The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-07
HERE N THERE.

Nearly I billion dollars II water has
been squeezed out of American secur-
tiles during the last six months. And
there's enough water left u make an
other Kansas food.-Detroit Free Press
Why not Investigate all federal de-
pdrtTnents?" is a question thaE presents
itself to every mind. Probably the only
answer that the republican parry man.
ayers have is "Becagse.'-St, Louis
Republic.
We've had a great many lawyers in
the legislature in the past AMI they
have fixed the laws 50 Iaey don't I'M
derstand them themselves. Next year
something is going 70 be said about a
CUISINES legiSlature.-GreeenVille Re
Hector.
There is i time in every mans life
said the philosopher, when within him
he feels the rising sou of genius, hears
the prompting voice of duty, and sweils
with the proud sense OF responsibility
only" Only" interrupted the cyE,
ic, Ito find that he's biliousE"-Balti-'
more News.
Last week We were able 20 quote the
latest official statistics Of the Society
of Jesus, showing a grand total Of 10, 231
members. Here are those of the Fran
ciscan orders ,as presented 20 the re-
cent general chapter in Rome. The
number of provinces is IS and Of houses
1,274.-The Tablet
Either fortune is very agreeaUly dis
posed. or else the arrangements have
been very cleverly made at kief for a
Happy distribution Of regatta honors.
The kaiser has won two races Win his
American built yacht and the American
cutters n launches have wor the
nT1ZpS in their olaC1aS Tins * i'm
Derial dignity upheld in the presence of
visitors and hospitality we'll served in
the victories of the gueSts.-CharlsESon
News.
The Atlanta Constitution and the
Charlotte News are sadly at variance
on Judge Parker's route to the south.
The Constitution said he would arrive
in Atlanta at $50 o'clock yesterday at
ternOOn over the SeabOard Air Line.
The New said he would pass through
Charlotte last night over the Southern.
Maybe the News thought that a man
wouldn't want to go south without
passing through Observation-Disclosures
Telegram.
Some admirer of the Titantic woman
whom Mr.. Charles Dana Gibson invent
ed and whom that artist continues
frequently to portray has put his heart
into a "personal' advertisement. He
longs to meet. WOO, and wed a woman
of the Gibsonian type If there is
anything in the law Of contrast and the
attraction of opposites this hunter of
giantesses is the unusually candid man
who confesses in another personal
advertisement that he is five feet five
The psychology of plants is imperfect
ly understood, but we are safe in say
ing that the dwarf ear tree dotes or
Athe elm.
Editor of Kick Column-There arr
o women in this city who work hare
to make dresses for rich or we'll to dc
women, who have about as f1srd time
collecting pay for the work as doins
the work. [ believe women are -Slowe
pay than men. A dreSSmaker in m.
store the other day showed me a hand
| full of bills against patrons, some 0
them dating back six months, that sh
had as yet been unable to collect. Sh
said to me, II have often to go out an,
;, borrow money to pay off my help Sat
urday night and then go in debt 70
provisions for myself" This is inflict
ing a hardship on very worthy, hard
, working women. 1t SO aroused m
sympathy that l told my wife to reve
| owe a cent to a dressmaker. When tn
c work was finished to pay for it on de
: livery.-Merchant in Winston JOurna