The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
HERE AhO THERE.

She-Don't you always shiver when
you pass the cemetery? He-Nor 1.
I'm going to be cremated.-Colulntia
Jester.
Mr.. Bryans speech at the press ban
quet on The Man Without the Hoe"
T minQs US Of the Man Without a Far
ty.-Atlanta Journal.
In New York wher girls tempt to
wreck trains for fun there s some eX-
cuse for turning the penitentiary into
an insane asylum.-WinstOn Journal
Where did the new baby GENE
from?" said the three-year-old maiden.
Why, she came from heaven and DR..
fly back. That's what.'-Char.o.te
IN. c. Observer.
"When you say whiskey's 'anove
smell to it. don't it," Not at all.
No? was hopin' it might mean
your wife wouldn't have any p,pof
that you'd had a drink of lt.'-Pt.ila-
delohia Press.
education had become temporarily
pigeOnholed in order to make room for
the consid grafton of matters more r.'r-
ticularly touching on and appertaining
to matrimony n the size Ct the fami-
ly.-Boston Herald.
Because she decorated with vari-
colored bunting the hack in which she
was riding through Los Angeles. Cal.
Carrie Nation was arrested n hailed
to court. Her style of hacking seems
to be unpopular wherever she goes
Newport News Press.
What a beautiful luncheon!" said
the guest. Yes" answered Mr.. Cum
roX, mother and the girls say i is
all right" But 0 aren't enjoying
it," NO. I'm a little embarrassed
I've been standing over her. trying to
figure out which are the edibles and
which are the decorations. '-Wash!ng-
ton Star.
Pierre-I am pleased to say, my dear
Louis, that since l challenged 0 to
fight a u my wife has eIopod Nth
NJ. Parvenu. AS there is no longer a
cause for ill-feeling between us. ] en-
brace you. Louis-The pleasure is all
mine, my dear Pierre. But that auda-
cious NJ. Parvenu-I shall challenge him
this very day.-EXchange.
A Wednesday, (England) resident in
the sixteenth century left $1,000 to 20
vide annually on St. ThOmas'S Cay
three gowns and three coats to indi-
gent persons Of the parish. Following
the custom of the times, the money
vas invested in land (n this case in
minerals). and the original legacy has
increased in value to $50. 900. Instead
of the three gowns and three coats, the
charity commissioners who administer
the funds are able to present TO hun
dred gowns and sixty coats.-N~ I0rk
Tribune.
A numbe Of years ago sut was
brought against the cashier of the
State Sank of Iowa Falls to recover
an alleged deposit. which deposit tn
bank denied, according to a story ir
The Green Bag" During the trial a.
a very convincing argument for his
client, n took pains to tell the jury
of his clients high social and religious
standing and of the confidence of the
people which he enjoyed, and end-av-
! ored to impress upon the minds OF the
| jury that the defendant was not thu
kline of a man to make 4 mistake in
the handling of other peoples money
| T. H. Miner q witty as Will as q Very
shrewd lawyer, renresented the othel
side, and in addressing the jury. SAID
Gentlemen. / heartily concur in What
my brother has said of the defendant
I agree with him in each and every
statement that he has made pertain.
inC to Mr.. IS good self: bat
would have YOU consider deeply this
one fact-Canala is full of just such
men,"