The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-05-19
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
HERE AND THERE.

The Old Dominion ship Hamilton. in
commission four years, has sunk four
vessels. She should be transferred t.
the navy.-Columb;a IS. Co. State.
Mr.. Bryan has again slammed the
| door Of hope in Mr. CleveIand's face.
but the latter gentleman seems 10 have
| his fire escape in good working order
| Greenville Reflector
| Nordica and De Reszke, the famous
| singers, deliberately snubbed Atlanta
| society. This is more creditable. at any
| rate, than the advertising Atlanta So
| Qiety gets from high-rolling clerks who
| steal $4,000 from their employers
| Norfolk Landmark.
] In frustrating, publicity seems 10
] be one Of President Roosevelt's strong
cards. Why does he not try some OF
| the publicity medicine on the scandals
of the war and postofice departments
| of his own administrations ?-Greensboro
| Patriot.
The navy department is shocked to
| learn that the officers cannot tell good
| powder from bad, and threw overheard
| $4,000 worth of good smokeless powder
| supposing it 10 have deteriorated OF
| course, that is wasteful, but there are
| worse uses for gunpowder than feeding
| 1t TO the fishes.-Goldsboro Heardlight
The present high price of cotton, when
| all CT the tleecy staple has passed out
| of the growers hands, recalls that
| story of the Durham darkey who. in
turning a corner in nidwinter, was
struck by an icy wind that made him
shiver in his ragsa ndwho exclaimed
Huh, whar wus you last August?''-
! Winston Sentinel.
| a dispatch announces thar a check
| was received at Richmond Monday
| from eX-President Cleveland for the
| benefit of the fund for the erection Of
| a monument to General J. f. Stu
| art, the famous confederate cavalry
| leader Cleveland isn't failing to work
| every opportunity to make himself
| good with the southern people.-Rocky
| Mount Motor.
"Golfins' has a very Scotch story of
| an old caddie and his wife The minis
| ter who was called in tried to comfort
| the wife. saying that while John vas
very weak he was evidently ready for
| a better world. Unexpectedly, however.
| John rallied, and said to his wife:
| "Jenn, my woman, I'll maybe be spar
| ed 10 ye yet ma, ma, John.' WIS
| the reply; "ye'er prepared and I'm re-
| signed! Dee noo."-Exchange
4 red brake speeds around the corneIS
four horses champing, the whip a-pop-
! ping, and the horn a-tooting. There
! goes young-- said the old resident
Il knew his father, now worth s20,O00,-
| 600, when he was picked up as a waif in
| the street. His mother used to wash
] bathing suits down at - Beach to
! support herself. Today the old man is
one of the biggest corporation men in
| New York, and his wife is a leader of
society, much sought after All right.
| That's the way to- get up.-New York
J Press.
In 1880, after his name had been wide
| ly canvassed in the newspaper gossip
| in connection with a third term in the
| White house. General Grant was asked
TO state for the public's information
just what his attitude was in the prem
ises, and this was the reply: Il will
neither accept nor decline an imaginary
! thing. l shall not crafty my enemies
by declining what has not been offered
me. l am not a candidate for anything.
/ and if the Chicago convention nomi-
: mates a candidate who can be elected I
shall be glad. All my life [ have made
my decision when the time for the de-
| cision has arrived. I shall not depart
from my usual course of action
| Washington Star.
Grand dukes are important persons in
Russia. But when the Grand Duke
Alexander MichaeIritch sent a curt de-
mand to the finance minister, Sergius
| de Witte, for a larger appropriation for
his department of commercial marine.
| he got surprise. DeWitte placed his
own resignation in the hands of the
ear, and intimated that he could not
attend 70 the business of the treasury
if members of the royal family We're al
lowed to give orders and interfere II
Was a case of preserving the dignity OF
the cZar's relativs and losing a valu-
able servant or making the grand duke
pocket his dignity and so keep De
Witte in office. The outcome of the in
cident was that the royal highness
wrote letter OF ftaporogy. and the min.
lister went back 10 his desk. The incl
dent showed once more that Dewitt is
Russia's necessary man. De Witte has
been for peace and is for peace-for the
present. He is.-opposed 20 allowing the
country to get. INTO any great war as
long as the Siberian railroad is not fin
ished. AS the most powerful minister
Of the empire tIis attitude is important
! when one comes. to consider what Rus
sia will finally decide to do in the face
| of strong protest from the United
States. England and Japan on the sub
ject of Manchuria.-New York Sun.