The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-25
HERE AND THERE.

When the m~Illionaires get to running
for Office there IS a good time for the
grafters. and there must be plenty of
money aioat in westchester county,
N. Y. The Washington Post says that
the total wealth of five candidates and
one of the party managers in that
county is estimated at Sss. 900. 600. John
E Andrus. mayor OF Yonkers. who e
the republican candidate for congress.
is worth $49.eOo.0c0 while his demo-
cratic opponent, J.. Harvey Bel, Is
worth not less than Sfs .0oo. COO National
Committeeman william NJ. Ward, who
IS the republican Ieade in the county.
is rated at Ss,500.0ee: Richard Tighe
Wainwright, democratic candidate for
state senator. is said TO be worth ST.
coo, 900, and his republican opponent.
Francis NJ. Carpenter. has half as
much. J. Mayhem Wainwright. a
borther of the democratic candidate for
senator. IS the republican nominee for
assemblyrnan, and is worth half a MIL
lion dollars.-Charlotte Chronicle.
Mrs. Knieker-.So you want your
husband to give you something he has
made himsetf?" Mrs. Bocker-"Yes;
about $500."-Harper's Bazaar.
DE only thing a some people gits
out o. education" said Uncle Eoen, lis
de ability 10 talk SOS other people can't
understand em-"-Washinston Star.
Bridget. you must be more Careful
with your busting. I declare l could
write my name upon the piano"
Deed, ma'am. it's yersilf has he
gran eddycayshun.''-Town and coun-
try.
why did the congregation hurry out
so suddenly after the benediction?"
The sexton makes them leave their
umbrellas in the vestibule. and those
who get out late haven't much of a
choice."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mr.. Gayboy-"Yor certainly look fine
You're getting stouter." The-'Widow-
You fiatter me-" NJ. GayboX-'Not a
bit. You're as plump as a partridge"
The Widow-"At first L thought it was
flattery, but now l see you are trying
to make game of one-BrooklynLif
II heal you were disappointed in the
town meetings. orator. I suppose your
complaint was that he-didn't rise to the
occasion mo; my. complaint wasn't
thah he didn't rise to the occasion, but
that he seemed disinciined ever to Sit
down again."-PhiladelphiaP Press
IA Heavenly Possibility.-Bronco Bill
l-'Jlst before Roarin' Dan was lynch
ed, he said he hoped he would meet al
| de boys in heaven" Grizzly Pete-"Did,
eh?' Bronco Bill-"Yes; en-. de boys
said dey hoped Sc, too, SO deX could
have de fun Wv lynchin'. him owe
ag'in-!>%Judge.
docs your coachman have any per
| quisites?" asked Mrs. OldcaStle. He
had one once replied her hostess, 'bul
the doctor said it was brought on oy
ibein' out too long in the hot sun My!
L don't know what I'd do with a-person
| around me that had them regular
Chicago Record-Herald.
That Baltic fleet continues &c be g
puzzle. When it left Libau on sun
| day, more han thirty ships Were re-
| ported to constitute its two divisions
On Monday as reported IN our d!s-
patches yesterday, the fleet reached
| Lageland Island, with twenty-foul
| ships, for the purpose of taking coal
| Thus it seems that more than SIX ship:
were Lacking from the original feet
Have they already turned back? 1t l.
the opinion of some military expert
in Iondon that the Baltic. feet vii
never get 1000 miles away from II
starting point.-Sayannah News.
do you think a mans Importance j:
measured by his pocket book 'Cel
tainly not" answered senator Sorghum
"A packet book couldn't hold enougi
to amount to anything. It's the banl
book that nts."-WashingIon Star.
DE man a goes through de worl'
1ndin, fault" said Uncle Eben, "ha
picked; out sech an easy job foh nisse'
dat he can't expect much appreciation.
-Washington Star.
A naturalist has been making Ger
tain observations, or the. toilets of Ger
ain ants, and has discovered each III
sect goes through most elaborate alb
lutions. They are Tot only performe
by herself, but 10y another, who act
for the time as lady's maid. The as
sistant starts by washing the face o
her companion, and then goes over tn
whole body. The attitude OF the an
that is being washed is one Of intens
satisfaction. She lies down with all he
limbs stretched loosely out; she roll
over on her side, eve her back, a pei
feet picture Of ease. The pleasure IN
little insect evinces in being thu
combed and sponged is really enjoyab.
TO the obseryer.-Exchange-
Since a French engineer named ca
Imond planned a submarine tunael, j
1867, various projects have been ac
vanced for connecting England wit
the continent. The latest is the 81:
gestion of Bunau-Varilla, who wan
TO build a tunnel to within three kilt
matters of England. and thence a bridE
which England (Which has not favore
a. tunneD could destroy at any tin
in case of danger of q foreign invasio
thus -oD1arinn TIA Tnnnlf TrzaIESS.