The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-23
HERE AND THERE.

The secretary OF war demands more
money for iorts: but Cannon declines
on h ground that there Is a deficit
Of thirty-fve millions" Doubtless he
feels like adding that retrenchment and
are incompatible.-Dur-
ham sun
1t looks as IL the New York republi-
can opponents of Senator Depew have
him beaten. AT a conference of promi-
nent leaders at the Republican Club Ira
New York city Thursday night. thirty
four OF those present declared for ex-
Frank s Black and six for
Mr.. Depew. Governor-Chairman Odell
is for BLACK. and Odell is boss.-Char-
lotte Observer
There is a strong and growing SEN
timent in North Carolina in favor of
increasing the salaries paid the Judges
of the Supreme court and the Superior
courts said a prominent members OF
the legal fraternity in conversation with
a Chronicle reporter today. This feel
ing is especially strong among the law
yers, who are in a position to realize
more fully than others the sacrifice any
man makes in going on the BENCH
Charlotte Chronicle.
There is mourning among the bibu-
lous in Yorkville, S. C. The dispensary
at that place has been closed on account
Of the death of the dispensary keeper
and cannot be opened until a new
keeper Is appointed. Under the law.
this cannot be lone until January 18th.
And Christmas only a week of.-Char-
lotte Chronicle.
George Alsobrooks, a colored man
living in the western part OF town, ac-
cording to his own statement, has a
mean enemy. The officers go over ia
Georges place occasionally and find
liquor stored away on his premises
George, Jocks innocent and calls Heaven
to witness tina the is a law abiding mar
n declares that some enemy is trying
to do him a great wrong. George say
that he don't want the liquor there
he did not put it on his premises, N
yet the heartless officers keep on pulling
him for keeping liquor for unlawful
sale.-Monroe Enquirer.
The presidents visit to the south, s.
far as present plans indicate, will follow
his programme: Leave some poin
north of Mason and Dixon's line an
proceed to some point in said line
thence by the most direct route to Sal
Antinio, Texas, thence, returning, b,
direct route to some point north of Ma
son and Dixon's line.-Asheville Ga
zette-News.
The washington Post and a numbe
OF other papers are greatly distresse
over the question of punishment 70
wife-beaters. How abou husban
beaters? In the New York police couI
recently a wealthy publisher name
Charles E. Kenniston declared that h
wife beat him so that he could stand
no longer, and consequently asked fc
a divorce.-Charlette News.
Two men in Buffalo," a Y ex-Liel
tenant Governor Woodruff, recent
had a heated argument over the que:
ton whether the wife of a governC
of a state had ali official title. One ma
~contended that h should be addresse
as Mrs. Governor So-and-So, while tt
other man stoutiy insisted that she W.
simply Mrs. Blank. wife of Govern'
Blank Finally they agreed to subm
the question to. the first man the
should meet. He proved to be an Irisl
man. The case vas put before him, al
he was asked for a decision. 'Nayth'
of yez Is right said the Irishman, a
ter a moments reflection. The wife
n governor is a goveFness.' collier
Weekly.
The editor Of Charity and Childr,
says that the best way for southe
house-keepers. who are worried at t
Increasing laz;ness and worthlessne
OF negro women as servants, to contr
:, them, is to show them that they a
. not necessary in the conduct OF the
| household establishments. This is e
, tfrely true and the suggestion is part
1 Ularly applicable to Raleigh hous
. keepers at this time. In Richmond
1 school is to be established for the trar
E ing of white girls for domestic VOL
E Why not establish a school of this XII
n in Raleigh and other North Carroll
: towns?-Raleigh Times.
:. The return of Tennessee Clafiin
this country from England reminds
= that thfrty-two years ago n ran
congress on the equal rights while
sister Victoria c. woodruff was
candidate for president. People boot
l. at them. Tennessee Clafiin went
IF England and married and beca1
d Lady Cook" When these two sist'
d started their banking house in w
n street every avenu of business "
II closed 20 women now every avenue
1T business is open to women.-Exchang