The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-29
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Ted-"She cuts rather an odd figure"
NedE"No wonderT Her gown cost nine
dollars ninety-eight. her hat two dol
lars rorty-nine, and her shoes q dol
lar seventy-fou."@udge.
Nodd-eI may be detained at the Of
fee tonight" Mn Nodd-"Then. in
case I want to all you up over the
telephone. what is the number Of your
ciubT'-TOwn and Country.
The theory that boys are descended
from monkeys has received an ugly
setback. A Philadelphia gentleman
possesses a monkey who washes HIM
self with soap and water.-PuIlch
"I-r-wish to look at scme-r-
false hair" said h embarrassed young
lady. Very well. miss" ~rejoined the
diplomatic salesman What shade
does your friend wish?"-ChicaIgo Daily
News.
'Ugh!" exclaimed the exchange tick
ct, withdrawing as far as possible INTO
h corner of h pocket you're from
a p~awnshop." Suppose I am" re-
torted the pawnticket. II am the pawn
shops one redeeming feature.f-Phiia-
de,phia Ledger.
The United states geological survey
has m a mountain in the state OF
Washington Mount Booker" in hon.
Or Of Booker Washington. Presently
Booker will need to have a blacksmith
fasten an iron band around his head
Savannah News.
She's a lovely girl and so simple In
her tastes. I told her hat / hadn't
much Of an income yet, but that L
hoped I could provide for her every
want" "And what did she say?'
"She said hat would be all she could
ask."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"A cable from Honolulu gives the in
~teresting information that the republi-
can territorial convention there has in
structed for President Roosevelt. Pol
ftics follow he flag all right. whatever
becomes Of the constitution on the jour
ney-New Hanover Register.
There's one great mystery about
horse racing" said young Mrs. Tor
kins. What is that?" After hearing
Charley explain exactly how a race
stand how anybody could be so foolish
as to back h horse that actually
won."-Washington Star.
been Picking flaws in Shakespeare's
women, describes Portia as "a mere
thing Of rhetoric Opelia as nothing
more than a weak puppet,' and Rosa
lind, the incompatible, the enchanting
and eternal, as ''only a big red-headed
hoyden." And yet some people still
persist in thinking Philadelphia slow!
Times Union.
President Roosevelt is an enigma.
and has his WI way of doing things
regardless of the comfort or criticism
nf ~ ~ @1-N ~-l -
some very unhappy senators m rep
resentatives cooling their heels in the
corridors of the White house while he
devoted his time and attention to shak-
Ing hands and chatting delightfully."-
with a lot of negro students from
Harvard university.-Concord Times.
The people of Washington are inter
ested over the arrival there of a real
Chinese Prince-Lu Lun Tsee, a nephew
of the emperor of China, whom he is to
represent at the st. Louis Exposition.
This is said to be the first time in the
history OF China that a mil CT the
reigning family has come from behind
the forbidden gates and the great wall
OF prejudice to participate with an
other nation in an instructive demon
Stration of the worlds progress. Prince
Lu was fittingly received at Washing
ton by the Chinese minister and a per-
N>PA al NhS
and made quite an impression on the
crowd at b depot He is a wearer of
the famous yellow jacket and peacock
feather. A printed description says
that his black velvet ~red-corded cap
was surmounted by a large knob
known as a Chinese ruby and having
great value as a gem. A plume jutted
outward and downward from the back
Oh the cap, n in it was a peacock
feather which contained three Of the
circles or eyes peculiar to this feather.
His headgear alone would signify his
rank to any Chinese. His jacket was
of bright yellow. From his right
shoulder hung a red, white bordered
which fastened with a rosette
at his left side. On his breast, at the
Left side, he wOre a glittering, many
pointed medallion, the paulownfa,
which is the Japanese decoration of the
first order of royalty. and which was
conferred upon him by the Emperor of
Japan. Over silk breecnes he wore a
heavy blue silk skirt, divided in front.
Charlotte Chronicle.