The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-13

HERE \ THERE.

Captain 4 T. wimberly. former col
lector OF internal venue for Missis-
sippi and Louisiana and once collector
o. customs at New Orleans. IS the au-
thor Of n pamphlet which advises the
colored voters of both north and south
to vote for Judge Parker. The presi-
dent is assailed I'm The pamphlet. and TO
the colored people OF the north he de-
clares that the wholesale purchase OF
negro votes goes on at every election.
-Asheville Gazette-News.
An interesting decision was made by
the Georgia supreme u the other
day affecting = socialist speaker. J. L.
Fits, who once spoke here. Fits at
tempted to speak or the streets OF At
lanta some n ago and was SEN
fenced to thirty days in the city stock
ade for the violation OF the city ordi-
nance. He appealed to the supreme
court, which decided against him,
maintaining that a city has control Of
its streets.-Grecnsboro Telegram.
Putting Them Off the Scent.-Bride
George, dear, when we reach our
destination let us try to avoid giving
the impression that we are newly
married" George-"All right. Maud,
you carry this portmanteau-"-Pick-
Me-Up.
"a nan ought o TO try to do two
things AT once" said the orderly per-
son. Perhaps not" answered Sen
ator Sorghum; and yet when he is
talking about the glory of this repub-
lie he wan to keep thinking about
the campaign Observation-Disclosures
Star.
Just think of what it is to have no
home:" said the man who was asking
for twenty-five cents. That's just
what 1 am thinking off," Mr..
Mekton. MY wife is going to clean
house again very soon."-Washington
Star.
The English newspapers report a
new application in Australia of the
principle of the coin-in-the-sloI ma
chine, stating that If a stamp can not
be purchased conveniently it will be
possible in the future to drop a letter
into one orifice of a postal box and a
penny into a second orifce and The
words lone penny paid" will be found
impressed on the envelope when the
box is opened by the p~ostoffice author
tiles, thereby securing the transmits
sion Of the letter.-Exchange.
Seventy-fve cents worth of iron ore
when turned into bar iron is worth IS.
If y make it into horseshOes it IS
worth $40. or if into table knives $3.50.
| Seventy-ive cents worth of iron ore
manufactured into needles is worth
$4,000, n when converted into some
kinds Of fancy buttons 1t is worth
about $4,000. If the iron is made into
watch springs the product is worth ten
| times more than the buttons, and when
turned into hair springs it will sell for
The enormous sum of $400, 0O0.-
| Charleston Post.
Sufficient Evidence-"Is he rich?"
"Rich. Why, man. he owns a seat in
the United States senate!"-Town and
Country
observation-disclosures is she
| pretty" Jack-Yes, fguratively
| speaking Tom-"What do you mean
oy that2' Jack-"She has a bank ac-
count that is rather prepoSsessing.-
Chicago Daily News.
Envy.-Goodman Gsplrong-'One o
these guv'ment experts says Their aim
a bar'I of genooin Scotch whiskey in
the United States" ruffold Knutt-
had while he wuz a-makin' the inves
tigation."-Chicago Tribune
An Exception to- the Rule--.You
can fool all of the people part of the
time, and part of the people all OF the
time, but you can't foo all the people
all The time declares the street ora
tor. You can if YOU sell canta-
loupeS." chuckled a man who is goins
toward the bank with the last Install
ment of his summer receipts--udge
In Good Order.--"John Henry" sale
the patient wife, IF L ever marry agar
I shall marry a Russian We'll
what's the rouhle now2" John Hen
nv wanted to, know. When you came
n. til 80 ;~o1 Tho nnfinna
wife, you went so bed with your ha
and shoes on. and you hung your Goa
ON the. gas fixtures and carefully plac
ed your watch and necktie under tn
bed. A Russian can at least retire IL
good ordef."-Cteveland Leader.