The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-21

HERE lnp THERE.

One cause OF h frequent miscarriass
OF justice Is that a smart lawyer may
set up an ingenious plea however alb
surd and ridiculous and some one will
believe IL and be Influenced by what he
says instead Of the evidence In the
case. 1t is this sort OF thing that some
times makes trial by jury 6 farce
Henderson Gold Leaf.
The American Cotton Company, OF
Pfttsburg. has been Tor ten years ex-
perimenting on a cotton picking ma
! chine. 1t Is said hat the company has
spent over one-Quarter of a million
dollars experimenting. The company
owns a plantation for the express pur-
pose Of testing the picker in the field
and they have built quite a numbe OF
machines. some operated by mule pow
er and some by gasoline power. The
experts Of the company are all sanguine
that they will this year be able 20 dem
onstrate the practicability Of their ma
chine. Mr.. TO- r. Morris Is the gen.
tleman who will be in charge Of the
experiments in the field. and 1t is said
that Mr.. Theodore Price. OF New York.
will make a trip to the plantation to
/ observe the workings of the new in
vention.-Charlotte Chronicle.
Mrs. K-1Charies, can't You give me
another check. 1 see you have a whole
book full. Mr.. K.-That doesn't signify.
dear. 1 have used up my balance at
the bank. Mrs. Kitten why didn't
you give up your check book? Now.
it's no use for you to tell stories.
Joseph. If o mean to say / shan,
have any money. why don't you say so
right out, like a man?-Boston Tran
script.
The democratic party needs eighty
eight votes outside of the certain vote
from the southern states to insure
the election of Parker and Davis. The
certain southern states give Isl cleo
toral votes out of the 239 votes neces-
sary. This leaves eight-eight votes TO be
taine from other states which are
doubtful, every one of which either
voted for Cleveland in 1892 or for Bry-
an in 1896. The states which must
according 10 popular estimate, furnish
this necessary lightweight votes, have
n hundred and twenty-one electoral
votes as follows: Colorado 5, Della
ware 3, Maryland s, West Virginia Z
New York 80, New Jersey II, Connec-
lieut. Z, Indiana Is, Wisconsin Is, Ne
vada 8, Montana 8, Idaho 3, Wyoming
3. Total 121.-News and Observer.
If Mr.. Watson's sole object IS tt
worry the democrats he should be sat
isfied with what he has do~ne.-Durhan
Herald.
If MT. Roosevelt is elected the demo,
Gratis will perhaps remain in the o
try in the hope hat something viii
happen.-Durham Herald.
a unique agreement has been enter
ed into between more tina forty Of tn
liquor dealers of Scranton and Dun
more, Pa, on the one hand, and tn
Scranton Municipal League on the 9th
er. BY the terms of this compact, TIL
former have agreed to pay the cost O
prosecuting themselves, n TO plac'
a fund of $1,000 in the hands of thu
League to prosecute either the contrib
utors or such other offenders as ma.
be guilty Of violating the liquor law
Of the state during the next three years
Exchange.
When the Toledo Qil.) Argus say
that IF. G. .Holsapple homed with hi
wife Sunday" it adds a new signif
canoe to a verb that is now usually ap
piled to carrier pigeons. The wonde
is that We have not had it sooner, TO
j. is much easier to say MIR. Holsappl,
homed Sunday than Mr.. Holsappi'
3 Sundayed at home" AS between Two ell
CANT expressions, the shorter is to D
preferred.-Portland Oregonian.
after all, success in business onl.
comes to plucky people," You mea
from p%lucking people, don't your
Philadelphia Ledger.
tShe-'I think a girl is very foolish t
marry a poor man." He-"Yes: but no
half so foolish as the poor man VIII
marries that kind Of a girl.'-Chicag
Daily News.
I'm going to try to prove that exces
: sive drink will weaken a mans menta
faculties IN help YOU Coco
How" You furnish the excessiy
drink and I'll be the hhorble example.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Farmer Hornihand-'I notust in tn
paper that a woman at Chicago tell
how t. dress on s25, 900 a year" Mrs
Standardization sakes, VIVA: coul
any woman want with $4,000 Gallo
wrappers in one year!'-Baltimor
American.
Tramp piteously)-''Please help
cripple at this festive season, sir.
Kind Old Gent. (handing him som
m~oney)-"Bless me, why, of courst
How are you crippled my poor fellow?
Tramp (~pocketing the money)-"Finan
| cialIy cripnl1j sr"--Hlasgcw Eveain
Times.
Sunday School Teacher-'EOf cours,
o Low the Lord. Willie?" Willie
dunno as 1 do" Sunday Schoo Teach
er-"Why, Willie, you must love tn
Lord, because He made you and -
Willie-'Yes, but o just told Timm
Turf that He made him, too, an / thin
that was a pretty mean job.''-Philadel
phia Press.
Now. my dear, don't fret becaus