The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
HERE AND THERE.

It is remarkable that all the cases - |
smallpox in this county with the ex-
ceptIon OF two cases is OF the usildest
form. In the opinion Of d. Blair t1is
Is due TO the fact Ii AZ 'rr parents or
grandparents OF Tost o. those VINO
have it were at some time vaecinated-
Vaccination is the -ars preventive OF
this disease, yet So many people haze
a foolish prejudice agains: this i:iAt
the physicians find difficulty in getting
them to consent 10 THIS
is the height of folly lnd sensible peo-
pie ought TO quit it.-Monroe Journal
The photographers aie having plenty
OF <un I'VE the announcement of The
approaching marriage Of PROF. Altar *
Crook, professor OF mire-I'asy CT the
Northwestern University, n not ioHg
ago. urging his class TO a higher life
end to hold ever too high to be guilty
Of r~irtationS, said; Il have never
smoked. drank. chewed, nor kissed a
woman."-GaZette Messenger.
A Mexican lover W ~ must have .
very exalted opinion o. the values o.
his attentions puts ia 4 hi. Tor - \
day counting against i y0uDg lady of
St. ] Cuis who married another fellow
He IS suing for breach OF promise ard
the recovery OF expenses for affection
lavished on h young lady. He has no
use for nervine.-Flo-clca Tines.
The Poet-"My mai contains notHmg
but rejected n I!.S:" Ills WIG
And mine nothing 5ut invitations Il
millinery openings:"-E.Sok IN Life.
Giadys-'What lid tn rpunI give
Ethel for Chr'stmusA' Edith-"Some
kind OF a thoroughbred dog, / believe
Gladys-"He didn :-tr -Jffer himself.
did -he?"-Judge.
I could have married Miss Roxley,
but her father All, he put his foot
down, eh?" No; he put his foot up
: good and hard. That's what hurt
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Gecaldine-"Why on earth doesn'7
Cholly get to work and do something's
Gwendolin-'"Oh. let him alone-he'd be
sue OF dc it wrong if he did. It's oct
ter as it is.''-Cleveiand Leader.
Did my diamonds call forth any
COMMENT" asked Mrs. Cumrox. Yes
indeed, I heard several people refer &c
you as the human chandelier-"-Wash
iisgton Star.
Il see that the IgorrOteS were th,
best paying feature Of the St Loui!
fair That's strange. What wa
tnere about them that attracted atten
tion?' Little Or nothing.''-Cevelan
Pain Dealer.
Are you nCt afraid you will undal.
alarm people concerning microbes?
asked one scientist. mo, 1IssNere tn
other. There was some little scare
but since We told the public that mon
!. : ey is full of microbes they lost all tnei
terrors."-Washington Star.
Little boy, do you yer go to Sur
day SCHOOL," The urchin looked Up .
{ kain't been for a long LI1ne9 ma'a-n-
F, Don't you want to go this morning:
Nome" he said. a flush of pride an
resentment showing through the dirt o
{. his cheek. I'm a bad boy all right
t but | amt one Of these Sunday Scho'
= Chris'm tree bad -oys!'-Chicas
Il Tribune.
e a writer recalls the IA
that in 1854 a congressional commute
= was appointed to select names for Ii
S new territories in the west added to Il
o governments. domain. Some fanc1f
e nomenclature was evolved The deSii
e nations first selected were Sylvani
e 'Michigania, Chersonesus, Metropou
Y mia Iuinoia, Polypotamia and Felisipi
" ut is a cause for congratulations tn
j. the selections were subsequently, moc
s. fed or Observation-Disclosures News.
= An NlIerSSUlnS DlI Oh SOSSlp IS IL
- nished by George Kenan, in the o.
i look, that has a bearing On the-chara
teristics of the Japs in war time. Ke
" nan Was allowed to visit the priSone
~ at will He talked with Russians
"a the score, ate with them, Investigate
the treatment they received at 1
hands of their captors. And! as a.
n suit he has nothing but kind words. I
Y the Japs. The Russian officers are +
= - 800 Gch h1ac n1rl- h va.
sugar, salt and some luxuries. tn
allowance of clothing is ample and {
cry two officers is allowed to have q
servant from h ranks, and on. Civ
&C their simple word not to attempt
.r escape the prisoners are permitted
~ wander about the adjacent o.
with a guard.-Atlanta Journal.
Id Thomas w. Lawso lost the combir
a \tion of his safe in his State street
a = and the expert who opened it V
as so long at it that his employer II
st him to task. Why, I was busy tax
the stuff out" was his reply. II
az he explained that the strong box in
d. safe in which Mr. Lawson keeps W.
10 he calls the pin money for his wife {
be family is wide into six compartmc
'ur and that these are generally kept /
rs. The safe xper estimated that tn
be I Were $780, 900 in the safe, all in DOR
eagles.-ExchangS.
is -,
he Helen Gould receives about loo let
OF. a day asking for sums which MAX
nal weekly total of bout $4,000. She
asked to buy vessels for old sea C
,n, tains, to raise mortgages or west
his farms, to train voices Of embryo Z
HE It's on ule Frairits' 10 educaCe w
al men loF tHe nf-iIstiy' T" SohGiouS'
ladies aid society fairs in country
ne lagos to ndo al sorts of institute
nse Herself a trkingiy un~extrayaz
he woman in matters OF dress and
th1 personal expenditure. she IS as1-ei
the s5ective bride. to le s.
mis- ranging as high as 81 900 TO- their n
rIul OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES