The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-17
HERE AND THERE.

President Roosevelt says that IL the
Central and South American republics
behave decently, pay their debts, and
are orderly n prosperous, they need
not fear an attack from US; but IL
they are disorderly, as we have occa-
sionally been, and get in debt. as we
are at this moment, why, then. they
must look outi-Durham Sun
We see in some exchanges the state
ment that Mr.. Roosevelt has decided
TO be president OF this country till the
year 1912. As a reason for this he
cites that the present term which he
Is serving was not his, but President
Mckinley's term, and so will not
count as a third term. This is decided
~ premature Mr.. Roosevelt. nor his
friends. nave any time TO spend with
this matter. 1t is not at all certain he
Will be elected in the year 1904, much
less is II even probable that he will
succeed himself in 19oS.-RaIeigh
Times.
The Charlotte Observer borrows
trouble. Our esteemed contemporary
says: The commencement season is
over, but then il is less than a year
until the schools will begin TO close
DECENTRALIZATION Sentinel.
a denial comes that Turkey has
consented for the Russian Black Sea
fleet to a through the straits of
~Dardanelles, and the sultan is quoted
as affirming positively that he has no
intention of violating the obligations
OF the Berlin Observation-Disclosures.
A friend handed US the following,
with a request that it be given a place
in the Tar Drops" See the peanut
politician-he has nothing to lose for
the reason he has nothing to start
III Ha
preacher. who went over to the Meth
od1sts. n BaptistS lost but little and
the Methodists gained nothing
Franklin Times.
In New Zealand every man and his
wife over 65 years Did is given a pen
sion OF $3.50 a year. 1t Is said that
there Is only a little opposition to the
law and this is based on the plea that
a man who Squanders his money in
drink ought not to be aided. The reply
to this is that if he has been a hard
drinker the government profited by it.
getting a large per cent of it. and
that it can afford to dizzy up and not
feel it.-Evchange.
"Are you fond Of music?" asked
Miss Cayenne of her guest Of honor.
Very" Then I won't ask Mr.. Big
gins to sing."-Washington Star.
The report of the peach crop fail
ure hasn't much effect on the mar
ket.' No; h peach crop failure
hasn't been a success this season.
Judge.
The Conventional Hoodoo.-Man on
The Bank-'How's the fishing?' Fish
erman-"Well, it's purity good. mister,
considerin' that this Is a p~residen-.ai
year."-Chicago Tribune.
scribbles--"I think I'll write a SON.
net to Miss Lovey.' Crittick-"Don't
90 it. 1t may turn her against you
Scribbles-"I though she liked po-
esry." Crittick-"So she does."-Phil-
adelphia Press.
Mrs. Sniffen-"Did that Lumtum
girl ever succeed in reforming her
husband?" Mr.. Snifen-"Not COM
pletely, although I hear that she has
reached that point where he can resist
everything but temptation."-Collier's
Weekly.
Il wonder why Mr.. Carnegie says he
attributes his success to the fact that
he was able to employ men who were
oteverer than he was" You wonder
why he says it?" Yes" Because he
knows that they can't ask him for any
increase of salary now."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Last year water stored by the great
dam at Assiout, Egypt, was first added
to the river supply on March 10, be-
ginning with 1000, 600 cubic meters a
day. and eliminating with 200, 900 900
cubic meters on June 20, practically
doubling the available river supply at
3 the most critical period for the irriga-
/ ton of the summer crops; otherwise
there would have been great difficulty
In saving them. On the 10000 acres
of land thus added to the area Of pc
reanial irrigation there has been an,
increased rental of fE. 3 an acre, and
an Increased sale value of fE. 80 an,
acre. In other words, taking the whole
ITO, 900 acres of basin land under pc
rennial irrigation, Lord Cromer finds
that the first cost was fE. $50, 1000, thai
the annual rental has been increased
by fE.510,0 600. and the present sale
value by fE.5 zoe, O0O.-Exchange.