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

Reciprocity OF some value Is thus
demanded by one OF our contempora-
ries, who remarks: Whenever any
enterprise is sprung up IN q town for its
benefit, the first thing the promoters
do is TO secure the help OF the local
paper TO carry out the project, yet. as
Is often the case. the same promoters.
when the editor comes to them TO seek
an advertisement do not see how i:
viii benefit them any 10 use b col
umIis OF the paper at all because, as
they will generally put il. they have
been IN business so long that they are
known by everyone. consequently they
turn the editor down only TO seek him
out again when they have another pet
measure to advocate and they want
the public 10 get next. Reciprocity
should be more freely p~racticed."-
News and Observer.
There is a farmer out in Wyoming
who lived almost entirely last winter
on the contents of a unique refrigerd-
tor presented 10 him by nature. He
lives near a small brook which is part
OF a large stream not far off. a big
school Of salmon trout came up in the
brook n were cut of from returning
to the river by the freezing OF the small
connecting stream. Then came an un-
usually cold wave, and the brook vas
frozen solid. the hundreds of salmon
trout being caked up in the ice. During
the winter the farmer had only TO go
down to the brook, chop a hole in the
ice and pick out a few of the dozen
fish, using them as he needed them
for his meals.-Exchange.
IF any one steals my Clothes" said
the corpuient citizen as he started for
the beach. Til have to come. home in
N hnr -n1 - W -- - A.% -
called the wife, but see that you don't
come home with a barrel in you."-Chi-
cage News.
South Dokota says the beef strike
at Chicago is running the market for
her cattle. We'll, Chicago is lust pay
ing South Dakota back for breaking up
her divorce market.-Durham Herald.
On Tuesday. August 30th, a Justices
u trial took place in Plainfield. New
Jersey, in which no white person had a
part. 1t was a suit for rent and botn
plaintiff and defendant were negresses.
The former demanded a judge and a
jury of her own race and they were
furnished. A negro jury was impan-
eled with Policeman Babitt, a negro,
for foreman, and the case gas tried
before Justice Patterson. a negro. Yet
only one side was satisfied as usual
Exchange.
Ex-senator j. Donald Cameron Of
Pennsylvania, contemplates builaing
a model city neal Harrisburg, to be
an Industrial town with model cottages,
lawns, olives and parks and an aFti-
fetal lake. The cottages will be iso-
lated, WITH rear garden patches. The
place will start with a population of
more than 400 This is a sensible way
for a wealthy man to spend mis- time
and money-trying to provide homes
for other people, and secure content
ment as al industrial foundation.-Dur-
ham Sun.
On the Links--He-'I wish l had
money enough to travel. 1 wouldn't
be here" She--Wouldnt that be de-
lightful."-Pucia
Sweets to the notwithstanding
bought you a few chocolates. But l
you always have a quantity
of sweets?" Ehel--No, L don't. l eat
'em all."-Punch-
Should &c Gratsful.-Yes, sir, Char
ley says Miss DeWitt made a perfect
monkey out of him. Has he thanked
her vet for the improvement she
brought about?"-New orleans Times
What Allied HinA-"You are a news
paper man. are sVo HOi. dShSO III
physician. Yes well, l think that
you have fallen into ~sedentary abitS.
You must be more active" That is i'm
possible. You sae- I am a war CORE
Leader.
Unforgetting.--I suppose you havs
made it a rule n politics never to for
get a friend" There's no danger OF
that" answered Senator Sorghum. II
a man has done anything friendly f1r
you in politics he never lets you forgat
it."-fWashingt0a Star.
Some New York %notables, Including
Senator Platt and Governor Odell, were
not lang g when the latter
told of a visit he had been paying to
a prison. He eas admitted by a "trus-
ty," who on closing the gate behind bum
said: Governor. one good turn de-
serves another. / let you in; why CAM
you let me put? Honest. I'm no more
deserving OF being in here Uan you
are" Senator Plat cackled grIpaly as
he remarked: mo wonder that fellow
is a .trus4y.' He's a good Judge OF
men."-Exchange.
Perfdy.-She-"Jack played an aw-
fully heartless trick on Fossie," He
'fHow's that?" She-'TWhy, they Were
engaged. you know, and last night, at
the bal masque, Jack made up so that
Flossie didn't know him He proposed
and was accepted again."-Puck.