The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-01
as FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
HERE k,U Intae.

The pathetic carto.~o" drawn By
John 7. AcCutcheon and published Ia
The Chicago Tribune several days ago,
as We nave previously noted. ccataiaei
the spirit hands OF Mchin.ey ou.-
stretched TO greet the spirit nam OF
Hanna We have discoSered another
remarkable feature in this most r.
Of Mr.. McCutcheon's draw
ings. that in the spirit and the men
wear cuns and sleeve buttons jast as
they do in this ~sublunary sphere, else
n should Mr.. McCutcneon have
marked Mr. Mckinley's name on his
cum and Mr.. Hanna on his? Ii our
IriencS wear shirts in the otner cou Irry
there u also be laundries and WASH
erwomen there. and when We get TO
heaven our surroundings may not be
so strange after alL-News and Cou. Ter.
Captain w. c. Health. president OF
the American Cotton Manufacturers
ASSOCIATION. with a large num.er o.
other manufacturers, called on President
Roosevelt one day last week and nut
ed him to attend their meeting in
washington in May. Mr.. Heath 5 idea
or the president is that he is 80 per
cent all right and 8 per cent. dyna-
mite."-Monroe Journal.
Mr.. Bryan is strong on idealism.
tough on commercialism, plant on So
clailsIn. a giant on patriot. Sm, but a
monumental failure on get~-there-ism.-
Winston Sentinel.
Colonel Glenn is hopeful" Major
Stedman lis satifed,' General David
sons friends are encouraged and Mr..
turner has no reason to complain"
so why shouldn't the public be satisfied.
Salisbury Sun.
They are trying to impeach a fed
eral judge down in Florida because he
don't know the law and are trying to
prove it by attorneys who practice
before him. If this car be done no
Judge on earth can hold his place: the
lawyers who get it in the neck would
plung him in a hurry.-Greensboro Rec
ord
1t is said that the paper trust will
advan prices, and If this is done just
watch and see if the independent con-
Germs do not advance with it. They
try to make capital out of the fact
that they do not belong to the trust
but are always willing to profit by
anything the trust may do.-Durham
Herald.
War is HE'LL remarked the gentle
man who once marched through Geor-
gia, and the man who has to buy flour
nowadays is apt to be reminded of the
statement. The present scrap etwee
Russia and Japan is almost directly be-
meath our feet, and the diameter of the
earth is the shortest distance to the
scene of hostilities, but Asheville folks
are paying a pretty high prices for the
war all the same. Flour has gone up
a dollar a barrel during the last week.
and advices of a further advance OF %
cents were received today.-AshevfIe
GaZette-News.
MI. Hearst's New York American Of
Sunday was a vociferous boom issue
for Mr.. Hearst as a presidential candi-
date. Mr.. Hearst is taking it very Sc
riously.-Winston Sentinel.
Mr.. Cleveland's few remarks attract
ed more attention than the ordinary
presidents meSsage.-Duham Herald.
That's easy. There was more in wnat
he said.-Greenville Reflector.
And Mr.. Bryan spoke in the Presby-
terian church. while in Raleigh. 1t is
now time for another installment
against such proceedings from the pen
of William Josiah. the self constituted
regulator of things in gsneral.-Dur-
ham Sun.
Housekeeper-'Do you loEe children?'
Applicability all depends ON tn wages.
Mumn'-Puck.
He-Do you know 1 just had a nap
at Mrs. Nouveau-Riche's musicale and
a terrible dream" What did yOI
dream?" That 1 went again!"-Life.
Passenger-'I want to thank the mo-
torman, through you, for stopping this
car to let me on" Conductor-"Or.
only did it for a joke. We only 60
another block."-Judge.
Johnny-"Grandma, I wish you'd give
me some cake" Mother-"JohnnyI l
old you not to ask your grandma for
cake" Iohnny-"Tm not sskin' her.
I'm just wishin'."-PhiladelphiaL Ledger.
Mother Meddergrass-'Our Willyum's
a leading light at college. amt hep"
here Midyears hev turned him inter the
.tLigh that Failed.''-Harvard LAM
poon~
Mamma-"Even if he was wealthy
you should not worry so. You know
there are just as good fish in the sea
as ever were cought.'" Daughter
Yes. mamma; but you know goldfish
are never caught in the sea."-Chicago
Daily News.
Maud-'How is your brother Phil get
ting on in. college?" Mabel-@Poor Phil!
He's the odd sheep of the family. He
could have been on the football team
if he'd wanted to be, but he said he'd
| rather have a degree. He's Just crazy
on his nasty old textbooks and hings!'
Chicago Tribune.
Ancient and Modern Advice About
Ho- IN Acuufro Wealth