The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-29
HERE AND THERE.

A recent cartoon shows Mr. Roo<e-
veit in "a brown study" The color
is a shade too notwithstanding
Time-Union-
Horses in the White house tables are
suffering owing 10 the proximity of the.
marshy Potomac. Better have the river
moved before the :. p. c. a. hsars
about it--New York Telegram.
The condition OF the negro in Ohio
reminds one of the alleged unfortunate
situation of a cat without claws in a
very hot place. He can't climb. and
singing is certain--Columbia State.
The Washington Post points out the
interesting fact that Chairman OF re-
publican conventions in Ohio this year
are carrying brass knuckles instead OF
the usual book on parliamentary rules
The average administration republican
is generally strictly in il when it comes
to carrying brass.-Times-Union.
Utmost everybody who raises Irish
potatoes ought TO be very well onvinc-
ed by this time that the only effective
safeguard against bugs is. thorough
mulching. Pine leaves make better
mulch than anything else: but almost
any kind of leaves or straw will answer
the purpose. so the ground is covered
to a depth sufficient to keep out the
sunshine and preserve the moisture
GaStonia News.
Off the coast of Connecticut there is
a little spot of land known as Kidd
Island. 1t is supposed to have been a
fayorite rendezvous OF the famous pi-
rate. A number OF club men nave leas-
ed the island and purpose building a
club house there. In memoir of the
scourge Of the seas whose name it
bears, they will fly the black flag with
the skull and cross bones, from the
clubs fagstaf-Savannah News.
Some highly interesting immigration
statistics covering a period of eighty
five years-practically the entire immi-
grafton record of the nation-are given
in a recent issue of The Daily Consul
lar Reports. From this official compila-
ton we find that from 1918 to 1903 the
number of immigrants entering the
United States was q, 265, 723. or the
equivalent of o~ne-fourth Of the popula-
ton OF the country today. The analy-
sis in detail is instructive. The Unit
ed Kingdom, which includes the heavy
Irish influx, represents 80 per cent. of
the number n Germany "A per cent.
Austria-Hungary, Italy. Russia and
Poland furnished u per cent, but in
the single year of 1903 these countries
furnished 6S per cent. of the total i'm
migration for that year-a significant
showing. Europe sent us 90 per cent.
of this immigration, the western hem
isphere As per cent, China and all other
ASiatic. Oceanic and African countries
rs per cent. The maximum immigra-
ton by ~nationalitieS reached in any
year was in 1853. when the Irish came to
the number of 1852. e49. The next larg-
est influx from Ireland was in 1888,
totaling 73.513.-Atlanta Constitution.
The British tramp steamer Lowther
Castle arrived at the American cotton
docks, Staten Island. yesterday with
forty animals, including a hyena and a
lion said to be presents from the King
Of Abyssinia to President Roosevelt.
About 500 people were on the pier. Mr..
Fields of the United States Express
Company attended to the further ship
ment of the animals. When the. ang
planks were swung in place the crowd
went abroad. The hyena and the lion
were. taken from their stalls. AS soon
as they cached the pier cameras were
leveled at them and many spectators
got good pictures. The lion gave no
trouble. but the hyena was fractions.
AS soon as he reached the deck he
struggled to get away, and pulled the
man in charge OF him all arOund the
deck. The spectators became frighten-
ed and made for high perches. Finally
the hyena was forced into the cage.
In his rage he got his chain tangled
round his neck and caught on the. top
of the cage. He was nearly strangled
when released. The lion n hyena
were placed on an express wagon anI
shipped to Manhattan, where they viii
be kept for a few days and then sent
to Washington.-New York Sun.