The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-31
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
HERE AND THERE.

Some lazy 2 who had nothing else
to do. counted the grains in a bushel of
wheat, and announced that they
amount to sss. 40. II you don't believe
it, you may count them yourseh.-Ex-
change
In urging his sons Bible class to be
more sociable, Mr.. Rockefeller declared
that his wife had gone to church for
eighteen years without a soul in the
congregation speaking 10 her. This is
something unprecedented. The Atlanta
Constitution suggests that the awe of
millions keeps the average person at a
distance-"-Durham Sun.
The Dundee sailor. James Thompson,
who was returned for trial recently at
the Dublin police courts on the charge
of having married his mother in law.
was today brought before the recorder.
Sir Frederick Falkner, at Green street
court house, and his case which excited
considerable interest. inquired into by
a jury. The terms of h charge were
that Thompson had made a declaration
before the registrar of births, deaths
and marriages for Dublin at his Office
on Wellington quay on the 10th of De-
cember. 1902, that there was no i'm
pediment Of kindred or alliance or other
lawful hindrance" to his marriage with
Amelia Tully, which declaration was
false. Amelia Tully being the mother
Of his deceased wife-From The Cork.
Ireland, Examiner. One has ceased to
look for ex~travaganZas since the days
Of "A Tale Of a Tub and "Gulliver's
Travellers" but while we are celebrat-
ing heroes. dear brethren. let US forget.
Swift, with all his genius, and give
the laurel to that simple Dundee SailorI
RY0fhar Tjnkav nIlr frnfa iIioo DhiIn-A
pher. when shown the paragraph. said:
Oars n honeymoon dat's gwine ter
wind up in de lunatic asylum!"-At-
lanta Constitution.
W will one day have the laws.abol-
ish the trusts!" said the indignant cit
izen. THAT is very Inconsistencies"
answered the great promoter. THE
trusts haven mad any threats about
abolishing the laws.'-Washington
Last February Farmer D. A.. Wiser,
Of Greenwich township, Pennsylvania,
gave his wife a note for $500 payable
one day after date, conditioned upon
his abstinence from intoxicating drink.
The farmer didn't touch a drop for
nearly three months; then he went to
town for the mail one day and got
loaded up to the neck" The next day
his wife vent to town to the court
house. where she sued On the note.
Some days ago she got judment and
foreclosed on Wiser and sold him out.
We refrain from making an obvious
pun on the farmers name.-Savanuah
News.
There's nothing in the world that
quite satisfies Bingfe." Yes there is"
What is it?" ''Bingie."-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
Shawter-'Gadboy Is always talking
about his broker in Wall street." Sing
erly-"Well. some people like to dwell
On their misfortunes. Brooklyn Lofe.
Young Lawyer-"Then the litigation
is only in a preliminary stage?" Old
Lawyer-"That's all. The case hasn't
been before the courts more than two
years."-Puck.
A lady writes to ask what she should
wear. at the Fair. "Well for one thing
she should wear a bouffant pocketbook
with a long. green lining.'-Cleveland
Plain-Dealer.
Hes too honest to use none on an
election" well" said Senator Sor-
ghum, Il don't know. Maybe he's too
honest and then again maybe he's too
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Star.
Jimjones-"I met a ghost last night
ana II spoke TO me. SaTlSInlCn- "ndt
did it say?" Jimjones-"Haven't the
least idea. I'm not familiar with the
dead languages.'-Chicago Daily News.
'Blobbs-.'These trolley accidents are
getting more and more frequent"
Slobbs--"What has happened now7"
Blobbs-"A woman thanked a man for
his seat, and he dropped dead-"-Phila-
delphia Record
In New Jersey.-Mrs. Newcome-"l
see that mousquetaire gloves are not
going to be worn this summer" Mrs.
Subbubs-'Is that SO? Well, that GER
tainly shows that s~prinkling rud oil
did some good, after all.'-Judge.
Good society in Korea has many curl
GUS customs. One of these is that wild
ows must not remarry. No widow in
the really smart set" would ever
dream of remarrying, however, young
she may be or however soon the death
of her husband may have followed her
wedding. Married life in Korea is by
no means an unmixed blessing to the
woman, SO perhaps perpetual widow
hood might not be Objectionable IL II
were not for the necessity Of perpetu-
ally wearing mourning for the depart
ed. This mean that during the whole
of her life she is limited to blue. black
and green as color for her costumes