The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
here MO THERE.

The lifting OF the Russian press e n
sorshtp looks like a grand stand play.
Russian newspapers and war CORE
spondents are not relieved and all it
really means Is that peace correspond
ents in St Petersburg are not TO be
Observation-Disclosures Chronicle
1t is proposed to add 5000 to the to-
tai force OF the navy. This will bring
the number up to $4,000. Thus our
entire military force BEFORE the Span
ish war. Aren't we growing at a ire
mendour rate?-Durham Sun.
The Observation-Disclosures regrets
that a bucket shop Is to be opened IN
Wadesboro. The gambling instinct is
stronge enough in all of US without
having it encouraged and developer
by these pernicous Institutions
Wadesboro Observation-Disclosures.
The only thing the extra session lid
was to s a joint resolution rant
ing $250,OO0 mileage to members and
then spend a day OF the regular ses-
sion to undo the act.-Dunn Banner.
The closing Of Topeka. Kansas. a
looms has usnered in the electric
light" original package. Kansas
City whiskey houses are shipping
liquor in sixteen candie power cleo
trio light bulbs. A number of drink
ing resorts supplied their customers
with bulbs filled with whiskey. Old
time drinkers now lay in a supply OF
half a dozen bulbs in the morning,
and the next day they turn in fifteen
cents with every empty and stock
up for the day.-Exchange.
We all deprecate lynching, but II
that fire yesterday morning was of
incendiary origin and the right party
could be saddIed with 1t. we wouldn't
give two cents for. his life.-Greens-
boro Record.
A new fraud is being perpetratet
throughout the country towns. says
an exchange. A man wearing n
government badge and claiming To
be in the secret service and looking
for counterfeit honey enters a
try store and looks owe h casn
drawer. He invariably finds a few
counterfeit dollars which he confis-
Gates. If any business man would
permit a stranger to thus inspect MS
cash drawer he should not only lose
q few dollars but every cent it con-
tained.-Durham Sun.
The penant OF the Variag, stained in
ocean waters crimsoned with the blood
of it's brave offenders, is another con
quered banner. 1t is little wonder tina
the Mikado Of Japan summons its cap
tor into the royal presence to hear the
story of the battle in all it's thrilling
details. Nor Is 1t any wonder that loss
Of the flag throws the Son of the Re
manoffs, the car Of all the RuSsiaS
nto an agony Of tears, n causes the
multi-millions of the mightieSt nation
on earth to grit their teeth. and smtte
upon their breast, and cry OUT Rus
STA can wait!"-Asheville Gazette
/ News.
! According to the report Of the CONF
/ troller of the currency n bankin5
power of the world, viz, the capital,
surplus circulation and deposits OF
| banks. is at present as follows: Unitel
| States. $13, 80, 900, 900; foreign countries
| SIS, OSS. 600 900. The rate of ncreasc
from 1893 to 1903 was United States
| 15S per cent; foreign countries 66 pei
cent A little calculation shows that
should this proportionate rate of In
! crease continue for the next ten years
the worlds banking power in 1914 viii
proximate: United States. 500, coo, 600.
600; all foreign countries, $28, coo 600, 0Go
This would place u country in THU
| respect ahead Of all the other nations
Of the world combined. And there i:
no manifest S why the rate OF in
crease should not continue.-EXchalge
The tobacco trust will continue il
business and to this end will have 4
have the raw material, and for thil
they will pay only SO much as the.
AVE to. And the average bushes
man, follows the same plan every Ia.
in the week-Durham Sun.