The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-17
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
HERE AND THERE.

Here Is an incident illustrating how
business problems pursue the inventor
OF air break 4 few years ago a game
or whist was progressing smoothly.
wnen, after n OF the deals. Mr.. West
nghouse Lie not pick up the cards but
Kept drawing on a piece Of paper be-
fore him. The others watched him
c~uriously, remarked that they were
ready to proceed. and then waited, un-
able TO understand why ne should pay
no attention to them. Suddenly with a
fash Of triumph in his eye and exulta-
ton in his voice. he cried put: Brown
I've got that natural gas meter fixed
here ii Is, ii cannot fail TO work sue
cessfully," and picking up his cards. he
asked: Whose turn is il TO play?"-
Worlds Work.
American-made shoes are having
great difficulties in getting a foothoid
In some parts of Great Britain. Our
consul at Nottingham reports that Brit
lsh shoe dealers make efforts
10 prejudice the public against them
For instance. a dilapidated. burst-out
shoe of manfestly poor quality, labeled
american will be seen in a store
window alongside a beautifully made
n quality shoe. labeled British"
Furthermore, factories in that section
are now making shoes on American
lasts and with American machinery,
and seem to be fairly satisfying the con-
sumers, who prefer the shapely Ameri-
can styles to. the broad, fat British pat
terms. Exchange
Governor Bradley, of Alaska, says
that n of the marriages contracted
by "Swiftwater Bill Gates, the noted
klondike character, was brought about
in curious fashion. He was smitten by
the charms Of a variety performer
and she favored his suit at first. Blu
later some rivals Hith more money
came into the field. saltwater Bill
became alarmed. He- saw his prize
slipping from his grasp. He learned
that the woman he desired to wed de-
tested b canned goods and pork and
beans that formed thee principal diet
Of the community, and lived principally
On. eggs, of which theras We're a few
cases in Dawson. Thereupon he went
cut and bought every egg in Dawson.
Now, then, my honey" he said that
| night, "yosE must marry me or go with
out eggs" She marriaff hiIE-Ex-
/, change.
Two messenger boys were discussing
the rewards which the Christmas sea-
| son had brought them and one of
thenas had narBudly made the Announce
ment, hat he was $40 richie han he
| was, before the holiday rush., says The
| Philadelphia Press. The other said:
ssyTYoII T ~o~nYkx &c ~, +s-c r1 ynp9sUa1
| the prettiest box of candy. YOU ever
laid eyes oKE," His companion in
| quire6 how this came about. mi this
, was the reply 1T was a box which
up to- a. pretty dark-haired girl
| on diamond. street, and when:she saw
| what, I had asr her, she asked: Is
! that another hax of candy? You gust
| keep that for yourself, boy. 1t. makes
the thirteenth that I've reca1yed and
, it's oneAtoojl nanny"
| A Paris Sunday school teacHRsJ Hays
! The Los Angeles Times, explained TO
! her Dnpilsa thsIe without love taE world
! wOuld be a poor place for children n
for all helpless and infirm persons.
Next SundaW.' she said, 4 WIKI each
OF you to come prepared to recite a
ScripInra4, verse about love" The next
Sunday the children had all prepared
| their verses. ONE had Love yGur enc
| mies," another. Little children, Love
| one another" and so on. Finally a small
| boy with red hair arose. He began in
a lozd1 shrilu woiise: Song Of SaaDz1on,
second chapter, fifth verse" And then
he .recited: "Stay with me, dasans,
| comfort me with apples; for I am sick
of ave"
FashionaHe Tailor-"Go Font at
once. Two Young clerks there after
SUITS New Man (whispering)-"Im
waiting on a. millionaire" Leave him,
and attend to the clerks. These mill
| lionaires Gs1r't buy new clothes once in
five years A clerk is good fCEa fresh
suit everN three months.'-NAW York
w Weekly.
Judge-"Prisoner, do you mean to
stand there and tell me that gOur en-
| pfoyer told you o might have all the
goods you wanted, and that ysax did not
steal this stuff" Prisoner-"Yes, sir.
That's What I said. He called me in
said: .JsaiT,. you a commeExe taking
I. stock tonight | took two loads and
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