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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

Cleveland. o.. February 12--Traiu
No. ITO on the Erie road. leaving Cleve<
land at / o'clock p. m. for New York,
was wrecked between Mahoning and
Phalanx, Ohio. about forty miles from
this city. this afternoon. The whule
train left the track and ran on for
twenty car lengths finally topping
over in n ditch. Twenty-one persons
are reported injured. but no fatalities
occurred. The train consisted of "a
buffet car, W sleepers. a chair car. a
coach and a baggage and express. The
wrecked train is one OF the finest on the
Erie road and IL Is v~estibuled. The
cause OF the wreck is said TO be spread
ing rails.
Most OF the injured were In the coach
next to the last, that being the private
car of Joseph Ramsay. president OF the
Wabash railroad
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18
Trapping n Witness.

A case was being tried in a county
court, says the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune. A horse had been sto'en from
a field. and the evidence all pointed TO
a certain doubtful character OF IN
neighborhood as the culprit. Thouyh
his guilt seemed clear. he had found
a lawyer to undertake his defence. At
the trial the defendants counsel ex-
pended his energy In trying TO confuse
and brighten the opposing wltners =.
especially a farmer who's, test.moa.s
was particularly damaging. The lsw
yer kept up a fire or questions, Esxi 8
man foolish ones. and repeating him
self again and again In the hope of H.
coying the witness into a contradiction.
Won say" the law yer went on. that
you can swear to having seen this man
drive a horse past your farm on the
dav in question:
II can" replied the witness. .wearily.
for he had already answered the Qies-
ton a dozen tines"
What time was this?"
81 told you II was about the Middle
nj the forenoon"
But 1 don't want my 'abouts' or
mindless l want you 10 tell the Jury
exactly the time"
why, said the farmer. II don't al
WAYS carry a gold watch with me when
I'm digging potatoes"
But you have a clock in the house.
haven't your"
"YA."
We'll. what time ives IL by that?"
why. by that clock IL was just niae-
teen minutes past TO-"
You were in the field all the MORN
ing?" went on the lawyer. smiling sux.
gestivelv.
II was"
How far from the house Is this
1eld?"
About half a mile"
You swear. do you, that b. the clock
In your house IL was just 10 minutes
past TO-"
81 do"
The lawyer paused and locked trsum-
phantly at the jury. At laft hi fad en-
trapped the witness into a cont adic-
tory statement that woult greatly
weaken his evidence.
The farmer leisurely picked I'd MS
hat an started to leave the witrezx
stand. Then. turning slowly about. he
added: II
Il ought. perhaps. to say th-t go
much reliance should not be placed IN
that clock as IL got out Of gear go u
six months ago. and it's been 10 min.
utes past 10 ever since" Ee2 z2ss
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18
ANGLO AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP.
The two Nations in Full Acccrd on
ali Eastern Questions.

London. February 13.-Tke parlia-
mentary secretary of foreign affairs.
Lord Cranborne. Replying in the house
of IN today "a Henry Norman
Clibera) who asked whether the Anglo
Japanese treaty. of alliance was rom
m~unicated to the United Safes gov
eminent before its tex was published,
and if so whether the government ar
the United States expressed any opin-
ion thereon. said the subs, ance OF tn.
agreement was communicated To the
United States government before pub.
LEGATION. The United States did not e&-
press any opinion on the subject
Lord Cranborne added The inforIn:n-
ton that Manchuria was III moro ex-
cIuded from the scope OF the agreement
than any other province Of the Chinese
empire.
The substance of the agreement. Lord
Cranborne said. was also communicate
ed to Germany.
Lord Cranborne said hal he would
supplement his earlier S atement IT,
garding the United States by saying:
Throughout China the relations be-
tween Great Britain and the united
States were marked ny the creates
cordiality. At almost ever" crisis anC
in the case of every small difficult!
which had arisen during the %ne"otia.
tions at Pekin. the United States ant
Bri ish representatives had always act.
ed together. There is no doubt the
this agreement will ,rmmand the full
approval Of the government of the
United States"
This statement was received viii
cheers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18
NEW RAILWAY CONNECTION
Between Raleigh and Fayetteville.
Industrial Companies Chartered.
North CaroIininns Bite ut n "Green
Goodx advertisement.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, February 13-

tSalelSn, feDTudTy To-
1t is more than probable hat work
will speedily begin on a railway which
will give Raleigh direct connection with
Fayetteville, distant only about fifty
eight miles in an airline. Part of the
road is in operation.
The promoters of the state good roads
convention here are deeply gratihed at
the success of the affair and at the in
terest it has aroused. The attendance
both Yesterday ard today was large and
interest undated.
Congressman T. w. Pou and A. w.
Machen, the superintendent of the ru-
raj free delivery mail service, arrived
from Washington this morning, and
both made speeches to h convention.
The state today chartered h High
Point Upholstery Company, capita
S125, GOO, Percy I. kirkman and others
stockholders; the Catawba wooden mills
ut Hickory, ]. A. Martin and others
stockholders, capital $4,000. and author
lied the issue of the $40, 900 of preferred
stock by the Kinston Mantel Company.
Reports as to the need OF state funds
for public schools came in today from
three counties. Wake needs nothing.
TyrreIl calls for S225, Lenoir for $500.
Many of the delegates to the good
roads convention visited the Agricultur.
al and Mechanical! college this morning
and witnessed the work of the class OIL
forty-five in the dairy school.
Postoffice Inspector F. N. Davis, who
operates in North Carolina, is attend
| ing the federal court in Albany. N. Y.
this week as a witness against Grove
Collins, green goods swindler. The
inspector has W. H. Higgins. of Samp-
son county, and c.. F. Hopkins. of Beau
fort county, as witnesses in the case
| Both of these witnesses sent considera.
BILE money to Collins to obtain greer
goods or counterfeit money. One re
ceived a box of the cheapest kind o.
iewelry, the othe- received three negro
dolls"
Collins has lone an extensive bust
ness. His advertisement may be seer
| in the cheap monthly papers and read.
as foltows:-'Wanted a few men IL
| each county to MAXI a few THOUSAND
| dollars quietly" He Is a shrewd fellow
r"ving before served time TOR the sam
offense in New York and also II
Canada.
Several parties from North Carolin;
had corresponded with Collins but non
others have acknowledged sendin,
money. One man from Asheville wrot
for some of Collins goods ION tick.
Collins was arrested four weeks ag'
and there are now upward of 1000 let
tiers in the poStoffice at North Brook
field addressed to him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

The claim of other cough medicines
to be as good as Chamberlain's are ef-
fectually set at rest in the following
Testimonial. # Mr.. G. y. Glass. an 81 :
ploye OF Bartlett. & Dennis CO.. Gard
ner, Me. He Il had kept adding
to a cold ard cough in the winter of
1881. trying every cough meTicine |
heard OF without permanent help. until
one day I was in the dr. : store Of MIR.
Houlphan and he adv.srd me to try
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Of
fered to pay back my money II | was
not cured. My lungs and bronchial
tubes were very sore at this time. but
I was completely cured by this remedy.
and have since always turned to 1t
when I got a cold. and soon find relief.
I also recommend 1t to my friends and
am glad 20 ssy 1t is the best or all
eougn medicines" For sale by r. r.
Bell2my. druggist
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

In the House for Passing War Rev
emu Reduction Bill.

Washington. February 1.-THE lead
ers of the house have made IL known
that the forthcoming specia. rule for
the consideration of the war revenue
reduction bin VIII provide for tax ng rr
the measure next Monday. with TWO
days for debate and a vote Tuesday s.t
4 or 5 O'Clock p. m.
1t is the understanding also that the
rule will provide against amendments
and against a motion to recommft. r q
latter step Is considerable Of a dep1r-
- nm the procedure heretofore OBJ
served.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

Paterson, N. j.. February ia meet
ing of insurance men was held here to-
day at which more than 100 fire insur-
ance companies were represented. The
session was devoted to the considera-
ton Of losses by the fire and the re-
Sulting claims against the companies
A committee on adjustment was ap
pointed n directed to report at I
meeting hat will be held tomorrow.
The work Of tearing down walls 3uc
leveling the burned structures was con
tinued TO-DAY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

objection to rural free delivery was
that the people on the farms would
waste time reading letters ANT papers.
Committee on organization. through
n w Piummer. or AsneviiIe. reported
Is report recommended the name:
North Carolina Good Roads Associa-
tion." the principal Office in Raleigh,
with a president. n vice president for
each congressional district, and one for
each county. a secretary and a ,reasur-
ar. n that p. II Hanes, OF Winston.
be president. Joseph A. Holmes. secre-
tary. Joseph G.. Brown. OF Raleigh.
treasurer. The report was adopted.
President Hanes took the chair and
expressed his thanks for the honor, de-
"laring his desire for hearty co-opera-
ton: that IL the people stand by this or
ganization a great work will be accom-
plished.
The roll OF counties was called and
vice-presidents named for perhaps a
third OF them, as a number Of delegates
had left for home. Among those named
are Frank Thompson, of Onslow; J. II
Currie. OF Cumberland; ]. w. Atwater,
Of Chatham; w. c. Riddick, OF Wade;
NJ. K. Steele, OF Iredell; J. S. McCub-
bins. OF Rowan: d. P. Hutchison. OF
Charlotte.
Governor Aycock this afternoon COM
missioned Solomon Gallert, OF Ruther.
fordton, commmissiary general and
Westcott Robinson OF Hight Point, as
sistant commislary general with rank
Of colonel and major respectively; and
Jones Fuller OF Durham assistant adju
tant general, with the ran OF colonel.
Professor Atkinson, of Elon college,
is here. He says Mr.. Palmer has paid
in n $4,000 he gave the college, and
now makes a new offer to give it sl0,-
600 If it will raise IS, 0O0. so as to make
its endowment from these sources
$50, 600.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18
The Last Henrd OF II.

My boy took the Group one night,
says +. u. Reynolds. Mansfield, o. I'VE
feared he would die, but One Miulte
Cough Cure quickly relieved him ard he
went to sleep" Absolutely safe. Act
immediately. Cures Colds Srour. grip
bronchitis TIN cat and lung troubles o.
all kinds. 4. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18
QUEEN OF THE NAVY
The Illinois Trial Tests Give Her
This Position.

New York, February 1.-THE battle
ship Illinois. which today dropped an
chor off Tompkinsville. after its final
trial run from Newport News TO New
York. has proved herself the queen of
the navy In every test she has sur
passed the Alabama. the Oregon and
even her sister ship the Kearsarge. The
tests were rigorous, and fully demon
etrated. Her officers saw her suDeriur-
ity over every other vessel Of her class
which the country can boat
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

Bn,,h. TIE Kind You Have Liwavs Bcurti
ST.; :; &MMZzM
A sunken Wreck Reported.

Philadelphia, February 13.-Schooner
John W. Dana. which arrived here this
morning from ~Fernandina, reports lost
foresail n lib. She also reports ha"-
ing passed a sunken wreck in twenty
fathoms Of water. Abscon light beariag
n. N. w. distance thirty miles. appar-
entity a large vessel
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18
In Substitute Feeding

for infants. rnHsicians agree that cows
milk is the l.asis for all beginnings.
What is required then, is the best pos
sible milk product. Borden'S Eagle
Brand CoaLensrd Milk is ideal, pure,
sterile and guarded against contami-
nation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18
Saved Him from rorrure.

There is no more agonizing trouble
than piles. d Wirr 5 Witch Hazel Salve
cures piles at once. Unequalled COR
skin diseases +. cuts. burns. bruises.
wounds. J. S. Gerall.St. Paul. Ark. suf-
fered for year With protruding. bleed
ing piles and could find no relief until
p few boxes of neWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve completely cured me. None are
genuine but DeWift's. r. r. Bethany.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

New York. February 13.-The three
masted schooner George w. Anderson
from James river. Virginia, which IN
chored in the upper bay last night. fill
ed and sank today with so little warn
ing that the five men on board Of ner
were obliged to leap into the water.
They were all picked up by a tug. The
captain OF the Anderson had gore
ashore to report to the vessels agents
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18
GOOD REPRESENTATION
THE PERMANENT STATE ORGANIZATION
EFFrGTfn.
INTERESTING SPEECHES MADE

Officers Elected. n Name Adopted
and Committee Reports Made.
victs on Roads Advocated-ThO..
G. Skinner Speak Against Rural
Free Delivery and Negro Educa-
tion and Makes n Hit at Governor
Aycock-Another Donation to Elon
College.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

A Ge-ma7 effici'l ewspaper puhrsees
the teyt Of the collective note to our
government p u opposed by the B it'sn am
bassador to the powers on April IL.
1893.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18
Somewhat My.siaea.

Jerry Prince. Of Camden. N. J.. gAs
somewhat mystified the other m7rnInxI
when he read In a newspaper that5fhe,
niPht before he had BEEN: found fnozen.
to death In a corn field. that his body1
had been positively identified, that it
was at n morgue and would be buried
that afternoon. Jerry had some curf1s-
itv to know how he looked eeAA1 so
he went to h e morg1e keapefs AMI ask
ed permission to view the remaIns
why that isn't me at all" Z e 4 mel
Jerry. as he gazed on the dead fgce. a
Mark Twain said. tine report OF ais
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

While our government is not a party
to the Anglo-Japanese treaty, the terms
OF the latter are directly along the linz
of her contention as tt commercial aIat
industrial affairs In the far east"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

When you wan. = physic that is mild
and gentle. easy to take and pleasant
IN effect use Chamberiain's Stomach
and Liver Table -. Price % cents
Samples free. Every box guarz nteed.
For sale by r. r BeIlamy. druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18

McDuffe's Witch Hazel Foot Healer
is one of the finest baby powders
known, Cures prickly neat and gives in
slant relief. % cents at r. r. Bell
amy'S.
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OA9ToRxAIA
Hs.ntss - MI Ss Han Ahxsn IN
''', 1 &HZzw

Tne Hobensolieru arrived n-<xoreted-
" az New York yesterday. She did not
stnp at bermuda She was given :
ra'sv reception and her commander was
officially welcomed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18
ANGL0-GE1 IMAM DISPUTE
AS TO EkGlAkb'S AITITU.E PGI0R
TO OUR SPANISH WAR.
GERMAN OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

Published I'm Berlin to show thai
Lord P~auncefote Did to
the Representative of the Other
Powers ut Washington, April 18th
1898, to address n second Note to
Our Goyernment-The Proposed
Remembrance Submitted-The EN-
peror's D~isapprovaI Endorsed
Thereon-Gcrmans JubiIant.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-18
A REMARKABLE BATTLE
DESPERATE ATftaPT Of Beers TO
i. RUSH BRITISH LINES.
A THIRTY-MlLE LINE OF FIRE

Most StubbornIy Fought Battle OF
the CampaiEn-Enort. to Drive
Beers From BIockhou.es-Former's
Through the Line-A Majority Sue
ceed-Cattle Stampeded Against the
B~ritish-The Firing
mored Trains Throw Powerful
Searchlights.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-02
wooDFoRo.

Special Correspondence.
woodford. l. T.. Dec Preaching
here yesterday by Rev. sauls Of the
NJ. T. church.
We are informed that the town of
Milo has a new bishop.
The oyster supper given by the La
dies Aid Society at the school house
was success.
Allen Speake and family have re-
turned from an extended trip in the
Lone Star state.
George Akers has two children very
sick with fever and has been for sew
eral days
The merchants Of Woodford are dis
cussing the Sunday trade and will de
eide TO keep all doors closed on Sun
day after Jan /, 1908.
The school here. under the manage
mcnt of Miss Emma Scott, is giy.n.
entire satisfaction
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-02
Texas 6 Pacific Railway.

The territory to which excursion
tickets for the holidays will be sold
has been considerably widened. In
addition to the usual sale Of tickets
10 points in the Southeastern states,
the T. & p. railway company VIII also
sell roun trip tickets TO principal
points in Mexico, Colorado, Arkansas,
Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Ne
braska, North and South Dakota Min
nesota and Wisconsin.
The rate will be one flrst-class fare
plus 80 for the round trip and tickets
may be purchased December 1S, II
21, %, 23 and 90, good to return with
In thirty days from date of sale.
Further information regarding rates
through service sleepers. free seats il
chair cars, etc. may be had from any
railroad ticket agent, or through cor
respondence with II. p. Hughes, trav
cling passenger agent Fort Worth
Texas, or Il. p. Turner, G. p. & 7. \.
T. & p. railway company, Dallas
Texas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-02
PlcKlNes FROM FICTION.

The FOOLS ear was made for the
knave's tongue ue.-Ramaswamis Indian
Fables"
Bad habits are leeches that would
suck a Hercules to effeminacy. IA
Specl,led Bird"
Money buys things, and love wins
things. power takes things. s.-"Fame
For a Woman"
Duty is what we think about when
III or are reminded Of by creditors
Davidson's Dumas"
When man ceases to make love to
his wife. some other man begins
FABLES For the Elite"
People whose lives are anything but
a joke are usually content with the
smallest jests.-"The Vultures."
Mothers personlfy circumstances &c
children. We are symbols to them OF
battling. cramping fate.-"Thc Rescue
A woman is like unto a volcano
which, even when inactive is palpitat
ing 20 spit forth its fire and which
when it does vent It's fury, bursts th'
bounds Of its late enforced suppres
sion.-"Thc Wooing of Wistaria.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-02
A Nervv Trick.

A fake bicycle trick rider came to
town Tuesday morning and caught a
few suckers before breakfast, that is,
before the fakir had partaken of his
morning meal. He paraded the streets
and while making the rounds announc.
ed that a nervy feat would be perform.
ed in front of the Cobb hotel immedi
ately The crowd followed him to the
place where the wonderful performance
was to take place and Clipped in to
the amount OF FIVE plunks. The fakir,
after pocketing the money said, Now,
boys. watch me. am going to per.
form trick requiring lots OF nerve,
In fact II Is the most nervy perform
ance you ever saw. ! am going to lay
this hat down here, then come up the
street on my bike and pick the hat
up and sure enough he did and Il has
been remarked several times since
that Il was indeed a nervy feat. The
boys spread out TO give him room
The fakir rode up on his wheel. got on
laid the wheel on the ground. picked
mp the hat, passed into the hotel. an,
the suckers did not have the nerve
to follow him. Ninita Republican.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-02
Girl. ueIp walters TO cheat.

Among hotel employees sex does not
appear to make any difference so far
as honesty is concerned, says the
Brooklyn Eagle. Certain young women
who act as checkers In hotels work
with certain walters. Whenever one OF
the girls obtains a position the men
soon follow her, and the hotel proprie-
tor Is yictimized accordingly. The walt
or who is I'm league with the checker
makes small private mark ON the
check with which he desires to cheat.
She sees II, and instead Of stamping
the prices against the articles ordered
she puts her fingers over the figures on
the die so that a slight blotch Is all
that Is recorded In the place for figures.
The waiter does the rest. She keeps
her account against her confederates'
and they settle up later on the outside
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-02
A FEAST Thai FAILED.
The story Of nRccooB That Was
Not served For Breakfast.


Not served For Breakfast.
II Is within the memory OF many
people that the custom Of schoolteach-
ers boarding around" was the usual
thing in country districts. Although
custom which teachers seldom liked.
II Is doubtful IL many OF them had as
hard a time as young schoolmaster
who described his experience in the
New England Galaxy for 1917. The
article was written 10y Leonard Ap-
thorp, then an undergraduate Of Bow
doln college The young schoolmaster
was to receive S1j month and his
board
From the first day ! perceived that
was nt board on speculation aud at
the mercy OF close calculation. he
writes. one day the whole dinner con-
sisted Of single dumping. which
they called pudding and five saE.
sages. which In cooking shrunk to the
size OF plpestems There were Eve OF
us at table.
A few days afterward. on my return
from school. my eyes were delighted
by the sight of an animal had never
seen before. It was a raccoon. which
the young man. Jonathan, had killed
and brought home IN triumph. When
skinned. he seemed to be one entire
mass Of fat and OF most delicate
whiteness ] was overioyed and went
TO bed early 90 dream OF delicious
steaks which The morrow would bring.
Long before daylight | heard the
family stirring aud the alacrIty OF
quick tooistep, and the repeated open
Ing and shutting OF doors all gave as
surance OF the coming holiday.
was soon ready FOR breakfast, and
when seatcd at table / observed that
the place OF Jonathan was vacant.
"Where Is Jonathan I asked
"Gone TO market" said they.
Market! What market. pray3
did not know there was any marke;
In these parts"
"Oh. yes" they said, che is gone h
-. about thirty miles to the south
ward OF us"
"And what has called him UP SC
early to go to marketT
"He is gone" said they. "to sell hi
/ raccoon."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-02
co,,on arowers, convention.

A convention OF ginners and all
those interested directly in raising
cotton is hereby called to meet in
Ardmore Dec. 10. The object shall be
to promote the interests Of all con
cerned by establishing uniform bales
and prices. etc
VIII meet at the city hall.
j. +. CHADDICK,
Ginner at Cheek
w. A. TALIAFERRO,
Glnner at Durwood.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-02

Once upon a time there was man
who was a chronic borrower OF money,
and he was never known 20 slight an
acquaintance through neglect. He was
extremely well known by large circle
of acquaintances, which he was contin-
ually endeavorlng to enlarge.
The members OF this growing circle
never forgot him. and even after his
death he remained green in their mem
cries
Moral.-A man to insure being re-
membered must keen in touch with his
friends.-Ncw York Herald,