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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-18

Dire disaster befell the excursion
train that left this city THURSDAYS
night via the Seaboard Air Line on IT'S
return trip to Rutherfordton. Near
MaXton the train ran into a water
melon train and death and destruction
resulted. Several Wilmington people
were aboard the train, but they -
capped without injury. Among tbs
number was Mr.. H. T. BOnitz.
The %frightful wreck was described in
yesterdays Maxton Scottish Chief az
follows:
Last night about 11:30 o'clock as
Frank Coughs excursion train, which,
went from RutherfOrdton to Whining
ton on Wednesday, and was returning
from Wilmington last night, with "a
train of eleven cars, ran into a freight
train Ca watermelon eXtra) that a
standing on the main line at the enE
of the long switch, one-fourth of .
mile below the depot. The fretghS
train, with Captain Robert McNair in
charge and Engineer Eddinnier at the
throttle, a stopped here, leaving the>
cabOOSe and several loaded cars Or
the main line, while the englnee haeG
detached his engine and went TO LaC~
rinburg for water.
'Flagman l.. F. Jones was sent back
to protect his train and eVldenlS
went to sleep in his cabOose as his
badly ~disfigured body was found jam
med in between the excursion ngInt
and cabOose. up near the headllShl~
The excursion train carried eleVe-E
we'll filled cars and vas slowing up Tor
the station and not running more thaE1s
10 or 20 miles an hour, to this facE.
hundreds of the eXcurSiOn1Srs owe tlefC
| lives. The caboose of the freight train
caught on fire and was totally con-
sumed. The excursion engine, No. 6O3s
| was badly damaged and had gone more
than half way through the cafoose- a
| colOred man, Tom Gardner, was foulr--
crushed. cold and dead, betWae-: The
tender and first coach of the eXcur--
sion.
The killed are Flagman L. &. Jones'.
of LumbertOn, brother of a. L. Jones'
| a prominent lumber dealer Of Ashpole,-
| this county. Tom Gardner. coIored, "a
passenger of Stanley Creek, y. c.
Wounded: Will Friday. D. Station,
ankle hurt and badly shocked, Henry
Friday, Iron Station. fingers mashed.
| Newman Probst, Catawba county.
bruised and shocked. The ~woundeGs
are all colOred. Others are reported.
missing but the large crowd (estimat--
e. at 500 are scattered all over town
and at this writing, Friday 3 a. M -
is impossible to ascertain any further
| casualties. if there be any.
The Wrecking crew has Just reach
ed the scene Of accident and the
track will be cleared by 10 o'clock this
morning.
Young Jones body is literally cut Us
pieces. Coroner Ed McRae held an liz
quest over the dead bodies his mors-
ing.
The night is bright and beautifuI
and only mad hidiOus by torn anG
mangled corpse and burning cars
Captain Broadway and Engineer joe
Sellars were in charge of the excur"-
sion train. The hotels and man1-
homes are open to a large number OF
passengers. while Drs. Groom aTsi
Kirkpatrick are doing all in their pow
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-18

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-18
JEFFR1ES WON IN THE TENTH
Jim COrbett Seemed Weak and Unable To
Punish His Opponent At All
WITNESSED BY VERY LARGE CROWD

1t Wa Merely a Play I'M For Heavy Weight Champion, Who Has
Improved GreatI in Speed N Sciepce-Jim eme Ito av LOST His
nry Hardly Wincing-In he Tenth In BLOW Wa Almost n epro-
duction al Bob FitzsimmonsI Famous "SoIar PIexus" at Carson City
-C"rbet stood Punishment Remarkably Well 4 nd Got Some Good
Li"k> Al JeTries IN without EGect-A h Fight roEressed Jim
Warmed Up N n sIugs lie Gav You lave Hurt An Ordinary
Nan-Whe Jenries Landed second Knockout In Tcnth Jim and
I'll 4 n Sponge.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-18
Disaster BefeIl Rutheg-
fOrdtOn Excursion
Train From Here
NEAR

Ran Into a Watermelon Train Larss>
Thursday Night and Death au0s
Destruction Observation-Disclosures
AM Negro Passenger Killed and
Others Injured-Accident Due t,x
Going to Sleep on Duty
Several Wilmington People We're
Train. But Were Not Hurt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

George H. Vanderbilt has just added
to his estate at Asheville, N. c.. a small
tract of land for which he paid the
owner. q negro named Joshua Moore,
$2,250. The land would have been
dear at $50. but the negro refused to
sell at a less price than the amount
he finally received Moore's wife was
the real engineer Of the deal with the
'multi-millionaire. The nine acres
which the modern David coveted were
decided to her 90 years ago by Erwin
Hardy. n white man, in whose employ
she had been for many years. She had
one child-o girl-before she mar
ried Moore. and the land was to go to
her children. This daughter has just
become of age and she wanted the
money. Moore would no doubt have
sold long ago If he could have made
title He said he got only a small
portion of the money. his wife and her
daughter getting the lions share.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Women Use Stub Pens.

It was the young mans first cay in
the department store. and when he
sorted out the pens to be distributed
among the public writing desks he Sc
lected fine and medium nibs. The old
hand, who supcrintended the job, told
him to put them all back in the box and
to pick out stubs instead. Depart
ment store letter writers are mostly
women" he said, "and nine out Of ten
women use stub pen these days. 1t
is almost impossible to get them to
write with any other kind. Every once
In a while new man comes along to
do the work you are doing this morn
Ing, and he, not being up to the tricks
of shoppers. scaters en- assortment of
ine-pointed pens over the writing
tables. The women writer's raise no
end of a row over a mistake Of that
kind and insist upon being supplied
with the favorite stubs. New York
Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Stocks and Belts To Match.

A very new idea for a stock and belt
ls TO have both fashioned of white
cloth, with an appliqued design in
white suede leather applied in medal
lions, which are then outlined with
small sold beads. Transparent collars
are still as popular as ever. A stun
ming one has the usual pint in front,
high at the sides and back sloping into
comfortable curve st the throat. It
Is made Of filet net aS foundation; on
this is sewed apnlques OF pale blue
embroidery spangled with turquoise
beads. The entire collar Is boned top
and bottom The smartest belts arc
the snakeskin ones with a gilt harness
buckle. Good all round stocks, very
neat and pretty to wear with themorn-
ing shirtwaist, are the black peau de
sole and four-in-hands made up in the
shops to sell for a dollar. A linen
turnover completes the trim appear
ance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
FASHIONABLE BLOUSE Wal ST AND THREE-pIEcE SKIRT.

cotton fabrics equally well. Plain col
lar and cuffs can be substituted for the
lace when the material requires such
treatment and the lining can he used
or omitted at will. The arrangement
of tucks is peculiarly satisfactory, AS
the shorter groups provide fulness and
scsS folds over the bust. The plain
back Is seen In the greater number Of
new models and always Is becoming.
The fitted lining extends TO the waist
line only and is closed at the centre
front, but separately from the outside.
The waist itself consists of the back
and fronts, both of which are arranged
in gathers at the waist line. The back
is drawn down smoothly but the fronts
blouse slightly over the belt. At the
centre is the regulation box pleat
through which the closing Is made. The
sleeves are in bishop style with straight
cuffs. The stock is novel ana attmc-
tive.
The quantity of material required for
medium size is three and three-quarter
yards twenty-one inches wide, three
yards thirty-two inches wide or two
yards forty-four inches wide. with one
half yard of all-ovcr for stock and
cuffs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

endless variety of designs. 1t is once
again the most noticeable of all the
new styles. Quite apparent is the shirt
waist influence upon the waists. These,
while quite too elaborate to be rightly
called shirt waists, are like them in
being made without lining or bones.
and with n certain simplicity of pat
tern. All white materials are fash
ionable again, and especially the wash
materials that even now are to be had
in such fascinating patterns with open
work and embroidery, lines of lace in
serton, or lace medallons all woven
with the fabric. These are more eX-
pensye, and consequently thought
smarter, with the lace or embroidery of
the finest hand work. AS a rule, the
new waists are made TO fasten in the
back, all the more elaborate ones being
finished in that style. The lace is in
bands across the chests or in long lines.
The sleeves are charming. with the full
ness well below the elbow but gath.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

White cloth gowns are very smart,
and for the moment what is known as
champagne-co -colored cloth. somewhat
darker than ivory white, is the favorite
color, trimmed with lace and embroid4
cry of the same color or with touch
of pale blue to make 1t more becoming.
There is also a return to the fad for
black, and there are dozens of smart
black gowns with round or pointed
lace yoke and high stock collar all in
one. and with elbow sleeves of the
black finished with big puifed under.
sleeves of lace.
The separate waist, that most useful
and practical garment which is so often
prophesied to be going out of fashion,
and which each succeeding season
takes a new Lease of life. appears in an
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Three Aues Of Women.

"woman's life may be divided broad
ly into three very distinct periods, the
whispering age, the siggllng age and
the storming and fearful age" said an
observant man, "and II men were
shrewd they could easily make q good
guess as 70 a woman's age up to cer-
tain time. There Is q time when q
woman's age Is matter Of much mys-
terry, and man, or a woman, for that
matter, can't tell anything about It.
The first statement, in which the divi-
sion of periods is made. is probably
little awkward, for tho whispering pc
riod belongs to tho child age rather
than to the age of the woman, and
the giggling period gets a little closer
to the border line of womanhood. Still
oil these periods belong to the life of
the sex, and hence, they may be prop
erly considered In the connection I
have in mind.
Mote the difference between the girl
and the boy Of. say between 10 and IL
years of age. The boy, as rule, 10
loud, bclsterous, speaks in big, COM
spects the life intense. But here the
girl enters upon her whispering ca
reer. She begins to say things softly
to her companions. She whispers ev.
erything. she does not use her low
tones simply to peddle the little gossip
of the schoolyard, to say shy things
of Jodie, and Richard, and Thomas,
and Henry. but she will whisper tho
most ordinary things in the world,
more commorplaces about which there
Is no sort of need of secrecy. Now as
she buds into her teens she enters
Upon a period OF apparently foolish,
often silly, giggling. She will gigsle
at the most tri1ing things In the
world, giggle at nothing and often she
will giggle when tears would be moro
becoming. or course, she doesn't mean
10 be harsh in this. She is probably
further from harshness at this age than
at any other time in her career.
1T is the age when poetic and re.
ligious impulses are strongest in the
nature of woman, when the heart is
tenderest and when the subtle essenceF
of that indefinable thing, the soul, are
more plastic and more responsive thar
at any other period. So she glggles,
and giggles. until after she has round.
ed her way into the 20s. Thus we
come by degrees to the last period
when the lines Of life have dropped
into their natural grooves, when tim.
idlty is replaced by the self-assertive
spirit, when life continually alternates
between the sunshine and the shadow,
passing quickly from laughter to tears,
from song to sigh, from loves gentler,
lisping to the rasping speech of petu-
lance, and so on until the fires burn
low on the hearth and the calm of age
falls softly as heavens benediction."-
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Reappearance Of the Topaz.

Fashionable women who could not
possess a pearl or two in their jewel
boxes only recently felt that all the
world stood awry. Every woman they
knew wore pearls set in some form or
other, and during the craze diamonds
for a time lost their prestige.
Just now jewellers are polishing up
and setting their supply of topazes,
for the time seems ripe for a reappear-
ance of the golden stone. A topaz
must be set with diamonds and sap
phires to give the good effects Of con-
trast. Sapphires, more particularly,
will be favored, so nearly does the blue
match the glowing purple of the corn
flower.
The jewelers. windows show topazes
wonderfully set in ornaments of dain-
tily carved tortoise shell, combs, fret
ted out as fine as lace work, and sprin-
killed. everywhere with topaz in every
shade from pale straw color to deep
est yellow.
Tortoise shell Is the chosen setting
for the new favorite, and besides the
fancy combs wonderful bracelets are
being made of the richly colored shell.
Scarcely bracelets OF bangles are these
new ornaments. but old fashioned arm
lets, that clasp the white member ABOVE
tho elbows.-New York Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
The Craze for eeadwork.

The beadwork Of the Indian woman
is steadily growing in favor, and we
are using her artistic and beautiful
handiwork for almost every purpose
In both the world of fashion and in the
household. Moreover, we are becom-
ing very expert in the making of at
tractive designs ourselves, and pretty
soon the paleface and the squaw will
be brought into sharp competition. BIT
we shall be handicapped. as the Indian
girls knowledge OF this bead painting
is second nature to her For use in the
household nothing is better TO bright
en- up dark niche than a string of
glass beauties. They adorn chandeliers
and hang over picture frames Lovely
are the new candle shades. Covered
first with silk, they are dotted with
beads, and fringe of the same finishes
the bottom of the candle drapery. Bat
tie axes having beaded handles are
good for decorative purposes, and the
tomahawk and pie combination is also
adorned with beads. 1t seems we are
to wear bands OF beads on our sum
mer hats as we'll as on the belts of our
thin dresses. Purses, slippers and all
sorts OF fancy baskets we have seen
from time immemorial but the view
upon the once despised objects as
point has changed, and we now lools
things OF beauty, and If the enthusiasm
keeps up they will prove Joys forever,
as the durability Of Indian work is pro-
verbal. Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Fashion Notes.

Feathers will be extremely fashion
able this season.
Some of the newest skirts are
trimmed with either graduated rows OF
velvet or fancy velvet and braid gal
loon.
White veveteen of an inexpensive
quality, and said TO be washable, is
much favored for morning wear in
the house, with white cloth or serge
skirts.
A prominent feature of the spring
costumes will be the cuffs. Even the
plainest walking gowns will be distin-
Suished for conspicuous cuffs, usually
Of the gauntlet type.
a milliner has INTRODUCED a new hat
pin, the head of which is made OF
neat little pompon Of chenille. Worn
with felt hat it looks as II 1t was
part OF the trimming.
The most attractive form in which
the separate fancy waist has made its
appearance this season 10 in ivory vel
vet. arranged in large plaits, decorated
with small gold buttons.
Cloth of two colors and types will be
used on one frock, cloth strappings
will decorate velvet and vice versa.
and lace motifs will be tinted TO match
the gown they embellish.
A charming spring model in milli-
merry is Of white molre silk, draped
with tulle, gagged and tucked so as to
resemble fur. with two long ostrich
feathers curling around the brim.
Braided skirts are decidedly the
vogue according TO foreign adyices;
sometimes the braid is just put on
plainly in rows on either side of the
plastron or II takes some Grecian or
severe conventional design With the
closely plated skirts the plastron may
be braided and another favored spring
trimming for cloth dresses is decoupe
velvet and lace incrustations.
Trimmings promise to constitute the
chief charm of the spring costumes.
The tailor-made gowns will be elabor-
ately trimmed with bands of velvet
and braid artistically combined. But
tons of all sizes and all sorts will be
used as trimming. The demand fer
silk cords and tasscls will be increased
rather than diminished, and lace and
silk embroideries will be introduced
Wherever there Is possible excuse
for them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

nor dropped out of sight. ms is usually
the case. Fine deep chenille fringe
outlining Il very shallow shaped yoke
is becoming to very good figures.
Simple looking, but far from cheap
or easy 10 make, Is gown copied from
one Lady Sybll Primrose wore at the
coming -of-age ball Lord Rosebery re-
Gently gave his son. 1t is of cream
white accordioned chiffon. the skirt in
sun-rGy effect. bordered with ruche-like
frllllngs and falling from a perfectly
fitting yoke of the lovellest duchesse
lace. Over the finely-pleated blouse Is
n bolero of the lace, which comes down
to the skirt yoke mt the centre front. 1t
covers the front of the low. square-cut
bodice entirely. The snug elbow sleeves
are also of the lace, ending in small
flare at the elbow. A large chou of
white silk ribbon is at the back of a
gracefully draped girdle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
New Finery For the Fair.

There never was time when so
many evening dresses suitable for res
taurant feastlng and resort wear We're
to be seen, and even bought ready
made. White broadcloth Is so far the
smartest thing, though velvet, lace and
more or less spangled fabrics have
played conspicuous part, From this
on canvas, etamine. voile, barege. nuns
yelling, grenadine and lace Will be
more in evidence. And lace and hand
work will be most favored as trim
mings. Tiny tucks ajour stitchlngs
and any amount of embroidery, all
these go TO make the success of these
lovely dresses. Add 10 these lace any
amount of 1t, and there you are. Such
dresses are high at the neck, with or
without stock, though the sleeves and
yoke are often transparent.
Fringe has neither become a craze
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
ke.. an or Ti,s L,,eonans.
Immea.s nmounts Or h,ons,: r.i- Soa.
troliod by tho Companies.

trolIod by tho Companies.
Probably very few people who live
and work outside the money markets
have ever paused to consider the tre-
mendous monetary force welded by
the insurance companies of the United
States. The amount of money that
these concerns handle, Is enormous.
One may read that at present the 81
leading life insurance companies of the
leading life insurance companies of the
United States hold securities of all
kinds that aggregate more than $780,
100000. Imagination fails no grasp
such figures. 1t is equivalent to say
Ing that there are 1900 banks in the
country. each of which has s1,000,000
which it must keep invested. Strik-
ing as these figures are, they do not
include the holdings of the lesser in
surance companies, and they pay no
heed to the money controlled by the
multitude of large and small fire insur-
ance companies. OF course the bulk
of the money held by an insurance
company has to be invested; that is to
say every dollar not needed for running
expenses and for the promr payment
of claims. 1t is like fs ~ tale of
finance when one reads what use is
made of the millions millions paid
to insurance compar ,es. During the
year 1901, for exam e, the total OF the
incomes of the g. Heading life insur-
ance companies was something like
1876, 100000. OF this money. about
s175, 100000 was paid to policy holders
or to their heirs. More than S77,000,-
900 was disbursed for operating eX-
penses. STILL more than sl20 100000
was left. Some &C "onomists" have
figured that such ia, IS show a sur.
plus" in which policy holders 90 not
participate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
khartcum's PAPER.

Khartoum is very shortly to possess
Its own paper. The native journal, AL
Mokattam, has, by agreement with the
Government of the Soudan, established
the first printing establishment at
Khartoum. where all official documents
Will be printed. Most of the work
will be in Arabic and French. There
Is also TO be, in connection with the
undertaking, new journal-the first
In the Spudan. At first 1t will be
printed in Arabic. but later 1t is hoped
to add an English section.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

styles and are exceedingly becoming.
The very attractive May Manton model
shown is made of pongee stitched with
corticelli silk in self color, and worn
with stock and cuffs of ecru lace bound
with brown velvet. but the design suits
all the seasons silks, woods, linen and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
n Beautiful Neck,

To fill out holows in the neck inhale
deep breaths OF fresh air and then very
slowly expel them till all the air is ex-
hausted from the lungs. Do this eight
or ten times several times q day. Re-
member that this exercise must be
practiced with the throat bare IL you
are to get the most possible good from
1t, and It is useless to expect to see an
Improvement for some weeks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
Great Banks Small Start.

The Bank of England began opera
tons on January l, 1896, at Grocers
hall, Poultry. In 1896 it stopped pay
ment altogether for time. In 1745 it
had to pay claims in sixpences in order
to keep afloat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first day. use OF DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. S2trial bottleand treatise free
DR.. Il. h. KLINE, Ltd, v31 Arch ST., Phila. Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

5, ]amsure Piso'a Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.--MRs. THOMAS Rob-
BINS, Mapl0 b., Norwich. N. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

The United Kingdom spends $4,000
O year on raisins.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

After a man is married he begins to lose
his conceit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

The chronic borrower is usually out on q
strilIc.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

Money refunded for each package of
PUTNAM FApELEss DYES If unsatisfac-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

New York City.-Shirt waists made
with wide box pleats at the centre and
with tucks running from the shoulders
make notable features of the latest
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08

Hard work is the best sort Of physical
culture
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
HANAU

am closing stock of goods clothing and ladies'
and gents furnishing goods per cent less than cost Am
going to quit business. .~r