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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
Two Loose Passenger Coaches
Run into Freight Train.
One OF the Crew Of Freight Train In
iured-PilOt of Engine Torn to
PicceS-End of Derrick Wreckins
Car Knocked on of Tracks.

There was a slight wreck in the iyw-
er yards of the Atlantic Coast Line
company, i'll this city early last night.
caused by the collision of two runaway
passenger coaches with a freight en-
CINE and several cars, which were
standing still at the terminus CT the
track that leads TO the coal chute OH
the water front.
The coaches were being shifte1 by
an engine from the passenger shell.
preparatory to being taken to the re-
pair shops for some overhauling, when
they broke loose from the engine. neal
Ninth street, and started, down-grads,
toward the river. Fortunately the
track was clear, except at its end.
where the freight train stood. Az
cars dashed headlong into the engine,
at a good rate of speed, but the heavy
iron monster resisted the attack, an!
stopped the cars, the only damage Ie-
ing a torn up pilot on the engine. and
slight damages to the cars. A MAJ
oh4C 'D11IlIIohop OAC Vi L4C "ICSnh4D
crew, who was on the freight train,
was knocked to the floor of the Car
by the sudden impact and his left am
was broken. He was given attention.
by DR.. Bullock and later sent to his
home.
At the end of the freight train was
the wrecking derrick which was beng
used to recover the trucks of a ar.
from the bottom Of the river. The
trucks were nearly to the bank Of the
river when the collision occurred, the
force knocking the rear trucks of the
derrick car off the end of the rails q
again causing the trucks that had been
nearly recovered to go to the bottoL1
The derrick wrecking car vas
not injured, it simply having been solc-
ed of the ends of the track.
The engine, No. SO, and the passenger
coaches were taken to the shops for re-
pairs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
FTRE-BUGS AT WORK.
Another Barn In I~Eecklenburg Burned.
Alleged Incendiary Run Down by
BIoodhounds.

} The stables of Mr.. Victor bales,
who lives nea Pineville, were totally
destroyed by fire shortly after lark
last night. This makes the sixth barn
jim the county TO have burned in the
past few weeks. All the stock was
saved, but the fodder, corn and cotton
seed We're consumed, the total loss
,aggregating at least 81, $50. The barn
had been built only a few weeks ago
land costt $1,000.
Believing that his burning Vas in
I~oendiahy, Mr.. Bales secured the hood
hounds from the convict camp near
iShopton and ~endeavored last night to
catch the trail Of the supposed burners
but hrs efforts proved futile. Soon this
morning an idiotic negro on the plan
itation was unprecedented, but nothing
resulted from the investigation which
would lead TO any arrests. A marked
resemblance is said 20 exist between
the burning last night and the several
THAT have occurred recently in The
Steele Creek neighboThOod. The people
of the county have become alarmed
over the increasing number Of barns
being destroyed by flames.
1t was later learned that Perry Blake
"a negro living two miles from NJ
Vic Bales, was I'll down this mor..-
ing by blood hounds and is now III the
Of the officers who hold him as
being a party TO the burning. Details
of the arrest are meagre and the peo-
Pile Of the lower section Of the couu.s
are keeping matters exc edingly quiet.
There are some here who say that Il
negro will never be brought TO this
city for trial. So great is the reellng
over the recent losses by fire in Steele
Creek and vicinity that the residents
O determined to put an end to tn
News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
EIGHT CONCERNS INDICTED.
Charged With Violating Eight-Hour
law in Connection With Govern
mcnt Work.

Cleveland, O., February 13.-The fed
eral grand jury today returned indict
ments against eight contracting com
panies and firms on the charge of vio-
lating the eight hour labor law in on
nectioR with government work in this
federal district. The companies and
firms indicted are as follows.
The Federal Constructing company,
OF Albany, N. Y, The Buckeye COM
pany, Cleveland, Patrick Kechaa, or
Indiana, Hughes Brothers and Bangs,
Syracuse, N. Y, United States Fidelity
and Guarantee company. Baltimore
l.. P. and j. A. Smith, Cleveaand, Great
Lakes Dredge and Dock company, .1cr-
sey City, N. J., and the Great Lakes
Construction company, Of DnfTaso.
There are an average Of five counts re-
turned against cHh IF tra concerns
named.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
Speech.

The gift of speech is the last proc
of win favor in virtue of which
mankind has the rest of the animals
Kingdom faded. and stands in a Class
iby himself, says Puck.
Some beasts arc stronger han men,
land some know more, but no beast can
The such q bore as man, nor can any
beast slOp over, in the true sense of
the term. These distinctions we ow G
to the gift of speech.
The gift of speech, moreover, laws
us under cOmpulSiOn to rca a great
many things which otherwise we would
mot, in order that when we have moth
ing to say, we may nevertheless say
something. Thus We promote the
publishing business, create a demand
for wood pulp, assist in the deforesta-
ton of the earth's surface, stir up a
new school of kickers, increase dis
content and contribute, at length to
progress and petulance.
Our ancestors used 10 consider
speech a means Of ~concealing thought
but we have nothing to conceal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
Blankets of PAPER.

! The newest effort to relieve the mis-.
lery of shiverinG humanity in these colo
days is the paper blankets.
Messrs. Spicer & Sons, the paper
makers of Upper Thomas street, are
placing on the market a hygienic pa
|ptr blanket-the real thing-which
bears the name Of the "Perfick'
blanket.
Made of rough-surfaced, stout pa
per. the color of ordinary wooden
blankets. the new blanket. it is claim
ed, allows a free and healthy circula-
ton Of air. and affords the maximum
of warmth.
Brown paper blankets were sold
some time ago" said Mr.. Howard
Spicer to a morning Leader represent
ative last night, but they were not
a success. Being ~impervious % air,
they were unhealthy, and there was
also a distinct OdOr Of the paper per-
ceDtihle wherever they were used.
The new blanket. however, is light,
odorless, and Warm-yet well ventilat-
ed Sandwich one between a wooden
blanket and your counLerpane, and
bed will be as warm as if you had
three ordinary WOODEN blankets, with
eiderdoWn quilt on tOp.'-London
Leader.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
CHARGES AND COUNTER CHARGES
Biz Lobbies Worked for and
Against New County.
Fruit so Tar Escapes Injury From
Cold Weather-True Bills Returned
Agninst Two Persons for Arson
Methodist Church t o Erect Sunday
School Building.
The Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., February u.

Raleigh, N. c., February u.
State EAtomologist Franklin Shcr-
mas Informs your correspondent that
upon careful examination he finds no
injury has yet been done TO fruir In
this state by the cold which followed
the warm weather. Fortuna, ely the
cold came in time to prevent injury IN
the fruit.
The advocates of Lee Comfy felt
very much depressed today AID the o.
poneats correspondingly happy. lieut.
enant Governor Winston remarked tia,
he mad never known a Big a
OF "a kind to get through when
started in the senate and that such
bliS ought always TO originate in the
house and first pass that body. The
opponents Of the body CAIN that >
great lobby of paid lawyers has been
here all during the session working
for the BILL naming attorneys from
nearly a dozen places in this c0nnec-
ton, while On the other hand the ad
Vocates of the bill say a big lobby
from w counties has been ut WORK
against it in all sorts of ways.
County officials express the opinio,
that II the bill becomes law gazing re
ward OF $40 for the capture of an iii.
cit distInery it will result in very
great activity on he part OF sheriff
and deputies, as well as co1,uHes
Deputy Insurance COMMISSIONS
Scott returned today from Beaufor
county Uhnra no ornoaroa ,--:--
some men charged with burning the
house OF George Bennett in order 10
obtain the insurance. Bennett himself.
and a negro are among those charged
with h crime and the grand iurv
has returned true bills against them
both, but cases were continued until
nex term on account Of some Wit
nesses being sick.
Strong pressure is being brought 10
bear for the passage OF The LII re-
curing counties to provide a four
months school in every disirict.
There was a $1,000 house that saw
Parsffai here last evening. l. is a sub
Ject OF remark among society people
that the season which ended yesterday
was h gayest ever known N Ra-
leigh.
The Edenton street Methodist church
decides to erect a 81, 0 Sunday school
building.
The bill to reduce railway rates came
up In the house today as i special or
deg and Of course drew a great crowd
TO both galleries and Hobbies. The at
tendance at the Legislative sessions
have been excessively large 50 far, as
but few interesting matters have been
up.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
BY DOG.
Mrs. Smith Dies From Terrible In5ahH
Received.

Philadelphia. February 13.-Ahs
Lena Smith, of this city. who Ne
terribly torn and bitten by a vicious
bull dog at her home last night. died
at a hospital today. The dog was
whipped by Mrs. Smith on Nonday
and yesterday when she went into tie
kitchen with a plate OF meat for ne
dog she was attacked by the animsa.
Her arm was torn into shreds and was
afterward amputated. Attracted Nv
Mrs. Smiths screams. herhusband wen
to her assistanc. and killed he hog
with a poker. Mrs. Smith said: II
beat the dog for disObeying me, and f.
was sullen all day. / felt sorry last
night and was giving il a good supper
when il attacked me"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
A $1,000. 0es
Southern Mining Cornpany-Vigorous
Mining Campaign. is Planned. at
+ Colo IIiH.

4 corporation with a capitalization
OF $1,000, 900 authorized, and plenty If
money to carry it on, has been organ
lied at Gold Hill and will DO mining
from now on with vigor not known
there recently.
1t has purchased the Smith and Reed
property adjoining the Gold Hill on the
north and between Gold Hill and
Union. This company was organized
first as the Gold Coin Mining Company
and now assumes under reorganization,
the name Of THE Southern Mining
Company
1t has interested capital in Cleveland,
Ohio and Ontario. All he fuads
necessary to get deeds for the proper
ty recorded and to start a vigorous
mining campaign, are in hand.-Salis-
bury Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
Protection for Automobiles.


we read In The Nashville American
that the Missouri legislature contains
a senator who is something Of a nu-
mCrist. His name is Thomas J. AL
lisOn, and when he was approached
by an enthusiastic rotorist, who ASK
ed il he was not in favor or some iPg,s-
latiOn for the. benefit of automobile
owners, sOlemnly replied: Il am. l am
in favor Of a bill placing the owners OF
automobiles under the protection Of
the state game laws and providing thai
1t shall be unlawful during certain
months of the year for the farmers 70
shoot chauffeurS and occupants of au-
tOmObiles." Like The American, we
print this exclusively for the enter
tainmCnt of those who do not own au-
tomObileS'- our noble selves incluu-
ed. BY the way. The Observer learn,
with breathless interest that the Char
lotte class which The Emporia Gazette
~designates as the gasoline ariste-
cracy" is to have what that paper calls
a "garbage"-meaning, of course, a
mobile livery stable.-Charlotte o.
server.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
Thls May Interest You

No one is immune from kisneS
trouble, so just remember that Foley :
Kidney Cure will stop the Irregular
ties and cure any case OF kidney asa
bladder trouble that Il not beyond Me
reach OF medicine. Jos. Shepard. J..
Hicks Bunting.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19

The United States should "cau, Ia
pans bluff. 1t IS ridiculous for 2resi-
Dent Roosevelt to cater to the little
brown men," iii trying to override the
school laws of San Francisco. The aexr
step would be that Japan would be tell
ing congress how to govern the United
States. Give us a Hobson navy and Rt
Japan "show her hand."-Raleigh En-
terprise. as.qi
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19

It's a pleasure To tell our reader
about a Cough Cure like DR.. Shops
For years DR.. Shoop has fought agains
the use Of Opium Ch~Ioroform, or othe
unsafe ingredients commonly fonnA T.
cough remedies. Dr.. Shoop. 81 seems
welcomed the Pure Food an
Drug Law recently n ed. for he is
worked along similar lines many years
For nearly 20 years DR.. Shops Conss
Cure containers have had a warniss
printed on them against Opium an,
other narcotic poisons. He has M
made IL possible for mothers to protac
their children by simply iRsisting o
having DR.. Shops Cough Cure. Sok,
by Robert r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
No
Failure TO .Agrc' Upon Loca6on
Caused Committee TO Decide .NaAiIr~I
Plan.

Washington. February l3.-By vote
Of six To five the houss committee on
ways and means today decided against
the plan To establish a q sub-trea>-
ury in the southeastern states. THe
vote was not a strict party vote, an
tbs" committee expressed its sympahv
with the statement Of Secretary Shaw
that in the interest OF economy seyaHl
of the present sub-treasuries might b.
abolished. The failure Of the deLcg~a
ton from the southeastern states -
agree upon the location for tho pNo-
posed new s~ub-treasury it generaiiv
believed TO be responsible for tho al
verse action by the ways and ~
committee.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
ELL
Text OF the Act Passed at Present Ses
sion OF the Legislature.

ASAt on tiAt -NeI fiSStt at present ScS
Sion OF the Legislature.
The General Assembly Of North Caro-
lima do enact
Section l. That any person, firm OF
corporation who shall or may lOaa
money in any manner whatsoever by
note, chattel mortgage, conditional sale
or otherwise, upon article ur articles
OF household or kitchen furniture aud
snail or may take, receive, reserve OF
charge a greater rate of interest than
six per cent. either before or after he
interest may accrue, or who shall: re-
fuse to give receipts for payment on in
terest or principal of such debts o.
who shall fail and refuse to surrender
the note and security when The sane is
paid off or a new note and mortgage is
given in renewal, unless said old note
or mortgage shall state the amount
and that the new one is given In adGi-
ton thereto shall forfeit double the
interest which has been the etofore
paid.
Section 2. That all laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with this "a. are
hereby repealed.
Section 3. That this act shall be in
force from and after it's .rati6 a ion
In the General Assembly read three
times and ratified this the 4th day Of
February, A. D., 1907.
The crowded condition Of the Sell
wyn, the Central and the Ruf ID YES
terday, shows how rapidly charlotte
is gaining fame as a hotel town.-Char-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19

o may think that if you were run
,nlnG a newspaper you would not print
certain things, but if you had been
running one for a while you would
know more about what it k 10 sell
.papers.-Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
Will Not Talk.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., February 13.-M. c
Guthrie, of Southport is here, it is
understood, regarding compulsory
pilotage on Cape Fear river. He de
clines to talk. He says he intends 10
remain until Monday. He is consulting
with Senator Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19

Piles get quick If T-,m DR.
Shops Magic Ointment. Rcnembe
it's made alone for Piles-and ii works
with certainty end satisfaction tea
Ing, painful. protruding. or blind vlIe
disappear like magic by its use. Try :
and see!-Robert r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19

OF all the S~Outhern's wrecks a.
mlshaps Of a few years back. its Cd.
llsion with the North Carolina Ieq\
lature seems the most disastrous.-sa :
isbury Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19

In case Of a scrap between Germany
Haiti, Uncle sam and the Monroe doc-
trine will have the time OF their iivsz
ii keep out Of it.-PhiladeIph a In
euirer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19


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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-23
KEEP THE DAIRY CLEAN.

DIR. Vaughn, of Michigan Univer-
sity, states that of ali the diseases of
children under S years of age in the
great cities, one-half are preventable
and are due to bad milk. Milk is
bad for infants when it contains bac-
terra that are harmful to them.
Such bacteria get into the milk be-
tween the moment of leaving the COW
and its ingestion by the infant.
Strauss, of New York, has shown
that proper treatment of the milk by
way of Pasteurization will lessen the
death rate so or even rs per cent. 1t
remains to be shown how much care
full handling of the milk by the pro-
ducer will aid in this matter.
Let me make a few suggestions to
the milkmen who are to sell milk for
consumption in the city during Sep
tember and early October
Drain or fence every pond, creek
or river in the pasture field. 1t is
practically impossible to remove the
fine mud from the udder of the cow.
This mud carries most harmful
germs.
See to it that the water trough has
no mudhole adjacent.
See that the cow does not wallow
in dirty barnyard.
Let the cows out at pasture at night
and keep in darkened stable during
the day, thus preventing the contin-
uous fighting of flies, which cover
the udder with fine dirt almost i'm
possible to remove.
Always milk in stable.
Brush the udders carefully, also
the sides and hanks of the COW.
Slightly moisten the udder with
clean water before milking.
Milk rapidly and with dry hands,
in stable free from dust or bad odors,
preventing the odors by cleaning out
the stable after milking, or a sutfl-
cienu time before, to compel the es-
cape OF the odors by good ventilation.
Milk in pals that have been
thoroughly washed by rinsing off ad-
herring milk with tepid water, then
thoroughly scrubbing with brush
| in very hot sal-soda water, and Fl.
nally rinsing in boiling water; nc
yellow scum on the seams nor rusty
spots between. Strain the mink
through three thicknesses of cheese.
cloth in a room outside of the stable,
where the air is in motion. Aerate
and cool.
| Continue the cooling and keep the
milk below so degrees until deliver
ed to the consumer. r.-Amey1can Fam
| NI01LH
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-23

and even respect opinions different
from her own. She has learned that
the care of her house is not the end
and object of her existence-that her
house is merely the chief tool in the
making of home. She must go
abroad sometimes and meet her
friends, those who are in circumstan-
ces similar to her own, and sharpen
her wits upon theirs.
The studies and addresses enjoyed
by the average club tend to broaden
their minds, and teach them to mea-
sure "small things small and large
things large"
The actual range of practical ways
and means of household and family
management has been greatly in
creased by the researches of the clubs
Women in their clubs have come,
not only to know better their fellow
women, but to love them better.
Thus has been developed wonder
full comradeship, such as never has
been seer before this has extended
to men. AS the interest of women
have gone out to education, art,
science, they have met men on a
different footing from any ever before
known.
Women learn in the club not only
what they ought to believe, but the
courage to hold ones. own convic-
tions is strengthened. We may be a
weak minority in the outside world,
but in our clubs we find women who
see the right as we see it, and are
ready to die for it. Thus our own
hands are vitality upheld.
The clubs have been perhaps the
most powerful factor in bringing to
ridicule. the notion that married
woman must ask her husband for
every cent she needs.
The clubs have been the great
Ideal Makers for our women. Amid
all the snobbishness, the shallowness
and the blunders of these clubs, the
ideals have been, on the whole, the
highest and best. And the Ideal is
the most important element in every
life, especially the Ideal of the Home.
n. r. E. ~, in WewtoSn Pa. J
Enterprise.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-23
DECLINE OF PROFANITY.

Many purists bewail the prevalence
of slang in the spoken language of
the period. Has it never occurred to
them that in the vast majority of in
stances slang is relatively soft and
harmless; that it is seldom profane,
and that what common speech has
suffered from interjections of slang
and cant phrases has been more than
counteracted by the disuse of hard
old Anglo Saxon swear words?
Thus the language is usually the
gamer, and usage is making much of
the slang good English. Take any
good dictionary lately from the press,
and it will be found to contain literal
ly hundreds of words that were con-
sidered slang and not to be spoken
in polite conversation a dozen or
twenty five or fifty years ago.
Likewise, take and standard novel
-of-tlsrsey- y-fos.s-or-issrs- s-gsssssat;sns~soy
which reflects the customs and people
of its period, and it will be found that
some of the leading characters in it
were given to politely damning vari-
Gus parts of themselves and about
everything else on the slightest pro-
vocation in any company whatso-
ever.
In the days of Sheridan it was con-
sidered good form for the gallant
gentleman to consign himself to per-
dition, piecemeal or as whole, while
paying tribute to the charms of the
ladies with whom he was conversing.
The rotund and benevolent Mr..
Pickwick himself was not averse to-
using a.judicious oath while in the
most charming society.
Thackery, in person and in his
novels, let drop swear words OCCASION
ally that would not now be tolerated
in a gentleman's parlor.
In the "good old days" of long. ago
it was regarded as gentleman's priv
ilege to swear, and if his caths were
nicely chosen no ofense was felt. It
is not so now. Not that profanity is
obsolete, but it is pretty nearly so in
polite society.
Occasionally the gentleman may
let slip an oath under provocation,
but in such instances he is careful to
note that there is no woman within
earshot. The "d-''a at the dinner
table or in the drawing room is un-
known in these modern and better
daYS.