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' will be charged fifty per cent, extra, AdvertJsemectito foUcw reading matter, or to occupy any special place, will be charged extra affording to ,mSeeii, Acetwn and Official adveitlsfineuUi e dollar! per sauare for each insertion. .' Br WILLIAM II. BEBHABD. WILMINGTON, N. C. Thursday Morning, April 11. ; THIS C0USTRY CAN LEAD. A ff!w davs aero we reproduced in. an editorial a remarkable prophecy of Wm. H. Seward, made ia the Uni ted States Senate in 1852, in refer ence tb the conspicuous place the countries on and in the Pacific were destined to take in the world's pro- cress. Much of that prophecy has already been fulfilled, and much more of it rill be fulfilled within a decade from i his time. It t ad more especial reference to the CDun tries upon the American side of the Pacific, and only incident ally referred to the part the countries on thi: other side, teeming with their millions of people, might play in it. But they have been playing it some, and o ie of them has been playing a heroic part. When Mr. Seward spoke he knew but little of Japan, that marvellous nation, which after a sleep of many? centuries suddenly awoke, rubbed the cobwebs from her eyes and bounded to the front amonjf the nations of the earth, one of the most ancient and exclusive of riatlons, which had kept her gates hermetically sealed, as it were, for all time before against the nations of the earth, suddenly becoming the most progressive of nations In. this respect she stands alone, peculiar and unparalleled by any na tion, of any age. Mr. Seward could not have fore seen the part this wonderful nation -was to play ia the progress of that side of the Pacific, but in one gene ration she has done moje for the progress of humanity within her sphen: of influence than was done in all the ages that preceded since the waters i of the flood subsided. When she crossed the dividing waters and with tier brave soldiers ' carried war into the midst of China's 400,000, 000 ol people and smote the vain glorious, rotten personification of despots stupidity on the brow and made it grovel in the dust and bawl for mercy she lifted Chinese manhood and made progress possible. It is said that one of the conditions of peace prescribed " by Japan is that China shall open her gaes to the machinery of the nations of the earth, which means that China shall become one of the nations of the earth and give her people a chance to become as other people and move along with the procession. Under the progressive inspiration or dicta tion of such a nation as Japan there are inestimable possibilities in even as moth-eaten a country as China. But what is this, to as? some one might ask. Much; very much, pro vided we realize it, and put ourselves in a position to take advantage of it. Politically we declared our in dependence of the "mother country" 119 years ago, but commercially and financially we never have. Finan cially nee have permitted ourselves to be go erned by European ideas, and Englaid governs Europe. The brains that shape England's financial policies, dictate the financial policies of Europe, and we march to the tones that English money-handlers whistlt. That's what we have been , doing jnost of the time, that's what we are! doing now, and that's why we have'-rjjiscord amongst ourselves on the financial question, why our Treasury becomes embarrassed for gold, 4nd why when it does we have to go tipon the market as a borrower to ged gold, much of which is. dug from ojur own mines, and goes out to be hoarded abroad and sent back to us at aj premium. Whjj is this? Because, as we haye said, we follow the lead of, England in shading our financial policies, and look tb Europe as the only market for out trade, when there is a better ' and a Ibroader market oa the other side ; of the Pacific, where we could lead itr finances as we could lead In trade. ' - : Under; the English dictation we have practically ostracized -our sil ver, degraded it to the condition . of . a mere: commercial commodity: and pot go Id up as the only metal to be honored as a true money metal. "When we did that we stnpidly-toolc a back seat and turned the lines and whip over to England, and let - her do the driving, which she has been doing ever since. She was anxious for our trade and if we bought from her more than we sold her we had to pays the difference in . gold her money If she invested in enter prises in this country or in American securities, she must have the divi dends or interest in gold and the principal1" when that .became due. She ignored our silver, and thus $500,000,000 of our metallic curren cy became utterly worthless in our dealings with her and other nations which followed her lead in declaring for the supremacy of the , yellow metal.' The wealthiest nation in the world, she can control the world's volume of gold coin, and make other nations which must have it look to her for it. Are we always to play second to England and submissively walk in the path she points out? Should we do this when we can look across the Pacific and see 800,000,000 of peo ple, anxious to trade with us, whose money is silver,-who would welcome the money that England will not open her trade marts to? If we did that; if we bored a water-way through the narrow barrier that sep arates the waters of the Pacific and Atlantic, at the isthmus, and sought our trade in these waters, in the coun tries on both sides, all of which are silver using countries, it would not be long before England would be forced to cease worshipping the golden idol and recognize silver as a matter of self preservation. She will never do it until she is forced to do it. And hat is the way to force her. She has led or driven us; we can lead or drive her if we will. ' HINOE, MENTION. The Raleigh Visitor informs us that Messrs. Jones and Foster, ex tensive growers of hops in the State of New York, are now in Raleigh with a view to making experiments in hop-growing in Eastern, Central ind Western North Carolina, the in tention being to engage largely in the business in that section where the experiments prove the most sat isfactory. Experiments which have been made in Rockingham county have given good results, and it is pro posed now to carry them on over a wider range. Mr. Jones, visited this State a year or so ago on the same mission and was favorably impressed with the surveys and investigations he then made. There is little doubt that hop-culture will succeed in this State, for they may be found growing luxuriantly here and there in almost every part of it, but whether they can be grown profitably for market is the question to be de termined. The industry is largely and successfully carried on in New York State, and very largely in Cali fornia, where they have the advant age of cheap Chinese and Indian labor in the picking season, which is a matter ot much importance as bearing on the cost of cultivating and marketing, as the hops have to be picked by hand like cotton. At one time it was a leading industry in Wisconsin and other Western States, but it was taken up as a craze, run into the ground by overproduction until the hops would not pay the cost of picking and marketing, and aban doned finally, we believe, altogether. But Messrs. Jones & Foster doubtless know what they are doing. V The President's Private Secretary contradicts the report given out by a Washington paper that the Presi dent wasjn receipt of many letters and telegrams urging him to call an extra session of Congress to repeal the income, tax law. We have no doubt that he would be overwhelmed with appeals of that kind if there was any ground to believe that he would be Influenced by them, but Mr. Cleve land has had experience enough with the Congresses not to call them in extra session unless the emergency be of much more importance than the repeal of what there is left of this income tax law, the kernel of which was scooped out by the recent decis ion of the Supreme Court. There will not be any extra session for this purpose, ' nor likely for -any other, but.-it is not at all improbable that this decision will result in the repeal of the law, the prime object of which was to raise revenue by taxing wealth which, it was claimed, and justly, had not borne its fair proportion of taxation for the support of the 'Government. Under this decision the' number of income tax-payers may become so small and the revenue -from this source so irfsignificant . that . there would be realty no use iq keeping it on the statute books. To escape the tax all the recipient of a $4,000 income has to do Is to invest his earnings m real estate or in Govern ment, State or municipal bonds, and let the income tax collector whistle. ,-- ' .'. i. - Telegraphic annouBcement was made, yesterday that the Edgar Thompson foundry and machine works at Mobile, Ala., bad been awarded the contract for castings for a marine railway at Halifax, Nova ;otia, having underbid other com peting establishments in the United States and in England. That scorces one more victory for the- Alabama iron men, who have on several pre vious occasions secured important contracts, bidding against the world. We don't know what the extent of this contract is, but the presumption is that it amounts to something when both American and English ' estab lishments" competed for it, but whether 'it be large - or small, the fact that a Mobile firm won the - prize, - again c draws attention to "j the ' South as an Iron-manufacturing section and is a splendid advertisement for Alabama iron works. Itr draws attention to another fact, ' and that is the possibilities , of the . iron manufacturing . industry in our Southern seacoast cities .where they have the advantage of cheap raw material from our own mines and cheap all-water" transportation for their manufactures. Tnis latter fact had in all probability something to do with the bid made by these Mo bile work's which secured them the contract over other competitors at home and abroad. With un taxed imported oreSj which it is sometimes necessary to work with our native ores, some of our Southern seacoast cities might become great iron and steel manufacturing centers. CURRENT COMMEN1 . Governor McKinley's , atti tude on the financial question is that of a man who regards one thing at a time as sufficient, especially when that one thing is the tariff! Wash ington Star, Dem, Germany's espousal of the French side of the Niger controversy with England accounts readily tor the calmly confident tone of Minister Hanotaux in discussing England's recent outburst of belligerency. . It is likely to have a similar effect upon Mr. Bull. He will roar much more gently over the provocation than he did last week. iv7". Y.Commercial Ad vertiser, Dem. " St. Petersburg cablegrams say that the "strong military tone" of the Kaiser's recent speeches has pro duced an unfavorable impression in Russia. But the Kaiser's speeches are no stronger than they have al ways been, and the world at large is beginning to understand that a mili tary tone after dinner may not mean much except wine after all. New York World, Dem. v How did the American Colo nies succeed in gaining their inde pendence? By, the assistance of France. How did the United States afterwards acquire possession of Louisiana, Florida, and a large part of Mexico? Think of these matters before you come to the conclusion that Uncle Sam does not need any more "outlying dependencies." In diplomacy, no man can tell what a day may bring forth. Richmond Dis patch, Dem. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Salisbury Herald: Capt. Dick Eames came up from Albemarle this morning, bringing along with him that seTen-pound nugget of gold found yes terday. Those who saw it say it is a beauty. Raleigh Visitor: Deputy col lectors Davis, Smith, Shelburn and Moffitt report the seizure of three illicit distilleries in Guilford, Wilson and Ran dolph counties. These ranged in capacity from forty to 80 gallons. No mcoa shiners were arrested. Goldsboro Argus: The death of Mr. W. E. Lewis, until recently a citi zen oi Goldsboro, occurred Sunday even ing at 7 30 o'clock, at the home of Mr. F. M. Musgrave, near Black Creek, from the effects of a chill. He was about 50 years of age. " Winston Sentinel: Mr. Susan Carter, of Sandy Grove, Caswell county, met with a horrible death last week. While she was alone in the house, her husband being out on the farm, she fell in the fire and was horribly burned. When her husband reached the house she was dead. It is supposed she bad a fainting spell and fell in the fire. Newbern Journal: Mr. Alonzo Thomas Jerkens. one of Newbern's most respected and aged citizens, died Sunday afternoon at ten minutes to five o clock. The deceased would have been 88years.old next June. - Miss Julia Taylor, a lady who lived by herself on East Front street, came to her death suddenly about: 12 o'clock Saturday night from being frightened bv a burglar. Carthage Blade: We regret to chronicle the death of Mr. Duncan Muse, which occurred last Tuesday night of la grippe, in the 43d year of his age. Miss Lydia Muse died last Friday at the residence of Mr. D. C. Muse, near Cole's Mills, of la grippe. She was a very old woman. la our last issue we neglected to mention the burning of Adam Tyson's dwelling and contents two weeks ago. His loss was about $3,500. Charlotte News: Pat Munzo who was m the city to-day, reports' that mere w a gooa acai oi activity in the gold fields of Clear Creek ' township. Gold mining is going on actively, and there are now in Clear Creek two Colorado miners who expect to invest in a mine. When the corn er stone of Little Rock (colored) church, on Seventh and Myers streets was iaia, some nomey representing paper issue and silver coinage was put in me receptacle, along witn a tJible, hymn book and other articles. Last night tnieves picicea out tne corner stone, broke open the box and stole the money. iney lett tne Bible and nyma book. TWINKi INGS Carleton What happened when the mouse ran across the floor did she laint? Montauk Great Scot, no; don't you know she's a ni&ovi Brooklyn Eagle. Mabel "I always refhse a man permission to kiss me." Ada "Why?" Mabel "Because, then he is more anxious to." Brooklyn Life: She So the Count's relatives consider it a mesalliance?" He Decidedly. The girl has only a quarter of a million, and the Count owes" three times as much as that. - Judge. "Been getting up a new mud guard," said the inventive boarder. "Might I ask," inquired the cheerful idiot, "whether it is to be applied to bicycles .or candidates? "Indianapolis Journal. . . . Mrs. Rash "How do you man age to get your cook up so early?" - Mrs. Dash -Well, I hunted up a young and good looking milk-man and hired him to come at 5 o'clock."-Louisville Courier-fournaL: The wife One-half of the world doesn't know how the other, halt lives The husband Well, it isn't the fault oK your sewing society, anyway. Life. Clara How under the sun did Ethel happen to marry Mr. Awkward ? i Dora He was the bane of her life at every ball she attended, and I presume she married him to keep him from want ing to dance with her. ACK. Weekly. rTHiiiEoimowN;: IT RESTS ON A VELVET CUSHION IN THE CATHEDRAL AT MONZA. It Was Used - In Crowning- Tnlrty-iour Monarcha Conflicting- Stories of Its Ori gin and Career Other Treasure Guard-' ed In the Church at Btonaa.. "Let no otlfer hand dare to touch it," , said Napoleon as he plaoed the iron crown upon his brow, - J It seems to have been a weakness ox the great Napoleon to crown himself, for he also performed the aot in the Cathe dral of Notre Dame at Paris. In the one instance he rudely repulsed .a bishop, and in the other a pope, who were about to place a crown npon his head. - The mystery of the origin of the Iron crown, tne mrereBting , mstory i connected- with it, the noble and ignoble- heads it has adorned, all make it an ob ject of importance. -: Now, after crowning 34 mon arena, it rests on a velvet cushion in a glass case in the cathedral at Monza, locked ; and sealed and guarded. Only by the pay ment of $1 can the onrions obtain even a glimpse of it. It is composed or six quadrangular pieces of gold United by hinges and is adorned with 22 gems of various colors and 24 enameled jewels." Lining the inner part is the much dis-. puted strip of iron. The popular tradi tion that this strip is made ont of a nail from the true cross is gradually becom ing disbelieved, although the clergy still maintain the right of the strip to be considered holy. . The story is that Helena, the mother of Constantino, found the nails with which Christ was crucified, and of ope of them made a horseshoe and of the other a diadem. The diadem, all of gold, but lined in the interior with a thin strip of iron, was given by Pope Gregory the Great to Theodolinda, and by her to the Church of Ban Giovanni Battista, whioh she had founded at Monza. There is an other crown in the church given by Theodolinda and called for her, but as it is of gold and makes no claim to be ing holy, being simply a votive offer ing, no particular interest attaches to it, Some writers say that the nail was not plaoed in ttje iron crown, but in the helm of Constantino; that the lining strip of iron is simply a band to hold the inflexible crown in shape. It is only since 1717 that the crown has been con sidered a sacred relio, and discussions and suppositions have been advanced in regard to it It is not mentioned in the reign of Theodolinda, nor until some centuries afterward. Those who oppose the idea that the lining strip of iron is the holy nail say that if it was, the Mil anese would have resented with the sword the calling of it a crown of straw, as did Rafael Toscana in his verses: With iron here (in Milan) they encircle the brow, With straw in Monza and with glittering gold in Borne. There were other iron crowns in the history of the past, among them one made for Henry VII, in the form of a garland of laurels, ornamented with rich and precious stones, but all of these have been lost or stolen, so that the one at Monza alone remains. Between the years of 1859 and 1866 the iron crown was absent from the lit tle velvet cushion in Monza. It was car ried oftby the Austrians, but was re turned in 1866 to the king of Italy. The portraits of all the kings who have worn this crown are also preserved in the cathedral at Monza. The last three were Charles V, at Bologna in 1530; Napoleon, May 26, 1805, in the famous pinnacled cathedral at Milan, and in the same place Ferdinand I, Sept 6, 1838. There are other treasures guarded in the church at Monza chalices and holy vases, gems and crowns of silver and gold. These are venerated and wor shiped, and many of them have been there since the time of Theodolinda but others have been placed there at differ ent times by the Lombardian sovereigns. There was formerly a crown in the church that had been given as a votive offering by Agilulfo, the husband of Theodolinda. It contained the inscrip tion, 'Agilulfo, by the grace of God, glorious man and king of Italy, offering to San Giovanni in the church of Mon za." The inscription was noteworthy because in it was used for the first time the words "gratia Dei" (by the grace of God), which have since- been adopted by all the sovereigns. This crown was melted and sold in 1804, the year before Napoleon was crowned with the iron crown. Napoleon founded an order of knight hood and called it the Order of Iron Crown. , Monza, the sleepy old town contain ing the cathedral that guards this his toric crown, lies in the shadow of the Alps. Looking toward them one Bees the snow glistening on their peaks. Turn ing in the opposite direction the pinna cles of Milan's cathedral can be seen white and shining in the sunlight, while above the sky is blue, and at one's zeet flows tne peaceful Xjambra it is a scene of quiet beaujty and suggests no thoughts of stormy times and great revo lutions, and yet such have taken place in and about Monza. In late years many momentous questions" of state have been settled here. Chicago Record. If the Rope Broke. A visitor to Niagara once got a reply which was by no means the answer he expeoted. He was watohing the car start which is raised or lowered on the inclined plane by steam power, but, not liking the look of the track, did not go down himself. After the car had start ed he turned to the man in charge and said, "Suppose, sir, that the rope should .break?" The visitor was thinking of possible danger; the man only thought of business, and replied, "Oh, they all paid before they went," which was not quite so soothing an answer as the que rist might naturally have expected. Cornhill Magazine. Woman Was Made From an Elm Stick. In the Scandinavian myth of the ori gin of woman, Odin, Vill and Ve, the three sons of Bor, were walking along the seabeach, when they found two sticks of wood, one of ash and one of elm, Odin and his brothers were trods. of course, but the sight of the stick caused them to wish that they could carve other gods from the inanimate wood. They forthwith set about the task, with the result that they made a living man out of tne ash stack, and a fe male, being in godlike form, equally as uvely aa the man, out of the elm billet St, Louis Rejrablia 4 jBncklen's Arnleat Sal-re. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises. Sores. Ulclers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores. Tetter. ChaDned Hands, Chilblains, Corn?, and all Skin Eruptions and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to Kive perfect satisfaction or mopev re funded. Price 25 cents per bor. For sale by R R Bellamy. f For Over Flftr Temra Mrs. -WmsT-nw's Snnn Svutt-d hu been used for over fifty vears by millions of mothers for the ir children while teeth ing, with perfect success. - It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain cures wind colic, and is the best remedv for Diarrhoea. It will . relieve the poor little suffdrer immediately Sold bv druggists in - every pare ot the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ass. lor Mrs. WiDslow s Sdothtag Syrup, and take no other kin i. t A LEAP AND A RESCUE, How a Tramp SaTed a Kauroaa xrain aaa What Came of It. , . Extra Wallace, west bounds reached Emerson at 10 p. m. June 16, 1878. In switching out a car the forward brake man was so badly injured that we left him for surgical treatment I was braking " behind. - - Prom Emerson to Chaunoer. 12 miles,' is up grade, and bs Conduotor Wallace had gone over to' the engine I was left alone on the rear. The moon shone brightly, and I noticed a number of tramps riding out on top. r We had almost reached : the ' summit and the" night express was only 15 min utes behind us when suddenly the speed slackened. - The caboose, two cars of telegraph poles and three of cinders nad broken off. I was standing on the load of poles and started I for a brake when one of the poles became loosenea rrom its position and rolled on my foot I struggled desperately to free myself, for the oars had started backward. I thought of the express with her cargo of precious lives and struggled again. I seemed to.near tne crasn, tne shrieks and groans of the" dying, the curses and prayers. Minutes were years, and I grew old in the awful suspense. Then I heard a whistle and saw our front end following down the hill. On the leading car the conductor was swing ing a back up signal, while the whistle blew a wild warning for No. 7. Faster and faster spun the wheels, and slowly, but surely, was the runaway overtaken. I held my breath. Only 20 feet : A form shot out over the chasm, swung in clear relief for an instant against the sky and then dropped safely on board the car of cinders. At the same mo ment the conductor gave a stop signal, and the gap widened. Well tuned it was, lor given a second sooner and tne leap worn a. nave Deen impossible; later, and a collision un avoidable. In a short time every brake was set, and as we slowed down I shrieked fran tically: "Flag No. 7 1 Take a red light and flag the express I" He understood and obeyed without a word. Fortunately or providentially, they were late, and he got back far enough to stop them. I was unconscious when at last released. My foot was badly crushed, and it was many weeks before I was again able to report for duty. As for our hero, he proved to be one of the tramps I nad noticed and nad volunteered for his dangerous task. When the superintendent, who was on No. 7, learned the circumstances, he of fered him a position as brakeman, promising him advancement as he proved his ability. That was the begin ning. Today he is a prominent general manager, and his name is a recognized power in the railroad world. Chicago Record. - . - - -' PENGUINS FEEDING. The Transformation That Takes Place When TTiey Enter the Water. The appearance of the keeper, with his pail of live gudgeon, is the signal for sudden and intense excitement in the cages. The penguins wave their lit tle flippers and waddle to the door, whence they .peer -eagerly down the wooden steps leading to the pooL The cormorant croaks and sways from side to side, and the darters poise their snaky heads and spread their batlike wings. At the water's edge the penguins do not launch themselves upon the surface like other waterfowl, but instantly plunge beneath. Once below water an astonishing change takes place. The slow, ungainly bird is transferred into a swift and bril liant creature, beaded with globules of quicksilver, where the air clings to the close feathers, and flying through the clear and waveless depths with arrowy speed and powers of turning far greater than in any known form of aerial flight The rapid and steady strokes of the wings are exactly similar to those of the air birds, while its feet float straight out level with the body, unused for pro pulsion, or even as rudders, and as lit tle needed in its progress as those of a wild duck when on the wing. The twists and turns necessary to follow the active little fish are made wholly by the strokes of one wing and the cessation of movement in the other, and the fish are chased, caught and swallowed without the slightest relaxa tion of speed in a submarine flight which is quite as rapid as that of most birds which take - their prey in midair. In less than two minutes some 30 gud geon are caught and swallowed below water, the only appearance of the birds, on the surface being made by one or two bounds from the depths, when the bead and shoulders leap above the surface for, a second and then disappear. s Any attempt to remain on the surface leads to ludicrous splashing and confu sion, for the submarine bird cannot float It can only fly below the surf ace. Immediately the meal is finished both penguins scramble out of the water and shuffle, with round backs and drooping wings, back to their cage to dry and digest Spectator. Frozen Milk. The French industry of icing milk is an original departure in tinned commod ities. The milk is frozen and placed in block form in tins and on the part of the purchaser requires to be melted pre vious to use. Being hermetically sealed, the commodity thus iced preserves its form until it ia required, when a min ute's exposure, to the sun's rays or to the heat of the fire is all that is necessa ry to reduce it to a liquid condition. Baltimore Sun. To Remove Ink Stains. Ink stains on carpets or woolen goods can be removed while they are fresh by taking common baking soda or salera tus, rubbing it well into the spots and then rinsing with warm water. The same process will remove dried ink spots from cotton goods if the spot has not been wet with water before the sal eratus is applied. Jewelers' Circular. Why She Did. Husband For heaven's sake, what makes you talk so muoh? Wife (pleasantly) You do, love. I, have to keep talking so you will not have bo many opportunities to say rude things. Detroit Free Press. Ton Don't Have to Swear Off Says the St. Louis Journal of Agricul ture in an editorial about No-To-Bac, the famous tobacco habit cure. "We know of many cases cured by No-To-Bac. one, a prominent St. Louis archi tect, smoked and chewed for twenty years; two boxes cured him so that even the smell of tobacco makes him sick." No-To-Bac sold and guaranteed bv R. R. Bellamy & Co. No cure no-pay. Book free. Sterling Remedy Co.. New York or Chicago. - marvelous Results From a letter written by Rev J Gun dermao, of Dimondale, Mich, we are permitted to make this extract: "I have no . hesitation in recommending T JDr. King's New Discovery, as the results were almost marvelous in the case of my wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist church at Rives unction she was orougntoown with fneumonia suc ceeding La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms Tf coughing would last .hor- --'to little Interruption and it : seen. " j i she could not survive them. :A nend re commended Dr. King's New Discovery it was quick tn its work and hiehU sat isfactory in results." Trial Dottles free at R R Bellamy's drug store. Regular nze uvc ana fi.uu. t You Will never need another dose is cooked with Cottolene, EN r .... .- .. sFl - tne new vegetable snort- K4 ening, instead of lard. Cottolene aids tne diges tive powers lard des troys them, which will you choose? rThegentdne Cottolene is identified by this trade mark steer's head in cotton - plant wreath on every paiL Made only by The N. K. Fairbank Company, ST. LOUIS and CHICAGO. GERMAN ARMY MARRIAGE. Officers May Not Wed Without the Con 'sent of Their Superiors. . No German officer can marry without the consent of his colonel, according to Poultney Bigelow in ' The Borderland of Czar and Kaiser, " and this consent can be obtained only after a oarefal in quiry into all' the circumstances sur rounding the proposed alliance First, is the young lady suitable for associa tion with the wives of the other officers? Second, will the bridegroom be able to live respectably and bring up his fam ily? Third, are his means, or those of his wife, invested in proper securities, so that he is not liable to be expelled by reason of bankruptcy? The extraordi nary social advantages enjoyed by the German officer and the pecuniary re sponsibility growing naturally from such advantages make his small pay, which amounts only to about $1 a day in case of a first lieutenant, appear even smaller than it is. An American lady who had been spending a winter in Dresden told Mr. Bigelow that all the bachelors of the garrison were furnished with a list of marriageable women, each name orna mented with the property she might be expected to inherit This no doubt -was a mistake on her part, but it is a very common one German officers stationed in desirable towns are very apt to get into debt and have to choose between leaving the army in disgrace or marry ing a rich girL Mr. Bigelow adds: "From my own experience in Germany the officers would appear to have married for, love and to be iiappy in consequence, " and yet "the number of those who get into debt and fail to secure a rich wife is considerable, although it makes no particular ripple in the surface. Such men simply disap- pear and turn up sooner or later in America, where they take employment as coachmen, waiters, teachers or instruct ors in riding schools. The change of life is very violent and ia adopted only as preferable to suicide. " Wholesale Prices Current y The following quotations represent Wholes rices generally. In making np small orders highe prices have to be charged. N . . The Quotations are always Riven as accurately a nossible. but the Sta will not be responsible for any Yariations from the actual market price of the articles quoted. BAGGING Jute...., O Standard..... 1 WESTERN SMOKED HamsS 133, Sides t 8fcs Shoulders V Bt.... 6 7j 14 10 8 DRY SALTED Sides 9 t. Shoulders " t BARRELS Stdrits Toroentim Second-hand, each 1 00 New New York, each 135 & I 15 1 40 1 40 New City. each.. & BEESWAX V 16 30 BRICKS Wilmington, 0M 6 50 & 7 OS Northern - 00 II 00 BUTTER . North Carolina, ?J fi. bor tit ta th sa change 15 23 25 a as & 48 48 g 5 TO 18 25 9 10 10 - 11 11 & 12 .... 10 ' 27 28 20 & 28 15 & 19 6 6M 18 20 10 & Northern . CORN MEAL Per bushel, in sacks . . . COTTON TIES V bundle .. CANDLES f Sperm ..................... Adamantine CHEESE V Northern Factory Dairy, Cream State COFFEE ft S Lagnyra... Rio DOMESTICS Sheeting, 44, V yard. ..... Yarns, V bunch. EGGS dozen. FlSH Mackerel. No. 1. 9 barrel 28 00 80 00 & 15 00 18 00 9 00 14 on 850 Mackerel, No. I, $ half-barrel 11 00 Mackerel, No, 3, barrel IS 00 Mackerel, No,-8, V half-barrel 8.00 Mackerel, No. 8, V barrel.... 18 00 Mullets, V barrel 8 85 Mullets. S cork barrel . o too. N.C Roe Herring, V keg..... 8 60 DiyCod. 5 & 400 a io FLOUR 3 barrel Western, low grade " Extra..., 8 60 8 50 8 75 4 25 8 23 . .. 8 60 4 25 4 50 8 50 325 7K 10 83 50 50 45 50 . 70 - .... i .. m .... i oo , 90 90 ck o 0H 9 125 " Straight... Second Patent First Patent, City Mills Super....... " " Family... GLUE V J GRAIN bushel - Com, from store, bags White. Corn, cargo, in bulk White... Corn, cargo, in bags White... ' Oats, from store. ,, Oats, Rust Proof. . , Cow Teas HIDES, V lb Green Dry - HAY, ft 100 fef Eastern.... Western North River HOOP IRON, LARD, ft- Northern ; .. North Carolina LIME, barrel LUMBERfcity sawed) M feel- Ship Stuff, resawed 18 00 Rough-Edge Plank..., ....... 15 00 20 00 IS CO 18 00 23-00 15 00 West - India cargoes, according to Quality -. IS 00 . Dressed Flooring, .seasoned. .. . 18 00 Scantling and Board, common,, 14 00 MOLASSES. ealla New Crop Cuba, ia nods , . " " .". in bbls 2ft 28 26 Porto Rico, tahnds.. sa a 27 ID UUI& . . , Sugar-House., is hhds -!S7. 14 16 45 15 lis obis .- .... ' Syrup, in bbls r. ' 85 a N AILS, keg, Cut. 80d bxi.i . ... a PORK. bai - . City Wss. Rum -Priuie . . 13 50 13 00 13 00 ROPE, x .. .. 10 s SALT, 0, . m ..., Liverpool ,. Lisbon .5".. American , ... ; nl25-Sacsk.. 45 23 75 65 85' 50 7 00 2 50 5 00 7 50 4 SHINGLES, 7-inch, & V. 5 00 Common.. 8 00 Cypress Saps., - 4 50 Cypress Hearts, ... SUGAR. 9 t Standard Grann'd standard A ...,.... White Ex C St . - 4i EztraC, golden ... '4 C, Yellow .... '- 856 waiiS inarm era STAVES, tt M W; O. Barrel .... R. O.-HoRsuead 314 S 00 14 10 00 TIMBER, & M feet Shipping... v 20 ; Mill, Prime ,i.i.tj. , 00 Mill, Fair .. 50 Common Mill. ,f,w..i-....... 4 00 Inferior to Ordinar 8 00 TALLOW. 4 8.-................ 6- 13 00 9 50 7 50 5 00 4 00 WHISKEY, & gallon Northern, , 1 00 - North Carolina 1 00 WOOL, Washed.., .......... 14 X Clear of Vnr 10 g Hntty. ... . 0 3 2 H . COMMERCIAL" W I 1VM INGTON I M A ft K FT. STAR OFFICE, April 10. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing doing. r ROSIN Market firm , at 1.15 per bbL bid for Strained and $1.20 for Good Strained. ' " : TAR. Market: quiet a 85 cents per bbL of 880 lbs. - . CRUDE -TURPENTINE. Market firm at $1 20 for Hard, $1 90 ' for Yellow Dip and $2 50 for Virgin. COTTON Dull. Ordinary....... S cts ft Good Ordinary .. 4 " u Low Middling. ,..,. 5 7-16 " " Middling. . . .. . , ... 5 " " Good Middling.. , . 8 8-16 " " Cotton ..... Spirits Turpentine, . Rosin. ....... , . Tar..... Crud TnrpeMme.. 00 bales 10 casks 40 bbls 25 00 bbls bbls DOMESTIC MARKETS. rfy Telegraph to the Moraine sri. V FINANCIAL. New York. April 10 Evening Money ' on call was easy at 224 per cent., last loan at 2 per cent., and closing offered at 2 J ceni. Prime mer cantile paper 4J5 per cent. Ster ling exchange dull, with actual business in bankers' bdls at 488js&488 for sixty days and 489J 489$$ tor demand. Com mercial bills 487l44873i'. Government L bonds steady;United State3 coupon fours 4o. r T M c . . . lis; umiea states twos a. State bonds higher; North Carolina fours 102; North Carolina sixes 124. Railroad bonds strong. Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day sold at 67 lor three ounces. .1 COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK April 10 -Cotton quiet; middling gulf dling up;and 6Jc. avca:i,-. Futures clesed firm, with sales of I 211,900 bales: April 6 43c; May 6.45c; Jure 6.43c; July 6.46c, August 6 48;Septembci 6.50c; October 6.54c;Novemt:eT 6 58c;De cember 6 62c. Tanuary 6.67c Net receipts bales; gross receipts 3.848 bales; exports to Great Britain 2 832 bales; exports to France - bales, ' exports to the Continent 551 bales; for warded 939 bales; sales 33 bales; all to spinners; stock (actual) 232,789 bales. Total to-dav-Net receipts 8.081 bales: experts to Great Britain 5,594 bales; ex ports to France bales; exports to the Continent 5.985 bales; stock 846,079 bales. Total so far this wpp lr Nt rwirt 62.94CT bales; exports to Great Britain 24.954 bales; to France 1,074 bales;, to the Continent 39,934 bales; to the Chan cel bales. Total since September 1 Net re ceipts 7.460.683 bales; exports to Great Britain 2,933.4o7 bales; exports to France 714.245 bales; exports to the Continent 2.102,660 bales. ' j1 Flour dull and held firmly at prices; winter wheat, low grades 81 90 $3 30; fair to fancy grades $2 352 90; patents 82 753 40; Minnesota clear $2 402 90; do: patents $3 254 00; low extras $1 902 30; city mills $3 353 40; Southern flour dull and firm, common to fair extra $1 902 75; good to choice do. & 8033 25. Wheat dull, firm and lie higher; No 2 red in store and at ele vator 60L60c; afloat 6162c; op' tiots were moderately active and irreg ular at unchanged prices to Jc advance, with only a local trade and speculation holding off for the Government report. Tuly and May were racs. active; No. 2 red May 60c; June eOcjJuly 60gc; August 61; September 61 Jc; Decern-: ber 63Mc- Corn dull, scarce and firm; No. 2 at elevator 56c; afloat 57Lc; un graded mixed; steamer mixed 6050J; options ruled dull and clcs:d steady at unchanged prices to c advance, with trading chiefly seal pi rg and switching; May was most active; May 50. c. lu'v 50c; September 51Jtfc. Oats dull acd firm; options dull and easier; April and May 822c; July SSc; spot No. 2, 32 S3c; No. 2 white S636Jc; mixed Western S334c. Wool firm and de mand moderate; domestic fleece 1519c; pulled 12 83c. Beef quiet and firm; family 810 0012 00; extra mess (8 00 8 60; beef hams firm at $19 50; tierced beel firm; city extra India mess $15 0018 CO. Cut meats firmer, with a better demand; pickled' bellies 7c; pickled shoulders 6c; pickled hams 9k9Mc; middles firmer; short dear $7 07W. Lard quiet, firmer; Western steam $7 25; city $ 62X6 75; April $7 25, nominal; May $7 35; refined lard quiet; Continent $7 70; South America $8 00; compound $5 37X5 50. Pork more active, firmer, mess $13 5014 00. Butter quiet; fancy steady; State dairy 9 18c; do. creamery new 20c; Western dairy 813c; do. creamery new 12 20c, old 910Xc; Elgms 0c. Cotton seed oil strong, with a fair demand; crude 2324c; yellow prime 27c Rice fairly active and firm; domestic, fair to extra 446c;apan 434c. Molasses foreign nominal; New Orleans, open kettle, good to choice 2888c, firm and demand fair. Peanuts quiet. Coffee steady and 15 points up to 10 down; Aprily $14 4014 45; May $14 150114 80: June $14 20; July $14 1014 25; Sep tember $14 uui4 uo; October $14 l)g 14 10; November $14 OO.December $18 95 14: uu; spot Kio quiet and steady; No, 7, $16 50. Sugar raw firm and fiirly active; fair refining 2 ll-16c; refined quiet and steady; off A 83c; mould A 4 8- 164c; standard A 3 15-16 4c; cut-loaf and crushed 4 9-164c; granulated 8 15 164Jc Freights to Liverpool steady; grain more active; cot ton, per steamer 4 oa; grain per steamer aa. Chicago, April 10 Cash quou tiOns: Flour quiet, with offerings moderate and the feeling firm.- Wheat No. 2 spring 59 61c: No. 2 red 54355c. Corn No. 2. 4545c. Oats No. 2, 29c. Mess pork per bbl, $12 2512 37Ji- Lard, per 100 lbs. 16 92J6 95. Short ribs, loose per 100 lbs, $6 806 85. Dry saitea shoulders, boxed per 100 lbs . ljoxoos7H. snort clear sides, boxed per 100 lbs, $6 556 0. Whiskey distillers' finished goods per gallon $1 26. The leading futures ranged a .oilows opening Highest lowest ana closing: w aeat-c. April 54. 54, 8!& 54M May 54i655. 55Wgn55i 54. 55tfa 65 Ji-. luiy 66$, 56Ji56M. 66, 66k 00; September 5757, 57K. 67JJ. 57Kc Corrj-No. 2 April 45. 45. 45c; May 45&. 45, 4556, 5; teraber 469.46. 465tf. 46?6c. Oats- No. 2 May 28. 89. 28. 29Jc; fune sJb. 85S. xuc: July Vl ' n ?s rorK per bbl. May 812 25 12 60, 12 25; $12 42Vi; Tuly $12 47H 13 67. 12 42, 12 60, Lard, pei v iw m?v 57 7 t-5. 7 00. 7 05 July $7 15. 7!i0. 7 12, 7 20; September 5 ou. -4 ei, Tiix, 7 83Jf. Short ribs per . 100 lbs May $8 85. 6 40, 6 27H 6 85; July $6 43, 6 55. 0 42$ o OO.beptember S6 57, 6 65. 655, 6 62$. Baltimore, Ap! ii 10. Flour dull and unchanged Wheat firm; No. 2 red. spot . A a -4 t as . . a rtprn ,oi4c; wav tu61Uc; Inly o?8obC; steamer No. 2 red 58J;c, buyer; Southern wheat by sample 61 68c; do on grade , 59&6?fc- Core steady; mixed spot, snd April 5050c; Mav 49M50c; steamer, mixed. 48a 48c Southern white corn 5051c; do veiiow ouoic Uats firm; No 2 white Wesiem 37., asked; No 8 mixed, do 0434C. - COT? ON MARKETS. By Telegraph to the Mornio Star , April 10. Galveston, firm at 5 18 16c net receipts 1.426 . bales, Norfolk timore, quiets 6$c net r receip bales; Boston, quiet al 6&c ne. re ceipts 1,869 bales; Wilmington, dull at 6-aet receipts , bales; Philadelphia firm at 6 ll-16c net receipts 109 bales' Savannah, firm - at. CJgc net receipts' 1,700 bales; New Orleans, firm at 6c met i!BCiBijpti :- S,S83ii: bales? Mobile, steady at 6&c net receipts 417 bales Memphis firm at 5 15-16c net receipts 208 bales; Augusta steady at 6 Vc net receipts 290 j bales; Charleston. I at Sffnct receipts 891 bales;Cincinnati, eicauy ai vv act rctcipts DUU Dales; LOU- isville,' firm at 6c; St. Louis, firm at 6c net receipts 704. bales; Houston firm at 5 18-16c net receipts 1,503 bales. FOREIGN MARKETS. r Cable (0 the Moraics Su Liverpool, April 10.-12.80 Ccttor, good business at firm prices. American middling 8 13-82d; sales 25,000 bales of which 28.800 bales were American -speculation and exports 1,500 bales' Receipts 100 bales, all of which were American. Futures opened steady, and demand moderate. Americon middling G m c). May and June 8 24-648 25 64d; June and July .8 26-64d; July and August 8 27-64d; August and Septem ber 8 28r643 29-64d; September arid October 8 80-64d; October and Novem ber 8 31-64d; November and December 8 82 64d; December and January a 33 64d. Futur;s quiet, but steady at the advance. Tenders of cotton for delivery to day 400 bales new dockets and 100 bales old dockets. 4 P. M American middling fair, 4 18-32d; good middling 3 19-32d; low middling 35.16d; good ordinary 3 3 16J; ordinary 8d; April 3 22-64d; April and May 322-64d; May and June 3 23 643 24-64d; June and July S25-64d; July and August 8 26-64d. buyer; August and September 3 27-643 28 64d; Septem ber and October 3 28 64329-64d; Octo ber and November 8 30 64d; November and December 3 81 64d, buyer; Decem ber and January 3 32-64d, buyer; January and February 8 33-643 34-64d. Fu tures closed quiet and steady. Rheumatism, neuralgia, headache and pains of every kind instantly relieved by Johnson's Magnetic Oil. $1 00 50 cts.; 50 cts. size 25 cts. J. H. Hardi.v, J. Hicks Bunting. t MABINE. Fori Almanac April 11. Sun Rises. 5.83 A Sun Sets 6.80 P Day's Length ..' 12 h 57 High Water at Southport.. 8 41 P s; High Water at Wilmington 10.28 P M MARINE DIEECTOEV Mat of Teasels In tfe f'nn ot W'i . snlaston, N. C, April 11, 1895 BARQUES. Gustav Metzler (Ger) 852 tors, Gorck, Peschau & Co. Ruth (Nor), 466 toes. Pendeissn. Heide &Co. Alborga (Nor), Kj tstvedt, Heide & Co Marco Polo (Noi), 7o3 tons, Ha'verttn. Heide & Co. - Fritz (Ger). 412 tons, Bradherim:. E Peschau & Co. Wodan (Ger). 525 tons.Arcdt, E Pescbau &Co. Ceres (Ger), tons, Bulow, E Peschau & Co. BRIGANTINES. Nimrod (Rus) 390 tons, Pateison, Down ing & Co. I STEAMSHIPS. Melrose (Br) 88 tors. Albury, Geo Har ms, Son & Co. SCHOONERS. Cora M. 136 tons, Mitchell, Geo H airiss, Son & Co. ' John R Fell. 344 tons, Loveland. Ger Haniss. Son & Co. Seasonable Goods. In store, and arriving daily, a choice selection of seasonable goods. We have on hand RAISINS of every variety, from 8c to 25c per pound. CITRON, from 15c to 25c per: lb. CURRENTS, all prices, all grades. NUTS, all prices, all grades. We would like tp call special at tention to our assortment of the above goods. CHEESE Switzer, Roquefert, Neofchetel, Framage de Brie, Edaai, Pineapple, English Dairy and Amen can Cream. All fresh and of finest quality. Plum Pudding and Mince Meat. ' Cakes and Crakers. A beautifn! variety of all kinds, too great an as sortment to specify. Will have to be seen to be appreciated. The above are only a few of out specialties. Our assortment is com plete and we invite all to call and examine before purchasing else where. . With four wagons we can deliver promptly. THE JOHN L. B0ATWRI6HT CO WILMINGTON. N. C. Teleuhoiie Ho- 14. Geo. Mather's Son? CompiM v, Xttvbliihed 1815. Printing Ink & Varnish Kanuiscturer 89 Rose St, H. Y. A complete line oi th se crltbrctf1 lokni i the H. A. MURR1I.L. Wholesale Papei Dta'.c:. 2C7 6. Trade street. al9o ilARI.OTTk Old Newspapers. YOU CAN BUY OLD NEWSPAPERS, in qnau tide to suit, At Your Own Price, At the STAR Office. Suitable for WRAPPING PAPER, an- Excellent for P'acing Um1p- Cai pe' Jno. WrLDRB Atkinson. Wm. Mavo A kin ATKINSON & SON, AGENTS North Carolina Home Ins Co. OFFEP TO THOSE WANTING INSTJBAHCE AGAINST FIRE Polida io this Old and Reliable Home Instituwr.. AU lasses prompt); paid W S. PRIMROSE. Presided, CHARLES ROOT. Secretary. PULASKI COWPER. Secretsr.. The Great Farm, Industrial and Stock Journal of the South. . ONE YEAH SOB $1. . Sampla copies and premium list m fl) be mailed -on application to i THB CTJLT1VATOB PTOWSHIBe CO Wm 3w - firm at 6c net receipts 487 bales, Bal