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By WilililAfI H. BEBNARB.
: " WILMINGTON. N. C
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Thursday Morning. Jan. 2. 1896
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KETIRINQ THE GREENBACKi.
Retiring the greenbacks seems to
be a very perp exing problem simply
because they have not gone about it
In the right way. If r the specie rr-
. sumption act had been adhered to in
good faith and no arbitrary construc
tion of the Secretaries of the Treas-
' ury had annulled that lav? in spirit
and letter, there never would have
been any " trouble with - the green
backs and they never would .have
become a "menace" to the? Treasury.
They would have continued to be a
respected part otVour currency sys
tem, performing the functions of
' .money as' they do now; severybddy
would bave been satisfied with them
bepause everybody knew they could
be converted-' on presentation into-
; coin. -. ' . ' j j
The blunder was made when the
7 Secretaries went. outside ot the law,
made a law unto themselves by their
construction ot the law, and under
took to redeem in a coin Which was
scarce, and with which the Govern
ment could supply itself only by bor .
rowing.If the resumption act had been
adhered to. in gold faith the green
backs would have been redeemed be
fore this time if there had been" a
desire to redeem them.-anfd we would
have had silveir or the representa
tive's of silver circulating in their
place. Then there would have been
no rash to redeem them, as there has
- been since, gold alone has been used
tor that purpose, for gold has a
speculative value and the nations of
the. earth are. competitors; for it.
While the greenback is redeemable
in gold and gold only it always will
be a menace to the Treasury, unless
. some way can be devised lor retiring
it, and hence it is not strange that
President Cleveland "and Secretary
Carlisle, who have so fully commit
ted themselves to the goid standard,
should so earnestly desire their re
tirement. But they can't do it in
the way they propose, for the peo-
' pie of this couatry : will i never pa
tiently, listen to - al -proposi
tion to destroy' nearly $500,000,000
rof. paper money , which it costs
nothing to keep in circulation and-
and.take upon their shoulders a
bonded debt of $560,000,000 in ad
ditioneto the debt they now carry.
: One thing is certain j and that is that
' neitherHhis Congress nor any other
" Congress likely to assetnble for
some years to. come , will 1 ever con-
sent toretiring. the greenbacks by
' issuing bonds, whether it be proposed
to be done gradual y or ;as a lump
B.ut it doesn't follow from : this
that the greenbacks cannot be re
tired, for they can be.! It can be
done by patriotic jco-bperation be
; tween the banks and the Govern
ment. The probabilities are that
the national banking system will be
continued indefinitely even if State
Jbanks should be re-established, and
M they are not that system will
doubtless become jpermanenr, . with
meteer less Changes to bring it
nearer to the people and to make it
,: mre generally "serviceable. As
Governmeut bonds haye no longer
. to offer special j inducements for
' people to take themf there is no
longer necessity' to make them ex
. clusiveTy the 1 basis for bank' circu
lation, (and herjsfore the banks
. might be authorized to issue notes to
the full amounrof the face value of
the, bonds deposited, dispense with
the gold reserves and let greenbacks
take their place, the banks obligat
ing themselves Ho protect these
, greenback reserves" with gold. This
would turn loose a large amount, of
cold: now locked xxnAtn the bank
:' reserves, and would at the same time
retire that amount of greenDacas.
Then as an inducement to the banks, j Venezuela or this country if she ex
to take in the greenbacks" permit I pects to get out ojjthis'tiusinesslrith-
them to issue notes to the amount
ten per cent, or so ia; excess of the
greenbacks taken, as "suggested .by
Secretary ICarlisle. ? j This would
retire -many more, greenbacks and in
stead of contracting the currency
wooid expand it to the amount of
national bank notes issued in excess
of the greenbacks retired; which'
would make in round numbers abont
$35,000,000 added to Hthe carrncy
on the assumption that all the green
backs outstanding were taken in by
the . banks. It wouldn't matter
so much whether all were takea io
or not if the banks co-operated with
the Treasury, for the amount left
outstanding would be comparatively
so small that it; would never become
a cause of embarrassment, f or ' it
would remain in the hands of the
people who would find other use for
it than as a means of drawing gold
j from the .Treasury, rv
The trouble heretofore has been,
and is now, that the Treasury has
had to hold its hand against the big
banks, which have been engaged in
the work of draining its gold reserve
to force it to borrow more and to
borrow it from them, drawing out
the gold which" they paid for - one
issue of bonds to buy another an
endless chain sort of a business
which they could run as long as they
cared to run it. Instead of com
bining and working against the
Treasury the great .banks ' of the
country should co-operate with it
and when a disposition was shown
in .-any quarter to corner or " em
barrass it come to its rescue and show
a patriotic disposition to maintain its.
credit, instead of combining to force
it into the borrowing market, as some
of them did in 1893, which proved a
very serious business to them in the
end, forit precipitated a crisis and re
sulted in industrial and financial col
lapses which they did not anticipate.
If the banks had gone to the rescue
of the Treasury in 1893 .there . would
have been no shaking of confidence,
no panic, no financial crash nor in
dustrial paralysis. All these were
the result of plotting to, force the
Government;' to issue bonds that a few
Shylocks might make money out of
them; but the plotting had a wider
sweep than ' they intended, and
brought disasters that didn't enter
into their calculations. They simply
over-reached , themselves in their
selfish, unpatriotic greed for gain.
Every citizen is interested in main
taining (he credit of his Government,
and surely none more than those who
own and. handle millions. They say
the greenbacks are "a menace" to the
Treasury, but they can prevent them
from being a menace, and if they
want them retired, as they say they
should be, they can accomplish this
by co-operating with the Treasury,
inwhich there is little doubt they
would have the co-operation of 'Con
gress, if they went about it in the
right way. ' :
HI50& MENTlDH.
The fact that the contract for the
building of two battle ships has been
awarded to the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company is
attracting much attention and elicit'
ing much comment, favorable to the
South, from Northern, papers. This
company bid against the Cramps, of
Philadelphia, and the ship builders of
San Francisco, and went under them
$500,000 on each ship,' which shows
one of two things either that this
company could -do this work and
make a profit on it at a figure so
much less than - their competitors
offered to. do ,it, or that they were
bidding so low and.lrisiing loss for
the benefit of the advertisement. Bat
a miljion dollars would be a pretty
large sum to pay for such advertise
ment, s(2 we must comie to the conclu
sion that it was a legitimate bid on
which the bidders expect to make
a Reasonable, profit. If they succeed
in this and turn out work satisfactory
to the Government; (their 'abilityto
do which they have already demon
strated), , they ; have a ; pretty sure
thing! on all the work of thaikind
they will wish to do. This" is a vic
tory on which this company is not the
only one to be congratulated, for it
may be the beginning of ' a great
ship building business in the South,
at other points as , well as Newport
News, and create a large demand for
Southern iron, Southern timber such
as is used in ship-building, and for a
large ampunt of high-priced, skilled
labor, all of which will bring a good
deal of money into the r South and
put it Into circnfalion. ' It is not at
all unlikely tharithe South may in
the near future become the great
ship building section of the country.
I This is the view that some of the
Northern papers take of it.
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The Westminster Gazette has come
to the conclusion that the American
people are in earnest in the Venezue
lan matter, and will adhere to the po
sition taken.. The only way it sees
out of the trouble Is by the'appoint
ment of a board of conciliation. In
what a board of conciliation would
differ from a board of arbitration we
do not knowbut thefceUlniy can
not be much conciliation : until there
is some Understanding and agreement
as to the matter in dispute.
If Lord Salisbury had' agreed
to this, as i suggested by rthis
Government, the whole matter
would doubtless be in arfair Way-of ;a
settlement satisfactory to alj parties
by this time and there would beno
need for a board of conciliation. But
I the Gazette is iight, for England will
i certatniy nave to conciliate either
of I out getting further into it unless the
commission sent, out. from this conn.
try finds the cUixas.imade by Great
BritnjnsrifieEbjtte faca,v i
which event th Win be the end 'of
the matt as Venezuela has practl-
.
cally agreed, to be bound by the
findings of this commission. , .',
f War between this country and
England would be felt considerably
in the South where, it would mate
rially aflfect the price Of cotton, but
1t would havev a tendency to stimu
late the cotton manufacturing indus
try, esoeciallv in the South, to sup
ply, the demand for manufactured
goods, caused by the stopping of the
cotton manufacturing . industry in
England, which is dependent npon
this country for 80 per cent, of the
raw cotton; The suspension of this
industry would be a much more
serious matter to England than the
loss on the raw cotton would be to
the South, for it gives employment
not only to many millions of capital
but to thousands of people employed
io the manufactories, to. thousands
of others employed in various ways'
in halidling it, to the ships and thou
sands of sailors eogaged in carrying
the cotton to England and the man
ufactured goods to other countries,
and the merchants who handle both.
Tor England it is a great Industry,
one of her chief commodities of com
merce which has brought her millions
upon millions of dollars and given
-her immense trade in other countries.
She will seriously consider before she
will jeopardize that industry.
CURRENT COMMENT.
It is ludicrous to see the gold-
buz organs attempting to believe
that I'the silver craze is dead," while,
in thek own columns they are forced
to publish the fact that never was
bimetallism ' more vital. Augusta
Chronicle, Dtm.
The passage of the financial
bill in the House on Saturday by a
vote of 170 yeas to , 136 nays shows
that Speaker Reed's .political lines
are already broken, and it is doubt
less but the beginning of Republican
disintegration in the House that is
likely to make the Democratic de
moralization in , the last Congress
comparatively respectable; Phtla
ielphid Times Ind.
If a cablegram, from the pri
rate secretary of the Prince of Wales
to a Tiew York newspaper, in which
His Highness declines to say .any
thing, creates such a profound im
pression in Europe, what would a
cablegram of the same deep signifi
cance from the Prince's valet d ?
And, then,' what' if his hair dresser
were aiso io speas ouir . i--aazooKs j
Our judgment is that it would throw
all Europe into such a fever of ex
citement that it would not sleep for
a Week. If ew York Advertiser,. Rep.
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TWINKLINGS.
Old Lady-That parrot I bought
ot voa oses dreadful laneuaee.
Qird Dealer Ah, mum. you should be
very careful what you say afore it; it's
astonishing how qa-ck them birds pick
up anything. spare Moments.
junior fartner-- -Why did you
Rive Crummer the job of coliecrtog
debts for our flrm? Do you think: he is
any good?
Senior Partner Well, he collected S"
debt ftom me the other day. Truth.
"Colonel, what do you think of
the theory that it is miarion to drink
water while eatinc? , . '
"I don't see. sah, why it should not be
as injurious, then as at any other time,
sah. Ctncinnatt Enquirer.
Bacon I was up to Artist
Penn's house last night. .
Yeast-3id he draw any for you?
"Yes. indeed he did."
"What was the best thine he drew
durinethe evenm-;? '
: "A cork." Yonkers Statesman.
Never touched him: "No, Mr.
Jones. I cannot be your wife, but I will
be a sister to you.
" Well, that's all right; that's what I
wasted to ask, bat I dirtn t want to be
too abrupt about x."The Courier.
"It's, real mean," she sobbed;
"1 ought to have had a college education
like those girls." -Why, what's the
matter, dear?" asked her mother. "I
oaa to give up ana let them pass me in
ibe crash for the bargain counter i a st
because tbev have st died football and 1
haven't.' Washington Star. v
MrS. Clubber Look at that
lovely new bonnet of Mis Beamerfc!"
Old Clubber Yes; it came within an
ace of being yours.
- Mrs. Clabber How v t
Old Clubber (despondently) Beamers
fetld the other ace, confound him New
York World v . ,
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. mx. ixewiy wea laescribing a
bull-Sent) And the eo raged animal
gored the toreador's garments five times
before he was finally wounded.
Mil. Newlywed ? (ibseht-mindrdly
thinking of her new Fall costam ) How
nornd wnen nine gores are the style.
Harper s Bazar.
tIra.Jt.P.Ben,0aatpatomie,S.an,
wife of the editor of The Graphic, the lead
ing local paper of Miami county, writes
: "I was troubled ttrith heart disease
forsli years,- severe palpitations, short
ness1 of breath, together with such ex
treme nervousness," that, at times I would
walk the floor nearly all niirht. Wo
consulted the best medical talent.
Xins s.-7f fftcrsy;3?j help for tne.
th-it 1 hagaBlc SiaoaBeof 'the heart for
which there was no remedy. I had read
your advertisement ia The Grannie and
a year ago, as a last resort, tried one bottle of
r JeP're Cure for the Heart,
which .$jaUicedaie that there was true
merit in it. I took three bottles each of the
Heart Cure and Bestorative Nervine and
vampteteiy cure tne. I sleep
well at night, my heart beats regularly and
more smothering spells. I wish
to say to au -rho are suffering ns t mat
there's relief untold for them if they, will
umjr kivh your remeaies Just one trial."
fttleCwlUr
' iUdruRKlstsaeJlitata. s tM.ii t
itiva
bottles for SS, or
by the Dr. Miles Medical Oo Elkhart, Ind.
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure
Wre guanntersfl tost
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. 'vne cent a aose,"
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SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Concord 'Sdgr&fWntt&tim
dealer W. L. Bell js also an. undertaker
and came near meeting with a fatal acci
dent Monday morning, when he arose
quite early and undertook to splint kind
ling to Start a ore nc was wamiug
about in darkness with a piece of light
wood and a knife in his band and 'acci
dentally stumbled over something that
caused him to fall. The blade of the
knife penetrated the flesh and struek the
chest bone just aDout tne nearc; it was
indeed a narrow escape irom, saving nis
heart touched. t ' ., I
Statesville Landmark: Christ
mas morning Aloert Speaks, aged about
60 years, was found hanging in the
kitchen , on his premises near Evalin
oostoffice. In New tlcpe townsnip. cor
oner Harbin was notified of the occur
rence by D. W. Speaks, who .reached
here early Thursday-morning, j Speaks
made affidavit that an inquest was nec
essary and the coroner left at once for
the scene of the suicide. After hearing
the evidence the jury decided that "the
deceased came to bis death by means of
a rope fastened - to a rafter by his own
baqd. By reason oi speaks nanas oe
ing tied report gained currency that he
had been lynched, but there is no reason
whatever (or believing that such was the
case, for some reason oi Disown ne
very probably tied - his own bands,
which he could easily do, after fastening
the rope around his neck and just before
he swung on. j
Greensboro Record: Our neigh
boring town of Asheboro is progressing.
It has baa a first-class fire, which started
yesterday in Boyette & Richardson's
drug store. The buildings burned were
Boyette & Richardson s drug store, J. u.
Bnttaia s law office, Burns' hotel, w. F.
Moraghe's jewelry store, E. A. Moffitt's
store and the Ar&ts newspaper office.
There was no insurance except on the
drug store stock and on Mofiitt'a store
bouse. The others are a complete loss,
except Brittain and Sapp's. The library,
part of the drug store stock and -part of
the furniture of the hotel were Saved by
the most heroic efforts. . The store of
W. P. Wood & Cm the court house.
J. A. Black's residence. N. H. Stack's
residence, tne law omces oi i. a. Diair,
Wm. C Hammer. Geo. S. ftradihaw.
Wiley Rash' and M. S. Robiosoa were
saved. Ic is estimated that twenty five
thousai d will cover the loss. ,
Charlotte News: Milas Over-
cash, an operative at the Cabarrus M'lls.
olConco'd is lying at his home there
to-day. suffering from a wound in the
bead that may result fatally. Overcasb
last night went to Udell Mills. No. 4
where be got into a d fS:uhy With Bud
Wood. .In the fight Overcasb strict
Wood fn the head with some sharp
implement- it.fi cting a lloody wound.
Overcasb left the mill alone and started
for his home. He walked over a half a
mile, to the residence of Mr. R. S. Har
riss. on Spring Street, where be iell un
conscious His-groans were heard by
the inmates of the house and he was
found lying in the street. He was sent
to his home in a wagon and doctors
were summoned To day, Overcasb
was still unconscious and the doctors
fear bis wcu ad may prove fatal. The
men hed previously bad a difficulty and
were not on good terms. . i .
Raleigh News . and Observer,
Monday C. C. Taylor, a young man agid
22, while leaning from the platform of
the regular passenger train No.78 on the
Wilson & Fayettevule bhort-Cut, was
struck on the head- by one of , the sup
ports of the iron bridge over Little
Kiver, near Kenley, and was instantly
killed. Taylor, until two months ago,
had been employed by the Park Lumber
Company, ot Kaleigb. . He bad been
drtoking heavily - during the holidays.
He was onginaIly,from f teasant Grove,
Guilford county. The remains were
wrought here this alternoon on the local
freighttrain. Yesterday at Lucx-
ma Koselle Lucas, a boy about 15 years
of age. was accidentally shot bv a com
pinion ot about the same age. 1 The gun
was loaded wi h bird shot and inflicted
quite a severe wound in the shoulder. It
is not thought to be fatal. It is
settled that the' Cummock. mines, in
Chatham county, in which the terrible
explosion of fire damp occurred a few
days ago, will not be closed. Work will
not be resamed before the middle of
Jauaary. Laborers are at work io
small way now cleaning out the gang
ways and passages that were blocked
with debris. No coal has been taken out
since the explosion.:
APPOINTMENTS
for Visitations by the Bishop of Eait Caro-
Dec 29tb Sunday after Christmas
M P Roxobel. S Mark's.
Dec 29ih Sunday after Christmas
E P WSodville, Bertie county. Grace
church.
Dec 81st Tuesday Windsor. S
Tb mas ..
Ian 1st, 1893 Wednesday Festival
of the Orcumcision P Plymouth,
urace Church. . .
Jan 3d Fnday-Williamston Church
of the Advent. ,
M P Morning Prayer. E
P Even-
ing Praver. -
Holy Communion at all morning ser
vices. . .
The children catechized when practi
cable. .
The Vestries will pleased be prepared
to meet the tsisbop. .
Unerings to-be for Diocesan Mis
sions, f -
The Circnlar Saw.
A correspondent states that the circu-
lar saw was. first invented in America
,by a combmaker named Hartshorn, who
used a common handsaw to saw out the
horn between: the teeth, thus forming
one of those old fashioned horn combs.
Finally, thinking it rather a slow
process, be took what used to be caned
a "Bnngtown copper," filed it down
thinner, drilled a hole through its cen
ter, then squared the hole and cut the
teeth around its outer edge, placed it
upon a mandrel true and permanent,
then put it into his lathe, and with the
flat horn lying npon a wooden rest he
sawed ont Ms combs. " : -
From the copper he shortly cut up
his hacksaw and converted it into cir
cular saws. This man". Hartshorn, lived
and died in Mansfield, Conn, ne aiso
invented the screw and lip" auger, also
the bits, such as are used in; the brace.
He was asked why he did noij put in his
claim for compensation long afterward,
when we had a patent office, j ' :
His 'reply was that if he had -done
anything that was a benefit to his fel
low men they were welcome to it.
Philadelphia Record. !
- All Doubt KemoTed.
Any doubt "that may have hitherto
existed as to the veracity of the Biblical
account' of the passage of the Jaws dry
shod across the ffed sea have been set at
rest by the report of Major General Tnl-
loch, published in London, describing
an incident which took place during his
recent survey for the British government
of that part of Egypt through which the
route of the exodus is said to have lain.
Jt seems that on one occasion Tivrt spring
there sprung np a storm ; of "wind so in
tense in its violence as not only to stop
all survey work along the 7 borders of
Lake Menzahleh, , but to carry within
the space of a few hours the entire wa
ters, the lake out of sight "beyond the
horizon, leaving all the sailing vessels
resting on the sandy bed of the inland
sea. This is manifestly what occurred in
the days of Moses, and what hashither-,
to been in the eyes of the skeptical open
to doubt as a miracle must henceforth
be accepted as a definitely proved natr
nraVfact-New York Tribtmey 1
(catchy phrases that have come
; . INTO COMMOfM USE-
pjTlrst Enacombe Speech Was DellTored
In 1S30 Blaine and Conkllnjj In Debate.
Famous Seitenees Prononiwed by Ststiea--
'meiilWnen Not In ConfrMM. ':".;,'' S;
, Many cf the. best laiown. and,: tnost .
fiuoted phrases with ; whidVthe Ainer
can people are familiar originate in
k-OJigress.. . ;i .... , . uWV- z '
There is no reason why,;if.,.aigopd.
thing is said upon, the floor of the senate ,
jr house, the country should not .know
it in 24 hours. With a press gallery
thronged with correspondents who are
always ready and eager to pick np the;
novel phrase or the apt description, with
the great. press associations distributing;
the debates from one' end of the country;
feo the other, and with newspapers only;
too anxious to give currency to the lat-:
jest expression, -a man who says a good,
thing in congress one afternoon may
twake np the next -morning 'and find his
saying in everybody 's month. , There is
-something in the atmosphere of con-;
jgress, too, that develops the latent wit
ana inspires w rupuri.ee. u a oeuaiAir uir
a representative has anything in him at
all, it is bound to come out in a rough
and tumble debate with a political op-
kjponent. many oi tne congressmen nave
jtion tested 'upon the stump and know
how to hold their own in the face of all
comers. It does not always follow, how
ever, that a statesman who is good in
debate will achieve fame by uttering a
phrase that becomes' popular.
To go back to the beginning of con
gressional history is to discover many,
phrases- uttered in. congress which axe
still current. It was as far back as 1820, .
for iriStance, that Felix Walker, a mem-;
ber of the North Carolina district which
included Buncombe county, apologized,
for ' the emptiness of his remarks by
stating that he had to make a speech
"just for Buncombe. " This is a saving
which has como down through the years,
as a byword. - "Liberty and union, one
and inseparable, now and forever, " was:
uttered by Webster in his famous reply
to Hayne. Lincoln's "with malice to
ward none and charity toward all? was;
first heard in the halls of congress when
his second inaugural address was , read
to the assembled representatives. In
later years Senator Ingalls contributed a
number of epigrammatic- sentences, the
best known of which perhaps was utter
ed in his wordy duel with Senator
Brown of Georgia. - TJhe latter had s
habit of rubbing his hands together as
he talked, and Ingalls-, with bitter em
phasis, described him as "washing his
hands with invisible soap in impercept
ible water." Another remark by In
galls was much quoted at the time. He
was : discussing the oleomargarine bill
and said regarding certain dairy prod
ucts that he stood "in awe at their
strength and reverence for their antiq
uity. " In Proctor Knott's widely copied
Duluth speech occurs that phrase, "the
zenith city of the unsalted seas," a title:
which Dmuth has always proudly kept.
Blaine and Conkling, with all their
greatness, left no single phrase as a leg
acy of their participation in congres
sional debates. "Burn these letters"
was often quoted after the Mulligan af
fair, but this sentence was not first ut-,
tered in congress. Tho famous debate
between the two men, which estranged
their wbolo lives, occurred in April,
18C6, over a "very trivial matter the
continuance'of tho bureau of the provost
marshal general It gavo Blame, how
ever, a chanco to satirize Conkling in a
single sentence. An article written . by
Theodore Tilton had appeared in which
Conkling had been likened to Winter
Davis. "Tho resemblance is great," ex
claimed Blaine, with pungent satire.
"It ia striking ! Hyperion to a satyr.
Thersites to Hercules, mud to marble, a
dunghill to a diamond, a singed cat to
a Bengal tiger, a whining puppy to a
roaring lion.
Another debate in which Conkling,
then in the senate, was a conspicuous
figure, resulted in a sentence which has
not been forgotten. Senator Lamar of
Mississippi had resented as a falsehood
a charge of broken faith made by Mr.
Conkling, and the latter retorted that
Lamar wds a coward, a blackguard and
a liar.' The Mississippi senator, who had
never been accused of cowardice, looked
over to his opponent and sarcastically
apologized for his first remark. "It was
one, " he said, "such as no good man
Would deserve and no brave man would
. wear. " Then he waited for Conkling to
reply, but the New York senator was si
lent
Many of the sharp things said in con
gress are left out of The Record. Cobb's
"Where was I at?" does not appear in
official . print, and Senator Woloott s
quotation of the Spanish proverb to
Senator Carey, "It is a waste of lather
to shave an ass, haslso been cut out.
A few f amtras sentences came very near
having their origin in congress. Davy
Crockett, the author of ."Be sure you're
right, then go ahead, " was a member of
the house of representatives for two
years, but it does not appear that this
oft quoted advice was originated with
him there. Henry Clay's "I would rath
er be right than president" was said to.
some friends at the capitol, but not in
publio debate. Senator Sherman, too, is
the author of the J '.mending f ences
phrase, although he waited until he was
at his home in Mansfield before he ut
tered it WhilcHayes was still presi
dent and Mr. . Sherman Was secretary of
the treasury he entertained hopes of a
presidential nomination. Just before the
Republican national convention met he
went to Mansfield, andr while there was
, called upon for a speech. In the course
of his remarks Mr. Sherman denied hav
ing traveled to Ohio to promote his pres
idential aspirations. "I have simply
come," he said, "to mend my fences,
x Which are greatly in need of -repair.
Washington Post. -'
, Buck-Jen's Arnica SalTe.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
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of mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with-perfect success. It soothes the
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cures wind colic, and is the bes remedy
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Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and
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v: ' ".OW-Teopte.
Oki people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will find
the true remedy in Electric Bitters: This
medicine does not stimulate and rnntaina
no .whiskey or other intoxicant, but acts
as a tonic ana alterative. . it acts mildly
on the stomach and bowels, adding
strength and swine tone to the nroana
thereby aiding nature in the performance
oi tne iuncuons. tiectric Bitters is an
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Old PmiiiI finrl it mm ntrlli, nhah
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Taken. Internally, It Cures
Diarrhoea, Cramp, and -Pain 1 in the
Stomach,, Sore -Throat, Sudden Colds,
Coughs, scc, ecc. .. ; .. .. ...
Used Externally, It Cures N y
uus, Jtsrxuses, .Burns, scams, sprains,
ToothaAhe, Fain in the Face, Neu
ralgia, Rhenmatism, Frosted Feet "
: K arttal era attained to aaeh tutboaadad
popalaritr. Salem ot.i ,r.
. An artiola of siaat marit and TbtOa-OBMr
JTonportiU
W can bear Ustlnonr te the aflater ef the
ralB-Kular. -W bar Ma IU maaio affftota In
oothlnrtiia aeiMt pain, and know U te be
. Sxd arflela. HMvlmaU MijnUk.
A apMdr enre for pain no famllr ananld be
Bstbina has yet mrpaasKT the Fata-Kntas,
jrhlohia the meat yaloable fuaUr madioiae aear
In nan' 1m.
It haa real merit; aa a
aa madloina haa aoqalred a rapntatlan
i awaas ef tranerhit' pain.
rapinauaa eanai te
rMrl (jr.l atl
"ia- a-am-a 1 1 my JV
T Mm .. . . . .... . .
TMaaaiv naainna a im aeta D7
Bawara orlmltatlana, bnv only
the eaaalae I
eratrwura,!
s erM"awf aw mum VWVa '
dec 17 mthtt
PoUce In Cassia.
cThe: Russian godovoy (policeman) is
-usually a very small policeman indeed.
He makes up in deportment and dignity
what Tie lacks in size. His countenance
bears evidence of unbending severity ;
he is never seen tb smile; he is minute,
but majestic ; dirty, but dignified. ..'
. His dress is a long kaftan, which the
ignorant would unhesitatingly pro
nounce to be a dressing gown. A sword
ornaments the left side, while his legs
are incaped in huge Wellington boots.
On his head he wears a small military
cap. -
The policeman lives in his own lil tie
house, about he size of a moderately
largo deg kennel, one of which is plant
ed at the corner of each principal thor
oughfare. Here the little godovoy sleeps
and eats his meals and disposes of the
spare time upon his hands.- Buffalo
Times. ; j
" Xored Her Horse. '
Clement Scott, the London' dramatio
critic; says that lie was once threatened
with a libel suit for Baying that a oer
tain actress who caracoled .on the stage
on a seedy looking, circus Jbred quadra
ped "rode, a horse with pink eyes."
"Abuse me as much as -you like," said
the fair litigant, "but don't say that
my horse has pink eyes. " .
The Storm Center.
.The great lakes and the St Lawrence
valley have more storms per annum
than any other -portions of this country.
This is due to the fact that storms orig
inating west of this district move di
rectly east, while many originating
larthar south move to the northeast
- . Two litres Bared.
Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction
City, 111., was- told by her doctors she
had Consumption, and that there was
no nope tor ber, but two bottles of Ut,
ICing's New Discovery completely cured
her,, and she says it saved ber lite. Mr,
Thoi. Eggers, 189 Florida St. San Fran
Cisco, suffered from a dreadful cold, ap
proaching Consumption, tried without
result everything else then bought one
bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery and
in two weeks was cured. He is naturally
thankful. It is such results of which
these are samples, that prove the won
derful efficacy of this medicine in Coughs
and.rjolds. Free trial bottles at K. K
Bellamy s Drue btove. Kegular size
60c and 11.00. .
Wholesale Prices Current.
tWThc foflowins Quotations re present Wholesa
Prices generally. In making np small orders highe
prices nave to ne caarcen.
The a notations are always erven as accurately a
possible, bat the Stab will not be responsible for ma
variations from the actual market price of the article
quoted.
BAGGING
S-S Jote
Standard..
WESTERN SMOKED
Hams ft).
Sides
' Shoulders V t
DRY SALTED
: Sides
Shoulders V t..
BARRELS Spirits Turpentine-Second-hand,
each ............
Mew New York, each..........
NewCity.each,
BEESWAX
BRICKS
Wilmington, M
NorthetB
BUTTER
North Carolina, f
Northers ........ ...,....... '
CORN MEAL .
Per bushel, in sacks ...........
Vlnrlnla Meal
COTTON TIES V bundle......
CANDLES
Sperm
Adamantine
CHEESE St
Northern Factory
Dairy, Cream
State
COFFEE .... ..
Laguy f"
Rio
DOMESTICS
Sheeting, 4-4, yard
Yarns, buocn
Vtnns V doxen....
1 O
isxa
6 C
6M
14
5
1 00 O 1 10
1 85 1 40
1 40
a 27
6 50 1 00
9 00 14 00
' 15 " ' ' '
88 G
it
mi
439 45
9 to
18
10
io o n
n is
.... 10
87 88
80 83
15Ha . SO
-6ii new
18 SO
10 12,
FlSH -
Mackerel, No.l, V barrel..... 22 00
Mackerel, No. I, half-barrel 11 00
. Mackerel, No. S barrel IS 00
Mackerel, No.2 half-barrel 8 00
' Mackerel, No 8, barrel .... 18 00
Mullets, barrel 8 85
Mullets, pork barrel. ....... 8 00
N. C. Roe Herring keg 8 0)
DiyCod, 5
" Extra ............... 8 25
FLOUR barrel
80 00
15 00
18 00
9 00
14 Of
8 50
6 50
8S5
10
S 60
Lew grade
Choice,
Straight ..............
First Patent . ".
GLUE S
GRAIN bushel
Corn, from store, bags White.
Corn, cargo, in bulk White...
Corn, cargo, in bags White. . .
Oats, from store
Oats, Rust Proof...
Cow Peas......,,.,
HIDES,
Green
Dry
HAY, 100 s .
Eastern. ....... ......
Western
North River
HOOP IRON, t..,
LARD, St .
Northern......
North Carolina ,-, ,
800
8 5 8 00
8 75 8 85
4 25
B7M 10
40
47UQ
40
50 O
....
..
45
40
8
45
.60. i
6
8
.... 1 00 :
so
85 -
8 34
e io
LIME, V barrel
LUMBER(city sawed) M feet
Ship Stuff, resawed 18 00
' Rough-Edge Plank 15 00
i a
80 00
18 00
.West India cargoes. according
to quality.
Dressed Flooring, reasoned....
Scantling and Board, common, ,
MOLASSES, gallon
New Crop Cuba, in hhds ..... .
x - " " In bbls
Porto Rico, in hhds.,.,,.,...,.
" j " In bbls
Sngar-House, in hhds, ,,
- Syrup, in bbls ,
NAILS, keg. Cot. 60d basis ....
PORK, barrel
City Mess.... .... . ..
Rum. X ..
Prime....... ..... "
ROPE.
SALT sack Alum.......
I iverpool, ......... ,..,.,,,.
Lisbon. ...
.S'iV-v .-...-4..
on 135 Sacks
SHINGLES 74ocb, M
Conunon....,.,,,...
Cypress Saps.,,.,
M, Cypress Hearts.,,,,,,
SUGAR. 1 Standard Gratu'd
.- Standard A. ...........
White Ex. C
ErtraC, Golden. ....... .......
C. Yellow'..
SOAP. t Northern. . .........
STAVES, M W. O. Barrel ....
18 00 18 00
18 00 88 00 '
14 00 15 00
.
26
85
18
18
28
88
80
14
15
88
8 80
wooaio 50
- 10 00
10 00.
10 88
.... 75
. 06
X3 n x i
X1MBR, ft M feet Shipping. .y
VOMpimHI.,,,,,.,!! ....
Btni, mm ....
- MilL Fair .....
Common Mill....,... ..
Inferior to Ordinarv. ....... .
TALLOW. ..........,.
Cleai of bars,,,,,,.,. .... k
X - ..,
40 45
8 00 7 00
8 00 A 8 50
4 60 5 00 '
.... 7 60-
. ;
4
- 4 4t
O 8K
' r
8 00 O 14
.... 10 00
TO 9 00
.00 7 00
60 A 460
4 00 A 8 60 i
8 00 8 00
6 '-.
1 00
00 S ,8
m&
. 9
COMMERCIAL.
f.m
Wilmington mark v
STAR OFFICE. Jan. 1.
NAVAL STORKS. I "
SPIRITS TURPENTIKE. kothmar
doing. , ,
ROSIN. Mark(!t at(aHir otil 8fl nor
bbl -for Strained, and: $1 85 for Good
Strained. ' x s
TAR Market stead v at-fiQ cents oer
bbl of 280 lbs. . r
CRUDE TTIRPENTTMEMnrlr.
firm at fl 40 lor Hard, ftl 80 for Yel
low Dip and -Virgin. Sales at quota-'
lauons. ,
Ouotations same dav last vrar Sniirtta
turpentine 24c: rosin, strained. iO.fiTU:
good jtrainea tl 02J; tar (0.90; crude
turpentine 91 io, 1 ou, 1 00,
RECEIPTS.
Spirits Turpentine
. .. . .'.
68
419
78
1 A
Kosin........ ....
Tar ...
Crude Turpentine
Receipts same dav last vear 20
a. ii
casks spirits turpentine, 883 Dbls rosin.
113. bbls tar. 10 bbls erode turpentine.
COTTON MARKET.
Firm. Quotations:
Ordinary... 5Ki cts lb
Good Ordinary..;... 65t? , " "
T lf:j ji- - . ... .
flfilUUling. ...... V 0-10
xrtiuuuili(. .......... .
Good Middline...... 8 1-16
M
Same day last year, middling CJC
Receipts 252 bales.- same' dav last
year 186. , '
V
COTTON AND HAVAL STORES.
MONTHiT STATlIliaEl)T.
RECEIPTS.
For month of December, 1895.
CttU.
StMu. Jttttn.
Tar.
Crndt
24.027
. 8,898 83,S60 . 7,475
RECEIPTS.
For month of December, 1894.
9.0
Cttfn. Stiriti. Rotiu. Tar.
OausV.
52,58 8,887 15,601 6,503
- EXPORTS.'
1,816
For month of December, 1895.
Ctttem. SjiriU. Rttim. Tar. CrU.
Domestic.. 5,878 : 3 360 9 0 5,563 674
roreign.,. ,M6 1.S5J 80,874 89 8U0
&Toi9 8,710 8171 5,591 "ili
EXPORTS, j
For month of December, 1891.
Cattcn. Stiriti. Ruin. Tar. Crud
Domestic.. 4,000 1,661 8,119 7.499 1,8S!
Foreign... 68,964 1,983 10,534 88 00
73.961 3,594 18,663 731 'ijSBS
STUCKS.
Ashore and Afloat, Jan. 1,1896. '
Atktrt. AJIoat. Tefal
Cotton..... 15,725 8,600 18836
Spirits.... , 8.-75 i 00 - 8.675
Rosin... 26.480 ' 00 36 480
Tar. , 10,381 - 00 1 10,881
Crnde.. 664 00 664
STOCKS. ; ' i. .
Asho
tore and Afloat, Jan. 1, 1895. .
Cttfn. S,iriU. Rttim. tar. Crude.
M,C5i 1.8J5 - 31.1U 4.64 .1711
QUOTATIONS.
Jan. 1.1896. ' Jan. 1, 1815.
Cotton.... 7c . 6M
Spirits..... 00 4
Rosin ..... 1 301 35 $0 9.
Tar 9tc 90c
Crude $1 1031 60 1 4U1 80
MARINE DIRECTORY.
Ust of VmscIs ia taa fort of "Wli-
, Bslnston, N. C. Jan. 2, 18S6.
STEAMSHIPS.
Royalist, 2,024 tons, Pritcbard, Heide &
.Co,
SCHOONERS.
Edgar C Ross.879 tons.Quillan.Geo Har
riss. Son & Co.
R S Graham, 325 tons, Outten.Geo Har
rics. Son & Co.
Macgie Abbott, 212 tons, Mclntcsb, Geo
Harriss, Son & Co.
Julia Fowler, 213 tons, Cummings, Geo
Harnss, Son & Co. . ,
Ocean Traveller (Dan) 112 ton?, John
son, Geo Harriss, Son & t o
Henry Crosby. 46 tons, S.ubbs, Jas T
Riky & Co.
Mary Jor'ge, 449 tons, Morris,; Geo
Harriss. Son $ Co.
Melrcse (Br), 186 tons. Albury.Geo Har
9 rits. Son & CO.
Max 143 tons, Matson.Geo Harriss, Son
&CO.
Mabel Darling (Br), 111 tons Roberts,
Cronly & Mornss.
Bertha H (Br), 124 toes, LeCain. J T
Riley & Co.
John C Gregory 360 tons.Andrcssen Geo
Harriss." Son & Co.
BARQUES.
Glenndal (Nor).498 tons.Tennesec.Heide
& Co. ,
Antarcs (Ger). 466 tons. Rachlen, E
Pcschau & Co.
Emma Bauer (Ger). 586 tons, Niemann,
Br'He & Co i
2,600 ACRES LAND,
WELL ADAPTED FOR
situate about terl miles from Cbad
boum, f. C, and about one mile
from the Wilmington & Conway
Railroad.
- Possession given at once. Terms
reasonable. Apply tb '
12 Market Street,
dec 14 tf Wilmington, N. C.
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dec 14 f NEW VOKR.
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For prices before placing orders tor
FANCY AND STAPLE
Groceries, and Provisions.
A 'small lot MOUNTAIN BUTTER just re
ceiTed, just the thing for Christmas cook ng.
. Good old NvrC. 9AMS.
HALL, & PEARSALL, ;
; Nutt and Mulberry streets. .
dec 81 DAWtf -
" Dit?tiffstHi.i JaVsasxiasM jamsBtTiia MMTmrnm
r EHNYROYAL PILLS
sun, ariraj rcHahla.- laoics uk
DntfUk for CUehetUrt Bnfitk Dim-A
Dm.m ... m wI.K Um JVl. wl.. -'
tiontandtmUatUmt. AlDnnuiLvinli.:
ra)ftir JiarSrnHmrs, tcMiaoaisla ana
Hit
th'aata
For
Sale
Farming
WE 7IIL DISPOSE
. of the balance of our
YS
AND '
HOLIDAY BOYELTIES
vit-
AT
Less Than Cost.
IN PREFERENCE TO PACKING
JTHEM AWAY.
Our Less is Your GainF
i going to)
Have
..!!.-. : I ' " -
Ghristias Trees
y X. '
will do well to give us a call.
ALSO OUR ENTIRE STOCK' OF
. Fancy Goods,
3SToi3oxuB.
ANrl
j'
T
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Churches
Millinery
DryGoods
CLOAKS
Capes, Undrwear and Corsets 1
must be sold at Cost before stock
" taking. ' . .
TAYLOR'S BAZAAR,
118 Market St.,
dec29tf Wilmington,. NC- .
TOYS! TOYS!
We have Dolls, Pianos, Bureaus,
Tool Chests, Chairs. Carts, Pistols. Tin
Toys, Drums, and lots of other Toys
lor Santa Claus. Christ mas corses but
once a year, acd old Santa Claus -makes
the Racket Store his headquarters. He
says they are headquarters for al) classes
of goods. ; Ladies' Capes. Kid Gloves,,
fine Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas, fine
Trimmed Hats; and j Caps for all - the
family. Underwear and Hosiery of all
kinds. The finest Air Gun in the State
at 98c each. Ladies' and Gentlemen's
Neckwear, - Lace Curtains, Chenille
Portiees, Poles and Trimmings. Cat pets
for .Santa Clans presents. A handsome
new Trunk, a Grip Bag, a Body Rep, a
Chenille Table Cover, a fine-Waterproof
Gossamer, a i gentleman's fine
naacKiniosn -ooai, a suit oi glomes lor .
the boy. young man and old gentleman.
A fine Beaver Overcoat at t6.60. Boys'
Overcoats at $1.50 up to 5 50.. A fine
pair Sunday Pants for a young man. A'
fine Double barrelled Shot-gun for the ,
old gentleman at $8.98 London, Twist
Breech-loader. Remember we are
headquarters for the Wilson Heaters.
They are the best and most economical
Stoves that have ever been made. Tbey
are Cheap. Price No. small size
at $4 00. No 3. large size at $6 00; No. 2,
special, at $6 50. These are Stoves that
need no recommedation, tbev sell them
selves You know where to find us.
at 112 North Front' street, opposite
the Orton House.
Braddy& Gaylord. Prop.
Wilmington's Big Racket Store.
P. S. Mail orders attended to prompt
ly tne day tbey are received, and satis
faction guaranteed. dec 15 tf
J. iR. WIIJARI) & CO.
; members: . ;
Chicago Board of Trade,
New York Produce Exchange,
New York Cons. Stock Exchange. ,
Wc win send free the only 4-page Market letter
issoed dail; from New York' and Ch'cago. Abo' a
Market Dictionary defining all commercial and finan
cial terms and famishing the most valuable statistics
relating to stocks and grain Senil for them.
Orders in stocks, cotton 'and grain solicited in any'
amotut for cash or on 8 to S per ctent. margin.
, 46 Bsoadway and 45 New St., New York.
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Pa,R"Tn DPad-d
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aj ax.
If you have some to sell, ship it -( to
. ns, and we wiil allow you
28 Cents Per Pound
Free. on board cars or steamer at
Wilmington in good sound packages.
References all through the South'
if required. ; j -
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