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Advertisements .kept tinder the head of "New Adver tisements" will be charted fifty pesfcent. extra. Advertisements to foilowreadise matter, or tooccarrv ny special place, will be charged extra according to urn position ncurco. r when if any i i BT WILLIAM IX. BERNARD. : wilmington,n, c. . Wednesday Morning, jfAN. 8, 1896 HEW TEXTILE MILLS. ' The past year was one of retnark ' able activity in the erection of textile mills, the record showing that this country proposes eventually to hold the leading place as a textile manu facturer; As an illustration of the progress made we clip he following from an article in the American Wool and Cotton Reporr: "The year 1895 will lofcg be remem bered as one ot the mostf active ia the 'annuls of textile mill construction the country has yet seen, nojieas than 357 new enterprises having been launched Iwimin that period, being one more than during that memorable aad prosperous I short and mild winters requiring but yearl89i. The past yeai shows a gain little hnncinrron Ki!i- ua over J89 of 94 mill plants; there havine" been undertaken in the loiter year 233 new-enterprises; in 1893. 79 and 1893. 856. In comparison withjthe last half of 1891 the past six months show a gain ol nine mills.! , I "The cotton mills holdf the paJm in matter of numbers, the number ot "new concerns being 73, ex?ctltf the same as in the (Previous six months. Next come knitting mills with 43, or 115 lesSthan ' in the previous six months: woolen. 23. abo a loss of. 15, miscellaneous, 11, a loss ot 6. and silk, 7, a loss of . The number of new enterprises under taken during ihe past six. months as compared with the previous six months, and for the past year, as Compared with the previcus one as follows: comes throwing out a Idt of costly machinery to replace it with better it means the loss of a good deal of money, and yet it is a loss made necessary in these days of competi tion to enable one manufacturer, all other things being equal, to compete with another who may be supplied with the superior? machinery. , The men 4. who are - erecting . mills now, both t in the . North and South, keep .this- ia view " and supply their plants with he best, ..which is in .the end the cheapest nuchiaery. We see frequently, not so frequently now as two .or three years ago, announcements of manu facturers ia other sections who desire to move their plants South upon conditions that the Iacality desiring a mill take a certain amount of stock ia it. -In many cases these announcements come from, the own ers of plants with old-time machinery on w'hich they wish to ; get their money back by putting: in the machinery asjso much stock, at the purchase price against so much money put in by those who bite at the bait. But it did not, take the Southern people long to catch on to that tfjck and consequently it wasn't played on them much. j As might be expected the atten tion of the Southern capitalist has been mainly devoted to the estab lishment of cotton manufactories, which will be the case for some, years to come, and new mills will continue to be erected in this section the new mills will be very few ia other sections, the advantages in the South being so obvious and so many as to give her a practical mo nopoly of the business; but while this is so, and is a cause for con gratulation," as every mill erected adds that much to the productive wealth of the South and brings her that much nearer to independence, we would like to see more attention given to woollen mills, for there is no good reason why the South should not- eventually become the leading woollen as well as cotton manufac taring section of this country. With our climate, with the broad ranges of woodland and field, with theMuxaV riant growth of grasses giving boun tiful and cheap pasturage, with the up reasons for this, these reasons be inor si war! a1 oi h rrlif irsof the Hielr Point Enterprise . E. A. v . ... . . I Moffitt, ol Asheboro. bas made an as- stanaara Kepuoucans say it was tuc ,tBnmenti He was forced to do to on bungling of the -administration and j account of a loss of $ 1 000 bf firc.f the new tariff, while the gold stana SPIRITS TURPENTINE. I E does Nor care for stomach ard Democrats say it was the lack of confidence, and the embarrass ment of the Treasury by keeping the ereenbacks afloat. &c &c- But none of them will admit that the sit ver dollar figures in it. They can t see it and ; they wouldn't see it if they could. Put the . silver dollar back where It was in 1873. and the prices of farm products would go up at once, until we had 10 cent cotton and 80 cent wheat, and with this would be a revival and. a permanent revival of industries all along the line.! .This country never hasand never can prosper on a monometallic money standard. . Woollen. ... . . Cotton. ... Knitting.'. Siik..'...:.... Miscellaneous. Totals J.... ' ' ".'j Woolen... .. Cotton . . Knitting. J Silk.....j,. .. Miscellaneous. Totals.!.:... Last ha; 1895, 23 73 . 42 . 7 11 . 156 Year 1895. 61 . 143 r 99 23 . 28 . 357 f. First half, 1895. 88 . 'T 73 57 16 17 201 Yar. 1894. 45 101 69 2i 27 . 363 "North Carolina once mcjre heids the list witb new mills, year .of 63; then come wubl7, or 43rfor the ycfar; next New York, with 16, or 89 for tbe year; then Massachusetts, who boastsj of 15, or 34 tor the year; , then Gaorei4 with 14 or 28 for thcyeai; then Soith Carolina, with 10 the total -number for the year . being' 33; Rhode Island has 7, with a total for the year of 12, afso Alabama, With 7 fir 1 tnr tU'm Tl. i , v kui, jrcoi.- i u; re m.inder are scattered ambni; 17 other States in numbers from onf to five. The South is attracting large amounts of Northern capital, and deservedly so, but at tbe same time the textile interests of the North are not being neglected but are still absorbing the large turns of money that is ever looking for safe and . profitable investment. Oafc noticeable feature, which c'inaot butf show that i cotton manufacturers hav confidence of profits yet to accrue from the manu facture of textile goods, is the fact that several concerns already operating large mills! have seen fit to eretit Additional mills, thereby largely increasing 'their capacity, in some instances io the doub ling point. j Jt will be noted here that while the South leads there has been a large increase in the other manufacturing States, the larger numberjof woollen mills being in those States, the num-bn-of woollen mills erected in the South being small. It isja matter of some pride, perhaps, and; creditable to the enterprise and energy of the people bf this State, that she leads all the Slates in the number of new mills erected, and the fact that over nine-tenths, of the money! invested in them is home capital is jpr'etty good evidence of their thrift, j In the conclusion of its krticle the Reporter notes the fact tiat the man ufacturers are generally? a ive to the importance of the improved facilities for the production of heir goods andjare hence replacing ihe worn out or; antiquated machinery with the nqrest agd most improved kinds, a course made necessaryby the keen fness of the competition they must face. -l ' r ;. In this connection It may be ob served that the South lias some ad vantage over the lother sections where cotton and woollen manufac turing have been lon -established, for while most of the mills in those sections are old mills equipped with sucti machinery as was in general use when the equipment was put in most of the mills in the1 Sonth are new and are consequently equipped with the newest" and most improved machinery. The machinery is V small item of even a moderate sized cotton or woollen mill, and when it little housing and .but little hand feeding, this ought to be' the wool growing section of. this country and possibly will be when the people be nn to realize the imnnrtanrA anil full, value of this industry, vain- reafhrmatior. aDie not .only tor the profit 1 which that comes directly out of the sheep, or the wool, but valuable as the supporter of an industry that would give employment to milHons pf capital, to many thousands of people, bringing into the South mil lions of dollars, and supplying our people with the best of clothing at the lowest prices. And- valuable again, and inconceivably valuable, as one ot the most effective agencies in the improvement of our lands, by stimulating grass culture, one of the first" steps to permanent and economical fertilization. Wherejhe sheep pastures and treads fertility toiiows, if the ownjer of the land pur sues business methods.' I here are obstacles in the way now for the want of proper legisla tion to prevent ihe flocks from dep redation by dogs,, but common sense will remove these obstacles- some ttme'and then the South will become the wool growing section and when it does it will become also a wool manufacturing section. As a textile manufacturer its destiny will not be fulfilled until it leads in both! ' As has been anticipated .for some time, the' Senate Finance, Committee has presented a free coinage bill as a substitute for the financial or bond bill which passed the House. There was no expectation that the House bill would pass the Senate, and there is no expectation that the Senate bin will pass, the House, and conse quently there is no expectation of any financial legislation by this Con gress, for the House differs from the Senate, the Senate from the House, and the President from both. That the President doesn't expect any is shown by the call made by Secretary Carlisle for bids on ' $100,000,000 of bonds, twice the amount issued in any of his previous calls. The House bill was a political one, framed with no thought that it would pass the Senate, or meet executive approval if it did, the object being to make a pretence of helping the Treasury and throwing-the responsibility of failure on the administration, and so is the free coinage bill politicalthe inten tion being to keep that as an issue, without any hope whatever'of enact ing it into, a law, for both a gold standard House and a "gold standard resident stand in the way.. But it would be a good thing for the coun try if this bill could become a law, for it would solve the financial prob- em, relieve the Treasury . and make it for all time . independent of the gold manipulators. 'The clause directing the Secretary of the Treasury to use his option as to the use of gold or silver coin in the redemption of notes is simply a n. of the existing law vests 'such ocinion in the Secretary, and not in the notehpld ers, to whom it has been delegated by the Secretaries, j There should he no option about it. The Secre taries should be required to pay otit without discriminating against either metal. This they could do by pay ing half in gold and hajf in . silver while they had both coins and all in silver if he had no gold. This would put an end to the' necessity for a gold reserve and put an end, too, to runs ppon the Treasury. ' CURRfcNTj COMMENT. MIfi OS MENTION. With uU.k 1 . ' icss man ou cents a bushel in the principal wheat mar kets, corn and oats .less than 30 cents, pork 5 cents, the outlook for tne western farmer is not very cheer ful. These are the prices now-in the central markets to which the bulk of these crops go, but ths prices are -L 1 ... " - mucn iess at tne points where the farmer sells. In the interior of Iowa oats sell for 18 cents a; bushel, corn for less, and tpork for 3 cents a pound. It costsjmore than 18 cents a bushel to produce oats or corn and more than 3 cents a pound to make pork, so that instead of a profit on his labor "there is an actual loss to the farmer in these , prices. It costs fully 50 cents a. bushel ; to produce wheat, so that he" escapes actual loss on that by the skin Of his teeth. The wheat crop is less than that of last year, with a large shortage tne world s demand for sumption which ought to put wheat 6p4 There is no great excess in the oat crop, but there is less de mand for oats than formerly oh ac count of the smaller number of horses used since the introduction of electric street cars, bicycles, - &c. The corn crop is extraordinarily lartre. whirh of price on that, but the pork crop is I bearer Vracw tor, in con- Senator Sherman learned the art of flaying so well when he was writing his books about his Republi can competitors that he practiced it oeautiiuuy on Mr. CUve and and Mr. Carlisle in reviewing their syn dicate policy vesterdav. New' Vrh Journal Dem. There is no doubt that the advance of .Dr. Jameson across the Transvaal was in full comnlianrc with the ideas of the British Govern ment. Now that it has turned out to be an nnoooalar ninwmrnt- h will have to- bear the brunt of the martial faux pas and be the scape goat of the grasping nation that he serves. Augusta Chronklek Dem, The statistics that are comin? TT . ... o nuui narpQi are aDDallinor flno hundred and thirty eight towns have Deen aesoiated. 5.064 houses hnmert ana l-fi.708 Armenians slanohtr.H The utter helplessness of the victims is sfen in the fact that not a single 1 1- I . m ..... ' 4 suik. is reponea ti led. Th canea Christian Powers , of Enrone are gathering these statistics, 'but. "u sayi mey ao not seem to be greatly impressed by them. New xorft commercial Advertiser, Rep. TWlNKt I GS. Mother: "Tust look: Helpne at U r ' .. - f iuusc uiagu.nceni rains. nciene: i wonder wh. in th times, thev balt ruins instead nf nmnr - voxes I hear that Shaks- peres works are bclns innti.t.H . - ft --UMHydbbU IUC VUUICIC. Revokes What a innrnf. u will cause among the mandarins, when they disoover what a nla ciw wat! Trnth. A ReDatati'on in PpHIM Gofrequent You'll hear of trouble in the Higgamore family one of these days. mi nuciiis uear me. What u it? Mrs Go'reauent I nvnrhH husband saying the other d.v tnat Hio- gamore was awfully stuck on May Weet CAicazo Tribune, - A musiciaa brouirhi: to Heenair by tbe playing If a lady ia a room above bis own,, met her one day in the hall wrth her 8 vear-old child and siid, in a most friendly manner: "Your little one Newton Enterprise: Jas. Her-" man, near Cooover, early. Cbristmas morning left for parts unknown ;witb Misj Ann Setzer, daughter of Al Setzer. of. Hickory. Herman left a : wife-and four chi dren. ik I .fc, : Concord 1 Standard'.! The big Government distillery of Milas Misen beimer, operated in No. 7 township, this county, in - the Cold Hill section, bas suspended business. - Particulars of why it was closed could not be learned, but there were no seizures made.-1 :.. w Golcsboro Argus: The death of Mr. Jas. E. Smith, wi o was for some time a farming overseer, but who for several months bas been bed ridden with consumption, occurred last night at tbe home of bis father in-law, Mr. W. H. Parker, in the 86th year of bis age. Roxboro Courier: To say that our community was sbecked Jast Mon-, day evening when it was given out that Dr. R A. Morton was dead ir but to ex press u muaiy. Me was on the street ail day apparently in his usual health, suffering slightly from the tooshacbe, and no one thought of that being the last day of bis earthly existenca. In tbe afternoon when he went home for sup per he sent for Dr. J. A. Wise to come and pu'l a took for for him. Soon after the tooth was extracted he fell Over in his chair and died almost immediately. never speaking after he fell, dying at 7 SO. for a number ot years be bad been troubled with heart disease., Lincoln Democrat: On Christ mas day, about one and a naif miles west of Piateau Catawba countv. Char. ley White shot and killed Bob Warlick. It seems that White and. Warlick's brother George got into a. quarrel, when aoo came up and interfered, savinc he would settle the trcuDle with White. After some words between George War lick and White. White started home. Bob Warlick followed White, saving he would kill him. White told Warlick not to follow him, but Warlick came on. White turned and shot Warlick with a slot-gun. Jtisaaid that 52 shot pene trated the body of Warlick, who died an hour after he was shot.. White was ar rested and given a bearing and was tjound oyer to court in a bond of $500. Hickory Press and Caroliniant Tbe wholesale destruction of whiskey and brandy in Morganton on Sunday night, December 22d turns out to be a Aery -sad affair. There was a trial in Morganton last Mondav wherein Mr. Sam B. Pearson was charged with mali cious mischief and. aiding, planning and abettirg tbe burglary of the whiskey sa loon ana oorirg auger holes in the bar rels and letting all the whiskey and brandy in fifteen barrels run out on the erourd in tbe cellar. Mr Pearson acied as his own lawyer, though be had ex- Judge Jjhn Grav Bnum,- .ex Solicitor W. C. Neiacd Mr. loan T.Perkins employed. Mr. S. J. Ervin and S. T. Averv assisted Solicitor Scainhour. Tne case was before Mayor Bristol, acting as ex-officio' magistrate. 'A negro boy made tall confession, telling all about the hole business. - His confession was sub stantiated by corroborating testimony. APPOIN I MENTS Wilmington Distrtet W. 8. Bnr. p. E Wilmington. Grace church. Jan 18.13. . Wilm nston. Bladen street, nioht January 13. " ' x bou bport station Jarm a ry 18, 17. Onslow circuit', Stella Janmry 25. 26. Brunswick circuit. Betnel Pebmaru 1.2. Columbus circuit, Everereen Febru ary 8th. 'I Whiteville and Fair Bluff. Wheatland February 9ch and 10th. Waccamaw circuit.: Shilblv-Fehrnariif 10 h. I. . . : Elizabeth circuit Sinsletnn Fhman, 15th and 18th. i Carver's Creek. Wavman 22id and 23rd. Knansville circuit and Oatn M!a s;on. Worley Chapel February 29th and raarcn xst. i. . Bladen circuit. Bethlehem 7th and 8th. ,i j. Magnolia , circuit. CentenarrMaTrh Hth and 15th. j f Clinton circuit. Keenera -Marrh 'at and 22ad. j . I A Chloac0 Chemist Talks A boat the Growth I - or Specialization Ia His Profession. ' '. "I don't believe 'I would take a ptjomach 1f it -was broaglit to, me. !!. He was a chemist, and' he was il lustrating a previous statement that in a soience bo broad ast chemistry the teadenoy is constantly toward "I xnako a speoialty ot joints. Al- fthoTigh I also do other kinds of ana lyzing, including the assaying pf ores rad the examination of waters.-. Just the other day I got a sample of wa ter from a new well which a farmer pad dug on ia place in Iowa. The wound was rather low, and he was lfraid the water might contain ty phoid germs.!. Water from stock wells ;s frequently sent for analysis in the imo way. It is a good deal less 'ex- tpense for a Wealthy breeder to sink two or- three wells, if neoessaryv in rder to get pure water, than it ;vould be to' use -water about whose properties there is any question, h A ood deal of water whioh is sent t(T Chicago for analysis comes, from owns which have sunk publio wells md want to know what . they have ;ot. Othersjagain come from people vho think they have discovered 4ome mineral water of rare medici- aal virtua j Yet they are apt to be lieve that ytra don't know what you ire talking; about when you send. back an analysis which fails to, oori 5rm their dreams of wealthr else hat you are secretly forming a svn- licate to buy up the'well for a song. After theyfhave sent the water to ither chemists and -find "the report ionfirmed they are obliged to change heir minds and admit that you were leither ignorant nor designing. The analysis of the stomaoh in sises of suspected poisoning is most ytlone by chemists connected with uedical schools. This kind of work s more directly in their line and the )ther chemists don't have much to o with it. Assaying, contrary to he popular idea, ia not of itself a yery profitable branch of the profes- lon. It takes a good deal of time rad trouble, for. -whioh the fees are ot sufficient compensation. Chem- srs who make a specialty of assay ng usually increase their incomes jy selling' assaying outfits to mine owners for use in their own proper pies. In Order to be able to use this xjuipmont the mine owner.-if he has jot already done so. must studv netaHurgy, and this gives the chem ist an additional source, of revenue. The assaying of ores subdivides igain. Some chemists confine them- eives largely io goia ana suver ana jthers tq iron and other ores. Like bther professions, that of chemistry jas largo rowarus lor tnoso wlio can nase largo successes, but it3 chief ldvaritage is, I think, that it affords uch Opportunities to young men of what I piay call "practical imagina- lon tnat 13 to say, invention. Won- lerfal as its achievements have been look tq see still more remarkable hings accomplished in the near fu- ure, possibly beforo the end of the -t ' Soma Ererydar BUstakos.. Current natural history, is sometimes' very amusing. An observant country boy can give yorf more reliable informa tion in half on boor than many ol the writers, who are accepted as authority. Two examples of the fallacies of ', the latter have been going the' rounds. One .was' an nrticlo on the: cricket, which was described as a very dainty insect with a delicate appetite. There is in reality but one. that is , more vbracions,. and that is the cockroach. ; The cricket has a robust taste for Almost anything, especially farinaceous matter, and it is very destructive to clothing. A house keeper had her lace curtains eaten up, and the writer remembers once visiting in a house where the walls had been ceiled and' papered. ; The paper hung loose here and there, dine to tbe crickets that gnawed through to get at the paste that had been used by the paper hangers. ' Another story was of ; the marvelous self control of a man. who discovered : that a black snake had concealed itself in the pocket of his coa which he had thrown aside in, the field and donned again, very stupidly, without discover ing the reptile. This of itself was sur prising, as it is generally from four to five feet in length and and weighs sev eral pounds. The black snake Of the northern middle states is as harmless as the , toad, and, moreover, is extremely cowardly. Its greatest f anlt is its de strnctiveness of young birds the broods of those species which nest in low shrubs or upon tho ground. 1 But a man might carry, one in each pocket and come to no harm, if his pockets were larze enough and if he did not have the in herent ; animosity of mankind toward reptiles. Chicago Inter Ocean. 1 Hamming Birds and Flowers. . : It has long been known that insects assist plants by carrying the fertilizing pollen froia flower to flower, but the fact has only recently been prominently , brought forward" that humming birds are just as effective distributors of pol len as insects are. ." It 'has been shown that these little birds, which are as fond as bees of the honey of flowers, carry the pollen grains in great quantity, not only on their feathers, but on their long bills also. In deed, so well suited is the humming bird to do "this work of distribution, without any intention of its own, that the question has been raised whether it may not be the most beneficent of all the unconscious friends that the flowers have in the animal world. Youth's Companion. COMMERCIAL. WILMINGTON MARKET. . STAR OFFICE. Jan. 7. V NAVAL. STORES. SPIRITS ; TURPENTINE. Firm at 2?H cents per gallon for - cooo try'and 28 cents tor machine-made ROSIN. Market steady at $1 80 per bbl for Strained and $1 "85 for Good Strained. - , ' - TAR. Market steady at 90 cents per bbl of 280 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market qu el at $1 40 for Hard, $1 30 for Yel low Dip and Virgin. Sales at quotations : Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine 25 c; rosin, strained. $0.87); good strained $1 02 tar 80.95; cruae turpentine 1 10, I 60. 1 70. V RECEIPTS. Spirits Turpentine.. i.. :. .... .... 68 Rosin.., i 882 Tar ; 9t Crude Turpentine v . . . . 49 . Receipts same day last - year--65 casks spirits turpentine,' 803 bbls rosin. 97 bbls tar, 5 bbls crude turpentine.' ,7 COTTON MARKET. y ''"Steady. - Quotations: r Ordinary.. ......... . : cts lb Good Ordinary. ...... 6 " Low Middling........ 7 6-18 " M Middling 1 . " - Good Middling.. ... 8 ,1-16 " " Same day last year, middling 5c ; Receipts 888 bales; same day last year, 290. v DOMESTIC MARKETS. By Telegraph to tbe Ifornlna Stat FINANCIAL. -; Nkw York. Januaiy 7. Evening Money on call was easy at 18 per cent; last loan : at 1 and closing offered a i x per cent, crime mercantile paper 79 per cent, bterling exchange was easier; aaual business in bankers' bills 487KS487M for sixty days and 4893 for demand. Commercial bills 4864 4B7i. Government bonds firm' United States coupon fours 109, unnea states twos 90. State bonds lower; North Carolina fours 100; North Carolina sixes 120. Railroad bonds were weak. ; - r Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was dull. were American; speculation and extmrr 600. Receipts 17 000 bales, of which 16 600 were American. Futures opened steady and demand moderate. Amen. can micaiing rac; January and Febrq. ry 4 27 6 id; February and March 4 28 4d; March and April 426 644 38-64d-April and May 4 24 644 25-64d; May and Jane 4 U 644 ?5-64d;uly acd Auguit 4 26.644; August and Septem ber 4 25-64Q4 24 64d, T Futures steady 4 P M American middling (1 m c) January ;4 28 64d seller.f January and February 4 26-4d buyer; February and March 4 25 64d buyer; March and April 4 24-64d seller; April and May 4 24 64d seller; May and - Jane 4 24-644 seller June and July 4 24 64d bid; Jul and' I August 4 24-644 23 64d seller; August - ana aepiemoer so 04a value; Sectcm ber f and October ; 4 1 17 644 18 64d buyer; Octooer and Novrmber 4 25 64 j buver. Fu'ures cloeA steady. - r-7 ARRIVED. Str Geo W Oyde. Robinson, New York. H G Smallbones. Steamer Lisbon, Black- Clear Run -master. v' ,- . , . Steamer D Murcbison, Robeson, Fay etteville, James Madden. . - CLEARED. Steamer D Murchisoa.,Robeson, Fay etteville, fames Madden. ' Steamer Lisbon, Black, Clear Ran, -master. .: : L.: . Steamer E A Hawes, Ward, Point Caswell. Jas Mrdlen.; ' MARINE DIRECTORY. MJmt of Vessels In tk Vart of Wl BEtlna-ton, N. C. Jan. 8 I6S6. STEAMSHIPS. Royalist, 2,024 tons, Pritchard, Heide & Co. Volnjnliipns. A jphiladelphia lawyer said a very bright thing the other day. He was Beated with a group of friends, and they were discussing in a desnltory way the leading topics of tho day. One, of the parties present, Mr. .persisted in monopolizing more than his share of the conversation, and his views did not at all accord witb those of the lawyer. As the men separated "one of them said to the lawyer : "That knows a good deaLdoesn't he?" ' Yes, ' replied the lawyer ; 'he knows entirely too much for one man;he ought to be incorporated. " Green Bag. The total acreage of all the farms in the United States is 623.21S.61 9, cf Which 857,616,755 are improved or tin der cultivation, and 265,601,864 acres , remain uncultivated. j.entury, 'Chicago Tribune. suun, wnicn snouid increase the price of that, and yet in'the face of all these f acts which should have a tendency to raise prices, they are calling. There must be some reason for this, and u is not fotnd thisear at least, in overproduction; for there jn rerPuduCtion iQ corn. In all the other food supplies; there s a shortage It will be remembered that when the silver question was under discussion, previous - to the Fall elections, grain and cotton both went up, and this .was used as an argument by the ' gold standard people that silver had no effect on prices. Shortly after the election prices fell, and then the gold standard people began to trump Bits. Kind Mudge If there really is anything in this reincarnation theory I don't know but what I; would like to be a good, fat, comfortable hop. Thii seem to enjoy life so. - xabsley But as. I understand it in reincarnation one becomes something different from what he was Indian ajolix Journal. - 't , r-Twitterly to Saitterlv.-readmo- novel): And, what becomes of the neror - :, - Snitterlv: "I don't tnnw hi. .,i but on page 205 it looks as if the hero ine had him treed." , Twitterly: -Treed?" - SaitterU; "Yea. Th that at her, glance he stood rooted to the spot." Harper's Bazar, . . Stanlv Rtttrm;, . r-, i w Mfr Francis Dnlrfnnn kk llJl:owtlace,8 mile. wwu wees oefore last. Napoleon's Booty In One Campaign. The season was as busv on tlm military as it had been on the politi cal side. Day and night the soldiers in the conquered Venetian landa wrought with ceaseless labor until the -whole territory was in I Derfect order as a base of military opera tions. Not a single strategic point there or elsewhere; was overlooks. Even tho little island of St Pater In .the Mediterranean -was taken from Piedmont and garrisoned yith 200 men. It was generally understood that war might break out! at any moment. Every contribution under treaty obligations was exacted to tho utmost farthing. -As a single, illastration "French dealing, jewels and gems es? timatea Dy the pope as worth 10, DdO.OOO francs were accepted' by .tho French experts at a valuation of five. Within the previous 12 months Bonaparte had sent to Paris 7,000, -tOO francs, of which he destined 2,000,000 for the outfit of a fleet It was but a moiety of what he had raised. During this summer, on the contrary, he kept everything. ' Even tho 3, 000, 000 francs promised to Bar ras were not paid. It is therefore likely tUat he had in band upward of 30, 000, 000 francs in cash and com missary stores to the extent of sev eral millions more. Professor W. M. Sloane's "Life Century. of the of Napdloon" in Gainbllnic la Tries t. Consul Haggard dwells in his last eport from Triest on the increase if gambling in that city. Half a lozen or more provincial lotteries ire drawn weekly in Triest, their inferior; shares costing only 2 pence 'r 3 pence. The selection of ticket .lumbors is- often based upon dreams md omens embodied in a systematic orm id apuhhshed book. It is in- ;tructive to watch the' travers of ickots examining the winning nuxn- ers posted up in the streets. Every iiccupatjion is represented, in the out of them, and tho raste ot time and money is Great Increasingly large sums, it is said, vhicli jf circulated through thole- :itimate ; channels of trade would ;uppor an iedustrial population, are low n ting from Imnd to hand in L'everish speculation. There are ie- torts that the Austrian government :ontemiilates embodying in ita penal :oue some measures which mio-h it any rate restrict the present gam )iing mania within narrower limits. t is tho fact that the provincial lotteries in which the poorer classes l-liofltrf imlnUn 4-1. 1 A . lenciei are all erovernment twoner-. T. London News. . . . . I : , 'i: A N'r Filllns; For Thermometers. 1 i Tulnol, another coal tar deriva tive, is! now beinsr extensive! v napA in place of quicksilver for filling thermometers. This substance, it ia stated,! "wbi3e it oontains ' a slight percentage of water, can stand a nuch lower temserature without freezing than mercury can. Another advantage it has over the latter is pat i'expands with great uniformi Jty and regularity when exposed to Nvarmfh. In color tulnol is a dark blue. St. Loui3 Republic. j ... , . '-. j " The New Woman. I "I 4n't hold agin this here new . Jvoman business so much as some," said Mr. Jason. "It's jisthernateral bent for information takin a new Jtack. j Ef she wasn't tryin to find out all about government an mi 'crobes, she would be tryin to find Free Pills. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits These pills are easy in action and are particularly eflective in tbe cure of Con stipation and Sick Headache. For Ma laria and Liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guaran teed to be perfectly free from every dele terious substance and to be purely vege table, f They do not weaken by their ac tion, but by giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the sys tem. Regular size 85c per box. Sold by R. R. Bellamy. Druggist. Wholesale Prices Current Prices prices The following quotations represent Wholes graenmy. rnmaruif ap small erders . faighc qntfn are aiwayi given as accurately a possible, bat tbe Stab will not be responsible for in variations from tbe actual market price of tbe articles onoted-' . BAGGING f-t Jote...'. WSSTERN SMOKJCD Hams W B. .......... ......... Sides f B Shoulders !,,,,,... DRY SALTED Sides V B ........... Shoulders 9 BARRELS Spiriu Turpentine Second-hand, each New New York, each New City, each. BEESWAX 9 S BRICKS Wilmington, 9 M..,.. Northejn ..................... BUTTER North CaroUna,v ft......,,,. Northern..! ,, CORN MEAL Per bnshel. In sacks Virginia Meal............ COTTON TIES 9 bundle CANDLES 9 S Sperm Adamantine ................... CHEESE 9 to Northern Factory. ,,,,,, Dairy, Cieam State COFFEE 9 Lagnyra.. Rio.. ,. UU.MlSllCi O a . 6 O 1 CO 1 85 8 Q V4 14 ! SI 5 .1 10 1 40 1 40 27 6 50 9 00 15 S3 7 00 2 14 00 H3 IS 9 10 11 87 SO 46 f5 86 10 11 to 10 88 83 80 Sheeting, 4-4, V yard..,. 1 Dnncfl. 10 Nitrate or Silver. Mrs. Chugwater Josiah, I . don't understand the talk about the mar ket value of silver. Isn't silver al ways the same price? T Mr. Chugwater Oh, no. It varies more of less every day. In fact, it's cheaper at one time of the day than it is at another. r , "Isn't that something new?" "No. It has always been the case." Didn't you ever hear of the night rate of silver?" .Chicago Tribune. J : . The Bookkeeper Not Behind. Mr. Asker They tell me that the bookkeeper your firm is behind in his accounts. . Is that so? Mr. Taskeri-Far from ; it tame out ahead. ' It's the company that's behind.- Pearson's Weekly. know 8 0) 5 8 85 8 ?5 8 75 out all about the neighbors, an you the trouble that leads to."r Indianapolis Journal. Bncklen'a Arnica Salve. ,' The Best Salvk ia the werld for Cuts, Bruises. Sores. Ulclers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores; Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns,- and all Skin Eruptions and positively cures Piles, or no pay; required. It is guaranteed to nivc penect satisfaction or money re funded Price 25 cents per box. For sale bvR R Bellamy t Yarns. EGGS V dozen , ,. nan . Mackerel. No.1, barrel..... 23 00 80 00 Mackerel, No.1, 9 buf-barrel 11 CO 15 00 uacaerel, Ho. barrel...,. IS 00 18 00 MackereL No. 9 half-haml UMA a nn Mackerel, No. S, f barrel .... isn 14 on mqiKU, W WTTC1 ..,.... D XO Mnuets, v pork barrel ........ 6 00 a. Koe nerrtng V Keg, FLOUR 9 barrel iw grade Choice, Straight ....,,,,,.,, First Patent GLUE-w ............. ! GRAIN J bnahel- Corn, from store, bags White. Corn, cargo, la bulk White. . , Corn, cargo, ia bags White... Oats, from store.,,,.,,,,,,.... jats, KUSt Root, Cow Peas... HIDES, 9 ureen Dry . . HAY. 10015: Eastern,,,,,,, western... awr tKwn, m S3. ... . LARD, .Northern................ North Carolina .......2.. LIME. barrel LUMBER(city sawed) M feet : i S'"p ViaJ ref?weV 18 00 SO 00 SfVMge Plank 16 00 u 00 .West India cargoes, according Tveiri"" ?? ?8 00 -aww ivwi ink. lEasunGa, PM 40 47 88H 40 . 50 ,,.. 8 50 6 60 8 85 . 10 360 8 00. 8 00 -8 S6 4 25 10 45 . 40 A3t 00 45 60 8 100 M 85 34 0 iu 1 25 18 00 A scent, a note of music, a voice long unheal the stirring of the summer breeze, may startle us with the sudden revival of long forgotten feelingB.and thoughts. Talfourd. Nearly nine-tenths of the property tf this country is held in sums rang. ng irom 1,UUU to ?1, 000,000. and . p"r Over Fifty Tears,' Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty var by millions of mothers for their children while teeth ing, with perfect success. , It soothes the cnna. soitens the gums, allays all pain cures wind colic, and is the bes- remedv for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little suffdrer immediately., Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be ann and ass ior Mrs. Winslow 5oothme Syrup." and take no other kind - - f . - All Free. " Those whft haw nerd Tr Vi'm XT Discovery know its value, and those who have not, have now tbe opportunity to try it Free. Call on the advertised Drue gist and get a Trial Bottle, Free. Send your name and address to H. E. Buck- "7' v " ulTTgo' a?a Ret a sample box of Drr Kind's New Life Pills Free, as well as a copy of Guide to Health and "uuscuuio instructor, v Free. All nt ; few trop Cuba, in hhds, ' - " " In bbls.... ; ,Porto Rico, in hhds,... i " " ubbis .".'.!"!!. " in bbis NAILS. keg. Catlebd PORK, 9 barrel ; vity wos.... i Kann ... Prio-e.... ROPE, ss m SALT - sack Ainm!III!!""I liverpool..... -." A " erica a : on 12S sa SHlNGiaS 7-incl;VM' Common. . wpresisapi.. . .......... ... . Cypress Hearts jr AR. 9 t Standard Graon'd ; ':'.!.. ..-. WeU Made Up. .J.'CJome, dear, kiss mv make it up"," she said forgivingly. I U klHS it ." Vin nnfrmorel "Kntt don't think it wants any more making I wica is guaranteed to do you good and up!" Figaro, . - - cost ; you nothing at R. R. Bellamy's -ug aiore. f - SUG . Standard A ' EztraC Golden Yellow. " . n m . ........... ajir,m b moruere.. btave; R, TIMBER. -: Mill, Prime.. : Mill, Fair ... Onmmrm Mill TALLOW. WHISKEY, gallon- Hefner" North Carolina..... . - WOOL, ft t Waahed...! " ; . Clear ef ban ..."""! Bwty,f,.,4 . . 28 - S8 5 80 U '14 - .... IS M 88 O S 80 -, 10 00310 50 A 10 00 -i .. woo 10 88 t ;... 75 .... 65 .... 65 . 45 6 00 7 00 8 00 8 60 450 500 ....7 60 '. ' , . COMMERCIAL New York. January -7 Evening -Cotton qinet; middling gull 8 7-l6c; mid dling 8 8-l6c. Cotton futures closed barely steady; January 7 79. February 7 83; March 7 91. April 7 93.May 8 01. June 8 05. July 8 08 August a 09. September 7 92. October 7,75, November 7 71 Sales 20,7,700 bales-' isuiiua nei receipts 1 ueu oales; gross 15,155 bales; exports to Great Britaio 561 bales; to France 952 oales; to ih-' Contioent 1,221 bales; lorwarded 3 109 oales; sales 411 bales, sales to spinner 114 bales; stock (actual) 188,223 bales. Total to dav-Net receipts 23.501 bales; exports to Great Britain 8,865 bales to France. 7,953 bales, to the Continent 13 870. bales; stock 1.046 581 bales. Total so far .this week Net receipt 75 435 bales; ex Dorts ko Great Britain 80.760 bales; to France 22 6tf0 bales; to the Continent 19 766 bales. Total since September 1 Net re ceipts 3.576,840 bales; exports to Great Britain 1,054.602 bales; exports to Frano 809 232 bales; exports to the Continent 907,702 bales. New York. Januaiy 7 Flour ws s quiet and steady-city patents $t004 25, otheis unchanged; Southern, common to extra fair $2 102 80; good to choice $2 903 00. Wheat spot maiket active and firmer; No. 2 red in store and at ele vator 70&c; afloat 72tf c; 'options were more active, strong and lilKcup; No. 2 red January c: February 8&t: March 69c; May 67e. Corn-spot dull and firmer: No. 2 at elevator 85c; afloat 36Hc; optiocs were quiet ana fi m at Hc advance; January &5Uc; Feb ruary 85c; May 85. Oats spot quiet and firm; options dull and firmer; Janu ary 23Sc; February 24c; May 24Kc; Fi iws-no. a zo4c; wo 2 want 25; mixed Western 24325 Havstroce and demand good; spring 7580c; good to choice 90c$ 100. Beel dull, steaoy and unchangeo;beef hams quiet at 15 50; tierced beet quiet and unchanged. Cut meats steady and unchanged. Lard quie and lower; Western steam 5 65; city i5 255 80. January $5 65 nommalre fined lard dull; Continent. 6 10; South America f 6 40., compound (4 62U5 00 rors steady; mess $9 6010 00 Butter in moderate- demand and unchanged. motion seea on uccbacged. RiceJSriB and unchanged. Molassis fainy active and unchanged. Peanuts firm- lann hand-picked 4J;4. Coffee weak and 20 points down; Feoruarv $13 85; March $12 8513 10; May $12 4C12 50, Srp tember $11 75I1 85; spot Rio dul, nd easier; No7 $140014 25. Sugar rawfi.m aad quiet; fairrtfiniog 8; re fined quiet and unchanged. Freights to Liverpool quiet and unchanged. . . Chicago, January 7 Casn quota tions: Flour the. -market was farm, with a lair demand. Wheat No' 2 spring 66&58Afc; No. 2 red 60V 63Jc Corn-Na , 26a Oati-No U 17c. Mess pork, per bbi. $9 129 25 Lard, per 100 lbs,t5405 43 Short no' sides, loose, per loo lbs $t 454 50. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, per 100 lb $4 574 62JT. Short clear sides, boxed per loo lbs. $4 62H4 75. Whiskey per gallon $1 22. " The leading futures ranged as follow -opening, highest, lowest ana closing "ul January G6 68 56 67;February 564; 58U, 58W 68LJ- Mav vv7m. vuin January as, 26i4 26 S6c; Febtnary 26. 2ft2o' 265826; May 28?282' 287.c; Ju.y 29.29.29328. OaTs No. 2 January 17U. 17:. 1744? May 19U. 19tai8 mt? MesSporK.pei Obl.Januarv fin 191Z Q ivCr 9 114. 9 17W: M, ta K7i 9 40 521Zr Irrl .'inn .J?"i 5 65. 5 70. Short ribs, pet 10J lbs. Jan 470 Baltimore. Jan. 7. Flour dull; Western supefine $2 35 2 60; do extra launif jo ofgis oo; win- wuc patent jaoo3 0: do snrinc E.1 w' straignt $3 253 50. Wheat st.ong; No. 2 red. toot and Jar. 686Hc; Southern by samp.e 67a 68c; do on grade 6467c. Corn stronc; mixed SDOt kr.H- Ianno gOAooi.J frna7s 8333c; Marches? l&QAy 8tc b,d: Steamer 8i81c: Southern white 8233c. Oats firm: No. 12 whit warrn MKc; No. 2 mixed do 22H23c. SCHOONERS. Abbie G Cole 232 ton. Cole Jas T Riley &Co. i . Eva May, 150 tons, Small, aa T Riley &Co. : Emily F Northam 213 tons, Johnson, Geo Harms, Son &lo.i W F Campbell; 163 tons, Stout, Jas T - Riiev & Co. ; Fred B Bdlano, 247 tons, Sawyer, James T Riley & Co. R S Graham. 825 tons. Oatten.Geo Har ms, Son & Co. i Maggie Abbott, 213 tons. Mclntcsh, Ceo Harr ss. Son & Co. , Julia Fowler, 213 tons, Cumminps, Geo Harnss. Son & Co. Henry Crosby. 46 tons. Stubbs, Jas T Rilty & Co. , Mary B Judge. 449 tons, Morris, Geo tiarnss. son & Co. - lelrose (Bil. 188 tonsr Albury.Geo H&r rirs. Son & Co.- " l Bewha H (Bi). 124 tons. LeCain. JT . Riley & Co. JohnC Gregory 860 tons, Andressesi Geo Harriss, Son & Co BARQUES. - PeerIes(Br). 287 tots.Eilis, GeoHarriss, Son & Co.. . Salem (Sot). 411 tons, Hanson; JPirer? son Uawnine & Co. Gienndal (Nor)493 tons.Tennesez.Heide & Co. ! Antarrs (Ger) 466 tons, Rachlen, E Pescbau & Co. Emma Bauer (Ger). 686 tons. Niems snn. For Sale, 2,600 ACRES LAND, WELL ADAPTED FOR Farming situate about ten miles from Chad bourn, N. C, and about one mile from ; the Wilmington & Conway Railroad. Possession givenat once. Terms reasonable. Apply to 12 Market Street, aec 14 tf , Wilmington. N. C. J. W. NORWOOD, W.J.T00MEB, I President. Casbien Wj C. C0ZER, Jr., Ass't Cashier. Atlantic National Baric, ! WilmingtoiirN. O. Liberal Loans made on approved Seturitv at Lnsrtt Pstac J - w A.KatiV3ci Xp Interest Paid on. Deposits. All Ca h Collections remitted for oo da o' receipt Ac- ounts of individuals fcrms, banks nd other cor- For.tioas so!iaud. viaarantecd, Pro top neas, Accurac anct Df. IS, Dec 13. 1698. 1894. Snrpl,.sand Vet Profits. . 24. 0 $35 930 Prtmiutns cn U S. Bonds, 8 9i7 None Bailon: House, Ac, 15,600 14,603 Mjt mentis paid past two jeais, 6 Drc 13 1895 152,(00 hone 10,000 fer c-nt per knV-'i8 aUm"" c"Iital PiA in October, 1892. 1831 THE CULTIVATOR 1896 Country i Gentleman. IO' rlod0' B"d " 8 00 " f COTTON MARKETS. - ' ' By Telegraph to the Moralnz Star. . Januarv 7. Galveston.qtfiet at 715.1 ja net receipu 2,600 bales: Nor frtlfcr 7c. net receipts 1,749 bales; Balti more, dull at 8HC net receipts -1 baler 8tonVr?8 81 8 5-167 net receipts 768 bales; Wilmington, stead v at 1M . attSr889 ba,e,; "clphia, quiet at 8 7 18c, net receipts 68 bales Savan nab. quiet at 7 1116c. net receipts 2 811 bales- NJ r,i j..,. ----- x.tauB, uult Bl t ia-joc. net receipt. j56a bales; Mobile, quiet at 1 IS 18s. net receiots 2,833 bales; Merr Phis, easy at lc net receipts 680 bales; Augusta, quiet at 7c net re ceipts 214 bales; Charleston, quiet at 5 V net receipts 812 bales. ; THE BEST OF THE . i AGRICULTURAL WEEKLIES"7 DEVOTED TO Bsxm Crops arid Processes, Hortioulture & Fruit-Gro-winsj, Lire Stock and Dairying, j While it aln inclnes all minor departments of Kara interest, .neb a. the Ponlp, YardKntomolc,, Bee Jweeping, Greenhonse and -Grapery, Veteriilrv Re- flRll?C w?Umy' 'nd "matv of the News of the Week. Its Makbi Rcroars are onnsoallv complete, and much attention Is paid to the Proirt. mportant of all qoesiions- IVktuta But aJ ITA iS2?0 'I" " fore- The bcriptS. DVCTiSVn' ' 'f6 fler SPEALRK. CLUB BATES FOH 1 8fl ft. ' TWO STBSCRIPTIOHS, ia erne renuttanca S ! SIX STTBSCEiPTIOKS, do. do. 10 ? TZH STJBSCEIPTIOjrS, de do. ij pf To all New Snbscribers for 1 89 0. paring id' from our ascsupi of the .remittance, to Jannar 1st; 1896, WITHOUT CRABCB. J T ' W Sncnusi Copibs' Feb-. Address ttlTTHMt TPCXXB k 80R, Plliiktr,. 00 15 f ' : LBANY. . Y. -' Casli. a,d FOR oo 8 50 A 4 00 K 100 A . " O WO 1 00 o 14 A o 7 00 4 50 8 50 800 S S FCREIQNMARKETS. B Cbl to ft IteroJas Star Jan. 7. 12.80 P. Liverpool. Cotton market vuauKcu. AmetlCftn - milll.. m Md. Sales 10.0C0 bales, ol which 2,600 M. ' qaiet and prices un- If you have some to sell, ship it to as, and we will allow yon 28 Cents Per Pound Free on board cars or steamer at Wilmington io good sound packages. . 'References all through the South if required. " W. H. BOWDLEAR 8tCO 1