a ' Br WILIilAA B. BEBIf&BD. wiLMnroroBT. n. c. Saturday Morning. March 27 , - i '- - - " ' - ' IT MADS THEM RICH. The idea originally under the pro tective tariff policy was to encour age and stimulate the building of manufactories in this country to make it independent of other couo- tries and self-stutaiuing in every re- soect. In the early days, when the ' country was young aad the popula tion small, that policy was a good one and was inspire:), not by the greed of: the manufacturers, bat by 'the patriotism of the statesman, and it was gensrally acquiesced in- even by the sections which were not look- in? forward to becoming manufac ing sections. - With slavery the South did not look to manufacturing as one of her industries. She was content with: the benefits of her i agriculture and was, willing to leave the tnanu facturing field td the sections which were not so well adapted to agrt adapted to mana culture but better f icturing, and she j was generous enough to give them a protective tariff to help them get a start. The young West; was tod busy with fighting Iadians and clearing farms to thiak about butldiag mana factories, even if they had the money to do it, so the West left that to the Eist, bat like the South cheerfully ffave the Fast the benefit of a pro- gave the Kast the jjenent ot a pro tective tariff to help it alone. The South and the West were both con tent with their farms, which required all their attention and with the pro ceeds of which they were satisfied. ' Thus while the South and the West continued to pursue agricul ture, the Eastern States abandoned agriculture and concentrated their energies and efforts on the establish ment of manufactories ni became "the manufacturing section. Towns grew up around the manufactories the towns grew; into cities, popula tion increased and they became rich and powerful, rich enough to con trol the money of th s country and poli tlcally powerful enough to control its public policies and make its laws. Had they had, like the South and West, fertile might have lands, manufacturing had as few charms for them as South and it had for the jWest, : bat their general thing were lauds as a poor and when the railroad became a means of transportation and the foodstuffs of the West came into competition Jwiih Jthe farms of the East they had to abandon farming as an industry and of necessity turn their attention to something else, and that something I else under the stimulus of the protective tariffs was manufacturing. Necessity, not choice, made the East the manufac turing- section, while choice, .not necessity, made! the j South and the . West continue to be agricultural sec tions, and willing tribute-payers to the manufacturing ventures, of the East. - - I :', -jj But the first tariffs; were moderate, about ten per cknt. protection, and ap to the t'me of the war between the States never more 'than twenty- five per cent. They have since, -al though, giving more j or less protec tion all the time, reached as high as sixty percent, which is about the figure aimed at in the bill now before Coagress. Why manufactories should need more protection now than they did fifty years ago has never been satisfactorily explain the advo- cates of more protection, and we don't think it ever will be. . The manufactories grew from, the first and continued to grow although they bad bu: little tariff protection compared with what they have since bad and now have. They made money then and have continued to make money since, under much lower tariffs-than we j have now. They have been the leading factor in mak ing their States rich. Those States are the center of financial and politi cal power. Where did their wealth come from? They never sent much of these manufactures into foreign countries. The home market was the market on. which they relied and they found the greatest number of their customers in the South and in the West. That was their bonanza, and they worked it for all it was worth, and are continuing to do that. Manufacturing jhas extended, as might . be expected, - into other sections, .and as it extended it car ried with it the " craving for protec tion S3 that the beneficiaries of this system are not now confined to one section to the same extent as they as they once were, but the East it is thatstill reaps the lion's share of the benefit accruing, from it. And thus the relati ve positions of tne sec tions as to wealth have been re versed. The South was once the wealthiest section of the country, Is naturally the wealthiest yet, while the East, which j does not compare with the South in j wealth-producing resources, Vis t now ' by far the wealthiest section. The, South and " West on their fertile 'lands produce the raw material which the East con verts into finished forms and reaps the benfit from, while the South and West buy back much of that mate rial in finished shape and pay the East the pnSfit that has made it rich, and while all this is going on the Eastern manufacturer through the operation of this protective tariff leeps"off the competition - of the manufacturers of other countries, holds the monopoly of the home market, pays the producer of the raw materials such prices as be sees fit to pay and also fixes the prices on what be makes and sells, thus con trolling both the selling and the buying market. Is it strange under these circum stances that the East has grown rich while the South and West have become comparatively poor and barely able to hold their own ? As an illustration of this we quote the following, which we find in the Richmond State, from the speech of Representative McLTanrin, of South Carolina, on the Dingley bill: "Take the niae great States of la diaaa. Illinois, Iowa. Nebraska, Louts Una. Mississippi. Alabama. Georgia and North Caroiioa, noon which the coun try depeodi for the production of wheat, corn, and other cereals, meat, dairy pro ducts, sugar, cotton, tobacco, rice, etc, says Mr. McLaurin, and compare these States with the nine great manulactor- ins and money centres of the nation. Maine, New Hampshire.. Vermont, Mas sachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island. New York. New Jersey and Pennsyl vania. - -The first eroaa of States has 433 010 saure miles of land, while the second grouo 01 oat ids ooo square mues. i oe . - . .. . w. population of the first group is 13 4U,. 13d people, while the population of the secoid group ts 14 0U7,4U. Bat ' daring the tea years ostween 1833 and 1893 tne 'first group or pro du:iog Sutes gained in wealth 559,- 411.974. while the second group of man ufacturing and money loaning states sained in wealth 13 534 70933. "Bat the State of Nesr i jrK.. aione sained more in wealth daring the years between 1890 and IBM tnan ins enure States of Iadiana. Illinois, Iowa, Nebras ka. Louisiana. Mississippi. Alabama, Georsia. North Carolina. Florida, Ken tacit . Kaasas. Tennessee, Virginia ana wsst Virginia, gained more than these fifwea Sute witn a osptjtaiHM f Nejf y 03s 871 And yet they are not content with a tariff that gives them about 40 per cent protection or four times as much as the first tariffs gave them, but are clamoring for more. They not only want the earth, bat all things there on and therein. Their greed knows no bounds and their rapacity no limit"."' ''' . .. IMOK JCKfl-riOS. The American people have the reputation of being the . most enter prising and progressive people in the world. In a general way this is true, but it takes them a long time to catch on sometimes. It took the Southern cotton planters a long time to catch on to the folly of over stocking the market with cotton, and to'the necessity of raising their own food supplies instead of buying them from the West as they bad been doing so long, and paying for them with the proceeds of low- priced cotton. They haven't fnlly caught on yet, but the tendency Is that way. But the planters or-the South are not the only ones who are slow in catching on, for the farmers of the West as persistently pursue the folly of banking on wheat as the Southern planters did in banking on cot'ton. As the Southern plant ers raised cotton to bay foodstuffs the Western farmers raise wheat to buy sugar when ifthey would they could raise their own sugar, 'and sugar enough for the United States without taking any risk. What this folly costs is briefly ' but forcibly statea in tne lonowinp-. wnicn we find in the Rnoxville, Tenn., Tri bune : "Daring the seven years ending Jane so, lstfo. tniscoantry paid lor imported raw sugars nearly 18D0 000.000 At sixty- six pounds per capita our population of 7O U0O.0OO will consume 8 810 000 -tons, costing $120,000 030. - These figures were noted in a recent article in these columns on the subject of beet isugar. Ia an article in the New York Press. Francis Wetland Glenn; uses them as an argument in favor of -the increased cultivation of the sugar beet in this country, and proceeds to show the great difference in the value of wheat and sugar per acre. " Twelve tons of beets can be raised on tbe avarage upon an acre of land,' or 94 000 poands. This weigbt of beets should yield at least one ton of pare sugar. "Therefore to produce S 000,000 tons of sugar will require the product of 24 000, 000 acres of land olanted in beets. Par thepastfive years tbe average yield of wheat in tbe United States has not ex ceeded twelve bashels per acre. Tbe average price to the farmer has not been more than 70 cents per bushel, or 19 40 per acre. On this basis it requires tbe proa act oi seven acres oi wbeat to pay for tbe sugar obtained from one acre of beets. Is it a wise policy to export the product of 14 000.000 acres of wheat to pay for the product of 000.900 acres of beets? It requires more labor to culti vate and harvest 14,000.000 acres of wheat than it does to cultivate and harvest 9,- 000.000 acres of beets. Mr. Glenn thus concludes: 'We have the labor, capital and skill to produce all the sugar we consume, to pay lor tbe sugar we im port is a constant drain upon our gold reseivo While we are talking about diver sified farming in the South, why not gtve ' the sugar beet a trial ? Here is an opening for Southern .farmers to add a crop in which there are immense possibilities, and one that there is little danger of being over done for' some: years I to come, If ever. On account of the mild cli mate and longer seasons, tbe South. is better adapted to the culture of this beet than the West, and yet where it is cultivated in the West it is tbe most profitable crop grown. we nave no sugar factories, it is true, . but! the - factories will come when the beets are grown to draw them, and as many will come as can find the material to keep them profit ably employed. ' -- ' A couple days ago Mr. FurnelL of Raleigh, telegraphed that the contest for the Judgeship of this district bad narrowed down to Price and him, but now it seems to be in a muddle again and not narrowed down to any pair. The ardent desire of some of the Republican leaders In - this State to shelve Governor Russell and get him out of the way by : putting him on the bench may have bomething to do with the halt in the proceedings, notwithstanding the report that the Governor was enjoying his present position so much that - be doesn't want any other. There is politics and business' behind the move to transfer . the Governor - from the Gubernatorial chair to the Judicial bench; pontics with the ' gen tlemen who think that the ob stinate Governor has already badly battered the Republican party and will smash it before the end of hut term if h: serves it out, and busi ness for the Southern Railway Com pany which, if be were retired, would have a friend in the Lieut. Governor who would - succeed him. That would be the end of the Gubernato rial fight against the 99 year lease. Of 'course Governor Russell under stands the situation fully and can see through the game to put him on the bench, but still, as we have here tofore remarked, a comfortable and honorable position for life is a rather tempting bait, for even a man of Governor. Russell's vaulting ambi tion. The last light thrown on the situation we get from the following dispatch j from Washington to the Raleigh Tribune, under date of 24th inst .. - -: , ' The appointment of Tadge in the Eastern District is indefinitely post poned. There are complications, disa greements and conflicts, and the ulti mate solution seems to be toe appoint ment of uovereor Kusseil. lnrre is a possibility that the Eastern candidates may aeree.oa the Govtrior. bat wttsa seen to night by the irtoune corre spondent they all declined totaik on the taaisct. The understanding is mat no " VV?J lor tDe , .dgestup be mads until some reached. The candidates will return borne to morrow.-: New York is getting excited over the biggest lobster in the world, which has been captured and brought to that town. This lobster is about four feet long,: and weighs thirty pounds. Its front claws are long enough to embrace a man, or a woman, and it has a grip strong enough to crush bones. That being the case, no one will be particularly anxious for an embrace. CURRENT COMMENT. At the present stage of the wool tariff controversy it is impossi ble to predict whether the American sheep will come out ahead. Fhtl. Ledger, Ind. The pals of last year's gold campaign continue to grow apart. Here is the New York Tribune ulu minated supplement poking; fun at Princeton s most distingu'sned citi- zen. Washington Post, Jnd. Mr. McKinley has lost sight of one of the planks of the Republi can platform. It is said the Repub lican Cuban plank got away in tbe high tariff flood and that Cleveland caught it with a Government light house tender and towed it to Buz zard's Bay, where it is held for sal vage. Richmond State, Jjem. I Chairman Dingley gleefully asserts that the taxes to be levied by the tariff bill will bring into tbe Treasury over $100,000,000 of in creased revenue. There is to be no further check upon extravagance Instead of deficits, we shall haye surpluses. This is only another way of saying that hereafter the deficits shall be in the pockets of tax-payers, and the. surpluses in the pockets of public stipendiaries. By so much as the Diugleys have cause to exult the masses have reason to despond. jrnuaaeipma necora, jem. rt--7-j.F.- n y n r ! TWINKLINGS. -Wife -"Why do you persist in bor ing as all b talking about tbe tariff?' Husoand "Simply because it is a duty Mother (reprovingly) "You sbouMa't.maks lgnt of marriage mv daughter, Diaghter (indignant!) I think it's all right to make light of a match. Yale Record. Another Great Truth "We ought to e ve even i be devil his due." i e: but tbe trouble is we often spend on nini money we owe to other peop.e Lhtcao Record. 'Isaw a lovely fur boa down town, said he, "and I bad half a notion to get it for you' ' Oa, how good of voj!" "But the price was so high that 1 tur D3a. rLtnctnnatf Unautrer. Simmons "I wonder if the motor car will be perfected in our time?" Timmins "I do i t know, bat I hope so. and that soon. 1 vs got off about ail tbe bicycle jokes I can." Indianapolis Journal. ; " r And vet you once said that yon were d;ad in love witb me.' ' 1 really tbougbt so at tbe time, but it happens to hiva bieo only triace." Indianapolis Journal. ; A Climate Trait, Michener: Straws tell which way the wind is blow- ins. Qldpardffrom Kansas): Out that in oar country houses, trees, an' bosset tell ther same Philadelphia North Americau. Chinley "There are some val uable warnings in that new book, 'The Miseries of Hades.' Yoa ought to read. it. rogman "h it I am already mar ried. PatUdelphta Bulletin. Energetic Citizen "You great, lazy boik, you ouiht io be in iad. Perry Patettic "I know it is the cor rect thing in our set to be in jul this time of year, but the winter is so mild that 1 ain't felt in no hurry about it." Cincinnati Enquirer. Magistrate You say that the gripman run yoa down while yoa were crossing tsroaaway. What is your aamer - Complainant Fairmount Bid die, of Philadelphia. - Magistrate Contributory negligence. i oe prisooer is discharged. N. Y. Com tneraat Aarcritser. BonaetMmc t Dtpan Oa. Mr. James Iooes, of the drug firm of I ones & boa, uowdea, III., in speaking of Dr. King's New Discovery, says that last Winter bis wife was attacked with La Grippe, and her case grew so serious that physicians at Gowden and ; Pana could do nothing for her. It seemed to develop into Hasty Consumption. , Hav ing Dr. King's, New Discovery in store. aad selling lots of it, be took a bottle borne, and to the surprise of all she be gan to get better from first - dote, and half dozen dollar bottles cured her sound and well. Df. King's New Dlscovsry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to do this eood work. Try it. Free trial bottles at R R. Belhamt'S Drugstore..;'. t SPIRITS TUEPENTINE. - Raleigh Press-Visitor: Mr. C F. Cooke had quite a cariosity on exhibition to-day. . It was three eggs, all of which were laid by one hen at or about the same time. : Dunn Union-. We were in error last week in stating that" Joe Keen was sentenced , to the j penitentiary for twenty years. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to the penitentiary for one year, i . - - Monroe Enquirer : On - last Monday Mr. M. A. Moore, of Marsh -viile, had one of his thumbs 'palled off at the first joint from the hand. He was trying to put a twitch on a wild male's : nose and his thumb caught in the rope. J J Monroe Journal; Mr. J. F. Gordon, of West Monroe township, got one of his arms broken last Fri day in quite an unusual manner. He put his band through a crack in tbe stable to pat a mule on the head. The male jerked his bead .up sud denly, striking the arm and breaking it just below tbe elbow, Gastonia Gazette: I News of the death of Mr. Will Nolen, son of Dr. Nolen, near Crouse, after intense suffering f of an unusual nature. reached this place Tuesday. He died Sunday morning. For! several days be had ' been suffering with severe pain in his head, withmore or less indication of a rising inside, aatur day before his death on bunday it is said that bis skull burst, the bones partinz asunder. The! sufferer was driven mad by tbe intense agony, he endured. The deceased was about 30 years of age and leaves a young wife and one or two children. Charlotte Observer; A , very destructive fire engaged the atten tion of the Monroe people Thurs day. At 11 o clock it broke out on tbe cotton platform, near tbe freight depot, and in just the right place for the -wind to sweep it across the en tire platform. It was some time be fore the fire could be controlled, and at least 250 bales of cotton were burned more or less badly before it was put. out. The guano bouse of S. L. Bundy was burned with about 700 bags of fertilizer, i W. S. Lee s guano house was also destroyed The Monroe Cotton Mills, Brown Bros., and Jtieath, Morven & Co. owned most of the cotton that was burced. . j Wadesboro Messenger: About dark last Saturday evening Caleb Trexler, white, and Henry Ricketts, colored, quarreled over the ownership of a half sack of flour, and, during tbe progress of the fight which followed, Trexler was knocked over the bead by Ricketts with a fence rail. The fight took place in the yard of Mr, John H. Trexler, in Gulledge town snip, Dotn men being on tneir way home from town and intoxicated. Tbe rail was about six feet long and very heavy, and the blow rendered Trexel unconscious from the time it was delivered until Tuesday after noon, at which time he partially re covered his senses. It was thought for some time that Trexler would die, but his physician, Dr. Ingram, now thinks he will recover. Rick etts was arrested early Sunday morning and placed in jail, he hav ing made no attempt to escape.! - A little after 12 o'clock last Thurs day night Mr. J. Frank Smith, of Morven township, was aroused by the barking of bis dogs, and going out in tbe yard found that his barn and stables were on ! fire. Ait this time the fire bad already made:on siderable headway but, by hard and quick work, Mr. Smith succeeded rescuing bis stock and cattle from the burning building. All his corn and rough feed, together with the building, was reduced to ashes. Mr, Smith places bis total loss at $185 insurance, in the Farmer's Mutual, about $135. This is the second time within two years that Mr. Smith's barn has been burned, I and there not tbe least doubt that ; both fires were the work of an incendiary, or incendiaries. That Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the b'ood and relieves a vast amount of suf fering is not a theory but; a well known fact. . ; . i ' i t The Crafty Councilman. The councilman was busy with hia pen. blowly and painfully he construct ed a single word. When it waa finished. he held it aloft and spelled it over with profound satisfaction. The . word was "suspicion." The councilman arose from his chair, carefully placed the paper on the seat and eat upon it. Then he smiled an unctuous and crafty sihilei "Now," he softly chtickled, "who will dare deiiy that I ani above suspi cion?" - j After which he placidly resumed the pleasing task of laying j ropes for re election. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Let The Whole World Know The Good DnMiles' Heart Cure Does H EAET DISEASE, has it victim at a disadvantage. Always taught that heart disease is incurable, when the symptoms become well defined, the patient becomes alarmed and a nervous panto takes place. But -when a sure remedy Is found and a cure effected, alter years of suffering. there la great rejoicing and- desire to "let tbe whole world know." Mrs. Laura Wine inger, of Selkirk, Kansas, writes; "I desire to let the whole world know what Dr. Miles' TT MilrC Heart Cure has done tor me. For ten' years IJiad Heait Clire pain lu my heart, sBort- Restores Health.... ness or Dreain, palpita tion, pain In my leftside, oppressed; feeling la my chest, weak and hungry pells, bad dreams, could not lie on either side, was numb and suffered terribly.-1 took Dr. MUes' Heart Cure and before 1 finished the second bottle I felt its good effects, I feel now that I am fully recovered, and that Dr. Miles' Heart Cure saved my life.' Dr. Miles Heart Cure Is sold on guarantee xnas nrst uotue Dexteuta, or money rexunoea. .Dr. Miles' Nkbvb PuAfrtiRScure RHTTTJMA. T13M. WEAK BACKS. At druggists, LCiJ25c. No morphia or opium la Dr. Miles' gam Fills bcnaAuraia. un cent oca.'. - for sale by all Druggist. - j Cassga, .;. JbimISI . . astatfc : I . .. . A BROKEN IDOL. TBev. Cyril Corbett and Mrs. Cyril Car- Deft, newly married. May Corbett, her sister-in-law. . , Scene Rev. Cyril Corbett a study In a small house at the east end. Time Morning, present day. May (watching Mrs. Corbett as she flits from corner to corner, duster in hand) Really, loys, your energy Is insulting. I never dusted Cyril's" room when I kept house for him. To think of you a society girl settling down so meekly In an east end parish no,- not meetly, but joyously es U you liked it. . Mrs. Corbett Of course I like it with CyrlL May Yet when we heard of . you first you were your particular set was rapid. Mrs. Corbett (calmly) We were all alike, only I was more so. (With emphasis) was horrid. ' May You are always in extremes, dear. I never heard any real harm of you. But how you can exist here passes understand ing. I did, but then I was brought up to it, and so was Cyril It Is our environ ment Mrs. Corbett It's mine,now by a mir acle. May (with a touch of cynicism) Love? Mrs. Corbett Ah, you don't under stand! It wasn't ordinary love. It was Cyril's goodness and genius that attracted me. May His genius? Loys, you rave! Mrs. Corbett No, I am quite matter o fact. I don't mean that he Is a genius In . the usual acceptation of the term. JSut once he rose to genius, and I was there. It was In a sermon. . . May Cyril rose to genius In a sermon! Mrs. Corbett Oh, this was out of the common. He must nave been inspired. Indeed ho looked like a strong, serene San gel, who understood the mys'teries of life, and he spoke to my very soul, May. I can never forget it I had gone to church un willingly May You went to scoff and remained to pray, I suppose. Mrs. Corbett Exactly. In one of the finest passives our eyes met May Tiiat was a touch of genius. Mrs. Corbett (flushing) It; was an in stant revelation of soul to souL From that moment I knew and loved him for the best In him. May It's very strange. I never heard Cyril preach extraordinarily well. Mrs." Corbett Perhaps I have not since. But that's no matter. There are supremo moments that can never reoccur, but one reads all by their light I read Cyril then. He's not one of your commonplace parsons, May. (In her energy she drops the book she is replacing and stoops to pick it up.) May Isn't he? But does he know all this? . Mrs. Corbett He must know, but not from words. There are feelings too sacred lor spweh. (Turns the boojc over, starts and begins to read. ) May (smiling) Loys, you are an ideal ist I hope you wftM never waken to real ities. But do make haste. You know we promised to meet Cyril at 12. Mrs; Corbett (still reading) It isn't true. It can't be, - May We did promise. Loys,' how strange you look! What Is the matter? Mrs.- Corbett (hysterically) It's really too ridiculous. (Heads on eagerly lor a moment, then pushes the book back into its place.) Theological literature is so en tertaining. May It's wrong to laugh at sermona (Slyly) Every one cannot preach like Cyril, you know. Mrs. Corbett Oh, May, don'tl What a rhapsody that was of mine just now about poor Cyril's genius! How you must have laughed at me! ; Ha, ha! It's very funny. (Bursts into tears. ) May Loys, you are not well, and it' from getting choked with dust I don't know what Cyril will say. Mrs. Corbett (dreamily lies back id her chair) Simmons broke that statuette oi Hope, May, this morning. What can I do with it? May Why, nothing. Throw It away. I detest mended treasures. Mrs. Corbett They are often the dearer. Poor thing, it will not be quite the same, but I must repair it May, I must, must," (Laughs) Do you think me mad) May X think you slightly hysterical. Mrs. Corbett Convenient hysteria 1 It accounts for everything in a woman, from maunderlngs about a broken idol I meai. statue to sobs from a broken heart May I'm sure Cyril is wondering whert we are. . Mrs. Corbett Poor Cyril! He is very patient May, you don't know half hi goodness. " May And he Is the soul of honor. Mrs. Corbett (eagerly) Ah, yes! There are different standards of honor, are there not? I mean that professional men may have practices which shock outsiders just at first, yet are not really dishonorable. May Oh, very likely. But I don't see your drift Mrs. Corbett (flushing) You remem ber old Mr. Dent, our vicar? They said he preached other men's sermons. Do you believe it? May Why, we all knew It Loys, here's Cyril. (Enter Cyril) pyril I say, you are a nice pair to keep promises. And I rather hoped to have had your help in school. May Xioya has had an industrious fit on. Mrs. Corbett I've been in my school, CyriL Cyril (smiling) Can you say your les son? Mrs. Corbett- Yes. "When half gods. go, the gods arrive " May That means you, Cyril, If It means anything. Mrs. Corbett (softly) The real "you. Black and Whit. Cash or Credit. "Why should a man receive a bonus when he gets things charged instead of paying cash?" asked a New Yorker of an inquiring mind. "If I pay my bill regu larly every day at the restaurant I frequent a good deal, no notice is taken of It, al though In buying goods I would probably get 10 per cent off for cash. Yet, if I let an account run for a week, as a matter of convenience to myself, the proprietor "al most invariably offers to treat me when I pay up. "Now, if I always paid at the end of week, and accepted his offer every time, I would get 52 drinks a year for nothing. At the rate of 15 cents a drink this would amount to $7.80! In addition the restau rant keeper runs the chance of -not being paid for perhaps an entire week's board. Now, why should he pay- a ' premium of nearly f 8 a year to run this chance? Sup posing he does it in the case of 100 custom ers, he pays $780 for the risk of getting cheated, and the risk must often become a certainty in a large number of cases, al though in my individual case I flatter my self it is none at alL" New York bun. Alive Foar Month. In a Grave. Hari Das, the great Hindu fakir, who Lived in the first half of the cen tury, is the only wonder worker of mod era times who baa ever allowed himself to be buried in the ground for months. In the year 1839 Hari told General Ven tura that for a certain fee he would al low a committee to ; test the claims which he made of being able to die and remain dead for months and then come to life again. When all was arranged. 11 art hypnotized himself to such a de gree that; his circulation was wholly stopped. When he was pronounced dead to all Intents and purposes, he was bur ied in a garden and a high wall built around the grave. Guards were stationr ea - on the wall so that interference ox deception, would be impossible. Four months later Hari was exhumed accord- ing "to agreement, and after a few min utes of vigorous rubbing of his body by friends he opened his eyes and an hotu later he was well and able to walk. The fakir was clean shaven when buried, and is said to have eome out oi the grave in the same shape, a fact which is cited to prove that vitality must have been completely suspended. St. Louis Bepubuo. .,. - ' The chrysanthemum has for ages been emblematie of nndvlncr lnm ' Thn hiMM lag of this flower in the fall after most others have ceased to put forth blossoms s supposed to have originated this gym- People find just the help they so much need, in Hood's Sarsaparilla. It fur nishes the desired strength by puri fying, vitalizing and enriching the blood, and thus builds up the nerves, tones the stomach and regulates tbe whole system. Bead this: "I want to praise Hood's Barsaparilla. My health run down, and I had the grip. After that, my heart and nervous system were badly affected, so that I could not do my own work. Our physician gave me some help, but did not cure. I decided to try Hood's Sarsaparilla. Boon I could do all my own housework. I have taken Hood's Pills with Hood's Sarsaparilla, and they have done me much good, I will mt be without them. I have taken 13 bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla, acM through the blessing of God, it has cured me. I worked as hard as ever the past sum mer, and I am thankful to say I am well. - Hood's Pills when . taken with Hood's Sarsaparilla help very much." Mas. M. M. Messenokr, Freehold, Penn. This and many other cures prove that Sarsaparilla IS the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. It Prepared only by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. ww . ,) r.Ml act easuy, prompuy anu IWU & nils effectively. 25 cents. mum uillMlliimuUHIllimtliilliimllllllMlliaiiiisi: 3 PREFERRED PICK LEAF. : ; Fuim-Uncle Eufua, if yon cat that wrood IU : ; fclwe yoa a nice turkey for your Bumiav dinner. " Uwcle Krws-Thjini.K, ii:;sa. but I d rniber hab " : Pick Leaf ; ) kin git nil ike tool I want. : i EXTRA SMOKING TOBACCO : Hade from the Pnreet, Ripest and Sweetest leaf : Serown In the Golden Belt of North Carolina. : - Cigarette Book gnrs with each 2-oz. poueh. : S ALL FOR IO VESTS. ; A Pleasant, Cool and Dellzhtful Smoke. Lyon a Co. Tobacco Works. Durham, N. C. QUARTERLY MEETINGS.' Kev. tv. is- uearnan, recently ap pointed by the North Carolina Annual Conference of the M, E. Church, South, Presiding Elder of tbe Wilmington D;S trict, has made his appoiDtments for the first round, as follows: . Columbus circuit. Evergreen, March 27. 28. Wbiteville and Fair Bluff Whiteville (night), March 28. Waccamaw circuit, Shiloh, March 80. Magnolia circuit. Magnolia, April 8, 4. Bladen circuit, at Bethlehem. April 10, 11. Baektoui aruea salv. Thi, Best Salvk in tbe world lor Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, 3nd all Skin Eruptions and positively cures Piles or -co pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money re funded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale bv R. R. Bellamy. t Wholesale Frices mrrent S-V The follCYins a notation! renraest Wholesale Pricei generally. Ia ma Wag op null order higher pncei nave to oe cnarsBa. Toe quotations are always given ai accurately as pomuble, bnt the Sraa will not be responsible for any variations from the actual market price of the article! quoted. BAGGING i t Jnte. 6 tiqo'd .... WEST Ek 14 SMOKED en Hams fi .... Mdes Shoa'ders SB mV DRY SALTED Sides 1 Shoulders 9 13 6 S u T 04 4a a BARRELS Spiri s Turpentine Second-band, each - 1 00 New New York, each.... .... 1 85 New City, each.,,..,, 130 BEESWAX .,...,..,...,.. 22 BRICKS 1 10 1 40 1 40 S3 Wilmington V M... 6 0 9 00 7 00 14 00 nortaern BUTTE North Carolina J !,,,,..,, N rthern CORN MEAL Per Bushel, In sacks Virginia Meal COTTON TIES bundle...... CANDLES 9 t Sptrm ."...-...,.,.. Adamantine ... ... CHEESE - a) 1 Northern Factor f ' Dairy, Cream. State h...... ..,.... COFFEE a) fc Ho is a 2 89 42M 40 4a 85 18 29 8 10 13 1 14 14, 10 p 9 18 tt w Lagnyra Rio.'.... DOMESTICS Sheeting, 4-4, 9 yard Yams. V bunch.,,,,, EGGS nj dozen .......... ...... FISH Mackerel, No 1, fj barrel .... Mackerel, No 1, tt half-barrel Mackerel, No S, $ barrel... . Mackerel. No 8, aj half-barrel Mackerel. No 8. barrel S3 00 U 00 IS CO 8 00 3 00 15 00 18 00 00 14 00 8 01 8 50 ES 25 10 3 60 S IS' 4 85 5 00 IS 00 Mullets. barrel S 00 Mullets, V pork barrel 5 75 h . Koe nemng, reg.. Dry Cod, f) ft " Extra FkOUR-? barrel Low grade.,,,,. .. .......... Choce ,..,. ' Straight ............. ...M,. First Patent .................. GLUE ...., GRAIN 1) bushel Corn, from store, bags White, Car load,-in bags White., Ojts, from tore..,. .......... Oats, Ruat Proof... .......... s on 5 S 85 4 75 otto 40 80 4s 85 sex uw reas HIDES, y ft Green Dry HAY, f 100 90 I 1 00 5 85 8 6 iLaater i .,.,.,.,....,,,,,... Weitern ... ,,,.,, North River, ,, , .....,... HOOP IRON, 9 ft LARD, ft Northern 90 BK norm uvouu ... LIME barrel S 10 1 15 1 25 LUHBtRfa v sawed).! If onip oiun. retawea 18 00 Rough-edga Plank.. .15 00 West India cargoes, according to quality 1$ 00 P"1 l"loonI. seasoned... 18 00 Scantl at and Board, common. 14 00 MOLASSES, V gal 50nuao";M . Barbk, j hhd....... Porto Rico, in hhds ....lUw Bupr-Hojtai::;; g Syrnp. In bbls 18 City ias.....i,,....., prime r."r'' " , 8000 IS 00 18 00 28 00 15 00 I 20 1 23 14 i 15 i 15 1 75 960 9 9 00 g 00 88 75 80 SALT, sack Liverpool ........ AaseticaaT.t!t"!"" 60 On 125 ft Sacks . . 40 40 SHINGLES, 1-inch. M S 00 60 ' Common "TT!?.;.... ... ..... 1 80 85 C .press Saps 8 50 S 60 SUGAR, m ft Standard Grann? Sta-dard A. ........ ,.... .. ' i7l-l. n .... x " mum ,..,.,.. Ext-a c, Goldea.,.. C. Ms ... SOAP, m ft Northern......"- . STAVES, B M W. O. barrel.... R. O. Hogwbead TIMB R mU feet Shipping.... MilL Pnme ill, Fair.......v ' - Common Mill Inferior to Ordinary.,.., TALLOW.) ft.. ..... WHISKEY. V gallon Nor dura. North Carolina -SIC 8 00 14 00 10 00 900 T 00 4 50 8 50 100 100 too 6 50 400 4 1 00 I 00 COMMERCIAL. . . WILMINGTON MARKET. STAR OFFICE March 28 SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market firm at 37 ceuts per gallon lor machine-made casks, and 26U cents for country casks. - ROSIN Market firm at tl 45 per bbl for Strained, and $1 SO for Good Strained. .- .. - . TAR. Market firm at 05 cents ner bbl Of 880 lbs. " , I CRUDE TURPENTINE. Oaiet. at $180 per barrel for Hard and 80 icr Sciu Quotations same day last year Spirits turpsRtme? nothing doing; rosin firm. $1 SO. 1.85; tar firm, 90s; crude turpintinenoihing doiog. " ? RECEIPTS. Spirits Turpentine 84 Kosia. 63 Tar .......j 188 Crude Turpentine 6 Receipts same day last year 30 casks spirits turpentine, .608 bbls rosin, 188 bbls tar, 00 bbls crude turpentine. -COTTON. - . Market firm oa a basis of 7c for middling. Ordinary .....4 cts p tb Good Ordinary 6 " " low Middling . . r Middling 7 " " Good'Middline..... 7 6-16 " " Sitne day last year, middling 7Jc. Receipts 23 bales; same day last year 33. COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEAN UrS-i-Nortn Carolina Prime. 6583c per busnei of 28 pounds; Extra frime. 60c; Fancy. 65c. Virginia Extra Prime, 4550c; Fancy, 60c CORN. Firm; 40 to 42 ceut3 per bushel. ROUGH RICE 65&70 ccats per bushel. N. C. BACON Steady; Hams, 8 to 9c ' per pound; Shoulders, 6 to 7c; Sides, 7 to 8c. i SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch. hearts and saps. tl.60to2 85: six inch. $2 25 to 8.25; seven inch, $5.60 to 6.60. TIMBER Market steady at 15.00 to 8.60 per M. COTTON AND NA.YAL STORES. WEEKLY STATEMENT. RECEIPTS. For week ended March 86, 1867. Cttte. Sfiriii. Xeiin. Tr. Crudt 607 808 1,431 825 43 RECEIPTS. For week ended Ma ch 27. 1896. C ," SjiriU. Rosin. Tar, Crmdt. 1,U5 848 1,748 1,291 87 EXPORTS. For week ended March 6, 1897. Ccttn. Spirit. Kttin. Tar. Crud. Doaiestk.. 6!5 558 000 590 00' Foreign... 8 WJ 1 OjO 4,056 00 650 586 1,000 4,646 0) EXPORTS. For week ended March 27, 1896. CttUn. Stir ill. Rtsin. Tar. Crudt. Domestic.. 8.067 757 17 663 Foreign... 0UJ (X)J U) 0.0 46 00 8,067 '57 17 663 46 STOCKS. Ash are and Afloat, March 26, 1&7 Athort. AJloat Total. Cotton. Spirits., 7,510 5.0JO 15 1,049 (XX) OJO 14,510 185 2J.5J0 , 1.0 21. 4-1 1 8.775 3a3 Kosm,, Tar.... 3,7 Crude.. 3'Jd STOCKS. Ashore and Afloat, March 27, 1396. Cttttn. SfrUt, Sttin. Tar. Crude. 0,027 1.8-.6 37.175 12.72 DOMESTIC MARKETS By Tciegraph to the Horning Star. FINANCIAL. New York. ;MarcU 26 Evening. Money on call, was easy at 113 per cent; last loan at 1W per cent. closing offered. at per cent. Prime mercantile paper 3, per cent. Ster ling exchange was easier, with actual business in bankers bills at 4.85 S 486 lor sixty days: 4S7 lor demand Commercial bills 484V4485Jr.. Govern ment bonds were Jim; United States coupon fours 113 V: United States twos 98,. State jbonas du 1; North Car onna tours 1U3; Kiortb Carolina sizes 124 Railroad-bonds lower. Silver at the Stock Exchange to day was weaker. COMMERCIAL. New York, March 26 Evening. Cotton firm; middling 7 5 16c. Cotton net receipts 661 kales; gross 3,431 bales; exports to Great Britain bales; to. France ba ts to tbe Continent 871 bales, iorwaided 673 bales; sales bales; t to spinners 1.S97 bales; siock(aciuai)23D 541 bales. . Cotton futures'closed quiet and steady: March 6 b5, April . May 7 CI. Juue 7 05. July 7 10. August 7 11. September 85. October 6 71. November 6 73, DecemDer 6 76, January 6 80 February 6 81. Sales 81 200 bales. Weekly- Net receipts 2.887 ba'es; gross 16 993 bales: exports to Great Britain 8,642 bales; to France 1 350 Ddies; to the Continent 2,571 bales; forwarded 4 .894 bales; sales 9,280 baits, sales to spinners 6.741 bales, i Total to-day Net receipts 9 730 bales; exports to Great Britain 1 265 bales; to France bales; to the Con tinentS 371 bales: stock 744.761 bales. Total so far this week Net receipts 59,149 bales; exports to Great Britain 40,183 bales; to France 1 350 bales; to tbe Continent 37,616 bales. Total since September 1 Net receipts 6,191 41 bales; exports to Great Britain 3,695,515 bales; exports to France 605 288 bales; exports to tbe Continent 1.681.151 bales: to the Channel 5 481 bales. Flour was quiet, steady and unchanged; Southern flour quiet and uorhscged; common to fair extra 3 2O0S 50; good to choice 3 604 00. Wheat spot maiket dull and firmer with options. No. 2 Ted free on board 82c; ungraded red 7083c; options opeoed weak and de clined railed lc.lell MJic and closed steady at X&Xc over yester day, with trading more active; No. 3 red March 80c; May 7dcJuly 77c; Sep tember 74 c. Corn spot was oull and strong; No. 2 293c at elevator and 80 31c afloat; ungraded yellow 29fc; steamer mixed 29gc; No. 3 29c; steamer yello 29fc; options were dull at c advance to c decline; March 29&c.May 80c; July 31c Oats spot quiet and firm, options dull but steady; May 21 c; July 22Jc;spot prices No. 2. 23c; No. 2 white 2ic. mixeo Western 21 24c. Lard barely steady and,quiet; Western steam 24 42; city ft 80. May $4 52 nominal; refined slow; Continental $4 70. South American 14 95; compound 4 004 25. Porkquiet and steady; new mess $9 25 975. Batter has a good demand witb an upward tendency; State dairy 9l8c; do. creamery 1419o; E gins 14c Eggs mod erately active; State and Pennsylvania lOJfelOJfc; Western fresh 10c; Southern H&Hc. Cotton seed oil sboot steady, quiet and uncharged; crude 2030Jc; yellow prime 2338jc. Molasses un changed. Peanuts fiim and unchanged; fancy band-picked CoSee quiet and unchanged to 5 points down: March $8 15; April $8 15; May 8 20. Septem ber 8 858 40; November 3 40; De cember t8 40Q8 45; spot Rio dull and easy. Sugar raw firm and in fair de mand; fair rcfioinga 15 16c;refined qaiet and onchanged. K-. ; CHiCAOO.March 26. Cash qugutions: Flour was-quiet steady and uochaneed. Wheat No, 9 spring 7178Hc; No. 8 red 84K89Kc Corn No 8, 8424Kc Oats No. 17c. Mesa . pork 8 60 8 65. Lard tl 154 17V,. Short rib sides, loose 4 554 0 Dry- salted shoulders, boxed, fl 755 00. Short clear sides, boxed, tl 754 87.' Whis key $1 17. -'Tv., . The leading futures ranged as follows: opening, highest, lowest and closing; Wheat March 71Ji71H. 7X. UK. I ?hnU 7?!8 7c: !. Ii 70 Ja?l 71 ?s . 7nvs707 ,, Corn Ma.cb 233k. 23. iZ&x& 833ic; May 24 U. 24X24 245- oy,. OH25S,;c ertemar 263a. 261a'. 26. SfiVr r. ' No 3 March 165:. 16K. 18 " IRS - May 17ai7W. 17W. 16Kidil7. 171. 'C':. 18. 18 11K. 18c Mess Dork Mav f 7 875. 8 65. 8 67 Ji July 8 85, 8 85 8 75 877W Lard Mar tl 25 4 25 a or, 8iW: Jul tl 85 4 S5 4 R9.iz a o.' Short ribs May tl 65. 4 67J. 4 62 uly t470, 4 70, 4 75,4 70. Baltimore. March 28. F!,.r Wneat dull: soot 8481Vc! M.v nk 79Jc; Southern by samp!e 868TC. Cora strong; spot and March iSUsi 28c: Aoril 28WA28Wc: Mav 1lZ. 23c; June 29c bid; July 2929:; steamer, mixrfl a5MS5J:; bouttifrn white 28329Jtfc; do yeljow 27J(a2s Oats firm; No. a white 25H26:; N-j, 2 COTTON MAKKKTS. &r Telecrsph to the Morniac Star. March 26. Galveston, steady at 7 net receiDU 2 623 bales: Nnrfnllr ,t,j.. a: 1. net receipts 718 bales' Bd ,tl- more, auti at i o 10, net receipt! 27 balei.Bostoo steady at 7 5-1 nt- rr ... ' 113 bales. Wilmington!, steady et 7, r(t receipts 25 bales; Philadelphia, fi at 7 9 15c pet receipts 544 bales Svl-' nab, quiet at 6. net receipts 1 4fi Daies; new urieans, -quiet at 6 15 mc net receiDts 2 555 bales: Mnhiip rt,,:. . .' 6. net receipts 824 bales; Mcrr.-. - Auauit-i. quiet at 1. net receipts 179 bile; Charleston, brm at 6g, re ceipts 528 bales.- FOREIGNARKETS By Cable, to the Morning Star. Livcbpool, March 2612 30 P M Cotton qu et. American middling 3 n . 321. Siles8 000 bales, oi which 7 eV were American; speculation and er -t 600. Receipts 21 000 bales, of wc c'h 80 900 were Americaa. Futures opened steady and demand moderate. M r h 8 69 64d; March and April 3 55 April and Mav 3 58 64d; Mjv 'aua J ;rV 8 69 64d; June ard fuiy 359-ei; iy and August 3 59 641 August ; rd S tember 8 56 64d; November ad ' y. cember 3 44-64d. Futures'q j;tt Tendeis at to-day's cie.,rir.ts 1 2 o bales new docket and td .es 02 docket. 4 P. M. March 3 7-64 ?, buyer; March and Apn. 0 .7 1 i 64i buyer; April and May .3 i4&i : 64d buyer; May and June 3 57 Mvi 'A 64d buyer; June and July 3 5S 64c :e :tr; July and August 3 5S-61d vslu- A;s: and September 3 55-643 56 61d in: f r. September and October 3 49 64 50 4d buyer; October and November 3 45 6td seller; November and Decemcer S4S64d buyer; December and Januuy 8 43-641 seller. Futures closed qj et but steady. Liverpool, March 26. The followirt; are the weekly cotton statistics: T6:a: sales of the week 48,000 bales, American 44,000; trade takings, including for warded Irom ships' side, 63,000; actual imports 6,000; total imports 69.0"i; American 61,000; total stocks 1.439 0i; American 1,184,000; total afloat 101.00 ), American 9,000; speculators took l.H.u. exporters took 1 OOu. marine: ARRIVED. Steamer Driver, Robinson, Fayette ville, R R Love.- CLEARED. Schr Florence A. 147 tons, Strout Monie Cbristi, San Domingo, Geo Harriss, Sod & Co. i;al barque Biance Aspasia, 400 tons, Gorzglia, Saa Domingo City, San Dimingo. Foie & Foster. Schr Winneeauce, 251 tons. Manson, Lyon, Mas, Geo Harms Son & Co. Schr Wm C Wickham. 816 torj, Ewan.Bja'.on, Mass, Geo Harriss, Sjz & Co. EXPORTS. FOREIGN. San Domingo City, SnDom;.vw Ital oarq je Bianca Aspisia, 179 U7 tet pitch pir,e lumber, valued at $i j"5 56, vessel and cargo b'f Fore & Foster. Monte Chisti, San Domigo Scfar Florence A 145 277 leei lu i tr. valued at $1 523 07; veisel bw Geo Harriss, Son & Co; cargo by Ed)trd Kidder's Sun. COASTWISE. Lynn, Mass Schr Wmnecance leetlumoer. vessel by Geo Har ss San & Co; cargo by Cape Fear Lamser Company. Boston, Mass Schr Wm C Wick bam B91 085 leet lumber; vessel by Geo Hrris, Son & Co; cargo by I W Jenkins' Lumber Cnmpany. MARINE DIRECTORY. Llat of Vesaels In the Port of Wll mlnstoa, N. c, march 27, 1897. SCHOONERS. W I Simpson. Si toes, Jones. Geo Hsr- riss. Sov& Co. John R Fell. 836 toes,, ifoveland, Geo Harriss. Son & Co. B I Hazard. 373 tons, Biatchford. Geo Harrits. Son & Co. EHa G Ee Is. 243 tons, Cusbman, Gee Harriss. Son & Co. Eva A Dapecbower, 217 tons, johescn. Geo Harrits Son & Co. R S Grsbam. f 20 toas, Outttn.Geo Har riss S'in & Co. Wm F Green. 851 tons, Cla'tk, Geo Har-' ries. Son & Co. STEAMSHIPS. Wm Bracfoot (Br), 1.S23 tons, Kno'.t Alexandet Sptunt & Son. BARQUES. Kong Sverre, 463 tons, Larscn. Paterson. Downing & Co. BRIGS. Starlight, 241 tons, Gillagher, Geo Har riss.'Son & Co. UP TO DATE Livery and Sales Stable. S. P. COWAN & C0. 108, 110 Second Street, between Princess and Chesnut. QUR SKRV1CX 1 riKST.CLASa IN EVERV particolar. Tiaest Ho Set ia town Firit class equ ? . pagea. Polite arteatioa All call acd orders dar aad night promptly attended to. XLEPHONB NO. 18. TSLIPHOSI NO Talephoae caTJs answred any boor day or i..g- ' Special atteatioa eiya to Boarding Horses. Boi Stalls aad Careful Grooming for Stalling Hor-es Hacks aad Baajrazc Lane to all trains ?otce coming, at asoal prices. Carriage tot Railroad Cili l.uu. Prices Uniform to All Comers. ' Hearse Excltaiy for Wiites S5.00. .Carriage foi toneraL, S3 SO. Hearse for White and Colore . $4 0 Horse aad Baggy one hoar, $1.00; afternoon t'l Of. Carriage, Team and Driver one boor, $1.00; a-terno-'O S3. SO. Horse and Sorry one hoar, f 1 00; afitro. . a Team and trap one boor. $1.00: afternoon, S3. SO. Saddle Horse one hoar, 50 cents; aherooou. $10 Faraitare Wagon with careful attention , I of per load. Open 365 days and 365 nights In a year. mar 29 tf t Executrix Notice. HAVING QUALIFIED AS EXECUTRIX of tie last Will aad t estament oi J ha ann der, decayed, 1 hereby aotifr all p-rsoni indebted to my said teotor to makemmeoute pavnunt o me, and those to w orn my aa d V tta'or uin-'eb'.ed present th-ir claims to me brf re the 2 ih dav.J Febioarr, 18S8,, or this BotKe mill be pleaH w br "t tfceu recovery. 1 his the SO h day of February. lt'. - ' MARTHA I.HAUaOIR, aiecut a. A. J. MARSHALL, Attorney, be"