2Hic JHonxiug JUkir,
Satt M aatso. pc u. lis?
WH1AI TH1 TIOUBLI II
t, a. rp or: Secretary Gift sayt:
-At u O nra ;!
aoiriK l tat iIMI " 9
t& curraacv Of t
ft itu-iet taaiaaa Of Itt Ol VT
ntKuof tatMtO .tt
- , i . fore at
9 rm rv -m -ana- .at i w ' w
Tb New York Cj
is Jxte the Troahl." d tt . oat
th S-rcretary t pUi foe fttttaj ftd
of tbe trouble aoc a jood oa. It
la a deal warttthaa tbe trouble
uLf. and wauli tai coaatry
frnui tf tt Wtt
tr.tJ. He ?fpo. to retire tie
fnaQt ootet, lie crtaobickt
0t ta round- abr-aad ta do
ton ! p4f hi l rsiJ cn ja'
. . . x nt1t of wlu:i s
,fAi. Oi - j d c jotrc tis
f tin cud i e r to tac
tti ci(4l ucioo;'. fCo
.nn'rtt t X1! DJJd of t) o J
h 4tjrffj litJT .a "con.
i". it ;ai:a tJ bt e-4
wit3r RepuVcn Hoao? R?
ff'.t4ti- d ! f 'f ;cr54f f
Gin t: e
t!t tie
S!1:. rt? 4r ! t
i it for
one 5tcri'.ry. M tAn
t.j 1 it
f . the ot.nr H d jm t ?f
o rei! a i rt f t 1 tl;t i'o
...p ,r. : aacf. fjf 5e feL
se
ai ! f j'i.o. tj.i-J c in: f .::"
of t: carrtoor. if unors i( tS
, ... t t fall Jf of t
60I..J.4 JdJHIte-J. 4ld 5f '.-ti evi-
h-tiosn: of b4 i : C4 if.ai of
eomJ ieiM t1?;"f nf of :S
c a fry t';irif c n:r o; t
bi tkt xi: tf ?fo-tio 4t ta
tie 1)14 04 of a t.i: 1 ' b
kse i c!rct: -t.j.i of 4 1 f : vj x to
prtti: .ln ffon cntrc-Hjf 5"e
tmiu: tlnf o inn '':"
C Jir4:i )'!' Jll ' C !i4'T
to J ti'-. f caVu-ii
Of 4
Cei:rt wou i d it. :5 -'T
Jjim it Wt )fjf . in-
CU. .-r! of MM 4-.i ot MJ
tie f4lc of 4 : Jd v 'i:r .wtio j of
tn oi4 ni o' Me ct-rtner. caifd
by tae & "Sin n tiif
aou-T 'oc at : a Ttj
f ji:-d J : tvci :i- fv:u'
-d 4d pfCV,::d bf f jil f t
e
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:
iT 4 J ? it '413'f
J "i :
r i r :i r m'
it r i
rt ic t tit u .ff ion! so r f
t tVj tl l.J lie 34 nil' bl
f 1 tit C "It. l of tit :)Cft, !
a t 4 t t c t .l f t Of
ei Vr. f f tn n if i ii tie
b ii n i $ i rtt i 4 t it f if b in
att 4 i )t f if 'f-;rt i o f f jf tit
I.:,:.! a a t :: t of tn ? io. Tit y
w ! t tto t: t ; t 33 tf aotet
at tity c ml I :eo out ''b pfoA: to
HtawUii 44 1 a oa r. tier bia4;
t.li4lfvof i: tie otaVt e;j
bt. j!f j4 of coald f4
tbif tiJfi:: tlea t ittt a
a i aler of aotst ei4 tif c a 4
4 id better lne?a:.-neat fjf aid aaore
pfod: proportion ttctf ia t!i eaal'er
aaax br.
W isoe wl4t tie cuoditlon of tie
Soati i. 4 to tn i at it at mj
i circa' i o. 4 td l4t tie c a l -lioi
of m )". of tie fjc 4t !it
atcil tie u tie price of
vleat 4 J.J oeier f j 1 af t icffaied
tie )ua of oiitsf ia c:rc4'i4ioa
Ii t1t it.i i, tit ft', tie ppr
ta tit n itf ceittn efe:it b i
bt 14 tft lv:i:t l . d : ninf tit
pietior of aff. '4 tie bt tc;r
aft co a l in t .( 4 i t: it ri tf 4 f
i iii!i) nunajmtf tt ite i ! of
to littlt. t' tl-f ld tlf.f f
t.ley ml 1 conr ic: t.i nUaf at
to create 4 Je a to.
h it Licit td a o, 4 d
it ma (tt ii
oaore pr oa of it. tf tiy aid
ftll cootf ji of tie D 4a: 1j lonj
voafd taey compltn of a pctaora
bafore carting tae roiaae dowa 4d
ftttlaf rU of tie pietiort' w,
w oa.'d hear a- aaore of tie pittlora
tlea. bat food dtl aaore of tie
tfetrth ia ctaer ecloo.
8:ii nftit!f4 t ii wltt tie
Scrt4ff .tf iVi: tie c4 of
tSe trouble. Tae federal Gjeera
oaent aat at.!irt t t sata ll
1 1 1 ace of ti coa ttff !ti by a ft
tern aoc ae a!
eua Mctioo
ta ed aid r
d tjc.j to a coaatry
d'-f r -T'f coattl
'1 4u; t J vtrt it fa
treci tie fitu Hi
itd o te
bttf eatirete aiia.ted to 4notlf.
Tat'e wlere tie t.-oaiit teta
tae G eeraaia: tetat by oJ
it ltttiate f 4 lCMOrt. 44 J prpn
ited ia tta of p4ce tie tfite-n
tf3il ot f to oatet tae
jBr2ace ia tijaee f f.
Oae thief U certain tod that Is
while he Governcaent of the United
State has aoythint; to do Ub the
Utator of ra aoiv or tbe represtata-
live o( taoney ia the (or of note.
or bu aavthtat: to da directly of 10
direct! v with the ooijeaoeot of the
taka. or it ia aar wy responsible
for then to Ijnf wilt the mooejr
qtioa lo natiaaal politic
adolf " t M autarotoi;
factor ia the halt of the national
leits: are- Tola U practically what
Secretary Gi says la the eitract
I qjjced above, and that is why he
aote wtthdrawa aad the Goeero
aasat c to iaas oite. The oaly
tr he caa to do that U to iaae
,,tt hoaJt aai let the oatlooal
.
biaki da tae oote itsaioj. oroe o(
ij nS-tioa to which we have
tated aboee.
There ta a way by watc it coold
b dooe and by which thit qaes ioa
coald b takea oot of politic aod
oat of Coajre, aod that t to let
the Goeerocaeat j back to where it
took its eew departure to fiaaocier
tag aad restore to the people of the
respective State the riht to bate
caetr owa btokt aod lae their owo
9)(it withoat toy Federal loterfer
.- or taaertttioo. aad follow tht
up by re cpeotog the tatot a they
ete op to 1S73 aod coooae itself to
i. conttttouooal faactioo of "coto
iui" auaer. Thit woo'd ole thit
w
i4tf:i--o, aod folee it to the ooly
f that it will eerr b atuf actorily
nd Bftally toleed.
la esew ol the fact that there will
be aa i4creai of $lO.OOO.O or
.aore ia peattoa etpeodttare there
will be ca jf e or let talk ia Coijres
of rtf jra. bat it wiil oa: a3aa. to
-ftlia. for tie t-ateicoso of all
ptrtiet oa tie other tide of thetioe,
wai e C )i'M3! of the abatt.
Itefi't the otref, U liey naa tae
d.py tt ja. to attack tasa. oaae
of the aesabtrt to the Hoaie tnde
a pt at '.heaa Taanday. bat they
ere aU Soathtra raeaber. who
caijlt at we'l b tarowiaj toeir
Pechea into the Potooj ic for all the
f! tlry will dx Tae pret repjrt
of tie proceeding iafoftot ot that
the Northera Dfaucratt eie with
Rrpabi:caa ta profettioot of frieod-
4ipfr tie titdiert," which raeaot
tut tSMi Njf.Jtn Dsaaxratt oa-
erttad tie eilae of the o!dier
t oie. 41J 4.e a it cOia? to ia:ioiic
:it. :r. of p tie-atiiest ia a pj
j-i t eic jaater i:t oppo-t tioi by
(i)f tci"ij ofl peatiaa abate.
ri? fc: t there n at aaci or cove
?o t ci ti tie prntoa qjf.:oa tlaa
tltre ft ia tl tans lot i. tt tecttoaai.
ti tie ttrt m aid the the North
fstpt tn oeiei. ot it at it
, . . i.
r it tit tt-f. if thtre be
if btin: ia tit: i) tae ortt.
rnSi'4'1 rcc-it n benrS: froa
t tier bj". ii b ei J Do:i i: ptft
tfOa'i to m N"r;hern benenctarte
it the tinS. aid oie teatht of the
-aittf pud 04: f jf panoai 11 pud
j: it lie Sfth aad vVe . ahhoah
Sitl cm:nba:et aboat ooe-
tl rd of ih? iittl Tut fief, wnb
it ii!i;ion: f:t tla: the itd er
t ts u t ?w?riai factor ia pxr.ic
on in otatf M! 01 tie uae. win
. a ? It
eep tie biilt of jrtBera aad
ttttftaaen o? the peotioa
b h j trtrer oa ich the indrpta
dmt pfe of tltt tectioo raty ei
014 tlea or Sj9-.hefo Oraocratt
11 Cjnren ?rtett aaiatt theaa.
: the tasa: ttoae tht thit pentioa
t4 wtt oa in trie no ate. toe
S 4 : e 11 ojc hiar raihed throah
fo-tf a t p'i4e peatioa biilt, to re
tpoott t the 4pp?it of Seoator Gl-
tioftf. ch uruita cf the Peatioo C)oa
sat te. .o be carefat 15 tee that
tione bllt for private pxatioot were
eafttof.o4t before they were iairo
daced. " Of coarte all these bill
wl cl are railed taroafa thit way
ia jjb lot are "saertiorioat '"
Mr. McK atey ht to far tacceed
ed la dutppia'.la tvo eleaaeot
whicl tapported hiai for the Prei
deccy Oae of thet it the element
witch it lotrjj; for the tpoilt of office
it 4fe therefore ktckia; ajatatt the
civil tervtce. They doot like wht
he it 4boat tt ia hit aeatage. aod
the d tp-itut oa h th )vi to ttaad by
tt. Tt? o:ler e esaeat tt cooipjied
of thea;j'd Oraacratt wh 3 whooped
it ap far hi a ta the ctaap ilja aad
cait tittr vo'.et (or hi a btcaate they
tl ajh: hj wtt t aa id oaths aioaey
leiti oa. Ttaey are qa'te at caoch
d ttppoiated at the tpadtnta Oae
of tvttr orftat the Chtttaaoo;a
nt. that vjics tt iSttippoiot
ota:
.t 1 iNt -It? tit o? cea:y rt'orat
if uiii(iooin1il 14 U:K
ll41 II III R)4)i4l tflK I
of rfo4t i n fit 4 mt'l be dt'titfl
o f4r t 4iv cotl eitc el D cii of
I t 444tnitt uto la 03 1 f be cat
ctri. Ttt nt44e w.ii be a frtit
1 mj; HiiflMt tt nut til aroaod.
i jeii j tit itJJii8.
t -n t mwiiti, tin 1. dtaiajoic
uiitcatai of tie carreacv qte
t.uo. ttt: e wire p' toast J (of
t "aiiii J 4C tt i:p d. tt ad
frcet. at tait ih) it. We tatU
tr ia tftiooit tt the rttio
pr 04 mum ca'ioutf $n utot
at if ik a Cof r Ji. m4tt
taci !Ktvtai tt ! dxatttai c(
cooaopi4 ivdcatte it w-H 4t la
tae c. tttcttite. 43 aevtai( tt
b i. we a tt ao 5tt tie H aae wU
4itti ! 4i tatcarrtacf
j om Mfiu Qawatt. Tae taa
tan ostn of tai c lvalue
o te tatt t cotatfv wiii sot fla l(
to a dfa:tit oatKcoattattc al d
ao4T b Ike vtitMM of ih eai( t
I'llllllltt ptlfWtlf 44 ltf0'
of tie Laii4ie'a"
Thf htve oar coiiaieace to their
i p apv bat thea they oajht to have
kaova btttcr thia to let thecoietvt
be haa:oed by Repabfkcaa proaalie
of piaifocaa decJaratioo.
If there be truth in the cabled re
sort ot the otterancs attr (bated to
Premier Saaua. of Spain, la rster-
eoce to Cabia aatoaony. it bsars
oat the cia'eatloo of Mr. Htnaii
Taylor, aad other. whhIJ thit
theaatoioay offsreJ bf Sptio i
fraod, aod that she hat ni iateati a
of carryioir it oat la fcd faith.
Th re-Hirkable thin aboat thl
atteraace is thit it eainited from
the statesoaaa who ha the credit of
oriioatiog aod ioitlatlog the aatoi
omy scheme, aod who wts sappossd
to be eiertiog all hi Inflaence to pat
It Into effect, aod yet he tells as that
It is ia oppotitioa to the seatimeat
aod to the solidarity of the nation.
If this b: so, who expects the nttioa
to abide by It after it ooce gets
Cuba !oto it power agalo? Who
etpects that it will give Cuba and
her complaints any more consider!
tion than It ha heretofore given
them? Tns Cabaa woo ari struj-
gllog to jet froa a jder the Spanish
yoke, saowed their sigicitir, and
that thev kaow what Spanish
promises meat whea they rejicted
thete hypscritical advinces of Spain.
If there were any doabt of that it is
removed by this reported utteraoce
of the Ieadiof Spaoith aatoooraisr,
who that coafesse the hypocrisy of
the scheme.
BOOK NOTICES.
Tae Ettu St for D. -camber
D'ci'iii ci mci lit: o' c tateatt frooi
Siropeia omit ait is n-it it all.
areio2 a wdi raje o! tabjectt.
P.ised b E K P.I oa. 13 Fif h
Atesaa Ne York.
T it h a'sd if ooBiUr of Trn Topics
it vary bioitame tod verr loieret iog.
Ii tt p-mird oa 6ae piper beantifullv
I Itiuitt d ta 1 fii cJ wiib loterettiee
rttoNaz ranter. Addrrtt Town Topct
PaVithm Co.uoinr 103 F.fih Aveooe.
Sc Yore
Tk Srm Tin ior Prcc-nbtr pre
lie i a tu nber ol loirrjmeg artictet cn
political aad ecoeoaaic tabj ?c:t. ia adJi-
tiao to wiicb it aa tito tmeot ol rnlt-
ceUjacoat ranter which the geotral
rraler will fiad ec teriitolag. Pab'.ithed
bt Cbarlet il. Ktrr A Co . 58 Filih
Areaae. Cb cijo. M.
Tae ra:tiplt cuo aod free thicker
Ii Bad the cooteau ol tbe tnttUiftT
n Oc:tnaber laterettieg. Woether the
rtfltr turret nb tbe writert or oot be
will te isieret ed it tbe eotertaiaiag
k ia !i cl tbev pretest their view.
Pjbotaed a Tbe Vlettpb? nctl Puilith
ii ujflpiar aui riiia ireouc nei
Yor
CUHH:
Writ
N I COMMtNl
wHI the Republican
statetntn who so free'y aenouncea
Presidtnt Cietelacd s Cuban policy
hare to say now of Mr. Mckinley s
acceptance an J indarseoieit of it.
Such jineco as Lod?e and Krye
hi tore pat!03 to tatters in behilf
ot oieedia Cuba a rear ago. will
roar you as gently a any sucking
love DOW. istttttLt Courier tur
Z. Htm
Tie Rr Tnoaij J K'etb.
vbants retar.ieJ alt ins pension
raaaey totne i averauaent. explains
to tbe V'-V to d y his motites of
caotcience ard hjn y. Unhap-
P It sach motives are less influen
tial than tbey shoold be Mr K eih
citet one cac. for eianaple, m which
a Pfetbytcrian e'der is drawing $30
a month for deafnets while manag-
tn a long-j stance teephooe.
Vrar ilVry. Dem
P.eideil McKloley s'.icks
closely to hit piarforoa. He says he
he hopes something wtil be done for
b metail a He knows we'd enough
that there is no sacith-og posiible.
He knows that the Republican p irty
Co n at want erea to tet the qjes
tiaa wnettcr there is such a trim.
His etpression of hope for its real-
utioa like his seadiag of the bim-
e alltc conaooisttoa to Europe a
b'a3. MSu't Register, Dem
lathe cae of an Illinois
widow owning a hoae and aa nnen
cambered farm of 51 acres who had
app.ieJ lot a pensoi the Assistant
Secretary of tbe Interior has rejeced
the claim on the ground that "this
appellant Is not without other means
of support than her daily labor with
in the oesniog and iatcnt of the pro
visions of Section 3. Act of June 27.
IS.0" Wtiai a-uy thl a princi
ple so eqa table canaot beapp.ied as
well to male as to fena'e recipients
aid claimants of tbe Gorernmeat s
boaoty' - PAu'JelkU Raord. Dem.
At Four Score.
Or. M.Utt' NrJr Rtttort Health.
USCXC EZCKtlXOBEAR. kmhot tuwl
colWtcv. Bswrtj. attM., wbo Ui
r"d th tcth lit mile itoo. mjt
Vt Kit' IUa4arUT Serrta hm doa a
Vrl dl or rood. I a ?rd fjrj9rt treat
ti plium 4 mrrcn mr troabU.
Wold rl wt a4 imI ap ta la nc-n-tt
bJ ao uabltioa aad bbt vxwk antd a
b-Mi. A rniad rtcoca ol4 Dr. at 11m'
Mrt. aa4 I pwctiwj a botU aa4r
pro aa I aa4 tru-i o bit rvtaadlx oa-oc-cMafsIly.
I Ua9bt It ao bm. Bat tt
trn m rvatrml iW-p. a food apptn aad
iMcrd M to errtic b Jib. It la a
trraad food taadiclaa. aad I will fladly writ
aayo laqnlrtnf. rail partlcatartof my at-
lafarUara atpar1aa.
ajra noli ty aU tfru
tata aadav a Doaitl
rvataatM trt botlla
twaatia or awry ra
raatd. Boott cm 4la
m of taa aart aad
Mtw fTM. Ad4raa.
ANorvinol
HcwJtJt 0
OB. MILES atEDICALCO Cikaan. lad
K-AKilmi Aii &nulV wil m tor tBc.
m m I e. atCat't Turn Fax
l""l altll
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth :
Mrs. Mary B. Whitehead, relict of
the late lacoh Whitehead, died at
ber home ia Scotland Neck, Dec 3.
o .1.1 .k t, -. . Tk c.
Treasurer has catered suit against
the sheriffs of Ashe aad Htraett
coaaties to secure payment of bal
ance of taxes for 1807. Ashe county
owes $456 aad Haraett $320.
Salisbury Sum: There Is a hea
oa Chestoot Hili that is doing some-
thing oat of the ordinary, or rather,
above the average. She lays two
eggs every day ao1 three days in
each week the eggs are doable ones.
Wilson AJvaiue- The police
ceosas, which has jat been comple
ted shows that we have a population
of 5,041. This, of coarse, aoes not
cover the large floating population
which has no fixed place of abode.
If these coald be gotten at the total
would doubtles reach 6,000 souls.
As it is, we can show that the last
census report (that of 1890) is far
from correct; that report credited
Wilson with a population of 2,900.
Fayetteville Observer: The men
who broke into Whaley's jewelry
store last week have been captured,
and are in custody in Hope Mills.
Policeman Benton discovered that a
white man was peddling spectacles
on the streets, aod following this
clae he caused their arrest Wednes
day. The white man's name is Geo.
W. Dorsey; the other man is a mu
latto, name unknown. Officer Ben
ton has gone to Hope Mills to bring
them to this city.
Weldon News: Some piople at
rord in a field near Gaston last
week made a horrible discovery.
They saw a dog with something in
Iti mouth, and on examination It
proved to b: the leg of a whits ia
fant. Investigation led to the dis
covery of the mutilated remains of
the infant. It bad uadoabtedlv been
murdered, as its Utile skall was
badly cruthed and there were other
evidences of the horrible crime. The
coroner was notified and an inquest
ras held, but the investigation failed
to famish a clae to the gadty party
or parties.
Greenville Reflector -. On last
Saturday morning about 3 o'clock
Mr J. J. Liughioghouse, near
Grimesland, lost a doable barn aod
250 barrels of corn by fire. He says
he has no idea whatever how the fire
originated. The loss is about $900
ritb only $200 insurance on building
and two hundred on the corn, which
he carried in the Farmers' Mutual
Fire Association. Mr. Laughing-
house has been unfortunate in this
direction, and everyone will sympa
thize with bim ia this additional loss
be has sustained. Ic was only last
Winter thht his splendid dwelling
bouse was burned.
TWINKLINGS.
"What made that trirl next door
qalt bicuiaa; tbe piano so saddeoU ? '
Toe ne gbboritook upt subscription
snibaJtatae- iOi a' ana "
With a Reservatioo He "Do
yoo oesn to tty that yoa have never
loved bm one ? '
She I da; I aa:aa tb; tanas man ot
coarte.
Dtxoo "What are you doing
no.'
H a S'lioi lime ta contract art."
U i io- H da ioi find biatinett?"
Hiaco Sack."
"I'm anxious to meet Mr. Hob
bey. for tbe say be talkt jatt like a
boo"
Yrt h: rfo't l an like a blaok book."
Detroit Frte Prist.
Mrs. Jones "I wonder what it
It that ratket baby to .k-lu ?
Mr. ioeet (t v itteU ) ' Woy. it't he
reditary oleaart ! tnt it wbat comet
of our t tiiog op oirfbtt wa'ting (or
rat'" Puek.
"I asked the young woman in
(root of rn to rem ve b:r D'i bat to I
coo'd tee tbe tttse."
Did sbe do it?"
"So. tie eaii if the bell ber bit in
ber lap tbe coaldo't s;e tne ttsge ber
ielf." Druggist "That new toilet
preparatioa yoa pat on tne maraet
wata't a tuccrtt. eh ?"
Dacmr Haw do yoa mean it
rato't ? '
Drueg'tt Wb. there batn't been a
tingle laaitauoa ofTered for tile."
An Endleis View-Raggs
Ail this la.k about tbe world corning to
aa end it rank oont-ote."
1 istft Wny it i ?"
Racgt - How can aoytbiog round
Cimem ao end. I'd like to know r
Those Dreadful Sores
Tracy Continued to Spread In Spite
of Treatment but Now They are
Healed -A Wonderful Work.
"For rnanjr ycart I hare in a ifreat
tlfTertT with vtrlcxwo vrin- o:i oae of my
tlmba. My foot and limb became dread
fully twollcn. When I stood np I coula
feci the blood ruthioc down the velna of
thlallrnb. One day I accidentally nit my
toot am!nt aorne object and a aorc broke
oot which continued to spread aod waa
exceedingly painfal. I concluded I
BM-drd a blood puriner and I began taking
Hood HamapartlU. In a short time
thoae dreadful toira which bad caused
me ao much aufTcrlng, began to heal. I
kept on faithfully with Hood's Saniapa-
rilla. and In a thort time my limb wts
completely healed and tbe tore gave me
no more pain. I cannot be too thankful
for tha wonderful work Hood's Sarsa pa
ri Ua, baa dona for me." Has. A. E.
Qlljsojr, Ilartland, Vermont.
Hood's5 parilla
1 the best In fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Hood's Pills eure all ltTer int. ascents.
Grandmamma "What are you
doitf io tbe paotrv. Tosamyr
Tosaaay Oa. I oa jatt patting a lew
tbiegs away, gran ma. ' Tit Bits
Eobbid tht Grave-
A ttartliog iocideot of which Mr. John
Oliver, of Poilade.'pbia, wai tbe tubject
It narrated by him as follows: "I was in
- . ... a a l I
a matt dreaaiai condition, mv skid
wtt tlmott yellow, eyes sanken. tongue
coated, pain contieuallv in back and
sides, oo appetite gradually growing
weaker day by dtv. Tnree pbtsldaos
bad given me op Fortunately, a friend
advised trying -Electric Bitters.' and to
nay treat lav and surorise. tbe first bot
tle caade a decided Improvement. I
cofltiooed their ose for three weeks, and
am sow a well m ir. I know they saved
my life, and roboed tbe grave of another
victim Nf) one ahnnM fail tn trv tbem.
Oaly 50 cents per bottle at R. R. Bxl- I
LA Mars Drat! Store. t I
TVs fi- I
WASHINGTON
1 Some Unpublished Facts about His Xast Illness
r
Women of the
It is not generally known that Gsneral
Washlngtoo was killed in a moic cruel
and barbarooi manner, bat it is, never
theless. a fact.
At the time of his death, Washington I
was in bis sixty-eighth fear, a strong,
robust man. Oa December 13 1799, he
contracted a severe cold sod pneumonia
threatened. Two doctors were sum
moned, and, in accordance with the ab
surd cuttom of those divs chef proceed
ed to bleed their patieat. Nearly a
qaart of blood was taken from bis veios,
until at last he begged them to let him
die in peace. Hs died that same day
not from disease, bat actually from lost
of blood. He wai killed by ignorance !
I a tbets difi, aa doctor who treated
a patient as Washington was treated,
woold be indicted ior manslaughter.
Tbe wo ld was moved since then, aod
there has been a coxp :te revo utioa in
the practice of medicine. Instead of
lowering tbe vital forces jby tbianing tbe
bload, advanced pby:i:laoi now en
daavor to build up the strength of their
patients They employ oily tbe latest
aad mar. s:ieatific remedies
Aod yet, ia tplte of this fact, we fiad
thousands of psop'e eadeavonog to im
prove their health by takiag old-fash
ioned medicines. Tbey forget that
chemists and scientists have made great
IMPALED HER BONNET.
t falnral and Kxcitinj; Incident or a Nf
York RaiDltoriu.
Tboj1 were talking of the variety
of quoer little incidents which the
streotH of New York have to offer
for the daily ontertainment of the
idle but observing pedestrian.
"Why, it'w a regular continuous
performance, if you only keep your
eyes open and look alxut you, " con
cluded the man whose fund of
"reiuinificeuces" had made him
easily the star narrator of the party.
"Indeed I believe you. " remarked
the little wotnau in the corner, who
up to that point had contented her
lf with listening to the stories of
the other.-. "I believe you. because
I was in one act of it myself the
other day on Twenty-third street. 1
assure you that I am not particular
ly proud of the part I played, but,
then. I did it purely from necessity,
not choice.
"When I started out to shop that
afternoon, the sky was perfectly
clear, but in about an hour it came
on to rain very suddenly, and I was
caught without an umbrella. I had
a new bonnet on. too one of those
tiny things, you know, made mostly
of jet and lace, and barely resting
on the top of 1113- head. It didn't
even have strings to hold it on.
Well. I was hurrying along as fast
as possible, my sole idea being to
get that bonnet under the sheltering
roof of the nearest store, when,
happening to glance a little distance
ahcid of me, I saw something which
fairly paralyzed me with astonish
ment. I Htood stiil Tor a moment,
unwilling to beliove my eyes. But
there was no mistake. There waa
my cherished bonnet, which I had
lielieved to bo perched securely upon
the top of my head, dangling from
the rib of a man's umbrella, several
yards away. Worst of all, the owner
of the umbrella, blissfully uncon
scious of his ridiculous 'catch,' was
striding rapidly along through the
rain, increasing nt every step the
distance between me and my ill
fated property. Thero was only one
thing to be done, ami it was clear to
mo that it must be do::e quickly too,
Picking up my skirts. I ran after
that man at top speed. I must have
been an impressive object, in my
bedraggled and hatless condition,
but I had no time to think of that
then. When I finally reached him,
I caught at his sleeve and managed
to gasp out :
"' 'Oh, hir, excuse me, but you've
got my bonnet !'
"lie turned, and, judgingfrom tho
expression on his face, I imagine he
was quite as much surprised as I
had lh'-n a minute or two before.
H" was a dignified old gentleman,
with kind looking blue eyes.
" ' Your ion:K t, m.idam ? I have
your - Inmnet :' he repeated .slow
ly, emphasizing each word, as if to
make sure that he had heard me
right.
" 'It's caught on your umbrella, '
I explained, feeling my face get red
der every' moment. 'You must haVe
picked it right up fi-om my head aa
.von passed me. but I never felt it at
all."
"By this time we were both laugh
ing heartily over the absurdity of j
tne altair. hut I can tell you it will
be a lesson to me. Never again will
I go out until I have fastened my
hat securely to my head by every
means known to women." New
York Tribune.
KonueLh Ixx-oiuo nole king of Scotlaod in
854. From his time to tbe aocessioaa ot
Jnmea VI Scotland had 44 klnja.
Catarrh, like scrofala. is a disease of
tfae blood and may be cwred by purify-
,n ne oiood witn Moods barta-
pariua. f
1 1 .
TWfx-
TW fx.
slania
111
WAS KILLED 1
Present Day.
discovr nes In recent years, and do not
go back to tbe antiquated remedies and
concoctions that were used a hundred
years ago. It will not do.
Wiiat you, reader, need tb cure the
headaches, d zziness, tired, worn out &nd
Irritable feelings, constipation, and bear
ing djwi sensitises is some modern d s
covery based on scientific truths that
will stMke at tbe root of tbe trouble.
You ar? sick because your kidneys and
liver are out of order, and rou should at
once sae that they are put in order.
"Yes," yoa say. "this is easy to assert,
but what shall I dc? ' Take the best
and most scientific discovery for these
troubles yoa can - find. Ask any ad
vancsd scientist wbat this is and be will
tell you, Warner's Safe Cure. Tois dis
covery stands alone, by itself, and far
above all so-calied medicines of tbe past
or present. I a speaking about it Or.
William Eiwatd Robsoa. of London,
says:
"I conscientiously and emphatically
state that I have been able to give more
relief and effect more cures by the uie of
Warner's Sife Cn-e than by any other
medicine attainable to tbe profession.'
Tnis is high pra.se. bu-. no higher
than the t abject des:rv:i as yoa will
r-adily ascertain upaa utiag tnis great,
modern discovery.
The Discovery of he Day.
Aug. J Bogel. the Ica-iiag druga'S'. oi
Shrcvtport, La., tay : "Dr. Kind's New
Ditcovery is tfce only thinjj thst cu'es
my cough, and it is the best teller I
have." J. F Campbell, merchant of
Safford, Af z . writes: Dr King's New
Discovei is all tbat is cla med for it; it
never fiils. aod is a sure cure for Con
tamption. Coughs and Colds I cannot
tav enough for its merits." D K nfc's
New D.scovtrj for Consumption. Coughs
and Colds is not an experiment. I: bas
been tried for a quarter of a century, and
to day stands at the head. It never dis
appoints. Free trial bottles at R. R.
Bellamy's drug store. . I
Tit fie
tlmllt ttgutort
f
' tin
era 17
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Testimonials, medals,
loiiterrttory Sehoo),
nd other i dorsements a e a thing of the
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in nearly every instance "manipulated.
YOU J O JLY SAFS COUSC onder the
so-called modern methods is to
Go to a Reliable House
That is Responsible for its Dealings.
OUR PUf-OS are care'nlly selected; on
can see them "right here," and we are here
to protect yonr interests, wecinnot sttord
to do otberwse. New Pianos received all
tne time.
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408 North Fourth street.
We offer Bargains la several nice
Square Pianos. no 17 tf
Liverpool and American
.SALT.
Any weight sacks, coarse or fine,
fresh packing. A large stock
Bagging and Ties,
which we offer at lowest market
prices.
Groceries
In quantities sufficient to fill orders
promptly. Correspondence solicited.
Hall & Pearsall,
Nutt and Mulberry streett.
an 10 0w
. a i
IOSTU ITI WCrcali I
A toothsome and healthful bever
age. Looks like ground coffee.
When brewed it takes the beautiful
deep seal brown color of Mocha and
Java, cbaoging to a rich golden
brown when cream is added. An
honest product of the healthful
grains given by all wis; nature for I
. J I
man a proper sustenance. It nour
ishfs, strengthens and vitalizes.
For sale at the
USLU0KY CORNER.
e7 tf
Frank H. Stedmao,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Fire and Tornado Insurance.
Your business is solicited and
Satisfaction Guaranteed,
OFFICE AT
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Telephone No. 162. de 3 tf
COMMERCIAU
WILMINGTON MARKET.
STAR OFFICE. D-eember 10.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
quiet at 80) cents per gallon for ma-cftine-made
casks, and 89$ cents for
country casks.
ROSIN. Market doll at 1 IS per
bbl for Strained and $1 20 for Good
Strained.
TAR Market steady at $1.05 per bbi
of 280 lbs.
CRUDE TURPENTINE Market
steady; $1 40 per barrel for Hard, 1 90
lor Yellow Dip aod 1 90 tor Virgin
Quotations same day last year Spirits
turpentine nothing doing; rosin firm,
$1 45, 1 50, tar steady, 10. crude tur
pentine quiet, $1 40. 1 90, 1 80.
RECEIPTS.
Spirits Turpentine .'. . 190
Rosin 408
Tar 848
Crude Turpentine 68
Receipts same day last year 145
casks spirits turpentine, 477 bbls rosin
287 bbls tar, 27 bbls crude turpentine
COTTON.
Market steady on a basis of 5c for
middling. Uaotations:
Ordinary 2 15-18 cts &
(iood Ordinary 4J " "
Low Middling 4 15-16 " "
Middling b " "
Good Middling: 5 " "
Same day last year, middling 7.
Receipts -2,885 bales; same day last
year 2 C00.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina Prime,
4045c per bushel of 28 pounds; Extra
Prime, 60c; Fancy, 55c. Virginia
bma Prime, 45c; Jf ancy, 50c.
.CORN Firm; 4750 cents per
bushel.
KUUliH KIUE fl.001.05 per
busbel,
N. . BACON Steady; Hams
to 9c "per pound; Shoulders, 6 to 7c;
Sides. 7 to 8c.
SHINGLES Per thousand, five inch.
hearts ana saps, $1 60 to 2.25; six inch,
$2.25 to 3.25; seven inch, $5 50 to 6 50
TIMBER Market steady at $3 00 to
8.50 per M.
COTTON AND NAVAL STORES.
WEEKLY STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
For week ended December 10, 1897.
CMm. Writ. Retin. Tar.
23,483 901 3.432 1,951
RECEIPTS.
For weekj ended December 11, 1894
Cstten. Sfteiti. . Rosin. Tar.
10,89 i 7W 2,934 1.176
Crnds
393
Crndt.
80S
A EXPORTS.
For week ended December 10, 1897.
Cotton. SSiriti. Rosin. Tar. Crndt.
Domestic. 275 574 OS 1,106 481
Foreign... 12,497 1,0.5 15,310 COO 000
8J,?7i 1,"589 ; 15,376
1,203
43J
EXPORTS.
For week ended December 11, 1896.
Cotton. Spirits. Rosin. Tar. Crndt
Domestic.
Foreign . .
1,704
1S.667
1,094
87
00
951
IKXJ
65T
U0J
14 31 1,091 27 951
STOCKS.
Ataora aod lAaoat, Dc. 1 1897.
AsAori. AJtoat.
Cotton..... , 15 89 15,491
Spirits ,. 8.V21 31
Rosin 40,i9 00
Tar 2,778 25S
Crude .01 0 0
STOCKS.
Ashore and Aaoit, Dsc. 11, 1396.
Cotton. Spirits. Rosin. Tar.
42,730 1.36) 36.434 1.604
587
Total.
81,583
S,S)S
40,970
8,03 i
Crude"
427
FINANCIAL MARKETS.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York. Dec. 10-Eyening.
Money on call easy at percent,
last loan S and closed offered at 1$Q
2 percent. Prime mercantile paper 8
per cent Sterling exchange was
firmer, with actual business in bankers'
bills at 485 for demand; 482J482
for sixty days. Posted rates 488$
484 an J 488487. Commercial bills
481&- Silver certificates
Bar silver 68. Mexican dollars 46U.
Government bonds strong; new fours,
registered, 139; new fours, coupon, 129.
fours, registered. 112; fours, coupon,
114m; twos, registered, 99; fives, regis
tered 114; fives, coupon, 114. State
bonds duti; North Carolina sixes 150;
North Carolina fours 103
NAVAL STORES MARKETS.
Bt Telegraph to tbe Horning Stai-
Nxw YORK, Dec. 10. Roin firm.
Spir.ts turpentine steady at 3288Jtf!
Charleston, Dec. 10. Spirits tur
pentine was firm at 30c; sales caskr.
Rosin firm; sales barrels; quotations
unchanged.
Savannah. Dec 10. Spirits turpen
tine firm at 80c; sales 898 casks; receipts
616 casks. Rosin firm; sales 4 676 bar
rel; receipts 4 099 barrels; quotations
unchanged.
COTTON MARKETS
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
NEW xork, uecemoer 1U In re
sponse of more favorable cablet frcm
Liverpool than looked for the local cot
ton market opened steady at an ad
vance of 18 points, with some buying
in evidesce Tbe better feelicg was
shortly followed by a reaction under
selling for Liverpool and domestic spir-
ners account. The decline was ai rested
by quite a number of limited buying or
ders and belief that there has been a
considerable short interest accumulating
recently. Throughout tbe setsion the
market was more or less nervous and
irregular. Dunne the afternoon the
mar feet was slow and quite featureless.
closing steady, with prices unchanged to
2 points higher, as compared with yes
terday's closing figures.
New Yoik. December 10. The fol
lowing are tbe total net receipts of cat-
ton at all pens since September Is',
1896: Gveston. 1 179 018 New Or-
leans, i,iuo iou; muoue, 110 201; oavac-
i 4 .eo nan. II l i -t . . aa r
nah, 709 432. Charleston, 808095; Wi -
mington. 234 926 Norfolk. 343 648; Btl
timore, 22 519; New Yotk. 4L949, Bos
ton, 69 684; Newport News, 61,244; Pni!
adelpbia, 81 869. Brunswick, 81 824;
Port Rovsl. 40.463; Pensacola, 49 373.
Total. 4 462 285
New York. Dec. 10. Evening.
Cotton quiet; middling o?tc.
Cotton futures closed steady; sales
of 92 200 bale; January 6 69, Februarv
a tare M s- mmtm A :1 s- rm at a- aj
572. March 5 76 April 6 81, May 5 86.
June 5 90, Jtalv S 95 August 5 99. Sep.
tember 5 99. October 6 O'i December 5 66
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling
uplands 5Jic; middling gulf 6c; sales
bales.
Cotton net receipts 65 bales: gross
7.544 bales; exports to Great Britain
hals- tn Vranrn . Ka1a- tn
the Continent 1 821 bales; forwarded I
2,187 bales: sales bales: tales to soin- I
ners bales; stock factual) 93 471 bales.
Weekly net receipts 4.874 bales; gross
80 125 bales: exports to Great Britain
6 051 bales; to France 1,091 bales; to the
Continent 7.516 bales; forwarded 22.784
bales; sales 146 bales; sales to spinners
46 bales.
Total tO-dav Net rrinta K7 0011
bales; exports to Great Britain 19,954 I
bales; to France 800 bales; to the Cor-I
tlnent 82 885 bales; stock 1.069,178 bales. I
Consolidated Net receipts 863 750
Dales; exports to Great Britain 135 756
bales; to France 84,771 bales; to the Con-
tlnent 110 976 bales.
Total since September 1 Net receipts
4,452.285 bales: exports to Great Britain
1,425,911 bales; exports to France 410 895
bales: exports to tbe.Contln.ent 1,107,
867 bales.
Dec. 10. Galveston, stead? at 6 7 16c,
n,et receipts. 7 .817 bales; Norfolk, steady
at 5Jf.net receipts 4.474 bales; Baltimore,
nominal at 6. net receipts 8 09$ bales;
P,ton," d,an 5. net rece
'Pi S 881
uaiet; wiimmgion, steady at
receipts 2.749 bales; PniladelD
at 6f , net receipts 1,186 baler'
Liu'
onah.
bales: New Orltans, quiet at bu .
receipts 83S80 baits; Mobile, q."e
5 8-16. net receipts 981 bMes MVJ 1
steady at fifc, net recript. 7.14S ba j'1
PRODUCE MARKETS
By Telegraph to the Morning Star
N.w York, Dec. 10-EveniDp
Flour less active but nominally,,-.
Wbeat-tpot we gk; No. red 98 I o k
pointioR cables, advanced tharDl r, .
iquerze cf May tbortt. but collapsed Un
the af ernoon oaiog to general U0oad
ias and small export demand closint? V
c net lower; No 9 red January c;o.h
97c; May closed 98; DeeeaibefSo?!
97&c Core spot tteady; No 8 4r
afloat; options opened steady and sd
vanced on bad weather lor tbe move
ment. but finally reacted w.tb wheat ttd
closed partly ic net loer: May cloard
33c; Decerooer doted 81 Ojts
-potqu.ct. No -8708744c. opt.ons
barely tctive and firmer on a demand
from shorts, closing c ret h'gber Fr b
ruary c'osrd 27c; May cloted iTKc
December c osed 7 Lard tteady Wttil
ern steam $4 65; December 4 65 nomi
nal. Potk quiet. Butter wai Head.
Western creamery 1424c. do. factor."
llj$;14c: Elgms 24c; imitation cream
ery 1317-; State dairy 1820- do
creamery 1423c Chreae was tteady"
large white Sspiember 8M58c, light
Skirm 6c; part skims 4H5c I u I
skims 8a4c. Petroleum noroiLal Uoittd
cloted 655,c b d. Rice firm cotton
seed oil ste-dv; prime crude 18; do vet
low 23c. Coffre spot R o siady No 7
invoice 6; No 7 jobbirg 7c' mild
quiet; Cora, va 8;15:; s.lts 1 000 d ci
Santos N j 9 at .. c tt ai.d Ire gbt
Sugar raw i r ng. (ar refiTirK 8 cen
trifugal 98 ten 8 15 16c; itfired'a.mer;
coDtectioners' A 4c; granulated 5 1 1.
Chicago. December 10 Alter con.
Siderable efforts the bull clique in i be
wbeat market succeeded io Oav in c ct
ing the lid on the boiling Dectmbir
shorts and getting the price down to a
point tbat Jos not so openly invite ail
the con ract wheat in tbe tounirv to
Chicago. December cloted at 1 08 a
decline for the day ol 4:, while May
showed about lc decline at tbe ekie.
Corn and oats were governed by the
trade in wbea, but showed very little
change at tbe close. Provisions alio
closed substantially uscbaned.
Chicago. Dc. 10. Cam quotation:
Flour market was firm. Wneat No.
2 spring 8989c; No. 8 uprmg 81
97c; No. 2 red $1 Olfifcl 08 Corn- No 8
86c. Oati No.2 22ic; No. 2 white I b
25jfc; No. 3 .hne i. o. b. 28024c.
Rye Na 2. 46J4C Mess park per bar
rel 7 857 40 Lard, per 100 Ibi t4 2H
4 80 Short rib sides, lcose. 14 KW
' t uuaer fli.o
4 50. Dry salted sbouldert, boxed (4 71
5 00. Sbort cler sides bnxed. 1 45
4 65. Wb.skev. dictillrrt' finnbid
goods, per taiion. $1 19
The lecding futuret ranccd as Io'Iotv
opening, bignest, lowest and cir.tiGt:
Wheat December 1 07 1 08 1 08 1 Oil;
January 9i. 93 94 USc; May
2M VISIM 9lc. Corn-
Decetnber 25, 85, 25 5:02Sc;
May 28V28K. 29029 28. 2bsc.
Oau December 2234. 22VI. 22 22c May
2222X 2222 22192H:2.
Mess porlt ptr brt Df crm brr 7
Januaiy f9 27 8 82. 8 25. 8 25. May
88 42 8 62 8 47 8 LztH.
per 1C0 lbs December 4 17. 4 17.
1 17W. 4 17W. January t 82W. 4 33 4 HI,
4 32. May 84 60. 4 62. 4 47, 4 tO.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs December 4 20,
January $4 82U 4 23 4 20,4 22; May
$4 82. 4 80 4 82 4 82
Baltimore. Dec. 10. Flour dull ard
unchanged. Wheat dull; spot sod
month 9898Mc; lanuary 9RJ
99c. May 93; steamer No. 2 red Mj4
93c; Southern wbeat by sample
99c; do on grade 9499c. Corn
firm; spot 8333jc; mootb Bi
89c; December, new or old, 82
32ct January 81,82c; February
32(823c. stem r mixed 81031c.
Soaibern wLite corn 8033c; n.) yel
low 8183c Oats fi m; No. 2 wbuc
2980c; No. 2 mixed 27C27c.
FOREIGN MARKETS
By Cable to the Morning Star.
Liverpool, Dec. 10. 4 P. M.
Cotton Spot In lair drmaod ycd
pr cn lower. American middling fair
8 17 32d, gocd middling 3 9-82d; Ameri
can middling 8 3 lbd low miao'trf;
3 1 331: good ordinary 8 29 83d. ordinary
8 23-82d. Tbe sales of the dy were
12.000 bales, of which 1.000 were lor
speculation anH export, and incljr'rd
11 800 American. Receipts 2 200 haiet.
all cf wbicb were American. Futurtt
opened quiet with a poor demard end
closed steady. American middling (I m
c): December 8 8 64d buyer December
and January 8 8 64d buyer: January and
February 8 8 64d seller; February and
March 3 8 64a3 9 64d seller; March
and April 8 9 61d buyer; April and May
3 10 64 d buyer; May and June 8 11 eft
3 12 64d seller; June acd July 3 12 64
8 13 64d buyer, July and August 8 14
64d seller; August and Sepiember 8 15
64d seller; September and October
8 16 64d seller: October and November
8 16 643 17 64d buyer.
The tenders for delivery at to-oay s
clearirgt were 2.900 bales new docket.
MARINE.
ARRIVED.
Scbr Besie Brown. 220 tons. Smith.
Delaware Breakwater, Geo Harriss. S n
& Co.
CLEARED.
Steamer Driver, Robinson, Fayette
ville. R R Love.
MARINE DIRECTORY.
List of Veaaela In the Port of Wll-
mlntrton, W. C, Dec. 9, 1897.
SCHOONERS.
Bessie Brown, 220 tont, Smilb, Oeo
Harrits, S in & Co.
Roser Moore, 277 tons. Miller, Jas T
Riley & Co.
May Thompson, 60 tons, Cahoon Geo
Harrlss, Son & Co.
Silver Heels. 128 tons. Quinlan. Jat 1
Rt'ey & Co.
Si Thomas 664 tons, Hammeit, Geo
Harrits. Sin & Co.
Samuel W Hall. 8C6 tons, Mumford.Geo
Harriss, Son & Co.
BARQUES.
Hans (Swed), 680 tons, Ebbefson. HelCe
& Co.
Anitra inoi),
647 tons,
Simonten.
Paterson, Downing & Co.
BRIGS.
Gabrlelle, 482 tons Munday, Geo Har
rits, Son & Co.
STEAMSHIPS.
Trunkby, 1668 tons, McGarlby. Alei
Sprunt & Son.
Vera (Br). 2.854 tons, Nicholson,! n
Sloan.
SANTAB.-r.1IDY
Arrwrta dlacharKe from tha urinary organa
tn either sex ha 48 boors.
It It superior to Copaiba, Onbeb, or tne
ttont, and free from aU bad tmaU or oUtav
taoonyrntennes.
S A N T AL-M I D Ytaff1(M
Camulav which bear tb naa lo bUoktf'aV 'J
trtiTrti irtftrrt Th i"M """"- -
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