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BY WILLIAM H. BERNARD.
WILMINGTON.
N. nt.
C.
Tuesday Morning, April 11, 1899.
COLONIES AN ENCUMBRANCE.
There is hardly a na ;ion on the
earth to-day (witn the exception,
perhaps, of Spain) wiich is hot
nursing colonial scheme! . Spain has
been cured. The colony system can-
not' be, permanent, that : s, if the co
lonial jdea is carried" ou ;, for it car
ries within itself the elements of de
struction. Colonies vr notiemain
copies, for if they eve1 grow to be
self-sustaining and self -protecting,
and thV s cease to be an encumbrance
to the parent country, they will out
grow the condition of dependency
and become independent. There is
but one argument at tho bottom of
the colonial idea and that is that it
will be to the interest of the coloniz
ing power, and as soon as it becomes
to the interest of the colonized to
sever the relation of dependents,
they will do it if they caiji.
Spain has had this fadt indelibly
impressed on her by the loss of the
I most! magnificent colonial domain
j ever controlled by any ope nation,
even by Greece and Borne when
they asserted dominion over the
then known world. England !' had
an object lesson in the le as of her
thirteen American coloni 33, and she
felt so bad ovei it that it was after
wards seriously debated i i England
whether shehad not better abandon
the colonial system altog( ther.- She
didn't do that, but she dil, at least
' as far a3 her more power! ul colonies
are concjerned, abandon the old sys
tem of governing thtm, giving
them practically self rulo, and re
taining for herself merely a nominal
sovereignty. Eoyalty is r presented,
bnt it is not oppressively s felt, for
the law (making power ia with the
people of the colonies. And thats
the1 way that England "etains the
most important of her colonies, .such
as' Canada, Australia
Africa. - . .
and South
But what does Eng
and really
gain from these? The
commerce
she has with them, that's all,
and
. this commeree she has by making
it to the advantage of the people
of the colonies to tradu with her.
They wip trade with hejr as long as
the jad vantage is on their side, and
when thej discover that they can
trade to better advantage with some
other! country the parental relation
will not come between them and the
trading, j England's commerce with
her colonies is very large, it is true,
and has increased rapidly for some
years, but so also i3 the' amount of
money j that England 'spends an
nually in adding to her navy and
in supporting the most formidable
navy in the world. Thi large navy
becomes necessary as one of the re
suits of the colonial system, for to
be in a position to protect and de
fend her colonies is what makes this
immense navy necessary.
But England is to-day feeling, more
or less, the effects of American"com
petition m her larger colonies. We
Jiave taken much of her trade with
Canada away from her,1 and would
leave her little worth counting if it
were not for our tariff testrictions,
which handicap our trade with the
Dominion. If we had free trade with
Cihada as we have between . the re
Bjje ctive States of the Union it would
giye us practical control of the Cana-
aian trade, ; and then what would
England get in return for the obliga
tion to protect and defend Canada
t 1 . - i
snouia war or invasion make this
necessary? Would it not be better
in that case that Canada become in
aepenaent ana thus relieve the
mother country , of the charge and
respunsiDuuy 01 protection ?
- bo . with Australia and South
Africa. England curries favor with
both ot these to keep them in good
numoritnat- they may jremain con
tented, in colonial garb, acknow
ledge English sovfirAintv"' ma
English goods. But howlone will all
thislast? How long will thev remain
colonies, when they become strong
enougn and believe it td their inter
esi; xo; , snap the slender tie that
binds j;hem to the mother country,
as .true tnirteen amenuau Wauiugd
did, and go into business for them
selves ? - ' ;'
This was anticipated by the
originator of the scheme of a con
federation between the British Islea
and their most powerful colonies, a
scheme which has been seriously
discussed but the practicability of
which is very doubtful. The, con
federation may possibly be tried, as
a desperate resort, to" hold the colo-
. ... i
nies, but mere are peopia miug
who will see Canada a- Republic or a
part of the United States and will
see the United States of Australia
and the United States of South
Africa.
"Why not? Why should Canada
whose interests lie in closer connec tion
with the United. States, or
Australia, or South Afria, continue
to be tied to England after they
have become populous, prosperous
and powerful and able to tfake care
of themselves? England is banking!
on the hope that as they have been
colonized by" English "subjects they
will always be English in feeling and
always be loyal to the mother coun
try. That may do for awhile, for
the first generation, but even the
first generation will in time -become
more Canadian, Australian and
South African than English, and.
surely the second, generation will.
They will have very little English in
them, an illustration of which was
furnished in the case of the Ameri
con colonies. ; They had at one time
a very friendly feeling for the
mother country, but after the racket
began there was very little of that,
visible.
The colony which grows in
strength as naturally grows up to
independence as the boy grows up
to manhood. This is why we say
that the colonial scheme carries with
in itself the elements of its own de
struction. England retains her
colonies V-day simply by conceding
much to them, by giving them j all
they ask, aud standing ready to de
fend them in case of necessity.
Before the United States branch
out in the colony business they
should study some of the object les
sons that have been presented and
are now being presented by other
nations.
PUTTING IN THE LINKS.
The probabilities are that within
the near future Wilmington will
have another short, all rail connec
tion with the Western system of
roads. The last Legislature granted
a charter to the East Tennessee and
Western North Carolina Railroad
Company, which proposes to build a
road from Lincolnton to Cranberry,
both in this State, a distance of
sixty-six miles.. This would connect
with the Carolina Central at Lin
colnton, and fiHing in the gap be
tween that place and Cranberry,
would give Wilmington through
rail to Johnston City, Tenn., and
connection with several Western
roads. - Speaking of this, the Char
lotte Observer says :
"With the 100 miles of railroad
leading from Bis Stone Gap to Eliza-
betnton, both in Tennessee, tben by
broadening the narrow gauge trace
from Elizabeth ton to Cranberry, in
North Carolina, then building 66 miles
of road to Lincolnton, connecting
with the Carolina Central, there would
be a continuous route from Bis: Stone
Gap to Wilmington, ' via Charlotte.'
This would give coal to Charlotte with
5500 miles less haul than it now gets
coal. Jt would make Wilmineton a
coal port."
Widening the gauge from Cran
berry to Elizabethton is not a
heavy undertaking, as it seems the
road bed was originally constructed
with a view to a wider gauge when it
became desirable, so that the real
work will be on the sixty-six. miles
from Lincolnton to Cranberry
This is one gap the filling in ' of
which will practically give Wilming
ton another railroad. Then we have
another and a much shorter gap be
tween Mount Airy, the present
Northern terminus of the Atlantic
and Yadkin, and the point in
Virginia where the Virginia Mid
land would be tapped, the filling in
of which will make connection with
the Western system of roads and
will give Wilmington another short
route to the coalfields of Virginia
and Tennessee, and to Western com
mercial centers. With both of these
roads, which may be confidently
looked for, there is no reason why
Wilmington may, not become not
only a great coal port but a great
export port for grain, flour, meat,
and other exportable , articles from
the West. ;
Some Indiana men have little dis
position to be accommodating. One :
started out to horsewhip another
the other day, and instead! of
quietly standing and taking Ithe
horsewhipping or dancing around
and yelling police, the to-be-whipped
Hoosier- sailed into the would-be
whipper and in fifteen minutes
made him look aa , though he, had
been run through the honner of a
... .
threshing machine. When - that
citizen has any more people to be
horsewhippeel he will turn it over to
Borne able-bodied, double-jointed
proxy who is fond of excitement.
It will surprise you try it;'-.
It is the medicine above all other for
catarrh and is worth its weight in golcL-
Xuij b uream uaim noes all that is
claimed for it. B. W. Sperry, Hart
ford, Conn.
My Sow was afflicted with catarrh.
He used Ely's Cream Balm and the dis
agreeable catarrh all left him. J. C.
Olmstead, Areola, 111.
Aiuc. trial size or tbe 50c. size of
Ely's Cream Balm will be mailed.
Kept by druggists. Ely Brothers, 55
Warren StN.Y. f
THIS WASH'T A. GIVE-AWAY,
The Weidon Newsot last week re
ports that General Ransom recently
sold to a lumber company in Nor;
folk the timber on 2,600 acres of
land in' Northampton county for
$40,000. - This was for the timber
alone, the General retaining the title
to the land. Possibly there may be
some mistake, in the figures, for this
looks like a pretty big price, con
sidering the average price at which
timber lands are sold in this State,
includinsr the land, but Gen. Ran
som is a level-headed gentleman a'nd
doubtless had some conception of
the market value of the timber he
SOld. ; " 7 ; V
Assuming that the figures are cor
rect What a striking contrast does
thuUtransaction present to the re
eentlv reported 80.000 acre sale of
heavily timbered State swamp lands
for $80,000. """The State got $1 an
acre for that timber, including the
tracts upon which it grew, and Gen
eral Ransom got nearly $15 an acre
for the timber on his 2,600 acres,
minus the land. Thi3 was not
swamp land we suppose, but what a
difference between $15 and an
acre. . ' . ' -
States as a general thing do ' not
when they have anything to sell
drive as good bargains as individ
uals, who have a keener eye to busk
ness and to profits, but it seems to
ub it would be better to tie up these
timbered lands for another . genera
tion or two, and try in the mean
time to utilize convict labor upon
them, than io let go of them at the
ridiculous sum of $1 an acre, when
the State' lis not driven to make
such sacrifice.
CURRENT COMMENT.
Admiral Kautz is evidently!
a sailor of the same school as Ad
miral Dewey, and German naval
officers have learned the little lesson'
at Samoa i as summarilv as they
learned it! at Manila. These sea
dogs -of Uncle Sam's are jiot to beL
trifled with in any part o the uni
verse at i present. Philadelphia
North American, Rep. :
Unamimity is to be the rule in
the new Samoan Joint High cOmmis-;
sion, and it will be unable to do any
thing, unless the representatives of
all three of jthe Powers shall agree.
Very good;;but any one Power can
cruse a deadlock, and, meanwhile,
the native politicians will be able to!
do all , thei mischief they please.
Harmony ia'an excellent thing, butr
it cannot always be enforced.!
Philadelphia Ledqer, Ind.
. - Certain "Americans in Ha-!
vana,' Col. j Hecker, chief of trans
portation and Secretary Alger's
partner, among them, it is reported,
are trying j to obtain possession of
"certain wharf property" in that
city, which Is valued at $20,000,000, ;
on behalf of an American syndicate
by a suit filed in the Havana courts.
Possibly these gentlemen are among
the "American observers" . and:
authorities who strenuously object to ;
Gen. Gomez's movement to secure
the early j independence of the
island. Charleston News and Cou
rier, Dem. j ..
' When Cecil -Rhodes secured
the co-operation of the German
Government in the telegraph enter
prise in Eastern Africa, we remarked
would come next.- Now a dispatch
Bays that the Kaiser has agreed to
favor the raising of German capital
to build the part of the "Cape to
Cairo" railway that will pass through
German territory, and that his
Government shall guarantee the
bonds and interest thereof. "Peace
hath her victories no less renowned
than war," land it really seems as if
Wilhelm has been switched on to the
right track at last. Brooklyn Citi
zen, Dem. '
TWINKLINGS.
No Argument at Alh Miss P.
"If he really loves me, as you say,
why should he be silent?" "Miss S.
"He may not be in a position to get
married." "But he knows I am."
Detroit Free Press. .
''Riches take unto themselves
winga and fly away,"' said a board
school teacher. "What kind of riches"
is meant!'' And the smart boy. at the
bottom of the class said: "They must
be ostriches." Tit-Bits.
"Dearest," asked the confiding
girl, after her usual manner, "am I
really your first and only love?" "No,
darling," said the young: druggist;
"but you are something just as good."
rlndinapolia Journal. ,
Hasty Conclusion: "Ah, yes,"
she sighed, "I'm saddest when I sing."
"Then," he replied, "you must be an
exception to the rule." "What rule?"
"The rule that people are oblivious of
their own defects." Chicago News. .
- First Quarrel "I understand
they fell out the next day after they
were married," "Yes; the newspa
pers gave a column to their wedding,
and they disputed as to whether it was
because of the prominence of his fam
ily or hers." Detroit Journal.
Miss Passee. (sentimentally)
"Do you think it is possible to love an
old man?" Miss Pert (roguishly) "Yes,
it is. For I do" Miss Passee "Oh 1
I hadn't heard. Who is it?" Miss Pert
(laughingly) "It's pa." Harper's
Bazar.
"Can dogs find their way Home
from a distance ?" is a question often
asked. It's according to the dog. If
it's one you want to get rid of, he can
find his way back from Africa. If its
a good one, he's apt to get lost if he
goes round the corner. Judge.
if or over jputr Tears. ,
Mes. Wikslow' SooTrfbra Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success.
It soothes the child, softens the earns.
allays all pain, cures wind colic, audSs
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will
relieve the poor little sufferer imme-
aiateiy. tsoia Dy Druggists in every
part of the world. Twenty-five cents
a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs.
Wmslow s Soothincr Svtud." and take
no other. t
Be tha 7 vTW M wo Have Always Bought
.SPIRITS TURPENTINE
Winston . Sentinel: A white
woman, aged about 20 years was ar
rested yesterday at the home of her
father id South Fork township, about
five miles below Salem, on a warrant
charging her with being the mother of
the infant which was found in a creek
last Monday by Messrs. R. P. Cling
man and Will Eaton. -
Wilson News'. We extend our
sympathies to Dr. Chears, of Elm City, j
upon the death of his most estimable
wi f e, which occurred very suddenly on
Thursday night. In the twinkling of
the eye, and without one note of pre-,
monition, the summons came; and her
spirit was ushered into the presenca
chamber of God. ,
- Maxton Seottish Chief:' More
tobacco will be raised in this commu
nity this season than ever before.
An immense quantity of fertilizers is
being hauled away from Maxton (Ms
spring, but not near so much as last
season. The cotton factory has re
cently been furnished with bran new
machinery, and" as soon as a sufficient
number of hands can be secured it
will run nigh and day.1 a j j
, Goldaboro mi rg us : The town
of Mt. Olive Tuesday night lost one
of hfir best citizens in the death of Mr.
David Kelley, whr;witiout warning,
succumbed (o a sudden attack of heart
disease, from which he had suffered
lighter attacks on previous occasions.
The cattle trade of Goldsboro has
assumed in these latter years mam
moth proportions, and cattle "raising is
now one ot tne mosriucrauve siae
es" of the farmers of this section
for miles around. i t U
! Fayetteville Observer A n egr 0
named Brewington was drowned in
the Cape Fear river near Dr. Mc
Swain's, eleven miles from Fayette
ville, -Tuesday afternoon, i Brewing
ton. with Mr. Alex. LicAllister, were
in a batteau fishing when the boat
capsized. Mr. McAlister swung on to
boat and floated down the river until
be was rescued. Brewington attempt
ed to swim ashore and did reach a
a limb, where he was afterwards found
banging on with a death grip. It is
thought that he died of fright
Statesville Landmark: Gen.
Crawford, who shot and killed Gil;
bert Drum at Azales. Buncombe coun
ty, Sunday last, was before Judge
Stevens at Asneville Monday on a
writ of habeas corpus and was dis
charged on the ground of self-defence.
Drum was from Catfish, Catawba
county, and had the reputation of be
ing a tough customer. Sheriff Black
welder, of Catawba, . says Drum has
served a term in the penitentiary, and
has a brother now in the penitentiary,
Salisbury Truth: li. M. Hin-
son hired a strange negro one day last
week and carried him to bis farm in
Providence townshiD. this countv
The negrs. Will Knox, went into Mr.
mnson's-trunk, looK out two purses
containing' over $15.00, one pair ear
rings and a finger ring, and when,
going to feed the stock he left. He
wascaught Friday night in Pool's
saloon and was given a hearing Satur
day before inquire, Murpny. tie was
.lodged in jail to await court.
Newbern Journal: Mr. Geo.
N. Ives who returned from his fruit
farm at Newport, yesterday, was asked
as to how the recent cold weather had
affected the fruit at his farm. "I found
the fruit prospects at our farm in the
best condition. The continued cold
weather seems to have had the effect
of hardining the buds and blossoms,
and keeping the sap from , rising too
quickly, so that the extra spells of
cold weather have not iniured the
coming fruit crop. As upon my last
visits at Newport, I found everything
in good condition, and tbe Outlook is
for a splendid fruit yield this season.
APPOINTMENTS
By the Biahpo of East Carolina.
April 16, Sunday 2nd after Easter, M.
, P.. Christ Church.
April 16, Sunday 2nd after Easter, E.
F., S. Cyprian's, Newbern.
April 17, Monday, S. Thomas', Craven
(Jo -! J'
April 18, Tuesday, S. Paul's, Vance-
bora
April 19, Wednesday, TS. P., Stone-
wall. I . , :
April 20. Thursday. Com., Stonewall.
April 21, Friday, Grace Church, Tren
ton. -
April 25, Sunday 3rd after Easter, M.
P.. S. John's. Wilminkton.
April 23, Sunday 3rd after Easter, E.
P.. Good Shepherd. Wilmington.
.April 30. Sunday 4th after Easter, M.
P.. S. James'. Wilmington.
May 7. Sunday 5th after Easter, Lakt
Waccamaw.'
QUARTERLY MEETINGS.
Wilmington
District Second
Part.)
Round (in
R. F. Bnmpas, P. E., Wilmington, N.
C.
Waccamaw, at B -thesda, April
run.
Boucnpon, Apni is-io.
Brunswick, at Sharon ADrll '8.
Carver's Creekl at Carver's Creek, April 22-23.
Enaen, at center, Apru sw-3'J.
Ellzaberh, at Purale's, AprU 80, May 1.
Wilmington, Bladen Btreet, Mays.
Wilmington, Market Street, May 4.
Clinton at Keener's.'May 6-7.
Onslow, at Swansboro. Mav 13-14.
Jacksonville and Rlchlands, at Haw Branch,
may IB.
Kenansville Circuit, at Charity, May 20-21. v
scott s Hill at prospect, nay '; .
Wilmington, Grace, May 28-29.
A Hat Used by Washington. .
While hundreds of pilgrims daily
crowd the shrine of Mount Vernon, one
of the most interesting relics .of Wash
ington remains unknown and unnoticed
and is rapidly falling into decay. This
is a small cabin which was used by
Washington when a young man en-
gaged in surveying the lands or upper
Virginia. Th6 house is located in Clarke
county, the district being formed in 1830
from Frederick and named for the illus
trious general, George Clarke, of early
days. : :
Near Berryville, in Clarke county,
Oreneral Daniel Morgan of Revolution
ary fame built a handsome home, which
he called Soldiers' Best. About 200
yards from the site of this manor is lo
cated the cabin, which is regarded with J
uimosG religions veneration Dy tne peo
ple of the neighborhood and whioh is
being slowly eaten by the tooth of time.
The house is 12 feet square, and there
are bnt two rooms, one ' on tbe ground
floor and one for a garret Beneath the
building flows, or rather did flow dur
ing the last century, a small stream,
which was nsed for cooling purposes.
Tbe upper chamber is lathed and plas
tered. Only one window lights it, while
a rongb door gives access to the visitor,
who must mount by ' a ladder. Here it
was that Washington was accustomed to
keep his instruments Vfhen on a survey
ing expedition. New Haven Journal.
-y . Relief in Six Honrs.
: Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in sir hours by "New
Great South American Kidney Cure.?'
It is a great surprise on account of its
exceeding promptness in relieving pain
in bladder, kidneys and back, in male
or female. Relieves retenjdon of water
almost immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure this is the remedy.
Sold by B. JEl. Bellamy, Druggist,
Wilmington, N. C corner Front and
uarket streets. v
sine KinS You Have Always Boflgtt
HUGGED BY A GHOST.
Stanton's Story of a. Startling
Personal Experience. - . -
While under the direction of tbe lycenm
bureau dnrinar the decade or . 1870-ou x
traveled eight months-In the year,. from
October to June, mostly in . the western
states, sneaking nearly every night. 1
was my custom in the large cities always
to stay at the same hotel, that the land
lord and clerks might Know me ana &
might be received at any hour of tne
night. If possible, I al ways secured a room
on the second floor with a balcony, for
safety in case of Are. - ' v
One nieht I arrived ratner late at in-.
dlanapolis, having previously telegraphed.
The hotel was "crowded, as mere was
some unusual publio gathering, just what
-I do not remember. On meeting me in.
the parlors my kinds but distracted host
said: "Mrs. Stanton, I have not a room In
the house for - yon. , I am sorry, but you
will be obliged to goto some other hotel."
'That,'!. ! replied, "I cannot do. xou
must give me a bed in the parlor if you
have no other place." "WeU," saia tne
host, laughing, "I'll see what I can do."
So while I was taking supper ne surveyea
the ground and at last returned to tell me
he had a small room on the third floor,
but with no balcony. If I would accept
that, he would have it prepared for me.
'Well," I replied, "since I can do no pot
ter I must aocept that." In due time he
announced that all was ready.
I found a pleasant little room, lighted
with gas, a bright fire in the grate, every
thing looking fresh, clean and attractive.
Being very tired, I lost no time in going
to bed. As usual, I left the gas burning,
and looked under the bed and in the closet
to see that neither men nor oats were any
where concealed. .1 was soon sound
asleep, when suddenly X found myself in
the strong grasp of a powerful man. At
the same Instant a cry of despair rent the
air, an agonizing voice shrieked: "Oh,
save me, mother 1 Save me!" Terribly
frightened, I sprang from the bed in hor
ror. But all was still. I searohed the
room in vain. No one was therer the gas
was still burning, the door locked, every thing
as I left it on going to sleep. So I
concluded" the terrible experience I had
just had must have been a nightmare, and
as I was thoroughly tired by my long
journey of the previous day my-excite-ment
was soon overcome and I fell aBleep
again. Only a few moments had elapsed,
however, when I again felt the dutches
of those desperate arms and my ears were
filled with the sound of that piercing
shriek: "Oh, save me, mother! Save me!"
Again I shook .off the horror and, fully
awake, convinced myself that I was alone
and that no one had -erTtered my room.
Gradually I grew calm, and then, from
.sheer . exhaustion, slept once more. My
rest was as brief as before, for in an in
stant1, it seemed, the grip was around me,
and the voice tore at my Very heartstrings;
'Oh, save me, mother! Save me!"
It is useless to rehearse the continued
torture of that night. Suffice it to say
that with the dawn only it ceased.
When the maid came to make the fire-.
she said, "How did you sleep, madam?"
I replied, "I have had a night of intense
suffering." "Oh," cried she, banting in
to tears, "I told them not to put you in
this room. A man- died here yesterday
with delirium tremens. His cries could
be heard over the whole house. For days-
hls constant appeal was: "Oh,vsaye me,
mother! Save me!"
This startling corroboration of my re
cent impressions quite unnerved me. I
begged the maid to remain until I could
leave the room whose walls had witnessed
and were still repeating the despairing ap
peal of that distracted soul. I never think
of that night in Indianapolis without a
shudder. Elizabeth Cady Stanton in
Journalist.
For the Indian is not, as the popular
Idea figures him, stolid, taciturn or even
sullen in his everyday life, says George
Bird Grinnell in The Atlantic He
may be shy and silent in the presence
of strangers, but in his -home life be is
talkative eager to give and receive the
news and to gossip about it. He is of a
merry, laughter loving people and likes
to make good natured fun of another's
peculiarities. Thus one of her companions
may jeerlngly call a very slender woman
the shadow of a moccasin string. Once
on the prairie in the bright, hot sunlight
I heard an Indian say to another who was
very stout: "My friend, stand still for a
little while. I want to sit down in the
shade and. cool oft."
Some years ago I was on the reservation
of a tribe known as the Big Bellies Gros
ventres at Fort Belknap, -Mon., and
while I was there a new agent came to
them. He was a fat man, and one of tbe
Indians, who met the agent for the first
tune in my presence, said as he shook
hands with him: "Ah, you are one of our
own people. You, too, are a Big Belly."
Why Fishes Are Slippery.
Fish of almost every sort are when fresh
caught slippery and hard to hold. This
sllpperiness la. due to a sort of mucus ex
uding through the scales and is of the
greatest Importance to all finny creatures.
One of the important functions of the
fish's slimy coating Is to protect it from
the attacks of fungus, a form of plant life
found in all waters, salt and fresh, foul
and pure. If the fish is so injured that
. some spot becomes uncovered by the slime,
barely visible fungus will be likely to
lodge there, and when it is once lodged
the process of its reproduction is very rapid.
It soon extends over the gills and kills the
fish. l
The primary purpose of the slime of the
fish is to reduce its friction when in mo
tion through the water and increase its
speed. . It also serves as a cushion to the
scales, whiob it thus protects from many
Injuries. New York World.
A Dutch Trick.
Dutch . fishermen make astonishing
catches' by means of the following very
simple plan : They put a number of live
worms and insects in a bottle partially
filled with water and then Cork it secure
ly. The bottle is dropped Into the water,
the fisherman sinking his line alongside.
It appears that the sight of the wriggling
contents of the bottle so excites the appe
tite of the finny tribes that they fall easy
victims to the baited hooks.
' A New Game to Sim.
"Jacob, what are you doing running
around the Streets When you should be in.
school?"
. "Well, ma, you told me to learn some
games whioh I could play without tearing
my clothes, so I'm playing a new one
called 'truant. ' " Baltimore Jewish Com
ment. -
Man Killed Twice. v
A Belfast paper is responsible for stat
ing that a man "was overtaken by a pas
senger train and killed. He was injured
In a similar way about three years ago. "
Circumstances Alter Cases.
Lady (excitedly) Have you filed
my
application for a divorce yet?
Lavfyer No, madam, but I am at work
on the papers now.
Ledy Thank fortune, 1 am not toe I
late I Destroy all papers and Bvidence at
once, please. v . -
Lawyer A. reconciliation has been
brought about between jou and your hus
band, I infer, . N '
Lady Gracious, not He was run ovei
and killed by a freight train this morning,
and I want to retain you in my suit
against the company for damages. Chi-
oago News.
Her Gneaa.
: Mr. Miggleson I never begin anything
on Friday, because I really believe it 'sun
lucky. -Ik
Miss Sharplelgh And, 1 suppose you
are always too tired to begin anything on
any of the other days. Cleveland Leader. '
Rather Stubborn."
: Mrs. Hunt From what I hear of your
husband I should infer that he Is a man
of iron will.
Mrs. Blunt You're right, he Js, and
pig iron at that. New Orleans Picayune.
- . ' ' Snre" Slffn. ' - T :
Manford What makes you - think the
girl loves you? . -Sanford
She has begun belittling all
the .other girls that I know Montreal
Herald.
OPC
Bttratha
Sigostra
of
I ,
m Kind You Haw Always Bought
TWO NEWSPAPER STORIES.
Conns? Men Who Were Ready
to Due
- Anything For Fame. ; -Over
in Vlnoennes, Ind.; there lived a
young man who, on reading of the destruc
tion of tho battleship Maine, became filled
With a desire to invader Cuba with the first
hatch of "war correspondents. His name
is J. Willoughby Weepl and he Is said to, -
have written to BobV Paine, .managing
editor of the ClevelandrKess, as follows:
"For $10per weeklbvant to go to Cuba
as your dorrespondent'and will live with
the Cubans, oamp witli the Cuban army,
and, if necessary, fight' by tho 6ide of Gen
eral Gomez." . i I - '
Tiinn nf tha Ip.fctai- in ft wit. and
in a caustio " reply to Mr. Weep inquire
what sum would he demand to go and die
with the Cubans. He was amazed a Jew
davs later to be .handed a letter from Vln-
eennes fn which -h6 Would be war cor
respondent made this answer t.
"Fifteen dollars per week and ex
penses." ' t ; ' 1
It eoes without saying . that Mr. Weep
was nmnloved. and. most strange to re
cord, he was' one of the best men in the
field. He is now numbered with the regu
lar writers for the Cleveland Press and at
more, than "$15 per week-and expenses.
-About the same time Managing Editor
Paine was surprised to reaqh hlsfesk one
afternoon and find a telegram awaiting
his arrival on which $1.80 was due. It
was a carefully worded application for a
iob from -a young man who resided in
Zanesville, O. Suoh assurance appalled
Paine, and he sat down and dashed off an
answer In keeping with a popular song he
had hoard the night previous:
"Read your answer in the stars," read
the dispatch, and it was sent "collect.
But on the following day he tore open
a second teleerani from Zanesville. Here
It is: ; i '
"The stars say come." Within 24 hours
the applicant was on hand in Cleveland,
and the editor gave the; young man a posi
tion on the paper. Chicago Journal.
" Flower of the Family.
Mr. Watson, the postmaster of Wlllow
by, has four sons who inherit- their -father's
amiable disposition, but are want
ing in "faculty,'.' that characteristic of the
successful New Englandsr.
"What are your sons doing, MrJVat-
son?" inquired a former resident of Wil-
lowby, who had not seen the postmaster
before for 12 years. '
"Well," was the answer, "Jack, my
oldest boy, he's a minister without a pul
pit. Fred, the next Jane, he's a lawyer
without a client, and.William, the third
one. he's a teacher without any school.
"But I've got some; hopes of Sam, the
youngest of the lot," said the head of the
Watson family, with commendable cheer
fulness. "He's set out to be a farmer
without any land, but he's hired out a
piece and worked it to halves, and we ate
vegetables off it all summer.
"Inaid him for supplying our family,
and when he'd settled his bill for what he
put into the ground to start with, he bad
within 60 cents of what he owed the boy
that had helned him hoe and so on all
summer.
"And I handed him; oyer that 50 cents
with a real light heart and told him he
needn't ever think of itagainr Yes, bis
mother and I feel to, be encouraged about
Sam; we think in the course of time he'll
make a likely farmer." Youth's Com
panion.
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TRIAL SIZE.
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It is aulckly absorbed
Gives relief at once.
OLD 'N HEAD
the Nasal Passages.
Allays Inflammation.
Heals and Protects the
iiemorane,
saitnrao tvin RnsRS or Taste ana
Smell.
Price 50 cents at Druggists or Dymaii;
Trial Size, 10 cents by ma BROTHERS,
66 Warren street, New York,
E . Secretary
selly tnthsa-
WHOLESALE PRICES CDRREKT.
The following quotations
WhnlMuilA PiHrah srenerallv. In I
represent.
making uv
small orders higher prices; have to be charge
Tho nnntnttnna am aiwRvR siven as accurately
as possible, but the Star will not be responsible
for any variations from the atnal market price
f the articles auotea.
BAGGING
8 8Jute
Standard
WESTERN SMOKED
. Hams 9 t
81des T B
Shoulders V
DRY SALTED .
Sides 9
Shoulders 9 S.....
IS
1
is &
&
12
8
6
.........
BARRELS Spirits Turpentine
Second-hand, each
New New York, each..
New City, each i- t
BEESWAX V tt U...
1 10
1 20
&
1 30
22
BRICKS . '
Wilmington V M... .........
Northern
S 00
9 00
IS
80
51
52
75
IS
8
7 00
14 00
BUTTER S
. North Carolina 9 B.. .......
Northern
CORN MEAL
Per bushel. In sacks
Virginia Meal.... i..,.
COTTON TIES 9 bundle......
CANDLES $ B- . I
Sperm...:..
Adamantine
CHEE8E 9 Tb i
Northern Factory......;....
Dairy Cream
State
COFFEE B v J
Laguyra
Rio....
DOMESTICS ,
Sheeting, 4-4, 9 yard ....... .
Yarns. $f bunch of 5 Ss ....
EGGS 9 dozen ,.w.
FISH
& 15
& 23
53
& 55
& 80
25
11
10
. . &
a
12 &
11
10
IS
10
- TO
10
9
Mackerel. No. 1. 9 barrel . . .
22 00
& 80 00
& 15 00
a is oo
Mackerel, No. 1, 9 half -bbl. 11 00
Mackerel, No. 2, 9 barrel... 16 00
Mackerel, No. 2 9 half -bbl.
SackereL No. 3, 9 barrel. ,
Mallets, 9 barrel ..........
8 oo a 9 oo
ia oo & 14 oo
2 50
5 00
3 00
4 00
Mullets, 9 pork barrel
8 00
8 25
N. C. Roe Herring, 9
keg.
ury joq. w h
5
4 35
10
4 50
FLOOR 9 B
Liow graae ....
Choice...,
Straight
First Patent...
8 50
8 75
4 25
5 00
4 00 a
450 a
wa
GLUE 9 9
GRAIN-- bushel '
Corn,! rom store,bsrs White
Car-load, in bgs White...
Oats, from store
Oats, Rust Proof
8
63 a - f5
a to
40 a 45
a 45
60 a - 65
a sK
a 10 .
a 9
50 "75
40 a 45
a 75
75
75
1 - 1?8
5 a 7
e a iom&
(jow Feas....
HIDES 9 lb
Green salted
Dry flint....
Drvsalt.....
HAY 9 100 lbs
Clover Hay.
Kice etraw ;...v.
Eastern
Western
North River
HOOP IRON, 9 lb... .......
LARD, 9 lb
Northern .....
North Carolina
LIME, 9 barrel
1 is a 1 25
Mtfjsu (cicy sawea) 9 m iir
unip oron, resawea. ........
18 00
90 00
a 16 00
Rough edge Plank
15 00
west inaia cargoes, accora-
ingto quality 13 00
-Dressed Flooring, seasoned. 18 00
Scantling and Board, com'n 14 00
Common mill ..... 5 00
Fair mill 6 50
Prime mill 8 50
Extra mill ..... 10 00
MOLASSES V gallon -Barbadoes,
in hogshead.....
Bar badoes, In barrels.......
- Porto Rico, in hogsheads. . . , :
Porto Rico, in barrels
a is oo
22 00
a lsioo
6 50
a 8 00
a 10 00
10 50 1
Sugar House, In hogsheads.
Sugar House, in barrels....
Syrup, in barrels .. r. .
NAILS, 9 keg, Cut, 60d basis...'
PORK, 9 barrel r
CitvMess.....
' Rump.......
Prime
ROPE. 9
SALT, 9 sack, Alum
Liver
erpoo
American ,
v
On 125 9 Sacks
SHINGLES, 7-lnch, per M.... ..
Common
Cypress Saps
SUGAR. 9 lb Standard Qran'd
BtanaaraA
White Extra C.
. Extra C, Golden
O, Yellow
SOAP, B lb Northern
STAVES, 9 M w. O. barrel.
6 00
a 14 09
R. O. Hogshead..
TIMBER, x9 M feet-Shipping..
MmTPaime-..
Mill, Fair..
a 10 00
a 9 00
7 00
6 50
uommon mm....
Inferior to ordinary....
4 60
6:00
8 00 a 4 00
SHINGLES, N.O. Cypress sawed
nMjotun u,
7 60
8 00
4 60
4 00
8 00
6 00
8 60
6 00
5 00
e so
6 50
S 60
- 8
cap. . .
' 6x24 Heart.
" Sap ,....,...
6x34 Heart.-.. ........
Sap ...v.r....
TALLO WjJB
WHISKEY, gallon. Northern
NorUiCarouna
yooL per l Unwashed......
a
1
s 00
100
10
800
11
a 25
a 28
27
a 28
12 a 14
14 a 15
15 a 25
1 60 a 1 65
a 11 00 -a
10 so
10 00
10 22
1 10 ,
1 a 47H
6 00 6 60
1 60 Ji 25
2 50 8 60
5a s
s a 5H
s a 58
a s
.. a m
BttGS 4
COMMERCIAL.
WILMINGTON M ARKlSf ,
STAB OFFICE. April 10.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Market
firm at 4.0)4 cents per gallon ' bid fci
machine-made casks and 40 cents per
gallon bid for country casks.
KUSIN-Market firm at S5 cents
per barrel for Strained and $L 00 for
wuou oiruineu.
TAK. Market firm at 95 cents per
bbl of 280 lbs.
CRUDE -TURPENTINE. -Market
quiet at $1.35 per barrel for "Hard,
$2.40 for Dip, and $2.40 for-Virgin.
Quotations same day last year.
Spirits turpentine dull at 2726c;
rosm firm at $1.10, $1.15; tar. steady,
90 cents: crude, turpentine quiet at
$1.401.90. j
RECEIPTS. r
spirits Turpentine .
29
295
208
6
KOsrn...
Tar
Crude Turpentine .
Keceipts same day last year. 1 a
casks spirits turpentine, 2,198 bbls
rosin, 151 bbls tar," 9 bbl crude tur
pe'ntine. v;;
COTTON. , f
Market firm on a basis of 6 cents per
pound for middlins.
Quotations:
Ordinary.......
3 ' 9-16 cts. Ib
Good Ordinary.
Low Middling'..
Middling' 'T.
Good Middling:.
4 15-16-'
5 9-16 "
6 '
6 5-16 '
same day last year middling- 5 u c.
Heceipts 44 bales: .same- day last
year, 589. ;
COUNTRY "PRODUCE. '
PEA.NUTS North-Carolina
Prime, 55 to 60c per bushel . f 28.
'pouDds; extra prune. 65c; -Taney, ,70c.
Virginia Extra prime, 55c ; fancy, 60c ;
Spanish, 8090c. . f
CORN Firm; 45 to 52 cents per
bushel.
ROUGH RICE Lowland , (tide
water) 90ctl.10; upland, 6580c
Quotations on a basis of 45 pounds to
the bushel. t. -
N. C. BACON Steady; hams 9 to
10c per pound; shoulders, 6 j to 7c;
sides, 7 to 8c.
SHINGLES Per thousand, ttve-
inch hearts and saps, $1.60 to 2.25;
six-inch,v $2.25 to 3.25: seven-inch,
$5.50 to 6.50. S
TIMBER Market steady at $2.58 to
6.50 per 21. ' ;
FINANCIAL MARKETS.
. Sv Telegraph to the Mornlnz Scar..
New York. April 10.-Jaoney . on
call was easy at 37 per cent., the
last loan being; at 3 per cent. I Prime
mercantile paper 3J44M per cent.
Sterling exchange weak, with actual
miemetes f-n ho trt t-ptn; 7 K,1le at. iHns
486 for demand and 4o3M483M for
sixty days. Posted rates 484 J5 485 J
and . 487487. Commercial bills
482X483. Silver certificates 60
60. Bar silver 59 Ji. Mexican dol
lars 4756. Government bonds weak.
State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds
irregular. U. S. 3's. 108; U. 8. new
4's, registered, 130 ; do. coupon,
129il30U; U. S. 4s 112H; do.
coupon, 113114; do. 2' 99;
U. 8. 6's, registered, 113114; do.
5's, coupon, 113114; N. C. 6's
127tdo. 4's, 104; Southern Railway
5's 108. Stocks: Baltimore & Ohio
70; Chesapeake & Ohio 27: Man
hattan L 115; N. Y. Central 139K;
Keading 184 ; do. 1st preferred 23 54 : St.
Paul 125 ; do. preferred 169 : South
ern Railway 12H ; do. preferred .50 )l ;
American Tobacco 220; do. prefer
red 141; People's "Gas 119; I Sugar
156; do. preferred 116; T. C. ct Iron
56 V; U. S. Leather 6M; do. preferred
MM 4 tTT A TT c . :i
western union h .
NAVAL STORES MARKETS.
- By Telegraph to the Hornlns Star.:
New York, April lCRosio
firm.
Spirits turpentine firm, f
Charleston, April 10. Spirits tur
pentine nrm at 40c; no sales. Rosia
steady and unchanged; no sales
COTTON MARKETS.
By Telesraph to the Mornnuc Star
New York, April 10. The cotton
market made a barely steady1 start.
rne nrst call trading was at un
changed prices to a decline of three
points, the weakness being due to un
satisfactory cables. Immediately after
tbe calf, however, there was a sharp
rally of three to four points, started
by brisk buying by houses with for
eign connections, stimulated by re
ports of heavy to killing frosts in the
Atlantic sections Tnis also started a
demand from local shorts. July and
August buying by houses with New
Orleans connections was also a feature
of the early market. Before, noon,
however, prices had receded to about
the opening1 call basis and trading:
became very slack. During the after
noon - speculative dealings became
very narrow, with a gradual leakage
of long cotton, giving a rather weak
undertone to tbe local situation; The
market was finally quiet at a net loss
of two to three points.
New York.- April 8. Cotton
quiet; middling uplands 6 3 16c
Cotton futures market closed auiet:
April 5. 78, May 5.82c, June 5.S?c, July
5.92c, August 5.91c, September 5 89c,
October 5 91c, November 5.92c. De
cr mber 5.95c ; January 6.99c ; February
e.uzc; Marcn B.U5C.
Spot cotton -closed ouiet: middlin?
uplands 6 316c ; middling gulf 6 7-16c;
sales 650 bales.
ei receipts yY-Dales; gross rev
ceipts 7,14 bales) sales 650 j? bales;
exports to Great Britain 1,55$ bales;
stock 148.122 bales. 1
Total to-day Net' receipts 1 10. 572
bales; exports to Great Britain 1,840
bales; exports to the Continent 041
bales; stock 781,541 bales.
Consolidated Net receipts 121. 676
bales; exports to Great Britain 9,805
bales; exports to the Continent 11,783
bales. - i
Total since September 1st. Net re
ceipts 7, 677,208 bales; exports to Great
Britain 3,160,942 bales; exports to
France 665,503 bales; exports to the
Continent 2.386,149 bales. ,- -
Anril 10. -Galveston. auiet at 5a5-16e
net receipts 805 bales; Norfolk, quiet
at 6c, net receipts 263 bales: Bal-
timore, nominal at 6 Jsc, net receipts
bales; Boston, steady at 6 3-16c,
net receipts 54 bales: Wilmington.
nrm at be, net receipts 44 pales;
rniiaaeipnia, quiet at 5v net re
ceipts 124 bales; Savannah, quiet at
o)ic, net receipts- 19,5 bales; New
Orleans, quiet at 5 .11-16c, net re
ceipts 1,528 bales; Mobile, quiet at
554c. net receipts 152 bales: t Mem
phis, quiet at 5c, net receipts
Z,e54 bales; Augusta, quiet at 6:3-16c.
net receipts 78 bales; Charleston, quiet
at osc, net receipts ju bales.-
PRODUCE MARKETS.
, By Telesrraph to Uie Morntni Star. '
New York. Anril 10. Flour
in little demand except for bakers' and
! A. -. 1TTV . n :
Bpnne paienis. wneat arot tirnr
No. 2 red 80 Uc: options onened waaIt
f td continued to decline all the morn
ing under bearish weather West, gen
eral unloading, easy cables and a large
visible supply increase; the crowd
oversold, however, and subsequently
nuou uumrunieu wun export rumors,
covered freely, and being a sharp rally,
closed nrm at X o advance over Satur
days una l curb prices;-No. 2 red
May closed 76c ; July dosed 75Mc :
beptember closed 74c. Corn Spot
firm; No. 2,42X43cj Options opened
easy with wheat and recovered n
demand from shorts,"stimulated bv p
hu", mo vtatuxc supply uecreaii.
closed firm at unchanged nrices f,J
.Qof HvA a-n'fit tflK. XTrt -Tt .lnn.J OA. I
uaiiiiuaj a u u, JUOJ vlVrU OOl A 111,,
closed 393c. Oats Snot dull . m ;
33i c ; options dull. Lard steady -
lined qiliet. Pork Market ouiet P.T S
ter steady;' Western - creamei- i
21c; do. factory 1215c ; Sigins
21c; .imitation creamery 14U8i. '
Rtnio Aair-v MffhVn rV c-T i'?,
atUH-nA ..1.J main, '
Potatoes steady. Cotton seed oil steadV
Petroleum auiet. Cabhuan aJ;
Coffee-Spot io steady ; Na 7 invoiS
osac; no. r looomsr 0c: mi d stooi.
Cordova 1013c. Suffar RawRti!
fair refining 4 l-16c; centrifugal 96 tewi
9 c; muiasses sugar a la-ltic-
re
tiuvi sirong.
P1tTTnnrv A in Ttu i - .
t it.. . . . ""xn
vuivauu. .aiflU XV. KM ill in.'
ui me impeumg government crop re
ports hung over the wheat mark.tk
all day. At the commencement it ol
scured the prospects of the hull l
near the end of the session, it cast titJ
pathway of the bears in a sombrM
shadeV After a-decline of one PBrit
May wheat closed with a net gain (if
ic. Corn isunchaneed and oats i!,-.
lower. Pork lost 74c and larrl arl
ribs 3c each. s
CHIOAGO.Aoril 10. Cash auotaMrtr,! .
Flour slow and easy. Wheat V;
spring 6970c; No. 3 spring 6469a-
No. 2 red 7174c. Coru No: 2 aii. i
Oats No. 2, 27V 28c. No. 2 wi.:i
free on board. 3031c:vNo. 3
29M30c. Pork, per bbl, $9 159 2,r
Lard, pr-r 100 tbs, $5 25 5
Short rib sides, loose, $4 5004 85. Dry
salted shoulders, $4 374 50. Short
clear sides. boxed.$4955 05. Whisk.:,.:
Distillers' finished goods, per gaUo,-
The leadmsr futures ranged : ur f is :
lows opening, highest, ; lowest ait j
closing: Wheat No. 2, May 70
703, 71K, 70. 7171Mc; July 70
Corn May 33 34. 34S. 33V. :U'i-
July 3434M. 3535X, 34, 35
35 ; September 3536, 35 35
35Jc. Oats No. 2 May 252S. 26'
2525, 26; July 2425 25, 2i'
24 X, 25. Pork, per barrel Mv $9 2Q
9 22, 9 15. 9 22K; July $9 30. 9 35,
9 27, 932. Lard, per 100 B3 -yUr
5 27, E 27 5 27, 5 27 ; July $5 41)
5 40, 5 37, 5 40; September 5 1 I
5 52, 5 50, 5.52. Ribs, per 10U lbs -May-.$4
72, 4 75, 4 71, 4 72 : Ju y
$4 87, 4 87K, 4 85, 4 87 ; Septeuir
$4 97, 4 97, 4 97, 4 97. j
Baltimorbt, April 10. Flour quiet;
.western superfine $2.252.40. W!i.
Steady at decline No 2 red spot 74'Jf
47Mc; month 74i74c; May 73i
AC ; J uiy 740 aslced. Southern wr ei
by sample 7075c. Corn easi.
May 38i38c; June 39c askeb. i
Southern white corn 41c asked. Oats j
dull; No. 2 whits 3535c. Lettufce
2.002.25 per bushel box.
FOREIGN MARKET
Bv Cable to the Morntntt Star.
Liverpool, April 10. 2 P. M. Cot-!
ton Spot in moderate demand, prices:
uncbanged. American rniddhusr 3Ma.
The sales of the day were 10.01)0
bales, of which 500 were for speculk
tion and export and included 8.900
bales American: Receipts none, i!
Futures opened auiet with a nodr
demand and closed quiet but steady.
American middling (1. m. c.) ; April
3 19 643 20 64d buier: Auril aiui
May 3 ll-643 20-64d buyer; May auil j
Jun 3 20 64d seller: June and July jj
0-64d Iftiyer; July and August 3 ;
20-64d buyer; Aueust and September .
3 20-6 td buyer; September and Oc
tober 3 19-64a3 20-64d buver : Ockyr
and November a 19 64d buyer; Noveni- i
ber and December 3 18-643 19 64'd
buyer December and January 3 18 (34
IS 19-64d buyer; January and Febril- i
ary 3 18-643 19 64d buyer; February
and March, 3 19-64d buyer.
MARINE
CLEARED. -J
Stmr Driver, Robinson, Fayetteville, ;
James Madden. :: '
Stmr Frank Sessoms. Ward. Fav- !
etieviue, James maaaen.
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EXPORTS.
: COASTWISE.
New York Steamship Gej W
Clyde 124 casks spirits, 208 bbls rosin,
1,175 bbls tar. 51.740 feet lumber. 37
bales cotton goois, 63 bales yarns,
300,000 shingles, 90 bbls molasses, 140
pkgs mdse. ,
MARINE DIRECIORY.
Iilst of Vessels Izi t. c I on ot U
mlnKton, N. C, April 11, 1899.
SCHOONERS.
O C Lister. 337 tons. Robinson, Geo
" Harriss. Son & Co. t
Edna & Emma, 175 tons, Richardsou,
uco-Uarriss, eon & Co. ;
Florence A, 147 tons, Strout. GeoHar'
- ns, oon cc o.
Gem, 489 tons, Foss, Geo Harriss, Son
& Co. '
STEAMSHIPS. ' ,
Greenwood (Br) 1.253 tons, Mehegen,
E Peschau & Co. " ;
Venetia (Br 2,333 tons, MacDougal -
Meide cc Co. ; -
BASQUES.
Burkley, 610 tonk, Bonceau, Gavgsa
Uuano Co.
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Heavy and Fancy
Groceries. .
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We have lust received a laree and select
Stock, whlp.h m ntfear tr t.ha trsdA at
close .flcmnw: irionr. Rait. Molasses. J.
uorx8e, lODacco,
S tuff. Bacon. Lard, A
Poaos. MeaL Rice. Bactrlnsr. Ties. Nails, A
Oysters, Peaches, Hakes, Cheese Corn 1
Beef, Baking Powders, Teas, Cheroots, X
Cigarettes, Tomatoes, etc. In fart, X
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Everything kept in a
FirSt-ClaSS GrOCerY Store, v
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WRITEFORlQUOTATIONS.
WILLIAMS BROS.,
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Wholesale Grocers and
Commission Merchants.
fel8tf I
MULLETS! MULLETS!
75 barrels Mullets,
. 100 barrels Sugar,- ;
1 BO bags Coffee.
1700 barrels Flour.
1800 keea NaUa.
. 300 boxes Soap.
600 boxes Lye.
And quantities of other Groceries.
GET MY PRICES.
D. L. 60RE,
WHOLES AK GROWER, vt r
i Wilmington,
apr8tf
Removal.
J. E. CO WELL has removed Us Barter
Shop to Second street, between Market af
Princess, corner Puroell alley. ma
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