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BY WILLIAM H. BERNARD.
' WILMINGTON, N. C.
Thursday Morning, Jan. 18.
THS PEOPLE ARE SOT IN IT.
As far as tkeir professions go the
leaders of the party which is now in
control of national affairs recognize
the people as the source of power
and the rulers of the country, but
their practice is very different Iron
their professions. Of course, they
hare to show some deference to the
people for if they didn't the people
might call them to task and admin
ister a rebuke at the polls, but they
1 understand the art of humbuggery
pretty well, pretend to be the obe
dient servants of the people before
elections and let the people goto
old Harry afterwards. They assume
to Toice the sentiments of the peo-
pie, when in fact ,they are simply
Toicing their own sentiments or the
sentiments of the powers that con
trol them. This is one oi the ways
they have of flattering and humbug
ging the people, while they are cun
ningly playing their own game.
As an illustration: When Senator
Beveridge made his flamboyant
speech on the Philippine question
some days ago he exclaimed that the
man who imagines that we axe not
to hold these islands forever knows
Tery little about the I temper of the
"common people" of this country,
by which he meant to say that the
"common people" of this country
would neyer consent. to give up these
islands. That was a pure assump
tion by him. Has this question ever
been submitted to j the "common
people" of this country for their de
cision? The people were heard on
the war for Cuba, and it was their
Toice that droTe the Washington ad
ministration into finally espousing
the cauBe of Cuba, but they hare
never been heard on the Philippine
question. ,
Those , islands were bought and
the war 'to hold them inaugurated
without consulting the American
people. The fact -that the Repub
lican party has elected its ticket in
some States where elections were
held last Fall is no proof that the
people are in favor of the policy of
forcible expansion, or that they are
in favor of holding these islands,
because while the Philippine ques
tion figured incidentally in some of
the States it was not an issue.
trusts and other questions being
given , prominence. j It might as
well be argued that because the
Republicans were victorious in most
of the States in which elections
were held therefore the people en
dorsed trusts.
Instead of the American people,
or the "common people," as Senator
Beveridge called them, being in
favor of holding these islands by
force, there is little doubt that at
least seven out of ten of them
would favor letting the islands go
if that! could be done without reflect
ing upon the manhood or honor of
this country. Having been dragged
into the war by tricky schemers who
manipulated a plastic President to
do their bidding the people realize
the situation, and that the war must
go on until some creditable and hon
orable way can be found out of it.
To that extent, and to that extent
only, do they endorse this war of
criminal aggression." '
The fact is' that the American
people have had very little to do
with this war, which has been
strikingly shown by the lack of en
thusiasm over the victories of the
American soldiers, in such striking
contrast to the wild enthusiasm over
the victories won in the Cuban war.
It was also shown by the refusal of
the volunteers whose' time had ex
pired to re-enlist, and I by the tardi
ness with which the responses came
to the calls for more troops. If the
war is so popular and the desire to
hold taose islands so i strong, then
the American people have a strange
way of showing it. . U
It isn't the people but the rings
and combines, men who think, to
quote Senator Carter, expansionist,
"it will pay," who are j insisting on
holding the islands. They see "mil
lions" in the gold and other mines,
in the timber, sugar, hemp and
other products which! they would
eontrol and out of which they would
coin money with cheap Chinese
coolie labor. That's the inspiration
behind this clamor to hold on to the
islands. It is the inspiration of
greed and plunder which is sacri
ficing millions of. money and the
precious lives of American soldiers
to carry out its purpose.
- Senator Beveridge virtually con
lesaed as much whenhe spoke of the
gold nugget." he had seen picked
ettreims of Luzon; of the
Perb forests which would furnish
timber to make the furniture for the
United StateBj of the rioh products
of the fields, and of the possibilities
of Manila rivalling Hong Kong and
becoming the Liverpool of the East
ern world. ' The spirit of greed runs
through all that and furnishes the
key to Mr. Beveridge's enthusiastic
defence of the policy of plunder and
butchery.
And yet he, while showing his
hand so plainly and the animus that
inspires him and those for whom he
speaks, has the brazen effrontery to
nut himself forward as the spokes
man of the "common people" of this
country and assert that they
endorse all this plunder and
butchery that we may hold these
islands for the benefit of certain
rings which are planning to gobble
up what is worth gobbling, open the
gates to the Chinese hordes ana wun
cheap Chinese labor become competi
tors of American sugar, tobacco,
hemp, and cotton growers, and of
American furniture makers. Bever
idge's cheek is only equalled by his
flow of gab, and by the impiety that
asserts that Providence has made the
expansionists His agents for carry-
tivilization and Christianity to the
Philippines.
STARTING THE HAT ALREADY.
Mark Hanna is unique and always
interesting, interesting because he
pursues his own course and boldly
maps out the course that the Ee-
publican party must pursue. If it
doesn't always come up to his line
it comes very near it, near enough
for all practical purposes, and when
it gets there Mark is found on top
whip in hand.
He has recently been in Philadel
phia, where the next Republican
national "Convention will be held,
his objeot being to consult with
prominent Republicans of that city
and start the hat for contributions.
In his conferences with them he is
thus quoted:
"The co mine campaign will be an
exceedingly vigorous one, and it will
be upon two questions the prosperity
of the working people of the United
8tates and the advisability of retain
ing the Philippines. The Democratic
party is already at work on the former
question throughout the western
country. It has engaged numerous
labor agitators to go among the work
ing people of the entire West to fo
ment as much dissatisfaction with
existing conditions as possible.
The Republican campaign man
agement is now meeting the agi
tators on their own ground by
employing men to counteract their in
fluence. Hut it will be necessary to
supplement the work they are doing
with pamphlets, and for that purpose
we need the fund that Philadelphia
has promised to contribute at once. I
do not hesitate to say that one dollar
now will be equal to live dollars three
months hence.
"The Democrats are bent upon mak
ing a most bitter campaign ; it is their
object to create strikes and paralize the
industries of the country. It is for this
purpose that their agitators are work
ing throughout the West, and the only
way in which we can meet them is to
keep the fact that the country is an-
precedentedly prosperous before the
people."'
This is about as unique as Hanna
himself, who does not see the ab
surdity in the proposition that a
campaign of education is necessary
to convince people that they are
prosperous. The presumption should
naturally be that if the people are
prosperous it wouldn't require any
campaign literature to convince
them of it, - and that "agitators "
could not persuade them to the con
trary. It is to convince the people
of the West who, according to the
Republican papers and stumpers,
have more prosperity than they can
handle, that they are prosperous,
that Mark Hanna has started the
hat in Philadelphia. But he is right
about one thing " the campaign
will be a remarkably vigorous one.'
AC?
THE PRIMARY SYSTEM FA
VORED. At its last meeting the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of
Mecklenburg county adopted the
following resolutions:
"Resolved. That th MnHMiiM fa
8tate and Congressional offices, and
me ueiegatea io me county, mate and
Congressional conventions be elected
by vote of the people in the respective
townships, and that this vote be by
ballot. '
"Resolved. Farther. tW "H whit
men who intend abiding h thsA m.
suits are invited to participate in these
"Resolved. Farther, that th nM.
oinct executive committees be elected
at this first primary and by ballot as
prescribed above.'
There is much to be said for this
and very little, if anything, against
it. in the first place it is thoroughly
Democratic because the people give
their decision direot and instruct
the men whom they send to repre
sent them in the conventions. It
goes without saying that the candi
dates so nominated would 'come
nearer giving general satisfaction
than the nominees of conventions
where the result not infrequently de
pends on wire manipulation, and
sharp practice, defeating men- the
people preferred and putting np as
party representatives "dark horses"
that were never Ihought of, much less
discussed before the conventions met.
The fact that the men nominated are
the direct choice of-the people, and
that the people feel this ; way about
it, brings the party closer together,
makes more people take a personal
interest in the result, creates more
enthusiasm and makes the party that
much the stronger. When a voter
can go to the primary and cast his
vote for the man he prefers for an
office and fails to do so it is his own
fault and he is estopped from com
plaining if the man he preferred waj
not nominated.
The simple test whether the car-
tlcipant in a primary will pledge
himself in good faith to stand by
the action of the primary and sup
port the nominees of the party is
guffioient '.to admit any white man
to participation.;" 'If he supports the
party and the nominees of the party
he is a good enough Democrat lor
all practical purposes, although he
may not be in thorough accord with
the party in all matters. He sub:
mits to the decision of the majority
and that is genuine Democracy.
3Ve have been pursuing the primary
system in ihis county for several
years, and it has worked well. : j
, j , . ; ' ; ji
The kit of a soldier of the London
voluneeers, who are going down to
tackle the rustic Boers, consists -of
four pairs of trousers, four pairs of
shoes, three caps, a suit of pajamas,
a cork mattress, an air pillow, a can
vas bucket, a canvas basin, a box of
candles, a lantern, two Turkish
towels, a filter, a clothes brush, a
writing portfolio and Bundry other
articles. The fellow who got this
up was in a hurry and forgot a cook
stove, a set of furniture and a span
of mules and a. wagon to ,tote them
for the volunteer.
The New York Sun rises to ex
claim: "The South rebels against
Col. Bryan's anti-expansion polioy
because the South looks to Asia for
new markets for her products." We
have heard of this "rebellion" be
fore, and have been looking for it
to see what it looks like, but have'
utterly failed to find it, or anything
that looks like it, with our long
range, wide-sweeping telescope.
Some mischievous person has been
imposing on the Sun.
Some writers say the Boer women
are not pretty. But the Boers seem
to be pretty well satisfied with them,
so what . difference does it make
whether other people consider them
pretty or not9
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Salisbury Index: Lexington is
to have another inr mense cotton mill
soon. The mill will be capitalised at
$150,000 or $200,000 and will be one of
the largest in that section.
Durham Herald: The safe of
Rufus Massey was robbed Monday
morning of about 500. The robbery
was evidently made in broad day
light At least it was made after 4
o'clock in the morning.
Favetteville Observer: The La-
Fayette Knitting Mill Co,, composed
of Messrs. W. S. Cook, II. M. Pember
ton, J. P. Cook and A. J. Cook, has
been organised and will be incorpo
rated for the purpose of the manufac
ture of ladies' and children's hose and
men's half hose and such other knit
goods as they may wish.
Charlotte News: Wm. Trues-
dale was again convicted of the mur
der of Janie Brown in the Criminal
Court Tuesday. The jury was out
less . than an hour. Judge Battle
named February 8th as the day for the
execution to take place. There seems to
be but little doubt but what tbe execw
tion will take place on the day named.
Snow Hill Standard: There is
no longer room for reasonable doubt
that Snow Hill is to have a railroad
The right of way from Tarboro to
8now Hill has been bought, paid for
and surveyed, and the road is now un
der construction, about one-third of it
being already completed, and before
the close of the nineteenth century
Snow Hill will be in gear with the
outside world.
Statesville Landmark: For
some time Messrs. J. Q. 8belton and
W. A. .Thomas have been workine
quietly but effectively on a furniture
factory for Statesville. and their work
has been so far successful that thev
have secured subscriptions amounting
to $14,000, enough to make the factory
a certainty. It is hoped to get at least
$1,000, and possibly $2,000 or $3,000
more, making the capital stock $16,000
or $17,000.
Roxboro: Courier: Col. John
S. Cuningham, executor of the -late
John C. Terrell, with his lawvers.
Major J. W. Graham and J. 8. Mer-
ritt, have made a final settlement with
the county of the Terrell estate. After
taking off the appropriations for the
27 school houses to be built, the pmb
lie tchools'of the county getZthe ansa
of $55,000, the interest of which will
go annually to the running of the free
schools. The money and bonds have
been turned over to the trustees,
Messrs. 8. A. Long. John 8. Cuning
ham and J. 8. Bradsher.
Kinston Free Press: Word was
received at Kinston that Joe Porter,
a negro, was burned to death, in the
calaboose at Grif ton Friday night. He
was put in the calaboose la a drunken
state. Parties passing discovered the
building on fire about 12:30 o'clock.
Effort was made to extricate tbe negro
from the burning building, and one of
the party was able to get hold of one
leg; but before he could drag the
negro out, was driven back by the
flames. The negro set the building on
fire in attempt to make his escape and
thereby brought his horrible fate upo n
himself. s
A TTand.'Tois'Be
Could not express the - rapture of
Annie E Springer, of 1125 Howard
street, Philadelphia, Pa., when she
found that Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption had completely
cured hereof a hacking cough that for
many years had made life a burden.
All other remedies and doctors could
give her no help, but she says of this
Royal Cure it soon removed the
pain in my chest and I can now sleep
soundly, something 1 can scarcely re
member doing before. I feel like
sounding its praises throughout the
Universe." So will every one who
tries Dr. King's New Discovery for
any trouble of the Throat, Chest or
Lungs. Price 50 cents and $1 00. Trial
bottle 10 cents at EL R Bellamy's
drug store. Every bottle guaran
teed, f
Bobbed, the Gravre.
A startling incident of which Mr.
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, Pa., was
the subject, is narrated by him as fol
lows : "I was in a most dreadful con
dition. My skin was almost yellow.
eyes sunaen, tongue coatea, pain con-
day
iven
me up. Fortunately a friend advised
trying 'Electric Bitters,' and to my
great joy and surprise the first bottle
maae oeciaea improvement. I con
tinued their use for three weeks, and
I am now a well man. I know th-
saved my life, and robbed the grave
- M . 1 - n . . .
ui auuuier vicum. no one Should
fall to try them. Onlv 50 cents, cmar
anteed, at B. B. Biixurr's druir
tore. ; i
a If
unuaxiy in ujs oacK ano siaes, no ap
petite gradually growing weaker
by day. Three physicians had sr
CURRENT COMMENT,
I-
Senator Beveridge, of Indi-
ana,
may be a, very . bright young
man. out wnacsnau we ininjt or ine
judgment of one who declares that
UBU .UVII 1IT1UK nm sob. MM.au.uct ca
I greater port than Liverpool?, B ev-
lendge; is fresh. Attlanta Journal,
Dem. --.- j
Our contemporaries at Lon
don explained in the beginning that
ueneral White's first duty would be
to stop the incursions of the Boers
into British territory. - It seems the
whole war has now reached a stop
ping point, with the enemy resting
on British grounds. Jacksonville,
Fla Times- Union and Citizen, Dem.
The British in their fatuous;
adherence to obsolete methods of
warfare complain that the Boers are
cowards because they seek all avail-
able shelter. We haven't yet seen
anything, however, about Britain's
reducing the thickness of her battle-
ships' i armor plate or dismantling
the Gibraltar defenses so as to give
her soldiers a better chance to laugh
j at death.-Denver Times, Hep
-The industrial Commission,
on Saturday, heard testimony of a
Connecticut white man who is farm
ing with' negro assistants in Geor
gia. He said his negro laborers
were as cheap and efficient as, and
more faithful than, the same olass
of white labor in Connecticut: that
.. . . .
the negroes made good iarnr nanas,
but needed intelligence, thrift and
energy to make them successful
farmers on their own account. As
the same thing' can be said of many,
perhaps the majority, of white farm
ers at the North, the futureoz the
negro ias a cultivator of the soil does
not seem to be utterly hopeless.
Philadelphia Ledger, Ind.
TWINKLINGS
Mrs, Smiler "Are
you going
to swear off drinking New xears,
Ye
JohnP Mr. Smiler" Why. certainly.
Don't' J every year?" Brooklyn Jjtfe.
Jag8by (after the show) "The
antics of the comedian were certainly
laughable." Mrs. Jagsby 4 "Yes; and
I suppose you went out between the
acts to smile, didn't you?"
Mrs. Mcuarlem "That piano
lamp ye sold me is no good, an' Oi
want vez to take it back." 'Dealei
"Eh? Why t" Mrs. McCarlem "Divil
a chune con we git out it"
Kentucky Teacher (of infant
geography class) "Tommy Blood may
"It's jis' th' plain stuff 'thought nothin'
in it Ohio State Journal.
A Misapprehension "Was that
vour dog that was bowling all night V
"I guess it was." "Why in thunder
don't vdu feed himt" "Heavens, man.
it's indigestion that makes him howl !"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"We might just as well come
to an understanding right now," said
the angry husband. ' It's hard for you
to hear the truth, especially from me.
but ?' "Indeed it is," interrupted
the patient wife. "1 hear it so sel
dom." ;
" Italy favors the opeh door,1
remarked Mrs. Snaggs, who had been
reading about tbe American proposals
regarding China. "It must be warmer
in Italy than it is here," commented
Mr. Snaggs. Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
First Ostrich (on Mr. Hogg's
ranch) "Are you going to let that
man Bryan ride youf" Second Ostrich
"I should say not. Didn't you hear
that man who feeds us say that Br van
bad ridden his last hobby to death? T
Baltimore American.
You know that jewel of a hired
girl of snine,whb left the B'inkin&opp
and came to me for a dollar more a
week?", "Yes." "Well, would you
believe it that despicable Billinger
womauas trying to buy her away from
me !" Cleveland nam Dealer.
STAGE GLINTS.
E. S. Willard Is at Alx-les-Balns.
His health. It is said. Is almost re
stored. :
"Bishop Potter has never been In a
theater in New York." This item Is
now traveling aroand, apparently chal
lenging isome sensitive actor to start up
and say; he was never in a church.
Roland Reed has been making use of
the Boston Public library for historical
material necessary In a colonial drama
he Is writing." The scene of his new
play Is Philadelphia In the middle of
the last century.
After; Amelia Bingham has complet
ed a few weeks on the road with "The
Cuckoo she will originate the leading
role in a light comedy called "Ladies
First," which Charles Frohman has
had In his possession for a year.
The spurs worn by James O'Neill as
D'Artaguan in "The Musketeers' were
given to him by Edwin Forrest, with
whom llr. O'Neill won his first spurs
on tbe stage, artistically speaking, as
he was. Forrest's leading man when
only 22 years old.
The great Italian actress, Adelaide
Bistort, who is now 77, recently gave
an entertainment in Rome In honor of
her only son's fiftieth birthday. He
la the Marquis Giorgio Capranica del
Grillo and a gentleman In waiting to
Queen llargherita.
Humperdlnck's "Hansel and Gretel
which tor some four or five years has
been peacefully reposing In a man
agerial pigeonhole at the Opera
Comlque In Paris, has suddenly been
discovered by the powers of that fam
ed theater and will be produced next
winter. ;
The first roof garden In London, to
be built on Charles Wyndham's new
theater will be a very tame affair, to
which only the patrons of the theater
are to be admitted. It will be used,
moreover; as a lounging and smoking
resort and not for theatrical perform
ances of any kind.
THE FASHION PLATE.
Velvets, both plain and fancy, are to
be very1 much worn.
: Deep plum, garnet, gray and tan are
the fashionable colors for cloth and
velvet gowns.
A boa holder of gold, set with imita
Hon gems' and shaped like a serpent
doubled In one deep loop, is one of the
season's novelties.
! Narrow j bands of fur, and especially
sable, are a prominent feature of dress
trimming for gauzy evening gowns-as
well as welvet and cloth costumes.
arer over infsr Tears
Mas. Wdtslow's Soothhto Bybup
has been used for over fifty years by
millions of mothers for their. children
while teething with perfect success.
It soothes the child, softens the rums.
allays all pain, cures wind colic, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It
will relieve the poor little sufferer im
mediately. Sold by druggists In every
part of the world. Twenty-five cents
a bottle, i Be cure and. ask for " Mrs.
Window a Soothing Syrup," and take
no other.
t
SI WAS A SCHEMER.
IUT HE MET HIS WATERLOO IN THE,
r ckd:- -i V
. '. " ' " . ' , - '
f he Story of m. Mean Sfaa Wlio Heart
the ' Storekeeper Ont at Matefee,-
bnt Cot Tripped vjom a, Pair of
Boots. ' -- . '': .
'This is the traditional tale of a mean
old cuss who. once lived in a neighboring
town. It was written in the archives of
tbe village that he "didn't care no more
iot a .nickel than he did for his life,", and
some of the antiquaries of today main
tain that be was the original hero of the
famous double yolk egg and needle swap
ping incident which has long been cele
brated in song and story.- ' '
Fame didnot wait until after his death
to come to Elm, for his name was great in
his own day and generation, and In conse
quence when he went into the general
store to do some "tradin" the group about
the stove would cease discussions of liv
ing questions of art, philosophy and -finance
and would listen eagerly to learn
his new device tor getting the better of
the storekeeper. Headways had a new
one. ', ': '
His name was Si. The' story goes that
one day he approached the dealer on a
matter of pipes and matches, yhile the
group about the stove listened with ex
pectant grins and many nudges, all of
which were entirely unnecessary.
"Sayr Lemuel,", said old Si, 4Whatr
ye gittin fer them pipeaT" " " ;1
"Two cents apiece," said Lemuel, with
a fook in his eye like that in the eye of a
wrestler who spars for a hold.
"An how much be the matches?"
"Cent a bunch, three for 2," said Lem
uel. '
"Wouldn't sell two for a cent?" asked
old SL
"Nope," said Lemuel. .;
"Wuth a cent apiece to ye, be they?" ..
"Yep."
"Tell yer what," said the bargainer,:
"throw in a bunch er matches if I buy
three pipes." .
"Nope."
"Wouldn't anyhow, I s'pose?"
"Nope. And the group about the stovs
hugged themselves in silent delight.
"Well, le's see," said old Si, calculating;
"I s'posc if a customer wants to return
goods that ain't damaged youll 'commo
date him?" '
"Yep."
"Well, Til take two pipes;' that's 4
cents."
"Yep." , . I
"An three bunches er matches; that's
2 cents."
"Yep."
The transfer was made, and old Si start
ed for the door. The group at the stove
opened their months to congratulate the
storekeeper, when they saw the customer
turn again.
"I dunno what I'm thinkiu of, gettin all
these matches,' said old Si. "Here, Lem
uel, jou take back two bunches and
gimme 2 cents. That'll make us square."
r The flash of victory had made Lemuel
careless. "Jes's you say," he remarked.
And the deed was done.
"Weil, now, 1 guess I'll take another
pipe," said the bargainer, and he passed
over the 2 cents again and got it.
"Took 'em a long time to clean out
that road down to the center,; didn't it?"
said old Si. "Looks like more rain too.
And he went out.
When the group about the store had
finished slapping their knees and wag
ging their heads and saying "Haw, haw,
haw!" and "By gosh!" the storekeeper al
lowed that he would get even with old Si
if it took a 5 note. One day he did.
though they had several encounters
which ended with honors even in ths
meantime. Old Si's Waterloo was con
cealed in a pair of boots.
,The storekeeper picked out a shopworn
pair, which were worth much money
when they were new, and told old Si that
they were worth $4. Old Si felt that it
was a bargain in spite of the ahopwear,'
but he knew better than to pay S4. for the
pair. The group about the store pricked
up their ears when the old man said.
"What'd you sell one fer?"
v The storekeeper saw means of success
beyond his dreams. It came on him like
a flash. "Two dollars."
Well," said old Si, "my left boot's as
good's new. I guess if you gimme the
right er that pair, I'll be all hunky."
"Take it." said the storekeeper. And
old Si undid tbe string on his wallet and
counted out the f 2.
Tbe storekeeper had not traded with
old Si for nothing. He knew what was
coming. The old man reached the door.
Then he turned again.
'Say. Lemuel," said the old man, with
a great air of indifference, i annuo s
that other boot's any partie'lar valyer to
you, is it?
Nope," said Lemuel. "Now that I
.... . . w
come to think on t, guess "tain t." am
opened the stove and popped the other
half of the pair into . the blazing bre.
"D've find much mud on the way over?
'Seem'a if it couldn't do nothin bat rais
lately." The boot was on the other leg.
Worcester Gazette.
ITw Pbysioloaieal Inatramcmt.
A very delicate instrument known
as the biometer and intended for meas
uring; the Intensity of tbe vital force
In man has been contrived by Dr. Ba
raducb of Munich. This Intensity is
claimed to have proportionate effects
In attracting or repelling a delicately
poised needle so many degrees. Con
tinued youth of course depends upon
the keeping; of this force at Its maxi
mum after middie age. Now, the prin
ciple of the biometer Is that when a
man Is In perfect health the. vital cur
rent plays through his system from
right to left. The right hand then will
attract the needle 15 degrees, because
the current is entering, and the needle
strives to follow the force, while the
left hand will repel it, because the
force is leaving that extremity.: Loss
of vitality is supposed to be shown by
both hands repelling the needle,
though during sleep both hands at
tract It. A reversal of tbe current of
Its own accord is looked upon as an
unfavorable harbinger, and on the
biometer registering a great loss of
vitality the subject Is to be shut In a
cell In which are arranged electric
lights of great Intensity and other elec
tric fixtures, and after remaining In
this luminous bath for five minutes he
regains his maximum of vigor.
Harness For Piano Students.
To prevent piano students from drop
ping their wrists too low, a common
fault with beginners, . a musician of
Washington has invented a support
which, it is claimed, not only corrects
this fault, but offers a very grateful
relief for the student 1 His device.
SUPPORT FOB PIANO PLATER'S BANDS. '
shown In the accompanying cut. has
cuffs to be attached to the wrists.
'with an adjustable strap to pass over
tbe shoulders and be tightened until it
lifts the-wrists to the proper height
While sustaining the arm and wrist In
the correct position for fingering the
keys of; the piano this contrivance is
yielding to a sufficient extent to per
mit the hand to conveniently reach all
the octaves of the keyboard. 1
I ' the trottjW6 circuit,.
' Local, 2:194 by Wildnut. recently ,
sold for $4. COO at auction in AnstiSa.
K The half mile track trotting record of
Kansas is 2:144heldby John Ndlan. ;
The stable boy 3 of - Colonel Isaac' L.'
Goff of Providence all wear white duck ,
uniforms and caps. ; - - .
;-The fast pacer Coney, by McKinney,
Is said to hare shown a half in 1 ;03 iu
one of his races at Denver. , t f-.
' Terrill S. the fast ; pacer by Strath
more, made a new record for tho Nashua
(N. Hi ) track recently. 2 :18J. j
The 8-year-old trotter The Bondsman,
by Baron Wilzes, is credited with -, a
trial mile L. 2 :20 and repeat in 2:17K
at Lexington recently. " "I
Zernbia. brown mare, by King Al
mcnt. I dam Minnie Helm, by American
Boy. lowered her record at Readvillo.
July 18. from 2:18M to2:llH
. George J. Reiff of Allentown, Pa.,
has a' game pacer r in Allen, by Mc-;
Curdy. He recently stepped a second
heat of a winning race in 2 :183." j -
The starting judge, A. H. Merrill,'
thinks the starter should occupy a stand
by himself where he would Inot j be
handicapped by outside interference.
Driver McHenry says, that week; in
and week out during the grand circuit
races Searchlight will win more money
than any other, single pacer m the
country. :. , . ; i
A year ago George Odom was un
known as a jockey. He has now sighed
for a term of three years with the Hon.
W. C. Whitney, beginning 1900. 1 at
$10,000 per year. ' i
The gray mare Bessie Gilbert, by Fu
ture GUbert. who trotted in 2 :18& at
Cedar Rapids. Ia., the other day, is the
same mare that paced to a record of
2 :15 two years ago. It is predicted
that she will trot in 2 :12 this season.
HOLESALE PRICES CURREIT.
' Tb quotations are always given as accurately
as possible, but the Stas will not be responsible
for any variations from the actual market price
of the article Quoted. -
V The foUowmz Quotations rei
Wholesale Prices generally. In .making
mall orders numer nnoea nave to ne
BAoemo
la Jute
Standard..
Burlaps
WESTERN SHOKXB
Hams!).
Bides ft
Shoulders 9 -
DBT HALTED
6 &
im
o -
15
e
6
Bfdesl.
Shoulders
O
&
o
a
ersV t
BARBELS Spirits Turpentine
eeoona-nano, eacn
1 IS
1 80
1 85
1 85
85
new ew xorz, eacn
New City, each
BEESWAX ...
BRICKS
Wilmington V X 5 oo
700
14 00
Northern ,......
BUTTER
North Carolina V S
Northern
COBN MEAL
S 00
18
27
46
80
80
l
47
47
1 10
85
11
18
18
is
11
70
15
Vlrsrtnla
Heal.
a
o
OCTTONTIEb bundle....
CANDLES V
Sperm.... 18
Adamantine 8
CHEESE V
Northern Factory. 18
Dairy Cream
State 14
s
o
o
o
COFFEE V
Laguyra 18
Rlo.T: 8
DOMESTICS
Sheeting, 4-4, V yard
Tarns. bunch of 5 Is ....
EGGS V dozen 14
FISH
Mackerel, No. 1, barrel... 28 00
Mackerel, No. 1, haif-bbl. 11 00
Mackerel, No. 8, barrel... 10 00
Mackerel. No. SVhaU-bbl.. 8 00
Mackerel. No. 8, V barrel... 18 Of
Mallets, y barrel
Mallets, pork barrel
N. O. Roe Herring, a?
teg.
DryOou, p. . . . . .
noun-
Low grade
Choice
Straight
First Patent
BLUE V s
GRAIN S bushel
Cora.from store, bus White
Car-load, in bgs White, u
Oats, from store
OatsiBust Proof
Cow Peas
HIDES f) t
Green salted
Dry flint
80
10
Lry saic
HAY 100 Ba
Clover Hay...... 85
Rice Straw 40
Eastern 80
Western 80
North Blver.... 80
f HOOP IBON, V S
LARD, V
Northern 6
North Carolina..... 8
UatB. barrel 1 15
LUMBER (city Bawed) V M ffr-
flhlp Stuff, resawea. 18 00
Bough edge Plank 15 00
West India cargoes, accord
ing to quality 18 00
Dressed Flooring, seasoned. 18 00
ScanUlng and Board, com'n 14 00
Common mill 5 00
. Fair mul S 60
Prime mill 860
Extra mill .....10 00
KOLASSES V gallon
Barbadoes, In hegshead.. . . .
Q 20 00
16 00
18 00
& a oo
& 15 00
& 6 60
8 00
elO 00
10 60
I
O 85
uaroaaoea, in Darreis. . . . . .
Porto Rico, In hogsheads. . .
Porto Rico, In barrels
Sugar House, in hogsheads
Sugar Hoase, in barrels...,
- Syrup, in barrels ,
NAILS, keg. Cut, OOd basis..
PORK. V barrel
City Mess
88
80
80
14
15
25
S 00
88 O
25
IS
14
16
3 60
10 00
10 60B
9 60,
9 00 .
-88
125
95
90
60
8 60
2 85:
8 75
Prime
BOPE. 9 t....
10
90
83
SALT, v sack. Alum
Uverpool
American.
on 123 v sacks..
SHINGLES, 7-lnch, per M
I.......
5 00 &
1 60 S
S 60 &
4
uommon,
Ororess Bans
SUGAR, V t Standard Gran'd
Standard A
White Extra C.
Extra C, Golden.
C, Yellow
SOAP, S Northern
STAVES. 9 M W. O. barrel.. . .
8)4
4
Ml
& 14 09;
10 00
10 00
a. o. Hogsneaa.
UMBER. M feet-Shipping . .
9 00
7 60
8 60
i 90
S 60
mul prune..
5 75
7 00;
8 00
6 00
mul Fair
Common Mill...........
Inferior to ordinary.
SHINGLES, N.O. Cypress sawed
9 M6X24 heart......
" Sap
s
7 60
5 00
8 00
8 00
6 00
6 09
8 50
6 09
8 50
8 601
6 60;
5 60
6i
8 00 !
oo
15 !
5XW Heart.
8ap...
6z34 Heart,
' 8ap...
TALLOW. V ......
WHISKEY, 9 gallon. Northern
North Carolina
WOOL osr S Unwashed
MARINE.
ARRIVED.
Nor barque F C Silben, 608 tons,
Larson, Havre, Heide & Co. '
MARINE DIRECTORY.
List of Vessels In tn
of wu
anlnctoaw -" Jan. 18.1900.
STEAMSHIPS.
Chatburn (Br) 1,224 tons,
Alexander Sprunt & Son.
I SCHOONERS.
Wood;
Wanola (Br) 272 tons, Wagner, George
Harriss, Son & Co.
Julia Elizabeth (Br) 120 tons. Sweet!
1 ing, George Harriss. Son & Co. t
Cora M. 136 tons. Mitchell. Georce
; Harriss. Son & Co.
Mecosta, 199 tons, Stratton, J T Riley'
& Co. i (In distress). I
Nellie Floyd, 435 tons, Nielsen, George
Harriss, Son & Co. j
Jno R Fell, 355 tons, Lovelaod,;
George Harriss, Son & Co. 1
Abbie G Cole, 232 tons. Cole, George
Harriss, Son & Co. j
t BARQUES.
FO, Silben (Nor) 608 tons, Larsen,
. Havre. Heide & Co.
Solid (Nor) 507 tons. Weden. Heide
&Co. i . i
Glimt (Nor) 735 tons, Birkeland, Rot-
teraam. xxeiae oc KX.
BARGES.
Maria Dolores,
Charleston,
Chemical Co.
610 tons. Bonneau.
Yirginia-Carolinia
Carrie LIzler, 838 tons, Jones, Charles-i
wu, kj v, t u-jEuua-varouna vjnemi-i
cal Oo. , ' 1
I t The Best
Wash ing '. Powder.
Cleans Everything from Cellar to Garret
COMMERCIAL.
WILMINGTON MARKET.
STAR OFFICE. Jan. 17.
PIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing
doing.
ROSIN Market firm at $1.20
per barrel for strained and $1.25 for
good strained.
TAR Market firm at $1.25 per bbl
of .280 lbs.
(pRTJDE TURPENTINE. Market
steady at $1.60 per barrel for hard,
$2.90 for dip and 4- for virgin.
Quotations same day. last year.
Spirits turpentine steady at 41
41JSfc; rosin quiet at 97$1.10; tar
steady at $1.10; crude turpentine firm
at $1.35$2.40.
j RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine 24
Rosin .: 311
Tai 308
Crude turpentine 5
Receipts same day last year.- 45
casks spirits turpentine, 456 bbls
rosin, 343 bbls tar, 37 bbls crude tur
pentine. j COTTON.
Market firm on a basis of 7Xc
per
pound for middling. Quotations
Urdinary. ....
Qopd ordinary . . .
Low middling. . . .
Middling
Good middling. . . ,
4 13 16 cts. &
6 3-16 ' "
6 13-16 "
i
7H
came aay last year miaaung- ofta.
Receipts 1,568 bales; same day last
yeai, 382.
. COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Oi J 1 A 1 II- 'W.f
PEANUTS North Carolina -Prime,
62 c. Extra prime, 67jc per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 75c.
Virginia Prime 50c; extra prime,-
55c;'; fancy, 60c.
CpRN Firm, 52 to 52 cents per
bushel.
ROUGH RICE Lowland (tide
water) 90c$1.10; upland, 6580c.
Quotations on a basis of 45 pounds to
the bushel.
- N. C. BACON Steady ; hams 10 to
11c per pound: shoulders. 7 to 8c;
sides, 7 to 8c.
SHINGLES Per thousand, five
inch jhearts and saps, $2.25 to 3.25; six
inch j $4.00 to $5.00, seven-inch, $5.50
to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at $3.50 to
9.00 per M.
1
FINANCIAL
MARKETS.
i
By .Telegraph to the Morning Star. 1
Natw YORK, January 17. Money
on call was easier at 24 per .cent,
last loan at 2 per cent., ruling rate
cent. Prime mercantile paper 5
6 'per cent. Sterling exchange
strong; actual business in bankers'
bills at 487!i487M for demand and
at4833483 for sixty days. Posted
rates j 484 and 488. Commercial
bLUs-t-no report. Silver certificates
5960. Bar silver 59& Mexican
dollars 417. Government bonds
firm, j State bonds easy. Railroad
bonds' firm. U. & 2's, reg'd 102;
U. 8i 3's, reg'd, 109 do. coupon,
1105i itJ.a new4's.ree'd. 133: do. cou
pon, 134; U. S. old 4's, reg'd, 114 ; do
coupon, 11414 : U. 8. 5's. registered.
int 112; do. coupon, 113X; N. C. 6's
127; do. 4's, 105; Southern Railway 5's
107. Sloe: Baltimore 3c Ohio 58;
Chesapeake & Ohio 30; Manhattan L
92H ; New York Central 134 : Read
ing 17 ; do.lst preferred 49 ; St Paul
1173jS do. preferred 169; Southern
Railway 11 ; do. preferred 54; Amer
ican Tobacco. 99 X ; do. preferred 133;
People's Gas 10334; Sugar 118$ ; do.
preferred 113; T. C & Iron 84;
17. S. feather 17 ; do. preferred 75 ;
WeBtejrn Union 86.
NAVAL STORES MARKETS.
I - -
By Telegraph to the Horning Star. .
NevT York, January 16. Rosin
no report Spirits turpentine steady.
Charleston, January 17. Spirit
turpentine firm at 50c; no sales.
Rosin -firm ; sales barrels."" Prices
unchanged. .
Savannah. J anuarv 17. Spirits tur
pentine firm at 50c; sales 650 casks;
receipts 397 casks: exnorts 3.153 casks
Rosin firm : sales 2,871 barrels ; receipts
5,840 barrels .exports 3,451 barrels. A, B,
C,D,$I20;E, $125;F,$130; G,tl40;
H, $1 70; I, $1 90; K, $2 00; M, $2 25
N, $2 65. W G, $S 15; W W, $3 65.
COTTON MARKETS.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.. '
New Yobk, January 17. Price
fluctuations and the volume of busi
ness on the Cotton Exchange to-day
were insignificant. Though room
traders entertained more or less decid
ed ideas as to the course prices should
take,.fiw operators showed, the least
inclination to transact business. The
outside! public, the South and Europe,
were content to trade in a listless
fashion , on both sides of the account
The early cables from Liverpool were
quite satisfactory and in conjunction
with light foreign buvinur orders sent
prices One to six points up on the call.
The market was barely steady at the
advaccfe, however, and soon after
the opening prices slowly settled back
to about last night's , final figures. A
report gained circulation near mid-day
that Neill was about to reduce his crop
estimate and i prices' worked up a ne?
w iwu,juiMjr u reaci unuera nat de
nial by Sthat statistician that such was
his intention; ., Every indication point
ed to small receipts for the day, but in
the afternoon Sabine Pass and Port Ar-
tnur announced clearances of 16,209
bales, making the total for the dy 4L-
224 oaies; almost double the amount
anticipated. Notwithstanding the in
crease, prices advanced slightly in the
last hour and the market closed steady
with prices one to five points higher.
New j : Yobk, January 17. Cotton
quiet sad steady; middling uplands
7 ll-16d. s I
s utures market closed atAsdv. t-
X-F6" 7-?a' March 7.35,
April 7,86, May 7.38, June 7.38, July
7.40, August 7.38, September 6.89, Oc
tober 6:75, November 6.71, December
. Spot Cotton closed quiet and steady;
middling uplands 7 11 16c; middling
gulf 7 15 16c; sales 100 bales. .
Net receipts 800 bales; gross receipts
3,896 bales; stock 123,729 bales.
Total f to-day Net . receipts 41.224
bales; exports to Great Britain 12,589
exports !to the Continent 20,464 bales:
stock 985,600 bales.: : ' :'mlt,
v consolidated Net f receipts 113,862
esj eiports ito Great Bntain 89 111
bales ; exports to France 8,438 bales ;
exports to the Continent 51.716 bales.
ceipts 4,309,481 bales; exports to Great
Britain 1,144,108 bales ? exports to
France 477,433 bales; exports to the
Continent 1.321,977 bales:
. Jato.17. Galveston,steadyat7 5-16c
net receipts 1 5,053 bales; Norfolk'
firm at 7c, net receipts 1.193 bales'
Baltimore, nominal at 7 c, net re
ceipts.' - bales: Boston, quiet -t
7c, net receipts 253 bales; Wilming
too, firm at 7tfc, net receipts 1,568
bales; Philadelphia, firm at 75 16c, re
ceipts 401 bles; Savannah, quiet at
7 516c; net receipts 4,500 bales; Ktw
Orleans, Bteady at 74c, net re
ceipts 10,522 bales; Mobile, quid at
7 6 16c, net receipts 744 bales; Mem
phis, steady at 7c, net receipts! 271
bales :Ausrusta,steady at 7 7-16c,net re
ceipts 357 bales; Charleston, firm at
7 5-16c, net receipts 481 bales.
PRODUCE MARKETS.
By Telegraph to the Morning star.
New. York, January 17. Flour
moderately active and steady at previ
ous prices. Wheat Spot firm ; No.' 2
red 73 He; options' opened firmer on .
better cables than expected, moderate
foreign: buying and the strength in
corn and provisions, inspiring a good ,
demand; from shorts. Later in thedayj
however, realizing brought a set Back.
followed by a final rally on covering.
Closed firm at XHc net advance. ,
March closed 73Xc; May closed 72c;
July closed 72 c Corn Spot firm; 1
No. 2, 4l)4c; options opened stroDgtr
on unfavorable weather news,light re
ceipts, good Western demand aid
higher cables, After a late decline
under realizing the market rallied
with wheat and closed firm at Jc ad
vance; May closed 39jc. . Oats-Spot
sieaay; vto. a Vfrc options quiet and
featureless. Lard easy ; refined easy
Continent $4 65. Butter steady;
Western creamery 2125 ; State dairy - f
1024c "Cheese firm; fall made fancy
small 12513c; fall made fancy large '
1213J. Petroleum steady. Eggs
firm; State and Pennsylvania 20c;
Western ungraded at mark l418c.
Freights to Liverpool quiet. Cabbage
quiet; Long Island $4 005 OO-pt-r
100. Rice steady. Pork firm. Potatots
quiet ;lew Jersey $1 251 75; New
York $1 502 00;- Long Islacd $L50
2 00; Jersey sweets $2 503 00.
Cotton seed oil' unsettled and hd -
firmly at old prices, although opera
tors were trying to buy at lower pricis, "
Only small transactions were re
ported. Prime crude in barrels 33c ;
prime summer yellow 3637c; off
summer yellow nominal ; butter grades
3738c; prime winter yellow 38S9c; -prime
white 3839c; prime meal 25.
Coffee Spot Rio steady ; No. 7 invoice
uoraova 1 svzc. bugar Kaw
firm and held higher ; refined steady
j Chicago, January 17. Light do
mestic receipts and the small decline
at Liverpool in the face of the heavy
slump . had yesterday resulted in a firm
wheat . market to-day, May closing
ifc improved. Unseasonable weath
er gave back-bone to the corn .market,
May closing ic over 'yesterday.
Oats at the close were ic higher,
and provisions a shade lower.
Chicago, Jan. 16. Cash quotations-:
Flouf steady. Wheat No. 3 spring 60
62&c; No. 2 red 6566c. Corn
No: 2, Zlc Oats No. 2 23X23'c;
No. 2 white 25li:26c: No. 3 white
25X26c. Pork, per barrel, $9 35
10 72. Lard, per-100 lbj, $5 82 5 90,
Short rib sides, loose, $5 555 85.
Dry salted shoulders, (5 505 75.
Short clear sides, boxed, $5 95
6 00. Whiskey DistUlers' finished
goods, per gallon, $1 23J
; The leading futures ranged a f oi,
lows opening, highest, lowest and
closing: 1 Wheat No. 2 January
63tf , 62, 62X62Xc; May 65,
653Si, 6666, 656&J4, 65c: July '
66, 663, 66H664 66K66c.
Corn No. 2 January 3iH3lM. 3lX.
81Jj31J, 31fc; May 334 33,33,
S3H ; July 34H34H, 34, 34,
84Xc Oats January 22H. 22X,22X,
22c; May 24, 24, 24, 2424,
Pork, per bbl January $10 65,
AO 70, 10 65, 10 70; May $11 00,
11 07Jf, 10 85, 10 92. CSxdrper 100 Bs
January $5 92, 5 92H, 5 82, 5 85;
May $6 05, 6 07 h, 5J7i, 6 02. Short
ribs per 100 lbs January $572, 5 75,
S 67, 5 70 ;May $5 80, 5 85, 5 75, 6 80.
BaLTIM6re, January 17. Fiour i
easy. Wheat Z easy spot 969c;
month 69K69Mc; February 69 ;
70Xc; May 7272Xc; Southern wheat
by. sample 6571c Corn firmer
Spot and month 37 37 c; Feb
ruary 3738c; Maich 3838Xc
Southern white and yellow corn 33
38c. Oats dull No. 2 white 30j
S0c;No. 2 mixed 2828c.
FOREIGN MARKET.
, By Cable to the Horning stai.
Livebpoot-, January 17, 4 P. hi
Cotton Spot in fair . demand ; prices
unchanged. American middling 4d.
The sales of the day were 10,000 bales,
of which 1,000 were for speculation
and export and included 9,000 Ameri
can. Keceipts 12,000 bales, all Ameri
can. ). : - .
i Futures opened easv at the decline 1
and closed steady at the advance.
American middling (L m. c.) January
4 22 64d seller; January and February
4 1& 644 19-64d seller; February and
March 4 15-64dbuyer; March and Aprilf
4 12 64d buyer; April and May 4 9 64d
seller; May and June 4 6 64d buyer j
June and July 4 4 64d buyer; Juiy
and August 4 2-64d buyer; August and
September 3 60 643 61-64d buyer;
September and October 3 52 64
3 53 64d seller; October and Novem
ber 3 45-643 47-64d seller.
LOCATED IK GIBSON,
1ST THE HEW COUJSTTY
QTf SCOTLAND. v
On Banroad
railroads
Street, convenient to both
URGE AIRY AND WEIL FUR
NISHED ROOMS.
Bates, aa.oo per day. Redaction (or
periods of one week or longer.
Mrs. IRVING ROBINSON.
Proprietress,
MID
IE
anglTtf DAW
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