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BY WILliIABX H. BiaKNARD.
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Friday Morkixg, Mat 31.
NOW FOR COLONIES.
The recent decision in the Porto
Rico cases anticipates similar ques
tions that might might arise as to
the Philippines and decides them
in advance. What Congress may do
or may not do in the matter of leg
islating for our new acquisitions is
settled by this decision, for that says
that Congress has full jurisdiction
and may establish any sort of gov
ernment it sees fit. The Constitu
tion does not follow the flag but the
power of Congress does.
This decision involves the some
what contradictory assertion that
the new acquisitions are American
territory and at the same time prac
tically foreign territory, that they
are American territory for all pur
poses that suit, and for all other
purposes foreign territory. This is a
somewhat unique situation, based
not upon the Constitution which is
appealed to as authority but
noon interoretation of the
1
language of the Constitution,
five judges interpreting one way
and lour another. Four out of the
five who interpreted in favor of
putting the new acquisitions in a
dual position were Republicans and
doubtless believe in the modern doc
trine of expansion with powder and
shot. We would not charge that
this decision was influenced by this,
but it is somewhat remarkable that
in cases involving the power of
the government the Supreme Court
is disposed to lean that way and to
; so interpret the language of the
. Constitution as to justify that lean
ing, especially when party questions
are at issue and an adverse decision
might lead to entangling complica
tions. ,
It is true the Constitution does
not say how our territorial posses
sions should be governed, for when
it was framed its framers thought
only of the thirteen States which
formed the Union. They did not
provide a system of government
for territories, for we had none
and there was then nothing point
ing to the prospect of our having
any, although such a thing might
happen and they prepared for it by
giving Congress the power to adopt
all necessary rules and regulations
for any territory we might acquire.
for the conclusion that these five
judges came to. Congress does ex-
i
ercise tiiai power iiuw, auu maaes
the rules and regulations for our
Territories until the people are
numerous enough and intelligent
enough to manage their own affairs
when they elect their territorial leg
islature' and run the territory in
their own way, subject only to the
limitations put upon them. The
Constitution evidently does go to
our contiguous territory and the
people of these territories are as
much under its sheltering protection
as the people of the States.
This is a fact, and to get around
this fact these five Judges had to prac
tically rule that the constitution ex
tended only to these territories by
courtesy and custom, and that the
Congress of the United States could,
if it would, make rules and regula
tions that wOuld entirely ignore the
people of these territories and govern
them as foreign territories or colo
nies. It is a singular fact that while
there may have been some variance
of Opinion as to the powers of Con
gress over new territory when we
acquired the territory out of which
so many States have been formed,
" this question never presented itself
in the way it does now, for it was
taken for granted that these would
eventually become States and it was
never denied that the constitution
followed the flag as to them. It was
understood that they were ultimate
ly to become States, and the
thought was never entertained
of converting them into col
onies .and keeping them in
. that condition. If the framers of
the constitution had anticipated the
time when we would reach out and
grasp territory in remote seas and
on the other hemisphere, perhaps
they might have met those condi
tions and provided for them, but as
they didn't they must be governed
by interpretations- by people who
would govern them differently from
contiguous territory, and that's,
where the trouble comes in.
, To reconcile this apparent con
flict the adherents of the new de
parture practically nullify the clause
requiring that all taxation for im
posts, etc., be uniform, contending
that this applies to the States only,
and that .theiefore it can apply I
neither to our territories near by
nor to our territories remote in the
seas, so that while Congress would
not dare to attempt that with pur
near by territories, which are inhab
ited by Americans, the colonial form
of government is . the one which
must, govern the new ; acquisitions,
for no one imagines , that it is con
templated ever to take them ; into,
the family of States.- The'result.of
this will be that instead of the - Re
public we had we will have a sort of
. Soman RepubUcith the Republic
in, Rome and the rest of it colonies,
held for the benefit of Rome only;
and which' ultimately preyed j; her
ruin.
ThiB whole business is a radical
departure from our fundamental
principles and converts our Repub
lic from a Republic in which the
.people ruled, . or were supposed to
rule, into an imperial Republic,
resting at least as far as the colonies
go, upon the arms of the soldier,'
a Republic at one end and a military
despotism at the other, a despotism
that may be lenient because some
what held in check by home senti
ment, but no less a despotism.
MORE GUSHERS.
It is an off day now when we
do not have a report of some new
"gusher" "brought in" somewhere
in the Southern oil field. Yesterday
the wires brought reports of two,
far apart one in Tennessee, close
to the Kentucky line, and the other
in Louisiana, in an entirely new
section that is, for gushers. This
is on the eastern side of the State,
within forty miles of New Orleans
and clear out of the Beaumont belt.
The fact that two flowing wells
have been "brought in" at the same
time and hundreds of miles apart
and Both in new territory shows
how widely distributed this oil is,
and supports the opinions expressed
that it will be found in abundance
in territory where its existence was
not susDected and where, conse
quently, nntil recently no effort
was made to find it.
The discovery in Tennessee also
confirms the opinion that oil exists
to a greater or less extent through
out the territory extending South
ward to the States bordering on the
Gulf and the South Atlantic, which
will practically embrace nearly all
the Southern States. And yet there
are areas embracing thousands of
square miles into which a drill has
never been pgt, where the surface
indications for oil are about as good
as any that that have been discov
ered. There are, so far, as well as we
have been able to keep up with
them, about thirteen "gushers,"
nine in Texas, two in Louisiana and
two in Tennessee, with eyery prob
ability that this number may
be doubled, within thirty or sixty
days, and yet a vast empire to ex
plore. With the revelations so far made
there is little doubt that the South
is to be the oil field of the world
and the mistress of the oil trade, for
fuel if not for illuminating purposes
while the probabilites are that
science will prove equal to the task
of so rectifying this oil so as to make
it available for illuminating, pur
poses. The possibilites in these
discoveries and their effect in the
industries of the future no man can
conceive. With this oil at the front
the coal minAbecomea a subordinate
factor in thHndustrial world.
NOTHING VAN WINEXEISH IN
THIS.
The report of the director of the
census, the substance of which, was
published in the Stab yesterday,
showing the progress made by this
State in manufacturing industries,
is a very creditable one, and puts
North Carolina well up on the hus
tling, progressive line. In the decade,
the value of her manufactured pro
ducts has been nearly doubled, the
capital nearly doubled, while her
manufacturing plants have been
nearly trebled,and there hasn't been
much noise made over this either, not
nearly as much as there should have
been. One notable and encouraging
-feature of this progress is that it
has hot been on any special line
but on diversified lines, and not
confined to any particular locality
or section but pretty well distribu
ted throughout the State. Another
notable and encouraging feature is
that most of these enterprijps be
gan in a small, somewhat experi
mental way, with small capital, and
that they have grown and tfaltiplied
out of the profits earneoQ which is
proof that they have se$red a per
manent foothold and lull last.
As an illustration, roe growth of
the furniture-manufafturing indus
try is remarkable. That was started
as an experiment in a small way, and
now there are scores of manufac
tories located in towns extending
from Goldsboro through to Char
lotte, while there are a number in
towns located in other directions.
It is claimed that High Point, the
center of that industry in this State,
is the second largest furniture
manufacturing town in the United
States. Whether this Jbe true or
not, it is one of the largest and its
manufactures find a market in all
directions, North and South, East
and West. We point to this as an
illustration showing how small in
dustries grow into great ones where
there, is perseverance and good man
agement and how they attain colos
sal proportions.
A disappointed burglar who climb
ed a fire escape to the third story of H
a building m Philadelphia, prized a
window open and got only $11 worth
of stuff, was so disgusted that he
wrote a note asking "Why, for
heaven's sake, don't you leave some
thing for a fellow in . hard luck to
carry away?" but wasmore disgusted
when ie read in the papers next
day that he overlooked 2,000 worth
of valuable ' plunder right in his
reach that he might have "carried
away.M . WW'f-W W-'"' :t
lha Kind Yob Hate Always
Signature
BOOK NOTICES.
The Atlantic Monthly for June con
tains many interesting articles, varied
in character, which will be read with
pleasure and some with profit. The
matter in this publication is always of
a high order. PuDlished by 'Hough
ton, Mifflin & Company, No. 4 Park
street, Boston, Mass.
The June Century Magazine is a
gem, tilled wita cnoice reacting
matter illustrated in the highest style
of the art. The reader will find much to
interest him ia "Working One's Way
Torough Collge," "The Center of the
World of Bteel," and "Daniel Web
ster," while there is an abundance in
addition to these of a lighter vein, all,
fiuely illustrated, published by The
C?ntury Company, Union 8qure
New York.
Now that the supreme court
has decided that a tariff may be
maintained between the United
States and its new possessions Porto
Rico can go back to its old Job of
gnawing the file. Atlanta Journal,
Dem.
The meaning of the supreme
court dec:sion in the Porto Rico
case is that exploitation follows the
flag. Congress has power to give
the trusts what they want in the
way of protection and it can autho
rize any scheme of distributing valu
able franchises among the faithful
that Hanna and his lieutenants may
see fit to recommend. Atlanta
News Dem.
Murat Haltead is about as
radical a Republican as his party
contains. He says editorially, "how
ever, in the Brooklyn Standard
union: "Either the Fourteenth or
Fif teeth Amendment would be much
better without the other. It is the
constitutional lawyers' opinion that
the two werk as the nullification of
both." The opinion must have
strong support in the party to find
such expression of it. Charleston
News and Courier, Dem.
Should McLauiin, of South
Carolina, be defeated (than which
nothing is more certain) the Ad
ministration would not fail to take
care of its own. If no Commission
ership should be vacant it would be
easy to make a new one, with a good
round' salary attached. In the ab
sence of a Commissionership McLau
rin could be given one of the South
Carolina post offices of which he
has a supply for distribution. Phil
adelphia Record Dem.
There ought not to be any
dispute as to whether the Chicago
University was really founded by
Stephen A. Douglas or John D.
Rockefeiiow. The latfer should be
satisfied with the reputation he has
gained as the greatest philanthropist
of his day by the "gift of honest la
bor" of $600,000,000 paid in wages
during the past thirty years. No
workingman can ever think of it
without feeling thankful that, in
spite of this great charity, John D.
was able to keep a little something
for himself poor man. Brooklyn
Citizen Demi.
IW1NKLINUS.
"It's hahd to strike an average
in dis life," said Uncle Eben. "Mos'
folks goes so slow dat dey. doesn't get
nuffin done or else dey hurries so fas'
dey falls down."
"What became of that fellow
who 'salted' a mine?" .asked the tour
ist. "We gave him the salt cure,"
replied Derriner Dick, pointing to
the forked tree:
Mrs. Stilor Nuthin "My dear,
what is your idea of a happy man ?"
Mr. Nuthin "He's a fellow who can
mase more money than his wife can
spend "Chicago Chronicle
Biggs "What do you call your
twins!" Diggs "Henrietta. " Biggs
"But that's only one name." Diggs
"Yes. but we divided it Between them.
We call the boy Henri and the girl
Etta." JSew York World.
Doubled-Edged Relish: "When
a clerk gives me too much change I
always call his attention to it." -'What
for,' I like to see him look shocked at
his own carelessness and my hon
esij."Puck.
With a low, despairing sigh
the shade of Napoleon Bonaparte sunk
into ODscurity. l thought 1 bad a
chance to enter the magazines once
more." he groaned. "But no! Thev
are going to publish the love letters of v
great men."
The Way to Suecess: The El
derly Gentleman "The true secret
of success is to find out what the peo
pie . want." The Younger Man
"And give it to them, eh!" The El
derly Gentleman "Naw; corner it."
j.natanapoiia jttgss.
Miss Gotham "I understand
Joung May Breezy of your city is to
e married this month. Do you girls
in Chicago usually marry so early?"
Miss Jackson far Ice "Oh, yes. The
earlier the oftener, you know."
Philadelphia North American.
Drug Clerk "This remedy has
cured ten Congressmen, sight Sena
tors, six prima. donnas " Customer
'Hold .on, young fellow. I ain't
none of them. Just lay that aside and
show me something that has cured a
lew common people."
"l am sensible of the honor
you do me, Mr. Mitchell, in the pro
posal of marriage you have just
made," said the young lady, with a
slight curl of the lip, "but circum
stances over which I have ho control
compel me to decline the honor."
"What are those circumstances?" de
manded the young man. "Yourciri-
stances, Mr. Mitchell." TiUBits.
Jack's father and mother were
having a very heated discussion at the
table one day. They entrrelr foreot
-him, gnd, as the argument waxed
nercer, ne loosea irom one to ine otn
er with real , concern on his chubby
face. Presently, during a lull, he
cleared the air by asking pointedly:
"Papa, did you marry mamma, or did
mamma marry you?" Brooklyn Life,
The berry season is now ended,
or nearly so. The total number of
cars from this section accrreirates two
hundred for " this season. A
movement is on foot .to establish a
National Bank at this place. Already
several thousand dollars nave been
subscribed, and it it now almost an
assured fact that the reauired amount
of capital will be raised. Columhux
News.
1 " XJOROfSr
I I r Alimentary ; -i
lElilI m:
Women are vastly more patient than
men. It N is scarcely believable that a
woman, suffering' past all telling, can
attend to business, and bend and stoop
with a back whose ache is agony. And
beyond all this she smiles as she bends
-and stoops about her customer. - A man
might swallow down an oath or keep
back a groan, but his face would be like'
a thundercloud, and ; his voice Scarcely,
disguise 'his irritation. v -
For women who suffer from backache,
bearing-down pains, or other pains due to
womanly diseases, there is no other med
icine equal to Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription. It regulates the womanly
functions, dries weakening drains, heals
inflammation and ulceration and cures
lemale weakness. -
There is no alcohol in "Favorite Pre
scription" and it is entirely free from
opium, cocaine and all other narcotics.
A vegetable preparation, it cannot dis
agree witn me weakest' wumuun
T wish to
ttion'tr win fnr trie pood ;
your tnedl
writes Mrs.1
cines have done- me,"
Mae Brown, of Canton,
Ills. "I was troubled
female' weakness and
ed with several different
tors. They did not
help me: indeed, I got
all the time. I had ill
ation and displacement
the uterus, whatlsuf-
Fulton Co.,
with
doctor-
doc
seemto worse
sufiered no
tongue can telL
I - had . heavy,
bearing-down
pains, and
tnougnt
my back
would
kill me.
I also
had a
very bad
dis
charge.
after
taking five bot
tles of Favor
ite PrescriDtion ' and
three of '.Golden Medical
r. wi if T om fpHnir as well
as ever. It has been almost two years and I
have had no return of the trouble. My friends
tell me I don't look as though I ever was sick."
. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con
stipation and its causes.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE
Laurinburg Exchange: Mr.
Martyne Jones died Sunday morning
of consumption at the home of his
father, Mr. Hiram Jones. Mr. Jones
has been ill for two years and his death
was not unexpected. He was just
forty years of age.
Greensboro Patriot: Several
wagons loaded with cotton have been
noticed on the streets recently. For
merly this was an unusual sight in
Greensboro. The indicaMons are that
quite a good deal of cotton will be
grown in Guilford county this year.
Raleigh News and Observer:
All the cotton mills at Ha River
have been organized in one corpora
tion. For half a century the late
Governor Holt had at Haw River the
Granite Manufacturing! Company,
which he enlarged from time to time
until it was one of thebest equipped,
largest and most successful mills in
North Carolina. About ten years ago
Thomas M. Holt Manufacturing Com
pany was organized and a very large
mill was built. The Cora Company's
mill was completed about two years
ago. These three companies have
now been merited into one under the
name of the Holt Granite Manufac
turing Company, and is without doubt
the largest mill irfNorth Carolina
Fayetteville Observer: There
was a terrible shooting scrape at
Timber land, in the western part of this
county fciunday. Two negro timber
hands. Murphy McDougald and Baxley
MeKinnon, becanre involved in a
quarrel, which led to a fight. Both
men it is said drew their pistols and
began firing. Will McDougald, a
brother of Murphy, ran to the assist
ance of bis kinsman, and was
shot dead instantly, a bullet strik
ing him between the eyes. The
original combatants kept up the firing
until the chambers of their re
volvers were emptied and both men
badly shot up. Murphy McDougald
got shot in the left side and through
the hand, while MeKinnon had his
thigh badly shattered the bone having
been broken in several places. Murpny
McDougald made off, leaving the dead
man and MeKinnon stretched out on
the field of action. MeKinnon was
arrested Tuesday by Township Con
stable Currie on the charge of killing
Will Murphy, and was brought to
town and placed in jail.
' Charlotte Observer: Prof. J.
J. Britt, cashier in Collector Harkins'
office, returned to Ashevule Tuesday
from Bakersville, where he went
when the first reports came of the
flood in Mitchell county. Flood is
the only word which can ba used in
the effort to give anything like an
adequate description of that awful in
undation, for certainly it was no mere
"freshet" Prof. Britt says that no
newspaper report sent out so far tells
half the story, and that even yet the
full extent of the devastation is not
known, for no communication has
been had with a number of places,
such as Montezuma and Linville. So
far there is only one mill standing
in the county, and many estimate that
more tnan ZOO homes nave been
washed away. But still the greatest
loss will be suffered by the farmers.
Along Uane creek a stream which is
ordinarily about 30 feet wide, and
which wrought such destruction at
Bakersville, there is one continuous
landslide for miles and miles. Great
sections of hills gave way and covered
the nne rich bottom lands with poor
dirt, rock, logs and other debris Prof.
Britt had a library which he valued
very highly. Every volume disap
peared with his home.
Presiding Elder's Appointments, Winning
too District.
Kenansville, Warsaw, June 1, 2.
Grace, June 2, 3.
Onslow, , June 7.
Jacksonville and Richlands, Jack
sonville, June 8, 0.
Waccamaw, Zion, June 15, 16.
Whiteville, Cerro Gordo, June 17.
Market Street, June 23, 24.
R. B. John.
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ASTROLOGY FAKIRS.
THE MODERN SAMPLE SHARPER THAN
HE OF THE MIDDLE AGES. .
Readers of the Stara Who Find a
Connection Between the Planet
and the sfbclc Marltet and Who
Have No Tronble In Hooking; Vic--.
tima. - v
"Astrology as a profession Is in a vast
ly more flourishing condition today than
it was in the middle ages," declared a
well known cotton future broker of this
city. "No, I'm not joking," he went on
earnestly. "It's a cold fact. Back in
the sixteenth century an astrologer gen
erally ran his telescope foundry in some
rickety old tower, with a black cat as a
side partner, and was mighty lucky if he
succeeded in dodging the stake as a
wind up. At present he has a suit of
rooms in a metropolitan skyscraper, dic
tates his correspondence to beautiful
typewriter houris and does a land office
business in markroraaaratsut $2 a head,
postage prepaid. It saMis incredible, I
know, but millions of dollars are un
doubtedly invested every year under the
immediate direction Of fakirs who pre
tend to 'read the future in he stars.'
"My attention was first attracted to the
subject in 1898, through the peculiar or
ders I began to receive from an old cus
tomer who had been taking an occasional
flier in cotton ever since I had been in
business. He knew nothing about the
intricacies of the market himself and gen
erally asked my advice before investing.
All of a sudden, however, he changed his
tactics completely and ..would come in
with precise and definite instructions,
which he insisted on having carried out to
the letter. At the same time he switched
from the bull to the bear side of Ae mar
ket. I inferred, of course, thatne had
been investing in some of the ready made
tips' that are hawked about the country,
and, being curious to know the source of
his information, I subjected him to a lit
tle pumping. He finally admitted in rath
er a shame faced' fashion that he had be
come a' client of a Boston astrologer who
called himself Zobaria and sent him a
weekly letter of advice supposed to be
compiled from observations of the plan
ets. I looked over the fellow's circulars
and. other literature, and a more amazing
lot of balderdash I never laid eyes on. It
was a weird jumble of astronomical
terms, 'occult' gibberish and modern
Stock Exchange slang, and I defy any
human being to tell what he was driving
at. That was probably the thing that
made it impressive.
"I tried to point out the gross absurd
ity of the whole proposition," continued
the broker. " "This fakir,' said I, 'is
talking about planets that are thousands
of times larger than this little earth of
ours. They are billions upon billions of
miles away and rush through space in
orbits of immeasurable vastness. The
human mind can never begin to conceive
their grandeur and their immensity, and
all we -know is that they have beetf fol
lowing out some great -universal law since
the beginning of time; yet here is a little
tuppeny ha'penny confidence man in
Boston who asks you to" believe that this
stupendous procession of worlds is set in
motion to govern the manipulations of a
handful of paltry stockjobbers in Liver
pool and New Orleans! It's the craziest
and most comical idea ever broached out
side of an asylum.' The old gentleman
shrugged his shoulders. 'He's hit it
right a powerful lot of times,' he replied.
"I gave him up as a hopeless case, but
the incident caused me to look into the
matter, and upon a little inquiry I found
18 or 20 speculators here in the city who
were investing their money regularly on
the advice of Zobaria and other profes
sional astrologers of the 'same stamp.
Of course they represented a mere frac
tion of the total number of local clients.
The fakirs gent out tips on cotton, sugar,
rice, wheat and industrial stocks, all the
letters beginning in about the same way.
For example, 'kfind Mars in the ascend
ant, indicatinjimpending change; Ura
nus and Jupitwr in the third plane, indi
cating rising market; Sirius conjoins left
wing of last horoscope,' and 0 on and so
on. It is hard .to believe that some peo
ple can possibry swallow such a -palpable
fraud, but I found to my surprise that a
good many of the dupes were men and
women of superior education and, ap
parently, more than average intelligence.
"Later on I had a clerk in my office
who had formerly worked for an astrolo
ger of some note in New York city, and
he told me many amusing things about
the business behind the scenes. His
'boss' was an ex-medicine man who for
years had managed a big tent show in
the west for a liver regulator company.
He had picked up a smattering of scien
tific terms in the role of long haired doc
tor, and, being naturally a smart, bright
fellow, hit on the 'astrology graft,' as he
called it, and launched out for himself.
He got the forms for horoscopes from
an old English almanac or 'ephemera,'
and 'as business increased he had four
or five girls grinding them out all the
time. My young man told me that his
mail was enormous and that most of his
dupes were residents of small towns in
the south and west. The ex-medicine
manwaa shrewd enough never to accept
any money for investment himself, but
confined his operations strictly to giving
advice, for which he charged $1 a letter.
The market tips were prepared for the
concern by a picturesque dipsomaniac
who used to be a prominent figure on
change, but had gone to the dogs and
was glad to pick up an odd dollar wher
ever he could. Being an expert, his opinr
ions had some real value, and he fre
quently hit it right. That was the gang
who 'read it in the stars.' This is a
queer age we are living in.'-New Or
leans Times-Democrat,
Scotch All Through.
A private in a Scorash regiment was
shot in the thigh, the bullet carrying with
it into his body a sixpence from bis pock
et, in which at the time he had 10 shil
lings. In due course he was attended to
by doctors of the royal army medical
corps, who fished out the sixpence and
presented it to him.
"Come on now," said the private indig
nantly, "with the other 9s. 6d. I ken your
ways." London Chronicle.
t.
To Be Seen.
Jones I notice that on the inside of
the wardrobe door you have the sig$,
"This door must be kept shut." Never?
thelessit is always open.
Brown That's all right. We keep if
open so that people can read the notice,
Boston .Transcript,
If you have built castles in the air, your
work need not be lost. That is where
they should be. Now put foundations, un?
Ser them.
A Pointer.
A young woman was making some pur
chases in a stationer's shop in Germany,
when the elderly proprietor suddenly, ask
ed, 'And when does the wedding take
place?" '
The wedding? Why, you don't think"
3?hp fair customer blushed and hesitated.
"Ah fruuloin, when young ladies buy
100 sheets -nf paper and on!y25 envelopes
I know there is something in the wind."
7Sv
Glorious News
Comes from Dr. - D. B. Cargile, of
Washita, I. T. He writes: "Four
bottles of Electric Bitters , has cured
Mrs. Brewer of scrofula which had
caused her 'great suffering for years.
Terrible sores would . break put on her
head and . face, and the best doctors
could give no help; but her cure is
complete and her. health is excellent.
This shows what thousands have
proved that Electric Bitters is the
best blood purifier known. It's the
supreme remedy for, eczema.' tetter.
salt rheum, ulcers, . boils and running
sores. -It stimulates liver, -kidneys and
bowels, expels poisons, helps digestion
builds un the strength. Onlv SO cents.
Bold by R. R. Beltky, Druggist
. E(DIL!IDEIa
r v MEDICAL -
EDnSVE02V
Rsffstsradby
tLKPatsnt
DffiW -
C. HalSted BOVland, A.M., K3. D., ParuUmberof the Academy
ofMedicS Paris. BOFFALO LITHIA SPRlNtJ, "Spring No. 1, is per
haps more than any other water In tbe world A SPECIFIC for diseases
of the Female Pelvic organs. ' Both Springs No. I and 2 regulate the monthly
function in much the same manner that digitalis regulates Cardiac Action."
" Dr. William T HOVVard Professor of Diseases of Women and Children
in the'University of Maryana", referring to Spring No. I, gives to. this water high
commendation : In alUhe affections Peculiar to Women that are remedi
able at all by mineral waters' and adds the following: If I were called
upon to state from what mineral waters I have seen the greatest and
most unmistakable amount of good accrue, in the largest number of
cases in a general way, 1 would unhesitatingly say, the BUFFALO
LITHIA SPRINQS."
Dr. John H. TUCker, Henderson, N. C, President of the Medical
Society of North Carolina, referring to Spring No. I, says f, In many of the diseases
Peculiar to Women Irregularities, Suppression, and the many FUNC
TIONAL DERANGEMENTS resulting from CHLORO-ANEMIC CON
DITIONSI PRESCRIBE THIS WATER WITH ALMOST THE SAME
CONFIDENCE THAT 1 DO QUININE IN CHILLS AND FEVER."
Dr. John Herbert ClaS home, Ex-President of the Medical Society
of Virginia, Petersburg, Va., referring to Spring No. I, says: "This water was used
during my earliest recollection of it for diseases Peculiar to Womenand its re
storative power, justly, in my opinion, was considered marvelous."
Dr. William B. TOWleS, Formerly Professor of Materia Medica and
Therapeutics, University of Virginia, referring to Spring No. i: "In Monthly
Irregularities, notably in Suppression in young women, Spring No. 1, in my
experience, has shown special and happy adaptation. I have witnessed some very
remarkable results from its use in this class of cases where the. most approved
treatment of the profession had proved unavailing."
Dr. Goodrich A. WllSOn, Somerset, N. Member Medical Society of
North Carolina, referring to Spring No. I : But I feel that I should be doing but
meagrejustice to the merits of the Buffalo Waters iT I 'failed to refer to their
great Prophylactic VIRTUES. Hundreds of young Females attain the age
of puberty without realizing the healthful performance of their great
function. They become Nervous, Hysterical, Chlorotic In all such cases
the best results may be anticipated from the use of these waters.'
The late Dr. O. F. Man SOn, of Richmond, Va., formerly Professor
of General Pathology and Physiology in the Medical College of Virginia, referring to
Spring No. i: "I have observed marked sanative effects from Buffalo
Water, Spring" No. 1, in some 'affections of women Hysteria, Anaemia, Hypo
chondriasis, Cardiac Palpitations, etc"
Dr. T. P. Jerman, Ridgeway, N. C, Member Medical Society of North
Carolina, referring to Spring No. I, says : I have witnessed decided beneficial
from the gorgement and Ulceration
accompanied by serious .constitutional disturbances; and in cases of this
character, where there is no organic lesion, I regard it as almost a specific."
Buffalo Ltfkia Water by on ana Dmsguts genery.
Testimonials which defy all imputation or questions sent to any address.
PROPRIETOR BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS, VIRGINIA
Springs are open for guests June 15, close October 1.
They are reached from all directions over the Danville Division of the Southern Railway.
TCOMBS AND STEPHENS.
A Friendanip That Was of Great TJae
to the Former.
Dr. if. H. Orme told me Iseveral good
stories about our oli time statesmen.
Among other anecdote and incidents the
doctor gave me some piquant reminis
cences of Toombs and Stephens.
Toombs always tried to impress people
with the belief that his genius made him
equal to any emergency. Even when
he studied hard or availed himself of the
labor of others he encouraged the idea
that his most splendid efforts were the
result of the inspiration of the moment,
entirely offhand, without any special prep
aration for the occasion.
Once, when a very important debate
was going on in the federal congress,
Toombs made a magnificent speech which
attracted everybody's attention.
It was not only an eloquent speech, but
it was remarkable for its masterly array
of facts and figures and its convincing ar
guments. "You must have devoted considerable
time to its preparation." said one of the
statesmen's admirers.
"Well, I gave about two hours to it."
Toombs replied, with a careless, indiffer
ent air.
Somebody repeated this to Stephens in
the presence of several congressmen.
"Two hours!"- he exclaimed, somewhat
irritably. "Prepared that speech in two"
hours, did he? I spent two weeks on it.
That's all I care to say."
Stephens had patiently and laboriously
collected the statistics, and Toombs had
Imerely added the flourishes.
The two great Georgians attended a na-
Itional Democratic convention shortly be
fore the war, and Stephens was confined
to his bed just when he could least afford
to be laid up.
After an important caucus Toombs vis?
ited his friend and sat down by his bed
side. .i
"Aleck," he said, "it was proposed to
nominate you for vice president, but X
told them that you did pot want the office
and would decline the nomination, so
they took the other man." -
"Toombs," replied . the invalid, "when
you told them that you know you were
lyingj" Atlanta Constitution.
TWO WAITERS.
Difference Between Nesrro Server
In Northern and Southern Hotels.'
f vnil hnrp trnvIu1 pnn m not nr-n I
ly have noticed the wide difference be-
.iween negro waiters or southern and
northern hotels. "
In the north the waiter is stiff, rigid
and supercilious. He takes your order
condescendingly and briskly betakes him
self to the culinary regions with the
same. He stands with folded arms and
scornful, expi-ossion at some little dis
tance, watching. gVowever, for an oppor
tunity to leap forward and pretend to an
ticipate your wants.
And when he brings your change you
are certain to note that it is laid upon a
plate and that one particular quarter is
noticeably detached from its fellows.
In the sonth the waiter shuffles back to
the kitcheu and returns with your meal,
to which he has added some little deli
cacy of his own choosing. He glides
about you. leans tenderly over you, his
black face filled with anxiety for fear
some error of omission or commission
may occur.
He hangs about yon with fatherly in
terest. He places the dishes before yoq
with almost a caressing touch, and when
you are ready to depart . he tremblingly,
hopefully, lingeringly hands you your hat.
In the white fcrown depths of hjs eyes
there is cute appeal, not unmixed with
expectation.
Who but a case hardened drummer or
the traveling, representative of a frater
nal organization could resist that appeal?
You need not fear to .give him -a quar
terjoy seldom kills outright but you
can be sure that a dime will produce a
wide grin and an exaggerated bow.
Put most people consider it worth a
quarter tp see .fhat mouth widen into a
smile which sets its owner's ars back
an inch and causes his- eyes to project
Uke those of a crawling crab. St. Louis
Star. ; - .
,'-.V.' An Apple Eater,
- During a visit to the sooth England
a gentleman was met with who related a
unique and most Interesting experience in
dietetics. It was that for the last three
years he had lived on one meal a day
and that meal was composed chiefly of
apples! Further astonishment was evok
ed by his reply to my question as to what
he drank when he stated that the Juices
of the apples supplied him : with air the
moisture orr drink he needed. This he
Claimed, was of the purest kind, beinir
hi reality water distilled by nature and
flavored with th nioac.n .
apple. He partook of his one meal-about
uw hi uie anernoon. eating what
he felt satisfied hinv the meal occupyinir
lm, ronV 2? minutes 1 to half an hour!
ne looked tho nlctn in.ui.ai
, . , : r v . Mcanuiui , man-
iEviSr! iseen?afed daily U, literary
work. Chambers' Journal. . - T
- The first time a man is appointed on
a "committee' be Is very ; ut to think
bis position . a - verv.i imnnrt 11 1" Ann
Spring No. I.
Nature's (Great
Specific for Dis
eases Peculiar
to
Pat and His .Wheel.
The other day Pat went to a cycle
agent with the intention of buy tug a
hike, tie inspected a few, but what puz
zled him most was the. brake.
"What's that for?" inquired Pat.
. "Oh," replied the agent, "you use that
when coming to a steep hill."
Pat learned to ride fairly well, and
while out one day he came to a steep hill
which he must climb.
"Now for the brake," thought Put. and
off he started, full pressure on brake, up
the hill.
' Half way up some friends saw him, ex
claiming: "Pull-off the brake, man. You're going
up. hill!"
"Ah!" said Pat, "can't you spe. man,
that's to keep it from going, hack down
the hill?" London Spare Moments.
Ina. Critical Condition.
"I hear your husband is very sick. Aunt
Dinah."
"Yes'm."
"Nothing serious, I hope. His condi
tion is not critical?"
"Critical! I should say he wuz! He
ain't satisfied with
Register.
nuffiu." Christian
Cups and saucers are never used for
tea in Russia. The drinking vessel for
tea is the "stakan," a glass tumbler in
a silver holder.
WHOLESALE PRICES CORREIT.
W The following quotations represent
Wholesale Price generaUy. In making up
small orders hlizher Drioea have to be charged.
BAGGING
S Jute
standard.
7HO
o
o
WESTERN SMOKK1-
miajjB
uams f
Bides ....
Shoulders 9
DRY SALTED x
Sides D..
Shoulders V
BARRELS Spirits Turpentine
Second-hand, each
Second-hand machine
New New York, each
New City, each
BSICXH
126
14
10
11
0
0
40
45
50
50
9
10
1 35
O
a
o
Wilmington m H....
Northern
BUTTER
North Carolina V B.
Northern
7 00
0 00
O 760
O 14 00
o
o
o
o
25'
30
OORN MEAL
. Per bushel. In
Per bushel, m sacks
60
60
MO
vuTgmw Meal
OOTTON TIE bundle
CANDLES -
6a
1 25
sperm............
1
85
11
Adamantine
COFFEE U S -
S-agoyra.. n
Bio Q
DOME8T ICS
Sheeting, 4-4, V yard.
piaYarns. V bunch of 5 s ....
Mackerel, No. 1, barrel... 83 00
Mackerel, No. l, half-bbl. 11 00
Mackerel, No. 8, barrel... IS 00
. Mackerel, No. 2 flhalX-bbl. . 8 00
MackereL No. 8, barrel... 18 00
Mullets, barrel 4 50
MuUeto, pork barrel 8 00
N;C. Roe Herring, y kear j oo
Dry cod, B 5
" Extra 4 15
Low grade .... -see
Choice...... ,. . 25
straight i ;; 3 65
Ftrst Patent 425
GLUE V 12
GRAIN bushel ?
Corn,fromstore,bgs-White 63
Mixed Corn . . -. ki
C&r-load, In bgs White...
o
o
o
o
13
11
SMI
70
O so 00
15 00
18 00
9 00
14 00
4 75
wwi uviu Bwra
Oats, Rust Proof
Cow Peas........
HIDES V
Green salted
Dry flint.........
Vf B8U5
HAY 1008
No 1 Timothy......
95
mue Btraw.. ...,.,,
uumrQ,,, ..........
urkoAJ .......
North River....
HOOP IRON,
40
mini ma jb 11
Northern Factory
13
12H&
10 a
7HO
, Half cream. .
LutD. a
, yarouna..
LIME. barrwl
LUMMR jolty Mwed) V M
SnlD Stuff, rafuunwi
Rough edge Plank...:
20 00
18 00
"wwnoia c
' : 4 ww
18 00
UOlS&S 00 14 00 16 00
23 00
. ar oaaoes, in nogahead.. . . .
Cf Bajbad mbarae::;:
:. Porto Rloo, to hogsheads....
- sugar House, in hogsheads.
2vrS'-
uitruees...
Bnmp.,.i,v.,....,..,.;..,..
Prima
BALTtV sack, Alum!";
wveryuvi .....a.......,,,....
American. -
BUG AR, 9 VnstWiard Gran'd
Kta.nna.rrt a . -
ISf&J Northera.""..'..
BHeie.. : 800
XXHBXR, 9M feet-BhlDDlni.l 8 M
. .V. J?4Sw.. .....
SUA
O 14 09
O 10 00
wimnoniniu.. 4 00
SSffMy 50
Women
8 25
28
SO 31
29 83
18 14
14 16
15 S 86
, 8 45
18 00
17 00
10 50
11 22
5 1 85
96 1 10
85 1 05
65 70
6K
4
Sooo
6 00
6 60
8 7 60
8 60
6 00
O 8 28
ft 8 50
jjAbra "lilt ., . .,. , - R on
COM
rQuoteaofflciai,,,
SPIRITS T
steady at 32k
machine madi
W 280 lbs
CRUDE T
steady at $i i
for dip rj
Quotations
Spirits turpe
rosm steady1?!
2490.CrUdet
Spmteturpe
Tar. . .' '
Crude turpenl
teceipts sa
caslfS spirits
rosin, 96 bbls
pentme.
Market Bra
Pound for mid
Ordinary
Good ordinar
Low middling
Middling
Good middiini
. Same day I
ing doing.
Receipts 2C
year,
Corrected ReguJ
Commission m
those paid for r
elon Merehanta
com
PEANUTS
Prime, 70c ;
bushel of 28
Virginia Prii
55c; fancy, 60
CORN Fir
for white.
N. C. BAC(
13c per poum
sides, 8 to 10c.
EGGS Fin
dozen.
CHICKENS:
30c; springs, 1
TURKEYS
dressed, 10 to "
BEESWAX
TALLOW
pound. -
SWEET PC
NAVAL SI
By Telegrat
C HAELEtJTO
pentme firm s
unchanged.
Savannah.
tine firm at 32
sales 1,18 csu
Rosin firm ai
4,683 barrels;
ports 13,058 bi
FGREI
livuablt
LdVEBPOOli,
Spot, limited
higher; Amer
32d ; good mid
4d; low mi(
dinary 3 29-3
The sales of il
of which 800
tion and ej,p
bales America
including 1,40
Futures op
quiet; Amerii
June 4 15 64(i
and July 4
July and A
buyer; Augu
64d buyer; Se
October 3J0!
tober and Wo1
value; Noven
64d bujer;
3 57 64d buye
ary 3 57 643
M
1
Stmr Driv
Creek, T D h
C
Stmr Priy
ville, T D Lo
MARIN
SC
Lucy Wheat:
George Har
Canada, 199 t
& Co.
Chas C liiste
George Han
I
Aurora, (Swd)
Town. Heidi
BY Rl
Receipts of N
W.&W. Ei
6 casks spirit
crude turpenti
W. C. & A.
ton, 8 casks &
rels rosia, 1'
crude turpenti
A. &Y. Bail
pontine, 8 bar
C. C. Bailrc
pontine, 10 b
tar, 35 barrels
8teamer C
spirits turpen
7 barrels tar,
tine.
Steamer Seal
turpentine.
Clyde S. S.
turpentine.
Total Cottc
tine, 73 casks;
40 barrels; cri
rels.
NEWS
Nations
TBI
I
CONTj
Dally,
by mall,
and Sunda
uany
The S
STHE
CREATES
INT
Price 5c
a copy
8P... ........... 3 00
BjSOJHeart.........,, r s ss
ti&P. , ......... 1 60
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