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glte learning gta& ' WILLIAK H. BERNARD. WILMINGTON, N. Q. Sunday MoBirare, Fibruaby 1 COTTON IN CUBA. While'; "Germany,, England and ' France are encouraging the culti ration of cotton in their African pos sessions with the hope of ultimately becoming independent of this conn try for their supplies it seems that there is a possibility, perhaps a probability, of a cotton-growing competitor near by, " and one that may become more formidable than Africa, even if the expectations of those who are giving their attention to -cotton culture in that country be realized. It has been a matter of some sur prise that cotton has never figured among the products of Cuba, al though both its climate and soil are admirably adapted to it While it was known that it could be pro duced there inraVundance and of Jiae quality and as cheaply if not more cheaply than anywhere else, it never '- became one of . the crops, having been sacrified to sugar and tobacco, to, which the land owners of the island became as much wed ded -as many of the planters in the cotton belt of the South have to cotton, and for the same reason, probably, that they looked upon these as their money crops. ..Now, however, since with the production of beet sugar the profits in cane sugar have been so reduced the land owners of Cuba are looking to other crops, one of which is cotton, in reference to which we -clip the fol - lowing from an editorial in the At lanta Constitution: Just before the American civil war, when cotton was kiaar, the governor general of Cuba established a cotton experiment station near Havana, with a seventy-saw gin. The report of the expert in charge of the investigation was worthy of a descendant of a long line of Spanish golden fleece-hunters. It read like a pipe-dream tale of I oca gold. Senor Hose Maria Dan, the ex pert in question, officially declared that sea island cotton would produce an average of 500 bolls to the stalk in Onto, the arerage weight of lint cot ton derived from each boll being 60 grains. He gravely estimated, on this basis, that a caballeria of land (33i acres), under arerage conditions, and given arerage cultivation, would pro duce 803,719 pounds of liat cot to i-, worth 10 cents a pound, giviog a gross value of $30,371, or an equivalent to $911.13 per acre. And yet, to-day, Mr. John A. Floyd, an American cotton grower of experi ence, who has been making thor ough experiments with long staple cotton in Cuba, writes the Havana Post that he has seen and can show several stalks of cotton with over a thousand bolls each. However, Mr. Floyd, while admitting having seen hundreds of cotton plants in Cuba con taining over 600 bolls each, declares that number to be preposterously high as an arersge. He cites the case of Mr. Truitf, of LaGrange, Ga., who some years ago produced four bales of sea island cotton to the acre in Cuba. An expert in this variety of cotton sent from the United Btates to investigate the possibilities of the island, recently, reported that in his opinion an arer age production of cotton of the long staple kind in Cuba would be two bales to the acre. Mr. Floyd quite agrees with him from his own experi ence, and declares that mere scratch ing of the soil will produce an arerage yield of a bale to the acre. Mr. Floyd concludes that an arer age acre of Cuban soil, planted in cot ton and given intelligent cultivation after improred methods, will , yield a net ineome of from $100 to $150 per year. The planting, he adds, can be done in either June or September, and the plant - will produce and mature fruit for at least nine months in the year. - The following quotation from Mr. Floyd's letter to the Harana Post, dated January 18, . will interest many . residents of the cotton belt: - "Sr. Peralta y Melgares, who resides in Guanabacoa, has, with what assist ance I hare bsen able to render him, been carrying on experiments in cot ton and has planted almost all known rarietles. He has about two acres and a half : of sea island .cotton, planted in September ; its bolls ; are just now beginning ;:. to - open, which shows with what rapidity sea , island cotton matures in this country. In the states short cotton would hard ly hare matured so rapidly. Many of ; the stalks in this little farm are actu ally breaking down under their loads of fruit, and still it is putting on more. It is blooming as industriously as if it was the month of June instead of January." Mr. Floyd's letter is enthusiastic bat at the same time it seems, to be rery - conservative. There is little doubt but Cuba hss a great future in long staple cotton, if she makes the most of her natural blessings. The concluding paragraph of the letter re ferred to is far from reassuring to the 8outh: c - ' When it Is fully realized by the Cu bans what a splendid opportunity they hare in the extensive production of cotton and they begin to plant mil- lions of acres of idle lands in cotton, producing her sereral millions of bales , each year, the United States will find her a rery dangerous rival, and will - either be forced to admit her sugar free so as to make it more drofltable to raise sugar than to raise cotton, as it formerly was, or to suffer disastrous consequences.; It is sure to come. Cuba is the most wonderful cotton producing country on the globe to day, and will demonstrate the fact be fore many years go by. If Cuba had been under any other government than that of Spain, the probabilities are that cotton culture would long ago hare been one of the established industries of the island, but Spain's policy seems not to have been: to develop anything in her colonial possea8ionflrbut to pull all the taxes possible . out of them on things in sight, and as a result she has practically lost themalL - .. : Assuming, to be on the safe side, f ihat there may be - some : exaggera ". tion in the report of the Spanish ex pert referred to in the first para graph of the 'above extract, it seems Co be corroborated to some extent by the reports of w fiat Mr. Truitt, one ot ihe-moBtTOcwessinT .farmers and ilcotton'pbwera -in Georgia ha-jao . experience , ox . another ; American, Mr. 'Floyd, there can"-be littl doubt of Cuba's ability to enter as a competitor of this coun try in cotton growing, if she makes a determined effort in that direction. With her marvellously fertile and practically inexhaustible soil, her climate making possible continuous growth and fruitage the year 'round, she has , advantages equalled nowhere else on -the earth, and with that proximity to our coasts which will give' her practically speaking a home market for every pound of cotton she may produce. All she need do is to show the will and the determination to open up this new industry, and if capital and experience be needed she can easily secure these by inviting them to come and showing a disposition to welcome them and co-operate wHTi them.' The tendency in this direction might be checked for a time by liberal recognition - of the Cuban sugar planters by this Government that would enable them to continue in the sugar producing business, but If they be forced - out of that they will be compelled to turn to some thing else, and cotton "seems to be the most promising and inviting. But it Cuba becomes a large cot ton producer, why not also a great cotton manufacturer and thus be come a double competitor , of the United States? SHOVEL OUT THE 8URPLTJ8? There Is a statesman in Washing ton, in the Senate, who it is need less to say Is a Republican, who agrees with Corporal Tanner, of shovelling fame, that the easiest and best way to get rid of a surplus in the Treasury is to shovel It out to pensioners, and to facilitate this he proposes to make every ex-Union soldier over 62 years of . age a pen sioner, drawing $12 a month. No physical or mental ailments, or other causes that might incapacitate him from self -support the plea mainly upon which the wholesale system of pensioning has been justified are necessary, but simply the fact that the soldier has reached , the age of 62 years, regardless of condition, whether poor or rich. The proposer of this new pension grab is Senator Scott, of : West Vir ginia, who first came into promi nence as a revenue collector, and now aspires to fame as a revenue squanderer, a surplus exterminator. In his speech in the Senate, a few days ago, in advocacy' of that meas ure, he thus spread himself and dis pensed the (balm in Gilead." In this, our hour of financial triumph, when the oceans touch bands with arms of steel; when every hill and valley Is musical with the spirit of our national industry; when the breakers of the sea are bending beneath the burden of our exports; when our surplus Is rising higher and higher day after day, until the rery bars are bursting with its weight, let do something else than turn the Union veteran from our door. When we hare gathered the Union veterans from the hedges and high way, when we hare provided a balm In Gilead for erery one, when each of them shall lire by a nation's gener osity, as eridence of a nation's grati tude and patriotism, we can fold our arms and looking back upon duty well done, say, as did the Hero of Calvary, .1. 1. 4tK m Whether he succeed or not in get ting his surplus shovelling bill through, he ought to rest content with the glory achieved in this spurt of asinine oratory climaxed with the unique quotation from the "Hero of Calvary." But this talk of "turning the veteran from the door," after paying but in pensions over $2,000,000,000, with nearly a million pensioners now on the rolls, and an annual" expen diture of about $140,000,000 is the extravagance of idiotic babble. It isn't coal that Scott needs, but ice on his head. A new industry has been discov ered, in New York, where four chaps are under arrest for personating tax pay era, doing the swearing for them and getting their assessments reduced. They lie and swear to it for a consideration. District At torney Jerome acted on pointers given to Turn by the Heraldj and baggedfourof the hustlers who were engaged in that business. He is now satisfied that this thing has been going on for years, and believes that millions of dollars of taxes hare been lost by it. The new Austrian tariff about doubles the duty on some things, especially manufactures. The con tention is that the benefits that Aus trian industries will derive from this will more than offset the increased cost to consumers. ' They are bor rowing this argument from the American protectionists, but they are more honest than these for they do not pretend that the exporter pays the tax. , v Nik Tesla says that some of these days we will be able to communicate with Mars and other planets with the wireless system of telegraphy. If we ever, do the system t will surely be wireless.. . -.. . For laGrippe and In fluenza use OHENETTQ EXPECTOBANT rnrut bV J o. mrm. DR.PIERCES . - MEDICAL - FOR THE PTOOD.I-1 VER.LUNGS. t", csowunro America out. Austria's new tariff largely in creases the duties on imports, some of which come principally from this country, and on some of which the increase is nearly double This is also the case in the new German tariff, the object in both being to check imports from this country. The duties apply, of course, to imports from all countries, but bear most upon this country from which the bulk of the imports come. As far as the language of the acts goes there is no discrimination against this country, but in effect it is dis crimination because it affects this country much more ' than it does others, and was doubtless so in tended. i The reason alleged for and the argument used; in justification of these increased duties, is that they will help home industries, the same argument used by the advocates of protection in this country for their high protective duties, but it is class legislation there, just as it is here, which entirely ; loses sight of. the endrmous burdens put upon the masses of consumers for the benefit of the favored few. On this side of the water there is objection by high tariff supporters to the high tariffs in those countries because they hurt us, forgetful of the fact that our high tariffs hurt them, and forgetful, " also, of the fact that they justify their high tariffs on the very same ground that the protectionists in this country justify their work, the object, of which waa to keep foreign products out of this country, just as the ob ject of these Austrian and German tariffs is to keep foreign products out of those countries. It will be rough on . the consumers in those countries, and ' it may be rough on us, but we set the pace and we should not make wry faces when offered some of our own soup. CURRENT COMMENT -The Richmond lawyer 'who has been retained to test the new constitution of Virginia evidently feels that he can give his clients their money's worth by practicing incendiary oratory before friendly mass-meetings. Washington Pott, Ind. ; A New York man has estab lished an excellent precedent along the lines of cheerful giving. He donated $70,000 to his home town forapublio library, and then went right ahead and established a fund of $100,000 lor its support. This strikes the Cleveland Plain Dealer as a great improvement over the Car negie system wjth the string attach ment Savannah News, Dem, Several agricultural chemists have recently taken up the cudgels for the much abused poor pine lands of the South. While admitting that these "wastes" lack some of the elements of vegetable life, they contend that the deficiency can be economically supplied, and the land be made very productive; Accord cording -to the theory Virginia is rich in her poor pine lands if she did but know it. Richmond Leader t Dem- - In the North the President finds few supporters in the press or among the people, as it is generally recognized that his Southern negro policy is actuated by a desire to in gratiate himself with Afro-American' voters in the doubtful States. Theodore Roosevelt is hailed by the National Council of Afro-Americans as the friend of the colored race. That friendship has been won at the cost of great injury to the white people of the South. Brooklyn Citizen, Dem. TWINKLINGS. "She's been trying to make a fool of me." 'Oh, no. . She's too am-, blttous to attempt any such easy task as that Chicago Pott. Dorothy 8o Mabel is engaged to marry Cholly I - Now what on earth does she see in himt Mrraret Her last chance, probably. Judge. "Mary, there's three months' dust In the drawinr-roomt" "That isn't my fault, mum. You know I've only been here a rortDignt."--Juctt. ; ; -DaughterRosa Bonheur could naint all kinds of - animals, but not men. Mother You mean all kinds of animals but men, my dear. Judge ; Harry You and Tom appear to be the best of friends. Dick Why shouldn't we bet We nerer say what we think of eaeh other. Boston Iran script. f .- .,...;-,'; I "Is he so ignorant, then?" 'Ignorant! Why, say, he's so igno rant and behind the times that they took him on a murder jury lh a sensa tional esse." Chicago Post, : "This," declared the eminent orator, "is the rery key to the whole question." "Bit, interrupted a small man in a rear seat, "where is the key holer Judge, -'"v":"-. i First Waiter Dat man dropped a penny in de we'ghin' machine befo he went out. Second Waiter Hah I Ah guess bethought it cheaper to tip d scales den to tlp yo'. Philadelphia Record. .- --; V ..Weary Wraggles Hey! ; You won't git notnln decent in dere. Dem -people is vegetarian. Hungry Hank Is dat right t , Weary Wraggles Yeb. an' day got a dog w'at aint. Puck. 7;-. w .1 ? .. . Stranger "Can you direct me to the bank!" Village Urchin-"Can for a - quarter." Stranger "That's pretty steep." Village Urchin "Well, you can't expect a fellow to be a bank d'rector for nothing." New ' York World. , x - ,.: . Farmer Harrow "So, i- Bill Perkins had ter sell .that brindie crow o hist" Farmer Barnes "Yes. She'd run like thunder erery. time she see a. railroad train. -No use erer .expecting to collect damages on that kind of a critter." Puck.-, ,; : v t Fus8icus--And What would you say, air, If I were to tell you you were not a gentlemanf Frostlcus I would immediately reach the conclusion that' you and I really bad more lD eommn than I ad thought we-had. Balti more American. 15 . v,- Vv i. " - Wtw . ,lti Kind Yoa Haw Always Bought; SPIRITS TURPENTINE. - Aberdeen TeUgrvm: A spiri tlne plant Is now a certainty, with ser era! other things almost assured. Dunn Banner. Mr. M. R. Al len, of Baaulere!, informs us that Mr. K rk Grady killed a hog Jast week weighing 590 pounds. ' - Winston Sentinel i Hubbard Terrell, colored, Is in jail awaiting a hearing before Major Eaton at o'clock to-morrow afternoon. He is the ngro who has been annoying Miss Ellen Green, who works at the factory of Bailey Bros. Durham Herald: Early Friday morning Bargeant W. Gh Orabtree and Policeman Proctor arrested a negro by the name of Norm Pendergrass,who is wanted in Raleigh on the charge of shooting and seriously wounding a ne gro woman.- The negro was arrested on Sugar Hill. The crime was com mitted some two years ago and since then the negro hss been on the run. .. Wilson Timesi There is a dif ference of opinion here as to how the tobacco crop, will be pitched. It is understood that some will reduce tbeir crop one-third, while others are figur ing on a short crop erery where else except in Nash county, and are going to plant all they can set out. hopiug to coin all the money this Fall and get ahead of all the rest. Fayetterille Observer. Our es teemed townsman Mr. E. A. Poe, In commenting on the recent articles on oil in this vicinity, says that he re members hearing Her. John Buie, a well known eitiaen, telling bis father. Mr. Nathan Poe, that while digging a well near the-Mile Branch sereral rears after the war he struck a big rein of coal. This goes to bear out the theory that there is oil in and around Fayetterille. Statesville Landmark'. The Im perial Furniture Company of States ville, the new manufacturing concern to be organised here, has been granted a charter with an authorised capital of $50,000. W. W. White, E q., who keeps' a weather record, reports that last year there were 2S4 days on which no rain fell. His record shows that in 1898 there were 209 drv davs; in 1897, 284; in 1898. 271; in 1899, 270; in 1900, 292, and in 1901, 287. Mr. Kenaerly tella about an egg that was about to be cooked at his bouse. The skillet had been heated and the lump of grease had floated to one aide of the skillet Mrs. - Kennerly broke the egg and when the contents struck the bottom of the skillet she heard somethinsr rattle. It was a little gg, with a shell, well formed and complete, inside the larger egg. - Goldsboro Argue: Horses and mules are rery high far too hlch for our farmers at the present price of cotton and tobacco. Wayne county could easily raise plenty of horses and mules and we hare here in Eastern Carolina jast as good country as the world affords. An accident of a rery distressing nature occurred Tues day night about 9 o'clock at the plsnt of the Southern Cotton Oil Mill in this city. Mr. H. E. King, the super intendent of the mill, had gone home and left the mill in the charge of his assistant, Mr. E. C Denmark, who found it necessary to examine the gin oa account of a slight Irregularity. While at work on tha machine he got his right arm oaught by the gin saws and had the flesh torn from his hand and arm Medical aid was summoned and the young man is resting quietly to-day. but it is feared that the arm will bare to be amputated. He Is the son of Tax Collector Willis A. Denmark. Am Aaibidextroma Artist. Conrad Cook, son of E. W. Cook. R. A-, told me that he ased to hold the paper while Landseer drew one animal with his right hand and a different animal with bis left, writes J. A. Man soil in "Sir Edwin Landseer. B. A." This species of dexterity comes from practice do doubt, and Is akin to the adroit manipulation of the acconv pushed pianist, but Is nevertheless ex traordinary, and several cases are re corded in which Sir Edwin fairly as tounded the onlookers by such displays of manual skill. Leaoa With Blm Aatocrafk. An admirer once wrote to Lowell de scribing bis autograph collection and concluding with the remark, "I would be much obliged for your autograph." The reply came, bearing with it a les son on the correct use of the words "would" and "should." which deeply Impressed itself on tbe mind of the re cipient: The response read: v JTmT. do not say hereafter. "I would b ijttai " Tf mil would ba obllraL. bo obUgod and bo done with It Bar. "I-l abOUM DO ODllgea.' ana oou ymui truly. JAMES RUSSELL. LOWELL. o Cmoo For Worry. Elderly Fiance I hope you are not impressed by tbe silly sentimentalists Who bold that because you've married pnee you ought not to marry again I Pretty Widow Don't let that worry you, dear; Tre no such prejudice. '; My wo dear mother' was married three times, and I . only hope . that, in, al) things I may follow her example. . ' Ckokoa Him onv Kraft The boss has promised to giro me a rise in my salary next week, i Newitt Sorry, old man, but I can't lend you anything. WILM1NQTON DISTRICT. B. B. Jomr, P. E., Wilmington, N. CL Clinton, Clinton, Jan. 80. Kenansrille, Friendship, Jan. r: 81, Feb. 1. ' - - Bladen, Bethlehem. Feb. 7. 8. - Elizabeth, Eliiabethtown; Feb. 9. Oarrer's Creek, Council Station Feb. 10.. Onslow, Queen's Creek, Feb. 14. 15. Jaeksonrille and Bichlands, Half Moon, Feb. 21. 29. Missionary Institute will bo held at Grace church Feb. 4th and 5th, 1903. District conference will meet at Jaeksonrille Tuesday Mar. lTth at 5 o'clock P. M. and continue through the 18th and 19th, 1908. ' - DoBMatle Tromnles. r-'-'-v It Is exceptional to find a family where there are no domestic ruptures occasionally, but these can be lessened by having Dr. King's New: Life Pills around. Much . trouble they sare by their great work-in Stomach and Ltrer troubles. - They not only reliere you, but cure. - Only 25c, at B. B. Bella my's drug store. : t - .. Wor rror stnr Yeaxa u Mna. WnreuvoWS SooTBnra Srour has been used for orer sixty years by mil lions of mothers for their children while teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, soften the gums, and aUayaaU pala euros-wind colic, and is the best remedy, for diarrhoea. It will reliere the poor little sufferer Immediately. ' " Sold ' by druggists far erery part of the world. - Twentyfire cents a bottle, - Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's -Soothing 8yrup, and take no other kind - t 's:jaASTon: BMMtkc. Kind Yob Haw Always BoasJ"; Slffostve - .of-:. TBI MAW - TVITXI THB ltCABT BOWED DOwll. :a The sun may glow with a wondrous light From a sky that Is blue and fair; The thrush may carol a gladsome, song That fills all the soft, sweet air; -But nerer a glimpse of the sun-kissed -- - sky - .:. ' ' - Will come to dispel the frown," Nor will bird-roice gladden tbe gloomy :' 'SOUl : , - Of the man with the heart bowed ,"" : down. j.y ,; There is no sun and there is no song; . No light through the clouds; no ' cheer; ( . .. No hope or courage; no merry smile; Each new day Is sad and drear; Life's but existing because one must, in a world that is sere and brown, And there is no meaanra to test the gloom r i '-' Of the man with the heart bowed - down, r . j . : He hates himself and he hates the world; y. -1 Erery one is his bitter foe; Mistrusts the people who try to lift His soul from its depths of woe; -He has no friends, for he is no friend; He sulks in a sombre gown, And spreads his sadness where'er he --- goes . This man with the heart bowed . down. Adreraity marks him for its own ; Friendship will fly his path ; Portun and Fame will keep aloof ; E'en Lore will not brare bis wrath; So you'll, ne'er succeed, and you'll - hare no friends, And Fortune will nerer crown -Your work; and the world will brush you by : If you go with the heart bowed down. . ,- ; There is nerer a day so wholly dark But it might be wcrte, 'tis true, And tbe fellow who wins in this busy world I Is tbe one who doesn't get blue. So hope and work and be kind and laugh; i And banish the useless frown; For the world, though big, is too small to hold The .man with i the heart' bowed down. Colorado Springs Gazette. SUNDAY SERVICES. St. Thomas' church : First mass 7 A.M. ; high mass, sermon, 10:30 A.M. ; res pert, sermon, 7 AS P. M. Serriees at 8eamen's Bethel this afternoon at S o'clock, conducted by Ber. Dr. Wells. Public Invited. First Baptist church., Ber. Calvin 8 Black well, D. D. pastor: 11 A. M. 'The Father's Faith in-Us;" 7:30 P. M., "The Toung Man who Left Home." j 81 Paul's Lutheran church. Sixth and Market, Ber. A. GVofgt pastor t English serriees to day at 11 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. 8unday School at 8:80 P.M. Erery body cordially in rited. First Church of Christ, Scientist, M urchison bank building, on Ches nut street: Serriees this morning at 11 o'clock and at 8 P.M. 8ubiect of lesson sermon, "Spirit." All are in nted. Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. St. John's church, corner Third and Bed Cioss streets Ber. J. Carmicbael, D. D., rector. Litany, sermon and holy communion, 11 A. M, Sunday school 4 P.M. St. Matthew's ; English Lutheran ehnreb, North Fourth street, Ber.TX W. Kegley pastor! Sunday school at 9:45 A. M. Preaching it UA.1L; services at 70 P. M. Everybody welcome. j 8t Paul's Episcopal church, Ber. Dr. Dickinson rector: Morning ser rice and sonnon at 11 A. M ; 8unday school at 30 P M. ; evening serrice and sermon at 7:45 P. M. Seats free; all cordially welcome. Brooklyn A. C, Mission, corner Fourth and Bladen streets: Serriees 8unday at 11 A. M. and 7:80 P. f. 8anday school at 10 A. M. Prayer meeting erery Thursday at 7:45 P. M All are welcome. Elder G. 0. Minor, pastor. SUNDAY SELECTIONS. The secret of prayer is secret prayer. 4 thoughtful man nerer speaks all that be knows. Bead the Bible erery day, and you will not forget to pray. It is better to please God than to please erery man in tbe world. A good word quenches more than a cauldron of water. Portugueem proberb. y Nothing so much detracts from sermon,' prayer and speech as cmt phrases of religion. That man is beard who speaks out his own experiences In his own phrases. ' Christian conrersion is being conrerted from sin to holiness through tbe operation of the spirit and belief in Christ, changed, reeeiring the solrtt of Ohr it to be like him.--Jfr. M. A. Jones. It is to men alone, tho hejrs of a rast and immortal nature, .that the gift Of loss and depriration is sent, to bring them, if they will but follow as 4 dear children" Into the orer presence chamber of God. H. TF. Foots. To-day is your day and mine, the only day we- hare, the day-la which we play our part. What our part may signify . in the ' great whole we may not understand; but we are here to play it, and now la , our time. This we know: it Is a part of, action, not of whinins'. It is for us to express lore in terms of human helpfulness: This we know for we hare learned from sad experience that any other source of life leads to decay and waste. David D. Starr. For Tfre J7et. Saleswouien and trained nurses com-., plain much of swollen f get, especially nurses when they first go Into hospital service. A powder that is much used In the r German army for sifting Into the shoes and stockings of inf antry soldiers Is useful for such cases. It consists' of three parts salicylic-add, ten parts starch and eighty-seven parts pulverized soaps tone (steatite). This keeps the feet dry, prevents . chafing! and heals any sore place's. ' Soapstone alone Is useful, but thai starch absorbs dampness.: Soap fa also; good, well rubbed orer tha ' stockingi ' sole. ; '.-:;;- - ... s---- .-... r Place over Jhe tight spot of a shoe! a cloth wrung out in hot water. Tbej moisture causes the leather to atretchi enough to males the. shoe fit easily. - Trie se OoneoaJ r. . It's-the . old story of "murder will out," only in this case there's no crime. A woman feels run down, has back ache or dyspepsia and think's it's noth ing and tries to hide It until she final-' ly breaks down; - Dont deeeire your self. Taks Electric Bitten at once. It has a-reputation for bearing Stomach. Lirer and Kidney troubles, 'and, will rerirify your whole system.' The worst forms of those maladies will ouickly yield to the curatire powers of Electric Bitters. Only 50 cents, and guaranteed by B. B. BxLLaJfT, druggist. . : t - Malt and MoSt. . The dyspeptic may well be represented pictorially as being half masculine and half feminine, ana combining the least desirable characteristics of either sex. He has all the stubbornness of the man with the peevish,, ir ritabllity . of a . sick woman. - - He's not pleasant co-npany at ihome or abroad.. . Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical .Discovery cur sa dyspepsia ana r pther' diseases of the : stomach and associ ated organs of diges- - tiou and nutrition, it- renews - physical j v health which carries with i. cheerfulness of temoer, and makes life a pleasure Instead of a penance. "The Discovery " purifies the blood by , eliminating the cor tnpt and poisonous accumulations from which disease is bred.' It increases the ac tivity of the blood making glands," so increasing the supply of pure , rich blood, which gives life to every organ of the body. It gives new life and new strength. ' "Your "Golden Medical Discovery aas per formed a wonderful cure," writes Mr. M. H. . Hook, of Charleston, Franklin Co., Arkv "I had the worst case of dyspepsia, the doctors mr, that they ever saw. After trying seven doctors and everything I could hear of, with no benefit. I tried Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and now I am cured." Accept no substitute for "Golden Med ical Discovery." There is nothing "just as good" for diseases of the stomach, blood and lungs. r The Common Sense Medical Adviser, ico8 large pages in paper covers, is sent free on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Fierce, Buffalo, N. Y. LtSivai Streams. ' It Is scientifically reported that the lava streams from Vesuvius In 1858 were si hot twelve years later that steam was Issuing from the cracks and crevices, while the lava beds from the eruption of Etna in 1787 were found to be steaming hot just, below the top crust as late as 1840. But still more remarkable are the scientific re ports of the volcano Jorullo, in Mexi co. This sent forth immense streams of lava in 175& In 1780 the lava beds were examined by a party of scien tists, and it was fouud that a stick thrust into the crevices instantly ig nited, although there was no discom fort experienced ;in walking on the hardened crust. Again some forty years after the eruption' it was visited by scientists and reported to be steam ing in many places, and even eighty seven years after the eruption two col umns of steaming vapor were found to be issuing from the crevices. Some times the upper crust of such a stream of lava cools so that plants and lichens find precarious growth on the surface, while a few feet beneath the lava. Is almost, red hot. . Her Mistake. Two elderly women and an old man, evident strangers In the city and who were carefully guarding a huge tele scope between them, stood in front of the Grand-for an hour the other day, waiting for some kind soul to direct them to the residence of a friend they had come to visit. The noise and bus tle of the city evidently confused them, and they stood bewildered, not know ing which way to turn," Finally one of the women: plucked up courage to address a man who was passing, say ing, "Could you tell me where Will Blank lives?" "Who?" inquired the man. "Why, .Will Blank. He used to live next door to us at Linton, and we have come In to see him." The man had to acknowledge he had never even heard of Will Blank, and the old lady turned away with a scorn ful smile, saying, "Oh, I thought per haps you lived here." Indianapolis Sentinel. Baths la Finland. One of the greatest trials a visitor in Finland has to endure Is a Finnish bath. The method of procedure Is unique. Divested of outer clothing and attired in a light and airy cotton gar ment, you are slung la a sort of ham mock composed of cord above a large receptacle like the boilers in - public laundries. This Is almost filled with cold water, into which at the right mo ment is flung a large redhot brick or piece of iron, which' of course causes an overwhelming rush of steam to as cend and almost choke you. Then when that process has gone on suffi ciently long you are shaken out of your hammock, Immersed In cold water, and after very drastic treatment you re sume your raiment, sadder and wiser than before your novel experience. Ho Sunset For Five Days. At the head of the gulf of Bothnia there is a mountain on the summit of which the son shines perpetually dur ing the five days of June 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23. Every six hours during this season of continual sunshine a steamer leaves Stockholm crowded with visit prs anxious to witness the phenome non. At the same place during winter he sun disappears and is not seen for weeks. Then it comes in sight again for ten, fifteen 4 twenty minutes, gradually lengthening its stay until finally it stays in sight continuously for upward of 120 hours. ' MARINE DIRECTORY. Itlst of Vessels la the ort of W liming, ton, IT. O., arosraary 1. STEAMBHLFb. -Kastry, (Br) 1,924 tons, Horsfield, Alexander Bprunt & Son. . Polana, (Br) 1,898 tons. Holttum, Alex ander Bprunt & Son. . ' 8CHOONEBS. Lillian Woodruff, 28tons, Kneeland, George Harrlsv Son & Oo. Goldseeker, (Br) 199 tons, Diggdoa, J T Biley & Co. J O Strawbrldge, 768 .tons, ' Coombs, George Harris, Son 4c Oo. James W, (Br) 150 tons, MurebisoD, George Harris, Son & Co. Estelle, 843 tons, Hutehenson, George Harriss, Boa &Co. ? ; V v " "BASQUES. Z Preidig, (Nor) 649 tons, Cbristophar- seo, Heide & Co. . . ' . BY E1VI2R:AND KAIk. Kaseipts at HaTal - Stares aad Utto 1 " ; Tettertay. ?r t-H- CL fL Railrftar 1K? halM Mltnn 1 cask spirits turpentine, 50 barrels tar, ay oarreu eraaa turpentine, W. & W, Railroad S3 bales cot ton, 4 casks spirits turpentine, 41 bar rels tar, S barrels crude turpentine. W.. a & A. Railroad 455 bales cot ton, To-barrela tar, 4 barrels crude turpentine.-- A.& Y. Railroad 46 bales cotton, S casks spirits turpentine, 90 barrel rosin, 3- barrela tar. v. Steamer A - Pr -Hurt 54 bales cot ton, 18 barrela roain, 80 barrela tar. Steamer CalT of Vavattanrlila tnn bales cotton, 19 barrels tar.c iiS f Total MS Dales cotton, 10 .easks snlrlta turpentine, 88 barrels -rosin. 178 barrel tar.: aa lami, rmnXm h pantine. . , . . --; mm - COMMERCIAL. WILMINGTON MARKET. (Quoted omclaUr at tbe dosing ol tbe Chamber of ConunercaJ STAB OFFICE, January 81. ' BPIRITS TURPENTINE Market firm at 63o per gallon. ROSIN Market Arm at tl.70 per barrel for strained and $1.75 per bar rel for good strained. - : ' - : TAR Market firm at $1.60 per bar rel of 280 poands. . - CRUDE - TUBPKNTINE -4 Market firm at $2.2$ per barrel for hard, $3.75 for dip. , ; Quotation same day; last year Spirits turpentine firm1 at 48 49c; rosin firm at $L101.15 tar quiet at $1.90; crude turpentine -Arm at $1.85 9.50. ... .... ; ; EBXJKIPT8. . Spirita turpentine. . ; . . 10 ROWH sv-o-o)- o--o-o o o-o o-o-oe - SS TcU?. o o o---o. . -o -' m 9 o o ' 378 Orudeturpentiue............... 54 . Receipts . same day last year 6 casla spirits , turpentine, 17 barreh. rosin, 231 barrela tar, 1 barrel crude turpentine. . . OOTTOK, Market firm on a basis of 8Xc per pound for middling. Quotation: Ordinary. 6J cts. t$ ft, Grood ordinary.. .... 7yi " " Low middling .... 8 " " Middling.... ... 8 " Grood middling.. 9H " " Same day last year, market steady at 7c for middling. Receipts 845 bales; same day last year, 184. . f Corrected Begularly by wnmington Produce ConimlHHlon nercbaata. Drioea rooraseatlns tboee paid for produce consigned to Commls- . sum jserenaaiu OOUHTBY PBODTJOK. , PEANUTS North Carolina, firm. Prime, 60c; extra prime, 65c; fancy, 70c,' per bushel of twenty-eight pound. Virginia Prime, 60c; extra prime, 65c; fancy, 70c " Spanish (new), 6570c. CORN Firm; 65675sC per bushei for white. N. O. BACON Steady; hams 15 16c per pound; shoulders, 1012sc; sides, 126c. EGrGS Dull at 80e per dozen. CHICKENS P:rm. Grown, 95 SOc; springs, 1590c. . TURKEYS Firm at 1919c for BEESWAX Firm at 25c. TALLOW Firm at 56c per pound. SWEET POTATOES Dull at SOc per bushel. - BEEF CATTLE Firm at 2so per ound. FINANCIAL MARKETS Bv Teiesranh to the Hornuis . Star. Nsrw YOBK, Jan. 81. Money on call steady, all loans 3 per cent. .closing offered at 3 per cent.; time money easier: 60 dajs, 44X per cent.; 90 days, 4Jf4Kper cent.;sixmonths X Per cent. Prime mercantile pa per 4X 5 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bank ers' bills at 486 876487 for demand and at 483.875484 for sixty dav a Posted rates 484)$ and 487.tf4S8 OommercdaJ bills 483. Bar silver 47H. Mexican dollars S7X. Govern ment bonds steady. State bonds no report Railroad bonds steady. U. S. funding 9's, registered, 109; U.S. refunding. S's, coupon, 109; U. S. 8's, registered, 107; do. coupon, 107 U; U. 8. 4's, new registered, 124 ; do. coupon, 1S6X; U. & 4's, old, regis tered, 110; do. coupon, 110; U. 8. 5', registered, 103; do. coupon. i04i"; Southern Railway, 5's, 117. Stocks:. Baltimore & Ohio 100. Chesapeake A Ohio 51; Manhat tan L 144X; New " York Central 150 H; Beading 61H; da 1st preferred 87 Jf; do. 2nd preferred 74; St. Paul 1762, ; da prefd, 191; Southern Rail way 85X; do. prefd 95; Amal gamated Copper 65&; People's Gra 106 ; Sugar J29,; Tent, esse- Cual and Iran 68 Jtff U. C?. Latbr 19H: do prerd, 80; Western Union 89 ; 0. S Steel 87; do. prefd 86; Virginia Carolina Chemical 63; sales 200 do. preferred. 1225a': sales common. Standard Oil, 740748. BALTmoaa, Jan. 31 Seaboard Air Line, common, 26; da prefer red, bonds, 43X; fours. 84 Atlantic Coast Line,common 186; da preferrvd, unquoted. NAVAL STORES WARKETS Br Teisgraph to the U oraln star. NiW YORK, Jan. 31 Bosin firm. 8trained common to good $1 952 00. 8pirits turpentine firm at 65 66c; CbabLXSTOH. Jan. St. Spirits tur pontine firm at 61c bid; sales cask. Rosin firmales casks: A. B,C, $1 70. D, tl 70; E, II 70; F. $1 75 G.tl 85;B, $8 15, I, $2 50 K, $S U0r M, $3 80; N, $3 60; W G, 3 75 . W W $4 15. daVajiBaH, Jau 31 8piriu turpen tine was firm at 62.-- bid ; receipts 107 casks; sales 81 casks; exnorts 8ii casks.' Rosin firm i receipts 3.466 Kr rels; sales 8,467 barrels; exports 6,655 barrels. Quote: A, B, C $1 80 D, 61 80; E, $1 80; F, $1 85; G, $1 95; H, $2 80 I. $2 65; K $8 51; M, $8 86; N, $8 65 W'G. $3 80: W W. 4 20 COTTON EjABKETS. ByzeieaTajitatotnoHorninB-Btar New York, Jan. SL The cotton market opened at an advance of two to four points, thi being a feeble re sponse to the Liverpool cables which were expected to come three to four points lower and came only two and three points , lower. The buying was largely by commission houses with the bear contingent inclined to sell in indications of larger receipts next week, but at- best it was a small .. market, - with ; prices soon after the call off. to , the closing of yesterday. 8elling was checked by very favorable accounts from Fall River and from; tbe spot cotton mar kets at large, the latter indicating a well sustained demand from exporters and spinners. A pressure on to-day's market was a larger estimate -as to Monday 'a receipts at Houston and es timated port receipts to-day, tbe latter pointing to 32.000 bales against 28,000 last yesr. Public . interest was small, while the more professional contin gent showed a disposition to hold off for further indieatioas as to next week's receipts. ; -. - r- - nw YORK. Jan. 8L Cotton Aeadv at 9 05c; net receipU 50 bahas; gross receipts ass sales tock 168,472 balea. Spot cotton closed steady; middling uplands 9.05c; middling gulf 9 SOc. sales bales. i Futures openecT steady and closed very steady. Ciosiog quotations were 1 February 8.76, March 8,81, April a 85, May 8 88, Jane 8.86, July 8.86. August 8 66, September 8.23, October 8.11. Total to-day, at all seaporU-Net re ceipt 83,701 bales; export to Great Britain 1.449 balea ; export to France balea; exports to tbe Continent 25,220 balea; stock 1,013,707 bales. Consolidated, at ail seaports Net receipts 89,701 bales; exports to Great Britain 1,449 bales: exports to France bales; exports to the Continent 30L561 bales. : ' ' r Total since September ' lt,- at all seaports Net re eipts 881,392 balest exporU toGreat Britain 1,826,241 bales ; exports to France 530,677 balea export to he Continent 1,958.041 bales : Jao.8I. GalTeston duiet at 8 1516c. I net receipt - 8,618- bales Tr Norfolk r I suady at 9c, net receipts 2,268 bales ; Baltimore, nominal . at 9c, net re- e6ipts bales ; BostonToaiBtTTrtT. net receipts 653 TB5s? WihiL9,0 urm.t8Kc,netrecelpto,842baJ adelphiaysteady at 9.30c, net eSiS: bales ; Savannah, steady itfiv ?! weeipta 3,9 73 bales? New fS,c ft9 2" v net relpialsS gobile, dull at 8Xc, net receipt bales; Memphis, firm at 8v receipts 1,249 bales; AuguibL at 9 l-16.net receipt, 518 baleTnt,' ton. firm at 8er,t ZzSVtl P.h.M) h PRODUCE ARKtffK 1 ft - BfteiesitotlieMorBinaBUi. M . Q Yobi Jan. 3L-FJour wt.r doll and easy; Minnesota patents h 4 30; winter patents $3 654 J -Wneat-Spot easy; No. 8 red Suva P Options closed -qniet and steadvN Salts: Alii uwu osoi .may closed 8la jl:j closed 78c Hnrn aMt .. M 59c. OpUon-dosedVdT.nd Zl & ary closed 600; M,ca closed Z M May closed 50c; July closed -OatsT8poi quiet ; No. 2 43c. 0pi were slow aud bariv doutn Americau $11 00; comp. una iu ?f 7Kc PSk dun; fmuy $18 7&Z -19 W: short clear zifinffcatai iui. ' V $18 0018 60. Tallow stead v . city (ft : per packaae) c; country 6X67 Coffre-apot Rio was quiei; Wo 7 J01086' mlld W Coraovs7o extra 4i6c; Japau nominal. M iase quiet; XMe Urleans, opeu keiut quoted firm extr creatnerv 26e: Hi. . U aairy 18a5c. Ohetwe firm . uv i , lull cream, smaii nn.nri r.. . " made l44c; small white, fall m.at, u S4HC- SuK-R-w nominal ; , refiuiog 3Xc; centrifugal. 98 t., a I I60; molasses sugar quiet; refittd dull .coo f ectioner's S4 60 .mould A 5 mi .7 oV " , "T 00, powdered 4 85; granulated $4 75; cuoe, 5W P'.anuts steady , fancy naoa pica, 4J 4iC; .other domestic 3(g,4)c ' banes easy; domesuc, pr oarrel rM : 61 001 26 ; white 6U7 5c. Fmbu to Liverpool by steam 12c. Egk txm. state and Pennsylvania average bt.1 2425c Poiatoes were steady ; Lou, ' Island $2 002 85 ; South Jerse , .wcej $3 6o3 75; Jerseys fl 753 00; NM York and Western per 18U Ids., tl M 2 00. Cotton seed oil was dud wi tlfered more freely, closing a shtae easier. Prime crude here nominal ;prime crude f. o. b. mills 3434Xc; priiu - : summer yellow 404Qjc; off summer yellow 89c; prime white 45c; prim, winter vellow 45c : orime me.l S7Sn ; ' - 28 On, nominal. Chicago, Jan. 81. Trading on the Board of Trade was rather light to dj, but after an easy opening wheat c osnf s rong with May a fraction lotr. May corn was also a shade lo( while oats were uncbanged. Pro i ions were dull snd closed steady wuu May products down 2c to 5c. Chicago, Jan. 31. Cash Drrn, Floor was stend v : winter patents 13 j 3 75; straights $3 30&3 50; spring patents $3 603 95; straights $310 360,bak-rs'$2 452 90. Whet-Noi spring 7477c; No. 3 spring 76jc; No.2 red 73X74, Corn No 2 43a No. 2 yellow 43&c Oat N 2 3i-., No. 2 white c: No. 3 whit S2Vtr,w Rve No. 2 49c. Mess pork, per wri. ' Ci-' $16 5016 62. Lard, per 1 R,t9 50 ? 10 Short rib sides, IoOm ,$8 9S9 is ' , Dry salted shoulders, boxtd, $8 2S i 8 50. 8hort clear side , boxet , 9 3?M " ' 9 624 Whiskey Basis of : . wines, $1 30. The leading futures rsngeM.as f;-:' lows opening, hichesf. lowm a- '. c otine: Wheat No. 2 Jnusry 5 74)i. 7$X, 73Sf?c: Mav 77fc77!,77j,f S 77. 7710: Jolv 73Va73. 74U Wi 73c Corn No. Jatu' 45a4S. : 4M, 43M, 48Cc; Mav 4444, '3 45. 446a44V. 44Vfil44W.;: .lu.i ' 4Sk43,4iJ,, 43Xc Oat- N i V 36JsS6Mc;JuK82K. 3, 8aj, 32 vieai pi-s. per ti J u-j 17 ;'! ' : 17 25, 17 40 16 40. Mv $16 4? fc, :'''. 16 57J4, 16 47J4, 16 b ; Juij $16 IS, ; - ; 18 20. Ifi l9U 1R Sf) l ilpr no. t h Janua y $10 00, 10 00, 9 40, 9 47H " ; May $9 40. 9 42 9 87fc, 9 11 $9 25, 9 25, 9 20, 9 20 8no,t r.b, .-r;-- US) D J,arv $9 00 9 O2M 9 00,i ' 9 00; May 89 12K, 9 1754, 9 10, 9 Hji.y July $9 02 X. 9 06. 8 97. 9 00. ''BBBBfajll mm. mmm mmm V FORElbf JfAHKt Bv DsMti to tbe Hi rnina bit. LrVEBPOOL, Jan. 31. Cottoo: Pp in fair demand, prices unchsrijrui U two point higher; American m ddliif fair5.48d; good middlHig 5,08j ; mid dling 4,88. ; iow middling 4.761; gooc ordinary 4.6 Id; ordinary 4.52 . Tlx ales of th- day were 10,000 f, .which 1,0"0 baiee werf or and expori and include . 9,6 0 , America?". Receipts 18,000 cludine 16,300 baUs mrnrsi . : C: ruvum itfntra rait-r aiu very steady; A'lcai 1 .m ci Kebruar 4.78 i; Ferur Marct. 4.78d; Mr.. -ri A p.' 4.78 April . . Mv 4.78.79': Mt ; June 4.79 J; Juie ii: Ju j .4.78 : July aid August 4.79d; AufcU-i,'1 rfeptmb-r 4.g94,70d ; 8' P embr f October 4.49. ; Octob-r and Nc- Oe 4.S9d. ARRIVED Stmr A P Hurt, Robeson, Fayetfr ville, James Madden. , ' Simr Cty of Fayetteville, Wjrlt Fayetteville, T D Love. CLEARED. Stmr A P Hurt Robeson, Fayetlr. ville, James Madden. . British srhoor r Foster Rice, W ton, St Kilts, B W I, J T Rlrj & U Clyde steamship Oneida, Dero New York and Providence, BQBw bones. EXPORTS. FOREIGN, ST Kttts, B W I-Br scbr Vf Ree, 183,000 feet u ruber, valued K $3,100; cargo by K-dder Lumbtr : . 1 t m mi a. P. Lai ;Or Ft Car vessel oy a A 4' iej vl. w Ear Assi Jar food's as Best for the 4 'Sunny South." WGW$ 6tW SEED B00I IM 19J (mailed free on request) , is fuu good things and tells all about Seeds, both for Farm and Garden .1 Wood'a " Trade flark Brand GRASS AND CJvOViaR SEEDf. are the best qualities obtainable Write for. prices and our Be Hook, giving full information. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, Riciimond, Janiiantt wet suwe Secure a House! I I HAVE FOB SAii; DweUmjj and te say part of the city . deatrd. wi -ft r I Lt. i. Hi
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