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', T.'.-:-S""T'''" Batg-a Msofafefy Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all; in leavening strength Lajest Untied States Government Vood Report. 1 paoyal Baking Powder Co., 106 Wall Street. N. O. THE AFTBB-GLOTT. The weary day hat reached its end at last; --, Rich sunset tints to-darkness, slowty turn; " Now night descends o'er all, while flit ting past The d Uinty fire fly's signals brightly . ' burn Shrill cms the cricket and the katydid, The swallow sweeps in dosky circlet. slow. The wbip-po'-will cal's, in the woodland hid; , Suddenly gleams the wes: In crimsin It! ' There comes the after-glow. Love's weary day is done, and fades in pain; I " I " Tno love had fled, 'tis better to forget; Letters and broken pledges yet remain. Sorrow, remorse and every late regret Darkness is o'er my life; yet when at eve, As twilight gathers and .the shadows: gTOW, j. L ' - Fond thoughts tf her, my love of yore, I . weave; j . My heart beats strangely quick again, for 1c! j It is love's after-glow. , Lindsley Flavel Mines in -kate Fields Washington? ' . SUNDAY! SELECTIONS. Time, like money, is wasted in biis. Look after the moments, and days and weeks will show up all right in the " record. ' ' j . The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our res pect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection?. Anon. The world is beginning to learn that it takes less courage to abuse exist ing evils than set good example in . the midst of them." Richmond Christian Advocates Hath any ; wronged thee?- Be bravely avenged; slight it and the work is begun; forgive and 'tis finished; be is below himself that is not above an in jury. Quarles. I Not a few people long for a sal vation that depends upon no effort of their own. They want God to do every thing, and imagine that he will drag them into heaven. Christain Advocate. Filthy speech contaminates. The filth which is ensconced in the thin coating of a jest is more to be dreaded than ots:enity or profanity. Even min isters should set a -watch here. Chris ' tian Advocate. t 1 . There is much writing and speaking about the degeneracy of the times. A great deal of this is pure as sumption, and has its origin in the mor bidness of a man who sees the whole world through his own smoky lens. So lar as fallen man is concerned, all times . have been degenerate. It takes most men forty years or more to find it out Christian Advocate. If you would find God, he dwellethon every hilltop and in evety valley; God is every where (in creation; but if you want a special display of him, ' if you would know what is the secret place of the Most High, the inner cham ber of divinity, you must go where you find the church of true believers, fort is here be makes his continual residence known in the hearts of the humble and contrite, who tremble at his word Every church is to our Lord a more sublime thing than a constellation in the heavens, as he is precious to his saints, so are thev precious to him. Nashville Advocate, CURRENT COMMENT.. . , There being no political ad vantage in trying to fool the people further, even the dolorous organs of protection are fain to admit that business is Improving. Phil, Record, Dtm. It is fortunate for the Japan ese politicians and soldiers that Col. Cockerill, of New Xork, is in their country. When the time comes for arranging pensions for the veterans of the war he can ' put them on to some pension schemes that will knock ' the government silly and melt that Chinese indemnity! fund as a handful of snow in a fiery furnace. Savan nah News. I - Positions Guaranteed, Under Reasonable Conditions, Our FREE 120-page cataogne will explain why we can afford it Send for it now. Address DroniLhtbn's Practical Business CoHese, Nashville Tenn. leges take in as tuition weeks by our method teach ing book-keeping is eqaal to 1 2 weeks by the old plan. 11 I cachets, 600 Students last year, no vacation, enter an. time. Cheap Board. We have recently prepared books specially adapted to HOME! STUDY. Sent on sixty days' trial f Write n and explain "yous wants' N. B.-We pay $5 cash for aU vacancies ar book keepers, itenopaphers, teachers, clerks, tc re m ua. piwiucu wc uu ramp. JAPANESE I CURB m Tttanm rnnA il...... i n j . ' , . . . SUPPOSITORIES. Capeoles of Ointment and twi Boxes of Ointment. A neTer-falling Cure lor Piles 2LS.7ST7 mJ decree. It makes an operation with the knife or injections of carbollo add, which re painful and seldom a permanent cure, and oftes rwiHing In death, unnecessary. Why endure box to cure any cae. Ton only pax for benefttslTed. l.rx.Srbrt5. Sent by maO. Ooaranteee lssaed by onr agents. CONSTIPATION B,"jvanel?UeTrlft Uie great MVtA and 8TOV I ieff aS FIXSOD PURIFIER. BmaU, mnddeasantto take, especially adapted for children's use. NDoaea as cents. , . ftU-VXAJlTBJES V edonlyli ' J. HICKS BUKTINO YM. C. A. BriMta . n.J'1 v JOHN H. HARDIN, spSDAWly j Ch tat WllmlnxMa N. C. - n. e s m.4' u.. . soia nnaer poetuv written tnanntee. by author i xl, agenta only, to enre Weak MemoVy; K ! Bralaand NerrePowor; Lost UuSSSS, III ' wWf m xraiurj: lon ot Prnmf SlT?v9 SSSh m etb x7cau-e7by Tooaoeo, Opium or JUqnor, which soon lead to Misery, OoMumptloii Insanity and Death. By mall. ! "box; for SS with written groranteeto imr mot refttndmopey. WEST'S COUGH SYRUP. A certain enre for Couh. Colds, Arthma, Bronchiti; Croup; Whooping Ooun h Throat: Pleasantlo take maU alse disoontlnuwl; otd.ROe. slse, now25e.i oUk lsUanuw6Uo. eCAlNTtalnedoull&0 elm ica tg NEW LIFE - i in hi - -t CONTRIVANCES THAT SHOW WHAT A GENIUS THE YANKEE IS. . iron Would CsOl Host of the XnTentloat Ab sorditles, and Tet They Am Useful De-i 1 Ttoea ror Foisontng' leat Battnp of Many Kinds. ''-. f- - American invention 18 given birth to no end of freaks, which have been embalmed at the patent office in order that they may not perish.! Some of the queerest of them are devices for entrap bing beasts, bugs, fishes and even human beings. . - i Watkt, tar example, could be funnier that the notion of using imitation flow ers with poisoned honey to attract nox ious insects? The artificial blossoms, each containing a small quantity of sug ary liquid properly prepared, are to be fastened to twigs. Months of destruct ive species idWhe deadly nectar and die. - A more elaborate device of a simi lar description is intended for the pro tection of apple trees. It is a tin can cov ered as to its upper half with luminous paint On the outside of the lower half apple blossoms are represented with the same sort of paint Inside of the reoep taole is a small quantity of cider. The can is to be hung on a branch of an ap ple tree at night Insects, attracted by the pictured flowers, light upon the. can. , The smell of the cider induces them to enter through holes provided for that purpose. They then drop down into' the cider and are drowned. Yet it is not always -easy to distin guish between a crank idea and a use ful discovery. The poisoned counterfeits of flowers above described are said to work very welL Many years ago a man got a patent for a method of killing bugs on trees by inclosing the whole tree in a sort of balloon of canvas, into which an asphyxiating gas was to be poured for the purpose of suffocating the insects. Everybody thought he was a lunatic But now that his patent has run out the merits of the plan have suddenly obtained- appreciation, and its adoption is alleged to have saved the orange growing industry in California. Several kinds of luminous baits for, fish have been patented. One of these is a minnow of hollow glass coated on the inside partly with a solution of gold or silver, and partly with luminous paint The result is a very brilliant object in the water, calculated to attract any pre dacious creature with fins. Another in teresting contrivance is tat making frog bait more seductive. The jerking of the line equipped with this device causes the frog's legs to move as if he were swimming. V Contrivances for catching insects are more numerous than any others. One of them is a furnace for slaughtering po tato bugs. To begin with, a deep and wide furrow is to be plowed all around an infested field. Through this trench a smooth log is dragged to make the surface hard and smooth. The bugs in migrating to other grounds are unable to scale the trench; and the furnace, which is a cylinder of iron filled with fuel, is drawn along the furrow and destroys them. Other odd devices are cartridges intended to be inserted in the mouths of ant holes and to be fired, thus communicating stifling vapors to the subterranean chambers, also many kinds of lamps for attracting and burn ing up the .moths of various worms ' in cotton fields. There is a toy pistol for 'insects, which sucks them in when he trigger is pulled. j An ingenious westerner has invented a trap for catching the hornfly which is such an enemy to cattle in some parts of the country. It consists most impor I 4. . , . - 4.. Ll.l. - I hnUN is attached in such a manner that when the beasts walk through, eager as they always are to scratch themselves, the flies will be scraped from their ' bodies by the branches. Finally the frame is dosed up by means of doors, and the captured insects are destroyed. Nearly everybody has heard of the gold tape worm trap, whiohthe patient swallows. Bedbug traps are of several varieties, all of them being intended to afford at tractive hiding places lor these blood suckers and to be burned or scalded out afterward. - Much ingenuity has been expended in rattraps. Some of them are so elab orate that no" full witted rodent would go near them. One requires Mr. Bat to come in through a door, which drops behind and makes him a prisoner. See ing a bright light above, he ascends a flight of little steps and trots across a small plank that is so nicely adjusted as to balance that his weight causes it to tip and throw him into a tank of water. Another contrivance consists of a double chamber. One chamber has a glass end, through which Mr. Bat two or three imitation rats having a nice time with a bit of cheese. Wish ing to join theznfhe runs around- the box, gets into the other chamber . and is caught ' j There are a number of devices which employ mirrors for the purpose of lur ing the rat to his fate. He mounts on top of a barrel and sees a toothsome piece of cheese. As he approaches it he beholds another rodent -in reality his own reflection in a piece of looking glass coming for the cheese from the opposite direction. He makes a dash to get there first, and a pivoted board drops him into thetoask, which is half full of water. Bats will swim for a long time, so one humanitarian has patented a water trap with little shelves around the edge and just above the sur face. On the shelves are placed small lead weights, with fishhooks hanging from them. The captured rat in trying to escape grasps one of the hooks, gets it fastened in his mouth, dislodges the piece of lead and is carried to the bot tom by the latter. J Sparrow traps are of many different kinds. Most of them invite the birds to walk in through "a door which drops behind them, making them prisoners. When next seen in the restaurants, they are reedbirds on toast Philadelphia Times. . Senator Cockrell's Memory. Senator Cockrell of Missouri especial ly prides himself upon never forgetting a name or face, and so marked is this trait . that his friends say he can visit the house of any of his constituents aft er an unlimited absence and speak to each member of the family by name. But no man is infallible, and this Sen ator Cockrell discovered on accosting one of his constituents while at home recently, whose name he tried by every means possible to remember, but unsuc cessfully. Finally he hit upon what he considered a solution of the dioalty, and under the guise of taking ' 3 con stituent's name down for the puiv-e of sending him some documents he asked him to spell it He was almost staggered when he received the reply, "J-o-n-e-s. " "Oh," said the senator, "Tmean your nrstname." Then again came another stagger when the constituent replied, W-i-1-1- i-a-m. The senator is not just at the present time bragging ' about his! wonderful memory.- Washington News. ' What She Wanted. : Mm Parvenoc I want a first class ticket to Borne. Agent (representing the Tourists' In ternational company) Yes, ma'am. Mme. Parvenoo And I want it to Include an excursion to Italy, do you understand? Chicago Beoord. ;- , The Indians called the French Broad Tlver Tockyegte. the. "Little Roarer. " PALPITATION OF THE HEART. Shortness of Breath, Swell ing of Legs and Feet. For about four years 1 was trou bled with palpitation of the heart, shortness of breath and swelling of the legs and feet. At times I would faint I was treated by the best phy sicians In Savannah, "Ga,, with no re ' lief. I then" tried various Springs, without benefit. Finally I tried - Dr. Miles5 Heart Cure also his Nerve and Liver Pills. Af ter 6a7wtm7JO to take iheni Ifdt better! I continued taking then, and I am now in better health than for many years. Since my recovery I have gained fifty pounds in weight. I hope this state ment may be of value to some poor sufferer " EL B. SUTTON, Ways Station, Ga. - ' Dr. Miles' Heart Cure Is sold on ft positive guarantee that the tirsD bottle will benefit. AU druggists sell it at $1, 6 bottles for 15, or It will be sent, prepaid, on receipt ot price by the Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. Dr. Miles' Nerve Plasters 25c. a all drararJsta, Soki tT all UniKsrntt. in 1 ly DAW fti " rHtinvr HadiW The sale of Fine DRESS GOODS continues. All the tremendous bar? gains of last week repeated and en tirely new line ofBeaatifnl Dress Goods added at reductions that can only be realized by personal inspec tion. Early Spring Novelties arriving everyday. We have selected some of the most desirable articles and materials in the various departments and will offer them this week at the following extraordinarily low prices. We Are the Acknowledged Leaders. Conr.e and See. Specials for this Week. COTTON FABRICS. ! :' j " Satin and ChinaXalicoes at 7c yd. Windsor Blk Sateen, figured 12c yd. Matsumat Batiste Plisse 20c yd. kRavenelle, 7c yd. I Floulards. 7c yd. Drap de Yicnne, 15c yd. Shurred effects in all colors, 10c, 15c, 25c y ard. Fresh arrivals 36-inch Percales 12c. New line Prints in light colors 5c yd. Irish Dimities, 12cyd. Beautiful ine French Organdies 35c. Plain and Fancy Dimities. Galeteajn variety of colors, 12tc yd. JETS. A new and desirable line of Jets have just, arrived. Points in exquisite designs 3 to 12 inches long. WOOL. j SILK. COTTON. i Crepons.; Crepons. j Crepons. The prettiest line of Lace Collars ever shown in the city. Colored Dress Goods. i 1 " - t 85c all wool Henriettas, 65c yd. aue an wool Henriettas, 37c yd. 80c all wool Serge, 60c" yd 60c all wool Serge, 40c yd voc an wool Whipcord, 50c yd 75c Light Henriettas, 50c yd 60c Light Henriettas, 40c yd 75c Silk and wool Suitings, 50c yd. 60c 44 incIuJancy Suitings, 45c yd. Black Dress Goods. 85c all wool Henriettas, 65c yd, 91 all wool Henriettas, 75c yd. $1.40 all wool Henriettas; $1 a yd. 50c all wool Serge, 40c yd. 75c all vool French Serge, 50c yd. an wool .t rench Serge, 85c yd. $1.50 all wool Royalene, $1.25 yd. 85c all wool Granites, 65c yd. Sole Agents foi Smith & Angell's rast Biacic Hosiery. Shirtwaist And Chemisettes. Eost elegant line of new and nevel The most complete line NOTIONS in the city. A beautiful line of Gentlemen's Neckwear, at 25 and 50 cents. They are new--just arrived. ' Guaranteed as Advertised. V D. BROWH, Suecoorto BR0 WB & RODDICK -No. 9 NORTH FRONT ST. mar SI tl . .1 - VITAL TO MANHOOD. MENT.a spmstflo for Hstarta, Dizziness, JPlta. Neu ralgia, Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by ----- wibu7, huntt. momr, "j"ivoij, ueuwrrixjes ana bu ' t" 1 irniM 01 Dram, o tJ?2Si5 SSf; rlth aeh order tor 6 boxesTWitS SIrind Trt'tW'jmararitee to refund If noteared. Onaranteesiastied 67 sxrent. WEST'S LIVES PILLfl cares Siak Readuha. Sour 8tomach. DyaDeDsia and CkmrtmMrw 1 Biliousness, Liver Oomistins, OUAEANTiaa issued only tJV' , . ' ROBT R. BILLAMY CO ;' ' . .Vt 1 '. PnyStiBimaa Sola Agents, - decttf jhangedaUr Wilmington, nTCj After the Opening Silks fW 011 tie field of Uttle. Still seek Remembrance here when we hare gtriio, . fmniluim. - i i-'..-.' Ah ma our latest deed ourselves bespeak And breathe about the world our wonted J , elieer. t -p1-':-''''y-::- Dead on the field of battle. Heaven send If trust was given as we keep that tract. If brave, we may be brave unto the end. Bo valor shaU be kindled from our duat. - On Some still morn, at calling of the roQ, 'When storm and stress for me are weHj gonebv. ' : " ' ' ; " Amid the silence may some comrade soul - "Dead on the field of battle" then, reply. Edith M. Thomas In Touths Companion. WILD COSSACK RIDERS. Two Americans Saw Them Irreafc a Winter Camp In Torkeetan. . MAssra. Allen and' Saohtleben. who went around the world on bioyoles, give; the following account 01 one ox tneir experiences In Turkestan: - nam of the chief incidents of our pleasant sojourn was afforded by Gov ernor Ivanofl. We were lnncea to neaa the prooession of the Cossacks on their annual departure for their summer en-( nunnmnii in the monntains. After the usual religious ceremony they filed out'. from the city parade ground. .Being un- -avoidably detained for a few moments,' we did not come up until some time after the column had Btarceo. jut we( Hiwhpd bv to the front with the Ameri-! can and Aussian flags flattering side by ( side from the handle bars, cheer after( cheer arose from the ranks, and even the srovernor and his party doffed their caps in acknowledgment. v At the camp we were xavorea wica a snnnial exhibition of .horsemanship. By. a single twist of ; the reins the steeds' would fall to ther ground, and their rid-' ers cronoh down behind them as a bul wark in battle. Then, dashing forward, at full speed, they would spring to the ground and leap back again into the, saddle, or hanging by their legs would; reach over and pick up a handkerchief, cap or a soldier supposed to be wound- ed. All these movements we pnoto graphed with our camera. ' - Of the endurance of these Cossaoks and their Kirghiz horses we had a prac tical test Overtaking a Cossack courier in the earlv tart of a dav's journey, he' .became so interested in the velocipede, as the Russians call the bicycle, mat ne determined to see as much of it as pos sible. He staid -with us the whole, day, over a distance of 55 miles. His chief compensation' Was in witnessing the surprise of the natives, to whom he would shout across the fields to come and see the tomasha, adding in explana tion that we were the American Ken tie- men who had ridden all the way from America. Our speed was not slow, ana freemen tlv the boot fellow would have 'to resort to the whip or shout: "Slow ly, gentlemen.. My horse is tared, ine town is not far away. It is not necessa ry to hurry so.' J The fact is : that in all bur experience we found no horse of even the famed Kirghiz or Turcoman breed that could travel' with the same ease and racidity as ourselves even over the most ordina- La r . t - - s ry roau. eiiiuxjr. . ; Sal ake. , "During a trip through Utah," said A. C. Levering of Kansas City, "I wit nessed a most convincing proof of the weight of the salt laden waters of the Great Salt lake. A strong gale of wind was blowing over the lake and driving its surface into low, white capped ridges, while along the shore the foam lay like flat banks of new fallen snow. If as. strong a wind; had, passed across a lake' of fresh water of equal extent, it would unquestionably have produced such an agitation of its surface that navigation' in small boats would have been difficult if not highly perilous. The waves there showed a curious resistance to the wind and rose only to a slight elevation. Yet there was an immense momentum stir red up in those low, heavy, slow mov ing waves. I, ventured into the water at a point where the depth did not ex ceed three feet and found that it was impossible to : stand against them, as their sheer weight swept me resistlessly along. I was told that it was impossi ble to dive through an oncoming wave after the manner! practiced by bathers along the Atlantic coast."- St Louis Globe-Democrat ! The Three Heaviest Hen. The three heaviest men of whom any mention is made in history were Miles Darden of Tennessee, Lewis Cornelius of Pennsylvania and Daniel Lambert of England. Darden died in 1857. When in health, he , was 7 feet 6 inches in height and weighed over 1,000 pounds. I have no record of the date of the death of Cornelius, which occurred in Pike county, Pa., but the aooount says that he was born in 1794. When in his prime, he measured 8 feet 2 inches around the waist, was 6 feet tall and weighed 645 pounds. Daniel Lambert was an English freak of the early part of the century and died in June, 1809. He was of average height, bat weighed 789 pounds. St Louis Republic. A Boston Confession. Sometimes it seems as if the New "York and Chicago jibes at Boston and their notion of the sort of conversation common here are not so baseless as they usually seem. It is undoubtedly true that, one ; young girl who told another the1 other day that she had read 'Emerson until she was tired of him and longed- for ; something ''new and refreshing was recommended by her friend to try Emctetua. "becansa of his nice short sentences," and Kant's "Critique of. Pure Reason," "because it . sounds so' much like Mrs. Blank's 'science' lee-' tures." Boston Transcript Puroell, the moetextraordinary mu sical genius that England ever produo- ed. died h thn sj nf 87 frnm n AnM jcontracted by being locked out " of the H; . , r . . . . -.' ' wuubo oj ois TOnnaganT wue. - ne was popularly said to be the handsomest man in London, j i St Albans, Vt, is one of the largest butter markets in this country. " New York's Women Feneers. Miss Beatrix Jones, daughter of Mrs Rhinelander Jones,; fences in a bewitch ing costume of black china silk, accor dion plaited, with a blouse waist of blue silk. A skirt, black as to color and accordion plaited, .with a waist of any bright color, has been one of the favorite fencing costumes the past winter. "Mioa Frances Brayton Ives, a this year's de butante, who has devoted a morning oc casionally to fencing, has worn an old rose silk waist with her black skirt Miss Mary Turnure, a tall brunette, has been a member of the class to which Miss Ives belongs and is considered one of its bright and shining lights. , Her costume, too, ia a somber one, brighten ed only by the bodice. Miss Pomeroy of the Fencers' dab has th reputation of -"fencing like a man," which her maitre d'armes thinks ia the highest praise he can bestow upon her, and he adds, "Miss Pomeroy is capable of fencing with any man, no matter how expert, without ex pecting that favor be show her because she is a woman. "jNew York Sun. Thoughtful Empress. - ' That was a womanly act of the em press of Germany, : who, in consequence of the great want of . work felt by the humbler. Berlin, dressmakers had. all her spring and summer -traveling and walking dresses made by 14 dressmak- : ers in a small way of business. They worked at the palace under the direction f the empress head dressmaker. , The empress herself chose the materials from ftne of the big Berlin houses. Berlin Correspondent , ! lllll IWttl H ::; A . H ill IV 1 - , ... r;, "1 .iiiii ii in nr. inn I in t. U Villi ;W 1' UUU Cordially invite the readers of the 1 Star to attend their OPENING "' ' - H A.ND ! SOULIER UILLIHERY AKD-t Wednesday Kight, April 3 From 8 till 11 o'clock. No. 1 XI Market Street. ; mar81tf :' - : : .- ' - .1 UERCER & GAYLORD, AT THE H. C. EVANS' j OLD STAND, : f Are still persuading the generous I ' public to buy ! : ' I s - r Shoes, . Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, Shoes. Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, - Shoes, ' Shoes, This means we want to sell i .. .... - j - SHOES, GOOD CHEAP SHOES to everybody. See our prices before you buy , t Respectfully, Ilercer & Gaylord. , -4 115 Princess Street Sncctssw to H. C. Evaos. tOtf This is 1 To Certify That C. E. Has been appointed Agent for the well-known firm 1 BR0mmiG,KMG.&C0. Manufacturers. 1 The public are invited To call and see Samples of - - Spring tit Summer Suits to order. Pants to order. We guarantee a fit. Respectfully, C. E. s, N. E. Cor. Market and Front st& Mail orders promptly filled. mar 84 ti ' Notice to Truckers. rpHIRI is bo ned in yoar sending", away from w w mtj mis pacaascs to pat your Tarioa Uads of Track ia. We are maUnx up ercrything the way of a . - Truck Package At as low a price as they can be bought anywhere. Come up and see oar .. Potato Barrel, - 0cr 000,000 were sold lat season t) the larmm of VirginU. Special inducements male to parties whs will use oar 5P1K.1T CASKS. Telephone No. Sr. f R. M. NIMOCtS, march 881m - . Wnmingto W. C Flour. 400 barrels FLOUR. I 800 bags FLOUR. , I 700 bundles HOOP IRON. i 20 barrels GLUE. 10 barrels BUNGS. 25 bags COFFEE. 100 barrels Mullets.. Prices on application. - w. b.coopu; . Wholesale Grocer aad Commissioa M erchaat. r t 'J. . S North Water Street. marchSJtf DAW - WnmmMoa! lTc. Dress Goods, SHOES GORDON Suitings. Gordon SHINTOISM RESPONSIBLE FOft JAPA 1 I ! ? NESE iUBERAClfV. : . i 1 Thm National Itallgtoti Baxmoaisc Soma-' what With Western Thought Th Spirit of Toleration Not Besrnlarly EatsblUheot Until 1868. A Japanese gentleman not lung ago visited a drug store on the Third avenue, in this city, and; asked lor a postage stampr The stamp was duly supplied by the head of the drug store, who, wish ing to be pleasant and. agreeable to the foraiener. Bald, "Well, sirr which do you like better, America or China?" The Japanese gentleman lnaignanuy replied: "May I suggest, sir, that it Is your business to sell drugs and stamps, and that you snould confine yourseixco them duties? I am not a Chinaman, but' a native of . Japan, and it is a mark of -: your ignorance' of geography that you do not know the difference." ; Without apologizing for the rudeness of the gentleman of Japan, we venture to remark that western peoples, even ; the most educated' among .us,; do not seem to carefully distinguish; between Japan and China. ; ; . The Japanese ; have always regarded themselves as far in advance in civiliza tion, and there is nothing which offends the native of the island of Japan more than to be taken for a Chinaman. ' Very much of ' the ; liberal attitude of the -people of Japan toward western thought and custom arises from the fact that its national religion is Shintoism.. Most people imagine that Buddhism is the religion of Japan, and conse quently the national cult of Shintoism is a religious belief which until the last 80 years had never been heard of in the western world. . " ; ; : For centuries Japan was - a terra in cognita to the rest of humanity, although its history dates from 660 B. C, when Jimmer Tenno washing, and Shintoism was his creed. Buddhism was not in troduced into Japan until 550 of r the Christian era, when it came from India by way of Korea. . ; : ; The term Shinto is of Chinese origin and is expressed by the almost unpro nounceable Japanese word of gami-no-michi, the meaning of both words being "the way of the Bpirits.' The essential principle of Shintoism is a combination of ancestor worship and nature worship," and it would ' seem that ' the latter of these elements is largely due to the con tact of Japan with the Taoism of China. Shinotism s therefore the veneration of the country's heroes and benefactors of every age, legendary, historical, an-- cient and modern. v x The essential feature of Shintoism' is its liberal attitude toward other xeli gious beliefs, and when Buddhism was brought into the country the priests of the ancient belief extended the right hand of fellowship toward its missiona ries. But . the same liberality has not always been returned by, the olergy of Buddhism, and not very long ago one of the great temples at Tokyo was burned by the Buddhists to prevent its falling into the hands of the Shinto priests. Shintoism has been equally liberal to ward modern Protestant missionaries, for before the Church of England edifice at Tokyo, now known as St Andrew's ffcurch, was built the present Shinto government lent one of the Shinto tem ples for Church of England services. Whenever opposition to Christianity has arisen it has come from the old nobili ty, who are opposed to all change and are zealous supporters of Buddhism. Although Shintoism has been the an cient religion of 6 Japan for more than 24 oenturies, it had never been declared the "established religion" of Japan un til the year 1868, when for reasons wholly political it became the establish' ed religion of the country. A grant of $800,000 a year was made for the main' tenance of the Shinto temples and shrines, which are said to be somewhere" about 100,000 in number. The Buddhism of Japan had been ex ceedingly aggressive and had almost sub verted the ancient system of Shintoism, but now when a child is born it is taken by its parents either to a Shinto or a Buddhist temple for dedication. Funer als are now oonducted by either Shinto or Buddhist priests, as the relatives may prefer. The first great god of the Shin toe is Mingo no Mikoto, the remote ancestor of the priest mikado, who is said to have been descended from the god and god dess of the sun. The milcado is known among the Japanese as Teushi, or the son of heaven, on aooount of his celes tial descent, the title of mikado mean ing very much the same as the sublime porte of the . Ottomans namely, "the presence," an expression sooommon in oriental lands for exalted personages. It is said that when the goddess of the sun made the mikado's remote an cestor (Mingo) sovereign of - Japan she delivered to him "the way of the gods" and decreed that his dynasty should be as immovable as the sun and the moon : hence the need for making- Shintoism the established religion. She also gave him a mirror as a sacred emblem, say ing, "Look upon this mirror as my spir it keep it in the same house and upon the same, floor with yourself, and wor ship it as if you were worshiping my actual presence." The story is that this sacred mirror is still in the Shinto tem ple of Naiku, at Yamada, although it has never been seen by a western trav eler. - ' : The rites of Shintoism for many years . occupied a conspicuous place in the rules of the court of Japan, and there are ten sections of the sacred book known as the " Yengi Shiki" devoted to court cere monies. It must be understood that ac cording to Shinto belief, the great inoar- nate god is the mikado himself, but the gods of Shintoism are numbered by thou sands. Thomas P. 'Hughes in New Xotx Sun. . The earliest reference to shaving is found in the fourteenth verse of the forty-first chapter of Genesis. " Give Proper Food. Idebigr says, "The use of spirits not the cause but an effect nf nmrnrtv is The craving for stimulants in children as shown bv the desire for tea often comes from the same source that is, lack of a sufficient amount of the right kind of food. When-a laborer earn 8 by his work less than is required to proviae ine amount or kind, of food wnicn is indispensable in order to re store fnllv his worWino. yielding, inexorable law. of necessity oompeis mm to nave recourse to spirita. He must work, but. in consequence ol insufflcient, food a certain portion ol his workins Spirits by their action nrmn tha nnnM enable him- to make up the deficient power at the expense of his body, to con sume today that quantity which ought naturally to have been employed a day later. Table Talk. - j Growth of the Hair. ; The influence of diet on. the growth of hair has often been discussed. It has been shown that starchy mixtures, milk and many other foods recognized as be ing highly nutritious are, in fact, sure death to hair growth. Chemical analy-' sis proves that the hair is composed of 5 percent of sulphur, audits ash of 20 percent of silicon and 10 per cent of Iron and manganese. ' The foods which contain the larger per oent of the above tiamed elements are meat, oatmeal and graham. Henry pointedly: says, ?'Na- 'SfSu.W'?1' moP meat have the, WPSthair. St Lords Globe-Democrat Do YotrKeep a Bank Account? , iv cr --v , THE '":;""..:.' " -. 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B1XLAMV CO., - .- Druggists and Sols Agent. dec 5 tf W change daily j Wilmington, N. C, . DR. reUX LE BRUNS3 Sim W POTYHL PUIS are the original and only FEE NCH, sarte and r liablsenre en tho marlcet. Prioe $LOOi seat far mail. Genuine sqld only by ; -. ROBT R. BILLAMY A. CO., Drojnrist sad Sole Agents, ccdStf change daily W . Wflinington,'N. C. The Giles. & nareliison OF- Hardware Tin ward Etc, Tobe.Sold.ata Great Reduction lln Prices. The undersigned has assumed the management of the sale of the entire Stock of the late firm of GILES & MURCHISON, which will be offered at prices which cannot fail to attract the attention ot all close buyers. Country Mants Will -find it Greatly to their Interest to Get the List of Prices, As Goods will be SOLD CHEAP ER THAN EVER BEFORE OF FERED, or probably ever will be again. Retail trade desired, and all in want of any goods in our line are earnestly invited -to call and aval themselves of the present opportu nity to fill their wants At Unheard-of Prices. The Stock will be .kept up to its former HIGH STANDARD, and NEW GOODS will arrive as often as occasion requires. J. W. Murchison, Agent. tanltf Leaders. W e Lead! Others follow. first iacleasHcess and first la price. Would yosi fts mthcr pay a few cents more and get the best attention and work in the -State? Common sense will answer the question . Give us a trial and let us convince yon that we are telling the truth. A. G, Prempert Chiro podist will be pleased to wait on all needing- services in that line. I H. C. PREMPERT'S SONS. German Barber snd Hairdresser. Experts in Barbering. 11 Sonth Front St. ' Danville, Va Dec 4, 1894. Lyon Mfg. Oo., Brooklyn, IT. T. - Gentlemen: I have used your Mexican ff.a. 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Vfake boat and church ctuhiont, aajl 1ianr aamiam Jo. ' ma 1? I . .. and hang awnings &c. guaranteed. BUM Ia A. Willis, Principal Baltimore C,v; School, has compiled a new Pastry Cook Book w b being diittibnted- to the patrons of the well know. Hereford Bresd Preparation. The repnution of a author renders the book of especial value. Mail one wrapper from a package of Horsford Bread Plep4r tion to the Romford Chemical Works, Providence R. I . A copy will be sent free, i mar 29 8t frf ' Dr. Bollock has returned to the city; nd rTS". seen at his office No 89 North Front street, at hit nsaaU hosts . 8 to 9 SO a. m., S to t p. m. and after 6p.m. march & tSOO Mcnthly guaranteed. Hfg concern want. . representative ia Wilmington (or any city noOaken) Mnst have few hand red dollars cash to pay for trrA ok delivery after orders are secured, F. E. Vail Morse building, New York. 6tmch2? $25.00 to SSI P week using and selling Reliable Platei-rr-Kytry family has Rnsty, 0ra knives, forks, spoons, etc. Quickly plated by dippin, in melted metal; No experience or hard work; a god sitnatioo. -AcdftsiW. P. Harrison & Co.,Clerk No. 14, Columbus, Ohio. march 80 fit A chance to make money. I made $534 00 the last sir weeks selling Dish Washt rs, and was sick part of t . time. I doa't see why others do not go into the Dish Washer Business. Nocanvarsing. Sold all my Wash ers at home. ' Perfect satisfaction. Every one sM sells another. Every family wants one. I will make $3,000 this year easy. I can wash and dry oat dishes in two minutes. Xny one canwB.ake $5 to $12 a daT t - T .i i T kvk nnini wnw m im vi y iw vvasner Jo S Highland avenue, E. E. Pittsburg, Pa. rfch 19 3m I am selling"ne fourth ot a pound of raokmj-, Tobacco for 5 cents Sugar, Coffee, Snuff, Crjctere and Cakes sold at lowest prices. Best quality Flour, atnisssrssaa ayrnp always on nana. KeiU McKin non, wholesale and retail Grocer and Commission Merchant, No. S South Water street. mr 17 tf aortraUt work. Fine Photographs $1 per dean. Get my prices en copying, enlarging and viewing be fore placing your Order. Mail orders for copying and enlarging receive prompt attention. A trial order s Hdted. Fust-class work guaranteed. V. C. Ellis, 114 Market street, Wilmington, N. C. Extra fine photo graphs a specialty. . aTenn S. Mclachern, 211 Market street, Oeale In Grain, Hay' and all kinds of Mixed Feed. Leave orders, or call ns through Telephone 92. c21 Pert Iter Beer for purity, Portner's Beer fo quality, Portner's Beer tor everybody, That's the they aU sing Portner's Beer for everybody. : Palmetto Brewing Co., of Charleston, S. C. kx port. Rice and Lager Beer. Branch office No. 402 Nntt street: deliveries promptly made anywhere is city. T Xichter, Manager. - fi ' 8plrlttln Chemical Co., L. Hansen man. aget. Wood distillers and refiners; Mfrs of Spirittine Oil for wood and iraa pi tail tation ; Spirittine Paint, Tar Oil. distilled Tar and the S Spirittine remedies cM Hajden, P. H., has in steck buggies, road carts and harness of afl kinds. Repairing done by skillful workmen on short notice. Opposite new ConrtHouse. c21 Wrapping Paper. If you wish to buy old news papers, suitable for wrapping paper, or placing under carpets, almost at yonr own price, call at the Stab OtBce. Sept 13 tf When You Buy Yonr Goods Right Make vour small amount of charge bay your needs and still have money lett. You can do that brooming to see us. We furnish the goods at the right price and this little ad. will post you. Come and join yourself to the happy faces and lighthearted people that do their shop pine at the One-Price, Spot Cash Store ot Wilmington the Racket Store. Our trade is extra good but we have room for you. One line of remnants is left t . 8c per yard We just sold one man 200 yards and be went oil happy. - That big lot ol kid gloves at 25c. 35c. 89c, 67c and 67c per pair has not all been sold, yet we can astonish you as to price and quality of kid and silk gloves. A job lot of Ladies' and Gents white kid gloves at 25c. Silk mils at 10c and 15c per pair. The nicest line : of "Dress Goods in the city, and if you do not be lieve it why come and see. We have a fine line of White Goods Lawns, Shal lies, . Muslins, Linens. Embroidery and fine and cbeao laces, all the new prints. 1000 cheap Window Shades, paper felt, 6pring roller, fixtures, complete at 13c each or 25c a pair, 86x72 inches. Better goods at better prices. We are still selling Fruit ol the Loom at 6Jc per yard. 1-yard wide Colum bus sheeting at 5c. Sea Island Cotton at 4c and 5c. We will have our Milinery Opening Thursday and Friday the 4th and 5th of April. We cordiallv invite one and all to call and give our store on three floors a look, get the prices and see the goods. - BRADDY & GAYLORD, Prop., .Wilmington BiR Racket Store, mar 89 tf " ' . J, W. Norwood, Proficient W. J. Toomer, Cashier. Atlantic National Ban? WILMINGTON, N. C. With . unsurpassed facilities for transacting business entrusted to it. this Bank offers all customers every accommodation consis;ent with le gitimate Banking; Loans Made at Minimun Rates On Approved Security. ... No Merest Paid on Deposits. - Collections bandied with prompt ness, 'accuracy and economy. Surplus and net profits, $10,S88 $26,238 $38.2 0 March 5 March 5 March 5 1891. 1894. It95. PremiumsonU.S.Bondv 4,765 1 8.613 ' None Banking Homeric, 15 621 15.600 , 14,C01 Deposits, lh5,840 666 810 611,061 Loans, , 2,980 479,849 490,5211 Dividends paid from March 5th, 1893, to March 5tb, 1894 - 8 per cent. Dividends paid from March 6th, 1E94, to March 5ih, 18956 per cent. !3TLast installment of Capital paid m October, 1892. ! ; snatch 89 ti , . ' ' A Few Small Packages UOOHTAIH BUTTER. A choice lot COUNTRY HAMS. Call for above to day. j HALL & PEARSALL, Wholesale Grocers sad Commissi no Merchaa inch 80 tf DAW . Nn Mnlh - E. R. POTATOES. 25 bbls. Choice Early Rose Potatoes IX L. GORE'S. """suction mar 21 DAW tl
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