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, JAMES WHITCOMB RILKY. :
There it ever a song somewhere, my
dear, ..' M' ! '
: There is ever a something singing al-
There's the song of the lark when the
skies are clear, , y
And the song of the thrash when the
skies are gray. - :!.- V
The sunshine showers across the grain,
5 l Andthe Waebjrd thrillsin the orchard
n! -tree, '" " .'If- . '
And in and out. when the eaves drip
71 . rain, H . :,. ,-'-- . T . , ; '- :
The swallows are -twittering cease-
lessly. " . . V; '- i .. -
There is ever a sane somewhere; my
-- I' deaf. - - -
Be the skies dark or fair,
'There is ever a song that our hearts may
-1'- hear . I
There is ever a song somewhere, my
-' - dear, f. ' ' '. ' '
There is ever a song somewhere !
There "is sever a song somewhere, my
dear. " ' 3 ' ' ' '
la the midnight of black or the mid
I day blue; - -'-! v .
rtobfa oines when the sun is nere,
Ana tne, cricsiei cnirrups uc wuu
fTT.r . , - ui-
' Aieht through, t f
'be bads may blow and the fruit may
1 ornw.
And the autumn leaves drop crisp and
7 sere: . : ". ; :"' -- '
lot whether the sun, or the rain, or the
snow, V
jThereis-evera song
t dear. - '
somewhere, my
There is ever a song somewhere, my
, , dear,- r. :' "1" . ' '
Be the skies above dark or fair;
There is ever a song that our.hearts may
hear- k ;1 -. !
There is ever - a song somewhere, my
:. dean r- -I i - .1
There is ever a song somewhere
SUNDAY
SELECITONS
, There is , no strong inwar
thought that does not betray itself pn
Ithe countenance. u I
I If we do right, God will see to-4
it that we come out fight.
God never wrought miracles to
convince atheism, because His ordinary
works convince it. Bacon. , ,
A religion Xhat does not stick
to a m an during. bis business is no good
alter businesshours. Texas Siftinzs.
, What I is ! birth to a man if it
shall be a stain to his dead ancestors to
have left tuch an. off-spring. Sir P.
, Sidney, jj . .
Do good constantly,, patiently,
and wisely, and you will never have
cause to say that life was not worth liv-
J ing. Geo. W.
Qatfife is determineo4pr ns;
and it makes the mind very free hen
we give up wishing, and only think Bf
IA.OI i"5 nuaiwuiu uu w ...
what is given ns to Ao.CeorEiiot.
Let come what will even death.
j: Only be at peace with self; live in the
J presence of, God, in. communion with
" H Him. and leave the guidance o( exist-.
i ence to those universal powers against
whom thou canst do nothing. Amiel.
Every motive, whether drawn
from the voice of authority that spoke
on Gallilean hills, or from the wail ot
human woe or want, every incentive,
. whether found in devotion to our LoJd,
or passion from men '.in the sympathy
fthat Would relieve their misery, or the
holier self-sacrifice that would uplift and
redeem immortal . souls, all u. t)(j ("
beat to the earth's utmost ' end tue tfu-
pgs of the cross. A. T. Ptirson.
There is much imperfection in
the Christian character, but the profess
ing Christians are the salt of the earth.
They exemplify and illustrate all that is
good 'and true and beautiful in the
. mnvA a' mail t la Irtilrnil tr V
continually carping at imprfectiont in I
Christian lifezaggerating' ana sneer
ing at themis a characteristic of the
devil which is so marked as to give him
one of his. names, "Apolly on," 4he "ac
cuser" of the brethren. Interior. .
I SPIRITS iTTOPENXlNf..
, ; Fayetteville Observer : Mr,
Duncan Lamont, the Hope Mills drug
gist, shot Mr. Chas. Wishart' and then
committed suicide by - taking ppison
Saturday night. Corn whiskey was the
cause of the trouble. 4
Goldsboro Argus :
The death
of Mrs. Susan Grady, wife of- Mr. Ed.
Grady, and 'daughter of Mr. Stephen
Kornegay. of Mt Olive, j occurred at
their home in this city this morning at
5 o'clock; suddenly of consumption
They had recently moved to Goldsboro.
1 Salisbury Herald'. Six months
ago the wife of Foy Green in Caldwell
county poisoned him by arsenic in a
. glass of cider.' No suspicion was aroused
until a few weeks ago when the widow
married Albert Franklin, with whom she
had been on too intimate terms. The
widow and second husband have been
lodged in Lenoir jail, as the result of the
examination of the stomach of the dead
husband. It contained a quantity of
- arsenic J j. j'r- ; -r
- jGreensborb Record: Liberty, a
town twenty-eight miles south of Greens
. boro on the C F. & Y. V. Railway, was
jast about wiped out by a fire Thursday,
night, which started in the ware room
Of Banks' & Morgan; how "it is' not
known. - There was no protection what
ever against fire, and it burned until
there was nothing left to burn." '
Robert Scales, the negro bov who at
tempted a criminal assault on Mary Bel
ton, a young white woman, living near.
Madison,'- in October last, and who, on
failing, shot her In the bead with a pistol
and made his escape, was arrested in
Nrapoh8, Va. Thursday afternoon and
lcdg:d in nV
1 Mri. Brecarbrlck: "This dinner
service has been in the family for more
than a hundred years.
Mrs: Homespoa: j ''Mercy! Well, I
'thought I was saving; (but you heat me
aii tonotoing.; ., i v r
Uncertain. Mistress A caller?
Is it a lady or a gentleman?
Servant I don't know, mum; it has
the voice of a lady and the clothes of a
gentleman. Puci.
TWINKllNGS
MODERN BLACK ART.
IT 13 SAIO TO OUTDO "THE 1DEYIL ON
t TWO STICKS.'" ;
Xh Three W7S of Casting $peU HW
- Toi and Wax Imace'Are Emplorei.
One Method Is Quite Tin A Slecle Ken
- of laiiangFBeHeTe In the Bobbish, f
Modern occultism j or to put it in dip
lomatic costume, Vocsultismfl moderne,
is becoming decidedly "aggressive, to say
the least ofc it if we are to believe La
Eevne Jllustreo. 1 i3trange as the news
nwy tippoar, it is nevertheless reported
Ihjj. the black art is flourishing fiend
ishly both in Europe and America .
.CastjEg a epell upon an individual,
or, as thoy ukj on the Bowery, "hoodoo
ing a fellow, " has not, according to
La Eevne, fallen - into innocnons dea
uetndo." We all remember-the scene
Vfontatad bv Alexandre . Dumas in
i' Woino "Mnvfmt" in! which the Der-
fnmer of Catherine de', Medici plunges a
golden needle into the heart, or rather
the place where the heart ought to be,
of a little wax statuette modeled in the
image of King" Charles . IX But the
magicians of the present day have
brought modern improvements into the
art They practice three kinds of hoo
dooisnit according to the caprice of the
client ' and the degree of hatred , with
which he is possessed. ' ' In one they nse
a toad, in another a doll and in a third
they operate a l'esprit volant, or, in
other words, they remove the spirit and
place it temporarily! just where! they
want it. '-' v ' ; . .-'
- Here are the ! prescriptionB for the
three methods: You take a road, male,
or female', according to the sex of the
person whom you wish to reach. Yon
bantize it as you would a child,' giving
fit the full namo of your enemy.' While
Won are committing this sacrilege yon
mhst endeavor; to work yourself up into
a paroxysin; of hatred toward your vic
tim, and you must sandwich the sacra
mental 'words with-the most horrible
imprecations. T. Then you inflict upon
the toad all the tortures that your imag
ination can snggset, for your enemy is
bound to suffer correspondingly. . j
If you take an eye out of the toad,
your ; enemy will lose an eye, etc In
America, according to La Revue, . the
Black Crooks have "recourse to, a more
summary expedient They bury be toad
at the threshold of tho residence of the
person selected for arvictim; with the
result' that he dies as if suffocated.
The doll method is the most ancient
and the most classic. It requires a wax
figure called a "manie," resembling the
victim as much ' as possible. It is alsa
necessary to have some little objects thai
-belonged to the victim, or, better yet,
one of his teeth, portions of his nails or
one or two hairs of his head. You mix
these things in with the wax of the doll
and baptize it Then, just like the poi
soner of Catherine de' Medici, you stick
a pin 'into the figure., If at that moment
your enemy s i even flirting with a
young woman, he immediately, begin!
toj suffer from palpitation off the heart,
naturally enough, if he does hot di
from suffocation. -
The proceeding l'esprit volant is th
latest improvement in this science, and
ifc in tha child of hrnnotlsm. Innrdnr t
execute it you must have a subject whose
astral body, which we are told is of fl
fluid nature, will abandon the material
body oh your order and transport itself
toward your victim. It slips into hil
veins the poisons which you have, learn
ed how to volatilize. The operation ter
minated, you return the astral body tc
its carnal dwellings and you rouse the.
subject The crime is committed with
out anybody in the world being able to
accuse ydu, and you are left alone with
your conscience.1 Bat the conscience of
a Black Crook is particularly elastic.
. Now, thatfia the way they work the
machine, and La Revue refuses to re
veal the places where the ceremonies ars
performed for fear of leading its read
ers into temptation. It is better, it says,
to let them believe that the business of
casting spells belongs to the domain of
fables. But the surprising thing about
it is that men of learning and apparent'
- w
y endowed with common sense indulge
in this kind of rubbish.-' ' -
Witnesses well worthy?cf belief hav
told extraordinary stories of va -certain
Colonel de Rochas stories that '"ban
outdo the wildest inventions of the
"Devil on Two Sticks." Colonel d
Rochas, we are told, has discovered a
method of "exteriorizing the sensation!
of individuals. " Asmodeus used to put
the souls of Christians who died im
penitent into bottles, but M, de Rochas,
more ingenious than Asmodeus, concen
trates and dissolves in a glass of water
.the senses of enjoyment and of suffering
of. a subject previously magnetized. U
this water is boiled, the subject writhes
ike St Laurent on his gridiron, and
if, on - the contrary, the water freezes,
the unfortunate victim becomes blls
zardly cold. i
r Like the story of "Jack and the Bean
Stalk, " all this may nof; be as true as
the Bible; but in these days of advance
ment why shouldn't he black art be
reformed and rejuvenated? ti
A "Genial' Actor. : ,
I was talking about actonr-to an actor
the other day, and I happened -to say,
regarding a certain Thespian now passed
away: : - . : ' '
i'Ah, genial old Mr. - I"
. Oh, yes," retorted the 'actor Utter
ly, -"very genial! How he ever Igot
that reputation- is more than I know, j
i "When he used to give! his famous
performance of Sir Anthony Absolute in i
'The Rivals' and I'd play Captain Ab
solute, he'd give me a genial poke with
Ins stick, say, ' Ah, Jack, yon dog 1' with
a genial smile and just keep me a pris
oner down at tie corner of the stage
while he took the center and got all the
attention. -;-; . - . "
i "If he saw' me working up to get a
little; notice, which the part required,
he'd poke me down again and .keep it
up till the curtain felL" Polly Pry in
-New York Recorder. I ,
!' I ,. Saved by an EQt
A curious story of adventure comes
from Montana. While a freight train'
was lying , over at a small mountain sta
tion the engineer borrowed a shotgun
and started out for a hunt- He was
about returning to his train when a cow
made her appearance. Before he realized
that there was any danger the animal
made a rush at him, and he ran with all
hia speed. ?But the cow was a better
racer, and in a few minutes caught hint
by his clothing, splitting his coat from
waist to collar and tossing him into the
air, Getting to his feet as quickly as
possible, he dodged behind a tree, and
then to his dismay found that the gun
barrel was bent so as to be useless.
The next ten minutes were very live
ly ones. The cow chased the 'engineer
round and round thd tree, and when he
got a chance to hit her with the gun
barrel it only seemed to enrase her the
more. It .was only a question of time
when he would succumb to fatigue, but
a diversion occurred that saved Ida life.
An angry snort was heard, and a big
elk appeared upon the Scene, head down
and prepared for a fight . The cow Was
so mad by this time that she was ready
for anything, and in another moment
the two animals dashed at each other.
The engineer watched the combat for a
few minutes until prudence suggested
that he should make a retreat while he
could. ! He regained the train in safety
and never knew the, outcome of the bat
tle, but the presumption is that the eDc
' was the victor". Exchange,
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3br jr. ML t?tt, druggfai and bhysl
dan, Hnmboldt, t Neb., njhQ sttffered with
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remedy sod all treatments known to him
self and fellow-practitioners; believes" that
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wish to tell what your valuable medi-:
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heart disease of the very worst kind. Sev
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Rheumatism of the Heart X
It was almost un
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shortness of
tions. severe
pains, unable to
sleepy especially
on-the left. side.
o pen can de
scribe my suffer- f
,52gs, particularly
urinj the last
months of those
four weary years.
I ' Anally tried
DR. J. H. WATTS,
Dr. Miles New
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life Into and made, a new man of me. I
hare not had a symptom of trouble since
and I am satisfied your medicine has cured
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Three Years of Splendid Health;
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I know what ri haa dono for me and only
Wish I could stato more clearly my suffer
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Your Nervino ' and j other remedies also
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Humboldt. Neb., May ?, 94. '
Dr. Miles teeart Cure is sold on a . positive
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All d ruggista sell It at 81, 6 bottles for to, or
It will be sent, prepaid, pn receipt of price
by the Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, ind.
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure
I : ; ' Restores Health
DA f f'ACBTi and Rhotmatibm relieved
a9 aivny Ut. jnues- nerve r jaswsra.
Fomleby aftDraggiMs - . .
JaseUlv i v M ta.th shange.
HALF P8IGE !
ORIBHTAL WARES
in every conceivable shape.
We had a .thousand pieces wheri
the season began. , We have a hnnf
dred pieces now; They are worth
the first price. ' Will ' yon take them
at a SACRIFICE ? Remember that
yon take them at just HALFj the
marked price.
Those pretty Dolls will be sold
for half the marked price. These
Dolls will not last lone at these
prices. " - -V
Lace Curtains.
CURTAINS THAT SOLD FOR
$7.00
5.00
4.00
350
1 2.50
2.25
2.00
1.75
150
this
(t
it
(( 1 '
week $4.75
2.55
2.25
1.40
1.35
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1.25
1.15
1.00
These are samples. Call early.
NEW MATTINGS.
Twenty-five pieces Matting jast
- - , . - -
amvea. i oib ioi oi mailings repre
sent a portion oi a large import
order eiven bv us durinz the Fall.
Mattines are cheaper than last year.
You can get a very good Matting
for 12ic a yard., We have about 150
yards at that price, for whicn you
have paid 16fc a yard.. Yon must
examine the line shown at, 15c per
yard, also at 20, 25 and 30c a yard.
SPECIAL PRICES ON
iarpet Departments.
Comforts, Blankets, Damask
Portiers, Trunks. '
Dress Goods.
Gloves, Underwear.
toeeessorto BBOWN ft E090ICE!.
No. 29 North Fi bnt St.
P. ,S.On the 1st January BILLS
wilt be rendered for all accounts on
my Books, and I will appreciate, an
early settlement ot same. . Thanking
tne puDiic lor their generous patron
age dflrtnjg the past year, I will
make every effort to merit a con
tinuance of same in.the future.
ENUYR0YAL PILLS
rut Br CMckMMr a BHgiu Dla i
iBrttnd In Ked mat Gold onttUioV
. lllii wUh blM rlhhaa. Taka
athga JUAm Jmiii.rBM, MlljWa
in stamp for tM.-UcalurK, vinM.QiaU an-i.
" lf-Ilef tor Kadlea." a Uur. br retara
INC ftTall UKU DratEfWU. T a ka,
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DOLLS
Mattings,
D. BR'OWN,
it 1
wifa'
he Ifeiaiirai fiom of ifce Hoi
6ri tii
r !" ' 'r .: River Doe. '
Mar Lodceor Now Mat Lodge, tc
giva it its proper titlewas situated
n-n Via entith imnlc of the Deel about
-three miles above CastletownL Aber
deenshire.; Originally it was a-smau
stone bouso known as metuzis-
cottage, with garrefor bedrooms
and was used ,by" members of the
Fife family us a shooting box. When
the present dulio came into tne prop
erty in 1 187. OKI ; Mar. uoage Twas
'then Jet,! and so be bad to content
himself with the smaller of the two
places. To procure the necessary ao
commodation ho bad to make addi
tions, and these additions have' gone
on until Mar Ledge became almost
in itself a small village. A drawing
room was added on the west: then
extra bedrooms, -with a fine Klliard
room, grew up, aiso on ua
These last were thrown baca: a uttie,
leaving an open space .for carriages
to arrive in front of the principal
ehtranQe-i A small chapel wis built
behind and above tne loage. jun ine
same level a - ballroom was putjjp.
This was constructed of wood ana
was very handsome on the inside,
being decorated with a large number
i of stags' heads. The entrance hall
and dining room were also recon
structed.,; . . . i -
The grounds around the lodge are
very Deautiiui. xne niii j oeuruu
slopes down to the Dee and is oover
od with! pine, birch ? and mountain
ash. Peeps up and down the valley
may be had,; with the granite moun
tains often hidden or partially so n
mist, The fall of Corriemulzie, al-
thoueh oDen -to the publicJ may be
said to be within the grounds of tne
house, j it is a very charming cas
cade, which splits in two streams
and falls a considerable depth into a
deep glen,' where the steep gray rock
is covered with a luxuriant foliage
and a wealth of wild flowers.
About a quarter of a mile bJgbex
up tne uee vauey aDove piew juar
Lodge is the Victoria bridge, a w
en structure, -with an iron arch o
the roadway at the southern ena, on
wbicb is the word ' Victoa,' on ope
side and "1848" on the other, that
being the year in which the bridge
. was built. .
After crossing the bridge there;
la
a wide park or '.'strath," and close
under the pine covered hill on the
north side is the picturesque group
of ruins known as Old Mar Lodge.
When this bouse was erected no
one seems to know, but it may be
assumed to be about a century old.
It is here every yearthat the Brae-
' mar gathering is held. All the men
on -the Fife estates, attired m their
clan tartan,-then turn out to take
part in the highland games. The
duko is always present clad in the
kilt and usually entertains in prince
ly style the royal and other, leading
visitors. , , " j
The I Fifes i are not shelterless.
Among other residences besides
their jown- house at 15 Portman
square, west, ' London, they may
choose between Duff House, Balvenie
castle and Anchintoul, in Banffshire;
Inriosa House, Moray Coriston, For
farshire; Delgoty castle, Skene, Ab
erdeenGhiro, and Sheien lodge. Coun
ty Surroy, Philadelphia Telegraph.
THE DONKEY.
4 Tearful Plea For the Downtiroddea fcnt
I - ( Obstinate Animal.
Civilization baa used the poor ass badly.
Our ways are nofl his ways, and he not in
frequently reminds us of the fact. When
be deles express dissent, be shows himself
au uncompromising bigot. - Yet let us
consider for a moment why bp is "such an
ass. " He has been taken from a bold and
free life in the uplands, wbcjrti the very air
tastes of Independence, and' has been de
graded to the very lowest kinds of drudg
ery. Konconforrnist.as be i: be isinoro of
a Tory than the horse. He cannot fit him
self to changed circumstancees. He is like
tho free Caribs, vtfhom tho Spaniards tried
to reduce to slavory. Tho condition Is so
foreign to his nature that ho cannot fall in
with it without losing all the nobler traits
of bis old self. It crushes bini. Ho is
proverbially patient, but bis patience has
in it something of tho dullness of despair.
ice puEimato ana renciuous as no occa
sionally is, ho cannot bo considered a fool.
If bo appears to bo one, It is bec-iuso wo
bavo removed hlru so far out of bis natural
sphere. If any of ns wero taken from our
civilized .surroundings and wcro turned
louse- to get a living among tho Oesolate
rocks of Abyssinia, wo, should doubtless
offer as fair a laughing' stock to tho wild
asses and baboons. . i - - . I
Kow, whero does the donkey eet hia oh- ?
Etinacy from? It is a uscfu quality in tho
Tight place. On a long journey, with short
allowance of food and water, a inulo will
keep going lenger than n horse. Is srcn:S'
to me. likely that tho great diileveneij lu
character between the horse and the ttks 13
partly owing to tho fact that when wild
tho former gojn largo herds and tho bitter
in small. The horse is much moro of a
society animal than the donkey, and eo
bis manners aro more suavo. Ho, like all
those who bavc to mix freely with their
fellows, has acquired an accommodating
disposition. Let me make baste toj 6ay
that a donkey Is distinctly a moro intelli
gent animal than a horse. . It is his un
willingness to fall in -with tho wishes of
those who would influence him and bis
stubbornness iu stioking to his own views
to which I am alluding. .In bis mountain
homo, where pasture is scarce, only a few
wild asses, as a rule, go together. Should
a fob suddenly appear when they are scat
tered lu search of the scanty herbage each
must decido on .a course for himself, for it
would not always bo possible to follow a
- lcader.i Hence self reliance and a disposi
tion to act independently would be Valua
ble in the struggle for existence. North
American Review.. ,
How She Marked Her Wheel.
This is .the way a bicycle girl
marked her -wheel go that her name
cannot be rubbed out or removed in
' case her bicycle j should be stolen :
"I scraped awaythe enamel and left
. a perfectly clean, smooth' surface.
i Then I painted my name on' it with
ordinary paint and allowed it to dry.
Next I touched the surface with, ni
tric acid, which ate into the exposed
places, but left the steel under the
paint in its original condition. Ire
moved the paint from the letters
with turpentine, and you can see
what a success it has been. Remem
ber, though, te. polish .-the steel be-
Lforo you tJo the lettering and var
nish the, lotters to protect them
from the weather. "Chicago Post
-. Criticism pa Adelins Pmtti'a Tbtit. :
A writer in the London Morning'
has unearthed a curious piecja of
musical criticism from The Athe
naium of 1861. The . writer il was
no i doubt H. F. Chorley says of
Adelina Patti's debut that her voice
wns "developed to the' utmost if not
already fatigued, "and that "a blind
man might imagine himself to be
listening to a singer past her prime. "
. 4-ne amowit of wealth invested in our
manuiacturea is increasing in a larger
proportion than that pnt into anr other
form of prodnotlon. t - - .
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- : THB flKW AT
Family Medicine of the Age;
'4
Taken Internally, It Cures
Diarrhoea, Cramp, 'and Fain ' in the
Stomach. Sore Throat, Sudden Colds,
Coughs, &c., &c j . si :- :'-
Used Externally. It Cures
Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Sprains,1
Toothache, Fain 1 in the Face, Neu
ralgia, Rheumatism, Frosted Feet. "
K artiol. wrmr .ttalnad to nth vaboesdad
Bopulixity. Salem ot r.
a artiol of (T4 BariS aud TirtatV Otaa.
""rln 'bear testimony ilo.th. Soaeref tie
Fain-Killar. W hara mm its (aacto affaot. la
awothlnc th. MTeraai pain, and know U to b.
good ariiola. aoni XHraaf .a. . . ,
a .paadr onr for pain no famil tntflla M
WHhont it MmntTMLl Yrmnvrint.
Kothinf haa yet orpuaed th Pala-KniMV
' wkloa la ih moot valoabl Umllf 'tflMn aomT
In uty-Am. Orvan.
It haa raal merit ; aa a maus of MBrln( pwla,
so nodieinehM aoqnirad a ropntatioa aqnal to
Perry Daria' faia-KlllaT. Jftwfrt UCyJ ImB0
It U really a TalnaWo madlehia It it wad by
laajr rojwuaiur amwiw m. i tspvttei
Bwar of tmitatlons, tray obit tho bwibI
H,lrVtM aW MHa MWt
ibottlea.
dec 17
tu th am '
Are showing! a beautiful selec-
tion
of ' J -
FANCY GOODS
- suitable' for j
Holiday Presents.
Nothing to the city begins to com
pare witb the handsome display
- . they are making;
Handkerchiefs
in Linen and 1 Silk for; Ladies and
Gentlemen. j
Silk Umbrellas
In beautiful fancyWcks In 26 and
r 28 inches.
Fancy Basiets, JananesB Screens.
100 dozen
KID
v. -
just received.
GLOVES
in the
newest
fall
shades.
Eyerv pair
warranted
: when fitjed at the store.
LADIES' WRAPS
from S5.00 to! $35.00, made in the
most fashionable styles, and they are
the best fitting garments on the mar
ket.
!.:
, Many entirely new things in
a-brac. ; 'j.
Complete stock of ' j
Bri
and Millinery.
Ho. Ill Market St.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
dec S4 tf ' I -
It Is Strange
How Easily Some People are
Fooled Out of Their Hard
. Earned Money. ;
- We don't think it right to adver
tise that we are going to tell you
goods at a reduced price for cash
and then not doib, During the past
week this has been our experience.
Customers have come in and bought
ot us and then tell us tnat we are
selling cheaper than some of those
great big establishments who. claim to
sell cheap for cash, but don t practice
what they preach.. Trade is coming
our way and we are striving to
care of it. Don't fail to look at
take
Oiar
China Tables
AND OUR SHOW CASES FULL OF
THINGS SUITABLE FOR
XMAS PRESENTS
"Remember bargains ia
Oil, Coal and Wood 4 Heaters,
coal: VASES
and other winter comforts. We are
not afraid to compare prices with
any establishment in the city, j
Alderman Hardware Go .
i: ' ! - I , I
.29 South Front. Street.
dec J5 tf . , .- i -;
STATEMENT OF THE
Atlantic -National Bank,L
WILMINGTON, N. C, '
At the clow of baxlneat, Dec 13th, 189S.
Condensed Report to Comptroller,
.Loan?.... ....I568.8M BS
Overdrafts . 819 81
u. a. per cent. Bono....
Banking- House and Fixture
Redemption Ftmd
Pne fiom Reserve Agentif'.49,071 SB
Doe from other Banks 97 fi M
1,106 CO
Cash on hand 60,061 69 196,f 89 28
Total.....
..'...LA.v-.......fnaSM t
Capitri.......;..
SorpluS......
.11S&.Q00 00
Undivided profits'
.....aoi.uuw uu i
17.0B7 01 Bit OBT 01
vrciuauon..;....
Total deposits ..
4
................. W,UW
aa ..a. tfw
....ae,6si ei
- Total i.
$797,818 83
V DIRECTOaS
J. W. Norwood, I W: EJ Springer,
u. i,. vore, ' , u. w. Worth,
S. PrMcNair, V E, f. Powers,
Sam'LBear, Jr I H. L. Vollers,
: 'wt-u uoker, jr.
T. V Coker, Hartsvllle. S. C
G. A, Norwood, Greenvile, Si. C
New
Bask.
York correspondents, : Chemical National
j . . decatf
DryGoods
Johnson s Fore
0ID EICEiPOO GTJNi
AM ANCIENT CANNON tHAt. HAS A
V REMARKABLk REG0R3.
It Stayed an ImpoTtant Past In tbm Strn(
Klea -Orer Slavery jln ;Kaii-WM
; Bone of Contention -Saved Item the
' Fornaco by a Eiatorical Society. . ?.
' There was recently shipped from CJhif
cagoto tho Kansas State Historical soci
ety one of the most valuable relics of
the border rafflan warfare. It is the Old
Kickapoo cannon which did service at
Old h Kickapoo, Lawrence and other
points along the Missouri border during
Kansas' early struggle for free' state gov
ernment This old gun formed the bone
of contention in many a j hard fought
contest between prpelavery and anti-
slavery forces, and h large number of
the old citizens of Kansas can remember
the Btirring events flustering about the
hjtory of this remarkable implement of
warfare.; . j 1 . . ;
. Of lata years the whereabouts of the
old gun hasbeenaniatter of -conjecture,
; and. by many it wais thought to have
been lost, but it is due to the efforts of
Oolcjnel H. Miles Moore and Captain J.
O. Walldnahaw of Leavenworth that Old
' Kickapoo has been tesurrected. It now
rests in the rooms o the State Histor
ical society inthis city. : 7
The gun is 'a sii pounder smooth
bore brass cannon nd was first' stolen
from the United States; arsenal at lib
erty, Ma , and fromjthere taken by Gen
eral Richkrdson's piny to the sacking
and burning of the jold Free State hotel
at Lawrence, the Eldridge House, after
it wias indicted by the proslavery grand
jury at Xecomptdn jab d ordered abated
as a nuisance by Judge Cato, -who had.
the writr directed toj Sheriff Jones, who
summoned the posse,!mostly from Mis
souri, to assist in executing the writ.1
Tho bombardment which followed
was one of the memorable conflicts of
border ruffian days- The cannon was
placed 6a Massachusetts street, Law
rence, opposite, andj trained on the hotel
and fired by General David Atchison,
then a United States senator from Mis
souri. Tho first sht went over the roof
of tho hotel TJe aecond went through
a t-ocoud story wiridow, and the third
and fourth shots struck the stone, walls,
scarcely-making an impression on them,
Jones, seeing that he was not likely
to abate the nuisance that way, applied
the torch and destroyed the building.
The posse then scattered. The Kickapoo
rangers then took charge of the cannon
and carted it to the! village of Kickapoo
six milesup the river from Leaven
worth. It" was planted on top of a high,
bluff and there remained posted as a
menace to the free state men of Leaven-1
worth.. i '
Colonel H Miles Moore first suggest
ed the plan to go up? to Kickapoo and cap
ture the gun. He communicated his.,
scheme to a few free state men, and ten
of the more daredevil one, under the
leadership of Captain L G. Losee, well
armed with Sharp's rifles and revolvers,
made a dash for Kickapoo one dark
night, took possession of the cannon,
and without being -discovered were soon
back in Leavenworth. Fearing the gun
might be recovered by a writ in the
hands of the sheriff or other proslavery
officers of the county or territory, the
gun carriage was; hidden .in the south
part of Leavenworth and the cannon
buried in Dr. Davis old peach orchard,
where it remained-a short time. .
- Fearing danger j it was dug up and
taken to Lawrence one dark night in
the bottom of a wagon covered with
hay. It remained but a short time,
when it was taken! back to Leavenworth
and placed in pjr. Davis temporary
graveyard until the warclouds of 1856
and 1857 had passed away. The gun
. was then resurrected and turned over to
the society of turners of Leavenworth,
in whose keeping t remained for a long
series of years, j On each recurring
Fourth of July ana other state occasions
and holidays "Old Kickapoo" was
brought out, crowded with laurels and
escorted with music and joyous crowds
through the street of the city. ,
Finally the turners relaxed in their
care of the old carpobn, and some ill ad
vised parties without authority loaned
the gun one day; to the Leavenworth
Coal company for jthe purpose of aiding
them to free the shaft of a mass1 of
debris that had fallen and clogged up
the hoisting shaft.! ! The gun 'was taken
I down the air shaft, loaded with solid
shot, placed upright ; and fired into the
mass above. As there was no chance for ;
a recoil, jthe gun - burst,' tearing i huge
piece from the side of the old warrior, j
The gun was returned to the turners, !
but they seemed fo have no use for it, 1
and soon it was lost, and no one knew;
anything about itl About five years ago;
Colonel' H. Milei Moore was passing1
down Shawnee street, Leavenworth? and;
in an alley near a tinshop. noticed an
old cannon. He gave it a close inspec
tion and found if to be Old Kickapoo.
The turners had sold it to the tinner for
$25, and he was about to ship it to Chi-,
cago for old brass. Appeals to patriot
ism were in vainJand Mr. Moore subse
quently communicated with the His
torical society, and after some corre
spondence the society appropriated $200
for the purchase of the cannon.. In the
meantime the tinner' had shipped the
gun to Chicago, whepe it was recently
found in a brasq foundry ready to be
consigned to a furnace. Thegunreaohed
Topcka in safety. St Louis Republic
. How UUic Xa Analysed. , i
The cbomlcal analysis 'of milk Is not
complicated nor dlffloult. First, the chem
ist weighs a small dish, oup or saucer, and
carefully notes down the result in ounces,
grains and fractions of grains. Next, he
pours in some milk to be analyzed and
again carefully notes down the result. By
subtracting . the weight of the dish from
that Of both the weight of the milk li
found and recorded. - Next, the reoeptacla
ia placed over a steam jet, which evapo
rates the water of; the milk, leaving only
the residue or" solids. " Again the dish
and its contents iara welshed, and br a
simple calculation: the percentage of solid
is ascertained. I
The "solids1' of the milk has been found
by Innumerable analyses to average about
13 per cent, and Jvhlle the fat varies in
milk from different , cows the solids left
after extracting the fat is found to be a
very constant quantity, seldom falling be
low 10 per cent off over 14j This gives th
cnemist a positive basis for Mis calculatloni
and enables him to Etato with groat cer
tainty whother ot not the milk has been
watered.
.- The fat or oil lh milk la determined by
dissolving it by rrjaeana of ethor, the residue
remolninpt after feuch test being termed
."Bolide other thah fat.",i The average fat
or (At found iu froru cows Is apei
Cent, and ir,:y nnjpunt less than 3er cent
.Indicates !ili3iotto A certainty that tha
milk hs licca sliijrnrned. If analysis shows
n dccretsFa of fat, b indloates that the 'toilk
has b:s:y v.uicred, v. Lllo if fats and other
b soHds tVigfiVhor are low you 'may infer that
fiEuuuicr has none-its work. St. Louis
. Ilopijblic. j :-. ' vjv
; Ke Then I am to ttnderstand thai
; you abaoln.toljf
reject my offer? -fv
: ; S3c There is
rfally nothing elst
for i ., I .
He Well, Ij think it very selfisl
of you. Here actually gone and
purchased a ppide to Margate foi
! our honeymoi. London Tit-Bits.
Thi) fiarbor'a Advloe. ..-"'; ,,! '
Joachim, the violinist,' once entered' a
smart London hairdresser' to get his very
plentiful locks cut. He wears these rather
long behind, and Intimated as muoh to the
barber, whereupon that astute person re
plied: "I would not wear it too long, Blr.t
If you do, you'll look just like one of them
Addling chaps." London Gentlewoman. .
. , BANK STATEMENT. ,
1 .( aaaaaSSaaaaSl '
i Weekly Statement ot Associated BaDkt .
I - By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
I New York, Dec. 28. The weekly
statement of the associated banks shows
the following changes: . Reserve; de
creae,$l,149,125;loans decrease, $11,180,
100; ; specie - decrease, $742,800; ' lecal
tenders decrease $4,457,200; deposits de
crease, $16,201,500; circulation decrease
$46,400. The banks now hold $15,939,
675 in excess ot the 25 per cent,
legal requirements. - : ' '
BUSINESS LOCALS.
H9 Noticbs For Rent ot Sale, Loat and Found
Wants, and other thort miacellaneont adrerbscmeDU
Inserted in thi Pepartment, in leaded Konpareil type,
on first ot fonrth pace, at Pnbliaher'i option, (ot 1
cent per word each Insertioatbat no advertisement
taken for lew than Sat) cent. Term, poeitivelv caeh
in aai
I PbotoaTavphs-If your; Photo U. would C.a.
Ceme along and tic with me; Pi ices right, Photoi
bright. Don't delay. Bat come right away. . U. C.
KUis, 114 Market street. decS9lf
! Tne member Richard Caswell lodge No. 190
Order Golden Chain, are earnestly requested to attend
the meeting to-morrow night (Dec. 80) at 8 o'clock,
fit residence of H. W, Collins, No. 813 Notth Second
Street; By order of ths C, W C VonGIahn
Secretary.. .'... decSSlt'
J Don't go to the hieh priced stores for your i hrist
nu Candies. I will sell yon fine- fresh Candy at 80c
pound. Also, Fruits, Nuts. Radios, Cigars, Peanut
Taffy 10 cents per pound, Chewing Gum Taffy 16 ets
per pouad, &e., for tho holidays. I guarantee all I
sell. Best goods at lowest prices Andrew Mav-
rontch"ls. Manufacturer, 70S North Fourth street.
dec 71m ; , su we
liOnt, $15 in greenbacks, Thursday afternoon.
Finder will be liberally rewarded by returning tame to
Joe Strauss, at the French Cafe, Princtst street."
; dec S3 tf - .- . .. . ' ' . .
i BemoTSl-From and after this date I will have
my residence at the Purcell House. J. F. Woolvin
Undertakerand Embalmer. v dec 281m
Clilcateiia Two hnndrtd iust received. A lot
of nice PorkHogi at 5 cents per pound delivered
anywhere in the city. Also a few dreESedjGeese, Uye
Turkeys, Eggs, etc, at lowest prices. NeiQ McKin
non, Wholesale and Retail Grocer, No. 8 South Water
street. ' - ; cSl
' ' Welcome Week" will not come this year, but
cur extra fine Bananas in abundance, and a full line
of fine large red Apples from the West , also,, 150
crates of selected N. C. Mountain Apples, mixed
Nnts,'Ralsi s. Dates, 4c, are already here for our
Christmas trade. A. S. Winstead 4 Co., Wholesale
Fruit and Produce Commission Merchants. I
dec 13 DAW tf
Crirlstmasi Groceries Just received one of the
best asTortments of Christmas and Holiday Groceries
in the city, which I can sell at Low Prices. Courteous
clerks and drivers will wait on yon at any hour in the
day. Give me a call, and satisfaction is guaranteed.
Chas. D. Jacobs, North Front street, .near Mulberry.
dec JO U . .
Telephone 161. For best quality of Wood and
Coal delivered any, where in the city call up Tele
phone 161'. - John H. Whiteman & Son. nov 7 lm
Time celebrated pal Kyffhauser Beer! Bold only
by F. Richter, Wilmington, N. C.
Baskets, Vegetable Baskets for the shipment of
Peas, Beans, Cucumbers,, etc. ..For -sale at Jno. S.
McEachern's Grain and Feed Store SII Market
street. ; : ' . !,. ; . " cil
Bstyeleiif P. B. has In stack buggies, road
Carts and harness of aH kinds. Repairing done by
skillful workmen on aahort . DOtictt Opposite new
CoartHonac . c21 '
tAWVl. VIGOR
ONCB MORE in harmony
with the world, 20OO
iietety curea men-are .
ag nappy praises lor
the greatest, grand
est and most suc
cessful cure for eex
nal weakness and
ost vigor known to
medical science. An
accountof thisiooTt
derfuL discovery. In
book form, with ref
eronces and proofs,
will besent tn anf.
ferinfr men (sealed) free. Full .manly vigor
permanently restored. Failure impossible.
ERIE MEDICAL CO., BUFFALO, N.Y.
se 28D&Wlv satath
CALL ON US
For prices'before placing orders tor
FANCY .AND STAPLp"
Groceries and. Provisions.
A small lot MOUNTAIN BUTTER just re
ceived, just the thing for Christmas cook ng. "
Good old N. C. HAMS. , '
HALL & PBARSALL,
Nntt and Mulberry streets.
dec 81 D&W tf '
Butter, Putter.
25 small tubs Batter.'
.50 bags Water Ground Meal.
150 barrels Mallets. '
. 25 boxes Mixed Nuts.
25 bags C. C. Nuts.
-100 boxes' and tubs Candy. "
.25 barrels Ginger Cakes.
140 boxes Crackers. '
200 boxes Smoked Herrings.
75 boxes Cheese.
At D. L. GORE'S.
dec 1? tf , i .
Mexican
El.us!ang
Sciatica,
Lnmbagi, M
Ehonmatism,
Enrnsi I
Ecolds, '"t
Bfings, ;
Brnises,
Bunions,
Corns'
Scratches, .V Coatraotel
Bprains,' Muscles,
Strains, Eruptions,
8titches, Hoof Ail,.
Stiff Joints, Sorew
Backache, Worms,
Galls, . Swinney, '
Sores, Saddla Galls,
Spavin Piles.
Cracks.
THIS
GOOD OLD STAND-BY
accomplishes for ererybody exactly what Is claimed
tor It One of the reasons for the great popularity of
the Uustang, XJnlment Is found In its aniTersml
applicability. Brerybody needs such a medicine.
T he Ii'ssBbernaa needs It In ease of accident.
' The Hoaeewtfe needs it for ffeneralfamlly nse.
.- The Canaler needs it for his teams and his men.
, The Hechanlo needs It always on his work
-bench. .'; - .
' The Btlner needs RU case of emergency.
The Pleneerneedalt can'tgetalons; without It.
The Farsner needs it In hia boose, his stable,
and his stock yarS ; " . -'
The Steamboat man or the Boatman needs
It In liberal supply afloat and ashore.
' The Hora.faacIer needs lt-lt is Us best
Mend and safest nuance.
The Stock-srrewer needs lt-lt wlU sare him
thousands of dollars and a world, of trouble. -
The &allro4 maa needs It and win need It so
tons aa bis lite Is a round of accidents and daagarsw
The Backwoodsman needs it. There Is noth
ing like it as an antidote for the dangers to Ufa
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
The Henbane needs it about his store among!
his employees. Accidents win happen, and when
these oome tne Kustang liniment is wanted at once.
I Kem a Bottle In the Hoaee. Tit the best ot
KeepaBettletn the Factors. Its Immediate
se la case of accident sotcs psln and Vies of wages,
Keep a Beetle Always 1st th Stable fe
when wuteela
I Ml ( UIv nJ . f
IBM
Liniment
For Sale,
2,600 ACRES LAND
WELL ADAPTED4 FOR
situate about ten miles from Chad
.,: . . .i
. afV ' a
pourn, in. j., ana aoout one mi
from the Wilmington . & Conway
Railroad.
Possession given at once. Terd
reasonable.' Apply to i
12 Market Street,
dec 14 tf Wilmington. N. C
-63 y
From the corner of Front and Ppn-
cess streets will bring you toj
IVlercer ife
Shoe Storef
where yon can buy Shoes as cheap
as
the jeneapestt and as good as the best
all there; boy aj pair and get)
copy of the Puzzle of the Day,
nd
see how' the "Gold Bugs" and
the
"Sil ver Bugs" will get across "Green
back River" together, r
r Respectfully, ,
Mercer & Euas,
H.
C. Evans Old Stand.
dee SI tf
T0YS1 TOYS!
We have Dolls, Pianos. Bureaus,
1001 unests, LAairs, Carts, Pistols. Tin
Toys. Diums, and lots of other Toys
lor banta Clans. Christmas comes but
once a year, and old Santa Claut makes
the Racket Store his headquarters. ;He
says iney are neac quarters tor an classes
of goods. Ladies' Capes. Kid Gloves.
fine Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas, (fine
Trimmed Hats and. Caps for all! the
family. Underwear and Hosiery ot all
kinds. The finest Air Gun in the State
at. 98c each. Ladies' and Gentlemen's
eckwear. : Lace Curtains,; j Chenille
Tortiees, Poles and Trimmings. Carpets
for Santa Clans Wesents. A .handsome
new Trunk, a Grip Bag, a Body. Roe, a
Chenille . Table (jjover, a fine Water
proof. Gossamer; a gentleman's fine
Mackintosh Coat, asSuic of Clothes for
the boy, young man and old gentleman.
A fie Beaver Overcoat at 6.50, Boys'
Overcoats at $1.60 up to 5.60. A fine
pair'Sunday Pants for a young man A
fine Double-barrelled Shot-gun for) the
bid gentleman, at $8.98 London Twist
Breech-loader.' . Remember we j aie
headquarters 'for the Wilson Heaters
Tbey are the beat and most economical
Stoves that have ever been made. Tbey
are Cheap. Price No. 3$$.' small hire
at $4 00, No. 8. large size at $6 00; Nou S,
special, at $6 5Q. These. are Stoves that
need no recommedaiion, they -.sell them
selves You know where to find! ins,
at 113 North Front street, opposite
the Orton House.. . ? j
Braddy & Gaylord, Prop.
i. 1 Wilmington's Big Racket 'Storev'-!
P. S. Mail orders attended to prompt
ly the day they are received, and satis
faction guaranteed. 1 'A dec 15 If -
What Better Christmas Present
ri -r -:i a.. . jM5i
tot yyuiovj ji ;vriii tuau a ukj
V posit in I
Tie f ilminton SawanlTrnsti
It will bear Interest (comnounded Quarterly) sit late
of 4 per cent, prt annum, and will help them acqoice.1
a habit which will be valuDJy inrougEout tneir eaifiw
lives. I I i- ' 1 i
' THI -SAVINGS AND TRUST CO. has
secrets and invites investigaiioa.
Capital, S26, 000. " Surplus, $5,000.
J. W. NORWOOD, H. WALTIRS, G. SLOAN
President.
Vice President;
DIRECTORS. -
Cashieii
H. Walters,
J. S. Worth,'
W. A.Riach,
G. R. French,
B. F. Hall,
dec 22 t
D. O'Connor,
Don; MacRaeH
H. L. Vollers,
J. W. Atkinsonf
J. W. Norwood
OiSLSlhL
- - : FOR
If yon have some to sell, ship it
us, ana wcwm auow juu
8 Cents Per Pound:
Free
board cars or steamer
Wilmington in good sound packages
References all thronzn the South
Reference all through the
If required. ' 'L.1. .. - li v . j ;
W, H. BOWDLEAR & CO.
Boston. Mass.
nov 16 Sat OtEce and Warthotae 88 Central Wharfr
Farming
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