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subscribers. In the aggregate roey
amount to a very Urge sum. Many
or our subscribers ire responding
promptly, t Others pay no attention
to the bills;! These latter do not
seem to understand that they are
under any legal or moral obligation
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'GOOD HJGHT-I'JI TImBOI
JAMES BUCKHAM. ..
Mv little clrl. at grandmamma's
One Summer, to the dusty town!
Was wont to send," each night afresh,
A childish letter posting down. . ; -i
' Twas brimming (all of . brooks and
: , fields, s --Ur, J. -'-, f
And alt the iov the country yields, .
' Vt mnnrt th writ !.' 1M wnilld fall. '
' &I4 WU ..V
And then would come a straggling
scrawl, j . :-. . - ! . : 1 '--v ;-'
.'i "Goodnight I'm tired. j
Dear little one ! so thoughtful she , '
To share her pleasures pure and sweet,
To make each day, so glad to her,
In wider blessing more complete.
What though the weary pen would lay,
Andjfsleepy thoughts at snail's pace
. drag? -H --iK ;-":
: Until she could nq, longer wtite,
Qri snqM1 h rrrrr A arrtrrifl
'A,-. -1 night, f-:- , r. .!
V ! Goodnight I'm tired."
i Sweet Heart ! To higher uses called.
v She patted from fts. And when the
- sun ."is :. : . ; :
W Was setting of her little day.
And heaven s dawning bad begun, .-:
In restful peace she turned her eyes i
To the blue, fliecc-besprlnkled skies, .
And whispered, as she passed' away, ;
Jt has been such a happy day 1 r 1
Goodnight 1 m tirea. . . . ;
Harper's Batar. ,
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' Please pay your indebtedness, if
any, to the Weekly Star;
-SUNDAY SELLClf ONS.
Genius always gives, its best at
first; prudence, at last. Lavatef,j
The Master's work may make
weary feet, but it leaves the spirit glad. r
Elixabeth Charlotte: . . . v; , .
"Young Christian, to the meas-
ore of your capacity "you are as respon
sible for the fate of the world as Jesus
was. - Heron. i , .
- Failure after a
long persever-
ance is - much grander than never to
have a striving good enough to be called
a failure. George Eliot. ''
"No man ever cast the wealth
of his life and the crown of his devotion
at the feet of Jesus without quickening
the earth with a diviner life and uplift-,
ing it with new courage." Heron. .
f Do to-day's duty, fight to day's
temptation, 4nd do not weaken and dis
tract yoursejf by looking forward to
things which1 you Cannot see, and could
not understand if you saw them.
t Charles Kinsley. j ;
! Sin ig destructive, anywhere. It
is the same yesterday, . to-day and for
ever. . When Acban hid the wedge of
gold and .the goodly Babylonish gar
ment Under a tent, he doubtless said
this is a sin that can hurt nobody. Bat
the deadly effect of that secret sin mani
fested itself in the defeat of Israel. What
we do in defiance or disregard of God's
law, .thcub done in secret, wi 1 pro
claim itself from the housetop. Greens
boro Christian Advocate. ; r . t " j
i Go and do . good,: to others.
Like the Wise man bring your offerings, '
and offer to . the new.born King your
heart's best; gold of love and frankin
cense of praise and myrrh-of penitence.
Bring everything of your heart's! best
and somewhat of your substance also,
for this is a day of good, tidings and it
were unseemly to appear before the
Lord empty: Come and worship , God
manifest in the' flesh, and be filled with
His light and sweetness by the power of
the Holy Spirit.-C&J. H. Sturgeon, j.
' Some say that the age of
chivalry is past. The age of chivalry is
never past so long as there is a wrocg
left unredressed on earth, and a man leU
to sayt "I Will redress that ' wrong, Or
spend my life in the attempt.". The age
of chivalry is never past so long as men
have faith enough in God to say: "God
will help me to redress that wrong, or, if
not me, surely He will help those who
come after the. For His "eternal will is
to overcome evil with good." Charles
. Kingsley. . 1 : . I
Raleigh Press Visitor: Peputy
Collector Gibson reports the seizure'' at
Croomport,' Columbus county, of a large
illicit distillery, which was destroyed.
The still was supposed 1 to have been
owned by Carey Strickland, as it was sit
uated within two hundred yards of his
house. : i... - -,- r- '' .1 . -.
CURED AS IF BY MAGIC.
Victims oi Lost Manhood should send at
once lor a book
that explains how .
foil manly vigor
Is -easily, quickly
and permanently
restored. Mo man
suffering from
weakness can af-
ford to ignore this
timelv advice. -
.Book tells bow
-f nil Ntroncrrh Ha.
velopment and tone are Imparted to every
portion of the body. Bent with positive
proofs (sealed) res to any man on application.
ERIE MEDICAL CO., BUFFALO.N.Y.
sJBDaWly -i Mtatfa 1
; FOR
Bees-
If you have some to sell, ship it to
as, ana we will allow yon
28 Cents Per Pound
jeree on ooard cars or steamer at
Wilmington in good sound packages.
F References all through the South
ii rcquirea. . ' .
j VP H. BOWDLEAR & CC
''' ' Botoo, Mm. '
.0s sad Wartbowe SS Ceamd Wkarf
SOT 18 8m
W I
KaBDY WILD POMES,
jHOW THEY ARE CAPTURED
TAMED ON SABLE ISLAND.
AND
SeTerity of tb Winter and 1TIt Strn-
gU to Procure Food A. Mter StelUoa
V Indi Each Chmc ; . : '; . j . .- .
Nature has thickened the coats of the
(wild ponies of Sable island and given
the hair on Jhem almost a woolly tend
ency,' During the. sumnnertbey fatten
on the succulent grasses, and the.fir8t,
half of the winter they fairly hold their
own, but the cold northeast ijinds and
snows of March and April, when the
polar ice surrounds the island, drive
them clustering tinder tbo lee of the
sand dunes, where they stay till too
weak and chilled to move about in searcn
of the scanty. nourishment.!, !. f ;:
,A year ago, after a ten days' stormy,
sleepy spell, no less than six dead ani
mals were found huddled in a nook be
hind some sand hills. During the win
ter of 1894, 64 wild ponies died from ex
posure and natural causes. Of course
whero there are several hundred horses
ocl people no matter how well cared,
for, there will be a" number of , deaths.
So we cannot put the whole 64 deaths
down1; tof "exposure and. I starvation.".
That winter began with 40(K wild ponies
on the island, and it was wjiat the staiff
there called a "hard winter." ' f '
The sand permeating their food causes
the eetb. to wear away rapidly, so that
old age and inability to et sufficient
come upon them sooner than with horses
on the mainland. Their battles also,
.which, though not f recjuent, are fierce,
and at times to the death, tend to in
crease the percentage of mortality. .'
They go in gangs of from 5 to 25, ac
cording to circumstances. Each gang has
a master stallion, who is patriarch, fa
ther, defender. It was my privilege last
March, when visiting the island, to Bee
11 gangs in one day when' Superintend
ent Boutilier drove with me from the
extreme eastern bar to the main station.
We came within 20 or SO yards of several
gangs, but they moved independently
away as we approached. : r . ; -' ,
Catching and shipping them is an im
portant and, to all the staff, an exciting
incident: I witnessed it from the look
out ' platform of No. 4 station in the
early gray, of an October morning. Su
perintendent Boutilier roused me at
dawn with the words, "They are driv
ing in the first gang," and in a few
minutes I was hastening from the house,
some 200 yards, " to the " lookout, '
whence I saw dark objects moving over
the easterly hillocks.' Soon could be dis
tinguished nine wild ponies racing hith
er and yon, but ' kept well together and
trending west by aid 'of 13 me on'
horseback (native ponies that seemed to
enjoy the fun -as much as the men, on
their backs) behind them, with long
whips and stentorious voices. . Y 1
' A corral 22 yards in diameter, strong
ly inclosed, with a branch fence, extend
ing from one! side' some 75, yards, made
it not unlike a fish trap or weir, into
which by judicious driving and heading
-the gang was safely, lodged, and 4he
riders were. off., for another gong of 12,
which the boss had located, and; which
in an hour, despite most desperate e?
forts to break away, were all safely cor
ralled with the first gang, ";
Then immediately began a battle be
tween the two patriarchs, which I wit
nessed.! Teeth, forefeet and heels, min
gled with very positive squeals,! were
vigorously used. After awhile the Weak
er stallion fled, into the crowd, and the
victor'f manner indicated his impor
tance and foreshadowed his apparent
doom, for the remark was made, VjWe'd
better get that big fellow Put, as he
might; hurt soma one. " So he was soon
lassoed, thrown down, a Bonaparte bri
dle put in his mouth and a line to one
foot, and then let ' up to dash-out of the
corral through the gateway purposely
opened, dragging two of the boys who
guided him to the beach for shipment
: Let me give the details : Four; or five
men enter the corral,' and the1 horses
cluster to the opposite side. Then one
man throws a noose around the neck of ,
one, and two men pull that beast out of
the gang as the herds circle roun&near
the inclosing fence. , i
The difficulty of breathing soon causes
temporary weakness, and the horse falls,
or is pushed down, when one man seizes
his -head, .another the tail, and one
jumps ; on his body to keep him from
floundering.. The boss puts the loop of a
line into the horse's .mouth and round'
his lower jaw, then up over his i head
and down through the loop in his jaw,
so that by pulling the line a double pur
chase is brought on the month. This is
a bonaparte bridle. V ; J !
Such a purchase at the mouth with a
line on a hind foot held by experienced
men renders it impossible for the ani
mal to go elsewhere than to the beach."
When there, two sailors, holding the
ends of a line several fathoms long,
walk around him, folding the rope about
his legs. Then by tightening this leg
rope and holding firm his other fasten
ings the horse quickly falls and is held
down by head and tail, while his legs
are tied together with manilla brought
from the ship A layer or two of this soft
rope lies between the feet, so that strug
gling does not cause abrasion. I Then,
helpless, the monarch lies broadside on
the soft sand. The bridle is removed,
the leg line, and the boys hurry back to
the corral, a quarter of a mile away,'
for the fun of catching and bringing
down another group Halifax Herald.'
- Bpsrtea la the Maaafeerio. ! "'
"Did it ever occur to you, " asked the
Bactrian camel, "what an elegant shape
you have for riding a wheel?"
. "Did it ever occur to you," retorted
the dromedary, to wbomjt may be nn- -
necessary to state, the previous question
was addressed, ."did it ever occur to yon
how well yoq would look on a tandem?"
And the two humped party to . the
foregoing discussion was forced to ad
mit to himself that he rather got the
worst of it Indianapolis Journal.
" ! Derll p to'Aafe. i .
The popular contemporary conception
of satan is of a highly successful man
oi, the world. It is admitted that there
. are shady spots in his past history, that
he has done some things that he should
regret, that he is a hazardous associate
and .an unsafe person to have transac
tions with. Bat conversely it is realized
that he is rich, powerful and attractive
and intimately concerned and interested
, in promoting the material prosperity
of the human race. , He is known to be
full of enterprise and public' spirit, dis
posed to make things pleasant and pow
erful in carrying the enternrises with
which he is concerned to a profitable is
sue It is true that he is understood to
be unscrupulous, but it Is felt that sno
cess excuses very much, and that when
an individual has attained a position
which enables him to be . useful to the
public it is a mistake to beovernioe
about rejecting his good'ofuoes because !
in early life, when his necessities were
more pressing, his methods or affilia
tions were not always such as a consci
entious person 'could approve. Scrib
.ner's.
!' f: ' " ' : : Kw His Way. '
A young gendarme had to take a pris
oner before the magistrate and after the
trial convey him to the court prison. ' He
had never been in the building before
and stood in the corridor th 1 his
charge, not knowing which way to
turn. At last the old offender nad pity
on him and said: :'( i :.
:' "Qome along, I'll show you." -Bap-'
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Mrs. Laura C. Phoenix, fulwaakee. Wis.
"Matron vf Benevolent Borne
and knowing the- good Dr. Miles' Nervine
t done me. my wish to help others, over
comes my dislike for the publicity, this
letter may give me. In Nov. and Dec. 1833,
' The inmmtem Ued the ulMftrtppe,
and 1 was one of the first. -: Resuming duty
'too soon, with the care of so .many sick, I
did not regain my health, and In a month
XbeeoMMS debilitate aitd ttcrvoxis
. Irom sleeplessness and the drafts made on
my vitality, that it was a question If I could
go on. A dear friend advised me to try
nr. Mile' Mtestorative xervine.
I took 2 bottles and am happy to say, I am
in better health than ever. I still Continue
. Itm occasional tisc," a' nerve food,
-ah mv work Is very trying. A: letter ad
dressed to Milwaukee, Wis., will reach me."
4i June 6, 1894. . 1 Mas. Laura O. Phoehixs
,; Dr. Miles' Nervine is sold on a positive
; narantee that the first bottle will benefit.
' All drasKists seU It at II. 6 bottles for 13, or
it will be sent, prepaid, on receipt or price
by tbeir.jauesueaicaiux, utnart, xnu.
Dr. Miles' Nervine
Restores Hftlth
No morphine or Opium ta Dr. Miles TJJOt
roxs. OoaaAll
raw.
"One cent a dose."
f onaleby aUDrsffi" '
JnnelSly - is to ts
hance.
HALF PRICE I
ORIENTAL WARES
i in every conceivable shape.
We bad a thousand pieces when
the season began. We bave a bun
dred pieces' now. They are worth
the first price. - Will you take them
at a SACRIFICE ? -Remember that
you take I them at just HALF the
marked price.
Those pretty Dolls will be sola
for half the marked price. These
Dolls will not -last long at these
prices. . .- :v .
CURTAINS THAT SOLD F01
$7.00 this weeie$4.75
c m u ii o en
5.00
4.00
3.50
2.50
2.25
2.00
1.75
150
3.50
2.55
2.25
1.40
1.35,
1.251
1.15
1.00
These are samples. , Call early.
NEW MATTINGS.
Twenty-five pieces Matting just
arrived. This lot of Mattings repre
sent a portion oi ; a large import
order given, by us during the Fall.
Mattings are cheaper than last year.
I You can get a very good Matting
for 124c a yard. We have about 150
yards at that price; for which you
have paid 16f c a yard, j You must
examine the line shown at 15C per
yard, also at 20, 25 and 30c a yard.
SPECIAL PRICES ON
: -r.:'..X.-' "; :- :
Carpet Departments.
Comforts, Blankets, L Damask
" Portiers, Trunks.
Dress Goods
Gloves, .Underwear.
; I'
Successor to BROWN AR0DDICX'
No 29 North Front St.
P, S. On the 1st January BILI
will be rendered for alP accounts on
my Books, and I will appreciate an
early settlement ot same. Thanking
the public for their generous patron-
age durinr the past year, I will
make every effort to merit a con
tinuance of same in the future.
dee SB tf ;'. - sj-r -
aWmtoA kaaJbh INasMBd Draad.
k EIUIYROYAL PILLS
I mm OalT
rc ! tWhto.
L vractfM a CWMMri Bmgnth xxo-
mmUMfmi la Maid mmt OtU BWtalUaV
LADIC U ,
Jm ether. IfAwtafiniiinMi v -'Mtuamd
fc.Hilli.1. iDnalualib
Aon nsM eith Mm libtos. Take
KUaf tmr XtAU.m Utur. br r4ara '
jMky
HOW HE WOULD PULL THE
Dtooovered Tbat Hs DIdnt Know How ts
. Turn In an,,Alrm of lire. 2
y" Two men came out oir a cafe in
Broadway and' paused a ' moment in
that contented, irresolute manner of
persona who have dined well. ; They
looked-up and down' the Btreet and
wondered -what to do witn the hour
that intervened before the play be-
One of them caugnt signt or tne
red glass is a street lamp on the op
posite corner and mea to read the
plainly printed, directions. It was
too ar Sway. ; V . j,':
'Suppose there were a fire m y6ur
flatj' he eaid to liis companion, "and
you wanted to tnrn in an alarm.
How would yon ao it - j t ;
"Oh, that's easy. . I'd go to the
nearest box and pnll it" '.; ', ,
"What box is nearest your flat?;
;i don't know, but there is a card
in the front ball that has the direc
tion printed very plainly.", : -v -
Ijght3. in your tront nail all
night?" 'r-.:;--'v"
"No, but I've got matches .got
matohes to burn,: my boy. Why,
what are you trying to do?" ;
'Try ing to see what you would do
in case of fire.! Now, when yon dis
cover your flat is on firo, say, in the
middle of the night, you rt&h wild
ly down stairs in your nightclothes
and slippers" f r
V'And trousers. I don t go abroad
without my trousers."! J
VA11 right Wben you get down
to .that printed card, you find you
can't read it in the dark, so for the
first time vou think of a match. But
you have none with; yon. We don't
carry matches in our trousers pock
ets. So you boundMighuy back up
stairs" - ? - 1
"Screaming fire every step.'
"Never mind, about that I am
letting you turn, in this alarm. You
come back, break three or four.
matches in your effort Ito hurty,
light the last one, read the direction,
find .the nearest alarm- box is twe
blocks away and chase madly down J
there. You make good ' time run
ning, i aamit tnas. wnen you come
to tho box, wbat-do you.djo?"
."Pull it --.v.
"But bow? Now, there is a bos
just aeross' the street. How would
you pull it if we should suddenly see
flames bursting from those windows
over there?"
"Darned if I know, but tho direc
tions aro painted plainly right up
therein sight I suppose I could
read them, or I might meet a police
man. . .
"Oh, yes, or the fire might go out
Stick to the text"
"Well, now, what would you do?.
How would you pull the box?"
"I don't tnnw. Ijut a ero over and
sco." V " . . .
So they went across and read :
"Turn handle to Jright until idoox
opens, tnen pull lnsiue hook only
once and shut the door." '
"That's easy, isn't it?" f
" Yes. But I suppose I have passed
those red lamps that mark tho loca
tion of alarm boxes, say, 3,000 times
in the past yeanjaiiofyet it never
occurred to me" to read the direc
tions. I would have , been almost
helpless in case of fire. I wonder il
theroare many more men in New
York who know no moro than we
do?" " I
' ' "Not more than 1,000,000, 1 think.
Let's walk," ,
And if they don't forget it they
have learacd a valuable Ylesson.--,
New York Herald,
'Kew Nautical Motoy.
Some successful trials are reported
as being made in various places with
the new! nautieal motor bywbicb
any boat, ay, from 10 to 18 feet
long caif be transformed into an
electfio launch without any altera
tions simply by screwing to tho stern
of the craft a fitting similar to a
rowlock plate, the motor being at-'
tachablo at once and easily. From
the tip of the tiller to the screw the
equipment for this purpose, as ex
plained,. 3 4 feet longr About 18
inches of this length, consisting oi
tho motor, controlling lever and till
er, aro jinboard of tho stornpost,
that part which runs outboard be
ing simply a nickel plated 2 inch
shaft tube, the weight 35 pounds,
and the battery, for running .being:
from 73 to 275 pounds, the weight
varying with the choice of a primary
or storage battery. The two bladed
screw is of 10 inches diameter and
just forward of this on the shaft
tube there is located a steering fin.
both motor and steering gear being
thus combined in the same machine.
By means of this arrangement from
one-third to one-half an electric
horsepower is developed with font
four cell batteries giving 26 volts,
ind, as stated, from three to' five
miles an hour Is the result, accord-
in e to lnod and rosistn-nofl I
t . Poison Iry.
, That , the poisonous principle oi
Eh us toxicodendron resides in the
bark as well as in the leaves is prov
ed by the fact that men who ,bave
to deal with logs and lumber suffer
from thei poison when they work in
the woods in winter. My father has
been severely poisoned by handling
logs in the 'millyard with dry yinoa
attached after they had been cut
several weeks. The volatile charac
ter of the poisoning is proved by the
well known fact that susceptible
persons nro affected bypassing to
the leeward side bf this rhus. A
' neighbor of mine undertook to kill
out some of the plants by pouring
boiling water over them, and the
vapors arising .carried a sufficient
infusion of tho poison to produce a
very serious ' case of poisoning. A
workman in our garden whenever
he has occasion to meddle with the
ivy always pulls one of the small
leaves and eats a piece of it assert
ing that the workmen on the railway
along whose embankments the plant
abounds always do this as a pre;
-
. ventive measure and with success
Garden and Forest - r
' Irrigation of New feng-land. Farms.' :
The Irrigation Age suggosta that a large
proportion of the so called abandoned
farms in Now; England ' might easily be
maao or great vaine ty tne practice of ir
rigation during: the drought season, which
Is the chief cause of the crop failures and
low values lor these places, and also re
marks, "To find an abandoned farm in
tne irrigated valleys of tho west would, be
about as easy as to pick up a gold nugget
on the streets: of Chicago.". No doubt
there are many farms in Maine that could
be very much improved in this way. and.
If there is no available suddIv of water
' from river or lake, there are few farm
where windmills could not raise all tht
moisture needed from springs - or deep
WeUaVMWUHOB wouznai. j ,!
u.;.-.,
SHOULD KNOW THAT
lJl
flit t-i-
11 If lU'X
is Terr reatmrtcmble rcmedx, tcth toe IN
TEZHAC nd EXTERNAL, ase, and wpn
4crtul la its quick tuition to rcliere distress.
Pain-Killer VSSTSSSSZ
Xillls, Dlarrhj Draeaterv, Craas,
Chalera, and uU Jiawl CmptainU.-
eicknM., Sick HeatUcbs, Paia ! the
Back or Side, K.heaartaai and NsaralsUu
Pain-Kilter
MADE. It brings tpet&g and permanent rdie
In all leases of DralsM Cats, Byralns,
Ssvsrs Burma, ao. - s.. .
Pain-Kilier trosud friend of tbs
Merbanle, Parmer, Planter, Sailer, aad
in tact all classes wanting a medicine always at
band, and ffe to urn Interaallv er externally
wltk certainty ef relleC
IS RE OOM MENDED
By Fhyrlciam, by itlttUmaria, by MlnUteri, by
, Mechanic, by Nvma in MoepUal. A
!'- BY EVERYBODY. J
Pain-Kilier jaf 252S
. leave port wjthoat a anppiy ef It. i
. ay No bunllyan acbi d to be without this
invaluable remedy In th. bones. Its price brltms
It within the reach ot all, and it will annual
save many times Its cost la doctors bills.
l Beware of imitations. Take none bos tits
c IWiiiM -rmi jjJkvtB.- . ;
dec 17 ta th ta j
For This Week
we will devote our especial at-.
r I tention to the sale of
Doilies,
HapMns and Towels.
We are snowing a very exteosiye
stock of the above goods,' and! will
i 7v.-: i
take pleasure in showing the
iem,;
!
whether
the customers wish
to
purchase or not Always have
in
stock a complete line of
White Goods,
Laces land Embroideries.
LADIES' WRAPS
sold at reduced prices, i Call,
and
make your selections while yoo can
procure, the size desired, j .
LADIES' AND MISSES
'V - -. V -A-.:.. I
MERINO UNDERWEAR
in all grades.
Do not fail to examine our immense
t stock of
KID GLOVES.
Eveiy pair wart anted.
Sole agents for I Dr. Jaeger's
Woollen Underwear.
Ho. Ill Harket St.
WILMINGTON, N. C
tf i- , t.
latl 5
It Is Strahga
How , Easily Some Peopla are
Fooled Out of Their Hard
Earned Money.
We don't think it right to adver
tise that we are going to cell you
goods at a reduced price fot cash
and then not do it. During the past
week this has been our experience.
Customers bave come in and bought
of us and then tell us that we are
selling cheaper than some off 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 take
care of it. .-. Don't fail to look at bur
China Tables I
AND OUR SHOW CASES FULL: OF.
. THINGS SUITABLE FOR!
XLIAS PRESENTS.
Remember bargains in
Oil, ICoal and i Wood Heaters,
COAL VASES
and other winter comforts. We are
not afraid tos compare prices! with
any establishment in the city. I
Mderman Hardware Co.,
- South front Street.
,oectf: 1.? . . . i - . j .
J. . HOBWQOD, W. J. I00MEE,
President. Cashier.
W. C C0K1B, Jr., Au't Cashier; .'
AUantic National BanJc,
Wilmington, N. O.
Liberal Loans made on anoroved
t- . - i
security at Lowest Rates.,
Ko Interest Paid on Deposits. .
All Cs-h Collections remitted far on Amt nf r.ii
Ac OQDtt of individuals, firms, banks sod otber cor
poratioss TOiatca. rromp.ness, j Accnrac sad
. ! Dec. 18, Sec IS.
Ifftt IB(U
Dec. 13
1696.
ISS.C00
Keoe
6 10,000
Snrplas sad Wet Profits. . I24.V0 S3S0JO
Prcminms ea U. S. Bonds. S.94T None.
Baabat House. c....,.. 1500 11,609
wiiiaenas paia past two xtuw. 6
per cent per
HBWI
: tannllacat of capital paid in October, 1892.
Jan e It i t j
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TpxeRY FAMILY
NOSE.
I'n. Tow TolaU Tliat WlU Preeent TnxoeA
- ; Troabto U Observed. -;-:::. i. ; ;
' "jC only people wonld remember
to breathe through tho nose, if only
they wonld think for. a . moment of
' the functions of tho nose, I wonld
have scarcely anything to do in ay,
profession." said I o well known
throat and ear, specialist to me the
other night. i - '
: "Yes ! Free nasal breathing is the
essential of a healthy throat. The
nose is the medium made by nature
to transmit the air to the lungs. Its
passages are, provided with, a slight
growth '' of hair, which acts as a
sieve in pnrif y ing the air we breathei
These hairs collect the dust particles,
and because of the natural supply of
moisture in the nose the air is suffi
ciently dampened fii passing through
not to irritate the lungs and throat.
"On the other hand, people who
breathe through the mouth will al
ways have a dry,' parched throat,
and are sure to bo victims of hoarse
ness, apd sooner cir later will suffer
from lung troubled I
"It ia the natural outcome of the
inisnse of nature's organs of respira
tion, i It is true that singers breathe
through the mouth, but it is only
while singing that they resort to
this method of breathing, and. it is
done only and solely because suffi
cient breath! cannot be taken into
the lungs at a single inspiration to
balance the great Ihmount given out
in the production, of the . singing
tone. The demand! is very great, and
the, supply must be' equal to the de
mand for singing'production: . ' f : :
"On the other hand, no one baa
ever ? seen a thoroughbred singer
while exercising,1, other than the
voice, use his or her mouth for the
purposes of breathing. This. saves
the throat from becoming excessive
ly dry, a natural result of which is
hoarseness, and keeps the passages"
to the lungs well protected, from the
..dust and microbes of disease.
"Tho cause for mouth breathing
lies in defective nasal passages. This
nasal obstruction jia known as ade
noid. It is a kind of 1 vegetation
growth at tho point where the nose
and throat join. It i3 the cause of
that common malady known as na
sal catarrh; It will also cause chron
ic Haiyngitis, which ia a source of
,untold annoyance. To remedy any
such troublo it is necessary to have
the Obstruction removed. The old
method was to burn, but' the physi-l
cians of today consider this" dangerJ
- ous. It is a simple process to remove
them with the trepan, saw or knife.
It takes but a few. minutes and is al
most painless. This bony growth is
often the cause of earache among
children. This is due to the pressure
upon the , eustachian tube, which
leads to the ear, and often results in
confplete deafness. ; It is advisable,
therefore, to attend to t any such
growth as soon as it becomes notice
able. The first symptoms are those
of breathing through theihouth and
"snoring" while asleep. The special
remedy is to -make the patient
breathe through the nose and. so
'save the, throat from all irritants,
cold sponge baths and refrain from
tho use bf cologne and alcohol in the
bath. Clear cold water and friction
will do more to maka the body
healthy, the throat and chest strong
. and the skin clear than any other
known process. . The Greeks and
Spartans never' ised anything but
clear - cold watei for tho bath, and
they have always been recognized
as the perfection of strength and
health. . j '.
"Just here it will be well ta add
that bicyclists must have free nasal
breathing if ther enjoy the greatest
benefit from this sport"
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A TOLSTOI ANECDOTE.
Bow tne Author Treated a Pnbusber who
; j Did Not Know Him. 1' .j
. The following characteristic little
story of that eccentric genius, Count Leo
Tolstoi, is communicated to our Odessa
corresponndent byj a Moscow journalist.
After completing que of his recent short
works the count went in search of anew
publisher. He appeared one forenoon in
tho publishing: afHce of a magazine
where he was personally unknown. He
was dressed after the manner of a better
class mauzhik, and the chief of the es
tablishment, probably given to judging
from appearances,! was not over polite or
patient in listening to the count's re
quest to have his sketch published, at
the same: time : taking the . manuscript
from his pocket
I "Oh, "i eaid the! publisher, "I really
cannot be bothered. It is no use my look
ing at your sketch. We have hundreds
of snch things in hand and have really
no time to deal with yours, even though.
you were in a position to guarantee the
cost, which I very much doubt." :
Tolstoi slowly rolled up his manu
script, and replacing it in his pocket ob
served,: I
"I must be laboring under some mis-
appreuension. I have been told that the
publio likes to read what I write. V-
xne public uses to read what vou
write " exclaimed the publisher, closely
scrutinizing mm. " vno are you? What
is your name?" .
' "My name is Leo Tolstoi.
-The astonished and abashed publisher
was instantly on the other side of the
counter, expressing the most profuse
apologies and entreating the count to do
nun tne distinguished honor of permit
ting him to publish the sketch. Tolstoi
quietly buttoned tap . his coat with the
manuscript m his breast pocket, savim
"You have no time, you aay, having so
many nnnareds or tnese things in hand.
I must find a publisher who has time,
and one who wilt not require a Guaran
tee. DasvidanyalV And theeount walk
ed off in his usual nonchalant manner,
London News. " . '
Growth of Berlin aad Glasgow.
j "I know of no cities in this country, "
says an American abroad, "not even
Chicago, that impress one so with a
sense oi newness fend of, great develop
ment as Berlin arid Glasgow. I remem
ber Berlin 15 years ago, when it seemed
Hardly as much bf a city as Dresden.
Mow it is so wonderfully built up and
unproveu tnat jew York seems in com
parison with it an old established com
munity, Blow In its urowth. It isTrmofc
the same with Qlasgow, whose progress
in recent years has been little less than
marvelous. - If there are any Americans
Who still think that our cities are the
only cries that grow like weeds I would
advice taem to take a trip abroad." !
1 I Tue1 ThoagLtfal Clieancer.
i Booa story is told on Channeey De
pew. He received a letter froma young
married friend fit Albany asking for a
pass for. hie mother-in-law. who Was
coming to make him a visit, and closing
With the delicate hint, "Don't forget to
have the return coupon attached. Mr,
Depew is nothing if not worldly Wise
and sympathetic, and in sending the pass
be wrote, VI have not neglected the re
turn coupon and have limited it to three
days." Minneapolis Jonmal i .
THROUGH
-631-2 Steps-
From the. corner of Front and Prin-
- cess streets will, bring you to
lYIercer C Evans'
. Shoe Store.
where you can buy Shoes as cheap as
the cheapest, and as good as the best.
. Call there, boy a pair and get a
copy of the Fazzle of the Day, and
see' how the "Gold Bugs" and the
"Silver Bugs" will get across "Green
back River" together. !
-V. A yf Respectfully, '
Hercer & Evans,
C. Evans' Old Stand.
dec SI tf
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DOH'T LET THIS FACT
Escape You.
We are getting rid of our stock of
Carpets, Rugs and Drapery at Rieatfy
reduced prices. Hemp . Carpet from
12fc up to 20qCotton Carpet 18 to
25c; ' Wool, extra heavy, two ply In
grain Carpet one yard at 67 c; AH
Wool at 50c. Tapestry at 45 and 50c.
Body Brussels at eo and 75c. We will
close out a lot of 10.0C0 vards of Flan
nelette in stripes and: in dark colors! at
5c a yard. 27 inches wide; 25 inch plaids
in Dress Flannelette at 5c a yard. Pants
Cloth, . heavy and good quality at 15c
a yard.j : ,
! Shoes! Shoes I P i
Do you need Shoes at half prict?
We bave on hand 500 pairs of very fine
French Kid, Lad if s' Button Shoes,
worth $3 50 and 5.00 a pair, ia all lasts,
A B, C, D and E, all style toes. The
very best and finest Shoes made at 69
a pair, a special price. These . Snots
wer bought from' a fine retail store on
Sixth avenue. Mew York, and we bought
the entire stock of Fine Shoes. .There
is not a pair In the lot that , can be
matched for less than $3.60. ' Remem
ber our offer at 1.69. less than ba'f
Erjce. We have all grades pf Shoes,
adies' Pebble Polkas, all solid, at 75c
a pair Ladies'; Button Dongola. all
solid, at $1.00 a pair. Old Ladies' Don
eola, low cat, ia lace, low heel, nice and
soft, at $100 a pair. .Children's very
fine and soft Kid Button Shoes at 35. 60
and 68c a pair. Come to the One
frice, ipot Lash: Racket Store, at
112 North: Front
Orton House.
street, opposite the
Braddy & Gaylord. Prop.
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Mexican
: OTTX1.3E1 JHI
Sclatloa, Scratches, Contracted
Lumbago Bprsins, Muscles;
Ehenmatlim, E trains, Eruptions, j
Bornst Stitches,' Hoof AiL
Scalds, Stiff Joints, Screw
Stings, Saekaehe, Worms,
Bites, Galls, Swinney, M'
Bruiaw, Sores, BaddleQaHs,
Sunioas, I Spavin I Files.
Corns, j Cracks, 1 1 ,
THIS COOD OLD STAND-BY
accomplishes for everybody exactly what Is claimed
for It. One of the reasons tor the great popularity of.
the Mustang Liniment Is found ia Us aaJveieml
applicability. Everybody needs such a medicine.
Tae Linbermas needs It In ease of accident.
The HoBsewlfs needs it for ceneralfamlly use.
The Cannier needs It for his teams sad his men.
The Alechanle needs tt always on bis work
bench. - . i
The Miner needs it In ease of emergency. I.
. The Pleaeer needslt cant get along wlthonttc
' The Fanner needs tt la his boose, his stable,
and hl3 stock yard. ... .. v
Th Steamboat man r tka Beatsaaa !ued
It In liberal supply afloatand ashore. -
The Horse-fancier needs U It is nts best
friend and safest reliance, i ' ' :.
The Bteekrrewer needs H4t win save baa
thousands of dollars and a world of trouble. f t
Th Railroad man needs it aad will need tt so
long as his life is a rotmd of accidents and dangers.
. The Baekwoedsnan needs tt. There Is noth
ing like tt as an antidote tor the dangers to Ufa,
Bmb and comfort which summud the pioneer. ?
i Tha fiterchaat needs ttabont his store amoot
his employees. Aocldentt will happen, and when
those oome the Wwitaai liniment a wanted stones.
Keen a Bottle lathe Hoase, Th:Uebestot
soononrj1. . 1 j :j
- KeenaBottlola the gaotair mtcamedlate
use In ease of aeeldenSeaTes pein end joss of wages,
K.ms m. Beetle Always la The Stable fe
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Woncas Tor Keta at Sale. Last ml -r
Wants, sad otber sbort BisceUaaeoas advertiaentcata
Inserted ia tnis DepartOMat, ia leaded Nonpareil tyr.
ea first ot fourth pace, at Pbttahara option. In, i'
cent pet word each iassnkisi-jMtt. ao sdwtiseaeat
takes lor loss than 80
la ad'
psenmiy cash
Utlon" Bulled free. .Wheat, prorisiao, cotton! and
stock specnlatbm on limited margias tboroagh) ei-
puunea. tjorrespooaeace solicited. . Warren, Ford
Co., 11 Wall 8treet, New York. j jsa At
Cheapest pl.ee in town.' I am selling Mince
Moat at 6 cents per poood; Curraa's, 6 ceits per
pound;' Loose Jelly sod Preserves, 8 cents a .found;
r reserves uotues at actual cost, come aad. see
me. Cbas. B Jacobs,; ag't, S17J4 North front
street. .i: A ' janStf
. Don't go to the htsrbprtced stores (or your hrist
mis Candies. I will sell fia fine fresh Candy at S0c
pound. -Also, Fiuits, NntajUuios, Cigars, Peanut
Taffy 10 cents per round. Chewing Gam Taffy IS cts
per pou d, c, for the. holidays I guarantee all I
stll. Best goods at lowest p ices j Andrew Msv
ronich Is, Mannfscturcr, 70S North Fourth street.
; dec 7 lm ': , su wa .
Wanted, s position by s registered Draggitt of
three years exp-rieDce. Ezcell nt xeferences. ad
dress D. McM. McKay, Smhhfield, N. C; 1n 4 2t
The New Year Is here and new drinks come with
A P. Levy at the . French'' Cafe, Carres the, best
lines of straight, mixed and otherwise drinks fn the
city, Coate ses Albsrt, Joe and, Be b and W con
vinced. . . . "!. . aa 1 tf
" Vflaen yon want s nice bnoch of Bananas; a'jbar
rel of Baldwin's, a case or crate of fine We tern Ap
ples, a bag of Iriih or'' Sweet Poutoes, Turnips,
Onions, Beans, or Mountain Butter from tea to four
pound lo s, c.ll or send your orders t A. S. in
stead A Col, Commission. Merchants and Wholesale
Fruit and Produce Dealers. , - lan 1 DAW tf
Photocraphe If your Photo U. would! C.
Ceme along and sit with me; Pi ices right. Photos
blight. Don't d;Iay, But come right away. U. C.
Ulis, Hi Market street. j , j dec $9 if
Besnoval From and after this date I will bave
my residence at4he Purcell. House. J. F. Woolvin
Undertaker and Embalmer. . dec 2 Ira -
y Xhe celebrated pale Kyffhauser Becrl Soldi only
by F. Rkhter. WOmington, N C. ,
. Bask etaH Vegetable Baskets for the shipment of
Peaa, Beans, Cncnmbers, etc. For sale at Jao. S.
McEachera's Grain "and Feed Store M 1 Market
street, 'j ' y- ' cil
Hardest P. B. has ia stack buggies, road
Carts aad harness of sll kinds. Repairing done by
skullul workmen oa snort notice. opposite new
CoartHoase. - e2l
Mr, Wm. GoAxr
I had a very narrow
tt
escape from, death,
to-day, my dear. I
ate one of those lawn !.
mower signs and in
; proces:: of digestion j
: it: cut! me several
' times. : ; ' ' - '"
Nanny Goat:
"Gracious! William;
you; aj wa y s we r e
careless, and i m pru
dent in eating.-W h at
did you do for it?" "
: '! ; ' M r. :Wm. Goat
' J ust swallowed a
Ppnd's Extract sign.
Yoji know Pdn d's
Extract : is the best
( thing for ' cuts ' and
lacerations." i
f , Avoid sstbsfffwfes.
. FOND S EXTRACT CO.; 76 fifth Ave.; Mew Yorfc
aog 95 D&W su we f
For Sale,
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2,600 ACRES LAND,
WELL1 ADAPTED FOR
situate about ten miles from Chad
bourn, N. C, and about one mile
from the Wilmington & Conway
Railroad." " vvf' -
Possession given at once. Terms
reasonable; Apply to
12 Market Street,
dec 14 tf Wilmington. N. C
CALLOW US
For prices before placing orders lor
j FANCY AND STAPLE
Gcceries arid Provisions.
A tmaU rot MOUNTAIN' BUT TER just re
ceived, just the thing for Christmas ccolt ng. '
Good old N. C.J1AMS. ,
I HALL & PEARS ALL, ...
Nuu and Mulberry streets,
dec St rtW tf i ' : - " "
What Butter Birthday Present
for your Boy of Girl than a de
;' posit in
ThB Wilmington Sayings ani; Trust Co.;?
It wUl bear Interest (compounded qa.rterir) at rate
of 4 per cent pr annum, sod help them acq.u re
a hsbit Whfch will be valuable throogtont their enure
UVTHE SAVINGS AND. TRUST C0. has no
secrets and invites in-etia.ioq '
Capital, tafi000 gsirplBOs 5,0OO
J. W. NORWOOD. H. WALTWIS, G. SLOAN,
- Pieddent. ' Tice Prefident. ?- Cashier :
, DIRECTORS.
H. Walters,
J.S. Worth,
W,A.Riach,
G. R. French,
B F. Hall,
' D. O'Connor,
Don. MacRae,
H. L. Voiters, .; ; ....
t v. Atkinson,' .
v J. W. Norwooo,
JasBlf
FLOUR.
1,500 bags i Flour.
1,000 bags i Flour.
7C0 bags i Flour.
500 barrels Flour.
' or Wklo' Pat-rnt FlOUr.
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oe k.if khle Patent t lour.
All ai low as the mills, freigh s
considered. - 1 J
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DAW Wlbafasgtoa, M. C. :
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