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I-, I- rf- . A. .v 1 mm 4' 3V-! Ife laiciMij te; Spots ion the sun. 1)kiveiy into exile. ." We are again , sending bills to our subscribers. In the "aggregate they amount to a vefy large sum. Many of our subscribers are responding promptly. Others pay no' attention to the bills. These latter do not seem to understand that they are under any legal or. moral obligation 'to pay for a newspaper. . ' I, MYSTERIOUS! BLEMISHES ON A DAZ- X 2UNGLY FAIR FACE." M. QUAD, IT IS SAID, DID ITWITH HIS MR. AND MRS. BOWSER. '! . 1 '. Absolutely Pure. . . A cream of tartar baking powder Highest of all in leavening strength. The Periodical Waxing and Wanlnfc- on the Sun's Spolttedness-kA Perplexing Phe nomenon Discoveries Blade and Theories . Advanced on the Subject. - . i-j On a beautiful summer morning in 1893 a light cloud of mist suddenly covered the face of the sunj, abstracting the beams per ilous to the eye and providing a singularly fine definition of the usually dazzling disk. No one who looked at the pleasing specta cle could have failed to perceive a pro nounced blot on the otherwise fair surface. It was a "sun spot" group of extraordi nary size, covering an area of at least .7,0Q0,00O,0OO square miles, and furnishing a hint of the sun's immensity, lor its lar ger diameter was not one-eighth nor its smaller diameter one-twelfth that fit the. sun. ' j ' The discovery of sun spots is not one of the triumphs of our own golden age, for in the long, long ago, in the "Flowery King dom" of faraway China, there were mist clouds and sharp eyes, as is evinced by rec ords of sun spots written in the baffling characters of a most remarkable alphabet. ' And nearer' our own- time, in A. D. 807, European observers saw a large spot which was supposed to be the planet ifercury. But, like the little worlds which roam in space between the orbits of Mars and Ju piter, and which are discovered- only to be lost again, sun spots figured so. little in the .annals 'of the times that when Ya- ibriclus announced in 1611 tftat he had An Interview With the H amor hit, Who Talks Earnestly Abont His Famous Char-aoters-'Hnndreds Who Have1 Thought " They Were Being Written Up. s f Wichita, Kan., July 24. Special. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bowser left here tonight for a visit to their old home in Michigan. Mr. Bowser has lived here-for ten years, being driven into exile, as It were, by "M. Quad," they being the subjects of his humorous ketches on Mr. and Mrs. Bowser. Thev were at a summer resort in Miohigan aqd stopped at the samo hotel with "M. Quad" when he oncelved the Bowser stories. The notoriety given them drove them to Kansas, as Mr. Bowser could not stand the jokes of his friends. For years Wichita did not recognize them as the originalof "M. QuadV-etories, but a re porter discovered it , accidentally last year, - and ever since Mr. Bowser has had a simillar' .experience to what he had in Michigan. Chi cago Tribune. t i . M Ybii tiet Interested 11 W7 mm 'ys im 1 - ii m i ; With the above in my hand I called on M. Quad the other day and asked him how Dear the Kansas man had hit the truth. "Well," laughingly replied the humor ist, "he didn't exactly hit the nail on the head, but it will pass well enough.-" .. "Di4 you have a Mr. and Mrs. Bowser In mind when you ' wrote your first sketch?" .; j ! i ' ."NoJ I did not. I don't remember that I had ever seen the name in print when I adopted it. That was the chief reason -why I selected it." J: i , V ": "But the Bowsers have been cropping up ever since the first article appeared, I have been told." M '! , ' . "It's very funny about It," replied 'Quad, as he leaned back and puffed away at the stub end of a cigar. "By the time four or five of the sketches had appeared two different Mr. Bowsers,. both residents of Detroit, called on me and demanded that I write no more. In6id of a year I had , heard from as many as ten in the state of Michigan alone. It is by no means a common name, 'and yet I believe I have heard from 100 Bowsers to date, and each and every one was satisfied that I had him in mind personally as I wrote. They have threatened libel suits and suits for dam ages and personal chastisement,: but the sketches aro still running." "But did you have a friend or a neigh bor some crank of a husband in your mind's eye?" I asked. , "No, Mr. Bowser is not a crank. He ia: simply an average husband. Many .of the things related of him transpire in every household. The number of letters I have had, from Bowsers do not begin with the number of letters I have had from women throughout the country," saying: 'Your Bowser articles hit my husband sot exact ly that we call him Mr. Bowser. Tfrhen I want to humble him I road him, one of the sketches.' There are few towns In the country where some 'particular husband hasn't been saddled with the name CAly the other day I received a letter from a man down in Missouri who said he had been held up as Bowser till he would cheer fully travel 600 miles for the pleasure of punching my head." "Don't most people think Mr ..Bowser an exaggeration?" I persisted. ; h "I don't think so. i If you won't give it away, I'll tell you that I put on my day shirt over my nightshirt the other morn ing and wore both of them all day and went home at night' to pitch into Mrs. Quad because mycollar had tormented me all day. Bowser j did that same thing in the next article, j I can't, find my socks, collars or shirts, though they are right un der my nose. Neither can Mr. Bowser or any other average husband. If I sit down to play a game of cards with Mrs. Quad, Im all right as long as I'm taking all the counts. When the thing changes I become Mr. Bowser." j j j " Sou always have Mr, Bowser get the best of an argument." . i, , "I always have him think he : does, and that is only striking a strong trait in every husband's character. .Let him: think he comes out ahead, and it's just as well with him. Mrs. Bowser has always been por trayed as rather humble, but you'll notice that under that mask of seeming humility and submission she generally carries her point."' -. '-.,(.. ; j ..; - "-Wherein do you think lies the strength of the sketch?" j i "In its being true to nature a photo graph, as it were; of the average house hold. There may be only 100 Mr. Bowsers by name" in all Amorica, but there are thousands of Mri Bowsers under othe names. All husbands are very much alike in certain things." : "And naturally you have become inter ested in your imaginary , characters?" I asked as the .man who has made millions laugn ana weep sat with a smile on hia face. ' ' j. .. - j. ..!.,- "Very much so," he replied. "Yes, I like Mr. and Mrs, Bowser. They are like old friends when i I sit down to write of them. I can't say that I like Mrs. Bowser better, and yet I instinctively-And myself taking her part when Mr. Bowser begins to bear down. "I think I have had 1,000 letters suggesting that I change things about and let Mrs. Bowser boss the roost, but that wouldn't do, you know. The hus band is.the natural bead of the house, but when he begins to think he knows it all and his wife doesn't know anything she should have a pull to take him down a Peg." ,i "And so you didn't drive Mr: and Mrs. Bowser out of. Michigan and- into exile?" I queried as I rose to go. ; t "I should be very 6orry to find that I had, ' ' replied the humorist. ' ' It wouldn't be my fault altogether if such were the case, as MrV Bowser ought to mend his ways around the house and give Mrs; Bow ser a little better show. I think she's a de serving woman, don't you?" W. W. in Detroit Free Press. J ' Latest United Food Report. I ; Government States a Boyal Baking Powder Co., 106 Wall Street. R7Y. THE WAY AND T HE GUIDE. found "dark spots on the sun'!' he agi- crowns the soul The way I know nut fliou liaslf led, and of - A It seeniod u durluaiuu way untl hard to tread, L And leading downward rather than aloft Appeared the way by which the Father ted. . But yet I followed, knowing not the way, I . Though still assured, because' the guide I . ; knew, i j I I i - And waiting till the radiance of the day Should break, illumed with heaven painted hue." . T j - - . .. , And.i lol the glowing morn has burst at last. More brilliant e'en than hope could paint its ' life. I ; , i - ' -' That light is clearest which leaves darkness ' ,( past, j , . i- ; , That peace most peaceful which is born of . ;.' "Strife. , '!'! I - , . '" ir . Canada Presbyterian. 4 SUNDAY SELECTIONS. -r A good heart never grows cold, ? A good mother's worth is incal : culable., . - . ;.'.!, r ; ' " Haste for wealth Jeaves happi-- nest behind. ; - . - : j i'- ' ' ''.'! ! True Christians love all men with all the heart, ' v t-. Contentment with constant joy. j' f Hoard sunshine in the heart fur clouds come by and by, - There is a want in every; soul ; that God; alone can satisfy. ' 1 1: Conscious trust in Christ is the odly light of the death chamber, , f. Every neglected opportunity draws after it an irreparable loss which will go into eternity , with yon. Dod drige. " -; . .. . ; Doing nothing-for others is the undoing ol one's self. We do most good to ourselves when dojng most for others Horace Mann. j j 1 It is only the great-hearted who can be true friends; the mean acd cowardly can, never know what true friendship means. G. King'sley, ) Tne secular newspapers, in an- itvrtoancing ;tfae purchase ot the site of iBabyten by two weahhy -Jews, speak of f isone of the revenges of time, where, manyi centuries ugo. j the Jews were in ' captivity, and it seemed as if the Irael- itish nation had perished, but God bad promised -that they should endure for-i evermore, and the promise holds goodr to day. The Jews are still a peculiar . pcutjic, uui. odoyion, -great Babylon? which I .have - built' said Nebuchad-! nezar, is but a name, and two Jews own the; original site:-" t ! TWINKLINGS. ! He makes an attempt: Teacher "What is a pedestrian, Johnnj?" Johnnv: "A man who doesn't ride a bike-." Pud., - , j-. - i Happy Thought. Poet (to edi tor)"! send you a poem. 'Why Da I Live ?' Please send answer." . j Editor , Because you send your poem by mail." 7" exas Sifttnzs. j j . J .vnowu, IIU4I . iwu beautiful childrec! Are they twins ?'' said an old bachelor ta an Austin 'lady ; with two children. . 1 i ' lady311' y"' thCy arC rP,ied lhf . j'Excuse my curiosity, madame, but ; are you the mother of both of them ?"- Texas Sif tints. 1 I ! ' His Exclusiveness Vou don't read novels as much as you used to, Mr. : Beverly. - No. there are so few women in fiction nowadays that are fit to associate with. Chicago Record. ') Mr. Haggard -Ah, darling,, must I say good-nighi? i j Harsh voice from the top of stairr (tail of sarcasm) Not necessarily. young man; not necessanlj! ' If you wish to be truthful, yoa must say good morning. Tit-Bits j -. "If people go to the opera to how their clothes " he began. y '7Ye? ' she said inquiringly. ' .'If people go to the opera to show their clothes," be repeated, "I should think some of them wou'd War more of them than they do."r-CAicaeo Post. ; 'James E. Alsop, arrested Thursday for the murder of Miss Lena Olsen, at Duluth, committed suicide Friday night by hanging himseli with a rope made by auuutn into strips. tatod the prevailing schools of philosophy to thelc. depths,' for all such singular ap pearances had been attributed to the tran sits of planets. The great name of Galilei is associated with the discovery, and that mental giant claimed to have seen spots earlier even than Fabriclus. Still another independent discovery was made by Schei-ner.- , . . i : Galilei and Fabrloius saw that the spots are objects on the sun's surface, carriod , along by the: rotation of the sun on its axis. For a brief while Soheiner supposed them to be planets, but he finally accepted Galilei's Views. And (here- is a hint to the wise) he devised the excellent plan of viewing the spots by throwing the image of the sun, procured by his telescope, on a screen. ' .- .( K . -'' ' " . If a spot be seen upon the eastern limb of the sun today, by tomorrow it will have changed its position a little nearer to the sun's oenter. In about seven days it will pass the central line, and in seven more it will disappear over the western edge. Very probably it will again be seen in 14 days more, reappearing on the eastern limb, which shows that, making allowance for the earth's movement, the sun revolves on its axis in about 25 days, f '. 1 . But the spots may "break up" after a few days and utterly disappear, although' on the average they last two or three months. Some linger much longer, and others live but a few hours. j It. a spot be well developed, it will be noticed with1 the telescope -that when on the limb of the sun it seems like a "notch" : in the rim. It is very evidently a depres sion in the 60lar surface. When it gets a little farther "on" it is seen to be a black, spot with a shading on the farther side. When it is (contral the "cavity" is wide open, and the "shading" is seen all around the black center, which is called the "um bra." The T shading" which consists of fringelike filaments, is termed the "pe numbra. " As the spot approaches the west-. era limb the eastern side of the penumbra narrows, and finally closes, so there can be no. doubt as to the perspective. : In mo ments of excellent definition the telescope, shows a surprisingly beautiful texture in the penumbra. In 1873 Professor Lang, ley, then , of Alleghany observatory, but now of the Smithsonian, made a drawing of a "typical" sun spot, which will well repay study Sometimes there! are feath ery sweeps, and delicate "bridges" or daz zling lines of light gently creeping or flash ing across the stupendous depths of the mbra, and even the "creeping" must be nt a rat of speed compared with which the wildest Cyclone of earth would be but the gentle breathing of an infant. , Once two observers, miles apart, , hap pening to b6 studying the sun at the. same moment, saw an outburst at the edge of a great spot and two objects shaped like "new moons," about 8,000 by 3,000miles, far brighter: than the surrounding surface, moved away teqin the spot for a few min utes, traversing in that time upward of o,uwj mijoa. ior was the spot apparently changed in structure by this curious inci dent. Two 'photographs of a spot, taken a half hourj apartt ofteta show marked changes, indlcativeof tremendous activity. . There are years when spots are abundant and years when few are visible indeed; there are months when none is to be seen even upon the closest scrutiny.i And it is now well established that the spots have a "period" of about 11 years. That is to say, commencing with a "maximum" period when the spots are very numerous it will be about 11 vears until another maximum. and during the interim the spots will have decreased , to a "minimum. "j The last maximum was reached In 1893, and dur ing that year there were times of superb definition, when hundreds of ! spots, tiny and titanW, woro seen sprinkled over the vast disk, j - i Galilei said that the spots are clouds floating ini tho solar atmosphere. Some later observers have considered them to be eruptions from solar volcanoes; That they are clouds many believe, but they cannot be above the solar atmosphere, for we have seen that they are far below the solar surface, perhaps many hundreds of miles in 6oine instances. Some have main tained that they are mountain tops in a fiery sea, While Herschel, the elder, firmly believed the sun to be a habitable body, having two cloud coverings;: the nearer one dark, yet light reflecting, the outer one the V' photosphere" which we see. while the HpotsnSTEis opinion, were open ings in the clouds, the umbra-being the portions of the dark sun globe exposed to view and the penumbra the inner cloud re-' ferred to. Philadelphia Ledger. - S in your, work -when you clean with Gold Dust u 'Broilers, boilers, pots and-pas, ; siaiiets, Kettles, buckets, and cans become' clean at a toucb, soot is quickly remved, grease dislodged when you . use Gold Dust' (WASHING POWDER . is indispensable for cleaning kitchen uten sils, paint and woodwork. Gets the dirt off Nothing in it to grit . Sold everywhere. I Made only by - .. THE N. K. FAIR BANK COMPANY; Chicago, SlLonU, New York, Boston, Philadelphia. BUSINESS LOCALS. None For Kent or Sals, lost and frond wnt, and other ibort miacellaaeotu advertisement Inserted in this Department, in leaded Nonpareil type on fint or fourth page, at Publisher's option, for 1 cent per wora each iiuertionsbat no advertisement taken for lest than 30 cents, i Terms, poddvaly cash la advance.. . j Dreas-Ittaktng Neatly done. ' Satisfaction uuaranteed. Patronage Solicited. Mrs. J. B. McDaniel, 409 Chnnh Streej ' aprlDlt Wanted-Ma'e Heip reliable parties -(a every City to sell Graphopbones.1irad opportunity to make big money. Only $50 cash oatlaji Pellicular tree of Columbia Phonograph Co., Washington, 0. C. lo you speculate? "Guide to Successful Specu lation" mailed (ree. r Wheat, provision, cotton and stock speculation on limited margins thoroughly e plained.l Correspondence solicited. Warren, Ford & raplBSt , Ithsu ' J Bi received one car Janaica Bananas, 10 banels Russett and 40 crat a Western, N. C. Apples; 25 sacks Irish Potatoes and Onions. Bntter Beans, i-eas, vnea Apples, Dried Peaches, N. C. Hams, Cakes and Crackeri. Candits of ail kinds. Nuts. Figs, Dates, Lemons, Oranges and Peanuts, in lots to suit at A. b. Wmstead's, Commission Merchants and Wholesale Fruit and Produce Dealers, 115 North oecona street. apS DAW tf PhotOKraphle novelties. Photos with high gloss, Photos with no gloss, Photos $1.00 per dozen nd P!. Fme, eP. Satisfaction guaranteed. u. x,. J-uis, in Market street. mar 36 tf Besides ail the latest and most fashionable drinks freejunch will be served daily irom 11 a. m. to 1 p m.,at A. P. Levy's, on Princess street, mar 11 tf a?or the best and most complete line of Grocerie at the lowest city prices, call at Charles D. Jacobs' Retail 0rocery Store. No. 217, North Front street. Attentive delivery men and clerks will hustle up the goods. : . '. . ..j marStf AS THE SUN SHINES The Hoon and Stars, JUST SO THE Racket fore The celebrated pale Kyffhanse by F, Richter, WOmington, N. C. Beerl Sold only Baahveta, Vegetable Baskets for the shipment of Peas, Beans, Cucumbers, etc- For sale at Jno. S. McKachern's Grain and Feed Store 211 Market Mrect- ' ;.-' j - j dU Haydcn, P. la., has in stack buggies, road Carts and harness of all kinds. Repnirlnf done by ikillful workmen on short notice. Oppoctts new """" . ! r . , ATTE1(TI0H . v - : ' r . -r"Outdoe. "uoderiells and overmatches any other Dr? Good tote in the Stati. we claim to be the leading Dry Goods home. Oar prices are often quoted, btit seldom matched. Our trade is very Rood, and we are not boasting or cerii plaining. We want yours; and sslc fcjr a trial. Read our Dnces and rnmnim iucui wua tuner nouses. -". Shoes, Shoes. Ladles' nice 8 hole lace Pat. Tip S'iri- pers, 60c a pair.. Sandals with straps' wot a pair, r me suppers, the best goods. $1,69 and 2 00 a pair. Ladies' fine Shoes, with Pat.! Tips, made tt Donsola, 75c a pair. Extra qualitv, 98c. The best Shoes made at $1 89. This Is a special iob, and worth twice the price. Men's Fine Baff, Lice or Congress, solid Shoes, fl.00 a pair. Men's Fine vui anoes lor !S.uo and 8 00 a pair. Infant Shoes, 20 and 25c; special, 40cja pair, nuaren s Slippers, all sizes, all grades. Give us a call for Shoes of all kinds. :.,-. Millinery! We are no fake?. We learl in crui and new goods. Ournew! Hats, Rib- oons ana Mowers are daily belnc r. ceived from the spot cash houses of the Northern cities. We are selling nice Trimmed Hats at 60c eachj Children's oouna riats, trimmed in ribbon, at 20c caca. ceautuui Hats, nice styles, in pretty straws, silk bands, 40c each. Pretty Leghorns, 25,40 and 60c each. A nice line Sailors, 9, 15 and 25c each. Beautiful Trimmed Hats, $1.50 and 2 00 n.n. - e want to' neip you to econo mize in'your head wear. We have the best trimmers ot 10 yeais'j experience. We trim, all Hats we sell with th material, iree ol charge to you; OUR, SIXTY THOUSAND TRAMPS. Clothing. dealers say Will sell goods THEY i l -, AT extra men the laueh i : PADC3 j - KDLLER ' i - v-'- I : . THIS fl-Dv.fi, . ,f ' ! Fada In Shlpa. - Fadfl'ln siiphuUdlng seem to date from the seventeenth century, when a Dutch merchant gave orders for a vessel to be constructed for liim like the pictorial rep resentations of Noah's ark. The shipping folk in the town where he resided jeered at him for his occentrio idea, but when the craft was completed and she was found ca- vum ui worrying a tiiird more; cargo than uwuwb anips, ana no were Required to work her,1 vuaiiKu B1QCS. iTohfthlw t.hi. 4o v, instance on record of a "fad" turning out uooessf ul when put to a practical test. h , K 81! WJl1Um DoncaSter Panted what he described as being "the Arst hy drostatlo ship which has ever appeared up on the habitable globe." It consisted of Ave pontoons, sharp pointed, to divide the. i T"ll wurer, so rnat shoi would rise wen to the waves. Four water wheels were fixed fore and aft, between pontoons one and two and four and five",, through which tiie water ran to propel the vessel. This invention, pa might readily be imagined, proved to be of no use Whatever. Cham bers' Journal Having was much puzzled to jiA Hatter of Eggaj ' taken a farm, a citv mmrihtm. know why hia fowls' . . H Puronasln8 two dozen eggs, he..a ?ht poei a eikin the nits! " ""i Kruener. HA aalrl rin-r TH1 ami Family Medicine of the Age.- - laKen internally, It Cures V Diarrhoea, Cramp, and Pain 1 'i.jS sssar-js! ,Ued ExterntUJyJ It Cures S ' Aa artiola t nul m.ril irtnpmrtil, aabaaa4U " ainit sad Tirtna CUm. wunuu K- paia ao luUf A l V. .fJfJf,r?1 ilMa It I marlk a. m . dec 17 - m tbta . 7.. "ia an yew; . !? answered the gardener, shak: fi wh?M ;"rvealow, ir, to lay this time of the year." - " The same thins nmnnui i ... 1., 4 . " wo voumw 7J " Sfi- a .?lngs. On itv "1U,IU1, ne garaener - """ ne egg, saying, wy now, sir j ; here's -Well, the; "They'U soon begin In ttT11 lald toux twenty egg. theSei.e?ener 00,114 ly Pl7, "WelL Telegraph!. -MW,.--inaoii org of disports itself with 1 T "fT work is marked with S3?2l S oe scrictfjM oiscretlon cannot bWe. . ' . t. .i , ; ; Glaacow la the Last Century. Though still 'only a quiet,, but pio luresque old place, nestling about the cathedral and the ooIIrca. ftTirl fTxrrt finA but sleepy, streets, n which carriers build, their haystacks out before their doors, it was carrying on a trade which was even then cosmopolitan. , The ships of Glasgow were in all the waters of the world, and its merchants had won the lead in at least one important branch of commerce, the West India tobacco trade.and were founding industries every year. Before the middle of the century the Clyde had become the chief Euro pean emporium for American tobacco. JiT iUfe,a countries were not then allowed to import directly, and three fourths of the tobacco was immediately on arrival transhipped by the Glasgow merchants for the seaports of the Medi terranean, the Baltic and the North sea. As they widened their connections abroad they naturally developed their tadustries at hpme. They founded the snuthneld Iron works, una tA iron from Russia and Sweden to make hoes and spades for the negroes of Mary land. They founded the G lasgow tan nery W 1742, which Pennant thought an amazinar sieht. and TOWa- ployed 8Qp men making saddles and" SnSi ?1 'Plantations They.opened the Pollokshaws linen print . fleld-in 1742, copper and tin works ir 1747 the DelflSeld pottery in 1748 They bel flf1itK0r1m1,nfc,ire t8 and crape illl' 1759 ad leather gloves in 1763. Thev ODennH tha baf Ship-in 17li d ond the Arms in 1752. They first began to improve the navigation of the Clyde by the act of 1759. They built a dry dock at their harbor of Port Glas gow in 1763, while in 1768 they deep-1 ene4 the Clyde :up to the cityand be J pi r the canal j to the Forth for their teade with the Baltic. It was obvious uueuexuro inai j una was a unique commercial of Adam Smith,' 20 Per Cent. Below Cost. Others 10 Per Cent. Below Cost. Others at Cost. ' ' I :.; : And we sajT a PROFIT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY "ui m oraer mat we may iget as near the above as we can we make this offer. ' I . . . J .!-.- M . . c very customer ouyirig ot us one dollar's worth or more, for cash, will be presented with a useful article of every day need. ! " '' ! ' If xou must not ask .any questions untilafter the purchase. M -"' Re'spectfully, ' Alderman Hardware Co., 29 South Front Street, j i apl9tf - Wilmington, Nj C. We are making special efforts to sell the best trade in the city Clothing. Our juii. m viay worsted am f 8.00 and 10.00 a Suit. Our Gray mixed, very pretty. $3 98 a suit. Very pretty Navy Blue Suits, $4.50. Light Gray, $5.00. We have a verv nice line ftnrim..'. Fine Suits, worth from 16.50 to 12 00 la suit. Boys' Wash Suits,- with saUor collar, 89c a suit. Verv orettv ri- Suits, with fa lor collar, $1.00 a suit. A line of new Sailor Suiti m best goods, ??w'.nZln irom 13 00 to 13.50 a suit. Men s Pants, fnllv l.nnn nair. from. Good Pants, at 48c a pair. , i vCome to us for bargains of all kinds. You will find us at 112 North Front oucci, opposite tne Urton House. Proressor HcCook Says They Are Health . . imr. Xhan Any Other Claaa. - -:-: Professor John J. HcCook of Trinity 'college, in a recent lecture in New Jlaven on." The Pathological Aspect of the Tramp Problem," cave the followintr interestlns L facts about the knights of the road : . , .. f vjew Jersey was the first state to pass a law punishing the professional tramp and at the same time to define what he was. This was in 1870. Rhode Island Was tho.'next, and-Connecticut came third. A recent writer asserts that there are about 60,000 tramps in the United States. This uuuiuer is a trine xarge, aitnougn it is sare to say that there are over 40,000. This is larger than the army of Wellington at Wa terloo. We look on tramps as human : wrefcks and driftwood, and yet the major ity of them are in the prime of life and in better than the average health. Only. 814 per cent of the tramps with whom my sta- tistics were gleaned claimed in the dead of winter, when the grip, was raging, they were in bad .health. They are robust and will fill you with envy, malice and all oth er jealous feelings when you hear them snoring at midnight. f "Eighty-one .per cent of tramps declare that they took" to the road because they were out of a job, and only oue man be cause machinery took his place. Over 60 per cent of the English tramps are given as taking the road because of vagrant hab its. The majority of our tramps are of American birth, 65 per cent of 1,342 being of American parentage, and 273 Irish, who come next. Over 100 out of 1,738 tramps could read and write, and they all spend money on the daily newspapers. But of 1,889 only 70 are married, 67 are widowers and 84 have children?- Thirty-eight per cent say that they work for their food, 24 per cent beg it and 56 per cent that they steal it. O ver 400 sleep at cheap lodging houses and nearly 300 in police headquar ters. About 100 Sleep In boxes." . ENGLISH LAWYERS' EARNINGS Some Men of the Highett Attainments Do i mn.i ou m I ear. .How much do successful barristers make in a year? Some particulars slven in the London Home throw some light on the question: It is commonly said that Sir Charles Russell never made less than 20.- 000 or 25,000 per annum for many years preceding his promotion. Large as his in- iCohie was, there were half a dozen men at the bar running it very close. I Jiotn bir Klchard Webster and Sir Ed ward Clarke are making fully 20,000 a year, and men like Mr. B. B. Flnlay, Sir Henry James,. -Mr. J. T. Murphy, Mr. Lawson Walton,, Mr. Fielding Dickens, Mr. W.:; Willis,. .Mr. Cozens Hardyf'Mr. Graham Hastings, and others; are credited with almost equally large j earnings. But most Q. C. 's are, of course, very much less fortunate. - , ; mere are large and small incomes also Among Jibe members of the junior bar. Men-like Mr. English Harrison and Mr. . Ai. iiray are, the writer of the article" j says, Kopt actively engaged with good ahd remunerative work, bringing in from 1, 000 to 5,000 a year, but Drobahlv half nf: the men at the junior bar are not making 150 a year, whilo many men of the high est attainments aro not making and have uot maae ior years past 50 'a year. Rosin Soaps. ' r ' . The practicability of obtaining rosin' soaps possessing any required degree of hardness and quite free from water is the claiin put forth by Dr. tflimsch of .Vien na, Ho says that in his improved method of manufacturing soap the longer the grinding or kneading or the better the sev eral ingredients of- rosin soap are mixed and pressed the loss'is required of the bind ing agents, ror curing the mixing and grinding of the several ingredients a spon taneous, heating of the material occurs, which favors the union and enables excel lent hard rosin soaps to be prdducS. The special advantages of Dr. Klimsch's proc ess, as explained by him, include the sup pression of every kind of boiling and the customary preparation of liquor; an al most dry, odorless, easy and rapid opera tion, which has no deleterious effect upon the work people or the vicinity of the works; the possibility of producing on a Very large scaleWheap white and colored iiaru rosin soaps or any kind and for any uses; and the easy production of soaps which may be quite freer from water, there fore unchangeable during ytransport and oioroye, economic in use and effective, dis- """"K wt-" even in coiu water. i ..j.iiimmmmii v BLACKWCLL'S BHMJ HGO. ! orricc or : -ff DURHAM TOBACCO COMPANY. DURHAM. N. C. i 1 You are ! entitled to recelvat r ntt."vuiywui.wiiuicsaieaealer , WHITE STAR SOAP with all U1B Blaokwell's Genuine iiurnam bmolang AODaCCO yoirbiiy. tOne bar of soap Free , with each i pound whether 16 8 or., 4 oz.t 0l a oz.i packages. . Wo hava Notified every whole-' sale dealer In the United states that wo will aupply them with soar to tfve you FREE. Orderaeood aupply of GfeMSfe DURHAM at once, and insist on getting your soap. One bar of Soap FREE with each pound you buy. Soap i offered for a limited time, so order . to-day. i j Yours very truly. A BLACICIVELL'C DURHAM TOBACCO COMPANY. HMilin If yoahavaany drlflcaltylnprocariaKrour Mp. cut oat this aatiea aad sand it with ' rur order to your wholesale dealer. HAMMOCKS ,1 ". Just received a large stock of the Celebrated PALMER HAMMOGK all ia beautiful colors, with spreaders and valance.' Prices lower than ever Mexican Grass Hammocks from 75 cents to $1.50 each. 1 ' Baseball Ghoocls. Spaulding's Professional Base Balls, Bats, Masks, Mits and Belts. ODroiqL-xa-OTj fee-bs. Eight Balls and eight Mallets $1.25 to $2.00 per set. .'.'. 1 Gra,3cL3IL S-bs. j " nuc, xvasc ana anovei, just suitable for the little ones, 15 to 35 rntc A.TES & CO. per set. ap 19 tf O. "W JOHNSON FORE We are too busy to write 4 regular advertisement, but wish to extend: an invitation to the ladies to cill and take a glance at the fWanf i,n. .f Millinery Goods ' i, received by Express. Somle of the 'j J New Shapes in Ladies' and Children's Hats are ! Perfectly Beautiful. Our LADIES' SHIRT WAIST are the best fitting; garments on thiJ market, and you should not fail to try them. Prices from 75 cents to .each. ; . we nave a perlect lot of LADIES KID GLOVES, , on ourcounter: MONDAY at 50 Cents a pair. Mail orders promptly filled, i l l y CT oTi -ri son &; Pore, ,pl2tf : ' ' ; '- t " - No. Ill Market St. which we will place L Th Allan Braddy & Gaylord, Proprietors of Wilmington Big Racket &tcre- j apr 19 tfi Little Gtrt. (in of ml lage store - keeper) Morhmer sent me back and says as she want's Pond's Extract, j and not this wot you said ! was jest as good. There ain't any so good las Pond's Extract." J BOWDEIMJ LITHIA WATER, The Only known Solvent Stono in the Bladder. n. positive specific for Gout, Rheu matfc Gout, Rheumatism. Brtehks Disease, and all diseases navlnethiir origin in Uric Acid Diathesis, NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA. and INSOMNIA. w cuaiuig iapie water iias no ' Equal. ! , oeware ot Artific'al and Imitation Lithia Water; Send postal lot illustrated Booklet. Bowden Lithia Water Is sold by air dealers, or Bowden Lithia Springs Co 174 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga. $i.do WIL BUY THE CHOICE , An Experience Jn Telepatliy. " " Borne few years ago I was a guest I in the fiome of an intimate friend, whose nnmarried sister, also an associate ! of xay own, was away at the time. -My hostess, whom I shall call. Mrs. J.f was taken suddenly and seriously ilL The family doctor was summoned, but, as he was away, a - strange physician was called, and he was in attendance upon Mrs. J. when, at midnight, her own doc tor arrived. Early on the following morning I received a telegram from the absent sister saying: "Is anything wrong at home? Answer immediately. " I replied, rjnd before the day was over, a letter addressed to me, and mailed when the telegram was sent, came from the abseuLster, saying : "Ijhave had a peculiar and impressive dreaiju of home. I saw A. lvino on ih bed as if very ill; while in the dressing room; as if m consultation, were two doctors Dr. L. (the family physician) and a stranger a tall, dark man, whom Dr. L. addressed as Dr. Rice. So im pressed am I that something is'wrong that 1 write to you in order to know as feoon as possible the meaning of this strange vision. " Her dream was as vivid a portrayal Of - what was actually occurring at her home during the night as I, personally present, could have given. ; She was al most correct as to the name of , the strange doctor, whom, she heard ad dressed as Dr. Rice, but whose uame was Reed. It w ill rbe offered in' explana tion that she was anxious about home and naturally dreamed of her sister. But this explanation will not 'suffice for she was a girl, much away from home; thejnarried sister was nvon'iir V and no member fjftho family had $vef eooa or neara oi tne strange physician; That the sick sister was thinking of the absent one, I know. She -was a woman of determined will and of unusual mag netic power, as her success as a public speaker attests. May she not, through her desires, have unconsciously thrown upon the mind of the absent one certain photographic revelations of what was actually occurring? Metaphvsical Ma. B7ino . o tic National Bank Of Wihnington, N. C. JtSV,1?J. -one .hey d rhrte ta --rk ' . rrmuuii rics on satistactory secaritv. mStS-SJrSS-S!1 "W.Wnjf wns sent direct tJ place o pay ment and handled with DrotnDfnes anH w,r,, . v ' T " i. -wvwuiQv;. Capital $125000. YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED. Surplus $50,000. J. W. Norwood, u. l.. Lrore, S. P. 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(Page 832. ) j j We stand on a pass; , blinded by mist 11- estand?sii we shall be frozen to death: If we take the wrong road, we shall h rfJvfJ TllPoo TO j lu V uu noz certainly qo r VT".." ."gncone. Zr.' ;ir" tne vjjife Fitzjames Stephens." a limb wltA W It ai ODe 0411 cut off taohed ThZ ?ZZZ flV6 dozen Jr8te -aTa rulfl Bte" are not ons to eatoystersi thif alWay8danrer any statrof T hat, ? uncovered at Journal.; iouisviue Courier- Mme. Sieolfy. ' ! Mme. Dieulfv. ri, i. . !. . . rank as an aufcho ""a"b.fcflnea W or .Paris in man's at.ti -arx. . a bride in ii7n " "vu 8ne was a and to avoid .tl """ , uu" ofiit MKJarea hex dress. T A VERY FINE j Soda Wafer Fountain. One Generator, copper Fountains. a rare chance to secure a bargain. SAM'L BEAR, Sr., 12 Market Streetj aP5tf j Wilminirton, N. C ENNYROYAL PILLS as a lad never changed 1 or P 4 tf tt imnj Hfiir. Ai r , to MTU. UMtlmM.l.u . Mai - z. . nptr. aaF? ta HealthfiaBiscuits. 60 cases Good f Luck Baking Powder. 1 nnSi ses Rex taking Powder. -1000 lbs. assorted A. and IT. "Soda." 15 barrels Fancy Rice. . 5 sacks comon Rice. 25 caises American Sardines. ' 35 cases fall weight Oysters. 75 cases Mendleson's Lye. " " , 50 cases Star I.v i I Can 11 yourorders frvr 5r,irA Pp f VW, nutmeg and anvthin u me u rug line. j ' W. B. COOPER, Wholewje Grocer and Commiarioa Merchant, . , . 228 North Water street, Pl9tl; DAW , Wilmlogtoo. N Floar, Sogar, Colfte, Starch; Soaos, die, &c. A large stock of Grbceries rovisions to select from. A consignment N. C. Bacon just '0. Send us your order. ' HALL PEARSALL. . aP 5 niwU" an M!berry streets. and Wanted, A BARBER. A GOOD. VlAN CAN GET A firatlasssltqation by applying o feb 19 if '- ' -i 1 - No. A. PREHPERT, 11 South Trent Street. V sx- V:
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