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r? We are , again sending bills to our subscribers. In the aggregate they amount to a very 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. ' FOOTER - Absolutely Pure r A cream of I tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leavening strength. Latest United States Government Food Report. ' . 't . Boyal Baking Powder Co.. 106 Wall Street! N. Y SUNDAY SELECTIONS. All afe sculptors, cutting char acter in living marble. Gather roses the thorns will take care of themselves. . The hardest wound j to heal is the one inflicted by a friend. ' ' ' This world is a bad world only for those who have bad hearts. . Treasures laid up in heaven always enrich somebody on earth. . - If good seed is put in good ground some of it will be sure to grow. The devil is the only gainer when a boy is whipped to make him go to cburcb, - : If church-members are hungry for spiritual Jood, the heat,- mud and rain will not be likely to keep them from from chnrch. ''j.'.'.j ' . ! f:s'v"' - Do the 'duty which lies nearest thee, which thou knowest to be a' doty. Thy second duty will already have be come dearer. Carlyle. 1 ... ' When some people learn to put as much of their life into their religions professions as they now pat into their political professions, it will be a great; day for Christ's Kingdom and eood government as. well. Raleigh Biblical Recorder. ' . ' j - . '" !'' Christ's sufferings are a rebuke to our softness and self-pleasing. It is not indeed wrong to enjoy the comforts and the pleasures of life, but we are too terrified to be parted from them., and too afraid of pain and poverty. fames Stalker. r ' I hope we shall educate the people until a soul's inheritance as an Immortal being, with the universe of God at his feet, shall count for more in the thought of his heart than all the gold and all the glory of the- world. J. H. Vncent. Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue .or lips. We never have heard of any mental Tfsible arising from this quarter. Though ' thet do not cost much, yet they accom plish' much. They make other people good natured. They also produce their own image on men's souls, aud a beauti ful image it is. We have not yet begun touse kind words in such abundance as they ought to be used. Pascal. TWINKLINGS. Irishman (at the telephone) 4- ainu me up tree oaies oi nay ana wan bag of oats, it- I i . . Feed Dealer All right. L Who for ? , irishman There now, don't get gay. For the horse, ay coorse. Kansas City Times. ; -k I; ;, ' ' :' Fuddy-417 rasher has the repu tation of being a great wit, but for my part I can't see. anything . bright in bis wntines. . U ; Dudley That's queer. Why his jokes have been used by the greatest wits that .ever lwta,r&ostoH Transcript. She Your wife reminds me a great-deal cf my lister who- is inf Aus tralia. '",(' ' ,- v . ' ! He She reminds me a great deal of i her first husband, who is Lord knows whttt.-fPici-Me-Uf. . . i The' elephant seized a wisp of hay, waved it in the air, and deftly in serted it in his mouth. ; "Have you noticed," he said, turning i to the camel, "that the style of ladies' sleeves for 1896 is shaped exactly like . my trunk?" Chicago Chronicle. - Benny ,. Bloobumper " Papa, can we eat time r Mr. Bloobumper " Certainly not- Benny.- '.That is i very silly question." Benny Bloobumper ",But the brake- man called out, Twenty minutes for dinner. Judge. . i A lady teacher in one of the j Machias schools, in trying to explain the i meaning of the word slowly, illustrated 'it by walking across the floor. When the asked the -class to tell her how she "walked she nearly fainted when a boy at tne lootoi tne class ahouted: 'How- legged, ma'am." Maise Papers. A severe electric and Wind storm Friday night did damage at several points, in North Carolina. A man named Cates was killed by lightning at ,Hillsboro. There was heavy hail, at many points. ! . I - I,.. , -r i f EVERY rAMILY SHOULD KNOW THAT Igm rerr remtrkoblo remedy, both tot IN ' , 4ttul la its quick action to relieve distrcs. fllelmess. 81ek Headache, Pala la ths Itaek or Ulds, Kaenniatlsaa and Nsaralala. Paln-Kittcr l-SSPSSSSS!-. MADE, it prints asudy and permanent relUf In a& cases of Braises, Cats, earalas, 8avar Barns, ato. . Paln-KUIer 7S.Xit Meeaaale, Farmer, Plaatar, Bailer, and la fact all oltsiws wanUns a snodietae always at a ana, ana tao to um interaau-er exteraaur with eertalaty of reliefc IS REOOMM ENDED Mr nytHant, by fCltrlonmrttt, by Wnltfrt, by, . MtcAanitt, by MifKt in MotpUaU. by mvmirrmoDY. Paln-KUlcr lVrs Isave port wlthoDl a snpnlr of It. asr-Mo family an afford to bo wltbost this - laTalaabls ramady In ths honas. Its pries brlnM It within ths naoh ofall, and It will annnally j aaT soaay iudb um oam im aactois' ouia. Bowars of imitations. Taks aeas bss gsaolne "Faaar Datis." 1 . - lift y-0 :'mw. - ONE PUDDING 204 FEET LONG. Baked In Trancb. It JVa Feast For Many VlUa-ea. - - I had been ten years on "Savage Island and meant to come to England on a visit, but before leaving went to each village to say goodby to) the people. W had been three weeks from home when we" got to; a little village called Llka. .' I - Tho evening after our arrival there was ji terrible eammotion. Men,' women and children wer running about, some carry ing sticks, sbuae logs of "wood and some big stones. 'I'vV"''-' fl " The men began digging along shallow trench wit iheir sharp pointed sticks. The boys brought big stones and firewood. These were piled up all along .one side of the trench. The wood was then set fire to and was soon;blazlng, while the stones on tho top were getting hot. v H While the" fire was burning one side lit tle bundles of something white and soft -were being undone from the clean leaves that contained them. This was the paste out of which the podding was to be made. There was no flour, suet, eggs, milk, plums or currants in it. It was the paste of a native vegetable called taroand old ooooanut, both grated very fine and mixed together. A long pudding cloth was laid along the side of the trench, and in It the pudding was carefully wrapped. It was not calico or linen, but nice clean banana leaves. Over this long ooooanut leaves were plaited. . f - " M When the stones were hot enough, some were quickly laid along the bottom of the trench; then the long pudding was laid on the top of them and then some more stones at the sides and on the top.. I Borne girls had brought heaps of leaves to lay over the top to keep the heat and steam in, and the earth which had been dug out of the trench was thrown over .the top-. j -, .- ' ' --i'l The cooks and pudding makers all went to sleep and left the stars to watch their cookery. Next morning at 8 the whole village was astir, men, women and chil dren all in holiday attire, li lt was soon uncovered and was found to be well done. Long poles were brought and laid the wholo length. These were fastened to the pudding by small vines, . canes, eto. It was then rolled out of , the trench on one side, short stloks were made fast crosswise to the poles, and all was ready for taking up.- i i About 100 men and boys then raised it on their shoulders, and with one 1 tremen- Anna ahrmt. Etn.rt.Arl tftWArrl mv honn& Id- "oompanied by the whole village.' ) ' X measurea it Deipre carving ana xouna it was 804 feet long two feet longer than the -monument of lxndon is high: I It measured 13 inches In circumference. It was soon carved into pieces xoux yarns Innn nnrl f.hnaa disfcrlhlltfld all OVPlT Vo lanrl man ftrrvtncr fui milflh nnrldlna as their otrength would allow, to distant Villages. Jungiisn juxenange. A Joke on the Proprietor, A young newspaper man working his wav east from Denver tells' of some amus- . lng Incidents- of hisv experience' in a city which Is one of Denver s rivals. Tne news paper on' which he worked was owned by. an old fellow who had worsea nis way from poverty to proprietorship and whose proprietorship of a newspaper was acquired under a mortgage foreclosure. 1 1 As soon as the old ; man got bold or tne property he began to look around to find out where he could save a few dollars in the runninsr expenses. Several weeks passed before he ventured a suggestion. Said he: ' .Do you know tnat reiiow in; tne little room up - stairs the fellow ! Who works with a pair of shears, and a paste pot?" - 'V s 'Why, yes; that Is Tompkins, tne ex change editor, " said the manager, i I ' Tompkins? Yes, that's his name, well, you want to keep your eye on him. In fact, if youl take my advice you'll give him the grand bounce next pay day. "Why? He is one of the best men on the force," ; ." - 'Don't you believe it. X nave, been watchin him unbeknownst for days, and I I ; J. . ; give you my wora n nonor no aon i ao a thing- from sun to' sun except sit there with his feet cocked up and read newspa pers.' Fire him ! He is soldiering, an you can bet on It." Witk ereat difficulty the .inanaser made the irate proprietor understand that it was the business of the exchange editor to read newspapers and that the more, hexead the better bis work was likely to be. Chicago 'Xiines-Heraia. J How One Should Shako Wanda. Few of those who shake the hands of public men en occasions of receptions held in their honor realize the effect of this process if long continued upon the person who submits to it. Inquiry of them would often elicit the fact that there were 'swol len hands or strained muscles and badly afflicted nerves as its result. President Polk had an experience of this kind which led him to study into the art of shaking hands for his own protection, and this is bis conclusion with regard to. It, set down in his private diary: 1 'If a man surrendered his hand to be shaken by I one, horizontally, by another perpendicularly and by another with a strong grip, he could not fail to suffer se verely from It, but If he would shake and -not be shaken, grip and not be gripped. taking card always to squeeze the hand of his adversary as hard as the adversary squeezes him; he would suffer no inconven ience from it. I can generally anticipate a strong grip from a stronger, man, and I then .take I advantage of him by being quicker than he and seizing him by the tip of his fingers.". t , This has the obvious advantage of demonstrating- cordiality on the part of those who thus heartily grasp hands held out to them. Boston Herald. - - Bla Papers Buded Vp. j j , She was the -daughter of a Judg& and sho listened with, languid interest to his pleas. . .j- 'I love1 you . devotedly," he declared passionately. "I am., prepared to devote my life to you." . 'Be speclllo in your pleading," she cau tioned. "Do not 6tray too tar from ihe point at issue." . He hesitated, and then asked earnestly: "Will you be my wife?". ' h "Ah," she said, "now I see the point you wish to make 1" i "I am not rich," he urged, "but I have enough to give you a comfortable home, and my prospects are bright. I offer you the love of an honest man, who will do all in his power to make, you happy. I" bne stopped him by a gesture. ' "It is useless to continue at present,' she said firmly, but kindly. "There are several cases ahead of yours on the docket. "iiut," he protested, "I want" t -. She stopped him again. r. ' "I must insist that these matters be taken up in their regular order," she said" sharply. rPut your proposition In writ ing and file it with my maid, and it will receive due attention when it is reached in the regular course of business. I haven't time to listen to oral arguments in a case that can as well be presented in briefs." He went and put in his time until late that night preparing a petition for a re hearing. Chicago Post. ! ; Go Mlcely Wish-Boast CspUves. War is a frightful thins Under all cir cumstances, and some of the most dread ful wars have . been waged on the most flimsy and foolish pretext, even if they had a pretext at all. But probably no stranger reason lor war or peace was ever recorded than has been noted by a French governor or tne soutli Pacific colony of ' New Cale donia, f. . ..""r .'-' This governor, who was also an admiral of the navy, assumed his authority while the natives of New Caledonia were still cannibals: There bad been rumors of an insurrection', and the admiral called be- foro hlin kAtiva chief hn Wur faltfcfnl to the French cause and questioned m as to tbclr trutli. i "You maybe Bure," said the native. 'that there will be no war at present, be- uause tne yams are not ye ripe," i xne yams, you sayr" i . Yes. Our pooDle never make war ax. epewnon the yams are ripe." j " Why is that?" - ' . liecause baked yams go so very well niiu mo captives i" ' : ,i ( i Jhe Newspaper of fBe Furore, Mr. Edison has an Idea that the newspaper-of the J-ntra nrfrt lished by phonoeratm. wus is that the eyeeight of the people is beooming poorer, time is more predoua,- newspapers are so large that His impossible far people to read them Mirougn, I ... - : . i - , .. MVHBMMIIUM1MIM 0 ''-sH--I ec r i ' i . mil -a SELF. Save money, time,' ; It cleans. Injures nothing: Sold everywhere. Made only by THt N. K. FAIRBANK. COMPANY. . 8t. Louis, NewTork, .Boston, " Philadelphia. Chicago, JOHNSON & '!.'! i'-: . - : - i- - -- Call early in the mornings, and avoid the jush in the afternoons. It is our burpose to have everyone to receive the best oi attention;, but very often our Store is so crowded we cannot begin to do ourselves justice. The people have found out where to go for first-class goods. 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TWO olTCSCSIFTICJl'Sf la one remittance f BIX aTTB8CauPTI0at . do. ; do. 10 XtH BUBSCKOTIOaa, ; de. .- do. ' IB tr To all NW Snbserlbers for 1 896, parlngta adTance now, wa wiu. sbmd ths patbb WXXKXy from oar macairr of the remittance, to J as nary 1st, tWJSnata Conn rxsx. Address . ILTTTHSB TVCXZS SO V , PubiUhtrt, '.ciw j -i -;; . LBANY.N. Y. I have the Agency for the Peerless Don -Checks which causes the door to close genUv after entering-. Call at my headquarters No. 511 Queen street, or wtite me by postal.; J. O. Sidbory, 511 Queen S& sp 4 tf wnmington, M. K: - f ap89lw General Debility Caused by I 1 study, overcare, old age, weak ness or female . infirmities, is iwrv HicfrAGSincy f As a tonic and I sirragthenexj I try Brown! mat 5 DAW ly MARt VA.NCE. When I 'was young and had the skill To take the tune of Cupid's making, And teach my sweetheart from the hill A pretty trick for dear escaping, When by the constant lavender ' Or gipsy rose she staid to parley, Oh, cheerily went my feet to her Along the road to Varley. Ah, Mary Vance, whem you with me Were keeping starlit company, - The mile of bliss, The laugh and kiss ' I . From Shepperton to Varleyi . . I Not warm enough my lips to keep . The lips of death from cold caresses I O weary head, to never sleep Upon her heart, amid her tresses! y No more to watch the foam of light Run lipping over seas of barley. For Death, the harvester, by night Went down the road to Varley I ; Ah, Mary- Vance, when you with me ' Were keeping starlit company, . . The mile of sweet "', " j : . Between the wheat From Shennerton to Varleyi I f I Norman Oalb. A DUST STORM IN NEBRASKA.! One of 'Those Intensely Disagreeable Visi tations Which Are ! moralising. A sweet, breezy May morning, so and cool as to be autumnal in suggestion. A skv intensely blue, with just the fugi tive sail of a cloud showing once In awhile on its saDDhirine expanse), A wind blows nn. a wind that is warm oaressingiyt so. Soon it stings. Tne eyelids tingle. sees indoors : contemplates tne weat from a comparative point of vantage. it is rvecessary to keep the windows else the dust, that Is like pumloe st Would choke, suffocate one., As it blows in throueh closed shutters and cured windows. It furs the carpet. dims the velours of -the -best chairs, ridges the woodwork of the furniture. makes gritty to touch tne cup you ar from, the paper you write on, tne pag the book you read. - It grimes tne ' white gown. Everywhere it lies,' on and bookcase, on sneu ana stair, on dow ledge and picture frame, thick soft as Dale brown velvet. As the sun goes up it grows not hotter. The wind from Kansas, blowing upscdrch- insrlv. is a fierce fever of kisses kii that, like a, courtesan's, burn, blight disenchant. The sky has darkened. Ms it goins . rain by any blessed mischance? No 3 darkness is that of dust dust in Ions, wavelike currents on the. con roads; dust rising in whirls, the spl which are shaped like waterspouts; (dust which surges up with a sullen roar, which hangs a thick, dun pall between eartt and heaven, which makes darkness at 5 o'i lock in May, which sifts In on your pillo v all nisht Ions to the tone of a vagrant and accursed wind, which dries your throat, grits between your teetn and colors your dreams, which lies upon your garments in the morning and shows on your mag- sard face. You rise, bathe, dress. I You are deceived by an abrupt, a sudden, a de- llghtful lull, which lasts perhaps two or three hours. But before noon it begins all over again. I Repetition I revenge! resignation! the clock seems to tick. The flrrt is inevitable. The second is impossible. The third they say St. Law rence ' suggested a turn on the gridiron during his martyrdom. Those who endure the torture of a summer In a small western town, where a sprinkling cart is a: i un known institution, never make a si nilar demand. For the heat is enveloping and they are roasted in the most prompt, uni form and Impartial manner lmaglnaUle.- Chioago Tribune. - Tyndall's Alpine Experience. X remember Professor Tyndall describ ing one highly crltioal situation in which he found himself oni the occasion of a soli tary ascent of Monte Rosa. Nothing could be more rash, for the man who crosses a snowfield alone always exposes himself to the chance of perishing miserably m a con cealed crevasse, whereas, if roped to a cou ple of companions, he is practically safe from this risk". However, Tyndall had successfully made his way to the topi hav ing escaped the dangers of the glacier and conquered the difficulty of the final arete, and he was basking In the glorious sun shine which lighted up the Italian valleys far below, when, as he sat, he saw his ax, which he had placed by his side, gliding away over the snow. If it had fallen, noth ing on earth could have brought him Idown alive. No human being could descend those steep slopes of ice alone without the help of an ax. The anxiety of the moment was tremen dous, for it was out of his reach, and he could only gaze passively at it as it slid to the edge of the little plateau and neauy dis appeared from view: Not quite, however, ror the ax bead bunea itself in a ledge a few Inches below and fortunately t stuck there. The professor said it was his nar rowest escape In many years of climbing, and he never again ascended a snow moun tain alone.- Blackwood's Magazine A Cosmopolitan City. Here's an eplsodei from real life, twhlch clearly demonstrates the cosmopolitan character of the metropolis. An Italian sent an American lad to a Chlnam xa for his laundry. The American ara1 e the Chinaman a 50 cent piece. John bie on- It and said: "Counterfeit. You.getxee in tlouble. Me keepee, ' ' and put it in his pocket. The Italian then called and started to give the Chinaman a beating. Al Greek left his oyster stand to act as peacemaker. The Italian drew a razor, and the Greek shied a bottle of cayenne pepper alt him, which struck a Hebrew. A negro who was passing shouted, and an Irishman in the uniform of a policeman arrested the fight ing congress .of nations and took them to court, which; was presided over by a Ger man police justice. New York Letter. : '' - Question of Relative -Endarande. i A , ratner interesting , statement was made by a street contractor of this city re cently. It was that Irishmen' were not only quicker and hardier than Italians, but that as laborers nearly double the amount nf wnrk nnnld bn onttan nnt nf fchant Tho Al . 1L 1 LI IV .mi L M auuiur vi tins osHoimiua ta nunseu tan ex perienced workman and has during) his SO rears-of business employed laborers of both nationalities. Philadelphia CklL From a Baiter's Standpoint. I "I wish ybu'dhelp me with this Bread," aid tne nacer. "I never promised to be yonr business assistant," said bisiwife. "You promised to stand by me in my hour of kneao," aald the bakeit Kx- change. aiissouri nas i,uuo working oxen, or T.008 teams, causing every year 109 times that number of profane expressions from the drivers. . , Lake Michigan was so named by the Ia- liana The word means a "nshtrapi i Mas Gosling I really haven't the courage to propone m ner. 1 r Oldbird WelL 1 isn't neoessarV. She wnucw wuiuaiijsue u propose to! you. V j Iron Ijitters. i ' MAKE ME STEADFAST Every one said that it was an absurd engagement. Every one pointed out wna the air of having made the discovery him self that Laura Clayton and John Baxter were totally nnsuited to each other. Old Mrs: Baxter sposre oi if .to nex wju ww conviction, and Mrs. Clayton suggested it to her daughter delicately, as her manner Waft. . U "What on earth would your father nave said, John?" demanded his mother fierce ly. 4ia she intended for a country minis- ter's wife? Look at tne way eme oressesi Look at her hair, done in the latest waves and knots! Look at her hands! I don't want to say anything against your happi ness. John, but she's a butterny i one nas no stability of character! I'm even afraid that when the first glamour if Then John Interposed witn a iew re marks which .sent his ; motner irom nis study more than ever Inclined to find fault with Laura Clayton. l r ; Ik What Mrs. Clayton Bald was: . . ji "Darling, I don't wonder you are in love with John. Heis the dearest boy and the best so stanch,""so true--I shall never worry about you. At least not so far as John is concerned." v ' T 'I see," laughed Laura. :"lfott're afraid that I'll long f or the neshpots ol Egypt, aren't fou?. And that I'll be the one to grow tired?;' When I'm the most constant person on earth, too, mamma!" " 'Solid as ocean; loam," quotea mrs.. Clayton, smiling and sighing a little. 'Laura, dearest cmiia, j. aon t want; to croak, but are you sure you know your own heart? The Claytons well" she sighed again "the Claytons are not cut out of granite. And you're a thorough Clayton, dear." , ' r : i ' u - isO.lSWttH iuabVVVUUJUK uwuiiuuDcuuiuo tiAi dnnhta about the entraeement of the young people. . Every one knew that JOhn Baxter 6tood jor uritan nign minaeaness and singleness of aim and heart, and ev ery one knew that Laura Clayton With all her charm was a dancing sunbeam nev er long still that is, every one except John. Laura knew it, , She felt her own unworthiness keenly enough without : be ing told of it as frequently as she was. She humbled herself in Her praying ana asked daily to be made steadfast and good like him, " hor petitions ran. Meantime there were those who were willing to wa ger on the breaking of the engagement be fore the end of the year, for John was to goto his first parish in a small town in another state, and the skeptical smiled at the thought of Laura Clayton's remaining of the same mind for a year. i . At first the young woman behaved ad-. mirably.- She eschewed gayety, ana .-ai- most lier only dissipations were afternoon musioales and teas. She wrote to John ev ery day, and she slept with ; his latest let7 ter beneath her pillow every night, . bhe continued to pray for steadfastness and goodness "like his.'Then, at the end of two months, Laura suddenly plunged; in to cayety again. "II " My dearest mother, " she said to her re monstrating parent" I am not a Hindoo widow. . I am not even married. When I am, l shall ao exactly as -jonn wisnes. Meantime I shall not drive myself to sul- - cide by never having any fun. Yon know I never see a man 1" r ( : "No," said Mrs. Clayton Sweetly, "Ar thur Holbrooke is rather a boy." I "I've known him since I was a baby." "With the exception, of the last ioux years, during which he has been away." "Do you mean to say you think i I'm furtiOK? Doesn't Arthur know of my en gagement? Doesn't John know every time I see Arthur? You are horrid to me, mam ma." "My dear,", sighed poor Mrs. Clayton, "I beg your pardon for seeming to inter fere. I only want you to do nothing that you'll regret.", I Whereupon Miss Laura flounced ont oi the room and wept over John's fortunate ly glass incased photograph for awhile. Then she went to walk with Arthur Hoi brooke and told him her theories concern' lng friendship, between men and women. Meantime Mrs. Baxter wrote letters. The more Laura found companionship of -one sort and another essential to hei happiness the more she despised the light nature she had always been credited with and the more ardently she desired those severe,- -Spartan virtues which her lovei possessed.. She grew morbid- in the desirt to be like him. She distrusted her most fleeting Interests, her most cursory fancies. She strove with all the force of her undis- cipiinea nature to make herself a person of one idea, and falling signally she con' demned herself. Her letters so John Vert strange, self acensatory affairs Which, add ed to his mothee's epistles,' destroyed the young man's peace of mind most effectu ally. Relying on his own strength oi character, never doubting for an instant the unshakable nature of his regard fOi Laura, ho began going for temporary com fort to one Miss Dorothea Granby, a mem ber of bis altar guild, and a girl rathei given to wearing - silver crosses and othel ecclesiastical jewelry. I "Wuy doesn't Artnur Holbrooke comt here any longer r" demanded Mrs. Clayton of her daughter ono nay. Laura looked up strangely white and weary.. ; K x T'I sent him away." she said indifferent- "My dear ! Then it came to that? "Yes." X it - j: "Ara you regrettina Jt, Laura, dearr" asEeu her mother gently. - . ;"Yon didn't care for him?" ' "No." . i "1 am so glad. Poor boy!" remarked Mrs. Clayton. "But, darling, you must not send him away out of a mistaken sense of loyalty. It would be a wrong to jonn, you Know" i r Don't," cried Laura, burying her face in her hands, nd then she banded her mother a letter. John released her from the engagement which all reports, her own included, agreed to De an irksome one to her. John begged her not to blame herself. It had been a mistake on both sides. He was jnoro tc blame than she, and Dorothea Granby had neipea mm to discover his fault. That night, when she prayed, nncon sciously tho old prayer rose to her lips, - jjaase me stcaaiast ami gtofl, like him, she whispered, and then, remembering. she buried her faco in tho coverlid ant) cried. New York World. t When StatnbalocT Held the Bank. I had looked in late after dinner at the British agency expecting only to find the usual skittlo billiards And backgammon In progress. To my surprise I found the card room more crowded than I had ever seen it before. Mot only the usual at taches, but a bevy of ministers and officers were crowded around the table. M. Stam buloff was taking a bank at baccarat." There must have been over 500 na the bank, besides a stack of I O U's more or less worthless. The banker's eyes glis tened in a way which showed he was tak ing the game very seriously. He kept his nanus over tne pack, clutching it in nervous way, which would certainly never nave Been permitted in any French club, ie twisteu tne cards out with a curious jerk, ana wnen be had to turn a card, nn he slappid it violently I suppose in order to show he was in high spirits. I have never known him to talk so much. Usually t. n A L A - t 1 M " in yyaa m iiiUHli vaoitum OI men. v. ills luca was truly phenomenal. "1 have never seen so many eights and nines at a time before. At last the stakes against him became so small that he threw the cards on the floor with Impatience, and then asked, with an air of magnificence, what everybody would drink. This surprised me, for it was a matter much commented upon cnac no one who went to see him ovw got so mucn as a glass of tea, ont of nun. caiuraay itevlew. ; - '""I ' Holding the Breath.' i It is a physical impossibility for a man to kill himself by holding his breath. Individuals differ greatly in the length of time they can hold their breath, and frounce ana aeterminea effort, com- wu natural great lung capacity, u uo ux mis direction is shown by the long periods for which champion I divers can remain undo water. f J If a man succeeded in continuing to hold his breath, In spite of the physical discom fort in which he bad placed himself, the result would simply be to Induce a state of mis state was reached, nature ""'vi atgaui rauaw. roiv actly- t venang a fatal . issue in spit of REIWCH; FASCfliDOWS , 4.FREE Clastftted W fiolll with 91 dftises, salts, IS hats, and Sttther articles, furnishinei tne ladies with the latest ? 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POND'S EXTRACT OINTMENT is simply a marvel. : What relief f roni . excruciating pain. How instantly ; it cures PILES. 50 cents. Buy dENUINE Pon4'i Extract for genuine cares.- Bay Imitations for imitation cure: POND'S EXTRACT CO.,76 5th Av.,N.Y. .-. 'M Q?J ' Alderman Hardware Go. Have a full Hne of White Mbun taln and Arctic .' ICE CREAM FREEZERS , WATER COOLERS, Reftlgerato s, Botn Fine and Hard Wood Fly Trap?, Window Screens, : Screen Wire Cloth, s Galvanized Poultry Netting and Galvanized Hardware, which they are offering at very low figures for. trial. cash. All ! we ask is a Alderman Hardware Go., 29 South Front Street, ap 19 tf . Wiimington, N. C. ' One Generator. Six Copper Fountains A rare chance to secure a bargain. S ATtT L BE A R, S r. , 12 Market Street. y. - i-y ap5 tf Wilmington, N. C, IN OUR WINDOW AND PICK CUT A PAIR OF T Bicycle Leggintritf to suit you. Also the. famous- M BALL BEARING" BICYCLE SHOES are on exhibition at reduced prices. ijauics I cais. reaucea trom $2 to b2.25: Gentlemen's from S3 nn $2.75. If you do not sei what you n&p sLcp losiae'aaa examine our stock of these goods. j ; I We are! constantly receiving new additions to both our Wholesale and Retail Departments.- Prices have S7 For Sale, A vIeRY FINE Sola "Water Fountain. Deea reduced on all. i; . I.' Respectfully, . - y V'J Hereof & Evans. Same-place-H. C. j Evan's old stand, or 63 steps east from corner Front and Princess streets. rfyyyy- i-y yyd:- y .r Many Are Galled But Few Are Chosen, Are the words of our Goo4 Book, and it ja just so in the mercantile world. Many Ucc-in, but few succeed. To iarii' . the top round of the ladder cf success is to i ngnt lor every step.) we bave k&i that waf oa for eight Years." The fieht has been long and steady, acd we . have Qlimbed that ladder step by step untilf ; we nave reacnea tne top m the Dry Goods line. We aie sellirg raoie D.ess Goods" Clothing, Shoes; Mniinervi Csr. pets and Matting than any bouse in the city. On prices we defy -ccmpctition. Read and see what we are pushing th:s week Notions. Buttermilk Soap, 8 cakts in brx. nice goods: this week lor &: a box. Turkish Soap. 12 cikes in box. lor 18c a box.. Castile Soap, new arid fresh goods, 2c ' each. jCologee, all styles atd odors- best goods- in small B ounce bottlts.-25c ' a bottle. Get man Cologne, from 5c ta 5c a: box. Few boxes cf Swan Down and bottles of Gf rman Cologne, at 10c for botb. GlyceYioe. 6c a jr. Steel Hair T.ns. le per dozsn. Best-itad Pencils. 3c a dcxen.. Nine-inch best Cast'' Sbeaia, 0z a pair. Two sizes " Curling Irons, 5c a pair. Splecdid Snap Leather Parses, 8c - each. Side Combs, new styles. 10, 12 and 15c. each. Genes' Cuff Bultors. frcm. .10 to 60c each. Pearl and Gold Shirt Studs, 25c a set. 82 and 88 rubber butt, double action, nickel mounted, center fire American Pistols, $1.25 each. Pocket Knives from 5 to 25cjrach. Do you ever buy Writing Papet? If so, why not buy it from m? A Beautiful Box, with 24 Sheets and 21 Envelopes. - for 10c a box. Best Royal Wedding Linen Paper, 25c a box. Trilby Note,, a splendid 6 pound Note Paper, fine and. nice, 5 quires for 5c, or 5c a quire. Envelopes, 25c a box of. S50. or 3c a pack. Best Brown's Shoe Pohfcb', this week at 9c a bottle.' ' Masoi's" Blacking; small sizes, 2 boxes for 3c. Gentlemen's Silk. Scarfs this week, 9c each. A beautiful line of fine Wind tor T es, in 'new colors, 25c each. Silk Ti es. 1 yard long and 5 inches wide, 12 each. Gents' new wide end Windsor .Ties. 25c each. Gents' standing Linen 4 ply collars, new styles. 5c each. Flowers for the Spring is essential to make life pass happily! See what we have the kind that , dees not fade. Two Roses oa rubber stems, wi'Jv foliasre. 6c a bunch. Chrisanthemuxns.. two oa a bur ca,, large and with foliage, iwc a ounco. rerns in several styles, 10c a bunch. Ladies' Collars, new styles, in linen, 5c each. Boys' Sailor Collars, with anchor in corner, 5c. Cuffs, new goods, all 'styles, 8c a pair. .Ladies' Under Vests; 4c each. Ladies' .fine Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, made! pi nice cambric, 4c each. Gents' large and , nice j Cambric- Handkerchiefs, 4c eacb.. Job in Children's Colored Borders this1 week, 2c each. Shoe Soles, best goodsn from 10 to 25c a paifT Clinch Nails. ' and 4-8, 4c a box; or 85c per dozen, worth 10c a box regular. Best Matting Tasks, 2c a box. Doylies of all trades and. kinds. Red Damask, with fringe, 25c per dozen. Pare white, all Linen, 60c per dozen. Best unbleached, pure linen Table Cloths. 54 Inches wide, 25c per yard. . Beautiful Lace Cnrtains,50c a pair. 86 inches wide Scrim, 4c a yard, Best Shirt Waist Calico, 4c a yard. S6 inches wide , White Homespun, Sc a yard. 25 inch - Plaids, 8c per yaid. Dress Goods of all styles. Silfcof all quality and prices, from 22c to $1.19 per, yard. Shoes of eveiy grades, from 20c to$S.OO a pair. Men's Straw Hits of , all kinds, from 10 to 60c each. Gents',, Crush Fine Fur Hats, 25c each. Bell. ' crown, new style Sailors for ladies,' made of Senate!' Straw, 60cj:nicely bound.,; vome to us for bargains of all. kinds oi gdods. . Summer Coats for gentlemen at 60c each: ' ; . You-will find uat 112 North Front street, opposite the Orion House. Braddy & Gaylord, Proprietors of Wilmineton s Bie Racket alLLrC sa - i Pf S. Remember our Patterns of all styles. The May number on hand, ar,d sheets given, away, I L; apr 26 tf; ' "iLlTHIA&fWN BOWDEIM LITHIA WATER, 1 ' ,' - ; - - ; : The Only Known1 Solvent of v Stono in the Bladder A positive specific for Gout, Rhea-; matic Gout, Rheumatism, Bright's Disease, and all diseases having their origin in Uric Acid Diathesis, y NERVOUS1 DYSPEPSli, i and INSOMNIA. " .Our Sparkling Table Water MD0 lyiX -Equal.; ' . Bewafte of Artificial and Imiution Lithis Wtr: tbey are danterons ! , j.'. - . 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