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ft' 53 .a. r,; We are again sending bills to , our subscribers. 14 the aggregate they amount to a Verv larce1 sum. Manv 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 tor a newspaper. -j. Absolutely. Pure. A cream of artar baking powder. Highest of all in leavening strength. Latest .United ' States Government Food Report. - Boyal Baking Powder Co., 106 Wall Street. N. Y. IT IS OF FAITH. Y ' BY T. B. JUSTICI. , I may not look upon the bud in sweet reposs. 1 And see the beauty of the full blown . -'rose!1 ..:-.. t . : With hues and oerfume rare. I catch no lily's fragrance from the bulb ' in earth :, v . ....... I cannot see 'the power that gives it . j" 'birth :' - , 1 Faith tells me it is there. I .cannot see the crystal drops of rain, i That yonder rising clouds , in heaven ;J' contain . In fullness for each year. I cannot touch, with' hands, the soul of - ' light. , That lives .within my baby's eyes so . ' bright' : " :' Faith tells me it is there. 1 - . . I cannot, see within my soul the hope That cheers me when in gloom I some- times grope, , 1 -17-' ' . ' 'Tis not for me to see; ' I cannot grasp the crown add robe that wait,- i . Beyond the grave, inside the golden ; 'gate.'1 -Faith say s it is for me. I : My mortal vision cannot see my God, In mercy touch me with a chastening rod, . But then, I know 'tis He. ' By faith I know, I hear My Father say. Walk here my child, it is my chosen ?- f way, - , "Twill lead you unto me. I f , ; v ) Raleieh Biblical Recorder. SUNDAY SELECTIONS. V r- Flattery and fun are not. found in the Bible. Great burdens with Christ. are easily borne - Communion with God makes the life shine. ' f , , God makes a standing offer of alf needed grace. . - ( .. . . The sin we have no mercv on. ' will soon have no mercy on us. Aj golden opportunity never knocks at the same door twice, i , Np man is a Christian for his saying so unless his works carry it out. f ; Let it not be forgotten that it is one thing 40 make good resolves, and another to carry them out. , God, who keeps His word with birds and fishes in r their migratory in stinct, will also keep Hi word with man. - The weakest living " creature, , by concentrating his powers on a single t object, can accomplish something; the , strongest, by dispersing his aver many, may fail to accomplisteanything. Car ; lisle, , . - pon't carry your polities', into your Religion, but your religion into your politics. Do not try to conform your praying with your voting, but your voting with your praying. Make re ligion, hot politics, the standard. ftorth Carolina Baptist. ' ' . We have but ' chewed the husks of religion, which are often bitter, and have never eaten the kernel until we feel f that there is nothing in our power that we would not do for God, and nothing in our substance e would not give to Him, and nothing in ourselves that we would not consecrate to Him. Spur- geon. ' ; .. .) I Sanford Express: Large ship ments of chickens are being made ij here to Northern markets every few" I days, The most of these chickens . 7 are raised m Chatham, Randolph and -other counties west of here, and bring good prices in Richmond. Bal timore, New York, and other cities. Many of those who have, tried rais ing poultry in North Carolina find it a very profitable business. YEARS OF INTENSE PAIN. Xr. J. JI. Watts, druRBlst and Dhval- eian, Humboldt, Neb., who Buffered with heart disease for four years, trying every remedy and all treatments known to hlpj-. self and fcllow-practltlonersj believes that heart disease is curable. He writes: V ! "I wish to tell, what your Valuable medi cine has done for me. For,.! our years I had i heart disease of the very worst kind. : Sev ; eral physicians I consulted said It was ; Rheumatism of the Heart. It was almost un endurable; with shortness of breath, . palpita tions, severe pains, unable to Bleep, especially on the left side.; No pen can de scribe my suffer ings, particularly during the . last 5? months of those four weary years. I j finally tried' TtD. J. H UATTC Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure, ana was snrprised at the result .It put new j uw uu moe a new man of me. I have not had a symptom of trouble since and I am satisfied your medicine has cured me for 1 have now enjoyed, since taking it Three Years of Splendid Health. ' I might add that I am a druggist and have . sold and recommended your Heart Cure, for I know what it has done for me and only wish I could stato more clearly ra'Jf suffer ing then and tho good health I now enjoy. .Your Nervine and other remedies (also ive excellent satisfaction." J, H. Watts. Humboldt, Neb., May 9, '94.' . Dr. Miles Heart Cnre4s sold nn n. nnalftm Kuarantoe that the first bottle will benefit. &ud,rjK8l3ta8ellltat61o 6 bottles forts, or "lit. pies' Heart Cure r': Restores Health Monthly Pains cured by Dr. Miles' Pain Pills. 'mefj.n.Dntti. t r change.. .- ir n hi u mm ...I;,, w M liREPOMER'S MEAM Tom Chafer resolved to make a column Jf Tewkesbury church. jSo, having secured Ldmittanco, he wondered about among the tombs. I , 1 ' ' What f wonderful . men were these I ' bought Tom as he communed with him? self. " What a pity that they are alt aeaa jind have been in history so long that noth ing concerning them could now be oon'sld- fered news I There's an old fellow, now,' kald Tom,'! sitting down upon a stone bench In. a convenient nook, and regarding One pf these moss grown records of departed greatness, "that would make my fortune if he wore living now, and I could send a toport of what he had to say for himself to The National Balloon.' It was the tomb of Bithrio,' earl of Gloucester, which: Tom regarded as i he spoke. It was a quiet place, pleasant, too, bn that bright summer day, and Tom be gan to feel & little drowsy, though he avers distinctly that he did not sleep. ' A- sish aroused him at last, and? he looked up. An immense being, clad in stone colored armor and leaning on a shield, stood close boside him, regarding Bithrio's tomb only the tomb, 'for the etatuo was gone. . " ' ' 1 I Tom started, shivered, and, Using has tily, made a bow. The figure bowed In; re ply. Tom felt thankful that In its ponder ous politeness it did not topple down upon him. ."- ! "I I I'm delighted, I'm sure," said Tom. "I I've a little appointment with a man where I'm putting up.; If you'll al low me to pass, I'll go." f But the figure did not stir. It simply turned its winy head toward Torn and rolled forth from the lips under the helniet these words: ; "I am Bithrio, earl of Gloucester." : . "Good gracious I" said Tom. Then, de spite his terror, the ruling passion reas serted itself, and he began with Bithrio, earl of Gloucester: as lie did with other ire quently interviewed worthies. "It must be very gratifying to read the records of your former triumphs, sir," said Tom. "Bead My father made soldiers of his sons, not'CierKs. iiut u you are a clerk, sir" , ' 'Oh, no; I'm not," said Tom, thinking of dry goods stores and saying to himself (this aloud), "I'm a reporter. The being gazed on Tom for a moment and then repeated: ; "I am Bithrio' earl of Gloucester.' This time Tom put It down in short hand. i . . 'I was one on whom women always looked kindly," said the warrior, crossing his hands upon his sword, "but I had a true heart. I loved hut one among all women. !Jjet the others smile' upon me as they might, only Althea. Alas, she is changed, even as I ami ' : ' You should have seen me when I went ,upon an embassy to Normandy. My hair (fell to my shoulders, my beard fell to my- walst. They were of red gold. My shoul ders were a cloth yard from tip to tip. I was worthy of Althea's love. We plighted our troth again. I placed a ring upon her finger and she gave me a tress of her soft hair. " i " 'Forget me not for any Norman dam- sel ' saith she. 1 . . . , X ,A "Saitb I, 'On earth there is so damsel worth looking on when one hath looked" on thee. , And I kissed her, and we parted. 'A little after and I was among the shaven Normans. And I had fulfilled my mission jand was hospitably entreated by iialawin, duke of J landers, and paid my ' duty to his daughter, .the beautiful , Ma tilda," - . V f.f "Handsome girl, sir?" asked Tom. ff "tone was iair to iook . upon, jier eyes were black and her hair, braided with jewels, was black as night. She led mo on to woo her by many a womanly wile, but" 1 could not forget my Saxon Althea. 'I seemed to heed her not, so her love waxed hotter. She wept and said, none in Normandy had any of her heart. At last she whispered that if I fain would be her true knight I might even be so. I thanked her for her courtesy and kindness, and for the honor that she would have done me, but which I must decline. She pointed to the door: 'Go,'he said. 'Leave the castle and the land, but remember my love, is all changed to hate, and I will have revenge.' i went back to England.' I found Althea true. I wooed and won her. But even ere she was my bride news came to mo that i Matilda was married to Duke Wil liam of Normandy. . And I was glad, for no true1 knight would willingly deem a maiden lovelorn because of him. "And I dwelt happy with my Althea until the rumors of war filled our land. Duke William of Normandy came unto our shores with his shaven band, like unto so many priests, but fiorce in the fight withal and good men at arms. And I left Althea and fought for Harold, my kin, for a long and weary while. t Wounded sore, I was made prisoner and cost into a dungeon in Winchester. One night my dungeon door opened and there -stood at it a lady veiled. The thought that it was Althea filled my heart, and I cried out. Then she put back, her ' veil. The light of a torch fell on her face. It was Matilda 1 ' "She looked at mo steadily. 'hold I not beware of my vengeanoef she, hissed. 'It is attained. Upon ' my knees I have asked a boon of my lord? and he has. given it me. You are my prisoner, not his. I have laid waste all your lands. For your person, it shall lie here in dirt and dork and starve and thirst: and ache, and day by day die by inches.' I I "With pain I lifted myself 5 unto mv knee. 'Lady, I give you honor and no scorn. 1 1 wasbut a true knight to her unto whom my vows were plighted. j Let my wife come but onco to me. '" The soldiers who despoiled your home had commands from me. ' Then Mrs. I beg your pardon, the rountess was was, to speak plainly, iload?" said Tom. ! Yes," said the being. ' - And ,you did you mention that von did not recover ihe shock?" . i: The presence pointed to the tomb. Tom looked at it. ' That is the .last that he re membered until the sexton shook him. "If you are interested in the. church, you don't want to be shut in all night, I s'poso,'.' said that worthy. ' r- "Good heavens, no'!" cried Tom.' Tom shook himself again and looked, up at the tomb. The somber stone figure leaned upon its shield and poised its lance upon Has before. I The liars of gold dust fell no longer through the open panes of the painted windows, 'and without the door lay a flood . of pure white moonlight, but? not as com fortable as daylight would hove been to a gentleman of the present, who had just been conversing with Bithrio, earl of , Gloucester, who diod in tho reign of Wil- : II I h . - nam ine vjnqueror. iuxchange. Head of tke House. -'' There, is a man hero in Wnshimytrm wTia fancies he is the head of his house. fThere are plenty of other .men who think the same thing, too, and, between ybu and me, it's with the most of them as it is with this man merely a. fancy: This, partlcu- lar man has several small children, and it pleases him to discourse a great deal on the training of the children. A few days ago he had friends visiting him. His two lit tle sons began to play about noisily. ! It is one of his theories that children should obey Implicitly. He wanted his friends to see how he carried it out in tho training of his own children: "Johnny," he said sternly,"stop that noise instantly," John ny looked up In surprise. Then he grin ned a little. "Oh, Freddy," he said to his brother as they went on with the noise, "just .hoar papa trying to talk: like mam- A Day With the Girl. ! Talk about a night with the boyst It isn't in it with a day with the gtrlsl" . claimed a fab? maid the other day. i. JUobk at ma" she continued, "I'm a perfect wreck. I've been dragged aU over v-S werr bargain counter in New xotk by those cousins from the oountry. SJ"1 absolutely indefatigable, and so !LHPuUed and yanked me in and out got Iota of lovely bargains, though vZbr ft cent left for the very frook they came to buy. All I've got of the gathers, a splitting headacheTa lame a,Palr-of 49 Blove that are not mates I,r New York -fUn ? A cut from everyday experienoe.. Knives and forks and hot water don't agree: j You can't change the fact; but you can change the water. The secret of keeping handles on. keeping: them is the use of warm water mm ir ; WASHING POWDER, j The best cleaner in existence for greasy things--and everything else. Sold everywhere. Made) only, by . THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, CbteaKo. St. Iionls, new Bargain Seekers We "want to tell a long story in a Goods business of the city, and the the one orice Dlan. and all eoodsl are competition. I Read over our price list log Dry Goods of every kind, Notions and Millinery in the greatest quantity. !E3KECEEJ SHOES Ladies' Pat. Tip Oxfords, three-hole lace, nice pretty styles, 46c a pair; Ladies Sandals, with; silk ribbon bow with buckle, 85c: a beautiful Slipper. trimmed with pat. leather trimming, 85c; Ladies' best and finest Slippers, $1 69. 8.00 and 2.50 each; Ladies' fine Kid Shoes in narrow last: the best Shoes at $1.89, worth $3.50 to 3 00, our price Only sji.ra eacn; women s , solid job shoes at I' 50 and 60c each, only one pair of a kind. Ladies' pat. tip Dongola, soft fine Shoes 73c a pair. Children's soft fine button Shoes, 2 s to 5 s, at ,20c each; better and finer, 85 and 50c. Misses Shoes of all : styles from 8's to 2'a. Men's solid Shoes, nicely; made, in Lace and Con grets, $1.00. j Gentlemen's very nice lace Shoes, in nice goods, at 95c a pairj If you are in need of Shoes wholesale or retail, come to us for bargains is all styles. We - have about 5.000 pairs to select from, and promise to tickle your fancy and please your purse. DRESS GOODS of everv kind hew. fresh and fine. Styles the latest, quality the best and prices the lowest. Twenty five pieces new Shirt Waist Silk liust received, 718 inches wide; all fine colors. . Best Wash Silks made. 25c oer- vard. 23-inch beautiful styles, 85c. - 86-inch Black Brilliantine, brocaded. 19 ana 25c. ! - 38-inch beautiful, good plain. 40c. 40-inch beautiful black, all wool filling ana siik warp, 6Uc. 89-inch Henrietta, nice 'goods, 25c. 89-inch blue and black Serge, 85c 40-inch Diagonal Serge. 85c per yard. 80-inch Lawn, fast colors, linen finish. 10c per yard. I 80-inch Pique, beautiful new eroods.llOc. 27 -Inch linen finished Chambrav at 5c. wortn 8c. i . 60-inch Turkey red Table Linen 'ab- solutelv fast colors, 23c per vard. 25-incli Dress Plaids, 8c. You will find us at 112 North Front Headquarters for Bareains satisfaction guaranteed. Braddy Cay lord, Prop, WILMINTON'S BIG RACKET STORE. ma 3 tf NOW IS To Make Savings aii amounts deposited to-day, (Thursday, April 30th), and the day bear interest May 1st. The Savings and Is the largest strictly Savings WilmiDgton Total -A-sse-bs J. W. NORWOOD-, President. ap 29 tf GEO. WE SOLICIT TOR- Engravings Wedding Cards, Monograms, Dies, Cuts, Etc; We keep upjwith the times, and can sryles in this line.- .We make a specialty of - : and keep constantly on hand Ward's fine linen Paper and Envelopes 4 Don't send North for what you can O. "W ap 26 tf 1 JOHNSON r canjr.iu mc mornings, tana avoid the rush in the afternoons. TV is our purpose to have every 6ne to receive the best of attentlnn- hnt often our Store is so crowded we cannot begin to do Qurselves justice. The people have found out where to go for first-class goods. .No house in the oiaie carnes a nicer line of Dress Goods, Silks, ,Wash LINENS IN WHITE AND Hosiery, Ladies' Vests, mings, Kid Gloves, Laces, Embroideries, Table Damasks Napkins, Towels, Ribbons and All ! Kind of Millinery Goods1 than we do. Five hundred Ladies' Parasnis anrt TTmKn- L...... . - tmm 1 AA Ain Mail orders promptly filled O" oIlxlsoxi. & Pore, "pa a'' ' v n . Bit white, keeping them . tignt, and l York, Boston, WlxuipoM, Hole These Facts. few snort words. "We are doing the Dry cause of this is that we ao Dullness on sold for casb and at: prices that defy and see what we are doine slaughter of all styles, Shoes of the . best make, : ' t : r LIST : 86-inch White H omespun, 8Kc;-best Sea Island. 5c. Splendid Dress Ginebam, 4c per yard. 44-inch wide Spring Dress Flannel, the : best and newest thing in fine Dress Suiting, worth $1.00 per yard; we have it for 55c; this is new goods, the best, a special job; come and see iu Shirt Waist Calico at 4c. and all the new things in -Dress Trimmings, But. tons, Laces. Jets and Braids.' When you need Dress .Goods give ' our's a look; we are in it for business and no mistake. This is the season to buy new Millinery, and we want to fit you up. Misses white rough straw, wide brim Sailors, at 20c; black smooth straw, 9c. Ladies' high crown, bound Sailors, in blue, black and white, 25c each. One line of white1 and black' Sailors, in fine straw; all stylet, the bell crown and straight crown, at 50, 75c, $1.00, 1.25 and 1.50. In this line of fine Sailors we lead. Call or write for these goods. In Trim med Hats we try, to please. We have four trimmers that have had 10 years' experience. Hats of all prices. Trim med with flowers, ribbon and chiffon for 50c each. Fine Hats of all the new goods in the best styles, trimmed or un trimmed, as you may- desire. Fine Chips and fancy, braid of all the latest styles. They rual in price from 85c to $2.0Q untrimmed; from 75C to $8.00 trimmed. Come to as for your Milli nery lrimmings. AU the new straw trimming, laces, ornaments,! chiffons, buckles, aigrettes and ribbons of all styles. ' . ' i I .Remember we sell Clothing for men and boys; suits and odd pants. Under wear of all kinds. Men's and boy's Hats. Notions of every make. A genuine French woven fine Corset, worth $1.00, our price sve eacn. - street opposite the Orton House. of all kinds. Mail orders promptly filled and THE TIME Deposits in the and Trust (Wednesday, April 29th), to-morrow after (Friday, May 1st), will begin! to Trust Company Bank in North Carolina. 1 81250,000. I H. Walters, Vice President Company SLOAN, Cashier. YOUB ORDERS Invitations, iVisiting show you samples of the very latest a complete stock of Crane's, Hurd's and in various tints -end sizes; buy for less price at home. ' ATES & CO. WILMINGTON, N. C. & FORE. " I Goods, White Goods, NATURAL COLORS. Shirt Waists. Trim- .. vuuiumi iuaL joceiven f . i ''eul Ho. lir narkot Bt A SCBAWNY WflALE. v kpPENDlCITIS MADE IT WORTH SIXTY - .THOUSAND DOLLARS, the Tery tates Theory as to tho Origin - . . .- of Ambersrla What It I and tho Um Made of It The Foundation of Almost Every lerfuiae Forniuhi. If' ' Three spermaoetl whales were oompan lonably floating about in soatbern waters one sanshlny day not so Very many years ago. Two were fine specimens of thegonua fhyseter. The third, however, thongn or. the same species, was xans ana scrawu aA lolled listlessly on the' dark blue sur faco of the gulf stream, while its more ro tund and sportive comrades slashed about vigorously and sent the limpid waters far above them, to fall in rofroshlng sprays. " Perhaps if the two well eondiUoned ani mals had been less frolicsome and the third fciore aroused, they would' have been on the alert for defense. As it was, a long, barrow boat, pointed "at both ends, bore down unobserved upon them, aod the Whalemen sent with unerring aim their weapons straight into two hulky creatures. The scrawny -whalo escaped, though it biade no motion to get away. ! . ' Next day, to the amazement or the Vbalemen, the animal was seen In almost ' exactly the sarao spot, as though inviting freath. "Well," called out thfe captain of the whaling fleet, who had ' been of the party of the day. before, ?if you wish to die, you poor, crazy lubber, you shall." , And forthwith it, too, was disposed of, the easiest, task, the men agreed, that they Eiad bad in many a day. But little more ban two barrels of . oil was found ! in the naoiated whale. Another and vastly more impdrtant discovery was the largest slngW lot of ambergris ever sold in this country. It was exchanged for a check signed by a well known drug firm of this city, whose figures rounded close on to $60, 0001 Never had so large a check been seen tilt then In the little Cape Cod fishing town, where it was divided among the whalemen of the ship, as each man pn a whaler receives a certain: percentage of the proceeds of the voyage. The number of pounds found in this whale aggregated ovor 150, valued at $30 per ounce,, the price paid for the best ambergris. ' 5- ! It would seem that the animal bad sick ened of a malady caused by the unnatural" growth, and such was undoubtedly the jcase, and if its sufferings had not been brought to an end by the whalemen, it wouMVave lingered till the disease itself bad finally oausod death, i f What is ambergris? In the "Arabian Nights" we are told of eastern beauties ' Whose cheeks were marked with moles like bits of ambergris, and In the story of the sixth voyage of "Slndbad the Sailor" we read in the description of the place where the voyagers were wrecked, "Here lis also : a fountain of pitch and bitumen that runs Into the sea, which the fishes swallow and then vomit it up again, turned into am bergris I" That antique author, Robert Boyle, considered it to be of vegetable pro duction and similar to yellow amber; thus it reoelved its name, amber-gris gray am ber. . t - ; f This and other even more plausible the ories are but Indeed fallacies that puzzled savants have set forth when they Were at a loss to account for its origin. It is now ascertained beyond a doubt to be generated ' by the large headed sperm whale: and Is the result of a diseased state of the animal. The victim of this rare malady may possi bly throw off the morbific substance, or finally die of the ailment The disease is located In the' intestinal canal, and some savants suppose it to bo caused by a bil iary irritation. After a deep study on the subject several modern scientists have agreed that the disorder is akin to that now fashionable human peril appendicitis, Intensified and prolonged in this great mammal, yet that I dread ailment that has' but lately been understood by the surgeons and medical men of the world. To the conservative whale fisher of New Bedford or Provlnoetown the discovery of ambergris is as unexpected and as loneed for as the sheeny splendor of the pearl that gladdens the pearl fisher. Almost awe stricken are the sailors when tbe crv of 'ambergris" is uttered. This is the haDDV event of a lifetime. The substance is care fully taken from the bowels of the whale and is packed in casks if it Is in liquid form, or in sacks if it is dry enough. i it is then, brought direct to j Boston, where it is appraised by tho head of the largest wholesale drug firm In the citvl This young man has no enviable -task be fore him In ascertaining the value of the article. Ho has to examine the fetid mass, which is somotimes in a rank liquid state, sometimes of tho consistency of soft putty, and . again a chalklike substance. That which is more like putty usually is to be rolled on for making the best market am bergris, and gradually, as it drios, the on ly curing process it undergoes the un wholesome dork sliade turns to a soft squirrel gray. -The substance lightens in m eigub, uevtuoping a iascinaung odor al- I most indescribable, liko the blending of new mown hay, the damp woody fragrance of a fern copse add the faintest rjossible 'porfume of the violet. - j And to what use is ambenrris nut? It is an indispensable article with fine perfum ers, as it Is used to give permanency and lasting qualities to very fleeting scents. It is a curious fact that the kevnote or basis of "nosegays" ofc'Vbouquets. " as handker chief odors are called, is not, as one might suppose, ino atiar or garden flowers, nei ther the penetrating balsams. These are indispensable, but aro not the groundwork. That basis is always one of the four ahl- lnal odors I. e., ambergris! musk, obtain ed from small musk deer of ABia: civet. ' 'from the civet cat of India, and castor, a Eecretion of the castor beaver and now al most obsolcto In the perfume trade. " The pure and separate tincture of any one of these odors is too intense and powerful to be tolerated. Like all substances of the kind,' it must undergo a slow decomposi tion till the remainders ; possess very little j volatility. Even then they contain a vir tue whloh dinars pertinaciously to woven fabrics, and not. being soluble In weak al kaline lyes lBtlll to be detected in the material, aftor passing through the sever est lavatory ordeal. They are, therefore, of great valuo to the perfumer and are the foundation in almost evory formula. ! Boston Cor. St Louis Globe-Iiamocrat. Sunlight and Colon. Everyone knows thodanser of mlofAt-o In attempting to select colored articles in artificial light. Only the white light oi the sun. containing all the nlnmTi ni color known to us, can bo trusted in such eases to reveal the aotual hues possessed by the objects under examination. Some interesting scientific experiments nn t.ha effect of light in revealing or conoealing color were lately made by Dr. H. W. Vogel, the distinguished physicist and as tronomer in Berlin. "T. btartlng with the foot that in a nhntn. graphio "dark room."! filled with rnh colored light, bright scarlet ctot appears white, it was shown (hat when no white light whatever is admitted to a dark room the power of the eye to distinguish' colors is temporarily lost, and all objects immn, of various shades of white and black. By mingling blue or . green with wwl light the colors of objects can be made to undergo remarkable chances, i Thn tity of light alone also affects the appear ance of a color, particularly certain tinto of blue and violet, for which reason, even m uie ausunco oi ammcial lights, a person purchasing colored goods in a dark store must, carry them to the door or window. where a strong illumination can be ob tained in order to make certain of the hm. tiiau suwiti iuuui s (companion. , Th Oldest Church In Earopa. The oldest building in the world t.ha hu been uninterruptedly used for church pur poses is St. Martin's oathedral at Canter bury, England. The buildina- was nrlfrl- nally erected for a church and has been regularly used as a place for religious gatherings for more than 1,B00 years. Canon Bintlege, one of the verv hnt thoritlee on church history now Hvlna ia positive in his declarations that St. Mar tin's is the oldest churoh edlflcn In St. Louis Bepublio. i Hac Pear... f (...''; Pastor (to peasant girlW-Wh do weep so muobr ' : . . . Feasant Girl Because &ono tc the army for three years, v- r... lnoaa win soon, be over. Then he will return. . ; . - - Peasant Girl Yea. bnt T'm fiM In the meantime another nn ctn m.M me. Pick Me Up. j . I - ' MDARAB WINE CUP. , A certain wine cup belonged to Darab, ti Persian tine. To him it had come as an, heirloom from a long lino of ancestors. Ho prized If ovor all things. Truly this cup was a marvel of exqul-' Bite craftsmanship. - The nam of its maker was lost 'mid the mists of dead ages. In deed o magical seemed the skill of its fashioning that some there were who thought that it surely must be the work nf n. nower more than mortal. It was formed wholly of jewels that were fastened , I together by some strange, subue device, and it.yas shaped in a manner most curi 'ous. - Its craftsman had taken a flower of peculiar beauty for his design. . J As Darab, on feast nights, held it, wine filled, before tho .light it seemed as if a many tinted cluster of precious stones was -plunged into a luminous sea a sea Boftly, sensuously red The rare old grape juice, fostered to life in the long ago by tho sun light appeared to awake, to exult, to live again in the glow of a milder light. " J . But none mignt arras: rrom imcup du Darab 'Darab, the king ! ,. r Toghrul, the soothsayer, be of the white flowing beard and mystic, piercing eyes, averred, that this cup ofttimes possessed strange powers. - He said that if Darab gazed' into the depths of the wine as it foamed and. sparkled within its embrace ho might see, as in pictures, happenings" in f aroff places, or he might see deeply in to the workings of the hearts of those who stood near. . : . This saying of the soothsayer had caused fear to enter into the minds of the cour tiers, and whenever Darab looked steadily into the cup all trembled, as none knew what next might happen. -. Again, it was whispered, by whom none could tell, that If it was destroyed Darab would die, and never more would one of his race reign as king. . .'. ; : Thus was this cup of grave, of ominous import. , . . ' ; ' This night was a night of feasting and grand, revelry within the. king's palace. Lights flashed and sheened. Wines of the rarest and choicest vintage flowed freely as water. Delicate viands, fruits and sub tle triumphs of cookery were spread upon the great tables. And there were gleam lngsof countless gem incrustedrpreciqus motaled goblets, j Glorious clusters of flowers gave forth a sense lifting all per vading aroma. Varied and mingling col ors and hues raptured the eye. ; And here were women of aJ glory and a beauty Indescribable. Silks shimmered. Jlycsr shone, r" ',! .. y j: - And hero was the cold, cruel glint of steel, : for soldiers, accoutered, were at the . feast. ' - .-; : Sable slaves ministered to the wants of the toasters. , Bracelets and anklets of ivory flashed as they flitted to and fro. King, satraps, women, courtiers nay, all were blended in a grand, joying uni- tlon. Like nro named all hearts. And music rang. The moon's light was calm and clear. : Stars twinkled, glistened, in the profound afar. All wes still. But in .the stillness there seemed to sleep some strange, mighty secret. And .there came into the air a heaviness. ; ' - - . ' ' .' . " . " "Ho! Toghrul, Toghrul I Thou of sooth Baying fame, come hither come hither ! I have gazed into this cup, and, lo, it has re vealed to me the face and thoughts of one who is a traitor one who plots against my life, my throne, my all. Yonder he stands. He! Hyder!" : .r j ' . It was Darab who called out thus In a loud voice. ; A wicked, cruel smile played In his face as he pointed to Hyder-one of his satraps.; The night had passed well on, and the"re velry had become of the wildest. - i A silence as of the grave fell over all as ;the king made this accusation. They knew and feared what was coming. None dared speak but Toghrul. i "Art sure, O king?", he asked. The soothsayer felt kindly toward the satrap. "Sure as that I am of woman bornj." Darab replied as he again looked into the cup, "here is tho face of yon unworthy servant. Now it is still and teUs naught, but an instant ago as I gazed its lips mov ed, and from them I heard murmurings oi revolt and treachery. He must die. This" cup is my safeguard and guide. Ho, guards 1 Seize yon traitor!" -''' - Hyder turned pale. Brave though ht was, he trembled trembled because of one he loved and little ones. Yes, he was lost lost. Ofttimes had he known Darab to order men to the death, because of things revealed to him in this strange cup. Hyder was seized, end death hung in tht air, when a loud cry broke from Darab. Again he was looking into the cup, but this time his lace was convulsed with fear. "Ho! To arms, to arms!" he cried wild ly. "Soldiers, all, to arms! foemen sur round the palace! Rebels are upon us!" Hyder wa- Joosed, nnd In a flash tht revel was turned to a wild, terror stricken 'confusion.;" - Then. was heard a low rumbling in tht air, and suddenly there came a fearful roll of thunder and a succession of blinding, destroying lightning flashes. The walls of the palace near the king's throne fell. Clashing of arms and savage shouts were heard in the distance. ; Darab was standing with the cup raised aloft in his right hand. He was invoking aid from the powers above. JNear" him stood the soothsayer and Hyder with drawn sword. He was prepared to defend to the last gasp the kine who had an mwl. ly condemned him. Shrieks and cries were rending the air. ' ; Then came a lightning flash that was mightier and more blinding than all that had gone before. It struck the cup; shiv ering it to, dust. Darab fell dead. It was even as if tlio powers above had spoken. Into the palace rushed the enemy, And tumult reigned. Bart Kennedy. The Elephant Uked His Toddy, j It is a curious thing, and one which I have never heard satisfactorily explained, that animals and fowls, and almost every. Jiving creature upon which tho test has been made, tako to intoxicants. Instead of mankind alone, as Byron had it, being distinguished from the brute creation by his ability to get drunk, the exception is largely favorable to civilized mankind, I ' thought of this recently when present at a private experiment on savage and domes-. tic animals. Without any preliminary edu cation the most savage animals, the tiger and the lion, took to raw whisky With all thi avidity of old topers. The elephant man , oy me DucKetiui ana sighed for more. Any domestic animal will do the same. It upsets a good many preconceived notions. Pittsburg Dispatch. ' - TmaglnatlTSi Antoblographlea. ; Upon a' time Mr, Joaquin Milier, having for the" moment nothing to occupy him, wrote out a full and on tirely new account of his life. Au tobiographies were a favorite pas time with him, and once in so often a. new one regularly appeared, dif fering materially from its predeces sor and introducing fresh and vivid ly imaginative matter. ; This particu lar life was in his best vein and was profusely illustrated. - A copy was given to one of his daughters, with . the suggestion that her father's life should be studied and known, and that her father was a man to j be loved and revered. The child looked at the volume. : . ; She turned the pages until she reached one especially fine picture. oeatea on a horse, careering wildly 1 , " . " ""t piam, was Joaquin, Clad m a TKAnrln Ti il vrith a broad somhrero On hia head and very long hair floating far be. hind him in the wind. The ehild looked long and intently at the pic ture, examined it critically, then with a reverence and adoration alto gether nndreamed of labeled it ".T. . mm WDUUlliO. aquin. Miller when he was a girL The Camomile plant is indigenous to most parts of -Europe. It . is ex tonsively cultivated in France, Italy, Germany and some other: countries for use yi medicine, and a large reve nue is derived from its constant em ployment. . 1 - .' - .) - - t . orrict ors. - --. . BLACKWEkL'S DURHAM TOBACCO COMPANY. mmm Merck f lo lei! ; TOBACCO. to - BLACKl7ELLf8 DURHAN TOOACCO OOr.1PANY. If yoa hv may difflealty la precarlBKyoar momp, cat oat this riotica aad Mod It wltli rear order to yoas whoicsato draler. : THE1 Alflenrian Hardware Co. Have a fulHme of White Moan tain 'and Arctic ICE CREAM FREEZERS ! WATER COOLERS, EetTiserators, Botb Piiie.and Hard Wood Fly Traps, Window Screens, Screen Wire Cloth, : i : 1 Galvanized iPpultry Netting and I ! - - I . Galyanized 'Hard warei which they are offering at very i low figures for cash. All we ask 'is a trial. Alderman Hardware Co. . I 29 South Front Street, if f r ap 19 tf" Wiimington; N. C. TASTELESS IS JUST AS COO D FOR ADULTS. -1 WARRANTED. PRICE 50cts. Gentlemen: We sold last year, 608 bottles o GHOVK-8 TASTELESS CHirLiTONIC wi hav bought three ktobs already this year. In all or e perience of 14 years, in the drug business, have neTer sold an article that gave such universal satis. iwnwu H iwir.iwuo. X ours truly. . abnby,Cabb 4 OK F 8eT'Whes Ie nd Retai , and guirantted by K. R. BeUsmv Petail Ibv I H. Hardin other DniBsruts. IWilmingtoo, N, and al C. ap30D&W6m ABSOLUTEI Y PURE Checks "vwuiiii;, KCUUIX8 Inf Iammation.Quiets Paid, Is the Bicycler's Necessity. $?.res' Pi IDC Burns, sVi - m mm m mm m r hvoi uw jm 11 LniTla Rheumajtisni, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, . Chilblains, WB'rS Headache), Toothache, eic. use pond's extract after Shavng-No (rritation. Use POND'S EXTRACT after Exercising-No' Lamenessj. POND'S EXTRACT OINTMENT ia simply a marvel. Whait relief from excruciating pain, j How instantly it cures PILES.! 50 cents. y ubnuinb Pond'a Extract for Senuln cures. Bay Imltationa lor imitation cure POND'S EXTRACT CO.,76 5th A v., N. ' 1 . 1 Spanish 1 Peanuts. 1 00 Spam.h Peanuu. I OK( Big Beat Real. 1 Iw&OU .t--,' 400 BT 0h,a F"Hy Corn, New Cheeaa. .'. , 50 :Do Brooma. J , . 25 BarMl" MoEta Tineear. 25 Bf eI Mo, Oiler. "c wm "n" P"ce mtisfactory. I Send orders to W. B. COOPER, Wholeamle Grocer aad Commiasion Merchant. 838 North Water street. my 3 tt DaW wflnrlnstoa; n rj O'Connor, t elllnga for rent. Honses kid Lou for mmk oa easy tenna. lUnlT taxS LL D. JHIj' 1 Cashleaaadoaimpio d dtf real astata. prempfvy DURHAM, Fi. C, i . Dear Sir: rT You are entitled to receive FREE wholesale dealer WHITE STAR SOAP with all BlackwolTs (ffenuiue ' Durham Smoking XODUCCO you buy. O. ne bar oi soap rree witn each whether 16 oz., 8 oz., 4 a oz., packages. : V pound, o.t or We hare notified every ' whole- I Stat.. saie oeoicr in uie united that we will supply them with soid aupply of QfeSUIfTe DURHAM Jt once, and Insist on getting your soap, j One bar of Soap FREE with each j pound you' buy. Soan tl offered for a limited time. day. Youra very truly. ; :t One Generator, ' : Six Copper Fountains. 1 n. rare cuautc 10 secure a Dargain. A .i SAM'L BEAR, Sr. 12 Harket Street, i ' 1 1 ap 5 tf i Wilmington, Ni G IN OUR WINDOW AND PICK OUT A PAIR OF Bicycle Legfffinfira" to suit you. Also the famous li BALLBEARING" BICICLElHOES are on exhibition at reduced prices. Ladies' Bals. reduced from $2.50 to b2.25; Gentlemen's from $3 00 to $2.75.) If you do not see what you like step inside and examine qar stock bf these goods. We are constantly receiving new additions to both our Wholesale and ( Retail Departments. Prices have been reduced on all. 1 J . Respectfully, Mercer & Evans. Same place -H. C- Evan's old standj or 63 steps east irom corner Front and Princess streets. p23 If . ' BOWDEIM LITHIA WATER, The Only Known Solvent ot Stone in tho Bladder. v A positive specific for Gout, Rheu matic Gout," Rheumatism,, Brlght's Disease, and all diseases having their origin, in Uric Acid Diathesis, , NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA, 1 ' ' and INSOMNIA. t)nr Sparkling Table Water Has no '' - - ' Equal. ' Beware of Artificial and Imitation" Lithia Water they are dangerous I r . , , - I na puwai lor illustrated Booklet. v Bowden Lithia Water is sold by ail dealers, or -Bde Lithia Springs U .174 Peachtree mar 8 D&W ly St Atlanta, Ga. The Sampson Democrat, Fnbllihed Evrrr Thnndar. L. A. BETHUNE, Editor and Prop'r. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: One Year $1; Six Months 50c, r It pays business men to advertise in it. : Rates and sample copies fur nished upon application. Address i ! ' : '. The Sampson Democrat, ' feb 16 tf CLINTON, N. C. and Baskets Send in and get them.' -Ordera solicited for N.- c Bacon, Flour, Molasses, R, onnttand lobaccos p ot the leading brands. 1 r . For Sale, '.'-'''' A VERY FINE Soda Wafer Fountain. . ' ' f . . I- -fr i . . LOOK : p Berry Crates i j HALL it PEARS ALL, ;Nott and Mulberry streets. my S DAWtf . "Fill , m JC