BE CiBBFCL WHAT TOC SAT
Is speaking; of a person's faalti
Pray don't forget vour own;
Remember, those with glomes of glass,
, i Should seldom throw a stone.
If we have nothing else to do - i,
1 y Bat talk ol those who sin,
Tis better we commence at home,
And from that point begin. ' -
W have oo right to judge a man.
Until he's fairly tried;
Shoald we not like his company,
We know the world is wide. I
Some may have faults and who has not?
The old as well as young; -Perhaps
we may for aught we know,
Have fifty to their one. I ;
I'll tell yoa of a better plan "
You'll find it works full well;
To try your own defects to cure
Before von others' tell. f
And though I sometimes hope to be
No worse than some 1 know, j
My own shortcomings bid me let
- The faults ol others go.
Then let us all when we commence
To slander friend or foe, I
Think of the barm one word may do,
To those we little know. : I
Remember curses, sometimes like
Oar chickens, "Roost at borne.'
Don't speak of others' faults until
We have none of our .own.
Minneapolis Telegram.
SUNDAY SELECTIONS. .
Life appears to me too hort to
be spent in nursing animosity or regii
. teriog wrongs. Bronte. 1 j
Self-will is' so ardent 1 and ac
' tive that it will break a world to pieces
to make a stool to sit on. Cecil. . I
we are not to'be heard for our
much speaking, but we are not taught
mat the less we pray the more we will
"get. -. V . ' ' ;
"To morrow" Satan's shrewd
est suggestion lets , ! down thecon
science easily to the point where it can
move an tfldennlte postponement.
Observe what direction your
thoughts and feelings most ffcadily take
when yoa are alone, and then you will
form a tolerably correct opinion of your
.real-sell. ,( . ' i ..
Fret not thyself because of un
just critics, join not their ignoble ranks,
correct their untrue statements if neces
sary, but, above ail, ever refute them by
the noble actions of a noble life. Golden
Rule. ) - ). . j , . v"
' ( A truly brave and honest man
will not make a veiled charge against
another, and then when he is called up
on to furnish evidence of the truth of
his charge, dodge the issue bv saying,
"I meant somebody else." Baltimore
.Advocate. : j". .
i There is no house on the shores
of time which the waves will not wash
away; there is no path here which the,
foot of disappointment will not tread;
there is no sanctuary here which sorrow
will not invade. - There is a home provided-tor
the soul, but you can reach it
only by living for God,' to none others
- than those who. thus live will its doors
be opened. Rev. ohn Todd
SPIRITS TUEPENTINE.
Jonesboro Progress: Mrs. D.
T. Buchanan, of Sanford, died Satur
day morning, the 8th inst., aged 38
years. j , -
' Columbus Tithes: Mr. W. W.
Cook has completed the work of bor
ing a deep well f or Mr. Sabiston, and
at the depth of 195 feet struck a flow
oTe'xcellent water. '
; Wilson Times: i We regret the
death of Miss Mamie Bullock, which
sad event occurred at the home of
father, Mr. Too: Bullock, near
thiscity, last Wednesday afternoon.
She was about twenty-two years of
age, A veryj sad death oc
curred m.this county this wek Mrs.
Orphie Applewhite, an estimable
lady,-greatly loved and respected by
the community, died almost sud
denly at the home of her son. She
was almost ninety y ears of j age and
was in excellent health a very short
time before her deaths which was
caused Jby a hemorrhage. ; I . j
-Concord Standard.' It will be
remembered that on last Christmas
day, at Wallace's store, in No. 3
township, "this,. county, one of the
most daring . murders ever commit
ted in this section was enacted when
Henry Yofke, a burly, desperate
negro, turned .upon his crony. John
Steele,1, and shot him to death and
immedietely left! the 1 commu
nity audjias ever since, until yester
day, eludedtheu pfficialsJ He was
caDtured Wednesdavmornino' - at
Mt. Airy by a Mri Paintetrwho has
i ir i , i L ' t
uccn qq xotkcs iracK i or several
weeks. The negro was a terror to
the community in which be lived,
ana alter . snooting aown nts com
panion be defied anyone to come
near him lest they be murdered like
wise; -A-
' Bob logersoll is right, there is
no place that is hotter tbantnii.
cao Dispatch.- ! . ' ' .
He "Do you really think Jack
is In love with you?" She "Certainly.
I have the most positive proof. He
never knows whether my hat is on
straightor not" Buffalo Times,
Will Not PerformMiracles
But It Will Cure
R. MILES' RESTORATIVE NERVINE
cures nervous prostration, i Not mi
raculously, bnt scientifically, by first
removing the germs of disease, and then
supplying healthy nerve food increasing
thappetlte, helping digestion and strength
ening the entire system. Desperate cases
require prolonged treatment as shown bv
that of Mrs. M. B. Reed, of Delta, Iowa, who
writes: "As the result of a lightning stroke.
the physicians said I had alight stroke ot
paralysis,' my limbs would all draw un. I
wonia have throbblngs
in my cheat that seemed
unendurable. For three
months I could not sleep
and for three weeks did
MJkm 1UUM -;
Nervine
(estores
tealth......
not close my eyes. I
prayed for sleeo. and
reit tnat il relief did not come X would be
dead or insane. I took Dr. Miles' Restora
tive Nervine and the second night slept two
sours ana rrom mat time on my health Im
proved; slowly at first, but steadily and
surely. I took In all 40 bottles, and I cannot
express how grateful I am, for I am now
perfectly well, and -nave taken no medicine
for over lour months.'' Dr. lilies' Nervine
ia sold by druggist on guarantee that first
bottle benefits or money refunded. - a
Book on heart and nerves free. Dr. Miles
naiusM un., juuuun, ma.
fain has Ao show with Dr: Miles' Pain Pills.
wo morphine or opium ia Dr. If iW Pain Fills,
vi' Ail rio -untccoiian.'.
for ante by all Druggists. .. Change,
Jho161t , .. latnih
THE TWILIGHT OF FORGIVENESS.
'f thla Importunate heart trouble yonr peace
With words lighter than air M , .
Arid hopes that in mere hoping flicker ana
i cease,' - ' , 1
brash the rose in yonr hnlr,
Cover your;, lips with rose heavy twilight ana
say: . - - : , l -.
"O hearts of wind Wown flame, ' ,
O winda, elder thonchan gin ft of night and day,
That longing and murmuring came
From marble cities loud with tabors of old to
dove gray fairy lands, : r
From battle banners, fold upon purple fold
Queens wrought with glimmering hands: .
That saw young Niam hover with lovelorn face
Above the wandering tide, - r
And lingered in the. hidden desolate place ,
Where the last phoenix died, . , .
And gathered the flames above his holy head,
And still murmur and long !
O piteous hearts, changing till change be dead
In a tumultuous song 1" i
Then cover the pale blossoms of your breast
With your dim, shadowy hair,
And trouble with sighs for all hearts without
; rest' . '.!;'. .-
' The rose-heavy twilight there. i
W. B. Yeatrln Saturday Review.
' HIS REMARKABLE COURTSHIP.
A Psychic Phenomenon Vouched For
Confirmed Bachelor. .
'Four or five years ago," said a baohelor
In conversation with a teporter,;"I had a
sweetheart that I was deeply In love with
and wanted to marry, but I was afraid to
ask her. At that time I was making a
study of psyohio phenomena and that sort
of thins, and It ocourred to me to make a
I pgyohical proposal Dy projecting my euu-
jeotlve noma arouna me corner ; wj wuore
the srl lived and fixing It up all ready for
me when I should take my objective mind
around to have the affair ratified: ' I went
to see her Thursday evening and felt sure
that if I asked her I wonld .get her, not
withstanding she was about equally Inter
ested in a friend . of mine, whom I shall
call George. Having doubts as to my cour
age, I determined to make a test the next
evening Instead of going to see her, go I
retired early that is,, about 9 o'olook
and, aooordlng to formula, I exerted my
mental faculties to their utmost and di
rected all my mental energies upon the girl
and willed with all my power that she ac
cept me. For half an hour fully I shut out
every thought but this important one and
went to sleeo or into a trance under the
mental strain. : I awoko an hour or two
later and felt that my efforts bad been a
success, and that it would be all rignt
next day when I oalled. I felt so enoour
atred that I went to .sleep and dreamed
beautiful dreams of her till morning, ai
8 o'olook next afternoon I called to make
my real proposal. I talked to her on some
trivial subjeot or other for half an hour
and then came to the all important matter.
' 'Did you feel any peculiar mental or
emotional sensations ; last evening?' I
asked.
'She blushed violently, and I was sure
that my subjeotive proposal bad hit oenter.
' 'How did you know anything atwut
itr she replied, laughing somewhat nerv
ously.; .' f ! t
'Oh, that's all right.' i smuea tri
umphantly. 'What time did it oocnrf' .
' '.Really, I don't Know, dm it must
have been about 0:30. I remember that I
thought it odd that the clock should strike
just as It happened.' ! '
' 'Wasn't it remarxaDier' : - '?
'I was coming to it by degrees and
wanted to see just where I was.:
' 'No, I don't think it was,' she answer
ed indignantly. 'George has always loved
me, and his proposal last night was quite
what I expected . We are to be married in
June.' "Washington Star.
EFFORTLESS SPEECH.
the' Effect of Small Talk Upon
Cerebral
Deterioration. ,.. ... ' -
How much actual cerebral deterioration ,
ia the result of effortless speech must be a
matter of - em illation. Of course mere
loquacity is unattended by proper cerebral
exercise or Intellectual effort, and even if
a variety of words be- used such are not
the product of healthy cerebration. - Those
who see much of tfio insane recognize un
der certain conditions the significance of
such volu bility, for it is often the precursor
of mania or other mental disturbances. It
is rather tho province of the writer to show
the actual involution that accompanies an
improper or caroless use of the speech cen
ters in, tho apparently healthy person than
as an expression of brain disease. -. i
A number of polysyllabic words are used
to express .the disturbances of speech that
follow tlfc misuse of the mental and me
chanical apparatus concerned in its pro
duction. These include the transposition
of word 8 or syllables, the grammatical
vices or the exaggeration of emotional
speech.. Under some circumstances the
resulting disorders may closely resemble
those due to actual structural disease of
the brain, attended by disorganization of
tthe speech centers, but usually the perver
sion is functional, tnougn obstinate, and
bears the same relation1 to organic speech
defects that hysteria or other functional
nervous conditions do to real disease.
Some of this morbid derangement; when
there is hypernntomatlsm, resembles cer
tain well known forms of "cramp" dne to
the repetition of such acts, as writing
tnose oi a limited Kind among artisan or
musicians, whore a small group-of muscles
Is the scat, of spasm, and these forms are
designated , as writers' cramp, ' telegra
phers' cramp, violinists' cramp, eta. Un
der such circumstances there is usually lit
tle participation of thought In tho oft re
peated act, which becomes habitual, and
the directing powor is of an unconscious
kind. ... !: i
The so called ''baby talk" of silly peo
ple, the form of trivial conversation which
consists in the use of diminutives and is
employed especially by young lovers or by
those who for tho first time, Btray into the
devious and flowery paths of j matrimony,
are examples of this defect which sun-
plants the vigorous and wholesome ex
pression of genuine feeling. ; This condi
tion of affairs may sometimes amount to
more than a mere eccentricity and indi
cates- a real failuro upon the part of the In-,
dividual to Keep bis word symbols well In
mind and in order. Allan McLane Ham
ilton in Century.: i , . :
' Washington at Twenty-seven.
"At the time of his marriage, when in
his twenty-seventh year, Washington Was
in the prime of his magnificent physical
manhood," writes General A. W. Greely,
U. 8. A., in The Ladies? Home Journal.
Jot leavo the description of his person to
our imagination. Such was already his
exalted standing that these Don nortralts
omit entirely or modify what mlsht be
thought to be defects, as, for Instance, the
disfiguring facial marks from smallpox.
Straight as an Indian, with limbs cast al
most in a giant's ' mold be was 6 feet 8
inches tall at the time of hlB death his
self contained countenance. ' asrmuihln
speeoh and dignified bearing made his per
sonality ixiosi impressive. - -.Probably half
of his time at homo was spent in the sad-
uio, ana this active out of door life gave'
him a glow of health and sonse of vigor.
"Wo, lenrn from his intimate frinnd.
George,, Mercer, lutorosting i details. - His
skin was clear and colorless, the nose
straight, the face long,-with high, round
cheekbones, tho blue gray and widely sep
arated eyes shadowed by heavv brows.
largo, mobile nv5itb, showing teeth some
what dufeotivor the muscular . arms and
logs unusually lonst and a i well nhnnnd
head, gracefully poised on a superb neok.
The brown hair was wornln a cue and
the small waist well set off by neatly fit
ting garb." ; '
The Impromptu Missed Fire.
"What do you intend to say to the bride
when you go up to speak to herf" asked a
young man of a lady ol his acquaintance
at a reoent wedding..,; . .... i-
"Well, as the. bridegroom is a relative
of mine, I think. 1 shall say that I am
very glad to have such a nice new oousin,"
.was the answer. J . -
MThen I will follow directly after yon
and tell her that I wish I could say the
same." m.'; r -A ; - 1
When the moment arrived,' the .-young
man did not hear the lady's greeting; but,
supposing that she had carried out her
part of the programme, as, arranged, he
pressed the bride's band and said: , v . ,
"I wish that I oould say tho same." '
r A look of surprise came aver her face,
and the other lady turned with a laugh'
and exolalmed: f .I-"' :..;
"Oh, I forgot all about our agreement
and told her that I was having such av
good time at her wedding." Nework
Journal. '
The Dying Oay
finds many a weary woman's . work undone many
a task but just begun. This need not be. ' When
wm-Tr rfowds the dav. shorten the work don't
- ... v.. r t , , ( j ,. .
lengthen the day.
used for cleaning, keeps
time keeps you young,
everywhere. Made only .by ,
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The book fully describes a method by which
to attain full vigor and manly power.
A method by which to end all unnatural
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To cure nervousness, lack of self-control, de
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To exchange a jaded and worn nature for
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worry, Ac i - -
To give full strength, development and tone
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Age no barrier. Failure impossible. Two
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The book is purely medical and scientific,
-useless to curiosity seekers, invaluable to men
only who need it.
A despairing man, who had applied to us,
soon after wrote:
"Well, I tell you that first day is one I'll
never forget. I Just bubbled with joy. I'
wanted to hug everybody and tell them my
old self had died yesterday, and my new self
. was born to-day. Why didn't von tell me
when I first wrote that I would find it this
way?"' -
And another thus:
"K you dumped a cart load of gold at my
feet it would not bring such gladness into my
life as your method has done.
Write to the ERIK MEDICAL COMPANY,
Buffalo, N. Y., and ask for the little book
called "COMPLETE MANHOOD." Refer to
this paper, and the company promises to send
the Dook, in sealed envelope, without any
marks, and entirely free, until it is well Intro.
: duced. : . -1 .' .;-.;:!
a 28 DAW lv till Inly 28 ta to to
IF
YOU RIDE A
BICYCLE YOU MUST
CURES
Wounds, Bruises,
Sunburn. Sprains.
RELIEVES
Lameness, Strains,
Soreness, Fatigue.
Always rub with It after
EXERCISING, so A VOID
LAMENESS and be in
good condition for the
next day's work,
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES
' -Weak, Watery, Worthless.
POND'S EXTRACT OINTMENT
cures PILES,
Sent by mail
ior ewe,
two's EXTRACT CO., 76 Fifth Ava, New York,
aug 25 It :' nveb ' 'r
TTAVINO PURCHASED THE OTHER HALF
JUL of the en'i e Wholesale and Retail Boot and
Sh e bonnets, known as Mercer & Evan, succeoon
t.H. C. Evans, at 115 Princes st. eet, which in
cludes the entite interest in said business of the late
H. C Rvans. such half of atn -k rtf Rmm muI
Shoes, books and bcok accounts dne and b coming
due. good will. &c.. and at the same time assuming
all the liabilities pertaining io laid firm, the under
signed will con'inue the business under tbe firm name
oi mercer Kvsnt, at the same old stand
. Respectfully, i
! J. B. MERCER.
To tbose whote accounts are dne we wculd retpect-
f ..11 rti . ... m. r
iuutmj. ku)7 once, it is necessary . to tnose
whose accounts wi.l be due we would icspectfully say:
Please dsv Dromotlv when dne. It n urnure Tn
thOMj wbo have been dealiug with us we would ia
gTmuinae say: I nn yon, with tbe hope that you
and we have been mutua ly benefitted, and that yoa
win continue io wear our bboes -It is necessary. ' 1 o
those who have dealt with us and feel like they did
not get fall value for what they paid, we would sy
kindly let us kcow it, that we may have the chance
to set the matter right. It is necessary To those
who have never dealt with ns we would earnestly say:
When ia need of Mioes give us s trial It is neces
sary. To all we extend a most cordial invitation to
wear our abets. It is nece sary.. ; i:
Respectful y,
TdKRCKR & EVANS,
' Successors to H. C. Evans.
WUmingtn, N. C..: Inly 7, 1896v y 8 tf
1896 Hlullets.
25 Barrels New MULLETS.
1 25 Cases SMOKING TOBACCO
! 10 10 lb. Tabs BUTTER.
; 50 Cases A. & H. SODA.
i 20 Cases Grant's SODA. . " !
10 Kegs Cow SODA.
' '10 Barrels CANDY:
1 50 Boxes CANDY. .
; Lowest possible prices. '.
W. B. COOPER.
aug l h
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: cou ti j. Drewry. p. t i
w? r. UKr, Ph. B. U A. fUniverrif Vlr.
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uieans everytmng. ooiq
BUSINESS LOCALS. 1
av- inn Tn. Ham nr Sale. l-O&t aad Found
Wants, and other short miscellaneous advertiiements
Inserteo in tnis ue
on first or fourth
taken for less than SO cents. Terms posit I rely cask
n advance.
Tbe Dairy Restaurant No. 25 Market street is
now open. Table first class. Open from 0 a. m.
until 10 p. m. Give us a cslL aug u
Wanted A position bv a Registered Druggist
of two years experience. Address, for references.
H., care Of Star. . aug Hot
siAAsrrainlBA noor. hotocraoh is one of
the poorest things in the world. Remember I guaran
tee yott fint dasi Photos at reasonable rates. ;u.i
Ellis, 114 Market street, . asg 8 tf
K anted Your property en my list, if it is for
sale. : W., M. Camming, Real Estate Agent and
Notary PAUc, 15 Princess street. ('Phone 256J
IV l tt
Wanted A number of good people to call and
tee my fine line of Groceries. Watermelons ana
Cantaloocs received fresh from the farm every day.
Chas. D. Jacobs, 817H North Front street, jy II tf
Banket. Vegetable Baskets tor the shipment of
Peas, Beans, Cucumbers, -etc For sale at Jno, S.
McEachern'a Grain and; Feed Store 211 Market
street. ' 7 f - - ' cM
Harden. P. B. aaa la stack buggies, road
Carts and harness of all kinds. Repairing done by
skillful workmen oa short notice. OpocaHs ae
Court House '' S eil
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WARRANTED. PRICE SOcts.
OAVATIA, Iixs., Nor. K, iSS.
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Gentlemen: We sold last year, COO bottles of
OHOYKX TASTELESS CHILI, TONIC and have
bought three gross already this year. In all oar ex
perience ox is. yean, in ue arng Dasineas. nave
sever sold an article that gave such universal satis
laeUQp rs ycur tooio. it ours truly, .
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Darincr the campaign we will fnr-
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Parties but of town add 6 cents
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! All the. latest Literature ' ' Pic
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Campaign Goods.
: Badges, Buttons, Emblems, Mot
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POWER OP FLIGHT N BIRDS.
fbe Graceful Swallow, the SwlttMovtojf..
. Hamming; mro suia vuwn, , -
TTnw wonderful and beautiful ia
of fliebt and yet from-
the smallest inseot that. is tossed
about by the gentle summer breeze
r, rrreat eolden eaele that is
capable of oarrying a young lamb to
his eyrie all are masters or jjw arw .
! A large portion of the living ani
tnal world has wings - and can use
them. When watching a swallow s
infinite power upon the wing, one
feels like rephrasing the cry of Eioh-,
ard HL "My kingdom for ahorse," 5
to! My kingdom for a paur of wings.
Perhaps among our mosii commuu
hirds the swallows are tne mosi;
graceful and skillful of flight" Be
fore a rain along our country roads
the barn and white bellied swaiiows
are always to be seen cutting the air
4w orftftfifnl curves, now sWmming
the roads, now rising abruptly to!
Bail over the stone wall and float out
across some neighboring meadow.
They love the sea ; also and wing
their way over its surface witn mar
velous skill. r - .
Tha chimney swift surpasses in
the power of endurance even the
swallows. Uncanny birds they are,:
fa more like bats. Their flight is
not as graoeful as tbe swallow's, but
in a way more erratic xney resu
onrv in the chimneys or hollow trees, :
;even gathering, the twigs for the
construction oi tneir nests wnue on
the wine. Their food also is taken
when on flight m fact, tbe chim
ney swift's life is spent in the heav
ens. "Perpetual motion" must be
their motto, for but a few moments
out of each 24 hours are spent at
rest in the. chimney's sooty depths.
' The ODDOsite of the swallow's and
the swift's flight, cne might say, is
that of the kingbird. Jerky, spas-
modia nnraoef ul as it is in the ex
treme, -and yet powerful, for the
kingbird among crows certainly de
serves his name. As all true tyran-
nide. he is an expert fly catcher and
is very dexterous and of ten absurd
inpursuit, tumbling over: himself
in his hurry to eaten some dainty
insect. ; .
When a robin crosses the sky so
one can really see his ' flight, he is
one of the few birds that look as if
they really were going somewhere.
Direct, even and steady are the char
acteristics of the flight when really
on the wing with some distant point
in view. , ' '
The erratic and wonderfully rapid
flight of the humming birds is mar
velous, and the human eye can only
vaeuelv follow their winding course.-
- o ,t
Such strength of wing for so tiny a
body seems almost incredible. Their
migration southward from New
England extends to South America.
The phoebe'sl flight : is very like
that of the kingbirds, and his tum
blings when in pursuit of insects
are almost - identical, but his long.
flights do not denote sucn power,
nor. I think, such rapidity. " i
The wonderful feats of the carrier
pigeons have become famous, and
the distance that they cover in a
given time is hardly to be believed;"
Eaoh down beat of their wings looks
as if they were flying in a denser at
mosphere than air, so muoh power
is shown. I -
The bats' crazy movements in the
evening twilight are absurd, full of
plunges, turnings, twistings, rapid
flappings and tumbles and yet they
seem to know wnere they are going,
The movements of a hawk or eagle
in tho upper air. are graceful and
magnificent. What must the sensa
tion be of sailing about so easily in
tbe heavens? lusing and falling,
sailing and gliding, diving down
with frightful speed, and yet the
-
whole body is in perfect command.
Boston Transcript. r
. A Lesson In Katoral History.
A gilded steer above the .cupola on
the Exchange building at the stockyards
tells the cattlemen which way the wind
blows, The steer is a work of art and
much admired, and yet it remains a
contradiction to the belief, that cattle
men are observers of the habits of cattla
"What does a steer do when the wind
blows hard?" ah old plains cattleman
was. asked. . -. ' ' I
: "He turns his tail to the wind, humps
his back and waits for fair weather, "
answered the plainsman.
"There's a steer that doesn't, " said
his questioner, pointing to the gilded
steer on the cupohy which faced a ten
mile an hour wind, disregarding the
wen. Known habit of his kind.
"Well, if that ain't so, I'll be beat" ;
said the old cattleman. . "But it's just
luce the market, eoes bv contraries.
Perhaps that's why it faces the wind.
But I guess more likely they let the
contract for that vane to i a tenderfoot
who never saw a . steer and never was
out of the city. "
Down in the yards the wind- blew
from the north, and every steer and cow
had its back to the wind and stood
humped up, placidly chewing its cud.
' frti i m .
xuo pictures oi plains cattle in a
storm by Frederic Remington all show
. the cattle with heads, away from, the
'Wind, and plainsmen swear to the cor
rectness of Remington's pictures. To be
consistent,, the gilded steer over the cu
pola should be reset to do as do his
brethren on the plains and in the pens
ox the stockyards. As it is he is an an
noyance to many of the cattlemen at
the yards, who are consistent in all
things. Kansas City Star.
vjV'v- ;
;, Novel lire Engine.
- i A quadricycle, composed of two tan
dem bicycles arranged side by side, has
just been invented In Fans, to serve as
a fire engine in cases of emergency. It
is worked by four men and is fitted up
with the necessary hose pipes and fit-
; tings, which occupy the space between
the riders. On reaching the scene of ac
tion it will be the work of a minute to
bring the hose pipes into play on the
fire and a jet of water of SO meters in
length and 22 meters in height can be
discharged on a building. It is estimated
that 18,000. liters of water .can be
brought into play per hour. This novel
machine has the advantage in speed
over the present nre engine. New York
Tribune. - . . . -
Not a Star CooTerb .
. Deacon Jones So John jCarvel is
among the oonverted? i t.
: : Deacon Brown Yes, but Carvel is
without a past Be won't cut any figure
at praise meetings. Really, t don't be
lieve he ever was 'Tirach of a sinner in
all bis life. Boston Transcript -
To Attract the Bees.
: If you want the bees to visit yonr
garden, and if you - .know anything of
plant- life yon are aware that ; they are
a necessity, . invite . them by .having
plants which bear bine blossoms. Sir
John Lubbock Bays ; they manifest a de
elded preference for that color.
. FLATS IN LONUun. r: ; I i-O N IV lfmh ,
The Enellsh Fear That They WOl Alto
r, the National Chmtmetmrm..- -,r-
It is maintained by some' sociol
ogists that the custom of living in
flats instead of in'- separate tene
ments will, if universally adopted,
Create an entirely different type of
national charaoter. They point to
the weltknown instance of tne Jten
tncky oave :fish, a spepies in whioh,
as a result of many generations
Bnt in darkness, the organ of sight
has entirely perished, and they urge
that the English !'flat fish," if with
out offense we may so describe him,'
will ultimately he affected in some
equally marked : manner by his sur
roundings. Possibly the musoles
Whioh we at present employ in the
ascent and descent of stairs will in
the course of centuries dwindle and
become aborted through the con
stant use of the lift, while it is not
impossible that the tendency to early
marriages among the class of female
domestics may be profoundly modi
fied by the practice of carrying on
flirtations with the ba&er through
the speaking tube.
These, however, are remote spec
ulations. ' Evolutionary processes
much speedier in their action may
and indeed must be set on foot un
der the conditions of life in a flat
For One thing, it tends inevitably to
promote the tacit formation of a
new code of social manners." The
practioe-of - piling up human abodes
one on the top of another instead of
side by side and the consequent
necessity imposed' npon their occu
pants of employing some common
means of ingress to and egress irom
their respective : dwellings almost
oompel them ; to establish conven
tions of their own. V ' I
There arises, so to speak, a f ver
tical" etiquette of social life which
differs from ;the lateral form, pre
vailing among the inhabitants of de
tached, semidetached or even doubly
attached houses. What, for instance,!
is the 4 'true inwardness" of the lift?
Is it to be regarded as a common
apartment, like the coffee room of a
hotel, or merely as a common con
veyance, like a railway carnage or
an omnibus? For, according as it is
one or the other, so anay the inti-
macv which it creates or implies as
between those who are continually
meeting each other therein be held
to vary in amount. .: x
.Then, again,. there is the burning
question of the piano, which indeed
has already engaged the attention
of the law courts. It is obvious that
the use of this instrument in a flat,
where the performer is usually
nearer, though not. on that aocount
dearer, to his, or, 'more often, her
audience than is the case with sep
arate houses, requires stricter reg
ulations than are needed elsewhere.
It is a question in whioh the excel
lent maxim of the Roman law, "so
use thy own property as not to: in
jure that of others, " does not help
so muoh. It is difficult to say at
"What hour in the morning or to
what time of night the pianist may
begin or may continue to use this
disturbing ; piece of property with
out detracting from the amenities
of jkj neighbor's abode. One thing
seems pretty clear that in this, as
in other like matters, the etiquette
observed among flat dwellers should
be of a more rather than of a less
ceremonious description than that
to which people living next door to
each other need conform. And
among what may be called the aris
tocracy of flatland there is reason to
believe, that . this obligation is sufQ
ciently recognized. London Tele
graph. . - ' -
: v IN A GKEEK CAFE.
The Vare Was) Atrocious, bat the Charges
'y-' IWera Bsrsl
Neither was Mahmoud with me when
I went to the Greek fair, within a mile of
the Sweet Waters, the beautiful fountain
and the -more beautiful houris whose eyes
shone large and luminous through their
thin veils. This day the' air was delloious,
the sky like a delf plate, With puffs of
white clouds In high relief. For hours I
watched the merry go rounds and the jug
glers on their mats until I grew hungry
enough for even a Greek cafe and it is a
brave aud reckless, appetite that dares an
oriental kitchen.
This cafe was $nder a tree, with a few
pine' boards for a table, the. galley being
within handing distance, with a oharsoal
fire blazing. The abominations of stew
and' fry and toastings were intolerable,
but I succeeded in getting a box of Bar
dines and half a pint of native wine, a
loaf jf bread and some raw tomatoes and
salt; with a bit of onion, whioh I gathered
up and spread out on the pine boards.
When the combination of chef, head wait
er and proprietor, all covered by one fez,
presented his bills, it amounted to a sum
that would have supported an oriental and
bis family for a month
. There are occasions when your Individ
ual pantomime is more effective than the
closest translation of your spoken worda
Mine to mine host ended in an abrupt
turning on my heel, with hands tightly
olenohed. When the crowd began to take
sides with the Greek and matters assumed
an ugly look,! I threw upon the ground a
silver coin equal to one-fourth of : the
charge, r This turned the tide. - The by
standers considered the sum too appalling
ly large even ior a ureeK lair. if. Hop-
flnson smicn in century.
Working For Uncle Sam,
.There are government positions which
noia out excellent possibilities in the way
oi developing a young man's qualities.
writes Edward W. Bok In The Ladies'
Home Journal, j But these am ram.
the most part, and on general principles,
I would not advise ariv vonncr man In m.
tor the employ of the government that
Is, if he has any ambition. - A government
position noida out attraction to the average
young man Decause neieeis u is sale thai
is, bo xar mo payment oi nis salary is con
oerned. Then,, too, he Is apt. to believe
that government salaries are somewhat
hlsrher than the salaries attaohed tn nivii
pursuits. But, to my mind, he buys these
-gure" elements at a vory dear cost
himself. ' '' ,
, The average government clerkship I
very noor affair. Not onlv ia it.
self; but, in ninety cases out of a hundred,
noajiB yura uiericai routine, xt
about it a peculiar stifling monotony
ha
and
rwiinuut wuwa are apt to quench the
fin
of ambition. Promotion is impossible upon
- WJWIXMUlO
the same lines as in a huatnMa rAnA
- whhivoo uuuon,
The
While there are exceptions to the general
rule, ffovernmont servim la nnt :
thing for any young fellow. He will be
t wiser if he enters into tha more fearless
freedom of civil pursuits and leaves the
average government position alone. In
the first, he can be what he likes; in the
XBHiUO, H IS QOUDtlUi.
- Oof TE Ttrri.r
. "When isa ship like a woman? When
she is in stay& " - - t
'By George," exolaimed Pendersoa
when he heard this old timer, "I'll
spring that on the boarders tonight I"i
and he did. I When they had all given it
up, he exolaimed: with pride and pleas
ure in his eyes, 7 When it has its oorset
on no; that doesn't sound just right
either. . But I'm sure it was something
about oorsets, and it struck me as pretty
cute when'I heard it" Boston Tran
script. - ,.. -
: 'Mmt Touwlll find one coupon
i MA 1 ' inside each twoonnce bag
T (SsSi 'li'if " and two coupons Inside each
sVlMMlKllCl I 's1 P! - tourouncebagofBlackwelis 7
linTHIli V'-'tS' Durham. Buy a bag of this
,w 1 W' r IsJvm 'flll .celebrated tobacco and read !
BUT THE jWu "JJl' the coupon-wWch gives a
'L .skis liilSl Ustofvalnablepresenuand
GENUINE'VfS li j nowtogetthem. j
mm0mmmmmmmmmmmmmZ SaaasaaaiBBaBa-aaaa,,
We Are Strictly in the Race
Of ielling Goods. We are pushing
every day. ' Our Dry Goods tales are
splendid, and we want to make them
better bv adding you to oar list of custo
mers. We quote prices ana stand oy
them.-! Read our list and compare them
with : other- houses. ' We handle goods
of every class, from tbe cheapest to the
best to be bad. ;-)
Men's solid high cat Shoes, at 75c a
pair, j Splendid L.ce '.and Congress
Men's Shoes, from 90c to 1.00, 1.25 and
1 80. Best Calf, Lace and Congress, at
$2.00 and 8.00 a pair. . Ladies' Slippers
at 89c a pair. Women's pebble grain
solid Shoes, in Lace, 85c; tJatton, at aoc,
solid in every part.. I
Men s Fine Pants from 45, 50 up to
75c; nearly all wool, $1.00.
nA beautiful line of Men s Salts, from
$3 50 to 10.00 a Sait. We can save you
at least 25 per cent, on Overclotbing.
.Boys' Pants from -15c to 25, 50, 75c a
pair. : '
Tiunks all sizes. Prices frdm 40c to
$8 00 each.
Dress Goods of all, kinds. French
Organdie, 83 inches wide, , beautiful
goods, at l'ijc. All wool Challie, lovely
patterns, at 9c per yard. )i
Ladies' Sailors from. 10 to 15c;', bound,
25c; bell crown at 50c. f
Braddy
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JOHNSON
Special
Commencing Monday, the 20th Insti,
WE OFFER SOME UNHEARD OF BARGAINS.
Your Choice of Ladies' Shirt Waists at 75 cts,
Former Price $1.25 to 1.76. : " ' f
Twenty Pieces ' 36-inch percale at 6c Per Yrd.
Lawns at 10c Per Yard, Former Price 15 and
20 cts. : ': r,:;;: v. - v
A Few Linens at 30c, Worth 60 and 60 cts.
All Millinery Goods for less than Cost. 1
Don't Miss the Sale. 4' 1 V
JOHNSON & FORE,
Agent Dr, Jaeger's Sanitary Underwear. , j jy 19 tf
Statement of
ATLANTIC
WILMINGTON, N. C 1
At the close of Business July.
RESOURCES.
Losns ....S493.601 75
Overdrafts..... None
U. S. 4 per cent. Bonds (at par) ... 41,250 00
Banking Hotue and Fixtures
10.0 00
Redemption Fond.. .....l. 1.BB8 no
Due from Reserve Agent 164,777 tfry-.. ,
Dae from other Banks 48,866 98 7
Cash on hand 63,836 03166,880 21
Total.................
........$713,687 96
DIRECTORS:
J. W. Norwood, ;
D. L. Gore,
S. P. McNair,
Sam'l Bear, Jr.,
:!' W.-C. Coker, Jr. -J.
L. Coker, Hartsvllle, S. C, G. A. Norwood, . Green vile, S. C
New York correspondent, Chemical National Bank. 1 .
Bovden
CONTAINS LIORE 1ITHIA
I , . Than Any Otltcr Natural -; - j. -..'-
. ' i . . ' minerml Water tn tbe World. '
lliifhia The Only Known Solvent
of Stone
Wafer
. From
LUhia Springs,Ga,
i. obtained qaick
Rheumatism and
Popular Prices,
t BOWDKN, LITHIA WATER is gnaranleed toe ire all diseases of the Kid
' peys and Bladder, Kheunutisn. Insomnia, Goat and Nervous DyspMia Potta -
I Card brings illustrated pamphlet. . .
Our Sparkling Table Water Has no Equal. Por Sale in Any Quantity By
BOVVDEN LITHIA SPRINGS CO.,
mar8D8iWly ' '- WPeachtree 5t.j Atlanta, Oa.
! "Hake Hay While The Sun Shines.''
And lf Yon Wish to Ilake It Economicallv, Buy
THE "CHAUPION" II0WE8.
This Machine, with one pair of Horses or Males and a driver, will cut .
I ' .!- :..-'....:'..-,-.
! Ten Acres in a Day. , r ;
WILL CUT, ANY KIND OF GRASS, I Y
Call and examine this Wonderful Machinel -.(
J. W. MURCHISON,
jy 15 tf:
vSOLB
i
Face Veiline A big lot last received
from 12J to 25c per yard. J .
- Laces, all-styles, from f5 to 5c per
yard. Valencia and Tirrchbn. in cream,
white and better. ' L
r Ladies' Under Vests reduced to clos' ;
oat. A reduction of 10 pec cent, oo
these goods. I;
Hemp Carpet, 40 inches, for halls, at
12Xc per yard.
Matting from 12, 15 to 20 and 22c .
per yard. Rugs, all styles.
Window Shades, 35 by 72 inches,' at
15. 20 and 25c apiece.. Lace Curtains at
45, 5075c Op to $2.00 a pair.
Counterpanes and Bedspreads from
50, 75. 98c, $1.00. 1.25. . We handle a
lovely line of these, goods, at the right
price. ' ; v , ' . v i . j
f We sell all grades of Plaid Ginghams
from 3 to 5c per yard. Rockingham
A at 5c; best Sea "Island at 5c, 1 yard
wide; Rockingham A A at 4c.
' Good Pants Cloth at 8c; better at ia
and 12c up to 59c . i
: Turkish Bath Soap at 18c per dozen. '
Butter Milk Soap, 3 cakes in a box,
at 9c.
V Two cakes of fine Castile Soap at 5c.
And almost everything else you can
call, for at the One Pi ice Spot Cash.
Racket Store, opposite the Orton House.
& Gaylord, Prop,
M j WILMINGTON, N iC
& FORE.
NATIONAL BANK,
I4tb, 1 1896, Condensed from Report to
Clearance
Sle
Comptroller. . .
LIABILITIES.
f
Capital . . . ... .$125,000 CO
Surplus ., $l5,0MkO0
Undivided profits ..............117.76? 0W- S6J7C7 01 i
Circulation. ' A STU-H) (0
Total Deposits ...... KWi,m 95
Total ..
....... ...... ..,....$712,687 96
W. E. Springer,
w. wonn, ; ;
PI. T Pnwcrc L
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11. L. Vollers,
in the Bladder and Kidnevsl I
v- -a, ; "... -'lv I : I
I Dr. J B. S. Holmes, ex President Georgia State Medi-ft'
cal Association, says:. "Have used Bowden Lithia Water
extensively in bladder and kidney troubles, and the re-1
4solts have been most gratifying." . f
W. A. Wakelv. M. D J Anhtirn TJ vi ec-' "Hare
and satisfactory results inl Chron.C
Bright's Disease." '
AGENT, WILMINGTON, N. C.
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