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LINES TO A SKBtBTON. Seventy years ago the London Mont' ine ChronicU publisnea a poem cumhcu ijn to a Skeleton," which excited mneh attention. Evert effort, even to the offering of a reward of fifty guineas, was vainly made to discover the author. All that ever transpired was found .-that the poem, in a fair, clerkly hand, was found near a skeleton of rem irk able beauty of fotm and color, in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. Lin coln's Inn. London, and that the curator of the Museum had sent them? to Mr. Perry, editor and proprietor of the Lon don ChronicU : j j s Behold this ruin ! 'T!S a skull, : : - Once of ethereal spirit full; I ? This narrow cell was life's retreat, This space was thought's mysterious seat ! '- - - ' , What heauteous visiobs'filled this .spot ! What dreams of pleasare, long ( forgot ! Nor hope, nor j jy, nor love n(r , fear, Have left one trace of record here. Beneath this m ouldeting canopy, Occe shown the bright and busy eye; But start not at the dismal void; If social love that eye employed If with no lawless fire ltcieamjd. ' Rut throash the dew cf kindness beamed, ' j -'. That eye sbs.ll be forever bright When s at s. and sun re sun k in night, Within this hollow cavern hurg The ready, swift and tuneful tongue; It falsehood's honey is disdained. An A where it could not praise, was chained; ' i ' " it bold in virtue's cause it spoke, . Yet gentle coccord never broke, Tuis sftent tongue shall plead for thee Wnen time unveils eternity." " Say, did ibesi fioRers delve tbe mine? Or wiih its envied ruby thine? To hew the rock or wear the gem Can little now avail to them, j But if tbe p, gs of truth they sought, Or comfort to the mourner brought. This? baids a richer need shall claim Than ali that wait or wealth orj fame. Avails it whether, b ire or h d, ' Toese feet the paihsjr f duty trot'? If Irom tbe hall of eass they fl;d . To seek tffl ctioa's humble shed? , If grindeui' rui tf bribe tbey tpurned, Ar.d honor to virtue's cot returned. J Tfcese feet witb angels' wings shall vie. And tread tbe flBacq of the iky. SUNDAY 9ELECTIQN0. r : . ' -f- ' i ; i a 'Ittle money honestly gained will pre vzc more pleasure than much lil-gottea wealth; and as a general thing it wiil last longer. ; I Heaven is. Already its atmos phere touches this lower firmament. Al ready the heavily-minded breathe its air. ' The same love throbs in their hearts that stirs in tbe souls of those Who have passed on beyond all mortal hindrances. A little while and the realities in which tbev both live will be fully unveiled. Lady Larcom Never lose a chance of saying a kind word. As Collmgwood newer saw a vacant place In his estate but he took an acorn out of his pocket and popped it in, so deal with your compli ments through life. An acorn, costs nothing, but it may sprout into a pro digious bit of timber. W.M. Thackeray. ';Nothing can come to a true Christian that should prevent him from being cheerful and happy, because ' ail things work together for good to them that love God." Therefore, whether cloud or sunshine sorrow or joy. all must work good to that one- whose trust is inthe Lord. Greensboro Chris tian Advocate. ., j : Good 'vtooks are public bene ' factors. "They not only preserve the ' holy thoughts, noble impulses and wise - suggestions ot tne great ana gooa men Jsiio have Hved and wrought for man's civilization ana mental ana morai eieva- , tioOj bat they place these priceless treas ures V within tbe reach of the coming Rendition to appropriate and profit .IkUBll! j ........ j. : . - "I have carefully and regularly perused these Holy Scriptures; and am of opinion that the volume.- independ- cu l i y ui us uiviuc uiiicid, tuniaiua uiuic true sublimity, more eiquisite beauty, purei morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and elcquence, than could be collected within the same compass frbm all other books, in what ever age or language, they may have been .. written. Str William . Jones. ,j TWINKLINGS. He Is kissing a common or a proper noun ? .. , She Both. Detroit Free Press. A woman never feels so im portant as when she goes to buy her first baby-carriage. New York Press. II. Brown Jenks has been" getting himself into trouble. j Robinson How is thai? i'. Brown He recently married. US to uate, . ; Modern 'fAnd shall . I then look daggers?" asked the ingenue. I The stage manager tore his' hair. "No," he shrieked. "This is a modern playr Look hat-pins." Detroit Tribune. 4- "How did you dare--tell father, that vou have a j prospect of $100,000 a year?" she asked. j -; - ' '. -Why," he answered in righteous in ci?naion. "I have if I marry you." .- Washing ton Star,. 1, . . "I understand you were in the throefc c' r ai de mer all the way across.? "Yes, :,;eed. I suffered very much irom the throws of something, if that is what yoo mean.") Chicago Post , V ... : ..i .. . . . . ii , Will Not Performffliraclcs But It Will Cure. . E. MIXES RESTORATIVE NERVINE cures nervous prostration. Not mi raculously, but scientifically, by first s removing the germs of disease, and then supplying healthy nerve food, increasing the appetite, helping digestion and strength ening the entire; system. Desperate cases . require prolonged treatment as shown by . that of Mra. M. B Seed, of Delta, Iowa, who wrlteas "As the result of a lightning stroke, - the physicians said I had a light stroke of , paralysis, my limbs would all draw up. I Tit ' Milf " 'would have'throbblnga Ur. V11AC 1. . in my cheet that seemed NCrVillC J nondurable. For three . months I could not sleep ReStOrCS nd for three weeks did TJfooltri 1 BOt close m I IlCsUlu prayed for sleep, and. felt that If relief did not come I would be dead or insane.,1 I took Vr. Miles' Reatora ' tire Nervine and the second night slept two . hours and from that time on my health Im proved; slowly! at first, hut steadily and surely. I took in all 40 bottles, and I cannot ' . express bow grateful I am, for I am now perfectly well, and have taken no medicine . " for over four months." . Dr. Miles' Nervine ' ia sold by druggists on guarantee that first bottle benefits or money refunded. Book on heart and nerves free. Dr. HUM Medical Ck.,imbart,Ind. . . ,?' ' Vr. Miles' Pain Wlla cure Neuralgia. - ' Ko morphine or opium in Dr. Miles' Paik Pills.- Ccrb AU rata "One cent a dose.1 Bnr -u h all Drnffziata, ;phange. June 15 ly sa to """"" CUPID 8WALLOWEO. ..; . . .V - T'other day, I wai twining ! j Boaea for a crown to dine In, What, of aU thlnga, mldat the heap, f Bboold I light on, fast asleep, ; j But the little desperate elf, I :. -' ! The tiny traitor Loto himself! ; By the wings I pinched him up i . . j , , take a bee, and in the cup I 1 .1 Of my wine I plunged and Bank Mm. And what d'ye think I did? I drank M Faith, I thought him dead. Not he I There he Mrea with tenfold gleeV! v ( And now this moment with his wings I feel him tickling my heartstrings. , ijeign sum Q EGGS. Saw an Englishman Would TeU Man's Nationality Thereby. ' ;. ' A. man's nationality is betrayed to tne thoughtful observer by the manner in whloh he eats his breakfast. eggs. The Englishman uses a dainty little cup, into whloh the eggs Bllde deeply. ! The shell must . be chipped with the spoon, and its fragment's removed with the same utensil. : The Englishman next lifts the top por Mnn nf th white, or oiD. Then the condi ments are mixed on the plate into a neat little gray heap, and the contents of the egg are scooped leisurely out,: due care being taken to get about half and half of white and yolk on the spoon at the same time, a fresh little dab of the mixed pep per and salt being given to each spoonful of egg. - - 4- '- !; r . In such a fashion, with his bread and butter, marmalade, English breakfast tea and paper propped against tbe caster, the" Briton makes a meal which, to him, is the perfection of light morning refreshment. The Frenchman also uses the small egg . 1 , j i. 11 cup. - me egg is sois pouea, uuu wuou uia shell is opened the Frenchman puts in his salt and pepper and butter and stirs them thoroughly with the contents . until every part has been well mixed. Then he breaks his bread into small, narrow pleoes, dips each piece into tbe egg and eats the result. This he continues to Jo until the egg is nearly empty, when he takes lit out ot the oup and drinks the remainder. 1 The German breaks nis eggs soft boiled into a large egg cup and spoons them up like soup. The Italians cook eggs by plac ing them in a vessel filled with oold water, which Is allowed to slowly come to a boil. When the water boils, the eggs are cooked, knd, according to tbe Italians, theirs is tbe only method by which the true edible consistency of the white and yolk can be secured.: '' I f When brought to table, it Is generally the Italian's pleasure to break the eggs on a plate and sop them up with good white bread. I When a man enters a. restaurant and orders hard boiled eggs, which he outs in two, then scoops the contents into a glass, there to be chopped up with butter, pep per and salt, his nationality is assured. He is an American. London Standard. CANINE ENDURANCE. Story of. st Dog - Who Went Twemty-twa Days Witbont Food. f , Some very long survivals are on reoord, but none, perhaps, more interesting or re markable than a well authenticated case which comes from France. I Mr: Gely, a superintendent at Dampierre, in the de partment of the upper gaone, has a dog named Rlgolet, whlob, although : past 10 years old and almost toothless, has never abated tbe activity of his warfare against all the animals of the field, and especially, against foxes. A short time ago as Mr. Gely, with his dog, was passing the month of a fox . burrow Rlgolet made a sudden and furious descent on the burrow, show ing plainly that It was inhabited. It had : so spacious an opening that the dog forced himself Into it quite out of j sight. - Pres ently the master heard ' the tumult of a combat within. The dog was barking fiercely. Then there oameasound of a caving in, and the noise ceased. Either Blgoletlhad been silenced by the fox, or he had. been engulfed- by the collapse of the gallery In which the fight was taking place. Mr. Gely set about j digging him out, but found the ground so stony that he was obliged to give up,' and the old dog was left to bis fate. - Gely went home, and after mourning the dog a few days thought of him no mora Twenty -one days went by. . It hap pened that the miller, with a friend, said, "There's the place where poor old Rlgolet was burled alive." - Just then he heard a feeble whining whloh seemed to come from underground. He called and lis tened, and the whining I was repeated louder than before. There was certainly a dog within tbe fox burrow. : The mtllex ran to apprise Cely, who this time brought ploks and shovels and a sufficient number of hands to open the . burrow. ' After live hours ot active digging .the old dog was unearthed at a considerable depth. Am soon as he was brought to tbe open six Rlgolet fell to .the ground, apparently dead. But his master succeeded in reviving him with doses of beef tea and milk, and the old dog was seemingly as good as ever. It became a question whether he had fasted in the burrow for the 89 days, or whether . he bad subsisted on tbe fox, which he cer tainly found. It was assumed by his mas ter that he was too nearly toothless to have been able to devour a fox,; and those who dug him out declared that there was no sign that he had had anything to eat. Public Opinion. , j , " THE GREATEST WEDDING. Over Tan Thousand Conplea United a the " Heme Tim. The largest and most remarkable wed ding since the world began, says a writer in' the Cincinnati Tribune, took place at Susa. When the great : Alexander had conquered Persia, wishing to unite the victors and vanquished by the strongest ties possible he decreed a wedding festival. How guess how many people he ordered tq be married. You could never do it. ' Well, Alexander himself was to marry Statlra, the daughter of Darius; 100 of his chief officers were to be untied to ladies from the noblest Persian and Medean fam ilies, and 10,000 of his Greek soldiers were to marry 10,000 Asiatic women 20,203 people married at once. 1 1 don't see how they managed to get up a feast for so many, but they did, and fox a vast multitude of guests besides. They bad tne most splendid arrangements. On a plain near the city a vast pavilion was erected on pillars, 00 feet high. It was hung and spread with the richest tissues, While the gold and precious stones which ornamented it would have made your eyes blink. Adjoining this building were 100 gorgeous chambers for the hundred bride grooms, while, for tbe remaining 10,000 an outer court was Inclosed and hung witb costly tapestry, and tables were spread outside for the multitude. A separate seat was assigned each pair. and all were arranged in a semicircle on either hand of the royal throne. Eaob bridegroom had received a golden vessel for jhia libation, and when the last of these had been announced by trumpets to the multitudes without the brides entered the banquet hall and took their plaoes. And now, don't you think each bride groom stood up separately and vowed, "With this ring I now thee wed," and so ;on. No, the ceremony Was very simple; the king gave his hand to Statlra and , kissed her as his wife, and tbe other bride. grooms followed his example. That was the way. Then came the festival, lasting five days, witb. muslo and feats of jugglery play acting and all kinds of delightful games. . - . .- - . , Slow, bat Healthy, i' The Italian battleship ChrlstoforoJ Co lombo has a curious arrangement for fur nishing her seamen with drinking water. Experience , proved that drinking large quantities of cold water after violent exer cise, especially while cruising In the trop ics, caused many deaths. The water tanks on the battleship were desismed to prevent such indiscretion. Tbe water tanks on the vessel km nected - with Innumerable little rubber noseaand on the end of each hose is a small rubber nipple. When any seaman Wants drinking water he must turn a stop cock and then suck it through the hose andjilppl. It la slow work, but It h. neen ioUna that H fmsmrvm many valu able Uvea. San Francisco Post . v-' -. He v-elt War Them. '" k CoJThey aay us fellers Is hard hearted and cruel, bat I alius had a great deal of feeling for my fellow men Second Convict What was your line afore they nabbed your k:: ----- First Convict 1 was a pickpocket, onl. lyl Detroit Free Press. (f tow to accomplish the most wbrk withthe ti letlabor, time anSmoneyy has been solved. yrl . vi Washing Powder M ' iri makes a woman's work light sets her JJ Wk "mind at rest keeps her purse closed. YM Ml Get it before, you forget Sold every-. YA H5I where.' Made only, by - - Ym AfJV. X THE N. K.-FAIRBANK COMPANY, jrr4 BUSINESS LOCALS' f7H fHI W 7 F F - Nivrrrnuc For Itsni or Slr. Lose and Fi-tmd Wanu, and other thort mucellueont adverdeineat lajnrted la this Department ,in 'etded Nonpareil type, on ant 01 fourth pan. at rnbiisners opjon, iot jl on ant 01 fourth cent pet word each ltiertk n: but no aavrraieineat takes tor I than 90 eeata, Termi poil'i'aiy caih laadnaoa. Mra. C. A. Price, No, 41S Princess street, begs to Info: m the Udits that she is prepared to promptly execute any orders for Dress aking with which tbey mn favor her. Terms reasonable. Satisfaction guaranteed. ' octtlt A Home-like "Bearding Houte" for a few Select Boardeas. Parues desirinsj ; a.- strictly j first-class Boarding House, with all the home comforts, rooms Urge and airy, baths with hot and cold water, with best ot furnishings. Table the Best thi Market Affords, can obtain the- same by apply!" c to Mrs. I. B. Wiggins, No. 114 Sou-h Setoad st ee:. Tetms with rooms $20 to $25 per monih. For Table Board $18 per month. sun . ! I lep 88 it . Do you speculate? "Guide to Successful Specu UtJon" mailed free. : Wheat, provision, cotton and stock speculation oa limited margins thoroughly ex plained. CoaKsppndence solicited . Warren, Ford ft Co., It atf Street, New York, my 17 It to th sn - Choice Booms For Kent Rooms famished or nn'nrniihed. with or witbont board. Also two con necting rooms with kitchen, j Suitable for light house keeping. Hot and co'd water, with ba-.h privilege. Apply to Mrs. X. B. Wiggins, 114 Sooth Second street. ua - I ' Sep 63t .. 1 The Dairy Rettinrant No. SS Market street is now open. Table first class. Open from 6 a. m. until 10 p. m. Give os a call. aoglStf ' . Wanted A somber of good people to call and tee my fine line of Groceries. Wattrmekns and Cantalopes received fresh from the farm every aay. Chaa. D. Jacobs, 217J6 North Front street, jy 11 tf Bankete Vegetable Baskets tor the shipment of Feat, Beans, Cucumbers, etc. For sale at Jno. S. McKachern's Grain aad - Feed Store 211 Market street. ..- cSl HaydLen, P. H. has in suck baggies, road Carts and harness of all kinds. Repairing dona by Skillful -workmen oa short notice. Opooslt ac Cottt-tHocm e1 BAGGING AND TIES. . 250 Pieced Cotton TIES. - ilCOO Bandies new Cotton TIES. 200 Barrels MU LLETS. 200 Rolls BAGGING. Also Sugar. Coffee, Meat,- Meal, Floor, Drags and other goods. ID. oct 2 tf Xj. Gr03?ei- Condensed News, i Stories, i Miscellany, Women's Department, ! . Children's Department, Agricultural Department1 Political Department. ! Answers to Correspondents, Editorials. Everything, ,i I - WILL BE FOUND IN THE Weekly Courier-Journal en-page, eSghtolumn Democratic Newspaper . HINRY WATTBRSON is Ue Editor. t PRICE 81.00 A YEAS ' The WEEKLY COURIER-TOURNAL make very liberal terms to Agents j Sample copies of the paper ana rreminm supplement sent tree to any aa- aress. write to - - 1 I Courier-Journal Company, - eeJ28 tf . (LOUi?ytLL,-.KY. TO READ BOTH SIDES OP THE QUESTION? The New York Journal is the only Meteopolitanpapef indorsing1 anandSewall and it daily : puhlishes articles by the leadine financiers of the country on both sides of the question, Silver versus Gold' - - 1 - .... i 1 - 1 1 r. ... i - i j j It is progfressive, liberal and always . r . espouses rne cause ox tne ynassts. Every broad minded man should ead it, whether Republican or Dally - - - - -1 Cent everywhere. BUDsonption for One Month, I lncludlnn; Sunday - - -40oenta Two Months and a Half - 9)1.00 Send subscription to I The New York Journal, cremation Department, HEW TORS. StiU iii Jhe Bing. oj u inform YOU ALL THAT I havs rtdaced my pries for Shaving to 10 cents,' acd '.iTri.1"? 0! MIOM wcrkand as mnch at- w un wnen n4 i.i.u v BarbersUoe Give me a caU and sea f vonrlf . ' f....nr ii oct4tf A PB1UDVDT f - i No. 11 Scuth Front street, 1 Are You Afraid i - "I ' Bry Democrat. ,''.' -" ;l l2Jlflll!!J u IScil TASTELESS HI DLL IS JUSTASCOOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE 50 cts. GALATIA. IliS.. NOV. 16. 1893. lHaW1WHnar!lo Bt.L0nla.M0. ' Gentlemen: we soia inssrear, n onuni 01 GBOVK'8 TASTELESS Cliltli TONIC and hava pongnt tnree gross aireaay uus year, an aii oar ex Dertence ot 14 years. In the drog business, hava never soia on article iu Ot vucb wunw aw fcitfln . . wiMi, IVinlA. VraiMlfnlv. . AUUVUSSW FT sale Wholesale and Retail, and guaranteed by R. R Bellamy. Fetsdl bv I. H. Hardin and all oth' r Druggists, Wilnungtoa, N. C apau Uit w : Manhood Restored. DR. E. C. WEST'S NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT THE ORIGINAL. ALL OTHERS IMITATIONS. : Is sold under poeitivo Written daMtrsoatee, by anthorized agents only, to cure Weak Memory, Itioinees, Wakefulness, Fits, Hysteria, Qniok. nesa. Night Losses, Evil Dreams, Lack of Confi dence, Nervonanees. Lassitade. all Drains. Youth ful Errors, or Excessive Use of Tobacco, Opium, or Liquor, which leads to Misery, Consumption, Insanity and Death. At store or by mail, $1 a box; six for 95; with written jrnutimatee t w Kiuaia Hvaej. . ,SS"Red Label Special. I - Extra strength. - , 'For ImDotenor. Loss of Power, Lost Manhood, 1 Dteruity or Barrenness.. a$l a box; six for $5, with "written jraaraniec ccrvKCor by mail. DrngsiV, Sole Agents, Wilmington, ii. C my D4W ly HAXTOH BUILDING -AND S LOAN ASSOCIATION, Maxtony N. O. " , DIRECTORS. J.- D. Croom, Mazton. ! i Ed. McRae, Maxton.. .. ; J. H. Kinsey, Mazton. - -1 G. B. Sellers,! Mazton. I i G. B. Patterson, Mazton. f Wm. H. Bernard, Wilmington E. F, McRae, Ratmont. j I The attention of investors in Wil- mingipiifTaired to the fact that the average profits on Six Series of Stock in tnivAssociation have been over Fourteen Per Cent. Initiation Fee, 25 cents per Share Subscriptions to Stock payable in weekly instalments of 25 cents per snare.- - '.. - The management is ptndent and economical, as is shown by the; fact tnat tne Association has sustained no losses, and its annual expenses, in cluding taxes, are on!y about Two Hundred Dollars. ... i ' T. D. CROOM. President. W. B. HARKER. Secretary. V je 8.1m - . -- . '.. r-.. ' That Desirable Store 18 Harket St., THREE STORIES AND BASE- MENT. T. j v ' Elevator and all modern improve ments. Possession given October 1st. Applv to D. O'Connor; aep 13 tf . f b Are Now ReceiYinz a Carso LIVEBOOOL SALT, in balk, which we offer in lots and sizes to salt ! A small lot very fine just in. Also fresh lines cf Batter, Cheese. Cakes, Crackers, Candy, ; Meats, Lard, &c, &c, constantly arriving. HALL, & PEARS ALL, Nutt and Mulberry streets. T 1 . TL-.mTktATmKtn AfTCR WAREHOUSE YAENS. ROMANCES FOUND IN A BIG STORAGE IV ESTABLISHMENT., Ae Traa-ediee-suad CoaaadtM ma Plenty of Slatorfal to Maka Book Thi Beaaona Often Pomestle TTonhlea Wblcs Gavaaa Paoplo to Storo Their Goods. ... "Yes," Bald tbe manager of. one erf th greatest of JNevr ion's storage ware bouses, "your gness is quite correct. Is this basloesB we aee the seamy side oi many romanoea and are confronted by not a few mysteries. All sorts of reasons Im pel people to pat their goods in storagi warehouses. Death ot siokness may break nn a family, and the goods oome to us, never perhaps to be redeemed. At the end of a year, yon know, the law allows us U sell If the charges ior swrago are uupwu. Thin, however. Is not often done, as tht chances are favorable for an ultimate clear ance of all charges. We have people whos house has been robbed- store tueir furni ture, as they are afraid te aweu in um place any longer. People who oan'tpay their rent store their f nrnltnre, and peo ple who are experiencing j good times de the same thing in oraer w go w Auropo. "The remnants of broken families coral to us. The men don't often ten more man Is neosssary. but the women give us every thing. Including all the comments of theh relatives and friends. I've often said that If it was not for fear of hurting the busi ness I could write an interesting novel about our experiences, i Comedies and tragedies of real life drift past as all day TwoHVinters ago we zouna mat we were storing a corpse. It came to us in a trunk.- An expressman brought the trunk and took a receipt and left us his address. We put the trunk in a small room on tbe ninth floor and thought no more about It till at the end of two months a strong odoi came from the room. When we came to the trunk, it was .decided to break it open, and the body of a, large, full bearded man was found within. The clothing' was good,, but there was nothing by which the man could be identified. We notified the polloe, who went after the expressman, but he knew nothing about tbe body. Ha had taken the trunk from the sidewalk in front of an apartment house on West Twenty-fourth street. Two men had it there. Tbey told hlnvto store the trunk and bring them the receipt at the apart ment house. When he returned, he failed to find the men. The names they had given were unknown in tne apartment house, and he never could trace them. The polloe also failed to solve the mystery. Years ago, when I was young at this business, we received One day a lot of very big packing cases marked 'Heller.' They came across: the water. Heller was the great magician who preceded Herrmann, At that time he was even better known than Herrmann is now. He had a magnificent looking wife, known as Zaade Heller, a friend of tbe czar of Russia, I have heard, with a fine figure, grand black eyes and blond hair. I think she set the bleached blond fashion. Well, these oases for Heller remained witb us for years. Heller died. and we heard no claim made, So it was at last determined to see what we had, and porters were sent down in the basement to open the boxes. ; ' "It was a grewsome place anyhow, that Immense dark basement, and this, com' blned with the name of Heller, made the men very nervous. ' The nrst thing tbey saw when they opened one of the boxes was a great red tongue that wagged at them. They ran and wonldn't go back. and some of us boys from the offloe bad to finish the job of opening op. We found the boxes tilled with devils and fantastia shapes and all sorts of mystlo apparatus. We had most of the wizard's paraphernalia with as. Mrs. Heller appeared . on the scene some time afterward and took ail tbe goods, but most of Heller's secrets had died with him, so I don't suppose they were very much use. , There was a somewhat amusing tool- dent happened here yesterday. A woman was sitting over there crying. She had just traced her furniture to us. .Her hus band had persuaded her to go away for her health and bad stored the furniture in her absence. She wanted to find ber husband and get him back; Another woman heard her story and was full of scorn. She bad just cleared her bouse of furniture, was putting it away and was going to leave her husband. She said abe wouldn't cry for any. man. There were too many men. "An interesting young oouple came here a year ago and stored their furniture. They bad been -housekeeping; they were going to boarding. About three months ago they came in, piloted by lawyers, They had a violent quarrel and were going to separate. Each filed a claim on the furniture,' and they signed an agreement that neither was to see It without- leave from the other. ' -The day before yesterday they came in again alone and smiling. They bad made up, discharged the lawyers and were going to housekeeping again. They called each other dear and were very anrectionate. "A little while ago we bad the case of . wealthy man i who. told his wife he was tired of her. The woman had broken up housekeeping and gone boarding in order that she might have nothing to do. The man followed her, but lost patience an'd determined to end it. They had their quar rel out In the parlor here, and the man made a proposition, which was accepted They divided all the furniture and stored it again on separate accounts, got their safe deposit drawer out and divided Its contents. Then the man made a money settlement with the woman and turned his baok on her. About two months later he came in here witb a. new sife. We thought that if he kept that up he would meet the old wife. ' Well, that very thing happened a weekvago. I expected a scene, but the old wife looked at them as if they were strangers." New York Times. ; - , Xn the Cheap. Railway ticket collectors have an Inex haustible stock of stories to relate of the Ingenuity of persons wishing to travel "on the cheap." The following occurred at an examining station on the Great Western railway. ; . i - A tioket examiner entered a compart ment wherein a respectably dressed lady was oomfortably seated. He did not no-' tioe a long, flat package lying on the op posite seat covered with a traveling rug, and with a daily paper : thrown carelessly ever it, and he would' probably, nave left the compartment oblivious of its existenoe had not a pair of sweetly pretty eyes peeped over the top, and, In a cautious tone, the owner of them Inquired: , ; Mamma, has the man gone yetf" The artful mother oonfusedly explained that her child was only S and entitled to travel free, but curiosity Impelled him to farther investigation, and) a robust girl of apparently 10 revealed herself. Pearson's Weekly. - . Otis Harlan on Andlenoea. "Audiences have their oomposlte peonl- iarities that are very Interesting . to ob servant actors," said Otis Harlan, the comedian. "Some nights, though it is evident that the people in front of the foot lights are thoroughly enjoying the play, it will be almost impossible to evoke any thing like Hearty applause from them. Again, we will have a demonstrative an- dienoa, when the faandolapping will be al most nproanons. Actors don't like a 'oold' audience. The chilliness and laok of appreciation have a depressing effect npon them, and the result is that they don't play as well as they ought to. A properly enthusiastic assemblage, on the other hand, stimulates an actor into out doing himself, as it were. If you want to see the best performance a company can give, applaud freely when' applause is de served, and, my word for it, the company will inscanuy respond with Its best ef- lorts." .:f; '--. '.f .. With Their Boots; OttV "A man killed on the railroad never dies with his boots on," remarked a Bead ing railroad employee at Wayne Junotlon yesterday morning. - "In my experience of over 20 years I have seen perhaps over a hundred oases where people have been struck and killed by engines, and in every. Instance when tbe body was picked up the feet were found to be minus shoes, f Kvep men wearing heavy top boots are not ex empt from the invariable rule. Any old engineer will tell you tbe same thing. It la a mystery which nobody seems able to solve, and is as inexplicable as that other strange phenomenon of the drowned man who always floats on top of the water faoe downward, while-tbe woman floats face upward." Philadelphia Record, f LEATHEtf stockings a.m. j Three Deer Hidden by a Log Fell Before (i His Rifle. ' i f On the level lowlands of the Molunkus, a ni irtu a snort oistanoe peiow Doorman juiua, Aroostook county," on a farm as level end as smootn as. any western prairie, resides Joseph T. LeoVltt, a gentleman npward of 60 years of aao, well ana xavoraDiy Known in that section and also In western Penob scot and East Somerset, where be formerly resided. - He ia not a hunter by trade or profession, bis two principal occupations through life: having Deen larming ana blaoksinithlng. Still he Has a skill at hunting, trapping and fishing that : few equal, says the Lewlston (Me.) Journal. Possessed ot the coolness ana sagaoityoi a veritable Leacner osooxing, a remark able knowledge of the habits of game an- imals, birds and fishes and being withal a good shot with the rifle and fowling piece, his success as a hunter, trapper and fisher man is almost phenomenal.. ' . : : ; Several years ago Mr. Leavltt left his bouse witb his repeating rifle in pursuit of deer. A light snow had recently fallen, and be soon struck the fresh trail of deer that he knew must be near him. Being on the windward side of the deer and fearing that they would scent him and flee, be made a wide oirouif "around the place where be judged them to be, moving with all the stealthf deliberation and caution that was in olden times eald to -characterize the movements of an expert scout trailing an Indian warrior, or vice versa. ! i ' On reaching the leeward side he moved forward a i few paces as noiselessly as Cooper's Indian Chingachgook and caught sight of a deer just as the animal was in the act of lying down. In lying down the deer became hidden from view by an in tervening log. Tho hunter's resolution was Immediately taken, lie cooked his rifle and threw it forward for Instant use; then be calmly reached put one hand and snapped a ' small twig. The noise was slight,' but sufficient. The deer sprang to its feet and was shot on the Instant. The report of the rifle brought another' deer to its feet, and the second doer was as promptly -' dispatched. Near the second deer a third deer was now seen running. but was speedily overtaken by the third bullet from Mr. Xeavltrs repeater, i Ijook- ing about to see if there were any more worlds to conqnerTand finding none at hand and then suddenly remembering that the. law as it then was only authorized him to kill; three deer, Mr. Leavitt, like law abiding citizen, dressed the three and went home. French Fishermen's Wives. ! The good wife has put on her flowered kerchief and the apron with the wide silk ends. She wore them all perhaps at her marriage, and she brings them out of the chest where tbey lie on the great church festivals and for tbe return of her gars. -SEhe cider i is ready at home, the room swept, and tho great armchair set close to the fire, tbe j high, two storied box beds have little c&trtalns draped neatly at then; windows, i S very thing is ready and clean - and waiting. ' - j - And there Is perhaps a young wife, with bundle in ber arms. This time last year she was married, and now there is some-. thing for her man to see that be has never seen before. She will put it into his arms presently, and he will look at it with a half alarmed delight, and then he will call his mates to oome and see and tell them that it is a boy, parbleul And he will call It Mousse and talk of taking It with him to the anks presently in a year or two. There are fathers and mothers, friends, sweethearts, children all waiting eagerly, all there to meet the men that have come home in the great steamer, and there are some also who Wear their coifs hanging loose and" covered with a square of black doth; some, with their eyes dim, who are there to meet -those who have not come home. "He would have been In the steamship, too, If" they say brokenly,-. and the people about them nod and. under stand. There are bo many, always so many,; who do not return. Maomillan'i Magazine. . Changes In the Olymple Games, For m any years the contests consisted only of foot races until, in 708 B. C, wrestling and the pentathlon were intro duced. During the seventh century the 'memories" of the authorities at Olympia . seem to have been quickened, for we then find Introduced boxing (688 B. C.),the four horse chariot race (680 B. ! C), the horse races and the pancratium (648 B. C); also the following contests for boys: Foot races and wrestling (633 B. G.),; the . pen tathlon (628 B. C.), and boxing (616 B. C). These heavy contests mark this cen tury as. one which set special value upon .muscular force and endurance, i In the sixth century were introduced tbe boplltodromos, or warriors' race (620 B. C), and theBOon abandoned ohariotaoe with mules (500 B. O.); in the fifth, the raoes for mares (406 B. C), and for two horse chariots (408 B. C); in tbe fourth, the contest for heralds and trumpeters (396 Bs C), and chariot races with four oolta (384 B. C); later the chariot race for two colts (268 B. C), the race with mounted oolts (256 B. C), and the pancratium for boys (200 B. C ). Musical contests were introduced by Nero A. D. 68. " The Olympic festival was celebrated : With great magninoenoe by the , Romans until 894 A. O., when, under Tbeodosius, it was finally abolished. Professor Allan Mar quand in Century. : ; v ;' j ' What the Guard Walked Back For.: "Not j infrequently," said a oitlzen, 'you see the guard on the rear oar of a train on the elevated road walk baok through the oar and look out behind.-, I never understood exaotly why he does this, but I suppose that at night he looks out to a that tbe end lights are burning all right and in the daytime he looks out to see that everything is all 'right. "In a car that I went up town in the other day the guard came walking back In the usual manner, but this time he 'didn't go clear to the end of the car and look out. He sat down for a moment be tween me and a little girl who sat In the next to the end seat, the end seat being occupied by a little boy. . The two children had been looking out of the windows, the small boy on his knees in his seat and the little girl on her feet, but when the guard sat down the little, girl turned at onoe from her window and put her arms around. bis neck and the small boy turned from his window and smlled.f ''The guard had come baok not to look at the end lights or things in general, but 'to take a little look at the lights of his ex istence." tNew York Sun. . - A SHOPBFTErVS DODGE. She ! StdVt Have the Gloves, suid So She j Was Declared Innocent. . ' I was at the glove counter in a Sixth avenue store, and close beside me was a young woman with a shopping bag on her arm. I bad paid no attention to her, when iiixouse me, piease, dus you nave taKen that paroel of gloves. V ' J-, "Are you addressing mer" queried the shopper. - " Yes'm. That paokage of tan colored gloves is missing I" Well, what have X got to do with that?" "You took them I" - j ,-. j ;MBe careful what yon say, miss." "I say you took tbemt Toll had 'em In your hand a minute ago, and now they are gone.; . . -:' . -.v " p. .. .. "Do you charge me with shopllftingf" The saleeglrl snapped her fingers, and a store detective came up and made inquiries. "X say she took the gloves I" persisted tbegirL' - i' "And I deny Itl" protested the shopper. "Will you oome to the ofSoe. missf" asked the detective. - "Certainly I will, and I will make this cost the store $10,0001 Lead the way, sir I" xne tnree oi them dlsaDpeared. and three minutes later tbe salesgirl returned with troubled face and red eyes, and the shop- r;r sailed triumphantly out of the store, had waited to see how the affair would torn out. When I left the store, X went over on Twenty-third street and had gone tnree oiooks when I put my hand In my overcoat pocket and found the missing gloves. - , - . "I knew she took 'em 1" exclaimed tbe salesgirl when I handed In the package. ' "But how did they get into yourpooketr' "ThaJls a puzzle to me." - "You you" " "If I had been her confederate, I wouldn't have come back' with thnm. would I?" "Oml Mebbe not!" she renlied an h replaced the paokage in the box and gave toe a ohanoe to get out New York Cor. Detroit Free Press. ' - . av ek. .mjejuskw.el-" 1 1 n t SBallbipyijy: Blackwell's Genuine Ton will find one ooapon Inside each S ounce bag and two coupons Inside -each 4 ounce bag. . -Rn v a ban, read the counon and see how to set your share of $250,000 In Dresenta. ' ----- - :- We have it in large quantities, and the price is cheaper than you ever saw it. We have received by last steamer 138 rolls of assotted stvles -and colors A very heavy Matting, 1 yard wide, at 10c. A heavier Mattiofcat lac. Seam less Cotton Warp at 15c. Very heavy seamless, in tplecdid colors, at 18c Fine Matting for parlor use, light grounds with tbe datk. at 20c . Hall Matting, tbe heaviest and finest Matting we ever saw, for 8)c per yard. If ycu are think ing of buying Matting see ours before vou tuy. . -. "-: j C A R PETS ! CAR PETS 1 We want to clr se put all our Carpets. Cash sales. We will allow a discount cf 20 per cent. We have decided to sell but all of our entire stock of Carpets at this discount. Oar prices were always lower than other merchants, and now tbey are one-third U ss A Heavy Hemp Carpet. yard wide, at 13c: 1 yard wide at 15c and iOzi Cotton Carpet, pretty colors, at 25c; One half Wool Ioeralns, very heavy and nice, at 89c; All Wool Iaprain at 50c; Fine Tapestry Brussels at 43, 50. 60 and 69c per yard. RUGS Rugs of all styles; 86 by 72 inches at 80c each. Smyrna Rugs we have been selling at $2-60, 2x5 feet, now at $1.90. The best Smyrna Rags, 86x72 Matting, Matting! Braddy $t Gaylord - Prop, Of Wilmington's Big Backet Store sep 27 tf BANG, BANG, BANG. 6DNS AND The Largest Stock and Finest The City. .'l'- L. v. Loaded Shells for Coot Hnnters. - " ! V ;,r.. - -r-; . 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