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i i 1 in i : - . 4 r - Potash V 1 ' " is a necessary and important ingredient" of complete, fer tilizers Crops of. allkinds "require a properly balanced manure. The , best Fertilizers contain a high of Potash. percentage AH tbotu f oub the iwmltt its ttM bys&ctttftJ ex periment on lh bel farms is tb United State fa told in a little book which we publi.h ami will gladly awil&M to any farmer in America who will write for it, ' GERMAN KALI WORKS, 4 : I. ' ' ' n Nsnm St,Nw Yarib no8 W8m ' . i ;' "HB1BEB TO TBEI.N ' f ' ; FRANK L. STANTON. They were singing, sweetlv tinging, . ' And the song melodiously On toe-evening air waa ringing : "Nearer, O my God. to Thee!" In my eves the teardrops glistened , As it stirred the twilight dim. And I wondered as I listened , If it broogbt them nearer Him, . - Were they like the wanderer, weary, - Song and life in sweet accord, Retting in the darkness dreary ... .. . In that nearness to the Lord? K , Had His Spirit ever sought them, ' To be slighted or denied? i Had that dear song ever brought them Closer to the Saviour's side?. ;, I have heard its music often, Felt its meaning deep and sweet, -And my weary heart would soften Singing at my Master's Jeet, "Nearer Thee" O precious teeling! - Nearer Thee in gain and loss; Nearer Thee when I am kneeling Iniheuoowof Tny crosi! . - .- -. - - Nearer Thee when love descending Falls in blessing on my head; V Nearer Thee when I am bending I , O'er the graves that hide my dead! : Nearer Thee in joy, in sorrow, 'Tis the same wher'er I roam, j " Nearer Thee to day, to-morrow, O my King, my Christ, my homt! J SUNDAY SELECTIONS. A noble deed is a step toward God. Holland. il The sEillful bee gathers: the best honey Irora the bitterest herbs. The more prosperity man en : joys the more humility God enjoins. . The best reformers the world . has ever had are tbose who have com menced on themselves. W. H. Shaw Sin in the soul is like Jonah in the ship; it turns the smoothest water ' into a troubled ocean. ' - ' : f 'i In your heart kiss often the crosses our Saviour has Himself laid on your shoulders. St. Francis D Sales. Four things cannot come back the spoken word, the sped arrow, the. past life, the neglected opportunity. The American. j Jesus hath now many lovers of His heavenly kingdom, but few bearers of Hts cross. There is no other way feNMo life, and unto true Inward peace; but tie way of the holv cross, and of daily ititottification. A'Kempis. T be silent, to suffer, to pray, when! there is no room for onward ac- . -JiOn, "Ii anicceptable offering to God. A disappointment, a contradiction,' an in- ury received and endured for Christ's ke. are of as much value as a lone prayer and time is not lost which is spent i toe practice ot meekness and patience J'.enekm. . . TWINKLINGS. "Ob, children you are so noisy to-day. Can't yoo be a little quieter and better?" . : - I ' Now. grandma, yon must be a little considerate, and not scold us. You see. If it wasn't for us von wouldn't be a grandma at all." Tit Bits. Young Heathen Mrs; Brown "Yout should be a good boy, Johnnie. The Lord sees evervtblng yoa-do.". : LUtle Johnnie "I don't care, ma; as long as Santa Claus doesn't know any thing about it." , . "Madam," said one of her rap turous admirers, "you grow more youtb f ul every da) 1 What is the secret of it?" "At to that," absently replied! the prima' donna, permit me to refer yon to the advertising columns of any newspa per." Chicago Tribune. Those French Bills of Fare : Nodd There's one advantage a Bowery hash house has over a swell Broadway hotel restaurant. -Todd What Is that ? Nodd Youknow what you're order ing. A friend called on a worthy divine, who had been offered a bish opric. The daughter of the house met him at the door. "Is vour father going to accept it?" he inquired. "Well," the , vouog lady replied demurely, "father is orayine for guidance in the library1 Mother Is packinc upstairs. Tit Bits. Through His Nervine Is aBen r 1 ef actor to Thousands." ; aWlDELT known Wisconsin pabUaber, who reside at Green Bay, writes March 6th, 1896, as follows: , -: Tire years ago 1 became so nervous thai mental work was a burden. Iconld not net at night on account of sleepleaeneaa. Hw . attention waa caUed to Dr. MlW Bestora tlf Nerrlne, and I commenced to nee, it with , the rery best effect. - Since then X hare kept a bottle In my house and rose tk whenerer my n was become unstrung, with always the same good results. My son, also Dr. MilftS' takes It for nerroutMsa I with like never fUlng NerVinC " " smcee, I haTenKom- . , . mended It to many and KeStOreS , It cures them. AH who TTA-lltri r ' anffer from nerve HCUU1mm troubles should try It. It Is free, from narcotics, perfectly harm ' leas, and yet soothes and strengthens. Dr. Miles, through his' Nervine to a benefactor to thousands." Ju a LEHMAN. Editor and proprietor of Dm iAanuuff, Dr. Miles Nerrlno la told on guarantee first botUe will benefit or money refunded. nMo morphine or opium In Or. Mllea rAin Pujls. Cum All Pain. . "One cent a dose." No morphine or opinala Dr. Mile' Paw Pills WiUMurm 'umcmtani,' . for at la tm all Dm nn pChaagr, JaaaUW . tatatk She mtcMvi to : " A LITTLE PiNK SHOE. - Only a little pink baby ahoe . - -i ; J That Is stained and wrinkled and torn. With a tiny hole where the little pink toe . Peeped oat In the day th are iron. ' The little pink toe was the "big little pit : - That to market bo often would go, And over and ore? the legend was told : . : As I kissed the little pink-toe. ' j ' "Piggie some more, " the red lips would lisp, And the story and kiss were given -Again and again, so happy were we t i In motherhood's foretaste of heaven, k- But there eame a night, with desolate bngntj . When death bore my Idol away, . And no little toe ever peeps from the shoe to be kissed In the sweet old way. - , . But my tears have deluged thy little pink .- -shoe . . - , . ' .. i- And stained It a deeper stain, i . " " And I long for the touch that would chill me in death 1 -,- . 'r It It gave me my darling again. . i 1; Ho, when I am dead, lay the little pink shoe - Near my heart that is silent and cold.' ' And perhaps up above, In the sunlight of love, I shall kiss the pink toe as of old. .Kate Thyson Marr In Kew York Journal. ' WAYSIDE DENTISTRY. ' ; -v-r .- il V - '. Teamster's Tooth) Sxtraoted With at Small Hatehe and a Bi Kail. , "While traveling in. Bouthern' Geor gia," said Attorney W. W. McNair to a reporter, "I saw a "beautiful piece of dental snrgwry. A teamster developed a toothache while on the road. He though it would soon be better, bui.it kept get ting Worse and worse till he could hard ly handle the reins. He' put a chew of tobacco on it, but it only jumped , the harder. Then he- stopped his team, built a little fire, heated a needle redhot and had another teamster Jam it-down into the cavity to kill the nerve. Still it jumped and thumped till the poor fel low waa pretty near inaana v t . " 'Boys, she's got to come out,' he shouted to his companions as he pulled up his team. ' i "They all stopped, wound their lines around their brakes and climbed down. 'How, can we get her out?' : asked one of them. i i l " 'I don't know,' groaned the victim, but she's got to come. ' i i "He opened the. jockey box on his seat and rummaged around in it, final ly producing a small hatchet and a big InaiL ' , - . j "I guess you'll have to drive her out with this, ' said he, and he sat down, On the ground and hung on to a buck eye hush with both hands, while one of his companions placed the end of the hail against the side of the tooth and hit it with the hatchet The first lick made the teamster Jump and yell, but he set tled down for another one The second' stroke loosened it up, and after a lot Of . groaning the teamster wiped the per spiration off his face, climbed on to the buckeye and said: : 1 " 'Hit her again, boys!' . j 1 "The third lick sent the offending molar flying. " Sah Francisco Post ' 1 Father Dareys Witty Betort. '. j :; ' Concerning the celebrated Father Dar- cy, probably the greatest wiy of that witty nation, Ireland, it is related that he once visited the palatial mansion of a perfect specimen of the nouveaux rich es, who lived in the neighborhood of Dublin, at the invitation of its pompous owner. He was shown all over the house, his host taking great pains, as is habitual in such cases, to keep the wit ty and observant 'priest well informed as to the cost of all the beautiful things he waa shown. Finally, after making the complete tour of the chateau, the li brary was reached, its tremendous shelves groaning under the weight of thousands upon thousands of volumes re splendent in the most magnificent bind ings. Here they seated themselves, and the host said, with a sigh of snobbish exultation: '. '" ... :: S "Well, father, I have brought you here last because this is my favorite room The other rooms may give pleasure to my wife and my daughters, but this is my place right here among these books, who are my friends. And these here on the desk, " pointing to a score of ultra looking volumes, 'tare what I may call my intimate friends. " -: Father Darcy got -up and examined one of , them, when a broad grin spread over his good natured face as he said: , j 'Well, it's glad I am to see that you never cut your intimate friends. Mil waukee Journal. . ; i .1 .Developing; s Cathodograph. I i In develoninir a cathodoirrarih rticfnrA it is noticeable that the development goes on all through the film, back as well as front This is not the case with ordinary camera exposures, which de velop from the front toward the back of the plate. The behavior noted is with the cathodograph an indication of the 'fact that the sensitive film itself is largely transparent to the cathode rays, and therefore lets them through without fully utilizing them. If they could all be absorbed and made to do chemical work, our time for making an impres sion would be much, abbreviated. Eli hTi Thompson in Century. .' - What to Do Before Bicycling. ' First get a vial of arnica, some court plaster, two bits worth of oil of sassa fras and a pound of raw beef. Then prepare your soul for affliction, and as a matter of precaution see that your ac cident insurance is paid up and your peace made with heaven. This all done, and yon are prepared to take your first lesson on a bicycle. Galveston News. j A Bemarkable Japanese Woman. AU college women of America must feel an especial pride in the career of the charming Steimatz Rama Eana, one of the three young Japanese women ed ucated at Yassar college " SO years ago by the Japanese government. ;:. Private letters from the island empire continue to bring interesting word of this remarkable woman, the wife now of the Marquis Cyama, one of the he roes of the late war and beloved-of bis nation The marquise seems to be ful filling the prophecies of her classmates Of two decades ago, who felt that' her personality must make ah imprint on her time. Intensely loyal to her coun try, she yet left, here thoronghlyimbue4 with American principles and determin ed to aid in the uplifting of her sex in Japan. Her last words to her friends here were to the effect that her ambition in life henceforth was to enlighten and raise her native sisters to the American htandard of .education and dignity. ! Of noble blood, her position, with her edu cation, has afforded her unusual oppor tunity to promote this desire. Her home is the very essence of refinement with a decidedly foreign , style as to arrange mant, though the gardens about are royally Japanese. "With three charming children, Steimatz for so her class mates affectionately speak .of her is dispensing a beautiful and uplifting In fluence to all who come in contact with her. ; While the war lasted her practical work was constant : She sent out from her own hands, aided try women of all grades of society, enormous quantities of carbolized gauze, with great packages of other sanitary supplies, to the" seat of battle. She is promoting many phil anthropic schemes, but none of them has she so much at heart as the educa tion of her Bisters. She is using the in fluence of her own and her husband's position to bring about a change of na tive opinion concerning Japanese wom en. ' Believing firmly in education as the chief factor in the eleyatfcuj of women, in this direction she bends all her ener? gles and arguments.. I7ew YorkTinW Is ofter byoverheat. value your cups your plates, your out of boiline water. 'equally efficient if used with Gold Dust. This famous preparation will make every thing clean, without GOLD is sure and harmless house cleaning, ical method ol cleaning you can ; emnlov. Made onlv bv The NTK. Falrbank Company, - , Boston, finiaaejpnia. BEADY, All PIBE r-o - U EXTRA INDUCEMENTS ON GUNS, GUNS, GUNS. AMMUNITION.JALSO, AND A General Assortment of Hardware. dec9tf! BUSINESS LOCALS. SSF Novicsa Tof Kent or Sale, vote and Foond Wants, and other ahort mlwrTlanroni advertlteiBeats Insened la this Department 4n leaded Nonpareil type, os first or fonrtli page, at Publisher's option, for 1 cent per word each Insertion:' bat no advertisement taken lot less than SO cents. Terms positively cams laadi Do yon speculate? "Guide to Successful Specs lation" mailed1 free. Wheat, provision, cotton and stock specula Hon on limited, margins thoroughly ex plained. Coaaerpondence solicited. Warren, Ford II Co., 11 WaH Street, New York. . myl7W . . tu th su Salesmen Iferchanta' Trade. $80 a eek. New, quick, good, tight samples free. Side line of exclusive, fttfis., 8911 Market St, Phila. ' " nor e4t sun . I am now prepared to splice elevator cables and repair all paraphernalia pertaining to same with neat neat and dispatch. Leave orders at Wilmington Iron Works. " J. Grady. ' ; ' dccUSt ; PriTate Board A few Boarders can be accommodate with - Heme' Comfor' at 114 Ana street. Mrs. adgar S. Wa-rock. suwefrnov 23 Im : Bay Timothy Hay, mixed Clover Hay, Prairie Hay, Straw, Grain and all kind ot mixed feed for horses and cattle. Jno. 8. IfcSachem, 811 Mar ket St. Telephone 93. .?- J ' oct IT tf : lXardei p. U. ass la. stack buggies, road Carts and harness of all kinds. Repairing done by Unfa! workmen oa. short notice. Opposite new CoartHouso eSJ Are You Afraid 6 TO READ BOTH SIDES ' OF THE QUESTION f :' ' j " . ' - " ' The New York Journal is the only Metropolitan paper indorsing . Bryan and Sewall and it daily puBlishes articles hy the leading financiers of the country orTboth sides of the question, Silvcrycrsus GoIiw It is progresshre, liberal! and always espouses the cause of the masses Every broad minded man should read it, whether Republican 'or democrat. Daily ----- i cent everywbero. Subscription for One Month, Including- Sunday - - - - 40 cents Two Months and a Half - 91.00 Send subscription to v The New York Journal, - arcDlation Department, HEW TORE. Orders for Apples, Baisins, Ilixed Nuts, COCOANUTS, Christmas Goods. Butter, Cheese, &c, &a, solicited. Prompt attention to mall orders. Samples and prices onjeqnest . HALL & PBARSALL, , i Nntt and Mulberry streets. doe 8 nw tf THE SUN - The first of American Newspapers, CHARLES A. DANA. Editor. T " - - . The American Constitution, ; the American Idea, the American Spirit These first, last, and all the time, i f - forever. ' . " i ' . Daily, by Mail, - - - - - $6 a Tear Daily and Sunday , by mail, 8 a Tear The Sunday un is tbT great est SundayjNewspaper in . tbe world.'. . Price 5 copyinaiL"t2 a year Wlff HK nJV Hew-Toi. etc ybtxS .- -. . s .,. - Mil VI II1L' caused t As you ? and saucers, glasses, keep them Warm water, is the slightest damage.! DUS1 in all departments of t i, lne most ecoijora- 1 J. W. HURCHISOn, : Orton Building, Wilmington, N. C Holiday Goods ! We are Headquarters this season for J . Holiday Goods, - i and a cordial invitation is extended to every lady to call and see our s ock of pretty things, consisting of V Fine Pictures, Engravings, Etchings, colored and plain rnotograpns, Water-Colo and Pastelle?, all in handson frames. Easels, Screens, Cabinets, Book Shelves, Masic Racks, Leather Goods, Japanese Goods, Wood Bas kets, Celluloid Novelties, Handsome uilt-i Ornaments, Picture Frames, Gold Pens, Fancy Inkstands, Toilet Articles, Bibles, Prayer. Books and Hymnals, in k sets; j Purses, Card Cases, Smokers' Sets, i j Beautiful Calendars and Christ- v ;f mas'-Cards." Handsome Gift Books, Standard Works, all the latest Novels in fine bindings. Work Boxes, Glove and xianaxercniei sets, rancy Clocks, Photograph Albums, Writing Desks, Scrap Books, Whist Sets, Children's Books in endless variety, Games, Blocks. Balls. Iron Tovs. &c . &c The above is only a partial list of the many articles we! have on ex hibition, and all at prices to suit your purse.7 Come now and make your selections ana avoid tne rosn. Parties desiring Pictures Framed before Christmas must bring them aown at once. i ! OPEN EVENINGS.! C. W. Yales &Co. dec li t! -'- - -. -- '-x" - t '"" -1".- PREPE for THE Our SHOES this season are neater, more stylish and stronger than ever. we're constantly improving our Shoe Service. We're giving x you better values at moderate prices than ever before. If you want No. 15's come - and buy .ours. If you want a tiny No 0 come and get it here, and if you should perchance wear any number between; well, just come here and get them. i . Very truly yours, ; Ilercer & Evans, 63 steps east from corner ' Princess and Front Sts. I dec 16 tf - Order Quick. '7 Boxes Flreermekere. 1-f Boxes Bllxed Rats. : ' 22 Bmgm C. O. Nnte. 40 PsOleCendy. Boxes Candr. . . . r Barrels Candr. IQ Barrels BlotVs Oder, . J0 Oases Cnerrlee. ;"- W. B. COOPER, dec SO I Dew wnsalattoB. M r. 200 Barrels New River Zlullets - " ' JUST RXCItVKD. - ' 250 BOXES TOBACCoVaUtrides. .. r 30,000raGARs! -For Sale at Rbck Bottom Prices. 8AITL BEAR, Sr., 13 Market Street. - ectSStf I OThlg remedy beiar ia- " seat sf these diseases 1 JT"a, reeilree mo I u I ehaace of diet. Care v a-aaraateed la 1 to a iy s. Hauii plain pack. my DW' Wnawoa, it d - Kra.CUmonr'a Witty sad Timely Answer to ' tbe QrMStloo la tbe Kew York Herald. . "The New Tork Herald has been hav ing a letter contest on the subject, 'How Far May a Woman Go to Enoourage ' a Man to Propose" - ' . Mrs. Jainea Gilmonr of Brooklyn wrote the winning . letter, and aa tha abject Is one that will interest all women, and as her letter is especially witty, here are Mrs. .Qilmour's Ideas as she gave them to The Herald: i; i Solomoni the wisest man that ever lived, says of a good woman, "Her price Is far above rabies. Certainly, from his extraordinary and extensiye experience with the sex, I should consider him oompetent to pass judgment. - - .. We will presume: that you; are a 'good, womanly" woman, such as be describes, and that you are desirous of approaching a man- on e subject of matrimony that yon are -anxious to Induce him to propose. ; , " , -t' z First. Select - the ; man on whom you intend to bestow 4he priTilege .of your' attention, note Lia behayior and general conduct, and then, if you deem him worth the winning,' hold fast to him. We are strictly enjoined to "hold fast to that which is good." v Second. In your af ten companion ship with.hlm : bear in npnd : the fact that yon are a woman of great price, "far above rabies," and yon will never compromise yourself by any indeooroua ness of Speech or manner. ; I Seek his society in such a :- manner that he is not cognizant of being sought after; 'be bright and cheerful in his presence ; sympathize with, him in hia troubles stimulate him to best efforts in his business affairs ; cheer him when he la despondent and enoourage him to confide nr you. --pr-u Dress becomingly for him, but never gaudily. When he is absent from you write him a few interesting, chatty let ters, wherein, if you are an adept in the art, you can weave a few insinuat ing expressions which - may work won dera. "The pen is mightier than the sword.' s . ,' " ' ' r ' ", - Above all else, prove yourself a good listener. If he monopolizes three-thirds of the conversation, you will have the more chance to study his character, for , "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." I guarantee that you will get in your thirds in the sweet by and by. "' . '-'s' I should scarcely advise your treating him to specimens of your cookery. Hia mother might excel in the culinary art. Moreover, it was an uncooked apple with which Mother Eve beguiled Ad am. Of the righteousness of that trans actionl shall say nothing; of thesuo cess everything, in that she molded Adam to her wilL Time enough to ; "feed the brute" when you have to do so, then feed him to your heart s eon . tent, and feed him well -A . If you are making any progress with him. accord him trifling familiarities, which may be increased in proportion to hia affability and hia interest in you. Your womanly intuition should by this time enable you to judge whether ox not you have found favor in hia sight and to" act accordingly. . "Be ye wise ai serpents, but harmless as doves. Should there spring up between you a mutual regard, treat him , to some of those dainty feminine touches which are indeecribaoiUT not because they are womanly or wrong, but because their language is mute and sacred to the two persons most concerned. r . Do not always agree with him. It is sometimes wiser to agree to disagree. If you have a spark of wit in your na ture, you ought by this -time to have made yourself so necessary to his exist-' enoe that he will miss you sadly when absent and will begin to realize that "it is not good for man to be alone.' Though all progresses well, draw the line at promiscuous osculation. If ever permit him' to kiss you. That la the privilege of the engaged. But since the apostle says, "Greet ye one another with an holy kiss, " you might vouch safe him just one some night at part ing, perhaps. ; But if he attempts to re turn it do not permit it. Tell him, "It is more blessed to give than to receive. Finally, you might inform him thai yon can put him in the way of finding a "good thing," and refer him to the nineteenth chapter of Proverbs, the twenty-second verse. If he be a manly sort of fellow, and cares anything fox you, he will doubtless follow the ex hortation of the prophet and thus find favor with you and the Lord. - Should your innate modesty rebel somewhat at this suggestion, you may console yourself by remembering that it la indeed your leap year privilege. V If you are the dear, womanly, nes tling creature you ought to be, he must have proposed long ago. If he has not discard him, for either he is not worthy of you or you -are not "en rapport" witnmm. . . Q . ;u ' In that ease try again. : People Who Bat Kotblnar CtAS. The Chinese esteem shrimps above all . .. vuiuz- ujmgs. a a weu served table they are brought on swimminir ahrmt in a glass bowl' of water flavored with oil ana vinegar, . wnich renders the crea? turea hysterically alive. With an unerr ing' thumb and forefinger the Chinese diner out plucks forth the struggling fish, nips off the tail' at one bite and casts the useless head behind him. . Shocking as it may seem to an Eng lish housekeeper, the- older the egg in China the more- perfect from an epi curean standpoint does it become, for no Chinaman who has a right regard for his palate eats a fresh boiled egg. Taken fresh, eggs are sent to soak, after having ; been-washod, in a tub of aro matic water. : After a time they are re moved, and the water used in mixing a paste of lime and salt, in which the eggs are packed in jars. These are her metically sealed and set aside to stand for a month, when they are supposed to be fit for, eating. ; Those- left packed in salt and lime for 18 months or more, when opened, are found to have changed color, solidified partly and are odorless.. The chief care of the Chinese is to eat nothing cold, iWarm or hot food they absorb in abundance, but rightly they . maintain that cold food lowers the tern.: Derature of the stomach hA-mrui Vi point where digestion can continue, and -t m ... ; , . " . ou iiuo wjiiue uooiia vi me doc y is en dangered, Pearson's Weekly. . ' , .: It jM BvrpTlntnf.. "In a horse tradftV sairl tVm l w. thoughtfully, jthas beengenerally conceded , that-'a man would cheat hia own father il opportunity offered. " " "True' repliedfiue merchant "And not onlv that he would think it & mwi oke and boast of it afterward. " ' ; - . : "It ia admitted Mntiniuxl yer, ftbt there is no such thing as real oui ana oui nonesry in a horse trade. " V "That is beyond the question,'" re turned the merchant "But what of it? why do you harp on it so much?' C .r . "I have been - wonderimr. " ani lawyer, "why the bicycle makers never used, this fact as an argument in adver tising their wheels. The passion for trading horses and' lies must be disap pearing, and in consequence it seems to me it ia about time for anmn ma tn vxk up and demonstrate that the bicycle ia a great moral ageni ana is daily savins- men's souls by keeping them out of temptation.". : '- ' . . . i "Well. I don't know that T tmi; agree with all that you say'? Qb, I'm not advocating it as a truth; " I merely say that it ia surprising that the bicycle makers have not sprung it' -' -"Yes. : I agree with you there." -Chicago Post-- ''i,:::j-''- THOUGH STILL IN HER TEENS, HH - RUNS MONTANA BANK. English Hslrdr easing A Remarkable Jp SBftw Womsa Kew Knglaad Womesrs Bodety To Be' a Hueua of Waehlon, V-Htii Beeeher on yasbfoms. T ' - T Though this town ia unknown to fame, it boasts one legitimate claim to classi fication among the progressive, rlt haa a woman hank oaahier. She is not only the. xaahier, but doea .the work, of .the president, board of directors, teller and bookkeeper. ; T - ; .. : The Merchants' bank of 'Foxsythe la a private concern,- with capital stock of t85,O00, and its cashier ia Miss Mabel Kennedy, ah attractive young woman still in her teens: She ia not a relative of the owner of the bank, either, but won her position by demonstrating her ability to! do the work satisfactorily and safely, fy; i. .' . : ; 1 ! Forsythe is a town of 400 people, be ing in the center of a vast stock raising eountry. The bank which Miss Ken-, nedy oonduots for an owner who ia out of ' the state most of the time is the on ly institution of ita kind Jn the'eity and ia the place where all the railroad MISS MABEL KENNEDT. men and neighboring stock growers transact their banking business. Depos its often run well up into the thousands, and loans are at times large. Miss Ken nedy passes upon all securities offered, makes the loans, receives deposits, draws exchanges, keeps the books- and in fact does all the work of the bank. The bank is in a building of its own. and,hough neighbors are within easy -call, the : busy ; little cashier never has occasion to invoke, the assistance of any of them. She is an expert rapid ac countant, handles money carefully and expeditiously and knows good money .from bad. ; She refuses loans on insuffi cient security so sweetly and with such tact that would bo borrowers have been known to persist time and again, know ing ; they wouldn't get the money, but counting the chance to talk to the pret ty cashier worth the' refusal But the cashier is strictly business during bank ing hours. Though there are cattle to the south of them and sheep to the north of them, and cowboys and Bheepherders on all sides of them, and a stretch of wild ter ritory in every direction, there never has been any attempt at robbery in For sythe, and the cashier pursues the even tenor of her way, fearing no harm, knowing that, to a man, ; the town would rally to her defense should a raid be attempted, o -Miss Kennedy is a native of Warariall. town, Ia., where she was born about 18 years ago. : Her parents are engaged in business at Forsythe, whither they came several years aga The bank is owned by a man with large interests in-Ore gon, and he makes his home there most of the time, and during his absence bis trosted cashier is sole manager of the bank in this city. She ia a bright little woman, with many social graces, and a great favorite with all the good people ox. the : town. Forsythe (Mon.) Cor. Chicago Tribune. ' -I ,..;t j i T:-v ! .y.. i : English Hairdretslng. - Lady Helen Stewart, a fashion leader of England, has decreed ; that society that is, the feminine element must part ita hair on the side or expose the forehead guiltless of coquettish curls. And fashion that is, in England is beginning : to sway a bit in her direc tion. , ; While the American girl would look with horror on this unf eminine ooiffeur for her adoption yet it gives a sigh of relief when it thinks that maybe Lady Helen's example will take effect among tne world ox Britain's elect . ... That frightful curled, frizzed ; bang that the Princess of Wales insists upon retaining has spoiled the faces of many women who might otherwise have been called pretty. , . I shall never forget once seeing Mrs. Beerbohm Tree make her toilet for a re ception. She had invited me up to her room. She was ' combing her mass of yellow hair down over her eyes, and I thought It was only a trick of getting her back hair out of tangles. Judge of my surprise when she frizzed up this mass with the comb as one does feathers With a knife and let it hang ia front " On i went ; the ever present English toque over this heroio bang, and I did not wonder-that the bellboys stared. bus mrs. lree was only arranging her hair as all of her set da ' Therefore let every lover of beauty hqpe that even the formality of Lady Helen's plain forehead may make headway against the untidy, unbecoming coiffeurs of the women of the English nobility. What a change the sleek, Well groom ed head of the American girl; must be to them. Philadelphia Press. I r , - ... -J ' ; h hosier In 4apaa. : Four or five years ago J stopped for the night at a little teahouse far un in the mountains of Japan. Nowhere were to be seen any railroads, European cast off clothing or other Jnodern improve ments, " and in a walk through the vil-. lage after a dinnerof rice and fish I was led to believethat at ' last a spot had been found, where things were to be as they always had been. But on returning to the-village last summer there stood atthe door a little maiden with a de- I lightful smile of rejoicing, as she proud ly snowed, in one hand an unmistakable nickel plated American alarm dock and in the other an unbroken tin foiled stick of chewing gum. ; - Verily, our civiliza tion had arrived. The next day, how ever, in a village even more remote, a still greater ' surprise awaited .me, for displayed prominently on a blank wall, with an ; admiring crowd about it, was a veritable poster, and a few more days showed that this innovation in art, if it may be so called, was common and high, ly popular. Every teahouse had its se ries, and all the shops in the bazaars were full of them, and wherever a Doster was in sight .an admiring throng was aurel to be seen. A new style of drawing seemed to go hand in hand with the new idea, and even an understanding of our perspective was appreciable.' Jap anese War Posters,". by Jk P. IB. Conk ling, in Century. ,. ' ' r - Dinner TaBCa Eights. - . '- M ? The summer -dinner tahla ia tn ha' lighted with a number of tiny lamna. The novelty last seen is a shade com posed of seashells that show marvel ously beautiful tints. The effect obtain ed is that Of a elow and is ftn-rmnaArl tr be more desirable than a bright light, (., w The last excuse for-curlincr rnoera htm Sassed away. ; Some sagtiietio mind had evised ribbon wavers that are so con trived aa to present a f asoinatmg array v viay rows apout tne peow. Is!' Wmm' BUT THE GENUINE y.. mrm WE ARE NOW WRITING Our Christmas Advertisement For the Star of the Old North State that stands by ns and for our interest the year round, carries our message in the homes of many of our best citizens of this country, and . tells them of the many good things we have to sell. . : - Christmas comes hot once a year; ' Let every fellow have hia share. ' .Bay your Toys and Dry Gsods now, before the holiday season is past; 1 . ; Our trade haa been splendid thia sea son,: but we are sorry? to say the season is nearly over and we are anxious to un load lots of our goods.; We have made quite a lot of preparatiocs for Santa Qaus. He has for the past eight years made his beadqaarters with nj, and we have found him to be a very generous old fellow.' and - be is also welcome this Christmas. We respectfully invite tbe little ones that Santa loves to come and leave their orders for Santa- He will be sure to attend to tbera.i: We have st Santa's disposal Dolls - of all ' kinds dressed, from 6c to $3.50 each. China Dolls, - Bisque Indestructible Cloth Dolls, Baby Dolls and Esquimo Dolls to please the eye and tbe pocket both.- y ; Lai go and small. Bureaus, Chairs. Beds, Cradles. Horns., Horses, Cans, Wagons. Pistols, Gum, I Stoves, Tool Chests, Boats, Rattlers and Toys of al Braddy St Gaylord, Prop, Of Wilmington's Big Racket Store. dec so tf A. D. BROWN'S Christmas 35To. 29 ZSTozr -BDTc-ai-IB3?ao. Rose Jars in Black, Purple,' Lemon and Pihk at 40c, $1.00 and" 8.00." Pin Trays in Black. Pink and Blue, decorated, 25c each. Hand-painted Wine and Medicine Glasses 10c each. Real Cut Glass Vases at 75c each. " v . Violet Tars In charlc r( PinV Pin. ri- OA ...k!.' ' ' ' J - w AIMW uow iea v-nps, ana saucers in Blue. J rrt Vi a' . . uu ou ceur, Assortea oaiaa nates io and 550c each. y Oat Meal Sets 75c, arltty of colors. Cracker Tars 75c and ftlS? Salad Bowls, fancy shades, 50c each. Bread and Butter Plates 20c each. Sugars and Creams, assorted, Pinks and Greens, $2.75 set. Sugars and Creams, assorted. Pinks and Greens 75,50, 35c and $100. Wedgewopd In Tea Pots at $2 50; Cream Pitchers at $1.00 and $1 50. Cat Glass Vinegar Bottles at $1.75. Venetian ATases 35 and 90c. v . ; X)blls, D6J.s3 IDolls. , RUGS FROM THE ORIBNT AND DOMESTIC RUGS FOR XMAS GIFTS. "Nothing certainly is as well adapted as it combines beauty with nsef nlness;" "a combination not at all times obtainable." f . t ; 20tli tury; et Hinl. Delicate Balms, Creamy Unguents, Stimulating Lotions and "Soothing Powders that could not harm the skin of a babe find place within the sanc tum of the woman who but few yea-s ago was practically ignorant jof toilet arts. ' , . - ' ! We are sole Agents for HUD NUT'S TOILET REQUSITES. , tfDresl Goods, Kotions, HanUerchiefs, Carpeis, LaciaEi CrlGTes. , dec 10 1 J. Is NORWOOD, President. . c. COKEB, Jr., Assistant Caslior , W. J.TOOMER, CasUer. , ; v " ATLAHTTfi JIATfniIAT iRlKIT 1 . - w y WILHINGTON, N. O., We want your business, and will Make i Primnfitu. A Deposits; . v . . .Z. . . . . . .. . ..... $573000 $575,700 ourpius ana et fronts 30,200 45,100 Banking House, &c . . . . L , . ... . . . 15.600 12,500 Bills Payable and Re-discounts ; . . ; Nome. . None. . V Dividends paid 6 per cent, per annum. Last Installment of Capital paid in October, 1892. Bowdeii C01,TAI1IS H0RE UTHIA . .,.." ! ' Tkan any Other Naturals ;7:, '.J-. ' i I Mineral Water In the lorld.l y Lithia Water The Only inoM Solvent ' of Stone, In the Bladder and i Kidneys! Dr. J B. S.1 Holmes, ex-President Georgia State Medi cal Association, says: "Have used Bowden Lithia Water extensively in bladder andJtldney troubles, and the re sults have been most gratifying." W. A. Wakely, M. D., Auburn, N. Y., says: "Have . obtained quick and satisfactory results in Chrom Rheumatism and Bright's Disease." j . ' From Lithia Springs,Gj Popular Prices. BOWDSN LITHIA WATER 1a guaranteed to care al disaaats of tfca Xid . reys and Bladder, Rbeamatiwa. Inaomnia, Ooat and Narvona Pyspepaia. Pasta Card brings Hlnstrated pamphlat. - ' . , . , Our Sparkling Table Water Has no Zqualv For Sale in Any Quantity By BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS CO., "mar 8 D&Wly .- , , . 174 Peachtree St, i Atlanta, Ga. ; Boots, Boots, Boots. BR06A1IS, BR0GA11S. Harvard Ties, ; T7hole3alo oet ft W t 7 North RETERSON&RULFS " i YOQ Will find nn. ' vi v.wu pun inside each two ounce bag and two coupons Inside each four ounce bagofBlackweirs Durham. Buy a bag of this , celebrated tobacco and read the eoupohwhich gives a list of valuable presents and - bow to got them. most every kind. We are selling these goods lower than ever before, and will try to do you good it you will give the line a look. , j . j The trade in bur Millinery Depart ment is extra good. We are selling lots of Hats of all kinds. Felt, new style Sailors, nicely banded, at 50c each. Trimmed Hats in the latest styles'at 50c to 5 00 each. Ribbon of all grades and prices the largest and best stock to " select from. All the new shades of the season represented. Our , Cloakes and Capes and Dress Skirts is one of the best and brightest lines. ; -""J Our nice, new ttvle seven gored Skirts in Crepon, at $1 00; in Bnllian tine. Velvet bound, nicely lined, new and best style, at 12.00; finer, all wool, rough, new style Skirts, at $3.00; all Black and Dark Navy in fine Capes, rea Plusb, at $4 00; longer and finer at $5 00; the newest style of Seal, worth $7.60, now $8 OX A very fine line of long Fur Capes, Silk lined, large Fur Collars, worth $1800, we want to close at $11.00. . , v We want your trade, and to get it we will offer you the best of bargains. We are at 118,Nortb. Front street, op posite tbe Orton House. '' -AT- - blbL IITorob S"fc. nuu Jil.l.U cabii, -l White and P nkl 35c. 65c. 20c 15c 25c . ' ' 'ZI-- mir i i a aaaaiaaj i it to Ydur interest to Deal, with, u t f . - I Offerings Oct.;eth, 94 Oct. 6th, 9S. Oct 6tfi, '99 $66,000 53.100 10,000 None. . dec 8 tf BRCGAHS, -BR0GA1IS. Harvard Ties. and Retail. Front Street, Wilmington, N, C." s sa.iiiiup pejw Y r