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Potash is a -necessary and important Jnrrrlftnt of bomplete fer- -a J - 1 tilers' Crops of all kinds require a properly balanced monure. 1 ne Desu lzers contain a high of Potash. percentage All abont Potash the result of Its use by actual ex- tfc.TTniied Stmtes ts 1 JcwTa little book which we publish and will gladly Bail fee to any farmer fa America who will write for 04 GERMAN KALI WORKS, ' -f . 93 Nassau St., New York. bot8W6ii I THY GIFT. "... HARIKT FRAKCENE CROCKER. ..''-' What is thy Rift, Ob, friend-U.it tQ t. i.-,r,rA Kaf nn tuneful Wing Thy pure voice with its thrilling notes Earth-ham pered souls Xf Heaven ? Is If that is what thy God hath given thee Oh use it, dear one, use li-iauniuHy . Slog for the poor and did for those - whose me- 1 j Has naught of music in its toil ana strife ; .wf t...i- .h4Mn nhrme adoriaz eves ShalHollow thine from earth to Para- . For' sick'and weak ones on the r bed of pain . Thy simple song shall strain! seem an angel's Is it thy gift to write ? Then trim thy And carefully and prayerfully indite The highest, holiest thoughts till .busy , men ;.' ' : '.. ' J- ' . Are glad that 'tis thy gracious gift to write, . y ' .1 . And glad that in the world's great rush- iog throng ' . j " , Thv silent pen moves gloriously along. Write tneo, un. menu, wmc iui nA thv iwift Den there's work for thee to dol I it thy gift to simply keep the home.? Thine just to live in quiet atmosphere And daily toil with hands that all alone Must keep the hearthstone .bright and ) full o! cheer? ! T- :. km rritt tn hnM a little hand And lead it through childhood'" happy lana f . i - What is thv gifi? I Search well thy heart the I best then be . flnrl find, i That one thing thou canst do of all. .' 4" i " And' do it do it ! Joyahalt thine .- . . I y And Heaven's happiness on . ' fall. ; thee' shall Thv eif i it is a sacred trust to thee, A gilt from G d i Oh, use it faithfully I SUNDAY SELECTIONS. God sees heroes where men see only the commonest; kind of people. am s nprn. We may be able ; mav be able to get rid ot God'a cnoa. but never ot God trutn.-r- Ram's Horn. - Every dollar some men get in- cresses tbeir chance ot missing neaven Ram's Horn. . j :.' - . I knew a minister who lived in the way of provisions by faith and his wife by keeping boarders.- Dr, Hen son. r 1 " . : v It is ever my thought that .the most God-fearing man should be; the most bliihe man. Thomas CarlyU. 1 We may imitate a paintet by duplicating one of bis characteristic pic tures. We can imitate Christ only by ioro Christian Advocate. j . Prayer is so mighty an instru ment inai no one nasi moroueniy oai tered all its keys. They sweep along the infinite scale of man's wants and of Gdd't good ntti.-Huph Miller. Christ as one! man filled tip the multitude of 5.000 men with bread ; 'now it takes the enslavement of 5.0C0 - white men to fill up with money the pockets ot one monopolist. -fora. B.. B. usher. We must pray that i the Spirit of Faith may lay bold of -human hearts. both in the church and out; of it, and make the spiritual as I vivid and real to them as the material, the heaven - ly as the earthly, the eternal as the temDoral The children! of Belgium have a charming' Christmas legend about Santa Claus's Ponv.i Tbey.always place their wooden sabots on the window ledge, stuffed full of oats, hay, and fod der for the "dear Christmas pony. In the early morning they run.on tiptoe to look; and behold! the hay is all gone, and the shoes are brimming over with toys ajd sweetmeau! Then the children clap their hands ,wttb glee, and with they could only have waked in time to ee the' pony munching hisbatt. That would have been such f udI L. F.Mosby, in ii Mtcnoias i . Full Details Gladly Giyen. A Railroad Official's Experience. 7 IT B. ! KDW ABD EDMONDS, long con- IWI nected with railroad construction In Nebraska, wrlteet My heart troubled and pained me for 19 years. . Shortness of breath was the constant and most common symptom. Intense, excruciating pain, gener . aUy followed any severe exertion. Faintness, hunger without any appetite; fluttering that made me clutch my breast, and palpitation that of ten staggered me as if I would fall, were frequent attacks. Again, everything would turn black if I arose from a stooping . posture quickly. Sleepless nights with their Til Mnc' prostrating unrest were ' numerous and I could Hc&rt Cure Ket n rest dy r niKht i. . consulted leading pny- iCMUIC6 Vslclans and tried adver TTAAlfh tttsed remedies They XlCdllUa. gavemenorellet Oneof Dr. Miles' circulars described my case so exactly that I took Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure and I am now a well man. I hope every one troubled with heart disease) will - try Dr. Miles' remedies. If they will writ me personally, I will gladly give them full 4etaltaof my experience." Edw. Edmoxtm. P.O. Box. 65, David City, Nebraska. Dr. Miles Heart Cure is sold on guarantee that first bottle benefits or money refunded. laln has no show with lr. Miles' Pain PUla. No morphine or oplant in Dr. Miles' Paim Pills Cm All rain "Unecentaoose." , i ' For sale by all Drag-gists. Change, T JnasUlr ' satotb i J. Ferti 1 3 1 ' . . i DESTROY BEAUTY. SIR JAMES CRICKTON BROWNE ON WOMAN'S INTELLECTUAL WORK. ; . . : .i. y.:.. - Ihe Startlins Warning of m Great EnrUah Physician Against the Higher Education of Our Girts "What Will the Next Gen-. eration of Women Be Ukef" rrlohten Browne, one of the most famous of English physiolans has made a fierce protest against the higher education of women. He urges :many reasons against it, Duttne one he chiefly seeks to arrest puduu before it Is too late la that this education will destroy the physical beauty of woman. His reasoning is so earnest bu andsosclentiflothat it muss ioroo u consider whether we are not doing wrong in permitting women to enter into c ta floTitiniiona course of-Study. Every educational Institution for women is con oerned In this matter, rrom. tne iu schools of New York to the best of wom en's oolleges. In bdth cases gir nd woTSn are forced to enter into educational competition with boys and mfen. We should remember howjrucl'ls at stake. The- beauty of woin in our olumsy oiviliiatlon is the one relief to the weary eye in a world "of ugliness jrnd sor didness. This man of solence tells us that we have Inaugurated a system whloh. will destroy it. . - 1 - ' 1 ' Shall we exchange the beauty of woman for a racial inheritance of nervous degen eration? , ' ' ' , .""!' Would it not be a sorry taranslationr Should we not make.an effort to presflCTO those graces of form which have inspired the art of , the worldand alone keep us from utter absorption In the atruggle for gain f These are the questions whloh the physlolan asks, j I i ' . .. The process by" whioh a man's education Inflicted on a woman reduces ber to ugllj ness he declares to be a very simple and natural one. It consist chiefly in the dis organization of her nervous system. The results are loss of graceful outlines, loss of .wu nnna in tha-face, bad teeth, baa complexion, short sight and possibly hys teria, epilepsy ana insanity. Thnm ta a crowing tendency around ns, says Sir James, to ignore intellectual dis tinctions between the sexes. The bodily idifferenoeslbetween men and women are universal and intimate and: involve every orcan and tissue. They extend irom tne- gkln to the marrow of the bones, from the I crown of the head for, according to iocb, the female cranium is less eievawa inun that of the male to ve sola or the loot, for, according to. Delajnoay, woman has a plantar arch flatter than that of man, whioh perhaps accounts for her partiality for high neelod boots. ' ' 1 . "But his chief purpose is to call attention to the seiual differences In one bodily or gan the; brain, it )s a matter or common observation that women have smaller heads than men.iand it is a matter of scj entifio observation that, in all peoples and races without exception, the . absolute weight of the entire Drain is, on tne aver ju irraater in men than in women. The aorecate8 of woman's rights have argued that the deficiency in her brain weight when compared with that of men 13 to Da accounted for by her fewer inohes, but he quotes figures to prove that there is a great excess of brain weight in lavor or tne male, even -when allowance .is made for stature. :The average excess of weight in. the male brain over the female, between the ages of 20 and SO years, Is 6.01 ounces. The smaller size of the female brain is a fundamental sexual distinction. It is not to be accounted for by the hypothesis that environment, educational advantages and habits of life, acting through a long series of generations, hav stimulated the growth of the cerebrum in one sex more than in the other. This is made clear by the fact that the same differences in brain weight between' men and women have been found In savage races. There are also grounds for believing that there is a difference in the balance of parts ia.the male ; and fe male brains respectively. ' It is in the sympathetic accord of the differentiated sexes that human progress can alone be hoped for:, v . J . Ee ia a half part cf a blessed man, Left to be divided by such a she, .' S- i' . And She a fair divided excellence, Whose foilness of perfection lies is him. And blindness to this complementary , relation of the sexes, so patent to Shakes peare, is what leads wise men wise, but ignorant or contemptuous of biology to' sanction intersexual competition in educa tion and , for subsistence with its ruinous effects.. . ' . ' "Those tall, graceful girls," says Sir James in' a final outburst, ''whom -we see around us so plentifully today and never in the world's history lias woman's beauty been so-beautiful as in England today those tall, graceful, lovely girls are the off spring of mothers who had not the ad vantages of a high Bchool education. "What will the next generation of English women be liko? I saw a vision once that has haunted me ever since. It was of a score of sweet drl graduates from a celebrated college, standing togother in a group on the platform of a provincial railroad station waiting for trains to carry them'lionie at the epd of the term. Sweet' they were, I doubt not; most of them car ried musical Instruments, but they were not, upon the whole well, not just 'the fairest of the fair' to look upon. v "I am afraid I shall be called ribald and profane, but I should describe them as pantaloonlike girls, for many of them had a stooping gnit and withered appearance, shrunk shanks and spectaolps on pose. Let us conserve the beauty of our English girls very jealously. I would rather that they remain ignorant of logarithms than lose, one jot of it." Sew York Journal.. ' he Sleek Hair. ' ,- There Is nothlnc nhonfc tha whnln nnmnn that will betray a lack of personal atten tion so reaany as the hair and nothing that will .resnnnd hi nnlnblv In nn 1m. proved appearance to the care bestowed upon it. i Hair that is carefully brushed nightly betrays the, fact by a sheeny lus ter, a silken srlosB and softnma nf tATt.nra that nesleoted tresses never havn. Ra it is with the hands and complexion. 1 The BKin tnat is cleaned -nightly by a warm bath, though no cosmetio is used, responds by a Soft, satin li ke textnre. a well nnrnnnl look and keeps its young appearance long - .A. A I I ' . , , ainor iiua prosing 01 ine woman s nrst youth. New, York Commercial. Bow She Manages. ' ' A Woman With a small famllr whlnh la alwavs SUDtdled With delinlnna frwl msn. ages in this way when buying beefsteak ior two: insteaa or a tola cut she buys a heavy steak with a tenderloin in it, the entire steak weighing from -8 to ZM pounds. The tenderloin is broiled and used for one dflv'a rtinnnr ' Tfe to nimailnny Illy enriched by a mushroom or some other sauce. Tbe epds that are tough, the bones and the rest of the trimmings are used for ouup. Aim umjK m voe sieaK is orollea, made Into bamburar steaks or eoakwl In Bome other way.New York Post. Inside the Teakettle. If CVerV hOTIRekMnnT XX7hn vaaAa Mm via. agraph should go straight to her kitchen, lift the ketthrand carry it to the window, where a strong light will dislose its interi or, nine out oi ten ot them will find a rusty layer of lime, iron-and dregs that effectu ally prevents any good flavored water from Issuing from It. The kettle needs the same iroquenc ana inorough care that any kitchen utensil needs. Into such, having it already warm, put fresh filtered water,, boil rapidly and use at once and one of the large aids to palatable food is secured. Exchange. TheChUdren'a MNlchteap. An aDDetlzincP and hAnlt.Tiv "onnA nlotifc' a O V vvs ssasj-ie Innoh for the ohlldren may be made of tba Burape oi nioe oiean . Dread, fut the bits, thlok and thin, in a baking pan In tbe unui, wnere tnev will . nrrnvn nvoniv Mid lightly clear through. When a light brown auu onsp wjioo center, roil on a clean table ur oioin wim ine rolling pin until It la a fine "grit.1" Bottle and keen drr. . A ta blespoonfql or two in good rloh milk makes a light, palatable and digestible uyyar ior anyDoay. . ! Bnamel your shahhv winkm and vnndaK chairs, but do not expect good results without using from two to four coats of the enamel, letting each dry well before appiyug a second, and first washing tbe article In hot water and soda. '-"iil roawUl find one coupon " Wmfmi 1 li'' msidoeach.two pnnce.nag -: ' iyj!iili' 111 111 111 ' -and lw 0001,01,8 inside each F I Jk-r J ' 111 pll ' foxir ounce' bagofrflackwell's ' NflTHlN' MWi::' -urham- Buy a bag of this U I " ' . SmSwL ' ' ce,eDratea tobacco and read ' Rl I T TH E ' "'JmLpJMw ' tbe coaTPa which gives a wU I 1 1 1 1 - 'jAiJiM -list cf vulaable presents and GENU1NE:'5 how.toectthem.j ' ; BUSINESS LOCALS. tor Novicss For Kent or Sale, ist and Fouad Wants, and other short miscellaneous advertisements Inserted in this Department , in leaded NonpareUrpe, on first or lonrth PK, at Publisher's option, for 1 cent per word eacVTnVertfcnjbnt no advertMement takenfor less than 0 cents. Terms positirelv cash In advance ' ; For Rent A, Desirable Store centrally located, on Market between Front and Second stieets. Ad dress A fcj care Star office,. I . . . i 10 U HayTimothy Hay, mixed Cover Hay, Prairie Hay, Straw, Grain and all kinds of mixed feed for horses and cattle. ; Jno. 8. McEachern, 811 Mar ket St. Telephooe.aa. octHtf Harden, r. U. aas la stack baggies, road Carts and harness of an kinds. Repairing done by skfflfa workmen am short notice. Opposits jew Are , Headquarters The Largest Dealers w in the State for We And School Books, adopted by the counties of North Carolina. ! - ''" Merchants will find oar discounts liberal, and will save freight and time by sending their orders to ns. We carry a large stock oi Blank Bookd and Office Supplies, i borjght from first hands for cash and we guarantee lowest prices. Sole! Agents for Remington $tan dard Typewriters, and "Ipdlson's Mimeograph and Supplies. ' Send for price list.! C. W. Yates & Go. 117 Market St., Wilmington, N. C. jaa 10 tf . IIAXTOK BUILDING AND LOAM ASSOCIATION, Maxtor. N, O. DIRICTORS. J. p. Croom, Mazton. EdJ McRae. Maiton. J. H. Kinsey, Maxton. G. B. Sellers, Maiton. G. jB. Patterson, Maxton. : Wm. H. Bernardi Wilmlngtouj B. F. McRae, Raemont. The attention of Investors in Wi mington Is called to tbe fact that the average profits on Six Series of Stock in tbis Association nave been over Fourteen Per Cent. Initiation Fee. 25 cents ner Share ; Subscriptions to Stock payable in weetlv instalments of V.S rente iur tj r-" r snare., -.n., . .-m .- The manaeement is Drudent and economical, as is shown bv the fact that the Association has sustained no losses, and its annual expenses, in eluding taxes, are t only about Two iunarea Dollars. x T. D. CROOM. President W. fi. HARKER. Secretarv. je 8 lm . 183 1 THE CULTIVATOR (jy Country Gentleman. THE BEST OF THE ? AGRICULTURAL WEEKLIES DKVOTED TO Farm Crops and' Processes, Hor. culture & Fruit-Qrowing Iiive Btook and Dairying, w bile It alio includes all minor denartmenta of Rnral interest, snch aa the Poultry Yard, Kntomology, Bee a.eeping, ureenaonse and lirapery. Veterinary Re plies, farm Questions and Answers, Fireside Read ar. Domestic Economy, and a snmmaty of the News of the Week. Its Makkst Rx posts are nnnmalln complete, and mnch attention is paid to the ProspOctt oi (ne uvpt, ms inrowins; ugnc npon one ox tne mos mportant ot all qoesuons trHtn t JSuf and Wh4 t0 St 11. It is liberally Illustrated, and contains mor readins mattei than ever before. The sabscrinno Price is $8.60 per ear, bat we ofler a SPECIAL RE DUbTiun in ear CIiUB SATES FOE 1897. TWO STOSCKIPTlOHa, BIX tTJBBCKIPTIOHg. txji irrsscxUPTiovB, ' ia one remittance do. do. ' do. do. $4 10 IS ITT To aD Nsw Subscribers for 1897, paring Is WJCIJU, inno w mwi os-ine remntance, to jaaoary 1st, oi, wnauvr viiAaua. OFT Srscrsrsji Com FanJ AAAtm ILUTHEB TVCKU BOH PuilUktr,, W . . . LBANY.N..'" Oomblnation Bicycle FOR SALE. A (Combination "Crusader" Bicycle, for tither lady or gentleman. Cush Ion Tires. Brand new. Will be sold cheap. Call in person, or address I M., at P T tf , Star Orncx. AH. ACROSTIC, MOWERS; URNS. REAPERS. CASTINGS. HINGES. - IROH. SPIKES, DOYENS. NAILS. J.1. Murchison, Orton Baildlng, dec 31 tf Wilmington, N. C. , CUT PR CS AT .... j - . . MERGER & EVANS- We want feet to fit onr i SHOES. All sizes. If you've got a pair we wish von'd bring them to as We don't see how we are going to get rid of this large stock of good wearies and excellent fitting Shoes un less yon do. Vew lines are being added constantly, and prices are cut to the lowest point. Respectfully, Mercer & Evans, jan7tQ ' 115 Princess street; ! 1897 Groceries and Provisions. Seed and Fertilizers. Glue and Hoop Iron. PALL & ! PEARS ALL, - , ' !.-;! : ..- ' j: Wholesale Grocers, I . : ' i i . . ! Nutt and Mulberry streets.; jsn 10 DW tf ; , i 400 Barrels FLOUR, In wood. 100 " " 1-16 bags. 200 V , i " 150 u : V i " 100 " .. V " t " 150 Boxes SUGAR CAKE. 100 Boxes Mixed CAKES. ,115 Boxes CANDY; W.B. COOPER, jan 10 if , D "V wnimlort'-a. " r . ' , rooTlCE; Wanted, Furs of All Kinds. i Highest New York market prices. -Express and freight charges paid. Returns made the day goods are received. ' '' ! '- ' y- Qaotations furni&htd upon request. SAM BEAR, Sr., .t j. 12 Marketi Street. dee St tf IP DBIIIIA for Kimmt brt. fcC nnUH O This remedy being; In. i)Imu1 n m. bcbi os inose aiseases or tne wentto-Urlnaxy Organs, requires no change of diet. Cure dsva. HmallnlslniiMlr. 5 XT Ft Tiz " x.oo. "as nota omy oy . !:' '-."!. " ! ; o t r lira ' -Prugirist, Sole Agents, Wilmington, iJ. C. FRAHK Hi STEDHAli, Real Estate 'Broker, . DEALER IN STOCKS AND BOHDS. Loans Negotiated. Office in Star Building, first floor. TWO X0ST YEAfiS. The curtain had just desoended on the eoond act ofSomalnbnla.,, i From the urosoenlum boxes tbe great auditorium looked like a garden of moy lng flowers. To filiab Brown It resembled a picture of tbe dazzling soenery of the "Arabian JSlgbts." HTbat is what you call an opera mau- nee, eh?" said the old man at length, lean ing lack and taking oft his glasses. "Win, I do wish your Aunt Sary was here to see it! 'Not that the mtislo suits me. It's all kind o mixed up." . v Katy. Sumner laughed at her uncle's ideas of musical excellence, but she put her little gloved hand caressingly on the old man's.' . " , ; '-.'? A irroupTiT yountr men stood lounging J In the lobby, languid and effeminate loos ing, r, .: -vv; t-j ' ! : 'Haven't seen wyndnam nere toaay,' drawled one. "Doesn't he usually patron, fee this sort of thing? ',. - " J ; - ! : 'There's his Bister yonder," returnea another. "Nice girl, but rather old mald lsb. By the way, doesn't Kate Sumner look charming this afternoon. Wonder what old antediluvian she's got with her?" "I never guess, V said the first speaker. "It's too much trouble. ;-Hello f Here's Wyndham!" i - ' ' Klobard Wyndham, a tali, naugncy loos ing man, took a leisurely ' survey of the. house. - , i r : . , -' i . "I merely came as an escort for my sis- ter. Excuse me, I must join her."; As Biohard Wyndham walked slowly dowa Broadway, with his sister hanging on his arm, be was unwontedly silent. iDick, whafflsthe matter with you" asked'Miss Wyndham impatiently. "I've asked you three times what you- think oi this new singer 1" r "Forgive me," said the young man. "I oonfess to a little absentmlndedness today. How should you like to visit Switzerland this spring?" ! . "If you are determined, certainly. ' Bui I had hoped you 'would have seen some face with enough magnetism to chain you to a happy fireside of your own." ! "Perhaps I may have been fascinate a bewitched, he began, but at that moment Mr. Sumner's carriage rolled, by. . . Katy's hand lay Caressingly on the win dow,' with a diamond bracelet blazing on her "wrist. Her sweet face, just tinged by a fleeting blush, looked out, with a smile of recognition. ' Riohard bowed, as the high stepping grays whirled psawiim, and, with a face somewhat paler, finished his remark, " But I have had Csrurago to resist tbe snare." The Jast apple blossoms lay in rosy drifts on tbe velvet grass of country orobards the bright American sky was bluer and sunnier than tbe heavens of all the south ern climes that lie in soft, eternal sun shine. " : ' i At least so Wyndhanxthought as he stepped once more on shore from the deck of the steamer which had brought him acros&the Atlantic!. A homesick wanderor, alone now, for Emily lay under the turf of a little church yard where theVlolets of France bloomed. He shrank from recognition ana was seriously annoyed when an old acquaint ance caught him by both hands. "Back again, eh? Come, you snail dine with me tonight; and we'll talk over old times." ; .'! No refusal would satisfy Alrio, and Wyndham was forced to comply. "Plenty of changes," said the former aa they sat together qver their dessert. "But that's generally the bill of fare when a man returns from a two years absence. Let me see. Jennings is dead, Soames wife has eloped, Maynard is married, old Sumner failed and died afterward. You remember his pretty daughter, don't you? And" - "Sumner failed? What has become of the family?" " f "Don't know, I'm sure. You know howAt Is in a city . like this when a "man goes tinder the tide closes over his bead. Clairville has made a fortune In the wine business, and" But Wyndham heard nothing further. Not until that moment did be realize how often Kate Sumner's eyes had mingled in the phantasies of waking vision and mid night dream! It came to him like heart break. - . A warm July evening he drew bridle lh front of a puzzling tangle of crossroads, where the Connecticut hills were traversed by a merry little stream. . " upon my word," ne musea, "i scarcely know which way to turn. I can't very welf take all four roads at once. So go ahead, Sellm." The sun trembled above the line of far off bills and there was yet no sign of hu man presenco, save a solitary farmhouse, with roof covered by patches of green moss, nestling in a hollow. Wyndham paused a moment, then rode up to tbe dooryard. He strode courageously round to the back door, wbore a little garden stretched Itself down the slope of the hill. There a slender; figure in a brown dress was -stooping, gathering fruit. He ad vanced with an apologetic coughs "I beg your pardon, but could I in quire" j "Mr. Wyndham!" "Miss Sumner !f Of course there were explanations and all that sort of thing, and a longtime they took, too, considering there were no very elaborate disclosures to be made. 'Will you, Kate, dearest?" was his last question as they, turned toward the bouse. "You must ask Uncle Eliab; he is my only guardian now, and 1 keep house for him since Aunt Kate died,"- answered Kate demurely. . "Well," said Uncle Eliab, with his hand on Katy's brown hair, "so you've made up your mind to live in New York again. Well, I never was there but once, and don't know as I want to go again." "And you supposed me to be a frivolous butterfly, basking in the sunshine of pros perlty," said Katy a little later; "I'm much obliged, slrl" "No dearest," re turned the ypung man earnestly, "it was a false idea and one whioh has cost me two years of unhappiness. It is a pity that we can only learn from experience in this world!" New York Press. Punctuality Personified. Some two months ago a boy who asked for employment In a local manufactory was told to come again ' when be reaobed 11 years of age, as he was at the time un der the proper age. Last Tuesday morn lng the manager found him coming into -the works about 7:20 and said to him: , "Oh, so you're coming to make a start, eh?' . "Yes, sir," answered the youngster. " Woll, but look here, sonny;" remarked the man, "why didn't you come at 6 o'clock? That's the time wo begin here. "Yes, I know that, sir," replied the lad on the nail.' f But you told roe not to come again till I was full up 11, and I wasn't 11 till l'minutespast7I" Strand Magazine.- y..-. . ; '-: "Perfect lemonade." . - Perfect lemonade is made as follows, Says The Health Magazine: For a quart take the juice of 3 lemons, using the rind of one of them.' Carefully !poel the rind very thin, getting just the yellow outside. Cut this into pieces and put with the juice and powdered sugar., of whioh use 2 ounces to the quart In a jug or., jar with a cover. When the water is just at the boiling point, pour it over the lemon and sugar, cover at ppce and let get cold. Try this way once ana see if it is not delicious. - Romance of a Song. The familiar song, "I'll. Hang My Harp On a Willow-Tree," has attached to it a bit of royal romance. It was written hv yOUQg nobleman. Who beenmn nnnmnrnd or ijneen victoria a year or so before sae ascenaea the British throne, which event destroyed Bis hopes of winning her hand. The words first appeared in; an English magazine set to musio by -Wellington uuernsey. - - J Had Suffered From It. ' A great many people are too quiok to act on an assumption," observed a philos- "Yes." renlied the thnatrrlnul "on an assnmntinn that that- Irnnm km. w auk. wasmngton star. Soda BhOnld nnvni hn HleanlvoI In hot water, because if it Is some of the gases wouia men be liberated and wasted, and a greater amount of soda would be needed to make good this waste than If the soda were aissoived in cold water. " . - i - r "As dead as a httrrlnir" la O savBtMV arising from the fact that herring die very sjiuvajy cuter oeing caKea oat or torn water. WOMAN AND HOME; THE BAMBOO STAND AND OTHER FEA- ' TURES OF 5- O'CLOCK TEA. ' . ts Woman a Matrimonial Slavef A Beau tiful Foot The Girl Who Weds Wealth. The Wheel For Mother To Poach an BgtT Perfectly Hoaale Glass Windows. The primary object of the tea table Is to provide the equipment for tea, not to be come the central object of the room. The light and dainty ones are held to be-In best form, and bamboo, in that it comes from the land of tea, is eminently proper. In England,' where the dally afternoon tea Is much more of a funotlon than with us, light tables ; are brought Into the room. There Is no service, kept In the drawing room. Here, however, convenience maKes the rule and these small tables are found lofillaneed. ' y The bamboo stand has tbe merit of being easily lifted from place to place and can be set by the hostess! side when in demand. Delioate cups and saucers in blue or gold are harmonious In their effect, as are any of the fine oriental wares, y j A charming example is presided over by a young matron wise in snob things. Her entire service Is In blue and white and her THE BAMBOO TEA ST JD. ' oozy is of blue Japanese silk, embroidered with oouchings of gold. Being a stickler for what Is correct she goes so far as to serve Japanese tea, but she makes it after the rale - of a -Hindoo expert. Not even silver or gold Is allowed to pollute the bev nrasru. Even such fine metal imuairs fine tea. In place ot the usual ball she has a fine muslin bag fitted with a ring that just slips over the top of the pot. ; The rule is one teaspoonf ul to five cups , unless it be spoiled with cream. In that case one to three is a better proportion. The tea is' put into the bag. The pot is filled with freshly boiled water. The bag Is slipped In and both cover and oozy are called into use.: Five; minutes by the watch and out tbe bag. comes. ; The tea clear, delioate, delicious 4s ready to drink. No mortal who partakes has aught of which to com plain. No evil effects remain. In the Hindoo's own words it Is tea, not soup for the latter is what he declares .most of American, make to be. New York Com mercial Advertiser. . I Woman a Matrimonial Slavef There has been a friendly contest In one of the English papers between Sir Walter Besant and "A Correspondent" on the subject of , woman's marriage versus her Independence and happiness. Tbe corre spondent says: "Marriage, as known to the sober minded woman who has done her duty in the married state on any" In come belo"3,000 a year, is one unvaried round of duties oleanlng, cooking, mend ing day by day. The eternal stone we roll tip hill painfully from morn till eve we find each morning where we found it the morning before." Later on, says Sir Walter, she acknowledges that a woman may marry with a chance of happiness on three conditions, of which one Is enough forme. That one is that she loves the man. ' ! .v This kind of ' talk about marriage Is to me amazing'. ' I have lived a good long time In the. world. I have made acquaint ances by the hundred; friends not so many. Looking back upon all the people that I have known, I can safely say that the number of unhappy marriages. I have personally witnessed has been very small indeed. By far the larger number of the wives have accepted cheerfully the position of housekeeper and matron. They have kept house for the husbands and children, whose happiness is their own. Many of them have kept house with the earnest In tentlon of making a bouse beautiful, which became a continual feast for themselves; many of them have brought art into every part of the daily life, which has been a !ontinual feast for themselves as well as he Other members of the house. For all these matrons the daily work has been a daily delight. ! i I Then as for drudgery and monotony, Is there none in a man's work? Think of the monotony and drudgery of a city cler gyman's life when every day he has to tramp around , tbe ungrateful slums. Think of the monotony and drudgery of the doctor' going his daily rounds. Think of the monotony and drudgery of the solic itor always drawing up endless documents in the hideous : legal jargon. No. The monotony of life, I am quite sure, is pretty evenly ladled out to workingman or wed ded wife. J What I have said over and over again amdHlo most stoutly maintain Is the very simple copy book maxim that with out love marriage must be Intolerable; but, given love as an . essential, then the woman who yields to the promptings of her heart' and accepts the burdens light or heavy of marriage leads tbe happiest Ufa In this matter, as in all others, my humble philosophy soars no higher, than tbe school primer written for the sixth standard on the "Conduct of Life." ; I -i A Beautiful Foot. J j A truly beautiful foot must first be free, of all blemishes, and in perfect proportion to the leg and stature. The instep should be high, or moderately high, sand the por tion under the instep . hollow and well raised above tbe level of the sole; the toes regular and well developed, the heel nar row and nonproiecting, , The general out line of the perfect foot is long, slender and graceful. The toes of the beautiful foot, according to Flaxman, should follow each other Imperceptibly In a graceful ourve from the first to tbe fifth, and In the Greek foot, according to the most famous statues, the second toe was made longer than the: groat toe. The beauty of the longer seoona toe is uispuwu. The high French heel is accountable not only for the distortion of the first joint of the great toe, but for innumerable femi nine internal complaints, besides which it - is utterly Impossible for any woman alive to walk or dance gracefully in high French heels.' It is said that a fashionable It Didn't Hit Him. , "I saw an article In your paper the other oay, saia tne tramp as he reached the li i n i . .. . ed- itorial flooi: "an article about the verbose tramp. 4. want an explanation. How-did this tramp look?" . s "Ilj was some reporter who wrote the article."; i; : . . . : "Well, does verbose mean that he was bustler ?M ' j' "Hardly." -.' f " "Was he languid?" . : "Not that either." ; ' ! "Does verbose mean that he had lost his appetite?" "No."i .. , " y "Run down in AbeTi?" -?'No. JVerboso is verbose. It's a sort of demeanor and look hard to describe." - "Am I verbose?" ! "No."j-.,v ' . V'"--;V -:"' j "Is it anything against thepurfeshun?" "No." - : "Won't discourago women from passing' out cold victuals and old clothes?" '. "Not a bit." . ; ; I "ThenTm satisfied. I didn't know but it was some now thing something ' to work against us and I wanted.to know. Couldn't many of the boys be verbose if they wanted to, could -they?" ' - "No.", ; ' . ; , "Then it won't spread?" ' i "Oh, no."- . ; . " All right that's all. I've dodged most ' everything for 23 years past and am glad I don't have to worry over this. No ver bosity here, thank you. May be all right, but unction has carried me safely through thus far,' Detroit Free Press. . i ' - ! 1 r- ' I The ' arohbishop of .Canterbnry ranks immediately after the mem. Jiers of the royal family.- ; j -how to accomplish" thBiostj work with the" least labor, time and money, has been solved. Wash i rig Ffo wd e t- makes, a 'woman's work light sets her f mind at rest keeps her purse closed, ' Get it before you forget where. -.Made only by. THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY. Chicago, St. Louis, New Seeds to Biirri, FOR h PERIOD ' ' OF STXTEEH T2AKS THE rURCBASEES 07 have been protected by our Dated Papers and our BURNING SYSTEM, which gives your Local Merchant the Privilege of Burning his Stock Left Over at the end of the season, thus assuring to bis customers Fresh Seeds Every-Year. D. Landreth t Sons are not Seed Mer-. chants depending upon others for their supplies, but are Seed Farmers and Grow their Own Stocks from the Most Perfect Types and under the experienced eye and direction ot mem bers of the Firm. This work has been going on since 1784, and the business Is now conducted by the Third and Fourth Generations. This in Itself is a Guarantee that the Seeds are as good as seeds can be made. - Ask your local Merchant for LANDRETHS'. Observe the Date, on each Packet, and IThe does not keep Landreths' on sale, send us a Postal forour CATA LOGUE which contains Truthful Descriptions and Sound Practical information and we will' nil your order direct from Headquarters. Mention this paper. j Address, DAVID LANDRETH & SONS, Seed Farmers, Philadelphia, Penna. JsLnuary Off eriihgs. Winter will soon be gone and Spring Goods MUST Had space on our shelves. For the above reason we are offering some special values in Winter Wear. Tne cat in prices represent a TWENTY-FIVE PER CENTi LADIES' & MISSES' JACKETS At a discount o SS per cent, from regular price. GENTS UNDERWEAR (RED). All Wool Scarlet Shirts worth $1.50 each forI5: ' each. See wiudow dispy. , ALL REMNANTS , Of Dress Goods, laces. Linens, Carpet, Ac,, at SO per cent, discount. . AGENTS FOR "'arner's Corsets, R. and G. Corsets Thompson's Glove Fittiog Corsets, C-B-AU Spuite Corsets, Her Majesty's Corsets. Exc'usive Richard Mudnut's A. Dr BROWN, ' r ' t Successor to BROWN. & RODDlbk, , j 3STo. 29 DSFo3?-bli: DJ,xoxi.-b S-b. I jn '0 - i - 1 A big Slock of Goods FOR SALE at a price, and that price a good deal less than ccst on a good many things. The firm of Braddv & Givlord, of Wilmington's Big Racket itore, is on the eve of d ssolvsri,g copartnership, and they arc very anxious, to raise a large amount of money. Tbe store will be continued on by one o the old firm and the other one wilt go to tbe city of New York and open up a store there. At this present time we are very anxious to raise a large amoust of cash money, and lor that purpose we cut our entire stock of goods. We need the money and von need the goods. We will sell a great deal of cur stock for less thaa ccst. '. Good Umbrellas,' worth 60c. now at 45c. Our good Gloria Umbrel'as, worth tl 00, now at 80c. ' ""- Men's Suits of black and blue Cheviot, worth t6 00, now at 4 60. Fine heavy Wool Suits, worth $8 00, now 6 001 Very nice Clay Worsted, worth 810 CO. now 7 85- Overcoats worth $7 00, now 4.75. Men's wool Under Shirts, "worth 60c, now 43c. Ladies' Knit Unrer Shirts, worth 25c. now 17c. Bovs' Unj der Pants and Shirts Irom 12c to 25c each. Women's Combination Suits, worth 50c, new at 48c. Children's Com bination Suits, worth 35c now tt 29c.. Braddy $c Gaylord, Props, "1 r Of Wilmington's Big Hacket Store. S AH parties thit have accounts with us, we would be glad, to have them settfe up. as we want f close all of the pirtnersbio hookb ; i n 10 tf Boots Boo DD AH AUO ' BDAniMfl DRUUHilO, druuhud, WKolesale oet 6 W tf Bdwden 1WWS Than Any Harvard Ties, Hajvard Ties. PETERSON&RULFS minerals Water In tlie World. S . The Only Rnoin Solvent 1 of Stone " in tbe Bladder and Kidneys. : . ;- Dr. J B. S. Holmes, ex Presidlnt Georgia State Medi- cal Association, says: , "Have used Bowden Lithia Water : extensively in bladder and kidney troubles, and the re salts have been most gratifying," , ; ' W. A. Wakelv. M. n AnhuVn N. Y . Rave' TTair Lithia Water From Lithia Springs.Ga. obtained quick Popular Prices. Kheumatism and Our parklingTableWater Has no . y . . BOWDERS L.ITHIA SPRINGS CO., ! mar 8 D&W ly STATEMENT ATLapIC NATIONAL BANK, WILMINGTON. N. C. 1 Xt the close of Buaness !):. 17th, 189 Cdensed from Report to Comptroller, i y RXSOURCES. ' - ' ; . JCS-'s"" ...........J,....5568t n Overdrafts ... .....-... : 15 ? U. S. 4 percent. Bonds (at par),....,,... 60,000 00 Banking House and Fixtures..... 10.0.0 00 ..vh. AUU,VI CT1 Cash on hand... , 179.815 77-835,517 61 Totsll a a a a ....$352,2.0 U piRBCTOks: T.W. Norwood. W S. P. McNair, E.J Powers, Sam'I Bear. Jr., H. L. Vollers, W. C. Coker, Jr P. Is. Bndgers, G. A. Norwood, Greenvlle, S. C. I ' ' . , j New Yrk correspondent, Chemical National Bank; every- York, Boston, Philadelphia. -I ' saving of CORSETS, FRENCH WOVEN. Do on wear an 18. 16. 27 or S9 Corsets ? - - We are oScricg the above sizes in a special line at 35 cent pair. ALL WOOL BLANKETS 11 4, ! A special lot of large size Blankets for $3.00 pair. ; CURTAIN MUSLINS. : ' J ' . j . - v . - - ' - We are effering a special' value in Muslin at 18c yd. ; , EXCLUSIVE AGENTS ' !'--' i ' . -For Centiraeri's Kid Gloves. Foster's Kil .Gloves, Cluze's I hu nb K.id Gloves. Jaros' j Underwear, Lu zerne's Underwear, 'Irivvii's Unitrwear. Agents for: Toilet Requisites. Lidies fine Merino Under Vests, Vorth . 50c, now at 44i. Girls' check Tarn, O'Shanter Caps with 2 quiils at 14c' each, worth 25c Ladies' Sailor Hats at 0c. Ladies' Trim roed Hats, in' licit and straw at almost half price. A goal Hat trimmed for, 50, 75c and $100. We trim all Hats free of cost toi you if you buy the-; Hat anil material from us. I 5 A job lot of Cloaks to close af half price.. ' . ; ! " We are cutting staple goods. Oar 1 yard - heaw . White Homespun, worth 5c, bow 4JcJ Our Sea Island 1 yaid wide, beau.iful goods, cheap at 5cK,now 4Kc Our Bed. Tick worth 10c now 7c. 1 vard wide Bleaching, woitb 6c, now wonh 12Jc, I now 8ic. Fruit of the Loom. 1 yard.! worth 8c, now 6Jc. Lce Curtains worth 60cVnow 44c.; Our. 20c Jean3 now 14c; our 10c Jeans now at 7c. Shoes of all kinds to clcse at a price. , We want mpnev, and to get it we will sell vou big values. We must have tbe each, and tor it we will sell lots of our toods for less thap cbst. You will find wbat we say to be true if vou will call to see us wi'bia SO days. We are all 112 North: Fiont . street, opposite the Orton Hotel. - . i i ..v. Is, Boots. nnrnilTfi linnniirn D R t U a il 0 , D tvU U ii ii D, and Retail. Sold LandrelisSeeds 7 North Front Street, Wilmington. N. C. MP LITHIA Other Natural and satisfactory results in Cnron. i Bright's Disease." . - BOWpKN UTH I A WATI R is guaraueed to core aU diseases of the Kid ' reys and Bladder, Rheumatwrortosomnia, Gout and Nervous Dvip-psia. Pota Card brinn illnamted namnhW - .1 - r EquaLr For Sale in Any Qnantitv Bv - - t - ' 174 Peachtree St., Atlanta. Ga. ' r INABILITIES. . ; 1 Capi'al ........ 1 ,. . .K .... ..... ,i85,00O TO ?TDr?luVv V" .......S1S.O0O00 ' Undivided profits .rt.......' 17,128 91 68 728 91 Circulation .......j.... 4 970 (0 Total Deposltt........,.....,.. 719J1 63 Total ..i...... ......,95,8MM K s