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"Blight", costs cotton planters more than five million dollars an nually V This is an enormous waste,1 and can be prevented. Practical experiments at Ala bama Experiment Station show conclusively that the use of T7 V .will prevent that dreaded plant disease. ; V All about Potash the renin of ki ose by actual e ' ' .v.- w. farm, in the United Stmte a JSdTn, BTUebook which we publish stadly mail free to any (aimer In America who wdl wnte lorn. GERMAN KALI wukiuj, r i 93 Nassau St., Jfv York. DorS W6m A BABY UNBOSOMS ITSELF. MARY NORTON BRADFORD I with I wasn't pretty ana i wisn 1 wua i I with folks didn't think I look "just cnod enoueh to eat;"- I 7ih if I'm a rosebud, at they say hat T had thorns Aa sharp as Mamma's needles and as big . aa Minl v a hnrni. I wish that great big f?ron-op folks weren't meaa enoueh to take Advantage of a little tweenty weeniy .-. mi and make i Life a harden to a baby, pouncing on it. ;n and all. - Tm 'a thev I wouldn't dare to if it j wasn't weak and small. : I eness. if yon were me that you'd be i marl thn' vou're as meek A McJies if each woman poked a finger I in your cheek. , . AiiH aairl. "Cirt nitt IttVSiOBI and all mm -w r . I. - . i I L DUl IOOK your Drcavu Away with her bard hugging, while the I kissed you most to death. They call me "little angel, but an angei I would be roiled 1 "j By such outrage, and an angel s disposi- tion would be spoiled; ! ..- Yet these fool folks tbey all wonder why I double up my fist.j And with unerv bawls bombard them ev'ry time that I am Kissed. I'm' a baby that's abused, and I just think it is a shame v The busy, big society that got tne areat. lone name I - WhatJs it that they call it, now the S F. P. C. C Can't keep thosp cruel women from for ever kissing mi SUNDAY SELECTIONS. - The resti of Christ is for all who will give up sin. - ( j Prayer paves the way to prefer ment ia the Christian life. I (The greater our growin ip grace the ereater Our need ot common sense. Dq good constantly, patiently, ana wiseiy, aui yuu wu ciuse to say life! was not worth living. George W.Childs. ' . 1 . ,- I No radical remedy will ever alter human nature no more than sick ness and death can be removed by legislation. Rtibbi foseph)-Silverman, Hebrew.' j.: ' j ' ' 7. Religion that stirs nothing in a man except his emotional nature is L1 11 a a mm Ijglontbat stirs everytning eise except 'the emotions. x. ; .j j - :i -i Thinking men have made the world what it is. All the works of man ire but the material form! through which the thought of man is expressed. Rev. Dr. Rogers. Presbyterian. J . j -Beyond tall wealth honor or even health, is the attachment we form to nobler souls, because to become one with the good,! generous and true, is to become in a measure, good, generous and true ourselves. This. Arnold. I Love makes room for all the good things of the kingdom of God, and thus it is that the love of God shed 1 abroad in the heart of men makes him larger than he can otherwise become. It is heart, not head, which counts for the most where the counting is of any ac count Wtsleyan Methodist. ij J- Ask yourself of any habit that belongs to your personal life, and brings . ir far tn farm with Thiii f?hrit anA A t i . . ' t . . . .1 - . . ii ll IK not jaagca. t laagmcai aay . that is far away, that is off in the dim distance when this world is done It shall come, no doubt, I know not much with regard to it, except that it is sure. But the judgment that is here now is Christy tne judgment day that is right dote to your life and rebukes yoa, if you will let him rebuke you ! every time you sin; the judgment day that is here and praises you and bid yon be of good courage when you do a thing that men disown and despise, is 'Christ. Phillips prookt. i I . "I'm mighty glad my wife pur- suaded me into getting her a wheel, rid the lean passenger. "Makes her happy, eb ?" said the fat passenger. .-. - - "bbe's so stuck on riding that she ain't going td clean house this year." Indianapolis Journal i " WU1 Not Perform Miracles But It Will Cure. DR. MILES' RESTORATIVE NERVINE cures nervous prostration. Not mi raculously, but scientifically, by first remoring the germs of disease, and then applying healthy nerve food. Increasing the appetite, helping digestion and strength ening the entire system, Desperate cases require prolonged treatment as shown by that of Mrs. M. B. Reed, of Delta, Iowa, -who writes: "As the result of a llehlnine stroke. the physicians said I Lad alight stroke of. paralysis, my limbs would all drawun. I wouia nave tproDDlngs In my chest that seemed unendurable. . For three months I could not sleep and for three weeks did cot close my eyes. I Nervine Restores! Health. felt that if relief did not come I would be dead or Insane. I took Dr. Miles' Eestora Uve Nerrlne and the second night slept two bours and from that time on my health Im proved; loly at first, but steadily and surely.. I took In all 40 bottles, and I cannot express how grateful I am, for I am now perfectly well, and have taken no medicine for over four months." Dr. Miles' Nen)n to sold by druggists on guarantee that first Dotue benefits or money refunded. ..Book on heart and nerves free. Dr. Ma. fTetnlanHtt stopped In 20 minutes by Dr. - . i milium x-au, riwk ' Kiucn ceo, uuh. ' No morphias or opium In Dr, Miles' Pa Prus tiuum Ail run "OnsetntadoseI for sals by all Druggists, CCbaaga, JSMlMV ttttsth Kainit lite W&zOdu ter- A SUFFRAGE SWEETHEART. ton told me you loved me. Twae long ago That we strolled wnere tne mysioi - hMmlwnni llhMi- ' No doubt you'd repeat what delighted roeso If again Ilka the moth to the candle I spsa. Tour affection went lame When election day came -AndMehiUblo Jones got your vote oh, ror shame! - . . I depended on you when for offioe I ran. Yet you failed me because I "was only a man. You told me you loved me. Fair false one, go tot ' . How eraven you flinched In a crisis supremel Was this the devotion which taught me to woo And made all my life an idolatrous dreamT The vote was a tie , TiH your ballot came by, ; And Heritable Jones was the chosen, not I. Through you twice a victim my record I soan; Disdained and because I am only a man. j Washington Star. The Feigning of Death by Animals. ' The habit of . feigning death for the sake of protection can be observ ed among many of the lower ani-inals-j-animals -which differ -widely in family', genns and speoies. In deed, this habit ia to be observed in orefttnres microscopic in size and of exceedingly low organization, as .well as in those as high in the scale of animal life as man himself, for even man does not hesitate on occa sions to avail himself of - this natu ral snbterfnge when he thinks it will aid in the preservation of hjs life. . With the aid of "the -xniorosoope one oan observe and study the nat ural history of the minute animal world, which otherwise would re main a closed and unread volume. This Instrument ias 'shown me be yond cavil that creatures as low in the scale, as aotinophryans, very minute, microsoopio animalcules, practice death feigning when sur prised by an enemy from whioh they cannot otherwise escape. Thus I have repeatedly seen aCtinophry-, ana fold their delicate, hairlike legs or cilia and sink to the . bottom of their miniature- lake (a drop of - wa ter) when approached by a water louse, which preys Upon them. They remain to all appearances absolutely without life until the water louse swims away, when they unfold their cilia I and go back to their feeding grounds a bit of waterweedor moss or decaved wood. James Weir in Lippincott's. . A WOMAN'S NO. To That Was Dee the Attempted sination of Alexander II. People were mnch surprised when tho name -'of Berczowski, the Pole who at tempted the assassination of Czar Alexan der II during his visit to Paris at the time of the exhibition of 1867, was found figur ing on a list cif persons for whom an am nesty was asked at a recent sitting of the chamber, for the man's existence had been practically forgotten by the pnblio, and the great majority would probably have replied if questioned on the subject that he was dead. - As a matter of fact Bere- zowski has been languishing all these years in ' rsew Caledonia. He has become insane, so' that his release would now be of no earthly benefit to him. This is a very interesting case,' and some information given by the officials at the ministry of the colonies Is worth repeating. It is the old, old story of "CheTchez la femme." Bere zowski,; then barely 19 years of age, was' a workman in a factory, when he fell des perately in love with the foreman's daugh ter. His suit was refused at the very mo ment when the Emperor Alexander was here, and, beside himself with passion and disappointment, he resolved on suicide. Then he .bethought him that be might as well sell his life dearlv. and he seized the opportunity of the czar's presence in Paris to attempt to kill him. bo if Berezowski bad not been crossed in love the shot would never have been fired, and the political events which fol lowed might have taken a very different turn. The Pole has never given any trou ble to his custodians in the remote colony.. He. made himself useful, and his lot be came easier. Besides money presents, his fellow countrymen forwarded to him from time to time letters and newspapers, but he took little notic&nf them. Berezowski 's insanity is of a harmless kind. He imag ines that he ' has discovered the secret of perpetual motion. Now, with his long, white locks and emaciated features,! he looks quite an old man, though ho is . no more than 48 years of age. London Letter. A Botanical Freak. One of the curiosities of nature is known as a plant atoL There are but two or three of these known to scientists. This atol Is made up of a circle of growing plants. They are found floating on the top of ponds or lakes. They forma hoop shaped figure and are closely matted together at the roots, which make a sort of cup or basin, to which more or less vegetable matter falls or floats. There is a sufficient amount of nutriment in this to keen the slant growing. As it increases, the roots become longer and larger, and in time the plant may anchor itself in the soil at the bottom of the pond. These rings, after many years of accumulation and growth, make what appear to be. small islands. It is the opin ion of certain scientists that islands may nave been rormed In this manner. . The roots catch all floating vegetable or ani mal matter. Leaves collect and form mold, and after awhile birds, may drop plant or tree seeds on the little pod that floats on the top of the water. These take root and further assist in the growth of the little island. It may take centuries or the plant to come to any size, but with nature a thousand years are but as yesterday. New xork ljeuger. American Clothing For Iaanginrmtlon. Washington set the example, which ban been followed at frequent intervals bv new presidents even ' to our day, of wearing at tne nrst inauguration ceremonies clothing of American manufacture. He was dressed in a suit of dark cloth made at Hartford. I have been able to find no mention of the nationality of the MUght drab suit" which John Adams wore. Jefferson was inau gurated In his "everyday clothes," which may or may not have been exolusivley American. But before the end of his serv ice as president he anneared at his New Year's reception dressed In an entire suit of. homespun. Madison carried the matter a step farther, for aa he Dossed down t.hn aisle of the house of representative to ba inaugurated he was spoken of as a "walk ing argument in favor of the encourage ment of native wool." His coat had been made on the farm of Colonel Humphreys, and his waistcoat and small' elothM n that of Chancellor Livingston, all from the wooi oi merino sheep raised in the country. onn vuincy Adams says in his diary mo me nouse was very much crowded, and that its appearance was magnificent. but that Mr. Madison read bis address In a tone so low that it could not be heard. Contemporary descriptions of Madison pic ture .him as a small, modest and jovial man. Washington Irvinir annke nf htm In 1812, at the time of nis second election to the presidency, as "a withered little armle- John," and an. English observer as "a lit tle man with small features, .rather wla enea, but occasionally lit Tun with a good natured smile." He was habituallv neat and genteel ip his appearance, says another writer, oressed like a "well bred and tasty old school gentleman." American wool seems, therefore, to have made its first ap pearance as a v walking argument" under favorable conditions. Joseph B. Bishop ui veuiury. - ; i . i - '; r Imagination .id not thought, nei ther is fancy reflection. Thought paoeth like a hoary sage, but imag ination hath wings as an eagle. Tupper. ..; . , The superintendent of a large Vood engraving establishment in w xoru: saia tnat women never suooeed at that business. Men re gard it as a life work; women as a means of subsistence until they .get cua panda. 1 - inHfijipim - : Blackwell's lULLtDORHArJ Ton will and one coopon msMe each 2 ounce Bayabs,ieadUcounonandseehowtosyoar8n M . IS High Grade TO INSURB'A GOOD j CROP OF TOBACCO, COTTON.JTRTJCOR " ' SMALL GRAIN, USB ONLY RELIABLE, HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS, MANUFACTURED BY I ! POWEES, GIBBS &;PO,v WILMINGTON, N. C The LeailiM Marnifi icturers Increased Sa !es for . ' . i t - : ' J ' I No expense spared ia the Minufacture of Goods. Nothing but First-Class - s ' j Materials Used ; j ; ,; '!.. ' ;: For further Information see the bulletins for years past. We .lead,! others j" Correspondence invited. BUSINESS LOCALS. or- Noncss For Kent or Ssle. Lost sad Found Wants, sad ether short snsceHweons advertisements Inserted ia this Department ,in leaded Nonpareil type, oa first or fourth page, at Publisher's option, tor 1 cent per wort sacn insertion:! put no aaTErnseBmi taken (or lass thas SO cents. Terms positrrsly cua IB SO' sTwr oaio rrcsa tot ox use nouu ohj . Tate Bowden, ho 6 Princes street. mV 23 It SaMman-1D Matlv made nelhns onr macbiaes for coo'iog refrigeratora; guaranteed 75 per cent, cheaper than ice; charged like storage battery; keeps psriihable articks iadefisitely; iedestrnctib!e. ever lasting; owners of refrigerators buy them; exclusive ageedes given good men. Arctic Refrigerator Co., Salesman tS a day. No caavassihg. No de liveries. Ho collections. Samples tne. Sideline or exclusive. Mfn , 3941 Market street, Phila. apr 18 4t i son I have a nomber of registered thorough-bred Set ter Pops, which I would tike to disprse of. Apply to J. A. Harman, Carrie, N. C. su my 81 D4 W2t HI. C. Benson, Produce Com mask a Merchant, No S South Water street, solicits coosignmentt of all kinds of produce, i Beef Cattle, Milch Cows and Mutton a specialty. , . ' i , my 15 tf Leave your orders with Andrew MaVronicbols, No. 705 North Fourth l reet, for your "Ice Cream," delivered free any part of the city on Sunda Bell 'Phone 3M. : f myUtf Iales drop me a Postal to 906 Princes street. I wul come to your residence and see if your Sewing Machine needs any repiits. Furniture repaired also. 18 years experience. J. B. Farrar. . my 11 3m Brows Dress Linens, New Ru? , Table Linens, Wool Dress Goods, oa sale at 18 Market street this week. J. J. ehepard. Proprietor. if tt. Slearert, Merchant Tailor. WBMt MarketJ street, Wilmington, N. C. Seasonable Suits made to order for $18 00 and up The best work and fit is what I give my customer!. When in need of any thing in my line give rite a calL ' i my 4 lm Fruit and Vegetables We will handle all kinds of Vegetables and Fruit in season during the Conven tioa. Pleas: send in your orders evenings before, so there will be no delay1 in receiving them. W. J. Kirkham & Co. ; my 2 tf Hay Timothy Hay, mixed Clover Kay, Prairie Hay, Straw, "Grain and all kinds of mixed feed for horses and cattle. Jno. S. McT.achem , 811 Mar ket St. Telephone 93. marlSti Hay4eH I. H. aas la stack buggies, read Carts and harness of all kinds. Repairing done by akfllfml workmen oa short notice. Opposita new OsnrtHoaea , eSI Wanted, 5,000 Pounds WOOL. ! 3,000 Pounds BEESWAX. 2,000 Pounds CO W HIDES. Highest cash prices paid. Quo tations furnished on request. SAITL BEAR, Sr., 12 Market St., Wilmington, N. C. roy23tf - :. i v . i ' Attention , Everybody. 300 bus. Field Peas for seed. 1,000 kegs Cut and Wire Nails.. " - 50 barrels Mullets. 100 doz. Mexican Mustang Lini " ment j . ' 100 ounces P. & W. Quinine, v 50 doz. Groves' Chill Tonic, and a full line of heavy groceries at prices to meet any market. We only ask a trial. D. L. GORE, ' WO. 122 134 North Wa'er street, my 7 tf- Wilmington, N. C. Send Us Your Orders QR ASK FOR, QUOTATIONS WHEN needing Meats, Lard. Floor, Sugar, Coffees, Rice, Tobacco. Soap, Crackers, Candy, Molasses or aoy- cheap at any one from any point. AU weask is a ,.inl ..J mil ...K.n.. ... W. 1 V . -" - " -iuu.h. .uia. tt c kiuul your or; ders and coasigoments. .- . K. k: STUNK ft CO.. mySD&Wtf . No. 7 South Water St. DR. E. C. WEST'ft NERYE AND BRAIN TREATMENT THE ORIGINAL. ALL OTHERS IMITATIONS, under Positive Written Crvmrantee, pyf"11" astento only, to cure Weak Memory. Diazuioea. ; Wakefulne.sa, Fits, Hysteria, Chiicfc SNiJPht Voeee' rC Wk of l&nr drace, Nervirasness, Laseitnde, all Drains, Tonth. fol Errors, or Excessive Use otTobacOViurn! or Liquor, which leads to Misery. CWrnStio Insanity and I Death. At store ir bfnuSl $la cure or rtfiuxd. menci'. - .tfled Label Special. i fcxira strength. or ampotency tioea ct Bterilfty ox Barrenness t mi, bu ror to, wuns eBrHREc0rKSLB,f," Atetote ; . . , . R. R. BILLAMY , .y ". Wilalngton, l. C; uanhood Restored AFTER This j is the i very best Smoking Tobacco made. Genuine bag sad two coupons Inside escn 4 ounce bag. , Fertilizers. of Fertilizers ia tlie SoiitL Mi 1896 Fiftv Per Centi i. , ; fan 17 tf SEASONABLE GOODS. Water Coolers; j Wire Screens, Lawn Mowers; , Ice Cream Freezers, Garden Hoes Ice Shaves and Picks, Fishing Tacblo. r . n ; . . ALSO ; - s -r- - f y lA MAssomeit oir Hariiare. :. W. Murchison. Orion, Building.4 We are still receiving ' nice new f resb goods. Gents, Ladies, Boys and Lrirls of many styles and kinds. Beautiful lines of Children and In fant's i . . f.r I . ; ! SHOES. We take occasion ' to thank the generous public for the liberal pa tronage so kindly bestowed, and ask a continuance ot the same. We ROlicit a trial from those who have not dealt with us. Iq passing look m our wiuqow. espectiuny. MERCER EVANS, 63 steps east from corner Front and Princess Sts. i I my 2 tf Lemons and Cheese. 15 Boxes Fancy. Lemons. !' 25 Cream! Cheese. t; i I- ! . 20 Half barrels Mptt'i Vinegar. 15 Half-barrels Mbtt's Cider. 10 Cases Lion Coffee.! 10 Cases Levering Coffee 10 Cases Arbuckles' Coffee. W. B. COOPEB, Wholesale Grocer, DAW I 'wttaraaTtaa. H C. my 83 tl To An? NOu-CatMic in North Carolina, 93 ONLY TEN CENTS PER ANNUM. j To any non Catbolic in North Carolina me will send for only ten cents per annum, "Troth," a Catholic magazine devoted to giving trui explanations of the Catholic Church; that is of the Catholic Church as it is, not as caricatured 'and misrenre. sented. Address, , TRUTH," i Raleiffh. N. C. Rev. Thqs. FJ Price, Manager. myOtr ' - DAW '.. . ; . ! - - i I i i Hall ft Pcarsall Invite the attention of the trade to . ; l:: '-'I ' i. their large stock of, Groceries and Provisions Fanneia'ani Distillers' Snpjlies, ? Samples and quotations cheerfully sent I, -. j,.';-- : Nutt and Mulberry itreets, SP 10 OAW tf . - : At Murchison's. DICTIONARY SNYDEE. A UNIQUE CHARACTER OF THE LATIN . QUARTER OF PARIS. ., As, Amorican Who Xs a Typical Bohemian. How H IJved Daring- the Slese of Parfav. Bold Dash For Cheeae and Boar Ha Waa Bqoal to Any mera-ency. , xx Storlea of . the unique oharaoten tliat America contributes to the Latin quarter of Paris, the section in which is to oe found the majority of the art students in the gay French capital, are entertainingly told by Clinton Peters, the artist. , : ; . Charles Snyder, -who has uvea ior tne last 81 years in Paris, is well known to the students in the Latin quarter as Dic tionary Snyder. This sobriquet is due to his fund of information. He is not an art- 1st, but has for several years associated with them. . Snyder speaks seven languages and has a superior education, which, how ever, ne nas jseiaom Deen a Die to turn w advantage so far as his personal benefit is concerned. - - r - "In everything ; he U a typical Bohemi an," said -Mr. Peters, "and indifferent to the future so long as his wants are pro vided for in the present. He is a master of expediency and has given innumerable il lustrations of his remarkable resources in practically living without money. - "At the beginning of the siege of Paris Snyder had but 15 francs, yet he lived on them throughout that- long period, when the neeesfiitiea of life were sold for almost fabulous prices, i asked him once how he managed to survive on such a small sum, and he replied, that at the time the siege was announced he resolved to buy a quan tity of food -that no one else would think of, and which would sustain life for a con siderable period. Prices were so high that there were very few artloles of food that were left to the choice of a limited pocket book, but he solved the problem accurate ly. He bought three bottles of olive oil on the first day, when hardly any one of the Parisians thought of such an article of diet, and from day to day purchased small quantities of bread. ''The oil and bread were mixed togeth er with water and made into a sort of soup, and on this limited though nourish-. lng menu Snyder lived until the siege was nearly ended. "Toward the close of the siege he be came extremely weary of his monotonous diet and resolved on a bold stroke for a change in the bill of fare. So he left the city secretly ana wautea Doiaiy up to a German picket. Of course he was brought to a halt by the soldier. Then he explain ed that he was not a Parisian,; but an American citizen detained in Paris and a very hungry one at that. ' He asked per mission to enter the German camp, but the soldier told Snyder he had orders to' allow no one to pass. Convinced that Sny der meant no mischief, but was really a man in need of provender, he finally con sented to become a party to a ruse which that fertile gentleman proposed. This was that Snyder was to take to his heels in the direction of the camp, while the soldier, as if in the full performance bf his vigilance, was to fire his gun in the air. It was car ried out successfully, and Snyder reached the camp in safety. ; "Here he was regaled with cheese, beer and other good things to his heart's con tent by the Germans and soon after start ed to return to Paris. Hut he had prom ised the guard who bad first arrested his bold Hight to return within an hour. In dulging in the foaming beer offered him in the camp, he had overstaid the allot ted time and on ' reaching the outpost found another picket. "Explanations followed, and Snyder proposed that he be allowed to run for the gate through which he originally came, while the guard pretended to cbasd and fire upon him. Again was his scheme agreed to, and he re-entered Paris. j "Once Inside the gate the astonished Frenchmen regarded him as one who had achieved a marvelous escape, and, as the Germans had done, set before him a boun tiful repast. ' j "Although at many times in the great est penury,, Snyder would never accept regular employment. I know of one offer that was made to him . by a New York newspaper to take charge of its cable busi iness at a salary of $3,000 pear annum. This ioffer was promptly declined by Snyder, jwho said that it involved a certain amount jof routine work which would surely kill him. He was then living on about 4 cents :a day. ' I "At the time I was spending most of my early days in .Paris there was an art Student for whom Snyder had a particular fondness. .He has since risen to promi nence, but in those days the student was far from prosperous. ! ! "There was to be a dinner given at a restaurant celebrated in the 'quarter' for the excellence of its menu, and, of course, this student I speak of was particularly anxious to go. -But he lacked ai most ini portant essential He had- no white shirt. Snyder was called into the meeting of con' dolence that was held and at onoe aet his Inventive genius to work. He pondered si lently for a brief while, but his brow soon lightened, and he cheerfully asked, 'Have you a collar? "The student responded in the affirma tive, but announced that ho had no tie to wear with it appropriate to the occasion. " 'I'll fix that easily,' answered Snyder reassuringly as he went through the very limited wardrobe of the art student. He fished up a vivid red stocking, and by means of sundry hiAcn cut in th3 collar and artistio manipulation the naming stocking was twisted into a very clever imitation of a becoming neckcloth. The effect was satisfactory to all concerned, and the student departed for the dinner in high feather. "But, unfortunately for appearances and especially for the poor student, as the dinner progressed he forgot that in his shirtless condition it was important to keep his eoat closely buttoned: and in an absent moment he loosened that garment and flung the lapels back against his shoul ders. You may well conceive what' a sensa tion the sight of his naked breast culmi nating in a stocking hung collar produced on the company." Baltimore bun. ' A Warning. - Jailer Come, now. I want you all to understand that there will be no insubor dination tolerated in this jail while lam in charge. ' Convict Get off yer perch, old manl We want ye to understand that if ye don't treat us easy yell find yerself out of a job. r Jailer What do you mean by talking to meliketbatr Convict I mean just dis: Ef our class of citizens takes it inter deir heads to re spec' the law an jine the ranks er moral ity, dere won't be no', jails an dere won't be nor jailers, see? So yer want ter mend yer manners, old chappie, or we'll turn in an reform, an den yer name is Dennis. Boston Courier. Von Bolow and His Pupils. From 9 to 11 1 have to give two "music" lessons and to instill into my pupils Czerny 's studies, Dohl er's " Tarantella" and Willmer's "Sobwalben Etude. " Thatis a tiring "robota'-' (lab6r),a torture analogous to the national punishment in Persia, for the wrong notes drip into my ears as constantly as the drops of water on the skull of a Persian crim inal. The middle "countess,"; I must say, takes much more pains and shows more intelligence and energy than Fraulein Elisa, whom I have today reproached for her "mollesse Slave" (Slavonic indolence). She has without doubt the most de cided want of talent. Boundless are my troubles with the youngest, 13 years old, into whom I am drub bing a quadrille on airs from "Mar tha" for a birthday treait for her pa pa. Toi a certain extent, Fraulein Marie is really the most sensible. She openly avows she has no voca tion for piano playing and indeed a very great disinclination for it, considering her conviction of her utter want of talent, and in epite of the absurd way her parents insist on her learning she is comparative ly willing, but she has no ear. no sense of rhythm nor of melody. "Early Correspondence of Von Bu low." 5 -: ! AN OLD STORY. " Some years ago, 15 or 80 maybe, at one of the posts in the far west there was a colonel in command .whose fame as an In dian fighter was f nT(dr'i-M' and. even passed muster in the states. His courage and sagacity had been proved a hundred times. He was big and strong and gentle. The red men called him "The Great Chief" nnil wram mnrtnllv afraid nf him.: His OWH PSnen only called him "The Chief, "and they adored him. But he couldn't play cards, which was a pity, aa there is noth ing else to do when the Indians are quiet. All the other officers could very well, most of them, and as it was their only amuse ment,' they naturally preferred that he should not spoil the game. Particularly the captain objected, for he played exceed ingly well and with an enthusiasm that was almost too pronounced,! unless one took into consideration the total absence of other forms of entertainment. A man who couldn't play cards was a Ytery poor sort of man. in his eyes, and a man who was superbly fearless and yet entirely modest was one. to be jealously admired and secretly, but none the less intensely, hated. . - ; ' .. . i : "... There was also a nice young lieutenant of two and twenty who played poker very well not so well as the' captain perhaps, but ho had a gay, boyish and rather pnK vokingway oi being willfully lucky tnat made him a very fair adversary, He and the captain were deep in it one night, and things were growing interest ing. The lieutenant was laughing now and again excitedly. The captain's face was white and drawn, and his hands shook a little; Winter quarters are made as com fortable as possible in a rough and ready fashion, and when there is a woman inL the case 1 they are generally attractive enough, for a soldier's wife learns many a makeshift, and marvelous effects can be got with boxes and barrels,' some straw and a few yards of muslin and colored stuffs. But the captain's rooms were bare enough, and when the colonel knocked and was abruptly told to. "come," the dreariness of it all hit him- hard, and he built up the neglected fire without cere mony before- he. strolled over to the table and drew up a chair. . j ' j At the; first pause in the game he invited himself to join in. The captain ' rather gruffly invited him not to, for, as I said before, cards were not his strong point, but when the young lieutenant incautiously suggested that the stakes were rather high he laughed his mellow laugh and said he had a few dollars to losa So since even when off duty and playing, poker a soldier cannot shake off. a certain obedience to his superior officer, he got his way. But the captain's brow grew black, and his hand 1 stopped shaking. " j The game went on for half an hour or so with no unusual incident, i The colonel bungled his cards and lost his money, but he was accustomed to that. He never could be made to understand that poker was any thing more than a pastime, and so he laughed his low laugh and played on. After awhile the captain threw the cards under the table and took a new pack 'for luck." ' Half a dozen officers had dropped in and were looking on, but nobody object ed it was the custom. It came. the colo nel's turn to deal : With his usual gentle, smiling awkwardness he fumbled the cards, dealt them, and when it came to his own hand dropped one of them : on the floor. Without looking he stooped and gathered a card 'from under the table. - His face brightened. The captain sent a quick look at him, and bis faoe was whiter than ever. The hand was played out, and the colonel won. With an almost childlike laugh of pleasure, he put out his hand to draw in his .winnings, when the captain sprang to his feet and brought- his own hand down on the cards. "Gentlemen, I denounce this man as a cheat !" He lifted his hand, and there was one blue back among the red ones scattered over the table. . In the turmoil that followed the colonel was almost dragged out of the room by his friends and got away. Of course there was nothing for it but to fight. His friends, and they were many, waited for his or ders. But after the first burst of rage be seemed stupefied. He sat perfectly silent, Staring straight in front of him. Finally his fellow officers spoke, i He must do something. A challenge was written, sent and declined. There was an uproar jof in dignation. Not only the colonel's honor, but the honor Of the army was at stake. He must horsewhip, the man, since he would not fight. There was nothing-else for it. So they talked and argued excited ly, sternly, and the colonel listened dully and said yes, he must horsewhip him. He staid in doors that night, and the post talked of the morning. ! At 10 o'clock the next day the troops were drawn up in line ready for parade. The captain stood in front of his company. Every man and woman at the post was there to see "The Chief" horsewhip the scoundrel who had dared to Insult him. The excitement was intense. There was a deathlike stillness,: and every eye was strained as the colonel walked slowly across the parade ground.; His face was white and stern and his step firm and de liberate. In his band was a twisted leather, whip such as teamsters use driving mules. The captain saw him coming and stood like a rock, with his arms folded and a cold smile of unutterable contempt and malignant hatred on his face. When his adversary stopped in front of him, he raised his head and without changing his position looked him straight in the eyes, his black and evil face set in an expression of devilish scorn. With a gesture of noble indignation the colonel raised hid whip in the air, held it poised a moment, and then the brave soldier, the superb gentleman, shrank back weakly, dropped his whip to the ground and buried his face in his hands. Then he turned, went back to his quarters and shut the door behind him. A few hours later, in sheer spite, some of his" friends went to him, but the door was looked. The next day he left the post, and a few days later resigned from the army. Jean Wright in Lippincott's Mag azine, . -!-. ( : Noble Indiscretion. - : The Empress Eugenie was often willful and capricious because the romantio im pulses of the woman made it hard for her to submit to the restraints of the sovereign. Those Impulses once, made her nobly in discreet, when discretion, seemingly, was the price of safety, if not of life, i : The catastrophe of Sedan obliged her to flee from the Tuileries, and to pass un known was of vital importance. While driving from Paris to Trouvilte, under the escort of Dr. Evans, the American dentist, she saw a gendarme ill using a man in the street. Springing forward, regardless of her own safety, she cried, "I am the em press and I command you to let that man go I" Dr. Evans thrust her back upon the seat, and explained to the bystanders that she was an Insane woman, traveling under Ais care. ) . It was magnificent in the wom an, even if it were indiscreet in theem- press. I 1 ' ' v. j . ! Four Legged Traders, j There is a mouse in Florida j locally known as the trading mouse. It is com monly a woods mouse, but it quickly adapts itself to human habitation; A col ony of such mice carried two bushels of shelled! beans 30 feet during six nights re cently and replaced the beans with seed pods of a weed. Jewelry,, too has been taken by these little traders. One woman on the; east coast of Florida at an Indian river winter resort, found a number of seeds instead of a pair of earrings that she had left on the bureau. A search in the place where the seeds had been kept dis closed the earrings. i - A man who had a box of poker chips in his room in an open top box was surprised to find in their stead a string of prayer beads, a small crucifix and a number of sneus. , ixo started an investigation immef dlately. A priest who had roomed near by was equally puzzled by finding the colored poker chips in his room, i "j Ifis generally believed .that the trading mouse learns its curious ways by robbing squirrels or blue jays of nuts laid by for future use. New York Sun. Bank of ' England notes are made from new white linen cuttings,' never from any thing that has been worn.; So carefully is the paper prepared that even the number of dips into the pulp made by each work man is registered on a dial by machinery. Detectives detailed to look after shop lifters, pickpockets and "professionals" of that class always look to see if their sus pects aits wearing gloves.' A "profession al," it is declared, never works with his gloves on. i at Waste trying to! drive a spike with, a tack hammer, undertaking to do hous'ecleaning with soap. .. The modern cleaner Gold Deist, hits the nail on the head and drives it home -settled our LouEccleaning difficulties, injures ntth- ing, cleans everything, saves you. 1 rj i . - ?. i . . . . i rSri Sotu evervwnere m larsre pt-Ti! .... " . '"J UJ if the fairbank company. A. D. BROWN, Successor to BROWN & RODDICK, '.' INTo. 29 ZEToiirblfcL DBoxrt S-t: PROSPERITY. We have received notice from manufacturers and dealers of a steady rise in all kinds of Dryj Goods and Carpets. Prosperity is in sight and it behooves our customers to make their purchases bef ore it arrives We are offering goods this week to suit the L I TT A TUP 1 .000 vards vilcalioe at 1 0 cents s yard. We hire jost re-eived 1,000 yards Bordered Muslins forCnrtai s at 12, 15, 17, 18, SO, 23. SO and 40c per yard. T 800 Cloth Window Shades at 85 cents each, com plete . - Antique Lace Curtains, jU yards long, 54-inch Vide. $4 per pair. , A'l Linen Window Shades SzS St 55 ceils each. ' Felt Window Shades 1V4 cents each. Curtain Poles, wi h wo"-dea fixtures, 0k, Ma hoanr, Walnut, Poplar, 33 cea s each. Curtain Poles and Brass fixtur .is, Oak, Mahogany, Walnut and Pbplar, Hf cents each Btaas Bxtecfion Rods 10 and 1 U cents each. Fire Place Screen, complete, $1 each. Point de-Spree, S44nch wide, tie per yard. Kotingnam Curtain Nets 15, 20, i5 and.SOc per yard. UNDERWEAR. Gentlemen's Balbri.gan Shirts and Drawers 25 and 50 cents each. i . Gentlemen's DriH Drawen 50 cents pair. Gentlemen's Hosiery 10, 15, SO, 2 snd 50 cents. ' Gentlemen's Dress Shirts f. H, 91 and $1.50. Ladies' Bleached Vess, low neck, no sleeves, taped. 10 cents each. i Budimt's . Toilet B equisites. mv2 tf FREE! I AM GIVING EVERY CUSTOMER a card that get" tbe following presents: For a. 5.00 purchase I will give a Brass Wall Pocket or one set of fine Silver-plated Teaspoons For a $10 00 purchase I will give a Child's High Chair or a Life-size Por trait ot any of your family. For a $15 00 purchase I will give a nice Oak Center Table. For a $25 00 purchase I will give a three shelf Oak Book Case, a large Oak Center Table or a fine Oak Arm Rock ing Chair. j For a $50.00 purchase I will five a very fine Oak Folding Book Case, a standing Open and Shut Writing Desk or a beautiful Hall Hatrack with Um brella Stand and Mirror In the center. This Furniture is given away ex pressly to encourage the cash trade. Under no circumstances will cards be punched for credit accounts, but for the cash only. I want tbe spot cash trade, and I will give yop more good honest goods for your dollar than any house in the State. Read my prices andj compare them with other houses and then decide where is the best place to spend your honest dollar: I 1 A job of 2,000 yards, short lengths. Geo. O. my 16 tf J. f . KOBfOOD, President. , ; . J. TOOMER, Cashier- ATLANTIC lilTIOM BANK, WILMINGTON, N. i . Paid -in Capital S125.0Q0. - - Snrplnsani Milled Profits $65,009. Promptness I Accuracy ! 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EVERY VARIETY OF PRINTING, RULING AND BINDING DONE . NEATLY, EXPEDITIOUSLY AND CHEAPLY. ! WM. H. BERNARD, l P It's of Energy T Washing '11 Powder. ' i actaes. 2:e. Mart rni,. u.. I. i nmvrFP.s. Ladies' Unbleached Vnts,. low neck, bo sieert, taped, U4 and 15 cents each. - ' Children's and Youths' "Underwear. "We make a specialty o' Ladies' Bat hing 8uits in ' Brilliantioe and Flannel; also Submarine and ordi nary Rubber Bathing Caps. 100 pieces batting just received, made in China' 80, 90 and 100 lbs to roL Carretsat special prces. - ' mall Hardware tor houre furnishing. Art Denims tn real aed imitation.' Veloars, t ret-nhes, Japanese Draperies Broca ges. Tapestries. Upholstering Damask, Gimrs. Upholstering Plush, Oil Cloths ani Stair linens Trunksand Telescipes, Por iers and Rug; ' Corsets-"Her Majesty," "R. 4 G., " C-Ball sprite. Warner's " f ripple A A A," Warner's "No 65." Earner's "No. 222," Warner's . 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Njce large Fringed Lap Robe, a job, for 25c . i 100 Marsailles-Bed Spreads, fine and nice, worth $100. this week for 60c; a beautiful colored Spread at 75c. Fine Lace Curtains at 50c a pair. Handsome steel frame Congo handle cloth cover Gloria top 26 -inch Um brella for $1.00. ' You will find us at 112 North Front SU, opposite the Orton Hotel. Gay lord; Prop,, Of WiTro'ncton's Big" Racket Sforp. dihsctoks: J.W. Norwood, W. B. Springer, D.L. Gore, a w. Worth, S. P. McNair, B. J. Powers, 1 v Sam'l Bear, Jr., H. LvVollersT W. C Coker, Jr., P. L. Bridrrers. G. A. Norwood, Greenvlle, S. C. Dr. J. B, S. Holmes, ex-President Georgia State Medi cat. .Association, says: "Have used Bowden Ltthla Water exLsnsively in bladder and kidney troubles, and the re sults have been most gratifying," i Proprietor, Wilmington, N. C. ' T I;