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THE OLD SAD STORY.
ONTGOMEY M. FOLSOM.
It is ever the same sad story,
As old as ihe world is. old,
With its long borne burden boary,
And s:ill is the half untold !
No balm for the ceaseless sighing
Its wofnl words impart,
But pain of a grief uadyiog .
Dsep hid in the human heart!
It shows but the joyless teal .
To disappointed eyes," ;
It shadows the1iiih ideal
And its dreams of Paradise
With the fatal accents spoken
That blight our teoderest trust
Life's fondest idol broken.
And crumbling into dust.
It is evir the same old story
As old as the world is old,
When the light of a vanished glory
In darkness dim and cold
Fades out and we discover
The shrine of its beamy shorn,
And the heart of the ardent lover
With a nameless grief is torn.
No more shall break In splendor
The dawn of the golden day.
No earthly power can render
Such joy as passed away;
For the spirit groweth weary
Of the melancholy tune.
And falleth dark and dreary
Life's lonely afternoon.
Ic is ever the same sad story
As old as the world is aid,
Wnen portents premonitory
Tae sunset skies unfold;
Wnen the chill winds sigh and shiver
Foreboding a woe unknown
Oa the banks of the silent river
Which each must cross alone.
And regretful retroip.ciion
Looks back with lingering gaze -Oa
every fond affect ion '
Of the heart in happier days;
There ars mournful memories thronging
The mind with each falling breath
Till we lay our love and longing
On the sunless shores of death !
SUNDAY SELECTIONS.
Grumbling grinds not a grain
o! corn.
Don't accept tbe Bible as a
obuk. but as the Book.
. Those who hold to tbe cross
arc held by tbe cross.
We excuse our selfishness by
assuming our greater need.
Those who touch each other
are sometimes farther, apart.
It takes as close application to
be a hypocrite as it does to be a Chrts-
: n. , I
Happy the man who finds and
removes tne particular cause of his mis
fortune. It is not a question of sink or
s --'m with tbe Bible. Tnat question was
'.tcided long ago. J
The priest who "passed by ion
..c other side" was at tbe head of a very
gtr ' n-" procession.
The gift that blesses is the gift
1 iove to Christ. Whether small or
great by our standards, it is precicus in
flis sight United Presbyterian.
A Spirit does actually exist
which teacnea the ant her path, tne bird
her building, and men, in an instinctive
and marvelous way, whatever lovely arts
and noble deeds-are possible to tbem.
Without it vou can do no gocd thing.
In tbe povesiicn of it is your peace and
power Ruskin.
I would say to all: Use your
gentlest voice at home. Watch it, day
by day, as a pear! of great price, for it
will be worth more to you in days to
, , corns than tbe best pearl hid in the tea.
A kind voice is py, like a lark's song, to
a hearth as borne. It is a light that
siogs as well as shines. Train it to sweet
tones how. and it will keep in tone
through Ute Eh'Au Burriit.
TWINKLINGS.
No man ever got a dollar's
worth of experience for ninety cents.
Life.
Fogg calls it bimetallism When
a young lady with gold filled teeth
sneaks in silvery accents Boston Tran
script. At Klondike Juneau Jack
"What are they lynching Sands, the
grocer, foi?"
Piacer Pete "He was caught putting
gold dust in his sugar "Life.
Railroad Engineer
Testifies to Benefits Received From
Dr. Miles' Remedies.
THERE is no more responsible position
on earth than that of a railroad engin
eer. On his steady nerves, clear brain,
bright eyo and perfect self command, de
pend the safety of the train and the lives
of Its passengers. Dr. Miles' Nervine and
other remedies are especially adapted to
keeping the nerves steady, tbe brain clear
and the mental faculties unimpaired.
Engineer F. W. McCoy, formerly of 1323
Broadway, Council Bluffs, but now residing
at 3411 II umbold t St., Denver, writes that he
"suffered for years from constipation, caus
ing sick, nervous and bilious headaches and
was full; restored to health by Dr. Miles'
Nerve & Liver Pills. I heartily recommend
Dr. Miles' Remecaes."
Dr. Miles' Remedies
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gists under a positive
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benefits or rnoney re
funded. Book on. dis
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address.
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RANDOM READING.
To find green places by the dusty wjv
To oatoh a glimpse of hazy, boundless WM
Inlaid with glittering, stroaka of starry hue.
Where, on the f aroff billows, sunbeams play.
In somber shade through woodland waUw to
stray, ,
Close woven foliage veiling all the view,
And spy a dappled brook the branches
through
These sudden joys enchant a summer day.
But for the cheerless days when nature grieves
And earth is dead, where shall such joy be
sought,
Though winds be wailing round the wintry
CH V OS ?
This, to the spirit, with like bliss is fraught
Of some untrodden book to part the leaves,
And, roaming through, seize many a shining
thought. ,
Dora Cave in New York Tribune.
A TRAVELER IN FRANCE.
What He Saw, Did and Heard In Hall
way Carriage.
He was traveling in France, and he had
comforted himself down in the corner of
a first class railway compartment. He was
alone in the carriage. The train, whioh
was just on the point of starting, would
run four hours without stopping.
"Four hours' quiet, uninterrupted read
ing," He told himself, "accompanied by a
fat cigar. " -
And he purred at the prospect of read
ing and smoking and smoking undis
turbed by the quibbles of chance acquaint
ances. And he did everything so easily, so
elegantly. He was a gentleman an Amer
ican gentleman.
He placed a handful of papers by his
side. He produced a jeweled cigar case
from his breast pooket. He put a cigar be
tween his lips. He closed the case with a
snap and returned it to its resting place
Sv TTmm his trousers Docket
he produced a pearl penknife, with whioh 1
he clipped tne cigar anu mcu rau
the knife to its resting place calmly, slow
ly. From his waistcoat pocket what a
host of pockets men have, to be sure! he
produced a silver matchbox and struck a
light.
The guard blew his whistle.
In dashed a young lady all breathless.
She scrambled into the 6eat opposite the
gentleman.
The gentleman paused. The gentleman
swore, but the young lady did not hear
him.
Tho train glided out of the station.
The young lady arranged her skirts,
and as she did she saw the match burn to
tho end. She saw the match fall from the
gentleman's hand. She saw the cigar case
produced, the cigar replaced among its fra
grant companions and the case returned
to the pocket.
Sho chuckled almost aloud.
Ho swore; almost aloud.
He buried himself in his paper.
She laughed outright.
He looked up. And what did he see?
He saw a little, neatly gloved hand find
its way info a tailor made skirt pocket. He
eaw the 'hand embracing the daintiest of
little cigarette cases and a gold matchbox
en suite.1 He saw a cigarette between the
first and second fingers of the left hand
and a mat ch between the finger and thumb
of the right. i
. And what did he hear?
"I hope monsieur does not object to
smoke. ' ' Boston Budget.
An Expert In Stale Lager.
A well known newspaper man was once
a witness in the police court in a case in
tvhich a saloon keeper was charged with
selling lager beer - during the prohibition
era. Captain Tom Glenn appeared for the
defendant. The reporter was placed on the
stand for the prosecution. The witness tes
tified to having tasted the beer, which was
being sold under the name of "rice beer,"
after it was brought to the police station
and swore to the best of his judgment that
it was, s tale lager beer.
Captain Glenn took the witness and
smiled confidently as he asked :
' ''You say it was stale lager beer you
tasted!'' ' placing a heavy emphasis on' the
word "stale."
"Yes, sir."
"Isn't it true that people who drink
lager beer always drink it fresh?"
"Yes, sir, that is true."
"Then tell the court how you ever be
came an expert on stale beer. ' '
The question seemed a clincher, but the
reporter composedly replied :
"When I was a youth, my father med to
keep keg beer at home in summer, and on
account of my age did hot allow me to
drink it. When the keg became fiat or
stale, it was rolled under the woodshed
and a fresh one put on tap. I would go to
the woodshed at the eventide and partake
freely of what was left In the discarded
kegs. In fact, you might say, Captain
Slenn, that I was raised on stale lager
r."
i The witnesa was, told to 'fcome down."
Atlanta Constitution.
SCHOOLTEACHERS.
The Trials, as a Class, to Which They
Are Subjected.
Is there any other class on which tbe
community makes demands so severe as
in case of teachers, public or private? No
physician is expected to cure all bis pa
tients. There conies a time when every
one of them, no matter how carefully tend
ed, passes beyond his reach. No lawyer
saves all his clients. No clergyman or re
vivalist exhibits an unbroken phalanx of
saints. Yet the teacher, who constantly
has to compete with the influence of tbe
streets, often with that of the home, is ex
pected in his five or six hours a day to ac
complish more than all the sources of evil
can undo and to bring ont all his pupils
blameless and complete, soul, body and
grammar. Mrno. Roland once defined
marriage as an Institution where one per
son was expected to provide happiness for
two, but a shcool is an institution where
one person is expected to provide joy,
peace and tbe multiplication table for at
least 40. Surely this is a cruel require
ment. No maxim is more formidable than
that German proverb brought home many
years ago by Horace Mann, "As is the
teacher, so is the school." It would be
quite as true to-say, "As are the parents,
so is the school," or, "As are the grand
parents, so lg the school," since these rela
tives created the brain cells and tbe moral
fiber ef each set of pupils, and the teacher
takes these ingredients and makes the best
be can of them.
Take the simple test of language. A
speaker of tbe United States house of rep
resentatives not now living once said to
me in his own sacred desk, "I ought to
have went to that lecture." He bad been
roared in tne puDllo schools, and bad all
bis Ufa been editor, public speaker or office
holder, yet with this grammatical or un-
grammatlcal result. I have heard an
eminent professor of English say to his
own pupils in the recitation room many
years srooe, "I have spoke of." These sins
against good grammatical morals do not
prove that these distinguished persons had
pot attended good schools or paid atten
tion to the instruction. They simnly
showed that other Influences bad counter
balanced these. Probably these influences
were in the home. As a rule, the child of
a well taught mother, oven If never going
to school, win speak better English than
tne child of an ungrammatioal mother go
ing to school steadily up to the age of 15.
nay, men, lay all the blame for errors
upon the unfortunate teacher? Harper's
Bazar.
Wearing Out Needlessly.
Many people wear themselves ont need
lessly. Their conscience is a tyrant. An ex
aggerated sense of duty leads a person to
anxious, ceaseless activity, to be constant
ly doing something, overpunctual, never
idle a second of time, scorn to rest. Such
are in unconscious nerve tension. They
say they have no time to rest, they have so
much to do, not thinking they are rapidly
unfitting themselves for probably what
would have been their best and greatest
work in after years. New York Ledger.
Thin Pocket books.
"While thin garments are uncomfort
able in winter," said a philosopher, "they
are in summer auite the reveiw. hnf, . la
a curious characteristic of the thin pocket-
uook inac it is equally uncomfortable at all
iiwes. " incw xorK Bun.
Handel had one of the most phenomenal
musical memories ever Innm Va Vt
by heart oyer 60 operas from beginning to
--Til l
Oliver Cromwell had the largest brain
r. ... J T . . . . . . . .
un recora. It weitrhfid a Ht1 rwm.
60
ounces, bat was found to be rtisrwantL
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insetted in this Department, in leaded Nonpsnel
type, oa first or f oorth page, at Publisher'! option, for
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' Terms positive T cash
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small children, or as mother's aid. Companion to an
infirm or elderly lady. Terms moderate. Befer
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Wanted Experienced shoe salesman for Eastern
North Carolina. Must have esublished trade. Posi
tively no applications considered unless amo.nt ef
sales and references stated. Address, M. Samuels
& Co., distributors of btt and shoes, Balti
more, Md. ocMSt
For Cabbage, all kinds Field Peas, Sweet and
Irish Potatoes, Apples, Bggs. Chickens, sse L. Tate
Bowden, 8 Princess street. No specialty, everything
handled. 00 81 11
Help Waottd-Male Agents get fifty cents on
each dollar; no experience ucesaary. Write for
agent's outfit. Address "Ihe Catholic News," 5
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Country Produce Consignments ot all kinds of
country produce wanted bv H. J. Bier man, Com.
mi.sron Merchant, 1"6 South Front stteet, Wilming
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returns given. ; oc 80 tf
Lost-Check No. 781, drawn by The Wilmington
Savings and Trust Co. on The Atlantic National
Bank in favor of E. D. Westell, dated Sept. 35,
1897: amount $830. All per.ons are cautioned against
cashing said check, as application has been made for
duplicate. E. D. Westell. oc 80 It
Just received by steamer another invoice of that
choice Coronation Blend and Laguyra Coffees, all
fresh goods. Atlantic Tea Co., northeast corner Front
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Photogrrapna For finest quality, latest styles,
best material, finest finish, lowest prices, call on
U. C Ellis, 114 Uark:t street, Wilmington, N. C.
Cloudy weather makes no difference. oc 88 tf
Black-eye and Cow Pets, Chickens, Eggs.
Don't handle everything, but solicit contignmtnts of
country produce. Beet Cattle, Milch Cows, and Poik
a specialty. M. C. Benson 106 Dock street, oc SB tf
All Wool Carpets at prices that will surprise yon.
The best Ladiea' Black Hose st 25 cents per pair ever
told in this city. Other bargains too numerous
to mention, at J. J. Shepard's, 18 Market street.
ocl7tf
W. V. Hardin, corner Second and Princess
streets, fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Tobacco.
New River Oysters in any style Polite a ad attentive
clerks. Satisfaction guaranteed. OC 14 tf
Notice I attend to tbe collection of monthly
accounts at well at the col ection of rente. AU col
lections made promptly and returns made when
desired. Wm. Sheehan. Jr., 12s Princess street.
pBUtt
Always Reliable The beat and freshest goods
at lowest market prices. Cabbage, Applet, Bo.ter,
Bananas, Crackers, Candies, Lemons, Potatoes, etc
Retailers will find it to their advantage to ask my
prices before placing their order. A. S. Winstead,
115 Second street. Phone 908. J '. sep 81 tf
Hay Timothy Hay, mixed Clover Hay, Prairie
Hay, Straw, Grain and all kinds of mixed feed for
hones and cattle. J no. 8. McKachern , 811 Mar
ket St. Telephone 81. mar IS tf
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For One Week
A Splendid Two-Quart I
FOUNTAIN SYRINGE,
With Three Hart Hntter Pises,
For Only 50 Gents.
A rare opportunity.
ROBERT R. BBLLMti,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
oc 24 tf Wilmington, N. C.
R. P-Oats.
1000 Bushels R. P. Oats.
700 Bushels White Oats.
400 Bushels Black Oats.
600 Bushels Feed Oats.
300 Bushels Meal.
540 Bushels Corn.
100 Bags Wheat Bran.
115 Boxes Penny Candy.
140 Pails Mixed Candy.
50 Tubs Broken Candy.
W. B. COOPER,
oc 81 DAW tf
Wilmington, M. C
Liverpool and American
Any weight sacks, coarse or. fine,
tresn packing. A targe stock
I Bagging and Ties,
which we offer at lowest market
prices.
Groceries
in'quantities sufficient to fill orders
promptly. Correspondence solicited.
Hall it Pearsall,
Nntt and Mulberry streets.
aa 10 DW tf
Comprehensive Stock.
No where In the State can you get
anything in the Hardware line
cheaper or better than we can sup
ply you.
OUR LARGE WHOLESALE
TRADE has not caused us to neg
lect to appreciate and provide for
the RETAIL customers.
COMB ONE COME ALL.
J. W. Murchison,
Orton Building, Wilmington, N. C.
at M M
Nafew Check Punch.
rrn
Prevent your check from being
raised by using a Check Punch.
Sponge Rubber Stamps are the
latest and best tning out.
Sign makers will repay the cost in
a short while try a set. Send for
catalogues of Rubber Type and Sign
Markers.
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Wilmington. N. C.
Bell Phone 240. oc 31 tf
THE BEST ADVERTISEMENT
we know is a sati fied customer. We a e doin
of the most successful adver urine lately that we ever
did before And how ? By nleaainc and satisfying
so many of our new customer.. The new line of
Ladies' and Genu' line Hhoes, as well as the new
lines in John MundeU's Celebrated Dress and fchool
Shoes for Children, which we have recently added,
ate doicg successful work for as. Come Monday
morning at 10 o'clock sad see who gets the Watch.
On that day, Nov 1st. and say Sky thereafter for
CO days, except Sundays, we will issue tickets ea -abling
von to work for three valuable articles to be
handed ta their owners oa Friday, Dec. 81, 1897.
Kespecttully, jm
MERGES ft EVANS,
oc 30 tf
llSPrin
i Street.
BUY THE BEST.
Housekeepers wishing fine fresh
ground
Gorn Heal and Grits
should always call for and see that
they get our goods.
Boney & Harper.
oct IS tf
To Ait Non-Catholic in lortu Carolina,
ONLY TEN CENTS PER ANNUM.
To any non-Catholic in North
Carolina we will send for only ten
cents per annum, "Truth," a Catholic
magazine devoted to giving true
explanations of the Catholic Church,
that is of the Catholic Church as it is,
not as caricatured and misrepre
sented. Address, "TRUTH,"
Raleigh, N. C.
Rxv. Thos. F. Prick, Manager.
my DAW
1 00,000 Cigars.
500 Boxes Tobacco.
60 Bags Coffee.
100 Buckets Candy. '
100 Cases Star Lye. .
50 Bbls. choice Porto Rico Mo
lasses. 100 Boxes Soap.
For sale at rock bottom prices.
SAM'L BEAR, Br.,
12 Markei Street
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TERMS REDUCED fOR 1898
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W Special Inducements (which will be stated
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of the Country Gentleman and that of other agri
cultural weeklies may readily be reduced, by making
up a small Club, to
Lean Than a Cant a Weak !
8 end for Specimen Copies,
Which will be mailed Free, and see whether this en
ormous difference in cost should prevent your having
the best. What account would you make of such a
difference In buying medietne or food? Address,
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OUR 8UPERIOR RAILWAYS.
German Commissioners Compare, to the
JTsvror of America.
America ns ore proud of tbe co n venienoe,
speed and cheap rates of their railroads,
and they have reason to be. This Is ad
mitted in the report on our system of
traveling made by the German Imperial
commissioners, who have looked over
oar railroads. Insular and continental
Europe alike use the compartment oars,
and to this stagecoach system is due a
large part of the inconvenience and even
danger of European travel.
If the European trains made American
time, tbe carriages would rook and roll
like a ship in a heavy sea. As it is, they
are not nearly so easy and even riding as
the American trains.
Sleeping car rates in the United States
at $1.50 and S3 are considered high by
some people here, but In Europe a single
bed, with fewer conveniences, costs IS. 15.
. The European baggage system is simply
infernal There is no through checking,
and the passenger Is supposed to look
after his own baggage at every point of
transfer. Our accident Insurance arrange
ments la the stations, free time tables,
bureaus of information and methods of
selling newspapers, fruits, candies and
food are commended by tbe German com
missioners. There is one thing in the world worse
than the light furnished by the New York
elevated railroad light, and this is tbe
light in European trains.
The lack of speed in the continental,
and especially the German locomotives, is
due, first, to the inferior make, and, sec
ond, to the fact that, the engines are used
until used up. The American idea of get
ting the best and highest out of tbe loco
motives, and then setting them aside for
new ones containing the latest devices, is
wastefulness in the eyes of the thrifty Ger
mans. The sale of American locomotives is not
pushed as it might be in foreign lands. A
Chemnitz firm has sold 117 locomotives
to Java and Is building branch shops in
Russia. 1
From New York to Chicago, 060 miles,
is a 24 hour journey. From Leipsie to
Rome, 045 miles, it takes 85 hours. Any
number of similar comparisons can be
made, all of them in favor of American
railroads. New York Press.
He Remembered.
It is said that no man ever bad a more
marvelous memory tor faces than Henry
Clay. The instances given to prove this
are numberless..
On one occasion he was on his way to
Jackson, Hiss.,. and the cars stopped for a
short time at Clinton. Among tbe crowd
who pzessed forward was one vigorous old
man who insisted that Mr. Clay would
recognize him. He bad lost one eye
"Where did I know you?" asked Mr.
Clay, fixing a keen glance on this man.
"In Kentucky," was the reply.
"Had you lost your eye before then, or
have you lost it since?" was the next
question. j
"Since," answered the old man.
"Turn tbe sound side of your face to me
so I can see your profile," said Mr. Clay
peremptorily, and the man obeyed. "I
have it!" said Mr. Clay after a moment's
scrutiny of the profile. "Didn't you give
me a verdict as juror at Frankfort, Hy.,
in the famous case of the United States
versus Innis 21 years ago?"
"Yes, sir!" cried the old man, trembling
with delight. . , 0
"And isn't your name Bardwiokef"'
queried Mr. Clay after another minute.
"I told you he'd remember me!" cried
tbe old men, turning to the crowd. "He
never forgets a face, never forgets a facet"
Youth's Companion.
FANNY KEMBLS.
A Reanlnisoenoe of the Famoaj
Who Hated All Men.
As one looks back over a period of 10 or
13 years on the people who have crossed
one's path in that time, what a strangely
confused mass of images appears! Some
are of absorbing interest, others very
much the reverse, but all alike, from sheer
force of numbers, are blurred and indis
tinct. Tonight some of these passing fig
ures have disentangled themselves from
the crowd and become clear and vivid. Let
me try to photograph them it will only
be a snapshot before they fade into the
mists again.
First I see a small and somewhat fierce
old lady of a wonderfully r3griiflttd pres
ence. Tbe scene is a mountain hotel high
in the Alps. I can hear the waterfall be
hind it now and the tinkling of the cow
bells and distinctly remember my fright
on being presented to the aforesaid old la
dy by the kind hostess with whom both
she and I were staying in these words:
"Mr. Eemble, this young woman is a
great friend of mine."
A pair of piercing eyes scanned my face,
and there was a terrible pause before a
deep, tragic voice made the embarrassing
reply, "Is she a good young woman?"
It was somewhat difficult to call up the
right expression at such short notice, but
I looked as good as I could, and something
else fortunately distracting her attention
my morals were not further gone into on
that occasion.
There was something regal, something
of the stage queen, in Fanny Kemble's ap
pearance, and her entrance into the table
d'hote room ot an evening might, from its
ceremonious dignity, have been that of a
sovereign into the throneroom. How she
terrified us all, and how she snubbed us
all in turn, especially the old gentlemen
of the party, until not one of them could
be got to sit next her at tablet She hated
all men, we were told, for the sake of the
husband she had separated from long ago.
Any of the small courtesies of society of
fered by them were resented as insults,
and well do I recollect one of the most
courteous of men saying to her one night
at dinner, "Do you think, Mrs. Kemble,
that we could get upajrubberof whist
this evening?" and her cutting reply across
the table, "I don't know if yon can; I
can't."
She had a great fancy for bilberries and
oom plained that we young people never
thought it worth while to bring in any
fruit except Alpine strawberries, so my
brother and I, wishing to give the old la
dy a treat, gathered a great basketful and
presented them to her. Unfortunately she
was not in a good mood that day, and we
were well snubbed for our pains. Poor
Fanny Eemble! The troubles of life had
imbittered her, but there was much that
was lovable when she let her better nature
have play, and I can recall unexpected
softness at parting whioh gave a glimpse
of the kind feeling within. She may have
been pretty as a young woman, but there
was no trace of beauty when I met her,
though the remains of considerable grace
of manner and gesture. Chambers' Jour
nal. The Pig Was Stolen.
Whether "a lie well told and stuck to
afterward is as good as the truth" was de
bated at the dinner table where a man was
sitting one day, and it brought out the
following story from a rather dyspeptic
looking man, who had eaten very spar
ingly: "I used to live in the country," said he
"One of my neighbors, an unlucky, un
thrifty sort of a man, killed a pig one day
with the aid of a local butcher. 'By jinks,
Sam, I hate to cut up that pig. ' 'Why!"
' 'Cause, you see, I'm owln most everybody
here a piece of pork, and if I cut up the
pig I'll have to give most of him away. '
'I tell you what to do,' said the butcher.
'What's that?' 'I'd have the pig hung up
outdoors till 18 o'clock at night, then take
him in and give out the next morning that
he's been stolen. ' ' By jinks, I'll do it. '
"It was a wonderfully fine plan, the
farmer thought, and he left the pig hang
ing out, as the butcher suggested,
"At 11 o'clock the butcher himself came
along and packed the pork Into his cart.
It was not there when the farmer went out
after it
"The next day, with a long face, he ad
dressed the butcher in a hoarse whisper:
'I say, Sam, somebody did really steal
that.' 'That's right,' said the butcher,
nudging him and winking wickedly at the
same time. 'But, by jinks, the pig was
really stolen. ' ' That's right. You stick to
that and you'll be all right,' said the
butcher encouragingly, and he hurried off,
leaving his friend in a most bewildered
state of mind, from whioh I don't think
he ever fully emerged. " Pearson's Weekly-
Scissors are machine made, the htedes
being cut separately from plates of steel,
then ground, fitted and riveted by hand.
Learn to hold thy tongue. Five words
cost Zacharias 40 weeks of silence. Fuller.
GEMS HAVE
Lose Color, Some Gradually Fd
and Die, Others Chip and Crack.
Gems have diseases just as men and
women do, with this difference, that the
infirmities of precious stones can rarely
be cured. Some gems deteriorate grow
old, In other words and gradually become
lifeless. Pearls are most subject to this
fate, and no means have been found to re
store them to life.
Among infirmities to which precious
stones are liable is one common to all col
ored stones, that of fading or losing color
when long exposen to the light. The em
erald, the sapphire and the ruby suffer the
least, their colors being as nearly perma
nent as colors can be, yet experiments
made a few years ago in Paris and Berlin
to determine the deterioration of colored
gems through exposure showed that even
these suffered, a ruby which had lain for
two years in a show window being percep
tibly lighter in tint than its original mate,
which was kept in the darkness.
The causes of the change are not very
clear, even to expert chemists, but It is
evident that the action of the light on the
coloring matter of the gem effects a deteri
oration, slow, but exceedingly sure.
In the case of tbe garnet and topaz the
change is more rapid than in that of the
ruby and sapphire, but there is a curious
difference in the result in topaz and gar
net, for while the latter grows lighter the
former appears to become cloudy and dull
in hue, losing much of the brightness
characteristic of a newly cut gem.
For ages the opal has had the unenviable
reputation of being the most unlucky of
gems, and it is believed that the jewelers
themselves were originally responsible for
some of the superstitions and hard luck
stories connected with it, since to the pol
ishers and setters it is one of the most
troublesome gems on their list.
Microtonists say that the prismatic col
ors and fire of the opal are due to myriads
of minute cracks in the body of the stone,
the edges of which reflect the light at dif
ferent angles and give tbe hues so much
admired. A stone full of cracks is liable
to split in two at any time, and disasters
of this kind, especially in the process of
grinding and polishing, have occurred so
often that every gem polishing house has
its store of hard luck stories in connection
with the opal. .
After the gem is set and sold the load is
taken off the mind of the manufacturer
and transferred to that of the wearer.
Opals that have successfully passed the or
deals of grinding, polishing and setting do
not often crack afterward, but it is best
not to expose them to even the moderate
heat involved by the wearer sitting in
front of an open fire, for the opal is com
posed principally of silicic acid, with from
5 to 13 per cent of water, a combination
which renders them very treacherous ob
jects. The idea that they are otherwise un
fortunate In the sense that they bring dis
aster to the wearer may be dismissed as
superstitious.
Of all precious stones, however, the opal
is the most open to be diseased. New
York Herald.
j On a Business Basts.
The object of bis affections lives way out
in the suburbs, but true love laughs .at
distance as it does at a good many other
Impediments. He was out there every
evening, most of the afternoons and not
less than half the forenoons. Her father is
very justly classed among the stern par
ents, as they are viewed from the stand
point of youth, and peremptorily called a
halt.
"See here," he began after cornering
the youth in tbe library. ' ' This continuous
performance business must stop. A young
man like you should have something use
ful on hand and be laying the foundation
for a successful career, but in any event
you can't live here while you're only sleep
ing and eating at home. I won't have it,
sir. My wife and daughter may be willing
to adopt you, but I'm not. This thing of
coming oftener than the mail man or the
milkman or the grocer's wagon is played
out."
"But I'm sincere and in earn"
"Thunder and lightning, boy, don't I
see that you're in earnest? That's the trou
ble. You're coming or going about all the
time. I would be doing my plain duty to
stop the whole business short off, but I've
arbitrated with the women folks, and
here's the plan. I'll give you 12 of these
tickets. Bach one is good for a single ad
mission to this house. The dozen must do
you for a month, no matter if you use
them all the first week. A ticket has to be
laid on my desk every time you call, and if
there's any flimfiamming, counterfeiting
of ticket? or any other attempt to beat the
count the whole contract will be thereby
canceled and you couldn't get in here
with a jimmy."
The courtship, thus regulated, goes mer
rily on. Detroit Free Press.
.' Stale Bread.
Americans' are sometimes accused of
having too great a fondness for hot bread
and are told that stale bread is wholesome.
If that is true, the Assyrian loaf that was
recently discovered by a French explorer
ought to be a particularly desirable bit of
nourishment.
It is supposed to have been baked some
where about the year 560 B. C. and was in
excellent condition; when found. He who
should be fortunate or unfortunate enough
to partake of thai loaf ought not to be
troubled with indigestion It is sufficient
ly stale to suit the most rigid upholder of
a careful system of diet.
The bread is bun shaped and was found
wrapped in a cloth in a tightly sealed sar
cophagus. Some decidedly ancient loaves were
found a few years ago at Pompeii. An
oven, well preserved, was unearthed, and
in it were resting several charred loaves,
upon which the baker's name was still
plainly to be seen.
Tho bakers of Pompeii made their loaves
round, with indentations that permitted
them to be broken into eight parts. Simi
lar loaves are baked in the present day in
Calabria and Sicily. Youth's Companion.
Boston's Art Exhibition.
An art exhibition will be held in Boston
in the spring in which will be examples
of applied art, including designing, illus
trating, engraving, printing, stone earr
ing, pottery, electric and gas fixtures,
lamps, iron, brass, bronze and other metal
work, mural decorations, stained glass,
furniture and many other things which
are comprised in the category of arts and
crafts. The exhibition will be open to New
England exhibitors.
Bead Letters.
Just think of it over 20,000 letters are
sent to the dead letter office at Washing
ton each day. They are from all sorts of
people and from all parts of the world,
and in many cases they contain money or
valuable papers.
Twenty clerks are employed to open
these letters, and it keeps them busy all
the time. The object is to see if they con
tain, money, money orders, checks or any
other article of value. If they do, every
effort is made to return them to the sender.
When a clerk finds money in a letter, he
immediately writes the amount, the date
and his name on tho back of the envelope,
and it is then sent to another clerk, who
studies the letter to find some clew by
whioh the money may be returned. Some
times success crowns his efforts and some
times the puzzle .cannot be solved. The ad
dress on the envelope, the name of the ex
amining clerk, the amount of money and
the date are recorded, and the money is
put aside for two years. At the end of that
time, if no inquiry has been made for it,
it is sent to the United States treasury,
where the owner, by furnishing conclusive
proof that it is his property, may redeem
it any time within four years of the day
the treasurer received it. Chicago Record.
Good Suggestion.
A short time ago, at the Liverpool Coli
seum, an institution where poor children
get free meals, a well known humorist
gave one of his entertainments to the "col
ly kids," as tbe youngsters are called. At
the olose of the entertainment the chair
man proposed a vote of thanks to the en
tertainer, who, In responding, said, "Mr.
Chairman and colly kids"
At this the chairman remarked, in an
amusing manner, that "the girls didn't
like being called colly kids."
The other gentleman then asked what
he should call the girls, and a lad of 8
years yelled out from the baok row, "Call
'em colly flowers, sir." London Answers.
Sometimes a man gets credit for thought
fulness and generosity by bringing his
Wife home a box of French candy and then
ate four-fifths of it himself . Somerville
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STATEMENT OF ATLAKTIC NATIONAL BANK, WILMINGTON, N. C.
t the doss ot Business Oct. tth, 1897, Condensed from Report to Comptroller.
RESOURCES.
.. $602,844 70
Overdrafts .........
U. S, ,4 per cent. Bonds (at par)
80
06,000 00
ease and Fixtures? MLOCO no
mmnouer nanss awssl
Cash on hand........ 58,74: 20261,329 12
Total.......
$931,704,77
Deposits 575,000 $646,000 $688,000
Surplus and Net Profits. 50,100 52,800 69,100
Bills Payable and Re-discounts None. Non. None?
Dividends paid 6 per cent, per annum.
Last Instalment of Capital paid in October, 1892. oc 10 tf
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