mi No Word oo PoD
TH6r6 ISsi?E?
tlons ClUBlier aw
.that of "Mother,"
) yet there are
months when her
life isnueuwun
pain, dread and
suffering, and she
looks forward to
the final honr
with orloomy
forebodings, fear and trembling.
"Mother's Friend"
EPS&SS iatnrTtoaK
Si d-'birVh easy, and leases her in a
condition more favorable
covert. It greatly diminishes the
SJS&tottfoS bob mother wdebUd.
Tie Bradfleld lUgTilator Co., Atlanta, OS.
SOLD BY ALL DRUQQI8T8.
k aqf re fr w
WHEN PAPA WAS A LITTLE BOY,
'W4eo p3p was a little boy j
Y )0 reall? can'dn't fiad
I j dil the State ol Wasdi"ton
A child so q tick to mind.
Hi m-Kbtr newer called bat once,
A d pa ra9alaatber;
H" ntver made the baov erf,
Or puil hit siitei'a hair.
H 1 never slid down banisters.
Or made ths lightest noise;
A d never in ma Hie was known
"1 1 fight with otber boys.
Heal wan itadied bard at school,
Aod got bis leiaons right:
And cnopping wood and mi king cows
Were p j pi's chief delight.
" He always rose at six o'clock
And went to bed at eight.
And trver lav abed till nooa
And never sat up 'ate.
H fiaisbed Latin, French and Greek
Wneo he was ten vears old.
And knew the Spanitb alphabet
As soon as be was told.
He never grumbled when he had
To do the evening chorea,
And ne'er in aU bisjift) forgot
To shut the stable doors.
H' never, never thought of play
TJjtil bis wcrk was done.
H' labored bard from break of day
Until the set oi son.
"H" never scraped his muddy shoes
Upon the parlor fl jor,
And ntver answered back his ma.
And never banged the door.
Ba, truly. I could never iee."
S .id little Dick Maliov,
' Ho he could nevr do these things.
And itally be a b v "
Youth's Companion.
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SUNDAY 8ELLCTIONS
The seeds of virtue grow beat
when planted e.riy.
Your acts will not go light
while vour thoughts go wr ng.
Life is not so abort bat that
there is always time for courtesy. Em
erson
Dost thou love life ? Then do
not squaider time, for that is theatnfl
life is made ot tranxitn.
Tbe nobleness of life depends
on its c aswiateacv, clesrness of purpose,
quel aod ceaseless energy Rusktn
The Bible is tbe book of tbe
law. That is why it is so dull to tbe man
who is determined to have bis own way
The ignorance of missionary
work on tbe part of the average Christian
is appalling and a am agnnst Him who
gave Himself for us. ,
Pleasant retrospections, easy
thoughts and cbmlortaoie pretsages are
admirable opiates. They help to as
suite the anguish asd disarm the dis
temper aod almost make a man despise
his misery.
- When a healthy body helps to
rxukva health, soul the reverse is yet
more true Mind lilts op, purifies, aos
tains ihe body. Mental and -moral ac
t'tvitv keeps i he body healthy, strong and
young, preserves Iron) decay and renews
iile.
The moment a man says that
hit Christianity dee not n quire him to
v vt the gospel to tbe world, then be
hasn't a Christianity at all. The work
ot ev -.Dgei z ng this world, for every
man, is a matter o' prnnab'e. malicc-
aole obligation Robert E Speer.
, Let as rememoer that the blood
of ove titty tuoutand hoatbeo, dying
daily without the knowledge ol Gpd, will
isr upon this generation if we neglect
to rite with a mighty purpose to the
work he has given us tbe privtirg and
responsibility ol domic. fostph Booth.
TWINKLINGS. r--
-. Rev. Dr.- Primrose "Who
charged vou $10 for your tuikn?"
r'f U acle R ist us ' De cour c' fude
- Sbiftiug Responsibility: Friend
-Ho do vou mct along wun tbe cook
lag ?
Tae Bride Admirably; I blame it oo
the range. Puck.
"How did Harley come to
quarrel wun thu St. Louis girl tae was
j smitten' win?" i
Hs foolishly declared that if all the
worid were his he'd lav it at ber feet.
A Tramp's Excuse -"Would
you woik li you r.ad a coano ? '
' Madam, it is against my principles to
have anything to do with games Of
Cbaoce." Truth.
At Four Score.
Dr. Miles' Nervine Restores Health.
W vNCLE EZEKIEL OBEAB,
1 tax collector. Beverly, Mass.. who has
passed the 80th life mile stone, says:
"Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervias has done a
great deal of good. I suffered for year from
sleeplessness and nervous heart trouble
Would feel weary sad used up in the morn
ing, had no ambition end my work seemed a
burden. A friend recommended Dr. Miles'
Nervine, end I purchased a bottle under
protest as I had tried so many remedies un
successfully. I thought It no use. But it
gave me restful sleep, s good appetite asd
restored me to energetls health. It la a
grand good medicine, and 1 will gladly write
anyone Inqairiag, tea particulars ef my sat
isfactory experience."
Dr. Miles' Remedies
ate told by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re
funded. Book on dis
eases of the heart asd
xierves free. Address.
DR. MUJS8 MRDIOAd Pp., Pfctaart. Ind.
statVrtup rrt iv ,.wop lueoouo.. rrnj
JBTd .WITH a at puna VIOTVUQakr
Wa sswahlae or otrfam la Dr. Mi'at't Pant Ftu
rat AU mil "Onecent does. I
fax wasty all DnwrsUts. Casac.
foasltly JBSf
fe . Hearth Ji
Fran ces Weston Carrath.
Frances Weston Carruth is the head of
an interesting Boston enterprise. She and
her sister, well born, fashionably educated
girls, who fell in need ot money, made it
bv practicing the art of cookery- From
small beginnlngff their bmrinesB has grown
until it is a large ana nourishing one ana
tho list of customers for whom they cater
Includes most of the Beacon Hill arlstoc-
.... . . i . , i
racy. itilss carrutn, in . reuing i u
early struggles, says: "We had no capital
to expend in furnishings, so we devised
endless makeshifts. Our' work table was
mnstrncted out of the aide of a large wood
en frame which had covered a portrait. It
was a huge surface, and when it was laia
on two horses, which the carpenter built for
a song, behold we hod an excellent low ta
ble ! That and smaller tables were covered
with marble cloth and kept spotlessly clean.
Then we utilized two large cases of boot-
shelves that had belonged to our great
grandfather, who, poor soul, would nave
turned in his jrrave at the desecration,
and they held tho boxes, bowls, tins, spices,
seasonings and articles which were in con
stant use.
Keep a Dainty Tab la. (
nwiim an1 nrnmninofis do more toward
V 1 V 1 V 1 ...... - f
An invnhln than all the sa
vory dishes In the world if served in a
slovenly manner ana w minutes ajter ain-
h.. han MIIMiniHVd. Do not finer the
bell until everything Is ready for the table,
. . . . . 31 L 1 i 1 .
and see to it inat every uihji is uiuuiiuuims
and made to look as appetizing as possible
Cold meats or salads may always be gar
nished SO as to rornfcan atcracuve ayos w
Ma it. la wonderful to what a decree
an artistic arrangement of the viands will
tempt a nagging appetite.
See that bread is out in dainty slices,
neither too large nor too thick, and that it
is laid in a dainty pile on tne piute.
sp that the butter is fresh and clean
out. Keep the left over bits for cooking.
.. . . . . . . , aii a
see that tne sail eeiiars are eromjr uutu
and that tho openings of the pepper box
are not all stopped up
Have the dessert nil servea on tne siae
board and keep the coffee hot in the urn.
A. careful housewife will not allow her
oVn1 tv-i iwnmn mnssv durinar the meal.
She avoids this by quickly removing soup
plates and dishes after each course.
Exercise For Children, -
Too many mothers think that after a
child can stand and run about it has no
t.mlt.. n lfMrn rtf the art of walklnfir. Na
ture will teach It what to do, and the re
sult is that every day we meet men ana
women slouching along, with their feet
dragging the ground at every step, or
tottering forward on tiptoe, with shoul
ders bent, or propelling themselves with a
series of jerks and hops, which, hardly
noticed in a child, cannot but arouse de
rision in the middle aged man or woman.
It is very easy for a boy or girl to fall
Into these habits, and it is only by con
stant watchfulness that mothers can pre
vent them from doing so.
For both boys and girls dancing, and,
in fact, any athletic exercise, under skilled
supervision, where the fast growing body
learns how to carry itself, are: most
highly recommended. All mothers should
Insist on these ! things being taught
to their children, even at the expense of
missing some other lesson. Football, ten
nis and the like are all very well as a form
of exercise for developing the body, but
they do not teach our boys and girls to
hold themselves properly, to stand, walk
and alt with perfect grace.
Effective Coloring-.
An old house In Fordham, N. Y., was
recently repainted by a local house painter
who, by more luck than skill, secured an
effect which Is well worth chronicling. The
parlor was all gray in color, and our artist
left the walls, which were In fair condi
tion, in this color, repainting the doors and
the woodwork In two shades of soft green.
If you can imagine the proper colorings,
you can get an idea of how this harmony
in green appeared. The effect was excel
lent. Around the entire celling was an old
fashioned stuccoing of plaster. This, also,
was touched up in the two shades of green.
The walls had no designs upon them, but
they looked all right when hung with pic
tures. The windows were draped with
bottle green velours, and the result was an
accidental harmony of coloring which la
well worth remembering. It matters very
little what color you select; the same effects
may be obtained if you use two or three
tones and a neutral color as a relief. It is
safe always to make this neutral color the
wall tint and carry out the draperies in a
darker shade of the predominating color,
Interspersed with bits of contrasting hues.
Upholsterer.
Apropos of the Dining- Hafk
In an artistic dining room of a suburban
house on the Hudson there hangs over the
fireplace a wide, shallow board, tinted in
delicate shade of brown, on which in
graceful letters of a darker brown is in
scribed this sentiment:
Old wine to drink.
Old wood to burn.
Old friends to greet.
On the opposite wall, over the sideboard,
hangs another one fashioned after the sign
of an old English inn, with tbe nails and
weather beaten edges faithfully copied, and
pn this Is written Burns' impromptu grace,
said in response to his hose's request at
dinner when visiting tbe Earl of Selkirk
at St. Mary's islet
Some has meat and carina sat.
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat, and we can eat,
And may the Lord be than kit.
New York Journal
Tight Shoe.
Don't wear tight shoes if yon want your
feet to look and feel well Don't wear a
short shoe. It does not make a foot look
agreeably small. It gives great pain and
in time produces bunions. An ill fitting
shoe, whether too small or too large, it
does not matter, produces corns and all
their attendant discomforts Temporary
relief for a painful corn may be found by
applying a mixture of carbolic acid and
sweet ou, or binding on the corn at night
a small piece 'of lemon. By rubbing the
feet with glycerin after bathing blisters
may be prevented If they are tender and a
general soothing effect produced, A well
shaped foot looks well In any style of shoe;
a defective foot, whether deformed by na
ture or careless treatment, should always
be covered by a black shoe, which hides
many shortcomings and outgfowiags and
is always in good taste.
path
Mrs. Ruth MoKium Strrt wmV in
the spasmodic way that traditionally be-
lomrs to senilis and whlrh n Holiraol
organized woman like herself Is often wear
ing. Elsrht hours a dav at her desk for dava
together when the fire of composition is
upon ner is a urart upon her physical re
sources that nature sometimes Insists upon
having honored, to the great anxiety of
the friends of this gifted woman. Mrs
Stewart is tall and slender, with dark eyes
and hair, most graceful in movement,
and with a musical southern voice and ac
cent that are hers by birth end education.
She doesn't ride a bicycle sad. she loves
mushrooms lnontlnatelv are fnrthnr nan..
sonalltlos that would not be permissible
except mat tne puwic dearly loves to read
the smallest details about Its favorite au
thors. New York Times
Linen pockets and cases for nightdresses
and other toilet uses are easily decorated
by using white honlton and other lace
braids and put on In a deslirn of lovers
snots, restoon s and medallions. Blue linen
looks best decorated In this way, as on
white the pattern does not show to advan
tage. Tablespreads of shadow silks made
for small drawing room tables have full
double frills of silk muslin for a finish.
Their First Books.
Those Who near the most, ithmtini n flu
picture dooks nrsi given to little children
believe that It Is best to give them those in
wnicn are iouna omenta snnK
anlmala, leaves, flowers and sketches of
otner tilings truthful and beautiful, Instead
V l.. i : i . . , .
iuusu ui wuioii aii snese lorms are exag-
nvrau, iwoMuna ana grotesque.
toeklnsT
Dress stockings aw such dalntv
nes or the vrardmlm nt ih
ituwsm v I
day that they have reached the dignitr
a sachet. RtnnVIno . .nf.j
to-
ef
tamed, lace trimmi afr.iM i v.
f per-
, .. -mw m ssas ga, blOU UlUV VVAUl
bows not dissimilar to thoaa tn yHh intr
ITIni DM Iran ' m
Tobacco
will cure well, hae a bright,
rich color and flavor, with good
burning properties, if liberally
supplied with a fertilizer con
taining at least 10 actual
Potash.
in the form of sulphate.
The quality of tobacco is im
proved by that form of Potash.
nr hnoka will tell VOU lUSt what tO
They are free. Send for them.
GERMAN KALI WORKS.
93 Nassau St., New York.
BUSINESS LOCALS.
W Notices for Stat or Sa'e, Lost or Found,
Wants, and otner short miscellaneous advertisements
iaaa-tad la this Department, in leadea Noopariel
type, oa first or f ourthpage, at Publisher option . for
1 cant per word each ins-ruoo; bat bo ad n, tiaeuwnt
taken for less than 0 cents. 'I arms posiure v cash
In advance.
Just arrived-A car Balk AppUs selects 1 and
gathered csref ul'y frost the ofthsid Finest of las
Will be sold from car oa Dock street, by
W. P. Oldham A Ca. doc 19 It
Jost rare ind saotber fresh lot of that fine Moisted
Lsgusyrs Coffee, which, iskiot the verdict ef those
who ac it, is the bast in ihe city; no exceptions.
Come try it. Atlantic Ten Co., 6 8 North Fourth
Bell Telephone IS?. de IS tf
For this weak outy, 18 Photographs for one dollar.
Front between Chorea sad Castle streets. These are
so tintypes. J. J. Burnett. de 19 lw
Holly , 'Mistletoe, Pal mi and Ferns. Bo:ai asd
Caraa ioas. Mrs. H. Reader. to so deMtc
Ldie wasted to travel and appoint agents for o'd
itab'ashed house. Permsnent p nitio ; $40 par
oath and all expsaass. Z ., Box 82, Philadelphia,
de 18 DW U . i
Toneorial Parlor Shaving and Hair Dreising.
Prompt and poll a attention. H ir cat SO cants, sh.ve
(without B.y Ram) 10 cents. a Tienkcn, IT
rriaccts street. de IT lm
a word to the wise Is taficieat. Ihe bast Fruit
sad Confectioneries, carved daintily, can be fonal at
Andrew aUr. onichols, 706 Ncrth Forcth street.
Bell 'Phone 846, later-State 11 . A ilrje shipment
of fice Jamaica Biaaass jost rece vad. dec 18 tf
Fresh Gr und Graham Floor, Big Hominy, N. C.
bead Rica, choice Hay and all kinds of load. Lowest
p.icas. fao. a. MeSacbera. Hell Phone 92. later
State Phone No. 93. ds 9 tf
For bast prices aad prompt returns ship your
Country Piodace to M C , Beaton, 106 Dock street.
Beef Cattle, Milch Cows and Pork a specialty ,
oac i u I ?
WMere can I sbipcinatrf prodnce to the best
advantage is a quest ion that la pczxlint yon. Settle
it by shipping to L. Tate Bowden. Pi Incess street.
Caieful hanc ling and prompt returns. SggB f.r ths
city trade. ' so SOU
Country Merchants You will tad It to your
atacjat to ship your Prod ace, Pou try. Eggs, etc. to
H. J. BiexDaa, Produce Commlsaloa Merchant, 106
South Front strtet, WiImiaKtaS, it. C nov tS tf
UaySaa, p. IS., aas ta stack
Carts aad ha rasas of an glade. Ranatrbag
by
Hal workmen oa shon ccalea.
Court House. . , no tf
irtercbamte Wholeiale aad country merchants
save time aa.i money by lettinj me parch your Pea
nuts Hew process by which large quantities can be
tad at oaa time Samples seat if required.
A. B. Blake. Wilmington, N. C. aov T tf
Photograpas For finest quality, latest styles,
best mite rial, fin sat finish, lowest prices, call oa
V. C Sills, 114 Mark t a reet, Wilnungion, N. C.
Cloudy weather stakes ao difference ec 99 tf
il way a Reliable T he best aad faesheat goods
St lowest market prices. Cabbage, Apples, Bu tor,
anas, Crackart, Candies, Lemons, Potatoes, etc
Retailer i will Bad it to their advantage to ask my
prices before glaring their ardor. A. S. Winstead.
115 Second street. Phone 208. tap 21 tf
GOT the CHILLS P
SOo Will Cure You.
WORTH KNOWING.
HUGHES'3
is an old time reliable remedy for Fever
and Ague.
You can depend upon it:
Sure Core for ggj and Ferer.
FOR 40 YEARS A SUCCESS.
Reed this Testimony then TRY
IT for Yourself,
Prafrittirt hmv many Utters hit that:
BETTER THAN QUININE.
Mr. M. M. Kesterton, Ark., says: "I can
ceritfv to tbe lact - hat Hughes' Ttaic la tbe Beat
cb II tonic I ever tried. I consider it better thaa
quinine."
(CURES CHRONIC CASES.
Mr. H. W. McDonald. Mi-s't-ippi, writes:
"Your H "gars' Tonic lor chills and lever has
sever failed, yet and I have told it to a somber of
chronic aaam It cares pom every time "
Ask for HUGHES' TOH0 and Take
10 Otbfr.
SOe and gl.OO Bottles, -
Drcggists and Merchants have it.
jy SSlSt W
Onward, March !
Is tbe command ariveo to tt-e mann
facturers f Stoves, and light noblv
they have obeyed it. There Is
scarcely a better Stove in the mar
ket thin toe
Magic Air Tight or the
Regal Franklin.
Perhaps there is none better, and we
won t take time to enlarge on their
merit
Oor PENINSULAR STEEL
RANGE and NEW PROCESS OIL
HEATER are sfll in tbe lead.
Ho'iriay present seeker wilt find
It to their interest tc give ns a call
before making their purchases. A
full line of Pocket and Table Cut
lery, Prone Knives, &a
J. W. Murchison.
Orton Building, Wilmington, N. C.
del9tf
D. O'Connor.
RF.AL KSTATK AGSNT, WIL-
Dwellings for rent. Hoaaea aat Lots
for sa'e oa easy terms Rents, tisas
aad insurance attended to promptly.
Money loaned on Improved city re 1
sspStf
SPIRITS TTOPENTINE.
MurfreesboroireVx: Mr. Alfred
M. Darden died Saturday night at hie
residence in Mapleton, of paralysis,
aged 67 yeats.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth :
On Wednesday evening last, Mrs.
Jno. D. Simpson paid the debt of
life. Sbe was in ber ntiy-iourin
year. Mr. j. i jenmos was
killed by a failing tree neir rarmeie
last week. He was whetting taws
for tbe timber cutters.
Raleigh News and Observer : In
quiries bave been made aa to whether
tbe tax oa inheritances, luiposeo Dy
section 4 of the Revenue Act, Is on
tbe gross amount of tbe legacy or
on the net amount alter the debts are
oald. Auditor Aver decides that it
spplies only to the amount left sfter
alt debts are paid.
Smithfield Herald: Sunday
afternoon Henry Hamilton, a linger
colored negro in the employ of Mr.
H. Cohen, looted tbe boose of all
jewelry and Mr. Cohen's overcoat.
His absence was not noticed: until
Monday morning when the lost wss
discovered. Tbe ttolen property
was valned at $100. The police of
all tbe neigbboting towns were
not i fir d, but nothing has been lesrned
of tbe scoundrel. A party held un
der suspicion si WiUon proved to be
tbe wrong man.
-r Elisabeth City Economist: The
Work on the Dismal Swamp caual
goes bravely on. The South lock at
Sooth Mills is neanng completion,
the dredges are excavating on the
north sideot Culpepper, lock, wages
are good, work plentiful and money
more abundant. After South iock is
finished, then tbe lock at the nortb
end near Deep Creek, Vs., will be
taken in band. The work is going
on with energy, earnestness and dili
gence, and ail are looking to the
completion of tbe great work as tbe
coming of greater prosperity ot an
this eastern section ot mortn taro
Una.
Wilson Times : Four negro
boys, their ages ranging from 11 to
15 years, arrived in the city Monday.
They bailed. f ram Wilmington snd
thought to celebrate the long fast
which they bsd experienced, having
eaten nothing since leaving Golds
boro. As a first preparation for
this feast, they bgsn beggiog for
food at various bouses. While the
kind-hearted lady of the honse
would be gone for something for
them, they would steal anything
they could find. This cause soon
led to their arrest, and on their per
sons were found various articles
which they said had been "found" in
Goldsboro and in Rocky Mount.
They were put in jail to await court,
they being unable to give bond.
Raleigh Post: Deputy Collec
tor J. H. Shelburn arrived in tbe city
yesterday from a success! nl raid on
moonshiners in the southern part of
the State. Four stills were destroyed,
one in Montgomery county, two in
Moore and one in Randolph county.
Deputies Perry and Bray assisted in
tbe seizures. Since the discov-
cry of tuberculosis in tbe herd of cat
tle at the A. and M. College, an ex
amination bas been made of tbe herd
at tbe Experiment Station. Tbe test
was completed yesterday, and it re
vealed tbe fact that three cows were
affected. The examination was made
by Prof. Emery and Mr. McMackin.
One of tbe animals was killed yes
terday and buried at once. Tbe
other two will not be killed jost now.
Tuberculosis was found to exist at
the Experiment Station last Spring,
but all ihe infected cattle were killed
ont. It is said that tuberculosis,
popularly known as consumption,
exists among tbe cattle at tbe In
sane Asylum. It is developed by a
test that the fine bull at the institu
tion is affected. Several dairymen
in tbe city will have examinations
made of tbetr cattle.
Liverpool and American
Any weight sacks, coarse or fine,
fresh packing. A large stock
Bagging and Ties,
which we offer at - lowest market
.prices.
.Groceries
In quantities sufficient to fill orders
promptly. Correspondence solicited.
Hall Pearsall,
Nutt and Mulberry street,
aa 10 Dw tf
WANTED,
Immediate shipments of
Coon, O'Possum,
Fox, Mink. Otter
and other Fur.
Highest cash prices paid for same.
No commission or freight charged.
SAM'L BEAR, Sr.,
12 Market St.. Wilmington, N. C.
de 18 tf
To Any Non-Catholic ta NortH Carolina
.ONLY TEN CENTS PER ANNUM.
To any non Catholic in Nortb
Carolina we will send for only ten
cents per annum, "Truth," a Catholic
magazine devoted to giving trot
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.
y naw
Free Silver.
100 Cases (5c) Free Silver Powder.
100 Cases (10c) Free Silver Powder.
100 Cases Good Lnck Powder.
25 Cases Rex Powder.
; 25 cases Blue Ribbon Powder.
25 Cases Horsf ord's.
We ship at lowest delivered prices
in quantities.
W. B. COOPER,
Wholesale Grocer,
DW gag If Wamtastoa. P t.
Prempbft's Barber Shop,
JVO. 11 SOUTH FRONT STRUT, FIRST -
class Work at Reasonable Prices. Give us a call.
Respectfully,
IsSOtf ARTHUR PRKMPKRT
IRISHMEN IN PAW 8.
of tbe Peculiarities of tha
The Parisians have waked up to
the fact that the Irishmen living
permanently or temporarily among
them are an element that may be
come of public interest and an ob
ject even of international attention
at almost any time. They also find
that it is difficult or impossible to
arrive at any definite idea of the
number of personalities of the real
drat Irishmen, notwithstanding the
police surveillance that Is kept In
Paris, in common with most other
continental cities, over foreigner!
who take up their abode there. This
is owing to the fact that Irishmen
are entered at tha prefecture of po
lice aa "Englishmen," a manifesta
tion of official routine that was
doubtless not adapted to please the
sensibilities of the subjects of it.
The result is that while Parisians
may know that there are five Daho
meyan and one Nubian among
them, they are, officially at least,
quite Ignorant of the existence ol
any Irish colony in the city and can
have no sure idea unofficially of its
members.
It is believed, however, that there
are not more than 1,000. Under the
. empire Irishmen were much more
numerous in Pans. That was fox
them the heroic age, and that age
has passed. Times have changed
since France was anxious and eager
to extend her hand to oppressed peo
ples. The Irish have turned to
America for sympathy, though they
keep their lively regard for the
French people.
One of the most important repre
sentatives of Ireland in the French
capital is a seminary situated not
far from the Pantheon, founded by
Louis XIV. Thither the Irish bish
ops always betake themselves when
ever they go to Paris, and there
during their visits they ordain can
di dates for the priesthood. Bishops
and clergy are all devoted friends
of France, like Canon Curtin, for in
stance, who is attached to the par
ish of the Madeleine.
On tne newspapers printed in
Pans in English most of the com
positors are Irishmen. They are ex
cellent workmen and not engrossed
with the idea of throwing bombs in
order to obtain their country's in
dependence. They are, nevertheless,
Nationalists, and some of them are
most ardent among Home Rulers,
One of them in particular, Patrick
Casey, never lets an opportunity go
by of being disagreeable to Eng
land. Some years ago the Mahara
jah Dhuleep Singh, passing through
Paris, wished to go to Russia to
have an interview with the czar.
For this he required a passport,
which he could not get at the Brit
ish embassy, because he was at that
time in revolt agrsinst the British
government. Casey came to his aid
by securing a passport for himself
and handing it over with great joy
to the maharajah for his use.
Once a year, on St Patrick's day,
the Irish in Paris come together to
celebrate the memory of their pat
ron saint. There is a large banquet
in the Avenue de Clichy, followed
by a ball, and another banquet near
er the center of the city, attended
by the most prominent members of
the Irish colony. . But these occa
sions are gradually losing their for
mer character. There is neither the
ardor nor the enthusiasm of former
days displayed at them. The Irish
men in Paris, without losing their
memories of their native land, are
adopting French habits and French
ways of thinking sharing the
griefs and joys of the French people.
New York Tribune.
Humors of Hydrography.
As in every other feature of nau
tical life, hydrography has both its
interesting and its humorous side.
Many years ago tbe Graham shoal,
lying between Malta and Sicily,
gradually rose and rose until it
reached a height of 150 feet above
the level of the sea. Of course a
party was very soon dispatched to
annex and hoist the union jack on
the new ly found islet Years after
ward it was reported to have disap
peared, and when her majesty's ship
Newport surveyed tho spot in 1868
a mass of scoriae ashes was found
2) fathoms under water. In 1866,
while searching for the Helen shoal
in the China sea, breakers were re
ported from the masthead of her
majesty's ship Dove, which imme
diately steamed toward the spot,
and every one on board the vessel
thought a shoal existed there. On a
nearer approach, however, the sup
posed breakers were seen to be due
to a fight between a whale and a
thrasher.
Later on her majesty's ship Chal
lenger in the course of her cruise
happened to be in tbe neighborhood
of tho Fiji islands, when a peculiar
play of the moonlight on tbe water
was mistaken for an uncharted
shoal. An unfamiliar "rip" was re
sponsible for a similar mistake in
the China sea in 1889. Again, to
ward the end of 1890 some mis
chievous fitsh caused a lot of trouble
to a surveying expedition when her
majesty's ship Alert in December
of that year was engaged in ascer
taining the exuet position of Le
Ruin shoal, in the Paoiuc. Breakers
were sighted, and upon making for
tbe supposed danger hundreds of
large fish were discovered jumping
and throwing the water high up
into the air, and no bottom with 300
fathoms of line could be obtained,
Nautical Magazine.
Dark Bine,
Of all colors In the world dark bine is
the most attractive, and it has the special
advantage of adapting Itself to all seasons.
It always looks light enough for summer
wear, and it is dark enough for winter
wear, while its hospitality to diverse bodies
and skirts is prodigious. It welcomes all
sorts and conditions, and welcomes them
cordially, suffering none of them to dis
agree with it. Exchange.
Shiny Black Silk.
Black silk or satin which has become
shiny may be cleaned In the following way:
Take clean potato peelings, cover them
with water and allow them to soak 24
hours. Then steam them and sponge well
the material with the water.
Lay the material between clean cloths
and Iron on the wrong side until it is quite
dry. ; .
Tbe TtrastHoTi
During the hot weather the breadbox
requires special attention to prevent bread
from molding. The box should be scalded
twice a week and aired in tbe sun for an
hour before fresh bread is put in it. A tin
box is much better to use for holding bread
than a stone crock.
A WISE YOUNG WOMAN
HE KNEW A THINfl OR TWO ABOUT
WEAK HUMAN NATURE.
Oa ths Bva of Bas Marriaga
Told a
rri.Dd Jnst How Sha Had
Mfc
and Bow Sha Should
Thay Ways Married.
" My dear girl, you are four years older
Vew I mi aad hate been married three
years, yet yon are a unsophisticated as a
debutante, ' ' sho remarked aa she unpacked
piece of silverware and sat it where it
would show off to advantage.
"Another thing, my dear, I do not In
tend to nag Jack. I always have a eon
tempt for a woman who does not get on
With her husband, for, unless he is a per
fect brute, the fault is hen. Now, of
course, I think many wives are too care
less and forgiving and are almost morally
responsible for their husband's behavior,
for if a man respects his Wife and knows
that, with her innate refinement, she has
a horror of reckless dissipation, be will bo
careful not to shatter her ideal.
"But then, on the ether hand, there is
such a thing as apparently losing one's
ears and eyes. Now last week Jack and I
were staying with his aunt at her country
place. That little Blankley girl, who tried
so hard for Jack, was there. She got her
self up regardless and wanted to be the
one regretted,' I suppose. "
"One day I was on the veranda and aba
was coming across the lawn. She met
Jack and asked him to tie her shoe. That
is rather thin in this day of patent fasten
ers, but her foot is as dainty as possible,
which, of course, she is well aware of, and
probably she Is to be pardoned. Jack knelt
down on the grass, and she put her foot
on the nrst round of a garden hair. As he
finished tying the shoe he kissed her instep.
"Then she went toward her tm-mnnnwir
and posed very gracefully for him for an
hour and made herself as bewitching as
possible. I was In the cool shade of the
veranda and enjoying immensely a new
novel, which I had to finish, as we were to
dine with the author that evening.
- "When Jack joined me, just before
lunch, do you suppose I pouted or looked
reproachful? No, Indeed. I just held out
my hand and smiled sweetly and said:
'Why did ybn not bring Miss Blankly with
you? She is such good company 1 I love
to hear her talk.1
"That evening after dinner the fair
Blankly kept three waltzes for Jack, and
she was in a fair way to have those dances
on her hands when that little Freddy Joy
came to her rescue. If I had gone into
heroics, Jack would have felt himself a.
martyr and longed to dance with her, if he
did not defy me openly and do so.
"If I sulked and looked heartbroken, he
would not have danced with her probably,
bnt out of pity for me have given np that
pleasure. As it was, he thought nothing
of it and decided that my sweet, delight
ful trust (those are his words; he used
them the other day when he had been up
to some mischief, which I wad clever
enough not to investigate) should not be
destroyed.
"If I had let him see that I knew he was
flirting with the fair Blankly, 3 would
have been necessary ta my dignity to put a
stop to it. That would have been disagree
able and not worth while.
i 'When Jack gets a note after we are
married, I am not going to ask him from
whom it is. That would put him to the
trouble of lying, and I do not think him
good at that sort of thing. Nor will I do
the next thing, sit and look at him in
quiringly while he reads it and make him
feel called upon to volunteer tbe lie.
"When he wants to go out of town for a
few days and I know he is going anyway,
I will say that the change will do him
good. I will not be like a schoolmate of
mine with whom I staid a few weeks ago.
I wanted her to come back to town with
me. and she was dying to, bnt said she did
not dare leave her husband, he would feel
so slighted and annoyed as she had never
been away from him a day since they were
married.
"The husband wanted to go on a fishing
expedition with some friends of his, bnt
did not dare suggest to his wife that he
was going to leave her with a fretful, ma
liciously bad baby. So they each staid
and were bored with each other and
dragged their chains along with them and
never realized that they were doirg the
other a great injustice.
"After a while, if they keep that' up,
they will not be able to conceal the sacri
fice from the otber. Now, it is true, that
each thinks the other Is jnst as delighted
with a tete-a-tete as at first. If they would
only go away, have a change of scene and
gather some new ideas, they would return
much happier. '
"Yes. as I said before, have a line con
tempt for a woman who does not get on
with and is not great chums with her hus
band. The one mistake she must not make
Is to let him see that she is as clever as he.
Let him think that his pretty little delu
sions fool her completely and all will be
well" New York Telegram.
""""
An Energetic Woman.
Miss C. H. Llppincott of Minneapolis
has for ten years carried on a successful
flower seed business, extending all over
this country and into Canada as well She
was the pioneer woman seed dealer of tbe
country and has built up the largest ex
clusive flower seed business In the United
States. In commenting upon her success
The Tribune of her city says, "The fact
that a woman hr grown up so successful
In business in a short time, and in the
northwest, speaks another word for the
energetic end of the century feminine, who
is ill content to fold ber hands and let oth
ers feed and clothe her, or, having a living
to make, does not hesitate to go about it"
- Ss '
1 A Skte Prescription.
Here is an excellent prescription, for
troublesome spots and pimples: Forty
minims liq. arsenicalis to 8 ounces of wa
ter. Two tablespoonf bis three times a day.
If the spots are inflamed or at all irritable,
dip a piece of -soft rag into this soothing
lotion and moisten them with it: Pure
rose water, 8 ounces; refined glycerin, one
half, ounce; chloride of zinc, 12 grains.
Medicine will do little permanent good
without absolute cleanliness of the body
daily, supplemented with friction. To the
abuse of cosmetics and neglect of daily
hygiene are due enlarged pores, muddy com
plexions, pimples, etc. Pittsburg Dis
patch i '
Conclusive,
Many are tbe stories told of old
Father Neale of Virginia, the Bap
tist preacher. He was by trade a
carpenter, and before he forsook
that business to become a minister
was head carpenter to General
Washington.
FT
Father Neale 's only hook was the
Bible, and when he found a young
Ereacber using a concordance to
elp him find texts he said:
"You had better let that alone.
It will do you more harm than
good. It will make yon lazy. "
"Bnt how can I do without ivf"
asked the young preacher.
"Why, do as I do, " replied Father
Neale. "Study the Bible till yon
know it by heart."
Once he heard a minister say that
the people could not have been im
mersed in the Jordan because that
river was so small that a man could
almost dam it up with his foot.
That was too much for Father Neale.
"I don't pretend to have any
great learning," said he, with, a
twinkle in his eye, "but if I don't
read books of travel, there's one
book I do read, and that's the Bible.
Now our brother here says the Jor
dan is so small that you may stop
it with your foot His books may
tell him so, hut my hook tells me
that David, when he was flying
from Absalom and wasted to cross
that same river Jordan, bad to hire
a boat to carry him over !" Youth's
Companion.
Don't throw away ribbons because they
are soiled. Wash them In sods aWasla of
fine toilet soap and cold water, squeezing
them quickly through. Place them be
tween two ciotns and press with a
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November 2nd. 1897.
Messrs Mercer ft Evans, Cut.
Gents:-I am more than pleased with
tbe Nice Watch eiven me bv vour enter
prising firm, 1 find it to be an excellent
time keeper. Besides being well pleased
with your sice snd valuable prrseut. 1
am well satisfied with tbe SHOE) I
have bought from yon for mveil aod
friends, and I cbee fully recommend
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eral, especially to tboae needing and in
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son having brought as the greatest
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