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SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Fayetteville Observer: Rev. Dr Nash had the misfortune to be robbed of $30 by pickpockets while in Raleigh during the Fair last week. Wadesboro Messenger Jntelli- fencer: Tnw Jonn & rout oiu st Chouse, at Old Lnnesboro, wras destroyed by an incendiary ore last inursuaj niht The house belonged to Mrs. B. D ABhford. Mrs. Sarah Meachum, wife of Allen Meachum, and their 15 year oM son, Lou)nie Meachum, have been arrfstd on the charge of burn ingthe property. Alamance. Gleaner: This is pumpkin year. Everybody has lots of them, but the. most pounds that we have heard of being produced by single vine is reported by Capt. Jno. R. Sfe.kard, of Albright township. He & 'i,-iMd this product of two vines one yiut bore thirty-five, which weighed (532 pound, and another pro duced eleven, which weighed 376 p .uniJs, amounting to 1,008 pounds. - Monroe Eh qiiirer: Mr Joseph Privctt did of lacrrippe at his home two :u !e south of Marshville, on Octob r SOthi 18S8. - Joe Jack son, co'orvd, h'j is charged with crimimilv astiuHing Miss Minnie Brown. w"ho lives near Charlotte, was tried f.r his offence ia the Mecklen burg criminal court last week, con victed .d seu-nced to be hanged on Ifece i.)er 2Uth. Jackson's counsel ap- Cealed and tlie prisoner was brought ack to jiil here where he had been in safe keeping for some time before the trial. A - Rooky Mount Motor: A very sad accident happened here Sattfrday evening. Ben Burgers, aged 17 years while clerking for Mr., M. ET Hill, was tryiug to sell a pistol that had been pawned there, to a colored boy, not knowing that an unexploded car tridge still remained in the revolver. In showing how the pistol worked it was pointed towards Dick Battle, a reputable old colored man who was making some purchases in another ' part of the store, when the pistol fired, the ball entering Battle's temple kill him instantly. A judicial inquiry was held Monday by the mayor. The accidental character 6f the killing was clearly shown. I - Scotland Xeck Commonwealth: Mr. Claude Sha.v. of this county, who was doing guard duty Tor the State in one of the upper counties, was shot Saturday or Sunday by a "trusty" who had privileges and was trying to make his escape. The remains of Mr. Shaw were brought to WeldOn Monday and carried into the country ten miles for interment, --r A colored woman named Caroline Baker started, from Weld on to pick cotton Monday morning- In crossing some place of water, over which she had to cross on a plank, she lost her footing and fell into water fifteen feet deep. She was large and heavy and sank at once. Her body wasrecovered after several hours' dragging. 1 . L- , t Wadesboro Messenger: The case of A. A Phifer vs. the Carolina Central Railroad has been compro mised Accor to the terms of ihe o n;r m s- the road i to pa Mr Pbiffr $2,500 and the c -t f Me rfCtiou. It' will be r mi-m-'' el that Sir L Phifer sued the railro'i f'rr $Q.jpjO .rt1' account of dkinmr iaUjtMe-'f by dud fall ng off tpe P e De- Didg'v vfhile at work for t ravlrVtad EAvit Joitt-s. or. saw lndge wlio is .ne of the fusion ret istr i preci net No 2. Lilesvill yt rnHhiu, i- ned' to erase the name a ot' iS'i i s.-l.- ts of h) precinct fr-nj i- r ui- ratiOulbo ks a4 forcfd the D iioocaUs to cjhailenijH ! them The law requires that when a cihallage is made thai the challenger snail pay as iot icV ' i'lvance Jon-s, when hi yot I ".f ihe to ney, som- $3 50 adv ifi - il . . he Dj" ;rat fur this purple .ri li ed t .place the notices in me nnos r an omcer, ana an nouc d tuat ti woUld secvt them him f self. REV. DR. MOSES Y HOflE. Seriously Hurt While Oat Driving in Richmond, Va. Richmond, Vam November 4: -Rev. Dr. Moses D. Hoge, the distinguished and aged Presbyterian divine, was out driving to day, and when about to turn the corner of Madison and Main streets, his buggy came in contact with a street car on the Main street line. . The occupant of the vehicle was knocked out and dragged for ten feet. An examination by the physicians to night showed Dr. Hoge's injuries to be much more serious than was at first supposed. Two of his ribs are broken, his ankle injured, his face cut in two places, and his body badly bruised. He has been spitting blood freely, but the physicians are not yet able to say whether this results from the broken ribs or internal injury. The shock is very great, buj. Dr. Maguire thinks the eminent .Idivine will be up agiin in six weeks. Dr. Hoge, who is over eighty years old, was quite ill during the Summer. He spent some time at the White Sul phur, and . grew much better after spending some weeks in the moun tains, and when thia accident oc curred to-day was about as well prob ably as he has been during the past year. SUNDAY SELECTIONS. Only holy lives can win the un holy to holiness and heavenlineas. Miller. The milk of human kindness never sours in the pait of human con duct. ' When you are walking through the darkness, take a firmer hold on the hand of God. , ' You shall haye the joy of suc css wiiHn you are rady to give God Hhe glory of it. Matthew Henry. -T- Judge not that ye; be not judg ed For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with whaft measure ye mete it shall be meas ured Unto you again, "f It is not yourself Only you will srve by the formation of hopeful views and habit; you will be a pre petual cordial and tone to all those among whom your lot is cast. Dis- -r The mistake we make is to look for a sort of comfort in ourselves; self contemplation instead of gazing upon God. In other words, we look for comfort precisely where comfort nev er can be. F. W. Robertson. Solomon was a failure at once grand and sublime. Once the high eat, then the lowest: once the wisest. then the most foolish. He went from the loftiest height of kingly greatness to the lowest depths of contemptible . -yioo. Luke, a good physician, made a good writer : Feter, a good fisherman ; made a good disciple ; Matthew, a good politician, made a good apostle; raui, a good student, made a good mission ary. God himself cannot make any thing out of a constitutionally no ac count man. STEAMER CROATAN BURNED AT SEA. Left New York Last Monday With Passengers and Cargo for Wilmington. FIVE PERSONS DROWNED. Survivors Rescued by Schooner Alice E. Clark and Landed at Vineyard Haven. Capt. Hale's Account of the Dis aster to His Ship. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. VlNKYAED HAVKNVMA88., NOV. 4. A disaster at sea, fortunately with a small loss of life, five persons in all, was made known to-day by the land icg here of fwenty-two persons who escaped from the burning steamer Croatan, of the Clyde Line, bound from New YOrk for Wilmington, N. C, and Georgetown, & C. The f disaster occurred on November 1, about eighteen miles nortb of (Jape Charles and about 206 miles from New York, from which port the steamer sailed on October 31, with a general cargo and .eight passengers. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the burned hulk of the big freighter sunk beneath the waves. Of the twenty seven persons who were on board twenty-two have survived. These passengers were landed at this port this afternoon by the schooner Alice E. Clark, of Portland. Me., which had been in the vicinity of the Croatan at the time she was burning. The Croa tan's list of drowned is as follows; Second Assistant Engineer Jeremiah McCarthy, of Nova Scotia; leaves a widow in Ne$r York. Steward James Curtis, of Jersey City. . ; Mrs. James Curtis, wife of the steward. Frank an niler i last name -. , , Nn known.) Jennie Willard, (colored), Wilming ton, N. C. The Story of the Disaster is graphically told by Capt. Hale, other officers of the unfortunate and ves- sel as follows: The Croatan was but twenty hours from New York on her way to Wil mington and going at a good rate of speed, with a smooth sea and calm weather, when at 3 P. M a fireman came hurriedly on deck and reported that the ship was on fire. A general alarm was immediately given and an effort was made to lower the boats, but the fire spread with such rapidity that all the efforts to reach them were unavailing, because of the fire. In fact, in less than ten minutes after the fire was reported the ship; was completely enveloped in flames from stern to stem. Shortly after the fire was discovered an ex plosion took place in the cargo, which blew off the after hatches. A second explosion followed a few minutes later, and the ship was then a mass of flnmea. It was at this time that C-t puin Hale, seeing that to remain on the vessel meant sure death, gave orders for all bauus to jump over onrd and ave themselves as best they could The tral'ant captain was the last ma a to leave the ship, re maining, on deck with his officers un til they were completely enveloped in flame md the vessel bad commenced to sink. . : No Panic oo Board. There seemed to be ao panic on board and men and women, after lash ing on life preservers, leaped into the water. ' Some of the passengers had teir faces scorched, and many had their clothing on fire when they laped into the sea. The captain "and first officer succeeded in securing a yawl boat, which had been damaged in low ering, and by hand work rescued eight persons trom the water. The Rescue. The burning ship was sighted by the four-masted schooner Alice Clark, Capt. Clark, from NorfoUr. for Portland, which lay becalmed six miles off, and her captain sent a boat's crew to aid in the work of rescue. They succeeded in saving twelve persons from a watery grave, many of whom had been an hour or more in the water and had become nearly "exhausted. They were taken on board the Clark and given every possible attention. Capt. Clark not only gave the ship wrecked men and women food and clothing, but supplied them with money to lakje them to their homes. The rescued peisons are being cared for here at the Seamen's Bethel and at the homes of citizens, and will pro ceed to New York to-morrow. No explosives were known to be among the ship's cargo and the origin of the fire is a mystery to her officers and crew, i The Croatan is said to have been valued at $100,000. She was fully in sured. 8he was a steel twin-screw steamer, built at Bailey, Scotland, in 1881. She registered 1024 tons cross and 827 tons net, was 201.0 feet long, 32 1 feet beam, and 19 5 feet deen Her name, when built, was "Joaquin Ancona," which was changed to Alom" previous to the last name borne by her. - TO REINFORCE DEWEY. Cruiser Buffalo and Quoboat Helena Sail- ed for the Philippines. By Telegraph to tba Morning Star. Washwotow, Not. 4. Admiral Bunce telegraphed the Navy Depart ment to-day that the cruiser Buffalo, Commander Hemphill, had sailed at noon for the Philippines via Suez. The gunboat Helena sailed yesterday for the same destination. With these accessions coming immediately upon trie tieejs of Uapt Baker's squadron of battleships and colliers. Admiral Daw. ey will have a formidable fleet, pro bably second m offensive power to only one European nation, namely England, in Eastern waters. It is not believed, however, that he will have need of all this force, and he doubt less will be able to spare some the ves sels which may be in need of repairs to return to Mare Island. ' a TWINKLINGS. ' In Doubt: "Are you in favor of keeping the Philippinest" "I dun no. I jest know I ain't in favor of Keepin em if they ain't able to keep He "Unless you marry me I shall go to the Klondike." She 4 there Papa said you were a mi lorcune-nunier, ana now you V proved, it." Chicago News. "No, Willie, dear" said mam ma, "no more cake to-night Don't you know you cannot sleep well on full stomach?" "Well," replied Wil lie, "I can sleep on my back." Phila- qelphta Frew. TRADE GENERALLY Q0IET. One of the Results of the Approaching Election Most Prices Display Stead iness Export Trade Large. By Telejrraph to the Moraine Star. NiiW Yobk, Nov 4. Bradstreot's to-morrow will say: Further quieting down of new busi ness in iron and steel, the relapse into dullness though at steady prices of wheat consequent upon the withdrawal of the excited foreign demand and some alight increase of quiet in general tnulA Ahiflflv at the South, as the re sult of the approaching election, are all features calling for special mention this week. Among the more active features are the price steadiness dis played by most staple articles and the enlarged aistnounon ui smpio guuun at many Western and Southern mar kets, as the result of improved weather and removals of quarantine. Con- firmatorv of the quite favorable re ports as to general trade during Octo ber are the returns of bank clearings for that month, and scattering reports as to the increase in business at many centers ia that month as compared with the one a year ago. Export statistics of grain, too, are beginning .to show that an ample basis for too stories ot neavy foreign buying really existed, the exports this week being the heaviest on record. New business in iron and steel has been lighter than for weeks past, and some shading of quotations, particular ly steel is reported. Export trade, however, is large and increasing and mills are still well enough supplied with orders to regard this pre-election quiet with something approaching equanimity. Important negotiations touching future prices or steel rails are now in progress, quotations are entirely withdrawn and some reports are that important consolidation, or at least control of prices and output has been practically agreed upon. Wheat has been duller but steady on uncertainty as to possible foreign political complication, offsetting a heavy gain in movement from pro ducers. The current demand and out put of flour has continued to equal and even exceed all previous records. Cotton has made a new low record on heavy crop movements, touching hve cents, jor November delivery at New York, but improved demand" for export with the working of the new print cloth restriction, have tended to firmness for the manufacturer of the product. Business failures iu the United States this week number 183, against 219 last week. 223 in this week a year ago 260 in 1895 and 240 in 1894. THE CUBAN ARMY DYING WITH HUNGER Situation as Told by Lieut. Col. Cai- boone Appeals to the United States Government For Aid. . r ' - ' " ' 'Sri t'" : , t By Telegraph to the Morning Star, Washington, Nov. 4. The follow ing letter yrom Lueutenaut Colonel Carbon me, of the Cuban army, now at Havana, has been received by Sec re tary Quesada of the Cuban delegation here, who has laid it before Secretary Alger, with an urgent request that steps be taken to relieve the extreme distress it sets forth. Lieut. Col. Carbonne is the inventor of the' ex plosive known as carbonite. and is regarded as the representative at Havana of the Cuban leaders and forces in the field. He writes as fol lows, the letter bearing date of Havana, October 29: "I am just buck from the camp of Gen. Meuocal, chief of our army iu this province, and let me tell you in some faint way the true state "of our poor and suffering army and the con sequences that may come to the coun try if we do not find in a short time a remedy which will save us. The Cuban army is dying with hunger. Such terrible words in no way exag gerate the actual conditions. Gen. Menocal took me to see his weak, tot tering and squalid soldiers made so on account of the want of food and the actual necessaries of life and to think that these men were in such a state by reason of obeying their chiefs, who desire first of all to respect the orders of the American government. The Cuban leaders in camp told me to tell you that they will maintain resignation and patience, and above all faith in the American government, and the worthy President, Mr. McKinlev. At the same time let it be understood that we are hungry, that we have in the towns and fields of Cuba all needed in the way of food, but that we are forbidden to touch it by reason of the Siace order. They do not get from avana one-fourth of what thev need and our soldiers are dying at the gate.-'. or the city for lack of food. What shall we do? The time will come when we cannot bear it any longer. and then what will be the result? returned disconsolate to Havana and tried to get succor, but the fople are already so poor that obtained nothing. We went to the American commission, which re ceived us very well and offered us much, but up to the"present time they nave given us nothing, if by misfor tune we are driven by the necessities of our array to get by force what We need so as not to die of hunger, will the people of the United States condemn us; or Will the nations of the world, which do not know what is happen ing, judge us unworthy of the sympa thy of the American people? We are very happy to hear your assurances as to our republic. We have ; never doubted the good faith and generosity of the United States. To it we owe the complete liberty which we have been unable in many years to establish by ourselves. i Secretary Alger said that he would look into the matter, and would tele graph the commission at Havana such instructions as were appropriate to the case. COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT For the Week Endinz PridayNov. 4 , 1 898. By Telegraph to the Morning star. Nkw York, Nov. 4.- The fol lowing is the comparative cotton state ment for, the week ending Nov. 4th : 1898. 1697. Net reaiflHkat all U. S porta during the week -446,143 Total receipts to 368,344 this date 2,688,107 2,419,558 Exports for week. . 314,598 300.737 Total exports to m-ifr"- W W 6.616.61 6,436,103 Stock in all U. S. .ports 1,063,619 Stock at all interior Stock in Liverpool, 635,000 American afloat for 775,780 380,984 419,000 ureat Britain. 430.000 298, Objection: McLubberty J lp to take a trip around the worruld." Jars. McLubberty-''Sure? MJ? Jomel" McLubberty"' Xis ; but t'ink av the cost av gittin' homeag'in!" Pucfc. B ME AN JIM, aa Jub played marbka-JuaCtatka, his in rail There's atUl a Tillage only there, aa paasia days are dull. Bat them old timea the locust shades re'ehed clean acroet the street, The white blooms hangin over na Jacmn nothin since ao sweet. An Jim could, I remember weU, plump out the thMha man Aa easy's some wild cowboy now with his good rifle can. An seems I hear, "My go this time," aa plain as then it rung Whan me an Jim played msrblea . an Jim an me was young. The boys, I guess, have wandered oft, an may be some are dead. The locust trees have rotted down where one their ahadders spread. . The oldlike villagers, no doubt, are seen no more where they Sot on the fence an watched the game that they when young would play. But still I yearn to wunder back, aa under that eld sky Look my last look on boyhood's scenes when I shall come to die An rest forever nigh where trees their lovin Bhaddera flung Where me an Jim played marbles when Jim an me wua young. Will T. Hale In Cincinnati Enquirer. NO GROG IN OUR NAVY. Nevertheless Uncle Sam's Seaman Aire -a Match Tor Any Nation. The practice of serving out a ration ot grog daily to United States man-of-war's men ' .va discontinued many years ago. It was found to be a bad scheme. While most of the men were able to use the rum in moderation, it was found that there were many of the bluejackets in whom the service of ration of liquor only served to stimulate an appetite for more, and who, after imbibing the ship's grog, would "hit the beach, "em bark upon sizeable sprees and get into scrapes both ashore and aboard ship when they returned to duty more or less shaky. When these facts were sat isfactorily proved, the serving out of trmtr-tex TTni r&ti Shatms mnn-nf -war's men was discontinued. Sailors in all of the 1 others of the world's great navies still receive their daily grog. The fact probably does not prove any thing, but the writer, who has seen man-of-war's men of all nations on tu multuous shore liberty in quite a few ports of the world, has yet to see a French, Italian or Spanish bluejacket thrash a British man-of-war's man in a fair stand up fight, such as heavy weather men of the navy are bound to mix up in when engaged in hitting the beach The reason why the fact prob ably proves nothing is that the Ameri can man-of-war's man, who gets no grog at all aboard his fighting packet, also invariably contrives to chew up his Latin antagonist in a naval uniform. The only thing that the average old time American bluejacket likes better in a port on the China station, say, than a fight with a French, Italian or Span' iah man-of-war's man, is a fight with three or four of 'em put together. The Latin sailors may scratch him up a bit with their finger nails their methods of fighting maybe judged from this fact but when the oops, otherwise the gendarmes, appear , on the scene to get mauled around a heap themselves in many cases they generally have a few laid out south European deep water men to sort out of the dust. Exchange. Wooden Clogs Ia Japan, j . "The Little Japanese at Home" is the title of an article by Miss Ida Tigner Hodnett in St Nicholas. Miss Hodhett says:' '' -j Tab! (tab-bee), socks of blue ox whits cotton cloth, are worn on the little feet. They ale made like mittens, with a plane for the great toe separate from the others, so as to allow the strap which fastens on the clogs to pass be tween. The clogs are made of wood and have two little wooden pegs under the soles, high or low, according to the taste of the wearer, but in either case capable of making a great clatter on wood, stone or pebbles. Fortunately it is not the custom to wear any footgear besides the soaks in the house. The sin gle strap divides into two parts, which pass on each side of the foot and fasten to the clog. These straps, or thongs, on little girls' clogs are sometimes gayly colored. With but one fastening, it Jfl an easy matter to take off the dogs when entering a house and leave them on the veranda, and the custom is cer tainly conducive to tidiness. It is a necessary custom, for the clogs would be ruinous to the fine soft mats covering the floor. Complexion is another important and interesting point to the Japanese girl as well as to her American and European sisters. .-. . i - The Cost of War. The result of the Crimean war gave to the British nation not one single foot of foreign soil nor any pecuniary com pensation whatsoever. The only benefit derived from the war, which lasted two years, was to keep Russia out of Con stantinople and give the English a way to India and the east that was undis puted. For this end the British lost 28, 744 men killed in action or died from wounds, cholera or other diseases. The loss to the French allies in the same campaign has been estimated at 63,500 and the Russians as high as 500,000. The war also cost the British f 205, 205, -000. War is a costly as well as a dan gerous business. It is the court of last resort with nations nowadays as it was the first in ancient times. The Oldest Forename. In ancient times people had one name only, as Adam or David, add In order to distinguish persons of the same name it was the custom to affix the description "son of" Isaac or Joseph, as the case might be. Thus we get Solomon ben David among the Hebrews and Evan ap Richard among the Welsh, to quote two examples. Although the argument that those names were hot strictly "forenames" is not without weight, yet it is responsi ble to accept them as such, tinning that the application had to be supplemented by an other for the sake of distinction. We are therefore entitled to include them within the scope of the question. Adam and other early Biblical names are regarded as the oldest for obvious rea sons ; but, excluding these, the choice falls upon Marmaduke, which is the modern rendering of the ancient Chaldean Merl dug, also written Maruduk and Merodach, the god who Interceded constantly between the angry Ba and the humble Damikna, his father and mother. The Romans used both forenames and family names, and of tile former two that date back about 2,500 years are still with us namely, Marcus and Lucius, represented in mod ern tongues by Mark and the feminine Luoy. The old form ' ' Marcus ' ' Is still re tained In some families. Pittsburg Dis patch. They Were Good One day Dr. Norman MoLeod, who was a large and healthy man, and one of Ms burly elders went to pay a visit to a cer tain Mrs. MacLaren of the congregation who lived over the Scotch hills. She was a frugal woman, but since she knew that a call from these two meant that they would stay to supper, too, she determined that they should have the best in the house. So she piled the table with jellies and jam and preserves and shortbread and all the delicacies of the season, and, the journey having been long, they partook unspar ingly, and after the meal the elder said to her: "Mrs. MacLaren, were you at the kirk Sunday f" "Oh, aye," she said, "I was." "And what did you think of the treat ment of .tiie mlraolef" The sermon had been on the loaves and fishes. ' "I thought It was good," said Mrs. Mac baren. 'jfd what is your idea on the subject, ui Jd$?3Nmr' Pbrted the minister. , ,'Ix3 ' their hostess suddenly, ,Lm,.nkAn 7on and the elder 5f? J2nJnthe neregation there wadna SIL 1let"o' fragments for the disci ples to gather up!" Milwaukee Wisoon- WAR REGARDED f- AS INEVITABLE. General Belief in England That an Armed Struggle With France is Near. INFORMATION IS CURTAILED. Officials Have Strict Orders Not to Talk. Movements of Naval Vessels Sap pressed Work Continues Ac ti vely and Silently. By Cable to the 'Morning Star. London, November 5. A majority of the people here are convinced tbaj war between Great Britain and France is inevitable, sooner or later. The general feeling in the country is such as would endorse any warlike action on tbe part of the government. In any case, work at the arsenals and dock yards actively and silently continue and information on the subject has hern curtailed to an unprecedented point. All lb officials have strict orders net to talk. The British admiralty has suspended its daily announce rr.ents of the movements of Briti&h bhi abroad, and the naval men ex press the opinion that such far reach ing preparations mean something far more than a naval demonstration. BILINGUAL TELEPHONES. a Story at the Expanse of a Milwaukee Millionaire Brewer. J. G. Nolen, who is an old timer in the electrical construction business, tells a story on "Val" Blatz, the millionaire brewer of Milwaukee. - "Our company had had some corre spondence with Mr. Blatz regarding the putting in of a telephone plant in his big brewery establishment, and I was sent up to try to close a deal. "I took a couple of phones with me in order to make a practical demonstra tion should one be required, and I went with the intention of making a sale. . "I got to talking with Mr. Blatz and showed him the advantage of putting in our in tercommuni cati ve system through out his establishment He listened at tentively, and finally said: " ' Yes, that is all so; very true. But,' and he spoke-with the conviction of one who was putting a poser, 'but my men down in the malthouse and the warehouses and cold storage are all Dutchmen. , " 'I, myself, though a German and a graduate of Leipsic and Heidelberg, can speak English, but what would your telephones be to my Dutch workmen who cannot speak English at all?' "Well, I saw how the land lay. Old Val could not get it through his head that the telephone wonld transmit any thing but. the language of America. I was bound to make the deal, as I said before. So I remarked to Mr. Blatz: " 'I can put on some German receiv ers if you so desire. I have some with ma' "I connected up the phones, made a show of changing the receivers, and in half an hour Mr. Blatz was talking to one of his Dutchmen down in the malt house He was delighted. ' 'You may put them in, ' he said, 'and I shall want one German one in the malthouse, one German one in each warehouse, English ones in my office and the business office and a German one in the cold storage house. ' "We closed the deal and Mr. Blatz was glad to pay 3 extra for each Ger man enunciator we put in. When the phnnpa were shipped from the' factory, I had them labeled German and English respectively, and the big brewer was perfectly satisfied. "It was five years before I saw Blatz again, " concluded Mr. No leu. "He rec ognized me at . once and said with a hearty German laugh: 'You are the ac commodating gentleman who put in the German and English telephones forme. Well, you are a good one.' " Milwau kee Telephone. A Kearo Turning; Wbite. A curiosity rarely witnessed in this country was seen at the office of the pension examiners in this city today. It was a negro man turning white. The man's name is Sam Smith. He is 67 years old and came hero today from Georgetown to stand an examination for a pension, he having served in the Union army. More than three-fourths of the man's entire body is white, the skin fairer by far than that of the or dinary white man. The dark skin re maining on the body is only in small spots. Smith says that his skin began turning white in 1887, and the dark skin has been disappearing from the body ever since. The physicians who examined him today think that should the old man live a few years longer he will be entirely white save perhaps the face. A peculiar feature of the case is that the face has not been turning white along with the rest of the body, the white only showing at a few places be neath the hair on the forehead, and not on the face at all. Lexington (Ky.) Letter in Cincinnati Enquirer. Marked Zero : T e a c h e r "What does the word marsupial mean?" Tommy "Carryinga pouch," Teacher "Give an example of a mar supial." Tommy "A tobacco smok er." 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As the genuine feyrup of Pig-s is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co, only, a knowledge of that facV-will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the Cali fornia: ll'io Srnup Co. with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction which tne genuine Syrup of Figs has ffrviMi to millions of families, makes t he name of the' Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. Itjs far in ad ranee of all other laxatives, is it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating or weaken i.iST them, and it does not gripe nor inaseate. In order to get its beneficial effoetSf please remember the name of tji A Company CAlioRNU FIG SYRUP CO. 1 S A.N" FU AXCISCO, OaL LOUISVILXE, Kt. SEW YORE, K. T. A LOCAL CATARRi Disease A Climatic) A fleet Ion. Nothing tint a local remedy or chance of climate wllllcure ft. Get a well-known I speelflc, " Ely's Cretin Balm. Opens .-ma cleanses toe Nasal Passages. Allays Iiiflalumajion. Heals and Protect the Membrane : Restores the Senses or Tate and SmeU. No Cecali:c. ;o v.e-cery. No Injuri ous drug. I Full Size 0c. Trial Size 1 10c at uruggiBTs or ov man ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren St., New York, sel 1" tuthsa i It's Moving Time Now. m 1 1 -A Idnd when you start, to iaks down THAT OLD STOVE you may Hnd out that it HAS SEEN ITS BEST DAYS. R has been a good Stove, maybe, and done good service, but its usefulness is over NOW. YOU NEEDN'T HESITATE as to where to buy the next. Go where th eASS &JS TMENTis LARGEST. Go whbre Cooking Stoves and all other kinds of Stores are MADE A SPECIALTY. Remember thebigTun we made on Stoves last Christinas, don't you? Go Where Experience Has Taught) You Smallest Profits Are Asked. ) In Oiher Words, Go To PRCHISOM'S, ORTON B UILDING. s2?tf Ano her Instalment Just I received of sizes and styles of the DUTTENHoIfFEB FINE SHOES for Ladies, and MtTNDELLS SCHX)L SHOES for Chil dren, Also, iall grades of other kinds of L, hoes. We expect in a few days, another lot of the DOUGLASS ; Men's, Boys' and Youth's -hoes. as well as our first Instalment of the celebrated "JE.VNESS M;LLER HYGIENIC SHE8" for Ladles, for which we have the sole agency here. We Award the Presents for the prese nt contest on Tuesdav, November 1st, as follows: 1st One Fine Filled Ladi-s' Watch: 2nd. Six Pieces Silver and Glassware; and 3rd, Six Pieces Silver and rJiassware. At the same tunn we begin another 60-day Con test, which will be more pleasing to the public than any yet . . LOOK AT OUR WINDOW and inquire Inside. Respectfully, MEECEE & EVANS. no l tf PICNIC HAMS. gQ Boxes O. S. Sides, Barrels City Mess Pork. 2 Q Q Barrels General Straight Flour "Jfj Barrel Assorted. Molasses. 300 aarreI" Fresl1 Mullets. Shot, Caps, Powder, Nails, Hoop Iron, Canned Goods of all kinds, or anything in the Grocery Line kept by R. R. STONE & CO., se28ttD&W 5 and 7 South Water St. s. P. McNAIR, Wholesale Grocer. North Water. Street, OFFERS FLOUR. BIB SIDES. D. S. PLATES. PURE LARD LARD COMPOUND STAR LYE. MENDELSON'S LYE TOMSON'S LYE. CRACKERS. PIC-NIC CREESE. SUGAR. COFFEE. FOR SALE Rust Proof Oats. September Mullets. se 1 tf 1 BOOK BINDING Rl: 1 D THE STAR JOB PRINTING OFFICE, i BOOK BINDERY I ROOMS ARE COMPLETE IN HEIR APPOINTMENTS. N1 EVERY WM. WILMINGTON, N. C. BEHIND t-ss- or Furniture of any kind would be folly VY you when-we are selling Fumituro of all grades at Rock Bottom Prices. j . , ' ' A Handsome Line of TOILET SETS opened to-dayT Each and every day new goods are arriving from the best factories in the United "States. Remember, we have the Stock Trade. Polite attention to all. THE SZtsTZEIEID CO., oc 21 tf Second and Market Streets. V .I Ladies' Shirt Ladies' Hats Chi drerfs Hats and Baby Caps, all largest department Store m the city. Capes, with fur trimming, from 49c, trimmed Capes; some all wool cloth, Gapes Cloak Velvet Capes, trimmed, with fur collars and bead trimming, at $2. 25 each. 8f ine Capes, all styles, from. $1.50, $2.25, $3.00 and 4.00, up td.$60 each Wefcaij sell you a nice Jacket for $2.50; nice new garment with lar&je buttons, niade ot nice' Beaver Cloth. Better goods, handsome Goats, a $5 00,L $6.50 and $9MQ. Skirts of all kinds. We sell Worted Skirts, slightly damaged,- at 50c; n it-." Worsted Skirts for $1.00. $1,25, up to beautiful, all-wool Skirts at $2.00, $2.00 and up to $5.00. s I -We have a beautiful line of nice Silk and Satin Skirts wecan sell you frV-i" $4.75 to $9.00 each. We carry all sizes of Merino Under skirts at $1 50 ech . Waists in fine flannel at $1.50 each Silk from $2 50 to $6.00 each. We carry a big line of fine white Underwear for Ladies; Growns from 50c. 75c, 98c, $1.25 up to $2.52 each; Pants, all prices, from 25c to $1.00 a imifte Shirts for 52 and 75c. all at special prices. . s.' 1 ' r We have iust received a bis suddIv of new Millinerv. Ladies1 Hats bv the thousand ; everything you may call for. Big line of new samples at less ' than wholesale prices. The finest line of BaWCaps in white and colbrs, in Silk and Worsted, from 15c to $2 00 each . ' 'f-aU All kinds of Cloaks and Caps for boys andgirls in Tams, in Flannels, land Leather Caps. Our. big stock of fine Embroideries, about 850 patterns, claims the ladle' attention. Bring your card and get it punched with every cash purchas? at Wilmington's ISig Kacket btoreand get GEO. O. no 6 tf Of the Racket Store on BUTTONS For ''White Wholesale and Retail. SCHOOL ScIlooI 3T-L1 -r-n i ruje. LARGEST STOCK. LOWEST PRICES. C. W. se 4tt Now is TO MAKE YOUR DEPOSITS IX THE i Wilmington Savings and Trust Company. All Deposits made on or before November 1st, begin TO DRAW INTEREST from date M Rate of 4 Per Gent Per Statement of ATLANTIC NATIONAL BANK, Wilmington, N. C. At tbe close Of Business Sort. 20th, 1898. Condensed from Report to Comptroller. " RESOURCES. TioanB i.. .9688,485 SB Overdrafts ......... 453 87 U. S. 4 per cent. Bonds (at par) ....... . 95,600 00 Banking House and Fixtures 10,000 0o Dae from other Banks $133,778 02 Cash on hand 77,717 78311,496 75 Total.. 9956,034 64 COMPARATIVE Sept. 20. 96. Sept. 20, "97. Total Deposits $469,000 $694,000 Surplus and Net Profits......... w 57,500 70,500 Dividends paid 6 per cent, pftr annum. Last Instalment of Capital paid In October. '.302 ' October 1st ever put on foot in this city. The stock of Velvets, Brussels, Ingrains, All wool, Half Wool, Ac. Also, Moquette, Fur, and Smyrna Rugs. Floor Oilcloth, Matting, Window Shades. Lace urtains, Curtain Poles, Door Mats, Hassocks, &c. Come early and Secure Bargains. It's the Chance of a Life Time. They are Going to be Sold i without hesitation. Out of town orders solicited. Bear in mind we still keep a full stock Of DRESS GOODS AND NOTION! J. J oc2tf Redeem the State. Semi Us Your Orders. 3,000 C. C. Nuts. 1,600 Ponnda Mixed Nuts. 6,000 Pounds New Raisins. 740 Barrels Flour. 85 Barrels Apples. 86 Tubs G. E. Butter. 175 Boxes Crackers. ' 800 Bags Shot. 690 Bff Rails. 100 Pie Rle Cheese. 150 Cases Sardines. W. B. Cooper, Wholesale Grocer, oo 20 tf Wilmington. N. C. 1 AM RULING. I AND RULING f 1 VARIETY OF PRINTING. RULING AND BINDING DONE NEATLY, EXPEDITIOUSLY & f PUCADI V H. BERNARD, f Proprietor. and the Prices, and Solicit Yr.nr TIE 01 il SOFfl and Jackets. Waists and Underwear, and Trimmings. on sale at special low prices at We are pushing Wraps of all kind 98c and $1.45 up to. fine AsstrSean; fir large sweep, wellBia'dV. at kl 98 eat4V. a valuable present free GAYLORD, Prop., Front street. Ite ThcOrton Hotel: Government Clubs" BOOKS; YATES & CO., , WIL'lINGTON, N. O. the Time Annum. OC 29 tf LIABILITIES. Capital. . J .9125.0UP Surplus. .870.000 00 Undivided profits 12,600 78- 82,600 Circulation , . 40,500 U. S. Deposit f 50.000 at Other Deposits 667,933 91 TOf ..' Total 595C 034 S STATEMENT: 8ept. 20. '98 $707,000 82,6-X) 86 30 a 18 THE BEGINNING OF THE LARGEST CLEARING SALE OF 8 Most Respectfully SHEPAED, No 18 MARKET STBFTT. 3 ' - i "1 . - - t Skin Diseases. ifor the fcpeedy and permaexKpi' .r- : t of tetter, salt rheum and eczc-tijH ''-lin beriairj's Eye and Skin OiMr:nt.is : without an eqnal."-It relieves the iti ii ing and smarting almost instant h (and its continued use effects a perrruirent cure. It also cures itch barber!s itch. scald head, sore nipples, itching iile chapped hands, chronic sore eyes.ktiJ granulated lids. L Dr. Cady's Condition Powiev 'or hones are the best tonic . b " r - and vermifuge. Price, 23 : N For sale b febltf H. tt. tSELLAMt Druggist.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Nov. 11, 1898, edition 1
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