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I am now able -vm SAIWLY to woric ana ao tne wasn- j intr .tar Hm familiM WHIT YOU WANT ME TO BE. BY MBS. R0UN8EFKLL. It may nt be on the mountain's height, ' 0r oyer the stormy sea; It may not be at the .battle's front, My Lord will have need of me. But if, by a still small voice, he calls To oaths that I do not know. I'll answer, dear Lord, with my hands in thine, I'll go where you want me to go, Refrain I'll go where you want me to go, dear Lord; Over mountain, or plain, or sea; I'll say what you want me to say, dear - Lord; I'll be what you want me to be, Perhaps to day there are loving words Which Jesus would nave me speak; There may be now, in the paths of tin, gome wand rer whom I should see. 0, Saviour, if thou wilt be my guide, Though dark and rueged the way, - My voice will echo the message sweet: I'll say what you want ine to say. There's surely somewhere a lowly place In earth's harvest fields so wide. Where I may labor through life's short day For Jesus, the crucified. ' So. trusting my all to thy tender care, And knowing thou lovest me, I'll do thy will with a heart sincere, I'll be what you want me to be. SUNDAY SELECTIONS, - When God ia in the hfcarfc it cannot be small. ,r Few men are admired servants. Montaigne. Excess of wealth is by their cause of covetousnes8. Marlowe. . Mountains of difficulty always appear steeper at a distance.. The door of heaven 5a opened on earth, and every man has a key, which he is free use or not, as he chooses. It ia the peculiar faculty of fools to descern the faults of others at the same time they forget their own. Cicero. . Blessed are they who see the dav of clnrv. but mnrn KIpkspH nr who contribute to its approach.- Bishop Seeker. 11 is oy a constant series oi new starts that the spiritual life is car ried on within us. Sanctity is not tbe work of a day, but of a life. Goul burn. If men were weanedfrom their sauntering humor, wherein they let a good part of their livesrun uselessly away they would acquire skill in hundreds of thiaga.-Locke. The character which you are constructing is not your own. It is the building material out of which other generations will quarry stones for the temple of life. See to it, there fore, that it be granite and not shale. A. J Gordon, D.-D. Not a pain, nor a joy, nor a duty, nor pleasure but what has God in it. He is every wbere if we have eyes to see him, and his voice may be heard through the channels of .nature , and human life if only our ears are at tuned to heavenly music Rei). Wil liam A. Wasson. If asked where is the remedy for the deeper sorrows of the human heart, what a man should chiefly look to in his progress through life as the power that is to sustain him under trials and enable him to confront his inevitable afflictions, I must point him to something which, in a well known hymn, is called, "the old, old story," told in an old, old book, and taught with aa old. old teaching. which is the greatest and best gift ever given 10 manxina. w. Jtu. uiaastone, "Does your dyspepsia go hard with you, Mr. Jones f" "Yes, but it gos harder with the people who have to do business with me." Chicago decora. IS A SYSTEM BUILDER.6IVES APPETITE & CORRECTS THE LIVER. feSfS9 TASTELESS $ Chill tonic is sold Strictly on its Merits. It is the best Chill Tome at the smallest orice. Idnu yuur niuney remnueu ir I J ........ . . n l '! II r T ails to eure you. ROBERT R. BELLAMY, mar Mir Wholesale and Retail Dnuwlsty RtO CROSS, I -u - - WITHOUT YX BRITISH FORCES IN CAPE COLONY. Transvaal Report That the Seige of Mafeking Has Been Raised. GENERAL ROBERTS' PLANS. Signs of Important Developments sen. French la Touch With Qtlscre-The Splon Kop AffalrThe Evscua r tlon Not So Serlons. By Cable to tbe Mornjna Star. London, Jan. 28, 4 30 A. Ji: The only news issued by the War Office during the night is a dispatch from Lord Roberts dated yesterday (3atur day) stating that the situation is un changed, and that General French re ports a reconnoissance of the enemy s position on Thursdav, when he found the coers sirongiy posted at jrieiion- tein. Tne maps oo not snow any sucu place in the region of General French's operations, and it is probable mat Keitrontein, ten miles norm ot uoies burg, is the place alluded to. A special dispatch from Colenso, dated Wednesday, January 24th, says that Commandant Lucas Meyers' com mando surprised and surrounded a strong body of General Methuen's in fantry, killing and wounding twenty-, three and capturing fifteen. Movements in Cape Colony. Loudon, January 27. There are signs of important movements devel oping in the north of Cape Colony. General French has succeeded in get ting in touch with General Gatacre, possibly presaging a combination of the two column and the commence ment of a contraction of the forces which is believed to be the ground work: of Lord Roberts' plan of the campaign. Boer Report of British LosseB. Berlin, January 27. Some of the papers here claim to have a telegram from Pretoria saying that Gen. War ren was enticed into Spion Kop, where tbe Boers fell upon him; that seven teen of his cannon were captured, and that Buller's hasty retreat over the Tugela river alone can save him. The alleged Pretoria telegram adds that the British losses were 800 men killed and 1.50Q. wounded. The dis patch came through Brussels and does not reach much credit in this city. Discredited In London. London. January 27. The War Office has no news of the catastrophe to General Buller's forces reported from Berlin, and discredits the story. Neither has the War Office any ezpla nation; at least for publication, of tbe abandonment of Spion Kop, and there are no advices in this connection from independent sources. The disposition to-day is to regard the evacuation as not so serious as at first thought, and com mentors are abusing the military authorities, both at the front and at home, for publishing hasty accounts of an uncomplete, half understood operation, thus alternately thrilling ano depressing tne nation. The afternoon papers describe tne General's dispatches as unpleasant reading for the British people in tensely mortifying to the national pride and damaging to tne country s prestige, and scathingly denounce the gazetting, at the present time, .of re ports which, the St. James Gazette says, "display academic Imolity not uncommonly found in combination with considerable practical incapac lty, lapsing into sneering when they ought to rebuke, and filled with the slang and humor of Kipling's subal terns." The. St. James Gazette sums up its opinion as follows: "These dispatches sweat the folly which has prevailed throughout the period the campaign has covered, and which has exacted its usual tithe of lives and men." The War Office announces that the casualties reported by General Buller yesterday occurred in the battalions of General Lyttle ton's brigade, which, so far as known at the War Office, was not engaged in the capture or defence of Spion Kop. It appears, therefore. that they are additional to the consid siderable casulties which General Buller has reported as having occur red at Spion Kop. ' Mafeking Relieved. Lorenzo Marques. Delagoa Bat January 26. It is reported on good Transvaal authority th t Mafeking was relieved Tuesday, January 23d. London, January 27, 2.30 P. M. The War Office has decided to embody two additional militia battalions and another battery of artillery. London Volunteers. London, January 27 The last de tachment of the infantry section of the London volunteers, numbering 134 men, were entrained this morning for Southampton, where they7 will embark to day for South Africa. The route from Wellington barracks to Nine Elms station was thronged with cheering spectators, but not as on pre vious occasions, so the Order of march was undisturbed. The Lord - Mayor and sheriffs accompanied the troops to Southampton. The battery section and ammunitioncolumn, completing ine regiment, will leave February 3d. Prom Boer Sources. XUJH JAMF M.ODDER HPRTJIT. U DOer TugeJa River, Tuesday, January 23. xne .British are now endeavoring to forceWith 40,000 troona the Rnion LKop route to Ladysmith The firing on veneri uotna s position yesterday was tetfific. The grass was fired, rocks dislodged and trenches pierced. out tne battle was practically one sided, the Federals. only firing thirty shots. A ball from a shell landed in General Botha's pocket. The only Boer casualties were some horses wounded. The firing ceased at dark but was resumed this morning in the vicinity of Ladysmith and here, up to noon it lacked vigor. but KICE MARKET AFFECTED. By Embargo Against Importations from Plague Infected Ports. By Telegraph to tte ttorniaa Star. Savannah, Ga.. January 27. The orders of the Marine Hospital Service prohibiting importation from foreign ports at which bubonic plaguy has appeared, has already affected tbe rice market. Rice from Asiatic ports comes especially unoer tne ban since it is al most mvariaoiy tne case that rata bp. company rice in cargoes and scientific men have decided that rats are among the most dangerous distributors of the bubonic plague germs. Orders are al ready beginning to be received for car load lota of rice from San Francisco and other Pacific coast points, both here and in Louisiana, and the price has advanced half a cent a pound in consequence, xne racino slope de mand is supposed to arise from the large Chinese population. Admiral Watson reports that be has taken possession of Isabella coaling station on Basuan island and estab lished a marine garrison there under command of Lieutenant Long. THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. A Forecast of Proceedings Lord Salis bury's Majority is Not Likely to Be Moch Weakened. Copyrighted 1900 by the Associated Press J London, January 27. Though criticism of the government and its methods of handling the war is un abated, it is safe to say that when Par liament meets Tuesday next nothing serious will result. There will be the usual motions f censure, with per haps more than usually impassioned denunciations of the various depart ments of tbe administration, especi ally the war and colonial offices But, SUCn 1 IUO painuwaiu ui iuoyciso Englishman and tbe strength of the Conservative organisation, that it will be surprising if Lord Salisbury's ma jority is even appreciably weakened. .This mere tally of votes, however. mut rot be construed as a real index of national feeling, for many a man will go to the government lobby, who ouUide has privately declared some one ought to be hanged for mal administration, and that if Lord Salis bury did not disassociate himself from the system of culprits responsible for the national humiliation he must eventually take the consequences. The inner circles or the government are perfectly well aware of such an event uality, but they have no fears for the immediate -future, implicitly believ ing in a successful climax of the war and trusting it will onset the initial blunders. Another cogent rea son for prophesying that the stssion will be barren of changes affecting the balances of power, is' that the opposi tion, apparently, is hopelessly divided. Nothing showed this better than Air. John Morlev's speech at Forfar, Janu arv 24th. when for the first time he publicly sneered at Liord Kosehery, who numbers among his devoted ad herents such brilliant Liberals as Mr. H. H. Asjuith and Sir Edward Grey. Lord Rosebery's magnificent speech this week and the speeches which he has recently delivered have been con vincing men of all parties of his ex ceptional breadth of mind, patriotism and ability to face a national crisis sanely; and, perhaps, it is not stretch ing the bow to say he to-day commands British confidence to a gre&ter extent than Lord Salisbury. - Tet it is impos sible for the Liberals tn unitn on bim, and, as the Saturday Review sys, ' tie is so aomiraoie out oi omce that no one would risk putting him in." With Mr. Morley so bitterly bp- posed to the Kosebery section of the Liberals and Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman such a non-committal nonentity that his own party press scarcely ever- refers to- him, the Lib erals have no leader upon which to unite, even should they cohese suffi ciently to make a determined attempt to oust the government ; bo it is probable the opposition s tactics will be of the guerilla order, contenting themselves with putting up air (Jharles Uilke and others to criticise individual points. and while not directly challenging a vote upon tbe morality or tbe war and the government's waging of it, for fear of incurring the accusation of be inar unpatriotic, achieving the same end by vigorous academic criticism of the ante beflum diplomacy, bringing up the Jameson raid skeleton and de manding the production of the with held correspondence which was re f erred to by Mr. B. F. Hawkslev , counsel for Mr. Cecil Rhodes, in the letters recently published by the In dependence Belae. this line of policy, however, will not prevent the Irish members and most of the advanced Liberals from bringing to vote the most swerving measures of censure. But the Liberal leaders of all sections are likely to ab stain from supporting the war itself. which has now been in progress over three months, and the British position is worse than when Parliament was hastily assembled to grant supplies. REGARDING MEDIATION. Dr. Leyds, tbe Transvaal Agent In Berlin, Says tbe Boers Have No Occasion to Appeal to Any One. By Cable to the Morning star. Berlin, January 27.-The North German Gazette this afternoon says that Dr. Leyds, the diplomatic agent of the Transvaal who arrived here for the celebration of the Emperor's birth day, was rtct-ived by Count von Bue- low, the minister of foreign affairs, to day. xne ljOKai rnnzeraer published a re- port f an interview with Dr. Leyds in which he is quoted as saviusr his presence in .Berlin has nothing to do with politics, but is due merely to the invitation to the diplomatic dinner which he had received from the im perial chancellor. He proposed to re main some days, but had no political designs. Regarding the meditation. Dr. xjeyos said tne tfoera had no occasion to appeal to anyone.. Everything was going splendidly. As to tbe conclus ion of peace, his personal opinion whs that Great Britain would have to re turn a large portion of the territory she bad seized from the Boers and tbe Federal republics would o' course obtain every guarantee that not a hair of tbe heads of their kinsmen would suffer. No words, he continued, need oe wasted on tbe abs -lute mdeoen oence oi the two republics. Liadvsmitb.Mafekiner and Kimberlv. ur. Lieyds added, were simply prisons, wun tne sole difference that the Brit ish had to consume their own provis ions. FEDERATION OF LABOR. Samuel Qempers Had a Conference With President McKinley. By Telegraph to the Maralng Star. Washington, January 27. Sam uel Gompers, president of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, and other representatives of labor interests had a conference with the President to-day to urge upon mm tne advocacy or an eight hour law for all government work; a law to prohibit the products of convict labor from being transferred from one State to another; and a law to. restrict the authority in' Federal courts in the issuance of miunctions in labor troubles Mr. Gompers filed charges against Claude M. Johnson, director of the bureau of engraving and printincr. alleging inemciehcy and partiality. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Additional Amounts Required Dne to Rise In Price of Materials. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, January 27. The Treasury Department has sent to Con gress a statement of additional amounts required for public buildings now under course of construction, due to the rise m building material prices. They increase the cost limit at Bruns wick, Ga., to $120,000; Elizabeth City. N. C. to 83.000: Tamoa, Fla.. to $350;fJ00; Winston, N. O., to $63,000, and Newport News, Va., to $220,000. THE SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA. The Affair at Spion Kop Very Much Like a Reverse to the British Forces. " SPENCER WILKINSON'S VIEWS General Bailer's Army in a Critical Posi tion Unless the Disaster is Retrieved. A Retreat Would Be a Difficult Operation Other News. By Cable to the Mornioz Star. LONDOJT, January 28. Mr. Spencer Wilkinson, whose articles on' the war situation have attracted much atten tion here and abroad, wrote the fol lowing review of the situation for; the Associated Press at midnight and after the War Officials had given out a telegram from Lord Roberts dated at4 Cape Town, Saturday, - saying that there was no change in the situation: "The affair of Spion Kok appears very likely a reverse at the decisive paint of the battle. According to Gen eral Buller's telegram, General War ren determined to take the Hill because it commanded the enemy's other posi tions. Having taken it Tuesday night and he abandoned it Wednesday night, presumable bt-cause he was unable to hold it - 'The published words of General Buller's telegram have the tone in which a reverse is announced. Whether the mishap can be made good, it is impossible to say. "A general attacking has, to some extent, i he power of making his own decisive point. General Warren may yet best tbe enemy by success at some Other point, or he may retake Spion kop and keep it; but unless in one way or another the battle now goin on can be won, there is no probability of Ladysmith being relieved. 7 In a Critical Position. "General Buller's army, unless suc cessful, will be in a critioal position, for its retreat would be a difficult ope ration. Ths mam Boer force is as near to any point on the railway as is (General Warren s wing of Buller s army, and the Boers have tbe ad vantage of speed. For this reason, as well as because of the importance of his purpose to relieve General White, we may expect General Buller to do his very utmost before giving up the attempt, and, in this necessity lies the best hope of success. ' V The American civil war showed how rifled firearms, by rendering as sault difficult, produced battles lasting several days, and as since then the range and rate of nro have been greatly increased, the prolongation of the duration of battles was to be ex pecUrdly. - But without a fuller know ledge than the telegrams as yet afford, it is not possible clearly to interpret tbe episodos of tbe unfinished hgbt. "lhe report from Boer sources that Mafeking has been relieved is credible, fo. Colonel Plumer has been persis tently working in that direction and there has been time since he was last heard of near Gaborones for him to cover the intervening distance. More over, the Boers have wisely been con centrating their forces at more decisive points; but it requires confirmation." Under-estimated the Enemy. An eminent British General, review ing tbe campaign to a representative of tbe Associated Press, thus summed it up: "First of all, we under estimaled the enemy ; secondly, we knew noth ing of the power of modern weapons when opposed to each other in the bands of tolerably equal forces; third ly, we deserted tragedy to satisfy sen timent. By that I mean Ladysmith and Kimberley appealed to us. and we answered quickly and unthinking. We have learned many things. but' chiefly we have learned that long range guns and long-range ntles minimize tremendously tbe advantage which formerly occurred to tbe aggressor. Yet, I thoroughly be lieve, and am nt speaking without ex perience, that had any continental nation undertaken the same task with the same force it would by this time have been wiped out. There are a lot ot things which might have been learned had we watched your land fighting at Santiago; but we did not. As a result we did not have nippers to cut wire and we knew nothing about Mausers. But the appreciation of our snortcommgs only makes us tbe more determined. It may be six months and it may be a year; but we shall achieve our object." HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. Day Devoted to Eulogies Upon Deceased Members Routine Easiness. Bv Telegraph to the MornlnK Star. Washington, January 27 After transacting minor routine business, the House turned its attention to eu logies on deceased members. The date of February 10th, heretofore fixed for eulogies on the late Representative Settle, of Kentucky, Was vacated, the time for the exercises to be fixed later. Eulogies were then pronounced on the late Representative Baird.of Louisiana. At tbe conclusion of the eulogies -reso lutions of respect were adopted and then, at 1 20 P M., as a further mark of respect, the House adjourned. AGAIN CONVICTED. Negro Who Murdered a White Mas in Johnston County in 1898. Special Star Telegram. Smithfikld, N. C, January 27. Thomas. Smith, colored, who killed Chas. Cawthorne near Selma, John ston county, on December 25th, 1898, and who was convicted of murder in the first degree in Johnston Superior Court some months sgo and whose trial was moved to Wayne county. was again convicted at Goldsboro yes terday evening and sentenced to be hanged Friday, March 9th, 1900. New evidence brought in showed a clear case of premeditation. The trial lasted through Thursday and Friday and was presided over by Judge W. A. Hoke, of Littleton.' The solicitor for the State was ably assisted by Jno. A, Nar ron, of the Smithfield bar. Col. Argo, attorney for the defendant, gave no tice of an appeal. Judge Speer, of the U. S. Court at Macon, Ga., in the case of Dady against the Georgia and Alabama railway, re fused to grant the injunction sought to prevent tbe consolidation of the Seaboard Air Line system. He refer red to the fact that causes substantially similar were pending in the Federal jurisdictions of Virginia and North I iftfnhna ann hnlno thot 4 Via a I which first took cognizance of the case should carry it to its terminus. BRITISH CABINET MEETING. Reiterated Rumors Titt tbe Qriveit Klid of News, from Natal Is Being Concealed. Bv Cable to the Moralha Star. . London, January 27. The defence committee of the cabinet met at the War Office this afternoon, Lord Salis bury presiding. There are reiterated .. ... i i; .1 rumors tnat tne graves a.iu oi uows from Natal is being concealed by the War Office. It is even said that Gen eral Buller's forces are in full retreat. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the chan cellor of the exchequer, came to Lon don purposely to attend and Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary of state for the colonies, gave up their engage ments for the same reason. It is impossib.e to confirm or to deny these reports of disaster to Buller's forces, as the officials maintain silence. They say they have nothing for pub lication. It is evident, however, mat the office's announcements that the easaaltie - reported by General Buller occurred in General Lyttleton's brig ade, which apparently was not en gaged at Spion kop, shows that there has been severe fighting not yet re ported. L rd Wolseley. the commander in- chief of the forces, was also present at the meeting of the committee. There is no mention here of the reports cir culated ia the United States that Gen eral Clary has been defeated by the Boers. The last heard of General Clary was that he was participating in General Warren's movements. RIVER AND HARBOR WORK, Funds Reported Available by Chief of Engineers on First of the Year. By Teleirraph to the Morning Star. Washington, January 27. Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers, reports to Congress that on the first of the year the funds available for river and har bor work included the following: , Virginia James river, $143,923. North Carolina Cape Fear river' at and below Wilmington, $120,518 South Carolina Winyah bay, $358, 542. Georgia Savannah harbor. $606 455. Florida St John's river, $243 556: Hillsboro bay. $122,531 Also, Cumberland sound, tteorgia and Florida, $856,600. THE KENTUCKY CONTEST. hirst Actual Test oi Strength Proved a Victory for Qoebel. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Frankfort, Kt., January 27. The first actual test of strength between the Republican and Democratic forces in the Qoebel Taylor contest came to day and by the admission of the Re publican leaders proved a Victory for Goebel. The Democrats claim it is deceive, while the Republicans still hart strong hopes of retaining Gover nor lay lor. The vote was in the con test of van Meter of Fayette county against Berry; Van Meter winning, 51 to 45. hvery ettort was made to get out tne largest possible vote. WARM WIRELETS. The Old Dominion steamer James town is still stuck in the sand off Lam bert's Point, where she grounded Fri day morning. Every pound of her cargo has been removed. Bradford Dunham, general superin tendent of the Plant system of rail ways, has tendered his resignation, to take effect February 1. Captain W B. Denham, division superintendent at Gainesville, Fla., will succeed Mr. Dunham. The annual conference of the Mor mon Church of Georgia was held yes terday in Macon. It was reported that tbe work of the Mormons in Georgia for the past year had met with success and that there are now 150 converts in the State. - The survey of the Ohio, Tennessee and Carolina railroad has been com pleted. This proposed road is better known as the Black Diamond, but was recently chartered under the above name. It is the Boone scheme to build a road from Columbus, Ohio, to Port Royal, . U. General Superintendent Barrett, of the Southern railway, has notified the committee of telegraphers having in charge the grievances of the operators on that road of his refusal to consider their complaints. The telegraphers then appealed their case to Genera Manager Gannon. IZHZ The hearing before United 8tates Commissioner Shields, New York, in tbe matter of Gaynor brothers and B v. Ur eerie, contractors, indicted in Savannah, Georgia, with former Cap tain uoerim SL. Carter, for fraud and conspiracy ae&inst the government. has been further adjourned until next weeK. Not in Her Set: -"Do you admire the Miss Readem Bride of Lam mermoor?" Miss Gabby UI don know the Lammer moors." Balti more American. FACTS IN A FEW LINES. English collieries employ 385,000 peo ple. Dog insurance i flourishes in $cw York. An apiary expert predicts a honey famine in Canada this year. The German army includes more jthan 10,000 military musicians. In Italy bread and sugar cost about thrice what they do In England. Within the last 20 years 3,000 honses In Dublin have been closed for sani tary reasons. A million dollars was sent in' sti pends to Presbyterian ministers In Canada last year. . The instruction of each student costs the French universities about 511 francs per annum on an average. The government bureau of ethnolo gy has the services of two women of recognized reputation in ethnology. There are 1,000 vessels which cross the Atlantic ocean regularly every month, some of them twice a month. At a Methodist school in China there are 60 girls picked out of some river or pool, where they had been thrown by parents to drown. While Liverpool has greatly increas ed in importance as a shipping port it has for years steadily declined as a shipbuilding center. Belgium has the largest amount of railroad In comparison with its total area, the amount being 32.2 miles to each square mile of area. In proportion to population North Berwick is said to be the wealthiest town In Scotland. It has an annual value of real property per Inhabitant of about $60. Among the points dwelt on at the recent tuberculosis congress in Berlin was the fact that more than 40 per cent of the printers of Berlin who had, died were phthisical. .Notwithstanding the fact that there is nothing new. under the Bun the Unit- i C4.n 4- K.in.irfl . 25.000 patents last year to oeonle who' ' had hit upon a new idea. CURRENT COMMENT. It now appears that the is land of Negros, in the Philippines, which we were informed was inten sely loyal to our government, is honeycombed with what we call re bellion and what the Filipinos con sider patriotism. How many more times are we to be fooled by reports rom the scene of our war of subju gation? Atlanta Journal, Dem. Advocates of the Hanna ayne Ship Snbisdy job are making much of the fact that ex-Senator Edmunds of Vermont appeared before the House committee in favor of the same. But, the people under stand that Mr. Edmunds is practic ing his profession now, and tirat he appeared not as a benator and ser vant of the public, but as the paid counsel aud servant of the Ship Sub sidy King. Brooklyn. Citizen, Dem, The American critics of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain who most se verely censure his course in assist ing to bring on the war with the South African Republics will prob ably agree with him in his recent declaration that "England had much to learn from America, and unless she learned it quickly she was bound to fall behind in commerce." His head is level in this respect. Phila delphia' Record, Dem. The year recently ended was a' very prosperous one in the Ala bama coal and iron districts, and the Birmingham papers look for ward to the current year showing equally as good if not better re sults. It is predicted that every mine and every furnace now in oper ation will continue on full time throughout the year, and the prob abilities are that others will go into operation before a great while and continue on fnll time indefinitely. Savannah News, Dem. . TWINKLINGS. She (reading the financial col umn) What's f-the difference be tween a bull and a bear?" He "Down in tbe street, my dear, it's about a mil lion dollars a minute." Lt7e "Were von reallv hamper be fore you became civilized f" asked tbe wane man. "wen," answered tbe Pacific Islander. "I must sav I didn't have all this worry about whether my trousers were getting baggy at the Knee. " wasnington star. Remote and Safe "Our liter ary club is going to study the Eliza bethan era." "Isn't that rather hackneyed?" "Yes; but in discussing people who are not dead, you know, we won't be tempted to gossip," De troit Free Press. "I don't care how severe a cold is," said the man who was not suffer ing from one, "I can get rid of it in oneday." "So can I." replied the man who was carying three pocket handkerchiefs, "but suicide is repug nant to me." Chicago Post. I 1 TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS: WK WISH YOU A Happy Hew Year and solicit your orders for Groceries to help us to the same. Yours, truly, D. McEACHERN, Wholesale Grocer. JaStf I FOR THE MEW YEAR We will offer to the trade at the Lowest Prices, Selected brands of Flour, Water Ground Meal, Soap, Sugar, Starch, and other Standard Groceries, Including Tobacco. Cigars and Cigarettes Thanking oar customers for their past favors, we shall by satisfactorily supi plylnsr their wants, endeavor to merit their continued support. RICE STRAW. WILLIAMS BROS., dec 31 tf 16 and 18 North Water street. I J. W. MURCHISON & CO.,! Wholesale and Retail Dealers in g Hardware, Tinware, I FINE CUTLERY, f I GUNS, PISTOLS, f AMMUNITION, f I AGRICULTURAL I IMPLEMENTS, STOVES, &c. I We carry large stocks of v ery? V thing In our line, to which wef ? invite the special attention off Country Merchants. I J. W. MURCHISON & CO., Orton Building-, 4 J , WILMINGTON, N. Cf Fertilizers. 1600 Bags Best Acid. 1425 Bags Pare Kainit. 8800 Bags 2H per cent. Fertilizer. 1SOO Bags Tobacco Guano. 1500 Bags Truckers Special. 1000 Bags Dirty Salt. 1600 Bags Cotton Seed Meal. 6000 Pounds Nitrate Soda. 6400 Pounds Muriate Potash. 8100 Pounds Sulphate Potash. Will try' to please on terms and prices. W. B. COOPER, -aw mhmn i WOi alM grOOT, JaUtt wrmlnatcn. W.a Just back from with a lot of Ladles lona- sleeve flat thread Underveets at 10 and laxin Ladles' rihbed long Bleve Underrests at 18J and 15c; ioc CaiTton F annel at7n 80 Canton rianuefatec. Sea Island Horn-spun at 2c Qui 1 Anron -lnVhama 4 and 60 Best Calico at 4, 4J4 and ec. Fruit of the Lo- m BlsacWng at ?He7ten rS I f one customer. Barker lils Blachin atefce. tan yards to one costomer Stw brnas of Bleaching a, 4. 4H and 5o. Just received 8 000 yards of P quiHill colore stripes figures aadeplldc tors Begnlar price is4c we will sell any of it at ioc Check HomesDun at 4. 4 and to Good hearv Pants Cloth & nu ttu i on TS irr- Good heavy double knee O walls at 4 80. Good heavy overalls with apron'ai. d susDenl ders t 70o Pretty colors In Worsted at 10 UJ4, 15 and 0c we can sail 1 voir a in" Bat for 50c that wll cost yon Si.o anywhere in the city other grades of ien-s t at 60, TBc, SI 00 and $ 85. We will sell a Boy's Pants, 1 , iso to ooc. men-s rants, aac NOTIONS. A Wg lot of Turkish Bath Boan at loa cake. A big lot of Tar Soap at lc a cake, a nice large cake of Soap nicely flavored, regular price 6c we win sU at So a cake. Patent Books and Eyes, white and black at 20 a card. J. o Kind'i good Machine Thread two spoo.s for so. - 8 B ' 8HOtS-Good heavy elastic on grain Shoes, 90c. Other grades of BroeaGs at 93c. Ladles' patent tip button tr lace Shoes atQic. . B iter grades from $1 00 to is 00 Hen's Shoes from f l CO to f 4 CO. Tbe above prices are our every day prices. G. O. GAYLORD'S Branch Store, J, It. BOVD, General manager. Cora Fonrth and CsmpbeJl 8tr.u. The Wilmington Savings and Trust Co., WILMINGTON, N. C. Absolute, security guaranteed to depositors. Four per cent, per annum paid on all amounts over $5.00. Polite attention to all customers. Deposits received In amounts of 25 cents to S10.C00. J. W. NORWOOD, Pbesident. H. WALTERS, Vice-Pbesidek r ja 10 tf JAS. S. WORTH, Actikg Cabhibk. For Your Keep on Hand Always It kills Can be-taken internally or externally, and is warranted to be. in every way as represented. Sold by druggists and dealers generally. FamiIySizottleSj2tHorsSizottles What's the Racket? its A i.arbk' my finnns siwr ' Probably one of the largest in North Carolina. It has three large floors, and every floor and every shelf is cov ered with goods. In the store we carry many different lines of goods. Men's Hats. This department has been largely in creased this week. We have a nice line of Men's Hats, pretty styles, at 50c a piece. We have the celebrated Rossemore Hat. Alpine and Stiff Hats, worth (1.25, we are now offering for $1 00. We have a nice line of Men's Sample Hats, which we are closing out at less than wholesale cost. We have all grades of Hats. We have some fine Hats at $3 00 a piece. If you are in need of a Hat we ask you to come and see our stock, as we can save you at least 25 per cent. We have just received twenty five dozen Men's, Boys' and Misses' Caps. We have all the new styles at 20c a piece. We have a line of good Caps at 10c a piece. A line of Fur bound Caps, formerly 50c, now 25c. Men's and Boys' Clothing. In this department we have just fin ished stock-taking and we find that we have upwards of $5,000 invested in this. We have every line of goods sold in Dry Goods and Notion Stores. Gome and bring your cards and have them punched with all cash purchases. ' ! GEO. 0. 6AYL0RD, Proprietor. OPPOSITE THE ORTON. JaSStf ! " OATS AND MEAL. 800 bushels White & Black Seed Oats. 700 bushels Red Rust Proof Oats. 1000 bushels Feed Oats. 500 bushels Water Ground Meal. Two Wgom and One Horse and Mule for tale. D. L GORE CO., ja 19 tf 120-124 North Water street. STATEMENT OF Atlantic National Bank, WILMINGTON K. O. At the Close of Business Dec. 2nd, 1899, Con flensed from Report to comptroller. RESOURCES. Loans $ 858,971 64 Overdrafts 8 79 U. 8. Bonds (at par) , . 95,600.00 Banking House and Fixtures 10.000.00 Dne rrom app'd res've agt's $ 79.160.98 Due from other banks 169.160.99 Cash on hand 79,33i.5l 827,6:2 78 Total.... .(1,292,233.11 LIABILITIES. Capital... I 125,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits 1 01 ,784.40 Circulation 41,040.00 Deposit U. 8. Treas. 50,000.00 Deposits from Banks....... 207 693 55 Deposits from Individuals 731,715.16 Certificates of Deposit 85,000.00-1,021,408.71 Total ..tl.293,233.11 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. m . , Dec-8 '97. Dec. 2, "98. Dec. 2, TO. Total deposits.... 1672,000 1874,500 11,024,000 Surplus and net Profit 76.200 87,500 101,784 Dividends Paid 6 Per Cent. Per Annum. BTtast Instalment of Capital Paid in ctoter 1692. decStf Seasonable Goods. MULLETS, new catch. Best Cream Cheese. Martin's Gilt Edge Butter. lr- s . ... ' IBagging and Ties. SAL LT. A GENERAL LINE OF CASE GOODS III DEMAND AT THIS SEASON. Sole agents for Rob Roy FLOUR. McNAIR & PEARSALL. sepiotf v 500 Barrels Seed Potatoes. Seven years handling th same selected Seed from the most reliable seedsman In the North -west has proven that no seed has surpassed tiem, and few equal ed. Our man customers will bear witness. Send us yntf orders. Also manufacturer of Hoe Cake hoi a. Prices I KusraDieea. B. F. KEITH OO , Dixie boy lfl years old a rood Salt of O tithes at si 4 to 12.75. Men s Butts, 18.86 to $18.80. Family or Your Horse Sloan's Liniment germs in a marvelous man ner. It is the best antiseptic known and positive! cures c Rheumatism, Cramp and Colic. Invaluable as a liniment for family u:e, as veil as a horse liniment. ' - -w. w iw iv a .w m.mm In Men's Suits, a nice Black Wors. ted Finish Goods, at $3.60 per suit Regular Line, All Wool Goods, nicely made, $5.00 per suit. Good Heavy Serge Suit $8.00, regular price $10 00. In Boys' Suits, we have quite a va riety. Any price from $1.00 to $i CO. Embroidery. An importation of Spring Em broidery has just been received by us, and we have a fine line of Insertions, Edges and All-Over Embroidery, from 5c to $1.00 per yard. All new Sprir.g Patterns. Thread. I have 500 dozen spools of J. O. King's New Thread, made for tbe ma chine. I will sell two spools for 5c. and warrant it to give satisfaction; if not, money refunded. To every lady who comes to the Racket Store be tween the hours of 10 A. M. and 4 P. M. we will present one spool of this new Sewing Thread as a sample, on Monday, 22nd. Toilet Articles. We have a fine stock of Perfumery and Toilet Articles Gologne. Sm J I ing Salts, Almond Meal, Hair Brushes, Combs and Tooth Brushes. Fresh shipments of W. L. Douglass SHOES for men and boys. . r J And they are-growing more famous every day.' Also, for Ladies' and Misses' wear, the Duttenhofer and "Jenness Miller." ! They are making new friends every day. Get in the RUSH if 70a want a pair for Xmai or New Tear's. MERCER & EVANS., 62M steps east from corner Front, 63M west from corner ttecond. dec 19 tf RED RUST PROOF And WHITE SPRING OATS. We are doing our best to please our friends. FRESH GOODS, NICE STOCK and SMALL MARGIN. Send us your Spirits, Tar, Cotton, Rosin, rouury, 1 imner, tauie, etc. YucK Sak8f prompt returns. All orders filled the day received. 1 1 - 1 T. D. LOVE. Steamer for Fayettevffle Mondays and Thurs- x-aciDoinsunj, Lreigat aaa towage. frrSte8aPP1y T D. LOVE. Jtatf General Agent Vegetable Baskets. A CAB-LOAD JUST IN. SEED POTATOES. . Time to cast about for BEST SEED WE HAVE THEM. Get our prices on MOLASSES AND SYRUPS before placing your orders, HALL & PEARSALL. WHOLESALE annnniui. aeoMtf 1
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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