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I-if k y mmmmm- ..... 7i fir miss Maud HeoscD, ff mi rVrano fitr. Tv-ia A tipples. Col.. write: "I had been afflicted with my eyes for over a year with such a dreadful itching and inflammation that I could not nae-them for anything. Physicians bad given me many different remedies which were like using so much water ; they measured my eyes for glasses, which I got and wore for some time, but they did not benefit me in the least. My mother desired me to write to Dr. R. V. Pierce and explain the condition of my Sea. I did so, and after following your vice, and using eight bottles of the Favorite Prescription ' and eight of the 4 Golden Medical Discovery, ' can say my trouble is entirely cured. I would advise any one so afflicted to try these wonder ' ful medicines. My health- was never so good as it is now, and I shall never tire of praising Dr. Pierce's medicines." Side women Are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by letter and secure a specialist's advice free of charge. ' . WRITCTD DR.R.V.PiCRCC BUFFALO . N .Y. AU CORRESPONDENCE PRIVATE. ;.jiyiimi LIEUT KMMKTT HOOE. ; My life is like the shattered wreck Cast by the wares upon the shore, ' The broken mast, the rifted deck, .Tell of the shipwreck that is o'er; Yet from the relict of the storm The mariner his raft will form, Again to tempt the faithless sea; Bat hope rebuilds no barque for me. My 1f is like the blighted oak That ,if,s its seared and withered form, Bcathed o.y the lightning's sudden stroke. Sternly to meet the coming storm ; Yet round that sapless trunk will twine The curling tendrils of the vine, And life and freshness there impart iNot to this passion-blighted Leart My life is like a desert rock. In the mid-ocean lone and drear, 'Worn by the wild waves' ceaseless shock That round its base their surges rear; Yet there the sea moss still' will cling, Some flower a cleft will find to spring, And brrathe eVn there a sweet per fume; For me life's flowers will no more bloom . My life is like the desert waste, " By human footsteps seldom pressed ; The eve no fresh'niugs there can trace. No verdant spot on which to rest; Yet e'en amidst these sands so drear The stork will tend her young with care; E'en there the notes of joy impart; But naught can cheer my lonely heart. SUNDAY SELECTIONS. Fair words never hurt the tongue. George Chapman. Everyone can master a grief but he that has it. Shakespeare. The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone. John Lyly. Clearly the mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands. Francis Bacon. The miserable liave no other medicine but only hope. Shake speare. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. Sir Philip Sidney. They are as sick that surfeit with too much as they that starve with, nothing. Shakespeare. No pleasure is comparable to the standi on the vantage ground of truth. Francis Bacon. "Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools. George Chapman. Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt. Shake speare, r Revenge is a kind of wild jus tice which the more man's nature runs to the more ought law to weed it out. Francis-Bacon. . The elder in charge of a con gregation ought to be a most earnest advocate of prayer meetings, for these are the meetings that so greatly help his members. A the principle of love is the main prihcioal in the heart of thn mnl Christian, so the labor of love is the main business of the Christian life. Jonathan Edwards. The world is what we make it. Forward, then t Forward in the power 01 raun, lorwara in the power or truth, forward in the power of friendship, forward in the Dower of freedom, fop- ward in the power of hope, forward in me power or iod I TWINKLINGS. "That " Hflid fcllAlrtW AAmoAiaii "was tbe greatest play bill of them it. - wnai wasT ' askea tbe heavy tragTdian. "Bill 8hakespeare." "Do jou think her hair is all real!" "Wht, of cure A girl of her oufr nu'ct nevt.r buy any other nu x-mutaeipnta jxvemng Bulle tin. ' , - Miss Shame "I Tinar vnn era going to, be married' at last." Miss ouBppie ' -nicairo; xnars my .t Dusinesar uiss bharpe "Indeed Wholesale or retail !" ' 'Tommy " said his gentle-faced ff random! hnr. "Vim' a Mtmlu little glutton .How can you eat so much?" "Don't know, granny.- 'Spose its just fWUlUCE." HV-OUS., . Wife "Do vnn moon t.n iniln uate that your judgment is superior to miner' Huahand rbn;..f. my dear; our choice of life partners prove ii n i. O7MCO0O Views. "And was it etiquette that kept you from taking the second piece of piel" asked the. host. "No," replied the candid vonnratAt" "it o. Aff wbb w v a n CT mm ySA aCflj He had his hand all ready to pinch the niinuwj x reacnea ior tne pie." Chi cago Daily News. . "Say, old man, how do you tell as a aeDuianie rrom a gin in ner fourth season, when you don't know either iiu uoa iwn m uiu am tne oineri "Watch 'em at a problem play or wnen a nsxy story is oeing toid. . Tne debutanta trioa nnt In itiimo nhnMlrad though she li, while the other pretends to be shocked, though she isn't. " - - i a . r. ANOTHER DELIVERY FROM CLEVELAND. The Ex-President Gives His Views in Reference to Pres idential tenure. ITS SUBSTANTIAL EXTENSION Is Struogly Advocated-He Condemns ibe Present Indirect tod Cumbersome Hode of Electing the President The Evils of Sborj Tenure. " . B Te.earaDb to the Marni&K New York, December 29 Wruing on ,-The President of the Twentieth Century," for a copj righted special issue of the New York World,, to morrow, ex President Cleveland refers to the' Presidential tenure in these terms : 'Thoughtful citizens will. more and more appreciate ' the objections urged against the present indirect and cum bersome mode of electing their Presi dents. The circumstances in which this plan, originated, if ever of con trolling importance, ought no longer to excuse such a baffling coufusion of ideas as grows out of the proposition that in a popular government the people's chief officer and their most direct representative may be made the recipient of their trust and the deposi tory of their power in flagrant opposi tion to the declared popular will. "Strong arguments are from time to time urged in favor of a change in the tenure of the Presidential office. These should challenge serious attention, to the end that the present -constitutional limit may be re moved and a more reasonable and useful one substituted. There has been a continual increase in Federal legis lation of peremptory character and re lated to the immediate and routine necessities of the country : and bo it has oome to pass that of the four ses sions of Congress held during a presi dential .term, two are so brief as to scarcely permit the passage of necessary appropriation bills, while of the others, one occurs when tbe ('resident is usually strange in his new office and burdened with impor tunities and labors inseparable from a change of administration, and the remaining one encounters during its continuance the interruptions; timidity and demoralization of a presidential aad congressional canvass. These conditions suggest the scant opportu nily allowed for the initiation and adoption of new and important remedial legislation during a single presidential term. "Another argument of considerable weight in favor of the change is based upon the complaint that the business aud other important interests of our people are now too frequently dis turbedand disquiettd by the turmoil aud beat of a presidential eleeiiou. It is not amiss to add that a substantial extension of the executive teiuif would pave the way for establishing toe ineligibility of an incumbent to t.uccerd himself which has long fouud favor with a large class of our people as a consummation! much to be desired. I "Thus, American citizens in the twentieth century will be charged with the duty of securing for them selves the actual substance of popular rule by establishing a more direct mode of electing the people's chief ex ecutive in strict accordance with the people's will, and by so extending the tenure of his office, as to enable him to better serve nis countrymen and more thoroughly protect and defend all their interests." FINANCIAL SMASH IN THE CITY OF LONDON. Twelve Failares on the Stock Exchange Followed the Snspeoiion of the Loo doa and Globe Corporation. By Cable to the Mornlna Star. - , ' London. December 29. The Lon don and Globe Finance Corporation, limited, has suspended payment When the brokers yesterday delivered stock purchased on account of the London and Globe and asked for pay ment, thev received checks-which were dishonored. This was followed to day by the failure on the Stock Exchange of twelve firms, as follows : Haggard, tiaie cc rixiey, uarie cc unver, Douglas, Jr., & Co. , Corn foot Brothers, P. A Cohen. Blockey & Bucking ham, Gunn & Aubrey, Richards & Sloper, Baker & Smith, F. C. Watts & vompany. The first named ia a b?o tirm with important connections. It is feared a numoer oi smaller joDoera will be affected. . While the difficulties of the firms closely coanected with the London and Globe, division were largely dis counted, the repeated fall of the ham mer this morning caused a great sensation. It is feared the full list of failures is not yet known. The rauures to day involve twenty eight members of the Stock Exchange aud are equally divided among job bers and brokers. It is generally re garded in the mining market as being the blackest dav ainna thn Rannn smash, which was disastrous to all de partments. To-day's crisis, however, did not extend to the other markets, though most of them closed depressed. Americans were incidentally affected, owing to some of the firms which failed being interested in American securities. i Tbe London and Globe is said to be largely interested in toe Baker Street Waterloo Electric raSroad, and the trouble is partially attributed to the money it has tied up in that road. The chairman of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, limitel, is. the Marquis of Duff-riu and Ava. the former Kovertior general of Canada and British ambassador at Paris. The failure of the concern of which he ia the bead adds one more sorrow to tbe closing chapter of bis life, for he ia to day preparing to start for South Africa, in company with Lady Dufferin, in consequence of the serious condition of his son. Lord Frederick Temple Blackwood, the lieutenant in the Ninth Laocers who was wounded Monday at Glenfontein. It is scarcely a year asro since Lord Dufferin lost hia eldest son, the Earl of Ava, who died at Ladysmith. He is now encompassed by family grief and his honored name is dragged in the financial mire. Lord Duff erin's fellow directors are Whitaker Wright, who is well known in connection with many com panies; Lieutenant General The Hon. Somerset Gough Calthorpe, who has been colonel in chief of the Fifth Dragoon Guards since 1892, and Lord Pelham Clinton, master of the Queen's household and a son of the former Duke of New Castle. Lord Dufferin holds five thousand shares of the London and 'Globe and twenty thousand British-Americas. AU saloons in Chicago were closed at midnight last night, for the first time since the present mayor. Carter H. Harrison, has held office. BOERS IN CAPE COLONY. KImberly Almost Isolated Skirmish at Drelfonteia Coavoy" of Wigoos ftplured by Boers. By Cable to the Morning- Star. Cbadkdock. Capk Colony, Decem ber 28. Kimberly is almost isolated by Boer raiders. No mails have reached there from December 19th to Decern bcr 25th. Provisions are at famine prices. The military took charge of all tbe foodstuffs December 22d. The Leinsfer regiment, commanded by Major Barry, had a skirmish lasting four hours with the Boers at Dreifon tein. December 27ih, suffering slight losses. The Boers at Geluk captured a con voy of twenty five wagons on Christ mas eve. General Kitchener's Report. London, December 29. General Kitchener, telegraphing from Pretoria under date of Friday, December 28th, sends a summary of tbe number of at tacks made by the Boers at various points. The only important incident was an attack on a baggage column near Greylingstad. A company with a pompon made a sortie from Grey lings tad and drove off the Boers. Cap tains Radcliffe and Harvest were wounded, eight men killed, twenty seven others wounded and twenty were reported missing. British Regaining Qrousd London, Dec SO. Last night's cable dispatches from South Africa add little ornolbing to thejinformation concerning the situation, though the general trend of events seems to show that ' the British are gaining ground recently lost. A special from Naauwpoort, dated December 28th re ports that Colonel De Lisle defeated Hertzog. eighteen miles west of Deaar, capturing a number of wagons and re leasing the prisoners captured at Phil lipstown Lieutenant Colonel Gr-u-Ml forced back Kritzinger towards Veuterstad. Both commandos are in a desperate plight and probably will never re cross the Orange river. It is creditably reported, according to a dispatch from New Castle, De-' cember 29, that Louis Botha has in formed Commandant Spruigbt that Kruger has sent word that the Burghers must lay down their arms or continue figbtiDg on their own account, as no support from Europe can be expected. AFTER DECAPITATION. How Long- Can av Beheaded Bf an I4t and Mo-re. I Recently there has been much argu ment abroad aiming to prove that the de capitation of criminals is the most cruel form possible of inflicting the death sen tence. Some of the pronounced oppo- -nents of this form of capital punishment ' declared that the circulation of blood in : the severed head did not cease for three hours and that during that period the . head could see, hear and smelL Dr. Wurm, a German expert, has felt moved io'reply to these statements. He says that he handled many heads of decapitat ed criminals and that there is not the least doubt-possible as to the fact of ab- ' solute death, "Immediately after the execution," he ' says, "the heads were pale, entirely bloodless and absolutely without life. Not even reflex actioas could be pro duced, and only for a short period could the galvanic current produce them. But a most interesting inquiry would be that of remaining spinal energy in the decap itated body. Beheaded frogs, chickens, ducks and even rabbits have been known to carry out independent movements, such as scratching of an irritated spot, jerking away an extremity when it was pinched and going through the motions of running, swimming and jumping." Apropos of this Dr. Wurm quotes this queer tale told in a book published in 1688 in Hamburg entitled "Greatest ; Things In the World; or, So Called Re- lations Curioste. v "Emperor Ludwig of Bavaria in 1337 sentenced Sir Dietz of Schauenburg with four squires to death for free boo ting. At . the place of execution Sir Diets begged -the judges to put him and his squires into a row, each man one foot from the next. Theu he was to be executed first, and his body would arise and run as far along the row of prisoners as he could. Each : man whom he succeeded in passing was to be let free. The judges laughed and granted the request, saying that never before had they seen a beheaded man run. Thereupon Dietz put his men in a row, placing the one whom he liked the best nearest to him. Then he kneeled, the sword fell and took his head off clean, and In the next instant the body had risen and was darting by the four men. It ran past them all and fell prone a few feet beyond the farthest one. Then the emperor pardoned the men as his judges had promised." n ' . I THE OLD FAMILY UMBRELLA. Walter Beaant'a Picture of tne Genu ine Article of the Past. Those who know the family umbrella of tradition will be interested in reading what Walter Besant remembers about the institution that has disappeared from view: "The real old family umbrella has gone out. Call that slim, stuck up, affected, attentuated thing a family umbrella. Go away.' I remember the genuine family umbrella. It was kept in readiness be hind every front door; it was a large, portly, heavy instrument; as an emblem of respectability it was highly esteemed In middle class society; it was serviceable as a tent in rainy weather; it could be used as a weapon of offense and defense on occasion. ' I have seen a picture of an elderly gentleman keeping off a footpad by means of this lethal umbrella. He made as if ha would spear or prod the villain. Why, one prod would alone make a hole of six inches diameter in that murderous carcass. The nurse used to carry it, with difficulty managing the baby and the umbrella; it went out to tea with the young ladies; the maid who fetched them home took the umbrella with her. It succeeded the lantern and the club formerly carried by the 'prentice when he escorted his mistress to the card party after dark. "I remember it, I say. There were three brothers who came to the same school where I was but a tiny little boy. They lived at some distance and had to pass on their way to school through a stratum of inferior respectability. Every morning brought to these three brothers the delight and the excitement of battle with the boys belonging to that inferior respectability. To the eldest brother, who carried the really Important weapon, the umbrella was exactly what his battleax was to the Lion Heart; so he raised it; so he wielded It; so he swung it; so he laid his enemies low to right and to left of him, before him and behind him, while the other two, relying on the books tight ly strapped, brought them to bear, with-, shrewd knocks and thwacks and pound ings, on heads and shoulders and ribs. Twas a famous family umbrella green, too, if I remember aright." Stave Snowatorma. "You might not think it," said Alexan der Semple, a glove manufacturer of Par is, to a representative of the New York Commercial, "but the theaters have to come to our back door to get material to help them out in their beautiful stage ef fects. Waste glove dippings are now al most universally used for making 'snow In winter scenes. Every wanderer and outcast you shivering through these fierce Siberian snowstorms is perishing In a shower of clippings of white kid glove material. "Theatrical people tell me these clip pings of kid gloves are much better than the 'paper snow formerly used. I think the superiority of kid giove clippings over paper is that they cling better to the clothing of Ahe nerishlno- outcasts. "The knowledge of this bit of stage il lusion rather destroys the effect of a stage snowstorm for me. and I find mv self involuntarily selecting plays that mve uotniug wst warro weather in ttott! : : CAENIVAL OF-BLOOD. ' THE fearful rites that. used TO j OBTAIN IN AFRICA. H? - v ; J Hainan Sacrifices Were of Common Occurrence The Execution Bowl and the Inflletlon of the Death Penalty on the Victims." - ' Ashanti, in western Africa, embraces about 70,000 English square miles in area, and its population has been various ly estimated rom 1,000,000 to 3,000,000. The country proper is one continuous for est, and this is traversed by narrow, winding paths 'which are broad enough for pedestrians and chair and burden car riers, but not for vehicles. , Despite the dense woods there is a remarkable ab sence of animal life, and men who have penetrated into the deepest parts of the woods have wondered at the absence of bird and beast. When the land has been cultivated, it has been found extremely fertile and productive of large crops of grain, vegetables, yams and fruits. Gold is also found in large quantities, and the principal exports are gold dust and palm oil. For many years it was one of the' greatest slave shipping points. Twenty five fortsere built upon the coast in the course of 'as many years, and in these the European merchants carried on their slave trade. In this barbaric country polygamy ran riot to the extent that a king's regular al lowance of wives was 3,333, and the cus tom of human sacrifice was so well estab lished that a ruler could have his subjects or prisoners killed for n(S reason further than that he wished it done. The system of human sacrifice was founded to some extent on the idea of piety toward par ents and superiors. It is the. popular be lief that one's standing in the next world depends 'on the number of attendants sent after him. Several times every Tear the king visited the places where his predecessors were kept. These were not buried, -but they sat in state, their bones held together by links of precious metaL There the prisoners of war were brought before the king and executed in ways to suit his fancy. . In a sketch written by Colonel George Baden-Powell in 1896, when he was a major of the Thirteenth hussars, that of ficer had this to say of the practice of hu man sacrifice: " 'Kumassi' ' means the death place. One town possessed no less than three places of execution. One, for private execution, was at the palace; a Becond, for public decapitations, was on the parade ground; a third, for. fetich sacrifices, was in the sacred village of Bantama." In speaking of the execution bowL he said: "It is a large basin of brass, sorsc five feet in diameter, ornamented with' four small lions and a number of round knobs all around its rim, except at one part, where there is a space for the vic tim's neck to rest on the edge. The blood of the victims was allowed to putrefy in the bowl, and, leaves and certain herbs being added, it was considered a very valuable fetich medicine. "Any great function was seized upon as an excuse for human sacrifices. The king went every quarter to pay his devo tions to the shades of his ancestors at Bantama, and this demanded the death of 20 men over the great bowL On the death of any great personage two of the household slaves were at once killed on the threshold of the door in order to at tend their master immediately in his new life, and his grave was afterward lined with the bodies of more slaves, who were to form his retinue in the spirit world. It was thought all the better if, during the burial, one of the attendant mourners could be stunned with a club and drop ped, still breathing, into the grave before it was filled in. In the case of a great lady dying slave girls were the victims." Then there was a death penalty for the infraction of laws. For . instance, any body who found a nugget of gold and who did not send it at once to the king was liable to decapitation; so also was any one who picked up anything of value ly ing on the parade ground, or who sat down in the shade of the fetich tree. It is said that the king of Bantama, one of the provinces, preferred a richer color La the red stucco on the walls of his palace and that for this purpose the blood of 400 vir gins was used.. When once a man had been selected and seized for execution, there were only two ways by which he could evade it. One was to repeat the "king's oath," a certain formula of words, before they could gag him. The other was to break loose from his captors and run as far as the Bantama-Kumassi crossroads. If he could reach this point before being over taken, he was allowed to' go free. In or der to guard against their prisoners get ting off by either of these methods the executioners used to spring on the intend ed victim from behind, and while one bound his hands behind his back another drove a knife through both his cheeks, which effectually prevented him from opening his mouth to speak, and in this horrible condition he had to await his turn for execution. When the time came, the 'executioners, mad with blood, would make a rush for him-and force him upon the bowL Then one of them, using a large kind of a butchers knife, would cut into the spine and so carve tbe head off. At great executions torture was re sorted to in order to please the specta tors. It certainly seems that the people had by frequent indulgence become im bued with a kind of blood lust and that to them an execution was as attractive an entertainment a& is a bullfight to a Spaniard or a football match to an Eng lishman. The contract made between the king and the English government in 1874 con tained a clause which provided for the abolition of the custom, but sacrifices were made until the expedition of 1895 was undertaken. The objects of this ex pedition were besides putting an end to human sacrifice to wipe out slave trading and raiding, to insure peace and security for the neighboring tribes and to settle the country and protect the development of trade. Tbe expedition ended in the downfall of the Ashanti king. It need not be supposed that all the property found In the palace was of great value. There were piles of the tawdriest and commonest stuff ! mixed indiscrimi nately with quaint, old and valuable ar ticles. The celebrated dinner service of Dutch silver, the king's golden hat, his golden chair of state and, above all, the royal stool, the emblem of the king of Ashanti, had been removed before the victorious English troops took possession of the "palace," which was nothing more than a collection of straw and mud covered huts. These were destroyed by the Ene- lish troops, and some of the sacrificial paraphernalia was blown up with dyna mite. Hew xorK Tribune. A Young .Barbarian. They don't have family prayers in the household circle of a certain 5-year-old. Thereby hangs a story of an embarrass ing episode. The minister called the oth er day and at the close of his call offered prayer. The next day the 5-year-old aforesaid, the bright and shining light of the household where the prayers were of fered, entertained her mother's callers with an account of the pastor's visit. "And they did an awful queer thing," said the youngster. "They never did that at our house before." "And what was that?" graciously asked one of the callers. "Why, just before the minister got ready to go he read a little out of a book, and then they all got down and smelted of the chairs:" Lewiston Journal. The Rlae of the Cranberry. The cranberry is a product of the coun try s development, coming forward in the last 50 years from a small, hard, bitter berry to a handsomely shaped and good sized fruit. As the quality has improved the berries have increased in popularity with consumers until supplies are hardly sufficient to satisfy normal demands. national Fruit Grower. . Outstripped It. "As I recall things, you once had a fu ture before you," said the old friend. "Yes," replied' the fate tossed man, "but, you see, I lived so fast that I got ahead of it" Chicago Post- California redwood contains practically no resin, but a large amount of water, which makes the green wood so exceed ingly heavy that often the lower log of a tree will sink in water." oovERNum op torto rk. ig teUtlve Assembly--Opinion. That It C, Will Be Abolished by Congress. . v Tewgraph to tne Morning star. San Juan, DecT 29The legislative assembly of Porto Rico adjourned on Saturday until January 2nd. It had been in session eighteen days. Nearly fifty bills - have-been introduced, but not one has been of interest or promise to the business people. The popular opinion among the Americans is that if . the House con tinues as it- is Congress will abolish it altogether and govern the island through the cabinet. Such irregular orocedure has been followed that it is a question here whether any business J has been legally done. Henry W. Howgate, seventy years old, who in 1880 served the govern ment as disbursing omcer or tbe Signal Service, at Washington, was released from the penitentiary last night after bavmg served six yearsf or forgery ana falsification of accounts. Thn United States haslbeen invited. through tbe German ambassador at Washington, to take part in tne inter national exhibition of fire nreventin&r and tire saving arrangements to be held in Berlin durmg the months of June and July next. WHY OR. HATHAWAY CURES. Seasons for His Marvelous Success His New, Free Book. Dr. Hathaway's method of treatment is no experi ment. It is the result of twenty years of experi ence In the most exten sive practice of any specialist In his line in the world. He was grad uated from one of tbe best medical colleges in the country and perfect ed his medical and surgi cal education by exten sive hospital practice. Early in bis professional career he made discov eries which placed him at the head of his profes sion as a specialist in treating what are generally known as private diseases of men and women. This system of treatment he has more and more nerfected each vear until today bis cures are so 4n variable as to be the marvel of the medical profession. -Eniovtne tbe largest practice of any specialist In the world he still maintains a system of nomi nal fees wmcn manes u possiDie ior au 19 odbui 'his srvlcs ' Dr. Hathaway treats and cures Loss of Vitality, Varicocele, Stricture, Blood Poisoning In Us dif ferent stages. Rheumatism, Weak Back, Nerv ousness, all manner of Urinary Complaints, Ulcers, Sores and Skin Diseases, Brights Disease and all forms of Kidney Troubles. His treatment for undertoned men restores lost vitality and makes the patient a strong, weu, vigorous man. Dr. Hathaway's success in the treatment of Varicocele and Stricture without the aid of knife or cautery is phenomenal. The patient is treated by this method at his own home without pain or toss of time from business. This is positively the only treatment which cures without an operation. Dr. Hathaway calls the particular attention of j5ufferers from Varicocele and Stricture to pages 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 of his new doox, ennuea, "Manliness, Vigor. Health," a copy of which will be sent free on application. Write today for free book and symptom blank, mentioning your complaint J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D. Dr. Hathaway St Co South Broad Street. Atlanta, Ga XKNTIOX THIS PAPKB WHEN WHITING. Nasal CATARRH In all its stages there should be cleanliness. Ely's Cream Balm clean? es, soothes and heals the dUcascd membrane. It enrcs catarrh and drives awajr a cold ia the head quicjt-7.. Cream Balm is placed Into the nostrils, spreads over the membrane and is absorbed. Belief is im mediate and a cure follows. It is not drying does not produce tneezlng. Large Size, 60 cents at Drug gists or by mail ; Trial Size, 10 cents by mail. ELY BROTHERS, B6 Warren Street, New York, sep 15 tf sa tu th Ready for Monday's Delivery. Five X Baldwin Apples; nice, fresh stock. Also, Canned and Evaporated Apples, Peaches and Pears, Mixed Nuts and Cocoanuts, Candies, Cakes, Cheese, &c, &c. r Fox River Butter. HALL & PEARSALL, novistf Nutt and Mulberrv eta. REASONABLE GOODS MULLETS, new catch. Best Cream Cheese, Martin's Gilt Edge Butter, Bagging and Ties. SALT. A GX5X&AX. LUIS OF OAS! GOODS IN DEMAND AT THIS 8SA80N. Sole agents for ROB ROY FLOUR. UcNAIR & PEARSALL. sep ' For Christmas. Apples, Oranges, Nuts, C. C. Nats. Candies In -Baskets Buckets and Boxes, j Raisins, and a fall line of Heavy Groceries. are also have a few selected Mallets V ana janneii uoe mn Williams Bros. Deo. 18, woo. deoiatf To Repair Broken ArtU cleanse Remember MAJOR'S RUBBER cement; MAJOR'S LEATHER CEMENT. W Major's Ste vf Cement mar 9 ly - daw il-L--.---mm '- ' TT niDDPNT COMMENT. V E 1 It is said that the destitution I and starvation in China exoeed all i a nrt vat the nauoiiB : are about to demand an indemnity oi China which goes up into the hun dreds of millions. Baltimore Her ald, Rep. , AlfTinnorft friA - TjOndon TJreSS has almost unanimously condemned the action of tne senate in amenu inor thn so-called Hav-Pauncefote Treaty out of almost every, trace of its original shape, tnere seems to oe a general impression at Washington that England will promptjyeven if grudgingly, accept all the changes in the instrument. If our jsntisn cousins were free from the ooutn Afrirtan trnnhla. the r.aae miffht be very different, and almost certainly would be so. Jrhuadelpnia ieie- grapli, Rep. : Whenever Boers are chased by Britons it is the pursuers not the pursued who are caught. , The flee ing Boers or a detachment of them invariably hide in some convenient place of concealment commanding an exposed part of the route of pur suit, and when the British come along they suddenly find themselves exposed to cross-fires from the-front, flank and rear, making retreat or ad vance equally impossible and surren der the only alternative to annihila tion. The trick is so simple and has been played so often by the Boers that one can scarce believe it could be any longer practiced w'th success on men possessed of ordin ary common sense. -Philadelphia Record, Dem. Samuel McDonald, who one week go shot and killed F. H. Morris, auditor for the War Department, died yesterday from the self inflicted wounds he received at the time of tbe murder. A. McMonald, after killing Morris, cut his own throat and shot himself through the head. POSITIONS GUARANTEED, Under 93.000 Cash Deposit. . Bal'road Vara Paid. Opes all rear Beth Saxes. Yery Cbep Ser4. sep 13 6m w Three Mules For Sale. ALSO Guano and Groceries, AT LOWEST PRICES. D. L. CORE CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, dec 23 tf Wilmington. N. C GROCERIES. CLOSE PRICES, BEST- QUALITY, PROMPT SHIPMENTS. Send us your orders. D. McEACHERN, Wholesale Grocer. 1304 ana ZOCcNortn-water street. reblltt Liverpool Salt. 1,120 Bags Liverpool Salt, 463 Basra American Salt. 110 Basra 100 lb Table Salt. 48 Bass 800 lb Table Salt. 18 Ba?a lee Cream Salt. 318 Base Shot. 498 Kefirs Nails. 340 Basra Wheat Bran. 480 Bales No. 1 Hay. 760 Bushels Beat Corn. 810 Bushels Va. Meal. 98 Bags Kiln Dried Grit.. W. B. COOPER, 80S, 810 ana SIS Hatt street, viinslnatD.N.O. dee22ti A Card. We return sincere thanks to our friends and the pub lic in general for the liberal patronage bestowed. We shall ever strive to merit the same in the future; BEST GOODS AT . LOWEST PEICES being our motto. . Wishing you all a Merry, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. . MERGER & EVANS COMPANY. decsstf 115 and 117 'Princess street. NOW FOR THE SEEING TRADE We are the sole agents here for the Genuine Dixie, Stonewall, Carolina .. and Clipper Plows, made In Norfolk. Va.. and you cannot buy them from any one else here. Don't be o oelved by taking others represented to be AB GOOD, for they are HOT. Ton can buy the genuine from as at the same price yon par others for tne imitation. We have fall line -Spring Goods, including Hoes, rakes, forks, cotton planters, etc., etc Send us your orders and we will look out for your interests. . J. W MUROHISON & 00. dflOWtf , i a JegetablePreparationlbrAs- ting the S tomachs andBawels cT Promotes DcsupaChecrfiJ ness aivdHtContalnsither 3mm,MorpliineiiorlJincral. QT NAHCOTIC. i SmJ- JfcrHtf- -T" - HirmStd- A perfect Remedy forConsbpa tion. Sour Stoniach.DiaiTnoea, Worms .Convulsions.Fevensh oess andLoss OF SLEEE facsimile Signature of UTEW "YDHK. ' txact coptt or wrappeb to mi m m a I Our January Clearing Sale. We are now pushing: our goods to a finish. The Bargains we Have to Offer: Our fine new style Ladies Cloaks as low as $1.50 to 10.00. Our $10.00 Cloaks are on sale at $7.50; our $5.00 Silk Plush Capes are now $3.98; our $5 tan, black and blue Jackets are $4. A big line new Corsets cheap. Warner's best Health Nursing Comet, worth $1.00, half price, 50c. The Koyal Nursing Corset, worth 50c, now 29c. Infants' fine Silk and Wool Underbody at less than half price from 25 to 39c. Three thousand yards of Sea Island 1 yard wide Percale, in remnants, at 5c per yard. Fruit of the Loom Bleaching, ten yards to each customer, at 7c. Masonville and Andres Scoggin at 7c, ten yards to each custo mer. Splendid Sea Island Sheeting at 5c. The very best A. C. A. Feather Proof Bed Tick, I sold at 15c, now 12c. Fifty-four inches wide all wool Suiting for Ladies' Skirts and Mens and Boys' Clothing, at 50c, worth 90c.. NEW NECKWEAR CHEAP. Fine Silk Bows at 5 and 10c. The Hand Bows, worth 25c, -my price 15c. dent's full Silk Teck Ties as low as 10c. I have the best line of Silk Four-in-Hand Ties in the city, for 25 and 50c. My stock of 1 finevWool Blankets must bo sold. I have a good five-pound, heavy, oouble, gray, part wool Blanket as low $1.25. 11-4 six-pound Blanket as low as $1.50. My heavy cheap Blankets as low as 85c apair. Gray and white 10-4 full size, as low as 69c a pair. My leader, the Elkin Mills Blanket, all Eose Wool Blankets 10-4 $3.60, 11-4 $5.00 are the best Blankets in the city, and I ask a comparison before you buy. I " want to sell out this line and will make special prices on them. I have a few Toys left and will sell them for New York Cost. I have a big stock of fine Dolls, Tool Chests, Chairs, Tables, Writing Desks, Fancy China, Doll Carriages and Go-Carts, all at cost. I need the room for my coming Spring stock, and sell goods cheaper now than ever before. I have a big drive in Hand ; kerchiefs. A Child's colored border Handkerchief at 2c each. A Ladies' pure all Linen Handkerchief at 5c. Fine Embroidered Handkerchiefs at 10c. Gent's large Silk Mufflers at 12, 18, 25, , . 50 and 98c each. The best line of 10c Hosiery in the city. Double knees and double soles at 10c all sizes from 5 to.9. Warranted fast black. L Remember to get your card punched. I have given away at least 500 presents this Xmas times, and still have more. I want your trade, and am selling goods cheaper to day than ever before. Come to the BIG BACKET and buy your goods from headquar ters and get a present FREE. , 208-210 North Front Street. , Near the Postofflce. GEO. O. GAYLORD, PROPRIETOR. dee-80 tf $400jOOO.OO-iLJgLigood secnrity By the ATLANTIC NATIONAL BAM. with a larsrer combined capital, aurpls and profits than any q her bank in Eastern North Carolina, and tto largest line of deposits In the tate, the AtlniH National Bank has ample means to teeat liberally cnstomerB offering satisfactory secnrity. J. W. NORWOOD, PRES. D. L. GORE, VIOK-PMS. F. J. HAT WOOD, JR., ASST. CASHIER. DIRECTORS: - - P. I. BMDGERS, K.-J. POWERS, lenl3tf D. I GORE, H. B. SHORT, O. W. WORTH, CALENDAR' statement oftijiiinington Saiug8 & Trust Co. 1V1LBIINGTON, N. C. At eloae oi bnalmera, De. IStta, 1900, condensed from sapors to Corporation Commission. RESOURCES. Loans and DlBconnts..rt.i..,.. ....... .1603.105 68 Hoai estate &.000.00 Furniture, and natures ............... 1000O Burglar Proof 8afntnannai(itnTui , XX rfSJ? dUe Ctty banks 69,055 44 9685,466.47 Interest paid to depositors 4 per cent, per VtABlCAn Vtw will Iva a a " yvtMtvM aavw vy u uomX UIIjQTOSIp HViU iIUIQATJ ISt. - - w NORirooB, Proaletent, : H. WALTERS, Vleo ProaMent. O. B. TATLOR, J. CasUar. ' dec 90 U ,'".- - ai a a mm mm ss- j For Infanta and ChA rm blood '-a - z a a The Kind You yiciu H 51 ire liuiw Always Bpughi Bears the Signatun of In Use Over Thirty Years o) ill tmc etiman coiwht, wiw ww errr. S. P. MCNAIR, W. K. SPRINGER, J. W. NORWOOD. G. A. NORWOOD H. U VOLLERS, DON'T Let anothei day pass Without buying one of our "Perfection" Office Calendars. TnrneiM Norti CaroUna Almaacs-;holesale and retail. We are ready at all times to meet you - requirements In Stationery Snpclles for i uslness and social pnrpose It yoo. think ot opening a new eet of books, beginning with the new century, let ns supply yon. Onr prices are right, and you shall nave oar test eery ce7 C. W. Yates & Co., decaot "Bo-k Sellers aad Stationers. LIABILITIES. - if Capital........ ............... ;:..:...;.. &Dyo oo Pronto-less expenses and taxes paid 87,799 88 Deposits 63S.66e.69 f685.466.47 annum, compounded quarterly. Money de- m - r ,, . - - - AM mm Ji For 1111 fast J 1 a. - i