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THE TWO WORDS.
One day a harsh word, rashly said,
Upon an evil journey sped.
And, like a sharp and cruel dart,
It pierced a fond and loving heart;
It turned a friend into a foe,
And everywhere brought pain and
woe.
A kind word followed It one day,
Flew swiftly on its blessed way;
It headed the .wound, it soothed the
pain,
And friends of old were friends again;
It made the hate and anger cease,
And everywhere brought joy and
peace.
But yet the harsh word left a trace
The kind word could not quite efface;
And though the heart its love re
gained, It bore a scar that long remained;
Friends could forgive, but not forget.
Or lose the sense of keen regret.
0 if we would but learn to know
How swift and sure words can go,
How would we weigh with utmost
care
Each thought before it sought the air,
And only speak the words that move
Like white-winged messengers of love!
Keystone.
TWINKLINGS.
"Mrs. Jinks is fifty and she
calls herself middle aged." "Well,
may be she expects to live to be 100."
Chicago Record
Mrs. Sniffell "Why, Bridget,
you have been eating onions! " Brid
Tf
II 13
get "Shure, mum, you're a moindLan exhilaration in the air to make the
reader. vigareue.
Business on a Large Scale:
Hewett Oruet says that he is doing a
big business in Chicago. Jewett He
is; he sells women's shoes." Town
Topics.
"The fact is," said the fat
man, "I married because I was lonely
as much as for any other reason. To
put it tersely, I married for sympathy."
''Well." said the lean man, "you have
mine." St ray Stories.
De. Mittened-"The first time
I called on Miss Tartleigh she gave me
her photograph " Le Fittened "How
jolly 1" De Mittened "But the last
' time I called she gave me her nega
tive." Town Topics.
"I am proud to say that I did
not spend $100 to Secure my election.1!
said the statesman. "Yes," returned
Senator Sorghum, "I meant to con-3
gratulate you before this. You cer-j
tainly got . a bargain." Washington
Star.
"I suppose yon know the type
of man who is always looking for
trouble," remarked the philosopher.
'No," answered Col. Stillwell, "you
see, I am from Kentucky. Down
where I live nobody has to look for
trouble." Washingt on Star'
Mr. Simpkina "Give me a
kiss, Bobbyand run up and tell your
sister Jenny I have brought her a box
of chocolate." Bobby "Oh I when
Dr. Dashing calls he always gives the
sweets to me and the kiss to Jenny."
Tit Bits.
Young Lady "Give me one
yard of why 1 haven't I seen vou be
fOreff Shop Assistant Oh I Maude,
can you have forgotten me? I saved
your Jife at the seaside last Summer."
Young Lady (warmly) "Why, of
course you did I You may give me
two yards of this ribbon, please."
Tit Bits.
Miss Pertie Goodwin "So
youe've asked papa? It wasn't such a
terrible ordeal, was, it? You didn't
need to get excited, you know. All
you bad to do was to keep perfectly
cool." The Young Man "Cool? I
was so cool you could have heard my
teeth-chatter 1" -Chicago Tribune.
SUNDAY SELECTIONS.
Death is the total ecliuaa of
all life's hopes to those who have no
. nope in Jesus.
In my retired and sol 1 tar v im
aginines, I rem-mber that I am not
alom-. Sir Thomas Browne.
Were Jesus to find six preach
ers at one meeting, Sunday after Sun
day, would be say, "The harvest is
great and the laborers are few I" He
might say, "Willing hands are scarce."
The fittest and most Dractica
ble place for the. con out st of an per.
selfishness, impatience is a man's own
home. Be a saint there:' it does not
matter so much what you are else
where. .aozoonaar.
He only is advancing in life
wnose neart is getting softer, whose
-blood warmer, whose brain anieker.
whoee spirit is entering into living
peace- Ana ue true lords or kings of
ne eann -.ney ana they only. lius
kin.
The men who deny the exist
ence of sin still go on locking their
doors and taking receipts. The aim of
conduct, as Jesus conceived it, is not
abstract saintliness, but full, rich and
useful life. We are not here to spend
our efforts in cultivating and nursing
come deep, niaaen thing.
He who cannot pass blame
lesaly through the common conditions
of our life, taking them as they are,
and evading1 none of them, is no saint
of Ood and no savior of men. It is
not to ha above anv human necessity,
but tor meet It fully and purely, that
tests spiritual power. John Hamilton
I THE "6ENILEMHN CORPORAL
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. By M. Quad.
Copyright, WOO. by C. B. Lewis.
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They were going to make a ride to
the foothills and back Captain Cllne
and the colonel's daughter. That meant
a gallop of 30 miles. It was straight
away down the stage road for teD
miles, then across scrub and plain for
Ave more to hit the natural curiosity
called the Devil's basin,
"Not an Indian has been seen this
side of the range for four months,"
said the captain as he talked over the
proposed ride with the colonel, "and
the trip Is perfectly safe. I will detail
an escort from my own company, but
It will be only for appearance's sake."
"Yes, It will be safe, and May will
enjoy the gallop," said the colonel, and
no more was said about it.
At sunrise all were ready to set forth.
As the girl stood on the veranda wait
ing for her horse six of- the men of A
troop came riding up under command
of Corporal Haynes.. They halted 30
feet away, and as she looked them Over
she gave a start of surprise, and a flush
overspread her face. Next moment
her cheeks went white, and she gasped
as if choked for breath. The corpo
ral's hand slowly lifted, and his bead
was uncovered for an instant, and Pri
vate Harkins whispered to Private
O'Brien:
"And did ye see that, Jim? By
smoke, but if our corporal and the
colonel's daughter haven't met before
then I don't know a Jack rabbit from a
long drink of whisky!"
"But how can it be T asked O'Brien.
"How can the grass grow, ye thick
head? Don't we call Haynes the 'Gen
tleman Corporal?" Isn't it agreed in
Troop A that he has the education and
manners of any officer from West
Point and that-he's seen the day when
he trained with the tiptoppers?"
"And they may have loved?" mused
O'Brien.
That's It, but it's all over now, me
boy. If me own sister was married to
the second lootenant, I'd not dare to as
much ' as., wink me eye at her. If s a
big gulf 'twixt officer and man, and if
the man tries to bridge It he gets drop
ped to the bottom. See the girl walk
ing to and fro? She's doing some think
ing, and don't ye forget It."
"And the corporal isn't a bit easy In
his mind," added the other. .
It all took place in a minute, and
then Captain Cline rode up, followed
by the girl's horse. She called out a
good mowing and announced that she
was ready, and when the captain ral
lied her on being a bit nervous she
forced a laugh and charged him with
being four long minutes behind the
hour agreed. As she was lifted Into
the saddle she caught one more glance
of the corporal,-and the watchful Pri
vate Harkins again whispered to his
chum:
Jim, we've got a mystery here or
I'm an old woman. The girl Is flushing
ag'ln. Who knows but what we may
bare a marriage between our 'Gentle
man Corporal' and the colonel's daugh
ter?" Remember the gulf!" growled
O'Brien.
"I'd find a way to fly over It if I was
In love."
The, two riders went galloping away,
followed at a distance of 100 yards by
the escort It was a beautiful morning
in summer, with the blue haze lying
thick over the distant mountains and
blood of both borse and man tingle.
Now and then the pace was slackened
down a bit to breathe the horses, but
no halt was made until the Devil's
basin was reached. Close np against
the base of Fire mountain was a natu
ral dip, and in this dip-, or basin, were I
half a dozer, spouting hot water
springs. There was also a circular
lake which steamed and bubbled, and
now and then from the crevices of the
rocks at the west end of the basin
steam was forced out, with the notes
of a fog horn. The escort halted 40
yards from the riders, and the men sat
about on the rocks and ate the break
fast they had brought with them and
smoked their pipes and gossiped. Mean
while Corporal Haynes climbed to the
top of a great bowlder and surveyed
the country about with his keen eyes.
It was three-quarters of an ' hour be
fore, be suddenly started and looked
fixedly into the north beyond the basin
and after three or four minutes came
sliding down the rock and said to, the
lounging troopers:
"Men, see to your arms and lie close.
I'm going up to report to the captain."
Captain . .Cllne and the colonel's
daughter were breakfasting on a flat
topped rock overlooking the basin,
while their horses were fastened to a
tree near by. Tbey saw Corporal
Haynes approaching, and the captain
likewise noticed that the girl flushed
and became nervous. He was a single
man, and. though not exactly in love
with her, a spark of jealousy blazed up
in his heart The corporal's past was
a sealed book to his troop commander
as well as his comrades. He had been
made a corporal because of his atten
tion to duty, his soldierly carriage and
the moral Influence , an educated man
always exerts, and the captain had
been rather proud of his "Gentleman
Corporal.", In a flash it came to him
that this soldier and the colonel's
daughter might have been something
tot each other in the past, and the
thought angered him.
."Did I call your he harshly asked
as the corporal came to a halt and sa
luted. "No. sir," was the reply, "but I
thought it best to tell you that I have
made out Indians "beyond the, basin to
the north." -
"It's all nonsense. Not an Indian
has been seen hereabouts for months."
"But there" are ' Indians "skulking
about, sir," persisted the corporal "I
made sure of it before I came to you."
. "Go back to your men!" was the sul
len reply. '
The corporal had looked straight at
.his officer and seemed unaware of the
presence of the girt. She was flushing
and paling alternately, and as he stood
there-twirling the cap he had doffed
in silent recognition she protested:
"But, captain, if there are Indians,
there is danger. If this this soldier
saw Indians"
"Didn't you hear me?" shouted the
captain at the lingering corporal.
The corporal saluted, turned on his
heel and returned to his men. ThA
gulf between officer and man did not
permit him to explain in the face of
mat oiunt command, but when he had
reached the troopers he auietlv said:
"Men, I have been up to the captain
to report that there is a band of at
least 60 Indians skulking down this
way from Red Bird pass. They have
seen us and are after us. The captain
doesn't believe me, and you wlU eet
ready for a fight They'll be here
within half an hour. Softly now. Just
overhaul your carbines and cartridges
and make no display to frlehton i
glrL The reds have got to flank the
basin on this side, and they will have
u Bxnse us first We've got rood vw.
er, and we can stand 'em off' for the
aay." - .
"But when night comes?" asked one
of the men, though without a tremor
in nig tones.
"Get Qufetlj feUdy' was the ftiply. '
Meanwhile there was an argument
between the captain add the colonel's .
! daughter. He sought to assure her
: that nothing had been seen and that I
! there was not the slightest danger; but, ,
j to his annoyance, she persisted In be- j
1 llevlnz that there must be good
! grounds for the corporal's report This
i annoyance made him delay matters,
and nearly half an hour had passed
' and It was "very much against the
grain when be shouted for the soldier
to approach and sneerlngly askea:
"Well, corporal, isn't It about time
your Indians showed up?"
"We shall bear from them in ten
minutes," was the reply.
"And they will have rabbits' ears on
their heads. You have sticks in your
eyesJ' . ,
"If we mounted now and rode fast,
we would find the way open," said the
corporal, with downcast eyes. ,
"Back, you impudent vagabond!
thundered the captain, with outstretch
ed arm. "I'll break you for this tie
minute we get back!" L
The corporal turned his gaze on. the
girl for a few fleeting seconds; There
were anger, entreaty, love and humilia
tion In his eyes, while he was pale to
the lips. For a second he seemed about
to speak; then his head and shoulders
dropped In a helpless way, andjie sa
luted his officer and retired.
"Oh, Captain Cllne, what makes you
so harsh with him?" cried the girl as
the soldier turned away. "If danger
did not menace us, Robert wouldn't"
"And so you two have met before?"
be asked as she checked herself.
She had risen to her feet, and there
were tears in her eyes. She might
have replied, but at that minute three
rifle shots followed each other in quick
succession, and the officer, who was
just rising, received a bullet in his
shoulder and sank down again.
"Bang, bang, bang!" went the car
bines of the troopers, and the corporal
came running up the hill to seize and
drag bis officer under shelter and to
say to the girl :
"You must crouch down here and re
main quiet They can't get at you till
they have killed the last one of us."
"And is it Indians?" asked Captain
Cline as he tried to sit up.
''Fully 50 of 'em, sir. and our escape
Is cut oft. What are the orders?"
"If you'd been keeping a lookout
this could not have happened f growl
ed the captain between his teeth. "I'll
have you court martialed if we ever
get back. Get back to your post!"
There was cover for the skulking
Indians to within a stone's throw of the
bowlders, and it wasn't ten minutes
before two of the troopers were killed.
After the first shock of pain the cap
tain made his way dew : the men,
but there were no ordc. 'ive. Ev
ery borse had been killed as he stood
by that time, and a third trooper had
been mortally wounded. The dullest
soldier could have told that there was
no escape. In his rage and pain the
captain cursed loud and deep, and
there were curses on his lips as he half
rose to shift his position, and a bullet
reached his heart Crouching behind a
bowlder and peering out now and then
with starinx eyes, and again covering
her face with her hands and rocking
her body to and fro. the colonel's
daughter gasped and sobbed and wait
ed. By and by she missed the reports
of the carbines, and the sound of foot
steps echoed in her ears. '
"Come!" said the corporal as he lifted
her up.
"Oh. Robert and have you heaten
them off?" she exclaimed.
"No: my men are all dead, and the
Indians will rush us In a rainnto."
"And we we"
He put bis arm around her waist and
assisted her to the rock on which were
the remains of her' breakfast The
steaming, heaving, mysterious - lake
was 30 feet beneath them.
"Better this than that,"' he said as
he pointed from the lake to n score of
Indians advancing. ' j
"Yes, better this," she murmured as
she took fast bold of him and put up
her face to be kissed, and the savages
stopped in their advance and shrieked
and screamed their disappointment.
By and by they advanced and looked
down Into the lake, bnt it had no story
to tell '
It Leads I'p to the Real Thin.
'Ta. what is borrowing trouble?"
"Wf!l. lending a new lawn mower is
a pivtiy srood imitation of it." Chicago
Record
HOW TO LIKE WAGNER.
Scenic Accessories Are Necessary to
Perfect Realisation.
The strict Wagnerite refuses to hear
the music of his favorite composer in
the concert room. It was never intend
ed, he will tell you, to be performed by
itself, but to be played as an accompa
niment to the action, for the purpose
of heightening the effect of the intense
ly dramatic situations coupled with
gorgeous stage pictures that are- in
separable from Wagner's famous art
work.
The most important part of a Wag
ner opera, according- to the composer
himself, is not the music, but the
drama, which, indeed, the beginner
should closely follow with the aid of
the book of words, since the music is
usually snng In German words.
The intending Wagnerite should also
begin with the master's most popular
works, "Tannhauser" and "Lohengrin."
He will then at once recognize the fa
miliar music he has already heard so
often at concerts, and, struck by its
beauties, be will attend many perform
ances of these two. Next year he .will
want to hear these again, supplement
ed by "Tristan und Isolde," that won
derful music drama .so charged with
intense emotion and passion. Having
heard" "Tristan" and liked it, he there
upon becomes a full fledged Wagnerite
in the true sense, and the season after
he attends performances of the "Ring
der NIbelungen," or he may make a
supreme effort, to get to Baireuth.
From Baireuth he returns the ardent
disciple of a musician whose name he
terrifies his friends by pronouncing in
the German fashion, not Wagner, but
"Vaachkner." London Mail.
Mexican Letter Writers.
Perhaps there is ho more character
istic sight La Mexico than the so called
"evangellstas" who ply their trade in
the Plazuela de Belem and the Plazue-
la of Santo Domingo. Those who oper
ate in the former spot make a specialty
of writing letters to the inmates of the
prison for their illiterate relatives on
the outside, but the "evangellstas" who
may be seen any day In the Plazuela of
Santo Domingo do a general business.
They write love letters, blackmailing
letters and all sorts of letters for those
who do not know how to write at a
rate of 3, 0, 9 or more cents, according
to the length of the missive. They
also undertake without extra charge to
write the address on the envelope and
to attach the required stamp, but for
the latter they make an extra charge
of a cent It Is hardly necessary to
state that only very ignorant people,
who are totally unacquainted even
with the simple formalities of mailing
.a letter in addition to not knowing
how to write, have recourse to the
evangelists for stamps. Mexican
Herald.
William Jennings Bryan announces
that theflrst issue of his paper,
The Commoner, will avnear Wednes-
FATAL CRUSH IN A
CHICAGO THEATRE
Panic Among , the, Audience
Was Caused by a False
Alarm of Fire.5
SIX PEOPLE WERftcJCILLED.
As Many More Seriously lojwred . Chil
dren Thrown Down and Trampled
to Death by Frenzied Crowd.;
All Exits Blocked.
By Telegraph to the Mena Star.
Chicago, January 12. Six people
were crusnea to aeain anu as muj
more seriously injure in pmuiw
which followed a man's cry of "fire"
ate this afternoon in West Twelfth
street Turner Hall. About eight hun
dred people were in the place, gath
ered to witness the performance of a
play entitled "The Greenhorn.'1 v
The play was in Yiddish and the au
dience, comprisine for the most part
women and cniiaren, was au He
brews. The hall stands in the centre
of a district densely populated by J e ws.
The play was nearly over when the
cry which caused the panic was
raised and within nve seconds aner 11
rang through the hall the entire audi
ence was converted into a frantio mob,
every member of hich was fighting
for the safety which lay ceyona tne
doors of the building.
The ball is frequently used for danc
ing, ana wnen a meairicai penorm
ance is given chairs are set for the
sptctators. As soon as the wild rush
toward tne doors oegaD, cnairs were
k necked down in every dirtction, the
aisles disappeared and the. excited
people ran, climbed and stumbled over
the chairs in their way toward the
doors.
Around the upper part of the hall
extends a balcony which is open only
at one end. Here were seated one hun
dred and fifty women and children, at
the farther end of the balcony, away
from the stairway, and seeing that the
rush toward the exit was blocked to
them and their children, they began at
once to throw the little ones over the
railing to the floor, ten feet below. The
children fell into the' midst of the
maddened throng and were at once
trampled under their feet It is known
that three of the dead were children
who were thrown from the balcony
and were trannled by the crowd, with
not a chance for their lives. Follow
ing the children many of the women
sprang from the balcony upon the
crowd below and others swinging
over hung by their bands before they
dropped. The railing of the balcony
was broken through in half a dozen
places by the pressure brought against
it by the maddened crowd.
Ua the main floor the crush was
much worse than in the balcony. The
main exits from the hall and the only
ones known to a majority of those wno
frequent the place, are two doors in
the south end of the main auditorium
that open upon winding stairs, which,
eight steps down, unite into one
broader flight leading to the mam door
at tne Twelfth street front. Around
these two doors a frantic mass of
screaming men, women and children
was packed, all struggling fiercely to
force their way down the stain. At
the landing, where the flights of stairs
mdmg down from the main hall
unite, a woman stumbled and fell. In
an instant a score of people were down.
and before the rush was over four
ives had been crushed out in a space
four feet wide by six feet long. -
within nve minutes after the begin
ning of the panic it was all over and
the" policemen and firemen who came
hurrying to the scene of the disaster,
were called upon to do nothing beyond
carrying away the dead and injured
and keeping back the thousands of
people who tried to : force their way
into the building. As soon as the news
of the panic had spread through the
district, which seemed but a very few
minutes, all the Hebrews from that
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ly no two people should be
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; Mailed free. Write for it. '""
T. W. WOOD & SONS,
Seed Growsrs & Merchants,
'is- RICHMOND, .VA. -
URBE8T tEEO HOME IN THE IO0TH.
3 v M
janvst
vess
wet
part of the city ; rushed to iae
ilace, bent upon ; leaping u.
names or me, ueau -
Men and women iougnt Bcspcrj
with the officers in their efforts to enter
the building and learn if any of their
loved ones were among the deao.
The crowd was so great, so excited
and so unmanageaDie, ina
calls were sentrfor additional officers
and 'firemen before, it could be re
strained. The alarm of Are was false.
there having been no oiazo "j
time. The furnace in the building is
somewhat defective and at times allows
sparks to pass up through the regis
ters. It was the sight of these sparks
rising into the room that frightened
. 1 At. . 9 fl ma
tne man wno rawed van vry ,
Tsaniv tvo TjenonB are reported in
jured, several very seriously. Six
persons are missing.
CHINA'S REPRESENTATIVES
ORDERED TO SIGN THE NOTE
Department In Washington Without Ad
vices from Conger The Railway
Cession to China.
Bv Cable to the Morning Star.
Pbkin. January "12. The ichinese
peace commissioners have received or
dersfrom the court to sign tne joini
note of the Powers.
Washington. January 12. The
State Department is still without any
advices from Minister Conger, either
as to the sienine of the peace treaty or
to-day's report that this Chinese envoys
have received orders from the court to
sign, do far as tne oeparimeni is in
formed, toe status ai ream remains
unchanged.
The Railway Cession.
London. January 12. The Foreign
Office here declares the report of the
cession of the new Uhwang unaa uai
Kuain rail wav to Russia bv Lord Salis
bury, as announced by the Daily
Chronicle this morning, is unfounded.
It points out that Great Britain has no
power to cede it, as tne railroad is
Chinese property. Moreover, it is stip
ulated that it shall not be mortgaged
to anv foreign erovernment or compa
ny. There have been reports that .Rus
sian agents are endeavoring to buy out
the British interests, out tne Wilis
eovernment is not connected there
with. Representations have been made
to Russia in behalf of the English
bondholders, as. the action of the Rus
sian officials is considered to have ex
ceeded the military requirements, and
the question of compensation will
come up when the line is restored to its
owners. A convention on this subject
is now under discussion.
German Opinion.
Berlin, Jan. 12. An official of the
Foreign Office informs a represents
tive of the Associated Press that those
who are thoroughly acquainted with
the Chinese hold that while they are
most crafty, still when the note is
signed they will consider themselves
bound. The (foreign Office also hope
fully considers the Dowager Em
press's case, rememberfne that she
showed Prince Henry of Prussia un
ususl courtesies. It believes that while
the Dowager Empress is still more or
lesi under anti foreien influence, she
will eventually-change her attitude
and return to Pekin with the whole
court, probably at the end of March
or the beginning of April.
uerman political circles' opinion is
that the Chinese problem is still a long
way off from a definite solution, as the
question of damages will occupy much
time in Pekin. Nobody here believes
that Field Marshal Count Von Wal-
derseeor the German troops will be
wiibdrawn by March. The opinion
here rather inclines to another vear
elapsing before that happens, although
it is well known that Uussia strongly
desires von waldexsee'a retirement
and that of the German troops.
Funeral services over thft hud v of
uoionei William tt. Trenholm, who
died in new xork Friday, were held
yesterday at bin residence. The tcev.
John Huske, of St. Thomas' P. E.
fihlimh. VAarl tti hiiiial aammt Phs
remains will be taken to Charleston,
8. O . for interment.
tVlules, .V.ule&.
For Sale.
Pour good Farm or Wsgon Mules.
One Two Horse Wagon.
One Log Cart.
WILL SELL CHEAP
FOR CASH
or at a small advance on time wisn gw
collateral.
D. L. GORE CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
Jin 10 tf Wilmington. N. O
Poor Seed Dear at Any Priced
GET THE BEST.
GENUINE HOULTON ROSE,
EAULT OHIO;,
PBIDEOFTIMBOrJTaBLl88.
SEED POTATOES.
Let as book your orders "gainst their arrival.
S ALT ! SALT ! SALT !
Can nil 'orders promptly 100's and 180's
Ameolcan Fine, Table ana a t Pockets.
HALL & FEAESALL,
(INCOEPOBAIED)
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
janistf
Seed Rye.
37 Bushels Seed Rye.
1,240 Bushels R. P. Oats.
378 Bandies Hoop Iron.
1,500 Bgs German Kalnit.
2,100 Bg;a Navrssay Guano,
1,350 Basra Gibbs High Grade.
2,740 Basra 13 per cent. Acid.
1,1 SO Bushels Best Corn.
210 Doaen Market Baskets.
815 Bag Wheat Bran.
272 Boxes Com. Soap.
25 Boxes Borax Soap.
W. B. COOPER,
Wholesale Grocer,
Jan 8
GROCERIES.
CLOSE PRICES,
BEST- QUALITY,
PROMPT
SHIPMENTS.
Send us your orders.
0. McEACHERN.
Wholesale Grocer.
3Q man 90S North water street.
febllU
ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENTS.
Wn. A. Eddy's Experimenis-cieMr
Signals Which May Have Coifle
7 A
from Some Planet.
ByTelseraDhtottieMornuiKStar .
Nw York. Jan. 12. William A. I
TCddv; of Bavonne. N. Y., says that
rinee 1892 he has drawn from his kite ;
wire hundreds of electric signals, both j
Monilar and - irrecrular. which may i
have come from some' planet, and
that the signals have been usuaiiy iu
of three, resrularly timed like
a Morse sounder. When the ends of
the kite sustained by steei wires are
separated by silk strands, the sparks
ump at tweive tewnu. luwr?...
ni..... lima om mvstArions disappear
ances of all electric action for several
minutes. These electric spams come
uinii iwint in tun air. not nror
to the low tension electric currents or
trolley and live wires. .
M VAA v is about to begin a series of
careful measurements of these spark
lengths. He does not believe mat io
Morse sounders anect nis wire, wcu
the dynamo electricity sticks to its
wire ana aoes not ntumw w uu
known distances, so far as known, as
An fh hioh tAnsinri snarks used in wire
less telegraphy and the same high ten
sion sparks drawn Dy mm irom mo
clouds. '
nr. VAAv Mva that these SDark?
signals may come from an outer planet.!
because electricity travels at www uif
ion nnn mi 1m a sAAnnd - and is as tire
less' as light which travelsl87,300 miles
a second, as measured by a rapiaiy re
volving toothed wheel. Great varia
bility in effect is produced when there
is apparently no change whatever id
the condition of the upper air, so far
as known.
' Mr- Eddy has been trying to de
cipher these signals since 1892. It is
also to be noted that Tesla'a signals
come from Pike's Peak, and at a high
in the air. Mr. Eddy points out that
electricity is superior to light, because
an interruption can be transmitted,
while light suffuses around a dark
shadow, especially if the shadow is of
small diameter. '
Walter G. Coleman has been
appointed general travelling passen
ger agent of the Seaboard Air Line',
with headquarters in Washington.
Mr. Ooleman is an experienced rail
roadman. He has just resigned as
auditor of the Philippine archipelago,
on account of ill health.
POSITIONS GUARANTEED,
Under S8.000 Cash Deposit.
Batl-MS rara rata.
C-HaaUrssrWatoSmfasss. T7Gaa
Asepisem w
Nasal
CATARRH
In all Its stages there
should be cleanliness.
Ely's Cream Balm
cleanses, sootheg and heals
the diseased membrane.
It cares catarrh and drives
away a cold in the head
ooick v.
Cream Balm la placed Into the no-trils, spreads
over the membrane and is absorbed. Belief is im
mediate and a core follows. It is not drying do,
not produce sneezing. Large She, B0 cents at Drag
gists or by mail ; Trial Size, 10 cents by mail.
ELY BROTHERS, 53 Warren Street, New York.
sep 15 tf .sa ta th
To Repair
Broken Arti
cles us
Major's
Cement
Remember
MAJOR'S
RUBBER
CEMENT.
MAJOR'S
LEATHER
CEMENT.
mar 9 ly
rAW
REASONABLE GOODS
MULLETS, new catch.
Best Cream Cheese,
Martin's Gilt Edge Butter,
Bagging and Ties.
SALT.
GENERAL LINE OP GABS GOODS IB
DEKAND AT THIS SEASON.
-Sole agents for
ROB ROY FLOUR.
LIclIAIR & PfiARSALL.
SAP
For
Christmas.
Apples, Oranges,
Nuts. C. G. Huts.
Candies
In Baskets Backets
and Boxes.
Raisins,
and a fall line of
Heavy Groceries.
we also have a few selected Mullets
and Mallet Roe left.
Williams Bros.
Deo. 18, 1800.
dec 13 tf
Our Loss
Has Been Adjusted
rltn tbe Insurance Companies, OUR
HOME CO., "The Wilnvngton under
writers," with Col. Walker Taylor,
'Its efflo'ent. prompt and energetic
agnt being first to settle.
we wish to thank all the agents
concerned who showed as courtesies
pending the settlement.
Fire Sale
The
13 now on, and we are too busy to
enumerate the hundreds of bargains
we are moving, if yoa don't set
yoar pick, blame yourself only.
Bespectfuny,'
MERGER & EVANS
: OOHPANY.
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Ung the Stomachs andBoHels or
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ness and It.Contains noma"
Opnim.Morplime nor umeuu.
NOT NARCOTIC.
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A perfect Remedy for Constipa
tion, Sour Stotikich.DiarTnoea,
Wonns,Corivulsions,rcvcrisii
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., facsimile Signature of .
yTEW "YOHK.
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EXACT C0PV OF WRAPPEB,
Pi,i..".,L ii,iiHniini 1 H'lnmiihuauiaal
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Wilmington's Big
at 208-210 North Front Street,
Has been busy for the past two weeks taking inventory of stock.
We find that we have had a very prosperous bnsiness, and now
we have a few things to close out. In our Underwear Depart
ment, we have 50 Men's Over-Shirts we will sell for 10c each.
We have 140 Laundered Percale Shirts, regular 50c goods, now
33c each. Boys' fine silk-trimmed Under-Shirts and Pante,
" worth 50c, we will now sell for 29c. Men's heavy Fleeced Under
wear, worth 50c, now"35c. 100 pairs Men's Bed Flannel Drawers
to close at 43c a pair. Men's heavy double-breasted Bed Flannel
Under-Shirts, worth $1.25, now 98c. A lot of Men's and
Women's Sample Underwear. Union Suits and Shirts and Pants,
all grades, at half price. Men's Night-Shirts in Canton Flannel,
full size, for 50c each; in Muslin at 39 and 50c each. We hjive
Warner's Health Corsets for 50c each, worth $1.00. Misses Cor
sets 18 to 26 Royal Bra.nd, worth 50c, for 29c. '
BABY CAPS, H00D4 AND SACQUES In this department tore
have a full supply. W& can sell you a beautiful Embroideifed
Silk Cap lor 25c and up." CrScheted Sacques, all wool, at 2$c.
Children's and Misses' Hoods from 10c up.- HATS We are sell
ing the Lady Smith Hat in tBe newest styles the lowest prjice
has been 75c they are now 50c. 100 fine Felt Hats in assorted
shapes and styles, regular 50c goods, now 25c. Our $1.00 French
Felts in Shapes and Flats are now 50c. We have just receiveji a
big line of Embroidery and Insertion, 500 pieces to select from.
We have it in all grades, widths and prices from 5c to 35c. Ajso,
a big lot of ii yard Bemnants at specially low prices. ,
NOTIONS. We have 6 ounce bottles of Vaseline for 5c. ' A pint
bottle of Household Ammonia for 10c. Shoe Blacking for lc a
box. Ladies' Shoe Polish for 5c a bottle. Shoe Paste and Dress
ing for 5c a box. Shoe Brads at 3c a box; Half Soles at 10c a
pair; Inner Soles at 10c a pair. We have 50 pairs Child's Bubbers
at 10c a pair; 50 pairs Woman's Bubbers at 20c a pair; 50 pairs
Men's Bubbers at 50c a pair. Clark's best Machine Thread ifor
3c a spool. J. 0., King's Machine Thread, 2 spools for 5c. Pa
per Pins for lc a paper. Dress Buttons lo per dozen. Dragon
Thread, colored, at lc , a spool. BeBt Percale, yard wide, in
Remnants, for 5c a yard. Shirt Waist Calico for 4c per yard.
A large Linen Towel, worth 12.c, now 10c We have 8 pieces
Table Linen in the Bed and White 40c goods, now 25c; Blue ind
White, thick and heavy, extra quality, now 18o. Good Bleached
Table Linen fsr 25c, 50c, 75q and $1.00. 20 dozen all linen
Ladies' Handkerchiefs for 5o each. Yard wide13ea Island Shirt
ing for 5o a yard. . -
WILMINGTON'S BIG RACKET STORE feels very thankful to
the many customers it has had jn the past. And now that we
are through taking stock and find we have these goods to close
out, we have cut the prices, in many cases to one-half, and we
ask you to take this ad. and come to see us. We guarantee to
do what we say. ' ' f" '
WE THANK YOU for your liberal patronage in the past, and fish
to remind you that we are still giving away Presents with every
cash purchase. We have on hand Lounges, nice Writing Desks,
Cradles, fine Tables, Chinaware, Glassware, and Brussels and
Moqnet Rugs, which we give away free to all customers who
spend their cash with us. Come to see
THE BIG BACKET STORE,
GEO. O.
.....
PROPRIETOR.
' Jan 13 tf .;.
THE WILMINGTON SAVINGS & TRUST CO.,
108 Princess Street.
INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS
AT BATE OF
4
0 PER ANNUM, i
' Compounded
Quarterly.
JT. W. NORWOOD,' Preside!.
CB. TAVLOB,,Jr Casbleiy.
j
J, W. NOBWOOD, PEES.
ANDREW MOREIiAHD, CASHIER.
THE ATLANTIC
WIXKINOTON, N. C.
nnt of condition at
ASSETS. ?'
Loans and discounts.............. ...$ 794.494 16
u. s. Bonds.... 81 6.100.00
Banking honee, furniture and fix
ures . . , 1000000
BedemptlonfunoV... ..." 8.00000
Due from banks ft bankers, i4 878.88
Cash on hand I22.ass.l8 417,800.41
' S1,410,TM.67
- Accounts orBanks. Bankers, Merchants and others solicited.
Large Safety Deposit Boxes for rent at moderate prioes.
." ; ; , '.'DIRECTOBSl ' .
1 tu BBJDOBB8, " - D. L. OOBX, a P. VCNA1B, ; O. A. NOBWOOD
& J. POWTOS H. B. BHOBT, . BPBX5QEB, J, H. L. VOLLERS,
J O. W. WOBTH, J. W NOBWOOD, J. L. OOKER.
janStf . . ...... v '
1 1 iiminin mnn
For Infants and Children,
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
rare
of
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
UU
TMC CCMTHVS) CWIWIIW, NfW YOWK CITY.
tome
GAYLORD
Deposits received from 25 cents up.
Mpney can "be withdrawn any busi
ness day without notice. Amounts
deposited after the first day of tbe
month begin to Craw Interest on the
first of the following month. This
applies not only to our regular quar-
-- tors, but to every month in the year.
i
i
V
U. WAITERS, Vice President.
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Mffi)
HnlUl.W II Mil
A Woman Loves
Dainty, fashionable, h!gh grade Stationery,
and most men are not a whit behind the fair
sex In their desire to exhibit good taste In
matters pertaining to their polite correspond
SE0. w" cTry Ml the leading lines of v ink
STATIONERY, such as Canes. War.!'f.
Hard's, etc., put np In attractive boxes, or by
- the pound or quire
; We make a specialty o Engraved Wedding
Stationery. Visiting Cards, Dies, Crests, etc.
Btamplng In Brocs or Colors.
C. W. Yates & Co.
- XtaYrgeat Book and Stationery
House ia the State. -
jan I3tf
D. L. GORE, VICE-PRK9.
NATIONAL BANK,
close of business December 18, 1900.
LIABILITIES. i
Capita..... $ 185 000.00
8nrp!us and undivided profits 1S0.828 02
National bank notes outstanding. . . . 95,100 1 0
Deposits 1400,868 55
$1,440,794.5
r
cm. i-y ?
jTMuy, January 23.