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ML? the future would sadden many a nappy woman. The mis ery of marriage often results from ailments which maidenly mod esty kept hidden. When doctors are at last consulted they frequently fail to help. They do not un derstand the root of the trouble. Pr. Pierce's Fa vorite Prescrip tion has cured in thousands of cases where doc tnrs entirely ft failed. 5 4 V "I had been a great W in l ,i V ,J sufferer from female CP Vz 0 weakness," writes E n MWk n Mrs. M. B. Wallace, won did me any ; wrf. I suffered six years, out at last i found relief. I fol lowed your advice, and took eight bottles of 'Favorite Prescrip tion ' and four of the Golden Medical Dis- ' tcovery.' I now teei like a new woman. I have gained eighteen pounds." "favorite Prescription" MAKES WEAK WOMEN STRONO AND SICK WOMEN WELL. A PORTRAIT. GRACE ATHEBTON DENNEN. Tbe mason's haud is rough and scarred. The mason's back is stooped and bowed; His -brow, close bent above tbe stone. With lines of strenuous toil is plowed. Small ease his honest ' years have known, For Labor claims him as her own. 1 1TI A t 1 Ml t I 1 1 J V VVHa SKiiliui nana ne carves nu chips; His chisel on the hard stone rings. The gray dust flies about his bead, And ever at his work he sings A aimple croon of boyhood's day, Timing his chisel to the lay. . And all in reverence I pause Where he sits careless on the stone ; I hail him one of Labor's kings, The humble seat his rightful throne; For yesterday beneath his blow, Wondering, I saw an angel grow. Youth's Companion. INTERESTING INDUSTRY. . American Enterprise Utilises the Wire Grass of tbe Northwest. Peat bogs unci marshes that produce wire grass cover vast areas throughout the northwest. Only a few of these areas have as yet been surveyed, but there are at least 1,000,000 acres of these apparently worthless marshes scattered through Minnesota and Wis consin and stretching away Into enor mous areas through the Canadian northwest. This wire grass (Carex stricta) differs from the true grasses In- having a solid stem and in having no lateral leaves. The plant is almost entirely devoid of mineral substances, like the soil or peat upon which it grows; therefore wire grass is pithy and tough, is not brittle, but is, in fact, a peculiarly strong, du rable and workable fiber. It Is less than five years ago that really practical efforts were begun to utilize this unlimited supply of fiber, al though for several years previous at tempts had been made In this direction, but without definite results. Growing as It does in waste places, wire grass shoots up early and grows rapidly and is usually ready for har vest from July 1 to September. ; Wire grass is harvested much like wheat. In the early harvest a self raking reaper is used, which lays the grass in gavels, where it cures for about 24 hours and Is then gathered by special machines. Later, when the grass is not so succu lent, It is cut with an ordinary self binder and bound into bundles like wheat In both cases the grass is al ways kept straight and untangled. Aft er curing it is put into great stacks or sheds, protected from rain and snow. Here the grass goes through the sweat , or ordinary curing process, when it is baled Into large bales averaging about 200 pounds In weight. These bales are hauled to large warehouses at conven ient shiDDine points on rivers or rail roads, from which the grass is deliver ed as required to the various factories. As described by American Agricul turist, in which the foregoing items oc cur, the harvest is conducted on an im mense scale. The area harvested last vear bv one firm was larger than the (nn;i harvested bv auv individual or corporation in America if not in the world. Over 2,000 men and nearly as many horses are employed. The past season 13 permanent camps were run ning, each with its separate cook and commissary department to feed and house the foremen, harvesting crews. horses and machinery. Each camp has from 00 to 200 men, with stables for as many horses. The crass is tnnde into hinder twine. bottle covers, ropes, matting, carpet linings, rugs, wall hangings, wicker- work, furniture, etc. SUNDAY SELECTIONS. Wisdom is to know what to do ' next; virtue is to do it. People think it a weakness to forgive an insult. Then God will be the weaseat in Heaven ana on earto, for no one in Heaven or on earth for gives so much as JJe. Discipleship to Christ is not a long labor, or a long pathway, at the end of which : we secure a reward in payment for what we have done. It is a life which has its inheritance, as its birthright, at the outset, and moves forward in the conscious possession of it. Timothy Dwight. Christianity wants nothing so much in the world as sunny people, and the old are hungrier for love than, for bread, and tbe oil of 'joy is very U A i . .. I. A I . U n guu)i, uu ii jruu u ucip tug pour uu with the garment of praise it will be better for them than blankets. Henry Drummond. Nothing simplifies life,- like obedience. We sometimes think we are beset by problems, that life is a - very difficult and complicated affair. It is not really so. All life is simply doing for bearing the will of God. There is never more than one duty for one moment If. A. Bridgman. Keep religion in its place and it will take you straight through life and straight to your Father which is in heaven when life is over. Religion out of its place in a human life is the most miserable thing in the world, There is nothing that requires so ranch to be kept inilft place as religion .ami y iteulack is whatr -Second t'Thirdt "First 1" the kingdom of God 1 Make it so that it will be natural to you to think about that the very first thing. ; Drummond. : In our religious gatherings we meet to "wait upon the Lord," to "strengthen the weak hands," as did the people of God in ancient times, who "helped e very one his neighbor ;" and every one said to his brother, "Be of good courage." There is no busi ness that can serve so good a purpose as reconsecration to the service of the Saviour, learning how to seize its "opportunities" and to wild its "influ ence, so as to be successful in ex in? the kingdom of God among me napiisz nmes ana freeman CURRENT COMMENT. Idaho's new law provides for -an arbitration board to settle labor disputes: appeal to this is not com pulsory in any ase, but a jadgr ment rendered can be enforced in the courts. This a fine compromise between individual freedom and law that should please Americans be that invoketh that law must submit to be shorn by it on occasion. Jack sonville Citizen, Dent. A negro preacher in New York is "satisfied" that during the next month at least 20,000 colored people (hoped to leave the south and come North "to accept - i . mm easy positions at salaries ranging from $30 to $200 per month." This may not settle the race question in the south, but it will at least scatter it around a bit and that will help Bome. -Atlanta journal, uem. A folder just issued by the Southern Railway shows that at the end of 1900 there were 495 textile mills along the lines of its system. a gain of 94 mills with 22,185 loomB - and 1,137,590 spindles during the year. Of these mills 66 are in f An a. ueorgia, an m Alabama, 159 in North Carolina, and 102 in South Carolina, the others being in Ten nessee, Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia. Savannah News, uem. The weeklv statement of the asso elated banks shows -.Loans $910,779,100 ; decrease $4,033,900. Deposits $1,000,- 458,800; decrease f 5,727.300. Circu lation. $3L625.100: decrease $60,500. Leral tenders $71,489,700; decrease tS22 200. flMcia. tl8& 488.800 : decrease. $939,900. Total reserye, $260,387,000; decrease $1,162,00. POULTRY CULTURE. S pedal Training; For Wide Awik and Ambitions Yonig Poultry Men. Poultry culture has its fascination for village and city people as well as for the rural population. The matter has also its moral bearings. It is well for tbe lads as they are growing up to become interested in the beautiful birds of the poultry flocks. Something alive, that has motion, beauty and pos sibilities of development, will attract and "Interest the young and growing boy and help to keep him out of idle ness and mischief. A suitable pet or hobby means much in this life and may in the end make the difference between virtuous and a . vicious life. This work is akin to and a proper continua tion of the valuable "nature study" of the public schools. The Rhode Island experiment station has a plan of spe cial instruction in poultry culture which seeks to place the poultry farm ing of that state and to some extent of America on the very best scientific and practical foundation. It states that provision is made by this course, sup plemented by subsequent practical training in the poultry plant for the prompt and rapid fitting of young, ca pable poultry men for taking up the poultry business in this or other states for themselves or for filling positions remunerative and honorable as mana gers of the poultry plants of the coun try. The poultry business, which is to day developing wl mazing rapidity In this countrviUUTd be employed to utilize numjus acres comprising in the aggregate an immense area which 4s now for the most part lying idle and profitless and In many -cases depreciat ing In y,alue. According to a recent bulletin issued by the state board of agriculture, there are 349 farms for sale In Rhode Island. Many farms In the state can and should be devoted to poultry keeping. This industry ought also to be devel oped as a side branch upon numerous farms where some member of the farmer's family has the Interest and the enterprise to secure the training ob tainable in this poultry course and then take up this profitable branch of farm ing at home. PioDerlv extended It means the establishment of this spe cialty in many parts of Rhode Island as it Is already developed In the east ern part of the state, where the farm ers raise fowls and produce eggs in such quantities that buyers regularly come to the farms for supplies of eggs and market poultry. They thus relieve the poultry producer of the trouble of seeking a market unless he prefers to be his own salesman and deliver the products of his poultry farming direct to retail customers. Thus may increas ing thousands of land and water fowl be raised in Rhode Island to supply the demands of a large nonproductive factory population and of the inhabit ants of several cities within the state. Boston and New York are within easy reach and can readily care for any sur plus If such should result. The danger of a glut in the market for fresh eggs and prime dressed fowls exists only in imagination. The export trade, now rapidly developing, will take care of any passible surplus for many years to come. Several men and women have lately come to this state to purchase or rent rarms to be devoted to poultry keeping. Surely it Is well for Rhode Island that her abandoned farms and numerous neglected acres should be taken by native Americans and devoted to a progressive, profitable specialty. Attempted to Construct a Telegraph Line Between Dawson City aod Fort St Michael -Relay Expedition by Reindeers to the Rescue. Tt.iciruh to the Mo nink ur Chicago. March 23. The first de tails of the great hardship and suffer uk endurtd by the two corps of sol diers and engineers who attempted to construct a telegraph line between Dawson City and Fort St. Michael, have reached Dr. Eugene 8. Willard, of Evanston, in a letter from his son. P. E. Williard, who was with one of t. novtias As nlreadv told & miseal- culation was made, and the two corps . . r. - 3- . I worklDg irom opposite eaus ui mo ine. missed eacn otner oy seventy miles. The letter states that it was s. relav expedition drawn by reindeer to rescue the sol diers from death. frnm Mr Wilhftrd. dated at Eaton. Reindeer Station, December SI, ishju. says: "Lieutenant Offley left TJnalalik as winter was settine? in to build a line to Kaltasr. At the same time Lieuten ante Smith tnil Rnlm t nilt from Kaltag to build across the portage, and meaetacnmenis were w mwt un-wjr between juutag ana me coast. .. . . . . ... -CTT. . . la the midaie oi me w inter worn was broucrht bv travellers that Lieu tenants Smith and Orilm, after build ing eighteen miles of telegraph line. were in distress. Thev bad several men with them and as there were no supplies at Kaltag and they had no communication with any other place, they were in danger of starvation. Their mule team had gone through the ice of a river and the load of provis ions was lost. "All the men turned out to shovel lha ennv in an offnrt tnmom forward. This proved useless, for the mules at every step leit a iracu oi niooa. xneir hoofs were torn and their legs cut at every step. As soon as he heard of their condition Lieutenant Umey look a dog team and started to find them. tie found them in a frightful condi tion. They had leather shoes, which are of no use in this country, ana their feet, hands, ears and faces were frozen. They were living on half rations. The mules were suffering so much that two of them had to be shot. A reauest was sent to Vr. is rancis H. Gamble, superintendent of the government reindeer in Alaska, that some of the deer from Eaton station be sent to rescue the party. Thirty reindeer, hauling sleds, were sent to tbe rescue. They proved to be supe rior to dogs, as it costs nothing to feed them. By December 20th iho suldiers had reached Unalaliak." TEMPERANCE AGITATION IN KANSAS TOWNS. Top Dressing- Versns Plowing; Under. Top dressing versus the nlowinc nn. der of manure: Two areas of ground which previously had received similar taie anu treatment were selected for this trial. A land four rods wide and 94 rods long was divided in the middle. On the one half was spread a liberal dressing of well rotted bamvnr ma nure which had lain In the compost heap during the summer. The ground was then plowed, and on the othr hair a similar application of manure from the same heap was made as a t dressing. From tbe plot on which t manure was plowed under we harvest. eu ousheis or wheat per acre, wnue rrom the top dressed plot t yield was 29.62 bushels, belnar but pounds less per acre, an amount within toe pronabie limits of error. GREAT HARDSHIP AND SUFFERING Endured by the United States Soldiers and Engineers in the Klondike. N DANGER OF STARVATION. ( THE. WASHINGTON MONUMENT. . O pur, 'wait shift nptprinRiBs to tba Ugh With one . grand . leap ol heavenward reaching might, Calmly against the blue (or evermore 41 1 thou the changeless type of souls that soar Above the common dust oi sordid strife Into the radiant ether of a life Shepherded by the fastness of eternity I "A hero's quickening spirit lifteth thee Unto the skies that claim thee for their own; In those vast fields of light, sublime, alone, High commune holdest thou with the-young day. With sunset's glowing heart ere twilight gray Bath stilled its throbbing fires and with dim night That folds thee softly in the silver light Of many s dreaming moon. In majesty Serene, like the great name enshrined in thee, Thou dost defy the aU destroying years. Smite with thy still rebuke our craven fearsl Point us forever to the highest height, And in our nation's peril hours shine white With thy mute witness to the undying power Of the high soul that lives above the hour I Julia Lamed in Scribner'a. Heavy Registration of Women for the Comlog Sprlog Elections Mrs. Carrie Nation. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Kansas City. Kas , March 23 The heaviest registration of women on record in Kansas has been recorded in many places throughout the State for the Spring elections to occur soon in the towns of the second and third class. At most places the issue is "Wtt" or "drv." At Atchison hnw ever, where fully a third more women 1 . 1 . . , . registered man ever oeiore, mere 18 a contest between the whites and negroes over voting for a school building for negroes. TOPEKA. KAS.. March 23 Th tam peranoe agitation started in this city U . IX XTn.4AM I u. J t uy iii.ro. iaiiiuu uai reiuueu in cring ing OUt the heaviest fegistration for the Spring election in the history of the city. The registration is 15,000 of which 6,000 are women. The reg ifctration last Fall for the presidential election was 10,174 men, which shows mat women are taking the greatest in terest in the felectinn this Rnrinv Tha Law and Order League has put up cana.io.aies ior mayor ana otner city officers, who are pledged to enforce tbe prohibition law, and they have maue a nouse to nouse canvass to see that every voter favorable to their ticket is registered. The oppo sition has also been very active and the coming election promises to be the most exciting ever held in the city. The election will take place April 2nd. Mrs. Carrie Nation. Mrs. Carrie Nation hast dissnlvprl partnership with Nick Chiles, her colored publisher. She will herein after endeavor to edit and have print ed her paper, the Smasher's Mail, without his assistance. The trouble grew out of the suppression by Chiles oi an eaiionai written by Sirs. Nation, scoring District Judge Hazen, before wuora sne nas appeared a number of times. Atchison. Kar.. Minh 99. m-o Nation met with a very cool reception here this evnino Sh atfamntaj i address a large crowd in the bar-room of tbe Bryan hotel, when she was iiwwa repeaieaiy dv ine mob The bar tender mounted the bar three times in an effort to secure order and pro eure for Mrs. Nation a respectful hear ing. ' Mrs. Nation's famous nerve was on the point of deserting her, as there seemed to be no one who was in sym pathy with her. After trying to talk for some time she gave it up. and in the custody of two policemen she went out on me street, ttere sne at tempted to enter another joint but was topped by the chief of police with the remark that she had better go to her headquarters before any further trou ble Should ensue. Hh tnrtlr hia oHsi'na and was taken in a buggy by the nice anu removea irom ine mob. ON THE PLANT SYSTE!. DO HOW IT CAME ABOUT. .Eagjllsb, Prohibition -of Msrrisvgro WltB.Si Deceased Wife's Sister. This prohibition, which has caused so much discussion in England, grew out of the ancient tribal law forbidding a father to sell more than one daughter to the same man when the Briton was emerg ing from polygamy and when -for 21 shillings of the present money a man might dismiss his wife or kill her if she would not go. As civil law it was to pro tect the living wife and knit tribes closer together by intermarriage. When ecclesiastical law became su preme, a misreading of some Scripture text was used to pnt the sister of a man's wife among the prohibited degrees of re lationship. This was the act of 1541 (32 Henry VIII): "A man may not marry his deceased wife's sister nor her daughter, but he may marry his first cousin." While the marriage laws of 1541 have been altered and amended and rewritten until they no more resemble now the laws of that day than a, modern locomotive resembles a chariot of Alexander this one section has been preserved intact and reads today word for word as it did then. The prohibition is not known today in any other country. It does not apply in Scotland or Ireland only in England. It is avoided by any persons wishing to marry going to Scotland or Ireland or France or the United ' States, and the English civil law is that a marriage valid' where contracted is valid everywhere. The lex loci governs except in polyga mous countries. The luw of 1541 is a dead letter in England, except for the re ligious who will not disobey their bish ops, and it gives rise to uo small amount of scandal and bitter feeling and re ligious rancor when Smith marries his wife's sister in Edinburgh and brings ber back to New York to live as his legal wife, which she is. The marriage con tract depends ; poii the law at Scotland and must be decided by it. New York World. . Hook Pabliahlnci and Bookselling;. The old comfortable idea about a $1.50 book was I bat it was made for about 75 cents, sold to a jobber for about $1. pass ed ou by him to a retailer for about $1.12 and then, neatly wrapped by itself, with a pleasant remark about the weather thrown in, sold to a waiting customer for $1.50, and he took it home under his arm. Today the same book is mude for about 50 cents, but it is sold to the customer for 00 cents or $1. and it is handled by the thousand, delivered to the purchaser, and its sale is only au iucKlent of a vast traffic. More books are sold. Where 5,000 copies were a giddy success uo one begins to talk sales now much under 100.000, but the percentage of success is no bigger, and the original risk on the new book is equally big for success or failure. The practical result is that more books have to be sold for the old profit, and the chance of a publisher getting a good book is no better. The "standard classics" have to be sold by the carload to make a profit. There are no stocks which sell year after year. No one can afford to carry them. The fag ends of editions are cleared out as "remainders." The $1.50 book that makes a failure, which was once decorously allowed to die out through the slow sale of 1,000 copies over a decade, is cleared out in 15 or 20 months, and the able book which the re viewer assured you was worth buying and reading at $1.50 stares you in the face after a year or so in a pile labeled "25 cents." Philadelphia Press. Passenger Trains in Collision One Man Killed and Pour Injured. Bv TelegraDh to the Morning Btar Montgomery. Ala.. March 23. In a collision which occurred on the Plant system this morning between two passenger trains, one man was killed and four injured. Doc Hugg ley, fireman, was killed. The injured ate: Flagman . Woodham, , hand mashed ;Engineer Jewell, head bruised ; Conductor Seidell, face bruised, and Postal Clerk Huggins, hand mashed. The wreck occurred about two miles below Montgomery, and it was due, it is claimed, to a misunderstanding of orders. "T im iA o-1n.fl vnnr aifttpr en joyed her visit to us, Mr. Smith." vu, weu, you ajiun, iw tm sua sort of girl who can enjoy herself any where, you know." Tit-Bits. Y PAL A TABLET.)' Better than Calomel anoV Quinine, f Contains no ArBenic.) The Old Eeliable. EXCELLENT GENERAL TONIC as well as A Sure Cure for CHILLS anil PETER, Material Fevers, Swamp Jfevers an4 Bilious Fevers. IT NEVER FAILS. Just what you need at this season. Mild Laxative. Hervons Sedative. Splendid Tonic. Guaranteed by your Druggists. Don't take any substitute. Try it. 50c and $1.00 bottles. Prepared by Roblnaon-Pettet to., feb 15 em l.oniTlile, Only Three Days for China to Reject or Confirm the Treaty With Regard to Manchuria. By Telejtraph to the Morning Star. Washington, March 23 Thequea tion of Chinese indemnities has given way for the moment to the more press . . . . Ing issue over me consummation oi the Russia China agreement relating to Manchuria. The latter subject has reached a decisive stage, as only three days remain wilhin which China can confirm or reject the agreement. Up to the present time neither ine male Department nor ine Chinese minister has received any report that China has rejected the treaty. . Naturally there is much anxiety in official and diplo matic quarters as to tbe outcome, tor the active part taken by the various Powers' and the threatening attitude of Japan give unusual importance to the conclusions to be reached within the next few days. The Chinese minister to day bad a conference with Secre tary Hay, the Manchurian question beiog the chief subject of discussion. Toe minister brought no. definite in formation, however, as to what nas been done on the agreement. So far as the United States is con - cerned it seems likely that the last word has been spoken, and there is not expected to be any decisive move or protest beyond what already nas been given. At tbe same time it is appreciated that tbe the United States has large commercial interests in Man churia, whi;h cannot but.be affected if China's authority there is practically transferred to Uussia. TWINKLINGS Printers Are All Bonest. The first Australian newspaper, the Sydney Gazette, was published March 5, 1800, 15 years after the rise of the colo ny. The delay was caused through then being no printers among the , convicts, who represented every profession, in eluding tbe legal. Cincinnati Enquirer. WARM WIRKlETS. , Attorney-General Griggs has handed to the President his resignation, to take effect March 3 1st. General Miles aid party arrived at Miami, Fla., from Havana on the steamer Prince Eld ward and left for Washington yesterday morning. Ex-Senator Chandler, president of the Spanish war claims commission. has announced that that commission will hold its first session on April 8th Jim New was stabbed to death yes terday by his son, Enoch New, about one mile from .Lyons, da. Too much whiskey is said to be the cause of the tragedy. A Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern passenger, train struck a street car in Cincinnati, Ohio, at 7:30 o'clock last night Several persons were badly in jured and the motorman will die. 8ix torpedo boats the Cushinsr. Ericsson. Dupont. Foote. Porter and 8tockton are lying in reserve at the Norfolk yard, awaiting the Spring manoeuvres oi tne torped, flotilla. A dispatch from Gibraltar says the United States armored cruiser New York will sail for Tangier, March 26 to convey the mission to Mazarean. Thence the mission will proceed to u ez unaer a strong escort of tne fcsul tan's soldiers. WHY DR. HATHAWAY CURES. Reasons for His Marvelous Success His New, Free Book. Dr. Hathawav's method of treatment Is no experf nient. 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 irom one of tne best medical colleeea In the country and perfect ed his medical and surgi cal education by exten sive hospital practice. Early in his professional career he made discov eries which placed him at the head of his profes sion as a specialist in treating wnat are generally known as private diseases of men and women. This system of treatment he has more and more perfected each year until today his cures are so invariable as to be the marvel of tne medical profession. Enjoying the largest practice of any specialist in the world he still maintains a system of nomi nal fees which maKes it possible for all to obtain his services. Dr. Hathaway treats and cures Loss of Vitality, Varicocele, Stricture, Blood Poisoning in its dif ferent stages. Rheumatism, Weak Back, Nerv ousness, all mauner of Urinary Complaints, Ulcers, Sores and Skin Diseases, Brights Disease and all forms of Kidney Troubles. His treatment i or undertones men restores lost vitality and makes the patient a strong, well, 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 rutin nr loss of time from business. This is positively the only treatment which cures without an operation. Dr. Hathaway calls the particular attention of sufferers from Varicocele and Stricture to pages 27, 28, 29, ao and 31 of his new book, entitled. "Manliness, Vigor, Health," a copy of which will sni iree on application. Write today for free hook and symptom blank. mAntinnlni vnna ' J. NEWTON HATHAWAY. M. D. 8 XK South Broad Street MENTION THIS PAPER WHEN WHITUfS 1CNW RUSSIA-CHINA AGREEMENT. "I fear my youngest boy will never amount to much." "For what reason?" "Unlike his brothers he doesn't know a million time more than I do." "In these couple of warm days this week winter seemed tr have slipped a cog." "Likely enough Winter is generally wound up with a spring." "The city is gradually losing its old landmarks." "Yes: but that old time landmark the dirt in the public water supply is a long time goiog." "Every book in those Carnegie libraries will speak of ins standing in the community." ' But one volume of Bradstreet'a in that respect is as eloquent as them all. Her Experience:. Married Friend "Servants should . b kept in their place." The Bride "Well I'm sure I am willing to oner any reason abl inducement, but they won't stay Fuck. notoprrrtbeA iromiix HEftDlPO REstoREs VITALITY Made a Wen Man the -3 ofMeu FRENCH REMEDY produces the above result In 30 days. Cures Nervous Debility, hnputency. Varicocele, failing Memory. Stops all drains and losses caused by errors of youth. It wards oft in sanity and Consumption.. Young Men regain Man. hood and Old Men recover Youthful Vigor. It gives vigor and size to shrunken organs, and fits a man ior business or marriage. Easily carried in the vest pocket. Price rf OTP 6 Boxes by mail, In plain pack 3U U I O. a ge , with written guarantee. DR. JEAN O'HARRA, Parts novisiv E. B. BELLAMY, Agent. SEASONABLE GOODS MULLETS, new catch. Best Cream Cheese. Martin's Gilt Edge Butter, Bagging and Ties. SALT. A. GENERAL LIU'S OF CASE GOODS IN DEMAHD AT THIS SEASON. Sole agents for ROB ROY FLOUR. McMIR k PEARSALL. :W Special Clarence Sale Of High Grade Soes. As it Is near tbe end of tbe season and we do not wish to carry them over. On Monday morning we will place on onr count-re a lot ot nigh grade SHOES, which we will close ont at and below cost. These are not damaged stock but Strictly Hien Grade Goods. We have only a lew pairs or each kind lor Gentlemen and Ladies, Hisses and Boys. CALL EARLY TO 8 ECU EE YOUR SIZE" We have Just received by Bail and Steamer new ehtpmnnt of onr famous Dnttenhoefer Unn ot adies' and Mistes' shoes and Ox fords. .They are correct In style and quality. Ladies' and Gents' Umbrellas, ' ttm) tl?m?40 t0 -O0- Ladies' Bummer Vest. Genb.' Summer Underwear. Boys' s and Men's Suits from 50o to IS.00, worth from 7se to HO 00. Ladle' Cambric Under we tr, G.enfo' Shirts, &c, && vauor Bunco. DEPARTMENT STORES, mar 24 tf us and 117 Princess street DEFIANT ATTITUDE OF TDE RUSSIANS. A New and Unfortunate Hitch ' in the Siding Dispute at ' Tien J sin. RUSSO-CHINESE AGREEMENT. Denied That Russia Intends to Assume a Protectorate Over Manchuria Chi nese Believe Japan Will Feelst . Farther Encroachments. By Cable to the Mornlniz Star. London, March 24 The Sunday Special's Tien Tain correspondent sa js : "A new and unfortunate hitch has occum d in tbe Atklo Russian siding dispute. After both parties had with drawn, according to agreement, the Russians suddenly returned to the disputed spot and planted flags over all the territory. They afterward a?ain retired, leaving tbe nags nying Japan's Energetic Protest. "Washington, March 23 Tne State Ut-nartment has bern Dindf. iiwa-e of the fact that the Japauese government has made a ratber energetic prousi against the conclusion of the Russo Chinese agreement relating to Man churia Tnis, however, us not been conveyed to the department by means of any formal note of communication, but has been verbal in cnaracter ana has been in line with the well under stood attiiude of opposition which Japan has manifested for some time. Lacks Confirmation. Shanghai. March 23. There was no confirmation of the reported con centration of Russian warships in Co- rean waters or of the rumored mobil - ization of the Japanese fleet. While foreign circles here generally doubt that an outbreak of hostilities will occur, tne Uhmese are satisnea mat Japan is determined to resist Russian designs on Manchuria. Russian-Chinese Af reement. St. Petersburg, March 23. It is understood and generally believed in diplomatic circles thai tbe Russian Chinese agreement, now about being signed differs, considerably from the original draft, though tbe precise dif ferences are not obtainable. Russian statesmen reiterate em phatically that Russia does not intend to assume a protectorate over Manchuria. "When a man goes oat after dinner he always wants to toast his friends," says tbe Observer of Kvents and Things; but a woman let her go to a tea and after it she wants to roast all her friends." Yonker's Statesman. Nasal CATARRH In all its stages there should be cleanliness. Ely's Cream Balm cleanses, soothes and heals the diseased membrane. It cares catarrh and drives au-ay a cold in the head qoick!y. Cream Balm is placed into the nostrils, spreads over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief is im mediate and a core follows. It is not drying does not produce sneezing. Large Size, 60 cents at Drag gists or by mail ; Trial Size, 10 cents by mail. ELY BROTHERS, 5tt Warren Street, New York, sep 16 tf aa xa th NOTICE, FLOUR, all gratles, Harrels anu l)aS- sugar ana coffee. CAKES, CRACKERS, CHEESE and SARDINES. CANDY, in Mets and boxes. CANNED GOODS, SUCH as TOMA- iujjuj a im.uu.iJM, u unit uiuiJJiiu SALMON, etc. MULLETS and MULLET ROE. PEANUTS, Ya., N. C. and SjanisL TOBACCOS Fins and Smoking For sale low by Williams Bros. feb 81 W White Spring and Bust Proof Oats. Seed Potatoes, Fertilizers. Salt. ; Molasses, &c. HALL & PEARSALL, (INCORPORATED.) WHOLESALE GROCERS, t eh 8 tf Wntt and Mulberry This Deal Terminates March 30th, 1901. With everv flv bnTM nf Auk Rn.r. purchased before the above date, we win give iree two nve cent cafes Gold DasL nil delivered fall trim cfof iva This enables the dealer to buy Ark ooap ai a price less tnan wholesale cosi The Boap is undoubtedly oDe of the cheapest on the market, and we win guarantee that it will not be onerea cneaper this calendar year. Also, offer one hundred cars of Qro ceries cheap. D. L, CORE CO, WHOLESALE GROCERS, imriitt Wllraiairtou. N. O. Steel Nails. $1,091.06 in Nails 4210.60 :ln Shot. $56.11 in W. P. Caps. $1 10.40 in Tomatoes. $41.60 in Salmon. $51.04 in Potted Ham. ' $160.00 in Table Peaches. $834.05 la Celluloid Starch. $66.03 In Ivery Starch. $109.60 in Evaporated Apples. W. B. COOPER, Wholesale Grocer, .. .. 808, MO, SIS Nntt street, n'88tf Wilmington. N.O. J i vnf l-Proaratiorifor As- 1: siffilatingltercodarvdBeguIa- i! ting La oiOiEflLiEi amwunu j Promotes Digcstion,Cheerful- ness ana Kesrxoniains uouw 11 mm, Morphine nor Mineral. OT Nakc otic. Save aTCldDtSAMVIZPITCBat Puinpicut Seed' ALcSenrut htutSetd. . i Cortina St' A perfect Remedy for constipa tion. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions .Fcvensh ness and Loss of Sleep. Yac Simile Signature of NTCW YORK. I EXACT COPTT OF WRAPPEB. For Infants and Children The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears Signati s the ' , SAW 1 KV for o fi se For Over Thirty Years TMS OCNTAUH COMPANY, NEW VOK CITY. WILfflGTOM'S BIG BACKET STORE, 208 and 210 North Front Street, Will have their Grand Spring Opening on Tues day and Wednesday, 26th and 27th March. And wishes to extend a cordial invitation to every one to come. mmmu- s.- "vt... Miss Alma Brown, our head Milli ner, has spent three weeks in North ern cities, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York city. She ; . was in lots of the retail Millinery es- ...vc tablishments and all the wholesae millinery houses, where she inspects all the new and stylish things to be shown this season. She used all brr taste in selecting the prettiest things to be bad. In fine pattern Hats we have over one hundred styles, which represents everything which is to be shown in Millinery: We have trimmed Hats v to suit all, from 50c each to $50 eacb. We trim all Hats free of charge that we sell Hats and material for. "We V also have a big line of new Bilks aid Wash Goods, Spring- Lawns. Also "' 5 5,000 new Hats for Men and Boys Our stock of new Hats is not equalled in the State. We have over 4,000 Slum of Clothes for Men and Boys. Twenty pitces fine Crepons t balf price. TYo styles in new Albatross for 38c per yard, worth 60c A big line of Spring 3h s and Slippers for Lauies Our "Lady Bartmour" is equal to any $3 50. Sho ia ihe city our price is $2.50. Every pair warranted any style toe. 1 1 Flowers, we have as many as 600 dozen bunches You can buy a bunch of Flowers with two Roses and lot of Foliage for 5c a banch. Large bouquet rf Roses for 25c bunch, and any kind up as high as $2.00 a bunch. We have Foliage, Sprays, Crowns and everything used in millinery line. All Silk Mous laine as low as 20c per yard. Easter will soon be here and every one will want a new Hat I have made great preparations to supply every one Ladies, Misses, Men and Boys We extend a welcome to every one to come You will not be asked to buy; but will be politely shown through Our styles are correct, the latest aud newest to be had. Our prices have al ays bieu the low est and still remain so. We have twenty Lidies employed in thi department and we promise they will give you the best of attention. Remember, we trim your Hat to your order free of charge. Wilmington's Big Racket Store, GEO. 0. GAYLORD, Prop. J "'V; mar 24 tf OVER $25,000.00 ti u r:Lu 01il y us m interest to depositors within tne past twelve months, and there's more left for YOU. Onen an account With us. larDPA a cmsll v..4 : j . j.j ,,oif-irl c per cent. Der annum, compound lilTi? $ of month succeeding deposit Deposits received NOW will bear interest from Apiil JsL THE WILMINGTON SAYINGS A TRUST CO. ' '. ' 108 Princess Street. J W. N OK WOOD, Pr.ldeil. M. WALTER, Vie. Prldeitt. mat2Uf . TAYI.VK. jr.. caihfer. Spring Styles Show decided changes in WU Paper, as ia Hate and Gowni. Our new istock is now ready for in spection. You cannot fail to note the application oi art 10 paper aecorauuu Patterns to suit bed chambers, halls , the library; in fact, every room in tbe house. C. W. YATES i OL Rnnlrcollorc anrl Ctatinnorc wwuRduiibiii mm uinnuiiLii mar u t ATLANTIC NATIONAL BANK, of Wilmington, N. C. Designated depository i SiiL0!?1?011',. for funds ot 1 ?f ?f North Carolina, - ( Uulted States Government. T nnn. uvnua ........... V 8. Boi ds aaiiK jui;ainr Condition at close of business February 5,1901. JLSSKTS. .........1846,845 63 818,900 00 10,000 00 ua wuumiiKi,,,,,,,,, u . - la onn nn .. . 818,085 94-887,117 59 In Banks. . J1 ".........$1,868 963 28 LIABILITIES.: , Capital etock Iiss.ooo.of Surplus, &c 123,591 i Circulation... 9510000 Deposits 1,023,271 S1 Total.. ...41.S66.963 V ANDREW 2XORELAND. Cshie i )