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A PBATEB. JAMES WHITOOMB RILIT. I crare, dear Lord, ; No boundless hoard Of gold and Rear; ' Nor jewel fine. Nor lands, nor klne, Nor treasure heapa of an j thins:. Let but a little hut be mine. Where at the hearthstone I may hear The cricket aintr, ! And have toe shine r Of one glad woman's eyes to make, For my poor sake, , One limnle home a place divine Juit the wee cot the cricket's chirr- Lore, and the millng face of her. I pray not for j Great riches, nor For yaat estates and castle halls Give me to hear the bare footfalls Of children o'er t An oaken floor. New-rinsed with sunshine, or bespread With but the tiny coverlet And pillow for the baby's head ; And, pray Thee, may The door stand open and the day Bend oyer in a gentle breeze With fraerance from the locust trees, And drowsy moan of doves, and blur Of robin chirps and drone of bees, With after hushes of the stir Of intermingling sounds, and then The good wife and the smile of her. Filling the silence again . The cricket's call, And the wee cot, Dear Lord of all, , . Deny me not, I pray not that Men tremble at . My power of place j - And lordly sway I only pray for simple grace To look my neighbor in the face Full honestly from day to day Yield me his horny palm to hold, And I'll not pray For gold ! The tanned face, garlanded with mirth. It hath the klngiiest smile on earth The swart brow, diamonded with sweat, Hath never need for coronet, And so I reach, Dear Lord, to Thee, And do beseech Thou giveat me The wee cot. and the cricket'a shirr. Love, and the glad, sweet face of her! SUNDAY SELECTIONS. ( A voluntary burden is no bur den. Italian proverb, y Many people seek an experi ence instead of Christ -Moody. Nothing would snrprise some people more than to have their prayers answered. . ' j A Bingle penny ' fairly got is worth a thousand that are not. Ger man proverb. It is a good deal'' easier to for get what we ought to know than it is to know what we ought to forget. He who has a good conscience need never be disturbed by the things which he has not; hs has that which is greater than them all. Some nameless influence goes out from your least conscious hours that alters and shapes in its little meausre very man. woman or child that you ever knew. Bishop Hunt ingdon, j At our worst we are weaker than we think. At our best we are stronger than we think. We have help in both directions, j Let us, there fore, be humble and watchful on the one hand, and hopeful and joyful on the other. Bishop O. P. Fitzgerald. Don't strike voriV rnlnra t'n tha morrow; for thou knowestnot what a dftV BUT brinD- fftrth. ThAPA'a niist aa many good days as bad days, as much fair weather as foul in the days to come; and if a man keep up heart he's all the better for it, and none the worse, when the evil day does come. Oeorye Macdonald. i -Life is a building. It rises slowly, day by day, through the years. Every new lesson we learn lays a block on the edifice which is rising, silently within us. Every ex perience, every influence that -impresses us, every book we read, every conversation we have, every act of our commonest days adds j something to the invisible buildings. J. R. Miller. GRAVESEND RACES. The Broeklyo Handicap,! Worth $10,000, Won by Reins In 2:07. as Teiegrapn to tne Morning Btar. New Yoek, May S4.' Under ideal conditions for 'a great running race, the Brooklyn handicap, 1 miles, $10,000, at Gravesend, was won to-day by Arthur Featherstone's four-year cbwtnut filly Reina, in 2:07 at 40 to 1, with O'Connor up. Reina won by a short head, eading home thirteen of the most noted racers of the American turf. i Thirty-five thousand ' persons, the greatest crowd ever assembled at the Gravesend track, packed the grand stand and the pavilion and the space between. A deep fringe of spectators lined the Inner side of the track for a quarter of a mile. i An Appliance Fo the Deaf. A new Russian apparatus for restor ing hearing consists of a light rubber shell, -furnished with a miniature mi crophone, which Is connected to a small galvanic battery, it fs. claimed that the microphone causes even the softest speech to react On the auditory nerve i u ciear wnen the placed to the ear. apparatus Is 1 Londom Fog Welshed. The solid matter deposited by a Lon aonfog has been found by Sir W. Tnls-tleton-Dyer to reach sls'.tons In a week on a single square mile. Injurious hv- uiuvuruuu were included, as well soot ; as IS YELLOW POISON ?.urJ,.0ol? Physicians call It ruiarlal derm. It can be seen changing red blood yellow Under microscope, it works day and night. First. It turns your com plexion yellow. Chilly, aching sensations creep i down your backbone. You feel weak and worthless. ROBERTS' CHILL TONIC will stop the trouble now. It enters the blood at once and drives out the yellow poison. If neglected and when Chills, Fevers, Night-Sweats and gen eral break-down come later on, Roberts' ' Tonic will cure you then but why wait? Prevent future sickness The manufac turers know all about this yel d WJ?,!J ve perfected Roberta Tonic to drive It out, nourish your system, restore appetite, purify the blood, pre vent and cure Chills, Fevers and Malaria. It has cured thous andsIt will cure you, or your money back; This is fair, t marMDAWly satntb H. E. CONFERENCE AT DALLAS, TEX. Another important Step Taken in the Affairs of the Meth dist Church South. THE ORDER OF DEACONESSES. Established by the Decisive Vote of 130 to 38 An Interesting Debate oi the Question-Conference Expected to Adjourn About Monday. Br Telecrapn to lbs Morning star. Dallas, Texas, May 2. Another important atep in the affairs of the Methodist Episcopal Church South was taken at to-day's session of the general conference when the order of deacon esses was created. After one of the most interesting debates since the con ference began the legislation necessary to establish the order was passed by the decisive vote of 130 to 88. This is said by church authorities to be the most advanced and radical step ever taken in the church policy and discip line. The newly elected bishops. Dr. EL E. Hoss and Dr. A. Coke Smith, were or dained with Impressive ceremonies at the First M. K. Church South this af ternoon. Dr. Tieert. secretary of the conference, said to-day that in his opin ion the conference would finish its la bors and adjourn not later than Mon day night. When the majority and minority re ports of the committee on revisals con cerning the proposal to create the Or der of Deaconesses was laid before the conference, Dr. Paul Whitehead said he had been an advocate of the estab lishment of deaconesses since 1890. There was no material difference be tween the prejudice against trained church women and trained nurses. Southern prejudice was against It, but the common sense of the age and ne cessities demanded these women. The work was for them and they loved to do it, and provision must be made to train them. It could not be done with out a school. He moved the substitu tion of the majority report. w. a. reobies. of Tennessee, op posed the legislation. It crushed indi vidualism. He would like to see something done for Methodism along the line proposed, without orders. He did not approve of class legislation, and considering the fact that only single women and widows were eligi ble as deaconesses, the legislation was of the class kind. Dr. A. Coke Smith said there was a work in cities which only trained wo men could do. You could not pick up women here and there. When a wo man married she legislated herself out. as she had children of her own to look out for. St Paul made the distinc tion. The call was pressing and he hoped it would be adopted. w. u. webb paid a tribute to the Roman Catholic church during the war. 8. P. Adams followed in a glowing eulogyfljn the Sisters of Charity, with whom he had been associated in chari table work. Methodism should follow their steps, and he rejoiced in the at tempt to Institute practical charity. Dr. A. J. Lamar opposed advertising by garb and dress piety. Orders weak ened a church it had done so to Catholicism. Sentiment was beautiful but it had no place here. Dr. J. A. Clifton, familiarly known to the conference and visitors as "the South Carolina Irishman," spoke in favor of the proposed legislation in a speech full of sentiment and humor ous piety. "A brother," he said, "has spoken of sentiment in deprecating terms. Sentiment makes character and character makes the nation." His speech was frequently interrupted by applause and it was evident that his arguments made a deep impres sion, favorable to the measure. Dr. Briggs, of Kansas, closed for the op position. The matter was laid before the con ference and the minority report was adopted 130 to 38. A resolution looking to the estab lishment of city missions in connec tion with church extension and the woman'a board was adopted. The American Christian Convention sent greetings, which were accepted. Dr. Tigert, at this point, said that the original list of amusements pro hibited by the church did not .include circuses. This amusement was placed under the ban. Report No. 5, of the Publishing Committee, recommended that inas much as the business as now con ducted resulted in an annual loss, that changes be made; that the book agents retire from the book-selling business, and that it was inexpedient to enter upon the erection of a building at this time. Without reaching a final vote on the recommendations they were re turned to the calendar. The Committee on Episcopacy fixed the following donations and salaries: Bishops, 13,600; superannuated bish ops, $3,000; widows of bishop-, $1,000. tO, PREVENT COLLISIONS'. Jamentoivn Man Would Make Use of lite feomifl Wave. Captain F. P. Cobham of Jamestown, N. Y., announces an Important inven tion of his own, which, he claims, has been thoroughly tested, that promises to do away with signal towers and wires for signaling trains along rail ways. The invention makes use of the sound waves as discovered by Mar coni. The signal is a small and inexpensive Instrument carried In the cab of the lo comotive. The instrument has a lever by which the engineer can adjust bis locomotive to the tracks on which he Is traveling.. If it Is a one track road, all Instruments are adjusted alike; if there are two or more tracks, the en gineer adjusts his machine to the dif ferent tracks by moving a lever. When the Instrument is properly ad Justed, Captain Cobham claims it will give notice of any other locomotive on the same track which approaches with in 2,000 feet of It by the ringing of a bell, and it will also indicate in which direction the engines are running or whether one of them Is standing stllL THE WAR AT AN END. 'L. Bnt It May Be Several Weeks Before the Announcement Is Made. By oabie to the Morning Btar London, May 24. The develop menu in the South African peace situ ation to. day bear out all the details cabled the Associated Press. A . mem ber of the government said to day: "You are perfectly correct in insist ing that everything is practically set tled, and that the war Is at an end. It may be, however, that several weeks will elapse before a definite announce ment can be made. We want to give the Boer leaders every chance In their conferences with their leaders and that takes time." - Many cows are not v worth keeping. There Is no surplus of neat cattle in the land, but no desirable young animal should be sacrificed that promises use fulness" In the near future even though for a few months it is kept at a disad vantage, says J. W. Yale of, Connecti cut. To profitably fatten a lean animal or any other kind on purchased feed Is an uphill business, yet the manure la valuable and might pay for the care. As for the best way to fatten much) de pends on the animal, as to age breed, etc. I never am troubled to sell my Devons at a good price, which, accord ing to figures, ranges from $25 to $48, and good beef too. I should consider It Impossible to make good meat from some cows I have seen. Many unprof itable cows could be. put to raising "calves without any grain. This would continue their usefulness and at the same time raise cattle for future use. A good way to feed for beef is where roughage is plenty go a little slow at first, increasing grain later on. Any kind of roots is valuable. If their analyses are not nigh, soil their me chanical effects are good, assisting In the digestion, counteracting the heat ing effects of grain and giving a good relish for food. I would not use corn- meal alone. Cobmeal might do, but provender would be better. A good ration would be half cornmealnd half good wheat bran, and toward the fin ish add a small quantity of cottonseed! meal, according to the age and condi tion of the creature feeding. A Champion Shorthorn. The Shorthorn bull Dnke of Corn wall was first and champion at the DT7KE OF CORNWALL. xtoyaj Cornwall snow, laoi. ue was bred by W. J. Hosken, Loggan's Mill, Hoyle, Cornwall, and is the property of Hacienda Ei Parral, Chile. How to Feed Cottonseed Meal. It is not wise to feed cottonseed meal excessively to fattening cattle, says Professor W. A. Henry In Breeder's Gazette. This Is done in the south. where the meal Is comparatively cheap and corn relatively high. In some of the feeding establishments at the south fattening steers are allowed ten or twelve pounds of cottonseed meal daily as their sole grain feed and have cot tonseed hulls for roughage. The steers on this allowance fatten rapidly, but after eight or ten weeks feeding they are liable to become blind from the ex cessive use of this single rich feeding stuff. It Is most unfortunate for one to feed in this manner. Far better 19 it to mix cottonseed meal and corn meal together than to feed either one separately. Concerning Sorghnm. We have never known of a case of either first or second growth sorghum or Kaffir corn injuring cattle after be ing cut up and thoroughly dried, says II. M. Cottrell of the Kansas experi ment station. We have never known of a case of either first or second growth sorghum or Kaffir corn injuring nogs feu either green or dry In any stage of maturity. Sorghum hay is not nearly so good a hog feed as either al falfa or clover, but where neither of these Is available it will pay to feed the sorghum. THE TEXAS FEVER. Conditions That Produce It nnd How to Make Cattle Immune. Dr. Cary of the Alabama station, in the summary of bulletin No. 110 upon Texas fever, says: An animal sick with Texas fever can not Infest or transmit the disease t healthy cattle. The only known means by which the micro parasite that caus es Texas fever can be transmitted from diseased cattle to healthy ones ii through two generations of the south ern cattle tick. .lick free cattle never have Texas fever as long as they are tick free. Cattle with Texas fever have or have had ticks upon them. All cattle must acquire Immunity after birth by having one or more attacks of Texas fever. Immunity to Texas fever is not Inher ited. Southern bred cattle haye Texas lever wnen very young (sucking calves) and are usually but slightly affected by it .ine older the animal the more se vere the fever; the older the animal the greater the mortality. aji cattle north of the government quarantine line are susceptible to Tex as fever, as are all southern bred cattle raised on tick free farms and tick free town - lots. Immune cattle will lose tnelr Immunity if kept free of ticks for two or more years. In hot weather Texas fever is usually more acute and fatal than in cool seasons. The best time to bring northern bred or foreign Drea cattle into Alabama is between Nov. 1 and March 1. It is safer to bring young sucking calves into Ala- bama for acclimation than battle over a year old. Suckipg calves (two to four months old) can be shipped into the south Ay express, red milk from a southern bred and immune cow and be made Immune by natural tick inoculations, with little danger of loss. une or two Inoculations with de- fibrinated blood from an Immune ani mal will produce a relatively safe im munity to Texas fever. The best age for Inoculating with defibrlnated blood is a year or less. The best time is be tween Oct 30 and March 1. From BO to 00 per cent of northern bred or susceptible cattle die with Tex as fever when turned Into tick Infested pastures. Less than 10 per cent are lost when made Immune by the de fibrlnated blood inoculation method. ' Odors That Permeate Foodstuffs. A duuier lu one of the most styl ish iini td of Jiew York was deeply hurt and l.adly worried one day by the com plaint of one of his big customers that a l'.:: Kalnion which he had sent to the hout; for a big dinner Lad proved to lv- i-utirely uneatable when served ow ing to a most penetrating taste of creo olf ti-t pervaded It. The fish dealer "ilh.i'd, although the charge was not niiiue directly, luat he was more'than si's.uctod of having sold a stale fish ii.u l.u.i been washed or brushed with an antiseptic preparation ' to hide its oiiditliji. He knew thut the salmon l'tul born perfectly fresh when he sold ii. and for days he pu.zk-d in vain over the problem. But suddenly be remem ti'ii il tha on the day the fish was sent out a tank wagon full of creosote had stopiMd before bis place and that his cart, lino which the fish was being placed, was directly alongside of the powerful stuff. That appears to have been enough to permeate the delicate flesb of the fish. New York Press. May Heaven Help Despondent and iHopeleps Sufferers" from Kidney Disease to Accept the New Life Offered by PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND The Oreat Medicine Cures ! Bright' Disease, Diabetes, Neph ritis and Albuminuria,. Thousands of people suffer through a living death from some form of kid ney disease. In the majority of cases, the poor sufferers hare been informed by physicians that there is no hope. If you are a victim of kidney disease, take courage, dear sufferer! There is a mighty saving agent that you have not yet called to your aid; it is Paine Celery Compound. This grand medical prescription has con quered as desperate cases as yours; it has power to pluck you as a brand from the burning, if you have but the faith to give it a trial. You may , perchance ask. "What Paine Celery Compound do for me, that other medicines have failed to ac complish?" ' fame's Celery Compound will ac complish vastly more for you in your distress than you can imagine. Its first great vital under takine is the du- rificatlon of the life stream from waste matter, the result of decomposition of the tissues. It will remove all morbid materials, savin e vou from uremic poisoning, which so often proves fatal in kidney disease. in addition to all this, Paine 's Cel ery Compound will establish nerve force and new nerve fibre; it will nourish the weakened system and re store the full vital functions of the kidneys. If you value life, delav not the use of Paine 's Celery Compound a aingle hour. Tour nresent critical condition demands the immediate use of this great life saver. iCmma Doty, of Red Buttes. Wva. saved by Paine's Celery Comnound from fatal kidney disease, writes as follows: "I had a terrible pain in my side owing to kidney troubles. I could hardly lie down : but that trouble has all left me through the use of Paine's Celery Compound. Last spring I had mountain fever and was sick a long time; since taking Paine's Celery Com- Jiound I am strong. I feel very grate ul for your medicine. I am glad to aay anything that would encourage people to use it" Diamoni Dyes color anTthln? any Never I all i Never colot. fade. The evidence that all colds are Infec tious and that without the presence of infection it ;Is Impossible to catch a cold is probably far stronger than most medical men realize, says Dr. H. W. Gardner in the-New York Journal. Colds are almost unknown in the arctic circle, not on account of the ac tion of the continuous cold, but be cause the greater part of that region is uninhabited. When Sir William Con way and his men were exploring Spitz- bergen, though they were exposed to great privations and were almost con stantlywet through they never caught a cold, but directly they came down to Andree's settlement on the coast, where some forty 'men were living in almost constant Intercourse with the main land, they all developed violent colds. On the other hand, that ordinary colds are in the highest degree infec tious is now becoming a matter of common knowledge, and any medical man, if he goes about with open eyes, can collect evidence for himself. I have watched a cold pass from house to house and have even traced It from one village to another and have listen ed, not without some amusement, while the different sufferers from it have ex plained to me just how they caught It, ascribing It to some open window, change of garment or other fancied im prudence. I know houses where all the members of the household, includ ing visitors and children, are constant ly catching colds, and they are not the airy or even the drafty houses, but stuffy, grimy, badly ventilated and dork ones. To Keep Eyeglasses Clear. Every wearer of eyeglasses has no ticed how they become dim with mois ture when subjected to a sudden change of temperature. A German scientific paper says that this may be prevented by rubbing the glasses with soft potash soap every morning. They may be pol ished bright after the soap is applied, bnt an invisible film is left on them that will prevent the deposit of mois ture. JTew Lingerie. The new lingerie is by far the meet delicately beautiful that has yet been ahown. The materials are aa fine as a cobweb, and the bund sewing 'is so delicate that one would Imagine that It was the work of fairy fingers. There la a great deal of lace used, which Is. ln point of fact, an economy, for In eplte of Its daintiness It will outwear most of the stronger looking trim mings. The embroidered edges are very lit tle shown this season. Innumerable ruffles of lace, put on with, the finest beadlngs and Insertions of beading wherever there is the' slightest excuse for It, serve to increase both the beau ty of the garment and Its cost as well. Fewer ribbons are used this season. i wuite riooona are tne ravorue. Wood's "Trade Mark Brand" German Millet is the true large-headed sort, and pro duces from one-fourth to one-half more forage per acre than the ordinary Millet. The difference in yields from different grades of Millet is more marked than any crop we have evergrown and it is a great deal the cheapest crop results considered to purchase the best quality of seed that you can obtain; this you can always be assured of doing when you order Wood's "Trade flark Brand" of Southern-grown German Millet. Write for prices and Descriptive Circular which also gives full Information about all Seasonable Seed, Cow Peas, Sola and Velvet Beans. Teoslnte, Sorghums, Buckwheat, Late Seed Potatoes, etc. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen - Richmond. Va. mylODst ? ' we as w ANTHRACITE COAL MINERS. Peace Bamors Arila la the Air Presl- deat.Mltchell Threateaed Clash at Hazletoa, Pa. ' By Telesrrapn to tne Morning Star. Welkesbabbb, Pa , May H. Peace rumors are again in the air. Around strike headquarters to day President Mitchell was busy with personal affairs and his movements 'did not give the slightest indication that he was consid ering an v proposition frm the other side or that he was I looking for any thing that could lead to a settlement of the strike." i President Mitchell, before leaving for the West, issued the following state ment: "The clergy are requested to announce from their churches to-morrow that mine workers should pay no attention to agents now here from West Virginia or other fields, as they come from unorganized places where strikes now exist. Consult the dis trict officers before entering into nego tiations with them, i Haz elton. Pa.. May 24 The pump men at the Crystal Ridge colliery of A. Pardee & Co. have been suspended and bosses have been put in charge of the pumps. The men who will take the places of the striking engineers, firemen and pump; runners at the Cranberry colliery of A. Pardee & Co. will be housed and boarded at the com pany's expense in a building near the breaker, which is surrounded by a fence erected about a week ago. This means that the company will go to all hazards in keeping its pumps run ning and that if any attempt is made to interfere with the non-union men there will be a clash. TWINKLINGS. "Talking through your hat" is slang. "Laughing in your sleeve" is idiom I Chicago Tribune. "If some folks could be as elo- Suent m lookin foh work," said Uncle iben, "as dey is in kickin' 'bout deir luck, I reckons de'y git a job. Wash ington Star. If there Is one time more than another when a woman should be alone with her thoughts it is when a passing vehicle splashes mud on her new gown. Chicago News. Ob8erve thatj the Bellefonte," Pa., Newa prints an advertisement for a "girl to cook." The effect of the beef trust must be severely felt in Bellefronte. Springfield (Moss) Un ion, j Bill Shiffly It's no. use talk ing, you can't work this farm without faith, an' I ain't got any. Mrs. Shiffly Well, I notice you gave it a good deal of absent treatment last year, just the same. Chicago Daily News. Wanted to Know: "And are you really connected with the Signal Service Bureau t" asked; the inquisi tive gin. "xea, miss," replied the young man. "Then won't you please tell me which is your weather eye?" Detroit Free Press. Sure Test: "How can you tell real cut glass from the imitation!" asked Mrs. Gas well J "You can't al ways," said Mr. Gaswell. "but when anybody offers vou a niece of real cut glass for fifteen cents buy it." Chicago nuune. ' Leading Ud to It: Bobbie You know them preserves out in the pantry wot vou told me not to eat 1 Mother Yes. Bobbie You know vou said they'd make me sick if ate 'em, didn't yout Mother Yes. Bobbie Well, they didn't Ohio State Jour nal. STORIA. Bears the 8igntnre Im Rind You Have Always Baughi How About That Tackle ? The blue birds are with ng again. The streams and ponds are warming: up. The nsher - men should be looking up their outfits. Seeing if any thing is wanted before the last minute. As of old we are showing tho finest things to tempt the fish kingdom and make the 8 port more sporty for the anglers. j Lines may be wanted ; poles must be needed ; hooks are very necessary, and in fact we have everything that is re quired to make a complete outfit. To those that are interested in the sport to those others that may not be so enthusiastic, we would consider it a favor to have all come in and look. Dealeran Hardware, &c, Orton Building-. apsetr III 748,706 prs.; in 1901 1,566,220 Pairs. What does this mean r It means tnatthe W. L Douglas Shoe Co.'s methods must be np-to date ln every sense. In this era of sharp competition among mann lactorera, to make their beat, this firm, over 85 years old. has in the past four years more than doubled their already large business. This is phenomenal. with this Shoe for Men and Boys, and Duthen- wiui luaiijr luwer Kin ateiy Rood, Is it any wonder thi des DroDOrtlon- at our business is increasing t It does not take the public long to find They can get the Beat Shoes for the least money. t3X sfrps from corner Front and Second fits., on rrmcess. my2Itf & Evans Co. mm Statement oMheWiIluIllgtOn SaVUlgS & TlTlSt CO. 108 Princess Street, WllmlMgton, N. C. At close or business April 30th, 1902, condensed Loans and Discounts ......1261,955 S3 Cash on band and ln banks oo,5SS 4t Beat estate 1,900.00 Furniture and Fixtures , , , l oo Safety Deposit Boxes. . . l oo 9914,880 67 rrMMamU i o. . TATI.OK, jr., CaihUr. ' Comparative Statement of Derotlts. ATWfl A 1QU ItO KOO. A nwTI m inn. if. mi. . AttK'i&nrXiAE1 836. U; April 80, 1908a 888,147.81, ' ' i VIRdlNIA COAL MINERS. A Oen'eral Strike Ordered to Bella Jaie 7lb for aa Iscresse in Wares Over 100,000 Mea Affected. bv Telegrapn to tne aorntna star. Huntington, W," V , May 24 The United Miners, who have hewi in aescion here for tne past two daj s, ad journed ti-night after ordering a gen eral strike of all the miners in West Virginia and Virginia to begin June 7th. and last until the demands of 10 to 22 per cent increase in wages are granted. The resolutions sent to tbo mine operators are as follows: "We are mining -coal in many places in these States at a lower rate than any other place in the world. We have decided to cease work on and after Saturday, June 7th, until the scale of wages adopted at Hunt ington, W. Va , March 18th, 1902. a copy of which is herewith furnished you, has been complied with or you have met us in joint con ference and another scale has been mutually agreed upon. In notifi cation of our decision to cease work, we desire to impress upon you the fact that we fully realize the res ponsibility of such a step. We under stand the hunger and otherv hardships that we and our families would have to endure. We know that it means loss of profit to you and that many thousands not directly connected with our trade will suffer if the mines are closed. We have sought to avoid this by conciliatory, measures, and we say to you now that we are ready to meet you in joint con ference for the purpose of consider ing and if possible adjusting these' grievances at any time and place that may be mutually agreed upon, either before or after the suspension has taken place, and desire you to accept this as a standing invitation to that effect" From authentic sources it is learned that the mine workers, in case a strik i8 called, expect to have enlisted 90,000 miners and laborers at the be ginning in Virginia and West Virgin a which is over three-fourths of the working population of the coal sec tions, and they will also enlist in their case the many trades unions and the American Federation of Labor which are thoroughly organized, especially in West Virginia, which will aid them through sympathy. This with those who have to work on account of the closing of the mines will reach a total of 125 ,000 idle men in the two States. Si; "Does you blieve in signs t' asked Miss Miami Brown. "'Deed I does," answered Mr. Erastusi Pinkley. "If I had my way, evy chicken coop would have a sign on it, so's we wouldn't lose so much time locatin' ington Star. 'em." Wash- Manners. Auntie Don't you know, Bobbie, that it's very bad manners to put your knife in your mouth ? Bobbie Don't you think, auntie, that it's very bad manners to stare at your guests when they're eating? Nipped In the Bud. "Let me be frank and call your attention to a little fault of yours." "Certainly, but first let me call attention to your fault of not at tending to your own business." New York Herald. ' Chsncc For Doubt. She (gushingly) Will you love me when I'm old? He -Love you ? I 6hall idolize um er Vou are not going to look like your . .other, are you? Xew York Weekly. SMOKED HERRINGS 2X7 Boxes Fresh Herring 844 Dosen Potted Ham. 100 Doxen Can Beef. 198 Cases Sardines. 310 Desen Table Peaches. 180 Dosen Pie Peaches. 316 Dosen Alaska Salmon. 288 Dosen Sugar Corn. . 182 Dosen Tomatoes. We carry the stock here, not coming bnt here. W. B. COOPER, WhoUsals Grocer, my 11 tf s Wilmington, N. o. FLOTJB, Meal, Corn and Oats. Salt and Molasses. Coffee and Rice, and Tobacco. we offer the above eoods of best Quality at lowest market prices. Bend as your orders for anything ln onr Une. Write for samples and prices. ' HALL & PEABSALL, Wholesale Grocer. g"r l tf Wilmington, N. o. REASONABLE GOODS MULLETS, oew catch. Best Cream Cheese. MartiD's Gilt Edge Butter, Bagging and Ties. SALT. A eBMZBAl. UXB 01 OAU 8O0D8 IS :RUAND AT THIS HIA80B. Solo agents for 80B ROY F1.0PR. UcIIAIR & PEARSALL. from report to Corporation commission LIABILITIES. SffiS&V-""- ,00.00 orned Interest due to depositors... . 6,881 89 a rHmrra. gn. 1914,880 67 h. Wiltihi. 878,l?;Aptfl i 1897, SM.IMJR "" .li.., April su, TOi, my is is PUZZLE WHERE "winifrr AVegeiablePreparationfor As similating thcToodandRegula ting the Stomachs andBowels of Promotes TKgesUon,Checiful ness and Rest.Contalns neither Opmm'.Moiphine norllhieral. Not Nab c otic. Reapaf(XdLrSAMUIZPITCnKB . Ianplan Stti Anttt Jert CUriAd Sugar Harm A perfect Remedy for Cons ii na tion. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea. Worms .Convulsions .Feverish aess and Loss OF SLEEP. facsimile Signature of NEW "YORK. EXACT COPr OF WRAPPEB. IS "r y iiimmHiiniHiiiwiiiiiMiiii'niiMiMMiiMnniMiiHmiiMHiiiiwaif I ill """ifi I W Good Morning ! CEO. .0. Wilmington's Big RacW Store, would like to have a talk with you and try to explain to you the success of his Big Store. To start at the beginning, I started this business in 1888, which means nearly 13 years of hard, steady work. We began in a - very small way. We bought for cash and sold for cash everything on a strictly cash basis, and the trne secret of onr success is that we have always un dersold onr competitors. We al ways buy the very best article to sell at a price, giving our customers the advantage of our experience in buying. Our trade has been on a constant increase, and this year it is almost double. Our prices are to-day cheaper than thev ever were. In our do mestic goods department, we will sell good wide Sea Island sheeting at 4c per yard. Our best lawn 0. N. G. sheeting at 5c per yard. A beautiful yard wide bleaching at 5c per yard. A yery pretty sheeting without dress ing at 6Jc per yard. Pretty shirt waist calicos at 4c per yard. - The very best calicos, all colors, at 5c per yard. 32-inch wide beautiful Batiste Lawns at 5c per yard. Pee Dee Plaids at 4fc; a beauti ful line of Summer Dimities and Organdies at all prices; 36-inch wide white Madras at 10c per yard. Fine heavy Covert cloth for skirts at 10c per yard. Corduroy for men's and boys' Wilmington's Big Met Store, CEO. 0. GAMD. PHM. 208 and 210 my 25 tf J. W. NORWOOD. Pres. ATLANTIC NATIONAL BANK, Wilmington, N. C. Capital.. $125,000 Surplus..; 130,000 Organized 1892. PICTTTEE. THE QUEEN? 1 0) For Infants and Childf en. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears Signati pants, heavy weight, 45c per yard. Fine all wool Pants cloth in splen did styles for 37c per yard cheap at 50c. Heavy weight Jeans for pants at 10c per yard. In our Clothing Department wo have a full line of Spring and Sum mer Goods. Handsome, well made, all wool Flannel Suits at $4.50 each. Beautiful Serges , at $G.98 a suit. Splendid worsted pants at $1.48. Now a word to the young men from 16 to 21 yeais old. I have just received 54 pairs fine all wool worsted Pants in pretty Spring styles; pants that are worth $2. 98 a pair in numer ous sizes, I will sell this lot at $1.50 a pair as long as they hwt; 500 pairs men's pants, all prices and kin da, from 75c to $5 a pair. Just received, one car load of Trunks. If you are thinking of buy ing a trunk it will pay you to see our line. A beautiful canvas covered packing trunk from $1 to $1.50 each; extra large packing trunk, 40 inches long, for $1.75. On our third floor we carry a large stock of Matting; we can please you in pattern and price, 10c to 29c per yard. W e are giving away nice presents on cards nice lamps, water sets, rugs, tables, etc. We want the cash trade and will give you best values money can buy. Cards punched with cash purchases. North Front Street, JNO. S. ARMSTRONG, Vice Pres. That Esential Quality. While this bank adopts every desirable method of modern bank- ing, it never loses essential quality: SAFETY. sight of that ABSOLUTE J. W. Vte, Aaa't Cashier. the iv i-or uver ii Thirty Years i m m iar u u u si u s CAYLORD PBOPHIETOH v.