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The '
crowning
joy ol
woman-
liood is'
mother-
hood and
the
crowning
joy ot
mother- .
hood is
to h a v e i
healthy
children. But there can be no joy in
motherhood without health, and without
health for the mother there can be no '
health for the child.
It is of vital importance for women to
know thai the health of mother and child
is in general entirely within woman's
control. The thousands of women who.
have used Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription when expecting motherhood, ,
have testified that it made tbera Healthy
And happy in the days of waiting, made
the baby's advent practically painless,
and gave them health to give their chil
dren. ' j
Mrs. W. J. Kidder, of Hill Dale Farm (Boo '
burg CenUrVBooaburg. VI., write: "During the
put year I found myself expecting maternity,
. and tn rapidly falling health. I suffered dread
fully from bloating and urinary difficulty. I '
was growing perceptibly weaker each day and
offered much sharp pain at times. I felt that
sometning muse dc aooe.
I sought your advice
and received a
reply. Took' twelve
bottles of Doctor
erce'i Favorite PreacrlDtlon.
and also followed your instruction. I began
to improve immediately, my health became
' excellent, and I could do all my own work (we
live on a good sixed farm). 1 walked and rod
all I could, and enioyed it. I had a short, easy
confinement and have a healthy baby boy."
The People's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, a book containing 1008 paces,
is riven away. Send at one-cent stamps
for expense of mailing only, for the book ,
in paper covers, or xi stamp9 lor me
volume bouud in cloth. Address Dr.
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
TUB HOUSE OF SILBrYOB.
BY S. E. KTSEB.
There's a house that is quiet across
tne way t
And things are in order there.
Not a rag is littered or soiled to-day,
Each tidy is on its chair:
I tumble o'er toys and I hear the din
That is made by the clatter of things
of tin.
There are finger-marks on the walls
and gay
Hurrahing disturbs the air
There's a house that is quiet across the
way
And things are in order there.
There's a house that is splendid across
tne way
And riches are gathered there,
Bat a portrait hangs on the wall
to-
, day
Of a child that was glad and fair,
And I fancy I hear the low, long sighs
K)l one who is sitting with tear dimmed
eyes . i
-And thinking only as a mother may
Of the one that waits somewhere
There's a house that is quiet across the
way I.
- And things are in order there.
Chicago Record Herald.
SUNDAY SELECTIONS.
Accuse not nature; she hath
dune her part; do thou but thine.
John Milton. j
Men cannot see the good when
the mists of passion are on the win
dows of the soul.
. Seek to cultivate a buoyant,
joyous tense of the Crowded kindnesses
of God in your daily Wit. Alexander
maciaren. .
Generally speaking we let what
is most original and beat in us be wast
ed. We reserve ourselves for a future
which never comes. Amiel.
Christianity was not born to
die. It will stand ! at the grave of
many centuries, but no century will
ever stand at the grave Onrlsuanity.
J. A. Adams. I
People talk of "giving np1
when they become Christians, as if
they were to be losers, but the promise
Is or added riches. JJrummona.
Learn to command thy daily
acts to God, so shall the dry every
day duties of common life be steps to
heaven and lift thy' heart thither.
isavoara a. tuzey.
"Learn to entwine with your
prayers the small cares, the trifling
sorrows, the little wants of daily life.
Whatever affects you. turn it. Into
prayer and send it up to God."
My heart was glad that Christ
mas Eve just as if the Babe bad been
coming again to us tnat same nignt.
And is be not always coming to us
afresh in ever childlike feeling that
wakes In the hearts of his people I
Gto. MacDonald. J
Little self-denials, little hones
ties, little passing words of sympathy,
little nameless acts of kindness, little
silent victories over favorite tempta
tionthese are the silent threads of
cold which, when woven together.
gleam out so brightly in the pattern
of life that God approves. Canon
Farrar. !
The "Good Intent" Dry dock at Al
Briers. ODOoaite New Orleans, sunk yes
terdav. It is not believed the dock
ean be again floated. It was built
thirty-five Tears ago and cost original'
Iv Stf.OOO: but many thousands have
since been spent in Improvements
upon It I.
A fast passenger ! train on the Illi
nois Central, bound for Cincinnati
from New Orleans, crashed into a
work train at Ganeyville, eighty-four
miles trom Louisville. Ky. Three
train men were instantly killed and
two injured. )
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sensations creep down your
backbone You feel weak and
worthless. i
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drives out the yellow poison,
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Roberts' Tonic, will cure you
then but why wait ? Prevent
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low poison and have perfected
Roberts' 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. Try
it. Price, 25 cents.
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COIXISION ON TDE.
GRAND TRUNK R.R
Loss of Life is Twenty-five: the
' Injured . Number Consid
erablyMore. MANY OF THESE MAY DIE.
Pacific Express aid a Freight Came To
gether A Dreadfal Crash 8atf sfe
Car Telescoped Smoker The
Dead Terribly Mutilated.
ev Taletrrapb to tne Horning star.
Loudon, Out., Dee. 17. The most
frightful railroad accident in tho.au
nals of the past decade happened a
short distance from the little station of
Wanstead, on the Barnla branch of the
Grand Trunk railway, last night.
The trains in collision were the Pa
cific Express and a freight. The express
was running nearly two hours late and
was making fast time. The freight was
endeavoring to .make a siding to get
clear of the express, but failed by a
minute or two. There was a dreadful
crash, the locomotives reared up and
fell over In a ditcb, the baggage car of
the express telescoped the smoker and
in an instant shrieks and cries of the
wounded and the dying filled the air.
The loss ot life is twenty-five. The In
jured will number considerably more,
and many of these may die. - Many of
tne aead were terribly mutilated.
Heads were cutoff.legs were wrenched
from bodies, and the level stretch of
snow became crimson with the blood
of the victims.
The responsibility for the accident
has not been definitely fixed, but it is
believed to nave been due to a tele
graph operator's error. The operator
at one of the stations where the two
trains stopped gave an order to the
freight to pass No. 5, the Paciio Ex
press, at Wanstead. In the system of
the Grand Trunk, this order should
have been duplicated,--& copy being
given to the conductor and engineer
of the express. Inatead-of this the
conductor of the express received a I
i i in i i . i
clearance uruor, tomag uiu mj run
right through. The freight train
meantime bad stopped at Wanstead to
side-track, and was telescoped by the
express. The blinding storm which
was raging rendered objects invisible
at the distance of a few feet The op
erator at Wanstead is not usually on
duty at night, . but last evening hap
pened to be in the office for a short
time, lie was going out at tne aoor
when he heard the telegraph instru
ment click repeatedly the message
"Stop No. 5," ,43top No. 5." Seizing
a lantern the operator dashed for the
door, and as he closed it behind him
he heard the crash or the collision up
the track. There was not a house at
hand to which the injured could be
carried. Fortunately, towever, the
two Pullman cars on the train did not
sustain any damage. These were warm
and comfortable, and were converted
into a temporary hospital. The injured
were placed in the bertha and every
thing possible was done to ease their
sufferings.
The Pacific Express which was late
and endeavoring to make up time was
made up ot two Pullman cars, two
day coaches and two baggage cars.
The engineer opened wide his throttle
as he pulled out of Watford at 9:58
o'clock. A blizzard was raging and
the air was thick with swirling snow.
The train was crowded with people re
turning from holiday trips.
Number 5 was running fully fifty
miles an hour through the blizzard
when at the Wanstead siding the head
light of the freight engine loomed up
through the snow. It was impossible
to see a hundred feet ahead because of
the snow, and the trains crashed to
gether almost before the engine crews
realized that a collision was imminent.
The impact threw the two enghe clear
of the track on the right hand side.
The two day coaches of the express
were between the heavily loaded bag-
rage cars and the weighty Pullmans.
With a terrrae grinding crash the rear
baggage car was driven into the coach
for three-fourths of its length and in
a twinkling a score of occupants were
dead and two score more were pinned
down in the wreckage, crashed and
mangled. The horror of fire was
mercifully spared the suffering per
sons buried in the wreck. A little
flame broke but, but the uninjured
passengers extinguished it with snow
before it could gain any headway. The
occupants of the two rullman cars
and the second day coach swarmed
out of their cars to the rescue. A per
feet bedlam of noises greeted them.
The hiss of escaping steam from the
wrecked engines mingled with the
piteous cries of the unfortunate pinn
ed down in the ruins. The bitter cold
wind and snow added to their suffer
ing. Volunteer rescue parties were
immediately formed and did heroic
work.
Meanwhile a brakeman had rushed
through the storm to the telegraph
office and notified both London and
Sarnla officials of the accident Belief
trains with surgeons and wrecking
cars were on their way to the scene
from both ends of the division in the
shortest possible time While they
were steaming at the greatest speed,
the work of rescue was carried on by
the uninjured passengers. They delved
Into the beap oi aeons ana guiaea oy
the moans and cries found the suf
ferers, pried and chopped them out
and carried them to the two Pullman
ears, which were transformed into tern
porary hospitals.
Tenderly the wounded forms were
carried to thelhospital cars and given
what attention was possible before the
surgeons arrived. There waa scarce
ly anv water to be had and toe volun
teer nurses melted quantities of snow
with which they slaked the feverish
thirst of the suffering.
The surgeons on board the wrecking
train from Barnla were tne nrst to
reach the scene. They - hastened
around the wreck through a snow
covered field to the temporary hospitals
and betan emergency dressings
of the most serious wounds. The
men of the wrecking crew took up the
work of rescue. With their appliances
they were able to penetrate deeper
Into the tangle of wood and steel
and extract those whom the passen
ff-ers had been unable to reach. While
they were at work the wrecking train
arrived from London with surgeons,
As soon as it was positively known
that all the lDjured:had:been round
an engine was coupled to the hospital
Pullmans and the pitiful journey to
London forty miles away was begun.
Busiell Quinn, of Chicago, whose
hands were badly scalded, said in de-
arihinar the collision : '
"I can hear the crash yet. Instantly
everything was pitch dark. When the
crash came I was just about to go to
aleep. In less time than it takes to
think a single thought, It seemed, I was
occupying the best part of two seats.
My legs were in one - seat and my
body in the' other. I lay across the
back of a seat and could not move.
There were three men on top of me
and they were like myself nnabie to
atlr. I yelled to them to get off me,
but it was all in Tain. Partly across
them again lay the body of a poor old
woman. I do not not know who she
was, but I know she waa dead. Blood
flowed from her wounds in a great
stream. The men above me received
most of the flow and one of the . men
was nearly choked to death by it
"My luck was to have the steam
pipe beside me burst Both my hands
were held against the escaping, steam.
Struggle aa I would I could not free
them and I thought I was going to be
cooked to death, or at least a part of
me, for while my hands were held
against the jagged end of the broken
pipe my body was perishing in the
awful cold."
Oolates were administered to the in
jured to lessen their agonier, aggra
vated as they were by the unavoid
able jarring and jerking of the car.
as soon as news or the wreck waa
received in London the Grand-Trunk
officials began arrangements for ear
ing for the injured at Victoria Hos
pital, on South street The traces of
the Detroit and Lake Erie railroad
are within a block and a bait
from the hospital and the hospital car
was transferred to them and run as
closely aa possible to the hospital.
Twenty extemporized ambulances
were in waiting. - Strong arms carried
the wounded and torn people tender
ly out of the car and they hurried to
the hospital. It was 8:30 o'clock when
they arrived and hi an hour ail had
been put to bed temporarily, awaiting
examination and surgical treatment.
Until noon the surgeons worked ovee
them.
Eddie .Bans, of Prescott Ont. and
Lottie Lynch,' of Port Huron. Mich,.
died soon after they were received at
the hospital, several of the lesser in
jured persons left the hospital this
afternoon. To-night all those still
there are expected to recover, although
Internal Injuries or failure to recover
from the awful shock may result fatal
ly in one or two cases.
When the second Pullman car ar
rived in the city at 10 o'clock it was
met with undertaken)' wagons instead
of ambulances. Twenty-five bodies
were in the berths behind closed cur
tains. The dead forms were placed in
coffins and then removed- to the
morgue, where the work of identifica
tion was begun. At 10 o'clock to-night
only one unclaimed and unknown
body still remained at the Ferguson
morgue.
To-nte ht at Watford. Dr. A. E
Harvey, county coroner, impanelled
a jury to investigate the wreck and
decide if possible on its cause. After
electing a foreman the jury adjourned
until Monday, when the investigation
will be begun. Up to a late hour
to-night Andrew Carson, the op
erator at Watford, whose mis
take Train Master Price' says caused
the wreck, had not been placed
under arrest Conductor McAuliffe.
ot the Express, said to-day that the
freignt train crew had opened the
Wanstead switch and the train had
started to move into it when the col
lision occurred. A minute or two
more and the freight train would
have been safely aide-traeked. Trs in
master Price says that $ 10.000 will
cover the loss to rolling stock and
equipment The line was cleared soon
after noon and to-night the shell of
the baggage car liea on one side of the
track, surrounded by the wreckage of
the telescoped day coach. On the
other aide, the two engines are piled in
aheap. .
Ifew Bins' For Old Ones.
Not every one is aware of Just what
the United States subtreasnry will do
for a person with soiled currency. It
any one has such bills, in no matter
bow small quantity, and wishes to get
brand new bills, all be has to do is to
go down to the subtreasury and hand
the old currency over the counter. The
government will band him in return
new bills of any desired denomination.
Perhaps under a strict interpretation
of the law the government clerk might
refuse certain bills on the plea that
they were still fit for circulation, but
In practice the government is inclined
to be very obliging, and, unless the sup
ply of clean money on hand should
happen to be temporarily short, the
clerk will without hesitation hand over
perfectly new and unfolded bills In re
turn for money which has been folded
possibly only a very few times.
As a matter of fact a vast amount
of money Is turned in which could not
have circulated among more than half
a dozen hands. But it is all redeemed
and the new . currency Issued in ex
change. The subtreasury supplies the
new cash, too, without any expense,
no matter if millions are to be ex
changed. New Tork Times.
Didn't Fesur Hla Dea4 Patients.
There is a doctor of the old school in
pne of the New England villages near
Randolph, Mass., whose bouse is sur
rounded by a cemetery. The cemetery
is behind the house and comes np flush
.with the road on either side, running
off to east and west for an eighth of a
mile. Some people might find such a
house lot doleful, and surely the neigh
bors are not lively. ' But that thought
never troubled the villagers so much as
the prospect of going home at night.
In the country towns of New England
the graveyard at night is still a thing
of terror, an Inherited terror. There
Bre still towns where all the graves are
dug on a line running due east and
west, with the footstones toward the
east so that the dead may rise face to
face with the Judge on the last day. So
the doctor is often asked the question,
"Are you not afraid to go home some
times at night T
And his answer is always the same:
"No. My neighbors will never trouble
me. They all owe me money." New
York Tribune.
- The Obedient Child.
There was once a little girl who
found it very bard to wash her hands
just before dinner. She meant to be
Clean for the table, but there was so
many things to think of that it was
Impossible to remember.' Her mother
reproved her very severely one day,
and she promised to! do better. That
day at dinner her mother asked the
usual question, "Have you washed
your hands, dear?" 1
"Yes," came the satisfied reply.
Her mother looked smilingly down at
the little one's hands; and then she ut
tered an exclamation, for there was
no sign that soap or water had been
used on them. "Why, your hands are
black," she said. "Didn't you say you
-washed them?" j
"Well, I Just did, mamma, but I was
afraid I'd forget, so I washed them
right after breakfast" New York
Press. -' ' t '
, . Gold Pens).
The first gold pens made in this coun
try were all manufactured by hand,
the gold being cut from strips of tbe
metal by scissors and every subsequent
operation being performed by hand.
These handmade gold pens cost from
$5 to $20 and were far inferior to the
machine made article of tbe present
day. - iv ..
' Carvlns,
A genteel carver always sits when ha
carves, says a work on etiquette. Per
haps be does, but It is pretty, certain
that there are times when he yenmfal
ly yearns to put one foot On the ttihle
and the other on tbe bird while strug
gllng with the fowl London Answers.
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NEGOTIATIONS ARE
NOW IN PROGRESS;
Between the European' Allied
Powers, Venezuela, and the
! United States.
IN REGARD TO ARBITRATION.
Posltloe of the Ualted States Qoversatat
Jsst Now is That ol Qood Priced to
AH Terms of Agrecmeat la
jPsir Wsy to be Settled
i . " " -
' ' Br Teletrraph to tbe Mornina Btar. i
Washwgtoit, Dec 27. There" is
now in: progress. an active exchange
of notes between tbe allied powers,
Venemela and the United Btates re
specting the method of submitting to
arbitration-the issues which have
arisen between Venezuela and the al
lies. Questions are being put and an
swers are forthcoming, but it is said
that the negotiations are In such
shape that it would be extremely in
judicious and indiscreet to make each
phase public if there really existed a
desire to reach a satisfactory settle
ment, j .
It is explained at the State Depart
ment that the part of the United States
government just now is that of "good
friend". to all parties: that it is not un
dertaking to draw no protocols, or irrr
pose limitation upon the parties, but
is confining its offices to getting them
together and keeping them so. In
this riew it will not be necessary for
our government to prescribe bow the
Monroe Doctrine shall or shall not
figure in the protocols; it will judge
for itself bj results how our Interests
are affected and will not Indulge in
premature or uncalled for protests. As
for the terms of the arbitration agree
ment, it is stated that they are in a
fair way to be speedily adjusted, but
nothing ean be said of the details. It
is presumed that the allies will agree
to terminate the blockade, though no
stipulation has been entered into on
that point. Nothing bas been heard
recently of tbe part to be taken by the
United : 8tates Minister Bowen in
final settlement, and it begins to ap
pear that after all Venezuela, will
probably be represented by one of her
people.)
dermis? Disappointed.
BERLIN, Dee. 27. Tne German gov
ernment is disappointed by President
Roosevelt's declination to be arbitra
tor in the Venezuelan dispute, but tn
pursuance ot his decision will corres
pond at once with Great Britain and
Italy on tbe subsidiary questions that
must now be agreed upon, such as
raising the blockade and th drfloite
form of request whereby Venezuela
on one side- and . Germany, Great
Britain and Italy on the other, will
ask Tbe. Hague tribunal to adjust -the
dispute.!
The interchange of views on these
and other requirements probably will
take place at Washington, where the
ambassadors ean confer freely with
Secretary Hay and obtain tnrouch
him President Castro's assent to the
precise propositions. The German for
eign office considers Washington a
convenient place for further nerotia
lions. Foreign Secretary Von Bch
thofen regrets the long delay wbicn
is likely to ensue before the final ad
justment of tbe controversy. He had
relied upon President Roe veil's per
sonality to take up tbe ease and reach
a deeisibn quickly.
Qrest Brttsia and Italy.
Roxxv Dee. 27. Ambassador Veyer
to-day presented to tbe Foreign Office
President Roosevelt's note on tbe sub
ject of Venezuelan arbitration.. The
President sajs that although he is very
much gratified at the confidence the
Powers have shown in him by choos
ing him as arbiter, which position be
would have accepted if there were no
other means of solving the question,
he thinks it better to submit tbe esse
to The Hague tribural, especially as
all the Powers concerned are willing.
The President adds that as there is no
question of national honor or cession
of territory involved, after thorough
consideration and in accord with all
the Powers concerned who have ahown
an honorable spirit of mutual consid
eration and moderation, he is glad to
be informed that they all have agreed
to submit the question to The Hague
tribunal.!
London, December 27. The Foreign
Office officials say a note from Secreta-
SHay, similar to those presented at
me and Berlin, has been received
here. Nothing has yet been decided
regarding tbe cessation of ther block
ade or the terms of the arbitration.
To Ohr Friends
. 1 AND PATRONS. AND
I THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
We extend our hearty good cheer,
and the Season's Good Greetings,
with our sincere thanks for the
liberal patronage bestowed upon us
during the past year.
We cordially invite yon to
Wear Our Shoes
Daring 1903.
Respectfully,
Same Old Place.
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SPRINKLING SINGAPORE.
Tfc Solemn Procession Tnat Aeoom
panlea tbe Watering; Cart.
j Poultney BIgelow in his description
of the marvelous progress made by the
city of Singapore, under English rule
gave a quaint picture of the manner in
which the streets are watered: j-
The watering art was drawn by lit
tle white bullocks and driven by Ma
lays with turbans., It seemed to take
five Malays to do this driving. One
roosted aloft on top of the barrel for
the purpose of controlling the outgo of
water. He seemed very proud of bis
appointment Another native in a big
tnrban roosted on; the pole and con
trolled the little cattle. - ,!
Then there was a man in thin brown
legs and much turban who walked sol
emnly behind enjoying a footbath. ! He
waa obviously a government function
ary, although hlB exact sphere of use
fulness I could not discover.: He ap
peared to be something In the nature
of a rear guard, t i i. i
Then there was a "foreloper, or ad
vance guard, for the purpose of clear
lng the way. There appeared to be an
Idea that the little bullocks might sud
denly go. mad and rush ahead. At any
rate, It gave congenial employment to
one more native, and that was some
thing, i i ;
There was yet another, who bent
down now and then to pick np a piece
of stone or brush away some irregular
ity unseen by ordinary eyes.
This outfit was a treat to me. It was
solemn; It was full of self conscious
ness; It was magnificently oriental.
I have seen men In sublime moments;
I have seen the red capped station mas
ter of Germany strut up and down his
platform when ah Imperial train was
about to arrive, but even that Impress
ed me less than' the watering cart of
Singapore, with its municipal hierarchy
of Malay ministers, each earning per
haps 2 cents a day. !
Hla Own Medicine Cheat. -
: The surgeon of an English ship of
war was noted for the monotony of his
prescriptions. He apparently consid
ered salt water', taken externally or
internally as a cure for all the ills that
flesh Is heir to, for he ordered his pa
tients to take it, no matter what might
be the malady presented to his notice.
. One day be went sailing with a par
ty of friends, and in the course of a
squall .the j boat was upset, and the
surgeon came near being drowned.
. "Well," said the captain of the ship'
when he was told of tne narrow es
cape, Tm! glad you were saved, but
it hardly seems possible In any event
that you could have really drowned In
your own medicine chest, now does it,
doctorr I i !
The Dowaser Bmnresa of China and
Lieutenant General Miles exchanged
flattering speeches at yesterday's au
dience, the dowager assuring tbe gen
eral that the "success of the American
army was assured under a commander
ao celebrated." ; 1
'A snow slide struck the bunk bouse
of the Moliie Gibson mine, ten miles
from Lake Kootnay, British Colum
bia, Christmas night, razing the build
tag. It is believed to have killed
nine men and injured several nthr.
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gists or by mall ; Trial Size, 10 cents by mail.
ELY BitOTHKRS, M Warren Street, New Tork.
sep 16 tf aa tn to -
Tobacco Fertilizers.
1,186
1,293
1,411
1,841
1,484
1,001
1,897
Bags 8 4-4 Guano. '
BagB 8 3-3 Guano.
Bags 8 2 2 Gnano.
Bags Pure Kahiib.
Bags 13 per cent. Acid.
Bags 14 per cent. Acid.
Bags C. S. Meal.
Best prices, Cash or Time.
W. B. COOPER,
rbolesaJ Oroaar,
i ; Wllmtnirtnn. N
doc 88 a
"There is a Best
Id Everything!
In Pit It's Daiis'."
Guaranteed 100 Per Cent. Pure,
This is putting it mighty strong,
bnt it is nevertheless true.
Be Wise in Your Economy.
Don't be ' deceived bj the argu
ment that it costs less to paint
yonr building with inferior or ad
ulterated paint, because the paint
costs less per gallon.
Sold and guaranteed by
i- -j I ; ;
The Coal, Cement and Supply Co.,
Sole Distributors,
decl9tf Wilmington, N. O.
1'
' I desire to express my sincere thanks to my friends for the
more than libf-ral patronage. they have extended me during the.
past year, and with the hope that they have bad a merry Christ
mas, wish them a happy and prosperous "New Year."
If any one has neglected to do their duty Xmas, or wish to
"reoiprocate'? New Year, I have a few "left overs" at a reduced
price.
E3
p-l
Furniture and Furniture
BellThone 613.
deoSStf . ! i
WE PAY 4 PER CENT. INTEREST
On small sums as well as large amounts.
You can open an account by depositing TWENTY FIVE CENTS. Every
nickel you spend is gone forever and eternally, but every nickel you
save is still yours, and if invested with us will draw interest, compounded
. quarterly, for years to come. Begin the New Year right by opening a
savings account.
Deposits made on or before January 2nd, 1903, will bear interest from
January 1st. i
Tbe Wilmington Savings & Trust Go.
J. tr. ITOBWOOPt PreaMUaU.
dSOBStt.
1
tiCkete CksssBeu lu Abont Tkete-Om
, Redeeming; Feature.
- Chinese Inns are without register-or
clerks. On riding through the gaiewan
your bridle rein la seized by a dn-tjj
boy, who helps you to dismount, shout-'
lng loudly meanwhile for the DronrlBi
ftor, who presently looms up through
the wilderness of carts and mules. Pro
prietor and boy then hold a parley as
to what rooms are eligible, and then a
door Is pushed open and the traveler Is
shown to his apartment It is usually
about twelve feet square. The walls
and floor are of hard mud, and so are
the beds, which extend entirely across
the side of the room, with only space
enough between them for a small table
and one chair. The room Is lighted by
one window, in which paper takes the
place of glass.
. The first duty of the proprietor In
making a patron comfortable la to stop
up the holes in the paper window pane.
He never tears the paper off entirely
and replaces it with a new one, be
cause the sheet of paper Is .worth
about one-tenth of a cent, and the innr
keeper is not wasteful. Indeed he
pastes little slips of paper over the
boles until all the light that filters
through it is of a mottled hue:
At one end of the mule shed is ths
kitchen of the Inn. .It is here that the
meals for all the patrons are prepared,
to be eaten in the rooms. The menu is
not elaborate. It consists only of bowls
of rice and tea. Should the traveler de
sire a greater variety of food, he can
buy it himself in the market, and his
own servant can cook It in the kitchen
of the inn. To sleep on the bed of a
Chinese inn would be for a foreigner
an impossibility were It not that he is
always so exhausted at tbe end of
each day's Journey that be finds it dif
ficult 'to remain awake ten minutes
after alighting from his pony. He ilea
down on the mat that covers the hard
heap of mud and surprises himself at
the soundness of his slumber.
The one redeeming thing about the
Inn is its cheapness. Just as the trav
eler is about to depart in the morning
the proprietor tells him the amount of
his bill. Everything is charged on the
."European plan." Every cup of tea,
every rushlight candle, the paper win
dow pane, are all Itemized In the long
list which the proprietor reels off In
singsong, but the total Is surprisingly
low. The cost of food and lodging for
tone night for a traveler and two serv
ants, with stabling and fodder for his
ponies and cart mules, is about 50
ents. New Tork Mail and Express.
Boaeted Too Soon.
The rear end of a Fordham car was
congested the other afternoon. There
.wasn't even "standing room only." A
Jocular commuter said, "Beware of
pickpockets !"
Everybody laughed.
gentlemanly looking fellow said:
"No man need be afraid of pickpock
ets if he does as I did. I have a s?j
patented scheme. I have a buttontft.
In my vest pocket. I run my chaijj
through It and attach the other end in
the usual way. They can't draw that
watch through that buttonhole. No
pickpockets in mine, and don't you for
get it."
Tbe crowd thinned, out.
At Wendover avenue the "patentee"
said startingly:
"My watch is goner
Somebody had clipped tbe chain,
drawn it through the other way and
abstracted the watch. New York
News.
The three-masted schooner Harry
Preacott, from Brunswick, Gs for
New York, with lumber, went ashore
on the sboals at Little Beaeb. N. J.
The erew of the life saving station
rescued the crew. It is thought the
vessel can be fl tated
WE WISH YOU A
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A
Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
HALL & PEARS ALL.
dec 25 tf
Storage of Peanuts.
To any one wishing to store
Peanuts, will say, we are amply
prepared to store them at a
reasonable coat, and we will
make liberal cash advances on
peanuts stored with us.
D. L. GORE CO.,
Wholesale Grocers,
us to 12S Hortn water street.
dec ao u
Wilmington, N. O.
We havn all the latest and
most popular Novels.
Illustrated Books,
Pocket-books, Bill Books,
Chatelaine Bags, ,
Pictures, Games,
Fancy Box Paper, Xmas
Cards, Calendars and all
kinds of Novelties.
The Stationer,
doc 14 tf 107 Wark-At
at.
Novelties, 1 1 1 Market St
Inter-State 421.
Hi WALTERS, Via PreaMeaS.
Christmas Presents,
TAYLOR, Jr.s C&aaUar.
THE: WEELITTLES IN CHICAGO.
I strar.2Mn rrcrsi of mf Police rAT 1
1 JPA?J.. . mM SAOUt. ffk ? " 1 li m
1
FIND THEIR
The Kind You Have Always
ia use for over 30 ; years,'
and
jWJ'Jh sonal
6
All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but
.Experiments tbat trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor - Oil, Pare
goric, Drips and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither OpiumjT Morphine nor , other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
CENUSNE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Sears tne
.aft)
The KM You Haye Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
TMC CCNTAUfft COWMaSffT. TT MUSI RAT tTRKT, NCW YORK OITV.
The year of 4902
trust it has been
you as it has been
Our Christmas trade was phenom
enal; it broke all records of the past.
Our whole year's business was un
usually good. We are now facing
the year 1903 and have already been
makiDg preparations for the year's
bnsiness. The ruBh is over, but our
stock is not broken. We anticipated
a big trade and bought accordingly.
We have just received a nice line
of new Black Beaver Hats, very styl
ish, at $3.75 each. Also a nice line
of Scratch Felt Hats, in black and
all colors, at 69o each. We have an
eztensineline of Ready-to-wear Hats
that we are selling for 50c, 69c, 89c
and $1.19, which is abont 50 per cent,
oi actnal valne.
In new Ribbons we have just re
ceived a large shipment, in all colors.
Beautiful Glazed Taffetta Ribbons,
in No8. 5 and 7, at 5o per yard;-Nos.
9 and 12, at 8o per yard; Nos. 16 and
22, at lOo per yard; No. 40, at 15o
per yard; No. 60, at 20c per yard;
and No. 80, at 25c per yard. . Satin
and TaSetta Ribbons are from 5o to
35c per yard.
In Ladies' Hats we have a big lot
to Bell at 25c each, regardless of cost
or quality; all shapes and colors, and
all this year's goods.
Our Cloak Department has had
an immense success this season. We
have bought several large shipments
of Cloaks at almost half-price, and
we have on hand a verj nice and ez
tensive line. Nicely lined and well
made Beaver Coats at $3.50. The
latest Monte Carlo Coats at $5, and
the best $10 Monte Carlos are going
at $7.50 each.
In ladies and children underwear
we have just received quite a nice
shipment. Ladies' red and white
flannel rests and pants of all kinds
and in all. sizes for 7b cents, 85
cents and $1 each- Ladies' bleached
ribbed vests at 25 cents each. 3ust
received a large shipment of sam
ples in needlewear which represents
one and two of a kiDd of anything
yon can call for, which we are sell
ing at about first coot; we make our
profits in the discounts. VeBts and
pants in this lot rnn from 10 cents
to $2.25 each.
We have also received 120 dozen
of sample hosiery, all colors and
prices from 5 cents to 25 cents a
pair.
We have children's hose in all
With best wishes for a happy New. Year.
The Big Racket Store.
P. S For Sunday 8chool Christmas Trees we have lots of nice Tovt
left on hand. Plenty of Toys and China Bric-a-hrao. " dec 28 tf
The Atlantic National Bank,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
EXTENDS THE SEASON'S GREETINGS TO ITS N
MEROUS FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS FAR AND
NEAR. ' V
deo 25 tf .
f
TWO FRIENDS.
Bougrlif, and TvlilcTi has been,
has borne tbe signatnre of
lias been made under his per-
supervision since its infancy.
Signature of
Is drawing lo a close We
as pleasant and profitable to
to us.
sizes from 5 cents to 25 cents; w
have an immense stock of ladies and
gentlemen's hosiery; our line of
Shamrock hosiery for ladies are the
best value to be bad, sell for 12
cents, 15 cents and 25 cents a pair. .
Men's i wool socks at 10 cents a
pair; all wool at 15 cents. The fi est
25 cents cashmere hose are selliug
at 20 cents.
Embroidery, we have about 8,000
yards bought at a low down price.
Good embroidery with a lot of work
for 4c. Very good value at 5o., and
15o value we are selling at lOo. Our
corset stock bas just been replen
ishprl. .Tnat raftflivfld 3d Hnz. R &
G. Corsets to Jell for 50. 75, ud $ l.
The long hip oorset .for $125. Our
B. 0- N. corset cannot ba matchtd
in any retail store in the city, we
bny them in solid case lots and can
sell you a 75o. corset for 50o. -
Our Kalamazoo Corsets in blue
and white and pink and -wi ite ani
all white, are well shaped and good
values, running at 25c. Regular 50o
Corsets for 39c.
Infants' Cloaks. Just bought a
sample line to sell for 50c, 75c, 89o
np to $2.25. All well made and
new styles.
Ladies', heavy Capes, nicely
trimmed, in fur and made of Beater
cost, all new goods, $1.50 "and
$1.75 each: 5uo each: less than coat.
A nice line of new Belts at 25o
and 39o each.
In our Men's and Boys' Clothing
Department, judging by our salrs,
you would think no one else in the
oity carried Clothing. Good suits
. . wui up. 4.1. wyv uvea, j quBm
fJInthinir. wn havn In at luvnirht oni
a factory. Suits tbat sold for $3"
we can s-11 now for $2.25; we have
them from $1.50 up. In boys Pants
we have agency for New York Mill
& Co. All made with tape seams
and made of best woollen goods; all
50o a pair; any size.'
In onr Clothing Department we
have 5u0 nice Clothes Brashes to
give away, one with each suit sold.'
If jou are thinking of having your
photo enlarged, we represent tbe
Argo Mfg. Co., of Chicago, who
mke oil paintings for us. He g ve
an Argo oil painting free with every
$20 cash purchase, when yon buy
the frame from us.
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