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J. r , I,. TOO LITE MART RIDDKLL OORLBY. .. ; They came too late tbe fragrant, dewy 4 ' blooms, , Nourished where sunshine beat the ": whole long day. Life held no solace for her darkened bours - And fields were barren as she went her way. Ah ! take them hack, tbe words so loos ''unsaid, UThe spoken lore to starring heart 0; denied; Y gave a stone where she asked for - bread; . ' 8he held it in her empty hand and died. The sweet pink roses lie upon her breast; She passed through wastei whereon no pink bud grows; She passed and "sleeps what matters all the rest? - -She bath no need for any fairest rose. Take them away and bear her softly forth Where singing birds and tender glasses wait; Holding your peace your words are little worth For love and roses, all are coma too late. Boston Transcript. SUNDAY SELECTIONS. Integrity is a jewel far more yaluabie than the purest diamond. The devil can afford to take a nap after he has started a quarrel in the church choir. The devil was the first being that ever debated Gad's truth. But men have been at it erer since. If jon give the devil a few hard knocks with the Bible when you rise up in the morning, he will not want to follow you so closely during the day. ' "It is a noble ana great thing to cover the blemishes and excuse the fallings of a friend ; to draw a curtain before bis stains and to display his perfections; to bury his weaknesses in llence, but to proclaim his vlrtuei upon the housetop." r God has pat it in our power to help esch other in many ways. Some times by deeds that lift away bur dens; sometimes by words that inspire courage and strength; sometimes by sympathy that halves sorrow. But there is no other way in which we can serve others so wisely, so efficiently, so divinely, as by intercession for them. J. R. Miller. CURRHNT COMMHN Is not the President rather hasty in deciding that Indianola, Miss., shall not have a postoffice? Tho beet sugar convention has not yet ruled on this matter. Louts ville Courier Journal, Mm. Perhaps the most potent thing that Mr. Tillman can urge against Mr. Cram is the fact that the gentleman has a habit of de clining to stand in Republican na tional conventions withont being securely hitched. Washington Post, Regretful surprise is a mild term for the feeling aroused in the United States by President Roose velt's nomination of a colored man to the post of Collector of the Port of Charleston. Even the since rest admirers of the President cannot help regarding that appointment as an ill considered act, which will do more harm than good to the very pie whom it is intended to benefit, namely, the negroes. New York Herald, Ind. -Those who have boen wont to believe that the day of oratory is passed, and that audiences no longer' gather to be thrilled and swayed by the power of eloquent words and forceful diction, may have had their opinion reversed by the effect of the ringing speech delivered a few days ago in the Senate by the ,Hon. - George Graham Vest. When the venerable Senator, feeble of limb, but still' lithe and agile of mind, arose from his seat in the chamber and, reclining upon his staff for sup port, began his scathing rebuke to the dominant party, the Senate gave heed as it does not frequently do to an impromptu delivery. Washing' ton Times, Ind. TWINKLINGS Man is the only animal that works the other animals for a living. Life. It was a bright reformer who said : "We want good men, and we want 'em bad !" Pucfc "Do you know what this rail road cost per mile!" "No! But I know what it cost per aldermen." Fuck. Advise an old man to marry a woman young enough to be his daugh ' ter. and he will ask if you take him to be a fool, but he will not be offend- ' ed. Atchison Globe. After all is said and done, the philosophic, all-around epicure must Indorse the dictum that the proof of the political pudding is largely, if not ., wholly, in the gleaning of tbe plum Judge. . f'Yes, they ran him out of the neighborhood, and threatened him with tar and feathers, and a ride on a rail, and a hempen noose, if he. ever came back." "Gracious t What had . he doner Suggested that the tariff could be revised." Cleveland Plain Dealer. :J r IS YELLOW POISON in your blood ? Physicians call "it flalarlal (term. . It can be seen changing red blood yellow under microscope. It work day and night. First, It turns your com plexion yellow. Chilly, aching sensations creep 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 a 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 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 ands It will cure you, or your, woncy back. This Is fair. Try is price, 2S cents. E. B. BELLAIXT. 5 ROMS" OF THE SOUTH HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. Can Bout of Some ot tna Best Roi In tbe World Tlie Employment " Convlcta on the Hiarnwy of Nortn , Carolina. ' ' - ''. Among the many interesting and val uable articles published la a recent number of Harper's Weekly was the following on highway Improvement in the south: One of the most important, but least conspicuous, movements in the new Bonth is that being made In be half of good country roads. About fifteen years ago there was a general revival of Interest In the building of country roads, and now many - com munities in the south have systems of roads of which they Justly feel proud. Even North Carolina, long known as the Rip Van Winkle of the southern states, has at last awakened and Is giving lessons to the outside world in the construction of good roads. It is MACADAMIZED BOAD IS KOBTH CABOLDfA. no exaggeration to say that the roads of Mecklenburg county, N. C, are the best to be found in the entire south. The county of Mecklenburg Is near the South Carolina line, and is pierced by that division of the Southern rail road which extends from Washington to Atlanta. The county seat is Char lotte, a progressive city of thirty thou sand inhabitants. Within a radius ot one hundred miles of this city there are three hundred cotton factories, comprising more than half of the spin ales and looms operated in tbe south. In 1890 the authorities of the county conceived the Idea of utilizing the con victs for the Improvement of the pub lic roads. Instead of locking up of fenders in the county jail or sending them to the penitentiary it was decid ed to employ them at home In improv ing the highways. A law was passed authorizing the use of convicts for this purpose. The convicts were or ganized Into a squad or camp, placed under the control of a competent su pervisor and engineer, and the work of grading, straightening and macad amizing the roads was begun. A short experience demonstrated that the con vict laborers cost the county only 25 cents per day per head, including food, lodging, clothing and overseeing. The outfit for tbe road work, con sisting of a steam roller, crusher, bins, portable engine, road machine and a screen for assorting the rocks, cost about $5,000. At present the county baft In operation two road outfits and employs about sixty convicts with each outfit Tbe total expenditure in constructing, each mile of macadam ized road is from $1,600 to $2,500, hot Including bridges. In summer the convicts lire In tents along the road, and In winter, they live In barracks. The rock used for the roads ia bought from the farmers, who haul and depos it It at tbe convict camp. These roads have been in process of construction- for twelve years at the rate of about ten miles per year. At present there are more than 100 miles of macadamized roads in the county. The roads radiate in all directions from tbe center of Charlotte and extend ten or fifteen miles to the county limits. The roads of this county have become so famous that delegations from many other states have come here to inspect them. Many good roads organizations exist In the south. Professor J. A. Holmes of the University of North Carolina has traveled In many states, giving il lustrated lectures on road construc tion and organizing good roads clubs. His campaign has borne much fruit, ind the south can now boast of some of tbe best and most picturesque roads In the whole world. Gowns For Girl Graduates. Dainty frocks are made of sheer French" mulls, moussellne de sole, point d'esprit, organdie, dotted swlss and also of fine persian and India lawns and nainsook. A soft sash of wide ribbon, with two short loops and long ends falling al most to the bottom of the dress at the back, is a charming accessory with the commencement dress, .whether it be made of silk or a dainty lace trim med wash fabric. Sleeves in elbow length will be ex tremely popular this season, and there is no more becoming' style provided the wearer's arms are plump and dim pled. The shirred or puffed sleeve, with lace frill reaching over the hand. Is suggested for the girl less favored in this respect. Flounced and ruffled skirts are ex ceedlngly becoming and are admirably adapted for the development of sheer goods. White silk or lisle hose and .wAlte kid or suede slippers are fitting choices, though they may be replaced with black lacy hose and patent leather slippers in colonial style with a buckle. White suede or glace kid gloves may be worn or lace mitts. A white gauze fan may either be carried in the hand or suspended from a rope of pearls worn around tbe neck. Delineator. Keceaalt? For Drainage. In the improvement of earth roads one very important essential often overlooked Is the necessity for drain sge to carry off the surplus water be fore It can soak Into the surface, says Good Roads Magazine Good roads can be constructed even in a prairie country, and by tbe adoption of im proved method's immediate recovery from the effects of heavy rains may be Insured.- Tile draining is very effec tive, and with even a shallow dressing of crushed stone or gravel on tbe sur face of an Mirth road wonderful hn proveineut -nn secured. BJioulJ Lout For Aarea. I btre is no n-ason in tbe world why road should not lust for ages If It is fiwlt of good in:itrlHl an&kcpt In prop. it repair. If tins is not done, the mon--v spent Is mow than wasted. It Is nre economical, as n rule, to bring ()d inuteriitls n long distance by rail ur water thnn to employ Inferior ones procured close at hand. " A man who has looked into the mat tor asserts -that an owl or a hawk Is worth not less than S.10 and that any one such bird. will destroy .during the year at least $3 worth of vermin, which would be 6 per cent Interest on such a valuation, - and still every man out with a gun will shoot these birds on sight A CHMCE MEETING . r Original , ; r Johnny Martin was a young man with a taste for adventure. His fa ther, having tried every menus . known In. cities to keep him lu check, finally concluded to give free rein to his am bition to be tough and sent him to New Mexico. ' " ' Several years passed, and, though reports came that Johnny was making himself at home where the revolver was the only law. it did not appear that he bad ever attached himself to any lawless gang. Indeed his princi pal amusement- was in hunting out desperadoes, as gentlemanly huntsmen ! would choose the fox, and handing them over to be dealt with by the courts. As time went on Johnny's mother found it more difficult to bear the separation from her darling, and it was finally arranged that he should come home for a visit. He came, much to the surprise of his family. In a gen tlemanly suit of clothes. , Now, It happened that while Johnny was at home the city was being also visited by Gentleman Jim, one of those burglars who leave facetious- messages at houses they enter, pinned to the curtain or a cushion. The Martins, with others, went to bed every night terrified lest the house should be en tered and Mrs. Martin, who wan in del icate health, be frightened to death. As to the burglary, their fears wre realized. Gentleman Jim sawed a hole In the back door, turned the key, shot the bolt and entered. Not finding any thing of value on tbe lower floor, he concluded to go up stairs and Inquire for the silver at the point of tbe pistol. He was putting his foot on the first Btep of tbe staircase when he conclud ed to flash his lantern upward to see if the way was clear. The b.ullseye 'struck full In the face of Johnny Mar tin leaning over a corner of the banis ter holding a huge revolver pointed di rectly at the intruder,. "Put your revolver on the stairs," said Johnny in a whisper. "Don't make a noise. ' . ' Gentleman Jim was a desperate char acter, and. he held bis weapon In his right hand, but he knew that before he could raise It the man up stairs could make a hole in his brain. There was another reason for his action, which was to appear later on. He placed his revolver where he was ordered as soft ly as if he fearfed-to wake tbe baby. Johnny, still covering him, went part .way down stairs. "Go Into the dining room," he ordered in tbe same low voice. When they were both there, Johnny directed his visitor to light the gas, then to take off bis mask. The stranger hesitated. Whereupon Johnny enforced the order by raising bis revolver, and the mask was removed. Johnny started. "Well, now, I wonder if this is a mir acle," he muttered. "Jim Smalls, sow did you happen In this community? I thought I bad you safely landed in jail in New Mexico." "Broke loose." "And to think that you should run up against me in .this fashion! What a small world It Is after ail!" "What are you going to do with me, Johnny?". "Don't speak so loud. I wouldn't have you waken my mother for a ranch. I fancy there is a large reward offered for your capture, and as my trip to the east is expensive I suppose I might as well secure the amount What do they offer for you, Jim? Don't lie about it I can telegraph and find out" Tfs a big one this time $5,000." "Whew! That Is a big one. You've been working this vicinity for some time and have a lot of swag, I pre sume." "A hull cellar full of silver." "Where Is the cellar?" "Make It an object and I'll telL" . "What object?" "Iet me off." Johnny sat down on the arm of a chair and rested bis revolver on the dining table. The weapon was heavy, and bis arm was getting tired. He knew that bis man was quick as a flash and, though unarmed. If given a second of time would make a dash. "Jim," he sold presently, "if it hadn't been for me, that mob would bave got you." "So they would, Johnny." "And it would have been all over with you." "Reckon I'd 'a swung." "Well, don't you think one good turn deserves another? I landed you safe in jail in spite of the mob. The silver you've got won't do you any good; bet ter tell me where it's bid." "Do you want both tbe reward and tbe silver?" . "I want the silver for the owners." "Johnny, on one condition I'll go you. I've got a good wife in Arizona. She iWas unlucky enough to marry me, and I'd like to do suthln fur her. Now, I know you, Johnny, and what you say you'll do. Give her the reward, and I'll tell all." "Done. I'll do better than that Promise me to go back to her and live an honest life, and you can go scot free." - Tbe next morning Johnny Martin, while stumbling about In a cellar en tered from an alley, came upon a sliver teapot Calling the police, a treasure was found, which was distributed, among its owners. A few years later Johnny visited the Smalls in Arizona and found Gentle man Jim earning a good living from the county bunting down desperati characters. Johnny's mother never knew that the house had been entered, but his father did, and when Johnny returned to New Mexico it was with means to purchase a ranch. It was not long before he be came a prosperous rancher and. occu pied several offices of great importance In the territory. EDWIN CLARK. Tear rip photograph of the Faithless Creature. Figure up how much abe was costing you, any way. Born up her love letters. Be fleet upon her numerous faults, Including an al ways evident lack of good judgment If everything else fails, why just for get her I Syracuse Herald. The more you. wear the yoke of Christ the easier it gets. 'n Garden Seeds- Best for thai "Sunny Souft." WOOD'S IEW SEED 1001 FO1 1903 (mailed free on request) , is fall of good things and tells all about Seeds, both for Farm and Garden. Wood's Trade nark Brand GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS are the best qualities obtainable. Write for prices and our Seed Book giving full information. . ":: T. W. WOOD & sons, - Seedsmen, Rdimon& .V Wood " VALUABLE DEVICES.: . Dwmble LaBS Roller Coa-rcmta - - Track or Wheelbarrow, There is no tool that is so indispensa ble in preparing a field for a crop as a' good land roller, apj such a one,-to-, gether with a 'convenient truck. Is de-. scribed, among other useful devices, In the Ohio Farmer: . ' Land rollers are especially valuable In the preparation of soil for wheat to conserve moisture and equally valuable in spring work, roiling, wheat and corn stubble, on meadows that are heaved X3 -O -CL i i y i I mr - . I I. i DURABLE LAND ROLLER. by frost and in the preparation of oats and corn ground. A good roller will nearly if not altogether pay for itself -In one year's work. ; . The one shown in the Illustration is very cheaply and easily constructed and durable because of the plan of buildlug. A good sound log seven feet long and about two feet In diameter is drawn to the sawmill, and after being squared tbe miller arranges it on tbe carriage in such a manner as. to shape it Into nn octagonal form. By the use of an ad it Is then very easily "turned" into a complete cylinder. This method secures rollers that run very true and evenly and do much better work than a log from nature's own working, and It will not check and crack to pieces, but last doubly as long as one made from a log. A two foot log will make a roller sixteen to eight een inches In diameter, which Is plenty large enough, as our experience teaches us that one of this size will do better work, crushing clods Into tbe ground. Id g tea d of bouncing over the tops and leaving them uucrushed, as the large roilers are wont to do. This log is then sawed into two equal parts which when built will make an eight foot roller. .The construction is shown in the Illustration plainly, 3 by 4 stuff being nsed for the frame. The iron braces shown on rear of tongue are quite practical.' Tbey may also be made of wood with good results. The boxing shown at A is very durable and is bolted to underside of frame. The iron axles are made of one and a quarter , Inch gas pipe, and ends of roller are painted well to avoid check ing. An old mower seat may be at tached to tongue In eenter of roller. The accompanying cut shows a sort of a cross a half breed, as It were be tween a wheelbarrow and a four coaTjnraorr truck. wheeled cart. Similar trucks are often employed In storehouses and about de pots for moving heavy articles of bulk. It is useful on the farm, and if tbe rims of the wheels are wide, as they ought to be, so that they will not cut Into the ground, ft is a great labor saving device in garden work. Loads Of corn stalks, branches from pruning and such like may be conveyed on It with dispatch, tbe rods at the front keeping the load off the wheels, but permitting boxes and baskets of fruit to be set In between them. Side boards as well as the front one can be easily provided if needed. . ' . Oata aad Peaa. Oats and Canada field peas make tha best green crop to follow clover. Gen erally it is advisable to make thres sowings, the tirst as early as possible in tbe spring. April 20 to 25, and tbe second and third fifteen to thirty days later. One and one-half bushels each of the oats and peas is the usual quan tity to the acre. They may both be sown broadcast at tbe same time aftei the land is plowed and thoroughly har rowed in with a wheel harrow. Some sow the peas first, covering with a wheel harrow, then sow the oats and cdver with an Acme or similar harrow. This method, however, is hardly neces sary. Tbe first aowlug will be ready about June 25, aud cutting should be gin as soon as tbe oats show the head. The average yield from tbe first sowing is ten tons to the acre. The yield from the second and third sowings Is not likely to be as heavy, as the crop ma tures more quickly during tbe warm weather. Oats and peas will remain In condition to be cut for ten to twelve days. Tbe average cow will consume sixty to eighty pounds daily until the food becomes tough. One-third to one half acre will furnish sufficient fodder for ten cows for twelve days. Hatch Station, Mass. ! Hls-h Qaalltjr ( Foreljra Potatoes. American producers should not. flat ter themselves with tbe Idea that Im ported potatoes are sold In our mar kets at comparatively low prices on ac count of inferior quality. On tbe con trary, the bulk of tbe importations are of decidedly superior quality to the na tive article; Buyers in large markets are fast coming to give them prefer ence over domestic potatoes at any where near equal prices. Not only so, but the jobbers find a -decided advan tage in handling them by reason of the way they are put up, every sack being uniform full weight Tbey also save tbe expense and labor of shoveling the potatoes out of a bulk car, filling sacks f unequal size and weight each one f which has to be weighed when sold and similar; annoyances, says a Thlhi flelphia commission merchant in Amer ican Agrii-niturist The Norwegian steamer Juno, Cap tain Hummel, from Santiago for Bal timore, with iron ore, stranded on Pebble shoal near False Cape, va. Bne will probably be noated. Douglas Shoes. A large lotto arrive on next 3 i - steamer, oesiues large smpmems to follow soon after. We did well last year and we ex pect tot mate 1 903 our "Banner Year." . The "Casli on Approval Buii nesa" is doing the eood work. because people find! they can are much money on. their Jf UOT W JSAB at our atore. . New Customers tell us so al most daily.-A full assortment ; of other good lines of Shoes al ways on nana., uon't forget tms. i S 3 En Co MINE OWNERS' SIDE : OF CONTROVERSY. Contifluatioa of the Hearing -Be fore the Anthracite Coal 1 V Strike Commission. DENY STATEMENT OF MINERS Declsre There is No Merit la Demasd for aa Increase of Wages Employment Is Not Extra Hazardoas-Uoioa -Blamed for Whole Trooble. By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. Philadelphia, Jan. 10. The repre sentatives of the Delaware and Hud son Company, the first of. the coal companies to present its side of the con troversy with the anthracite -mine workers to the strike commission, oc cupied both sessions to-day of the com mission. Three persons'appeared before the arbitrators on behalf of the com pany. They were James EL Torrey, of Scran ton. the company's principal counsel In the absence of David Wil cox, the Tice president and general counsel of the company, who is ill; Charles O. Rose, of 8erantoD, super intendent of the mining department of the company, and Abel L. Culver. of New York, comptroller of the com pany. Mr. Torrey made an addrev, indicating what the company intended to prove. Superintendent Bose told of the conditions in and about tbe com pany's twenty-four collieries, and Comptroller Culver presented the wage statements ana otner statistics having a bearing on the issues before the commission. Chairman Gray, who is ill. was nnable to be present, and General Wilson again presided. Mr. Torrey began tbe day's proceed ings by reading his statement It de clares there is no merit in the miners' demand for a 20 per eent. increase in wages, and that the breakers bave operated on an average of less than eight hours a day. The statement says the general average of wages was $518.95 for men and $198.93 for boys. It is claimed that "there is no manual employment requiring so little train ing or skill, the exposure to so little risk of health or life, and the occupa tion of so small a portion of the work ing day, which is so liberally compen sated in wages as the work of the an thracite miner," and that the employ ment Is not extra hazardous and is more than ordinarily healthful. An agreement with the miners' union is declared undesirable, and the relations of the company with Its men are said to nave been harmonious until tbey were disturbed by the ''machinations" of the officers and agents of the union, Mr. Hose took tbe stand after Mr.. Torrey's remarks. Under examina tion by Mr. Torrey the superintendent saidthat prior to the strike in 1900 the relations between the company and the men were cordial, bnt that moat of its men had since joined the miners' union which resulted In considerable discontent and the breaking np of dis cipline. The witness said the company requires the men to load from 3,750 to 2,850 hundred weight to a car; that the sise of mine ears differ, at various coal collieries, and that the prices paid the men vary with tbe size of tbe cars. lie knew of no black list in the anthracite regions. Mr. Hose concluded his testimony by producing a letter written to him by President Olyphant, of the com pany, after the strike ended. The let ter told him to stand by the men who stood by the company during' the strike. - He was instructed to warn those employes to be careful, and "if reviled, revile not again." Regarding the returning strikers, tbe letter said : "Give them a good welcome; they are not all bad who are misled.', Tbe communication also instructed the superintendent to take back all men where places could be found for them, bnt no man should be taken back who had been guilty of commit ting a crime. Mr. Mitchell examined the witness. and asked if the company could not find, a better system for paying the men than the one now in force. It is now the custom, Mr. Mitchell said, for the company to pay the contract miner and the latter in turn pays the laborer. In order to make change and divide the earnings, the miner and laborer usually goes to a saloon. Mr. Hose replied that it was not nec essary for them to do that i but it a request was made the company would cladly furnish a place where the men Nasal CATARRH Ja all IU stag tbar Should be clwnliiwwa. TIt'a Cream Balm cleanMS, (oothea and heal tha diseased membrane. It cure catarrh and drtrea way a cold ia tha head Cream Balm is placed Into the aottrDa, spreads erer the membrane and Is absorbed. Belief is Im mediate and a cure follows. It Is not drying does not produce sneezing- Large Sire, B0 cents at Drng jUH or by mail ; Trial Size, 10 cents by mall. ELY BROTHERS, 54 Warren Street, New York. J. V LlnrCuison & Co,, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in HARDWARE, No. 109 and 1 1 1 North Front St., i N. C. Hardware of every description at the very closest prices. We bay in car load lots and can sell cheaper than those who bay In smaller Quantities ' Complete line of Agricultural Implements and Mechanics' Tools. Wo can sell yon from a Tack Hammer to a Steam Bogine, and from a Flow Point to toe latest Improved Farming Ma chinery. fine stock of Cutlery, Sons, Pistols and Sporting Qoods. Loaded Shells with Black or Bmokelees Powder, Hunting Salts, Game Bain, eux cookng Stoves and Steel Ranges from the largest to the smallest In 8tzi as well as prioe. Tin ware, As ate Ware and Wooden ware, Backets for the well and dunestio purposes. Plows, Harrows. Sweeps, Hoes, t hovels and Ppades at prices to sort tbe farmer. Knives and rorts. Cutlery, eta. Cart .Axles, Boxes, Collars and Hames, Trace Chains, Back-bands and everything used on a well regulated farm. tanStt - $28,397.25 j Was this bank daring 1903. If you are not receiving any of this amount, i why not open an account to-day? Your money is safe, is subject to - your check at Any time, and is working for you day and night. Four per cent, interest paid on all deposits of $5.00 and upwards Investi gate us. j : Tbe Wilmington Savings & Trust Co., ; ; I 108 Princess Street. - . ' J. W. NORWOOD, President. Hi WALTERS, Tie President. tt O. B TAYLOB!JrM CUftJer. could divide their earnings without visiting drinkioe places, QTbe commissioners asked Mr. Bose many questions, and in reply to some of them he said that since the anion entered the field the company was having trouble-in getting an honest topping on its mine ears. In reply to Mr. Mitchell he said the men .were not loading ss much coal now as they did before the 1900 strike. : "You have the power to dock them, haven't you t" asked Mr. MitcheH. "We have, bnt we don't fully exercise it," was the reply. - . COTTON FROM BAST AFRICA. First Shipment Arrived os German Soil. . Only Foar Bales. . By Telegraph to tho Morning 8tar WASHnraTOir. Jan. 10. The first shipment of cotton from East Africa, as well as the first successful crop of Egyptian cstton ever raised outside of Egypt, has just arrived on German soil, says United titates Consul Mon aghan in a report to the Slate Depart ment from Chemnita. Although con sisting of but four bales, the shipment ie regarded as signifying the wide possibilities for the future cotton im port trade xt Germany, and should further efforts prove successful Ger man Eat Africt, says the consul, may become an important source of cotton for German mill. The pro duct is of a brownish yellow color aud has a long silky fibre. Credit for this achievement, the consul addr, is to be attributed to the skill of American agriculturists whom the German gov ernment engaged to go to East Africa and instruct tbe natives In the method of preparing the soil, Ranting tbe aeed and harvesting the product. "This all goes to show," the report coocludes, "that Germany's commer cial policy includes an effort to make berself independent, as far as possible, of all markets in tbe matter of raw materials." DYNAMITE EXPLOSION. One Mao Killed asd Half a Doten Persons Iojared Near Philadelphia. By Telegraph to the Horning star. Philadelphia, January 10. One man was killed, half a dozen injured and the woman's wing of tbe House of Correction partially wrecked by tbe ezploaion of several sticks of dynamite in No. S shaft of the new filtration plant at Holmesburg, a suburb, tc-dav. The dead man, who was a laborer, was blown to pieces. .The women were gotten out In safety and quickly escort ed to another part of the building. Eight hundred panes of glass la -the north wing of the building were broken aud the force of the explosion was felt for many miles. SUIT FILED. AtsloBt Sale of Shelby Railrosd to L. & N. ssd C. 4 0. Rosdg. bv Telegraph to the Momma star Louisville, Ky., Jan. 10. Suit was filed here to-day by the minority stockholders of the 8belby Railroad Company against the Louisville aud Nashville Railroad Company and tbe Chesapeake and Ohio, asking tht the aale of the Shelby railroad to the Louisville and Nashville bs set aside and that a receiver be appointed. TbeJ sale was made March 3, 1903 and the consideration was $150,266. Tbe plain tiffs allege that tbe road is in reality worth $600,600. The road was held by tbe Chesapeake and .Ohio under 'a lease. Plaintiffs say that no dividends were ever paid and they ask an ac counting. PLAQUE AT MsZATLAN. Cootloaes Without Abatement Disease Now Attscfciflf Convalescents By Telegrapn to tne Morning star. Mazatlan, Mexico, Jan. 10 The plague continues without material abatement. There are forty-three patients at the laiarettos and the disease ia now attacking people conva lescing from previous attacks. The city has been divided for sanitary pur poses into fdur sections and each sec tion will be thoroughly disinfected un der medical supervision. The sewers are to be cleaned and the streets paved; The Congress of the State of Sinaloa has been convoked in extra session to consider questions arising by reason of the stagnation of business and to consider also tbe future of the port. FERTILIZER Bangh's Pare Animal Bone Goods. Acid Phosphate, Kainit, Nitrate Soda, ' Muriate Potash, Fish Scrap. HALL & PEARSALL. jan 7 tf Tobacco Fertilizer. 2,480 Bags 8-? 2 pe ct, Tobacco Fertll'zer 2 160 " 8-9 3 per ct. 2,519 8-4 4 per ct. " " 3,117 " Kainit. 1,555 "13 percent. AHd. 2,121 " 14 per cent. Acid. 1,844 BigsC, C Meal. 181 Bags Nitrate Soda. Close prices. Cash or time. W. B. COOPER. Wkalrwl iirotf, W!nnmirn. r Jan 9 if Ledgers, Journals, Oavah Books, Itetter Books. Memo. Books. Inks and Mucilage, Past stud Glae. Letter Boxes and Baskets, Pens avnd Pencils. Files of all kinds I have any thing yon need in your office. Write for prices.. The Stationer, dec 20 tf 107 Market St paid out In Interest to depositors by SUPPLIES MI . . THE WEELiTTLES FIND A UNIVERSITY STUDENT. The Kind Ton Have Always in use ior over w years, CM. All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Just-as-good " are but Experiments that 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, Drops and Soothing i -rups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worm and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates tho Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the The KM You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TMl OtHTAUK OOMMMV. TT niMttl STREET, new YORK CITY, GEO. O. GAYLORD'S BIG- STOEE On Worth Front Street IS CATERING TO YOUR WANTS WITH THE NICEST LINE OF DRESS GOODS Ixl tlie Citsr. Ia shrunk and spun Sergea 38 inches wide we have all colon Black. Navy, Oarnett and Green that are regular 60c value. We tell them at 50c. Iu colored Tricots we have a big line of new shades Pink, Green, light Blue, etc strictly all wool, at 25c per yard. Imported Beautiful Shirt WaUtings in silk and wool finish running at 48c, all colors. Standard 53-inch hea?y Serge we are selling at 69e jard. - Heavy reversible, all wool 54-inch Roods need no lining, for 50c per yard. Heavy Melton cloth for Ladies' skirls 27 inches wide for 20, 25 snd 85c yard. A big line of beautiful Spring shades in A. F. O. Gingham, at 10c per yard best quality. 10c Madras- in short lengths selling for 7c yard. A. O. A. Gingham at 6c per yard. Splendid Apron checks for Soyard. Pee Dee Plaid best quality, for 5c yard. 1200 yards extra heavy and wide plaids at So yard. A plenty of Rockingham Homespun at 5o yard. Tbe best quality of 8ea Island Shirt ing at 5c yard. The best feather p-oof Bed Tick at 14c yard. Bed, White, and Blue Flannels, from 12J to 50c yard. In our 8ilk de partment our stock is complete. Yard wide black Taffett at $1 00, $1.19 snd $1.89 per yard. 8boesl 8hoeslI Just received 450 pair Vicious Shoes that we are having a special run on at $1 50, equal to any $2.00 shoes told in the city. We bave a big Hoe of Rub ber Shoes for Men, Children and Wo men. The best quality of $1.00 Good year Bu bbers at 75c. Men's ' rol I ed ge Rubbers at 85c. Ladies' Rubbers lor 25 to 60c. Children's Rubbers from 10c to 25c Men's Rubber Boots from $2.25 to $3.50. House Slippers for Ladies and Gentlemen we aell the U-Nevtr-'Em brand soft and flexible, and will give good service, from. 40 to 65c a pair. We sell all grades of Children 8hoes, and we aell the cheap, good shoes for a little monev. Blankets! Cold Weather Blankets 11 Jan4 TZBI-IISnEaZS I. desire to express my sincere thanks to my friends for the more than liberal patronage they have extended me during the past year, and with the hope that they have had 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 "reciprocate" New Year, I have a few "left overs" at a reduced price. 1 - - H. I1. PABEEB, Furniture and Furniture Novelties, ill Market St. Bell Thone 618. Inter-State 421. , aecS8tt , "E3 IN PHILADELPHIA. The Weelittlcs visit the University of Pennsylvania. a Bought, and which lias beeu Has borne the signature of an has been made under his per ZZ&cj&i' sonal supervision since Its Infancy. Signature of We have too many Blankets, and we want to sell you some ch-ap. Blankets at $1 a pair less than tbe were Uat year. We have Cotton Blankets for 23c each. Heavy Wool Mixed Blankets at $1; 11-4 Wool Mix-d Blankets at $1.85; N. C. Elken Mill AH-Woo Bo e Blankets at $3, sold for $4; 11 4 All Wool Rose Blankets for $4 - pair. We find that we are overstocked in Blan eta, and we want to sell them low. Overalls for Engineers, Firemen, Machinists, Plumbers and Laborer. We sell the Newfoot 8tndard tl Overalls. The J. O. Overalls at $1 each. The Railroad Overalls are 50 and 75c. We have a Hesvy Weight Overall for 39c. Coats and Pants to match and a full line of sixes. Boys' Pants I Mothers, we can sell you Boys' Pants, made of all wool worsted and made with tape seams, for 50c a pair, all sizes. Men's heavy working pants at $1 a pair; extra heavy, nice-looking pants at $125; we carry a big line of fine pants from $3 to $4 a pair. Heavy, all-worsted pants, worth $3, for 60 a pkir. We, bave about 100 men's suits to close out we need the room Suits we sold for $7.50 and $8 we will sell for $5, strictly all-wool and nice looking; this is a chance to get a nice suit for $6, many of them for less than cost.. We also have a big line of boys' suits to sell out, good sniu for little money ; strictly all-wool auit for $3, and up; boy a' heavy cheviot waists for 25c; white launderied waists with tspe ex tension band for 50c. Lap robes for baby carriages a nice line of colors for 76c each ; for buggies a nice new stock that will run in price from $1.50 to $4.50 each, all pret ty colors. Anew lot of rugs just re ceived: 4-4 Smyrna all wool rngs for 75o; 5 4 sise for $1.48. 6-4 for $1.98. 8 4 for $3.75 and 10 4 for $4 50. Art squares 37X0 square yards; 1 by 9 are $2.75 each; 9 by 9 far $3 75 each and 9 by 12 for $4.50 for each. Our store is full of new goods and our prices are guaranteed to be as low as tbe lowest. We are furnishing card; with all cash purchases and giv ing away presents every day. I .1' 1 mar 89 DAW.ly satn jsniiiDm wet 63f itep. janitf sn we- A UV'