VWINKLiMJS
"There ought to be some good
shooting around herel" "Yea, and
there's some darned bad shootin'.
I lost two cows last week!" Puck.
I notice that the Chicago News
says it might be a pleasure to be
President, but Mark Hanna would
rather go abont doing. Yes. Who
is good. Life.
"Senator Boodle says he's will
ing to leave his hopes of fame to
posterity." "Naturally. He feels
there's a slight chance that posterity
won't find him out." Philadelphia
Press.
"Have you decided on a name
for the baby yet, Tanksley?" "Yes;
we're named her for my new auto
mobile." "What?" "Fact. We call
her Gasolena." Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Benton I understand the
Duke is about to play the part of a
heavy villain in a theatrical produc
tion. Mrs. Gotrox Why, how im
possible! He only weighs about 135
pounds. Yonkers Herald.
Gertrude You say you've only
been there two weeks and have an
interest in the business? Vansant
Yes; I was two hours late this
morning, and the boss told me I'd
better take some interest in tne
business in the future. Magazine
of Humor.
First Picket-Whats this
- - strike about, anyway more pay,
less work? What's it for? Second
Picket Nah! The boss didn't take
his hat off or take his clg outen his
mouth when de walkin' delegate
went in ter see him. Judge.
Tess: Look at that glaring yel
low gown Mrs. Nuritch is wearing.
Did you ever see anything so im
possible ? Jess: Impossible, but not
inappropriate. That's a perfect
match for her husband's ham wrap-
yers, you know. Philadelphia
Press.
Aunt Grace I suppose, Jim
my, you've quite made your mind
what you are going to be when you
are a man? Jimmy Yes, Auntie
Grace. When I'm a man, I'll be
either (with great determination)
a lion tamer or a tram conductor!"
Punch.
"We had one of them stupe
fiers at school to-day, ma." "One
of those what?" "Stupefiera, ma."
"What on earth is that?" "Why,
a feller with a lot o' questions an'
glasses an' long hair." "You mean
a supervisor, Johnny." "That's it,
mar Newark N. J.) News.
SUNDAY SELECTIONS.
All the troubles of this world
are born with wingt. Mary E. Wil
kins. Good temper, like a Summer
day, sheds its brightness over every
thing.
The fine art of living is to draw
from each person his best. Lilian
Whitiug.
Nobility of character manifests
ltaelf at loopholes when it is not pro
vided with large doors. Mary E.
Wilkins.
The habit of looking on the
best side of every event is worth more
than a thousand pounds a year. Dr.
Samuel Johnson.
"If, instead of a gem or even a
flower, we could cast the gift of a rich
thought into the heart of a friend,
that would be giving as the angels
give."
No man has a right to live be
low his standard; moreover, he may
not have a right to live as low as his
standards. Robert E. Speer's "Christ
and Life."
The pure, simple gospel of the
grace of God, preached by twelve
poor, illiterate fishermen, has survived
the centuries and outlived all other
philosophies of nineteen hundred
years.
Retirement secures me from
too much of this world's din. Thus I
get leisure for building myself up in a
recollected consciousness of God.
Albert Bengel.
What -makes so many people
want to boas the preachers, when
some of them don't know whether
we should feed the she-.p on sawdust,
sulphur or molasses 1
God does not desire that we
should pitch our tents in the valley of
repentance and humiliation. He Is
satisfied If , we only pass through on
our way to the happy heights of peace
beyond. Julia II. Thayer.
CURRENT COMMENT
Undisturbed by the little mas
sacre in Bessarabia, Russia is still
demanding Turkish reforms In Mace
donia. As a specimen of petrified
gall, this deserves preservation.
, Norfolk Landmark, Dem.
General Miles was not included
in the list ef invitations to Secretary
Root's recent party at the Washing
ton Country lub, and we fear he
will not be invited to General Cor
bin's dinner this week. The Ad
'ministration loses no opportunity to
give the snnmb to the head of the
army. Norfolk Ledger, Dem.
The Manila constabulary was
rude and oppressive toward T.
Thomas Fortune, the Afro-American
colonization who is planning
to make a Haiti of the Philippines.
It is said Fortune left Manila with
race riot expedition. Another ne
gro outrage. Let Secretary of War
Root lose no time In abolishing the
Philippine constabulary. Atlanta
Constitution, Dem.
It is said that the Meat Trust
aims to obtain control of the poultry
trade. So far as prices are concerned,
It would make no difEerence to the
public if it did; for, whoever does
control it, has from the first taken
advantage of the Trust's shameless
extortion in the prices of meats to
practice just as shameless extortion
In the price of poultry. Tho duty
on dressed poultry is 5 cents a pound,
enough to give, domestic dealers a
monopoly of the market. Brooklyn
Citizen, Dem.
Lieut. Joseph W. LaOour, of Com-
Sany T, Sixteenth regiment, U.
. A., left Fort. McPherson on
Thursday and his whereabouts are
unknown. Mrs. Lacour, who Is
seriously ill, had no previous
knowledge of his departure and has
not since heard from him. Directly
after he lefULileutenant LAUour sent
a letter to Colonel Price, the com
mandant at Fort McFnerson, in which
he filed his resignation and stated that
ho was In serious financial embarrass
ment.
THE ANSWERS TO
TULLOCII'S CHARGES
By Comptroller ' Tracewell of
the Treasury and Auditor
Henry A. Castle.
MADE PUBLIC BY MR. PAYNE.
Specifically Deny Allegations of Wrong
ful Procedure ia the Postal Admin-istratloo-The
Charges Are Re
girded as Trivial.
Bj Telegraph to the Morning star
Washington, Msy 33. Postmaster
General Payne to-day made public
the answers of Henry A. Castle, the
auditor of the treasury for the Pout
office Department, and Comptroller
TrtcewelJ, of the Treasury, regarding
the Tulloch charges of Irregularities
la the postal administration. The
answers specifically . deny allegations
of wr6ngful procedure. Comptroller
Tracewell charges T. W. Gilmer, for
merly an expert of his office, with ab
stractlng but subsequently returning
upon demand the letter authorizing
Mr. Gilmer to examine the accounts
of any post offices except Washington
and New York. Mr. Tracewell alleges
this letter was written by Gilmer him
self, without any suggestion from
the comptroller. Mr. Castle says that
the sum of the tentative allowances by
expert Gilmer and the comptroller ag
gregated $932; that the credits finally
disallowed out of a total of a million
were $165, of which he claims only
seven- dollars were Incorrectly au
dited. This, Mr. Castle says, is the
basis of Mr. Tulloch's charge of disal
lowances of $30,000 or $40,000.
The postmaster general's statement
says that the letters are made public
at the request of the two officials, and
that it will appear from them how
much foundation there was for the
Tulloch statements. Mr. Payne adds:
"In the Postoffice Department the
complaint made of Mr. Gilmer was
that he would abruptly and discourte
ously enter the rooms of the depart
ment clerks, demand papers in an of
fensive way, and then carry them
away without leaving a receipt. .It
was demanded that he be instructed to
act as a gentleman and leave receipts
for all papers which he carried out of
the building, for if any were misplaced
the department clerks would be held
responsible."
Mr. Castle, in his answer, says that
Mr. Tulloch shares in the misappre
hension that an auditor is charged
with the responsibility of keeping
other officials "correct and honest,"
and in determining the necessities of
the service. The auditor says that
such functions would be fatal to ad
ministrative freedom by the head of a
department
Regarding the settlement and sub
sequent revision ef an account of the
late Posmaster Willet, of Washing
ton, which involved alleged irregular
ities in Porto Rico during the military
operations, the auditor replies that
every item believed to be illegal was
disallowed by the auditor's office. The
wide discretion given in the language
of the appropriations for military pos
tal service, according to the auditor's
answer, shows that Congress intended
to exempt the disbursement of those
appropriations from many recom
mendations. Every report made was
authorized in advance of the depart
ment and every voucher approved
and actually paid by a postmaster
weeks or months before its presenta
tion to the auditors for allowance.
Many expenditures were unusual, and
a few of them were by us held to be
illegal and disallowed.
As to whether service was necessary
or the compensation extravagant, the
department was the sole judge.
Mr. Castle goes at length into de
tails of the examination of accounts
and says :
"While the revision was thus bar
ren of financial gain it was directly
profitable. Through Tulloch's private
interview with Gilmer irregularities
were pointed out which did not appear
on the face of the papers and were un
known to the auditor. These Comp
troller Tracewell exercised the au
thority of his office to correct.
"This is the whole story of there-
vision of an account wherein Mr.
Tulloch alleges that the comptroller
disallowed $30,000 or $40,000 previ
ously approved by the auditor, and
upon which he based an assumption
that subsequent accounts would have
revealed immensely larger extrava
gances. It saved $165 to the govern
ment and convicted the auditor's office
of $7 incorrectly audited.
Mr. Castle says the funds at a nost-
office belong to the general postal
revenues and the surnlus is lerallv
subject to draft by the postmaster gen
eral ror postal purposes. Although
not illegal, the custom of drawing on
local funds sometimes violates rules of
correct accounting. Hence, the audi
tor frequently suggests to the depart
ment that certain expenditures should
be ordered bv postmasters. These in
clude the accounts of departmental
officials for travelling expenses.
-uui our critic," says the author,
"unjustly reproaches the auditor for
permitting a practice which he had no
power to prohibit. Mr. Heath's ex
pense bill, to which he specially
alludes, was charged to the proper ap
propriation and not to any allowances
for the Washington postoffice. Con
cerning the allegation that certain em
ployes were paid on the rolls of the
Washington postofflce who never per
formed services therein if anywhere
the auditor answers that no account
ing officer can possibly know in each
case whether service was actually per-
lormea or not and that they trust to
the scrntiny of departmental officials,
and tne honesty Of postmasters. The
postmaster at Washington, he says,
made affidavits on his quarterly ac
count that the credits therein wera
just and true and the auditor says it is
nara to neiieve mat that affidavit was
false.
The first answer of the comntrollsr
to the postmaster is dated May 2nd,
and denies that any political pressure
was. orougnt to bear or attempted to
secure the suppression of the investi
gation oi tne Washington accounts,
and that the examination had been
completed.
The second answer, under yester
day's date, goes into detail regarding
Mr. Tulloch's charges of a disallow
ance of $30,000 or $40,000 for the
quarter mentioned, and in reply says
the letter, cited in this connection,
was not a letter of disallowance but
of inquiry, requiring the postoffice at
Washington to explain some matters
and state more specifically the nature
of some services.
The comptroller says the answer to
this letter was prepared and sent by
Mr. Tulloch and thereupon all but
$930 of the items were allowed. The
comptroller refers to the letter to Mr.
vrae Laxative ttromo summe.Tasets
, Seven Mutton boxes sold in put 12 months. ' ThlS &!i&tnre.
r:i' anOiApfilnv him to examine
UUIUBt muu.i" -
all accounts except theWashlngton and
New York postoffices and this letter
was written by Mr. Gilmer without
uggeation from the comptroller. Gil
mer, he says, had gone over the Wash
ington aeeounlafor ono whole quarter.
He found that aom claims had been
paid from appropriation, but as thy
had been dM and audited d the
amount was small they wero not dual
lowed. '
ROBBERY AND mURDER.
Tragedy la a Tenement House la the City
of New York.
bT Telegraph to tne Horning star.
Nkw York,' May 23. The body of
Garbed M. Kentvonl, a Turkish Ar
menian from Kharput, was foucd to
day iu a Thirtieth street tenement
bows almost decapitated by a knife
slash tcroes the throat. There were
also nit e stab wounds in the chest and
body, a cut on the back of the necV
ardoneon the back of the head. It
was at first thought Kentvoni had
committed suicide, but the surgeons
kaidooneof the wounds could bare
been self-inflicted. The police are
now working on the theory of rob
bery and murder. The broken chairs
in the room told - the story of a
struggle. A truuk had ben opened
and searched, the tray wiih papers
lying on the floor with three blood
stained knives. Kentvoni was a re
cluse and is said to have been miserly.
TEXAS ANTI-TRUST LAW.
Salt Filed la Saa Antonio agslsst a Num
ber of Wholessle Growers.
Bv Teiesrapn to tne Horning Btai
San Antonio, Tex., May '23. At
torney General Bell and District At
torney Bee to-day filed the first suit
uuder the recently enacted anti
trust law. The suits are against a
number of wholesale grocers for an
aggregate of $15,000 penalties for the
alleged violation of the antl-trust law
and for the forfeiture of one compa
ny's charter. The petition charges
that the firms named formed a trust
and entered into an agreement to
maintain certain prices for the grocer
ies sold to retail dealers and have
been doing so since April 1st, 1903.
THE WILSON MURDER.
Prisoners Charged With Killing Percy Jones
Apply for Writ of Habeas Corpus.
8f TelegraDb to the Morn!DK Btar
Raleigh, N. C, May 23. A spe
cial from Wilson, N. O., says:
J. B. Piver, W. H. Rich, George
Whitley, Gil Ward, John Allen and
W. W. Barnes, the prisoners charged
with the murder of Percy Jones here
on the night of the lath instant, have
applied to Jjidge Brown for a writ of
habeas corpus and the matter will be
heard before him here on Tuesday or
Wednesday next
PRESERVED FOODS.
"The chief chemist of the depart
ment of agriculture," says Profess
or Winters of Baltimore, "has de
cided to investigate the methods of
food . preservation in this country.
Only a short time ao Germany
prohibited the use of borax in pre
HTving meats. If people knew the
processes which their meat under
went, they would hesitate about
eating so much of it. Take corned
beef, for instance. A flank of beef
is put in a vat filled with a solution
of borax, saltpeter and hard water,
and it is left to soak several weeks
before ready to eat. What kind of
a digest ion ""could stand that? Al
most all meats are preserved by
boras. Salicylic acid, also used in
preserving some things, is a power
ful stomach destroyer, and there are
other substances used daily by 'pure
food dealers' that are equally de
structive. A rigorous investigation,
followed by a genuine reform,
would vastly, benefit the public
health." New-York Tribune.
Loose Railroading.
Not long ago the 6tate railway
authorities in Melbourne, Australia,
had to investigate a case of a
guard's leaving his van, walking
along the footplates, clambering up
the engine and making a furious as
sault upon the driver, the train go
ing at full speed nil the while. They
are now inquiring into another curi
ous incident. In this case somebody
forgot to fix the couplings between
the engine and the train. When
the signal was given, the engine
steamed out of the station by itself,
leaving carriages and passengers in
the lurch. Guard, station master,
porters and spectators yelled, but
without effect. The engine ran for
six miles before it was discovered
that it had nothing behind it. The
most disquieting feature of the in
cident was the fact that it passed
several signal boxes without receiv
ing any warning to stop.
The X Ray In Dentistry.
The X ray is being used in den
tistry with considerable success. It
sometimes happens that the perma
nent, or "second," teeth are not
properly cut. The mouth is thus
disfigured by the loss of the first set
of teeth and the nonappearance of
the second teeth. With the X rayv
the dentist can determine whether
the second tooth is in the gum and,
if so, why it has not appeared. The
obstruction is removed, a passage
opened and the tooth works grad
ually down to its place.
Unexplored Canada.
You need not go to Africa to find
unexplored territory. There is a lot
of it on this continent. An at
tache of the Canadian geological
survey recently discovered a new
river, 300 miles long, emptying into
Hudson bay. He discovered several
new lakes also. Enough unmapped
territory remains to make its ex
ploration worth while for those am
bitious seekers after new things
who do not want to hazard a trip to
the north pole.
Baring, Gould & Co., New York,
have increased their ensnurement ol
srold f or shimnant to Argentine from
1250,000 to $500,000. The total amount
engaged for shipment- on Monday, is
To dire n Gfl!iii;OiiQ Driv
SEVERE STORMS
DESTROY TOWNS.
Cyclones and Tornadoes Work
Havoc in Kansas, Okla
homa and .Michigan.
NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED.
Many Others .Injured Residences and
Other Bnlldlngs Destroyed Heavy
Rains and Hail-Railroad Traffic
Blocked at Several Points.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Guthrie, Okla... May 23. Al
though effort has been' made to secure
information from the town of Carmen,
Okla., regarding the tornado that
visited that city last night, there have
as jet been only meagre results. In
formation via King Fisher says the
town was wiped -Off the map. Tele
phone communication from Enid says
three persons were killed and forty
fire wounded. The wires to Carmen
are all down. It is ar new town of 500
people on the Orient extension into
Oklahoma. In some portions of the
territory there has been a tornado
everyday this week, but the damage
has not been great until the Carmen
storm. Bain has fallen every day ex
cept two, for twenty-three days.
An unconfirmed report says the
town of Marshall was destroyed by a
tornado to-night.
Kansas City, Mo., May 23. A
special to the Stab from Manhattan,
Kaa.,says:
"A tornado passed over the western
part of Biley county last evening,
travelling In a northwesterly direc
tion. At Bala, on the Bock Island
road, two people were killed and
twelve injured; several, it is thought
fatally. Railroad traffic was blocked
for some time on account of great
trees and debris being blown on the
track. The storm was accompanied
by a heavy rain and hail atones of un
usual size. Many dwellings and out
buildings were wrecked.
In the storm that struck ten miles
southeast of Dodge city, a herder, name
unknown, was killed and Mrs. Ttbb
Shane was fatally injured.
Topkka, Kas., May 23. A tornado
struck Eureka at midnight, destroying
a score of residences and causing other
damage. Mrs. J. H. German and
Mrs. Frank Sample -were fatally hurt
and half a dozen others were more or
less injured.
Marshall, Mich., May 23 A tor
nado swept through the northern por
tion of this city this evening. Several
persons were injured and the damage
to property will amount to f 20,000.
NEW YORK BANKS.
Statement of eieariaf House Averaxes for
the Past Week.
By Telegraph to the Horning star.
New York, May 23. The state
ment of averages of the clearing
house banks of this city for the week
shows:
Loans $923,463,100: decrease t5,-
476,100. Deposits $94,611,100; de
crease 15,224,400. Circulation 146.-
406,000; decrease $65,900. Legal ten
ders $71,873,800; increase $1,428,400.
Specie 1106,002,000; decrease $2,754,
400. Reserves $237,875,500: decrease
$1,326,000. Reserve required $238, 652,
775; decrease $1,556,100.. Surplus $9,
222,725; increase $230,100. Ex-U. 8.
deposits $28,535,075; increase $259,-
350.
SAN D0MISQ0 REVOLUTION.
Ooverooent Arsenal Blowa Up-Oeo. Frlss
Killed and Many Persons Wounded.
bt Cable to the Horning Star.
Santo Domingo, May 23. The arse
nal at 8antiago was blown up yester
day by enemies of the present govern
ment and Ueneral Frias was killed
and twenty-one persons were mor
tally wounded. The troops are pur
suing General Jose Alevarez, who is
said to be the author of the explosion.
The gunboat Colon, which was con
veying General Deschamps to Sanchez.
has been lost off Cape Espade. Des
champs and four others saved them
selves In a boat, but the remainder of
the crew was lost.
CARE OF THE FEET.
Haw to Keep Them In a HMltbr
Condition.
No one can be perfectly happy if the
ieet pain or are sore. Neither men nor
women should ever be conscious of the
fact that lliey hare feet, and constant
attention is necessary to preserve or
keep them in this healthy condition.
Of course the chief thing is shoes.
These should not only be perfect fits,
but fits that are easy and comfortable.
Shoes are an expensive item, but it ia
better to economize In -some other direc
tion and have a well made, properly
formed boot.
To keep the feet in prime condition
clean hose should be worn each day
and the shoes changed as frequently
as time, money and circumstances will
permit, says the New York Journal.
The heavy shoes worn for walking
should be taken off as soon as the
Jiouse is entered. If it is necessary for
a man or woman to wear heavy shoes
the greater part of the time, then two
or even three pairs should be owned.
In this way the feet are kept from be
coming tired.
After the dally bath and it is. an ex
cellent thing to have this warm, as far
as the feet are concerned it is well to
rub into the skin of the foot a small
quantity of carbolated vaseline. This
should bo rubbed In hard and particu
lar attention paid to the callous spots
and to the toe joints. When there are
hard, calloused spots, these should be
rubbed away with a bit of pumice
stone. This may be easily done when
they are softened by the warm water.
Nothing is better for enlarged or in
flamed joints than to paint them dally
with iodine. In a short time they will
become normal and natural. Weekly
attention should also be given to the
nails. These should never be permitted
to extend beyond 'e length of be toe.
The employee of the Montreal atreet
railway went oat on strike again at an
early hour yesterday and the road is
completely tied up, When a ballot
on the question wss taken only about
half a dozen out of some fifteen hun
dred men voted against striking.
Tom Mulllns, at-Pennington Gap,
Pa., shot and instantly killed his
brother Caney. No cause for the act
is known. He fled to the hills but
was captured and taken to Joneaville
for safe keeping..
Cones Crip'
tn Two Days.
AM MMunff
box. 25c
1 THE SPIDER TREE
A Cmrlotis Product of the Gape WeafO
Country of Africa.
Travelers who visited or passed the
Cape Negro country of Africa often
heard from the natives of a plant that
was part spider and that, growing,
threw Its legs abont in continual strug
gles to escape. It was the good fortune
of Dr. Welwitsch to discover the origin
of the legend. Strolling along through
a wind swept tableland country, he
came upon a plant that rested low
upon the ground, but had two enormous
leaves that blew and twisted about in
the wind like serpents In fact, it look
ed, as the natives had said, like a gi
gantic spider.
Its stem was four feet across and
but a foot high. It had but two leaves
In reality, that were six or eight feet
long and split up by the wind so that
they resembled ribbonsT This is prob
ably the most extraordinary tree
known. It grows for nearly, if not
quite, a century, but never upward be
yond about a foot, simply expanding
until it reaches the diameter .given,
looking in its adult state Ike a singu
lar stool on the plain from ten to eight
een Inches in circumference.
When the wind came rushing in from
the sea, lifting the curious ribbon-like
leaves and tossing them about, it al
most seemed to the discoverer that the
strange plant had suddenly, become Im
bued with life and was struggling to
escape. When a description and pic
ture of the plant were sent to England
it was, like many other discoyrteJ, dis
credited, but soon the plant itself was
received, and nwr Welwltschia mlra
bllls is knowlTfObtanlflts.
Reacned the Flnar.
At Fredericksburg, on the day .wnen
half th brigades' of Meagher and Cald
well lay on the bloody slope leading
up to the Confederate intrenenments,
among the assaulting regiments was
the Fifth New Hampshire, and it lost
180 out bf the 80O'tnen who made the
charge. The survivors fell behind a
fence within reach of the Confederate
rifle pits. Just before reaching it the
last one of the color guard was shot,
and the flag fell In the open.
A captain, Perry, Instantly ran out
to rescue it and as he reached it was
shot-through the heart Another, cap
tain, Murray, made the same attempt
and was also killed, and so was a third,
Moore. Several private soldiers met a
like fate. They were all killed close to
the flag, and their dead bodies fell
across one another.
Taking ad vantage. of this breastwork.
Lieutenant Nettleton crawled from' be
hind the fence to the colors, seized
them and bore back the blood won
trophy.
Enslea In the Tennessee Honntnina.
There are many eagles in the Ten
nessee mountains, and consequently
there are many mountaineers who are
expert catchers of the young eagles.
These reap rich rewards in return for
their perilous risks and adntures,
and some of them receive as much as
$2,000 for a single year's catch. The
keen eyed hunters watch the nests un
til the young are hatched, and then,
patiently waiting for the mother bird
to leave in search for food, make quick
work of the capture, while the mother
bird is Invariably shot to death upon
her return to the nest and In her fren
zied v:ircli for her young. Bolder
hunters than-these make 'their attack
at liijil.i. while the le?s experienced use
snaivs :iiil nets, a method, however, in
a majority of eases unsuccessful. Inde
pendent. TennyEou'a Pipe.
Everybody knows that Tennyson was
a great smoker. We notice that one of
his pipes was presented ' y tL? house
keeper at his home nt i rosh water to
Mr. Kelsey of Yarmouth in 1S75. There
Is a tradition that when the poet had
smoked n clay once he put It on one
side and took a now one. This is scarce
ly home out by the pipe in question,
which from Its color must have been
smoked not once, but many times. It
was bought for a trifle not long since
at a. sale in the Isle of Wight by Mr.
Spencer of New Oxford street. It has
suffered in the wars, having been bro
ken across the stem. It is now enshrin
ed in a glass case. Westminster Ga
zette. Men Wear Combs.
The traveler in India is surprised to
see that men wear combs in their hair
much more than women do. A Cinga
lese gentleman wears what we know
as tke circular comb and a very or
namental back comb of tortoise shell
to gather his curly locks together. He
w.-ars a full beard also, but his servant
most trim his own beard and is only
allowed to wear the circular comb.
Nasal
CATARRH
In all its stages.
Ely's Cream Balm
Cleanses, soothes and heals
the diseased membrane.
It cores catarrh and drives
a cold in the head
quickly.
Cream Balm Is placed into the nostrils, spreads
over the membrane .and Is absorbed. Relief Is Im
mediate and a cure follows. It Is not drying does
not produce sneezing. Large Size, BO cents at Drug
gists or by mail ; Trial Size, 10 cents.
ELY BROTHERS, 66 Warren Street, New York
Baseball Goods.
I have a full line of
Spalding's Gloves, Balls, Mits,
Masks, Bats, Protectors,
And anything yon will need
in the game.
The Stationer, '
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S. P. ADAMS.
' Civil Engineer.
Surveys, Plans, Estimates and Superintend
ence. Bo ad a. Street. Drainage and Hallways.
Town Plata and additions laid on', ana Qraae
Systems established.
Office over Chamber of Commerce building
No. 4. Prlnoess street, Wilmington, N. C.
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Attention is Drawn to
THE ATLANTIC NATIONAL BANK,
. WILMINGTON, N. C,
DOpOOitSl ;larKer tnai aa7 hank in Rorth Carolina.
SurpltlOy etc., greater than all other banks in Wilmington combined
DividOndO P to stockholders tl53,750, exceeding amount paid
by all other banka in Wilmington combined.
We pay no interest on deposits.
No stronger Bank in the South.
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TREATMENT OF CATS.
How to Fe4 Then and Care Taielr
Ailments.
Puss should be fed regularly. Don't
think because your cat happens to be
a good mouser or ratter that, there
fore, you can dispense with giving it
regular meals. On the contrary, such
a course is quite apt to spoil the cat's
hunting propensities. Puss seldom
pursues mice for the purpose of food,
but almost Invariably for the sport that
the chase affords, and although if it be
hungry if will generally devour its
prey, yet it never enjoys such food,
and hence it is cruel to make it rely on
it for Its meal.
Puss Is a good deal of an epicure, and
you should satisfy its peculiar tastes
as far as possible, says a writer In the
New York Tress. To treat a cat really
well a regular diet should be followed.
Two meals a day are quite sufficient,
but they must be substantial.
When your cat is 111, you ought to
doctor it. Most cat owners seem to
think the illnesses of animals are of a.
different nature altogether from those,
of human beings and that while those
of man require all kinds of drugs and
medicines yet those of cats will cure
themselves. Cats frequently contract
sore throat, bronchitis, pneumonia, con
sumption, diphtheria aud typhoid fever,
and you don't have to be a veterinary
surgeon to detect the symptoms of such
diseases.
A rough, untidy coat, accompanied
by unusual restlessness, is a pretty
sure indication that there', something
wrong In the feline's physical arrange
ment, and precautionary measures
should be immediately taken. A dose
of caster oil is as. effective in the case
of cats as it ls-in that of human beings
to ward off these complaints and is
much easier administered.
Cod liver oil is not only relished by
nearly every kind of cat, but is, of
course, nourishing and should be liber
ally glvsn in the whiter months, when
natural warmth must be preserved. A
little sulphur mixed with the food or
spread upon the animal's paws is an
effective preventive of summer com
plaints. To administer most medicine with a
minimum amount of danger of receiv
ing scratches the feline should be roll
edTn a sheet, with Its feet comfortably
pressed to its body, and its mouth can
then be forced and kept open while the
medicine is administered.
Hotv to Care For Brasltes.
The care of good brushes and by
this is not meant simply those with
costly backs, but first those of good
bristles is not always understood.
When the brushes are kept in an open
tray, it is a good plan to provide a lit
tle case made of water color paper to
slip over the bristles of each brush. A
similar one of common wrapping pa
per is useful to cover a silver backed
brush when the metal needs polishing.
IN THE BALKANS
Turkish Forces and lasarfeafs FifhllutJ
Thursday Near Monastlr.
By Cable to tne Korninx Hiat
Constantinople, May 23. Fighting
occurred all day lone Thursday near
the Bulgarian village if M02U, six
miles' north of Monastir. Details of
the fight, which presumably was be
tween the imperial forces and insur
gent bands, have not been received.
The insurgent! are active in the
Malesh mountains, southwest of Djum
bala. CASTOR! A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
QaaiH, the
Bargain.
100 Tons 17 Per Cent. Acid,
Slightly damaged by water,
now grades 13 per cent.
Price $6.50 ton loose in car lota
here.
W. B. COOPER,
SOS, 310 and m Nntt street,
Wilmington, N. O.
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FRESH ARRIVALS.
OATS.
Good Bouad stock. '
HALL & PEARS ALL,
Incorporated.
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For Paying More
Than $5 for a Gentleman's Shoe is past
and gone forever.
VUk SV WSBS)KJ. IIUU 1V1 ftffaWVf W SB 14 A
ts.oo has struck the popular fancy, and
tne man who pays a higher price to-day
gets no better worth in footwear. All
our vongias line ror ss.so, uo ana
High and Low-Cut Shoes
In all tne popular leathers are here for
your selection. Buy yours here and save
the difference.
We are specially strong on Ladles1 and
Children's bhoee also.
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Aperfecl Remedy for Constipa
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Worms .Convulsions Jeverish
ness and Loss of Sleep.
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EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER
SPECIAL HOT WEATHER SALE.
A COOL STORE WITH A WARM WEL
COME. EVERYBODY INVITED.
ThU sale ia 8trictly cash. No cards punched and no rebates given at
Geo. O. Gay lord's
Big Racket Store for this Week Only.
Lawn Department
Thirty-two inch wide lawn, fine
qutlity, special this week, 10 yards
to each customer, as long as it lasts,
for 2io per yard.
One lot Scotch lawns, 10 yards to
a customer, for 3c per yard.
A big drive in Batiste, all pretty
colors, at 4c yard.
Remnant Percales, yard wide spe
cial thia week at 5c yard.
A big lot of nice pretty lawns in
15c values for 8 and 10c this week.
Domestic Goods Department
Yard wide Bleaching at 4, 6, 7,
8 and 9c yard.
Good wide fine dress Cambric in
remnants, a special drive at 6c yard.
four by four unbleaohed sheeting
at 4o per yard.
Beautiful Sea Island sheeting at
5c yard.
Dress Goods Department 58 inch
wide 75c Ettermene, this Bale
48c yard. 38-inch 65c black granite
cloth for 47c yard . 85c, all wool
Nnn's Veiling for 69c yard, i
ioch all wool Bedford cord standard
$1 value for 69c yard; 44 inch II
Bail for 8c yard; black Brilliantine
and Mohair from 29c to 85c yard;
rednced from 40c and $1.25 yard.
Silk Department 27 inch tl
Penn de Crepe in all shades, 89c
this week. ' 27 inch China Silk at
Tbis Sale Will Begin Monday Morning
and will last till Saturday night. Everything sold for cash and satisfac
tion guaranteed. Remember the place,
The Big Racket Store
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Summer Furniture,
Tne Celebrated 3-piece Banister Iron Bed.
This Bed has no equal on the market.
The Dixie Mosquito Net is perfection.
Banister Bed and Dixie Net; we are sole representatives in Wilming
ton. AH kinds of Furniture suitable for the Beach. See us.
Agents for Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine.
the snsnsiEXD CO.,
Corner Second and Market streets.
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Now Is The Time to Make
Your Depooito at this Bank.
A new interest quarter will begin on Monday, Jnne 1, and deposits
made on or before that date will receive three months' interest on
September 1st. Capital and surplus eighty thousand dollars. De
posits over a million.
Wilmington Savings & Trust Co.,
108 Princesa Street.
J. W. NORWOOD PraalAaat.
C. E. TAYLOR.
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For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
I Signature
of
In
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
THr. trrfTAun cpahv, new vork OfTY. -
45c yard. Ten styles new washable
waist silks, not 50c, but f30c thia
week. 50c standard Taffeta Bilks
for 39c yard.
Linen Department 60 inch wide
white bleached table damask; not
40c, but 23c per yard thia sale.
Linen DoilieB, with foreign this
sale 25c dozen worth 50c.
Beautiful mercerized Damask, 60
inches wide, at 50c.
A full line of Towels from 4c to
50o each. Onr 50c Towels this week
for 35c.
Sheets and Pillow Cases from 48c
to $1 and 9c to 15c.
Clothing Department Our stook
is not broken, everything is complete
we have been closing out large
lines from the factories and we have
plenty of good Clothing to sell.
75 boys' warranted fast black clay
worsted suits for this sale, special, at
69c a suit.
100 washable suits for boys 48c
to $2.50 aBuit.
25 men's suits made of Gray De
vine, worth $3.50, this sale $1.98 a
suit. 25 men's Black Cheviot suits,
all wool, worth $6.00, this sale $3.98.
18 light weight washable suits for
men; this week $1.69 worth $2.98.
Our all wool 2 piece crash suits
are from $3.98 to $7.98
Just received 240 pair all wool
Pants for men worth $1.98 for $1.19
this week.
A List of Things
To take with you to the Seashore
or Mountains.
A "Kodak," Hammock, Golf
Outfit, Lawn Tennis Racket and
Balls, Croquet Set, the game of
"Flirch," Cards. Some fashionable
Stationery and Visiting Cards. A
lot of the latest reading matter.
We can supply you.
ATES&OO.
II. WALTERS, Tic President.
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