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That Sometime between Christ
mas and January 10th, of each
year the Thermtometer drops and
we find ourselves in need of
Blankets and
Comfortables I
Piepare for the drop in tempera
ture by taking advantage of the
drop in prices on these items
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THE DRAGON'S. 13ACKBONE.7
An Odd IncidenV of Railroad Construc
tion In China.
When tnr,re was undertaken the con
struction Ait the railway between Klrin
and Ne,wch wang, the seaport of Man?
churls, it was proposed . to make a
function at a place called Lanplen, out
Bide the city of Mukden. ; Ff r this per
mission had' to be obtained, from the
Tartar general of Mukden, v This func
tionary at once proceeded to call in his
geomaiicers, a species of soothsayers,
who gave information concerning the
good fortune and 111 fortune of sites
and were supposed by. the" Chinese to
know what demons and .dragons in
habited the earth under the surface.
These wise men reported that the
dragon whose body encircled the holy
city of Mukden lay coiled up in such a
way that if the railway came through
Lanplen the long nails driven into tha
ties .would pierce his backbone and in
all. probability set him to raging" vio
lently, to the great detriment of the
people of Mukden. -
The general consequently refused the
application of the rail way people and
directed them to carry the road in a
straight line from .Kirin to New
chwang,. avoiding Mukden. The en-
THEATRE
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210, 212, North Front Street.
i gineers thereupon appealed to the vice-
roy, showing that, as tnis proposed
I route would go through a marshy and
I uninhabited country, it could not be
profitable for their enterprise.
The viceroy wrote to the, general of
Mukden, highly commending him for
his discretion m consulting the geo
manoers. ; but suggesting that these
sage persons go over the, ground again
and sefef if "they couid Itotjfiiid a place
! where ihe nails would riot be likely to
strike pitq the dragon's back. " Accord
ingly,, at jthe command of .the viceroy,
the general ; had his geqmancers indi
cate a spot for the junction at Uanpien
where they thought that, after all. the
dragon's? Tbackbohe would' be safe
New York ' Press.' ' ' j
RIOE PAPER.
Hoi id
Goods
ay
Our Holiday Gopds arrived late, therefore , must be sacrificed to
move them, in the few days remaining, .in the stock are Solid Ma
hogany Rockers, some upholstered in genuine'leathery Handsome Oak
Rockers, ui Golden Oak, and Mission, many in genuine leather, Fancy,
Reed RocKers. and Reed odd pieces,. Tables cf all kinds, 17 Ladies'
Desks from $6.75 up; more1 than 300 pictures, equal to any in the
city as to quality of frame and subjects. Prices literally slaughtered
on account of the quantity,. Chiffoniers, Dressers, Buffets, Music Cab
inets, Dinner Sets, Toilet Sets, Ward Robes, , Chamber and Parlor
Suits, Hall Racks, Rugs, aft sizes, large quantity and must go. Por
tiers, Couch Covers, Lace Curtains, Brass Beds, Etc
VALUABLE SOUVENIRS WITH EACH PURCHASE.
The Wilmington Furniture Co.
GARRELL BUILDING. . ' i
Gfor.l Second and Princasa StBs
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Three Pair tiav
H'dDdD
J.W.H.FUCHS
28 South Front Street.
Star Brand Shoes are Better
Shaved From the Snow White Pith of
Trees In Formosa.-
Theso called rice paper is not made
from rice, as its uame implies, but
from the snow white pith of a small
tree belonging to the genus aralia. a
genus represented, in this country by
the common sarsaparllla and the
spikenard. The tree grows in Formo
sa and, so far as is known, nowhere
else. The stems are transported to
China, and there the rice paper is
made. It is used, aside from a num
ber of other purposes, by the native
artists for wafer color drawings, and
sometimes it is dyed in varidus colors
and made Into artificial flowers. :
The tools' of - the' nlth 'worker cohi:
prise a smodjkh toce aTxrat a foot
square and a largevumre or uatcnet
with a .shprt)"(''wpen''handle1Y'Thij
blade Is about,' a foot, long, two' inches
broad and nearly half an inch thick at
the back, and it Is as sharp as a razor..
Placing a piece, of the cylindrical
pith on the stone and his left hand on
the top, the pith worker will .roll the
pith backward and forward for a mo
ment until he gets it in the required
position. Then, seizing the knlfeith
his right hand, he will hold the edge
of the blade after a feint or two close
to the pith, which he will keep rolling
to the left with his left hand until
nothing remains to unroll, for the pith
has, by the application of the knife,
been pared into a square white sheet
of uniform thickness. All that re
mains to be done is to square the
edges. . . '
If one will roll up a sheet of paper,
lay it on a table, place the left hand
on top and gently , unroll it to the left
he ' will have a good idea. of how the
feat is accomplished. New York Her
aid.
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'Sawse Sawge.
Here ;ls the qH. . King Hicbard II;
way of making sausage: "pyggs in
sawse sawge," or pigs with .sage
sauce..; "Take pyggs yskaldid (scald
ed) and quarter them and seeth them
'In water and salt: take them and let
them kele (cool); take parsel (parsley),
sawge (sage) and grynde it with brede
and yolkes of ayren (eggs) harde
ysode (boiled); temper it with vinegar
somewhat thick, and lay the pyggs In
a vessel and sewe onoward (the sauce'
over them), and serve it forth." "Take
pyggs" is pretty good. Size or number
seems of no consequence. New York
Press. ,
A Hard One.
"Father!"
"Well, what is It?"
"It says, here. 'A man is known, by
the company he keeps.' Is that so,
father?"
"Yes. yes, yes." '
"Well, father, if a good man keeps
company with a bad man is "the good
man bad because he keeps company
With the bad man. and is the bad man
good because he keeps company with
the good man ?"-London Punch,
' Why He Wept.
Spartan Mother What's the matter?
What are you crying for? Stung Hera
(who has been taught never to cryfor
bodily pain) Ob, I I've sat down on
a bee, and I'm afraid I must have
hurt it!London Punch.
Before "jammed house," in 6ie
words of the old time critic, "The Mr
ry. Widow": was presented again Satur
day night at the Academy, It was- alsd
a decidedly s pleased mass of people,
who laughed, applauded and in every
way had one splendid evening. "The,
Widow" is a bright, very tuneful and
decidedly jolly rapid whirl. It is de
lightfully refresning and attractively
novel. The company presenting it was
an excellent ' one and it was a Henry.
Savage production; which is saying all
that could be said as to grandeur .of
stage tlettlngs, beauty of costumes and
thoroughness of detail. "
"The Firing Line" Tonight.
Tonight at the Aacademy will be
seen the much talked of dramatiza
tion of Robert W. Chamber's famous
book "The Firing Line".-. The drama
tization is the work of Richard Walton
Tully arid in presenting the play to the
theatre going public Mr. Delamater
has spared" no expense in providing
every detail to furnish an adequate
scenic production. A qar-load of spe
cial scenery is necessary; for the set
tings for the. four acts and, the com
pany comprises people well iuf own to
the dramatic stage, and only those
who have bee,n identified with strictly
first class productions. The scenes are
laid in Palm Beach, Florida, New York
City aud the Adirondack Mountains,
and the action of the piece, closely fol
lows ' the events as described in the
.book,' portraying as only Mr. Chambers
can, the intrigues of society, at the
same time injecting an element of .rc
mance that holds his auditors f rom bCr
ginning- to end. . .
Matinee and Night Tomorrow.
If a wholesome, honest, cleanly play
that alternates pathos and laughter
with gatling gun rapidity is wh'at threa
tre goers want, they will go and see
"The King of Trafttps " at the Academy
tomorrow matinee and night. It is said
to be entirely different from any other
play and advantageously so. It' gives
an honest story of wholesome people
told brightly with great human inter
est. These are some of the qualities
that are. pleasing the immense audi;
ences everywhere. - Each of the four
acts are lavishly - mounted with new
handsome scenery. , The company, is a
large and competent one. A. superb
concert band and orchestra is als car
ried with them. . -
' Popular priced ikire to prevail for
both perfb'rmancesT At matinee, which
will commence, at ;3 o'clock, the prices
will be 10 and 2,0 cents. At night . the
scale will be 10, 20 and 30 cents. Seats
for tomorrow night are now oh 'sale at
Plummer's. , ,
"Buster Brown" On the Way.
With a brand new scenic equipment,
new" songs and jokes "Buster Brown
furnishes good whole-soul amusement
and entertains the young and old, the
weak and strong. "Buster Brown" is
better than a tonic, breezy, refreshing;
invigorating, musically melodious, and
having a swing and dash that has
made it deservedly popular and attrac
tive. It will be seen at the Aca'demy
soon, headed by such incomparable
stars as Master Harold as "Buster
Al Grady as "Tige " Madline Clark as
"Mary Jane", Chas Odell v and Connie
Maccreating the new roles of "Seth
Sowders," and "Miranda tebbins."
: The show is destined to add laurels
to its crown and. win more favor than
ever. "Buster Brown" is " typically
American, and for; all round entertain
ment is unexcelled.
At TheGrand.
The Grandthe 'Theatre Beautiful,
will gloriously stait oS. the week with
a big-bill. There will be a giant col
lection of glittering features. The
moving picture program will present
among other gooclj things, the latest
Edison film, "Eldot-a, the Fruit Girl,'
which is most picturesque in nature
(and which is decidedly romantic in
action,, and the side-splitting picture
called "The Sanitarium."
Mrl Harry Horgan will sing today
that great and fascinating hit, "I Won't
Be Back Until August,;', the illustra
tions being especially bright and pret
ty. ' v-'", -;
L Conductor Kneisel lias arranged an
other swell program for his orchestra,
including selections from the musical
comedy, "The Time, the Place and the
Girl," which scored so brilliantly in
Wilmington last season. "
No Neeel Fori,Alarm.
"She asked me what 1 thought of
you.".- A-' , ; ;
"Indeed r f . j
"Yes. But don't get frightened. I
didn't tell her."-Lippncott's. i
, No Friend of His. - .. .'
."I Mrs. Gaussip a friend ol yours?" J
"No; she's a friend of my -wife's."
"Isn't-that the same thing?" s
"Not at all. She feels very -sorry for
my wife." Pittsburg Post. -
JJneedaB
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are baked inrrouridings where clean
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" - " Thai Makes thei
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PRACTICE WARFARE
Invaders Discovered Off Florida Coast
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By Defending Fleet.
Washingtoni Jan. 9. The Atlantic
battleship fleet was discovered by the
"defending fleet, 1380 mil'es east of St-.
Augustine, Florida, at 9 o'clock Sunday
morning, while approaching the shores
of the United estates, as a "techmacl
Mifimv." The Navv Deoartment wasl
hts advised In a wireless message
received "frohVRear Admiral Santon,
coenmanding the deening fleet.
v. MANY'NARROW 'ESCAPES;
Made Today, by Occupants of .New
. , 1 '. Yorfe, Tenement.
" New York, Jan. 9.Six persons over
come by iaoke 'were Carrie from a
burning' .tenement "house on East
Ninety-seventh street today,, when fire
swept -a crowded building. There were
many narrow escapes from death.
TEN PER CENT. WAGE DROP.
Pennsylvania Companies Curtail the
Pay of Their Workmen.
Allen town, 'Pa., Jan. 9. A ten per
cent, reduction in wages affecting Sj
500 men is made by the Thomas Iron
Company and Empire Steel Iron C6m
pany. The reduction is attributed to
the low' selling price, of pig iron..
' "Robbers Loot Bank .Vault. ;
Wheelingi V. Yd Jan. 9. The First
National Bank, 6f Elm Gr6ve, was en'
tered today, by robbers.' ;. The Vault
was dynamited and. all. money takejii. ...
The robbery wass conimitted'! stemei
time during last ' night. v Every ' dol
lar of cash in tle ,tank, nearly" four
thousand dpllars. in all,,. was stolen-.
There is no cine to the robbers. ! .
remaps JUU mnn O nr uukEamuy vuiiiiiiuii y
vFather ime has Vicked joff !anttit'fyear'--a)lnew era
' Will you go forward gladly,5 "lbli'et;h'tew garb
. -i! lor
Perhaps you mean to "swear off!'-wearing common clothes.
confronts you.
ly' tn ficw ?arD -wn'cn Denis
your station? Cjpthes don't makjhe.an, you know but they car.
do much to mar him. , . ' ij)fti'l ' vi A- - ' tv-iv;''
You will look better and feel : hefter,, and work better, and play bet
ter in oneiof.our Stein flodh'odeis-ii-suits made for men of affairs.
Overcoats, too just every Kmcf? .And' Furnishings of the better
sort. What are your , needs for the New Year? 4
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XDhristinas Gakes
Will Ballot on U. S. Senator Tomorrow
Sacramento, Cal.,. Jan 9. The Sen
ate rfifd House have fixed tomorrow as
the day for separate balloting upon
United ' States Senator. The contest
lies between Judge John D. Works and
A. G. Spaulding.
One of Road's Original Directors Dead.
New Haven, Canq., Jan. 9. Theo
dore J. Ackerman, sonpf Jonathan Cf!
Ackerman, one of the Original direc
tors of the Pennsylvania Railroad, died
today aged ninety years.
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Toledo University Damaged By Fire.
Toledo, ObVJI.VJdCa1186
by an overheated furnace resulted" to
day in twenty thousand dollars damage
to the Toledo University
Grand Theatre. - .t
Orchestra will play ail the song hits
from "The Time, The Place, and" the
Girl.".
It
Gov. Stubbs Inaugurated.
Topeka, Jan. 9. Governor W. R.
Stubbs and " other Republican State
officers, of Kansas, were inaugurated
In Representative. Hall today. Thg
oath was administered by "Chief Jus
tice Johnston.'
and baking generally . BELLE of
WILMINGTON FLOUR i3' held up
by connoisseurs as the he plus
ultra of the )es t ' product , of the
wheat milled,, by the best process
to preserve 'the nutritive qualities
of tkeNgrain, and render your bread,
cakes, etc., white, light and whole
some. '. You can get it at retail
from any of the following stores:
Carpenter Grocery, Wilmington
Trading Co., Wilmington Produce
Co., W. H. Hardy, C. O. Knox, S.
O. Frink, D. N. Stanley & Co., J. Q
Herring, R. H. Reville, S. H. Mintz.
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Wilmington, N. C.
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Academy of Music
FREE FOR LADIES ONLY
Wednesday Afternoon Jan. 11-12
A Scientific' Lecture (in English) on
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v AND FACIAL BLEMISHES BY
PROF. FELIX CfclSTION,
; Late of Paris, . France, Academy of
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