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THEGOLDfc-t.OHO,MESSENGER.' THURSDAY, JULY- 8:1886. ' HO! FOK EUKOI-K. The Trip Across the Atlantic by a Messenger Correspondent.? Two friends, H. and V... bjdladieu to friends and board the morning tram at Sharon, Pa., bound for New lork via Washington. After a pleasant stay of two days hi the Capital City, we aeain take the rars and nuly arrive m New York, where we raeer by ar friends trom ooaron,, x? nj f. all bound for al threeimeu ti,'c a . line tour in Europei Our business is transacted as speedily as 1 possible, emjaire lodarinf? at the Urand Central Hotel ;iud slumber while Mor pheus tells to each a little storyj about the cradle of the srreat deep : How on the morrow Neptune without the for mality of introduction will grow familiar, and? like a mother, lay us down to rock, and unmindful of all that is "like lilies grow intensely white, wither, but unlike them cannot die? The following day u e "board the great steamship, "City of Rome' the largest passenger vessel afloat, 58G feet m length. 52 feet in width, strongly and beautifully constructed, Vmploy ing 2G5 men. burning 270 tons i-l coal per day. Precisely at 12 m. the erang plank was raised and the great ft at lng palace steamed out of the banr. Waving a good-bye to the multitude ,j Mona urn th nier. we turn out faces toward the blue waters of the Atlantic. We pass the foots of the Pedestal of Bartholdi Statuei Coney I-dand, and drop our pilot off Sandy Hook. We are now upon salt water, and our beloved countrv soon fades out in the distance. Farewell, the Waarpst snnt on earth is now behind the mist. Our attention is now to the passengers on board. V e are four of eight hundred, most of them are of foreign birth, returning to their fatherland. Only a few native born Americans. To us, belonging to the latter class, the ways of some of the would-be elite are strangely peculiar. But it is not our purpose in going abroad to criticise foreign dudes or censure customs unlike our own, but we wish to see things as far as possi ble with unprejudiced eyes, and for a few months' study at the feet of our foreign masters. The accommoda tion of our boat are great, but limited to the saloon passengers. All is done for them that can be done to make the voyage pleasant and enjoyable, But this is a foreign company run upon a European plan largely, and naturally there seems to be a great difference between the gentry and the supposed lower classes. So obvious is this that it has become proverbial among trav eling people that the Anchor Line cares well for first-class passengers, but the second and third take- care of themselves. The weather is unusually fine, and most of the passengers are up on the decks, and all seem to enjoy the. beginning of the voyage, except a few who are suffering from sea sick ness. A sail now and then appears on the horizon, we watch it, determine its course, and at last it sinks down behind the waters. Night comes on, and as the stars twinkle above us, we imagine that we are watching them through the old kitchen window at home, and that the whistling of the wind through the rigging of the ship is the moaning of the maple trees. Thus the firt day of a sea-faring lite is brought to a close. Our party rests well, and we rise early and go upon deck. Why is it that we have been spared, while dozens with) scarcely strength enough to walk have crawled up to get the morning air, and lie like dead upon the floor ? . We J can only give them our sympathy, for there is no cure for sea sickness, only to brave it out. The second day closes like the first, and we "turn in"' again to sleep. The third day we become more ac quainted with each other, aid in turn we relate a story or sing a Jsong, fre quently singing some Gospel hymn together. Now and then some one attempts to do or say something funny, that we may all indulge in a good hearty laugh. Our attention is fre quently drawn to the lower deck by an old fiddler, who says "He's been to Amerika to play for weddings and dances." We have listened attentive ly to him several times, and conclude that any one who can listen with any degree of pleasure or ever patience, the chances are he won't be sea sick. But honor is due to the most feeble attempt to cheer up the disconsolate on board ship, so three cheers for Old Ireland. Space does not permit of writing at lengtU of the many charac ters on board, so for a change let us take a trip down in the steerage. It is dinner time, and about jthree hun dred persons with cups, tin jpans, wash dishes, etc., are waiting for their re past. Great cans of soup, great tubs of meat, great kettles of potatoes dealt out' without the least observance of table etiquette. Long racks, with a capacity for holding fifty ob one hun dred persons, are used for domitories. Now imagine, kind reader,!) three hun dred people. Dutchmen, Englishmen, Italians, Yankees and others chucked in one above another like mail in a U. S. postoffice to sleep, and j in a room with little air and less hghjt. Do you wonder that passengers ar sea sick f I believe a two-ounce bottleful of this atmosphere would make ajoy respect able American sick fifty jmiles from salt water. I am' growing weaker now, and I must hasten up on deck. Night comes onj and th$ third day comes to a close. This is the 20th of May, and we remember jthat to-day our friends will scatter flowers upon the graves of the honored dead. AVe cannot help but think of home and how appropriate it would pe if we had a few of your beautiful floorers to dec orate the graves of them that sleep beneath the rolling deep. Another day is gone. Sunday is j bright and beautiful. We attend church services in the saloon and had the pleasure of hearing a sermon from the Right Rev. The Lord Bishop of Carlisle. This was the event of the dayl All quiet at evening. We lie down and wait anxiously for the morrow It comes, but dark and gloomy. '' Our spirits are heavy and we are getting,tired of sea life. We have counted the, hours be fore landing over . and 'oyer again. We look at the water andiimagine we are making better time, but the sailors warrant us that we will' not see land before Wednesday night, and that we will not reach Liverpool before Thurs day night. We console each other and lie down to sleep. , Tuesday morn ing cold and cloudy. Passed a vessel of the Cunard Line, bound for New York, thirty-eight hours but of Queens town. We take courage and are jubi lant and happy. -The.iday is quiet. At evening a concert was held in the grand saloon. It was a f brilliant af fair, but space will not permit of com menting upon it, and will merely men-1 i - tiou the names of those who partici pated: Herr F. Siuzig, Miss Jessie Alsop, Mr. Harry Paulton, Signor Carlo Diamondi. Mr. J. G. Hill, the Wood family, Signor A! Tornasi, Nat. C. Goodwin, Mr. T. J . Vivian, A. J; Vickers. The entertainment was to close with the 4btar Spangled Ban ner' and "God Savethe Queon?, What few Americans were present hadn't the courage to sing the former. The latter met with a hearty response. A collection for the benefit of aged sea- was taken and twentv-six and one-half pounds" sterling were the Re ceipts. - Wednesday morning cold and rainy, the sea heavier, and the sailors are lashing down everything loose aboHt the decks. ; We have digested our last square meal, I suppose for they say that this is a sure sign of a storm, and that the fortunate must soon share the fate of the unfortunate: We are ready "Blow ye your trum pet." Morning, we are still alive, kind Providence in his mercy changed the course of the winds, and the storm has passed around. Land ! Land ! is echoed along the decks, we hasten up, and the rocks of Old Ireland loom up in the distance. None but they who have passed over the great waters can fut a true estimate on the value of a ittle real estate. We arrive at Queens- town. Two small boats called tenders meet U3 some distance from land, and take off mail, passengers and baggage bound for the Emerald Isle. We wave a good by as our vessel steams majest ically up the Channel. Wepass Fukor Light House at 11:20, Holly Head, Skerries Rocks, beautiful spots on the sea, and reach harbor at Liverpool at 11, p.m. Van De Venter. AT CAPE HATTER AS. How Lite is Enjoyed by the Hon est, Easy-Going JNation. New York Times. To any one wishing to flee from the worryment of city life, a journey to Cape Hatters may be recommended. Telegraphic communication is inde finitely suspended, owing to a break in the wire at Oregon inlet, and the lack of an appropriation to repair the same. The mail comes once a week by boat if the weather permits, which it does not always do. The ma jority of strangers who land on Hat teras reef do so unwillingly through shipwreck. The beach below the light house is strewn with wreckage of all de scriptions, from a nearly entire hull of a vessel to barrels, cables, and cocoa nuts; From the mainland the reef can be reached only by embarking on one of 'the little' fish boats running from Elizabeth City or Jsewbern. It i3 a twelve hours' sail under the most favorable circumstance, but the trip generally takes an entire day and night. A boat-man unacquainted with shoals would make sad work of a journey across the sound but the na tive fishermen wind about through the tortuous channel without ever once grazing the bottom. j THE FISHERMEN AT HOME. Hatteras reef is far I from being a bare sand beach. All about the light nouse ana soutn or it stretcnes a dwarfed forest of live oak and holly trees, broken by fresh water ponds fragrant with water lilies. The woods and marshes are enlivened by the songs of innumerable mocking birds and blackbirds, but the enjoyment of j wandering about is somewhat marred by the presence of rattlesnakes and copperheads. In these woods is the village of Trent, the home of the fishermen. The houses' are scattered alolng the sandy roads, which wind hither and thither through the woods. A Square of sand, inclosed by a rough, low fence and furnished with a well anid a few rose bushes, which seem to find lite very hard, forms the front yard. The back yard is generally oc cupied by "garden sass," upon the growth of which much pains are be stowed. These kitchen gardens fared badly this year. A. high tide, which occurred recently, flooded a great many of them and ruined them. The "natives" are honest, kindly disposed, reticent, and leisure-loving. When asked how people managed to live on so barren a spot, one of the fishermen replied that they throve by fleecing strangers, and that when there were no strangers they turned to fleecing one another. There is no court, no jail, no physician, and no regular minister of the gospel on the reef. Crime is unknown and liquor is Erohibited. Some of the fishermen, owever, are wont toj make merry when they go to Elizabeth City, but this aside, the morals of the Hatteras people are quite unimpeachable. Many of the men belong to a sort of a reiigio. social club, and are known as "Bright Jewels," If a j visif is made out of the fishing season one may find reason to complain of the dishes served up at dinner. On several consecutive days a visitor's dinner consisted of hot biscuit, boiled cabbage and honey. It is not improved by the addition of the famous or infamous yaupon or "black drink" of the Carolmas, which is a common beverage here. Every house holder makes his own yaupon tea. A large hole is dug in the sand, into which is thrown a layer of twigs of the yaupon bush. Next comes a layer of hot stones, then more yaupon twigs and more stones, and so on until the hole is filled. The half -charred leaves and stems are finally taken out and placed in barrels, and the tea is ready tor use. A PORPOISE FACTORY. Tho most considerable event which has taken place at Hatteras for a long lime nas Deen tne establishment of a porpoise factory by some Wilmington capitalists. As a regularly organized ihdustry, the business is new to the country. The fishermen caught more Or less porpoise every winter, but have never done any more than to trv ont from their blubber a small quantity of yu. iae new company, nowever, nas purchased special machinery and im ported skilled workmen from Europe, and propose to make leather, oil, and fertilizers. No leather has been placed on the market thus far. , That from young individuals has a curious j'pile" like velvet and is very beauti ful. It may perhaps be used in up holstering in place of plush, than which it would be far more durable. The porpoise appear off the beach nearly every day, and the fishery is prosecuted daily unless the sea is run ning too high. Only the strongest net Tjrill hold porpoises, and when fright ened they will dart about with incon ceivable rapidity and : strike against the nets with great force. They are first impounded ' in a very large net, and then afterwards brought, to the beach by a sweep seine made of strong twine.' , ' ;. ; : ; . . It is a strange and exciting scene when sixty or eighty of these powerful creatures, each eight or nine feet long, are being pulled in toward the beach. They - struggle desperately and make a. continual piping sound like the squealing of rats. Many become en tangled in the net and are drowned, but the majority have to be killed af ter they are drawn out of the water. Although the fishermen persist in call ing them fish, they are of course, true milk-giying., mammalia. The.milk is not unpalatable, but very rich, and with a .flavor like' cocoanut milk. Although the winter has been very unfavorable a large number of por poises have been taken. The season is' now" just closed. The fishermen stayjn their camp on the beach every day" from dawn until sunset, whether any4" fish" appear or not. ; They are warned; of their approach, by spies stationed half a mile north and sou,th of the camp. The men say that the fishery is "no fun," which means that it is exceedingly laborious. GREENE COUNTY "DOTS. Items of Interest in and; Around Snow Hill. Mr. W. H. Harper is quite sick and has been for a few weeks past, we I trust ne will soon recover. Miss Annie Anderson, of ; r arms- yille, spent a few days with the family of Sheriff Lubv Harper last week on on-her return from Black Mountains. The Editor of the Snow Hill JSnter- prise, nas Deen in ieeDie neaun ior mo past two weeks, ne is better now. A r, TT "I! . Several or our snow 11111 young erentlemen are expecting to visit the Capital City at an early day. Some say they are going to see the beautiful Mrs. Cleveland regardless oi expense i or trouoie. Pell Ormand, our new Register of Deeds, is growing more beautiful every day. His beauty he says is worthy of royalty and should be commented uDon bv the press. Pell is a clever fellow but he is mighty lazy. Sheriff Lubv Harper gives an in terestiner account of his trip to the Western part of our State. The Sheriff lost his "big heart" while at Black Mountain. He will visit "Nags Head" soon where he expects to bask in the smiles of the fair one whom he loves so well. Go it Sheriff while you are vouna and fat. The pic-hic which was to have been at Beamans (irove last week, was Dostponed in conseauence of bad weather. Mr. Ed. Rasberry, who has many warm and sincere friends in this and the adjoining counties, died last Thurs day. He was a good man; none knew him but to love him. Mrs. Jno. D. Grimsley has been sick, but we are glad to sav she is much improved now and will soon be at her post of duty again. Miss Gertrude Hooker, the beauti ful and accomplished daughter of our countyman, Mr. Travis Hooker, is now considered the "belle" of Greene county by our Snow Hill young gen tlemen. Some of our boys "have got it bad." Messrs. J. R. Uzzell, Will. William son, Will. Griswold and Gen. A. T. Hill, of Kinston, were in town last Thursday. The Physiology of the Liver. The liver is the largest secreting organ in the human body, and the bile which it secretes is more liable to vitiation and misdirection from its proper channels than any other of the animal fluids. Luck ily for the bilious, however, there is. an unfailing sourcje of relief from liver com plaint, namely, Hostetter's Stomach Bit ters, a medicine which for over a quarter of a century has been achieving thorough cures of the above mentioned ailments, fever and ague, dyspepsia, bowel com plaints, rheumatic and kidney affection, and disorders involving loss of nervous vigor. It is, moreover, a preventive of malarial disease, and affords protection to thousands of persons residing in districts of country where that dire scourge is prevalent. As a remedy adapted to the medicinal requirements of families, it is supremely desirable, and as a means oi fortifying a debilitated system, it is thor oughly to be depended upon. It is stated that with the last month at least fifty shooting galleries have been opened within a neighborhood of a mile square in the Bohemian quarter in Chicago, and that large numoers of Bohemians are drilling secretly. All About a Successful Hunt in Ala- bama. Mr. William Hunt of Vineton, Autauga Co., Ala., came to town to forward his ticket, which drew one-fifth of the first capital prize of $75,000, amounting to $15,000, in the !Louisi ana State Lottery at New Orleans. He is a merchant and farmer of Autauga, and will be forty years old in September. He says he has been buying tickets for the past twenty years, but has always won more than he spent for tickets. In twenty years he has paid out $4a5. and received (including- the last prize) $15,900. He is satisfied that the drawing is straight and fair. Selma (Ala.) Times, May 18. Ladies ! Now is your time for cheap Gossamers. Childrcns at 95 cents, worth $1,35. Ladies $1,25, worth $1,75. Call at once on Mrs. E. W. Moobe. NOTICE ! Having duly qualified as administrator" upon the estate of the late Albert R. Hicks of the county of Wayne, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against my intestate to present them duly authen ticated, on or before the first day of July, 1887, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.' Those indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay ment. A. D. HICKS, Adm'r of Albert Hicks. June 25, 1886-6w EDUCATIONAL TOY MONEY. A. fac simile, on card-board, of coins in common use, making an instructive toy, the playing with which impresses upon the youthful mind the value of different coins and the art of making change, there by laying the foundation lor Elementary Arithmetic. Sent by mail, post-paid, on receipt of 25 cents. WHITAKER'S BOOKSTORE, V june28-tf- Goldsboro, N. C. ""w-aotedT A young gentleman, a graduate in the schools of Latin and Mathematics in the University of Virginia, and who has been an assistant in the Davis School; for three sessions, wishes a situation to teach .Can give good references. Address : W , J.aL STARKE.V 3 N. Sycamore St., Petersburg, Va. iull-2t .:.'.-, FOR SALE! A small Safe, in good order, at : junl0-3w - - THIS OFFICE. LKL-H -CIS n Morrison's New To meet this Iniquitous attack on a great Southern Industry we have perfected our arrangements to Reduce Prices, as follows : DRESSED CEILING, $7.00 PER THOUSAND AND UP, AS TO QUALITY. DRESSED FLOORING S7.50 PER THOUSAND AND UP, AS TO QUALITY. DRESSED WEATHERBOARDS S7.00 PER THOUSAND AND UP, AS TO QUALITY. FRAMING LUMBER $6.50 PER THOUSAND AND UP, AS TO QUALITY. PICKET FENCING COMPLETE, READY TO PUT UP, $L25 PER1 PANEL, 8 FEET. Sash, Doors, Blinds, Brackets, Stair Work, Newels, Balusters, Scroll Work, Mantels, Fancy Store " , Pine, Cherry, Ash, Walnut, or Poplar. MOULDINGS at prices SO LOW as Rough and Dressed Flooring, Ceiling, Weatherboarding, and other Lumber. Estimates made; Contracts taken for Ml classes of Wood Kuilding Material. Special Discount to Contractors and the Wholesale Trade. 1867. 1886 MESSENGER ' Steam Power Book &Job Printing House, GOLDSBORO, N. C. We will print, in the best style at the lowest prices, Books, Pamphlets, Circulars, Bill Heads, Monthly State ments, Cards Handbills, Bills of Fare, Checks, Drafts, Notes, Posters, Dodgers, Tags, Wedding Cards, En yeopes, Ball Programmes, E tc. PRINTING IN THE MOST Orders solicited of Merchants, Farmers, Lawyers, Sheriff, Constables, Clerks, Railroad Officers, Hotel Keepers, Steam ,Vpat Agents, Township officers, Teachers, School Boards, Trustees, Commissioners, Magistrates, and all others. Minutes of Conferences, Conventions, Associations and Sunday Schools put up in the Best Style. The Messenger Book Bindery Is prepared to Bind Magazines and other Periodicals at Lowest Cash Prices. BLANKS! BLANKS!! For the use of Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts, for Solicitors, for Magistrates, for Sheriff, and for the use of business men generally. SS Price of Blanks, 75 cents to 1.50 a hundred, accord ing to size of paper. Postage extra. Address THE-MESSENGER PUBLISHING COMPANY. SPECIAL SALE OF AT MA1PFAITUREES, C OST! We have just received 700 pairs of ZEI GLE.R BROS' Samples, Comprising Mens' Boys' Youths', Ladies', Misses and Childrens Shoes, all of which will be sold at egsact Man ufacturers' Cost until closed out. This is a rare chance to get First-Class Goods at very low prices. Call early if you wish to get suited in style or sizes. June3-tf H. WEIL & BROS. 0. IE3- pfii ii im ?jf lyjdlillllllyiiJWLl H EN R Y MILLER. Manager. Pianos, Organs, Sheet Music, Music Books, &c, &c SOUTHERN DISTRIBUTING AGENT FOR B00SEY & CO., LONDON. 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We have the most elegant stock of Plain, Striped and Checked Persian Lawns, Linen D Inde, French Mulls, Jaconets, &c, &o. . . . Hamburg Embroideries in All Over, Flouncing, Ruffling and Edging, Trimming Laces In Net, All Over, Flouncing and Edging, Escurial Spanish Beaded Nets, Fronts, Guipure. Oriental. Egyptian and Fedora Laces at REMARKABLE LOW PRICES. Fine Parasols. Coachinir and Sun Umbrellas. FINE PARIS MILLINERY ! Straw Goods, Frenoh Pattern Bonnets and Hound HaU. Our Millinery Stock excels both iu iw gcuciajouiavincunj auu ils Bupvnuni; iu variety ana siyics. aAIe5' Misses and Childrens Hose in Silk, Lisle Thread, Jersey and Ribbed. Lace Curtains of all kind. All the delicate shades in Surah Silk for Sashes and Trimmings. Our large stock of Silverware, Glassware, China and Fancy Articles is till complete, and at Prices that defy Competition. ' T"0nly give u a call or write for samples. M. E. C ASTEX & CO. 74 West Centre Street, Ooldtboro. N. C. 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LUKJ 50 Boxes Soap. 50 Boxes Potash and Lye. S That It Is the acknowledged Leader Is a f aot that cannot be disputed. Maaj Initata It! to EpMtl The Largest Armed I The Lightest Running I The Most Beautiful Wood Work I AND IS "WARRANTED! To Be Made ofthe Best Material ! To Do Any and All Kinds of Work I T Be Complete in Every Respect I Agenti Wasted ia Unoewplel Territory! ADDRESS DOMESTIC -SEWBG IACIIIXE (WANT, RICHMOND, TA. - i-il-IJ-j.l-j-xrir i- n I n rart ft n FOB tAXJI BY GOLDSBORO, If. C. (Janll-tf IB. D ah irnb .rAj r... " ru n?fr iwiiicaii on parties any-
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