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THE RAISON D'ETRE. ELEANOR KIBK. i ne same old sea and the same old sky; old vessels sailing by; ; old farmer raking the sand ; old fisherman rowing to land ; old lane and the same old mud ; old cow and the same old cud ; old toad and the same old tree ; bid terrier barking at me. The same The same The same The same The same The same The fame The same old piazza, dusty and bare ; : The same old women taking the air. With the endless stories of long ago, Of the same old ball and the same old beau ; The same old dresses, ugly as ein. The same old rush when the mail comes in ; The same old fools and the same wise men ; The same old pigs in the same old pen. Old gobblers, old men, old work, old play. The same old night and the same old day ; The same old fog to straighten the hair, Antiquity's chestnut everywhere. And it's eat and drink and sketch and sew And dress for whom I'd like to know? For strata and fossils, and hens and geese. And they call this health and rest and peace. ' - Oh, bother sucli' rest and health, say I ; I'd rather be ill perchance to die . Than live in the days before the flood. But this I'll add, though 'twill prove me bold . 1 ,1 -fti A ftt one nice young umu wuuiu au;uc -" -- , An take the mildew from land and sea, And I guess that's what's the matter with me I REMEDY FOR DISCONTENT. Montr norsfins 1 m ADM nfi that if every desire and need could be gratified they would be completely happy; dui tney would soon find that a restless longing for something unattainable would prove a bane for all fancied repose. Tf io Tint intpn dfid bv heaven that we should be contented with the material things which serve only to quiCKen the senses, and then produce a loath ing and disgust that render life un bearable. . We are never content with what we Iiovp nfl imagine that iust the. oppo site of what is our lot would be the condition we would most enjoy; that a greater energy ana enmusiasm mwi tain pursuits would secure us the much that a keener per ception, a higher love of order, and a nicer arrangement or aeians woum render us more eminent in our special vocation or profession, borne; grow weary of nice grades, and would can cel nil distinctions. Man v want to rule, but few are willing to be subordi nates. Sometimes we fancy if there were fewer diversities of gifts and callings, and mankind were all one snape, nue, and tmrterament it would be better; but how soon would this monotony tire us, and how absolutely auu wouia pvistPTicfi soon become. What a state of things would this inaugurate, and where would be the use of little; offices of love and duty; and where would be that bond of sympathy which each needs in his ditterent capacity 01 ieei i nor ond action? Were such the condition of affairs, we could confess no excellence or hichpr capabilities in others; there would be no examples to emulate to loftier attainment, and no comparison or contrast to exalt one above the common medium. There would be no use for any ideal, no mutual depen dence, no exercise of charity, no wants tto evoke generous instincts, and no claim whatever of one upon another; but a sense of selfish independence and ease would predominate over every sentiment and prompting of a higher humanity. Let us endeavor to be content with what we are and have; this is the only sure road to happiness. Let us strive to look over on the bright side and think what are our advantages,instead of fretting endlessly over the disad vantages that may encumber us. Our life failures, over which we re pine, are often blessings we can boast; but how seldom do we meet one whose facelsnot in some degree stamped with the marks of dissatisfaction and defeat? Stern, cold, vinegar-faces never lighten the heart of the look-er-on, but a cheerful sweet content when manifested even in the features', is like a sunburst in a stormy sky, inspiring us with hope when all is gloom and tempest. All our losses and crosses and strug gles may operate as blessings1 upon those with whom we come in daily contact if we bear them with patience, and look hopefully to the end for the compensation that is sure to i come. The great lesson we have to learn in life is to be content with what we have, and to make ourselves satisfied with our lot whatever it may be. It is right to make all we can hon estly and honorably, and to employ all our faculties, powers, and opportuni ties to the highest possible advantage; and whatever we obtain let it be con sidered a sacred trust, and let it, be employed for the extermination of er ror and the establishment of t man's service to God and our fellow-man. Baltimorean . BROTHER AND SISTER. Sometime, somewhere, we' came across an article giving advive to brothers concerning their sisters, which so struck us that we cut it out, and give it entire, hoping that our young folks will read it and heed it. "Young men seldom realize how happy they can make their sisters by small acts of courtesy. Howl many brothers offer to their sisters the little .attentions which they instmctly give to other girls or women! Nay, how many are there who do not feel them selves justified m venting upon their sisters the irritated feelings which they 4iave felt obliged to conceal in their intercourse with the world! A brother who does not wrong his sister of the very least of her rights, will yet inflict upon her the grave and almost irreparable wrongof rudeness-a wrong , as irreparable as it is dastardly. For rudeness hurts hurts grievously and lastingly; and what man is worthy of the name who hurts a woman! Broth ers do not realize how far a want of courteous conduct at home may go to wreck their sister's future lives. They wonder at the unaccountable liking of girls of whom the brothers know to be unworthy men whose very attentions they feel to be almost an insult to a woman's good sense. Dotheyjiot see that the courtesy of these men their 'company manners' if you please which make them so agreeable to wo men! Women so reldom haye a high standard of manhood! They so seldom see the best of the men they know the best. How should they not be deceiv ed, and mistake that outside j j veneer and courtesy which make pleasant the present hour for that inwardly, truth of character which shall be a benedic tion to their future lives! Brothers, if you1 would have your sisters love worthily, let them at least be! accus tomed togentle manners,thatwhenthey see them in strangers they may not be go dazzled as to become incapable of distinguishing a true man froma sham. HUMILITY. TVi tihWt wo have selected ' may fitly be introduced by a short quota tion: "Humility was not a new word when the New Tastamenc was wuueu. Tf . nr ir Greek ennivalent. was very common, and had been used for years; only it is striking without exception the word humility as used before the time of Christ is used contemptuously and rebukingly. It always meant meanness of spirit, and to be humble was to be a coward. It described a cringing soul, and was a word of slaves. Such was its almost classic use." After the coming of Christ it carried with it a deeper meaning a signifi cance that martyrs clung to, and that apostles strove to implant in the minds of the people. It became the morning star of a mighty reformation. It is the grand focus from which radiate all the other Christian graces the in signia of godliness; the evidence of purification . Its great exempler is the prince of Peace, the Godman Media tor; and now, even- though a king should be hnmble it means no dis grace. To say that humility exalts every one who possesses it may seem para doxal, yet the humblest being the world has ever known was the most exalted. Humility is a God-like quality, and yet how many there are who think it debasing. He who builds upon hu mility rears the structure of character upon a good foundation. All the vir tues are based upon it, and it may, in fact, be termed the woof of the fabric of Christian life. Without it, the great constituent is wanting, and there is a void which nothing else can fill. All selfishness is blotted out when we esteem others better than our selves. We live less for self and more for the great world of humanity that lives and throbs and searches around us; and thus humility becomes the handmaid of charity. The conscience cannot be void of offense if pride is the dominant spirit. The warfare between pride and humil ity is continuous, and they will ever be antagonistic qualities. There is es sentially a wide difference, the ex tremes beingheavenly-mindednessand utter unholiness. The words of the poet are beautifully expresed: "Humility, that low, sweet root From which all heavenly virtues shoot." FOR OCR GIRLS Extract from the Baccalaureate ad dress of President Bass to the forty four graduates of the Wesleyan Fe male College. Macon, Ga. "No work to do, indeed!" Why young ladies there is now being con ducted under the leader ship of your own sex, the grandest moral move ment of this or any other age. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, inaugurated and managed by women, is doing more to ' reform so ciety by the destruction of the liquor traffic that all similar organizations ever accomplished. Already the ter rible tyrant Alcohol is nearly dethron ed from his place of power in Georgia, n and I believe the time is near at hand when there shall not be found a drink ing saloon in our grand old Common wealth. If tjiere is one cause which appeals stronger than another it is your sym pathy and aid, it is this work of your fair country women in saving your homes and preserying your fathersand brothers from the curse of a drunk ard's grave, and you, dear girls, from that saddest of all fates, a drunkard's wife. With brave hearts and willing hands join your older sisters in their glorious work, and rest not from your toil till victory perches on your banners; and every home is redeemed. Every South ern girl should be prond to work by the side of South Carolina's fair daugh ter for the name of Mrs. Sallie F. Chap in will live in history with those of Hayne, and Sumter, and Legare whose fame is the glory of the Palmetto State!" Prompt Re porm ot Bodily Evils. The prompt reform of those bodily evils, enieebled digestion, incomplete as similation, inactivity of the liver, kidneys and bladder, "as well as of the nervous symptoms which these ailments are espec ially prone to beget, is always accom plished by the use of Ho&tetter's Stomach Bitters, a medicine accredited by physic ians, pronounced pure by analysis, and eminently wholesome and agreeable. Surely such a restorative is preferable to unpalatable and indigestible mineral drugs and unsanctioned nostrums. The nation at large assuredly thinks so, judg ing by the unprecedented demand for the article from Maine to the Pacific, a de mand now supplemented by immense or ders for it received from tropical America, Mexico, the British and Spanish Colonial possessions, and elsewhere. Both at home and abroad it is recognized as a standard remedy and preventive, the decisiveness of its effects recommending it every where. -w j a A 1 - . ... xuagisiraies requiring blanks will una a iuii supply at tne MESSENGER office. See our advertisement of "Magistrates Portfolio" in another column. 1! The Goldsboro Graded and JTitrh RrhnnX will be opened Sept. 23rd, for a term of 36 weeKs. me scnooi will be conducted under the auspices of the Board of School Trustees, but on what may be termed "the co-operative system" free to the children of all who have contributed to its support, or may do bo by the 15th inst. The first payment on such subscription is due at the Bank of New Hanover the 15th. and we hope all subscribers will pay promptly. Tickets will be issued to the children of all who have paid their first subscription, and to such others as the Trustees may see fit to admit for reasons satisfactory. It is especially requested by the Board that all children should enter on the first day of opening. This is best for the chil dren and the school. We beg the earnest attention of the citizens to the above. A tuition will be charged the children of all who have not contributed, and to all non-residents, as follows : 1st grade classes $1.25 per month; 2nd and 3rd erades ftl.50 rter month j A.ty 5th grades $2.00 per month ; fith and 7th grades $2.50 per month; 8th and 9th grades $3.00 per month. j No efforts will be spared to maintain the high standard of excellence the school has enjoyed since its establishment in 1881. It iS thought th&t the fnnda frr.Tr. tv. common school taxes may suffice for a two months free school. nrven tn n as the apportionment of this fund wiil not oe maae uii jjecemDer, the benefit of this money cannot be had until after that time, of which due notice will bgi ven. eep9-td Chairman Board of Trustees. w SCIO THE GOLDSBORO MESSENGER; MONDAY, Educational. X--w scnooi, -UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Regular Session begins Sept. 1st, closes first Thursday in June, 1887. Fee payable in advance $lOO.OO. tST For particulars address jul8-wtsepl JOHN MANNING, Prof. ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, The Advent Term, the 91st semi-annual Session begins Thursday, Septembei 9th, 1886. For Catalogue address the Rector, Rev. BENNET SMEDES, A. M. Raleigh, N. C, June 28, 1886-2m Statesville College, STATESVILLE, N. C. Begins Wednesday, September 1, 1886. Closes June, 1887. Full corps of able teachers, fine climate, home comforts and moderate charges. Special lessons in cooking and house keeping without extra expense. ffirSend for catalogue. MISS FANNIE EVERITT, jun28-tf Principal. Mens Sana in Corpore Sano." 2iiT3:-:.ic school, ESTABLISHED IN 1793. The 93d Yearly Term begins Septem ber 8th, 1886. For Catalogue, giving full particulars, address, Bingham School P. O., Orange Co., N. C. augl2-tf Chowan Baptist Female Institute, MURFKEESBORO, N. C. This institution offers superior advan tages for the higher culture of young la dies. Best talent employed in all apart ments. The location is healthy. Fall term be gins on Wednesday, Oct. 6. HFFor Catalogue address aug2- " J B. BREWER. if T, Staunton, Va MISS MARY J. BALDWIN, Principal. Opens 1st September, 1886. ClQses June, 1887 Unsurpassed location, build ings, grounds, appointments. Full cores teachers, Unrivalled advantages in Music, Languages, Elocution, Art, Bookkeeping, Physical Culture, Board Ac, with full English Course, $250 per session. For full particulars apply to principal for cat alogue. june21-2m WARSAW HIGH SCHOOL WARSAW, N. C. PRINCIPALS. A Boardincr School for males and females Full corps of teachers; pupils prepared for college or business pursuits. Music and Art are specialties. Building's are new and ample to accommodate a larcre number of boarders. Location healthy, water good, religious ad vantages fine. Charges very reasonable and payments made easy. Correspondence solic ited. Address the Principals at Warsaw. jull-2m PEACE INSTITUTE, RALEIGH, N. C. For Young Ladies and Small Girls. Fall session commences first Wednes day in September and closes correspond ing time in June following. An experienced and highly accemnlished corps of teachers in all branches usually xaugnx in nrsi-ciass seminaries ror Youngr .La dies and Girls. Advantages for instruction in Music, Art and Modern Languages unsur passed. Building heated by steam and lighted by gas and electricity. Expenses less than any temaie seminary offering same advan tages. Special arrangements for small girls. Deduction for two or more from same family or neignDornooa. Correspondence solicited. For Cata logue address Rev. R. BURWELL & SON, jun21-3m Raleigh, N. C. Oak Ridge Institute. A First Class High School, with Spe cial Business College repayments, ADMITS BOTH SEXES. A full and thorough 3 years Academic Course Of StudV in ClftSSioS. IMntnrnl Rnicnna onil Mathematics. One of the most flourishing and successful Business Colleges South of Washington. 200 students from various States msi year, opeciai classes, .t ail Term or 1888, in Elocution, Vocal Music, and Pedagogics, uuuer me instruction 01 expert and experi enfifidtpafihflrs. Depends for patronage on its thorough meth us, auu reiers to its students in ail depart merits of business and vnnntinn New Buildings, New Furnituje, New Lite rary Society Halls, Beading Room, &c. Full corps of experienced teachers. Location in every way uesiraoie. f an term opens August j ur iauuoKue, dec, aaaress J. A. & M. H. HOLT, Principals, jull6-w6t Oak Ridge, N. C. The Fall Session begins September 1st, 1836, and closes January 15th, 1387. o No Institute for Young Ladies in the South has advantages superior to those offered here in every department. An exDerienced and hiphlv corps of teachers, selected from some of me ucsl ucuuois piorxn ana South in which they were teaching, has been en gaged for next year. Prof. Albert Rowse, the new Director of Music, has been teaching in Italy, New York and Massachusetts for twenty-five years with eminent success. No one could come more highly commended as a refined Christian gentleman, an American citizen, and well known in' New York and Brooklyn, and in Massachusetts. The Music Department here will not be sur passed anywhere either in thoroughness or popularity. The Art Department of this Institute still sustains its supremacy among South ern Institutions. During the severe weather of last win ter it was proven that the method by which the rooms in this Institute are warmed is superior to any other in health, comfort and safety, and that there is no possibility of accident or failure in this important matter. Expenses less than in any Female Sem inary offering equal advantages. TERMS: For Boabd, including furnished rooms, servants attendance, lights (gas), with Tuition in everything in full Collegiate course. Including ancient 'and modern languages, calisthenics, for each session. $100 CorresrrTif?nrA wJ!tu3 ' tPn-m logue, with fullparticalara address, Jtucv. W M. K. ATKINSON, jun2&-w8t then w8t ' m E CHARLOTTE FEMALE INSTITUTE THE LADDER OF BARGAINS! ! J " L mm wlluy lloiiS SOL. EINSTEIN & CO. I Take heed while you this ladder descend, ' And note all the bargains from beginning to end. Our goods were selected with particular care, And we will sell them at prices that are really rare. Our Clothing Department is simply complete, And we defy any merchant our prices to meet. We have " Norfolks " and Straight Cuts and Cutaways too, And Overcoats also in Black Brown-and Blue. Our Gents Furnishing Goods Have been tastily selected Our ''Favorite" Shirts and " Lion" brand Collars and Cuffs, Have taken the lead without any puffs. And now for the Ladies And we got the prettiest Our Combination And are sold at such prices. Now, Ladies, it would be a terrible task, To enumerate our stock from first to last. All we wish is for everybody to call, And we will prove our assertinstoone and all. SOL. EINSTEIN & CO. Bazaar of GOLDSBORO, N. C. sepG 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, Envelopes, Ball Programmes, Etc. PRINTING IN THE MOST Orders solicited of Merchants, Fanners, Lawyers, Sheriff, Constables, Clerks, Railroad Officers, Hotel Keepers, Steam boat 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 Is prepared to Bind Magazines Lowest Cash 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. Price of Blanks, 75 cents to 1.50 a hundred, accord ingiosize of paper. Postage extra. THE MESSENGER PUBLISHING HOUSE. MdDTrncDiB i Having decided to make a change in our business we wish to notify our friends and customers, through the medium of the Messenger, that we insist and urge an early and full settlement of all ac counts and nates due us, and trust they will arrange to liquidate the same with out further notice. Respectfully, AYCOCE BROS. & CO. Fremont, N. C, Aug. 19, 1886-3m LIME, PLASTER, CEMENT! JgQ Barrels Fresh Bock Lime. QQ Barrels Plaster. Barrels Cement. ' OVJ (Portland and Bosendale.) 2000 Pounda Plaaterin'f Hair. -4 O, O O O Xj-A-THS. B. II. PBIVETT & CO. GOSPEL HYMNS. A TjiwrnTtftf ffrMnp.l Hvrans. with and without Music, at WHITAKER'S BOOKSTORE. SEPTEMBERS 2.0, you will find Vhen you call, and we can suit nearly all. your wants we don't forget, goods we possibly could get. Suits are really grand, Why ? We can't understand. Fashion ! wsw-tf IN COLORS, TASTY MANNER. Book Bindery and other Periodicals at Prices. Fire-insurance ! We are prepared to place Insurance on COTTON GINS In Reliable Companies. GEO. W. DEWEY & BRO. augl9-wswlm Goldsboro, N. C. i We are prepared to place risks upon Cotton Gins in safe and substantial Com panies at the lowest rates. Fire Insurance of all kinds solicited. MOORE & LINDSEY, General Insurance Agents. Goldsboro, N. C, Sept. 2-3w FOR SALE! o 85 Acres of Stiff, Clay Land. Good for Cotton. H miles from SeyenvSprings. A bargain. Apply to O. K. UZZELL, augl6-lm Seven Springs, N. C. From fire cents to $1,50 each, at- WHITAKER'S BOOKSTORE. mi COTTON ells 1886. GREENSBORO ' FEM AE COLLEGE, OreensiDoro, isr l M v n C , J ;r''?, .... on merit. THE FACULTY is composed of 15 Ladies and Gentlemen, well qualified to give instruction inlteTment, UX methods-of Inaction 2SffiS23f of scholarship thoroUhneas of mental training. ViOTjAy n" offered i 1 n the de partments of Music, Art. Modern Lanjruawes, and Elocution. Special attention paid to physical development, health, and comfort. w E CLAIM to offer advantages, not surpassed by any temaie cnooi in me oouwi, on very ... . - v.,- no prion la ra nnnlv for Lat&lOfTUe tO jun28 tf Wesleyan Female Institute! . wt Hir in i " -- r - W ; lip SC-- w'-' r -"T i- r irnrhi mt , i ' r T Opens September 22J, 1886 One of tbe Fibst Schools for Young Ldies the Union. All Departments thorough. Buildings elegant. Steam heat. Gas light Situation beautiful. Climate -spl-miid. Pupils from nineteen States. All important advantages in one greatly rediu ed charge. Board, Washing, Lights, Eng lish, Latin, Fret ch German, Music, lor Scholastic year, from Sept. to June, $200. JIT For Catalogue,! write to Rkv. Wm. A. HARRIS, D. D., President, july8 tf j Staunton, Virginia. ' "tiT M 'f.4''- if'l mm mm i ? lit II I TESTIMONIALS We. the undersigned. Citizens of Lafrrarifre and vicinity, take pleasure in recommcndinK to the educating public Key. A. K. Morgan, Principal of LaGrange Collegiate Institute. II. E. DILLON. Mayor. h. m. Mcdonald. Member Board of Commissioners D. C. MUKCHISON. JAS. S. WOOTEN, SHADE WOOTEN, Letter From f Friend Hufcs: -Your favor to hand and name for reference in any way you see proper, and I will be more than g ad to bo of some se vice to you. I have heard that you have good prospects and I am certainly happy to know It Wishing success I am, your friend, j x KINO From my knowledge of the intellectual powers and attainment of Kev. A. It. Morgan seve ral years agp a student in this University, I confidently recommend him as well Qualified n prepare students for the University and Colleges. KEM P P. BATTLE lYttident IF"1 G K. aTdlhlLK for catalogue. Address; August 2. 1 883-1 m WE-:ASK-:-Y0UR-:-ATTENTI0N To the assortment of samples, for Fall and Winter wear, which we have iust received from the Clothing-Order Department of JOHN -:. WANAMAKER, PHILADELPHIA. This house does the largest Mail-Order-Clothing Business in the world. Pioneer in working out the id a, it has won a great sue cess by scrupulous Care in filling the orders of unseen customers. Any alterations required may be made on the spot at our ex- pense. If this cannot be done, let the garments be sent to us with an explanation of what is wanted, and the alterations will be made and garments returned free of expense, including ex- pressage both ways. When garments cannot be made to fit, they may be returned with a new measure, when others will be made, and sent free of all expense. - v The present season marks a new era in this department of their business, the meaning of which is even better serrice ex ecutive and mechanical. This, with the low prices, large choice of materials, and ample guarantee of complete satisfac tion, should give us a first claim on your orders 3E3. 0-.TJ?3E3 cfb c?Q WEST CENTRE STREET. GOLDSBORO, N. C. Afgu.t 23, ,836-tf We TO " X. i " ii -J That nd can .apply ,onr wanU, with price, r " -"wrui uaronna, consisUng, in part, of k. - 1W u, r u rr Goldsboro, K. C, August 23, 188&-S rth GTTharxking you for past patronage.: wepTtor RrsnecrrmxT. TTTTrXnTTVTO P Tinm, - . T M. JONES President. Lagrange Collegiate Institute LAGRANGE, N. C. Prepares for Colleges 1 and the University. Modern Languages a specialty. Four teachers and two assistants. One of the best and cheapest Schools in the State. 3rFor Catalogue containing full particul trs, address the Principal. A. R. MORGAN, jun23-w6t LaGrange, N. C. 15. W. 1JIZZELL, Member Board of Commissioners. Commissioner of Records. 8. I. SUTTON, I J. M. IIADLEY. M. D. Hon. J. L. Kino. OREENSimRO. tt. .Tnnn -., iBfl noted. You are perfectly welcome to nnnmw C? O THE NORFOLK COLLEGE for l oung Ladies affords very superior advantages to thoee who desire a thorough education- The very best talent has been employed in all the de partments. It is non-sectarian In character and discipline, but under Christian Influence. The school room is eouippod with all modern appliances, com forts and conveniences. The Boarding Department is pleas ant and attractive. All the rooms and buildings are com fortably furnished, heated by steam, and well ventilated. 1 1 is designed that Boarders shall "eaixn oom i unsurpassed. Send J ,,nr5 Norfolk, Va. kph km:: Oflr Friends. Patrnn 9 and th Diil.lt v"J uuu IUV X UUllly and good, that will compare with anything W 00 BTOVES, Yt BASn dooRS, BLINDS, &c. WalDUt 8tre5t Ner Bnt ot Hanover. 1 ! i 1 vmm Ail o cur. n t-r. m: h . (VI fl lJ
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