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The Weekly Star, W1L H. BEBffABD, Editor and Prop'r WILMINGTON If. G.1 v Friday, August 24, 1883.; t-In writing to change 'yonr fcddres give former direction as weU.as full PfJ5f ? where you wish your paper to be sent hereafter, uSyon do both changes can not be made. ; ; . Notices of Marrtaw pr . pea, riJ noifnr triit.iv in advance. At this rate 50 centi will pay for tf simple announcement of Marriage or ueaui. Remittances must be made by eclOn Poltal Money Order ?r JtegisteredTtter. Post masters will reeister letters when desired, . I-Only such remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. ' , ' ' .' "Specimen copies forwarded when desirea. A LETTER TO THE ORGAN GRINDER. J ' . ., Whoever dare these boots displace , . Must meet Bombastes face to face. Bombastes Funoso. Editor Ashe: " " . . Thank God, I still ,Hve.'V;. Such was the opening , of a reply of ' my friend, CoDDr.ae, to ad versary twentji-ivft years a'gd who had attempted to; read him out of the Democratic party! 1 l On tbisonday morning when I 'amv writing, in . th language of a young favorite pf mine; "I am alive : and kickingV' 4 This telligenoe may be a surprise to yon,' but I tim glad to say it is aJcU are looking out pbssiblyvto: hear .of IX1J j : . ' . - j blunderbuss is intended, to. till at - Ion tr range and to bring 8 w,Jf t destrucv tion.' But in this . instarice at may prove as in others: ; ''y "Some guns there are that so Contrive it, To miss their aim, whate're they drive at,- And being charged-for duck or plover :. : Xll L.)r onl iTioi unfiiir'nMi , V ' -, Sunday morning was serene, clear and beautiful. There was nothing sulphurous in the atmosphere. Na ture had put on her most inviting, vnlnapino- asneet. I was lUSt about to prepare for church when the .'organ for Saturday was brought to my re sidence. I took' time to run oyer" your column and a half ; of special .- nlaarlinnr -Ti;tm? AallP in Wflif.ri VOT1' sedulously 'seek; to make the ' worse appear the better reason it does not take long, 'Editor y Ashej to run . through, ojie of your- editorials, re- ? member arid to overwhelm me with "1 3 T 1 T l' ilJi !a.' viinoi ana siusu. . jl vuuihsh vuai. u wiu not good reading for Sunday, and not the kind o f stuff I affect on a day I. ' , try to "keep holy." : Your yitriolic: display was not a . good preparative Prince of Peace. But I did not m .tend that the devil should rob me, if I could help it, even through such a smiling agent as you are; so I went ' to mv churob, and after an honest confession of sins tried to forget you, Editor Ashe, and your little spites and jibes and insults. After service God put into my heart to stay for the class meeting, and there, ; too,' L tried to commune with: the Father of all spirits and to get grace to help in every time of need. In dealing with such editors as you are it re- nmrpa nn immpnop iloal nf (TMio iaT find it from experience. 'V t ;'r Well, Editor . Ashe, I readj your "bottled thunder" spread out in the organ, and I must say I did not spe cially admire either your style or. your manners.' . The style savored of the .slums," and the; manners well, they are not of the ' school of Ches terfield; Your article reminded me of the effort of an Old Bailey lawyer; with a bad case.' You attempt td play the part of ."in jured inaocence." : You are the one injured and insulted and not me. '; This is not the . first , time that the wronged has been the' Editor Ashe for ( years' you .have shown hostility to the Star. It used to be that you would peck at the pa- per, whilst to me personallvivou were 1-111 "Wvrrr it 1 ' '' ill' changed. It is upon me that yon direct , your blunderbuss.- ' I can not understand ; the change. J am only' one of many connected .with ; the Star. It his never been mentioned officially that I had any connection with it. It is a matter of inference merely. Arid yet I am; set upon through a column and alialf of dirt . and slander. ! I am not consciqiis of ever having injured or wounded yoW until provoked latterly." beyond for bearance." We have teen friends. I I Hp.' .ior myseir. v l . esteemed yon highly. I had received from you several acts ,of . kindness .' and sympathy, for which I am not -ungrateful now. In turn I have tried to extend to you soriiesimple Ucoxve tesies which you understand. If thai friendship has been broken I must protest that it has been by,' no act' of mine. If it had been I WinM v remained satished snntil I bad sought your Dresence ana haH aoVA forgiveness, i You be?an snm a wv. s y mings ;wnicn i saw might lead to an unpleasant controveray, and I wrote that you would not be ratified. Would that I had been able to avoid it. I say-Ibis because I; may through yo'il have heefob 'traved into sin against Cod. A&cker repeated provocaiibn,&britiBk. immediately after receiving the organ each morning, I, ?nay have dipped my pen in acid or, nave put tod much poii point on my pencil I may h'avoWedVordsthat1lwl)uldw1i'aifi been wefl lo have left : unwrittdri. But it is reryhard fo-l sensitive,, wounded soulHa af wayV' bear m the true spirit of a disipLe,''.;. 'JfipR ings were looked for regularly r everyi other'day. 'Whai y'ori , pretend; to; consider very nice, - proper -things,' were extremely offensive;! this;ijway.( Your slick, oily words were about as lrritaung as cnyuuuu vtr" to- sore eyes. Whilst yori were seem'.' ingly childlike and blandnyorir, words were as butter, there Mas. war in your teeth and $6urheart ,1;, ! Editor Ashe, ybu tioW pftend that you have been open: andji tair.ana just ad that I alone ' am the offend--er. It is very certainlHhat I did not begin the Contest thaf 1 did' not throw; the first stone. ' I wrote twelve, questions and 'asked the democratic State press to consider, thejm.M4.They were drawn to simplify th.e discussion of economic questions,; ana xo oring out the 1 opinions of .the' press as O; the great , question - of taxatiOn how , toL raise it arid how fo h collect it. , That was ; all. -1 The StAk answered each question.-, ' It pleased you not' to answer but ' to ask:-lYfur question was construed "tby mfj is vani 'insult. I thought then that it was so intend ed,' and isei; notljing in orir artidp to cause me to alter thai impression. It wa9 really equivalent io asking me i f I would support my party or de sert to the enemy. . I. who' had been true to my convictions: through evil ana gooa? report; i wnq :uau iougui. the campaigns of - the;. Democratic party: for year, after year without any reward without j receiving or asking a . peoriyii to .be j suspectedof disloyalty to it1 by a youngster who Swas5 enjoying many nice! .nibs at.lh public crib, was to me-grossly insult ing and I so felt and sid. ,.I.said it Was a mean and 'malicious insinua tion, and-1 SO' beneye.,; now.; .It was, not go.od - surely. ''Theij 3ood 'Spirit 'r the Spirit of truth and peace never prpriiptM.lnrqnestion, so5 it must have been: of the devil-i-clearly Sar tanic unmistakably jmalicibus.: I admit that I ought not toj have struck back. I say this as a Christian-r-as a sinner saved through grace. I ought not to have, ( alio wed inyself, to'be provoked at'auything yon might say.; I could easily reply io,,. your long article line by line in- which you try t fasten the wrong upon me. I will only turn to one or two points. You say mat : up to. last dqiiaay . was a week that my; jpcwitionj--my! interi- tion as to .the JDerapefaticj party s was equivocal." In "anpth er; col uiriri : I will print: some u extracts from 'the J3ta thatjippeared; orethe; .day' you specity. ' ine reader can-, judge whether there .was any tli ing efjaiyo cal or not in the declarations r of the ; Stab. ' . The fact that you coutd say that is insulting, and j' shows i the wwnus yu .your pari, ,au ineiwaoiej controversy; it you "W m had been an open, frank, magnanimous, a?' you would have at i once 'accepted, 'whatr tbe'STAB saia, -and, yob"l'would 'noti have continued to put it in the wrong by In j unous Andu nljiw wtfna 'aridj comments. But this did not suit your purpose,, ;f n,,;.,..-,-: K( -, ..ft. . I might - thke xipv seriatim your : points, Editor Ashe, -arid show up your unfairness.- -When I said you struck witn:rak,ntiMes,wrnilih that yon were unfair; npprof essional. '. Bnt from yOur last effoft it looksas .-. pirups wn.o-asT.arm, ,tna. that J6u yeei birass all elry for tdh' seem bent on tryingi to inake your, iaderVbelievefatri faotla trueiWali' sincere Aemqcratii could not agree toaccept a plarikaHhMStatevtrfat form i that; should j declare ,i.tbat itbq presenpubiica good enougW arid must nt be! -touched It tfjvejjtnqwn tfiat ijucjtalKis now! common among Democrats; f I see it every day in-4huexchknges. I!iis known also that VthsreV kre Senators WAt&mWWHyh theCongres who- are fopposed to ta ..Tariff or Reyenne jcw'relps 't&ihe M1! 80 and are $or eonstruefr will agree tolaU that ;is done ? I am a xi$f&yx' Must I staltify myself by accepting theihrm ?; Never. So with the question of taxation. I bUev arit W ih land proper io tax thlti!riestwh&nd .tobacco. Shall I stultif y and disgrace myself by turning around and laclvQcatinif e very opposite r 1 could not in ad- vance promise fterin .men miht do. I promised lo a Ivojato tLi leading measures to susfin "tf,e candidates, and to ps.3s ovefor thetinethe plank on tax v tion if it was opposed to my .views. Editor Ashe you pretend thatit was only on the 12th inst." that I was understood fnd "easer-to b&f'eh oml Waff orn oftr "sopp osi?th ere-w a fair-ininded edltofHn HlierState who ever doubted -tle . Starts .dcV otion, ta proper to try to make aharjofurrienti ih your usnl- pettifbgginjTjsylef to try to.- show that neither the Stab nor rp y self i id beTtrust cratio professions v It was-; Because, v-jly".,t"o"" ... ; a ' r fetive pertinacity to try to put the. .t'n'il Uri J -'I'if ',i'( '.fill ;ab r iri j ;the( ,wrong, . as I, thought, that very fsharp language r was ap plied, to, wnjcb y ou have,'; repHed by saving to me personally ('cyou are an Other ? It is t true, your language- is coarse and vulgar.and riiine1 was more refined but .f. equally pointed.' i,biit' ther is nd 'much;difference perhaps in uieir meaning. t'.. -j us ,a-a v will notice but brie more of your dodges-i-yoar Ohl Bailey-like subter- fges,:Yo4 edv;;;1 I. "', .... ... .... ., . i.... .. . i "Does the Stab propose in good 'faith to, tbide by thet, action of the atate .uonven-; tion ana support 1M platform and' dcclara' Iion of principles' adopted by 'the Convcn-' J; That was the question Hi believed to be 'mean .and : malignant' . and , iq Bultingf Relieved j and. Instill T be-; Jieve, that your purpose was to insult pie i or tlie StIb as you please; II. Seems now that in your estimation ; a tbeTAB. !; It was' really equi ya-r' lent to asking me if I. meant to:. turn raiivj6ut, ;y6ur .dodge is';1 this; Yo'u try to make your readers believe thai you had no reference toth&tiomit etSy and that when I Said I would sup ort them :-I ,was dodging, equiyoca-; ing. JMow what does "equivocate.'; ean? '.-Worcester says it .niea se : words with double meanings to i prevaricate." Now prevaficatf;" ineansL according to the ' sarnie ' st an--dard authority, "to evade the truth, to; evade by a crooked coursei" Acoord ing to your standard of ethics and man-, a man of these things. But to the jdodge, ,Xqu siy ihat your "biestion' asked had no reference to supporting nominees., ,:Mark that : reader. Now by turning to -your question- 'your, very insulting. ' question to an jhonest manit will be" seen that you aske4thi3 s ta::n&Ha t "Does the -Star (it was. not me jthen) propose in good jfyith", to ;do what. ; Attend; Oh, .reader I li "Does :the STAB. intend in good ; faith, to'' nbide by THEACTION : of , the State Ctorivtion,; l! !f - : ' Now that was b part of n the ques, tion. . What does that mean? " What ! . . .. . ..... , ... , ,. . . . u; f : jean it mean but all that the Convcn jtibn does. .'After the :, adoption T of the ' platform, in what consists th action 6f ,Uie SUte Cbrivehtiori , ;bnt 'to nominate: candidates ? t- In (fact, that is the chief tnfsiness. Ide'i jclared squarelyfatid of ten repeated jit, that "the Stab IwoVld earnestly ; support the Democratic nominees, I (and 1 am'sure'thatTT1nbtuded!iiiself in the repeated declarations..;, But this was not enough.1-"' . 'Editor Ashe, you: did'a wrong thing ! when you Abused ie so barsely,' really ieoks as if you arcbadly whib peaV iYpu.joan , not ans w,er the, qrgy fgwHbatave trowded the columns' of -the Star' dauy.and you seek. a. ! duirref "Wd ' y ou r use - Ugly - and,: lowr I hrfirf pnit.hpifl snn -onn nu tham tnn X "7 jy..nwy;.uvuij'iwvy knowing that I had1 in' the Stab within two, irapitha. 9aj,,iproclaimed that I pistoP arid" tBe (' bludgeon:: :Itwas, therefore .cheap in you to sepVb-; brious and. vulgar; epiita.iucli as taeir mam to a challenge.: u Naw ypu Slit 4i Af ; iU V ' at Uif-'il-A;!-'!- represent arid ; slander and . iusult me as idmMMf of the orgari iSo it was not bravefin you to use theurtory epithets of "the game cocksr" Now, Editor tion for chivalry, fori, 4u.ellingf,4pr have' first' insulted then injured and then called ugly . names.,. But . those names will liot bnrt me, Editor Ashel Ttose who know, me know that yo'4 are-mistakW in '"what ' ybu say bf me. I am a memberTofc a Christian Church, and am trying sincerely to j r--tr jcn.pyr.-woriti. 4. uejieve ytt !tao' Editor Ashe; are a member others to wrath 1 by unseemly lan guage; by misrepresentations; by un- tW'-Derriocfhtiis'1 party '-br' m'6wn party jfealtyuTow tpugb ' was endeavoring to live a Gftrjglar) fe,,aflYfa?sPPetoJ,he fighting; yotiwill" have1t6'eek out fair assaults, and then you ought not to usePQt-horise lansuage-f- ?rr I shell . notN pmsue; you Ed Iditor 1 Ashe.'ls'"jrill ljaTO yV.i cur cr hscie:,ce. ;andnotbXjjg I you.: y can Say hereafter shall again provoKe me touse improper or unchristian language towards you. l,D,earv" no malie,E(!iyr lAthe) rf "shslHnot cteat-me -a-thftfr points 14 sincerely invoke God's blessihg upon j yon ana 1-,P,ray tDal' ruay iUiaJco your, heart, as spf aa, .ypijr head. is. J: ( j- ' "'1 if- . !;I hemairK '' tS ,,i""J j 11 " 'A muclr'mkligried 'editor,5 ! ..?i I Use thd'American Graphite lead ? pencils manufactored by the-: Joseph Dixon f.Oru-! dole Co., of Jersey City, New Jersey. House established in 1837. The only. pen:' dls awarded thd Grand' Medal for Progress at Vienna, 'in' 1813;;' Eighty-one' first pre-' miiima awarded for' superior Manufactures' of black lead.' Pencils of all grades; and ' ' ' ' ' . m m w ' ' "; 'u ' ! ' THE WlinillGTON 1 T1R. " 1 ' ' Before it said this on last Sunday',, (l2th), its position wiwequi vocal; so' that1 no one could have'cdhcluded that it really proposed in good faith to '; sup-ribfjC the platform.---jffafo;0rA. . Organ, Saturday 8th; 1 J. " -) 1 - j. , 4 jSXTBACTS FKOU THJ STAK. - ; r ? W hen - it (The' Nekof and Ob qer'qer) r wrote that it,knew , that' this' paper had again'andti agafni; confined Us objections. to, oneipfaqk 'ij(bf ;the platform), and that ithas:time and again declared that its purpose was' to support warmly : 'dnd ,:imi; strtingly as we could the democratic tideet" Stab, August 12th.. 'r a . ..v , , i -"The Stab expeda te-do nothing else but;'Viibcde the'ckiimi'ot the' (Democratic) ridminees- in 1884, and the fellow who insinuates' other wise is simply mean and malignant." Stab, August 10th'. I "- That was bur bpiriibn arid it is opinion now. . , .. .( ? v., " . ; ij our U n ' We believb that4 the safety f and success of th democratic party abb'' jNINrrlCLY ABOVE :AiL- EBSONAt pONSlDKBATION.? v-i':fr:K: it" I 'That is traflge t Iariguagefor a I - L" ' " - iW '4"-i' " Jtraitor with an "equivocal" position. On August 5th our allegiance ;,tb' the party .is again emphatically repeated. ,'.?The Stabt is,, a i thorough , Demo jcra.tic paper supporting ,ihA funda mental principles of the Dkmocbatic party : It stands by the pemocraficfarty I - How can yon do that and, bkpud: Iatk ah KwnRis platjf'Orm T f 1 ! "The Stab has again . tand again declared that it will support the nominees o - the; Democratic party." UtStab, Augusi3 i i t4 t vi- f We ' will !i stand fby the (Demo 'cratic) party , in , the Union.' Stab, July 29. -t f-., ,u'.H.' 'r.'. ' X '"The Stab is in habmont with the iDemocrats of the Union." Stab, 'July 15. J .'v'. :-: -'t&x ii?sT; ;4 f - "There is not a single Democratic principle '. contained in the platform oflSlGatid 1880 hat :we do not sin Icerely .suftspribe to,' arid j 1 if that does jnot make us Democrats, then .we are content to be something else., Wk Jabk Democbats, not for ;bifice, but from principle, arid l)ecau8e we know oy patient ana auigent ( stuay wnat Dem bccy means." Star, May ,31. :u What, f air-minded rpian can doubt jthe clearness and sincerity.of our po :sitibh ? l. ' '''' ' ' 'vv ' -f;.'ii'?: We 'could reproduce dozen ex tracts from as ' many editorials all in the same direction.- . , ;i,. ' ' "Whv should the-: Stab bolt or ra- : voU? The Stab supports Democbatic 'fuhtlapiehtopnncipl will- oJ tc'revolt, Where could the STXB -HOLDING tO DEMOCBATIC PBIN- : CIPtES WlttI A TENAchTT ? AND SIN-' CERITy .ASBbPptJND:' AS tlF gti if ? it 'revolted?' IPe d6Hf$k IhL h I singlei.leadingy :tmcfenmn principle I of governnient in ' common ' with the I MepublicM'.P(yx The 'poles! are; priuqipieu; aijju . we, principles oi ine party we have been irfighting i since 1 Spp;! 'We 'fyect'- io ?ttv&. and Idiiin tht3U;fdv?,9hf' ; Jackson and Calhouhlilitpw ; every Wordrof th& above is true,; and we do not inean 'to be bossed or silericed.'? Stab,. May. 24.:. .. :x , ' ' - Anything "equivocal1 Bere-i We leaye it to. , all fair-minded, candid men thQ Seygr.u,. tIs.it. any ;)won-der-that we felt insulted when the organ dared to question our hbriesty1,1 orir smcentyuVdevotion our party? Iri7 its t issue jofi the :18th it says, we, wefeuvocal,, up to the 12tb-a few'daysiagou tn n t jwoi MUi a reWgeiam drink in, fevers .Pr, C 84 . j, r l' ' f iMTSri. jYsry'mucb, plea AW', r v,We..'. have., cqpikl jo-4fty an' iar.tic)(e a'bppy 'its' editorial. urf reajders wUlsee,ithat;iw4l.were ;not iwrongjn JreeoeiBtt it to jitityursdves Tigh; aiul not to do any s injustice tb our-friend; whom we .iteiaVvW" Will'.'py; any explana tion, indorsement pri retraxit he may make. ; We would not da anyjnjustice consciously to-ttnenemy, much less to a friends w vtiiu! m.s .-n.-i ---, . ia": I f' i ri , f ; '' .' Said a sufferer from Kidney Irouhles, when asked to5 try Kidney-Wort, ' TI1 try it,; but it will he my last dose." ' The man got well and is now recommending1 the, 'remedy to all sufferers. In .this case good advice came just in time to save the man. f ,iub uesii auYice may come iuo mu i . a i . frbin hfe; 'jQdsbbrof Messenger, of tthuSstjtc Oa the '.first' day of Norember next, rh the.; resent volume clfeep, the We-kxy j ab will be enlaygT to a thirty-two column papen By the addition of one column to eacfi page7 and' the ,: further addition or about 4 our inches to the length of iSageSr we wiir be enahlT-T.Tf giye. qur readers from seven, to . ei gh 'columns more:: reading : matter than we nW give, whichi will 1 make the i WEEkLT .' Stab ' more - valuable' arid more interesting than ever before, s j But,; notwithstanding the extra ex pense entailed, by, 'the enlargement, ttjie' subscription price will remain the three months. , , t ' . Nf f.'t . j Wjb look lor our reward 'in i large additions to our subscription - list and in increased promptness in 'the' paV- ment of dues by our subscribers. ,. We trust, our friends will show. their appreciation of our ; enterprise by aiding' tis in extending bur oifcu- lationl1" x ' -:s i Urn l JJo.l DEATH OF JUDGE BLACKt . The; announcement made in our telegraphic polumns of -yesterday of the dcath , of J udge, , J eremiah S. Black, was doubtless read: with much regret .by, hundreds of .thousands of Americans . in v every section of , the tlnion. ., Men of . alL parties! and sec tions must regret. the, death of . such a man. A very conspicuous figure, bias gone to his grave. ; ' Judge Black had passed his three-score years and tei, and was in the full possession of his pental faculties up to. the. time of his; illness.:? He jwas. a very able man.! We doubt if he has; left behind in all- America as vigorous a mind. -He was the. ablest political .controversialist that America has produced in several generations.. ..His ; political tractates and replies published' since ; the war ought to be preserved, .in book. form.; They are conspicuous for tbeir; corro pive irony, for their .cutting wit, for their noble eloquence, for their hih and commanding .; views,, for their scorn of meanness and corruption, for their penetration and skill,, and for their exceeding clearness of arrange ment and of. statement..: They , are; most memorable productions and we hope to own them and to read them' again. ' : . ; .v i Judge Black was .a ..very stropg .Union man and he had no . little'.: to do Witli torcing on" thnflipiCSPe urged Buchanan - to take advanced ground in thro early Soutli; Carolina troubles. If he had lived he would ihave replied i to ex-President Davis's. recent publication, and it would have- been full of strength arid .sharpness: .Judge Biaclr did5 what 'her thought j was right. ; tteVwas not'finf ailible,' ; and he was ; not' ' justified : in all; he jdid,.but he acted from patriotic mo Itives.4' :'1 -k---v : M i ; Judge Black was Seoretary of State u nd er nchariari and; was ; th4$ ablest j man in the Cabinet; 'i He was a man of truth and with manyj noble quali- ! ties. " He 1 was ; a member ' of -the i Christian ; Church t br jfiisipies, ( We believeJ" He died in much-peaces 1 , :' VThe great' mountaia must'cimubie-( ' The strone beam must break: ... 4. J V And the wise man wither away like a it laanafaetnre of Boxes and Sboe I.ats. Mr. J. TVy. Taylor has in connection with his mill a f actory-in which he is manu facturing all kinds ? of - botes for candy, tpbacco, .vegetables, etc., etc. .The material is from the sycamore tree and is manufac tured by Mr: Taylor's' floating - saw!taill,i now about twenty-five ox thirty, miles up, the river. Mr. Taylor, is also getting but shoe lasts In the rough' 8tate,' - which are shipped to AlbanyvNew York, where thew are fashioned arid prepared for use.' They are made from the persimmon tree, i He had already shipped about fifty thousand, and this, together with the manufacture of boxes,' promises to become an Important industry, in, the near future. (f We , are glad?(tp, note .! i.- Toe action fWL 1'. V'V ' :u: f t A South Carolina paper v says, that John D. Lynch, xniarged 1 ivith -abduction; - was carried .before Trial Justice Sariderst on the 14th'ixistont, for examinktiori-f afld.1,adds1 "The evidence adducfid at the hearing'oy Ihsrifflcientt'warraht 'the ; Justice '.send ing the case to the Court' of. jGfeneral Bes sipns, October term, Lynch was committed to jail in default of bail ;; In ? the H sum of $1,000. About one hundred jpersons were present at the trial and much interest was manifested.", Vi . - - '3, :; , ,''ki Wboleaale StoroT"" ; f:' ilrr!- iewbury .has in process, o cowtruct aj jiuilding; on .MulbeVry, be tween Front and Vatef streets? which' he proposes to use as' a wholesale grocery store.;' In dimensions It is 20 by 60 feet and two stories high,: and is builfe of wood.!; It will be a neat and substantial structure apd Mr. Newbury expects to be in it by the first' of October ensuing.' 0-VP(m H.. . WrKsroN PoasYTH COfN. C. i Qknts -I desire to express to you my thanks for' your wonderful Hop Bitters. I was troubled with dyspepsiafor five years previous to commencing the use of your Hop 'Bitters some six months ago. ' My curehas been wonderfuh I am pastor of the First ? Methodist Church? of this place, and my whole congregation can testify to the great virtues of your bittersi 1 ' ' J . ' t Very respectfully; '-- -" 1 t . REV. H. FJ2REBEE. 8jam'e' that it now is:" $l.S6:per year,' ;$1.00 for six months, or 5a cents for THE pnurT4.in. ."-'"'J'? i' - f ' - -?eeoit Annual Fait f the Fruit Grow i rfAii4cIatIoni i "j North Carolina I Adf re r welco a by HIayor E. Bf. djIaiLne. pome b'. Tr. St OtnoTril- . son," Secretary ot" tna 'AocIatIon The Exhibition a Decided Saccew Liarsre Amount of Frnlt on 'Exnlbl- tlon-Partlal 1.1st of. tltelsanie,. &j t The' second annual jFalrdf1 thfe -Pruft Growers' 1 Assbciatibn ' o ! North) Carolina . I was opened at tlfe iQitvj Hali i&l ithUi.pUce. ysterdy(moraing.r iAtan earJyQur fhq. dors were thrown open and visitors began to ... throng' 'ihh hall'" 'Shortly "before o'cloc'Capt'tt. P.lPaddisoti,lreident(ot the 'Association, announced rthat' the room must now be cleared in order toJ facilitate tie inauguration-of; the.remQD.ips. rAt,ll o'clock thePruit Growers Association and. ithe members of the various committees, living formed in pocession at the Purcell House, headed bthe Wilminglon 'Corineti !Ooncert Club, marched to 'lhe4 Exhibition Hall and to the stage at the? southi end. f ithe room,, where the speaking-waa, vto, take. . The ceremonies were opened -by prayer bjy the Rev.'C. 'M'payneof ,J tlie Second Presbyterian' Church; his Invocation of h6 1 divine blessing bbing1 peculiar 'apprbpriate to the occasion j i.rv.ri '.nj lj hf ' rj Col, 'E.J.; HalW, Mayor pf lV.il mington, was then. introduced and delivered the, fol tiwing address on behalf of the ? people df iTmington and the city government: '' ? ( Mrl Tresiaent; and Vrtdtemenyft'thPFrtrit ) Growers;. Association of-, ffyrth fJarolina; fit is- my pleasine duty to extend to you. and your Association, and to you, ladies and gentlemen, one and all, a most hearty and cordial welcome to our city. . 4 ; Mr. President and 'gentlemen of the Fruit Growers' Association, in . behalf of the citi zens of Wilminffton I return you our thanks ; for the compliment you have paid us in se lecting . our city, wherein to ; holdyour se cond, annual exhibition. ,fn ; spite of tlie very unpropitious seasons Hve nave had this year and other unexpected drawbacks that we have had to , "overcome, ; I trust that you will have no cause' to ' regret your se lection' y. ; ' . - t., .. I V Yours undertakiner is a noble one." The nr lnsunct oi man' is io ' oeive ana ion is the soil to gather wherewith to sustain life; from the same source comes all that makes man great, and .powerful."'' From the soil is derived all that makes this world beauti- .mi uu uayyj, auu uub uits leasb ui . uuane ire those beautiful fruits and flowers which tou have come hereto-day to exhibit. i I trust that your efforts may be crowned tith perfect f success. T; trust you may aite ine neiaa or our state bloom and pios m as the rose. I trust that you may be the cause of showing to the. world the great Capacity . North Carolina has in ranking urs auiuug jjm out tea as. a lruu grpwing feountry. fi A j I, a& :u . ,i-v. , o J Nothing so -softens a people's character and elevates and refines the sentiments as a love of tthe cultivation of the beautiful.- chief among which are fruits and flowers. Among the Romans it was their -first step in the . civilization of countries they had eonqnered to go among them , with their h Jaws in one hand and the grape vine in 'the Diner. , r.-iT-.f ;-lr:-...iv-.--.r And to you, ladies and ; gentlemen,- one ana an, as ine representative ot tse city? ' . .1 1 . e . t extend to vou a cordial and he&rtv welcome. I Crust the labor you have incurred in com- Ing in pur midst may be amply, repaul -f If jwe can add one iota to the prosperity - Of jour! State; if we can- make one ; blade ! of grass grow t when none grew before ;;if . by pur efforts we elevate i our State' one step in the march, -of: I progress, our labors, will jnot have beent in vain, .We have a glori- ous 'patrimony.' North' Carolina is capable1 of being made one of the i most gloribua of" an me otaies uat iorm our grana union, ipoiasessing, as she ' does within' her borders all the elements; that make, a: powerful em-f pire. larger in extent than the great State of New York; 4 and ; far' .surpassihg 'that State V in i climate and 'richness of -ioil r 'larger than.EnglaUd lying on .the Atlantic iiuu ngui. iu me ueuire oi me uniop--j-jn .one sense of the word. Her means' of I transportatioA. either by land ir water are 'unsurpassed, : Bich iq eycrythingUiat adds i to the, comfort or power of , pianit needs !but the determined effoWs of iher children I to pu her jwejl forward in the list o Stass.- iLet us all- from all 'sections. pnermrAo-p. n" inlehse State pride? Let ius, from the sea- ; washed shores of Curntuck to the most re- jiuwtc jjvtuui ul our uuuouiin ue animaiea I by onesentimerit-i-love fo North Carolina. Let-, us be, bound.. .together by hooks pf 'steel, "all for one; one for alt? God bless' the okt North State. u ft a s i,,-..' n- is: I l-nt t ;o . Now, my friends; one word as to Wil-4 uuugMju. . ? c are jirvuiiarijr eiiuawju lo cated in an extreme southern, peninsulariof the State the Atlantic but a stone's throw to the east: and the alldnt' State of: Beuth Carolina., near us on! the west and! south;! yet j. assure you the jnres, of State pnde. burn as brightly with1 lis asinywherelnth'e' i Statei! We-,.; the! fcitizensr.of4 Wilmington, s feel great pride in our little city. We are metropolis as every tcue id orth taxolinian can, feel proud of. The Government .of the United Stated haS speni? large sums 'of money on 'omt river and bar,, and- jhas, BflCix ceeded in eivincr a nort of suffioient fftnani. ty to meet all the demand of the1 commerce ' of the entire ,Sj!atev.,pi)r draft of water, j considered just as good as that of the city of. Charleston. ,l We now nave djrect'and easy , cpmniuncatie-ji to all, par.of ,he State anj to the , adjoining 'States, pur merchants are enterprising and determined to' ma'ke' We must succeed we must have one first- fc class dty its North CJarolinaf-"and! weJtcalb p-f you,Nortii parolinian3,frpiik the east and west, north and south, to assist us In our laudable efforts. We want your sympathy yonr: active id ; we want you to take pride in our North CarbliiSa'fcityf i o I trust, gentlemcnjand ladies, that your, stay among us. may be both pleasant and profitable. Affain allow me to cordially ex tend. to you thq hospitalities of the city. ''J ) Mr. S. Otho Wilson, Secretary, jof, tyi Association, was , neit ; Introduced and . re plied in '.hefittiag, terma '.on- behalf Of the preparations for the exhibition and ffonqthe 'eorman1y'tof tfaeirweheVQOld' ptfA StaMwas hdfered nd and Mayor, Hall then,, declaredi Jhxhibii tion formally otnedji !iiifw ,twi :t ne .! rmagniceatlyi decoratea..T yan largq flags are suspended, f rbmv one of the win do$ befuitif ut 7aredf tfgaway n hadspmej bordered with evergreens;, with the inscrip tiott overhead, in plain and - distinct; letter ing "North Carolina Fruit ' Qrowers'As soclaon Exhibition 1883.""';11 - On the platform at the' head of the stair way are twp.Targp and handsome palmetto tres in large andbeautif nl "vaset which attract - much' attention.' f-Flags Vnd 1 ban ners adorn the hall on all sides, and festoons and garlands of evergreen lend attraction AsSociatiohihanking the'Hfltiieils' tn'Wil-' ije;per afbeautifal fountain which senrto , -K mVriad nf cnnrtW 1 i . US UP f - -t -""o jew ui waicr descend in rfshiafmfeHn shower i which" lartrn main or ita inn - i . . - - trput, and, ohpr, fish .can, be 8ccn about, apparently greatly amazwi at T strange surroundings. leif f , On .the wall between- the two ent td the Exhibition Hall is the in scripi.on ""9uid facial Laetas Segetes quo ; sido, e J ramyertere ulmesque adjungere rites"' from Vlrgil.-which;'- translated VWhat will make the grain crops' nWcr what star to turn the ground L ' the elms to train the vines." Over t ho ,i nuMj-room east or tbe stage are th wprds, ; in handsome lettering "gic y uVu yuoia xrom Virgil; or, in Enw,. So we toil; but not for" ourselves." &0v ' -.tlje door on- the opposite side is the T S(jription "Nutrit rura Ceres im ' faustitas" from Horace; which, lra,3 lated, reads "Ceres nourishes the countrv 'afad nursing Fortune." ' jln another part of the hall i3 u,e , scription-If the ground lies iaie . all -sciences by sea or land are at a loss"- " iqUotation of Socrates to Zenophou. These ;iAscriptions ;.were,. all "painted by Mr. c i j-win, and are handsomely executed 'J The HH0 is Srapd recess, far be yfond the most sanguine expectations of its -Warmestj friends. . All. the tables in the sbacious hall are. literally groaning under tfie welght of the luscious fruit with which they are laden. . 'All are pleased with the'! display. Our western friends are par-: 'tfcukrly jubilant in" their" expressions of' surprise and gratifieationjtliat North Caro- 1 Una should be able'to cet uffenrh tr,.r,t it. I . J --VUlfc- ,ble exhibition: Prof. Linehink d to us yesterday Jhat . it was a splendid l success, c . Anojth,erj gentleman said itur- passed the exhibition .at Greensboro; and a (jwu.uuuu wiu lour uu men way Houth from a Northern trip,' and who stopped ver nere among inenas, say they visited afruit exhibition at Montreal, Canada re- 1 cently, and. that this- far surpasses it. , i - THIS EXHIBITION. j; Table No! 1 contains a New Hauover ex- pn toble Np. Capt. S. W. Nobles, of tbist county, has a splendid display of grapes, apples and 'peaches. His exhibit, of grapes is especially creditable, there be ing upwards "'Of forty different varieties, ! arranged in an: attractive style. I . i. v.) ; . . . I V Pender comes in on No. 3. with a fin Aisplay off apples, grapes aud cauned fruits, breseryed f,ruitssweet pickles and jellies. The canned fruit and 'jellies are of Mrs. Paduison's own manufacture. No : 4 is occurred By : both Pender and j Sampson, Mr. T.!L..Pugh having a display j. Of very fine, Jarge,. apples and Capt. R P. I Faddison aft exhibit, of grapes, and sweet! . ibit of peaches arid pears. On this table iOapt; Wi'Av Cumining has on exhibition a rare collection of nears raised at his nlan- tatipn on; the, Sound, of the varieties known to Dptohess" (and.V "Flemish Beauties!." They are large and beautiful and are said to be very sweet. . Table No. 6 contains an assorted variety bf apples exhibited' by New York. j : uu iwi air;iti ui.i juuiuuij&, ui nuwau county," has a fine display of Concord.lona, Norton's .-Virginia, Delaware, Clinton, (Lincoln ; a white grape, name unknown, and a dark purple grape,, name unknown; j i3tfr.'E" i: Pearsall. .of Duplin county, haSbri Noi $ specimens of sugar and mo- jlasses made t from, cane grown by him, fwhich .produces, two , thousand pounds of tion apples and grapes , and a fruit dryer ana sugar macninery. I " 7 -f f i l(i: li' ml.TT t - f 1;l f I in van ra vii- m - t it rr n t.u n I r 1 1 1 . A. 1 VS. Ml, . All,. A. A-&UU.M, ford; has a display of beautiful ornamental ; ;Stuffed birds and ohnNos. 10 and 11 a. sedi4play.pf;eyaporaJted fruits, such. : cherries,,hucklel)erriespples, peaches,, f (pears, damson plums, , grapes, raspberries, . icorn and tomatoes.''dver this tins' table, in a. large frame, with a back'grbund of evapo- 'rated apples, are specimetis of all the dried fruits mentioned-: witJacjthe i words "North Carolina" in,7arge. letters; worked with dried peaches. .This is a remarkable speci men of skill and-ingenuity, as well as a tine exhibit ; 'It will be taken from here to the Boston Exposition! r" h tOn No.Xl laneback Siros'.'.ijof Forsyth, hive.a splendid display of applesr. peaches, grapes and, wines and dried apples, , peaches, rasnberries and blackberries. On this'table . .. -- ,:. . , is also a model of a peach-packinff' shed, withV all the paraphernalia thereunto be- ionging--yery ingenious ana very pre. Bro... oft Guilford coilntvj with a display of apples, pears, . peaches plums and grapes of different varieties.. y Nos. 14, -i'S-ahd.16 are occupied by Mr: X Van limdlivlofGuilfbrd county; with a large1 and fine Misnlav of apples, vczrs, paches,;Crab) tapples;1 plums, grapes, and quinces. VThe display of grapes is very fine. 40 a side abte tfr.A. Q, , Hege, of D vidson, has a nice display of .apples and . grapes. , . . 'AI 1 1 4li jf. ''i Wi i'inffli. rustic . yja me norm stuc ui wc uauuauu. stand in be centre of the hall Mr. Geo. K Faust; ot 'Alamance; has a display of pears, pe)iehplu 00 south si4ePpf; the jsame .stand, Mr. A. . urait, oi xaaKiar, nas an exuiun. u rr-- -peaches- and pears' -and -a special collection It grapek'of Uiiifry-six different varieties f la this locality w noticed six very large Watermelons; as fine as- we ever saw, which wereputtonexhibitonby Maj. C. W. Mc Chimmy, of cptt's, HUh;V Messrs. tiali Bros.; of Hickory, have on ...... ". ':." . ''. ft,i oniiles liitW.M. Hand; a' specimen of apples. very large and fineu YThey are from Pen der..,f ,.f r,:. . . -ljTftoo. D.r.'ntfjMMAnft-' a dispiaj .a jucwia. i. . .44. Afllu&c-a - - of fancy giasa goods and canned goods, on a pyramidicai shaible7 decorated wi"1 eveTgreens,bouquet8; etcThe giasb g include braodied fruits; lives, etc. i,;Mr. Ji W. Taylor exhibits specimens o fruit boxes, tobacco boxes, brackets an -
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Aug. 24, 1883, edition 1
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