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The Weekly Star. THE HAPPY CHBI8TJHA8 COMES ONCE KIOBE. TRAH SLATED FROM THE DANISH BY DR. - C. P. KBATJTH. 0 The happy Christmas comes once more, The heavenly Guest is at the doors; ,. The blessed words the shepherds thrill The ioyous tidings; "Peace, good will!' To David's city let us fly, , -Where angels sing beneath the sky; .Through plain and village pressing near, And news from God which shepherds hear. Ohl let ua go with quiet mind, The gentle Babe with shepherds find, To gaze on Him Who gladdens them The loveliest Flower of Jesse's stem. The Id wiy Saviour meekly lies, Laid off the splendor of the skies; No crown bedecks His forehead fair, No pearl nor gem nor silk is there. No human glory, might, and gold. The lovely Infant's form enfold; The manger and the swaddlings poor Are His Whom angels' songs adore, y i O make our hearts in gladness sing! And keep our Christmas with our King, Till living song, from living souls, Like sound of mighty water roiis. O holy Child! Thy manger streams, - : rr:ii .h nn tiamron rlnur with beams. Till midnight noon's broad light has won, And Jacob's Star outskines the sun. Thou patriarch's joy, Thou prophet's song, Thou heavenly Day-sming, looked for longf Thou Son of Man, Incarnate Word, Great David's Son, great David's Lord! Come, Jesus, glorious heavenly Guest, Keep thine own Christmas in our breast ! Then David's harp-strings hushed so long, Shall swell our jubilee of song. 8IDIHJSX IjjIJX Jlfi. & jtujujim.?. ; Philadelphia American. Something m the work and in the life of Sidney Lanier calls up John Keats. 'Both, as poets, were most keenly sensitive to art; as men both struggled long and unsuccessfully against consumption, which carried them off just as they seemed ripe for productions more splendid than any they left behind. But, while in grace and delicacy of style Lanier 'and Keats resemble each other, Lanier's was the broader and saner character. In him we trace hone of the morbid ness which tinges Keats's verse. Ill ness and bodily weakness, to which were added poverty and untoward material surroundiners, could not taint the crystal purity of Lanier's intellect. His last poem was written literally while death stood on the threshold, yet it is strong in hope, maiestic in diction and fresh in spirit. Lanier's career only too closely exemplifies that which from time im memorial has been looked upon as set apart by destiny for men of ge nius. ' He was born in Macon, Ga., in 1842, and after having got what education he could from a Southern .college he entered the Confederate army, served with distinction, and, being captured, was imprisoned at Port Lookout. Upon his release he had to support himself as best he might at first by undertaking the practice of law, which was aoon given up for the less dry but equally pre carious profession of literature. At the age of 25 he had already premo nitory symptoms of the disease from which he was to die, and until his deathjin1881 his life was a continu ous struggle against illness and pov erty borne, with what cheerfulness and courage those ' who read Mr. Ward's memorial of him will per ceive. In 1874 he began to be known "as a contributor to Northern maga zines, his first poems winning recog nition from J. IV Kirk," Bayard Tay lor, and other persons of discernment. In 1876 he was chosen to write the Centennial cantata a work much - ridiculed at the time, but now seen by impartial critics to be admirably adapted to its purpose. It may be doubted whether there exists in Eng lish a better example of an ode writ ten for. an especial occasion; cer tainly none can compare with it in its admirable combining of poetry with music. This union may be said to symbolize the essence of Lanier's genius. At times' his passion for music was so great that we wonder he was not a composer instead or a poet, and we find on every page of his verse exquisite melody. Keats, a modern Greek, wasrstatuesque in his methods of expression, but there is no music in his poe'try'equal to that in Lanier's. "The latter presents him self as a true citizen of this later world, in which music holds a posi tion similar to that held by sculpture and architecture at Athens. Tenny son is perhaps Lanier's only equal among later metrical masters; but it must not be supposed that Lamer, like the writers of honey-sweet verse now in vogue, gives only metrical con fectionery to his readers. You do not remark, after laying down the "Hymns of the Marshes" or "The Symphony:" "Very pretty, and : often delightfully rythmic, but where is the substratum of thought?" as you are apt to ask after disentangling yourself from many of Swinburne's sugary coils of verse; on the con trary, you find at each reading some .new meaning in Lanier's best poems; you find that, much as the music charmed you at the first perusaL the imagery will charm even more at the second. And if, as consciously or unconsciously all thoughtful readers do, you weigh the fitness of .separate words or phrases, you will be struck by the richness of .Lamer s vocabu lary and by the happy terseness with which he often condenses a good tnougnt. in ms use ot strong, ex pressive words, which occasionally recall Shakespeare, he is again like jveats. - - Didney Lanier is a poet beneath whose song pure and noble teaching ceaselessly flows. His conception of the poet's mission is broad and libe ral, and is reiterated in many tones. He is a critic of life in the true sense. - aiming to bring within the realization of his fellows the beauty of art and the sweetness of virtue that are to most of us mere cant phrases signi- iymg notning. in "Uorn" he skil fully weaves an allegory of thrift and speculation; in "The Svmnhonv he sings, in quite original fashion, of t the good which an.age that is all for "t1"" ot ine BmB per- petuates; in Clover, in daring simile, he shows the glorious labor of uie wisi in vine crystal" he enu- merajes tne master spirits of . the world,crowned by "man's best Man," Christ; finally, in "Sunrise." is nn. etn ba trasted the night of doubt and d-: spair with the dawn of belief; in the aeamiessness and goodness i,of the souL This last poem deserves and, we doubt not, will some time receive tne deepest Btudy and liberal criti. cism. We know of no American except Emeraon who has written any poem of similar length that onght to rank with this although we yield to none in admiration of Mr. Lowell's, "Commemoration Ode." ..; THE NEXT SPEAKERSHIP. Rnaaonstbat Ousbt to' Influence the Legislature In n Selection. Cor. of the Goldsboro Messenge ; Never before in North Carolina hn.vA aft manv erentlemen been men-1 tioned in connection with the Speak- arch n aa in run nenain? CUUtCOfc. - An in the Dendinff contest. - bo . indeed, and such j good and manv. j , ' , - 1 , true men are tnose wuoue uawco u v - i ... - : - i i thus far been brought: forward Dy t.hi'r friends that one may wen oe perplexed to know to whom the honor should be accorded. I will say not one word in disparagement of any of them, but as the position can be awarded to only one, it becomes necessary to make a choice. -After a careful survey of the field, and after honestly weighing the ; claims of each of the candidates it seems to the writer that there are more reasons why CoL Thomas M." Holt, or Alamance, should be elected Speaker than any of the: gentlemen! who seek the position. Not in .the last election only, but ever since the organization of our party he has stood in its foremost ranks, fighting its battles and giving liberally of his time and means to its oausel Under' his leadership our majority in his county has steadily increased an evidence of the confidence and esteem of his people. He has ever been a most zealous worker, serving cheer fully in any capacity to which he might be assigned. . r ' ; j He has several times been a mem ber of the Legislature, and fre- quently served as a presiding officer most acceptably to his fellow, members, showing in every in stance his entire fitness -1 for the position. A good parliamentarian through long experience in pub, lie assemblies the best teacher full of energy, vim and life, quick in thought and action, of strictest honor and integrity, earnest, faithful and conscientious in the discharge of. his duty in every trust confided to him, and, above aii,aireci, mamy, straigo.fr forward and hrm. be would make a most excellent Speaker, and there is not a man. in North Carolina who does not know that Tom Holt would be strictly just, fair and impartial in the discharge of every duty incident to the position. North Carolina owes the proud position which she has as sumed among her sister States to the development of her agricultural and manufacturing interests. In these pur suits are engaged the most of the peo ple, and through them she has made migniy eiriuea iu material piugieoo. An opportunity is now presented to recognize the claims of these interests by the elevation of one of their rep- reeeuiauve men. x ueru : is no uuw iu the State who is better j qualified in every particular for the I position of Speaker, or who is more thoroughly identified. with the agricultural and manufacturing interests of North Carolina than Col. Thomas M. Holt His public record shows that he has advocated every measure that tended to the material advancement of ms State. His career in the Legislature has been marked by ability, honesty and unselfish devotion to the public good. He will be the first farmer and manufacturer thus ' honored since the days of old Nat Macon. Alamance county, like the unflinching Democrat, pure and patriotic citizen, who is the sub ject of this communication,faas never received any recognition at the hands of our party within the recollection of the wnter, though she has ever been, among the most faithful to its principles, and now some apprecia tion of her fidelity and the merits of her favorite son would be most grateful to her people and to the friends of Col. Holt throughout the State, In our hour of need, when County Government was attacked, against his own interests he was our friend and stood for us as hrm as a rock. Let us now stand firm for him,; and ask that merit be rewarded by his election to the speakership. An Eastern Democrat. i i i i . THE PRESIDENT-ELECT. Ail Illinois Republican Elector Im pressions of Got. Cleveland. Mr. Andrew Shuman, editor of the Chicago Evening Journal, and the Jr residential Elector chosen to carry the Electoral vote of : Illinois . to Washington, has sent to; his paper an account of his Eastern trip. When at Albany, on his way j to Chicago, Mr. Shnman ca led upon Gov. Cleve land, with whom he had a very plea sant interview, of which he speaks as follows: - i "Jtie tne Governor greeted me warmly and impressed me favorably. Mis pictures do not do him justice, lie is better looking than his photo graphs represent himhas a larger and better shaped head, and is larger and Bonder in person. He is a medi um-sized man as to height, heavily built, almost corpulent, , and zweighs, l snould think, about 240. idis hair, thinly covering a well-rounded head, is light brown, and he is partially bald on the top and centre. : His forehead is large, smooth and well- formed, his light blue eyes have a kindly expression, and when he smiles give a peculiar ' twinkle that seem to bespeak a good soul within. His large head is symmetrical from the top to about the middle of the face, where hiB fat' cheeks round out to a thick neck ;and down to a double chin. He : wears i a short. light brown mustache, his face being otnerwise clean Bnaven. , Jlis well formed and good-sized: Soman nose and the portion of his face and head above the mouth and j fat cheeks re mind one of Napoleon Bonaparte it is a Napoleonic head, in fact, except as to tne eyes, and those are more like the optics of a woman or a poet man ot a rugged statesman or war rior. His great head sits well poised upon a snort, lull neck and broad, ample shoulders and a full chest. He looks like a man who lives well and enjoys the good things of life, which he no doubt .does. He 'dresses in plain black, is entirely unassuming in his manners, and is as simple and approachable as any common man. In conversation he speaks up dearly and unhesitatingly, his voice being deen but low, and his intelligent face is almost as expressive of his thono-ht s a. - and feeling as is his tongue. "So much as to the appearance and style of the man who is soon to fill the greatest office in America.: I have already said that my interview with him was a pleasant one. It was an agreeable disappointment. I must confessthat the recent campaign had left on my mind an unfavorable pre judice regarding this man, and some miantninnrfl rpcrarmncr iiih u&nauiLV lur i 7xJ TA Thi. nUnrt'oe T I $70,000. am nnur nonvinrtAd. was in & OTreftt i POrteO. I, measure unwarranted, learning from his friends before calling apon him that he bad a mortal dread of "I . T . newspaper interviewers and gossip ers,U took occasion at the very open ing of the conversation to assure him that I did not come to interview him n t ronnrt onvthino" h mio-ht nav tnat tne object of my visit was to mv rna-nta nnt. innrnalist. ,;;.. V tha Governor of t.rm rT.mT.irA Sf.at.n And the President- . - - - - ij elect of the Republic. This remark, I observed, pleased him, and he spoke without apparent restraint, and- at once took me into his confidence in a good-natured way as far as one in his peculiar position could be ex pected to take a stranger and a polit- 000,000 ranons. ine ex.svmg ou Ll opponent into his confidence. I stacles to exporting are excessively will, of conrse, fulfil my promise not to report his words, or even; the thoughts and'purposes he expressed. It will not be a violation of that pro: mueJ however, when I state that, as the result of the conversation and of his utterances, I am favorably im pressed with Grover Cleveland, his good intentions and his courage. : He is inspirea oy uetter uiuuvts iuu the party thatnominated him for the Presidency. He looks and talks like! a thoroughly honest man and a true American patriot, and I shall expect that be will so prove when he gets to Washington. I do not believe him capable of reckJeBS partisanship. - ; ; ANOTHER PRESENT DE ... - r. . CLINED. ';. ; .;. Gov. Cleveland Jhas recently sent the following letter to a resident of Binghamton: ! .Executive mansion, Albany, Dec. 16, 1884. O. J". Coughlin, Ikqj i Dear Sib: Your letter of the 5th and the liquor therein referred to have! been .received. My. objection to the receipt of presents does not rest entirely upon their "suggestive ness," as you term it, if you mean by that I a suggestion of obligation in official conduct. I am averse to gifts naturally, and because if they are from a stranger 1 can see no reason why they should be bestowed. My election to office merely obliges me to perform the duties of such office for the compensation allowed. 1 thought I made my , desires on this subject very plain in the letter which was recently published, and I think I must be permitted to have my way in the matter. 1 thank you none the less sincerely for your kindness while I say I must decline your gift. I will return the same, by express to morrow, x ours, very truly, Gbovbb Cleveland. A NEW TELEGRAPH SYNDI- ; GATE. Chicago, Dec. 24. Local tele graph circles became agitated to-day by reports of the formation of a new and powerful telegraph syndicate, which, it is said, will enter during the early part of the new year ac tively into opposition to the western Union. John W. Mackav, of the Postal Company; Robert Garrett, of the Baltimore and Ohio; James Gor don Bennett, and the bondholders of the Bankers and ! Merchants' Com pany are said to be the moving spirits in the enterprise. These com bined interests control over 200,000 miles of wires now in operation, rep resenting a . plant valued at about $30,000,000. The first move made will be the payment of $1,000,000 of interest due " on contracts of the Bankers and Merchants' and $300, O'OO more in filling up the gap be tween Pittsburg and Steubenville, Ohio, and from Montgomery, Ala., to New Orleans. It is believed that this syndicate means business, and is preparing to secure all the lines not controlled by the Western Union. Coll Clowry, of the latter company, says that such a syndicate would not compel a sudden reduction of West ern Union rates, f REPORT OF SECRETARY OF STATE. Raleigh News-Observer. Within the past two years tho number of land grants issued was 1,329, covering 154,346 acres of va cant public land, so-called. In Cleve land the smallest grant was made, for 3 acres, while in Jjurke. county 81 grants, covering 24,223 acres, were issued. 1 be time for the redemption of land sold for taxes was extended to January 1, 1884, but only thirty delinquents availed themselves of the indulgence granted. There are now on file 3,175 deeds to the State for land sold for taxes, covering, some 280,570 acres of land, and represent ing $19,975.75 in delinquent taxes. The costs on these deeds, indepen dent of. those due this office, amount to at least 110,000, which the State has already paid in settlements with the various sheriffs. The amount of costs due this office is $4,996.25. The matter of the insurance department is referred to, the Secretary saying that there is a hardship in the practi cal operation of the existing statute. the State practically requiring her citizens to do business with compa nies ; that have ' license therefor. The receipts of the insurance de partment and paid into the treasury through this office were $34,09.0.11. r xne report refers to the purchase. from a private party, under authority conferred by the Legislature, of 3,432 volumes of old N. C. Reports. Of the Laws of the last session 4.621 volumes were printed, of which 4,092 were - distributed. Ten i thousand copies of the Code were received, of wnicn o,vui copies nave Deen distrib uted, 229 sold and. 3,870 remain on hand. The collections of the office were as follows: Insurance tax, $22,925.11; insurance license and other fees,$10,- aa&.y; purcnase money for vacant lots, $13,186.73; tax onseals,$125.50; for laws, $66.50; for Supreme Court reports, 94,626.90; for the Code, $1, 047.50J total, $52,874.18.' This was during the two fiscal years ending November 30, 1884. Goldsboro Messenger: Chief of Police, Mr. J . R. HursL on Mondav re ceived a telegram from Washington, D. C, stating that the man Taylor was wanted in that city for a like offense. Mr. Hunt also received an unsigned letter, in a lady's handwriting from Staunton, Va.,- statins that Taylor is insane, and that he has once been confined in an asylum. Why dont our police ferret out and bring to justice tnose wno carry on the detestable practice of gambling especially Sunday bar-room gambling. We are sorry to state it, but it is fact that can be substantiated, that gambling on Sunday is no unfrequent occurrence in our city. California's Wine Product, There are about 180,000 acres of vines in California, valued at some 000., In 1875 California ex- 000,000 gallons of wine. In 1879 this amount arose to 2,000,000 gallons, and in 1883 to 3,250,000 gal lons. At present the cities of San Francisco and Oakland . consume more than 1,500,000 gallons of wine annually, and the remainder of the State, Oregon and Nevada consume together about 3,000,000 gallons in addition. -, i ms gives aitogeioer as. a marKet at present ; ueariy p,uy,uvw nearly gallons. But this year the product " iuui .u, fn i r nnn nnn o inno and the producers must exert every effort to find new and i increased markets; Especially does this necessity present itself under the - fact: that the next vintage will bring grapes sufficient to produce from 20,000,000 to 25,- gallons. 9 ine existing od- high rates of transportation, which are so high as to make a good class of ordinarv wine prohibitory to the use of people of moderate means.! ! SHOTS AT FOLLY , FLIES. AS IT 4 Work f the Newspaper- and r Homaneeni -;' '--.--A DEE8SXNG GOWN MADE USEFUL. - Philadelphia CalL Mrs. De Blank What "are yoq going to give , your husband' this Christmas? .. : . , ' Mrs. De Lank A .dressing gown But yon gave him one last year, and the vear before, too, 11 1 remem ber aright. ;,::':,rr. Yes, and the year "before that.- Dear me! I - can't -understand how they get worn out so fasti My hus band does not nut hi on once a month.' ' . :. ' ' " Mine never wears his at alL He tries It on Christmas morning, looks pleased, walks i around, ? sits down,5 takes it off and never thinks of it again. ! But then, why give: him so many? I don't. Men can't remember pat ters ! and colors.! 1 give him the same one every Christmas. THB raKVITABLB THOBN. She had such pretty, bright blue eyes, And waving hair of golden sheen; A saucy nose -and cherry lips, And stately manners of a queen. But oh, there was one little f auU, One blemish all these charms among ; This lovely rosebud had one thorn. She hadalas ! she had a tongue. BRAVERY IK PRIVATE LIFE. Blizzard. "It doesn't take the din and smoke of battle, with the rattle of musket-; ry, the roar of i cannon, the charge and retreat, to bring: out the true bravery in a man's nature." ' "That's a fact." ' "In the humble walks of every day: life may be found hosts of heroes braver than manv who have led ar mies to victory." 1 "Yes, I've made the same observa tion myself. But what inspires the: reflection?" ''I was just ; reading ma. paper about a woman who has lust mar ried her eighth husband." ' ' ELOQUENCE INDEED. . Boston Courier. "I hear vou are highly satisfied with your new minister, Brown?? -1 ;'Satisfied is a tame word "p"cx- presB our opinion of nim; We- are delighted with him." r;.'1 " : . "He is very eloquent, I under stand!" j "Eloquent! Why, sir, when he is preaching he effects the congrega tion so powerfully that there is hard-: ly any interest taken in the flirt tions of the choir." ; -H.-l Xbe Illinois Senatorshlp. Mr. T. E. Merritt, one of the Dem ocratio members elect of the Illinois Legislature, is very confident of the election of a ! Democratic United States Senator from that State.. He thinks the prospective Democratic Federal patronage to be distributed jn Illinois will bring the- single , vote necessary to secure the Democrats the Senator. Solidly Democratic. Codorus township,! York county, Pa.,is as solid as the most pronounced Democrat in the staunch county could desire. At the special elec tion for Congressman on Tuesday Codorus cast 325 votes for Dr.Swope, Democrat, and not a single one tor his Republican opponent, Dr. Bress-j-ler. Manhelm township was but lit tle behind, casting 176 Democratic votes and only one Kepubtican. OUls STATE CONTEOTPOKABIBS. The Chronicle holds that the office of Su perintendent of Schools ought to be the most important office in the State. To thus dignify it we must raise the salary and make it so desirable that young men of tal ent ana education and broad culture will go into the profession of teaching, and have before them an eminence in that pro fession wnicn would be honorable to aspire to fill. In the last few years the Chronicle is pleased to know that many . of the best educated and most talented young men in the State have adopted: teaching as their profession. They are ambitious young men. Tney are not content! to remain in a profession unless they see before them some chance of promotion. To make the the educational system what it should be we need we must have the services of the young men. To induce them to enter the profession to prepare themselves to become practical and successful teachers tne State ought to bold out every possible inducement. aniMgn. unronicle. we recently neara oi a manbeinir re fused insurance because he answered that he expected to be burned oat,- who applied to another company and got bis insurance by answering that he had no such fears. Le was burned : out and the presumption Was that he added moral perjury to his other crime of arson... Such cases are enough to drive sensible eomoanies from tne state and it they have not sense enoueb. to avoid being used by rascally defendant auu reaiera is toe uestrumou oi Omar peo ples property, the Legislature should make mem leave. mctcory uarotinian. PERSONAL. For the last two days William M. lCvarla has hAan Yimati-AtAjl tn mnu. quence of his successful effort to say "Yes" inside of half a column of a newspaper. Utica Observer. John B. 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Speedy relief and complete restoration to Rzaltr, Viooa and Kakbooo Odabamtbed. .; Send at once tor Illustrated - rampniet tree, .Address QLTA1C B8LT COw Marshall. Mlefc. nov ts DWly tuth sat nov U .Will ptrrffy Are BLOOD."refT Ute the LIVER andKIDNEYS, AD a KK8TORK THE tlKAljia and VTQOB. of YOtTTH. Dra tensia. wantora.DDeiita. id dlitestion. Lack of StreDgth, and TlredreeUngaiMoluteiy cured. xtones, muscies ana nerves receive nawiorce. S- l suppUes Brain Power. . n 1 tS- Cj flnffprlnufrom eomnlalnts Rnllvtis the fuifl a ana mwAJ B Cis Wpeeallarto their sex will Bad la DR. SASTBSlT EBON TCBtlO a saf .and Speedy cure. Gives a dear, healthy complexion. Pwmaiit AtntmntA aa c onntiTftsitiiiir onlV ada to the popularity of the original. Do not experl ment get tuo obioinai. amjbkbt. - roeaaronraaareeawAocig. nunr nw.uhm lot strange asd useful Iniormatfcm.t ang 18 PAWly 118 Hew Year Presents I .:-?-:"'.;' . " - I HAVE QUITE A VARIETY OF ; ARTICLES LEFT SUITABLE 70S NEW YEAR PRESENTS, which I am disposing of at neatly reduced prices. Call early and make j our selections. HEW YEAR CARDS! A fresh lot iust opened of Prang's handsome NEW TBAB CARDS. DIAED2S FOB 1885. TURNER'S N. C. ALMANACS, Ac, Ac ";',;'.,;?. W; YATES," . dec 23 tf . v 11 Market St. Our Stock of Liquors ; ; . IS VERY FINE, ana wo wlsn yon to oonsiaer well before pur chasing elsewhere. ELEGANT BROWN SHERRY AT $6 00PKR GAI DUFF GORDON " " f4 C0 BHD AND WHITB SCTTPPERNONGS OP VBT ' FINE QUALITY. ' Dublin Stout, ! English and Scotch Ale. Imported & American Ginger Ale. Elegant Clarets, in qts. & pts. WERNER'S XX DRY CHAMPAGNE. $1.00 for qts. and 50c. for pts. , This Is among the finest Wines made in this conn try, and we recommend It for general use. . P4 L. Bridg6rS & CO., L .. .- . . . ' iu mortn iToni si. deb 28 DAW tf tv t BOOSTS and FAMILY BULKS. Ministerateaehen and others, whose time is not fully occupied, will .find it to their interest to correspond with us. To farmers' sons, and other yountr -men Just coming on the field of action, this business offors many adTantaires, both as a means of making money and of self -culture. Write for soecial terms to B. F. JOHNSON & CO.. 1,013 Main Street, Rioh- taoaa, va, , - - - ' - api7 wiy With each number of DEMORESTS MONTH LY MaGAZTNB will be given a full-size fashion-: able Pattern of any size or style selected, m ak- wg twerre patterns aunng tne year, or vame oi over tnree aoiiars, oesiaes the most popular, en tertaining ana useful magazine. Binrie oopies, 80c; jearly, 83. Address W. JENNINGS DEMO- AJfoT, 17 icast in street. New xoric nov 26 DAWbn lrfcl 1 1 s lfYl 11 lJUr lU 11 11 11 '11 ! Wmm fBKroai cm i V1 HE will come. ' There is a gentle stranger drawing high to every dwelling, -We cannot hear his footsteps fall so softly on the snow; : - -. ; And yet as he comes nearer, " And hla smile shines out the clearer. Tis no more the -face of stranger, but a Jrriend whom well we know. ,; He came at first an infant, and his rest was in the manser.. - . - Fof the Inn was full of pilgrims on that wondrous Christmas nignt; - " ' : But he stayed for love and duty, ; .' And to fill the world with beauty, Bringins: perfect joy for sorrow, turning darkness into ugnt. ' . . r How He loved the hearts He soruht for is not told bv bells or carols. . But in more pathetic pictures of the gar- uen aou uie vruav, , . Yet He came to bring us pleasures, - - And to make us rich with treasures, And He did : not shrink iirom sorrow, or from poverty or loss. But He turns to some with yearnings, and thev do not care to Know mm, . Though their hearts are faint with sorrow, and their eyes witn tears are aim, He would chase away their sadness, - iiuxney sinz iof very Riaoness: k But they will not let Him heal them they can find no room ior Jiim. ,. ( M Dter TirirnrrD trrcwivr.r.j r' ' 'Heaven is never deaf but. when man s heart Is dumb. -:;,- ".., ' The time will come when three words spoken in charity will be worth more than ten thousana; woroar or. aisaainiui BCQtTi.-BUhop Hooker .. h .,!-, -. Mr. 'Wm.T ttuoknell ' has pre- . sented to the Philadelphia Episcopal- city mission his beautiful, residence at Chesnut Hill, valued at $75,000, for a home for con- . .j Whenever. , you. oommendr add your reasons for 'dome so; it. is this, which distinguishes the approbation , of a man of sense from tne nattery pi sycophants ana aamirauon or loois. , Rev.'. V7l Harrison, of England, states that "of twenty infidel lecturers and writers who have been prominent in-tne last thirty years, sixteen have abandoned their inhdeuty ana openly proiessea tneu faith in uhnst and their loy in nis salva tion." ' : r. Revi .W. H. Sloan, lately pas tor at Albion. K. x .. has been appointed by the Baptist Board a missionary to the City oi Mexico, tie isremarKaoiy aaaptea to this work, being a master or opanish. He hopes shortly to publish a paper and a collection of hymnals in Spanish. It is tirde to insist on the Scrip tare meaning-, of the term "evangelist.' He is not an evanireliat who roes about to well-organized Churches, and with the co operation of pastors and members holds revival service. : Ho matter now great a stir that man may make, or how great a revival be may lead, be is not an evangel ist. tkmlhtBtstern MettiodUt. That disciple who is entering: into giddy society and unholy amusements on the plea that Christianity need not be so strictly interpreted as it is by spiritually minded persona, would do well to ponder with prayer this saying or a learned and ancient father: "We convict the mind of sin when we convict it. of preferring the lower things, and forsaking the higher to enjoy them." Zion't Herald, v 'Full well I know I have more tares than wheat. ' - Brambles and flowers, dry stick and with ered leaves. Wherefore I blush and weep, and at Thy ieet - - - - I kaeel down reverently and repeat : Master, behold my sheaves I I know these blossoms, clustering heavilv. With evening dew upon their folded leaves, Can claim no value or utility: Tet well I know thy patient love perceives JNot what 1 did, but what 1 strove to do And, though the full ripe ears be sadly tew, Thou wilt accept my sheaves.' Every Other Saturday. True beauty is moral and spir itual. What is an material beauty com pared with it? The song of birds, the star lit nrmament, the many-colored rainbow, the expanses of evening sky, are beautiful. Heaven's light, as it streams over castle, tower and town sunrise unonthe AIds sunsets on the lake, are beautiful. Men spend health, time and money in search of the beautiful; but, after all. it chiefly con sistsin character. Material forms of beauty are illusory, but beauty of character has a deathless life; it withers not with the bloom On the cheek; the grave-worm cannot eat into its loveliness; it is the spirit s covering, and, like the soul it adorns, is immortal. The beauties of holiness never fade. Ex change. - : In the apostolic Church no sur gery was necessary to secure what was needed. The money leaped out of the pocket , with a spring of gladness. The poor seemed to emulate one another, and aspire to self -sacrifice as a matter of ambi tion. We hear nothing of a difficulty in raising enough for the support of the min isters. It came forth spontaneously from loving hands and hearts. TheGalatians would even have given Paul their eyes if the transfer had been possible. Our advan tages now are ten-fold greater than those of the first disciples, and yet the slowness of the people to respond to the calls made upon them' is becoming proverbial. The means of support are almost literally wrung out of the hands of many professors of re ligion. Richmond Advocate. . JOKES FROM THE POLE. NORTH A new . opera : is called "The Orange Girl.". It is expected , to provoke "pee.s" ot laugnter. . - -, -p Fowerfal steel knives which will cut cold iron have been , invented. They will be useful in railway restaurants. An old pun states that Eve was created for Adams Express Company, but but an inspection of the business done at the express offices this week will warrant .i r i . .i ta . j . uw opinioa uis uie xjvo reierreu to is Christmas Eve. Pittsburg -Dispatch. "How much do I owe you now? " asked the customer of the milkman, as he emptied the lacteal fluid Into the man's paiL "ror twelve quarts," answerea tne pump handle agitator1 with emotion. '- "Twelve quarts, eh! Well, lust chalk this one, too." ; "Oh, no," replied the man of measures, for-: getting himself; . "it won't stand chalking any more." Tanker's Gazette. , To speak the words her tongue did falter, Hut ail tier tears and prayers were idle; Her father forced her to the halter, - For he d determined on the bridle. She did .not, wish to stirrup strife, - And so her feelings she did smother; But saddle be her married life- She wedded one but loved another. :'R-.i;K"iU ::, a "..-, Boston Courier. Poor tutor: Know yon what I do when I hunger have ? Then draw I at home on my slate with chalk a white sau sage. When -1 right severe hunger have, draw I two. ' Then drink I once from my mug of beer; eat a piece of bread and rub from the sausage on the slate a piece away. Then drink I ; agahv eat .again a piece oi breaa and run again irom tne slate a piece of sausage away, till the last morsel, away is. ' Bo picture I myself in I have the sausage really eaten. Behold you, it is only Blatter., . . , , , . SO VTHERNITEStS. ' Sheriff-elect Showacre, of Mar shall county, . West Virginia, has. sued the Wheeling InteUigeneer for libel; claiming icza.uuu uamages. Bichard Winteremith, of Ken tucky," the Washington Republic thinks, "is bam ward s legitimate successor in tne lobby, and possesses so many of the latter 's agreeable and entertaining personal charac teristics as to be already known to the best people as Uncle Dick.:",,:1 i, ; ... ,., , Rev; Dr. Wi P. Mallalien.lately elected Bishop of the Methodist ' Episcopal Church, wno Has been assigned to duty in tne oontn, reacnea JXew uueans last week, and will make his home is that city. ' He Is a nauve or Massachusetts,' and spent .most or fan? lira mere, ana tms is ms first visit ' to the 8outh . His f amOy , now in Boston; will joln hint in rebruary. PAti. jttecora. , State Gleanings. The Hickory Press is fourteen years old. : Its first issue in January will be in new type. ' It affords us pleasure to note this evidence of success in a paper that was never oetier than under its present manage ment. Mr. Bryan is one of the best equip ped editors in the State. .. : , i Oxord Orphans 'Friend: '-, We are constantly receiving letters from parties in different sections of the 8tate asking for information in regard to contributions in kind. We need now boy's clothing.boy's shoes, hats, &c. The eirls are very well supplied for the present. -The Super intendent will take a class of boys and girls to Henderson on Tuesday before Christ mas to engage in a Sunday School Concert for the benefit of the Orphan Asylum. , Asheville Citizen: We regret to learn of the total 'destruction by fire of the store and its contents , of Mr. J. H. Woodward, on Ivy, Madison county. His insurance naa just expired. lx88 several thousand dollars. A man named Tay lor is going about the country selling, and setting out with his own hands, evergreens and other shrubbery.' We have seen a specimen of his handiwork and of his skill as a horticulturist. While setting out a half dozen or more arbor vitas trees for a lady of this place, the top of the tree fell off just above the roots. . She called his attention to the accident for which he gave an explanation. Not satisfied, she took the broken piece in her hand, when she discovered that the lower end or butt of the shrub was . whittled down, to form; a peg. which peg was then inserted in the root of some common weed ; the whole was nicely surrounded with moss to conceal the point Of junction. The whole i were fixed in the same way, r-Rev.. E,- 8. Gregory will be remembered as, the gentle-: man who delivered the annual address be fore the North Carolina Press Association' at Charlotte in 1875. v x i - : ! - Statesville :Xandmark: There has been a' recent revival of the old rumor: that there is to be a railroad Consolidation, by which solid passenger trainswill be run thrnnch from. A n trust, to' Warm Snrinira. ' via Charlotte and Statesvute, while the road from Salisbury to Statesville will become a branch road. At Mt. ftiourne, one day last week, a man named Hannon, with his two sons, dragged Hiram Holder off his horse, and belabored him with fence rails. the hind gate of a wagon, and such other , J ' .iJ 1 . .1 nanuv uuogs unui ifc seeineu aa n mere was not a sound spot, on him. He was terribly beaten, bruised and gashed, and a bloodier man was probably never seen in south Iredell, though he had no bones bro ken. TThe fight? was! the"2renewal of a former difficulty, : of the -cause of which we are not at present advised. - Statesville has had no good cause to complain of the fortune which the year now neanng its end has brought her; The health of the place has been excellent. Business has been fairly good.. It has been better in other seasons when crops were better, but still there has been no occasion lor aiscouragement. mere nave .been no failures among our business men and the most of them are upon a good basis. There have been great improvements in the town within the year not in the construction of business houses but of dwellings. . There have been many accessions to our popula tion and our prospects are very nattering. Blame asks that his friends "will do him the favor to discredit utterly all and any alleged expressions from mm wnicn are not made over his name." It is difficult to know how to take Mr. Blaine at all times. Not lone ago he was asking his friends to discredit numerous expressions that were made over his own name. Chi cago Times, Rep. Vital Questions ! 1 1 Ask the most eminent physician Of anv school, what is the best thine in 'the world for quieting and allaying all irri tation of the nerves and curing all forma of nervous complaints, giving natural, childlike refreshing Bleep always? And they will tell you unhesitatingly "Some form of Hops! !". CHAPTER X. Ask any or all of the most eminent phy sicians: "What is the best and only remedy that can be relied on to cure all diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs ; such as unent s disease, diabetes, retention or inability to retain urine, and all the dis eases and ailments peculiar to Women" i "And they will tell you explicitly and emphatically "tSachu I ! " Ask the same physicians : . "What is the most reliable and surest cure for all liver diseases or dyspepsia; con stipation, indigestion, biliousness, malaria, fever, ague, Sec, and tney will tell you "Manarakej or lMndelvml u" - Hence, when these remedies are combined with others equally valuable, And comnonnded Into Hon Bitters, such a won d erf til and mysterious euratlve power Is de veloped, which Is so varied In Its operations that no disease or 111 health can possibly exist or re sist its power, and yet It is Harmless for the most frail woman, weakest invalid or smallest enua to use. CHAPTER n. ' "Patients "Almost dead or nearly dying For years, and given up by physicians of Brieht's and other kidney diseases, liver complaints, severe coughs, called consump tion, nave been cured. Women gone nearly crazy If Iff From aeony of neuralgia, nervousness. wakefulness, and various diseases peculiar to women. FeoDle drawn ont of shane from exornotatinz nanss of rheumatism, innammetarrand chronic or suiienng rrom sororaia. ; team, blood poisoning, dyspepsia, tndl- gestion, and in fact almost all diseases frail i Natnraisheirto - t Have been cored bv Hop Bitters, proof of which Can be found in every neighborhood in the known tyNono Kennine without a bnnch of ereen Hops on the white label. Shan all the vile, poi sonous stun witn "Hop" or "Hops- m tneir name. Deoes&wiv ly tatnsat onm nrm Isaac batis.. . Gso. W. WttiTJAWB,, S. D. Wallacb... . i-resiaent .Vice President Cashier Bank of Hew Hanover. CAPITAL PAID DT - - - $350,000 AUTHORIZED CAPITAL - $1,000,000 DIRECTORS: W. I. Gore, P. Bneinstein, of Aaron G. w. Williams, or wu ' li&ma A Murehieon Hon. K. R. Bridgers, Pres itneinstem, -CM. Stedman. I Jas. A. Leak, of Wadca. W . A W. S. fi. Doro. E. B. Borden, ofjGolds- H. Vollers, of Adrian A Vollers. Jno. W. Atkinson, ' Isaac Bates. D.McRae. . Isaac uates. rresiacnt. B,B.BoBixx, (InlilnnnTin Dunnnli R.P.Howm. rresiaent. uuiliduuiu Jjiunuui vwsmer. r DIRECTORS: B. B. Borden. W. T. Faircloth. W. P. Koraegay ts, tcamonason. iierman wcuu WoHopTintn BtiQitph J.:a.l.x,jb President. nuuuuuiuu luuiiuiti t 'Cashier. DIRECTORS: 1. A. Leak,R. T. Bennett,G.W. Little, i. C. Marshal . Issues Certificates of Deoosit bearinc Interest. Is authorized by Charter to receive on deposit moneys aeia m trust oy isxecutors, Aonunietraiora, Gnaroians. Ac. Ac.. Ac Strict attention given to the orders and requests oi our country menus oy maii or otnerwise. . : novlB-wtf- j --... Fisliv&c. AAA Tthla aiirl Waif Rhln MTTLLETS ' 1 ZUU and MACKEREL, 1 QQ Boxes crac&eh ana uaiuta, inn Boxes Cream and Factory CHEESE, AW ', . ! . QQBaaRIOCOFFEB, :; ' , ' -I Qf Bbls Refined SUGARS, ; ' 1 ' JQQQ Bbls Good FLOUR. . '.- i -- HALL & PEARvSALL.; ,."oo W TMkWtiV ..i-st-'-ii .rih- D. O'Connor. RSAL ESTATE AGENT, WILMINGTON,' JJ. Real Estate Bomrht and Sold. In surance, Taxes and Rents promptly imp NEW ADVERTISEMENTS? TflJB -V.UlTCflCOCK UfP The Bwt Kerosene liebt. a No chimney or Rlote7Nora& odor. ND-nii.i.. 7;, " t Burns open like gas. Adanfevi K A Saperlor for rei '! - -ufiaUQ ZaZ ."itV."" 5U? .we will HITCHCOCK LASiP CO -dnoorporated 1878.) Watertown N V Remember, thU Is the ,xreBt "HITCHCOCK LA3IP. Qonsunp.Tiofj have been enred. Indeed, so etronic li ray (kith In it. i tbet I will eend TWO BOTTLES FEKK, toth" iuhf UABLB TREA1TOC on thl. dtaMM ,.iufcSi fflw UMiMKaiMm. BB. X. A. alOCUll, m Petri at x Of CUM OC UM wont kind ami rfl... '. W?ar"Laale8 J Geatlemen, to take lleht pleasant and easy employment their own homes: work sent hv m.n hi:..! at objection); 12 to $5 can be qnfeUy made-no Tcan yaaslng. Please address Globe MT 5 1? ton, nam., box 6,344, ' t . - Er-DAPTTAI, PBIZB, ST5.000.4b" T1cketsonly$5. Suarea la proporti.. i-onisiana State; lottery Comjanj. W do Kent certify Vuti m tunmu. n. TnUfor aS tAt Monthly and SemVAnnucd Drawing of Tha Louisiana Btatt Lottery Comvan and in pertm manaot and eonirol the draQw'i tumselw, and that fa tame art conducted wtik. honesty, fairness, and in good faith toward all var ties, ana tM auihonzs the Oomaanu tn M?t?t, fac-HmOe of our signatures attached Commlsalonera. Inoorporsxed in 1888 for 85 yean by the leeu latore for Educational and Charitable purposes" - BTl.K A JUinUal .1 MAMA i. It. r " li . "I" vi i,uw,wv to wnicn a reserve fund of $560,000 has since been added. By an overwhelming popular vote its franchise was made a part of the present State Constitution adopted December 2d. A. D. 1879. The OnZv Idttterv nr An Mui iifA.uj x.. the people of any State. " IT NEVER SCALES OR POSTPONES. ITS GRAND SINGLE NTTMB1TR Iffl.wimg TAKE PLACE MONTHLY. A SPLENDID OPPORTTIMTV nv WIN A FORTUNE, FIRST GRAND DRAW TNG, CLASS A, IN THB ACADEMY OF MUSIC AT NEW (ORLEANS, TUESDAY. Jannarv 13, 1885 1T6U1 Monthly Drawlne. CAPITAL PRIZE, ? T 5.000.- 100,000 TlckeU at Five Dollars Each Prmetlona in Fifths in Proportion. LIST OF PRIZES. 1 Capftal Prlre... $75,000 1 Capital Prize... 25,000 i capital mze... 8 Prizes of $6000. . 10,000 . 32,000 . 10,000 . 10,001 . 10,000 . 30,000 .. 30, .. 25,000 . 25,000 .. 6,750 .. 4.500 .. 2,850 265.500 5 Prizes of 2000.... 10 Prizes of 90 Prizes of 1000 600..., 100 Prizes of 800. 1- S00 Prizes of 600 Prizes of 100 60.... 1000 Prizes of . APPROXIMATION PRIZES. 9 Approximation Prizes of (750 9 Approximation Prizes of 600.. 9 Approximation Prizes of 250. ... 1967 Prizes, amounting' to... .. pplications for rates to clnbs should only bo le to the office of the Comnanv inNeV-- leans. For farther information, write clearly, giving fall address. POSTAL NOTES Express Honey Orders,or New York Exchange in ordinary letter, Currency by Express (all sums of $5 ana npwara at our expense) aaaressea -,; . m, a. waurain. , - New Orletnt, li, or BI. A. DAUPHIN, 1 607 Seventb St., Waaninfton, D.C. Kake P. O. Money Orders Davable and address Registered Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, - new vrietni, li. dec 17 PAW8aww we sat Manhood Restored liXMKDY f RKK. ATlCtim OI TO euiiDi Premature Deou. Sar Bxmedt Fbkb. Avictim of roathfiil impradence Servoas Debility, Loet Manhood, Ao.,havinir tried In vain every I svuur tried in nis every known remedyjias diaeorered a simple means of self-oure. which he will send FREB to his f ellow-afferen. Address, J-HRKKTOa, 43 Chatham St.' w York. ; nov 89 D&Wly . tnth sat nov 29: IMPORTANT ! A Ml :"AID .VALUABLE DEVICE A PATENT Water Closet Seat ! POB THE CURE OF HEMORRHOIDS, (Commonly called. "FILES,") Internal or External, and PROLAPSUS ANI, for Chil dren or Adults. NO MEDICINE OB SURGICAL OPERATION I NECESSARY. I have Invented a SIMPLE WATER CLOSET SEAT, for the cure of the above troublesome and painful malady, which I confidently place before the publio as a SURE RELIEF AND CURE ! It has been endorsed bv the leading resident Physicians in North Carolina. Is now being test ed In the Hospitals of New York, Fniiaacipma and Baltimore, and we are satisfied tne result will be satisfactory, as It has never failed else where. You can write to any of the Physicians orpromlnent citizens in Edgecombe Co., N. C. These Beats will be furnished at tne rouowum WALNUT, Polished, $8.00 1 Discount to Fnyat- CHBSRY, t -. . 5.00 V clclana ana to ine POPLAR, - - 600) Trade; t mreouons ror nsms will accompany eacn am We trouble Ton with no certificates. We leave the Seat to be its own advertiser. Address Tarboro, Edgecombe Con N. C. iy 17 DAWtf r THE DAILT STAR. OLDEST, DAILY PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA! mHK DAILY HOBNIKH STAK, a FIRBT-CLASS BEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPEC, published at the following low ' KATEB OF SUBSCRIPTION One Year, postage paid, ...... $7( 4 00 3 ro 75 Bixatontns, " " Three " One THE DAILY STAR Contains full Reports of the Wilmington Mar 5 kets, Telegraphic Reports of the Northern and European Markets, and the Latest . General News, by Telegraph ami Mail, from all parts of the i-World.'-": - Largest DAILY CIRCULATION in the STATE WM. H BESNA&O, ; . . Editor Pi opbixtob. Wilminston. N.l TO ALU Wm be rflaildrrf"f"iii It WU W WMMHIl U li", Jam I -J- - - ... . nin.i i'.hi. TtncSI. - r daaerlntkma and directkm for planting and dlnotiont for planting , Vegetable and Flower BSKOS, bvidb, Vegetable and Flower f ?i'oi T U.IY1; r tKKY ftwUi deo5Wl : ''? 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