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fj Tin's Fdpor r fc " mm*■ r | 'JoC s ( Jannaij Ljjj? me 20. i« i.sr. AHHTON. >, H be wh»*n lifn i?i closing— ■ i en all o'er; . 1 -i i-t our ris-n Lord, peaceful nhore. • lay our hu relent* down, • i : h-KH viour H>*y : sK>i 1 and faithful child, . re. "ivt* thy pay. - '1 • way sft-TiiM very rouj?h, - arts oppress; Nu ll'-HH conies to fill - ■ ith d»*ep dint renn. .* i!! fli i a n -h«H»i intr ray; .•if a brighter world. 1 .f i iidIPHH day. ,• ••vi-rlftsr iiti HprliiK. v.-r f«iliajf flowern; s w. h fiiiKli' touch fVr falln • iul bowers. : . sof sw'ii st music - -w »hf halmy air, »... niik"- of praise, eternal praine, ■ i .«t the royal heir. n»trt rent, my soul now I ;■ P > hour to HOC; V I m lay rny burdens down, , »'from sorrow free, 1 or the I'IIM A CAROLINIAN. I w illKlit MUHIIIKHv i *ii i.-hf in over thc«ea, . r>- fjilliutr dark on the leu; ! neon 'lif wind's voices, iron: the far-off shore. hach portion of the day has pleas un - and beau lien of its own, but to Lilt' the twilight hour is the dearest. All the the cares and vexations of the day are then over and we usual iv have an hour for quiet thonght tin-1 reflection. And how lovely the the scene! The sun has sank to rest mid billowy clouds; these, too, are fast disappearing, and now the ftais are peeping forth, like dia- UJOIHIH on the mystic brow of night; -> on the mot>n will rise to light the world with her silvery beams, and though it is but the lesser light, yet it is quite as beautiful as the bright er radiance of the sun. How eagei ly is this hour looked forward to by the thousands of busy workers all over this and other lands. All day they have been busy ii. tlie counting room, the office, the -chool room, the factory, or on the farm; but now their work for the day is finished and they are hasten ing home. It may be only a cottage, vine-wreathed, and with flowers in the yard, yet those they love are waiting there to cheer them with words of affection, after the day's hard work, and they make it the leaivst spot on earth toihem. Home !—what tender l associations • >ter around that word! How it -t ukes upon the heartstrings, awak oiii; £ all the sweet memories that have slept in memory's chamber ! ir thoughts instinctively turn to t! e home of our childhood. We see again the loved pa y ents, who watch ( i over our infant years with so r uch solicitude, and who shared o joys and sorrows of our later years. We think of the 1 appy band of brothers and sisters now broken and scattered, and of the many hap -1 > hours spent in that dear old homo, and wonder why no pleasures ct later years are half so sweet as those earlier years. But, oh! what sorrow is ours as u 'e stand by the bedside of the dear f-'« the best friends this world can P v «, and see them die; know that we hear that loved voice no more, L " r see that sweet smile again, li.ere is no love so pure, so strong that of father and mother. We kerer know the depth of their affec '• n for us until we are deprived of J', then we soon realize what a hard, L unfeeling world this is. Our • friends may for some slight become our enemies, but the o of parents for their children is t' e nuine. I have been writing, the flight has deepened; it is now I'iite dark. Thousands all over our -aDd are now gathering around their Press mbCarolinian. fiiesides. If we could look into the many homes what pictures of happi ness and sorrow of affluence and want would greet our vision. To manv the day has been full of hap piness, while others have drank deeply from the cup of sorrow, but let those who sorrow remember that "weeping may endure for the night, but that joy cometh in the morning.'' There is a silver lining to every cloud, and some of the darkest clouds have the brightest lining. And while we let fall a tear with those who weep let us also r.joice with those in whose life some happi ness lias come. Our own happiness would be increased tenfold if we re joiced in the pleasures of those around us, but it is too often the case that the happiness of others is of little moment to us. Our own trials and cares occupy our minds so fully that we will not enjoy the hap piness of others, though it would brighten our lives wonderfully if we would. I trust that all whose eyes shall scan these lines may have pleasant dreams to-night. May peace be the pillow for their heads, and if they awake no more on earth may they find the pearly gates of Heaven open for them, where they may en ter and rest forever, secure from all sickness, sorrow, pain and death. DAISY ASHTON, We Hope lie 1H a l»ropliet. Within sixty days money will be easier than ever before. Everything now tends in that direction. It is estimated that the people who be came timid and frightened put $100,000,000 in their bureau draw ers and stockings. There is too much money in the world, and such a friendly feeling between the great financial institutions of different countries, that a panic is out of the qut stioti. £200,000,000 will be turn ed loose in this country before Feb ruary Ist, 1891.—[Greensboro North State. I'.iKlit Hundred Persona Killed bv a Siuolter, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.—The steamship Belgic has arrived here with Chinese advices to November 20th, and Japenese advices to De cember 3rd. The powder explosion at Taiping was more serious than at first reported, over 800 persons be ing killed. A Chjnamau lighting a pipe while repairing the roof of the powder mill is said to have caused the catastrophe. A Republican novcotter, Alas ! Alas !—it has come to pass that the Progressive Farmer has been boycotted. Since Brother Cade took charge a subscriber wrote him. "Please send me the amount due you and stop my paper. When I want a Democratic paper I will subscribe. You cau't make a Demo crat out of me by reading your pretended Alliance paper. I am a Republican Alliance." Oil and water will not mix easily. A plain, houest looking gentleman named Hart, from Pennsylvania, passed up the Western railroad one day last week, and was interviewed by the editor. The old gentleman frankly admitted be had always been a Republican, but this year he voted for Pattison because Quay was a thief and a scoundrel and he and the honest people were done being led bv such politicians. The Empress of Germany gave birth to a sixth son on the 18th in stant. He is a great-grandson to Queen Victoria, and may in time be come Emperor of Germany by out iving all his brothers. tnckorp, IWortb Carolina, iDcccmlvr 23, IS9O. AT ABHEVIIJ.E. C>r«at Inter state Imitiitera tion Contention. About one thousand of the most entei prising men from fourteen of the Southern States associated in Asheville on the 17th as The Im migration convention. W hen the Convention assembled Gen. R. B. Vance was made temporary chairman, and Mr. Elliott, of Florida, temporary secretary. Addresses of welcome were made by Nat. Atkinson, Esq., and Gov. Fowle. Mr. \Y. S. Primrose, president of the State Agricultural and Mechani cal College then addressed the meet ing setting forth the vaiue of exposi tions as an advertisement of re sources, the beuetits of the citizens at home and from other states meeting to discuss such important events as the piesent; of the value to the of making a first class exhibit at the Columbia exposition of the mineral and agricultural resources. He said that the people of the North do not understand of what euoi mous value is our timber and other resources, of the immense water pc ver !\ing at our-doors unused, and of the grandeur of society and maguificent climate. He then oflered the following resolutions which were adopted. "Resolved by the North Carolina delegates now in attendance at the interstate immigration convention assembled in Asheville, N. C , Dec. 17, 1890, representing all the counties of the state: '•First. That i ».;much as North Carolina possesses a climate, a geo graphical position and material resources unsurpassed by any sec tion of this great country, or of the known world, therefore we deem it not only expedient but eminently wise and proper that the facts con cerning these advantages shall so be set forth as to be recognized, not only by our own people, but by all who seek legitimate investment of capital and a place for honest labor. "Secoud. That while the State press, recognizing and representing our best interests, is faithfully en deavoring to convince, not only our own people, but all others who can be reached, of the great and varied resources of our State, the law abid iug character of our citizens and the safety of investment; yet its circula tion is limited, anil the people of the country at large are to a great de gree ignorant of the advantages we can offer. "Third. That we consider not only should our fellow citizens in all parts of this great country be made acquainted by printed statements of the advantages to be gained by investment of their capital and labor in North Carolina, but that we should present on all suitable ooca sinus by object lessons what we have to offer to all who are seeking new fields of labor. "Fourth. We regard the Colum bia Exposition to be held iu Chicago as offering an opportunity of mak ing a creditable exhibit of our resources which should by no means be negiected, and we therefore re spectfully request the Governor of this State to urge upon the approach in« r session of the General Assem- O bly, the grant of a sufficient appro priation, say of $25,000, certainly not less than £20,000, to accomplish the desired end. "Fifth. It being understood that we desire no influx of irresponsible foreign immigration, but that to all who respect the constitution and laws of this country and of our own commonwealth, we will extend a cordial welcome to cast in their lots with us and become our fellow Citizens. A number of committees were appointed and much work done in the line of advertising Southern advantages and inviting honest and decent immigration. Two States made exhibits. Florida displaced two fine pine apples as an induce ment to lovers of good thiugs to go down and eat and live Kentucky placarded "Old Bourbon" and a "little brown jug," to invite the lawless and vicious to come to that State and drink hell-broth, raise hell generally, and die and go to their cwn place. There was considerable com ment on the Kentucky exhibit and it was not displayed. Much good may be done by this Immigration Convention. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 15— W. J. Leroy. a freight conductor on the Louisville & Nashville R. R , was ar rested last night. His arrest, it is alleged, is the first of wholesale prosecutions to begin at once against trainmen on the road. They aie accused of systematically break ing into and robbing freight cars, and it is even charged that wrecks have been arranged in advance to cover evidence of wholesale thefts. These thefts, it is said, are part of a conspiracy against, the road, which has existed ever since the strike of three mouths ago. To Keep sweet potatoen from Rotting. Concord Times. Much complaint is made about the rotting of the sweet potato crop. L>. H. Ridenhour says he never fails to save potatoes put up this way : Make a trough the length you wish the diameter of your kiln, bore holes in it from G to 15 inches apart, lay this box on your bed, pile your po tatoes over it to the desired height and then cover with straw and dirt in the old fashioned way. In very cold weather close up the enda of the box. It is now said Governor Hill will run again for Governor and trust to a re-election to have the needed ef fect on the national convention in 1892. The Herald says if either Hill or Cleveland is nominated for the Presidency in 1892, the friends of the defeated one will knife the candidate, as in 1888. If that is the true condition of things, we favor sending Cleveland to the U. S. Sen ate, Hill to a reform school and make Campbell President Major Robert Bingham says: "If a North Carolina girl is blind we ' send her to the asylum and give her | public money ; if she is without hear j ing we educate, her by public money; if she is a criminal we send her to ' the penitentiary and spend public 1 money on her, but if she is perfect in mind, body and morals, not a cent of public money do we spend upon her training, but leave her to do the best she can for herself." The Progressive Farmer says Col. Polk "was at his home in this city and sound asleep at the time," he has been reported in Jacksonville, Fla . with others deriding not to call a meeting of the Third party. How much of the balance of the story j ! was false ? The city of New York says Por ter's census cheats it out of 200,000 ! population, a member of Congress and one vote in the el#*ctoral college ( in 1892. The Republican Congress men voted against a new and a fair count and the Herald says the? will jbe remembered in 1892. Good ! f- YOUR r rf .:■> ( . "*WV»t •» V«V«t J \\ 4 J ■ *h t 1 v aaiut> Vlov« It un.\l l-'.iid of Hit* World I*roplir«*lvcl. Muxict, Ind , Deo, 15—Mra. Mara B. Wood worth bestir* a series of revival meetings hero about four weeks ago, and among the most con stant attendants was Ruth Hughes, a seventeen-} ear old girl. Last Wednesday she went into a trance and remained seemingly unconscious sixty hours, her body being rigid and one arm extending upward. When she came uut of the trance she said she had seen her brother, her Saviour and many persons she had known on earth. She got to the pearly gat»>s, but had net been permitted to enter. The Saviour told her the world would come to an end and for all people to prepare. She also saw the fiery furnace of hell and the many there be ing punished. She was giving a de scription of Christ, when she fell in to another trance, in which she re mained until Sunday afternoon about i o'clock. Tlie Alliance and iH«>z. If Cleveland be the Democratic nominee for President and an Alli ance leader from Kansas be placed on the same ticket for Vice-Presi dent, that ticket will win ami defeat Blaine. The Alliance members from the Northwestern States are a unit for the People's party movement, yet not wedded to the sub-Treasury plan, so warmly espoused by the Southern members. McGrath, of Kansas? Loucks, of North Dakota, and Governor Willpts, of Kansas, are working for this movement and assert, it is a political necessity. If Governor Willets, of Kansas, were selected as Vice-President, or some other Alliance leader of abili ty, this coalition would sweep the country and defeat the Republican party. —[Shelby Aurora. For an Income Tax. Atlanta ''on*titntion. The farmer* are doing a good deal of hard thinking these days, and it iH bound to produce results. The National Farmers' Alliance has just put a plank in its platform in' favor of a just and equitable graduated tax on incomes, and the country will endorse it. Under such a tax something can be done to prevent the $2,000 a day capitalist from growing richer and the J? 1 a day toiler from growing poorer. It is the concentration of too much wealth in the hands of the few that checks general prosperity. The farmers are on the right line, and in this fight they are the people, for the people are with them. ne Are All Agreed* Progr»%lT» Farmer. We agree with our exchanges in the opinion that Dr. Macune's bor rowing two thousand dollars from a htranger whom he desired to see elected to the Senate of the United State* looks ugly. But there may be, and we eincerely hope there is, some way of explaining the matter consistently with the innocent of all the parties. The Progressive Farm er is open to Dr. Macune and his friends to make any statements they may be desirous of making to the public. John Porter, a yorng white man, was arrested near Waco last Friday and lodged ; n jtil on the charge o? ! stealing a horse and *2O in money from Oapt. P. P. Moll, of Catawba county. When captured, Porter had disposed of the horse and spent or given away the money. He was carried to Morganton jail Tuesday. —f Aurora. IHuruber 51.
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