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THF DAILY m^OBKMAfi
3ri('?iAlJX, Local Editor
A paper for all people, bnt eepeciaHy
tiie desire ’■.vnieh many are
EO«';. to entertiiiri for a noii-poiitioai
■• •eet, ibe Wokkwak 'S'ill strive to go
.ntc. -very house, leaving to other papers,
the Fcience of poUticB, giving the news
In ori( i and holding itself responsible
to tiie .moral sense of tlio community for
its ntterancea.
—A man at Chatanooga, Tenn-,
claims to have discovered perpetual
motion.
- ■ ■
—It i
poor way that some peo
ple have of beating a mule to death
with a view/ of putting life into the
n'.ule.
—It is not a good thing to count
thickens before they are hatched, but
into the day,, nor the other beyond
ic into the night.—Sunday School
Times.
The Blub Book Again.—Reply to Ex
Teacher, concluded from yes'erday:
It is charged that “Webster arranges
the words according to a sort of jingling
rhyme, and by getting the key word tlie
child rattles off the rest quite glibly,
bat give .him a word ont of the jingle
and he fails.” But how does this “quad
rale” with the concession of Ex T. that
“Webster does well enough for spelling
matches?” A spelling match, is it?
What could so truly test the ability of a
speller as to put him. in a match?
Bui, perhaps nnoonsoiousiy. Ex T
may have stumbled upon a fact that has
much to do with the past efficiency of
Webster’s speller, vIk: such an arrange
ment of the words “fh't by getting the
key word the child rattles off the rest.”
That must be a good thing, and it wonl'
ihat is not near so bad as counting Ibe deiralde that as mucii coivld be-sai
eggs before they are laid.
—Secretary "Whitney has made
awards for the building of the new
cruisers, at $1,248,000 ; $1,350,000 ;
$1,428.000; $490,000.
—•KnoxviTe, Tenn., has voted a
subscription of $500,000 to the Knox
ville and Southern Railroad Com
pany, and Powell’s "Valley railroad.
—We have been asked why the
norning meal is called "breakfast?
There may be two reasons, i, It
breaks the fast of food, and 3, it breaks
up the fa.st asleep.
—Mt. Airy people, in view of the
coming railroad, are talking of im
proving the various country roads
running into that place, which is a
very important matter.
—There is to be a Farmers’ Insti
tute at Lexington, August 30th and
3tst at which will be present Col.
Polk, Dr, Benbow, Dr. Dabney, and
'ther leaders in farm matters.
—A s.'Ccial to the ChcjJotte Chron
icie aunouaces that Judge ilall, of
d-;- Supreme Court Bench, of Ga.,
was stricken with paralysis, at Ashe
ville Sunday night—the second at
tack in a short while.
—At Dalton, last Friday and Sat
urday, as we learn from the Mount
Airy Nev,rs, the woods were fiill 'of
people who had come to see the first
iron horse that ever snorted up and
down those hollows.
—Two men have been arrested on
-.usj.iciou of having Set Sre to the
'svvortli bridge, where the frightful
raiiroaU accident occurred last week,
ill which atrout one hundred jieople
v.ere killed and as many wounded.
The men are in jail.
The Meeting Point.—Nature
uever builds fences. The mount
ain slopes down to meet the valley,
the day fades jind darkens into
night, the shore*helve8 off into the
sea, but the exact point at which
the one merges into the other is
undetermined. Is there, then, no
distinction between them ? Is the
daytime as the night, because no
eye can fix the instant when the
gates unclose to let the morning
through? Is the separation between
land and sea unreal, because be
tween them lies a narrow strip over
which they alternately hold sway ?
The Christian life, must slope down
ward to meet tbs'* world and mingle
with it. In business paitnerships,
in political interests, in social mat
ters, in hundreds of affairs, the
Christian and antiohristian must
meet on neutral ground. Is the
distinction between them lest, even
for an instant ? Because they have
great interests in common, because
in many things they act alike, is
the one in all essentials Uke the
other ? No more than the day is
as the night. Narrow is the border
land on which two men meet. As
regards all the other realities the
one is in the shadowy valley and
the other on the sunlit heights;
both touch the twilight’s border
land, bnt one never passes oyer it
for the oontJivunces which have been
brought in to supercede old Noah.
Again, it i.s said that in the modern
books—alas, that there should be so
many of them that nobody knows what
particular book is meant—“both the eye
and the ear are brought into play.”
From this it might be inferred that the
student of Webster is necessarily blind
folded when he sits down to his lesson.
But, after all, the intelligent reader
will ob-serve, first, that what is said of
the modern speller is wholly an assump
tion. There is no proof offered, and
none even hinted at. It is not even said
that Webster’s book has been a failure
in a single instance. It happens to have
age on its side, so that that frighttul
word “antiquity” can be written on it.
How very strange it is that t’ne question
between Webster and the modern spell
ers cannot come up on its merits, but
the agents of publishers must lobby
heavily at every legislature of the State,
and even offlr a premium on every copy
of the old book that shall be brought io
for exchange! Men of intelligence must
see the point. Did Noah Webster ever
dream that the time would come when
his speller would encounter such a
“ring” as that? Never, we think. Im
agine such a K an as Noah Webster, if
such a thing were possible, offering a
premium on”some other book which he
was trying to supplant with his speller.
The fact is, nobody would suspect Noah
Webster of any such scheme, and one
of the many reasons for which we like
his speller is, that a careful study of the.
book impresses the student with ideas of
justice, fairness, purity. He was a giant
in his day, the like of whic^| is nevtir
se'm now.
Tae bare idea of buying his way to
the favorable consideration of the
schools is so unlike Noah Webster that
nobody thinks of such a thing in con
nection with his name.
It was in the days when Noah Web-
ster’.s Spelling Book was studied, and
when the Latin Graa mar that the near
est answered to it was studied, also,
that, as we are informed by one of the
best scholars now in Greensboro, boys
were prepared to enter the University
as fhey are not now prepared.
The war upon the Blue Book, v/ith
the cry of modernization on the lip and
a money fee in the hand, merely repre
sents, as we think, the hop, skip, and
go easy system whose insidiousne.ss in
enfeebling the muscularity of our youth
is only equaled in the readiness with
which the new system is received in
many of our institutions. And this sug
gests to one of our most emiDei,t edu
cators, in a late communication to the
editor, this question: “Pray tell me, in
what profession are there the most
quacks?” The same authority writes as
f IDws: “The ‘old education’ made
‘spellers as could spell;' the new can
do no more.”
S@“Ladies will find relief from head
ache, oostiveness,smimming in the head,
colic, sour stomach, restlessness, indi
gestion, constant or periodical sick
headaches, weakness in the back or kid
neys, pain in the shoulders and different
parts of the body, a feeling of lassitude
and despondency by taking Simmons
Liver Regulator. It is not unpleasant,
is purely vegetable, and is not injurious
to the most delicate constitution.
Magistrate—It’s $10 or thirty
days. Uncle Kastus. You can take
your choice.
Biickleu’s Arnica Sa4^e.
The best Salve in tne Vforld for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Kheum,
Fever sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erupn
tions.and postively cures Piles, or no pay
required. It is guaranteed to give per
fect satisfaction, or money refunded'
Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Hunter & Michaux.
nov. 1.5—ly dvw
Personal,
—Judge Gilmer will preside at Sur
ry court next week.
—Miss Maggie Barrett, of this city,
is on a visit to her many friends in
Kernersville.
— Capt. Crutchfield and wife, of
Winston, were here for a short time
this morning.
—Mr. Davidson, of Gibsonville
(Minneoia) Cotton mills, '«as here a
short time to-day.
—Mr. J. W. Scott went to Danbury
Saturday and returned yesterday. He
Imports the hotels full and running
over.
—Mess. J. C. Stewart and Martin,
have returned to this city to resume
their studies in tire Dick & Dillard
law school.
was out to-day
ftOTi days, he
having
confined to his house
with sickness.
—Mr. M. C. Patterson, one of the
tobacco buyers, on the Greensboro
market, left this morning for the Al
legheny Springs.
—Mr. Levi Houston, accompanied
by Miss Hattie Causey, aas gone on
a visit of some time to Mount 'Ver
non Springs.
—Mr. J. "V"an Lindley, if question
ed right closely, will tell you about
some 2 lb Irish potatoes grown in hi.S
patch at Pomona.
—Miss Loula Whitehead, who has
been on an extended visit to relatives
in this city, left this morning for her
home in Duplin county.
—Mrs. Garland, who has been on
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Speight
Hunter, near Tabernacle church, re
turned to Columbia, S. C., this morn-
ing.
—Capt. Hail is in town to day.
He says he will begin work on the
railroad bridge at Little Yadkin, near
Dalton, one day this week, and he ex
pects the brid^ to be ready for use
in about three"week"s."'’"'* ■ “
—Mr. Hicks, whose home is at St.
Stephen, S. C., and who married
Miss Annie Wiley, of Greensboro,
has been here a week or so on a visit,
and returned to his charge in South
Carolina to day.
—Mr. Jas. Clark, of Oak Ridge,
with Mrs. Claik, has just returned
from a visit of over two weeks to
Mrs. Clark's relatives at Tatum’s and
McCall’s stations on the Cape Fear
and Yadkin "Valley railroad, S. C.
—Capt. J. E. Gilmer, Capt. D. P.
Mast, Mess. M. W. Norfleet, E. C.
Edmund.son. and Sterling Smith, of
Winston, started to Morehead City
this morning as delegates to the To
bacco Convention, and Mess. J. L.
King, H, L. Scott, W. E. Bevill, R,
M. Rees and J. B. Balsley oi Crreens
boro, went down to represent Greens
boro in the same convention.
—The freights received at this
place, and passing by to other points,
has been far greater this season than
eyer known before.
^ . ’.fonrterWTCures.
W. D. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale
and
Betail Druggists of Borne, Ga., say:
We have been selling Dr. King’s NeV
Discovery, Electric Bitters and BucL-
len’s Arnica Salve for two years. Have
never bandied remedies that sell so well,
or give such universal satisfaction.
There have been some wonderful cures
effected by these medicines in this city.
Several cases oi pronounced Consump
tion have been entirely cured by use of
a few bottles of Dr, King’s New Dis
covery taken in connection with Elec
tric Bitters. We guaranted them al
ways.
Sold by Hunter & Michaux.
Greensboro Female College,
T he sixty-fifth session of
this well-equipped and prosperous
Institution will begin on the 24th day of
August, 1887.
Tuition n full English Course, per ses
sion of weeks, for day Pupils $20.00
Tuition in Preparatory Depart
ment $10.00 to $15.00
For Catalogue, apply to
y6ta T. M. JONES, President.
A FUL L LIME OF THE
JAllES MEANS SHOES
—FOR. SALE BY—
H. FARIIIOR .AND
ael2 Iw GEEENSBOEO, N. C.
New Boarding House!
RS. WOGGOMAN has taken charge
of the
CElNiTRAL HOTEL,
which luu; just been put in nice order,
and is supplied with clean and nice fur
niture and is prepared to entertain a
number of Boarders, both regular and
trausieut. Polite and obedient servants.
Good table accommodation.
5®“For Tiansient Boarders, ‘25 cents
per meal and the same for lodging.
Call early and get terms. Jy27 6w
Mrs. Hundley’s School.
MRS. E. D. HUNDLEY
—WILL, ON —
Thursday, September isf, 1887,
E BSUME her School for Girls and
Boys. .The Session will be for
Niue Months.
The management will be pleasant and
home-like.
Those, who have patronized this School
in the toast are competent to give an
opinion ot its meriD.
Ii^g“Terms as heretofora,
£@“For particulars, inquire of Mrs.
Hundley. «ug. 0. 1887—tf
~IIYGEI.AI
Builders and Contractors’ Notice-
W E HAVE JUST RECEIVED A
carload of Eosendale CEMENT,
a carload of Virginia LIME, a carload
of Rockland LIME, and haye plenty of
CALCINED PLASTER. PLASTER
ERS’ HAIR, SHINGLE TIN. and
VALLEY TIN, and want to talk to yon
about your Tin Roofing before you con
tract with others.
Nota Bex.a.—We still keep No. 1
Timothy Hay, Corn and Shipstuff of
the very best quality.
WH.ARrOxV V STBATF0,RD.
.July 28 Iw
English and Olassical Scliool
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS !
1
ViONDERmlllSCOVERY
TOBACCO AN AID TO HEALTH !!
A new TOBA.COO, manufaotured
at Richmond, Va., by
Tfios: C. lilliamsS Co„
L'NLEE A FOBMULA PEEP ABEL BY
PEOFESSOE MALLETT,
Of the University oi Virginia.
WILL OPEN AN ENGLISH AND
CLASSICAL SCHOOL, in
BOG .ART H,AL.L,
—ON —
MONDAY, AUGUST 5, rss1. •
The ses.sioi; will ooiifinue until the
opening oi the Greensboro Graded
School. Each studeut must furnisit a
table for his or her own use,
TEEiXS :
Com, English branches pm- mo,, $2,0u
Higher Eng. (Gram. History, &c ) 2.5i
Ancient Lan,guag03, LOG
Tuition must be paid mnnthly.
Contingent fee for each pupil for t'tie
whole Term 50o.
aupOSt SAMUEL 0. SMITH.
LIVEEY, FEED and SALE
Anti-Malariai ; Anti-Dyspeptic ; a good
Nervine, and an excellent Chew.
Try It! It Is Eo Humbug!!
For particulars oi its virtues,
call for certificate at
T. 8. SHELTON’S,
where the Tobacco can be had.
Greensboro, Aug. 8 Im
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