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'0161 'LZ Jaquradas 'jtepsanj,
What -we would like to know is, if
Walter Wellman considers himself an
aviator or a rare avis?
When we nominate a candidate in
a direct iprimary election we know
rwho most of the voters will stand for.
The Norfolk Landmark inquires:
'Do ladies ever snore?" Well, if they
do, it snore more than is expected of
them.
The New Orleans woman who creat
ed a sensation bj drinking a bottle of
ink in public may (have wanted to
blot ot her past.
The "blind boss" of Republicanism
in Rhode Island is dead. Lots of oth
er political bosses are not blind but
they are not able to see their finish.
Congressman Sereno E. Payne en
dorses the Aldrich-Payne tariff law.
Sure, Mike. A man is not expected to
kick himself because the crowd is af-
i
ter him.
Don't go back on your friend be
cause he has a fault. The next menu
you make probably will have as great
a fault. Faults are widely distribut
ed. Col. Bryan 'has again disappointed
quite a number of Democrats. He re
fuses to bolt, thus absolutely failing
to justify their actions in bolting him
on various pretexts.
The heigth of absurdity is now oc
cupied by the standpatter who does
n't know "where he is at" and who i3
being laughed at by the free silver
ite who got off the perch and let the
standpatter get on.
Dorithy Dix inquires: "How can wo
men keep their husbands from lying
around the house?" Quit following
them around the house and cornering
them in such a way they can't get
out of it without lying. .
E-President Roosevelt said to some
newspaper men: "I must keep my us
ual reticence." The -word "retience"
used iby Roosevelt bristles with humor
and the thought of it must even have
amused the Colonel himself.
Congrssman Boutell, incorrigible
standpatter, of Illinois, was defeated
by an insurgent a few days ago. Mr.
Boutell says: "I place no reliance in
a direct primary." It is hardly neces
sary to remark that Boutell went up
against a direct primary when he hit
the ceiling. He was fairly and squar-
ly defeated 'but he announces that he
will run in the general election as an
Independent. Illinois Democrats don't
care if he does.
Congressman Humphrey, of the
State of Washington, the ship subsidy
ibill man, has .gone against the rocks
In ad effortvto land a renomination.
, The insurgents steered him through
the breakers and now the subsidy man
will subside... Ill-informed ship sub
sidy newspapers of North Carolina
should note , that Humphrey got the
ibump in the 'Sate that is ambitious
to become the greatest maritine State
on the ' Pacific.' .
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The action of., tflle Grand Army of
the Republic inlstifling the spirit o
intolerance manifested In some of its
posts 'Concernijig the statute of Gen
eral Robert EC Lee in Confederate uni
form, among , the statutes of other
famous Americans in statuary lhall in
the National Capitol, was so confi
idently expected, it is only necessary
to place the G. AjR.a action on record
as evidence that the organization is
t made up of soldiers - and not - camp
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HOW TO MAKE WILMINGTON.
"Manufacturing is the thing to bring
population and wealth to Wilmington."
Nothing truer than that was ever
said It is the keynote for an indus
trial movement which should begin in
Wilmington at once not later, but
now What we have quoted was said
by Mr. E. C. Holt, president of the
Delgado Cotton Mills of this city. It
is a sell evident proposition, but It
comes from one who knows what. he
is talking about and whose success as
a manufacturer enables him to speak
from experience. It corned from one
who speaVs from practical knowledge
and the statement is made by one who
is one of the best of authorities on the
subject of manufacturing what it
means to a city, what it will accom
plish and what its value is as an asset
in city building.
The remarks made by Mr. Holt are
taken from an interview with him, pub
lished in the second section of the Star
Sunday. -It i3 to be hoped that every
man, young and old, in Wilmington,
has either read or will read that inter
view. It was to the point and we are
sure every man Interested in the pro
gress of Wilmington will be benefitted
by reading what Mr. Holt says so
clearlr and impressively. Every prac
tical man will recognize the impor
tance of his observations and. sugges
tions, and the beauty of it is that he
does not present a theory but talks
plainly about what has been done and
what can be done in Wilmington and
for Wilmington by manufacturing en
terprises. If you have not read that
article don't miss it, because it is of
practical value and should be acted
upon in a united effort to make of Wil
mington what she ought to be and!
what she will be if our business men
and citizens will put their shoulders
to the wheel.
Mr. Holt in his interview discusses
the need of new industries in Wilming
ton and his talk was a practical dis
cussion nlong the line of town develop
ment This subject is receiving wide
spread attention throughout the South
and Mr. Holt has contrbuted to that
discussion what should result in great
benefit to Wilmington.
He not only demonstrates town de
velopment in this State and others by
means of manufacturing and industrial
enterprises, but presents us an object
lesson right in our midst. That object
lesson is the Delgado Cotton Mills, of
which he is president, and which is
now scoring a success that is grati
fying to Wilmingtonians. The impor
tance of that enterprise to Wilming
ton in only one particular will be real
ized when it is stated that the compa
ny now pays out to labor $85,000 a
year. This means the distribution of
more than $7,000 every month, and a
score of industries having a similar
payroll would mean just that much
more to the trade, prosperity and de
velopment of Wilmington along many
lines.
More industries with payrolls like
the Delgado Mills would mean an ad
dition to the population of Wilming
ton. It would mean a great increase
in the retail mercantile business of
the city. It would result in quickening
the real estate market and in the
building of moje homes. Manufactur
ing simply will mean more people,
more money and more business In hun.
dreds of ways that it is not necessa
ry to mention. All of that would mean
bigger and more prosperous city.
New industries of various kinds would
make every man, woman and child ot
earning capacity a valuable asset to
the community. As rapidly as new in
dustries are added it would mean an
influx of more people and a steady de-
el'opment as a consequence.
Successful industries like that of
the Delgado Mills not only give em
ployment to the working people and
put their wages in circulation, but they
employ capital and distribute divi
dends on the capital so employed. That
means an increase of wealth and, as
Mr. Holt points out from experience, it
demonstrates that capital can be pro
fitably employed in manufacturing in
Wilmington. The Delgado Mills fur
nish proof of that. Practical demon-'
stratiens like that will not only bring
more population to Wilmington, but it
will bring more capital.
A careful and earnest perusal of the
interview will be an inspiration to citi
zens of Wilmington anxious to develop
Jae city. Those who read his interest
ing remarks will be convinced that
manufacturing is not an experiment in
Wilmington but a success. He stives
several notable illustrations of the
marvelous growth of other cities, and
what has been done in them can be
done in Wilmington with the same
splendid result in development. In
fact, what has been done by the Del
gado Mills can be duplicated here
many times over. Wilmington also
ha3 other prosperous industries which
demonstrate their value to the city
and the object lesson which they fur
nish should be all that is necessary
to induce our moneyed men to get
busy and Invest their capital in profit
able industries. There are many of
them and If the business community
will unite in the purpose and determi
nation -to make Wilmington a manu
factoring city they, can easily ascertain
the line of industries for which there
ate possibilities here.
A city, to make progress, must have
a basis for growth. No city was' ever
built that did' not spring up or come
into existence In response to a de-
mand for it. The growth, of cities
MOKarara star, wTLMiyGToy. jr. e., Tuesday, September 27, 1910.
however, ca"n be accentuated by the
enterprise and industry of its people.
Substantial growth must be based up
on resources, fin. our harbor and the
ocean we have the resource for com
merce. In our forests and In the
trucking and farming regions we have
resources that contribute to the de
velopment of Wilmington. Our export
business, our trucking business, our
lumber interests, our naval stores bus
iness, our peanut business, and all the
allied and mercantile enterprises con
tribute their share to the prosperity
and growth, of Wilmington, but there
is one great need for the more rapid
and substantial development of the
city and ihat need has been emphasiz
ed in a pointed way by Mr. Holt.
Don't go to sleep over what a prac
tical man and successful manufactur
er suggests. Don't dream over the
demonstration of our opportunities.
Get together and do something under
the inspiration of the successes point
ed out by Mr. Holt.
BETTER THAN AN ORANGE GROVE
Eastern North Carolina ii the na
tive heath of the scuppernong grape.
It is a delicious table grape gut far
mare famous for the manufacture of
wines and jellies with a flavor and
bouquet unrivalled by that of aoy otfr
er grape. Surely one of the posiibil
ities of the future in this part of
North Carolina lies in grape culture,
for which the soil and climate are
admirably adapted. One of our great
est possibilities for wealth is contain
ed in the russet scuppernong.
Growing the scuppernong is getting
to be quite an industry in the section
around Wilmington. There is a live
ly demand, for every bushel of the de-
icious scuppernong that can be pro
duced. Wine manufacturers have dis
covered the great value of this unriv
alled Carolina grape, and that demand
for them for making wines has been
an incentive to a larger production of
grfapes in the country. Messrs. Sol
Bear & Co., of Wilmington, manufac
ture thousands of gallons of fine wine3
and their winery has induced the
farmers of the various counties in
this section to plant scuppernongs.
The old vines are producing rich har
vests and the young ones planted)
three years ago are now bearing and
making the industry notable. Other
wine manufacturers are also in the
market for scuppernongs, and there
is ready demand for a hundred time3
more grapes than are produced at
present. The competition for this
splendid wine stook is so sharp that
big pricey are 'being paid and the
growers of scuppernongs would not
swap profits with a Florida orange
grower. The ract is, mere is no lim
it to the demand for the scuppernong
and never -will 'be any more than there
is for the luscious oranges of Florida.
However, an acre of eastern North
Carolina land planted in scuppernongs
will yield more profit than a Florida
acre planted in oranges.
The russet scuppernong is now be
ing marketed and is turning in many
an extra dollar to the growers. This
money is like "getting money from
home," because alter tne scuppernong
is planted it requires little attention
till the fruit is gathered and marketed.
The harvesting part of it is so easy
that it is fun for the "kids." When a
scuppernong vine begins to produce
it yields more and more every year
and its'- life evidently will compare
with that of Methuseleh. The parent
Yine on Roanoke Island Is 300 yeaiu
of age and is still doing business.
Once planted, the scuppernong requir
es little attention. The fact is, some
people do not pay any attention to
them at all, but they yield from 125 to
500 bushels ter acre. What they
would do with systematic culture no
one .knows. There seems to be few
insect enemies of the scuppernong and
while sometimes the crop is short a
total crop failure has never been
known. 1
During the past week the wine man
ufacturers have been paying $1.10 per
bushel for scuppernongs and the Star's
correspondent at Whiteville writes on
Saturday that "the scuppernong grape
business is now on and from 250 to
700 bushels are shipped daily." Last
Thursday two solid carloads were
shipped, from Vineland, and wihen it
is realized that from $250 to $700 a
day are being distributed in that sec
tion for scuppernongs which costs lit
tle more ttian the gathering and the
hauling, it can be observed that we
have a new source of wealth at a
season of the" year when it is needed
mostly. The 'Star's Whiteville corres
pondent says "the vines when once
set require but little care or attention
and as a source of nrnfit tViov am ra-
ahead of a Florida orange grove." A
number of new vineyards are being
planted in this section and we are sura
that the production of the scuppernong
is a great possibility for the country
all around Wilmington.
Today is the date for the New York
Mate Republican convention at Sara
toga. The "old guard" no doubt has
arranged all the terms of surender
to Teddy without running the risk ot
eing caught by tne gcruff Qf neck
and having their arms twisted out h
socket all the same as the Western
socaiist who called the Rough Rider
CURRENT COMMENT.
But if Mr. Butler had kept out of
it it would have left the State Demo
crats without an issue. Durham Herald.
The Wilmington papers have very
little use for the scissors and paste
on their editorial pages. Charlotte
Evening News.
We want to see the time when our
Congressmen and Senators wfll be
nominated by popular primaries just
as our county officers now are. This
may not be a perfect way of doing it
but it has got the old mode beat to a
frazzle, in our opinion. Newbern Sun.
Mr. Marion Butler is said to have
overslept himself at Wilmington and
thus failad to keep his Lumebrton ap
pointment. He once "overslept him
self" in Maxton and laid it to the por
ter, who was very indignant, saying
that he called him several times.
Maxton Scottish Chief.
A Southern minister has reached
the conclusion that the boll weevil is
a Curse Sent hv Prnvirienr.p linnn the
people because they wouldn't give the
xitne to the Lord. An agricultural
economist goes to the other extreme
and asserts that the insect is a bless
ing, In that it has turned the farmers
to giving more of their time to corn.
Merely a difference of opinion. Char
lotte Observer.
This from the Wilmington Star:
"Says the Greensboro News (Rep.):
Goose pie is a favorite Democratic
dish.' Buddy, quit your dish of crow,
come on over and eat goose pie. It is
'different'." Thanks, Tommy, the crow
was so thoroughly hashed and pepper
ed that it was not bad, and it has been
forgotten in the procession of golden
pumpkins that are rolling our way!
Greensboro News (Rep.)
Col. W. J. Bryan is getting it in the
neck by the Cleveland bolters because
he can't stand for making a whiskey
ocean of the whole State of Nebraska,
instead of making county lakes, where
a majority of the people do not care
to swim in that stimulating, element
Some folks may have a rightTto con
demn the colonel, but many who are
assuming that right should recognize
the proprieties. Maxton Scottish
Chief. 7
It is said that not less than 15 coun
ties in North Carolina will change
from the fee system of paying county
officers to the plan of paying every
official a straight salary when the
next Legislature meets. One who
reads the papers of this whole section
will readily see the trend of public
sentiment toward the commission
form of government for the cities of
the section and the salary plan of
paying county officials. Both plans
have worked exceedingly well wher
ever tried simply because they are
the embodiment of business methods,
up to date business methods at that,
in the government of our cities and
counties. There is no business corpo
ration in the country that would at
tempt to operate as most of our cities
and . counties , do, and the people are
paying the cost of the antiquated sys
tems. And they are paying high,
oo. Money that could be saved
and bring better streets and more sat
isfactory in every respect. It is time
our people were realizing that the
government is theirs, that one man is
as much responsible as another for
the lack of progress and advance
ment that comes from a bad system.
The best government possible, the
best civic improvements and the best
of everything that the government is
responsible for can only come
through a realization by every voter
in a community that he is the man
who must act and seek to bring about
good government. Charlotte Chroni
cle. The increase In the population of Sa
vannah in the last ten years, as shown
by the census returns, is disappoint
ing, though not wholly unexpected,
since an estimate was published by
the Morning News a few weeks ago
placing it at about 66,000. It is slight
ly below that number. The increase
isn't sufficient to arouse enthusiasm.
When the enumerators began their
work It was thought by some that it
would be shown that the census would
give the city a population of 100,000.
The more conservative estimates rang
ed around 80.000. Very few thought
the population would fall below that
number. Certainly Mayor Tiedeman
didn't, when the city's expenditures
went above $1,000,000 a year and he
spoke of Savannah as a million dollar
city. There are soma things that
shouldn't be forgotten, however, in
commenting on the census' showing.
One of them is that in the last ten
years the city, has lost a large number
of citizens by the removal of the shops
of the Atlantic Coast Line to Waycross
and its general offices to Wilmington,
N. C, and the removal of many of the
men employed in the Central of Geor
gia Railway shops to Macon. Another
is that the , city's manufacturing dis
trict i3 outside of the city limits, al
though but a short distance from the
City Hall. It is a safe statement that
in that district there are at least 4,000
people. There are a great many peo
ple on the outskirts of the city, not yet
within the city limits, and hence were
not enumerated , though they are for
all practical purposes citizens. It is
within the bounds of truth to say that
Savannah would have shown a larger
population by at least 6.500 if Atlantic
Coast Line shops and headquarters
hadn't been unmoved and the residents
of the manufacturing district and
city's outskirts had been enumerated.
Savannah made no effort to increase
her population by taking in adjacent
territory as some other cities did, and
which she could easily have done. We
venture the prediction that the census
of 1920 will show a far greater percent
age of increase than does the present
census. The people are becoming more
in earnest in the work of the city's
upbuilding, and as a consequence bet
ter results are going to De suown.
Savannah News.
It Saved His Lea.
"All thought I'd lose my leg," writes
J. A. Swensen, of Watertown, Wis.
"Ten years of eczema, that 15 doctors
could not cure, had at last laid m
up. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cur
ed it, sound and well." Infallible for
Skin Eruptions, Eczema. Salt Rheum,
Boils, Fever Sores, Burns, Scalds.
Cuts and Piles. 25c. at Robert B- Bel
lamy's. Try a Star Business Locals
Jill - fM' Hiiv T7ivo "A r11 jk
Thursday and Friday,
September 29th and 30th.
We will have on exhibition a very beautiful line of the Latest Millinery
Novelties, including an unusal number of
Exclusive Paris Models
Our display will also include many beautiful nats which can be offered our
customers at prices from $5.00 to $15.00.
We make a special feature of medium-priced Hats. Our assortment of
Misses and Children's Hats is very extensive.
A cordial
Dismantled an Illicit Still Near a Geor
gia Church.
Ben Hill, Ga.,' Sept. 26. News was
received today that a posse composed
of members of the Methodist church,
headed by the Rev. C. B. McDaniel,
pastor of Owl Rock church, and State
president of the Methodist Protestant
Conference, dismantled an illicit dis
tillery near the church last night. A
negro, who was at work at the time,
escaped. Internal revenue officers are
investigating.
MEETS DEATH IN CHURCH.
Bolt of Lightning Strikes Structure
During Services.
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 26. While
services were in progress at Donelson
church yesterday morning lightning
st ruck the building, killed 'Howard Sul
livan, the 19-year-old son of Dr. W. B.
Sullivan. Several other persons were
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A SPECIFIC BLOOD IMPURITY
Catarrh is a ,deep-seated blood dis
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treatment will ever permanently cure.
The beneficial effects of washes,
spraj-s, inhalations, etc., are only
temporary, and when left off the old
condition returns, because the blood
is infected with catarrhal matter and
impurities. This impure condition
of the circulation irritates and in
flames the delicate mucous mem
branes and tissues and produces the
well known symptoms of ringing
noises in the head and ears, mucus in
the throat, headaches, watery eyes,
partial deafness, sore throat, general
impairment of health, etc. This con
dition will remain, growing worse as
long as the catarrhal matter is al
lowed to remain in the blood. Being
a specific blood impurity, there is only
one way to cure Catarrh, and that is
to purify the blood. Nothing equals
S. S. S. for this purpose. It attacks
the disease at its head in the circu
lation and by thoroughly renovating
,, the blood and
cleansing it of all
impure mattei,
makes a perma
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cure of the dis
ease. For forty
years S. S. S. has
been recognized
as the best blood
purifier, and the thousands of cases of
Catarrh it has cured is proof that it is
the very medicine needed by those
who suffer with this trouble. Book on
Catarrrh and any medical advice free
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September
Mullets
50,000 lbs. Fine Mullets!
We pack our own fish and
guarantee 100 pounds of fish to
each barrel.
We invite a comparison of
weights and quality.
"The Lowest, Price Isn't Always
the Cheapest."
also .
One car of Ellwood and Uni
versal Fence just received.
Send us your orders.
D. L. Core Co.
Wholesale Grocers and
Importers.
Wilmington,' N. C.
will be held on
invitation to visit our storerooms
is extended to you.
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Wilmington, N. C.
September Bargains
On the Following:
500 Barrels Belle of Wilming
ton Patent Flour.
300 Barrels Table Talk Stand
ard Patent Flour.
300 Ba'rrels Gold Leaf, Half Pa
tent Flcuir.
50 Barrels Mudium Mullets.
15 Barrels Small Mullets.
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Wholesale Grocer,
Wilmington, N. C.
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mos complete, the largest, the newest in
the city. As usual, our prices are much
lower. All are cordially invited to walk
through and be convinced.
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Wilmington, N. C.
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Higglnson White Cement for Mortar.
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Monarch. Hydrated Lime.
Carara and Acme Keene Finish.
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5,000 Bags 100 Pound Fine Salt.
COO Fish Kegs.
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