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The '-Southerner
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st office, in
Nash.
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A UriMtkb fi
uiith broke on an
oiint of a differ-
... nit-lit n acc
.-t .q.iiLiu.i asto.Hie Co.oi
i, mule's cal. j
There is ::u old lady near Uing
.m I, Halifax county, S7 years old
h pi. kso.it 11!.-. pounds of cot
oii every day.
'J'n.t. W. C. Kerr has resigned
Ui .o -iriou under tbe general gov
,.,,,., i. He wi.tld like t
St;.te Geologist again."
Wi!Si.im .It. was severely
wounded in the right wrist by the
accidental discharge of his gun,
while lie Was out hunting, says
the Tarhoro "Southerner."
An old man and his two sons in
("at ham comity married three
sisters, and now eae.ii one of the.
sisters lias a son. What relation
are their children? Record.
Sullivan must give up the belt
as
Hie champion slugger. I he
North" Carolina darkey
ed .i.i 'elephant and hi;
who knock
keeper out
in two rounds, fake stlie bun.
The best way for negro politicians
to get all their rights is to (Iron,
politics and go" to work. You
ne er hear of an industrious negro
complaining of any lack ol rights.
There are "nice-Httlfr stories about
the return of "The Prodigal Paugh
ter." The sou can return and
I
have the. finest veal served up for
him, but the daughter 'must -.-tay
away.
A Convention of Northern born j.
citizens will b held in Wadesboro J
November 17th. ISs:V, to take such 1
measures as are . deemed best
f I
;
place North Carolina ui . proper ;
position before 4 lie people of the
Northern States.
.A correspondent' of he Ualeigh
News and Observer" ftuggests
that a meeting be held at tbe
YarlH)rongh Iloue at lt oVlock, a
in., on Friday of Fair week for
consultation and orgauzation of
the '-Confederate Home."
' In the Episcopal General Con-'
v.nt ion. the election of Dr. Ran
dolph' as Assistant, P.ishop 'of" -Vir
ginia was confuMieil by the House
of Deputies; the Hoiise of Ilislnms
refused to concur in a division of
the dio'Mwe of North Carolina.. .j
A' the recent eiuilereuce of !
Mormons eight v-one 'missionaries)
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eie M1. .iiu.-M ... 11,,.--.....-
l.aio'.H- and the I intru tates. itl
thi niiiiiher eiMi-en were set
a; i.t for missions ia the Southern
. K 'e -.. i tin a b d-iv.'lC out
: af Mj." point ot '. t lie b.iyo iej! .
T'.i.-re u-e.l to he a .large, hollow
tree in Yiueev roun'v. in a moun
tain ei ve in which a squatter .nam"
. ed I'.ro A n, hi wite an t six children
spent two ears au.l eudnred all the
vigor of the evcre mountain win
ters, -subs stingo i nol , acorns
ind
Hie game
his rifle.
t r
could kill with-
r.eibiv the St'intorial luvesti.
gating Committee Dr. A. M. Hell
ol lUooklyn estimates.rhat the.val
ue to the community- of a child
newly lnrii is 1-2.."5H oj' one ten
years old 2(i0, and at the age of
twenty ."f0. TIicil he estimates
the loss by death in New York
-M 1,00(1,000 jver ai'inur:.-
at
William Webb, of Fee . Dee
illage, lost his wife by .death on
Wednesday of l it week, and then
ou 'ast. Wednesday, lie was united
in marriage to another woman by
the name of Smith, who resided on
Curt ledge's Greek, in t his vicinity.
This we regard as ijuick, work,
-b'-cUiiighanr-Spii ii f the South"
'( in- Charlotte "Journal Observer"
.is is reported alouttown that
lr. y, J. 'Yates is comtemplating
the enterprise of start in.g anotjier
daily in Charlotte this winter. 1I0
. Itns been the most successful edi
tor in the State and we'd be glao
to welcome him again to the ranks.
Geq A. Sala, (he English editor
Who has been visiting this," conn
try, says: "America may lie a re
putilic, but socially and sentiment,
ally it is a woman's kingdom. From
Cape Cod to the .Gulden Gate the
, American woman is quceu' And
I this he might have added, is one of
VOLUME 13.--
A Cincinnati girl who has 0,000
in cash in bank has been trying
to elope with the chamipon pie
eater of America. TJiat's the way
to catch an heiress become a chain
pion of something or other. Thev
see a halo of glory around the head
of even a champion loafer.
At the wrong door: At the baths
an impatient young mah walked u
to the door of one of 4he coin
meiits and, knocking o i the same
testily inquired: "When in tin,
blazes -are ou going b get those
trousers on'!'' There was a faint
giggle and a silvery vikice replied:
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ncn iiicuiitu, u suppose
he had mistaken the door, tlmt'-s
all.
We were talking yesterday, saws '
the Wilmington '-Star" with a gen
tleman, a native of Granville, and
lie agreed with us-tli.U the. tax on
tobacco has made the farmers to
prosper in the tobaco section rat Ti
er than fo injure them. We are a
certain of this as we are of any
thing in which dollars and -rents"
enter. The farmers of Granville.
Person, Caswell, Orangete., have i
never paid one cent of the tobacco
tax It is misleading to say other
wise. Another Rail Road Project.
Xorfblk is seeing ' another out
let and has made a .-proposition
to a Xorthern Sviulieate. The
proposition will, it is thought, be j
accepted and a railroad lril fc from
Norfolk to Goldsboro. In regard
The Methodist Church of Can-
ada has stricken the word "obey'
from the marriage service. It is
asking enough of a woman to make
her promise to love and honor her
husband, reasonable obedience
following thereupon. It is assum
ed that the Church ohlv desires
, . . ,. L i i i
her to hue and honor him and do
as she jileases when
she jileases
slur shall do right.
I to tins matter, the Charlotte ''.lourn-
f al and ( )bserver" sa vs:
The i event visits of the luem-
bcrs of the Seney syiidictae toXoi
j folk is likely to result in the build
! ing of a line road from. Norfolk to
J Goldsboro, and the long cherished
j dream -of W Humphrey will la
fulfilled. The llichmond and Dan
ville is endeavoring to secure a di
rect line to Norfolk for the freight
which has heretofore gone to Nor
folk over the Norfolk and Wes
tern liailroad from Knoxville by
virtue of the connection with the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia itauroaus ai inat jaace. rue
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i I'ltiu i ii imi.it i' idii titfiii Nor
folk to Goldsboro' in this State at
which jdace Hie line of the . llich
mond and Danville svstem ends
and thus secure the carrying of all
freight put on any ..'of its lines
for Norfolk entirely over its own
lines. It is understood that the i The prououueed success of our
business men of Norfolk alone j efforts, and the substantial en
have pledged $253,000 to the en- com ageineut that has leen ex
terprise. A Very liberal charter j tended to the Association irom the
wis granted by the Legislature of
this State in 1ST-' for the purpose
oC building their road. A Mr.
Owens, of New Yovk city, is Pi esi
dentand Colonel L. W. Ilumplircy
or (joldshoro, is the moving spirit.) of such an Association, and a larger
He has been working at this pro. j expel ienre in the managejnent of
ject for eleven .ears, anduow thinks jits v-rious departments warrant
the road will lie built iii a yery jus iiNpuunjsing a display more
short time. The. Atlanta CoiK'.i i enieriaiuing, more instructive .'m1
tut ion savs
that a veai; ago
the.
Richmond and-'. Danville people
made a strong effort to liny a ma
jority of the stock of the Seaboard
& lioanokj' raiboad and failed. It;
is asserted here t hat this spurt of
the Kichinond & Danvill. lolks is
ma u-u'rioe pu.pose ... inducing
1 . 4 I !
iuo nouiers oi; me ne io iam sioci
to sell, so that the IJiclimond &
Danyille owne.s may thus obtain
court rel ol the lino from Norfolk .tj
Ualeigh, which would do away with
the -necessity of building a road to
Goldsboro, as connect inn would
then be at Raleigh. It' C cy fail it
is firmly belif'ved tluttlic, road will
be speedly butU to Goldsboro.
A ParaWa and a Moral
A sage, who was on his weary
jouruey to. Wisconsin, came upon a
1 crowd one dav and oUserved a sad
ness on all faces: -'Why this
gloom?" queried the old man, as
he laid down his 'bundle and felt
for the front end of.his plug of to
bacco. '(), Sage, we mourn the
loss of a good man,'' was the reply.
"Was he honored t 'die Was."
'Sober, upright, charitable, and
j given -to peace!" '-He was." --Who
j of you praised and encouraged
' him in life!" asked the old' manias
j ne I"ked around him. And a hush
fell upoii, the crow d ami no one re
after
plied. "Praise that comes
d,ea,th,'' whispered.the Sage, 'sloes t
not even cut down the undertaker's
bills.--" lietter squander your time U'11" Uu ! ""Porate limits of the
sawing wood for his widow'UUVn ot y-Mount. Tl. huild.
Moral: The widow wtd W exwet-! -"'f !,rc COiU,,i,ws au-l weU
cd to tnke in nlain wi.ur '
port hei-self.Detroit "Fie Press-
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A cohl Is unbke niosc visitors:
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" juu luiia im ui 11, joa
must give it a warm reception with
! Dr
all s Cough Syrup, Hie stand-
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ard cough remedy of our age. For
u, uruggwts at iweuiy-nve
ROCKY MOUNT FAIR
11TS THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBL
TION, OCT. 23D2GTH.
nniLLTAXT rBOSPFCTS.
The Third Annual Exhibition of
the Eastern Carolina Agricultural
and Mechanical Association will
be held at-the Fair pounds, at
Bocky Mount, next week, commen
cing Tuesday, O.'tobet SSrilV; The
prospects for a very large exhibit
and attendance are very line From
the information. we have it is safe
to predict .that ".'the exhibit next
pveek will tar surpass any thing
I heretofore seen in the State. The
I races will be "more spirited this
year than heretofore, tins depart
ment having been t luned over to
D. II. Barlow, the veteran turfman.
J AH the departments j ill ' e lull
1 and those who foil to attend will
miss seeing niuch that would be of
interest
i them.
as well as o
f lienefit to
OKUrIN OK THE FA1U.
A lew words as to the origin
of
the liocky Mount Fair will not lie
' without interest. In the fall of
i 180 the. menibeis of Temperance
I Hall Grange held a Fair at JMe-
Keudreeville, Edgecombe county,
at which there Mas on exhibition
quite a quantity of agricultural
products. The success of this ex
hibit, held in the country, away
froii' all railroads or means "of
transportation,"'' encouraged the
managers to choose Tarboro or
1'ocky Mount as a location for a
permanent fair. Propositions. were
therefore made to Tarboro, in ef-
lect that it they would subscribe a
J , ...
certain amount ot moiiev.tue liatr
j would be held at that place. Tar
1 boro failed to comply with the
I conditions of the proposition and
j a similar proposition was made to
. the city of liocky Mount. The
i sum asked for was readily sub-
scribed and it was determined to
hold tne Fair at this point. The
first exhibition svas held in the fall
of 1X8 1-and it attracted a State
wide notice and wiis successful far
beyond the expectations of the
founders. In 1882 the second ex
hibit, much larger and better than
the Srst, was held, an immense
number of people attending. The
unprecedented success of the two
first exhibits lead the managers to
expect even a greater success with
the third which will be held next
week. ' ' -
TO THE PUBLIC.
The managers' of the Fair pul;-
I Lsh the
i public:
lol!ovini appe:il to the
patrons of industry in its varied
branches will merit our .thanks,
and a pardonable exultation in the
results of our work. A broader
comprehension cf t-Le requirements
j more profitable in this, the third
! year of our '.organization. The
I recognized purpose ot om Associa-
tion is to arouse a generous rivalry
j in . ur produ-ers, ' manufacturers,
I inechanies, ,nnl inventors, to call
jour people together in hiendlv
jeom petition .f skill disphveo in
jj,e nature of liv
e stock, the perfec-
(tion of Airden ia-iulucts. thi iitiiit v
of household articles, and tl,e in-e-
niiity .and beauty of decirative
work. .
We extend a cordial invitation to
the citizens of Edg. cjinlie, Nash
and the surrounding counties, and
to the pi.blic generally to meet at
j our j-rtir Grounds at the appointed
; season of the exhibition and briu"
with them a generous display of
exhibits. To this end we lieartilv
invite farmers, manuf;icturers
mechanics, stock raisers, inventors
ana workers m all the branches of
usefulness and art, to aid ju -per.
fecting tlie avowed object of this
Association, which is to encourage
liome prosperity and imlenend-
;cnce. jo tne lames, whose del't
ness and read.ness always add a
; crowning lustre to auy0ik in
I tended for man's good, we extend
la slii-iiil u-icli - l .
; ,- .- . ,uei give us
; incir vaiue.t aut. We will giadl
: welcome to this broad liel'dof tmu
. latum, all exhibitors and visifnr
i ,,litiV;,e"t l'',l ts -f the state,
aim uuiu oiner istiites.
The Fair Grounds
! 7. rounus are situated
i aual,l0l their varied 1,11
! ose embrace a Grand Stand, a
Floral Hall, a Mechanics' If .n .i
f :lu Agricultural Hall. Th.
i.-...t- l..i..
; l vtu f?,ea'iy improved
; " ,s ''i exce.ient order.
i f
j No etlbrt will be soared ...1..-
j the exhibition of 1883 reidet ;m.
the elements that , conduce
to
snc-
"LET ALL. THE ENDS THOU AIJI'ST AT, BE TUT COUHTRFS,
WILSON, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 19. 1883.
J. J. BATTLE, PRESIDENT E0CKY MT FAIR.
iu view, we trust that there may
be no laggards to put a drag upon
the wheel, but that heartiness,
manliness and zeal may push the
work onward to its legitimate re
sult. The high character of the ofli-
fcers and supervisors and judges in
sures that the Fair will be well
conducted.
The officers are ,
PRESIDENT.
J. J. Battle, Rocky Mount, !N. C.
- VIOE-PEESIDENTS;
V. B. Batchelor, Nashvillej W.
0. Gorhani, AVilson; Jno. King,
Falkland; Jno. R. Mercer, Toisnot;
Jno. 1). Wells, Toisnot; J. W,
Powell, Battleboro. j
- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
G. C. Battle, liocky Mount; Jes
se Bivke, Rocky Mount; T. P.
Braswell, Battleboro; J. H. Exum,
Whitakers; C. L. Killebrew, Rocsy
Mount; Erastus Cherry, Tarboro;
D. H. Barlow, Tarboro; S. T. Cher-'
ry, Tarboro; W. O. Bulluck, Rocky
Mount; L. B. Knight, Tarboro; M.
A. Knight, Old Sparta; M. B. Pitt,
Old Sgarta; R. H. Ricks, Rocky
Mount; M. C. S. Cherry, Bethel; W.
li. Win stead, Rocky Mount.
- - - - - - -- ' SECRETARY.
James D Jenkins, Rocky Mount.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
T. M. Arrington, Rocky Mount.
. TREASURER.
B. II. Bunn, Rocky Mount.
CHIEF MARSHAL.
Josephus Daniels, Wilson.
ASSISTANT MARSHALS.
W. II. Griffin, Rocky Mount; D.
W. Thorpe, Rocky Mount; A. H.
Ricks, Battleboro; Dr. II. B, Mar
riott, Battleboro; II. W. Stnbbs,
Williaa-ston; Y. T. Grniond,
Hookerton; W. N. Hadley, La
Grange; W. M. Ward. Wilson; Jas.
W. Hines, Wilson; G. W. Baines,
Stanhope; R. Z. Egerton, Louis
burg; T. T.. Cherry, Uethel; C. L.
Murphrey, Snow Hill; E. Crom
well, Jr., Tarboro.
The following is the list of the
SUPERVISORS.
Department A. Field -and Gar
den Products Jesse Brake, Super
visor. -'...
Department 15. Horses, Mules,
&c It. H. Kicks, Supervisor.
Department C Cattle, Sheep,
Swine, &c. T. P. Braswell, - uper
visor. Department D. Poultry. W.
O. Bulluck, Supervisor.
Department E. Household Pro
duets. G. C Battle, Supervisor.
Department F.-' Pantry sup
plies Erastus Cherry, Supervisor,
Department (. Fine Arts,
i .intiii(rs. Draw ings, . &c. J. 1 1.
Exuun .Supervisor. , t
Department II. Orchard Pro
ducts, S. T. Cherry. Supervisor,
iwirtineiii --I. Vehicles, Sad
dles, Harness, 5fcc'. M. A. Knight,
Supervisor. ,
l)eiai tment K Machinery A-.--C
L. Killebrew, Supervisor.
Department L. Trials of Speed
D. A. Barlow, Supervisor.
, ATTRACTIONS.
The attractions at the Fair will
be many and great. In addition
to the thousand others on Thurs
day Hon. Zebulon B. Vance, U. S
Senator, will deliver an Agricultu
S Iddress. This of itself-m II
draw thousands.
PREMIUM LIST.
The premiums offered, many of
them, are large and worth compet
ing lor. We have already pub
feedahstonheun Xeh we are sure will be hotly
contested.
THE CROWD.
Evervbody is going, or ought to
o to this Fair old men and old
women will be there; strong mid
dle aed men and their wives will
be on hand; young beaux and
handsome maidens will grace the
occasion with their presence;
children of all ages, styles and con
ditions will be there to mle on the
-swinging horses," buyjtoy balloons
and drink red lemonade. Yes
everybodv, your sisters and your
cousins and your sweethearts wi
le there and if you don t go you 11
always regret it. -
EXCURSIONS.
An excursion train will leave
Weldon every -morning during the
Fair at 7:2a a- m. and- arrive at
liockv 3Iount at 9:30 a. m.
The way freights and morning
mail (No. 47) will take passengers
from Goldsboro and all points
North to Rocky Mount low rates
will be given.
MUSIC.
ti mnsie will be furnished by
the Rocky Mount and Goldsboro
President Battle
It is with much pleasure that we
present to the readers of the AD
VANCE t his week a correct likeness
of Mr. J. J Battle, of Rocky Mount,
President of the Eastern Carolina
Agricultural and Mechanical Asso
ciation. This pleasure is increas
ed because it is so seldom that a
solid, practical farmer, who has
devoted all the energies of a life
time to agricultural pursuits, re
ceives that recognition from the
press and the public to which he is
entitled.
Mr. Hattle is now forty five years
dd in the prime of his manhood
and has many years before him of
usefulness and honor. His fathei
was the late Joseph Battle and
his mother was Miss Mary Horn.
His father "passed over the river"
a number of years age, but his moth
er is still living, at an advanced
old age, the object of love and ten
derness from her children.
Mr. Battle was married early in
life to Miss Sue Phillips, daughter
ot Dr. J J. Phillips and sister of
Judge Fred Phillips, Messrs Jos.
and Johu Phillips. .
They have eight children, the
oldest ot whom, Henry Battle, is
the junior memberoT'the"flrin of f
J. J. Battle & SouX Although in
business not a year this firm has
built up quite a large trade, which
will be largely increased next year.
Injinercautile pursuits Mr, Battle is
the same safe, cautious, enterpris
ing man as in other departments in
life. As a farmer he has always
been successful. He has . used the
most improved methods, and has
made his large farm one of the
best to be found in Eastern North
Carolina. He has no visionary
ideas about farming, but is practi
cal in all his operations. Progress
ive, practical, energetic, he stands
in the front rank of North Caroli
na's best farmers, and we would
we had -many more I John Battle's!
But it is not so much of his life that
we wish to speak as of hi great in
terest in the Rocky Mount Fair.
From its inception he has been its
leader, and its remarkable suc
cess is due, perhaps, more, to him
than toanv other man. lie has
labored for it in season and out of
season. Its success has been the
uppermost desire of his haart, and
he has left no stone unturned to
make it the Fair of North Caro
lina. It must lie a matter of con
gratulation to him to see his labors
so signally rewarded- He, has
been the President of the Fair
since it was organized and his
time, his parse, and his influence
has ever been at the disixisal off
the.association.
Mr. Battle, has always 1 teen a
quiet unassuming man and has had
noambitioi. to gain the plaudits of
the , 'populace. ' lie has
filled the positions of Justice of
the Peace, County Commissioner,
and Presiding Justice of the Inferi
or Court, of Edgcombe county. In
all the positions to which he has
been called he has ever proved
faithful, and has held throughout
the confidence and esteem of the
people who knew him best. We
know no man who posseses. in a
ijjgher degree the confidence and
esteem of the people, among whom
he was born and has lived, in
lii-cra mensiire than the mibieet of
k; ci-oti '
into rai
A charitable, christian man. no-,
MaAaaKn l.o ii
, t
or to any community. Mr. Battle
: . ......iot nt mcmlur ol" fliA Prn.
ISilwiiaiJuvui -:r
testeut Episcopal Church, Superin- i
tendentof the Sunday School in
t.i Arf .,,! fnwt it. ail:'
good works. He is deluded
tmm one of the oldest auH TTie'st
mention the learned Kemp P. Bat -
flA T Ti. 11 Piesident of the State
tt - rs'tv Pichard II Btttle the
Cimersi y, k . . ' '. .
well known lawjer of Raleigh, and
families in the State, aud has rela-i est anl most varied collection ol ! me cotton gin, were, considered leaving the good old istate ororth
tw U in ilmrwt pverv eountv in 1 natural products, iu the most con- s worthless, but a few years ago it f Can.lina. a State from whose peo-
tltrZon whom we n,ibt 1 Hs position, which bears the ! was found that they could le util-! have received wi much kmd
the State, among wuom, we mignt. i .. , T, , .. , , r A ness, I must address you a few
others who have wdu a State rep- -"" .... -
utatiou. vision Agent Patrick, over which a
V isigu hangs on which is written
No better man could have been , lTnformatiot, and bere these
elected at the head ot uie rair.
Sanspenret an reprocke he has'
a strong hold upon the affections
of the people among whom he lives.
TIIF GOD'S, AND TRUTHS'
THE EXPOSITION.
:o: i '
THE EDITOR OF THE KINsTON
FREE PRESS' OPINION:
RECEPTION OT THE I'liESS
"" "Y.';
llavuig adopted at its last ses-
sion a resolution to attend the Bos
ton Exosit ion in a lwdy. a number
of the Nori h Carolina Press i'o'n-'
vcution lioardcd the J). . .!;, it
Norfolk, Tuesday evening, OefoU'i j
2nd, en route for the Hub. The
steamer which bore the editorial
craft through the briny deep w;is
large, well arranged, perfect in all
its equipments and officered by a
clever set of men who showed us
many courtesies. Barring a little
sea-sickness, In which Bros. Ashe,
London, Ervin and others took an
active part and distinguished (if
not extinguished) themselves, the
tiip was pleasant and highly en
joyable. The cracking of jokes,
spinning of yarns, telling of hair
breadth escapes on sea and land
(it was noted that those who had
never been in a battle could tell
more about these escapes than
the scarred veteran) songs of
old Neptune and Ervin (the sweet
singer not of Israel, but of Mor
gantou) and so forth, etcetera, ten
ded to drive away dull care and to
make, the editors forget they didn't
own the whole ocean, the vessel
and the world, ;iud that they
hadn't payed the printers they
left behind.
The party reached Boston Thnrs
day night about 7 o'clock and were
met by Col. Pardee and others and
taken up in fine style; through the
brilliantly lighted street (electric
light is used in Boston) to the
Crawiord House, where arrange
ments had already been made. A
programme for sight-seeing had
been mapped out by Col.-Pardee,
Col. MeGhee and others, and the
press men fell readily into the ar
rangements, and 'surrendered to
the "Yankees."
In keeping with the programme
nxsukeuV out,.thi3; American depart
ment of the Exposition,was Friday
morning, visited. .The building is a
large one and is well filled with
useful and valuable minerals, ma
chinery, collections from 'different
sections of the natural products of
the soil. Most of the exhibits are
from the New England States and
the majority of the displays are
made by individual enterprises and
railroad corporations. The State
of Tennessee has a very fair ex
hibit, but rather small, consisting
mostly -pf building stones. The
Union "Pacific Railroad .Company
has a very fine display, showing
the products of Nebraska and other
Western States, while the display
of machinery is excellent and a ma
chinest could spend weeks looking
over this department and ex
amining the. many improve
ments here ".'exhibited, inan.y
of them for the first time. The
different exhibits made by various
manufacturies of the country of al
most every kiud of goods are very
attractive and great taste is showed
in the arrangement of them all.
The art department is very fine.
But it is not of the Exposition as a
whole we wish to speak, for we
have not '"space for that, but of
.NORTH CAROLINA'S DISPLAY
esjiecially. Great rare was
shown iii the gathering together of
much of so that which shows what
our State really is. The products of
the moiintainsjthe soil and the water
are all there and the sight of them
is doing the eyes and the hearts of
the New Englanders good and it
will ere lonrreap - golden harvest
for us. . '
Commissioner McGehee.in whose
charge this display of North Caro
lina has been placed, deserves
much credit for the excellent ex
hibit he has collected of the pro
ducts and resources of th(i State.
The tide of immigration must
change and the chances are
strongly in North Carolina's favor
for it to turn this way. A few
more exhibitions of this kind will
accomplish no little in this direc-
ition. We shall not attempt to
j
give a full report of our exhibit at
? tl,e Exposition but
shall content
itioning only
; ourselves w:th mentionins only
. ... ... , ,
those things which we believe;' Samples of the meal ami oil made
i -it 1- . - x -x
win oe most interesting to our
readers.
As vou enter the
hall the first
i sight that meets your eyes is a
I banner,'strctched across the larg -
1 oras, on.u caroiina. oust in
! front of theNorth Carolina display
's an 0c CCuP'el by Commis-
isioner McGbee, State ' Chemist,
. -. '
-..mttn ,av , ..n anv
formation asked for concerning the
State. One of the most attractive
built of wheat, rice and oats
and grasses with shelves on the
sides for samples of different grains.
Inside of this house is a pyramid of
shelves which are filled with wheat.
rice, peanuts, &c. The disphu of j
wheat and rice attracts consider-j
able attention, Wause the New j
i Englanders did not know we could !
! fi,e such flue wheat uml rice in ?
the old Rip Van Winkle State. j
i : ,. - '
I A..ai wunmseemcno ik-oi more
interest than all else ..Was the
....... 4- . 1.. 11 1 - , . 1 1 1
(lis- r
llay of woods. There are otie liun.
died and hlty different varieties to
I e seen. Small jMilished sprriineiis .
sl'ow the grain of' the wood' when
it is prepared for ornamental or
tiomcMic nwp, ami large logs. rom r tyiuily arranged on two different
which a sect ion has been cut, show t pyramids while a third was tilled
thewoodiuits natural state. In the with North Carolina whiskeys and
displav ale specimens of the curly j brandies, and a fourth with sam
popla r, black Oak, water oak, j pies of t lie soil'aiid mai l from jdif
Spanish oak, red hickory, curled j terent sections of i he State. Our
maple, hacklM-ny, persimmon, rot- j people have long considered
ton, guni. beech, iiiapletupelo gum. j whether or not silk culture could tie
a very w hite w ood, svea more, w il-
w ood, sycamore.
low oak, red bay, horn beam, laurel
oak, jiinip r, palmetto, "ash,'- red
! elm, gum ioplar,hitter-iiut hickory,
holly, black-jack oak, yellow locust,
red cedar, sour wood, white holly, j
swamp chestnut, oak- red hit ch, j
sweet gum, over-cup oak, old-field
pine, short-leaf pine, yellow pine,
pitch pine, pond pine, w hite pine,
sassafras, white she llbark, hickory,
black gum, mulberry. hemlock,
spruce, ehiiiquepiu', dog', wood,
white spruce, weeping willow,
sumach, balm of Gilead, honey
locust, wild red cherry, witch hazel,
umbrella, mountain maple, white
bay, black mullietry, white walnut,
curled pine, black walnut, scrub
oak, rough and smooth bark cu
cumber, laurel, crab apple, huckle
berry, service, chestnut, china
tree, black ash, black cypress, hem
lock, striped maple, magnolia, ivy.
water ash, snow dip, iron wood,
red hickory, wax myrtle, balsam
fir, sugar- maple, yellow wood,
swamp dogwood, waloto, fed elm,
yellow poplar, post oak, black
biich, cypress, Uui. and many
others. Some fine specimens of
woods suitable for' veneers are
showu. The display of minerals,
ores and building stones lar sur
passes the most sanguine expecta
tions of those who had' great cou
th I et tee-- i n- t he a 1 mst - h I i m i t ed
supply of valuable stones of t lie
State. Some of the most valuable
and rarest minerals know n were
to le seen all around, such as the
topay, hidden ite,' which is next hi
value to the diamond and lakes
its name from Prof. Hidden who
first discovered it in North Caro
lina, w ho was "present:.' with his
collection which is a very tine one.
There were numbers of the largest
and most beautiliitervstals known.
Among the ores there were iron.
gold and a uinnlier of others in
large quantities 'and . Irom different
sections while the most beautiful
bilding stones in the world' showed
to great advantage. There were
several diffeient kiudsof granite
the black and the mottled. Tin;
sand stone, the brow n stotie and
Leopardite ami some of t he most
beautiful building stones ever ex.
hibitetl. The sandstone is a flex
ible stone and you can take it in
your hand and lend either way
and the leopardite is so called he -
cause it has spots like a leopard,
Dried ; fruit (Kcupied a promi -
nent place! in the exhibition. If
was very tastefully arranged . in
jam and- glass cases. The peach,
apple, blackberry, goose berry,
and other fruits comprised this de -
partmer.t.
North Carolina
has long Im- 11 ;
noted lor tobacco and this depart
mentwere well filled with the Itenu
t iful .-'golden deaf" for which the
old North State Is so famous. It
was arranged in show cases in
such a manner as to show off to the
iK'st ailvantage. Considerable, at
tention was attracted liv this de
liartmetif. There were
amples
Irom nearly all the tobacco-growing
couties. One of the most at
tractive things in the exhibition
w as a throne made of raw cotton
in which sat --king t ton,' and
over the throne floated a liauiier
ou which was written,' -cotton is
king." Every thing about it was
made from the fleecy staple. There i the quiet, solid, hard working, dig
were -several bales of cotton and I . nified lawyer w ho has since his
t he cotton in the I Kill and 011 the.
stalk to le seen, t This was a cuii
osity to.New Englanders. many of
j
. w hom had never seen cotton
i . , ,
; cept in bales.
,' cept in bales
t
j from the cotton seed in diffcreiitl
. - - .
; stages of preparation fiom th
; mills f the State were -"on exhibi
j. tion. Formerly the seeds, which
. are separated from the cotton by
.zeo. ;iub. are ior inei
iu the luruace, the ashes forming
an excellent fertilizer; tlie . kemals
i are pressed and from them is ex
, .. . .- , .
; . " i bring, delighted in assisting aod
j used to a great extent for cooking f iJfcipuiK the oridians. May God
I purposes; thepressed cakes lieiDglhelp you, mv dear frif nd, for tbe
ground into meal for cattle. I good and noble work in : which you
, ,,rrtirMi .,: straw for stnflii.r
j cushions, betiding, &c, from the
I Wilmington cotton seed mills came
--NUMBER 36
is a new departure in the industrial
pursuits of t lie State and we hope
to see it leeoine a aiore common
one. The tn obtained from the
straw pays ftr the preparation ami
the straw is clean profit.
The juniper, cypress and pine
shingles were there,
T,ie uhh1s wcr0 raptnl with the
SDy moss found so extensively in
thtfw PaaiuJ
The turpentine still of McMillan
liuts ,)f Favttvill..; ,...! WWH
1 . :
X- Worth rosil1 wiia onir.. u nurnl
1'i.Vi. . .
Col. W. J. (Ireeu's win made
t rom the Tokay viuevat d, (iarrett
lho's made from the vine-
yiud in Halifax county, were benu-
-made a lilofitili!A Ki.ciii.ku in V.i, I.
Carolina and an excellent exhibit
ofsilkjin its different styles from
the cochhis to the manufactured
article, will convince them. We
noticed with peculiar pleasure that
some of the silk was from our own
county of IiCuoir. Some canned
goods were on exhibition.
The display of fish was very
fine. There were thirty-seven va-
4
lieties, showing that our waters
contain a greater variety of the
finny tribe than are to be found in
the waters 'of any other
wealth. - - .
common
North Carolina is well represent
ed, iii fact it takes the lead and no
person visits the Exposition with
out being astonished at the variety
of our exhibit, and the resources of
North Carolina. There was to :be
seen almost everything that grows
or lives or is made in North Caro
lina, and anything like an accu
rate and full account of our exhibit
would occupy several pages of our
paper.-. It is a creditable display,
and our only regret is that every
North Carolinian cannot go and
see it for himself. It would in
crease his State pride, give him
l-roader views, and benefit him in
many ways. It will close Novem
ber 3rd. . ' ..
THE "RECEPTION' 11F THE PRESS.
A The North. Carolina jpress never
was so cordially received, and so
magnificently entertained. The
City Council, the Boston Press,' and
individual citizen vied with' each
other iu. their attentions. We were
feasted, we were baiiquetted, we
were taken to see all the places of
interest, carried to Lowell to see
the immense cotton factories.
Every wish or desire seemed to
have been .anticipated, and the
"cnlchaw" of Boston seemed di
rected and fociissed in the endea
v"1'' tu oikc the North Coiolina
j press have a pleasant visit. And
weha.lit. We saw more than we
j l,av' 'v'1' 11 hefere; we ate
i "o' u -l 'arge majority; we
heard 1 letter speeches: . some of
our party hid more and better
champagne than they were used to
haveing; and to sum it up iu a few
words we had tin
time on record.
most Vlorioiis
j And now we are back again at
j home, hut the visions of Bunker
j Hill monument, I'ancul Hall, Ben.
j Uuthr (big. fat and nglyVthe tree
j ""oler which Washington first look
j command of the army, the hum of
Lowell's - machinery, The roar of
j the .grand old. ocean tlo.it before
j us and we. would fain lay down our
. pen, and make another visit to the
i city of b.ikeip beans, fk;ii Butler,
Ihlnkei
Hill iiionuiiieiit, fine stoics,'
residences and excellent
elegant
j"peode
A S-ir Made Man.
j And the man that hauled. wom1
1 when a goslin of a lsiy to a coun
j try town in the mountains, the
; 011111: 111.111 that afterwards could
i tiever Im- iM-rsuaded to drink, or
swear or throw a card, the well
natured man that was without
asking seiit to the United 'States
Senate by the aid of Imth politi
cal parties, the statesman and
Senator who was then returned
home for our darling of a lioy, Zeb
"ulon of the West, to take his place,
return to private life leen manful-
'y at work at his profession
of the
j 'aw tins is ine man mat uie tate
1 .
up and jiointcd at tor
Governor Jams t place him ou
the Supreme Court benrb. and
! t he Governor did it this man is A.
if : t,.!.i....:ii
' - " l,im' 1 imes.
A Generous ContribnUoD.
j .. liaU-igb. N. C, Oct. 9tli, 13. J
j n. Mills. Khii. Dear Sir: Before
i ,ines to fdI .
herewith a check for $100, to go to
! the endowmeut fuud
! fd Orphan Asylum,
of my beloved wife, on
fund of tbe Ox
in memoir
oi my ieiovea wue, one, who wane
a - t m a
are engaged, and may- He shower
His blessing upon the poor orphans
now in your care, is the prayer of
your friend, Isaac OZttinger. Ox
on farewell. I inclose
On Inch. On- In rtkw.....'... f t
I MlHIUl
" Thrr MotiUi. . ' 5 m
Six Montha : k
" Oo Vmr .. .15 1
Liberal DUooanta will be made fur Unn r
AdrortiMmooUMd for Cootrmcts by the Veat.
Cash mart aooompanr all AJvvrttM-tniu
nloM rood referpnee Is riven.
VANCE'S HUMOK.
SOME OF HIS SIDE SPLITTING
ANECDOTES.
yommy like uim.
Our esteemed eoiUeiuHrary, the
Italeigh "01mmicl," published a
lew of Vance's famous anecdote
which will iuterest and atnusr the .
readers of the ADVANCE. .,,
Ttor f lbrMlrl CttbbriBv lVrd.
"Duriug a Congressional cam
paign In the mountain distn ts ol
the State oue of the candidate
for Congress left the ordinary can
vass iid went out on what is
known as 11 still hunt." lie roue
up to the gate of Mr. tfmifh.
"Hello!" "Hello jouisell." -s
Mr! Smith at home!" "No, sir;"
said Mrs. Smith, coming to the
loor; "but Fin here. Light ami
come iu." "ao, tbauk you ma'aai,
haven't time; I wanted to see .Mr."
Smith. B.t sj nee I'm heie,l re
memlier my wife told me, when I
left home this morning, it I came
within ten miles of your house to
stop and get some of your cvlcbi a
ted cabbage seed. She says they
were the liest in the counliy, Ihe
old lady hearing that her cablMge
were called celebrated liccainc all
smiles, and with uimble fingers
fixed up about a half perk in a
pajier and gave them to the candi
date, who rode off, leavi ng her
saying to herself that this man was
mighty polite and kind. The can
didate pursued, his way. a fewitiles
and came to Mr. Browu'f. Mr.
Bi-own, like Mr. Smith, was also
absent. The candidate, alter a tew
minuten chat, said: "Well, Mm.
Brown, how are you off fir cab
bage seed .-1" ,,4Lord. bless your
soul, I haven't hardly any." "That
is what my wife told me .,wheii I
left home this morning. She gave
mw this package,- saying, that if I
came withio ten mrles f your
house to give them to you, as she
had heard you "were ncarce."
Thanking him profoundly the lafy
took the seed, and the candidate,
rode away, feeling that though his
use of. the troth had been sparing.
lie had made himself dear to t he
principal of the family and canned
a judicious distribution of ceh lu a
ted cabbage seed." ,
! irliif.
'Wheiil was niiiniiig for foil
grcss my first time," said l he Sen
a.or, "I found P. one section, ol toy
district ft staunch old inan who
controlled some tifleen or tweid
votes, Iritterly opposed to me ami
everything WhigiMii. I eibl not
make any kind of compromise with
him.
"I happened to pull thioug'i. gel
the M)Hitiou, and. after' I went to
Washiiigtou I sent him a cop of
the Patents Office IJeMirls. con
taining these jbtllbhesertioli, sell'
regulating, ciit-aiid come au'aiii
pumps, and other things of like
n i'iiiv. During the next c.imp iigi.
I made a ss;eclr in the in-ighltor-I
mod of my old fiiitd. lie wa-ioiil
to hear me, paid strict attention,
and after the speech wa oer,
came up to shake hands. He tik
me to one side and said: "Look
here, Va lice, I've been leailiuy the
lunik 3011 sent me, and I like ter
l(M-ti ines. MMty well, and if I find
nothing no more Whig tfom I hate
m far, I'll give yon a lift next time.
If I had done right," said the Sen
ator, "I would have laughed at the
old man's iguorairce aud told him
I didn't' write the Im.oU, Vet I
would have lost -the lilt. So I
didn't.!" V
. This old story that Vance ItTls
of his life at "Washington befoie
the war is familiar. A party of
Congressmen, Whi;rs and Dno.
crats, were sitting in front of the
hotel discussing the ding-dong'. old
doctrines to determine the differ
enee Itetween tweedledum and
tweedle-lee. Vance 'saw the
ridiculousness of the situation and
determined to put an end to the
old argument-. -1
tieutlemcu.I'II settle it for you,"
said he, and he lierkoned fo a
tramp who happened to lie pars
ing. "Stranger," said Vance, 'we'v
got a little bet here alwnt' youi
politics. I say yon are a Demo
crat "Gentlemen,"' said the fellow,
"I am isjor, I am ragged, 1 am an
orphan, I am an InfideL I have mi
friend, I am Rick, I have no credit.
But IU be hanged if I've sunk o
low as to be a Democrat, and I
never shall!" And the argument
ceased. - .1
A- the docUir turned sadly away
from the iatieut whom he found
using Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, he
said. fcIt beat me every time."
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