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TARBORO', N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 1G, 1876.
NO. 27.
VOL. 54.
E 1 II 31 I fill
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
T Alt BOKO'.
Mayou Fred. Philips.
Commissioners Jesse A. Williamson
Ja-
cob Fcldcnheimer, Daniel W. Hunt,
Alex.
MeCabe, Joseph Cobb.
Secretary & Treasurer Kobt. White
hurst. Ciiief of Police John W. Cotten.
Assistant Police John M.idra, .fas. E.
Sloionson, Akiiuore Macnair.
COUNTY.
Superior Court Clerk and Probate Judge
H. L. Staton, Jr.
Register of Deeds Alex. MeCabe.
Sheri ff Joseph Cobb.
Coroner
Treasurer Kobt. II. Austin.
Surveyor John E. Baker.
Standard Keeper J. B. Hyatt.
School Examiners. H. II. Shaw, Win. A.
Dusrgan and R. S. Williams.
Keeper Poor House Win. A. Dujrsan.
Commissioners Jno. Lancaster, Chairman,
Wiley Well, J. B. W. Norvllle, Frank Dew,
M. Exera. A. MeCabe, Clerk.
MAILS.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
NORTH AND SOUTH VIA W. & V. R. R.
Leave Tarboro' (daily) at 10 A. M.
Arrive at Taiboro' (daily) at - - 3 30 P.M.
WASHINGTON' MAIL VIA GREENVILLE.
FALKLAND AND SPARTA.
Leave Tarboro' (dailv) at - - 6 A. M.
Arrive at Tarboro' (daily) t - - 6 P. M.
LODIiCS.
The Mjih and tbe Places of TOcetiiijr.
Concord R. A. Chapter No. 5, N. M. Law
rence, High Priest, Masonic Hall, monthly
convocations first Thursday in every month at
10 o'clock A. M.
Concord Lodge No. 58, Thomas Gatlin,
Master, Masonic Hall, meets first Friday night
it 7 o'clock P. M. and third Saturday at 10
o'clock A. M. in every month.
Repiton Encampment No. 13, I. O. O. F.,
I. B. Palamountain, Chief Patriarch, Odd Fel
lows' Hall, meets every tirst and third Thurs
day of each month.
Edgecombe Lodge No. 50, I. O. O. F.,
T. W. Toler, N. G., Odd Fellows' Hall,
meets every Tuesday night.
Edgecombe Council No. 122, Friends of
Temperance, meet every Friday night at the
Odd Fellows' Hall.
Advance Lodge No. 28, I. O. G. T., meets
every Wednesday night at there Hall.
Zanoah Lodge, No. 235, I. O. B. B., meet
on first and third Monday night of every
month at Odd Fellows' Hall, A. Whitlock,
President.
CHURCHES.
Episcopal Church Services every
Sunday
at 10 1-2 o'clock A. M. and 5 P. M
Dr. J. B.
Cheshire, Rector.
Methodist Church Services every Fourth
Sunday ol every month, morning and niuht.
1st l3nndav at night and 5th Sunday at night.
Rev. Mr. Swindell, Pastor.
Presbyterian Church Services every 1st,
3rd and' 5th Sabbaths. Kev. T. J. Allison,
Pastor Weekly Prayer meeting, Thurs
day night
Missionary Baptist Church Services the
4th Sunday in every moi,th, morning and
night. Rev. T. R. Owen, Pastor.
Primitive Baptist Church Services first
Saturday aud Sunday of each month at. 11
o'clock.
HOTELS,
Adams' Hotel, corner Main and Pitt Sts.
O. F. Adams, Proprietor.
EXPRESS.
Southern Exprens Oflice, on Main Street,
closes every morning at 9 o'clock.
N. M. Lawrence, Agent.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
F
RANK POWELL,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
TARBORO' , X. C.
t'S" Collections a. Specialty. "a
Office next door to the Southerner ofllec.
July 2, 1875. tf
J
OS. BLO CNT CHESHIRE, JR.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
WW Office at the Old Bank Building on
Trade Street. je25-tf.
H
OWAKD & PERRY,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law.
TARBORO', N. C.
S3? Practice in all the Courts, State and
Federal. noT.5-ly.
H. JOHNSTON,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
TARBORO', N. C.
3?" Attends to the transaction of busi
ness in all the Courts, State and Federal.
Nov. 5, 1875. ly
F
REDERICK PHILIPS,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
TARBORO', N. C.
E5r Practices in Courts of adjoining coun
ties, in the Federal and Supreme Courts.
Not. 5, 1875. ly
y" ALTER P. WILLIAMSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
TARBORO', N. C.
rVill practice in the Courts of the 2nd
Judicial District. Collections made in any
part of the i-tate.
Oflice in Iron Front Building, Pit
Street, rear of A. Whitlock & Co's.
Jan. 7, 187G. tf
J
ACOB BATTLE,
Counsellor and Attorney at Law,
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
ft Practices in all the State Courts.
March 24, 1876. ly
J,
n. & w. l. TnoEP,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
PRACTICES in the counties of Edge
combe, Halifax, Nash and Wilson, aud
in the Supreme Court North Carolina, also
in the United States District Court at Raleigh.
. DR. E. D. BARNES,
Surgeon Dentist,
JTIaiu Street,
TARBORO', N. C.
3f All work warranted to give- entire
BatUfaction. feb.l8-tf.
Dr. G. L. Shackelford,
DENTIST,
TARB0H0, N. C.
Office opposite Adams' Hotel, over S. S. Xash
Co's Store.
Owing to. the stringency of the times, I
Vavc reduced my charges lor all operation to
as taudard that will not fail to suit every one.
Care of children's teeth and Plate work a
specialty.
Satisfaction guaran! ed in all cases.
March 17, 187(5 1.
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Boarding House.
7f RS. V. E. LIPSCOMB respectfully an
1TJL nounces that she has opened a Private
Boarding House in Tarboro, ou the corner
ol Bank and Pitt Streets.
Good Fare, Pleasant Rooms, Camfor
laoie iicuy. uoara .'locerate.
Feb. 19, 1875.
THIS PAPER 13 ON FILE WITH
Whore Advertising Contracts can he mad.
GEO. S. HA WES,
1ANUFACTUKER AND DEALER I
Tin, Copper
AND
IRON W
A
FULL LINE OF COOKING,
ing, Parlor & Oflice Stoves,
kept constantly on hand,
which will be sold at the
lowest cash prices.
R00FIXG ASD GUTTERHG
either in town or country, promptly attend
ed to and on reasonable terms.
of all kinds in his line executed with prompt
ncss.
If yon can't afford to buy a new stove bring
your old one and trade.
GEO. S. HAVv'E?,
Nearly opposite Post Oflice.
Feb. 18, 1870. ly.
1. M.J, J 4. H -JWU1 H.1 Jla .1 I i-L'l
STEAM ENGINES, STEAS BOILERS. J
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ARE,
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HEAT-
tatt Jy"V-
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DEALERS IN
AND
STAPLE DRY GOODS,
Main Street,
Near the Bridge,
Tartooro 3NT-0.
Sept. SO-ft
ADVERTISERIE NTS.
FURNITURE !
luge lot for sale cheap for cash. AlfO
L . Furniture made to order, by
.t. i:.
PITT ST., TARBORO', N. C.
XiW Call and see before you purchase.
TTircrxjuii'r-A.xsiiaxrcsr
promptly attended to.
Keeps on hand and makes to order, Maho
any, Walnut, Poplar aud Pine Coffins.
Also ou hand a full line of METALIC CA
SES. Hearse for hire on burial occasions.
XZi Terms cash.
Jau. 1, lS70.-ly. J. E. SIMMONS.
W. T. TAYLOR,
Manufacturer of
WI.D0W FRAMES, DOORS,
Plain Panels of every style
1)0011 FRAMES,
irixDOirs, SASHES, BL1XDS,
MAXTLES, M0ULDIXOS,
BRACKETS, SCROLL WORK
AND
Tobacco Box Patterns,
Whitaker's, N. C.
Also, contracts to put up buildings, furn
ishing all material, complete turn key jobs,
or otherwise, as parties may prefer, all with
kiln-iiried lumber.
March 21, l7o. ly
GEO. L. PENDER,
WITH
BrufiJ Faulkner & Co,,
Wholesale Dealers in
Foreign and Domestic Dry
Good, Motions & White
GOODS.
275 W. BALTIMORE STREET,
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m m GOODS
0. G.Farrar&Co's
FINE LINEN BOSOM DRESS SHIRTS,
FOR 1.00 EACH.
A large and fresh Stock of
Dry Goods, Shoes, Roots ami
Clothing,
with a lull line of
GROCERIES
just received. These goods were bought
VERY LOW
and will be sold at rock bottom prices. Aiso
100 Boxes of Manu
factured Tobacco.
AVe assure our patrons who desire to pay
cash for their goods, that by calling on
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they will find prices in every way satisfacto
ry and goods as low as they can be purchased
in any market in the South.
All we desire is an inspection of our goods.
Parties will lincl it to their interest to call on
us.
Whcli you come to Tarboro', don't forget
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April 21.
3m
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Dress Goods,
Linen Lawns,
Percals,
Ladies' Hats,
Ladies and Children's
Shoes, Gloves, Hos
isery and White
Goods ! !
BOOTS and SHOES,
11 1. 1. i. T-T.
CASH at
sold very
panic prices, and will be
low by
T. H. GATLIN.
N. J. T. II. Gatlin is Agent for
"Domestic Paper I ashions
Tarboro', April 7, 1S7G.
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC
T am now prepared to furnish tbe Centen
nial BOOT & LUCRE TIE SHOE, cheap
er than cau be cotten up in Northern cities,
and am ahead of trade in this and adjoining
counties. 1 use nothing but
First Choiae French Calf Skins
and Extra Pebbled Goat.
The finest grades of Sole Leather, English
Bend a specialty. The latest style last are
used in my business. Also keeps constantly
on hand all sorts of blioc-linuimr.
Workracnship unexcelled. Give me a trial
and if my work don't suit will make sacrifice
on anv that is taken from my house.
O. U. DOGGETT.
ETT
8m".
Tarboro, May 5, 187S.
June 16, 1876
CHAPEL HILL.
A Ileautiful and Witty Descriptive
I.ttter of Chapel Hill Commence
niciit.
Ciiapel Hill, N. Cm
June 3rd, 1876. J
Mr. Editor: As several arti
cles about the State University
have appeared in your columns, al
low me to send you a short account
of our Commencement. Knowing
Low fondly her old sons look back
upon the many happy days spent j
within her, hallowed walls, and be
neath the shade of her incompara
able oaks, I feel but little dojibt
that an account, howeer brief, of
how the first Commencement of the
new regime was carried on, will be
of interest to thera and indeed to all
true North Carolinians.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
The long expected and anxiously
awaited time has come and gone.
The end and aim of many a maid
ens plans and of many a Freshman's
hopes have at length been reached,
and lo ! it brought more than was
expected. Monday, May 29th, was
a busy day. All the examinations
but one were to be closed tLat day.
It was the last day of grace, after
that was no hope. The Juniors
turned pale, the Sophomores trem
bled, while the Freshmen and first
year students looked the picture of
despair, no ray of hope lighted up
their face, no inward consciousness
that all was well gave animation
and complacency to their counten
ance. All was dark despair. Thus
Moaday was spent.
Tuesday brought relief to all.
Those who knew that they had
reached a higher niche in the Col
lege curriculum, were puffed up
with pride and self conceit. The
Juniors assumed the air and deport
ment of venerable Seniors. The
Sophomores pulled up their collars
and tried to seem Juniora (a la
mentable failure by the way).
While the Freshmen were utterly
unable to realize their good fortune
nd spent the day in a stupefied
condition.
On Tuesday the Com. on Trans
portation consisting ol W. JJ.
Phillips went down to Durham to
superintend the hacks, carriages,
buggies, wagons, carts, cic., which
were to convey visitors to Chapel
I ill- In my deepest soul I pitied
um. An inaocent unsuspecting
youth given over to the tender
mercies ot the mild mannered in
habitants of Durham. Consigned
by a cruel fate to humanity of con
tractors, drivers, &c, let us hope
that be was equal to the emergen
cy. Bat he has told me that every
attention was paid him m Durham;
that every one was as polite and as
accommodating as it was possible
or any to be, that the Hotel was
elegant the fare splendid the Soda
water (?) the best in the State.
IJ.urah lor Durham!! The two
trains brought more pretty ladies
than it has been the good luck of
Durham to sec in many a long day.
But when the ' Com. ' had to pro
vide seats for all those ladies and
the gentlemen too, when he realized
what responsibility was upon him,
then was it that he wished himself
at home.
However all were given seats :
the Salisbury Cornet Band in the
band-wagon and the other notables
in other conveyances.
By G o clock JL AL., everybody
had reached the Hill. The band
made a really superb entre into the
town, under the skilful management
of Mr. A. A. Sears, of Durham.
The colored citizens turned out in
a body to see the band, and have
their hearts fired with a noble am
bition to blow op "dem dar things."
Thejvillage never looked better than
during the last week.
The improvements that have been
made have astonished even the
Chapel Ilillians. New fences, re
paired and painted houses, white
washed trees, cleaned sidewalks,
&c, &c, made the old place look
better than it has for many a long
year past.
.nd the Campus ! what shall I
say about that ? words are inex
pressive, so just wait till I get along
to Thursday morning.
mi i m i i .
xne nop on iuesaay nignt was
not largely attended by the ladies
on account of fatigue, &c, but
dare say the pupils of the lightly
tripping muse were sufficiently
a-mused (good joke).
The annual meeting of the Phil
anthropic and Dialectic Societies
took place at 7 P. M., and the halls
of each were again made glad by
the entrance ot many a loving son,
wnose eyas naa not rested upon
them for long, long days, age even
years past.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30tH
On Wednesday morning at 11
o'clock the address before the two
literary societies came off. The
College bell gave notice at 10 A. M
that the processien was to be
formed. By the united efforts o
the Chief Marshal, F. M. Fremont
I
I of Wilmington, N. C, and his val
Friday,
u'able (?) Subs, the procession was
at last started. Marching from the
South Build;ng down by the old
East to the Hotel walk and from
thence across the grass by Dr.
Caldwell's monument and up by the
old Chapel and old west into Girard
Hall.
It was a touching sight to see
each student of the University
whether his hair had been silvered
by the frosts of three ' fourths of a
century, or whether the bloom and
freshness of youth yet brightened
his eye and quickened his step,
take off his hat and solemnly salute
the last resting place of a great and
good man. Ever since tho monu
ment to Dr. Caldwell ha3 occupied
its present position, it has been cus
tomary for every student to salute
it and him through it when the
procession goes by.
At 11 o'clock P..M., Mr. T. J.
McNeill, of Cheraw, S. C, chair
man of the invitation Com. from
the Dialectic Society, rose and in
troduced to the audience, Hon. A.
M. Waddell, of Wilmington, N C.
It has been my fortune to hae
attended Commencements ever since
I was a child in my nurse's arms ;
I have heard many of the
best speakers in the country, and I
can truly say that I was not disap
pointed in my expectations of Mr.
Waddell's speech. It must be a
great consolation to him to know
this and I am afraid that it will
make him proud, but I must tell the
truth. His speech was upon the
' Science of Government,' or what
would be more expressive perhaps
the American view of the Science
of Government. We are not pre
pared to discuss the speech, nor to
speak of its merits as a thoughtful
discussion of a great and interest
ing topic, but we can say that it
was a complete success, lie held
the attention of the audience en
tranced for over an hour, and when
he finished all were ready to ex
claim, " What an admirable ad
dress and how well delivered."
The portion of North Carolina
that he represents can have no
cause to bo ashamed of their repre
sentative either in his official capac
ity, or as a thinker and writer upon
nnlnrlv stvnpL- witn -mo romirl- nf
a riirhfii r n iifr ion . v. p were nr-
u: i.: e tu
of the average American and utter
indifference as regards the govern
ment he said, " Provided the -4mer-
can can make money and have a
goou utile, ue is cuuicuu tu .tue
urovernmemai macuiue run nseu.
a i t. :
e Know mac ne wm uu grauutu
when he hears (if he ever ujcs)
that we (singular we) approved that
remark, but we are writing now for
business not to 'get a place.
DR.
TR1TCIIARD S SERMON
came on at o ciock, x m.
Wednesday, May 30th: It was
simply grand. We have never
hearl any speech of any kind
whether secular cr clerical, to which
P.
we listened with deeper attention
and derived more benefit from.
Taking as his text, Isaiah's sub-
ime description of the christian s
position, " Our rock is not as their
rock, our enemies themselves being
judges, he gave a vivid epitome of
the various dogmas held by the
anti-religionists. After explaining
the chief doctrines of these such as
Deism, Atheism, Infidelity, Skepti
cism, &c, he urged his audience
especially the younger portion ot it
to beware of these things. They
had proved the ruin of some of the
noblest spirits the world has ever
seen, p.nd they would ruin any and
all who held them. Ah ! that ser
mon in point of vivid description,
terseness and precision ot expres
sion, in purity and clearness of
thought and the eloquence of the
man himself, was worthy of even
Dr. Pritchard.
THE REPRESENTATIVE SPEECHES
came on weanesaay niguc ac
o'clock. The young men whe spoke
were chosen first by their Society
to write an essay, and by the facul
ty who approved their work, lhcy
were from the Philanthropic So
ciety. The speeches were considered
very good upon the whole, Messrs.
Peal of the Philanthropic Society
and Dobson of the Dialectic, espe
cially applauded.
After the exercises in the Lnapei,
the crowd adjourned to the Ball
room when those who danced cer
tainly enjoyed themselves. I do not
dance, but certainly I will learn as
soon as my pocket will stand the
drain.
THURSDAY, COMMENCEMENT DAY.
The visitors from the country
began coming in in crowds early in
the morning. By 9 o'clock there
was a tremendous crowd on the
street and in the Campus. When
the bell ranj at 10 o'clock for the
procession to form, the Chapel was
nearly full of ladies.
THE PROCESSION
was one of tho largest ever seen
here, even in the palmiest days of
the University. The Marshals
whom for convenience, and lest it
might offend that honorable body, I
will now mention.
F. M. Fremont, Chief.
Di. Society. Phi. Society.
R. L. Payne, J. C. Taylor,
W. B. .Phillips. J. C. Powell.
Never did marshals work harder
than these to make a big procession,
The day was fearfully hot, and -the
wind no where at all. However
they persevered and finally their
efforts were crowned with success.
The orator of the day was
II0N r. p. dick.
He spoke on the Anglo Ameri
can beginning with the great events
happening just before the discovery
ol America and showing how these
gave a mighty impetus to the waves
of emigration westward. He made
an exceedingly eloquent and sensi
ble address. Ordinarily I am indif
ferent as to the landing of the Pil
grim Fathers on Plymouth rock, I
hear with but little enthusiasm of
how those grand old Puritans cheat
ed the noble red man, sold him fire
water, bought and sold slaves, and
held four aces and a king, whens
ever his 'fellow citizen,' the pious
denizen of the forest, held four
kings and an ace ; I do not care to
learn our early history; but Judge
Dick certainly received the deepest
attention. The subject is one on
which much can be written roman
tically, of Pocahontas of Virginia
Dare, Capt John Smith and others
of that family, iis apostrophe to
Virginia Dare wag truly beautiful.
We were all very sorry that she
never knew the luxury of a water
fall and a pin-back : it pained us
deeply that she never had the sat
isfaction of wearing a b stl ,
that to her the mysteries of the
violet box had never been revealed,
that she had never seen Chapel
Hill ; but 1 stood it bravely, choked
down my tears, wiped my eyes and
began to examine the dress, &c, of
my next neighbor.
Judsre Dick has a fine voire and
manner ; his speech showed much
thought, and more research. It
was admirably written, well con
ceived and well delivered. After
Judire Dick s spceca, the acting
chairman of the Faculty, Prof. J
D. B. Hooper, read the report of
the Faculty to the Trustees ; also
readincr the standing of those who
attained honors. As the 1st honor
grade
was from DO to 100, the 2nd
! froUl 80 tO 90 an l the
3rd from
I 70 to 80. a very larire number of
students received honors
AWARDING OF 1'RIZES.
The chairman of the Faculty
then announced that the Latin and
i ohpm-trv r:.M v0llM n0-v I
bo de
i , m. -p ,... r.f fi,nca
, ,..4. .i, r, tt,
successful competitor?, whereupon
K. P. Battle, Jr., of Raleigh, N. C,
ascended the rostrum and received
the prize (gold medal value i?15)
for Latin Prose Composition from
the Freshman class
The chemistry prize (gold medal
value oil) was awarded to two
young men. It was found that
they had tied on their mark, and
there was not time enough left for
a second examination, so the gen-
ereus head of that department,
Prof A. F. Kedd, gave two, one to
each. The medalists were R. L
Payne, of Lexington, N. C, and
W. B. Phillips, ot Chapel Hill.
With these exercises Commence
ment proper of 187G closed. There
were no -eraduates this year, but
will be next.
The Commencement was a com
plete success. Tho crowd Thurs
day morning filled the chapel to
suffocation almost. The appear
ance of the Campus grounds was
singularly beautiful and attractive
It seems that natuie had donned
her brightest apparel to celebrate
the fir3t Commencement after the
resuscitation of the University,
under the deep shade of those splen
did oaks and beautiful elms wan
dered hither and thither groups o:
handsomely dressed ladies with
their escorts; up and down the long
stretch of the avenue were crowds
of people, all brightly dressed and
bent on enjoying their holiday. The
Salisbury band in front ot the
South Building discoursed such
music as they alone can play:
to
hear them play some of their wai
tzes and marches is the very nex
thing to doing it ourselves. I fully
believe that it excels in all respects
anv band in the State. Hurrah for
the band ! !
Of the Bail we can not say much
because I was occupied so closely
in settling up matters that I did
not reach the room until late, not
being a dancing party I could d
nothing more than look en. W
congratulate Edgecombe county on
its representatives, and their demea
nor in the ball room. Who mere
graceful than the "Fresh"? More
gallant than "Judie"? More agreea
ble than "Stiffy"? More agile than
"Bukkie"? More charming than
?
But that Ball room was beaati
ful. Too much praise can not be
given the Chief B. M., E. B. Engel
hard, for the prompt and efficient
management of the Ball. I wi
take this apportunity also to com
mend the Chief Marshal for the
zeal and interest manifested in th
performance of his manifold duties
certainly he maintained his dimcu
position, as became a thorough gen
tleman and an efficient officer. Bat
est these two gentlemen should be
come bloated with conceit, I will
merely hint that there are plenty
of men who could have acted in
that capacity and become far more
exhilarated. It is not much to have
been the Chief Marshal or the chief
M., but it is something to have
sustained those offices as these gen
tlemen did.
No disturbance marred the exer
cise of Commencement from begin
ning to end. The centlemanly
caring of the students was univcr
ally remarked; though indeed
many are young and ought right
now to be fostered by a tender
mother's care, yet they behaved very
well indeed. I commend these
children to their friends for some
token of esteem."
We have had the best time, that
ever was heard of. The best weath
er, the most beautiful and most
landsomcly dressed ladies, the big
gest crowd, tho longest procession,
the best speaking, the best music,
the best order in the Campu3
grounds : word3 fail me to express
all I wish to, about our Commence
ment.
That it was fully equal to anv
Commencement that ever was here,
I sincerely believe. That the
speeches of the Representatives will
compare with no discredit to them
selves with any previous efforts of
the kind herer elsewhere, I have
heard from competent judges.
Hurrah for the University ! :
Hurrah for the Commencement
o187J
lhe experiment of the last year
ias succeeded. We Know now
where we stand, upon no shifting
sands has the work of the last year
been built, a he Trustees and
Professors went to work last fall
with a determination to build again
the shattered walk of their dear
Alma Mater to once again infuse
blood into her viens not the old fee
bly circulating blood of by-gone gen
cratioas, but that of the fresh bound-
ing progrcssiveness or tne ivia
century. They knew that the work
would be disheartening for a while
that perhaps for many years they
would have to labor hero in com
parative obscurity, but they knew
that they were right, and that sooner
or later that right would be glori
fied and exalted.
And this is why they worked and
prayeu, because tney Knew mat
they were trying to do their duty
to God ana man.
And now you who have been
standing back, waiting for others to
work, and then to come forward
and pat them on tho shoulder and
say that wa3 good, try again : we
stood back to see how you would
succeed." What are you going to
do now ? WThen I think of how
noble and bravely the Faculty has
faced and overcome many seeming
ly insuperable difficulties ; how
patiently and silently they have
borne the heat and burden of the
day ; how they have struggled as
only those can struggle who believe
their cause right and 'know that if
they fail they are reduced to ab
ject poverty ; 1 can not but be
lieve that theY- will succeed, -and
have already proven that there are
noble and true men yet left in
North Carolina.
I am proud of you all, you who
have wavered and hesitated, you
who have sneered and scoffed.
North Carolina has reason to be
proud of her noble galaxy of sons,
who while she was imploring aid to
rebuild her fallen educational at cen
tre, stood by and whispered to each
other, "Let U3 wait, and see how it
will succeed, ere we venture our
money and our influence for it."
A noble band ye, who while de
ploring the state of education in
your native or adopted home, reso
lutely shut your ears and turn away
your eyes from the urgent request
of those who are laboring for your
good, and for that of the communi
ty at large. Go ahead ! Go ahead !
Assume as long a face and as sad
a look as possible when you hear
it said that North Carolina is be-
hind her sister states in education :
whiao aud cry over the state of poli
tics, the corrutions at Washington,
the whiskey frauds in St. Louis:
vociferate that the nation is going
to the dogs, and every thing is one
the eve of distraction : after a while
perhaps you will realize that you
might have helped education in
your State if you had wished; that
you too might have added your mite
to the good work.
Don't stand on the fuuee any lon
ger. Declare yourself either a
friend or an enemy. If a friend,
help us, if an enemy attack us fair
ly and squarely. Let us have a good
knock down and drag out fight ; if
you win, wo are false to our promi
ses, if wc win, you will seo your
mistake. Ifjou can't be a friend
with a word of hearty good cheer,
and a helping hand: Do an oppo
nent, but a fair and honest one
State your objections fully, and
they will be fully met.
Remember however that you are
a North Carolinian, and that this is
the University of North Carolina
It becomes you to help her, it
does not become you to be a traitor
to your duty, viz., of doing all you
can tor North Carolina.
"Hurrah for the University."
SltlRMI.
A Hcrsa not Your Wife's Cousin-
A country gentleman lately ar
rived at Boston, and immediately
repaired to the house of a relative,
a lady who had married a merchant
of that city.
The parties were glad to see him,
and invited him to their house as
hi3 home, as he declared his inten
tion of remaining in that city but
a day or two.
The husband of the lady, anxious
to show his attention to a relative
and friend of his wife, took the
gentleman's horse to a livery sta-
ble in Hanover street.
Finally the visic became a visita
tion, and the merchant, aft6r a
lapse of eleven days, found, besides
budging and boarding the gentle
man, a pretty considerable bill had
run up at the livery stable. There
fore, he went to the man who kept
the stable, and told him when he
took the horse he would pay the
bill.
'Very good, sir,' said the stable
keeper; 'j understand you.'
Accordingly, in a short time, the
country gentlemin went to the sta
ble, and ordered his horse to be
got ready. The bill, of course, was
presented.
'Oh !' said the gentleman, 'Mr.
, my relative, will pay this.'
'Very well, sir,' said the stable
keeper, 'Please get an order from
Mr. . It will be tho same as
money.'
The horse was put up again, and
down went the country gentleman
to Long Wharf, where the gentle
man kept.
'Well,' said he, 'I am going now. '
'Are you?' said the merchant.
'Well, good-by, sir.'
'Well, about the horse the man
says the bill must be paid for his
keeping.'
'Well, I suppose that's all right.'
'les well, but you know I'm
your wife's cousin.'
'Yes,' said the merchant, 'I
know; but your horse is not!'
Praying for tha Beavers.
In the State of Ohio there
sided a family consisting of an
re
old man of the name of Beaver and his
four sons, all of whom were hard
'pets,' who had often laughed to
scorn the advice of a pious though
very eccentric minister, who resided
in the same town.
it happened that one of the boya
was bitten by a rattlesnake, and
was expected to die, when the min
ister was sent for in great haste.
On his arrival he found the young
man very penitent and anxious to
be prayed with.
The minister, calling on tho
family, knelt down and prayed in
this wise :
'Oh, Lord ! we thank Thee for
rattlesnakes. We thank Thee be
cause a rattlesnake has bit Jim.
We pray Thee send a rattlesnake
to bite John; send one to bite Bill;
send onetJ bite Sam; andoh, Lord,
send the biggest of Thy rattle
snakes to bite the old man; for
nothing but rattlesnakes will ever
bring the Beaver family to repent
ance.' Love Lightens Labor. One
morning I found Dora busy at her
ironing tabie, smoothing the towels
and stockings.
' isn't it hard for the little arms V
I asked.
A look like sunshine came into
her face, as she glanced toward
her mother who was
rocking the
babv.
" It isn't hard work when I dot
for mamma," she said, softly.
How true it is that love makes
labor sweet.
One friend to another, who ha3
just returned from a trip abroad :
"Did you enjoy yoar European
tour?" "Very much, indeed."
"Did you call on any of the big
ones
"ies ; I called on two
queens one evening. "(Jailed
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two queens ? Was it a pleasant af
fair?" "No, not very; for after I
called I found the other chap had
three Kings
4Mis3 Smith, does a cormoran,
eat strawberries : 'Law me
child. What put that into
not
your
head ?' 'Cause ma told Sarah not
to bring out the strawberries and
cream until that old cormorant,
Miss Smith, had gone.'.
"My client i3 no more guilty of
stealing that hog than a frog ain't
got no tail," was a young Kentucky
lawyer's address to a Warren county
jury.
The Methodist Conference has
sent Rev. Mr. Kittell to Brooklyn
which is appropriate when we
consider that they are always hav.
ing a stew there.
A young Philadelphian, threat
ened with a breach of promise suit,
says: 'Sue away. Contracts made
on Sunday ain't legal."
A philosopher being asked what
was the first thing necessary toward
winning the love of a woman, an
swered, "An opportunity."
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