) THE BEACON] B; S. White Editor and Idroprlejor. CAMPAIGN RATES { TWENTY- FIVE CENTS FdE TUB EE MONTH'-!, MTBICTEY. IN' ADVANCE. Jt* •irW Enler'A at the P.th -OJlic- at Eliza : bethteum, JVC G. m eeconA\dttu mail - -; STATE Ta XAl'lOIT AM) REPEBLI. CAN l'LUNDEltlNGB. ! _]' -t In the matter of tj neral expen diture?.—The following is a state ment of the general expenditures for each fiscal year from ISON lo 1887, both included: 1868. Total amount expend d $ 001,305 77 527 697,85h 610,9 b 875,746 033,772 703,189 1869, Total amount expended 1870. Total amount expend*?jj 1871. ToUl Amount expended 1872, Total titnour.teXprjiided 18To. Tou! am*mi. t ejfper;d i i 1878. Total amount eipeodedi 1879. Total amount fX peudu i 1880. Total amount expend#! 1881. Total amount expended 1882. Total amount exjit-nded] 1683. Total auM/unt cjgfTHl.il IBS’.. Total amount expended 1885. Total amount expended 1886. Total amount expended 1887. Total c mount tipetided Wit h no public cptaritius on iheii Imnds, but the Iusaue Asjlnru a1 jBaleigh and the white asjlvm foi jt he deaf and dum b and the blint jat liuleigh, (the <.’up]*oi: oi Wbid together cost Si00,000), the Ho jpublicans required! for ti c StaU jgoverntueut l be euoinjuvu stun oi $1,117,100Tv|i th* year ending Sep (ember 30, INTO, The Democratic administration has nearly completed the uulinisb id StateN Peni'emiary; has emu ipleted the Western lu sane fAsyh uni at Morgan ton; has built the Eastern Insane Asylum at Goub boro for the colored rushac, and the Colored luHt|^i{hnt^ Jot the l)caf aud Duuih and the .Blind at Haleigh, and lu'.s sup cijed them all, together with the other insti tutions in existence under Kepub ltcaa rule, • anil to cl otheji* cuijrout expenses of State gOvoi umeuij, at an average annua; Cost of not ex ceeding $520,000, or h-ss than one half ot the expense's of the State goverinilent unde11he 1 iepuii 11cai in ihdy-^O. >M)r is tins ull.j ll has made large appropriations to the con struotion of t-Lc Wesu ni North Carolina iiadioad. the (Jdpb Fear and Yadkin Valley Kailrpud. the Oxford Orphan Asylum; paid tlu* interest on the boijuhs for the Wes tern North bariduija liaiIro.ul and on the State ithbt, and, out of the Maine fund, inaugurated apd pro-1 vided for normal frhboohs for both white and black, aad remitted thei rax itiyy (foij general purposes; of 25 cents ou J?i00 worth of propel ty for one whole yeai; And all these! things weiu tone in an annua) tost of less than jjue-1 aif ol the expen ma of the Sfhte govei aq eiit unuet •; the liejiublitiaijs lc !bJUf0. Nor in this til; The tax lovv for general 'jatripuses. j has be^u con Stan 11\ Ionvc. id until t ow it is ou ly 2U cents on the S'LUO wjrnth of j propei f,V . ooyynri* LAliOit. Kadicai ti :k!ers and bit,ul.. A Writers, moan about .the wick ediioss- of putting penitentiary convict labor ih epu.petition with honest labor and Democrat# taking away the chance of the incqUauic to earn an hpnekt penny ujy doing hi! contract work with convict lalior, and it ought uot to be. But who it responsible for if? How cauio there to be a pen , iteutiary in North Cardinal l Turn to Article XI. bah by Constitution of 1.S08, and read—I •‘Section 3. Tin* General Asay in bly shall at * its first meeting, make provision for the Erection ami conduct of a .Stale’s Frisoy or Penitentiary.” ujj . ■ r.'V. 1 j 'jTne Legislature of IsjfS'^— ’(19 obeyed orders foi .1 provided for building ry. Once filled and kc question was what the convicts. We c with patience of ecu' marvel and a penitcntia in not ict lahy be with think 1 YOE. 1 ELIZABETHTOWN, N. O. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 6,1888. it in? NO. 36. mg made to compete with holiest labor in any measure; and by em ploying it on railtoad work the Democratic party has avoided that competition as possible. But why docs it ever in the Smallest particular compete with the labor of honest menf Turn once more1 to Article Xf, canby constitution Of 18&>, u.d read — ‘‘Section! II. It shall he stead dy kept iii view by tie J>gis latute, and the Boatd of Public charities, that ail penal and' c'arr itable lUStlUtliouH should b*. made 'as nearly self support tug as it eon • sis'eut with the purposes of their creation.” That is Uadicals , the reason, and the arb I I ■ responsible lor it. FRKEDOAf QR TY It AN NY lYHICtl? We caiiuot afford to destroy or weaken tUe It baa 1 Democratic party, ued iho Btate from Iladicai misrule; it hits broken the ulliauee that existod so , long bet weeu pow checkeil the ex and cnme; it has ay ate in of public plunder v. biUh wa.s 'drawing:, our people to bankruptcy and ruin and. it Las finally ^restored the control of the government to the ud yiituo ot the iiitol licence State. " 1U defeat it Ibid i cal rule, and liadieal rule isoppression I luuder, ban gives asaura government, tniptcy. Its success ice of constitutional enforcement of law. and maintenance of right. Barely every day manners, an* progress ua*.l prudent —for 01 thy of oar Bhprem the cause is w est effort s. The improvements that we sec around ns, in ;ueu material affairs,bad their rise auld have made their ler Demoeutic rt’.lo. Will it be wise then -will it be us to change that rale! Let conservative, thinking men throughout the Btatc consider well. this question IS DOCKERY A PKOIIlljiTLOMST?. The Uockm'jhatu Rocket.publish ed iu Doekoiy old Democrat ery booau.se tli ■s own county, hav iug been informed that a good had announced his purpose to vote for Col. Dock e Colonel w as a prohi bitiouist, raises its bauds iu holy horror, aud says: ‘•‘Angela anti in misters c Dockerv a defend us !’ tioiiist! Whence springs I he je.d f grace proitib: .d make j Dockery!, moved by i impression, j >l any ltepublican who -won it appear that Colonel a cored prohibition, :ht bopo that such edged in innhcent minds, would!, 1 raw votes.td him Iron: the pro: - . j * 1 ubitiou party! or at least draw j, rotes off the Democratic party! jT l ichest things t isoue of the tmoug the lmmors of the cam migu so far inasmuch as it is i matter of u.story that Colonel ioekery not only wrote a long otter to .the Hiti/iirujton Star .%ga»:ist prohibition, but in the* : sauipaigu off IASI canvassed por- j ] tious of the State against it and j j ftetoally made bold enough to j t haw arguments from the Bible in \t Support of his positions, flow ] :x»u Id Ike old gentiemaa of Jfiay !| eltev ille have become so wofuily ! 5 misiutoriuedf We would be glad i to kuow!‘. The Bepub^cans of the First ^ district have" tonjinuted Elihn ' White for Congress and George A. Sparrow for elector. TEACH UK'S INVlITUTK I [ The Bladen If each county er’s Institute of 1 opened for the white race on Monday August 10th M38& and continued till Fri Hi August jtjie 24th t’$S& lie v Janteh Kelly Sup ;rut •< i, lent of Pubhe Instruction, ft>i BI mien county was President oi he institute. Secretary. Aud r. M. Willis 1 Toe exercises of the two days were coudaeted by the President, assisted by t be First Grade Teach era present, and consisted of ©lass relations in mental and Written Arithmetic, Grammar, Physiology and Heading. On \yediiesday in addition to the regular rebita tions. Lectures were delivered by Mr. Mclver. Principal of the Cfarkton High, School, on “The1 best methods of making the differ | eat studies interesting to pqpils, j ah I by Prof. ^ Juo. B. Kelh,; Superintendent of the Kaleigh Graded School, on “School Go*’~ erntnent.;^ The lectures of this© gentlemen were highly instruct.re and entertaining, and were well received and greatly appreciated by the Institute. Prof. John E, Kelley also {Wijr j .ered lectures on the following I subjects: School inauageinent.The importance of Teachers study si g the Classics; IIcart Culture, am in fact,-on all subjects relating to teachers and their work. Pho peculiarly happy and lore- ble •style of this gentlemen, in pre*ent hi a plain, practical mairier the many important subject* he touched upon, was both entertain mg and instructive, and the lea sons and lectures given by'him will be well, remembered by ; the teachers composing this scssioii of the Institute, and will, uudoubted ly, be applied by them ia the practice of their profession. 1 | I This session of the Institute, was eminently successful, md tjre feeji Hire, that every teacher pree cut, regards the time giren to at ten dance on the Institute as time well spent. ri ! I .h '■ ! . i • . ■ ' ' •,j- > U \ j hero were in attendance dur tin e»ca«i«r:i, rte\ eu' tuaie oeach er^ ten females ami live attending with a view of teaching. At the close of the Institute Friday evening, the following Preamble and Resolutions were adopted: Whereas, Another sessi-.n of the Teacher’s Institute of iladert county is now drawing to a close, we the teachers in afctendaine on said. Institute, desire to givs ex prejasion to our feelings of ippre nation and gratitude, to those whi have labored so efficiently and we trust, successfully, for o r bet dir, Therefore be it rest* ved: 1st. That we have greatly en ioyed the lessons and lecuires gir cu by Prof- John B. Kelly and j ree^ that the many practical truths whjch he has so admirably taught ind illustrated during this sea,ion it our Institute, will be of v4ry ?reit| benelit ro us in our proles- 1 hob as reacher’s Resolved further, i hat wo now tender to bun our ouhcje thanks, for !liis efforts with tud for. us, and assure him of our dgU estimate ol his teachings and j mr warm esteem for himself pcr- j tonally. -j! . ji' Resolved further. That as the np Of office of our present excels cn t an 1 effieieu t 8 u pe i i u t o u t lent, fey; James Kelly, will expire wd'ore another session of this ir, Jitate, we do now Lbiebv tender am pur earnest and hearty thanks or his efforts in but Jfo cssare him, that he will •cer hold a warm place in oar icOrp as a personal friend, a ristian uiHirstei and gentleman. »uil an earnest, faithful worker in im cause of education. Bead vcg further. That we re - 1 ‘ * ‘\4 ™ i ,-^ q».oet, that these resolution* t,t p.’!*c«a ou the journal of bur tnsti tHe. In connection with thb pro oetdipgs °fp| session,and at copy ftirnished the JiOM® Kktbepkibe ior publication. F. M. WliLLIS, * 1 Secretary. - -j* ♦ -♦4-:. ' :ltj 1 . ~~ CAUTION. If there he any Democrats zoho propose fa vote against Vie amendment inreating the num hei of Hu trireme Court Judges,or any who propose ml Ip bote on it ci ally let them be sure, neverthe less. to cote far the Deywcratlc candidates, lest it happen that the amendment be carried and Davis, Apery and Shepherd be beaten. The Radicals will mt'i for the amendment fend their noniinees. The Democrats must take no risks in this or any other matter on election day. No matterhow you ?>ote on the aimndmehiy be snre you pote for Davis, Avery and \ Shep. j herd. \ -COMMCJilOATKD. t 008 WiSHISGTOS LETTER. [.Special Correspondence to Tirs Bzaoo.x] Democratic mistakes during im portant political crises have, iti the past decade bee'i its Nemesis more than once. At last the par ty has found its Mascot—Cleve land. Tberecent fisheries treaty message has so struck tljie I Uearts of the American people, irrespec tive of party ties, that even the issues of the campaign have been the moment in the lost sight of for great whirlpool of American pat riotic enthusiasm invoked bv the ablest State paper submitted to Congress in the last fifty. years. Even Blaine is stricken dumb. The jackass refuses to Iray; Democratic mistakes seem to ba\o become a thing of tnie past. •Cleveland has beyond a doubt in. ?ared hi» return to the White House for the uext four years” is >n the lips of every ode you meet in Washington. Democrats are ubiluut, are proud, and well they nay be. They have a statesman n the highest t.ense Jof t hat very nuch abused term for) the.trleader. 1 man rvlio has the courage to uge his convictions, and couvic ions that might well ronor to even Jeffersou. have done our friends “the: great' But how about he enemyf Blaipe >st living ’candidate killed poiit cally, ftrtnly refused ild’s” 1 cwirespoiuleat iew on the treaty riven Jingo deems Vud as the leader so nen. The republicans can no onger ignore the abtli hey have been so fond of sneer the ‘•ller an inter uiessage. is stunned, the bench ty of a man ag at. The grand old Bomau is receiv »g all the honors that ;au shower upon her favorite. fifty thousand people o listeii to the pearls hat drop from the Ups of the sage d baud a: i ua if democracy. The re i aves in every hand s hd none or k> mean as to fail to him bon >r. . h . 1 , Trusts ’tis true sUppdrt Bro. hevi, and the Plumed Knight enthusiasm assembled1 qf wisdom the oblige-; tindly acknowledges ions of his party by a defense of j ho anaconda of American vital-j ty. Blame did hotontiuu his rec >rd in 1SS4. Wifi LLarnson and Horton outrun his advocacy of;, male in i$8df Tne> are worse)' jaudicapped than wa^ the head >f Bepubih.au fame in 1801. Life to the friends of trusts « uust be rat her unpleasant at just j his moment. But why should ‘be iepnblie&n* d-v>spi? Dana supports tbe Maine states ii ua«vt) in Li.- tiust «iiterances. »r«t we had forgbttet. Dab a wash or imt. the Republican Jonah i'lie North CoroHua E emurrata had a rncetiug a few ago for the put pose of helping their brethren in the old ^urth Eoeouraginir reports o i. , J;. irom Lome of the grand ti^’ t die Demooracv b making. Al? North <-ait. ua needs ta to be airjukened. IrfS. that bo thoroughly done t ad the part;\ is safe. Doektry seems to make a |H>or show even U Com parison with York. Aicty the Democratic shn! shine on as brightly as how i.s tile beat wish of Hay -tiu. EditosL—It you «iJi allow me space iu your wpuhy columns, I will endeavor to write a piece ! specially to jke young. Tha ooin inuuicaied espenetae? ot those who have observantly performed the voyage of life might be used us a glass for the young to look through; but roo often they scoru fully reject this uufluttering glass, and trust to the delusive vision ol their own optics. They !amuck out npoo a peri ions sea without chart or compass, without exoeri euce of their own, and ut terly in disposed to being guided by the expeneuee of others. In {lie sea son of youth the imagination often runs away with the judgment. A j oung man gifted with a warm im agination, but whose judgment is immature for want of experience, views things through a deceptive perspective. IIis thi o'nu ug hviwl teems with flat tering visions. Eve ry thing that may turn to hist bwii favor, lie takes for grouted, ami every untoward incident, op the contrary, that may chance to thwart aud disappoint him, he leaves out of his calculations. A bold adventurer in the ioaery of life, he feels quite sure of drawing a priJte; and his too gieat eU.fi dencd is the very means of turn ing him up a blank. For aspic; bo one laud, it proven u* that care and circumspectionJp: business which is necessary to success, so, on the other hand, it leads him to sj]narie bis expenses not to hi*real bucuiustuuces, but to his visibbao prospects. George, a goodly yon Mi, took in a decent cargo oi lficascfpr the voyage of life, but foigbt to take with him a single idea of meeting with adverse winds and misadveutures. He was neither a * mpletou nor au ignoramus. An houest heart had he, a id a bruin lather, fertile fcbau banco. He weak iu one particular only;— h® was incliued to believe ciierv thing that he found written in the chronicles of the imagination, 1,1 short, none was moro skilled ic bdddijug aerial castles, Which though it ahvay g.vos plea,ure t» the artist, very selJoine brings him pioFst. Thus equipped with men tal stored, and furnished also with some cash, George begins bits nens ile commences or a large icjale and naturally enough; fol wjbo with a warm and pregnant ithbfe'U a lion, con'd bear to be occupied with small things? this great stock tn trade, too most of w hich Ie had taken onr credit, he nbw vie vs with rapture.—All this is worth.— and its profits from the first turn, Will increase it to the aum of— Well, I can tnru it seven times in seven years; and shall then be worth full thirty thousand dollars] clear to my-self. George, s< rich iu prospective feuds, feels as if be had ttiis wealth all in baud,! Ucd oome« quite ap to the reasonable expenses of a hasu already wort h thirty thousand dollars, ! a worm : may peuetrate aud sit k a ship, m siffectoatly as the hall of a |*on uon.—George met with no uprom moo gust of adversity. Nojiimig lid he lose by fire aud by V and not mack by bad dc*bt;ybt jirtuastaaoeagrew mote a it i now year m year.itili RATES —OF—* advjlh Ttetxa BViriiished ON APPLICATION. than seven y«iis he became fn^l vent to a considerable amount. I AH this was onus; cr principally i owing,. to oue singly outeurastanee | living njfu ! s i«g ledaway by the jaooewu imagination. \ he hud nil along conformed his management !;aud the o-Spen-es o» UU livt>.ig to bis real eirptunaiauces, , he tuig.hr I have had, if not wealth, at lea t competence.—Many a promising and Hue young man !tn hwu up : sCt, by carrying more r ru.n biiupas he please.*. Banning ill debt is a .serious buslnese, a Inch, if proper cant;ou he.vanting, jeop ardises not only propm ty, but character also, and personal fine dom. / Of tliow’ who have beet) advert ruroua and rash it tills respect, how uiauy have Leon vtterly ra died intestate f How many have lost t..eir credit and . luji#ration f How ' rnauyj*li >vt* forfeited their character for truth and Integrity, to w lik’h they onVc hail beet) fair • iy entitled 1 How uimnv, prompt i*d by tun violent temptations aris rog ou: of their ombamoHed oil* eumstancr e have anted in a mau uw astonishing fo all « ho knew them in their better duya| (’red-1 it, ro invaluably to all ■! fn‘ any roput.ib.le kind of budne**, a r espcc ally to those who bain ‘little else to depend upon, is d>[a Uelf eafce and frail nature : it btifkt be used- with moder.iiii.il,- or it lan guisiles anil if. .a A man iihpo?ed at all time* do extend his credit a» far as Jie pos sibly one, ,of being a bank • rupt in credit as’well as in On cum *‘autra. A word to spirited1 young iuou: and a word that will. app]} fuiiy as well 10 a great, many who »• u<* young. li credit^ iU|.g •redit bo offered yea--pause iwriUc ere you wallow the bait, aloulate the thing on all sides «id in tvII it hearings—Us jbaricea as well as its chance*.— Credit long credit, with fateiest vVith interoei,! “there is the rat his same iatemst is a devonrer. it cats I ke a canker. Kov.ce. F >t Ik.).. *0f9S* Ka back. tide * ■rotww, uw S!»jis ter. ■ Jhri«*r» s. /„> .* u i>r. Ji, livir. ;i*oa ’* !>ro% ■ WLL'YOU -SC If KUK wkh Uiver UKupuiut? Vtu-J*r n»r-ut«ei toear^yvj. For *cde a: Dr \ a Drug &«*,.• . -T 'Wa T UACKlKO COlTtm = W » tnKKlf cur-tj L-y SUilel**«Caft». $ « /■• . i»tee si F t .-*»]© s*, It ,’V. U. Uu»