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NOW IS TEE TIME i. nun ISSUED EVERT THURSDAY a. RoscowErr, editor. We are by no moans responsible for tlte opinions cxpras-seu by our correspond ents. Ewtered at tlie Tost Office in Gohlsboro, X. ('., as second-iass matter. GOLDSBORO, N. C. TnrnsnAYlh-KxrxG. March 8tli 1888. THE ROLLING STONE. It is doubtful if in any other coun try than this young men are so much iven to drifting from one pursuit to inotlier. In most enses they run the gamut of business before finally select ing a life pursuit. Various causes have been assigned for this apparently aimless drifting, but very few of them have been satisfactory. The true cause, perhaps, was suggest ed by a young man who recently discuss ed the question in a letter to a contem porar'. "I am a telegraph operator," he wrote, "employed by the Western Union Company. My salsry is $85 a month. If by some turn of fortune I should be promoted to the management of an office, I would be paid from $100 to $150 a month. But the probabili ties of promotion are extremely small, and, even if I should be given the management of an office, I should have to stop there. Promotion beyond that is so rare that it is not worth consid ering. Now I cannot afford to spend my life woiking for $S5or even $150 a month. I want a fortune, and fuch a salary as I have mentioned will never give it to Hie." The young man expressed dissatis faction in every line he wrote. He was not making money rapidly enough. He wanted a fortune, and he wanted it without delay. Evidently his idea was that to obtain it he must seek some other business in which salaries were better and the probabilities of promotion were greater. It is not un safe to declare that the same restlesi desire to '-get iato something better," as it is often expressed animates the majority of young men. They are air ways just about to grasp fortune, and yet they seldom quite reach it. But in the meantime, they go "moving on," forgetting the worn but truthful adage that "a rolling stone gathers no moss." Somebody must fill the subordinate positions, and somebody must fail to grasp fortune. It is not intended to discourage any young man from earn estly endeavoring to better his condi tion, but he should think long and seriously before "moving on." It is not so much a question of the size of the salary as it is of tho use to which the salary is put. Properly expended way not lead to fortune, but it is al most sure to lead to acompeteacy. It is unfortunate for any youig man to allow the anxiety to get rich quickly to take possession of him. Rather let ' him carefully choose his pursuit, and, once having chosea it, follow it close ly, aiming to obtain a competency. It is not at all improbable that he will find that in working for a com petency he will obtain a fortune. o Parents, Obey Your Children. The above is the way in which the commandment should have been writ ten, if we may judge by what goes on around us every day. In the private house, the hotel, the boarding-house, the street car, the store, and even the theatre, the comfort and pleasure of adults are continually being sacrificed te those of children. There aro, of course, some parents who have suffici ent common sense and strength of mind to insist that their children shall be brought up plainly aud simply; that they shall eat such plain food as is wholesome at their ages, and that they shall eat it at proper and regular Lours ; that they shall be dressed with some regard to their parents' means, and not solely with a desire to make them outshine all other children iu the neighborhood : and that they shall be taught that childhood is a period in which to practice obedience, and not to command. Unhappily, these wise parents do not form a large majority, if, indeed, they form any majority at all. The Girl We Like. Is there anything sweeter than a sweet girl just engaged ? A new bloom is on her cheek, a new light is in her eye, a heavenly halo of happiness en shrines her. Shy, but proud : demure, but dignified, her heart reflects itself in her face, so that he who runs may read. Nor is it any prospect of golden I gain, of riches and raiment, that ren ders her radiant. It is the simple thought that she is an object of inter est. Somebody loves her. She reigns supreme in one heart. And, purest cf ail pleasures, she has some one to worship, some one for whom she can make utter self-sacrifice and abnega tion. She is not only an idol, a saint, but at the same time a devotee. Though she is a goddess, he is a god, whom it is both her duty and her delight to put upoa a pedestal.' When we think how many surplus women there are in North Carolina, and how little it takes to make a girl happy, it reallj seems that the male population is not doing its duty. As long as there is a bachelor among us the grand old "North State" must blush to own it. There is no valid excuse for bachelorhood in this State. Twenty thousand more or ltss lovely women waiting to be worshipped! O, generation of shirkers! Must the ladies take advantage of the season's privi lege and speak for themselves ! Breathes there a man with soul so dead that he has never wanted a wife? Single men, cease from being monsters of ingratitude and sacrifice yourselves, if only for the sake of selfishness ! Leap year should not pass away un til these things be fulfilled. The men of North Carolina should no longer al low the old "North State" to be point ed at as the State which most eschews matrimony. If they do the fair neg lected ones will be amply justified in taking advantage of their leap year privilege. o You Think, Don't You. When you want newspaper favors you strike for your "home paper," don't you ? If you want your town boomed and your property increased in value, you expect your home paper to go in for it "teeth and toe nail," don't you? Yet you kick like a steer when the editor does anything that would not be noticed in anybody else, and you object to his paper be cause it hasn't as much reading mat ter in it as a "city paper," don't you ? Still, on the whole, dear reader, you think your home paper a mighty good thing for the town, and yet by your actions you preclude the home paper from thinking tha town is a good thing for ;t by not giving it sufficient patronage, don't you ? You would not expect your home papyr, only circula ting hundreds to give you as much reading matter as a city paper circula tiog thousands, would you ? You would not expect the price of the former to be as low as the latter to give you the local dots and the thousands and -one littla newsy things and nothings that I you get in the former, y ould you 1 ! Frequently you sneak off to the city j to get your job work done to spite the editor or to save a few cents, don't you? Do you think that a newspaper publisher can live on wind ? And do you think that ha can forever digest the cnsoling fact that his paper is "a good thing for the town," when he re ceives nothing in return? lie can't do it, can he ? The Increase of Criminals. -A.mid all our rejoicing at the plainly apparent national prosperity and excep tionally encouraging prospects of the United States, it is a matter of deep regret to observe that our army of criminals is on the increase. This in crease is out of all proportion to the increase in population, and is almost entirely among the young. A promi nent prison official stated recently that the criminals of the United States num ber 500,000, and that the increase du ring tha past thirty years lias been twice as great proportionally as the in crease iu population. It is asserted that out of the total given 167,000, or more than one-third, are under twenty years of age: more than one-half are under twenty-one years of age, and fully two-thirds of the 500,000 are un der twentj-two years of age. Only about 50,000 of the 500,000 are in confinement at any one time. The remainder are practicing roguery in some shape all the time they are at liberty on honest people. There is much food for reflection in the figures we have quoted. Clergymen of all denominations might benefit society in general by holding a conference to decide upon a plan for christianizing the masses apparently not known or not practiced at present. o A western editor says: "Never judge a man by appearances. A shabby coat may contain an editor, while a man wearing a hih toned plug hat and sporting a dude cane may be a delin quent subscriber." ' r fROYAL "om 3 Jk J Absolutely Pure. Tins powder ncvr varies. A marvel of puritv, streimtii aim wnoinmns. Jiore ,...r., ;..! tli ni the ordinary kiiuls. and CUM HOI Ite lll JI1 l-MUiiii"i niiiiuio inui- titiule of lvvv test, short weight alum or phosphate powtlers. Soi.i oni.v in c ans. Hoy a I' Bakim; I'owdkk Co. 100 Wall. it New York. jSTEW HOTEL! HOTEL FARRAR, II. B. BRYAX, PROPRIETOR. ACCO M MODAT 10 N FOR 2 0 0 G UES T S. OMXIBl'S AND CARRIAGES FOR HOTEL FAHKAR CONNECT WITH EVERY TRAIN AND BOAT. Tarboro, N. C. ERASTUS EDWARDS. Dealer In Dry goods, Notions, Boots & Shoes, Hats, Caps, &c, &c, A varied assortment of mer chandise, generally found in a first-class store. G IV E ME A CALL. Corner, William & Boundary Streets THE LEADING I T. IV. WOOD & SONS 10 S. 14th St., Richmond, Va. Request all Gardeners, Farmers and Truckers to send'for their e, NEW SEED CATALOGUE for 1 888. It contains descriptions of all new and desirable varieties of f IS i PLANTS for the Farm and Garden that are i adapted to the South. 6rass Clover Seeds a Specialty. Catalogue, mailed free. Send for it. 4 Ph H 0 o H m H H H H o ft GO 'A no woe GUN, TIN & LOCKSMITH. Repairing neatly and promptly done. A LL KINDS OF TIN, .SLATt & WON IIOOF1XG, A SPECIALTY. Goldsboro, 1ST . C jNXi s. Iu. C. Best. Next door to CoiMl & rallies, Has a beautiful line of Millinery, and re. plenishes her stock every week. The ladies are cordial! v iuvited. mi. joe nuin REMEDY Laboratory, Kittrell's N. C. For all Blood Disease. Brail Druggist. THE MUCH DISCUSSED " BLAIR BILL" HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE SENATE. AY hether it is constitutional ; wheth er it can be carried through the other House; whether it will receive the President's assent or veto, are seriou s questions. Dut the best preparation for mental cultivation is vijrorous bodily sustaiuance, aud this can be ac complishcd by a liberal investment in 'he Crackers, Bread and Cakes baked by Cogdell & Barnes, and in their line of Confectionaries and Groceries, un rivalled iu quality and price. 10 HOUSEHOLD SHOULD BE WITHOUT DYSPEPSIA fc'fcSTLSSSKESS T1IICTIY nMTHI MOITICS FAMILY MCOtCINC. ACQ!), CA? PHILADELPHIA. Price. OH E Dollar .sn'iTVA The majority of the 111a of the human body arise from a diseased lArer. Sim mons Liver Regulator has been the means of restoring more people to health and happiness by giving them a healthy Liver than any other agency on earth. SK THAT XOU GET THE GEM7ISE, STILL IN THE LEAD. THE GRAND COSMOPOLITAN HAIR DRESSING ESTABLISH MENT IN THZ HOTEL GREG ORY. Thanking my customers fr past patro nage, winch has ben liberally bestowed on me, I hope by strict attention to busi ness to merit a continuance of the a?me. It has been rumored that I was going to close out my shop, but it is a mistake, I have first-class barbers. Give me a call anil 111 guarautee satisfaction to every one Hair cutting 25 cents. Shaving 10 cents. Respectfully, - mm I I CO o 1-3 WILLIAM BEST. ? ISEW ARRIVALS OF SJZfcllVO GOOD IT MATTERS NOT How Ch'Tap Good? Are Offered to You, You Can A 1 way s Durn cat e The ni at My to : YOU WILL THEN BE BE5FFITTRJ I positively decline to buy shelf-worn Goods,-no matter at what discount they are-offered to me: NONE BUT NEW GOODS WILL EVER GO INTO. MY SUELPESi ASHER EDWARDS- H. WE ARE Haying sold all my fall goods, have now andean receiving Give me a call before purchasing aud I will astonish you. Don't ODD FELLOWS BUILDING, CORNER STORE. ATTRACTIONS FOK TIE LfllllS We will sell all kinds of Dress Gocds, WINTER GOODS AT A SACRIFICE. Everything in Winter Goods arc being sold at a sacrifice. We are making room for a large Spring ,?fock. Don't delay, but come and see what We eiTcr. TO GO TO ASHER EDWARDS. BECAUSE LI. STROOSE. STILL IN THE LEAD- CASH BOOSE. such as Tricots, Flannels, Serges, at your own prices. L. erery day,.new iai cLe&ica.b.l forget the Popular Progressive IF H. M. STROUSE. Cashmeres, Plain and Brocade j Worsted, EDWARDS.
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