King's Weekly.
(Successor to the Index.)
By HENRY T. KING,
Editor and Proprietor.
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FBIDAY,
August 2, 1895,
ALAS, NORTH CAROLINA !
We have but recently been
very forcibly impressed with
the pride some North Caroli
nians feel in the history of their
State, and that history which
they claim a share in making.
It seemed to us anything but
commendable, and from such
we do not wonder that the grand
old State is robbed of its glories
and honors, when its sons are
so indifferent,
We recently published an ac
count of the Battle and Fall of
Plymouth, the same being an
address by a Virginian, before
a Virginia camp, and it related
principly to the part taken by
the Virginia troops. The troops
from other States were men
tioned, but the Eighth N. C.
Regiment was left out. Some
ot the soldiers of that Regi
ment claim that it did the best
righting and is entitled to the
post of honor, and the account
did not go well with them.
With characteristic bluster we
were scored , for the omissions.
We stated the facts as we had
them and so explaiaed, and
asked that an account of the
Eighth Regiment be written
for publication. It was refused.
We thereupon stated that if
people were not willing to giye
the true history of what they
knew, we couldn't see that we
ought to care so far as they
were concerned, and should
publish the address in full,
which we did. We have yet
received no correction.
And thus is our history neg
lected and lost, or left to be
written by others. Are North
Carolinians too modest to tell
of their exploits ? If so, it is a
false modesty, worthy of all
condemnation. If so let them
forever remain silent, and let
oblivion cast the mantle ot
charity over their memories, for
men such men are not the
"men, high minded men," who
should constitute a State.
Our columns areopen for a
sketch of the Sth.
Here we are, more' than a year
from the proper time for a cam
paign, and the country is being
stirred up, and the people run
ning wild, over questions of
which they really know noth
ing. It looks as if the whole
country will go crazy over the
silver question. Instead of
working to make money, those
who have least, sit around most
at country stores, on fences
while the grass grows, and va
rious other places, formulating
plans to run the government
and give everybody all the sil
ver that may be wanted. Such
tactics never helped any one
If the vaults banks, safes, and
everywhere, were just overflow
ing with bright silver dollars,
how could the man who has
nothing to sell or barter and
who does nothing, get any of
them i Now is the time to bo
at work. And the man who
works and attends to his own
business doesn't have time to
attend to that of his neighbors,
and generally gets along all
right.
It is really alarming to think that
in North Carolina, as in Chatham
and Johnson counties, person and
property are at the mercy of lawless
bands, who use masks and the cover
of darkness to commit their depre
dations. Are we drifting into an
archy and brigandage v Is not
such, the direct fruits of Gideon ite
Populism ?
We have not seen the Asheville
Citizen on Judge Ewart aud haye
nothing to say about it. But we
will say that it omeus bad for the
good of North Carolina when the
right to expression of personal opin
ions on public matters by the prees
shall be considered a crime.
PLAIN,
With the situation as it is, the
amount of "educating" that has
been done on both sides, and the
feeling that has been enlisted there
is but one way that we see oik of
the dilemma, and that is by a com
promise which will recognize silver
conjointly with gold, not in doubt
ful meaning phraseology but in
language which will leave no room
for double construction, and at thu
same time provide for the decen
tralization of money by methods
which will bring about a mere
equable d.stribution of the currency.
The limited coinage of silver will
satisfy the moderaie silver man who
hasno peiBonal interest m silyer
bullion, and State banks will seenre
the latter. With thee as a com
promise the contending factions can
come together aud the party can
present a solid front and make a rat
tling fight in the next campaign.
Without these, from the present
outlook, we don't see how it can,
Wilmington S.ar.
Extremists will not do. (iiye us
a fair man, on a platform declaring
for both gold and silver at a proper,
established ratio.
The History of the Legislature
seems now to have been a little pre
vious, for its history is not yet
known. Every few days something
new comes out, And the worse it
gets. It will be well to have an
other gotten out early next year,
for campaign purposes. The next
Legislature will simply have to re
peal at one sweep every act of the
last and start anew.
Hal Ayer said he goke to a
crowd ot 2.500 people in Wilson
county last week, and Maj. Guthrie
who spoke at the same place on the
same day said his croArd was about
1,200. Mr Ayer's "dreadful disease
North Carolina Way Ahead
A very interesting table has been
made by the Manufacturers Record
of Baltimore, to show tho increase in
mills and looms and spindles
throughout the Southern States
during the last fourteen years
from the official returns of the cen
sus of 1S80. The following con
tains the figures :
IHHO. 1X4
linIJH
12,i
77.514
13 . 444
r ?
51.13
K'.132
lt.4
SIMPLE
FACTS.
Stat. Hills iinllrs Mills
X Carolina. 4" ifilKJ 15
(jenrpa 40 llM,ti.
S Carolina, 11 CI
Alabama, li V.A'S2
TenncSvMt, lb 3.73C '21
Maryland. I'. 127t; 22
Texas 2 '2' 14
Virginia h 44.34 13
Mhjiswii!i M 18v 10
Kentucky 3 'jr22 s
LouiMaiia, 2 . 7
Arkansa 2 2.015 5
Horila 1 xl 1
To'al 1' GC7.4 425
THEN.
3.023. -CO
Constitution7 must
the Major's crowd.
have affected
The representative "Tar Heel" has
been considered a sensible fellow by
his brothers in the national family.
He has been at par wherever ho has
gone; and his reputation, as we
have already emphasized, has been
duo to nothing so much as to a
constant clinging to the policy of
his fathers Philadelphia Record.
NOW.
By a combination worse than that
of Puritan and blackleg, North Car
olina turned from the men and
measures that had given dignity and
distinction to her history for the
past twenty years and took up with
a crew of masquerading reformers,
Ioliical adyetiture'8 and thoroughly
thriftless, shiftless, irresponsible
leaders. Philadelphia Record.
CKNTUKY FOK AUGUST-
My Stuck comprise anything in the
line ol
CLOTHING.
Hats Shoes
DRY GOODS
Fancy Goods,
NOTIONS Arc.
All of which will be sold now at
25 Per Cent
less thati former prices.
I nm the leader in Goods ar.d
Pnre and am ready to substan
tiate what I say.
HY GENTS FDBNISHDiG GOODS
comprises the latest novelties an. I
are sold now cheaper than ever.
My store is now a
Bargain Store
in every sense of the word, and I
meau what I say.
Ccno and Sea He.
C. T. Munford.
.. . Cherry, 1
. Moye.
. G. Mof. J
The Century for August is unu
sually intertsting. Resides the
usual amount ot literary articles,
tuere are to be found several of
much historical value. Napoleon's
second Italian Campaign and Rattle
of Marengo, with maps, battle scenes
and portraits made specially for it,
and the Yula River Rattle between
the Japanese and Chinese fleets, are
specially interesting. "Fox Hunt
ing in Kentucky," profusely illus,
t rated, and others, "In a Lighter
Nein," give variety that makes it a
favorite for all, while "Topics of the
Time, and "Open Letters" keeps
the reader abreast with the time.
FARMS FOR SALE
In Pitt County.
May place, 400 acrs, in Reavei
Dam township. Singletary place,
300 acres in Pactolns township.
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Greenville, N. C4
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We extend our thanks to our
friends and customers for their
patronage in the past and ask
them not to forget us in the fu
ture, when in need of any goods
we carry. We shall at all time
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Notions, Hats and Caps, Shoes
Umbrellas, Crockery, Lamps.
Glassware, Tinware. Wood
ware Hardware, Groceries,
Plows and Farming Tools
Trunks and Traveling Bags
Guns, (Scissors, Shears, Button
hole Scissors and Razors war,
ranted to five satisfaction).
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