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SOUTH PORT. Krnnswlek Co.. X. C.
SorTiiroKT, N. C, .May 7, 1S01.
LOOKS MOKE LIKE IU SI NESS,
Probably no railroad in either North
or South Carolina, during the jiast year
has received one-half the nowsjiaper
notice as that given to the Cape Fear
& Cincinnati railroad, . nor has any
other road caused so ljiuch hope and
fear in us many towns in the two States,
as its prospects grew bright or dark-;
ened.
Southport ' has eagerly watched the
movements of this railroad, for its con
struction to or from this point meant
great things, in the building up ami
'developing of this ort- Several fail
ures in this part of North Carolina to
meet certain obligations on the part of
the Company, together with no visible
sign of constructing the road, after
many promise's to do so, has disgusted
many persons, ami created the impres
sion that the Cajio Fear & Cincinnati
railroad was only a 4,pajier railroad."
Naturally, these teiujiorary failures
have made many jieople both dispirited
over the l oad 4jver' being built, and
caused some hard expressions towards
the Company which asked for lavors, j
and then failed to fulfill its share of i
the compact. -
The Ijkadkk knows of no action on
the part of the Cants Fear& Cincinnati
railroad or its officials, which should ndea seems to prevail with these gentle
actually condemn the Company or be- j men that witl good crops and good
little its present or future movements.! prices.' which all predict, the farmer
Non-fullillment of its past contracts will cease to troublo and the politician
has surely injured the Company more will be at rest. In so far as the present
than its 1ms others interested in the agitation may have been without sufli
same, and a little thought will convince jcieiit cause, or m so far as the farmers
the reader that misfortune rather than ' may find out that they were Mistaken
design has caused past failures on the as to the real causes of the present de
part of the' Cape Fear Cincinnati ! pression. this may be true. Whatever
railroad in carrying out its projosed part of the present unret may have
plans. . 1 arisen from mere discontent, for which
The placing on record in Southport there has leen no sufficient cause, will
last week, of a nine million dollar naturally be quieted by the removal of
mortgage by this Company, as pub , the occasion for discontent. It may be
lished in the Lkapku, indicates soini.- admitted further that when the farmer
thing like action, and would seem to is doing well it is much more difficult
be the precursor of the construction of for the professional agitator to get iJs"
the road. The building of this railroad ' ear than when he is suffering, and, so
win ui great work not only for Nuth.
lort and the two Carolinas, but for own. ,
the whole Southeastern portion of the' Hut, while all this may and should
South. The uext few months must be freely concedeil, it must never be
determine and how what this railroad : forgotten that the reforms the fanner
will do. and if the promises given by is agitating have a merely incidental
its officers materialize, past failures will connection with tho question as to
be forgotten and forgiven, and ever whether he himself is making money
town and city along its Hue will assist or losing it. His arguments may be
in its success and ptxwperity. 1 illustrated by his own losses, but they
- are basted ou justice between man and
0 MOLTKE, THE SILENT. man anj noU)ll tle measure of injustice
In the death of Field Marshal Count from which he incidentally may suffer.
Jlellmuth Vn Moltke, of Germany, Ti ue refonus are never conducted for
the world has lost the greatest military j the purpose of putting money into the
strategist aud tactician of the present : nxUis of one man or one cWof men,
century Of the three great men, to but for the purpose of giving erery
be ever famous in the hUoty of tho ; man an eqiul opportanity to receive
uniting uf tlermany. Kniror William proper reward for his labor. To illua
1, Ihsniarck. and Von Moltkii.I$ismarck ; irate; the oppuuents to railway reform
alone remain. lkm aud bretl in th f in T.w lv .
uu.oueeariy.tne cuw hy tne ailfgMum that tho man. It seems dull at times durinc
life was one of privations, and the iron chief beneficiaries f the Iowa law have the week but somehow I se accounts
disciplme will, the frugality of these' hec n Hie fanners, but rh m.r. Li.i.K W 1 T .
earlv Have .l.mk u;.i i 1
f- V 7
ttou forhi,fturecharacter. lroUUy !
no man has snent as many vcars ol
! opportunity fhotild come, and las
. ... m t
splendid giftuu would mirst lorxn.
An J vet these -erv vears of privation,
hard study and travel, developed tlie
man whoee gonitis should aid in the
formation of the great Empire. Of
the . Pruss iau war . . with .Pen mark,
although the details of the campaign
were Von Moltke'a, there was no glory
in coutjuering with such odds as' were
in Prussia's favor, so that he was in
his sixty-sixth year liefore the oppor
tunity came for him to display the
powers which he must have always
felt conscious of possessing. In the
Austrian campaign of 18CC. were Von
Moltke's suier) military tactics dis
played, and jn a war lasting but seveu
weeks the Prussians were victorious
in every 1 -at lie, and the distinguished
freiiius of fount Von Moltke was nc
bruized and rewarded bv honors and
a sulistantial national douation in gold
The Krauco-fierman war in 1870 was
the most complete and successful mili-
tary undertaking in history, ami its
result seemed 1 never to have been in
hy Y MoUfc who pmlicted
:
w,lh lern,,te movements.
f that struggle, ending, in the fall of
Pans, and the 'unification of the (icr-
man States into the German Km pi re.
In the military genius of Von
Moltke there Was nothing to arouse
the enthusiam. The dash, the spirit
of a Napoleon was not displayed.- It
was formal, cold, ;ernble in its cer
taint v of detail and finish. Unanswera
ble in its success, 'yet lacking the fire
which has distinguished the great
captains of history. The disciplined
army which he could command, com
bined with the highest development of
a master of war, made his power irie-
sistib'le.
Nothing
was left to chance.
ITe did not lead, he directed armies.
Famous as a strategist, Von Moltke
was eminent also as an author painter.
musician and linguist, and had he not
devoted his life to war, might have bet n
celebrated for his literary attainments,
lie read and spoke fluently in- eleven
languages, and had a fair acquaintance
with several others. As the uncqualcd
strategist, the great tactician, Count
Von Moltke, must ever claim the high
est honors in future history. To the
(jcrman, the name of Von Moltke,"
must ever be associated with the glory
of the victory over France, and the
union of the (Jerinan States into the
great German 'Empire.
THE PERMANENT IN THE DEMAND
FOR IlEFORM.
.We notice quite a disjiosition on the
part "of a section of the partisan pies
to assume that with returning good
times there will be a cessation in the
demands of the farmers for reform
measures which they have been agita-
ting for years past with great persist
ency, and that there will no longer be
any "disturbance of the reimse." The
far as he can see, from no fault of his
'. . . . 1
cuams aim manutacturers. and that
therefore the farmers should wmk at a ,
quiet restorat ion of the old regime. I
While the allegation is not true that
the merchan is have been largely bene
fited as well as the farmers, even if it !
were tnu it would be no argument
for the repeal of the law.
The strength of the supDort of the
Iowa law and the strength of law itself
lies in . the absolute justice of its re
quirements. These principles of justice
remain without the least regard as to
who is benefited financially or who is
injured thereby. It is just so with the
question of taxation. What is wanted
is equal and just taxation, and the
question whether the farmer has large
crops and high prices or poor crops
and low prices has nothing to do with
it. The fellow who would not stand
up for right oas law until, he isw put
nnder the rack of hard times and made
to feel its effects, is not far removed
from the other fellow who will not ad
vocate a genuine refoTm becaiisejie is
the Iteneficiary of the abuses which he
is asked to aid in removing. Both lack
a proper sense of justice; the first will
not do right until he is forced to do so
by his necessities, and the second will
not do 1 ight because he profits by
wrong doing. The men who advocate
a just cause because it is just constitute
the real strength of all reform move
ments, and these men will not allow
the good caus to languish because for
the next two years they may be making
money. In fact, we expect to see all
genuine reforms prosecuted with more
energy than ever, and that for two
reasons; first, returning prosperity will
clear away a good deal of the dust that
has been thrown around many reform
measures by the mere demagogue, and
enable the public to see more clearly
what needs reforming; and second, the
farmer will not have his nose to the
grindstone and will have more of both
time and means to devote to study and
discussion of public questions.
We wish to give timely notice to all
those interested in trusts, combinations
or the continuance of any standing and
hoary abuse that they must not Uy the
'flattering unction to their soul" that
when the farmer has a good crop or a
dozen of them: he 'will be quiet and
allow them to enjoy undisturbed the
wages of unrighteousness. The way
to quiet the unrest is to remove the
evils that cause the unrest, and there
is no other way. Homestead. (la.)
PRESS COMMENTS.
What the Wilmington Star savs
editorially on 'Southern Harbors" is
all right as far as it goes, but the
Leader wishes that it had shown some
favoiable point in the Port of Wil
mingtoii location and depth of water.
As the Star says, Brunswick, Ga., has
fifteen feet of water in the shoals oppo
site that city, where formerly there
was only nine feet. As to the import
ance of the port of Wilmington, not
only to North Carolina, but also the
South, while its commerce has not in
creased phenomenally, its possibilities
as a great commercial port are greater
than ever before, and through thw
Cape Fear can the products of North
Carolina be handled with greater dis
patch than by sending them to build
up other ports, j Can any other South
ern bort make as good a water record
as this port, which sent a .vessel a few
days ago thirty: miles down its great
water way, the j Cape Fear Hiver, to
sea, drawing eighteen feet three inches?
OUB WnillNQTON LETTEB.
In the Leader of last week, I noticed
a statement to the effect, that your
Canning Company had put 'up the first
terrapin ever canned south of Haiti,
more. This truly, was news to'me,
although it may not be to others, any
way I feel proud that this section of
the Old North State has been the first
to accomplish such a thing, and hope
that Southport may yet accomplish
many first things" for us. Brunswick
county has furnished us with smoke
for several days while tho wind .blew
from that direction, I judge it wa
from the forest fires I see mentioned
in our papers,
I was hastily called to the street the
other day by a so-called band playing
and found myself with many others, a
witness to a fat cattle parade. The
beasts seemed to be conscious of the
attention they attracted, and behaved
first rate, wholly unmindful that they
were marching to their death.
Business here is as yon strike the
same time last year, and aoroe merch-
ants cUiw toa man.; o!To Taff
Mue man iortne
the newspaper advertising solicitor
with that story. That is what a news
paper man told me, but it has a smack
of the black .fish grounds, "fishy."
I see some , of your , people, have
started the i4excurtw ; business by com.
ing to Wilmington, and with the tem
perature of last week continuing, there
will be many anxious to hear what the
"wild waves are saying.
Minstrels again last week, and some
one in my hearing was unkind enough
to say that the performance was 'rotten
which certainly can not be -said of our
local minstrel shows. By the way, it
is rumored here that a prominent per
former among our local talent, who has
sat on the end, is gathering the press
notices on his several performances,
which are to be bound in book form.
Some of our streets were treated to
what was called sprinkling" last week,
but which was a regular deluge from a
fire hose. As the country near me
said, "Why don't you get some of them
cisterns on wheels with the squirting
fixins behind," and that's what I say.
why can't Wilmington sprinkle her
business streets in the regular city way,
and not make it necessary for ieople
to either chew dust or be drowned by
the fire hose.
Prof. Miller. I think it was, sug
gested a good thing the other day, to
have the (Jermania and Second Itegi
ment Bands give a grand musical
entertainment. There is plenty of
ability in these organizations and no
one would question the success of such
an entertainment, to say nothing of
the enjoyment it would give the friends
of these bauds to hear them in a grand
concert. Abbey.
W 1 LM I NUTON A 1) V E KTIS EM ENTS.
GENTLEMEN
DESIRING TO LIGHTEN THEIR WIN-
ter Flannels are ad vised that we have opened
our summer weight all-wool Hygienic Shirts
aud Drawers. We are also Showing a gotxl
line of Underwear in real Bui briggau. Lisle
Thread, and Cotton garments at prices to
suit. . HEDU1CK.
LADIES'
Balbriggan, Ribbed and Cotton-knit Vests,
from 10c. each up. HKDRICK.
HOSIERY.
Ladies' and Children's Hose in Fast Black
and Balbriggau. A large stock at low
prices. HEDRfCK.
GRENADINES
in Black only. Plain and Striped. First
class goods. . HEDRICK.
GENTS' SUITINGS.
A pretty lot of Spring Suitings and Pan
taloon Stuff, suitable for Men and Boys,
made to order at a saving of 2.1 per cent,
from ordinary prices.
IIEDIIICK.
SPIRITTINE BALSAM.
Cures Rheumatism. Relieves Pain.
PERSIAN INHALENT.
For Consumption, Asthma, Catarrh, and
La Grippe.
PERSIAN OINTMENT
the greatest Skin Cure in the world. For
Sale by all Druggists. ,
Spirittine Chemical Co.,
HANSEN & SMITH, Manager,
WILMINGTON. X, C.
ACKNOWLEDGED.
It is acknowledged by all who
visited that
TAYLOR'S BAZAAR
has the largest and most complete
and fashionable
MILLINERY HOUSE
in the State, . and are furthermore
I .eaders in
LOW PRICES
AH those that have not been to this es
tablishment ainceit has been extended,
are cordially invited, so as to satisfv
themselves.
No one urged to buy.
Salesladies will politely wait on all
callers at
118 and 120 UAEKET 8TBEET.
WILMINGTON; N.C,
Ordera by mail promptly filkd at
whole$la arid retail.
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FOR
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MEN'S FURNISHINGS.
HATS
ALL lOUDS AND CT7LES.
1 13 PrincesH Street,
S. H. FISHBLATE
The King Clothier,
WILMINGTON, N. 0.
Has a large line of
SPRING SUITS
TOE V.'7
Men,
Youths,;
Boys and
Cliilrtreii.
Agent for the celebrated
DUNLAP HAT.
Gents Furnishings in large variety
and snpplj.
Satisfaction tlaranteed on all pur
chaseor ALDERMAN &
PLANNER.
Importers and Wholesale
DKALEKS IS
HARDWARE, STOVES.
TINWARE, Etc.
Ifo. 114 Horth "Front Street,
j j ' '
WILMINGTON, N. C.
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zzzortnait of instrcnents in the
State. We guarantee
LOWEST PRICES
and the :
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IREDELL RiEARES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
02c3, 17 Ifcca Ctnxt
T7IL2JINGTOK. V. f
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a
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turt-H in the United States.
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Engraving Chronics.
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HOUSE FIFBNISHIHO GOODS.
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Chamber, Dinner and Tea Seta
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WILMINGTON, N. C.
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