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Knten.nl according tupuhial n-;nilaitont
tiepotofliceat Soutliport. X.C..WHtn.nd
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ii x mo.ntiis1 I .J.ifiO CV-nts.
Sent by Mail. livable iu advance.
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Give nrwtonict address in full, im haling
County anil State.
Ilt'iuit by draft, fwwtoMUe onlcr, or re
pstcrcd letter, at mrrik.
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Pf"Advcrthin YutW furnWicl-on:pplf
tuition
Ni comnuiiication will Ik printed in the
I,kaikh without the name of the writer
bt'inx known to the elitora.
Obitimfv or ihnth iioiicea. of nve Mm,
auhj'Vrto idltorbl revision, fm Joner
nolici-w, tdjtt t to approval, to te paid for
In advaucu
TiiK hKADKU cn not return reject ttl
manuKcriptK, no matter what their charac
ter may be. To tbUrule no exception will j
U- ummIc with reiird to cither letters or m-
c-loMurcx, Nor will the editor enter into
uny correHpontletiee renpitting rejcitcl
cotnmunicit km. All matter not inserted
is dstroj'fI. .
STEVENS & FARRELL
,Klitors and Proprietors,
SOI'TII I'OKT. HninHwirk Co.. X. (.
Sot TiiroKT. N. t. Skitkmuku 10. ism.
DOXT FOIMJKT THE COST.
The question of what will it.cot tlie
tax jayerfc ot lirunswick County to
hold an election for the purpose ot
voting for the removal of the' County
seat, and should the vote be for re
moval, what the tax-payers will have
to face in wov of additional taxes, is a
matter which demands the most care
ful consideration, and cannot be hastily
paired over, for the tuouey must le
. providetl ti pay these expense's, and at
once,
For the infonnation of County jeo
pie, who may think tho County treas
ui'y is fillel with - money to pay thoe
additional exjH-nses, it is well to statu
that there is no money in the hands
of the treasurer just now, and money
must I Hrbor.ru wed,. or has leen, to pay
the Court lex penses of next week, also,
tin n are a number of County orders
iloatiug around which the holders
would gladly exchange fur cash.
Thcrelure. it is seen that the County
finances are pot particularly robust,
and the taxes to bo collected this fall
will easily be absorbed by jheclaims
'now awaiting the cash to .tin collected
from the tax payers,
Therefore it is, most iinportaut for
the citizens and tax-payers of Uruns
wick ( ounty to-look intu.the (inaucial
part which a' change of County "scat
will involve, and not , move in the
matter with the idea that the change
can le made by simply changing the
name on the records and the tratisfer
of the County books.
TheexjHmsesof holding the election
to vote on tho question of removal or
111111 . Tf m. it.. 1 ..-ill 1... ... I.... . .....
,..-.. . ..,...,, w ut, n-asi iwo
hundred dollars, Hssibly three hun
dred. In the change of County seat, the
County forfeits the buildings and
grounds now occupied by the Count v
in this city, which means the purchase
if giunds elsewhen?, and the erection
of a nevr court housi and jail.
If tho tax-payers think thc present
locution of their County seat so un- j 'ts dealings with Southern merchants,
desirable and another point in the i lmui lVk'n h other sections of the country.
County better situated for the Couuty I n act Jcvv" chances'' are. usually
jHt.ple, and for the lawyers who 'must t keu, that it might be said that the
come from Wilmington, let the change i Jotrtheiii trade, in its purchases Xorth,
U made, but let every tax payer boiua!i to W cash 'for its merchandise,
ready and prepared to tne't the in-1 With such a state of affairs, the credit
creased tax which he will surely havej ?81111 111 lhe South will be found
to pay. j largely Leal, with no considerable
Chaiilpti of C.tMtitv
r- - w c.iit0j
business. It means a loss of what the I
olwiy 1,ow UwM K a way of!
grounds aud buiWings. It means au j largely Southeru enterprises, and while
, ... . i t . .
iiusvttleu condition of the ('ouuty rec. lhe development in various sections
i , . J i - - . . .
ords for luauy months, with the has been quiet, it is substantial, and
, , .
chances of ioorlv alteuded Comuiis.1 111 uu s5 wn real estate values be
' i , , ..
sioners imvtings. It means an elec- : considered as mtlate.1, although laud
... i .
iun, money to ivivpol hcldeiT. etc., ,a In;l,,V p'es has been constantly
i t . , ' i , - . i . . .
ktebuf tune of the voters frotu their hanging hands at increasing prkes.
, , . f .
Ur bUSUri ,lurl" to.) 1 urclv uUtive K-K-mc are n0t
It tn1Vj.l,,duMH,jcriOtuuud;t.uf merit are ts steajilv d.
.1. ,t ,t co,e, but !,t thojvanccd, with .unictent capital to 6ui
,.,t(CI lK4iM. I4 mc uance
must bo heiu. let tnere noi w
Shirking when the asssrnent is made
j to pay for the frolic.
r
I a vrw POST OFFICE WRINKLE.
i. The- Postmaster -4ienrrar'g -circular
1 . . . .
letter request to tiostinasters at countTj
t-trvvwit sml mHeet. at-their owB
. ...
expend, and report on all the ist
offices in their respective counties, is
one of tho.; unexpected anl it mieht
be anl unnecesiiary official actions,
WlJieil OCCalOnailj Ureaiv OUl aim Bit;,
hard to explain. '
rd to explai
Why the iostma
.ter of" any county
n tl nuttwirittr tr,
seat should be :iven
' so insject the post offices of his county.
it 'is difficult to see. The lnnor(?)ome from cotton sales
which such an indirection and report '
i r -- i ;
would confer upljn t lie tKjsttua.ster
confer um the tiostmaster!
rxrforiiiing this jalorious task, would ;
in no measure recompense him for the !
expense 'and time lost in its jK-rform- 5
ahce.' !
The county scat postmaster who can
spare time and money to take such a :
pleasure trip, won hi mucii preicr io,
elsewhere, for there is nothing in
the present lost office service system
to warrant postmasters to, make extra
OIHieav(iri; m jt. .service. nor will there
he'hie tlc; 0flice 1S OIie of political
rc.vva,.j iiJstead of one based on merit
with chancs of promotion
The alove rejuest seems esieciallv
absurd when applied to the Southport ;
jKstmaster, as all county mail transfer
is now made outside of this county, ;
mieati oi uirougn i ue ouinj)on omce .
as it' should and heretofore has !
Ijeen. f
With the present system of distri- I
bution, mail froin here to any office in
Hrunswick Count v takes longer to
reach its destination than it would if
sent to Xew York, or even to a point
still further off.
The arrival ami departure, of mails !
from the Southport office is "not in -upon the chances of war. The anni
much letter condition, the time being j versarv of Sedan and the coincidence
changed several times du.ing each ,uf h th0 Austrian manceuvres, in
year, regardless of the wish or desire which the Emperor of Germany will
of the business community, and pro take have get . ,o ftH
tests receive fumt recognition from ! v,, . . n i
. hurope to talking and writing upon
the head of the Tost Office Department . ' ti, mM . . , ,
1 ! the prospect. I he contrast of tone
hcther the 'request for county in-: i' , i i i t
1 J -j between the (ierman and the French
loctiou is tola; classed as an endeavor . . , " . i. i Ti
for boss"-ship in the party, or an ill
sorted notion" from the bargain
counter which will be impossible to
sell, it is hard to say It certainly
e ;
will he a matter of curiosity to know i
J j
How many county seat
postmasters
comply with this reiuest and how the
- ' 1 '
outside post offices receive such an in -
. , 1
pection. .
It is hardlv to m doubted but that
this new wrinkle will be received with
ashttle favor in the Xorth as it is in
the South.
THE OUTLOOK NOT DAMiEIlOUS.
The statement was recently made by
a Northern commercial drummer,who
was passing through this section, that
the financial situation, , the South.
was the worst he ever saw and that he
. r , Su o!ue,s. ;
ISO I I1J1T T llnrn U'l ll Ii I lu Ilium f.illn....
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.
A traveling man s opinion, as a rule -
, ... 1
should have some influence, ami l
worthy of consideration, buttheabovej
j I'xpress.ons arc not,' and such talk can ,
!iti!' inn ri.i t f.-i.i.. i I io. I ..I 1
- v(1,MIhi. .,u,u flu,.-,.uaa-u uuuii,
a hyer out f order, or the result of n 1 , . i i n-
t . . , , C ronstadt, lias not Ijceu liellicose tx;r
malice, induced by poor sales., j i .
.... . . - . 'naps, but very confident. The news
there is nothing 111 the Southern ! t i M , ,
r . . . , .. .papers of the republic devote them-
financial and commercial conditions, ! i.. , , , ,
.Selves to Celelirfttliur t 10 wwnvurv nn.t
to warrant alarm or even unusual con-1
v. , , 1
ecru among Xorthern merchants who
may K creditors of the Southeru
trade. It is well known iu the trade,
that less risk is taken by the North, in
amounts due outside mrtieJ u),i,-h
t - i -. ....
can ,,lCMW the financial situation.
IheHarmg 1W failure, contracted
immense cullon crop of last year has,
m eincu)- coiion uismcia, wn a
j source of depression, especially where
jthe cotton rair was compelled to buy
his food products with the nrocceds of
! his cotton safes, .
fTha-Sou them . farmer, this.ycarluis
i ...! : i ' t . - - .
wisejy in pianuug an increase-.!
- acreajre oi craxnana uienarvest uru -
f . , . .
j mises the south the largest grain crops
ever rajsed here. -The crops of wheat,
i corn ana oats are estnnateU at one;
j hundred million bushels increase over
"v ui wat. jt,-tn, aim uitaus it
saving to the South of millions of dol-
lars. which would otherwise have had
- to bt? rais"l to niirchaso this irrain ml
these dollars undoubtedly would have
"e Southern farmer
will have
, '
iearnel a most .important lesson, and
one not likely to be forgotten, that of j
raising diversified crops, not only & j
cruP to but a crop for home con- j
sumption, selling his cotton at seven
cc,,ts a pound to pay for corn at j
seventy-nve cents to oue Hollar a
- .
The outlook in the South, is one of,
..prosieniy. lemporary tight moneyr j
does not indicate that ruin must follow, j
ne stagnation and depression iu some
portions is not so bad but that the new j
croP nioveinent will soon relieve these j
elements. Less indebtedness isappar- j
ent than usual. The stimulating effects j
of tlc advance iu rail road securities, j
grain a"d even cotton, will soon be j
eouuu j
fTVr
1 o -- j
investments fr capital as the South? j
I lie outlook is not only not danger
ous but healthy, and indicative of a
largely increased prosperity for all
clashes and sections in the South.
THE PEACE OF EUUOFE.
It dt.Kjs not require much stimulation
lo svt IK 0i'lc . n Europe to thinking
vij inai acu. k i hi; limn
newspapers treat t lie Question ''-with
the
i . . . .
ureal seriousness anrl mow t wmm vix
j c ' -"
j deeply ini)resstHl with the gravity of
' the situation. This leads them n ftu-
no tiwi,, i i
as their utterances have be'ii trans-
mitt(l(l to t(. a,tain 'or the nn.nt
' t, . , ,i i . . i j
i from .-aying anything that is intended
i tf4 ,i, . i ii
to irritate the r rench. It is easy to
I say that this attitude betokens a fear
:, f , i , lf , T -
of the results of another war. It seems
j tQ s U) ft of
; itsdf than a f-.ar of thc resull of itt
i , , , ' - , ,
.?and. to be very worthy of grown-up
land rational human lyings. It is
I axvavs to bo boruc in lnindhat tW
ia no j,roull(1 at ali for distrusting the
; 8illcoritv of German professions of a
. wisl, for Icaco anJ this for thc si,nple
J reason that Germany has nothing to
- ai , war, &c iriid twenty
yoars ago all t, ter.iU) lhat conW
. . I
mcoriHjrated with the Germa
rmipire, and, lndetNl, much more than '
could really. lie so incorporated. In
l i . ,
annexing Alsace-Lorraine she simply
cn.attM, lIrplail ,i
()m t , , , tho tone of the
Vrvuvh r sincc tho an
, .i,,. , 1
.1 . ' , ,
the present great mss of Franco, ami
the alliance with Uussia, if it can be f-
called so, has raisetl in them "an un
mistakable elation. M. Emile Ollivier,
who twenty-one years ago' used ajS
famous phrase that he and hiscuuutry-
men have often had occasion to regret
since, has reapjarevl to explain that j
the King of Prussia and Rismarck
forced the war of 1870 a per version j
ot history which nobvlv out of Franco S
can UT induced to accept. He now -
... it' ;
glorifies the present r condition of his
1 1
own nntptr in covin !.. uV " '
. . ' - rnuia,.
arising
irom ner ueleat, is greater
than
in tllAt fiir narf . .
ever, and makes it tolerablv
r "otltr " . , , ' V M"
. to enter upon another war "in cavetv
f i, nn . . , , J
of heart. ' 1 his is the tone of all the
n1 no
it rencn organs of opinion, and it both
n ta n. , , . . . .
reilects and shaix? the opinion of tho
l.nil.ri. VViA v . 1 ,
tounir. in,n a rrenchman cele-
, ... ,
brates the military power of Franco
be a.wavs means one tliuiir. and that
ls -lhal Franco U now sum -euon.-!,
tllat wlca ,ho r'rench nation really
comwto Mieve that war u
dangcrouslv
near
believing
it now.
"Germany has seen her best days.
France is ready and lias nothing to
fear." This is the published opinion
i of "Sll Emihi Zola, and tlio uiIitiral
loninion of a noDular-novelist carries
s more weight- in France than in any
! . . . . .t i t
joiner country, in uie worm. 5 r -,v -
1 ,v Jiat reason mere is Jor supoosinir ?
. .. ... .
j that r ranee is relatively stronger and
Germany relatively weaker than in j
ISU, beyond the unquestionable wisli
; of all Frenchmen that it may be so;
;uw3 ii:ai . im- stiuiiucNiui me
j German crops this year is the only
j element in the situation unfavorable to
! (itrniftn anl tin i nffat w lA-
? shortness in France itself, and very
much more offset by the comparative
! failure of the croo in itussia. the alii-
anco -with which forms the occasion
for the jubilations of the French press.
If war comes, it is evident that we in
this couutry will feed the fighters,
Russia, that is to say, the Czar, seems
to be possessed by the combative spirit
that animates franco.
The chief sig
.wV .v..k
is as a symptom of that spirit. If
Germany were in quest of a atsus Mh
she might, as one of the signatory
powers, easily tind one in the action of
liussia. Her pacific intentions are
clearly shown in her omission to do so,
and in the scroti ting by the (ierman
press of the suggestion that she should
do soas "criminal frivolity." Tho.igh
the action of Itussia seems to amount
iuv loiauon oi me treaiy, ana cyuiu
ui Inunit tm t"i i i-ii i 1 1 n ww l it
vu.v;. w .Uv w imuis ijumvi, v
is ignored really becuuseGreat lifritain
is the only sutferei. There is no pub-'
lie opinion in Hussia in favor of war,
since there is no public opinion in
Kussia, but, as regards the action of
the nation, the personal disjiositioirot
the Czar comes to the saint; thim- as
.'.,ii... .: : . ; f i
tuiblic opinion in r ranee, and it seems i
r . j
to be opiating in the same direction.
If jK'ace is preserved for a year to:
come, the. preservation of it will bo as
surprising as it is gratifying. X. Y.,
Times.
REVIEWS.
Mrs. S. T. Uorer opens Table Talk
for Septemler with' a timely article on
"or.K lor ieptember, which is j
another name for pickling, canning
and preserving the various fruits of
the earth for winter's use. Those 'who
have tried following .Mrs. Rorer's
menus for one month as given in
Table Talk, will realize wliat a delight
ful thing it is to have some one do
their planning for them. All the
recipes can be found in Mrs. Rorer's i
cook book, a treasure in itself. When
cooking is regarded as an art, and not
as a mere necessity, we may hope for
more recruits from the ranks of intel
lectual women who, will bring all their
enlightened thought to bear upon it,
and thus raise the standard of huma
nity, for proper food is a prime agent
in good work.
Table Talk discusses the various
questions jHM-tainiug to the household
a common w ari.cu
'
larly suited to the busy women of
to dav
td
Table Talk $1 a year. Table Talk
Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa. .
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100 BARRELS
SALT fflULLETS.
Highest market price paid by :
MlfEL- I5EAR, Sr.,
No. 12 Market Street,
WlLMIXCrroX, N. C.
WILMINGTON
?ArAl?Ir .T VATn r"
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WU.MIXtJTOX, N. C. '
North Front Street.
M ON l M EXTS AXp (i BiV m W
Stoxes Made to Oudeb. !
AV. MUXROE & CO.
Iealer?i in
FURXITUKI:.
CARPETS,
BEDDING, &c.
Xo. 10 South Front Street,
"WIIMINCSTON, N. C
WE THANK.
; the people of Soutliport
1
ancL. Brunswick .County.
J "
f f Ar -t llfir lihnnl mtrnn-
r, - i
r -s , ir-rrr
j (T(3 l XI1G DaSl.
In "continuing our style
j "
! Qf (Qj(r l)USineSS T00(1
i .
YllUC Ul OnC pHCC, C
j JjQ1)(3 Q lUCrlt tllC timC ill
i
j the future. We expect a
I ye trade III the
r 11 i i 1 i
lall tllRL Uuislll; lilU IICUIHU
of Brunswick to be
liberal patrons.
FOR THE PRESENT
We offer our entire Stick of Summer
t Uiootls at 10 per cent alxve cost..
()ur S.imple ami Mail order depart-
inent. will be complete in the future.
Orders solicited. Respectfully,
J. J. HLDRICK.
CLOSING OUT.
We are now closing out our summer
HATS AND FLOWEKS
i at ami below cost. Any one in need
of a Hat call t it at thcir oW1 price
t - . -
j ()m; t,f our bu vers has lieen in New
j York Oyer two'wwks buviiu: all the
jobs and cheap goods he can Slid.;
The goods are coming in and we
will be able to sell yon gooda
AT PRICES
that will astonish evervone (tr the
. i a " n .i
next sixtv days. W e will then open
our Xt;v Storv, which is twice as
large as the one we now occupy.
MATTING
AVe have a sjiecial diive in Matting
which we are selling at 22 cents jhm
yard, worth 30 cents. Also a job hit
for Hi. cents, worth 20 cnts These
Mattings were bought at Auction Sale.
Come and see u$ lufore vou are tool
late for the Haigains.
RACKET STORE,
Opposite Front Street 3Iarket,
wil:iix(;tox. x. c.
ALDERMAN &
PLANNER.
Importers and Wholesale
ii:ali:us in
IIAllDWAUE, STOVES-
TINWARE, Etc.
No. 114 North Front Street
WIL.MlX(iTON, X. C.
IF p WISH
TO PU KC1 1 ASlv A
DT A MA
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OR AX
ORGAN
Write to or caU at the Reliable
MUSIC HOUSE
' OF ' "i
E. VAX IVEIl,
No. 402 and 404 N. Fourth Street.!
(corner of Walnut street ) 1
Where you will find the largest j
assortment of instruments in the
State. We guarantee -
LOWEST PRICES
and the
BEST GOODS.
K. VAX LaAKll.
No. 102 and 404 North Fourth StraH.
IJen'? Furnishings
ARE
N A UM BURG'S
11:5 Princess Street, t
HEADQUARTERS
lor Nelfec Shirts.
H TU R T
I Am The Only StricUy BetaO
Dealer In Fine
BOOTS, SHOES
AND SLIPPERS
IN AVILMIXiJTOX.
I sell no shoddy goxls, but sdl as
fine all leather s!hks as are manufac
tured in the United States.
V
I. L. GREEXEWAU),
i m Market Street WIItninstoD. X.
1
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TIIK I.IVK
BOOKSELLER
AX1
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AI-SO PKA1.KK IX
Fancy Goods, Wedding Pres
ents, Oil Paintings, Steel
Engravings, Chromos.
Pianos, Organs, Guitars,
Violins, Brass Instru
ments, Etc., Etc.
THE ORTON
WILMINGTON, N. C. :
f e
I'he Favorite Hotel for, all Xorthern
Travel.
SQUIET,
ELEGANT
HOMELIKE.
THE OllTON"
Caters to the highest class of
patronage with Ouisine and Service
equal to any in the South.
Careful attention paid to Business
Men and Tourists-
Kates: $2 per day and upward!.
I .T. K. 3IONTAtiUi:. Mnnnirer.
' IREDELL MEARES,
ArronxuYAT law.
j Office, 17 Princess Street
! "WILMINGTON. N. C
I Practices in all State and Federal Cou rts
, KhEGAXT
I CROCKEBY,
: - QLAS8WABE,
j LAMPS and
HOUSE FOBNISHIN0 GOODS.
(',ian,l,er' I,lnner ! Tea Set
:o
a .Special ty.
S. A. SCI I LOSS & CO.
' '-S5I atul Murki-t Stret.
WIIIINGTON, N. V.
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T. W. WOOD,
123 Princess St. Wilmington, N.C,