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A,l.vi'i STEVENS &FAERELL Kditors mid Proprietors SOI'TH I'OKT. HriiiiHwh k Co.. N. C. Sot TIIl'OIJT, ('., NoVKMHKH 12, 1891. ATCHINU THK FEVKK. The LkaI'Kh'k continuous efforts to make the .State of North Carolina realize that it possessed the, greatest har lr. with a site for the development of the greatest commercial port on the South Atlantic Coast are beginning to have effect, ami to he belie vel. With a ordial frankness and hearty interest, the Wilmington JA-s"' ' and Slur, fall into line and fairly boom South port. The IjKadkk has often been accused of 1 looming its native eity.but has claimed that it only published the tine situation of this harbor and city, which time would more than prove as correct.' Tin? situation is too well re cognized -now to need booming, if such a thing wefc necessary. The Lkaiikk has jiersistently published facts, which justify all its predictions for South port as being the "Future i ( ireat" of" North Carolina. 1 thi; recent elections, j The elections of last week, cannot be said . to have varied greatly in their j results, from what an impartial ob- I server might have predicted before- j hand. The local issues in several of the Stales had their effect, notably, prohibition in Iowa, and the personal record of (Joy. Russell, m Massachu setts.' while in New York the control of the democracy was too firm a one to be shaken by the local cry of 'Tammany." In Pennsylvania, State issues were" not allowed to influence the republican vote, especially at a time so near a Presidential campaign. The free coinage plank in the demo cratic platform in Ohio, undoubtedly did much to lessen Campbell's vote, although the issue was the National one of tariff, and the result brings the tariff issue prominently to the front, as uiHpiestionably the issue of the campaign of 1892. No distinctive victory can be claimed for either of the great parties. Both are satisfied with the results, and pre pared to battle for the supremacy next vear. THE ( HieACJO WAY. The organization of the Brunswick, estern and Southern Railroad Com pany, is not a schkmk,' but an kxtek i hisk, and this fact is pretty well re cognized already in Brunswick County, as seen in the large number of signatures of qualified voters who attached their names to the jn'tition asking for an election to vote this Company one hundred thousand dol lars of County lionds, as an attestation of goodwill and encouragement to the Company. The fact that within three days, one quarter of the voters of Brunswick County signed a petition calling for a jopular County subscrip tion to aid a railroad enterprise, might in some cases indicate an undue haste, a thoughtlessness on the part of such signers. But no such imputation can le alleged in this instance. The entire course pursued by the gentlemen who have secured the charter of the Bruns wick, Western and Southern Railroad, has been one entirely different from that followed by others, who have tAUctn railroad in this County, as to inspire confidence at once, and enlist the whole 'County to the support of an enterprise which not onlv promises, but fulfills. 1 he plan' of action of the gentlemen who organized this railroad company, is perfectly characteristic of the indi viduals who compose it. , Their coming vas not heralded. Public announce ments were not made of what they Dronose to do Tliv i-,.. n I . ntivn ail a V Southport and Brunswick County, and the result of a railroad built from the greatest deep water harbor on the South Atlantic Coast, making interior connections with a country needing an outlet to such a jrt. Xo other South ern -scheme presented such labilities, ua un Chicago astuteness they saw it and acted promptly. A fev days wa sufficient to secure property for terminals. Money was paid on contract-. Without hesitation, and in an open manner, the Company came le fore the -ople of Brunswick County, and their 'Commissioners, frankly ask ing for their good-will, co-operation and assistance in building a railroad which could not fail to he 'mutually beneficial. The previous action of this Company had been purely business, no bills, contracts met promptly, and no talk. Its-course before the Com missioners and people of Brunswick County in asking for a vote for a bond subscription, was business-like. It did not ask the County to spend one cent, or to be put to any expense, but at once placed at the .Commissioners disposal the necessary money to pay all election costs. As a guarantee that the Company" meant business, if the County dil, fifteen hundred dollars were put up as a forfeit in case the Company failed to fulfill its contract with the County. The action of the Brunswick, West ern and Southern Haiiroad. Company, in this matter, can better be -appro ciated when it is known that it could have called for an election to vote for a subscription of bonds to its road, without paying one dollar of the ex penses of such an election. From the very first, the position of the gentlemen of this Company has been manly and business-like. Jf they have put up their money and talked after wards surely no fault can be found with tigs course. Knowing how often the people of Brunswick County have been disappointed about railroads, and fully confident in their own resources and abilities to carry out their part, they have not hesitated to assume all risks and exjienses. The number of signers to the Com pany s petition, the Commissioners' acceptance of the assurances offered by the Company, and the Company's money guarantee as a forfeit tor non fulfillment of contract, are sufficient evidences of the sincerity of both par ties, and that Brunswick County will soon rejoice m what so many despaired of ever seeing, a railroad. UK FINED HYPOCRISY. The plain people who can have no possible interest in the personalities of politics,- to whom candidates are but accidents and prominent persons only figure for a brief space of time, who have seen great leaders rise and fall again, their cycle run, must enjoy, if they be thinking people at all, the re finements of hypocrisy that distinguish and disgrace public movements of every name, degree and class. A bout every little while the larger communi ties of this country are treated to an exhibition of public morality that is truly charming. Good people, whoso goodness, is usually measured by their prominence, raise their hands in holy horror against the venality of public officers and the derelictions of quasi puolic corporations, and having raised their hands on high and their voices aloud proceed to get a lot of their un thinking and unseeing fellow-citizens to raise their hands, too. The people who join these leaders are usually car ried away by the show of ''morality, and make themselves believe, after having assumed that there is immora lity and injustice in the places they are tokLit is enthroned, that their whole duty is to work for the over throw of that injustice and immorality. Of course the poor public, or the frac tion of it that becomes active, will have no leadership other than that of the people who call their attention to the abuses and the injustice, and are utterly unmindful of the fact that these very persons arc human, and can "pray upon occasion, talk of heaven, turn up their goggling eye balls, rail at vice, dissemble, lie and preach." And so the people are led away by the mien that looks like the innocent flower, but is the serpent under it. The people go mad, are put out cf the sphere of sane argument and must be let run their course before they discover that they have been made tools and fools of. As a general principle it may be set down that a gentleman or set of gentle men whose time is very valuable, and which may le converted into a large amount of wealth when employed in behalf of private purposes and private business, very rarely get away from that private business so far as to pre vent the conversion of their energv talent and tune into corresponding value in cash. Even when such gentle men lead public movements, it is safest to test their disinterestedness before it is trusted. Hypocrisy is a valuable agency and method even to such "-en tleraen; for it makes easy, in the name of public spirit, what would have been difficult of accomplishment on its merits as private enterprise. It used, to Le that patriotism was held the last refuge of a scoundrel. It is getting now' that the quality is used, as the first step towards blinding the eyes of the people toward the schemes that will be worked, during the jeriod of their blind ardor in following the lead of the adventurers who use it to befuddle the jieople. So that, with this phase of human activity ever in view, it maybe a fair question to ask squarely and to investigate closely in the case of every public movement what there is in it for the promoters. This is true of political movements as well as of quasi-public movements, so much so, m fact, that when some of the really good people cry out against abuses, it is really well to ask whether they do not wish the people at the the moment of the outcry, committing the abuse to be enjoined and restrained that they themselves may have oppor tunity to step into their shoes and con tinue the evil in their own way and to their own profit. lJfroif .Ws PKESS CO M 31 E NTS. The Scotland Neck Democrat has entered upon its eighth volume,. The Df imnrnt lias greatly improved iin ap pearance and matter and deserves the credit which is due to its successful management. REVIEWS. Thanksgiving Dinner" is the ap propriate opening article in Table Talk for November in which Mrs. Rorer gives some tempting menus for the most important dinner of the year "Giving a Club Banquet After a Do mestic Fashion" contains suggestions for any body of women who wish to get u . their own entertainment inex pensively. '-Capricious Washington" as usual is the embodiment of the so cial gossip of that interesting city. All subscribers are urged to take ad vantage of the opportunities of "Housekeepers Inquiries' conducted Mrs. S. T. Rorer. j Table Talk $1.00 a' year. Table Talk Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa. NORTH CAROLIN A EDITORS. Altogether, we think fhe "Peo ple's Party" a bugaboo which can raise the hair, -dike quills upon the fretful porcupine," only upon the soft craniums of very timid people. Fay. etteville C thm rrrr. One of the reasons many farmers do not now take a daily paper is that they do not have time to go after it. Most of them would take one or more daily papers if their mail was deliv ered. (!(ihhlii- Headlight. Alliancemen wear no party col lars. If they want to take part in party caucusses, or party conferences or party conventions, they have a per fect right to do so as members of such party. Progress ice. barrner. The peace and safety of different committees are practically in the hands of the magistrates. If they are not conscientious amhpainstaking in their work the community suffers. Their jurisdiction is a matter for them to study carefully. Scotland Xeck Demo- craf. Ifhesum voted by. the Demo cratseach year for the education of the negroes were stopped then educa tion of the negroes in North Carolina would practically stop to a very great extent. The whites have really paid millions of .dollars in this State to give schooling to the negroes. 117 mington Jlessenoer. The South is back m the Union and is not-responsible 'for the condi tion that suggests the narrow policy of choosing a President or Speaker from the Northern States. This sec tion has not enjoyed the honor of furnishing the man for either of these places in thirty years. Charlotte Chronicle. ONE OF THE HANDSOMEST. Our bright contemporary, the Southport Leader, comes to us en larged from a six. column to a seven column folio, which means the addi tion of more than four columns of matter of the former size- It also ap pears in anew dress of type and is now one of the handsomest, as well as one of the best of our weekly State exchanges. The Leadkk is a credit to Southport and this section and its enlargement and improvement other wise is evidence of substantial pros perity. Mr. C. L. Stevens, the editoi is live and progressive, and the Jlfs. setter Wishes him a continuance of the buccess he so richly deserves: 11 lhni'nqttt Ht$r)i'jf Both air and water 'abound in mi crobes, or germs of disease, ready to infect the debilitated system. To im. part that strength and vigor necessary to resist the effect of these pernicious atoms, no tonic blood -purifier equals Aver s Sarsaparilla. It is very seldom that an election oc curs in which either party can be sup ported with entire satisfaction by men of critical minds. There is generally ground for the exercise of discrimina tion and a careful weighing of consid erations, and in that process it is the more important that -should decide. A . 1 . TiMf. j OUR CALIFORNIA LETTER. 1 -:o: Sax Jose, CaL October 28, 1891, It still remains an open question in the minds of many residing East, how California escaped' the great political : tornado which swept with irresistible ; force over the country on the Cth day of November last, carrying dismay into the ranks of the republican party, blasting the hopes of many new aspi rants for politica" "fame and retired to private life some of its most eminent statesmen. To explain what remains a - i mystery to those who take an interest in political affairs, the theorist, who is guided more '.by.' fancy than by logic says: This memorable cyclone was suddenly-checked in its course west ward at the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range stretching along the northeast border of the State of Oregon, whose summit is 1G,000 feet above the sea, 4 and proved an effective barrier against the windy declamations of party bosses masquerading over the country under the guise of. statesmen, predicting the dire calamities that would inevitiblr follow the passage of the McKinley bill. Those who reject this theory, claim it was not the "steep Sierras" but her schools that proved the potent agency in holding the State fast to her moorings. They point w ith pride to hep -three Universities and Lick Obser- t ... vatory, then refer to the late census to show that with one or two exceptions, no other State in the Union has made such ample provisions per capita for the education of her youth as; Califor nia. The course of instruction given in her schools is designed, not only to develop and cultivate the mental forces, but to invigorate both mind and body of the pupil . by the attention given to his athletic training, which inspires him with confidence in his own man hood, and prepares him at a later period to fight successfully his battle of life. It may be justly said of the "native sons -of the golden West" they have minds of their own, do their own think ing, and follow-where their judgment leads. Men of this mould may be safely trusted to look sharply after their own personal affairs, &nd the public interests of the community where they reside. Their motto is; Stand clo?e to all, but lean on none, And if the crowd desert you, Stand just as fearlessly alone, .As if a throng begirt you.- The manly sentiment expressed in the above lines is entirely ignored by the "Distressed Patriot," who contin ues his doleful cries and fallacious reasoning, in his vain efforts to show how the business of the country has been paralyzed during the last two years by National legislation and fore boding still greater evils unless averted by restoring his party again to power. Some writer has said, many men claim to be firm in their principles, when really they are only obstinate in their prejudices. Does not our own experi ence and observation justify us in en dorsing this truth. Are we not often influenced by party leaders to vote, not only against our own better judg ment, but in opposition to our business interests, when, if we would with un prejudiced minds give the same thought and careful consideration to public measures designed to promote the gen dral welfare of the country, as we give to our private affairs, we would come to more correct conclusions. However much political parties here may differ about "cause and effect," in this they agree, California is a highly favored State, and atno former period has she enjoyed greater pros perity. Those who till the soil, whether as agriculturists, horticulturists or vi ticulturists, have been rewarded with immense crops for which they will re ceive more coin than in any former year. Many old mortgages will be paid, and many new ones recorded. Orchard lands that net from $200 to $250 per acre annually, are considered a good investment here and money can be obtained (often from farmers who. have a surplus) to purchase it. In Kansas mortgage statistics are gathered up by the political bummer and offered in evidence to show the distress that prevails among the farm ers in that State, what caused it, and how it may be remedied. In Califor nia mortgages are referred to, to show the thrift and enterprising spirit of the hustler who is seeking his 'million and rejects nothing offered, except, the sympathy and condolence of the calamity orator who he says: should be sent to Kansas, or transported to Russian Siberia. J. T REDUCED BATES. The Capo Fear and, Yadkin Valley Railroad will sell Round Trip tickets from all stations in North Cjarolina to Raleigh. N. C.; good until Dec. 3rd 191 at greatly reduced rates. Special day tickets on sale every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during the Exposition, good for seven days from date of, sale, at one cent per mile; this is a very low rate and should induce great numbers to attend the Exposition. For schedule of trains and rates call on your Station Agent or write to W. E. Ktle. General Fasseuger Agent POLITICALLY CONSIDERED. When the women do get a chance to vote a number of very pert election officials will be hunting around for a refuge from the storrn. Chicago AVir. The Republican Oght in Pennsylva nia was not so much in favor of Quay ism and its methods as against the big Presidential bee that was known to be buzzing in Gor. Pattison's bon net. Washington Pwt. "Mr. Cleveland was nominated in 1SS8, not because the politicians were clamorous for him, but because the great Democratic public demanded it. And he will be nominated in 1892 be cause the great Democracy, rank and file, will demand it. Cleveland's nom ination is a foregone conclusion, and even those politicians who are against him are begirning to concede that it "looks Cleveland."' Richmond, Vu., State. The Democrats have carried the State of New York, electing Mr. Ros well P. Flower, their candidate for the Governorship. This result is of great importance from the point of view of national politics. It means that the Democracy will work with untiring zeal and the best prospects of success to carry the State in 1892. It means, moreover, the nomination of Mr. Cleveland in that year. ' The vic tory was won distinctly upon the na tional issues with which , Mr. Cleve land has identified himself. Tariff reform and sound money were, at the instance of Mr. Cleveland's friends, made prominent planks of the Sarato ga platform, and success on such, a ba sis in the pivotal Empire State must give an immense impetus to sound doctrine on these subjects. Baltimore Sun. A GREAT MAGAZINE. That great American periodical, The Century, is going to outdo its own unrivaled record in its programme for 1892, and as many of its new fea tures begin with the November num ber, new readers should commence with that issue. In this number are the opening chapters of "THE XAULAnKA," a novel by Rudyard Kipling, the fa mous author of "Plain Tales from the Hills," written in colaboration with an American writer, Wolcott Balestier. It is the story of a young man and a young woman from a "booming" Colorado town, who go to India, he in search of a wonderful jeweled neck, lace, called "the Naulahka" (from which the story takes its name), and she as a physician to women. The novel describes their remarkable ad ventures at the court of an Indian maharajah. Beside this, The Century wiil print three other novels during the year, and a great number of short stories by the best American story- writers, i The well-known hunibrist Edgar W. Nye ("Bill Nye") is to write a series of amusing sketches which he calls his "autobiographies," the 'first one of which, "The Autobiography of a Justice of the Peace," is in Novem ber. This number also contains a valuable and suggestive article on 'The Food-Supply of the Future,' which every farmer should read, to be fol lowed by a number of others OF GREAT PRACTICAL VALUE TO FARMERS treating especially of the relations of the Government to trfe farmer, what it is doing and what it should do. This series will include contributions from officers of the Department of Agriculture, and other well known men will discuss "The Farmer's Dis content," "Co operation," etc., etc. A celebrated Spanish writer is to furnish a "Life of Columbus," which will be brilliantly illustrated, and the publisher of The Century have arranged with the managers of the World's Fair to print articles on the buildings, etc. One of the novels to appear in 1892 is A 8TORT OF NEW YORK LIFE by the author of "The Anglomaniacs," and the magazine will contain a great deal about the metropolis during the year, among other things a series of illustrated articles on "The Jews in New York." In November is an illus trated description of "The Players Club," founded by Edwin Booth, and one of the features of the splendidly illustrated .Christmas (December) number is an article on "The Bow ery." To get TJte (Jrntnry send the yealy subscription price ($4.00) to the Cent ury Co.. Union Square, New York, N. Y. THE QUEEREST PAPER. J. V. Withers, the Queen's printer of New Foundland, was in San Jose Tuesday and left in the afternoon for San Francisco, intending to stop over at the Iceland Stanford Junior Univer sity to inspect that institution. Mr. W ithers has about the easiest time of any newspaper publisher on this hemis phere, and he conducts about the most peculiar paper.. lie is allowed to print no editorials whatever and no com-1 ments in the form of news. His paper is published once a week and contains all the official announcements and orders. For these good rates are paid by the Government. He is also paid 4.20 a vear each bv the Government j for copies sent to all members of the legislature. He is allowed to print first-class advertisements of reliable firms. San Jose Mercury. WILMINGTON ADVERTISEMENTS. CALL AND EXAMINE our larjre stock of CIGARS, TOBACCO,- SNUFF, ETC. Before lmrchaKiiifr. It will be to your Interest. SAMUEL. '.'BEAR, Sr., No. 12 Market Street, WILMINGTON, X. C. 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Sheet Music and Books always on hand, also all other instruments and tri Tuning and Repairing of all kinds a blH-eiauy. Call or Address, MUler & Haar's Music House, 122 Market street, Wilmington, X. C B. F. PENNY Has just returned from the North ern Markets with an Immense Stock of CLOTHING, I bought late, therefore I bought cheap ana can allord to undersell any clothier in the city. . F. PENNY, 110 and 112 Market St., Wilmington. N.C. H T U R T TO I Am The Only Strictly Retail Dealer In Fine1 BOOTS, SHOES AND SLIPPERS IX WILMINGTON. I sell no shoddy goods, but sell as fine all leather shoes as are manufac tured in the United States. I. L. GREEXEWALD, 1 13 Market Street Wilmington. C WILMINGTON MAR RLE YARD, ? JOHN MAUXIIKR, ! a ; Proprietor. j WILMINGTON', X. C. I K 3 j North Front Street j j MOXCMESTI AND (i K A T K ! S I STOXE8 MaUE TO ObdEK. IREDELL MEARES; ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office, 17 Princess Street WILMINGTON'. K. C. Practice in H State and Federal Court. WM. GOODMAN No. 8 Market Stm i, WILMINGTON, X. v Ready-Mad? CLOTHING. DRY GOODS, FANCY ARTICI.HS BOOTS AND smm . - .. - " TT ATS VXTI IM1K: Brunswick County People Snould Llafce Lly Store Their Headquarters, While in Wil. mington. WM. GOODMAN. S. H. FISHBLATE. WILMINGTON, N. C. S. H. FISHBLATE WILMINGTON. N.C: BIG BARGAINS, S. H. FISHBLATE WILMINGTON, N. ( S. H. FISHBLATE. WILMINGTON, N. 0. ALDERMAN & FLANNER. Importers and Wholesale DEALERS IN No. 114 North Front Street WILMINGTON, S: C. THIS IS WHAT THE RACKET STORE will do, they will sell you more pool go.U either retail or wholesale, for le mom y than any other house In tlte city can ffr i to do. 1 We intend line of good, thin cawn, we ever had. Ours buyer has Just returned from. t!. Northern a large HUx-k of good for ready A a-h We do cordially invite one and all. ri or poor to come and inspect our difiVp-it line of good a Jlilliwry. Shoe. N'otirfv Dry Good, Men, Horn' ami Youth' Cloth'- t a. ing, i.aneft and fjcntlcmcn's Underwear. Lace. Kmbroblfrv Jowolnr nr lurfirrlit . - - ' J .... - - - r- In large quantitiea. A nice fWW iin of I ni t. t 'tiHoint U'ili dow Shade, Trunkn.ValU. Toya, (ikm-f. Hosiery, Neekwear, all kind of Can4 '. M . . a ...... . " Jor ani laole on t joth. Jlibboti ill all shade, widths oiuilitv and atykv Cotne and tut and ! it nriri--l that our gooila are strictly Urnl-rUs ami prir to suit the times. Merrlmnt r rfcrw-tfullr lmfttf to mil on us ami get our price in jobbing Ms. of Matting for lGcts. per yard worth 20cU and some for 22ctr worth 30cta. These price cannot be beaten by anyone. We are atill at our old stand opposite the Front Street Market, , Xo. 117 South Front Street. BBADDY & GAYLOBD. Ieadquarters New York . WILMINGTON. N. C. HUB STOVES
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