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-.'-'Jt- 4 TUB JOTJRNAIi. - s-r scons, v a. jcnb i uw. twrin, ira . of mkaeu. ' iiajtt Cross the floods. 8rmtTLTJors coodneu as - jwsrflnoM m anything else. .VlOlJOrr storms hare been - reported from Iowa and Illinois. C THI mosquito will soon show the JLnerica people whether hides are 'fresornot. , ' J& Booth DakoU on last Than dr. s bor sixteen Tears old, shot - ad killed hU father. Brxixxa sxzx has issned an -. order forolddlsg the sale of liquors in ths Hdase restaorant. .BXCOOLiTion day was more generally observed throughout the ' oca try than ever before. Tvm. la Lack of harmony in the EtpabUo&a party in New York thai toromlses well for the Dem ocracy. ' ISOIXXA Isn't certain whether be'd. rather be buried in the American, lag or in a fas balloon. PhiL Times. THX Jewish eitlxens of Chicago hare eontri baled t27,000 to the - fond for the erection of a Baptist University in thateity. Wl learn from the Wilmington - Star that the Large steam schooner Looiss Bocki, from New York for Jacksonrilla has been barned at JDasMXsrats will gala two Con r greesmen in Maryland. The next delegation will be fire Democrats ad one BeDablieaa. instead of three Democrats and three Bepub- lieu. Txx Garfield memorial, in Lake View eeaseterr. Clereland, Ohio was iedieated on Ue 30th ult., with lamoaiae eeremoeies. President " Hsrrisoa and members of his , Cahiaet were preeeat. - UXICIH sifairs continue to grow U interest. It is becoming aaor aad more apparent that the great struggle tor territory will be , betweep Germaay and England. A aarioos eomplieatioa can hardly be arotdad. . TSX fnad raised in Georgia tor tft basefit f Mrs. Jefferson Davis amoonts to $7,632, of wkich she has vfnTij acknowledged the re- iBLatarinr that the money is to i ha tsreated in the Dsris Land r ; Ompany stock. . ; JL DISPATCH from Berlin says . that The emporor has informed rriaea Bismarck that if he does aoC at once oease his atterances on political sffairs aad other matters relstar to his retirement, with Late Ue aim. resalt will be serious to BzsxutCX is showing that be is ,watiar in one of the elements of true greatness in his inability to bear - misfortune. He hss been lamiHated, bat it was in his power to appear la his solitude like hogs mooatala that reflects from its storm -scarred crest the last rsy of departing day. Ms. Hxraaoir has completely Ignored the colored Be publicans in making p his list of Commis-aioaers-at-Iarre to the World's Fair. According to Republican politicians the negroes are the it progressive of American citi- aad should be prominent in aa exposition of American won ders. Dua's review of the week ending Jane 6th, says la part: All indica tion regarding legitimate business continues encouraging. At the same time there is a renewal of speculative excitement based on the prospect that the silver bill ' wiH spesdily pass both booses, and ia such form that executive aproval may be expected. IT is written that the "liberal sou! shall be made fat; and he that watereth shall be watered alo himself:'' Bat rumor hath it that Brer Clarkson does not find him self either fattened or Irrigated according to desire. Harrison does not appreciate bis headsman and " he therefore quits office in a buff. PhiL Beeord. 8T7CH la the discontent of the people of Illinois with Republican administrations that there are strong hopes that the next legis lature win be Democratic. In that , errant General Palmer will probably snooped Senator Far well. This woold be a great change for the better as it would give to the Senate a brave soldier of broad statesmanship. FACTS speak loader than words, aad the aniform Democratic gains wherever the reform ballot is brought ia use is eeoogh to silence the) old stock-in-trade Bpsbiican ory of "intimidation and fraud." The last trial ol the new system was at Comber I and, Mil , where lor the first time in six years, a Demoeratie mayor was elected. Florida Times-Union. TBJC chicken Dosiness is a matter of woQderfal importance to the table comfort aad the financial OVilook of the American farmer. Gererameat ststieties show that the annual expenditure in this line U $560,000,000 and despite the pnuM prod action of eggs, several dSiom dollars' worth are annually imported to meet the deficiency of the home supply. XTXST trne North Carolinian mast' oe gratified at the prospect 'that apeads out before the old 27orta State. Good crops, from the moos tains to the seaboard. The ear of progress moring forward in every department of industry. New colleges springing into being and her old institutions of learning taking rank with the foreoo&t Universities on this continent. THE Alumni of Chapel tl ill University covered themselves all over with glory yesterday in raising 830.000 to establish s Chair 0f History at the University. As usual, that prince of liberality, Julian S. Carr. vai in the lead with his subscription tea thousand dollars. This man' prodigality of generosity is an honor to all North Carolina. Oat of his nbun laure, abundance he gives everywhere, and with a liberality that arp&ses j the highest obligations ofcbwity. Those others doubtless gave as much as they could afford; and all honor is due them. Charlotte Chronicle. Tax hero oi the second Gettys burg was John Jeems lngalls, who was a titled camp follower, a dude soldier, non-combatant warrior when the first Gettysburg was fought. But the conditions were favorable for Judge Advocate InzalTs style of warfare. There were no missiles hurtling through the air to disturb the flow of his thoughts, no bellowing of cannon to drown the thunders of bis voice,' no headlong charge to break the even array or nis parts oi speecn. A dead soldier was his adversary and calumny was his weapon. It is a significant fact that the man who thus stood upon the heights of Gettysburg to proclaim Lee a perjnrer is the same man who stood up in the United States Senate to denounce Hancock as a traitor. Thus the two most conspicuous soldiers on either side of that great conflict hare been honored by the denunciation of a man who had not the courage to fight the one or follow the other. Nashville Amer ican. THE FIRST AMERICAS SETTLE E1T. The history of North Carolina is very incomplete, but we think there is bat little ground for disputing that it was within her borders that the first American settlement was made. At a meeting of the Maryland Historical Society recently held in Baltimore Stephen B. Weeks, of Johns Hopkins University, read an interesting paper on Raleigh's settlements in Virginia and their history in the nineteenth century. From Mr. Weeks we quote a few remarks : "The first American settlement was at Roanoke Island, N. C, near Cape Hatteras, and not St. Augus tine, Fia., as so often alleged. It was settled in 1585. The first American child, a girl, was born there in 15S7. The inhabitants of the Island were a race of Indians knows as Croatans and were very hospitable people. Their descen- gCaoYCToJr3.! they were in 1882. They greatly despised the negro and refused to Intermarry with them." FAITH A5D CONFIDENCE. Faith is the sublimesof Christian virtues. It looks through the mists of earth into the clear light of Heaven, and upon the ruins of terrestrial tenements builds man sions in the skies. It gives smiles for tears and joy for anguish ; transforms defeat into victory and changes death into life. There are few who have no faith in the possibilities of North Caro lina, but there are many who have no confidence in tbe realization of these possibilities. It in is the com bination of faith and confidence that great results are attainable In the discussion of a kindred tneme tne Kicnmond limes uses this beautiful and forcible language : "Not a single citizen of Virginia who is intelligent and well informed has a doubt in his mind as to the varied ana inexnaustibie resources of the Commonwealth, its salubrity of climate, its fertility-of soil, its diversity of productions and the va8tnes8 of its mineral wealth. Theee are the elements of an nn limited prosperity, elements that are not merely casual and tern porary bat permanent because ex isting in nature. Who can deny that these elements open up a pros pect of material development in Virginia whicb bas never been surpassed, and bas rarely been equalled on the whole American continent T The most crabbed, reactionary and short-sighted ia- dividual in our midst could not. ith conscious truthfulness, deny it. And yet, universal as the rec ognition of the material poesibili ties of Virginia ia among its own citizens, snd sound as is the basis of facts upon which this recoK nitlon rests, there is an unfortunate timidity and conservatism in the attitude of too many Virginians towards that spirit of energy and enterprise that has invaded the State, and above all towards that material growth, which is still in its very first infancy." Sabetitute North Carolina for Virginia, in tbe foregoing extract and we have a vivid picture of this Commonwealth. Why doubt the ability of North Carolinians to achieve great things 1 If oar people have been conserva tive in the past history, has shown the wisdom of their conservatism. If they . have seemed lethargic in tbe midst of calm, they have shown themselves vigilant and brave when the hoar for action came. What ever ia honorable in conduct and heroic in endurance is the priceless legacy of their children. Let us move forward with un shaken confidence in tbe develop ment of the State, and with sublime faith in the future. Let the doubter and croaker be relegated to the rear, and tbe timid and refractory be sent to join their company. Neither the coward nor the lukewarm are wanted as participants in the mighty struggle for lortune, honor and fame in the old North State. Commencement Exerciats of Profes sor W. II. Rho4 High School. RICHLANDS. ONSLOW COUNTY. Kpitoe Journal : Your corres pondent had the pleasure of attend ing the commencement exercises at Richlands on the 27th ult., and the occasion was a most enjoyable one. The beauty, wit, intelligence and elite ol the whole surrounding coan - try were there in lull iorce. Hap piness was reflected from every countenance and joy beamed from every eye. Hundreds of hearts beat happily. Jadging from tbe joyoasne&s of the occasion, it seemed that no such calamity as "grim visaged war" had ever visi ted our midst, and if he had that "be had long since smoothed his wrinkled front," and that "Time, the beautifler of the dead, the adorner of tbe ruin, comforter and only healer when the heart hath bled," had borne to us upon his faithful wings the balm of healing. Although the elements were un favorable and the clouds sur charged with rain that came down in gentle and sanctifying showers to gladden and refresh mother earth. Yet notwithstanding the inclemency of the fickle elements, a large and appreciative crowd graced tbe occasion with its pres ence, and everything passed off pleasantly. On Monday night, the 2Gth, declamations were made by most of the school. Some of them were really excellent, as would have re fleeted credit upon older heads. Mr. Condgie Brock's was very fine indeed, showing that he had be stowed mnch time and preparation upon it. The concert, under the auspices and' supervision of Miss Sue Par ker, of Wilson, the accomplished music teacner, was a aeciaea suc cess. It was interspersed now and then with a recitation from some of the older young ladiesof the school, which added much interest and zest to tbe exercises. Miss Annie Mills, Miss Sarah Hill and Miss Leah Koodoo acquitted themselves admirably, both in their music and the rendition of their declamations. The "Closing Year," by Geo. D. Prentice, rendered by Miss Leah Koonce, was indeed beautiful. She did not bring into it as mnch oi fire and enthusiasm as some of the other young ladies did into theirs the occasion not requiring it yet it was rendered with fine effect and was quite a success. Prentice is a beautiful poet, bat this little poem never appeared half so beautiful to me before. It was under her ren dition indeed a thing of beauty and to me it will remain a joy for ever. Poetry is indeed inspiring, Like music it is refining and ele vating to the human mind and heart, and it would indeed be a cold and Impassive nature that would not respond to its magical influences. I knew that Prentice was lofty and sublime, but it seems that in his "Closing Year" he is inexpressibly tender and sweet. "His harp was full strung and every angel of joy and of sorrow swept o'er the chords as it passed and the melody breathed of heaven," and even as be sang be soared heavenward in his flight. "The poet's eye in a fire frenzy rolling doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven, and as imagination bodies forth the forms of things nnseen, the poet's pen tarns them to flhanaa " and hrinffi Corlh 'f hrnorhfj that breathe and words that born' in all their beauty, pathos and melody. On Tuesday, the 27tb, at 11 o'clock a. m Mr. Chas. B. Ay cock, of Goldsboro, according to program, appeared and proceeded to make one of the finest orations it has sver been our pleasure to listen to for a long time. He was at his best, and the occasion would not have been oomplete without his scholarly effort: He went to the Bible for his subject. "The Love of Money is the Boot of all Evil" was his theme, and most beauti fully and skillfully did he handle his subject. He dealt some heavy blows at the miser and usurer, who enrich themselves at the impover ishment of others, and arise to worldly position and influence and accumulated finances at the ex pense of orphans' tears and widows' sighs. Like Brutus, he bas no itching palm. "Nor would he wring from the hard hands of the poor their vile trash by any misdi rection." His argument was tbat they who acquire colossal iortunes these times do it at the expense ol honor and integrity. That such things cannot be done honestly, but have the stamp of fraud upon them and the seal of shame and dishonor. That the millionaire is corrupt from tbe simple fact of his being a millionaire, because huge fortunes are gained by and through corrupt methods, and that the possessors are revelling in ease, elegance and luxury, at tbe expense of starving milHions. Ah ! "fflis'i inhumanity to man. Mmkea ooontlM million mourn. " We thank the young gentleman from our heart for bis scholarly, ornate, beautiful and chaste ora tion. It breathed forth beautunl thoughts and sentiments, clothed In elegant language and was like "apples of gold in pictures of silver.'' He adorned his subject with some beautiful quotations from Buskin and Tennyson, and concluded by reminding his "brethren of the ministry to follow his example and preach short sermons." It will be a great pity if they do not follow his example. Mr. A. seems to have studied numan nature to some advantage. He has the happy faculty of knowing whan to stop, an art which many public speakers have yet to learn. He made a floe speech and it had a fine effect. If the public generally desire to have a nice time, enjoy themselves finely, and return happy and good natured, they will always attend Prof. 11 h odes' Commencements at Richlands. To me tbe time and the occasion will be long remembered. Methinks I see even now some of the pleasant faees I met there, and hear the music and the ringing laughter of their cheering voices, which will linger long upon my ear and in my memory to cheer and gladden and encourage. To me that occasion will ever appear as a bright little oasis in the broad desert of life, and memory will oft recur to it, with the most pleasing and tender associations. Ons word in conclusion recom mendatory to Prof. Bhodes as an educator. He is a young man ot scholarly attainments, good busi ness habits, moral deportment, 1 plenty of vim and energy and with al a high-toned christian gentle man, an honor to his profession, to his community and state. He is a j natural born teacher and conse- quently a success. He has endeared ! to himself many friends, kind, tender and true friends in tbe , highest and best sense, fritnds not simply in prosperity, bat in the times that try mens' souls friends in the pitiless peltings of adversity, j if need be, and amid misfortune s wintry snows, in tbehour of trouble and discontent. May heaven ever grant him and all who deserve them such friends, and may lie. ever prove worthy ot them. cannot close without extending our politest bow to the citizeiiH of Richlands and surrounding coontry for the many kindnesses extended us during our stay there. Onslow county can indeed boast of its hospitality, bat this need not be surprising when it is known that the conuty is largely democratic, because democracy and hospitality ever go hand in hand. Tbe memory of this occasion, aud the pleasant associations connected therewith will remain like the sweet perfume of violets, long after they have decayed and perished, or like the soft tender strains of delicious music which linger ever upon the ear and in the heart, long after the voice that made them has gone down to the tougueles s'lence of the dreamless dust. In Hesjiect. We, the nudersigued committee being appointed to draft resolutions to the memory of our deceased brother E. R. Page, submit the following report : Whereas, It has pleased theSu-, preme linler of the universe to re-1 move from our midst our esteemed brother, Edwin K. Page, who de-; parted this life March oth, ISDO, therefore be it Resolved, 1, That while we bow ! with humble t-ubmisbion to the will of Ilim who doeth all things well, yet we mourn the death of our brother as a great c damity to his family, to this Lodge, and the en tire community ; and moved by a ! deep and earnest feeling of sorrow, altogether unspeakable and be-i yond the power of expression in any adequato form ol words. 2. That the profound sympathy of each member of X:on 1. .'idge '8 hereby tendered to hi;; bereaved widow in thither great and sad affliction, and w.j pray God to strengthen and support tier in tun. her great sorrow. 3. It is ordered by the Lodge that the badge of mourning be worn by the members the usual time in honor of the deceased brother. 4. That treso resolutions be spread upon '.he minutes of the Lodge, a copy M:.t to the widow of the deceased, and to the New Cerne JOURNAL for publication. Kinston Free Press requested to copy. Respectfully submitted, 11. n. Whitakeu, V. M. Foscue, Jos E. Harbison, Committee. AN ESSAY Recited by Delia May West Before the Sabbath School at CIoss, May the 10th, is'.)0. Whenever I meet an educated man or lady I think right away what a nice gentleman, what a nice lady. Whenever I meet a wealthy man or lady elegantly dressed in broadcloth, silk, satin and jewelry, 1 think what u nice gentleman, what a nice lady ; bnt in my short life t have been taught in oar dear Sabbath school education or money inn docs not make a true gentle man or true Ia!y. I read in seme newspaper that Mrs. Cleveland was the "first lady of the land." I think she is. She bas education and wealth; she is kind to the poor : when she goes to church she kneels jn prayer, ac knowledging a higher power than hers. Now, when I grow up to be a lady, if 1 borrow my neighbor's thimble, and never return that thimble where is my ladyship! If I tell Mrs. Brown does not keep good company when she does, I shall be in danger of a lake of fire, and no lady likes to be found in such a lake. If I wear pure white dresses with sweet little raffles on them and I think vulgar thoughts or speak vulgar words, I shall not be pure, for none but the pure in heart 6hall see God. If I repeat all my friends say, and you know we often say silly things, not exactly mean, but we do not want them repeated, and by repeating them we make some of our neighbors sleepless and shed bitter tears. We are not peace makers, bat we are ghosts, hob goblins, witches, snakes, and no lady likes such company. v Girard, of Philadelphia, was a very rich man ; his money has built the finest school houses in the United States, but poor man, he lived for money, and was run over on tbe street by a cart, trom which he- died, unloved and unwept a gentleman ot wealth. Dear Sabbath school, thy precious truths educate our heart as well as our brain, and give me the lady or gentleman, rich or poor, who lives in the light, that is taught hero. Swansboro Items. The masonic lodge is in woiking order here now ; the fourth Satur day in each month is regular lodge davs. Capt. Ilirden Junes is very siek, Mr. W. M. Barber, ftom Florida. 18 in town, visiting his sister, .Mis. Capt. Geo. Bell. Our little town ought to be a good one aa we have good preach ing all the time by all denomiua tione, except the Catholics. Schooner Lorenzo Dow, Capt. John Moore, just laucclffed from the wayB newly repaired and painted by Capt. It. Foster, our ship car penter. The crops so far are very fine in deed, and vegetables of all kinds are numerous. Clam., crabs. concha, fish and escallops are' plentit'il water vegetables. j Oar candidates are very many, j bat is too soon to tell who they are. i Tom Oilman and Dr. Xed Ward! are the prominent ones for the ! Senate. We will tell all about them j next time we write. Oar Sunday-school is in good progress. The supei iutendent, Mr. j J. M. Jones, and wife, aretjaitei persevering and deserve all credit for their continued and successful attention at all times. It is not saying mnch lor Swansboro when we say that if it had not been for Mr. Jones' untiring energy and pare religions feelings we would not today have had a Sabbath school in our village, and now there are about 100 scholars and teacheis, in thriving citcumstaucfes. We are truly 6orry our people are so di vided in religious matters. 2ot what I have, ia my kingdom. but what I do, I Pungo Notes. TLe A. & P. li. Road has carried quite a number barrels of Potatoes from the south yide of Pamlico River. The political pot begins to boil and a host of good men are being suggested as suitable for filling the various offices. The mail routes in Cuniuick township have been recently changed, aud many people are much dissatisfied thereat. I Mr. W. N. Satterthwaite, pro prietor of the Burgess Mill, has put the mill in good order lor mak ing Hour, tor whicn it was once noted. Seasons have thus far been tine, and cotton is doing splendidly as is corn except in some places where the insects have been des tructive. The labors of Eld. W. O. Win Geld, who has been holding a series of meetings at Yeatesville have been crowned with success; about thirteen added to the church. Mr. Geo. T. Tyson and Miss Lydia Winfleld were married at Mt. Olive Church, near Lechville, on Sunday, ist inst, by Eld, I). II. Adams ot the Christian Church. A colored man John Abbott, one of the crew of the steamer Wat-h ington Cell overboard, as the steam er lay at her wharf at Leechville on Tuesday last and was drowned ere any help could reach him. The body was dragged for and soon J found, and buried that P. M. The steamer Waihington, which .has been plyi.ig between Washing ton and Leechville for several years past, is to bo discontinue! ! after Thursday l!e O. D. S. y. Co. wi 111; ii inst, 1 1 e io:ss ht;; n - llnt-nce in thei and the peopn ; hi nugh fr i'b . in her route wili miss her more. The Justices of tin Hyde county met on t aud elected an eritiiely of Commissioners v:z I'ei ie '2 new Mes.- C. C.irrer, Z ieh Citdle, , son, Robert ,L narlt, ar.d Swindell, and reelected t Superintendent .Ylr. J..M i: W f IV!! W.ir- a good selection all throng ii. Pr. Ward hndored. Editor Journal : It is u-ith a good deal of plensnre tlmt wo h u e seen tbe article published in jour paper by yoar correspondents Loin Jones and Carteret, recommendms our worthy fellow citizen, Dr. E. W. Ward, for the Senate iti the coming legislature. We wish to tbar.lc those gentlemen, and say that they have (-potted tbe right man, n man well aud worthily qualified in every respect, who has been a success in every position he has ever held ; a large farmer aud tax paver. W hilo Dr. Ward is not seeking the office, we are satisfied he will accept if nominated. Let as pall together and nominate and elect a man that will do honor to oar district. Onslow. Dnck Creek, June 1, 1S90. Gleaning-s From Cove. Miss Julia Charlton is spend intr a tew aavs witn mends and relatives near Vanceboro. Mr. A. B. Carroll, a former resident of this place, has recently moved to the "para case. Waco, lexas. lie is favorably impressed with tlm Wc have just had a very wel welcome rain, vvnicli was very much needed, some of the gardens were becoming some what parched, and the field crops were looking somewhat used up on account of the hai storm which visited us a week ago. Rev. Mr- Hooker will preach at Hardsufne church at this place, on' next Sunday, June 15th, at 10 o'clock, and at Asbury at -l o clock:, f. M. Come out. considerable excitement pre vailed near hero a week ago over a ber passing through the iarm ot Mr. J. . Kennedy, wnne at woric. me bear came very close before being discov ered, and at the sierht of him each one had business in oppo site directions. Tho Hudson River Bridge. The preliminary steps have been taken, and it is reasonably certain that tbe monster bridge, with its six railway tracks, roadways, foot oaths, etc., will in dae time connect New York with Jersey City, Ho token, etc. In structural arrange ment it, will resemble that lesser workof Mr. Lindenthal, the Seventh street budge across the Allegheny river, but. in its mammoth propor tionsitwill dwarf even the giant bridge recently completed across the liiver Forth, in Scotland. It will enable the traveler to depart from or arrive :u the great city without recourse to the ferry boats, and, as a scenic feature of the day, will compete with the Barthokh Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn bridge, an incomparable trinity. 1'ittsburg Bulletin. Prejudice. The following forcible and beau tiful delineation of prejudice is ascribed to President Lincoln: "Prejudice may be compared to a misty morning in Octobei; a man goes forth to au eminence, and he sees at the summit of a neighbor ing hill a figure, apparently of gigantic stature, for such the im perfect medium through which he is viewed would make him appear; he goes forward a few steps, and the figure advances toward him; the size lessens as they approach; they draw still nearer, and the extraordinary appearance is grad ually bat sensibly diminished; at last they meet, and perhaps the person he had taken for a monster proves to be his own brother." "Before we take np the collection this morning," remarked the good pastor, as he looked mildly over the congregation, '"I wish to say that we have in the church treasury already two quarts of uickels that appear to have been punched through and afterwards plugged with lead. The coius, I am in formed, will not buy stamps, gro ceries or fuel, and conductors on street cars refuse to take them. The choir will please sing 'Ob, land of rest, for thee I sigh."' ADVICE TO MOTHERS. Mrs. "WirSLOw"s Soothing: Svkup ehould always t8 ue?d for children teetbiuf . It soothes tbe child, softens tbe gums, allays all piiu. cures wind colic, and is the beat remedy for Diar rhoea Twenty-five cents a bottle, jaly lie who is too busy to find time for prayer is busier than God aska him to be, and the frnit of scch is a poison unto death. "IN ME YE' SHALL HATE PEACE.' The following beautiful and afifecting lines were found among Dr. Horatius IJonar's believed wrote. papers, after his death they were the last he It is ever Loup days bed, aud nights upon this restless Of daily, nightly weariness and pain ! Yet Thou art here, my ever-gracious Lord, I'hy well-known voice speaks not to me in vain : "In Me ye shall have peace !" The darkness seemeth lone, and even the light No respite brings with it; no soothing rest For this worn frame; yet in the midst of all Thy love revives. Father, Thy will is best. "In Me ye shall have peace !" Sleep cometh not, when most I seem to need Its kindly balm. O Father, be to me j Better thau sleep; and let these sleepless hours He hours o.' blessed fellowship with Thee. "hi Me ye shall have peaee !" Not always seen the wisdom and the love; And sometimes Imrd to be behoved, when pain Wrestles with faith and almost over- comes. Yet even in ontlict sustain ; Thy sure words "In Me ye shall have peace! ' Father, the flesh is weak; fain would I l ise Above its weakness into things unseen, Lift Thou me up; give me the open ear, To hear the voice that speaketh from within: "In Me ye shall have peace '." Fu ier, the hour is come; the hour fading eyes behold when I Shall with these Thv face; And drin k in all tbe fullness of Tby love; Till then, nh speak to me Tby words ot Liace: In Me ye shall have peace '." Ol'R COUSTKY KOADS. mtions of Improvements Which Would be of Great Benefit to Farmers. The following is an extract from the address of Dr. J. F. f'rowell, President of Trinity I ; lege, before the New Berne Collegiate Institute at its Com mencement exercises, June C. It is well worth reading. The second most important part in a program of progress is a systematic and scientific improvement of our highways. The economic and social sig nificance of roads is of vast importance; in the development of any State its lines of travel are essential to its unity and its life. The census of 1880 tells us that in most of the Western wheat regions, if wheat has to be hauled 18 or 20 miles to reach railroad or water, this land carriage in ordinary years, eats up the profit of culture. Accord ing to the estimates received it costs the ordinary farmer more to carry each bushel of wheat a mile than it does the ordinary railroad to carry a ton, and consequently, when we get west of Lake Michigan it rarely pays to grow wheat more than 20 miles from rail or water trans portation. If this is true of cotton transportation we can readily see how that the best systems of public roads is after all the cheapest. The highway commissioners nf Illinois estimate that good dirt roads at all seasons would reduce the cost of transportation on our country roads more than one-half, while a good perma nent road would reduce the cost of wagon transportation until it would be onlyr one-quarter of what it is now. We see that it is the producer that pays the enormous drain due to bad roads as well as tne consumer. We imagine we are escaping the ouraens oi taxation wnen we leave our roads to take care of themselves; but we tax our horses, we tax our wagons, we tax our time, we tax our laborers, we tax our homes we tax our industries, we tax everything we have, or use, or enjoy by our bad roads. On a common dirt road, it requires a draft of 200 potlnds to haul a ton, while on a plank road or a macadamized road, it requires from 52 to Co pounds draft. All this difference between 148 pounds to 135 pounds is the tax that we pay for the liberty of maintaining these modern promoters of profanity the public roads in an unimproved condition. The waste that comes to us through the system of dirt roads is enormous. Mr. iierscnei, a Civil Engineer, says that the English horse employed in the streets of the city or on the roads of the country, does twice as much work as the American horse similarly .employed in America. w e wear out our horses and wagons on poor roads; tney make good roads and preserve their horses for longer and better service. 1 he cost of production is made up of two parts; (1) lhe cost of raising cotton in the field and preparing it for market: (2) the cost ot transportation to market and the return trip. The farmer gets the cost of produc tion in the field, but he, together with all the rest of the community of consumers helps to bear the cost of transportation. Wherever any reduction can be made in the transportation cost of products, the saving from the original cost distributes itself among producer and consumer. Aside trom the saving or the means of transportation in the time of the driver, the wear and tear of the wagon, and the quick delivery of the product at the market, one more item remains to be added, namely, the in creased value of farms due to improvement in roads. lhe building ot gravel roads n Indiana and Ohio has cost that State not less than two millions of dollars a year. The farmers have found it profitable to borrow money to build roads. On a farm of 100 acres the following proportion of tax for roads is given : 188S. State and county tax. . .$18.00. Credit by road tax 2.15. $16.45. Gravel roads (tax on two). 25. GO. Total, $i2 05. The way in which they go about to accomplish this is first, to secure a majority of votes, then the tax to build is levied alike on those who voted for and against the measure.' From $1,500 to $2,000 per mile is the cost of construction.' In Ohio, a State well furnished with a system of free gravel roads, the tax has been as heavy as $5.00 per acre. This brings us to the plan of improvement. Tin; first thing to be done is to make a classifi cation of roads. The next thing is to put them under proper administration. Roads should be classified as main roads and local roads. Main roads should belaid out at light angles to the railroads, and should be put in I the best possible condition for the shipment of products. Saxe tells us that the surrounding market of a town increases with the square of the distance to which goods can be sent at the same price. The problem in laying out a road is to bring the largest num ber of people who sell and buy or communicate in any way together, with the least amount of travel. A proper classifica tion of road:, involves the loca tion of rornU. For this work no one is so well qualified asativu Engineer. Let each county, or if desirable, two or three coun ties, engage a road engineer who has had technical training, employing him for five years, distributing the salary among the counties, in proportion to the time spent upon the roads of each county. First, take the main lines of road, leading toward the county seat. or between the county seat and the nearest railway station. Let an expert engineer make survey d' these mam roads and decide upon a permanent plan -f improvement with exact e.-ti- mates .f the cost per mil--. ! i-i -tling, bridg-v--. . and exeavatit.i;js. ;,ns and eMimat'-s including ferries, til These i should be sir Ullitted to ie is county Board of for modification authorization. Commissi a pprova! and ioard lilan In tin the financial put of the should be entrusted, and the work given out by contract. Perhaps some day our State' penitentiary may become so unwieldy in its proportions as to throw back on the counties the care of their own convicts. In the event of such a change in the State's policy towards its criminals, our criminal classes would be available in the improvement of our public highways. All the new highways should serve as feeders to the centres of trade and manufacture. These should be under tbe superviKm ot county board of commissioners. All main roads should be connected by local roads. These roads should be 8npported and managed by the township officials, in each of which there should be a commissioner ap pointed by and responsible to the road engineer of the county, w hose business should be to do tor the local roads what the county engi neer does for the main roads, namely, make plans for the roadf, report to the authorities of the work done, furnish estimates of the needed improvements, aud keep constant supervision over tho high ways under his jurisdiction. Such plans should involve a scheme of improvement extending over five years at least, but better twenty five, so as to distribute the burden of expense and M profit by each year's experience. It may b out of which lo make road-i the prospect of improvement is a dis couraging one to some portions of our S:ate, but sand and clay are iOiind almost auywhere where there is no gravel. A recent nutn ber of "The Engineering News' describes some successful experi merits in making road beds out of sand and clay. If this can be done in Georgia, we can do it. This ex perience is in the same line. We have bat to introduce order and system into the woiking of our roads, and we can do what has been done elsewhere. &acn a wort would soon approve itself upon its merits. People would soon see that they could haul one third larger loads to market and back than before with the same teams. From Pineville to Charlotte, before Mecklenburg county improved her public high ways, it reqnired fonr horses one day to hanl four bales of cotton to market; now with improved roads, the same team hauls six bales and returns in half a day, which means a saving ot 50 per cent in time, and gain of 50 per cent in work done It would not take loDg to convince people that the bes-t had been done. Looking1 Jiack liemember that the (.'hri.-ii.iu life is one of now relations and new trusts; therefore, he who -luck- bac k and livea regretfully in the mistake, and sins of the par-t doe an injury. It may have mistake or a hii fu- L wife to have acme .is : Lr they chose t he ei!ii- or l.liijsell !-. II I: ! a::-t lli lil ri e o '. he j l.iin: 1 1 now but they tiid i:. S;ia!l look back and (;ur i ei el lully, thinking wLiat might L:i t; l.een if they had not gone thiiheif No. The only way to mend the past is to get away to the better new. He forgives our follies past. I have known some people who have made themselves unhappy all through their pilgrimage because they would remember and hold on to the gQilt of forgiven in. It my boy had committed some olleuce against me, but expressed his sorrow, and I had freely forgived him, would it te best for either him or me, for him to be continually saying: "Oh I am such a sinner!'' I am sure 1 should say to him; "My boy, you are forgiven. Our love is as if the wrong had never been." Ob, look not behind thee, to as not to carry the bnrden of forgiven sin. The is a story told of Luther and his relations to his old sins. One after another vra.s brought to his mind as a reason why he ougl t not to be happy in Christ. But in one ol ins more trusting moods Lie gaid, when the darkest list lay spread out before him: "Now just write underneath them all. 'If we confess our sins, lie is faithful aDd just to forgive us diir sios.'" So he went on n joicing in the Divine favor. Don't carry the bu den. 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New Berne Weekly Journal (New Bern, N.C.)
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