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TO CORRESPONDENTS
The Semi-Weekly Journal's appeal,
asade a few weeks ago for more
aews from country correspondents,
had a noticeable effect as we imme
diately received a number of most
interesting letters. Now we are wri
ting again for fear the ardor of our
friends will cool. We urge you to keep
the good work up. Help us make
the Semi'Weekly Journal helpful and
interesting to you.
We regard the letters from our
country correspondents as one of the
means the Journal has of being of
service to the section of country
through which it circulates, These
letters bring the people closer to
gether and tend to the development
of a community interest which is
most helpful. You help your own
community and by suggestion help
other communities by sending us the
news as it transpires in your neigh
borhood. Let us hear from vou !
Wilmington has started a movement
far children's playgrounds. Depend
o Wilmington to be progressive.
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As if there was not enough trouble
already in various parts of the world,
the Mississippi river has gotten on one
its rampages.
The Young Turks are pretty active
in dealing with the old ones, but it
doesn't follow that they will be
able to manage the Allies.
The National Corn Exposition con
menced yesterday in Columbia. Hog
and hominv is the great slogan nowa
days and corn expositions help to give
point to the slogan.
It's a cold dav when there is not some
kind of rumpus on in South Carolina.
The Legislature of that State and Sena
tor Tillman are the combatants in the
warfare now going on. The Senator
as usual has said what he thinks about
some of the solons of the Palmetto
State and as the truth sometimes hurts,
there has been a howl.
At Goldsboro Saturday the mart Be
land who killed his wife sometime ago in
Wilson on account of unfaithfulness
was acquitted. Without in any way
condoning the offence of which the
woman appears beyond doubt to have
been guilty, one is obliged to wonder if
lb best interests of society in such in
stances are served by the slayer's being
allowed to go without any punishment
at all.
North Carolina has too many serious
problems to be wasting any time over
the consideration of an anti-tippiug
law. If a man can't find a hotel or
restaurant where he can get service
without paying the proprietor and the
waiter too, let him go to the corner
grocery or to a private home. The
trouble is connection with the tipping
evil is that so few people have the
erve sot to tip.
Even as it is and without boats on
regular whedulcs, New Bern gets a
freight rate advantage as a result ol its
locat'on, the rates being fixed on a water
point basis. 1 his is an advantage
which ought to be cultivated assidu
ously. Some live matter bearing on
ibis subject will be found in the address
to be delivered tonight at the court
bouse. New Bern should give the
representative of the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress a large audience
HEAR THIS ADDRESS
The Journal ventures to urge a large
attendance of oar public-spirited citi
zens upon the address to be delivered
at the court house tonight by Capt.
Wilson I. Davenny, field secretary of the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress,
upon "Our National Waterways."
This, as every one knows, is a subject
f very great importance to New Bern
and it is not to be doubted that some
points .of practical va'ue to those of
ourritfcens-who are actively engaged in
promoting the advantages of New Bern
as a strategically located port will I a
subm't'e-d by him.
Capt) Daverny said in an interview
which he gave ihr Jouranl that lew
com muni tie are more favorably located
gren-nts from the Inland Water
way fiomBodton to, Beaufort Inlet
than New Bern. That's the sort of
talk that New Bern people love to hear
and apt have no doubt that those who
attendtonight will have their pride and
confidence in New Bern stimulated as
well git valuable information bear
ing on f he concert of effort that is being
made to ensure proper attention
from the government to rivers and harbors.
Exclusive
V.
OU are cordially invited to
attend this opening whether
you wish to buy, or merely to
look over the many new shoe styles to be found at this great
shoe exhibition.
In choosing your shoes this season you'll find it will be
a help to you to look over these new models in Selz fine
shoes they're just in. There's an unusually attractive lot
of 'em smart swagger shapes for young men, more conservative
styles for older men; in all the popular leathers; for business wear
and for all social functions.
The man who dresses well, likes a shapely shoe but he wants to know that
the shoe he wears is "correct." You can get that satisfaction here. You can buy
the same models of us that the man in New York, Chicago or St. Louis will be
wearing this season.
Some other important things about our Selz shoes they
are made right for fit, comfort, long service; they wear well; they
hold their shape; the prices well, when you see the shoes, you'll find
them right also.
This Week in J. M. Mitchell & Co's.
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