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GRADYi i( , jauoranu i roprieiur, . ; j : Wilmington, N. C. . fXidis Trimmed Hats, at Mrs. Stfocks.. Fr Ijiihcy Goods gojfu tbe Dollar Store. Lai yer c! lot of apple s at tne store m ueorge .To lessftn our desires is to increase our wealtjh. 1 -r. Clieese, w holesale and retail, at George yerr. : !; .4 Tbi most common cratt on the sea of love , are smacks " iThl solar system has a large family' but " only ' hq sun." ;'. ! X fTnt sllat system ba & large family, but equally pretty. Pattin; the light out makes all women ual y P'ret.ty. : -Expefience is a torch lighted in the'ashes of ouf delusions. tlie most for your 1 -i. money no to griariu.il: 1 . J jIIewbo gisries you f lir ' words feeds you ivyith iniempty spoon. ; ' I It if bftener a nobler work to conquer a , , Josb than a redoubt. it k UciU r tVw a man to have a' qiscasea AW MV WV wr ; - T lil.L Mn 1.rtAl ttnn at all spine , Wnv'neonlc's charitiies,iike . the brooks, are antiest when most needed. . - IobJt fail- to callnd see the beautiful Gftrdsf at the Pofif Printing Offifle. xjrriv- - Lov ust ever love '.the feet that never ? wcarr cs running on love's ctrands. away the staff of dutj, and t's wand, it charjges to a sns like the snake. .r Prokvci the sacred book of every Ufeli-e the sanciuarv of its institutions Th! Jevil has work enough fcr all his : t . . . . .1 , ' -t.i r. .1 1 IricndTs liut be pays their wages oniy in iuu.. t eer!lle without a quarter in y.our; pock- ,tjan4 vou will : alway be a quartcf-mas- Wr1d!j pleasures a bauble placed upon a creased? pole, which few if any can ever ; 1-, I .---.. I Majoi- ISchcnck's "Bessie trots to-dayj Let' all to the Fair grounds and see the crcat ra'cq.. ' - , He t'liatj. would be remembered by hiis Crc- - ! 1 fl 1 ' .. X : - 1 1.1-. - i'i il..vlrn Ans3 ator. stlouia rememoei i.uu jaiucucso ... I - -I ' f :l. : me wiupwi -it, i i IXegliic Terry, of Rockingham, made us k 1 a brief cal He i one ot the ' 0. : j .- - - ; ' .Jl ".it mm '1 !. Wosnttito" is a bummer who tries to get iusfde tho; bar, 1 and take a "nip'' wi iL" tU I... "!nr.i1 tutb'a ."nin" without payidg fonit. L . 1 i Tbbrel are two things that can never be fcucce$sfully cjceisfdlly J counterfeited modesty -.and commbnl sense manj sfiouldjwalk erecily under disap- poHitaienti because he is, straightened by circumstances. ,L , T,y fe liwjwbo courtedi an investigation, jlit isn1! half iso good as courting an af fectionate eirlj ; j ' XX 1 fVj .; i -.H; If old Time were to exchange his hour jw: for a! winei r?las3. we should have va -OT7l 1 8 i o: r - . . iign oiu lime. I .7 christian; ' bad betttcr go to any place home and swear vi ol amusemgnt ihan to go uecause ne cannot co. . ho blows! his -own horn 1 Why the 'iJllar Mak"f-and' be bloweth; it with a inychnessi I" So say all thelpeople ! Selah ! ! j j. y - - i - . v..- AlVUesidng really fine Wines and whis- ;.K;ie!soul'dI call; on Cap Myers. He is -girtea withi rare taste in tlie matter of pur? chasing ,pslate pleasers." lEMI Mr. ,Jacbbi has a large stock,of new hard ware, and offsra. the public every induce: ment to purchase all kinds of: family sup plies. ; i Wc h a Ve received from Hon. Wra. !A. Galbrith genuine pictures of King William, Bismark and Yon Moltkc; they' can be seen at Heihsberger's. ; . 1X13.1. If'' wife,W gd'and sec Co. Hedncfc at Weill s new storeys WiU has the prtzj iIiaw oftir'r goods at;c.Fair. . ". f- - Mr. Brovn's'rcstaurant ws well pat fon ized yesterday, and the ladica nwe the gen tlemanly proprietor a vote of thanks lor his elegant arrangements. . , 1 Itr ) . The heavy stock of Clothing at Shrief Bros., is fast going tff, an evidence that all coming to tho Fair know where to buy to advantage. Let all hurry up. (I 1 - V- f " -t! ' '. ' We were gratified to sec in jour sanctum our old friend, General Allan! Rutherford who has returned to visit the home of his affections and Itia numerous friends on matters and thing around old Aast'v 1 : i We were pleased to meet Mr. Churchill of the Standanl and a whole crowd of Raleigh ruralists down here to see how j city folks live'! Seyteenihupdred (more or Us?) are now sleeping all around the PoBTj office. : Large numbers of visitors continue to ar rive at the hotels,.; and as they cannot 'be accommodated, the' Post offers to let a few roost aiongTsur paper files for a few days!,; or if not afraid Of ink sleep among the rollers! VISITOU must hot fail to joiu the crowd daily rashing to Harrie Keyes to watch the "great dollar man" dispense his goods at the-tnarvelouslv low rate of ONE DOLLAR for anything and everything a lady may ncd. , '; ) Messrs. Myers & Boatright have a right J to call ' upon, all their friends to visit the beautiful store once occupied by. Col. Hod rick. The. J.lrge stock ot ' choice i 'groceries' 1 djut wrM:0.4l!?-j air. Myers is luiiy capaoic or pleasing. The manager of the theatre would do well to check the dull wits of those J who make the' stage 'a--' place tor political f allusions. Mr. Bishop is a first class comedian and Zw? nevdr permits politics to come into his fun. Some of his assistants might learn from him. r. Messrs. Munson desire . all visitors to' the Fair to call at the only fashionable clothing stOre in the city ahd select winter clothing. Mr. Munson knows well how to select goods to suit the people of Wilmington -and sur rounding country. All are. well suited who. buy of Munson, j j XXX Marshal Ransom is doing his yhole duty at the Fair gronnds- and doing that duty well. So w may compliment tlie gentle manly corps of cflicers ; assistant! marshals and all laboring to make the courjty Fair a "success." Where all do so well fit is hard to discriminate. -s .' The fair-grounds presented a very lively spectacle yesterday, and the trot brought many people ' from abroad to see opr hand- gome' . horses -; show their mettle; ) The Ral eigh horse won the race,' "best : three in-, five," and Mr. Pomeroy performed .wonders ,by his skilful driving. ? .''' The fair brings to our city many arrivals from abroad. We noticed the gallant Ru therford, of auditorial fameyon the grounds at the "fair," the ' furriner " French, and many a jolly ojjteicr of the Revenue Marine, horse! Marine, and other branches of our grand old government service, I -Xi wiw y J i Mayor Martin was', not avjisitbrat the Fair. Is it possible that he should: feel in sulted by the attacks of political partizans who do not possess the decency to keep their prejudices and impudence but of sight when the good of society and the business interests of the place demand this ? Fokds. The Ford Troupe, at the theatre, have surpassed themselves during the last two nights, and crowds attest their appre ciation of the Chapmans, as well as the per fect success of j the Burley 'Bishop." Last night the house was filled to oVerfiowing and many failed to find even I standing -room. J ' j " -L " cm. -'it--':'l::'v . In our recent trip up the W., C. & R. R. R. wo visited the .thriving little town of Laurenburg, ; and enjoyed the : hospitalities of the enterprising proprietor of theuLau- renburg Hotels" Mr. Buudy is one of the best-: natured men that lives and' keeps his housb on the good old fashioned plan. We wish him success. . . - I - . 'T .i Kit Nearly every advertiser, who makes ad vertising pay, contracts through a responsi ble agency. Experience has taught them to avail themselves of the services of those who have made the business a study: The Agency of GcbiP. Rbwell i& Oo.y No. 40 Park Row, New York, is the most compe tent in theTcountry; aud many of the largest advertisers make all (heir contracts through M f - ' '"' 'IX t iiiem. . . : , ; 'i.,. NO VESIBER, 17, 1870: E x The opening ofHbelair was attendexi by Bf vPrX aPt00"? fveathen uul the id llrcss 6f Psulentf emont was I so;unusu- ally T good, that jplrj cbmpehsation Iwas lound for-the disappointment expressed py; JbeyjHadJwllbfibli Tuesday. 1 1 We present -asy nopsi I:bf;iiie sjjctwu uciy n couiiieati ii uae care-fal-consideTatton of ok t eaUers 'to '-'j ) rrfurediatejy aftrAerCol: f. JU .FxenVPresvdelit of 3$ attojlur rounded ? by thc Etxectitive Committee, ii;2tr.lti.LrX3z X,-j nhkj;1 it ADDRESS ANDC WfifLCOMB. Ladies and GentUirieii Vt . - jyjff: compliance with a jcustom inaiiguratecl at. our First Anuual Fair, and which seems .to me to be altogether appropriate, I am hcrio welcome you, again. Ur 'J, jr, i " One year has .passecl since first .we met upon these grounds J One short fear : so full of - God's mcrcie and bounties and Of our owniuaWorthihcss.1 1 - s - ? " F Seed time iand, harvest have come and gone, aut we- are again permitted" to as semble upon these - grounds, consecrated to improvements in agriculture,, commerce and the mechanic arts. ' , i . i; I I am most Juppy .to greet so many-pf our old Jricnds, co-laborers "and patrons on this occasion. j ; ' , , To all Itcorier the wnnntst welcome of the" Cape Fear! people aVuV their Agriculttfral Association. j As I told yyu last year, we niako no pre tensions to any excellence in our arrange ments nothing has jc;t .been perfected Jhough we have made improvements i since you were last here. We failed to receive the aid we hoped to have obtained! and had a, right to expect from the city government, hence only mod erate progress 1-has been made in ' our im provements. Though we have received po aid from the city whose interest it was to help us, and that too with liberal - means, that we might completo"thcse Grounds andf make them j not on ly a leautitul . placeibril holding ouT annual exuibitioBS, but a pleas ant resort for f her Citizens. Yet we ! were not disheartened nor discouraged. Ye did not undertake this work with the expectation that we were to recline upon a bed of roses 1 We knew there was "work before us. and that the pioneers of thjs As sociation who placed us hera expected much from us much that could only be achieved by patient and unremitting toil. i While other cities" ithnt have been bene fited by similar organizations have donated their ten thousand,- their thirty thousand and even fifty' thousand dollars, we have rC2ived nothing, and have relisd entirely upon private' medns for the improvements that have been made. Whether or not we have done our duty to the public at large we leave for others to judge. I , This much I have felt it my duty to say in behalf of myself and the commit'eo asso ciated with 5" meby way of explanatfon and i as a reason why bur improvements have not been commensurate with our just expectations. . ' GENTLEMEN OF TIIE ASSOCIATION, what are the duties devolving upon us? What are the duties and objects of the Association ? j Are they simply to . hold Annual Fairs upon these grounds? Are they alone to give our people opportunities to meet annually to exhibit the products of their fields, thejr firesides and theirj work shops, and nothing- more ?; I think not ! Though we consider these.annual gatherings of the greatest importance, -yet we must not rest our work here. We must not con tent ourselves by holding these annual1 or semi-annual exhibitiona. No! this Asso ciation was organised for higher and nobler purposes. Good as these objects (properly managed) may be they are hot all. They are leading features only,- ! T (.;' In addition to the ' annual exhibitions, education should be an object of the Asso ciation. Education planted broad and deep, are not the; least of its duties to the people of our section the twenty counties ranged under our banners. While so much time, money, and . health are sacrificed for the education of our sons, how much ot the real; practical duties of iifje do they learn ? How. many ot the Lawyers i and Doctors that jnre aifttually lgve uo tlieountry fare taught really ana thoroughly as they should band hence ; how,' fe W; jcomparau vely rise to places of eminence and well-earned dis tinction. What nobler profession than that of the educated agriculturist ?k 'The wealth of the1 world is necessarily drawn from the earth. It has been jsaid that he who makes two blades of grass i . .grow.; yhefe"i but one f rrew before, is a benefactor of bis race - how much greater the benefit, , then, if, by means of his scientific skill he can make thousands grow, m-jolaQf JQM; i 1 Jf education isi indispensable to eminence in law medicine and divinity, why' should the tiller of the soil be atone left toropc his way in darkness, when by the light of science he can know at a glance the proper course to pursue to obtain the largest re- suits Jrom bis labor, f T Xndonctusion , fell o w-cilizen3, ci t b cr ot or not' of the Association, ; allow, me to say that it hafc dome to my ears that charges ot political and 'religions partiality of bias havej been : made against us. mainlr:- I judge, because one of the prominent officers, of thb Association is the editor of a leading political newspaper.! I desire therefore: to :i say to you allthat the charges alluded to aTe cot'true--not only not true, but are without a shadow of foundation, in tact, so faftrj regards this Association., The gen tleman v referred to has been, during Jfte teat, my mst abJe and efflebpat assis tant in all that ; pertains Ao the Katies of General Secretary. r. : ': - He has prepared the premium list; con ducted largely the correspondence, and in many of the details pertaining : to the ad ministrative andexecutife duties devolv ing lipon myself and Executive Committee, butln.no instahce has'' he done anything (as an-; officer) to give our Association a party pharacter. With his political course we have nothing to do. r Wbras an association, are no more respon sible for what appears in his newspaper thaC the v editors are for what we offer as premiums. .. " x:X-'. Again. It. has been charged- that wc offerpVcmiums for. Southern manufactures and productions; that are not open to the world. That; is to a Certain extent true. We.to offer prerniuriis to encourage and" help to, raise up business. and beget a spirit of improveihent and enterprise in our., poor, and lately devastated Southern! country. Whocan reasonably complain of this ? It mustjbe borne in mind that during the late civil War the Sduth lost five billions of dol lars' worth Of property ; her manufactories with few exceptions, were given to.I the, flames ; her commerce was swept from the! ocean, and many thousands of her rallS.rS yeomanry perishexi upon? her crimson? fiplda, : .1 - ' ( f:JPJ - 3.. If there isany maji within the sonucVbf ' my voice or elsewhere, that begrtifcto the Sbuth the little aid we can glveJj by our special premiums to rebuifuand re establish her manufactures, hoe cism merce.and her households, I envy . unir not his heart or his head. . ;. f , We have offered : a long list of premiums that arc open to the world, and' but few that are especially for the South. This is the headiand front of our offend ing, sj' far as I know,1 and every Southern Agricultural Association organised since the. war has been.giiilty of the same offeiice. Neither. religion nor party politics are bur frien,ds everywhere that while I have the honor to preside over the affairs of the Association nothing of the kind can have a place with us, and as I know them, I have expressed the sentiments of every member ot'tue , iixecutiye Committee, yfk invite afl good citize'nsjjof whatever political par ty, church or persuasion, to join hands and hearts with usih the good work we have un dertaken jto build up and improve in mate rial wealth! the country, or section of country embraced within our jurisdiction All that jean aid us with strong arras and stout hearts are invited to come. , We want means and we want men live, earnest men who are hot afraid to go for ward in a j good cause, though there is no beaten track or pathway to guide their footsteps aright or make , pleasant their forward march. If our cause is just and our trust is rh Heaven, we shall succeed. To follow is much easier than, to lead to pull down is much easier than to build up.. We want none ot , the latter class ot workers, but many of the former. "Onward" is our watchword and "Improvement" our motto. True Lipe. The mere lapse of years is not life. To eat and drink, and sleep, to be exposed to the darkness and light, to pace around in a mill of habit, and turn the wheel of wealth, to make reason our book-keeper, and turn thoughts inlo an im plement of trade is not true lite. In all this but a poor fraction ot the unconsciousness of humanity is awakenedj and sanctities still slumber' which make'life worth having. Knowledge, love,, truth, beauty, goodness, faith, alone can give vitality to the mechan ism of existence. The laugh" of mirth which vibrates through the heart, ' the tears which freshen the dry' wastes! within, the music that brings childhood back, the prayer that calls the future near, the ;doubt which makes us meditate, the death that startles us with mystery, the hardship ! which lorccs us to struggle, the anxiety which ends in trust, the heart that warms with ' sympathy to wards the sorrowing,; and. the open band as far as circumstances will allow, are the true nourishment that eott in' being. The Cape Fear Building Company are re ceiving many orders from the country and filling them promptly for buildings of all kinds. Wei noticed on the line of the Char lotte Railroad numbers of elegant dwellings and stores erected by the enterprising man agers of the Cape Fear. In this city, Dr. King's elegant . mansion approaches comple tion; and the citizens of Wilmington are determined to emulate their brothers in the North and West by no longer residing in mere sheds and shanties, when, handsome bouses can be purchased so reasonably , TsppnAM & Co. have surpassed all in their line of trade by the splendid display made at Agricultural Hall in the Fair Ground. The "prize saddle" ' is worth going to seei and the magnificent ' gold mounted double harness as well as the vulcanized rubber harness with nickle bit. t The English style gentleman's saddle attracted much atten tion, and the solid sole leather; irtmkj, valises and gold and silver mounted whips are-unsurpassed by anything offered in any Fair.' " s i .. i j. SCOTCH FAIR, , .! - -LxuiiEir Hili Nov. 10th. 1870i Dear Post : After much-jbltiog I ar rived with thQ othtr, wagoners along r a de lightfully Jhilly road at Laurel: Hill town ship when, wc found 'wagons and wagoners by the myriad. , -; , 1 I over fouty counties. ' ' , Representatives from over forty counties' were here"in their suits of grey," or butier- catbrown? and bafcpyias bays out of school I w, ;wbk mc wiuri iamiuar x a-a-r' . ; urouna with ita lofty oaks and level racing roaa where, a "trade" could be had tor almost anything equine, or boyine, or assinie. l0h happy days of innocence and truth," thouglit we when . 4a boy again! among these Very "hoosiers" for we. recognized the vernacu lar of the Southern mountaineer each step we took, and Jonged,to indulge in a good old fashioned race down the dusty road with some of -these whooping, and felling good natured souls who, tough as their hills, are as simple in habit and thought ak the very school boys who, come here to see the fun. - t r, X. 'X J-AAiS JJAKTEK. " Everybody, had his wagon loaded wit i the "spar" produce ot bis lUtlefarm;, or the result bjBuch;rough handiwork as the -hili couutry? has been noted. Thus we agaig saw the bid "spinning wheel" made for the industrious housewife to Rnin thaf thrpafi 4natiike the thread of life, lasts longer ani vtinuch!stronger tor being "old fashioned tf and "hanaled with care." There was the p'moubtain dew," distilled "way out in the woods" and drawn carefully from the wood en spiggot, for the long throated country! men. "wjio drank as if 'twere mother's milk and not a man afraid," There was the homemade cider, wine, and homemade ari ticles of s all sortg5-including-"homespuh,t and all sorts of country delicacies, from chicken pie to "gingerbread,'.' made by some fair lassie or good dame, and sbnt to "Scotch! Fair" to be ieturned in a few yards of "kal icer," ribands or other finery for "sweet-: hearts and wives." Apples and) chestnuts wen plenty and the long line of wagons end of ilje "hilW betore the customers ar rived and ;Commenced to i TRAFFIC AT THE FAIR. h Of allhe amusing spectacles commend me to an bid country fair, such as this real ly is, for jife as it is among the lowly, and simple hearted natives of the "up country. Trade orj barter, is conducted protty much on the same plan 'as in the "land of the leal" where this fair , has its . counterpari. Men brin& whatever they expect will find a ready sale, and many get all the little lux uries theytneed at these semi-annual gath erings. Thus one old fellow comes many miles wi h whetstones made "right at home," wtere he informed U3 he had a quar ry and ajl his ready cash he secured from the sale of these stones twice a year at the Fair. This man, like many others, proba bly lived remote from stores or villages, and even if he could buy elsewhere, preferred to do as he had ioxjifty years i. e. trade.at the Fair, r , ' ... THE ORIGIN OF THE FAIR. The verierable oak is still existant where the "Mac'll something met and "broke a bot tle" and inaugurated the "Fair." All this happened jin the year of grace 1790. Plen ty of whiie-headed veterans: declared that "over a hundred" fairs had caused them to meet andjgrcet the friends of their youth in the style of "auld lang sync." , "scotch mac." Among the innumerable Macs, we met one real "Mac' who was from bonnie, Scotland and told me this fair was his delight, as it reminded tlm of the "old country" and the days ot his youth in "auld Scotia." '- ''! THE TENTS. t - .' One side4 of the principal street or road; opposite the line of wagons was lined with sheds!, or ' tents," as they are called-; made of rough boards, and rented to deal ers in dry goods, or any; manufactured arti cle. Here the traders come from the many villages anl stores on the line of the Wil mington, Charlotte and Rutherford Rail road, to sell off old goods" thus it a man can't get rp of his stock at home burdeni ing his shelves he sends it to the "Scotch Fair," andlwith a smart clerk, or rattling; jolly kind of a talker, all -the ''old stock" disappears, and cotton or corn, mules, hor ses, or money takes the -place of the trash the wary trader has "no use'J for at home. Not all the trading is of this sort, however. Many merchants send choice goods to please the better class of farmers, and among these we noticed Messrs. Younce, McCollum, McKay &McUall, and Johnson &oIunroc, of Laurinburgh ; O. S. Hayes, McGirt & Brady, and J. W. Uartman. of Shoe Heel; A. Melke of Lumbci A. A. McKethan & Co. of FayeitevillJ who make the finest buggies we have Ben in the State ; and numerous other dealers of good standing and reputa tion... . ; - , - :. TALKING HORSE. r The greatest sport, however; and we may say tbe noisiest appeared'on the road back ot the stents," where all the Vbeasts of the . ' S - i V- . '- -.- ' ' ' " "" - " -I'll II 1 i , NO. 57. , field,", in the way of draught cattle were. moved op and down by anxious inquirers' after customer to; swap or sell. Lots of fellow? were "sold" ; emphatically from the appearance of the beasts theyf bartered away while the ;'lsperitaV moved them to make asses of themselves in trading a ."good )un or a UJia un." & uch oaths ! protestations ana ejaculations from excited chaps full of whisky and enthusiasm ? Such queer modes of testing the "vartues" -of horse or male 1 ? Some animilesn resented inn mnr.Ti familiarity with the . extremities. . One old fellow came near his "latter e-e-nd by tri-, fling with a blind mulea other e-c-nd., One - m v. - ; . .-.( i " . .... - ... j. emaciated but cheerful countryman "dad- blasted" his soul if he couldn't "bea a-a-ry lioss" with his "Bill v." - The said Billv1' . . - u . . .... . ..- i , tw.: ... j.i - . being an'unusually, fine young stalUojrSo it went excitement of the mos lunocent character keeping all happily .engigc1 until evening wore away and nature, assumed here usual grey robes at night fall. Then ap peared the evil spirits called gamblers who have usually had too-much license, but how they are forbid exercising, their nefarious trade on.the grounds or in open daylight as Of old. A good " police kept all offenders' trom plucking any except the geese predes tined to be plucked, and these .wandered forth into the bu3hes and jost their , dimes at the Cheerful "chuck luck?' with all the grimaces of inexperienced gamesters. 4 XX ;V"-" 1 : HEAVY BETTING ' J.. ; 'Thb tenacity with which some people, whs have the passion "for gaming, cling to their coppers, wa3 illustrated by a .country man betting two and three cents at a time and when the dealer refused to accept any thing less than five 1 cents as a", bet--the homespun hero drew himself up and, re marked, "stranger, you think- money is plenty in Guilford; now I. consider you an object for pity." When the dealer thus thrown off his guardjreplie, "why?" The ungenerous "razer-backV replied, Becaze you have so much on the ground." Mem , the dealer had unusual dig feet! X X; ' REVENUE. -t v The. -only thing marring the . universal pleasure was the appearance of the mevita- -ble "revenue officer," and this ubiquitous being appeared in the shape of Assessor Blocker with his efficient assistants Smith and Ebecke who, calling upon Collector Richardson to aid them seized a large" quantity of illicit tobacco and spirits. No resistance was made to their operations and the majesty ot the law was vindicated. : " - THE DOLLAR STORE , We must not close before 'mentioning that the irrepressible "Harrie Keyes" appeared ajt tbe fair to get. "stamps" with his good- natured way of selling everything the hoos- ier heart desires, for "only a dollar. One Dollar. The success of the Dollar Store, under charge of the "handsome Harry.": is something marvelous. A perfect procession- formed yesterday, and marched to the Lippitt Row store, and there abso lutely "cleaned out" the man' of many smiles. Keves is a success. He is raDidlv achieving a fortune His watches, .clocks, iron safes, and fancy goods are worth twice One Dollar twice over.' J 1 P. Heinsberger has a goodly part of the Horticultural" Hall allotted to the display of his wares. It may be because Jlr. H.v is bringing forth much "fruit" intellectually, or it may oe because the - space he adorns coultl hardly be better filled than by the magnificent pianos, gorgeous pictures and beautiful collection of.books. Mr; H. has an-unusually fine callection Of fine things 1 and has many visitors. . " We learn at a regular meetingj Tuesday . night, of the Agricultural Society,, that resolution offered by Dr. Batch well, 'l that "thi3 was ah agricultural and not a political society" was voted down. The only votes in favor of the rtsolution were those ot Dr. Batch well and Dr. DeRosset. We regret that sufficient sense does not exist in the Society to comprehend that true conservatives like - the gentlemen 4endorsieg the resolution re- . ferred to should bs overpowered by the in fluence of the carpet bag editor of tbe Jour nal, who apparently assumes to control the society. ".- . .y A Question in Many Homes. The. fine' times when we could all live on the fat of the land have gone by, perhaps never to' return. Qf late, the question how to obtain the largest . amount of wholesome, palatable nourishment' tit the lowest possible price, has been earnestly' discussed in thousands of American homes. The introduction of Ska Mpss JTabihx as a national food staple; solres thftproblem. From . no other i article under the sua can the same . amount of delicious fare be obtainedjfor the same cost. The , custards," Charlottes, jellies, pod- -dings, &c, made from it are "fit for Joho when she banquets;" and as a clarifler for reflnlnjf -cider and other fermented potables, ; it has no . eqnaL ; The 8kaMoss Fabink Co., who own the patent for the article, have their central -depot, at 53 Park Place, New York, and within twelve month3 thev have established a business ot im mense magnitude and importance. : ' - V .1 .. New styles of Bill Ileads ! at the Post Ptlht- , ing Office. - 'X r;NoTiCE.ContriDutbrs and advertisers to J the Post will please take notice that all , matter must be sent jo by three o'clock, p, in., day previous to day of publication, v-- ' -I ! E
The Wilmington Post (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Nov. 17, 1870, edition 1
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