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"Our Aim icill be, the People's Eight Maintain,
Unaiced by Power, and Unbribed by Gain.'
VOL- VII.
WILSON. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY. MAY 9. 1888.
NO. 8
SWEET SPRING.
K,fORr STAY AMID THE WOODS
5 AXDFLOWERS.
. ,,oW he Heart iu Adoration
AJUt Most Sweetly np to Celestial
Bowers
There is, in the early days of spring, a
beaut and freshness which the other sea-
5 do not present. The life that has been
Numbering through dreary winter is in
9 time infused witn new vigor me
oers
-rladden us with their presence and
i a 1 Un4f rf tVc f roAC 1 e Ir ? r nr
nerfume, ana uie uuuj
fo-h w ith blossom and leaf inspire confi
dence in the coming harvest. The whole
scene one bus' activity as weU as beau
v Bads rushing out with leaf and fra
grant flower ; roots pumping up supplies of
Ia? to feed the growth of vegetation;
balmy breezes wafting perfume from dis
tant groves; and birds on the wing to con
struct their nests, making the woods vocal
vith sons of gladness, as they work.
n-o murmuring brooks go laughing over
roots and shoals, through green clad banks
b whose clear depths the silver scaled fish
snort anil, leap in "dumb joy;" the skies
bend over mother earth with the fostering
care of paternal kindness, while the solar
orb distributes brightness and beauty over
land and sea. How beautiful, lovely and ,
charming, is this South land when clad in
the bridal robed of vernal Spring. But
why the change the coming and depart
ure of the seasons? Why should the earth
spread upon her brown floor the figured
carpet of variegated colors?, Why. do the
clouds pour their watery " treasures upon
the sprouting seeds and springing grass?
Whv do the orchards blossom in beauty
and bend with golden fruit? hy do the
cooling breezes blow, and the sparkling
streams flow? "Why does the radiant lu
minary open the door of the East and hang
his beaming lamp in the blue hall of
Heaven? Why does the earth wheel on
her axis, bringing with such precision and
regularity night and day? Why should
oar Heavenly Father move all those va
ried and mighty forces of nature? He
Sires i vocal organs to the birds that they
may make music to regale the ear 'of his
human creatures He fills the waters and
i:e.ds with food to supply the want of
man. All nature moves from the bud and
and root to the flower and fruit to fill the
wor.a with needed sruifts for man. With
David we are readv to sav: "Bless the
Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all' his
benefits. Who redeemeth thv life from
destruction, who crowneth thee with lov
i"g kindness and tender mercies." It is a
Por specimen of a man who can wade
through the benefactions of earth and not
taye his heart throb and beat with the pul
sations of gratitude? All these useful.
"Murom, delicious, sublime things; things
grateful to the taste, the touch, the smell,
tr U .
- u ear, the sight, the mind. Pleasant
"ghts and shadows, sweet perfumes and
pounds, golden grains and luscious fruits,
ciy res, forms, flowers, grass, land-
7 fl0ig rivers, cataracts, moun
ns' lakes oceans, skies, coming in multi
"men no man can compute, call for
gs of ceaseless praise. Truly has our
eavenly Father done enough 'to draw us
10 himself, in the beautiful world which he
has tvinJ. r
uc Ior our enjoyment. He has
aornedit with sapphire splendors, carpe
green, curtained it with golden
x.u.gea lt Ulth vine clad hniS) an(j
Ofened it with healthful ,nl Mnt,ns
sustenance. If u i -..
rMi' would only view it
I we would see and fee'l that the
"ave falen to us in pleasant places."
with ever increasing delight upon the vi
sion of our sunny home, and yet with an
impertinence that has filled me with a de
lirious unrest. Let the dav be soon, verv
soon, Henrietta, when vou take posses
sion of that home as its queen. Around
you will bloom the beautiful flowers that
gladden the Southern lanscape. Orange
groves, bending down with the luscious
fruit, are on every side. Figs, bananas,
the incomparable Le Conte pear, the Pock
lington grape, the Turner raspberry, which
under the genial rays of a Florida sun, at
tain a size and flavor unknown elsewhere,
the useful and wholesome okra, the "
"Young man!" thundered old Mr. Gar
side, entering the apartment and striding
wrathfully toward Marcellus Hankinson,
"in the guise of an honerable man, preten
ding to be the son of an old college friend,
you have gained access to this house. You
have trambled upon its hospitality and
abused the confidence reposed in you by a
'trusting girl. I oyer heard your last words
as I passed the door and I recognized their
meaning. No Florida emigrant agent,"
vociferated the thoroughly aroused old
man grasping the youth by the collar and
propelling him rapidly toward the door,
"can ply his iniquitous calling under this
roof. Get out!"
And with nervous haste voung Hankin
son got out, assisted to some entent by Mr.
Garside, and up the dimly lighted street he
fled, his form quickly vanishing in the
gloom, while the wind moaned drearily.
The Three Things Needed.
A MIXTURE.
EDITORIAL ETCHINGS EUPHONI
OUSLY ELUCIDATED.
Numerous Newsy
Merry Morsels
Packed aud Pithily Pointed.
Perhaps some of the people who are
looking for nice, fat jobs could be accom
modated if they would apply at a lard ren
dering establishment.
We seldom regret having been too
Notes and Many ' " w " ""
Paragraphically I often repent having been too violent, too
v Use both brain and brawn.
He that dies pays all debts. .
Regimen is better that wisdom.
Poverty is hard, but debt is horrible.
Ingersoll is to deliver an oration on
Conklin.
The public
What the true man most wants, of a wife
is her companionship, sympathy and love.
The way of life has many dreary places in
it, and man needs a companion with him.
A man is sometimes overtaken with mis-
ortune ; he meets with failure and defeat,
trials and temptations beset him, and he
needs one to stand by and sympathize. He
has some stern battles to fight with pover-
y, with enemies, and with sin, and he
needs a woman who, as he puts an arm
around her, feels that he has something to
fight for, will help him fight; who will put
her lips to his ear and whisper words of
counsel, and her hand to his heart and im
part new inspiration. All through life
through storm and sunshine, conflict and
victory, through adverse and favorable
winds man needs a woman's love. The
heart yearns for it. A sister's and moth
er's love will hardly supply the need. Yet
many seek nothing further than house
work. Justly enough, half of these get
nothing more. The other half, surprised
above measure, obtain more than they
sought. Their wives surprise them by
giving a nobler idea of marriage, and dis-
closing a treasury of courage, sympathy
and love.
precipitate, or too proud.
A physician, says an exchange, uses a
tuning fork in the treatment of neuralgia.
If it's the pitch.he want's we don't see w hv
he doesn't use a pitch-fork.
"Do you rectify mistakes here?" asked
a srentleman as he stemmed into a dru
store. "Yes, sir, we do, if the patient is
will surely sour on the s"ll alive," replied the urbane clerk.
venegar trust. s ' A London drucrtrist has hit the nnnti
. -woo I I
Dr. J. C. Aver's widow is reported to lar taste for good bargains. In his win
be worth $2;,ooo,ooo. - i dows he displays a card that reads: "Come
-Our deeds determine us, aV much as in and Set twelve emetics for one shilling.
we determine our deeds. As we are bound not to inflict unnec-
Mrs. Logan is out for Gen. Alger, of essary sufferinSs n animals, so we are
MiV1-i?crin fr.r Prptont uuiijjcu iu u ci i ait inai lenos xo aaa w me
0 ., v. . . .
. ,. . , .... sorrow. ana trials ot our common commu
1 outii is in danger until it learns to J
look UDOn debts as furiev
, , . 1 xnacwnicnwe require with the most
The parlor is probablv the most fre-1 ,.. .
quented of all court rooms. , . j ' n
nail, Vtttutu 1U11U11C U9UUI1)
r r...t . . .
j o"- "j i'r'.'"v, ' more careiui oi it man those who nave in-
new coat may cover a wire dumrov. ' herited one
rnnce Bismarck, declines to be a a school teacher recently asked her
Duke. But is a Duke higher than a prince? dass the question: "What is a pilot?"
If you just itch for anything, you may I The smart boy answered: "It is a lot where
be able to get it by scratching around live- they grow pie-plant," and was sent to the
lv. ' foot of the class,
The Atlantic machine works, of Bos- A Chicago dude blused and ran into a
ton, Mass., were burned Thursday. Loss stairway when he saw a party of ladies
STATE NEWS.
FROM THE DEEP BLUE RE A TO TIIF
GRAND OLD MOUNTAINS.
$150,000.
Ingall's own - district has sent anti-In
galls delegates to the National Republican
Convention.
The Prince of Wales was, for the fif
ieth time, installed as
ree Masons.
It reads a trifle paradoxical to see a
cargo of salt cod noticed under the head of
resh arrivals.
Rochefort is a dangerous fellow. He
is trying to run Socialist candidates against
he Parisian Deputies.
Two heads are better than one, espe
cially for a mart who wants to go round
the country with a circus.
Death of a Remarkable Woman.
Miss Sarah L. Moore died at the resi
dence of Col. J. D.' Cameron in Ashville
on the 26th April iSSS. Miss Moore was
born on the 15th of Oct. 1795, in Bruns
wick county, North Carolina. 5he was
consequently at the date of her death 72
years, 6 months, and 11 days old. She
was the daughter of Judge Alfred Moore
who was appointed Judge of the Supreme
Court of the United States by President
John 'Adams, in 1799, and the only man
ever appointed from the State. Her re
mains were taken to the old plantation in
Orange county, near Hillsboro, known as
Moore field, for interment, on the 27th, and
deposited on the 28th of April 188S. This
plantation was bought by Judge Moore in
1790 and has been in the family ever since
The mother of Henry Clay was born on
this plantation.
La us: liter.
A BGIITED DREAM.
Ana
y It Was so Rudely Broken.
fiie f oung Mr. Hankinson,
uture looks very bright before us,
Th 1...
cisa. r'J' e-ves ot Miss Garside fell in
lnS contusion beneath the ardent
the devoted youth, and her only
fcnc(TaS a soft "Sh that fi"ed the si
t0 p.. "h drilling elequence and seemed
Perfu 0m ner Parted lips a grateful
perr at intoxicated the senses and
oik . the aPartment as with the sensu-
vu Pint-.. .
.n wncntai aream 01 pa.ru.
uise
tt0ur
lenC
o11 reij
--"jjicii .. me
autiful Southern
at
awaits
home,"
enraptured youns
ii.- T i. .
Ho. in me rronirn ltivn-
cuce of a Pi -j , 1
that ri . l0nda plantation, under a sky
WU"aiS lhat of ItaIv' we shaU set up ou"r
5 and p
Vou r enates. Form the moment
" fromist,d tQ be m.ne j have dweU
coming down the street. He had forgot
ten his cane and could not meet them in
such a nude state.
"Paddy," says a joker, "why don't you
get your ears cropped, they are entirely
Grand Master of t0 lon for a man?" "And yours," re-
plied Pat, "ought to be lengthened, they
are too short for an ass."
To diveit at any time a troublesome
fancy, run to thy books. They presently
fix thee to them," and drive dull care from
thy thoughts. They always meet thee
with the same kindness.
The late Dr. Agnewhad no confidence
in newspaper reports of old people. He
was positive that no one can live to 100
years. Alas, tor the newspapers it theem-
The Italian government has been no- inent Doctor was correct.
tified that Kin John of Abyssinia has re
opened negotiations for peace.
The Indiana State Democratic Con
vention has endorsed Cleveland for Presi
dent and Gray for Vice-President.
Shermanism is about on its last legs.
The Sherman "boom" is suffering from a
The Catawba Democratic County Con-
vention in rinsintr resolutions endorses
Cleveland's admistration, declares in favor
of tariff revision and the abolition of the
internal revenue system.
In the blizzard country. Man, point
ing musingly over the hills and far away:
lYes, I came West to look after my prop-
There
Laughter shuts the mouth of malice and
opens the brow of kindness. WThether it
discovers-the gums of infancy, or age, the
grinders of folly, or the pearls of beauty ;
whether it racks the sides or deforms the
countenance of vulgarity; or deep lines the
visasre, or moistens the eye 01 rennement
in all its phases, and on all faces, com
forting, relaxing, overwhelming, convuls
ing, throughing the human form in happy
shaking and quaking, a laugh is a glorious
thing. There is no .remorse in it. It leaves
no sting except to the sides, and that soon
goes off. . "
'Old Tongue" is the name of the sa
cred white elephant, and it is thought that
the Siamese dignitary was henpecked and
j named the elephant in honor his of w ife.
The Richmond State clearly Intimates
that the Virginia Democrats were very in
sincere when they adopted the Roanoke
Republican platlorm.
threatened and complete callapse
Bub Doble, who trained Dexter, the erty. I am looking after it now.
great trotter, is now developing the speed I goes the house and barn!"
ot another phenomenon in Chicago. . -"There is something about vou, Mr.
It is a notable fact that however clean-1 Secondshelf, which tells me that you must
ly seamen may be on the water they have have had a heart-history !" and she gazed
a decided dislike of beinsr washed ashore. I upon him with intense, soulful eves. "No.
1
-A man was killed in New York re- rn'm," he said: "I ain't just right there,
cently, by an electric light being low. He Dut " s only cigarettes..
touched the loop in the lamp and fell dead. "Will you love me when I'm old?"
Ex-Senator McDonald's open letter 6an2 the ancient soubrette. "How old?"
to the Indiana Democracy will not, it is came in a shnll voice trom the gallery.
thought, have much effect on Indiana poli- The singer did not reply, but the audience
lCSm " ' , I smiled when the curtain dropped, showing
-The Family of Secretary Endicott a century plant in full bloom.
deny the reported engagement of Miss benatwr Voorhees knows how to make
Endicott to Hon. Jos. Chamberlin, of Eng- a decimation that declines. He writes a
jan(j. ' I Tennessee friend that he is not a candidate
-Judge Stanley Matthews, of the Uni. for Vice President, will not be, would un-
ted States Supreme Court, is to deliver the ucl " V- - '.
1 j ij . " r 1 . 1
. . ... ' 1 t - cko 1 ana wouia not serve 11 eieciea
address at the 1 ale Law bchool commenc-1
ment ' Joe Johnston has been elected an hon-
nrt.,i,r,ruthnncrht tohnlottincrtn orary member.of a Grand Army post in
o n.Vtnin Hp talks n if thr A mw-wv..m-. ;... v,u4 wwu6iL
rvtmuHe brewing between France and Wonder if Ingalls, the bitter, the malig
nant, the hater 01 the south, could beelec
Itally.
The new babe born to Mr. and Mrs.
Sluo-er Sullivan is said to be a bouncer.
And why shouldn't a son of a prize fighter
be a "bouncer."
The London Chronicle announced the
approaching marriage of Mr. Joseph
Chamberlin to Miss Endicott, whom he
met in America. .
A gossiping exchange reveals the se
cret that there are 18,000 more women
than men in Boston. The Hub is evident
ly hard up for felloes.
Mr. Robert G. Ingersoll has been cho
sen to deliver the memorial in the New
York Assembly chamber in honor of the
late Roscoe Conkling.
ted to membership in that post?
The news from London is full of en
couragement to the friends of Ireland. The
British Tory Ministry that was so confi
dent and jubilant only a few- weeks ago, is
now alarmed at the coarse of events. It
begins to dawn upon their infatuated and
blinded understandings that coercion can-
not win and that their Government is
threatened seriously with a downfall
God speed the day !
An Hour Pleasantly Spent With Onr
Delightful Exchanges.
A man is now suing for the ground that
Graver, Cleveland county, stands on.
Wilmington has a society for the pre
vention of cruelty to animals, with a mem
bership of Co.
A flock of ravens visited Danbury a few
days ago and were a source of considera
ble attraction.
A bald eagle was killed near Reidsville
a few- days ago which measured five feet
from tip to tip.
The Patriot tells us that Greensboro has
a firm doing business under the name of
Dav & Knight.
A military company, bearing the histri- ....
onic name of the "Cabarrus Black Boys,"
has beta organized at Concord.
To make tins shine, wash in hot soap-
suds, dip a dampened cloth in fine sifted
coal ashes, then polish with dry ashes.
The Asheville Cilizen savs that about
300 negroes have left Buncombe county
for California for the past two months.
Dr. Edwin Ronthaler has resigned as
principal ot the Salem Female Academy.
Rev. John H Clewell will be his successor.
Help the wife or daughter to get a row
of sweet peas planted on the warm side of
the garden fence, on the earliest possible
day.
The Wilmingtonians have- purchased a
lot, we learn from the .Messenger, on
which to build a home for the Y. M. C. A
of that citv.
The strike of the laborers employed in
grading the Vinston-Wilksboro Railroad
has been adjusted and work has been re
sumed. - , ,
A colored woman , named Cora .Wright
was sentenced by judge Graves at Edge
combe county Superior Court last week, to
be hanged on the 2nd of November next,
for infanticide.
At the Convention of the Democrats at
Plymouth the Hon. D. G. Fowle wa
strongly endorsed for Governor, and Mr.
W. D. Pruden for Associate Justice of Su
preme Couit, though the delegates will go
in convention uninstructed.
Mr. Thomas Starbuck, a strict Quaker,
who attendent, church twice a week, near
New Garden, had a dog that always ac
companied him. It is said that now since
Mr. Starbuck's death, the dog continues to
be a regular attendant at the religious ser
vices. North Carolina loses one of its most lov-
al and accomplished sens in the transplant
ing of Rev. W. S. Lacy from Jonesboro, -N.
C. to Norfork, Va. He will leave be
hind a host of warm friends who will fol
low him with their best wishes for his fu
ture success ane happiness.
The anual senior speaking at Wake For
est College took place on Triday night.
From parties who were in attendance it is
learned that the occasion was largely at
tended and wasmost interesting and enjoy
able. The speaking of the graduating
class was especiilly creditable.
Well, here is another one from Chatham
county : Abnor Dorsett, a negro living in
Hickory Mountain township, has probably
the largest head in the State. It is thirty
tow inches in circumference and makes
him somewhat "top-heavy," for at times
w hen the head topples over to one side he
is obliged to push it back in position with
his hands.
It is pronounced that Prof. W. L. Poteat,
of Wake Forest College, is to contribute
to the Raleigh Biblical Recorder, the' able
organ of the NorthCaroIina Baptists, and
better now than it has been in many years,
"a series of articles, the subject of which
will be Riligion in Science. Prof. Poteat is
well known as one of the most progressive
scientists of the country, lie is a deep
and careful thinker, and in view of the fact
that many articles nf a skeptical nature are
being printed with a view, to establishing a
conflict between the Bible and science,
The Republican drift with respect to j Prar Poteat's articles should be read bv
the nomination for the Presidency, so far 1 evervbodv.
at least as may be gathered from the elec-! " '
tion of delegates to the National Conven-
Our readers are lequested to use Salva
tion, as far as this has proceeded, is clearly j tion Oil for all pain. It i a ure cure,
towards Blaine, notwithstanding the later's 1 Pnce 25 cents.
! declination. Well, we suppose Mr. Cleve- j - , ,
drink?" asked a seedy looking chap of are- land would as soon beat the plumepi. xr0: arA;rrv 1; it enough to
"Can you give me ten cents for a
ink ?" asked a seedv looking chap of a re-
I ported. "Certainly," replied the reporter, Knight as he would any other less thor- j no- that Dr. Buli's Cough Syrup cure
' brint on your drink." ! oughlv tattooed man.' . coughs and colds.
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