r "Our Aim icill be, the People's RigU Maintain, Unaiced by Poicer, and Unbribed by Gain." ' VOL VII. WILSON. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY.-AUGUST 15. 1888. NO. 22 Ml ON THE WING. ivTERESTIXG JOTTINGS BY THE !- WAYSIDE. Wilson nan Ope's Wide His Eye, aDd Sees All Things In Passing: By. It is no v.' 2:30 p. m., and we are at Tex--iana. a thrifty village of good population, tt'sin it5 name from the circumstance of -;c'ose proximity to the Texas, Arkansas 'd Louisiana lines. It is just 153 miles to r destination, Tyler, Texas. This section livery much the appearance of the red section of North Corolina. Abandon- 3 fields are grown up in sassafras and pine. We note in the forests thick familiar growth oak, black jack, sweet gum, willow, pine caple, dogwood, hickory, &c. No poplar, "rit is said there is not a tree to be found e,tof the Mississippi River, unless plant ed there. From Texarkana to Marshall, a distance cf -4 miles, at every depot we seesaw mills cd stacks upon stacks of pine lumber; in deed these mills are trie back-bone of all villages, for without them they would sorexist. At 9 p. m. we reach Troup where we are to spend onr first night in Texas. The hndlord, a sloshy looking fellow from Ala bama, meets us at the door, assures us that he has elegant apartments for our party (among the party a lady with ten children), tfe are all invited into the reception -room utile our rooms are being set in order. We nd ourselves surrounded by several Tex- :s stretched out on the many cots around the room, the thermometer then standing at 90. When the landlord returned he found that we had retired to the piazza to keep from disturbing his sleeping guests. Having stowed away the lady and her chil dren, a traveling companion and myself v.ere taken to our rooms in each of which was a single bed, a straw mattrass and chair, and just wide enough to touch with outstretched hands either wail. It was soon manifest that he proposed to put us to ted by string matches to afford us light Vsiie undressing. I asked very meekly if is had as many as a gross for each of us; is apologized by saying that the lady had t-e only lamp he had. As I saw by the fix light enough to satisfy me that we irould either melt or be carried away by Tens bed-bugs, I asked if he would not put a couple of quilts on the veranda for us, which he did and secured to us a good right's rest I forgot to sav bur landlord's o entree dress consisted of a pair of pants and cotton shirt, and w as the 'only cool look individual we met that night. v e arose with the sun and began to take w the town while we were awaiting the tain for our departure, 6:20 A. m., for Ty A still twenty miles further on. which we reached at 7:50 and just in time to miss H,"Mt i 1 roUD, iVier,the county seat of Smith, has a Ration of S.ooo'is beautifully laid out; ton the Court House, as a centre, broad 2rues lead to each point of the compass torn it. The "square" is oblong about :o yards. Around it as in all Texas "S, business centres, a short distance om either corner of the Court House are built v the u"der 'i in y neat and substantial offices for county officials. The buildings are al a neat enclosure. Around the fence unoccupied Dart of the square eludes are packed and horses coralled VK hose coming to town to trade. , se-i at one time as manv as five c-v- t " -vuiiured horses tied closelv the or together inclosure. We nntp rtuite : nge from our North Carolina stvle o lecture. The private residences are showi- o'i : - ii 1. ti-iv-i un v chichi. jjcuci ttin Jfwaa those in Wilson. It is not 'n, but this circumstance, I think . nothing fjomjis beauty. They System of waterworks that afford putude of good water, with a aiScient to put water over the top o o.iujuse m tne cll indeed so is the pressure there is no necessity engines, nd thns aciHties or ex- -0 '"cucequai io tnose or any the State of its size, if. f'ectric lights and telephones too are c for il is not a town to be left 5 C?oId- II railroad facilities are i3o T".,COuId be desired. Up to two years :4oi f d aboul niidwar on the west Utol I11 isosoles triangle made bv three large here and gives employment to a number of mechanics. Fruit canning is a large interest here. I visited one a few days ago that employed 200 hands, that was putting up from 5,000 to 10,000 cans daily. The Tyler Lumber Company is, per haps the largest concern of its kind in Eastern Texas. We were so forlunate as to reach Tyler in time to attend their annual Fruit Fair, which was very fine indeed. I will close for the present, and later will, if I can find the time, have something to say of the prarie country. A. W, Rowland. Trip Abroad by the Proprietor. A MIXTURE. EDITORIAL ETCHINGS EUPHOXI- OUSEY ELUCIDATED. Xamerons Kewsr Notes and 39a nr Merry Morsels Parasrraphlcally Packed and Pithily Pointed. A job lot Boils. . Judge Gresham is in England. The farmers' share The plow share. A writ of attachment---- love letter. A crown jewel The bump of consisten tly ha now has two othersone of tt$ ire . . rLsa lc"mnai here, while the oth reain f 3 vsle Too miles in length, Wfnalfarnorth as' Vzirc, Ilk The ,lne Cotti n Belt Line, tvs its shops Not out of the realm but' away from the dust and dull cares and duties of home, way up the country. On Tuesdav eve ning, with Knisrhtlv oanoolv. we hiedawav ' & A. L J I W" o meet with "the gallant and magnani mous representatives of the Order in m . Grand Conclave, in Winston. From the seaboard to the mountains they were there, and with waving plumes and glittering steel, the uninitiated were struck with wonder and admiration ; at least we felt so, and most everybody would, judging from the way we strutted and put on airs. The Sir Knights and citizens of Winston received the visitors with that cordiality which always characterizes the chivalrous, gallant and progressive city of Winston, and right royally did we enjoy it. No more delightful retreat for a stranger han Winston and Salem one all bustle, push and energy ; the other quaint, quiet, yet progressive and enterprising. The Academy where the mothers and daughters of ten generations have been ed ucated st'll flourishes and invites to its de- ightful shades the daughters of our land. The arrangements of the buildings and grounds are the result of years of experi ment and, to the casual observer, seem to be perfect. The study parlors, the dormi tories, the dining hall, the wide airy corri dors, the play grounds with swings, jegog- lers and other, appurtenances for pastime and exercise all point to a most delight ful resort for girls seeking education, and were reminders of our escapades of thirty (or more) years ago, when we boys, law stu dents, then at Judge Pearson's would vis it Salem and cousin the girls and "cozen" the teachers as well. Through with onr "Conclave" business I left the scenes so full of tender interest and hied me to a place with far more ten der attractions to the society of her whose wifely ministrations for nigh onto thirty years have sanctified affection's hallowed charm. With the facilities offered by the most systematic of all railroad systems, and with the urbanity of the most elegantly courte ous of all railroad officials of the Rich mond & Danville Railroad, we sup ped in Winston, and took breakfast in Hickory, and withall enjoyed most refresh ing slumber aboard the Pulman Palace Sleeper plying between Greensboro and the Hot. Springs. The service is so admi rable arranged that we pass the various stations without having our slumbers disturbed and even change roads from the North Carolina to the Western North Carolina is effected without knowing anything about it. The road bed is firmly ballasted, the bridges and trestles substan tial, and the transit safe and -apid. Then the waking, just at the foot of the moun tains, is glorious to be appreciated it must be experienced ; it cannot be described, and we are glad to know many 'Down, East' are availing themselves of the opportunities offered of visitingour everlasting hills. While in Winston we visited the Grad ed School building, a monument to the en lightened liberality of the enterprising pub lic spirited people of Winston in furnishing the "sinew s of war," and to the "intelligent energy of Prof. J. L. Tomlinson in plan ning and executing the design. The build ing itself is a monument. The outcome from it in the education and enlightenment of the rising generation will outlive the massive structure, and live when its hali have crumbled iuto dust. The capstone of the structure is the Library, collected, ar ranged and dedicated, in perpetuam to the use of the school by the' efforts of Mr. Tomlinson without the expenditure of a single cent of public money. I was told by persons who ought to know (and exam ination satisfied me) that the money value of the books alone was near, if not exceed ing four thousand dollars. Oganized, equipped and in splendid working order, the Winston Graded School is indeed a blessing to. that community and to the State. cy. A stringed instrnment The clothes line. Jasper, Tenn., will soon ' have a rolling mill. 1 A sonny retreat A boy's orphan asy lum. A fool is better than a knave, and less fool, too. In Boston the horse-fiddle is called the "equine violin." ' The topmost crag is a soar spot for the American eagle. The Minneapolis labor temple will be finished thi. year. When an aeronaut smokes in his balloon he takes an aerolite. The gratest hard-ships in the world are England's ironclads. A middle man appears t be a central fi gure in trade circles. The fellow that is hard up is apt to be come a man of note. Key West, Fla., furnishes employment for 9S70 cigar makers. The Brittish Order, of Odd Fellows shows a membership of 52,000. The most successful dentist must expect to run against a snaj occasionally. There are 9134 journeymen carpenters and 2420 appearentices in Scotland. A National Trades Assembly of Clerks and Salesmen is in course of formation. The Englishman who said that hugging was ful. "armless" was wrong. It is 'arm- Attorney General Garland writes from Rock Enon Springs that he is much bet ter. Laurence Barrett's daughter Gertrude is to wed Miss Mary Anderson s brother Joe. To write a good story for the public a man must have a good upper story of his own. The barber who dressed the head of a barrel has been engaged to fix up Vhe locks ofa canal. A two-year old boy can be kept quiet for a minute and a half if you give him a hammer and a mirror. A wedding ceremony should'nt pass off too smoothly. For instance, there should be a hitch of some kind. Mrs. Partington claims that there are few people nowadays who suffer from "suggestion of the brain." Three members of the Garfield Cabinet ex-Secretaries Blaine, Lincoln and Win dom are now in Europe. The semi-annual report the San Fran cisco savingi banks shows a total deposit of $76,000,000 in nine banks. It is denied that Harrison, the boy preacher, is the grandfather of the Repub lican candidate for President. The average voung man who goes The news from China is that the Celes tials are preparing to fight England and all concerned on account of excludin? Chi- f nese from British colonies. The Chinese army is estimated at 13,000,000. The State authorities of Florida have ordered that the entire village of Plant City, in that State, be burned to the ground, including all buildings furniture, bedding! &c., in order to stamp out the so-called yellow or malarial fever there. The Democrats beat the greet magnetic leader of the republican party in 1SS4, till he didn't want any more of "it. Now Mr. Cleveland installed the office and warmed to the work, if they can't beat that little blue blooded aristocrat Bennie Harrison they can't beat anybody. It makes one laugh to see the republi can platform pledge the party to get rid of Mormonism. It first made that pledge in Philadelphia plat form cf 1856, when Fremont was nominated, and has repeated it in all the eight succeeding platforms. It is a party of great promise. The republican platform formally reads mugwumps out of the party. That action is entirely unnecessary, the mugwumps have been out of that party nearly four j-ears, and out to stay. In this respect the republican party is like unto the man who locked his stable door after the horse was stolen. To lower the tariff to a just and equit able basis is not free trade. The objects of the Mills bill are to reduce the unjust profits of monopolists and boss manufact urers, and to prevent the accumulation of vast surplus in the natinal treasury. The man who asserts that to lower the tariff means free trade or any tendency thereto insults intelligence. The railroad from Buenous Ayres to the foot of the Andes has on it what is prob ably the longest tangent in the world. It runs 211 miies on a "bee line" w ithout a curve, and during the distance there is not a single bridge, no opening larger than an ordinary culvert, and not a cut -nor" a fill exceeding three and one fourth feet. It is said that Mr. Morton, the Republi can candidate for Vice-President, spent $500,000, on the election of 1S80, to cor rupt voters. If he spent that much for others, how much will he spend for him self? He has shown great wisdom, if it is true, in refushing to let Col. Dockory and his greedy supporters have any to throw away in Democratic North Carolina. Keep in mind that Ben Harrison never carried Indiana on the popular vote. He is very unpopular with a large section of his own party, is particular obnoxious to old greenbackers and the labor element, It s all day with little Benny. He received the empty honor of a nomination, through the' obstinacy of the Blaine mer, but it will prove his political winding sheet. The republicans who worked the rebel debt racket in 1S84 without success, now turn to'that tree trade racket, a thing just as sensless and untrue. The theory upon which the "free trade" racket is based is simply that American working men are fools capable of believing every kind of political falsehood and clap trcp, but there are already signs that it will not work this year. Chinese Hallison is the author of two declarations that will damn him politically with the laboring men in the West. He said if he was Govrnor he would shoot the strikeis if they did not go to work. He said further that "a dollar a day and two meals are enough for anv workingman.'' He said these things. He does not dare to deny them. There are now 406,007 U. S. pensioners drawing aunually $52,824,641 23, Butthey are growing. For the vear ending the 30th of June, 1SS7, the amount paid was $74,815486 85 more than it took in 1S60 to meet all the expenses of the U. S. Gov ernment: Since iS6o the people of the United States have been taxed to pay in pensions $883,440,298 36. The average pension is $130 10. The proposed bridge over the Hudson River at New York City is certainly the most stupendous undertaking of its kind vet proposed iu this county. The cost is estimated at $42,000,000, or nearly twice as much as that of the Brooklyn budge The bridge proper is to absorb $16,000,000, of this, the approaches $14,000,000. There is to be be one span over the stream, which STATE NEWS. FROM THE DEEP DLCE SEA TO T1IF GRAXD OLD MorXTAISR. abroad "on pleasure bent" frequently comes back by pleasure broke. Never before in the history of the coun try have manufacturing establishments changed about so much as at this time. The Society of Associated Carpenters of Scotland, has been in existence twent six years and reports ta membership of SS77". .. In Lancaster, Penn., there are three cork factories. The annual production is 150,000,000 corks, or one-half of this country's manufacture. Pet dogs in Paris are now clad in man tles with pockets for holding lumps of su gar, bracelets on their paws and a string of little silver around the neck. Garfield had 214 electoral votes; Hand cock 153. Blaine had 1S2 and Cleveland 219. Mr. Cleveland stands a good chance of getting Orgon, California and Michigan, with a showing ir other States. If he gets is a good deal wider at its narrowest avail the three named the vote, will stand Cleve-! able point than the East River at its broad land 243, Harrison 15S. j est. An Hoar Pleasantly Spent With Our Dellg;htrul Exchanges. -------M, The joint canvass between Fowle and Dockery will not commence until after the 24th of August. Then you will sec the fur flv. It is now understood that Richmond Pearson will be an independent candidate for Congress, but will support the Dem ocratic ticket. Rev. G. W. Sanderlin is making a rep utation with almost unparalleled rapidtv. He is known already as "the second Vance of North Carolina." Presiding Elder Cuninggim, of the N C. Conference, says the Third Party move ment is the most impudent orgnization on the face of the earth. 40,000 baskets of grapes have already been shipped fro-n the vicinity of Raleigh this season, and those engaged in it will greatly extend the industry. We regret to see that the bright, newsy, handsome Asheville Sun has ceased. It did not nay. which is sufficent even for the course of the proprietors. The Democratic Congressional Conven tion of the First District Tuesday at Eliaa. beth City, nominated Thos. G Skinner for Congress by acclamation. Geo. II Brown, of Washington, was nominated for elector. It isanuoancedthat Jno. Spclman an old wellknown journalist of Raleigh, will in a few weeks revive the State Journal. Its politics has not yet been stated but it is thought that it will be in the interest of John Nichols. The southbound passenger train which left Charlotte last Sunday afternoon on the Charlotte, Columbia and Agusta road, was wrecked at a point 22 mjles south of Charlotte. The engine encountered ob struction that had been placed on the track and a fearful wreck ensued. No one on board the train was killed outright, but five people were wounded, one of whom has since died. Dr. Richard M. Gatling, inventor of that famous but dangerons war arrange ment known as the "Gatling battery gun," was born in Hertford county, North Caro lina, on the 12th of September, 181S. He is nearly 70 years old. I le has constructed another gun that will shoot 1,000 times a minute and in any direction. He lives in New England now. Jumbo, the fat man stopped several aavs at oncoro tnis weeic lie is a whale, a big man we mean weighing nearly 700 pounbs. His vest was buttoned around Esquires Wiliford and Carter at once, and neither of these are small men. He sent his clothes to a colored woman to be washed, and one of her little girls got lost in one of Jumbo's socks and conldn't be found for some time. Mr. Julian S. Carr, of Durham, is tear ing down a residence which cost $22,000, and putting up one which will cost from $70,000 to $So,ooo. One of Mr. Caries neighbors remarked recently that Mr. Carr is worth a r jund million of dollars, and the richest man in the State. 'His profits frcm the operation of Black well's Durham tobacco company last year ere said to have been $ 1 25,000. The reports which have reached us so far proclaim the glad and re-assuring tid ings that Fowle, our silver-tongued staa d ard bearer, is meeting with rouing recep tions by enthusiastic and great crowds n every placed The fact is significant. It" show s to all that the Democrats of the upper Piedmont section are on' their metal They mean to do what they did in years yet fresh in memory, cover themselves with glory on the fourth day of November. We are glad to be able to quote from good authority that Co Chas. Price has signified his intention to support Hon. Daniel G. Fowle for Governor. We look upon this as a ten strike for Judge Fowle and the Democratic party. Col. Price is one of the brightest lights, Intellectually, in the State, and could have received the nomination at the last Republican conven tion for Governor if he had suffered his name to be run. He is assistant counsel for R. & D. Railroad, and is one of the ibest lawverin the State.