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i THE WINDSOR LEDGER. . Published every Wednesday at TJw "R-PXTT TT SlVA TV W.R. JOHySQy; Associate Entro xffvriitv.R'n&v "pmBWTTAtiv i imi THE NEW RAILROAD. v- , The Ealeierhlitate Chronicle 00, vi. r n " of the 23d mad the following m- auirins letter. Written tv Mr. i o t r r ... John Runk, of this city, to State Librarian JV C. Birdsong, of Eal eigh. It is self explanatory: "I am ill pursuit of all. the informa tion that I can obtain in regard to the agricultural and manufac tured products of North Carolina, but more especially the eastern tv u "i, ii? Ai:; :! j. cti2x counxies or tne state. ,1 am an employe of the Norfolk, Wilming- ion ana Charleston Kail road Company, and am en erad nnw iiween-NorfolkndCharleston, fathering statistics to show the JLU VAUUllUlUt; . LUC Ull II 1 111 V I IH- uuwauuie iramcs the railroad wouia command it built. The line being examined is on the shortest practicahlfi can oe iound between JNorfolk and X avv v v VU W V ' 1 " - 1 . t . Charleston, with an eye single to business. Any information that you can give me or. put me in the way of getting will be thankful i " iy receivea. ; 1 his line as already projected and surveyed will run through Winbsor. If this is run through this section it will be the means of causing our farmers to go more extensively into the trucking in dustry than now and will give an impetus to the manufacturing of rfvMwi "U i j i cotton and other products. What Windsor heeds is a rail Toad to carry to its destination quickly such, perishable products as truck. The farms of Bertie are esneciallv ad a nted n o successful growing of early mar- ket products and but for the fact that m this immediate section the vuij mcaus oi transportation is by steamer, much early veeeta- hlenoUrjwojd xi ui tucrn marKets. 11 the authorities of the Norfolk, Wil mington and Charleston Bail- load Co. wish-to make a paying i . i. i if, :,' : - - uiveawiient tney - should come through this part of Bertie coun ty In addition to the trucking in terest, which would receive an - impetus, the manufacturing of cotton would again be resumed. There is at present a large three- story cotton factory lying idle in this town and with railroad com munication the busy hum of the spindles and looms would: again be heard. Not only this, but other manufacturing industries would spnngtupj Then too the , timber industry i assuming vast proportions, all of which would seek an outlet by rail. Again, the woods abound in vari ous kinds of timber which would cause manufacturing of pails, tubs, etc., to be entered upon. In a .i it i . . . wora, tne aavent oi this line of railroad to Windsor would benefit the town and the railroad in a number of ways. Letus'be up and doing and strive with, all our might to in duce the railroad to come to Windsor. With an united ef fort on the part of our people this can be done. Don't let this op portunity pass by and then in after years complain of your folly and stupidity in nat. grasping - tne golden opportunity when it was presented. Eemember "there ;s a. tide in the vaffairs of men which taken at xt&ffiood ;.lead on to fortune." v ; Again the country feels .tem , porarily at ease concerning the Force bill, "It'hasbeen laid aside to take up '.-the apportionment bill. The Force bill is ' the greatest . nuisance the country - has had to contend with since the organization of our ; governments One thing that ; has assumed a : mountain's heifor the $epui y :3i o surm3rit is tha.-ser al State Legislatures have passed resolutions not. to appropriate . a v av any thing for the World's Fair am . r "W lt the Jorce bill parses, it is .... . i plain enough to see that the He- piicang are in a dilemma, they are uiraid to Tass the bill and , afraid not to do sdJ There is a slight division, amonc the Kenuh- aw-ii- tt i uwjr gave uuar a raiuug over -v. . . .r f' Persistence m the passage J oi thebill. Tti5? harn fn tftll "wTiaTi er the bill will be taken up acain w waA A V A or not, but we believe it will now lie stilL The whole country has recently been shocked by the sudden death of William Windom. Sec- retary of -the United - States Mreasurv. who catyia tts h-Hooii rT " 1 a "TV . A " : xt : -vr of valvular disease of r the heart Air. Windom .4stwice at the head of the finances of th conn try. He was Secretary of : the Treasury under Garfield. Dv- ing at the age of 60 years he leaves a good record .behind him. When a good man dies the whole country should mourn his loss, it matters not to which political party he may be affiliated. The Farmers Alliance and the Democrats have elected William A. Peffer to succeed John ' J. Ingalls to the United State Sen ate. This 18 a brilliant frtr v. wVvvx V f . lor the AIlino xr against the .blatant demagogue t 11. t - . . Ingalls and the Eepublican party. m Mr. C. C. Daniels, of the Wil son Advocate has severed his connection as editor of that per and removed to Ashville. r advance will be conducted by Mr. Claude F.-Wilson tb fnrm. w mm w V A er business manager of that pa per Now that Hill has been elected him aside in the Pre siden tial "con test. Mr. Cleveland now fetls that the country loolcs to him bear the Democratic banner through the conflict bf!i89 We desire to return our thanks to Senator Vorhees, for a bundle of his speeches against the Force bill. He is one of our strongest men and for years has W, known as the "Tall Sycamore of tne vvabash." The North Carolina Teacher for January is upon our table. As usual it is full of articles ap pertaining to the teacher and the school. Every teacher should have it, o o- ALLIANCE EXCHANGE. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 20, i891. Pursuant to appointment a com - mittee, composed of . Bearef,. tives from several counties adia- cent to iNortolk, me to day in the office of the Norfolk Alliance exchange to take steps towards organizing a Co-oDerafiv Alli ance Exchange for the benefit of tu memDers, a large part of wnose business is and must be conducted at Nnrfllr Jackson, Business Agent of Nor- lux uuunty, was made Chairman, and Bro.' J. S. Dnioi- It was dlSCUSSed ar.fi nil cuau im woum not injure the btate asrencv in itl.i. m: or North Carolina, but rather aid Scf greatly m this part ot; the btate. A plan was'adopted and o. cozier, J. L. Bab cock arfrl W T pointedto have a sufficient num- SSlar.te" Priced and cj A iT - vmudo oi tne oUbAlliancft . in n D-ti iLU X b 16 U. L41 thP tnomV... 'J At , . . --T. ' coun ties invVirginia and North ' Car- wnose interest it is . to have;their lniBiTio a- r- fnlV ' rptT T . JXOr- to1 v The plan is plain and will no doubt commorvri ;i. r Ti ,4WCU iavora-r oiy. It will be distrif,, Alliance in thesft mnnr . get one.- wrifo t t tu regressive Farracr." T "' OLD FAHMEH'S" T.T-m Mister EsnoMr-i intend to write you a letter before , now but I has . been s0 - l)usy that ! dn t hav, the time' to , pare. But let me tell you. , one of the greatest times of 'your , w "v;a ui your lives when you failed to be nres- cut m our sugar stew." TlieTgals vurmenaDorhoodcOme. lhe old woman told'nrr, editors was coming and they -dis- vuoocu. uuiuag xnemselves as to wmcn wouia be successful in catcninca beau, Bntilnn'f ,Jni- they used any powder and : paint - J H''O'iV, Trtr fhft rrnla ntii T . w aiaKo meir iaces anr nrot A b"io ucfc in ine coun try don't use that stuff, for their To naa is nlnratm 1 ' 1 ' I They rises early in the nrning and enjoys the fresh morning air. In fact, I don't reckon the ucr chants round Windsor has Iny paint and powder to spare; for them Windsor als j that" don't -J? w " M w WW! V ttaf. nn'ill '4"Ka C xi. a o, xaij w.iu wio iree tops buys it all to put some coloV in their faces. But our gals 'out here alwavR menm n Unltir.ti here always . wears . a healthful tinge of beauty ia their cheeks. mi -r. nat s one reason Uim says ho aon t want anv town iral for hi wife, because he don't want to be marrying swan's down and paint uuu men aiier ne has done and married her the first time she washes .her face she washes all the beauty off. Well, we had a big time. Ev- ery time the dog would bark the gals would say they bet. that it was you editors comincr from musor. i ten you tho gals was a mighty disappointed act xehnn they found out that nary one- of you was a coming. inmtmas was a gay time at our house. .The children wanted to know if Santa Claus .would forget them. I told them no, not if they were good children, and I had no need to tell Vm that for the old woman says that i . . . y - sne win stake her children against any in the county for kindness of heart and good man ners, and I will too. Santa Claus did come and before day Grover woke up and was out of bed feel ing round in the 'dark for his taTnnV;n0. .ftnl aKnn4 iUat time fill ot em was up. Mo and the eld woman pretended lib asleep and lav in hoA their harmless cxclimnfinno ;r juj. xi was not long before they v muuKj oi nre pulled out of the .ashes and'had tho kind ling hghtwood blowing up the ov tt3 w majce a liglit. (The old woman carefnllv xvmo . chunk of fire every night and Jim nKiUl.. 11 pieces ot lightwood to kindle next morning. Them town folks uses matches): Wnll if amusing to hear each ono as thev . " : o tut.iSb.in jj in the aark, and alter feeling of it com mence cruess'ini wlmt Koni n .!.. had brought them as they would examine the different . bundles wiin tneir tiny hands in the dark uexore a light was made. Of course some of them A ;n case hung up. Presently a good light was made and it was a iov w mo uuu inn nm vnmn the little ones as they would laugh and clan their mti lami as they would roll their toy wan- "? auu uurses over the floor. And then to see them comparing MCmo wnn eac;i other . How happy thev V1 1 1 I rt no longer pretend to be asloep and piled them up on our bed to shpw them tov us. ' Truly . j0r reigned supreme in-"our house- . .. mi i . xne oia woman placed her arms lovincrlv round mv i. but said nothing. I waited for Bay .something,- but still she was silent. I then soothingly returned the tinrl mi A;i aaxea ner n she was unwell. She i i 7 . . wuuiu "UU said no, but. she was think W """"" "U,T, uappy the children -ere. and then th fKnr. Kah K w 1 . , . - o curred to her that soon : they would be grown and have to en- tcr actively in the battles of life uu men their childish iovs would be at an mrl - :L uxu uul ieei sad, and how true .1 i f i . w -"v a vuum live my boyhood days over acain. . w W Ull III I in T I , 1 I AUOUl tnat time I heard Sat. on shootincr nowdpr fnni t jumped out of bed and gathered vxu. musket and woke up the naborhood. and tTinn Sar ' 1 1 shoot again and I would answer and the children got out and be gan shooting their pop crackers and from that Saxon's boys be- gan shooting their ToV .cracker,, and I tell von it rrr-Wr,.! -r and I tell you it reminded our old war kirmishc$. The old woman came to the door and said to rae: "lou and Mr. Sixcn had as well get together for you can t keep away irom each oth er." And about that time I heard Saxon tay: "Don't let your dev bite," and over, the fene he jumped. The first word I uttered was: "Christmas gift." To which he replied, "Vell, come and go over homo with me, we are hav- lS bowlof(TS nogg made." Off we went and we drank toasts to -each other. One of our toasts was: Success to the Windsor ijiDGcr r.ud its editors and may it in the future n ?n fii continue to battle for tho TWio. cratic party and for the came of al !! .. ... mc iiiiance." To which we drank in silence. I bade Saxon good bye and was soon at home with the baby boy on my knee. I would tell VOU armt fvwrrn nirl owuuuj;. uio mark aucr hreakfast , on Christina, but I Dat him so bad I won't say any more vhniit it myself shooting tho mark after more "bout it. Mr. Editors, what has become fPaulus, has he wrote out? hi a . - lease miorm lum that I am well d hctftty and nearly ns. fat as pu iskcw, who lives m Wind- Enclosed you will find a dollar fo the Ledger another year Old r a rues. PENX'IL NOTES NO. 5. This is Tuesday merninc: Jan. 23d; All last night the wind blew very hard from the Southwest. This morning it is still howlinr and the rain is beating against my window panes. I look out for the sun, but in vain, he .ob scured by the antrr and looking clouds. From the far West is heard sounds of distant thunder. Tho busr lamb li. stopped their skipping in the clo ver field. All is neeminflf lent save the shrill whistle of tho wind and old ocean roar, (I am within ten miles of itV All 1,,,. inanity seems to bo silently rest ing in nature's calm retm tk:. ts literally a dark day. and is it not u-ucxnaiwcnavoiiurk ay some times when the bright in the heavens? Wi.r our paiuway through life Peeras w oc oostructcd by every obstruc tion imazinahlo it U nA.A - dark day to us. Vhen we have iaueu io succeed in onr business it is indeed a dark day. When the death Angel comes and takes irom tne Household the very dar line: of that home, km! ?f , uarkuayinthathouicho d. Then ll . .11 . . v. va me otner hand when some times the sky overhead is dark and cloudy, our day . is bright . w iiu uuairuction is in our path, when no death toll is heard irora me church hell, high up in kUB ntpic, wncn every thing seems to meet us with joy and success then it is a bright day to us. Such on both sides is life .l 111 1 .1 ativ, uu uui win ue ine caso as long as life endures.. But sometimes when our days are dark it is not our own falt to a great degree, mcjr urc, seemingly, so dark? I r. 1 nrkf Kaa.... it MV, uvwiuaj; wo anow our- seivcs to dntt too far down the stream of raclancholly? Do we not look upon tho dark side, and utterly disregard tliAriof -mo U here is a dark side and a hricrht ttn n 4r .1rr...i i . . . . i-r T h cver7 thing m this life. When tli a i about us if we would remember tiiat beyond and through the gloom, it brightness, how much better it would be for us. If vou and I could rise above , the dewy tree tops and force ourwnv v, u the'cloomr clnnd behold tho raya of the rcsplende n t cuu. ui. wnuo wo cannot do thlS, WC Can. bv firm nn.1 1. cn confidence in Him who doeth all things well,- burst through me gioom and sad disappoint ments of this life. 1 ,.i - --.'wv tentment If those i, "J lost a frind would -i .1 . 1G UUUtV u u B ana br an Cye of mander of death the clouds ....a jt,oa ill 111 Wlin 7 Ki corn- of ucreavemcnt would vanish nwav uu mw ray oi sweet re.i rnntmn lion the irniilrl J . . "wmu uuvq cverr nam r. aching heart. Am?n to make our days bright or dark in us nuouisiue ot n frw T,. are responsible fnr oil we dark days. When death and nnngs darkness in our horne.4, it's tor our trood. r.erhnn help it. But when wo .k. p" "i!vnii ivC arc rc-j j.pon.iMc foMhl darkr.. r i tl;?.l aisasicr. it a von r the excemve of a!; drinks, he and he nbne it rc 9 poasible for the fall &r. l dr::nk nnen it brinr rritb i if r-.o - - - - fr ' " " w " w body cares anyjhin for Iiir.i it i his own fault, if he, whilt t::. !cr tho inllucnoi of tron drink. . , irr. .- ?. and is one dar teen unicr t!:c gauows with the hangman i top obout his neck ready ti die a murderer's death, and if after r.!l this his soul is lost in hell, he alone is responsible for it nil; 5r the darkness it brings his frier. Is, far the black suniet it brings to his own young life, and a bore all, for the eternal dcttruction of his own valuable ronl, when it could have been otherwise. But it h trae that The iJct wcrd ot tor.o er ;a. Are thn, It m!;!.t?ure been, yes tad indeed, it "might hate been" that this same young man could have been a joy to hit com munity, and caused many a bright day to have overshadowed his beloved parents. A train if one neglect his mental training in youth and lives in idlcncs.whcn there is scattered hero and there books of every description, and having free access to them, he then fails to brighten his intellect, he alone is responsible for the dark days of ignorance which he himself is compelled to pnsj through. Such an one will h.rc cloudy days throughout life. So it is with a hundred other thine which we raighti mention. Wc have the power and means at hand tomakc our lives brilliant, noble and useful or by neglecting our own interest and yielding to the enticing intluence of degrad ing things we can be of no account to ourselves, to our fcllowman or to the great Maker of us all. It it said 'The chief end of man is to serve Go4 and enjoy Him forever." This ling true we conclude by saying, (iod i perfect brightnessand ths Devil is perfect darkness. If onr live characterize brightness throj-h life they will be bright end h ir- py m curnliy, If on i;lc othrrl hand wc serve darkn n. (I t: darkness in a typusl scnc) n may expect to have grots dar. " WINDSOR ACAD EM Y. PERCY R. BOGGS, PRINCIPAL. Tim .School will open Moa!rf SVjtcrnr 22, j. i:,rrr cihtr for ftojn.nng kCov.Ie Jgc ill U !tn Jt l,a:u! t!;r .l,i,;,tt 5$ ;iseB pMjr' 'b-";"":r tf :h- ir..tn:.K r! Icr esjion (3 raoatUf) ''..j j For Extra Cour.e (inclu.lin- I.sia, Orrtk, IWs.Uttii- Vi-1 SurteywB and Higher Kc!eSc, ch -IVr h.lf ,.r..Voi " I cr session it Tuition is pnvAhle monthly in fidtnr. No ,f dsc::?- -s V ' i?nteXen!Pt 5 C'C f ,rolr4ICIcJ IVpV i,!rn::il Board may bo had in rrivAM families at rtnU iaIm tor further information apply ta WENBERG (Jacob urciir, bOLz rnormrroiLi WHOLESALE DEALER IN Goods and Notions, 7S and SO WATEH ST., OnrOLIC.' V.. Dry General Commission Merchants, 'Salt and Fertilizer Brokers - Vi'e sol! Cotton, lYanr.K :nJ zli rain, i.rrrrct e?ht I: I r.r ? Pre t;i n r a tut i: :; v , u.t v l ir . at ' ' "-w m I.t.i t - ..v tU m ft , 3n of ci.'.rtti lli Cat. rArTr.?rs Alliar.: !xv rrt Ale I as fjllow; P l owers, o; .c. r-ui: . i v: dents, John S- r f Charlts ;Icran,o iVnr.st ltnr!n ) II. TkV?n. of Oais WiUhri htr.crt. efln !;v;.v, CM. U of V.i-?r.;n: I. I!. (..vn. Mitouri: J. IL Purler., i f 3 lin r.tsoto; 1. I . !Ucr., cf V.!j-ington-.MUtcnltcf, cf Iilirvr't; .. J. V.'citull, cf Ioi: Atrl V. F. Jones, of Ncbra- l'; K;cifiarr and Trrrti rrr. Angt:t lVt?t Iowa; Nat;onl f,:t-jrtTf i;. .. Lwrtnv, rf Olila; Fi:t . imt, Mim lira MrDon! !, f)!In r.ei3!o; Second As.;sUnt, l. IL PAveni, of V.Vthi--:..:i. txi year's nr-ting will "ic h:ld in Chicsgos. VXl ICV. Ttca til ivan-r r?r. t-- t 't l 1.. sin r-.:-vji f tn3 j c f r it. 1 -: ! l.t iu-j An ! !I r .: ;nl i v. O ine fit t e , v t let rt tzf f: et f t r. St a rhr.cv i:. noons, pmf:f AU II HECHT cn of 5a II!
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