Editor and Jrop'r.
THURSDAY, FFB. 23, 1881.
The Smithfiblo Uuiu is published every
VirdaY.
Covr Oa Year, f 1.60: Ob Copy Si
ionths. .Hcts.; Ose Copy Tare Months.
Ia fnture, bo name entered without paynseni,
aad ao paper sens aTar expiratioB of tiaie paid
far. Erery bo It ri!l ha treated alike, aad
rule utrit-tly ett forced.'
Kntered at Potofticeas second clasp matter.
EDITORIAL
AIIttlTZO SCMOlDElD.
In the death of ex -Gov Haritio Sey
mour another faithful, wise an! sincere
loader ef men is removed from earth. lie
was seventy-fix years of age, and nearly
thirty of these years were passed in honor
in the services of the people.
In 1SGS, while presiding over the delib
erations of the National Democratic Con
vention in this eity, he was nominated for
President, much against his inclination.
He was defeated by Go. Grant.
lie was through v : : and un-
. t l- V -A tT. kflKiivAi) in narfv i
, . , i T e Wilson A Jcincc savs: '-The lie
and he believed in democratic lastitutions. ! - .
,. . j publicans of LJireeoiube are figuring on the
He was Jeffersonian in his ideas and he i i5 -,
. , . , , tt i . fold slate already. The Southerner says
had fs th in the people. He Was singular- j J J
W Tsnre and urricht in all th manifold fe--i f . . .
-it u
lations of lif. As a eitisen and as a pub -
been chanted recently ta Worm to the
uf lite dominant paty. I wili not
cmKarriM bat aid il and the President in
all proper effort! to purify :.a - th-
aublie service for the mora capable and ef
ficient are the public servants the lighter
will be the burden af the tax-payera.
Bat few, at neat, can obtain poblio pow--iona,
and the government anast be admin
aiered for the benefit of the people and not
a favored official class.
"No one cLuma that thu law ia peneec
Tt m',!d be linsrular if each a tentative
measure should. It da amendment
perhaps-important amendments, and they
will doubtless be ansae.
"Its repeal, however, is impossible and
c Mtrinn attermt now looking to -non an
atoooipllshmerit would result in division, if
not disaster, to the party attempting .
Fir the people are not forgetful of the flag
rant abuses practiced under the spoils sys
teJQ ct the Republican party."
Editorial Paragraphs. .
The Tarbow Southerner has this to say of
cotton futures: If we were to say that in
this county not loss than one hundred
thousand dollars had been lost in the last
twelve months in eotton futures, we be
lieve we would be understating thcamount.
Is it any wondar that times are "hard"?
It is said that speculating in futures is not
gambling. Jore money is thus lost than
over the card table, faro banks and terse
racing cvmuutd."
BOARD OF COl'HTf COM-HIS-SI
OX CHS
lie servant he was without blemish. No
stain ever attached to his name.
He was an honor to the State and a
credit to our political system. His death
ia a loss to the whole country.
1 trvmsr to arrano a!slate Tor the elective
officers to be filled this year. The trouble J
i that there are not enough to go around.'
Gem. Cx anal Civil Service).
General Cox has been interviewed oa
the Civil Service reform question by
reporter of the Brooklyn Union. He
said:
"There hi much general misrepresenta
tion and prejudice in regard to what is
known as the civil service law, which is
simply an act to put into effect the old
Jeffersonian doctrine of henesty and ca
pacity for public trusts. This misrepre
sentation arises from the employment of
what it is insisted are impracticable seho
lastie tests for admission into the service,
and the rule in regard to the age of ap
plicants. It should ever be borne in mind
that the law does prescribe these qualifi
cations, but expressly declares that such j
examinations shall be as practical as may
b; and such as will test the fitness of the
person for the service he seeks to enter,
and it is silent as to age. To repudiate
the law for the manner of its administra
tion is as unreasonable as to condemn a
statute because you find fault with the
judge.
uTk T m . -i I.:., V. 1 ott i
xiiu iiui7 bi niiim fcuc taw Tt aa cuics-
ed aroused the apprehensions, if not prej
udices, of many Democrats, from which I
plead no exemption; and preceived opin
ions are most difficult to combat. Thia
13 exe nplified even among enlightened
mcmb r of the bar, where, as a rule, the
old members will cling to the most crude
and obsolete precedents, from which they
are only emancipated by the new and vig
orous blood of their juniors. Even par- :
tics are often disposed to linger in old rats i
and cling to useless theories until dispos
sessed by those who present living reforms
and vital issues.
'Many members of tht now dominant
party fear that this Isw may prevent them
from wltau.ing that equitable distribution
of the offices to which it is entitled and
demand its a" a h t ; repeal, which would
be like one who should take his own life
because, forsooth, ho was disappointed in
some love affair. Every reflecting man at
all familiar with the abases of the former
system will cot cede that the purpose 5f
the law is good. Then why not amend
instead ot repealing it? This law does
not prevent the dominant party from get
ting its full quota ef oScea, bat it does
prevent individual members from forcing
their favorites into the classified aorviee.
It rovides a test of merit and not politi
c1 iatrigae amoeg party friends. I, as a
Democrat, believe that parties aze indis
rxssable.fo a. wholesome administration of
pabHc sffa'nu "
"When the people invite a party to snr
f tadi r the reiSa of pawer to another, the
chiefs of every buretrif at least, should be
in acctjfii wtth the administration, to so
eur a ttdt and fair "investigation, and ex
pewuro of abuses which may exist, and
tha people may know that nothing is held
b wk, nothing cencealed.
"This law does not prevent the Presi
dtnt from making all such changes as he
may thintproper. It would be unconsti
tutional if it did. There are over 99,000
offices to which this law doea not apply
nd Jwhich may be filled an heretofore.
These embrace all local offices, such as
postmasters, route agenta, etc., nd the
higher and low positions at Waahintton.
There are about 14.000 clerkships at Wash
ington, New York and other important
peinta to which the law applies, and the
Democrats will get a due proportion of
these. This law will not keep "the rascals
In," of whatever class they may be, and I
would repudiateit if it did. -
MAt an administration Democrat it is
tny purpose to sustain the President in giv
ing thii law a fair trial, and by proper leg
islative covering such defects in it as such
a trial may disclose. I should m toon
think or deserting a friend whom I had led
into battle as to hinder one who ia en
deavoring to fulfill my political pledgee.
"Th civil service ecmoiisaion ia to aid,'
not control, the Preiiaent in making pro
Pr aeieetioua .for claries! dutisf. It has
The Piltaboro Rrwd pays Judge Ckrk
the tollowiag handsome ceinpliBieat:
"Judja Walter ClaTk ia not enly a
learned and epright judge, bat is an offi
cer of extraordinary administrative ability.
While he transact business more rapid
ly than any judge whom we have ever seen,
yet th ro L ir- unseemly haste and every
thing moves aloBg sKOOthly and with the
utmost deeoruia."
Aoeordinc eo the Secretary of War's
statement the militia force of the United
States numbers something over 8W)0
men and officers.
NEWS ITEMS
Around ilie World.
David Kelly is on trial at the Police
court in Toronto, Not., for endeavoring
while intoxicated to roast one of his chii
-iren alive. His wife succeeded in wresf
ing the child frem him. He then chased
her and the othor children eat of the house
and kept them ia the street all night.
The ashes of a lady who died abroad and
whose body was cremated, passed through
the New York euis'ona house as 'sain j lea
of phosphate of lime
A man in Rihmond, Ya.,has built a
house by a most singular mode of indus -
try. For many yean past ho has picked
from tbe streets one brick at a tiaie and a
year ago he had accumulated a sufficient
umber of bricks to build a small house
Hon. Samuel J. Tildtn was seventy
nine years old last Saturday and is in ex
eellent health.
Becanse he reninds one a msch ef An
drew Jackson, the President is now called
Young Hickory.
Senator Georgs, of Misfhvippi, promised
his constituents that he woaid never wear
a dreef-coat whil i in Washington, nor ride
ia a wagon. Ho has thus far kept his
word.
The Kentucky Senate has passed a - bib
establishing a ?fhippinj-post far wife-beaters.
February Neetla;.
FSBUtJAET 1, 1886.
Board met according to adjournment,
all o&the Commissioners present.
" Journal of last meeting read, corrected
aad approved.
Tbe foliewing account were allowed;
Ashley Wallace, $69.T9 for boarding
paupers at poor house.
E D Ford, 80.00 for boarding prisoners
in jaJ. :
Wm Richardson, 12 50 for removing
r1f frora Richardson's bridge.
Wash Ray nor,. 12 50 fbr removing rafts
from Smith's bridge.
Edwards, Broughton & Co., 19 00 for
two record books, for Register of deeds.
L R Waddell, 5 94 for stationary for
office clerk Superior court.
John W A vera, 3 00 for burying Mir. to.
Sanders, a pauper. . .
R D Lu nee ford, 58 80 for sundry ser-
I irn na plrrt tn bnard.
Samuel Booker, $2, for publishing notice
of Board of county Commissioners.
D $& H M Barnes, C 00 for building
desk for Register of deeds office. Also
125 00 for repairing court house room as
per contract.
R J Noble, S 33 f u month's service as
Superintendent of Health.
I W Grice, 6 00 for painting jail.
D W Fuller. 8 SO for 5 pair of blankets
for jail.
WL Woodal, 2 00 for
Superior court office.
W M Alford, 4 50 for removing raft
from Wilson Mills bridge.
P H C Dupree, 19 80 for two days ser
vice as county sommusiover, mileage &t
miles, 5 days as finance . cooimit; , one
day service at poor house; A M Noble,
12 90 for two days service as county oom-
- m a
miseioner, muecr? lb n:ilej, two dayv -finance
ooa?nimktee, one day as romrvttee
on repairing court house, one d iy x oor
house.
Q W Johnson. filed his official tend as
a -w-a . a
i eonatabte tor rjKvaici fownsftip.
The following magiatrates made reports:
W M Estridge. J B Rej,v6, G W Atkins,
; f B Hardee, Y J Law lion.
W II Green was relieved from paying
!oublo tax n land.
Tbe contract for keeping raffs from
Smith's bridge for one year was given to
Wash Raynor, he to receive 50 00 per an
nntn for his service.
Bryant Mathis and Miles Mitehner re
lieved from paying poll tax fer 1835,'
D B McDonald aud Isaac Barfield were
relieved frora paying double poll tax, on
payment of single tax for- 1885.
The committee to settle with Jesse T.
Ellington, Sheriff and tax collectar.was a'
lo.ved until the 1st Monday in March tn
make their report.
The bondsmen of Wm ilinnant. late
Sheriff and tax collector, wcr relieved
from paying interest, provided the full
imonnt of judsrment and cst is paid by
the 2Sth of February. 18s). If not paid
exeeutioa to be issued fer same.
J W Wood Sled hi official bond as con
stable for Meadow township.
Adjourned.
Smith fiald Collegiate iEStitnle.
JMA IL.E.ani FEMALE
.SmithflaUU Jflhnstoa, Zovnty, Jf. C.
L. i. fcarls, A. M4 Ira T. TarUagtaa, Fa. B
"BISC1P11S.
Til first teri?1 of tbis-InstitHtien will
begin the first day of March. 18S6,aad
contiaua sixteen weeks.
Tuition Per Month.
Tuition must bo paid monthly, UHless
special arrangements are made
Primary Department,......... .82.00.
Intermediate ' Department,....;.. . 2.50.
Higher English' Department,.. . 3.C0.
Latin, Greek, French. German, Al-
gehra, Geometry, Surveying,
Book-Keeping, rack ... 5 0.
Students will be charged for tuition
frora the time of entering School until the
rud of the. term, except in'cwse of protract-
vd iSlaesjjyOr by special contract.' -
Board, including. Fuel and ; Lights, can
be obtained in good families. from $6.00 to
f 10.00 per moiithi 1
:: "I; : Slsclplina .
We'sliairiBhforCe'a strict but reasonable
eode of rules. ' W3 shall" devote our best
energies to -the .moral cultivation of our
pupils, and causa them to observe proper
irespect for each other. .
..... HIicspf-Instmcticn. .
We bhall ad-pt sfh methods of Teach
ing as will' best cause thouKht.mind-growth
and thoron 2hnea-'aeceptiri:hoif rejecting
any method siuipiy bcoause it -.ir nmo or
old. .
'", Special Advantsiss
Are onerea to tnoe wno are pr paring
to teach in th I'obhc bchools, as we shall
teach all the studies etubraccd in the com
mon school course. :
Building.
We have - in" construction a large and
well arranged school building, furnished
with proper apparatus, and with a suffi
cient number of the "Victor" School Dcsks
to seat, wrofortably, one hundred and ten
pupils. (TW " Yietor is claimed to be the
best desk ever made.)
Th e pupiis of the Primary Department
should supply themselves with 7arring-
ton s tDeIIers. Appleton s Keabers; and
small Slates. Fer further information ad
dress the Principals;
i iii I ii i - l btihii ir- t in i.iiiiiin inirtri'if- :ir, " - ir ftiwin i m. ,
ADA M S
FALL ANNOUNCEMENT.
STATU ITEMS.
"What Our Xxekangci Say.
The GreenviTe Stamlard reports six
failures in Pitt ecunty darisgtwe months.
Statesville boai ts of a 12 year old girj
that weighs 22$ pounds.
A move has 1m q made by ' the inhabi
tants of Warroe's . Station and the snr
roanding country to expel from their midst
the whiskey deal sra and their shops. Says
one man "there are seven barrooms with
in the hearing ol my farm bell," and w the
petition has beoi signed by some of the
leading Primitive Baptists for this move
ment, ehancos of saocoss are flattering.
Tarbero Snlhn-n-w.
The Baptist scd Methodist churches at
Durham are to be illuminated with electric
lights.' ' .
Winston has organised a Mechanics
Union, says the til.
We know of no county ia the State than
has better edaeational ..advantages than
Lenoir. Excellent colleges at LaGrange
and Kinston, a veil conduced Graded
School at the latter place and good schools
all over the county. Kinston Fre Prets.
D wight L. Mcody, the famous revival,
ist has been invited to visit Raleigh. -
Hon. W. H. Kitchen has besomo edi
tor of the Sootlat d Neck Democrat.
Six miles of grading has been done on
the Clinton and Warsaw Railroad.
ts.
S0UTHEBH FAItn
HAVE MADE
A Big Mistake
HOW'S THIS !
TEX ilNXJTES
is not a Very long time, but it ia sufficient for
us to convince yoil tat we hare a prixe to offer
every man, woman and chiM. that wishes ta
save niuney. A riit to our store will result
in yaur ' ' -
Inir ostiAtion,
Ad sai i ivit ion .
- - Negotiation,
QraUfioation.
- A BIG BARGAIN
that will iaterRt and pleae you. Now
awaits you in tur select new stock af Family
Groceiies, Con feet ionerfes and Farmet's Sup
plies. GOODS THE BEST,
PRICES TnE LOWEST
Oar ehaiec newtaak doih gla'ldea eTry eye,
And thoe wha eometoloak. remain tabT.
They finJ aur price source effect their tore,
Ana when they ve bought feel richer than be
fore. -
We are selling the following brands of fer-
i
-DAILYRECEIVING
Fall &t1 winter Coods
Consisting oT
DRY GOODS
WHITE GOODS,
NOTIONS, CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES,
-XJATS; CAPS,
HARDWARE
TIN WARS, QCJtSNS WARS,
WOOD AAD WILLOW WARE,
Hetfy Mi Mi Srecerii,
IN EVERY VARIETY.
We wish to return thanks to our eiis
tomers for the liberal patronage
- QIWEM US LAST YEAH.
We hope to deal so as to merit
A GOpiSGE OF .iffliliffliH''
- - 3.-' i L -
, We shall spare no pains in- trying to please them, both ia " ;
We are i closing out onrrsto'ct 6f f.-x--
and after now we shall . ddfeote but en,
tire attention to the sale f
TEN THOUSAND TABDS
Clothing, shoes, Hats and Trunka
This will enable .us. to keep a much larger sto.-k of these goods, and to suit oar
Customers in whatever they may -
ITH ISHHESES.
Bat they still have left a "mine of wealth
on very acreaf waod-Iand they poseai For
25 yaars yon have been paying ruinona prices
for rertuuers. All or them are ma(e from
the very sam material as Wood A-hes- com
bined with a small per cent of ether matter.
That is to say.' 100 pounds ATth - bett ferti
lizers honestly aaade. contains abatit 70 ptnnds
of Lime. Potash, .S'otla. and Phosphoric Aeid.
about 10 ponads of Nitrogennous matter and
about 15 pounds of wa'er. While every 10
ponads of dry ashes eorfcuni !0 prnnds of
Lira, t'atasa, Moda. and Phosphoric Aeid. in
a early the sane proportion as the fertilizer
na&ed. Add to this a few pounds of titra
geB. ate, which hare es DeL a J a ning the
woal and just enongh water ta dampen, aad
wa hare, aaeordiag to the analysis ef p'anta,
the very best plant faod that can be made.
Touaaathat yoaeaa make the daad wood,
drift, aad trash, lying 1b catt-of-the-Way placea
aa land that yon will narer apen, sara you
afcaat f 28 a avery to af guana yon Bead.
Yoa have faaea baying ail the ' Lima. Potaah
fta., aaadad for your arer a froia tha guano
aiakar. Ua pays first east af the raw m
tarial and tha freight' fram all directions ta
bring it into his factory. Ba pays for axper
sivc raaohiaery, and hires lahsrat city rates'.
Re pays for bags to held it Me pays a chem
ist ta analyse it. J9 pays for State license to
aell It. 7a places it with yoar guana ;' mer
chant. Then yon bagia to pay. Ytn pay him
back fbr the raw material and first freight;
yea pay far the labar aad machinery, you pay
for the aRstyal and. the license. yo pay the
general agsat aad tia merchant dealer, y
pay the freight' U yaar depat, ypo haul it
haras for niles through nod and" aver . hills,
yon saw It, and ia tka fall yon wish yau had
never aeen it. You know that it has cost mora
than it eames to, and you have simply thacen-
alauon ef anewiag that yaa have not only
paid back to the guano maker all of his outlay.
bat such handsome profits on the money inves
ted that yau haye made turn the farmer's
friead." . -
TODD'S RECJP
Prapases to add to the Wood Ashes sirapjr
what is needed ta make then eomplate manure
at a cost otz.&u per ton-, .
Todd s Recipe adds to when not only the
ammonia, which has asoaped in . burning the
wood, bin the (jnioridesaKCl Sulphates which
are known to chemists aa the atost powerful
eoiTents and digestive agents.:: These not only
make the ashes more soluble, but tbev add to
and stake available the plaat-foad already in
U SOU. .'
Ashes cannot act wellwitFani this heln.and
tEeir value is increased tan-fold by uing it.
x au eaanat anara ta pay $39 tor what you can
make at home at a oost of oaly Three .'
( Ibis is to certify that T J. May is a BDecial
Agent for Todd's Recipe in Jahnston ceunty,
N. C, and he will canvass the county for this
season, and will be at Smithfield tbe first
Monday in Marsh at which, time he will be
pleased to sell to the farmers in said canntr.
It will please them. We aruaraBtea that it
is superior ta any guano you oan. get in the
91 xianu iroiica. ) Appl? to
WILLIAM JOKING,
General .Agent,
CoatahVN. C.
i T, J.'May,'
Seial AgtaV"
Anchor Brand end National Tobacco Fer
tiliser. " ;
Anchor Brand for Cotton, High Grade
Premium for all crop: - ' -Boykin,
Carnaer k C?'sJIome Fertiliser,
Orchilla, and Genuine German Kainit. .
Thanking our friends for pat f ivnr.v wa
respectfully ask a co;iCimiahce of their patron
age. Very respectfully,
Banflsrs & Masseagjll,
Third Street, Next dour ta Peacock A Bra.
EV ERY NEW SL BSCJSIBER WHO SEND.i
. year 8 subscription ($1.60 to the West
ern and f- cents sor mail in jr and tub
ing picturo, will Represented with a handsome
Lltaegraphlf Portrait or&errmer Alfred Tt. scales.
The Sentinel is a large 32 column Illustrates!
Family Newspaper, containing the news of the
day, interesting storis, original humor, farm,
household, fashion, labor, and many other de
partment, with iaterestingmiscellany and out
spoken editorials.
Send $1.65 at once.and receivethig fine por
trait of tha OoTeraor of North Carolina, and a
year's subscription to 4 live, interesting news
paper. Address ..''
Oldham Iab'llslins; Hohn
Wi.vstos. N. a
IN ALL COLORS AND OF EVERY
STYLE
SILK and WORST JD PLAIDS,
Mm M Nuns Yeli,
Of all Clors and Graues,
Shepherds Platds, Etc., Etc.
29000
white Goods,
FIVETHUCSANU M
1
Aid H D I Mouo Complaints
Lces & Hamburgs,
Cream and black
Spanich, Oriental.
- 0): -
A large Stock of
UMBRELLAS
-()-
mm m m
mi ri ifi m
liwe have the largest
SCOCK OI
This xaedlehie, eeeftMr.tef Iron with y
v.etafcla totUea, ankialf and coaapleWv.
ara thnegwlii. lavjH.eatlswt Wwfcut'
.aipwre BIm1, MaJstrlaCBaUa mm Swreev,
Nawrmtarla.
1 1 is an unfiiiUasf nmeAj fat TJ&oaaw of tl a
Klilaeya mmi. Over.
It la inraluabla for Diseases peculiar U..
. Wotmb, and all who lead sedentary Uvea.
It does not injure tbe teeth, cause headaehc.cf
produce constipation other Iron medieme ri
It enriches and purifies tbe blaod, stimulate.,
the apnotita. aida the aasballaUea of food, re
r iiaTca Heartburn aad Belcbing, and strengtU-
f the moacles a&d nerrea.
Foe Intarmment FeTers, LaasHnde. lack ot
- Energy, Ac., i baa no equal.
- The genaiae haa aboTe trade raark aiv
t rowed rad lines on wrapper. TaYe bh tbar.
Mutrkr aaowa cBaawcAi. BAWtnemi, mt
(6
We believe fair, honest dealing is the
BASIS FOE PERMANENT P1SPITY."
RESPECTFULLY,
SASSER, WOOD ALL & COi
WHOLESALf AKD flETftlL DRUSfilSfSr
.Railroad Street, Smithfield C
HEADQUARTERS FOR .:
'. CIGAT, 7
PIBE DRUGS, Hed-nes, Cliemicals. Paints, Oils, Glass, Vaitv'VmVkes
iyc-uiuiiB, iuaw, vifr, iruw, acnooi tsoots and Statioaarj.
A full line ef standard Garden and Field Seeda. Onion Beta, in '
ally kept m a J
FIRST CLASS DRUC STORE.
Special ternwt U Phjsidana and dealers m Drags, Etc.
PRESCRIPTION MADE A SPECIALTY.
Our Druggist sleeps over the store, and
j .t ,1. -- t-v Mia nara wi i
u uwciuiiy auu aovuraieiv aompounaeu, day or uitrbt. - '
mauling our mends and the public ecneraUv for Dast. n-.trn,n- ,j
a cantinuanee of thfi sam vr TPTMfli'n Vo " .'i- n ' P
" 7
Jng tg merit
Very respect fujlyf.
Sasser,: Woodall Sc Go
Groneral Merclianciitse
Ever brought to
this section.
ALL AT
o-
Give me a call be--fore
TfISS PAPED
f .50 HIS
Vtwtaapar Ad-vmrttslMa;
nimirii, WHKKl AD.
vaxmsiao co tracts
MAT otns'D oji
KIL.JCAT iIO. .
do sraoesi
liOM
wm
i
mm
This Space Belongs to
Cotton Buyer, and Dealer; in
s, timm, Dry-Goofls, Boots Shoos, Ete.,
8MITHFIRLD, N.-C.
7
Respectfully,,.,