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Tho Eoanoks Beacon. 'Alio Official Paper of Wash ington County, ; Published Every Friday by Tub Roanoke Publishing. Coupany. W. FLETCHER AU6B0N, Local Editor. TIIOMAS HCSON, Business Manner. fsubterlption price, $183 per year. A dyer tisemen ti tnrted at low rate. The editor will not be responsible for the views of oorrct pondenta. ' All mi, dec for publication nnwt be accoiaiMtiied by the f nil name of i ae writer. CorreiiKdunlf are requested not to write on bat one ide of th paper. All communications mast be Msnt in by Thursday morning or they will not appear. Address all coiniattnleauun to THE ROANOKE BEACON, Plymouth, N. C. We appeal to every reader of Tna Roanokk Beacon, to aid na in matin it an acceptable aud firofltable medium of new fo our citiien. Let 'lvmouth poople and the public kuow what if going on in Plymouth. Kurort to n all items of uewtttie arrival and departure or mends, suciai event, deaths, sortou iline, accident, new buildings, new enterprise! and improvement of whatever character, change. in business indeed anything and every tlilua tbat would be of interest to our people. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 188'.). In 1810 there were only ten newspapers in North Carolina, now there arc 197. Mb. Cha.9. A. Cook, of Warren county, vraa appointed on Oot 12th by President Harrison to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Ma. Jat Gould attended a ball at St. Louis ou 'the 9th inst, at which place he said: ''If the "World's Exposition should be held in the city showing the largest nam. ber of pretty Women, St. Loais would surely wiu. - Gov. Lee, of Virginia, says that ninety percent, of the $340,000 ud to educate the negro children of that State is paid by the whites, bat that makes no difference the negro will vote against the white man every time. Tbc Argonaut, published at Nashville. N. C, closed its first volume on the 10th inst.- It is a clean, bright, newsy and welt edited journal, and based on a solid founda tion. We wish Bro. Long and his paper much success. week as an Industrial I-isue. It is well Kitten up Riving a graphic (description of TlAAnffrirt pnnnto anil a niMnrliil illnstmf frtn of the most prominent buildings of the town of Washington. The largest oouuty in the Uuited States is Custer, in Montana, it is 150 miles long and 125 miles wide, and contains 13,596,920 acres. This county contains the battle Held of the Little Big Horn where Caster and his men were massacred. The Fisherman and Farmer says : Hon. Thos. J. JarviH will deliver the address, on Tuesday, (:20th,) of the Edeutou AgricuL tural aud Piscatorial Fair. He will begin promptly at 1 2 o'clock. A rich treat U iu store for all who shall bd present to hear this honored sou of our good O.d State. Mn. Veknoic W. Long, editor of the "Winston Sentinel, has cast off the robe of tingle cussedness and taken unto himself a "better half." He was married last week to Miss Daisy Murphy, of Burlington. The Beacon extends a hearty congratulation to him aud his. The Carolina Banner, of Tar-boro, H. T. King, editor. ha doue away with the patent outside, it is all printed at home. May success still attend it. Loug may that Bauner wave over our land for the advance luent of the South aud for the good of Its people. ' and may its King be a king of power in the State. An exchange suggests tbat with Eva Eamil'on in jail aud Ray aud the baby in retirement; Dalzell and Tanner pumped dry ; Boulanger beaten and "busted," and the October elections in the new States over, the sensational newsmonger will And a shrinkage in material to work upon between this time and the meeting of Con. gress. A statement prepared by Sixth Auditor Coulter shows that the total receipts of the Pobtoffice Department for the first three quarters of the fiscal year 1888-89 were $12,3U.y.-)6; expenditures for same time were $45,6(53,223. leaving a deficiency of $3321,270, which indicates a deficiency for the entire fiscal year 1888 89 of about 400,000. It i seriously proposed to bridge the British ClmiineL, tbe structure to be of steel. It would seem that the depth of the channel is about 400 feet and the bridge is to be 180 feet above the water. There will be five piers to the mile and the distance ia if miles The cont would bo $7,iOO,ooO mile. Doubtless if feasible, it would pay a good dividend, hut we apprehend that it is not practicable. Nown it Observer. Fos the benefit of the pension fund for disabled Confederate Soldiers, iheir widows and orphans, a tax will be imposed as fol. lows: Ou tsvery $100 worth of pioperty 8 cer.U, aud each poll tax will be Ucru.sed cents. This is a good move, aod we are sure there ia not a man iu the State that will not be willing to have tbe tax increased for the benefit of the widows and orphans of those brave men who fought for oar freedom, or to helji care for those who are yet living and are disabled. No true South ern Rjaa will object to the tax. WRITTEN Olf A DF.ATII.DED , . WITH UOD. When Meteed with health, presumptuous man how vain ; . Thought! from whence hit fragile body rose ; ininsa not, iiini rouim u nv mnu axaii.. That earU, that chilly earth, maul clone. Bat whew dlseaM oth t-hake hi trembling daft, And death, the moueter's waiting for hie prey ; . Then flies the world wltb all her tempting lust. And conscience la the boom takes her sway. Before he thonirt with men, in vain conceit, . And apoke, if time. w ready at bin noi; Ah ! now he dread ths king of gloom to meet, And thl oka of heaven, eternity and Uod. O tboimhtleca man. while vet tbon hunt the hour. ' And mercy pleads, aud nealtb thy turves doth brace, gelte on the gloriou pi lee while In your power, And for aiiiuunt, ran the chilstiau'a race. Religion, tbon canst (rive to man a boom, A glorloua boom: can soothe his lafc.st breath ; And ooth in age, and youthV enlivening noon, Can make hiai triumph o'er disastrous death, Sar, what are all the charms this world Imparts to him who feels affliction' heavy rod: They neVr can aootne the sufferer's inward smarts, ur reconcile one parting eoui to uo i. No. Christ alone can give a mortal joy. When sickne-a chain- him to Mm dying bed. The flercieet pang- of fell disease destroy. Ana raise victorious e er tne grave nis bead. Father of all. in whose fraternal care With conflder.ee place my little trust; Oh I keep nm from tbe world's delmlve glare 1 And give me vtill to feel Uiat 1 am dut. Mrs. Anna N. iuwin. DON'T DESPOND. Roanoke Newt Some people who are not successful at every turn are too prone to despond that is to be cant down, to give up almost ; and some do. That never will do , there is but oue life to live, and there are many trials. but it will not do to give up, unless it is actually necessary. What if you ha ve met witn reverse of fortunes, sorrows and wrongs f A strong and resolute will enables our to overcome the createst difficulties to surmount the most trying obstacles. If the clonds have floated across your life, why don't despond; the sun will shine again. If fortune has proved unkind, dou't despond, but go to work with a will, determined to succeed this time in spite of tbe adverse galea. If friends have proved uufaithful to yon, broken solemn vows, dou't despond. There are pome true hearts yet upon the earth; seek tbem. and in their society find solace for your disappointment. If death has taken a dear one from your side, don't despond, but let your life be so pure aud stainless that you will be assured of meet, jug the loved oue goue before, on the shores nf that laud where partings are unkuown. It you have loved in vaio, don't despond, but in the scenes of life arouud you try to forget tbat yon have offered sole worship where it was not appreciated and returned. Dou t despond, it can do no good. Meet trials and affliction cheerfully, and they will lose oue half their power, Put your trust in a higher power than that of man. Hope tor the best, use the powers God has given you, be active, earnest, energetic, faithful, thankful, and don t despond ! LIVE FOR A PURPOSE. Home and Farm. I wonder now many are doing this, and again how many expect to drift down the stream of time without any aim or ambition There is room at tbe top for all who will strive to climb, so don't be content to stand still, and let others pass by as they go up ward aud onward. Some will doubtless say it was never intended for me to make a mark in the world. Don't let such thoughts as this down yon (if you will allow too ex. presion), but raise your ambition and be up and doing. It requires a great deal of courage and get up aud push our way through, but "what roan has done man may do." Perhaps some will say, it re quires too much labor to live for a purpose and to strive to make a mark in tbe world. We learn from our reader, "'no excellence without labor." A life without a purpose is a sad failure. Iu the schoolroom is where many of us make the mistake It is there we let time get the Btart of us. Perhaps while yon have read this little essay, you thought it Was some boy writing but you are luictakeu. It is a girl in her teens. I I know boys have better advantages than girls, but I believe it was intended for us to live for a purpose too. GIVING. Oh ! that men would accept the testi mony of Christ touching the blesseduess of giving. He who aacnnees most, loves most; and he who loves most is most bless d. Love and sacrifice are related to each other like seed and fruit, each pro. duces the other. The seed of sacrifice brings forth the fragraut fruit of love, and love always has in its heart the seeds of new Bacntic. He who gives but a part is not made perfect in love. Love rejoices to give all. It does not measure its sacrifice. It was Judas, not Mary, who calculated the value of the alabaster box of ointment. He who is infinitely blessed is tne Infinite giver and man, made iu His Likenesi. was in. tended to find his highest blessedneiE in the eompletest self-giving. He who re ceives and does not give is like the Dead sea. All tbe fresh floods of Jordan cannot sweeten its dead, salt depths. So all the streams of Qod's bounty caunot sweeten a heart that has no outlet, is ever receiving, yet never full aud overflowing. If those whose horizon is as narrow as tbe bushel under which they hide their light could be induced to come out into a large place and take a worthy view of the kingdom ot Christ and of their relations to it, if they could be persuaded to make the principle of Christian giving reguaut in all their life, their happiness would be as much increased as their usefulness Ex, A CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS- There is a prescription iu use in England for the cure of drunkenness, by which thousands are said to have been enabled to recover themselves. The recipe vamn into notoriety by the efforts of the commander of a steamship. He had fallen into such habitual drunkenness that his most earnest efforts to reclaim himself proved unavail. ing. At last be sought the advice of an eminent physician, which he followed faithfully for sevrral mouths, 'and at the eud of that time be bad lost all desire for liquor, although be had i een for many years led captive by a most debacg appe, tite. The recipe, which he afterwards published, and by which so many other drunkards have beeen agisted to reform, is as follows; Sulphate of iron. 20 grains; magnesia, 40 grains; peppermint, 44 drachms; spirit of nutmeg, 4 drachms. Dose, one tsblcspoonful twice a day. A lmwlegged fellow has a poor chasco in this lit. A country girl won't have him becanse be can't keep the ca!f off ; and a town girl won't have him l-ecaase sua Ciu't sit ioLia lap am Jones, Proeding of th Connty Cast , 'v - mlaaionert' , , . The board of commissioners of Washing ton county met in special session at the Court Houte ou Mouday Uotober 7th, 18SD. Present. W, It. Chesson, chairman, H. J. Htarr, D. Sprulll, A. M. Johnston and Levi iilOUBt ' ; 'Ordered. That 8. L'. Johnston be anpoiu ted special surveyor to survey and plot a tract ot laud in asbingtoa county entered by Samuel Still mau on Oct, 13ih 1S88 Ordered, That A. B. Etheridge be al lowed the sntu ok $10,10 for services as keeper of the Poor house aud for making garments for tne poor. Ordered. That Ueo, Phelps be allowed the Bum of $7 00 for repairing SpruuTs ondize. Ordered, That J. P. Hilliard be allowed the sum of $43 86 for paper and pens, Recording seventeen orders, issuing 12 orders, furnishing Sheriff juror list, record ins 680 Jurors, Treasurer report &o. Ordered, That Walker & Myers be allowed the sum of $29 7J for lumber fur. uished the Clerks Ottioe. Ordered, That Thos. S. Swain be allow ed the sum of $300 for making colllu for Polly Alexander. Ordered, Tljat James L. Norman bo allowed the sum of $3 55 tor gurad Ac, for Henry Collins. Ordered, Tbat Nurney & Jackson be allowed tbe sum of $44 00 for repairing Clerks Office. Ordered, That Walker & Myers be al lowed the sum of $5 00 for lumber furnished thn Poor House. Ordered That W. J. Mercer be allowed the sum of $3 00 for making coffin for Bale Simpson. Ordered. That Eli Snell be allowed tne sum of $1000 for listing taxes iu Skiuners ville Township for the year 188!), Ordered, Tbat J, II. Trunlt be allowed the sum of $6240 for feeding jail for tbe month of September. Ordered, That John S. Craft be allowed the Bum of $2 00 for two arrests. Ordered. That Horntnal & uro., to allowed the sum of $20 03 for furnishing sbiugles for Poor House and blankets cso. . for jail. Ordered. That H J. Starr be allowed the sum of $10 20 tor three days services and mileage as county comissioner. Ordered, That W. K. Ohesson be allow ed the sum of $4100 for thirteen days services and mileage as county commis sioner. Ordered, That A, C. Garrett be granted liquor liceuses to retail epirit0U9 liquor in quantities of otic quart and lexs than five gallons in nymoutn xownemp ou tne Grimes Plantation, commencing on the 7th day of October and ending July 1st 1800. Ordered, t hat Robert isowen De exempt from publio road duty. Ordered. That Jas. Hi- C. Johnston be allowed to get 400 feet of lumber at Walker &, Myers mill for the use of the public road leadiug from Plymouth to Mackey's Ferry. Ordered. That the jailer, Frauk Ayers, release Mariah Arraistead. Ordered, That Levi Blount is authorized to have the jail repaired. Board adjourned to meet again on Mon day Nov. 4th, 1880. J, P. Hilliakd. Clerk. Young Man Who Were Great. Lord Bacou graduated at Cambridge when 1G, aud was called to the bar at 21. Peel was in parliament at 21, and Pal. merstou was lord of the admiralty at 23. Gustavus Adolphus ascended the throne at 16, belbre be was 34 he was one of the great rulers of Europe. Judge Story was at Harvard at 15, in Congress at 29. and Judge ot the Supreme Court of the Unite:? Slates at 32. Martin Luther had become largely dis tinguished at 24, and at 56 had reached topmoht round of his world wide fame. (Jonde conducted a memorable campaign at 17, and at 22 he, and Turenue also, were of the most illustrious men of their time. Webster was in college at 16, gave earn est of his great future before he was 25, and at 30 was the peer of the ablest men iu Congress. Only one civilian, out of the presidents of this oountry, gained his first election after he was 60. and that oue was James Buchauan. Washington was a distinguished colonel in tbe army at 10, early in public affairs, commander of the forces at 43, and presi. dent at 57. William II. Seward commenced the practiee of law at 21, and at 31 was the president of a state convention, aud at 37 governor of New York . .Nepoleon at 25 commanded the army of Italy. At 30 he was not only one of the most illustrious generals of all time, but oue of the great law givers of the world. At 46 he saw Walterloo. The great Leo X was pope at 3c, having finished his academic traintng, he took the office of cardinal at 18 only twelve months yonger than was Charles James Fox whtn he eutered parliment. William Pitt entered the university at 14, and was chancellor of the exchequer at 22. prime minister at 23 and so continued for twenty years, and at 34 was the most powerful uncrowned head iu Europe. Boston Qazette. THE EDITOR. N. Y. Christian Advocate. The editorial position is peculiar. It is impossible to make au editor by vote, whether of a General Conference, a com mittee or an association of stockholders. All that such bodies can do is to exercise their best judgment in the seleotion of the person. Among other things, an editor must be energetic, he must be sprightly, he must have au active mind, he must nave a store of illustrative facts aud iuci. dents, he must be capable of prompt adjustment to new conditions. An editor must be capable of sustained work at the desk; this is a test which only time can determine. An editor must be able to bear praise is occasional installments without losing his head, and inexcusable misconcep tion aud misrepresentation without exliib. iting temper ; "who is sufficient for these things ?" An editor must have the capacity of making and keeping friends. He must be in living sympathy wkb his age and country. He must not stand in fear of his subscribers or his contributors. Happy Hooaiers. Wm. Timmons, postmaster of Idaville, Ind.. writes : "Electric bitters hai doue for ma than all other medicines com bined, for that bad feeling arislog from Kidney and Liver trouble " John LeBlie, farmer and stockmau, of same place, says : "Find Filectric Bitters to be the best Kidney aud liver medicine, made me feel like a new man." J. W. Gardner, Hardware tosn. siva: Electric Bit. tors ia just tbe thing for a man who is all nan. down and don't care whether he lives or dies, ho found new ntnngtb, good appe tite and felt Just like he had a new base on lire. Only 0c a bottle at J. W. Bryan's Drugstore. PERRY IMUPACTURII6 0OI.1PMY, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Shingle Mills Pulleys, Shafting, Bolting &c. Orders or Castings and Solicited. Send for catalogue and price list. 635 C37 & G41 Qeen St. T HE NORFOLK SOUTHERN R. R. The direct sitokt line between Ply mouth. Edento A21D EA8TEHN NORTH Carolina and Noufolk, and all points nobth. Mail and Express leaves Norfolk daily (except Sunday) at 10:20 A. M., arrives at Edenton 1:45 P. M., making close connec tion with all passenger lines to and from Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia aud the north. Connect at Edenton with the Company's Steamer Plymouth for Roanoke River, Jamesville & Washington R. R. Albemarle & Raleigh R. R. Str. Bertie for Windsor and Casuie River, also with the btr. M. Ji Roberts Tuesday, Thursday aud Saturday for all landings on Chowan liiver as higu as Wmton aud Mouday and Weduesday for Columbia aud landings on the bcupper none River. Through tickets on sale on Str. Plymouth, and baggage checked to stations on tne Norfolk Southern R. R. and landings on River routes, and to Baltimore, Philadel phia and New York. Norfolk freight and passenger stations at Norfolk & Western R. R. depot. Freight received daily until 5 P. M. (except Sundav) and forwarded promptly. -O EASTERN CAROLINA DISPATCH FAST FREIGHT LINE. Regular line of Freight Steamrs ply between Elizabeth City and New Burns and Washington, N. C. connecting with tbe Atlantic & North Carohua KHilroac. Daily all rail service between Elizabeth City, Edenton and New York, Philadel phia and Baltimore and Norfolk. Through cars without breaking bulk, low rates and quicker time than by any othor route. Direct all goods to be shipped via Eastern Carolina Di&patch as follows: From Norfolk, via Norfolk Southern Railroad. From Baltimore, via P. W & B. R. R. President St. Station. From Philadelphia, by Penn. R. R. Dock St. Station. From New York, by Penn, R. R. Pier 27 North River. Elf" For farther information apply to Levi Blount, Agent, Plymouth, or to the General Office of the Norfolk Southorn Railroad Company Norfolk. H. C. HUDGINS, Gen'l. Fr't. & Pass. Ag't. M. K. KING, Gen'l. Manager, anglG-ly. PRIMARY SCHOOL WILL OPO SEPTEMBER lUW 1SS9. At the FREE SCHOOL BUILDING Located in the quietst part of the Town. Special Attention To Beginners. Terms Very Moderate. MISS MARGIE GARRETT. Geo, K. Stevenson, DEALER IN Patent Poller Process Meal, Hoy, Com, Brand, Hominy &c. In fact anything kept in a first-cUss FEED STORIS. Also on hand a fine stock of fancy nnd heavy Groceries, Tobacco, Cigars, Can goods, &c, tc. At rocs: bottom prices. Give me a call. Cor. Water and Jefferson Streets, Plymouth, N. C. Mills at Snowden, Q. Dealer in (iroceiies & Confectioneries, and wholesale and retail dealer in - Foreign and domestic Fruits. Manufacturer of and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in BRICK. No, 141 Water Street, Plymouth, N. C. irn,- nnT n nm t7tit llltJ ULLI lLLmJDJjL LdHTd rdLlUJ y, 4 ' H. Peal Proprietor. 0- W. Hollida Y Business Man'g, Plymouth, N. C. S1AXLFACTIRER OF Buggies. Pliaelons, lload-carts, jarm-carts, wagons &c, at prices lower than ever. Men with the cash can get a bargain. I defy competition and will not bo undersold. Repairing of all kinds done. Give me a call. J. M. KEID, E. F. DEALERS IN Xjry goods, iNotions, rsoots ana buoes, rlats and Uaps, Clothing and General Merchandise. Headquarters for the Farmers of Washington and adjoining Counties. We have a varied and welty elected stock to meet the wants of all parlies and we ask youto give us a trial btfore purch'isliiug elsewhere. Country produce bought and sold and the highest 'market price paid. 18Wo arc in the market lor Bale and Seed Cotton. ". .. Come and be convinced o the extraordinary bargains we offer-, N. D. Norman's Old Stand Water St, Plymouth, H. C. eTJiT'iroiis: Military 7 Academy- Established in 1875, One of the ctaeannpt and hect equiped Schools in the South, where boys and young men are prepared for ntfeinei-s. or for colk-go. Supplied with cliemictti und philosophical appar atus for seicntillc illustration. Chart?. Globes and Magic Lantern to illiictrate Geography, 1'Uysiology, Natural Uibtory and Astron omy. Compass. Level and Transit for field work in Land survey ins? and Civi' Engineering, Handsome nicnel-plHted rifles and accoutrement turn lulled by the Suite. Full Corp of experienced Graduates cf tbe highest. Institution, as Instructors. special attention paid to the BUSINESS COURSE coul-tiug of l'BN vlANSHIF, BOOK KEEPING, COM M e. KCIAL AlUTliMKTIC and PRACTICAL MATUKNTATIC8. Seventy-six Cadets from five States in attendance during the last ssion. Tho n-xt ueeaion will begin on Wednesday 11th of September and close in June. 1990. For 28 paste Catalogue address Joseph King, A. M., 1'rin. SUFFOLK, VA. The undersigned respectfully an nounces to the citizens of Plymouth and Yashington county that having purchased the entire Outfit of the late Stewart Ward they are now prepared to fill a! I orders in the Undertaking Business. with neatness, cheapness and dispatch. . A fell supply of Metallic and Wooden Caskets always on hand. Give us a trial Marrincr & Truitt, Ward's Old Stand VTashington Street. , Edgers and Lath' Mills, Machine work of all kinds JNO-ROX-K, Vn. pjj n niL.j DUKE, J. E.REID. W. J. JACKsetf, Benj. Nubney Nurney & Jackson A Reliable and well-known firm aro now engaged iu the UNDERTAKING business at their new building on Washington St. All kinds of C ABINET repairing done, send in your old furniture and have it made new at small cost. We are prepaired to fill all orders for COFFINS at short notice. Bog-Also Contractors and Builders of long experience We guarrantee all work at prices as low as the lowest. aug-30-tf. WESLEYN FEMALE COLLEGE, Mtjrfbeesboeo, N, C. This Old and Well-known School will open on WEDNESDAY, SEPT.tlSth 1889. It offers many advantages: A thorough course under teachers of ABILITY and experience, a large aud well arranged building with rooms for 80 boarders, a large and beautiful Chapel, high-pltohed and well ventilated rooms, lecture and practico rooms, all heated by steam, afford, ing all needed comforts for boarders. tay"TERMS VERT MODERATE. Correpondence Solicited. -( E. E. FARIIAM, A. M., Prea't. VINE HILL MALE ACADEMY SCOTLAND NECK, Halifax County N. C. Fall session opens August 12, 89f Prepares boys for Business. College or tbe Active duties of life. Course of instruction thorough and foraprehensive, inclnding tbe sciences and the cUm'ici. Cost of Tuition, Board. -Washing, Fuel, Ughts &c, From $o2,E0 to $57,50 per session of five months. Community strictly moral. V. C. Allen, Principal. Writs for Catalogue.
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