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GOLDSBORO, N. C, April 19, 1885,
With this issue we close the se
cond week of our existence. Our
and we confidently look to close our j
second year without having missed j
a single publishing day. This is nol
idle talk, either.
And the Richmond & Danville!
too, is willing to assume control of
the A.& JN. K). nay, more, is woo-l
ing the Governor with 6uch wily
supplication as would out-Richard
Richard, in ...ha . jjiinrje. .of his will
ness, to grant unto it just atrial!
at reclaiming this lost "child of thd
State," this. A. & N. C. Railroad!
"What is the Governor going tcl
do ?" This is th question that isl
asked on all sides. We hope the
Governor will not answer hastily,
but that he will seek to inform
himself 'by means of every avenue
by which information can be ob
tained, and that his action in this
matter will be governed by a sense
of the great duty that is-incumbent
upon him to so cast the vote of the
State on this question that the
greatest possible good to the great
est number of her citizens will be
the result.
Yes, Mr. Popb essayed to defend
the position of the W. & W. Com
pany in regard to its effort to lease
the A. & N. 0. in 1677. "A just
cause needs no defense," the truth
of which old maxim was once more
attested when Mr. Pope ignomini
ouslyi failed in his. vain effort to
bolster up the selfish motives that
gave birth to the deep " designs of
the W. & W. against the A. &
N. C. Justice was on the side of
the people in that instance, and the
people prevailed. The; designs of
the W,& ;W. against the A. &
N. 0. are even deeper now than
they were then; its motives even
more Belfisn--"if such a thing were
possible and its appetite for the
"mullet" more voracious tban it is
possible for us to describe. And,
oh, that "Wilson & Florence Short
It is the intention of the editor
to every Sunday have a column in
this paper devoted to subjects suit-
-ma ; Rnndav readmff : and if
the perusal of anything that we
shall select for J tHs column shall
ever prompt anyone to act a nobler
part in life than is '.their ;ont, or
even cause one to eel a desire that
may ultimately develop into an in-
... i
finance for good, our gratification
will indeed be great. People are
generally more susceptible to good
influences on Sunday, than on any
other day$ and especially so on
Sunday mornings. Beautifully does
George Eliot express these morning
a
impressions :
"All knowledge which alters our
lives penetrates us more when it
comes in the early morning t the
day that has to be traveled with
something new and perhaps forever
sad in its light, is an image of the
life that spreads beyond. But at
nignt me time oi resi is near.
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TOO MUCH COTTON.
There' is a lesson for the South to
learn from the Anglo-Russian diffi
culties that are now going on ; and
wis hope our fanners will learn it
welM and,
I .. .
ously teach it to their sons, so that
they in their day and generation
may follow in the footsteps of their
fathers, and thus in good time re
deem the South from her present
deplorable condition as regards her
farming interests. That lesson is'
M--jrm
Yes, every year we hear of farrn
. 1 1 1
ers who nave worKea nara ana
long, in sun and rain and storm, to
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pay out, but who have been unable
to do so ; their cotton crop was a
failure, bad seasons cut it short, and
a low market for the miserably
small residuum hastens on the in
evitable hour when the mortgagee
shall write finis to the sad history
of months and years of hard, con
stant, but ineffectual labor in the
cotton fields. Every year there are
"mortgaged farms" advertised for
sale all over the land, and when you
enquire the cause you are told that
the owners mortgaged them for
"supplies" to "run" them while
they raised a cotton crop.
Well, see how within the past
week breadstuffs have steadily and
sharply advanced, and cotton has
as rapidly declined. The required
event to produce thig sudden, an
tithetical result was the news that
the Russians and Afghans had had
a little fight, and that England and
Russia are preparing for war ; in
consequence oi which the South
trembles and looks sad, while the
North and West thrill and throb
with vthe extraordinary stimulus
that an at-aft-times-prosperbus busi
ness has received from the same
news. They in a country cold and
barren by nature, but made prolific
by the science of husbandryv rejoice
at the news of war, because it
brings -their large crops of grain,
feed, breadsttiffs, pork, etc., with
which they supply us, into greater
demand and at increased prices;
while we in a climate soft as a
mother's smile," on a soil fruitful as
the love of the Infinite,1 mourn over
our scanty crust at' the news that
"supplies' have advanced rand cot
ton retrogradedjn price -
Is not the lesson a patent one ?
Let our farmers, now on. the very
eve of another "planting reason,
learn it ere it be too late.
while's putting it into
ion themselves, studi
SUNDATOLUMN.
MADE UP OF MVERS CLIPPINGS
Seek theSesl Things
What we , i
all is lovaltv
ed 'to learn first of
6 supreme things.
There are in h man life low, lower
and lowest thi: gs; there are" high,
higher- and hi best things. JFood,
raiment, art, a: mitecture, the pur
suit of the material and beautiful,
must be subcrdinate to goodness
and truth. ' ri life is more than
meat, and then&dy is more than
raiment." Rijmteausness is more
than riches ; aarity is above es
thetics; truth Js higher than .the
teniple, and hck to be like Christ
a. weightier; prjplern than the pat
tern o a dadoy t, .
The T!rf jBeaiity.
IToins m an ljifty&tion against the
universe when she acts as though
her life were all involved in those
few years covered by her personal
beauty. Physical beauty is only
one of the irifts Of Heaven to the
daughters of earth. That form of
Wrth may fade away into beauty
of mind and heart, but it should be
as dawn passes up into morning,
and not as evening passes down
into nisrht. Woman U fully author
ized by nature to make her fiftieth
year as noble as her sixteenth, her
learning, her conversation, her
' u. mi,i,wfl l,or in.
finite friendshiD which has not
enough worlds to conquer being
more than able t6 atone for the
tints that may have faded from the
cheek. When physical beauty 'is
made the aim of bejng, life is limit
ed to about twenty years. Thus
are fifty years left! without an ade
quate reason ot being,' except mat
a Tmrt ot the neriod was the an-
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proach to beautyi the other part
retreat, full of hunjiliation."
The Red Rose.
Some author wie remember not
n(ffr4eystlhow we became
in? letted for Mm ,They
when iritt Eden they first
- ingB0r0vfirugnp creation.
Eve, as sKe a'lHttpojjhe tintless
gem, could not suppress her admira-
tion of its beautv, but stooped down
- nland imprinted a warm kiss upon its
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snowy Dosom. me rose ioi uie
scarlet tinge from her lips, and yet
wears it
I'm an old man now, but I have
thanked God over and over again
in all the years that have passed
since that hour, that those last words
were, 'You've always been a good
boy to me.' "
Two human being ever yet was
sorry for love or kindness shown to
others. But there is no pang of re
morse so keen as the bitterness with
which we remember neglect or cold
ness, which we have shown to loved
ones who are dead.
1)6 not begrudge loving deeds"
and kind words, especially to those
who gather with you about the
same hearth. In many families a
habit pf nagging, crossness, or ill
natured gibing, gradually covers
the real feeling of love that lies
deep beneath.
And after all, it is such a little
way that we cargo togetherl
Bom in a land of liberty; having
early learned its value; having en
gaged in the perilous conflict to de
lend it; having, in a word, devoted
the best years of my life to secure
its permanent establishment in my
own count y', my anxious recollec
tions, my sympathetic feelings, and
my best wishes irresistibly at
tracted, whensoever in any country
I see an oppressed nation unfurl the
banners ot freedom. Washington.
How easy is it for one benevolent
being to infuse pleasure around
him ; and how truly is a kind heart
a fountain of gladness, making
everything in its vicinity to freshen
into smiles I W; Irving.
-t ,1- i un,; 1 1 -
With one parting sigh he began
the world. NbithiB .world, 0 not
this! but the world which 6ets this
right. DidkeM A
'' i i i i ' . " in
, Prayer, is the key ; which opens
the day: the bolt . which shuts, in the
night. tmray' Taylor. " ' fj
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Cbl Waltei: Clark has been
appointed Superior Court J udge of
the 4th district. , 1 1 -
New Berne Journal: Tfie
first shipment of . asparagus from
this city this season was made yes
terday by. Mr. Win. Dunn. ' .
Wilmington Review: The re
ligious meetings at the Second Pres
byterian Church are well attended
and quite an interest is being man
ifested. Services are held daily-at
4 o'clock p. m., nd will be contin
ued ntil Sunday and probably
longer.
Clintori Caucasian: Sharp
frosts Saturday, Monday and Tues
day mornfhgS, with variations of
cold north winds. The damage to
tbfee'c
lin. reaches away into the thousands
of dollars. One man in Clinton es
timated his loss at $500.
Tarboro Southerner ; The
longest cotton row in ihe county
and probably in the world It on the
Shiloh farm of Messrs. Staton'&
jtefFries The .row begins in the
centre of u hundred acie field and
goes jound and round, spiral like,'
until the entire field is gone over,
To side up the cotton on the side
requfnis ony five an( i,af days,
.
- Chatham Record: llle in-
corporators of the Pittsboro Rail
road Company held an adjourned
meeting' at this" place on last Satur
day, to receive the reports of the
perftons appointed to solicit subscrip
tions to the capital stock of'.tne
company, and we are pleased to an
nounce that the amount subscribed
lacked only two or three Jiundred
dollars of making the sum required
by' the charter before an organiza
tion x;&u be effected.
FINEST BIF
-IN THE STATE!
From the Mountain to the Sea, may be
found daily at,the old City ' Market.
Also, Fine Fresh Pork and Sausage
SAM COHEN & CO,
ApH-3m Proprietors.
JOSEPH' ISAACS,
3 Knot Centi
In stoffc and arriving dailya full line
of fresh X'iwctries,-which I will sell at
price that canriot be competed v'th.
Also a complete stock of CR&CKEltY,
CIGARS and TOBACCO.
tan Delicacies 'A Specialty.
Give me u call before placingyour or
ders and I wijlguarantee you satisfac
tion. I afti prepared to fill any order,
Wholesale or Retail in my line. Goods
delivered promptly in any pvt of the
city free of charge. "
jg" Highest cash price paid for "all
kinds of country produce. t
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GRIFFIN BROS.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS III
SWOKlRS'lhTICLES
Src c.,
.CcMleiies,
rRUINUTS
&c..
Proprietors Ball RoaOM Yaris
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' We desire to call theattention of the
public to our lafge CStogJt of Tobacco
and Snuff. We carry the largest Stock
of any house in the city at.wholesale and
retail. Agents for the sale of Lorillard,
Gail & Ax, R, R. Mills and Ralph's
Snuffs. ,
Our retail department. is supplied with
everything preiining Eb 41 first-class
Cigar and Confectionery Store. Our
5 cent cigars are the best in'ttoe city. The
"Capadura," the "Navy Five" and La
Cheritatne best that qari be procured
for the money, and our stock of 10 cent
cigars is c6mplete
Always on hand a fall line bf Fine
French Candies, Fruft, Nuts &c. Give
us a call. Our stand is under, the Gregory
House, Corner of Walnut Street. .
:V .itespectfully, '
Ap.7-tf GRIFFIN BROS. "
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Kew AdvertlNcmenlii.
DISIIIGUTIBII !
At the distribution to 'smokers of
Tansill's Punch Cigars at 8 o'clock
Saturday last, the prizes were
awarded as follows : '
1st prize Hon. W. T. FairQloth.
V 2d ' S. WiUieringtonl
3d " - o. or SmitKr--:
4th' J. M. Hollowen; ? j ;
5th X W. tStanley.
( We wiirin a short 'time' offer
somethmgjceal nice as a prize t
our Tansies Punch customers. ,
tf . .Respectfully, at ,
' " FONVIELLE & SAULS.
April 14th, 1885.
'"Onebydnethr'faljT
"Tansill's Punck" 5 cent cigar out-'
lives them all.
FONVIELLE & SAULS.
Tore a St. Louis tramp; "Tansill'u
nnpn; o cent cigar .ax-
, : FONVIELLE & SAUI.
WANTING,
To reduce stock before moving into
ournew quarters, we will until then,
offer special inducements to cash
buyrs. If -ou want bargains, re
member tfiat an opportunity is now
offered vou. Respectfully,
' PONVIELLE & SAULS.
R. A. WATTS.
SILVERWARE, WATCHES, CLOCKS,
JEWELRY, SPECTACLES, Etc.
DIAMONDS A SPECIALTY.
Having an overstock of the above goods
on hand, I will sell for the next 60 days
at 20 percent, below mv usual low prices.
R. A. WATTS,
West Centre Street, Goldsbobo, N. C.
8 m.J 1 door South of H. Weil & Bros.
MILLINERY.
I beg leave to call the attention of the
trade to my well selected stock of Mil
lineryT consisting of the very latest styles ,
RIBBONS, SILKS,- VELVETS,
FRENCH FLOWERS, OS
TRICH AND FANCY
FEATHERS,
FRENCH, ENGLISH and AMER
ICAN STRAW GQODS, WHITE
DRESS GOODS, Etc., Etc
CHILDREN AND INFARTS CAPS A SPECIALTY.
Soliciting the favor of an early inspec
tion of my stock, ' and. assuring you of a
pleasant welconieand a prompt attention
to your wants, I nv . f .4
Sincerely,"
Mas. E. W, MOORE. '
'Orders by mail carefully and promptly
filled. . A
APRIL 7th, 1805.
We wish to call the,' attention of the
wholesale and retail '.trade; to; th fact."
that we keep on hand a full line of fresli"'
family Croceries, such as, -t . ;
Cured MeatSjlirdM
Eicepiffio.OaS- f
;meai KwSqda;, t
Crackers, Molasses ; '
Canned QgQd,'
Such as Mats and, Vegetables, , .
Hay, Corn, Oats, &c.
.
'!., ! ; :4 ALSO, ', .
DRY GOODS,1 j NOTIONS,;;
SHOES, GLASSWARE, TIN, I
WARjE CROCKiYr &c.,H
Goods fully guaranteed as id quality
and price, . and delivered, promptly free .
of charge in any'part of the city.( ; t
"JUST RECEIVED, a car toadcof
4 inch guage shingles. Ap.7. y.
MilIiiieEy Ornaments anflTriDi