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t ... t tc I l t i :..:.. I iir4 cuj t per it or - J $ column . a evry TUuTuaj at 3-W)pol ...r, Is ' A.TI3 0AILY)-Ons lncD week, (2.00 1 oat month , ir,. (iT irinnttos,' flSfft; i.e mI of "City Items' ... b Uisbruoa ? i will b ltnerted between . 1 .' ' 1 i or Peatns, not to iceod 1 a. All additional i 1 ' e-'is. , r LuS. , 4dTr 10 ceu s t l3 iu 1 ba tin., r v .its ' Payinentu i . j i . i .. ..i. aJvcru.no -U most a. T .jular adveitlsmitsts will .... -....a pi-ampd tit tb 'sod or tar a month." f " " . ! Cot vmifatlpM couiaiuing ews oradiscnt .. loo of local matters art solicited. No communis OBti: - tf AffWpnbttsW tank contain af ' ; or tvat wttl maks mors, tbaa dot H. ft. BVhM, KdlUuc T HEW EENE, N, -T.Tl-t-:- a,;,;AtG.,9,;l88: ' Catered at the Tost oiflc at New Berus, N p , -- a second-class Blatter.' I -, - : - - l i -uprv cojimcr eetwei;n i ; SCIENCE 1511 EELIGIOX, j .i We feivft-ibelow -att,' extract from . Dr., WincheiPsefitnre on tb,e sup- rel i jion gjijflf C$0 pot belieyi there is reaiiy any conuici pet ween ire wiianoii anrl rhtfrelirHrm nf tha "Rihlin v whiVe there isVnndoabtedly a great contiict between the :false notions and theories oi botb: ; I conflict'Maiiiistly not a conflict shall ever be called, like Washings .: between ,-jscieuce and religion, ton, to direct the storm of- war, or -V Science j seeks ,and -maintains onl i to ravish the ears of deeply listening wliat a Irnef Of What ' for the time Senates ! To be constantly placing seems; straw Eeligion teneratls him, then, betore our children, in . and boMs4st to, that which is- di- this high character,. what , but liv?ri 1(iltlav:,-ittf. db2S 'tbs ; likie springing in the clouds a gol4 bniy"LbcflU8jeit w' tfutb,! and tber- en Phenix, which no mortal caliber , -fore sacrqdv . it is thelaw of religion can ever hope1 to reach t Or like "-to boltl ta&i to that ouce received setting pictures 61 the Mammoth from . sciero ;erf(5r. old science what intellect maintains ; is between the old sciencevand thje ,ne'- li Ja'.vrarfere inadeDf tsci- -ence on ow'tf rfcbot "'' It ' is sci- ence instinctively struggling to ex- ; punge the evidence 6f its mistakes, Science has changed: relicrion stands t.flrnu:i ut!jt,isthe right of scienciB 'toact'as'nmplrer This'fs sijriiJy a - question of science, and an uudia-. cerning sentiment most.' M'fconv pellet?, tbiVi''iI""0w'nlinte8,T'' dictate'" submission; for 'alliancb Y with!errOr is;an 'evil. ' while devo - tion to a'., new, truth gives spiritual Air thu has been abundantly illustrated ..in the history of -the-; worW?f n netfc science, proclaimed the sphericity 'of the earth, St. Au-1 i gustine' declared it a heretical dod- trine, since the sacred , frtters bad nowhere, tnentioued isut.i a thing, - But tlie doctrine prevaifed, ahd rel- '"wounded by , its I r: latidn, When Galileo declare t .tlat the gibbous fottn ' of Veniu revealed ia -, his'telf8cop8coii8ri?irl thCoperi : nican'tlicory,, the d '; cs I refused to science as "truth, even after . before the mice, ,whoni 'not aH the 3te Has jlistbvefed jt to be manna of Heaven7 can ever raise to What religion defends fs equality I Oh no 1 give us bis1 pri. - look foe themselveSjiit rettjbd back in the'geCeiitO and aiittrJ)pocenk trio faith which they IiM J -oged so 'long! WhWrthe" Jesujthiner 'reported " that he bad discovered spots on the 'solar disc, the Clergy refuted him by declaring that Si Paul had "recorded hotting about blemishes oil theV.suu'sr face, an$ . Schelin ; wv6lleH(; JiSo whei geological 'study showed that the earth mnstTbe mote than six thou sand years old, the religious sentj ment recoiled, because it had ' long devoted itself to tbe. doctrine of the recent origin "of the world, whicti itrreceived m tbe ages ol ignorance;. So among ,the questions out standing ra onr own time, tbe io ant lenity of be bman, species h; been maintained' because -all me , werei thought; f descended ?i froi Adam, whose antiquity does not antijdateeight foiu ten thousand years; and those, who maintain the " exioten6e of Preadamites of a higher antiquity than Adim aie rdnged for the time hein? amoner the nnoi- tli. J3uL nt.ossiJcience uerselt a!:';!l roretis.tlitjory of Pread?a v iteS nutre, religious faith . will finally come around to the - new position! ' and ; will ULa1 'discover that ' th Bible always" did speak of people older than Adam. ;f , , i " Co finally with the question ol evolution, which, for the time gives - s""ie; r?' ;7ots . people so: i irinch anxiety. It is a question for science to Bettle, an 1 not one for, theology todenoaiiij 7Lcr.cver the truth is finally :' find it rr -errors s . if evola" i ! ! ,nd, rcl'gion will 1 'e than the old ,1 L!'vJfof.'"And til f V e nethod of natuitY u ii 1 , d r ' oil, cad t i " t-:c.i evol-t: to f . i t Xi' - .1 v. I.. )U:, I cr ' it cc 1 c.iseov. r .on;- ) on udtj jj, and let srolicy by V Tit Lisia too un- lib "the , to c! 1 1 ct sci; t:fc orir,i;a isiuisbin 1 iuciiiva OutiV" I i C" it CP : . i : . i . i - -j . , , -V. Hi Cur!3u Ar " '?s, I ;say Hon i rtl'e la r! ' .If, tai Eie-pUry ' . ? i t his 'iu"j Couiitiyiiipa.!. ' ' By M. li. Wkk"'', fiiunociv- lie-tor 9f Mount Veiuoaituiisli. " Tie above U tie title of "a little'; r unpretending , ylrte quite j coni- monly t found tt blender Cottage libraries: in' Ifortb" Carolina, eome thirty or forty years n'o,' generally la company with the tioiy, JJibiej unyan's Pilgrim's Progress, ' Watk er'aJ)ictionary, Pike'8,.or.DabouI4'8 Arithmetic, and Goodrich's -First BooS bfllistoryJ Vt8"-; ui ;i The woodtCut frontispiece .of. the Father of . hi$i Oonntryr with high stock, sDowy eloud-of rnffle on bis b0som, and iaye,';thoiigbtfql face, is'fresn in: the memory of bundi;eds of, the nowrold pr middle aged, u 1 The author, tells ns, "in the first chapter; that the task ' he proiioses is not to paint "Waahingtou t$e Hero ; jand; DflmigoVi; Washington bei' junbeam i in . council! or the storm -in war," but that it is hum ble but not less useful care to pre sent in, Hall heir jhistretd the ad miring' eea'1 of our Children, the pritate jirjtaes , of Columbia's first art A rWka oof. ann " If a ffino cofa tcth t th hnvnnt mat i that. prompted ! tbis bis aim V 'Wbo yate virtues J; ' In these every youth 'youth may become a Washingtou- a Washington in piety and , -patriot- ism in industry and honnr-and consequently a Washington, in what alone deserves the name; Self-esteem ' and Univeesax EE'gPECl'.-t -"'; . In the accpiuplishment of his ni- dertaking, ,of .!'puttingtus in love with virtue,'' of "teaching; her; not ' ala,nied,. ol -Mshowing heir uer own features, i scorn her -owji ,image,"lhe writeremploya the ap' 'est comparisons and illustratibus, most IivIf arid faitbful descriptions sions,ud a pathos rarely equalled. One thing is certain, he is no dealer ,u ausrraciions. ue sucks io me concrete and Is ever highly dfant- atic. The proofs and evidences of all' these qualities and characteris- tics can be found on nearly every page of the book. The very openr ing of the story is a scene Toulon, the place. ' Some young Americans and-the great Corsican, the persons of tne drama. ' . (By the ; way," the reader of this first? chapter wtll.be at no loss to discover whence th Hon.' Edward Everett may have gotten bis idei of the parallel and contrast between Marlborough, Napoleon and Wash ington, ' - which be so strikingly drew in his lecture on the character of the last.) ,, How ; many times": bas it been attempted, and bow many speaker or writers have ever surpassed tba description of the stupendous mag nitude Of the Continent of America and its belongings which occurs in the second -chapter . of this little book ! "She rises beneath the frozen pole, stretches far and wide to; the South.'; ....sustaining on her ample sides tbe roaring shock of half the watery, globe, And equal to its size is the turni tureot this vast Continent,; where the. Almighty has reared his ciouo- capped mountains, and spread his Bea-uke lafces, and poured bis mighty rivers, and hurled down his thundering cataracts.'' See with what power be pictures the terrors oi the journey of young W ashing ton 'to the French military posts on the Ohio , as narrated in the fifth chapter. "The whole ? countri west oi tne uiue Mountains was one i immeasurable forest, from time immemorial the gloomy haunt of ravening beasts and ot murder om savages.; jno voice uad ever broke the lawful f fiibnee of those dreary woods' Bave tbe ' hiss of rat tlesnakes, the shrieks of panthers the ' yell of : Indians, and hdwliug lomniKl a .t. ' "" TTnnr "Krio-lir. n.nl fresh-' and true, the representation ot his, hero's lite as a surveyor in the same chapfer:M "Brought tip to the simple harmless employment of a surveyor,' an - employment which more t'. 'Ti any ol'ier tends to trail qtsilizo t!.a iniad. --.ThevcrJ music of tie love breat'ai 1M l -: ' i f ''i ; ! .1: 3 re; . X TC . Lit F r' ;1 t J 3 - t 1 V I rr ry i - 1 s aa ii; were, of a sunlit sea, in the tenth chapter! "The blue fields of ocean bi lghtly shining round, with hil.-her youag' billows wantoning ' before the playful breeze;! tbe" bLips "uodvlg tl and stately, over , the Leaving surge." What an air of brightness, tendernesss and gentle purity, and respect for the 'sanctity of the rite has this' old country parson con triyedj in a few 5 lines, to throw around his little picture of the mar riage of AUgustin Washington arid Miss '' Dftudrldge, - iu 'the second chapter 'Ilis father," fully J per: suaded that a marriage Of virtuous love comes .uearestto 'i angelic life, early stepped up .to the; altar with glowing cheeks and. jqy-spai klittg eyes, , while by his siue.with soft, warm hand, sweetly trembling iu his," stood the' afi gel form of the lovely Miss Dandridge." . ' ) He ''points" well the, "moral" against; ' extravagance'-' In ' money matters and "ill weaved ambition' in the tentnf chapter in which he tells -the mournful tale of" Arnold's treason: J The British commander, well knowing, tbe ticklish situation ot a proud : man,' caught on the horns, ot poverty, sends ? up Ma. or Andre with money in bisi pocket;" What a sad, sweet and pathetic music is there m - these words! "Sons Of t the generous1 soul why should I tell how Major Andre died! ' The place where bis gallows stood Is overgrown with weeds but smiling angels often v isi t the spot; and it was batbeu with , tbe tears of his foes." That man or woman is 'little to be envied"' whose eyes do not fill with the tribute of a noble sympathy.' as he reads the Story in his same chapter of the treatment of the captive rebel boys by this accomplished,.' magnanimous, ' but unionunaie iniain. , , t The writer once heard an oired. motherly, Christian-hearted lady in Duplin countynow 'U" glorified saint in heayeu-say: "Mr. Weenis must have, been a very good- man and a right; good poet too.'' In witness of which last she quoted these two lines in the same chapter: "Far more neace the dvinur Andre felt. Than Arnold ever koew ia proeperous KUj,f. , , l'..t O-SiVi'V I He 'must be pardoned for think- ng that Mr,1. Weeras is a right good . - prose-poet ;, aud i that ; his Claim might'; ue easily" made gooddespite au occasional display of pedantry, over " floridness and extravagance of statemehfr--to the character of a wise," beautiful ind most persuasiye ; and attractive moral trtacber; ;; ; .s .!x a Iu bis limited reading it has ne er ueen uis lortune toaugnt upon, m any' protane writer, a juster and more fehcious statement of the .' art of happiness and the true philosophy of lifd than is contaiifed in the fol lowing, which are4 the first words of the eleventh chapter: ,.fTo. be happy in every situation is a proof of .wisdom seldom offered by man. It - proves that tbe heart is set on that 'Which alone can ever com pletely, satisfy it, i. c the imitation of Cod in .berevalent , and useful Immediately following this there seems to be an expansion of a part of. Cardinal Vvolsev's cloonent la- ment oh bis tall, in Shakespeare's uenry yiu, contained in the .lines: "o sun shall ever usher forth mine honors,. . - ; Or gild again the noble troong that .; waited upon my smiles. . And a happy implied contrast of his feelings on " that occasion' with those of Washington, 1 at borne. 1 on nis tarrn, ar- tne end or tne war roy independence. "'His military faabi'.s axe laid by with the : same ease as he tould throw off an old coat. The camp, with . all its parade; and noise,;. is torgotten.i , ue awakes, m his Biienc cnamoera jit jviount V er- non, without sighing for the sprightf ly drums .and . fifeEj that jnsed to salute him every morning. H&dpv among bis. domestics,- he does not regret the shining ranks ot patriol soldiers that used to pay him horn1 age. The useful citizen .is the high character '. her wishes'" to act--his pword turned into a plow share i$ his' faVorite instrument, and hii beloved farm is his stage." un its title page is tins com mentation of the worki ' ' l' -"The ' author has treated' this great feubject with admixable suet cess in a new way 1 lie turns a the actions of Washington to the encouragement of virtue by a care iul; arpucation of Unmerous ex pleinilications'drawn: from the con duct of the founder of our ropu: irom ins . earliest , lile., II. tie I aior-General U. S. Arsay." , sThis II. Lee quoting now fro: the Hon. James P.1 Holcotnbo's n dress n'. the-, 'celebration . of t! First" Memorial.' '.Anniversary i : Washington and Lee tUnivfi '' "tt'ftS eage, t' VLI j .p. a ger. cf anei: rr:';: I t ;:;on:i i f ii i t 1 ,.. : tci t i i LecV C. t;- ..a!' ri. ::i tl 1 uaress: "ul.f.a i.wvit was vc;y yonsg, the family re woved to Alex- audna, and he became a frerj-r-nt visitor at Arlingtou, vlere t L 3 memory of Washington whs alno; t asluuch the Seuius of tie i .Iulo cs at Mount Vernon. . He grew amid scenes: which constantly recalled the Father of his Country, and in a social circle where the recollection of his virtues was fresh, 'Jt'is not, therefore, surprising that this ex alted character &houk1 have brooded as, an ideal over , the dreams and meditations of his youth." v " rutting together this commenda tion of this' book by the fathee; and the other facts and circumstan ces above set 'forth, relating to the early lire aud associations or the all-famous son, is itv'a far-fetched inference, is it not, on the contrary, a reasonable ana probable concin sion, that the eyes of the youthful Cobert brightened, that his heart beat high aud his cheeks glo wed- as the eyes, cbeek and heart ol every generous youth who reads, it will do aa he pored with - a keen sympathy over this . Life ' of Wash ington, ; (. : .. . p'i:r.y--' nk: Time and war and changes bave m ade copies of the old editions scarce, Uut the .writer, ot, this , was glad to see this old favorite of,. his brought Out in good, large, legible print, in the 'Seaside Library'? form, No. 1596." Price twenty cents. So that it can, for a mere trifle, be put in the library of every Southern uuy wui'u ni least u ougiu io uu found) by the sido ; of "Personal EeminLscences of Gen. Eobert E. Lee" By Eev; J. William Jones, D.D." Kobert E. Lee; that other great 1 American "worthy to ' ne named in tbe same breath'' With George Washington. ." i "Old Fashion. , NOIvrn 1'AItOl.INA, - 1 ' CKAViEN COUNTY ) I Clerk's Ofpicc Craven Superior Court, At the renueet of C. J. Ti ler, one of tbe In corporator h named in tbe plan of Incorpora tion of tbe Home Guardian, Hied In this olltce, 1 nereDv notify tne corporators named in saiu plan to u.cet at the Court . House lu New Berne, N. C.,on the - ' ! 18th Day tf Asjsst, 1883, at TWELVE o'clock, M., for the. purpose of electing omcers nccoraing io me plan oi saia tneorporeiton ana sucn otner omiwi as tney propose, to ado-t by-taws, and such other pur poses as are legal, not inconsistent with tbe law ana mepian oi incorporauon. . . Witness mv hand and oaiciul skt flila 25th aayouuiy, itsa. , - ' ' - nr ni , n t-x, pro i JuU-dtd - . . Clerk Superior Court. NOTICE. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,!. y cnAVRM a;oumty, , . 1 The subscriber havlnK Qualified aa Admin istrator of the estate of John l. Howard.de. id. on the Kith dav of Jalv. A.D. lHKlbe- the Probate Court of Craven county. hereby notifies all persons having clftlma against aaia esuue, io present them tor pay ment on or Detore too loth day or July, lHH4,or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their re covery. ' . - - au persons lnaentea to saia. estate wtu make Immediate .uynient. , , . lUone-tnis xum uay oi juiy, ihki. - - . . .IAS M. how A Pit. j' 'Julyl5-dlw .' .' Administrator. C. E: FOY & CO., Wholesale Grocers ; 1 ' And Dealers In ' Guano and Genuine German v Brick Block, Middle Btreet," I Newborn, N.C. ;:;!::rn Drcr.:!iC: rt- 'iui W.P.KOEHEGAY;i&XO.i OF OOLDSBOnO. :!.-- ;.--ii;v- :vnrij'j, ,v... WATERTOWNrf ECLIPSE I '-AKft y 'vii..; Are FIRST: CLASS, equaled by ;fe W excelled by none. Reference is mnde to every party using them., . Batialac l)o not be put otf. with the common engines now flooding; the .market, but call ana examine ours and let us show you their points of excellence. . Also, agents fcr the ' '. . 1 . ' : i ,!-:. ' nAUCCGS IITSFinATO?., the beetsboller feeder known. " ' COTTON" GI1ST8 . f.., if . - - AND ' , t , Use best made. . . - , ; -, U. S. A'. At bis New l un JIa St., one ciaor below oUtli Front, i - y ' ' j Is crerhiK his New fitook of PAINTS, . . I:-!' : ; 'OILS, .'- - "HOPES, . , . TWINL'S, : CANVAS. NAILS.' a . 1 SPIKES, ' 1 ' . OAKUM, " ETC, ETC. At BOTTOM riUCES for CASH. Thankful for past favors, be Invites' his friends to come again . dAw Ji ' KET7 ELrJiTE ' J L S mmmJ I tlU.lv ; a tbe Duffy Building on Middle street, near corner of, Pollock.. iye i:EVT.:LEsnTrpT a Three Billiard and Two Pool; Finest .in'.the Country. cEvitcoa the Tftpnp The HnestLlquors and Cigars, the celebrated BEKQNER 4 ENGEL BEEE, Boor Kraut, Sardines, Lobster, Llmburger and Bchweltzcr Cheese constantly on band. . j . ' - ' JOHN DETltlCK. NovldAw. ..;- - 13, SWKRT'K StaU No. 2 Left liana Sidfl " AT THE CITY MARKET, ; i Is alwavs supplied with the very best Frerf Meats, Beef, Pork, Mutton and Sausage that the Market. anords. unonuim.. .i,: janitt-uiy We hare fitted up a ' ' ' Parlor for Ice Cream.' and can furnish Ice Cream, Water Ices and fine cake. rr-.t.-., . ; Families and parties supplied with cream packed in porcelain freezers. ; t Urdera taken durine the week tor ice cream, to be deuverea' for nundays desert..;' ' -vv- li - ' .. ' - i Parlor .open every ..-night until 12 o'clock. ". . . t ' A. II. POTTER CO. WANTED, Five First-Class Boot, and - , Shoemakers, to work either by the 10b. week or month. ' ' ' ' ' " : ; Apply to " UK-l W. HARRELL,;. . Manufacturer of Boots and Shoes, ma29-dftw : !' NeWbeen, N. C' WM. LOltCU, GENERAL MERCHANDISE ' CAST ''E5?:2 ACCCrODATIOlIS.- Broad St. New Berne, H C.V dwMnr. Lis It Stands at the Head, ( i ; r r For eale.ty -.''. . i :'n;,;D.:Eurr7, "' ' "iTiw'rr - s. N. C. . mal2d (3Xj, C.-.jTIi.i I. A 7,'utual City of the I da i ( Obfickhs pont ' It. ii J C Col A. II, i ' i' J. t r For us to ai OUR 13 C CONfySTINa:;iN PART OK ; , - of all Ki;:r3, DRY GOODS, . ; ; , NOTIONS, ' .i" - BOOTH & SIIOL'5, FLOWS & JIOJOS. fHE OEII cottc:j nc.7 1 A SPECIALTY Call and sea us or write for samples and I . 1 I.. . iu . ,., ..I 1. .11: prices.. ,. ' . j Tbos, Gates & Co., on aprld&wly -.ami Opp. Gaston House. '.Walter P. Bisrus L Co., ; COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ' ' ' ' S'X''. . AND DE1LERS IN ' : GRAIN OF 'AIL' KIIID3. . (Com a Specialty.) . NewDeme, TJ. O. - Orders aud ConsiKumenta respectfully oUoited Jaul-dwly DA IL BROS., WHOLESALE OfiOOEJUt i-W, '-Li I AND COMMISSION , MERCHANT. KEW BliENE. N-fj April y, d w . ...... KneGfoccricsl FairTc:!:: LOWEST PRICES Our Hotto ani our Su: We constantly cairv a verv larsn and selAct line of r , , .. , , Fine Groceries,. , '' ' Vanned (Joods , Qoois in Glass, ' ,' ' ' " ,Tea; Coffee ;' " 1 'Sjlices, " Cakes and Crackers, " ' Flour, .... 'in Provisions, 1 . . i - mTolaeco, - . , h. ' u '. 'Cigars and - t . ' 1 - v ' j Snvff.r And we solicit a call from the city trade. We call especial attention to our l-ntrllslk Breakfast and Jnnnn Tens, mid our "lumn. ton" Java and IUo t'oflee, fresh ground every day, at 20c. lb. The best-in the -city.- Try a. package.. - Hmnurtra urnnniatcd iifnr, 10c. A NO, 1 Knncy Hour 4 cis. ' Our "I.e Boquet" ClRar,5c. each; 6 for 25c. . We keep the best ol everything, soil gunr anteeboth price and quality, and cheenully HKFUND THE MONEY ON PI JM - The Cash Trade Only Solicited. ; wm, Pcii raii-co i Co; , , 8. Front HU New Heme, N.C. ' novl7-dlv J. L. McDANIEL, :.' DEALER IU - Choice Fa,niily Grcccr:.", CANN12F' OOOIS of all Kin;!?. .Thoyery r:tr :: received fresh from the bent Nm-f.Inn I iriea ' Bpecla,u.ntlon called to tils Choice Grades of Tut illy "lour. ' . JJroad tired , 4 ZoiMrM " Jl'f Vc, lan2dly KXV,rELIlX, IT. C. BATHHOULUC. The Bath Iloiise on FiFt Ti t is now open for t)ie v n. i 8 to 11 o'clock a. m. devo, , , i the ballance of the d.iy t) , BOYS. Admittance FIVH to 1 . I f Season Tickets 3. CJ) 1 T r J r: ct Lie:
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