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Uocommna cxuon must expect to be published that contains njuctlonnble personalities; withhold the name f the author ; or that will mako more then out ilamo of this paper. - ' ! -V- Any nerson fcellna aggrieved at any anony mous communication con obtain, the name M iho author by application at this office nml flowing whereto the grievance exists. THE JOUKNAL. a. s. nvsn. , Editor. SEW BERN E, N. C. NOV. 13 1584, Catered at the Post office at New tlTue assecond-clw-sfi mat,"w ; , THE PEACEFUL SOUTH. We copy the following timely article from the 25w York Journal of Commerce because it does simple justice to a section ol the union that has been repeatedly slandered fov desisruinsr politicians. Such - V " - misrepresentations have had s tendency to drive coital and immi f rants from the South, but the O " . trutli'will eventually prevail: The profound pence vliicb marked the election in all tbtf Southern States ought to gratify good citizens of all parties at the North and West. " ,Those who know the South best never doubted that peace and order would prevail there on elec tion day. The disturbances that occurred in Louisiana last week did not crow out of the Presidential contest..' They were local and per aonaMn their character like the tronbleaat Cincinnati in October. Such sporadic cases of disorder should not bo set down to the dis credit of any section. They may take place in the best regulated communities. They are more;apt to be provoked than prevented by the interference of United States denntv marshals, and other Federa' or State officials who are clothed with extraordinary nOwers. It is strange .that the partisan and offensive , meddlina oi these men "'dotea'"not oftener lead to riot and bloodshed. Toward the close of thecampaigu there was au effort on the part of some stump speakers and editors to revive the bitterness of sectional feeling at the North. The North was entreated to be "solid" for one imrtv because the South was pre sumed to be solid" for another- 0n this theory it pleased these dis turbers of the national peace to paint the South as black as possible. She was represented to be in corably hostile to the North in all matters supposed to have been finally settled by the war. Of these "charges there was no proof whatever.- ;.They rest on the unsupported words of the men who made them. The real grievance, it was easy to see, was the apprehension that the South would.be "solid." Well, if the South choo6es at any time to be "solid", for any party or candi date, that is her own business. The persons, who profess to deplore such an event most seriously are those who have dona their best to make a "solid" North. If solidity is, to be regretted in the one caso it is cer tainly not to bo desired in the other. V' It is of far more importance to the whole country that the South should be peaceful on election day than that she should cease to be "solid" in favor of this or that party. ' 1 Now that she has shown iu the most signal manner her determina tion td keep the peace on election 4ay at a time when there were the greatest provocations to disorder- wo trust that those at the North who have been most uncharitable in their judgment of the South will now do her justice. No other part of the United States is more obedi- eat to the Federal l;x& than the Souths ' They press upon her with special severity, but she subnets to t hem with as much cheerfulness and rrace as any other section. That K'hicb the Southern people, have f :n proclaiming for the last ten ::a is really true; They are' pro udly interested in the peace and rperity of the Union. They 1 nt Northern capital and North- i confidence, which must precede . They want enjigr atjon from the world. Tbey want all those 1 things which only fall to the f states which allord protection l of all races, religions, creeds - -..?;tfcrl cr--' . Tut! iri that might justify the bad name which her enemies will ti eeek to fasten upon her. . To these charges her good conduct on Taesday is sufficient answer. ; : r . Til's SLUTiSBS. ' A TLKASIKG STOBY ABOTJT A PKIN- CESS WHO LOST A SnOE. ' You have read of 'Jack's - Seven- league Boots and of Oiudetella's Little1 Glass Slippers, but I daresay you have never heard of the rnncess Ptrs Shdes. let they wero quite as wonderful ii' the way as those others that you ;read-;of. in your story books. . Tbey went all the way through the air trom hundred gated Thebes,-on the Nile, to Mem pbis, almost six hundred miles, and they carried, their nnVre ever so many leagues over the lotus blos soms and porphyrV ' courts .'of her Egyptian home,- and yet they are not worn out. ilade of the most fragile material tho. soles formed of strips of paltn-leafj neatly fiUed together '-and-furnished with bands of the stem nf the papyras, prettily lined wltlrretFColored-mien with a queer looking" picture painted on it and a little gilt:, ornament' nt the euda of the curved - points these slippers have outlasted the stone temples and palaces that blazed so gorgeously in the" old Egyptian land, when Pti walked among their matured majesty..' They ara more than three thousand . years old. Is it not wouderiun And more won derful than anything else about i he story is that it is "a' truly story." One bright morniug Pti, who was a Princess, was dressing to go out A dozen maids were running hither and thither for her jewels, her best robes and her sandals, while a dart eyed girl stood plaiting her long, silky black hair. Ever and anon Tti would look nt a little hand-glass of silver to see the effect. "There, Luxora, that will do," she said to her tire-woman, as the tress at her left side, plaited with gold thread, dropped from the slaved; hands. "Now bring me that sailroi' ! J or e d, robe,, w i t h the golden belt r.nd st taps. Osiris', that collar of pearls and costly stones and those armlets and bracelets inlaid with lapis laxuli and turquoise Nay, Nefertsa, not those, but the sandals ornamented with the head of Mother Lsis." The girl addressed as Nefertsa blushed, hesitated and at last stammered:' "My mistress, I can find but one , of the Isis-hcadod shoes; its mate is gone." "Lliou hast mislaid it out no matter; though barefoot do I go to day, for I will wear no other," said uioa.'nu.:e,ss, "Nay, uiy lady, it were not seem lv," cried her ."maidens.'. 'Did not uiy great-grandmother, Nitakerr go barefoot a whole year and a day, because there were no shoes small enough to. fit her? And am not I a princess, too! I say barefoot will I go until I get a pair I fancy! and Pti stretched out her beautiful pearly feet and glanced at tnern witn tuei least oit ot vanity. jno jttiore couidi beisaiu. bo arrayed in her soft colored linen robe, her mantle of jarnoroidered Babylonian, cloth, her , necklace of gold,1 and a head-dress . of fine feathered-work, lace and jewels, but with her small teet supperiess, Fti went down into the broad court and mounted her palanquin of wicker i and lacquer-work, which iour nuge ijyoian siav.es oore wuen ever she went abroad. On her way home, the IMncess stopped at a cobbler's shop, near the Sacred way. With defcreutia; hands the tradesman handed to his high-born patron pair after pair of his costly stock. , Sanaajs woven ol tiver-grass and, of , palm-leaves, sandals of leather and sandals of glass, sandals ornamented with the god Horus and the god Osiris were given her for inspection, but none suited her. "Have you no others?' ' she asked These are all too large." "I have a pair, bh Princess of Egypt, that were made for the Lady Termntms, out they did not fit her, She said they were mu&h too small for the feet of; any woman in fab Land of the Seyen luvers." Pti, the Princess, smiled. "They 'may. fit' me'' she "said "Mv feet are verv small." The sandals were brought. They were indeed dainty things, but they were a perfect fit for the X'rincess's feet. ; "I will take - them." , sho said "Your price?", v r:., -;f "Seventy eilyer rings." ; m The money was counted out bv fti's , attendants and the Princess went bopie with the slippers.; There was no$ another just such a pair m an .Egypt, yii, as you may imagine was very ; proud of them , apd very choice ot tuenv top, ana only, wore them '6n state occasions. Seventy silver rings could not be spent every day for a pair of shoes, even by a daughter or the Pharaous'.j i The river -Nile" b wept up jlose to the 'garden or the villa where Pti lived and one afternoon the rnncess and her . maids walked -clown the p:ith3 ti t' i irr:l 'i ; I'tiwas her head, lest the hot sun might too ' rudely kiss the fair cheeks ,of the royal lady." Of course she had on her jeweled slippers, and as she walked she daintily held her robe so that they might be seen. There was not a speck of dirt on their rich sheen, v t ' V . r , The wafers of the great river sparkled in the sunshine; but where a grove of palm-trees tossed their branches over the waves gr shadows lay. , It seemed- such a cool, secluded spot that the maidens were tempted to tako a bath. With much noise and laughter they went down among5 tho callas and'lotns blossoms.' ' '...' 1 -7 -- 1 Pti' and her maids were very merry and were in the water a great while. ' While they sported in the cool current an eagle swooped down upon the shore and bore away a bright thing in its taloflfe.-'The groat shadow jissed overtheni and presently became a mere specK in the nky, far above where the great river widened in its' swtfep toward the midland sea. : ! fi :ii :'.;; ' When' Pti 1 earn o " to dress,' she could not find one of her jeweled slippers, and she told the' maids that the eagle must have borne it away. Now among tho ancients the eagle was considered aj mes senger of one of their false gods, and when one saw an eagle it was believed to be a good omen So the maidens answered: -' ;. 'Good will come of it, noble ady. Regret it not: your slipper wilUbring yoa a princely suitor, for it is an omen ot sovereignty." ' 5 And Pti, the Princess, hobbled home as .best she might, with one foot slipperless. When her maids smiled, she only said: : "There is lucfi: lor me. I shall marry a king.'' Far away down the river lay the royal city of Memphis, its palaces and temples shadowing the -JSile. A new King reigned there, who had just come to the throne. The most potent Pharaoh the Nile had seen for years young, gay and hand some he was yet unhappy; Barn eses had no Queen. The King sat, one eve, in the coo; portico of his palace overlooking tho river. The last rays, of tho sunlight quivered on the sands of the Lvbian desert. Perfumed breezes swept up from the Nile, scented with the odor ol callas, palm groves r.n orange flowers. The sweet voices of beautiful slaves hummed a gay tune; but the face of Barneses stil looked grave and sad. Suddenly a dark shadow passed oyer the palace, and the King saw, with scaped awe and wonderment, the huge shape of an eagle descend toward him with ivido spread pin ions. ; And as he looted something ; bright and glittering fell '.'from 'its' talons to the tesselated pavement. Barneses stooped and pibked up Pti's slipper. All the next day and tho next royal couriers spread proclamation,: ottering the throne to whoever conld produco the mate of the mag nificent sandal which the eagle had brought the King, Pti, in her dis. tant palace, heard . the grand, tid ings, and beautiful and dainty as a white lily, came to Memphis in an swer to the King's, appeal. She walked up the mighty pillared por ticoes pi the Pharaohs with a grace ful air and stood before Barneses, fairer than the great Queen Amense when she wooed . Thotmes.5 One pearly foot was bare; the other glit tered" with ' the jeweled sandal, whose mate the King held in his hand. ., . - '' i'- ,....., . . , t- ., ,. Eameses kept his word., , When thq,es.t pew i moon flashed its splendors on tiia Nile it flashed too ion tho marriage feteis of tb great Pharaoh and his lovely .bridd. " The bright-winged temples'.shone with illuminations. ' Merry feasting made the palace a scene of-delight. The dark-ffownirig1 1 Pyramids looked down upon ftJMfl Jthat was laugh ing with joy,' for Pti had found her slipper and with : it .the diadem of Egypt' vj?ja.v..';-V-. -.I- ,:;-vti If yon were to thjit the British Museum, at Londorr, ou would see th6 Princess 1 Pti's'' shpes--the jew eled slippers that.the eagle carried from ; Thebes to ' Memphis. Pti never wore them after she became queen, but when she died they were put on ber feet and buried with her. A few years ago her; mammy was exhumed and there were the won. derful sandals which the old story- wrireF POia aooui; in is nig uoou. Swejst i Gbm and Mullein. 1,5 ' The sweet' guto, as, 'gathered 'Ifom'a tree of the Bffme" name, rgMwing'alorjg the email Btraams inthe Southern Sjtatea, contains a Btinjulatingeipeptofar.t prin ciple that loosenis me phlegtji producing the early motntngl;6ugh,'orjd8timulttte8 the child to throw off ; the falqe mem brane in roup and whooping cough. When combined with the healing muci laginous principle in the mulloin plant of the old fields, presents la Tatloe'b CHEBOKKB EEfEDY OS SWEEt t(CM JLND( HOTXEiN, the finest known remedy, for Coughs, Croup, Whooping Cough and Consumption; and eb 'paJa table, any child Is pleased to take it. ; Ask your druggist for it.' Bend two-cent Btamp for Taylor's Riddle Book,, whioh is not only for tho amusement of the little ones who will gather around jour knee to hear the puzzling questions,, but'eon taini f i ' . 'i f t I' ! ' ; ! y TROYALnaflt ji jS2 mmk: ; ' Afesi! U. u re- This riowder never varies. A inurvel bniltv.stretiirth. and whtrteSoinoSckj. ' More economical than the ordinary kinds, and ettn- nyt bo sold In competition with Uio multituue of low test, short weight, alum or phosplmte powders. Hold only in cans. tiOT.tli INKING Y. novls-lvdw I'OWDEBUO.. im W HI l-St.. JN. MOTHERS9 BXaBBGSBKXfy&nrT SO KOBE TERBCfi! NO MORIS P4D5 NO WORE DANGER! llilsinva'.ualile pieo- nfatiun. in tYiilv tri umph of SUiCHtlflO skill, And no more in estlnifible beiulit M-as ever bestowed on tne mothers ot ihowolrd. It not only short ens the tlmn of labor and lessens the inten TO sity ol puin, but, iti'tler inan an, u-grctiuy ai- JMTIIER or Oill.0. nin(t.hrs the dninrcr lo life of both mother and ol.ilil, snd ltaves i he i.iotlit-r in neonui- tioii IJ'--li!v 1'ivornbie to tiiee'iy recovery. Tho Dreiid r.f and I'm- it'hS 1 iatj ! to tlo'.dinp, coii.iilciiMia, Motherhood mil other alarninia yinptin Incident to iiii.;eriiv; aim pniimu labor. Ifsvnilv im- Tratisfori'.iod to iiU-rtn! efficicy i;i this rnaiicot enlHIc-H the Mo'i'iikR's Fbjekb to nor e be rnnktd ii one of the-life Having appli-' imees Riven to the world by tlicv discov eries of modern sol onco. AND Kiom nil lifitm-o of the CHS3 it will of JOV. course bo understood that we en nnot pnbl Isii leertllieates POncevniiiK iUiis Ukmkpy without wonndiiiKtiieyelioncy SAFETY A SB EASE of the writers. Yet we linve hnnnreds of such testinioniiilH 'on (lie. TO o-nd no mother who lias once used it will ever again bouithont SUFFERING IVOMAS.- it in .her time or trouble. A prominent physleimi lately remarked to Hie proprietor, that if it wero nuniissHile to maKo punuo rne loiters wo receive, tne "Mothers' Friend would outsell 'anything on the market. ; , "; . I most earnestly entreat every female ex nectina to be contlned, to nso Mothers' Kelief. (Jonpled Willi this entreaty I will add that during a long obstejrioaL practice (forty four years), I have never known 1J. to fail to pro- ance a sine ann qiucK uenvery. IU J. HOLMKS, M. D Atlanta. Ofi. T Coal, IIaylce& Wood, ''v-'y fQ)i SALE BY. 1 --r- APPLY AT THEIR v IO E HOUSE, Near FflOt pf Middle street, New Berne, N, fU . Call on us before purchasing else where. ."' jyl3 dwly , fJEV STORE ! J : , .1TEW:G00DS! ' The undersigned have just returned from the Nortlcrn Markets, where they have pnr chased '.v. :- I I'VVli I415 OF GOODSx t!,: Consisting of . ij.) Dry (Soofliv Groceries,! Boots A ; ; ' fchoes,-Hats &ut Capa; No y ; ! 1 tion, Wood aijcj IVillow ' ... ,!,; , vwari Cigars, Tofcac-: .., i t ' - co, r.tc, ntc, , t . i - Vf ii) A . Liquors ot tho; Purest . - J , ?tiaI, ; ' - we piDjipse f o sell tJlItAr fer CA8B. Would he jflod to have our friends and cus tomors call and examine before purchasing elsewhere. . , . ... , ,, .;. , 1 , -i Fresh Goods received by every Steamer. K , TAYLOR & SMITH, MUitllo Street, Ouo IoOr above ; v"-..i i.0 noose. ; ' - oopidSnawi);' : ."-'' 'vv' - KEROSENE OIL 13l!LS. at Elchtyflve cents; ' ' r' ' .' COTTON f-T.KI) and SKKD COTTON at the hi;;heNt. i: t 1-rlce. ' J wti) M ;-'M ' i . Doh'i-Stop SS35A:13 XT jkX.Xi' Worsted dress goods in . all colors, plaiu and figured, 121c per yard,' reduced " from 15o. aud 18c. ...':.:.-. .'..Ji ':.,.'. ., .. n, :., . . .. Ottoman dress goods, 15c, 221c. and 26c, good value and very oheap ' " " 1 ..i . Double width Canhmeres at 38c. per yari, worth SOo. last season, in black and colors, ond the best line of all wool black Cashmeres in the city, ranging in price from &0o. per yard up, just marked down, both in blue, black, and jet black for mourning- Also a new style, double width, figured dress goods, for S7ic in black and colors. . '- . - - A vr hamlsoine piece of Jersey cord dress goods, black, for 85cv, reduced from CI. 10., . . ' , - ; , -. - . v ...,''. Woolen plaids 15o, to 25c. Dress flannels, single width, 15c. Double width flannels, 89c, all wool, 56 inches wide. ;' 1 The very beet black Dress Silk at $1.00 per yard, worth 51.25, warranted all boiled silk; vill stand alone. ' 5 S ' ,. , . . - . ', BatinS in all colors and black. ,. ' ' j j .', : ' i Telvelcens, plain and brocaded, from 45o. to 90c the last priced being almosp . -as good a real velvet. . ' .' ' '""' Corsets, 85c, 40c. and COo'.1' White Handkerchiefs. So., Co., JSo. and J0o;' All linen Handkerchief, hem stitched and tape border; 10c apiece. A large line of colored bordereJliaudkeTchiefs for. Sc. apiece or QOo. per dozen. ,'.1 'i - Lmlios colotf d iu,s.), 5c. a pair. Ladies oil color hose, in solid colors, black and lancy stripes, lor i- . a pair, very cneap. grades.' ..-,:--; ,' -,: ,;, Uleoched Dcimuniioa from 4c. up. 4-4 per yard. Tlie Ih-s 1 4-4 bleached, goods Prints 4c. and 5c. Bed tickings blue table oil cloths. A full line of good woollen shawls for $1.25. - . - ; " Wesell the best 5c. and 10c. easels ever off ered here; also easel frames,U5o. ' ' Nursery pins, lead -pencils, collai buttons, tooth brushes, tooth Dicks. Docket books and purees.' suspenders Linen Torchon trimmings. 8c. Webster's Spelling . BookB. All kinds of I'erfumery, including Tappen's celebrated Sweet Bye-and-Bye Extract for 25c. per bottle. . . Large stncu of Ladies' Wulkinz Jackets, sales, which we are offering very low. Gentlemen 8 JfuruiKhing Uoods, collars, caffs, neckwear and Undershirts. - ; , -yy Also, sole agents' for the justly celebrated DuflV & Ives Dress Shirts,, which we guarantee equal, -if not superior, to any shirt sola in New Berne. AVe also have tin; control of Kalisko's Custom made ShoeR. Call and see'-Oar N. K. Calf Blum ( r 3.00. Also our Hand-made Shoe for $5.00. sold elsewhere for 6.00. We hi o asents for the East New York Manufacturing Company's pop- ' ular State Prison Shoes, in Ladies, Misses and Children's, that have been sold ill ! this market for the pai-t htteen years, and satisfaction to the trade; a genuine ladies' kid flap and worked button holes, for 2.60. Call and see them. - ' '" ' i ' Hamburg edgings and insertions. Cotton and crochet edeinsrs. Oriental and Spanish laces. Cape collars, 5c. apiece. Writing paper, 5c. per quire. Eovel-' opes, 5o. a pack. Knives and forks, 5c. apiece. Towels, 5o. each. ' A l.irp;e t.took of children's hose for 10c. stripes, solid colors and black.. Hoop skirts, 15c. , , . And an endless variety of all kinds of When yon need any goods in our gnaraiiteo our prices as low, if not fcel fully repaid for coming. " Agents for the Domestic, Davis, and Household Sawing MaJ chines Esicb machine sold by us MIDDLE STREET, Pon't Drdb-'T his Yoii:'Read:1t Wise folks before our day have Baid, ''Competition is the life of trade;" -The proverb's old, but ever new, And but proves it's ever true, . . AJ1 goods 'ape tnily made io 6elX ' : But bow to buy pk'aae' learp as' wo ' Come buy of me and you'll have no bss, . And find I am still of trade the "BOSS'.'! a "' .-"'..' .-.......- :y Talco care of the dollars and the cents will take care of themselves; ana right' here Ibeg leave to state that a visit"to my store and an inrjuiry into my prices v-ill convince you of the fact that nowhere else you : can save as many cents In one dollar's worth of trade. ' goods are ' ' ' ' - ' BOUGHT FOR CASH and my customers shall have the "benefit Good Calico at 4c; Heavy Brown Domestic at 4c; Nice Dress Goods at lo per yd.; Check Ilomespun 5o. per yd.; Good Tair Shoes, $1.00. ': ' ' 1 Of which I make a specialty,' is now complete in all its branches. - ' I will state ; some of its numerous BARGAIN'S : ' ' ' Ladies' colored bordered handkerchiefs at 5c. each ; largo Hneri .handker chiefs at Co.; all linen towels at 10c; 5,000 yds. crash at 60, per yd.';' 5,000 yds. ruching for the ,neck) at 8c; good garter web at 3o. per yard; fi'ood Ilambnrg edging at 4c per yd.! large linen dovlers . fbeautiesV at 5c 'fianh'. shoe polish at 5c per bottle; toilet soaps eaphj good note paper1 at 5c. per quire; envelopes 5c. per package; nice drew buttons at Oc; per doz.j a largo line pf $c. and 10c. tinware; Jcnivea'and forks! ', 5c. each acn; owu vas...'4.orcuon iace tyery wde;t pe? yd.; Jjaoes 15. upwards; brass . pins 5c. ; per pdper; 'tucking and ' ruffling at 5(3. and linen (cape) collars 5o each: safety pins 5c; bod spreads, (nicol 750., eaph? and other BARGAINS 9' putnerop? $ mention. v , ' - , , COME AND SEE lOli YOUKSELVES. Always have on hand a fine lineufBEESS GOODS, consisting of Cashmeres, Plaids, Ladies Clot'ics Mcurning Goods, ,cts, which cannot be .matched for the money in the State!' , Also, a full lino of SILKS, SATINS and . TEIMMINGS of every d' ' scription. . ' , , , -''.-', ' ".My stock, of KOTIONS, CARPETS' OIL CLOTHS n,1 PTHTTm-rn FRAMES cannot be beaten. .(. ' " Come and examine my FINE LINE of IIAND-MADE SJIOES. 1,1 ' ' ' tv' .CaU'early'and ?cpure B4RQAIE l y.y -'l: y' "y'-U, J Special attention' and inducements offered to the Wholesale Trade an J f t isfaction Guaranteed to ALL. : . Half i Way Also, a full line tialbriggan hose in all ' , - "'' '..';'--'1 ' ' ';" " coods in bleached and brown, only 5c. for 8c. ever offered here, Worth 10c : ! Denims. . Colored table linen 25c. 5-4 .;...' Uoluians aud Cloaks, from auction x " ' ' - -, during that time have given the best kid shoe of this make, with a French a pair, worth 15c. and 20c- in fancv goods too numerous to mention, , ' 1 ' ' lino bo sure to come tb see as, as we lower, than the lowest, and yoa will ",' i .." ' warranted for 5 years. . ' ' .. ' NEW BERNE, ,N.,'0.';.: Inouncement ! ! ! Until A I ' AT PANIC PRICES of it. Below please notice' a few of at 5c. per cake; tooth brushes at 5ci r ri ri 5c. per dozen: spool cotton ( 800 vdq 1 per ya - -, . r . . ; . . ... . - c