Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-10-11
NATHANIEL J. PALMER;
Rec. See of the Convention:
Milton. n. c., Aug. 28th, 1850.

MILTON, IN u, aug Aotn, loou.
Col. Ross THE $3.50 MAN-Col. Ross has long
been favorabIy known the proprietor of Ross
Providence and Worcester " Xpress AS he phono-
graphically spelled it. He is also distinguished for
his eccentrcties for his long peaked boots for the
the miniature low wheeled chaise in which he tran
sscted Xpress business for his little three minute
horse which drew the chase and gloried in it, for his
Jehulike driving, lis energy and industry which
gained him the i mint drops with which he bought
the sir hundred and fifty dollar t'tHet the ;arges'
price paid for concert ticket on the habltaple
globe! America has the pleasure, New England
the honor, Rhode Island the glory, and Providence
the extacy of possessing the fortunate hero who did
the achievement Boston Chronotype.
/ THE REAL Thing We have heard that a must
cal amateur, being present in a room where Jenny
Lind was the ssmark of all observers" saw ny a.
| light upon her cheek. Jenny brushed 1t of The
genteman's eve followed the fly till he it aght
| on window there he captured it, and pouring from
his snubox its contents he put the fly therein rals
led the box to his lips, and then reverentaiy placed
! it in his bosom! The buzz of that fly was sweeter
than fageolet-Boston Post.
COTTON TRADE OF THE CITY OF GLAsGow.-The
first steam engine erected in 1892 in 1898, the
first power looms introduced from England and
in 1894 40 looms were set up at place called Mil
ton in 1881, there 1887 power looms in the
city, and at the present moment, 1901, there are
twenty-five thousand which average six hundred
and twenty five thousand yards of cloth per day.
There are one million eight hundred thousand
spindles running and the cotton consumed amounts
to forty-fve million of pounds, one hundred and
twenty thousand bales.
NATIONAL CURRENCY-lO Loafers make l Groe
Shop;
l Grog Shop makes so Drunkars
so Drunkards ruin so Families;
so Ruined families fill l Poor-house and Jail;
l Poor-house and Jail makes l great bill of costs
l Great bill of costs make one poor town;
| Poor town drains the County Treasury;
: | Bankrupt County is great State tax;
l Great State tax drains the National Funds
Rhode Island The Providence Journal gives cen
sus returns from 284 towns in that State, which Civ
a total population of 81, 240 In 1910 the popula
ton of the same towns G. ,l67 thus showing al
increase Of l4O73 in ten years. about Il per cent
A. GEM-What a delightful glow of sensibilit.
, touched the authors mind the following g littl
wee drop of the soul underwent the process of chry
stalization 1t is from Dickens ''Dombey,"-
1t reminds us of some of the best sayings of Sterne
x Uncle Toby
She died." said polly, and was seen again
for she was buried in the ground where the tree
l. grow
THE cold ground" said the child, shudderin
: again.
q s.No! the warm ground, returned Polly "wher
= the ugly seeds turned into beautiful flowers an
e where good people turn into bright angels and Il
away to Heaven"
+ FAsr1p1ous-s' Barber, think this towel has bee
J., in use long enough"
- D." 1t has been used more than six weeks, and
o one ever found fault with it before"