Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-17
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HILLsEoRo, April l4th, i

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One is constrained to say something
Eabout the weather when it affects not
aonly immediate personal comfort, but
avhen it Influences future prospects.
3 The storms Of last week, which were
apparently genuine demonstrations OF
Athe supremacy of Summer, were fol-
slowed by the triumphant resumption
sof Winters sway. Ice and frost have
sbeen our morning visitors each day
$ r1nt the pie ent.
4 The fruit crop appears to be totally
srnined. [ have examined the apples
: land cherries, which had hitherto es-
scaped, and find none alive. What
Speaches Lad survived previous frosts,
) are gone now.
s The doleful Jeremiah Of the New
York Graphic will take fresh courage
II his disastrous Vaccinations, since
Zone of his worst predictions is already
: verified. He will now go on to sweep
! us off with his pestilence, bring us
sunder his earthquakes and engulf Us
s with his tidal waves. Out Oh such
Fellows!
Z The waters were unusually high las 1
week, perhaps more SO than for some
Syears vet I can hear of no particu lar
mischief being done, though PERSON.
must have suffered to a considerable
sextent. We have few bridges inl
3Orange now, and since the war, very
Few across Haw river. This stream
(which divides us from most of our
aAlamance friends. had once bridget
for every road. They have now nearly
Jail fallen into decay, or been swe pit
away, and the county is too much i'm
EpOvished to replace then. At least
] this is the plea, but one to which dol
'not attach much weight. A county,
lfor communication, and good roads,
and frequent bridges are absolutely
Ilndlspensabte. The people never re-
::aliae the heavy tax they pay in bad
roads, in loss of time, broken wagons,
Idilapidated harness, and all the ills of
primitive times. If they could think /
brightly on these subjects they would /
regard tax for the construction oil
bridges and repairing of roads as al
blessing instead of burden.
Politicians begin to stir, and candi- :
dates to depeiop' themselves. It is h
wonderful to see tho a2Qerity with
(which men step forward to serve their +
country ache'a the pay is good. Never
|theless, 1 am glad to see it, for it is al
sign of interest in public affairs which i
will have its good influence Our peo-
pie asGribe SO much of the present ills '
|of the country to politics, that they
are about ready to forswear themk
not seeing that it is through
the same machinery that they will find
redress and remedy. If the people
will rise and act, they can purge the
land OF its corruption, and make dis l.
honesty and rapaclty give place tos
virtue and moderation.
It is too far in advance of County orr
District Convention to venture any
prediction as to nominations. { may
say, however, that nominations willE
generally be ;aagelesced in as there is :
no bitterness Of rivalship;A
not enough, at any rate, to 1,rroduceE
disatfectiOn or Indifference.
The farmers over the county are allE
now busy planting corn and preparing
for tobacco and cotton. L presume
f..il crop of both the latter will be putt
in. The wheat and oats still look :
finely and promise the finest crop for =
many years. It is refreshing to see
9 something green, and the eye rests
upon the Verdure OF the growing grain
and patches Of llxuriant clover, with
pleased anticipation Of 9 summer that
may come in the course of time. You
who are luxuriating in the grateful =
shade of your trees in their full sum-
mer costume, and whose senses are
RECALLED with the sight and the odor OF
a thousand flowers, will not realize
that within 80 short run of Whining
ton are to be found forests as bare as
or just budding into life.
But we have this advantage of you,
that if our vegetation comes later, it
out-lasts yours, and our gardens are
yielding their luxuries in their abun-
lance, when yours are as parched and
bare al Sahara.
Ca. Sa. Williams, 50 well AnowI il
former years "a a collector for news
papers, used to begin his Spring cam
oaign at Wilmington SO as to enjoy
,he luxury of green peas early in the!
Spring, following them up in their de-
until he wound mp his tour
n Asheviiie in July, when the peas
we're in season there. Tonr citizens i
may follow his example to O certain
extent, and when your supplies oil
peas, strawberries, &C., are exhausted,
invite you to Hillsboro in June to
replenish. c.