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The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
"A CALL FOR A NORTH CARROLL
MA PRESS CONVENTION.

It is hriefy set forth that, by reason
Of The gipwing influence Of the several
neWspapAs published by colored men
in North Carolina, the many interests
which pnderlie the prosperity Of our
people inpoftics, and in the depart
Aments Of education and labor, a Con-
kention is proposed to be held in the
Atyof Raleigh on Thursday evening,
10y. 80, forthe purpose Of organizing
zeal colored Press Association Of
Carolina. and also forthe pur-
poo considering such matters ap-
peri ng tothe best interests Of jour
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
Peculiarities of journalism News.

Peculiarities of journalism News
paper men don't go into business
places and say: "see here, / don't
like the way you arrange your show
window, and I'm going to have il
fixed. Not at all. But other men
are continually coming into newspaper
Offices with very similar complaints.
Isn't it about time that people looked
upon a newspaper asa business oper-
ton?
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
THE WHITE WATER OF THE
ARABIAN SEA

With reference to the phenomenon OF
what is known as the white water" Of
the Arabian Sea, a correspondent writes
as follows: "If the call Of duty or pleas
ure should ct any time induce any Of your
readers to undertake the overland journey
to India, they must not fail to give in.
structions to be called from bed should
the nocturnal phenomenon Of the white
water occur. 1t is more frequently seen
In the months of July and August, and is
principally confined to o narrow belt to
the eastward Of the island Of Socotra,
known IN the charts of that SEQ as the
Line Of the Strongest Monsoon, and
wherein the rain.clouds on quitting Cen
trail Africa on their passage eastward are
apparently confined. Should the moon
be above the horizon an undisturbed
nights rest may be anticipated, as the
writer has never known the phenomenon
to occur in the presence Of that orb.
ITO give the reader some idea OF this
remarkable and striking appearance, we
will suppose ourselves in steamer, about
two hundred and fifty miles 10 the east.
ward of Socotra, 10 the position named,
and in the latter end of July; time one q.
m. The monsoon is blowing strongly and
steadily-the night, starlight and clear
a light feecy scud occasionally passing
rapidly to the eastward; and the good
vessel bowling along at the rate Of fourteen
or fifteen knots an hour. Suddenly We
discover o light hue in the water, which
In short while assumes o snow-white
aspect, and in the course of quarter OF
an hour extends to the horizon in all direc-
tons. The transformation Of the water
is perfect, the usually green color of the
sea having been replaced by the appear.
ance Of Wilderness like that Of milk. And
yet, ifyop draw bucket Of the water for
inspection and analysis, you will find that
it is beautifully clear, not Q vestige Of any
thing white being visible, nor can the mi
crosCope discover anything over and
above the ordinary quantity Of minute
life always present in sea water within
the tropics. z !"
''The deception seems to me to admit
Of easy explanation, it being the result
simply Of reflection Of color. The vessel
passing through a light misty atmosphere,
inappreciable to the eye while within Its
influence; and the white watery vesicles
held in suspension ore, IN some favorable
condition Of air and water, reflected on
- .p AZ = 49,.
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
THE NEWSPAPER In A FARM
HOUSE.

People who live near the great thor
oughfares, where they have access to two
or three dailies and . half dozen Reeklies,
do not fully appreciate the value Of q
newspaper. They come, indeed, to look
mon them as necessities, aud they would
as cheerfully do without their morning
meal as their morning mail. But one
must be far off 10 the country, remote
from ''the maddening crowd" tcreslizf
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29

nalism and all questions that fall with
in the province Of such an assembly.
The members of said Convention will
consist of the Editors Of newspapers
published in North Carolina and their
accredited representatives Star Of III.
on.
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
CQlQr9Q Law School,

The Law School for young men Of coler
will open on November LIST, 1881. Those
who desire to pursue the study of Law will
do we'll to attend. The course has been
considerably shortened by the Supreme
Court, at January Term, 1879. The course
as laid down is as follows, viz: Blackstone's
Commentaries, Cruise on Real Property,
Stephen and Chitty on Pleading, Adams'
Equity and lst Greenleaf on Evidence.
Executors and Administrator stan.
dard work; Code of Civil Procedure.
Charges for the course will be $4,000 for
each student. None need to apply II they
have not good English education. A
good and assiduous student can read the
course in 6 months. ~
Address all communications to
GEO. T. WASS0M,
Attorney. at-Law,
Box 584. Goldsboro, N. g.
eB- Board can be had in Goldsboyo
quite reasonable for young men who are
preparing themselves for future usefulness.
If any tnrther information is desired write
TO the above address.
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
LOCALS.

-. Go to the Industrial Fair next
week.
The Rev. G. johnson of Raleigh,
was in our city this week; he was look
ing very well.
The senior editor il in the West
ern part Of the State lecturing in the
interest of the Fair to be held in Raj
eigh next week.
Mrs. Sally Haywood and Mrs. Hat
tie Shepard, both Of Raleigh, were in
the city this week the guest of Mrs.
Geo. T. Wassom.
!. We are in receipt Of a little paper
called the Knorville Bulletin, edited by
W. F. Yardly, a colored lawyer, of
Knoxville, Tenn, Long may it live.
Many thanks to the Hesperus
Club of Raleigh, for the kind invita-
tion to attend their grand entertain
ment to be held Nov. I'd. We will try
and be with them.
Why is it that we do not receive
the on,meraaJ Neps at this Office reg
illar? Sometimes it gees to Whining
Z ton and then comes back, and at 9th
ers we never hear Of it.
'a9 Thanks to J. A. Scott, the Secre-
'stary, for an invitation to the Third
Annual Exhibition Of tire Industrial
Association Of Montgomery, Ala,
on Nov. Is, 10, II, and IS, 1881.
y We learn from gentleman in
Al Halifax county a few days since that
s,bl. D. Med. Lindsay of Hartford,
!. N. c., was going to settle in Halifax
county soon and run for Congress or
some prominent county Office.
We have before us circular from
the Emigration Committee of Craven
county calling upon the citizens of
James City to meet at the City Hall
every Tuesday night to hear speeches
on the subject Of emigration.
The Elite Lodge Of Good Samari-
tans and Daughters Of Samaria of Raj
eigh will hold their annual anniversa-
ny on Nov. Cd, 1881, Col. Geo. T.
Wassom will deliver the annual adj
dress. "Virtue and Morning
Star" Lodges are cordially invited to
participate with them.
We are in receipt Of an invitation
to attend the Third Annual Exhibit
of the North Carolina Industrial Asso.
citation to be held in Raleigh, Oct 81,
ANov. 1, 2, 3, and 4. John O'Kelly,
President; J. II. Williams, Secretary
The Fair is conducted under the aus
Apices of the colored people Of The State
Nd deserves much patronage.
( Hon. w. J. Best, President of the
Midland Railway .wasi in Goldsboro. on
Ehe 18th inst, ana received, guests In
: sis special car. We have no'acquaint-
MICE with MI. Best but feel it our du.
IN to say that he is doing more for the
laboring masses than any hundred
men lii Eastern North Carolina, and
our merchants oughtto encourage him
4; M ,,,o,, ne fra;nhtc &c
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
MARKET REPORTS,
NEW YORK.

Nsw YoRK, October 25.-Ootton frm-middling
uplands II ri; Orleans II x. fork-.quiet-.
better and moderately active at. SIS. 00Dl rs;
long clear 1Ok short 10A. Spirits turpentine
steady at ssh. Rosin t2.6O92.55.
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
BALTIMORE.

BALrrnoan. Oct. 95. Cotton quiet OF II X
Flour very dull and unchanged. uotn lower
white 75@76; yellow nominaily 7Sc. Provision
steady.
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
WILMINGTON.

WILMINGTON, Oct. 49, Cotton ll1s; tar 2lO;
turpentine 1926 for yellow DIP and $3.50 Tor
good strained. Spirits turpentine 4SN cents.
Ground Peas 75c. to $l.2O. Corn SO09Os
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
RAL.EIGH.

RALnaH, Oc'. rs. -Cotton--market strong and
active; good middiiug nv cents. Oorn el.2O
Meal (bJlted) 1925
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
NEWRERN.

Ms =. - Oct . 1Tar 1S yellow dip
rosin, 90 tar 2l0 corn 70c Cotton 101I0loH.
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29

chose wishing their paper continued will
please notify us otherwise their paper
will be discontinued. Please remit.
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29

The legal fraternity Of the United
States has manifested the most craven
cowardice in the matter of defending
Guiteau. Otis, Of Boston, even de,
Tended the British soldiers who shot
down the citizens Of that city in the
Revolution. Com. News.
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
GoLDSBORO MARKET.

OOTrON-Q liet, with sales at 10 SIS
to 1884 for lniddling. For good low
grades. l0c. Receipts for the week 1889
bales.
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
Try a Bottle Of
Cherokee Cough Cure.
The very thing. Every bottle sells an
other, II recommends itself. Price 2bc.
To be had at the Drug Stores.
John H. Warden,

DEALER IN
Cotton and Wooden Rags, Bones, Iron,
Brass, Copper and Paper Mill Supplies.
No. Qualiyuad Weaght Guaranteed.
"a "A Pg's
Liberal advances made on Consignments.
SUGGS' OLD BAR, Opposite Messen-
ger Office, Goldsboro. aug6-tf
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
On an Ocean STEINER.

The principal change l remarked in
the manners and customs on the voyage
was the marked increase of playing and
betting on board. When / first crossed,
ten years ago, there was nothing more
than an occasional game at whist in the
saloon or smoking-room. This voyage
it was not easy to get out of the way of
hard play, except on deck. The best
corner of the smoking-room was occupied
from breakfast till "Out lights" by a
steady pokerparty, and other smaller and
more casual groups played fitfully at the
other tables. There were always whist
and other games going on in the saloon,
but of a soberer and Gin a pecuniary
sense) more innocent character. There
were 'pools" of sovereign or half-sover-
eign on every event of the day, the ''run"
being the most exciting issue. The
drawer of the winning number seldom
pocketed less than G40, when it was
posted on the captains chart at noon.
heard that play is rather favored now
than otherwise on all the lines, as per-
centage is almost always paid TO the
funds of the Sailors Orphans Asylum,
for which excellent charity n collection is
also legitimately made during every
passage. We were good supporters, and
collected nearly e70 at our entertain
ment. which | attribute partly to the
fact that we had on board an American
actor, who most good-naturedly ''turned
himself loose for us, and that the plates
at the doors were held by the daughters
Of an English Earl and an American Am
bassador of great eminence.- The Spec
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

But while the female esthete is simply
ridiculous. the male of the species Is alb
solutely offensive He lisps and ambles;
his locks flow uncombed over his collar;
but when no one Is by, he Is not above
investigating the contents Of a tankuId
of Bass ale. of which he partakcs freely.
He generally carries an artificial hly IN
hdx lbs hanq aB et which he @ snts nf6n PatbeteaY
numerically III the illustrated papers,
and even on the stage but he heeds it
not. He goes on hspIng and shifting
well aware that his new method Of get
ting into notice and emerging from the
ranks of obscurity to which his own in
capacity has hitherto confined him is the
easiest and cheapest of all. To show the
extent to which the pthetes have en-
croached upon the domains of common
sense and propriety, it Is only necessary
to mention one or two of the yagarleS 10
which they have given vent of late. A
lady of high repute and much beloved
aud respected, but who has gone in for
the athletic phase, determined to act up
to the character she had assumed, and
at n SOiree given at her house, after hay-
ing treated her friends to few melOdlous
twangs upon the ancient Tyre kept In her
husbands studio to assist him in paint
ing his antique groups, she disappeared
from the ROOM Presently she returned
with crystal platter on which was an
antique goblet upside down. Going
round to each guest she whispered in a
hollow tone, Supper is ready" at
which announcement the guest who
accepted the invitation to descend to the
supper room was expected to turn the
goblet The male tethete, on his side,
keeDs n taper burning before the Dor
trait of the lady who pleases him best /;
never owns his love, but goes on signing
and moaning and dining and supping at
the same time, with the most self-satis-
fed calm imaginable. An effort IS now
being made by the leaders of fashion to
crush this affectation, which is enervat-
ing the youth of both sexes and con-
vertino some of the salons of London
into the semblance of the mortuary
chapels of the Campo Santo at Pisa
London Hour.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
Some Simple SimOns.

There was n circumstance happened
In New York the other day, which throws
considerable light on the conundrum,
" Whittier are we drifting?" 1t appears
that for some time past the New York
aristocracy has been imbibing English
ideas and styles. Coachmen have been
put in livery; carriages have a coat OF
arms emblazoned on them; the tally-ho
coach has been introduced; the nifty
young men affect the dress, muttOn-chop
whiskers and single barreled eye-glass OF
the En- glish snob, and other mannerisms
and monkey-shines are aped. But all
these are harmless, except so far as they
act on the stomachs of sensible people as
an emetic, and produce retchlng. Re
Gently, however, an English custom has
been adopted by these New York noodles
that viii not do in this land of the free,
and if it is attempted to be put IN prac-
tice to any extent ariStOcratlc backDones
are liable to get Jared A refined, highly
respectable and educated young lady,
school teacher, was n bOarder III An arls-
tocratic Fifth avenue boarding house,
where the boarders were of that class
that they would HEX up the spittle of
dead beat lord, or lady, and thank them
for the privilege Now, among the Eng
liSh aristOcracy it is considered very low
for a person to know anything; and a
school teacher ranks as a goveTness, and
a goyerness as a menial and servant. So,
when Ii was discovered that "menlal
was eating at the same table with them,
the sweet-sceDted scions of some success
full scavenger insisted that she must be
bounced; aud she tgas bounced. The
affair was an outrage upon ou roasted
equality of all. and the fad that no
ono in the boarding-house wasfound to
raise an objection to the proceeding
shows that the blood of New lork peo-
pie is getting pretty thin. Wepresume
it is the case that nearly all he enter
prise, genius and energy of the Eastern
| States have been drained off o supply
| the bold and adventurous arml of men
who have developed the Weston States
and Territories, leaving the hine, the
! halt and the simple-minded behind And
of course nobody is to blame foi being a
/ simpleton or a sucker; he is Just as his
creator made him.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
Pete,S IcicIes.

Pete was Kansas immigrant from the
South, in which climate he had never
seen weather sufficiently cold to form an
icicle. The farmer he hired out to gave
Pete instructions one day to go to the
wood-shed and tell Jake, a Northern
"nig," to remove the icicles from the
barn. The word icicles staggered Pete.
However, he kept muttering the SEN
tence, De eye sycles in de barn, until,
when he reached the woodshed, the SEN
tence was so inextricably mixed that he
stood for few moments looking at Jake,
expecting he might anticipate the mes
sage and relieve the old man of his diff
Guilty. Finding no relief in Jakes stare
of inquiry he launched out with, "Look
a hyar, YOU Jake, de mass'r tole me to
tole you, dat you wor to-to-ar-to re-
move de barnacles in de ice you hyar ?"
jake dropped his ak, and, scratching his
woOlly pate, queried, "De whaticles in
de whar ?" didn't l tole yer as plain
as your underlip, de bicycles from the
yarn ?" g You said muffin O. de kline
you said de obstacles in de ice house. -
" tell you, niger, wot / tole you was
de 'housicals from de barnacles.
Look hyar, you Southern galoot, you
is whimsical and nonsensical fool, an
You is gittin' too quizzical to suit dis
chile. 1 know wot you's dIiyin at de
mass'r tole you to tole me to chop de
wood darned quick, an dat's wot I'm a
doin' an don't you forget it." "Well,
Jake, knew 1t wor somefin like dat, but
bress my soul if could iist git de exao'
vocabulary"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
The Pleasures Of Business.

No human mind is contented without
occupation. No human soul is satisfied
without an aim or purpose in life. The
greatest success in life consists not in the
mere accumulation of riches, but in be-
ing able to acquire wealth with dispo-
sition to apply it in such a manner that
IL shall be a comfort and blessing to
others-not in the mere giving away of
money, but in putting people in q way
TO labor and help themselves. There is
no pleasure in oppression. There is no
Joy in grinding and exacting gold from
the poor; but there is a great deal of
genuine satisfaction in being able TO offer
steady and honorable employment to the
many willing hands that have nothing to
do. One of the greatest enloyments of
being able to comfortably provide for
the many employees in his house and
manufactory. In doing this he is full
filling his obligations to society; he be-
comes. n useful and honored citizen;
business to him is real pleasure; he en-
JOYS his successes, when they are fairly
won because he feels that he deserves
them.
When business man has the right
kind of purpose in life he enjoys his
occupation, he feels Just and worthy
pride in his prosperity, he is pleased
with the respect and gratitude of those
whom he directs and controls in the
management of his affairs, and he feels
that in benefitting himself he is confer
ring favor upon others.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

This is a very expressive phrase for the
''dog- days. as they average and the
other description tells us SO exactly our
sensations under she c.ammy air and
close temperature. Mug in provincial
English dialect means fog but this
probably is traced to the older Irish word
meaning q cup, as our word does now.
So that 'muggy weather Is ,oeather in
q cuD-clOse weather The New York
Mercantile Journal explains why this
kind of weather Is always so uncomfort-
able:
"'The evaporation Of moisture from
our skin cools us. Evaporation. as is well
known, IS always n cooling process. The
heat. from being sensible, becomes
latent, as the philosopers say-that IS.
the heat is used up IN making the vapor
and passes off in it, Just as the heat of
the fire Is used mp in making steam. and
really passes off in that
"When this process of evaporation is
rapid from our system, we are rapidly
cooled, and though the weather Is warm.
are made comfortable.
"'But it can be rapid only when the air
is dry. Air already saturated with nearly
as much moisture as it viii hold, can, of
course, take up very little more from the
evaporation of objects on the surface of
the earth In such weather we must GO
on as best we can without the comfort of
this cooling process.
1.-The mug is a natural 'hygrometer.
somewhat rude, 1t IS true, to tell us how
much moisture there is in the atmos-
phere. A real hygrometer only tells the
same thing more accurately"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

FIFTY years ago tomatoes were called
love-apples and were considered poison
Gus.
IT is calculated that sixty tons of steel
are annually consumed in the manufact-
ure of steel pens.
ONE of the wonder of the Cathedral
of Cologne Is the chapel of the three
Magi, which contains the skulls of the
. three wise men of the East, set in
precious stones.
THrERE is no tide perceptible in the
Mississippi river after you have passed
up about thirty miles from its mouth,
and the tide only rises from one and
a-half TO two feet at Balize. The num-
Der of tributaries Ghe Ohio, Missouri,
aud So on) which help to flood the Mis-
sissippi and swell its volume of water,
gives ii that downward current which
overcoraes every resisting influence,
even the tidal.
e,As1Se-<,,- sSss ssssees-fsssss
earlier watches in place of chains, the
latter, it would seem, being first at
tached to such mechanisms in the golden
egg or acorn-shaped watches of Hans
Johns, of konigsberg. Some of this
makers timekeepers had small wheel
lock pistols TO serve as an alarm, an adj
dition that would go far to upset the
equable temperament and delicate sus-
capabilities of modern chronometer.
Cor. IRoNsDEs, who lived in India
early in this century, relates that he met
in his travels an old white-haired man,
who with one leap sprung over the back
of an enormous elephants flanked by six
camels of the largest breed. A curious
French woHl, publishedin Paris in 1745,
entitled "The Tracts Toward the His
tory of Wonders Performed at Fairs, +"
mentioned an. Englishman who, at the
fair of St Germain in 1924, leaped over
forty people without touching one of
them.
In 1855 Sir Henry Rawlinson carried
with him to England many relics of
ancient Babylon, all of,which are now
in the British Museum. The town of
Zitlah, with 1000 inhabitants. is now
considered the modern representative of
ancient Babylon. As for Thebes. the
ruins comprise nine townships. Recent
excavations have brought to light these
constructions of the eleventh dynasty.
The Nile flows through the midst of the
ancient city. 1t Is now inhabited by
few Arab families. Tyre existed, amid
all Its destructive experiences, until A.
~ AyAo, Nuti the conquest OF Seun,
together with the newly discovered
route to Asia by the Cape OF Goo Hope,
put an end to its wealth and commerce.
Among its ruins from 5000 TO 4, 600 in
habitants now dwell and earn liveli-
hood by exporting tobacco, cotton, wool
and wood. Nineyah was DESTROYED bv
Ere about COS b. c., and the slabs aud
statues found there show the effect of
intense heat The excavations exhibit
many bas-reliefs representing war and
hunting. The discoveries of Layard and
others in the neighborhocd of Mosul,
the supposed site of Ninevah, since
1889, have in a manner disinterred and
re-peopled a city which, for centuries.
hao seemed TO be bIotted num The map
Of the earth.