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A PROPHECY.

To THE CHRONICLE. Il can never hope
to be such political prophet as'your worthy
townsman Col. John Mcdonald who, / be-
licve, prophesied Hayes and Garfield long
before they were nominated, but l am will
ling to venture a prediction on the coming
man to be our next Governor, prefering to
rest my reputation as prophet on two
chances.
Judge Gilmer has greatness and good
ness in large degree and is a favorite
with the masses where known. He would
carry the full strength of the party.
The next best man is he who was willing
to invest of his private funds several thou
sand dollars in the interest of the party and
is charged with the paternity of the pres
ent system of county government. He
cannot fail to stand in great favor with
the people of Eastern Carolina, who know
how well to appreciate the happy change,
and he will make the mountains ring and
the midlands shout for joy if nominated,
and his name is Octavius Coke.
RusTIC
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NOTES.

They have q mania for building seper-
atc towns up in Forsyth and for keeping
municipal individuality intact. The story
of salem and Of Winston everybody knows.
But two miles out of Salem is another
voung city Waughtown, the site of the
most extensive wagon works, perhaps, in
the State. There are three wagon facto-
rice, there, whereat the Salem Press re-
ports 993 wagons were made during the
year first ended which sold for about $40
ulon IN average, amounting to $69, $40.
Add to this what was received for repair
ing and the gross income Is more than
80. 0o0 More than $50, 900 is paid for
labor and wagon lumber annually. The
population Of the town is 444 persons so
families OF these 120 persons are en-
gagged in wagon making.
Mr. J. c. Beam recently purchased the
Wells Vineyard Tie A,trora reports, which
contains p acres planted with SO kinds of
grapes. The most popular are Concord,
DtaWarc Norton's, Virginia., Isabella and
Lincoln. 1000 gallons of wine have been
made there in one year and placed in huge
casks. holding from 800 to 900 and 100
gallons wine each. stored in tbs large wine
cellar where the same temperature is
maintained in summer and winter.
Mr. D. c. Lytch, of Laurinburg, the
manufacturer of the Eclipse Cotton Plan
ter received orders on the 10th, for 80
planters.a pretty good days work. He
has shipped planters this season to Texas,
Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and South
Carolina where, in fact, large portion of
his trade is
The Wilson Adra1ace reports that North
ern men are preparing to purchase the
Young Hotel property in that town to erect
thereon a hotel with 200 rooms to accom-
mOdate Northern farmer visitors.
The Carolina Central road will build
IRON bridges at important water courses
on its line, the first one over Buffalo, near
Shelby. $50 feet long, 80 feet high.
Its reported that at Oak Ridge Institute
a large school building to cost s., 600 will be
erected Mr.. Lyndon Swain, of Greensboro
has drawn the plan.
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The people of my State are not unwill-
ing to pay these taxes; but do object most
strenuously to the manner in which they
are levied and collected. Therefore l am
prepared, if the opportunity be afforded
ne TO vote for an absolute repeal of the
whole internal revenue tax system as it
low stands: and if some other and better
and more convenient way cannot be adopt
ed for collecting it, | am opposed to ever
constituting that tax. But if a method
less obnoxious can be adopted, | for one
am willing to see the tax on whiskey and
tobacco retained
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NOMINATING NOTES.

When the convention meets in Raleigh
we hope they will nominate competent
man for Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tiOn In the present condition of North
Carolina this Office is of more importance
than any other IN the State Washington
Gazette.
Judging by the tenor of the State
press, Mr. VIM. j. Yates. of our city, is
now the most popular man for gubernatoral
honors, and even though he may not know
it, he has been pushed away in the lead of
all Others Charlotte Observer.
For State Auditor, Randolph A. Shot
well, of Wake. We had rather see him
State Auditor than any man in North
Carolina Ioisnot Home
-Hurrah for W. H. Blount for our next
Secretary of State.-Iois7aOt Home
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DR.. Dabney on our PhOsphates.

DR.. Chas. W. Dabney, jr., State Chem
ist has just published a little pamphlet
''North Carolina Phosphates, " wherein he
gives analyses of specimens got from the
several places in the East where it has been
found, and tells with such exactness as the
somewhat meagre investigations made war
rant, the probable extent Of the deposits.
be made into very useful fertilizer and
the probability is that it exists in such
quantities as will make it's preparation a
poftable industry.
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WHAT FOLKS TALK ABOUT.
Little Interviews Picked up Here and
There by sSChronicle' Men.

A NOVEL FEATURE AT COMMANDMENTS.
Mr. H. H. Williams, P,1ncipal Of Wilson
Collegiate Institute: We will have some
what novel and | think interesting feature
at our commencement. Young ladies Of
the school will have public debate-they
have a literary society of their own-but
they will read their arguments. This gives
them the opportunity to show their skill
and attainments without the unnatural
strain on their modesty which anything
like speech making causes. We
have public library at the Institute which
is gradually growing. l find it almost i'm
possible to do full teaching work without
a library.
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n. G. MANUFACTURES.
nEScRIpTIVE CATALOGUE OF
.nTtRLE ESTABLISHMENT
setting forth What we are Doing To-
|,rds Becoming the Great Manu1ac-
INC state of the South.

-..,,.gyRp,HT & ROYALL FOUNDRY AND PIOW
FACTOR.
\L.,-rs Wainwright & Royal, of Wilson,
frrdars and manufacturers OF the we'll
.I.,.uer Wilson Cotton and turning plOw,
a.ftpt an establishment which has won
n conspicuous place among the important
.,.urfacfurers of agricultural implements
/. The ~fate-a branch of manufacturing,
l., rh.. way. which has increased enormous
/, ,n the State during the last few years,
and i, a capital indication Of our industrial
,.ro,,r,.-s. This establishment was found
LII In SOB 1t is more extensive and more
,ro.nerous now than at any former time
T. i+l history From the nature Of the
york the number Of hands employed is small
IA PROPORTION to the output. Messrs.
WAINWRIGHT X Royal make from $50, 900
n 2g0 600 castings and from 1 1000 to 1,
ZOO pIows per year, and employ from six
totem workmcn at an average pay of 81. 80
prr day.
Thi, branch of manufacturing, rapidly
H.. IT. ha, extended in North Carolina, will
continue to extend us our agriculture be-
come, more systematic; and rapidly as
ANIL. yrlltIcmcn have built themselves up,
there Il an outlook for an indefinite eXten-
sion of 1t.
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Romance and an Old Crime.

During the war, the story comes from
Wilkes, Joseph Tucker, Federal soldier
who escaped from Salisbury prison, fell IN
love with a girl in the Brushy mountain
section. He went North and came back
in 1867 with pocket full of money, to
be married A rival lover with his friends
killed him, and married the girl. Now
the woman tells the story and the grand
jury has found a true bill against Bill
Byrd (who is the alleged rival and slayer,
Abram Mathis, Wesley Shoe and Lang
Gregory, and they have given bail in the
sum of $500 each. 1t is said that the dead
mans bones will be exhumed when the
trial takes place.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-04-19
WILMINGTON AS A RESORT.

Mr. Z. ". Strange, Wilmington: With
the hotel at Smithville, the resort on the
Sound, both which will be well conducted,
the excellent Smile turnpike drive and a
large hotel in the city conducted for
Northern travel (Which is possible and
likely) Wilmington will become what it
ought to be and can be made-bOth a
Summer and Winter resort.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-04-19
Wants a Competing Line.

A delegation of Durham's most ener-
getic business men came to Raleigh on
Monday and had conference with Presi-
dent Robinson and General Manager Win
der Of the r. & G. and r. & AL. roads,
when the Durham gentlemen pointed out
their necessity and desire for road from
Durham to Apex or to Cary or possibly to
Franklinton They have shown by sta
tistics of their traffic that such road can
be made to pay.
President Robinson promised to go to
Durham soon; and the belief is that this
project will now be carried out. When
Durham is in earnest about any such
thing, it is likely to succeed.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-04-19
Death of Charles Reade.

Charles Reade, the most vigorous though
not the most delicate in his work, of the
English novelist who have survived Thack-
cray, Dickens and George Eliot died last
Saturday. The most widely read of his
many novels, no doubt are: Hard Cash, y
"a Terrible Temptation" ''Put Yourself
in His Place." and Foul Play"
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-04-19
MIR. BUM FOR CONGRESS.

Mr. John T. Morgan, Clerk Of Superior
Court Of Nash county: If new candi-
date for Congress is nominated in this dis
trict, we think down in Nash that Mr.. B.
H. Bum is the man. It is time we had a
representative from our end of the dis
trict; and, if we have one, Mr.. Bum is
the man
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Senator Vance,s Political Gossip.

While in Asheville last week, Senator
Vance told the Asheville Citizen that he
thought that Bayard's chances for the
Presidential nomination had improved
greatly, though he did not express the be-
lief that he would be nominated and
that the Morrison tariff bill, with certain
amendments, would pass.
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In the Dialect of the West.

The following epithet was donated to
Col. A. B. Andrews, and replied to by Mr..
Fab H. Busbee President Andrews
a friend indeed, through whose energy
and ability we now realize what we have
long hoped for'
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w hat :?

From the Spirit Of The South
Mr.. K. L. Steele would make a most ex-
cellent chief magistrate, but we fear he is
lol politician enough and too much of
gentleman to receive the nomination.
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Farming Double.

Our Farmers slows Nonsense Maj.
George Credle, Hyde county man, tells
the New Berne Journal, that the way they
make land which costs 800 an acre ie
ito turn it up on the edge and plant both
sides.
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Hope He'll Stay There.
From the Wadesboro Iymes

FTOH U1e WUueSOWO 1tDseS
We have reasons for believing that Bog
gan Cash left the neighborhood of his
fathers residence the night of the day Of
his fathers arrest and that he is now in
Canada.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-04-19

| saw the other day good largc Meth.
odist church in Haywood county. near
Pigeon river, that Was built, shingles. pul.
PIT, pews and all, from ihs timhrrs obtAin-
cd from one tree tha, grew on Pigeon river.
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The Chronicles Fortune is Made Now.
From The Wilson Mirror.

The STATE CHRONICLE is growing in pop
ularity, and we are glad to see that its
beneficial influence is being felt from where
the towering mountains lift their heads
way up into the sky, as an everlasting mon
ument of North Carolina's grandeur and
glory, clear down to the sand robed coast,
where the splash Of the billows awake the
sunlight of morning to sprinkle the world
with its drippings of splendor.
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The cry in the West will now br no
longer ''on To waync~vill-," bus ION 60
Murphy. and on 10 Murphy The railrcai
will go.
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! am told now by n very frank and well
informed Liberal that there Is no earthly
chance for Major VIM. A. smith, OF John.
ston, for Congress, because the Liberals
and Republicans don't want any prohihi.
tion or prohibition men this time.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-04-19
1t Builds Churches and Sends MissiOna-
rieS.

Frons the Wudesboro InteHigencer.
We counsel every young man to never
chew or smoke tobacco, but we also coun-
sci every old man in this region to grow
all of the weed he can for somebody else's
boys to chew and smoke.
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One of the mos: impressive and 10 the
rest of the people Of the State. one OF ths
most unusual religious ceremonies To lc
seen anywhere, is the Moravian ob-4.rv.
anec of Easter. Last Sunday. am told.
Salem was filed with visitors who went 10
see it,
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IL brings no jar To think Of Henry Ward
Becchcr's going as a delegate To the Ma.
tional Republican Convention. Well. shift
the scene and think Of any big preacher
III the South doing such "A thing. and you
strike difference that suggests something
to think about.
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1.-The people of North Carolina, I" said a
representative public man Mt the Bcnbow
House few days ago, 'arc more interest
ed in home politics than in any thing else. -
mo, Stree" chimed in your jovial drum
mer, they are more Interested in making
money than in anything else"
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Mr.. Foote, editor Of the Warrenton Ga
zette, tells me that Warrcnton il bound TO
''come it." There are two houses In town
which can be used cxcellcntly for tobacco
warehouses, and they arc offered free Of
rent for the purpose. Beginning with this
years crop, he thinks tobacco In good
quantities will be marketed there.
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HR. sTEDMAN FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

RR. STEDMAN FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
BURGAw, N. c., April 15.-It is easy to
see that the voice of the Democratic party
has about settled and concentrated upon
Chas NJ. Stedman for Lieutenant Govern
or In all these Eastern counties he is the
choice of the people, and the preference is
increasing and will increase for him not
only in the East, but in the middle and
Western counties, until it is ratified by
the State Convention. The East has no
democratic candidate to present to the
party and Convention for Governor and
will have none, but does claim, while thus
cheerfully yielding, that the the Lieutenant
Governor shall be an eastern man. And
yet it is quite evident that Major Sted-
man is quite popular in the West, as he
surely is in the near central portions of the
State. The masses and industrial classes
are everywhere for him with singular
unanimity. If their wishes prevail in the
convention and he is nominated, he will at
once enter upon vigorous canvass and
make from the ocean to the Tennessee line,
a campaign rarely equallcd for ability bold
ness and effectiveness, in thepolitical annals
of North Carolina. S.
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There is nameless quality which
town may have that is the building or the
breaking of 1.-THE difference between
health and stagnation. From every place
go up West come away feeling that that
town is on the up grade. In most cases
nobody tells me In so many words that the
place is growing out OF its baby clothes;
but somehow the air ! breathe and the
airs that men wear say Enthusiastically that
success is smiling on them.
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The Biographical BOOMERS Coneinu ne "a
Fetch in the Tim k~r.
wHo SHoCi-n M NoNTNATEDf

To THE CHRONICLE His LOYALTY and
and devotion to North Carolina should lie
unquestionable. He should he a man Of
high moral character He should b. a
man of ability. He should he progressive.
and, in sense, aggressive, but conserva-
tive. He should DC man having the
courage of his convictions. But he should
b more than this. In view Of the uncom-
Portable fact, that the Democratic maiori-
~ has been reduced from Is 600 10 too
not by the growth of the Republican par
~, bu, through apathy and indifference in
the ranks of our own party-he should pos
sess other qualities. These 1000 Demo
Gratis must be brought back into line
No exciting state issues of magnitude
will he brought forward TO arouse them
No one viii question the fact that an over
whelmlng majority of them are identified
with the farmer. and other industrial clas-
ses of our people. They must be reached
Our candidate, therefore should be one
whose past record will command their con-
fidence. He should and must be first
class canvasser. and effective, captivating
speaker. Whether moving ''amid the
throng, or on the stump, he must possess
magnetic power that can be felt. Who il
the manl
Print the above paragraphs in tn.
form of a circular letter address it TO each
Democratic voter in the State. and ash
him to answer. Thousand upon thousands
all over North Carolina would promptly
write the name of that true North Carolin
ian, LEoNIDAs L. Polk. The young mer
| throughout the State would rally to him
as they would to none other unless it bs
Senator Vance. The farmers from the sc.
board to beyond the mountains would hal
| him with unanimity and enthusiasm
never before witnessed in their ranks
For several years / have travelled mucf
in different sections of the State ant
have mingled with the people, and han
heard them talk therefore, kno,O mhere
| Of speak. His name at the head of oul
| ticket would be power, and would NEAR
success all over North Carolina
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-04-19

fighting friend ventured the predie-
ton at dinner the other day that there
will be half dozen duels In North Car
olina this year. Half dozen challenges
perhaps" said a cold blooded fellow in tho
company; "but do You know how long it
has been since duel was fought in North
Carolina monstrous long time, sir
The challenging fellows arc not the ones
that do the fighting these days. II In your
quiet fellow that carries good fist. y
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-04-19

/ met a gentleman who was on the train
which carried Senator Vance into Danvile
the day they stopped him and dined him
there. 81 never saw such a wild express
sion of sincere thanks and hearty appre-
citation, he said "And it touched the
Senator very deeply. Through his jocular
speech of acknowledgment ran a thread
Of very tender and hearty appreciation of
such a reception. That kind Of thing
must greatly strengthen man."
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So it goes. and we are all mortal. / ex-
planned the forthcoming 12-page-25, 900
edition CHRONICLE TO a tobacco man some
time ago. He took very little interest in
it and gave me information in e langu:d
tone. / met him again the other day. He
asked about the project, and l happened
to say that Messrs. r. Lorillard G Co had
ordered column in it, and that the West
ern Tobacco Journal of Cincinnati had
asked for space for an advertisement, and
that one North Carolina concern had pre-
empted whole page q columns He
woke up mighty suddenly, and on the
spot swore that he must have his name
writ big in that paper to the extent of at
least half column had mind to re-
fuse to make a contract with him. But
suppose we all wait for some big folks
somewhere somehow to do the 1'Droper',
thing. This was a pretty little exhibition
of our frail following nature, though. In
fact, 1t had never occurred to him that a
really big trade-paper could be made In
North Carolina, or would be of any use
to his business till he found out that some
folks somewhere else had been convinced.
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Now HEAR HAAr TIE EhREERls Sag.

Mr \. good fortur
"NaioaI Tobacco FertIjZ t made IobaC
made large leaf and iInWtd finely the hl
consider National" a irst-cass Tobacco Fertilizer.
Rowland Mddhurg r. CSay: This Is to certify
Naonal Ide standard Izr io'acc
where together the tobacco da larger al
consider National
Mr. fa 1Iay0r, Leahurg ~ GSiys very much Please
idr ss s. siR Il A &C
we'll
the hill Shall use it agtin
Mr. Rej r Sanfd n. Csays much pleased with II
National" Tobacco Fertilizer bough last consider
excellent fertilizer Tobacco, giving rapid grOUtI
causing good time and yellow We'll the nt s
again
Mr. South Boston, Va.-Says G"ntlemen-Y d
'NaOnal" T0tec Feiliz-r' used
Tobacco
yellow, Tobacco raised
regard he 'Nati0ta' best shall
Ns, ". II. south Bs"n, Na,>ay: The 'Na
who
adapted 10 lie production Of fine yellow tobacco
Mr. j. R. Cr"wdr South Boston, la!ax rG"n'y HaSays Gents
cron last and take pleasure in Stating thai perfect saisfct
Fertilizer used, (nE lave
eraIl Tn Tobacco started ct well, standing dry We'll, an
tt ~ and yelowed on the hill nicely.
exp"ct N4ona season. and eerfull
Irec0Inn'Hd it
Mr. VIM Winston Thomson' Roads, VAL used "Naional
Ny boys used it If kind before with
hIfe, Of
fifty bushels used for Wheat because prefer
OEciIa a
Mr.. Daniel avne, nghb think
last year, The Nal iOuar w uayXu
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MIR. BLACKB pJAT-
FORM.

In accepting the Democratic nom
lnatiOn for United States Senator
from Kentucky Congressman Joseph
s. S. Blackburn said, "As your
Senator, l shall insist that the in
equalltie5 of national legislation Of
the past shall not be perpetuated. l
shrll insist upon a revision of the
navigation laws which have sunk
our American tonnage to only II
per cent. of the volume once attained
1t Is mistake to say ihst the war
destroyed our foreign tonnage. Our
tonnage was as great when the gal
liant Lee surrendered at A ppOmattox
as when lhe war WAS first begun.
The existing shipping laws must be
repealed n order that American cit
liens can buy vessels in any ship.
yard in the world, if this great ele-
ment Ct our prosperity is to be res
tOred. The tariff laws need revision
GOD helping rs. WITH the star Of
Democracy again in the ascendant,
the tariff laws will be revised until
the basis of the tariff shals be the
needed revenue for the Government,
which is just tax, and not protec-
lion, which j. robbery. shall new
er rest satisfied until every Ameri-
can citizen is free to sell his products
in that market which will bring
him in the greatest returns, aud can
buy in the cheapest market the wide
world over. l feel sara Of one thing
that [ understand the needs and
wants of The great State Of Ken
tncky, and pledge myself 10 devote
The same energy toward meeting
these wants as member of the Sch
ate as / have tried TO devote TO the m
during a service of eight years in the
lower house of Congress.
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. g a. E -

Having jocated permanently in Hen
dersOn, rifer my professional services
to the pablo Alter a constant practice
Of tu enty years | feel that [ can safely
guarantee satisfaction to those who may
favor me with their patronage. All
work ,StriaiLy First class ard warranted.
BY permission respectfully refer to the
following gentlemen
Rev. CT bert + iggs aRev, I ]: Hp!den,
ney at law. ". A. Montgomery. attorney
at law. Len FL nderson. E>q.. jacob Par
ker. Esq DIR. @ A. Font+, WIZ enton,
@. G.. Fits. sheriff of Warren county;
| Capt 3. n. Collins. Ridgeway; Col. "
! A. Johnson, DR.. Willis A sion, Little
ton; John b. MaRae so , w. w. Pee
bles. attorney at law, Jack son; DR.. J.
W. Hawkins, Raleigh; Coils. w. II.
Cheek, and L. L. Jones, J. It. Jones,
Esq, and Mr.. +. /. Powell, Henderson.
{. S. b. I'd Dental Surgeon,
Late Of Warrenton \. &.
zGs~ Oifice-Over the bank OF ". II.
S. Rurgw yn & Go. fell. II.