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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-10
AN INSTRUCTIVE ESTIMATE.
howins How Rapidly the Educated
Glass is Increasing in North Carolina.

"A .SDecfat Correspondence Of the Chronicle.
CHAPEL HILL. May 6-I have taken a
whole dav to make little calculation in
which, perhaps. your readers may be in
tercstcd. have tried TO ascertain with as
gludt arithmetical eXaCtnesS as l could,
n hat proportion of the families Of North
Narolinia now represented at our lead
d institutions by promising young men
arr SO represented for the first time.
As i rule educated men, of course, ed
Goate their children; but at all our lead
4 institutions many of the brightest men
are the sons Of uneducated fathers. Now,
D wv well are our college bred families
d ,eping up in the educational race, and
b ~ numerous are the formerly non-col-
le.c bred who are entering the number of
IT, educated
Au exact calculation is impossible un-
b - one knew the family history of every
Dad under consideration The family his
h 9ry-sO far as the education IS concerned
II have been able to ascertain with rea-
|s0nable accuracy in the case of a large
|nmber of the students of the University
lGUlng the last four years; OF other lnstl-
|tations with enough accuracy to base an
average on.
The average cannot pretend TO be accu-
rate. 1t is only a guess, but guess that
has been arrived at from positive knowl-
edge Of large number of cases. During
tine last four years, the percentage of what
will call new men" by this calculation,
Al the University is 43 per cent.
At Davidson College, % per cent.
At Wake Forest College, n per cent.
At Trinity College, 81 per cent.
1T Bingham School, On. c. boys 42 pei
cent
That the educated should educate is, OF
course, expected; and most of the educa-
ted men in the State have sent their sons
10 college But we are gaining education
al ground very rapidly indeed when al
average of 80 per cent. of the young mei
now attending these five schools are sons
Of uncducated fathers. 1t is an enormous
and powerful fresh acquisition that the
educated class is receiving.
There is another aspect of the question
that cannot even be guessed at III any
arithmetical way, but which is of no les:
Importance. These new men have shOWI
themselves more than the match for the
others The proportion of prizes and O
distinctions won would, | think, show
greatly in their favor.
This in an interesting subject of inves
tigation. and | cannot pretend to hav'
done ANYTHING but suggest it. | shoult
Do glad if my statements should be cor
rected or confirmed by others who hav
OPPORTUNITIES to know. Only by such oh
,eryations as this can we get anything
like an accurate notion of the real pro
5ress we are making in the work OF high
cr education. LEB
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-10
MAY.MOVIN(:.
The Curious Custom Of the People of
New York.
Special Correspondence o/Ue Chronicle.

Special Correspondence oIate Chronicle.
NEW York, May 6-Thc mystery Of
"moving day" has never been explained,
but it continues, and continues without
any promise Of a change. You know
what moving day in New York is-do
you not 2 On the first Of May every year,
unless the first Of May happens TO fall on
Sunday, hundreds Of thousands OF people
change their residence in fact very nearly
the whole population Of New York and
its surrounding cities who live in rented
houses. And by far the greater part Of
them live in rented houses.
There is great mystery about this
moving day The owners OF houses do
not desire general moving Of course,
and there is nothing in the whole course
| of human life, from the cradle to the
| grave, more annoying than the moving OF
household goods. OF course, therefore,
! tenants do not desire 10 move. The pro
fessonal furniture draymen would much
prefer that the moving he distributed
| through the year, so that it would not all
| come on one day. Nobody, therefore,
really desires this moving day; and yet
nobody can prevent it.
! 1t is not 80 in any other city The En-
glish cities know no such custom. In
| Chicago or Philadelphia they have no such
habits. Nowhere else but here. Yet on
the first of May, my curiosity prompted
me to count the wagons Of plumber that I
saw. | made no especial search for them.
! arose up town at my usual hour, looked
out the window while I ate breakfast,
went down town, came back in the after
noon, and in this casual way / counted
| more than two hundred 1t has been
reckoned that more than 30, 900 families
change houses on that day within ten
miles Of the New York postoffice.
| Some people go TO palmer and cheaper
| quarters. Many move TO more elegant
homes. Others change houses without
making any great change in the comfort
or luxuries Of their situation. The strange
fact is that they all change. The day is
always the topic Of conversation for a
week. Everybody laughs at such Gus
tom, yet everybody indulges in it. Every
body calls it foolish; yet nobody explains
it, and it is kept up with as much regu-
larity as it ever was. Even Talmagc
preached about it Sunday. But tho Gus
tom remains profound mystery
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MOUNT AIRY
Prospers and Proud Of it..-It Claims
Recognition for all it Has.
iSpeciui CbrrespOndeace of the Chronicle.

Special Correspondence Of the Chronicle.
MOUNT AIRY, May 6.-YOur Traveller
some weeks since remarked that every
where he went he met man who was
sure that Mt. Airy was destined to be the
place of its section. And ''Traveller" in
timated that somebody was succeeding at
"blowing" Very well. However much
l may agree With ''Traveller" now, l do
not propose to do any putting, but simply
to state few facts.
"A copy Of Mr. W. A. Hearne's pamphlet
on the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail
road is before me. 1t is well done, and
he deserves the thanks Of all, but must
call attention to the fact that the interests
Of our town are not fairly represented in
it, Following the census OF 1880, he
gives the population at 519, while it is
really over 1000, by actual count. In
naming the industries OF the place he
says:
There are seven general stores, there
are fifteenl two cotton factories and two
wooden mills at which latter fine blankets
are manufactured three cabinet makers,
one lit should be two saddle and harness,
five tobacco factories, one lit should b
threel tobacco sales warehouse, two wagon
factories, four grist and four saw mills,
one male and one female academy"
He might have added that We have -four
tanneries, one shoe factory, run by ma
chinery, (water power) besides two other
boot and shoe shops, one buggy and hack
factory, one tobacco-box and fruit box
factory, and five churches.
1t may be an item Of news TO some
readers to state that larger number OF
industries are represented here than in
any other town or city in North Carolina.
We are growing daily. Business is pros
porous We love our town, and believe
in her future Come and see us. Your
excellent papers hasn't as many readers
here as it ought to have.
NJ H. MOORE
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1t Nean> Scales.
From the CHd1-lotte Observer.

DIR. York's selection settles two things !:
1st The fact that the Republican party
of the straight sect despair of being able
to elect a ticket composed OF Republicans,
and have invited and received into the
fold every soreheaded Democrat who is
willing to be enrolled as a Liberal, thus
consolidating all opposition to the regu-
lar Democracy, and
end The absolute necessity for the
Democratic party to nominate man as
their candidate for Governor, who can
meet DR.. York on his own territory
OF course DR.. York will receive the
united support of the Republican party.
But this will not be enough He must get
votes that have hitherto been Democratic
Where are these in the main to come
from In the Central and Western pOr-
tiOns Of the State. OF course we must
have a candidate that can command the
party strength in those sections, and
Alfred NJ Scales is the man. If there
was doubt before, there is no longer any
doubt on the subject
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ssExtremciy Ordinary.,
From the Wilmington Star.

Altogether there was before never such
a ticket seen. When the Republicans were
fiourishing they could start ticket that
would command respect fer its talents
But since ii took up with the small potato
office seekers in the Democratic party who
were unable to get one suck at the public
teat the decadcnc" Is awful. Tyre Iorl,
is poor stick in the way of ability. lie
tried to be smart and funny and sharp,
and he is credited with an unusual amount
of cunning and boldncss, but his intellec-
tual standard is small. The remainder of
the ticket is extremely ordinary. :
If Russell or Dockery or Bynum had been
nominated it would have required our best
talent to meet him.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-10
A Giving Away.
From the Elizabeth CITY Econon,

From the Elizabeth CHJ EcOn0T1tSt
Except that the giving away of the Re
publican party in the State to the new
Liberal party, which is undoubtedly made
up Of Democratic soreheads and Demo
cratic disappointed oflice-seekers, the nom
nations made by the so-caled Republican
Convention is not a bad one. 1t will be
beaten by the Democrats, as it ought to
be, on account of its platform of princi-
pies, and on account of its Republican
coWardice But the Democrats need not
expect to have walk DR.. York,
the candidate for Governor, is a good
speaker, good electioneerer, plain, blunt
man, and as a political opponent, need
not be despised. What will be against
him is that he is too fresh from the Dem
ocratic fold to entitle him to the jewel,
consistency, and the people love man
who is true, consistent, unchanging, and
who sticks to his colors.
Personnel of the Ticket.
DIR. TYRE YORK.
Dr. York is in his 46th year. He is a
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-10
El.oln khe IaNhseriILc Ciizell.

FTOWl IHt
Old Line Republicans Listen. At
the so-called Republican Convention
held in Raleigh on Thursday, and
which was called to order by DR.. Mott,
the Coalition leader, a resolution offered
by $ H. Manning, of New Hanover, to
insist upon putting a Republican at the
head of the State ticket provoked an
angry discussion, and was finally laid upon
the table. The new corners carry the day;
the Coalition recruits carry the day; the
bottom rail is on top. Republicans, how
do you like that
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A majority Of 430 for Bennett out of
over 81, 600 votes.
VIII those who are anxious for Dem
ocratic success examine these figures ana
reflect what would be the result if a
strong man, say from Johnston county,
should lead the Republicans and weak
nomination should be made by the
Democracy!
If this district be lost will not the
State be lost also!
CAUTION
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SsInVincible',--.ss Trium ph anti,

FTOW the SfNte JOuT1lUI (IeJ1.)
The Liberals and Republicans have held
their State conventions, and have done
the work for which they assembled wisely
and well, and the result may be summa-
riZcd thus:
An invincible standard bearer
triumphant coalition ticket,
lndestructible platforms,
The utmost harmony.
Assured victory in November
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Worth an Average ore3l3 Each.

At the Madison Square Garden in New
York, this week, there have been 1,1l7
dogs in the dog show. The dogs have
been gathered from almost every State in
the Union, Nova Scotia, Canada, Great
Britain and Ireland The value Of the
whole number has been estimated at 1880
900. In the evenings the speeding and
jumping Of the greyhounds and an exhibit
ton Of professional trick dogs took place
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-10
How the Dutch Became CaTolinian,

From Jocob's Fork Cbr Hickory Press.
When I look back about 40 years and
make a comparison with the present / can
see many changes in this immediate neigh
borhood and township. Then nearly eve
~ body spoke the German language or
Pennsylvania Dutch, and now out of fif-
teen hundred inhabitants in the township
scarcely fifty understand the once popular
language of that day. In few more
wears the man Or woman who can talk
dutch" cannot be found
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-10
s"An Ofense and an Insult.o

From We Wilntn0f0n ReU1eW Denn.)
If the Republican bosses, the Mott ring,
who nominated the ticket at Raleigh last
week had been in the pay OF the Demo
Gratis they could not have put up weaker
ticket than that announced by them. The
very head and front of the ticket is an
offence and an insult to the Republican
masses.
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Has Added Nothing.

The ticket named by the Republican
Conventions last week has added nothing
to that party's chances Of success. On the
contrary, DR.. 1ork's name at its head IS
an element of positive weakness.
But the action Of the Republicans does
not concern the Register over much, nor
the weakness of its ticket lessen its anx-
iety This canvass is to be no child's
play 1t is not Republican strength which
Democracy in North Carolina has to fear;
it i. Democratic Indifference and restless
ness, the results of causes not now neces-
sary to note. Certainly, they have no
foundation in defects of Democratic ad-
ministration which has never been equalled
in ability and success by any previous ad-
ministration of any party.
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Fashionable Criticism from the West

By the way, one of the coming styles OF
hat is about the ugliest we've seen for .up
wards Of long time 1t approaches
somewhat the shape of a gentlemans bea-
yer, is as much too deep as they have been
shallow heretofore. A compromise be-
tween the two would be about right.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-10

Good INNopls who had hardly hcen aware
that they had any such thing - county
government ~ill soon te surprised To
learn what blessed and .hai a hctnous
thing this thing OF county government IT,
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Gas Good as Ever was Beaten.''

From the Ne,o Berne Journal (De7n.)
To sum up the whole matter, we think
it is all in all as good ticket as ever was
beaten, and will be about as well beaten
as any ever was in this State.
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public affairs. H. has never been a
politician, and though he is a staunch
Republican it is well understood that he
preferred to be left off the ticket and
will take no active interest in the cam
paign.
MR. LAWSON.
Mr. Lawson, the candidate for Auditor
is a plain Western farmer of ordinary
ability. He has had little to do with
politics except to vote when the ticket
was composed of what he termed good
old fashioned Republicans. He was a
strong Dockery man for Governor and
had he been a delegate to the conven-
ton he would proaably have pursued
the course Of Mr.. Gambler and declined
to follow the leadership Of Liberal.
1t is said that his son-who was dele
gate-got up and left the convention
when his fathers name was proposed on
the coalition ticket, remarking that he
wouldn't vote for York and that his
father wouldn't accept the nomination.
JUDGE RUSSELL.
Judge Russell is the weightiest man
on the ticket, and large number of
Republicans who are Republicans from
principle still insist that with him at the
head their chances for winning would
have been much better. He has for
years been a leader in his party, has
served in the Legislature, on the Bench
and one term in Congress. He was a
delegate to the Constitutional COnven-
tion in 1875 and was the Republican
leader. He is a staunch Republican.
He is a forcible speaker and had he been
nominated for Governor would have
made strong canvass.
MIR. F. D. WINSTON.
Mr.. Winston is the third son of Hon.
Patrick Henry Winston He was grad
uated at the University several years
ago, and has recently had the manage
ment of his fathers estate in Bertie
Mr.. Winston is known as a very modest
young son.lerna..- IL is a clever Young
gentieman-in both senses of the word
clever-hospitable good natured and
quick witted, and he is, or has always
hitherto been thought to be, a Demo
crat Mr.. Winston is one Of the bright
est correspondents of The CHRONICLE
and has kindly done good service ia the
way Of Public instruction by writing for
its columns-a kind Of service to Pub
lie instruction which it is hoped he will
continue to do, this not depending on
the hazardous chance of nongrel vic
tory.
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The Result of the Votes Cast in the Va
rious Towns in the State.

The Result of the Votes Cast in the Va
rious Towns in the State.
Reports from the municipal elections
held on Monday show that in
Asheville Judge Aston Oen. was elect
ed by l75 majority. The vote was more
than 200 larger than ever before.
In Greensboro, Mayor King was re-elect-
ed, and the old board of Aldermen.
In Goldsboro Democratic Aldermen
and 1 Republican were elected.
In Durham J. F. Freeland was elected
Mayor-full board Of Democratic Alder
men.
In Tarboro, the Democratic nominees
increased their majOrities.
In Greenville the whole Democratic
ticket was successful.
In New Berne three wards elected Dem
ocrats and two Republicans.
In Oxford W. A. Bobbitt was elected
Mayor-an excellent piece of work. Two
Democratic Aldermen and two Republican.
In Raleigh the Democrats elected the
following Aldermen First Wdrd-Al-
fred Upchurch, Thomas Harris, F. O. Nor
ing. Third Hord-P. F. Faison, James
B. Martin, G. D. Rand, W. N. Jones, G..
E. Leach. Fifth Ward-P. Q. Fleming,
c. B. Edwards, Julius Lewis. The Repub
licans elected-iSeco,td Ward-John r.
Ray, Chas. ". Hoover, jeff Denton. Fourth
Ward-James Doyle, James H. Jones, N.
S. Taylor. The positions of the parties
! are the same.
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THE PEOPLE HE MEETS AND Tine
GOAs1F HE HE IN.
Hs1oss. Faets. Fasctes. Sp~eslastess
AsA5ecss rs~k~A up all Over sA~ state.

druggist informs inc that the straw
berry crop has made tn. trade in pare
gore little morss brisk
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-10
Macon County for National Aid.

To THE CHRONICLE The property Of
Macon county is assessed at little over
100000 For school purposes alone the
people pay a tax of S., 800. This sum is
barely sufficient 10 give US, once year in
each district, four months school term.
If ours was a level country more could be
done but the mountains disperse the peo
pie into small communities, making fifty
three school districts necessary in order
to give all fair school opportunities. What
is true of Macon in respect of the necessi-
tp for numerous school districts, is true
to a greater Or less degree Of all the noun
tain counties. Any thoughtful man pom
dering the facts stated will see the inabil
ity of our people without aid from some
source to so educate their children rs to
give them start in life equal to that Of
the children raised in some more favored
regions. The General Government has on
hand large surplus Of money, and when
| say that part Of it can be put to no
better use than to help to educate the ris-
ing generation through the State system
of public schools, / utter the opinion of
almost every man in Macon county.
\. d. FARMER, Supt.
Franklin, " c., UdY J.
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k'en now the mass of the people r,fusc
II iorsakc their rgalAr business and go
~ild about politics The heated term viii
doubtless come ali on sudden
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ssWeak in all Essentials.o

from Mc GOtdsOOrO messenger (L)e7n
The ticket is weak in all essentials, and
if our Democratic friends will act wise,
prudent and watchful, can easily be beaten
20, 900 votes.
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A bill was reported favorably in the
Senate last week to admit Washington
Territory and part of Idaho into the Union
as the State of Tacoma.
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General Chngman's advocacy of tobacco
~ poultice Tor almost all kinds of vx-
ternal sor's. n you come ~ think about
II, IL an old and common thing ~ith a
great part Of the people of the State.
Who has not used IL for wasp stings. for
instance
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THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
THE COMMENTS OF THE PRESS
OF EITHER PARTY.
The Western Democrats Think York
Stronger than the Eastern Democrats
Think Him--The Rest of the Ticket
not Highly Commended.

From the Raleigh Ne,Us and Observer.
The nomination Of DR. York was one of
those glaring blundcrs which in the man
agement of a political campaign amounts
to a crime
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There Was a sort of desperate solemnity
about the Republican Convention. and \
lack OF humor. Else why do | hear no
more jokc- or amusing Incidents leu.
ally such a meeting - the origin of much
rough fun. The only joke that WAS told.
am informed, was one of old Zeb's, which
ls twenty years Of age
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Mr. Blaine goes before the convention
itb fl per cent of the delegates; four
Bars AGO he had a little less than 3S per
,r- eight years ago he had nearly the
nae In 1880 his vote did not material
increase; III 1876 it rose on the later
aIots, and was :}51, or 2S short of a ma
riry on the final ballot, when Mr. Hayes
rs nominated. This year he stands sub
antialIy where General Grant stood in
$50. who had 40 per cent of the dele
ltcS, who stood by him only too firmly
II Arthur will have at the start less than
Yer cent of the delegates.
From, the Nc10 York World (Den,).
If James G Blaine is but one fraction
clever or Is INSCRIPTIONS as he IS va
onSIy accounted by friend and foe, he
louid have no difficulty in transferring
ID purely commercial vote of Southern
.pablicans either by promise of future
trouage or by the more simple sapona-
ous process made famous by Chester a.
rthurs post -prandial frankness.