The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-18
ON THE WING.
W hat the Editor Saw in a Little rrip ON
the Cars" IL May Turn Out "a
<aaS.. Perhaps Turn Out "a Sermon

school Nero returning home They WEIR,
a happy and a smiling lot ~ g.rls, most q.
them not over sweet sixteen
Standing with reluctant fe<.t
W Where the hrsAsk aud river meet
Nonanhooa and childhtsd ftc.rt
Was impressed with their modest uu
affected and becoming def>ort mcut Among
them there was none of the l,alsieraus hess
or loud talking that one sometimes hear,
from maids just out from school Chief
Justice Smith SAYS that a college exists not
III buildings and grounds and libraries and
professors, but In the men who go out
from II after spending their years % eol-
lege life there Ii j. equally true ~ fc-
male school. II lives IN the character and
department OF the young women Il edu
Gates From this view the Misses Nash
ana hollocAs school viii not suffer.
North Carolina Will soon have a net work
of electric lights that viii turn the dark
ness of night into one uncloudod d.y la
Wilmington, our city by the sea Mr.
McNett has established the Thompson
Houston electric light system that shines
far out on the ripping surface of the Cape
Fear and makes the dashng OF the waves
against the wharfs a sight beautiful To bo-
hold. ! saw Mr.. McNett "A few days ago
IN Greensboro As be was starting for the
land OF the sky 10 confer with leading
citizens and the town authorities Of Ashc-
vile about furnishing that beautiful rising
city with electric light. How dazzling AT
| night would be the scenery Of Asheville.
If the city was Illuminated with this strong
light There could be but one possible ub-
lection To "a brilliant illumination of this
famous Bethesda spa where So many aic
cured of physical ailments as Well as heart
afh ! 4 ri tt,,r a,
anxious to have a flood Of light thrown
upon the scene of their operations. In the
summer time Ashcyile is the Mecca of
lovers. When the city Is SO brilliantly lllu
minated that there are no hooks and re-
ceSSeS tor loving swans and dout object
to being courted girls, there Is danger that
'wcstward the course Of true lovers viii
take their way and leave Asheville bercft
of one of its greatest summer attractions.
The young people might, on the other
hand, seek the sea shore where the lights
are dim and low and the following
| might be the refrain of the gallant youths
ITO lay aloft in a bowling breeze
May tickle "A landsman's taste
But the happiest hours sailor sees
Is when he's down
AT an inland town,
With his Nancy Oh his knees, yeo ho'
And his arm around her waist"
But what Asheville would lose by the
absence of these young counting couples
1t would more than make up in many other
ways which ! need not enumerate. Ashe-
Vile the city set upon hili -cs.ItIoL Ds,
| hid. Neither can it hide itself from the
world but with electric lights it can be the
centre from which will radiate light that
| will ''shed radiance far adown' and
| "cheer the valley still" | also learned
| from Mr.. McNett that the Greensboro
| people would probably join the army of
| brilliant cities. With Asheville, Charlotte,
Greensboro, Durham, Raleigh Goldsboro,
| New Berne, and Wilmington all rivalhng
the moon, riding in the heavens ns-''in its
celestial way" there will be a beacon light
almost from the peak of Mount Mitchell -
| grand old sentry and monument to our
| distinguished scholar!-to Old Ocean, as
| it breaks with its snow capped billows on
the shell paved beach near Wilmington.
| The command that sounded upon n young
world asleep in darkness: ''Let there he
| light will be then fulfilled in more than
one sense i'll the sleepy dreamy Van Win
| kle State.
! Il am afraid we'll have difficulty in get
| ting anybody to run for the Legislature
this year." said a Western gentleman, in
| response to a question, ''who will repre-
sent your county i'll the next LEGISLATURE
| He continued, ''Since You fellows in Raj
| eigh have voted whiskey out Of the town
there is conspicuous dwIndling of candi-
dates. They think 60 days without a drop
to wet their whistles would be too taxing
| on their constitution. And its worse with
the Republicans than with us. They had
a man who was to make the canvass but
he couldn't live a day, Judging from how
| he has lived, without five or six drinks,
and he'll not want to 90 to Raleigh now.
don't know what we'll do unless our
member can have opportunity to spend
one day in the week at home and the rail
roads will furnish him free passes to come
after ''mountain dew" This is devel
opment of the Prohibition question we had
not anticipated But it cannot be helped
now and it is possible-just barely posi-
BILE, you know-that sober Legislator,
will do better work than one that has al
abundance Of the 'critter."
Very little is said about the question OF
who shall be our Supreme Court Judges
One Democrat said to me- The polite;
of the State appear a little mixed and
while we are sure of carrying the election
this year, there is no telling what ma,
happen two years hence. If We nominate
men who cannot hope to fill out the fu
| uefI III lSHS we may nilu OuTotiNt5 III thii
| situation; Two vacancies on the Supreme
Court Bench and a Republican Governor
to make the appointments. As WIS.,
party movement ! favor younger men"
The next day | saw another Democra
who thought he had never known any
| thing so monstrous as the proposition I.
retire two members of the court on &C
count OF their age. He said that they ha,
occupied for years prominent position
and could not be charged with the leas
want Of fidelity or efficiency He gaye i
as his opinion that the State aud the Dem
ocratic party would show itself nngratefu
: to retire men SO faithful so well qualifie'
and possessing in such high degree tn
confidence OF the people
AT the University commencement tw'
weeks ago you will remember, said ped
agoue, s.that Judge Van Wyck was es
corted to his seat by two young men
: Messrs Henry W. Rice ard samuel Js.ck
G son. The first named WAS prepared fo
/ college by Mr.. Morson a.d the second b
+ Capt benson. \ little singular, isn't il,
j he queried, especially now that Morse
t & benson are teaching together at Ra
/ eighs
Everybody talks hard times aud 10 MA
t says that the people have uoney, and "
r l note one thing; They spend a great de;
: of money, comparatively speaking, f.
s Injuries and things that are not uece5s.