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Plain Truth.

Competition in business at the pre-
sent day has become So great that many
dealers think that in order to do bust
hess it is necessary to publish long adj
v~ertisements, to make Il great show.
containing reading matter which is en-.
tirely foreign to a real plain. business
talk. Some are full of t~alSeh0OdS and
Interpretations, and when goods thus
offered for sale are Inspected, are found
to he inferior both in quality and styi'.
And When anything worth having Is
seen, it is usually found in remnants
Our plan is to give to the public the
plain truth. III u few words. which
means that the following is Il genuine
reduction:
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Rev. Sam. Small lectured in Wood
bury last week and he must have la
cerated somebody very savagely as the
Camden Post calls for protection from
this Prohibition dog in the following
plaintiff tone, for fear somebody may
get the rabies: IF the temperance
people wish to preserve respect for their
principles and their method of incui-
eating them, they had better call off
that bullesque actor and hummer.
Sam Small. His idiotic idiocyncracies
and lownish vulgari,y may suit some
communities, but he has already dis
gusted the decent people of Woodbury.,
and will Don play himself out wherever
there is intelligence enough to discern
the difference between Il man and a
mountebank. Call oft the dog and
send him to his kennel" VIZ say let
loose the Prohibition dogs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-04-14

At the city election in Trenton on
Monday Mayor Mcgowan. Rep, Was
reelected 10y less than 100 majority.
The Republicans made gains i'll the
city council 80 it Will now stand
Il Republicans and four Democrats in
that heretofore Democratic city. In
Chambershurg. the borough which is
about to be consolidated with Trenton
the Democrats made as complete a
sweep AS the Republicans did in the
city. }. Henry Klein, Democrat, was
elected Mayor by over 300 majority,
and three ont of five CouuCilmen were
elected by the same party. This gives
the Democrats ii majority in Council.
B%Ordentown elected a Republican
Mayor, While the Democrats elected Il
IA majority of the Council, also the
assessor and collector.
Beverly elected a majority of Repuh-
licans for city officers.
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Frank C.. Smith, the chief officer of
the State Good Templars' organization
has put some I.egislaturemen in a hole
on the temperance question. He adj
dressed the following letter 10 each of
the numbers of the Legislature who
voted for the Local Option law.
Ng Deur Sir; The Good Templars
of the State, recognizing i'll the Local
Option. law recently passed by the pres
ent Legislature a measure calculated TO
reduce the evils resulting from the USE
of strong drink, propose to Immediate
circulate petitions throughout every
county, asking an election under that
law. The prompt action is intended TO
secure the submission of the question
involved in several counties at the
earliest day possible after May /, proX.
Desiring to bring the strongest intiu-
ence to bear in behalf of these petit
lions, it has been suggested that your
name be placed at the head of the pc
tition circulating in your county. The
fact that you steadfastly voted for this
measure is deemed ample warrant for
the belief that you are in hearty SYM
pathy Herewith. Wishing to act in
entire good faith, | write to request
that if YOU object to your name appear
ing You will at once send me word to
that effect. In this event, of course
such use will not he made. If however
no forbiddance is received, shall we not
he justified in constituting your silence
as permissive of such desired use and a
full sanction therefore Delaying the
forwarding of the petition for a short
time, while awaiting your early reply,
| am. Yours respectfully,
FLANK c. SMITH, G.. {. I.
NINELAND, y. J. March 20, 1855.
Ihirty-two Assemblyman and twelve
Senators voted for the hill. No replies
were received from four ASSembiymen
aud three Senators. OF all the 81 who
replied only four expressed any sympa-
thy with the movement for a local OPP
ton election and not mt consented to
allow their names to head the petition.
This certainly does not speak well for
those who so lealously passed it oyer
the Governors veto. They seem to
think it as good political policy to avoid
putting the law in force as they did to
pass it, all to catch votes.
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The state Constitutional amendment
to abolish the old act requiring natur.
allied foreigners to have 1874 worth of
property before they can vote has been
adopted in Rhode Island. In three
wears the state will have 20 600 new
voters. an increase of one third in her
citing population.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-04-14

Mayor Hewitt. Of New York, be-
lieves in people becoming Americans
when they become residents of this
country. He refusedto order the Irish.
flag hoisted on the City hall on ST.
Patricks but had the stars and stripes
instead. That's the kind Of Mayo
New York should have all the time.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-04-14

The big New York World with its
big circulation and big bank account,
is to have the biggest sort of a great
big building. The Site selected is that
now occupied by French's Hotel
more definitely. the property No. II
Park Row and Nos. >, :. o and II Ann
street, opposite the Hcrod building.
The price paid by Mr.. Pulitzer for the
property was $500, 900. and he is to ex-
pend 81 ,000, 900 upon the proposed solid
and elaborate structure.
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Jacob Sharp's case of bribing New
York aldermen has been removed to
the supreme count where the Judge Of
all Judges will give him Justice.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-04-14

E~x-Chancellor Runvan. Of this State,
and Senator Gray, of Delaware, are he
ing urged as a successor to the late
Chief Justice Waite.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-04-14

The spring municipal elections held
this month in several localities in the
State were under the new law closing
the polls ut sunset.
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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-17

the negro men ought to have theirs
There ought to be no clashing, but we do
not believe that the best results can be
obtained for either race from mixed as
sembly or lodge.
We do not object to, but endorse and
commend, secret organizations as such
We do object to them as political agencies
We do not object to the negroes having a
Farmers Alliance, but we believe they
ought to organize one. However, it ought
to be for negroes alone, and the white men
ought to keep their order for white men.
The same is our opinion Of the Knights of
Labor. All white men in like occupations
ought to have an order for mutual help
and protection. Negroes ought to do like
wise. There is no race prejudice in this.
There is no injury to the negro. There is
no prescription of the negro. Certainly
no man has kinder feelings for the negro
than this writer, but he thinks it best for
the white men, and best for the negroes as
well that in all these things each race act for
itself. Experience has taught us that con
tinued success, for the white men and the
negroes as well, only comes III separate ac-
ton, separate assemblies, separate orders,
Jim Boyd and the North State to the con
trary notwithstanding
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-17
A SLAVE POET.
4 Specimen Poem of North Carolina
Negro Poet Before the War.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNIcLE.I

Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE.
have just found in an old number of
the University Magazine (April, 1860. in
the department of the editors table, the
following short article which, | think, may
well be reprinted. 1t will be Information
to some, and from others it may perhaps
elicit further remark concerning the OBJ
scure poet to whom it relates:
"A NORTH CAROLINA POET George Mo
ses Horton-more generally known as
Poet HOrton"-is a negro and a slave,
belonging to a gentleman in an adjoining
county. AT an early age he felt, ranking
within him, and ever and anon tWitching
his heart strings, the real poetical inspira-
ton which induced him to apply himself
to the Science of Letters; this be did with
such untiring zeal and industry, that in
short time, and with very little aid, he be
came quite proficient both in reading and
writing. His inherent love for poetry was
very much enhanced by the peruSal of an
old hymn book, the property Of his moth
er: having mastered which, he applied
himself to Campbeiis poems, and com
mitted to memory the whole of the Pleas
ures of Hope.
lone fine morning it occurred to him
that there might be other combinations of
the alphabet having measure and rhyme,
and thenceforth he was full tiedged poet.
''1he late MIS-. caroline Lee HentZ,
whose husband was then a Professor in
the University, having been pleased with
some of his verses, took great interest in
him and bestowed some pains on his in
struction; he afterwards showed his graft
tude for her kindness by writing an eulogy
| on her at her death.
''So,ne years ago he had printed book
of poems which, OF account of his pecunia
ry difficulties, never emerged from the
| dark corner of the printing Office.
He lives, at present, by his tai
ents, writing acrostics, etc, for the stu
dents, at quarter of dollar each, which
| enables him to hire his time, and devote
his attention exclusively to the muses.. He
has favored US with sight of the manu-
script of another book of his poems which,
from the length of his subscription list
we doubt not he will be able to publish by
| the next commencement. 1t will be rather
| a large e4b7eeGk beeGk, the manuscript contains 229
pages of letter paper closely written. His
price will be one dollar per copy.
We give the following, as specimen OF
his writings:
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GOOD-BYE.

| leave thee, with falling tear,
And mount the fieeting car;
'Tis death to part with one so dear
For to my view thy charms appear
Like some revolving star.
l leave thee, but with deep concern,
Which hope cannot remove.
Oh. do not my affection spurn,
But patient wait till my return,
And prove the truth of love.
leave thee, but / love thee yet,
The germ of every bloom;
/ never shall my choice regret
Until the sun of life shall set,
And love sink in the tomb. IS
OH Lady, take these lines to heart.
The last fond tale tell,
is that my own dear love thou art;
Then, till we meet no more to part,
My Lady, fare thee well ~
I have copied the above, because l am
certain it will be of interest to the readers
of the CHRONICLE Whether or not the
second effort of the impecunious poet to
get his verses before the public was sue
cessful have not been able to ascertain,
though have made some inquiry. There
are some, doubtless, who can enlighten
US further on the subject which certainly
is not familiar to many, and perhaps there
live some who actually employed the SER
vices of the sable poet" l respectfully
suggest the above as an interesting line OF
investigation to the pleasing author OF
Pencil Marginalia."
L. B. GRANDY.
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THE BLAIR BILL.
[From Durham Tobacco Plant

lFIoiu DiTudu1 ODdCCO / ItHt
Two or three weeks ago the Plant re-
ceived copy of Senator Reagan's speech
on the Blair bill This week another copy
came. We thank Mr. Reagan. But he
cannot in this manner find out Whit we
think about the Blair bill. No, sir We
don't know ourself. From the speeches
of Senators Blair, ct al, on one side and
Senators Reagan, ct al, on the other, We
find that whether the bill passes or not
the country is teetotally ruined and ready
for sale by an assignee. If this bill passes
the Constitution is violated made of uone
effect and our institutions destroyed.
If the bill doesn't pass then the iiiteratc
and the great unwashed will deteriorate
into brutes and savages and arise aud
overthrow our institutions. This being
the case We are ''gone up" an. how, so
we keep quiet. If we say we are in favor
of the bill, and Congress is by I'M
duly Influenced, and disaster follows and
our love for the great instrument that
Washington, Jefferson. Madison, Monroe,
Harrison, Tyler and Taylor" reverenced
grows cold we would lament with great
lamentation. On the other hand, if we
say we are opposed to the BILL and it is
thereupon defeated and millions of little
tOw-heads grow up empty and rattle the
government out of its senses we would
weep with long continued weeping There
fore, We keep our opinion Theoretically
sealed lest it any time escape and ruin the
land. Captain Cutties oracle himself
would be in despair, his gaze upon the
coast of Greenland would wobbie and
waver and he would even forget to d, clare
that his M IacL- RlrSf,,
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Consideration of Woman Confined to
the South and West.
[Bab in n. Y. Star. !

Is this free country? Is this cour-
try where people have some rights9 don't
think it is Long ago we used to pride
ourselves on being a nation that showed
an immense amount of consideration for
women, but that is confined nowadays to
the South and West. It's undoubtedly
very funny to stare at woman through
a monocle, and it is equally funny to stand
and laugh at her if she happens to slip on
the ice But it is certainly not to the
credit of anything that calls itself man.
An Englishman isn't courteous, indeed he
is often brutal, but don't think he is as
bad as the New Yorker who wants to
initiate his brutality, and who succeed.
Just as do the people who get the smallpox
from a friend who has the variloid.
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Our State is poor. Not the land not the
possibilities, but the people. What capital
we have is too much boarded. Public
spirit is lacking. Every railroad, every
factory that is started tends to stop the
state of things l have complained of and
should be encouraged II Rev NJ H. Moore.
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SECRET ORG CARNATIONS.

Beware of the men who induce you to
F0.n secret white men organizations There
is danger in secret bound societies of
political nature, and they may bring rum.
~ Greensboro North State Radical Organ).
These words are addressed to the Far
mers Of North Carolina, and conclude an
editorial on the recent Farmers Conven-
ton held al Greensboro. Coming from Jim
Boyd who knows SOMETHING about the
dangers of secret organizations, the ad-
vice has at least one virtue: that the giver
has experience. Jim Boyd may talk know
ingly Of the dangers of ''secret organi
zations".
And while he is urging the farmers
against ''secret organizations he might
90 further, and warn the Republican lead
ers, who are using their every effort to
,,-nS' = = he knights of Laoer &c H.adical
ends, that there is danger in ''secret or
ganizations" s'What is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander.'
But it is against 'ssecret white men or
CARNATIONS" that experienced jim utters
a note of warning. In warning against
also puts himself on record as opposing
the Masons and Odd Fellows, and all other
orders and organizations in which the ne
gIoes do not have voice and vote. ''They
NAV bring ruin" ''Secret organization"
jim sees nothing in the Knights Of Labor
TO criticize or condemn; but the Farmers
organizations are so dangerous that he
cries out against them. The reason is
PATENT In the Knights of Labor lead
iug Radical holds the highest office, and
negroes hold important places, and are in
full membership; in the Farmers organl-
Z3tiOus the white men alone constitute
the membership, a leading Democrat Is at
the head Of the Alliance, and negroes are
excluded from membership. The Radicals
think they will gain advantage through
the order known as the Knights Of Labor,
and that they will lose by the several far
mer's organizations Hence the words OF
the North State 1t depends upon whose
Ok is gored as to what kind of secret or
gauizatons' Jim Boyd likes, or talks about,
or disIikes We warn the Farmers Alli-
ance not to admit him to membership, II
they would continue the Alliance as a ''se-
cret organization.
The position of the CHRONICLE in regard
to fke Farmers Alliance, the Knights of
EIal0r, and other similar organizations is
Weif known. We are in thorough sympa-
thy With the objects Of these organiza-
tions,, and we rejoice to see them success
Infn2e md growing. To secure the better
Df the condition of all men who
an object worthy of every good
1t can only be secured through
kation. We believe that the white
Odght to have their orders and that
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Senate and has, with a number of much
ADLER and more influential Senators, tried
to have that Objectionable feature abol
ished