The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10

AN ESTEEMED SUBSCRIBER IN Cherokee
county writes: l notice my subscription
| is again out. l just renew and renew and
| am so often behind. Just say what you
| will, put LIFE SUBSCRIPTION, and let me
pay it at once and save trouble, for the
CHRONICLE l must have to get the news
from Currituck to Cherokee. Don't make
it too high for am getting old and gray
A THOUGHTFUL Davie county subscriber
writes: Some three or four years ago, a
short article of mine was published in the
Farmer and Mechanic relative to the
Internal Revenue. 1 have always main
tanned that an income tax is the only just
excise tax, properly and equitably adjust
ed, that can be levied upon the American
people. So if we are to have an internal
tax at all let us have that.
THIS IS Mr.. Cleveland's wool song:
''Bah, bah, black sheep,
Have you any WOOl?"
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full,
One for the mistress,
One for the maid,
And one for the tariff,
Which has to be paid.
P. S.-What Mr.. G. is after is to save
that third bag, don't you see?-I Washing
ton Critic.
MASONRY IDENTIFIES ITSELF with every
noble charity. Masonry also enforces a
rigid discipline. In one of our largest
towns, prominent man was expelled by
b;c Iodpo for ;p,roorolitv ubilo his churob
still retains him as Superintendent of its
Sunday school. Some people argue that
church membership is free to all, while
Masonry must be confined to the worthy
and well qualified. H. Mills.
PLEASE accept my sincere thanks for
your personal last week of our Col. Row
land. His continued illness has been ex-
ceedingly annoying to him and unfortunate
for his District. He has clean hands,
pure heart, and those who know him are
convinced that he has superior ability.
We also devoutly hope that in the no dis
tant future he will be able fully to de-
mOnstrate that fact Extract from pri
vate letter from Mr. McDiarmid, editor of
the Robesonian.
A PROMINENT Democrat IN Burke,
in a note to the editor of the CHRONICLE,
gives this political information: Burke
would like to vote for S. B. Alexander for
Governor. l really think he will make a
strong candidate, but if that cannot be,
we should like to see an Eastern man with
Alexander as Lieutenant Governor. If
Steadman and Alexander did not live in
the same Congressional District that might
make a good ticket The general senti-
ment in this county is for Ransom to sue
ceed himself in the Senate. Our people
are talking of making Judge Avery a u
preme Court Judge.
A DISTINGUISHED North Carolinina di-
vine writes: I admire and heartily ap-
prove the high tone of morals which your
paper exemplifies and advocates. Will you
allow me to venture criticism and sug-
gest an improvement in your paper? l re-
fer to the NEWS DEPARTMENT. You give US
information about many portions of our
State it is true, but 1 am nearly always
disappointed in its paucity of intelligence,
it's dearth if not its absolute want of news
as to what is going on in Europe, Asia,
&C. think column of we'll selected in
formation of what is stirring the world
outside of North Carolina, would add
greatly to the interest, value and circula-
ton of your paper. 1 have heard several
complain of it in this respect. 1 know
you will excuse the liberty 1 take in this
matter. Ny motive is to improve your
excellent and popular paper.