The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-10-24

worthless and he is said to ignorant.
If developed they are powerful and
he is educated. Therefore education
is the development of power, not the
possession of tscts. An ignorant man
is an abject slave to intelligence.
Senator Wade Hampton, of S. c.,
is a mighty level-headed man and is
q close observer. In recent inter-
view he said: "The South is destined
to become great as manufacturing
section, but it does not need protec-
ton for infant industries. In coarse
fabrics South Carolina is already I'M
cerselliug the cotton mills of Lowell.
The reason why the South must be-
come the great manufacturing section
of the United States is quite evi
dent. Its climate enables us to work
twelve months in the year. Labor is
cheaper and the cotton is grown right
Oh the ground. These inducements
are bound to bring capital to US.
Then, in regard to iron: if we can
produce that at $11 per ton, as is
done, we have no need for protection.
The South has superior natural ad-
vantages, and whatever protection the
government levies simply helps to
keep up the competition of the North .
A special from Asheville, n. c.,
says the purchase of four thousand
acres of land by George Vanderbilt in
the suburbs of that city is now mat
ter of current notoriety, but what he
proposes to do with his real estate here
has been, up to the present, a matter of
conjecture. Mr.. Vanderbilt is now
in Asheville. He has brought with
him from New York city one of the
a landscape gardener from Europe
1t is now certain that he will make
his lands into park not unlike Tux.
edo park in New York. 1t will grad.
ually be made resort for northern
millionaires, each of whom will own
his cottage for summer use. Among
others will be club house, the most
elaborate and elegant in the Southern
States.
In his address at the Atlanta Expo
sition Gov. Hill, CT New York, said
he would be glad to speak longer blu
had cleft his encyclopedia at home.
This was clearly hit at Grover and
will not help "Whiskey Dave" Hill
when he begins to hunt Southern
votes in the convention of 49, One
evidence that Governor Hill is after
the nomination is the fact that he sup
piled hundreds of Southern paper.
with copies Of his speech before it,
delivery. The SENTINEL received
one but preferred to print other anc
more interesting matter.
~
| "Let US have big State exposition
in North Carolina next year. Wha
say you, gentlemen of the press y
Charlotte Chronicle.
| All right. Put the ball in motion
u Shall. it be Wilmington or Charlotte
We will help either way Whining
tom Messenger.
All right, gentlemen, The SENTI
! MEL will gladly join you, but don
your think that Winston, being neare
the centre of the State and, withal
one Of the most beautiful and pro
gressive of Southern cities, shonld b
THE place? We do.
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Il Sam Jones was paid 81, 800 for
few days preaching in Durham
while it is unlikely that any pastor il
that town gets that sum for a Who'll
years work. Sam Jones may be al
l 4ARAt Out IL uOSS SC6iu 10 US G0dL DE
fore we line the pockets of coars
sensationalist with gold our own pas
tors, who are with US in sickness an
in trouble all the time, should receiv
!, alittle more cash to pay the butcher
{ bill.
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The SENTINEL made a mistak
, last week in announcing that til
, ! Lexington Ledger had suspended f.
!. want of patronage. Its editor, M
G. F. Cruchfeld, has accepted pos
ton on the Greensboro North Stat
but the ledger will be continued
We make this statement in justice /
the Ledger and hope that every pape
which copied the item from The Sen
! E1NEL will make similar correction