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Year: 1874

EDITOR JoURNAL:-Editor Of the
Bulletin and those whom he serves,
are whining that the Women's League
having started on the basis of reli
gion. should descend to the level oi
politics. Why has he and his masters
compelled it2 If he had left the
League and the saloon keepers to de
eide their matters according TO their
liking, there would have been no re-
course to law or politics. At the
commencement of the crusade some
would-be temperance men objected
to the Leagues plan and stoutly sup
ported law "Put the law to them, "
wasfrrqaently said, but the women
said no.


In due course of time temperance
men started the law, then these
same did not want law When the
League secured petition signed by
a majority of voters for the Beer Or
dinance, these same men went back
on their previous record for majority
to rule, and squirmed out by them
selves, offering to submit the matter
to a vote.


This was breaking faith, but still
the friends of temperance accepted
their challenge, met them on their
own ground and, beat them. Now
half dozen other shameful plans are
trying to be used, but they will suf
fer defeat as heretofore. The only
thing the Bulletin and his party can
beat the temperance party at, is po
litical tricks and foul abuse of het-
ter people. TEMPLAR.
Year: 1874

StitutiOnaI convention.


The Convention commenced the dis
cussion of the Liquor question las
week. Mr.. McCoRMICK made tn
first speech against license. We quot
from the Cincinnati Gazette:


The delegate from Gu, ahoga, Mr.
Mueller, objects to this convention hav
ing anything to do with moral ques
tons; but that gentleman certainly
can not ignore the fact that we mus
deal with questions that have great in
fluence on the moral as well as The
civil welfare of the State, and fol-
which the State will hold us responsi
BILE He tells US, too, that those who
voted for no license when our present
Constitution was adopted are responsi.
BILE for the traffic and IFS results for the
last twenty years. This is only re-
peating the slander that virtue has al
ways had TO bear at the hands of vice
Because vice is of long standing is no
reason that it approximates to virtue,
and though it may have grown strong
and widely diffused, and on that &C
count may lay claim to responsibility.
it is none the less destructive in it's ma
ture, or deadly in its results; and, on
the other hand, truth is none the less
pure, enlivening, and exalting, because
its advt Gates are few, and its presenta-
ton unpopular Truth does combat
every foot of ground she gains in the
conflict with materialisp. in6delity,
and vice in her hundred forms; nor
does she stand appalled, WIEN these 80
combine TO dispute her advance, but
she still moves forward in her resistless
course


Vain are the devices of man, or
States, or nations TO stay her in her on
ward march, for the eye OF God is
upon her. And while men and ma
tions may combine to thwart her ends.
these are set aside, and live only in the
dreams of the past, or in the an
nails of history, as warning TO those
who come after, to avoid the vices
which produced their fall and wrecked
their natioasl grandeur.


The advocates of the general license
system rest its merits on the grounds
of expediency; but the very spirit
that induces men to sell intoxicating
liquefs in violation of law. now, would
induce them to violate the most strin-
gent license law we can frame The
gentleman from Cuyahoga (Mr
Townsend) and his colleague (Mr.
Mueller would lead us 10 believe that
should the advocates Of the system
presented by the report of the COM
mittee secure a well regulated, gen
eral license provision, there would be
less intoxicating liquor manufactured,
and consequently the traffic would be
greatly diminished.


The real force and direction of the
arguments of the advocates of the Ii
cense, as proposed by the report of the
committee, is to render the traffic more
respectable, TO give it what it has long
sought to obtain-uamely: the sane
ton and protection of law, and the re
suit will be the enlargement of its in
fuence, and increase of its iniquity
Those engaged in the traffic ask no
higher boon than to place their busi-
Year: 1874

81 am a temperance man, but its
no use for me to sign the temper
ance pledge" gentleman said to
me not long since. 81 don't drink, >
he went on to say, sand it looks TO
me like sheer nonsense to pledge
myself not to do thing. which /
am not in the habit of doing, any
way"


Doubtless. among my JOURNAL
readers, there are others who reason
in like manner.


Rather poor reasoning my friends


Too many are wrapped In eloaks
of sel6shness, reclining on chairs of
ease, and virtually saying to their
poor, weak, fallen brothers, save
yourselves or perish.


We need to throw self in the
background, forget the important
parsonage" for the time, and lean
ing on the strong arm of Jehovah,
make use of every legitimate means
in our power, to reform the erring,
save those on the verge of ruin, and
remove, if possible, from the rising
generation the fearful curse of in
temperance.


My name, or yours reader, at
tached to a temperance pledge
might not make us a whit more TEN
perate than we already are, and
yet it might have a tendency to in
duce some poor Inebriate, or others
who are in danger from an occa-
sional dram to sign it, and in this
way be productive of great good.


In spite of the dismal apprehen-
sions of good meaning people, and
the loud croaking of opponents, l
still have great hopes of the ulti-
mate success of this Heaven born
enterprise,


Reader, permit me to inquire
what position you are taking
in this important contest. Are
you for or against? In symps-
thy with the movement or opposed
to it? Helping to roll and swell the
wave or trying to impede its pro-
gress? But l am losing sight of
my subject No use signing tie
PLEDGE Is there any use of that
poor, bloated drunkard signing it?
Any use of that noble, talented
young man. who got tipsy last week,
signing it? Any use of your boy,
who il just learning to drink, sign
ing it? At once you answer, yes
Then encourage them to do it by
setting the example Show them
your name on the paper, and then
with consistency and some show of
success, you can ask them to add
their names to the list.


This is no time for frivolous ex-
cuses: no time for good people to
luikble or prevaricate


If intempersnce is driven from
our land, and God grant that it may
be, we must multiply the ranks OF
self-denying workers.


Hundreds of saloons have already
been closed; thousands have signed
he total abstinence pledge, and
many who a few weeks ago were
far from God. and en-
gagged in all manner of wickedness,
ire now all alive to their best inter-
ssts, and arc zealously telling the
story of "Jesus and his love-" And
yet men say to Us, "Oh, you can't do
It's only a wOnaan's cru
'ade, and won't amount to anything.
Away with your evil prophesies. Go
cad Of Deborah.


Sisters in the work, let nothing
launt or discourage you.
'Give to the wind thy fears,


Hope and be undismayed;
iOd hears thy sighs and counts thy tears,
God shall lift up thy head"


JOYCE.
Year: 1874

courses of action for this convention on
the subject: the one to rise in its intel
hgeni. moral dignity and bear the
standard of law, truth, and virtue
high in advance. leading up to a
higher manhood and truer, nobler
patriotism; the other, to trail that
standard low in the dust. provoking
thereby the spirit of reform, as we'll as
the Indignation of a deeply injured
moral sentiment. am opposed to the
general license system. and shall labor
to secure the best possible restrictive
measures attainable as a constitutional
provision.
Year: 1874

LIGHT WITHOUT MATCHES To OBJ
tain light instantly without the use of
matches and without danger of set
ting things on fire, take an oblong
phial of the whitest and clearest glass;
put it into a piece Of phosphorus
about the size of pea, upon which
pour some olive oil, heated to the
boiling point, fllIng the phial about
one third full, and then seal the phial
Theoretically. To use it remove the
cork and allow the air to enter the
phial and then recork it. The whole
empty space in the bottle will then
become luminous, and the light OBJ
tanned will be equal to that Of a lamp.
AS soon as the light grows weaker,
its power can be increased by open


ing the phial and allowing a fresh
supply of air to enter. In winter it
is sometimes necessasy to heat the
phial between the hands to increase
the fluidity of the oil. Thus pre-
pared, the phisl may be used for
six months. This contrivance is
now used by the watchmen Of Paris
in all magazines where explosive
or iniammable materials are stored.
Year: 1874

communication to President Grant,
stating all that had been done by the
state authorities to vindicate the ma
jcsty of the laws, setting forth In full
the statutes of the state under which
the parties had been indicted aud
under whic.. they would be punished,
and protesting IN che most. earnest,
manly and digniied way against the
course that was being pursued by the
u. :. Marshal and Commissioner.
The concluding portion oftne commu-
nication, containing the protest, was
as follows:


As governor of Tennessee, do most
respectfully but earnestly protest
against this exercise of jurisdiction OF
the United States marshal and COM
missioner, without reference to the
question whether the oifenses are
proper subjects OF cOgniZnnce by the
United States courts, but alone upon
the ground that the peace OF society
will be more certainly preserved, ana
the rights of the citizens as well pro-
trected by conceding the jurisdiction
TO the state courts, and |, therefore, re-
spectfully ask your cXceIlency to order
that no further arrests be made 10y the
marshal and that the parties already
in his custody he turned over to the
proper local tribunals for trial.


[ undertook to show your eXcellency
that 10 effort will be spared to enforce
the laws and protect the citizens by
the officers of the state government
throughout the borders of this state,
and / believe the local authority is am
pie to protect the people of every race
and condition in life. An early reply
is respectfully solicited.


1t would seem as if this humble ap-
peal to the throne ought to have met
with hearty response from his royal
highness. But so it was that it did
not. Instead of a gracious assent to
the very moderate request of the chief
executive of Tennessee, came slap In
the face in the form of short, curt re-
ply, which in effect told Governor
Brown that the United states authori-
ties knew what they We're about, and
that it would be about as well for him
TO mind his own business.


70 talk of states rights now to the
putied up and maddened masses of the
north would be about rs etficacious as
singing psalms to Il dead horse, but the
time will come, and possibly within
very briefperiod, when they will either
howl in despair over their lost liber-
ties, or else, rising with n giants
strength, they will assert with their
lives the very same principles for
which the south fought so long and so
bravely, but, alas ! so unfortunately.
Year: 1874

al am sorry that so much trouble
has been taken for my reception, but
il was the fault of the committee, and
not any fault of mine, as all entertain
ment has been forced upon me, and j
have beeu met at every town of my
visit with the same kindness, for " hich
/ am deeply gratified."-[Grants
Speech at New Bedford.


This is a little hard on the queens
English; but as the queen has declined
making son-in-law SartOris nobleman
it serves her right.


How this burst of eloquence reminds
one of the simple yet striking utterances
of the coloIed divine in Richmond
Virginia, when he said:


''De fore part oh de church will
please sit down so de hind part OBJ de
church can see de fore part, for de hind
part can't see de fore part eff de fore
part persis. in standiR' before de hind
part to de utter exclusion oh de hind
part by de fore part
Year: 1874

Late advices from Fort Worth indi-
cate that the chances are not good
for an early commencement OF
work on the Texas and Pacific railroad.
General Dodge has stated that it was
impossible for Lin to furnish the iron.


We learn from an official of the road
that the Texas and Pacific railway
company propose to devote their at
tention this winter to building The
road from Monroe to Viclisburg.
Year: 1874

We are glad to learn that X d..
Armstrong, who dcad-beated bis way
from Dallas to his home in east Ten
nessee, by representing himself as the
representative of this paper, and trav-
cling with the press association, had
his trunk taken possession OF by the
railroad authorities at Greenville. Ten
nessee, to secure the payment Of his
fare from Chattanooga to that point.
Year: 1874

THE Palestine New Era is the name
of weekly paper, the publication OF
which has just been started at Pales-
tine by r. Chambers. Mr.. Cham
bers is well known in the southeastern
part of the state, where he has lived
for seventeen years. He is an old
hand at the newspaper business, and
has served the people of his former
home in the state legislature. We
cheerfully place the New Era on our
exchange list.
Year: 1874

A clever writer says, Provi>
Ience means women to make the
world beautiful as much as flowers
and butterflies, aud their Is no sin
in tasteful dress but only in devot
ing to it too much money or too
much time" This is a most SEN
sible view, and is the true ground
Of medium hip between the one
extreme of straight and rigid SIM
plicity and devotion of the best
energies of lifetime to vanity and
frivolity. But, after all, what is
this rage for dress but an effort
after the be autiful? The reason
why the beautiful is not always the
result is because so many women
are ignorant or merely initiative.
They have no sense Of fitness; the
short wear what belongs to the tall,
and brunettes sacrifice their natur-
al beauty to look like blondes
That which is Inappropriate is new
er beautiful, no matter how fashion
able. but who does not know some
woman whose taste and training are
so perfect that fashion becomes to
her means of grace instead Of a
despot so that even the worst of
fashions seems to them but a chain
Of roses.
Year: 1874

. Hadam,' said polite traveller
to an old lady, ''if I see fit to help
myself to this milk, is there any
impropriety IN it?'' Il don't know
what you mean; but if you mean to
say there is anything nasty in that
milk LII give you to understand
you We struck the wrong house
There isn't single hair in it, for
as soon as Dorothy told me the cat
was drowned in the milk, | went
and strained it right over
Year: 1874

A gentleman relates that many
years ago he was on visit to the Isle
of Man, and during one of his walks
he strolled into the quiet churchyard
where repose the bodies of many faith
full and humble Christians. Near a
grave in the corner of the churchyard
he noticed lady with little girl (the
latter about twelve years of age), to
whom she was relating the story of
the "dairyman's daughter whose re-
mains lay beneath their feet. As the
lady proceeded with 1.-THE narrative he
observed the little girl lift up her ewes
filled with tears and heard her saw She


would try and be as good as the dai-
ryman's daughter" had been. After
planting beautiful lily on the grave
they walked slowly away. Upon in
quiry the gentleman found that the
lady was the Duchess of Kent and the
little girl her.daughter The latter is
now Queen of England.
Year: 1874

CHICAGO, October lst.-The Tribune
this morning publishes q letter adj
dressed to well-known literary lady
of this city by Mrs. Henry. Ward
Beecher, in which, after speaking of q
Summer of unusual care and labor in
which both heart and brain have been
taxed to the utmost, she says: I" L
would most cheerfully contribute an
article to your intended paper, which
| sincerely hope will be successful,
were L not debarred by the same
reason which caused the delay in an
swering your letter. Until my good
and pure and most noble husband has
rest from these cruel prosecutors, L
have no heart for anything but that
little which 1 am privileged to do for
him in protecting him from needless
intrusion, guarding him from those
cormorants, the reporters, and doing
all the writing l can save him from
doing. Were it not for this, my dear
madam, would very cheerfully con-
tribute the article you request, if only
to manifest my pleasure in learning
that have ever been so happy as to
have done you small service. By
and by the sun will dispel all those
clouds and perhaps then may be able
to respond more favorably, if needed" F"
Year: 1874

TIE RADs.-It may be OF interest to
some of our readers to know the doings
and the intentions of these Philistines and
hence we report occasionally. Since our
last g big meetins have been held at the
Poor House and Edwards. The speeches
of one or two of the Ring-masters at the
Poor House are characterized as abound
ing in obscenity but, taking all things into
consideration, very appropriate. The
civil rights meets with hearty approval
from the white speakers and especially,


SAYS our informant, from the new aspirant
for the sheriffalty. The meeting at Ed
wards seems not to have been altogether
| so harmonious as that at the Poor House.
| The town Mabson-McCabe Ring do not


seem to have this district so well under
their control and it acts with some degree
of independence. If our friends, the en-
emv, would allow us to make a suggestion,


we would recommend that Allen Turner
| be sent at once to Edwards to get the


sovereigns straight With the exception


of this township, however, we think the


Ring has pretty thoroughly manipulated


the county and may expect triumph in the


convention next Saturday week, although


Sheriff Bryan is a pretty good schemer


and may out-wit some of the Ring yet.
Year: 1874

SPRINKLE THE STRRETs.--A proposition
has been made by one of our enterprising
citizens to the business men of Tarboro, to
keep Main Street from the Commons to
the bridge, free of dust during the sum
mer at cost which would be but a trit1e
to any one if all would bear their part, Il
the enterprise should be effected, it would
add much to the comfort of Main Street,
as well as prevent considerable damage
to goods bv dust
Year: 1874

BASE BALL" The Tar Heel y base ball
club of Tarboro is now in full trim and
ready to receive challenges from any ju-
venile club in the State. We bet on the
Tar Heels" for the championship
Master Faank Pender is the Capt. of this
club
Year: 1874

TEMPERANCE Pic NIo.-The Pic Mic at
Rocky Mount Wednesday, given by the
Good Teusplars is said to have been most
pleasant affair. A friend promises to give
us full report of 1t for our next.
Year: 1874

FEMALE SoHooL.--Mrs. PGnder has COM
menced her session under most favorable
auspices, in fact with such patronage
that she finds it hard to accommodate her
pupils. Would it not be well for the
Trustees of the Female Academy to hold a
meeting and take into consideration the
propriety of adding to the building and
leasing it for term of years ? 1t seems
as if the Seminary has hung fire and in the
mean time there is need for more room for
boarders at the academy.
Year: 1874

READ THIs.-Can you read the remarks
of Senator Boutwell, and not feel indignant
against Southern men who endorse them
And yet there are white men in the county,
who have decent connections and decent
associations, that are in favor of the en-
forcement of..the Civil Rights Bill.
Year: 1874

CARRIAGE BRIGADE.-The numerous
baby carriages on our streets pleasant
afternoon, with their sweet little occu-
pants, present doubtless to every one but
some Grabbed old bachelor most interest
ing sight, but we must say they are great
ly in the way sometimes. Would it not be
good idea to keep the carriage brigade on
the back streets?
Year: 1874

In TME.-We expect to move into our
new building soon, and hence give notice
that it will be impossible to issue paper
week after next. The immense heavy
machinery of our office cannot be removed
and put up for work in a short time. We
ask public indulgence, with promise that
the missing number will be made up to
subscribers and advertisers.
Year: 1874

Who are punished for failure to put


prisoners to work and keep them at it, when
| the sentence is Hard Labor 2" +
TIE THEsPIANs preparing two
new pieces, Zone of them it is said espe-
cially attractive) and viii soon be before
the public again. We.hope the success Of


the last occasion will guarantee better


attendance. The young ladies and gentle


men who put themselves to SO much in
| convenience for the entertainment of the


public, should be encouraged.
Year: 1874

RUNAwAY.-T Two mules hitched to a
wagon ran away in town last Saturday and
came near fatally injuring the driver and
another colored man who was in the wag
on. Fortunately their heads were too hard
to be cracked.
Year: 1874

DEMOCRATIC CONvENTION.-1he propll-
ETY. and policy of holding a Democratic
County Convention in Tarboro some time
during the present month, has been discuss
ed and seems to meet general appreciation.
The corrupt state of politics i'll Edgecombe
demands a serious and careful c0nsideTa-
ton at the hands of her true and honest
citizens. The apathy with which our
county political affairs have been treated,
should be abolished, and people should
look upon them as matters deserving their
most earnest attention. There could be
be much good accomplished if the promi-
nent men of the county would be prescn;
at the convention and lend their years and
experience towards the direction of public
affairs. Due notice will he given of the
time of holding the convention, and it is
to be hoped that citizens will recognize
| their duty and turn out in force. We car
do a great deal towards reme!ying The eyi
| if we would only cooperate.
Year: 1874

The domestic duck is one ofthe most valuable
fowls Of the farmer, but it has one great ohjee-
,or., which is, that it is an upmerciful gormsn-
dizer, and il is difficult TO raise. Where there
are ponds or streams, it is as profitable as any
fowl It's prolific. and its eggs are preferred
by many to those of tie hen. Where there are
ponds they feed on various reptiles, and several
species of aquatic grass, which they lind BE-
meath the surface, and which is very excellent
substitute for animal food. When insects are
sbundsnt they require no supply Of meat. as
they obtain a suffciency of animal food them
selves, but when this is not the case, they m,,st
be furnished literally. or they will speedily
die. Potatoes boiled, mashed and mixed with
meal make an excellent article Of food for the
duck, 1t becomes very fat when fed on 1t and
when in preparation for the market, it is per
hsps the best food that can be given except
meat. Young ducks require great attention
Their yoracious habits often induce them to ea
to r.pletion and many die while quite young
from no other cause.
Year: 1874

The Commercial has made sad havoc III deal
ing with the proposed candidates of the Radicals,
aud now invades the field of its opponents, hop
ing, doubtless, to do as much damage there as
possible aud thus in some way palliate the Of
:ense given to the controlling faction OF the Rad
icals


True to its instincts, 1T endeavors to deceive
and decoy the unthnking by blandshing a little
ilsttery here and there il passes over the field
in review. But il is singularly strange that the
Commercial! should see 80 clearly The necessity
for choosing n candidate for Governor for its own
party from this county, while 1t intimatea that
there is 10 prospect fol New Castle county Dem
ocrat being selected as "A candidate for the came
office.


The Democrats are hardly likely TO look to that
sheet for advice, knowing full well that nothing
would delight it more than 10 see the Democracy
defeated and the State handed over TO the entire
control Of the negroes Then it would doubtless
reyel in what pleasure it could derive from the
evil done by heavy taxation to pay COR the pron-
gncy OF nnumerable schemes to put money III the
pockets of its friends.