VOL. XXIII.
THE TAltl FF A TAX.
A 8TATEMK.NT SIlOWINii TUB TOST AND
THE TARIFF OP A IIII.LOF 0001)3 AC
TUALLY l'L'RCHASF.l.
The Buffo Courier says that sometime
ajo Senator K. Jones asked the Hon. C
11. V. Breckinridge, of the Uouso Ways
and Means Committee, to prepare for the
Hon. W. L Terry, of Little Hock, a
statement of the amount of tariff duties
on a bill of goods bought by a represent
t: .,...,. in -..J,, m,. ii..,.i,;.
!' IU1VU IlllOIUI. XII H.JMJf 1T1I , xjiuu&iu-
ridge furnished an exhibit based on actu
al al transactions between Air. li. M. tvnox,
merchant of Pine Bluff, Atk., and Mr.
D. W. Branch, a farmer, who bought the
ponds. Mr. Breckiuridge explains that
1 this is calculated upon the basis of copy
from the books of Mr. Knox and upon
i the rate of taxes actually paid upon coin
s' pctiog articles at the ports as provided by
" law. The bill, as it appears iu Mr.
i Knox's book, is subjoined:
1887. ARTICLE. COST. TARIFF.
January 2t! To cassimere suit
clothes, 811 OOS-1 00
2 pair brogans 3 00
February 5 1 bell collar, 1 50
2 pair filow lines, 70
1 prboysbrcpans 125
(3
1 J
1G
2!)
17 1 box axle grease 10 2
21 1 Avery plow, 3 50 1 00
2 buck boards 50c.
If pounds nails Oe 1 05
1 bush, salt 75c 1
1 pair misses' shoes,
81 25. 2 00
March 8 1 pair shoes, 1 75
' 1 pair hinges 25c 2 Iff
1 yard waterproof 75
2G 1 pair brogans, 1 00
2 yards calico 10c. 20
1 water bucket 25c
1 spool thread 5e. 30
20
no
30
37
1)
9
U
April J
)
11 lbs uails, 6c : (id
2 hats f!5o.; 1 yd
lawns 50c 1 SO 51
20 yds stripe 12 Jc 2 50 1 0G
11 yds calico 10c 1 40 GO
3 yds jeans 50c. 1 50 70
. dozeu thread 40 18
12 yds licking 25c 4 GO 1 25
1 set cups andsau-
'11 cers 75
29
25
47
20
54
1 knife 75
2 pairs mens shoes 4 00
1 pair suspenders, 75
1 0 yards bleached
domestics 1 1c 1 25
2 suits clothes,
7 50, !), 1G 50 5 70
2 yds oil cloth 40c SO 12
lOydsginghamlO 1 00 35
1 curry comb and
brush, 1G 5
35 yds bagging flc 315 1 05
1 bundle ties 1 50,
. 12 lbs nails 5o GOe.
Be 8 14 lbs nails 5c. 70 21
1 1 bcx axlo grease,
'J 10 lbs sods lOe, 20 G
i 1G 35 yard.-: bagging J
lbSc, 2 80
' , J 1 bundle ties, 1 50
'.; 10 yds ofiuaburgs,
W He, 110
Oi Jber 24 1 suit ieans clothes 7 50 2 G7
2 wool hats, 1 00
and 1 50, 2 50 1 02
1 boy's wool hat, 75 32
10 yards worsted,
20c 2 00
13 yards worsted,
I7e 2 20
1 set plates, G5
I set goblet?, 65
1 set knives and
forks 2 75
2 dishes, 40c. and
i GOc. 1 00 30
; vl 85 yards bagging,
' ' 8c, 2 SO 99
' $ 1 bundle ties 3 13 95
$101 50 $3380
Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. A
1 Murvolous cure for Catarrh, Diphtheria,
I Canker mouth, and Headache. With
f ?h bottle ther is an ingenious nasal.
I I Jeetor for the uiuio successful treatment
t jtbese complaints without extra charge
t .jco 50o. Sold by W. M. Cohen.
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THE VXL'TCKOF.
UEI'OUTS FllOM Til K AMKIUCAN I'EASUT
UNION.
Theic is au orj inizalion in Virginia
and Xurth Carulina called the American
Peanut Union, the last meeting of which
was held at Tarboro on the -I'll instant.
Its objects are eoperation and mutual
protection against trusts, rinu's and spec
ulators. Lust season it saved its mem
bers several thousand dollars on the pur
chas of 300,000 sacks. It owns and op
erates several factories, Below arc some
facts in regard to this industry gathered
from Farm and Home:
In consequence of low prices there has
been a reduction of 10 per cent, in the
area planted to peanuts in Virginia,
where the annual crop is about 3.000.000
bushels. In North Carolina, where the
last crop was 1,000,000 bushels, farmers
have increased their acreage by 10 per
cent., owing to the low price of cotton.
The stand, however, being poor iu both
States many farmers plowed up their
peanuts and planted corn and other crops
which will redtiee the general average.
Owing to excessive rain and poor culti
vation, the crop is grassy and small.
The present price for Virginia stock
is 21 to 2 J cents per pound, und for
North Carolina a shade, less, from 2 to
2! cents. Factory-cleaned stock sells in
wholesale lots at 3 to 41 cents per pound
iu the Northern and Western cities.
Iu Tennessee the peanut crop of '90 was
fCjO.OOO bushels, worth 8590,000 about
oue-fourili of the total production of the
United States in that year. The crop
iu Tennessee has varied between 200,000
and 600,000 bushels during the last 20
years. Duriug the soa-ion of 18SG-90
peanuts were higher than since '84, the av
erage price being (ij can s per pound,
which resulted iu an increased area in
'90. It costs 40 cents per bushel to grow
peanuts, the cost varying more or less
according to locality. The average p ice
paid iu Cincinnati in 1888-30, a fair
season, was 5.6 cents per pound or 81.29
per bushel, which means 95 cents to SI. 05
to the producer. The average crop is
from 40 to GO bushels per acre, and some
times SO bushels, which is equal to
"2 to 840 per acre on au average crop.
The Peanut Union of Virginia is anx
ious to establish a system of exchange
with the fanners of the North and West,
receiving flour, hay and other products
in return for their peanuts. Thisi-ystem
should work to the advantage of each
section, and is worthy the attention of
grangers and all other farmers' organiza
tions.
IX LOVE WITH MOTHEIt.
Of all the love affairs iu the world
none can surpass the love of a big boy
for his mother. It is pure and noble,
honorable its the highest degree to both.
I do not mean merely a dutiful affec
tion. I mean a love that makes a boy
gallant and courteous to his mother, say
ing to everybody plainly that he is fairly
iu love with her. Next to the love of a
husband, nothing so crowns a woman's
life with honor as this second love, thi
devotion ot a son to her. 1 uever yet
knew boy to turn out badly who began
by falling in love with his mother. Any
man may full in love with a fresh-faced
girl, and the man who is gdlaut with the
gill may eiuelly neglect his worn am:
Weary wife but the buy who it!in love-
of his mother iu her middle age is a true
knight, who will love his wife as much
in her sereleavcd autumn as he did iu
daisied spring time. Watchman.
Shut Door.
You hear it constantly. People feel
the draughts but they never think of the
overdrafts upon nature which impair the
digestive organs, and makes the use of
Simmons Liver Regulator necessary to
effectually wove- the liver to action, and
aid the digestive and assimilative powers
of the body. The Regulator is the med
icine for nil d'iordors of tba stomach.
Try it ami be convinced.
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25,
PURELY PERSONAL.
PEOl'I.K PROMINENT IN POINT OF POSI
TION, PULCHRITUDE OR POPULAR
PIT PUT 11EF0RE THE PUBLIC
WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION
OR PERSUASION AND WITH
OUT PARirULARIZl.VO
OR PRETENSE TO
PERFECT POR
TRAITURE. Cul. Paul Faison was in town Satur-
day,
Mrs. J. T. Gooch is visiting - Connelly
Springs.
Mrs. A. Prescott went up to Hender
son Tuesday.
Mr. Frank Garrett left Saturday for a
trip of recreation.
Mr. Dallas Morris, of Goldsboro, spent
last Sunday in town.
Capt. W. II. Kitchin fvent to Roxboro
to make a speech Tuesday.
Miss'Estelle Williford, of Rocky
Mount, is visiting relatives in town.
Mr. F. S. Johnston, of Scotland Neck,
is visiting relatives and friends in this
section.
Mw. D. L. Fillyaw and children, of
Wilmington, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. I.
E. Green.
Mrs. B. A. Pope and children left
Tuesday for a visit to relatives in tho
Crowells section.
Mr. Peter Arrington, who has been
visiting his former home Warrenton, has
returned to Veldon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Whitfield, who
have been visiting relatives in Monroe,
have returned home.
Mr. W. M. Cohen left Tuesday for a
trip of business and pleasure to Baltimore,
New York and Boston.
Miss Nannio Stairdiack who has been
visiting her brother near Bcllield, Ya ,
returned homo Saturday. ,
Miss Sallie Price, of Wilson, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. II. C. Spiels,
returned home last Saturday.
Rev. R. P: Troy, of Murfreesboro, oc
cupied the pulpit of the M. E. Church
last Sunday morning aud night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wilkins, of Nor
folk, who have been visdimr relatives
here, left for their home last Saturday
Miss Gertie Spiers, of Petersburg, who
has been visiting Mr. &, Mrs. H. C
Spiers, left for her home last Thursday.
ivtrs. a. w. l.nadwicK and Mrs. tuio.
D. Hawks, jf Kinston, are visiting their
pareuts Capt. and Mrs. T. F. Anderson.
Misses Annie and Florence Stainbaek
who have been visiting friends in Bruns
wick euuuly, Ya., returned home last
Monday.
Misses Willie and Claudiu Bass, who
have been visiting relatives and friends in
Richmond and Ashland, Ya , returned
home last Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Field and children, of West
Point, Va., are vbiting her parents Mr.
aud Mrs. R. W. Brovu, and will be iu
this section several weeks.
Mr. O. W. Pierce, Mrs. A. B. Pierce,
and Mrs. Lee Johnson, who have beefi
spending a few weeks at Patiacea Sprints,
Ktiimed home Saturday.
Mrs. A. C. Howard, of Li Grange, has
removed to this place to live and with
her two son-". J. W. and Thoimw will
occupy thu residence next to tiio Metho
dist pnrsouage.
Mr. W. W. Kitchin has been nomina
ted for the Senate by the Democrats in
the district of which Persou county forms
a part. We are glad to see this just rec
oguitiou of a Halifax boy's worth und
merit.
Judge J. W. Urquhart, of Southamp
ton county, Ya , is iu town aud will re
main here several wo ks assisting Mr. W.
R. Smith iu the bank, Judge ljnpdiurt
is a genial, pleasant gentleman and it
would plei'.sa ih-pi-pl- nf (his commu
nity eiititi.y it lie cuui-i !:.:.t it to his in
toi est to remain hero pennanetitly.
LITTLETON,
Crops in this section are suffering much
now on account of dry weather.
Polities, baseball and picnics seem to
be the t"nie.
The tobacco planters are cutting and
cuiing their tobacco. They all say. the
crop is good.
The l!ev. Mr. Lumley is holding a
protracted meeting at Calvary this week.
Miss Francis Leach, of High Point, is
visiting .Mrs. J. P. Leach.
Miss Nannie Whitaker is visiting
friends in Oxford.
Mr. Dick Quarles, of Weldon, is visit
ing his mother in this place. W. M. S.
PANACEA SPRINGS.
Tho fifteen hundred people who listen
ed to ex-Governor Jarvis last Saturday
at Aurelian Springs seemed well pleased
with his speech. I thiuk it did great
good. It established tho faith of the
straightouts, brought back the wavering
brothers who were on tho eve of casting
their lots witn tho Third party. His
three hours solid Democratic doctrine talk
ought to have ennvineed everyone. Capt.
Day gave us a forty minute talk that
stirred up and enthused the crowd. It
was a good meeting and I think will do
great good.
The Rev. J. D, Arnold, who is spend
ing sometime at Airiio, gave the church
at Bethel an excelleut sermon last Sun
day. lhe ram yesterday broke the long
lrouth and everything looks refreshed
and revived this morning; but it is still
very hot.
Our uood Democratic friend, the pro
prietor of the hotel here, Mr. A. J.
Jones, has been blessed with a house
full of boarders during the late hot dry
season, aud they aro still coming on.
v
ENFIELD.
A l.!ovelanil ana tarr cluo was
organized hero Monday night;
Mr. W. ('. Thome is President and Mr.
h. V. Liellamy, secretary. About one
hundred and fifty names were enrolled
for the pood of the cause. Mr. J. F. Tay
lor, candidate lor tho House of Repre
sentatives, addressed tho club. Meeting'
will be luld every Friday at eight and
every Saturday at .i:.50 o clock, P. M
One member will address the club every
iNiturdav.
The .Ylucoasin club had a nico dinner
at the rocks on Fishing Creek last Wed
nesday. The stew was voted the best
ever eaten, and the 'cue was way out of
siuht. Mr M. O. Hunter made a good
speech, suitable to the occasion which
was very much enjoyed by the club.
While returning from the Kpiseopal
church hist Thursday nijilit Mrs. Eva
I'avis was thrown out of the buggy and
badly hurl. It was a very dark niht
and in er-issitii: a bridge, driving too
much on one wheel left the bridge
and she fell over the spatter board, with
the atinve result.
Mr. Conner, of Toi-mot, has moved to
this place and .Mr. W. H. Capes, of Vir
ginia, will move here this week. I am
glad to see them eoine. There is i room
here fur plenty more.
Miss Annie Heptintail returned from
Rocky Motiut last Friday.
Miss Mattie Part in has gone to Rocky
Mount to visit relatives.
Miss Mary Dennis left Thursday for
Oxford to attend school.
Mr S. Mitchell left here Thursday for
Delaware for two weeks stay.
A valuable recipe for curing a balky
louse wu sent by a young lady from
Whiskers to Col. P.irtinand Capt. Hip
tinstHil. I will give it here for the bene
fit of ail: ''Fill his ears full of paper and
then tic them up with a cotton string aud
he will g i " It ii very simple aud don't
ist aoyiliitig to try it.
A iVie.ud of mine is wandering how
passiim hi range it is. that amid all the
mi.-ta'-:es of the w-r!d nobody i'Ver passed
niiu-r cr o-r a tweu'y c-nt pi-oe. M.
KYEKYTlilNG lU)K.LJ UI"
Two little hoys had been making a
vi-it, arid on the nioriiini; of their di-j-aiture
their father said to the elder:
"Dick, why is your hair so rouJh?"
"I couldn't smooth it, papa. I've
packed my comb."
"And from the state of your hands I
conclude you must have packed your
nail brush, too,"
"Yes. papa, last nijilit."
""Iputss lie must have packed up
his prayers, too, chimed in the younger
l-io.h- r, -'e-"i-4o .didn't say 'em last
uight or this moruin-'.
1892.
FIFTH PAItTY PLATFOIOI.
Morgunltm Ilenthl.
As adopted by the Sons of Rest at
their second annual meeting at Olenwood
N. C, July 4th, 1892.
Whereas, The Plutocratic classes are
demanding the free unlimited coinage of
silver and
Whereas, We fee! that tho poor man
has not been regarded iu said demand.
Therefore, we, the Fifth Party, make the
following Declaration of Principle :
1st. We demand the free aud unlimited
coinage of Pewter and Copper, the poor
man's money.
2nd. We demand tho Government
control of Bar rooms and if this should
fail to save relief we further demand the
Government ownership of the stills and
that the Government shall sell lifjucTr di
rect to the people at 2 pev cent., profit t r
loss.
3rd. If the four old parties uow in
power shall heed us in the foregoing de
mauds we pledge them our hearty sup
port, otherwise we will place a full ticket
iu the field believing that every loyal votei
and patriotic citizens will give us thei
hearty support.
Peter Persimmon, Pres.
Peter Copperhead, See.
Senator Ransom stated, in his recent
speech at Graham, that in 1878 there
was not a public school in North Caroli
na. Now there are six thousand public
schools. So great was tho blight of re
publican rule in this State that it requir
ed eight -ears after the republicans were
driven from power to start the public
school system on business principles.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
OIsTE BOTTLE
Cures permanently OTsl FT! case of
Chill and Fever, Bilious or Ty
phoid Fever, Hemorrhagic or Swamp
Fever, or money returned. Price f0e.
NORTH CAROLINA TESTIMONIALS.
Hohgooil, X. C.
I have used anil sold 1G lint tics of your
medicine aud it, has given satisfaction gen
erally. J. K ELLSWORTH.
Cronley, X. C.
Please find enclosed seven ($7.00) lor 2
iloz. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tunic. It
has given pert'eet satisl'aetiou. 1). HANI).
lieaui'ort, X. C.
Send me two dozen Johnson's Tonic. I
have sold out and need it,. 1 have not had
a bottle returned. Ship at once.
Al.Ll'.N DAVIS.
Kd.-nton, X. C.
I'leise ship me I doz. Johnson's Chill
and l'ever Toui'c at oik e. 1 think it gives
satisfaction. AV. I. I.KARY.
Croatan, N. C.
Enclosed find check for J7.00 for one
case Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic. I
think it the Lest medicina ever introduced
into eastern North Carolina. Every Lottie
has proved as guaranteed to me, so piease
fend out one more case immediately.
li. B. M ALLISON.
Aurora, X. C.
I have sold twenty-two Kittles of it and
none have Ivt-a returned. I think I -shall
get a good trade on it.
A. J. MelXTYliE, M. D.
Krnul, N. C.
It is as represented. Have not tailed in
ea-e of lever vvl:e:i U:keii aeeoidioe to di-
Itetioll.--.
The nicdi- ine i-i
tien. l.KVi'i
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A. ASK1NS.
Marines, X. C.
ving general satisfac-
MAiilNL'S 0;
CO.
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toTS who
I Ui UUMinieiulai li-"irts, please investi
I j-:i . -.1, , -hat the above indorse-
u., .i,.-. ;.:c ,,..11: 'iii-inessmen ail rated
in llradstrei-t's and easily aeeesable. If
you sell dolois-Hi's Tonic, sell it ou a guar
antee. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
T'" !!. -...,,,! having 011 the 18th day
of .Inly iUaliticd before the Superior court
of Halifax county as executrix of the last
will iin-l ti-slamentof A- s; Smith, deceased
does hereby notify all persons having
claims ag iin.-t the estate of her testator to
present The same I'm payment on or before
the first day of August 1-SJ3. or this notice
will be pleaded in b:ir of recovery. All per
sons itidcbtp.il to s,iH i s iu, ure requested
to make imi.e di-ilv unit.
E. A. H aKKISON,
jy 2S 6w. Executrix.
Fevcr& duDTonic
NO. 21
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Is the Oriental salntnticn,
knowing; that good health,
cannot exist v.'it.hout a
lieul:liY Liver. When tho
Liver is torpid tho llov;
cls tiro sltijririsli twA cu;
Ftipittod, tho food lies
in ' tho
1.1,
i undi-
posted, ii ok
;iinjj tho
bioot ; lreij'.te:: ., Jxriaie:!,
ensues; a feelii
cf l::si-
tud
.1
iiltvoiis!rys jinltcuto how
tho whole f-ysle:.i i.s dc
r:ii!ed. Simmons Liver
Iteguhtor lias been tho
means of restoring nioro
people to health and
happinnfii by giving them
a hoakhy Liver thttn .any
figvnoy laio'.vrt ui earth.
It Lets with extraor
dinary power and efficacy.
NCVCn GEf.H DICftr?0!:iTED,
Ab a tretiiriil fun'.ly n-iTVjtly fr (typricpfiia,
Torpid Liver, vuiisUiJiUiou, uic. I luiidly ever
use auy:!:iiii else, r.ml bavu n-jver Iuk-ii db
appiiiueri iu Hie t-HV-ct prod-iced; it a-jciih tu
btt uluioxL a porfL-i-t cure 101 4ll diticaeeij uf the
stoianch ca Uoivcle,
V. J, JlcEir.oY, Macon, Oa.
S3 ALU OF 7,000 ACHES OF
- VALUABLE LAX1).
By virtue, of a decree of the Superior
court of Warren county, rendered on the
day of May, 18S12, in the caso entitled
V. W. Long vs The British and American
Mortgage Company (Limited) I will sell
at Public Auction at the court house door
in Warienton, on Monday, the l'.Uh day ot
September, 1H!);!, all that tract of land ly
ing in Warren aud Halifax counties which
was owned and occupied by Samuel A.
Williams, deceased, at the timo of his
death and which has been owned and occu
pied by W. W. Long since the death of said
Williams.
Said tract of land adjoins the lands of
Henry Wallet and tt. Branch Alston ou
the North; John Xeal, Dudley Ncal, Trausr
berry Neal, aud Lafayette Williams on the
west; V. If. Shearin, W. G. Shearin, Mrs.
Henna T. Alston and S. W. Hamlet 011 the
South, and Big l-'ishing Creek and the
lands of T. C Williams on the east, and
contains 7,000 acres, more or less.
The terms of sale will be one-fourth cash
and balance in one aud two years, title
retained until purchase money is paid in
full.
This tract will be sub-divided into small
er ones, which will be described and shown
by plots at the sale, and each smaller tract
sold separately, so that purchasers may
buy in such (joantities as they wish.
1 will also sell at the same time and place
and upon the same terms, that tract ot
land which was conveyed to Samuel A.
Williams by Thomas W. Harris known as
"High Point," containing 503 acres, less
that, portion thereof which W. W. Long
has conveyed to Robert Thome and others,
being about 1.10 acres, more or less.
This is a fine opportunity to buy excel
lent larming lauds iu one of the healthiest
sections of North Carolina.
E. L. TRAVIS,
Commissioner.
Halifax, N.C., August lo', 1,-92.
8-lS-td.
ii:a: ;:ns in
S. H. HAWLS & CO.,
liealcrs in
Richmond, Va.
uivo ly
COAL,
RICHMOND, VA.