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Tlie Reporter. ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE IN DAN BURT. AS SECOND CLASS MATTER PEPPER $ SONS, Puti. and Propi. THURSDAY, M \Y 12, 1881. "i ,« _ ii » DANGERS OF EXCESSIVE WEALTH. It mast be apparent to an observing man that there is a strong tendency at the present time for the government to drift into the hands of the wealthy.— An exchange states, and, we think, with some near approaoh to truth, that "our oountry is governed to day, not by State Legislatures and National congress, but by the men behind the scenes, by Van derbilt, Jay Gould, Tom Scott, Astor and others, who have boarded up and control exoessive wealth. The history of the past proves that the exoessively wealthy have always devised expedients to prescve perpetually in the hands of their class a controlling influence in all legislatijn. The Stale bends to the will of the few, and though a Republic in name, it becomes an abfolate monarchy in reality. Every man should be pro tected in the ownership of wealth bon> estly acquired, but no man has a right to wriog wealth from the enslaving or starving his fellow creatures. The wealthy men of to-day have been more or less in contaot with tbeir fellow men, but the next generation who have merely inherited wealth, will be a class apart, having nothing in common with the people. Wealth hoarded means a nation impoverished. We learn from the Charletie Observer that on Sunday sixty nine German im migrants arrived in Salisbury, and are expected to become a permanent part of the population of Rowan county. The party was oomposed of 24 men, 14 wo men and 31 children aged from two months up to twenty years old. Tbey are German Polanders, and are brought to the State under the auspices of Col. A- Pope, State Commissioner of Immi gration. This party were mostly farm ers, bat it is understood that a car load of carpenters, masons, &o, are to fol low. The machinery law, passed by the late General Assembly, for the oollee tion of taxes, creates a change in the mapjier of selling property levied on for non payment of taxes. The present law authorises the sheriff to bid on the property for the county unlesN there be individual bidders. Formerly the prop erty in sueh cases was bid off for the State. As tlie county is made respon sible for the amount due the State, it is not reasonable to expect that property owners can be shown as much lenienoy as foruerly. The deadlook at last is broken, and, after two months of frnitless struggle, the Radicals have thrown up tbeir hands and have surrendered. The humiliation of ibis defeat they might have avoided had tbey not insisted on maintaining a position to whiob they are not entitled. Less than half of the Senate is not a majority ; if so thero must be two ma jorities, and it takes little Mahone throw* ia to make the Radicals equal in num ber to the Democrats. Their purobase of that hirsute individual has, thorefore, failed to bring them the ease and com fort tbey anticipated ; but, on the con trary, has brought themaelves and their party into disgrace and disrepute among all honest men. It has also reeulted in giving backbone to the Democrats, who are much elated at their aucceas, and wbo are strengthened by their viotory. Now, then, let us hear no more of cor rupt bargains in tbe Senate chamber, but let all ecoh bargains aa this which bas been defeated be beld up to tbe scorn and detestation of the eountry. We congratulate the Democratio Sen ators upon tbeir well-merited sucoess in this long struggle, and trust that they will alwaya hereafter have the nerve to denounce such allifncM as Mahoae made ia as plain terms as ia thie ia stance.— Raleigh Nt\cs Observer. The passage of the Jjiquor law by the Commissioners of Dare County, some three years ago, bas worked well. We quote the following: "Not a drop of spirits of any kind is now eold In the oeaaty, not even brandy peaehee, except at Nag's Head hotel during the sammer season, where they are allowed to sell to the gaeets of the hotel only. Ail the old eoakere have left Dare eounty, and if it was left to a vote of the people of tbe county, not one out of ten would vote to reestablish the selling of liquor here. Court, the dooket only occupi ed tbe attention of the Judge and jury aboat half a day, and the proapact ie that the aegt Judge wbo visits us will find a clear docket. The jail' bas net bad an occupant for )o! these many days." The dead-lock in tbe S:nate has been broken, by the republicans backing down. Tbey baoked down, no doubt, because they found that tbey were losing ground all over tbe country. North Carolina Minerals. respected correspondent, a native of Norfolk, and now in charge of one of the must valuable mining interests ot the United States, sends us the annexed information in reference to North Caro lina. As the faots be gives us have not before been published, they will furnish our readtrs some idea of the richness of our neighboring State in mineral depo sits ll* says; North Carolina is famous for its gold mining and to a few persons is known to produce very fine iron, but not in large quantity as yet. Bat it is the very home of mica, which is almost entirely consumed in doors for illuminated stoves Of this article of mica, the United State* consumes about 73,000 pounds annually, of which 58 000 pounds are produoed in North Carolina, 11,000 pounds in New Hampshire and 4,000 are imported—mostly from the Rustian mines in the Urals. And of the 58,000 pounds produced in North Carolina, about 32,000 pounds are from the Cla rissa Mine in Mitchell county. The district thereabout is exceedingly rich in mioa deposits, but they do not appear to have been very well investigated as yet. The only coiundum mine in the Un ited States, tod tb«a only good one known to exist in the world, is iu Macon coun ty, ten miles east of Franklin Tillage It« products are hauled sixty mile* by bad roads, aud oyer fire mountain ranges to rail, whence it is shipped to Massachusetts, to be ground and prepar ed for trade. It is the hardest of known substances, except the diamond, and is now quite largely used in trade in place of emery. Madu into wheels, it is used for grinding stael articles, and for this use it is unexcelled. There are, of course, many other purposes of grinding and polishing to which it is applied. When corundum is crystalized and col orcd blue, it is the gem sapphire; and when red, it is the ruby. These gems •re continually being found in the mine, and some ot them are sufficiently bril liant for the jeweler's use. But the finest gem prodjued in the State, or indeed in the United States, is • magnificent emerald, mined near Ston ey Point, in Alexander county. It is a yariety of spoduuone, and to science ia the new mineral Uiddenite. The cut atones sell in the New York market for 3100 per karat and upwards, or at about the prioe of diamonds. Western North Carolina ia next to worthless for most purposes of agricul ture, because of its mountains But its mineral wealth is certainly most impor tant.— Norfolk (Va.,) Ledijtr. About Postal Cards. The following erder declaring postal cards unmailable with anything but the direction on the address side was issued at the Post office Department lately : "After June 1, 1881, no printing or writing ia permitted upon the address side of oards exoept that imprinted there at the manufactory, and such as may be neeessary for the proper direotioa of the same. AH postal cards bearing any other writing or printing upon the ad dress aide are declared uamailable and mast be returned to the sender by the postmaster at the office where they be ■ailed. Such cards may be treated as 'spoiled' and redeemed by any postmas ter ypon application of the bolder, as prescribed ia section 171, postal laws aid regulations, 1879. Future suppliee of poatal cards will be printed on the address side with the words "nothing but the address can bq plaoed on this side." Prof R. A. Ledo«z, late Chemist at the State Fertilizer Station in Cbapel Hill, but now a resident of Now York, writes to the Raleigh Oburver aa fol lows : "I cannot tell yoa with what interest I read the North Carolina unpen, nor how pleased I am with the signs of prosperity in the State where so recently 1 had my borne. This prosperity I can more eaaily discern from my present po sition oatside than when I waa actually in North Carolina. Inqniriea at our of fice are becoming more and mora fre quent for advice aa to Southern mines, water powers, timbers, &0., and several parties have been quietly prospecting ia your State at my auggestion. One com pany alone haviag a paid «d capital of 12,000,0'>0, have sent their agent to conault me, and deaire to invest it all in North Carolina mites." In nin* tun oat of teo, lays a* ex change, summer complaint* oan be check ed, if taken in aeaaon, by wearing flaanel over the legion of the bowels. Until the British arrry in India was oompelled to w*ar flannel daring the entire hot seasoa it waa constantly reduced by diar rhea. Diet is far more potent than medicine is ouring this disorder, and when duly assisted by flannel and enforo ed quiet rarely fails to oare if ased promptly. Flannel should be worn by night aa well aa by day. The Midland Bxtenaion. A speoial dispatch to the Baltimore Sun, from Augusta, Ga., dated May 2nd, giyes aa aocount of Mr. Barbour'a trip to Georgia and South Carolina. We maka the following extract from it: "Last aight Mr. Barbour and party and the parties from South Carolina were invited to a meeting of prominent oitizens held in the hall of the oity coun cil. Mr May, mayor of the city, was called to the chair, and J. L. Maxwell elected seoretary. Mr. Verdery, presi dent of the Augusta and Knoxville Kailroad, introdueed Mr. Barbour to the meeting. Mr. Barbour stated the object of his visit to Augusta, aad explained fully the plans and purposes of the pro posed trunk line to be baill by the North Carolina Midlaad. with the as sistance of the Virginia Midlaad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads, provided material aid was given by the sections ef country through whioh the line would pass. Mr. Barboar also added that with the material aid proffered along the line Jie felt warranted in offering- to build Hlf proposed line to Spartanburg, S. C , if the people ot Augusta and of the sec tion along the line would meet him at Spartanburg with (he road from Augusta T S. Farrow, of Spartanburg, S C., being called upon, said in behalf of the people of Spartanburg and other points on the line in South Carolioa, that he would accept Mr. Barbour's proposition, pledging the people of that section to contribute their proportion of aid ; that Spartanburg and Laurens counties would give $750,000 each. With the help of Greenwood and Augusta the road coald and would bo built from Augusta to Spartauburg to meet Mr. Barbour at thut point. Speeches were also made by Mr. P. Walsh, of Augmta ; Major J. Turner Moorehead, of North Carolina ; ex-Mayor Estes, of Augusta ; Hon J. II Evins, of Spartanburg. S. C.; Mr. E E Verdery, president of Augusta aad Knoxvillt road, and Hon. J. C Maxwell, of Grsen wood, S. C ; all favoring the proposition and pledging their respective sections to meet at Spartanburg. The following resolution was offered by Mr. J. VV Wallace, and was unani mously adopted with great enthusiasm : ' Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad be exteaded to Spartanburg at ihs earliest possible moment to meet the North Carolina Midland road at that point." This action bera is regarded as set tling definitely the location of the pro posed road at this end of the line, from Augusta via Greenwood and Laurens ville to Spartanburg, S. C , whioh can be built within the next twelve months. The early building of the wljole now regarded by the friends of the en terprise as an aooomplished fact, and that it oan be completed and io opera tion in eighteen months," DEJARNITTE AQAIN.—The sditorof the Danville, Va., Timet wrote to Dr. Grissotn about DeJsrnette'e condition This is the reply he received : Dear Sir. —Your esteemed favor to hand. DeJarnstte ii under treatment here aod is ■■questionably ot unioaod mind. Lan preparing a report of the case for the medioal publio that will, I think, convince every reader with capa city enough to appreciate. and honesty enough to acknowledge the truth when presented. Respectfully yours, EDOKNE GHISSOM ENTERPRISING CONVICTS. —The dis covery of a quantity of counterfeit sil ver on the person of one of the guards at tha South Caroliaa penitentiary, whieb is looated at Columbia, a few days ago, led to the further disoovery that the ooining of counterfeit oae dollar and quarter dollar pieoes was being conduct ed in a systematic manner by a Lumber of the convicts Two dies, made of plaster of Paris, were captured, and a third one was thrown in the canal by a convict. These enterprising convicts bad formed a plan to make their esoape fross the prison on the first day of May by overpowering the guard and seising their guns, and the base silver which they bad coined wss doubtless intended for the purchase of supplies on thsir rs treat, phen it was not convenient to steal them. A woman in a Kansas Paoiffo Rail rood car sat facing a man who, with :ne eye at least, seemed to be staring nxedly at her. She bcoams indignant and said: "Why do you look at me, sir ?" He said that he was not aware of having done so, but she insisted. "I beg yo«r pardon, madam, but it's thia eye, is it not V lilting his finger to hii left optio. "Yes, sir, it's *tbat eye."— "Well, Madam, that eye won't do you any harM It's a glass aye, Madam— only a glass eye. I hope you'll excuse it. But upon my soul lam not surpris ed that a glass oye should feel interest ed in so pretty a woman." The expla nation and the compliment combined to put the woman in good humor. The- Baltimore ami Ohio Railroad Company has entered into an arrange ment with the Virginia Midland and North Carolina Midland Railroad Com paniea whereby it agree* to aiaitt in the building of an indapendent line from Danville, V*., to Auguata, Georgia. The Poatmatter General announce* that all of the Btar route mail eontrauta are to he investigated. EDITORS REPORTER: —What good man or woman i« there in our country who oaa favor whiskey at at pressnt used and as at preient adulterated 7 I do not mean to say that the manufaetar er is guilty of druggiog hii whisky, but it is said that a certain party sear Dan bury has been seen to drug it so as to make three gallons oat of one, and I would warn meo to ba eareful how they buy whisky about the place, or neigh borhood, or they might get a dram from near the bottom of tha jug, and thereby get the poisonous drugs used in the adulteration of the staff. Better not drink when you come to town ualeaa you can briag some pure whisky with you. Hatter not TUB the risk of baying from the seoret jags about Daabury Ail that is sold about hare is sold on the sly, and consequently no one of rep utation or good morals will sell it con. trary to law, and when you buy from disreputable characters you may aspect to he drugged and poisoned. time that good men were taking hold of those who violate the laws so openly and de fiantly, ai they are violated in and arouud our county-seat. We owe it to ourselves, our good wives and children first, and then to soeiety. If a check is not put to it ia some way, wkare will it end ? llow can our children withstand the temptation, so as to keep from becoming drunkards sbemselvcs ? Shall ws sub mit to this state of things, beoause owe one of you says you would be interfering with some one, and prevent them from miking a little monry ? VVe ought to think more of our wives and children than any one else. There is another class of persons called "walking grog shops," who are being watched closely They are more dangerous than others who have a plaee of selling, for they are always ready to deal out to all, bcth old and young, and by just means drun kards are made of eur ohildren. Fath ers, mothers, will you not act now, or will you put it off and suffer your BOBS to be made drunkards, and in after years, when all the horrors of drunkenness and debauchery shall be upon them, let them rise up and say to you, "Father, you might have prevented this by timely aotion on your part; by putting the law in force against thoße secret night shops, and walking grog shops in and •round Danbury; but it is too. late now —a drunkard's grave is my only inher (*4noe here, and a drunkard's hell here after." Fathers, mothers, how will you then feel 7 Think, reflect, set now, and perhaps our children may be saved At least, we will a conscience telling as that wo have discharged our duty in the premises, and in conclusion we would say the men, both young and old, who drink whisky, think for a moment what you are doing If yoa have a mother, go and ask ber what you oaght to do about it, then follow ber advioe, and if your good mother is dead, ask your good wife or your good sister, as the cue may be, what you ought to do, and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred their advice will be right aad safe for you to follow. Think ot these things; stop, stop and think. A SON. Observation: The sasseyist m»n I ever met is a hen peok husband when he is away from home. An enthusiast is an individual who belivee about four time az much az he kan prove, and he kan prove about lour times as much as anybody ain't worth a cent. Those people who are trieiog to get to heaven on their kreed will find out at last that they didn't hev a thru tioket. Too long courtship are not always judicious; the party often tire out scoriag before the trot begins.— Josh Billing*. If it were possible to ran a looomotive twelve miles a minute, its approach, no matter bow great its noise, would be absolutely noiseless; to ring a bell or sound whistle ot warning would be us*l«M, for the reason that the engine would be travelling as fast as the sound whioh it produoed. The Republican party should be proud of the "fidelity to principals" of their representatives in the labt legisla ture. One was saved through a techni cality from expulsion for forgery, and another arrested on a eharge of stealing, another found oongenial accommodations ia the oity lock up, and BOW another, Munden, has stolen his neighbors pretty wife and ber husbaad'a mo&oy and deoamped. A Losing Joke. A prominent physioiaa of Pittsburgh said jokingly to a lady patient who was oomplaiaing of her oontiauad ill health, and of bis inability to oure her, "try Hop Bitters!" The lady took it in ear nest and used the Bitters, from whieh she obtained permanent health. She now laaghs at the doctor for his joke, but he is not so well pleased with it, as it oost him a good patient.— Harritburgh Patriot. Qardeaer Jaokaon, a brother of the Governor of Weat Virginia, is ia the Wheeling poor hooia.a imall-poz patient. PIEDMONT Warehouse T WINSTON, IS". 0., For the Sale of TOBACCO! Stands in the Front Rank with the Leading Warehouses in North Carolina. SALES PAST YEAR MORE THAN 30,000 PARCELS. Increase in trads in past four years more than four fold. Wi hare added each year many new CUSTOMERS, and still tbers is room for mere. We are thankful to our many friends for their liberal patronage, aad ask a continaaaes in tha future. The following named gentlemen are still with raa, and will ba pleased to see their friends at PIEDMONT.' W A S. PIERCE, Book Keeper. JAMES S SCALES, Floor Manager. J. Q. A. BAKIIAM, Auctioneer. Dec9'Bo M. W. MOIIFLKET, PrifrlifWi T.J.BROWN. W. B. CARTER, JR. J R. PIERCE. THE OLD RELIABLE BROWN'S WAREHOUSE, The Farmers' Headquarters, The Leading House ss usual siacs October Ist. In QUANTITY of TOBACCO SOLD, in PRICES and in DISPATCH OF BUSINESS. Farmers do not have to wait until after the sale for their cheeks, BUT ARE PAID AS SOON AS THEIR TOBACCO IS SOLD. Remember this, wbsn yoa want to gat off early and breaks ara heavy. HIGHEST PRICES ALWAYS GUARANTEED. P. A. WILSON, JR., Book-keaper. R. D MOSELEY, Auctioneer. T. J. BROWN & CO., Winstoa, N. 0- RROWN & CARTER, (SUCCESSORS TO J. F. PRATHKR k CO 'S), Next door to Browa, Rogers A Co.'s Hardware Store, KIEF CONSTANTLY OM HAND A WELL SELECTED STOCK Of Dry-Goods, Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Notions, &c. We especially invita our country friends to call on us, as our purchases ara asada with special reference to their wants, and WILL SELL AT BOTTOM PRICES. F J. BROWN, Fsbiaary 3, 1881. W- B. CARTER, Jm. PERRY DAVIS* S VEGETABLE PAIN KILLER A PURELY VEGETABLE REMEDY For Internal and External Uae, It S SURE CURE for all the DlieaMt for which It li recommended and It ALWAYS PERFECTLY SAFE In the has* of ovon the most Inexperienced perrons. ft la a nre nnd quick remedy for OOUCJHB, SORB THROAT, ( 1111.1.H, tod similar trouble*: afford* r»Ui/ in tha moti maHf*a*i form* of DIPHTHERIA, and la the Seat known remedy for RHEUMATISM aad NEURALOLA. THE OLDEST, BEST, AND MOST WIDELY KNOWN FAMILY MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. It haa been need with (ach wonderful neeeaa • «H part, o/ lA. «o rid for CRAMPS, ( IIOI.ERA, DIAHRHtEA. DYSENTERY, and all BOWEL COMPLAINTS, M U U ontid*r*d OA ut\failing cure for th— difosu. HAS STOOD THE TEST OMld YEARS'CONSTANT USE IN ALL COUNTRIES AND CLIMATES. It ia RECOMMENDED by Phyidelana, Mlaalonariea, Ministers, Miniurra of Plantations, Work.Shop* and Factories, Names la Hospitals-In abort, by Everybody everywhere who has evor given it a trial IT IS WITHOUT A RIVAL AS A LINIMENT. It ahould always be used for Pain ia the Back aad Side, and hring! m—dy and prrmwnt wiftf la all caws of Braisos. Cats, Sprains, Severe Barns, Scalds, eta NO FAMILY CAN SAFELY BE WITHOUT IT. It will annually asva many times its cost In doctors' bills, and lta prion brings It within the reach of aU. It la sold at 88c. OOc. and ■I.OO a bottle, and can be obtained from all drugglsta. PERRY DAVIS & SON, Providence, R. I. Proprietors. Craves' Warehouse, DANVILLE, VA., FOR Till (All Of Leaf" Tobacco W. P, GRAVES, PaoFftinoK. JNO. A. HBRNDON, Clerk. BTBPHKN NBAL, J* , \ A ,, {ttan . Cltrk , B. T. B. GLENN, | Aeetttant Clerk,. GEO. 8. COLEMAN, Auctioneer. JOS. H. BLACK WELL, floor Manager. A. N. OROWDER, An ielant floor Manager. April 11, U79. 17. LI VERY,FEED It SALS STABLE, CRUTCHFIKLB * BTEDMAN, Successor* to Beck 4 Moor*, WimTOH, If. 0. ALL KINDS or CONVEYANCES furniahed at reasonable rate*. We offer tbe rerj best accommodation to OroT*r*. Special attention paid to transient custom. Horses bouf bt, sold and excbaajsd. August 19, 189s, —1/
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