9t«f»rter and Post.
i rAria fit TMI PIWLI
oMr«d« »*• Banbury X C., Pot-uJIm
m MettnU Clou Hotter.
THURSDAY, JAN, 5 tut!?.
«B2S IM7XE nZSTtZ BS£SS
Kxc, 1 JBSGWSBr^Si
PL KAS a TELL US WHY.
\\%j will iboM Democratic fapars
which favor keeping up the Internal R«v
eaae lews eontinae to do so in the faee
■dt the bit tkst we new bave more men
-0V piled up in the U. S. Treasury thin
our we 1 stauassen (polftision) know
what Udo with'; why do the; want to
*-P It up; why want to tax and bleed
the people in tobaoeo |rowing section,
ia grinding out of them a tax which
■here ia no use for, which amount* to tak
■og oat of eirealation the money io much
-needed to oarrj on the ligitimate busi
wee* ef the cobntry. What if tobacee ii
a luxury, it ia no more the poor man'*
•inxnry, than coffee, tea, p:e for dinner
-Sunday, the thanksgiving tnrkey, the
-sugar that sweetens the whiskey which
ii .killing ao many of our law makers, ii
«be rieb man'* luxury; tobacco, in to-
'baeoo Motion, ii the farmer's meat and
•bread. Talk about the consumers pay
ing the tax, if he doea it ia a doublo tax.
Kverybody knowa that th« manufiotur
er ooanti oft the eight eents per pound
in bidding on a pile of leaf tobacco,
ihsnif be can get the consumer to pay
it again, be baa it twice. It really loeki
to oa, as if thoee Democratic papere, es
pecially in tobacco and Brandy lections,
who oppose the repeal of Internal Kev
-eaue tax, were in lb* interest ol the
Republicans, be that is it may. they are
eertainly aiding io duving tobacco and
-apple brandy States into Republican
*anks.
VOTWS IS TOBACCO STATES HAY,
wot modification, not reduction, but a
way with the whole Internal Revenue
system, tbey have been oppressed by it
long enongh, there is no earthly aae fer
it, there is no earthly use for the depres.
sion in monsy matters which we have ex
perienced for at least thrse years, while
the U. S. Treasury is fsirly bursting
with its iiunisDse surplus, unless it be a
wsnt of statesmanship.- Politicise may
talk about economy, but what advan
tage is it to tbe people to have the taxes
reduced to one half if tbe money is all
piled up tbe treasury or locked in the
safes of the millionaire congressmen and
they bave nothing to pay that half with.
If wo have uo congressman with sense
enough, or patriotism enough to run the
government in tbe interest of the people
le place of millionaires, then lets turns !
it over to a lot jf school girls, or old
women, who bave feeling enough not to
be grinding tbe people down with heavy
taxes, when there is ao use tor the mon
ey; it is tbo most absurd thing that, over
curved our nation, taxing the p ople
when there is no ue for tbs money, it
looks liks pinching them just for tbe fun
of bearing them squeal.
Even some of onr lirst-cisss Southern
papers advocate keeping up tbe Internal
Re venae tax in faae of the fait that we
aow bave aoie money bearded in the
treasury than tbey know what to do wi:b.
Keduee the tariff, we doa't cats bow low
bat if wo must havs money to run tbe
government, (and all know we must; it
sos"ns to us mora like justice that the
whole sixty Million* of people should
help furnish it, than that it should be
raipsd oat of tbo littie handful of tobac.
co growers and brandy distillers; their
tobacco sn i apples are just aa much
their Meat ai*d bread, as the Southern
■tan's eottou, tbo Westara man's corn
and stoek or the Northern man's stauu
taetnrod produsts are his.
Bat tbe ory is luxury, luxury, tobac
co is no mti a luxary than peanuts, tes,
coffee, or sugar that goss into tbo whis
koy wbich ia sending SJ many of oar law
makers to thoir Hx 6 foot b»le before
tbey bave lived out half their days.
No wodilcatiuo, DO reduction, tut
wipe out, awaj with the whole Infrual
Revenue ajatam, tanftfor reTntue, and
lat the peop'e bare the lurplua to carrjr
oo their legitimate bunineaa ta what the;
ire entitled to and what thej intend to
bar*.
MODIFICATION OF THE INTER
NAL REVENUE SYSTEM
M UICH CAN BE
OBTAIN KD.
Editor landmark:
Id the attasks you bsve been rnakirg
upon the internal revenue system, yon
I have my cordial sympathy; and be.
cause The Lankmurk baa beta in the
forefront of that contest, I deiire space
in it* columns far a few suggestions as
|to th* legislation which oar Congress
men can reasonably hap* to eeeare dur
ing the present session.
A largo majority of the people of
North Carolina desire the absolute re
peal of all natioool excise laws; they
want to see the internal revenue system
oat up by the roots. At the same time
alrneet all of ns have discernment
enough to realise that, in the present
temper of tlie people of the United
States, tbis is oat of the question. Ad
vocates of a total repeal may be found in
both parties, but tbey are for tbe pres
ent in a hopeless minority, in the coun
try at large. If for no other resson, tbe
Republican dread of its prohibition
wing would effectually prevent it from
favoring the repeal of'tbe tax oa whis
key and the desire among Democrats
to make reductions in tbe tariff, so im
peratively demanded by tbe business
interests of ths country, will cause tbe
tsx oa whiskey to be retained. Can any
thing, then, be done to relieve us frotn
tbe evils which seem to be insuperable
from ths execution of the internal reve
nue laws? Much. In the first plaoe,
ths tax oa tobacco can be absolutely re
pealed. Tobacco to its millions of een
sunisrs is not a luxury; it is one of tbs
prime necessities of life. It is the com
panion of tbe solitary, tho refuge of tbe
wstry, the solace of the aged. I am
glad 1 don't nse it, but with all its at
tendant evils it is t* these who do as
muck a necessity as tsa or coffee or so
g«r -
The removal o( the tax will have tbe
affect o: increasing the profits of tbs to
bacco raiser, and reducing the price to
the consumer ItwillaUo enable our
plug manufacturers to aland some chauce
of successful competitition witn tbe
great New York and St. Louis hsuses
that are threatening tbeir very existence.
It is to be feared that tbe repeal may
not prove advantageous to the smoking
tobaeeo manufacturers, but this fear, 1
trast, is not well grounded.
Secondly, tbe tax on tbe fruit brandy
ean be reduced, ttaeugli not repealed.
Thorough supervision wili bo necessary
to prevent tbe fraudulent use of grain.
Stringent and useful legislation upon
the details will be indispensable, the
time of distillation limited to tbe last
four or five months of the year, the ca
pacity of tbe stills graded to the prob
able source of sapply, and nucerons
other safeguards provided, lint with
proper restricuious, while the orchards
sod vineyards that can b* profitably de
void to making brandy are so limited
io extent, there can be no very large
diminution of the revenue rooeived from
whiskey by redaeing tbe txa on brandy.
Thirdly, soms of the oppressive fea
tures of the internal revenue laws eau
be remedied. Tbe miuimum punishment
eugbt to be left te tbe discrotioa of the
judge presiding, aud he sbonld not be
oouipelled 'o seutence every man to at
least sixty days imprisonment, thirty of
which sre to qualify tbs prisoner to take
tho oath of an insolvent The law per.
minings* indiscriminate destruction of
personal property soiled Vj revenue o'.
Seers might well be so modified ss to
require the order of a judicial officer or
some judgment of condemnation.
And, fourthly, the greatest of all re
forms in tbis direction ought to lie with
in tbs essy resch of eombinsd effort
upon tbs psrt of North Csrolina del*,
gntion. Let the number of United
States commissioners aud deputy mar
shals be reduced and let them both be
put upon a salary. Tbe fee system is
tho prolific sourse of mns-tentbs of the
crying svils of ths administration of tbe
ifctornal revenuo laws in North Csrolina.
Real orimiuals can be brought to justioa
without tho daily patrolling of every
country lane aud mountain cove in
search of a cane. Tho laws bo executed
by the deputy collectors with the occa
sional (not too frequent) aid of an inter
nal revenue agent and unobjectionable
asaistants.
There is a* pretence of novelty inj
any of these saggestions, and tliey are
only brought together to show bow musb
esn bo don* to rsmovo the butdens of
the internal revenue laws, sven if tbe
tax on whiskey ramain*. Our admira
ble delegation, by a tboronghly combin
ed effort in tbe preaent cloeely divided
lions*, are in a positioa to demand and
soourc attention to their views.
Tbece lednctions of internal rev*nu*
taxation will not be large enough te
interfere with the duties upon imports
imperatively demanded by th* country
and so vigorously prsaent*d by tbe Pres
ident. If tbe duty on sugar is retained
(and this will undoubtedly be tbe Re
publienn point of attack), there is no
good resson why snbstantial and neces
sary tariff reductions cannot be accom
plished along with the alleviation of tbe
hardships of the excise law.
F. 11. Hi.mii.
N» modification er reduction, butt.
w»j with tb« whole infernal system u
regards tobaoeo and fro it brandy.
BRIEFS OF GENERAL NEWS.
THI rsdat, Die. 22.
Tha report of Mr. Atkinson, who was
•est to Eutepe to ascertain tho falli
bility of establishing by international
standard a fixed ratio between tbe prec
ious rnetala was tabmitud to Congiesi
yesterday by the President; it make*
a volume of 280 pa^es.
Tin election of Hon. Jobn S. Bar
bour, to succeed Mr. Kiddlebergor in
the U. S. Senate, was officially an
nounced in ajaiot meeting «f the Vir
ginia Assembly yesterday.
A government vassal has beon order
ed to croiaa after the aaoraous raft from
Novia Seotia, now adrift in tbe path of
the Europeaa vessels. '
lutense cold weather and hear? snowa
are reported from the West and North
west ; in Kansas there is much suffering
from want of provisions and fuel, and a
number of deaths have occurred.
The cold wave had tho effect of forc
ing up the price of grain iu the Chicago
market yesterday, and provisions were a
trifle higher.
Two white men nnd two negro wom
ea, all iutoxicated, were killed Bear
Mt. sterling, Ky., yesterterday, by a
railroad train ; they were in a carriage,
and drove recklessly in front of the en
gine.
Un'er the new rule adopted by the
House of about oight
hundred private bills were thrown upoL
tbe clerk's desk yesterday within a short
quarter of an hoar.
The casiitn bouses and navy vards
I
will be closed on (be -Gili mat. anil the
2d proximo.
The stockholders of the Richmond Si
Danville Railroad, ia sessiun yesterday
at Kicliuioud, elected George L.Scoti,
of .Sew Vorlc, President, and the direc
tors chosen by the Terminal Company.
Heavy northera have oecurr«d iu the
West Indies, by which seventy Tassel*
were wrecked and mauy lives lost.
Yellow (ever in Florida has been of
ficially declared at aa end.
A Canadian post office was burglar
ized on Saturday Light last and over
$20,000 Helen.
Grand Master Workaaan Powderly
is suffering from a violant attack ot
lieuioirliage, and ais condition is said
to be very critical.
SAT , Dxc. 24
An earthquake shock, luting about
tbrae s«*onds, was felt is M**sacbu
aetti and Kboda Island shortly after
midnight yesterday morning; the dis
turbance was sufficient to ■ route people
from tbetr sleep
Kuropean war talk caused a free
buying of wbeat in Cbicaga yesterday,
corn was vert dull, and the prorision
market was featureless
Fearing governnrant intervention, (he
riral faction* in the ladiao Territory
have agreed to settle their differenc*
relative to tbe eleotiou of a principal
and assistant thief of tbc nation
A mob of one huudrad men made an
attempt Thursday sight to lynch fiv*
burglars and fire-bugs in Tompkioarille,
Ky , but the better portion of the com
munity baldly confronted them and pre
vented their lawless work.
Two big strikes are reported 10
Pennsylvania, ona among the employes
of the Philadelphia and Heading Rail
road, aid one in the coal ainei at Ash
land.
Tuksdav, DBO. 27
In the Senato yesterday a favorable
report wa« made on the Hlair education
al bill; the government postal telegraph
to bill waa referred to the Postoffice
committee instead of a select cossmitee;
and Mr. Pugh offered lesolatiooa, and
'addressed the Senate, in favot of a revis
ion of the exialing internal tax and
tariff laws; in the (lease the commit tee
on Rales wss auaounced, bat no busi
ness of special intereat was transact,
ed.
The semination of Mr. Laiuai lor
Supreme Ceart Judge was discussed in
in the Senate Jadiciarj Committee yes
terday, and it was fiaally referred te a
sub-committee.
Austria will be governed In her mili
tary operations on the frontier by the
novementa ef Russia - Prince Bismarck
counsels Aoatria, while strengthening
her military frontier, to avoid giving
provoeation to Russia.
The executed Chieago anarchists
were placed in a stene-enc«sed grave on
Sunday ; several addreases were deliv
eree on tho occasion, but the whole af
fair was rather of pienio order than that
ef a funeral.
tyJiTE AS BAD AS BULLETS.
Am Old Soldier Talk* of III* C«mi»*l«A In
VlrfiuU-The Kuruiy lu Awbiuli-
T»«*nljr YmM AfUr.
SKI.MA, N. C., Feb. n, 1887.
'Gent/trntri: —Yours inquiring wheth
er or not I had been benefited by Kav
kine, and if so to what extent, Sic., to
hand. In reply will say that ray health
has not been as good in twenty years
as now. I suffered with chills from
malarial poison contracted while serv
ing in the Confederate army on the
Peninsular Campaigns in Virginia. Did
not miss having a chill at least once in
twenty-one days, and more frequently
once in seven days, for more than fif-
teen years.
In this condition I visited New York
in November, 1885, on business.
While there I stopped with Mr. E. D.
Barker, of the University Publishing
Company. I told Mi. Barker of my
condition. He called my attention to
your Kaskine and procured for me a
bottle. After my return home I took
the pellets as directed and found much
relief afforded thereby. Of this change
I wrote Mr. Barker, who sent two ot
three bottles during the past year. My
health greatta I increased
in weight from 165 pounds to' 20c
pounds, my present weight. I believe
the Kaskine did it. Quinine had fail
ed, as had other remedies usually ad
ministered in such cases.
Now, unless in case of exposure to
extra bad weather, 1 do not have chills,
and my general health is quite good.
I turned over half a bottle to a young
lady friend a few weeks since. I learn
from her mother that she was much
benefited by it while it lasted.
I trust you may be able to introduce
Kaskine generally iu this country, in
which many suffer from diseases con
sequent upon malarial poison in the
system. From my own experience I
can emphasize its excellence for such
diseases. If I can serve you call on me.
I am very truly yours, •»,,
JOHN C. SCAKUOKOUOK.
Seven years ago I had an attack at
bilious remittent fever, which ran into
intermittent malarial. I tried all the
known remedies, such as arsenic, mer
cury and quinine. Tho latter was ad
ministered to me in heavy and contin
ued doses. Malaria brought oo ner
vous i>rostration and dy>;>epsia. from
which I suffered everything. I.ast win
ter I heard of Ka>V.ine and began us
ing it. A few bottles of the wonderful
drug cured me. Malaria and dyspep
sia disappeared, and as you have seen
a June day brighter for the summer
storm that hail passed across the sky,
so the cloud left my life and my health
became steely and strong.
% MRS. J. I.AWSOH,
(41 Bergen St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. Gideon Thompson, the oldest
and one of the most respected citizens
of Bridgeport, Conn., says: "lam
ninety years of age, and for the last
three years have suffered from malaria
and the effects of quinine poisoning.
I recently began with Kaskine which
broke up the malaria and increased
my weight 72 pounds."
Other letters of a similar character
from prominent individuals, which
Uamp Kaskine as a remedy of undoubt
td roetit, will be sent on application.
Price SI.OO, or six bottles, $;.oo.
Sold by Druggists, or sent by mail on
eceipt of price.
The Kaskine Company, 54 Warren
it., New York, and 35 F'arringdon
toad, London. . t
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Haiti of I^nntl.
I will OS commissioner having been ap
pointed for tliat purpose by N. O. Petree
Clerk of the Superior Court of Stokes coun
ty aell to the highest bidder for cash upon
the premise* en Friday the 3rd day of Feb
ruary IWB a tract of land lying and being
in tlx-County of Stokes on the waters of
Stork folk Cre.'k adjoining tlie lands of
Ale* McKinney and others containing flfly
acres more or leas sold us the lands of
Susan Pratt dee'd, for partition among her
heirs at law. About one-Half the tract Is
cleared and In a high state of cultivation,
has upon it two comfortable dwelling bouse*
for small families. several out building* in
cluding tobacco bain*, etc. For growing
flue yellow tobacco this laud I* not surpasi
ed h\ any land In Stokes County. Title
made upon confirmation of sale and pay
ment by tin; purchaser of tlie money. Dac
] ember SSird 1887.
A. H. Joyce,
Conmiinlssioner.
WHAT !
I
WH WAXTT.
Good Locks t0 ke4 P tll '' Tes out '
ALLEN has them.
AV eatlier Strms
to keep tbe cold and mow out.
Allenh,ae them
'. V• . i ! . i ■
\VINDOWS to wok ou».
S. E. ALLEN
2XA.B THSM.
I
,S7Y; YES t0 ee P the oold out.
ALLEN HAS THEM on tbe'2d floor.
LAMPS to keep tbe dark oat.
ALLEN SAS THEM at the
| Old Pfohl & Stockton Stand.
to keap the damp ont
Allen has the Best
Utart Aaytfctag
■Sum
To keep Anything
ELSE OUT.
S. E. ALLEN
Has It.
In short go to him
for all the Tinware,
Hollow ware, Wood
en ware,
i # * *' I
and
you may want, at the
Old Ptohl & StocK
ton Stand, Corner of
Main and 3d Streets,
WIXSTQX
o. K. FKNNKTT. J. A BUfMBTt
WINSTON MARBLE WORKS,
BENNETT BBOS..
%
Marble and Granite Monuments,
Headstones,
Tablets,
Mantels, &c.,
Opposite Brown's Warehouse, - - Main St., WImUiHO.
£7~Si»cial Designs Autl Ejtiraalca Furnished on Applicatiea -Jgt*
ESTABLISHED 1871. KTABLISHID 1171
J. W. SCOTT& CO.
Wholesale Merchants
GREENSBORO N. C.
Are now receiving their spring stock ci
notions and dry goods.
And almost daily adding to their stock Of
groceries, Buyers are invited to call
in person or send orders by mail.
•
JVe hope to build up a large trade with
the merchants of Stokes county and
all along the line of the C. F.
& Y. V Railroad.
Brown,
Browner,
Brownest.
High,
Higher,
Highest.
If you would get the rery highest price tor your tobaeeo, make up year *iHf
when preparing it fur market, to lake it ti
Browns Warehouse
Winston, N C
Her* jou will fiad the largest, but lighted Warehouse is tewv tuif the be
auctioneers in this, or anf other State, and larger bayere bj the seers. That
not all, if yon would atay bat a few hour*, or orer night, jot will lad aa«fertabl«
ro oms, plenty ef wood, cook stores upon whieh ta prepare year feed |e«d watef
in abaodanea and every thing necessary to your eoafort (if yea bare a eleef
conscience,) while the stalls for your itook are all that you eoald wieb far.
Bring us your tebaooo: we will do all in oar power to sake yen aa.fertsb •
while here, and get what you want mast—a big priea feryenr tebaeea.
& Yery Traly
BROWN & CARTER
FTPPHK & WILLI*JUS
AT THE
Star Warehouse,
GREENSBORO, N. C.
Offer their services to the planters of
Stokes and adjoining comities for the
SAL.EOF LEAF TOBACCO.
The STAR WAREHOUSE is well and favorably as be
in d our of the BEST LIGHTED houses for the sale of
Lent' Tobacco in tnis section of North Carolina, and being
located at the principal Railroad center in the Tobacco
'Serf ion of the State so that not only the Greensboro blaz
ers, but layers from this State and Virginia can easily
and cheaply revch if. The Proprietors with an experi
ence of u n amiter of years in the narehonse butt n est,
claim th-it they can get the highest market price for your
Tobn rc.o. llopin £' to ha ve a full sh are of your patronmge
we are. Truly Your Friends,
If!A. AP °LE f S. O. WILLIAMS
REMKMKKR.Ticreu will bo fuiniib«d fre« r.t er«rj 8l*tio» oa lk« C. I. *
Y. V. R. R. from 8tok#»l«le to Miriao, far ptrtiei to jack tbtir lilmm (*
who wish to »brp it M OrMiboro.