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Let Etx Wmo JItb Vq Naara Foa Fxtt Figst, Dzfunr. VOL. 71. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY; APRIL 2, 1890 NO. 14 i pit, PmVDER Absolutely Puro. Tli Dovrdor uaver varies. A tnar-elo1 P ic if, mrs-uKi m I whoUawiti-n ' Mow ojjo ui a! l!ie ordintry kiinls, and : Pt4 i k. m .1.1 ilk .xiinnanlliiii with t!.M mill ' (U iie of tow I t, abort weight slum of I'il p!it) pwlurs. Aoirf o-JV iloui. irD-.a Co., 10 J Wall Su, Boilers of Lest quality, iron ci a.icl mad of tso ihie!i. Engine, .Tuoaccu Fjj! iry nnchi jit, Cotlou t l'ieso, hjjr. ,J Giie n.iios, Ll.va- i-r fir Fail Ty WarthoJsc, Stores f u I Uac'ijjti gene!!. 1 W. II TAl'i-EV.- f lllEjjKja TO i TaTPyA ICI-A'-EY. PvtlcriSa g, - ' Virginia s net SO Iv. . IThaxtoii & Waikins, JOUDCRS GOOD- i- r r .virtu Arrn iitu 111 117", Vlt'UAUJ') i, . j.;e8 coups &c. 14 d tourl-uti Si., I.ichmond, V. K A B; ad her, SJ:uau 'or n.id dleN. C, feb.27. BUM MABSLE ML lit rtjMtovttk SUatt, T-nir n.c riYETTEVILLE, H. C. Mtaaf.vHar of ll klnJ. of Moan! . Tumtaa-a la K t-U- of Oruii-. aim Va, IwW luf ,il ttudi tl Raitdln M'ork.Carhtci li.M.H..!UU, AO. Wxi arilar4a Haul AMt (na at Ht. 3D 3D XGJNTQ Of all 4 aeDiloan p k4Bjt lata a-Mr av .ipi caioo. CHAS A. GOODWIN, Proprietor. rliki lYnoiH in Durham and ml joiniu;; cod'itics wishing to mirk the ravc of a relative or friend with a Tahlct, Tomb, or Head nnd Foot Stone, can" do so at a very small outlay, as we have the largest stock oi finished work of any similar establishment. In MAUIU.t AXII l9LI.SlU:t) UKAXITb Best "Workmanship and Lowest rricefi! (JADDBnS IJltOTIlKnS, lODNorilit'iiarlfRSt.lUItlnHirc KImm Vrba ail M. f titlt Kt. Established 60 Years aT BBln". I ill PJ5 1 1 9 I i '" . I I I I IT Blli! o-HMln. lbK.ar llrnlln. llfHilrnf Mf Hill IMiHhr K M WiNH.I.KY.M I'. idilnna-iu t NI K. AUwiktU Cili; M liiuiiAll at. 1 1 .! ' iimiiMiiMiiiiiiiiiniin iriwm i l -' " j AMONG TAR-HEELS. UIJVKLOPMENTSOP ONE OP AMERICA'S LEADING 1N DUSTIUESLIFEOP A PINE Tit EE. A Primitive Class "VFh Live Iiaiiy and Contented Lives m the Isolation of the . Great Forests. IbUaalpiilA TimM, Iu ante-bellum days tbe produc tion of the three valuable constitu euti tar, pitch and turpentine tbat enter so largely into the man ulacture or naval stores, was in a crude state of development, and at the breaking oat of the war the great turpentine producing districts of North Carolina were compara tively deserted, as most of the men bud either enlisted or were impress ed luto the Confederate service. The process of manufacture was so slow aad tidious thatjthe demand at times was far in excess of the supply, acd the coot of transportation of one of tbe important elements, rosin, was o extruvagant that it was permitted to ruu to waste from the stub, cov cri:ig the ground for acres in ei tent, acd from three to four feet in t h it. k which, mixing with the Mil, became extremely hard, pre dating a smooth, flat surface, and re.itly resembling solid rock in ap- peirauce. V heu peace was declared, the de maud was greatly multiplied, and I he introduction of better railroad facilities aad the erection of modern u)cch:.tjieal and scientific anpliauces uvethf industry an impetus thut was wouuerful, auu to-day one can hardly comprehend the magnitude of the badness or believe the im- ii;fiie'rrt;portions into which it has expanded during two. decades. In devJ, the people who are employed in Uie mauuiacture of these thrsn important commodities are really uncoiwom of the part they are per forming iu the developing of one of the greatest industries in the Unted Stateil. 'Ihey rarely wonder be yond tbe confines of the tall pines; a newspaper seldoms bnds it way into their midst; they know little concerning events tranepiringin the busy ouUnIe world, isolated as they are from intelligent and progressive civilization. Here they live in their Iiude huts. hidden away in the depths of these great forests, in ignorance aud soli tude, gathering the crude material from niture's laboratory and pre paring it for market in the stills, f bis w their only occupation, for a remarkable feature of the country in juxtaposition to these forest is the sterility of the soil so barren, in fact, tbat but little grass is found in some sections. The life of a pine tree for pro ducing purposes is computed at about eleven years, and tbe several s! ages through which it paaes ere it is casit aside as a "dummy," to us a technical phrase, is carious indeed. t ml come tbe scanhere, men with half moon-shaped knives, who make an mcihiotj in tbe trani near the roots about three inches deen. This cut is termed a "box,Meach of which contains from two to threequarts of tap, and tbe average number of these ixxfi to an acre oi trees is sixteen hundred. Tbfd follow the "sappers, who examine the gum to see that it is "npv and cloH'Iy upon their heels come the lipi!," men who carry lone, curiously-shaped iron or wood en sroons and an ordinary water- . nti . t t . luicKvi. i ne uucM.1 is piaceu against tue -mix, tne spoon inserteain tne cavity, and tbe sap scooped out. By a dcxU rou twist of the wrist, ac quired by long and -constant prac tice, t hoe "dippers will "clean thu box at one scoop. Then there I, lllVCH RUVHU Wl UCIIUi which rwuires a brigade of "hack rr.H If the season is good and tbe Yield proline, a piece is cutout from tbfe top and bottom of the "box" by the "hacker, with his gouge, and the tree is "tapped", for tbe second time. For a time the largest distillery wasl'waled near Wilmington, K. C, with a capacity of producing 1, WO barrels of gum turpentine pr dar. but distil 'tips on a more mod era plan audof !! greater enpneity have been er cicd at intervals in tbe dUricts. Look where you may the country sncms one vnxt area of bar rt U riud one unon the other. Wag oils and cars arc loaded with thcui, vesssels and lighters on the rivers and creeks have their full comple ment, and docks and warehouses are tilled to repletion One of the most interesting, &a well as one of the most amusing sights, is the construction and burn ing of the tar kilns, which is atten ded with scenes of the greatest jol lification and hilarity by the inbabi tants. A rudelv-cons true ted one- story frame building, located in the corner of a worm fence at the fotks of a road, marks the entrance to the mighty forest. This unique struct ure is- long ad narrow, void of paint, and is environed by a rough porch. In every direction through this mighty wilderness of trees lights twinkle like thousands of stars and dense columns of black smoke rie slowly above the tree tops, fill ing the air with fumes of burning tar, while men and boys flit silently about like grim spectress, the whole presenting a peculiarly wild and weird scene. The tar kilns are constructed from the stumps and cast-oft trees. Nothing appears to be wasted, for even here the refuse material is utilized advantageously. Even af ter these cast-oil trees have been worked" for the gum 'turpentine several times the sap still maintains a vigorous vitality, and in tbe old stumps also, and it adheres to the refuse limbs lying about, which it coats with a thick gummy substance highly combustible, and as quickly ignited as powder. The stumps and trees are cut into lengths of from four to five feet. , An excavation about two feet deep is made in the ground, in the middle of which is placed tbe mouth of an iron pipe, which extends for some distance underground beyond the excavation. Dirt and refuse matter are then filled in about tbe split pieces until the pile assumes e size ana shape of an immense jani a a . a cone. 1 he whole is then covered with earth and the fire lighted. This is termed the "smother," and as tbe iutense heat softens the tar it runs down into the centre of the earthly basin and drops into the pip. through which it is conveyed to the outer edge of the excavation. Men andbiysare constantly on guard, armed with shovels, to prevent an outburst of flames. They are re quired to be vigilant and unceasing in their attention to this important part, or disastrous results may follow. 1 here are two sets of watchers. night and day. Occasionally a ereat sheet of flame bursU suddenly forth, illuminating the gloomy surround ings and cracking and hissing ter nhcally. With wild shouts the watchers hastily scoop op shovel fulls of earth and quickly "smoth er iu some or these kilns will yield from two to three hundred barrels of tar. Fifteen days is 'the limit for the burning out of kilns. and when the cone has settled to a flat surface and tbe last ember died out then it is that the watchers throw down their shovels with a loud huzz and the women and chil dren come issuing forth from their forest homes, and the testivities be gin All conventionalities are thrown aside. The whole community is a bewildering chaosof fun and excite ment. Here is the kiln-burner in his red shirt, tow-linen trouscrs,and perhaps barefooted; here is the maid and matron dressed in the primitive calico "frock," and the dirty, heathy, cunning-looking scions of . the tar i - ii -. i -,t . , neeiers in meaiey ox colors, ail mueu np in inextricable confusion. A venerable negro or two plays tbe violin, and tne inevitable black jug plavs a con-picuous part on this general hilarious occasion. " A loyal North Carolinian, who served in the Union army, tells a verv amusing story in connection -with the rosin beds mentioned above. During General Sherman famous march to the sea apart of the Twen tieth Army Corps was halted in a section of this forest and prepared locaronioriuenignu me soldiers were somewhat mystified at finding so large a stretch of smooth, solid rock, but congratulated themselves that they would not have to bivouac in the mud. Knapsacks were unslung, guards were mounted and fires were kindled at difTercut points, and the tired and weary veterans were prepaiing to settle dova for a comfortable rest. The heat of the fires softened the rosin. First it began to sputter, then great black clouds of smoke began to ascend, and suddenly huge columns of fir At t up seemingly from the verv bo vils of the earth. - The whole enmn was in commo tion, the men bat a precipitate re treat, andso'n tbe whole space was a seething, roaring mass of flame. One of the soldiers, a3 he grabbed bis tun and started, shouted a warn ing to his comrades: 'Ilun, boys! We ve s'juck hell! Fun for the Kids. In a nut shell Tbe worm. A watch word "What time is It?" You can always get points from tbe porcupine. "Spread yo . re!P a the bread re marked to the batter. St. Louis Magazine A ! lenetby morning call A mother trying to get her son out of bed. The eagle is dear to tbe Americ.in heart, but tbe double eagle Is twice as dear. What the toUs said to Iba boot heels "So i duwn and 6ee ui "- Burlington Free Trots. A man fUn droi s his eves with out breaking them. Not so wi;h lus spectacles. Dar.sville lirazo. A boy who wanted to learn the soap-making business was bounced because he could not tell a lye. New lork Journal. I'll giva you a licking," said the old cat to her kitten, but sua wasn't mad at all Merchant Travikr. One call "ill send a man to put out a fire, but it takes half a dozen call, to ru ka U,u get up and sttrt one. Dunsville li.ttie. The giiaflVs ia their n eks iuucii vfiJini display; IY-r a little with them Will gu a srrt way.1 Philadelphia Presi. "Have von read Smithera's book?" Mn" kVh viiii saiil in -our re view that n waj a great story. e, thal'ii 11 r iT 'it. Hmithfira toll me toat himself." l?azr. gufloier-"Do you pull teeth wth. ontpain?' Dentist "Well, not al ways. I sprainel my wrut last time I nulled a tooth, and It hurts me yet, occasionally." Texas Si flings The man who complained of bavin Wir.n.." faatinrr m nnl'.t tlrhnt - 6""- ..n r , , the emotions of a man must be who lus a cold and who goes to a party without a hasdkercbief. New York Kew. "Don't ftel badly over what my wife said to you to-night- You shouldn't mind what the ssyrf V, eil, I don't tee why I should ut suiad what she rays; I notice you alaayi do." Statesman. uThi ia a nt tinner nhnut liar ing two babies in the house," said r-it w Dieepiess. , W bat is that r Ttia aifli or an Irtii.l villi fun i hear the other."- Chatter. Proof Positive. JaiUa. ' , "Do you think all prayers are an wered?' was asked of a clergyman. "Ob, yet: If they are made in the right spirit," replied the msu of the lota "How can a man kauw whether bis prayers are made in the right spirit?' petststed tbe inquirer. "Oh, by seeing if they are answer cd." Jonathan In Switzerland. rm York Ltdftt. Thers Is something exaouitely cool In the following reidr or a isnket to a European traveler when tbe tra veler asked if lie bad just crossei the Alns! t "Wall, cow you call my attention to tbe fict. I guesj I did pasj risin ground. Sullivan and Jackson to Fight In Norfolk. trachbars A4faae. It Is staled that Sullivan and Jscka son will ficbt their treat tattle la Norfolk A bill was parsed by the last Legislature incorporating a com psay In Norfolk for the purpose of encouraging athletic sports, races, etc. 1 be bill was rushed through the Gen eral Assembly In a burr j, sod it Is stated by Governor McKinney that no law officer could prevent ths fight a a a . a m a . . taking piac, tr Morion is selected as the battle ground. HUKTINO A SritANGEl.'S FEELINGS. He Did "What He Premised and Tried to Lift It. i New Tort Sun. . Thtie w;re probably a l undrcJ people in the old Island Houo depot in Toledo when a tall, thin iu'ait, w. o might have bicu 40 year old an 1 did not look to weigh over ninety pound- , who had a rope harness on him, passed around the waiting room ard said; ? T am going to give u exlubui n of slrengtli outsidtj the buil iid shall expect the small sum i f a dimo from each lookei'"Oa. I atn g dug t attempt to raise a dead w-ilit ot two tonB.' i AH the men and quHe a i un.bert 1 women went oui, ond en ugh towi.s people came down to mae a crowd of three huu Ircd. The tliio. nian p t8cd around thnufcb the rowd an i tokui a co'itct' n, and Le luut have got nn tx; rajje of t?u cents for t very i ne pics n. VV lieu he had p jclveted t!(c m ney bo epprt.cehcJ teverJ lirgegiiudstjiva lying in' a heap ind ensia d toeilicr uii an. nounced; Ladies aud GcntUiiot n : I thauk ycuk nfU fir jour t( liributiona. Here is a dead weight or '2 OuO poua 13. I abt.ll filten.qt t lift it." An iron b ok iu tho harness was L ji ktd iut liie chai' B'lfck'iag the KiiadstoiKS. a' l the ilsi't man b 'gai ti s'ruight' ti up. He wag encour age I and epplaudid by ih crowd, but the s rain be put out w u!d not baye raised fifty pound, ii k-pt at it three or four uimutos m.d ll,cu unbooked and backed lf, aul sad: "Ladies and gentle'iiui it's no use; I ein'tdo it. I h ivo uk'd en 1 failed. ' 'fee bt-re this looks lake a fraud!" exclaimed a man who bed chipped ii a quarter. OU, don t sy th tir sorrow fully replied tbe lli;i man. You all siw ma try.",. "Cut vou led uj to It. kva you could lift 2.0G0 p( u.-da,' . "Weil, 1 was ia h.pts 1 eould. 1 rearly w;sh I conld, but I d mt be lieve I ever can." "that's pretty darn thin I" growled red whk-kerr, "acd Tarn a gooi cuiad to givo you a t, ste of my boat!'' Uh, pUa-e don tl J tried my best, and wh-jn a mvi has djue bis bast such talk hurts bis feelings. 'ou don't kno how bailv I want to. lift 2,000 pounds." I belttve. you ate a fakir. "A fati-! Hear l.i-u iadbn and gcntlemet! Lec'uit I am i.ot as airong a? a dray ho'ss be c ills me a fakil! ThiaH too much too much! t sin u d to adversity, but this breaks mtl" Ant be sat down on the 2,000 pound i of cold g iiid.-toass and wept like a child wept until ths crowd ctttcrtd. and be c-u!d get away ith bis HO without b-dng kicked. What Our Exchanges Say, Washington Gazette: A horse bet Jo ging to Mr. Jesse Oaillla commit ted suicido by jumping iuto tbe river at iba narket one day last week. Hkh l'oint Ea'ernri-to: The Mod- rr.i barn Comp tny bavo put in a now saw in tne djs.ci inctory, tnertny doubling tl.e capacity. The Com pany's shipments to other Stale are increasing. 3,500 ticks went to SH.UIU laroiius luwaay. Greensbora Workman: It i nnlv i few years ao th it a boarc m.d I t here now hel l tt $.5,000 cr.ull have been bought fir tl,3t0, and other va. eant lrtfi now held at 103 In It R (1(1 could not have been soil at any rrice. These are some tr the nmrks of a boom about which tkrd cm be no mistake. Rftltiirli Vistor: The nePla of Km tli l!flrolina. and lho nf !!. Journalistic profession la particular will leira with dcrp regrrt cf the dtstb of Mr. J ho Jestph Uruncr. of Sar.hi)ury, which too:, place ii that town last Sunday. Mr. Umiicr was born In 1817 and was therefore at the lime of bis deacass teventy three ytirt old. Hi name was a "bruo hold word In Noth Carolina tt oisiiy years as Edi?orcf 'be H.tli- bury Watchman, and h died amid the rerre's of a larsro tinmbcr f bis Itll w citizen wliobonirtJ and love 1 h.m l'esce t hi ihc. Stonewall Jackson's wlJow Is poor, ml has mad a application for pension under the Mexican war service laws. Her bu-lmnd made a rplendid record san tllicer during the war nitb M'lico, AS OTHERS SEE US. BUICillT LEAP TOBACCO. The Groatest Pride to North Carolina. In a two column article in last week's "Ouce A Week," a paper published in New York, headed "The South of To-Day" we clip the following extract and thank the editor for it: "In North Corrolina factories and cotton-mills are springing np in every direction, as are woollen, pa per and rice-mills, factories for workiugtle finely grained native woods of the State, fertilizer fac tories for utilizing the products of her vast phosphate beds, oil and flouring mills, agricultural imple ment works and a great variety ef others, all busily engaged in develop ing the resources of this great State. Near Charlotte gold mining is a flourishing in industry, and in the western part of tbe State the vast lit J a . euirn or coal, iron, copper, zinc, blate and marble has just begun to be appreciated. The bright-leafted tobacco of her northern counties is still the source of greatest pride to North Carolina, and the product for which she has become most widely and justly famed. From this gold en leaf one factory in the town of Durham turnsout 10,000,000 pounds of granulated smokiug tobacco every year, and another makes 300, 000,000 of cigarettes in the same tim ?. North Carolina is doing more than any other Southern State, un less it bo Texas, to encourage im migration, and offers most aUrac tiye inducements to new settlers." OXCEMOKE. The year of 1889 represents Old-ham in S.C.;lb'yo,out lS'JO. 80-1889. Hard On Kentucky Christians. "There is not a church In either Per ry, Letcber or Knott countyl This is somethiag for good people to think on aud act on. llecill soma of the ruissiouartes from foreign lands and send them up ths mountains. Is not the soul of a Kentucky mountaineer as precioua as that of a caunibal Afri can or a rat-eating Chinee? Yea, verily! XkhoUtsvilte Journal. The Jjumal is right Why should Keutucky send thousands of dollars annually t foreign countries to con vert tbe heathen, aod neglect her own destitute people? Tbe cannibal kills his neighbor and eats him, but the Ferry, Letcher and Knott fellows kill their neighbors fir the mere fun of killing. Lit charity begin at home. We clip the absvefrom the Climax, a newspaper published in Kichmond, Madison County, Kentucky. So two Kentucky newspapers say that there are three counties in that State that have nnt a single church la their bor dcrs. We know that the head of the great Whisky Ring was located la Kentucky, and was a powerful factor every way in the "Dark and Blocdy Ground." We had no idsa tbat such a stats oi aifiirs existed even on the frontiers cf the West among the pioneers. There, when there is sufficient popu lation to fjrm a county, the church and the school-house have preceded the county court house, and have beea dispcns'ng lluir blessings. Bat this U in Kentucky, which has been a Slate in the Union ever sines ths 4 of Feb, 1791 and Is the land of Clay, tho Cri lendcnr, and the Breckin But i. is not necessary to withdraw missi jnarics now engiged in tbe horns or font j field : thtrj is a plenty wh? can be s;nt to this bard and on inviting field in Kentuckcy, and they nugbt to be sent by somebody. Tbers ii nUandance of Mission Boards ot ths various churches that operate at h nn Let them tarn their attention to Perry, Letcher and Knott counties in Kentucky and put a stop to the practice of "killing their neighbors for the tnrr fun t-f ki!ling." Nothing is more simple than gnutness; indeed, to.be simple is tes be Kreat. "'. I
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