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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1897.
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THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
Hides are transferred from the
Feported to the Senate Tuesday Democrats nee Jldt, IU1U UH) lX Oil U.eer "la
oppose it. j increared to $1.44 per barrel until
it
January 1, 1900, .when it is to be
$1.
The retroactive clause of the
Dingley tariff, bill is stiiioken out
from lhe:j6euate bill. The entire'.
The tariff bill which recently
piiHsed the House of Representa
tives and went "to the Senate
where it was referred to the com
mittee on finance, was reported to
that body last Tuesday, 4th. A
on
wo-
dutiea
bacco
""F"' iwuuwu nave ueen was uxea ou nuca. msleaU ol the and sacks, made from rdii,
stricken out, and the following sliding scale provided in the House ven fabrics is reduced from H cent
mseitea on imponea to- bill. The House schedule on mar- per pound to 1 cent per pound.
Wrapper tobacco or tiller ble or onvx. which is 65 cents rer There is a slight hfincr ; tuL
tobacco, whun mixed or' packed cubic foot, in the rough, and 1. 10 classification of the handerchief
with more than 5 per cent, (in on the sawed or dressed is replaced schedule. There is a substitute
weight) of wrapper tobacco, and by the following: "Marble or for paragraph 841, in regard to
all 'kaf tobacco, the nroduct of
two or more Gountries, or "depend- only 65 cents per cubic foot : sawed hemp or ramie, which nrovidfw
or dressed, over two inche stick, j that where these articles weigh
yvL ipi.iu per cudic ioot ; siaos or pav-1 tour ounces or more per souare
MY LOVE.
My love, She is no longer young;
Her bait is ringed with gray;
The grace that to her figure clung ,
Does not remain today. r .- '
Her step is not so light as erst;
IIerN:heek is paler grown;
Her hand is thinner than -henlirst
It lay within my own.
One slender finger holds in ward
Our union's token fair;
Then close it clung, but now a guard
Confines the circlet there.
As all classes of people are inter
ested in the measure we copy from,
the Observer as follows: .
The tariff bill was reported to
bill would be held in committee
for two days. All the members
of the committee were present.
The Democrats examined the bill
for nearly an hour, making run
ning comments
Four times has Hcaveji enriched our goods
With treasure from the skies;
And thrice has grief unlocked its floods
And drowned her gentle eyes.
Her heart is an uiitathomed spring - v-
Whose depths all tears receive;
"She loves me best whene'er I singv
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Proceedings of the Regular Meeting Last
Monday and Tuesday.
The board of commissioners for
Robeson county met in regular
session last Monday, all the mem-.
bers being present, and continued
their work until Tuesday.
The following business was
transacted:
County orders for $38.00 were
issued to assist in the support of
outside paupers.
Applications for assistance were
a. a.
made and granted as follows
Louisa McLauchlin, $8:00 : MarJ
tlm Loeklear, $1.00; Bill Smith.,
$1.00; Maranzie Locklear, $2.00;
CnlliH.Prevatt,$1.5d:."
J. II. Powers was allowed $2.-
-X2Jx burying, Addie. J. vEdirards,
a pauper. ,
J. L. Humphrey was allowed
$1.50, for serving road orders in
Saddle Tree township.
It. W. Livermore was allowed
$7.39 rebate jn tax in Smith's
township. . I nmsr comments upon it. Thev anmn wmrliUnn na wlifin exported I analit.v. In t.ho exnmiiiatinn fnr I nmnli rairarA tr 1 u.-ViV ma rimnin ok r
, I " I x S"!'" . gw iv. hot vuumfis, "v. u.o w win; wjniwui. AnH thm slip fain wnnU h
Sampson Locklear was exempted announced that they were against from the country of production, classification of any imported leaf and made dutiable at $1.75 per j All manufactures under this sched- J what time her thoughts are.pf jiie home
irom i no payment oi pon ul. mr uie uni as a v.noie. . xney soon or has neen cnangett in cenanion looacco at least one oaie, dox or thousand. Articles in this para-1 ule not specially provided, are re
the termoi twoyears iromtiate. understood tnat fcenator Jones, ot by manufacture or otherwise, there package m every ten, and at least graph not specifically provided for duced from 50 to40per cent. An?
J. S. Oliver was allowed ij'2-00.as, Nevada, was going to vote with dhall be levied and paid in all one in every invoice, shall be ex- are changed from 25 to 20 centsd ad valorem duty-of 20 per cent is
committee on the bridge ' at Jb air the Republicans, and realized that such cases in addition to the duties annned by the appraiser or person per bushel ; flaxseed or linseed imposed on plows, harrows, har
there was no possibility ot chang- otherwise imposed by this act, an authorized bylaw to make such from SO to 2o cents per bushel J vesters reapers, agricultural drills
mg the measure. Ihey had no additional dutyeaual to the net examination, and at least ten and seeds of all kinds not specifi- planters, mowers, and horse rakes
to tor lumber turmshed the coun- desire to make any factious oppo- amount of such bounty or grant.l hands shall be examined in each callv provided for from 40 to 25 cultivators, threshine machines
tv. Isition, and when a motion w as however the same to be paid or be- examined bale, box or package." per cent ad valorem. Herrings,i and cotton gins
. fl, 4 1. 4- t in I n , i v 1 w. .Mif 1 .. . I I , J 1 . .,1, 4. I i n mi 1 I . i" 111 lilt U " . II 1 I I 1 -1 . . . . . H . V I mi - J 111
wiut'K-u uiai mo liugc uc ;ijui iiuiuB uit-vtijii.iijnviiiis lu ac- stowea. me nei amount oi an omw uuaugua in uie louacuo pickled or Baited, ot l cent per l rne ioiiowikc additions are
across the dam at Back Swamp, port the bill at'on'6ke;-xolevasj such bounties' or grants shall be schedule are as follows: "All pound, instead of 1 cent ; herrings, I made to the House bill free list
on the llarleesville road, as let' promptly taken. All the Jtepub- from time to time ascertained, other tobacco, manufactured or fresh. 1 of 1 cent, insten.1 of 1 1 Fish, except salmon. canM in th
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out some time ago by Henry Bur- Leans, with Senator Jones, of! determined and declared by the unmanufactured, not especially cent per pound. There are nu4 Great .Lakes, or other fresh wa
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vis. Notice of an appeal from LNevada, voted for the motion, and Secretary of the Treasury, who provided for m this act 40 cents merous changes in the provisionsH tersby'orTortjitizens of the Uni-
this decision to the superior Court all the Democrats voted against shall make all needful regulations per pound." The House rate was regarding fruits. Apples, peaches I ted States; berries, fruit in brine,
was given by J. A. McAllister, it, the vote standing six to nve. for the identification of such ar- bo cents, bnutt and snuti nour and other edible fruits, when dried, tropical fruit plants for propaga
who was recpnred to file a
in the sum of $200 with the
House provision relating to recin
Vushington dispatch of thatdateto rocity has been stricken out and encies, when mixed or mcked to
vne onanotie yuserveroi vveunes- the following section substituted, gether, if imstemmed, $1.50
uay gives a lull rton oi me oni, "1 hat whenever any country, pound; it stemmed, $2.25 per ins? ,il of ' m,h onntninina ni Ui
showing m what respects it differs dependency or colony shall payor pound: filler tobacco, not sue- Ihss limn four snrfim,,l inM Livrvr ihrastAa t fu . ;,.i.
I - - - ' a, 1 w m. wub .vvua t X. T IliSVUUi 1W llli; Ol I UU I r I I 1 1 . 1 I It m . .
trom the Dm.lev. or House, bill. hfdW diroPtlv nr indirPo.lv nnv ciallv nrnvi.ll fm- in'il.i if hai Li.." , ' "er eyes wuu tender love are lit;
o . . i j, ji J- - -v- i vu, u li oeiiiu bu ueuiuiai luoi mure mere snail ue a dutv ot 4 or nl n.w ,,,.
k.v.,4. imctnm A OK .,4 .1 . ,1 . ,- . .. . . " ' I "1"
,JUIU,J U1 giam, uuWi iuc C.HW1- uu0lcm,UCu, uu uuuib pei. pouiui ; uian one and not more than 1 cent per pounfl, here they con4 Thesijgnature of care is -mitt
cation oi any article or mercnan- u stemmed, ou cents per pound. inches thick, 15 cents ; more than tain not more than 120 thremU i l wrinkles on her brow,
dise from such country, depen- A parapraph is inserted defining j 1-J and not more than 2 inches, 18 1 the inch, 3 cents per pound ;
dency or colony, and such article tobacco terms as follows : "The cents : rubber, in whole or part. 3 where thev conf ;iin not. mor hn
rlirs niifilo o tt 4 il i cn l'lv! w-r I . 1 .1 ' 1 ,L,i.:.,LU .... Jn tmm x..l . i 1 . - - 1 . -
" ""l"- V mcicnaimisw w uunupjit; unuci wiiu wiumwi luuiwcu, as useu in cents Per foot additional. 1 180 thMtaHs in tli mitM inh 1ft
)J enators.ano;iip public, .Ueri fe : provisions of this act f hen fhw actj means, that quality of Agricultural Products. Beans cents per anare yard, and in ad
thev w.entvtrr-nuance committee met upon the importation ot any such, leaf tobacco which is suitable . for are reduced from 50 cents to 40dition to sM the foregoing, 30 per
today t he idea prevailed tnat tne article or merchandise into the cigar wrappers, and the term filler cents per bushel ; hay from $4 to cent. There aerfi provision added
United Mates, whether , tne same tooacco means all other leal to- $3.50 per ton ; hops from 15 to 12 that none of theserarticlea discov
shall be imported directly from bacco, unless, the invoices of t.l
The songs that -make her grieve."
imported directly from bacco, unless, the invoices of the cents per pound; dried peas ered in this paragraph rfhall tav Her peaceful brow contains no trace
i i ill lti I I
the country ot production or out- same snail specity m detail the changed from 1 cent per pound to a less rate of duty than 50 per 1 f passion conflict striven;
erwise. and whether such article character of such tobacco, whether 20 cents per bushel: evergreen! cent., except, fnhru. xi-mcrhincr lcc I A purer flame has filled her face
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or mercliaiidise is imported in the wrapper or filler, its origin and seedlings are added to the para-1 than four ounces per square yard.
The effluence of Heaven.
For there her fancies often roam.
Of those she longs to see.
I hear them in her voice, in truth;
I see them in her eyes;
My love, she wears, with fadeless youth,
The grace of paradise.
Edward N. Pomehoy.
Bluff
E. J. Hester was allowed $22.-
What James Was Reading.
- TtU-Bits.
"James, dear, will you bring me up, a
scuttle of coals from the cellar?" said a
busy wife. ' ",
"TfaftUe jjast-the way with, you," said
James, with a IrowttjaasiiepuK down his
book and rose from the arm-chair.
"Just the way with me?"
Yes," he snapped. "As sees as you
see tne enjoying myself you have some-
gat ion, lemon, lime and oranee iuil thing or other for me to do. Didn't you
Transient advertisements to e pui-
TIIkImwI tiinti11i nnrl miilpr miiut t.
... : J All .Ivaitti. i fkf tllA lin.'irrl in 1 1 ri ;1 VM mnnl. ir Via mnrla nnw n a in fliD I iiil-liiinnl liiiiuci ' ' I Tlpr nOlinn c I -PirTi 4-Via JiiaKIa 1 in- Divnn Inn naala rtrhf. nrnanpimo hhIWaa1
a shorter time than three months is con- rv-.i,...i 1,4- 4i, ll-v i . n.. i.:n -i. I m n J : i : I n; l.-4 ... i . 1 1: rri . , 1 Y es, and teil everyuoay-your mouier
sidered transient advertisin". Accounts ""'" mai uw wuu gang w eueci, ui uie um, uiw amount ui ine nouse provision Jveepiu 111 vigaicnco, uiauunjui pies, preservea in ineir own juice uw. iiiere ia MW ParagraPn I especially that ylJave!t 3ny your
rendered quarterly for all advertisements hired out in a body. revenue to be raised by it, or the force the Hawaiian reciprocity all kinds, House $-i.ou per pound, 2o per cent. Oranges and lemons! in regard to coafetar, which con-1 own coal up from therc41r. K, IJl.do
puunsnea ior a longer penwi or ume. 15. F. McLean and L. L. lyiier reductions. When the bills is rrpntv ia RtriclcMi out. the effect and 25 Per cent, ad valorem : Sen- and nthpr itnia fruits nianpri tinues on the free list, and which it. Let me mark mv place.
a committee to taken up in the Senate. JMr. Aid- Ihp.ins indirectlv toabroeate the, ate, $4 per pound and 25 per cent, at 1 per cent, instead of 4 of 1 ner reads as follows: "Coal tar and So he marked the place in the book at
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cnnli n. CTfitoTiiAnWtpnnw mA imnncftii fo cmoMn.il vnlnrem: A nTftvin ia nrliPrl I r ,r ; TJ,fl nrnnpf a rf nnal fr lrnnvn oo I wnicn ne naa ceasea reaaing ana wnea
W MV1I M UI" ,va.a . mOi ( J U1IU AXi.Sl3S Ufc I M w-. . f w .v v sW VVll l'
hwwer to act. in the opening speech. "It will duty on Hawaiian sugars as im- that cigarettes of all kind weigh- bill
bond The Kepublican members ot the. ticlescand merchandise and lor the and manuiacturers or snun, House are reduced from 2 cents to 1 cent
clerk
Tskfil nilvrtittiiirtita nnnpnrinir niiiniitr I
reading matter will be charged io cents were appointed
Ir line for each insertion. ... hire out the chain gang, with full rich will make
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trators and executors notices, cotnnus
sioners' and trustees' sales, summons to
tnott-residents, etc., will be charged for at
lejral rutes. except when they exceed a
certain limit of space, in which case we
reserve the right to fix our own price.
All such business must 1c paid for in
ADVANCE. The charee is very small and
we cannot n fiord to take risks or wait the !
rpleasure of persons to pay.
Ordered that Charlotte Ann raise revenue enough, " was the
Locklear be admitted to the coun
ty home. . .
W. F. French was allowed $14.
62 rebate on taxes in Lumberton
township. .
as provided in the House
All the provision of the
products of coal tar. known as
creosote oil, benzine, napthalin,
phrenol and dresol."
Saddle Tree Item.
Mr. R. E. Powell is extremely
S. MCINTYRE.
E. K. PROCTOR, JR.
Proctor & WIcIntyre,
attorneys at law,
iraaA rT- mirr.ro from ntlifar nrhim. I mcf IaaH than TOllT "nOllTldj TVGT I TTnnao Kill ilitii-.rr f AiTima fmufa
JWUVV VA fj O - wuv I -"O " IT mZ I HOUJU aVJUilUg W Vlll A. A X KOjx.
comment of Senator Allison, as- tries. thousand shall pay a duty of $3 are stricken out. as also the House
sen ted to Tjy Senator Aldrich. The lumber schedule .is changed per pound. ; paragraph in regard to orange and
They estimated that the increased by addins after the -word "tim- Cotton Manufactures. On cot- lemon peels. For this last para-
" iafW I .1 -a I
revenue to be raised from beer ber," the words "hewn, sided, or' ton thread- and carded yarns, graph a substitute is provided I m-
would be $13,000,000, and. from sauared, and round timber," and wraps and other forms, except the containing the same rates as the! Rev. Jos. Paul, who has been
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tea $10,000,000.-- Senator Joes, the duty-fixed at the rate of 1 per snoot thread, the House, rate waslHouse'bill. but makine a slishtlv 1 sufferinc for a year or two with
different classification. J cancer on hia face, is very feeble.
Flax, not hackled or dressed, is Recent fires in the vicinity of
Ishain Stone was allowed $48,- tea $10,000,000,- Senator Jones, the" duty-fixed at the rate of 1 -per spool-thread, the House.
lo tor keeping the chain gang ior of Arkansas, said he thought there cent, per cubic foot, as in the 3-10 ot a cent per number per
the month ot April. He was al- would be about six week's debate House bill. The rate of $2 per pound, on numbers exceeding 20
ILutnbcrton,
J. C.
Tractice in all the courts of the State.
"Prompt and painstaking attention given
to all legal business. tf
T. A. MCNKII.I.. A. W. 51CLKAX
MCNEILL SHcLEAH
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Offices in Shaw Building up stairs,
North Corner,
LUMBERTON, - - N. C.
JpTactice in State and Federal Courts,
l'roinpt attention given to all
legal business.
lowed $ll.bd lor clothing, &c. to the bill. thousand on all sawed boards, etc., lhe taenate bill imposes ii-lU ot a reduced from 1 cent to of a cent Rozier, destroyed lots of timber
furnished the convicts and $8.95 Several sections in the last part ia retained, but when planed on cent per number per pound in ad- Der pound, and hackled or dressed and .hont. ROO to 500 nnpla nf
for tools, &c. of the Dingley bill which re-en- one side the additional rate is dition to the rate of 6 cents per flax from 3 cents to li cents perl fence for Dr. S. B. Rozier.
English Nye was allowed $2.00 acted the present laws, are stricken made 35, instead of 50 cents per pound on No. 20, on numbers ex- pound. Tow of flax is changed so We are eneourased that we will
feet, board measure; ceeding 20 and up to 80. The aa to provide or a straight duty Lre w have better mail service.
he went down in the cellar, grumbling
all the way, she picked up the volume,
and found it was a love story, and tbt
the passage he had been absorbed, iu was
as. follows: .
"My daKiflg, wlienyaniace mywif I
will shield and protect you from every
care. The winds of heaven shall not visit
your face too roughly; those pretty hands
shall never be soiled by menial tasksr;
your wish shall be my law; your happi
ness "
Just then he re-appeared, and, dropping
the scuttle upon the floor, said:
"There's your coal! Give me my
book."
for
jail.
Dr
Andrew Bass to. out. This will have the effect of thousand
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leaving tne present, law standing, when planted tongued and grooved senate um uiiuius uie iaie 011 iu. ot 1 cent per pound, liemp and"! An pffort i liin made to tret the
T. A. Norment was allowed and avoid discussion to a great ex- the additional rate is made 70 80 and above 50 per cent. Crochet tow of hemp are reduced from $25 at paulg route to serve Saddle
$10.10 for salary as Superintend- tent. The comments on the bill cents per thousand feet board darning and embroidering cottons UQ $20 per ton, and hackled hemp Ltw also
ent ot Health. are of course partisan. Some fea- measure, instead of $1 : if planed on spools are made to pay the from $50 to $40 per ton.
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bheriit b. otcn, ot IIaden tiirea are very nnxch .di3liked by on two sides and tongued and
county, was allowed $0.20 for the even Republicans, but upon the grooved $1.05 per thousand, iu
arrest ot nglit Ldwartls and re- whole the Republicans commend,: stead of $1.50 cents. Shingles are
turning him to Robeson county. and the Democrats condemn it, 25 cents per thousand. Placed on
t t 1 1
same rates as threads on spools,
and it is provided that the duty
shall in no case be assessed in a
less number ot yards than is
Considerable additions were
An Alabama friend of Senator Pettus,
of that State, says the Washington Post,
was relating at the Metropolitan a some
what comical story in which the Senator
figured. As Gen. Pettus was going to his
home he met a very decrepit old fellow.
A singing class, under .hemt0nre"us tottering patn-
Mr. A. A.
The report of J. W. Chisolm though members of the committee the free list is poplar and other marked, on the "spools or reels.
N. A. McLican.
McLean &. Tovvnsend,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
4UMBKRTON, - - N. C.
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C. B. Townsknd. and others, jurors for laying out say that the sub-committee has m wood pulps, heading, bolts, stave The classification ot .cotton . cloths dutiable at 1 cent per pound. An
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is changed so that bleached valued
Practice in Federal and in Superior
ad Supreme Courts of the State. All
kintis of legal business attended to any-vhere.
ALFRKD ROWLAND. J. A. ROWLAND.
ROWLAND & SON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
LUMBERTON, - . N. C.
.Practice in State and Federal Courts.
Trotnpt attention given to all
legal business.
1 1
1
Did You Know
that there was a dif
ference in
QUININE?
Well, there is, and we
sell only the very best
at the -same price oth
ers charge for the in
ferior article.
1 A. HORMENT, JR. & CO.
g. w. mcqueen.
THE LUMBERTON BARBER
a public road in Maxton township, many particulars improved upon bolts and railroad ties.
was accepted and approved. the Dingley bill. The new bill is Section 3368, revised
G. L. RancAe was allowed radically different from the Ding-
$3. 2o for furnishing one meal to ley bill, practically amounting al
tho jury in the Alf Prevatt case. most to another measure. Many
The reports of Geo. B. McLeod, important schedules were revised
ex-Sheriif, S. A. Edmund, Clerk entirely.
Superior Court, and b. A. Thomp- ln reporting the bill, Senator for consumption or use, there shall cent.
son, -Register of Deeds, were read Aldrich gave notice that it would be levied and collected the follow- dyed,
and ordered recorded
J. Bennett was allowed
for ironing convicts on
increase is made on the duty on
statutes, at over 10, instead ot 1 , cents threads made from yarn finer than
relating to internal revenue tax on per square yard; dyed, stained, five lea or number. The paragraph
tobacco, was changed to read as painted or printed at over 17r in regard to yarns made of flax
follows: cents, instead of 16, and not tow js changed from ad valorem
Upon tobacco and snuff man-j bleached, etc., at over 12, in- to specific rates, and a duty of six
ufactured and sold," or removed stead of 1-5, are dutiable at, per CGnts per pound provided for sm-
The rate on cotton cloth 1R varns in erav. made of flax.
in r w
three Viomr. or
ncrampnt nf Mr. A. A. "Rftthunn. I . J . , . . . . .
made to the paragraphs relating , , . , . latter returned ms m-umsivetyftfla
1 5 1 . s has been organized at Barkers said with some i4e:in 'tis voice, "IM
to cables and cordage. These in- , . , T. 1. .. 4.., ,i, 4. - j
. 6 . church. It is needless to say that were as young as you and you were my
elude Tampico fibre, manilla and ,fi , , , ih u , are. it would cive me pleasure to assist
sisal grass, all of which are niade v you in this way." "Yes," said Gen..
0 Pettus, "and how old are you?" Seven
Mr. tuham Lewis is going, (or ty-four," said the ancient. "My friend,"
rather has gone) into the cultiva- said the Alabama statesman, "I will be
tion of tobacco quite extensively seventy-six next June."
for the first year. He has em- L. F. Fairley conducts a large mercan
ploved an experienced man to tile business .at .Liberty Hill, Ga. He
...rwrinfonrl the wnrlr and bns ys- "ne PfAc4on
built eight barns. He also has a
etc., not
on cotton
exceeding
Sf Cha-Ttber-
lain's Pain Balm relieved me of a severe
nam in mv lMrlr TttiinV ito. V" Porlami"
machine the capacity Of which is backf rheumatism, neuralgia, sweliasp,
be called up on Tuesday, the 18th ing tax : On snuff, manufactured I square ,yards to the jound, is eight lea or number; finer than
inst. The time for the bill to tobacco, or any substitute for to- changed from 8 to 6 cents per ' eight lea or number, -anlLnot finer
take effect is made July 1, 1897, bacco, ground, dry, damp, pickled, square yard, and that exceeding eighty lea, 40 per cent. ; finer
instead of May 1, as provided in scented, or otherwise, of all de- three square, yards to the .pound is than eighty lea or number 15 per
The Toad petition of A. L. Shaw the House, and the words in the scriptions. when prepared for use to pay 8 cents. The House duty cent.
ramie not finer than eiSn acres a day, that will set out sprains, bruises, burns and scalds no oth
ramie, no n Water the plants all at once, er liniment can approach Chamberlain's
nr nnnibftr? finer than - v ,....,.., .
$2.35
chain
May 4th, 1897.
and others in Lumber Bridge first parahraph ''or withdrawn for1 -a tax of 8 cents per pound: and
A. J- x x '
township was ordered filed with consumption" are stricken out. snuff flour', when sold or removed
notice to issue. A similar order The sugar schedule is as follows : for use or consumption, shall be
was made in th petition of C. B. Sugar not above No. 16 Dutch taxed as snuff and shall be put up
Townsend and others for a new standard in color, syrup of cane in packages and stamped in the
road in Thompson's township. juice, and of .beet juice, melada, same manner as snuff.
The clerk of the board was in- concentrated melada, concrete and "On all chewing and smoking
structed to notify the list takers concentrated- molasses testing by tobacco, fine cut, cavendish, plug;
of the different townships ot their the polariscope above 87, and not or twist, cut or granulated, of
appointment and to request them above 88 degrees, seventy-nine every description; on tobacco
to meet with the board on the hundredths of 1 cent per pound, twisted by hand or reduced into a
first Monday in June. and for every additional degree condition to be consumed, or in
J.W.Hall was allowed $K.Uo down by the polanscopic test, any manner other than the ordi
for summoning jurors and tor mat- two-hundred ths of 1 cent per nary mod' of Adrring.and curing,
pound, and fractions of a degree prepared for pale or consumption,
. n ! -a-r 1 - . ... . " ,
in proportion, ougar aDove jno. even it prepared without the use
16 Dutch standard in color, and of any machine or instrument and
sugar that has gone through a without being pressed or sweetened,
process of refining, one sixteen- and on all fine-cut, shorts and re-
hundredths of 1 cent per pound, fuse scraps, clippings, cuttings
and in addition thereto, on .all the and sweepings of tobacoo a tax of
Report of the jury on laying foregoing 35 per cent. Sugar not 8 cents, per pound."
out a public road m Lumber above No. 16 Dutch standard in Section 8394 of the revised stat
Bridge township approved and ac- color, tank bottoms, syrip of cane J utes is amended so as to read
cepted. juice and beet juice, melada, con-J "Upon cigars which shall be man
L. E. Tynor and lienry l'ur- centrated melada, concrete and ufactured or sold, or removed for
vis were appointed a committee concentrated, molasses, testing by consumption or sale, there shal
to have the jail repaired. the polarscope not more than 87 be assessed and colleoted the f ol
Slight earthquake shocks were degrees, 72 per cent. Molasses lowing taxes to be paid by the
fait at several points in .North testing above 40, and not more manufacturer thereof : On cigars
- I . . v n -B M II.-..- .
tresses, etc., for jail. Also $00.-
45 for keeping the iail for the
month of April.
G. E. Clifton was allowed $14.-
00 for conveying Mrs. E. P. An
drews to the insane asylum at
Raleigh.
When yon wish an easy shave,
As go.nl as harWr ever gave,
Just cull on me at my saloon,
At 1 morning, eve or noon;
I cut and dress the hair with grace,
uo suit the contour of the face.
w7 H00 ig ncat and towels clean,
bdsnors slmrpand razors keen,
And everything 1 think you'll find
To suit the face and please the mind,
And nil my art and skill can do,
-If you just call I'll do. for you.
Carolina last week. Hickory, Le
noir, Elkin, Winston, Greensboro
and other towns felt the tremble.
No damage was reported.
r.ive to a t)ir when it grunts,
child when it cries, you will have
pig and a bad child.
idol worshipped in all cli
mates without a single temple, and by all
classes without a single hypocrite.
and a
a fine
than 56 degrees, 4 cents per gal
Ion; testing 56 degrees and not
above 70 degrees 8 cents per gal
lon. Machinery for the manufac
ture of beet sugar admitted free.
Sugar cane in its natural state, or
unmanufactured, 10 per cent; sac
charine, $1 per pound and 10 per
cent.
C4iafcderate Veteran.
A circricrrissueu:by Maj. Gen.
W. L. DeRosset, N. C. D. U. V.,
in reference to the Confederate re-
liont .Nashville, Tenn., June
Pain Balm. It is intended especially foe
these diseases and is famous for its curef .
For sale by Dr. J. D. McMillan.
of all descriptions, made of to
bacco or any substitute therefor,
$3 per thousand, on cigarettes
weighing not more 'than three
pounds per thousand $1 per thou
sand, on cigarettes weighing more
than three pounds per thousand 3
per thousand."
.The House provision for duties
of 8 cents per square yard and 80 There is also a substitute for
per cent, on cloth of cotton or paragraph 329 , in regard to .flax
1 a. v. -
other vegetable fibre,, with an ad- netting, which provides that , 9. ,
.mixture of silk, is replaced by a thif netting, and also web net Tn nrAar ih Varans
more specified paragraph, putting Lnd Beine3 shall pay the same ;l)enefit of the route taking
the same rates on ciomscomposeu duty per pound as is imposed on them through the mo8t fam0us
of cotton, or other vegetable fibre, the thread, twine or cord of which battlefieidsf we have selected the
suk, wueia.r kuu u. u DM they are made, and an additional Seaboard Air Line, and expeet to
sleeve linings, silk stripes or other- duty 0 20 per cent. r ' " Un vft wilmiton on a special train
wise, and it is . provided that no Floor mattings are ! reduced, mnTnntr nf iha 91 at nf Jnne.
such cloth shall pay less than 50 wiien valued at not exceeding ten t0 make the trip as pleasant as
per cent, ad valorem. Cotton cents per yard, from eight to four m:'ki, w will i.1p..1 tn
1 .1 mi 1 j 3 . -.-.,!-. i.U-AA 1. 1. 11 .i f '
ciotn niied or coaieu is uiuub imB cent8 per square yard ; vaiuea ai have you j0jn ua en route, or at
cents per square yards and per exceeding ten cent to eight cents Monroe N. C which is the
rail t U 1 II. . I a 'il.' il ftp I '
cent. ine term, coiion -mm ia r square yard, wna ine 20 per mo8t available point of ren
defined to mean all woven fabrics cent stricken off. Therent tpre-La,,,-
... , .,. 1 . .... . . 1
of cotton, the warp and nning vision added for an additional ctu- -. nnnnaM.inn would allow all
threads of which can be counted ty of 25 per cent, where they are the"Tar Heels" to take the "Cou-
by unraveling or other practicable manufactured with a warp com- federate bpeciar passing tnrougn
J ... 1 . . 1 i,i 311. a x 1 i o. 4 .:i !.
means. Outside garments of cot- posed of cotton, flax or other veg- Aooevuie, ahhis, '"S!""''
ton having rubber as a component etable fibre. Carpets made of veg- SfSj
material, instead of all such gar- etable fibre, except cotton, where othr pf interest on the
ments are rated at 15 cents per tbe value does not exceed 15 cents iine to Nasheville.
pound, and 50 per cent., and per square yard, are made dutia- H you think favorably of mak-
gloves, which were excepted by bk at 5 cents per square yard; ing this train a grea "Coedewte
the House bill are included. The where the value is above 15 cent. 2JSft
rate on manufactures of cotton per square yard at 10 cents per arrangemertts, roiding special
not especially provided for is Vard. with an addition of 35 per coaches and sleeping wir accom-
raised from 40 to 45 per cent. cent. This is a different -olassifi- modations if same should "be de-
r ..-.i ..4- .knn rrra nraral .i! . 4li- ITniicalnll nn I Blred.
ainujr imp-uiu., -uu6.0 canon i-u w . - . nnalt ltlIW aaaiVnd to each
J . UVUUU ,. wrv
Ah Irishman and a Frenchman were
disputing over the nationality of a friend
of theirs. -
"I say," said the Frestttman, "that il
ixe was bom :inFrauce he is a French
man." .
"Begorra!" said" Pat, "if a cat should
hav kittens in th' oven would yez call
thim tnscuits."
1
"I would not be without Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for its weight .in. gold,"
writes D. J.Jones, of Holland, Va. "SHy
wife was troubled with a cough for near
ly two years. '" I tried various patent rem
edies, besides uut-cerous prescriptions
from physicians, -3lofich4idflo,.good.
I was at last persuaded to try a Wtjle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, whjc
promptly relieved the cough. The "sec
ond bottle effected a complete jCure4.'
Tfce-5 jadj5o .cast ibbOtea ..are for
sale by Dr.l.TXtteMuUn.
. . 11 1 I .a m " K - I
made m the wool ana wooien these articles, nam woveu iau- 0 members
schedules! In the metal schedule rics of single jute gin, .weeighing ftnd dhCamp is earnestly re
there is a reduction 011 tin plates n0t more than six ounces per qUestd to have a banner,4 giving
and tiifftrersMin from H' cents to sn'uare vard. are reduced from J of name and number of Camp,
1 4-10 cents. The provision re- L cent per pound to of a eatipcr P1?1 n its cch
.. . . . , , t . - That arrangemen
lievmg this paragrapn irom me pound. perfected at nee. communicate' a weU known merchant-of the same place
Paragraph 840 in the House Without delay with Col. W. J. is well acquainted with Mr. Peterson and
bill, in regard to pile fabrics, is Woodward, Chief Quartermaster, 'attests to the truth of this statement Thia
stricken out. The duty on bags Wilmington. N: C. - J remedy is for sale by Dr.. J. .D. McMillan.
He WhM to Kmw.
Now, remember," said Ue school
teacher, "a contagious disease iagtejypp
can catch."
Is spanking a disease?" asked 'fienfjy
Bloobumper.
"No; how ndreiiwi-ir'
"WCell, I often catch one." , -
Mr. John Peteseaq,. of 1 Patoatville, 'i
was agreeably surpmefi mot long ago.
For eighteen months he hah been troubled,
with dysentery and had tried three of the
best doctors ia New Orleans, besides half
a dozen aruaore;patent medicines, bat re
ceivedvery Colic, Cholera and Diairhcea Ketnedy,
haring'been recommended to him, hit
gave it trial and to his great surprist,
three doses of that remedy -effected
permanent cure. Mr. Win. McXamar,
drawback is stricken
benefit of
out.
Au ad valorem duty of 40 cents I