North Carolina Newspapers

J. B. WHITAKER, Jr., ) Editor8 S. T: ASHE, i TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 Year, - - $5.00 I 1 Month, - 50 cts. 3 Months, - - 1.25 1 Week, - - 15 eta. 1 RATES FOR ADVERTISING. j column, three months, 20.00 t column, six months, 35.00. 4 column, one year, ...... 60.00 a column, three months, 35.00 i column, six months, . . . 60.00 i column, one year 110.00 1 column, three months, 60.00 1 column, six months, . .. . . . . 110.00 1 column, one year, 200.00 Space to suit the advertiser in pioportion to above rates. "The business office of The Plant is at the Durham Bookstore, corner Main and Corcoran streets, where subscriptions and advertisements will be received. TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1889. CONFEDERATE PENSIONS. "Put neither the United States, nor any State, shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or manipulation of any slave ; but all such debts, obli gations and claims shall be held ille gal and void." So reads the Constitution of the United States. Some, Northern pa pers are taking the position that un der this clause of the Constitution it would be unconstitutional for any of theSouthern States to pension their ex-Confederate soldiers. In the first place, we do not see that it is any business of these Northern papers whether the people of this State or any other Southern State lay on themselves an unconstitutional tax or not. They have nothing to do with it. It affects nobody's rights but the tax payers, and they are the only ones who could take advantage of the tax levy being unconstitu tional, therefore they are the only ones who ought to have any com plaint to make. After the Southern States have paid their millions of dollars into the Federal Treasury, under the first part of the above cited clause of the Constitution, for the purpose of aid ing the Federal government in pen sioning the Yankee soldiers, vhile our section, is being drained of its money year by year to support the men who fought against it, we think it comes with very bad grace from any one at the North to raise objec tion to these States making provision out of their own resources for the sup port of their own soldiers who lost the power of supporting themselves in protecting their States. In addition to this, we do not see how these State pensions to Confed erate soldiers can be in conflict writh the above clause of the constitution. A voluntary gift of a certain sum of money each year cannot possibly be .construed into a debt or obligation incurred in the aid of the rebellion (soxalled). The debts declared void are those made under contract, ex pressed or implied, whereby certain aid was to be given to the Confeder ate cause and the party giving it was to be paid for it in other words such contracts whose performance could be enforced but for the above clause. These pensions are as con stitutional as they are just and proper. THE SOUTH, The South, as a section of this great Nation, is fast coming to the front again. We grow stronger year by year, and as each season rolls around we are enabled, by reason of our increased strength, to throw off some one of the many shackles the Northern section has fastened upon us. Several years ago we threw off the , political yoke put upon us which was designed to hold us in servitude to the North for all time to come By almost superhuman efforts we lifted ourselves from the depths to which Republican reconstruction had sunk us, and took our rightful position alongside the other States a.s their political equals. Without -this we could never have improved our financial and industrial condi tion. This freedom from political bondage was the first s:ep toward making our section the garden spot of the Union. From that day onwaid we have been encroaching upon what the North considered their right of su premacy. So to-day we stand up 'boldly facing them as successful ri vals and feared competitors in two of their most important indus tries, the two which have made most of their wealth for them, two indus tries in which they have never before hadjany competition, either at home or from abroad, These are cotton manufactures arid iron j productions. Until recently the cotton growers of the South have been entirely at the mercy of the Northern purchasers, but now the mill owners of the New England States are becoming alarmed at the rapidityj with which cotton mills are springing up all oyer the cotton section, and they see that! it willi not be many years before the cotton will be spun and woven where it is grown. They have got to move their mills here: or give up this in dustry to Southern men. This is a great advantage wo have gained, which in a lew years, will ripen into a complete victory. j Another rapid move; forward the South has made is the discovery and immediate development of her im mense iron and coal beds The iron products of the! North have added untold wealth to that section. For years the Iron Kings of the North have had a perfect monopoly of the American market. They made just what profits they pleased. The South now has stepped in and called a halt. She has successfully laid claim to a large share of this busi ness! and is making herself felt in the iron market. Time and again the Northern pro ducers have put down the price of iron in order to freeze out Southern furnaces, but to ho effect. Pennsyl vania iron costs! thirteen dollars! a ton. Alabama iron can be produced at nine dollars, j Southern iron is selling at $14.50 in the Northern markets. This is within a dollar and a half of the cost of production at the Northern furnaces. 'Tis said these furnaces have lost enough cut ting rates against the Southern iron to buy out every furnace in the South. Still our men ; are making money all the time. Here is a glo rious victory we have already won. j I OUIi EXCHANGES. Rocky Mount Plaindealer : Gen. Ransom is pushing the improve ments of the Eastern rivers. Not more than one-half of the usual sale of fertilizers has been made from our town this season. j Reidsville Weekly : Last Sunday was! the annual communion and foot-washing season of the Primitive Baptists at Wolf Island church, about three miles northwest of Reidsville, and as usual, a large con gregation was present. Burlington News : Farmers are buying fertilizers sparingly this season!- Mr. G. W. Holt had the misfortune of losing a fine colt one day last week by running into a wire fence near Elmira mills and cutting its throat so that it died in a few minutes. I Wilmington Review; The officer? of the North Carolina Horticultural Society report that the present sea son is so far the; best on record for fruit. The only trouble is as regards the apple crop. Many apple trees failedjto bloom The prospects for,the grape crop were never better. j Kinston Free, Press: We are told that an alligator was seen in the river here Tuesday. -We are glad to learn that a larger acreage of cane tor making molasses is being planted by our farmers, j Thosp who tried it last year were ihighly pleased with their success. ;The syrup is of an extraordinary excellence and readily commands 50 cents per gallon, in our local markets. I Hickory Press: The meeting of the Hickory Driving Park opened up Wednesday in fine style. Horses were entered from Augusta, Char lotte, Boston, Tennessee and Burke, making up a programme of four well filled races. -During the storm Tuesday, the lightDing struck the German Reformed Church, tearing out ;one side of the steeple and knock ing jofl' some moulding on the inside. Goldsboro Argus : One of the workmen in Messrs Dewey Bros' machinery works had a close call Monday evening and only escaped a shocking and sudden death by wonderful presence of mind, prompt action and strong muscle. It was Mr. Dave Berger, and he was adjust ing a band on one of the wheels when it came in contact with his clothing. Quick as thought he grabbed the wood work of tne ma chine and held on with heroic strength, and in another instant the whirling band and wheel had torn his entire clothing from his body. It was a close call and a strong pull ; but Dave came out best in the en- gagement. Guard Against the Strike, 1 And always have a bottle of Acker's Eng lish iRemedy in the house. You j cannot tell how soon Croup may strike your little one,! or a cold or cough may fasten itself upon you. One dose is a preventive and a tew doses a positive crre. All Throat and Lung troubles yield to its treatment.! A sample bottle is given you free and ! the Remedy guaranteed by R. Blacknall & Son. Welcome to the Pharmaceutists.! The Kfiica Daily Journal, in its issue of June 12th, publishes the following adaptation1 from the Albany Journal as a greeting to the N. Y. State Pharmaceutical Association: Hail and welcome to the druggists, Pharmacists, apothecaries, Pill-compounders, pain-confoumlers, j l'ot ton-mixers, tooth-ache-nxers, Or whate'er they best are known as, Who to-day meet in convention, And to-morrow and the next day Tarry in this Forest City. I Come they from the very borders Of this State long called the Empire ; From the cities and the hamlets ; ! From the vales and from the highlands : Some with trunks and some with gripsacks Njine by rail and some by steamboat. May their stay be full of pleasure, And their profit without measure. May they always catch a transfer When the hills they wish to conquer ; May no quick indisposition Outgrowth of the heat, the climate, Or the milky city water Call for use of salts of Epsom, ( )r for sweet Jamaica ginger. May no falls upon the pavement Cause abrasions or contusions That will call for smartweed extract Or for liniments or plasters. Mav their meetings for discussion Be devoid of all percussion. But in case of disagreement Over details of the business, Stock in trade, or scale of prices. May some one the Oil of Jacob Empty on the troubled waters ; ( )r the face of Lydia Pinkham, Topped by spit-curls and a back-coinb. To the scene straightway be conjured. It will surely heal contention. In the talks of pills and plasters, Acids, aconite and clysters, Pills and potions, washes, notions, And the thousand things that nature. Like a child, has learned to cry for, May some tender-hearted member Broach some simple plan or system Whereby children, with a bottle, Sent for castor-oil or catnip To relieve the baby's colic, May not home return with caustic, Or with creosote or camphor, Or with boneset or with boxwood, Or with buchu or with burdock, Or with indigo or tansy, Or with motherwort or mustard, Or some patent oil or tincture That is foreign to the order. May some one in the convention Let his brethren know 'tis needed, By a public which has suffered For a lack of concentration,- That a drug store should encourage. Trade to come straight to its counters ; That the sale of stamps for postage And of brush-brooms for the toilet, Is a step in a direction That doth please the weary shopper ; That the drug-trade can increased be By the steady introduction Of the shoe brush and the hair pin, Of the ice-box and the fruit-can, Of the stove and baby's high-chair, Of the bird-cage and the chrom, Of the garden-rake and coal hod, Of canned fruits and meiits arid tin-ware, Of neat bric-a-brac and dry -goods, And the thousand little trinkets That the ill as well as well need. Hints are these in all good nature Given to to-dav's convention. Wanamaker's Washington Home; i Boston Transcript. The Republicans used to be dread fully worried over the "Jefifersoniari simplicity of the Whitney mansion but now that Postmaster-Genera Wanamaker has got it, the Whitney splendors won't be a patch upon the Wanamaker splendors. Mr. Wanar maker's daughter-in-law, who did the honors for him in Mrs. Wanamaj ker's absence in Europe, has gone back to Philadelphia, and an army of workmen have been turned loose in the house. The ball-room, which Secretary Whitney added to the house when he took it from ex-Sec-j retary Frelinghuysen, is to be com pletely re-decorated and improved J arid here are hung some of Mrj Wanamaker's art treasures that he has already had brought from his Philadelphia home. Munkacsy's famous picture, "Christ before PiJ late," for which Mr. Wanamaker paid 120,000, is not in Washington and probably won't be brought here But there are some beautiful speci- r 1 ti i i. mens oi moaern rrencn art upon the walls or this ball-room. Asheville Citizen: Asheville is des tined soon to boast another high- grade institution of learning for young ladies, presided over by the well known and highly cultured fe male educator, Miss L. Maitland, of Baltimore, Md. Mt. St. Joseph's! Academy, located on French Broad avenue, has been leased for a nuirt-j ber of years by Miss M., and thor oughly efficient and able lady teachers of long experience will be brought to Asheville to aid her in the conduct of the school. WTe Can and Do Guarantee Acker's Blood Elixir- for ic has been fully demonstrated to the people of the country that it is superior to' all other prepardions for blood diseases. It is a' positive cure for syphilitic poisoning, TJl-j cers, Eruptions and Pimples. It purifies the whole system and thoroughly builds up! the constitution. . j A Healthy Growth. Acker's Blood Elixir has gained a firm holdxn the American people and is ac- knowledg d to be superior to all other prep arations. It is a positive cure for all Blood and bkin Diseases. The medical fraternity indorse and prescribe it. Guaranteed and soldbv It. Blacknall & Son. Blair Says It's All Right. Mr. S. O. Blair, Chicago, savs : "We could "not keep house without your Clarke's Ex "tract of Flax Skin Cure and Cough Cure! "We have used both for numerous troubles "especially for our child. We recommend "the . Cough Cure to every family having "children. We used it for whooping cough "with remarkably quick and satisfactory rej "suits, and use it for any. and every cough the "family may have." Only one size, large hot "tie. Price $1.00. If you want the best toi let soap get Clarke s . r lax boap, 2o cents Ask K. b Whitehurst, Druggist, for these preparations. IMIO w To IT IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED FACT THAT THE BEST WAY TO MAKE MONEY IS TO SAVE IT, AND WE INTEND TO PROVE CONCLUSIVELY THAT THE BEST WAY TO SAVE IT IS TO DEPOSIT IT IN OUR ESTABLISHMENT AND FOR j EVERY DOLLAR DEPOSITED WE WILL GIVE YOU IN GOOD HONEST GOODS One Dollar and Fifty Cents ! WHILE WE HAVE SOLD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS' WORTH OF GOODS OUR STOCK IS STILL UNBROKEN IN ASSORTMENT ! ley Must lie S oli BLANKETS, FLANNELS, QUILTS, LADIES', GENTS' AND CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR, CORSETS, WHITE SHIRTS, TABLE LINEN, TOWELS, IM ; j MENSE STOCK OF Dress Goods, Custom Goods, Etc., Etc. Rememta Price is So MUSE & W. S. HALLIBURTON, Trustee, ZMIa,izi Street, - - - - Under Stokes Hall. W. H. k 1 8. Tucker k Co., I RALEIGH, N. C, Importers and Retailers of DRY GOODS The Great North Carolina Dry 1: Goods House ! Thirty-nine Departments Carrying assortments excelled by few houses in the larger cities, and none in the South ; bought from importers,, manufacturers and selling agents first hands in every instance for the cash, and guaranteed to be correct as to Btyle, quality and price. f ' Why should the. people of North Carolina send money North when they have such a house in their own State? No good reason exists. m Complete Mail Order Depart- j ment i - With all the machinery for filling orders, by Com petent men. i NrB. On all orders amounting to $5.00, or more, we will deliver goods by mail or to the nearest ex press office FREE OF CHARGE. W. II. & It. S. TUCKER & CO. To the Ladies ! Mrs. C.ffiLV.Follett Takes pleasure in announcing that she is now 4 prepared to; serve customers with the ' j , Latest Styles OF mm anb; mm milliner?, AT VERY LOW PRICES. An inspection of her beautiful goods is respectfully i solicited. aprl5-d2m i FOR RENT ! The Seven Room Dwelling, On east extension of Dill&rd Street, recently occu pied by the family of Mr. F. P. Puryear. jFor terms, etc, call on :- p s J . E. A. HEARTT. Blank Books. Various sizes and qualities, at the Durham bookstore of U. B. Whitaker, Jr., & Co. 1TB x It I - Object ! They Must Go 1 S. R. PERRY. I wish to return my many thanks to my friends and patrons for past lavors, and nope to have their con tinued favors bv Honest and Fair Dealing, and will promise at all times to sell goods as Low as Any House in Our City. I keep constantly on hand most of the Leading Brands of Flour, Best ; Mill Feedj Pure Hog Lard, Corn, Oats, Best Dried Peaches and Apples. In fact every article kept in a First-Class Grocery Store. I earnestly invite all to give me a call. Very truly, j mch5 d3m S. R. PERRY. DO YOU PROPOSE g BUILD? THE DURHAM , Door and Blind MTg !o. ANNOUNCE That they are prepared to take con tracts for Buildings of any size, in Wood or Brick, from the plainest and cheapest to the finest and most elab orate, at Plans and estimates cheerfully furn ished and contracts solicited at home or abroad. ; j Our plant is equipped with the latest improved labor-saving ma chinery and we are prepared to fur nish Sash, Doors, Blinds, and all kinds of Builders' Supplies at prices that cannot be beat. auglO-dt. lake and Sol Once Bright, Fresh, lm T H K DAILY TOBACCO PLAJiT ! ISSUED EVERY AFTERNOON, Except Sunday, at DURHAM. N. C. J. B. WHITAKER. Jr., SAMUEL T. ASHE, Editoiji. SUBSCRIPTION : One year, Six months, Three months, One month, One week, - 5.00 2M .Mr .15 OUIi TERMS : Cash in Advance from hheryhody.'Q RATES FOR ADVERTISING. column, three months,... $ 20.M column, six months,.. . . . . ' 35.(0 column, one year,. . .'. column, three months, ....... ... 35.00 column, six months,! 60.00 column, one year,;;.. ....... ... 110.00 1 column, three months, CO.00 I column, six montes,. 110.00 I column, one year....... 2M It will be the aim of The Dailt Tobacco Plant tc furnish its readers with the rj latest news from all quarters and to preset the same in an attractive manner. IN TOLITICS We shall give faithful allegiance to the principles of the Democratic party-u party under whose administiation of PDb" he affaire the State and the country large and enjoyed' the greatest pro!"1 and the richest blessings. OUR LOCAL We shall endeavor to make inter18' and sprightly, furnishing the latest W penings at home and doing all in our p V to still further advance the interests o plucky, enterprising and prosperous.