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.""The business office of The Plant is
at the Durham Bookstore, corner Main and
Corcoran streets, where subscriptions and
advertisements will be received.
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1889.
DURHAM IS SOLID.
"The Durham Bull is the glory of
the thrifty and go-ahead town of
Durham, but with all that she is not
happy. She is now whirling around
in the vortex of a prohibition cam
paign, and neighbor is arrayed
against neighbor on the vexing ques
tion, shall the bar-room be a recog
nized institution of the town. In
the event that the town go wet or
dry, dire results are predicted by the
respective disputants, and it would
seem to one viewing the situation
from afar, that nothing but univer
sal smash-up, including the famous
and world-renowned bull, awaited
her. liut we nope lor a Deuer iaie,
however that issue may be decided,
when the citizens who are now talk
ing cross to and about each other
will cool off, shake hands and unite
in pushing, their really deserving
and progressive town still further to
the front." .
The above from the Wilmington
Star does Durham . great injustice.
'Tis true the article contains some
flattering words and winds up with
good wishes, hut taken in its best
light, it is nothing better than damn
ing us with faint praise.
Any one not acquainted with the
state of affairs here would judge
from this article that our town was
torn asunder split from turret to
foundation stone, and that the citi
zens all had each other by the ears,
carrying on a regular internicine war
over the question of local option:
This is far from the truth. 'Tis true
we are in the midst of a local option
campaign, and as a. matter of course
the people of the town are divided
on the question, as people always
have been and always will be upon
all questions demanding their suf
frage. The campaign, though, is
being carried on quietly and without
bitterness of felling, as far as we are
able to judge.. All our citizens are
interested in the question of Dur
ham's prosperity. "Antis" and
"pros" alike are still anxious,as they
have ever been, for the welfare of
the town.
This campaign has not affected
the present business of the town, nor
hns it sn stirrpd nn t.hfi' nponle and
embittered one party against the
other as to have any effect on its fu
ture prosperity. Our people are not
a bit more divided on this question
than those of any other town going
through a similar campaign. After
the second Monday in June, Dur
ham's people will be solid for Dur
ham first, last and all the time, as
those of any other town of the State
Every man in the town is ready to
tos3 up his hat and hurrah for Dur
ham. That's the kind of people we
are.
The idea intended to be conveyed
that the business prospects of the
Durham "Bull" factory are in any
way affected is too absurd to need
any comment from us.
A SENSATION IN RELIGIOUS
CIRCLES.
About two o'clock on Wednesday
morning me iisnop oi me ivussian
...... il T!t. . f il. . T 1
Church! of San Francisco, whose
apartments form a part of the church
. building, was awakened to find the
whole edifice on fire. The bishop,
priests and other inhabitants' of the
building had barely time to escape.
It is charged that the church was
set on fire to destroy books and re
cords kept in the building, which
contained evidence of crimes com
mitted by Russians of high rank. It
is said by Russians living in San
Fraucisco that the Russian church is
nothing but a detective agency, and
is used by the secret service of j the
Czar for discovering the plots and
schemes of his'subjects, no matter in
what part of the world they may
make their homes. Thechief duty
of the priests is to act as spies on
their congregations.
If all this be true, the investiga
tion of the burning of this church
may disclose some very interesting
facts concerning the methods of this
church and the duties and conduct
of its priests. ;
We hope there will be a full in
vestigation into this matter. The
Greek church, of which the Russian
forms a part, should not rest with
this stigma upon its fair name if the
charge be false. If it is true, such
a thing should not be allowed in
this country, j Men should be al
lowed to worship God according to
the dictates of their own consciences,
but a despotic European powfr
should not be allowed to spread
through our country a net work of
political espionage under the guise
of religious institutions. We hope
the law courts will thoroughly ven
tilate this matter. If they do, some
sensational developments may be
looked for.
THE NICA RAG U A CAN A L.
Work upon this important under
taking will soon begin, with a fair
prospect of coming to an early com
pletion. This will shorten ; circum
navigation of the world by from a
third to a half the distance now re
quired to be traveled. The company
undertaking this work was organ
ized nearly ten years ago, but has
jusL got a charter from the United
States Congress. Armed with this
charter and backed by the immense
wealth ot the incorporators, and the
large grants made by the I govern
ments ot Nicaragua and Costa Rica,
the company is prepared to carry
the work to a. finish with a rush.
The men employed by the com
pany as engineers have been study
ing the subject of an inter-ocean
canal for years. They long since
came to the conclusion that this
route was entirely practicable. In
fact it looks as if nature, anticipat
ing such a scheme, had - done what
it could to make it successful. Mid
way between the two oceans a lake
far above the level of either, and a
river on either side can be taken ad
vantage of and made to form part of
the canal.
The first working party will sail
from New York by steamer this
week, soon to be followed by other
steamers carrying men, materials
and supplies for the great work.
A Turpentine Well.
Wilmington Star. ;
The alleged discovery of a spirits
turpentine well in Georgia has stirred
up the naval stores men in that State.
The well is near Donaldson, in Lau
rens county, ;is sixty feet deep and
was used to supply water to a still.
The owner says he has dipped four
teen barrels from the well, and has
not exhausted it. How the spirits
got into the well has not been ex
plained. The Savannah News says
of the discovery that it has not un
settled the naval stores market and
is not likely to until some more infor
mation is had on the subject of tur
pentine wells. The fact that tur
pentine is a distilled product of the
pine tree makes it difficult for most
people to understand how it could
get into a well unless it was poured
there.
Paris Exposition.
New York Star.
The Paris Exposition seems to have
been prematurely opened. Neither
the buildings nor the machinery for
showing the working of mechanical
exhibits are yet in place, and proper
facilities for transporting heavy ob
jects through the grounds are lack
ing. The Republic should take care
to avoid the reputation of being less
prompt and efficient than were the
authorities under the Empire. Mean
while all the world and his wife are
flocking to Paris, where some visitors
are very impatient about the delay
in the Exposition arrangements, and
others are finding consolation in the
sights that are always worth seeing
in the gay capital.
In Clover.
New York World, j
Batfisch is the name of the cab
driver who was at Meyerling when
the Crown Prince Rudolph of Aus
tria died. He is one of the very few
persons who know the truth about
the affair, and was banished to Rus
sia after the catastrophe.; He has
now been allowed to return to Vien
na, and is to receive a pension from
Emperor Francis Joseph so long as
he holds his tongue. The pension
will be paid daily. Batfisch is in
clover, but it is said European journ
alists are prepared to bribe him if
he should prove approachable.
We Can and Do
Guarantee Acker's Blood Elixir for ic has
been fully demonstrated to the people of
the count ry that it is superior to all other
preparations for blood diseases. It is a
positive cure for syphilitic poisoning, Ul
cers, Eruptions and Pimples. It purifies
the whole system and thoroughly builds up
the constitution. T
OUR EXCHANGES.
New Berne Journal: Gen. W. G.
Lewis was in the city j'esterda'y. He
is surveying the State lands near
Core Creek and says he finds nbt
only good lands, but plenty of marl
and other phosphate rock. Gov.
Fowl has done the right thing in es
tablishing this farm.
Salisbury Watchman: The knitting
mill is now in operation on stockings.
Mr. Mac Harrison received from
across the ocean on Sunday morning,
the finest two-year-old colt that most
of our citizens ever saw. We did
not learn the breed, but he was coal
black and weighed 1,000 pounds, i
Wilmington Messenger : The han d
some edifice of St. Andrew's (Pres
byterian) Church in this city will be
dedicated on the second Sunday in
June.- -A portion of the skeleton
of the whale, which was stranded off
Wrightsville Beach a few weeks ago,
has been washed ashore at Carolina
Beach.
Wilmington Review: We are sorry
to hear that Mr. John Murphy, pf
Point Caswell township,was stricken
with: paralysis last Sunday andiis
not likely to recover. This is his
second attack. The first occurred
about six months ago. Mr. Murphy
is one of the most prominent citizens
of Pender county. j
Reidsville Week!;,: Mr. . J. M.
Swann, near town, has tobacco that
has begun to spread on the hill. It
was planted several weeks ago.
It is announced on good authority
that the Chapel Hill iron mines ajre
to be opened and extesnively worked
the coming summer. The ore lis
said to be abundant and of superior
quality. j j
Greensboro Workman: Track la'y
ing, we learn, on the High Point life
Asheboro railroad, reached Randle
man last night. One of our busi
ness men hailed us yesterday morn
ing, saying that the good effects of
Mr. Pearson's preaching wTere already
apparent, persons who had been in
debted to him for several years halv
ing come forward and made pay
ment, j
Greegboro North Slate : The follow
ing joint stock companies are being
worked up for this city : A roller
flour mill on a large scale ; a $100,
000 cotton factory, on the co-operative
plan .; a knitting factory ; a can
ning factory ; a wagon, buggy and
furniture factory a sash, blind and
contract factory. Mr. Pearson is
drawing immense audiences. Busi
ness is suspended between 10and;ll
daily, and at night nearly everybody
in town goes to the tent. !
How the Average Woman Swims
San Francisco Chronicle. I
The majority of the fair pupils
swim with their arms only and if
they do kick, the force of their stock
inged soles is lost on the air. In
stead of drawing the legs up under
the body, asfa good male swimmer
does the feminine pupil bends the
leg at the knee, so that the lower
parts of the limbs rise gracefully
above the surface of the water! at
every stroke and then drop back
with a thud, as if part of the roof of
the bath house had fallen in. The
effect of this innovation is most "lex
hilerating, especially to the disinter
ested spectators. In proportion to
their size women have heavier heads
and smaller lungs than men, and! as
lung power has much to do with a
swimmer's buoyancy, a woman has
a tendency in the water to pitch
head downward. The conformation
of her body, too, helps this unpleas
ant tendency, so that when she ag
gravates the trouble by kicking her
heels out of the water she looks like
a duck diving for clams. i
Trusts and Socialism.
New York World. ' .
Professor. Ely says that "It isj of
course, only necessary for combina
tions to go forward to bring us to
pure socialism. Every socialist
knows this and rejoices in trusts
One ofthe ablest political economists
in the country told me a few days
since that in conversation with a 'so
cialist this socialist said: 'Every
time I hear of a new trust I feel like
throwing up my hat and shouting
hurrah !' And the political econo
mist added : 'If I were a socialist
I Would say to our industrial lead
ers: 'Keep right on, gentlemen.
You are realizing for me my dreams.
It is now only necessary for me to
fold my hands.'" I
Mr. Lincoln is Presented, j
London, May 23. Mr. Robert! T.
Lincoln, the new American Minister,
has taken up his residence at No. 5
Cadogan Square. Mr. Henry White,
of the American legation, presented
Mr. Lincoln to Lord Salisbury! at
the foreign office to-day. j
Entombed Beneath the Earth.
London, May 23. The roof of the
colliery at Merthyr Tydvil, Wales,
has fallen in, killing one miner and
entombing eighteen others. The
work is being actively prosecuted for
the rescue of the imprisoned.
A Child Killed. !
Another child killed by the use of opi
ates given in the form of Soothing syrup
Why mothers give their children such
dedly poison is surprising when they can
relieve the child of its peculiar troubles by
using Acker's Baby Soother It ' contains
no Opium or Morphine. Sold by Ii. Black
nail & Son.
ow To
IT IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED FACT THAT THE BEST WAY
TO MAKE MONEY IS TO SAVE IT, AND WE INTEND
TO PROVE CONCLUSIVELY j THAT THE BEST
WAY TO SAVE IT IS TO DEPOSIT IT IN
OUR ESTABLISHMENT AND FOR
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 !
They Must be Sold
BLANKETS, FLANNELS, QUILTS,
CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR,
SHIRTS, TABLE LINEN,
MENSE
Dress Goods, Custom Goods, Etc., Etc.
Rememler Price is No
MUSE & SHAW,
W, S. HALLIBURTON, Trustee,
IMIarn Street, - - - - "CTnd.er Stores IHIslII.
W. H. k 1 8. TflCto & CO,
RALEIGH, N. C,
f Importers and Retailers of
DRY GOODS
The Great North Carolina Dry
Goods House !
Thirty-nine Departments
Carrying assortments excelled by few houses in
ther 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 h& correct as to style, quality and
price.
Why should the people of North Carolina send
inoney North when they have such a house in their
own State V No good reason exists.
Complete Mail Order Depart
ment ; With all the machinery for filling orders, by Com
petent men.
N. B. 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.
; I W. II. cV R S. TUCKER & CO.
Sale of Land Under Mortgage.
By virtue of a mortgage executed to W. K. Duke
by James E. Lyon and wife, on February 2d, 1884
and registered in Durham county in book 3 of
naortgages, on pages 309 et seq.. I will sell at the
Courthouse door in Durham, on the
4th Day of June, 1889,
at 12 o'clock, m two tracts of land on which said
mortgagors now live, lying near Bragtown, in said
county of Durham, one containing 147 acres and
the other 26 acres. Terms of sale cash.
CHAS. W. STAINBACK,
Adm'r of W. K. Duke, dee'd.
By W. W. FTTLLER, Atty. my2dlt-wtd
NOTICE !
5 All persoi s indebted to the late firm of EUGENE
MOREHEAD &. CO.either by open account or notes
will please settle the same with the Moreheau
Banking Company
On or before the 15th day of June,
All the accounts not settled by then will be placed
in the hands of their attorney for collection.
Very respectfully,
G. S. WATTS.
Surviving partner of Eugene Morehead Co.
m20-dtf
FOR RENT !
The Seven Room Dwelling,
On east extension of Dillard Street, recently occu
pied by the family of Mr. F. P. Puryer.
j5For terms, etc, call on
E. A. HEARTT.
Blank Books. .
Various sizes and qualities, at the Durham
bookstore of J. B. Whitaker, Jr., & Co.
Make
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LADIES', GENTS' AND
CORSETS, WHITE
TOWELS, IM
STOCK OF
Olject ! They Must Go 1
S.
R. PERRY.
I wish to return my many thanks
to my friends and patrons for past
favors, and hope to have their con
tinued favors by
Honest and Fair Dealing,
and will promise at all times to soil
goods as ;
Low
as Any House in Our City.
I keep constantly on hand most of
the .Leading Brands of Flour,
Best Mill Feed, Pure Hog
.Lard, Corn, Oats, Best
Dried Peaches and
" Apples,
fact every article kept in a
In
First-Class Grocery Store.
I earnestly invite all to give me a
call.
Very truly,
mch5-d3m
S, R. PERRY.
DO YOU
PROPOSE BUILD?
THE DURHAM
lid, Door and IU MTg Eo.
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.
Our plant is equipped with the
latest improved labor-saving ma
chinery and we are prepared vto fur
nish Sash, Doors, Blinds, and all
kinds of Builders' Supplies at prices
mat cannot be beat anlO-df
o . -w
Soli
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Brit, Fresh,
DAILY TOBACCO FUff
ISSUED EVERY AFTERNOON,
Except Sunday, at
DURHAM. X. C.
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IN POLITICS
We shall give faithful allegiance to
principles of the Democratic p&nj
party under whose administration of PCl
lie affairs the State and the country
large and enjoyed the greatest prob
and the richest blessings.
OUR LOCAL DErARTME
We shall endeavor to make
and sprightly, furnishing the
penings at home and doing all in oVS
to still further advance the interest
plucky, enterprising and prosper