. V 7 v5 Leading Paper 1N"THE YELLOW TOBACCO DISTRICT. Largest Circulation BEST- ADVERTISING medium. o- $2.00 a Year; 6 Mos. $i.oo. 1ST Rates on Application. 1 sr" J 9 . 1111 - T1VVio"k2d?JS-r0, " Carolina, Cakoltn-a, BfeATTEisr's SiEssinsros JLTTxnsnD Heb." l8!1? VOL. VI. HENDERSON, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1887. NO. 42. ' . ' ' t 1 I I " " " 'I I 1 THE DARKEST HOUR. For a period of f uir yean I've e-n a .victim of a very seven and asomz ii ra.se ol i'alt hheum wnich affeeted my haridi to such an tx'ent that they almost bf-c-iiw a burden. My hand bec ame raw and li rrifyin;, compelling me to keep it covered all tba tun'-. J'e spent Iiurif'r ? is of dol ara for vari ou5 prejia. a i riH, but instead of bene fitting my condition, ihey all seemd to stimulate and encourage Kie prore. of the mi-erabio disease, until I ha J nb ut jrlven up all Lope. Hut thank heaveo. the dai kst hour i just before day, and I rejice to k-iow that a post. V cure ban beeu lound, which is known as li li. li. Botanic Blood Halm. My f-mlly all rejoice at its magic d curative powers jo giving me relief. My hand has been cuied and resembles a burnt surface after bein hta ed over more titan at j'thinj? ele. It ha.' alio jpurred my tv chi-dreu of a loatuesotne loriu of lu h which bad resisted all pre vious treatment. 1 refer io any business h- use in Moody and to Th inias Payne, I)i of ho u I purcUa-ted the goodt. Kilned, W. A' Bryant. Moody, Texas, April 27, lXfetf. FLESH SLOUGHING OFF IN PIECSE- For two yearn 1 have beu confined to bed with a loathsome form of Blood I'oiHon, which had about eaten me up, and I and -lh rs hd no hope of a re- ;ov-rv. r'ir a wnne i couia i eituer wa k."it down, horiio down, ouly in j misery as my Ile-h seined to be tailing of my bones in pieces as b g as a hen "My 11!10 was losf, my bones uched and pained uk, and trieuds ever, t-h u imed . I ud vnious blo d purifiers without benefit, and several j.hysiLijiiis trt-a'ed me iiniii J-tre uis of money h;id been expended, but not iirt cleof fr "d did any one giv- me. On '.h l'.)tli -i F i nary, 18 6, Mr. F K. .la kt.ii c l.e-l to s-e i! I w.js not Uo-d, as it was ttnuilit I cou d not endure u-y Kutlerinij miK'h longer. He concluded to try It. 1. li. on me ant nt a battle IV...!. l r It r.i LF I it .f tun uf itaullt'nrt and beiore one tott!e had Ikw.i used 1 cimuienced aininn btie.-ih. my a; petite tmt roved, sores c 'mmenced heaM iug and wi.eu two buttles hai beeu used j wits on mv ieet ihi winiiij aroutiUJ V f -II rtL1 l I -Til til CUi.'l 1 ID: J Vvritiiess.- Mks. Laura Hart. Frkd P. Jack-ox. Beaufort, . V., May 10, ISi-rt All who desise full informal lion abou tjj d I'oison, thn c iu-e and cure of Bioo tscroful t and Scrofulous Swei!inrs, (JN cers, .sop's, Kheumalism, Kiilney Com plaint-, (Ntarrh. et' , uan secure by mail free, a eonv ur 3J-ia;e I luslrated' ftiioK nt W inilftrj. fillf.l with thn rrnsti wonder fill and NiartliiiK proof tVar be-i lore &UOWU. Address, LOOl) BALM CO.. Atianta. a 11. OWEXS. V. li. GODWIN I-:s(ablisliol in 1K81. GODWIN & OWENS PKODlCE fOMMISSIOX HRCHATS, AND WHOI.ESAI.K DK.VI.liR8 IN Fancy Groceries, Butter, Cheese, Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Confect:oneries. Cigars, Tobacco, &c.,l 115, 1 17 and 1 11) lliVh St., PORTSMOUTH. - - VA. (sepl. i.y o I.J WEKGNEU&ENGEl BREWING CO., PHILADELPHIA, - - PA. Xcrfolk, Vn., Manager, F. W. ADAMS. Henderson Managers & Bottlers, J l "ITT riTTTTT1T n r , I. sept. -93 I. To my friend? of Warren, Vance nd th public generally. I respectfully announco ttiat I have opened a FIRST-CLASS BAR Tn the O'NFIL BLOCK, where I will k-ep constantly on hand full line ,f choke LIQUORS, WINKS, LAO KR WEEK, ClUARs, A". 1 shall be p'ease.l to receive calls, promi-dug a quiet lime and polite attention. Very Respectfully, J.J. LOUGHLIN, HENDERSON, N. C. S. II A H R I S, DEXTiST IIENDERsON N.C G. DaUr Store, it it. 25, 1 c. Office over Utin Street i NOTICE ! L F. E. HANDS OFF. SOMETHING FOf; YOUNG LADIES TO READ. Timely Hints that will Bear Reflecting Upon. Kernersville News and Farm. Southern society, at one time so pure and refined and marked by knight ly chivalry and honorable devotion to womanhood, is gradually losing that lofty tone which encircled the fair sex in a halo of virtuous majesty and clothed woman in " purity, truth and everlasting ' love." And while the ladies of the South have been taunted with the charge of " false modesty," it is not to be denied that this same modesty threw over her beauty a veil of purity which was considered the sacred separation from all that was coarse and vulgar. Thus placed in the sanctum sanctorium, men felt that it was no light honor to gain pos session and wooed accordingly. It is not so under the new dispensa tion of society. The veil has ap parently been torn aside, and the idea prevails with some that the less modes ty one possesses, the more popular she becomes. Only fools are caught with such chaff, and the sooner young ladies realize the fact that young men nevei look lor wives among this class, the fewer old maids will be strewn as scare -crows along the shores of the l ne Aew iur ..TH p m"""fv" I KJ V Ka"( jjijia atijr unit nu. many thousand who have visited Southern merchants that place this fall to purchase goods "all agree that never at any time in the past has there been such an era of wide spread pros perity among their people as is exhib ited now." This is owing as well to good and abundant crops as to the hundreds of new and successful busi ness industries started in the South. The Italian government is en deavoring to negotiate for 9,000,000 lires," says an exchange. Jeewhizz! If the Italians take them from this country, what ! how ! thunder ! We can't conduct a Dresidential camnain at all next year. Newman Indefcnd- cut. 1 I - l . VHY DO I LOVE THEE? Why do I love thee? Ask the bee that sips Nectar divine from out the willing flower, Why it abideth upon those open lips, Wherefore it wingeth around that elfin bower. And when thou dost this sunny secret know, Thou wilt not marvel that I love thee so. Why do I love thee? Ask the meadow creen Why it doth love tho flower that blooms above it. Whose sweet perf ume or rainbow-tinted sheen O'erspread their charm above the fields that love it. And when thou dost this tender secret know, Thou wilt not marvel that I love thee so. Why do I love thee? Ask' the bird that sings Of smiling skies and valleys rose-embowered Why from his heart his happy carol springs, Why on the air its melody is showered, And when thou dost this joyous secret know Thou wilt not marvel that I love thee so. Why do I love thee? Ask the artist crowned With fairest thought, his rare ideal grow ing, Wherefore he stands upon enchantrd ground, Why his proud eye with rapture light is glowing ; And when thou dost this subtle secret know Thou wilt not marvel that I love thee so. Why do I love thee ? Ask of hint who hears Sound-woven poetry of strains elysian Why heart and soul do melt with unshed tears, Swayed by the magic of the rapt musician ; And when thou dost this wonderous secret know Thou wilt not marvel that I love thee so. Why do 1 love thee? Ask the burdened heart Weighed with siu, forlorn and anguish- riven, Why, as the tears from out the eyelids start, eace comes in gazing on the star-pure Heaven ; And when thou dost this holy secret know No longer marvel that I love thee so. NORTH AND SOUTH. ow the Son of a Northern General and a Southern General's Daughter Be haved. fNcw York Letter. To one of our resorts there came aen years ago a dignified Southern IjT m jpenerai, wun nis wile, ana a daughter ho lovely that all who saw her were I'ern visitors were quite exclusive, and i'rowned upon any attempt of the citi zens of the North to get acquainted with them. 'I hey came simply ior a change of air, and did not care for .society. A Northern General, with his family, stopped at the same house, and there was a son in that family. here almost always is a son in a k ixuiuicm lauiuy wiicii mere is a. j;rct tty girl around. The two Generals St r, :i i ti : . were introduced, but for weeks they only passed the time of day, and were so dignified that it was a wonder they 'did not break their backs. The lady from the South became interested in the young gentleman of the North, fand before anybody had realized that a calamity had befallen the two fami lies they were head and ears in love. The Southern General was mad, and that made the Northern General mad, and there were stormy times -about the cool resort on the lake. The old Southerner stamped his feet and said they should never marry, and the Northern General kept cool and said if the young folks wanted to marry, he didn't know any reason why thev khnuldn'r. and n; h in lnv wifh a - i - " .w.w I the girl too, and would give all he (possessed for her as a daughter, he iwore he would see that she was prop-! irly eloped with. The old Confed-1 irate said he would shoot up enough ankees for a mess if they tried any ! itch wooden nutmeg game on his fami- J ly, and so they had it until the sum-' per was gone, and well, you know ow it is yourselves. The young pco- e coaxed, and finally the Southern general said they could do as they pleased, and they were married. To- ay there are lour boys and two girls at have come to bless that union of he North and South. Two of the oys have been named alter two of the greatest Confederrate Generals, and two have been named after two crMt Corthern Gfnernl nnrl cvral bnonths of the summer you can see that old Confederate grandfather in IV KTnncin f h crnt nf lr MArlhi-r : w I ... iiunnvni i grandiather, playing with those six joungesters, and several months of winter the Northern General is visiting the South to see these children prow, and it is a grand sight to see the two grandfathers bending over a cradle, 5 looking at the youngest child, and , aiguiiig w lu n uiv.il luiiupaiciil IUC child resembles. The old fellows are good friends; the Southern General thinks his Northern son-in-law is one of God's noblemen, and the Northern General knows that his beautiful daughter-in-law is the sweetest woman on earth. Ten thousand such wed dings between the Northern and Southern young people would forever silence those who may wish to see the two scctjops at enmity. IF 1 r A.N OLD TRUNK. HOW WE SPENT A RAINY EVEN ING AROUND ITS TREAS URES. And dug up from the Hallowed Grave of the Moss Covered Past the Sweet and Precious Scenes of Boyhood's Sunniest Hours. W. H. Blount In Wilson Mirror. It is sitting there in the corner, filled with relics and bits and scraps and odds and ends which belong, to the buried past, whose scenes are now en mossed with the sweetest and tenderest memories. That old trunk is a sacred and hallowed thing to us, and we never touch or open it unless the heart is sad in its dreamings, and its yearning longs to float back once again on the waves of memory to those dear old isles of happy days in the far away ocean of the Past. And so this afternoon we have been bent over this dear old trunk, taking up this thing, looking at that, reading this letter, and dropping a tear to the memory of the one whose noble heart prompted it, but who has been for so many years Testings in that silent land where no letters ever come back to cheer the hearts of the loved ones left behind. Sleep on Tom, noble hearted, strong and brilliant minded young man, sleep . on, but we know there is a meeting place Over There where friendships formed on earth will be united in sweeter ties than ever. And here is a letter from Bobbie, writ ten in a boyish hand from dear, sweet, blessed old Belford when we were a homesick cadet at Hillsboro. It is tear stained and blotted with drops of grief, for we cried over it then, and we cried over it again in after years when the news came to us from Rocky Mount that one of the purest and sweetest hearts that ever ennobled and dignified manhood, and which lent such a charm and a fascination to society, had been stilled forever in the hush of death, and that his voice would never more be heard. And here is a bundle of letters irom our sainted father; all of them breathing that high dignity and unsullied purity and cour teous consideration j which ever dis tinguished his dealings with his chil dren and with others, and which made the Rev. Mr. Owens exclaim when he went up to a higher place of existence that he "lived without one stain of re proach and died without an enemy" Oh ! what memories cluster around these dear old letters ! And here are the love-filled letters that were written by our angel mother. But now our pen stops ; language can't depict the feelings which are now welling up in the bosom, and we can't see how to write, for the heart is pumping the eyes to overflowing with its waters of grief, and the vision is blinded with the spray. Only those who have a mother in Heaven, know anything about the feelings which now baptize this precious bundle of letters that mother wrote. Putting these old letters sweet, dear souvenirs of a happy past back again in their old accustomed places, we began to rummage again, and our eyes fell upon another bit of paper. It was our first attempt at poetry, written to our little girl sweetheart long, long years ago when she used to be the lit tle Queen of our dreams and our hopes, and we her little King. But that was long, long ago. and how wide is the gulf which rolls between the Then and Now. She is married and happy. She has a lovely home, with an accom plished and highly intelligent daughter to grace it with a charm and an at tractiveness which make it a bower of contentment ; and we are now turning our face towards life's sunset, for our head is already beginning to catch the spray flung up by the billows on the ocean of Eternity, and wc are almost within hearing of the splashing and the roaring of the eternal breakers. But this little paper, all faded and crumpled, brings back that pist, we feel now the same thrill which shot through our heart years ago as we stood, with boyish ardor, at the head of the lane and caught a glimpse of her blushing face as the equipage went by. And here is another bundle of letters and, like the faint perfume of a with ered rose long pressed in a book and hidden from sight, there comes to us a half-forgotten story of the past. The bloom and freshness faded from the flower of love fifteen years ago. At its best it was but a faded rose, grow ing in the rarified, somewhat chilly atmosphere of intellectual friendship and not that glorious crimson rose, that flourishes only in the warm tropical breezes of eternal passion and deathless feeling. And right by it is another bundle of letters with a blue ribbon tied around them and still breathing the faint perfume of flowers hallowed tokens that love used to wear. And now as we pick up this envelope what a thrill it gives us as we conje upon this romantic token of a love that once burned so brightly and that now lies dead and cold beneath its own ashes. Very gently we open the envelope and snake out upon a tair sheet ot paper the dusty fragments emblems now of a love that is withered and dead for ever. What tender streams of mem ories creep up from that hallowed past which was then made so heavenly by the precious dreams which this dead rose then inspired in our heart, and which perfumed our existence with an odor of enchantment which made the very earth seem sweeter than Heaven itself, for in her presence we inhaled the fragrance of Heaven's purest and richest flowers, and in her honied notes of fond endearment we heard in sweet est rapture the music of the angels. But all of those blissful dreams, like this dead rose, are in ashes, and now ends our reverie, for the supper bell rings, and down goes the lid of the old trunk, and hid away again are the skeletons of the hopes and the joys and the dreams of the hallowed hours of that dead and buried past, to which cometh no Resurrection's Morn. . In the October number of Scrib ner's Magazine is a poem, Rebel or Royalist?" by Maurice Thompson, which, despite its lack of absolute originality in subject, has some fine, manly sentiments that will find echo in many Southern hearts. We print a few verses; 1 was a rebel, if you please, A reckless fighter to the last ; Nor do 1 fall upon my knees And beg forgiveness for the past. A traitor? I a traitor? No! I was a patriot to the core : The South was mine ; I loved her so, I gave her all I could no more. I clasp the hand that made my scars, I cheer the flag my foemen bore ; I shout for joy to see the stars All on our common shield once more. I do not cringe before you now. Or lay my face upon the ground ; I am a man, of men a peer. And not a cowering, cudgeled hound. I stand and say you were right ; I greet you with uncovered head, Remembering many a thunderous fight. Where whistling death between us sped. Mr. Thompson though now resid ing in the West in the State of In diana is a Southerner by birth, and was a gallant soldier on the Confed erate side during the late war. His poem well defines the present atticude ot the South ; and will be read by thousands of his old comrades in arras who are to-day no less loyal to the Union for all that. Fading Summer. Wilson Mirror. Summer is fast gathering up her dust-sprinkled robes for departure, while soft as a dream of beauty glid ing, Autumn, wet with golden mist, steps upon the russet lawn, and tints with gorgeous coloring the variegated scene of Nature's faithful studio. Yes, summer time is almost gone ; the bloom and beauty of its realm will soon fade away and even Autumn winds, sighing through leafless trees, will, in a little while from now, whisper in its chilly breath ot its own short reign, and tell of the icy kiss and frozen embrace of hoary winter. The fall of the leaf is indeed a whisper to the living and in the transition from bloom to decay, from life and beauty to death and gloom, we learn the mournful lesson of our own mortality, and are brought face to face with the solemn, awful truth that we too must die, that like the leaves, we too loose our hold upon the stem of existence and drop into the hush and silence of the grave. And being thus so forcibly and so touch ingly reminded of the certainty of death, how necessary it is for us to strive to make the closing act in life's sad drama a scene radiant with the re collections of contracts all fulfilled and finished and the calm of dissolu tion unbroken by not a single whisper of conscience. And now while the cotton is coming into market we hope those who are in arrears will remember us, and then the gloom of the raelan cholydays will fall upon us sprinkled in warm rays of sunshine, and will be like the ashes of rosemary for remem brance. Then come up friends and pay for the Mirror and let us all be ready to die in peace, and have our last moments on earth soothed and solaced by the sweet and comforting reflection that we are done with being dunned and that a state of no-bill-ity will be our future crown. The fifteen great American inven tions of world-wide adoption are : The cotton gin, the planing machine, the grass mower and reaper, the rotary printing press, navigation by steam, the hot air engine, the sewing ma chine, the India rubber industry, the machine manufacture of horse shoes, the sand blast carving, the gauge lathe, the grain elevator, artificial ice mak ing on a large scale, the electric mag net and its practical application, the telephone. Subscribe to the Gold L&ac, "HOME AGAIN." GRAND SOCIAL GATHERING OF NORTH CAROLINA BORN CITIZENS To take Place t tke State Fair. Edenton Fisherman and Farmer. The State Fair reunion of non-resident North Carolinians promises to be a most enjoyable feature. Many, we understand, prominent residents of other States who have been invited will be present, will gather once again around the hearth, so to speak, of their native home and mingle again their familiar voices in the sweet converse respecting the familiar things and in cidents of the past which have swelled history into a mighty book crowded with noble deeds, grand achievements, and brilliant evidences of an universal onward. It is pleasant when, at stated times, the scattered family, once happy in supposed perpetual union, can be brought to mingle again around the fireside of their old home, to live over, for a while, the long past which has been lost save only to memory in whose exercise facts and faces as well 1 occasions are thrown out upon the surface a feast to the eye of mind and a ioy to the soul filled with love of home and a just appreciation of the friends of other days. In this reunion there will be much to recall which will doubtless awake reflections sad beyond description. Many faces will be missed. The names of many will be mentioned who now sleep m soldier graves awaiting the final transfer when the battalions of earth's mighty forces will pitch their tents upon Eden s fields clothed in the immortal armament of heaven. Some will be absent whose deeds of love and wisdom, whose mighty speech and fearless convictions have made their names conspicuous in the incompara ble catalogue of true greatness. Some will be missed to whose bright example of christian heroism and self-sacrifice the onward of the Church that essen tial in civilization, is, in great measure, humanly speaking, due. Some will be missed statesmen, whose spotless character and unrivalled ability gave luster to the State's reputation and whose arduous efforts paved the way for the splendid progress which their descendants have made in growth and government. But while all those will be absent causing a feeling of sadness there will be occasions for contempla tion as grand and stirring as our ret rospect has been sad and shadowy. To her absent children our grand old Mother can point innumerable evi dences showing that the seed of con tinuing prosperity, so faithfully sown in the past by other hands, have ger minated, sprung up and are now ripe for a harvest unending. Where the song of the plow-boy and the sound of the woodman was once only heard, the music of spindles, the roar of ma chinery and the tread of the iron horse, all blending in industrial har mony, impregnate the air with the music of a march grand, imposing and beautiful, making the people rejoice and filling the lap of plenty even unto perfect fulness. At almost every cross road, in the place of the cider mill and dram shop, there stands a school house, well equipped and furnished. At every precinct the church of God has erected an edifice for prayer and praise, and where the poor and de fenseless orphans once were neglected, now, in the plenitude of a charity almost begotten, there stand asylums sustained and governed by a prosper ous people bent on progress and uni versal good. In this reunion there may be some who, impressed with the grandeur of the progress made by their State, shall determine to return to their old home. To such all bid a welcome. Going to Work. As the Charlotte Chronicle says, the newspapers are filled with the most encouraging news in regard to the prosperity of the country. This is es pecially noticeable in regard to the South. New industries are on the in crease and the prospects of abundant harvest have revived all lines of busi ness. The people have much to be thankful for ; they have cause to be cheerful and happy. As the Roanoke Times very aptly remarks. Southern men have pulled off their coats, and instead of going West to grow up with the country, are stay ing at home to make the country grow up with them. This is far better for them and their section. Too much of the manhood and brain of North Car olina have gone forth to develop the resources and adorn the councils of other States and Territories. Miss Phoebe W. Couzins has been appointed by President Cleveland U. S. Marshal at St. Louis and has been installed in the office. This is the first appointment of a woman to this office. mm Absolutely Pure. Thin powder never vari -s. A marvel of purity, atreoKlh and wholesoirieneaa. More economical than the ordinary kiudf, and cannot be iold in cnnipetitiou with the multitude of low tea-, nhirt weight alum or phosphite powders. & Id only tim cant. Roy a r. Ha kino Po w dkr Co , 10a Wall St. N Y , aUjr. io, l c PROFESSIONAL CARDS T. M. PITTA1AM, ATTORNEY AT L.AW, HENDERSON, N. C. rrompt attention to all professional busl new. Practices In the htate and federal CourN. Kefrra by permiKslon to Commercial Na tional Bank and K. U Ijiita A Hro., Char lotte. N.:.; Allred Williams fc Co., Ualet.h. N. D. Y. Cooper and Jas. II. Lawdur! Hendenton, N. C. Offlce: Over Jas II. Lanslter fc Sou's store, nov 51 c. M)KEW J. HAIUUS, ATTORNEY AT LAW HENDERSON, N. C. Practices In the courts of Vance, Grunvllle, warren and Franklin coon tie. nd In the Supreme nr.d Federal courts of the HUte. Offlce: In Harris Law building, ntxt to Court House. JJENBY T. JOltUAX, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Notary Public and Public Administrator for Vance County, HENDERSON, N. C. Practices In the eonrts of Vance. Warren, Frunklin, Gnnvtlle and Person counties, and in the Supreme and Federal marts. Offlce: In Uurwell brick building. L. C. EDWARDS, Oxford. 2. C A. II. WORTHAM, Henderson, H. U. JgmvAltDS & WOKTilAJI. ATTORNEY H AT LAW, HENDERSON, N. C. Offer their services to the people of Vance county. 'ol. Edward will attend all the CourUof Vance County, and will come to Henderson at any and all litiies wheu his assls.auce may be needed by bU partner, march ltt a. W. H. DAT. A. C. ZOLLICOKTER. D AY & ZOLLICOFFI211 , ATTOUNKYS AT LAW. HENDERSON, N. C. Practice In the courts of Vance, Granville, Warren. Halifax and Northampton, and lu the Supreme and Federal v urisof the Htate. Offlce: In Harris' law building- next to the court house. feh. tt- 6 I. J I. FULLKK, Practical Architect and Builder, HENDERSON, N. C. Plans and specifications r,t modern end other styles furnished ou short notice at moderate prices. oct. e-S I. JK. C. S. BOYD O" Surgeon, nEVDEKJKK,.0 Satisfaction guaranteed as to work and Brit w. t'ffie over Parker A CloaV store, lain street feb 4 a. TheBankofHnderson HENDERSON, VANCE COUATY, V. CI. CeaeraJ Banklasj. Cichugc a4 Celiectlesi Oaslnee. FlFST MoRTOtOX Loaxs Negotiated on good farms for a term ! year, la sums of $1M1 sad upward, at 8 per crnt interest and moderate harjre. App J to Wfc. U. 8. UUKUW'YST, At the Bsi.k of IJeuderaou. yy'1' us. burgVyn, ATTOBNKY AT LAW. HENDERSON, N. C. Fersoos desiring to consult on profes sionally, will find medal y at my oScsin Toe Bank of Henderson Budding- CUT YOUR HEAD 0FF DAVE HAWKfNrt, TUB OLDEST barber lo Henderson, baa ao enrl . able reputation tn the business. His shop, over i'urrln's b!dird esloon. Is hard-oinetr sud emnf. rtablj liUeJ up snd be aire an esyj r. tirs au a buk Ivnable hair cut. MMMX Dental - 1-