-3 . J . THE COTOIER;;: is published in the centre of ; fine tobacco growing section, making it one of the best, advertising mediums for merchants and warehousemen intW'viwg.lowmt Circulated largely In hereon, Granville and Durham counties ? inloh-u?olinaVid Halifax county Virginia.' .r .5r JOB; WORK of all description neatly executed on short notice and at reasonable prices. When in need of work give thetoocaiEB a trial. Person CbGourier, Published Every Thursda. HACKNEY & IIOEli. V; :::TEMfBOFBUBSCItiPTIOirt j One Copy One Year : - W One Copy Six Months " , - " rf - - 75 vBnifanof mu-t be made by Eegistered Letter, Post Omce Order or Postal Note.' ; HACMEY & NOELL Editors arid Proprielori; HOME EIRST: ABROAD JNEXT.: $i;5Q;PetTcar In Adfance. VOL. 3. ROXBORO, NOBTH CABOLINA; THXTBSDAY February 3, 1887. NO. 23. : ; -. . n -t, h - V .," i- f ' i-1..., ' 'if' ,'- - - - - ' ' -' ' " , , . , 3? "i. -Ts 1 nfMm Itwt steal r eU attacks that weak kid w Marty fiwum jvw TKE Strenxtheas the Alasdes. 'Kartell en the BIdt ilTNew Ttgor. XtBJ. I. MlTCaa, rairflelj, law, nam: - . -" Brown's liun Bitten is the best Iron medicine I h known in my SO years' practice. I have fonnd it cpocUUy benencul in nervous or physical xhaostion, snd in all dsbilitatincr ailments that bear bo heavily on the system. Urn it freely in my own family." JCX W. P. Baows, 687 Main St., Corineton, Ky4 . ya: I was completely broken down in henlth ud troabled with pains ia my back. Brown's Iron SiUen entirely restored me t healui." Getraine baa abore Trade Mark and croesod red lines on wrapper. Take B other. Uadaonlyby . BXOWX CUXJUCAJ. tiO IlALTlMOKi MA. j-ROFESSIONAU pAFtS. A HiUsboro, N. C. Practices in the Counties of Caswell, Durfiam, G a illord, Orang aud Peraou. CL S. WINSTKAD. J. F. TBKBiT. 'INSTEAD A TERRT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Boxboro, N. C. Prompt attention given to all bu6ine88 entrust ed to them. N. LUNSFORD, ATT0RNEY AT LAW, Soxboro. N. C. J W, Graham, ' Thos. Ruffin. GRAHAM & RUFF1N, Attorney's at law, HiUsboro, N O. Prartif es in the countiesof Alamance. Caswe Durham. GuilforU. Oran?e and l'erson. g. MKRU1TT ATTORNEY A.T LAV. Roxboro, X. C. Fnwipfatteution given to the collection o Claims. C. E. Bradshe PRACTICING PHYSICIAN. Roxboro, K. C. rrofcssional scrr ices offered to tb citizen. t Eoxuoro and anrronnmng commun ty. PRACTICING PHYSICIAN. Roxboro, H. C fJ?""d Si hfntly occupied by George TEttK FAII'TiaK3t OF ROKBORO ACADER1Y : Opea to Botn sexes o-o-o W ill open Amrast lGth, 1880. J IMES W. IlLLETT, Principal, Mlsa Panel C. WycUe, AesiBtant. forf-M weeks, in Primary Depart- '"comiEngtWi Branches M5.. lliRner EngliBh and Languages, $20.00. ADVERTISEMENTS Hew & Miller, Wholesale and Uetail Dealers in GiBlHWAGQ: ru i nvAP.nt. in. The State Danville; Va, TV - M. Oil XI AM DEALER IIC Carriages, Bugpes, IPliaetoiis, WAGONS Harness, Saddles, Collars, $c All Work Guaranteed ta Give SaUsfactleB. Fine work Specialty. :one out lt work sold. . . M AIX STREET. DAXVILLE, VIRGINIA Mar; 18-Iy. . " " : '. HOWARD HOUSE CJgOUTH BOSTON, VA. A favorito ' Hotel with the Trajlling rablta- ETery ccomniuauouj j ' attention. "yLic'M':- '-i:': atop at the HOWARD when rou vUH South Boston. Charges very reHsouable. S-ls-iy., Wlli. Tity? OE OF THE n.rim Raw Hills complete. - Ready lor op JatKMftS inch sHi;tooth wT. 60 feetol carriage, at and friction mmmVaw -urn Central Iron Works, Darbam, 3. O. apr 291y The Great American minMDRDMlnsirauis. w,t. vmt nKuni'WZ axd pkic3T" 0 n un i i u 1 T0 I. Ill Will D X " - ' - 1 teed, t ew bjs, bammer and . do n g pf m . a. MAa anuimiti. r. ai a. wiirftii IS BLOUJiT. r-rop r. IiKVrfi 1 "- Mannfartturer and " Pato Agent Central Iron f$8ZS The Parmers and. the Agricultural ; . - Department -4 To night- the farmers of North Carolina are invited by the Governor to meet with the Board of Agricul ture in Raleigh to discass topics ap pertaing to the mater'al interest of the State. ' That this joint meeting may result in good is the earnest des re of all friends to the agricultural -interests of the State. But ; there are mar y evJs -which need correcting that aae beyond the ntrol of, tli agricultural department. s 1h6 4wer to correct Jaadform them Jicff TKitt lie. indj viduar farmer.. J?;or laswnce : when Wg wagon, beau fifully' painted, drives into a farmer's yard with an oily-tongued,chap who has Bomoihing new to offer, a thing that no family can do without and which he is ready to sell without money only wants a mortgage on everything the poor fel low has the agricultural department can not come to ms assistance, in cases this kind, and there are many of them, the farmer needs nerve; he ueeds to be cautionei about dealing with that which be knows, nothing about. The agricultural depaitment cannot movent farmers lelne hum bugged by these fellows. It is no trouble to drive np to a farmer's yard and drive a ten dollar pnmp and get a mortgage on forty dollars worth of property, whicn gen erally covers evervthinsr about the yard, or to put up a ten dollar light w- ning rod for thirty dollars. -Is it any wonder that the cry of hard times is abroad among the farmers as long as the j allow themselves to be humbug gud in this style? And we veuture to siiv that the very ones who are thus taken in are the samo.who think . - all other occupations and professions are combined against the farmer. We know farmers who are prospering. notwithstanding the cry of hard times. But they are that c.ass who are not taken in by the loDg wagons and gb&rp talkers; they do not oulti vate three or four acres to make one bale of cotton, and buy their provis ions on time; they are not waiting for the agricultural deparuient, to do something foivthem. The farmer needs to organize for protection agaiust the humbugs, the long wagon, etc. If the Grange should be rccoguized in. this section, and we hope it will, we trust they will m ke it a special feature to look out for the long wagons, farmers ought to know that any article of merchandise can be bought for less money in a town where there is com petition, than from a wagon travel- Ling through the country. Nsw Bern Journal, a.18th. Two of the Crying Needs of the To bacco Planters. ' If the farmers would form neigh hood clubs, where they could, meet once a month-and talk over matters, and take liberally of agricultural and other newspapers, and learn what is going on in the world, they would enjoy more of life and greatly im prove their material interests," says Major Sutherlin, a wealthy and a wise citizen of Danville, Va. In the above paragraph is compress ed j wonderful amount of meaning, and if its import was only half real ized by the average planter, there would occur such a radical change i present csndition that the average planter would stand amazed at his own stupidity and stubbornness for lol these many years. Farmers in general, and tobacco planters in par ticular, should form local associations at once. They need them badly, and will realize their benefit if they go in with a determination and vim, and exhibit the perseverance of the ci ty merchants and business men in form ing and maintaining' their conimei cial and other Associations such j as Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Trade,-and individual Trade Associa tions. The farmers must have faith iu their usefulness, and enterprise and patience enough to devote time aud a little bit j of money to their maintenance. . " -c - He must also,- like', the city "mer: chau keep himself - posted '; on : the the world rin general and trade in particular; aud'he. cannot do this without subscribing for and readr ing newspapers, and especially such new simpers . as are '.'devoted "to the branch or branches of" agriculture to wh cli ho devotcs'-his 'special 'efforts;. 1" fMt the! farmer. more: tan the rt.tv man,'" requires -irewspaper infor C'ty waM, v., ; , v . kolated from the centers trade and news, and' has not the opportunities for learning by per sonal gossip and other means, at the command of the city man, what may be of benefit to him in his" efforts to produce and to sell.' A newspaper or newspapers is absolutely essential to every farmer who has an ambition to make a comfortable living and lay up a competency for himself and family, which he and they may enjoy later in life and to make such Hviag and competency with the minimum amou nt of manual labor and men tal wear. Western Tobacco Journal.' - Ab4it Dynamite. " Feiv people know what dynamite is; though the ward is jn coinmon use. It is a giant gun-powder, that is, an explosive material varying m strength and safety of handling according to percentage of nitro-glycenne, it con tains. N l tro glycerine, jfhenco it de rives its strength, is composed of or dinary glycerine and. nitric acid, com pounded together in certain propor tions and at a certain temperature. Nitro-glycenne, though - not the strongest explosive known, being ex ceeded in power by nitrogen and oth er pioducts of chemistry, is thrs far the most terrible explosive manufac tured to any extent Nitro-glycerine itself is not safe to handle, hence dynamite is preferred. It is exten sively made and coisnmed in the United States under the various names of Giant, Hercules, Jupiter and Atlas powders, all of which con tain anywhere?from twenty to eighty per cenc. of nitro-glycenne, the resi due of the compound being made np of rotten stone, non-explosive earth, saw dust, charcoal, plaster of paris, black powder or some other substance that takes np the glycerine and makes a porous, spongy mass. Nitro-glyce-r:ne was discovered by Salvero, an Italian chemist, in 1845. Dynamite is prepared by simply kneeding with the naked hands twenty-five per cent, of infuspnal earth and seventy-five of nitro-glycerine until the mixture as sumes a putty condition not unlike mo st brown sugar. Before mixing; the infusorial earth is calcined in a furnace, in order to burn out all or ganic matter; and it is also sifted to free it of large grains. While st.ll moist it is squeezed into cartridges, which are prepared of parchment paper, and the firing is done by ful minate of silver in copper capsules provided with patent exploders. N i tro -glycerine is made of nitric acid one part aud sulphuric acid two parts, to which is added ordinary glycerine, and the mixture is well washed with pure. water.- .' - ; The icfusion is composed of small microscopic silicious shells which have lvst their living creatures. The cellu lar parts receive the nitro-glycerine and hold it by capillary attraction, Doin.in8ide and out.- xne e&rtn very light. Water is expelled from it by means of a furnace and then, in the form of a powder, it is mixed "with mtro glycerine. Kitrd glyceriuce has a sweet aromatic, pungent taster and the peculiar property of causing a vi olent headache when placed - in t small quantity on the tongue or wrist. It freezes at forty degrees Fahren heit, becoming a white, half crystal ized mass, which must be melted by the application of water at a temper atnre about one hundred - degrees Fahrenheit, American Anglus. , r What True Merit WlU X0. v ; - ; The unpreccienfed bale of Boscbee German Syrup within a, few years, hs astoi shad th world- It is without doubt the safest and best remedy ever discoyered for the speedy; and effect uaicure ot Uoucns, uoiets ana tne te- verest Lung ? troubles .'It acts on an entirel different pnaciple from the usual prescriptions- gives by Pbysi ciaos, as it does not; dry np . Cough and leave the disease still in the system', but on (he contrary removes the causa ef the trouble,1 heals the parti' affected and leaves them An a purely heal h y condition. ; iiottle kept in the bouse tor use when th a diseases, make - their appearance, will ; save v doctor's bills and a long Spejl of aerious . iUness. A trial will convince"; you of these facts. It is positively sold I by al - druggists and general dealers intbe land; Price1 75 cents; large BottlesT,' J C Dont know how many timet three times ten is? uKow,"Harry,' sarf the teacher," "if one loaf! of bred cost en cents, would't three cost thirty ceutsr - Maybe ro'at your bakery, bu t :we' deal w i t h a; baker tb.t gives three for a' quarter.".-""V. -. -I,- f r ''-yl. ' Subscribe for the CouBlEB.' : 7 - Z -r ABoland For An Oliver."" : Hillman, Swatn, Dews and Dodge, were four eminent young lawyers of North Carolina, and as they attended the same courts and frequently travel ed together, ' the monotony, of legal discussions wasiiften, varied by. bril liant scintillations of wit, intermin gled at times with severe practical jokes.' - Dews, the brightest 'mind of the fouf; found -an erly prave, and Swain, who alone lived out the term allotted to man; after filling the high est positions - of honor and ' trust his BthXe could confer, whirer ex-Govern OT, wa elected by tbtrustees Presi dent of the State University at Chap el Hill. This position he held for more than thirty years, and through his wonderful tact and judicious man agement the institution attained that high degree of eminence which it still so deservedly enjoys. On one occasion, during a brief in terim of the court's session, Dodge in a facetious inood,. wrote on a. Blip of paper the following epitaph: -'Here lies a Hillman and a Swain, TFbose lot let no man choose; They lived in sorrow died in pain, And the devil got bia Dews." : Provoking a mile from tach as it passed along. The slip pt length reached Dews, who recognizing its author, at once returned tne fellow- -r- ' . "Here lies poor Dodge, who dogged all good And dodged a deal of evilj. ' But after dodging all be couldY He failed to dedge .the; devil. What Ailed The; llule. ; A bad little boy lit a pacjc of shoot ing crackers and threw them into the street to see them t'zo off." One of Ike Bateman's mules came along and swallowed them before they went off. .The mule walked about fifteen feet and stopped. Things weren t acting right inside. He be gan to taste the smoke of fire crakers. He laid his left ear around against his ribs and beard something. It was them fire crackers having fun The mule picked but about three hundred an a half miles of straight road and started. A man met bin about a mile the other side of almshouse go ing South, white with . perspiration, with streams of smoke shooting out of his nostrils, month and ears, while his tail stuck straight up. "Ike found his mule one morning sticking half way through a farm house, still smoking. The man had got his fam ily out and put 'em into a lot of trees. Ike hauled bis mule home, when he got cool enough, on a dray.-Texas Sitings. ' " Tune Wrought This Change. What changes the whirlgig of time brings around! Congressman W. R. Cox, of this State, has introduced a bill to allow the widow of the lata Rev. Moses A. Hupkins, who died recently while minister to Liberia; a sum equal to his year's salary. The late Minister Hopkins was a negro preacher from North Carolina. About a quarter of a century . ago Gen. Cox led the last charge at Appomattox, and bears on his person . the scars of eleven - wounds. He little thought then that he would introduce a bill to pay the widow of a colored fellow citizen -several thouand - dollars. Charlotte Chronicle, Vance Ana The North Carolina Hog. ' Senator Vance is the story teller ot tne oenate, and. seldom attends a meeting of the Committee on Finance, of which he is a member, without it lummating the " discussions on the tariff and the surplus with a few il luminations .drawn from life The sub jecf of tne tariff was under con sideration .the other day, and Mr. Morrill hf.d a"good deal tosay about the commercial:; necessities of the country.'' Thfen Senator Beck took it up, and he also talked about the "commercial necessities rof the coun try." Then it was Vance's tnrn, and ' be said, he something to: say about the ''commercial necessities of the county." "t'There was a county fair down in my State' said the Sen ator,. 'aiid "among the: other -stock entered forpremiums .was the -or 'na nest looking hog you reversawr'lt had a back like a razor, Ieggs like an antelope, and a snout like' a dinner horn. 2here was not an' ounce, of superfluous', flesh on - the animgl, and the committee' of award, as " well as the Ispectators, Sundered wnat orr eartir the beast wasntered fur. 'v Of j course- the commitiee passed it by, and when the premiums were award ed an old cracker with quid of tobac co as big as a rutabaga turnip in his cheeck came to the headquarters and asked for the comrnittee on hogs. 1 ' .'.'Did youunssee that ar hog of mine, .he asked. reckon youuns didn't; er youuns wouldn't a', give him the ga by. t fh6 chairman of' the: -committee told the old: man they had sen the beast, aad wondered what it wasthere for. v It was a cross bet ween a, .wild boar and a race horse, and they" couldn't conscientiously give it a pie mium as either V , "; ' " t reckon youuns didnt' nnder stand the commercial' necessities of this'ere region, gents,!. 'id a seen the good p'rots of that ax hog. ' rhe com mercial necessity of this 'ere region, gents, is a hog as kin utrun a nigger, an I've got the breed . ' Chicago iVetcs. - - " - . The Grim Beaper. ' . Death has indeed been remarkably busy in the work of cutting down the great men of jthe United States. We doubt whether there has ever been eo much mortality r in the . same pe riod of time -among public" men as there has been during the past twen ty months. In that time one half of the men who have been conspicuous ly brought forward r as candidates for the presiden tial office during the past ten or twelve years-have passed away : The list includes : -. Ulysses S. Grant, Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Thomas A. Hendricks, SamuelJ. Tilden, -George B. McClcllan, - Winfield S. Hancock, Horatia Seymour, David Davis, . B. Gratz Brown, Charles Francis Adams, Chester A. Arthur, John. ALogan. Philadelphia Bulletin. Texas Editor's Memorandum. - The editor ef & Texas paper gives the foil womg figures from a statist! cal memorandum of his life : Been asked to drink, 11,362 11,362 Drank, Requested to retract, " 416 Did retract,; 416 Invited to parties and receptions by ' parties fishing forjpuffa, . ' - - 3,333 Took the hin ' . .33 Didn't take the'hint, i 3,300 Threatened to be whipped, 170 Been whipped, - t 0 IFLipped the other fellow, 4 Didn't come to time, 166 Been promised whiskey, gin, etc., if He would go after tliem, 6,610 Been after them, - j - 6,610 Been asked what's the news, - 300,000 Told, 23 Didn't know, 200,000 Liedaboutit, . 99,977 iseen to church, - . - 2 Changed poiitcs, ' 32 Expect to change stilV" 60 Gave to charity, 1 ' $5.00 Gave for terrier dog, ' . f 25.00 Cash on hand, ! -- . $1.00 ' Europe's Military Strength. Iu view of thewarlike outlook in Europe some figures relative to the strength of the continental powers will be of interest. F 1 - .The total. number of troops -now mobilizjible reaches the appallhigfig- ureof over 14,000,000. The availal ble total of Germany is between 5,000, 000 and6,000,000, including all reserves.-; France closely - follows Ger many. 1 taly has a total pif 2,400,000. Auatro-Hungary lias 1,077.000. "Tur key can :bring; out about' 800,000. liussia can probably bring out 6,000, 000 men. - Germany - is pushing; for ward the manufacture of the repeat ing rifle, while Russia has invented a powder said to have ten times, the force of ordinary gun powder. Un der the tread such.; immense armies the.earth iwill literally trembje, and the results of such a wholesale shook of arms mustbe more disastrous to civilization -thauj anything t that bas occurred in 1 modern history; -;" There is a possibility that a general wai will be averted, but it grow fainter every day. Atlanta Constitution - - , , . ' ' Destroy The S gn. S'J''' 4 One may feel that hes getting old. but he naturally dislikes that an jibing about his appearance "should advise others pt the fact.f Ytt notbiogdoes this so e fftctuallj jas Jthin'and 'falling hair. No weman : wants to marry a man, aud business firms hesitate to em- ploy a rnan; who thows this fatal sign. Parker's Hair Baisam ris worth td you, in tbia regard, more than its weight in diamonds. Use U. and have" plentiful and glossy bajr. ;: Many have bad eTery trace of "gra'nesa removed and bald 1 epou covered by using a eingls bottle, s. ADVERTSEMENTi INFORIIAHOir MANY. PERSONS! ' -4eitlr Weadache. lAniba, Bach and Bides, Bat WoodS rXndtoetfMnIutAniM,- 1 r-vvwiyMnn?jMaBgyjTBI(ttt . , : -YDUJUCCSDIAL CUSES SlCWIEADACi toning the aerrM an4 trencthtniag the muiolaa, ' "VOUKA " CORDIAL r CUE$ nSTCSUL- . Tnfigastion and CoasUtloa,lT aUHiur tha aaslm-' - Uatinfof tha Food through t ha proren stomach; it creates a healthy appwJuT T j- VOLIHA CORDIAL CURES KERVOOSKESS. . -hVCUNA CORDIAL CURES (JYIRWDRkB , ??? Pe.l1?Women- unjrand Sickly Children. ' - It ia delightful and nutritious aa a general Tonhv , - n Almanac ana JJlary, KSMMi, Vailed on receipt of a to. postage standi. Address VOLINA DRUG A CHEMICAL, CQu . . BALTIMORE, MO., U.S. A. Executor's Notice. Havine thisdn-v-nnalitlnd tr.-rrLnMi last will and testament of the Jate Williart- B. Jloore. I hereby notify all ttenmn indpbH t-n the testator to joome forward and make payment thereof to me: and all iwruum hnikiino- ii.imi -against the testator aro likewise notified to pre sent tnem to me for payment on or before the 26th day of Not., 1887. or this notice will be plead in nar oi ineir recovery. , i Aiuauuv.iivu wag. ' JOSEPH TOTJXGER, Ex'r of Wm. K. Moore. W T. Blackwell, Pres. M TaflaalBI I IPIf 111 0? DURHAM, N. C. Pay special attention to collection- and Depositor's aocountt. FIRS T-CL d SS $A CILITIE& : N0TI0NS! ;-- A full A TKIAL ORDER ISASKED. x ,1 Mr. Eugene Bradsher of Person Gounty is witn tnis nouse. EUtrENB MOEEHEAD; Durham, N". C. ' - i . E UGE N E MOEEHEAD, & COi ; , Durham; North -Carolina, j TRANSACT A'BANKIKG BUSINESS K AMPLE FACILITIES "--4 " ' . ' " . - ' - COREESPOKDENCB ' : . solicited:1 t - - - ------ -..k ' v. ' SIXPKR CENT ALLOWED ON ALL DEPOSITS - . WM HOROAK ' -1 -W. W AVERY, "--i- w, w. pat rERsoin " H. t DURHAM, v - . ' Aug. 27. 1 - - l TO . GET BIG PRICES PPOR YOUR 1 ' - ' -DANyiLLE-yAi-, . -;. - -:: r C A vMO LE A II PRO PRIETO C G, ?ffa one 'of the largest, best lighted and heist located waTehouses in IJanviUo, the i proprietors 'm&y of the patronage of the farmers of Percon and adjbining counties and piromise ov erjL eflort ! The, voiy highest marketpf ices-'wwteed.;; :; ; " ;c7e; barlow;" D K A. Tyree, " ) . R. M. Mtly,'' V. C. Hobsou, :, ) J In the of3ce W ; . - TK T: OAKES, Baggage Master. GIVE TUCr." A THIAL.' Tierces and Hogsheads Furnished Tres, - V-X. V, J,; VJYATT GO Carry At aU tita largest ear mo complete line of,-' i.-U r HEAYXAND ANQY cnoccnicG. Hay,;Fodder, ;: - Tk- J Ship Stuff, Br'an,: - ' ' Ctton Seed meal; ' i -,rl (JmiOatSrMedl; I Pesd.Stuff of -All Emosi IN- DURHAMi ?- SELL FOR CAGH ONLY md you know can and will sell for a Profit than any : meachant can jrho does promiscou8Cfredit 4basV- aess. f' - Bring us Your Produce, Also will pay you at all times highest marketCpnce. - ' ij , ' 1 - - A W. J. WYATTZ& do. . ... DURHAM, N. C,V x- P. A. Wiley, Cashier, 01 - NOTIONS! STOCis: of : ; ; )2 20) RICHMOND, VA. r t: i : f k "I- '.GAKRARDSWATIS - -Baltimorb, MD. ; IN ITS FULL'.SCOPEAND '. . V- jr' -'ACASHIEIt.';-' ' I'- - J TELLER. ; ; - v". ' - .'j fBOOK KEEPEl. 3. - , " . V ;qobesp".qclei?x . I. -s " 1 "J. . . N.W. Cabell' :.s .."'K. C- Allen, On the floor. .J. V. Smith .1 V V - 1- t . r