North Carolina Newspapers

;,;,t juicruwuX iuwuuum , j j , 1 1 ii . ii v 1U ff W 11 .11. II II I W I - II II II l II :. I II 1 1 " I I - II ' I I -lV -' - V ti and warehousemen in t'-U. JL 1 k J V JW ' II II - W U V II .11 1 y XUJL ' II - I LV -'112. ri;.,i.,x . K - ""- -A. - VV I XT' II II v W - - M It II I 4 II 1 1 - I ITTT- I - - ' - t.l- - , .... -, - , 4. ' " " ... - .. i . - : -. - -i ; I nil :ti center . of a fine viiifr st'tt :uij, inakint n .ulvertisiug medinms i i -i ts aim warenousemen in ..in.' fouiitiea. Circulates u tll n n ii iri Civi'll counties, in North V'ivii'iijii'g rates reasonable; terms .C known on application. FESSIONAL Pafds w ,,. m niUlTT. Attovnry M I.iiW Roxboro, N. C. i ih, sovt'i .il i.'Hirts of the State. ,m ui v . ii to all Imsiness n trusted . iili n i Court Mouse. i?l Attorney at Law, Koxboro. N. C. IKKIJITT & BRYANT. attorneys at Law, Roxboro, N. C. ' . lie - in flu' several CourU of the State. .iriention civen to cise iu 1'erson, ,-h-i ii n:. i .iswell counties. ii i.i . ii liusiness entrusted to our care will i'romiit attention. NOELL BROS, Proprietors. XI. HOME FIRST: ABROAD NEXT. Tried Friends Best: v j v-oi aiuus rms nave proven ablessing to the invalid. Are truly the sick man's friend. A Known Fact dyspepsia sourstomach, malaria.constipa tion and all kindred a; TUTT'S Liver PILLS An ABSOLUTE CURE. Roxboro, North Carolina, Wednesday Evening, June. 26th, 1895. SI. 00 Per Year in Advance. SOUTHERN Published by' Request. ' AN ABLE ADDRESS. SUBJECT: "SELF -DEtTiECiATICNTHE BANE OF NORTH CAROLINA." No. 45. PereonCouhty Courier, ; aDllsned every Wednesday "by -WOELL BROS; eoxboro, n.c. I . v 'i TEEMS OV SUBSCSIFTlblf : One Copy One Year, .; , . IJOO One Copy Six Months, - "- 50 Cash invariably in advance. ' " " Attorney at Law, Roxboro, N. C. M.-os wherever liis set vices are reqniml. Ofiice in Farmers' ISank Cuildiug. , WIN'TKAD A. L. BKOOKs WINSTEAD & BROOKS, Attorneys at Law, Roxboro, N. C. IVoinpt attention to all profession ini .iness. Tractice. in tne State sad Federal Courts. . ..a... 0 Da. E- J. Tgci: GEON DENTIST; " upstairs in W. J. Johnson A EOXBORO. N. C. new ,. ' --riTON,- Roxboro, N. C. :. : - iT 'ioM-jnal ervi.'j to tbe peuple i 1 '.irrouuiSingcouutry. Hrnciice - f niO'.iU-ine. i;; i XIZET- 1832. . . ' Z : VIRGINIA FIRE A:D MAROE SIHaCEC0)1PAXY. richmond." Aib.ns 650,000 INSURES AGAINST ViHE AXD LIGHTNING luiiol.i roiniiany,u w more than tiaif aen ury sulvessfut vperation, has paid HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS in . .j?cs citizens of North Carolina luauea a -u - iimiile ami ""oncLsc policy, free ot petty r -irmtidr.s, ami liberal in its terms ana con- vv. H. PaLMES, President. ' i!. Mcc.VKTHY, Secretary. DMHIUES, District Agent, Milton, N. C. YARD Breeders of Thoroughbred Poultry. "None but the best," should be the aim of every one. Need we say more. "No more expensive blood ex- ists than flows in the veins of our fowls. The following are onr prize winners : Light and Dark Bramahs, BoS; Par triage and White Cochins, R. C. B.. S. C. B. and S. C. W. Leghorns, V Barred and White Ply. month Rocks, Black Langshans, Eng lish Red Cap, o.b. Hamburg, f Golden, White and Silver Wyandots, Black Minorca,'Hon dans, Indian Games, Pit Games, Imperial Pekin Ducks. bronze lurkeys, Toulouse Geese, iielgitim Hares. Fine birds for sale. Eggs "hi season, $2.00 a sitting of 13, except Indian Games, which are $3.00. These birds are unexcelled. Write for catalogue. A. & MRS. ANNIE E. JONES, Prop's, ROXBORO, N. C. PHILIPHOWARD&CO., PROPRIETORS OF THE BARGAIN STORE. -oo- JAS. W, BRANDON, barber SIbLO-p, ROXBORO. N. c. When you come to Roxboro, don't lurg Lmp I am always willing and readr. to accommodate my custom- PR, ami always keep up with the. latest styles. . W, H. B, NEWELL, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Do You Know inat we will sell you Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, etc., cheaper than anybody in Roxboro? Delivered by Rev. T. H. Ivcy, of Wilson, N. C. at too Roxboro Institute Commencement, June Gth, 1895. Self-depreciation and self-appreciation are two acts and qualities winch naturally belong to what we call normal humanity. Wh liv ose to the dust to' be without-the former; we live too close to .God to L. . ..v ... juc uunouc tne latter. These ft-d qualtk-s may coexist iu the same nature. They become virtnes, to the extent that they are rightly developed and in the degree that the underlying and embodied opinion quaurates with the reality." Undne self-depreciation and undue self appreciation are ugly perversions o -" 0.1,0 auu qualities, ine one has for its product a weak, aimless mertion ; the,other has for its prodncjt a tooiish inflation of pride. The former is incarnate in the timid shrinking, ambitionless individual whb is content with mediocrity in me larrner wbo is content with a held which supports f. bare existence in the lawyer who is satisfied with a second rate reputation; in the physi cian wno aspires to an ordinary prac tioe in the 'citizen who is content with being average: in short, in the one who complacently regards him self as a "hewer of wood and a drawer of water." The latter perversion spoken of is incarnate in the brag gart, tr?e bully, the dude, the "blow." Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. GovVReport World's FaiUn 1893 was mentioned. 1 fllflM hTAMA V i. ! ' M untie ircio uujeuiiious eurereu, - based upon the assumed poverty and insig- ninannce. t onr State. Thousands of North Carolinians at- Chicago dnring-he Exposition were almost atraut to visit the North Carolina section lest their sensibilities might be hurt by the insignificant display. They did noj know that the display of the Old North State excited the enthu siastic admiration of the whole Uhioa I well, Cleveland, Sevier, McDowell, une man standing m the iCalifonria Macon, Pender, Swairi, Badeer. Man section, in the presence ofhose mag-jgnm, Morehead, Pettigrew, and that nincenc apples, luscious apricots., and grand tribune of the DeonV Tfihnlnn pumpiaiia iiveet in meter, as B yanqe; and before them all the U J 1 r .TIT s . I V . . - r , - - uCaiu to say : . vv eii, i believe that Muse- of History will stand with MM &3OUJDTrEtiX PURE we can do as well in old. North Carov bowed head. tna.' If I -00- Do You Know That we handle Cloth ing and guarantee to save you money on anything in this line? -oo- Do You Know That we carry a full line of Heavy Groceries, such as Meal, Flour, Meat, Sugar, Coffee, etc- which we offer at the LOWEST PRICE. -oo- If you don't know all of the above to be true, Call at thj and let us convince you. PHILIP HOWARD & CO. McClure's -Magazine FOR 1895. Volum IVbeains December, 1894 A splendidly illustrated life of NAPOLEON, salesmen Wanted! tort a ges 10 8el1 oar Nurserv Rave f c. .J 5lu' c Wilt I sprins and Kali. n Uimpnan . w. . " lam. a PP'. rear, reacn, hent.iTu 11CS- 8Dade nd orna- trees, rosps of w u snpr;u UVJ" uia&c Ponsihin :r.v " e W1U 8e to re- rble in YdVUGd and take note pav- bontLg ' welve aud eighteen twelve Us for Wholeaalp nnVna A A- cjg i' i au- tiiehx Nursery Co., Feb 2Q Winchester, Tenn. Send your old clothing ttu a&KlS fi STEAM DYE WORKS, Raleigh, N. C.' antee to make them look - - a uttie monev. RADBURY l!'Vi?'l,a used nn V.."a8hi.1?'0n. D- used on ., " ""JLKwn. p. ln.;- ur rano8 lor P.G A 13-H ' ave-' W I? - Washington, D. C; the great feature of which will be SEVENTY-FIVE PORTRAITS of Napoleon, showing from youth to death; also portraits of his family and contemporaries and pictures of famous battlefields; in all nearly 200 f ICURES. Begins in November and runs through eight numbers. The ' Eight Napoleon Numbers, $100. TRUE DETECTIVE STORIES by authority from the archives of the pin(certon detective agency. Lincoln! and Pinkerton (Nov. 1894.); the Molly Maguires; Allan Pinker ton's Life; Stories of Capture, Train robbers, Forgers, Bank-robbers, etc. each complete in one issue, 1 2 jn all. SHdRT STORIES BY w:.D.Howt!H''A " Rudyard Kipling Consul Coyle - : . Clark Russell Robert Barr 'Octave Thanet BretHarte "'-Capt. King.' , Joel Chandler Karris and Matty Others. N DTE Di CONTRIBUTORS. HarioS jCravrtord U U Archdeacon Farrar Sir Robert Ball Archibald Forbes Prof. Drummond Thomas Hardy Send i three 2-cent stamps for a sample copy to the'pablishers. ; ; S. S. McUtURE. It'd, - v 80 Lafayett Placef New York were forced to clioose either, I would choose the latter. It is better to have what is called the "big head" than to be a cowardly and cringing Uriah Heep. The spirit of self- deprtciation in an individual is both the, prophecy and fulfillment of fail ure. It is the canker worm on the foliage of manhood and womanhood. In communities, it means stagnation and death. In commonwealths and nations, its influence is no less ruin ous. To the honest, intelligent mind, it is clearly evident that North Carolina as a btate has as its greatest enemy this spirit of self-depreciation .North Carolina has a remarkable climate. Her skies are as blue k Til TT i hjuoc ui iiaiy. ner sunsuine is as golden as that of France and Greece, Her heaven is never brazen. Plnviu empties his watery treasures on her bosom, giving an annual precipita tion double that of England and France, and distributing it so uni formly through the seasons, as that the gaunt figures of drouth and fam me never stalk in our midst. The average temperature is 59. While torrid heat quivers above the sun baked soil of more Southern lands and the ice-king holds in fetters of ice the Northern region, it is the privilege of the people of the Old North State to walk out into the crisp richness of a winter's morning to inhale the odor of roses and to greet the blue-eyed violet peeping up from its humble bed. There are fewer enemies lurking in the cham bers of our atmosphere than in the majority of the States. The mor tality is below the average. There are only two areas in the United States where consumption cannot thrive. One of these areas is in Nrth Carolina. Yet many North Carolinians speak of their climate as undesirable. They abuse 'the wear hex. They forget that within the ioundsof their State is the marriage altar of Summer and Winter that trom the auspicious union has and sprung a climatic maiden with the grac-: of a mountain lilv and the blush of the glowing peach. riM f i rt i i ne son or iortn Carolina is no less remarkable than the climate. It is the revelling ground of Ceres, Pomona and Plutus. In it grows every agricultural product found be tween the great lakes and the Gulf. Gaze upon some of the corn fields of the alluvial section and you will imagine that the valley of the Nile has changed. its location. Look upon some of those broad wheat fields of onr Dutch counties and you will come to the conclusion that Califor nia 'wheat growers may well look ix) their laurels. The total number of trees found iu the State is 112. There are twice as many shrubs. Every kjnd of oak tree and pine is found. The mountains aud the hills are Cov ered with a perfect wealth of cabinet woods. The oldest gold mine, and one of the richest, is found in Rowan county. The hills are filled with iron ore. In Iforth Carolina soil are found 180 kinds of minerals, and 20 kinds of gems. Yet yon can hear thousands within our borders speaking of our "poor soil" and the ineagreness of onr nat ural products When the propriety sinis appreciation, though This seldenroiflriv r ; " . . S -. I - r-fwuxivBIlllB JO OtCll -vx-.asaxit,, wM ue tpe rsnaaowot in our underestimating the ability of a maf iwV ! V.o '-m" 1J lxt i .. . J c - ' tt OI e nauve torn men of the State. It uepreciauon. i nere were not is a recognized fact that a book corn many hke him. i ing from the North or Engknd ig It is lamentingly said by those not more widely read by Southern neonl of us thatH"orth Carolina has no his- than a book coming from a Southern tory. This sneer, coming from them writer. Georte W. Cable Wl means nothing. But when it comes prov traitor to the land of his birth from our own people, e are aroused and move North before he had full to sorrowful indignatioiji. It is a sad success as an author. The fact isi fact that the spirit noti only of his- also recognized that a book coming, torical agnosticism, bni of historical U instance, from a Virginia or skepticism is abroad aniong us. We Georgia author is more widely read . . .. . . I? ....... I join our voices to tnose beyond our " JNOrtn Uarolina than a book com mine, yet the nails in his coffin came from Pittsburg. The coat in which he was buried came from New York, his pants from PhilftdPinhJn h', shoes from Boston, his shirt from Chicago, and all that his native State gave him was a hole in the ground. This scene is common in North Carolina. Other sections are sustained by her labor and bounty, while the dear old commonwealth is r1 a newer of wood and drawer nf water." She buys too much and sells to little. She narts with her bread only to receive a stone. Her farmers, for instance, buy their meat, because, as they say, it is cheaner to ao so than to raise hogs. They do not raise corn, because it is cheaper cney say. to buy at from the West. It is the 6ame way with wheat, hay ana other products. It seems that borders ; in 'denying the historical ing from a North Carolina writer. ! the great beneficent God of natnrs is - - - V I TTTl i- claims ot onr-public character and vvny us Don Miff, by a Virginia eveixts.VThere are thousands in our janthor, found in so many of the State who laugh at the assertion that libraries of onr State, while Sea Gift on May 20, 1775, American Inde-I y a North Carolina writer, is found pendence was declared at Charlotte. only Here and there. In no sense It is a fact of 'history that the battles can Sea Gift be classed in merit be- of King's Mountain and Guilford low Don Miff. Iti s nat'iral fm-iid f Court House really decided the Rev-1 depreciate our own men and women . . . ' i - - I -rrr olutionary contest and made America "e want men from other States to forever free. But thousands-in our teMur schools, and to nreach in midst would rather talk of Saratoga onr polpits. There is a town in and Yorktown.. Thousands of our North Carolina which was once filled sons and daughters have been taught witt professional men from another to give to Virginia the chief glory f State. They had charge of the col- that contest in which the raggtl, ieSei the high school, the church, hu ngry soldiers of the Southern Co l- and wielded a wonderful influence, federacy pitted0 themselves against which; could have been wielded by the splendidly equipped armies of the North, Carolinians, if they had been North. It is another fact of his- given the chance. tory that North Carolina was the The self-depreciative spirit is see-. bone and sinew of the war, making in our people's arraigning the patriot- one-fourth of the whole Southern ism of; the Old North State. Recent; ax-ixijr, auu iircniijg ucau uu uttttie-i jjuxiuctu eyenca ,nave QftnsiAfi ftq .y.. field aad in the hospital a greater Iterance of sehtiments which are not number than was left by any other complimentary to the patriotism of State of the Confederacy. our State. We forget that a party Several years ago I had an idea 13 the j last- place where we should that our womanhood alone is suf- 1 fr patriotism and that party ficieut to rescue our State from the defeat does not mean an obliteration historical waste-basket. I wrote to of patriotic principles, a North Carolina woman, who had That this spirit of self-depreciation herself written a history, and re- is rife among us is clear. That it is a, quested her to give me some facts to misfortune is equally clear. substantiate my claim. Her reply! Onef of the evils it has brought kind and. courteous, but very I among us is that of emigration. . Im- was unsatisfactory. She said our North migration is one of the great evils of Carolina womanhood had been and lour Republic. - It is destroying the is now an. insignificant factor id ! homogeneity of our American people. North Carolina history. I doubted It brings about a miscegenation of the truth of her assertion, though opposite ideas and principles, which made in perfect sincerity. I scanned is a great strain upon Republican in- the long years reaching from the stitutions. But immigration is not time when little Virginia Dare first the bane of the Old North State. It opened her eyes on the swelling bosom is emigration. Her sons and daugh- of Albemarle Sound up to the time ters leave her. North Carolina is the when the ragged Confederate soldier great hot-bed from which the richest came back to his land of graves and growth of other States has been taken, blackened chimneys, and I saw at We fin& onr State papers filled with every stage an inspiring vision of references to men born within our sweet, brave womanhood. I found I borders who have become great in that the women of Edenton emptied other States. Take up the Nashville English tea into the harbor before) Christian Advoeate, which circulates the idea had entered the minds of ' throughout the whole South. Look the men of Boston. I found that the women of Mecklenburg county, in discarding and ignoring the young men who were in sympathy with the Euglish crown, really declared Amer ican independence, before the im mortal signers assembled in Char- otte on May 20, 1775. I- saw in Mrs. Steele, of, Salisbury, who re stored the fainting spirit and the de pleted exchecquer of Qeu. Greene,-a woman worthy to stand with Flora McDonald, Molly Stark, or that mythical character who shook the Union flag in the face of Jackson's men as they thundered through the treels of Fredericktown. I found that the first white woman to set foot on Kentucky's bloody soil was from North Carolina and was the wife of that intrepid pioneer, Daniel Boone. saw in the noble, wives of Wiley Jones, Allen Jones, Nicholas Long, John Ashe and many others, women who shone aabright in "ithe circles of refinement and learning as did the, famous Frenchwomen, in the salons of Versailles and. Fontainebleau. 1 bund that the courage of the women of old - Sparta was more han r re produced in our women during our ate war, who at home engaged in harder contests : and gained greater victories than fathers, husbands and sons met on the 'ensanguined field. Let no one say that we have no his torical jwpmahhood. - Let no one say that we have no men of history. at the obituary page and you will be surprised at the number of the dead who came from North Carolina. They have gone out from among us simply; because of the depreciation of the advantages of the State. Is this emigration an evil ? Ask the mother who is dependent upon her sons for a living, if it matters if some of those sons lie down and die. Ask the gen eral about to storm the fort, if it matters if many of his soldiers be removed. Ask the star-besprinkled sky if any of its glory would be lost if half of the stars were blotted out. No. North Carolina mourns her absent! children. She raises her plaintive voice and begs them not to undervalue and misunderstand her any longer. She promises that here the skies will wear as bright a smile, that the breeze will make as sweet a music,? f hat prosperity will lend as helping a handas anywhere in all the wide world. Our commercial dependence is another result of this widespread spirit of self depreciation. This commercial dependence is the galling chain which binds North Carolina as a modern Prometheus to the rock of poverty , and obscurity. Who has not been struck with that picture drawn by Henry W. Grady - of the funeral of a man -in Pickens, Co., Georgia? The man was buried in the midst of a marble quarry, yet the tombstone at the head of his- graye was brought from Vermont , They Call bp our illustrious dead, honor ing with their ashes our beloved soil buried him where the yellow -pines t-m xv. ,xr; x x xi.-'-. x: 1.: ' t. ii.L ..n: . i. . xuxxx Luc xxixfuxxiibixx x aixi px u) - tu me. werccuBSJxig iiigu uieir same plumes, ocean sands. Uall up Cornelius yet his comn, was brought from Cin- of having a j State display at the Harnett, John Ashe, Richard Cas- cinnatu His grave was near an iron t. aching the people of North Caro lina an object lesson. ""Why has He given us such a rich and varied soil? He gave it that cotton might pile her drifting snows above it; that long serried ranks of rustling corn might flaunt their green banners over it: that great yellow seas of rippling wheat might regale it with the music of its tides; that thrank lush grass might carpet it with green- A. 1 1 H -- ... tnac menow blushing fruit sweetened by the morning dew might look down upon it all to pour their treasures at the feet of a busy, independent people. Why has the same beneficent God given us such a surplus of for esiry, nuea our hills with coal, and given our creeks and rivers such an energy of flow? He gave it all in order that machinery might send its music through .onrT,,boTdem.Mid f 6 coci and wWU our ore, wool and hides, and hen dreds of other products, might send the currents of commercial energy rusnmg tnrough our State to. fill the reservoir of onr prosperity. This spirit of self-depreciation has brought about the. literary pov erty of North Carolina. Our liter ary poverty does not spring from any inability of our pi ople to write books, but from their unwillingness to make the attempt This unwilling ness is based upon the knowledge that our people do not appreciate home talent enough to. read home literature. Hence our literature has died in the bud, when refreshing dews of recognition might have brought about an efflorescence. To this spirit of self -depreciation is due the existence of low ideals of life among our young manhood and womanhood. We have as noble a youth as ever gave bone and sinew to a State; youth with strong bodies, keen vigorous minds, and hearts as stannch as our mountain oaks. Thonsands are" transmuting the won derful posibilities into golden reali ties. But as we raze at the great throngs of young men and women in our towns and rural communities, we see Bunyan's man with the muck rake ever looking down. They seek the living among the dead. Ask them what patriotism is and they will tell you that patriotism is dead. Ask them what statesmanship is and they will tell you that it is political success. They say wealth is the accumulation of dollars and cents, that nobility is blue blood and free dom from manual toil; that character is nothing; that life is nothing but a primrose path of pleasure. Well may the Old North State exclaim : A time like this be a great injust3cjeto the noblest people in the world. Many' causes may be given of the existence-of thl spirit so deadly in its influence.- But he p-irent cause is ignorance: Ours is ignorant State. The time for bring ing forth facts tojrovelhis ha3 passed away, a otate:with over a million of people, so many of whom are un able to read and write; a State which gives less than 50, cents per : capita for the cause of. public education: a State in so many of whose counties tbere is not a single- high school: a outte in many sections of which edn cation ls rioTiled, 'and the 'educated man considered a fool-must be a State of ignoraricev The time, too, is past tor one to consume time in prov ing that ignorance is a curse. In its dark brood is found the spirit of self-depreciation. An ignorant man is a slave. bJavery must always cringe and bow its head. Pupils of Roxboro Institute, there is a great work before you. You have entered into a contest in which you are to win grander victories than your fathers won on -the field of crimson -war. You are to fight not "with flesh and blood" but with ene mies of intelligence, truth, freedom and religion. You are to' grapple witn tne great enemy self-deprecia em . ST ,-. TAKE AYER'S the Only Sarsaparilla AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. IT LEADS ALL OTHER BLOOD rraiB'" 1 C. H. Hunter Can be found at Old Stand - "v .- . - ; With a complete line of ttOCHBMIEg Both Heavy and Fancy. tion and conquer it You come from RHrmcf QVirx ni a fighting ancestry. Your fore- Ofl0eS.' OHOes! ShOOS fathers charged with the lovers nf civil and religious freedom on j-,h plains of England and France, They faced poverty and death in me wiiaerness ot tne New World. They poured their blood on the Altar of Freedom in Revolutionary days. The banner that was carried farthest into the fire of Gettysburg was in their hands. Be it vours to "anit yourselves like men" in the new and and nobler contest in behalf of your native State. Be it yours to exalt her home life bv consecrating ita altars to Christ Be it yours to exalt her social life by sweeping from it all sham and rottenness. Be it yours to exalt her educational life. by honoring the school-house. Be it yours to exalt her commercial life oy iostering a spirit of independence. Foreign and Domestic Fruits Confectioneries! Prince Albert SALT. Cigars. Tobacco anSnuff. Come and see J J Wn mm mmmmi.. mm uu ni ni nn ?hick 1 Wr wy many friends for nist - i v tion &tSi the TfWHno T '. ATgi 2l - - 0 "r j i itmaratoexjt lier .pirituillite, Higkeil pri. S for Km Chl.k.' book which is filled with the wisdom o,the.ageji. andj5yhicfesi :'3 tion during the fieetine veara. plete her uncompleted monuments. sing her unsung songs, accomplish nerunaccompnea Tnnx)geg: sSrat BIG IKE. l t jwtt-uin, oc, u liaxxu. of -Sea. you may turn to old North Carolina and exclaim with patriotic pride, one is my motneri ' God give us men demands Strong minds, great hearts, and ready hands; s Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; ! . Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who hwe honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a dema gogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking Tall men, , sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private think ing. To leave the discussion of the sub ject at this juncture would be an act of great injustice to the occasion. I would be untrue to my mission if I should fail to ask -this important question Why does this spirit of self -depreciation characterize the Old North State? .We cannot locate its origin in the fundamental character of our people. . " Such location would SIMMONSN 7T General Merchants,; Roxboro, N. O. We are daily receiving and opening au unureiy regulator7 Are you takiner Simmoh-3 Liver Reg- ciiATOB, the "King of Liver Medi cines?" That is what-our readers want and nothing but that It is the same old friend to which the old folks pinned their faith and were never dis appointed. But another good recom mendation for it is, that it is better than Pizxs, never gripes never weak ens, out works in such an easy and natural way, just like nature itself, that rener comes quick and sure, and one feels new all over. It never fails. Everybody needs take a liver remedy. and everyone should take only Sim mons Liver Regulator- Be sure you get it. The Bed Z is on the wrapper. J. II. Zeilia & Co., Philadelphia. Fertilizers! Fertilizers!! Look to Tour interests, and buy the following High Grade Fertilizers for both Tobacco and Corn : Ober's Special for Tobacco, Star Brand, Star Brand Special for Tobacco, Anchor Brand, British Mixture, Sea Fowl Slaughter House -; Bone; Slaughter House Bone Spe cial for Tobacco, v Baugh's Raw Bone, Old Dominion, Farmers Friend High , - Grade, Double Bone V Phosphate for . .'Corn. . . Use any of the above brands, and you -will make no mistake. : Large quantities kept on hand and stored in large room cut off for the purpose in basement . of Pioneer Warehouse. Very convenient and no trouble to load. Special prices in car load lots. J. A. LONG. NEW I m - ioi ..uienerat -merchandise consisting in part of -Dry-Goods, Notions, v - Shoes, - Groceries, &c. which we promise our friends and customers will be sold as low as same goods can be bought anywhere. fcF'When you come to town with chickens, eggs, butter, wheat, corn &c, come to see us. George T. Thaxton and Georg Garrett will show you every atten tion desired and sell you goods as cheap as anybody. Examine our new goods before buying. Very respectfully, M. H. Garrett & Co. In Webb building, next door to W. R. Hambrick & Co. 9 12 8 THE Applicants for Membership v IN THE Person County Branch , OF THE - FARMERS' MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH CAROLINA, Met in Convention at the Court House, on Saturday, Mar 18th. 1895. and effected a permanent organiza tion; Ivfr.J. S. C. Carpenter, the State Agent, made a brief explanation of the plan and stated the objectlif the meeting and the necessary steps in cident to effecting a large and per manent Branch. THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS WERE NOMINATED AND ' DUEY ELECTED: THOS. Wl PASS,. President. N. L. WAGSTAFP. Senrntarv nf Treasurer. J OHN R. SIMS. SuDervisor Rox boro Township. Q- W. MOORE. Sunervisor Plat Eiver Township. JOHN E. HARRIS. Snnrvlnr Bushy Fork TownshiD. . - H. D. FOUSHEE. Sunervinor OHv HiU Township. E.'T. MOONET, Supervisor Allens ville Township. - . - -. B. A. WILLIAMS. Supervisor Cnn- - Ingham's Township. v 0 H. ; MITOHELL. Snrrvir Woodsdale Township. - ' E:B. READE, Supervisor Mt. Tir tah Township. - S. P. GEJNxRY. Supervisor Hollo.- way's Township. - . ' . J. H. 'JOHNSON, . . andD.E. CLAPP, lfayl-8m - Local Agents.' . -- it -3;