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The Courier. Filtered according to Postal Regu lati - ns, at the Fostoffice, in Roxboro N. C. as second-class matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY Bl UOBLL BROS,, Prop's. Trhe Editors ar in do wise responsible for Views expressed by correspondents. SUBSCRIPTION TEHSis copy, one your. 1 copy, sis months. - $1.00 50 ADVERTISING RATES : One column lycar $30.00; One-halt col umn 1 year $-10.00; One-quarter col umn 1 year 2.3.00. Transient Advertisements : One inch 1 week $1; 2 weeks ?1.50; 1 month $2. Two inches 1 weekl.yv; 2 weoks 2 1 mouth $'3. Four inches 1 week $2; 2 weeks $2.50, 1 month V .30. Advertisements inserted on Local pnsc a-; reading items, 5 cents per lino Ur 'lacii insertion. ROXBOEO, N. C, Dec. 24, 1805. "therc "will he m war. Dnrii-g the 'past week much ex citeincnt has fc'.x-n caused by the ru mors of war on liccouut of the Presi dent's message fur.tri on the Venezuelan controversy. The Presi dent asked that (.'o.ipvss passu bill authorizing the President to appoint a commission to locate this disputed boundary line !-.!v.n Venwnela and England, and vhvn (his v. as done to maintain their position. It should be remembered that the President did not take this step until England had refused to arbitrate the disput ed line. We do not recollect to have ever seen a message from a President to Congress received with snch unani mity as this was, his request was unanimously granted in both branches of Congress, and the speeches which were made were full cf patriotism, and praise for the President in his bold stand. These speeches were not confined to party affiliation. The bill authorizing appointment of a commission and appropriating a sum sufficient to meet the expenses of the commission has been made a law, and the Presi dent will appoint a level headed unci patriotic commission who will settle this disputed question without war. In his message the President as sumed that Great Britain, in her boundary dispute with Venezuela, had deliberately assailed the Jlonroe doctrine and forcibly robbed an American State cf a vast extent of territory which rightfully belonged to it. Xovv' the r.lonroe doctrine is and has been for many years a great principle with our government, and the President thinking this had been violated took the ositioi; he did. inougu appearances tronglv cor- roborate this viev been established, and until it has been established there is no dispute between this country and Great Britian, and for this reason the President asked for the commission. If the decision of the commis sion to be appointed by the Presi dent, shall after investigating pro nounce that England has infringed upon Americau interests, then there will open a field, not necessary for war, but for skillful and patient diplomacy. Every one is agreed that it is not to our interests to fight inglauu, nor is it to her interests to fight us. Ytith this common desire for peace as a foundation to work on, we believe our State Department will find an honorable and peceful solu tion for existing complication. THAT LAST MESSAGE. Last Friday the President sent another message to Congress. This time it was on the necessity of Con gress adopting a measure for the re lief of the treasury of the United States. The President says the country is on the verge cf another panic, all efforts of the executive have failed to keep the gold reserve in tact, it is now being withdrawn from the treas ury at an extensive rate. After out lining the alarming situation the President insists on Congress not to adjonrn for the holidays while the credit of the country is in such a perilous condition. Congress will probably heed Mr. Cleveland's suggestion and not ad. iourn for two weeks as was first de cided od, but will at once settle down to the consideration of th financial conditioBuof our country. While-there are many people who , differ with the President as to the means by "which a better system of finance is to be inaugurated, vet ev eryone must agree with him that "the real and sensible cure for our recurring troubles can only be ef fected by a complete change in our financiaPficheme." . The great oupstion is wl-iaf oV,r 7 o x - ipjj " uwu uuauc shall be made? We hope Congress . will be enabled to solve the problem and give the country a financial measure that will meet every emer gency. ' Gold Reserve, $68,841,950. Washington, D. C, Dec. 21. At the close of business to-day the Treasury gold reserve stood, with all withdrawals out, at $68,841,950. APPEAL TO CONGRESS. The President Asks it not to Adjourn for the Holidays Without Doing Something. Washington, Dec. 20. President Cleveland sent the following speciil message to Congress late this after noon: To the Congress: In my last annual message the evils of our present financial system were plainly pointed out and the causes and means of the depletion of government gold were explained. It was therein stated that after all the efforts that had been made by the executive branch of the government to protect our gold reserve by the issuance of bonds amounting to more than $162,000,000, such reserve then amounted to but little more than $: 9,000,000, that about $16,000,000 h.-id been withdrawn from such re serve during the month next pre vious to the date of that message and that quite large withdrawals for shipment in the immediate future were predicted. The contingency then feared has reached us and the withdrawals of gold since the communication re ferred to, and others that appear in evitable, threaten such a depletion in our government gold reserve as brings us face to face with the necessity of further action for its protection. This condition is intensified by the prevalence in certain quarters of sud den and unusual apprehension and timidity iu business circles. We are in the midst of another season of perplexity caused by our dangerous and fatuous financial operations These may be expected to recur with certainty as long as there is no amendment in ourr financial system. If in this particular instance our predicament is at all influenced by a decent insistance upon the position we should occupy in our relation to certain questions concerning our for eign policy, this furnishes a signal and impressive warning that even the patriotic sentiment of our people is not an adequate substitute for a sound finnaucial policy. Of course there can be no doubts in any thoughtful mind a3 to the complete-solvency of our nation nor can there, be auy just apprehension that the American people will be satisfied with less than an honest payment of our public obligations in the recognized money of the world. We should not overlook the fact, however, that aroused fear is unrea soning and must be taken into ac count in all efforts to avert public loss and the sacrifice of our people's inters-si. The real and sensible cure for our recurring troubles can only be affect ed by a complete change in our financial scheme. Tending that, the executive branch of the government will not relax its efforts nor abandon its determination to use every means within its reach to maintain before the world American credit, nor will there be any hesitation in accepting its confidence in the resources of our country and the constant patriotism of our people. In view, however, of the peculiar situation now confronting us, I have ventured to herein express the earn est hope that the Congress, in default of the inauguration of a better sys tem of finance, will not take recess from its labors before it has by legis lative enactment or declaration done something, not only to remind those apprehensive among our people that the resources of this government and scrupulous regard for honest deal ing affords a sure guarantee of unques tioned safety and soundness but to reassure the world that, with these factors and the tatriotism of our x ( citizens, the ability and determina tion of our nation to meet m any circumstances every obligation it in curs do not admit of question. I ask at the hands of the Congress such prompt aid a$ it alone has the i j power to feive to prevent, in a time oi fear and apprehension, any sacrifice of the people s interest and the pub lic funds, or tne impairment of our public credit, in an effort by execu tive action to relieve the dangers of the present emergency. (Signed) Groveb Cleveland. Executive Mansion. The Republican Plan. Washington, Dec. 21. A state ment was made this morning by a very prominent Senator standing close to SpeakerReed that the Re publican plan has been agreed upon. The House will refuse to agree to the Senate amendment to the holiday re cess resolution and both bodies will necessarily be kept in session. The President in his message says he needs money. The Repuolicans will give it to him. The committee on ways and means, announced tn. day, will begin at once the work of constructing a reyenue bill that will furnish funds to meet the expenses of the government, English imports will be hit hard and mcney, through this method, the Republicans say, will be plenty. The bill will, it is said, be considered by the ways and means committee during the holidays and it will mak.9 little difference whether or not the House has a quorum. The bill will be passed in the House as speedily as possible and sent to the Senate. The Repub licans profess to believe that the President will sign it, and there are Democratic Senators who declare they will vote for such a bill before they will vcte for bonds. WILL THERE BE WART Though the controversy between the United States and Great Britain, growing out of the Venezuelan boun dary dispute, has assumed a decided ly warlike attitude, it is not likely that these two great powers, will go to actual war. The general impres sion seems to be that there will yet be a peaceful solution of the diffi culty. Great Britain will undoubt edly arbitrate at the proper time. Taking this view of the situation, the Atlanta Constitution indulges in the following very sensible talk: "John Bull is no fool. A war wi' h the United States would change the face of things, so far as the British are concerned. Russia would seize Constantinople, other things would happen, and the beef-steak eaters would have a hard time of it altogether. No; John is not going to war with the United States." Serious as is the situation, we do not believe these two great peoples, common in origiu, language, laws and customs foremost in the march of civilization and mightiest of all nations will, in the broad light of the 19th century, fight over a beg garly plot of land in which, it has been said, there is not room enough to bury the slain. The Senate did right Thursday in postponing action on this matter, The masses of the people do not want war, and most reluctantly will support a war waged over interests so remote from our own. They will support their government, but they will demand that it proceed slowly and make every sacrifice for peace consistent with an enlightened sense of national dignity. But let it be understood, once for all, that this govornment has firmly set up the time-honored contention that the extension of European sovereighty in the two Americans cannot be tolerated by the United States, and that, therefore, claims to territory in this hemisphere advanced by auy European nation, which are disputed, must be submitted to ar bit-ration. If Great Britain contin ues to scoff at this doctrine and still firmly refuses to submit her claims to arbitration then there will un doubtedly be war ; fir as Mr. Cleve land said in his message, "there is no calamity which a great nation can iuyite which equals that which fol lows a supine submission to wrong and injustice and consequent loss of national self-respect and honor be neath .vhich is shielded and defended a people's safety and greatness." The British government has made a mistake. It ha3 failed to under stand the deep resentment which is felt by most of our psople at the aggressive and overbearing policy of colonial acquisition which it has so long pursued. It now owes to the peace of the civilized world a com promise of its dispute with a weak and defenseless nation. A war such as this quarrel contemplates would be the greatest calamity to civilization of the century, if not the Christian era. News and. Observer. A DEMOCRAT OF COURSE. It was a Northern Democrat of course it was who introduced in the Senat?, Wednesday, a proposition to repeal the law which provides that no person who held a commis sion in the army or navy of the United States at the beginning of the civil war, and who afterwards served in any capacity, in the mili tary, naval or civil service of the Confederate States, shall be ap pointed to any position in the army or navy of the United States. And equally of course it was a Northern Republican who opposed its immedi ate consideration. The Democrat was Mr. Hill, of New York ; the Re publican, Mr. Piatt, of Connecticut. Whenever since the war a voice from North of Mason and Dixon's line has been lifted in Congress in defence of or in plea for the South, it has been the voice of a Democrat. What wonder that the South is Democratic seeing that the duly friends it has in the North are Democrats! Char lotte Observer. Catarrh in the Head Is due to impure blood and cannot be cured with local applications. Hood's Sarsaparilla has cured hun dreds of cases of catarrh becanse it purifies the blood and in this way re moves the cause of the disease. It also builds up the system and ' pre vents attacks of pneumonia, diph theria and typhoid fever. HOOD'S PILLS become the favor ite cathartic with every one who tries them. 25c. The Seaboard Withdraws. Monroe, N. C, Dec. 20. The sixty days' notice required for with drawal from the Southern States Freight Association was served upon that organization to-day by the Sea board Air Line in a letter to Com missioner Haines stating plainly their reasons for withdrawing. Signed by the Vice-President. Washington, D. C, December 21. The Vice-President has announced his signature to the Venezuelan com mission bill. It now goes to the President for his approval. .What Congress Ought to Do. Congress ought, before Christmas, to levy a tax on beer ; provide a con stitutional method of taxing incomes; out down all extravagant appropria tions (and there are many;) repeal the tax on the circulation of State banks; retire the Treasury notes and admit the free coinage of siver to the place of the paper currency thus retired; require the Secretary . of the Treasury to pay all "coin" obliga tions, half in gold and half in silver, give the President free authority in the Venezuelan matter and then go home. News and Observer. Mr. Ira T. Wetmore," a prominent real estate agent of San Angelo, Tex., has used Chamberlains Colic, Cholera and Diarhan Remedy in his family for several years as ocoassion re quired, and always with perfect suc cess. He says : '-I find it a perfect cure for our baby when troubled with colic or dysentery. J now feel that my outfit is not complete without a bottle of this Remedy at home or on a trip away from home. For sale by W. R. Hambrick & Co., Druggists. Killed Her Little Sister. The News learns that a little eight year-old daughter of Mrs. Richard son, a widow woman, who lives near Scottville. Wilkes county, was killed last week. It seems that she and her sister, who is 18 years old, were playing when the latter picked up a gun and said, "I believe I'll kill you," and snapped the gun once or twice, then pointed it at her little sister and snapped it again. This time it was discharged and the little one was killed almost instantly. The Greetboro Patriot last week got out a special tobacco edition which was profusely illustrated and altogether a creditable issue. 50 HORSES FOB SALE AT AUCTIOTO -AT- Roxboro, II. C, MONDAY, JAN. 4, 11 O'CLOCK A. f.li -AT- Liitber Tbomas' LIVERY STABLE. In this lot will be found 20 nice Kentucky Horses ! There will positively be no by-bidding! Now is the time to secure a bargain. Respectfully, C. M. HARDEN, J. T. WATTS. Durham, N. C. NOTICE OF SALE. By virtue of a mortgage deed exe cutes to meDyifi.M. Walker and K. A. Walker and wife, on Anril 15. 1893, of record in the Register's office of Person county, in Book M. M., on page 76, 1 shall on Saturday. January 25, 1896, at the court house door in Koxboro sell to the highest cash bid der the interest of R. A. Walker in and to that part of the old Reade Ho tel lot, In the town of Roxboro. sit uate on Main street and the public square, which now belongs to the Dowdy Hotel lot, containing about one-half of one acre, according to a late survey by J. J. Lansdell, a plat oi wnicn will be shown at sale. This December 23, 1895. W. P. Yancey, Mortgagee. W. W. Kitchin, Attorney. pany in the world is the LIVERPOOL a UTTv T v T r- -T A -m.-!"-. y t rvn Thft nftTfc hiccnRt in tho POViT. Both of these are foreign corpora tions. Thfi Ytifrcraaf AmariffllTl T?i .a TWar... ance Companies are- the following- auu iii oruer namea, Deginning with the largest: JETNA, HARTFORD, INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA, HOME DF NEW YORK. The two most popular Southern companies in XNortn Carolina last year were the NORTH CAROLINA HOME, VIRGINIA FIRE AND MARINE. Every Fire Insurance Company I represent has been in antivn tion over a quarter of a century. Tne Fidelity and Casualty Co. of N. Y, The Fidelity Deposit Co. of Baltimore, are the largest companies in th which issue surety bonds of all kinds. mciuumg Donas oi contractors, pm cers and emnlovAAa nf 'hn.nlra -. tors, administrators. cnnrrHaria tees, receivers, assignees, distillers, collectors oi customs ana internal revenue, gangers, store-keepers, and officials of States, eitian Also personal accident, plate glassj uouer, eievator employees, landlord and common carrier liability. I represent all tha sTwim' frkmrta fl ies, and in addition represent the wamiitttiMi umujM, oi London, and a half dozen other companies which write insnranp.fi Rcainat does and wind storms. Also the best life companies In existence. ' Call at my office, over Lukin & Long's Hardware Store. v BISDBACE R. E. LONG. A flerry -AND IS THE HONEST WISH OF ' XHUNT, PAYLOR 5 CO. Eoxboro, .N. C, Dec. 24, '95. To our friends, one and all, who have so kindly patronized us dur ing our connection with the FARMER we return thanks in the most cor dial manner, and earnestly wish for them the choicest blessings that can be had. May the year 1896 hold for them nothing but what will bring good cheer and comfort. It is an old saying that "if we wish to be happy all the year round BEGIN RlGHT, and to do this we advise you all to sell with The Farmers', where close atten tion to business in every way is promised you. Again allow us to thank you for the very liberal patronage we have recieved the FARMERS and promise to do our very best to make the year of 1896 the most prosperous one sell with us. Your friends, HUNT, PAYLOR & CO. ermann -- We are never caught napping, display our Fall line of Dry H! and we are always headquarters for Do you know what it meant by buying early this year? A saving of about We were the first to visit year. -Come to us and profit by our thoughtfulness Tour Friends, BERMANN ft GOODFRIEND. The next session JNew and Commodious Build ing Sept. 25th. Board, including furnished per month. Fuel - - Washing, - - Incidental Fee - Tuition from - Instrumental Music All noble young men dially invited to attend. 4. a. A- oo- S' WAREHOUSE. since we opened WAREHOUSE of your life if you DO UUUD Goodfriend, , N. C. oo - e are the first U and onions,. a n ots and oes. and w m rocori3 25 per cent, alone on Shoes. the Northern markets this nsixtxzte will open in our rooms and lights, $6.50 - .50 ner mnrith - . .70 - JJO "session. &1.50 to $2:75 T)er month. - - .3 00 " and VOUn? wnmp.n nro .nni. Correspondence solicired. am AM, Principal, Bethel Hill, N. C. Dora Get : Right now wejire ready Jwith an immense assortment of The articles you want at the prices you like are all included in our splendid line of Fancy Goods, Novelties, Toilet Articles, &c. We offer a greaj; variety of appropriate presents for ladies, gentlemen and children. Full of New Novelties and pleasing at tractions, we are glad to welcome visitors, pleased to show our goods and ready to make close prices to all. Don't fail to visit our Drug Store and see our stock. W are strictly "in it" for Confectionaries, Fruits, etc. The nicest line ever in the ( 'ounty. W. R. HAMBRICK SCO. -T fm m mm r-n,iioa im mi 0 c oi n m e n p Philip Howard & Co. Have moved into the store formerly occupied by Lukin & Long as a Hardware store, and are display ing a full line of General Merchandise. We have remodeled, painted and cleaned up gen erally, and are showing the MostDes and Low Stock that can be found. SAVERS and you will be light if you do not see or your hard earned Come to us, we will help you save them if you buy Dry-Goods, Notions, Hats. ClothineSh &c, from the BARGAIN PHI LIP HOWARD 6V CO. Remember the place. Hardware Drugstore. Ireensboro GREENSBORO N. C. All the latest novelties in Friiifs A rrWA less and Seedless Apple.Trees, 50 . wmuus weens Doro" June Jfeach, fanest early peach ever introduced, $1.00 each. ... . Finest herd of Hosts in the Smith T pains to aret the best. PiVs 1 n $20 trio. ' Finest lot of Shade and Ornamental Trees in the South. w nie ior catalogue and prices. JOHN A. YOUNG , Owner and Proprietor. Left! irabli We have some MONEY very much in your own goods before Darting with STORE. Ml ranes IIU P -00- cents each while supply lasts. wW nld asi n - T' v r -