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" PuMiilied by Eoanoke Publishing Oo. -tor god, for coumtry axd ion tbutb." w. ixbtcuk xusboit, kditob.. VOL. IV. : PLYMOUTH, N ft, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 1893. 36, ' .. .. . . . .. . .... - . ... . ,. - ..... ... ...... ..... ... . , i PITT MARKET REPORT.: V 1 CORBECTED WEEKLY BY HORNTHAL & BRO-, tmmn m ninra . AND DEALKBS IN General Merchandise, PLYMOUTH, N. 0. , --0-0-0 - 43. R. Sides per . lb fsholdero Bacon -Hants B. C, . ' Perk per barrel .Lard refined JTleur. per barrel, Hungarian - Winter King W. I. Molasses, per gal., firrvD " " J2J 14 18 420 00 11 $5.50 4.50 ; 35 80 6 . ' a 85 l?i to 15 20 & 2ft 30 20 20 to 80 8 . SO to 40 granulated Sugar, per lb Light brown " " Batter ti ." it -i Chess Green Coffee . Boosted Coffee Eggs per doa., -Tobacco, per lb . Jehot . " " na Powder ' " al Oil White.Safety 150, per gal, 15 " " Red 0.. pureal.. 18 Apple Vinegar - ' . aft Bee's-Wax, per lb 20 5 4 " ' - 9 " 3 . ' - 80 per JfUS., new 0 .t ti go i 50 I. ' 6.) ' ". '- 75 " " 50 to 55 OalleW. . " Bides,'; flint," " Green " " Salted jBalt, per sack . . Cent, Veal, Jeas, blaek " black eye Peanuts 3etta per lb Ji I 8 Clifford BlacTcman A Boston Doy's Eyesight Saved-Perhaps His Llfo By Hood's Sarsa par Hla Blood Pol ' 6oned by Canker. : Bead the following from a grateful mothers . "'My little boy had Scarlet Fever when 4 years old, and It left him very weak and with blood pp Inflamed that hla. sufferings were intense and. jor seven weeks lie Could Not Open His Eyes, I took him twice during that time to the Eye and Ear Infirmary on Ckarles street, but their remedUe&JCailed to do him the faintest shadow of good. I commenced giving him Hood's Sarsaparllla and It soon cured him. I have rever doubted that it tared his ihi, even f mot him very life. Yon may use this tes timonial in any way von choose. I am always ready to sound the prai.se of - - Hood's Sarsaparilla r because of the wonderful good It dld"jny son, Abbie F. Blackman, 2888 Waalipgton St," Boston, Mass. Get HOOD'S, HOOD'S PlH-8 are hand made, and are pen feet in composition, proportion and appearance. NEW BARBEll "SHOP. Having pend a firrt-class barter shop In Plymwuth, I solicit tho patronage of my Id friends and the public generally. , I Lave several years experience and shall exert myself to please my patrons. ftif e me a trial, liespeetfully. . Bbooks Williamson. - J. IfAUUiS'iT, - ffHDER TAKER. I am now prepared to furnish the pnb'.ic with Coffins from the finest t the cheapest I am also prepared to make Apple mills, and to do general repair work en farming jmplemsntp, and make a. specialty of . STOCKING and REPAIRING OTJKB, &C-. and at prices that defy competition. Yours truly, J. N. PADGETT, . At the residence of Thos. Long. Jy 82-6m. SUBSCRIBE TO THE STATE CHRONICLE, IULEIGU. . t DAILY AND WEEKLY. Latest Telegraphic news from all parts of the world. (By United Press and Spe cial Wjre.) lias the largest daily circulation in the State...- ' lias more State correspondents than any other daily in the State. Twtlve Months.. $0.00 Six Months 3.00 Three Months, . . . .......... 1-50 -Weekly, $1,25 per year, in clubs of five ox over $'t.0o. T. R. JERPJIOAN, Ed(tor. R. W. LiTCiiKonu, Kaunjer. ') IF WE KlffEW. If we knew what forme were fsintieg For the skade that we should flint;, If we knew what lips were parcklng Per the water we could bring, We vrenld haste with ager footsteps, We would work with williuf hands, Bearing cup ef coeliug water, Plauiiag rows of shadiug palms. If we knew when fria3s around as Cloe!y press to say geod by," Which ameng the lips that kiss us,' First ekould 'atatk the daisies lie. We would clasp ear arms around them, . Looking on ibru tkreugk enr tsars ; Tsnder words of lev eteraal .. We weuld whisper in tkeir ears. - If we knew what liyes were darkentd By some thoughtless word of er, . Which bad ever laid among them ; Like Ike frest ameng the flevrers,. Oh 1 with what sincere mpentings. -.. With what anguish of regret, While eur eyes were oveifljing, ; We wuld say, "FergiTe ! Porgetl't If we knew, alas, and do we . Ever oare to seek or know, VThethet bitter herbs or flowers In our neighbor's gardes grow ' God forgive ns I lest hereafter Our hearts break to hear him tay : v Careless child. I do not know you ; ' From my presence flee away, ; . teBJSBSSaraBBBSnHnHRBB ; WANTED A SENSA T10K. "I wonder if I am iver to hare a ensation like other; people 1 Tho theatres are full of sensations and so are books, but I am exactly like one of Howell's heroines ; i do nothing but cut and tie my bonnet-strings, varied by s buttoning my gloves ; of conrse one must wear gloves. ' Miss BIfukiusop wa smakine io -Dearest" and "Dearest" was Sophia Higginbothem. bhe and Mis lilen kinsop were coming home from tho matinee one ios:ev aiternoon. . "Dear, if I had your bonbons and your check-book ana your rosjs 1 wouldn't be sighing for a sensation," Sophia answered, ? 'All the eamo I gst desperately tired of it. It'" just what mamma did and ; grandmamma did, and I shall have ? do for ever and evsr, 1 suppose. . The hero ns in the play this af ternoou had a perfect pleth ora of novelty. Uf course, ' I don't want ridiculous things to happen, but oh, for "something besides An- stey Beverly's bouquets, and having to decide wnat at ess to wear." The two girls had reached the steps of : the Jacquerie, an uptown famili: hotel, deservedly "popular in San Francisco and somewhat infor mal.- Here it was that iliss.Blen kenaow had come when she bid ma ma ai.d papa- good by. They had sailed for the continent with. her invalid elder sister, and so the big house on Caluornni street was dark ened and shut up. 'Dearest? could not be prevailed upon to cuter,-so they stood talking for a moment. " Then Miss Blcnkin sop, with her unfailing regard for the conventionalities, thinking tbey ought either to oame in or "pass on, stooped and kifsed Sophia ever so lightly on the chock with that grace ful, inoffensive and positive hint that she knew how to gtvo to perfec tion, and turned in at the doorway. Then the weary look settled down upon lier face and the tired stroll, so habitual with her, took the place of the unusual animation she had shown a moment before. - In the idiomatio dialect of to-day. Miss Blenkinsop was a "thorough bred." Miss Blenkinsop never dreamed every one was euvving her her mon ey and her lot in life, s She suppo sed people naa everytaing iney wanted anyway. ; If they hadn't, why didn't they get it somehow ? She was tall, with a clean length of limb, a low sweep of bust, long lines to her oacK ana a quiet qignuy oi carnage, lier ieatures nau inai aristocratically pinched look which is the envy or the "composite-' Amer ican girl, and her small, well-shaped head was set like a racing fi Uys. The noiilcss fail of her skirts, the dull old colors that she wore, the un pretentious yet faultless -"fit", of her clothes were all characteristic of her. Mrs, Morgenstera had called her hand Vclawy," but then Mrs, Mor geustern's - own were pudgy and broad the trade hand and were covered all over with sparkling rings for breakfast and Mrs. Morgenstern dressed m green and yellow, like an omelet garnished with parsley. Miss JJlenkinsop stopped at the desk ia,the lobby ol the Jacquerie and asked. withJier inimitable and slightly d,rawling"accent: 'Is there any mail forme, um.otl.yr' 'ia, ma'am," answered Timothy. And there was about this brief dialogue something of tho red-tapiness that there is about a court presentation , 'If any comes for me kindly bring it to.my room, ana miss jjienian sop lowered her tired eyts and passed on . She had readied lief room. when she noticed to her surprise that her door was part y open. The key, too. was in the lock and Miss Jllen kinsop was positive that she carried the key in her own pocket, -i It was just possible that the chambermaid was there, but the rooms should al ways bo in order by 10 o'clock or half an hour alter she was dressed and had left them, and it was late in the afternoon. - Miss Blenknsoi' step was nat urally noisless, for tho pile of the Jacquerie carpets was deep ana salt She advanced slowly at first, without any thought of cautioness. lhen Miss Blenkinsop suddenly stood per fectly still; upon the doorsill as her astonished eyes saw a utiinaman stooping over a drawer in Jier dres sing-table' There were the brass buttons, the loops of braid, 'the dark blue blouso with its labyrinthine pockets, so convenient ior a tmer, and tho long, sinuous sweep oi pig tail. It did not take Miss Blenkinsop long to make up her mind. She felt in some way that there was a judg ment on her for having given way to tbat contraband thing, a desire lor sensation. Bitterly would she have enrsed her folly, oxcept that she was not a bitter or a cursing person. She was only aware of a distinct re pulsion for what was in store for her. She had a vague idea if Bhe sprung to the door and shut it suddenly, violently, the thief would get up the chimney or let himself oat of the window, as the robbers did in plays, and if Bhe did it at all she wanted to do it well. XI she called for help out of this mout disagreeable of situations he : would shoot down the tangle of halls and vanish before she could bo . answered, and what was mfinatelv worse than all, if she gave tho alarm she might have to go into the police court. It was melo dramatic and horrid. AH'at onco Miss Blenkinsop made up her mind, bhe had never "crept stealthily before in her life, she hud never ambushed anybody, she had never done conspicuous or dreadful things, but she must do this. . She inwardly thanked heaven that she still had her gloves on as sho reached f in after the queue of the kneeling Chinaman. Then she picked it np deftly, seftly pulled it out towards her and slammed yes, slammed tho door upon it, turning the key in the lock, aud gave a little hysterical laugh and wondered why her cheeks were so hot. There was a muffled, squirming sound on the other side of the door. "Perhaps it would bo just as well if you kept still," snid Miss Blenkin sop. "riease aon t say you aon c sabe for you do, yon know." An angry voico crisd through the panels, "Letee glo 1" ' "1 can't reany," sam miss jjion- kiniop. ' ' - . ' : It took air the presence or mind Miss Blenkinsop could summon to her aid to hold the greasy half yard of braid: in her hands. She was afraid to let go for fear it would slip into the room, whero sho had no doubt that the baffled Chinaman was pulling with all his might ; to make it more secure, she tore off one of her bonnet-strings and woutid .it around the knot aud knob, ad 'pi ring her own ingenuity with complacence, j "Now I can think," she said. j Thinking was" not such an easy matter with an oily Celestial and a predicament confronting her. The awful consequences of her successful capture now began to present them selves for the first time.": Her first feeling had been of righteous indig nation to punish the offender, hut she began to consider the cost to her self of such a step. She would be the heroine of the headlines of to morrow's issue of the psper, to say nothing of beiug the victim of end less chaff, though no oiie had ever yet been found who chaffed Miss Blenkinsop. . . Could she endure these compound results? She, who had never been ridiculous or conspicuous in her life! She fairly wrung her gloved hands together in an agony of indecision. Qh, why had , it .ever happened ? Why had she given way to an im pulse aud gotten herself iuto this mess. -' . . - ' -: 'It must have been a common streak in me somewhere n she mur mured, VI suppose I wanted to do something heroic or great, or some thing 1" sarcastically. "I wanted Udo what was right, anyway." There was a bell just outside her door extremely easy to ring it and have a crowd there in a minute. : A crowd! Miss Blenkinsop shivered. After all, how did, ehe Jctow that the Chinaman had really had, time to take anything I He would eer tainly not confide in her if ; he had. Then, too, prisons were not the most delightful places jn the world, and even a Chinaman might have an aesthetic aversion to them, roor fel low, she would like to be spared the pain ol knowing that she had been the cause- of making a wretch of course, he was a wretch more nn happy than he really was. Not to mention the relief it would be to herself to be rid of the responsibility or bringing the creature to justice, which was always hard on the nerves. Miss Blenkinsop unwound the ribbon, untied the knot of hair and opened tho door. "You might as well go, Iswppose. I shouldn't know what to do with you anyway," she said, .languidly, as she . held the door open, with a look on her face at once apologetic and affectedly indifferent. - The Chinaman die" not pause to remark the nice shades of meaning en her conate. nance, bat picked up his handle of washing and senfflei sadly away, givifcg Miss Blea kinsep a glanoe so amazingly compoanded ef gratitude, canning triumph, stelid sta. pidity and pained reproach that she sensed about it probably for aeveial memente sa qaent, only te ome to the mortifying ceuclnuien that "they" were toe siblile for her. .. - - ' The fact that she had let a criminal eat at large en society did not sit with any great aneaniness en Alias Blenkinsop'a eon science. The great thing was that affairs had been so beautifully simplified. Per haps, too, this would teach him a Usson in regaid to the mntability of human exist ence, especially in the line of stealing. - "It csrtaiuly was rather nice of me io let bins off," she reflected with immense Complacence. 'I don't believe I have any of these feelings of revenge and malice that are so disagreeable and low and exhaust int."- -:.4-- ' , ' "' 4 ' She passed on into her room aid stopped at her dresing- table. There were the pen drawers and everything in disorder, and her carved Jewel bex. was gene, a small affair that she kept her lesser ornaments inthe safe downstairs held her more val uable jeweliy. . What was it ? Miss Blenkinsop tried to remember. Oh yes! the opal neeklaoe and one or to rings. The bonnet string was lying on thenVor. Miss BIcnkiasep stooped and picked it np and threw it into the fire ; then she drew off her long gray kid glovesand threw them iuto the grate also and raked the ashes over them, 'J ken she went and washed? her hands, San Franoisoo Ex asoiaer. - ECONOMY OF GOOD ROADS Wilmington Star. There is no State in this Union that dees net lake more or lese interest in r railroads aad give them more or 1sh encouragement, while there is net a State in the Union that takes half as much interest in country roads or prrs half the attention to them that it Should. There is not a Itate In the Union, as far as we know, that has a road system at a'l, r anything that might be called a . road a; stem. Wo are told that the State of Virginia had. before the days of railroads, seme of the best pnblio highways la this conntry, and tht they wound through the mountains in such a way, by suoh excellent grades, that a person riding in the stage coaehes of those days weald scarcelyrealize that he was asending or , descending a Mountain. We have travelled over some of these sasse rends nines and saw but few traces of the fine engineering kill that made these moun tain roads the admiration of the traveller. If we had aevt had any railroads we weald doubtless by this time have a fine system of tarnpikes, at leant in the older States, for their necessity would have been recognized but thi railroads hare so over, shtdowed the "iirt" road that it has been almost forgotten by the States and been left to the counties and. the tewnthlps to be patched ap and kept in shape the best they Cin, which likes very little of being as bad as possible. There is not a leading nation in Sarope that hasn't reads that should make this ceantrj athamed of itself, roads that a pair ef stout dogs will pall a heavier lead over than a pair of horses would ever the aver age American road much of the year. It would be hardly fair to institute a comparison between this country and the leading countries ef Europe and expect to have as good, roads here as they have there, because their road are the work of ages and they are aiwp'y keeping np systems some ef which were established centuries age. This iatruevbu.t tbsre the Govern meat looks after the roads as a mattsr of public policy and pnblio economy while ear Governments do net, bnt let the roads take care ef themselves. That's the difer enoe. But State Legislatures will never give a question like this serious attention antil prodded np to it by the people, and, strange te say. the very people, the farmers, who are most directly interested in good roads are the people who seem te realize this the least, and to say the least about it. They wenld probably bo the first to protest if it were proposed to tax their property to cn struct good, substantial and durable high ways. '; ;J There is a political party which has sprung np within the past few years which claims te be the espeeial champion of tke farmer, and as sech appaala t the farmers of the eountry for their support and votes. That many ef the farmers so regard it is shown by tho faet that it polled at tho last election 1,037.060 votes, the large majority of which were cast by farmers. One of the leading demands in its plat. ferns, and one to which its followers attach ed mueh importance, is for the "Govern went ownership of railroads,' en the ground that if the Government owned and operated the railroads freights conld bo transported over them at muoh lower rates than they are now, and that the farmers would thus save a good deal of money. If this were practicable and all that is said were true, the saving of ft eights on the railroads, if tho cost ef transportation wore put down to the very lowest figure possible, wouldn't amount te a respectable fraction of the money the farmers of the country wonld save if they bad good, level, solid roads to wagon their products to tho market town or to the railroad sation. There isn't one farmer in tea in most of the States of this Union who does not now pay from: two to three times as mock annually to do this as he wonld have re pay if ho had good roads to do his marketing upon. , When it costs a farmer $100 in time and labor, not te speak of the hardship to himself aod draft animals, to deliver kis crop in market which could be done with $30 if ho had good roads, he loses just $50, and this takes no account of what h often loses by being unable to deliver his products when the prioes are highest because he cannot ; plow tnrongh tho rand to do it. " One horse on a good hard read, with reasonable grades, can haul as muoh as two horses on a bad road, and two hones could haul as much as four, so that the farmer with good roads, conld do bis healing with one half the draft animals necessary to do the same amount of work ovsr bad reads. Thus tke farmer with the good roads weuld save the cost of the larg no caber of horses, whioh the farmer with tho bid reads must keep, and the cost of feeding as well, both of which would amount to a very consider able item on the average farm. , This is the statement for one farmer. Let it apply, as it does, to all the farmers oa all the bad roads, and then let seme one figare up what the arand aggrgtc of the cost of bad reads annually is, and see what a stupendous amount it will be. They don't pay it oat in dollars, but they do in time and labor and extra feed of extra stock, and in the wear and tear of stock, vehicles, harness, and all this means money, for. time aud labor are worth mouey, and it takes money to make up the wear and tear. If the money so lust were saved: aud pat into the construction of good roads, it wonld not be mauy years before the highways of this country, which are now a disgrace to tho progressive age in which we live, would be replaced by macadamized ays that would be a credit to us. EXEMPTION or THS N. C. IV R. Raloigh North Carolinian. It is said that some of the private stock holders of the North Carolina railway will attempt to enjoin Gov. Carr from carrying iuto effact an act taking away the partial exemptiou from taxation whieh that read now enjnye. This exemption is on proper ty approximating in valae $350,000. ' The directors will b se their notion en a state ment that the abolition of the exemption will work iajnry to their steek and that there is what they term a cntiact,betweea the Slate and the stockholders. , It may be assumed aa a certainty that the Legislature will lake away the exemption. The par. tial exemption of the Ckeraw and talis bury road a ill be taken away. "Ne ex. emptiona" is the right shibboleth. OUR LEGISLATOR. WHAT THE LAW-MAKERS OF NOUTH CAROLINA ' ARE DOING. 8KXATR, Feb 1 Bill to allow corporations to become surity oa bond. Kaferred to finance com mittee. To estsbliah a navy battilion of the N. C. Stale Uaurd, To provide for furnishing and completing tho Governor's- mansion. To amend chapter 326, laws of 9i, con. ceraing appeals from commissioners to the Snprecue court. The bill in regard to spread of oentagious. diseases was tabled. . Bill te amend section .33(1 of Code ' inj t regard to weights and measures passed ittfit-t third readiag. . vs. -. Bill to amend sections 502 and 3854 of ' tho cods relating to county surveyors pas. eed thi d reading and ordered enrolled Bill te aoiand the ruls of evidence a aa -te allow defendants in criminal actions .to take tho depositions of non resident witnes ses passed third reading ad ordered to be enrolled. . Rill (A ft K1 i . 1, a 1 J - - f.. - 1 - ' passed its several readings and was ordered - engrossed w , - Bill te amend seventh paragraph of the stock companies, passed third reading House, February 1st . . After many petitions had been presented the following bills were taken from the calendar: . ... " House bill 553, to amend laws of '9 1, for the protection of certain birds, passed its several readings and ordered seat to the Senate without engrossment. ' House bill 63. to abolish the bursa ef labor st tistios. after a heated disenssioa passed its third reading, but on motion to reconsider the vote the bill was tabled. Tho bill to restore the right to give and receive free passes en railroads, was on motion made a special order for tho 8th. House bill 145, requiringaimber getters to repair damages to roads and bridges wan on motion referred to Judiciary. Sbsatb, February 2nd A resolution urging eur Representatives in Congress te work for the completion of the Nicaragua Canal was introduced and after some opposition was adopted. Bill to provide a serl for Begisters ef Deeds, passed third reading. Bill to appropriate $4,000 far completing and furnikbing tho Executive Mansion, passed third rervdiug. r Bill to provide for the indexing of . the Colonial Reoords pased seeond reading. House. February 2nd The homestead bill was taken np, but on motion it was postponed and made a special order for Feb 10. Bill to secure right of trial - by jary in certain cases, passed third reading. To amend section 12"G, of the code in regard to cdeowlsdgment of deeds, etc., passed its third reading. A divorce bill which provides, that if the wife has no information as to the where abouts of her hunband for Ihrea years, this fct shall be sufficient to give her a final dlvereo, after which she can marry,, passed third reading. The greater part of the session was taken np by the discussion ef the bill for the pro. tec.iou aud encouragement- of sheen . hus bandry, resnlting in the LIU being referred to committee ou agriculture. Senate, February 3rd - Bill to prevent note shaving. Bill to amend section 2,580 of the cede in regard to public schools. Bill concerning the sale of real and per.. sonal property by trastees and moitgage. Bill to amend sections 33G3 and S728 of tho code in reference to the Attorney.Gen- oral and Ssmreme Court Reporter. A petition for the repeal of the msrchrnt'a purchase tax.. House, February 3rd Bill to amend chapter 25 seeti'Xk 973. rel ative to ibductioa of children. Bill f r the beUer education cf voters on election laws. To amend chapter 827, lawi of 9l con corning sale of iiquor. To ammd section 159, of the code relaliax to the statue of limitation. - Bill to repeal statute imposing a tax' oa marriage license. Bill to prohibit any person known as a" deteetive frcm carrying concealed weons. Bil. to provide for tho education of teach ers was tabled. Bi 1 to amend section 581, of the code. by allowing clerks to order examiuatioa of parties in less than five days, passed i'a third reading. Bill to dtfiite the length of a day to tea hours was tabled Senate, February 4lb Mauy bills relative to the local govern. meut of variou counties was taken up, bnt nothing of general interest was done. A bill to repeal an act relative to the Edcnton Graded School, passed its third raauing. House, February 4th A petition to prohibit the sale and inann . faohiro of intoxicating liquor ia Kortb. Carolina Bill to repeal asction 2?tf, laws of 91 la regard to the sale of oigaretts to minors. Bill to provide lamber inspectors for Gertainoennt.es, Bill regarding agricu'taral statistics Was taken Hp and Us dtrcussioa consumed the greater part of 4 he session and at last the bill pasfiad us third reading. , t State Chreaicle 4th : Governor Carr yoKterdiy offtrud a reward uf $200 for tke capture and delivery to the akerln of (Jaat. bam county a negro who has passed nnder T,he names of Williams, Phillips, etc. The ncgrce's real name is unknown. Co ia wanUd for tke murder ef Adam tiller and his wife Rebecca in Chatham county ea December 234 last year Tho negro ia twenty two years old, of a givger cake oei-jr, is 5 feet 6 inches ia beijfht, welgke 120 pounds, weares a nsaiber, or 8 ah( mi l has a EC-U nr the left ear. .