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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
THE TANED DRUMMER.


The Boston Commercial fsa1lstin hAs
been paying lts respects Ia the Tax on
commercial Travellers II SAYS
he Tax on commercial statesmen j. a
sort OF tariff Tor revenue ouiy which PR
walls principally in the southern STATE.
The only Northern and Eastern Sta.e II
which any such imposition Bominalls ~
lists l. Maine, AMI the law whlcu In 1855
IA license fee Of So yearly there has I~~cn
recently pronounced Unconstitutional and
Is never enforced The Staiss aud Tern
tories III which some sort Of TAX exists
upon drummcrs III general are California,
Delaware, Alat,ama, FlorlaA, Virginia.
North Carolina, Texas, South Carolina
Montana, Maryland, District of Columbia.
Louisiana and Georgia 1t VIII b. seen
that nearly all of those States commonly
send represcntatle 10 Congress " ho are
IN favor of free trade
Virginia used TO he one of the hardest
States for drummers, bus some change
has been made in the laws there this
year, aud the local merchants and many
OF the hotel keepers help the drummers
10 evade the tax as much a. possible 10y
conceaIng their visits and identity. This
has the usual effect of unexpected stat
utes, III breeding contempt for law IN arrn-
eraL The same result occurs in Louisiana.
where there Is n State tax of So per
month and New Orleans ordinance i'm
posing a license fee of $40 per day. neither
OF which are enforced, except in rare in
tervals
In Georgia very peculiar condition oi
things exists, there being no State tas
upon any class Of merchants or statesmen
except manufacturers and dealers IN iron
safes, upon whom an act passed in 1851
imposes tax of 5000 per annum. Why
Georgia should confer this distinction
upon sellers of iron safes passes comprr
hension unless the local legislature of 1881
was composed principally Of burglars.
The worst State for drummcrs of hate
however, has been North Carolina anC
Boston and New York have complained
bitterly of the extortions practiced there
The law of 1881 provides that Commercial
travellers who sell liquors shall pay S2ot
per annum, and all others 800 Selling
without a license is punishable by "A fin,
of $50 or Imprisonment for 50 days, anC
an additional forfeit of $500, TO be col
lected by distress or otherwise, one-hali
of which goes to the informer and In,
Sheriff. The result of the last nameo
provision is the creation of class of self
constituted ''spotters'' who make it tn,
business of their lives to spy out CONNER
cial travellers and see whether they are
paying the tax
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
Morrow, Mrs. ". NJ. Robbins, R. R. Clarke,
Jno. A. Brady.

Morrow, Mrs. W NJ Robbins, r. R. Clarke,
Jno A. Brady.
SANFoRD.-C. A. Smith, J. R. Weather
spoon.
SMrTHvHLE.-S. P. Tharp.
SNIPEsvILLE'-W. S. Snipes.
SMrrHFIELD. Sarah L. Helme.
SUNsBURY.-P. B. Manning
SNOW CREEK.-Miss Daisy H. Foote.
Snow CAMP.-Miss Mary A Dixon.
SCOTLAND NECK.-E. E. Hilliard, A. Nc
Donald.
TRoYvTLLE.-A. r. Morgan.
IURNPIKE.-J. L. English.
TURNERsBURG.-Miss Laura Lazenby.
UNION CHURCH.-P. K. Mclean.
WAvERLY, VA.-J. F. West J. E. West
WAKE FOREsT.-Chas. E. Brewer.
WLsoN.-Isaac Sutton, Miss Fannie E.
Adams, JOsephus Daniels.
WINsLOw.- Helen Belts
WINSTON L. Tomlinson, Miss Lula
Martin, Charles D. McIver, Miss Fannie
Cox, ). BaScOm Sheriff..
WILMINGTON.-Miss Adelaide S. Meares,
B. G. Empie.
WILLIAMSON. Hightower
4ADKIN COLLEGE.-Z. B. Walser.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
RIGHT AHEAD!
One or Two Big Indications of Progress
in Raleigh.

In Raleigh you can't get an old tin
dipper repaired now by any of the we'll
equipped tin-shops; and to speak of hav-
ing guttering or pipe-work done is just at
present out of the question. Messrs.
Lewis, Brewster and Lurnsden are all
working day and night. making tobacco
fiues, and there is demand for more
WOrkmen.
There are about the railroad \ three
significant and expensive manufacturing
establishments which were not in exis-
tence a year ago-the Pioneer Manufac
turing Company, which even in SO short
a time has established and made itself
known by its works all over the State: the
Ice Factory which will soon be painted in
gaudy colors and which will keep Septem-
ber and October COOL do the weather
what it may; and the Cotton Seed Oil
Company is laying the foundation for the
additional building which will be necessary
for its work.
Nobody has any idea of the extent of
new tobacco area within easy reach of
Raleigh; and the weed is in capital con-
dition.
An old and experienced Wake county
farmer was in town this week asking
where good farming land could be bought
little nearer Raleigh than his present
home; and he didn't hear news of a place
that pleased him all day.
Cash is scarce, but prosperity is abun-
dant Why, one of the Raleigh banks
had an application the other day to lend
money to solid New York firm which
has first-class security. Moreover, there
is man in town who is on the point of
investing $50, 900 in another enterprise
vet not ready to be made known.
For poor folks and an upland town,
we're doing pretty well. High white
bats, new buildings and plenty of immi
grafton of infants into this genial world
indicate general happiness and growth.
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Going on Very Well.

The joint canvass between Mr.. Scales
and Mr. York has been going on without
incidents of great Importance in the far
West. The speeches of either. gentleman,
as reported from two important points in
the canvass, have not been greatly chang
ed. Mr. Scales has recently fallen into
the habit (Which is rather disagreeable to
Mr.. York; of quoting the latter's legisla-
tive record to show that he voted for 81 "a
day-pay for the members of the Legisla-
ture-which Mr.. York had previously de-
MED with some persistence.
At most places in the West delegations
of mounted Democrats meet Mr.. Scales
and escort him to the place for discussion.
At Sparta, in Allegheny county, the
mounted escort consisted of both ladies
and gentlemen-a novel feature Of pOliti-
cal warfare and welcome, surely. The
gentle Amazons of Allegheny believe in
Democracy. At almost every place Mr..
Scales is presented with bouquet by the
ladies.
There seems to be no reason in the
world to fear that the West will not do its
Democratic duty as we'll this year as ever.
Mr.. Scales has filled the appointment
at Trap Hill-the home of Mr.. York and
the grand centre Of white Republicanism
in the State. The Democratic papers
occu1 COuuOtuU IIdC MI CCd1CS Will CdIl y
Wilkes county.
Mr.. Kitchin is waking up things in the
West with his pyrotechnic oratory, and
has succeeded first of all the candidates
in arousing general discussion of what
he says by nearly all the papers in the
State. Mr. Kitchin is very fiery man.
Mr.. Stedman and Mr.. Faircloth are
carrying on an interesting discussion.
Both are good campaigners. Mr.. Sted-
man is taking his first lessons on the
stump and arousing an increasing desire
down East to hear him.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
The Day for this has Passed.
From the Charlotte Observers Description of tn
MecELenburg jail.

From. the Charlotte Observers Description of the
MecELenb,try Jail.
"Pressly is the fifth person under SEN
tence of death who has died in our county
jail since its completion, ten years ago.
The other victims we're:
Isaac Rankin, murderer, who died in
1876.
Geo. Quinn, burglar, who died in 1877.
Jno. Brown, burglar, who died in 1878.
Felix Wilson, murderer, who died in
1858.
This alarming mortality among the
prisoners is due to imperfect ventilation,
especially in the lower row of cells. Ply
sicians who have inspected our county Jail
say that it is impossible for any man to
survive an imprisonment of twelve months
in either of the cells, or dungeons provi-
ded for prisoners convicted of capital
crimes"
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
Summer Wanderers.

The following are the arrivals at Glen
Alpine Springs Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w.
Norfieet, two children and maid, Mr.. E.
r. Norfeet, Winston, n. c.; Mrs. E. A.
Gait, Miss G. A. Gait, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. M A. Beadle, Mrs. j. E. Pegg, New
York; String Band, Asheville, N. c.; Col.
T. Geo. Walton, Mr.. II. W. Walton, Creek
side, N c.; Mr. ana Mrs. John A. Pear
son, two children and maid, J. I.
Walton, Misses Sallie Holleman, Daisy
Collett, Kate Chambers, Annie Walton,
and Messrs Joe McElrath, NJ. Mcdowell
Morganton, n. c.; Mr.. W. Nc Dowell,
Johns River, N. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. John
G. Haigh, Fayetteville, N c.; Mrs. A. l.
Hassordshort, two children and maid,
Scotland Neck. n. c.; Mr.. S: 7. Neal,
Winston, N. c.; Mrs. J. G. Mills, Miss
May Mills, Brindletown, N. c.. Misses
Matilda and Minna Duffy, Greenville, S.
c.; Miss Maggie Demavant, Memphis,
Tenn; Mrs. N. Falls, daughter and maid
Washington, D. c.; Mrs. Neely, S. c.;
Misses Bats and Bell, Wilmington, N. G.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
How 1t Looks to the Independents.
from the NeaU York Times.

From The Ne2U York Tunes.
The supporters of Mr.. Blaine have done
absolutely nothing to check the Republi-
can revolt against his nomination. 1t is
growing all the time. 1t is growing in
the East-in New Hampshire, Massachu-
setts, Connecticut, New York and New
Jersey 1t is growing in the West-in
the States of Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Iowa and Kansas, which up to very re-
cent time have been conceded to Mr..
Blaine almost without question. There are
evidences of Republican dissatisfaction
with the ticket, and the chance that
Blaine electors will be chosen in those
States is visibly diminishing. The
strength of the Prohibition ticket in the
West is another and very serious obsta-
Gle to Republican success in the States we
have named.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
Very NObIy Dom.

I|OHl Hfs gVsto1a M.
They tell story Of a ePennsylyania
farmer who cut. threshold cleaned and
made into -four three slIcaycs Of wheat
and baked some cakes for the harvest
hands, all III 10 minutes from the time the
grain was standing in the field. When a
Pennsylvania man tells a lie he tell a trnly
noble one
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
To Improve the Perfect.

1t is reported that Warm Springs, the
charming and popular resort, will be pur-
chased for $50, 900 and made yet more at
tractive, by a syndicate made up of men
from half a dozen State, viz: Messrs. ID.
Fisher, of Baton Rouge, La; Gen. Myers,
of st. Louis; NJ. ID. kavanaugh, of New
Orleans; JOS. Pettyjohn, Of Lynchburg;
W. S. Hays, of Louisville; Maj. \. W.
Rollins, of North CrrOlna, and +. Cox, of
Philadelphia.
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Why his Mother Wasn't Like n wheel.
From 7cras &nfnos.

" have been going around all day, and
now am tired, remarked an exhausted
mother.
- 1ou are not like wheel, are you,
ma - asked Tommy.
Why, little boy =
. You are tired after you 20 around,
but wheel Is tired before il goes around"
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
Co and Do Likewise.
Prom the Rocky Mount Reporte

Prom the Rocky Mount ReTorter.
Our town commissioners have certainly
been doing some good work on the street
during the past few weeks. We are glad
to see this and we venture to say that
Rocky Mount has as nice and clean streets
as any town in North Carolina, and the
best board of commissioners.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30

The Democrats, last Saturday, nomina-
ted for the Senate, Ashley Horne, Esq. :;
for the House, Jas. II. Pou and J. W.
Perry; for Sheriff, W. IIinnant Te-nom
inated); for Register, H. ID. Linceford Ore
nominated); for Treasurer S. 4. Morgan
IRE -nominatedD. DR.. J.. L. Sasser was
nominated for Coroner, and Romulus
Lambert for Surveyor.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
How Men Sleep Where the Best Blank
cts in the World are Made.
m, the LeaksufUe Gazette

Unless something is done to diminish
the number of rats in Leaksville, they may
make their presence felt before long. 1t
is being asserted even now that a man
can't lie down on sidewalk or in store
piazza and take quiet nap after dark
without having a halfdozen Of these lit
tie pests come up and gnaw off about
half of his beard
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
Peanuts Better than Music.
From the Hickory Press

One day recently, a forlorn, sallow-
complexioned, woe-begone, one gallowsed
countryman waltzed up to the store of G.
NJ. White d Co., and for the first time in
his life saw a little boy busily engaged
turning the crank of a peanut-roaster.
Eyeing the performance critically and
anxiously for some time, as if momen-
tarily expecting the music to begin, he re-
marked: Say, Mister, amt you gwine
to play chune9"
How the Colored Preacher Apes the
White.
Bishop H. NJ. Turner, of the N. E.
Church. South, is said to be the first col
ored man who ever received the degrees
of D, D. and Ii. D.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30

! observe that the Commissioner OF Az.
rlculture IN Georgia has expressed the
opinion that farming does not pay in that
State, and that every sun sets on poorer
men than II rose on. The farmers have
themselves been denying so astounding n
proposition. In North Carolina. | know
that our farmers wives do not walk on
velvet carpets, neither do their children
play with gold-plated toys; bat our far.
mers make their living and thousands
and thousands Of them have always made
money If they didn't. it would bc a
mighty bad day for the rest us.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
Great Father of Rhetoric!

In all the gilt-edged books of fashion
able tourists there is no mention of the
transcendent beauties of such place as
the Cascade, near Danbury. The water
falling IS or 100 feet, in broken spray,
over the rocks, forms a snow-white dra
perry, in which are reflected the glories of
a million shattered rain-bows, as the de-
clining un-beams, tangled in the meshes
of the mist, die like ethereal dolphins in
q blaze Of many-tinted pain.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30

The people cf CASTOR county are at
present thoroughly waking up on the
school question. The schools everywhere
in the county are filled To overfowing.
Especially are the High Schools prosper
ing. The schools in and around this town
have about.250 students enrolled.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
To Garry Fisherman,s Worm, In.
Ksona Mc EltznhcM cltu Ll-nnnnl.t

Hon. +. g. Skinner sent some flower
seed TO his fair constituents, who planted
nursed and tended them with care. and
finally brought them to perfection, and they
sent one Of the flowers to us and we dag
nosed 1t III various ways, by the nose. by
the touch and by tho sight, and found Il
to be little gourd
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30

>, You may tell me what YOU please"
said prosperous merchant. of Raleigh
the other day, about the gradual i'm
proVemcnt OF the country, but | have one.
fact that tells the whole story Ny father
divided his 400 acres OF land among his
children, and last year | sold my 200
acres Tor more than the 100 cost 80 years
ago; and ! wish that ! could now buy n
part OF the 200 for the price sold il for. +"
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
Ought to be Pensioned, Sure.

Captain lothian Johnson, Of South
Durham, Maine, is the Oldest Democrat
in the country. He was born September
2Oth, 1884, and cast his first vote for JEFF
ferson. He has voted the straightout
Democratic ticket every time and hopes
to live long enough to vote for Cleveland.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
Hampton, Vance, CowIes, kitchiu.
Coke.

There will be a Democratic mass meet
ing at Shelby. y. c., on the 4th Of Sep.
Senator Vance, this State. and Wade
Hampton, Of South Carolina, and Col.
W IL. II. Cowles and Messrs. Kifchin
and Octayius Coke have promised to be
present
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
Life's AmbitiOn--.TO Find 300 Bee
Tree.
From the Ddnbury Post,

Mr.. John Baker, who lives four miles
south of Danbury is the Enst remark
able man we ever met He las been n
great bee hunter. He says he has found
ia bee trees, and wants to find 2G more
and will quit the business. He says he
can stick a pin down anywhere on the
Sauratown mountain, and go back within
a week or a month and find 1t.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
A Topic of Speculation in DanbuTy.

77"7t0"7y
Ap-intoXicated man fell 800 feet down
the Sauratown mountain few days ago
without sustaining bruise. 1t is thought
by some if he had been sober he would
not have fallen, while others claim if he
had not been drunk he would have been
killed.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
A Free COnfe ssiOn.

Mrs. B" Are you not going TO cele-
brate your wooden wedding."
Mrs. c. No: my first wedding was a
wooden one
Mrs. b" Oh, it could not be, you
know"
Mrs. c." 1t was / married block
head ="
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30

Yes she said to her escort as1thcy
glided around the ink, II dos 20 love
roller skating. While you are sailing
around your soul seems floating away to-
ward heaven. and '' Just at that mo-
ment both Of her soles hoated away toward
heaven and the rest Of Aer smote the ear
Herald
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
Seventh District Convention.

Mr.. H. Bingham, Chairman Of the Ex-
ecutive Democratic Committee of the
Seventh District has called conven-
ton to meet in Salisbury on September
9th, to nominate candidate for Congress
in place of Mr.. Kerr Craige, resigned.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
ST. NICHOLAS.

st. Nicholas for September comes fresh
as the breezes which drive away the sum-
mer's heat. ''The Dalzells of Daisytown,"
and ''Benny's Horse" are two delightful
new stories, while every child of us
knows how to appreciate and look forward
to the spokes Miss Alcott is putting in her
'sSpinning Wheel" and what Marion
and his Boy Hunters are doing or the
''Historic Boy" series which this month
tells the story of Brian of Munster. Then
the rhymes and jingles and illustrations
and the delightful almanac and letters
from the many little readers fill this
months magazine to the brim, and the
illustrations are profuse and excellent.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30
A DUEL? EH3 NO.!
No Blood has Been So Shed in North
Carolina Since 1865.

CdIOllnd O1nCc 1000
Three or four weeks ago, Mr.. J. II.
Myrover, of Fayetteville, over the nom de
plume of " Reader" wrote to The CHRON
ICLE pleasant criticism Of mistakes, ty
geographical and other, that he had re-
Gently found in newspapers, The only
newspaper the name of which he wrote
was The CHRONICLE. The CHRONICLE was
not offended-of course, but felt obliged
to Mr.. Myrover for his clever correc-
tions and suggestions and published his
letter.
The next issue of the Fayetteville Sun
contained very bitter editorial article
about 8 Reader" and made known what
was news to THE CHRONICLE and the pub
lie, in general-that it was its own mis-
tai kes that Mr.. Myrover had chiefly called
kind attention to. The Suns article was
surprise.
Then Mr. Myrover demanded retrac-
ton from the editors of the Sun, which
they refused to give. Mr.. Myrover, on
his part, then surprised the public by
challenging the editors of the Sun to
fight duel Mr. Josiah Evans did not
accept the challenge; but Mr.. II. K. Bryan
Jr., accepted it, and Mr.. Evans was to be
his second Mr. J. Fl. Myrover went
across the South Carolina line and on
Sunday morning the duel was to be
fought with shot-guns, loaded with buck
shot Meanwhile, Mr.. j. R. Myrover,
Mr.. J. H. Myrover's second, and Mr.. Bryan
had been arrested and required to give
bond to keep the peace, and Mr.. Bryan
did not 60 to meet Mr.. Myrover.
Out of the most innocent piece of good
humor Cat least The CHRONICLE had no
other idea) grew-well, lack-a-day no
blood has been drawn in a good many
wears nv North CarOlinianS 1'On the field
of honor" and though THE CHRONICLE be-
ieves it will live a long time Ga century
for instance), it never expects to chron-
icle so unhappy an affray. We don't do
that kind Of thing these modern days,
gentlemen.
The mellow breezes of September will
soon blow fears of slaughter clean away
and blow also, it is sincerely hoped, the
ruffled brows of these gentlemen into tho
good-humored smoothness that better be
comes them. I@I
Wanted---to Swap Obituary Poetryfor
WatermelOns.
Prom he Dn,ab1lrU Post
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Iae pamphlets al-nus the counties that
ars III Preparation for the kyisn=Sziun. II
done veil, tAs therc IL rs-ason ;o tvlsasc
they Vii h. viii h<s brand now sort OF
a chapter IN North Carolina history.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30

II fe only Ivmccratic danger. sass an
old political manager. IS the feeling uf
iActnoCrsi1c assurance II every imam
Nlll - Ia The polls all right
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Is s=sou - YOU come down East of
6r'oustoro and talk about the campaign
IN the state. men out of 10 AR, 81
the opinion that il j. "A rather dull affair.
York don even MAKE il Interesting. j. the
general impression.
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Welcome, Sampson, into Daylight.

From N1e C9lfttOn Cuucustdn.
The railroad to Warsaw is on boom.
Subscription books were opened Tuesday
evening and $4,000 subscribed before
night $1,000 will insure the building Of
the road and will doubtless be raised.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30

" And you say they are going 10 build
the stecplc of the new Methodist church
III Raleigh 20 feet higher than the Bap-
Inst steeplc inquired visiting architect
IN Raleigh the other day. Well, il sins
against architectural proportions IN build
ing count for anything in the general re-
fusal 10 admit the evil into heaven, these
tolks VIII never get nearer than the roof
of that spre.'
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-30

The pahlbc II North Carolina wonld
Ike - sno% ths nause ~ any individual
IN this State y ho n III vote Tor Hen Rats.r