the carolina watchman ml xiv this3 series salisbury if c december 7 1882 so 8 tobacco tax reduction an atmosphere about tlie moon new ooi leans times-democrat the statement of the english as tronomer mr stanley williams who claims to have ecu clouds above the lunar valley of plato on ihe 27th of march last ; ami the announcement of mr jackson of delaware that he had seen clouds floating above the sea of crises on may 19 ami the declaration of mr trouvelot that he had seen vapors hovering about the crater of kant might all be ques tioned with excellent reason but the statement of certain french and english astronomers to the effect that while studying in egypt on the 17th of may the total eclipse of the sun they obtained some spectroscopic evi dence of a thin lunar atmosphere is peculiarly startling — inasmuch as the spectroscope had obstinately refused upon all previous occasions to oiler any evidence whatever upon the sub ject the moon is comparatively near us — so near that the most powerful glasses bring its surface within a dis tance of 48 leagues from the telescopic observer the magnificent photo graphs of the moon made by nasinyth and rutherford present us with land scape views of astounding minute detail we behold the crags the peaks the craters — the zig zag fis sures in the dry crust of tint dead world — the yellow deserts with their sand-dunes — the serpentine collides of dried up rivers — the voiceless plains speckled with rocky circles that suggest a lunar stouehengc — the cavities — the splintered strata — the shadows sharp and ghastly as those cast by an electric arc and sometimes broken by the irregulari ties of the soil and every valley every wrinkled bed pressed into form by a vanished sea every cloudless mountain peak every giant rent of that withered crust bears an illustrious name the moon has been called the cemetery of astronomers — their epitaphs are graven upon its volcanic pinnacles upon the edges of its fractured strata in letters that will flame through the centuries two-thirds of the geogra phy of the moon is as well mapped out for us as any earthly chart ; and we have every reason to suppose that the remaining third which no mor tal eye has ever beheld possesses the same characteristics as the rest — is on ly a continuation of that hideous vol canic sahara to have a thorough idea of lunar geography one must j have visited those bald patches upoo our world which may eventually spread into a universal desolation our african sahara is like a frag ment of the moon : there one beholds the beds of dead seas the shores of dried up lakes the rockiness ot river | cources voiceless since many thou j sand years there one sees the same i plains strewn with rocks and ruins there also the sky holds no clouds and the air is so dry that the stocks j of european rifles shrink away from j the steel the seasoned mahogany of • sextants splits asunder the rims of i marine glasses part with a snap nothing rots the very air is lifeless — even the microbe of fermentation cannot find moisture for existence and the desert spreads century after j century its yellow billows devour more and more green frtility it grows like an immense scab upon the face of the world some day tiie at l lantic and pacific oceans t>iia!l cease ! their most ancient thunder-hymn the j stainless heaven will no longer be frescoed with clouds the rivers will die in their couches of stone then we shall have become as the moon but even the saharra is inhabited ; its islands of palms have populations distinct from the nations of earth j fantastic blend ings of races ethiop i co arabic judo-negro behold the photographs taken by largcan of ! these weird looking races whose ' beauty or ugliness semis of another { planet the desert has changed their : color reformed their osteology death j and solitude have moulded the fea tures of their face may there also be such laces in the deserts of the moon ? until 1882 there was no positive belief iu a luuar atmosphere every atmosphere must produce crepuscular light but when it is half-moon lime we find that the lighted half doe not fade off gradually into the black the division line is sharp as if cut with a knife excepting for sundry luminous points created by enormous volcanic peaks which catch the sunlight even i in leagues of darkness beyond even during star-occultation the siar gen erally disappears behind the tuoon . disk without producing the ghost of a refraction the spectoscopic anal ysis of a star light during the time of occulation has rarely given any posi blc evidence of atmosphere during j eclipses of the sun the moon's edge make a harp black curve across his face and the analysis uf the sunlight at the time has been barren ol proof as to an atmosphere still even these facts do not prove th t uo air j • exists upon the surface ot the tuo#t the wager decidedly you are mad my dear de marsan said the count de tevilly to a young officer of light cavalry who holding a glass of wine in his hand seemed to challenge a dozen of young companions whom a table splendidly served excited at once to appetite and gaiety mad as much as you please ans wered de marsan but i still renew in v proposal i defy you to take from me this snuff-box either by force or stratagem do you take it how many days do you allow me to prove to you your folly !' six done then !' cried de tevilly and the bfuke a supper as luxurious as this in eight days at my house agreed !' cried all the company three days afterwards de m'irsan met do tevilly in the palace royal well ! you feel no ill effects from our joyous night !' my dear fellow you arrange things to a marvel !' de marian had scarcely gone ten paces before a voice called him — sir again yes 3 what do you want will you ' be good enough to give me a pinch of snuff the plague stifle you ! here take it oh ! the beautiful snuff-box ! how splendidly it glitters in the moonlight ! it belongs to you sir why do you ask ?' that you may do me the honor to reply sir well ! yes — it belongs to me what then what then why i think that it will be much better in my hands than in yours why so because [ shall not let it be sto len ah ! you will ' as you say and if i cry ! miir — ' you shall be shot that moment and if i give you this snuff-box continued de marsau j will accept it think that it is a gift from the duchess of berry and that to-mor row i will have all the police on your track i authorize you sir there then heaven be with you ! i am happy to have made your ac quaintance in such au agreeable man ner freed at length from hi.s tormentor de marsan made semblance to return j home but instead concealed himself \ in the angle of the street ; from thence he saw the thief stop before a : portecochere of sumptuous appearance ; enter mysteriously into the house — then nothing more silence complete ' an instant after de marsan thun ' ders at tin door in a manner to wake ; the dead they open it ; a servant shows his , face only half awake what do you want your muster ?' is in bed tell him i must see him impossible i must his life is menaced said de marsan in n whisper o!i ! in that case follow me they mount de marsan enters a handsome apartment and sees a man already of a certain ago preparing to enter his bed hush !' said de marsan hush sir dress yourself and give me arms what does this signify it signifies that there are assassins hidden in the house ; the wretches have just robbed me of everything oh heaven !' cried the old man ; and when ?' this instant even ; the thief and assassin for i suppose that his inten tion is to murder you to-night had on a dressing-gown brown with red stars a dressing-gown stammered the old man horror-struck yes sir brown ?' yes sir with r«»d stars merciful heaven !' groaned the old man striking his forehead in de i spair my son a robber ! oh my friend ! come up with me and confound this miserable etiennc etienne thought de marsan oh the infamous this is then where his passion for play has led him come they reacli his room : they enter de marsan nearly falls over a long black beard lying on the carpet while from behind an alcove they heard loud peals of laughter do you dare cried the old man in a voice of thunder ah my father let me laugh said a voice from the alcove ; at the same lime the owner of the voice made himself visible a young man advanced it was de teville here take back your snuff-box said he to de marsan who stood stu pefied and a little ashamed the supper gained by the count de teville took place : and the adventure was long talked of in the gay circles of paris tiew8 k winston manufactceitehs winston republican in view of the early meeting of the pre sent congress and the control of the dem ocratic party in the house of the next or 4dth congress the subject of a redaction of internal revenue taxes is engrossing universal attention * without giving our individual views on this subject ami with the view of pre senting those of men who have both the capacity and the interest to look well into this subject we waited on a majority of the leading manufacturers in this place on tuesday morning and solicited their views as manufacturers the first facto ry we visited was t l vaughn &. co's mr t vaughn the senior partner is a member of the national tobacco associ ation and has been a manufacturer all his life with his father before him the firm onjoys a good trade manufacturing not less than a half million pounds of plug tobacco per year \\ e found him and al so mr len vaughn with mr matt stock ton their gentlemanly hook keeper all in the office upon addressing mr vaughn and stating our business he said : i am not entirely decided i think the entire abolition of the tax on tobacco would be advantageous to the farmer that appears natural but i am in doubt whether in the long run it will be of benefit to the manufacturer i am in favor of taking i all off rather than fct tiug it remain at 16 cents 1 am strongly in favor of a reduction to 8 cents b llamlen & co found mr hunt the junior partner in the office to oui question as to how the firm stood on the tobacco tax question he replied my partner and 1 are entirely agreed on that subject we are strongly in favor ot wiping out all taxation on tobacco too much stress in my opinion is laid on the views of manufacturers some of whom are actuated by selfish motives ou this subject in my opinion the great mass of people are strongly in favor of taking : oft the tax messrs williamson & smith leaf deal 1 ers and who by the way have not only one of the most commodious but one of j the best equipped factories for handling the leal in the south with a capacity of two million pounds per annum we j found both the proprietors in and on put i ting our queries to them they replied : — we are in favor of whatever is best for ! the country and reduction seems the ; thing we believe this would bo to the interest ot the farmer the trade and the manufacturer we next hunted up messrs bitting & whittaker mr whittaker is cashier of the first national bauk and a member of j the national tobacco association we ! found him at the bank no ii in is better i posted on the trade large ami success | ful manufacturers the views of either are entitled to much consideration putting lour questions to mr whittaker after i some reflection ho replied : i am for to ! till abolition of the whole internal reve nue system to take effect jauuary i 1884 or earlier if possible with rebate of tax ' on all unbroken packages we niaiiufac j hirers can stand any rate better than ag ' ition from year to year and any reduc j lion even as much as fifty per cent i would not quiet the country a longer time than would be required to adjust our weights accommodate ourselves to 1 the new order of things and the cry for ; reduction would bo raise again and our j trade paralyzed as it now is and has at i times been for the past several rears but i am opposed to it on principle also i it is demoralizing ami dangerous with it gone forever we will have better peo i pie a purer government and better times at t f williamson & jo.'s factory no j one was in mr r j reynold also being in patrick va we did not see him eilh ! er mil 11 u fi ilbliulbmiiii leading dealers in dry goods ant groceries new stock of closing _ and large assortment of ladies cloaks and shawls ladies hats arjd ihfflmihfisl hhts hats and caps boots and shoes a specialty we keep the best made agents for coats spool-cotton new supply r>f5cent tin ware full stock of glass and table ware best flour meats susar coffee teas rice potatoes canned vn:l pure t.nr.r lorn bran meal j.ew orleans molasses and syrups c full assortment of familj medicines including quinine one and three-fourth lbs cotton sacking at 9 cents new tics it 1.75 cr bundle three 1b cans ti 15 rout ovsk-coata vt 2.3o ecst 1o c?tm sugar try it rcsuretosci our goods before you buy we mean to sell you good gooda it the very lowest prices v'we buy and sell all kinds of country produce w w taylor h f atkins i . , , ,. „, nov i 1882 and i j bostian , salesmen there may be air but it i.s probably subtle as that remaining within the vacutu beneath an air pump those who have found evidence of this spec tral air envelope are many schne tcr paul and prosper henry airy nelson plummcr christie duncan noble tebbut gaunt and others claim to have observed a curious re flection during certain star-occulta tions j,\i tiie recent speetroscopic discovery in egypt is more positive evidence there may indeed be creature ca pable of breathing such rarefied air but are there any capable of living without water ! for there are no rivers no seas no clouds no rains perchance subterranean lakes there may be desert wells deeper than ar tesian ; perchance there might also be a thicker statum of transparent air near the surface of the ground ; per haps tlic last people of the moon may even now be sitting about the last oasis awaiting the hour of the univer sal death jiut there are no proofs of intelligent life — not one volcanic life may possibly linger in spots for there arc strange luridue&s visible in the depths of certain dark craters nevertheless we see craters lilling up with the lu nar sand-drift was the moon ever a populous world ? probably ; but in those ages the earth was void and formless and aflame with astral fires the clouds were yet unborn the mighty tongue of the sea had not yet spoken and deep answered not unto deep — i«c ■ the modern pie rate ten cents j a pjcce 1liliillu from the 1st of january next two good mill men for a twenty stamp mill must have had lon.u experience uiih silver plates and inn ni-h first-class references us to ability and honesty a permanent position for good men address tin iiaile gold jlrxixg co haile's mine p o lancaster s c g:3w administratosr's sale having taken oat letters of administra tion u the estate of the late nviu h kin mill deceased i will proceed to fell at pub lic sale on the premises ~> miles west l i salisbury on tuesday december the h 1882 the following personal property viz wheat oats corn horses cattle t\v milch cow hogs leaf tobacco two 2 liors wagons one bujrgy and harness i tuniin lathe fanuing implements household and kitchen furniture ami other articl enumeratext 7 rm ( ash farther jfotice — all persons huvin-j claims against aid v m kincaid dee'd are hereby notified to present the same u me i>n or before the ttli day of n'ovember i v ~:;. or tliis notice will be plead in l»ai ol their recovery and all persona im to the a;.l decease i ai riqiit-stc-d i iiuuiedi ite ji lymeut a l hall ailm'r nov 6th 1882 1:6m ii hew sooth the representative n lustrial paper o xortli < i olina is n 2d coinmn ilustrated weekly evi ry mine own fanner man ufacturer merchant and ndustrial man in the south should have i - . pays espi cial attention to north carolina's mineral hi sources and dot a t ill justice to ev ry de . state's •■ ■ p«j f $ ! q ;,. r ; ■ positively i:i abyaiice address • edward a ol.dhai '. . to . i i ' wiltuingti n n c blaci11&tati1 having purchased t 1 1 1 : o f wm smithdeal as well as the in lkkkst of e e crawford of the firm of r r crawfgro & co we are nowjpn pared to supply our customers with all kinds of agricultural implements in addition to the r>c selected stock of ii a l d w a it i iii lie s t a t e we also liaudlu rifle and blasting powder and n full line of miuii 1 supplies j 3 we will jgfl duplicate any prices in the state call and see its w.s black tier sjs'ltiyiii oct ■">. 1882 r,():1j gent'3 fine work a specialty 3ootg shots & c4iter8 d »•» 1 lei i \ t ur kx i . , bad ♦ !:, . i hi krpalrlng ■ ' • n.:ill prnmpw - a . hi u , n c the carolina watchman l established in the yealt 1882 pbh3b,$i.6o in advance j mll^kliemted fe stomach -^ 4 tjompmlior that stamina vital energy h hi nr.ipl or whatever you may ft£j?w p call the resistant power which tattui against the causes or disease and £„«. la the grand safeguard of health nu^'tte garrson of the human fortress i'nrt when it axes weak the true policy f to throw in reinforcements in other sort»rx such an e occurs apply for hostetter'a almanac for 18s3 29 1 y you think so word of honor !' in that case give me a pinch of your admirable snuff with pleasure de marsau did not observe the slighl smile that passed over his friend's countenance they alluded in no way to the fool i.-ji wager made by the blaze of lights ! and over the nines of wine which ! had suggested it ; perhaps it was for ; gotten ; however the two young men separated that night toward eleven o'clock not far from his house de marsan was accosted by two servants who beg ' ed him respect fully to be good i enough to stop a moment at the same time a man enveloped in a long dressing gown brown with ! red stars and preceded by two torch bearers appeared in the middle of the street an enormous beard flowed nearly to the waist of the singular personage who approaching de mar san bowed and in a strongly pro nounced nasal tone said — , , iu . i.i coakt.sec'y ahomecompany,seeking ; horn p atronage strana prig mi literal ; ■ ■ liulfi ash and ba itlis j all::;i jjsowh a?t salisbury n u of i s3<j<j pi iflulil 3cool locks school supplies novels and stationery essstftsss of vouth a(skxti.kman wli.i ii ( i v rt-ii i'(i yenrs from m iii y 1 * i : i >.< i ikk decay if youtliful indiscretion will nun iiy pcn«l fret'tu : i ti niil dii eel ion for mi ii_v by which lie was lo i»iiil \>\ the itil , i . ■ i so i iy ulilr*»sf«iii!«iii . ii in i . 1 ml n 15 oudkx ■ ( utlai st new york m remember the dead />'■ ujxlhu ib iumjjb great hedu0tion in til priced of marble monuments and grave-stones cf every description i uiliiillj iuvitc tlie public generally ; of my stock and work . icd in rting that my past pi i .; !;. i nr.ili ■]■ lirst-class workuien in ill the nuwost and muderu styles and tbat tin woi-kiiiaiialiip is equal to au.v ol tlit country 1 <!<> not sa»y stipi ii.ii to all others 1 111 ■ ■ ca^.gfi ate in or unplish a salt m endeavor i \ i i i ii i ustolin ! the vill as <■ h ith me prices 25 to 50 per cent cheaper than evoi oftered in this town before il once or send lor pi ice list and d sati.slaction guaraut'd or uo charge ii ol marble is the last work i « r \>::\ iii the memory i john s hutchinson . s c nov 1 1661 i to the late firm of kd & < ().." are 1 ereby ified to come forward and nmkc settle lst ami save business of that ' i i i h b crawford & co mcssr brown & bros those genial gentlemen dr v l and ii 1 iuah tire among not nil_v our largest manufac turers but arc conceded to be far sighted lose calculating business men they enjoy an immense trade manufacturing hugely their celebrated navy goods with i a working capacity of two million pounds i annually to our query in regard to the tobacco lax question t lie doctor answer ed : we are in favor of an entire aboli tion of the tax on tobacco congress may make the tax on whisky what it pleases we consider tobacco t ho more innocent evil of the two the manufacturer can pay the fanner more for his leaf no tax will cheapen the goods thereby increas ing consumption no tax will enable the manufacturer to increase his production 100 per cent without adding a dollar to his capita]»aiid goods will tun more on their merit and less on their price as is tliu case now w vv wood &. co manufacturers of the celebrated old oaken bucket maud mulier and other brands mr w v wood managing partner came in while we were talking with messrs brown bros lie was in favor of abolishing llic tax bailey bros we next went to these gentlemen's factory a new building of brick just under roof they are manu facturers however old in the business we found mr i vv bailey in the office he is in favor of abolishing the tax he did not want to cut groove on boxes 1 11 uanes & co this firm consists of three brothers all raised in the busi crf manufacturing while they are all young men they are among our oldest tobacco manufacturers they have an immense trade in both ping and twist goods and a woi king capacity of over a million pounds per year to our putting the usual questions mr 1 h uanes the senior partner with some hesitation said 1 am rather at sea on the subject 1 want what is the best for my section if 1 knew what that is 1 ani doubtful as to what the result would be to take tin tax off i would be willing to see the tax placed at 8 cents how do you do sir ?' that is a very extraordinary ques tion said de marsan alter a mo ment's silence caused bv liio astonish ment it is not the less a question ob served the man with the long beard but sir this hour that dress theso servants ' this hour pleases mo this dress suits my position ami these servants re mine for the second time sir how do you do what is that to you a great deal but then ' my dear sir listen : my question is commonplace i allow it but here is what i would c<>nie to you have a watch ah how happy you are ! i have uol and i take medicine to-night at two o'clock not a minute more not a minute less you can un derstand that for the exactitude of the tiling i must have your watch ' all ! ah !' cried de marsan who be gan to believe he had encountered a mad man and hoped to get away by frightening him it is then an ambush ! must wait .' he was about to draw his sword the man with the beard made a sign in an instant four pistols were pointed at the young man who see ing this unanswerable argument trembling with rage drew out his watch 1 here sir said he abruptly a thousand thanks dear sir said the unknown ; 1 feel much indebted to yon for your generous haste added he laughing n ow let me go ' \\ illingly ; but i have again a re quest to make e quick about it then ' that sword } my sword yes you je.-t sir 1 give you my word of honor sir that 1 never jest 1 what do you mean rascal ?' this to-morrow 1 have a duel i require a sword and have taken a fancy to yours therefore be so po lite as not to refuse me if not ' he pointed to his armed domestics de marsau flung his sword at the feet of this mysterious personage and now ?' now my dear sir you are per fectly free it is very fortunate your way is direct ; first to the 1 right second to the left then third door to the right ' i impertinent !' too well bred to contradict you accept my dear sir the assurance of my profound esteem and my most sincere gratitude 5 it is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend of his faults if you are angry with a man or hate him it is not hard to stab him with words but so to love a man that you cannot bear to see the stain of sin upon him and to speak painful truth through loving words that is friendship but few have such friends our enemies usually teach us what we are at the point of the sword he who does his best however lit tle is always to be distinguished from him who does nothing show me the man you honoi ; 1 know by that symptom better than any other what kiud of a man you are yourself for you show me then what your ideal of manhood i — what kiud of a man you long inex pressibly to be outward action can never give a just estimate of us since there are many perfections of a man which are not capable uf appearing in actions _= "- - il^^^^gp m ft ■-"../ ■ - . * - . , . / ./ v y