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A 1 J fl f e 7 2. PAGES 9 TO 12. , ISTEBKSIINa BOOKS. . .; A Stateevllle If a s Finds Than la Kawtoa ; J"ilca faid for MarchandUa la Former Days-Old lirmou. " ' - ' ' ' ' Correspondence of The Observer. Ctateavllle, March 81. Recently Mr. R. F. Henry Was in Newton and stop ped at the home 6t Mr, R. M. .Warltok for a few days." Workmen werere-cov- ering Mr. Wartlcks house and while . engaged at this they found some old "boot In the attac under the root that attracted their attention. . Mr. (Henry, if in looking, through the book learned j. ,hat they, contained some .family his- lory and at hU request he was permit' ted, to bring them home, . ' . ' 1 r iAmong the books was an old ledger of f C. Graham isVCa, of Branchville, 'Rowan eouitfy dated 1836. Cowan Gra ham as he tvaa known, conducted a general merchandise business, at what was then Branchvllle, which was about I, two TOllea from " the ' present alte of , -Cleveland,- No building now merits the spot where the store was, but evidences . of ft can be seen, now., Be afterward . moved to Newton and died there, and V'thla accounts for the presence of (the hooka in 'Newton.'.Tmi old ledger con-. , , tains accounts of different persons who did business wtthT. C. Graham ft Co.. nd la scrupulously neat and well kept ; .The . writing lft it was evidently' done t 'with the , old goow quill penv such as ,was used In, those, days, ana the pen mansbtp was of a superior order and - closely resembles lithograph work. Borne of tha accounts In the book are targe, ones, showing that the parties : lived well In those days, . The price ; paid for articles In those days la also , Interesting as compared with prieea paid for the same at this time CaHoo , , , sold at 25 cents per yard; cambric at .;- 38 cents. Iron at 40 cents per pound, coffee at 60 cents and spool cotton at IS cental It la also learned that com old as km as 25 cents per bushel The book, contains accounts with Captain Jonathan Toning, colonel David Ram ' sev. General. Thoa G. Polk. Mr. John Irvln;fatherbf;Mr. J. C. Irvin, of this , place, and numerous-others. Mr. J. a . irvln rememtoere that.when a Mttle boy rkm would go to, this , store ; and was " sometimes rewarded with a red apple ' which pleased him very much and was . always palatable. -' There is also an account with Peter Stuart Ney, . whom a great many peo . pie . ibelleve to have 'been the genuine Marshall Xey, who taught school near Branchvllle and was burled at Third Creek, church. . ". ' Another took was one In which Thoa C, Graham, guardian of the minor heirs of Thomas Cowan, kept a strict account as "guardian of Ms wards. This con ." ' tains a copy ,bf the derma of hire and v sale of slaves, iSom,of the conditions Toys shal be furniliBhed with two sum-' mar-suits,- om llndaey woolsey suit. one wool hat, one pair of good coarse ,, shoes, one pair of wool socks an4 one good blanket." The girls,, were to be furnished In like manner, . And further as showing that Ihe own-. ers had aae consideration for the wel fare of the elaves, "they should he giv en au proper medical attention and will' not" be permitted on rail or pdank road or gold mine and to be treated In ' a Chrlstlan-like manner." , The. term of rental extended from February- 36, 1853, to Uanuary 1. 1851 and the amount realised for the rental 1 of slaves and certain lands amounted ' to $3w.S0. The negroes, - nine In all, ' were sold on the Cth day of January, -1854, to the same parties who had rent ed them for a total sum of $7,061.60. lA nolher waa a book ot sermons de livered hy different divines who were evidently noted In their time. This . book contains na dates but . must' he very ancient. In ft. the letter "s" Is ' printed as we now print "if." The words sine ana iocs are spoiled Trtnne" and loaae." Among other sermons In It la one beaded "Sermon preached t the funer al of the (Right Honourable and most excellent lady, the lady Elizabeth Ca cell. Dowaaer. tDgeuien, with some ''brief memorials at her most holy life - and death. By Ed M. Barker, late ,- chaplain to her Honor and now Rector of Barton In (Hampshire." The sermon commence ., by .saying that "every : Christian hath two great works to per ' form In this world, to tfve well and dye well the first la an absolute pre :V requisite to the latter, for if we do not lire well moat assuredly we cannot aye we!I,H etc., the word die beinr spelled s now use It in the sense or to col .Another sermon entitled "Iter Novtal- mum. or Man. His Last Progresse." ';ermon preached at the funeral of the night .worshipful iSlr ThomajnThlnne, .Knlsht. , ; ' This book of sermons Ibelonged to .. Thomas Cowan, who waa a brother of Mrs, , Olnsey , Graham Mrs. GPlnsey f Graham was the grandmother of Mrs Geo, H. Henry, of thi place and as It 'S '.r" contains the'dates of Wrth, marriages , ."And deaths of different members of the Graham and Cowen families Mr wen W prtaea It hlgMy.' It gives the date of Moses Graham's hlrth as February ; - .'178. and. his death as May U, 1848 , '-.-"He was the grandfather 6f Miss Lucy ' x ; - (Foster and "Mrs; Thoa. Gin, of this ! . .e ttecs- Mosea Graham's , wlfVa name ' fi.'.'wat Jlnnle Gr'ahanu O." C. Foster was r..V''jJiwTrtI..to jAbagall Graham, daughter n ..OX Moses and lAnnle Graham. May Vi 1841..,-They were the parents of, .Miss ;:;'iv;;v''';.Foater and,' MraGHL''v- .:;"::' v . ' !i--viy- v shlflgten Port. : ' ; ,.' :Chalrman Jones seems to think that : i ; t . the Demooratlo rarty needs ' a head t :Vi , t:flnarterai- Jones feels that the party Is '.. ' - 1 all right" aa long as it la able to take ud 4 s;ollevtiona and provide a loaning place ; '.-.n or ltf.ao-canea leaders, j r x i i r ,' (Mr. Bryan went into ' the enenrya r j'i.v' .f-wntry; to-secure Ms advertlsementa i't- "-?:.Tif some reason Mr. Bryan Is ' com ' i 14 t9 go away tfrom.home ior al 'iTS&f.ml (rverftlilnff,a4etlret. 'l . j,:; 'jxiSyTheJ '-Commoner is not without oppo '.-'jt'-v.'taltlon' in1 its particular line. Th rvwi V, '!l1t -greslotMU Record is still engaged In ' trC-worklnf off a number of bid peecheav' .v:::;; 1,1 ' i A Tmeher. T tat Ond Bw la BetUr ' 'J; " Oshkosh. Wis!, Dlapatdh.. 20th Rrr. Ed. miui, the pastor ef the ' JWelt Congregatlonailst church, v who vnt chaplain ef the Twenty-econd Wisconsin Regiment; declared Tor the army canteen, saying: Oood beer Is 'tw4fr than bad water." Ule alaar etartlfti the Oahkoah minis'- terlal amociatlon yesterday by declar- ing: ''zThere wno aevii.-: at was re pugnant to rensonv he said, that A per 'sonal God could exist. HILL SOUD WITH TII3 IRISH. BIS ST. , PATRICK'S DAI OEATIOK. grUadsof the rotslUe rrMldsattal Can didate BorprUsd at Eta ASMrtloat Be garding the Bowa-HS raers aa SUasUa Knaroe Doctrine The Aeeeptaaea of Oaraegie's Offer WU1 Cost Bow Tetk 1,000.000 ret Redaction la Theatt TIcksta-BaalthyreonleDeltot ThlnlMttch Abeat Bellgloar Correspondence of The Observer, , ! New York. March 22. Ex -Senator David B. Hill la now aU that an ttilsh mah could desire, Hla t4 ' Patrick's Day oration before the a. Patrick So cial y of Brooklyn :waa notJce to the Irish that he is -aid "em' nean auia soul". In Jils opinion, the Uhlted I3ttites ought' to Just make England let" the Boers alone. More than that. 3h3 gov ernmeat, h thinks, ought "to interfere whenever in any part ot we worn a monarchy" attempt to coerce a repub lic; the Monroe doctrine should wach from pole to pole, and Uncle Bam ahould notify all King and Princes than any r attempt to ?extena oeir spheres of influence" in any part of the aloha will be considered an act un rrlendly to the umtea wates. - e holds that a strong and powerful monarchy must submit Jts alleged dif ferences with a weak republic to arbl rratlon. or else the United iStates will not permit the monarchy, on tho pre tense of such differences, to inrush the republic." This Is a curious position for a Dossible candidate for tne presi dency to take, and large numbeva? of Mr. mm meno.8 nere are jmucn war prised and much disappointed that he has taken It.": They , rtttllss perftly the Irish vote fs not large, enough to elect any man President who voices such sentiments. Ana wnwt can jar, Hill be after if not the" Irish voteT If the Democratic party must look to such leadership for restoration to power, it is in bad plight indeed." ' OPPOSITION TO ACCHPTIN'G QAR- NEGdJE'S OFFER TO VEW YORK. The press of the city has been practi cally unanimous in praise of Mr. Car negie for hla offer of five millions 'for the building of 66 new libraries, and the city government has heen urged to ac cept the offer without delay, the Leg islature permitting. Doubtiee the ma Jorlty of the people are of the ame mind. But there are some who are not. To eoulp and maintain the libraries wl!l cost About gl.omow per year, which of course must come out of the pockets of the tax-payers, and these say that If we are to have ao much ad ditlonhl taxation there are other things .e need worse than libraries for ex ample, more schools. They argue that It would have been ttetter had Mr. Carnegie offered to give the money without the stipulation that tn city should provide sites for the libraries and the money- to) . maintain' . them, However, there is at this wrltdrug every probability that Mr. Carnegie's offer will be accepted and the libraries fcultt Several rich, men Waive offered sites and the city itatelf has plenty of land avait- ahle, But In truth, when we consider the many large and excellent lihrarles already in the city; the magnificent Tllden library now under construction. the ridiculous cheapness of bookst the big newspapers, tfnd the delnge of pe rlodHcals representing eVery toranoh of Industry and -weld of thought, tt does teem that .to aek these people to tax themselves a million a year so as to have sixty-five new libraries is asking them to do art almost superfluous tning. . " f - CHEAPE1R THBLATRB TICKETS.. One of the Broadway theatres has re cently cut its prices nearly in half and another has followed with a cut to 50 cents for the best seats In the house It is to be hoped that this Is the begin nittg of the end of exorbitant prices for theatre seats. People 'who complain that the public seems to have little taste for fine acting and ftae singing forget that the' public Is'dWven to go to the vaudeville shows 'because it cannot afford to pay from two to five dollars for seats at the best theatres and the opera. It is a pity that some million airs like Mr. Carnegie does not give a large sum of money to the building and endowment of a first-class theatre where people could see the heat exam pica of dramatic art without having to pay more than they could afford That would be an .educaUon'il work rcTth while. 1 There ta no' doubt in the world that the public Would pabronlie the beat pfaya and operas if the prices were cheaper. On Saturday nights the Metropolitan Opera House Is -packed to the Tootf because then prices are cut in half. On other nlghlta i here are rows of empty seats all over the house, ODELL'3 COURSE A POPULAR ONE, The "scrap" now on between Senator Piatt and Governor Odeil 1st exciting much Interest. The Senator, trtfagln lng that he owned the Governor, sent his own beloved son to him in behalf of a bill to place the police force of this city in the hands of the state govern ment. The aoverhor not only refused to favor the bill, but said that if such a bill were, passed by the Legislature ne would veto it. air. vam naa accord Ingly risen in the- estimation of the public about 100 per cent. There Is breathless anxiety to see what the Hon. T, C. P. will do next. DULLNESS DJ RELIGION A STGN OF PROSPERITY. . There M dullness in the religion book trade, and that la a sign of pros perous times In other trades. It is th poor, the afflicted and the sick w(w fee most the need of divine help. Healthy people la good circumstances are not Inclined to give much thought to re ligion. - Therefore : churches increase their membership when times are hard and are apt to lose members when the country hi prosperous. Man is much more prone to beg than to give thanks. A publisher of reUjrfouj books quot ed as saying: "At the very height of financial troubles-ve do the ; largest business." The' noon prayer-meettngs down town are thronged at, auch times w.th anxious money-grubbers Implor- I XL. A 1 . ... tng ui jumifuir ir raan. . LXAVID T. DtJNClA, .-f.-.v. V.!" J riBJC 1ST WIS8TOS JAIL. ., Slight Damage Doae bet the Prisoners Itera Vary Sred-Oae test BUt.' Beaaoa. Special to The Observer. " Winston-Salem, - March M. Intense exoitement was created la Winston this evening by fire breaking out m the Jail. The prisoners became terribly sUarrsed and were taken out through the smoke screaming. One colored1 mian lost, hla reason and had to bs carried lo Uie toan lock-up. f . n - . , j It was thought for some tlma that onu .prlMner had escaped, but this waa a mistake. The fire waa extinguished before serious damage , was done, though considerable water was thrown Into it ho buikUnff. , , ' KAEi; r.rciITL8 DOLLAE1. ::; ' EUtory f the Two Brothers Whose Colas ' are Kow Bald aa Soavealra. ' Correspondence ct The Observer. Rutherfordtftn March fL Your cor- repondent.!s indebted to Mr. w. F. Rucker. one of Jtutherf ordton a popu lar young lawyers, for a brief story of the Uvea of the Bechtlers, the money moulders. The Baehtler gold coin was common circulating medium- In this country years ago, which many people have aeen and of which nearly all have beard, and (becauwi this coin waa mad here from gold dug' from Rutherford soil, it Is of intereat to know something of the history of these people. Chriato pher and Augustus Bechtler. two broth era, landed together on this pontine at in 1829. Both were bom in Baden, Ger many ,and both owed allegiance to the Grand Duke of Baden until the time of their migration from German soil The birthday of ChrHrtowier ttechtier was the 2&th day of November, In the year 1873; that of Augustus, the And of July. 1S0L They took passage in a shin from Havre, and on the 13th day of October iiict. the snip on wmon they aaiiea teached safely the port of New York. Havlrar landed the iBeehtier boys ' se. iected Philadelphia county, in IVnnayl vsnia, for their home. On the zsth day ot October,, 1829, they appeared before the clerk of the court for that county, then called the 'General Sessions of the Peace,' and exhibited certified dedara- ttons renouncing their allegiance to any other government,' 'potentate or powerrand expressing their intentions of becoming citlsens of th united States of 'America. Jn acordanca with an act of (Congress they (became cltl sens of this country, They removed to this county early in the year 1637 and built a home about three or four miles from this town, where they lived until their dieath. On the minute docket of the July session of the county court, for 1837, the certificates or their natu ralisation were recorded. They were burled in a little family graveyard at the bid Bechtler home place, and some years ago ' their re mains were exhumed and ahlpped to Germany. The house in which the Bechtlers made money still stands in this town, being one. of the oldest places In the county; ". , ", .' , v POUTICAL INDEPENDENCE. It Is Asserting Itself Throughout tbt Land and Should be Eneouaged. Laurinburg Exchange. Independence In matters political ia asserting Itself throughout the length and breadth of the land. Independence is uod-given and whosoever Tails to aa rert It is unjuat to himself. We know that a few will always purposely mis construe ones motives but that is a small ma'tter to a- truly independent man. . The time has (passed Jf such a time ever existed when any number of people are bound to support the opin ions of others, regardless of their own The spirit of Independence, In all matters, should be encouraged for this very spirit was the cause of the birth of out nation and has always been the malnMay of its existence and.lt will be the final salvation of ft. Nearly all of the great men of our nation were noted above all things for this virtue. Andrew uackson will be glorified throughout all history for his perslntent Independence aalnt i'the greatest odds, and against the greatest men of his party. Thomas Jefferson's great fame was due to his courageous opposition to the well entrenched Fed erailst party, against which ha pro ceeded almost al regie-handed and alone, We are natural ad mi r era of political independence but some of us never recognise it unless It Is asserted by fellow on the other side. TYw instance when Senator Wellington, of Maryland elected as a Republican, refused to sup port MoKInley and. his fellow -Republl cans, he was hailed as a great patriot anu a hiving example, of all that waa great and good In an Independent American cltlsen. But when Senatora Caffcry, Lindsay and McLaurln- differed from their Democratic colleagues, they were hailed aa traitors, fit associates o ueneaict Arnoki ana au that was treacherous and loathsome. Let us be fair to all men and Impugn the motives of none. Let us accord to our neighbor that which we dalm for ourselves that we all act from a con scienticus standpoint. Every man Is entitled to his own opinion and has one vote with' which io register It, there fore bid him God-speed in intelligently Ufing the franchise for the good of bis country and his nome. ' Delightful Beoeptloa at Ashoboro Tws Correspondence of The Observer. I Asheboro, March E.A reception gfvv cn In honor of Miss Frances Orelght, of South Carolina, at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Morlng, Jr. on South Fayettevllle street last event ing was pronounced a omiaaat success. a taoieaux 1 in wmcn tne guests were photographed; through canvas door was followed by muslo and then (Miss Creight recited very beautifully, re freshments were served And at eaH piate i waa a oant on rwhictt was a quotation - sugestlv . of the nameg. of . th ' party who svaa to occupy ' t hs seat f and par ties were required to guess and no mia- taxea were maae, . nn anition ta the young people were Mr. and-Mrs. J. B st lm peon, Mr. and Airs. "Ed. Morris and Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer. (No one dos sensed autnetent ocaoulary to exores: their regard of Mrs Morlng aa a frost- ess. ... t - Mr. Moeea McDonald and Miss Berta Rosa, and Mr. Geo. W. Hllllard, of the Southern Railway here; and Miss Annie Davla, of Sophia, were married or 'the Mr. S. S. Porter Is building a beautl ful cottage on his lot oo outh Fay- eiieviue street. : "Aaatstlaet Speelea. '.-(' Answers. . v .:!'. --I'-..-A-. A lecturer in iTiatliigs lhouk-ed dra- matically: "Cam any one in this room in me or. a penect manr', ? There was a dead alienee. , : ' ,'Haa Any one," he continued, .''heard of a perfect wwranf --s: si Then a patlent-tookinjf lititle woman rose up at tns oacx of the room and answered: , ! -r r -- "There waa one. I've often heard of her. but she's dead now;. She was my nusoanaa nrst wire." ': ' Prof. Ivison, of Lonaconing, Ud.i r of fered terribly from neuralgia of the stomach and indigestion for thirteen years and after the doctors failed . to curs him they red him on morphine. friend advised the use of Kodoi Dyspep sia cure ana aiter taicing a tew pot tles of it be aaya, "It has cured dm en tlrely. ' I can't say too much (or Kodol Dyspepsia Cure." It digests what yoU eai. . u. jorasA va, DR. tilOOTELVS BEST TALK. ABU AND MASTKRrrJL DISC0CB8E. ALarga Corrrrt'o Bears 'What is Said t be the Boat Mm on Dr. Thorawsll Bat riatbti Slnoa the HseUagat thsSeeoad Chsrcti Begaa-irerds Worthy of Serlea AttenUosu : r$ . :-ry. , The torgs audltorluni of Hhe tleconj Presbyterian' church was almost filled to th door Friday nigNt by the con rogation thai aaaemWed to hear Dr, Thorwwell Dreac, s He chose for - his "text the seventh iverae of the "second tthapter of -tne propneoy Dy incan: "O thou that art named the house of Ju- cob, ia th Spirit of Ihe Lord straight- en ear" -.-v; i y.f.-s. He said: These words are worthy1 of our serious attend oa for many reasons o which 1 shall . give out two, The first la a Very solemn one. If tha spirit of the Lord Is straightened then we are left In a deplorable condition. And tha second reason is mat w the Wxlrlt of the Lord ia straightened, the house1 of Jacob which la the Church; God 4s re sponsible and the inference la that if the Church is responsible then the Church ia IB" a " deproratble condition. The Church is the bride of Christ. lis is the -tutor, the teacher. The Church is full of wrinkles and it to to be presented without spot or wrinkle at the marriage "aupper of the Lamb. You have read in (the Talry tales how a king would be ruling through a for est and -would see a beautiful maiden with whom he would fall In kn at first sight. HS;-would determlns io make her his queen but before she was luted to shine in such an exaued posi tion she must go through a sriasott of training so that In body, mind and soul she would be prepared for tha throne. At last, when her preparation waa com plete, arrrtd tne ringing or belli 'and tne firing of cannon1, she was brought into her high " position. The rtrothl waa pledged ahd aha takes her aeat besflde he (King. 80 the preparing of the Church waa entrusted to the Holy Ghost and the day la coming when amid the falling of stars and the blow ing ot trumpets the King will descend to take to Himself the bride who is adorned for her husband. Now suppose the spirit of the Lord li stralrhtened. Aa the Church ready for the With place for which she H de signed r All Christian people believe the call to the ministry Is the call of the Hoty Spirit. Ef the .Spirit of the Lord is straightened then these ehlrmlsh Mnes will be depleted and who is to take their place? ' The Spirit atone is the in terpreter of the Word of God. We can not uttef a petition that will be accept able to the Lord unless the spirit -in elite the petition. ' -Now the Church has tried to consols herself that these wortis apply to the unconverted but they dd not. Every pawtigo applies to the. Church of God. 'Grieve not the spirit," "Quench not the Spirit," ana not" written to you, , fellow sinner. We know that but a moment of time, a point of space removes you from eternity, but it is to the Cinnvh of God that I speak. Church of Ood awake! If theelplrlt of the liord Is straightened It is rrr fault that it is straightened. ' The .power of God te not limited. "Wotis ces stay his hand or say what doeat thou?" It is not a ones tionof rights. I bow to His rights and bow, to His authority. (Where then does the Church straight en the ftnlrit of God? I ensvver, when she fails to co-operate with the .Spirit of God. We are co-workers with God. It is not a question of what the Spirit can do, it is what He will do. He works through means. How flhen does the Church straighten the Spirit of God 1. I remember once reading or hearing some one speak on the subject or how the lasy man can straighten the power of the sun. You have all seen how he can do It. You might drtve out in the country and see fields on either side of the rtoad. The soil by analysis was the same. The sun, shone on each alike. The rain fell on each in the same amount. But in the ga'thering time you could go to those two fields again and from one a crop' would be gathered while from the other there might be a small crop or no crop at all. What was the differ ence? Simply that the owners of one piece of ground, co-operated with the sun and worked his ground well. The other did rvrt work and as a con.ie quence the hrtt from the sun and the chemtcat elements of the sunlight were straightened in tmeir power. Tho Chtrrch of Cold is to be the co-laborer with the Holy Spirit and if the Church fails to do her part, she straightens the Spirit of God in lust that amount repeat therefore, if the Spirit of God Is straightened, the Church is alone is re sponsible. The sinner. cannot drive the iSplrlt froml a community but the Church of God can. The sinner, like Saul Of Tarsus, may be underthe very shadow of some Damascus gates but in h moment the Jtprrlt can come and totally upset all of that man's plans, But Christians can drive the .Spirit of God awtay. Christians! If theee sin ners die you are their murderers. Oh to be a child or wax a Christian! it means siimething. How'- does the Church straighten1 'the iSptrit of God? One time Jesus went down to Nazareth afid entered Into tha synagogue and be gan ito ipreach: "Toe Spirit of the Lord Is upon me, because He hath annotnted ma to preach the Gospel to tne poor: He bath sent me to ' heal -the broken hearted, to preach delfcveranos to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind. To set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord." What was the result? They began to ask, Is not this Joseph son? .Are not ills brethren and sisters among us, and they took Him out to the brow of the bill ort which the city was set and were about to cast Him down heJadlong.' ;Wht was : it that troubled Him arid drove tha Spirit away? It as the elders and deacons and Chufdh members, Thea after He went away He said Ha could not do many miracles there because of their lack of fartti. There were lame men in the city who would have Bleed to be healed but they -could not; because the Church had straightened' ths Bplrtt There were lots of (people who were sick and blind and deaf and dumb but they had to remain that Way because' of the lack of flalth In the Church. . upposemy .friends that to-night there should be scores who should come forward here to press Into the kingdom of God, wouldn't you be1 ? sur prised? You are tot expecting; 'such great things, and you are straightening .the Spirit of God.' (When men wanted to briny their palsied friend to Christ thev had faith that Ha would heal Mm, When the crowd about Him was so great that they could not get near Hlnvihey went rp on tne roof and tors it up, They didn't care that some plaster and duet fen down on the people below, Their one aim was to get -the man Into the presence of Chrtut and their faith was rewarded.-' ;Thy sins be forgiven thee. , Take up- thy bed and walk; Tha Church ef Cwl then adraightens the Pplrit ot God by their lack of faith. The Church of God straightens the Spirit when ft fails !a give' a whole- souled, earnest imitation to the Spirit to coma into the meeting. (When you Invite a guest Into your home you make preparation for receiving him. s You want everything that la act before him to be thr test that yeu can procure. Tou want your house to present the very beat appearance possible. Do you make any preparation for the reception ef the Holy Spirit? Do we show th we are really in earnest in giving tne Invitation?1 We canf straighten the Spirit hy our lack of preparation to re ceive Him, But we straighten the Holy lmt -when - ws do not respect- - his wishes. ome things sro u right in their place but.ws-do not want to do anything which we knovr will give sor row and suffering io one in our home, It la a good thing to play on the piano, but if mother is lying on tne bed suf fering from a severe headache, that la not the time for daughter to go ta her practicing.' She had better put U, off until another time,. M ws lnvlt tha Holy (Spirit to come Into our midst. should we not put aside those thing whkh will grieve the (Bplrtt ami thus show, our resnect foul His bresencsT The Holy Spirit. jmay be coming over Charlotte now. uet us do nothing to grieve Him and make Him "turn away. But now. fellow-sinner. I want to have a few words with you in kindness, Your welfare depends on this ftpirit ot God. Do not let Him depart until y6u hava'acceoted Christ, A sin against the Father "r will be forgiven', a; sin against the .Son will bs forgiven, but a sin against the Holy ISplrlt will not be forgiven, now la mat, do you.' sayi Writ, here Is a man who baa been pois oned. A doctor la sent for. He comes poison and the dimgglst nils the bra scripUon and sends the medMn down to the house. The patient sees ft 'but that does htm no good,: He even takes the bottle in hla harids and handles it but he will die if that Is, all ha does. If he M to he relieved hs must take- tha medicine,- 'Bo God the Father Use' the physician sees the man roisoned by sin and H -prescribes the remedy, Jesus Christ gives fHlmself as the rem edy but it remains for God the (Holy host to apply the remedy, so to sin against the Holy .Spirit 1 to refuse to take the remedy Chat has been brovld ed and the man podsonett by sfn flies. Oh sinner! do not hbsh tha least whis pering of the Holy Spirit. On one oc casion a party' were In 4h Mammoth cava in Kenitucky, 'Their light wen out and they knew not what to do.k To move meant certain death so they de termined to lust wait until heh or death should come. Presently one of them said. "Keen silll. I feel a breath of air on my face," and following that faint whisper of air they came to tha opening and ft safety, -Sinner, if you feel the least breath of the Holy Bblrft pleading with you tp give your heart, to Jesus follow that leading. Why is It fatal -to Tedect the Holy Spirit? If a man sins against God he still bas Christ and the Holy Spirit to save him, If he sins against Christ (ha still has the Holy Spirit to satve but If he Tef uses to heed the Holy Spirit, Ihera is none to aave htm. - A man la In stream. A rops of .three strands la thrown to him. Instead of jholdlntr to the rope he takes his knife and cuts one strand of ' ths rope but still Ihere are two mora strands to save him.1 He cuts another strand and still there ia one strand that is strong enough to save him if he will but it do it. 'But now drawing the kndfe fot4 the third lime ha cuts ths last stran'd and Is drowned. So with! the man who nan who re i loaesslist Jerts the Holy ftplrit. He chance for salvation'. Once In this city a man of God was preaching In regard to the sin against the Holy Bplrtt. A lady in the audi ence listened and waa moved to act but something made her turn away' from the ent reaity of the -Holy Spirit and aha iook ner nymn dook ana wrote nv it, tii run tne tisk." She signed' her dame and the date. A abort time after she was taken violently 111 and when nope waa gune her friends sent for tha man of God and had him pray for her. She told her mother to go and get tha hymn book. Aha did so and the girl turned to tne lear where she had writ ten and her mother read!' 'Til run ihs risk." 8he died" with these words on her Hps. The minister afterwards wrote a few stanzas of poetry suvkeat- ea oy the incident. They wire as fol Iowa; . , ; j "Send, she cried, In mercy, send; wring the man of God w th aneed? Tell him I am near my and,- Tell him that hla prayers I need. Vainly did the man of God Point her to the Crtdfled: Vainly whispered in her ear, Christ for every sinner died. Lost she cried, forever lost, every ray of hope la fled: Now too late to count the cost, Closed her eyes and she was dead. A BtONSTEB ENGINE. Tha Lossy Mill, ef Oas tools, Has tha Larg est Engine Bver Brongat Sooth. Weighs 100,000 Pounds. Gastonia Newe. Henry Rhury, representing the Cooper coriiss Engine Company, of Mt. Ver non, Ohio, As hers with Samuel Clark rigger, and they are putting up at the Loray-Mills, the largest engine ever brought to the South. The- en urine irames each weigh tf.wo pounds earth the cylinders being SixS. The shaft weighs over 100,000 rounds. The large wneel has a S-fodt face, is St feet in diameter, carries G6 ropes and weighs 60 tons. ' The capacity of the engine 3,600 horee-powier. The engine is ship peo on a car with 150.000 pounds cawac- Ity and the car is supported by it wheels. This kind of a car is a novelty ia the Booth - We are Informed that such a one has never before been car ried over the Southern Railway. Fif teen car loads have already been un loaded and frve "more car toads are to come yet. The boilers are already' In their places.; The steam drum to 72 feet kmg. Two fire vumpe were put In Tuesday, with WO gallons capacity per minute, with these pumns the entire buUdinif can be protected 'from flrs.;; 8E!EN TEARS Df BED. ' ' "will wonders ever cease?" Inquire the friends of Mb L. Pease, of Law rence, Kan A' They knew she had been unable to leave her bed in seven years on, account of kidney and liver trouble, nervoua prostration and general deblll-t tyl but, ''Three bottles of Electric Bit ters enabled m to walk," she writes, "And In three months I felt Ilka a hew person.' Women suffering from head ache, backache, nervousness, sleepless ness, melancholy. ' fainting and dizzy pells will find it A priceless blessing. Try it. - Satisfaction - is guaranteed. BurweU ft Duxm Cot OniyCOo. ' . r - tun Tcr.x tXZt IZILU EtorjnlJkt!oa ( ta Ctrecto! tf-feetsd-Notktog A'r,rorl; j la t" T aut Coadi;ios ' YorkvIKe, fl. C, Enoulrr. 2Jrd. I 'As was indicate In the last tem cf The Knqulrer, it is now an etfaU'. sliel fact that there is not bins at an alarm. I Ing-In lhe nnunclia comMUon of ' th York, Cotton Mill timoajiv. Th dlreetrs an.1 stockholder have mads iuh lmvsttiratlitna wmt iumuhpi 1 tn fivll anKiirw (hmw-liMi An ),! aifh. fawt an.t irhe-v ar ajwunvt - i ,.. holders, as waa naturally to be expwt- ed. On the contrary, its principal effact was a sobering influence upon all con - cemed, and the problems slnoe present- ed have been wnsldered la fhs light of al business ability. , T--: v -r-,w - Pmnrt IrrrVimssJ anMnr f tnrVhAM. bMnsi sWa ua Ivikan Wkl,l itntn as a)ask Isi sssiltf amt at thea 1w all nation waa Inmile. d 4tvt, hi Itm mlmttMt Alalia A nurt. hMKAf IWnwt anA rvriiAtfnt rMiA hit.i mess men, who have reputations for business ability, were tuiled In to ad vise with those ouTctiy interested, ana all suggestions were given due coBsid eratton. ,J ' " S , The -financial condlrloiv of the mill was as outlined by Mr. Ashe. The total Indebtedness. Incfud las that for ma chinery, is In tha nelghhorhbodof $76,000 and ths hooK value of ns property I23O.0O0. Machinery debt, amounting to 140,000. Is not pressing. Tha only mime- dlata need for money to for ths purpose of meeting holes falling due durins! the tiext few montha the first one maturing on un sotn mat. :,in tne aggregate, the wr notes Amount ta Sums ta.Ooa r After the flnartclal condition ortht mill had been developed dearlf. ? ths next stenwaa to effect a twonranlsatlon or the direcltorate. : with the aoqu-les. iMnceorthw atiiLtiniiieira. mn. h. m. Carroll. J. B. Pesram and 3. M. Stroud realsned. and exercising its nower un- hp -mm hv.kia nr thm Anmnanvj tha board filled, the nkins of these setltlei men with Mesrra. W. IR. Carroll, 8. L. Miller. W. W. Lewis and M. c. wmia. Ths new board then carried out ths to dicalted wish of all concerned by ths election of Mr. W. R. .Carroll as presi dent and treasurer, vies ths late : Mr, Ashe. . . 1 , -ime reorgamsaxion compiexea. ine new dlreotoratw at once considered and aewoea upon we means wnerepy wto: explain what would bs or!' money to meet n.he immediate require- under certain hvoothesE and l merrts of the mill will bs forthcoming in am pis time, no runner aimcuity is anticipated on that score; and as soon as possible, the corporalion will get a'uhority from Its stockholders to Is sue bonds to the amount! of ivs.ow. This step is to pe tawen pi way oi ex era precauuon, as ins situation now stands, It Is tikviy that ths necessity for floating these bonds win hot (aim ft has developed during ths pas few days, that the impression that the1mill -can no longer be rub at A profit under present market conditions, bs a mis- taxe. it is a fact that there has Deen some considerable Joss on account of ths deollniB ta chs value of cotton on hJxnd; but basing ths calculations on the present price of. cotton and ths present price of matwfactured yarna, experts say that the mill can easily pay off an or its aems within tms next few months. There to a probability that , night work wilt be discontinued) after a few daya for a time: tout this to not donhke- ly settled. The jNssiblUty mamiagement will find It advisable to close the mlH down altogether,; Is con- aidered to bs very slight. , ; ' ' .' ii i . I ii i i 101 FACTOIT JOE BICKOBY - It WUl be Baa la Oosaeatloa With the BoUsf KlU-A Maw Float Km Starts Us, Corresnondenca of The ObaerVer. : ullekory. March K. An up-w-dats lea factory will bs operated hersrby ths nicKory swiung vompany in ounno-i tlonwlth its roller" mllL whose stock holders met last evening and decided to Inatairthe machinery m tuns1 for the summer business.- ' -:' -. v ? . The Moore Milling Company com menced operations this week. , The mill I Is amnnr our- Urffpaft 1 imanufacturtnsl nUtAm a-ifh a ranacifv nf inn tuirmla of flour per day. Dr. Moore, of Uledoun. its principal owner, ; came over to i "touch the button." ' 1 ' After further Investgarlon this morning of the burning of Abemethy ft 'Whl tenet's livery stable, If waa found there were only four horses and a fine Spanish Jack perished In - the fla-ma. niitai1 mt 4tm linrawa. aa Aral I reported, but tha loss will be at least trow Tha nrn -will at- nfina r. build. : ' " ! f'arnanlar'a Oim VaAla fVmvnanv nlivai tiftna uat nih in am itt ha largest audiences ever witnessed in El- llott'a Opera House. The play to a strong one by clever artists, who are capable or entertaining The most eul lured audience. Our people expressed themselves ss being vreally pleased Rev. Dr. J, A. (Weston wiu deliver the address Me mortal fDay at States- vine, May win. The question of bonding ths town to being agitated and discussed sines the Are last night. It -Is thought , the measure will meet the approval of the msomy 01 our citizens. The majority of our merchants have their new spring stocks exhibited ready for the early trade. Ths rmlnrvers are making great preparations for ' their openings, ." . Gen. Longstreet and wife wars among the distinguished guests registered at the Hickory Iim within the last few days. Mr. R W. Curtis, acobmpaWed by his wife. , Is welcome?! back to the city after a serious Illness at Pftitsboro. . 1 i I r u .1 BtTHOO KAN WAS TAT LtCXOXB, Be Told HU Arisons Tela Thers-.paThapt " Hois a uoeointoa Barglsf, SpecUl to The Observer. , - Lenoir, March iS.-jA man filling descrtptton of hrbomnsonv th.;Oreens- xwro Dunoo-man, was ihere1 . about Al month since.: The Alisons, tale was tie siame but his deceased partner then had I the name ofohe of our prominent citl sens and hailed from Keysville, Va.l a-aimA v . i. i. t,. ,ii I.. o""" inuon encouragement inere anai finding no ."brother "of ihla dead part ner". he mystertously disappeared. ; Jle Impressed our bank people as a proba ble burglar and preparations have been mads to welcom tha -f)turi of ihla gang. Perhaps they worked, the. Lln- eolnton burglary. ; Photographs of the?e men may lead to their ideatlfieatkm an-1 ine nxmg or various recent mysterious crlmips upon 'them.' 1 te stop bleeding and weafeenirn. rh sires, there '. nothlnir tmt t . . , prompt results aa Pond's Luu it j ,.t.i.ffi ;)-, ; . .... s I. 3 V 'i i ru'flr ' -ng at 1 '" r a r mo :.-r, t. ' 1 ooun! X :t !-.. , I f , I ttT UtiOni 11 0 lKnt r l tan I thereafter to r iBt ti r , our.ay t l ' ter " J 1 ""',luri''' lJ ' p"' v- "'; lit he.14 thai auch t- . fc ,ij ..a si. I u u -v. i the mortgagor to r "Cent COnslderatlrm a J t " r ' VS. FfttterSOA, 17 N. U, I 1 camp ,MAxrr7rrr:;' ..iPANT tbl LIVI,'" ri-i:,- Hpeciflo Devise When t . ? Testator's Debts. Where land spfdflcally C purchased mora than to yt tne graMing or Ktiera t but After proceedings in -m to i isnos ot lesiaTor n piy c : t.i speciflcalry devlswl is t-. : t 1 annts er testator ir tha Ur t, r. clficaiiy oevised is insure ,.u Tlia appellant purchas? 1 t' I specifically devdsetf, more t' rn aner tns a-nwunir o i 1 tamentary. but after the in proceeainga to ecu tne iar.j t assess, ana is neia mat an l oa auDnuuea t uit aury t ciaim or tne appelant, am ir r. i os rouna tnai ne is tne awn - land claimed, he wilt be - c what remains after tha lan l I auDiected io tne cormenc cr ' debts. Tms case rtportel In T, commemsd pn andexpllnel MILLER VA W. ift P, RAJLT." ' ( MJLLEfl VA W. ift "P. RA.ILT -' iIOrror. Ordinary ' Caxei tory KegUgenoe. - ' When ths facta ars unj; dinary cars is a question vi' i the xnuitt! when , the facts er puted. it Is ths duty of the tri, 1 jury to apply ths law to the if round. I (Where one sees a locomotive' near a crossing, letting ore stc- -.i usual manner,: and drives ar traok In front of tha nein. hi recover for personal inaurtes c bis horse becoming frightened t : ning away. - r .'. -v v .i ". , , PORTER ys. WH3TB. AfTlrmf 1. '(Absolute Converted Into ' (An exception to a rfufui -t . an Issue, as to which th"re (a i cannot be- sustained.- The i case, to convert a deed-s-bso! face into a mortgage. rule 'laid flown JisfWatkln llama; 121 N. C. 170; that the i must be esrabllahed "by prouf ( and circumstances dehors V -And hot "by slmpla deolaTaC ja parties,' :'---"'-t , in such case time is not of lt.z of the contract. 'And ft -is l:r that the oatnaxft was In As no exception to ths etfur- i - up, the court to presumed ti l charged the Jury (hat the prv.' ' ; be "clear and Incompatlbla v Meat of a purchase, and sh'o-u :.i i no doubt that a security was In ; Where a registered deed was 1 v. as A mortgage, K cannot halve !-a t of a mortgage as to subsequent t fide purchasers for rains nd wit. notice. '.,' ... DOWDYi vs. WHITEl--No rror C - tracts. ---.f ..-... In reply to s tetter from !-'::. to the pries of a tract of lan l, the fendant wrote plaintiff that ho l take 7S for it and drfentor- make plaintiff deed at "any 4. - I might set" Four daya afterw Plaintiff replied by letter that fc tike tha land at ths pries na.- 1 . would In a few daya place tha m , bank subject to, defendant's o be paid upon the delivery of tha Defendant replied In A few day 1, j the abstract, of his title and sa.. "Let me know and 1 wtu make y fdeed at any time, an you do r t i long." A week later pkU:.: ..r v. oefendant that he was) satined v ths UUa and would taks the l-i 1 thS prlC agreed 01 that he 0. 1 t I have the money In hand, and as: t fendant to wail on him ten or 1 days, Ten days thereafter, t : wrote defendant that hs had tiepo the money In a bank tsamed, an 1 t defendant could sand ths deed a- ; the money At any Urns hs saw ct. 1 enclosed a,- receipt . from the Thereupon, defendant wrote -1 '. that as It had beea a month b. - fendant Arat offered ito sell the Uv, 1 ths irlce named, the plain;'.. wi- have to excuse defendant and-1 t 1 a if he could not ao ? b.ter t pfalntlff's offer. Held! ,- ' !L That this cormpondenoe1 c tuted a contract to sell the 1 ! t there was breach thereof by l.t That Jhs correspondence if show that time was of the the contract. '.""V:;.-" Sttasga Story of a Boy fnrr U Anderson, 3. CH Spetlat pl.t Journal. - A' startling kidnapping st from Honeapath, this con '-- I ths returning home - of ; I mouee, wocmbs niysierio , Manes last October crwt j I- thel it .win bs tiememorf 1 f ' was last seen in tr i ty at Forepaugh I efforts to locate him t . . been In vain. ' He returned homa y ctorea he rememif ) r fortnight a go, r- i 1 i ' i ,a peuwea ne v. ? spmtea away an e asre while v - l, r f i dm? or oc ,,,t r . . . r. t. 1 U a VleOe, or" tf tv.J t f t jn1, 1 .s i ; r..n. V.V 1
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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March 24, 1901, edition 1
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