North Carolina Newspapers

I- yy , i r, r j.tt""" THE : Fu ANDARD XA r - , TUKNSOUT ' THE : STAi PRINTS THE GOOD - JOB - WORK JTJSrS THAI lb JSUWi FORI YEAR SEtfDUM DOLLAR AT LIVING PRICES.! j.-i a ;:. -a - VOL. viii-no; 44 CONCORD-N. C.THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 1895. WHOLE NO. 344 GIVE US A TRIAL. r, v '" DURRANT fOUND GUILTY. - A Dramatic Kccno Between Blnusclf '' and Mother aw lite Verdict is Am- noanced. . Sak Fraxcisco, Noy. 1. Tbeo dore Durrant murdered Blanche Lv mont. Tbat was the yerdict of the jury in the ens this afternoon. The jury was ont 28 minutes. When wordiOame into the court room that theverdifit was ready, Durrant sat beside his counsel coaversing with his mother and several of her lady friends As soon as Mrs. Durrant learned that the jury was coming iD, her demeanor changed from one of " gaity and a lok of dread came to her face which was not reflected in that of her eon. lie stocially watched the jurymen as chey took their Beats aa if to get from, their features the import of the verdict which their early return portended. . .When Foreman Dutton pronounc ed the verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree t he large audience whcbhad listened in perfect Bilence for thVworda he was to s ntter, rose and uttered a yell which echoed far out in the corridors. Most of those in the audience were women. The face of the accused's mother was averted as she had nerved herself for the ordeal; but though possessed of marvelous courage a cry burst from her lips, followed by an bjsterical burst of sobs. As he listened latently to the words which sealed his fate, Dur. rant partially rose fiom his seat. The look on bis face was one of de fiance and it was apparent that he had it in mind to address the jury. The first cry from bis molher changed his mind, if he had such intention. He sat down, turned to his mother and took her fondly in hie arms. She re-ted her head on hieoulder and with his left arm about her slender form he held her ia a tender embrace, with his right hand stroking her hair. He seemed oblivious to the fact that a verdict which meant death to him had been returned, oblivious to everything ex cept the . weeping woman who had sat patiently by his Bide through the long trial, cheering him with words of hope. If his display was rjf nerve, it was marvelous, and if of .callousness to any . but filial sensa- ' tions, it was equally maryeloua. Durrant takes the yerdict coolly ' and Bays he has not yet lost hope. .'His a' tor ney will appeal to the Su- premeConrV ;i. Durrant will . be sentenced next Friday, and the time then fixed for th) murder of Minnie Williams. Weather Report for tbe Month of Ot- .. . M sober, 1893. ' The Staxdard thanks Dr. Lud .-' -wig, of M t. Pleasant, for the follow ing report : S Highest temperature 81, on thr 6th and 7th. -i '-.Lowest temperature 29, on the -.'l8t. :- - . : ' - & -axnw8t day, average" tempera .ittair, 66f, thVTth. ,r - - ' v Coldest Jay, average . temperature ' 44,.tb5it.' ;' - . t t; Greatest range 4l? on 2nd and 23? "Average temperature- for month S. .1 . First frost, Jigh4, ot Jet:, , First frost, killing, on 2nd. .'. ? -Frost occurred on the 1, 2. 3, 10. 7 11,18, 21,22 and 29. ; ; ' Ice farmed on 1, 2, 10, 11, 21 and 29. There were 19 clear, 4 fair, and 8 cloudy days. Rain fell on 7 days, to wil: on 7, ' 8, 11, 25,27, 30 and 31st. . Total rainfall - for month 1.35 inches of which 1.04 inches fell on 30th and 31st. RAINFALL FOR THE YEAR. Tanuary 6 74 . February 2 25 March 582 April 6 33 .'May. ' " 293 . , June 5.00 July - 4.12 August ' " ' 4.97 WptetLber 1.79 : ,.)ctober '.,. 1.35 MrOTW fifty rear. . t Mrs. Winelow's Soothrng Syrup has been na -d for over - Bf ty . years by ' ' inillious bf mothers for their children .'. 4 wbile teething, Vwitb'perfeot soocess. f" liTthWf OiV'fchlU'sohens'the jg!tmt atVaja.'allsi paiov-icureaj, wind colic 'nrt-fss fljd,ti igfl' fetn'ea? for . ifL. "i til... i f -. v t vDiArrhot ' It will relieve the poor - littte uflerer Imitaediately; ;s: Sold by . -J Jjffiggit4 - ia';'e7,ery ,r pa'rt,Vo.f , the ; -i-? woridv Twenty five cenis '& bottle jfsianl asl f6rMr9 3Yi.ns.lpw8 . V. ;4thiBg SyropT and 4ak nft'tther ' The store: rootni next to ; Dov . & Boat, now occn pied by Sims & Alex' ; tB'der, is tor rent . It is 22x75, with ' ;t ' goed basement Possession giyen 1st . January 1895. ; Apply to . FOOLING OVER A MATTER. A Tonnir Man Gets In Jnil tow Torg- ing Check on i Bet. '. Morgan ton Heraid: A young man friv ng bis name as Charly Reynolds from Lincolnton, who came to Moi pan ton several weeks ago, on last Thursday stopped into the store of D B Mull & Co., sear tbe depot, and became engaged in a canversa tion with IMr- Lee Mull. During the conversation he bet Mr. Mull a dollar that he could draw a check on the Piedmont Bank in the name of O B Mull & Co., present it and get the money on it. Mr, Mull took tbe bet and gave Reynolds a blank check. Reynolds drew the check for $18.50, went to the bank and got the money on it. He carried the money back, offered it to Mr. Mull and claimed bis dollar. Mr. Mull refused to accept the amount of the check and notified the bank that the "checks had been forged. The officers of the bank had Reynolds arrested on the charge of forgery. and after remaining in jail several days he was tried last Tuesday be fore Esq aire ETA Cobb and bound over to the next term of 'Burke Su perior Court. Failing to give bond he was remanded to jail. It seems from the evidence in the case that there was no intention on the part of Reynolds to forge the check for gain, and it is unfortunate for the fellow iu getting'into such a muddle. Woman Arrested for Peddling Witn- ont License. For tbe past seyeral months par ties living around the factories in this city have been ccmplaining of being annoyed by peddlers, and the matter was laid before the authori ties, i nday morning Sheriff Sims was notified that a strange woman was peddling jewelry and other ar ticles over the city and upon invest ligation, he found her at Forest Hill, and she having no license, ar rested ber. He bad considerable trouble in making her understand that she was required to have license furnished her by the state and coo uty before she could be allowed lo j.eddie her stuff, but with the aid ot Mr. John Earnhardt, a yonng carpenter of the city, he succeeded in bringing the woman and her parcels down town. After reaching Esquire Hills' office, she was made to understand tbat she would have to produce $10 for license, forfeit her goods or go to jail. The woman stated that she had no money, and that the goods were tbe property of another and went to jail rather than give them np. She is a native Syrian and gave her name as Mary Slurp. She hails from Charlotte, ati'l : as often been seen in the city, usually in company with a man. ViMitcd nil the TownsbipM Walked Five Mile to Pay HerTaxew. Sheriff John A Sims wound up bis t x collecting tours on Wedres- iay, October 30, and epeaks as if ighly pleased with tbe BucceBS be had. Tne sheriff says as an evidence of general good feeling and pros perity, everybody bas more money thif year and nre in better condition than formerly ai that the country- m-n, as well as tonmen, are hap uier and more content. "When in No. 10 towuship last Wednesday,' saja the sheriff, "a very striking in 'ident occurrtd. It was the prompt ness of a colored woman, , 60 .years of ajje, who walked fi-e mi)e, to anl from the p!ce I was, to piy her taxes." An occur rence of this kind in th s d.y und time u singular indeed, for it ia Sel dom, if ever, acyone walks that far to pay a debt. This aged colored woman deserves worthy mention for her promptness and her custom, as she does the same thing every year. In another column he makes a c ll that all, in arrears, would do well to-heed. He proposes to carry out tbe law. Dynamo Rijtuals. Engineer Ixiuian requests . us to puolih the signal calls in order that no one will be alarmed when be blows hia whistle : . Fire blasts BiguiGei that the water tanks need attention. Four blasts ia for. the electrician to look after the street lightr; some thing wr ,ngJ Lh-ree blasts calls as3is'anc" at dynamo. atavier to ine urs beii.-v- One long blast means for priya e residences to furnish- their own lights; thaUhe.wili abut down. , All of. the .abve. way ho valuable iDJormauoa to many. t . VI ;) .--,. . Fine Seed WnaUFr Kale. ? I offer three' hundred- bashela of seed wheaV for " sale,4 Fulcas tor variety. Price $1.00 per bushel at my granary. t J. W. Wideithousb. i. ( Georgeville, NC OcM8th, 1895. s. nl9 A REMARK AULE ESCAPE. A Yonnr Lad Jnmna from m Train Banning Over Mxtv : Mile nonr Weldon News : Wednesday night of last week Mias Mary Burnett, of Charleston. S v.. wno was a passenger on the South bound fast train cf the At. lantic Coast Line jumped through the window adjoining her berth, while the train was speeding along at the rate of sixty miles aa hour, and, strange to relate, her injuries are not such as to cause eerioua re suits, Mies Burnett was visiting rela tives near New York City, and owing to mental troubles it was deemed adyisable to send her home, and as a precaution a gentleman a& companied her. Her absence from the sleeper was discovered soon after her jump from the rapidly moving train, near Stoney Creek, and a searching party was sent back to look for her. She was soon found and was brought to tbis place on the Atlanta Special, and place in charge of Dr. I E Green. The doctor found that Miss Bar. nette had sustained severe . bruises about the head, but no fracture of the skull or internal injuries result ed from ber rash act. She was given the pioper attention and was rendered as comfortable as possible Thursday night she was sent home on the fast train. Another remarkable thing about the miraculous escape is that the shock completely restored the young lauy to her right mind. For some time her mental troubles had given ber relatives and friends serious alarm, nu her restoration is regard ed as a miracle. A Ciood Indication. Charlotte Observer : If the pat ronage of excursions and circuses and the attendance upon schools afford any test of tbe financial con dition of a people, surely ours are not aa poor as tome would hayo us believe. There were never as many excursions run in North Carolina in any previous season as were last summer and nearly all were largely patronized. The circuses in the State this fall have drawn great crowds and the schools never opened with as many pupils on their rolls. People will give op money for pleasure which they will not bun render for more important things, and the school attendance is. we belieye, accounted the beat guage of the prosperity of a people. Jndged by this standard atid I ayinjf the others out of cousideralion, North Carolina was iever so prosperous before. A fetate Convention At April. Wins i on, N. C , Nov; 1. One oi tbe best informed m. n in the State who is out of polities, said to the Associated Press correspondent to day that the 6ilver men in North Carolina are now planning to hold township and county conventions all over the State, either tbe latter part of November or the first of December. Delegates will then be appointed to a State convention which will not be held earlier than next April. The purpose of tbe Bu rner men is to organize a new party with no plank in it but free silver at a ratio of 1G to 1. What to Read. Cincinnati Oouimorci l Oaz tte; Read history. It is the sfory of th progress of human life. I teaches oy example and stimulates to en- deavor. Read poetry. It enriches the mind with ideals that may become retl. Read romance. The example of its heroes are an exaltation, and tend to the formation of a noble charao ter. Rad the Bib'e. U gives promise of the future tad strengthens the soul. Tbe Universal Teatominy Charlotte never takes hold of any thing but what they make a success of it. Thomasyire News. The new court house is not in 3i te and the Auditorirm made no big money for tbe stockholders,' But Charlotte is the town bt tla State. ' t; Tne IMncovery ftaved Llttrj ' Mr. G Ciillouette, . drugjist, Berversville, 111-, saya: "To Dn EiDg'a New Discovery I owe my life. Was taken with La Grippe and tried all the physicians for miles about, but of no avail and was given up nud told I coa'd not live. Having Dr. K ng'a New Discovery in my "to; e I sent for a bottle and bogan its use and from the first dose began to get better, and aft' r using three bottles was up and about again, it is worm its weignE in gold. We won't keep store or house without it." Get a free trial bot tle at Fetter 'a Drug store, r . TOWN AND COUNTY. Chestnut roast art bow in order Salisbury has a 2-year old cat that weighs 14 pounds. Not a angle bale of cotton struck Salisbury on Thursday. The Herald Bays a home of dis olute women in' Salisbury came near burni g Wednesday night. Besides the monkeys the bears will be here tomorrow. Two men with several large baars are camped a few miles above town and - are heading this way. Several neat, one -story new houses are about completed on the new street in rear of the Fenix '. roller mill, on Cabarrus Hill. . .That 'part of the city is rapidly growing. Mr. W G Earnhardt is now a resi dent of this city, having moved into hia home on Corbin Btreet Thursday from his country home in No. 5 township. Key. H A McOul lough the pastor of St. Andrews Lutheran church, arrived Tturtday night from South Carolina and is stopping at Mr. M O Waltei's, which will be his home. The wife cf William Wallace, colored, a fireman at tbe Odell factories, died very suddenly at. her home this morning near Forest Hill. She was apparently well np to a few minutes before her death. At a corn shucking near Yadkin- ville a few nights ago, John Driver cut William Long through the right lung with a knife. The wounded man was a son of exSteriff Long, of Yadkin. He will die. Mr. John M Wineceff, son of Mrc. Hettie Winecoff, who liyes on South Main street ia on a visit to his mothei. He will spend several months here before returning to his home in Morgan ton. Salisbury World :-We are sorry to learn that Mr. Geo.- A Fisher is to leaye Rowan. He has purchased a farm in Cabarrns., conuty, eight miles from Concord, and- will move to hia new home Monday.- ' May success attend him. - ' Mr. Will Fisher, who runs a grr ceiy store on Corbin street near the depot, was cutting np a hog this morning on a bench that stands just on the outside, when a hawk swooped down npon the pile of fresh pork and carried off quite a large chunk. A cough which persists day after day, should not be neglected any longer. It means something more than a mere local irritation, and the sooner it is relieved the better. Take Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral. It is prompt to act and sure to cure. There came near being a scene at the depot to-day v hen Chief of Po lice Boger nabbed H F Yow for non payment of taxes. Yow produced tbe money, but wanted to whip, the policeman. He was drinking and had early in the day been feeling himself very much at the Odell fac tories. . . The great danger to life and - pro perty apt to result from a runaway spems to be considered a matter of trifling importance by many people who car-leasly leaye their teams in the streets. The wonder is tbat more damage ia not done from the frequency of such occurences, which are prac'iced every day. The News says that Louis Miller drank ten bottles of soda pop at a soda fountain at Burlingtun one da last week at one sitting, while a gentleman did the paying. When seven bo'tles were down MilUr wanted to stop, but the gentleman told him he (the gent) would lose a dollar unless he drank the other three; and though monstrous full, Miller took down three more rather thn aee the friend lose a dollar and pay for the drinks, too. C arlotta News: -The friends hereof Col -McAnulty, the Cabarrus weather prophet who aaid that there would be show before it ,woula rain, are claiming that the Colonel .la. en titied to the belt. Colonel . Mc-Anul'spredxtioDr-aa printed f he Newa three weeks ago, wai th'at Vit imay . aot enow . right i here n Chrktte,1but it would anow iaujir Nftb and Wat," Not .only Jid:it snow in the North ar4 Wft bat H snowed in Carlfttte. ; . . Xonr.attentioD. ia,, called tP,; the new advarvisemeot of Messrs. A 'J & J F 7orke. v It is headed with a picture; but the teal gooda and' the many other handsome goods jn tbis store are pictures pure and genuine. Call and see for yourself..- Later: Since writing the ,above the editor has Been the proof of the cut which he could not read , before. We cor rect by saying .. that Mr J .Yotke Jbas no woman for sale other jewel; my matter. - The. drought ia broken. ... The email boy baa begun aaving hia Christmas nicklfi . Some snow fell Wednesday night. It then turned to a long looked for rain. .No tnrkey raffling will be allowed this year, as in former turkey sea sons. No. 1 ward has another inhabitant. He will, in the course of time, be a genuine Democratic voter. MiBs Blanche Beard, Bister of Mr 8. John Boat of Concord, is quite sick with fever at her home in Salis bury. . .., . . North Carolina annual conference of the Methodist Protestant church convenes at Greensboro Not. 20th at 10 a. m. in Grace M. E. churoh A freight train was wrecked at Salisbury Wednesday night, when four ears were derailed, causing a delay of four hours ' in the south bound passenger train. Rev. Paul Barringer has been in vite! to address tbe Athenaeum of North Carshna College, on the 21st His subject will be "Under currents Threatening our National Life. Dr. T T Ferree, President of the North Carolina Conference Metho dist Protestant churcb, will preach at Cannonville in the Methodist church, Tuesday, November 5'h at 7:30 p. m. Cane lost between Concord and Cook's crossing. Yellow staff, with silver head beariag these letters G. G. S. The staff belongs to Capt. W B Smith, The finder will please pave at this office and be rewarded. Tbe idea of stoning to death the one who prophesied ih t this genes ration wonld all die out before rain would fall again, bas been abandon ed, but hia prognostications will bear little weight as to when it will rain hereafter. ! , Owing to the lateness of -the train Wednesday pigbt the wedd'ng party of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G Daniels was detained at the St. Cloud for several hours, and with a large num ber of friends the bride and groom spent the time most pleasantly. Get your guns and dogs in trim (or the hunting season, which opens after the 15th of November. If quail in proportion in the country are as numerous as doga are in town, the influx of partridges this year will surpass any j reyion9 season. In the absence of Prof. Shinn Wednesday, who was in attendance upon the Daniel-Bost wedding, the management the graded school aa under the supervision of Rev. J O Alderman, whose presence doubt less had good effect upon the child ren. :flii, Aiaerman is greatly pleated with the sohool and it efa tematic rulings. - Mr. W D Shoemaker, who has been liyirg in Mt. Pleasant for tbe past year, hag secured a position with Esquire W J Hill in the harness business and will be here next week. His coining to tne city has been hoped for a long time, as . he is wanted in the band to toot the big bass horn. CANCER CURED AND A . LIFE SAVED By the Persistent Use of : Ay er's Sarsaparilla "I was troubled for years with a sore on my knee, which several physicians, who treated me, called a cancer, assuring me that nothing could be done to save my life. As a last resort, I was induced to try Ayer'a Sarsaparilla, and, after tak ing a number of bottles, the sore , began to disappear and my general health improve. . I persisted in tms treatment, Until the 80re was en tirely healed. Since then, -1 use Ayer'a Sarsaparilla occasionally C" a tonio and blood-purifier, and, in-. : deed, it seems as tbough I could not ' keep house without it." Mrs. S. A . rntLDs, Bloomfleld, Ia.. - ; Arer's PiUs Regulate the Liver. CAN YOU SHOOT? Some Kales STbat vVUI lessen The Oang-er of Handling a fenn. A correspondent of tbe American Field sends that paper the follow me rules, which if caretnlly observed by those carrying weapons will avoid many Bad accidents : 1. Never under any circumstances point your gun toward a human be ing. 2. Never carry it so that if it were accidently discharged it would even endanger the life of a dog. 3. Always think which way your gun is pointed, and if a companion is in the field with you, no matter how near or how tempting the game appears, do not shoot until you know where hi i ; a stray shot may be suf ficient to destroy an eye forever. 4. jxever carry a load 3d gun in a wagon. o. JNever carry a loaded gun oyer a fence; put it through and then get over. 6. Always carry a gun at half- cock: if a breech loader, never let the hammer rest on the plungers. 7. Never get in front of a gun; if you are falling, drop it so that the muzzle will be from you. 8. If the cartridge sticks, "the stout blade of a knife will probably extract it; if not, take out the other cartridge, cut a straight stick and poke it out from the muzzle; even then do not get in front of the gun. 9. After firing one barrel, take the cartridge out of the and ex amine the wad to see tbat it is not looeenei, for should it get into the barrel it is liable to burst the gun. 10. Never set a gun up so that if it should fall the muzzle would be toward you.J Follow tDeae rules, be self poseesed and the fields will afford yon sport without danger. t. Boine Figures. ra Greensboro Christian Advocate: Dr. Carroll has been investigating a census of the churches in the United States. The table of communicants is aa follows : Catholics C,257,871 Methodists... 4,589,284 Baptists 3,712,468 Lutherans 1,231,332 Presbyterians.. 1,078,370 Disciples of Christ, or "Christians" 744.773 Episcopalians 540,509 Congregationalists 12,771 Reformed 309,458 United Brethren 225,281 Mormons 1G6.125 JewB 130.313 Friends... 107,208 All Others 812.582 Total 20,018,307 In studying these statistics you must remember that Itbe Catholic 'communicants' include all mem bers of families thirteen years of age. it we should number tne Methodist or Baptist churches on the same basis, either of them would largely outnumber the Catholics. So there is no grounds for fear of the Catholics at present, but pers haps there is no other organization that ia more diligent in cultivating its field than these who claim to be in the succession of Peter. They train the children. In thia respect we might learn some valuable les sons from them. A Had Affair. The sheriff of Yadkin county passed through last night with two prisoners for the penitentiary, two white women, one named Belle Hold brooks, about 40 years of age, who W88 given twelve months and the other, Mary Bates, aged 18, was giyen six months. The two women were tied together with ropes and looked very sad. The charge brought against them was for stealing about ten cents worth of bacon. But they broke in a house to get it, which is a peniten tiary offence. We understand the women were very hungry and had only three cents worth of cakes given them for their supper. A gentleman realizing their need gave them a good, square meal, which they seemed to enjoy. Thia is brutal' treatment, even a eon vict : 8hoold' be fed 1 properly.-? Greensboro Record. oar smiles. Have jou smoked the cigar I gave yon?; ; vNb; the'doctor 1 saya I musu't take any viorent"exercise. ' V , " Watts Do you think a man nan be a Christian on a dollar a day ? . ' Potts I don't see how he can af ford to be anything else. Indian apotis Journal. The Wife How did you coire to propose to me, John ? : The Husband I wanted to be different from other men, 1 suppose. ; ,Nvef forget, brethren," said the clergyman. In closing, "there ia . no power on high that is mightier than than the power of wealth. And now, tx ODr" headdedi in a' low voice, "jou mat take up the collection." Adam's Freeman. Highest of all in livening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report D50BJUrEE.Y PURE AnHwerlng rails. Ladies who are candidates for the proposed trip to the Baltimore ex position took. advantage of the bad weather today and have employed most of the time of the salesmen in answering questions and setting forth the conditions. The rush is all on Mr. 3tuarL A Sensible Faculty. It ia sid that the faculty of Wake Forest college has at last "set down" npon football. They are reported as forbidding any more games to be played off the college grounds, whereupon the students rsfuse to comply, and say they will not go in any of the atheletic halls or take in any college sports. Things are in this state now. It remains to be seen whether the faculty or students will win. Get the Cold Medal. The Messrs. Odell had a magnifi cent display of their products at the recent State Fair. It was full, com plete and tastily arranged. Secretary and Treasurer W R Odell recer ed a letter from Secre tary Nichols of the Fair, tbat the Odell Mfg. Company had re ceived the gold medal for the best and largest display of factory pro ducts. Concord always wins. Robbed on tbe Train. Salisbury Herald : Maj. S J Pern, ber ton, who came in on No, 35 last night, tells the Herald of a robbery on tbe train. At Greensboro ex- Goyernor and Mrs. T M Holt, of Haw River, accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. E C Laird, of Greensboro the latter Goy, Holt's danghter got on the tram to come to Holtsburg. Shortly after the train left the stat tion the conductor came around to collect tickets, and on looking for his Dr. Laird discovered that it was gone, together with his pocket book and money. The amount of the loss was not learned. Ban lei Dost JVt'ed d 1 n K- One of the happiest occasions of the season was the marriage at 3 o'clock p. m., October 13th, of Mr. Samuel Garland Daniel, a'prominent young lawyer of Littleton, M. C, and Miss Lizzie Boat, the lovely and accomplished daughter of Mr. Martin L Bost. at Bost's Mill, in this county. The bride wore a handsome travel ing gown ot dark green cloth, ana carried a handsome bouquet lot bride's roses, Zand maiden ferns. Miss Annie Bost, sister ot the bride, was maid of honor and Mr. Ivery Allen, of Thomasville, N. C, acted aa best man. After the ceremony which wae beautifully performed by Dr Junius Bobc Fox, the guests repaired to the dinning room where a beauti ful luncheon was served and enjoyed by a number of invited friends. 2 The bridal Jparty arriyed'at the residence of Mr. J W Cannon at 8 o'clock; and after spending a pleas atit evening, accompanied to the station the bride and groom left on the Southbound train. Best wishes and congratulations follow the happy couple to their future home. , t ' TZr, Signs That Her Husband Was Faillng- "I am afraid you are not as strong as you used to be, John," said a fond wife to her husband. "I think it was time you were getting some in surance on your life," "Insurance on my life 1 What are you talking about ? I am as healthy as ever I was. 'Insurance, indeed !' "Well, dear, I only mentioned it. you know, out bf respect to yourself I thought you were failing." "- "And what in the world put it into your head that I am failing ? Me failing ? Why, I am as strong as a horse, and can run np three flights of stairs without taking a breath." "Well thnt may be so; but I am afraid you are deceiving yourself." "Deceiving myself 1 Goodness gra cious, woman, what do you mean ?" "Don't be bo inopa'ient. What makes me think you are failing is this. When yon were courting me you could hold me on your knee for three honrs, now yon cannot hold the baby in your lap three minutes.' Exchange.-; ; This didn't happen in Concord, but it cornea uncomfortably close to well, we mist-not use names. ' 2 A W I W li. Mites' Nerw Flatten, An Opening. Mayor Morrison is having opened an avenue Letween West Corbin street to tbe dummy line, lying east of the Cabarrus mill. It is a much needed convenience. It will not be long nntil there will be extensions needed. The old switch at the Ca barrus mills is being torn away. Palatini; tbe Town. Meesrs W D Anthony and W F Castor baye undertaken a great big job. They will nat paint the whole town, but a good portion of tbe west end. Recently they hare painted fifteen houses for tbe Cannon Manufacturing Company and have yet seventeen more to ply tbe brush to, the Company haying decided to baye all their houses repain'td. I'ndcr an Enstue. Charlotte News : A colored train hand, while coupling a box car to the Bwitch engine, in tbe passenger yard of tbe Southern, tbis afternoon fell iu front of the engine and waa run over. He fell between the rails and lay fiat. The engine passed oyer him, but he was not killed. He waa only smashed and squeezed and bruised, but Dr. Gibbon found ce broken bones. The darkey ia at the hospital. Sir- Thlcs' Marriage. Cbariotte Observer: The marriage of Miss Nettie McNinch and Mr. Oscar Thiee, son of Capt. Tbies, of the Haile gold mine, will take place November 7th, the ceremony to take place at the residence of the bride's mother, on North Poplar street. The marriage is tobe very private. There will Le no attendants. Mrs. Fletcher, of Monroe, and Mrs. Fan. nie Goodaon, of Concord"," wiTrbe" here to attend the marriage. Cure for lleadacbe. As a remedy for all forms of headache Electric Bitters bas proved to be the very best. It af fects a parmancnt cure and tge most dreaded habitual sick headaches yield .to iteiufluonce. We urge all who are afllibtea to procure a bot tle, and give this remedy a fair trial. In cases of habitual constipation Electric Bitters euros by giving tbe needed tone to the bowolp, and few cases Jong resist the ueo of tl.ia medicine. TJy it once. Fifty cents and $1-00 at Fetzer's drug store. Like a Hialorical Society. Columbia, S. O., Noy, 1. The sesseion of the the Ccnstitional Con vention today wu3 like a meeting of an historic.! society. Nearly all the old records of negro government were threshed oyer. One interesting feature was brought out in the dis cussing of political affairs in 1S76 when the Democrats got possession of the State. It waa that prominent State officials had entered into an agreement with President Hayes net to prosecute the dishonest Republic can State officials, white ml tbek, on condition that South C.ro'iua citizens, imprisoned at Albany aud elsewhere for yiolawon of the J 'ju eral election laws, shoud beiurtion ed. G. D. Til! man waa a party to the agreement and ho stated that it was faithfully carried out by boti parties. YEARS OF INTENSE PAIN. Jr. J. H. Watta, druggist and physi cian, Humboldt. Neb., who Buffered with heart disease for four years, trying every remedy and all treatments known to him self and fellow-practitioners; believes thatx heart disease is curable. He writes: "I wish to tell what your valuable medi cine has done for me. For fonr years I had heart disease of the very worst kind. Sev eral physicians I consulted, said it was Rheumatism of the Heart. It was almost un endurable; with shortness of breath, palplta-.r tions severe pains, unable to sleep, especially on the left sre. - Mo pen can de scribe my suffer ings, particularly inring the last lontbs of those . four weary years. DR. J. H. WATTS, . I finally tried Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure, and was surprised at tbe result. It put new life into and made a new man ot me. I have not had a symptom of trouble since and I am satisfied your medicine has cured me for I have now enjoyed, since taking It Three Years of Splendid Health. I might add that I am a druggist and have sold and recommended your Heart Cure, tot v I know what It has done for me and oeiy wish I could state more clearly my suffer ing then and the good health I now enjoy. Tour Nervine and other remedies also ' give excellent satisfaction." 3, H. Warn. -,; Humboldt, Neb., May t, th. Dr. Miles Heart Core Is sold on a Dosittva riarantee that tbe first bottle will benefit. UdruKgistssollltatSl, S bottle for 6, cu lt will be sent, prentdd, on receipt of price by tbelJT. Uites Medical Co Elkhart, ind. Dn Miles Heart Cure -Restores Health PPor Sale by all Druggist Mr X .-, , ,?m yz- V