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V ; : IrHE" 7 STANDARD
THE STANDARD.
TURNS OUT-
PRINTS THE
AEW'k t n AT 18 JfEV.
GOOD - JOB - WORK
The
STANDARD.
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AT LIVING PRICES.
GIVE US A TRIAL
A Ttirniitulu Junt.il nl llim.
Mister E.r'.o Patterson, who
clerks at Mr. John K Patternou'is
grocery and tOiif.ctionarv Btore.
This morning when he opened the
store ready for the day's trade, be
was puttir h' eouu fruits out In front
of the fitor ai.J an he reached for a
bunch of b.inanaa, a large tarantula
jumped at him and fell upon the
floor at bis f et. Earle made sev
eral atuuup'H to kill it, but was un
successful, the spider having crept
between the floor and wall, making
its escape. The bananas were
. shipped be'e from Richmond and
the tarantula 1ms no doubt traveled
a great di&tance. Daily Standard of
Tnursday, Jjuly 2.
Detected by llie C'niucra.
A Manchester photogr .phir re
lates that ho recently tools a thoto
gruph of a child who waa appar
ently in jjojd h-ullh and h;ii a clear
skin. Th'1 negative showed the face
to be thickly rovt-red wi h .iu erup
tion. Three tlajS afterward the
child was otore l with tpots due to
prickly beit. The cam ra hud tk-cu
and photographed the eruption three
days before it was visible to tbt
naked eye. It is did that another
case of a siuiihir kind is recorded,
where a child bhowed spots on bis
portrait which ere invisible on his
face a forloiejht previous to an at
tack of pniillpos.
llnrriel II. Nlowe Dcnl.
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe, the
author of "Uncle Tern's Cabin"
died at Hartford, Conn., Thursday
noon. She ws boru in a year of
strife aid t'oodnhed 1812, and
probab y did as much to enkindle
Btctional imiuiosity an 1 precipitate
the late war as iwy one character in
our history. llore-than 500,000
copies of her work have been sold
in the United S.atei alone and it
has been translated into 23 lan
guages. Mrs. Stows's health has leen
failing f"r some time likewise ber
k, mental f.i(.:u!'.iw h.-ve been weaken-
TU'llI Nab Mr, AllNMURll.
Mr. Jackson Sefrit, who came so
neir dying last August from the
tffe.ctsof being blown up at his saw
mill by the explosion of a boiler,
when bis sjn was instantly killed
and Mr. John Boat injured so badly
that be afterwards died, was in the
city last Thursday. Mr. Sufrit
carries marks of the terrible explo
sion upon his forehead his right
eye is entirely eat, his nose wae
broken and his tkin is besmenred
with ateamed-soot. But wiilml, the
gentleman enjoys comparatively
good health and Buffi rs only v. hen
in hot sin. shine. Ilin bn.iuf.8 in
the city ti.day, we bam, was to enter
proceedings against M r. J L Nufs
nian, who will be sm d f ir the re
covt-ry of notes held n.ln-t Mr.
Safrit for the boiler that ciustd the
!: ,'.' disaster.
,"i !in;llnml Kino rol.
A l;!' at numb, r of farmers w. re
in ; li . y tod::y (Salnnl ij), it be
ing loo v.et to do any f irm work,
besides crops ar about all laid by.
Politics id a drawing c.rd for the
borny handed sons of lo.l at this
season.
From iill sections j:ood r.iii.s are
reported mid it u said t : . it corn and
cotton aro looking be: ter than have
evor been known.
The liiij-plness ol
mariicd li fu depend
on lne wilt's liealtl
otltncr than on nnj
other one cimsidera
tirm. An ailint- wo
luim Is a source of
discontent to hersell
mid n b u I d e n rik
dr.-iir upon her htls
band. W omen bj
taking more interest
in their own phys
ical condition wonlc
lay the best founda
tion for married hap
p i n e a and ever
other happiness
Mote than half thf
suffiTinir which saiv
he encrsrin ntul nttrn the disposition of
women if directly traceable to some iiinor
derof the organs distinctly feminine. Tiler,
U MO real need of NUch troubles ; tliey ait
Invariably cured by Iir. Tierce's Favoritt
Prescription, which reacbei and trcnirthent
h internal fenerative organ an no othci
treatment can possibly do. By reatorini
health and trenirtta to this moat importaut
part of the feminine constitution, the "Fa
vorite Prescription " frivea new tone and en
ergy to all the rest of the body.
One of the most deeply iiitercstintr ant
truly educative books ever written in tin
"People' ' Common Sense Medical Ad
vlaer," by llr. K. V. Pierce, Chief Consult
luff Physician of the Invalids' Hotel and
Suisrical Institute, Jiutr.ilo. N. V, Thit
aplelldid volume of le paje-l, incllldei
ninety pafres on the fubiecl c f diseases pe
cnii tr to women, with directions for holm
treatment, remlorimr unneces.-.ary the em
barniaaiuHT "exantinations," and fienerallj
useless "local treatment," so dreaded b)
modest women. The book contains tin
most comprehensive explanation of hnmar
physiolojry and the rational principles of
hyifienc ever pnbliBhed. Illustrated will
over 300 enirraviniiB a complete medical
library in one volume. No other medical
book In the Knjjllsh lanRtiaire everhad such
an enormous sale. 680,010 copies were sold
nt ft. 50 each. Dr. Pierce is now distrib
ntinir a new free edition of half a million
copies. A copy will be sent absolutely fret
to anyone wiio will scud to the World'
Dispensary Medical Association, lliilhilo
N. Y., m one-cent stamps to pay cot of
mailing only.- The presint edition is in nil
fcapecls the iime as that sold at $1.50 et
cept only that it la bound in Uuun uinuJlll
yaper coven iuatcad of clutb.
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VOL. IX--NO 23.
HK kissed hek.
A Yankee MpenhN-H here Will llie
Xcxt Iteniilon He?
Eichmokd, Va., Joly 1. There
are many surmises as to where the
next rennion will be held. Atlanta,
Nashyille and Hichmond all petition
for it. Atlanta see ns to stand
little chance. - Nashville may get it,
as she is making a sys'eniHtic can-
yaes for it. Richmond still c'.uims
that Richmond should be made the
permanent meeting place.
A very interesting feature of the
morning session waa the cordial re
ception given Corporal Tanner, a
Yankee, who had lost both letjs by
t!qn federate canton. It is sa'.d of
hia speech that it was "one of the
Utir8t and most eloquent speecheb
yet baud during the reunion, bring
ing smiles and tears alike from the.
'encrals on the stuge and the pri-
vh'hd on the (1 jor ''
But a ftature of the "rcasion that
ill T oue; hi reuietnbered by alf who
witursa d it, will be. the impressive
presentation of Mrs. l)avia by 0..u
John B Oirdoil who said that, as a
mark of tfLciionate and reverential
esteem from the entire body of ve:
erans, he would imprint upon her
brow a fi rypnt kiss. He then in
his most graceful manntr bowed and
fondly placed upon her forehead a
kiss emblematic if the high esteem
of the 'Whole Confederate army,
which was followed by tho deafening
roar of thousands of veterans' jells,
signifying their approval. It is an
occasion long to be remembered.
lourlNls Mrlkr Town.
Two young boys, Ralph and liar
old Odborn, 18 and 16 years of age
respectfully, struck town last
Thursday morning on their return
from the South to Like Outarb,
from whence they started three
week ago, one by rati and the other
by steamer, meeting at Columbia,
8. 0. Each one has a substantial
wheel and theii intention is to re
turn to their home through the
country on their bikes." Monday
morning the young men left Wins
boro, S. C, and expect 'o reach Lke
Ontario within the next five weeks
fbey aie handsome chaps and do
net in uny way resemble the usual
roadster.
Tnrnel Over.
At the depot Wednesday at 12
o'clock, when the southbound train
arrived, tho horse to tho express
wagon got a notion in hi.-s head to
run, and made a lunge forward. At
)nejum;i the wagon was turned
botton side up. No serious damage
was done.
Wednecday night while the fire
tnon were oat with their real, Mr
K i. Murr waH going ou' K ih'. Depot
street in a buggy, when hi j Ii im
became frightened and in iln enpor-
ings, turned the bu.jijy over. One
pring to the vehicle wan broken.
No one waB hurt.
I he Kick mid A Oil. tel,
Mr. il W AlliBi n, who is 87 years
.if age Hi.d the mocit b-loved ouizen
of Cone rd waa mdijeniy tviz d
with it sifk i pell this mormrg, but
won tt covered. The epell was not.
of a s -ri'.'iis nature, and there, id no
occasia i for alarm.
lt is rtgrtt lli:l we announce
thd critical iilncan of Mr. FA.
Fisher. Mr. F'sht r hns'i( en u reat
fiiiTerir for the pubt jeur or more
with a chronic stomach affection and
is considered almost hopelessly ill.
Mr. J)an Miller is rapidly iin
proving and it is no thought thiit
he will pull through all right.
Mrs. Uraton writes from Bii'tning
ham Ihat her sen is slowly improv
ing, but is not yet out of danger.
Thursday's (July 2) Daily btaudand,
Very F.nenii rnirmu;-
The Marion Art School was
opened Wednesday mtrning at the
gratua school building with a very.
encouraging " number of Btudents
Mirs Bettie Alexar.d-T is principal
and ber tfficiency os ttu artiet and
teacher is well known to our citizens
and we may have tbe assurance
that tbe school will be a success in
every branch. Miss Addie Alex
ander will teach elocution cud as
sist with thn kindergarten.
To lleMroy llMiaiiu.
Havana, July 1 The revolu
tionists have formahy served notice
on the people of Havana that plant
have been conipleti.il and will be
cirried into execution this Bummer
to wipe out every yeili p of lhe city
by means of dynamite, if it be nec.
estary to go to tbat titremn to drive
Spain off tbe island.
Copiii of the circil.r convening
this announcement have been lift at
tho bouses of alt the wdMo-do peo
ple of 'be city,
SHORT LOCALS.
Cantaloupes aro on tho market.
Some of the lots in rear of tbe
stores noed attention.
The Populists will hold a county
convention in the court house on
Saturday, July 11.
Mr. W A Ridenhour is home from
King's Mountain on, vacation of a
few weeks.
It is said that the Olell n i Is will
close down for a ten days' rest on
Saturday, July 11. o
The surett way for a man to be
robbed of a good name is to write it
on bis umbrella. ,
Two negro prisoners escaped from
Guilford county jail Thursday even
ing by cuttiui; through the walls
with large knives.
a
An oflice seeker is a man who
runs for olliae without success. A
Btateamnn is one who runs for ollioe
and manages to win.
Tnere are no bar rooms in Win
ston. Tho commissioners would
not grant license for the ealo ol
whieliey, making the town a dry
one.
Tho latest is in from tho Greens
boro correspondent of the Charlotte
Observer naming Dr. Mclver as
succosKor to Dr. Winston. The
name i f Dr Paul Barringer is also
prominent.
.
Oae of the greatest curiosities ever
known to Georgia is a negro boy, I I
years of ge, w ho has never eaten
watermelon, lie waa discovered oa
the streets of Atlauta Tuesday.
Durham suiLtred an 88,000 or
$10,0J0 lire Thursday nigtit, when
its ice factory was. burned down.
Tue i.rigin of the tire is supposed to
have beeu caused by tipuntaueoub
couibusuou.
The lion. Carrel A Hobart rides
a bicycle, nnJ thero is, accordingly,
no turtuer reason why the wheel
men of this country should not feel
that they are not properly repre
sented upon the ticket.
Rsv. C L Mil. or, of Rowan county,
wh.) h'i chaige of tun raissiou work
of tbe E angelical Lut.ieruo. church
at Greensboro and high Point, was
in the -city. Mr. Miller is very
much encouraged in his work.
Prof. E B Sstzlcr pessed through
tbe city on hid way to Amherst,
Mass., where he will take a special
course in the studies of French,
German, latin and Greek. He
will go by Brooklyn, N. Y., where
he will attend a meeting of
teachers.
The contract for the erection of
Mecklenburg county's new court
house has been awarded to V W
McAfee, of Atlanta, Ga., whose bid
was $40,8U5. Preparations to build
will begin at once and the structure
is to be complete by May 1, 181)7.
Free (H page medical reference
book to any. person alluded with
any spx-i.-il, c' ro: io ( r deii lie dis
tase jjd.iiiliar $ t teir em. Adiiiios
tho JcaJ:uy ion iiJl tns ;il i nor
eeons of the U iite.t Stat'.s, Dr.
Hathaway it Co., 22i houtb Broud
Street, Atlanta, Ga.
There vas n good deal nf so'ind
humao i aiutu ir, tie unexpe.ted
ro,iiy i.l ihe t'yii;f nU! woman to
her minister's ie.a.ng question,
"Here ao the ond of a long Jild.
which ol the Lord's mere tea me you
most thankful foi?'' Her eyet
brightened as she t:npwereil, "My
victuals."
No. 10 township Sunday fchoo!
convention is ci!li i ) in it at
Howell's (B.ip'.is ) church, on Sat
urday before tlio third Sunday n.
July, to tra.isac. busiiie.-s of the
Sundsy h,' I'j'il t of that township.
An interomii g pr.)graniuio will bo
arra ne d.
Mas! i n Richard (Jibou im! Jim
nio Cann.m went out lo Rocky
lliver Thursday evening on their
Dikes, r nd on thfr reit.rii i he onng
-ports drilled li .0 n.lloE ilinnigb
the dn ncbing rain Uicba-d 1 -tving
punctured a tiro, Jiniroie was kind
enough to walk a:ul talk with him.
Miss Isla Council, who for some
time past has been assistant book
keeper in thn Odull store, and who
bad been biek for several weeks, has
resigned her position and retorm-d
to her home near Fa vetteviile. Her
sihtei, Mrs. Addie IL'.li, who hafi
been with her during tier illness, ac
enmpanied her.
The man who didn't care three
shakes of a lamb's tail about tbe
newspapers, recently rode thirteen
miles through the hot suu to get a
weekly tea, sp'dtoof him as a prom
inent oil'.; 'ii. Ho wanto I tho paper
to Mir.d awnjf. v, h'ch he said would
be a great, advertisement for the
paper. This individual abounds in
every community. &
A young Indian girl of the Chip
pewa tribe was adopted when three
years of age by a Michigan farmer
for the sole purpose of satisfying bis
hobby that women, if properly
trained, can run faster than men.
Siie is now' uiai.lion ynra of agi,
woighs 117 pounds, end can outrun
any man wnh whom she baa evPr
racs'il.
Rev. II A MeCullotigh, pnstor of
St.. Andrews' church, ad
dressed the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society of
Luther"g chapel nt China Grove Sa'-
urday. Rav. Wertz and Ihe ladies
of tho society nre to bo congratu
lated m cor-urinc Mr. MeCuiloutth
to address them upon the subject of
missionary work, for he is thor
oughly posted and a fine talker.
CONCORD N. C, THURSDAY, JULY
Smallpox is added to poor CubVn
misfortunes.
A Wilkes county farmer cut 41,
900 pounds of tan l ark from one
tree.
No. 5 township Sunday school
convention will bo held tbe fir t
week iu August.
The rock trough for watoring pur
poses has been received by tbe town
and placed at the pub'io well on
Main street.
Mr. Washington Boyte, wife and
children, of Monroe, are visiting at
the home of Mr. Titus Moser, in
No. 8 township.
After sick ness of any kin 1, com
plete and speedy recovery is insured
by tho use of Ayer'a- Barrapnrills
It expels all disease genua which
may bo lurking in the system, and
restores tone and ifiioiency to even
organ of the body. It is the best
summer medicine.
Rev. W A Gillon, of BlHcksbur"!
S. C, is on a visit to his jr. rent :
Mr, and Mrs. M M Gillon, who ii .i
several miles west of thoci'y. Mrs
Gillt-.n and child have b"en here for
some time.
The residence of Capt. Charles
Price, ol h ilisburv, was s'.ruck by
lightning Friday afternoon. A ho.'o
was torn through tbe roof. Mrs.
Price and Miss Wolvertou were
slightly shocked.
A Greensboro household takes
the premium on the marriage ques
tion. The Record reports that a
widow, two of her daughlors and
one son are all to be married at the
anie time and by the same minis
ter. Sufferers from chills and fever,
who have used ouinine as a reme
dy, will appreciate Ayer's Aue
Cure. Ibis preparation, il tukec
according to directions, is warranted
a sure cure. Residents in malarial
districts should cot be without il.
Parks, the nine-year-old Eon of
Capt. and Mrs. J M W Alexander,
of Rocky Hi ver, died Friday alter
noon after a protracted illness.
The remains nt the litt l lellovv were
buried nt Rocky River l;uiyiiij;
grounds this (Satuiua; ) nf.e.rnt;on.
G T Crowell's delivery wagon in
out in a new dress, and it's a beauty.
Mr. Ed Correll is tbe artist tbat
painted it so lovely. He is doing
some wcrk on vehicles for Brown
B.'03.,aad the wjrkrnimhl p will
compare with any done elsewhere.
Rev. D G Cildwell, who has bet c
on a visit to bis brother, iMr. J I'
Caldwell, mil his old home in ihb
city, haB gone to Huntc.r?villo to
spend sometime. Ho will ircnch
for the Associate Relnrrned congn
gation at that place during the
month of Ju'y.
. WANTED Promp't and faithful
gentleman or lady to travel for re
liable established home in North
Carolina, Salary 750, jiayable 815
weekly and expenses. Situation
permanent. References. Enclose
self-nddreesed stamped envelope.
II E Hess, Pres., 35G Dearborn St.,
Chicago.
Young women who desire a thor
ough, practical education, at re
markably cheap rates, would do
well to correspond with President
Charles D Mclver, of the State Nor
mal and Industrial School, at
Grcuushoro, N. C. See annoucce
Diei t cf the institution in this is
sue. Register Weddington reports an
unusual thing in tho way of na
ture. It is a cornstalk crown by
Mr. Damon Dyers on the far m 1 1
Mr. Shakespeare Harris. This ( talk
hiai ti d in tho usual way, like a'l i;t
r.-ii.hbors, but when about four
l'u.i tall, iibout tho freaky period ol
hui:::mity, tho thing became poll
important enouph for two find
forked, making two stalks. Unlike
frail humanity under such halluci
nations, it is not fruitless, but put
forth two good ears in the fork.
It is a big thing to say but never
theless true, that a great multitude
of people have crowned Simmons
Liver Regulator, tho-'Kingoi Liver
Medicines." There is nothing like
it for Malaria, Itheumatism, Cbilla
and J'evtr, Constipation, Bilious
ness, Sick IJeaditchP, indigestion
and all troubles arising from a slug
gish or diseased liver. Simmons
Liver Regulator is the prevention
for and cur.ith.e.-e uilmoi.ts.
A tl.aliec lo Itfuke Dkoiiry.
I have berries, grapes find
peaches, a year old, fresh as when
picked. I use the California Cold
process, do.'not beat or seal the frni',
just put it up cold, Keeps jierfectlj
liesh, and costs alnmsl nothing ; c -n
put up a bushel in ten mi nines.
List week 1 sjld diret Uone to oyer
120 families: anyone will pay a
dollar for directions, when thoy Bee
the beautiful samples of fruit. As
there tire many iieople poor like ray-
self, I consider it my duty to give
my experience to such, and leel
oonfident an v one can make one or
two hundred dollar round home
in few dnvs. I will mail Rumple
of fruit, and oompietH diroctions, ti
any ol jour reudi-is, for lii.l.tien
two-cent stamps, which U -n'y tho
actual cos; of cample", iftfKt-. -to.,
to me. Fium'h Caskv.
St. Louis, M .
t'lueniro t'iuveiilMn Iliillf-lm.
Manager McConnell, of the West-.
ern Union tel-giaph oflice, is ar
ranging to give the public a bulle
tinrepirtof the Chicago conven
tion. A hirg" bond will be placed
iu the front of the cHice and extra
help will be lecured to make tbe
seryice ctmplete and accurate.
T.i l'KLL";
Iti-.lH lly tt llHi'lnr.
"1 wad reading uti tirtic'f thip
morning on ho k feels todh','' a.iiti
Dr. W II Epworth. "No livincmaii
can tell ho deuth feels, or whether
t'ja actual hct of dissolution is ac
companied by sensation or not. A
man who, through disease or casu
ally, bus lost onineinnBur-R? has be
come to all appearance dead and is
thtn resa?citated,-cti really tell us
nothing about It, for be did not die.
The machinery did not come to a
complete standstill the life force
did not letve tbe body. It may be
tb'4 the jioet baj (lipped deeper than
the physxiun into the awful mys
tery of death. It may be that he hm
described terrors no yitible to ti e
eyes of the medical 'nn, who inter-cii-i
himself on 'y iu tho condition
of tbe auusial nn chaaitm.
"1 l.ive stood by t)he deathbed of
n e iwho told me thr-y were'oilig to
jiell, and s.iw them puss peacefully
to their long slot p. 1 have looked
nt their dead faces a few minutes
later and eaw thereon u look of f .'ur,
of horror, that was not visible when
the he:irt guvo its last faint throb
and then stood still, I have hue
others ti ll uie almost with their last
breath that they vvtre going to Ilea
van. Theypaestd away with wan,
weary laces that were pitiful to con
template, but btfoie they became
ri'iid a mule as Bweet as an an?e!'e
dream oyi rspread the pallid features
the deep lines of sntlerine faded out
md the aged looked aluiojt youth"
fu!; tho weary and worn btxauic la.
uiant. What cranes this change.
hich every physician ha3 noHceti?
When does death occur? We say
when the animal machinery stops,
when the breath and pulse cease.
"That ia what thn doctor calls
death, but it may not. really bo death
after all, Tho spirit may not leave
tbe body, may not take its departure
from earth with iti last breath, tbe
last faint heart-beat. It may cling
for some moments to its shattered
tenement before it takes its flight,
before it faces these terrors jr enters
into thoie transcendent glories
ivh:ch the poet haJ painted. The
dOa'b cf the body, with which doc
toia only deal, may lc bat the p:e
ludj to a morn important act, the tie
p.iiuu'e of the spirit. ..C'ici'C' 1 is
gone, far, but it has not yet Lftid
the veil of mystery which, the Al
mighty has hung over the couch of
ucath."
rvor"l ItltrliK- 1 Bind.
0:i Sunday lait a ung son of
Mr. John A" R.eiet, of Cannon
ville, died 'J'he yonug man's death
was a gieit blow to the forrowing
parents and family. - Adding to
their sorrow, on Thursday night,
their l!Ljear-old sou and brother,
Everett, paeecd away, after intense
suffering fur nine weeks with ty
phoid fever. The remains of the
young maa were eouviVed to Mt.
Moriah, near China Grove last
Friday for interment Rev. II A
MeCullotigh accompanied tin.-corpa
and conducted the f mural cert nin
nies. The beit-aved family hav.
;he teiiihrtdl tympriUai s cf the
community in tlnir i lll ition.
l'uiit-tiil y I'l.'U-l'oi-li.'l.
Snch a stato t f hewildormer. t e.s a
man being far from home arid with
out "coin" was experienced by two
old soldiers of the Cabarrus voter
inn win wcrt to Richmond. On
Wednesihiv, while standirg on o
crowded t,ti t car, a thief very
tvtutious'y pjae.ed bis arms arounti
the waisi. of Mr. (i W Jebnur, o:
No. 1 township, and relieved his
pockets of hi-i purse, which con
tnintd only a low dollar? and his ro
turn ticket c(ujoi;. Mr. i-' uioir.,
when on u.soov eit'ii tutu . i.s jcicitbU
had Iven pi.:!:cd, was awful s;oi
over the matter, but iu toiling hi.
troubles to companions, bo found
that he had company Mr. A I.
llurris, of this city had been
"to ichod" for his purse and ticket
in a similar wny,
only two victim:! th
from Cabarrus.
These are the
et aiii reported
Among the I'rcltlml Ever Hern.
Rev. O L T Fiaber, of Mt. Pleas
ant, wan in the city and in conversa
tion with a Standard reporter, be
said, coti.WTiiiti-; 'he lie Lutheran
college to he built in Chiulolte, that
Architect Detpwtilf, of YorK, Ponli.,
has visilnl lb.- grctinds t ml ct it., d
that the 1'iciiion vn iiineng the
beet, jirettict a'.d nuvst coniinatu
ie' ho had ever si en. .Mr. Denp.
wolf haa a n orid-iv, :le lejmtaiion i.
an urchitect, and has been secured
to furnish designs for the new col
lege, which will be of the latest, most
modern and improve! plans. The
designs, etc j will bo given to the
committee m cuatgc wiiLia Ihe text
few wteks.
now
9, 1896.
DKC!iUlNG IN'DEPESDBN'f'K
Tin-I'f.lorcd fiMtple linl-nvoi H'U In
linil.t n t illlon Mill In llil in
terim! lliM-iMiraK111''111-
Tor several years endeavors have
ben male to establish a cotton mill
a' this p!ao?, to be operated by th
colored j eepf, but until quite re
cently without any encouraging re
sults. Warren Coiemm, the richest
colored inau iu the State and a resi
dent of this i:j;.y, bus taken Ihe
mutter iu baud and has proposed to
establish a building and loan asso.
ciation and a cotton factory for the
colored people. He Bbowed a
Standard reporter soaie very en
conragicg letters from citizens of
wealth and irominenee of both
white and colored jmc.ple from all
sections of the country.
A mtws uiee inn of the ncgroee
was held m the court bouse S ii-
ur lay for the purpose of petting the
sentiment of the jiopulatlon on. the
matter, and speechi a were u-ade by
tbe beat of the colcied ja , pie in a;i-
proval ot the inovi-nit nt,
Warrc-n Coleman his given his
undivided attention tu the movei
tnent and has succeeded in raiaiep
f-iO,C35 fur the two proposed enter
prises within the coiiliu -a of Cabarrus-county.
He has worked very
'puetly, but successfully.
The promoters cf thia movement
have the option on M J Corl's place
jnst beyond the '.pot, and if the
stock is raitit.' a f'U ti.ry t) employ
colored labor i?
for this citv.
.ere mjtltution
ltio: e who have used jlr. iVUiff'B
Now Dn -eover.v know it- value and
those wuu have iioi, ii no now the
opportunity to try it fine. Call on
advertised druggist and uat a trial
bottle free. Send your name and
address to Ji Hi liucklen v (Jo .
Chieago, and get a snmplo box of
Dr. King's Now Life Pills free, as
well as a copy f llui lo tollealthand
Hoi--ohoH In'-'.T!ict..r free. 4li of
whicu in fe'Uiu'aotei t to do von
good and cost you uo.hiiit;. i
zer's Drug (tore.
(Jlvea Awny frc.
To advertise our goods will give
away absolutely free one box of five
cent cigars, one gold ring and a
sain ile bottle ol Peelers' Pain
KiLir t'j ev ry one bending us fifty
ceiua ta pay packing and postage.
Ad'lrii.1,
l'i::.i.- 't an iiehso'v Ml-iut.-i.si; Co
i.oel; L is 1, Keri.ti.-ei lie, N, C.
Mi-.s M.ianie Lsuin uud Mr.
D.iu lo vard a'.te.iJed the pic.iio at
JMineiihoiLner a r-pr.np.
A 'I'exRN JtlK Hog.
Texas lays claim to the biggest
hog ever raieed iu the United States.
"He weighs L-l'bi pounds and 19
eight feet t!ir.o inchi-j lorg. He
Uieataiessix fet t uro-ind ll-- : ck,
eight fett around the body and
stands four feet and oDe inch high.
Hia feet are as large as those of an
ox and tbe leg bone larger than that
of the largf 8t steer. lis is PolaDd
China- and R-d Jersey. He eats
corn like an ox, takes the whole
ear in hid lucuth at once and cats
the cob m well t.o tbe corn, tiitic
from fyjty to i'.fty tars at a true
Thue fiifuio to be lo burplus ll.;Si
Oil h;hl a."d j 1.) cioiaUa wilO liavt
i .:;iini:td bun Buy be can eatily be
uiiide to rtauh 2,200 pounds. 'J'he
prur. t ou-r. T. Katigun, paid
;2fi0 for the hog and bad been
offered jl.yOo ' for him, fie has a
lire policy en I ho uniina! for ie.'v
N) i tlu r li, g, it is sui I. t i
reai.heU euc'.i treUiendous proj'. r
ti .lis."
g f
Do VouJJse It?
It's the lest thin;; for the
hair under all circumstances.
Just as no man by taking
thought can add an inch to
his stature, so no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is to pro
mote conditions favorable to
giewtb. This is done by
AyciV. H.iir Vigor. It re
trieve", dandiuff, cleanses the
sei!jj, 'l ourisbi.-.; the soil in
which the hair grows, and,
just as a desert will blossom
under rain, so bald head.-, grow
hair, when the roots are nour
ished. But the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
to retain its normal color, or
if you wish to restore the lost
tint of gray or faded hair use
Ayer's Hair Vi4jor.
WHOLE NO 381.
Highest of all in Leavening Power Latest U. S. Gov't Reporr
r - Tsf.
A i "f
They Knew t-li lllln-r 1 here.
About all the old Confederates
that went to R'ihmond have re
turned and Saturday groups cf the
valiant old warriors could be Eeen iu
a ay part of the city comparing
notes and reminiscences of their
trip and of yijid scenes that they
had bravely experienced years ago
and of meeting brother Confeder
ates, their wives, sons and daught
ers. One of the many tbat is fresh
from the seat of Confederacy at
Riohuuad said: "We kuew each
jthur there, ubd a -f-.tditig moat
divine came to n;e. I cuuld not
help hut think of tbe great reunion
that ij tu be nhen we shake ell this
mortal oil.'' This gentleman re
ferred 10 is proud of the treatment
received at Uip cordial bunds of the
Virginians and ia a etrocu advocate '
of build, r.g a monunu-ut to the
meiiioiy of the; patriotic women of
the, Confedtrajy, which, he thinks,
should he built at Richmond, He
'.Vela sure that the Confederate icl
diers of Camp 212, of Cabuiras,
would give $ 1,000 for this purpose.
President Cleveland announced
this week that he would never vote
for Mc Aiiihy, utu! stiaightway the
I-Ulcigb News and Observer wonders
whether he will vote for hi to 1, or
.to fuhinrr, or bolt. The lUleigh
piper nerd tut cor.ctrn i self.
Cleveland is abetter Democrat than
"the enemies he has made. Lincoln
Democrat.
Npnoiin Frre lo All.
I read in the Christian Standard
that Miss A M Fritz, Station A, St.
Louis, Mo., would give an elegant
plated hook spoon to any ono send
ing her ten 2-cent stamps. I sent
for one and found it bo useful that
I showed it to my friends, and
made $13 in two hours, taking or
ders for the spoon. Tbe hook spoon
in a household necessity. It cannot
slip into th dish or cooking vessel,
boin,-; .u id .a thn piece by n hook
on i'i . ',):v..',.. The ipooi. is tunw
thine 1 epeis Liv nc lei:
ever e;riv.' rne: s v re iirst invent
ed. Any one enn ft a eamplo
spoon by B.'-nuiiur ten 2co.it starua
lo Miss Kritz. TliU i a splendid
way to mate moise tuounil homo.
Very truly, Jeanwette S.
It is proposed to send 4),0t)0 nn
married women from Eastern Can
athr to Lriliuh Columbia for the pur
po;e of supplying the demand for
wives. Tbe same thine was once
done by France for fhe benefit of the
preponderant bachelors of Eastern
Canada, and tbe result was entirely
satisfactory.
flow to Make l.lt'o Happy.
Take time; it Is no use to fume
or fret, a the argry housekeeper
who lias got hold of the wrong key
Mid piidics, shakes and rattles it
a'.out the lock until both are broken
and the do r is stiii unopened.
The chief si'cret cf comfort lies in
not sulTe-ring trilled to vex vis, and in
ot;!t:va!iig our undergrowth cf
,iijl,.l! p'eaeeres
Trv to repaid
eeci.t vexations us
you iv; -.rd them a month hence.
Since w 1 cannot get what we like,
Set us like what we can get.
I: is not riches, it is not poverty,
it is human natuie that is the trou
ble. The world is like a looking-glass.
Laugh aE it, and it laughs back;
frown at it, and it frowns back.
Atierv liiolit.hls ran kor f hp mind
a .d ihspjet. it to tie woi'ot temper iu
Liie rtuiiii 11..V. ui u.veu muiu;u uuu
revenue. It is while in this temper
ihat uiodo meu become criminals.
Ser.ip li.iok.
It 14-41 a. llorrll.l,- lli-nlli.
Lsurinburg, N. C, July 2. A
very distressing death occurred
near Caledonia church, a few miles
from Lere. Mr. John Smith, sged
about 21 years, wai bit'eu four
years ago by a dog eil'ppoM.el at the
time to be mad. Tbe wouml, to all
appearances, healed up very nicely,
and Mr. Smith suffered no iuconve
nience therefrom until last Wednes.
day night, when he wai suddenly
seizad with a severe pain in his
foot. Tho nest day ttie symptoms
if I" ''roplieh i(,.nf art'd, and from
th-ei 11 S slur. lay ni.;ht he suil. r. d
unto' 1 i!;-tni-i. A hirnb'e 1 . nf.b
put an ei.d to hi.) sull. r.iiKS
Tutt's Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills,
For 1 Year
Send us 1 Dollar.
furiit Iflll Sows,
Mr, J L Warner, of SdiBhary, is
visiting bis cousin, Mr. W A Wainer,
jh Stanly street,
Mr. J S Rnsseli and family, after
spending several days atbij father's,
Mr. vy C Ruseell, on North Third
street, returned to Gold Hill, his
tiome, today (Saturday).
Misses Lillie and Itoxie Iiuffty, m
GolJ Hill, who have been visiting
friends and relatives here for so ne
time, returned home today (Saturn
day).
Mr. R H Hammill, a tanner Mid
aisiatant machinist in the employ or
OJtdl Manufacturing Company, has
invented a tin dipper and toothpiok
combined, which is a cote trick.
Mr. W L Misenheimer, who lives
about one mile west of tbe city,
very quietly took onto himself a
helpmate Thursday night a Miss
Fuuderburk, Esq. C A Sherwood
olliciated.
Mioses Laura and Cenlah John
son, of Mooresville, are visiting at
Mr. Milas Johnson's, on Nortl
Main street.
Mr, and Mrs. C R Vanstory left
for Greensboro last Saturday
morning to attend the bedside ot
Mr. Vanatory's mother, who is crt.
lcvlly ill at that place.
We are glad to uo'.e the improve
ment iu the condition of Mrs. E':a
Oaddy and sou, Lee, who have be' i
qur.e dick,
At Kvw London. t
Dr. B L UriCia retnrned from ,
trip to New Loudon Friday evenim,'.
and brought with him a handful of
the diJerent kinds of cordage tliac
will be manufactured at that plant.
The machinery is being placed ii a
large building and it is thought
that by the 1st of August the na
chinery will be in operation. It
will emplov a large force of han 1 1
Dr. Onffin says that crops in that
section are unusually fine.
A (Jrcrtt Opportunity. -
i We give away, absolutely free ot
jcest. for a limited lime only, the.
1'eople'j Common Senao Medina!
j Adyiser, by li V Pierce, M. D., chief
consulting physician to the Invalid
and Surgical Institute, a book of
1008 large pages, profusely ill v s
trated, Lound in strong paper covers,
to any one sending 21 cents in de
cent stamps, to cover coat of msHi
ingonly. Over 080,000 copies cf
this complete family Doctor Bee.
already sold in cloth binding t
regular price of $1.50. World
Dispensary Medical Associatii.e
Buffalo, N. Y.
BlK Nlorni In YlMlkln,
Yadkin county was yisited 8oe
day evening by a terrific wind a i l
rain Btorm. A correspondent wri.
that the cloud came up from ta
south and went east, passing np tU
Yadkin river. It blew down tre
like straw. Lightning struck I'.i.
A E Conrad's ferry house, setting i
on tire aud burning it np. Mr.
Robt. Blackly had hia whole whe -t
crop packed in it. A yery eerio: 1
lu;;s to him. The damage to c
eh trds is very great. Wheat shoe!,
were blown in every direction.
Suffered Eighteen Years
l'ains Doparlcil and SIocp Came
Mrs. Julia A. Brown, of Covington, Ton
whose luiRb.'ind haa charpo of tho elect'
light pl;tut at that place, has boon a grt
suirVrrr. - Uor allmenta and spoedy ci
a iv !nst dpscribed by herself, as follows:
"For J' years sulTpred from norvosn - u
umi iiid Krtiijtiou. 1 tried evt.ry rtmiudy r
omnH'iiu.'ti tiy family and frioiulu, imt ?
cuuld R't no relief at ali. Twoyoarna, ;,
wnilu Ix-iiifi treatud by threo local phy -CUna,
Lii'B, liurret, Maley aud Shurod, tt
VI- i
Mks. Julia A. Bhowm.
Informed me that I had become Aroptit
and that there w;is little hope tor iu,
then d idod to try
- Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine,
I v then unablo to cpftt to slcfp ur"
wf '.ii toward dnyliiiht, and during a
(fit, -to 1 had a ilt i'p, h.-nvy jkiiii lit mf
left ; ;TT '..' Vi IH VUmt Uttf '! tll'lC, tH-but, but,
aft- r I'ikhi oMo-linlf tu.ti.ln uf t ho iVmnnrt
1 'tffc!.i sin h -ill ttipht. jti -t tin well aw I cvit
tlni. Ti.o A'-Mif-'1 is tht; only n-nmdy thuti
;lvd i..'s ;uiy r lit f wbutrvcr 1 ant now
wtil fid f.iFutiX. ii'id 1 tfmnK Cod cvirytkin
of i.iit lt!- ui i)r. MtUs' iV rt iut:."
M Krt. JIII.IA A. liilOWN.
X r. T-T-'os' N"rvino f si quid on a posit fv
piiarariift thai the tir-i, h,,ttlt will 1- im''
Alldrui-jrifsHfll t. uttl.A bntih - tut $.
It will bf si rit. in i iit, ,,n ri i - Hit, nf
by thu lr. Mika Medical tu., fcikhur
Dr. Miles' Nervine y
FOR SALE II Y Ali
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