BY JAMES P. COO Si.
OFFICE IN CASTOR BUILDING
life DT CSIT
L 1 uui nil idt to v. - v " j w.
pating the herd's extinction, are
clamoring for specimens, -p " ,t
'Alpbliti(T is prob
ably unique ideYeippddt it ; the little
td Vn of i Acree, near; Albany, Ry?,
last week. It was the annual elec
tion of manic pal officers, add there
were forty-two voters on the list.
When the balloting took place it
was found that only one of tne forty
two yoters was properly ; registered.
That one was the candidate fcr
Mayor. He cast the only ballot at
the election, and duly elected him
self and a Board of Aldermen .
The Standard is ipublisne& ?eri
day (Sunday exceptediand dehverv
d by carriers
EATES OF SUBSCRIPTION
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Six .monthsV........... 2 00
Three months............. 100
One month.............:... 35
Singlo copy. ............ 05
ADVERTISING RATES.
Trrais for regular advertisements
made. Known on application.
Address alllcommunications to
, THE STANDARD.
Concord. N. O.
CONCORD, OCT. .25, 1895.
't DOMESTIC AKI31ALS.
Jf;p,u u a land without the do
me.? ;:e animals, ; It is this lack
which .rike3 the stranger eo forci
bly in lo&mg upon Japanese land
There are no cows: the
neither drink milk nor eat
The investigating doctors have
added another disease to the cate
gory. It 13 called the Railroad KicU
ney. It does not carry you off any
more rapidly than any other dis
ease. It is Baid to be contracted
from the fine dust absorbed ihrough
thY tkin in long railroad riding.
People who go down to the sea in
ships" do not have it. .
mcaU Thore are but fewhorses, It mfty And it may nofc be true
and ihee are imported mainly for that too many boys and young men
tk? vr.y of foreigners. The fieight 0f this town are growbig too f on i of
cnrs hi the city streets are pulled
auci pushed by coolies, and the
f!ie;.:are carriages are drawn by
men. There are but few dogs, and
thc-te are- neither used as watch dogs,
of biudin, nor in hunting,
except by foreigners Foreigners
will riouu break up this monotony.
They v, ill place the American hog
there to tqueal for food and, to be
come lcod, and others will take cats
there to cieg on shsds "Oft in the
-fstilly .night." They will have ani
mals. :
In.r Hterary goosip in the WiN
5nina:toM Messenger, Dr. Kingsbury,
in his usual plaiD, readable utter
&ncc3, sayd : "Mrs." Amelie Elves
we8uppos? she will drop the Chanler
and her divorce are newspaper and
society talk. Why any one should be
-surprised at the marital break-up
Vfonld be a puzzel to solve, after
knowing- the character of some of
her hooks, notably "The Qaick or
Desd" and one or two that followed.
We never read them and arc glad of
of it. Public opinion pronounced
t n talacious, unclean, unhealthy,
Ciude and bold.
JLn unfortunate young man and
womsi'. were driven from a New
Yoik theater the other , day by the
attention giyen them by the audis
ence. When they left the building
ihfy were followed into the street by
-Che orowd, which left the. show on
rXhe stage to see the young couple at
short range, frightening the I young
lady so ebe nearly--swooned. All
this because the young people were
mistaken lor the Duke of Marlbor
ough and Miss Yanderbilt. - '
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Aye's SaisanaHlla
UNTOLD L1ISERV
FROM " .
HEUrwlATISivl
JEdrfiye yearsil suff irod niitofd misery
rom muscular rheumatism. I tried every .,
known remedy, consulted the test physi
cians, visited Hot Springs, Arfc three times,
spending 51000 there, besides doctors' bills ;
tut could obtain only temporary relief. ; ; My '
flesh "was wasted away so Aat -I weighed
only, ninety-three pounds ; my left arm and
le were drawn out of shape", the muscles
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Large profits no longer. come from in erchandi
50 to 100 per cent; on a credit of from one year to . at
nnlv fnnr onfc of everv hundred credit mftrphTifo
w - mm J- w mm mm III U'l A
ceed. We prefer 20 per cent, cash to a struggle
chances against us. v
playing poker. It is said that the
fascination oE the game is so sutak
ing and deceptive that the awful re
sults are not fully koowa" until 'it. is
entirely too iate.
Tkvo Frenchmen with a woman,
the wife of one of them, have
started to go round the world with
a wheelbarrow. The barrow is
large enough for one person to sleep
in at a time, and all three will lake
turns in pushing it along.
being nrtsted np In knots. I was" unable to
aress s lyself, except, with assistance, ard
could o Uy hobble about by using a cane.
nad no appetite, and was assured, by ths
cioctors, that I could not live. The pains, at
times, wore so awful, that I could procura
relief only by means of hypodermic injec
tions of morphine. I had my limbs bandaged
In clay, in sulphur, in poultices; but theso
gave only tempoi-ary relief. .After 'trying
everything, and suffering the most awful
tortures, I bv gan to take Ayer's Sarsaparilku
Inside of tw? months I was able to walk
-without a cane. In three months, my limba
began to strengthen, and in the course of a
year, I was ured. My weight has increased
to 1C5 pouudy, and I am now able to do my
tull day's work as a railroad blacksmith."
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The Only Varld's Fdr SarsaparHfa,
slYEIl'S 2 ILLS cure UeadacJie.
John Raskin liKes nothing ab
normal or artificial, and 0 he re
gards the production of chrvsantheN
mums aa an nnhallowpd attempt to
T
grow. flowers .at0 a-season- when, na- P j-??ft: fi
ture meant that there ehould be-nia j lMJMis)MW0';;r ' "
flowers. .
The Turkish court pianist, Dussap
Pasha, receives, $3,000 a year for his
services, but he; is temporarily eus
pended every time he plays a tune
the Sultan does not care to hear.
The bicyclist Zimmerman's . great
success is ascribed to his abnormally
large heart,- which is declared by
the doctors to be two inchea longer
than the average.
The Duke of York shows a ditJ
position to give his little son a
chance for, the British crown by
smoking fiom forty to fif ty, cigar
ettes a day. . "
- It "is asserted that a man cannot
destroy4 his life by holding his
brea'h, but he ; may probably pro
long the lives of other.
M Kv! E'4 t& M ii . & . .
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The State Pension Board has
completed its work in making up
thi3 libts of Confederate pensioners,
-and places in the first class, 102;
second, 246; third, 352; , fourth
OL,674. 'There are also 2,760 widows.
The annual allowance to each class
-will be about as follows ; Frst
clas3, $66; second, $49; third, $33;
fourth aad widows, $16. This is
slightly less than last year. There
jare 249 more pensioners. :
Joseph B Orowly, ; United States
'Treasury agent in charge of the
eal islands,, who has just arrived at
Seattle with -the patrol, fleet, ,8ays
that the seals have approaohed eo
closely to 'exter.mination,, that they
Itjis now abont time that Pro
fessors Oorbett ana Fitzsimmons
shoni d r e tire. - - They hay e con's a m e d
enough time. , 1
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ItMay Uo as Macb for You;
Mr. Fred Miller,' of Irving, 111.,
writes that he had a severe kidney
trouble for many years,, with severe
pains in his back and also that his
bladder was affected. He tried
many so called Kidney cures but
witnout and good 'result. About a
year ago he began - use of Electric
Bitters and found relief at once
Electric Bitters is especially adapt
ed to cure of 'all kidney ' and Liver
troubles and'of ten givesl almost in
stant relief. One trial will prove
our statement. .Price 50c. and 1.00,
at Fetzer's drug store
: ADVERTISE
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RIGHT HERE 1 -a
I3.5USTAS GOOD FOR ADULTS. '
WARRANTED.; PRICE 50 ctsJ
M . GALATlA,Ii.iSM.Kov.l8tl333. :
ParialcdlcJne Co.f'St. Louia, Mo. 1 1 . i o x
Gentlemen: We sold last year, 600 bottles of
GROVE'S TASTELESS QHILIi TONIC and have
Lousbt three ktoss already this Tear. In all our ex
perience of 14 'years. In ilte ?drug business,-have
never sold n prtlcle tha save sucji universal satifl';
c Abney.Carb &CO.
For Bale
Last Saturday we placed a lot of ginghams on sale at 9
cents per yard and a lot of good towels that we scar(ne(
at 50 cents per dozen that sell regularly at 10 cent each wP
ma?ked them 5 cent each. The gingham went before s
down and the towels before we closed. When we counu
out our cash we had our money invested in these and 20 rf
cent, profit ready to invest again Monday. er
This week we have on sale a lot of Seaside novels worth 10
for 5 cents, just li cent for 10 cent novels.. Clothbound
novels at 15 cents! The Life of Jefferson Davis, by Ajrs
Dayis. Sold by subscription at $8.00 per set of 2 vols, "our
price is 2,90. Bollins Ancient History in 4 vols for 2 2.
Creaseys Fif teen Battles on which tLe Civilization of the
World Scanns, Tnis is one of the richest stories of history
to be found, our price 15 cents. A few of E P Roe's -novel at
65 cents. -Washington Irving' e vorks, 6 vols for S2 45.
AThe fpllowing two vols sets at 98 cents per set:
Prescotts Conquest of Mexico, Presscotts Conquest of
Peru, cpmplete works of Chorles Lamb, The Count of Monte
Cristo, by Dumas, The Mysteries of Paris, by Eugene Sue
The Wonderiug Jew, by Eugene Sue,
Teachers Oxford' Bibles, $1 75; Teachers Oxford Bibles,
with patented index, 2 00; Large family Bible, $1 98; Lar4
family Bible, old and new translations in parallel columns
for 2 98.
Lace cut shelf paper at one-half cent per sheet, bargains
in tablets and students note books, mucilage at 3 cents per
bottle, ink the same, envelopes from 2 cents to 10 inch ones
at 5 cents, two good rubber tipped leod pencils for 1 cent,
slate Dencils at 10 cents, per pound, steel pens, including
Eastbrooks, at A cents per dozen.
FRENCH
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artjggiBts.7i;0
Dissolution of Firm.
1 tThe firm of Morrison,' Lentz. &
Co. is thia day.dissolvdd'by , mutual
consent. AUnPfrHonSiAindebted .to
said firm will please, call and fettle
Thankful for afl pas favors' we re
main; - ' Respectfully. -'::?
, ' D. B. MOBKISON,-
, A. -.E. Lentz, '.-.. .
: R, E. Gibson.'
Concord, -Ni- C , Pet. 3. 185. 'U-t
The copartnership heretofore' ex
isting under the firm name of Mor
rison, Lentz & Co. havingen disi
solved by the withdrawal of Mr. A.
Ei Lentz; the undersigned respect
fully an d ounce to the public that
they, have formed a copartnership
under the firm name of Gibson &
Morrison tQ do a general merchant
ui88 Dusmess ana nope to merit fa
generous share of the public patron
flge.):;;, Refepectfuily, ;
s' 2 R. E- Gibson, :i ,
D.'B. MOBBIoON. '
Concord, N. C, Oct 3, 1895. ..
I recpmmend the f firm 'of Gibson
& Morrison to the public as worthy
of their patronage,
; v Respectfully -'
A E. Lentz.
Concord. N. C, Oct. 3, 1895.
. MORRISON. H. CALDWEL
.. ATTOBNEY AT LAW,
CONCORD, .N., O.
; Office in, Morris building, opposite
Court House.' . iS
: AT FOUR CENTS PER BOX.
Assorted carpet tacks at liVe cents per pound The regih
lar price is five cents for two dozen.
FIVE CENT ARTICLES:
Three tin cups; One coffee pot; One covered bucket; 0ne
half gallon cups,
LUNCH
"J - l V V- ",- ..
' - v . ' v.' V'..
. TEN TO TWENTY CENTS.
Sponges 3 cents; Remnants of Calico at 20 cents a lb. All wool fiance!,
. Ij5 cents per yard. 1 Canton flannel at 7i cents per jard.
, . . --E MBROIUEKE D
3a:m:
- AT SEVENTY-FOUR CENTS PER YARD.
One-half pint bottle of Bay Rum for 10 cents.; Bargains ia undershirt,
all wool at 37 J cents. ' Ladies ;yest 5 cents up.
T H E R fi O E B T
D.tJ. BOSTIAIT, Proprietor.
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