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GONCOBD. DEC. 13, 1896.
MAT DiYEXPORT'SSaoW.
To say th it it is j "St like men and
hoys to go to see focii tbowa ts Al&y
Dkvenpon larnis.be, only Biji the
lesa for our aex. With all the warn
iug that the press gives, the manage-
izkcat of aujh ga'j sbcild receive
m encouragemen, bu t engagements
are made in atlvance, oefore the na
f. jre of the ehcw h kuown and the
u.;mj are pr smd and no nmounz of
.cposnre will keep an audience
iway, it rather draws patronage and
-Yry Davenport goes over the land
; - iiiuiitij: tse dptb- vf.-; human des
V.T'.Uiu . lo f bo ? .-p?ho crowd in to
- ; ul iiecii cucn dt-nioraliz'ng per.
v Liuiictb rccoii 4- tiitf thought of
uir rrjother, si?' vr or daughter's
.;:ng a part of such. a-crew?. Wbv
i.tonld ve go to a p'-e that is not
cbcuht proper for oar mothers,
-.vcs sistera and daughters to go
vi:h us ? if love, almost adore,
thLii 'because of their almost divide
Tirtna and angelic purity, ho w we
triLBt blush that they,, must com
rrom ae their purity by bestowing
reciprocal affections on us who are
capable of enjoying an exhibition of
Imparity and low feminine debase
inciu! It is entirely probable that
eo ne father and mother of a mem
ber of the group bewails the day that
a child was born to them, and that
ifirae unhappy brother has learned
zo doubt feminine purity because an
erratic sister, is found in a group
;;o;ng over the country prostituting
her powers for elevating society, to
lowering the popular teste, to the
ahame of her six.
I' is to the shame of our mascu
line tastes that such un worthy enter
al 13 receive encouragement. If
we are going to encourage this class
of entertainments our purer and
nobler sex will soon be shy of pub
lic entertainments that might be
piecing and profitable. -
To y the least, it is unfortunate
irooi eyery view that May Davenport
can have an audience, unless we are
led to value refinement the more by
contrast with the exhibition of the
low and sensual.
all parts of the State, from the
humblest employes to the highest
officials, some from friends whom it
has not been my pleasure to meet in
twenty years.
None but a grief stricken heart
knows the value of these tender,
loving letters. They comfort and
console my heart. W hen lam ready
to ?ive up life, and the wound that
time cannot heal opens afresh, these
sympathising letters make me
stronger., 1 bathe them in my tears
and t ha k God that He spared me
to know and re liz that I have
many precious friends.
Before I was Seventeen, I was pro
moted to an engine, an4 hve given
ail the best 3 ears of my life in the
service of the road. For twenty-six
years I have heid the throttle faith
fully on the Western road. In its
darkest days, whtn it hud neither
money nor credit, aud failure seemed
inevitable. I sryd in every capa
city I could for "tne road. My heart
was in my work and i as devoted
to it, though 80ii)ciiuiea I could not
draw my money in aix months.
1 reccieved oruertf, read them
wrboi, lor weeka runout rest 01
eieep, and. nurricd on. 1 made the
greatest mistake whica baa saddened
my lif e, and nut bi o Ken tbe hearts
of others .
?hile my physical pain is enough
to endure, my mental suffering i3
worse.
If my life work u to end here,
my past record has no t. Io all
theao ytara I hsve etcod the v;par
and tear I -stier tbau my ui&chinerj.
I hnve bid new engmed, while I
kiitw no rest, never e m the "road
..it'-Acx ' tor.; cirsied'anes, never
mas-ed but oue finger for a mar;,
and paid his ttcccor't bill without
reporting it.
While confined to my bed, I live
over tboae davB, and though Liy
life has been hard, there ore pleas
ant recollections and der frienda
that I shall cherish while memory
lasts. I know not what il; .'future
may be. I cannot peer through the
darkness that hangs orer tne hott;
the clouds may disperse, and my
shattered nerves be restored to health
again. I feel that my destiny is in
the hands of my God.
Thanking you, dear friends, for
your sympathy and interestj remain,
Yours Truh ,
W. P, Teiell
Old Fort, N. 0.
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ZXGINEEB TERRELL'S LETTER,
It was sad indeed that the precious
life of Will James should be lost
through the mistake of his fellow
craftsman, Engineer Terrell, but we
fceow not upon whom to bestow the
greater sympathy. ; Engineer James
d ied bravely and calmly, if Engineer
Terrell lhea to dress his wounds and
his grief. W clip come paragraphs
from bia letter that tro touching
3 no ugh. He say s :
Letterfl hare poured in daily from
3T1 ACE TREACI2rE3lSLT ST.AIK.
The civilized world cow stands
aghast at the news that Moeo, the
heart and soul of the Cuban insur
rection, was treacherously elain in
cold blood. The story runs that the
Marquis Ahumeda, who officiated as
Captain General in the place of
Gen. Weyler, invited the Cuban to a
peacabie conference which had all
the claims of honor as a nag of
truce. Maceo accepted gladly end
unsuspectingly, and it bis beat ap
parel, accompanied by his staff, pro
ceeded to the appointed place when
suddenly ; he found himself sur
rounded by Spanish troops and or
dered to surrender. He promptly
refused and put spurs to ilis horse,
but fell in the first volley; All his
staff was slain with ; him, save his
physician, Dr, Zertucha, who i is be-
lieyerl to have been accessory to the
pie treachery.
: The excitement in Congress is at
burning heat, and if the news should
be continued it may , cause precipe
tate action,. r - . ... v
The Southern Stock Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Greensboro,
N. C, is backed by many of the
wealthiest and Lest financiers of
North Carolina. It paid last season
a dividend of 20 per cent to its policy
holders and is in better ehape than
over before
SJ2E YOTTr MONEY AT HOME
Concord aijency in Lore building
on West Depot street.
1 G. G. EICHMOND,
THOS. W. SMITH.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
! Concord, N. C, Der. i, 1895.
The Southern Express Company will se!l, at
public auctlpn, at D. P. Dayvault's store fcr
charges, abdut three huadied freight pac. -
being on hand six mont hs and over, on baiuruay,
January 9th; 1897, commencing at 10 o'clock &. m.
unless called lor, charges paid or otherwise d; j
posed of before day of sale. '
D. P. DAYVAULT, Ag;nt.
O. M. SADDLER, Superintendent. ,y8
TO CUltE A COLD III ONE DAY
Take laiatie Bromb Quinine Tab
lets. - All druista rrofand the
fibney If it fails to cure.' 25c.
L. T. HARTSELL,
ATXOKNEY-AT-LAW,
CONCORD, - - N C.
Prompt attention given to all
business. Office in Morris .building
opposite coart house,
JNO. R. ERWIN. C.'A. MISENHEIMER
ERW1N & MISENHEIMER
0 Physicians and Surgeons '
Office No. 8. Harty building, opt
posite 2nd Presbyterian tsnurch.
Charlotte. Ni C . t
;I wart every man and woman in the United!
States interested -In tbe Opium and Whisky
habiti to have one of my books on these , dia
eases. Address Woolley.sAtlanta, Ga.,
fcox 382. and ne wiU be ut yon free, '
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Well, the offer of 10 per cent, moved the
Ohina and Glassware. The money we took
in by this special order is already iiiveb ted in
more Christmas goods and on the way We
expect $800 or $1,000 worth of Christmas
goods in, in time for Christmas, but will not
have any more China, Come and see us; we
can save you money.
very
Resp
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