STANDARD
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THE STANDARD,
. Concord, N. C.
THE FALL OF 1899.
An Awful Muddle.
Concoiid, N. C, Dec. 11, 1899.
FEVER RECORD.
It is sad, beyond expression in
words, to 'note the fatality of the
typhoid scourge at the State
Normal. Including the two who
got home to die, Miss Babbit
made the tenth, and now Miss
Ader numbers the eleventh, with
two more in very critical con
ditions, one being Miss Baily, of
Mocksville, who has suffered a
relapse f rom a convalescent
state. The deeply distressing
feature too is that her mother,
while attending the- bedside of
the sister who died, also con
tracted the disease and, is crit
ically ill at home. With his wife
at home and daughter l at the
Normal each engaging the so
licitude of Mr. Baily, with the
greatest danger of losing both,
it seems a most extraordinary in
stance ol affliction. - -
This will mark an epoch of
saclness and make a page of the
deepest gloom in the annals of
thin institution which -North
Carolinians hold so dear.
REUNION ON DA VIS' BIRTHDAY.
The next Confederate Veterans'
Reunion will occur on May 30th,
ar Cl will embrace Sunday, June
the 3rd. This will be the 92nd anr
nivcrsary of the birth of. Jeifer
son Davis, and it-is desired to
hold memorial services of a re
ligious nature on that day.- ' 5
Kentucky ' being the native
State of the Confederacy's presi
dential head, it jseems quite the'
right"thing that1 Louisville's elo
quent ajjpeal for the reunion was.
effectual and that the time has
been made to embrace Mr. Da
vis' birthdav.
.Judge E wart's name will most
certainly go before the Senate
again for confirmation, it is said.
This time it will bo backed up
with all but eight lawyers in ii
district comprising 47 counties.
Even Senator Butler . will he
given an opportunity to sign it.
It" is to WlioYeatHaf-Hnwe
will go through, as there is no
getting" the matter "fixed up in
any other way, and the opposi
tion is that prince of Tiaulf find
ers, Marion Butler,; 3 hl i
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Gen. Otis' saying that the
American press keeps up the
Philmino warfare c5.. like
straning a point but hardly 'm ore
sothari that T.'eV Varies much
of the criticism of himself whom
the rdministration could not af
ford o keep at the head of af -fairs
if these criticisms were
Juso.
We were reminded recently
that the Standard has been neg
lecting the opportunity of pleas
liv? remarks on the weather this
fall. It isUrue, Ve: remember
at some; tim e "noticing some edi -torial
reflections on this habit of
telling people .what - they all
know, especially as to what kind
of wea.her we are having. But
doubtless this has been a fall to
be remembered as unusually fa
vorable to both (the growth and
the gathering of crops. Cotton
stalks we believe remained prac
tically green and vigorous this
fall to the 4th of Dece t ber in
stead of being killed "as usual in
October. . . : ' -
While the early part of thef
season was quite unfavorable to
crops the latter part has partially
compensated. We have seen the
finest Irish potatoes raised this
fall that we ever saw raised;
here. All the Standard readers j
know the 4 turnip crop Has been
phenomenal. ? -
The season, has been most fa
vorable to gathering sweet po
tatoes in good .condition to keep,
which is a greater consideration
than producing them, as that is
comparatively. easy7:r
We heard Mr.-Jno. P Allison
say a few days ago that his rasp
berry bed has been bearing
during the fall, and that on Sun
day the 3rd of December he had
a neat dish of them -for . dinner.
.All in all we suppose this fall
will do for other generations to
read about. . -
WORTH THE FARMERS' ATTENTION.
We hope our farmer patrons
(will give a thoughtful reading to
Mr Allison's ideas on diversified
farming or cotton as a surplus.
The combined wisdom cf the
world can not fix a groove load
ing to success in any department
of industry, but ideas ' along
general lines r are the foundation
of interest. ' '
When interest in agriculture
is awakened specific methods are
learned-by reading and studying
farm journals, attending farmer's
institutes and visiting successful
farmers and adopting so much
as is practical for the individual,
bearing iri m i nd his own peculiar
environments. .... . .
To say that farming does not
and cannot be made to pay is
preposterous. Tne world could
not liye a year without it. Every'
one selects ''his own occupation
and succeeds in proportion to his
power to -adopt - methods essen
tial .to success. That ..failures
are madejatv faVmingja&wellas1
any other business is due to:; ina
bility tp adopt methods essential
This demonstrates that "pre.-5
uutKfcjuiu-auip launiiy are some
times at varienc'e and some other
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and ever will be
the foundation "of" all business
life 1ami-canr'rneer reive too
muc intelligent4hought. ,
Trusts af e all the go. Now
paflSSgins and gin
upjliegt (i&;sair; re about to
form ! arjlaTat means a
rise m the prices of gins. It does
not lpokr-very comfoitin; Yo'd
like ta see the planters ; bdm'ji i '
and make their own gins, leaving
tide concerns high and dry.- "
A Raleigh special of the 0th.
to the Wilmington Star says;
"The Supreme Court recently
decided that the school law under
which county boards of school
directors were chosen is uncon
stutional. t State Superintendent
Mebaue :be'ing uncertain as "to
how. " he.'sh ould :; proceed under
this deci sion , asked the opinion
of Attorney General Walzer. .To
day the. Attorney General gave
his opini(on, holding; that the
State ' Superintendent must
recognize 1 the Fusion county
boards "in all cases, whether
they have given up their office
or not. He says: It now be
comes your duty, under the
decisions;of the Supreme Court
in ii school cases, to erive
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effect only to section 6, Chapter
108, Acts of 1997, and recognize
the ' officers therein named and
those elected by them,-; but in
other respects to go forward
with the great school work under
the act of 1890. The old boards
were very properly advised by
you to retire and in the main did
so. In the light of the decisions
hereing referred Ho I have ' nib
doubt that the new boards will
likewise take your ad vice." r - '
- The fusion : boards : had given
up before the 'Supreme Court
rendered its decision' in all but
about ten cbunties," and had been
succeeded by boards v elected
under the now law. . : Now , those
new boards, if Walzer's opinion
is law, must get out and let the
old fusion. . boards come back.
Superintendent Mebane has not
decided yet as to what he willTdo
in the matter. These frequent
changes he thinks,, will greatly
cripple the schob" system of
the State. : v '
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The town fathers ot our
neighbor Salisbury have decreed
that the hog shall get out of the
incorporation by the first of
March, 1900. This will doubt
less reduce the amount of grunt
ing very materially in our north
side suburb.
TBI
In Preparaegfor Confereirice You
- Need Some of. ttnese Articles
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. To accommodate; those who
are partial to the use of atomi
zers in applying liquids into the
nasal passages for catarrhal
troubles, the proprietors prepare
Ety's Liquid. Cream. Balm.. Priced
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muiuu.'ijg mo spravmg luoe IS Vo
cents. Druggists "or by mail.
The liquid embodies the medici
nal properties of the solid prep
aration . uream salm is qui ckly
absorbed by the membrane . and
does not dry v up the. secretions,
but changes them to a natural
and healthy character. Elv
Brothers, 56 Warren " St., N. Y
v -This Gatjar design is C
stone man.
the widow. "".'He never shut a
door m ailou r married life witli-
out being: tolihdianWoii
White There is Ufe Th Hope. '
, ;wast amicted kmxh a catarrh!
The 'Georgia Senate gave a
blackeyelto the Willinghen bill.
It went 26 fo'I? in favor of nurs
ing at the bottle still; ;. -" ;
M:BatorreachedcAf4t3AW.
and the effect is surprising:, M V J
rJ- v ycaxion gave
decided : relief. Respectfully
rer, NHl :!m- '. lol
-The.Balm-doesnotAirritate?rtr.
kists at 50 c4: l W "ibuy anythi
di r.wA npp.bl Pi Damask 52 Cotton 25c: Linon
- K inches wide 47c. ; do. 72 inches vide 85c. - 60
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Oood. Assortmeinit of Towel0
Cotton, unbleached, 5c; Bleached up to 12ic; Linen 12k u
Blankets ;50c. per pair up to $1.25,
Counte'irpanes, Assorted, at Sn.ng to
, TTnmA.Mrfflfl Comforts 81.25 to 1 Z()
10-4 Bleaclied Sheeting 22 l-2c. per ya
lace;; per pairi
1 See our Irish point curtains at $2.50. Curtain lnater-.
prr Scrim 5c. ; Muslins and Swisses at' 10 to 16c. Prinied "
; . ; : : ;xV - . SUkolines 6i to 12c.
Nice AssprtmeD t Fancy, Table Covers, Scarfs,
Tidies, dushions, Cushion Covers, etc.,
IrboLZ 'in staniped prin ted andt worked patterns.
EmbYoldery Silks-
; ! ' r, at i to 3c. per skein. Zephyr 5c. per skein.
special m
Undecorated German China
Three sizes Plates and Sauce dishes at 60c. per set
Decorated cake plates, salad bowls, berry sets, cups and saucers
and plates s ; .r. d -fmI: , a
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isSnlk Press Skirts at 3.35. cheaper 0MS
98c. up.ri Badies vests 15c. up. Drawers to match 18c. up. Men's
.Undershirts c . 18c. up. . Drawers 25c., up. Nice lot of hoods and
caps for children. See ourrlO cent line of hosiery.
tr: About 500 Novels at 10 cents each.
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You will make a mistake to buy a Ca pe be
fore seeing our line.
i' u Very respectfully,
. J: Bostian.
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