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Not accuracy, nor speuu, uui
accuracy first, ana tnen spuwu i.
the law of successf ul effort. -1 he
do a thing
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Concord, N. C.
their own joys in those of the
children. ' .. c
And why not? We? celebrate
childhood. It is a day of ' glad
remembrance of childhood. No
i wonder .we - give gifts and malie
merry. No wonder we lay aside
the sterner, attitude of men and
women and . become boys and
girls again. It isthe sweet, in
nocent babe of Bethlehem that
gives Christmas time its mean
ing. The angels- were made
joyful and the shepherds were
glad.
HP
Concord, N. C, Dec. 20, 1899.
It is a time for cheeriness and
gladsome exultation, and child
hood is the central figure. Let
-the world be glad in' humility
man who tries to
quickly first, and accurately
afterwards, is. hardly less wise
than the man who is. content tdff
do a thing well without regard to
the time consumed in doing it.
If you want to go off on the next
train, you need to be accurate
in finding the way to the depot,
but, if you have no regard for
speed you may get left. Our
Church Paper.
CHRISTMAS THE CHILDREN'S DAY.
Happy Christmas comes again,
and before our next issue of the
Weekly Standard our juvenile
friends will have tooted their
little horns, blown curious whis
tles, nursed the dainty dolls,
raced thefr trunneling wagons,
Ileiivy Casualties From Flames.
Five charred bodies " and five
fatally burned victims marks the
nncunliins ' of two. buildinsrs
and innocence, it is ideal bliss, , bm.ned. in New York Tuesday
is crowning greatness, ttappy,
happy Christmas near, let the
joy bells ring and the banners
fling, the trumpets blow and the
spirits glow, Christinas - comes
but once a year.
morning
This week is a checker to the
current of trade. It has been
comparatively smooth sailing on
the sea of commerse since the
tide of prosperity has set in but
and i - .hied their rearing horses ;Baltiillore has had a kind of
(only too well broken). They jfluriy and the New York trust
will have placed in rows their company's going under marks a
kind of trade reverse unlike the
flow to which we have been ac-
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OF
menageries
of wild animals,
drilled their soldier men, fired
their fancied big guns and have .cust0med. We hope this situa-
taken on new capacity to enjoy j tlon is only temporary and that
the things to be learned till
Christmas comes
again.
The
ithe
rising
sweep on as
4UWU!1 win iaav ueu the wave Qf proSperity.
peepea at ana pulled out ot the
little stockings. Santa Claus
MINSTRELSY!
Everything New !
San Francisco
Minstrels.
20 - - Artists - - 20.
OPERA HOUSE
foro hoistm. high ' FRI DAY EVEN I NG,
tide will ere loner
DEC. 22, 1899.
It is said that within the nast
- .i- o3 ine nero oi r ne cuuaren'sj ten years, since Andrew Carne-
World. prio hn hoffnn irk nrsni iVknlrk
Keally the grown-up folks will money to public libraries, he has (jren A.UmiSS0n
enter into sympathy with the given more than $9,000,000 for1 Seats on sale at Gibson's
litllo ones and will find much of that purpose. Morning Star, Drug Store.
An evening of - pure,
genuine fun.
Reserved Seats . .... . . 60c.
...... 50c.
GO
Bleached' Table Damask 52 Cotton 25c ; Linen, (0
v - inches wide 47ic. ; do. 72 inches wide 85c.
Good Assortraeinit of Towels.
Cotton, unbleached, 5c; Bleached up to 12c; Linon ltc. t0
r Blankets' 50c. per pair up to $1.25.
ooMterparaes, Assorted, at i.ig'to Slie
- " Home-Made Uomtorts m.2i to Si. 30.
10-4 Bleaclied Siieeting 22 l-2c. per yartf
Lace Curtains 68c. to $2.50 per pair,
See our Irish -; point- curtains at $2.50. Curtain materials
Scrim. 5c; Muslins and Swisses at 10 to 16c. Printed
. ; Silkolines 6i to 124c
Nice AssortmeBt Fancy Table Covers, Scarfs,
Tidies, Cushions,. Cushion Covers, etc.,
.in stamped, printed and worked patterns.
Embroidery Silks
y' ' at to 3c. per skein. Zephyr 5c. per skei
Special in
- Undecorated German China
Three sies Plates and Sauce dishes a 60c.' per set
Decorated cake plates, salad bowls, berry sets, cups and saucers
and plates.
f i nn nr m n nnnn m m o nja nrn nmi
tw I'M
OF TOILET SOAP AT 1 101 CIS.
Combs 5c. up. Hair Brushes 8c. up.
(MA "7
y xv po.oy. viiuciner ones
98c. up. Ladies vests 15c. up. Drawers to match 18c. up. Men's
Undershirts .18c up. Drawers 25c. up. Nice lot of hoods and
caps for children. See our 10 cent line of hosiery.
About 500 Novels at 10 cents each.
You will make a mistake to buy a Ca pe be
fore seeing our line.
Very respectfully,
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Suits worth $6.50 to go ! at $3.50. ,
Suits worth $4 to $5 to go at $2.50.
Suits worth $3.50 to go at $200.
Boys' Overcoats. ILCO)S Mens' dvercoats.
I1!' ( crnrxr a ttt Vvrvn "Ur IVTi; 1 1 . XT '' "XT i ii i i i . 1 , ' " .
Xi:'UbT,CiC UUUAAL u mi-.J?t5lzei m 1ew lorKinis ween ana were shipped Thursday. They arrived here Tuesday and are no won sale-
1 6S8 ffOOdS COmiarise thft ftritirA halanof of wirif dt cAnV ;M -d t, r tvt
York Clothing Manufacturers, and there is a lot of the verv finest suits iwW Tnniifl
among them. We bought them at half price and we'll seU them that wav
suits for $3, 50, and $5.00 suits for $.50. Over 300 Heavy all wool Oaklahd
C1 CCV fTTL Ir rrrN i j
These Oaklands are the best wearing medium priced iroods on tho mnrl-of ftnomnt-nnA W ,
.50. In fact vou can't t tKAAn?t oniwwl KK lSt i W vou can set at
Lots of them worth double wharweIskor rdvtm TF PRTCF7 gd! f t25ntSto 50c:
for your boy.at far less money than you often pay for poor clothes, just see this loi ithat wVshow VcV f ySU--r':-bVy-':'04 -cl t
WwesayabouMhesegoodsis
5U
Justice kind yonhave to pay 25c forat other places. But that's our way WeWu Vf , '
,. y w e save yu 25c on a II on nearly all kinds of goods.:
Dozen Finest and Swellest
JNeck Ties.
I;adiesT and Gentlemens1 Easy
Slinners at 50e.
Felt Slippers.
Leather Slippers.
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HONEY