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'A THE CONCORD WEEKY 1 TIMES The most widely circulated paper , . iver published in Cabarrus, Richmond Rowan, Montgomery, Davidson Randolph, " Stanly, Anson and I Onion Counties. STICK .A PIN HERE. t RATES MODERATE BOOK AND JOB PRlNTlNp .. Iqj Alir KINDS, Executed in the Best Style AT LIVING PRICES. . Our Job Printing Departiqent, with every necessary equipment, is prepared to turn out every .ve riety of Printing in .first-class style. ,No botch-work tutned. JOHN B. SHERRILL, Editor. 'BIB JUST .AJTX E-ZES ItTOG?. 7.00 a Tear, fit Advance. out from tins othce. We dupli cate the priipes of any legitimate establishment. ! tr - 4 ' ' ' I : Volume XV. CONCORD, N. O., THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1898. Number 30. T H TIMES. A Skin Disease In a Terrible Scrofula Condition Sores i with is THE LONE INN. A STORY OF MYSTERY. Took Hood's Sarsaparilla and . Better than for 10 Years. . "I had a skid disease which was very troublesome I took a great deal of strong medicine which did not; do me any good and I was at last obliged to- give up. ' 1 was la a son oi, stupor some 01 mo time. .Scrofula sores broke out and I could get nothing to do me any good. My daughter told me of a woman who was afflicted as I was and who found re lief in Hood's Sarsaparilla.- I concluded to try thia naedieine. At that lime 1 was in a terrible condition with sorea-pn my head and . body.: The first few doses of Hood's Sarparilla seemed to give me relief, and ina short time the sores be gan to heal. My eppetiteimprpved and I felt like a new man. .Iam now in better health than for 10 years." S. M. Grtek, Winnsboro. i Fairueld Co.y Little River, South Carolina. ;j . Remember Hood's Sarsaparilla ' Is the tJest i:-. fact the One True Wood Purifier. Sold by all dra'ggisW. 51 ; six for $5. BY FERGUS HUME. ter; So far as I knew, Felix had not been habited for ; a considerable period and near the house on the night jn question, this fact alone roused my suspicious as yet tie was without doubt morally guilty to the motives of Strent and his daugh- of the crime. Olivia, believing him to ter. They could have no good design in be her lover Francis, did not place much j staying in ep haggard a dwelling. n. min." r; Hood's Pills cure nil l.ivcr Sick Headache. Ills ana 26s. .;- M A FA! l i A S; are subject to peculiar Ills. The - ri$ '.rem edy for mbify.ilis-;estecially 4nd etoinach disorders is Frey's Vermifuge ihts cured children for SO years. Send for illus. book about the ills and the reiliedy. One botte mailed for J5 eecU. K. S. FliEI, Baltimore, Sid. CABARRUS SAYINGS BANK. Capital SM, $50,000. J Collections a. Specialty. Prompt Remittances Guaranteed. We wantT your business however email ot large- Interest paid on time deposits. . ' JAS.C.GlBSOJ, Cashier. " . ' Feb.25-ly ' D.F.CANNON, ; President. FOR LOW RatesWest 2 Texas, Mexico, Califor nia, Alaska, or any other point, with j free Maps, write to . I i FRED. D. BUSH, district Passenger Agent. , Copyrighted by. the Author. CHAPTER V. After that momentous interview I presented myself . to my astonished rela tives. These wero two lovable old maids, sisters of my mother, who had passed the best part of their existence in the Cathedral square of Marshniinster, They, knew everybody and all about everybody and pottered through life with the as sistance of a comfortable income which they shared in'commrai, a trifle of . gos- sip and a series of afternoon teas. At the daily services of the cathedral they were .always to 'be secnand were inti mately acquainted with the- dean- and chapter. Even the bishop condescended to take, tea with theni on. occasions, and they held their, heads high in conse quence.'. Moreover, they loved uip great ly, though I was but a graceless nephew to tha good souls. ; I When I . made i my .appearance the Misses Durrant received me with open arms. They had ' not expected me till much later, in tfie month, but Jiad al ready prepared for my reception. My portmauteaa, which I had ordered tb be sent down frdin London, had arrived, the bedding of my room was thoroughly well airedv and Rachel, their; hand maiden, spread for " mo a sumptuous jneaL When I washed and clothed my self anew, I made an excellent meal, for the lonfe tramp from the Feu inn" made me hungry. . I then sat down for a chat and a smoked ,fI think he may, Jane, " hinted So phia gently. ! "If he Bits near Um window Sophia," was the firm r; ply, v. Iiercupon, this little comedy. l:.-.vii:;,' l.vi-n gone through, as usual, -I protfuee:! my pipe and took my appointed .fclt.Jiu Thus settled, I made inquiries about; Deliia Hall and its inmates. j i "I see , you have the London beauty down hero, aunt . . ' "OliviaiBellin," said "they both in a breath and then sighed. j "Is there anythiug to mourn about. Aunt Jane?" I asked, pricking 'np my ears for useful inforniatfuii which 1 knew these gossips could supply .1 ' ,"Ah," sigfied Aunt Jane, folding her withered hands, ''who knows the wick edness of the heart?" ' : "Olivia's heart.'; "Dear me, no, Lionel, " said Ann' Sophia scandalized. "She is ag.io-.l gi fts good as slie is loyc'y anu not silly as her mother, "cone Judwl tb'aa' lady, with feminine spice. .. ! , "Then to, whose heart do yon allude?"' This question started si dact iaiweeu the two old j ladies. 1 I "Francis Briarfip-ld! You remiombcr. JttlloT" '" - - "Yes, Sophia. That hussy with the feather boa" "Was seten siKiakiii to lm m the faith in my story, but surely, when. she.' was convinced by the sight of the dead; body and I had torn the mask from: the face of Felix, she would let me. deal with him as tie deserved. Next morning I was up betimes, and telling my aunts I wpuld not be back till late went round to the sole livery sta-; bles possessed by Marshminster. These were kept by Bob Fundy, a bow legged little man, who had been a jockey in his youthful days and who was a great friend of mine. He expressed great joy at my reappearance in Marshminster and mounted me on the best of his steeds. I was in too great a hurry to ex change more than a few words with the genial old fellow and set out at once for Bellin HalL Later oh I regretted my haste, as a few words of explanation from Fundy would have saved me much mpney and a long journey. J At 10 o'clock . I was at the park gates, but Felix and Olivia had not yet put in an appearance. I intended to denounce Felix as a murderer in the. presence of his brother's dead body and to tell Miss Bellin of his friendship with Rose Strent Jealousy, if nothing else, might make her guess the truth ,.and prevent Felix carrying on th a shameless impos ture in which he now indulged so inso lently! Once I proved the identity of the dead man by means of the pearl ring, which Olivia would recognize, I hoped to make short work of the preten sions of Felix. It was a difficult ' task, but I was now seized with what is known as detective fever and determin ed to run the assassin to earth. ; His name, I firmly believed, was Edward Strent and that Felix was an accom plice. It was questionable whether Rose jstrent had taken any active part in the commission of the crime. In a few minute3 I saw them riding down the avenue. They looked a hand- gray ashes. skirts closely R. Rj" I cathedral by Bishop Jt-yon's tor ."SoT.lS 6m . Wall StAtlanta, Ga. S!ad vrhen she Africaria : Will Cure; RHEUMATISM. Will cure SCROFULA. " : Africana ; ' Will cure OLD SORES. j Africana 1 ; Will ciire SYPHILIS, Africana " Will cure CONSTIPATION' Africana i Will cure ECZEMA. , CA TARRH and all BLOOD -. ; and SKIN DISEASES. . i Africana ' ' ; NEVER FAILS.' At is the true remedy for all BLOOD DISEASES. j Sold bv 1 U. Fetzer. Jtarsh Drug Co., and ' . 1. I). Johnson. "And h& seemed verv i::ti::i:ite with her." " : " "Still. Jane, ho was left Marshminster. " "RatherVelievetl, 1 -tVAnk, vlda. "And nioor Olivia Btilin br.vw noth-J ing about his -wtekodutrfs, " hey con cluded together. My heart' beat. rapidly. In tiiis idle talk I saw. a link which wcul.I bind Fe lix Briarfield to the girl at tlie Fwi inn. "Was she a pretty girl?" I asked with well simulated careltesiicss. " 1 ' "Handsome is as haud.somo does," snorted Aunt Jane, who was riimarka bly plain herself. ' "Sure, sister, she was not ill look ing," said the gentler bophia, Who had been a toast in tier youth. " "Slie had a good figure and dark hair, and eyej. I admired her conipicxion, Jana 1 It was like cream and a dimple hci-c," liuishefT Sophia, touching; her chin ' ' A pretty, pretty dimple. " ' I "Sophia!" ;I ' r ' "Well, -it was a pretty dimple, Jane. No ono can deny that. " In this description 1 espied . Rose Strent cspeciallyas regards the dimple. I had noticed it myself. Evidently there was, an understanding between this wo man and Felix, which had led her to taking up her ' quarters in the Fen iuix with her father, if indeed the landlord was her father a fact I was beginning to doubt ;I set tue frruloc ladies-off. BltL.ARP'8 LETTER. SALE OF LAND. I5v order of Court, as administrator of Ada P. r'lsbtr, deceased, I wjllg sell on Monday the 1th day of Fehruai'y.ItS'Jt at the residence, of the late Ada fi Usher, or assets to pay debts, aone-tfh undivided Interest In and to M) acres or land lying in No. 7 townstiip, cuhnmia fiintiiv. adloinfrur the lands oi . George Klutta, Joe 1-eutz and other, known I , as the "JsraelCprl place." : I ' purchase money secured by note, litle give whan purchase money is ' , LAUKA C. FiSHEli, Adrarx- Dec. 27, 1897; i - '. ' ! lj Dec. 27, 1 I " mm ; 1i Soitli;lI&i!aCilra mj. ; ,'; SUPERIOR COURT. j Wiii. rJradford.Admr of Sarah Younfe-, dec'4 James ;Tounif,'rarshaii Young, and wife!, ' . . Kmintt Forney and John Youn. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court from the return of M. L. Iluchanan, Sheriff of Cabarrus county, N. C, and from the athr davitof Wm. Hradiord, Hied In the above eur titled action that John 'Young, is? a noa residentof this State, an daf ter duedtlhrence cannot be found within the State of North Carolina, and is a necessary and proper par- tiy to the above emiriea action, ana wuerean ttie plaintiff above named has begun an ac- tion in aid Court to subject to sale 'the real estate of the .said Sarah Young, idercribed la the coniplarnt of the plaintiff, to the pay '." nient of her debts, - " i ' And whereas, the said defendant, John Young, has an interest actual or contingent as an heir at law of said Sarah Young insaie land. - . i ' Now, therefore, the said John Young, is hereby notihed th itimiess he be and ap pear at the ofilce of the Clerk oi the Superior Court ot said county and sate aforesaid on or before the 1Mb day of February, 1S, and plead, answer or demur to the complaint ef tlie plaintiff in this action, that the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demand 7 ed in the eomplaiutund for costsof abtion. This 10th day of lecember, 1S97. JAS. C. GIBSON, Dec. M fiw ! Cierk Superior Court, i W. M. Smith, attorney. ' ;! liUlKX KHfKt All USE FAILS. Bc!t 'jUBh Syrup. Tastes GooJ. il tin. Kild bv dmeffista. - S3 ' : tTra p on another tack.. L - i ' "Do you know auythiug abont ths Fen inn, Aui JaHe?" . .. "The lone inn. child? Never name itl In my youth i; tho scoho of & terrible murdtr, rnd since that time no ono has. lival in it eayc cnu laau. " "It is how i; rnii-K, " .said' Bophia, with bated breath.' "and, is said to bo haunted. 'V "Does any ono go near it?" "No one. i I" don't, think there is a man in the country who would venture near tho lone inn after dark Two years ago a stranger refnrnfshcd and repaired it hnt ho did notstav longer i than a week" !. . j ' J '" "What became-of him?" "He disappeared," said Auut Sophia, noddifee her! head.solemhly, "vanished altogether. It was supposed that - ho was drbwne in the marshes. The house is still 'furbished. I believe, bu no one goes near it" "What about the landlord?" "It's in chaneerv." said Aunt Jane wiselv "It has no landlord. " After this discussion I went to bed with nlentv to think about I saw well enough that Strent" and his daughter had taken up their abodo in the ruined house for a certain purpose. That pur pose was, I verily believed, to encompass the death of Francis unarneia, anu now that it was accomplished they disap nfared. " As' Aunt Sophia said, the fur niture of the f ormer proprietor was still there, so a touch or two had rendered the house habitable, - This accotmted for their unwillingness to receive me as a guest and for the mildewed aspect of the rooms which had struck me so forci bly. A second tragedy had accentuated the evil refutation oi tne nouse. oui wbilo the first traeedv was known to all the second was known only to my self and to Felix Bnarneld. I fel.t pertain that he was connected in TSbme way with the unexpected death ef his brother. Francis had been lured to that lonely inn for the purpose of be I im? murdered, and the crime had been accomplished by Strent and his daugh-. In a few minutes I fow them riding down some couple, and I sighed to think how the outward arjoearance of Felix belied his foul spirit Olivia looked remarka bly beautiful and managed her horse to perfection As they drew near I. noticed their haggard looks, as though they had Tjassed the night without sleep, and again the thought ! flashed through my mind that there might be an understand ing between them. But however much Olivia knew, 1 felt sure she was ignorant that Francis had boon done to death by his brother else even she would have recoiled from so base a scoundrel. ' f'Herewo are, you sec," said Felix defiantly as I raised my hat to Miss Bellin. "auite ready to set out on mis wild goose chase. " ' I am afraid you will hndifrmoro se rious than you think, Briarfield. "At all events, wo won t una that bodv Vori" speak of . " i I "I am certain vou will, Mr. u cnx un arfield." You still insist that Francis is Fe lix?" said Olivia as we rode on together. "I am absolutely certain of it "What about this?" interposed Felix, reining np his horso and handing in a teleeram. ' 'Olivia received it this morn ing." !, . i j I glanced at ' the telegram. It was from Felix in Paris to Olivia at ,Marsh minster and stated that he was going to! Italy in a few days, but hc-ped to re tnrn for tho wedding. I handed it back wthout remark, but it Etruck me as 6trange that such matter should have been sent by wire instead of by post The telegram, to my mind, was another move in the game Felix was playing so boldly. .. :- - --- ! "Well, Denham,'! he said, restoring it to his TJbcket, 'yon see by that tele gram that Felix is in Paris, and if so, 1 must be Francis, v; In that case, " said I, looking at him keenly, "who i tho dead man at the "Fen inn. " There' .is none there, he answered jestingly, yet with a lurking anxiety which I was auick to note. "I have no third brother We are twins, not trip lets." " i I ' . I vouchsafed no reply to this witti cism, which I judged to bo in bad taster but rode on rapidly. By this (time we bar! Ipffctha town far behind and were nome wav on the winding road which crossed the marshes: Miss Bellin evi dently did not desire to talk, for she trashed forward well in front and as Felix aisol relapsed into silence we rode nri smartlv without uttering a word. A more dismal riding party I never saw.; The keen wind brought a touch of color into the pale cheeks of Olivia, but she hadldark circles under her eyes and looked considerably worried. J elix .rode br her side and addressed her every now and then, but 1 was too rar in me rear to know what they said I felt anything but comfortable while in their compa ny, as they regarded me with great dis favor. ' : i. "Never mind," I thought touching niy horse with the whip. "Once! bring Felix face to face with his dead brother, and be will be forced to abandon these airs. At whatever cost, I must tear tho mask off him, if only for the sake of that poos girl, who believes so firmly in such A villain. " There was no change in the appearance of the Fen inn as we rode up to it save that it looked more ruinous than ever. The solitary build ing had a sinister aspect, and even in tho hriirht sunshine hinted at secret murder." I noticed how thick grew the grass around the house, thereby marking more strongly Its desertion aim uonum tion. Sure enough, it had not been in- Yon seed tho inn is a ruin," said iOlivia, pointing toward it with her. rid 'dng whip. j"No one could find, shelter there even for one night " . . i ; "I did, Miss Bellin." i "It was a dream, "she answered "an ,idlo dream. You may have slept there, ibut you never met Francis within its Swalls." ' ' . -: . ;.. . ' -' ' f "We are on a fool's errand, " said Fe :Iix derisivehv "I thought so all along. ! "Come ai(d see, " I said, dismounting jat the door of the inn. "He laughs best 'who lauirh last " It seemed I to mo that Olivia made as though to t km her horse's head away from the 1 u;;c, but by this time the hand of Feliii: v. as already on the bridle rein, and u':;t :;uppressed:the momentary inclination t ilea. Tho action revived my suspi :'if .:i- With a half sigh "she dismounted with the aid of Felix, and we entered the house. All was syi I had left it The blinds wero down, tho room mildewed and des olate, tho fireplace filled with heaps of Olivia drew her riding round her and shuddered. I led up stairs to the room of .Francis. Here the doot had fallen down, and we linto jtho room. To my sur prise, the bed, was empty. 1 . "Well, Denham, " said Felix after a pause, wheijp lsthocicau uoaytownom you havo given my name?' . ; Some one has been here and taken it away. . ; "1 -don't think so. Tho absence of the body only proves tho truth of what I said from tho first You dreamed your adventure." ! " w Before I could reply Olivia burst into hysterical tears. Th strain on her nerves.was very great, and now that' the climax was reached she broke down ut terly. Felix took her in his arms and soothed her as he best could, while J, utterly bewildered by the turn events had taken, carefully searched tho room. A1 was in vain. I could find neither body nor clothes nor aught pertainiug to Francis- Briarfield. I began to think to myself that I must bo dreaming. But that was out of the question. Tho only conclusion I fcould come to was that Strent had watched me leave the house and then returned to make away with the body. Without doubt it was Strent who had slain my unfortunate friend and now had hidden tho corpse in some quaking bog. 1 When Olivia broko down, Felix led her from the room, and I went to the front door, there to find them mounted on their horses; We are going back to Marshmin ster, " said Felix, gathering up his reins.. "Thanks to this-wild goose chase, Miss Bellin is quite ?11. I trust now, sir, that you are convinced. " . I am not convinced tnat you: are crancis, i l answered itoggeuiy. i You still think I am Felix?" be asked, with a sheer. ' "I do, notwithstanding tho disappear ance of tho body, which has been made away with by Strent L firmly believe that Francis is dead and that you are Felix Briarfield; " ! "As we have! seen nothing, Mr. Den ham," said Miss Bellin coldly, "I must decline to believe vour statement This irentleman is Francis, and Felix is in Paris." P 'Verv eood. '1 said I auietly. "Then We were talking about the old south and the new south and some said there was no new south; that we' were j the same people and have, the same prin ciples, the same religion aud the - same politics that our fathers had, but like the rest of the civilized world, we , have ad vanced in education and general intelli gence and in the cpmfortftrf life. enjoyment of the I leave for Paris tomorrow. "For what reason?" "I go to seek Felix. You say he is in Paris. I say he is now bei.T&me on tna horse. You came to tho l.u inn and found nobody, jlMiss Bellin. I go to Paris to tho Hotel des Etrangf rs -anti I'll wager that ITshall find no Felix:"- They looked at one anotherjrsilence for a few moments. My remark evi dently soaredthem. f '.. Are you going to put this matter in the hands of thS polioe?" asked Felix. ,It is ufcelesa to do so now, as. the body ot your brother has disappeared. I haU -go to Pas, and if I do not find Felix there" -4 "Well?" she said, seeing I hesitated. "I will tell tho oolice all and have this neighborhood searched," I said,. Ooncluding my sentence. ; f Olivia laughed scornfully and roda away, while teux, preparing iq xoiiow,. uttered a last ward: ; "Consult a doctor, Denham, at onca You are mad or ! subject to hallucina tions..": " : ' - -.- ; '"-' ' And with that); he set off afea smart trot and I was left alone at tee door ot the inn. it .' -' ' After tho extraordinary experiences I had undergone I began to think there might bo something ' in what ho said. Nevertheless I determined for my own satisfaction to gdj to Paris and see if Fe lix Briarfield was at the Hotel des st rangers. If he were not, then my sus picions might prbve to be correct, but if he were then ill might believe that my adventure at the inn was a dream. (To be continued In our next.) A Change Demanded. Rocky Mount Argonaut. We would like to ask the tax payers of North Carolina how much they have been benefited by the "reform" govern ment? How do I you find, your taxes this year? Whatj about the reduction of officers? Is it jtaot true that the'num- ber of offices has! been increased " it not true that incompetent and vici ous men have been placed in office ? Is it not true, that the poor man has been notified that! if he does not pty his increased taxes on the nail., that he will be torn from ibis family and incar cerated in Drison anion? felons ? It is true anu me ruaupwuti uuto uut nuunu it ia either willfully blind or a fool. Men of North Caroling is it possible that you will longer submit to the rule 01 knaves and fools T We trust not: we hope not; we know you will not. i The Progressive ladies of Westfield Ind.. issued a "Woman's Edition" Of the Westfield News, bearing date April 3, 1898. The paper is filled with matter of interest o women, and we no tice the following from a correspondeht which the edition printed, realizing that it treats upon a matter of vital impor tance to their eei : "The best remedy; for croup, colds sud bronchitis that ! have been able to find is (mberlain's Cough Remedy, For family use it has no eaual. I gladly recommend it." 25 and 50 cent bottles. For sale by M.' h. Marsh & Co. Well, I am no pessimist, but I am griev ed to say that in manv things we have advanced backward. We have more books and more newspapers and more schools, but that crime is on the increase is known and admitted by all who study the records of the courts. There are more idle young men than there need to be yes, five times as many, accord ing to population, and Ben Franklin eaid that idleness is the parent of vice. I can pick out a score of young men in : every town who are doing nothing young men of good families and they are living on the old man or the i old . woman and seem to be content. They haven't been reared to work and. they won't hunt for it,now. Fifty yearB ago we had no vagabonds; every young rjaan worked at something, and it was. con sidered .disreputable to lie around in idleness. ( In fact, we had a vagrant law that compelled the lazy, trifling fellows to earn a living. I reckon that law is still in the code, but it is a dead letter. When a young man married a girl it was expected" by both sides that he could and would support her, but nowadays about half of them are supported; by their wives or bv the old folks. Then we got to talking about the; new woman the female doctors and j law yers and editors and preachers j and teachers and bookkeepers and saleswo men, and how , woman was forging ahead and taking the places and occu pations of the men, and my friend, Mr. Wilhams, of California, surprised us by saying that there was a tribe of Indians in the northwest who were already far in advance on this line; that he had known of them ever since he movd to California, ia 1840. In .this tribe the women dominate the men in the family and the field and forest. They! rule them absolutely, make them cook and wash and nurse, and actually hire them out and collect the pay.1- Their princi pal business is trapping for.furs. j The women do this and sell the fur$ , and pocket the money, and1 many of ! them have a good bank account in San Fran cisco, lne men are not Known m any businees transactions. So it seems that our new woman has a savage precedent. Have we got to come to this ? Will I live to see the day when my wife will hire ms out as a nurse or a cook and pocket the money ? She knows that can do both, and I never dodged it at home on an emereehcy. but I reckon she will let me stay at -home and work the remainder of my terrestial days She knows that I never hid my money from her; when I got any;. I kept it for her, that's all. It was hers just as much as mine, but I kept it, sorter like the old fellow who had a thousand dollars in eold. and when the Confederate gov ernment flasged a law taxing gout m per cent, he wouldn't pay it, and. so he got out the bag one night and put it on the middle of the table and called up his wife and four-" children and divided it into five piles and gavethem $200 each and saidNow tha gold; i'all yours and I can swear I hav'jt got a dollar iff the world: but l-rcckon; I had better keep it fct i.' and he raked it all into th-e'bag again and locked it up in hi$, trunk.' j"' There is no greater contrast between the old south and the new south than is shown in the advancement and the hu miliation of. woman.- They are;nowoa the two extremes. Before the war there were no female doctors or lawyers or lecturers or editors not one and there were no bookkeeDerS or typewriters or shopgirls or clerks. Tho. average wo man officiated as a wife and mother, or daughter cherish 1 by her j parents and her brother. The wife wes the lady of the house, be it ever so humble, and she was content with her lot. It was even considered beneath her pride and dignity to teach school, and hence there was an annual importation oi iew Jng and spinsters to teach the children. and mv sisters went to four of them in quick succession, for our widoivpra mar ried them about as last as iney came, and they made good wives arid good stepmothers, and were the most eco nomical housekeepers in mo wonu. They were raised that way trrrdTneither the dog nor the little niggers got any more scraps than they could eat. But now the new woman is either smart and aggressive, or she is poor and pitiful. She eomes to the front witn her brains and her ambition and wrestles boldly with the men as editor,) writer, lecturer, professor in schools ana .col leges, and even as othce seeker, ana ffpnerallr succeeds in what ehe under- 0 - . . i , , takes; or else she i'kes an numoier place behind the counteror in the press rooms, or perhaps in the factories, for a pittance just enough to keep .soul ana body together, and every year grows naler and sadder from her workL Most of them are working to maintain some body who is near and dear to them, but their wages are rarely raised, for they are women. I can almost weep for eome I know. T.iey keep their sorrows to themselves and "let concealment lise a worm in the bud feed, on their damask cheeks. Ah, woman how great is thy peril How hard is thy lotl Not long ago received a tearful, pitiful letter ,from over the border. It was froni a wife and mother who was an exile f torn her state and countrv. and had not heard from her parents' in three long years nor did they know where she was. She did not dare to let them know, lor fear a letter might betray her and the sleuth- hounds would get on the track of her husband for the reward that was offered and so Bhe ventured to-write toirse and to inclose a letter to her father, which must address in my own handwriting and mail from Cartersville. I "I 8 iw you once,", she wrote, "when I was happy child and you took test at my father's house, and I know that I can trust vou. I have kept my secret from them as long as I can bear and; it seems tn rriA that I will die if I do not hear from them, for they love me and my heart is" almost breaking." Th'eyi are happbr nowthe child and the parents for they communicate through me. : I know of other cases where the .wife has followed her unfortune husband into voluntary exile and left behind "her all her kindred . and the endearing scenes of her childhood. Who knows the silent grief of woman of wives and mothers wives whose husbands have broken their marriage vowa and gone to the bad; mothers whose sons are afar off in prison for some crime, or at home a drunkard.- Oh, the pity of it, .the pity of it! Is there no way to reform this world and make it better? j If I was a young woman and longed fori a mate a young, man, some ideal! of my thoughts and dreams, one who would love me and cherish me and protect me all my life I would hesitate and ponder long before I took the leap,, A misfit, a mistake is misery. Matrimony is en vironed with perils, even when the hus band and wife are mated aa well as married, for the children may i bring grief and sorrow. - St Paul enumerated and boasted of his trials and tribulations, but he was an old bachelor and knew nothing of perils of woman But this is the dark side the shadow and I only ruminate over it now and then when some pitiful case is recorded in the daily papers. There is a brighter side, a sunshine that illuminates and warms the heart, for marriage U the natural etate of man and woman', and there is nothing more beautiful upon earth than the marriage altar, where the bride is good and pure and the groom is manly, devoted and honorable. Love is the best thing upon this sin-cureed earth. In fact, it is the only thing worth living for. The love of Wife and husband, parents and children.- I heard an aged mother say the other day that her son her baby boy, as she called him was away out west some where and she had not had a letter from him for three long years. There were tears in her eyes and some .came into mine. Oh, you boys, young men, mercantile travelers, don't forget your mothers. . Bill Aep. THE TBANSITOB1NKSH OF THINGS. Falrbrother's Farrago. I was talking the other day, said Reuben, with Colonel C. T. Postley and he said one of these days it - would i rot make much difference to any of up iow much wealth we had that the day was coming when all now living would be on a common level ashes to ashes and dust Postley Baid he remembered when he was young, of the death1 of Henry Clay, the statesman and orator. the idol of the common people, the thorn in the side of politicians. The" nation mourned, and with bowed head and tearful eyes stood almost palsied at his bier.' ; ; i ; "HenrycClay is. dead!" came from every hp, and as a boy, Postley thought that, indeed, time which was and had been, would be no more. As the body of the great and grand and gifted j one lay in state in Baltimore, among the thousands of curious and sincere ones who reviewed the mortal remains of the immortal man, Postly was one and he thought that as a matter of course, his place would never be filled, and a fearful gap would be left in the social and politcal world, and things for a day or two looked blue., ' "But the moon, with her dull, cold disc shone that night; the morning stars again sang together and the Sun's efful-. gent rays gleamed and glistened upon the earth s round surface; the hotel F017DER Absolutely Pure . . J j . - PROFESSIONAL CARDS, W. H. LILLY. If. 0. L.ONTaOMER m n m TOfUv tjui . mini . w r iU4i i uytfttft. i) offer their professional services td the citizens of Concord am) vicinity.! All calls promptly attended; day or night. Ulnoe and residence on East Pcpot reet, opposite Presbyterian church. i)R. W. J. HOUSTON' iii. i Surgeon 1 m&s& Dentist OOVCORD, K. C. Is prepared to do all kinds of Lianta ----- work in the most approved mannei. gong resounded; the butcherand baker office oyer JohnL7DrSPStorb. buu uuuureuu uuuker reoumeu lueir i way and within a fortnight all was as serene and smooth and peaceful 1 as though Henry Clay had never played his brief but brilliant part upon the stage of - life. ' ' "And evep Henry Clay s place was filled and those who filled it also passed away and others have come and are coming as others have gone and are going, and as they will continue to come and 90 until the end of ends, ' "And so I thought with Foetley and the preacher, that all is vanity and the most gorgeous, vain and haughty pea cock will sooner or later trail his tail feathers in the murky pool even if that pool be death, and the Booner one comes off his pearch and recognizes the fact that contentment rather than riches is the stuff, the better off one will be in this world of strife and .trouble. f . ' v.-' ; Increasing The Population. The Macon Telegraph says: "The fe cundity of the colored race was well illus-. bated at the Union Depot Saturday when a negro woman got off the Georgia tram, followed by seventeen children, the oldest of which appeared to be not oyer nineteen years of age. The mother of this large family did not appear to be over thirty-five years of age and was as strong and healthy j looking; as anybody. AS the - large family passed out, Gatekeeper Holmes jokingly asked if the woman n she had any more children I bad some mo , but er cbimly fell on 'm and killed some of 'em,' replied the woman, candidly. Monday list fam He Played the PevUV " Bourbon, Ind., Jan. 18. Rev. Mr. Akin, pastor of the flock ' of Bethel church, Sunday night took for his theme, "His, Satanic Majesty. 's He is an eloquent man and he painted the arch-fiend in' vivid colors. At the close of the description a being dressed to re present a devil with large bead and switching tail ambled up the aisle, blow ing smoke from its nostrils' and bel- owmg. "I am the devil and I want all of you!" - The audience became pamc-Stricken Men, women and children were hurled to the floor and trampled upon in the mad rush for the door. In the confu sion the stove was overturned, and the fied members regained their senses the fire had made such headway that all at tempts to save the church were in vain. This morning George Akin, son of the pastor, confessed that he, with the help of other 'boys, rigged up a devil suit, and. knowing the subject of his lath W. JT. M0NT90HBBY. JT. LKK OBotVBT. i ; M0HT60MERY & CROWELL.j Attorneys and Connselors-at-LaWr ' CONCORD, IT. O. j I '. As partners, will practice lawin Gabar rus, Stanly and? adjoining counties, i the Superior nd Supreme Courts of the State and in the Federal Courts. Office on Depot Street. I 1 Parties desirius to lend monetf can leave it with us or nlace it in Ooficord. National Bank for us, and we willjlend' it on good real estate security free d charge to the depositor. " J, - We mah thorough examination of title to lands offered as securitar-ior loans. - ' . Mortgages foreclosed without exbenstt to owners of same. D. O. CALDWELL, K. . M. I BTBTEMB, K. D DRS, GALDWELL 8t STEYENi, Office in former Postofflee Building onfilain Telephone No. 3T. DR. H. C HERRING. DENT ST, is again at his old place over Vorke's Jewelry CONCORD XT. C L. T. HARTSEWi' ily of white people, consisting Vfian and wife and fifteen daiterijcame up on the Georgia Sttim to make their home in Bidofcotintv. At thia rata it er's sermon, concealed-bimself tehinjU!255Lt' like the next census will ahow fxmptattcnnon given to U jhnai- ness. Uffice m Morris buildin' nno a chair and awaited the rrivajtQr'tne congregation. ice Current la Dawaow City. Indianapolis Journal- 'r Col. William GYoung; of the Capi tal National Bank, received a letter on Friday night last from his .brother. Da rid C. Young; formerly of San Fran cisco, but " now of Dawson City, who writes: "It has been at zero and aa low ; as 34 below this month. Flour is sell ing for $2 a pound, fresh beef $1.25 and $1.50 a pound, and beans, bacon and dried fruit at $1 a pound. There is one man running out what he brought in in a restaurant He is charging $3.50 a meal. Bacon, beans, coffee and bread make the bill of fare. To get your shoes half-soled and heels tap ped costs; $9.50. Everything is high Whiskey and cigars are 50 cents each. A broorri costs $L50, Un washpan $1.50, one -caadle $1, and everything else in the same proportion. The ho tels are all closed because they can't buy any groceries to run on. I don't know or can't form an idea how I will come out this time. It costs a dollar to get a letter out or in. They are earned by Indians with dogs and on snow-shoes." great increase in Bibb's population. Mothers whose children are troubled with 'bald 1 colds, croup or whooping cough will do well to read what Dr. Ri' E. Robey, of Olney, Mo., says on this subject. He writes : "Fc-r years we have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and always keep it in the house. It is re garded in our family as a specific for all kinds of colds and coughs. The 25 and 60 cent bottles for sale by M. L. Marsh &Co. I A correspondent of j Congressman Lacy's writes: "Please send me alt the obituaries of Congressmen that are published. I do so like tb read about dead Congressmen." Here is another letter sent to . Washington asking in formation of the Secretary pf Ag riculture: "Dear Sir: I want to ask you a question. A .young horde of mine eat up $30 of greenback notes last night. We picked up a few bits of mesticaded money to-day. 1 carelessy left ray vest on the horse trough the money on the inside pocket hence the result. Is there any way for me to have the money replacec? If you cant tell the what to do will yon kindly site me to some one who can as 1 need the money bad and have to I work hard to support my family. I anxiously wait of adver Wounded In the Boom ot her Friend. Greensboro Advocate. It seems that the good old State North Carolina is determined to tise to the world her bibulous propen sities. It was a silver punch bowl, we believe, that was her offering sometime aero to a certain cruiser. And now the elegant new car "North Carolina On Wheels, which is to travel over tne Union, advertising the glory of the "Uld North State." is emblazoned with an advertisement of "Old Nick" whiskey In the face of all this it will not take the world long to come to the conclusion that Bacchus, is decidedly the most im portant personage in our commonwealth . - - . ... In the name of the our citizens wno De- ieve in better things, we protest against this crowning of the pyramid - of our greatness with g whiskey bottle. We can imagine the beautiful r maioen on our State seal blushing for very shame. We blush with her. ' THE- Concord National Bant . ."-r- ; j , "With the latest approved form of . books, and every f acilily ; for handling accounts, offers a V I ( " FIRST CLASS t to the public. SERVICE Capital, Profit, - - -Individual responsi bility of shareholders, $5(X 221 50 Keep your account with us. ', Interest paid as agreed. Liberal acoomifaada tion t d all our customers.' i t - . J. M. ODELL, Presideht, ! D. Ji. CUiviItArM is, Cashier May27,'97. , 1 f your answer. After tha Proposal. . For severel minutes the young man did not speak.. His heart was toq full. It was enough for him to know tnat this glorious creature loved him; that, she had promised 10 snare ms iate. yub a new and delighted sense of ownership he feasted his eyes once more upon her beauty, and as he realize1 that hence forth it would be bii privilege to provide for her welfare and happfhess, he could have almost wept with ioy.f His good fortune seemed incredible Finally he whispered, tenderly: ' 4 How did it ever happea, darling, that such a bright, shining angel as yourself fell in love with a dull.- stupid fellow like me?" "Goodness knowsl" ., she murmured absently: "I must have a screw loose somewhere." Love a woman with an intellect if vou want to be wretched: marry one if you want to be successful. 000; 000 000 MTTMfl 'tXr RRA 1JUU 1I11J UL UllU.i' Machine Works. CONCORD, N. C. General Machinists " ! and Machine Dajeii ' We lo heavv mavhin'c work: also aiginc and boiler work especially. PIiks cuttluk aud threading done to? 10 Inches imluslve. Ill or ders have our nromnt and careful attention. aim nnces as low as consistent itn nrf-cias workmanship and materials. When inned"; of anything in our line itrive us a call. uinceana worKS. ixiruin t. , thvsical existence of mankind is something like an account in a ledger. Health on one side dis ease on the other. All the tmre -air. eood food, ra tional exercise and sound Wn bo on one side of v. gmmnt. Tt sums no health and strength. On the other side, are bad air, poor food, overwork and worry. That foots atn wMlrnMa flttd IlieaSe. When your appetite or sleep is disturbed; when the stomacn ana liver arc nui r nmnnli nr the howels are not in regu tar rckfirltHnn VOU ate losing vitality and strength; figures are going down on the of the ledger. Unless this is I stopped and the other side of the account j is built up, you'll soon be a physical bankrupt. . The most profitable account a sick man can open in his Ledger of Ufe. is with- Dr. Pierce s uoiaen aieuicai mKuya ; wonderful and scientific tonic which im parts a direct and healthy stimulus to ine entire nutritive organism. It strengtnens the digestive fluids ana tne nver ana en ables the blood-making organs to; produce pure, red, highly-vitalizea Diooa. It is not a mere temporary exhuarator. It feeds the constitution with genuine, per manent power. It writes big, round sums on the health side of the account, and wipes out the figures of weakness: and dis ease. It animates the vital forces and builds up healthy Besh, muscular energy and nerve-force. ' : . ! - For nearly 30 years Dr. Pierce has been chief consulting physician of the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y. His formulas are everywhere recog nized as the most effective remedies in the world. His Pleasant Pellets" pre the nrro and scientific cure for consti pation ever invented. They are not violent in their action, but perfectly -sure, and at Yaa aatn -tints enm fortable. Their ereat has called out a score of imi tations, which druggists sometimes try to substitute, but there is nothing just as good " h Mm, C:h:;:i i I "i : SUPERIOR COURT Dec. 27, 1S97. S , i i In the matter of the Incorporation 5f the : Concord Lumber Company. . I N. F. Norke, Jno. C. Wads worth, C. Jj Har ris and K. O. S. MUler having tiled thelrf peti tion In this court. Braying that they $e in--corporated, and a license having beent duly . Issued on the 24th of December, IW, ander th great seal of the State by Hon. jpyrus Thompson, Secretary of the State, granting said prayer : f i ! It is now on motion of W. M. Smith.Jtheir i attorney, ordered, adjudged and decreed by -i the court that publication be made tyi the Concord Times, a weekly newspaper retfu- larly published in concord, Hortu varpiina, notifying the public : . f ; 1. That N. V. Yorke, Jno. C. WadsWorth. C. J. Harris and K. O. S. Miller, and thilr as sociates and assigns, are duly incorptirated t as a body politic for a period or tnirty years from the 24th day of December, 1897, tinder the name and- style ot the Concord Lumber Company. .. . 2. That the capital stock of said corpora-1 tion is six thousand and one hundred dol- ? lars, divided into sixty -one shares 01 one hunOed dollars each, with the privilege tb increase the same to twenty-flve thousand dollars. - 4 8. That the principal object or said corpo ration is to deal In timber lands, tlnibei, lumber,-including the manufacture of w$od in: any and all Its branches, to deal in goods, mercnanaise, construct muis, wwuui, build, erect and repfcir houses. 4. Its principal place of business is Cofacord, ; North Carolina. .1 I 5. Stockholders shaU not be indiviflually Uable for obligations of the corporation be yond the amount of their subscription). ' .6. Stork shall be non-assessable- -l . JAS. C. GIBSuN, ! Dec. 30 4 w i Clerk Superior Cpurt, VTT ANTED TRUSTWORTHY AJjD AC VV tlve gentlemen or ladies to travel tor responsible, T established house In Cohcord. Monthly t6,00and expenses. Position steady.' nfpin Encloiie self addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Company, LVpt jit. Chicago. .' ' V! f-- -. . . i . ' I , . : ! . - I - ! 1 9 Y- V
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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Jan. 27, 1898, edition 1
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