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Onr fee not due till patent is secured, n A PAMPHLET, "How to Obtain PatenU," with cost of same 'in the U.S. and foreign countries sent free. Address, ' c.A.srjow&co. nmm Pirrar Orvicc. WtSHINCTON. D. C' ;i')THES LINE NUEK. iioici-i.iwtra A new and useful deyice which every fam ilv will buv -is sold onlv thrcftlKh local atsents. Klniplo and strong: can be pui up anywhere; securely holds rope or wire; instant adjust ment and removal of line: no props needed. Sells on sight. Popular pricje. Agents waatr ed everywhere. Exclusive territory. , At tractive terms. Premiums and profit scar ing. Anyone may become ascent. Sample . pair, by mail, 25c. KELSO NOVELTY CO u2H, Locust St., Philadelphia. RECALLS THE FAR-GONE PAST. A Venerable Cltfccen who Recalls With De light the Past History of State aud Nation. Charlotte Observer. It was my pleasure recently to spend an evening in the company of R. W. Allison, Esq., fQoncord, and to listen to bis interesting recollections of inci dents and events which transpired three fourths of a century or more ago. He j ras born in Charlotte on North Tryon i street, in 1809, threei years before the opening of the second war with Eng land Having learned the rare art to grow old gracefully, Mr. Allison is un usually respected by his fellow-creatures. He en joys the-best of health, and is sur rounded by a large circle of friends and relatives who delight to minister to his comfort and listen to his instructive conversation. He a descendant of sturdy Scotch-Irish ancestry, who fol- Tlowed that 6tream of emigrants from southern Pennsylvania jacross Virginia into the Old North State, twenty or more years before the Revolution: They settled in the rich agricultural lands of this region and became worthy occu pants of a soil ;t which yielded abund' antlyj and soon'made them a content ed, prosperous and ihappy people, even though they did not have all the com forts of life afforded their descendants, j who now own the same lands. It was i ji 1823 w hen Mr. Allison left the village oHJharlotte,) which then, he says, "contained less than 500 people, and took up hitf abode ijn the still small er village of Concord. He-engaged in mercantile pursuits in his new home, and this gave him occasion' to go to Philadelphia, tEen and-until 1850, the greatest business centre n America, and the metropolis of the nation. . He went there to buy goods for his store. And what was one of the most in teresting incidents of your trips to Phil adelphia," I askedj f Well, I will tell you," he said, as his face lit up with animation and en thusiasm, t 'fl went to Philadelphia with a friend in itsy. we stopped in Kichmond for 1 day or two on our return, and went ntp the convention assembled to revise the State constitution. Sitting near each ttther.in the convention room were three- men of note and distinction. They Vere James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, who was there, quite old and in feeble health. Next to him : sat James Monroe; who also served eight years as chief execu tive of the nation. The third of the trio of illustrious Virginians, whose rep utation had gone far beypnd the limits of his native State, was John Randolph of Roanoke, then in the pemth -of his fame as a member of Congress and( as an orator and statesman." 'Do you remember Thomas Jeffer son?" . - . I never saw Jefferson, but I dis tinctly remember the time of his death. John Adams, of Massachusetts, and Jefferson .died, as you know, on the same day, July 4, 1826, the fiftieth an niversary of the,- declaration of inde pendence, and both of them had been signers of that immortar document "For whom did you cast your first presidential vote ?" - ' , "For. Henry Clay. North -Carolina waB a great Whig State for many years, and the majority of her voters cast their ballots for the great Kentucky states man, when he was the standard-bearer of his party. Clay was a remarkable man He was almost worshipped by his political associates and followers He was a man of striking personality, tall, spare of build, of striking manners, and melodious vpice. Every one who came within bis presence was attracted to him. It was bis personal magnet ism, or something. I know not what together with his ability as a statesman, that made him, for nearly half a ce'n tury, one of the most conspicuous ciU zen3 cf this county. I saw him once on a Potomac steamboat, in company with Gen. Sam Houston; subsequently Presi dent of the republic of Texas, and after the Mexican war United States Senator from that State. -They were boon com panions on this ; trip, and delightfully entertained all tfie passengers on the boat. Clay had a carriage and four horses on board. He frequently trav elea in style, and on this .occasion was on his way to the Sulphur Springs." Did vou ever see Andrew Jackson Mr. Allison?' "Yes, I was introduced to Andrew Jackson by our member of Congress, in the White House, about 1833. He was then the idol of the nation. He looked just like the pictures we see of him. He was a tall,, striking looking man, with a massive brow, and a countenance, mdi cative of intellectual vigor and com manding purpose. Jackson was a great mill and North Carolina may be proud to call him hereon. We talked of the. great men of the jpast for two long hours, without auy cessation of interest, and theq the- con- versatiou turned upon cotton manufac turing. "Do y.oii remember when the first millS were erected in this section of the State?" ! "The first mill in Concord was built in 1839 and put in operation, in .1840. That, by the way, was the year General Harrison was elected President of the United States. It was known as the log cabin' campaign,' and was the most exciting campaign I ever saw. Gen. NOTICE! Price of Wood Reduced. We will pay for gtfod oord wood f 1.50, from February 1st. ! uahus mu. w Jan. ).4w. . . 'i NOTICE. 1791 . he stnnnod t thfi hnnsft nf Col. SAM -JUNKS' - J. LL T- Robert Smith, who was married to the widow of Col. Moses Alexander. - He lived in what is known as the Morehead place, 12 miles from Charlotte, on Rocky River. Col. Smith died about 1806, and the plantation descended to the only son Robert Washington Smith, who married Peggy Alexander and be came the wealthiest man in Cabarrus county. They had one daughter, Sarah, who. married Wm. F. -Phifer, who moved to Charlotte. They had one daughter, Sarah Smith Phifer, married to. John L. Moreheac, son of Governor Morehead. i Tne same day that Gen. Washington stopped 'with Col. Smith, he went seven miles-further on, to the home of Major Martin Phifer, where he remained over night. The people of the vicinity went early the next morn ing to" Major Phifer's to see the Presi dent, ahdwere astonished to hear that he had "left on his journey about 4 o'clock in the morning j for . Salisbury. The Phifer place where he stopped has been divided, and is iow owned by James K. Deaton and my son, John P. Allhson. : H j It was at the I Phifer place that the "Gunpowder Plot' in 1771 was carried into, effect: Tryon, thei colonial Gover nor of North Carolina, had ordered three wagon loads of powder and muni tions of war sent from Charleston to Hillsboro,4 which was the seat of .gov ernment of Tryon. One night as they were encamped at the Phifer place, a number of armed men under ,the lead of Major White,! blacked themselves so! as not to be recognized, went and cap-; tured the wagons, scattered the powder along the wayside, and then one of them fired a pistol ball into it, which acted like a fuse. This resulted in a tremendous explosion J This was but a sequel for the battle of Alamance, .which had taken place a short time before be-i tween the Regulators and the Governor's troops. It would naturally be a subject of interest for Washington to talk about that evening wiih Major Phifer. j On his way to Salisbury, tradition says, Washington rode a ahead of his chariot and who were accompanied by Major.Jack; son, his private secretary. The morn! ing after he left Mhior Phifer s, he stopped at Brandon's' about nine miles south of Salisbury. J'Here," says Mr. Allison, "he stopped j and asked for a sup of milk and: a little corn bread. This was an unusual incident in the history of Washington's life, as he gen erally knew where he would stop; but the story seems to have come from a veritable source. i ' I All of I our family except myself and the servants,' said a young miss of twelve summers, 'have gone to Salisbury to see General Washington. ' I fear I cannot get you anything this morning;' " If you will get me a cup of milk and a bit of corn bread,' said the digni fied President, 'I will show you Gen eral Washington in a few minutes.' "All right, sir,' said the little girl, innocent of the presence , of the distin guished guest, who dismounted and sat dqwn to his frugal meal, which pre pared mm for the demonstration soon to take place in Salisbury. j "The milk you gave me is the best I have drunk for many a day, and the corn bread was good,' said the general to his young hostess. ' " 'Thank you- for the compliment, responded. Miss Brandon, ibut when shall I eee General Washington ?" j I am General Washington, and the carriage and horses going yonder are part of . my equipage,' smiled the famous" soldier, as he bsae a gentle adieu to the little girl. j '"Bress my soul! said Dinah, the cook; 'am dat the gin'ral dat Massa Brandon talk so much about? Ain't I glad I made de core bread fo' him!' And this is the story as it came down from Priscilla Brandon, sister of the little maid who entertained the greatest man of American history with milk, and corn bread and lively conver sation at the Brandon homestead J on Monday morning, May 31, 1791, 108 years ago. iriscula had gone to Salis bury, where she was one of the flower girls during the demonstratiou-in honor of Washington that afternoon." The story of Washington hi Salisbury can be told later, for I must leave my informant to his slumbers. j Mr. Allison's mind is clear, his mem ory, good, and his hearing excellent, and he enjoys the serenity of the bless ings of life in his old age equally with hia friends and neighbors who are half a century youpger. He remembers to have seen and talked with the patriots of the Revolution from his native State who fought with ! heroic valor against the British at King's, Mountain, Cow uens and . Guilford Court House. ; His recollection even 'goes further back to an, acquaintance with sjame of the early settlers who came, to North Carolina when it was yet an English colony, and whose sturdy constitution lengthened out their lives into the first quarter of the present ceuturyWbeu these men came here all of western North Carolina was ah unbroken wilderness, populated here and there with a scattered few of the tawny race that lived by hunting the wild game of the forest and catch ing the fish that abundantly swam in the neighboring streams. My .inform ant in this 6tory is a link between the historic past and the eventful present. His mind has stored up many exceed- Puul Bamuger was the president of the j, bistory wmch 8h0uld be recorded Concord Cotton Mills, and John Ph.fer or the benefit o tQe VKKnt and foture was the largest stockholder. I remem-, orations. My interview with him ber the time when yarn was spun andSen(kd wheQ the hand o the dock OQ cotton goods woven for home consump- the mamel above the open fire piaCe tion m half the farms of our section of WJU3 lieariy at the midnight hour, the State. When the Concord Cotton ! Earne6t and ftnimated was the conver- jMiii was in course 01 erection 1 was one bf a committee ot three to visit other mills in the State and see how they car ried on the manufacture of cotton goods. There was a mill at Ltncolnton, ON POLITICAL TION. COKROP- I see occasionally some old Rip Van Winkle pops up and says, What is all this political agitation about? What are yon fussing so far ahead of time for? and so on. Well, it does look a little premature now to be talking about candidates and political issues for . next fall or for 1900, but after all, discussions and dissections enable' us to reach con clusions, lt is well enough for men to air their views. It is well enough to trot out a candidate a good while ahead and let the people see him ; to put him in the ring and trot him around, and I we can soon! tell whether he is bellowsed or spavined or has the blind staggers. It is well enough to give the people a chance to say every good thing about him: and every bad thine that he has done, why Jpt it be told on him, with some, perhaps, that he never did. But while) the people talk and . write the ring-streaked politicians are making their slates and grooming their primaries and setting! their stakes. Dirty devils they, are, bqt they are getting in their work all the same. There never was a more consummate farce than the aver age little county primary, bossed by some little influenceless, characterless politician ahd the trap set so it will catch only he bird he wants. I dare say that if the good people of this coun try don t give more time and thought, not only to candidates, but to primaries and to election days, the jig is up in this country We had a little election in Cartersvule the other day for mayor and aldermen and I am told that per haps nearly one hundred illegal votes were casf ih this town on election day Whisky ordered here no doubt by white men and distributed by the negroes is partly to blame. I understand they have got several true bills against some of the negroes, but the negro who scat ters the liquor among his dusky com panions is as much of a gentleman as any white devil that imported it into the town and handed it put in gallon Dw H;0i.nM jags to the negro bosses. I had rather U l-i VI V U1J tuuvv I M 1 m attendants 8ee one wn"e rascal caugni man xoriy uei;ru-3. n. uiuu wuvj win uuy a vuio will sell a principle, because a vote rep resents a principle; and a man who will buy and sell a principle will buy and sell anything this side of perdition. Georgia mast do something with this irresponsible, purchasable element and eliminatedt from the elective franchise of the state, though I verily believe that that the white man who stoops to buy and barter for the negro vote is as char acterless as the negro he trades with. I believe in a free country, but I don't believe in a free, unpunished and an punishable corruption. Marietta had 1 a dose of this a few weeks ago enough to vomit a dog- and Augusta, Ga., to puke buzzards, in her mayoralty election. And so it goes The last legislature of Georgia could have given us the Australian ballot. That would have done away with much of the corruption at the. polls, and I expectjWOuld have forever done away with most of that gang in the legisla ture, j' I can see no other reason why just being rich. I have been to and fro; I have seen enough with my own eyes and felt enough in my own . heart to know that the best thing a man can do is to learn that in whatsoever state he is therewith to be content. : Ricbes do not bring happiness and poverty does not bring misery. It is not what a man has, but what he iB that makes the test after all. I see a sensible edito rial in the Atlanta Journal ion the boys of Atlanta. Gentlemen, these questions must all be settled in the home life. If the homes of America, were right, then America would be right. America is what the home life ot America makes it. - The editor was right when he said indulgence, indulgence on the part of parents, had fed and postered the pas sions and. appetite of children, until. gorged with the things they enjoy, they break out into other and forbidden fields." Christianity strikes the keynote when it tells us that self-denial, absti nence and temperance form the basis of true enjoyment. If we would consult the Bible oftener and the almanac less, if we would listen to reason more and appetite leas, we would find ourselves in better condition to fight the battles of life. : I Sam P. Jones. Literary NotMrom BUlvUle. The banquet of 'the Billville literary Society jwss largely attended. Literary matters, however, were not touched on during the evening, as thirty possums were served, occupying the entire atten tion of the guests until daylight. Sev eral barrel heads were broken, but Otherwise the occasion was peaceful. Mayor Jones s "HiBtory of the Late War" will be published by a great northern house. Major Jones was not in the war himself, but he had a brolh-j er who lived in six miles of it. "Does Lynching pay? was the sub ject discussed recently by the Billville Debating Society. The verdict was that it does not; the last victim only had 16 ianfa in Vi ia ru-wtb-Afa' . ihe literary market in this section is as dull as a razor which has attended a The Billville Lyceum has proved a flat failure. The last orator lectured to one stove, two doorkeepers and a newspaper reporter. We are glad to hear of the success of our literary men who emigrated to Bos ton, l hey have all obtained positions as janitors and dry goods clerks. TO BOYS LOOKING FOB A SITUATION. A Herald correspondent asked Secre tary of the Treasury, Lyman J. Gage, what advice he would give to a young man just graduating and wishing to en ter practical life. Mr. Gage answered, "To look around him and put his hand to the first honest work that offered, watching for the opportunities of life, but never trying to break open doors." That has been Mr. Gage's plan all his life. When he was a boy he worked in in a fish, fruit and soda water store for five dollars a month, and continued there two years. Throughout his young manhood his plan was the same. He took hold of whatever came to him. and kept at it till he had saved a little money to get some more schooling, or until a better place was offered to him. As a messenger iha country bank at Rome, N. Y.f he was allowed to go be hind the counter and help count the money. That made him an expert in money counting and detecting bad coin and notes.) He also clerked in a book store at eight dollars a month.' Again; he worked in a sash and door factory. and got twelve dollars a week. In two years he saved from his wages $300. With that he went to a business college and studied bookkeeping. He was for awhile night ' watchman in a lumber mill for ten dollars a week. In every place he kept his eyes - open and learned everything he could. While lie was night watchman a place in a bank was offered him at $500 a year. . In the banking business be at length seemed to strike his gait. He was pro moted rapidly from one place to another till he became a bank president. . the Australian ballot was not made the law ojf Georgia. But, after all, a fellow who doesn't own a dollar of property nor pay any taxes or contribute to the public welfare, what interest has he got ia an election, or what choice has he got -of candidates. A drink of red liquor or two nickels will change his politics on any question. But I keep saying he is no worse than the rascals who; buy them. I suppose nothing will be done with the frauds in Augusta, and for all the illegal voting in Marietta. I see one man was fined $500 for iiav- ing a pistol. But we have got a judge on the Cherokee cireuit who looks after the boys. I wish every circuit in Geor-f gia had a judge like Fite or Candler. If the juries don't do their duty, dis charge them and summon men who will. If the petit juries don't find ac cording to the evidence, discharge them and have their names erased from the jury! lists. Let's teach these rascals and this bartered vote that the penitentiary their home. Whenever we want to vote whisky out of a town or have an election in which there 13 an issue, up pops this irresponsible, purchasable gang' and the vote of a chaingang ex? eonvict weighs as much as the vote of the best citizen. That may be right in politics, but it is not right in principle'. The .Bible tells us when the wicked reign, people mourn h and a candidate or an official never proves'much better than the gang that put him in. All good citizens think just as I have writ ten upon this question, but most of them submit quietly and go along. j I returned a few days ago from a western tour of. lecturing out as far as western Kansas. I spent one day in St. Louis, I" am candid when I say things are looking better. The drum mers talk more hopefully, and business is moving up. if cotton bad remained at 7 cents last fall the South Would have had the greatest year of her ex penence.f it we aon t get into a war with Spain or some other country, 1898 is going-to be a great year in this coun try. Tbe iron, trade, the lumber trade, the railroad interests, the bands', and so on, are ; but thermometers; or index fingers, and they all point to a. better temperature and to better times. ; I believe if we had more religion we would get along better. : We are all un grateful. We ignore' God and growl when we ought to be shouting. We are doing as well to-day and better than we deserve. Like the old fellow in his prayer, we ought to say, "We thank the Lord that it is as well with us as what it ia." I am looking for this year to be an era in the church. I believe ' The Queor Vision of Senator Dawes. Plttsfleld Journal. A remarkable instance of telepathy is related by former Senator Henry L Dawes in connection with the death of Gardiner G. Hubbardr-of Washington, for many years an intimate friend of Mr. Dawes. At 3 o'clock Saturday morning Mr Dawes was awakened with a distinct and vivid impression that he had been standing by the bedside of his friend and that he had witnessed the death of Mr. Hubbard. In the morning Mr. Dawe related tbe occurrence to mem bers of his family. About 10 o'clock that morning Mr. Dawes saw a messen ger boy coming down the hill toward his house, and so strong was bis im pression that Mr. Hubbard was dead that be remarked, "lnat messenger boy is coming with a message' for me, announcing the death of Mr. Hubbard The messenger had a telegram for Mr. Dawes which stated that his friend, Gardiner G. Hubbard, died at Wash ington at' 3 o'clock that morning. Tney Are Drifting; Apart. . . The Paris (Ky.) Reporter BayB: "A young society man of our- neighboring city of Carlisle, whose gallantry is largely in excess of his pecuniary.means, has been in the habit of sending a bou quet occasionally to tbe, girl of his choice. : In order to remedy the defect occasioned by his lack of ready funds; and to save the money required for the purchase of expensive Bowers, he made an arrangement with an indigent gar dener in his locality whereby the latter was to furnish him a bouquet from time to time in exchange for some of his cast-off clothing. ' ' "It thus happened one day that he received a bunch of beautiful flowers, which he at once sent off to his lady love. In sure anticipation of a friendly welcome he called at t ie home of the lady the following evening, and was not a little surprised at the reception he met with. " 'You sent me a note' yesterday, ' the young woman remarked in the most fngid of tones. "I a note? he inquired, in blank astonishment. ! " 'Certainly; along with the boquet.1 ' I certainly sent the flowers, but I know nothing of the note.' " 'But, sir, there was a note inside do you still mean to deny it ? Look!' "With these words she handed the dumb-founded swain a scrap of paper, on which was written this message: "'Don t forgit them old pants you promist me the other day.' " NOTE AND COMMENTS. Hon. J. F. Westmoreland, ex-State Senator and a leading Populist states man, is editor of the Thomasville News. In a late issue of our contemporary, Mr. Westmoreland says that "the next move of the Railroad Commissioners will be to Bervej notice on the Postmaster Gen eral to appear before them and show cause wihy. postage should not be re duced." 1 ;"'.:. , -; Regarding this new position to which Judge E wart has been appointed, the judgeship of the United States District Court, it is to be said that it is about the niqest place under the goyernment The duties are light, the salary is $5,000 a yeai. and the position is for life. When the incumbent is 70 years old he may, i he shall have, served for ten years, jretire on full pay, but these two conditions must unite'. He must be 70 and Must have served ten years. I".. .- . . : V- ' Thei whole country will approve the actioni of Dr. Jordan, president of Stan ford University, dismissing forty or fifty drunken and worthless students in one batch from , that : institution. J Such young fellows, even though they be the sons of well-to-do and influential people, havenjno earthly business at a seat of learning, except it be to give additional volunfte to the academic "yell." and play pe part of "rooters" to the foot ball tgarn. Nashville Advocate. . 1 - ' It Is reported in the public prints, and not denied, that a concerted effort is be ing made by lawless characters in the neghborhood of Gleason, . Weakley County, Tenn., to drive all the colored people out of that community, and that many respectable negro families, against whom nothing can be alleged, have al ready been forced to give up their homes and seek , shelter elsewhere. If theee reports are true, then they in dicate a most disgraceful state of affairs. Nashville Advocate. ' mi POWDER - Absolutely Pure " , PROFESSIONAL CARDS, 4 W. I.UUT.K.D. " I HOlfTOOMKftT. offer their prof essional services to tbe citizens of Concord and vicinite. - All calls promptly attended day or night. Offioe and residence on -East Depot reet, opposite Presbyterian church, 'i Dr. W. C. Houston Surgeon Dentist, i Two Whoops and a Holler. In various parts of the country they have a way of telling distances by "right smart piece, "gunshot off. "day's journey" and the like, but down in southwest Florida they do it differ- ently. A party of amateur pedestrians were "doing the state, and, as often happens with such travelers, had lost their way. It was near night, and they' were at a loss what to do. Presently they met a countryman riding, a. cow. "Can you tell us how far it is to Bar ton?" one of the party asked. The countryman looked to the right and; left as though seeking information from the palmetos and prickly pears. "Wall, 1 reefcon, hit's 'bout two whoops,") he said, at length "Two what?" jTbe countryman seemed to take this as chal lenging his veracity, for he once more looked questionly at the palmettos and prickly pears. "P'r'aps hit mar be some furder," he admitted, reflectively, but I 'low hit am t more n two whoops an a holler. Why He If t. Scene: Bay calling on a farmer, to ask for a new place. Farmer : "Do you know "anything about horses? I . Boy: '"Yass, duu nowt else all lojfe." J iarmer: "Why did you leave your IaBt place? Boy (with much feeling); "Ahl" Farmer: "That's no -answer. Why did you leave? j j Boy: "Well, if you mum know, vou mum know. Furst, 'twas old cov died and us bad to eat she!" Farmer: "Well, what next?" j Boy: "Then old sow "died, and us bad to eat she!" . J Farmer: "Still, I don't see why you left." J Boy: 'Don't yer, then? Whoy, then the old misses died and I bolted." my Bell Telephone Company Figures. Raleigh Post. .'," .) : ' . The telephone companiesndoiog busi ness in the State are -required to file re ports of tusines3 done in the State every three months. Yesterday the Southern Bell Tele phone Company filed a report of busi ness .done in ihe State for three months ending December 31st, 1897: The following are the receipts of the company at the various places in the State where it does business for the pe riod mentioned: ' Asheville, $3,155.12. Charlotte, $4,752.81. Durham, $7.56. Raleigh, $2,706.66. K Wilmington, $1,977.65. Concord, $617.72. ! ; Private lines, $175. The total amount of the receipts of the Bell Company for the three months mentioned are $13,449.42. ' The State gets 2 per cent, of this amount, as provided in an act of the Legislature. The State s revenue is $268 97. - It will be noticed that the receipts of the Bell Company in Durham are prac tically nothing. During three months the entire gross receipts there were only $7.56. The Bell Company has opposi tion iq Durham. The company is having a warm warfare with the Inter State Company, a riyal telephone ex change which is backed by local capital The Bell Company has practically given its phones to subscribers free of charge, with the expectation of driving out competition. ' .. j The . evidence before the Railroad Commission is that but for outside or iota-State business, the railroads in JNorth Carolina, those having the best advantages, are not, paying expenses certainly . when the equipments and other conveniences furnished are con sidered. The Seaboard system does nor and cannot pay one cent of diyi- dend to its owners. The entire South em system has oaly been able to pay one per cent, on its preferred stock none at all to its common stock holders. Several roads, it was attested, are being run at a dead loss to their owners. Raleigh Post. L The habit of jesting about sacred mat ters is so pernicious in its consequences that it cannot r be too strongly condemned:-We pity the man who can speak, for example, of the marrige rela tion in a light or trifling way. He must be lacking in a due perception of the moral proprieties. It would scarcely be going too far to say that a vein of sential coarseness runs through hiB character. hd what judgment shall we pass upon Mm who does not hesitate to make memi even over the high things of religion? - To charge him with insen sate stupidity is to deal gently with bis folly ahd his sin. There must be some alloy of intrinsic wickedness in hie heart. Nashville Advocate. . The most contemptible creature in the world 8 the man that was born in the humblJr walks of life, and, having pushed himself forward to position of wealth and influence, has become ashamed of his antecedents and resents any reference to them." Once in awhile we: meet with just such a man. He is likely to look with feelings akin to contempt on the "masses, and to re gard himself as a sort of superior being, entitled to be reverenced as if a little more than human. For the strong and generous, men who have fought their way j up out of poverty without losing sympathy for their brethren that have not been so successful, we chensh a pro found respect ; ; but not for the miserable Bnobs whose wealth has brought them no enlargement of intelligence and no refinement of . heart. Nashville Advocate. i. CONCORD, H. C. " I ts preparedto do allkinds of Den&a work in the most approved manner, i Offioe over Johnson's Drns Store. .' w. j. aoHiuoMKBY. j. r,m miftwjt. MOHTGOMERI & CROWELL, Attorneys and Connselors-at-Law CONOOBD. N. 0. . I As partners, will practice law in Cabar ras, Stanly and adjoining counties,! the Superior and Supreme Courts of the State and in the Federal Courts. Office on uepot Street. - t Parties desiriug to lend money can eave it with ns or nlace it in ( TrmMrrl National Bank for us. and we will lnrl it on good real estate security t reei o charge to the depositor. j we mar s thorough exarrination f of title to lands offered as. security ,1 or loans. Mortgaeres foreclosed witliont mc - - . . . - w owners 01 same. D. S. CALDWELL, It. D. - Mi Ja 8TEVKN8,! DRS. CALDWELL & STEVENS,! Office In former. Postofflce Building on Sain exreei. t Telephone No. 37. f DR. H. C. HERRING. DENTIST, la again at his old place over Yorke's Jewelry Btore, . .. . cojctcqrd xr. o L. T. HARTSELli Attorney-at-law, . COXTCOBX), NOHTH O A.ROX.Z tfA Prompt attention given to all jbusi- ness. Office in Morris building Oppo n f A AAHlhnnflA J- i THE Concord National Bank. '. . - With the latest approved form of books, and eyery facilily for handling I accounts, offers a FIRST ' CLASS to the public. " , Red irritates oxen because it is the complementary color to green, and the eyes of the cattle being fixed so much on herbage, auy thing red impresses their sight witn increased intensity. The temperature for January in the city of Chicaeo was the highest for 26 years. ' Is hereby irien that I purchased at Sher- - In"8 sale for taxes on May 3, isw( Tlie Con- " cord Mining' Company's land, coMsistmsr of 5 , acre, near Concord, adjoining W. J. Moht-j . jfomery ami others, and If not redeemed at j me expiration uine year, win ueiuauu ueeu for the same.' I h. H, MONTGOSi EH ST.. which had been in operations fur a good tion o bo . aod girig. y. ii.auy jrwn, uu '6 , ; jr. interview was ended, and 1 re turned to the St. Cloud Hotel, one of -t r - r lit' - . . oat nn nhnnt. thft events Of hV-COne win uc a cm ui giwi lenvai iu- vears. which are still fresh in the mem- terest, and that there will be a great re-d orv of mv intelligent informant, and Jigious quickening and ingathering into which when reproduced read almost mm LUHtS WHtHf ill HSF FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good.. Tc in time. iii ov anas nta. Hoke, Bivens ; & Co. Gen. Hoke s grandfather, Col. John Hoke, was the senior member of the firm, and one of the founders. We also went to Salis bury, where a mill had been making cotton goods for a considerable time." ; "That reminds me," said . Mr. Alli son, "that 1 read with interest the ac- chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all count published in the Observer of sklq Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or Washington's trip through North Caro- n0 pay required. It is guaranteed to give hna. The day be leftTDharlotte on bis perfect satisfaction or money refunded. ' Price Northern journey, on Sunday, May 29, j5 cents a box. For sale by P. B. Fetzer. the best conducted . hoste'lries in North Carolina. ; ; Geo. P. Proweix. : : ' Bscklen'i Arnica Salve. ( :' . j The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, Sores, TJlcars, SaltRheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Abraham Lincoln's Autograph. v Editors will appreciate the following "sentiment:" j Abraham Lincoln once received a let ter asking for a "sentiment" and his autograph. He replied: : Dear Madam When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a! stamo. the churches. The preachers talk hope-There's your sentiment, and here's my fully. The church is tired of this pall ' autograph. v A. Lincoln. : of death, this inactivity that kills, and ! - I . l. r 11 1 . 1 - i 11 we are wise un win oe a great year From everywhere come words of praise lUD v"ui ;"u , fOT Chamberlain's Congh Remedy. "Al- manuy sooner or later muss reacn tne low m6 to .n yoa on the mer, point where they see that thtre is nothit8 of Remedy. It cured me of 10 rue .but he.avea.:. We y . chronic bronchitis when the doctor could about buying and selling and getting do nothing for me. " Chah. Fr Hkmel. gam; we may talk about accumulation ' Toledo- Q For by M. L. Marsh, auu uuaiucBB, n o niajf una. auuui uot- anrj Qq ' I '" ton ana iron ana wueat, out alter a -t- there are too many aching hearts, ruin? f Of all the sovereigns in the, world the ed lives and wrecked characters m this Shah of Persia is said to possess the country.. As Whitcomb Riley - says, largest treasure in jewels and gold orna there Is nothing more pathetic than ments, being valued at $75,000,000. The Big Four In lnreas. ' Washington Post. -."The big four" is an expression not infrequently heard of certain influen tial House members on the Republican side. . Just as often there are many people asking who "the big four" are. Here is the" list: Thomas B.,Reed, of Maine. Nelson Dingley, of Maine. David B. Henderson, of Iowa. John Dalzell, of Pennsylvania. A woman hever-eally knows the meaning of happiness and content until she is th3 mother of a healthy, happy child. The health of the child depends on the health of the mother, both be fore and. after birth. Most all of wom an's weakness and particularly the weak ness that most strongly influences tbe health of children, comes from some derangement or disease of the distinctly feminine organs. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription will cure troubles of this nature.- It should be taken regularly by every woman during the entire period of gestation. It gives strength to all the organs Involved, lessens .the pains of childbirth and insures the health of both mother and child. ; Send 21 one-cent stamps to cover cost of mailing only, and receive free a copy of Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser. " Ad dress, World's Dispensary Medical As sociation, Buffalo, N. Y. ' The public debt was increased during January $12,589,711. . Fifty Years Ago. No theory el germs to chill Affection's budding blisses; . When ardent lovers took their fill, Xo microbes on their kisses. How happy they were not to know The germ-fad 50 years age. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is the standard family remedy of the -world, for colds, coughs and lung diseases. It is not a palliative,' and -is not therefore put up in small cheap bottles. It is put up in large bottles for the household. They cost more but cure more." "Pads come and go but, no theory or fad can" overthrow the fact, that the greatest cure for all colds, coughs and throat and lung diseases, is Ayer's Cherry FectoraL SO Years of Cures, Capital, - " - - Front, Individual responsi bility of share holders, - Keep ydtir account with paid as agreed. " Liberal SERVICE $50,000 2000 5p,000 t Interest us. accommada tion to all our customers. i I J. M. ODELL, President. D. B. COLTRANE, Cashier May27,'7. BLDME & BRO. Machine Works, CONCORD, N. C. General Machinists and Machine Dealers. We do heavv machine work: alii p.ncHfnA and boiler work especially. Pino ciittlnar and threading done to 10 Inches inclusive. All or ders have our prompt and careful ittentinn, ana prices as low as consistent with jnrst-cl&ss workmanship and materials. When in need 01 anything. in our line give as a calif Oince and works, (Jorbin 1st. - Tlr ANTED TRUSTWORTHY SAND AC W tive gentlemen or ladies to travel for responsible, established house. In l Vinooivl. Monthly $66,00 and expenses. Positian steady. Reference. Enclose self addressed stam ped -envelope. The Dominion Compan I, Dept. U Chicago. 1 I i r Wood Notice. tie On and after February 1st, 1898, tie price of " wwu wui d ai.au per com, payaoie as usnai. ODELli AjFO, OO. Jan. zut4W. SAVE IVIOIMEY and Sell or ExchaDge Yonr Wood and Buy Smith CoalfVom K. L.Craven, Concord, N.C. Jan.27 3ra CASTORjlA For .Infants and Chil&en. tottu- yi I . WAITED -Trustworthy iud active gentlemen or ladies to S travel for responsible, established honsdin -Cabar rus county. ' Monthly $65 and expenses. Position steady. Reference! Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Co., Dept. W., Chicago. Nov.18 w- : . tantt' s 'J ) . J
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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