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THE CONCORD WEEKIY TIMES. The'motit widely circulated paper i . " ver published in Cabarrus, Richmond Rowan,; Montgomery, ' Davidson, Randolph, Stanly, Anson and , Union Counties. STICK A PIN II ERE. . . . 4. BOOK AND JOB PhlNTINQ-K CONCORD TIMES OF ALZi KINDS I J Executed in the Best Style AT LrviNQ PRICES. t l Our Job Printing Department," with every necessary equipment, is prepared to ttirn out every va riety of Printing in first-class style. No botch-work turned i out frpm this,office. We dupli-1 cate the prices of afcy legitimate JOHN 8. SHERRILL, Editor. SI. 00 a fear, in Advance Volume XT. LQNCOKD, N. CM TECURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1898. Number 41. cstauusnment. THE j : '' - ; ; . ' : Stron-jr. -y tor.d r nerves Are needed for success . ' Everywhere. .Nerves - ' Dcpeiul Mn;ply, solely, i .Upon the blood. Pure, rich; nourishing Blood feeds the nerves .' And niakes them strong. 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IQe, and 100 at DruyKliU I 7T1 . ... Beat Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Pe H WHIM Ail frl.Sh l-AII I . m time. Sold by drowta. rv r.ijr-jii.T-i-hairiM tit Mr. Folsom gave an interesting Bketch of Mr. McGee, the old slave trader of the Wanderer, who, he says, celebrated his seventieth birthday re cently in Columbus, Ga;, where he lives. . As one of the invited guests, he could hardly do less than to write pleas ant things about the old man, and a a graphic writer of .light literature, he felt constrained to make the old man a hero if possible. The pressure of the press for something new and startling is very great, and sometimes these bo hem ian galley-slaves iiave to ignore facts and deal in fancies. - ;Mr. Folsom says that this old veteran has been an important factor in Geor gia's progress; that among other no table acts deeds he took au active part in our war with the Creek Indian and in removing them to the Indian terri tory, and that he was a promoter in the building of the eld' Monroe railroad now the Macon aqd Western). Well, now, this old man must have been a very lively youth and unusually preco cious, for those Indians fought their last fight in 1835 and surrendered and were at once (sent to the territory. Mr. McGee was then just nine years old. The Monroe railroad from Macon to Forsyth wa fcuilt in 1843, when this oung man was fifteen years old. Prob ably he toted water for the boys 6r per haps he forgot, and it was his father who did these big things. But all . this araoanta to nothing.: The important perversion of state history is his declara tion that a large and influential portion 01 tne good citizens of: ueorgia gave countenance to and encouraged the venture of tlie "Wanderer"' in bringing aves here from Africa. He can t prove this by any respectable citizen now living, lnat slave trade was un der the ban of all good people. Georgia was the first state that prohibited it. This was done in. 1798, which was ten years before congress abolished it, and from then until the late war no respec table citizen ever: thought of trying to evade the law. Georgia was and still is proud of her record on this subject, and would be prouder still if the "Wan- aerer naa never landed a cargo on our coast. Mr. McGee seems quite boastful of his success in reaping a harvest of blood money out of this horrible busi nees.. Seven hundred human creatures thrust in the hold of the vessel, packed in like J hogs and dying by scores of heat, suffocation, filth and homesick ness bn the long voyage and their car casses thrown overhead to the fishes AU this Mr, McGee tells and that they made a second voyage with similar hor rors and similar results, and how1 he pocketed $10,000 from each cargo. Conscience does not seem concerned a yet. John Newton, the composer of the sweetest hymn ever sang, was once a slave trader, but repented under John Wesley's preaching and never ceased to repent, and expressed his gratitude when he wrote: "Amazing frrace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me!" . And when old and infirm, his friends begged him to quit preaching and rest He said, "No, no! Shall tne old slave- trader stop preaching as long as he can walk or talk? No: Even in bavannab, where Charley Lamar lived, who was the leader and part owner of the Wan derer, General Henry K. Jackson, as Uuited States attorney, pursued, the captain and crew and owners with un relenting diligence for two years, but the free use of this blood money in gome way defeated ; his purposes. Ask him if this slave trade was ever favored or winked at by the good people, of Georgia. So far from it. there were at that time and previous many good men who with Chief Justice Lumpkin at their bead, were trying to formulate a i - . t . : scuenie 01 graauai emam-ipauuj uu Henry Clay s plan. Anotner tact re mains that all the ante-bellum citizens know to be true. The dealing in slaves as a trade or profession in Georgia was under the ban of public opinion, lhey were not altogether, socially ostracised, but they lost their place, if they ever had any. "Who is that man that is struttine around town?" "Why, he is a nigger trader," and that answer set tled bis statuB. Ilia society was not wanted' by good people. No doubt some of them' were clever men and hontst. but the . presumption was that they were hard-hearted and of an .easy conscience, i General Uorrest was -a necro trader. it is said, and no doubt was resDectable and reputable, but no body ever accused him of having high moral senUments or emotions. His war record is-splendid and there was no discount on his ability or his patriotism Now this transfer of negro savages from the iungks of Africa to a civilized country was no doubt a blessing to them, but it was1- against the laws of Georgia and the United States and the agreement of all the great powers across the eeas, and the mode and methods of it were horrible. Mr. McGee says that many of them died from grief at being torn from their home and country. I well remember seeing some of them at work in Colonel Mott's garden in Co lumbus, and. my heart bled for them then, for they looked forlorn - ana mis erable. They could hot speak no un derstand our language and had to work by signs. " Of r course they became weaned in time and took wives" and reared children, and occasionally we find some of these and their children here and there in our Btate and they reinice that thev were brought from J v. Africa. - Now the historians and newspaper men of thia generation cannot write m teliigentlyr correctly of the events of ante-bellum. days, and it keeps the old nmn bnsv in defending the slate and her neonle from misrepresentation. Even our Own children have to be told over and over again how - we used to nnrt what was the true relation of southern in asters to their slave 8. I re member when it was the strongest in centive to good behavior, for a, master to tell his slave "if you don't behave bet ter and do better I will turn you over to a nigger trader and he will take you off and sell VOU. Mr. McGee told Mr. Folaom that the negroes cost them a dollar or two apiece in uoneo -naiu xor m uiukw nun they sold them for $600 or $700 apiece when thev firot them -here; That was a good profit if there is no to be counted in heaven blood money no discount for murder by slow and horrible decrees. I xnere were some features of our own Blavery system that were bad( enough and gave deep concern to all good cit izens, but there was nothing to be com pared to this importation from Congo ana our pride baa been that only New England barbarians engaged in it. The eminent J udge Story once charged the grand jury in Uoston that it was notori- ous that Boston people were deeolv en- gaged in this Blave trade and were amassing fortunes out of this blood money and it was a disgrace to their civilization and must be stopped. Next morning tne newSDaoers of Boston lam- pooned mm for that charge and inti mated that it was none of his business. Boston and New Bedford ' continued it until 1848; and when they could Bell no more to the south they sokTthem to Brazil aud other countries. These are the facts that have been kept behind the ecenses while Harriet Beecher Stowe and Wendell Phillips were engaged in denouncing the south! for defending slavery as a , system. General Grant owned slaves up to the very date of their freedom and they build a million dollar monument to him and sing his praises but continue' to abuse the south. What a curious people they . are. or. .Lincoln s wife s people were slave-owners and her brothers were in the confederate army and Lincoln said If 1 can save the union without free ing the negroes I will .do it," and yet these same fanatics built a monument iqhim for proclaiming them free, tuougn ne Baiq.tnat ne did it only as a war measure. The fact remains and win remain, mat neither Urant nor Lincoln cared anythine-ior the neero and the fact remains that the manner of their freedom has been their greatest curse. , Of course we cannot expect the north to do us justice, but we cannot let the utterances of Mr. McGee or any otner southern man pass without a protest. ; Bill Arp, A Culorett Mrs. I'ltrlngrtoo. a colored Airs, ranngton lives in Georgia, and she talks interestingly. She is about Beventy iyears old. and makes a great show of i reading the Bi bl though it is well known that she cannot read a line. The other morning she was seated on her front porch with a large family Bible open on her- lap. Some one was passing and saluted her "Good morning, Aunt Caroline. 'Mawnin', suh mawnin'! It's right previous, weather ,8uh." "Yes, rather previous." "De clouds hang so low, hit look like dey 'bout ter have a collegience wid de airth." 1 '.'Yes it looks so.''' ! "Well, de lawd 11 take keer ou us De Bible say He distempers de wind ter de born Iambs. , "Is that the Bible you're reading?" "Oh, yes, suh!" "Why it's upside down." "Look heah, minister" said the old woman indignantly, f'don t you spose I knowed it? Whot difference do it make? De Bible is so plain, you kin des read it anyway?"! Had Confluence In Him. A rural character whose reputation for veracity was notoriously bad, waa summoned as a witness in a case where a friend's interest were involved. When he took the stand the judge said: "Mind, now, sir; you are sworn to tell the truth, and if you don't, the penitentiary will be your portion." He took the oathi and then whis pered to his friend : 'John, I m afeard it s all up with you. The ledee says 1 ve got ter tell the truth!" i "That's all right,) Jim," said his friend, with great confidence, "1 am t a-worryin' 'bout that kase you can't do it!" How tbe Hot was Killed. Aunt Cherry Mallpry was recently put on the witness stand to tell what she knewJabout the annihilation of a hog by a Louisville and Nashville passenger locomotive. After being sworn , she was asked by the lawyer if she saw the tram kill this hoe. Yes. ' she said. "1 seed it." I "Well." said the lawyer, "tell the court in as few words as possible all you know about it. 'Ikin dodatin a mighty few words," said Aunt Cherry, clearing her throat, and, with one eye on the Judge and one on the lawyer, she said: "Hit jus tooted and tuck 'im. " On Safe Ground. A North Carolina man has settled the war . question .in a novel manner. . "Whether they have war. or not," he is quoted as saying, "ii has made a good man of me already. "How can that be? he was asked "Well," he went on in dead earnest, "they tell me that if there is to be war the government will call out the regular army first; then the militia is to be called, and after this the Baptists, be cause they can fight on water and Meth odists can't. I went right straight and jined the Methodists!" Uacklen'a Arnica 8alv. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give nerfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 35 cents a box. For sale by P. B. Fetzer. An Old Maxim Revised FirsUTot "My mamma says: 'If the shoe fits, put it on.' Second Tot "My mamma says: 'If me olive ll us, taac ib vi, n a uig. Thft Rev. W. H. Weaver, pastor of the U. B. Church, Dillsburg, Pa., rec- ognizvs tne value oi namoenam a Cough Remedy, and does not hesitate ..." t M I 1 ' ' J . to tell others about it. "I hava, used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy," he says,-"and find ap excellent medicine for rolds. couWhs and hoaiseness," So dop.s evervone who gives it a trial. Sold by M. L. Msrsh a (Jo. The telephone lijne from Charlotte to Blate8viUe win be in operation by the middle of next month. Getting men to use tobacco and whis- I ky is ona way the devil has oi taaing up a collection. . CCBJu . OXK O HAM JONES' AKECOOTK8. jj LlTERAKpNOTES f ROM B1LLV1LLB. DANGERS OK MORMON ISM. I 1 Atlanta Journal. Although Cuba is only ninety miles from our coast and has been the subject of more discussion among our people during the last three years than any other country, "it is . remarkable how much ignorance concerning Cuba there is in the United Slates. In the first place, the island is much larger than is generally, supposed. - It is of irregular1 .crescent shape, is 730 miles long and na8 an average width of 80 miles and an area of 43,319 square miles, without in- ciumng its adjacent islands, wructi add over equare miles more. Al though mountainous in the interior. much of the coast line is low" and flat and difficult of approach on account of the numerous reefs aud small islands, Notwithstanding . this feature of the coast, it is said that no . other island in the world has as many excellent harbors in proportion to its size. Of these, Ha vana, Matanzaa, Bahia Honda, Mariel, Nuevitas. Nipe and Cardenas, on the north side, and Santiago de Cuba, Trin idad, Guantanamo and ClenfuegoS, on the south 8ide,fire the principal and best known. , - Cuba is divided into six provinces Ha vana being the most thickly populated and Puerto Principe the least. The! to tal population of the island before the present insurrection was more than 1,- 600,000, but it is believed thatfully 400, 000 people have since died from disease and starvation. A large part of the ii land is in a high state of cultivation, but there are no less than 20,000,000 acres of almost imenetrable forest,, fully 13,000,000 of which have never been disturbed by man. But 'the son which has been cultivated is marvelously rich and productive. To what extent this is so is shown by the fact that, notwithstanding the discouragements to industrial enterprises through tbe mis rule of Spain, the exports in 1893 were valued at over 89,000,000 Spanish dollars.- i The idea that Cuba is entirely un healthy is a great mistake. The fact is that the greater part of the island, under normal conditions, is a very healthy region, and the sickly district could be mada healthy by proper drainage. . . The climate is not as disagreeable as most persons think. The highest temp erature is rarely oyer 82 degrees, and the average the; year round is about 77 degrees. The chief agricultural products are sugar, conee and tobacco, ot which the U nited States takes the g reater part. In 1893, for example, there were 815,894 tons of sugar produced, of which 718,- 204 tons were exported, ; the United States taking 680,642 tons. Of 227,000 bales of tobacco exported two-thirds came to this country, together with more than half the 147.36o,000 cigars made. But while the exports footed up to a to tal of 89,000,000 Spanish dollars, abd the imports 56,000,000, the taxation on the people reached nearly 25,000,000 Spanish dollars. Of this sura, which is more than one- sixth the combined value of the imports and exports, less than one-half came from customs and one-fourth of the whole goes directly to Spain. i Another popular misconception con cerning Cuba is that its native popula tion is composed almost entirely of ne groes. The fact is that of the 1,600,000 people at. the lat census more than 1, 000,000 were whites and less than 500, 000 negroes. There were 50,000 Chi nese in the island. Cuba is not only one.of the most fertile regions of the world, but is also exceedingly rich in minerals. Us iron ores are unsurpasa ed, it has an abundance of coal, an enor mous quantity of hard woods and rich deposits of gold. The island has been so little developed that possibilities can not be estimated. We shall probably see a wonderful agricultural and indus trial advance in Cuba in the next ten years. A Slight Mistake. A Canadian river steamer was the scene of an amusing blunder, which a Wisconsin paper describes follows; A lady passenger was taken ill in the night; a doctor's assistance was required. but the steamer did not carry a member of. the profession. The list of passengers was read through, in order to discover if there was a medical man among them, and happily there was the name, James Thompson, M. D. Jhe steward quickly ran to. Doctor Thompson's berth aroused the occupant ty vigorous blows on the door. "Whatis the matter? is the boat sinking?" came from within, in a startled tone. ' ' "There's a passenger ill, "and we want 1 .. A J . 1 I I J 1 vour assistance, aocior, reuuea me - - atonrnrd. 1 : "What are you playing at?" growled the voice. "I aint no doctor, "Why. vou have got 'M. D. after your name. j "Well. 1 can put them letters alter it if I like, can't I?" said the M. 1) 'That's my trade. I'm a mulc-driver, The Deacon's Determination, j "No," said the old deacon, "I iain gwine in de war not ef I knows it! not h dutv ter perform right heah. I Dat dutv is terde Lawd; en de Lawd mus he sarved fust. It am t gwine -ter be sich a easy war fz you think, fer, en it's gwine ter take a heap er stiddy prayin ter make de Americans win right off; en c z prayin' js my business, I gwine at it, en 1 11 keep it up twell de war come ter a eend. . "But," suggested a brother deacon, "s'pose dey ketih you a-prayin,'en try ter rush you ter de front?" ' "De man wbut dots dat, said the deacon, -with emphasis, will git his head, chopped off data whut!" Two years ago R. J. Warren, a drug gist at Pleasant Brook,, N. Y., bought a small supply of Chamberlain 8 Cough Remedy, tie sums up me result s II. it k a. U. I A. -h a (Ua rvAnrla n iouovys: ' At tun i, -a imc .uc nc unknown in mis eecu.in; to-uay .wmm berlam 8 Cough Kemedy is a household word." It is the same m hundreds of communities. Wherever the good. qualities of Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy become known the people will have nnlh nor Plsfi . ior SaieOV &l. '.Li. Marsh & Co. The following from Harper's Maga zine was published in the Carolina Watchman September, 1859, and is sent us by Mr. W. W. Harris, of Hock; Rowan county. : Judge Compton, of the North Caro lina bench, is a bright ornament of his profession, but his solemnity Of phiz and stately dignity are the subjeetotten Of merriment to the youngsters-of the bar. " Your old friend, Ham Jones, and he were the best of friends, but the latter was wont to take occasion frequently to discompose his Honor's gravity in the trial of causes by throwing in some witticism or droll remark that some times would prove irresistible. Ham was the solicitor of the sixth judicial circuit for many years, and in that capacity indicted a man by the name of McCaleb for stealing bacon. The cause was tried at Cabarrus court, and Mr. Ellis (now Governor of Nortli Carolina) defended him. The proof was "that the meat had lately been taken out of pickle and hung up. It was barely discolored with smoke, and not near being cured. The prisoner's counsel took the "ground that the proof did not sustain the 'charge in the bill of indictment, fdr it-appeared that his client had taken pork and not bacon. rhe solicitor replied, lie insisted the article was properly denominated, for that it was not necessary that meat should be thoroughly cured before it become bacon; that these two words pork and bacon served rather to indi cate the condition in which it was while undergoing the process of curing ; that while it was in the salt, in bulk, it was called pork, but immediately, on being hung up it was properly bacon ; "and to show," says he, "that I am right, I will relate to your Honor an anecdote." The brow of the Judge : assumed rather a stormy aspect, but this Hid' not intimidate the incorrigible wit. lour Honor need not be afraid for the decorum of the cour t, for my ill us tration is strictly legal and historical Sir N icholas Bacon once presided at the trial of a man by the name of Hogg for some hanging matter, and upon his conviction asked him what he had '"to say why sentence of death should not be pronounced upon him. The cul prit, who was an impudent fellow, said he didn't think his Honor ought to sen tence him, for that they were akin. How do you make that out ? asked the judge. Because your name is Bacon and my name is liogg, and these two should belong to the same family,' said the prisoner. I beg your pardon, says the judge; hog has to be hung before it becomes bacon.' "E converso," argued ,the solicitor, "when a hog is hung it becomes bacon, and the charge in the indictment is correct. The judge stuffed his handerchief in his mouth, and after awhile command ed his countenance long enough to give poor McCaleb the beueht of the clerg. which in this instance means thirtv- nine lashes, and adjourned the court for dinner. On the occasion of settling some lit tie preliminaries between the dinner bell and the gong, the judge said in very grave way that that was the only joke he ever heard that was worth any thing, but it was good for it convinced him of the correctness of a legal opinion How War Bglns. i Charlotte Observer. Touching a subject which has been much discussed of late, the Richmond Dispatch says: xhe pOwer to declare war is vested bv the constitution in Congress, but a de claration of war would be subject to the provision of the organic law applying to "every order, resolution, and vote to which the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary." That is to say, the Presi dent Would have the right to veto, and in order then to give the declaration force and effect, the resolutions or what not would have to be passed over his veto, by a two-thirds vote of each branch of Congress. Wars, ordinarily, do not, however, we think, begin with formal declara tions. Nations are, in this regard, a good deal like individuals when they clash on the streets they do not an nounce their purpose to fight but one strikes a blow, and hostilities are then on. There was no formal declaration of war between the United States and the Confederacy in 1861, but the signal was given in the firing on Fort Sumter. And bo it may be in this case. If an American and a Spanish vessel should get within range of earh other'about now, it is not unlikely that there would be an exchange of shots, and if so that would be war. The fust overt act on the part of either power at this juncture would eliminate the necessity f-r any congressional or presidential action. The overt act may come in one form or in another, but come it almost surely will if actios at Washington is much longer delayed. A Notable Precedent.' Atlanta Constitution. On June 19th, 1822, the first official representative from South America was recognized by the government of the United States. From that time forward the rule of Spain in the lower portion of the West ern hemisphere began to wane until the last rebellious colony threw off her yoke and completed the sisterhood of South American republics. While there was bitter opposition in certain portions of this country to the policy of taking any part whatever in South American affairs, still President Monroe paid little heed to this chatter arid boldly inaugurated the decisive pre cedent which sounded the death knell of Spain's supremacy in South America. In consequence of the inauguration this precedent the United States was not caiied upon to shed one single drop, of asibiooj. ! i t . I . if mere exisieu any couu reauous oy - ; oar part for recognizing me indepeno- ence 0f tbe-Soulh American republics there ex isU to-day equally-good jeasons jor recognizing the indepence of Cuba, : an(j wny fear tbe consequences ? . , - A SCienuuc uuaer uwj ue cikuci pugilist or an undertaker. Atlanta Constitution.-, The liter iry supper for the benefit of the Town Hall doorsteps was a great success One act of a play called "Mamlet" was given, and while the hero was waiting for the appearance of a ghost, whe was l elated to his family, he put on the gloves and sparred six rounds with a fell w named Horatio. We see : rom a literary exchange that "several of our leading authors are Con fined in Enrope." This is only another way of saving that the walking to Amer ica is not good. . A strange thing occurred at the liter ary grab-bag entertainment the other night: Tike preacher put his hand in and drew jut a pair of brass knucks; then the mayor, who was present, fined the jreac ier 110 for carrying the knucks ai d then set in and had a high old time1 on the money. We regret to announce that the serial story we have been publishing will be discon tinned, owing to an accident to to the author, who had his head blown off at a country dance. A leasing author irom .Boston was robbed ac the Billville hotel recently, Authors who wear shirts and shoes i should he careful to bolt their doors when stobping away Irom home. Ihe Literary Guards, ,of Billville, are ready to enlist for the war. and thev have advertised for a private for the fifteen colonels, composing the com pany, to Poss. Some bt our authors, who have been wintering abroad, are now walking home from Europe. The literary and beef markets did a good bupiness last week. Pork, how ever, closed somewhat higher than poetry. In fact, it was completely out of the lattter's reach. ; Our leading novelist was nearly suf focated vhile digging a fifty-foot well last wee v. 'The well caved in on him, and afttr we dug him out he was too weak to) proceed with his literary work. Au illiterate hunterstole about ten pounds jof manuscript from one of our literary men and used the same for gun-waflding. He killed sixteen squir rels with a story entitled: "True Love Wins, "I but he made amends by giving the author eight squirrels and a racoon. Billv lie needs a publishing house, and will rent a room in the town hall build ing where authors can "set-up" their own manuscript on reasonable terms. The iterary market is full-, but it is thinkii ig strongly of joining a temper ance society. ' Two of our leading novelists have taken Lhe ' lecture platform and evey thing ilse in their reach. Patriotic poetry closed two points lower ihan pork last week, aud wasn't half as filling. The Billville Magazine is a new yen ture. The editor will accept subscrip tions ip literary wood1 and potatoes. The Billville Directory and Census shows that during the past year thirty nine colonels, fifteen majors and seven captains were born in this town. The Literary DiversionSociety caught a barnel of hah and too 'Snoon shine dis tilleries recently Alljgifts to the New; Literary Alliance will bfj thankfully received. The mayor has already given it $10 and costs. Fifj een candidates lor the omce oi town librarian aj-e going to night school so that they may be able to read the titles iof books. A Great Monstrosity. Moorisvllle Record. Mi. F, S. Smith living below Coddle Creek brought to town this morning a queer looking animal. Early yesterday morning he went out to feed his hogs and espied a strange bird setting upon the lence. It did not seem to notice him so be Btarted towards it. It made an a ;tempt to fly but it seemed as if it hadjonly one wing and Mr. Smith had no trouble m capturing it. iNo one seems to know what it ia. Part of the body has feathers upon it, like a chick en while one side there appears coaree red pair. The neck is only about .three mclies long and is covered with scales. 1 ht legs are shore and while one is large the "other is small and appear with out joints. Jt makes a peculiar noise somewhat like a child crying. Mr. Smith. will have it upon exhibition at Goodman's drug store' until noon to-day whpn he will take it to Salisbury to be exhibited. He has already refused quite a sum of monev for, it. YOnv'o Uot Us on This. Chirlotte Observer. We were amused last Thursday morn wk, when, anxious to get the war news, opened the, Charlotte Observer, and the first page, saw in triple head lines, "In Charlotte This Morning." "The Maine Report in an Iron bafe We thought, of course, Lieutenant Miarix had stopped over in Charlotte with the report and had read it to an immense, patriotic crowd in Indepen dence Square, the" birthplace of Amen can independence, but, to our surprise, wb noted that he did not stop, and passed Charlotte just like he did Har ribburg. Concord and China Grove. Concord Times. , Well, anvhow, there haven t been as any of vour folks vaccinated as there have been of Charlotte people, aud you hkven't had a case of smallpox at all. The Lea Claim. The house of representatives had be fpre it a very interesting case last week. It was the claim of the heirs of Mrs. Robert E. Lee for .$217,z3b, the sum which the court of claims has decided was the value of the wood and other supplies taken by the Federal aulhori tlies during the war for military pur poses from the estate in Fairfax county. then occupied by Mrs. Fitzhugh, sister of Mrs. Lee. Mrs. Fitzhugh died in 872, leaving Mrs. Lee her residuary egatee. Mrs. Fitzhugh was loyal to jthe Union during the war and if her icLaim was good the' heirs of Mrs. Lee are entitled to the sum which the court of claims has fixed. The house of rep ; i f iq to 91 re : ; tnL, ihflkim fused to jpay the claim. The directors of the Presbyterian br iihanage, at. Barium Springs havede cided to erect a- building for boys It will be ment. modern, in design and equip- Philadelphia Times. i . General John Eaton, of Washington. D. C, delivered a lecture at Association Hall, under the auspices of the Evan gelical Alliance, He took for his sub ject, "The Mormons and the Way to Suppress Them." He said:! The sub jeol which I have chosen to-day may seem an unnecesary one, but the dan gers it threatens makes its consideration most important The spread of the Mormon religion is wonderful. Accord ing to the official accounts from the Mormon Propaganda it lately received 65,000 converts each year a number almost incredible. It has beside its nominal members 300,000 regular com municants, j "The Mormons, though essentially the same as formerly, do not carry out the old plan of conversion. They now visit the houses of persons in pairs, and are very similar in their methods to the fol lowers of Moody. They present a card on gaining admittance and which, as they are written, do not seem so extrav agant. They are careful not to give of fense, and having won favor can obtain a satisfactory -hearing. Their hearers. nnoing no objection to ineir mild re ligious statements, become less horrified, and by degrees are influenced disastrous ly, oftentimes becoming members of the Mormon Church in spite of its atrocities. - "The Mormon faith in itself is to be dreaded, but the probability of its un healthful influence ia still worse. The State of Utah, though admitted into the Union by promising to abandon poly-! gamy, is now governed by the followers of Smith, and as their religion is uni versally adopted the State will make no aw8 to destroy it. Bat the danger does not cease here. The State of Utah has the right to send two Senators to Wash ington. Two Mormons are therefore living at the capital with their wives and admitted into . our most respectable American society. The danger of this is obvious. More than once social inter course has resulted in the ultimate con version of Christians? to Mormonism. Many who have settled or visited Utah began to worship in these pagan church es, because it was stylish to be Mormons in that country, and their ruination soon followed. Another danger resulting in the power of Alormonifm in Utah is its political strength. Even now nothing could be done in the Senate against it without being Btrongly opposed by the two Senators just mentioned. . in the State itself no one but a Mormon will be received favorably. They have re cently established two headquarters in Mississippi, one in Athens, Alabama; one in Tennessee, and several in New York, New Jersey and other localities near by. Even our own State contains many Mormon converts, j They are now erecting schools, .academies and even universities to spread their infamous doctrine." Lee Advises Kx-Conf ederates to Flebc for Glory of the United States. A dispatch from Greensboro, Ind. to the St. LouiB Globe-Democrat, says Prof. John H. Bobbitt, ex-county super intendent, and a teacher in the city schools, has received a letter from Con sul-General Lee, in which he speaks plainly of the duty, of the Southern sol dier in case of a conflict between the United States and Spain. Prof. Bob bitt was an orderly on General Lee'b staff. Prof. Bobbitt is a strong Cuban sympathizer, and believes that this country should, go to war with Spain Recently he addressed the following to General Lee: "What should a Confederate soldier do in case of war with Spain?" General Lee promptly replied in the following letter: "My Dear Sir: Replying to your let ter of the 15th m8t,, I answer the ques tion contained therein by saying that it ia your duty and the duty of every Con federate soldier, the same as every Federal soldier, in case of war between tbe United states and opain or any other foreign power, to be loyal to the government of the United States, and do whatever you can to maintain the glory of her flag. Fitzhugh Lee. Professor Bobbitt says General Lee hai the love and admiration of all un der him, and had the reputation among his men as a brave and cool-headed officer and fighter. . A scientific boxer may be either a pugilist-or an undertaker. Lova that Altera. H Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds." That is one of the snblrmest lines in all literature. It is the final definition of love by the world's greatest reader of the human mind. Shakespeare. Nearly all women who truly love, love in thia sublime way. Men seldom do. Woman's most rlonous endowment is the cower to awaken and hold the Dure and honest love of a worthy man. When she loses it and still loves on, no one in the wide world can know the heart agony she endures. The woman who suffers from weakness and derangement of her special womanly organism soon loses the power to sway the heart of a man. . Her general health suffers and she loses her good looks, her attractiveness, her amia bility and her power and prestige as a woman. Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo. N.Y., with the assistance of his staff of able phy sicians, has prescribed for many thousands of women. He has devised a perfect and scientific remedy for women's ailments. It is known as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tion.. It is a positive specific for all weak nesses, diseases, disorders, displacements,, irregularities, and debilitating drains pe culiar to women. It purines, regulates, strengthens and heals, i Medicine dealers sell it, and no honest dealer will advise you to accept a substitute that he may make a little larger profit 'I was afflicted with kidney trouble and I tave always had a torpid liver," writes Mrs. E. Crosswhite, of Dtiffau, Erath Co. , Texas. " When I commenced your medicine I waa not able to stand on my lect. X nsed one bottle of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription aad Ave vials of his 'Pleasant Pellets.' I am now well. I had not walked in four monta when I commenced the treatment; but in tea days I waa able to walk everywhere" . POWDER Absolutely Pure PROFESSIONAL CARDS. W. H. LILLY. It. D. i noxmoMsar, u. d .:idlt,i offer their professional servioes to . the citizens of Concord and vicinity. I All calls promptly attended day or night. 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