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Taste Good. tl fmilfur n time. Hold by drnfrtrlirtn. THE CONCORD TIMES. .uimf aflq uwner. "BE 7ST AND PEAR NOT: i : : : - - - K ! Volume xyi. BILL. ARPS LETTER. Lafet midnight that same mocking bird was singing making sweet music to comfort his mate who waB brooding upon her best, (. This morning he is singing again, and seems supremely happy as he makes his little flights up ward and returns to his perch without a break in his song. There is a tiny wren not far away whose song is very short, but just as sweet, and he, too, is com forting his mate. Down in the pasture that fronts our grove I see the milch cows grazing peacefully. In our front yard therejs a hydrant and the crystal water is allowed to leak just enough to keep a basin full and it overflows to a little CTAR8- h i rl A pn pool where the pieeons drink and hath and where the invhida and English sparrows come and sip and go, and never contend. Sometimes the peacock wants a drink and the birds re tire from -his magnificent. presence and await his lnrdsbin's nleasure. A bor's parrot lias left his cage and is caw ing in one of our treep tops. A neich- w o tujciteiiB are scratcning in the leaves nearby. Fleecy clouds are Dass- ing over head and give us alternate sun and shade. I hear the distant whistle of a locomotive and the trembling, rumbling sound of the train as is crosses tne river bridge. I see children dressed in their Sunday clothes going happily to the city hall to take their part com mencement exercises. Alone1 our car- den fence the variegated ran n sur lift their proud heads in peaceful beautv. and not far away is a row of flowering peas arrayed in rainbow colors and ex haling sweet odors to the air. APPte geranium and lemon verbenas sweeten 1 the breezes at our window. Looking northward from the verandah where I sit, the distant hills are piled upon each other in regular irregularity, while more distant mountains give a back ground of cerulean blue to the beautiful picture. Here I am ruminat ing calmy and serenely happy in a big arm chair. Half a hundred magnificent oaks stand Jike God's sentinels in the grove before me, lifting their leafy branches toward the sfrv in adoration of their Creator. The twininer maderia vines and Virginia creepers interlace the trellis at my hand and shelter me from the sun, while two dear little grandchildren are merrily swinging in the hammock not far away. There is nothing in sight this morning but peace an beauty.' Innocence is in the air, the sky, the fields, the trees, the birds and flowers, and . children as the eood Bis hop Heber wrote: Here every prospect pleases And only man is vile." Only man not women or children, or beasts or birds or flowers- only man is vile. What a contrast to the view be fore me is found in the columns of the morning paper,, which has just been handed tome. How shocking are the big head lines that tell of a single day's misery and disaster! When, oh, when, will all these horrible things cease to be! Only man is vile. If he was made . in the image of God, why should he be doing the deeds of the devil? The cost of crime in money is a fearful sum. The cost of courts and prisons and guards 1 and police: the cost in loss of time and labor: but this is nothing com with the cost in grief and misery. Here is a letter that is but a sample of what comes to me in my daily mail, for the poor creatures think that I can do some thing: Lebanon, Fla. My Dear sir: ill you please give the name and address of Borne orphan asylum in Georgia that would probably take three poor little orphan girls into their home. Their mother is dead (died from broken heart) and the father is in jail and lias been sentenced to be hanged. He is much distressed about his helpless children, and begs that you get them into some orphan home. The family are of no kin to me, but I sym pathize with the poor little orphan girls in their very sad condition. Please answer me very soon and let me know if they will be shut out becauee they live out of your state. 'J. U. UAINES, "Postmaster at Lebanon." Now. Mr. Hemphill and M-r. Crumley, can't you make room for these children? May. the good Lord have mercy upon them! What is the world coming to? The old Mosaic law was: "I will visit the sins of the fatheis upon the children," but the new law is, "Suffer Utile chil dren to come unto me, for 01 sucn is the. kindom of heaven." Sometimes I sigh litfe the poet, Cowper, ? and say J'Oh. for a home in some vast wilder ness." where rumor 01 oppression ana Hpceit mif ht never reach me. When I rd at murder aud suicides ana bur glaries and arson and horrible outi ages it makes me sad and then there is always something in them the paper to make me road some lies and slander or some northern devilment. Governor Northen made a great speech in Boston, and I am glad it has been printed in phamphlet form, aud if I was the state I would order enough of them to give a copy to every child in the state that could read, and I would make every negro school teacher in the state read s page aloud every day to his pupils until he had read it all, and if he didn't read it to them and read it well and tell them that it was the truth, I would turn them out doggon him, con found him I am tired paying tax monev to educate negroes to hate, peo ple. I don't believe there ia a negro rnanKor 111 lh state who tries to tram lOWUV" " .,- ihA nPtrro children m these things Nor do I btelieve the negro preachers are any beW.' A most excellent ladv of our town asked her colored . maid the other day if 1 . nQhar ever nreaoneu uum these horrible crimes that are now shocking the good people of the state, a .u aowi Nn. maun: he never nvthinr about it." The unwilling . J l Ikink ll ia that tne neeroeu uo u verv much of a crime. And they relieve the other side just as the yan kees do, . ' 1 : ' . a,i rvthpr Ida wens matie k v,t- iua. wciio uj v s j "SYi had . . nnur niih hiiu iici on tne nam n ------ nunareus 01 "aA terie; Pa .It is for sale - ILMtnnnla fT Ya m Fill Itrl that Miniainni 1.1 1 m l iviuc uvv the north. They don't care a cent if it does cause more lynchings. Ana this thins? has rot nil nr England. A friend of mine who lives near London, seat me a late conv ot The London Chronicle, a paper as in fluential as The Times, and the editor copies, a fcatch ot lies taken from the last United States Howard association report which says that slavery has been virtually re-established in the southern states, especially in Georgia and Florida, and that all the horrors nio.tnred in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" have been re vived.: : That the illegitimate children born in the convict camps are kept in per petual Blavery, and that the female cou victs are outraged by the camp officers at pleasure, and that a girl of seventeen, who ran away to avoid it, was caught by bloodhounds and stripped and flogged amid jeers. The report say there were 286 lynchings of negroes last year, and forty-seven up to April of this year, of whom.faH were negroes but eieht. Of all these, tbirty-two were accused (7) of j . .. . . uiuruer, sixteen 01 assault on white wo men, fourteen for defending themselves. two for impudence and thirty-seven for uo crime, ana twenty-three for being troublesome. The editor then says that the future of the colored race is the gravest prob lem that America has to face, certainly as grave as the expension of her empire oyer Cuba and the Philippines, and that the United States is paying a heavy debt for the sins of her fathers. The Howard Association appeals to human ity to avert the solution by national disaster, and Bays, the negro trouble has become so great that it is feared the difficulty cannot be settled but with blood( Well, now let's pause awhile I must CO out into mv warden and let mv oler down I will pick the beans for dinner; I will throw rocks at my neigh bors chickens; I will hireacussin man. Of all the fools upon earth an English fool is the biggest. Whose fathers is that fool editor talking about? England never freed her own slaves until 1845, but that editor doesnt know they ever had any. Our southern fathers never imported any; they bought them from the yankees, traders from England and Mas3achuett8, who kept up the slave trade in partnership until 1857. The last slaver bought was an American vessel with a mixed crew on the coast of Madagascar. ; A man told me he heard a Chicago drummer say, not long ago, that another drummer told him he heard of a Boston banker who wrote to a Chicago-, broker and asked him if he didn't want to put .some more money in New England rum to ship to Africa. I expect they are at it yet. 'Why, it was a very respectable business both in England and Massa- chuetta just as long as they could find a market for the slaves. John Newton, the poet, the sweetes of allcomposers of hymns, the man who wrote: 'Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch Uke me." was a slave trader, and made big money out of it. One thing is certain, New England rum is still made in Boston from Cuba molasses in large quantities, and I would like to know where they ship it to and what for. South America is still buying slaves from somebody tsut, pebaw, we are all brethren now, and sectional lines are blotted out! Just so let us have peace. How sweet and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to gether in unity I'm loving everybody now except some I'm going to love that yellow Dam m era and French and old mother Julia Ward Howe by proxy if I can find the proxy. Maybe Joe Wheeler will take the iob. Bill Arp. Not a Bad Sign. Omaha Christian Advocate. We know of a young man, already beyond his majority; who is a traveling salesman for an important firm. Every day of his life he writes his mother a letter, long or short. And every day of her life his mother writes to him. is that a bad sign ? , The young man ia a trusted employee, haviog risen from the lowliest position to one of high, respon sibility. Reader, do you think that it impairs that young man s standing witn that firm to have it known that every day he writes his mother, that his mother is his conhdant, that he loves to spend his time in her company, and kneel beside her in evening prayer? You may put it down, reader, that that is not the sort of young man that turns out bad. A Card of Thinks. I wish to say that I feel under lasting obligations for what Chamberlain s, Cough Remedy has done for our family We have used it in so many cases of coughs, luug troubles and whooping cough, and it has always given the most perfect satisfaction, we feel greatly in debted to the manufacturers of this remedy and wish them to please accept our hearty thanks. Respectfully, Mrs. S. Dotty, Des Moines, Iowa. 1 or sale by M. L. Marsh & Co., Druggists. Mrs. McPherson was attracted by the following advertisement the other day To the public. A gentleman who was cured of drinking, smoking, talking too loud, going out at nights, going to the racM. and gambling, and who also gained twenty pounds of flesh'in three years, and was completely restored to health, will sell the secret to any re- nwtahlA nerson for half-a-crown. If no r 1 . . jj cure, money returneu. auun, iu confidence," etc. Mrs, Mcrner3on sent for the remedy, and receivea tne following renlv. "I was cured of all ' . 1 A I th had habits mentionea by a tnree- vears': enforced residence in her Maj esty's prisons. Last fall I sprained my left hip while handling some heavy boxes. The doctor I called on said at first it was a slight of rain and' would soon be well, but it mianr wntsft ana the doctor then said I had rheamatism. It continued to grow worse and I could hardly get around to T went to a drug store ana tne . 1 - - , .mmmi(lwl me tn trv Cham i 11 riifymii 1 cw""v"" - berMn's Pain Balm. I tried it and one- half of a 50-cent bottle cured me entirely, " , 5f nl1 m frifinds. H I I TiriW 1 " iiimau. av w - J v . " T Kl I H . n.. UJA. A1. M Concord, N. C, Thursday, June 22, 1899. KKV. SAM JONES TACKLES CHURCH TROUBLES. GREAT Atlanta Journal. I returned home a few days ago after a month s absence and with my family moved out into our country home five miles from town. J am enjoying se clusion and rest now from the constant labors of this year and the first of July will begin my Chautauqua work, at tending between forty and fifty chau tauquas all the way from Pennsylvania to California. This is delightful work during the hot season. I lecture only once a !ay and get on a night train as a rule, taking a Bleeper, and get up re freshed for the next day's work. With the exception of four or five engage ments this month I shall rest quietly here. I shall be a farmer this month. I am an agriculturist the year round but farmer only one month this year. You know a "farmer is a gentleman who stays on his farm and makes a living for hia family. An agriculturist is a gentleman who lives in town and runs his farm in the country and spends all he makes in town on his farm out in the country. We have many agricul turists in our country. I have been thinking for several days of ordering Bome long handled hoes so the agricul turists could sit about on the goods boxes in town during the day and hoe Their cotton on the farms, instead of whittling Boft pine and talking about the monumental crime of 1873. If the farmers of this country could wap off their jaw-bones for back-bone and mustle we'd have a sturdy set, but ' the more a man talks the less he works. If there is a man on earth whose job I envy it is a farmer. He cannot com plain of anyone except providence, and those complaints are not heard, for God has told us to praise Him and not growl at him. As Bill Arp would say, I have been ruminating a. little siuce I came home. A man can think a little as well as farm. I have been thinking somewhat about the three big church cases. The Baptist church settled their difficulty on church history by accepting the resig nation of Dr. Whitsitt. They were quibbling over a historical fact; and if it is against the voice of a majority of the brethren, no matter about history or facts, the fellow that said it must resign. Sometimes a fellow will argue against a fact but the fact remains after the argument is finished just the same as it .was . before. Dr. W hitsitt was right or wrong, one. If he was right and no living man in his denomination knows church history better then somebody else was wrong; but it is not my fight and I don t want ta wear any kicks or bruises on account of anything say about it It is settled now and I &m glad of it, though I am sorry for Dr. Whitsitt. The big Briggs sauabble was ended by the Episcopal church swallowing the Doctor from head to heels with all con tents in the package noted. But if the leading Episcopal bishop in this coun try thinks that the saloon is the poor man's club I don t see why they should kick at Dr. Briggs. I had rathrr take in Briggf" with all his heresies than to put a club in the hands of every nhite aproned saloon keeper in this country to fight the good people who would down his saloon and stop his debauch ing of humanity. I like Briggs better than I do Potter. I think his heresy will do less harm than Bishop Potter's liberal views on the saloon question. Really,, there is nothing out of perdi tion worse than a saloon, and when a church can take that in as a poor man's club, they ought to be able to masticate, swallow aud digest anything else that conies along. A church like that can take its place along with the alligators of Florida, which, when nothing else appears, masticate and live ou pine knots. - The Methodist church with its bishops and book committee have decided that the Publishing House matter shall re main in statu quo until the next gen eral conference meets; that it is not a matter for any official or officials to amend or regulate, and furthermore that if the parties complained at resign, thev have no one into whose hands to place their resignation, and no one has the right to appoint thtir successor iu office. Really, I have never seen the need of their calling a general confer ence together on the subject. The gen eral conference was in session after the transaction of the book agents and every delegate, with every bishop, had ample time and opportunity to see and know all the facts connected with the transaction. I am sure most of them did know the whole thing from bottom to ton. and with the general conference in session and a knowledge of all facts beforethem, if they did not act then, what is the use in calling another con ference ? I saw the Congressional Rec ord with all I the testimony and facts nnhlifthed. It was being circulated at the general conference last May at Bal timore. The thing was talked of a good deal, and with all the facts before many of the delegates (and if any delegate didn't knowl the facts, he must have been some old popuhst brother from the country), they re-elected their book agents without opposition, and, if 1 mistake not, the entire book committee without a cbaDge. Now what is the use of talking about a general conference to Btraighten this matter out? What has been doue has been done. If the officials in charge of affairs can stand it, why can't the church stand it? I have never thought that Maior Stahlman's fee was too large. I have never thought any other other man could have gotten that bill through except Major- Stahlman. The record shows that he did not do any thing wrong in the matter except to withhold some facts with reference to bis remuneration, with which it was but impudence on the part of congress to meddle at all. That claim , had been nondinc for thirty vcars and more, had been ud time and again, and it took man of experience and ability in hand ling legislators to get it through, .no body has since denied that the claim was just. It was none of the business rf the ; congress of the United States What the attorney's fee shou'd be. If there was any" loose business at -all it wr simnlv withholding the facts in reference to the remuneration of attorney, Major Stahlman, and congress nad no right to meddle with that. The Methodist bishops have recom mended to the church a week of prayer beginning with next Sunday, I believe. I believe if the Methodist church will pray a week, it will be the best , thing possible for us all. Prayer will help us. Fussing and quarreling will never help any man or church, and if we can pray ourselves right and then have a graci ous revival in the Methodist church this year, we would land into the year 1900, with a decline in numerical strength, but with a rousing gain and a bright future before us. - t believe a man and a church can pray themselves right. I am sure that in contentions and quarreling, they cannot. The Publishing House matter has never hurt me. I have never meddled with it, I am not backslidden on that account. The United States senate has said in substance that in any event the church was not culpable. They attach no blame to the church. Iam in favor of more prayer, more consecration, less unbrotherlyness, less fussing Let the grand old Baptist church do her work on her knees and off her knees. Let the grand old Episcopal church practice piety and sobriety and fight the saloons in spite of Bishop Potter s belief that the saloons are the poor man's club. Let the Methodist church sing her good old songs and pray her prayers and preach repentance to sinriers and holi ness to her people; and we will have a brighter and a happier proBpect in sight. ; J With kind regards to all three of these great branches of Protestantism, I subscribe myself, a plain farmer in the country, Sam P. Jones, j As a Man Sees Her. Atchison Globe. Another Atchison girl who gets $ 40 a month for Bitting in au office will re sign in a few weeks to wash dishes and cook for love and her board. When a girl has a new engagement I ring she finds many occasions for feel ing if her back hair is in good order, j Mean people fay that the man a widow Selects to support her at her hus band's, funeral is the one she usually marries afterward. "Well, I see Mrs. Blank is breaking in, .is the women's comment when they read in the paper that Mrs. Blank will give a reception. By the time a man has saved up enough money to have a palm and a brussela carpet in his parlor bis girl has reached the "company" age and he is not allowed to sit there. Several years ago an Atchison man married a slender, modest little darling, and everybody said it was a case of hawk and dove. Now the wife weighs twice as much as her husband, has whiskers and talks bass. When a woman is old and bilious ebo TrttpJiirre it i. a pocttuit way t Bay ing she is fading away like a lily. When a woman begins to admire a man she begins to persecute him. There comes a time to every married woman when she has to use a sort of faith cure on her belief in her husband's affections. It is a pitiful truth that women trust their daughters witn men whom their husbands wouldn't trust to open an account. A certain Atchison woman is always invited to serve the brick ice cream at parties for the reason that she cuts it in such thin slices. Would something terrible happen if a girl forgot to tie up those terrible but tons on the back of her skirt, and is it possible under present fashion condi tions for a girl to dresa without the as sistance of the neighbors? Reputation Help Character. Sunday School Times. Reputation helps to make character. LTo be continually telling a boy that he is a biid boy is more likely to make him worse than better. To give a class the reputalioo of being the "worst class in school." and t keep noising it abroad, is not likely to raise the moral tone or discipline of the class. A man who has served out a term in pri-on - for crime finds it hard to ehow himself trustworthy, becaue nobody trusts him. rlia repu tation as an ex-prisoner clings to him. and unless he is exceptionally strong of will, reform seems hopeless to him, and he sinks back to the level to which his bad reputation has beeu depreciating him. As the character of othersdepends largely upon their reputation, we should be careful how we handle that reputa tion.'4 An Essay on Smoking. Young men, we have adopted a rule that all of you who like to smoke can do so. but please do not smoke in com nanv with ladies. If you want to smoke, nlease go out on the porch or yard. Our rule is to stop smoking in- the parlor with ladies, for we think if a gentleman has the respect for a lady that he ought to have he would not smoke while in her nreeence. We haye some nice young la dies Who have a desire to be respected; therefore, we have made this rule to show our respect for them. 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Price the 1 25 cents a-box. For sale by P. B. Fetzer. ARMY L.IFE IS PHILIPPINES. Private Warren E. Sadler Writes of Hard Work and Privation. Baltimore Sun. - Warren E. Sadler, son of Prof. W. H. Sadler, who is a member of Company A, Eighteenth United States Infantry, writes from Jaro, Philippine Islands, to his brother, F. A. Sadler, as follows: "The thermometer here has never been below 75 degrees, and ranging from that to 110 degrees. The better class dress in white the year round. The natives look as though they were literally dried up by the sun, and are the homeliest creatures I ever saw. The women marry at the 'age of 12 years, and after they pass their eight teenth birthday it is a hard matter to distinguished their age, as they look anywhere from 25 to 100. I suppose you read all about the battle of Manila. Well, I never want to experience another day like that of the 13th of August, a three-and-a-half-mile charge through mud and -water, varying from ankle to waist deep, and with no change of clothing after getting in the city: sleeping three . nights on the sidewalk is anything but pleasant, besides having to live on hardtack and canned beef for over a month, but there was not a complaint from one of the men. They thoroughly unterstood the situation and made the best of it. After the capture of that city we had to do police duty, that meaning two hours on and four off, night and day, for over two months. You will never have an idea of what a soldier's life is during hostilities until you have experienced it On November 2 we were sent to Cavite, a city just across the bay from Manila, which we had to guard, and where we remained unil Christmas Day, when we were loaded aboard the immense transport Arizona and sailed for Iloflo, 350 miles distant We re mained on board the Arizona until the assault and capture of Iloilo, February 11. That day I shall never forget. The booming of the big 8-inch guns and the burning city will ever be vivid in my memory, but the most miserable days ever spent were aboard that ship. Just imagine, if you can, 1,400 soldiers aboard, one boat. .You can readily imagine how we were fed and how monotonous the days were. I tell you when the first shot was fired from the Callao the boys nearly went mad. 'About G o'clock the morning of February 11 two Fdipino officers, with their escorts, came over to our ship to collect port charges, and they were re ferred to General Miller, who was then in command, but: has since retired. They stated their business to him, and our noble General refused, with thanks. They seemed very much put out, and returned to the city 'with blood in their eyes.' About two hours later tllor fiMiil sn f.hft rjallar ohijJ xaaa lying about 200 yardilrom shore, com manding their fort and the jentrance to the harbor. The Callao immediately replied with her 6-pounders,and in less than 30 minutes their Tort was com pletely demolished. While this was taking place the Boston was throwing shell after shell into the city proper and had it on fire in several places. The Filipinos had made threats that before they would surrender the town they would lay it in ashes, and they certainly carried it out, for when we were landed, about I P. M., the city was a veritable hell. They had placed gasoline all over the town, and when they saw that we intended landing they touched it off, and today, with the ex ception of the water front, there is not a business house and very few resi dences standing in the city. They tried to burn the water front, but we were too' hot on their trail, so they 'vamoosed.' We did not attempt to follow them into the country, so we threw out outposts and went in camp for the night. The next morning we received orders to be in readiness at 3 P. M.. with 200 rounds of ammunition each, but we were to reconnoitre the surrounding country, and at the time specified Company A, of which I am a member, together with Company u and one light battery, consisting of one Hotchkiss and one Gathng, started out, and we had hardly gone half a mile, when we were fired on from a large banana and cocoanut grove, in which the enemy was concealed, and while we were in column of fours, lhe tirst volley wounded Corporal Sparks and Private Smith, of my company, ana Lieutenant Bolies, of the battery. We immediately opened fire on the grove, although we could not see the enemy, at the same time throwing out a skir mish line, which was very hard to do as we had been fired on s- unexpected ly that the men became- demoralized for the time being, but soon recovered, and we certainly made it hot for those black devils. Their bullets were as thick as hail, and I can't for the life of me understand how more of us were not wounded "We were ordered to make 50 yard dashs. drop- fire six shots, fill maga zmes and make another 50-yard dasn. using the same tactics until we reached the woods: then the general was wounded, and we made a charge for the city, which we succeeded in captur ing and driving ihe natives way beyond i ta outskirts, we Killed auout o them coiner through the streets of the town, as we had clear shooting, and were pouring it ino them as last as we cou'd, and they did not take time to return our fire, but made for the sugar fields as fast as thev could go. we at once took up quarters at this place, Laro, and were reinforced by the Third Battalion, who did guard and outpost duty until the morning of the 14th, St. Valentine's Dav. and one never to oe forgotten by me. Everything seemed to be quiet, but we could see the Filipinos at a distance making preparations of some kind. About 3 P. M. they opened up on us, and we did nofc-reolv until they were within 1.000 yards of us. Ve could not see them, as they were in a large sucarcane field. Pretty soon the order came down the line to set our sights at 1,000 -yards and to fire at the smoke i.WU-IOIUO emu v a.'' - their guns, which we icould see rising above the cane. Alter nnng six, voueys we were ordered to charge, which Aid f..r nvor a mile, at the same time! Fly from the pleasure that bites ta- receivinc & hot fire from their support. I morrow. o . - - $1.00 a Tear, in Advance. Number 51. The'Gatling and: Hotchkiss shells burst right among a group of them, and I dont think one escaped. This fight lastedpretty nearly three hours, during which time nine of our' bovs were killed and 31 wounded, myself included. -R. L. Grigsby, a good-friend and 'bunky' of mine, was killed within three feet of me, and I helped to cam1 him from the field. ' One of those large Remington bullets hit him 111 the fore head, killing him instmtly. It was whilo returning to the firing line that I got my dose. "I was hit with a Mauser, which made a painful but not dangerous wound. It caught me in the muscles of the shoulder and was cut out of my back. The bullet was almost spent when it hit me or it would have gone right through. . I was in the hospital for two weeks, but am all right now, with the exception of a little stiffness. I have the bullet and will show it to you if I ever Teturn to America, which I think is doubtful for the present, ns I like this country, and there are lotti of good chances to make money. We think, since the capture of Malolos will about settle matters for the time being, our regiment will be ordered back to the States shortly to recruit up, as we are verv short of men. Philosophy Up to Date. Charity may begin at home, but re form begins elsewhere. The world owes every man an exist ence, but not a living. There's no re-dress for the man who has but one suit of clothes. A little white lie is always sidetracked for a big black one. i The way of the transgressor may be hard, but it's usually pretty smooth. A man can make a good bluff by looking wisa and keeping his mouth closed. -. Literary men resemble hens. The author lays a plot and the editor siTs on it. . The good man who goes wrong is in reality a bad man who has just been found out When some people make up their minds they leave out a lot of imjiortant matter. Worry never cures an evil, but it sometimes relieves the monotony of too much happiness. When ording a new ribbon for your typewriter always specify whether it's for her or for it. The poet possesses wonderful power. The mere sight of one has beeu known to raise the hair of an editor. The individual who spends his time in telling what he is going to do after he gets there fails to arnve. The evil that men do lives after thern. Even when au amateur coruetit dies he cannot take the fatal instrument with him. 4 Clobl Mliuud.l"'l "Nellie," said a mother ,td .Iter little daughter, "I wish you would run over and see how old Mrs. Smith is; she has been quite ill." In a few minutes Nellie came run. back and reported, "She said to tell you that it was none of your business." "Why, Nellie," said the astonished mother, "what did you ask her?" 'Just what you told me to," replied the little innocent, "i told her you wanted to know how old she was. A Sadder and A Wiser Man. Branch Tree, congratulate me, and come along and take something. Yes, you've got to go. It's a 10-pound boy my first, you know. Tree Really, urauch, you must ex cuse me this mo'uing, for I cannot en ter into the snint of the occasion. Do uot insist now; I am iu uo mood for it. Branch What's the matter, old man? Tree It's a boy at our house, too My eighth, you know. The Hem-h and the Bar. Judge Your face is familiar. I've seen you before. Prisioner Yes, your Honor, quite often. Judge Ab! What was the charge the last time I saw you? Prisioner I think it was 15 cents, your Honor. I mixed a cocktail for you, I believe. A devout colored preacher, whose! heart was aglow with missionary zeal, gave notice to his congregation that in the eveuing an offertory would ne tanen for missions, and asked for liberal gifts. A selfish, well-tc-do man in his con gregation said to him before the service: Yer gwine to kill dis Uhurch it yer goes on saying, -uivei uiyei io Church can stan' it. Yer gwine to kill it." After the sermon the colored minuter said to the people, "Brother Jones told me I was gwine to kill dis here Church ef I keep a-asking yer to give; but, iny brethren. Churches docsu't die dat way. Ef anybody kuows of a Church dat died 'cause of rta civin' too much to the Lord, I'll be very much obliged ef my brother will tell me whar dat Uburch is. tor I se uwine to visit it, and I'll climb up on de walls of dat church, under de light of de moon, and crv. 'Blessed am de dead dat die in de Lord.' " "Is vour sister at home, Willie?': asked Willie's sister's young man. "No; I heard her say she was n eao-ed this afernoon but don t be OCT . .... frightened: 1 don't think its marry ing engagement TT While the landlady and the boarders bent their beads devoutly above the table the new arrival sat bolt upright The good landlady waa shocked. 'Atheism ?" she sharply asked. "No, ma'am," said the new boarder, "boil!" She : "Sometimes you appear really manly, and Bometimes you are ; abso lutely effeminate. How do you ac count for it?" He: "I Buppose it is hereditary. Half my ancestors were males and the other half females. - . ... "It isn't injurious to eat a clove once in a while, is it, doctor?" "Well, that of - - , . . - , depends a great deal on the spirit. with i we THETIR1E8 N- STEflM BOOK AND JOB OFFICE i We keen on hand a fall stock of LETTER HEADS, NOTE HEADS, STATE - MENTS, BILL HEADS, ENVEL OPES, TAGS, VISITING CARDS, WED DING INVITATIONS, ETC, ETC. GOOD PRINTING ALWAYS PAYS Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Alum baking powders are the greatest mtaacers to health of the present day. wovm. mim powcch Co., new ytwk. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. O. G. CALOWKLL, M. I. U. L. BTKVKN8, M. n DRS. CALDWELL & STEVENS, 7 Office In former PostOffiee Building on Main street. Telephone No. 87. DR. H. C. HERRING. DENTIST, Is again at his old place over Vorke's Jewelry Store, i COx?CQRX, IT. C. J DR. L. N. BURLEYS0N, Physician and Surgaon. Offers his professional services to the cltli? zens of Concord and vlcinitv. umce over Aiartiii'sarug store. I , Telephone No. 86 Residence, corner Depot and Fetser Streets Dr. W. C. Houston. Surgeon fig Dentist, , CONCORD, H. O. Is prepared to do all kinds of dimtnl work tn the most approved manner'. uince over Johnson's Drug Store. L. T.'HARTSELL, Attoraey-at-Law, CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA. Prompt attention given to all business. Office in Morris building, opposite the court nouse. w. r. um.t. a. p. X VONTnOM KR V, M. I DRS. LILLY MDiTEDMlIlT offer their professional services to the citi- . zens or Utmcoru ami vicinity. All cans promptly attended day or night. Office and residence , on East Depot street, opposite Presbyterian church. . .. .., , w t, MONTGOiTKBT. t. tiKVOROWElj MflSTCflMRBYALf.BiWKU. . attorneys 3li3eselors4i-Uw: CONOOBD, K. a ' ' ' ' As nartners. will practice law in Cabarrus, Stanly and adjoining counties, in the Supe rior and Supreme Courts of the State and in the Federal Courts Office on Depot street. Parties desiring to lena money can leave it with us or nlare it in Concord National Dank for us, and we will lend It on good real es tate securitvfree of charge to the deixsltor. we make thorougn examination oi line w lands offered as security for loans. Mortgages foreclosed 3 ltnout expense to owners of same. . Paying Double Prices I far evervthine u not deasant. i ltf But that's what you are doing. If you don't buy here. Did you think it iible to bur a I50.00 ;icyclefor$i8.75t Cat- .1.u. No- co tells all about Bicycles, Sewing Machines. Oreans and Pianos. Y What do you think of a fine Y suit of Clothing, made-toyour- Y measure, guaranteed to fit and expren puta to your siaiiou for $5.50? Catalogue No. 57 shows 3a samples of clothing and shows manv bargains in ? Shoes. Hats and Furnishing X V t.ithnirranhed Catalosue 47 snows- arpeis, jvugs, 5 ticres and Lace Curtains, in haad-painted colors. We pay V Freight, sew carpets free, and fin ..ish linim? without charee. What do vou thi ok o f a Solid Oak Dry-air Fam ilv Refrieera- tor for $3.95? It is but one of over coco bar gains contained in our Gen eral Catalogue of Furniture and Household Goods. We save vou from 40 to 60 buy at retail when you know of us? Which catalogue do cent, on every tnmg. wny , of us f ' Which catalogue do A etau wnen you kbow a Price, $3.95. youwantt Address this way. iMULlUS HINES & SON, Baltimore, lid. Dept. 800. 8 '..ft t- -A I k BUYS AN n n Eight Day, Clock t Walnut or Oak, Fully Warranted, 1 1 I I 9 h FOR 12 MONTHS, AT W. C. CORRELL'S. '4. Fine Watchworl aM EngraY- ing a Specialty. A. - - JT:- y Price, f 18.75. I I I .74. . 1: I1 I ROSSES I 1 on.l or BAliinc them all over bv M. L. Marsh & Co., Druggists I UVC DJl J 1 o '
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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June 22, 1899, edition 1
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