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VOL V
LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MAR. 18, 1892.
NO. 46
Professional Cards.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Offers bis professional serviceto he
citizens of Lincolnton and surroun
ding councry. Office at bis resN
dence adjoining Lincolnton liotel.
All calls promptly attended to.
Aug. 7, 1891 ly
J. W.SAIN, M. D.,
lias located at Lincolnton and of
fers bis services as physician to the
citizens of Lincolnton and surround
ing country.
Will be tonnd at night at the res
ideDce of H. O. Wood
March '27, 1891
ly
Bartlett Shipp,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Jan. 9, 1891.
Finley & Wetmore,
ATTYS. AT LAW,
LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Will practice in Lincoln and
surrounding counties.
All business put into our
hands will be promptly atten
ded to.
April 18, 1890. ly.
Dr. W. .A PRESSLEY,
SURGEON DENTIST.
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five cents for the milkman.
Kittie Papa, the butler says he
must bavo that fifty cents or he
won't leave no soup bone.
Wife Henry, really I must pay
the washwoman or she won't come
again.
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New York Ledger.
TWO GIRLS' PLANS.
BY MAEY KYLE DALLAS.
"What are you going to do," said
Minnie Lee to Mattie Price, as they
stood on tbe school porch together
the last day before vacation "What
are you going to do when you leave
school, Mattie ?"
"Oh, I'm going to nncle's," said
Mattie. "I shall stay there most of
the time, It's pretty pleasant at
! uncle's.
"Oh I I don't mean in vacation,
Mattie," replied Miunie. "I mtanj
when you leave school for good.''
"I'll have a jolly time then; read
novels and play the piano and pay
visits all day ! Maybe I'll have to
help ma home; but I sb u't wear
myself out, I can tell you,'' said
Mattie, turniug about on her toes
"I'll have a nice time until I marry,
and 1 sba'u't marry anyone but a
rich gentleman. When ma is mad
at pa, she often says to us girls:
'Don't marry a poor man, my dears.'
And she'll And that I shall mind
her."
'Of course. My pa is poor, too,''
Minnie replied ; "bnt ma says he's
the best man she ever knew. As
for marrying, I never think about
that ; I don't feel old enough, But
you don't understand yet I'm go
ing to learn to be a dressmaker,
! What are yoa going to be?"
"Ma says it isn't genteel for la
dies to earn money," said Mattie,
tossing her head. " 'Let the men
provide for them,' she says.''
"Well, my mi says that whee
people are poor every one should
help. She makes fringes and bead
trimmings in tbe evenings, and
puts quite a little sum into her
pocket that way. She wants us all
to be able to make it lighter for pa
as we grow up; and I've a turn for
dressmaking, and I am going right
it it after I've got through school.
Six months more and that will be
all. I'm a mechanic's daughter,and
so are you; and why should we
take on airs V
All Mattie answered was :
"Ma says it's not genteel to woik."
Time passed on. The girls went
to school, graduated, and left it to
aether. At the tinal exhibition, ev.
eryoae said that Mattie was the
prettiest girl upon the p!atform,and
quite the most fashionably dressed.
But Minnie's plain, white dress
"hung" perfectly, and the natural
rose in her hair was qaite enough.
Minnie, every one said, was very
bright, if not so wonderfully pretty.
After the exhibition, both girls
went home with their mothers.
"1 was proud of you to-day, Min
nie," said Mrs. Lee ; "and I really
tbiuk you have takeu advantage of
your privileges. Girls did not have
so good a chance for tree education
when I was young. Respectable
parents had to pay for schooling,
and only those who were willing to
accept charity went to tree school;
Now, every workingman has a right
to the public schools, and we can
keep our girls and boys there long
er, which is a great blessing."
"Mattie," said Mis. Price, "you
put me in mind of myself at your
age, only I was prettier than you
are. Your waist was smaller than
any other of the girls. How pleas
ed I was to think I'd corseted you
up from the first, and made you so
genteel.''
And so the two girls left their
othool-days behiud them, and eu
tered on their woman's lite.
Busy little Minnie went on the
foliowiug Monday to Miss Burling
ton, a thorough diessmaker, who
taught her v irl as carefully as she
worked herself, and Mattie lounged
about tbe little house, no ft and then
practicing'' ou a rattling old piano?
which was one of the relics of her
mother's youthful "gentility," read
iug all sorts of trash, and flirting
with any youog man who came
across her path.
Sometimes her mother would grow
angry aud scold her. Sometimes
she would declare that Mattie was
"a lady born." Now and then, when
diuner was late, and put on the ta
ble only half cooked at last, on a
cloth speckled with gravy and at
tractive to flies, her father would
cry out:
"Why can't you teach Mattie to
wash aud cook A great girl, that
costs ma more than she'll ever be
worth in this world.r
But neither parent made any sens
fiiblo effort to alter her habits, or
put her in the way of being any
thing more than a pretty, idle thing
who never thought it her duty to
help anyone or to think of anyone
but herself.
Time flies fast. Fifteen y-.ars had
passed since the school -days of our
two girls ended.
Iu a bright wjndow, on the sec
ond floor of a large house in Four
teenth street, New York, stood sev
eral wax figures, elegantly dressed
in the latest fashion. Large cases
of lace goods and ornaments tor
hair and costume were raugd
about the room, and well-dressed
youug womem stepped briskly about
inquiring tbe wishes of the throng
of customers add taking their or
ders.
In tbe next room, behind closed
doors, a Hue-looking woman of thir
ty was presiding over tbe work of
some dozen young girls, and two,
older women were preparing more
at a large cutting table.
Iu the window one could read the
sign
: MISS LEE,
I ARTISTIC DRESSMAKER. ;
It was Minnie, our old friend, who
was at the bead of the establish
ment; and work had certainly agreed
with her, for she had growu rosy
Knd buxom,
"Be careffil of this silk," she was
saying to ber priucipal cutter. "The
1 idy it belongs to wants to make
the most of it, and it cannot be
matched, and there will be a batton
and halt a yard of lace, left see
that they are sent home' with her
parcel.''
Miss Lee was always so careful in
each small matters, ber customers
said.
"Before we trim Mrs. B's walking'
dress we should let her know that
that material will fray iu a week,''
she added. "Perhaps she can ex
change it. Eliza, take this card
over to her at once "
"Miss Lee,'' said a voice at her
elbow, at this juncture, "Miss Lee,
a lady has called. An old school
friend, she says she is. I told her
j oa were bosy, bat she says she's
in great trouble and must see you."
"Who can it be V thought Minnie
and taking off her apron she hur-i
ried to a small private parlor to
which her guests were shown, and
there found, sitting on the sofa, a
lender, faded-looking woman,wear
ing a shabby silk, with the braid
dragging behind her, and a very
Kay pink bonnet, with one ot the
stiings pinned on with a large brass
pin.
'I dou'i suppose you know me,
Minnie," said this lady, risiug. "I'm
Mattie Price, or I was before I mar
ried. I'm Mrs. Jellicoe now. Dear
me, how fat you are.''
"Yes, I grow stout," said Minnie.
"Though I do fly around, I can tell
you. And so this is Mattie ! Well,
yoa have the same black eyes and
J hair such pretty hair and have
you beeu well aud happy T"
"Oh, I'm never well7 repl ed Mrs.
Jellicoe; "and as for happy my
husband went oil" three years ago,
goodness kuows where. I get what
I can from pa and what I can from
Brother John ; but it's hard to get
ou, and I saw vour sign, and knew
it must be you, aud 1 thought Td
see whether you'd help me a little.'
"All I cau, my dear," said Minnie,
heartily. "What a dreadfal man to
use you so, I isb you had come
six months ago ; for now I have
only three months left. I'm going
to be married, too, Mattie. We've
been engaged three years, but Sara
aud Esther will take the business,
and they'll do anything I ask ; and
I can get you started. Of course,
you want me to teach you my trade.
Those delicate little fingers will
make lovely stitches, I'm sure, and
you can earn something from the
first, and a good deal very soon.'
" 4Earn V " ejaculated Mrs. Jelli
coe "r.arni xoo aon'c toinK i
want to be a diessmaker ? Mr. J el
licoe belongs to one of the first famy
iies, and I've never eari ed a penny
and hope 1 never shall."
"Dear me!" ejaculated Minnie
See. "I think it is so nice to earn
money. Here, Mattie, turn arouud
and let me stitch your braid on, I've
got my needle and thread here. I
can't bear to see braid banging
and your bonuetstnng sha'u't I
sew that t"
"Ob, thank you," said Mrs. Jellio
coe. "Yes, it you will. You see.
before Mr. Jellicoe went off, I had
a maid, aud she mended for me.
I've got out of the way ot doing it
myself. I didn't mean o offend, you
Minnie. It's splendid for you to!
get on bo, but I couldn't nirtke dres I
es or sew for a living after boarding
in stylo so many years,"
"No j I suppose not ! ' sigbed
Minnie Lee, shaking her head and
switching at the braid. "Couldn't
you give music lessons? You used
to play f
"Ob, I've dropped my music,"
said Mrs, Jellicoe. "What I thought.
Minnie, was thar, perhaps you'd
lend me five dollars until 1 can bor
row more of Brother John."
"No, I won't,'' said Minnie; "but
I'll give you ten. I'm glad to do
that And now see, Mattie, tbiuk
over what I have said. You shall
be taught a good trade if you'll
come here."
Mrs. Jellicoe had takeu the two
crip five-dollar notes, kissed Min
nie on both cheeks, and put them
into her ragged poi teruounaie, and
made no answer.
"I know I'm keeping you from
your work, dear ebe said, in rath
er a coudesending manner. "Ob,
yes I forgot my bonnet. Thank
you. Good-bye." And she wa9
gone.
Years afterward, when Minnie,
the wife of a wealthy manufacturer,
stood one day at her window, she
saw an ambulance pass by, followed
by a large crowd.
"It's a poor person who has killed
herself wirh kerosene, ma'am," said
her chambermaid, who had just
heard the news from the policeman.
"By the name of Mrs. Jellicoe, ma
'am. She lived with her brother,
and he used to scold her for idle
ness. And just tody he bade her
make tbe fire for a cup of tea, and
she would not put a baud to it ; aud
he was lor turning ber oat of doors,
aud with that she agreed to do it,
and to hasten the blaze, she poured
on kerosene. She cau't live an hour
they say.''
"It must be poor Mattie," sighed
Minnie. "It is the end she would
be most likelv to come to.''
A Plea Tor Neckwear.
Dressy neckwear of all sorts is
pronmed an unprecedented run of
favor for the coming season There
is reasou for the most devout
thankfulness that at last the uutldy,
half-dressed spectacle of woman
without collars is at an end. There
has not for half a century been any
fashion more demoralizing or more
unbecoming. It has been produc
tive of au amount of carelessness
among growing girls that it will
take years of training to overcome.
There are many daughters of res
pectable families who appear iu the
morningindeed, at any time of
ihe day without ruching or other
finish in the neck of the dress. Such
fashions as these may be criticised,
not merely a foolish caprice, but as
haviug decidedly injurious leudeu
cies, especially in view of the tact
thai they let down the staudaid of
uea'ness, care and daintiness among
onng girls.
Novelists aud poets have written
of tbe charming girl with the dainty
lioe of white about her threrc and
wrists. Whether the novelist ol
the future will enlarge upon the
charms and daintiness of the miss
who comes down to breakfast with
out collar or cuffs, it is scarcely
worth while to question.
There is neither sense nor reason
in the practice, and it bas a sug
gestion of careless untidiness scarco
ly to be tolerated by any person of
fastidious tastes, N Y. Ledger.
FOR DTSPEPSIA,
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Rtute Suutlay School Conven
tion.
We would call the attentiou of
those of our readers intereeted in
Sunday school work and those who
should be and that means every
body from the threo-yearold to the
octogenaiian to the approaching
aunual State Sunday School Cou-
veution, to be held in Newberne, on
the 21)tb, 20th and 31st of this
mouth. The prcgraci belore us
savors of good things in store for
those favored to attend. Mr. Wm.
Reynolds, the affable, genial, good
natured, good looking Sunday
School Convention manager will be
there. It is said that ho haile from
Peopia, Illinois, the Banner Sunday
School Stat' but it strikes us that
he is from Hustler.v lie, for he is a
hustler of the hustler?.
OorS'.ate Convention will also
be attended by Rtv, II. M. II a mill,
th3 Superintendent of tbe Normal
Depaitment of the Illisois Sunday
School Association, who will take
charge of the two afternoon sessions
aud convert the Convention into a
Sunday School Institute.
Ue will hold two Conferences
having the following as topics:
Sunday School Mauagment. a
The Equipment, b. The Program.
Sunday School Scholars, a. Their
Attendance, b. Their home Study.
The fo.owing Training Lessons
wi l be given.
Sunday School Teachers a. Their
Preparation, b. Thvir Duties, c.
Their Mistakes.
Normal Work. a. Its Aim b. Its
Needs.
After each lesson there will be
opportunity given for questions to
be asked and answers given by
Prof. Hamill.
It is especially desired that the
leaders in secular school Institute
wcik attend tbe Convention and
take advantage of the Sunday
Sciool institute session that similar
methods may be set on foot in our
Stiite Sunday School vrork. Prof,
lis mill is au acknowledged leader
iu Sunday School Institute work,
anl the officers of the State Sonday
Scbrol Association hope that tbe
leaders in educational work, as well
as ministers, superintendents and
others iutciestrd in Sunday School
work attend, that his methods, or
an improvement upon them, possi
bly, may be adopted in Sunday
School Institutes to b? anaugurated
throughout the State during the
summer months or in connection
with our Couuty Sunday School
Conventions.
E. W. Ward, Pres. Dist.
The Alliance and Politics.
It is always a difficult matter to
keep any organization qu;et during
a campaign. N matter what its
nature, some of th meaibers leel
that because tbey happen to think
a certain way or favor a certain
par:y that all ot the members should
think and act ju9t as he does. Polin
tics even are carried into churches,
Hud some member of a church
thinks all the male members should
vote for a certain party or candi
dite. All this is more- or less un
fortunate. The Alliance bas had some trou
ble every two years on this account.
Everybody cannot think ahKe. We
should not expect it. This paper
has repeatedly mado suggestions
aloug this line, and as the approach
ing campaign warms up, a good deal
of caution will be nece-sary.
The number of people who think
the Alliance should become a poliN
icil party is small. But there are
quite a number whe think it should
vote solidly with tbe People's party.
Still auother large crowd think evN
ery Atliancemau should vote tbe
Democratic ticket. Not a fev think
the same iu regard to the Republi
can ticket, This feeling is not con
fined to Alliance membership. Par
ty papers, speakers aud organizers
cling to the idea that Alliance mem
bers should all vote with their par
ty. There are members of tbe Allie
ance who will vote nothing bnt the
Democratic ticket. Others will only
vote tbe Republican ticket. Others
want to go to a new party.
We will not attempt to dictate
how any man shall vote. But tak
ing tbe constitution as a guide, wil
try to define its meaning. Alliance
membership does not interfere with
your political or religious views.
That is plain to all. The Conslitu
tion says that partisan politics must
not be discussed in AUiauce meet
iugs. That should be sufficient to
keep out all partisanship, and every
President should see to it that par
tisan stuff is not brougat in a meeN
iug. No President who vdoes his
duty will permit it.
As an educational organiztion
our speakers and organs havu urged
our membership to stand by our
principles aud to vote only for men
and parties that agree to carry out
the same. This is th ont way they
can do aud their can he no reason
able objection to such a course. If
all could thiuk alike, natoiKlly all
would vote with one party. But
this cinnot bo expected. Hence
there should be no quarrel oetweeu
members.
The only safe course to pursue is
to educate the people, kee"p them
informed and then they are likely
to vote intelligently. Above all
things keep partisanship out of tbe
Order. Presidents cau do this if
they will. They must if they mean
to do right. The enemies of our
Order would be glad to see it dia
rn ted by partisanship. Above all
things they would like to see the
Alliance-emerge into a party. They
could then have a picnic. It would
loso all that has beeu gained aud
wo jld have no further iullaence as
an educational organization. Be
cocl, be conservative. Ket p your
eyts open and be ready to act the
best way at tbe proper time. Dout
let partisanship drowD out every
thing else. Let the organization be
first, parlies second. Dont let party
or neighborhood differences estrange
you. We will continue to do all wo
can to keep things right on this line
avd suggest that all other pupvra
do the same. Progressive Fanner.
The foregoing appeared in t!o
Progressive Farmer a we k or u
before the third party was formed.
It is the met sensible advice wo
have found in the editorial eolumnn
of that paper for a long time. Won
der if that paper is practicing what
it preaches. Ed.
Whea Eaby was sick, -wo gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When the Lad Children, she gave them Castor
Freckles.
Some people are boru freckied
ana other people have freckles
thiust upon them. The former
class might as well accept their
freckles as & judgment, for nothing
can be done for them. The latter
can always, at this time of the year,
get rid of their affliction by using a
couple of drachms of sal amoniac
with an ounce of German coJone,
the solution mixed with a pint of
distilled water. Applied two or
three times a day, states the Scien
tific American, it will cure tne worst
cane of acquired frickles on record,
N. Y. Ledger.
Hon. A Leazer, ot Mooresville,
passed tbroogb Salisbury en route
for Raleigh, Monday night. In an
interview with him regarding hjs
position on the third party, he said,
"I am a straight-out Democraand
have no use for the third patty or
third partYism. I have been watch
ing with interest the movements of
Col. Polk, and what I have observed
so far, as to bin aims, etc., is quite
unsatisfactory. It is apparent, how
ever, that be in inclined to tbe
third party. Thin party will never
do it will just ruin tbe country. It
cannot accomplish anything more
than disrupt the Democratic party
for & few years. I noted carefully
tbe first issues of tbe Watchman
and Progressive Farmer, after the
St. Lous convention, expecting
them to champion the third party,
bat tbey were more reticent than
ever. Tbe platform adopted at
that convention is a mit-erabl
thing, p3rt oi it being the worst I
ever read. No, as for me I cannot
give op my affiliations with the
Democratic party for the difference
between the platforms. I am an
Allianceman and mean to stay one,
but I desire it to be understood that
I am u Democrat this is my posiN
tion, both privately and publicly.
Cor. Charlotte Chronicle.