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AabeviUe, N. O.
Wi WILL A6K TB MERCURY, at
Hickory, once more, to explain
.where the interest on the $35,
OOO.UU paid in to the Alliance by
the larmera of this State baa gone?
i he interest on that amount for
about lour yeaji, compounded is
. about 814,300.. .The farmers after
waiting about four, years are get
ting back less than the amount
they put in. Some body has re
vtived benefit. Who is it Mr.
Isrccry ?
We would have the farmerB to
look into his matter. The prin
cipal and interest now amounts to
about $50,000.00 and at the rate
the farmer 'is getting his money
back" it sebms that." about $20,000
have disappeared. The farmsrt'
demand an explanation.
The ILkrcUry is free to drink
when the water suits him, biit he
will not touch , any thing except
from his owri spring unless he can
turn it in his cwn favor.
As tiie Mercury does not rise
to explain, we will ask him to re
main seated and givr the facts.
An intelligent farmer, and an
Allianceman, asks an explanation
"at once. ' : ' '
Tm; weather for the first half
wt March has Tbeen as Jovely as
any Mayday. ,Th? peach trees
are now in full bloom. ' Some
who weather prophets are pre
dicting some dire calamity to be-
fall the entire fruit crop. Such
may be tho case, but we give our
selves no trouble by these proph
ecies. The world has been
coming to an end at stated' times
since we were a boy; but it con
tinues to make its annual revolu
tions arid brings to us, at the pro
per time, seed time and, harvest.
We do not care to read any of
these false predictions, except for I
amusement and pasttime. The
world is full of cranks upon all
subject Last seek a dudish
looking young man came to our
town having a "poke" with a draw
string in it with an instrument in
bide called a '"lung tester." If
t our lungs were defective we would
.not care to know it, and therefore
3ie passed him by. Occasionally
tome one comes around with some
marvelous medicine, and testimo
nial from eminent person speak
ing of it in the. highest of terms.
We knew a vernier of this stripe
,oiiC who manufactured his medi
cine by using water alone, except
an inoffensive drug which he .ad
ded to give color ..and flavor, and
he aid-to us that the fools would
buy it any way. And so it is.
There are 'thousands Tof people
ready to jump at something they
Know iiolhlng..4out and they
will readily be takea in by these
deceivers...'..- .. ". '
One reason of the hard titles
of which; we hear o much .com
plaint, is .because people do not
work to advantage..-.A man with
a budget on 'his back massed
through our town a few days ago I
-o.vigit a son who liyes in an ad-
joining county. We had a con
versation with him and asked him
why he was making the joume
on foot. lie said it waa too ex
pensive to go on the cars. The
railroad fair would have been
$1 50 which, he save, he could
have made in two days. Why did
he not work the two days and buy
his ticket and make the trip in
u n hnnr t
. ...... . ... . - --f
xuexe aie iiuuureu oi pcopie
working in this way. System
never enters their minds. We
saw a man hauling dirt on a
wheelbarrow. The distance
proper, that he had to make was
not more than 20 yds., but there
was a chasm about 6. inches wide
and of the same depth lying be
tween him and thI. objective
point. He actually rolled that
wheelbarrow 150 yards in order to
reach the place of unloading; when
within a few feet of him lay a
piece of plank 3 ft. in length and
10 inches wide. We suggested
to him that he might shorten the
distance by adding about three
feet of plank at the proper place.
WaahliiKtou JLetler.
Correspondence of Coxxaisg.
Washington, March 12, 1894:
Democrats, even those who are
personally opposed to some of the
chaages made, are glad that the
Senate Finance committee has at
last got the tariff bill in shape to
make ita passage by the Senate cert
tain. It is really surprising, in
view of the radical chauge made by
taking sugar, iron ore, coal and lead
ore trom the tree list and patting a
( dutv qdou them, that the democrats
of the House are not loader in their
objections. But they regard the
matter from a common sense point
ot view, knowing that the democrats
of the Senate Finauce committee
yielded uothiug that it was uot ab
solutely necessary to yield lu order
to get the voles necessary to pass
the bill, and also that they will have
another chance at the changes when
the bill goes to conference after its
passage by the Senate.
The republicans of the Finance
committee would like to waste a
month or so by keeping the tariff
bill in committee, bat the democrats
will not allow any such time. If
they will agree to have the bill re
ported in a week the democrats
will allow 'them that much time ; if
not the bill will be reported sooner
without their consent.
Secretary Herbert's'answer to the
Hoase resolution asking by what
authority be ordered Admiral Seer
rett to obey Mr, Blount when he
went to Hawaii as Special Commis
siouer, was, in short, that it came
trom the Commau.d.erinCnief of
the At my and Navy the President
of the Uuited States ; and be cited
seven precedents for the action,
dating lrom 1823 to l&Jl.
Senator Blancbard assumed bis
new duties to.day and Justice
White, his predecessor, waa sworn
in as a member of the . Sopreme
court If Mr. Blanchard makes as
good a reputation in the Senate as
he leaves behind him in the House
the people of Louisiana will doubt
less ratify the selectiou ot the gov.
ernmeut by keeping him iheie.
representative 'Kilgore, ot Texas,
Mas not altogether wrong, ltht.U2h
rather too general, when he trid in
the course of the debate on ib- D:s
triet of Columbia apptopnatioa Mi:,
couceruiug the newspapers of Wash
ington : "The newspaper ct'Wrtou
ington have never failed ioad7o-ca'
any scheme, 1 don't care bow lufa
mous it was, ibat looked to ihe ex
penditure of the public mooey io
the interest of speculators in aud
around the city. J never kuew of
an instance in which tboy did not
advocate ucb schemes." In reply
to a protest from Kepresentative
Blatr of N. fl.. Mr. Kilgore contin
ued i "Well, I make the distinct
cnarge that the newspapers are sor
iapt and that Ihey advocate eyery
corrupt tcbeme that haa beeu mtio
duced into Congress to plandfir tne
Treasutv in the interest of private,
intetests."
Democrats in Congress are in
thoreagh sympathy with tht De
partmeutU jDougression Commission
which has bea engaged for many
moaihs in looking jiuco the business
methods ct the Government De
partmente, with a Vjiew to,re.ccomr
mending-changes looking t.o a re
duction of nnuecessary red tape ani
fit pnnectssary officials. Every re
commendation of the Commission
has .been promptly acted upon by
ing the 'Bureau of ' Custom of tbe '
Treasury Departmept-baviog been
congress, the last one-r-for abolish-
lrtii v - 11 vi'h..af an
hu' -i.MU "U im-
ly H.fe ldve,, o iefoii )a wi.ikiutf.
Tbe ifutJf ot ihiity years of extia-
vtfi'- .u.l ivoiiiim cacnot be;
overthrown in Le end. This the
democrat are determined uiori.
Mph.nn tin ihU to
eay about the charge that the tn gar i
ciau-e of the revised tariff bill gives
the eujfnr trust an undue advantage:
IdrewthesuKar
schedule, 1
outht to know rhat it means, and 1
certainly know what it was intend
ed to mean. The entire discrixnin
aung duty, H'crdiog to my eaUa
lations, time ittined eugar is au-
corded by the bill is sixteen-buo
dredthsofooe cent. Now, when
you take into account the bounty
paid by Germany fot its exported
sogar, and the fact that German
sugar is shipped in bags wnich are
not dutiable, and which can be used
oyer and over again, it will be fcteu
that the American lefiuer i given
no advantage over his Geiman com
petitors. lu truth, ihe Germon ex
porter has one hundredth of a ceut
per pound advantage over the Ams
eiican refiner ajter he has paid out
import duty, Now, if any one dis
putes these figures of mine, and can
show me where the American refiner
receives any greater protection than
I have stated. I will see that the bill
is changed.'
The Senate will vote npou the bill
for the coinage of the seigniorage
next Thursday. It will eertaiuly
pass. Public opinion is divided as
to whether it will be vetoed, the
majority inclining to the belief that
it will be.
Shelby.
Shelby it a beautiful town ot
about 1890 inhabitants situated 20
miles west of Lincolntoo. It is the
chief town ot Clevelaud county. We
made our. first visit to this place ou
last Monday and, outside ot our iu
teilectual Lincolntoo, it would be
oat next choice for a permaneut
abidiufc place- Toe streets are
wide and beautiful. The rsu
dences are mostly new and nicely
painted. The cburcbes'are cf mod
ern architecture and well huisbert
It was our pleasure to stop with
oar old frieud and schoolmate, Rev.
J. Ed. Thompson, who is a popular
pastor of the Methodist church.
By his energv and push the Metho
dist church By his euergy and
push ibe Methodist have built an
excellent parsonage and have it
quite well tarnished. Toe Baptist
have a nice church and an excel
lent college building at this place y
they have no chool however. The
other denominations of the town
are small io numbers bat are not
idle by any meaos.
We called at the ctiijes of the
'JReview and Aurora but did no' rind
either of the editors. Mr- Tipton
was sick and at his home, and Mr.
Miller was in the Queeu city. We
drank ot the Jamous Lithja water
which is brought through iron pipes
a distance of four miles, to the
Courthouse Square. Shelby has
two railroads. The C. C. and ihe
3 Cm., and one of the most impor
tant fe-t ures of Ihe town i a well
conducted Gradea School. TLey
brfye a vril couducred Graded
Sctooi. Tby have 9HUO0 jail
which indicate that they, like otb
er ptopif, have law breakers. We
expect to virtu this peAsaot little
town aam.
U ac Letter.
Sir. Editor Y An your su' sciip
t.ioo lit ketp gtowiug at t Lin pi ce
perbar-sa iew oritf l.otes from us
who admire your gritty and forceful
style ot conducting a newspaper,
will uol give you "Th! Tirt d le'
j0," aud cause you to eigtgec
blaspheming, the name of Taj
Oar town is the scene of grea ai,
tivity jast at present. Tbefeui,zer
agents can hardly supply the ie
mand for gnauos aud phosphates.
The merchants are all dottu a
good business Money teems more
plen.iful than at this time last ea
N.. The people are hopeful hi d
good ijmes are ahead ot m. Our
people make their own supplies, live
at home, vote tbe Democratic ticket,
keep out of debt, attend to ihj:r
own bu:innf, serve the Lord, and
dou'i care a eeut whether Ooogress
passes any Coinage Bills or uor.
Air. L. N. Hoyle, one ot our fin
est and most progressive merctioutH,
was thrown from a mole lat Thura
d.ayjiud badly hurt we are glad to
sfcy, however that he is bteadil? im-
pro? lag, and b.cpd io be able to ien
pori him well soon. $is brother,
Mr. Laiher Hoyle is managing his
large mercantile and fertilizer has
lVr
ypyi
ness daring hi sickness. Mr. Lu
U one of oar most promijFfi
ypyug men, aod is a great favorite
among the I. tie.
Ou un . .f.i y ! -lan. Dr.
Ook.-, h kp buM altulim- hie
txtinu practice.
Mr F. M. Miller bun-ling a
splendid mill, which b will hve ;u
cpcratiouin a fe daye.
lhe normal mauiuie i nouisu-
ior much netoun tbe u.ost e-aaguii e
hopes it its friends and fculfs.
Hard times does not beem to u'du;:e
its patronage much;
.One ot the brsttbteat ami t'est
izirls iu the lnstituet is from Lin
cjlnton, . Mitia Margie Lee Pioufc,
The tarulty of the echooi speak iu
highest . tenns of her p uesn to
learn and ber entile devotion (o her
Htudies. .They prt diet lor her a
brilliant iatnre iu whatever sphere
ot life ehe may choose to grace.
Farmers are well up with their
woik ainou'us. The crops of wheat
and oats are flue, and proup cts are
excellent for a full nuit ciop.
Now go abeid and give tue "Uer
cury" and Ii the other exponents
of Gideonil-8 hereaies h all Colum
bia. and we will be happy.
Success to the coubiek.
Sigma.
Obllnary.
4A preciouone from us has gone
A voice we loved is til,
A place is vacant in our homes
v htch never can be filled."
Our dear Aunt Rox-ua Bieaner
fell asleep iu Jesus, March 4tb, 1894
at her home iu Lincoln county, N.
O., 5 miles trom Maiden, N. C.
Wmle we think it very bard to
part with her yet we bow to the
will of Him "who doeth all things
well.' For dunug her life she was
a bright happy Christain aud ever
ready to woi k iu any way fir her
Master. Greatly will she be missed
by all who k no her, but mure so
by ber aged pareuts for wbom ehe
has been caiing to long. But my
drat G -ndpHienfs although you
ini her here; ehe is resting stet
ly with Jetu-. Tnough &he cauuot
come to us we mii go to ber nnd
and nny all brf prep4iei to meet
her iu iieaven. May God bless
the bereaved parent? and sisters
and help themio look to Him who
alone can comfort.
Mary, Ada aud Bessie.
Gaffu S. C.
DentueeH Cannot be Cored
by lecal applications, as they can
not leach the diseased portion of
the ear. There is only one way to
cure Dpafoess. and that is by cou
tinu4l remedies. Deafness is caus
ed by an iu flamed condition ot the
mucous iiniug of the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube gets iuflam
ed you having a rumbling sound of
imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed Deafness is - the re
salt, and unles? the iuflamation can
e taken out and this tube restored
to its normal condition, hearing Jdh
be destroyed forever; nine cases
out ot ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will eive 0;ie Hundred Dol
lars for any case of Deafness (caus
ed by catarrh) that cannot be cars
ed by Hall's Catarrh (7ure. Send
for circulars, free.
F, J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
EPSold by Druggists, 75o. .j.
March 16. 4t.
AVCQ'O
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S. P. Smith, of Towanda, Pa.,
whose constitution was completely
broken down, i3 cured by Ayer's
Sarsaparilla. Rewrites:
For eight years, I was, most of th
time, a prat sufferer from constipa
tion, JUdijey trouble, and iadigesr
tlon, so that my constitution aeemed
to be completely broken down. I wa
induced to try Ayer's Sarsaparilla, an'
f ook nearly seven bottles, with such
excellent results that my stomach,
bowels, and kidney are in perfect conr
dition, and, in all their functions, as
regular as clock-work. At the tlm
I began taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla, my
weight was only 129 pound; I now cam
brag of 159 pounds, and was never in so
good health. If you could see me" be
fore and after usinr, you would want
me for a traveling advertisement.
I believe this preparation of Sarsaparilla
to be the best in-the market to-day."
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
rrepared by Dr. J.C.AyrfcCo.,oiU,lC,
Cures others, will cure y?u
&k WILL. 9jS
CLEAR! T LONG
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ENERGY I rrr 3- NERVES
Father of low prices !
SHOES ! SHOES SHOES!
Oar stock of LADIES', MEN'S, MIOSES', BOYS & OHILDBEN3'
. . ' Shoes is now complete.
To fally appreciate the bargains we are offering in the
SHOE you must examine our stock
Ladies will save money by buying our $2.50 Shoes.
Ask to see our Ladle's Shoes at .90o Ask to see our Ladies shoes at 1.00
" 44 44 " " l.i'5 160
Ask to see our Men's shoes at $1,00. 11.25, $1.50, & $2 00.
Remember our Boys' MUsea, and Children shoes are aU new
stylish (jheap. f$k to see them.
We sell a Woman's soLID leather shoe for .60jts.
We buy and sell all Kinds of country produce.
yen Kespectfii lly,
3E2E. S- 3E?LoT3X3CLi30xx cb Oo.
PS Look for new "adr every week.
3XTESWTOKT, 3XT. O.
$5,000 WORTH
New York WHOLESALE COST
We have bought the entire.stock of clothing of g S Brown
of Greensboro, who failed two weeks ago, and will sell at cost.
The stock consists of a large lot of SacK suits in square and"
ronnd cuts, Cutaways and prince Alberts, odd coats and vests,
six hundred pairs of pants, any size at from 33 cents to five and
one half dollars, boys suits from 4 to 18 years old.
Fifty OVERCOATS at 2.75 to 7.70.
A lot over alls and jura pera Now is your time to get you a cheap suit. The goods
are all new having been bought iu tbe last few months. Mr. ' Brown was in business
less than a year before ho tailed and certrinly could have nothing bat new goods
Brown's cost mark was JEMAHODOINF L nl m ,.n ft ,ir
goods cost. .If you intend buying anything in the line this spring now J;jrouTtim9 and
don t let it pass you for you will never have an opportunity of this .kfcid again. It
n " 7 OTercoa 11 yu aon't wear it until tail, for the prices are
Dont put it cffbutcoire atones for we are going to rush off these goods at
The goods are first class, there is net a piece of shoddy goods in the lot.
childrehs suits from f,
sell for lesa than
YOUNT
Newton, North Carolina.
1894 1894.
OPENED WITH
NEW WORK,
Harness, Bribes,
Saddles and in fact1
ANYTHING
that is used; needed or to be
WORN by HORSE or MULE.
With Fifteen years experience
I am prepared to. furnish any
thing in my Line at' Hard Time
Prices, fqr pari or Barter. '
Repairing done on short
NOTICE.
Give me a call and be con
vinced. Shop on Jonrt Square
back of W. H- Michal.
Respectfully,
J. P. BEAN.
OF CLOTHING
so low.
once.
TO 18 YEARS old we will
wholesale cost.
& SHRUM,
MONEY TO LO AN
OnLONS time and eaf terms
in amounts . of not less than
$300-00. Secured by first
mortgages-on Real Estate, pay
ment mde by annual install
ments. Que Nov. 1st. each
year. addIv to
SQ. FiNLEY. Att'y at.Law,
lec 5ih Lincolnton, N.C.
The Courier Job
Office
OF ES, ,AK ANY
OTMjEH mimb of job
wbi you wish.
Satisfaction
Guaranteed,
ed to rromptly.
AT THE
3,500 Envelopes and a Big lot
of plain and fancy paper.
We buy direct from the Facto
ry for cash, in Case lots, in this
way we save the Middleman's
profit and give our Customers
the advantage or it. ;!
... 4
5 cU. buys a quire of the bet qutl
ity of 5lo. pare rag paper.
3 cln. bay a quire of good 51b. pat
per.
S eta. bays a package of tbe best
pure rag envelopes. f
3 ota. bajs a package of good enf
velopeB.
We also have a nice lioe pure Liseo
Paper and Envelopes.
O arpets ci
Just Re'd a BIG LOT of
CARPET & MATTING
SAMPLES
We guarantee to cav all who buy Ur.
pet or Matting trom us at least 15 pr
ceat on their purchase, by our rlpa of to
ing aod selling, which u, ws c&xtj acth
iu in stock tut the samples, which r
quires no capital, and we hav ao lo lj
Luring remnants leit on our nanda, Aii
ot iheae savingi enable m to sail totj low.
call to tee our styles and hear our pricei.
Jenkins Bros.
IN. B.
Jost recM auotrier lot of
lb at extra hfary Concord Home
Bleached Shirting at lOcta. perjd-
An Antidote
TiiElli
RESULTANT EVILS:
A WELL-SUPPLIED?.-THINKING-SHOP
and
Frequent PotionS
of
Bottled EnergY,
Call and see,
B. F. omoa.
3arotioi
To the citizens of North Car
olina and adjoining States.:
...
all jour eapeQtal' stUatton ta
my poaDle Stock ?lbwa, "dottoa
planteiB, Cuttou harrowaand Qibbi
Plowa, tha beat op tbe market: :
lou can atjord to Joae a number ox" suuU,
a there is money saved'; bat you cauet
affor4 to ioe tbe opportunity ot buying the
aboTe mentioned larmin Implemeau u
there will ha money lost. ' '
I still keep tbe Carnal RVln RhrL
my f 3.00 pongrw Shoe in Stock; '
I abo keep a general lino of merchandi
and everything a specialty, ' ' -
Beapr otfuliy,
F. A. TOBY.
Apr. 11 '93. ly.
EGGS for batcbfng toiu...tUcUd
thoroughbred Black Minorca, f 1-50
for 13. Satisfaction guaranteed
Address, Jxo. K. Pattx-wos,
Concord, 2T. C.
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