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JOHNSTONE JONES, Editor and Proprietor ... ... , Tj T Stvjpendoiis Styindling; Scheme. A victim rddree3 m ipeq f cdlow- rommunicatioTi; 'Yfrhi.h vce ifl-M . ii. r..K kflnafitnf nnr smis !. I lO ft& MW w ; g Editob or the Observer Sir : U nuer the flatlerin&prornises of the great swindle (as it KiCprox'of the TOon Furnish ing CotttpanVtiftChicago, Ilkr,, myself and friends invested about twen$y-fivei dollars in the i nUMJIy&nceni, they, promising to send goods per, express, C. 0. D. of $125, but we have had no return, and never shall, in my belief. ; L learn ftps postmas ters, mail agents and othe-Sfhal they are flooding North Carolina with their circu lars and papers, cheating and defrauding hundreds of unsuspecting families. Cannot the press of the State ventilate the whole State' against these swindling operatives. A PooaJJiro Picked of his Feathers. Tjie above tells itsm own ta le. e imagine this picked bird 'is bu t .. one among thousands of people through out the Country yho have been dup ed by "the Union Furnishing Com pany, of Chicago." . the country, we understand, is being flooded with Ben Butler Is ft regnlar Attendant at the service of tbe- Episcopar of everv denomination on the ground that temperance ia the hand- j-mftid of religion. No doubtit' may. ist$& who intrude into the premisesM'T fo I Jil .M vf the1 barkeepers to-pray for th wtjetner or apiyersten tjtyyjo aih . 5 ert their influence against the im moderate use of ardent spirits, there would be rjb lieedfwAmerlwhiskey raids, a a ilf WW 9m of their sacn I Wili -T-i Wte to the cause ot religion : it brings i; into r.ontemnt. and therebv weakens jkfiCi SStA. churcnoHne Living od heh its ministers join praying bands of ex cited womenadjptTude violently upon sinSeriLjcrym53 et arrnis from their "ways that'are dark and tricks that are vain."Christian ministers can remohstrateJn jafe n ing from the pulpit; and can address the throne of Gracer from the house of worship and the closet. Ttiere is n o n eed of going to saloons to pray ocsehvations. Jtftab territory can boast that it is free from debt. . ; ife 0titi'a temtrfHnwirar has iieen gfrefi i up in Chicago aa" a Twui job. , - ' ' . Y.UK-Ur. J) The crnsaders m yew York have lttle hope, there are bo uranj- The statistics of Iowa ..) 'T show the singular fact that the greatest nttta- crraerers nave One of the features of the New Orleans Mardi Gras procession was a wtrroai -whipping her husband with a pole. No burlesque about that. Old ladies of. steady habits are driven almost mad bv-.theL vainness of trying to wear clotbjnif ftlapted wiin inose wnom iney minK aj. i -." --1-. Suhbury, Pa., will be handed down to prosperity, as that of man who made a Jink of sausuagea 45 feet ong., - t ' -i Bret HarWa last dialect Doeni. for the keepers. God can hear the "The Ghost that Jim Saw. ls said prayer that goes up from the closet, V founded on a veritable incident, 11 JV i 1 j r i ? which occurred .almost exactly as as well as that which ascends1 from 4i..r,i :k- , p lere fDOT doubtjabut it thtcovery of ajiaiice of over $00,000 ; , J. G. PHILLIPS. RXercbant Taller and Clothier, IrJSCel f- s , vicxhls Begs leave to Inform tfar public that Stock of fe FALL AND WINTER CLOTHIHO, Pieo Cked IPdrmiing Qoodv . whirh for-aty le and . qnalityjeenjnr passed, by apy tin of the kjnd; ever offer-1 ed in this nikrkei, and will- isett them. . s cheap as the saine claa of G6od can-be bought elsewhere. . ' . , . Call and examine them. 1 J X sen 364f their circulars. It is the duty of the Hhe.Tree use " of intoxicating Uiqubrt to her, credit ill the United States press everywhere to expose the swin dle without delay. This swindling concern: is repre-; sen ted as being, ''established under the United States Jaws" whatever that may mean, and is publishing a "monthly journai"df which we learn 400,000 copies have been already is sued. Immense quantitiesj of pros pectuses, confidential circulars, etc., have been and are being mailed in response to requests called out by advertisements, to postmasters, and to such addresses as can be procured, by the use of certain newspaper sub scription lists, and otherwise. The concern is advertising what it calls its "Fourth Grand Sale," "great sale of goods in Schedule D , comprising over half a million dollars' worth of such goods as you need for wear and use in you homes this Fall and Win ter," "over one million dollars worth of valuable and staple goods sold and delivered to the people from our three last sales'-'irumense success, "satisfaction always guar anteed !" The whole thing is a gigantic, bare faced swindle a disgrace even to Chicago. The victims of enterprises like this are largely of the agricultural class, who unfortunately have ;long been the prey of sharpers of all descrip tions. The Union Furnishing Com pany spread their nets especially for 'the farmer, advertising themselves as 'public benefactors, devoted to the interests of the people, and fighting against monopolies and the profits of middlemen!" They call the es pecial attention of the Grangers! The Observer -will; always do its best to protect its readers from im position; and we hope our timely warnings will be heeded. has become a national curse; and ireasary, on account ot an appropri ought to be stopped, if possible tion maderW years ago. How that can be done is a question i There will be ? three eclipses this that will be mooted as long as men yeartwo of the sun and one of the , . t ' i a i , , aioqn. Of these, only, one eclipse, love strong drink, and strong drink ofthe tnbon on the 25th of October, ii to be had.. We don't beliete-theie irill be visible in the United States. exists any hu m an agencies Capable Laura Iair has made six ty th ou- of more than restricting to so me ex tent .intemperance in this oovrntry." The method adopted by the Ohio women will not effect it. And it will only check the evil while the excitement lasts. At a woman's anti-rum nieetinc in'Ketr York some niehtsaeo the follSwins oriei- P?l iUVc v "8?UC1 j cj .. j nal hymn, written for tlwe occasion, was sung by the enthused congregation : MARCH OS! The banner cross is waving high. 1 he standard ot our uod. 'To arms, to arms 1" the battle cry- lung out the cheering word. There's sound of victory in the air, And shout of triumph grand: The hosts of God in mighty prayer Are sweeping through the land. The beast is hunted id his lair, Ihe jnonster tahis ten, - And'Ldve her spofles, bosom bares T rescue fallen men. t , What can withstand the might sublime That powerless seeks to win I Resistless as the flight of time, Its conquests oer sin. The hand of faith lays hold of God, And chokes the springs of death, And pours the streams of life abroad, To sweeten poison s breath. Creed of the Crnsaders. The temperance amazonians ofthe North and West, believe that in the roar of this tidal wave of teetotalism the voice of God may be recognized; and that like the children of Israel He bids them go forward. We hang up a doubt on this point. Intem perance is contrary to the divine will, and to the very spirit of morality as well -as 'cbristiahity, but that God moves the women in this temper ance onslaught is hardly probable. For if the Almighty were determin ed to put down the liquor traffic in the United States, omnipotent and ... - th r . all-wise as He must be. it is not possible to .conceive of His adbptin such an uncertain and unsatisfac tory method of accomplishing His purpose as this- tempestuous out break. Thecrusaders claim the sympathy and co-operation of the temperanee societies of America, and call upon them to unite with them in this common cause of humanity. The object ofthe crusaders and the Good Templars is the same, but their way of.reachihg it is so diverse tb,at; union is hardly probable. The one, relies upon the binding force ofthe' oath, and the other upotf the efE6at cy oi prayer ana -personal ap- , peals, :'; , w It is regarded: by ihe tmperanjce , warriors in petticoats ! aslbe imner- ative duty of .very; christian woman especially of fevery wife and mdtbef tojlo. eyeryJhjDg in her power to sup press. Jbis.f porn? pus( .eviL, jwhcjt, is niiingine,ana wiui80 mach mourn: ing and.seryrlvItls alwa-ys tt enness.. Sincere . , christian "'do frownauponir mtemperance,",. IrgS j mv w uieeB .nnw. wouia5 ex sand dollars speculating in Ophir gold mining stock in California. Here s achauce, riow, for some plucky man wrro wants to enter tne matrimonial market. To ssy that. John Smith, laborer, was drunk last night is passed over in silence ; but t say that Senator Chandler. Senator and noted tent- on ! ye conquering March on ! march hosts, Till not a foe shall stand, No haunt of vice through all our coasts, ssor drunkard in the laud. night is a libel worth $100,000 "What is heaven's best gift to man ?" asked a young lady on Essex street, Sunday night, smiling sweet ly on a pleasant lookinir clerk. "A boss," replied the young man, with great prudence, Bridget Campbell, who, until two years ago, could turn out as big a wash as any woman in Chicago, died there the the other day, aged one hundred and eight. The inveterate use of tobacco killed, her. "Anonvma. the amuitious cor respondent oi a Chicago paper, says "women love most in quautity at twenty-five, and in quality at forty;" which we take to be a vile ana un principled attempt to bull the mar ket on old maids. Cincinnati runes Telegraphing to Worcester, Mas sachusetts. Dio Lewis said, "Fifty times a day I thank God that I have lived to ee this great uprising ot my countrywomen. Thus we get D10 s own estimate of the value o his expression, as for instance : Ladies of Ohio, To Dio Lewis, D. Feb. 23. To one day's thanks at $1 per thank $o0. iieceived fnent, D, L Chicago Times. Drs. Greene, Lindley Uentley'i ... GBJLA.T. . FAIIXLY nETfCTWE3, ; PEEPAEED, expressly ' for, and adopted ' to the SOTltherntaate. -? s ' : u COMPOUND EXttfA &t CdRTDAIr JT.' is the most , powerful, and, efficient al terative and blood-purifier known, pre pared 'expressly for Scrofula', Secondary Syphilis, Eruptions on the Skin, and all diseases which are produced by bad or un healthy blood- '".DR. GREENES FiT CURE? cure all kinds of Fits, Spasms and Convulsions , which arise 'from irritation of the nerve centers. In Epilepsy it often:stops the fit from the first day !. iise,. even where they have existed for years. "MEDICATED 'HONEY" The great remedy for Asthmar Bronchitis: Coughs, Colds, Croup, Sore Throat and all diseases of the air passages and lungs. It does not sicken the patient, is pleasant to take. prompt in its, action, does not lhrarelhe appetite or impair digestion as most ex pectorants do. ... Our NEURALGIA SPECIFIC Sk a per fect specific for Neuralgia, Sciatica Rheu matism, and all muscular 01 nervous paint wherever situated. 1 These medicines are nrenared with ereat care, from perfectly j reliable drugs, and for the especial classes of diseases named on each bott'e. No one of them is' claim ed as a "cure all." They are identically the same that we have used ih our private practice for years, and in thus recommend ing them to the public we know whereof we athrm. .They are safe, reliable and efficient, acting quickly and thoroughly. Try them and vou will wunt no others. Ask your druggist for them. For sale by druggists generally. Pre pared ,only by DRS. GREENE, tlNDLEY & KENTLEY Charlotte, N- C. N! B. Cancers, Tnniorsj TTlcers, treated as heretofore bv KLINE'S GREAT CAN CER ANTIDOTES at Charlotte, Golds boro' and Ashcville, N. C. fnne 14 lyr THE OELEBR A' rf 't & : v f- COIJIf'-FEtTILI.EIl. THE "XEW AMERICAN STEAM WASHES AND BLEACHEI-" COMBINED. PATENTED November 4, 1873, over all X others, bv . W lL.ilAM fc MAKKl SON, Rakigh, N. C. State, and -buntv Risrlits 150 PER CENT LOWER THAN ANY OTHER, and the most reliwble in existence. Price of MACHINES C'OxPLETE FOR $10. The FIRST DOMESTIC BLEACHER ever introduced. Agent, wanted. Terms to pnrchaew ol Territory easy. Address HOLTOI A GUEESOIN, GENERAL AGENTS, C H A KL0TTE, K. C. dec 3-3 m os pay- The following statistics relative to the Bar-rooms and Churches in Philadelphia, show very plainly that the devil is a head in the City cf Brotherly Lore 'Throughout its length and breadth there are only 500 churches devoted to the worship of God. Allowing an average at tendance upon each pf200 souls, the to tal is rendered of 100,000 worshippers. Now, look at the rgin-mills., t There are 8.000 of them. There is one rum shop for every 8S inhabitants. The total number of persons who gulp down intoxicating Kait- st AH nV. .U. X JL SVi-U-l I TvfVrT" lu Great Southern Dispatch Fast inese SrK a10.! is spent daily, Tretet Line Via Norfnllc. Art r-rv 1 1 am I q)oou,uuu a weetc ana $io,uw,uuu a J ear 1 New Fast Freight Line BETWEEN Boston, New York, Philadel phia and Baltimore, and theSontbnnd South ' West. The following article from the Charles- THIS Fast Freight Line is owned, con- 1 nr! .TrQ tfu k f V a T? .!- A ? ton News & Courier, we republish for what fand Steamboat Companies in interest it is worth : ! the Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad Company, the Richmond & Danville R E J . j ... . ,. I X--, ll ,1 cowl u -WlUi UBIVIIUII XV U WIH" &$yg?r& with the resolution y the charlotte. Columbia Augusta L.iLllJtlllltll 111 LI1K rfllIH rI nrPRPn m S W I tlia f llrl I Isvmii JLa !. 1 1- - w w - w- ..Vj-.v.v-.v. 1 aii VV VIU UIVaiU9Uip JJy tives on if ohday last : 3 Y Sage, engineer the Merchants c Miners Transportation nftiVo A'arv. a... r ;. p ., ''! " Co,f Annamessic Liner and Clyde Steamers, of the Aand-Aire.road, of At- and the Baltimore Stm Packet Co?-wl lanta, Ga.; H Haupt, manager of the Pied- guartee fWlPkml BUls of lading and Rates always is Low' R X McAden, president of the gpartanburg us the Published rates of any other and Union Eailroad, of Charf cftte, N C, and ! LINE. .-. . W W Dsivies, superintendent, Spartanburr Mark Goods "-s- D-" via Norfolk, and Mr Ricpsolufion istructs thelfoad Jj b Miners and Merchants committee to inquire into the condition of - Transportation Jo, Office 87 jWashing the railroads in the up country, and report ton St. W. M. Clark, Agent. ' by biU or otherwise as regards, the insecu- prom NEW YORK, by Old Dominion riiy, delays and overcharges in the deliv- : Steamship Co; Pier No. 87, North River. bTy.fireit iniiiasiene.,, J ' Offices, 187 Greenwich Street and 303 tl- ,.' f ': Broadway. C. K Evans, Agent. Upon te subject of .Southern. Imjirigra From PHILADELPHIA by Philadelphia, tion the Newiiferk Sun says i Wilmington fc Baltimore R Rj Co, (An- -Thenfita nf mir, ,WA -hahrtssicr Lie) ? Offices, 44, S. Fifth St, Spates ire sgrla' thai an extensi ve immi irration from the North is certain to set in whenever ,he fooftents' offered to far-1 From PHILADELPHIA, bt Clyde and WefP qf smalL means becomes generally Go's Steamers Office, 12 South Dela- kaownand it will be an inimigration '"' T"0 Ave, ayde & Co, Agents..' 1 , dinary farw Mbor.jSiilate thia Baltimore St. fedwin Fitigerald, Agent. So tif ttheV M muscle and jbraina to- f Qaims for loses, damages, nhd over , ward, the cqtand BHgM ; fleldsno 1et- charges settled promptly by ThipB.:,?!! tJr 'tfs DvW tftXij to fffctr rf.j CS?orfblkrVa.j ? vUfch6w5liftt he wtdoski toleration in T JVff fxUntaAj and, Sot- matter. ornbliticarniffrAirtrti. rsU VSSSSF. . lngrme. . , ....... . .1 ; oj uriuer inioraauon apply to officers d' -v h-' r ft- I and aent of the aWa HhuZAbS a. !.. ' -W. ' - . ' m VWV Wr fyyjhm CI above Chesnut and corner Washintrton Ave. and Swanson St. John 8., Wilson, Agent. A? le-wedding caka- at : the recent Sfe'Fetersbswifrlftternationali Uliion Ereaien w, were so nroDortionea mat: afteMhe,ah?wkgQincini to ba kinff,4ts eight exactly eoualedrihe avoirdupois of thia btida '-and, grqom J cbiilbined. ""'-dJ. mi ' , U . T I March 1 . - CLADDELL,' ?;J';r;; rr. General Spatherh Agent. LtEE goods anywhere ii the tStf - V a UTtI TT 1 ironvr 1. rw 4 SUPER1NTEN DENT'S OFFICE, A , T. ct O. R. R., Charlotte, N. C, Oct. lKth, 1873. ON and after Monday, Oct 20th, the foi- lowing schedule Will be run over thi Road : GOING SOCTH Ieave Statesville, at Davidson College, Arrive Charlotte, UHNG NORTH Leave Charlotte, at " Davidson College, Arrive Statesville, All charges must be pre paid on Freight offered for shipment to Section House, Henderson, Alexandriana and Caldwell's. These being "Flag Stations," the Company is not liable for any loss or damage to freight after it is unloaded, at cither of the abbve-points. No freight will be received by Agents, or forwarded unless the name of Consignee, and destination is dlstinctlv marked there on. J, J ijORMLEY, oct 19 1 Supw-Wndent, 6155 a. m. 8.26 " 10.00 " 3.00 p. m. 4.39 " 6.35 44 THE DIXIE PUMP Is 3chea, dtttable, simple! nd useful,1 and is maintaing its position in the front ranks of - aft Wooden Pumps, whether made North or Sontl It is light and will bear shipping 200 miles by rail. Orders solicit ed, retail And wholesale. '"" .Address, . - ' ,.,- Jan21,tf G. 1 GnE0 ' 1 ' " " V" Qiarlodet, ft: ' OLD.Counry(Ham Cojnntry Lard and line Cranberries, at" dec SO tf ' i A. RNISBET & BRO. . THE best food for Infanta and Invalids, prepared by Savory & Moore, London, at , , .. - ;- jaA t SCARE'S DRUG STORE.' Genuine Oswego Corn Starch. ALigbt and nutritious diet for invalids, infants and families. A fresh sxtfpiy, at Scarry prag Store. .' V deelltfi 9flA Ji"LES CH01Cjay on consign iJJ. ment. for sale low by ; QTBHOUSE, MACAULAY ft CO. febS " " li , ... n 1.-H ,,. i . , : , DOOLEYS YEAST POWDER, ' Berry french Roll"Yeast P-Wder, -i ' Coleman's English MustarcL jan 8-t.f W. R. BURWELI, COT , V o r ? 1 K -t f: .no; 1 6ILH AM . ii 3 V. , ..1 ..... . u T ft ' ' - - w j'ffl. f i ; ' ' TRADER PATENTED. All the work of the "SOUTHERN FERTILISING COMPANY," mud. fmm tk formula of PROF. WILLIAM GILHAM is stamped with the above Patented Trad Mark to Guarantee it distinct from all others. PHEPAnED ESPECIALLY AND SOLELY FOR THE Bnlst's Celebrated Seedn. CswCtt ' ?:fi huh A VERY large supply of these Seeds xl the wholesale and retail trade, jm reeeivedat ticn: if:. m i ,,(A jan 17 SCARR'S DRUgWOR T f '" - "- 1'-1 ' ft'. H r nOMBS, Hair Bruches, nff Boia Lo- v'Uin s JJ.xracts.iistwtee1ved.hM8 -Li, CIGAR, recdriw & T- m i'l mJi ' '1 ji- iuc -urwuig--ODacco. , jan -tf I d rWftSvBTiTKWELL ft OOL io,opo. : BY THE "SOUTHERN FERTILIZING COMPANY," RICHMOND, VIRGINIA . TJj "Kch Spei-iea of Vhkut must have the $jecifi: FiHl Hinhnl to iu pecnliar Na ture in order to prod.rc the largest and most Remunerative Results " . The highest testinmiitals received from every direction from m.iiiy of the L.rjrest Farmer- from opinions of the PreM. and !iewpajr t'orre. jwiidents. and oihcr di interetj.l parties, through the Daily Press, relative to it splendid action throughout the State.' . THIS CELEBRATED "COTTOF FERTILIZER has won such a mrke-l my extensive reptiUtion throuh-mt th cotton-growing n jrionof Nrth Criina and Virginia; and h been s exteii-ively ustlalalinotuni versally praised, that we deen it too wtdl kiwn Ui require any praise at our n. ITS MERIT SPEAKS FOB ITSELF, By the handsome yield it produce, and the large net profits, real izcJ from it. Ask vonr n-ighbors win hare tried it what they think of it. It PAYS A NKT PROFIT of OVER 100 PER CEIIT I N. B There will be only a certain limited amount of this Fertilizer manof-dnrf-esneciallv for oar sunnlv. Our friends, and ihc trade will do well -; ent in their or ders at once, to be booked aiiead, and then tliey can order as they may need it. The "Southern Fertilizing-Company" use only the highest gride ot suitame rial known to ('herniats, and maintain and guarantee a uniform standard. This Fertilizer is sold by Merchants and Dealer generally, at all te principal citiet, Townfe, and Stations, throughout North Carolina and Virginia. SPJBCIAXa AGENTS : COTTON FACTORS, i We have the xd naive control of the "COTTON" FERTILIZER for North Caw and Southeaatem Virginia. This Fertilizer can be had upon the following term- CACH DA01O. $60 Per Ton,, at our Warehouse. Ofdera tot 5 Ton and Upwarda, it ;. . it 2Q . 41 . ' " 30 " " " ' 50 ' Owt. orders most to accompanied by the Cash, der Fire Tons. a It ' 8 10 12 u II No discount allowed on Order I 09" OH Tims, APPBOVBD SECTOITT, . $C3 Pro Ton. at vox Var?ho, ; 1 Xh-ayage 40 cenU additional, Diajjit JUpremDriiexx,,wiinouv intereac , - , Orders for o0 Tons and upwards 10 per cent discount. ' Orders for 0 Tons and upwards 8 per cent discounET The Discount fan time order, to b baaed oi the Cat h Value, $60 r WD' ; Ko:Dictfc allowed on time Orders ondr2Q tona. 'tiM6eWbrmte& anj XM&h tfOqinmls-foii MeidbsJ X generally, widl rtcej ve r0waaj.ntiQn. Afjplt or send yoor ofd"A ltqraaidihe3r baft notgdl it theji wfilVrJitforjoa, orwe p i r. m w -wt wr jl ana naniers generally Jash ror lots or 3, Kii.iUiU -aIT-.a.rl promptly; , We dorpot consider it necessary trf ask anr to bo tIX1M merely to announce HOW AND WHERE It tlay be bad. . . .T. urrn-r . ..,.v. . , , ,KiJJ . . UtA ; . . fl'.!.. .v. f'f-'ona Tihw iiT .tr.ni; ? CX)TTON FACTORS, HOBFOLK. r . k -..jrwJrjrAi v!u,a t -.lit 1 :q ufr
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