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.... m ni..iir share with ; the Kouq ao n wasunaer we popes.
Trotcswnt Ger.nun!T in clebrktmgiahd.asit Men' grons to
.!. ... ; nnHor thA inniinr.p. of an nnpn Hi.
four bonared n oiriuaay i , rrr Tl"" " " "C Z.T.r
A certain amount, i ble" tree 10 aii. xue past lour nun-
dli he'dred years win De aepictoa uy a
the
Martin Luther
Af rrinninfi enthusiasm w
arouin retracio tbe eventful j vast number of writers and a mul
carcer of the German Reformer. ; titude of orators, who shall be wit
TbemenofbisiayJwiniikewisebne6sesforwhatisvital In the Ke
weighed aud measured by the re-; formation of Lather. i ,
suits of the great struggle in which . f j sg cf aa Open Winter,
they acted as levers or partisans. ' Terre iiaUnte Express.
The intellectual, scientific;, literary, ,lWuat kind of a winter
and religious condition or me
01 Id has adrancefl so lar since
V ...t.,. ..r-.r.toiirior1: war unnn its ' , ! I
liumKi iiiunnnuvu, -i ; hunter
once regnant superstition, tnat.no
skepticism can deny t b'e influence
exeited lly the Bible in favor of
freedom and t education. The
sacerdotalism of the middle ages
are
lingers iit the old cathedrals of the
old world, but only as a ghost. The
Popes who once ma(& nations
tremble with their edicts, have no
successors in the Vatican, aud in
deed within the present century,
it has come to be j seen that the
civil governments of the so-called
Catholic nations have been obliged
to circumscribe the! pretensions of
the Hierarchy. It is very true
that those elements !of huma na
ture which gave soil and susten
ance to the J'irpacv in the begin
niug maystill be seen contributing
in Protestant lauds toward the
restoratiou ot a superstition which
can never recover its former pres
tige and power, harkuess may
contest the advancement of light,
but never with .final success.
In the coining jubilee of the na
tions, while the name pf Luther
will shine with touspicuous lustre?
it should not bo forgotten that he
was a captain iu aujarmy wherein
many lofty, souls fought to the
death for the triumph of God's
Word. For him Providence had
reserved the high service of trau6
latiug that Word into tlra verna
cular of th . great, jstrong, brave
. hearted German people, wuo'hav
ing once receive! it would not part
with it at the dictation of Popes or
of Emperors. The conflict has
been longf and the- battles many,
but while here aud there the Prot
estanismi h&s been suppressed, in
the main it has so held its own
that while it has its home still in
the fatherland, it bias planned its
institutions also in all lands where
liberty is prized and letters used
for the enlightment and enlarge
ment of the human mind. The
quarrel which Luther had with Tet
zel, the papal pedlar of induigen
ces, was notable ia its day as show
ing how far blind credulity can go,
and with what lew words of Gos
pel truth its progriss can be' ar
rested. Still that is theyet unend
ed quarrel between those ! who
going to have uncle?'7 asked an Ex
press reporter ; of an old squirrel
and mink trapper, who
makes his borne in the hills across
the river.
"I kinder calculate that we will
have a rather ! mild winer; all the
indications point to such."
"What signs do you go by uncle?"
I have a good many signs, and I
never knew one of them to fail yet.
When I say we aret going to have
a mild winter, you can lepend on
it. Haven't I lived in this country
sun, with a train running 40 miles
an hour without . Btops an4 it
would take i$65 years anda little
over to make the Journey. So
that, if the first settler of this
country, at the time they started
from the mother country, had
started jfroni the s,nn by this rail
road, they would be just abouti
reaching this country now. But
very few of them coald have afford
ed it, for even at a cent a mile the
lair would have been $930,000.4
There are very few people, even in
Kew York, who could afford to go
to the sun at that rate of cheap
fare. ' ..
for forty years, and
haven't I
watched the winters right along1,
and oughtn't I be able to tell V j
"Are the corn husks thin this
year."
"You
better recon
they are.
There are only two or three layers
of them, andj they are
as
is
thin as
all dry
. teach salvation through Christ, and
they who-buy their salvation for
-vuvj unuuuauug oia priest, who
as it were, "farms our the dark re
gion of purgatory.
We, of course, refer to the
ing celebration not
calico. Wby,j the I corn
enough now to go through a snow
without injury. The one or two
frosts we have had -have sucked all
the sap outof it." !
'Are there any other indications
besides the corn husks ?"
"You better believe there are.
Xow, when the sunf crossed the
line the wind blew from the south
east. That indicates a mild win
ter every time. If it had blown
from the north you could have been
prepared to hear the wind blow
great guus."
"Is that all r
"Not by a long ways. I could
tell (you eoQUhJ:Q fill a book. My
dog holed a gropnd hog the otner
day. I had nothing to do, so I set
to work and dug the animal out.
He didn't have a leaf or twig in
his hole ; hadn't nothing in the
shape of a nest. ' V
"Isn't too early for ground hogs
to make their nests V y
"Now I 6ee how little you know
about a ground hog. A ground
hog bashis hole dug, or has picked
out his hole by the first September.
If it's going to be a cold winter he
has it filled with leaves by. this
this time.'' I
I "Is there anything else ?
LYes. The coons haven't com
menced to gnaw the corn. That is
a splendid sign. And another sign,
and a sign! that never fails, the
woodpeckerf haven't commenced
to drum. Kow, if this was going
to be a cold winter all the dead
trees would I be covered with red-
t Hen and Bat,
A California hen, while eng;aged
with . her brood of chickens in plow
ing up a neighbor's garden, recent
ly, was charged upon by a full
grown rat, The old representa
tive of the "poultry show' imme
diately established herself as a
cordon around her flock and await
ed the onslaught. The rodent,
somewhat checked by the bold
front presented by the "garden de
stroyer," crouched for a moment,
and then made a 'dart for one of
the chicks.' Iq an instant the 5 old
hen opened her cackle battery and
commenced battle. She flew at her
enemy, and striking it with' her
bill, grabbed it by the back and
threw it in the air. The rodent
earner dowu with a thump upon the
walk, but before it could regain its
feet the hen repeated the perfor
mance, and kept it up until the
rat wag only able to crawl away a
few feet and die in disgrace. Af
ter contemplating her fallen foe for
a few moments, the old hen called
her brood around her and walked
off.. '.- " :..
An Incident of tffgbt Deer Hnnting,
Iu tbe Ad irondecks 6iicefc(jaine- a
remaikable episode - in the annals
of the night shooter-, but which is.
true to a word. : We had paddled
barely '200 yards from where I ?jH
e a deer, when we heard anotberj
one ' ( walking' along the grass
at -the head of the lake. The
K1
the rasher with the weird half 'ciu
cle of Hght spreading sborewardf
with each sweep of the silent padC
die, and again the while outline ol
deer seemed to grow out of tlTB)
gloom ahead. Splung ! splash ! iV
wa walking toward ue. Kow is
stops, and in the glare of the bead
light we. see a beautiful fat do.
her coat beginning to assume the'-"
pine tint of the Winter covering
With head outstretched she- gazes
earnestly at the lantern, while we
sit silently and. admiringly1 in the
impenetrable gloom enshrouding
the dugout behind the light. After
satisfying her curiosity she turns
to feed, and the canoe steals upon
her. Now she is watching her
graceful shadow, cast by the ligkt
on the lilly pads on the grassy
water. Another quick stroke with
he; paddle and I prod her ? in The
ribs with my eun. At the first
puuch she stood like a beautiful
statue. At the second 1 would
Htroke her with my hand, but I fear
she, waking from her astonished
trance, would kick over our dugout
in her terror she gave one great
bound, causing our log to oscillate
violently and showering us with
cold spray, and then we heard her
bounding up the hill. Forest- and
Stream. "
The great superiority pf DR.
BULL'S COUGH SYRUP over
all other cough remedies is attested
by. the immense popular demand
for that old established remedy
Sf D8UB CP
North Carolina Kotes.
j Raleigh News and Observer.
I There are about 6,500,000 acres
of improved land in ifortb Carolina
and 16,000,000 of unimproved land.
We make 450,000 bales of cotton,
cotton, 30,000,000 bushels of corn,
Generals Longstreet, Faircliild
and Rosecrans will join the excur
sion of soldiers to" the battle fields
about Manassas. General Lone-
street will explain the position of
the Rebel forces in the second bat-
le, which! will be of much interest
in connection with the Fitz John
Porter case.
fioAQQ -rounds, of tobacco, and
export wueai , live, uats, grroia-iUA tiU . JkasJr. w.uyofc
peas, etc., besides.
It is estimated that in fifteen
counties alone there are now stand
ing five billions of feet of long leaf
corn-
heads pecking away a
which to store nuts."
"Isn't it too early for
special ecclestiastical or denomi-
national int-eresr,
cannot fail to have a grand educa
tional effect upon
as having
a hole in
that yet?'
but because it
he minds of mul
titudes unaccustomed to trace the
connectiou between historical cans-!
e ana historical effects. In a tort
of fragmentary way all general
readers have come; to know tw S
the valley of thf Rhine certain
German princes . first uttered that
protest which has changed the con
dition of mankind, and led to an
upward Progress which cannot
tuP until all
Xot a bit of it. They should
S any have their holes all pecked by this
time, and be ready to fill them.
There is not a smart ert bird than
the1 wood-pecker; he knows what
he's about when he is pecking away
at an old limb from morning till
might.
pine. ,
1 When our debt is all arranged it
will amount to less than 3,600,000,
bearing 4 per cent interest. There
is besides a debt of about $2,750,000,
bearing 6 per cent interest the in
terest 6f which will be met by divi
dends from the North Carolina
Railroad. i
j The assessment of property in
the State in 1873 was $125,000,000;
in 1S78, it was $142,000,000; in 1882
it was $168,000,000. The valuation
in 1883 shows au increase of near
ly 20 per cent. It will reach near
ly $200,000,000. Our State and
county taxes combined run to 661
(tents on the one hundred dollars.
in the British maseamwihl.w
once owned by CiceroJ "On, that's
nothin','1 retorted the American.
In Boston they're got the lead
pencil that Noah used to check off
the animals that went into the ark.''
The Sun's' Distance.
An idea of the enormous ' dis-l
tance of the sun fromj the earth
is given by Professor C. Young by
means of the following illustration:
''The earth is about 8,000 miles
in diameter. If you could make a
the OOntillonin J
islands of the globe shall hwi ' ht railroad around the equa-
at
visited by thattruWhtk v. J l.or?
come into the world " nt tv 7 1 Js to make the circait of ir
ial and carPfi .C"7 " ""l 40 miles
The Oldest Fresh-Water Sailor.
Cleveland Emerald.
! Uncle Davy Johnson is the old
est fresh water sailor living. He
was a lake captain seventy years
ago. -tie was a eiuruy uuy ui uiud
at Washmgton's death; was thirty
years of age when George III. died;
was an old man when Grant, bher-
man and Arthur were schoolboys
Davy Johnson lives near the lake
shore between this city and the
village oi Vermillion. He is a me-
rlinmisized man with snow white
hair and beard. He was born in
Sodom Conn., June 24, 1790, and
though in his ninety-fourth year
has all the vigor of a man of forty
His father carried a flint-rock mus
ket in the Revolutionary war.
an hour, without anv
be given not oniui t L change at stations. Xo practical
reer of Luther, but to I
career of Protestauism J " : you around ifc in
not fail to fix wid, 7ATf u" i months-
"v.u Lieuiion
Plofthr,5t,ttWnui(.nVI.6la the
""v-U 6UUGr.Mrirwt
less
Will
than
take
three
to that illbmin, ' "r:r.l lusu?r8' hundred
ings wWrevPrik " .Uri8t ! that of the
within the
7 """'t epace Of
ap
am-
cle wo cannot t; .
tbe benefit. 7 erate
vvut work: TC
al Tin
Then the moon, our next
neighbor, is about 240,000 miles
away. That is not so I very incon
ceivable. hen we come to the
sun, we find its distauce is about
times as ereat. as
moon about 95.000.000
miles. :'!-".! -
"Those figures mean nothing un
jott take an illustration. Take
a railroad from the earth to the
An Englishman was boasting to
Little Phil, a bright' five-year
oldj is afraid of thunder. During
he .recent hot spell his mother
would remark: Oh ! lor rain."
One day when she said it, Philtthus
addressed her: "Oh, mamma, I
will tell you why it don't rain.
WhenJL say my. prayers, I des say
"Please don't pay any
what mamma says, cos
of thunder.
'tention to
I'm 'fraid
Wor theurejof Coughs, Colds,
xiuittscuc, Kfavp, Asinma, bron
chitis, Whoopmg Cough, Incipient
Consumption and fof the relief of
consumptive persons in advanced
stages of the Disease. For Sale
by all Druggists. Price, 25 cents.
J I I I I t. J I I II III I 1
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Neivons Weakness quickly relieved and cured.
Equalled by none in delirium of fever."
.(SrNeutralizes germs of disease and sickness.
Cures ugly blotches and stubborn blood sores.'i
Cleanses blood, quickens sluggish circulationJi
Eliminates Boils, Carbuncles and Scalds." '
USPermanentJy and promptly enres paralysis.
'cb', It ia a charming and healthful Aperient..
Kills Scrofula and Kings Evil, twin brothers.
Changes bad breath to good, removing caube.
C?Itotits biliousness and clears complexion!
Charming'resotvent and matchless laxative.-gXX
It drives' Sick Headache like the wind.3i
"Contalns no drastic cathartic or opiates.
Promptly cores Rheumatism by routing it.-a
Restores life-giving properties to the blood.-
Is guaranteed to cure all nervous disorders."
"Reliable when all opiates fail.-E3
Refreshes the mint! and invigor-ttes the body..
Cures dyspeppi.i or money refunded ."uW
EEnjlorscd in writing bj over fifty thousand
Leading physicians in U. S. and Enrope.-TS
Leading clergymen in U. S. and Etirope.-ffia
Diseases of the blood own it a conqueror."
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The Dr. 8. A Richmond Sledical Co., Props.
St. Joseph, Mo. (2)
v Fo r testimonials and circulars send stamp.
O. N. Ciittonton, Agent, New York.
pecial to the Farmers !
who arc in want of the best Machinery
sold iih the country.
OSBORNE MO VING MA-
CHIHES AHD REAPERS.
A Mowjng ilaihine tbat can be adjusted
in any way without getting "off - your seat
and a. RE APE K that'ean be.folded in five
minutes to travel dny road in the country .
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EMPIRE ENGINES AND BOILERS
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CANE MILLS AND SELF SKIMMIG EVAPORATORS.
And we always have in stock a full line of the best Buggies on the market, at
PRICES LOWER THAN EVER.
AVE HAVE THE AGENCY FOR THE
Celebrated Columbus Buggies,
.11 m . .. ,
anu aiways nave a mil line in stoct at any time, at Factory Prices.
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A3 it. ia for all Via painful diaoaoeu of the
X;ONEYS.L!VEK AMD OOVCLS.
It olainspa tio tsvsism of the acrid poison
that csuiies tea dreadful suffterini? wMcli
oiily tU-j Tictlnia of Rhoiurctiara can realise.
TMOL'3ANDS CP CASE3
of fa-y wcrtt forma of tliia terriblo diee
iiave been qulcily relieved,: and in snort time.
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FFJCE, t& UqtTDOa DRT, SOLD BT JDKTJGGISTS.
ii- pry can D9 sent nymaii.
WEIJjS. KIC3HAKDBON & Co.. Bnrlinetoa Vt
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And we have a full stock -of '''
and will sell aa -
Cheap as can be bought for in the
1 State.
All we ksk is a showing and we wil
iSAVK MONEY!
for the good farmers, who are the
foundation of the country.
SMITHDEAL & RITCHIE,
Concord, X. C.
5-TOfI
One of the Rev. Levi Philetus
Dobb?s weaknesses is metapnor.
Here is his last. It is in reply to
one who had come to him for infor
mation: '-You may be ignorant;
but your igxiorance shall be the
hand that turns the faucet that sets
in motion tho mind whose branches
shall send out rays which shill dis
til oil upon the waves of deadly
upas trees. 1
The negro voters of Ohio appe ar
to have broken the color line, as
many of them supported floadly
for Governor on Tuesday, and it
will not be surprising if the jtegroes
of Virginia follow their example
in breaking away from Mahpne in
November. The colored voters of
the country begin to 'understand
that they owe no gratitude- to tbe
Republican party, f
"Great hwte iB not always good sj.ecd."
Yet you most not dilly-dally in caring for
your health. 'Liver, kidneys ud bowels
must be kert healthy by the ue of that
priace of medicines, Kidney Wort, which
comes in liquid form or dry-HOotn tnor
ouly efficacious. Have it always ready,
A Dutchman had two pigs, a
large one and a small troe. The
smaller one being the elderhewas
trying to explain to a customer, and
he did it in this wise: "The little
X)z is the piggest." Upon which
his wife, assuming to correct him,
said ; "You will excuse him, he no
speak as good English as me; he no
mean that the little pig was the
piggest, but the youngest pig is tbe
oldest." ' ,
Irea Urns. Steel Brarlnei, BrM Tllf ttAM. I
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Anr pumoB who will Uk OSK PILL
..Wealth if aahk thine UlKwtU.
For cunnc Female ComDUiiitthri Pilli he noMoml. lhrictn thj-tn i wmpTvitit. terywuere.
or lest by auul for s ntti ia lUmpi. fctnd for ptmphlet. 1. 8. JOSITBUW w-
Anil will nnnnl.t.l rhnn til fclnnil in tl rntlnt ITItem la three month
EACH NIGHT FROM OXE TO TWELVE WEEKS. m brtore te eooi
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Will tend prepnid to ny ad dre thdr
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Sore, Mi ani IniaaieJ Eyes,
Producing Long-Sishtedness, and Restor
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Tear Drop, ranulMtion. Kt jc
Turner. Kd Eye, Matted Kye -Iiahe,
And producing Quick Relief and
PermHZient Cure.
Also, eouallv efficacious ben used in
nthr maladief. fuch as Ulcers, Feei
Sores, Tumors, 4?ait Kheum, Burns, Tiles, I
or wherever inflaminatioh exUts, MITCH
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The ex -Sheriff of Iredell County, N. C,
Mr. W. F. WaUon says : "Brown's Iron
Bitters has impreved my digestion and
gsnr.l health
Dyspepsia dampens the ar4 or of many
an aspiring soul. "VThy eufitr! from dys-
pepsia ? Why be frighteue4 over dis- p A"j
ordered kidueys? Why continue the j D " a
mieerkbio life ol a dyspepc, Derveless i
morul? Brown's Iron Bitter will surely!
cure tou. I has jrmanentlj cured thou- . 300,0 Vt)LU ME
sands of cases where otheT remedies afford,
ed only temporary relief. Ak your drug
gist concerning its merits. Try a sample
bottle nd you will be relieved of futther
manUl and physical Bistre.
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with and without Tor,
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Urst-l prices evtr k.1.wn. Ntold
bv dealer, b.'ttt for .examination befajj
r avment on evidoneu f pl faith- JOHN
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buying Machinery t any Kim, iv
a Clieypest to buy the uesr.
McCormic mat binee 1ead the World!
at Bottom Prices.
'fore making purchases.
nxr. t.
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