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, i, j , - ;! fa I i ... s-rn? si l 11 i VOL. III. CHARLOTTE. N. C FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1891. NO. 152. TUnlH fi R (flf if Minn iff If Bib ifflfnulir !flf Rlkin Goods. Call at T. L. Alexander, Son o. A V jlfJOS. COLE .flliJBJNlb IUI LUU celebrated Elkin woolen goods, ,uCh as. I cans, Cassimeres, Blan ket?. Flannels, Yarns, &c, and ply your needs with these weli known goods, the cheapest Vt made, to be found in the State. iours,xc, T. L. ALEXANDER, SON & CO. PTTPOSsT'TO"R'Y X JX J V-L, -X. PIEDMONT W-A-GOILSr Now Ready For Fall Trade. nticDatine a large -fc all trade, we have placed in the .. xt i rv j in m repository, ius. iuuuux . College St., one of the largest and best stocks of vehicles ever DUt on sale in Charlotte, N. C. We have only new and relia- -, j .. ble goods, aud parties who are thinkiug of buying a vehicle of nnvstvlfi. waeron. carriage, bug- 'gr, cart, or anvthing which runs on wheels, will find profitable to call and examine our work. Our prices are as low as the same grade of work can be sold, and we are always ready to show parties what we have, and how we sell, whether they want to buy or not. If you are m Charlotte, and can spare a little time, call at our office and be shown through. Tery Respectfully, PIEDMONT WAGON CO. J. Mc. ALEXANDER, Manager. 'Office Nos. 10 and 12 N. Col lege St , Charlotte, N. C. DUE WEST FEMALE COLLEGE. DUE WEST, S. C; Next session begins the first Monday in October. Institution thoroughly equipped. Splendid advantages afforded in every de partment. Kates quite reasonable. Send for cata logue to Mas. L. M. BONNER, CJC or H. E. BONNER. Due West, S. C. Aug 21. Money to Loan (n improved farm lands, in sums o $:J0o and upwards. Loans re-payable in small annual instalments through a period ! ft vi! yeaas, thus enabling the borrower to pay oif his indebtedness without ex- - tutting his orop in any one year. Apply E. T. CANSLER, Att'y, 9 '91. Charlotte, N. C. FOR SAlE, A LOT OF FINE BERKSHIRE PIGS. Entitled to registration in the A. B. H, B. Priop per pair, (no'akin) '....$10.00, If Kistred . ..? 12.00. !ude Piss 6.00 If retered $1.00 additional. No charge t( ' boxing. Address W. W. & G. M. PHIFER, "12 N. College St.,Taurora Farm. t. 31 For Sale or Kent. -oil two-horse farm H milest east of rsville, N. C. Apply to W. S. PHABK, Charlotte. N. C. 2. SAM JONES. HIS SERMON ON THE WA Y AND THE LIGHT. Eloquence, Wit and Pathos in Rapid Succession Paul's Words. The following sermon was preached Saturday: Mr. Jones then took his text: "I 1 am the nay and the Light," These greatest words L think, were snoken Vv tVio man who ever lived. The grandest man who ever lived uttered lucsc wurus. ii was iraui. What a wonderful mind he had. There are more great men today than were in Paul s day. There have been more lives of Christ written since you and I were Born than were ever written in Ull the ages before. The nan who gtudie8 Christ from his miracles fails to get a true conception of him. It is wonderful to read the books that have been written on his life. But we need a book on the feeling of Christ. If I wanted a true picture of Christ I would go right to him, stand beside him, and rub my fore head against his forehead. I would not look at this old world around me then The man who is most like Christ is the mao who lives most like him. I go down here to the railroad. I look at the great steel rails, and if I don't know what they are for, I be gin to examine and try to find out. I take a wheelbarrow and roll on it, but tke wheel drops off, and I say "that track was not made for a wheelbar row," I then take a wagon and start over it, but wheels jump and jolt and I say take it off, this track was not made for a wagon. Then I walk down to the round house, and I see the great locomotives, I measure the "heels ad nd th stance compares with the width of the rails, aBd eay this eDgine mU8t have been n:ade for tbe trackf and this track made for this engine. I roll it out on the track, steam it up. and pull the rottle. It moves off and 1 say, that thing is a thing of beauty, of power, 6twWti tVlft , -1S on the track of sin; it jumps and jolts alonsr. but when rou put it on the track.of Christ it moves-along beauti- IUliy. x tuauK uuu mat uiuetceu years ago He put me on the track and ever since I have been running to a srana destiny. "I am the wav." The trouble is we think we find a better way. We think we know something that will beat that. Over in my native State was a young boy. He was bright and promising. He joined the church under the preach ing f my uncle. Later on he got in to business. He married the daughter of the richest man in my county. But he found a way that would beat it. He became profane, and my uncle re proved him. He said "I was a fool then and did not know what I did." Before he quit he ruined .his home He bankrupted several business men, and a few years after was shot down en the streets f Atlanta. The end of the new way. I have a great deal of respect for that boy, and a man like him who went with his fellow student of Harvard to hear Bob Ingtrsoll lee ture. His friend said, 'Well, didn't old Bob knock the spots out of Chris tianity tonight?" The young man did not say anything. Soon the question was repeated, and he said, "Well, I don't think he knocked my belief in mother out, and I believe that she was right." "I am the truth." What an announcement! Right in the presence of truth! I believe in freedom. The freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of fhe pulpit. We sing our national rongs: "The laud of the free and the home of the brave." I'll tell you, there are more cowards to the square inch in the United States than in any part of the world. The saloons and holes of sin have thrown around a bandage that you don't get cut of. Brother Stuart told me that he had been told that $15,000 had been offer ed a commissioner in this city to carry the town wet. That money was forth coming if it was only' kept supplied with saloons. My God! Where is our country going? If he would offer me money for my vote, I would ride him to death. I don't mean I would hurt him, but would just get on him. You say (he captain may depenc7 on me. May depend on me! For what? To be absent! I don't know how they will manage it about taxing evangelists. I guess if a fellow come to you. preaches for nothing, pays his own bills and his railroad fare home, you will not tax him will VOU? Whpn the war was over tnere were . T 1nrpd neonle who iumped up, clapped their feet together and sarm, "we are free; Mr. Lincum has made us free." And bless your life, near ly one third of that number is now on the chain gang. The Lord only can wake you free. You can't imprison a good man. Look at Paul and Silaa. The old prison doors were just shook open. They imprisoned John Bunyan, and some of his friends supplied him with parchment and he wrote his Pilgrim's Progress. He pinned the leaves to his body and has been flying on down through the ages since. I am a free man! I declare I am I can do iust as I Dleaae. I can fret drunk or dance, or play cards just as I want to, but I don't waut to. Did you ever see a fellow hare a good time in not doing? Did you ever get into the secret of it? I would rather stay sober ten thousand years than to get drunk one night. I would be thinking ot my head in the morning. If the lord ever breaks the shackles from you fly and thank Good for free dom. . When a man gets to where he can do as he pleases and don't do wrong, he is a free man. I am in a no-fence country. And I am not staked out either. Most of the devil's gang is in a lane. ihey don t get any grass except what they pull through the cracks in the fence, and they continually have their noses sore. I believe in mixing uo and chfiue ing views. I think Bros. Reed and Pool ought to exchange pulpits and let Bro. Heed preach the final perse verance of the saints, let Bro Poel preach falling from grace, they would do more good. THE FA11EWELL SERYICE. Monday Night Mr. Jones Preached His Last Sermon. Charlotte Chronicle. Monday night the Sam Jones meet ing came to an end. The usual thousands filled the Tab ernacle and the meeting was a mem orable one. Mr. Jones has done last ing good here, and he left with more and better friends in Charlotte than he ever had before. There is a healthy stimulus to right doing, a determina tion on the pitt of Christians to sup press many of the evils in the town, and today it is the general sentiment that Charlotte is a better town for the great evangelist having been here. MR. EXCELL LEAVES. After the song service was conclud ed, Mr. Jones announced that Mr. Excell had to leave, but he would sing a parting solo. He sang "The Haven of Rest," the audience uniting in the chorus. THA.T $15,000 BRIBE. Mr. Jones made a characteristic im promptu talk. He said, in reference to the $15,000 bribe, that (he even ing paper had said that Sam Jones had "at last succeeded in getting up a sensation here." He said it was no sensation of his. . Rev. Mr. Boone had told llev. Geo. Stuart that a com missioner had been approached by a liquor man (he didn't say dealer) and ofi'ered $15,000 to him to grant license. Now, said Mr. Jones, if its a sensa tion its Bro. Boone's, the commis sioner's and Bro. Stuart's. I would rather bribe the whole business though on a moral issue than ;el'. liquor for a day. After some powerful prohibition talk Mr. Jones asked every man and woman who would use their influence against the saloons, and give them a cordial invitation to leave here, to stand. Hundreds of men and women jumped to their feet and the applause was deafening. Mr. Jones then put the same proposition to the negroes, and met with as enthusiastic a re sponse. Now, said Mr. Jones, if I were a saloon keeper and the negroes asked me to go, I know I'd go I'm an anti-Liquor Gatling Gun, going through the country, said Mr. Jones, I'll fight whiskey till I die. No wonder the bar men don't like me. CHRISTIAN UNITY. This was the appropriate subject the evangelist choose, for a farewell talk. This mav be the last sermon I will ever preach here, said he, the last time we will all ever gather under the same roof and I want to talk to you plaia and pour sho that will hit somebody, all over this vast audience I came here to see the lost Sheep o of the house of Israel and backslidden church members, and not to the good and pious. Every preicher has his own style. It wouldn't do for me to try and preach like Brother Reed ! there, nor for him to try and preach like me. But I can preach a 'nice sermon "I can." I preached one ODce, but my wife advised me not to try it again, just to go 'long and preach like Sam Jones, it was more my style. A preacher told me today that he preached to 60 people last night. He ought to have taken for his text, "Fear not little flock." For tonight I want to take a text broad enough for the 6,000 people here to stand on. It is this: "Aud let us not be weary in well doing for we shall reap if we faint not " The proacher's first point was organized Christian effort. The devil's forces are so well organized and equipped. God's forces were never so badly organized in this world's history as now. Stonewall Jackson could command his forces, Georgians, No.th Carolinians, Ala batnians, South Carolinians and Vir ginians, made a common ousaught on the enemy and broke down the ranks, but Christ can't command his forces that Kzj. Touch one ball room you hear from all of them, one saloon or one gambling hell, and all are offend ed. . . It something be said about one preacher and other denominations will join in the laugh The preaeher dwelt at length on Christian unity. He portrayed in clear pictures and with apt illustra tions the good that could be accom plished if Christians would indeed be brethren in Christ. THANKS TO ALL. At the conclusion he made a few feeling remarks of a farewell. He ex pressed his thanks first to the choir He said he had never had a more faith ful choir, nor better Binging. He thanked the ushers for their faithfulness; the newspaper reporters and editors for their kind help aud support, he said not once had the, re porters misquoted him & lie was also grateful to the people for their liberality, for they had been liberal. He said a dollar today is harder to get than two a year or so ago. I thank you, said the evangelist with gratitude vibrating through his nose. My parting words to you are, stand united in your efforts for good, and fight the devil with all your ran somed powers. Charlotte is the cleanest town, the most moral town I know of. excepting the saloons, and you will do your ut most to rid yourselves of them. May he gracious God ba with you iu it and every other good work. Mr. Sluart then made a short fare well address, after which Mr. Jones requested the song "God be with you till we meet again," after which the benediction was pronounced. Afterward fifteen or twenty minutes were spent in handshaking and iu fare wells. Mr. Jones asked any who felt like contributing to a fund for the orphans whom he cared for in Georgia to hand him their contributions. The amount contributed was $50. The amount paid, Mr. Jones for his labors was $1,200. 4 The great meeting is over. Sellinjr Water. Columbus, Ind., Nov. 6. There is no more prospect of rain than there was two months ago. and everybody view? the situation with alarm. Wells streams and ponds are completely dry, in entire sections, and since the fifties nothing like this has been known. In many inland towns, like Charlestown, water is being sold. Building: Cotton Pickers. Atlanta, Nov. 10. Tbe Southern cotton harvester company whose cot ton picker had a satisfactory trial on the Piedmont Exposition grounds a few days ago, is so confident of the practical success of this machine that it has made a contract with the Van Winkle Machine Company, of this city, for the building of catton pick ers, and expects to be able before the next crop is ready for picking to sup ply the demand of the planters for ! machines. Change of life, backache, monthly troubles, hot flashes, sleeplessness, dizziness, nervousness, are cured by Dr. Miles' Nervine, recently discov ered by the great Indiana Specialist. Elegant books and trial bottles free at Burwell & Dunn's drug store or ad dress Dr. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart, j Id- j Both air and water abound in mi ; crobes, or germs of disease, ready to i infect the debilitated svstem. To im- par 'hat strength and vigor necessary to resist the effect of these pernicious atoms, no blood-purifier equals Ayer's Sarsanarilla. Needing a tcnic. or children that want building r.n. should take BROAVS'S IUOIV BITTERS. It is plenum to take, cures Malaria, Indiges tioii, aau Uiiiwusueas. All dcatexs kp iw MONEY. Persons indebted to the late firm of T. L. Alexander & Co., dissolved Jan. 1, 1891, are here by notified to call and make prompt payment, otherwise tliey will find their notes and acccounts in the hands of an officer for collectien. T. L. ALEXANDER & CO. -Oct 1) 3tn STATE NEWS. Bird's Eje Ytew of North Carolina. Roll, the ball Chairman Smith, and make a ten-strike. Lenoir Topic. The State Temperance convention will be held in Raleigh Nov. 11). The Cumberland Fair at Fayette ville last week was a great success. The Methodist Conference of the Western District is in session at Ashe ville. Sam Jones after leaving Charlotte lectured in Greensboro Tuesday night the 10th, then at Goldsboro, Durham, Raleigh and so on. His subject was -Get There.", ' Israel Harris' hous, and the entire contents, were burned on last Satur day. The house is on Mr. R. A. Brown's place near town. A dog was consumed iu the flames, says the Con cord Times. Col. Polk is reported as saying that if Cleveland is Nominated he will take the stump in North Garolina against him He says Cleveland is the favor ite of Wall street and tbe moneyed class. Quite a sensation was caused last week by the finding in front of Mr. Jones' house near Bridgewater, Mc Dowell county, a well dressed and well wrapped girl baby app"?rr)Etly about two or three months o$, in the woods. Mr W F Leonard, of this county. is convinced that insects can live quite a while without air, as last February he placed a spider in a bottle so that it was air tight. He says the spider lived uutil the following June, say the Fraaklin Times, The commissioners of Anson coun ty, having refused to grant liquor li cense, hare been ordered by Judge Mclver to appear before him at Car thage, Moore county, on the 7th and show cause. The case is similar to the one in Iredell county. The Motz boys were tried in Shel by test week for the murder of their cousin and acquitted. Tbe case is familiar to our readers. John Michael seduced Miss Motz. Her brothers met Michael in tbe public road in company xvith another Motz boy. In the shooting Sam Motz was killed The Motz boys intended to kill Michael and upon that plea they were acquitted. Last Friday morning Governor Holt tendered Governor Fleming of West Virginia a reception at the executive department. It was a handsome affair and large numbers of business meu as well as officials attended it. Governor Fleming was never in this State be fore. He has made a pleasant im pression here. He spoke Friday and afterwards he and his wife and a party of prominent people dined with Gov. Holt at the executive mansion. The address to the people, which a committee of ten (five Alliance Demo crats and five non-Alliance Demo crats) was appointed by the Democratic State executive committee at its meet ing at Raleigh on the 15th of Octo ber, to prepare and issue, has not yet appeared. It has been prepared, and has been signed by tbe ten gentlemen. Tbe one who has not yet signed is Mr. J. S. Bell, of Clay, State lectur er of the Alliance. Statescille Land mark. A special to the Wilmington Mes- senger says: The flames got in some verv destructive work at Big Lick, Stanly county. This morning at 1 o'clock the store house of Mr. J. W. Eard was discovered to be on fire, and before assistance arrived the flames were beyond control. The fire spread rapidly and the store house of Russell & Eagle, 11 G Harwell, D E Mann and the office of Dr. J. W. Douglass and a harness shop were very quickly totally consumed by the angry flames. J W librd's loss is estimated at from $4,000 to 5,000, Russell & Eagle 3.500, II. G. Hartsell, 600, D G Mann 200, Dr S W Douglass 500. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE BOY'S ! And you have nererhad one like it be fore. Each customer, for thirty days, that buys a boys suit worth three dollars or more will get a nio BANJO FREE Our prices are guaranted the very low est and you dont. pay one cent for the BANJO, its our sou venir to our customers. Price Suits (1.00 to (6.5 02.50 ,, 015- 6.50 ASK TO SEE OUR BOYS OVERCOATS. MEN'S Suits Overcoats. That we are showing the bet linnf men's suits at, $4.00. $.V)0. $0.."0; $7..,0 and $10.00 e"er nifered in t hi market none d.-ire dilate. It wont take much of your Huje to look at them. For $12.50 & $15.00 you can buy a hand some d i ess suit.Our Chin chilla overcoats at S5.QO are th greatest values and bestsellers knowaito. An oiegaut line from to $20. Don iTsay again that you can't find HATS to please you. We an immense stock, every style that fancy could wisli from 23 cts to $4.00. You cu find what you want in Neckwear, SHIRTS AND UNDERWEAR AT I Tl ir J 15 East Trade St. SESGLE'S "ooio wave" BLANKETS. Wo take pleasure in announcing to our friends everywhere that. we are now ready for the Fall Trade. We haye studied the market, Wc think we have just what you want, and at a little lower price than you have ever bought'them before. We, in the first place, wish to announce that we are going to quit keeping Cloth ing and Shoes. We have a large lot of Clothing that must be sold, and at once. We are offering these suits for actual cost for cash. Five dollars buys a splen did suit. Seven fifty buys an elegant one and at 10 we sell you a"$16 to $18 suit. Remember that we are going . to quit Clothing, and now's your chance. Shoes the same way. We have some for Men, Ladies and Children. The sizes ar. not all hare, but if you can find your size you buy them for just about half what you regularly pay. Boots and Bro gans in the lot. Kveiything in Shoes and Clothing goes at and below cost to close out the stock. We also have a full line of the cele brated "ELKIN" wool yarns, Socks and Jeans. -You know these goods. Our prices on them is right. Wc had made in this very State a "Blanket" that will prove to be the best thing ever sold in the State. It is strictly a home made North Carolina Blanket. It is finished beautifully, being as soft and fine as spun silk, bound with silk, scrictly pure home grown wool, home made, and weighs five and a half pounds, (51 lbs.) ! and is branded "Cold Wave." On.every j ticket you see the this brand "eold Wave" i made expressly for T. L. Seigle & Co., Charlotto, N. C. That is our own trade mark.- Be sure that this is on it. Beware of imitations and have none unless ourv -name is on the ticket. Our price is five dollars for a pair. No one else has this blanket, for they are made expressly for us. They arc the best made for this money. Come to us for Elkiu Wol Yarns, Socks and Jeans. Our "Cold Wave" Blanket. Clothiag and Shoes and factory cost for cash. T. L. SEIGLE & CO. Charlotte, N. 6. The Leading Dry Goods House of North Carolina. DWELL 1 1 i r. i iiiiii i l i : H v A v - j i .It T t ft iX. jilt fa. St & 8! p.tf -"? 'A ..12 -ft h -."Ms - v Tl Ik ' 1 A i I' ll 3 '1 I 1 1! hi! 15 k hi i 1 :1I ft it sill If I - 3 t I i M I i - f (1 4 - i- 3 I" I i t 4