North Carolina Newspapers

THE STAHDABD. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY W. D. ANTHONY & J. M. CROSS TERMS : ONEYEAR, CASH IN ADVANCE, - $1.25. SIX MONTHS, ' 75, Friday, March 9, 1888. TO OI K HEADERS. To the people of Cabarrus and sur roumlins counties who have so ver libt-ralJy aided The Standard pecu niarily w ith tLeir support we tender, without any reservation whatever, our heartiest thanks. By your sub stantial aid we are to-day able to say that this enterprise is on a firm basis and sure footing; and we promise you to use our every en deavor to improve eaoh issue so that The Standard will be a pride to the county. "We have not promised you the best weekly paper in the State, neither are we goiug to do so now in the face of so very many able and experienced competitors in the field of journalism, but in our way, and with our little editorial and mechan ical skill we are going to make this paper just as bright, newsy and neat as we can. In one sense of the word it belongs to you, and we shall al ways try to keep its columns free from our personal likes and dislikes ; considering it is not in our province to criticise the failings and short comings of others ; and if we have any individual bile or spleen in our composition we promise not to air it through these columns to public gaze. During the excitement of the coming campaign we shall use no bitter invectives against those who honestly differ with us, yet at the same time we expect to do our level best to bring them over to our way of thinking by a straight forward expression of our views. As to party measures we will netheir espouse or advocate auy position we believe adverse to the well beiug of that class who always constitute the majority, the com mon people. It is not in the power of any one to please all, but we hope to be credited at least with an hon esty of purpose. THE TAiilFF BILL.. The Committee of "Ways and Means has at last reported to Con gress a bill to revise the tariff and reduce the surplus. Whether it will ever get through both houses in its present shape is an enigma that it would require a very wise man to an swer. Certainly it will encounter the fiercest opposition from the great boJy of Republicans as well as from Mr. Randall and a few followers he has in ti e House of Representatives who are supposed to be Democrats. It is understood that Mr. Randall is preparing a bill which he will offer as a substitute when the original bill comes before the House, but this is doubless intended as a part of the obstructiontactics adopted by war tariff supporters of both par tics. The Committee's bill provides that no duty shall be charged on wool, flax, hemp, timber, wood, salt, mar ble and other articles of minor im portance, reduces the duty on sugar nearly 30 per cent., on woolen goods about 23 percent, and admits free of duty many oilier raw materials used by our manufacturers. It is a long step in the right direction. If the bill as it now stands should become u law. a suit of clothes that now costs $13.00 can be bought for 810. or 11.00, sugar will be about two cents a pound cheaper and there will be a corresponding reduction in the prices of all the necessaries of life. Besides the admission of un taxed raw material will enable our manufacturers to compete with foreign manufacturers and build up an export trade on ether products than breadstuffs and meats, develop our merchant marine, and in every wxy contribute to our prosperity And last but not least, there will be nearly 00,000,000 a year left in the pockets of the people instead of be ing taken from them in the shape of taxes as is now the case. It is understood that the present systeai of Internal Revenue will al so soon receive the consideration of Congress. There is some talk of re ducing t he tax on wbiskey to o0 cents per gallon, and removing it from to bacco altogether. If this should be done it would nearly destroy the surplus, and we should be gb.d to see the State of North Carolina tax whiskey 40 or 50 cents per gallon at once and collect it through the Sheriffs as other taxes are collected. There is hardly any probability that a vote on this tariff bill will be reached in Congress before April, but when it is taken, the people will know who are their friends. One thing is certain, something must be done and that soon, to relieve the burdens of the toiling masses. This arrangement of collecting $140,000. 000 a year more than'the government needs, must be stopped, no matter now much the Republicans and their Democratic allies of the Randall typ i may wiggle and squirm. As we said in our first issue : Reeuce The Taxes. A delegation of Chippewa Indian Chiefs called on the President March 2d and urged the payment of back dues on old treaties. iv no wiix he Tin; kextcov- This is a question easier asked than answered. There are a number of aspirants but nobody seems to be prominent enough to have the lead. We would like to see Col. Elias Carr, of Edgecombe, receive the nomination of the Democratic party. There- is not a better man in the Stale nor a better Demosrat. His record is absolutely stainless and he is a man who enjo3's the respect and confidence of everybody who knows him. He is a practical and success ful farmer, a man of fine education and good sense, a man of de cided convictions, who would be the tool of no individual or corporation, a man who loves justice for justice's sake, and a man who would be Gov ernor as Cleveland is President He has no entangling alliances with pol iticians, belongs to no clique or ring, and is under no obligations to any body. He would haye no favorites to reward nor enemies to humil iate. We expect to support the nominee of the Democratic convention for Governor whoever he may be, but wo would like to see that convention nominate Elias Carr, of Edgecombe. THE BIBLICAL RECORDER. The Biblical Recorder, the organ of the Baptist denomination in North Carolina is an uncommonly vig erous paper. Besides its Special work of fostering and building up the interests of its church people, and always containing something ex cellent for the edification and benefit of Baptists, it has recently acquired a special general value, by the intro duction of a weekly essay or treatise on some popular current subject, al ways totally leaving out politics. These articles are either the work of the editor or are contributed.by the most learned, able and widely known writers in this and other States, and are forceful, discursive and interesting. Altogether the publication is a happy combination of the denomi national and family paper and the general magazine. It fosters thought and encourages home literature. No Baptist can well afford to be without the Recorder, and it is of great value to the public generally. AX INCIDENT OF THE PRESI DENT'S LAST TRIP. In his trip to Florida last week, President Cleveland passd across North Carolina over the Atlantic Coast Line, via Weldon, Goldsburo and Wilmington. Gen. W. P. Rob ers, State Auditor, returned from a visit home in Gates county last week and was telling iu the Yarorough House at Raleigh last Thursday night of having seen the presidential party at Weldon. The train stop ped there a little while and Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland appeared on the platform. Among those who press ed forward to shake hands, was a long, thin, awkward fellow, pretty drunk, and looked os if this might have been the first glimpse of civil ization. Addressed Mr. Cleveland in a loud voice as he extended his hand, he said : "So you are the President are yon ?" The gentle man thus addressed modestly ac knowledged that such was the case. 'Well, well;' said the tall drunk man, dropping back a step or two, "I've been a-votin' for Presidents all my life, but you are the fust one I ever see." (Surveying the Presi dent critically from hand to loot and from foot to head.) "Well, well ! Shake agin ! As I was a scyin' you are the fust President I ever see, but I'll b9 ef you ain't a whopper !' Mrs. Cleveland laughed heartily over the incident, but the Old Man didn't have a word to sy and look ed like he was just a little bored. News and Observer. A big Farmers' Institute was held at Edenton last week. Commis sioner Robinson and Immigration Agent Patrick were present A res olution was passed requesting the Board of Agriculture to appro priate the fifteen hundred dollars, heretofore givon to the Fairs as fol lows : ten dollars to defray the ex penses of the superintendent of each county making an exhibit at the Fair; $200 to county club making best ex hibit ; $100 to county club laaking second best exhibit , $60 to fcounty clu bmaking third best exhibit ;$50to county club making fourth best exhibit ; $10 to the county club mak ing fifth best exhibit ; $30 to county club making sxth best exhibit ; $ to county club making seventh best exhibit ; 20 to county club making eighth best exhibit ; $15 to county club making ninth best exhibit. Raleigh Chronicle. Victor Freeza in Rowan coun ty a little more than a year ago. was tried, convicted and sen tenced to be hanged, but finally sent to the colored asylum at Greens boro as insane. lie made his es cape from there several days ago by removing; the bars, from the upper story window, jumping to an adjac ent tree and sliding down. Fifty dollars reward is offered for his ap prension. Rev. R. G. Pearson, at New Berne, is preaching to immense congrega tions and moving upon that com munity as he does upon every other STATE NEWS. The "iron horse" is now heard within five miles Mt. Airy. Mt. Holly Fair will be held again this year on a larger scale. Salisbury has pledged five hundred dollars to a Y. M. C. A. building. Judge Clark will deliver the ad dress at the University commence ment June 6th. Burke county, instead of import ing corn is shipping thousands of bushels of it. It is a remarkable fact that not a single Jew'Jives in Shelby, a town of 2,000 inhabitants. The officials say that the C. F. & Y. V. will be completed to Mt, Airy by May 1st. Judge Schenck has written a his tory of North Carolina from 1780 to 1881, which is now in the hands of the printer. Wm. H. Hargrave was convicted of stealing a horse from W. P. Brown at the last term of court at Salisbury. Delegates from Weldon will at tend the railroad meeting in Char lotte on the 15th to consult about the proposed road. On March 1st, Wilmington sub scribed $150,000 lor the extension of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad to that place. The city of Greensboro has done a handsome thing and subscribed eight ' shares of stock to the Guilford Bat tle Ground com pany amounting to 200. One of the most interesting cases in the superior court in Charlotte last week was a slander case in which Miss Boden sued Mr. B.iles for $10,000 damages for defamation of character. Raleigh will be well lighted. She has closed contracts for twenty elec tric lights and one hundred gas lights. Good for Raleigh. The old lights didn't light much. March 15th will be North Carolina day at Jacksonville (Florida) Ex position, and tickets will be on sale at Charlotte on March 13th and 14tn. The tickets will be sold for one straight fare, $17.25 and will be good for 20 days. Col. Rowland has introduced a bill in Congress for the improvement of the Cape Fear below Wilmington, appropriating 205,000 ; another, for 310,000 ; another, for $35,000. He will introduce bids to improve Shal lotte and Big Pee Dee rivers. A State convention of the Prohi bitiouists of North Carolina liaa been called to ' meet in Greensboro Mav lGth, to select delegates to the national convention to beheld at In- j diauapolia June 6th; to nominate j can lidates for State offices ; to elect, a State executive committee, and to effect a complete organization of the Prohibition party in the State. A HORSE THAT DRAWS THE WATER HE DRINKS. The sagacity exhibited by some of the horses employed by the fire de partment in this city is very remark able, and their exploits have been frequently described in our daily newspapers. But for the first time we read in one of our evening con temporaries of a horse in tho service of an ambulance corps, which is not far behind any fire engine horse we have read of iu point of intelligence. Incnorse pulls tne ambulance m search of patients for the New York Hospital, and during the whole period of his philanthropic career as an ambulance horse, he has never once been given a drink by any of tbe stable hands. He believes iu in the maxim tnat God helps those who help themselves, andhelps hipr self accordingly. A Telegram rep orter went down to see how he quenched his thirst, and was edified by the intellectual behaviour of the animal, which he describes as follows: There is an ordinary faucet with a pail under it in the stable, and to this faucet the horse made a bee line. First he dippad his nose in the pail to see if there was any water there, but finding there was none, he pro ceeding to open the valve by turning the handle witlj his nose. He did not turn it on quite enough at the first attempt, so he gave it another nudge, and held his nose under the spigot while the water poured over it to his apparant satisfaction. "i3ct what a lot of water will be wasted when he loaves it running the mo ment he has had enough;!" ejacu lated the reporter. "WTait and sue answtred the driver. And thero was no water wasted, for the moment tho horse had con cluded his drink, ho went at the faucet again with Iuh nose and shut off the flow completely. "Doe3 he ttlwaya do that ?" again queried the newspaper man. "Certainly," answered the driver, as he patted his four-footed friend on tho ehoulder. "As long as I've known him, that horse has never had a drink that he did not draw from the tap for himself just as you have seen him do this time. N. Y. Scien tific American. The post office building in Wash ington is 300 feet long and 201 feet wide. Its cost was 2,151,500.. NEWS ITEMS. Buffalo had a $370,000 fire Satur day. Russia is still moving troops to tho frontier. The doctors have at last discover ed that the malady of tho Crown Price is cancer. A fire in Winsboro, S. C, on the night of the 1st, destroyed $30,000 worth of property. Michigan was visited with the worst gale and snow storm of the winter last Friday. The statue of Sergeant "William Jasper, the Revolutionary hero, was unveiled at Savannah. Advices from Sam Remo, outside the official bulletins, say the condi tiou of the Crown Prince steadily grows more serious. Reports from Itlay on Monday say that the town of Voltoriahas been half burid under a avalanche, and that many people have been killed. The Georgia Republican State ex ecutive committee was in session m Atlanta last week and its members were found to be almost unanimous for John Sherman for Presideut. The prize founded by the class cf '76 for the best debate is the contest on Washington's birthday, at Price ton College, was awarded to George R. "Wallace, of Norfolk Va. As Wal i lit . lace was pittea against a senior, junor and sophomore, the victory is especially creditable to the fresh man. The debate was on the "Sur plus Question." Mr. Blaine has been interviewed by Mr. Crawiord, of the N. Y "World, who wanted to know wheth er he was in earnest, or, like a wo man, wanting to be asked a second time. Mr. Blaine says that his let ter, deciining to allow the use of his name, was "not a haphazard, off hand affair. It was the result of much deliberation and careful thought." E. H. Grouby, the proprietor and editor of a paper in Blakely, Ga., blacklisted himself by the following card : "On and after date the un dersigned gives notice that hejwill prosecute any man selling him in toxicating liquors, of anj- kind to the full extent of the law. This Is not for thi purpose of injuring the whis key dealers, but to get sober and stay so." HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW TELLS ABOUT IT. I do not know where he had been spending the evening, as he calls i, mv dear, but I know that tho evnn- ing had waued into three o'clock in the morning when I heard him fall over the rocking-chair I left in the hall for him, and if it should please heaven to send me grand-children I humbly trust that they will all bo born deaf no, don't say, "Oh, ma!" rather than have them even heai the language that man used, coupl ed with the name of your own moth er. He lefc the hall door wide open, and in the white moonlight I watch ed him staud on his hat to reach the shadow of the figure seven on the transom, blackly outlined on the white wall, upon which ho miuly en deavored to ban ? his overcoat. Af ter several failures he laid the coat carefully on the floor, and after fumbling in every pocket of his clothes ho found some matches, and then held up his foot and scratched them against tho wall, undar the im pression, I have no doubt, that he was rubbing them on the sole of his boot. He tried, with match after match, to light one of the brass pegs in the hat-rack, making the most shocking and absured comments at evuiy iaiuue. j could bear it no longer. I cried out: "Henry if you will cease disfiguring the wall and the hat-rack aud come here, I will fiud a light for you." That man he turned iu the most idiotic way to the hall dcor, bowed, and after staring out at tbe moonlight in a dazed way, said: "Oh, yez ! yez-zi-see ; got the parlor all lighted up ain' you ? Whaz' coin' out S'nrize party ?" Then I went down stairs and led him up to bed. No, my dear, am, not going to scold him. No ; when he comes down stairs 1 am not going to say a harsh word to him. I shallnot s .y anything to him. I shall merely look at him. (P. S. She looked at him.) REMARKABLE PRE3EVATION OF DEAD BODIES. A correspondent of the Wilming ton Star of the 19th, ult., writes from Rocky Mount, Edgecombe county, reiernng to tne removal oi tne re mains of persons interred in the Methodist churchyard there to a new cemetery at that place, makes the following remarkable statement : Upon examination some of the bodies were fouud to be in a very natural cordition, and easly recog nized by their friendf.lookingttlniost as natural as when first placed away. Tbe body of Dr. R. C. Tillery, one of our most prominent citizens, having been buried three years, was upo n examination found to be look ing as n itural as .when bai ied . The nioucstache had grown an inch or more and was much, blacker, and the chin whiskers were from eight to ten inches longer.. Tie body seemed to be in a perfect state of preservation, as were the remains of some ladies who were- removed. 1888. PIIIG, NEW SPRING Millinery. "With every changing season comes a change in styles of Millinery, and already in these ea:ly Spring like days Mrs. J. M. Cross will be found with the hrst invoice of eroods of the very lates t fashion ready for both old and new custo mers. Jaunty Hats, lovely Bonnets Corsets. Bustles, of the latest styles, j ;st received, Ribbons, Col lars, Laces, &c. Face Veilings. Don t forget to see my large as sortment of ehamiing Face Veiling, the prettiest lot ever shown in Con cord. I also have the prettiest line of SCARFS in town, from 75c. to $5. With many thanks to the Ladies of Concord, Cabarrus and surround ing counties for their former liberal favors, let me assure you that, as in the past, you will find me at the Headquarters for Millixery Goods, every ready to please, with the la test, best and most STILISH filllili, In the market, "xhe- best is the cheapest," and taking into consid eration the quality, my prices will be below competition. Very respectfully, Mrs. J. M. CROSS. P. S. Owing to the difficulty in making collections and entire fail ure in a great many instances I am compelled to adopt strictly a CASH system. otice. Having qualified as adinmistratio- on the estate of Joh'i Young, cd , decease .d, notice is hereby given to all per s ns having claim- against said estate 1 present them duly authenticated to the undersigned o i or before the 2Sih day of January 1889, or this m-tice will plead in bar of, their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment and save cost and trouble. This the 28th day of January, 1838 J. F. WILLEFORD, . Adiu's of John Young, Col. o- w A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as Adm'nistrato de bonis non of th estate of J. L Iloiieycutt, dee'd, til persons indebted to said estate are hereby notified tor make prompt payment : and all per r sons having claims against said estate must present the same for payment on or befoie the 10th day of February, 18S9, or iuis notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. EDMUND, UONEYCUT T, Aum'r de bonis non. By W.G. MEAfcS. Att'y. For Sib Qjoip, ASE OND HAND OMNIBUS, with a capacity for t we've p wertger iu good running order. Oallatth's sfSce. Removal. Having removed to the neat store room on Litakci's corner I am pre pared to funiif.il old a d new custo iners with good jroods. nice goods and cheap goods in the grocery line Thoinkful for many past favors I trust to merit a continuance by strict attention to business and fair dealing. Respectfully, IL M. GOODMAN. Y0REB & "WADSWOBTH Hardware Headquarters. KUMf, MECHANICS, HIMHIS, MINERS, Farmers and Everybody Else Cam be suited in Hardware at YORKE & WADSORTITS at bottom prices ?or the CASH. Our stock is full and complete. A splendid line of Cook Stove and cook'ng utensils in stock. Turning Plows, PloT Stock, Uarro. Belting, Feed Cutters, Cornshellers, Tinware, Guns, Pistols, Knives, Powder, ooot ana ueaa, i-uoi, ibii uu m-uo, .....n., , Paints and Putty a specialty ; Wire Screens, Oii Cloths, wro jght, cut and i. i XT :.. .,t arorvlhi'nnr nsimllv kfnt. in a hanlwarft slnro. V Horse cnoe .uajis, auu m ion v-.j.....0 .. .. will sell all these goods as cheap, quality con&idered, as ai.y house in North Caroliua. ' . . Our warehouse is filled with Carnages, Buggies, W agons, Reapers, Mow ers II ay Uakes, of the best make Ou the market, which must and will be sold at the lowest figures. Be sure to come to see us, whether you buy or not YORKE & WADSWORTH. P. S We have always on hand Lister's and Waldo Guano and Wando Aci 1, at prices to suit. Y. & vV. NEW M1LL1HEBY STORE. I would inform the ladies of Con -cord and surrounding country that I have opened a new Millinery Store At ALLISON'S CORNER, where they will find a woll selecre i stock of Hats and Bonnets Ribbons, Co lars, Corsets, Bustles, Kuching, Veiling1, &c, which will be sold cheap for CASH. Give me a call. Respect uliy, 6 3m Mes. MOLLIE ELLIOTT. AT mm DRUG STOSE, We have in stock 10,000 -PapeiB BU3SFS Mil IDUL Garden Seeds, The most popular and reliable seeds sld in the South, always giving sa is taction. Also onion sets, choice va rieties ot corn for garden and field cul ture, Red Clvert Lucerne, Orcha;d Grass, Kentucky Blue Grass, "Bed Top or Herds Grass, German Millet, &c. All choice selected seed, which we offer at low prices. N- D. FETZER, Manager. N. B. We are offering the BIGGEST BARGAINS in chewing tobacco in this market. 2AAAB1JSHELS CC jUUU SEED for sale. COTTON COOK & FOIL. Mt. Pleasant, N. C. 5 2t TOP THAT COUGH. For to dilay is dangerous: Moose's Cough Syrup is the best, for coughs, colds, hourseness, Bronchitis, croup, whooping cough and diseases of the throat and lungs, as many attest who have u-'.ed it. For sale at Fetzers drugstore, a mrTOTSTT? ATrm's NrnTTrT' Having this day qualified as admin istrator of the estate of J. F. Green, deceased. I hereby notify all person indebted to this estate that they must make immediate payment of their in debteduess, and all persons having clains against this estate that they muss present the same, duly authenticated, to me for payment before the 3rd day ef March, 1889, or this notice will Le plead in i bar of their recovery. R. L. U ARTS ELL, Aum'r of J. F. Green. March 2nd, 18S8. MOOSE'S Blood Renovator, This valuable Remedy is adaptad to the following diseases arising from an impure blood. Eruj-tive and Cutan eous diseases, St. Anthony's Fire, Pim ples. Tetter, Ringworm, RLumatism, Syphilitic, Mercurial, and all diseases of like, character. It is an A Iterative or Restorative of Tone and Strength to the system, it affords gr-at protection from attacks that originate in changes of climate and season. For sale at Fetzers Drux tore. The Weekly News-Observer The "Weekly News and Observer k a loner ways the best paper ever pub- ji hd m JNoith Laiohna. It is a cred it to the people and to the State. Tim people should take a pride ia it. It should be in every family. It is ait eight page, paper, chock full of the be sort of reading matter, news, mark-1 reports, and all that. You cannot a ford to be without it. Price 1.25 a year. We will furnish the Weekly News and Observer until January 1st, 188G, for 81. Send for sample copy. Address, News and Observer Co , Ralei-h, N. C. WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED. GET TOE BEST. "DO IT NOW." See 'Webster's Unabridged, page 1164, ei Wj the name oi eaoh sail, nhowirifjlthe value .1 DEFINITIONS BY ILLUSTRATIONS. Tiro Picture. in Webster under the 13 wor.l ISoiler, Castle, Column, Ky, IIoi-h. ioldings, Fhrenolopy, Kavelin, liipf t'WRes H04 nnd 1210) Steam engine, Tini lierx, define 343 words nnd terms fur bt-ue: Ihan they eould be defined in words. New Edition of WEBSTER, ka 4600 NEW WORDS and Mcanhijrs, Biographical Dictionary of over 9700 Names. WEBSTER'S is th Dictionary used iaGovern't Printing Office- 1881. W Every State purchue of Dictionaries T for Schoo.'a has been Webster's. B ooks m the Public Schools of the"0 V. S. are mainly bat-ed on Webster. Sale of ebsters is over 20 times the C! sale of any other series of Diet's. O TH1RTY-TW0 THOUSAND have been put 1ft in the public gchotWs of the U. S. A Each new edition hasteoome more and "SJ more The Stamlari. JIA "VJt ermnmenrled by State Bupt's Schools, in TT3 JPU 36 Stagi. and 50 College Presets Xii IS IT NOT THE STANDARD : tifublislvd bp C. & C. MEKR,M.SvringfieJi.AJ.3j bt&Mlslied PAY'S 18GS. 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