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THE SH HOARD. J. M. CROSS, - - Business Manager Friday, October 5, 1888. atioxai. tiket. For President Grover Cleveland, For Vice-President Allen G. Thurman. STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For Governor: DANIEL G.FOWLE. For LiEurENNr-G3vrEiN-i: TIIOMASM. HOLT. For Secretary of State: WILLIAM L. SAUNDERS, of Orange County. For State Treasurer: DOXALD W. BAIN, of "Wake Couuty. For State Auditor: GEORGE W. SANDER LIN, of "Wayne County. For Supt. of Public Inst ruction: SIDNEY M. FINGER, of Catawba County. For Attorney-General: THEODORE F. DAVIDSON, of Buncombe County. Associate Justices Suprera Codrt:tare a farming people, and the an. JOSEPH J. DAVIS, of Franklin County. JAMES E. SHEPHERD, of Washington County. ALrilONSO C. AVERY, of Burke County. For Presidential Electors at l arge. ALFRED M. WADDELL. of New Hanover County. FREDERICK N. STRUDWICK, of Orange County. : prosperity. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, kotue. J potatoes, fruits and vegitables are Hereafter all payments to Thej now addenda to the staple cotton. Standard for subscription or ad- j Butter, chickens and eggs are engag vertising must be paid to J. M. ling attention, not only foi home Cross, managing editor. If paid otherwise no account will be taken of the payment unless acknolledged j by him. TARIFF REFORM. The Standard commenced its career as an advocate of Tariff Reform. It has continually advo cated this measure for releif to the tax payers from unjust and unnec essary taxation. The President's annual message, and letter of accept ance on his renomi nation have strengthened us in the cause. The burdens under which the working people are laboring origin ate, assuredly, in this very high pro tective tariff. The money thnt is accumulating iu the treasury every day and which the necessities of the government have no use for in de fraying the expenses, is just so much wrested illegally from the pockets of the people. Truly it is 'a con dition, not a theory, that confronts us." This useless accumulation has caused and is still causing a etringincy in the money'market that is grinding the life out of the farm er, mechanic and day laborer. This high protective tariff has for its off spring "that hydra headed mon ster," the Trust System. It has come to the point when we have a trust on sugar, coffee, rice, bacon, .wheat, aad in fact, the price of everything that the laboring man is compelled to use is manipulated by capitalists, for their own pecuniary profit. We see the rich each year growing richer and the struggle for even a comfort able living among the common classes growing greater. Iu the early days of our great re public the encouragement of domes tic manufactures was necessary to secure "a hpme supply." Now we have a surplus of home products and are, as every thinking man knows, able to compete with the world. Our exports show conclusively that industry and energy have made us a nation of wealth. The srrcat hue and cry of capitalists and nunufac- turers that they fear, foreign com petition is neither more nor less than selflshess. Why is it that there is no protection for the American born workingmen ? Why is it that each month foreigu emigrants nine- tenths of whom are verily paupers,' are landed on our shores to compete "with native bora laborer IS 111 every 1 il mvrv ' vocation of life. Is tl; to the working man? VOC.'ir.lOll Of llfrt. ! tliia m-f. .;. mi t - 111 HSklU? this we do not wish to be under stood as directly opposed to emigra tion, but it will seem to every Anu-r ican laborer that the greatest com- j petition he has is from those who come among us and not from the employee! in foreign mills and mines , Indirect protective tariff taxation - : l.. i i ,. o oiuiyij eueaiuiig laxauou on the poor to fill the coffers of the rich. It adds to the cost of almost every article of use without increas ing wages. The Republican party as the up holder of monopolies, trusts and combines very candidly upholds this High Tariff, and one of the leading Republican organs not long since asserted that "the worst elements in this country hope to elect Presi dent Cleveland for another term by the aid of an element which thinks itself the best." From this we sup pose the great masses of laboring democrats, for the majority are la borers, are considered from a Re pub lican standpoint "the worst cle ment.' Tariff reduction as upheld by President Cleveland is not Free Trade. It is merely a reduction to a basis sufficient to defray the ex penses of the government, and to keep in the pockets of the pwple the surplus now uselessly hoarded in the treasury. Every purchaser of goods, who makes his money by the sweat of his brow will appreciate anv reduction in the price of lifes necessities. Indirect taxation is nevertheless taxation, and it affects the carpenter, brick mason, farmer and factory hand alike. The pres ent surplus is not necessary to gov mutal support and should not be collected GATHERING TIME. The suuimer.months have flown. I The year of 1888 has been a buy one with our couutys busy people. We are truly a working people with lone asperation, that of making a living. The majority of our citizen tuma finds them better than ever pre pared for the severities of winter weather. A few years back we re member when King Cottou held su preme sway. A cottou crop mort gage covered almost every farm, and the fleecy staple was necessarily sold at the merchants, instead of the far mers option, to pay for western flour and bacon. Little by little our peo ple have learned, in the school of ex perience, the fallacy of this mode. A diversity of crops has brought use but for market. The cultiva tion of the grasses have given sleek, fat stock almost equal to that in the ltlue grass region of Kentucky. The use of Cincinatti bacon is fast becoming a thing of the past, and every one, even laying aside the su periority of home cured meat, finds it cheaper to raise his owu than to buy. The stress and straiu of pay ing mortgages does not harrass. The supplies of butter, chickens, eggs, roasting ears, fruits and vege tables bartered for sugar, coffee.pep per, &c keeps down the accumula tion of "store bills." We venture to say that there are now more cows, more hogs, more com, more flour and more good grub generally in Cabarrus than there has been for years. May our people persevere in this diversified crop system and have their cotton crop simply as a surplus. We hope that ere long a Chattle Mortgage Book will not grace the table of our Registers office: that, with its doing away with, every farmer, big and little, land owner or cropper will, as the old saying is, be a "year ahead." In fact we hope for the good old days of our daddies when every one had "at home" all the necessaries of life. AHARRIS DEMOCRACY. Our County Democratic Execu tive Committee, both through the newspapers and by circular, have issued their plan of organization to the township committees and we are glad to know that these committees have gone to work in downright earnest to carry out the instructions. The short time allowed by the State Executive Committee for doing the proposed work by the township com mittees, viz to October 16, renders it very necessary that each one do his, duty at once. Democratic rule is the synonym for good government in our Statu; therefore we would urge every voter to aid, in every i eibIe wa?' our coant-v aiul town ship committees in perfecting the plan mapped out. All differences of opinion should be adjusted to tho one end, that of Democratic suc c.ss. The chosen standard bearers of party should be fully supported, not as mere individuals but as the a,.lr.f.f.iil rcnMculolli tUn i ia in g aside all other ideas, let us support the full ticket as being the exponent of a party whose correct management of public affairs has built up every industry of the State and delivered us from the misrule and extravigance of that party which j now seeks for anothej lease of State ' power. Iu this can-mmcm lf ' 4 0.. ... . . . . J i one "itaud by his gn EBTOITGII. It seems as if "My Son Oliver" has had quite enough of the joint discussion business If all the Re publican representations of his su periority as a debater were true ; if his handling of Judge Fowle was such a great success, assuring vic tory in the coming election, .why don't he keep on. Why don't he accept Ceptain Kitchens proposition and get his expenses paid and at the same lime give the Captain an oratorical drubbing. In a rough and tumble fisticuff it is generly tli man that gets the worst of it that hollers "enough," and it verily seems as if the Radical campaigner is'nt the man on top in this wordy w; r. -urn am The Loiigetit KeMtion. . The present is the longest session of Congress ever known. When the House was called to order at noon yesterday, it had then been in con tinuous session longer by two days than any other House ever sat. The longest previous session was that of 1830, the year of the Missou ri compromise, which was adjourned at noon on September 30. Construc tivly the session of 1868, following the impeachment proceeding against President Johnston, was longer, the adjournment sine die having taken placo on November 10; but, as a mat ter of fact, Congress took a six week's recess from July 27 and never after ward had a quorum cr attempted to transact any business. The Senate is causing the needless delay. It knows very well that it will be impossible for this Cougress to pass any tariff reform measure. It is well aware that as the House has taken a position on the tariff, it is in no position to force an adjourn ment, lest it appear that it fears the effect the Senate's action would have on the public. The Senate, however, can Push matters to a speedv ad ! push matters to a spe joumment. It knows the House is waiting on it. Let the Senate present its tariff bill at once, and then adjourn, going before the coun try with these two bills making up the tariff issue. After all. than would be better than for a compro- j mise measure to be passed. It would ! get a direct voice from the peaple on the tariff curstion. whether thev j prefer the fostering of trusts or the j opening of foreign markets for thh country's overproduction of manu factures. To an unprejudiced eye, the action of the Republican Senate, betras an apprehension on the tariff question that the party of protection is not wont to feel. It is a confessed recog nition of the seed sown by Sherman aud-Garfield that the tariff is oppres sively high, and a dread of the har--est. Iu the matter of the crop of the tariff reformer, it will be eafei for the Republican to count that there will be no blight this year. Charlotte Chronicle Again! the Blair Bill. Well, there is an attempt to re turn some of that money to North Carolina and to other States, by means of the Blair bill. It is prob ably very well that some of that money should be spent in education, but North Carolina wants to spend her own money, on her own schools, in her own way, by her own officers. Applause North Carolina wants no federal control of her local schools. She wants to select her own sshool books. She wants the children of heroes whose bones are bleaching where they fell in battle at her own sovereign call, to read the history of those fathers valor and honor in books written and supervised by her own citizens. She wants her young er children not to be taught that the North Carolina men who answered to the .call of her to arms, were trai tors, fanatics, or rebels. (Applause.) That money in the federal treasu ry belongs to the states, and the gov ernment has no right to spend one cent of it. The government has no right to spemd any of that surplus, any of that money of North Carolina, for any purpose but that provided by the Constitution. That money ought to be returned to this State without any restriction whatever. Phis State will spend its own money for lcatio U.,t r,, or direc- j nun nwui uie ieuerai government, j Great applause liobbius. j I.ov in Powrr. ! Who ever ivies this country must have heart big enough to love the nation. The time of sectional hate and race prejudice is gone. Force is no longer power. Since Bacon's day knowledge is power. As the years have passed and humanity his ruled, the principle is demonstrated u'"ne,8imur- euiatgranai meeting of the two armies of Gettys- j burg this summer. Could that have been under a Republican adminis- tration ? The Democratic party is the only political organization in this country that has heart enough to talr in oil iha i. nA - J . . ! lu u,a up uns nauon Maj. Bobbins' speech iu Charlotte, j TEACHERS rinS, Editobs. Address all communications to the Editors of Teachers' Column. SPELLING. There is scarcely any one of the studies recommended by the State Board of Education for our public schools that is of greater importance than spelling. For this is the great medium through which our knowledge of other things is communicated to others. It mav well be considered ml the "mudsill" of our educational system, as it is one of the first studies a pupil takes up on entering school and should receive constant attention during his school life, and is in con tinual use afterwards. What we use so continually, we ought to be able to use well. There fore it behooyes us to consider well the best methods for teaching a branch so important. Most teachers will agree doubtless, that although it is taught so "much" and for so long a time, yet it is not taught suc cessfully. For it is a sad commen tary on our best colleges that some students graduate from them, finish ed scholars, it may be, in Latin, Greek, and other languages, yet sadly deficient in this comparitively pri- mary branch. It is to be hoped, j however that this state of things ! will soon be a thing of the past, as ! t our colleges are now devoting more I time to the study of ' English. j It seems a reasonable thing that the most successful way to teach anv a., l i I. . 4....l : i :i 1 siuu wuuiu ue inai wa in u men u i i'ii. is to be most used. Taking this for j "But I don't see why that should granted then, spelling ought to be j make you run so thundering slow.' taught in writing, and not orally, as J "Why, you blame fool we're tak is still the prevailing custom; for j in that steer aloug to headpuarters; wl sptlliug is one of the "childish j thmgs ' that we "put away ' when we become men. Another fact in favor of this method is that it im- presses the words more firmly on the pupils mind and re pines more care - ful preparation than the oral methodt By the former, you find out what , l 1 l i 1 ,ie P"l 1 1 KU0" llou t every worn ; bv lhe liltter' the P"P is required to know Perhaps only a small per ce:it- of the words (according to the s,ze. OI uie C1 ' ";mnS Cum- ' positions irequentiy, the same result j may be attained tho" somewhat inci- j dental 1 v. all means, let this im- i - portant orancn receive caret ui at- j t : l.. i i . tention in our schools: for if it is not learned then, it is an aceom-j plishment rarely attained after-! wards. - j We will be "lad to have the views' and suggestions of our feljow-teach-j ears as to the best methods of tench-. insr this branch. The following answers to gram mar questions have been received : 1. "To protect limits require," says one ; while another teacher writes us that, in his opinion, "the phrase limits clothing." 2. "The word 'in' has an object understood,' "it plays the part of an adverb and limits rush ;" and "it has the phrase 'where angels fear to tread' as an object" are answeis sent us. 3. No answer to the question on the diagram. Arithmetic. How many apples would be re quired to divide them among four men (no apple to be cut) in the fol lowing manner: A one-half of the whole number and i an ajq)le, to B half of the remainder and J an ap ple, to C half of the remainder and 4 an apple, and to I) one apple ? Send in a solution. Short flit in Figure. 1. Find the cost of 7i yards of print at 7i cents a yard. Add one to one of the whole num bers and say 7 times 8 are 56, and to this add J and you have the correct answer, 561 cents. This rule holds good in every case where the num bers are the same and the fractions halves. 2. Find the cost of 9 pounds of " X sugar at lis cents a pound. Add one-half tin. sum nf iW wM, ,. to tl, r,Jct of ,b. I whole numbers plus 5. One-half I of the sum of 0 and 11 is 10; 9 times i ' 11 Hts ii aie jj ; y; aim 10 and equal 10!) i ' the answer is $1.09. Drill your bovs on these rues I until they are as familiar with them as with addition or multiplication. rammitr. 3. Why do vou ahvavs m h, plural form of the verb with the pronoun "you"? Some one -has sa:d tna"' """hen one person is spuheu 10, sucn expressions as is' and 'you was' are correct." the teachers agree to this ? 1 A I 'you Do . STCDT and not the studies, makes the scholar. An educated mim is one that has learned to think. 1. Write a sentence containing all e same pui pose ou tne days stated . , , " ' " during the mouth of October, viz: the "parts of speech correct! v used. No. 11 towuship, Firday October, 2. Xanie two adjectives that have 12. at Fair Ground. o., Na 1 township, Saturday, Oct. 13. case ioi nin. i . i .. -. - WIy tbe Train Bans Slow. A man was one day making a trip, on a "mixed train" on a Dakota road, says the Texas Sif tings. Passage on these trains is never taken except for journeys of considerable length; walking is as easy and much faster for short distances. On this occa sion the movement was more delib erate than usual, and the passenger called the conductor to his seat and said: "Isn't this motion pretty slow ?" "Well, we ain't flying I'll admit that." "Sure everything is all right?" "I think so." "Wheels all greased?" "Yes, I greased them myself. "Tires all on ? "Yes. We run through the creek back here and soaked up the wheels so they would stay. "Any spokes loose? "No' "You are certain the wheels are ull on the rails?' "They was when I come in.' "Couldn't be possible that any of them are off the axle dragging, could it?' "I guess uot 'Are you going up hill?' "No, this is pretty middlin' level.' "Do you always run at this gait?' "No, we generally hump aloug a little faster'n this.' " May I ask what is the trouble then.' "Certainly. We found a two- year old steer stuck in a trestle back "ere before you got on, and stopped and helped it out. You know the rules of the road are that iu such cases the aniniul belongs to the corn- ....... got it tied on behind, and it don't walk up very well. Ira doing all I can; got the breakeman prodding it j up with an umbrell and ear of corn 1 tied to the end of the bell-rope. If jyon think Im goin to start up an go ! howlin along aud yank the horn off j as good a steer as there is in the i rr . i i j l erntory, w ny yonre mistaken, tnats j all. Us train men cant expect our j pay unless we bring in some stock jonee i:i awhile. There Wm m Plot. Detroit Free Press. 'Uncle Dan'l." he said, as iw -i.:. i. mri wuc -iL liic: w 111 I C M il ail brigade at the market, "do .... you ttunk you could tret away with a twenty Pound watermelon this morning'!" "I does sah." "Van vou eat it all alone.? I kin." '"In twenty minutes?" "Yes, sah." Will you eat seeds, rind and alii" "Uncle Dan'l look at him suspiciously for a long minute and then said: "You go on sah! see de ob-jit-t werry plainly. Yon want to kill me off so I can't wote the Republican ticket, but I'ze too deep fur you, sah! Snow in Mlrhijcnn. Chicago, 111., October 2. A dis patch from Ishpening, Michigan, this morning says. A heavy snow has been falling here for the past six hours. Reports from a number of points iu the upper peninsula show that the storm is general, lhis is the first snow of the season! Char lotte Observer. ZLTOTIOIE. TAXES! Please read the following Latv carefully and remember I am com pelled to obey the same, and every man in tbe county will have to con form to this law: Laws of 1887, Chapter 137, Sec. 38: The Sheriff or his deputy ssh&ll attend at his office, duiiug the months of September and November for the purpose of receiving taxes; he shall also in like mhnner attend at lei.st one day during the month cf October at some one or more places iu each township, of which fifteen day's notice 6hall b - given by advertisement at one or more places, and iu a newbpapi-r if one be pub -lished in the county. Sec. 39. Whenever the taxes ' sia!l e du1 a?d, unl)llid he Sheriff lull uf I minimi liiitoiv i"krswirwi tA nnlloAl them, etc, Sec. 53. On the first Monday in j M tbe court house all lands on which lha lfH levied for- lhe PreTjPus year titill remain unpaid on the hist Monday in January preceedmg. I shall endeavor to follow strictly the above laws, theiefore, all parties i aie earnestly requesteu 10 ome ioi- ward and settle their taxes. 1 will be iu my office duiins October, or VU will hud a deputy there for the purpose of collecting taxes. 1 will visit the places below for o 1 uesday, Oc". 16. " 2 " Wednesday, Oct. 17. " 3 " Thursday, Oct. 18. " 6 ' Friday, Oct. 19. " 7 " Saturday, Oct. 20 " 8 " Monday, Oct. 22. " " Tuesday, Oct. 23. " 10 " Wednesday, Oct. 24 " 12 Thursday, Oct. 25. The Candidates, will be present and address the people. The taxes must be wound uo by the 31st of next Decembei. Respectfully, Wm. PROfST. Sheriff of Cabai-rus county, N. C, I MUUU3.V, KJVl. lit This Space is reserved for CillllOIIS & FETZER, who are so busy opening their that they could not find time to write Out their ad vertisement. It will appear next week. IMMENSE STOCK WILL EXHIBITION A FULL Diamonds, "Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, SPECTACLES & SILVER WARE, which you should not fail to see, as it will he well worth your attention. BY MRS. J. M. CROSS' MILLIES? STOKE Heretofore has been voted HEADQUARTERS -FOR THE Latest Styles. The Fall of 1888 finds her with a larger stock than ever of Infant's Sacques, Hoods, Tam O'Shanters, Shirts, etc. 10 MIS for Ladies, Misses and Chil dren. A full line of Pompons, The most splendid line of BiBBonsrs ever Shipped to Concord. UTI HATS & BONNETS liTA ittawuaiuio Tips in. all Shades FANCY raits "With an intent to please the whole people, and thereby retain the former verdict, tho prices will be in accordance with the present stringency of the money market and quali ty taken into consideration, will be equal, if not below, any Racket Prices. In fact she will not be undersold by any firm in town. With many thanks for for mer kindnesses, I am respect fully, MRS. J. M, CROSS, 4 B&O, HAVE ON AT THE FAIR LINE OF A. OF THE SECOND MOVE FOR MOKE ROOM HAS JUST BEEN MADE. "While standing at my desk I lift my eyes and see 130 feet of shelving loaded with goods. It almost startles me, and puts me to thinking? What has brought such rapid growth. I remembered 20 months ago I was almost penniless, out of employment, and could not find any. Everything in Con cord was said to be "over done." For ten months I looked for something to turn up ; then it was bitterer than gall, now it is sweeter than honey. A great lesson. Wait not for something to turn up, but have the backbone to turn it up yourself. Although I had but 817.47 left, I resolved to make one desperate plunge. Before me lay two roads, one to Annihilation, the other to Success. I resolved on the latter. I knew a few "thim ble heads" would sneer at my stock of 827.27 worth of no tions (810 borrowed). My room was 8x12 feet. I laid down a few but firm rules to sell for CASH only, at 25 per cent., and one price to all. I opened on the 2d day of April, 87, and in a day or two I had nothing to sell, and had set the people on fire with 10c. needles at 2c. Six months of toil drove me from the "rat trap" to a house much larger, about 36x20 feet, Avhere I ex pected to remain if I could af ford to pay the rent, which only lacked $42 of sizing ray stock at that time. After four months I would have moved again had I not rented for 12 months. Determined to have room I rented one of Concord's best stores, which is 75 feet deep, and has a handsome glass front, known as the "old stand of Dove, Bost & Fink," one door above their present quarters. Goods at 25 per cent, Cash Dowx, drove me from my little 8x12 feet to 75x20 in less than 18 months, I challenge the credit system to surpass that if it can. I warn yon to keep out of a mm cut system which taxes you to pay for the goods sold to the man who don't pay, and invite you to call over and see for yourself if the cash system of the Racket Store is not the only safe and true one. My New York agent writes me he has shipped more of that pound calico. Come ear ly if you want any, A small lot of N. C. Plaids left at Glc. Remember I have moved in the house between Messrs. Dove, Bost & Fink, and .Heg ler, Motley & Co. Very respectfully, D, J, BOSTIAN. I
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