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THE SUIIDiflD. LARGEST PAPER .PUBLISHED IS CONCORD.- COXTAIKS MORK HEADING MATTER THAN ANY OTHER PAPER IN THIS SECTION. THE V. C. T. U. THE STATE CONVENTION IN SECOND DAY'S SESSION. THE Wll. THK PRESIDENTS ADDRESS. A tine writer ia Mrs. Woody; she is brave, poin teU and clear in her remarks aud convinces all that she has the courage of her convictions. Our notes, gathered while the address was being delivered, are not full. The arguments advanced in favor of women organizing, entering profusions, receiviug such recogni tion as is accorded to the men, and hi strong assertion that women in inanv respects are the equal of men, are suggestive of the fact that Mrs. tfoodv favors "Woman's Rights." She defended, in strong and well sustained arguments the course and work of the W. C. T. U. She dwelt at length on the scope and magni tude of the great work before them. lkr address was full of bright, witty phrases, and her style of ex pression was beautiful, and the au dience was held almost spell-bound, as one thought, sparkling in its rich and flowing literary garments, fol lowed right on the heels of another. Sirs. Woody plead for more prac tical training for girls. Said she: 'You teach them to mil paints, but not bread; you teach them the bouuds of states and nation?, but not of the kitchen; and you teach them to shape and paint leaves, but not how to shape and direct the growth of human powers." She insisted that women should receive the same salary as men for doing the same work; when it comes to paying board and railroad fare, woman has to pay as much as man. The common idea that hjtne is not man's place and sphere is erroneous; where it is not suitable for the mother to go, it is not suitable for the husband; where the daughter should not go, is no place for the eon. Mrs. Woody plead for simplicity, honesty and force in all our efforts. The "president had her. address written on legal cap paper without four or live yards of blue, yellow, red or purple ribbon strung around it we liked that. The liquor traffic would uot be here if there were more courage and citizenship, said the speaker in em phatic tout-s; and again, it is not money but strong women that we need. The speaker made many sugges tions and recommendations to the convention that will be acted on at the right time. .Mrs. Woody referred to the fact that the W. U. T. U. was not repre sented on the Teachers' Assembly programme, but that Kate Field, who represented the great wine in terests of California, was accorded a prominent place on that programme. Miss Kate Field was there by invi tation to lecture on Charles Dickens. This she did to the pleasure and profit of all the teachers. It was ceitainly an oversight of the com mittee in not extending an invitation to the W. C. T. IT. Mrs. Woody, in speaking of the great work before Christian workers, said that there were over 800,000 people in North Carolina who could neither read nor write. The speaker has evidently gotten the statistics a little wrong. Indeed the number is not so large, and most of those who cannot read nor write are anioug the colored people. The address was truly a fine one. If it has done no more, we are cer- tuiu that it has put the people to talking and thinkiug, and that is a great accomplishment After the address of the president, reorts of corresponding secretary, of treasurer, of organization and of unions were had. Thev were of interest and showed ,a ' healthy state and growth of the. work. At 8:15 the bell rang. " One of the hardest rains of the season tad just fallen, the ground was wet, clouds still threatened more rain but one of the most intelligent audiences that ever assembled m Concord crowded the church to hear the address of the evening. Devotional exercises were con ducted by Mrs. L. II. RoWtson, of Cici-iisboto. The 146th Psalm was read and the choir sang "Nearer, My (iod, to Thee." i he minutes were read and ap proved. M is. C. E. Craven, of the Concord Union, read the address of welcome. It was full of hearty welcome; it was kind, and expressive of the man ier in which Concord receives such delegations. For the tone, senti nent and character of Mrs. Craven's address we have heard many compli nients. This was responded to by Mrs. E. C. Beck with, of the Raleigh tiaon. Her response was brief but expressive of the appreciation of the members of the convention. miss willakd's address. ' Mrs. Woody introduced Miss Wil lard. We dare not attempt anything like a full report of this admirable, utertaining and instructive address. Time, epace aud lack of full notes prevent Miss Willard, of national reputation for her brilliancy, for her devotion to the cause which she t'KiKJUBes, for her great store of gen Til information from reading, Ktudy and travels over the world, ai.d for the character and amount of christian work he has done, drew the attention of every person in the uudience. She reviewed the work of the VOL. TIL NO. 2S. union, she told of the demands that had been made of different organi zations and societies and the good resulting; she showed why the wo men had a right to be engaged in this work, "For God, Homo, and Hu manity. She sustained every asser tion and statement by cold hard facts, gained through experience and ob servation. She spoke for one hour ! and twelve minutes, in a graceful, fluent and, oftentimes eloquent way i without manuscript or notes. Her; manner is easy and almost magnetic never at a loss for words, but the right word at the right time puts in its work. Some few remarks, in substance, in her address we here give: lhe world is recognizing us; at the Paris Exposition the motto, our motto, "For God, Home and Hu manity." was translated into 21 diff erent languages. The White Ribbon, our badge, is worn in India, in many of the islands and in many other counties. A boy is safer on the streets of Calcutta than in Chicago or Charles ton. This is due to some customs that prevail there, notwithstanding our civilization. At Tittsburg during the meeting of the National S. S. Convention, representatives of the W. C. T. U. appeared and asked that in the les sons four Sundays be devoted to the temperance cause; they gave us two and left two optional. The prohibition we waut is that kind that commences in your own brain and sustained by your whole will. We want the law to declare liquor no property, so it will not need pro tection. When vou withdraw pro tection, the money will leave thc bnsiuess. In some cities you see a home on one corner,a school house on another, a church on another and, complet ing the square, a barroom on the fourth. Columbus, in starting on his voy age, believed more man ne Knew; rranklin, in his scientific efforts, be lieved more than he knew; Stanly, before he penetrated the, wilds of Africa, believed roqre than lie knew. So with the White Ribboners we don't know that prohibition will soon triumph, but we believe it. The women are beginning to be lieve themselves more than adjuncts. Women use to be afraid to go out into the streets, but now humanity is beginning to allow them and pro tect them. Seethe work of -Nellv 131 v and another. We want the women to have some of the courage of men; the men to get some of the tenderness of women. "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world" this is true, if the world doesn't get out the cradle. Y hat we want the women to have is perfect womanliness; after that do what yon please. Miss Y ll lard asked that equal rec ognition be given to the ability and efforts of women, as is given to that of men. The daughter inherits powers from her father, a brilliant and able man may have weak sons, intellectu ally. There is a lady lawyer, who is able, and is giving her services to those who can not afford the luxury. Did you ever hear of a lawyer doing that before? Miss Willard said many pretty things bearing upon so ial matters. We would not have our readers to .1 . -vir.ll , even suppose mat Miss uiaru s address was even slightly disconnec ted, as might appear from the above quotations. Her address made an im pression upon ner nearers inai win never die. At the conclusion Mrs. W. li. Odell. in a few happily chosen words, presented Miss Willard with flowers. July" 18, 9 a. m. Bible reading 'Miss Willard. 10; a. m, Devotioual exercises were conducted by Mrs. E. H. 1311 luigsley, of Statesville Union. Report on "Evangelistic Work ' was .read by Mrs. P. J. Proctor, of Winston. On "Prison aud Alms House Work," by Mrs. Dr. Gibbon, of Charlotte." On "Un fermented Wine at the Sacrament," by Mrs. Ida J.Pavlor. of Winston. "The Flower Mission a paper by Miss Woodnn, of Asheville read by Mrs. ray lor, These reports were well received. To theMsttors, they were of exceed ing interest and help in seeing the scope of the work done by the W. C. T. U. For twenty minutes, Mrs. M. M. Ilobbs, of Guilford College, enter tained and instructed the Conven tion on "Industrial Schools." With out manuscript or even notes, Mrs. Hobbs thew new light on this im portant subject. All during recess, nearly every one was discussing Mrs. Hobbs' address in most complimen tary terms. We may give some ex tracts from her address in a subse quent report Miss Anna Gordon, the much admired and efficient Secretary of the National W. C. T. U. presented a five minutes talk on the merits of a book "'Black Beauty"-now for sale. At 12:45 the convention adjourned for lunch that was served in royal style in the parsonage. CONVENTION NOTES. 9 Mrs. Craven, in extending an in vitation to the Convention, the min isters, the "editors and their wives," wounded the representatives of the Press. The Standard reporter, never having had a wife, looked to Mr. Jno. Montgomery, the Time3 man, for company and sympathy. The ladies are very punctual. The banners are appropriate and beautiful. One shows up a cotton stalk, with leaves, bloom, and the fleecy pioduct The flag, with stripes The STAOTAm " ', ' " " , , . and 42 stars, shows that the W. C. T. IT. strives to keep up with the nation. The attendance of delegates is the largest in the history of the Union. The friendly aud courteous bear ings of , the members are strong arguments against the the adversary. The collection Thursday night amounted to $13.32. The recitation of little Edna Hir shinger, of Ch rlotte, Thursday nigh was happily received and loudly applauded. Little Edna, only y years of age, showed more earnestness and ability in reciting than many who are past "sweet"srx teen." Mrs. Mary C. Woody, the presi dent is one of the most graceful, effi cient and enthusiastic presiding officers, ever known to Concord. OTIIEU ARRIVALS. Mrs. F. V. Harrier, of Cabarrus; Mrs. Cochrane, Mrs. R. M. White, Mrs. Dr. Gibbon. Mrs. M. Ritch, Mrs. Littlejohn, Mrs. and Miss Hill, Mrs. Glen. Mrs. Lurdncr and daugh ter, and Mrs. Ilirshinger and daugh ter, of Charlotte; Mrs. Will Misen heiuier. July IS, 2 P. M. Devotional ex ercises by Mrs. Hackney, of Guilford College. A lecture on "Health a;.d Her edity," by Mrs. Ilobbs, was very tine. Her ideas were impressed upon the minds of her hearers. Mrs. Ilobbs is very original in her language and is a fiee and ready thinker. She never uses notes. "The Mothers' Meeting"' was a subject that attracted much atten tion, and the discussion, championed by Mrs. P. 15. Hackney, was full and free. Miss Willard said some very sen sible tilings to the benefit of the ladies, if they but follow her advice and her example. The subject wits "Dress," and right well did she DP.kss it. S:.'iO P. M. The crowd large. Interest in ihe meetings all that any could desire. The music w;rs in spiring; the elude, consisting uf Concord's musical tah-nt, under the direction of 'Miss Young and Prof. Keesler, adds no little to the success of the Convention. The devotional exercises were con duct.: d by Miss Maggie Fetzer, of Concord. Miss G. W. Memlenhall, of lhe Department of Science in Guilford College, read quite an instriTctive paper on "Temperance Work in High Schools and Colleges." Miss Mcn- deiihall had studied her subject thoroughly and manifested much enthusiasm in the work. Among other bright thoughts, Miss Meuden- hall, in speaking of the teaching of iiibjects and especially temperance in our schools, said: Whatever yoi expect to come out of a State aud her citizenship, you must first put into our public schools. A report of the growth of the work of the Y. W. C. T. U. iu the State was prepared by Mis3 Anna C. Aston, of Asheville, who could Lot be present. The report whs read by a representative of the Y. W. C. T. IT., of High Point. It was full and showed that great efforts were being made to get the organization ex tended. Mrs. M. M. Hobbs waS called on for a ten minutes talk on the "Training of Girls." When Mrs. Hobbs talks she pleases her hearers, instructs and puts to thinking every one in the audience. She said: "care,.train and tench the girls as you would the boys." "Make the daughters your corildentials; let there be no secret kept, from" the mother." Miss Anna Gordon spoke beauti fully and touchingly about scenes in the work carried on by the W. C. T. U. in her native town. It did good; it gave encouragement lo the Con vention and the local Union. July 1!), 0 A. M. bible reading by Mrs. P. J. Ector. Devotional exercises were conducted by Mrs. R. M. White, of Charlotte. The min utes were read and approved. The children's meeting was con ducted by Miss Anna Gordon, of Chicago. This lovely. Christian young woman is a brilliant star in the galaxy of womanhood. She's brainy; she's a close observer; and her constant devotion to the work is surpassed only by her charming, winning ways she draws all, old and young. "Temperance Boys and Girls are We," was sung by the children. The word painting of a walk through the woods and there a study of nature vegetable and animal led the children silently and clearly to see the course of nature and how the beings of lower order Hved tem perance' and acted it. She brought before them the results of intemperance- IL r illustration with two bottle3 had forca and carried its point The elephant will take water CONCOIID, N. C., FlllDAy, -JULY '525, 1SIK). ' from you, but whiskey he flings to the ground. What should boys dor Can't you do as much as the ele phant ? How do you tell whiskey from water? "By smelling," said a little fellow." "That's right, but don't taste it," said the lecturer. Miss Gordon's lecture was go plain and clear that the little ones under stood all that she said and desired to illustrate. The lecture was a gem, and as the "little boys and girls passed our office we could hear their childish compliments for Miss Gor don. They carried home with them an impression. A paper on ' "Sunday School Work" was read by Miss Mollie Fetzer. On "Kindergarten Work," by Miss Lorena Reynold?, and on "Loyal Temperance Legion." These papers were well received. It is re gretted"! hat circumstances prevented the reporter from hearing them. CONVENTION NOTES. The Convention i? well attended by the town people. Misses Frances E. Wiilard and Anna Gordon left on the noon train for Asheviile. These good ladies will always be remembered in Con cord. Some few men are wearing the White Ribbon. The Convention is too busy to allow the young members (ladies) the splendid opportunity of making "Knights of the White Ribbon" out of the young gallants. One young man has been trying, ever since die arrival of the train on Thursday, to meet a certain delegate, but up to this time he has failed. He can only look at the delegate occasion ally. The collection last night iimo'.inted to $;..- 7. The older members of the Con vention advocate Urger waists, lower and broader heels, and more sim plicity in'dtess. The men applauded all such remarks. The convention bad its "piefure struck;" the reporter stood at the side of flu-lid Charley Montgomery, as an honorary duct. It was a-.vfnl hard work to keep the delegates stiil. Nothing has been .-ecu - f Moose since. liillol Ills I'urriif. Anna, 111., "July 17. A terrible story of youthful depravity comes from Gorvillo, a small town on tlu western edge of Jwhnsnn county, remote from railways and telegraphic station. Monday night, a irti'pos.d burglar broke into the house of a Farmer named Morris Sullivan. Cn being challenged by Mrs. Nillivuii he fired at her, inflicting a mortal wound. Morris Sullivan grappled with the murderer, and was also fa tally shot. The alarm was given, and neighbors came in and caught the murderer, who proved to be the 1C -year-old son of the Sullivan. He gave as a reason for the commission of the atrocious crime the fet that he was tired of waiting for th" old f oiks' property. A few months ao he attempted to poison his parents by putting strychnine in the water, lie is un der arrest, and does not appear to appreciate the enormity of his crime Bobby (at the breakfast table "Clara, did Mr. Spooner ta He any of the umbrellas or hats from the hall last night:-"' Clara "Why, of course not ; why should he?" " Bobby "That's what I'd like to know. I . thought he did, 'cos I heard him say when he was going out, 'I'm going to steal just one,' and why, what's the matter, Clara:" Boston Ikiahi. 1)11) HE TAKE 1 1 I'll? "I feel," said 4 he young man to her father, "that existence w.lhout your daughter won id be only a dreary task, whose completion could i ot come too soon." - "Very well," said the old gentle man, "take her, and presently youll feel the same way, only more so." Washington Post. Mole Moti nt Nlnnlcy'H We".li;;ii. London, July 1 4. Among those who attended Mr. Stanley's wedding reception on Saturday was a wealthy widow named Hatchard. While there she stole several silver spoons from the rooms where the wedd.ng gifts were displajcd. She was seen by a detective who was on duty in the room, and was arrested. This morning she was arraigned, found guilty, and sentenced to two weeks imprisonment. Revenue officers captured an illicit distillery in Emmons township, Davie county, last week," and de stroyed about 1,000 gallous of beer and a lot of singlings. Verily, "the way of the transgressor ia hard." CONTEXTS" OF CLOUDS. VISITORS THAT EXCITE SCIENTIFIC MEN. Tin Itoolis on Meteorology must lc Iom-1. We don't contend that the clouds that bring rain to this town, are more important than those that visit other towns, but v.e dj contend that a cloud that passed over Concord Tluir. tlav evening Carried something that i.l I clouds don't have. Theparlicirhirsarcthe.se: P. V. Snell had dug a deep ditch down one i-ide of North Main street for the lnuin pipe of the water works. Thursday evening a hard rain fell, and the ditch in question filled up with water and something else as yen will see further on. Between ten and eleven o'clock of the same night the. musical voices of gen uine bull-frogs rai gout upon the night to the fullest extent of their musical capacity. This, is testified to by a baker, a newspaper reporter, a county officer, a lavyer, a Sunday school lecturer and several fair maidens. Now, thi-iv are no branches within three-quarters of a mile from this dace (renumber the frogs were genuine huli-frogs). There was no water in the ditch before the rain, ami most assuredly there were no fros in the ditch lu fore it filled up with water. In the ditch Friday morning three bull-frogs, as large as ;. contribution plate, were caught, and ten or fifteen little frogs, about tie size of a June apple, were also caught. A good sized bull frog was found in the sitting room of the residence of our Clerk of the Court, and one large one was found on the window sill of Henry Ilii.'s house on another street. These are the prominent facts in the case. llovv' can it le explained:' Ciu-;ds give us rain, hail, sleet and ?now, but do they bring bull-frogs? The frogs mus', have found out, in some way peculiar to frogology, that Mr. Snell had dug a ditch and that ram had tilled it with water. Is this possible? There was a joint li i f the main line of pipes leading from she l..jg water work's spri ng. Did t he frogs come up through the pipv from the spring a distance of more than una half mile? This can not be for the spring is closed up, and walled iu such a way that frogs cannot get into it. Or will certain kinds of rain in certain sea sons of the year generate bull frogs in two hours, or in any time? If the frogs did not come from the spring, did they germinate in the water and grow to such size in two hours? If so, t he one in the room of the resi dence evidently was venturing out in the wide world, but how did the frog get to Ritz's house? We see no oiher way in which to explain this occurrence, unless it he that every thing was favorable when the clouds were forming, for the frogs to have boon drawn up to the clouds along with the vapor, and rained down. But why they should fall in Concord and no where else is strange we see no reason why we should be visited by a plague. The above account is positively true. What's the matter wi-Ji Oxford? Dr. Dixon goc3 to Greensboro Col lege; R. V. Winston was nominated forjudge, and A. H. A. Williams was nominated for Congress. The ball is started, and before you are aware of ir, somebody will carry off Sister Rolm btubbs, of the Orphans Friend in matrimonial relations. Coucord Daily Staxdakd. We thank brother Cook for the suggestion, and begin lo have strong hopes. No doubt Greensboro will be quite, willing lo allow Coucord to continue the good work. Orphans Friend. The editor of this paper has had some pretty severe experiences with the Friend. About l.S months aigo it got after us with a ;!atchett and now we have been threatened bv Stub! s in a manner that is not clear to us. In another article-of the Friend, sister SLuhbs announces the quiet celebration of her 20t h birth day on the 14 th. A woman, that will tell her age, is one to be admired as there is nothing eo difficult in science to ascertain, as is the age of a single woman. Her honesty and willing ness to lead in a much needed refor mation, are strong inducements for "Concord to (attempt) continue the good work." Dr. IJi'own-Sequard is going along with his elixir tlupry and practice, and it has cer tainly helped him, if nobody else, lie says tlie day will come Avithin one hundred years when a tonic will be ased which will give a person from 60 to 200 years of active life. HITS OF 1 V FO It M V T I rt X. A Canton :.er eslnn.-Ues Hat 7.1.000 eoplc die ee.y vear in China, by lire On y, wn.li of lhe coal iiiino.l i ; lost !"r mi Ik'iii; t inVt-u ,ij Un lino to l;0 1-iiei t-. -1 with .viii. 1V-C k.' alarums t.f ,t!i issues sinee tho I y;hmin;; of th eiv'i war :av goad aiVl may s;,uly Ik xn.cd it.r posia.e. 'i'be heaviest xnn v. ei-hs i;W tons; 40 :'. o. Ions and .J in diameter. It wiil jio it 10 miles. Krup; made it for Ivu.-sia. The capitals' of the now States are: :,Io::ta;i:, lie!. i;a; KortTi Dakota, F-is-nsarek; .South D.ikola, Pierre; Wasliing :o.i, Olyiupia. he .lirst pianoforte was made by" 'ather Wood, an Engl sh mouk, about . e yi ar 1711 for Jlr. Crisp, the author of "Virginia. " A s:,b)onki'cpei- at llwd City, Mieh., has been lino! $.100 for selling licjuor to a .vomi i's lenb.uid after he had leeii notiii d not lo do so. Oi-ce upon a time the ''sens were inhab ited by i:o lesa than 07 diliereut species oi' shi is, while to-day only aLout GO vai k'iie-i ure known. In ih Unit.d States there aro 43 deaf :.ti1 Jmii'j in-titiuions earing for 5,743 .oi.al -s: 3 ) for t'ie l.liud with 2,178 pu ; i .i an I 1 1 earing for 1,781 idiots. i'tnir-fifths of the platinum that sup-t.Yu-s t' e world is obtained at two mines a Ni hue-T;.gil-k and Goro-Bhigodat, in t'ral Jlomitaiiis, Siberia. - This country has 100,000,000 acres, ex clusive of Alaska, still open for s-ettle- i. ient, but on some of it oidy a gopher or a. woodpecker can make a living. Clubs have increased rapidly in New York, aud it is estimated that they now have an relive membership of 100,000. Every chibhai an ambition to get a build ing on Fit' Lb avenue. Hie "hurplus' of women in Massachu setts has an additional interest when it is 'inderslood tho Lo:-.lon Transcript' 8 ex p'anation that unmarrie 1 women have ,:y,,0:,!; .) in the banks of the Stat;;. Aieor-Ung io receat figures thy peoplo of tbis cia ilry are longer lived than iho:e of Kurope. In tiiis country IS ; er o .s oat of every 1,000 die each year, i i Kitglaial the average is 20, and iu Ger many 'S. A s.i niivr cottage trails by a Nev Vork millionaire i.i of hemlock logs ii. -v. n on thivj si i-s wi.h ihe bark left oa the foar.h side. A veranda is construe'.-! o:i l h e.- M.lesof the building of j.omlr '-k lo ;-. in the rough. !'cw Yo: !; lair quite a largo and im portant Ja:.;n.-rt eolo.iy, with clubs and oLl.er in- ii'u'.i .;s for - mutual benefit. There is not. a single. Jap mose pauper in -a; city, and every Japanese resident posses -e at lea t moderate means. The Cra id Canyon of the Colorado is iinipiy the e lanuei of th-3 river worn by the s:cii :i f r.ianing water t a depth of .l.Oil;' or 0.0 U ft- -t. Tho sides are per l endii-tilar dill's. I.l miles apart. The .".:ir;-ni has a tremendous velocity over cascade a . 1 rapi-ls. Tin.- l).:.--rl .,f S diara. is slowly beeom ir.g ' inhahitah'e, .viv!i the aid of f cieuee. 'i iu- Lower Sahara is an immeii o basin of at l.'-ia!i water an I the I-Vent h are forming fresh oe.s..-.; whh skill an I suc ee.., that the numlier of cultivated t.-aets i; ineiva-i.ig rapidly. ALcr a povio.l of :) years, 4 J oas-s have 13,00-) ::,i:al.i!a:i:.s "aad 1 2.1.0)0 trees between 1 and 7 vears old. ae 1 ItHMl'J!) f.ait trees. 3ilN AX!) YVOMr'N. It. Tdeissonier. the fumofls artist, has l- :i rather hub-lent sinee his recent man ia.ie, and claims thai his life work is done. Z. ' is:'.i, tho Hungarian ex-premier, ;s said to have s;no';ed more cigars than any oth ; man in Europe, lie smokes ineessa-e.iy and is s shriveled up and wiiheiv j iia' li s 1.h)1:m to lie 7-1 or SO years i .' : ge. although only GO. Tl e rich l men in the Unit-d Stales gained their wealth in the peaceful pur suits, but iho richest man in Germany iailerr Nru.,, 'iiie gun maker, who.o iue: me v. i.s Over !?l,25O,C0') lasi year, and all from the manuiacturj of war ma terials. D;. Ali'-e P. Stockman, of Chicr.gr, v. ho bao been "doing" Ka ci:i, spoaks of iiie wifa of 'ioltoi as "dress 2d in a calico wi ai per.truudliug her baby iu the wood . .A beautiful woman she is, who, although ;) and the mother of !3 children, has still the freshness of youth in her face as well as her heart. " Livbig o:i a claim jiear Rocky For.T, Col., is Emma Aiken and her three daughters, all of them widows. The mother is 9 J yeai3 of age, tho eldest daughter is C3, and the youngest 6-1. Not A man has ever been employed about the place, and during their, two years' resi dence thi-y havtf done all of their own v.-t.rk and truck gardening. Only two voles were cast for Lincoln iu Georgia in ltU0, one of them by "Uncle lillly" Rowers, who is still alive. i he other maa, Cyrus McCollum, was conscripted and lost his life during the war. Mr. Rowers was formerly a Bap tist minister, bat now belongs to the sect known as (he Church of Cluisf,. llo live3 in noi-theast Georgia, and sometimes ap pears in At lanta, where his quaint figure always attracts attention. . The C. ir and Czarina recently visitad the military prison in St. Rctorslnirg. The b au::l'ul Dagmar, like her sister, the -.cess of Wales, has a kindly prace of maimer that wins confidence. She inquired of eaeh prisoner the reason of his puuisauieut, and as a happy result of this persooal visitation tin Czar ordered the releases of 00 prisoners and a reduction of sentence in the cases of GO kiore. General Jubal Early, one of the pet cavalry leaders of the Confederacy, uves well at Lvnchburg on tno money he rc elves for lending his name to a lottery company. He has a suit of rooms fitted un .iih a line library, enoie.e oil pimt- i.igs, and handsome steel engravings, but board.- Mo.md at oifferenc restaurants, paying for Ids meals as he goes, and running up no bills. He has many friends, and when he entertaius, does so with a free hand. Goldsboro Argus: Jews came back to the citv bv the mail (rain on the A. & X. C. railroad, vcalcrdav at noon, that a difficulty had occurred on the out?oinir excursion train for Morehead, while between Heston and LaGranrc, that morni'ii", between Asa O'Neal and Dal lace Kiut',' iu which King tdabbed O'Neal iu the abdomen with a Docket knife. It is understood that O'Neal was not bad ly injured, as he continued on the excursion. WHOLE NO. 141 StlKSTll ll'. CI. K.V.N INGs. Raron Liebig. the gnat Gorma:i chemist, says that Mas l.iiidi ilotir as can lie on the point of a table knife e.mt si i ; as much nutritive constituents as eight pints of tho best and most nutritious beer that is made. " DitTer?nt clas-es of substances have Leon found to affect the organs of ta !. i thi following order: bitters, r.cids, saline substances, sweets, and alkalies. Th.? taste nerves are nearly 2,')M times as sensitive to quinine as to sugar. Art sian welU at) Iwiiig pa; d n ii in great numbers in the distrie: of River side, California, ami owing to them this ilistriet, which was previously imin-habit-d on account of th; rearcity of drinking water, has now a population of ,lilKJ. 'ihe rubber pavvment invented bv Russe llannouer, consists of S'i per cent, of ground stone and 15 jmu cent of a rubber mass and who i applied to the stre t oa top of a layer of co terete looks like asphalt, and altho.igii n )tassm ;ot!i, it produces no dint an I 1; noiseless. Sugarcane, aceordi.ig to Dr. D. Mor ris, is iio-vh. re found wild, and it has been supposed to have lost it ; p nver of I reducing seed. Iu si editions receive! at Kew Hardens, however, seeds have been found. Ibis discovery is imoor- tant. as it is anticipated that ero-s fer tilization and selectionsof seedi ng - may gioa ly improve the plant. A huge block of coal has been sent from the Al.ercoru coal mines. England, weight being five and one half ton-. and measuring seven aud one-It aif feet in length, fiveand one half f -et in whit', nd three and one-half feat in thick ness. The block made at tlu hot o n of the mine a trip of 5,2 )0 feel before reaeli- ing the shaft through whieh it was t reach the surface. The electric headlight, which has Iej-.i lesl?d on railway engines during tlu p is; three months, is declare 1 a : -rfect sue- te:w. It throws the light fr m half to threj - quarters of a mil ; ahead far enough to stop a train ru liiiug 00 m'dei an hour ia time to prevent a.v accident. Another advantage the light h:u is that it is thrown directly iu front of tlu loco motive, and does not illuminate tlu si-l'j of the track to any extent. The height of an olive tree is umallv 20 feet, but it is sometime.- as high as 5) feet, and it reacho an almost fabuhm; age. One recently destroyed at Beau- lieu has a recorded age of live cmturies. and it was !Jd feet in circumference. The olive tree is exceedingly prof.iie under cultivation; the fruit yields a'lout 20 per cent of its weight, exclusive of kernel, in oil. Italy is said to lm hi v :.000,000 an 1 Franca 7.(HiO,(W g.dlo.i; of oil annua ly. The tree does nol ve re late readily l-eyond 2,0 )0 feet altitude or 45 degrees latitude. When the sun sets in tie-sea, a curi ri aipeara:icj, as oi a uiuisli green ii uue. is some imes observed. This has b v.i thought to be due to the light pa i g iTiro.igh the crests of the waves. 15 i: I'rol'e .(-'or Shoncku co:v,ide.s this vie . dUprevod by such an ob ;erva:io:i asL a receiiuly made by Professor S inge, a I. a watering plae3 on the B:iki Sinn-; y before sunset the di-k w..s divide 1 ia two bv a thin strip of cloud, an I i i t a i the upper p.irt disappeared under I . ciou 1, the blue flame w.u obse.-ve 1. Thus the cans 3 appears t be in tin a::, not m the sea. It is a c.;o o." atm pheric- refraction. As a j ia i t, see.i near tne hon.-c in with a g o I tel. -scop-. appe :rs drawn out int.) a speea-um, w th the more refractory bur vmlet o:l higher than the red, so t'i ; last v'.si .1 part of the sun furnishes iue blue violet end of a sped rum. SriSJKCTS OF 1 HOI (ill r. Educating the boy is the parcm en deavor to get hi in to choo.ij rigid. A wis man will do what ho can; he will not attempt or waste ti ne or thou .lit over what he sees to be clearly impos sible. If one wishes to take things ca y when one is old, it will be nee 'ssary to taki many things that are not e . y when one s young. Men are often capable of greater thing.? chau they perforin. They are sent mto c'te world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent. I: there is reallv no such thing as un- Molii dine-, as has been said, it is a very s-.veet kind of selfi-huess that prefers the pleasure and happiaess of another before its own. "What elders so uncompromisingly dub r.n overweening self conceit in a young person may in truth be but a buoyant cor.fidciica in his own ability to do what others have failed to do. Among all the virtues humility'is pre eminent. It ia the safest because H is always an anchor; aud that man may be truly said to live tho most content--d in his calling who strives to live within the compass of it. If there were no dark places in our lives we should not value the brightness; if there wero no failures we should not care for success; if we had no disappoint ments we should have few hoes; and without adversity prosperity would lose most of its charm. , The atmosphere of regret is debilitat ing, enervating, asphyxiating. Itshoald be avoided by us as we avoid malarial atmospheres and those saturated with in fection. A great purpo.se will lift one out of regrets, and, failing a great pur pose, many smaller ones will accomplish the same end. In such a world its tins there is always enough aflinnative p?-i tive good to be done to occupy all one's time and thought and energy, all one s capacity of doing and willing. A -Lesson in Spelling. l'ay great attentions What dorrj Ihii siKdl Gliougnplitneigiittcau t wen, ac cording to the following rule, it spelL it gpells Do you give it up? It spell. p; l ito, viz gli stands for p, as you will lind from the last letters in lueoiigii; ough for o, as in dough; phth stands for t, as phthisis; eigh stands for a, as in neighbor; tte stands for t, ns m gazeit nnd e.iu stands for o. M iu beau. Thus you have p-o-t-a-t-o. Who will give an other? llev. J. K. Scrojrep, pastor of I'an dleman station, lias been appointed presiding elder of Trinity College district, to succeed the late Kev. T. F. W. Stanley. fireenville Reflector: Quite a num ber of farmers hr'e cured barns of tobacco primings the past week. This plan of saving the under leaves of the plant which heretofore were thrown away will make the. crop more profitable Several planters will next week be cutting the stalk for caring. THE STUnDT D. WE DO ALL KINDS OF JOB WQ-R.Tr IX TIIK Y'J-:.-l TEST MAXJVER AND AT THE LOWEST HATES. B3x.a.mauHK1Hflanur, The ICiisrnl whs .lllsfiiiit-n. It is strange what bi rascals can hold important positions successful ly. Mr. li. A. Carter raised Mr. Will .Kimmer, of Mississippi, and each feels towards the other like father and ton. Will often sends little gifts to Mr. Carter's children and it was this that disclosed tho fact that there are rascals as route agents on the line. Last Monday an envelope was picked up just below the depot, and near the water tank, which had been torn open. About live yards of tine ribbon was in it, and when it was sealed, presented the appearance of iviiil..iek- It. o was addressed to Miss Florence Car ter and was sent by Mr. Will Kim nier. Is it not plain that the route itgent 1 bought it greenback and tore it open with the i.itent.on of rob bing it, and when he found his mis take, rather than rcseal it, he threw it from the train, thinking it would never be seen airain. l rmu AU.ritiarle. Big rains in the neighboring vicinity, but mere sprinkle here. The negro brass band has renewed its "tootinrr " The negroes ure passing in squads every day for the railroad. The hotel bell, which has been ilent for several year.- except on special occasions, now- chimes the hour for each meal since in the hands of the hew keeper, Ksquiri Bostian. Professors J. A. I'.ivins and W. II. Helms, principals, are having work done on Albemarle Academy. They go to Charlotte this week, where hey intend-purchasing a piaim. Messrs. ,7. W. lioslirin and J. A. Bivins left for liichmond county last. Wednesday. Mr. S. H. llcarm; made I'd 5 bush els of wheat this war. Threshers are n.,w doing up the itcishborhood. Mr. I! ud Saunders, of this place, left several dais ao for we do not know where, but any how when h" returned In;' bronitbt with him a blooming bride, Miss .lane Luther, of llandolph. Miss .Ivnnie Ftvcm.ui has been quite sick for souk iinie j a-t. Mr. .1. N.- Andeivon is convi.le.;- cinsr. llev. L. M. Lrower and wife re turned from their visit to Concord last Wednesday. Crup "rorf. The latest crop report we have heard of was handed us ti is morn ing by a merchant of town. In lS.i a' man bought a hill from said merchant, giving him a mortgage on a crop of cotton. In the fall he came to the merchant and .toid him that the frost had cut him short but he had 150 pounds of seed cotton that he might have if he would send after it. The merchant, thinking it would not pay to go after it, asked him for another mortgage, which was given on "l' acres of the iinest oates" the mortgager ever saw. The other day he came iu and reported nine shocks as being the entire crop of the sixteen acres. -The merchant has not yet decided whether to tisk for a renewal of the mortgage or not. TliiiiKH Tlmt Ti Lie llio SlniMlard. To sec how many men can offer advice, and remedies to a man who has a sick horse. To see a man throw himself liable to injury just to perform fomo feat of strength or something else, and then think it is smart. To hoar two old M puerile-; quarrel and jaw at cvcryth-i.g after supper S3 that no one in the house can rest, aud then next day te .1! sugar." To see an old gixwier sit around and snap at everything, that pas'et, till jn.-t before (lection, and then shake hands with everybody, and kiss the little dirly-fnced children, just like it wi.s the nicest thing in the world. - Si Our present pension s si em carries part of its obligations lo the latter end of the next century. There i-j some consolation, however, in know ing that ihe actual lighting of the war will b- ow-r then, even Foraker and Ingalls. Philadelphia Times. Mourcc KuntdiM: Mr. Fred C. I'eade, a capitalist of Syracuse, X. Y. was in Monroe all last week, looking round with a view of making invest ments if Ihe (Luc pleased him. We hear -of several northern mid western gentleman who are coming to Monroe the latter part of thi w eek, to see what inducements ma; le offered them lo loca'e here. Mr. C. A. Pitts has oomph-ted hi.-s rounds as censua enunnr.itcr of N. 2. He says he had no trouble in i " at all, but was in a "powe. ful hurry'' on account of it being so lale wke.i he received his appointment.
The Standard (Concord, N.C.)
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July 25, 1890, edition 1
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