North Carolina Newspapers

1 J' U.. THE STUDIID. EE LAllGEbT PAPER -PUBLISHED IN CONCORD. Standard. W E I'O ALL KINDS or job -woek: IX THE SEA TEST MAWEX -AND AT -THE LOWEST KJTES. , II EX THK I T ;EM Ol'T. Tho' yer l.unn ' life V ' urnin' with a clear an' "steadyy lisj'i ,n it never seems to tlickei but it sailers sliinin' bright ; Tlio' it shcils its rays unbroken for more n a thousan' days K-ither Time is ever turnin' down ther wick ttiat feeds ther blaze. So it cleerly is yer duty ef you' ve ot a thing ter do, Ter put yer shoulder to the wheel and try ter push her through; tf ve 'pon a wayward track ye better turn " about You" ve lost the chance ter do it when ther Light does Out. Speak kiudlr to ther woman who is workin' for yer praise, The same way er ver used ter in those happv court in days; She likes" appreciation juat the same as me an' vou. An' it's only right an' proper that yer give her what is due. Don't wait until her lamp of life is burnin' dim an' low, Afore you tell her what yer orter told her long ago Mow's ther time ter cheer her up an put her blues to rout Tou'velost ther chance ter do it when Light Goes Out. Don't keep a puttin' matters off an' settin' dates ahead Tomorrow's eun'll find er hundred thou- an' o' us dead : Don't thiuk Uva .se yer feelin' well yer won't be sick no more Sometimes the mdi'i-t pippin has a worm hole to the ie. Don't let a kil'in' habit grow 'pon you soft and still, Because yer think thet yer ken throw it from yer at yer will Now' ther time tei quit it when yer feelin' brave and stout You've lost ther chance terdo it when ther Light Goes Out. THK KAII.KOAO (OJl.HlSMIMXERH Henrlng the An rr from Railroad Ion on oinr Kto matte by I he 1 uuiiuInhIou. From the News and Observer the Standard gets some points about the railroads and the Commission : Yesterday tbe hearing of the rail roads before the Commission with regard to the proposed changes in passenger fare and freight tariff was contiuued. The larger railroad systems made no protest against the proposed rate of pHssenger fare over their main lines but asked that it be modified over their local branch Hues. The Kiehmond and Danville officers who were heard yesterday expressed their willingness to conform to the new passeDger regulation but argued that some consideration should be al lowed to local branch lines which needed all the revenue that they earned at the present rates and also asked for certain modifications with regard to some freight tariffs which the new order affects. The Wiuming ton & Weldon U. II., took practically the same position before the Comm's sion. The Norfolk and Southern, the Three C's road, and other lines which do not operate many miles of traek in the State, asked tin; the re duced passenger rate c!;uiild not apply to them, and the Commission has intimated ihat its policy will be to make exceptions in favor of short local lines, which are dependent up on limited business. The officials of the Seaboard Air Line will appear before the Commission today. Venn in a Vault. There are eight bodies lying in an old vault in Ureenlawn cemetery in Indianapolis, Ind., in a wonderful state of preservation. On one shelf in an ordinary pine casket lies the body of a soldier named Switzer, laid away twenty-three years ago, whose features are still m distin guishable as in lfe. His blue uni form is faded but little, the brass buttons are but slightly tarnished, and his moustache has a long, mar tial sweep. Ilia bands are tightly closed about the national c lors An iron casket incloses the re mains of Mrs. A. C. Bryant, en tombed more than twenty years ago. Her face still retains its original outlines, and, save the yellow discol oration, looks life-like. The white silk dress in which her form is wrapped still holds its gloss, and there is a withered bouquet of roses on her breast. Close at hand lies Mr. Saul, placed there in 1862, and while his face has fallen away, his spotless shirt front, with its studs, aud his dress suit appear as if donned yesterday. Still another remarkable preserva tion is noticeable in the body cf Edward Elliott, who died of exces sive cigarette smoking four years ago. His moustache still has a jaunty curl, there is a withered rose in his buttonhole, and his broad cloth dress suit and glossy shirt front )ear no sign of their master's decay. The vault in which these bodies lay is of common brick, ex ceedingly well ventilated, and in this is supposed to be the secret of the unuKUal preservation of the bodies therein. A MaillMon County iilri the Prime Cause of h 1'IkIiI. Knoxville, Tenn., May 20. In formation has been received of a fight which took place near Stack house, Madison county, N. C., on Monday afternoon last between six young men. The fight came up aboui a girl, but full particulars are not as yet known. Monday after noon two Stanley brothers and an other, whose name was not learned, et bhelton, a rival of one of the Stanleys, and, without any words, opened lire on him. The cousins of Shtlton went to his house and the battle began. Pistols, shot-guns and razors wen; used. Shelton and two c;f the Stanleys were mortally wounded. Tbe i prth is flooded with gipsies. VOL. TV. NO. 20. OI K DETECTIVE KitrceealM Aflmirahly in Itmiiiiiii; Him Dunn and l.-arimi;r II in AkcW, IV. Kt'OltWill VT lIHIJ(Milll aud Itrciik any .More Heart. Lexoir, X. C. May 10, 18!H. Editor of The Standard : At last, after, a great deal of trou ble and uncertainty, I have ascer tained the correct age of the esteemed politician, Col. Will W. Scott, the handsome, talented and genial ed itor of the Lenoir Topic, and by the testimony of the main witness and a simple mathematical calculation, I have been enabled to verify tliesamef On the 10th day of April, 1813, 'Squire L. M. T tittle, the first settler in Lenoir, planted an oak tree in the I corner or what is now the court house square, and on that same night he attended a reception at the resi dence of Ir. W. W Scott, Sr., in honor of the twenty-second birthday of the Oolouel. By putting these two facts to gether, one can readily see that at this writing Col. Scott has reached the mature age of one hundred years, one month and thre1 days, in spite of which he is to all outward appearances the best preserved and youngest looking man in Caldwell county. Having reached, in his opinion, the years of discretion. Col. Scott has determined to take unto himself abetter half, and with that end in view last week made a trip to Hustler," the metropolis of the new State of Lenoir, although Col. liobinson erroneonsly reported that Col. Scott's visit was on business connected with the new State. I am not sure that his visit was en tirely successful, but it is generally reported that he now spends his time in writing letters on linen paper aud sending them off in square envelopes. As stated above, Col. Scott is a handsome, well preserved man with the most beautiful blonde moustache and hair (very probably the result of Buckhingham dye). He is a man who would increase the happiness of any woman upon whom he had set his affections and who reciprocated the same. As is well known he is the beloved aud esteemed editor of the Lenoir Topic, and one of the foremost advocates of the new State. In anticipation of the happy event he is seeking to consummate, Col Scott has recently taken stock in the Citizen's Building and Loan Asso ciation of Lenoir, so as to be able to provide a snug little nest for his helpmate. 1 Lis friends all hone his pleasant anticipations will re realized before the leaves bfffin to fall, and when i that event occurs they propo.-e to give him and his bride a brilli-mt reception m the Lenoir court house, at which Col. Al L'airbrother, Co!. Robinson, Capt. Sam Ashe, with his recently purchased chin woiskers, Dr. Joe Caldwell, Plain Jim Cook, and the rest of the press catiir are expected to be preseutand enhance the happiness of th- occasion. F. Tin- Itiivsian Jens. The meeting i. the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce at o'clock last evening to hrar Dr. Wessler, who represents the persecuted Jews of Odessa, Russia, who propose to i form a colony in this vicinity, was well attended, especially when the character of the gentleman present is considered. Mr. J. A. Odell was called to the chair and Messrs Al bright and Michaux were as ed to act as secretaries. The Lamed Rabbi spoke at some length, but in temperate language, of the strained relations of the Jews with the gov ernment of Russia, and without pronouncing any harsh judgment, stated that there was no alternative left the persecuted Israelites of that country but to emigrate, and that if after holding a conference it was decided that America offered the best opening, Baron llirsch, of Paris, subscribed $75,000,000 to the emi gration fund, and the sum had at once reached $120,000,000. These Jews, he said, were no paupeis, but would be able, each one, to pay for his home forty acres each and have a surplus left. Three colonies had already been established, one near Santa Barbara, Cal., one in Manitoba, and one near Vineland, New Jersey. Some lands had been offered near Littleton, N. C, and some in Caldwell county. There were several resp uses to Dr. Wessler's sensible talk, from Dr. Beubow and Messrs Kase, Caldwell, J. A. Porter, Col. Douglas, Judge Dillard, R. R. King. A motion was passed unanimously that the views expressed are heartily endorsed; and on motion a commir tee of live was appointed to further the interests of the matter in hand, compos' d of Messrs D. W. C. lien bow, S. S. Brown, R. R. King, E. R. Fishblate, Jas W. Albright. The meeting was in every sense hearty and pleasant, aud it is hoped and believed that the results will be good. G ree ns boro Work man. Tlie "SoeroQiicslioii " Here. From North Carolina comes fur ther testimony that the cure for the negro question is to ignore it, by emphasizing the common interests of both races. The nf-gro has always had his own way politically in this State, and has not been subjected to the methods employed over the bor der of South I'arolina, to weaken his Itking for olhce-holding, but now he is said to be content with earning a living and laying up a few dollars, leaving affairs of State to the whites; steadily learning the great lesson of self-reliance, growing more and more into the respect of his white neighbors. This is the testimony from ali over the South. Springs held (Mass.) Republican. The Italian government is making vigorous war upon the Socialists. E ITT EE DROPS OF Tar, l'ilcli Turpentine and.Otber Tar Heel Prudiifts. The cold nights are rapidly kill ing cotton. Wadesl oro is to have a handsome union depot. The North Carolina Car Company has taken a contract to build 200 cars for the Kaleigh and Gaston Railway. The Bradhani case, from Char lotte, has not yet been certified down to the Governor so he can issue a death warrant. J. A. Bostwick, of New York, has sent the' treasurer of Wake Forest College thirteen thousand dollars in Ilousatonic railway bonds as bis con tribution to the increase of the en dowment. The frosts have not hurt the huckleberry crop, an important one in the southeastern counties. More money is realized from the sale of huckleberries than from cotton in Sampson county. In Franklin county a young wo man of a poor but respectable family named Ernes wa3 to be married to a young man near Louisburg. He be trayed her and then declined to marry. A warrant was issued. He was arrested and taken to Louisburg. AH this so bore upon the mind of the young woman that during the absence of her parents at the trial she committed suicide. Eranklin Times: Quite an unu sual case was tried before Justice O. L. Ellis one day this week. It was against another nngistrate, J. I. Wilder, of Franklinton township, and the charge was for the false im prisonment of a negro named Lum Williamson. After hearing the tes timony Justice Ellis decided that the prosecutor had failed to make out his Case and Mr. Wilder was dis charged. ewtaiert- By a Printer's Devil. Newspaper is called vehicles of information. Reporters is what is called the "staff"' so many of them being "sticks." They work hard at re freshment bars. I'rcof readers is men what spoils the punctuation, of compositors. They spell a word one way today and another wav tomorrow. They think they be intelligent persons; compositors think different. Compositors is men who sets up the type and sometimes they drink Compositors is very stead v when they is sober which they seldom is when t hey can neip it. Editors is men w ho knows every thing in the heavens above and the e u th beneath. They is writers who doesn't know anything whatsoever. Tin y is the biggest men you ever see. Managers is men who takes in the "tin'' and gives patent medicine ads tops of columns next to reading mat ter 37 columns out of 32. Proprietors aiu't nobody. They ain't ever seen. PoiHoneil. On' Monday morning of last week just after the family of Dr. J. N. Bvnum, near Farmville, had break fasted, his wife and child were sud denly taken verv sick. It wa8 ap parent that in some way they had been poisoned. 1 he child had sev eral-spasms and for J short while they thought it would die, but by 11 o'clock it had grown better and was soon out of danger. Mrs. By- num was quite sick for two or three days. It was thought that rough n rats had been put by one of the servants in some rice though for what intent is not known. After breakfast some rice that remained in the dish was thrown out to the chickens and all the fowls that ate of ir, died. It was a narrow escape for Mrs. Bynum and the child, and we rejoice with them and the family that the poison did not prove fatal. Greenville reflector. The liaising; of Milieu. The Prosress, of Washington, N. C, says that five hundred mules from Tennessee and Kentucky have been sold in that town this year at an average of a S100 per head, and that the demand is not yet supplied. The Wilmington Star estimates th-it at least 0,000 have been sold in the whole State, making the aggregate sales amount to 8G00.0OO. It woald appear froui these statements that it would pay to start a few mule ors chards in the upper part of South Carolina. Returns begin to come in about the second year, instead of after five or ten years; frost never aflVcts the crop except to make it a little frisky; it is not subject to the blight or the curculio; it transports itself to market, nnd there is always a market for it. Charleston News and Courier. Lives of others oft remind U9 Married life may be sublime. We trust to be forgiven this par ody of lines from Longfellow's im mortal " Psalm of Life." Husbands who are wise and thoughtful, know that the happiness of the home de pends largely on the health of the mistress of the home. Many are the tasks which daily confront her. How can a woman contend against the trials and worries of house keeping,' if she be suffering from those distressing irregularities, ail ments aiid weaknesses peculiar to er sex i Dr. Pierce s I avonte Pre scription is a specific for these dis orders. The only remedy, sold by druggists, under a positive guarantee from the manufacturers. Satisfac tion guaranteed in every case, or money refunded. See printed guar antee on bottle-wrapper. The Chilian rebels are reported as still hopeful. The Chilian treasury is empty. CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1891. IX MEMOR1AW. Died, in Concord, N. C, April 21st, 1891, Dr. G. G. Smith, in the 69th year of his age. Dr. Smith was born in the south eastern part of Rowan county. AN ter a preparatory course at Coddle Creekt Academy, he graduated in medicine at the University of Penn sylvania, and spent most of his pros fessional life near Mill Hill. N. C, whence his practice extended over a large territory, embracing portions Cabarrus, Rowan and Iredell coun, ties. For the last six years of his life he made Concord his home- Dr. Smith was for many years a faithful member of the North Carolina Med ical Society. As a physician he was strictly pro fessional and high toned, and as a practicianer he was faithful and sues cessful. His cheerful disposition, warm heart, large charity and ready hand made him friends everywhere and when he died a whole community wept. Dr. Smith was reared under relig ious influences, and all his life mani fested a great respect for sacred things. Several years before his death he became, by profession of faith, a member of the First Pres -byterian church, Concord, N. C, and died in full fellowship. With great patience and cheerful. ness he bore his long and tedious illneto and without a fear fell asleep in Jesus and thus . ound "A hand Almighty to defend, An ear for every call, An honored life, a peaceful end And Heaven to crown it all." PA8TOB- Tbe Governor's Letter to Commit- ttloners. Executive Office, Raleigh, N. C, May 28th, 1891. To the County Commissioners and Justices of tho Peace of North Car olina. Gentlemen : I call your attention to the enclosed resolution passed by the recent Industrial Convention which assembled in this city on the 13th of the present montn. I feel that it is to the interest of each county in the State to be fully and completely represented at the South ern Inter-States Exposition to be held in the city during October and November, 1891. The exhibits sent to the exposition in this city will be preserved and used at Chicago in 1893, and in this way the counties making exhibits get the advantage of showing the attractions they have to offer capitalists, manufacturers and home-seekers at the two great expositions. I will be glad to see the Justices of the Peace, in each county of the State, make such ap propriations as will insure a com plete exhibit of the woods, minerals, agricultural products, fruits, vege tables and manufactured articles of all kinds, and such other things as will show to the world what a grand State we live in. The Southern Inter-States Exposition will be vis ited by many thousand people, and it certainly should be a pride and a pleasure for every North Carolinian to see the great resources of his State properly shown to the visitors. Thomas M. Holt, Governor. "Xot Guilty.' The trial of John H. Pa ris for the killing of policeman William Jones at Forest City a few months ago, drew 100 witnesses from Ruth erford to Marion court last week and excited much interest Eminent counsel were employed and displayed much legal acumen on both sides, but the trend of public sympathy has been strong for his acquittal. Many witnesses were examined and the trial lasted three days, ending Saturday night in a verdict of " Not Guilty." This verdict was antici pated and meets general approval. Policeman Jones' record was not good; his warrant of arrest was null and void when his party arrested and badly bruised with axe-handles the prisoner at Forest City depot. Jones was the aggressor and Parris cl&ims he did not shoot until he was beat on head and arm and that he acted in self-defense. Parris' fam ily, high social standing and his former kind, peaceful character, his wife and chi'd aided m his defense and all these plead for his freedom. The jury were out only one-half hour for their supper. The State claimed it was manslaughter and Judge Hoke's charge so inclined, but a McDowell county jury is len ient on murders and homicides. Tbe biflerenre. When you are in the lap of luxury, under blue clouded skies, A dollar seems to you to be well, about this size: $ But when you are not " in it," and your hits all seem to miss. A "case" appears to vou to be about the size of this: $ -Puck. A Sorry Story Is given by the Durham Sun : "There is no telling what a cat will do sometimes. A gentleman arrived here today from Mebane and tells a cat story. Near there a cat had kittens and by some means lost her offspring. She was not discon solate, and like an enterprising cat as she was, she went out and caught two young rabbits, brought them in and seemed as perfectly contented as if her family had not beet, lost. She is now bringing up the rabbits as young kittens." T ere is a difference of opinion as to young Raum's resignation be tween his father and Secretary Noble. The former says that he advised : the latter says that he de manded it. Whichever speaks the truth, each one has condemned him self. SEWS IX iF.XEK.VI.. At Key West 4,000 cigar-makers are out of work. Mr. Cleveland is to become a citi zen of Massachusetts. Forty vessels bring $80,000 worth of sponges to Key West. The New Orleans affair is playing an important part in Italian politics. The grip in England rageth. It has slain its many thousands in this country. The Yale Professor (Tot ton) has fixed the time of the millenium before April, 1892. Since January 1, 1S91, ir, is said, more than two hundred million dol lars have bean invested in Southern enterprises. The Supreme court reverses the decision of the court below in the case of Burgwyn vs. Hall and Jen kins and allows the latter to take the insolvent, debtor's oath. liev. Sam Jones is conducting a great revival meeting in Chatta noogo, Tenn. Among the converts are ex-Gov. Robert L. Taylor and Chancellor Wm. Henry DeWitt Those Republican candidates who have already started running for the Governorship in 1894 are likely to be terribly tired of it by the time they ger. there. Phila. Times. The New Albany, Ind., Electric Light, Heat and Power Company, capital stock $75,000, has assigned to Charles A. Sowle. Estimated liabilities, $50,000 ; assets about the same. Artist William L. Sheppard has been selected to design a bronze fig ure for a monument to Lieut. Gen. A. P. Hill. It will be eight feet tall, and rest npon a foundation twenty seven feet high. The President has issued a proc lamation opening to public settle ment under the law about 15,000,000 acres of land in Fort Berthold. Indian reservation in the northwestern part of North Dakota. The dynamite explosion at Tarry town, N. Y., horribly mangled the bodies of thirty railroad laborers. Six are killed instantly ; others have arms and legs blown off and some are disemboweled. The Davis Shoe Company, a cor poration chartered in Maine which operates an extensive factory at the State penitentiary, Richmond, Ya., has made an assignment. Liabilities of the Richmond branch, $12,500. The St. Louis Globe, a leading Republican paper, is down on Prince Harrison. It says: " The course of Frank Leslie's Newspaper of late is showing how sharper tnau a serpent's tooth it is for a President to have a foolish son." There is talk of getting up a music festival of purely North Carolina talent to be held in Raleigh just be fore the exposition. Prof. I'auli of this city will be in charge. North Carolina can furnish superb talent for the occasion. Jack Burke is the champion light weight pugilist of Texas, lie won the title and a purseof $000 last Mon day night in a fiercely-fought battle of 43 rounds with Tom Mouaghau, of Galveeton. who had never been beat en in the ring before. The Morgan steamship El Sol, Captain Hawthorn, arrived at New Orleans Monday, breaking the record from New York to New Orleans, having made the run from wharf to wharf in four days twenty-three hours and -fteen minutes. Alas, after all the money we have spent, to be told that the insurgent Esmeralda has heavier metal than our Charleston, and that should the vessels meet a lot of South Ameri can revolter3 have a better ship, gun for gun, than the great United States ! Dr. R. F. Michel, whom Governor Jones has appointed surgeon general of Alabama, held tne same position under Governor O'Neal. He was a brigade surgeon during the late war, and stands in the front rank of his profession. Wm. M. Rice, of New York, for merly of Houston, Texas, has just donated $200,000 to Houston to establish an institute for the ad vancement of literature, science and art It is to be planned after Cooper Union Institute of New York, and will be known as the W. M. Rice Institute. The one thing certain about the Itata is that she is not putting into port at frequent intervals and using the telegraph wires freely to keep the United States Navy posted as to her whereabouts. She doesn't seem to came whether we are in touch with her or not. The Postmaster-General has ar ranged for . the establishment of a complete mail service with Alaska. This will be a great boon for the natives when they learn to write. It is hoped that reindeers can be induced to settle in the Territory and serve as letter carriers. By the retirement of Rear Admiral Braine the American navy loses a commander of experience, ability, and bravery, who has been in the naval service for nearly half a cen tury. He has well won his honors, and is entitled to the rest which we hope he will enjoy for many years, An interesting questiou has arisen at the Treasury Department at Washington in connection with the present silver law, which authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase 4,500,000 ounces of silver each month and to issue treasury notes thereon. The treasury notes thus far issued on the bullion pur chased under the act aggregate 43,-552,000. TOWN AND COUNTY. "There's a Chiel Amang ye Takin Notes andFaith He'll Prent Them." The Iteviftea -Co mini? Through the Kye.-' "Gin a Waddie meet a Waddie comin' thro' the Rye." A charming visiting young lady asked the old man to print tnis in our sheet. It is no good, the revision isn't. What Is Concord Doing? Charlotte's Chamber of Commerce gave $4,500 and the 4 C's Company gave $4,500 for advertising the city of Charlotte. Winston has spent $10,000 for advertising. What has Concord done ? What will Concord d0? - first Year Class. The mission school at Locust Level Stanly Hall" closed its first session on Thursday. A large crowd was present and the children acquitted themselves very well. Short addresses were made by Revs. An derson and Payne. A Decided Improvement. Instead of the " ticking " awning that was used in front of the St. loud Hotel, the stockholders are having one put up with regular awning framing and it will be cov ered with plank nicely painted. Contractor Pounds is putting down the iron posts to stand the storms and other forces that sometimes jerk up such things. This will be a de cided improvement. Dealing in Real Estate. Henry Phifer, a lively colored man, is under the delusion that he owns Depot street. He has con tributed to the town treasury, in 18 months, just $155.15 in "five-thirty-five" fines. Henry has his receipts for the fine3 and he thinks these constitute a deed to the property. Henry ought to put his property in little belter shape there are some rough places. Fish Dying. The Salisbury Herald tells of some fish dying, aDd this corrobo rates the reports that the Standard has heard. We know that Jesse Willeford and party are angling on the Yadkin, but they scarcely have any deadly influence like that. The Herald says: Parties living on the Yadkin river who were in town Saturday say that for some reason or other large numbers of fish are dying. The disease, or whatever it is, seems only to affect scale fish and is principally confined to. carp, red horse and suckers. Mr. Jas. M. Peck says that he saw at least 50 of these lish floating down the river last week, some of them being large. What causes the fish to die in such num bers is unknown to those reporting the occurrence. They Acted Vgly Thursda night Mayor Means held trial over cases brought against two colored females for saying ugly words to each other. One called the other a " yellow " and the "yellow " called the other one a " uiacK ; ana tne " yenow and the " black " were on trial. They looked mad, and they were very angry. The "yellow " said that she " did call her as ugly as a black porcupine, but that's all." The witnesses, who put their hands on the book, who swore and kissed the book with an experienced smack of melody, testified that they heard no swearing, and Mayor Means ex cused the "yellow ." These women went away in bad humor. One was mad because she did not prove her case and the other was mad because she was mad. The court did not hud out what they quarrelled about and got sour about aud. that led to the trouble. But they were very mad, these women were; and it is a sad picture when sister's fall out and call each other porcupines, etc., when they are not porcupines but women. Distinctions Won by Students. The concert wrhich closed the term of the Concord Academy on Tuesday evening was quite as much of a success a3 its predecessor. A large crowd was present in spite of the threatening weather. There was the greatest profusion of exquis ite Bowers. Every performer was presented with almost more than they could take care of. We would like to mention some whose parts were performed with es pecial excellence, but so many are deserving of this that our limited space would be taxed should we un dertake it Below we give the names cf those who have wou distinction of honora ble mention: First Distinction in Music Misses Ada Craven, Grace Gibson and Liz zie Bost. Second Distinction Miss Nettie Anderson. Those whose grade was above 90 Connie Cline, Lucy Lore, Lida Smith and Fannie Lippard. Those standing highest in excel lence of deportment and recitation Laura Leslie and Nettie Anderson. Above 90 Connie Cline, Grace Gibson, Dora Blume, Carrie Me- haffey,' Lucy Lore, Annie Berry, Addie Patterson. For the time they were in the school, honorable mention was awarded Esther Erwin, Lena Leslie and Sarah Harris. Miss Adams Art Class made a fine exhibit, which wa3 visited by a larere number of ladies and gentle men. Some of the work showed decided talent as well as thorough teaching. WHOLE NO. 176. MCIITMXti VISITS A County Home, as is Shown by the Following from the Shelby Aurora On Tuesday afternoon lightning struck the Cleveland Poor House, and played fantastic freaks with several of the twenty-three inmates. It knocked down one chimney, three fire-boards, several window facings and stove-pipe in the cook room. It shocked the keeper, Mr. Jeff Black, also Sam Ross, knocked down Mrs. Tom Webb and hurled in disdain Mrs. George's pipe from her mouth. Ramsay Hants a Job on n Farm. We don't want anything said about it, but the Watchman is going to be lively this year. In additio l to other matter the editor will visit some of the best farms in North Carolina and give a description, plans, &c. Sub scribe now. Salisbury Watchman. Newspaper Change. Mr. M. A. Underwood has sold his entire interest in the Monroe Register to his associate, W. J. Boy lin. This change is rendered neces sary by the ill health of Mr. Under wood, and no one wishes him more rapid improvement than the Standard. Well Healed. Some years ago a color al waiter in the Morris House here concluded to go West and join one wing of the United States Army. He did so; he got tired of it; his physician testified that the soldier had con sumption and that one lung was already gone glimmering. He was released and put on a pension. That soldier is now stout and hearty be sides he is a dandy sport, a masher, a regular Chesterfield. The Ches terfield soldier was here and took captive many and diverse things. A Considerate Roy. ' The Winston Daily ells of an af fair that shows how obedient a 19 year old boy is : 'A Cherry street fellow of 19 sum mers was spending some time with hi3 best girl a few evenings past, both perfectly happy and as comfort able as two people could well be, occupying the same chair, when the girl's mother, leaning over the ban ister rail from up stairs, squalled out with the fore of a Caliope, "Ma linda, be careful ; remember your papa told you that those chairs would not bear over 150 pounds." The young man at once realized that the chair was carrying more than it was tested to do with safety, and begged that Malinda would lighten up or let him sit ou the floor." It is President Moser. Below we give an item from the Monroe Register. It shows an honor conferred upon a native Cabarrus man and alumnus of North Carolina Co'lege. The Register says: " Rev. J. F. Moser, of this place, who was some time since offered the presidency of Concordia College, at Cotiover, has dicided to accept it, though his position, for the present at least, will be only a nominal one, and he will remain iu Monroe. The pressure brought to bear upon him was so great that he could not well refuse entirely, and not wishing to leave his church here just at present he consented to accept the nominal position of president of the College until he can decide whether he can give the institution hi3 entire time and attention. "The urgency with which he was solicited to take charge of the col lege h very complimentary to him, and show-s the confidence the trus tees have in his ability to success fully manage it." tw A Little Girl Xarrowly Escapes a Hor rible Death. Thursday evening, on Depot street, as the 'buses were going to the evening train, little Sadie Her ring came very near being killed by Brown Bro's 'bus. There were quite a number standing around and Dr. Herring had stopped to converse with a gentleman, while Sadie went on. Just then the 'bus came up and there were other teams passing by until there was quite a jam. Little Sadie, being deaf, wa3 not aware of the approaching team, and the driver, it appears, did not see her until some one called at him and the horse began to jump to one side. A gash was cut in one arm by the horse's hoof and one wheel ran over her hat while yet on her head, which wa3 afterwards found not at all hurt, except some hair having been chop ped off, by the wheel running over it. At first she was thought seriously hurt, but such is not the case. There is indeed much rejoicing that such is the case, as little Sadie is a universal favorite. Dr. Herring does not attach any blame to the driver, George Long, and has no reason to believe that the affair occurred through malice or that it was anything other than an accident. Later : The boy was arrested and tried and found guilty of careless ness and fined $15.00. I'ntMe in My Little lied. I am dizzy, dizzy, dizzy; And I want to go to bed, I've no appetite to eat, And headache racks my head. In other words, I am suffering from a bilious attack, but Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets will bring me around all right by tomorrow. They often cure headaches in an hour. I have found them the best cathartic pill in existence. They produce no nausea or griping, but do their work thor oughly. They are convenient to carry in the vest-pocket, and pleas ant to take. In vials ; 25 cents. CONTAINS MORE READING MATTER THAN ANY OTHER PAPER IN THIS SECTION. Tut: ir.opi,r.' iakty. The convention that met in Cin cinnati to discuss a "new party" was largely attended -by Western people. North Carolina was not in it. There were no delegates from the "Old North State" in that conven tion, and only a very few from the South. The leaders of the Alliance were not there, and the Standard is in clined to the belief that it was prin cipally made up with those who affiliate with the Republican party. The People's Party is not needed. Corrections and reforms are needed, but we believe that they can be hal in the Democratic' party far quicker than in any other party or by other means. Opened Out in Xew York. Mr. J. I). Carpenter, one of China Grove's plucky young business men, returned from New York on Sunday, where he had gone to lay iu a fresh supply of goods. -Salisbury Watch- man Radly Gashed. Herbert, the 13-year old son of Mr. Anthony Bosf, of No. 5, is right badly gashed by a stock hog. Having occasion to go into the pen where the hog (which, by the way, was always considered perfectly tame and gentle) was, Herbert was at once attacked, and the hog ran his tusk in the boy's leg, ripping open a deep gash live inches long on the inside of one thigh. The gash was so deep and long that Dr. Archey had to stitch it. While the wound is painful, it is not dangerous. j Koinicand Kiiriwtis It Is. As commencements come and go, the silk sashes swing to the breezes, and the gentle zephars fan through the rigging and ribbons of more than one love-sick youth or miss. The fellow that quits forever-the scenes of the school room goes out (as he thinks) to a regular little harvest. The truth of the matter is he knows nothing about it ; he hasn't the faintest idea of the drama and the tableaux that await him. He's pictured, no doubt, how he'il make " things howl " and move and get hot and burn in big blazes he sees the river "get on fire' from the magic touch of his hand and the friction from his intellect and the great store of stuff he thinks infor mation. More wrecks arc caused by falsG ideas immediately afier "leaving school than any other time. A com mon graduate thinks he knows ev erything, that he's loaded for the battle, and that he's the hero the world's looking for.. The truth of the matter is, he knows nothing, hardly that. But then he'll find out sooner or later. He'll soon find out that what he has in his intellec tual emporium is theoretical stuff gotten under favorable circumstances with the wind set right for him by his father or some other money power. The maiden effort may be komic and kurious, but it will get tuf for the son that begins business on his own hook. The girls well, they play the piano, make pictures, sing solos and finally marry. That's all we know. Notice! Notice : On May 30, 1S91, at a o'clock, there will be grand horse racing at the Concord Fair Grounds. We invite everybody to come and enjoy the evening exercise. The track is now in nice condition, and we hope par ties from a distance that have race stock, either trotters or runnere, will come and train tbeir stock on our track. Don't forget to como on May 30th to the running races. Do not forget to bring your purse. Concord Driving Clue. No cherries on the market yet A FAMOTS r.EMEDT. The man wlio invented pills, especial ly those of the siijjur-i-outeil sort, de serves the jratitiuti- of mankind ; for, if we must swallow physic at all, the smaller ami more aEree:tl!e the dose is made the hi tter. lint, we presume, the first ingenious pill-roller must continnr tii remain in olwurity iimonji tin; great Unknown. Not so, however, the maker (jf Ayer's I'iils, the most famous of modern medieines. Few iiame-s arc. more familiar than that of lr. J. (.'. Aver, whose sunr-coated pills. ire man ufactured by the ton aixl :ae used all over the world. The imiuen.ii; popularity of Ayer's Pills is due to a happy c ml.iiiation of qualities: they are ai.'reenWi! at.d easy to take, mild hut thorough iu open'.'ioi,, benefi ial for a frreat ;.riety of ail ments, adapted to all ayes, climates, and constitution-;, and their use is :! tended wit't no i I T . iTects. What more eo'iid hf des'i'c'i '.' 'i'he-.e exeeJleiit results are secured by tiie combination of purely vegetable aperients, of which the essential irtr.es alone, and not the coarse tibre, pt used in compounding Ayer's I'ilis. No cal omel, or any other injurious drier, cn t. rs into their composition a n c..'i! mendation that all iim-t nppree !.:, especially whm in tieid iff a dome, lie medieiii'-; for, however li eiil rtid e -n necessary calomel may I in cert-d- cas.-.;, it, is. withoiit doM, rv.r cf ll,.; mod haz-srdou ; of drills n:;d should h't taken with xtrctne caution. In The l:vr dt r:n;' iei i: - pen!iar to sni'h -ni climates, when- calomel is so oi'eli reoi-!ed to as n specific A.'-r's I'ilis an; strongly recminended, bciti;; o::it - as liVrtive as calomel, anil with o.d its dutnre roust re'-u'is. An ii.'cliip nt Tcxtui puts the ra e in a nut-hell when he says: "After many years' i-yperi.-tiee vit.li Ayer's Tills as a remedy for th h.r. e number of ail ments c::i: -.;d by derangements of tins liver, peculiar to malarial localities, simple jti-tiee promptH me to express my hi.'.'h approciat i n of the merits of tl.i : mi tli. iiie fur ti e class of disorders I have named." AVe are es-utred ',;: Ayer's I'illshave largely super-eded the ohl-tim" reme dies for stomach i.nd liver troubles, not only in the fjoiitu and West, hut all over this eouiitry asi well as in foreign lands. -'i '-