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WE DO ALL KINDS OF
JOB "WOEEZ
IN THE
jY EAT EST MANNER
AND AT
THE LOWEST RATES.
VOL. TV. NO. 25.
CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1891.
"WHOLE NO. T81.
THE ST&fiDRRO.
A FAMILY 1 !IAI I".
lie came in crested carriage,
I lor msiden heart to woo ;
1!,. tx'tr-od lior hand in marriage,
Hor hand and fortune, too.
An ancestry he boasted
As linl'lf a-i could be,
And in root ami branch was ported
On his ancient family tree.
Wen' conversation lariinsr,
lio soon supplied its needs,
For lie ncvir tired of brairninil
(!' I;is dead forefaihers' deeds.
In
;ua"e sUirar-coated
scion, sleek and slim.
Th
t :iee asked her it' she noted
Anv familv trait in him.
Your lias were men of
ui'rit,'
Th" lovi lv maiden said,
And I think that you inherit
Their trait of hein dead.'
A M - I.OFII.
,ial'l ly I'holoifrnnliy, biU Xol
YIhIMp l I lio K '.
it;) the 12th of Juno, 1S85, at
UKv.., the democratic and Chronicle
(i;,-i-ivcr made u photograph of jhe
s::ii. Ujion the negative appeared a
l.tmiiious cloud with twisted arms.
The photograph was submitted to
I'rof. Lmlev, who pronounced the
iKi.:d it soiar prominence ot
.... i i
vast
not
and
;;ae;i;
en at
sions. i iiicj cioiiu was
lil! "itli t;"' naked eve,
i: was phot, ivp
cid.'tit. i s prese:
peek lititll the
d lucr. 1 y by ac
e iiot being sus
:r. 'U- was devel-
oped.
(J II
Tuesday,
J tine 1C, a luminous
eload was seen during an ouserva
ticii shortly afti r six o'clock in the
iuot!iii;g. This cloud was nearly
round, scarlet in color, and was
tirit seen just above the westernmost
portion of the second group of suns
i o:s eoontiiig from the sun's eastern
This roup of spots had de
u "I'-d during the four preceding
divs and w:t.- s'.ili changing form
r.ipiillv. The cloud moved west
ward and disappeared around the
sun's western limb. It was se.-n on
tic- western limb for some time, the
1 onion lying against the sun grow
ing smaller and smaller, like a
planet at the end of a transit.
The time required for disappear
ance ii this way seemed longer than
that occupied in passing from the
stsii spot group to tne suns edge.
Th.- t-ye was taken from the tele
sc.ipe once to ascertain if there
CiHi Id oe any deception ; on looking
:i the cloud was still visible.
'Liv.-time of passage was not noted,
tl.e chief intcres. being in tlimina
tiajusfaras possible any cause of
An observation
d.iv under similar
was made yester
conditions to :i3
certain it anv optical conditions
could have caused an illusion. The
conclusion that the scarlet cloud
was i real o
t p
ig westward
across the
s u n
disk. This was
the course of a mass of hydrogen
thrown out suUicieiitly to be de-
tacned from tiie sun would take.
1 he throw of the sun s motion
would irne it that d !' etion.
I! ichester Democrat.
I'm 11 of an Eiitfiue.
The numo-r of puffs given by a
locomotive depends upon the cir
cumference of it3 driving wheels
arid th jir speed, savs an exchange
No matter what the rate of speed
niav be. for everv one round of the
driving wheels a locomotive will
give four puff j two for each cylin
der, the cylinders being double.
The sizes of driving-wheels vary
some being IS 1!), 20 - and even
L et in circtiTiiterence, tnougn tney
are generally made in or about 20.
The oxtvess speed varies from o'i to
5 I miles an hour.
Taking the average circumference
of the driving-wheel to be 2 feet,
u:,d tlie speed per nour ; nines, a
locomotive will give, going at ex
press speed, b) puffs per minute or
rv'.uo er hour, the wheels revolv
i;.u' lo,toO times in sixty minutes,
giving 1,010 puffs per mile.
Therefore an express going from
London to Liverpool, a distance of
tMU miles, will throw out 213,018
caffs before arriving at its destina
tion. During the tourist season of
l.s the journey from London to
Edinburg was accomplished in less
thiti eij;ht hours, the distance being
401 miles, giving a speed through
out of T0 miles an hour.
A locomotive of an express train
from London to Edinburg, subject
to t lie above conditions, will give
4W,W, puffs.
A (! lo;j Morj .
A Newfoundland dog was one day
sitting on a wooden bridge over
very suift stream, discussing a bone,
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and a smart altercation arose over
the iioae. So violent became the
debate that b.jth suddenly over-'
1 ala .ced, and fell into the stream
If neath. The nearest landing-place
was a hundred yards down, and to
it th" Newfoundland betook him
S"lf without much difficulty, and,
after a good shake, was preparing
t i ib-.i.irt wnen he suddenly became
a'.va" that the pug was bavin? a
very hard time of it wildly beating
the w '.-c-r, and showing every symp
tom if exhaustion. One look was
fti 'ii 't. In went tin shaggy-coated
f-l!o.v, and, seizing the other by the
cellar. I rutiirht his late enemy safe
an
1. The two doirs then eved
a
other with indescribable ex
ion for some seconds; then
n. lv wagged their respective
and with dignity departed.
S'i:,,
t.il..
Etv.tteville Observer: News has
li'.-ei: received here of the recent
'' idii, from la grippe, of Mr. Geo.
l- Downing, u native cf this
at,
tv, who went from this section
rumu a lew vears airo. ana re-
lao'.ed llience to Silvei ton, Oregon
place of residence when he died.
SOLICITOR I.OXU HAS A CLOSE CALL
V llorso Hears Vpmitti and Fall
Hint l'nl Till Hut Mol Fulfil
Injuries.
Friday afternoou last, about 5:30
o'clock, a riderless horse dashed at
break-neck speed through the main
streets of the town and brought up
it the livery stable of Messrs. SulL
ran & Daniels, and ten minutes
later a nearly breathless messenger
followed the animal. The messen
ger came for a surgeon and brought
the report that the horse in question
d fallen on Solicitor Benj. r.
Long, at Capt. llaukins' camp on
tne southwestern outskirts ot the
town, and had nearly killed him.
Drs. Anderson, Adams and Long
were soon on their wav to the scene
of the accident and followed by
numbers of the wounded gentle
man's friends.
Earlier in the afternoon Mr.
Long, the president, Capt. II. L.
Hoover, the general manager, and
Capt. 1. C. Carlton, the secretary,
of the Statesville Development
Company, had walked out to thatj
part of the company s property
ying on the south eide of the
towu to arrive at a conclusion with
regard to laying oil ot certain streets.
They found that the services of
Capt. L. Ilankins, who has in hand
the survey and platting of the prop-
ty, were needed, and Mr. Jxmg
volunteered to walk up to the camp
for him while the other two gentle
men waited. Capt. Ilankins was not
at the camp, but his horse was at
hind, and Mr. Long concluded to
mount him and hunt Capt. Ilankins
over tne property. 1 he horse, a
vicious animal, was brought out,
and Henry Mcllorie, the colored
cook for the camp, held him while
Mr. Long mounted.. Mr. Long
caught the reins and the horse's
mane in his left hand and threw
himself into the saddle, aud as he
did so the brute rose erect on his
hind feet and fell back. Only
Henry aud Mr. Howard, the
draughtsman of the engineer corps,
witnessed the accident. The former
ran for a surgeon while Mr. Howard
assisted Mr. Long, who was able to
stagger to his feet after a few mo
ments, into the house. He was
quite irrational. When the surgeons
arrived they found him suffering
from succussion of the brain. An
abrasion on the back of the head
showed where he had struck the
ground. lie was able to indicate
that his right side was giving him
pain, but a superficial examination
discovered th t no ribs were broken,
and a subsequent aud more careful
one failed even to disclose any dis
col u-a'ion. II is lip to the left of
the centre was cut through and
tiirou&h, and after the administra
tion of brandy and morphia this
was stitched up. The wounded
Seiitleman was carried home cn a
cot, by willing hands, and after a
night of pain awoke to consciousness
Saturday morning. He was dread
fully sore, and a violent headache
added to his discomfort, but the
joyful fact was then for the first
time clearly manifest that his inju
ries were not fatal, llecovery from
so awful a shock to the nervous
system cannot in reason be expected
to be very rapid, but the patient is
advancing toward it quite satisfac
torily, lie has been able to see his
friends daily au'd is sitting up in
his room.
Mr. Long remembers nothing
after the rearing r.p of the horse,
and so exciting and so lightning
like was the occurrence that neither
of the witnesses is able to describe
the fall very accurately. It appears
certain, however, that the horse did
not fall squarely upon him, other
wise he must inevitably have been
killed. The animal seems to have
fallen to the right and only partially
upon him. The cut in his lip can
not be accounted for. Statesville
Landmard.
It on ml the EHrtli hyJSIeRiil.
Tim lit'.le planet is about twenty
four thousand miles in circumfer
ence, and within a score of year3 we
shall probably be able to make over
twenty thousand miles of the jour
ney in a palace car.
We chall start, say from Boston,
and follow the sun to San Francisco.
There we shall be switched off on
the line which will run through
British Columbia o some port in
Alaska a line which even so con
servative a railroad man as Charles
Francis Adams prophesies will be in
operation before the baby who is
now cutting his first tooth celebrates
his twenty-first birthday. At
Alaska we shall take a sho: t trip
by water nnd reach the eastern
terminus of the Siberian railway in
a fev hours, From that point we
shall skirt the northern boundaries
of China and India, just graze
Afghanistan and entering liussia in
Europe stop over at St. Petersburg
ior a nigni s rest, men will come
Berlin, l'aris and London
The Czar is pushing the Siberian
railway with great vigor. Half the
distance to the I'acitic has already
oeen covereu. nen paving mines
are developed in Alaska, as they
will be, we shall connect that Terri
tory to the States by the continuous
whistle ot locomotives, with these
two lines in opera ion we can do the
twenty-one thousand miles with
ease and comfort and the other
three thousand across the Atlantic
by steamer in live days, or possibly
less.
That is something to look forward
to.- New xork Herald.
The lavish expenditures in the
census bureau have had the effect of
exhausting the appropriation, and a
bi
ueiiciucy is Blaring oupenuien
dent Porter in the face.
AT MOKEIIEAD.
Election ef Officer of the Assembly,
Morhhead City, June 24. At
last night's meeting of the Assem
bly, Prof. Hugh Morson, of Kaleigh,
was elec td president ; Prof. J. J.
Bliir, of Winston, vice-president,
and Col. Eugene Ilarrell, of Ilaleigh,
secretary and treasurer. The next
meeting place is left with the exec
utive committee to select, and it is
thought that Morehead City will be
selected. Asheville made a strong
effort to secure it, and it is thought
would have succeeded had a vote
been taken. Hot Springs and More
head City were the other petitioners.
Under existing contiacts the Assem
bly may meet once in every three
years at some other place besides
Morehead City,Jjut that place must
remain the home of the Assembly.
There are big crowds of visitors and
lovely bathing aud trolling.
'The Drvil N Slak Hole."
San Antonio, Tex., June 17. J.
C. Carr, an old Texan, for two terms
Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives and at present in
terested iti the presentation of
Indian depredation claims at Wash
ington, has returned from the liio
Grande section and reports a singu
lar discovery in the centre of Ed
wards county. It is known as the
"Devil's Sink Hole." It is a circular
opening six feet across and descend
ing perpend'cularly.
Recently it was partially explored.
A man wa3 let down by a rope 150
feet and at that point he found a
ledge from which ran a passage way
seven feet high aud wide enough
for three men abreast, and running
at a steep decline. He followed it
300 feet aud came to an immense
lake of water, ice cold. He had no
means of determining its extent, but
a stone hurled with all bis force
splashed in the water fully seventy
yards away.
The bank of the lake was covered
with pieces of rock looking as
though they had been blasted.
Some were brought to the surface,
and they assayed about th'rty
ounces of silver to the ton. All of
that region is rich in silver indica
tions, aud it is supposed that the
mysterious cavern is an abandoned
Spanish mine, and has other exits
Hud eutrances. It will be thoroughly
explored by competent prospectors.
(rent Financial Crashes.
The Calcutta failures in 1S31 in
volved $75,000,000.
The failures in Holland in 1773
exceeded $50,000,000.
The English failures in 1S17 in
volved $100,000,000.
The "wildcat" prices in the
United States in 1837 caused all the
banks to close.
"Black Friday" in Wall street
was on September 21, 1SC9. For
tunes were swept away like chaff.
The shoe and leather trade crisis
in Boston in 1SS3 caused losses
amounting to over $10,000,000.
The Overend, Gurney & Co. fail
ure, nearly a quarter of a century
ao, involved others, costing upward
of $500,000,000.
In 1700, ?n Hamburg, there were
eighty-two failures, involving $10,
000,000. There wa3 a panic in Liv
erpool in the same year.
In 1S11 two hundred and fifty
banks suspended payment in Eng
land; and in 1725, at Manchester,
failures occurred to the amount of
$10,000,000.
The Grant & Ward failure in New
York city in 1SS1 involved many
financial and business houses and a
loss of over $25,000,000.
In 1S3!) the Bank of England was
saved by the Bank of France. A
panic in France during the same
jear caused ninety-three companies
to fail for the sum of $30,000,000.
Of Course It's a Woman.
" The hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rocks the world."
The mother, sitting beside and
rocking the cradle, often singing her
sad lullaby, may be thus shaping, as
it were, the destinies of nations.
But if diseases,tonsequent on mother
hood, have borne 1kt down, and
sapped -her lite, how inourntui win
be her song. To cheer the mother,
brighten her life, and brighten her
song, Dr. Pierce of Buffalo, has, after
long experience, compounded i
remedy wich he has called his "Fav
orite Prescription," because ladies
preferred it to all others, lie guar
antees it to cure nervousness, neu
ralgic pains, bearing-down pains
irregularities, weakness, of prolabsus,
headache, backache, or any of the
female organs. What he asks is, that
the ladies shall give it a fair trial,
and satisfaction is assured. Money
refunded, it it dosen't give satisfac
tion. A iUg Oflice for a Big; Paper.
The Baltimore News mentions
that the Manufacturers' Record of
that city, has purchased a valuable
corner lot for $50,000 and will erect
thereon a handsome seven story
building for its use. The growth
of the Record ha3 made more room
necessary, and we rejoice to note
this evidence of the success and
prosperity of this able and invalua
ble industrial publication, that has
done so much and is doing so much
for the development of the South.
The Record ha3 made many a waste
place glad, and as it is recognized
throughout the world as "a big
thing" itself, it strikes us that it
would take a mighty big building to
hold it.
A shortage of 8100.000 has been
discovered in the accounts of the
National City bank of Marshall.
Mich. The depositors have voted to
ask that a receiver be appointed.
LITTLE DROPS OF
Tnr, Piteb Turpentine and Oilier Tar
Heel Products.
Charlotte has had an ice famine.
It is over now.
Lexingtou Dispatch: Rev. W
P. McCorkle, who has bec-g pastor
of the Presbyterian chtuch at High
Point for about two years, tendered
his resignation on Sunday, May
21th.
Charlotte Chronicle: Rev. C.
W. Maxwell, to whom a call ex
tended to become pastor of Graham
Street Presbyterian church, yester
day notified the session of the church
of his inability to accept the call.
Oxford Day : It is probable that
Oxford will have another large fe
male school. There is a movement
to that end on foot, and a number
of prominent citizens are interest
ing themselves in it. It is pro
posed to locate the school on College
street, and Rev. T. U. Faucette, of
Milton, N. C, an experienced educa
tor who taught here some years ago,
will be made president Suitable
buildings are to be erected.
Durham Sun : All the members
and friemls of the First Baptist
church are requested to meet to
night at the church, at 8:30 o'clock
to consider the enlargement of the
nresent building. Since Bev. J. L.
WThite has been the pastor of this
church, the congregations have
grown so large that the present edi
fice is not large enough to comfort
ably seat the people who attend the
services there every Sunday.
Charlotte News: Mr. Fife, the
evangelist who has iust closed a re
viva: in this city, is meeting with a
considerable amount of unjust
abuse, it is claimed, in Greenboro,
where he is now holding forth. "As
the 'galled jade wince,' so does he
condemn Christianity," remarked an
old time Christian to a News re
porter this morning, while discuss
ing the attacks upon the "drummer
preacher." A company for the
manufacture of brick aud pottery
ware will be started in tlm city in
a few days.
North Carolina Presbyterian :
The Board of Directors of South
Western University has elected Rev.
Dr. Walter W. Moore, of Union
Seminary chancellor of the Univor-
sitv. Concord Presbytery met
in Mooresville on 10th inst. Rev.
A. T. Graham was received from
the Presbytery of Maryland.
Our readers, many of them, will be
glad to know that Rev. P. R. Law,
who has been quite sick, is now im
proving aud rapidly regaining nis
strength. Kev. A. It. bhaw has
closed a live davs meetinsr at Mid
way church, which resulted in
twenty-five professions and live ad
ditions to the church.
The Chicago Divorce Market.
The price of divorces in Chicago
has been cut, and there L consterna
tion among the army of loungers
wiio thrive upon that industry, to
whose existence the fame and pros
perity of Chicago are due no less
than to her stockyards and slaughter-houses
and the anti-secession
editorials in the the Inter-Ocean.
Divorces have always been cheap
there, but an enterprising young
lawyer has advertised in the morn
ing papers to take cases at reduced
prices, aud the Tribune, with its
characteristic energy in allowing
nothing to lie concealed that can
reflect credit upon Chicago, sent a
reporter around to talk to him and
discover how he does it.
Mr. Theodore Proulx, for such is
the name of the young gentleman
who is giving the old lawyers points
in the game and beating them out,
stated to the Tribune reporter that
his last price for divorces was $24.
"That is a cheap figure, I know,"
said Mr. Proulx, "but making a
specialty of divorces and getting
them in large quantities I can afford
to knock off on the price." Mr.
Proulx goes further, and allows
applicants who may bo deficient in
ready money the privilege of paying
the $21 in installments.
No doubt some of the other fel
lows will see Mr. Proulx's cut, and
go him a little better, and probably
in time nnder the influence of sucL
sharp competition, and the increase
of business that naturally follow,
the Chicago man or oman will be
able to obtain a divorce for as small
a sum as $10. Under any circum
stances it is not likely that we shall
see any decrease of this greaf. in
dustry which is so firmly rooted in
the World's Fair city at the foot of
Lake Michigan. Indeed, we have
it on good authority that the leading
newspapers of Chicago will shortly
print every morning the ruling
price of divorces in their market
quotations, along with those of
wheat and corn and pork, it is
thought that such enterprise will ad
vertise the city, and will in addition
be a great convenience and means of
saving money for couples intending
a dissolution of marital bliss. It is
probable that in time as the indus
try develops a divorce pit somewhat
similar to the grain pit can be
established, and when that signal
triumph is achieved Chicago will
certainly be the first city in the
world. Courier Journal
The Greensboro Record: "Evan
gelist Fife asked why the vote, by
the city aldermen, on license was
taken last Friday night. A commis
sioner requests us to say that the
last regular meeting in June has
always been the time to settle the
question of license, and as the board
meets on the first and third Friday
nights in each month, it came up as
a matter of course." '
TIIE DIRECT TAX.
The
Governor's Instructions
the Direct Tax.
About
"Copies of the lists taken from
the records in the Treasury Depart
ment of the United States, have
been sent to the Clerk of the Supe
rior court of each of these counties,
and the blanks for use of persons
in making application to the Gov
ernor for the sums appearing on the
list to be due them. The clerks
will furnish blanks to persons whose
names, cr those of their intestates
or testators, are on the list, and will
be careful to see that the blanks
are properly filled out in every in.
stance. If a receipt for the tax can
be produced it must be seut with
the application to the Governor, and
when the receipt is sent the certifi
cate of tivo persons as to the owner
ship, which is attached to the blank,
need not be filled out. As the
amount of taxes paid is, in many
instances, small, it is earnestly urged
upon the clerks of various counties
to make a3 great reduction as possi
ble in t'.eir charges. In case the
tax was paid by a trustee or guardian,
the blank can readily be changed to
suit the facts. Taxes paid by a
guardian are to be repaid to the
wards if the guardianship ha3 been
settled. It is no part of the duty
of the Governor to decide or advise
as to the rights of the next kin, or
of creditors or of any other persons
claiming from the personal repre
sentative. The usual rules of law
govern all such cases, and when the
money is once paid to the claimant
the duty of the Governor is per
formed. The money will be paid on
warrants upon the Sta'e Treasurer.
Arrangements will be made, if pos
sible, whereby such warrants can be
collected through banks in all parts
of the State." The last of these
lists were set out to day and the
first claims will come in in a day
or two.
A Model Letter from a Graduate.
A college graduate has applied
for Superintendent of Shelby Graded
Schools in a four page letter, full of
tautology and redundancy, also con
taining a postscript. lwice, yea
thrice, he asks and expects in this
letter for an answer to his applica
cation. Let us quote some speci
mens of this sraduate, who has ex
tolled epistolary correspondence to
a fine art :
"I SHOULD RATHER."
"For some reasons I should rather
go to Shelby. I should rather live
in that section of the State and
Shelby is so delightfully situated
that I should rather live there for
that reason if hoosIkt."
AX KXI'DCTINU MAN.
"I shall expect to hear from you
as to what I may expect prety soon
after I reach either by letter
or telegram. Expecting to hear
from you at once, 1 am" c.
How long is "pretty soon" in his
vcctibulary and what is ugly soon?
Does he "expect" to travel "by let
ter or telegram. ?"
"P. S. If you prefer to take ac
tion on condition that I send good
recommendations later, I shall be
glad to send you as many and as
from high authority as you may
desire." Shelbv Aurora.
A Puppy Killed and Eaten by Rats.
Mrs. Lizzie llildreth lives about
two miles from town, on the farm
rented by Mr. Jas. T. Drake, of
Wadesboro, and there were up to a
short time ago i large number of
white rats on her premises, but these
rats have recently been destroyed.
The reason given for the killing of
these rats is a rather peculiar one.
Some time ago one of Mrs. Hildreth's
children was given a puppy, which
soon became a great pet with the
entire household. One day, when
the puppy was about two months
old, and had grown to a considerable
size, it was put under a box closed
up with lattice work on one side for
purposes of ventilation, and every
member of the family went to the
field to work. Returning to the
house at night, a great scampering
of rats was heard, and as soon as
the door was opened, they were ob
served to run from under the bed
in large numbers, many of them
completely covered with blood. An
investigation was made, and it was
found that the rats had killed the
puppy, taken it from under the
box and carried it under the bed,
and had almost completely devoured
it.
After this it was determined to
kill the rats, which wa3 a very easy
matter, as they were tame and could
be readily captured. Wadesboro
Messenger.
Archpishop Deniiison's Famous Toast
"Here's health to all that we love,
Here's health to all that love us,
Here's health to all those that love them,
That love those that love them
That love us."
Do you notice what a large circle
this wish for health includes? and
will you notice the reference is not
to the winecup, but to a standard
medicine, the "Golden Medical Dis
covery," that can bring health to the
large number of friends we each
love. True, it is not a "beverage,"
and does not inebriate, but is a health
giving medicine, a blood-purifier,
liver invigorator and general tonic
a remedy for biliousness, indigestion
and stomach troubles. It cures con
sumption, in its early stages, scrofu
la, bronchitis and throat diseases.
Cousins are all right in a general
sort of a wav, but when it come3 to
will purposes and the inheriting of
cash and other valuables a New
York court has recently decided
that only "first cousins" count.
TOWN AND COUNTY.
"There's a Chiel Amang ye Takin Notes
and Faith He'll Prent Them."
tione to Albemarle.
R. A. Brown with hands and sev
eral cart3 went to Albemarle, Wed
nesday, to prepare for making brick.
Brown will get his yard in shape
and then his machinery will be
shipped from here.
To Contribute to Comfort.
The Odell Manufacturing Com
pany have purchased two hundred
stools that will be placed in one fac
tory where there is such machinery
as can be worked in a sitting posture.
This company does all that it can
for the comfort and profit of its
employees as is possible.
Minutes of the State Convention of
tbe Y. M. C. A.
Held in Durham, March 17-22 are
o:i our table. The pamphlet con
tains nearly one hundred pages,
shows the pictures of several build
ings, and gives most excellent infor
mation. The pamphlet is almost a
thorough and complete guide to the
work accomplished by this most
active moral organization.
The Vance Souvenir."
Maj. John N. Prior, of the well
known jewelry house of W. Prior &
Son, has recently patented, and will
soon have in stock and for sale, a
"Vance Souvenir" silver sooon, of
which we have been permitted to
examine the advance model. The
workmanship is beautiful, making a
very handsome piece of table service,
and the head and face of Vance sur
mounting it is a fine specimen of
work the Senator himself acknowl
edging it to be his best likeness.
Fayetteville Gbserver.
Urand Treasurer.
Mr. William Simpson, of this city,
has been appointed Grand Treasurer
of the Grand Lodge of Masons of
North Carolina and not Grand Sec
retary a i appeared yesterday by one
of those very unusual occurrences, a
typographical error. Mr. D. W. Bain
has for years been the honored Grand
Secretary. Mr. Simpson now holds
the positions of Grand Treasurer of
the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons, Grand Treasurer of the
Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar, and Grand Treasurer of
the Grand Lodge of North Carolina.
News and Observer.
A Printer Attempts Suicide.
Mr. Chas. Scott, a printer em
ployed at the Chronicle ofhee, at
tempted to commit suicide at 2
o'clock this morning by cutting his
throat. He made a cash from which
flood flowed quite freely, but lacked
an inch at least of cutting deep
enough. He was standing on the
street near Davidson's stable when
he attempted the deed. A friend
who wa3 with him rushed up and
grasped the razor before he could
make a second attempt. J he mo
tive that prompted Scott to the deed
is said to be domestic trouble. He
had understood that his wife had
eloped, when in fact, she had only
gone to Pineville, having hired a
livery stable turnout to take her
there. Scott i8 a fine printer and
was oae of Mr. Fife's converts.
Charlotte News.
The Air Full of It.
It is luck that Concord is in up
to the chin. There's an abundance
of superior musical talent. Many
people have such talent but neglect
to cultivate or allow it, from its own
generosity, to develop itself. We
have lots of music the best and
sweetest and most inspiring stuff.
But. rising (comparisons are not
pleasant) far above in merit and the
element of taking-by-storm, the
drum corps(e) excells. It's a hunny
and a pride. The most unselfish
band of talented musicians in the
district They charge nothing, and
use no partiality.
AV ednesday night the bass drums
and three snares offered up their
bosom of sweet music. The drums
went around the several streets
they drew. Women, children and
all, of all sizes, rushed to their
doors. Many of the children forget
homes and tore loose from apron
strings and rushed off after the de
lightful Bound.
The boys play their instruments
well. It is a surprise to many that
they mastered such a difficult instru
ment in so short a time.
Criticisms on Mr. Fife.
The Greensboro Patriot has this
to eay editorially: "The action of
Mr. Fife at his meeting Monday
night, in indirectly casting a slur at
two of Greensboro's best citizens is
generally regretted by the citizens of
our town. We are of the opinion
that Mr. Fife made a mistake just
there, in fact it is to be doubted
whether Mr. Fife understood what
he was talking about ; it is a well
known fact that our town com
missioners have no authority to re
fuse to grant license to bar rooms
in this city, where they are recom
mended by the county commission
ers to grant the license, and the
gentlemen who voted to grant
the license to sell liquor last week
had no alternative. These gentle
men have done everything in their
power to restrain the liquor traffic,
but it is not in tbeir power to cu
it off ent rely. The "Sunday School
teacher" referred to by Mr. Fife is
one cf the best and noblest men we
have ever known; noted for hia
kindness to the widow and orphan,
always ready with his money to help
every worthy cnanty, an earnest
christian worker, and we would take
his chance for getting to heaven
against that of any man we know
of, not excepting Jir. mte.' a
A DEATH WRAPT IX MYSTERY.
Dr. George C. Cope, of Or can Chnrch,
sviiuu j u k urnn Acr.iss uia
Koad Cart, While It Is
Locked to a Tree on
the Roadside.
Aews reached town Wednesday
evening (too late for that issue) of a
very sad death. It is a death wrapt
in mystery to a great degree.
Dr. George C, Cope, who lived
just aeross the Cabarrus line in
Rowan county, and between Organ
and Ebenezer churches, was found
Wednesday morning, near Mr. Ri
mer s, lying dead across his road cart.
Dr. Cope lived with a Mr, David
lieaver. luesday evening (Mr. B. in
Salisbury), Mrs. Beaver noticed that
Dr. C was in a considerable stupor.
one Knew it was caused by opium.
But rousing up, the doctor started
to visit some patients. He went to
several places. The last place seen
alive was at a Mr. Rimer's, where he
tal ed freely and sensibly with Mrs
R. about business matters. During
the time Dr. C. told of a disease
troubling him from which he could
get relief only by the use of opium
tie arove olt tni3 late in the even
ingand as wa3 found afterwards
he went not more than three hun
dred yards.
On Wednesday morning some en
quiry was instituted for Dr. Cope.
Mrs. Kimer was told that Dr. Cope
could not be found, and she at once
started in the direction he had driven
off. She soon found him dead.
The body was lying across the cart.
The horse, in turning a bend, got
the cart hung by a small tree between
one wheel and the shafts. It could
be seen that the horse had repeatedly
turned around the tree in an effort
to get loose. Dr. C.'s hat was found
some distance from the cart There
was no mark of violence on his body.
His face was as blue as indigo, evi
dently caused by the blood rushing
to his head, which hung lower than
the body, and his body rested heavily
across his stomach upon a narrow
surface.
Friends and intimate acquaintances
tell ua : Dr. Cope has been despon
dent and very much troubled ever
since the death of a patient, a very
dear friend, some time in the winter.
Over one month ago he took a disease
of his bowels, w hich he was treating
with opium; and he suffered intense
pain from it, which was only re
lieved by opium. These men are
satisfied that there is no violence
connected with this death, and they
are satisfied that it was not inten
tional suicide. They believe he be
gan suffering intense pain after
leaving Mr. Rimer's, and took an
other dose of opium, which wa3 too
much for his weak condition.
This is the opinion of friends and
acquaintances before the coroner,
Mr. Atwell, of Rowan county, has
held his inquest.
Dr. Cope, we are tol.l, was very
skeptical up to a year ago and very
intemperate, but that he had ceased
the use ot whiskey and had acknowl
edged his error in regard to religious
matters and believed in what the
church taught a3 necessary to salva
tion. They say that Dr. Cope was
enjoying a lucrative practice, hold
ing, as he did, the respect and confi
dence of the community.
Dr. Cope was probably thirty-five
years of age, and his death, besides
a great shock, is a loss to the com
munity. The North Carolina Press Association
At a meeting of the executive
committee of the North Carolina
Press Association, held in Raleigh
Wednesday, it was decided to hold
the next annual meeting of the asso
ciation at WiDSton on August 11th,
12th and 13th. It is probable that
an excursion will be run from Win
ston to Wilkesboro at the close of
the session complimentary to the
members.
Prof. J. R. Chamberlain Married.
Prof. J. R. Chamberlain, of the
Chair of Agriculture of the Agri
cultural and Mechanical College, was
married in Salisbury Wednesday to
Miss Hope Summerell, of that place,
Rev. J. Rumple officiating. The
bride is a daughter of Dr. J. J.
Summerell, and a granddaughter of
Dr. Ehsha Mitchell, who lost his life
on Mount Mitchell while taking the
altitude of the mountain, and after
whom it was named.
A Terrapin of 1775.
There is a practice, and it ia quite
common, to cut the date and the
name of the finder on a dry-land
"cooter " when captured. After this
is done the shelly monster i3 usually
liberated. They are never killed,
because it would take more than a
rock-crusher to do that job.
Some time since one was found in
No. 9 township; it was about the
size of an ayerage turnip. In every
respect it was like all other such
"cooter8," but had this engraved on
its breast: "E. A. T. 1775." The
animal really did not seem that old,
and yet he bore the date, 1775. The
initials without the period would in
dicate a command made in 1775, but
the fact that the "cooter" was whole
and perfect no one had eaten it.
There were other commands along
those times that were not obeyed.
The Standard knows all about
that animal and his breast-plate in
scription. The author of his cooter
ship's brand is now in the far West,
on the Pacific coast While yet a
school-boy and first reading of the
great thing accomplished by
well, Mecklenburg Declaration of
Independence Mr. E. A. T-hies en
graved his name and the date of that
patriotic deed. He often laughed
and said some fellow would find that
"cooter" and believe that he wa3
really so aged.
AXOT1IEK 1-ACTORV. '
S.IO.OOO Already Knhscrlbed to the
Capital Stock ul r. w Cotton Mill.
One more cotton mill for Concord
this is the sixth. It is proposed
to start with $75,000, $50,000 of
which is already subscribed. The
books are open for the remaining
$25,000. There is possibly no doubt
that the mill will be a certainty cf
the near future. The location will
probably be near the depot.
The Kinds of (ieorKia Melons.
The question has often been asked,
" Why are the rinds of Georgia
melons so hard and tough ?" The
secret is this : " The planters plant
pumpkin seed at the same time and
the two vegetables partake of the
properties of each other." The
melon gets toughness from the
pumpkin, but 'tis not known how
the melon affects the pumpkin.
Rates to the Pharmaceutical Assocln
' tion at Morehead.
For the above occasion the Rich
mond aud Danville railroad will sell
tickets to Morehead City and return
at the following rates from points
named. Tickets on sale July 4th to
9th inclusive, limited returniug July
15th:
Charlotte $12 90
Concord 12 10
Salisbury 11 55
Asheboro 11 45
Norwood 13 00
Greensboro 10 10
Wrinstou-Salem 11 05
'Tis the Money.
Thee seems to be a fearful disap
pointment in Talmnge at Morehead
City. Tal mage may be mighty smart,
but he's mightily in love with money.
A Young Men's Christian Associa
tion tried to secure his services to
lecture. Dr. Talmage asked $500.
It is said that his lecture on "Blun
ders " is a blunder itself. Dr. Tal
mage will never see this, and if he
did, it would scarcely have a particle
of effect, but when men pious,
Christian ministers charge a weak
Y. M. C. A. $500 for advice, &c, it
is becoming right serious.
Old Time Success.
That was the biggest success ever
enjoyed with a festival in Concord.
i he whole lawn in iront ot tne tac
tory was one big crowd, hungry and
thirsty. The ladies of Forest Hill
M. Yj. Sunday-school are to be con
gratulated. A3 Mr. W. R. Odell re
marked : " The money taken in is
assets, and there are no liabilities."
The good things to eat were all do
nated, and the crowd was so Urge
and eager that these good things we
are talking about gave out by 9:45.
The receipts were $75.90.
When another lawn party is given
by those good people they must pre
pare for the whole town. The pro
ceeds of the evening go to the par
sonage fund.
We Are Heartless Itut Xot Hopeless.
The Oxford Day, which comes
every twenty-four hours, but sus
pends on Sunday, says:
" The editor of the Concord Stan
dard, who is a heartless and hopeless
bachelor, approves of the law in
Boston and Philadelphia which pun
ishes a man and woman caught
kissing each other on the streets.
He says : ' There is good sense in
this. Down with the kissing busi
ness ' The young ladies agree that
'down' with the kissing business
improves it that kissing a young
man who has no mustache is like
eating an egg without salt"
Oxford ways and tastes are not
Concord's idea of the eternal fitness
of things. A mustache is not so
good as a large and tempting chin
whisker.
John L. Sullivan, Boston's most
distinguished citizen, will, it is said,
fight Slavin for $10,000. John L.
may be the worsted.
THE BLOOD IS THE IJFE.
No portion of the human org;niiin
has, within the past few years h n
submitted to more thorounb anl i:itelil
poiit examination, hy medical i-i-i ti.'tw.
than tin; Mood. The result vt tin se in
vestigations has been t.i elearlv i m-n-.strate
that tlm general health i '. ie ru
dependent upon the rendition of ilia
Mood than upon any ol!i T tlii::;;.
In iii::!.ii' diagnosis, sonic modern
i:i ii-in r ; are net M.ti;.iie 1 with
1:11 ie!y determining the tein; eratur.f
i.;" de M i: iliey tiv-t it !y ii;ians of
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as.- -it -mi if J.lty fT hndies ha e iii
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. . t: .: : ei.i.;;mii:iatiii poisons. For
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It Ay r';i Jiieilii ine is the extract,
v.o M ieufiy t.'Tective, In the
j.: 'or! tv of e , to produce the most
d .-.ir:.' I . i!ut, "to make us.-air-
; n do I : : ," him! to jjrcatly facili
tate !'" pi'rii', ' I process, the iodide of
p..: -. .ia::: lends its powerful alterative
.ind 'ivr Mit properties to the rest.
'i"i" distinctive val'.'e of Aver's Sarsa-
le-.r
. l:ile it isrjuite as potent
for most jisirp; .:;:. as the iodide alone, it
is safer i:i i!";i-;.:nfe.-sional hands; for,
),y simply following thu direction on
the wrapper, 1V path nt Ixjeomes his
own phy-ii-ia: Tfmce this medicine
lias :iv- l.eer, :eeoe:iiz(il l,y leading
physiciam tinu d.-nu'-'i-sts everywhere as
the standard popular Mood-purifier.
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