? ' . TllrLZf:NDART:) is Only One Dollar STANDARD. i Ml, 4 V.V'.VM HAS A j .;; IKtTLATlON AT F. : ;.Y ; offu'k i:; the 1 1 i ; ' ! V, SAVE ONE, THAN ANV (' PA PF. II. PI I W.l'l : i 1 tll ll II ISHITII 81. A H! i J mm IT io RAILROAD ? ytv. -Mt 1111". ISOX HOKSF. STEAM IXtJ 11 A I S. j ),.. ;i'Hi ;riI:o Proposition to Ia-np l-,uii ' " s- l'iisel iltc I'acfH I!'low n Careful ....('1I. Iloiiwtt Hllll l'lllill !!!!, si;; irii''i' mm acin nooui me iso niutlir A Southern. How Will You Vote? Kei.iow Citizen's: The con t0i)i! ! i'i.'ii of the southern extension cfii i' ;-n-ut trunk line of the Roan-f!- Southern Kail way Co. is now r ,!, ,V Mi two lines, z. : Oi.e by ,.f I. ti :t'. Gold Hill au y.r.-,i I '!. usi.nt, aial tltt-ttce south v ,! -:h No. 0 ;:uJ 10 toward :t t i i lYon canity. Ami the f.- , .v of Salisbury ami Char 1 , : - X. (. " 1 :. s : it-" : s ! .) n?, on , :. .:.. throng'. C.barrus, -,,,' s riU-an ' hold stock in said : , : ii-pviv to the amount of :,! :! . d -aid s-venty five thoti- i .! .:.:! .rs (175,000.) .ml 1 ti i line from the upper j.,-; i f Davidson county to Monroe ..' . : ;he to ; n l take stock in said r . i t-n. pursy to the amount of 1 i 1 ' ;.i' : 'I' Wo l,ae strong and sub ! ;.s to believe that the f s.iid railway company at x: nil tt i ii 2: will decide to i;.- j. nth. 1:1 e-x'etsiou of said throi'i.-;! e s;t:i Cabarrus , we will be in a position to .in decide iu our favor. The Kiimntfor the several town- ll. of the i:3,000 to hi sub s to the capital stock of the l; i k" :i Sou'lurn Railway Co. lu; Wen m de as follows, viz: I.. :, .t 'u and Cotton Urovetown- M.nan township, Kowan. county, ",.(00. 1. ' .Id T 1 1 1 1 corporation, 3,000. No. 0 townsh'p, Cabarrus county, 7 tewtiship, Cabarrus county, N.i. S township, Calurrs county, j i.t ;; . No. ! township, Cabarru3 county, 10,000. N.. 10 tcwhslilp, Cabarrus county, M.niroe in Uiiioii cou..i, 13,000. ti.-i-e I r ek township, Union co -y, 10,000. This was felt to be a just and e : itai.b division, considering the advantages to accrue to the several t)wi, ships through or near which si"-! mil ay shall be located. Thus i: 'm! ' b: seen fia1: Nos. C, 7, 8,9 a-:-! 10 townships of Cabarrus c 'i; 1 t v re asked to subscribe to the CM-i'.d sfocic of the Roanoke & S i;r :n Ilailway Co. the sum f 43,ooO in the agcrenate. Should th-se townships on the 15th day of 1 . ctn.b- r d.-cidt to subscribe and t kt- i k iu ?iiid railway company, a id th.' dinctors of the company d- ill-- to loea e the road through .n t in Cabarrus, it will give to us XI3 miles of railroad, hich if rsies.-t -,) for taxaiion at the rate tha' he K & D.'s property aLd franchise are a3 essed it will add to the taxable j.roperty of said townships the sum f 250,000 a sum eqr.ul to one fourth of the assessed al nation of al the property, real ai.d personal, ofthetaid Xos. (!, 7, 8, 'J and 10 town -hips of eastern Cabarrus. Bear i i mii d the fact that the townships do t oi give the $45,000 to the rail, way company as a fcift ; for it is ex j.reisiy stipulated in the order for th- c'L'ction to be h Id ihv 15th inst., t a' the bonds of the several town !. us .re to be pb ced in the hinds of a t rustee, and by him held in trust f r the several townships on the fol lowing conditions, viz: That when the railroad st all have been graded thr.irgh the several townships, re- e'ivtly, one half of the bonds of each township (in the case of G, 7, 9 linl 10 l.-ss than one hall) are to be tiiiiH-d over to the authorities of the K. & S. railroad company for an :i! mount of stock in said rail i.i. omj-uny certificates of stock bein;: issued to each township for tli- amount it has given to the rail way ci uipany in its bonds, dollar for u.dia-. the roa I is completed tl.roi.h the several townships and the cars running thereon, then the other half of the bonds of the town fchij s are to le delivered to the rail road company, and the company in turn p'vr to each of the townships certificates of stock to the amount of the bonds turned over, so that No. 6 in? VOL. IV. NO. 48. township will hold stock to the amount of $5,000; No. 7 to the amount of $5,000; No. 8 $20,000; No. 9 $10,000, and No. 10 $5,000, and each of the townships will be the owuers of the 11 & S. railro-i to the amoumt of the stock they shall severally hold in said railway company, The bnds can not pass ut of the hands of the trustee, who is to be selected by our county commissioners and the 11. & S. liailrord Company, until the terms of the subscription j to be made by the several townships shall have been complied with by the Roanoke & Southern Railway Co. The bonds do not begin to draw interest (C per cent) until they are surrendered to the railroad company, and that can only be done as afore stated ; so that there need be no ap prehension of your bonds being squandered, and ' eastern Cabarrus gt no road. The rate of interest on the bonds being 6 per cent per annum will only make on the $45,000 bonds to be issued, two thousand and seven hundred dollars. To meet this in terest on our bonds the several town ships will pay the following taxes, v z: No. G Township On property 19 cents on 100, au 1 57 cents on poll. No. 7 Township On property 30 cents on 100, and 90 cents on poll. No. S Township Ou property 40 cents on $100, and $1.20 on poll. No. 9 Township On property 2G cents on $100, and 78 cents on poll. No 10 Township On property 8 cents 011 $100, and 24 cents on poll. This is a small tax to be voted on yoursilves, when compared to the incalculable benefits to be derived from the construction of the South ern extension of the Roanoke & Southern Railway through our townships in eastern Cabarrus. This calculation does not tike into consideration the a uount of taxes that the property and fran chise of the railroad, should it be constructed, will pay to the town ships. It will reduce the foregoing list of taxes three-eighths (nearly half). There are 25 miles of rail road to be constructed through eastern Cabarrus. The R. & D. is assessed at $10,000 per mile. The Roanoke & Southern will also be assessed the same, for it is using the verv best of material in its construc tion ; so that $250,000 will be added to the taxable property of the town ships iu Easfern Cabarrus; and at the present rate of taxe3 in Cabarrus county for county purposes, the R. & S. Railway Company will pay $1,000, which will, by the time the road is completed, I e applied toward the payment of the interest on our bonds, thus reducing our railroad tax three-eighths from the foregoing table of taxes, for the several town ships named. For fear some fellow who would use any ki:,d of an argu ment to defeat the road, might say this cannot be done, we resptc'-fullv call your attention to a decision of the highest tribunal in our State, "In the case of Bron vs. the Com missioners, reported in Vol. 100, page 92, of the Supreme Court Re ports, our Supreme Court has de cided that 'it is competent for the Legislature lo enact that the county taxes, which might be levied upon tne property and franchise of a rail road coif pany in a certain township should be applied as far as necessaav to the payment of the interest on bonds issued by s ch township in aid of the railroad." Can language be plainer? It is unquestionably just that the next Lgtdature, by precedent already established, can not f.il to enaat that the county taxes ma; be assessed on the prop erty and franchise of the R. & S. R Co., running through Cabarrus, shall accrue to the benefit of the several townships that shall sub scribe to tue capital stock of said R. & S. R. Co., so that the taxes, to be piid by the townships ou account of the railroad will be materially reduced. This is not all. It is the opinion of some of our best business men that the R. & S. Railroad, in a short while after its completion, will pay il dividend to the stock holders. The townships, being stockholders in the R. & S. Railroad Co., can take the dividends and pay the taxes on accouut of the raihoad. This opinion is based upon the fact that when the Southern extension of the. R. & S. Ii. Co. is completed between Winston and Monroe, it will then become a great trunk through line many miles shorter than any other line f ro n the North to the South, and mast necessarily command a big traffic. Why not ? 1 he R. & D. railroad has for years been paying a dividend of 6 percent nrv annually. And cannot the R. & S. R. Co. do the same, it being a shorter line and a powerful com petitor? Some good and Influential citi zens object to the bonds of the town ships running for thirty years. This is for the protection of the town ships, believing that the construc tion of the R. & S. Railroad will so develop the country through which it runs, that iu a few years the taxes will come so light as not to be felt. Resides, it is not necessary that the bonds should run so long; for when the stock shall reach par, they can be sold ami the bonds paid up. This assertion is based upon the opinion of one of our best law- jro3. .Now, in view of the fact that we can secure the R. &. S. Railroad oa such easy terms, why not every voter in Eastern Cabarrus cast his vote on the 15th day of December for subscription ? Don't flatter yourselves that the road will be built whether you vote subscription or not. You may think so but we have no assurance that it ill be built without these subscrip tions. In fact, we have it from a high official of the R. & S. R. Co. to the contrary. These are his words, "You can, I think in truth, make the statement to friends that the extension South will depend upon the subscriptions voted. It will take a strong effort with all available subscriptions to build the extension southward, and it would pay the people better to pull vigor ously for twice the amounts named, than to hold back on those pro posed." I verily believe this is the last opportunity offered to us to get a railroad for many yeirs to come. The question of a railroad is fairly presented to us. Shall we avail our selves of the opportunity, or shall we let it go by and thereby subject ourselves to the reproach of our posterity, when we are dead and gone. Remember this one thing that. the day is fast approaching when our farmers shall of a necessity be forced to abandon the cultivation of cotton. Then what are you go:ng to do when you return to the culti vation of corn, wheat, oats, potatoes &c , if you fail to get this road. I venture the prediction that in tint day you would be willing to pay twice as much for a road, as this one now offered to you. Vote for aud tecure this road, and you will bring the best markets for your produce right into your midst. In a conversation with the President of the II. & S. railroad Co. over 12 months ago he told me that this company wished te locate the road through a c unty in which hard timber is plenty Farmers now yon have it; vote for and secure the road, and you will have a market for it. Hoping tha' the 15th day of December inst. may record 1 a verdict in favor of the Southern extension of the Roauo t & Southern railroad. I am your humble servant, Jonas Cook. rich HTrrr. The Oaly Uennln Good Thing In Satnrdaja . Salisbury Herald. We Mert- the I.ant Item, Which In Ordi nal. The young man who holds Jthe position of a amateur editor.and who sends 111 an article 8emi-occasicnally helps out to day's paper with the fol lowing : The poet Tenuyson, can take a worthless sheet of paper and by wri ting a poea on it make it worth $65. 000. That's genius. Vanderbilt can write a few words on a sheet of paper and make it worth $5,000,000. That's capital. The United States can tako an ounce and a quarter of gold an 1 stamp upon it "eagle bird" and make it worth $20.00. That's mon- The mechanic can take material worth $3 00 and make it into a watch worth $100.00. That's skill. The merchant can take an article worth five cents and sell it for 1. That's business. A Jady can purchase a very com- fortable bonnet for . $3.75 but she prefers one that costs 27. That's foolishness. A ditch digger works ten hours a day and shovels three or four tons of earth for $2.00. That's labor. Clint Brown could write a check for eighty millions dollars and it would not be worth a darn. That's rough. The Herald scribble can take a pair of scissors and clip old jokes out of almanacs and print them as orignal productions of his genius. That's rats. The Standard printed a railroad issue for Nos." 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 townships. It was the size of the Dailj Stunner. Per Yearargest Circulatioii of Any Stan H CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, It Comes at Last. THE DEMOCRATIC 1II!1VS THE IS H i:i:7i:. TO M lie of the Committee Only Sln It One. Mr. Hell, Eii!ure It, but lie fiiM'N t Sijju It Ilere'H the I.ons;. Looked for Document KeaU It. At a recent conference of the Ex ecutive Committee of the Demo cratic part', which was attended by many of the leading citizens from different sections of the State, and in which our present political con dition as a party, was discussed iu a spirit of forbearance and concilia tion, it was deemed wise to issue ai. address to the friends and adherent? of the party, urging that the sanr ..' spirit shall enter into aud control all our discussions aud actions pre paratory to and during the great struggle of 1S92. At this conference the under signed were selected to prepare and issue the address, and we were especially enjoined to voice, as r. early as possible.the spiritof harmony and unity and loyalty to the Democratic party which characterized the con ference. It must be apparent to any thoughtful observer that 'here is a general depression in agriculture and a consequent feeling of dissatisfac tion and unrest among those en gaged in that pursuit, though the tillers of the soil are not the only oues who are suffering from this general depression. This want of prosperity among the farmers has seriously affected the great m iss of those engaged in other vocations; in fact but few hae escaped its baleful influence. Then we are common sufferers froui a common cause. If this be true, can there he any reason why we should not work together to remove this cause, and drive from power its author ? The real author of the grievances of which the people so justly com p ain, is the Republican party, which has administered the Federal gov ernment for the benefit of f ivorcd classes and aeainst the interest of the toiling masses of the American people. And we uppeal to our fel low citizens of all vocations to stand shoulder to shoulder in the fight we must make against this great adver sary. In the dark clays following JSCS and 1SC9, we stood together against this same enemy in State affairs, and we conquered. The- les sons then learned should not be for gotten, and we expect them to bear fruit in 1S92, if we do not mistake the temper and patriotism of our people. Let us not be guilty of the folly of wasting our strength and divi ding our forces in uncompromising, acrimonious contention among our selves as to the best means of accom plishing a deliverance from the evils which now environ us and from the burdens which now weigh us down. Among these evils ami burdens we will mention two about which it seems to us we can all agree, and from which we connot hope to be delivered till we overthrow the party hich created them. The first of these is the inadequate supply of money in the country and the waut of a better system for its distribu tion, so that it may be procurable more easily and at reasonable rate of interest; and the other is the un just and burdensome sys em of Tariff Taxation. The former we regard as the chief cause of the stagnation in business, and the littler a pow erful ally in robbing agriculture and labor of just rewards. That the supply of currency is wholly insuf ficient for the business transactions of the country needs no argument to prove. It is the experience not only of the farmers, but of most men engaged in other business and professional pursuits. Now, add to this inadequacy of money supply and its improper distribution, the unequal and unnecessary burdens of Tariff Taxation, whose cruel exac tions have now realized the wildest dreams of the most exoibitant mo nopolist, and we find a sufficient cause for the unrest aud disquiet existing among our people. We af firm that these evils are the direct offspring of Republican legislation. Other causes of greater or less weight may be assigned for the pres ent depression in agriculture and other pursuits ; but they, too, so far as their origin can be traced to legislation, must be charged to the same Republican party; for there has not been an hour in the last twenty-five years when that party did . not con trol one branch or other of Congress or the Executive and thus hold an effectual check at all times upon the power of the Democratic BARB. party to give the people relief a .d redress by repealing vicious legisla tion aud enacting r. medial measures, so Unit it cannot in fairness be said that the Democratic pn'ty is respon sible for failing to do these things. In our opinio1! the shortest practica ble road to the redress of tin wrongs and evils which oppress the country is tli rough the complete triumph of the Democratic party, which i3 the party of the people, hose fundamen tal principles are in harmony with their interest. This committee, composed of ten Democrats, five of whom belong to the Alliance and five of whomdon-t, but all speaking the sentiments of the Democratic party, sympathize with and unite in the tlrenuous de mands of the people, uttered through the Farmers' Alliance, the various industrial organizations, and other wise for such thorough reform in the financial system as will give to our people a sound currency in sufficient abundance and properly distributed, and relief from the bur dens of tariff taxation. As to the particular methods and plans by which these objects, desired by all true Democrats, are to be accomplished, it is but natural tha' there should be honest differences of opinion. One nn-n may assign one cans" for the general stagnation in business and suggest a reme.'y which he believed to 1-e a sovereign remedy. Another man equally intelligent and botust may differ with him as to the real cause or the proper remedy to; be applied. It is manifestly unjust to charge either of these men with dishones'y or enmity to reform where reform is r,eeek-d. Our friends must learn to discuss all questions concerning these matters in a spirit of fa'rness, good will, and mutual confidence arid esteem, within the party lines, and when the time for action comes unite upon such men and such measures us seem most lik.-Iy to leal us to victory and to secure for the people .-.itch wise aud needful rcfurm in our national legis lation as shall have respect to the g-.od of the whole people and shall not, .e for the benefit aud enrichment of the few If we will remain umieU ana ueicrniii.v,'. we lodge the Republican j powi r and in time v. ; ' m iv oit- i-rty from out these e divid ; up needful rcfouns, but among our.-e!es it cu but result in continuing this party in power and thus perpetuating the evils of which we now justly complain. Tne nniiy oi the Democratic party in th" whole country is essen tial also to prevent the enactment of the Force Dill, which would forever destroy the freedom of elections, peipetur.fe the rule of the Republi can party and its vicious measures, which have so oppressed the people, aud ruin especially the South. We have reason to apprehend that this dangerous bill, which w? all had hoped was dead, will be reviveel again and enacted into a law if, by our div;ciens, the Republican party should obtain once more full control of the law-making power of the Federal Government. Then, too, we have so much at stake at home in North Carolina. From 1S71 to 1891 our State Legislation has been wise and for the 1.x st interest of our people. From 1870 to 1891 these wise laws have been wisely administered, and during a 1 that peri-id W3 have had a clean, pure, prognssive administration of our h, me aifairs; and we do not hesitate to say that the State govern ment given us by the Democratic party is a.s near perfect as human institutions can well be m ule. It would be madness in us to divide up among ourselves :md by this dn ision turn our State government over to the party of 1808 and 1809 ; and we think to t-OvV the seeds of discoid and promote divisioa in the ranks of the I), in or.its of North Carolina, 0:11 whaleve;- o iiive, u imperil the bast intir-.sii of the Sra'e and should be avoided by all true men. In view of those facts, and of the far reaching consequence., of the great struggle of 1892, we urge upon Democrats in every sectio-i of the State and of every shade, of opinion to lay aside all feelings of prejudice and distrust, and to study and disucss every proposition made for rtform with an earnest desire to secure the best. Speaking by authority of the State Excutive Conlittce, we urge all our people to refrain from faultfind ing; we condemn abuse aud vitupera tion in whatever quarter, exhort all to practice a prudent and rational forbearance, and commend to yon the supreme virtue of charity. Let us concede to all, as we claim for all, the inalienable right of poinion. The monopolists and their foster father, the Republican party, will v 18'H. nit loosen the fetters with which they nve bound us without a des perate struggle, and we cannot please them better than to waste our ener gies in fighting each other. Let us so demean ourselves now that we may be able to present an iindroken froiit to our common enemy when the time comes for action. Patriotism country and home appeal to us for harmony and promise the rich re ward of unity. Ed. Chambers Smith, E A Moye, Elias Carr, Wm. Robbins, A Leaz ir, Thos. J Jarvis, j S Ii Alexander, I II A Gudger, C B Watson, 1 he members of the committee appointed to draft and issue the above address, whose names are ap pended thereto, signed it some weeks ago, but, as I could not hear from Mr. J S Dell, a member of the com mittee, to whom a copy had been sent for approval and signature, a delay was caused in its publication Mr. Dell, though endorsing the ad dress, has now declined to sign it because of his official position as State Lecture of the Alliance and, as Chairman of the special committee, with this explanation, and regret for the necessary delay, I give it to the public. Respectfully, Ed. Chamhers Smith. Raleigh, N C Dec. 2, '91 THIS IS A KOKKKIt. Note subscription to the capital stock of the Roanoke aud Southern Railway Co., and thus at one stroke add to the wealth of eastern Cabar rus the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars just one quarter of a million dollars. Think of it ! What reasonable man would not decire such a thing ? None but moss backs, sore heads, and it may be some good men who hold stock in the N. C. R. Co, who have a groundless fear that their stock may be depreciated in value. If such be your fear sell out, my friend, and lend not your influence against the best interest of your end of the county, when such a bonanza, or such e.isy terms, is offered to you. Should the R. and S. Railroad be built this way, the two hundred and fifty tnousand dollars just named, will not be the only addition to the wealth of our section of county. New towns along the line in eastern Cabarrus will spring up, and at once begin to add to the wealth of your townships. Mount Pleasant in No. 8 town ship would in a very short while double her population, ami in the near future the hope is reasonably entertained that it shall reach up into the thousands. Calculate the benefits of a growing town to the community all around it, if you can. The present valuation of the property of No. S township now as sessed f ir taxation is two hundred aud sixty thousand dollars in round numbers. In less time than ten years, if tiie R. & S. Railroad should run by it, it is believed that the assessed valuation of the property, real and personal, of the corporation of Mt. Pleasant alone will double that of the township, bringing the wealth of No. 8 township up to the big sum of three quarters of a mil lion of dollars. Is this unreasona ble? No. Look at other towns once similarly situated, that are now on railroads, and see how rapidly they are g. owing in population and wealth. Iu such an event, the taxes to pay he interest of the bonds to secure the R. and S R. will be reduced to less than 15 cents .011 the one hun dred dollars valuation of property should the railroad fail to pay by dividends s 11 your interest on the bonds. Who can be so blind as to vote against the subscription to the capital stock of the R. and S. R. on the 15th.? None but men like the six men of Winston who opposod aid to the construction of railroads. Winston, however, took stock in the several railroads that enter the cor poration to the amount of two hun dred and sixty thousand dollars, and she is going to take another one hundred thousand dollars stock in the R. and S. R. Co., the six men to the contrary notwithstanding. Those six mc-u to-day are back num bers, and can not be elected to the yery hnmble position of a cow driver. Let's not have any such men in old No. 8. Look at Winston, see what she is today the railroads made her such and take courage, i 'Faint heart never won fair lady." K. Three new inmates were entered at the County Home last week. PapeA this WHOLE NO. 204. IX MEMORIAM. Mrs. Catherine Hope- Robinson, whose memory is held iu high esti mate by the people of the commu nity where she lived, was born July 18th, 1S10, about one mile from Poplar Tent church. Here she pas sed the happy days of her childhood and youth in the home of her fath- crp, Joseph Crawford. Trained in the strict Biblical faith of her par ents, she at tke early age of seven teen year 3 made public her trust in the divine Saviour and united with the Presbyterian church. That de votion to the faith as it appered among the Scotch of past generations. remained with her throughout the whole course of her eventful life, being often manifested before all the people. During her early years Dr. John Robinson, a most learned man, was pastor of Poplar Tent church, who also conducted an academic school neir the church, where many of the leading men of the country laid the foundation for their future lives. Here Katie Crawford, the subject of this memorial, and Thomas II Robinson, the son of the pastor, who was about her own age, attended the school at the same time, passing together many playful hours among the children. Here began a childish attachment between the two, which afterward rij ened into a genu ine affection that culminated in their marriage on Dec. 7th, 1830. In 18 37 Davidson College started enthu siastically in the course of its history with the "Manual Labor System" as a part of the programme. Col. T II Robinson was called to take charge of the farm and garden part of that system, and he moved to the college in the year of its inauguration. Mrs. Robinson conducted the boarding department of the college during their stay of three yeais at that place, and the "boys" of those days will tell of the kind christian attention always received from her. In 1S40 they returned to the old home at Poplar Tent where they re mained for seven years. Col. Rob inson desiring facilties for the lrgher education of his children moved in 1847 to Oxford, Miss, where he became proprietor of a large ho tel. Here thev continued till forced away by the events of the civil war, when they returned again to Pop lar Tent, 18G2, where they have since remained. Mrs. Robison had passed her four score years, and, therefore, rding to God's word much of the latter part of her life was spent in weakness and in fermity. Recent ly she had an attack of pneumornia which proved too severe for her age, and Nov. 25th, 1891, she passed from the earth. Mrs. Robinson's character was of a true energetic Christian nature, not to be coufounded with those that are Christian by simple profession. By their fruits ye shall know them," said the Saviour, and she manifested abundantly by the fruits of her life that she wa3 true to her profession. She endeavored to obey the command of the Spirit, "Be je standfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord," Her devotion was first to her family, where she used every endeavor to train her children in the fear of the Lord by teaching them the word of truth and leading them by her ex ample. Her success in the household is evident, in that all her eleven chil dren became professing Christians, six of whom are still living and one of them, Rev. C W Robinson of Gastonia, N C is a minister of the gospel. And she did not cease- in her efforts with the first generation, bat directed them also to her grand children whenever these were at her home. Of these she had ten and of grand children two. She was also a most valuable work er in the church and was highly prized as such by every pastor nn der whose oversight she laboured. In the days of her strength and vigor she was ever found in the work of the Sunday School and in the actiy itics of the missionary and benevo lent societies. She refused to permit her name to be taken from the lists of the societies, even after she be came too aged to attend the meetings and she would send her quota of the c ntributions. She was like the Psalmist when he said, "One thing have I desired of the Lord, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord to inquire in his temple ;" for she dearly loved to attend the worship of the church when her in firmities would permit. Her death bed was that of a triumphant Chris tian where she delighted to hear quotations of the blessed promises of God, and many times, when others would begin to name those promisee, she would take up the quotation and finish it. Death is called the "grim Section. $1 THE STANDARD. ?H T?ICE AS MUCH HKADINd MATTE It VS ANY PAPER EVER OU NOW PUB LISHED IN THE COUNT Y - TICKLE US U -ITJf S 1. monster," but he had no terrors for her, appearing simply as the messen ger of God to call her home. Her aged companion and children have nothing to mourn, except a tempo rary separation. "Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me." "Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling," She sleeps in the old churchyard at Poplar Tent. Pastor. Obituary. Henry A. Barrier was born Sep tember Gth, 1858, and died Decem ber 3d, 1S91, aged 33 years 'two months aud twenty seven days. The deceased was a member of the Reformed church of Concord. As a member of the church, he was regu lar in his attendance on the means of grace. Having the confi Jenco of the congregation he was twice elected to office, aud was an officer in the church of Jesus Christ at his death. As an officer in the house of God, he tried to be true to the duties belonging to the important position in which his fellow members placed him. He was a liberal suimorter of k i his church and the work of the church. He was also a member and an officer of the Sundav School. We feel that one of the pillars of the Deformed church of Concord has fallen, and earnestly hope that an other may be built up to take his place as far a3 one cau take the place of another, and yet occupy his own place and fulfill his own mission. His suffering, which was great, and at times severe, he bore with calm ness, pat'ence and resignation to the will of his heavenly Father. After having suffered much he quietly fell asleep in Jesus. He leaves a wife and children and many friends to mourn their oss. We are sad, but wc sorrow not as these who have no hope; for we believe that our loss is his eternal gain. The funeral services were conduct ed at his place of residence by his pastor, assisted by the Rev. Paul Barringer, of China Grove. We hope aud believe that our deceased brother in Christ is among the re deemed and happy beyond the death storm, where he will await the sec ond coming of our Lord, when ho, now disembodied, will reclothe himself with a new spiritual and glorified body, which shall be supe rior to, and shall live above death. His lifeless body wa3 laid away in the grave prepared for it in the cem etery, there to obey the injunction, "Dust thou art and unto dust shalfc thou return." The afflicted family is commended to Him who is able ard willing to comfort the widow and the fatherless children. The prayer of the writer is that the members of hi3 family may be true and faithful to Christ, that they may meet him who has gone on before and who will be ready to bid them welcome, as they, one by one, depart this life and enter upon that which 13 to come. "1 heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, . write, blessed aie the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them." PREVALENCE OF 1 LL-I1 E A LTIT. Ill-health is a very inatter-of-fiiet affair it is no uncertain and problemat ical condition. The necessity, at times, for medical treatment is as evi.lent and pressing as any other necessity, and it is for this reason that we would earnestly caution our readers nninst the, use of any but the most approved remedies. Irreparable injury is often done by placing confidence in medi cines which, although new and preten tious, are often worthless. It is tho almost inevitable failure of the-te com pounds that throws discredit upon phar macy and medical science in Keneral. Phj'sicians are now of the opinion thr.t many diseases are the result of a morbid condition of tho blood, either through inheritance or contagion, and that tho only rational and effective way of cur ing these complaints is to produce a radical change in the vital fluid. Tim prevalence, for example, of serofnl.i is the moat prolific cause of consumption. A specific that expels the hereditary taint of scrofula from the blood is, therefore, a preventive of consumption. ThatAyer's Sarsaparilla has repeated ly proved itself such a specific is a well-known fact that cannot be too fre quently and urgently proclaimed. , A distinguished physician has re. ccntly recorded his belief, founded on the most satisfactory and reliable evidence, that "tho faithful use ef Ayer's Sarsaparilla will thoroughly eradicate scrofula." He further asserts: "I have used it as an alterative and blood-purifier, and must say that I honestly believe it to bo tho best Mood medicine ever compounded." This tes timony, which has been re-ifllrmed by hundreds of others, should be HufTic-ier.t to induce all who are ef scrofaloiis habit to resort, without delay, to the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Another malady very prevalent in th United States is catarrh. This is also a blood disease, and one of the most sttili born with which physicians have to con tend. We have been repeatedly as sured, however, that the persistent use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla effectually ex pels from the system this most dis gusting and dangerous complaint. In a word, the way to health is through the "purification of the blood which nourishes the whole system. Try Ayer 'a Sarsaparilla.