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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.