A SERIOUS BLUXWEB.
The homicide in No. !), if feuch it
is, or accident, if that, is deeply to
be deplored. As to whether poor
Hood ia guilty or not the public
will do. well not to prudgo the
case, but when the etory involves a
man that everybody thought was
with the county chain gang the
public have a right to inquire by
whose authority a convict is receiv
ing such lenience, that is, too, so
nearly' a reversal of the sentence
passed by a high court. We have
no disposition to rob Mort Fetrea
of a single pleasure in life, but i:',
engaging, ia violation of tle law
till ia tl.e in'.orul of iLe peace ual
dignity of the Stato he is denied by
its lav a the freedom becureJ to all
law abidiuc citizens he id depiiveJ
of the benefits of free citizenship in
a State whose laws he defies, wo do
Lot see who has the right practically
to nullify the verdict of court and
unlock the shackels from rQ hit
feet and send him home on parole.
The act ia without precedent, we
believe, and marks a bad start from
the new regime that seemed not to
tire of unfounded criticisms of for
mer administrations. An effort it
made to say that it conforms to
former usages. We have enquired
and ex chairman of the board, J
Dove, says no convict under his di
rection or with any knowledge of
his was ever allowed to leave tht
guards save trusties and they were
sent on bueineFS strictly and never
on pleasure. It becomes a serious
question and one vital to the inter
esta of good government whether
tht courts or the executors o:
the oourti mandates are to
shape the punishments thought
neceasarv to suDDreis violations ot
lav.
We are not disposed to lay thf
responsibility of Honeycutt's death
at the door of the au'horof thir
blunder that we believe was an
error on the Bide of a good hearted
ness, for death is but the natural
consequence '.of a drunken group,
but this is the very evil which
Petrea'a sentence was intended to
suppress and his release was calcu
lated to promote and did promote
to the effect of Honeycutts death,
the ;widow'e and the orphans' be
reavement and the anxiety and dis
tress of Hood.
A CLEAS SWEEP.
Governor-elect Kuisell is reported
as saying that no amount of sentia
mentalism is to prevent the Eepcbs
' licani and Populists from haviag all
the appointments to positions with
in the State, Nothing more ncbl.
could be expected cf cocrse, bnt in
tgrity and f!iciercy must giye way
when the spoils system comes ale .ig
That all our State institntions in
to suffer the inconvenience, cot tr
cay the damage, of a chiige from
those who have the work weil ir
band to those who must learn to adc
just themselves to the work cot
nected with these positions is no'
ery pleasant to contemplate.
We freely admit that an adminis
tration should not be hampered by
opposing policies near its centre, bnt
where the policies represented by
those elected to office are not in
volved there is no stimulus to im
provement by change, rather tht
very opposite.
Chanej in appointments except
for purposes of iu)proemnt in s r
vice works a dowoward tendency
and most lead to official spolition
rather than to official probity.
We repeat that nothing more no
ble could be eipectsd from thf
toarce but surely North Carolina
an do better than tj foster the ig
oble sentiment that public cCu-e is
public reward for partisan z;al.
it, bk vaVsVluT b e
fiver since it has been noume i
that Mr. Bryan would enter upon a
lecturing tour people nave been
arious to know the subject of hit
lecture. In due time it was an
nounced to be "The Ancient Land
marks." Then of coarse the qaes
lion was, what will be the drift of
the lecture We o'ip from the re
port of the Southern Aasocia'ed
Press a synopsis of the hcture be
lieving that oor readers will re
ceive much satisfaction therefrom.
Miss Pattie Btinnon and Miss
Cynthia Pharr, both of Chailttte,
re visiting Mrs. Elam King.
Miss Stinson is late of Colorado,
where Bhe lived for eight years prir r
to hnr recent retnrn to Charlotte.
MWHllMIUMJMtlMI'M
1
Pain-Killer.
(rnurr Dins'.)
ji a Pure rtna rare twmedT in rrr cane
3i iiJ Tory kind vt lkjwol Com jj lain t la
I Ull I B
5 TLIf in ft trne statAtnnnt and It oao't t
It U a almpla, safe and quick rur for
4 Crtmpi, Cough Ithaumatlatu,
Collo, Colda, Manralgla,
Llarrhrt Croup, Toethacha.
TWO SIZIiS. 39c. and JOc.
cuii.'a ciiovii nz:.:.
l.iilih or 1 ilf r.'H;:B rows Iloni!.!
tnu reraounls. j
Chriotmaa In. 8 couie aud goue aai!
many are the heahrta that have beet)
to id glad for 1 lie fait that Sat.:..
Clause has slighted no one. Thf
various churches in toiru and sai
rounding country h;iva bad cicil
elegant trios all loudtd wi b mc'sr
of candy, orancce, etc.
The decorations at Mt. Z-a wf-ro j
especially beantifal and wj Lave m
donbt but that Miss Uince bhullen- j
berger, whose father is pad'.or ofl
said church, had r.nie'i to Co wiri
the ilebi&niu.;. Atrtucv.n iI.h.l.:.
in China Grove we hud ro (kcnra-i
tioue, but i'50 childri n, whu.-. uuu.. j
are ou the fouuuay tvti.-il l, uks,
weie niuilo huppy with prts-.'iiiii, Ljiii
from the baauy Ct-uuoi tud their
respective teacher".
One of the best evidcLCa of a
town's jirognss is the atunduuee of
the psople ut church and ' Sund:.y
School and we are glad to note that
China Grove is rapidly throwing U!
her old ways aud putting on new.
We hkve hud one cf Jtbe q-iittest
Xmas' since the town has begun tc
grow, not even o e drunken man
was to be seen on our streets .
Di. and Mrs. Steven?, of Enoch
yille, and Kev. and Mrs Miller,
spent Xmas eve wub Mrs. I Frauk
Tatterson.
Miss Jennie Patterson, one of the
Concord, is at heme spend-.ur th' j
holidiys with houi f:l :. .Mi;.'
Eclle Shirty, a!.o c-,i cf Cj-cr-.'A j
teachers, accompani- d her. 4I.t. ; .
Shirey left SvMip.'. y fer.ir-f for S-l.
isbnry to meet her t s'er. !:
J'iM Crp;nter. of t--r, ir i
vi.iting her siitfr, i-:?. Cor:...,'.)
.Vliss B.lle LJdU-mau is vi.-..;i;g i j '
Aibemarie. j
l!ev. Leicy Deatca id vi.-iu.i'
friends and relative i-t re.
Il.a JcULic Cock, the L;,.,..l -1
complis'-t.-l r-.oiio U-tUr ;.t tl.t
Female S..m:r...ry af :.:t. Piear. i I
v.:iit;:;r H:s;.t JvEr.'o f-1 H-".: j
Patti r;or.. i
Her. V.'ertz
:hcc
en iz
sermon last night at St. " :-!'.', at:u
fo add to the banty of the service"
during the eolier.ioa, Miss Cook
sang a solo, 'T ee As a Bird," which
ta most beautifully rendered to
h.i delight ( f the larga audience sf-
x Ullled.
Among the many nice preset
on the Xmas tree wns a monkey
Janflini npon a stri'ig f.r Tv
Tertz.
Messrs. Preston Sims and Guy
Melchor have gone to Troa'min't
in a hunting eipeditiorj.
Mrs. Dr. lUmsaur will give a re-
cntion this eTenir.r, comnlirv t.'arj
to the visitint; yonn? hvls rf t'--'
own.
Miss E'.h?l l'att.rt'T. a-.t.-i.dcl ! '(
Xmas tree at G;ac. "l'i-"vo-t." j
Dec. '-C i
A h( h nn.
i hey had just arrive ! in il.o a-
!yn i.'jm th3 Jjia: J. 'i l.'y -Ikcii
icross the grtat b.-i.trre. A? t h t I
.pproached the New Yoik side thy
s'retched their recks acd viewed the
iiassive buildings.
'Oh, he must be rich," eh'' v-.n-;nred.
"Who r
'The man ho owr.s ail those
buildings ."
"One man doon't own th m ali,"
"Ob, JCa he iie--," (? tc?::f:'i
lim.
"How do yon kno ?' he asked.
Bccanee," she evi "hii cnoe is
n them."
"I JTu.iS thiit's e ," !.; .': i it
.e looked np it a tf & .r p--.. ".' :
:''-storia tnn3t I' - "r i ;-.!:.'
Printers' luk.
in -yli-r I'K.m S 1'
A a oye'er ir ppor ii! '
it. Jvhu's U.',.r:?'- hail '-'-night,
Jun. is, : V. A f.'
is anticipated in which ai'
held u!
if. J
., i til, f
ure in-
vited to bs present ad j r' i, ! p i'
Th' supper will d jub.ie-s bcf al
s lmptuoua tjntuie, the a.r'- v.; iti I
will bs plasii.g and t fit-.t'-, the I
charges uio-'erats and the ( ".'ire
proceeds will he appropriatti tc tl.e
uses of the St. John's church benev
olent objfc;3.
Tutt's Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills.
ARG YOU
BANK RU PT i, . lieaiti-,
constitution iindi'miii'idLy cx
ravagance i.l catin-.r, by cli.-irj-yarding
the Lv,s ci nature, or
physical cajiltal ail j;one, if so,
NEV?7
Tint's I.ivf.
For sit!: h
sour :,tuir
liver, con1.'.
r
pi.
, -'i-.i-yi.
1 . ' ;. t ir; ;
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and all kindrH '
Tutt's Liver
an absolute c
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the evjni' i, :i t. e
Frank Th "u;
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J Eryta baa n-fi:
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--d to
.rr his first lecture in A
tp ' h( -r ,-;i-t. T:--
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spends veil to i!M'!Mrfcri!K:ra
tion. On corn hncls the yield
increases and the soil inif roves
rc;- r!y
t
viti f-r-"
t under
7,; nctu
A trial cf this plan cn
litth f.nd is fjre t k
profitable culture.
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Viric.a. J t p vs i'- i x' r; (-. r. ,f-r
lo 1tu:r, l.oh.l (if i'iiiij li;;o uf v. or1;
aud will ,t vh'.o tn ff.ra out vcrL
that will co nip;.-If with any in ti.'
f..-u v.iy. I Cii.i a'si fur.-.i.-li :"r.r.--;t'i
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Tliis feasant and perfect romc'y, so
d.-tipiifiui to take. e rttrebbiug .'id
e:.'ii' '."itir7, Gtomis ia liiffliest fmvt
v. ih .; -.-!.o 1 -inv it Vest, p.9 the frret-
.t of alt r--.d;c;.l remedies for both
r i; cf i V. fc.cs and in nil conditions
SilTmiLDOFORYei
' it-'FZTIT;.
ipi tz'avti: SLEZP.
V --!!sr.T3u!j r::rC:CCSTijfl.
ii :::rc j:-;r !::nVG!JS EHEEG7.
i; .., ! .i jra !iii.iir,u p6;ftj( t:d3r
It p-irifjp'ir C'ori.
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r o: noi.i k.
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iAi.LU iuR'o NOTICE.
ITivi, ;; been duly rpp-,inted f'"id
q i)Kl;ii(! polo fxecuf rof the h!-t
.-ii' " I Ifstamont if (.VI. John
m; i. . M.-d, nil jn'rconi
ii ;. c.ri.if ,.f;,ii ..aid ii cea?
! ,. . i.-r. l y i.-jtifi. d to presou'
'.. in lo the undorsigre l duly ao
i.fiticft'rd on or b' foro the 28. Ii
i N" iverri'r. 1M'7. rr Ihi:1 nn
' r i ', is ; i i ! a bar t ti V
v .wry. Aljo,ail ji'rpors owinr:
.. ! c. , i. i i: '. notified thn,
JON' AS (-00K,
:i .;(. ;'. i i of Job u biiiin-
d
Ail til.ii ;;!!! at il;n 1 1!, Vale, or nn V
i.flicr ( '!.,'o or P'.Htii'ilioii of jrni ninjr in
'i i' i ii:,( 'I M.i:i 1 or in 'lie New J :
, , . v ...j-v.Tiiir of Ti:ui'.', nn lie
-; .in-! ',;,' .'ii ;'.':;'i- mill or womun
v, ' n i. In ..,ni'-t. w rue f.ir ..trlku!ars
tnU.VW. ,!A"i:i I).
'i I'.Si'infi)'; B'rett, 1,0-lon, Hasp.
H.-pt. 17 'liT.
(. II. KARMlAUin, M. I).
I1!-v Ji;i :ii and Ku:" on,
MT. P LI ASA NT, fl. C.
CV - r!."c:.vo 1 Mid .roniplly f.t
1 to at nil houri. on'.- ut
i -y r n ' "iff iiltdy o i ) . i r . I v J)r.
.'' .ily, s iy
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AT '. ' I V AT ' A W,
CU.NOOitH, N 0
0":"- i;i .Nu.ir'n i n d n, ippo8it
AT '
m v "i ");-! r'.r tts
t.i" c r-; f.: : .iv . (M
Wo iuviit? you to iall su d
1 1 t c-ii! tiiii.i S frr ;n til lari a
s';. i;k of
Groceries
We 'offer' i he
fnilov.il ut wholesale aid
riMiiii:
KK) li.tm-l.- b!ii;a-,
2') I' l-cs Aibui;kle3 c llVe.
i' b-iy, 'rt'en ci-lit e.
7" h;i I l .-'.-i h Hi o.siMiH oil.
Oiiu c.ir e:ilt. '
Cue car lime unti c 111 tit".
25 cases Star potash, ,
PO' cf ea Mriutlesons potast.
li-o cases niatcbes.
50 boxes soap.
50 boxes soda.
25 kegs soda.
One car Hour.
On car sliipstnff.
2 eases "Hex" baking po-vs
ders.
h'." cases "Good Luck" baking
pewders.
100 Boxes Tobacco.
75 Boxes SnufT Gail At Ax
and Ladies Choice,
50 thousand Cigarettes.
10 " Chnrooti.
100 lliousaiul p".per tT.us
T . 1 tuiui wrnppiii,-; paper. '
We Lavo a h ri t,.ock of
BAGGING AND TIES
both new nod second Land
aud will make yon some yery
low prices.
Come and see us.
PATTERSON'S
vvltolksale?and rkta il
;stoue
CONCORD. N. fj
n.Mio '1 ,p,-' . i 1 1 - -i:i,.rlr,p (lO-rrrtlRfmpnti'fnd
tl "im yi.ii f .i ; . '. On l.'stii aili', llnwt finish and
I..OST I J' i'tAS SEWIMQ MACHIWB
f. ' '.,r " 0 -ir ; ' 1 ''J' froiTi iTilftl.li. D!a!iurilnri'Tfl
"i :- :1, -:l 1 1 . ; .-i l,v luv,--. ,u.,; i imo
JJ, ' ..i. j. p v.: : i .i ii,i, wnrli; i. ii i ,m eoilrtl
"' :- i..-.;r ..!, lii'ni'ii'i!.- if work!i;f
t f.'. " ' 'i- -' .''.' I iii'i'ii' i ...'in.ii'.. , Lai
-ill,., i !. t,.c rir.w iioisie.
Vi ':irr c:.f;ui,r.Rj.
T'c litYi r:v,:j Bacliine Co.
fOH 6 4LE IV
YOr.KE & WADSWORTU,
Concord, N. C.
SHOVES
"Al iVk
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TASTELESS
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13 JU3TA0 COOO FOR ADULTS.
V.V. RHANTrO. FfJCE60cts
GAi.ATia, Ills., Not. 1(1, 1903.
r.-.r'.F, Mf..ll;:ln:- "o., t-. . I,nnn, Mu.
I VT.tl' iuPii: XVu w.'.l U'i.t year. Cf botllna ol
l;UIVIV.- TAM i:i,l- S CIIIU, 'rONId nnl hlTt
l.'.nlit llirro i;r;,:it. filro.tily thin yinr. InalUiHrnx
. 'rt"ii, ii r f U yi'itn.. In lite tlrim biiiiii.fif.. I,;.vi
i i .. r .-' lil iii. nil " io liial rnvi iiii h Uui.tiii.1,1 fc.1i.14
XiUiUcu w.i yoiii 'i'oulo. luurn trii'y,
ilii ;lv,C,'.uh AC:
For mlf fli d tunran'.i o 1 hy n'l
tl-i ggiel?.
W. D. Anthon Ji& Co.
PAINTERS, PLASTICOERS,
VARMSI IERS AND PAPER
DANCERS.
TAj jo rs:au,RA stelu.
WE WANT YOUR WORK.
CM I furniture made to look at
Koo l H3 new. Son uh.
VV. D. Anthony & Co.
d 02 G w jl
$1,000.
Wo Will iri i ft tllfl nlinvn nmrtnnl In fl.A
:rt.i)i) w lio will ncnil in tlii' H ot li t of
llffV fHU'mionil AnNWl'l-fil III "Il!.,l,,niiro
f t'nIU'll Ml!8 lllxlnrv." It rili, l,,r
part it-n in r w li li plump.
ITIilTAN ('I HI.ISIIINO TO
.I'i liiijiiilicld Hlruct liimli u llutiu.
elT '7
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(fwF- fa
il i 5 it.' b. ir4iry; Fa
.id
AVcgctahlc Preparation fur As
similating Ihc Food am! I'efl u!a
l'i'f ii c Slom,uhs andDowcts of
Promolcsljigeslion.Ck'erfui
ncss andncst.Conlnins neither
OpiuiiT.Mo: tiine nor Mncral.
KOl'Natt'OlJC.
JuJi'm Srt.l'
Jt,..AM.Uit-
AiJCifLCt Itcmcdy forCori.;li,i
lion. Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea
Worms .Convulsions To vcrisli
ncssandLOSSOF SLLEP.
TacSiniile Signature of
NEW YORK.
EXACT COPY OF V.'llAPFtR.
JcistGome In.
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No doubt aboutfit' we are better fixed to
nleaso 'tou in Clothino" than we have ever
bser.
Men's Suits, latest and
Best.
Boys' Suits, latest and
best.
Children's) Suits, latest
T 1 J
We narrr-itecto
HATSJAND CAPS,FOR!EVERYBODY.
CANNONS c(f F YZZR
A Word to
Election returns are nothing compared to tlin re
sults you lecmve by trading with Dry & Wadsworlh,
who are widn awake r.nd u to -date. , People are apt
to believe what they eey and tho DjubtiuTkoiiiaats
can be qaickly convinced , of the truthfulness and
correctness of what we say by calling at once. 'Tis
only a few days till 'Xmas and everybody i? begin-
ningtolook around for Santa Ckus. Ilia Lead-,
quarters this time are at the
He says if you like comfort nd ease buy one of Dry
& Wadswortli'd Big Hocking Chairs or the ladiV
6i.es for your wife. Oi if you want to sleep well aud
rest easy buy one of the Raleigh Wire Spiing M.it
tresses, best in the world, or one of (he handsomest
Jounces Tlipy-have them at all prices from $1,00 to
f'2" and to make your parlor look ap-tovdate and
iu style buy k parlor suit and lo fit up a room nicely
buy one of theae handsome suits, the prices are low;
'AIN'T iT THE TRUTH "
im sir", We liave cv. rything in the furniture line.
Cl-airs of all description!. Tables all siz-s arid
styles. 13ig lot of Pictures. Window Shad.is, Cur
tain Polls, Lidies' Desks, Office Desks, Wardrobes
Sideboards, China Closets and everything to make i
home pleasant and a wife happy. Beginning from
today and dming the holidays we propose to give t
each cash purchaser a nice and useful piece of furs
niture, consisting ot Hat Racks, Music Racks, Comb
and Brush Shelf, Bookshelves, Corner Brackets,
Medicine Case. WhatNots. etc Tills is no fake.
Sure Oo." 'J lie pliers of the;article8 meantime are
from 15 cents to to. The value of the present will
be governed by the amount of the cash purchase, 8
Thse sales will coi.iinue until the above mentioned
articles have all been jivbii out. Corns at once anVi,
getjhe choice presents,
Yours to Please, 1
S.ZVf
... t ii
.pp.
THAT THE
SIGNATURE-
OF
IS ON THE
WRAPPER
01' EVEBY
BOTTJLE OI
Oaitorl ta put up In one-li bottloi only. It
l not loli) ia bulk, Don't allow tuytmn to tell
jou anything the on tha plot or promiae that It
is "Jnat good" and "will anawor avery pur.
poe." - Boa that yo get O-i-B-T-0-E-I-A.
TV. fA.
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