p-r Jf
Tiie' - Standard.
GOOD - JOB - WORK
The - Stnrdnrd
TANDARD.
PRISTS THE
lAEWb THAT IS VYEWS
tT IIVCNO PRICES.
Give us a Trial.
i
The
For 1 Year
Send us 1 Dollar.
$100,000 Profits.
Miller, who corrrvti the egg
0nly$l Per Year.
CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY. APRIL 6, 1899.
Single Copy 5Cts.
'5m
Honesty
In making LILEDOtTN MUSLIN
we ilo the belt modern ni&ciilnwy
air old-time honesty.
tJ thread In LILBDOUN
Ml 'SLIN la pure cotton wblcb
b'i5 in the eeed from the planter.
W e (rln. card, spin and weave It
nun Mil the finished muslin direct
the retail merchant. We save
J"W half-dozen pro flu of earn
d.1. Hon nun, speculators and
ILEDOUN
Muslin
k u His Dame on mmj yard.
It roar dealer bant LlLBSDOtTK and
wri 't gtt It, aend to tba mill. Will Mod
dlrtxit, cairlue prepaid. In 60 yd. bottt or
inor a. a LlLiUXjUN button bag free,
Wri for one,
MOi RE COTTOH MILLt,Tty1entll,N.e.
FiaHTING RESUMED.
After a Day's Best reeps Press an
Sam loanaltles.
Fighting has been resumed in the
.u'uiprines as theAmericanshave
tu'dii up the advanoe toward
Vi!. L 'l. The casualties of the
A:i,e-ians Wednesday were
abo it .'0. Borne four or more
Hero ' lied.
Oen. MoArlhur has reached
Msoij:). Doubtless a severe
bnt'lo vill next be reported from
there Daily of March 30th.
MALOLOS FALL8.
9Hts ban Ihel'lty nnd Retreat
MnlMos the oapitol cf the Aguin
ftldo ;;ovemment, fell after a shrt,
g'iar) resistance this (Friday)
luornicg. The enemy fired the
city and retroated northward, where
Aguir.aldo and his cabinet have
been for several days.
The American losses on Thurs
day as reportad were four killed
and l verity-three wounded.' Ob
Fridnv the carnalities reported
are 20 Tbis Is aooordin j to press
despatches given by the government
t UO r,clock a. m of the 3M. It
is to b ' rrri',unberrd that reckoning
the Pu'iippi ips ns b- iog east of us,
the tin e i 13 hours earlier than our
ti.na Daily of March 31.
B',1
F;EST PRESCRIPTION FOM
CHILLS "" '
asd f'.y t is a bottle of Grove's" Taste
ImiM CUU Tonio. Never fails to on re;
Hi;. i v by eiperimont with worthless
unUtiunsf Price 60 cents. Your
money back if it fails toonre.
lit nrit'arf f Hr rrlend.
A fiie, large, walnut altar and
a: tar r-ading desk has been do
nated to AH Saints' Episcopal
church to the memory of Miss Mary
Ray Pisenbury by a lady who was
a moit intimate friend of ML-s Du
stiEliurf. Both are fine pleO'-s of
workmanship and on each one is
plain'y seen tl.e tributary ioeorip
ti ':i. At the tp of the altar arp
i ft ri 'ed in lar,e lutti-rs the were1,
"II ilv, Holy, Holy,";hl'Ie''6n'the
frost i f tbe 'al'ar, proper, ' are the
word-, "In Remembrance of Ms."
IJLOOO PTJRIFIEB SENT JTEEE.
A Cure for Blood and Skin Dis
cuses, EoEoma, Pimples, Scrof
ula, Blood Poison, Cancer, Etc
If .vo l have tried Barsaparillns, patent
n'.ulio'.iiea, and doctored, and still hiive
old, iT miHtont anrt'H, piniples.distrrisipgs
ertii liens of tbe skin, painful sores on
IiiimiIh urmi or lcKs- jitobins; Benaation,
i.-ritut' iK akin tumbles, eczema, sorof
ilia, u'jers, oontaprimis blood poison,
f i sores, mercurial rhenmatUm,
m .ill., boils, faoe covered with little
. r a, cancer or any blood taint, then
fv B. li. B a trial, because h. B. H.
Ji i. ii i Blood Balm is mado for jast
("-') c .scs, and it on res to stay en red
thf a i totiborn blood diseases thai ather
0 '' U'i medicines fail even to lieneftt
Mi -.1, ve named troubles are evidence
f l"iil, 'diseased blood in the body, and
M !J. cares beoanse it forces all the
) (; .', i! or impurity or blood humors ont
cf tl jody, bones and entire system.
'J o r.imove all doubt of its to onre, we
fl jr to send to any sufferer a sample
tf B. B. B. absolutely free.
Ii. t'.. J. is an old, well-tried remedy
).',.. ire know that itoureo to sky on red
f,ir ! lft people onred by B. B. B. years
f to a re well to-day and free from all
bloixi 'mparitiea.,
c i,B cor, . merdlBc, Catinc Sere.
On t er of Nose, lip, face, earor neck,
fitHi-r. 1 ior internal caner, bleeding,
k.:.i. lores, ore all onred by B. B. B ,
Hie n,. it powerful blood purifier made.
All.1- fcviata sell B. B. Bt at t per
iri." t.gttie. For triad bottle of B.
H B . address BLOD BALM CO.,
M-.tal.iiJ Street, Atlanta, Ga., " and
1 ;urlo bottle will be sent by return
ire !. Describe yonr symptoms and
fn- ; .i rsonal medical advice will be
MADE PERMANENT
M Text of Ibe Constitutional Amernfl-
ment To Be Voted On By Tbe People
InAniuStfWflO.
It Allows All White Men Who Register
Under It Before 1908 to Vote for All
Time, Whether They Can Read
and Write or Not.
Section 1. Tbat article VI oi
the Constitution of North Caro
lina be, and the same is hereby
abrogated, and in lien thereof
shall be substituted the following
Article of said Con'itution ;
AtfTICLh'VI.
Suffrage And Eligibility To
Office Qualifications Of An
Eleotor.
Section 1. Every male person
born in the United Stat, s, and
every male person who has been
naturalized, twenty-one years of
age, and possessing the qualifies
tions set forth is this Article,
shall be entitled to vote at any
election in the State, except as
herein otherwise provided.
Seo. 2. He shall have resided in
the State of North Carolina for
two years, in the county six
months, aid in the precinct, ward
or other election district in which
he offers to vote, four months
next proceeding the election : Pro
vided. Xbat removal from one
precinct, ward or other election
district to another in the same
county, shall not operate to de
prive any person of the right to
vote in the precinot, ward or
other election district from which
he has removed, until four months
after such removal. Ne person
who has been convicted, or who
has confessed his guilt in open
court upon indictment, of any
crime, the punishment ot whiob
now is, or may hereafter be, im
prisonment in the State prison,
shall be permitted to vote, unless
the said person shall be first re
stored to citizenship in the man-
ner prescribed by law,
Sec. 3. Every person offering
to vote shall be at the time a
legally registered voter as herein
presonbed and in the manner
hereinafter provided by the law,
and the General Assembly of
North Carolina shall enaot general
registration laws to carry into
effect the provisions of this
Article.
Seo. 4. Every person present
ing himself for registration shall
be able to read and write any
section of the Constitution in the
English language; and, before he
hall be entitled to vote, have
paid, on or before the first day of
March of the year in whiob he
proposes to vote, his poll tax as
prescribed by law, for the previ
ous" year. Toll taxes shall be a
lien enly on assessed property,
and' no process shall issue to en
force tbe collection of tbe same
except against assessed property.
Sec. 5. No male person who
was, on January 1, 1867, or at
any .time prior thereto, entitled U
vote nndnr the laws of any Stute
in the United States wherein he
then, , resided, and no lineal
descendant of any such person,
shall be denied the right to regis
ter and vote at any election in
this State by reason of his failure
to possess the eduoational quali
fications presoribed in section 4 of
this Article. Provided, He shall
have registered in accordance
with the terms of this section
prior to December 1, 1908. The
General Assembly shall provide
a permanent reoord .of all
persons who register under this
section on or before November 1,
1908, and all such persons shall
be entitled to register and vote
at all elections by the people io
this State, unless disqualified un
der seo .ion 2 of this Artiole: Pro
vided, Such persons shall have
paid their poll tax as required by
law.
Sec. 6. All elections by the peo.
pie shall be by ballot, and all
elections by the General Assembly
Bhall be viva vooe.
Sec. 7. Every voter in North
Carolina, exoept as in this Artiole
disqualified, shall be eligible to
office, but before entering upon
the duties of the offioe he shall
t:if;o an 'Tibrr-Jha b?
f
. A:'
U'I
Da n : "I .
B0i-
h i I
t .'or i-flV
will support and maintain the
Constitution and laws ot the
United States, and the Constitn
tion and laws of North Carolina
not inconsistent therewith, and
that I ill faithfully discharge
tbe duties of my offioe
as Bo help me
God."
Sec. 8. The following classes of
persons shall be disqualified for
office : First, all persons who
shall deny the being of Almighty
God. Second, all persons who
shall have been convicted or con
fessed' their guilt on indictment
pending, and whether sentenced
or not, or under judgment sus
pended, of any treason or felony,
or any other crime for which the
punishment may be imprison
ment in the penitentiary, sinoe
becoming a citizens oi the United
States, of corruption and mal
praotioe in office, unless such
person shall be restored to the
rights of oitizenship in a manner
prescribed by law.
Sec. 9. Tnis act Bhall be in
force from and after its ratifica
tion. WHITE SUPERMACY
MADE PERMANENT.
CUT Explanation or Amendments. 1
1. Question. If the amendment
is adopted, will the negro be
allowed to vote ?
Answer. Only such negroes
will be allowed to vote as can
read and write, or such as are
descended from those negroes
whe oould vote prior to the Con
stitution of 1835, or who have
come from States where negroes
oould vote before 1867.
2. Q. Will the amendment die
franchise the uneducated whites ?
A. Certainly not. Under it,
any white man who could vote at
any time before 1867, or whose
ancestors innt is, bib latner
grandfather, great-grandfather,
etc.,) could vote at any time be
fore 1867, can register whether
he can real and write or not
any timn before 1908, and will al
ways thereafter b9 entitled to
vote. This lets in every white
man and Croatan, however lack
ing in education, who has not
been convicted of an infamous
crime.
3. Q. Why this difference be
tween the white man and nogro ?
Why bloss your soul, it is a
matter o( natural understanding-
and capacity. Tbe white m in
has more sense than the negro,
and inherently understands the
duties and responsibilities of
suffrage and citizenship belter
than the negro; and the Demo
cratic party holds that the nn
educated white man can be
trusted to cast a more intelligent
yote than an educated negro.
That is what white Democrats
believe, whether Republicans be
lieve it or not.
4. Q. Will white men who are
registered before 1903 have to be
able to read and write to vote
after that time ?
A. No. Every white man who
registers ncder the grandfather
clause of the amendment before
1908, will be placed on the "per
manent roll,' and will forever
thereafter be entitled to vote, al
though ne may never know a
letter in the books.
5. Q. Has this amendment been
adopted and tried anywhere else ?
A. Yes. It is the law of the
State of Louisiana today.
6. y. Mow has the law worked
in Louisiana ?
A.t Splendidly. The white peo
pie there are delighted with it. t
has solved the negro problem
there and established white sup
remacy permanently.
7. U. lias any election
been
beld under it in Louisiana ?
A. Yhs. The last State and
National election in that State
was held under it.
8. Q. Did tbe negroes in
Louisiana registor under it ?
A. Not many.
9. Q. Did ' the uneducated
whites register under it ?
A. Yes. Both the educated
and uaeduoated whites registered
under the grandfather clause, and
were placed on the permanent
roll, and will not have to register
again in order to vote.
10. Q. Did the Republicans of
Louisiana claim the law was un-
WT.cl?f pf?00l ?
Yet- Tliy '.;' to Io"!
C6'o .ii'J ieoj;Ia . Inro, y.-n
as they are doing here, by telling
them before the election that the
amendment was unconstitutional,
and threatened the people with
the United States Court, but the
people paid no attention to them
as they will not hereand
when the amendment was adop
ted there, nothing more was
heard of the cry about the ameud -
ment's being unconstitutional.
11. Q. You Bay an election has
been held in Louisiana under
this amendment ?
A. Yes. Both State and Con
gressional elections.
12. Q. And the Republicans i
did not take it into the Court?
A. Why dear me, no. They
knew the law was all right, and
that it had been investigated by
the greatest lawyers in the State
and pronounced bound and good
Why the Louisiana amendment
which is practically the same as
ours was prepared under the
direction of Judges Foster and
Semmes, two of the greates law
yers not only in Louisiana, but
in the whole South.
13. Q. Has the constitutionality
of the amendment been thorough
ly investigated by by our North
Carolina lawyers ?
A. Yes. Thoroughly, fully and
exhaustivly. It was submitted
by the .legislature to a select
committee of the ablest lawyei
in tbat body. Some of the?e law
yers had been studying it for
weeks and months before the
Legislature met. They hud ex
amined all the authorities and
read all. the books, and they
agreed it was constitutionally
sound. It was finally prepared
under their direction by George
Ronntree recognized by the bar
and bencb of the whole State ub
one of the soundest and greatest
lawyers in the State, i inally
there were about fifty lawyers
many of them the best in the
State in the Legislature, and
every one of them voted for the
amendment, and by that vote ex
pressed thoir opinion under oath
that it was constitutional: for
member' of the Legislatuie is un
der the obligation of an oath not
to votejfor anything he believos to
oe anconstuuonai.
14. Q. Who says tbe act is nn
constitutional ?
A. Well, Hon. Jeter Pritohard
says so; but he said there was no
negro domination in Wilmington
before the election and before the
revolution hurled them from
power and drove their white allies
into enforced exile.
15. Q. If Mr. Pritchard and the
Republicans think the auend
icent is unconstutional, why do
they trouble themselves about it,
for everybody knows an nncon
stitutional law is no law at all,
and can neither hurt nor help
anyone t
A. Ihey are merely playing
politics. They hope by mis
representation to fool the people
and get back into power, iaey
have not yet learned that tbey
can not fool all the people all the
time.
16. Q. Will the amendment be
adopted.
A. Yes. JJy an overwhelming
majority. The white people are
determined to make white supre
macy permament in .North Uaro
Una.
8. O. ALEXANDER DEAD.
lie Rrealhei m Last hnrrnlar
Hlltht A large Family I, ft Behind
A llevonl tbrlallan Man He Wu-
II la Fraternity Takes (be Body In
t'barae.
Some days ago it was known that
Mr. 8am Alexander, who lived on
Mill street, was nearing bis end of
this earthly life and would tw be
oalled away. At 10 o'clock Thtms
day night tbe call carr.e and with
one long breath he fell aaleep to
wake no more.
Some yean age Mr. Alemndcr
suffered an a'.tank of pneumonia.
which seemed to have never lift him
entirely. Since tbat time be has
suffered with brouchitis and las'ly
with erysipelas.
lie wag a man of good character
and took an interest in his church.
About three years ago he moved
fr.m the Poplar Tent neighborhood
to this place, having sinoe that timt-
bem a devout member of tbe First
Presbyterian church until tbe build
of the. Canuonville Prenbyterian
cburob. at which time he transferred
bis membcrehlp and was made an
elder. He had reacbtd tbe age of
65 years and leaves behind a wife
and ten children six daughters and
four sons.
The funeral services were con.,
duoted at the home today (Friday)
by Revs. W O Alexander and Chas,
F R.nkio, after which tbe remains
were interred in tbe oity cemetery.
Tbe pallbearers were members of the
Woodmen of the World, to which
Older tan rte.-ered IseloCKed, hating
,.-H"i .f l.Ovu insurance lu it
Dwl ') M.'-''ii 31.
THE NEW REVENUE LAW,
Homo nnalueai Wblch will Pay
Mrenae fax lor ibe First Time
The new Revenue law passed
at tho recent session of the Legie
l.-ture has not yet been dis
uiuuteu, but sneriti rage, o
Wko, has been given an advance
copy.
Looking it oyer with tbe Ral
eigh Post the sheriff called at
tention to tho following instances
whore the State license tax is im
posed for the first time, the tax
beginning with the present fiscal
year :
Wnod and coal dealers, $20 to
$5 for each firm or individual, the
tax being regulated by the size of
tbe town. In Raleigh and all
towns of over 12,000 population it
is $20; towns of less than 12,000
or as much as 8,000, $15; 4,000 to
8,000 $10; less than 4,000 $5 per
anum. The tax does not apply
to persons selling wood cut from
their own land where less than
100 cords annually are sold.
Real estate dealers and rent
collectors who make it a business,
$15 down to $2.50, according to
the size of the town in which they
do busines.
Bicycle dealers, $10 to $5, ac
cording to population of town.
Bicycle repairers, following their
trade simply and not selling
bicycles as a business, are not
taxed.
Cotton factories, buying and
selling cotton, other than mer
chants dealing in other merchan'
dize; $15 to $2.50, in the same
way.
Cotton compresses $100 to $10,
according to the number of bales
compressed.
Dealers in theatre tickets, $5.
Photographers (tho tax on
whom was removed a few years
ago), $5.
loe manufacturers, $10.
LaunJrymen, $10.
Undertakers, $10.
Lumber dealers $10.
Br. Fremont Is a Ilypnallat.
In order to be convinoed that Mr,
Fremont, the traveling man who is
stopping at Mrs. Carroll's on Spring
street, possessed tbe powers of
hypnotist, a number of ladies and
gentlemen scoepted the invitation to
call and see him perform his feats
He tried quite (a number ot the
persons In the room, having suo
oeeded most splendidly with three
or four. Ceiboy was pat in a cat
leptlc stats of hypnotism then plaoed
with his head and heels on chairs
Ilia body was then able to bold
person sitting on him. Another was
made to see a large painting on tbe
wall. Tins were thrust into the
hands of twojjpersons, while thsy
showed no signs of pain. In one in
stance a pin was thrust into the
person's hand while his own eyes
wers fixed npon it, yet he did not
move and wonld pay no attention to
persons about him. Mr. Fremont
claims to have onoe made this his
profession.
Mr, Fremont, on account of being
crippled badly, bad to give up the
work on tbe stage, lie has only
one leg and walks on crntohes.
Me Will mere Heon.
Mr. Eugene Sloan, of Mill
Bridge, who formerly was a sales
man at Dayvault's will accept tbe
same position again soon. - It is
his intention to make his home
here and will very probably move
here in case he succeeds in get
ting a house.
News from Company L.
Mr. J P Williams, writing from
Cuba to tbe Charlotte News, says
Cirporal J M Mabrey has lein
promoted to fill tbe vacancy made
by the death of Sergeant Hope Bar
rier, lie esys, too, tbat tne man nas
been found who had Dr. Archey's
money and tbat most of it will be
recovered for tbe doctor.
A Marrow bioape,
Thankful words written by Mrs
Ada E Hart, of Groton, 8. D : "Was
taken with a bad cold which settled
on my lungs; cough set in and final
terminated in Consumption.
Four doctors gave me np, saying 1
could live but a short time. I gave
myeelf up to my Savior, determined
if I could not stay with my friends
on earth, I would meet my absent
ones above. My husband was ad-
ised to get Dr. King's New Discov
ery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, I gave it a trial, took in all
eight bottles. It has owed me, and
thank God I am saved and now a
well and healthy woman." Trial
. lollies freo si i i i t'U".'" Crug
Rtort l.ejjular mass o)j. and 1
Guaranteed or prica refund jd,
Absoivjox
Makes the food more
aovM aunwa
Anatber Man wbe Believes Farming
Pays.
The Journal has coma across
another farmer who says farming
pays. It is Mr. T J W Broom. He
lives in the Oarmel community. At
the request of tbe Jonrnal Mr
liroom consented to make a state
ment regarding his last year's crop
lie said : "On ten acres I mads ten
bales of oottos, averaging 449.3
pounus, ana sola it at an average
price of 6i cents. Oa ten other
acres I made 250 bushels of corn. I
paid out $14 26 for hired help in
makinr, and $26 15 in gathering
the orop. The cotton fertliz-tr cost
20.70, the corn $18. My tenant
made 10 bales of cotton on fourteen
acres, and 40 bushels of corn on two
acres. My wife sold $10 worth of
batter, ehickens and eggs. There
is a little money in cotton even at 5
cents if a bale Is raised on e erv
tore, and plenty of bread and me-t
is made al home. Monroe Journal,
Treable In Slaniea.
Trouble has sprung np again in
Samoa, where tbe United States,
Great Britain and Germany have a
kind of tripartite protectorate over
the Island, and native aspirants to
the crown of the local government
have threatened the destruction of
the inhabitants through internal
wars.
This protectorate has been attend-
led with trouble between Germany
on tbe one hand and Eugland and
be United Stut-s on the other. Tbe
utter two coinoiding in their view
of nentrality while Germany stems
bent on the triumph of ber favori'e
faction. She once before carried
her leaning almost to the point of
the war vessels' clearing for action
when a storm broke upon the soene
that brought about a kind of broth
erhood in mutual calamity.
Now the waroloud has loomed up
again. The German representative
again rnna counter and causes an at
tack by the Mattaafans on the Ma
lietoans against the express com
mand of tbe two powers to
I and off. The conseqaences are
that the American and British ves.
Siils bave bombarded tbe towns and
troops of the Mattaafans to drive
back the usurping forces and proi
tect the American and British (Jons
sulates. Tue ultimate results are
yet to be seen.
ta
Will Uet MohI of His Honey.
It will be remembered that Dr.
Archey, before leaving Havana,
lost his purse containing about
$800. Dr. Archey has since
heard from a detective that had
been employed on the case and
also heard from Mr. Eugene
Harrill stating that the man had
been found and that he would
recover at least five hundred
dollars. The cabman, who was
the man captured, also bought a
horse and cab and this will prob
ably, after being redeemed, add
considerably more to the amount
A Former Coneord Alan.
A man named Doby Was here
Wednesday on his way to Enoch-
ville where his father owns some
land. This man is a sou of a Mr.
Doby who lived here in Concord
several years ago and followed
the tinning business. The young
man was formerly employed in
Barnum's cirous, he says, and will
soon join Ringling Bros. Ilia
mother and sister, whose homes
are in Brooklyn, are at present
staying in Charlotte. Mr. Doby
will be near Enochville for about
five days.
Bobbed tbe Brave-
A starling incident of which Mr.
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was
the subject, is narrated as follows: "I
was in a most dreadful conition.
My Bkin was almost yellow, eyes
sunken, tongue coated, pain con-
tininually iu back and sides, no
appetite kept on gradually grow
ing weaker day by day. Three
physician! had given me up. For
tunately, a friend advised trying
'Klectrio Bitters,' and to my great
joy and surprise, tbe first bottle
made a decided improvement. I
continued their use for thtee weeks,
and am now a well man. I know
they saved my life, and robbed the
olii rv.w.'' , Ni one ehiuld ,.'.il '
to try toeu t 'i.iy .)() c.iitn per btituo
4 Powder
'Puke
delicious and wholesome
powopft pp., rw vow.
The Death renalty.
I here are many arguments,
sound anil forcible, against the
di ath penalty. We haye ex
amined them all, and haye con-
sidered them with fiittiDg respect
But the question returns at last
to its original and essential sig -
nificance. Are we tn r.nnoja -
the welfare of society, or to ad
just our laws to the convenience
of its enemies ? Is the murderer
to come first in our philosophy
or shall we take steps to protect
the possible victims of that mur-
derer? It is urged, we know.
that excessive severity of punish-
ment does not lessen crime, and
that, in a way, is true. There
was as mucn stealing in England
when thieves were sent to the
scaffold as there is now when they
go to comtortablo prisons, and
are treated with the utmoat kind
ness.
But we find in this only a
proof that cruelty and ininatine
recoil upon themselves. It does
not prove that the execution of
murderers is cruel or unjust, nor
does it furnish ground lor assum-
ing that any other system would
be better for society. For our
part, we see no reason why those
who, with base and wicked mo
tives, take human life should be
made the objects of our special
solicitude,
The real point to be
considered is the general good
So, also, it is difficult to seo
where the question of sex comes
m. lo our nund a woman who
deliberately contrives the assas
sination of a fellow creature is, if
possible, worse than a rcau who
does the same thing. Murder is
an unnatural act in either case,
but in the case of a woman it
seems the more monstrous and
revolting. The primitive nan
represented violence and aggres
sionthe woman the refining in
fluence. In our complex civiliza
tion the murderess is a phenom
enon at once baleiol and terri
fying. Washington Post.
- A Veteran in Trouble,
Newport News, Va March 27.
Ed -aid Vanholt, a veteran of the
Soldiers' Home, was sent on to
await action of the May term of the
United States Commissioner Jo n S
Tucker Thursday. Vonhoit is
oharged with tbe theft of $50 from
tbe dead body of John Eder, an old
soldier, who died in Mill Creek
February 28. Vanholt, who has
been the undertaker at tbe home for
the past three years, was given
oherge of tbe body to prepare it for
burial. During tbe preparation of
tbe dead man's body a small bag,
containing $50, was discovered.
and Vanholt and his assistant.
Henry Froat, according to their
own confession, entered into a
scheme to keep tbe money instead
of turning it over to the proper
authorities. They finally decided
to divide the money, and each
took $25, and the matter was
thought to be settled by Vanholt,
until last Sunday, when Frost
went to Dr. Vickery'and confessed
the crime, or, rather, charged
vanholt with Btealing the money.
Frost gave Dr. Vickery his share
01 the nnd.
rbrllliua; Experience.
Fredrick, Md., March 28. Wm,
E Brengle, lineman for the Inter
state Telephone Company, had a
narrow esoape from death this
afternoon. He was sitting on the
top crossarm of a 50-foot pole on
North Market street, in Freder
ick oi'.y, pulling a wire, when the
crosaarm broke, precipitating him
headforemost down through the
wires. A crowd watching him
stood by with bated breath as they
saw him plunging through the
lower wires. His knee struck the
lower crossarm of tbe pole and his
legs spread apart and his toes
caught ou two wires, where he hung
suspended in the air forty-five feet
above ground swayed to and fro by
the high winds. While in this per
ilous position his brother climbed
tbe pole, and, lashing a rope around
bis body, fastened the other end to
the pole, wbeu he cut the wire and
released him from all danger.
Bob Linch and Bob Finch, Texas
cowboy terrors, undertook to run
tbe town of Brandon, Texas, Tues
day, but ran against Constable
Hook". Thev are in wrm R ro.
i.'on w ? th.vi thwy a'lfj.i,
iaj to ms.ko the Tw.; Uwri.
market during the roc ;nt C3ld snap,
and utterly routsd the citaaiieeion
merchants, learned f.H about the
bens "in fight cf a b. icti.d." lie
knew, as we are toki thnt "hona
whose feet and cou, .1 ure frozen
will not lay tgjis 'jutii theL feet
and combs get wall." T'lat lo him
meant that the he&s from Canada to
Florida would stop layia for a
time, and he Bimply went to T?ork
and bought the entire vis Lie sup
ply of egg fruit the country over at
22 cents a doz3n. His proCts
amount to $100,000, This should
encourage farmers to
heo" their
1 ejes oven and Put t0 prac'.i .1 use
1 their knowledge gained on tb farm
and between the furrows. Durham
Sun.
An ImmouHe Power.
The ordinary mind can have
I Da fftir conception of the immense
I power lying dormant in the
Tadkin river. The Manufaotur-
ers Record estimates it at 225,000
horse power, which it says is
sufficient to turn 12,200,000
I spindles, being lour times as
many as are found in Massa-
chusetts and far more than all
'he factories m the Lmted States.
CAflf nAfh
J W M v 1
Railway.
THE i
Standard Railway
of the SOUTH . 3
THB DIRECT LINE TO ALL F OUSTS..
TEXAS, CALIFORNIA,
FLCR1DA, CUBA
AND PORTO RICO.'
SxTlFi
Palace Sleeping Cars on all Night
i rains; i asi aiu baic ueduics .
Travel by the Southern nnj
you are assured a S-.it':, Com
lortahJcaud iixrciiiuuus Jour
ncy
A?r'y lo Ticket Agents for Time Tables,
Kates and General Inturuiatloii,
crAdUiess
R. L. VERNON, F. R. DAKBY,
1. r. A., C. P. & T. A.,
cnariotte, . t. Aslicviiie, fl. C.
No Trouble to Answer Questions,
Frank S. Gannon, J. M. CUtl YV. A. Turk,
id V.P.&Gen M'gr, Traf. Man., G.P.A.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
L. T. HARTSELL.
ATTORNEY-AT-L iW,
CONCORD. - - N C.
Prompt attention giveu to all
business. Office in Morris building
toposite court house.
M. B. STICKLPYj
Attorney at Law,
Concord N. C.
&FEUAL ATI EM ION GlCZk
10 COLLtLHOXb.
Office upstairs in King building
near postotIic
D. G Caldwell, M. u. M .L. Steven), M.D
Ors, CALDWELL & bTEVKNS,
Concord, N. O.
JUice in old post tffise building
jppoBite St. Houd Hotel.
Phone h'o 37
MOKK1SON H. CALDWELL
ATTOBSBY AT 1AW,
CONCORD, N. O'
Office iu Morris building, .pi oait
Court houat.
Sier I
tIIE mi.ory (if fek-epl.np cfiii only b
realized by thosu who bave o .ion
enccdlt. rorvou9rics3, iiivtl-ues
headaches, ncural'a ai. 1 tt v. .-rnoin
feeling of unrest, ctn gur. ly . ; 1 t !jy L'r.
ililea Rcstnr.Ltiva Nervine, so cvrfuu la
Dr. Miles of this fact t hat ail cirn?t:irita are
authorized to refund iiift. p.uJ .h" t'io Lr-
bottle tried, iirovki.ci: it uet a i : b?ns.iu.
Mrs. Henry lining, v-ifc of W"11 known
blacksmith itt Grand Jui.ciinn, Iou'a, eay .;.
''I was trut titled wit n nirt pi'. y.-.ii
ness, heathielip and frreulr '.k
suiTi'rinsr untold misery for y.
various advertised rfna'dtos f. ,i
plaints btisides being under t
physicians, without h-jip. I i '
Miles' advents' incut ttio
lady cured of all moms mii.:' u
, !tCrvull;j-
; million .
I Ua. 1
I shall never r
;p to '''ai. t f1 I I '
testimonial ln-k:.
Nervine and
restored -
for Dr.Mii) !:
Dr. Mihs' V- ...
are sold I y ui ii-
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nuaianu o, Hr-,1 , j
bene tits or r'.ivy
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