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.GERMAN KALI WORKSf
(D Mhhi St., Nr. York.
ADMIN ISTKATOH'S NOTICE.
The undersigned having qual
iged as administrator of the es
tate of Henry C. Lefler, deceased,
hereby gives notice to all per
sons indebted to said estate that
prompt payment must be made;
and to all persons having claims
against said estate that the same
must be presented for payment
oa or before the 6th day of
April, 1901, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recov
ery. This April 5th, 1900
Geo. P. Lefler, Admr.
EXECUTOR'S-NOTfCE.
flavins qualified as executor of the
last will and testament of Caleb A Fisher,
deceased, all persona owing said estate
are hereby notified that tbey must make
prompt payment, or suit will be brought.
And all persons having claims against
aid estate must present them to the
undersigned, duly authenticated, on or
before the 1st dny of Februaiy, 1901,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery.
Johx F. Wright, Executor.
Feb. 1st. l'JOO.
By Caldwell A Stiokley, Attorneys.
TKUB'iEE'S SALE.
The undersigned, by virtus of a power
of sale contained in a mortgage or deed
of trust executed to him on the 29th day
of March. 1899, hy John T Pounds and
his wife, L K Pounds, whioh deed of
trust is recorded in the office, of Kecis
ter of Deeds for Cabarrus nunty, in
Record of Mortgages No. 13. pages
808-209, will cell for cash, at public auc
tion, at the court bouBe door in said
oouuty, at one o'clock p. m., on the 7th
day of May, 1900, the same being the
first Monday in said month, the land
described in said deed of trust, whioh
land is situate in No. 11 township, said
county, on the east side of the Charles
ton toad, adjoining and bounded by
aid road, the lands of Martin Propst.
Kichard filackwelder and John Earn
hardt, and the metes and boundaries of
whiah are as follows, viz: Beginning a
stake, Mrs. Plott's, now said Propst'
corner, on said road, and runs N 40 E
86 1-2 poles to a stake in field; thenoe N
75 1-2 E 90 poles to a W. O. on side o
hill; thence b 45 E 44 poles to a stake;
thenoe B 80 E polos to a stone; thenoe 8
40 E 58 poles to a cedar; thence 76 W 80
poles to a stone; thenoe 8 80 W 28 poles
to a pine; thence 8 18 W 21 polea to a
persimmon; thence S 48 W 28 poles to a
tone; thence 8 62 W 16 poles to a
tone in county road; ihence N 67 V 38
poles to a stone, a corner o' school
house lot; thence N 80 E 15 poles to a
tone, another corner of school house
lot; thence with school house and
church lot N 55 W 25 poles to a stone,
formerly a pine, oorner of churoh lot:
thenoe 8 85 W 11 1-2 poles to a large P
O, oorner of churoh lot; thenoe with
line of said lot 8 55 E 14 poles to a stone
on line of school house lot; thenoe with
school house lot S 85 W 5 poles to edge
of said road; thenoe N 65 W 38 poles to
the beginning point, containing 93 1-2
acres more or less, and being the tract
of land conveyed to said John T Pounds
by Jacob Dove and wife by deed dated
Deo. 16, 1884, and recorded in said
office, in Record of Deeds No, 89,
pages 74-75.
This 4th day of April. 1900.
JAMES M DOVE, Trustee.
NOTICE OF SALE.
Fnrsnant to an order made by John
M Cook, 0. 8. 0., in a special proceed
ing, entitled Jno. L Miller, adminis
trator of Emma Safrit, deceased, ys.
Jackson Safrit and others. I will sell at
publio auction, to the highest bidder,
for crIi, at the court house door in
Concord on Monday, May 7th, 1900, at
12 m., the following tract of land situate
in Cabarrus county: Lot No. 6 in the
division of the lands of Daciel Safrit,
deceuscd, and bounded as follows: Be
ginning at a stone by a water oak, the
old Peter Cruse corner, and running, a
new line, 8 2 1-2 E 5 1-4 chains to a
black oak stump, the old corner: thence
with thi o'd lines 8 1 1-2 W 5 1-4 chains
to a black oak; thence 8 82 E 8 chains
to a stone; thence 8 4 1-4 W 11.10
chaius to a stoue; thence 8 27 1-2 W
8 1-2 chaius to ft msnafras, Hurnhardt's
oorner; thence 8 49 E 9 1-4 chains to a
hickory spront; thence N 87 E12 chains
to a stone and hickory; thence N 21 W
W 4.02 chains to a stone in the edge of
a field: thenoe N 83 1-2 E 21 8-4 chains,
with Jaokson Sufrit's line, to a stone by
a post, oak; thence N 81 W 22 1-4 chains
with Peter Cruse's line, to the begin
ning, contninine 39 arres more or less.
JNO. L MILLER, Conim'r.
By L T Hartsell, Att'y.
Rowan's Court Kelnycd.
On account of an engagement
Judge Timberlake has post
poned the day of opening court
in Rowan county from Monday,
the 7th, to Friday, the 11. It
will be remembered that the
Cleaver Club case was to have
been argued before the judge
there on Tuesday but another
day will have to be set by the
counsel now. It will be brought
before the judge on Friday or
Saturday.
Note ef Thanks.
I wish to express t.y aspreVia
tion and thanks to those who
tendered assistance Thars-hiy in
extinguishing the fla-nos at my
bara, J. K- ?':rJ"
IT'S ADAMS FOR G0VERX0K.
Republican State Convention Makes Up
State Tlcket-PrlU-liard Vets off a
Great Speech.
The Republican State conven
tion was held in Raleigh Wednes
day and after a number of
refusals got up the following
ticket: For Governor, Spencer
B Adams; Lieutenant-Govornar,
Cland Dockery; Auditor, T S
Rollins; Treasurer, L L Jenkins;
Secretary of State, J F Parott;
Attorney General, Z V Walser;
Corporation Commissioners, C A
Reynolds and J Franks; Labor
Commissioner, T W Malloy.
J J Pritt declined the nomination
for superintendent of Public In
struction and the convention
endorsed N C English the Pop
ulist nominee.
A H Price and J R McCrary
were nominated for electors at
large.
Senator Pritchard was on
hand, of course, and made a
great speech, trying to muddy
the waters after C R Aycock.
He made Aycock's speech of
acceptance his text and, with his
sophistry, tried to turn the edge
off. Of course he asserts that
the Supreme court seeing that
the amendment is directed at the
ignorant negro will declare sec
tion 5, which does not disfran
chise anybody, to bo unconstitu
tional and will declare section 4,
which does disfranchise peo
ple, to be constitutional and
theroby illiterate white men will
be disfranchised.
The Senator's speech was a
gigantic effort to hold on to the
kind of voters that made it pos
sible for himself, Butler, Russell
and others to hold offices in the
Old North State.
To Sink an Arteslon Well at the Odell
Mills.
The machinery used for sink
ing the artesian wells has been
moved from the Cannon mills to
the Odell mills whore work will
begin at once. The machinery
is being placed at the rear of the
older mills near the reservoir.
Walter-Stirewalt Wedding.
On Wednesday evening, the
2nd, Mr. Zeb C Walter, an em
ploye at the bleachery, and
Miss Alice Stirewalt, of Can
nonville were married. The
ceremony was performed by
Rev. Paul Barringer at the home
of the bride's father, Mr. J
F Stirewalt, who lives near the
Second Presbyterian church.
The groom also lives at
Cannonville and is a son of
Mrs. Geo. M Walter. Both
are from the best of families at
Cannonville.
Though no invitations were
issued a large number of
friends and relatives were pres
ent to see the happy union.
They Begin Next Month
Beginning the first of June our
people will have to answer the
questions of the census enumera
tors of the town and county,
similar to ten years ago. The
enumerators have thirty days to
finish their work. This will bo
a busy time for the enumerators
as it requires quite an amount of
work, making out reports, etc.
Prof. C. S. Coler Rc-Elocted.
Through inadvertence in some
way Wednesday in giving the
result of the election of teachers
for next session at the graded
school the name of Prof. C S
Coler was omitted. With tr.e
list named he was elected the
superintendent for another ses
sion. Not Admitted Into the State Prison.'
Mr. Hoke Peck returned home
Wednesday night from Raleigh
where he took the insane woman,
LaviniaCraton, who was ordered
to be put into the criminal insane
department of tho State prison.
Mr. Peck had quite an exper
ience before he could rid himself
of his lady companion. They
would not admit her into tho
State prison, claiming that they
should have been notified the
required time beforehand. At
last he succeeded In getting her
admitted into the insane asylum
there. Mr. Peck had no trouble
with her in the least during tho
trip.
Strawberries By Train Loads.
Strawberries are being shipped paper, as we understand it, will
froii'. r.buiit Wilmln.'iiou in Mlid not bo materially changed. It is
uuhi lorw-- On Moixm-. says ' boldly announced that the gold
Wn".in.Mon M-vir. ;!,0K0' Standard and the permanent re
cra' were shii-i "1 m.rn along tention of the territory gained in
the WilmibUm uiid WriJon
railroad.
DAUGHTERS MEET.
Annulments for Memorial Duy Mapped
Out Hostess' Charming Entertain
ment. We learn that the DodsonRam
seur Chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy had a meeting
Fridayof unusual interest. A com
mittee was appointed to arrange
details for Memorial Day exer
cises on the 10th. The general
outline is that the children of
the graded school will march to
the Confederate monument at 3
o'clock and deposit their floral
offerings when a prayer wiU be
offered and a brief address will
bo made. The Concord band
will furnish music for the oc
casion.
The hostess was quite happy
iu the tasty and elaborate decora'
tions with flowors and tapestry
emblematic of the Lost Cause
and withal a menu of the season's
choicest fruits.
The Daughters, with apprecia
tive ' memories to be long im
pressed, adjourned to meet on
Saturday, the 2nd of June, at
which time the meeting will have
for its leading feature tho com
memoration of the birthday of
Jefferson Davis which falls on the
next day, Sunday
Billy Weddington Falls Below.
It seems that our baseball
player, Billy Weddington, who
is one of our best pitchers, fell
far below Wednesday in the game
between tho Newberry boys and
the Erskiue team. He and his
team went down with a score of
15 to 4 against and the next day
they were defeated in a score of
6 to 5. The Observer corres
pondent from Erskine has the
following about our ball player:
"Observer readers have read
of Billy Weddington, of Roanoke
College, Va. Everybody knows
that he has the reputation of
pitching good ball. Now we
know that he is no match for
Erskino's heavy baUers. Yes
terday he was batted all over the
field. In fact, the Erskine boys
could do almost as much with
his balls as they did with those
of McMakin, that other great
pitcher of the State. The only
features of the game were the
heavy hitting of the home team
and a pretty catch at short by
Wiles, for the visitors."
Billy struck out only five men,
while his competitor struck out
ten men.
In An Artful Condition.
Numbors of our citizens who
travel over the road leading from
Here to Glass are complaining
quite much of the awful condi
tion of tho road. It is almost.
impossible to travel in a bug gy
otherwise than in a walk as the
road bed is so full of holes. One
of the citizens in that part of the
county says he wishes that our
people would travel it just in or
der to be convinced of its con
dition.
To Leave Concord.
Mr. E F Rolfe and family, who
for several years has been living
in Concord, will leave about
the 15th of this month for Se
ward, Neb., where he teaches in
a white parochial school, teaching
both English and German. Mr.
Hollo has had charge oi .a
colored school hero and has been
a most faithful worker.
Great Tuhncco Sales.
The Piedmont warehouse has
disposed during the week ending
today over half a million pounds
of tobacco.
To 1)0 accurate they sold five
hundred and twenty-five thous
and pounds. On last Wednesday
they sold tobacco amounting to
over ten thousand dollars, or in
other words, paid this amount
out to tho farmers for leaf to
bacco. Tho Winston leaf tobacco mar
ket is growing very rapidly.
This year's sales will run largely
over the 20,000,000 pounds mark,
a fact more than already as
sured. Winston Journal. '
Philadelphia Thnei Sold.
The Philadelphia Times
has
boon sold to a company for the
sum of about $1,200,000. Tho
policy and the sentiment of the
the late war will bo auherod to
and defended, -
I
1IIE CAlHAL RILL
Pusses the House 325 to 85 Amend
niciit U Fortify Yoted Dewn.
The Nicaraguan canal bill
passed the House on Wednesday
by a vote of 225 to 85. The
amendment looking to fortifica
tions for the canal was defeated
by a vote of 31 to 87. The dis
cussion on this bill was quite
spirited. Messes. Hepburn and
Cannon became involved to the
pugilistic point, the former charg
ing the later in very uncompli
mentary terms, using even the
word "lie." There was no fight
however.
Negroes Threaten Vielence.
A special of the 3rd from Bur
lington to the News and Obser
ver says:
Much excitement prevailed in
our town last night over threats
made by negroes, to wreak ven
geance upon some young boy of
Burlington, in return for the
treatment accorded the negro
Sellars last Tuesday morning.
They threatened to burn the
town also, and about fifty of our
citizens remained up all night
guarding the town.
No attempt in any way was
made, after the whites turned
out armed. The town will be
guarded again tonight. As one
of our prominent citizens went
on guard last night he said: "Let
them attempt anything and thore
will bo several voters against the
amendment hunting seats in
h 1." This is only another in
stance to show the nature of the
negro, as a dangerous element in
our midst.
Look at Your $'.'0 Notes.
Mr. W J McManus, in charge
of the Secret Service's office in
this city, received information
this morning from Washington
of a dangerous $20 note that is
now in circulation. It is printed
from engraved plates, and the
work upon the face and back is
of a high order of excellence. It
is a trifle shorter than the genu
ine, though this should not be
used as an absolute test. The
width is the same as the genuine.
Tho most noticable defects in
the note are in the portrait of
Hamilton; the nose instead of
being round on the end is
brought to a sharp 'point; the
chin instead of being double, as
in the gonuine, is square; the
head from the back of the hair
to tlit top of the nose, on the
line of the ear, is a fraction of an
inch wider than the genuine; the
work on the coat gives a flat ef
feet and merges into the back
ground in the lower part of the
portrait. In fact, the portrait as
a whole does not stand out
clearly, being almost a monotone
with the background. Charlotte
News.
A Woman With a History.
Dr. Claribel Cone, of Balti
more, who is to deliver the sixth
lecture in the Normal College
Course next Saturday night, on
the subject of "Careers for Wo
men," is a women who has made
a career for herself, and by dint
of hard study, assiduous work
and enthusiastic pursuit of her
chosen profession that of modi
cine has placed herself in the
front rank of practitioners in
Baltimore. She is president of
tho Women's Medical College, of
Baltimore and is professor of
Pathology in the same institu
tion. In addition to this Dr.
Cone takes an active part and is
a recognized factor in the re
search work in the John
Hopkins Medical School.
A woman who has made such a
place for herself in the -world
will have much of interest and
many helpful suggestions for
the young, particularly for tho
women, as she speaks "as one
having authority." Greensboro
Record.
Street Duel In Jacksonville.
A vory serious shooting affair
took place at Jacksonville, Fla.,
on Monuay between ex-state
Senator Williamson, editor of
tho Florida Journal, and C W
Stansell, city councilman. The
former had charged the latter in
an editorial with selling his in
fluence in thecouncil for $5,000.
On meeting, Stansell drew his
pistol, fired four times and ran.
Williamson fired two shots after
him, one shot entering about the
spine and making a very serious
wound. Williamson was sliehtlv
wounded.
TERRIBLE FIGHT WITH FILIPLN0S.
Twenty Americana Killed In a Church
While They Slew 200 of the Enemy.
A terrible experience occurred
to a garrison of 30 of -the 49th
regiment at Catubig, island of
Samar, says a Manila dispatch of
the 2nd.
They were attacked by an
overwhelming force of the enemy
and but ten survived. They re
peatedly refused to surrender
when summoned and continued
to make havoc of the assailants.
It is believed that they killed
more than 200 of them.
The engagement was on for 5
days and in the meantime the
Filipinos set the roof on fire
which burned and fell in on the
brave little band.
When well nigh the last ex
tremity a lieutenant and 8 men
arrived and helped to drive off
the well nigh defeated assail
ants. It is fair to presume that the
enemy abandoned the siege when
the little baud came, through the
anticipation of a greater force
along near.
It was an incident of almost
unprecedented courage and for
titude but is sadly attended with
the loss of 20 heroic men.
Race Discrimination.
ii is an in wind tnat suits noi
body. The denial of the riglt
of Porto Ricans, Hawaiis arid
Filipinos to govern themselves
much Jess help by voting Bo
govern us necessarily sileno
those Northerners who wouli
have the Africans govern tho
South. The principle of racej
discrimination is at length estab-1
lished, and an American citizen
may now be 21 and yet be
thought incapable of taking part
by voting in the government of
this country. Noting the pro
gress toward a juster feeling,
the Phil adelphia Manufacturei?
says: -"'the bloody shirt' and
the 'nigger vote' are phrases
that awaken no response in the
breasts of a generation which is
growing up to Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines. Talk about
the Southern problem, what are
they compared with the Philip
pine problems? African negroes
are nothing to compare with the
wild men of Borneo." The South
long ago understood the negro
problem. It has always aske'l
only to he let alone to solve it in
the only practicable way, That
seems at length to bo concf-ded.
Baltimore Sun
en to" Barry
i, writing i
Age for Men
Edward Bok, writinpj in the
May Ladies' Home Journal, on
"A Boy for a Husband, "contends
that "no young man udder
twenty-five years of age is in a;ay
sense competent to take urjto
himself a wife. Before that age
he is simply a boy who has ab
solutely nothing which he can
offer to a girl as a safe foiunda
tion for liie-happiness. tie is
unformed in his character, un
settled in his ideas, absolutely
ignorant of the first essentials of
what consideration or love for
a women means. Ha doesn't
know himself, let alonn know
ins a weman. He is full of fan
J,
cies, and it is his Doyfsn nature
to flit from one fancy tp another.
He is incapable of tho affection
upon which love is' based, be
cause he has not lived long
enough to know what the-feeling
or even the word means. He is
full of theories, each of which,
when he comes to put it into
practice, will fail. He is a boy.
pure and simple, passing
through that trying period
through which every boy must
pass before he becomes a man
But that period is not the mar
rymg time, lor as his opinions
of life are to change, so are his
fancies of the girl he esteems as
the only girl in the world to
make him happy. The man of
thirty iarely weds the girl whom
he fancied when he was twenty."
Foote Could Be Caustic.
One of the host repartees on
record is that of Foote, the
actor. Dining with some friends,
a heated dispute arose between
himself and a young nobleman.
The latter sought to disparage
Foote by asking him what his
father was.
"A tradesman," said Foote.
'"Then, sir, it is a pity he did
not make you one."
"And pray, let me ask, what
was your father, my lord?"
"My father, Mr. Foote, was a
gentleman."
"Then, my lord, it's a pity ho
did not make you one." Collier's
Weekly, i
TOM'S CLOTHES.
lie Is a
Fight,
Deserving Little Chan, Will
If Necessary, tor Dignlty'i
Sake.
The tru6 storv is told of f
little boyf in the Ada Mill settle
ment, Wjho is just 12 years old,
who wftrks hard to support his
mother. His name is Tom, and
possioiy tnat is all or nis name
that he wishes published here.
A little while ago it was no
ticedthat his clothes were worn
'and I patched beyond hope of
patcAing. So in motherly in
stinctt strong and in great kind
ness p. number of little girls con
tributed to buying their friend a
complete outfit. They bought
him everything that one small
boy could wear for $3.66, and for
once Tom was like Reginald
Wilfer he wore new shoes when
his frat was new.
The girls who made the gift
sent another small boy to Tom
to fijhd out if he would accept the
domes. Their delegate soon re
turned and said: "Yes, he'll take
Oh, he's awful good."
en after a pause he added:
'But, Tom said he'd whoop any
ody that throwed them clothes
tp to mm." tjnarlotte Ubser-
ver.
UTAH MINE JUS ASTER.
More Fatal Than First Thouirhd-Two
Hundred and One Dead Taken Out.
The mine disaster at Scofield,
Utah, is much worse than first
dispatches indicated. It is now
found that from 300 to 400 miners
were in the mine when the ex
plosion occurred. At 10.30 on
Wednesday 201 bodies had been
recovered. The fatalities are ex
pected to reach 300. Among
them are a number of boys.
Gcncrofity Well Bestowed.
We note with pleasure that the
ever generous Mr. A. Jones
Yorke has footed the bill and
Selected the veteran to attend the
Youisville reunion at his ex
pense. It is the more touching,
too, that the object of his gen
erosity is one who wears the vis
ible mark of a shot in that great
war that was but a hairsbroadth
irom a aeatn-deaier and one
whose recent life struggle has
been peculiarly environed and
calculated to depress.
fiprlnf Maxims.
Un the door or success we
never fail to find the one word
"push."
If we were chickons and each
criticism of the world robbed us
of a feather, we should be naked
in an hour.
Don't fear opposition. Without
a loe who can make a brave
fight?
Criticism is a pitiless gun, and
the name of the man behind that
gun is "Ignorance."
Jealousy is a fire whoso best
fuel is found in unworthy
breasts.
It is not sect nor creed nor
garb that makes a priest pious.
Just try to please every idiot
who offers suggestions for your
development of character and
there will soon be only two insti
tutions open to you the State
insane asylum or the county jail.
MAHGDKETHE.
Porto Rico's Civil Govemmeut.
Charles H Allen was inaugu
rated at San Juan on May 1st as
first civil governor of Porto
Rico. Tho occasion was made
much of, the natives joining
heartily in the demonstrations
contrary to some adverse in
fluences.
G en . Davis the retiring m ilitary
governor m the course of his
speech said the principal execu
tive offices provided by congress
will be 47 and that at least 40 of
these will be held by natives, tho
othor seven will be appointments
by the president.
A Small Boy Causes a Fire Alarm.
Between 1 and 2 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon a person not far
away noticed 'the barn of Mr.
'Billy" Cook, who lives on West
Depot street, was on fire. Some
persons who were working near
by reached it only in time to save
the barn and very probably
more. The little son or. Mr. dim
Cook had lighted some dry grass
at the corner of the barn, not
thinking of the danger of burn
ing property. Vory little dam
age was done to the barn. When
persons came to the rescue it
was already in a blaze.
LUTHERAN SYNOD.
Rev. Chas. R Miller Elected President
for the Coming S) nodical Year Ron
tine Work Being Transacted Other
Officers Elected.
A large crowd of Lutherans
from the different parts of fie
State arrived at Albemarle
Thursday to begin the annual
meeting of tho Synod.
The Synod opened Thurs
day afternoon. After tho Synod
ical communion service the elec,
tion of officers was entered into
resulting as' follows: Rev.
Chas. B Miller, of this place,
president; Rev. V R Stickley, of
Enochvillo, vice-president;
Rev. C B King, of Charlotte
secretary; and Mr. J D Heilig,
of Salisbury, treasurer. Thurs
day night Rev. H N Miller, of
Mt. Pleasant, delivered an ad
dress on the subject "Benefi
cence." In conversation by telephone
today (Friday) we learn that the
morning session was taken up
mostly W'th reports of churches,
etc. Thus far nothing of special
interest has transpired in the
Synod.
Dailv 4th.
NO MORE SMALLPOX.
The Inmates of the Pent House Are
Turned Out Mr. Geo. llcglur Also
Recovered.
For the last several weeks the
pest house below town has been
having occupants while there
was also several in the hcuse of
detention. These persons were
Joe Alexander, a negro, and his
family, who several wooks ago
were taken from their home at
Silver Hill, and Marshall Miller,
a negro who was broken out
with it when seen here on the
street.
But on Friday Dr. Young, who
has been having them in charge,
made them go through tho neces
sary processes beforo being re
leased and now tho houses stand
empty.
Mr. Goo. Hoglar, who has
been at his home in No. 9 town
ship with a gonuino case, has
recovered also, so we can again
say that Cabarrus nor Concord
has any smallpox within its
bonds.
From Out at tho Bala Mill.
Kindley, May 4. Mr. Bran
ley Little is confined to his bod
by grippe.
"Father" Bass has been se
riously ill threatened with
pneumonia.
The Patterson's Mill school
closed Wednesday with a big
picnic. All seemed to have a
good time. B'ive wagon loads
came from Sundorland Hall and
the girls seemed immensely to
enjoy the straw ride.
Misses McCartney and Caskie,
teachers, leave next week for
their homes near Pittsburg, Pa.
Mr. Martin Lefler and wife
have gone to housekeeping on
the Teeter farm.
Every man and boy that hasn't
the grippe is planting or pre
paring to plant cotton or corn.
PREACHER KILLS A MAS.
Street BucI lu Which Uo is the Better
Shot.
An extremely unfortunate, if
not criminal, episode in the life
of a minister of tho Gospel oc
curred on Friday at Bamberg,
S. C, when the Rev. E Johnston
shot and killed W T Bellinger,
It seems that some hot words
passed between them about
middle fence when Bellinger dis
played a pistol. Mr. Johnston
seeming to fear the worst carried
his gun with him on the streets.
The two met, a fow words passed
and fire was opened. Bollinger
fired four shots with his pistol
probably two of them after he
foil mortally wounded from
which he quickly died. Johns
ton was not hit and it seems
fired but one shot. " Ho gave
himself up to tho sheriff.
That Morning Growl.
Tho coffee she sorves
In a pot that is quaint,
But.it gets on my nerves
It would madden a saint;
It is muddy and cold
And so weak it is faint;
My cup could not hold
Much more grounds for com
plaint. Southport Standard
Ihey Are Losing in the Strike.
If the information contained in
a letter received here by a South
ern Railway official from a strik
ing operator be correct, tho
strikers have lost their fight
against the Southern.
The letter referred to was seen
by the Truth-Index representa
tive audits writer was one among
the first of the Southern opera
tors to walk out.
The lette" says in part: "I am
advised by Mr. Brandon that we
lose in tho strike and that I had
bast look for a position."
He concludes by asking to be
taken back to work here.
The Mr. Brandon referred to
has been one of the most active
organizers among the strikers
since it began.
It has been apparent to the
public for some time that the
strikers have been steadily los
ing ground as the Southern has
boon rapidly filling all the vacant
places until now well nigh all
the offices are filled. Salisbury
Truth-Index.
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS
Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Syrnp has
been nsed for over fifty years by 'mil
lions of mothers for their children
whi.e teething with perfect success. It
soothes the child, softens the trama.
iillays all pain, cures wind colic, and is
the beat remedy for Diarrhoea. It will
relieve the poor little sufferer immedi
ately. Sold by drucirists in every: iart
i f the world. Tweuty-Sve cents a bot
tle. Re sure and ask for ''Mrs. Win
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other kind
Temperanre Truths.
Each glass of beer is one stone
in the wall that will eventually .
separate us from all that is good,
true arid pure in life and in the
hereafter.
Whilu our board of health
tacks up notices of contagious
diseases, the board of excise
tacks up license to sell drunken
ness. It is said that over one million.
of the best of God's creatures
entered upon the alcoholic short
lino road to the pit in the last
ten years. The road is still open
with over 200,000 depots in tho
United States.
Tho law prohibiting liquor
selling in tho army is being agi
tated. The President's signa
ture would speak volumes.
"Therefore to him that knoweth
to do good and doeth it not to
him it is sin."
In the saloon you deposit your
money and lose it, your charac
ter and lose it, your health and
lose it, your strength and lose it,
your home comfort and lose it,
your wife's happiness and lose
it, your children's happiness and
loso it, your own soul and lose
it.
Truth may be bruised and laid
up, but it never gets heart-fail
ure. M K McCartney.
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highiambition. A 25o. box will make
yon feel like a new being. Sold at
Fetzer's drag store,
Hinton Willeford has secured
position clerking at Jno.
Smith's.
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the best physicians in this section.
The first bottle of Nervi.ie brouirht
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with Dr. Miles' Heart Cure until
health was aain restored."
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