Daily Staaidard, JOHN D. BABRIEB & SOIT, - , t. Editors and Proprietors OFFICE IN BRICK BOW. The Standard is published everyday (Sunday excepted) and delivered by carriers. RATES OP SUBSCRIPTION : One year. ............. .$4.00 Six months. . . . . . ... 200 Three, months.. 1.00 4 One month -35 : Single copy. .05 The Weekly Standard is a four-page, eight-column paper. It has a larger circulation in Cabarrus than any other paper. Price $1.00 per annum, in advance. advertising rates : Terms for regular advertisements made known on application. , Add r ess all communications to THE STANDARD, Concord, N. C. CONCORD. SEPT. 4 1897. SONE PEBTIXKN r QUESTIONS The Commonwealth touching the mutability of things, asks the foN lowing pertinent questions with re ference to indisputable changes in the govern mont of North Carolina : "How much has the government of North Carolina been improved within the last seven years ? Is the State aa well able o pay the claims on its treasury as it was seven years ago? f J J Are the various counties in t he Sf.afo tmvinor fVipir .' nwn hillfl aa they were seven years ago ? Are the State institutions consid ered by competent men of ali parties in as-good condition as they were eevan years ago ? Is the free school machinery run ning as smoothly as it was Seven years ago ? Is the Stated good name as untar niahed in the eves of our sister States as It was seven years ago ? Is there that harmony of feeling amongst our people that began to be seriously disturbed about seven years ago ? -- - ' . Are there as few i hienous crimes on record within the boundaries of our otate as mere was seven years ago? IDoes it look, now. under the pre sent circumstances, that North Carolina is as desirable a State to live in as it was seven years ago ? ' Would capitalists from other States as readily invest their money here as they would seven years ago? Is there that confidence in North i: i l. j it . uaruuna ueiweuu uiau aim man tnai prevailed seven years ago ? Are the best people of the State as well satisfied with the present conditions of affairs as they were seven years ago. TWO HEFOUaS LldTBAD OF.OKfi. You can't get ahead of the women An ordinance was passed an i en forced in Atlanta recently against the high hat in the theater. f Tht women submit gracefully to taking off their big bats, but now they hare appealed to the city coun cil to 8 top the nuisance of rushing out for drinks between acts at practiced bj the men. They are right of course and it may turn out to be two reforms instead of one. Senator Tillman, of South Carc ; linajin .his speech at the barbecue of $ne Patriotic Sons of America at at Albany on Monday made a gen ,ral tear-up of millionaires, mono polies and politicians. He formally read ex-Senator Hill and eiiSecre tary Whitney-out of the Democratic party. At , the, rate of progress which some of the more violent managing statesmen are making in "kicking Democrats out of the party" the kicked will soon be more numerous than the kickers. Dur ham Sun. The Hawiian annexation scheme is on foot again and there is talk even of calling the Senate together before the December term if the in habitants of those distant volcanic islands accept our wooing. It would be in order to tell us what we want with them ; but the same question was asked about Alaika once. Country Kdltur in Politics. Examination of our exchanges shows that the country editor is dropping into politics. In many instances he cuts a very respectable figure, and his well-considered state ments will doubtless be stolen freely and frequently by his metropolitan brethren. There are two kinds of political writing : The one deals in ridicule, in appeal to prejudice and and in false statements. The other recognizes that parties and men are fallible, and that party principles are some times modified by new con ditions. This conservative style of writing will win in the end, because readers are after facts and are not to be hoodwinked long. The politi cal editor has the right to present the best side of his party, atid to stoutly maintain its teachings and principles ; but this can hi done without indulging in personalities or consigning his opponents to the bottomless pit. The latter style of political writing is now almost obso lete, and the editor who adopts it is not only old-fashioned, but is far behind his readers in point of intel ligence. Press and Printer. . ii - : Not So Bad As Thongnt to Be. The most sensational story has bath set afloat and pious hearts have been grieved about the fate of Miss Oisneios, said to be a relative of the Cuban president. It was stated that she was to be exiled to the Spanish penal colony at Morocco. A num ber of prominent American women, including Mrs. Jefferson Davis, have interceded with the Queen Regent of Spain for her. Her treatment was said to be a wreaking of re venge on the unfortunate girl . The following dispatch from Gen. Lee will set the matter at rest : Havana, 8ept. 2 If the Duke of TetaL's order for the removal of Evangelina Gisneros to a convent has been received here, which the authorities will not admit, no ac tion has been taken. Meantime, there is no danger that the girl will be harshly dealt with. It would appear that her release is only a question of time She is is comfort ably situated now as is possible in any Spanish prison. She is well dressed, has her meals sent from the restaurant and is accorded privacy. 1 welre Pointed Para rapniu , Most people are like eggs, too of themselves to bold anything else It's hard for anybody else to pleaBe the man who is well pleased with himself. ' You never see a bankrupt at a ftharitv boud house. That's where ; . his victims go.' Politeness is an investment that s often overlooked, but it yields rig dividends. The milk of human kindness is lot very heavily enameled with cream. , If the tombstones were reliable, the devil would soon be wearing mourning. The oharity that begins at home THE i u 2oo Pieces Silk Ribbon, inch wide lc. 4i inch wide at 35c. is often so discouraged that it neyer j Tafferty, Morie, Satin and GiGf. gets any father. Truth is eternal, but Time cbauges it from day to day so chat its own mother wouldn't recognize it. Gents 2 Styles LAUN DRIED COLORED SHJRTS Seven different prices 23 to 95 cents. Ladies Collars at 10c. Cuffs 10 and 13c. If the son bad nothing to do but shine on the righteous, it wouldn't have to rise si early. Men and watches are judged by their works, both have wheels. Some men' are born great and some have to be elected. Ladies' Shirt Waists 2'J and 5oc. Some men are like dice, easily HANDKERCHIEFS rattled, but hard to shake. Minne apolis Joarnal. lc to 37i c. Ladies' Pure Linen al loc. u John Cburcli Confessed. Little Rock, -Are., Sept. 2. John Ohurch, a veteran moonshiner, was captured in the mountains today. He made a full confession and promised to aid in the capture of others implicated in the murder of Captain Taylor and party. The party proceeded with Church under a heavy guard after, warning him that any attempt at treachery would be paid with his life. The posse is now thought to be in Newton conn ty. Waiting For "Mike." Michael Sullivan, an old soldier, is recounting his experience in the Crimea: "So the comuiander-in chief rides up as the army shtood in loine of bhattie, and he calls out : ( "Is Mike Sullivan in the ranks?' "Here I am, gineral,' siz Oi. " 'Then let the engagement begin.' siz he." London Truth. I The Cuban racket has thus far coat Spun $200,000,000 in gold and she isn't as far along in getting the Cnbacs down as when , she started. 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