price $4.00 Per Ysar.7 ON THEJG ROUNDS Where Nearly Frty Years Ago JSliot nnd Shell We re tint led at. Those ffbo Art Now Enjoying the Grand Rennlon. ; r . , " Editorial Correspondence; ; : v Charleston, 8, 0., May 9, 8;15 p. Oamp 21? . .arrived; , wjthoat event, gay and jollyyall heads level . Yes, (there were events; 8heriff Peck, O F Walter, 8 W White and Daniel Stiller got relieTed of aurplus cash . The pickpockets failed oa G E Ritchie. The Confederates havo captured Charleston for a fact and the city bows to the inevitable. Vast arrangements are .made and there are few privations . Bat it" is night and we can see little of the city. We arrived at 5:50 but have been busy getting snpper, etc.- There has been some unavoidable confusion. Bat the nocturnal shades have gathered upon us and the weary frames of the veterans are stretched oat for a night's repose1 from which they have no fear of 'the1 "long' roll" beat. We think and think, what will Charleston reveal to us and what dreamy fancies that we have been entertaining will be realized and even surpassed. While thus we muse we take up the historic telescope and peer into the past and trace some of the etepa by which the noble city has attained her proud heights. We see the primitive forests as theys are ranged by the bear, the wolf, the panther, the catamount and, little more, the savage red man, till 1670 there came a colony and took up their abode on the west banks of theAshley" river, but in 1780 it picked up and planted itself between the Ashley and Cooper rivers. " . Many Frenoh Huguenots cast in their lots and Charleston was a growing, "thriving settlement. Her importance was felt in the Revolutionary War, for an English fleetof 50 veseels attacked it. Col. Moultrie had constructed, out of palmetto logs, the famous fort chat bears his name and the English fl?et found itself more than matched. 'Twaa here and then that a British ball cut off the flag staff and the Stars and Stripes fell outside the wall, when the fearless Jasper sprang over, caught it up and' hoisted it high. For this he was 1 offered a commission but declined. The flag given by the Charleston women to the regiment was firmly held in his grasp when he fell at Savannah in 1779 when Gen. Lincoln and ITEdL tang made that terrible but fruitless attack. This flag become the wind ing sheet of the lamented Jasper. But Charleston fell into the hands of the British on May 12, 1 780, af ter a four month's sioge, and the gallant Lincoln had to hand over his f" '. .... .-!.., sword to Gen. Cornwallie, a humilin ation atoned for when , assigned ,by Geo. Washington- to receive, Oqrn wallia sword on October 19 th; 1781 at Yorktown, Va. ' - - -lilt was here in 1860 that that thorn in the flesh, negro, slavery, formed a wedge that split the Democratic party and Stephen A Douglas, with 'Squatter Soyereinty plan,'' walked no more with - his former political household. The results are well known. With, twa Democratic tick ets, one .Whig ticket and one Re publican ticket the anti-slavery or - - - 1 " . '. - - ' 'I abolitionr party came -into -power SeceFsion'f ollowed,.; Hsre it tooVlts b!rtl? a?.f orjlmnce' was" passed on December 21, 18604 - vXi It was Charleston. tha first yiaux ana D3Jiowings or that ter nble war :whfin .oR2i2AJ coinmanded to fire at 4:30 J o'clock 12th. lftfil no ay morniH?. " t : at : would a canvass rise and stretoh acW Carleator bay wUh pano o.picoftnegrietajQd suf fering that folio wed the echorof thai shpt9we!woald hide our 1 faces from the scene and hie us homeward. But we are not here to see the dark' side of the picture. Robert Jffi Lee, famed for engineers ihg skill in the Mexican war set tha defenses in order, here f' before he took: his place i at the head -of the army of Northern Viriniaf His work lo)d,and with Gen. Beaure gard in command Charleston defied all the) Federal naval hosts.- Ad miral pupont with a fl et of iron clads attempted to dash past the forts as Farragat did in theMiss sissippi but found it more than a hornets nest. The Keokuk was sunk and an onicer, sf ter getting out of the range, declared that the shots from pe Confederate; forts kept time with the ticks of his watch aa they hailed upon his vessel. The "Ribs' got the guns from the sunken ship. But Gen. Gilmore succeeded in getting Battery Wagoner. The enemy, too, had erected on a plaN form on driven piles the famous gun known! as "The 8wamp Angel, which hurled itn shots fire.milep. landing them in the city. But joy to the Charle8tonians, it burst at the 36-h shot. I I Many of the 8th regiment remem ber these stirring scenes when Fort Sampler was reduced to a mere mass or pile of brickbats which Major John Johnston,, now Rector of , ah Episcopal church here, we belieye, so manipulated as to i make it still impregnable. What ?a; defense that was at Charleston inthe 608, and it was only when Gen. Sherman ap proached it from the I rear that it was ayacuaVed on February 18, 1865. But what was the war with all its horrors, drawing out four years, compared with the next and greatest of all events in her history, the 8eismio convulsions of August 31, 1886, when her 50,000 people were threatened with instant destruction. Truly Charleston is rich in her collection of historic events. But there is a time for all things and Charleston has killed the fatted calf and has music and dancing now. Iloneycutt-Stlefcl Marriage: Mr. David Honeycutt, a young man of our town, ( was married Wednesday night to Miss Mary; Elizabeth Stiefel,- daughter of Mr. John Stiefel , of Cannonville. The affair took place at the bride's home, performed- by Rev. T W Smith. The bride and groom ieit ior Au gusta on their bridal tonr. aillllons Ctfven Away. It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the - land .who are not! afraid to be generous to the needy and sufler ing. Tha proprietors of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine; and have the satis faction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless casesj Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and: all . diseases of. .the Throat Chest and Lungs are surely cured by itrf,Call at IB.i Fefa drug store arid get'a tmi bottle free. Reg ular size 50ci and fl.i "Every Iwttlel guaranteed, or price refunded. T CONCORD, N. CX, THURB DA V, MAY 11, MEMORIAL DAY. ii indreds of Children Together With Numbers of Citizens Pay Their 'F11 be Confederate Dead A Ntrongr Oratlen delivered The Monnment Laden With Flowers. j The Memorial services, per pro- granamegotten up by the General lUmseur Chapter of Daughters of Confederacy, directed by; the President, Mrs. Jno. P Allison, occurred Wednesday evening aUVclbck. v From the Graded School ground the procession marched to the Court House. The new Concord Band, clad in atrac tiye duck uniforms and caps to match, leading were followed by School children, each grade in charge of the teacher. The little sons and daughters of the Veterans bore jflowers, their con tribution to the service of honor ins: the dead' heroes of the ereat struggle. At the court house the crowd was swelled by citizens of the town until the room was packed with beauty, patriotism and devotion. The band under tho ieadship of that born musician, Prof. R L Kee3ler, also the musical director of the Graded School, made its first appearance in public and dis pensed some sweet music an addition to the usual memorial service. The "Old North State" was eung by the school children. Mr. H M Barrow sang a solo and the band and school children played and sang "Nearer My God to Thee." ! The exercises were opened by prayer by Rev. J1 D Arnold, of Forest Hill M. E. church. The large audience followed deeply touched and moved by this fer vent prayer. of beautiful thoughts, earnest appeals, soldier-like sub mission and striking appropriate ness. During this solemn exercise many eyes were moist ened by the beautifully sincere words of the minister, himself one of the Veterans. H S Poryear, E?q., always read y , after strong words for the South as she is today and laying much of the inspiration now as in f60-'61 at the feet of the women, doing this in his happiest style and i manner, introducing the orator of the occasion, Luther T Hartsell, Esq., a son of one of Cabarrus' representatives in the great struggle of the 60's. The Standard had prepared to publish much of Mr. HartselFs magnificent address, but this can not be done. Space will not ad mit all and to cut out and cull from it will spoil the beautiful structure, built from the very factsof history and nature itself. Mr. Hartsell, a fine representative of physical, mental and moral manhood, himself, was sensibly moved by the evidence of undy ing love for the braves whom we honor and by the words he was about to utter. In briefly refer- ing to the causes of the wai in a forcible manner he maintained that the Southern heroes but fought for that principle which the con stitution itself upheld and by the courage oi. their convictions did that which:a number of . Northern States: for much, less provocation threatened to do. f r , -r-nha "The cause for which the Con- 1899 federates contended," said the speaker, :;Mhas often been called The lvost Cause,' and such no doubt it is, so far.a it involves a dissolu tion of the Union, but the princi ple for , which; they fought is not deadit is eternal, . , Mr. Hartseil deplored the fact that the historian, in many in stances, perverted the truths of his tory; but he believed that the4 brief existence ' of the ' Confederacy had achieved a renown and bequeathed to the future a story that can never perish. The speaker told, too, how quick the people' of Cabarrus rushed to arms, in answer t the call to duty, by Governor Ellis. uWhen I say that Cabarrus Boldiers were as brave and true as ! any North Carolina sent to the Confederate army, that is equivalent 1 to saying tbey were equal to the best in , the world," is the accepted truth by all Ameri cans. The speaker's concluding words are as follows: "The records ishow that before the war was half ended one man out of every ten from Ca barrus lay dead on the battle field. "Shall we hesitate to speak of these things and fear to praise the sublime deeds of our fathers lest W6 be accused . of disloyalty. No, we prove our loyalty by being loyal to human nature and to the mem ory of the heroes who died for up. Shal we forget to honor these men of whom" oUr-great adversary, Presi dent Lincoln, said at Gettysburg : I am proud to call the men who charged these heights my country men." j Many people eaid this was the finest effort they had ever heard upon a memorial occasion in Con cord. Mr. Hartsell was congratu lated by several whose lives" began beyond the Mason and Dixon line. This is a graceful act for them and a compliment to him. J After this the Confederate monu ment in the court house lawn was decorated with many flowers and the crowd dismissed with the bene diction by Dr. Davis, of All Saints church. AN EPIDEMIC OF WHOOPING COUGH. Last winter durinsr an emdemio of whooping chough my children con tracted the disease, having severe coughing spella We had used Cham- berlain's Cough Remedy very succesful - i ly for croup and naturallyturried to it at i U 4. ,1 t J ii. J "1 il Li-iku unit: uu iuuuu iv reiie veil ixie cough and effected a complete cure.' John L Clifford, Proprietor Norwood IHouse, Norwood Nr Y. This remedy is ior sale oy w.. jli. marsn & Lip. Pure Plymouth Rock 'feggs, 15 for COc. Truman Chapman. Goods you tad best come quick. till you can' t restjJat prices Five Days l ' J M i cai gut iuuu vumo auu see us. Single Copy 5 Cents PARENTS! We baye a full line of little Gent's Shoes. just the thing for your boy. They are made like men's Shoes and will wear like old time leather. Best mater ials are alway used in. their makeup ana they will stand the hard knocks. The leathers are of tan and black vici, also tan Russian calf. The prices e?re $1.25, S1.48 and $1.98. They are just the Shoes you are lookinsc f or.drop m and seelthem. : H.L.PARK Qompany. To Our Customers. On account of tliR extra work and expense required to keep and collect small acs, counts we have decided ta adopt a j Cash System, beginning Juno 1. For the convenience of these whaprefar it, we will sell, at a discount of 5 per cent., con pon books in denominations of $1,00 and up. We believe this will prove highly satis factory and crrain!y more convenient to you We solicit your t)atfronaee and nrrYmisA - to do ouriutmosf to please VOU. Uur work is equal to the! best. lhe above will be strictly enforced. Kespeotlully, Concord j Steal Lanniry & Dye foris K K Ridenhonr, J XL Purcell Proprietor. 9nnnf?er. Phone Ifo. 3. . Shirts Repaired JPreo. (6 VVM 1 ! LI you don't like her don't buy her, Saves your carpet, saves your back And that saves your costs. See onr American Queen. We are having quite a rush these days on goods bought before the RISE. wm.Lt you need anything in the ... 9 Furniture OR House Furnishing that will mae yon laugh - i t ... I ATTENTION, Trial 11 Jli4 It I s ! I i I '.1 r s

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