price $4.00 PerYsar,
A GREAT WORK.
-jto Bol Cross Distributes $3,700,000
Voriri to Snfterlns Cobnns. 1
A report has just been pub
lished by the Central Cuban
Committee, SflW York City, to
the Secretary of State that con
tains much information of a very
interesting kind and illustrates
the high rank of civilization of
our nation it we do find things to
deplore and complain about.
"When it was realized that peo
ple in Cuba were starving at a
fearful rate and President Mc
Kioley . made his call in Dec,
1897 for charitable aid to the suf
ferers,there:was a hearty response
all over the land. j - Quickly Miss
Clara Barton -was on the scene
and the work of relief was taken
in hand by the. Red Cross Society.
The people gave money, and sup
plies. The railroads and ship
lines nearly all cairied these sup
plies tree and even gave them the
ris;ht of way over paid for
shipments. The work of relief
was but just well started when
hostilities made it impractical
and the Red Cross people came
from between the 'lines and fol
lowed closely along, with the
Americau advance.
Some goods were conficated by
the Spaniards, of course, and
some had to be disposed of and
the proceeds applied in other
ways.
The list of cash- contributions
printed in the report shows about
1,200 names of persons, churches
and local organizations, the total
contributions up to February 15,
1899, being $215,147.35. The con
tributors of supplies form a list
of about 500 names, with an esti
mated aggregate value of G8,
030.41. Besides this, thirty-eight
car-loads of supplies, valued at
vCG,C71.77, were sent from various
cities. "It is stated that the entire
cost of collecting, transporting
and distributing the donations,
aggregating more than $370,000,
was only 21 per cent. About
S7,o00 wili remain after all out
standing bills are paid, and this
sum will be turned over to Miss
Clara Barton to aid in the hos
pital work in Cuba which the
President, the Secretary of War
and Gen. Brooke have asked her
to establish,'
Of outside charities which have
sent supplies to Cuba the repor s
mentions the Citizens' Committee
of Philadelphia, the Associate
Society of the Red Cross of
Philadelphia, the Omaha World
Herald and the Kansas City
Star. ,
For Over Flty Tears .
Mra. Winslow'a Soothing 3yra ji haa
Deen used for over fifty years by
millions of mothers for their child
ren while teething, with perfect suc
cess. It soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
colic, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea, It will reliefer the poor
little sufferer immediately. 8old by
druggists in every part of the world,
Twenty. five sents a bottle. Be sure
and ask for "Mrs. Winslows Sooth
in? 8vrup," and take no other kind.
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CONCOKD,
MR. JOHNSON DEAD.
CoiisnmptI
leatrjJ-on:
n at Last rn. n
T a WIfetett Re h !,,.?
Member or the Junior Order and
Odd Fellows.
For
some time it has been
known
rTF "oo uut qjj
for MdW, Johnson, of Forest
Txro a -ri -vt- t re
Hill, who
or several months has
e to fill his position in
mills, where he had
been unab
the
Odell
been emplbyed for more than 15
years.
He has
had conanmnfinn fnv
quite a, lorjg while, and for some
time has been receiving a sick
benefit fund each week from the
p-ww M.S M,
Junior
Order of the United
American
i
Mechanics and also the
Odd FeUows.
Mr. Johnson was a man of good
character and was a man who had
friends, ie was reliable and had
the r jspect of those above and
below him in that avocation mill
work.
He leaves only a wife, together
with relatives and friends, to
mourn thj death of a victim of the
dread dis sase. He was 28 years
ot age .
The Ji nior Order and the Odd
Fallows will unite Sunday morn
ing at 1 1 o'clock and bury their
fallen brc ther with the honors of
each 3rd jr. The funeral will be
preached by Bev. J D Arnold in
the Fbrelt Hill Methodist church.
Both orders aro requested to
meetjin their respectiye Halls at
9 o'clock
Sunday morning.
Miss Gibson's German Thursday
lSTlit
"Joy was unconfined" at the
Phifer hall Thursday night wyen
light jfeel sped most gracefully at
the german given by Miss Emily
Gibson in honor of Misses Evans
and tiawrence, of Charlotte, who
are visiting Miss Elizabeth Gib
son. Th ? following were present :
Miss Margaret McCaull, Kich
moni Montgomery; Mi3S Carrie
Lawrence, Maury Richmond; Miss
Emily Evans, Joe Cannon; Miss
Elizabeth Gibson, Luther Brown;
Miss
Miss
Agpes -Moss, Earl Brown;
anie xucnmona, unai
White;
Miss Margaret Cannon,
McGee Phifer; Miss Cora Lentz,
Aubrey Hoover; Miss Kate Means,
Ed
non,
SMoss; Miss Mary Ella Can-
Rdbtie Phifer; Miss Willie
Durant,
James Cannon; Mary
Brandon Means; Jennie
Gibson,
Victor Means.
Stsagsf. Frank Smith, Parks
Kind. lOF Phifer, Leonard Bovd,
Vard rev Brown, Joe Hill, George
Richmond.
I Chaperones : Hrs.,R E Gib
I - H
son j Mrs. J C Gibson.
Graded School Commencement.
The plosing exercises of the
Graced Schools will take place at
the court house this evening at 8
o'clock.! A small fee, 10 cents tor
adults and 5 cents for children,
will! be charged for the benefit of
the ibrary.
The exercises for the most part
will be by the graduating class
and, the pupils of the school.
CUBE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund money if it fails to
cure1. 25c. The genuin has L. B. Q.
on eachftablet. ,
N. C., FE1DAY. MAY 26 1899'
HIGH SCHOOL CLOSING.
Splendid Selections Splendidly He
cited to a Fall House of Delighted
. Spectators. I .
The court house was comfort
ably filled with eager spectators
today (Thursday) to hear the well
rendered program of the Concord
High School.
Rev. T W Smith' lead in
prayer.
Mr. Thompson announced that
the
gathering wa3 simply the
closing of. the Concord Hich
Schbol and not a commencement
in any true sense. There were
no pretentions to orations or
essays but j selections would be
nci ied by those who had finished
the course, j
The selections were found by
thej audience to be yery good in
deed and most of them were well
delivered.
Responsibility of Young Men,"
by Ralph M Odell was rendered
in a manner that indicated that
the speaker may yet take high
rank as an orator.
"The Old Clock," by Miss
Suther was a beautiful delinea
tion of life scenes importing the
thought food therein with the
monotone of the old clock as it
seems to say "Forever, Never,
Never, Forever."
"The Blue and the Gray," by
Mrss McConnell was ot that
thrilling strain sodeeply filling
the popular mind now, that in
her way of reciting it, you were
lost to all but the emotions the
words inspired.
Miss Fisher recited "The Old
Canoe" in rhythmic flow but the
ear of the writer could not catch
alj and enjoy its strains as those
nearer.
j Mr. Henry Craven defined "Im
pulse andj Putj"with an easy,
natural grace that seemed like his
own thoughts. The subject was well
analjz2d andas truly edifying and
ecjojable. j
j "Why Should the Spirit of Mortal
Be Proud" wa8 recited by Mies Kims
mons with very good effect. She
seemed to enter well into her sub
ject, and beside being gratifying it
was profitable to hear.
c,Long Ago" was recited by Mks
Brown with ease and gracefulness.
Oar ear a
sentiment.
ao failed to catch all tte
"My Mind to Me a Kingdom L
by Miss King was sublime in its
depth of thought and evidently well
enough said, but was broken into by
oor inability to keep the whole
thread. j
"Twenty Years Ago" by Miss
Craige flowed so like Goldsmith's
Deserted Village and was delivered
in a way so natural and expressive
that it would be a treat alone as an
entertainment.
Hugh Propst drew upon the his
tory of tho past and the yisions of
the future in his delivery of ''Ulti
mate America,"
j It is due to say as a whole that
the exercises indica ed a constant
onwardness and upwardness in the
work; of the Concord high ichcol .
There were many floral tributes.
The chancel was a veritable floral
array and the sweet aroma over the
room somewhat took the place of
music, ri "
We will endeavor to get and give
to our readers later the excellent re
port read by Mr. Thompson. We
will also endeavor to show the line
of thought of Dr. Smith's splendid
address.
Mrs. Erwin's School Closed.
Mrs! S V Erwin closed her school
last Friday and just reported it to
the Standard Thursday evening'.
She ia( beside being a born teacher,
also a kind of messenger of mercy
and kindness to the sick about Wr
and this is her apology for not ans
nouncing through The Standard
earlier that Miss Virginia Upchurch
took first prize and Mr. Mack Al
exander the Fecocd on proficiency
and progress in spelling duricg tfce
late term.
Baeltiena Arnica MtiT.
I The Best Salve in the world for
Outs,1 Bruisep. Sores TTlners. Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter Chapped
. i ' 'wxuio, vornB ana an
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles or no pay required. It is
guaranteed to give otatisfaction or
monev refunded. Price 25 cents per
ooi Jf or sale at P B Fetzer's Drrfg
score.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Mr. G W Ould, of LynchbtfrG.
Va., is here today.
i
j Mr. Frank Hargrave, of Lex
ington, spent last night here.
Carl Johnson returned home
last night from Salisbury. He will
have to return there Sunday. !
1 i
Mr. C H Wilraotb, who sells
thejChas. M Stieff pianos, with
headquarters at Charlotte, is here
today. (
' I '
I Mrs. Louis Swink, of Winston,
and Mrs. A H Dreher, of Salisbury,
passed through here today on their
way to Mt. Pleasant to ; visit Mrp.
Mattie Dreher. !
Mr. and Mrs. J H Frazier haye
gone to Charlotte. After visiting
several places Mr. Frazier will re
turn to Jacksonville, but Mrs, Fra
zier will return here in a few days.
FIRST LOT
ti
IN TODAY AT
S. J.
'S.
HO
mm
FURNITURE STORE
I
Bell, iHarris
Is what those hustling bovs have
'
'j
A car load of thnRA famons QT A "R
Two car loads of FURNITURE, and last,
SPBINGS. REST EASY. ' - '
We are in a DOSition to sriva von nrifis that, in snitA nf J j
all along the line, will make you glad.
When in need of anything in our line we will be pleased to
CBlGHiX,, SiA.DERIS &d CO.
Single Copy 5 Cei ts
. I. PUIS COS
CLOTHING SALE
' P-
BeginniD-g today and to continue for
the next thirty days vre will inaugurate
the greatest bargain Clothing Sale ever
offered to the people of Concord and
this section of the country. Our lim
ited space will prevent us naming all
the attractive features we have to offer
in this department Below we mention
. i
a few of the great values to be had here:
I Men's fie an wool smt
to 915 OO, will be olU at 810
S. worth ftin fen
Men's fine Worsted Suits, worth $10
to $12 50, will bo sola lor 7 50
Men's all Wool Snits, wortli $7 50 to
$8 50, will sro in this sale at 5 98
Also a nice lot or Men's -oort
Talaes, at 3 50, $3 98 and $4 98
Everything: in Hoys' Suits r.,i! Kojs
and wen's odd Pants will te sold
in proportion to the above prices.
I If you haye the Cash in hand and are in
need of a SUIT of CLOTHES you will
be the loser if you don't look through
this department before you BUY. All
we ask of you is a few moments'of your
time and we feel sure that we can con
vince you these are plain unvarnished
facts,
Respectfully,
H.L PARKS
&
Company.
To Our Customers.
account of the extra
work and expense required tb
keep and collect small ads
I counts, we have decided tk
adopt a I
Cash System, beginning June 1,
For the convenieuce of these
who prefer it, we will sell, at
a discount of 5 per cent., cou
pon books in denoniinaiiors of
$1,00 and up. We believe
this will prove highly satis
factory and c rtaimy! more
convenient to yoi el solicit
your patronage and promise
jto do our utmosf to rVq8e you.
! Our work is pai:al to t h hpst
The above wijl bp strictly
enforced. Kpspo0tfully,
Concord Steam Laundry & Dye forts
K U jtidenbonr, J jn Pnrcell,
Proprietor. Klannger.
Phone Ko. 2. Shirfs Repaired Free.
TM
& Company
been exoeriemln? for fb ncsf (
a- aw if vtajr
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