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, mih an& !;!cacLery.Tuk9 Two Day, Off
-Santa Clans to Iia on Hand Now
Pastor I.i'icd
Written For Tho Standard
' The Sunday School of Forest
Hijl Methpdist church will give
au entertainment 1n their church
on Christmas night, consisting
of songs, recitations ;md a genu
ine . Santa Claus with a snow
storm thrown In. Santa will dis
tribute presents to each member
of the school. . .
Rev. J N Huggins, who was
scut to Forest Hill .Methodist
church at the last Conferance
.has arrived and is preaching with
satisfaction to his people. Mr.
Iluggins has the reputation of
being a good preacher and a fine
man in every way. Ho served
one of the Asheville churches
during the past year and did a
tine work. Concord gives him a
hearty welcome and wishes him
success in his new field of work.
Fred .C Odell arrived home
from Trinity College last night
to spend the holidays. He -expects
to ; leave ,pn' Monday night'
for Boston to attend a meeting
of his Greek letter Fraternity.
Mrs. J M Odell arrived home
on the Florida vestibule from
New York this morning, where
she has been for several vTeeks.
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The Odell Mills will close down ;
Saturday evening and will re
main closed till Wednesday morn
ing. The Bleachery will close down
Saturday. They expect to start
up the following Wednesday.
Big (Jamo and Digger Account.
A Mt. Pleasant correspondent
sends us the following hunting
stoiy that knocks the hind sights
off the hunting season. He says :
""Messrs. Harris 'and Edward
Crowell, Geo. L. Barrier, Pres
ton Hatley and Paul Huhn have
returned from a hunting trip in
Montgomery county, in the coun
try surrounding Eldorado. They
report an exceptionally good
time, and "more, a bag of one
deer, four turkeys. and two bush
els Of birds. They say game is
very plentiful and that it is worth
any hunter's time and money to
go. They, or a part of them,
have made arrangements to take
a more extended hunt next fall.
The deer hide was on exhibition
here one afternoon 'and is now
at Hartsell &Lentz's tannery un
dergoing 'the 'tan-with-hair-on'
treatment."
Our correspondent says exag
geration was charged with r$
ard to the birds but that Harris
Crowell says it's all right. All
, hunters are governed by the a&ie
rule of telling the story when
they come in.
lVo-xlson-Bernhardt. and Texas t jO, but each State
Mr. Walter H Woodsoa and retains its relative stOength $c
M'ss Pauline Bernhardt, both ol cording to population. North
Salisbury, will be married at 8 1 Carolina would gain one member
o'clock tonight in the Episcopal under f he Burleigh bill, but her
church by the Rev. J F Murdock. , relative strength and influence
Tho wedded couple will board the in the House and in the electoral
10. H'0 train for New York. college would be nearly as great i
MR: KLUTTft SMTIf.THE DAV.
lfe Voted for tho Iloiiki,, Bill in Com-
niitte and Gives His Reasons fbi
Doing So. . .
Special to the Charlotte Ob
server from Washington, .Decern
ber'19 says: Mr. Klnttz saved
the day on the Hopkins bill in
the census committee and did a
service' for North Carolina and
the Reuth that will be far-Teaching
in the future! if the Hop
kins bill becomes a law. To
your correspondent he said: . .
"I voted in' committee and
shall vote In tho House for tho
Hopkins bill, which fixes tho
membership of the House at
357, tho present, number. I be
lieve this is .bolter .for the coun
try, and I know it is better for
the Democratic party, and es
pecially for the Southern
States.
"In the fir.it pUxc,'I belivo tho
House is now fully as large as is
compatible with a proper trans
action of the public business,
and an addition of thirty mem-'
bers as proposed by the Bur
leigh bill would not only make it
more unwieldy but it would re
quire an expensive remodeling
of the hall of the House, with a
probable removal of desks, and
it would add a largo amount,
from a quarter to a half-million
dollars, to the annual expense
for government. I favor the
Hopkins bill because it is abso
lutely fair and nonpartisan. Un
der it, the Republicans will gain
five members and lose five, and
the Democrats will gain three
and lose throe, thus leaving tho
politipal status of the parties in
tho House and in tho electoral
college exactly as at present,
with a possibility of a Demo
cratic gain in New York and
New Jersey.
"Under the Burleigh bill,
which fixes the membership at
387; the Republicans ain twenty
and Ipse one while the Demo
crats gain ten, making a net Re
publican gain of ten, or even
counting New York and New
Jersey as Democratic States, the
net Republican gain would be
fftur.
"It will be readily seen from
these figures that tho Hopkins
bill is infinitely preferable from
froma Democratic standpoint
and I do not see how ay Demo
crat can oppose it. Time, Vit-
ginia, North Carolina aeid Ken
tucky each lose one vote under
it, while Louisiana gains one,
wun Time menroers m a memoer-1
jship of ,357 as with ton members
in a membership of ?87, rs a
simple calculation 'will show.
"Besides all this it is the wise
course for the South, because it
eliminates all danger from the
Crumpacker proposition, and, af
ter all, this is porhaps tho most
vital consideration for the South,
and particularly for North Caro
lina and Louisiana. Tho Crum
packer bill was .ruled out in
committee on a point of order,
as unconstitutional, by Chair
main Hopkins, and while, it may
be olio red as an amendment in
the House, it will stand no show
whatever if the Hopkins bill
passes. I deeply regret the loss
of a member to Virginia, Ken
tucky, and South Carolina; but I
must be guided by what I bo-
Heve to be best for the country,
the Democratic party and the
South, rather than by considera
tions of friendship or sentiment.
The proposition now being
mooted, and upon which the ele
ments of oppposition are trying
to unite, would be still worso, as
to numbers, expense and poli
tics. Under it, the Republicans
would gain 28 votes and the
.Democrats 15, making a net Re
publican gain of 13. For 357
members the ratio is 208,868; for
387 members it s 192,676."
GOOD REPORT.
Cabarrus Man Doing a Good Work in
the far Out West.
We note that the Rev. T K
Winecoff (a Cabarrus boy) who
becamo pastor of St. Lukes
church, Tacoma, Washington,
one year ago. has met with great
success, doubling the member
ship of that church which is in
adequate for the large congre
gations that attend. The Even
ing News of that city has a
beautiful write-up of a recent
function on the minister's birth
day in which nearly all tho par
ishioners engaged. The parish
house, Tho News says, was rich
ly decorated and furnished with
costly wares secured for, the oc
casion and a delightful evening
was spent, crownod with a de
licious feast.
COLUMBIA'S BIG FIRE.
Worst for 20 Years-Loss $142, 000, Jn
surance $53,000.
Columbia, S. C, ta the worst
blaze Wednesday night Chat it
has had n 20 years. A lamp ex
ploded in Van Meter's "furniture r
store a"ad quickly had that build
irg in flames. A livery stable
wifh a hay warehouse caught at
once. The Jerome Hotel and
three large mercantile estab
lishments and four smaller ones
were licked up by the flames.
The loss is estimated at $142,-
000 with $53,000 insurance.
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A F RE? II LIN'EOF
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welcome tc trie largost and most cotnpieio Jmo of rr."
ty and Dross Footwear. EveryM )g that reSued ta.si-o,
corroct fashion and-olegance can suggest, is htio.
our Ladies' Shoes at this pr'ce and waat you-io
(fa them. Price,
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a Pays to Pay as much as you can afford for Shoes,
but whatever you pay expect our Shoes to bo a Utile
oeier man anyooay cises. uur biioes co no o n uie
21 host manufacturers, are perfect fil ting ana good woar
ers. You want to see what we offer for 9. 00 its what
you pay $2.50 for at some places
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comos but once a year and i you don't get your share it shall u jt
be our fault. We propose to take Stock Decern ner 2Gth, rain
shine, sick or well, and in order to mtike stock taking as liM as
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possible we will make you PRICES on all kinds of Fnrniirrc, even'a
Star Leader Cook Stove,
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and if you wank a JPJESJ$J'J?TwsA?y and of cr yen
do, we think we have tho best in the own. Come and so- our ucw
! GOODS that are arrivingsaily.
We are yours, wishing
REMEMBER
Uinl: Le Concord Stoats Lhnr'lrv ft Pre
Works till liiive iit) ; lajtul i
Cli iiip? unci ByeinT, flrrd ih b y.-r irs
pard than eyer in that line. Our
iuj? is done tl:orin:ii!- .-...J w LYE
scientifically.
OUU PRICES ARE AS FOLLOWS
Coat ttVt'st CJeaued and I'ro.-vt'd $ .73
i'air nuts " " ,o
Or Whole Suit. ' ' LUJ
An Ovci-i-otiu ' " :r,fo i.n
Lndies Skirts " " 60 to 1-.0D
Suits Dyed uud Press d 'i
Pants V " . 1.0I.
Skirts " "A, to 1..?)
Prices on any other a-rtU:l ; not
mention will be given upon ap
plication. Also reruembor that
125 per. cent, discount is allowed
Ion all Dye work. Give us a t'al.
Concord-Steam Laundry t Dye ??Wi
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