North Carolina Newspapers

THE CONCORD WEEKLY TIMES . . Leading Paper in This Section. LARGE AND ESTABLISHED CIRCULATION. ESTABLISHED IN 1875. If you ha v anything to sell, let ' the people know it. PJOOD'S "Coupon ; Calendar 1899 is a perfect beau ty, patriotic, up ; to date. Subject : uAn AmericaiuGirl," One of the "handsomest" pieces of color work issued this year. Lithographed, with border of army an navy emblems em bossed in gpld. Leave your name with you? druggist ana, ask him to save you a copy or send 6 cents in stamps for one to , . C.:i.?HO0D;i& CO.? ' I I LbWcll, Ma.ss i,Mentlon thfe paper,) ' Remember. "Hood's Sarsaparilla is -. Amenc'a's Greatest; Meclicine for the Blood an the U t Best tht Money CanlJuy. Hence take onlv Hood's. We ham avliMfc- prepared especially jr you, which we mail free. II treats of the stomach disorders worm il ot that every child is llfii e to and for' Which mm r rey s Vermifuge has been successfully used iur a r-xu century. 0Vul. brmall tor JSe. E.S.VT,BdIUmre. 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M, CUI.P, T. M. W. A.TURK, G. P. A. m "4 ft - p. ii t 1: I I ' I I 1 t P i ' a ' 1 I i Watch 'J to w. c. I v I! uu nto, tin tut all tLbt rAU.5. Best Cough Syrup. Tsiites Good. Pe in time. Bold by AmgalHtx. nsmnzEsiEiziz 01 Take Your Correl! jeweler! J r" John B. Sherrill, Editor and Owner. YOLip-yi. carbuncle on hiSy. iced blood-poisoning.. here will be a CJifistTnas en aijfew. Gilead: 'church' iit N Sunday eveoin1 at 7 :80. o'cloc; .Mrs. V. Ervin'a school tbi JMaior Freeman won the first i spelling, and Robert Cook, the! prise, xne Bcnooi win. Buy ortow at noon until January y lYesterday the President appo an A. HitQhcock, of Missouri, J letary of the Interior, .vice f s, resigned. - v i;;.:"'. li ' i rThe : twelve-year-old son of iphus Cnlpj' of Rideuhour towm ily county, died on the 13th khitia. : Mr. Spinks Caddell had his hand h lured yesterday by a falling windi nnon's factory. The main art wirst was cut, and the wound! s. : . . J Strieker & Son are selling put tl o Btook of groceries at cost, to ck lsiness. See circular for pricer rthing. Now is the time to . 1 TV J. J I ,, The Southern railway" manage Announced that on the first da. ary "the company will restori effof its mechanics which, se b ago', were reduced 10 percem Last niffht before 10 o'clock e at least 500 open violations 1 nance against exploding fire-; nv of them on Mam street 1 ybr&iz district. The merchan igh) to protest If the town aid Is citnnot enforce the law they l Slr. W. J. Moose is now at tn ere with his'photairaph car, aii fprobably remain here until after f "nwv His car vt wxa wae President . McKlnlej' , Atlanta Speech . Hakes an Kpticn la History. Atlanta. Ga., Dec". 14. President McKinley.' made " memorable the first day of ttie Atlanta "peace jubilee by a notable utterance in his speech before the. joint session of the Georgia Legisla: ture tma afternoon. Hisf reception by the General Assembly was warm and hearty in the extreme, and , his speech was punctuated with frequent outbursts of cbeerine. ' It is admitted on all sides that the address marked an epoch in history, and is to-night "oh every lip. Upon ttae President's arrival at the Cap itol he was greeted with a field of artil lery salute, and was at once escorted to Qoveruor Allen D. Candler's 'office. There aahort informal reception took place. Upon its conclusion . the Presi dent was conducted to the Assembly Chataber. where be occupied the Speaker's chair with Governor Candler on his right. Whetr President Dodson, bf the Senate, Called the Legislature to order, the galleries were thronged with men Sad women. . Th body of the cnamTjeTTfraXWelT TinsrTSrltn'TStale Sen- ators and Assemblymen? while the uni forms of various officers and the Gov ernor's staff gave a touch . of brilliant color to the gathering. On the first row facing the Speaker eat Secretaries Gage Long, Allison and Smith, and Private Secretary Porter. Beside the Speakerls desk" and below the President General Wheeler Lawton and Young in full uni form sat in chairs. The Speaker lapped for silence and introduced the President to the audience after congratulating the State of Georgia upon the presence of their distinguished guests." As th,epresi dent . rose, the audience" applauded. During the course of bis short speech, Mr. McKinley referred to his notes and constantly paused for the cheers to stop A scene of intense enthusiasm followed when, amid', impressive Bilence, these worda fell from the lips of the Presi dent :' Every soldier's grave made during the unfortunate Civil War -is attributed to American valor. And - while, when those graves where made we differed widely about the future' of the Govern ment, those differences were long ago settled by the. arbitrament of arms and the time has now come in I the evo Union of sentiment ' and feeling under the providence of God, when, in : the spirit of fraternity, we should share with you in the care of the graves f the Confederate soldiers - A wild cheer went up torn every throat in the typical Southern audience a cheer that echoed and re-echoed through the chamber until it was taken up by the crowds outside. - Old men who fought for the . South, rove from their seats and waved their hats. OneJConfederate veteran,: now a venerable legislator, had" -passed forward until he was leaning against the speak er's desk, hanging on each word the President uttered. When the reference was made to the Confederate dead, this old man buried his head in his arms and while cheers rang outf criexj. like a little child. Of all the many conciliatory speeches which have been" made Bince Grant said ''Let there be peace" noth ing has more deeply stlrrej a Southern audience than the simple words of Pres ident McKinley this afternoon. ... Threw tils Wife and Child Out of a Wln- Philadelphia Times. ' " '.. ', To save their lives from fire Maurice TroPD threw his wife and his eight-days- old child out of the tbird-etory front window of his ' home", 504 Jefferson street, earl v yesterday morning. He then jumped out after them, A shout from Tropp at the window on " the top floor attracted the attention of those be loir. Then they saw the man,; with the child in his arms, lean far put of the window and drop his living bur Jen., It landed directly on a feather-bed. Two or three men rushed forward and pick ed itUD unharmed. They understood ! Mri Tropp's Bcheme' and stood by to as sist his wife when she fell. She like- . Wisp, was unhurt. Aa soon as she was ! heloed away Trooo climbed out of the I; window, and, hanging by his .hands;. . tfiU thom m ..-.onta dn ' from the sill, let himself drop,:. laodiuz tinnn iiM fet on the bed. When nicked upon hia feet on the bed. up he was unconscious. AhUS ended the- bravest fight for life ever recorded in this city. against nre I l- -i ... - t ' . . : tf- t l t i ;'4- Li.- deeds for Orange for 45 years continu- ,...1 J l : . u? prize as being the oldest office- holder . ' ... i the State. B1IX A BP ON EDUCATION. T,, ' . , "Blessed are they who expect little,1 for they shalLnot be disappointed."- It I oeema lmpossiDie to elect a legislature mai win relieve the people from the V"4, , OI. iaxatlon ana nence it is goou pniiosopny lor us to be reconciled iu wuai we cannot neip.- we old men are back numbers and must acquiesce in the modern methods and let the procession proceed. But I shall die in the faith that it is wrong in principle for us to pay for the education of chil dren whose parents are better off than we are or to pay pension money to those who could buy us out at a sheriff's 9ale. You see, my brethren, I wasent raised that way and 1 am too old now to be raised over again. My private opinion is that some of these gentlemen who Bpeak bo gushingly about these poor, dear children who with out stretched arms are pleading and begging for education, are talking for buncombe and want to be re-elected or else thev havent got any property -to be taxed and don't care a darn what becomes of the rest of us. My tax now is more than one-tenth of my total income and I consider myself an injured person, for I don t see how I can pay it: and some of my nabors are in the same hx. I have educated our ten children and paid for it and got no help and now if tne new principle is right I want the. state to refund. If my part of the tax went to educate poor white children only J. would say amen and amen, but when I see it going to educate rich men's children and to educate negroes for the chain gang,,! am disgusted beyond measure. It fatigues my indignation to read the gush of those orators who profess to be the guardian angels of the children of the state. I can form a home syn dicate, right now in this town who will agree to give a common school educa tion to every child in Cartersville whose parents are unable to pay the ordinary tuition. The Constitution is right in calling for a constitutional convention to reconsider the qualification of voters and it should reorganize the school sys tem and require all who are able, both white and black, tq pay for the educa tion of their children, If the pensions are put upon tbe indigent basis, why not put the schooling? I tell you, my brethren, this taxation business-has got to stop.. Those who are able to, stand it cannot realize what a burden it is to those who are not. It is the straw that breaks the camel's back. Captain Neal said this morning that he had paid his city taxes but could see no prospect of paying for the state and county: and I hear many others talking the same way There will be more levies by the sheriff this year than were ever known before, and many of us will be in the fix of my old friend Fort,' who said be tried and tried to sell his house and lot to some body so as to - rwvr Jus -;debta. bat- be couldnT Sad a buyer, but one day the snenn came along and sold it luet as easy. . " . '.. , . . A great deal of this stuff about edu cation and the dear children pleading for it is Bentimeutahsm. They are not pleading for it around here, but had rather dodge it and star at home or hunt persimmons and walnuts or rab bits and black haws or shoot sparrows and squirrels. If the parents are any account and love their children they will help to educate them at home can nay with truth that I got more and a better education from my father and mother than I ever did at school, for about all the teacher did was to hear me recite. : I reckon these sentimentp will 'shock these paternalists who are so crazy about the public schools and will be especially norriDie to tne army oi school teachers, for they are desperately in earnest, and like Paul said to Timothy, "My son, magnify. mine office." They are mak ing a' bigger thing of our system of publiducation than it deserves to be. rubiic morals are of iar more impor tance,' and Mr. Stetson, the statistician of Massachusetts, in his able report to the legislature, declares that the Bystem has-been, tried and found wanting; that morab training is in the background and crime is rapidly increasing; that public education .is but a frigid, training of the mind, while the heart is neglected and the prisons are filled to overflowing with convicts, 70 per cent, of whom have had a liberal public school education. As Judge Milner well said in a recent article published in your columns, the average parent turns his children over to the public for an education and dis misses them from bis mind. It is no longer any of his business. But if the parent had to pay for and had a voice in the selection of teachers he would take more interest in the education of of his children. But all this is preach ing in vain. The people are wedded to the system, and it will have to run its course. It is said to be the policy in all enlightened countries, but we read that in Prussia no man is allowed to teach who has hot bad at least one year's training in theological studies, The standard of moral fitness in ' the teacher is very high and the pupil is reDuired to give two years service to the state after lie has graduated After all is said that can be said about any Bystem of education the great part and the good part must be done by the parent at home. - The training of the heart must go along with that of the mind. I saw two boys fighting on the street the other day. It was a willing fight and they had laid their school- books, carefully down by the fence. They had been down on the ground some time before, I got to them and my presence did notdeter them. It was a hard fight and the bottom boy finally got out his "knife,' but at my : earnest Drbtest thev separated, and went ' to' their homes. I wondered if there was ho book'in their school that taught them Z n. a mvAn rr fk firtKf nv if thai noittntfl j u .hnu vm anvhnriv I v. . -r . j .j. k.nk. ... I . u j v;,;nnl Knva anrl wpr rmnti - i , ith th :. 8choolmates. and then 1 I CLUCUJ UC1CU fcUAV JL lltM ft un&VB U&U 1 si ,kn . .-.t.iiw,. m athF l- about it, and when father went away ij .1 L. .li: t u. in ' licked him and made him holler. ) " . ... 1 Precept is good, but example ia stronger, TTTSO? j3rr Concord, N. c. , Thursday, December 2 2 and I was always proud that my fatter !i whipped a bully who rode into his store and cursed him '- Well, the children must all have i fair start in schoolintr. and if thev oan't get it in the old-fashioned way we old folks must fall into line with the new, tax or co tax. But I want the dema gogues to hush. They make me tired. Bill Akp.. ' Butler's Suggestive Act. WASHiNQTON.Dec. 12 Those pro-Pop-uliBtic Democrats who have - thought that Senator Marion Butler had any latent Democratic tendency left in his political constitution may as well dip miss the opinion or hope, and the stal wart Democrats who have had any fears on the same subject can rest easy on that score hereafter. S There have been several developments since the receqt election, going to prove that if the Populist partv goes out of busines as aniLcaanization the Populiat leader from $forth Carolina would align himself with the Republicans, as against the Democratic party, but the most sug gestive one has just Occurred, and is ex plained in'the following :' A proposition was made to-day to Senator Marion Butler to give up bis seat on the Republican side of the Sen ate chamber and move over to the-Democratic side to enable Senator Simon, the new-comer from Oregon, to secure! "a seat within the Republican folds. In the arrangement of seats in the Senate, by an oversight, no provision was made for the new Senator from Oregon, prob ably because a vacancy from that. State has existed So long. , 10-aay senator simon was sworn in, but he was unable to secure a seat ex cept upon the Democratic side. There several desirable seats are obtainable. He prefers to flock with the Republi cans, and it was suggested that senator Butler might be induced to move over, to the Democratic Side. 4 Senator Butler, after considering tae matter, decided to remain on the Re publican side, so that Senator Simon will etther have to go over on the Dera- . . . ., 'A, ocrauc Biaeor dc;. content wun an au ditional seat squeezed on the back row of the Republican rear guard. . Some Seasonable Proverbs. Here are a few seasonable proverb) interesting perhai to those who con cern themselves about the weather: i If a Christmas ice hangs on the willow: clover may be cut at Easter. I December changeable and mild, the whole winter will remain a child. The month that cornea in good will gO out bad. i January warm, the Lord have mercy!. If it snows on Christmas night we ex pect a good hop crop next year, f The first threcaays of January rule thA mminff ti.rAA mnnl ha. f The lStlayr oorjnHencing-IeCmb 25 and ending January 5 are said to be the keys to the weather of the year. If the sun shines through the apple tree on Christmas day, there will be an abundant crop the following year. The Germans say, "The shepherd would rather see his wife enter the stable on Christmas day than the sun." The Occupation of Havana. Baltimore Sun, 13th. General Lee's return to Havana the head of bis troops is significant the altered political situation in Cuba. Spanish sovereignty is ended and Amer iean military domination takes its place till Cuban sovereignty is deve'oped Such is the provisional theory, invented to justify the refusal to shpulder tljie Cuban debt. American troops yester day marched through Havana a sign of the times. Their presence- excited no demonstration. The Spanish resi dents have made up their minds to ac cept the situation. American controljis better, they think, than Cuban control As for the Cubans, they receive us wijth the best grace possible, while wishihg us away, lhey are aware that we are likely to spoil their dream of Cuba Libre. ; . Continuous Advertising. Kimball Graphic. . . It costs the Royal Baking Powder Co., something like $500,000 annually for advertising; Some one once sug gested to the company that it discon tinue advertising one year, the baking powder was so -well known and adver tised, and place that amount, $500,000, in the profits. The answer was that it would undoubtedly cost the eompany three times that "amount to get the product in its original channels agiiin. This is a pretty good "pointer to those business men who imagine they are making a great saving when they dis continue a $4 or a $6 a-mohth adver tisement a few months in' dull season. It never pays to tear out a dam because the water is low. Uacklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve In the woria for cuts,bruiaes, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, andpall Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Pileji or no pay required. It is guaranteed to ive nprfert satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents a box. For sale by P. B. Fetzer. ' The Naval clique that has been ing to keep Lieut. Hobson from receiv ing attention and deserved glory, ever since his return from a Spanish prison, has succeeded in getting -him ordered out of the country, for an indeflhite period.4 'It was discovered that Hobson was just the man heeded to superintend the repairs on . the Spanish gun boats, sunk.by Dewey in 'Manila bay, "whch have' been raised iand:sent ' to Hong Kong, under a contract made by Dewey. Hobson' tried to get a short leave of iab-', sence to attend to some private matters, before going So far.awav, but it ,waa re- ifiiuul him inrf hfi was iBTven ' oereniD- to torv orders to- leave for Hong Kong on UUV .iu - . o . v ,i, thA atpiamer that Bails from San Frahcia- L rmiimai em it... - 1 - : . I . After hearing some friends tinually rttinmTwrlsnTi'a !C!olift Cholera UltUTMUfS . 7 7"! rKomKma Rmlv, r!nrrk Flflck. a rtAi;m0 rnmho a KhffiA I of itforhisown tise and nowas ehthn - T ia ,0frl wnl-V nainnv. ' - 1 . ' one can be. The 25 and 5U cent sizes sale by M. Marsh & po. ? ' SElR NOT.' MR. BRYAN INTERVIEWED. ,i ; lit Savannah, Ga., Dec. 13. Colonel 'William Jennings Bryan, until last 'juight in command of the Third Ne- jbraska Regiment, Infantry, left Savan :nah tonight for Washington. He will stay there a few days before going west Col. Bryan has been very popular in Savannah. He was escorted to the station by quite a number of the offi icers of his late command. ' -j ! The silence which has made Col. jBryan as noted since entering the army as his readiness to talk upon any pub lic question before that event was broken this arternoon for the second ttime since he was commissioned. He said in connection with his resignation: "i "My reason for leavingthe army was set forth in my letter to . the Adjutant General tendering my resignation. Now that the treaty of peace has been Concluded I believe that I can be more Useful to.jiiyrfaotrjta&A civilian than j ; Col. Bryan then proceeded to the discussion of public questions, saying: I , "The people of the United States, having rescued Cuba from foreign con-jing trol, may now resume the discussion of the domestic problems which con front this nation and to the considera tion of the new questions arising out of the war. I may be in error, but in my judgment our nation is in greater danger just now than is Cuba. The people defended Cuba against foreign arms; now they must defend - them selves and their country against a for eign idea of European nations. Here tofore gjsetSu has perverted -the govern- . i ell J J ' i - . i T -. r incut huu useu ns instrumentalities ior private gain, but now the very founda tion principles af our government are assaulted. . "The imperialistic idea is directly an tagomstic to the idea and ideals which have been cherished by the American people since the signing of the Declara tion of Independence. . Our nation must give up any intention of entering upon a colonial policy such as is now pursued by European countries, or it must abandon the doctrine that govern ments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. We may be lieve that governments come up from the people, or we may believe that gov ernments come down to the people from those who possess the heaviest cannon and the largest ships, but we cannot advocate both doctrines. To borrow a Bible quotation, 'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' ' "Paraphrasing Lincoln s declaration, may add that this nation cannot en dure half republic and half colony, half free and half vassal. Our form of gov ernment, our traditions, our present interests and. our future welfare all for bid our entering upon a career of con quest. Jefferson has been quoted in support of imperialism, but our oppon ants must dteungmaa between imperi alism and expansion. They must also distinguish between expansion in the Western Hemisphere and an expansion that involves us in the quarrels of Europe and the Orient. They must still further distinguish between expan Bion which secures contiguous territory for future settlement and expansion which secures us alien races for future subjugation. Jefferson favored the an nexation of necessary contiguous terri tory on the North American continent, but he was opposed to wars of conquest. and expressly condemned the acquiring of remote territory, When asked how the colonial policy could be prevented, Colonel Bryan said : "Some think that the fight should be made against the ratification of the treaty, but I would prefer another plan If the treaty iB rejected, negotiations must be renewed, and instead of set tling the question according to our owfl ideas we must setttle it by diplomacy, with the possibility of international complications. It will be easier, I think, to end the war at once by ratify ing the treaty, and deal with the sub ject in our awn way. "The issue can be presented directly by a resolution of Congress declaring the policy of the nation upon this Bub iect. The President says in his mes- that our onlypurpose in taking posses Bion of Cuba is to establish a stable goy eminent and then turn the government over to the people of Cuba. Congress could reaffirm this purpose in regard to Cuba and assert the same purpose in regard to the Philippine Islands and Porto Rico. Such a resolution would make a clear-cut issue betreen the doc trine of self government and the doc trine of imperialism. We should re serve a harbor and coaling stations in Porto Rico and the Philippines in re turn for services rendered, and I think we would be justified in asking the same concession from Cuba. "In the case of Porto Rico, whe.e the people have as yet expressed no desire for an independent goyernment, we migb3t with propriety declare our wil lingness to annex the island, if the citi- zents desire annexation, but the inn ippioe islands are too lar away and their people too different from ours to be annexed to the United States, . even if thev desired it." Col. Bryan intends to enter actively in thefight against the colonial, pohep, In fact, it is evident that this was the main cause that led to his resignation Harried on m Mountain Jop, Seattle, Wash., Dec. 14. Entertain ing that good old-fasbioned notion that marriage are made in heaven, jure. Alice Mott, a New York widow, decided that she Would like to be married as near heaven as possible in this world So she concluded to take her next mat rimnnial Dlunee from the top of the loftiest mountain in Kootenay, British Columbia. The fortunate suitor, Mayor Smith, nf Fart Steele. . East Kootenay, fell readily into the notion. . Yesterday at 10 a. m. a happy but itrpd wedding party was shivering in furs 8.000 feet in the air onj the sum mit of Mt. Sullivan. Above and around the .day was clear and beautiful Beneath a violent snowstorm jras rag- nf i me. BhuttiDif out tbe worm irom view. I . .. v There and then this niamaee inline sky Was solemnized. . uut ine ardor oi i iha h&tlDV COUDle 8 deTOtlOn WSS DOl tor enouiiuiuB.cciJi.ucm '"ft ' t. Ihnm t fnt hamff rcw cold. TIMES. ,1898. : OLD TIM. IS CHR1STMASE8. The Wonderful Changes That Have 'Keen Wrought Daring the Last Half Century. E. P. Powell, In N. T. Independent. ' The Christmas of 1847 was a simple and tender affair, . consisting mainly of Santa Clans and well-filled stockings. The presents were home-made,, with a feed added sweetmeats and toys. Think of the changes 1 j An orange was a sight more rare than jcustard-apples are now. A banana I do not remember having seen before i860. Farmers used old flint locks to shoot the squirrels for a Christ mas pie or what we, used to 'call the "Queen's arms." These were British muskets, captured during the revolu tion. The first breech-loader was pa tented in 1836,! but they were not in common use. We went in thick stoga boots because rubbers were barely known, and I do not think a rubber boot was in existence. What we had were a sort of Indian moccasin imported from. Brazil, capable of wearing for ten years'. The first Goodyear patent was taken out in 1835. About the same time the: first machine was put in operation for mak- pins, "while for pens we used goose- quills or even hen-quills. It was, how ever, a peculiarly inventive period. All the knick-knacks that are most familiar to us were then novelties and costly. A bunch of pins in a Christmas stocking was not despised. If a box of matches could have been had it would have been a welcome gift from Santa Clans. t The stockings were hung up by the huge old fire-place, where great logs burned and coals were covered up. at night; In rural sections we had never seen a scuttle of coal, and had only heard of it as an effort to burn black stones. Whale-oil lamps marked the advanced line of progress in lighting streets and houses.- There was no dream of .canned fruits and cocoa and chocolate, although we had plenty Of tea and coffee; -It was impossible to give a sewing 'machine or a photograph. , - Daguerreotypes werenot devised until 1839, and the first -were taken in America at least a year later. I remember when Avery, woo took, the first sun picture west of Albany, carried it up and down the streets, flushed with his first success, and ran into house af ter house to exhibit it. It was a ghostly affair, to be squinted at and guessed out, but after all it; was the beginning of a great art. j ; , The presents" were fuller of affection because homemade. The whole family had been at work for weeks planning and executing little gifts. The boys made boxes and toys and hand sleds. The women made stocking and mufflers and dainty caps, while the girls made slippers, and the fathers made shoes. A home was a word that meant great things in those days : for both: the .wo men and the men had trades, as well as a knack and a knowledge of land cul ture. It is interesting to note that some of our beat observers and social students prophesy a large reaction from our pres ent fast and uneasy age to the quiet and calm of those earlier days of the century. Of course we shall notgive Tip our in ventions: but with them we may lose our boyish excitement, and react to an other period of reconsideration. This has been the history of the past. Eras of restless aggression have been followed by periods of reflection. We could do all that is necessary for a happy social state with less of wear, and less of nerve friction. Will electricity help us in this direction ? We believe it will. The most delightful part of these old- time holidays was the sports, pure and free from every guile. Our evenings were always at home; and in the one great family room, which was the dining- room and the kitchen in one, we gath ered before the huge fire of logs and had that sort of Unadulterated fun which can be had only where the whole fam ily is united.! We parched our home grown corn, and made our candy of molasses, and played simple games, in which no one joined more heartily than the father and the mother. The even ings lasted from candle lighting until nine oclock. No child Was ever per mitted ' to absent himself from the household after dark without the di rection of hie parents. But after nine o'clock no one ever thought Of being absent. Then we were all in our beds If we react to these or to simpler meth ods of living it will be by a resurrection of more home life. Let us see to it that the farm borne is more of a Lome, and the farmhouse family more self -con taihed. I ' . An Inverse Katlo. 'I know that you will be pleased with the present Ira going to give you said Mrs. Hdnnimune. 'I know I shall," he answered. 'It only cost ten dollars, dear, but knOw you'll like it just as well as if- cost twenty dollars." . "My dear,' he said, with the solemity of a man who has notes to meet, "1 11 like it better. : To reduce the thing to a cold mathematical basis, I'll like it just twice as welL . Minister's Wife a Shop-Liftcr. New York, Dec. 9 Members of the firm who had Mrs. Abby Lang, wife of minister and herself a teacher in Sun day school, arrested for' shop-lifting last night, to-day withdrew the charge at the solicitation of Superintendent . Re ids of the Sunday school of the Church of the Puritans. . She was taken home by friends. It is said the woman is articled with kleptomania. Mr. C. M. jLnxon, a well Known mer- Pa., has a little girl who is frequently threatened with croup, but when , -the first symptoms appear, his wife gives her Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which always affords prompt relief.! The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by M. L. Marsh & Co. o j There will be no reduction fol : the present in the strength of the' army and navy, and no volunteer regiments will be mustered out of Bervice, it is said at the War Department,; until provision has been made for the increase of the regular army. . , The State Auditor says that the sum mary of the returns of taxables show that the increase in taxable values! this year is $6,500,000, and over 1896, 1850,000, ! ' $1.00 a Tear, in Advance. Number 25. ARTICLES IN PEACE TREATY. . Paris, Dec. 13. Extraordinary pre cautions are maintained by, both the peace commissioners to preserve secrecy as to the contents of the treaty. The corretp indent of the Associated Press, however, has obtained from a reliable source the following outline9 of the treaty : . Article 1 provides for the relinquish ment of Cuba. Article 2 provides for the cession of Porto Rico. Article 3 provide for the cession of the Philippines for $20,000,000 as com pensatidh. . Article 4 embraces the plans for the cession of the Philippines, including the return of the Spanish prisoners in the hands of the Tagalos. Article d deals with the cession of barracks, war materials, arms, stores, buildings, and all other property apper taining to the Spanish administration in the Philippines. Article 6 is a renunciation by both nations of their respective claims against each other and the citizens of each other, Article' 7 grants to Spanish trade and shipping in the Philippines the same treatment as American trade and ship ping for ten years. Articles 8 provides for the release of all prisoners of war held by. Spain and of all prisoners held by her for politicial offenses committed in the colonies j acquired by the United States. J Article 9 guarantees the legal rights of Spaniards remaining in Cuba. Article 10 establishes religious freedom in the Philippines and guarantees to all churches equal rights. Arttcle 11 provides for thecompostion j of courts and other tribunals in Porto Rico and Cuba. - r- j Article 12 provides for the admin istration of justice in Rorto Rico and Cuba. Article 13 provides for the continu ance for five years of Spanish copyrights in the ceded territories, giving Spanish books admittance free of duty. Article 14 provides for the establish ment of consulates by Spain in the ceded territories. . V Article 15 grants to Spanish shipping in Cuba and Porto Rico the same treat ment as American shipping for ten years Spanish vessels to be treated as coasting craft. Article 16 stipulates that the obliga tions of the United States to Spanish citizens and property in Cuba shall end with the withdrawal of the United States authorities from the island. Article 17 provides that jthef treaty must be ratified within six months from the date of signing by the respective governments in order to be binding. Tomorrow the United States com missioners will call upon President Faure and M. Delcasse, the foreign mnister,tto make their formal farewells. The Jim Crow Car Law. v . Charlotte Observer, 10th. I am much interested in the Jim Crow law to-be. " said a railroad man to an Observer reporter yeaterday. ,"I am anxious to see what shape it is going to take. I don't believe it can be operated. How many cars are you going to haver If you have one for the white people and one for the negroes and charge the same fare the rowdy whites will take possession of the white car and make it uncomfortable for decent ladies and gentlemen. If you have a division in the car one end to be used by tne second class fare crowd and the other by the first class fare people you. ' will still have trouble of the same nature. The law will necessitate four cars." Another railroad man who. travels mainly in South Carolina said: "The Jim Crow law works like a charm in South Carolina. On my train I have two cars one. is for the whites and blacks who buy first class tickets and the other for those who ride on second class tickets- In the hrat car there is a partition Wall between the White people and the negroes, while in the second class car all colors and classes are mixed I have no trouble whatever." A young lawyer who'ought to know said yesterday: "I know that a Jim Crow law is being formulated now and it will be' offered to the legislature soon after it convenes in Raleigh, ir Janu ary. x here will be two care one ior the second class and the other for the first class fare people. In the cars will be a partition between the white people and the negroes. This is going to be a law."" Carried Daws Stream. When a man crossing- some difficult place in 'his working: career ; spurring : all his energies to accomplish some critical cassaee. in his business Jour ney, Buddeni finds his healt . giving: way and : feels himself t swept out of the isaddle by the swift-running current of dis ease then is the time when the marvelous rejuvenating properties of Dr. Pierce's fiolden Medical JJlscoverv win prove an unfailing means of rescue and restoration. - It is a very simple though eminently scientific medicine. It is not a mere stim ulant like so manv malt .extracts. It re stores healthy power by reviving the in nermost sources of vitality in the nutritive system. It enables the digestive, and blood-making organism to manufacture good blood , abundantly and rapidly, so that the immense waste ot tissue ana nerve fiber entailed by hard labor is offset a speedy upbuilding of fresh energy an tnd strength. . i ; A prominent and venerable Illinois pbyndas. D. W. Vowles. M. D.. of Fowlfcr. Adams Co.. writing to Dr. Pierce, says: " I send herewith rnmv-nnp i.ti cenu in namn ior i ac jrctroic rnmmon Sense Medical Adviser' in cloth bind- ing. With this pittance for so valuable a work (truly a gift to the public), I must express my high appreciation of the vast amount of good that you have rendered the public. A correct measure oi vour usefulness never iuw occn. uu never will be estimated by the public; no, not even by the multitude of afflicted humanity that has been relieved and cured by your medi cines. Wherever I go or hsve been in the United States, I find persons who have used, and are usinir Dr. Pierce' medicines with satisfac- r arc icunir BparagtaRlj seen so often their good effects, I am also enthused with con fi,4OT,r in their action in cases and conditions for which they are recommended. .It is not common for regular physicians to endorse and r.rrr.riMam mmUHtlM. but VD U11S case I have no equivocation or hesitancy in so doing." - s The quick constipation - cure Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Never gnpe, THE TIMES STEAM BOOK AND JOB OFFICE We keep on hand a fall Btook of LETTER HEADS, NOTE HEADS, STATE MENTS, BILL HEADS, ENVEL OPES, TAGS, VISITING CARDS, WED DING INVITATIONS, ETC., ETC. GOOD PRINTING ALWAYS PAYS Baking Ponder Made from pure cream of tartar. Saf guards the food against alum Alum powders are the greatest menacersto oi tne present day. SOV. BWIWS POWOtH PP., new TOOK. WE PAY THE FREIGHT AND .18.9S $ - MLI. II VU918. This 5 -piece parlor suit, rocker, divan, and sota, and .wo parlor chain, highly polished lrame, hmshed mahog any, ana apnoi stered invelnitrnr ,anM,r 1. . size, and suit able tor any parlor in the land, $ 15.0s and freight paid , anywhere on earth. Such a bargain as this you have never seen before, no matter how old you are, and neverwiU again, probably, if you reach the century nark. which we hope you will. Further comment "is unnecessary, except that if you want to know of thousands of such bargains, send for our 160-page furniture catalogue, and if you want carpet at such prices as most dealers can't buy for. send for our ten-color lithographed carpet catalogue, and what you 11 find in these two books will teach you something that you'll want to remember for many a day. Remember Christmas is coming, and sensible people give sensible gifts which sensible people most sp preciate. Something for the home is the best of all presents, and our catalogues-will suggest to you what ii best. Address (exactly as below) JULIUS HIKES & SON, Dept. 909. BALTIMORE. HD, oooooooceoooooooooooooooq PROFESSIONAL CARDS. D. O. CALDWELL, X. D. SC. L. ST IV JENS, M . V DRS. GALDWELL & STEVENS, Office In former Postofflce Building on Haln Bireei. Telephone No. 37. DR. H. C HERRING. Dentist, - Is again at his old place over Torke's Jewelry otore, . . ' co.ncori, zr. c. DR, Lr N. BURLEYS0N, Physician and Surgeon. Oners his professional services to the citi zens of Concord and vicinity. umce over Mann's arug store. -Telephone No. 86 Residence, corner Depot and Fetzer Streets. Dr; W. c. Houston. Sni0eon Hr&X Dentist, CONCORD, If. O. . Is prepared to do all kinds of dental work In the most approved manner. , . umce over jonnson's Drug store. L. T. HARTSELL, Attomey-at-Lai,: ' ' OOirCOBX), ZTOHTB CAAOUZTA. Prompt attention given to all business. Morris building, opposite court Office In house. W. H.IJI.Lr, M. D." DRS. LILLY ' U ONTaOKXBT, M. S offer their prof essionar servlces to the citi zens of Concord and vicinity. All calls promptly attended day or night. Office and residence on East Depot street, opposite Presbyterian church. W. t . MONTOOKXBT. 7. IiKB OBOWXZr MONTGOMERY & CROWELL, , Attorneys and CounssIors-at-Law, CONOOBD, N. 0. As partners, will practice law In Cabarrus.' Stanly and adjoining counties, in the Supe rior and Supreme Courts of the State and in the Federal Courts. Office on Depot street I Parties desiring to lend money can leave it with us or place ft In Concord National Bank for us, and we will lend it on good real es tate security free of charge to the depositor. we maae tnorougn examination 01 tiue.to lands offered as security for loans. Mortgages foreclosed without expense to owners of same. BLDHE & BRO., Machine Works. CONCORD. N O. General MacMnists and Machine Dealers. We do heavy machine ,vy machine work; also engine and boiler work especially, f 1 . fine cutting ana threading done to 10 inches inclusive. All or- . ders have our prompt and careful attention. and prices as low as consistent with first-class workmanship and materials. . When In .need of anything in our line give us a caU. -Office and works. Corbln St. STEADY IIC0ME?; 52J 111 start you in the mail order business .day or evening. -No peddling. M. Young, 363Henry St., Brooklyn, N.Y.I f . These Glasses are famous for their i - - ' Superiority- Oyer All; Otters, , and are sold by over 11,000 dealers in the' United States. . 1 The Marsh Drug Co. has a complete assortment and EICLDSIYE SALE IH COKCOBD.