North Carolina Newspapers

I ES, ) I - John B. Sherrlll, Editor and Owner. PUBLISHED TWICE .A. WEEK. $1.00 a Tear, In Advance. a Tear. tha County. Volume XXII. Concord, N. C, December 16. 1904. Number 49. THE Ohms TwaOoBrery WMkand thaPrio , to Only One Dollar Has nr. ) Clreulatlow ofanyrmpar Ever 1 Publfchadla 1 J Dillinery and Dry Goods 9 i nave an excellent siock Jb, of the latest 9 VS'Milllnery and Dry Goods and mv prices are low. Call to see me before makingyour purchases. Urs. Emma Blackwelder, At Gibson Mill. Hot. t l m. PRICE LIST D. J. DOST tc CO. Corn, 70c per bushel. Peas, 70c per bushel. . . Eggs, per dozen, 20c. Chickens, 20 to 30 cents. Butter, 12Vc to 15c per pound. Sweet Potatoes, 35c to 40c per bushel. Irish Potatoes, 75c to 90c per bushel Onions 90c to $1 per bushel. Peanuts, 75c per bushel. Pork, 8c per pound. Partridges, SMic to 10c a piece. Rabbits, 5c to 7Ysc. Rabbitts must be cleaned and skinned, with head and feet left on. Will give you the highest market price for Hides. D. J. BOST & CO. 75 BUSHELS DEED RYE for sale at $1.00 per bushel. Several cheap Horses Second-Hand Buggies 2 No. 23 Chattanooga Plows 2 two-horse Buggies AT A BARCAIN. F. B. McKINHE Livery, Sale and Feed Stable; JEWELRY DIAMONDS I WATCHES and a complete line of ttM X GENUINE 1847 Rogers Bros." Knives, Forks, Spoons, etc. Eves enfrfullT examined and properly fitted to the bet grade Repnlring. V S f W.GCORRELUeweier THE Concord National Bank. Concord, N C. July 5th, 1H. This bank has just passed the sixteenth .nnlneraary, and each one of these sixteen years has added to Its strength, thus proving Mat It la worthy the confidence of Its pa trons and tit general publlo Paid in Capital $50,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits . . Shareholders Liability 36,000 50,000 With the above as . base for confidence Mid an anasaallv larite aruouut of asseta In proportion to liabilities as a. guarantee of conservative management we Invite your late reel paid as agreed. J. M. ODKLL, President, D, B. OOLTKAHR. Cashier. . sUahasond. Thoa. W. Smith. 6. 6. RicnraD & CO. 18821904. HO OFFICE. Carrying all lines of business. Companies all sound alter Bal timore fire We thank you for past favors, and ask m continuance of your business. Rear room City Hall. DR. J. A. WHITE, 2HTIST. Offlce over Corrall's Jewelry Store, COHCORD, H. a mi I I t .-. M. (L.si ft I I Bast 1 iwk f-jnjp. TunU . I I tot' "ld hr druff.t. IP UNDStt THI NKIXETOB. If sweethearts were sweethearts always. Whether as maid or wife. No drop would be half so pleasant Iu the mingled draft of life. Happy Is he whoso sweetheart Is wife and sweetheart still ; Whose voice, as of old, can charm blm; Whose kiss, as of old. can thrill. A HOLIOAT BHIBI. Christmas In de kltellen, Christmas In de air, Christmas In de dtnln' room, Christmas everywhere, Cblstmas In de grocery tto'. Got aroun' at las'; Chlstmas In de pocketbook. But goln' mighty fas'. CHB19TSIAS) ADVICB. Now Tork Times. Go through your list of friends oar fully and cross off those who didn't give you anything last year. It is to be hoped you have postponed all Christmas shopping until Monday, the 21at. It is such a comfort to the salespeople. If you are engaged to a young man it is perfectly proper for you to consider yourself aggrieved if he does not spend his November salary on your present. Buy a showy present for your daugh ter to give her teacher, and when she gets home ask her if any of the other children gave a present as good as hers. In passing on Christmas presents care should be taken not inadvertently to return them to the donors. If your boy wants to give his teacher a Christmas present tell him you pay taxes for the support of the public schools and that's enough. Do not pay any attention to the individuality of persons to whom you are making a gift. Buy the thing that will be the most showy and effective. Calculate your presents carefully, ac cording to, the wealth, and social posi tion of those who are to receive them. Give unto those whom you desire should give unto you. It is more blessed to get than to give. " 'Tis Christmas doth make cowards of ns all." Took las fli. Minailon. Atlanta Constitution. "John, here are your slippers." "Thank you," "And your smoking jacket." "How good you are!" "And your pipe and tobacco." "That's kindl" "And now sit down and let me rub your head for I know you're tired poor fellow!" And then he looked inquiringly at her and said: "Mollie, let's be perfectly candid with each other. What kind of Chiistmas present do you want?" The Key Tbat Unlocks the Door to Long Living. The men of eighty-five to ninety years of age are not the rotund well fed, hot thin, spare men, who live 0.1 a slender diet. Be as careful as be will, however, a man put middle age, will occasionally eat toi ma"h or of some article of food not suited to his constitution, and will need a dose of Chamberlain's Liver and Stomach Tables to cleanse and invigor ate his stomach and regulate his liver and bowels. When this is done there is no reason why the average man should not live to old age. For sale by M. L. Marsh and D. D. Johnson. Deadly Worms la Cabbage. Piddeix, III., December 13. James Rankin, aged 60; Mary Rankin, aged 56, and four children, living near here. are dead from the effect of eatiog pois. oned cabbage. Cabbage in the gaVden was found to contain worms about the size of a thread and 8 to 10 inches long, about the color of the cabbage. "The cabbage was cut up and fed to animals and all died Farmers are destroying their cabbage. Cotton is worth only about 7 cents, but we are glad to say it is not likely that very much will be sold in this county at tbat price any time soon The average farmers are now in pretty good abape and they haven't got any notioojof taking 7 cents a pound for their cotton? The Exchange believes they have the situation in their own hands for one time and why not take advantage of ii? Laurinburg Exchange Byles Did you ever come across a more conceited fellow than Bulger? They ssy he Is an atheist; and I believe he is. BonloA-I wouldn't like to go so far as that; but I do know that he doesn't recognize the existence of a supenor being. Wayward Son Do yon mean to say that nnleas I mend my ways you will not leave me a cent f Dutiful Father I mean to say that unless you mend vonr ways I will not have a cent to leave yon. Willy I gues. poor Willie Dank didn't get any presents. Jimmy Why f Willy 'Causa his mother burns an il star, a.d d.y aiat gt . ais.ry. sati jovsnt LurrER. Atlanta Journal. I am this week filling lecture engage ments around Chicago, in Michigan, Indiana And Illiqgis towns and will lecture in Cincinnati in the Y. M 0. A. oourse next Tuesday night, thence for a week in Pennsylvania. Then home for the holidays. It seems to me that Christmas grows on the American people every year and there is a growing tendency to quit "Bring it in and firing it out." Pres- ents and turkey dinners and goods for the poor is the order of the day. Santa Claus still lives in spite of all efforts to expose him as a fraud, or to down him at an imposter. He would bave been executed long ago if he had deserved to die. When he docs go, the children will be the chief mourners at his grave and the chief shouters at his refurrec tion if ha should rise again. Some say the Bible story of the Garden of Eden is simply a legend. If so it's a beauti ful legend and will live on long after Bible skeptics have been forgotten. I can never forget the Christmas mornings of my young boyhood, when we all arose so early and took down our stockings and ftfnnd them loaded with striped stick candy, nuts and raisins and then the toys and play things on the tables and in the chimney corners. I never want to forget those pleasant occasions. Though I know they will never come to me again, still my grand children shall enjoy them while I live. It is a marvel to walk the streets of the great oities and see the show windows and shoppers, laden with all kinds of pres ents, looking to Christmas. The rich and poor alike are gathering in their presents, suited to their pocketbooks, and millions and millions will be spent in this glad way. I find among press and people Presi dent Roosevelt's message much talked and discussed. The masses are pleased and the classes are stampeded. The message reads like the charge of a fear less judge to his grand jury. Like the senior partner of a great bu-inoss in terest reading the riot act to junior members, clerks and porters. What the results will be remains to be seen. The politicians know the people are with the President, and the people are the only power that the polititians fear. Therefore, I think they will not oppose the President, persistently, because they fear the people. flo rresident in my day has ever been so fully endorsed and approved as Mr. Roosevelt. The people believe in him. They believe he is honest, fear less and sensible, with an unknown quantity cf dash or strenuousuess tbat they know not how to calculate on. All in all, they are willing to risk him, and we shall see what we shall see. I have read with some interest Sena- tar Bacon's letter on the situation, and while 1 am an admirer of Mr. Bacon, yet I must say that all men in the South who hold office think and talk like he does. Their political life de pends upon their constituency "stand ing pat" on old issues and staying by old sentiments, sccalled. All that talk about fawning and kissing the foot that is ready to kick you, etc., I take no stock in. The .bloody shirt waves and the fire eaters ' ought to be put out of business, and the sooner the better. A jet black negro and a pure white man maintaining their places with a line between them which neither will cross, will settle the social problem. The white primary will settle the politi cal problem, and we will let the indus trial problem settle itself by tbe largest pole taking the persimmon. We bav tried a Solid South forty years. The North was never solid until the land slide of November 8ih, laet. I see already some old jackass has turned his stentorian voice loose in Coograss advocating the eutting down of Southern representation, etc. That sort of stuff is enough to fatigue an idiot and I guess he is tired almost to death already. The great masses of people and poli ticians North are friendly towards the South and now I tay let's turn our friendly side towards them and put tbe other gangs out of business as well as out of capital. ' I have heard the Republicans crowing or boasjng of their great victory and I have heard no Democrat gnashing his teeth because of their victory. I repeat my former plea, let's be great and con ciliatory and see if that is not the best plan. Stick to white supremacy in all local government and nationally vote as you please. Let's make our political program like our business program. Have as much sense in the one as you have in the other. I have been casting my ballot for 20 years or more for a full fledged Yankee nominee for the Presidency. I have not lost my love for the South or her peo ple. I aaa truly leyal U say sssti... I d Yet, I've voted for Swallow, Wooley and all the line of Prohibition candi dates for many years. They say I've thrown my votes away, but I am not much behind the Democrats in throw ing votes away. I've voted like Z have prayed and lost out and prayed again and will do it again. The Democrats have voted like they "ousted" and lost out and "cussed" again, but the? thing has got beyond "cussing" now. I think it s time tbe people of the South were being heard. Let good men write and talk, and let the politicians take a back seat a while. I want some of our leaders to get in the rear of the procession. Let them go "way back and sit down." In other words, let's all talk a little, and quit this habit of making our poli ticians do our talking and drinking both. The latter will be bard enough on them. . . ,, Yours truly, Sam P. Jon s, . Girl Victims of. Secret Society! The other day at LaFayette, Ind., seven girls were initiated into a tjigb school secret society called by the high sounding name of Phi Kappa Theta. As a result of the initiation one was made desperately ill with nervous pros tration and tbe other six were too ill to attend schoool. Here are some of '. the things done to the victims; They were made to disrobe, a red hot branding iron was brought in And thf viotims believed that the buralng beefsteak which they smelt was their own flesh burning, the delusion being heightened by a piece of ioa drawn down their, bare back. Then the -vio tims were shown a dish of squirming earthworms and blindfolded. A dish of hot macaroni was fed to eack, and they believing they were eating fried worms The tortures continued until all' the candidates were prostrated . As a result there is such indignation as will very probably made the society unpopular Proad or Tbelr Koad. One of tbe secrets of the great effi ciency attained in every department of the Lak. Shore Railway is the innate pride which every employee takes in his road. Each one is proud pf (be fact that his road excels in evejry pai ticular. He knows "IhalTne" roadbed, rolling stock, engines and safety ap pliances are the very best that skill can devise and money can buy. Wise trav elers know it too, and take care that their tickets read "Via the Lake Shore.' Startling- Evidence. Fresh testimony in great quantity is constantly coming in, declaring Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption oonghs and colds to be nneqnaled. A reoent expression from T. J. McFarlaud, Bentorsville, Va. , serves as example. He writes: "I had bronchitis for there years and doctored all the time without being benefited. Then I began taking Dr. King's New Discovery, and a few bottles wholly cured me." Equally effective in curing all lung and throat troubles, consumption, pneumonia and grip. Guaranteed by all druggists. Trial bottles free, regular size 60c, and $1.00. Pa bile CoDfldrnre is a valuable thing to have. It is en joyed to the fullest extent by tbe Lake Shore Railrod. The public have learned that this great trunk road spares no ef fort and no expense to give them high speed, all the comforts of home and absolute safety when traveling. Thus it is that all experienced travelers are careful to see that their tickets read Via Lake Shore." Take care that yours do too. A Public Benefactor usually wins the thanks and enjoys the confidence of the public. Tbe Lake Shore Railway is looked Upon by many in this light, and there are many ex perienced travelers who would under no conditions use any other ralway be tween the Eist and West. ' Cotton continues to go dwn in price Those who advised tbe farmer to hold their crops now see the folly of at tempting to know everything about it Nine times out of ten tbe best thing the farmer can do is to pick out bis crops early, gin a few bales at oncesknd Sill; pay his accounts and put tbe balance in his pocket. This course pays in the long run. lne taix nowever, 01 a twelve amnion bale crop seems out of reason. Windsor Ledger. Mrs. Jolin Ti. Fish, a well-known resident of Newington, Conn., is dying as a result of being bitten by a rat. No vember 17 tbe house cat brought a large rat andid it at her feet. The rat moved not a mfecle and Mrs. Fish, supposing it was dead, took it up to throw it out ot the house. The rat turned and bit her in tbe band. Ten days later the hand began to swell and blood poisoning developed. When a man tells you all his trembles he bMa.s aaa af y.urs. IN States vtlls Landmark. Some time ago an aged citizen and devout Methodist complained tbat the mourner'iench had been fbolisbei in the Methodist Church. Under the modern methods he said the mourner's bench, once so conspicuous in revivals, was unknown, and no more do con victed sinners kneel there and after much prayer and tribulation "oome through" arising and shouting in the joy of their conversion. But now in all revival meetings people who desire prayer stand up or hold up their hand, and signify conversion in the same way or by giving the preacher their hand. We mention this to say tbat the mourner's bench of glorious memones has not been entirely eliminated. Bishop Candler, who held the North Carolina Conference at Henderson tbe other day, is thus quoted: "Hold on to your own methods the methods of Methodist Church. I be lieve in the altar and the mourner's bench and use them when I hold a meeting. I held two meetings this last year. What do you want to go running off after other folks and their methods forf You had better let them run after you. I don't like this 'pop-corn' method in a Methodist ring. I don't like to see folks popping up for prayer in a Methodist meeting like grains of corn on a hot shovel. You hear some folks say the day of revivals is past and that the oburoh is drifting away from revivals.' When you hear anyone talk ing that way you may be sure tba trouble is that he nas drifted away from tha revival himself." If the bishop isn't an old-timer him self he believes in old-time methods. In other remarks at tbe Conference he criticised among oih;r thiDgs the mod era church festival. He sair" he h id been asked to belp along a church f uno- tion to buy an organ for a oburoh, and be intimated that when he gave any thing to help buy a church organ it might be known something was wrong roald Rat Until He Starved. Congressman Wade, of the Second Iowa district and the only Democrat in the House from tbat State, tells a stgry about a young man who took a tack of grain to an old fashioned rrill to have it ground into meal. The ponderous wheels revolved so slowly that only a tiny stream of meal trickled feebly, while the young man patiently waited. Finally his patience was exhausted and be complained to (he miller. -'Dj you know," be said, "I could eat tbat meal faster than your Ad mill can grind it?" "Yes," re plied the miller; "but how long could you keep on eating it? ' "I could keep on eating it until I starved," was the conclusive answer of tbe young man. Uleet Him Hair Way. Stanly Enterprise. Any overtures which President Roose velt may make in a friendly way to ward the. 8outh should be received by our people in a measure equally as friendly as the President's. The past campaign, in bringing out the racial issue, gave rise to much unpleasant and harsh criticism of the President, and some have impressions of blm as a man not friendly to our section. It is the part of Democrats and Southerners to harbor no malice, grudge or ill feel ings against him. We make bold to hope that the South will fare well at his hands. Tbat Throbbing Headache Would quickly leave yon, if yon nsed Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for sick and nervous headaches They make pure blood and build up yoor health. Only 25 cents, money back if not cured. Sold by all druggist. "I swear by yon tall elm in the park," ha began, but she shut him off. "Swear not by it," she said, implor ingly. "Why not?" he asked. "Because it is a slippery elm," she answered, knowingly. This world is gfjnd and beautiful to the jpiritual-minded; it is dull, stupid and oommonplace to the unawakened rhe world is to each one as each one thinks; beauty and ugliness, order and disorder, can be bad for the mere think ing Frank Harrison. Great truths are always resized by men and women wiln calm, serene, -pen minds, and large and expansive hearts, and soals stripped of all the reils of darkness, ignorance, intolerance, fanaticism, superstition and paseion Frank Harrison. Yes, indeed," sail tha proud mother, "try children are the cream of tbe household." "H'm! ' granted the crusty bachelo'. Then why don't you whip the SHOP C1HDLKB RRLIKVFS OLD TIMB mBTHODS. pzMojrffAMB JFYOUISP A POPUUK LOAD. Peters Referee Shells LOADED WITH THE FAMOUS Kimf'i Semi-Smokeless Powder, which made th world record la rifle and revolver thootinsT. Has all the advantaarei of mokelesa powders and cost less. Other lotHs : League, black powder; Ideal. New Victor, bulk amokeleia; Premier, aud High Gun, denao smokclcaa. FOR SALE BY Ritchie Hardware Co. FREY'S VEIOFUGE Is the same food, old-fashioned medicine that has saved the lives of little children for the past 60 years. It is a med icine made to cure. It has never b?en known to fail. If your child Is sick get a bot tle of FREY'S VERMIFUGE A FINE TONIC FOR CHILDREN Do not tak. a substitute. If your drufrelst does not keep It, send twenty-bvs cents In staaips to 3D. c S. FUSTS' nalUinore, Md. anj a bottle wilt be Bailed yoo. FOR FINE AND UP-TO-DATE PHOTOGRAPHS do to O. V. FpUST Leading Photographer Remember the holidays are ap proaching and you will do well to sit for Photos at an early day as the more time to make pictures the better the finish. I Have on Hand a New and Up -to -Date Line of Cards. Also a beautiful l'ne of BEsOoetms of the best quality. Remember we make all sizes of Crayon, Pastel, Water Color, Sepia, and Oil Portraits. Come and let us see if we can supply your wants in the art. Remember the place. O. V. FOUST, Opposite Court House, Concord. Not. . 1M4. To tbe Taxpayers of tbe Conntj. Tour taxes have bene doe since the 1st ot September, and I have waited patiently with rnu. but the time has oome when I must have your tax. The law forces me to pay over tbe school tax by J anuary 1st. and I cannot pay U era without your help. Now you must pay or I will have to lery on your property and make coat to the tax-Daver. I hope every one will take this notice Into consideration, and consider the situation in which I am placed, and save me some trouble and you some expense, because you know as well as myself your tax Is due and ought be paid and must be pall. ' Yours to serve. jab. r. n&uttus snerui. Concord, W.C., Deo 1.1K4. Parlor Rockers Reception Chairs Writing Desks Pictures, Easels Rugs China Sets Glassware Everything to Make.Home Comfortable. We've a large and better, prices never you than right now. ca s" m I P ST W3 f II ca II 11 II , II em Ea il ca ea ea ea ca IMMENSE S Ladies Fine Shoes We will place on our counter the world known Regina Shoes, $3.00 for $2.50; $2.00 for $1.65. The greatest bargain ever offered. We have other Fine Shoes we can furnish you at reasonable prices. We have a specfal good thing in Ladies' Underskirts to offer you, i to 13.50. A splendid line of Dress Goods 15c to $2.50 per yard. Big Line of Wool Blankets at Sea sonable Prices . . . . A magnificent line of Ladies' Misses, and Children's Coats and Reefers, all at popu lar prices. You want to see them. ca Now for Clothing. ca la We have as strong line as was ever shown in 8a town, at any price you wish. Men's Suits, ca $3-oo to $35 00. Youths' Suits, $2.00 to $16.00. ca Boys' Suits 1.50 to $8.00. Thousands of Odd ca " - e-frqm 65c (o 6.oo. We can please you ti in Clothing, ca ii . ii Our Line of Millinery C'J is up-to-date. We are having a big rush in this line. You ought to see our line. ca II DON'T FAIL TO SEE OUR i SPECIAL IN SHOES. ca ua ca II D. P. Dayvault & Bro. ca . it so, be sure and see THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILVAY or, IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE, The best line to Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Indian Territory, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada Kansas, Oregon, , Oklahoma, Old Mexico, Texas, " Utah, Washington and Wyoming. If you want to go write me NOW ! 3 trains daily from Memphis, 8:5C a. m . 8:00 p. m., and 11 p. m. I. E. REHLANDER, Traveling Passenger Agent, Chattanooga, Tenn. 38aaaaMaraisamnawav'Bav3rWJUWjlW3VWSBaaaM splendid stock of Furniture. Choosing was never lower, and we were never a n m VALUES ITJ t J tw that yoor ticket reads via Victor Tafkirjo; Machines.. Victor Records. better prpared to please ? I, -J A - -a . it