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HuTwU th Wwkud C gtroalatloa tlMjrlM , to Only On Dollar or any raj Ever Published la the County, ryTohn B. Sherrill, Elltor And Owner. PUBLISHED TWICE WEEK. r, is Adraiice. a Year. Concord, N. c, Dbcealber 23. 1904. YOLUUE XXII. U1IE2II 51. D.'T OONCOR IMF ; pnzcsLi:: o J. nOftT ft CO. y " Corn, 70c per bushel. Peas, 70c per bushel. Eggs, per dozen, 20c. Chickens, 20 to 30 cents. , Batter, 12V4c to 15c per pound Sweet Potatoes, 35c to 40c per bushel. f Irish Potatoes. 76c to 90c Vgr bushel Onions 90c to $1 per bushel. Peanuts, 75c per bushel. Pork, 8c per pound. Partridges, 8V6c to 10c a piece Rabbits, 5c to 7V&c. Rabbitts must be cleaned and skinned, with head and feet left ci Will give you the highest market price tor Hides. D. J. B0ST & CO. 75 BUSHELS SEED RYE for 'sale at $1.00 per bushel. Several cheap Horse Second-Hand Buggies 2 No. 23 Chattanooga Plows , 2 two-horse Buggies AT A .BARGAIN. F. B. IIcKIHHE, Livery, Sale and Feed Stable. I JEWELRY Dif.:o;;DS WATCHES and a complete line of the GENUINE W7 Rogers Bros." Knives, Forks, Spoons, etc. Ees Cfrefullv exnmitict snd- proiierlT fittetl to Hie V-2t grade of slashes. ( kepbirinf . v ' W.C.CORRELL,Jewe:er.: THE tm miirai en, Concord, N.0.. July 5th, MM. -Thla bank ha. just pasted the sixteenth snnineroary, and eaoh one of Uieae sixteen r ears bas added to Its strength, thus proving hat It la worthy the confidence of Its pa trons and the general public Paid in Capital $50,000 Surplus and Undivided . Profits - ' 36,000 Shareholders Liability 50,000 With the above as a base tor confidence snd an unusually larxe amount of assets in proportion to liabilities as s guarantee of conservative management, we invite your business. Interest palokaa agreed. J. M. ODILL, President, D. B. OOLTRAHB. Cashier. O.O. Klohmond. Tnos. W. Smith. c. g. ricb:oxd 4 CO. Ml IIO OFFICE. Carrvine all lines of business. Companies all sounditter Bal timore nre. c JSVe thank you for pastCavors, a"d ask a continuance of your business. ' Rear room City Hall. DR. J. A. WHITE, DEKTTST. Office over Oo trail's Jewelry Store OOROORU, H. C. rJoticoof CIcCaicn The annual meeting of the shareholders of tlie Concnrd National Bank 111 he held in tile ofUee of said bank, Tuesday, January 10, 10, at eler en o'clock a. m.. for the purpose of electing Ker en directors to serve one year j to consider the proposition to Increase the Capital Block from SftO.ooo to 1100.000, and for the transaction of such other business as may legally come before the meeting. J. M. OIKU. Prmlrient. D. B. COLIKANK, Caauier. TotlicTai-Fjjsrscftl3C::rj. four taxes have neen doe since the 1st of September, and I hay waned patMy w- a yon, bat the tins baa come when 1 mut ha re your tax. The law toroaa me to pay ovmr toe school tax by J nuary la, and I oann.it py tt am wfthOQt your aa d. Bow you o- tp-f or I will bars to levy on your proDar.y ad stake cost to the tax-payer. 1 bi every one will take this notloa Into c. n- .ranou. and eoaslder too altnaston In wnica I am plaoad. and say ma aoma trnnhia and you sons expense, beeeas you know a well aa myself your tax I due antt-t b paid and must be pall. Tours to. -a, JAS. r b aaaia. Sheriff. Concord. B.C., Deo. 1. IM, 5fl Tz WIVE3 ONeCHRISTMAS TREES StvaaaT Ckriatamas Caatam That rvevatl la Parts at Roaaia. Of all Christmas tree customs, one of the strangest prevails In parts of Ras tiaA sUt tresis set up In the village, onMie branchesOf witch roost young unmarried women, cloaked and hooded and veiled so that their Identity Is con cealed. The swains are admitted one by one, just as they are In our familiar American game of "spat in, spat oat." Each as he enters lifts a veil of course Rt random and the face thus disclos ed belongs to bis future wife. The act of lifting the veil betrotns the couple, the penalty for breaking the engage ment being a heavy fine to be paid into the village treasury. Another Russian custom Is a proces sion of children dressed in fantastic animal costumes. One boy bolds aloft tvo1 ftV hi A BC881! CHRISTMAS TBEB. a star shaped paper lantern to repre sent the "star of the east;" another car ries on bis back a miniature theater, on the stage of which puppet perform ances like "Punch and Judy" shows are given at every farmhouse where the motley pageant baits. The modern Christmas tree comes to us from Germany, the Yule log from Scandinavia, Santa Glaus from Hol land and the Christmas stocking from France, but the Christmas turkey ah, that Is America's contribution to the world's Btock of Christmas cheer! But there is one part of the world where the people are afraid to eat turkey. In Armenia it would be too much like treason to their cruel ruler, the Turk. If they do venture to eat the fowl they call it "Egyptian ben." Down in Egypt they name it "Indian ben." Thus both Armenians and Egyptians save them selves from Moslem vengeance. Pitts burg Dispatch. Ckrlatxaas Table Deearaiioaa. The dinner table itself should pro claim the season by its decoration. A snowy cloth patterned with holly leaves or mistletoe, a centerpiece of glossy holly leaves and brilliant berries, sli ver candelabra and silver bonbon dishes are appropriate and dignified. Flat wreaths of holly tied with bows of "berry" red ribbon are very effec tive on the table, one in the center and one encircling each candelabrum. A sil ver or a cut glass bowl of holly and meteor roses or holly and mistletoe may be set In the. wreath to com plete the centerpiece. " The outline of the Christmas star may be used instead of the wreaths. In this case the bows of ribbon are omitted. And for the guest cards either bells, stars, plum puddings, holly or ivy leaves, cut out and painted and ornamented with Christmas Terse or greetings, are ap propriate, and sf little silk stocking of bonbons may be laid by each card as a souvenir. Christ's Birthday. There is something akin to sadness in the fact that in tracing the origin of many of our church festivals we And It In pagan celebrations antedating the Christian era. There is nothing cer tain even about the birthday of Christ Somaj authorities assert that Decem ber was in the dry season, when shep herds were on duty day and sight In the controversy over the date, extend ing from December to Hay, Pop Ju lius (337-352) had an Investigation made by 8t Cyril and was satisfied that the 25th of December was correct It was so established in the Soman church, and before the end of the fourth century the dictum was nni versslly accepted. Boatftyerald. Mr. Leader's LlawralltT. Struggling Pastor Nes'ly all th congregation has subscribed liberally for the Christmas tree fund, and I feel sure that I can also bave your hearty co-operation. How much will you Mrs. Leader Let me sea. Ob, I am the only member who has a carriags and coachnjan, I think. "Yes. The rest are poor." "Well, I will drive around and col lect the subscriptions." Ckrlslaas Day. Oh, bleated day which axivea the eternal 11a r To salt and sens and all the brute Vlth ln Oh. come to as amid this war of life; To hall and hovel come; to all who toll In aen-.t. ahop or study and to thoae Who, aundercd by the wastea of hall a world, m warned and sorely tempted, ever face Nature's brute powers and men unman ned to brutes Come to them, blest and bleaslax, Christ mas day. TU them one mors the tafct sf Bethle hem The kneeling shepherds and the Bab divine Aad kaap them man tad ted, fair Chrstt. THE MYSTIC MISTLETOE. Oaee a Pwltrt at Pasaa Bites, It Haw Belonere to Lvera. From time Immemorial the white berried mistletoe bas played a leading part J n Yuletide festivities, though it hasjnot always conveyed the oscillato ry privileges which give it its value In the eyes of the romantic youth of to day. Like so many other features of the Christmas celebration, mistletoe has been borrowed from the pagans of antiquity and Christianized by the lapse of centuries. The Persians be fore the birth of Christ used the mis tletoe In their sacred rites, and in parts of India pagan priests still Incorporate it in their ritual. It figures largely in Scandinavian mythology. Baldur, the son of Odin, though a demigod, was slain by a spear of mistletoe, a proof of its magic powers. It is from the Druids of old England, however, that mistletoe has come to us. The Druldlcal priests, sprung, It Is said, from the magi of the east, the wise men who worshiped at the cradle of the Infant Saviour, beldthe mistle toe as their most sacred possession, and the cutting of the pretty parasite from the oak, the tree which the Druids claimed God laved more than any other, was attended with the greatest solemnity. On the Druids' fes tival day a grand procession, leading two white oxen, moved to the mystic grove. There the oxen were fastened to the oak by their horns, and a white robed priest climbed Into the leafless branches and cut the bunches of mis tletoe with a golden knife. The oxen were then sacrificed and religious serv ices performed, after which the pro cession returned to the temple fn the forest and the mistletoe was deposited In the Druldlcal arnnum. Besides taking its place In the reli gious observances of the Druids, the mistletoe, which the priests gave a name meaning "all healing." was made Into many curious decoctions by proc esses in which times and seasons and Incantations were supposed to add to Its mysterious powers. These medi cines were regarded as cures for human ills generally, whether of mind or body. With the advance of civilization and the death of superstition mistletoe-has lost its religious character, but not its popularity, and the forests of England and of our own southern states are as eagerly frequented by mistletoe gath erers as ever were the dnrk woods of the ancient Druids. CHRISTMAS IN SWEDEN. Ost Day When There Are llelthe Rich Nor Poor. If you were in Sweden on Christmas ve you would bear the church bells begin to ring at 5 o'clock, for every body stops work then and the festivi ties begin In great earnest everywhere in the kingdom. Class distinctions are forgotten and servants are allowed to alt at table with the family. After sup per comes the universal Christmas tree, for Sweden is one of the early homes of this beautiful custom. On Christmas morning at 6 o'clock, while It Is still dark, you would go to church, for everybody goes, unless you stayed at borne to mind the lights in the house, for every borne in the king dom is Illuminated. There is almost sure to be a deep snow, and you would go to church lu a sleigh. Behind every sleigh you would see two boys stand ing on the runners and holding pin torches a beautiful spectacle as a long procession of sleighs glides over the snow on a forest road. These torches are stuck up in a circle around the church. A whole week is given tJJ good cher and hospitality. A Friendship Caleadar. A friendship calendar as a Christmas gift was a source of sjuch pleasure to an elderly lady Uvlng alone, says Good Housekeeping. At her request eacb one of fifty-two of ber friends, repre senting the fifty-two weeks of the year, furnished material for every day of the seven in bis week. Each one followed out bis own Idea for the week's calen dar, contributing favorite quotations, short poems, anecdotes and reminis cences, some even adding cherished recipes. In many Instances the contri butions were original. Others were il lustrated with small pictures cut from current magazines. The result was a perpetual calendar, each day represent ing the loving thought of a friend. Chrlatmaa Cam. "Christmas candles" Is a good old time game. A lighted candle Is placed upon a table. The player is blindfold ed and stationed with bis back to the candle, about a foot .from It He aJ tnen toiaio isxe inree steps rorwara, turf, srotmd three times, then to walk four steps toward the candle and blow It out' His attempt to do so will prob ably be as amusing to the audience as disconcerting to himself. Country Life In America. I The Lla Drawn. Ethel What do yon Intend to give me for hristmasT BertieWould a kiss answer? Ethel (with sarcasm) No, indeed' Mamma never allows me to accept val uable present from gentlemen. Vacancy. There's Christmas smiling In the sky. There' Christmas In th. treea. There's Christmas In the streets near by. There's Christmas la the brees. It's Christmas. Chrlstmieverywhere, No matter where you look, aa, Save when you gate with mlilrt 'despair Into yojak pocketbook. Washington Star. Chrlataaaa Bills. The Chrlstmae btlle Give dad the chilli; He'll never climb ' The heavenly hilla Nor wear the angels Wings an" frllla Because o' them am Christmas bills! Atlanta Constitution. Baaxjyapled by a Klas. Dan Breskin, of Hammond, Md , has paid dearly for giving away to a weakness inherent in mankind. Two montha ago he waa ' the pros perous owner of a dry-goods store. One day a pretty girl came in and Breskin waited upon her. She was vivacious, with tense of humor and perfect manners. In some way, somehow, he embraced and kissed her. She fled weeping acd angry out of the store. He was ar rested and fined. The women who had not been kissed started a boycott on bis store. Now be is in court a bankrupt md oharged with concealing assets to defraud his creditors. Satisfactorily Explained. Falrbrotber's Everything. "That steak you sent us yesterday waa tougher than sole leather. We could bsrdly eat it!" "My dear madam, I am glad you came in. I used to be a shoe maker, you know, aud yesterday I bought a strip of sole leather, intending to half sole some shoes, snd bad it wrapped up here on the counter, and the boy g t that to you instead of the steak. I am really sorry madam, that you ate my sole leather but little mistakes will happen, you know. Can't I send you down a car spring for dinner?" Startling Evidence. Fresh testimony in great quantity is constantly coming in, declaring Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, oonghs and colds to be nnequaled. A recent expression from T. J. McFarland, Bentorsville, Vs., 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'asNew 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 60o, and $1.00. Notice of Assessment. The Hcvcnlh semi mintinl assessment of the Cahttrrus Mutual Kiru Insurance Company is due and payable at the Concord National llank within 60 iIhvs fimn November 1st, 1U04. JNO. K. 1'ATl'GHMUN, Sec. and Treas. C Jt JLjJL' JLJliJLjJlJjLj'JLiJCJISiJliJBJtJCJClJUUBaijSlt'JS'Jt JliataL J L'J r.i LJ ca L'J r.3 ca e,n ca ra ca ri ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca co ca ca ca ca ea 3 II ca ca ca ca ca tsa ca ca ca ca ca ca ea ca cl ca ca ca ia ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca cn ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ea ca . ca ia ea r.a ca r.a ca ca LJ ca ca ca c-s ca ca ca ca ca ea ca ca t j ti 1 1 FECIAL IMMENSE 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 special good thing in Ladies' Underskirts to offer you. fi to $3.50. A splendid line of Dress Goods 15c to $2.50 per yard. Big Line of Wool Blankets at Rea sonable Prices .... A magnificent line of Ladies' Misses, and Children's Coats and Reefers, all at popu lar prices. You want to see them. Now far Clothing. ' We have as strong line as was ever shown in town, at any price you wish. Men's Suits, $3.00 to I35 00. Youths' Suits, 2.oo to $16 00. Boys' Suits $1.50 to $8.00. Thousands of Odd Pants from 65c to $6.00. We can please you in Clothing. Our Line oj Millinery is uD-to-date. We this line. You ought to see our line. DON'T FAIL TO SEE 0T7E special nr SHOES. D. P. Dayvault & Bro. A HewOa. FalrbrotlMr's lyaryttalsg. "Oh, John, I joined a new club to day." 'Great goodness how many more clubs will they organize. This makes about forty you have toined. What's the object of it what do they call it?" "This is thfpickle club. Eacb mem ber takes a jar of pickles. The one who can rat the most pickles while the pres ident counts one hundred backwards, gets a threeolor cbromo of Dr. Mary Jane Walker in pants. Oh, John, it is perfectly lovely." "Did you win the prize let me see it?" ' "No, you see, some of the older members have been practicing. I only ate two jars of pickles while Mrs. De Clubsy got away with over three jars." u j - FOR FINE AND UP-TO-DATE PHOTOGRAPHS Go to O. V. FOUST 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 pf BROOCHES 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. Hoy. 4, wo. I . . 1 L'J on CJ ra LLI r..i ca LJ tJ na i L J C3 B3 VALUES IN HQ en aa na cn eh aa ua 133 co ca ca CJ ca ca DO ca DO 13 CO ea ca ca ca ca CJ ca CJ ca ca ca ca ca ca DO ca C C3 ca ca ca ca ca ca E7U ca co ma 03 C9 on a C3 CJ ca ca ca ca ca CJ ca ca C3 ca ca CO ca CJ ca ca ca ca ca ca ca CO ca ca C3 ca ca cl Cu CO CD CO C'U EC PC C3 CB C5 cy ca ca are having a bie rusn in C3 Put Them la Jail. Nawi snd Obserrsr. The result in 8tanly couaty has re nlained a great mystery until this week. It the one surprise of the election in Xorth Carolina. It bas een the moat reliable Democratic county in North Carolina, never "flick ering" during days of reconstruction or Populism. And yet, without warn ing, it turned up this year in the Re publican column. Why ? Let the Stanly Enterprise explain: "Both liquor and money were used in this county by the 'Radicals,' and the statement that democratic election officers were boujit by tbern is like wise true " This ia the first time in the history of the State that a sper of standing has printed tbat "Democratic election officers were bought." It is a serious charge and is the only explanation of the result in Stanly. These election Tl GLAUS RACKETSTORE The Largest Stock of New Toys ver shown by us. Mechanical Toys. Clown climbing rope. Clown driving a donkey. Clown jumping. Iiisliman riding a pig. Dancing bear. Walking Baboon. Automobile, 25 and 48c. Flying machines. Top with balloon. Dog jumping the rope. Girl driving goat. All the aboe are 4Sc each. William Tell dime registering and speaking dog banks, each 98c. Combination banks, 25 to 98c. Child's hand sewing machines, $1.25. Steam Toys. Locomotive, with tender, pas senger coach and 3 feet circular track, $5 00 Launch, 18 inches long, $1.68. Upright engines, 38c to $2.48. Horizontal engines, 68c to $1.98. Magio Lanterns. Eighteen sizes and styles to se lect trom, 3Sc to $4.00 each . Boys' Carpenter Tool Chests from 25c to $3.25. Drums from 25c to 98c. Foot Balls, roun4 and oblong, 38c to $198. Punching Bag Maroon leather cover, $a.0W. Hollow rubber balls, 5 to 25c. Base balls, 5 to 15c. Roller Skates, adjustable sizes, 48c. Air Rides, 75 and 98c. Iron Toys. Trains, 10c to $1.38; Stoves, 25c to $2.48; Banks, 5c to 98c; Fire Engines, 38c to $1 98; Hook and Ladder, 25c to $1 25; Hose Reel, 48c; Express, Dray, Coal and Ice Wagons, 25c up. .Pocket knives, 10 and loc; saws, 15c; surries, dogcarts, au tomobiles, 2oc; pistols, 5 and Come to see us. We have can t tell you of everything. Aro You All Ready for Christmas? Have you selected a gift suitable for each friend you will remember? If there's some one you're still in doubt about, perhaps a visit here will help you out. You'll be al most sure to see in our displdy just what you want for each friend and you'll be more than pleased with tne lairness of our prices. As welcome to look as to buy. "V a on ier- im The Key That Unlock. lions; lavia The men of eighty-five ! of age are not the rotund ' thin, spare men, who liv diet. Be as careful as bt a man past middle age, f eat too much or of some i not suited to his oonstitk irs nt ter w, ay od ul need a dose of Chamberlain and Stomach Tables to cleanse and invigor ate his stomach and regulate bis liver and bowels. When this is dose there is no reason why the average man should not live to old age. For sale by M. L. Marsh and D. D. Johnson. The Shelby Stsr says that Rev. A. Q. Oantt, of Cleveland county, raised 70 bushels of corn .on 1J acres. 10c; smoothing irons, 5 to 25c; cradles, b5c. "Wood Toys. Laundry sets, 25 to 98c; Noah's Ark, 10c; stables and stock, 25c; blocks 5 to 25c; doll cradles, 48c; doll swings, 48c. Rubber Toys. Rattlers, dolls, soldiers and animals, 5 to 48c. i Felt and fur animals, 25 to 48c each. Tin Toys. Horns, 5 to 48c. Trombones, 25 to 48c. Clarionets, 25 to 48c; the best ones haveSkevs and sheet music. Accordions, 5 to 15c. 1 Tops. 5 to 48c. ( Sand parts and shovels 5 and 10c. Roaming Toys, 10c. 1 Roller floor chimes, 25 to 48c. Watch and chains, 5c. Box Lot Toys. Circus set, 48c; farm yard, 25c. Conjourer set of tricks, 25c, China tea sets, 25 to 48c; toilet sets, 48c; Brittanica and Nickle tea sets, 5 to 48c. Driving reins, 25c. Bellows tovs. 25c. Zephyr balls and rattlers, "10 and 15c. False faces, 2 to 5c. Jack stones, 2c per dozen! Pistol caps, 5 and 10c per doz. Dolls, lo to $4.98. China 1 to 25c. s Bisque dolls, 10c to $3,215. Kid dolls, sleeping, 15c to $4.98. . Washable dolls, 10c to $1.68. Dressed dolls, sleeping, 25 to $1.48. Boys' and girl's sailors, 98c each. ; Rubber, 15 to 48c. Candelabras ifp to $5.00 per pair. the goods you want ant and d officers should be lander' tbia publication ia th prise, it becomes the do and the Solicitor to fern cals who "were bought" in the penitentiary. - Next Monday, A. B. McDonald, large whiskey distiller of Hamlet, will be taken to the penitentiary at Atlanta. McDonald has been very daring ia re gard to frauds. The chief witness against him waa one Asgood C ha vis, an Indian, and when McDonnld found that Chavis had reported him, he got word to the Indian that if he did not leave the State he would be killed, and that he would never know who killed him. McDonald had all sorts of false charges brought against him hoping to intimidate him, but the threats failed, and upon the evidence, mainly of Chavis, McDonald was fined 99,000, in addition to two yean of imprisonment. That Throbblas Heataeh Would quiokly leave you, if yon used Dr. Bang's New Life Fills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for sick and nervous headaches. They make pure blood and build np your health. Only 25 cents, money back if not cured. Sold by ajj druggist. Ink Wells, 10c to $1.48. Photo Frames, 10c up. Mirrors, 25c to $3.48. Nut Picks 25c per set. Baskets, Waste, work and fan cy, assorted. Games 5 to 48c. All the popular games Au thors, Flinch, Dominoes, Bourse, Tiddledewinks, Pit, etc. Calendars, 5 to 25c. Christmas Cards, lc up. Books 5c to $4.00 per set. This line is well assorted for all ages from a baby's picture to Bibles and testaments. 14 Vol. set Shakespeare, $4.00. Photo .Albums 48c to $3.75. Scrap Albums, 10 to 25c. Autographs, 5 to 10c Box Paper 10c to $1.18. Fancy Toilet Shaving, etc. Neckwear, pens, purses, bags, etc., to come. Candies, nuts and rasins at lowest market prices. - Chiiiu m arer ' assortecT "gootL, suitable for gilts, as usual cups and saucers, cake plates, salad bowls, plates, etc. Bisque figures, etc. Jardinieres 15 to 68c. Glassware. - 600 pieces on our 10c counter. Some of this goods would really sell for 25c, and one-half of them are worth 15c or more. 7 pieces gilt band wat 68c to $1.25. . 4 pieces gilt band table sets. ysc to $1.48. will save you money. We will 1 earrts !
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