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NO. 41
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T.u Cri;pr.
La grippe ih a regular active tran
sitive veii), indicative mode, present
tense and disagrees wilb its nom
inative personal pronoun ; possesi
t-ive cae, li ret person, I'm gripped;
second prison, you're gripped; third
person,he, fcliu or it ia gripped; com
inon gender, and reaches the super
laiive degree, had, hadder, tiaddest.
I
Figg But I do not see how a ;
minister of tne gospel can condemn
wine drinking, when it is so well :
known that the Saviour himself
once turned water into wine.
The Rev. .Mr. Wilgus Exactly
And any lime you furnish me with
a wine made by tie same procese, I
agree to dunk all I can possibly
bo I J. 'I trrc Haute Express.
-
She I'm afraid papa doesn't like !
VOU a bit George i
vyu a oir, George. j
tie well, what of It " I've got
too much fraud to be. afraid of f. !
old man.
She (apprehensively) Yes, bat
sand is just the fctoff to make fooN
print iu, George. Buninqton Free
Frets.
Watchman (breathlessly) The
boys' dormitory is on fire, and if
they hud it out they'll stop to save
their footballs, bats and things, and
perish.
To llio Public.
We have sold out our interest in
the Lincoln Iron Woiks and will
hereafter devote our attention to
the Cockier and to the job office.
Ail those indebted to the Liucoln
Iron Work? up to the first of Jauu
ary must make immediate settlement
with the uudersigued.
Respectfully,
J. il. Roberts.
January 1st, 1S90. tf.
L. L WITHERSPOOJN7,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NEWTON, N. C.
Practices in the Courts of Cataw.
ba, Lincoln, and adjoining counties.
Mousy to Loan on improved farm?
in Catawba and Liucoln counties in
earns of 300 and upwards, on louj
time and easy terms. Will meet
clients at the Alexander House, in
Liccolntou, on second and lourt
ilondays in eaoh month.
Aug. 2. 1SS9. tf.
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Boarding School Principal (quick
ly) Notify the boys that all who
are not down-htairs in two minutes
won't get any pie. X. Y. Weekly.
Foraker nominate Tom Jteed for
the Presidency, and ex-Speaker
Keifer sticks hi3 head out from the
cavo of oblivion long enough to say
that, be endoibes Reed. "When such
distinguished corpses risa up to
proclaim lor him it is evidence that
he must Lave HOme emineQt nai.
hcation to head a funeral' proces
sion. Wilmington Star.
i felt eo nervous, mamma,'' said
I a lime gin, referring to an acci-
ideut on the previous day.
j '-What do you mean by 'nervous
my dear if''
'"Why, mamma it's just being in
a hutry all over.'' Spring 'field Be-,
publican .
UPEEPST.
This is what you ougrbt to bave, in fact,
?'J mustJhave ll. t fully.enjoy life- Tfce
Thousands are searching for it daily, and
mourning ttcause thev nnd itrnot Thou
San i3 U0D. thousands ot dollar are spent
annually bv our people in the hope that
they may attain this boon. And yet it may
be had by all. We larantet that Elec
tric Bitter?, if ustd according to directives
and the use persisted in, wjll bring you
Good Digestion and oust the demon Dys
pepsia ami install instead Euuepey. vYe
recomnjerd Electric tsittsrs tor Uyapepsia
and all disaase ot Liver, btomach ana
Kidneys. Sold at 50c. and fl per bottle by
J. M. lowing, Physician andl'narmacm
Subscribe for the Lincoln Cou-
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English Spavin Liniment removes
all Eard, Soft, or Calloased Lumps
and Blemishes from horses, Blood
Spavin, Grubs, Splints, Sweeney,
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$50 by use of 1 bottle. Warranted
the moat wonderful blemiah cure
ever known. Sold by J. M. Lawing,
Physcian and Pharmacist, Lin
coln ton.
D. W. ROBINSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Lincolnton, N. C.
Practices in this and surround
ing counties.
Also in State and Federal
Courts.
J-Next door to the Racket.
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T Ladies Chaise.
PATfcNL CHAJUit BRAKE
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FISHBR9SWAG9NG9-
RACINE.WIS.
u lien the Children Have all
(Jone Away.
The house is deseited and silent,
The clock Beaming softly to say
flow cheerless it is aed how lonely
For the chidren have all gone
away !
No foot-falls are heard on the car
pet,
No laugh heard of innocent glee ;
And their play-things are resting
securely,
Where the dear children wished
them to be!
How deep and profound is the still
ness
That reigns In each vacated room;
But the mem'ry of those that are
absent
Lingers like some sweet perfume.
As 1 sit here and tbiuk it all over,
I feel it so plainly today,
How lonely Pll be in the future
Whea the children have all gone
away.
They're only to make a week's visit
ith grandma and graudpa
that's all ;
cat it gives me a glimpse of the
moment
When the mandates of duty shall
call,
And they, as brave man and true
women,
Must answer and fall into line,
Marching, unfaltering, onward
In the pathways the callings as
sign !
I shall sit in my old-fashioned rock
er,
And, rocking and thinking all day,
I fear Pll grow weary and ailiug,
My dark locks be turning to gay f
I'll wonder what each one is doing
And where may each wanderer be,
If any are sick or unhappy,
Or if they are thinking of me-
Then I'll lay down the glove I am
knittiug,
And look at their pictures once
more,
Till each oue is covered withkisses,
As I've kissed their sweet faces
before.
Then through Memory's hallway rei
sounding,
Their light-failing footsteps I'll
hear,
Bat lifting my glad eyes to greet
them
No children, alas, will appear!
The house is deserted and lonely,
The clock seeming softly to say,
How cheerless it is end bow lonely
For the children have all gone
away !
MHS. X. A. MON'TFOET.
The Story ot Annie Laurie.
The famous song that is sung by
all singers of the present day, 1 am
informed, says a writer in the Chi
cago Herald, ia a mystery to the
author: I was raised on the next
farm to Jas, Laurie, Annie Laurie's
father, and was personally acquain
ted with her and her father, and
also with the author of the song.
Knowing these facts, I have been
requested by my friends to give to
the public the beneGt of my knowl
edge, which I have consented to do.
Annie Laurie was born in 1827,
and was about seventeen years old
when the iucident occurred wkich
gave rise to the song bearing her
name. James Laurie, Auuie Lau
rie's father, was a farmer, who lived
on and owned a very large farm
called Traglesdown, in Dumfries
sbire, Scotland. He hired a great
deal of help, and among those that
he employed wa a man by the name
of Wallace to act as foremau, and
while in his employ, Wallace fell in
love with Annie Laurie, whhh fact
her father soon learned and forth
with discharged him. lie went to
his home, which was in Maxwellton,
and was takeu sick the very night
he reached there, and next morning,
when Annie Laurie heard of it, she
came to his bedside and waited on
him till he died, and on his death--
bed he composed the pong entitled
"Annie Laurie."
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Are active, effective and pure.' For bick
headache, disordered stomach, loss of ap
petite, bad complexion and biliousness,
they have never been equaled, either in
America or abroad. Dr. A "U T.nwincr
Druggist,
From GofcET'd Loot's Hvk.
A. OIUGIXAL YALEXTIXE.
BV L. A. H.
How it had happened that careless,
good-looking Jack Briggs had be
came so friendly with that queer
fellow Fraser was still a matter of
astonishment to trios who knew
them both; and it was true that to
a casual observer thy appeared ut
terly uusuited to oneauother; but it
was not so in reality. In spite of
Jack's fundoviug nature, which
made him a universal favorite.there
was a good deal of depth to his
character. He was not altogether
devoted to plea sure, but was very
earnest in his work, fond of books,
and had a strong appreciation of
Fraser's sterling good sense ; while
under Phil.'s stern outercrust there
wTa8 a current of quiet humor,which
responded pleasantly enough to
Jack's lighter vein. The two had
grown to !e very warm fiiends,
though Jack had made all the ad
vantages towards friendtdi'p. Bat
he
was as sure of Fraser now (he
often said) as nf himself. Thus he
frequented Phil.'s room at all times,
certain of a welcome. Upon this
evening, having no other engage
ment, he had strolled iu and seated
himself ia Phil.'s comfortable arm
chair, with a cigar, preparing for a
long chat. They had beeu discuss
iug all sorts of things, and the talk
had turned upon books, as it often
did (Phil, being a great reader),and
Fraser picked up the volume he was
reading to show his friend a certain
passage. In doing so, the "Pbofo-
graph'' slipped from between its
leaves and fell face downwards at
Jack's feet. He nicked it ud mech
anically (Phil, had not noticed it)
and held it in his hand while his
friend was leading. As Fraser closed
the book his glance fell upon the
picture. Starting eagerly forward,
I. I J 1- 1 - . -V - - . .
ub wuuiu nave laeea I'-frte jack's
hand; but too late, for Jack, not
seeiug his movement, had turned it
to the light. His look of utter
amazement was too much for Fraser,
After all, though he was annoyed
at the mishap, it had a rediculous
side, and he could hardly restrain a
smile as Jack, too astonished lor the
momeut to speak, sat staring at his
cousin's face. Raising bis eves at
last to Fraser, he asked iu bis most
frigidly dignified tone:
'May I inquire how you came into
possession of this?"
Fraser could see that he was
much annoyed, and did not wonder
at it, for he knew how fond Jack
was of his cousin aud how jealously
he regarded her name.
It was a very sore point with
Jack that any of his womenkind
should be obliged to work for their
living, and if it had been possible to
persuade his aunt and Milly to al
low him to support them, he 'would
have strained every nerve to do so;
but neither of them would listeu to
such a thing. J
"No," said Millie, "von are not
my brother, and if you were, I
cuuu.u u.ji mm oi anowmg you ro!ser1(T stilI it woa,d Qever fo tf)
ue.r tne r.uiden of supporting thejiet Jdck kl(OW uis feeIiu tf( so
lamin. w e are an poor together, t
but.
we ought to be thankful, vou .
and I, Jack, that we cau earn our
own living; and never fear," she ad
ded, with a quick appreciation ot
her warm heart, "if ever mother
and I need anything, we will not
hesitate to come to you for help.''
So all Jack conld do was to se
cure a lodging in the same house
with his aunt and cousin, take Milly
about a little in a quiet way, and
watch carefully over their interests.
He was very fond of Milly's beauty,
aud had a great admiration for the
manner iu which she conducted
herself,and for her aristocratic ideas
which made her somewhat reserved
towards his sex. Jack had not a
shade of warmer feeling for his
pretty cousin than that of brotherly
affection. Bat he did admire and
believe her all that a woman should
be. To find her picture there in the
possession of a man almost a stran
ger to her not only startled but
displeased him thoroughly.
At first Phil, was puzzled how to
answer him; but he decided finally
to tell him the aimplo truth.
"I am sorry, Jack," be began,"
that yon should have seen that. I
ought not to have left it abint eo
can-les-ly.''
"Never mind that,'" Jack inter
rupted him sharply. "How you
came by it is what I wish to know."
Then half asba ned of his anger, as
ha caught his friend's lank, h ad
ded I be? vonr nurb-m P. J!tr
but. you know, confound it I d ui't
understand it !"
"N, of course you don'r, Jack,"
replied Phil.; "ueitber do I. I am
quite willing to tell yon how I came
by it; bnt I hardly think it will
giv you much information."
Thereupon he related the whole
etorj'. Jack listened inteutly, while
the surprise deepened on his tare.
When Fraser had ended, Jark pick
ed up the "photograph" again and
studied it as if ha expected to see
the likeness change under his gaze.
"See here, Fiaaer, there must be
some, mistake. Tin is a lnetnr nf
Millie certainty. I have one like ir,
bnt as for her having eyr sent it to
yon, why its impossible you know.
Why, what do you take her for f '
glariug angrily at Phil.
'I did not say your cousin sent
it," said his friend calmly; ' but, as
you say yourself, there is no doubt
as to whom the picture represents,
and, excuse me, Jack, but can you
tell me who did send it, if she did
not."
"It is not her handwriting," went
on Jack, not. noticing the question.
'It is not her writing ou the envel
ope." "No," replied Fraser, '-I suppose
not."
"I say," cried Jack, struck by the
sarcastic, tone, "Fraser, you do not
for one instance suppose that my
cousin sent you that picture? Why
she is utterly incapable of such a
thing ! She is the most tlmid.mod.
est little girl you ever knew. Wh
hang it, man I Don't you Huppose I
know what I am talking about?"
As a slight smile hovored ou Phil.'s
Hps: "My dear fellow," he replied,
"1 have not the slightest doubt that
Miss Briggs is everything you say.
The whole thing is evidently intern
ded only as a joke, and had I only
boen more careful, I might have
spared you this annoyance."
"Annoyance." burst out Jack,"my
annoyance is a very small thing
wheu I think what her feelings
would be could she know of this. I
must sift this matter. to the bottom.
I cannot allow anyone to hold au er
roneous impression of my cousin,"
he went on proudly. "You will per
mit me to take th:s photograph,
Fraser- I should like to return it to
its rightful owner.1"
Now this did not, please Mr.
Fraser at all. He, had not the
slightest desire to solve all this.
mystery, if in doing so, or allowing
it to be done for him, he must part
with the cherished picture. He did
not like that term, "rightful owner."
Whom did it belong to if not to him?
It had certainly been intended for
him by Nome one, and remembering
Milly's blushes and downcast face,
he could not feel that she was the
j
Q,-,aa,uri.i .i.tir.
. .',
"Why,
,-v.i . , ijn-- you
think it necessary to trouble yourself
in this manner, do so by all means;
but it seems to me hardly worth
while. As jTon say, it will prolw
ably annoy Miss Briggs beyond
nieasure,and really the affair is quite
naf with me. I should never have
raeutioned it even to yon, had you
not discovered it for yourself. You
know I am uo gossip, Jack?'
"ludeed, Fraser," Jack replied
heartily, "I am quite sure of that;
bat, nevertheless, I am not satisfied
to let the matter rest here, so, with
your permission, I will keep this."
And, suiting the action to the word,
be placed "photograph" and "envel
ope" in his pocket-book.
What more could Fraser say? He
swallowed his vexation as best he
could, and very soon Jack bade him
good night.
However, it was a day or two be
fore he could muster courage to tell
Milly his story or attempt to trace
the mystery. Thus there was time
for another event to occar.
On the morning of the day on
which Jack made his visit to Fra-
ser, Ida Munson announced to her
compamons that sh should leave
them at the eud of the week. "She
was tired of a unp,girlV life, she
said, "and, as thero was leally no
necessity for her remaining, she was
ffoing to her home in a distant
town, when, she hinted, affiirs of
matrimonial nature awaited her."
It must be owned that the girls
fvinctid ;i very n ild regret at. her
i-oinnmuic.uion. She had never
bern a fa voi it a among them, so,
though they were all polite enongh
to her, could but feel that their po-
litene. whs rather luke-warm.
"I fancy," said Helen to Milly,
that Miss Mnnaou has seen the faU
lacy of humeri hopas in your cons
in's direction."
Millie laughed her gWful little
laugh as she answered:
"I cannot believe she is so ah
surd a-i to have .suppose. 1 he would
really become interested in her. I
should not like he.r to know it, of
crurse, but Jack really dislikes her.
!I am sorry she makes herself mo His.
agreeable. Shu has been oue of us
h.jre so long that we ought to mies
her very much."
"Don'r waste any sympathy on
her, Milly. I really do not thiuk she
is worth it. .She does uot care a
snap for any of us. and I think she
has been especially unpleasant to
you ."
Milly sighed a little. Possibly
one fault iu her nature was her de -sire
to possess every one's good will,
but Miss Munson's departure conld
not be a very heavy cross to her.
Ida was to leave on Saturday.and
ou Friday evening Jack made up
his mind to question his cousin ou
the hubject. of the "photograph."
Milly had been nuusually light.
hearted through the week, for Mr.
Fiaser appeared to have quite for
gotten to watch her, and
thus she was relieved of ranch of her
emlnrrasruent, when she thought o'
th valentine. She could not know,
ot course, that ho avoided her only
hecanse he feared that Jack might
have already spoken to her, and
dreaded the effect of his story.
Therefore, when Jack very seriously
requested a few words in private
with her, Milly laughed at his sober
face and saucily told h.im that he
looked like a Father Confessor wiih
something on his mind.
"T have something on my ruiud."
Jack replied gravely and it bs been
there lor several days. Milly, will
you n kind enough to account to
me for this ?" he added, producing
the yellow envelope, and hauding
it to her.
Milly's color rose, and .lack's
heart tell in equal proportion, a-j
they stood booking at each other.
Mtly was the first to speak.
"Oh, Jack! nh cried, how did
you find out that I sent it ?"
Jack groaned inwardly.
It was true then she did send it,
and his pride must have a decided
fall.
"Milly, he said severely, "I did
not suppose it possible for you to
do such a thins as this. How iu
thewoild did it happeu ? Wh,'
cried Jack, his anger increasing
I he watched
her pretty, blushiut?
face,
conscience -stricken before
him, "it ia utrerly unlike yon, such '
a forward, uumaidenly thing to do.
I am sure I cannot imagine what
Fraaer must, think of it all.
Milly's anger mse to meet his as
he uttered theee last words, "uus
maidenly.
"Jack, what do you mean?' t-ho
cried. "How dare you say that to
me, or apply it to such a little joke
as this, which, though it may be
foolish, ia qoite harmless, aud in
which I am not alone concerned ?
As for Mr. Fraser,' she went ou,
growing hotter in her tirt excite
ment, "he is more of a stick than we
all thought him, if he is so terribly
shocked at this !"
'Why, Milly, answered astonished
Jack, "1 don't know what to make
of you. I beg your pardon if I called
this by too hard a name ; perhaps I
weut too far; but surely it is a little
out of the common course of things
for a young lady to give her photo
graph, unasked, to a man with
whom she if? very slightly acquaint
ed.
The murder was out. Milly lit-
erally gasped in her surprise.
"Jack, are yon crazy 1 My ptaotd-.
graph! I never gave my photograph
to any man hut yon."
Jack flung up baffc hands iu a
transport.
'Well, either I mast be crazy, or
yon cert.iiuly ate. Milly open that
envelope and tell me if that ia your
likeness, or if you have a doable?'
Milly did a he bade her, aud
drew out her own smiliug photw-
graph to the light. In utter bewil
derment the, picture tell from her
hands hs shentared blankly at Jack,
who had expected to find her over
whelmed with confusiou.
"Well," he said, as she did uot
speak, "now suppose you tell me
what it all means.''
"I don't know," faltered Milly.
'Don't know !" Jack cried, almost
fiercely, advancing close to her.
'Milly, did you or did you uot send
that picture to Fraser f"
Anger again took possession of
Milly at this question, and diuging
off the hand he, had laid on her
shoulder, she sprang to her feet and
faced him.
"Jack, I will never forgive you !
Of course I did not send it ! How
could you tl'uk I would?" went on
poor Milly, bursting iuto tears. "I
never could have believed you would
think such a thing of me."
This was too much for Jack, who
placed Milly in her chair again, and
soothed her grief ai best he could
with great compunction, protesting
that he did not believe it, never had
and never could, with much irrele
vancy. At last Mil'y dried her
tears and became equal to the occa
sion once more.
Listen, Jack," she said, "I cannot
account for the presence of thia
photograph in any way whatever ;
but that I addressed that envelope
is quite true, though how Mr. Fraser
could have guessbd it I don't see."
"It would have been strange if he
hadn't," muttered Jack, "a your
picture was inside."
"But it toitsn't inside," cried Milly,
"or that is 1 certainly did not put it
there."
"The plot thickens. .Shall we ever
know how it got there?'' groaned
her cousin; "but explain about the
envelope, please; let me know what
you did do, if posinle."
Thereupon Milly related thewhole
story of tho "valentine," adding
that she had thought it extremely
foolish ; but had no ida of hearing
anything more about it-
"The amount ot it all i,v said
Jack, after hearing the whole, "that
some oue substituted the photo
graph' for the 'valentine.' It is our
huiines now to find out who that
some oue is, aud I must set the aU
fair straight with Fraser."
"Oh,'' moaned Milly, "what does
he think ; what does be say Ob,
Jack, I shall have to leave the store.
I can never look him iu the face
again."
"Nonsense !" answered Jack, who
was more thoroughly angry thau be
had ever been in his life. "Fraser
i"n't a fool. When the matter is
explained he will be ready to apoK
ogizc to yon f.r believing you cap
hie of such a piece of idn cy. You
cannot blame him, Milly,'' as she
moaned again. "lie doesn't kuow
you, or much about women anyway."
"Oh, I don't blame him,7' she
sobbed. "It is my own fault I ought
never to have given in wuen they
urged me, but they were so per
s'steut, and Ida Muuson dared rue.'?
"Oh !" cried Jack. "rUs Munson
dared you, did she V
Then he said no more, but a quiet
opinion began to form in his mind
as be remembered how otteu he bad
noticed Ida's apparent maliciousness
toward Milly. His cousin had borne
enough tor one evening, &o bid
ding her cheer up aud he would see
that it was all right, he left her to
go straight to Franer. That gen
tleman received him with ready
sympathy, and expressed deep re,
giet for the extreme aunoyancj it
must have caused Miss Brings of
whom he taid so many pretty
things that Jack's feallugs were de
cidedly comforted, and he left him
with a heartier liking for him than
ever before.
In the midst of his pleasure at
the matter being tbu cleared up,
Fraser could not but feel one regret,
Continued to Fourth, Page.