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VtJL III.
LINCOLNTON. N. C., TODAY," MARCH 21, 1S90.
NO. 45
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The ltHpullif.:Mi, now have the
power to repeal the revenuo laws,
reduce, the tariff, or do anything
tlstj they may think best lor the
country. Will thV reduce taxes?
We fchall see Mt. Airy A'ews.
I K. A'KCR 55 ENOII-n riu
Are active, f tl.t.ive and pure. For hick
LtadacLe, disordered ?torriRr-h, loss of ap
petite, bad uriii'lexi"n and biliousness,
ttty fcave r.ever been, equaled, either in
America or abroad. Dr. J M Lawing,
Drugget.
A legiflaror ia Virginia wants to
have a whipping-post established
for tbe t eoetit of gentlemen who
beat their wives. Thin would do very
well, provided that they were whip
pel with the posts. Keidsvilk lie,
vitir
There is a movement on foot io
Chicago to raise from Lake Erie
the brig Niagara, one ot Commo.
dore. Perry s vessels; which was
sunk in a right with the British in
1S12, uud put her on exhibition at
the World's Fair. It the Chicago
fellows could find the whereabouts
f Noah's mk and dig it np it would
Le ii ten btrike. Wilmington Star.
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vf ttii countiy that it is superior to all
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A 1TOKKEY AT LAWT.
Lincolnton, N. C.
Practices in this and surround-
insr counties.
AUo iu State atfd Federal
Courts.
PfcTXext door to tbe Racket.
0V- 4t,, 18S9. ly.
L L W1THERSP00N.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NEWTON, N. C.
Practices in the Courts of Cataw
ba, Lincoln, aud adjoining counties.
AostiY to Loak ou improved farm'
in Cata.vba and Lincoln counties ir
sums of i'300 and upwards, on lonj
time aud easy terms. Will meet
clients at the Alexander House, iu
Lirjcolnton, on second aud tourt
Mondays ia each month.
Aug J, 1SS9. tf.
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3 ?LtEPits-i NtoHT, made miserable by
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RACIME.WIS.
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the whale sytem and thoroughly buildi up
the constitution For stlc ty ' Dr. J M
Lawing, Druggist.
The oya Republican States of
tbe North are now corning iu with
their caims on Uncle .Sain for ex
penses incurred in hrpins to sup
press 'the rebellion.' The Senate
Committee on Military affaiis has
reported favor ably on a bil for 4,
428,892 for California, 8370 272 for
Oregon and 400,907 for Nevada,
and they are not aft in yet. Wil
mington Star.
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It is surprising tliat reople will use a com
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Dr. Acker's Engih pills are a positice
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IS LIFE WORTH LIVING ?
Net if you go through the world a dys
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A CUILli KILLED.
Another child killed by the use of opiates
given in the form of toothing Syrup. Why
mothers givs their children such deadly
poison is surprising when they can relieve
the child of its peculiar trouble by using
Dr. Acker's Baby Soother, It contains no
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inj, Drueiot
English Spavin Liniment removes
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Spavin, Grubs, Splints, Sweeney,
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Swollen Throats, Cougha,Etc. Save
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colnton. LAND SALE.
B' viitue of a Deed of Trust
made to me by Richmond Scott in
order to secure a debt by him con
tracted with H- S. Robinson, which
deed ot trust ia duly registered in
Liucoln county Registry Book b'3,
Page 2 of Deeds, I will sell at the
Court Douse door in Lincolnton, at
12 o'clock :ioon and on the 1st Mon
day of court week March 31,1890,
that tract of land now owued aud
farmed by the said Richmond Scott
and lying on the Tuckasegee Road
and also on the C. C. R. R. and C.
& L- N. G. R. R. about 1 mile Est
of the courthouse and ajoining the
lands of B. H. Sumner and others,
j containing CAh acrca. Sale to be at
J public, auction to the highest bid
der for cash.
J. L. COBBTrustee
Feb. 25. 1890. 2 2S It
LumberVard a GitTrucRs-
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T Ladies Chaise.
PATENT. CHAliE BRAKe V
FISHBR9SWAGSH G9-
RACINE,WIS.
'Tbe 9farl rei 5IolIier'
ET OLIVE HAP. (EE.
4iLTe is lost, my son is lost,
Have any of yon seen him ;
H was tall and liheand handsome
And strong ot body and limb,
His cheeks were ied as apple?,
!His eyes were bright and blue,
flis teeth were white aud even,
And he was good and true."
"Bnt inrcehow I have lost him,
And I do not need him eo;
I want my darling Charlie,
Oh ! tell me where to go.
Some of yon must hare known hira,
He was eo blithe and gay,
Oh, take pitj friends, upon me,
And help me in the way."
''Sure some of you must know him,
My Charlie, all my pride;
He'a only lost a little while
They told me be had died.
But I know better; in my heart
I feel that be ia near ;
You can't deceive a mother,
Who loves her son so dear."
"But friends, Oh ! it is cruel,
That you so silent keep;
You need not fear that Pll give way
As women do, and weep.
I knew my son ; Pm proud and glad
To have so good a boy,
So tell me where he is, good folks,
I will uot faint from joy.
'I've wandered all this country o'er,
Since my dear boy was lost ;
Pre wa'ked and walked and wept
and prayed,
Through heat ami through the frost;
I've aked so many where be was,
Who only tamed and smiled ;
Aud others looked so sad and
grieved ;
It drove me almost wild.
"Sometimes I've bad no food for
day 8,
Aud I've slept out in the air,
Aud I have searched so long, so
long
That griet has bleached my hair.
Please tell me where he h?,my friend s.
My strength is almost spent,
I must find Charlie, my dear son,
Oh, tell me where he went."
Twas a woman, old aud worn aud
pale,
In faded, ragged clothes;
Who held her clean-like bands out
stretched, In helpless prayer to those
Who gathered idly in the street
And stood in silence there,
While this poor mother, crazed with
grief,
Made this pathetic prayer.
No answer came to heal her heart,
No band outstretched in aid,
Too commou was her misery.
The hoj' for whom she prayed
Why, what was he ? a hundred boys
Weie lost, and mother's tears
Flowed on iu silence down pale
cheeks,
And so bad flowed for years.
Aud so the people one by one,
Began to torn and go j
Some were careless, some were
touched,
By that old womana woe;
But still she moaned and wruug her
hands
And uttered still her prayer:
"Oh where is he? I want my boy,
My boy, so young and fair."
From out the crowd au unkempt
tramp,
Shambled with shameful pace;
Bis clothes were rags, his eyes were
bleared,
The beard upon his face
Hid not tne purple, bloated skin,
The sodden moutb, the low degree
To where he'd fallen. He neared
her side,
"Mother, look at me !"
She stood stock still. She looked
at him,
Oer lips moved yet were dumb.
"Mother, 'tis I. I've einned too great,
I did not mean to come.
Mother forgive me, oh, forgive !
And take me to your heart
I'll break the bonds of slavery,
I'll act a manly part.
"I did not know you loved me so.
I've been so weak, bo wild ;
Mother have pity, speak to me,
I'm Charlie, your own child.
Lost ! Lost I was, hut now I'm found,
Oh, God, I praise the now !
Look down upon me pitying Christ,
Listen and hear my vow."
"I swear to be a man again,
Here on my bended knees ;
I've done with ram, accursed stuff,
Mother, oh, hear me, please !
Do nr.f Ionic so strange and white,
O, for us huv dawned the day ;
I'll work for you, I'll die for you,
Ah, do not turn away.''
"You are not my handtome son,
Does any body think
That such a change could come to
p:sn
Even by helps of drink f
You are mistaken, my poor mau,"
She said, and sadly smiled.
'Greatly mistaken I am not
Your mother, nor you my child.
"Bnt; oh, young man, if so it be
That your mother is alive,
As you see the grief I bear in vaiD,
Aud you would trnly strive,
Go back to her and at her knees
M:ike that fame boly vow,
Aud the will be gitd, I know
And take my blessing now.'
"But, mother 1 oh, my Gcd ! my
God!
She does uot koov me more,
Her grief has ciazed her,
She but sees
Her boy as he was before,
Before the curse of rum absorbed
My manhood, honor, all,
Before I grew to beastly guise
Through this debasing t U rail !
"Ah, God in Heaven ! have pity ouce,
Oh, once look kindly down,
Loug have I groveled in the dirt
While she, a martyr's crown has
won.
Oh, mother, once agaiu
I pray you look on me,
Am I uot Charlie i oh look, look!"
"No, no, you are not he."
"I told you before ; drink makes
men mad,
Perhai s you bave gone mad,
Perhaps your uame is
Charles, aud I
Look like your mother lad."
"Mother, oh, listen, let me tell you
Of my childhood's happy days,
My father's uame, my sister's grave
Where we planted two green bays," '
"My horse, my bird, the little bouse
That stood beside the hill ;
The well, where once I nearly
drowned
My crippled cousin Will ;
And how I left to go to school
And how I ran away
Father was harsh. I hated school,
So I left it all one day."
"I wandered here aud was ashamed
To write to you agaiu.
I don't thiuk boys can realize
That they are giving pain,
For I did not; I always said,
When I get rich I'll go
And see mp mother ; but you see
I took to drink, and so
"I lost myself. Yes I was lost;
But I am found again,
Aud mother, it is not too late,
Ah ! never, never pain
Nor sorrow What, not that ! not
that!
Oh, mother, live for me,
You're only faint, some help, oh, help
She's only faint you see !
"What, dead? She's not; she's not,
I .ay.
She's only faint and weak";
You've heard her story, 'tis but fa
tigue. Speak to me mother. Speak !
Her lips are cold, her heart is still,
Great heavens ! She is dead.
'Tis I who killed her, yes, 'tis I
God's curs be on my head."
They raised the martyred mother up
And bore her to the tomb,
Where prone upon the pauper's
grave,
He wept in lonely gloom.
His broken heart be offered up
Aud prayed for heavenly aid.
And with that help, he rose a man
But ob, the price he paid !
DO JSOT"sUFFE ti ANi LONGFR.
Knowing that a cough can be checked in
a dav, and tho stages of consumption bro
ken in a week, we hereby guarantee Dr.
Acker's English Cough Kmedy. and will
refund the money to ai. ho buy, take it
as per directions, and do not find our state
ment correct. Dr. J M Lawin?, Druggist.
THAT TERRIBLE COUGH
In the mor.iin, hurried or dimult breath
ing, raising phlegm, tightness in tbe chest,
quickened "pulse. chi!iine?s in the evening
or sweats at nigbt, ail or any of these
things are the first stages of consumption.'
Dr. Acker's English Cough Kemedy will
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ing, Druggist.
Fr.-tn tbe Old IU s.ite.d.
A HELPING HAND.
The girls at Madame Michel's
'coliege for young ladies' were, en
joying their noon intermission.
H-re and there a group mij-ht be
seen gravely dismiss' ng some sub
ject in which they seemed mut'h in.
terosted. One group was composed
oLa trio of Hen'or., and as they
talked earnestly together one of the
smaller girls came to them aud said:
'Miss Nellie, madaine wishes to
see you in the study.'
The girl addressed was not preN
ty,andshc would not have attracted
the attention of a stranger, a she
was plainly dressed and her bearing
was geutle and unassuming. On
observing her more closely, however,
it wonld be seen that her face and
manner betokened earnestness and
decision.
She. immediately left her com
panions and went upstairs to ma
dame's private room, a f-uui-mons
to which usually indicated
that a girl merited unusual con
sideration, or had fallen uuder
madame's displeasure. As Nellie
Graham was not couscioug of hav
iug violated any rule of light or
auy regulation of the school, she
ran lightly up the steps and tapped
at the study door.
It. was opened at once, and ma-
dame requested her to be seated.
Madame was a handsome woman
of forty. Her wide brow aud clear
gray eyes indicated great intellec
tual power, while in her manner
was that gracious blending of kind
uess and dignity which is only
found In a good and highly cultiva
ted person.
'Miss Nellie,' she said, 'you know
of the unfortunate affair which has
occurred in room 21 V
'Yes, madame,' said Nellie 'I
think the girls have talked of very
little beside this week.'
'Well,' said madame, 1 sent lor
you to ask if you would help me to
give that poor girl an opportunity
to retrieve her character.'
I, madame !' said Nellie. 'What
can I possibly do?'
'I will tell you,' said madame. T
have beeu teaching twenty years,
and I have known boys and girls
to be guilty of most disreputable
aud wicked conduct when quite
young, who afterwards bfcarae most
worthy and admirable men rnd
womeu ; but I have never known
them to do this unless norne one
from a higher plaue of living held
out to them a helping hand. Now,
I ask will you be the one among
her schoolmates who will hold ont
this band to Dora Carnot. v
'Madame,' said Nellie, Mt would
be leas hard for me if I knew nnth
ing ot Dora Carnot's family, but I
know euough of them to prevent
rny having any confidence in Dora.
Her guilt would be nothing to them;
they wonld only regret its dis
cover.' 'Your knowledge of her surround
ings at home was one thing that
caused me to appl3' to yon for help.
I hoped that you would feel more
sympathy for her from having
known of her neglected childhood.
Your character and standing in the
school are established. You will
doubtless have to eudnrc some tem
porary Iofs of popularity, but I am
not afraid that it will permanently
injure you to try, by attention and
kindness, to encourage Dora to be
gin her life over. It will require
moral courage, and I ask it of tou
as a sacrifice. I believe she is guil
ty indeed she confesses it, and
begs to be sent home.' I do uot
wish to send her home, if it is pos-
sible to do otherwise. To be dis
missed for stealing would irretrie
vably ruin her. Now, can you not
bring yourself to see this from my
standpoint ? Let ns try to put our
selves in her place, and then make
an earnest effort to save her from
tbe consequences ot her own rois-
couduct.'
Altera moment's embarrassed
silence, Nellie said :
'When Lottie called me, Ida Pey
ton, Eunice Sloan, and I were dis
cussing thB circumstance, and I
agreed with them iu saying that we
should make no compromise with
violations of principle ; that oue
guilty of such conduct as that of
which Dora is accused deserved to
be treated with the contempt of all
honest people. If now I were to
seek Dora, how conld I account to
them for so sudden a change in my
view ?'
'Why, Miss Nellie, tell them all
about it ; that we. have talked the
matter over, and yon think differ.
ently now. Try to engage their
sympathy for Dora. Now, under
stand me, I wonld not ask this of
yon nnless I thought Dora had been
sufficiently punif-hed aud, realizing
tbe enormity of her misconduct,
was truly forry for it. I wish very
much for your help, and I do not
think there is another girl in school
who could help me so well as you.'
'I very much desire to do good
and be usefnl in the world,' said
Nellie, 4bnt 1 never quite realized
that it usually requires a sacrifice. I
will do what I can for Dora, for 1
am alraid it I had never be?n bet
ter taught than she has I wonld be
no better. She la required to re
main in her room, is she not f
'Yes. I told her to remain in her
room for a week, till I could decide
what was best to be done. The
week expires this evening, and I
would suggest that you visit her
this afternoon when school is dis.
missed. Her great ordeal will be
meeting the coldness and dislike
which are very likely to be shown
on her coming among her schools
mates again;'
Nellie returned to the schoolroom,
but she was grave and preoccupied.
She dreaded the condemnation of
her schoolmates and the loss of
popularity which must follow her
showing herself a friend to this girl
who had pilfered the ribbon?, peas
cils, letter paper, and bon-bons of
her roommates. She intercepted a
curious glance exchanged by Ida
Peyton and Eaniee Sloan, and she
flushed hotly as she imagined their
comments when they should eee
her associating with Dora Carnot.
When school was dismissed she
carried ber books for night study
to her room, and while her three
roommates settled themselves for
the quiet hour which the four usu
ally enjoyed till their early supper,
she busied herself about the room
tryiug to think of some way of say
ing, as it were incidentally, that
she intended visiting Dora. It was
impossible to inform them of her
change of purpose except, by a plain
statement, so she flually said :
'Girl, I am going to see Dora
Carnot. Eren if ahf did take those
things, it is not right for us to treat
her as if she had committed an un
pardonable sin. She has suffer ed so
mueh for this, and is so sorry for it,
that she will probably never do any
thing of the kind again, if she only
gets some encouragement to be true
and honest.'
'Nellie Graham, said Ida Peyton,
'it has not been three hours since I
heard you talk very differently. Did
madame tell you to visit Dora V
Madame and I talked of her,'
said Nellie, 'and madame thinks that
we ought to try to encourage Dora
and help her to get over this, as hhe
seems fo frorry for it. You know
her mother died w hen she wai small;
her father is poor and illiterate, and
she has never had the careful train
ing which most of us have enjoyed.
How can we know what we might
be guilty of doing if we had been
poor and neglected all our lives ?'
'Well,' said Ida, 'You may asso
ciate with Ihieves if you choose, but
my mother would not allow me todo
so. and I doubt if she would leave
me here if be knew that madame
allowed Dora to remain.'
This was no worse than Nellie
had expected, but she did not pro
long the conversation, kuowiogthat
opportunity would not be wanting
for her to try her powers of persua
sion. Her intercourse with her
school mates had always been ex
ceedingly pleasant, and it was very
hard for her now to find herself
forced into a position which she
knew very few of them would ap
preciate. Whn she entered the room occu
pied by Dora Carnot she found tbe
three girl who shared it with her
sitting around a table enjoying some
nuts and apples. They insisted on
her sharing their treat, and wera
much surprised when she refused,
saying she had come to see Dora,
She sat down on a trunk near the
bed on which Dora wan lying witU
her head buried in a pillow. Alight
movement showed that she beard
Nr llie'n lemark, while the other girld
exchanged glances and remained fil
ler t, .
Nellie was somewhat embarrassed
but sh proceeded as calmly an pos
sible to tell Dora all the items of
school news which are the staples
of conversation in a honrdiugschool.
The other girls soon left the room,
aud Dora removed the pillow from
ter face, thnagh her swolleu eyes
and tear-stained cheeks aroused
such earnest sympathy in Nellie's
breast that she no longer cared for
the opinion of her schoolmates. She
was absorbed with the desire to con
viuce Dora of her siuccrity, aud to
he able to comfort and help her.
Now, Dora,' she said, I wish to
be your friend, and to help jou
show every one that yon are very
sorry for what yon have done, aud
that you are really at heart honest
and true. You are soiry, are you
not V
'Oh, Nellie,' paid Dora, weepiDg
bitterly, 'how cau you ask me if I am
sorry ? I wish 1 bad died before I
did i:. I don't see now how I ever
could have done such a thing ; but
no one had ever talked to me about
such things, and I wanted, ribbons
and all that like the other girls bad,
ami 1 was just bo wieked and only
cared for myself. I know that eve
rybody here always will despise me,
and madame will not semi me home
so I have my plans all made now,
and it is too late for anybody to
help me.'
The change iu her toue and man
ner during tbe last sentence con
vinced Nellie that she had detoruj
ined on some desperate adventure,
and sue said :
'No, Dora, it is nor too laie. I
wish that I had come to ou soon
er, but 1 did not think of it till runt,
dame told me that she was sure
thai you realized what, a dreadlul
thing yon h d done, and that you
were very soiry tor it. Madame has
great hopes for you, Dora, and
speak of with no luu h sympa
thy and kindness.'
Doia sat on the side of (he bed in
schoolgirl fashion, and as theclapt
ed and unclasped iter hands iu b r
lap there was only a look of sad de
termination ou her face at she made
reply :
'Nellie, I thank you and madame,
but it is too late now ; you uau do
me uo good '
'Why, Dora,' xaid Ne.llie, 'what
do you mean by saying if is too
late f I cannot tell you all that mat -dame
said, but she has kuown boys
and girls who were guilty cf con
duct just as wrong as yours has
been who grew up to be useful and
respected.'
'I would tell you my plana, Nellie,
but I know you w ould try to chauge
them ; and as I cid'i do anything
else, it is best not to tell jou. It
would do no good.'
Well, Dora, if you will not tell
me, of course I cannot help it; The
first bell for supper has rung. Now
brush j our. hair and let us take a
turn in the fresh air.'
'Nellie Graham, would you be
.seen going around with me? Alice
Arnold called mo a common thief
said all the girls eo considered me.'
'I d not look on you as anything
of tbe kind, Dora, and I am often
too selfish and thoughtless myself
to be harsh in judging others.'
Nellie had uot suggested the walk
without a dread of the comment it
would provoke, but, knowing that
sooner or later she must tacn this
ordeal, she was eager to have it
over. Dora persisted iu refusing
to go for the walk, but wheu the
last hell rang for supper aud the
two girls went down together, Nel
lie reproached herself for feeling so
keenly the glances ot surprise, and
in Rome cases of mdignation, which
greeted them.
For weeks it was the eatue thinjf.
Neilie used every exertiou to prove
herself Dora's friend, assisting her
iu her lebsous aud bearing her com
pany duriug iutermi-sious and ho1-
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