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LINCOLNTON. N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1890.
NO. 47
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It happened on a crowded horse
car. A s ed y looking man, very
iiiu(-h the wor$e for having looked
too often on the wine when it was
red, rose to give his f-ut to a lady
when a robust rn.ni slipped into the
vacated salt, kvinj; the lady still
standing.
"3-a-y, you you feller you, said
the boozy out chivalrous individual,
as hfc stayed to aud fro, hanging
to a strap; "J I'm drunk, I know,
but I I'll git over it, I will; but
you you're a hog, an' you you'll
never git over it in in this world
no, sir, never 1"
And the other xassengers agreed
with him.
!Sow as there i.s no harm in any
cue seeking office, so there can be
no harm iu ever one behaving him
self if he 13 disappointed ia his
aspirations. A complaint submis-
sion to the inevitable is a grace
ful exhibition of philosophical qaah
ities. A ready acquiescence in party
decifious is a proof of high part'
fealty. A prompt, euergetic aud
zealous support of the nominee ia
an evidence of ptio:ic aud gener
ous impulses. Lumberton Jlobeson-can.
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D.: W. ROBINSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
l.iiicoluton, N C.
Practices in this and surround
ing counties.
Also iu State and Federal
Courts.
ctTNext door to the Racket.
Oc 4t., 18S1). ly.
L- L WITHERSP00N.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NEWTON, N. O.
Practices iu the Courts of (Jataw
ba, Lincolu. aud adjoining counties.
Jone'y to JLoax on improved farm
in Citatfba and Lincoln counties in
sums of i'300 and upwards, on louj
time, and easy terms. Will meet
clients at the Alexander House, iu
Lincolnton, on second and tourt
iloudays iu eaoh month.
Aug. i, 1SSU.
tf.
Sieki'i.ks Nights, made miserable by
ttut terrible cough. ,'rhiloh'e Cure i.s the
remedy for you.' For sale by J. KeedjJteo.
HACINE.WIS.
LocLumberVard a GtY Trucks
SPRING
Confidence in Hie Olfl Horwe.
Tho little hoi of General Critt-ui
den was devoted to bin father1 war
horse, tLat was named for the illus
trious Jobn J. Crittenden, of Ken-in-
Icy, the child 8 grandfather, lis
a-jkcil Inn frttlar to tell liim of a re
treat he made during the war, but
at a certain point said, "Father,
were you on John J.T' Being
answered afiiimatively, the young
ater slid down from the paternal
knee, and was toddling off as fast
as his little legs could carry hioi,
when hi father said:
"Where are jon going, my son V
"Father,'' he said, turning and
showing a face full of reproach,
"Jobn J. never would have retrea
ted if you hadn't turned him
'rniinrl "
J This same boy grew to manhood,
I and died with his face to the foe
with Coster and his meu on the Lit
tle Big Horn. Harper's Magazine
for April.
'ever Too Late to Meud. "Are
those shoes too far gone to repair
"No, indeed. I think a new pair of
uppers, with soles and heels, will
make 'em all right- The laces are
good. New York Sun.
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$ 50 by use of 1 bottle. Warranted
the most wonderful blemish cure
ever known. Sold by J. M.'Lawiug,
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colutou.
LAND SALE.
BY" virtue of Deed of Trust
made to me by Richmond Scott iu
order to secure a debt by him con
tracted with H- S. Robiuson, which
deed ot trust is duly registered iu
Lincolu county Registry Book 03,
Pago 2 of Deeds, I will sell at the
Cour t House door iu Lincolnton, at
12 o'clock noou and ou the 1st Mon
day of conrt week March 3J, 1890,
that tract of laud now owned and
farmed by tKe said Richmond Scott
and lyiug on the TuckaHegee Road
aud also on :he C. C. R. R. aud C.
& L. N. G. K. R. about 1 mile East
of the courtU3uso aud ajoiuing the
lands of B. H. Sumner and others,
containing 644 acres. Sale to be at
public auction to the highest bid
der for cash
J. L. COBB, Trustee.
Feb. 25, 1800. 2 28 U
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WAGONS J ALL STYLES.
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T Ladies Chaise.
PATEJitCHAlSE BRAKE.
FISH BR9S?WAG2N G9
RACINE.WIS.
Tiur ltle4Hcl ltrood.
Gather them clone to your loving
heart,
Cradle them close to your breast ;
They will soon enough leave your
brooding care,
Soon enough ascend youth's topmost
Htair
Little ones in the nest.
Fret not that the children's hearts
are gay,
That their restless feet will ron ;
There may come a time iu the by
and by
i Wheu you'll ait iu your lonely room
and sigh
For a sound of childish fun j
Wheu you'll long for a repetition
sweet,
That sounded through each room,
Of "Mother I mother !' the dear love
calls
That will echo long through the
sileut hall,
Aud add to their stately gloom.
There may come a time when you'll
long to hear
The eager, bojish tread.
The tuneless whistle, the clear,
shrill shout.
The busy bu9tle in and out,
And pattering overhead.
When the boys and girls are all
grown up,
And scattered far and wide,
Or gone to the undiscovered shore,
Where youth and age come never
more,
You will miss them from your
side.
Then gather them to your loving
heart;
Cradle them on your breast ;
They will soon enough leave your
brooding care,
Soon enough ascond youth's top
most stair
Little ones in the nest.
Good housekeeping.
From the Old Homestead.
THE CODE DUELLO.
In the sonth the code duello
seems to have become suddenly au
institution of the present. For cv.
ery little grievance the party msnlt
ed challenges the party insulting to
a war of two an encounter with
deadly weapons with a purpose to
take human life.' The great ma
jority of these duels have fortuuate
ly resulted in neither the loss of life
nor limb, yet their effect upon the
public morals is.extremely injurious.
A few weeks ago a frieud of the
writer related the following story,
which, while it may interest th
reader, will, at the same time I
hope, benefit him if he will but con
aider the moral contained within it:
'In the city of N , Georgia,
jost about ten years ago, a divorce
suit was attracting the attention of
the public, on account of the high
social position ot the parties liti
gant and of the general esteem in
which the plaintiff the wifewas
held. Upon the second day of the
trial Mrs. A., the plaintiff, was re
called as a witness to rebut some
statement made by au adverse wit
ness. During the cross-examina
tion, which was extremely severe
and trying for a lady of refinement,
some question was put to her so
harsh that the spectators felt indig
uaut aud turned their gaze from the
distressed countenance of Mrs. A.
to tbat of her counsel, in the ex
pectant hope that he would inter
fere. 'Stop I May it please your hon.
or, I object to the mode ot cross
examinatiou pursued by counsel,
as my client is a lady aud the cir
cumstances do not warrant this ex
treme harshness.' The speaker,
Paul Allen, was a young man in the
full flush of health, not handsome,
but with features indicative of
strong will power, and, withal, so
pleasing in expression that one liked
and trusted bim at first glance. As
he uttered these words bia fine "blue
eyes flashed and darkened with the
intensity of his emotions.
I quite agree with you,' replied
Judge Clifford. 4Mr. Ashmore '
'Mr. Ashmore, the opposing coun
sel, a maa ot thirty-five or therea
bouts, was fairly trembling with
rage. His eyes looked at that moi
ment like those ot an angry bull,
while his usually red face was of
scarlet color. Meu had said hard
things of James Ashmore -of his
morals and violent temper and one
viewing his working feature at this
moment wouM no longer doubt ot
tht-ir truthfulness. All the evil in
the inanV nature seemed to come to
the surface. Heedless of the judge,
who was waiting to gabi his atten
tion, he fdrodo over to young Allen.
With bis index finger shaking a!,
most m the latter's ftce he fairly
hissed : 'Did you mean to insinuate
that my condoct was other than
that of a gentleman?'
1 'My language, Mr. Ashmore, was
quite plain, bnt you can put that
construction upon it that best suits
you,' replied Paul, in a steady voice.
'Then, sir, I brand yon a cow.
ardly linr, and a blow full in
Ashmore's face from the fist of Paul
cctt short the sentence and sent the
recipient reeling against one of the
ies-k- tbt were vlict1d at regular
interval: upon the floor ot the court
room. Before he mold recover
himself the nhenff intervened his
sturdy frame between the two men.
4 'Gentlemen,' broke in the judge,
you forget yourselves and that res
spect that you owe to thia court.'
'Paul, with his breast heaving and
head bent iu shame, looking up to
the judge, thus spoke: 'I crave
your honor's pardon. I lost my
tfelf-eontrol.' AsLmore only sat
and glared upon Paul auC offered
no apolog3T.
' 'Mr. Ashmore, I fine you fifty
dollars, a4 you, Mr. Allen, ten dol
lars,7 said Judge Cliff ord. The case
then progressed, resulting in favor
of Paul's client. This fact, you may
easily imagine, did not lessen Ashs
ruore's auger.
'Follow me now to tho lobby ot
the hotel, that great place in all
southern towns for the congregation
of yonog meu after business hours.
Business for the day was just over,
aud little groups were gathered
here aud there in the lobby and bil
liard room discussing the news of
the day. Some ot these were speaki
iug excitedly of Paul Allen. 'Boys,'
said oue of the party, 1 have never
bad the pleasure of seeing much of
Paul Alien, as he is very studious
and does not participate iu those
pleasures that most meu of his age
find so agreeable, bnt, from all ac
counts, be is a fine fellow and is
rapidly making his mark, and I for
one would hate to see him shot by
that scamp, Ashmore.'
'So say we, one aud all,' replied
another, 'but if he does not show
the white feather that will undoubt
edly bo the result of their meeting.
Ashmore is a dead sbot, aud I doubt
if Paul ever fired a pistol twice in
his life.'
' 'No fear of the white feather
about Pan!,' spoke up another ; 'a
braver man never lived, but he is a
member of the church aud may not
accept the challenge. I hope he
won't, for I am opposed to the code
duello tooth and nail.' The group
then parted for their several homes.
'At that moment Paul was enter,
ing tho front door of bia father's
mansion. There was a sad, dejecti
ed look upon bim, as if some great
burthen was oppressing him. As
the door closed upon his form he
shook himself, looked into the glass
of the hat-rack, and tried, not quite
successfQi'y, to assume a cheerful
look and bearing. Little feet pat
tered down the carpeted hall, and a
beautiful, dark-eyed child, with
arms thrown wido open, rushed to
meet him with the query, 'Brother,
what kept you so late? Supper is
almost over.' He stooped and, with
a hand on each of her fair, soft
checks, tenderly kissed her, and
then holding her hand in one of his,
said, as they walked to the dining
room, 'Come, Ev, I am here now,
so don't scold.'
'Upon entering the dining-room
Paul embraced his mother' and
greeted his father, as was his wout,
but the usual cheerfulness of their
evening reunions was nadly lacking.
After he had eaten in silence and
was in the act of rising, his mother,
a fine looking lady ot foi ty-five, end
denly put aide her crochet work,
aud, turning a sad and troubled
face to hi, said : 'Paul, I hear tbat
Mr. Ashmore has challenged you to
a duel. Is it fo ?
"Yes, mother; but I had hoped
that you would not so aoon haye
heard of it ?'
'My son, yon will not accept ir,
wih von '
'Accept it,' broke in Mr. Allen ;
'.d course Iih will accept it. Do you
flunk a sou of mine would for one
instant hesitate where his honor is
concerned V
'But, Mr. Allen,' interrupted
Mrs. Allen, 'Paul is a member of the
church a christian boy and how
can a christian fight a duel ? Duel
ing is wrong and sinful, and it
would not blemi.sh Paul's ieputa
tion if he would takn a high Rtaud
and refuse to tight. Paul,' contin
ued Mrs. Allen, turuiug to her son,
'tbere was a time when, as every
little difficulty or care roseiu your
path, you would come to your moth-
er for advice and assistance. Re
lieve me, my son, that whrleyou ar
novr grown and have entered upon
the active duties of life, you ae not
too old or wise to still be guided by
your mother'.s advice when honor is
remotely concerned. Be guided by
me in this matter now, my sou, and
refuse to stain jour hands in an
other's blood and wreck your fn
ture happiness.'
' 'Mary,' said Mr. Allt-n, 'I am not
what i.s strictly called a christian.
I have never become a member of
any church, yet my whole life has
been such aa to gain me the respect
aud coufldence ot my fellow men,
and 1 tell you that the surest way
to wreck Paul's happiness is to
make him refuse this challenge,
which done, he becomes a mark at
which every finger in this commu
nity is pointed in ridicule aud con
tempt. That great regulator of
human action, public opinion, will
crush him aad deprive him of suc
cess in his career.'
'Not eo, Mr. Allen,' replied the
wife. 'No one can ever truthlully
say that Paul is a cowa?d. Who
was it that rescued little Jimmie
Monis from the flames when even
the firemen held back ? It was
Paul. Does it indicate bravery in
fighting a duel f No, oh, no ; but
when one, knowing the wrong, is
pushed on by the fear of public
opinion, its censure and sting, does
it not indicate a lack of that highest
and sublimest of all courage moral
courage ? Paul,' continued Mrs.
Allen, walking over to where Paul
stood, tracing with thoughtful eye
the pattern of tho carpet, and put
ting her arms around his neck, 'why
are you silent ? Speak and promise
your mother that; you will not meet
this man; You are my only son,
Paul, and the thought that you
may be brought home a corpse; that
I may hear your voice no more '
With a convulsive shiver Mrs. Al
len buried her head upon her son's
bosom aud gave vent to her tortur
ed feelings in sobs that pierced her
son's heart like daggers.
"Mr. Allen was uot unmoved, for,
rising abruptly from his easy chair,
he walked with agitated step from
the room. Little Eva, clinging to
one ot his arms, between broken
sobs begged him not to fight and
get killed, as they all loved bim so
much.
" 'Mother,' said Paul, in an un
steady voice, while he gently diss
engaged her arms from his neck,
'you unman me. Let me go to my
room, and calmly, If possible, think
this matter over.'
" 'God protect and guide you, my
boy,' sobbed Mrs. Allen. Paul hur
riedly quit the room, and, going to
his cozy little chamber, threw him-
self into his comfortable study
chair, but it did not give him the
usual pleasure, for, with an impa
tient movement, he arose and paced
the floor, every now and then speak
ing aloud in the commune that he
was holding with himself.
" 'Toimorrow at six 1 am to leave
this old home, perhaps never to re
turn again in life. My whole being
throbs in sympathetic response to
my mother's appeal, and yet the
minutes fly by tbat sej arate me
from crime against the laws of man
and the commands of God. I am,
as hhe said, a churchman but not a
christian, for I have not fouud that
strength to support me iu a refusal
to fight that cornea to the aid of the
weak when they are heavy laden
and have faith. I know hardly how
to fire a pistol, but I don't care for
that, as I will not even fire at him.
Dueling is fast sinking into disuse.
T'e tim is not f ir distant when all
vutM, f-xcept fhoe of tho wicked
shall be raised in general acclaim
ngrinst its practice. The north has
condemned it in tones not nucer-
tiin, and the progressive spirit of
the honth even now condemns it .
The scorn and ridicule that await a
ii: an refusing to fibt in this section
should more properly be bestowed
upon bim who fight?. I see all tbis
and feel it, but, alas, 1 have tried
hard, God alone knows how hard,
to xcrew my courage to the point
that I might refuse, but my strength
failed me ; the mental picture of
perhaps exaggerated cou sequences
aroused my pride and overthrew my
moral courage Courage ! Bravery!
flow cftn acts that contain uo sin
gle element of you that in their
inceptiou were the offspring of
pride or fear are lauded by the
people. Here I am struggling to
obtain courage and not to fight
the latter so easy, the former so
difficult. The act of duty which a
nun performs in the face of over
whelming opposition ami against
every desire of his own is true bra
very it is heroism. Mj thoughts
are growing confused. They will
no longer obey me, but guide me,
for I am growing weak.' Paul
threw himself back into his eay
chair and with intent look seemed
to gaze into the heavens beyond the
frescoed ceiling. Soon he sank into
a restless sleep, and during this
seruNunconsciousness the face of
his little sister, Eva, and alo tbat
of his mother seemed to smile upon
him in encouragement and then to
grow sad. He is now upon the
dueling grouuds. Positions are .se
lected, and he faces Ashmore, each
with the long dueling pistol, ready
for the wont, 'fire.' 'Gentlemen,
are you ready V Both answer 'yen.'
'Fire!' Two flashes in quick suc
cession; Ashmore falls, the blood
already making a crimson staiu up
on his shirt ftont. No need for the
'oue, two, three stop!'
"With horror written upon cVery
lineament of Paul's face he leaps
from his chair, looks around iu a
dazed way at each article of the f.t
miliar furniture, and then exclaimed,
with devout earnestuess, 'Tbauk
God, it was bnt a dream. My res
olution is taken. I will not right
this duel.'
"Again the easy chair receives
him, but how differently it feels
now. The question is decided, and
peace and quiet are gradually
soothing his perturbed spirits. Rest
is now yielded by the sleep
that clones his eyelids, and
when the servant calls him at nix
o'clock he feels retreshed and strong
in limb and resolution. lie quietly
descended the staircase, got his bt
and overcoat and proceeded to the
house of tho friend who had con
sented to act a his second, bnt his
purpose was to tell him tbat he
would not meet Anhmore.
"Upon arriving at his friend's
house he was told by tho servant
that his master was waiting for him
in the front parlor, where he had
been for an hour. Paul, upon en
tering, was greeted cordially. 'Read
this,' he said, at tne same time
handing Paul a note which read an
follows :
" lDear Mr. Mead :
" 'Mr. Ashmore has been arrested
upon a bench warraut for sending
a challenge. We will therefore be
unable to meet you as arranged.
See me in the morning, as I think
tbat tbis affair can now be amicably
arranged. Yours truly,
Ton West.
"Now, not to prolong the story, I
will tell you tbat this was soon set
tled and that no duel was ever
fought. When the glad tidings reach
ed Paul's family, which was soon
alter, the joy in that family would
have beeu beneficial to any one
witnessing it. Paul has now risen
to an enviable height in his profes
sion, and the people in that section
of the south fully recognize the folly
of dueling and the practice, in con
sequence, ha fallen into total dis
use." Ltjap.
Heat Oil Tor li'escrTlns:
leather.
Animal oils and grasses iocorpo
rate themselves with the fibre ; they
do not evaporate. Their action ii
like that of compounding various
metalsinstead of forming a com
position, in the one case, all the elei
nients are so compounded thattheir
individuality is lost, and separation
is almost impossible iu the other,
the elements arc mixed, but can ho
separated almoat without loss iu
bulk. Moisture will drive the grense
to the surface, and gradually the
interior will be robbed of its life,
but there is no evaporation. Cons
soquently the leather retains its
flexibility much longer than when
the grease is also drawn out by
heat and the action of the air.
Animal oil does not penetrate the
leather so quickly as oils that are
more volatile, but this very quality
is what makes them more valuable,
as they are taken up by the fibre,
uot simply sucked in and filling
around it, and they ate equally dif
ficult to draw out. Rancid oil, oils
tbat have undergone a chemical
change that marks the first step to-
ward vitiation, have loat their moat
valuable properties, and the process
of decay which has begun intro-
luces gasses, creating the volatile
element which bo quickly robs the
leather of its nourishment. At the
same time the fibte is injured by
the decaying grease. Vegetable oils
rank next to animal in their pre
servative qualities, but the oils ex
tracted from flax need and cotton
seed, unless purified, are of audi
gummy nature and so easily affec
ted by heat that they are until for
use by the currier. Cotton seed oil,
purified as it is when sold for sweet
oil, is au excellent, but au expensive
oil for leather Pure olive and cas
tor oil possess the qualties requisite
for preserving leather aud keeping
It soft, but their cost precludes their
general use. Castor oil is the Ues
and for reoiling it is not surpassed
by animal oils. Fish oil is used
more than any other, and to its uss
may be attributed much ot the poor
weai ing qualities of the leather now
in the market. By an improved
process of manufacture fish oils are
deodorized bo thoroughly that their
presence csnnot be detected. 'J hey
penetrate more readily than either
auimsl or vegetable oils, hut they
do not incorporate themselves with
the fibre. They simply fill up the
interstices, and, being of a light
nature, they are easily drawn out
by beat or moisture. They impart
a noli condition to the leather when
it is new, as much o it not more so
than do the animal oils, and he
cause of rtiat they are not con
demned. If used freely iu cotiuto
tion with hard grease they beoome
rancid aud impart an oder which ii
retained as long as there is any
grease in the. leather. Mineral oila
are heiug introduced quite freely,
and as they are thoroughly dedor
ized they find ready purchasers.
These oils are the worst possible
that can be pnt into leather. They
brtve wonderful penetrating proper
ties, but the' are heating, and their
volatile properties deprive them of
the permanency so necessary for
the preservation ot the leather.
They do .not take kindly toother
oils or grease and are easily cat by
water. While the natural heat from
the feet will cause evaporation, par
ticularly if the leather is moist, they
do not become rancid, but they are
more injurious to the fibre than
even the most rancid animal oil.
The shoe manufacturer should con
demn all leather treated with min
eral oil-?. A Utile care on his part
will enable him to determine the oil
used, whether animal, vegetable or
mineral. Good grain aud clear
tleehed stock invite the eye, and if
properly treated with oil the leather
will prove acceptable, but gre a?e ia
the life of the leather, and just in
proportion as the grease is pure
and incorporates itslt with the
fibre hi the leather durable or other
wise Boots and Shoes Weekly.
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