)) 1 jl il II 1 h jj H: IK till III III I I ff I VOL IV LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, DEC. 19,1890. NO. 33 How 3X' Ole. If we know a.l too methods of approach adopted :in enemy we are the lette'en abled to ward "li the (iari-r and postpone tho moment '-vl. -n u rrt-n U r li.- oine.s in evitable. In ninny uH""Hf- t e inherent strength of thi tJ. Mitii-s t triable Jit opyo-e toe tendency towa'd dcatii. Many however have last thm fore- to such an citent that there is Jit tie or no J clp. In other we a iittl ai l to the weakened Lcds will umke ill the difierence between sudden doath anJ many ye-trs of useful lif. Upon the first inpton.s ot a Oough, Could or any troublo ot the Throat or Lung, give that old htd wt-ll-l nown rom dye Boechee's Gennu tymri, a cartful trial. It will pro?n whut tbou.-anda say ot it to he the benefactor ot any home." Do not try to grow a crop on soil not adapted to it. THAT TF.Uhlhl.E C'tlQlf In tte im-r.ii:i!r,huri i-d -r di-i cult breath ing, I .l.";l o kj plutni, tithtln: ill the chest, quickened "pulse,' luoinc-..s in the evening o.r sweats f.. r,uiif.:i:l or any t these lit:;s ;ire the lira Hes .r o.nsumpt ion. lr. -Acker's .'Cnli-ih Cough Kennedy will cure ttitte ft-arful symptoms, anJ is sold under a jf situt jruarurit;e by JLr J il Lawing-, Drutut. The man who thoroughly learns the lesson of every uii.itake will in titoe become win1. DO r OT SUFFfirt ANY LONGFK. Knowing tout a cough can be checked in a day, and the stages of consumption bro ken in a wk, we harby guarantee Dr. Ake r'a Englitdi Cough Remedy, and will refund the money to all who buy, takn it as per directions and do not find our yta te rcet tcurect. Dr. J M Lawing, Druggist American Sliioushire breeders are buying thu best sheen to be found in Englaud. MERIT WINS. We desire to nay to our citizens, that for year we have been selling Dr. King's iew Discovery for Consumption, also Dr King's New Life Fills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never hand lad remwiie that sail as well, or that hare given such universal satisfaction. We do cot hetitate to guarantee them every tiiae, and ve stand ready to refund the parchaie price, if satisfactory reesults do not follow thwii w. These remedies have won their great popularity purely on their SliliU. At J.M. Lawing'a Physician and Pharmacist. IMPORTANT! Get Prices LOOK, FROM S3. IhEm Jh.JSf'IDJE&MM 7S7"S. Before you buy Furniture, Itwi pay you. I want to cal the a tten tion of all the readers of this paper that my etock ot F URN IT ORE, PIANOS AND ORGANS is now larger and more complete than at any time siuce I have been in the business. I have just received a, car load of nothing but Antique Oak and Sixteenth Century Suits, ranging in piice from $26.50 to $75.00. Theie wera bought at a bargain and are the very newest styles. I have made a large deal in Parlor Suits alno. Listen at these prices ; Plush SaiU of 6 and 1 pieces I am offering now for C32.60 to $100.00. Pluah Esits in Walnut and Antique and 16th Ceutury that I sold for 10 per cttit. more money last year. 1 have a well selected line of Divans Plush Rockers, Book Cases, Mantle Mirrors and Novelties iu Furniture. I have scoured the country this year for bargains, buying in large quan tities lor cash to get the best bargains, my object beiug to give my cus tomers thia tail the most and best goods possible for the money. I make a specialty of fnruishiug residences and hotels complete from top to bot torn. I am anxrous to cell you all your furniture, and will do it if you will only allow ma to quote my prices. Long time given on Pianos and Orgatis. Write me lor prices and terms. E- M. ANDREWS, Charlotte, N. C; CMtorLa. la Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infanta and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor 'other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil. It Is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by iliilions of Mothers. Costorla destroys Worms and allays feverishness. Caatoria prevents Yoniitlng: Sour Curd, . cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castorla relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency. Castorla assimilates the food, regulates the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas- s torla is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend. Castoria. VlCastorla U an exosllant medicine for chll irfcn. Idothtjrt hava repeatedly told me of 1U f jod iIot upon their ehiidra.'" Da. Q. C. Osgood, Lowell, Mas. " Castorla te the bet remedy for children of wlifcih I am acquainted. I hope th day U not far dUUait when mothers will consider Vho real fctret of their children, and uae Castorla ln Bteod ot tha various quack nostrums whloh or dwrrtyki their loved on, by forcing opium, xnorp2UA, sooth tog eyrup and other hurtful ante down their throat, thereby aeadlng thm tb premature graves." Dr. J. F. Ejwchhos, Conway, Ark. Ti Cntaur Company, TO Murray S treat, lfw York City. A SAFE INVESTMENT. Is one which is guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in case of failure a return of purchase price. On this safe plan you can huy from our advertised Druggist a bottle of Dr. Kind's New Dii covery for Consumption. It is guaranteed to bring relief in every case, when used for any affection of Throat, Lungs or Chest, such as Consumption, Inflammation of Lungs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Group, etc., etc. It is pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfectly sate, and can always bo depended upon. Trial bot tles tree at J M Lawing'a Drugstore. Wool is two cents per pound higher in Australia, and prices shove an upward tendency. - 1R. ACKER S ENGLISH PILLS Are active, effective and pure.' For hick headache, disordered stomach, I093 of ap petite, bad complexion und biliousness, they have never been equaled, either in America or abroad. Dr. J M Lawing, Druggist. Western stock feeders believe in higher prices next summer for all kinds of live stock. OUR VERY BKST PEOPLE Confirm our statement when we eay that Dr. Acker's English Remedy is in every way suj erior to any and all other prepare ations lor the Throat and Lungs. In Whooping Cough and Croup, it is magic and relieves at once. We offer you a sam ple bottle free. Remember, ibis remedy is sold on a positive guarantee. Dr. J. M. Lawing, Druggist. THE FIRST STMPT0M.S OF DEATH. Tired feeling, dull headache, pains in various parts of the body, sinking at the pit of the stomach, loea of appetite, fever- i6hnes9, pimples or sores, are all positive evidence of poisoned blood. Xso matter how it became poisoned it mutt be purified to avoid death . Dr. Acker's English Blood Elixir has never failed to remove scrofulous or syphilitio poisons. Sold under positive guarantee by Dr. J M Lawing, Druggist. Slacked lime Is valuable on most soils and does no harm to any. We may have to guess at the dis tauce to the sun and moon, but we know beyond a doubt that Ganter's magic cnicken cholera cure will cure that most deadly disease. It is warranted and sold by Dr. Lawing. and Photos, HEAD, IS M6L Castoria. " Castorla la so well adapted to children that I recommend It aa superior to any preaorlpUon known to me." H. A. Archkr, m. D., Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Our physicians In the children's depart ment have spoken highly of their experi ence ia their outslda practice with Castoria, and although we only have among our medical aupplles whet is known as regular productaj-et we are free to confess that the merit of Castoria has won us to look with favor upon it." Uhitko Hospital axd Dispmsary, Boston, Mass. Ailem C. Smith, Pres., i flVf Now I JLay Hie Down to Sleep In the quiet nursery chamber, Saowy pillows yet unpressad, 6ee the forms ef little children Kneeling white robed for their rest. All in quiet nursery chambers, Whila the dusty shadows creep ; Hear the voices of the children "Now 1 lay me down to Bleep." In th meadow and the mountain Calmly shine the winter etars, Butacross the glistening lowland Slant the moonlight's silver bars. In the silence and the darknees, Darkness growing still more deep, Listen to the little children Praying God their souls to keep. "If we die" so pray the children And the mother's head drops low ; One from out her fold is sleeping Deep beneath the winter's snow. "Take our souls ;"and past the casement Flits a gleam of crystal light, Like the trailing of his garments "Walking evermore in white. Little souls, that stand expectant, Listening at the gates of life, Hearing far away the murmur Of the tumult and the strife : We, who tight beneath those banners, Meeting ranks of foe men there, Find a deeper, broader meaning In your simple vesper prayer. When your hand shall grasp this standard Waich to-day you watch from far; When your deeds shall shape the conflict In this universal war, Pray to Him, the God of battles Whose strong eye can never sleep, In the warring of temptation, Firm and true your souls to keep. When the combat ends and slowly Clears the smoke from out the skies ; When, far down the purple distance, All the noise of battle dies : When the last night's solemn shadows Settle down on you and me, May the love that never faileth Take our souls eternally. From the Old Homestead. THE LITTLE WORK HOUSE BOY. j USU Mill ail Village ui ot. acniHB in Wales is noted for being faA-jft the birthplace of the great traveler, Henry M. Stanley. Fifty years ago he was born there, this little baby who was dostined to live such a strange and busy life. The hut in which his parents lived was one of the rudest kind, without windows and with no floor save the hard-packed earth, and the family was very poor. In a short time the father died and left the poor moth er and child without eveu the poor home they bad so long enjoyed. At the tender age of three years the forlorn little boy was taken to the poorhouse, there to spend the rest of his babyhood. He was a cun niug, sharp-witted child, such a one as ia petted and praised in happier homes, and even of this poor little orphan we learn that his grandiath er was proud and called him "my little man of the future." Grands fathers are always the same the world over, high or low, rich or poor. Little John Rowland, for that was his real name, did not remain long in the poorhouse. He was not tb kind of a persoD, even when so voune. to be coutent with such a Ife. He must have been rather above the usual grade of pauper children, for it is said that the mas ters of the institution declared that "Betney's boy had extraordinary talents." Trying to get away from the place the boy found a farm house where, small as be was, ne worked hard nd studied all his spare time. When he grew rowaiu manhood the spirit of wandering seized upon him and he found him self longiug for the sea. He crossed the ocean alone, and when but a lad ot seventeen landed in New Orleans having worked his way thither in an English trading vessel. As he walked aloug the busy streets ot that gay aud lively city looking with quick glance at all the wonders about him he saw in a window near hv a Man. "Bov wanted." Of course -J - "D 7 J he entered, saying : -If you want a boy here he is." "What oan you do, my lad?1' said hA merchant. "Why, I cm do anything that any other boy ot my age and size can do," said John without a mo- meat's hesitation. The man was pleased with this quick and epicy answer, and at once told him to "come in and go to work." Now juat think what kind Jot a boy he must have beoo, for the next thing we hear is that the mer chant was so pleased with him that jhe gave him his own name, Henry Mortlake Stanley, and adopted him as his own sou. He, loo, dearly loved this kind friend and the count try which had given him a welcome aud a home, so when the civil war broke oat ho was true to his affec tions and took the side of the south. He entered the southern array and was a brave and loyal soldier, but did not fight long until ho was tak en prisoner near Pittsburg With his usual shrewdness and good lack ho managed to escape from his cap-, tors, swam the river amid a storm of bullets, and alter many adven tures he finally reached his old mother in Wales as ragged aud tired as any soldier of fortune ever known. After resting there awhile his restless spirit could bear no more inaction and he came back to our country and this timo joined the northern army. Here he won great praiBe for a daring deed. There was a confederate ship which had been deserted by its crew and was a tempting sight to the soldiers, who dare not seize it because it wan so well protected by the soutnern war ships near it. Now Stanley seized a rope, swam rapidly while bullets fell fast around him, and fi nally secured the coveted prize, and she was towed off in triumph. For this brave deed he was made ensign. But now his restltsea spirit took another flight and he began to write letters to the various papers espe cially to the New York Herald. He was made their regular coriespond- vnt while our war lasted and then they sent him to Crete as war cor respondent. His sympathies over flowed for those brave islanders, in whosH veins flowed the blood ot old-time heroes and who were suf fering from such a dpspot?.sni Wp next hear from Stanley in Abyssinia and wherever he goes it is as a hero and as a free lance on the side of truth and the right. About this time he was called from his post in Spain to meet his chief in Paris, and when he hastens to obey he receives the command, 'Go and fiud Livingstone.'' As our leaders have heard how this great and good man, Livingstone, had been tor a long time out of all knowledge in the wilds of Africa, and a great feeling of anxiety was felt all over the world and fear lest he might be dead, and no man knw where to find him. Stanley knew well what it meant, that he should obey this order. He knew that be must go beyond the bounds of civi lization and risk hia life in a far-off country, where he must, single handed and alone, contend with all the forces of nature her heat, her miasm, her poisonous serpents, and, worst of all, her savage human bes ings. His chief also knew whom he was sending, and when they parted he said : "Good-bye : may God be with you." The young traveler answered : "He will surely go with me upon such a holy errand.'7 With this faith he started for the dark continent, and it never left hitn through his three heroic jour neys. He ouco writes thus: "My faith that the purity of my motives deserved success was al ways firm, but I have always been conscious that the issues of every effort were In other hands than mine." Another time he writes: "For what has been done ana is now near ending thanks be to God i how and forevermore. On January 6, 1871, Stanley en tereo Zanzibar to begin a search in the jungles of a continent for a man or a grave, and that journey to the coast, with the body of Livingstone borne upon the shoulders of the men for whom he had lived and died, will shine forever rs a bright light in the darkness of history. The end of this journey, undertaKeu in faitb, was greater than its projector ever dreamed of, tor it resulted, af ter a time of labor and effort such as the heart thrills in bearing, in making a new nation on the weft coast of Africa. Four hundred j chiefs have banded together to pro mote tieaco and to civilize the con tinent. For more than fifteen hnn dred miles the great Congo river is opened up and a way for the mis sionary is thus prepared. When this great work was fin ished the traveler started home but he had scarcely touched American shores when an urgent appeal came from the king of the Belgians that he should go to the rescue of Eniin Pasha. He was the only man who could do this work, for he knew the land and the people. He had com manded a peaceful army of uearly one huudred Europeans aud two thousand natives, aud he could deal with these latter as no other man in the world. His thrilling letter written last November tells how bravely these men worked and de scribes the success of their project. To roach Emin be had to nass through a forest of trees matted to gether by briars, thorns, decaying trees, aud aU therauk undergrowth of a tropical climate. This jungle was the home of venomous insects, Aud great elephants, and all kindv of terrible animal life. Through these he tore, cut and ploughed his way for oue hundred and sixty days. The young explorer has done the work of a missionary without mak ing any claims to such an honor. He says that he used to sneer at missionaries, but 'when I saw Liv ingstone I saw what a noble type of physical and spiritual manhood a miassonary could be and I have felt differeutly ever since." He mad himself very highly esteemed by King Mtea, who held the keys of central Africa, aud the chief loved bim. One day he said : "Stanlee, the white man know everything ; now, Stanlee, tell me and my chiefs what you know about augeln." The young man was a little dis- Couort3 at flrsr. but tiimllv rr!il him all he could about them, and then read from his Bible what Eze- kiel and John say on the subject. He translated part of the Bible in to their language, giving the prin cipal events from creation to cruci flxion, and St. Luke's gospel entire bouse it told more about our Sa vior. Then King Mtesa said he believed what he heard aud declar ed himself a christian ; then Stanley made an appeal to the christian world to send missionaries at once to Uganda. The heroes of the nineteenth cen tury are all peaceful neroes- The reign of blood is ended and our he roes go out to fight the hosts of sin and ignorance. The story of the little poorhouse baby, from his childhood of want up to the pres ent hour wheu he is the equal of monarchs aud the chosen friend ot earth's nobles, sounds like one of those old nursery tales. He is an other giant killer, a new knight of modern chivalry, another Sintram who has put to flight the evil spirits who held the dark continent. E. A. Matthews. The harsh, drastic purgatives, once deemed so indispensable, have given place to milder and more skilfully prepared laxatives ; hence the great aud growing demand for Ayer's Pills. Physicians every where recommend them for costive ness, indigestion, and liver com plaints. The Chicago Inter" Ocean, as in tensely partisan as it is, gets levels headed sometimes, which is shown by the following tribune to Senator Vance: "There is an effort in North Carolina to use the Farmers' Alli ance to aereat tne reeiecuou ui Senator Vance. North Carolina has no Democrat so experienced as iu national legislation as senator Vance, Besides that, he is among the most i u DAnl.n Sanatnra )' popular ui iur ouuiutui The correctness of the maxim "nothing succeeds like success is well exemplified in Ayer's Sarsapa- rilla. The most successful comoi- nation of alteratives and tonics, it alwavs succeeds in curing diseases of the blood, and bene its wonder ful popularity. The Texas cotton crop is istima- ted at 1,850,000 bales, the biggest in the history of the State. Many Person! are trorea Sown from overwork or household carea. Brown's Iron Bitters Bebtniditha iyrtem, aid dlgeitlon, remove excess ot bile, and curat malaria. Get the gtnuiae. THEALUAXCE CO.s VEXTIO.V. The Platform. Under a call oi the States, the St. Louis platform was adopted unani mously after amendments mado here in Ocala The subtreaaury is not a part ot thia platform. It pro vides for the free coinage of silver and expansion of the currency by the Lssse of treasury notes direct to the people, without, the intervention of banks, in sufficient, vol u run to meet the business requirements of tho country and as cheaply as the banks now get it. The issue is to bo based upou the products of in lustry, and not on bonds, as at present, through the national bank, ing system. TliH plan is widely ditfeient fiom the bill which has been introduced iu Congress. The at. Louis platform also called for the ownership and controll by he government of the lines of rail roads and telegraph companies. The Alliance amended this plain) by adopting a compromise from Mr. Ljivingstou, giving the government the liberty to control these lines, ind if that is not doue satiafactoii ly, then for tho government to hns sume control and ownership. There id also a plank in the St. Louis plat form requiriug that the duty levied by the government on imports, the tariff shail bear evenly on all con sumers embodying the idea of equal ustice to all aud favor none, and that the revenue shall not exceed the need ot commeicial expeudituie for government purposes, with no surplus. There is also u clause prohibiting ehe alien ownership ol a nds iu the United States, aud re quires the government to recover all such holdings and opeu them to actual settlers. These are the chief points of the platform. Among other amendments adopted to it Was one requiting Lbat all Alliauoo officials shall support the same,with Ocala amendments, under penalty of suspension, aud that no candi date for national office shall receive the support of Alliance member ship unless he pleges himself in writiug to support the St. Louis platform. Any subordinate Alli- ance not in accord with the piatfoiin will be suspended at the will of the president. The National Reform Press As sociation has been organized by the eleetion of Dr. Macuue as president; B. Stell, of .Montana, vice presi dent, and W.S. Morgan, of Missouri, secretary and treasurer. The asso ciation numbers tweiutyhve papern and will have forty. rolk On Tho Third larty.j President Polk said: "The thread of publid opinion 1 among the masses is evidently in the direction of independedt politi cal action. Whether sucu senti ments is to be formulated and resolved into a third or independent party depends greatly upon the action of the piesent Congress in regard to the financial system ot the country. Tne people believe ine have been deceived to false issue- which have been pressed with great vigor, particularly by party leaders for the past tweuty-five years. They are investigating the situation for themselves with great earnestness, and they have concluded shat their chief evil is in the financial system of the government. There is a universal demand for finance re form, by which all classes and in terests are to secure justice at the hands of government in the matter of the issuo and distribution of cur rency. They are scrutiuiug closely the history of the two political par- tip fnr twentv five vears on this subject, and find that the great leaders, and, indeed, the platform" of the parties, have run in parallel lines on the question of finance. If this course shall be persisted in, as evideneed by the last campaign, it will add very greatly in precipitat ing this great issue, and that the people, distrustful of the sincerity of the leaders, will rally under one banner, and slogan will be finaucial reform. The great economic ques tion which confront the people and agitate the dublic mind seem to have been studiously avouieu uy the political speakers of bot'i par- tics in the past campaigh, except where we forced free discussion, and this, in tlto face of the fact that never in the history of the country! has there been snch an urgent de- mand on party leaders and Congress for reform in this direction. Under our form of government where free discussion is encouraged, the peo ple naturally depeut on the piomi inent men iu politics. If they shall have just cau3e to distrust the fid ehtv of these men to their interest aud to suspect that they are iu the monopolistic power of the country, it is natural they should withdraw their confidence. I am free to ay that we are rapidly approaching that point, and there is no disposi tion on the part of these leaders aud of the money power to make any concessions whatever to the demaud of the people. The coutlict is, therefore, uot only, probable, but itievitble between tho people and the money power, unless there be a change iu the policy of the governs inent as administered by the party leadeis today. In act, the wealth producers and aU industrial classes feel thst we have more a paity than a popular government. This being the feeliug among the great masses, it is not wondered at that the great leading papeis are watching the developments as to the third party inurement. Our organization, as such, can no more endorse thn thiid party than they can tho Democratic or the Republican party, but still it is true the people composing 1 hese organizations are being rapidly ed- ucated to the absolute necessity of bold and determined actioi-. Whether this indication is to result in a parly movement I cannot; say. simply give you the signs of the times, and you mu9t judge for youn self. Col. LivlngMtou Ou The Third I'arfy. UOlouei liiviugsiuu says: 4It is believe in the South thai, when the Democratic ami Republi can parties find our our strength, they will yield to our demands with, out a fight. I confess I cannot imagine any condition by which tho Republican party would get the southern Alliance vote. I can un derstand4how the Democratic party, with low taxes and the adoption of our other principles, could get our suppoit. The Democrat c party is changing rapidly in its ideas about our platform. They will come to fear us iu the fifty-second Congress more than ever before. The Dem ocrat party will be on trial in that Congress more than ever betorei The Alliance stands juat where Jeff erson and Webster and Calbouu and Lincoln aud Steward and Sum ner stood. Lincoln was jast aa thoroughly opposed to monopoly as the Alliance is to day. We do not hope to break dowu either party, but hope and expect that oue or both parties will see the necessity of coming to our relief. 1 belir-v-i the Democratic platform of 18'J2 will include all the planks of our St. Louis platform of 188'J.'' Mr. Harvey, of Florida, remarked that Livingston was consuming too much time in talkiug to run the convention it was run in a business way and he further observed that Harvey's only conception of a con gressman's duties was the distribu tion or seed. An important item in the bnftiuessof the afternoon session was the adoptiou ot President Polk's suggestion that the national legis lative board be superceded by a national legislative council, eom. posed of the national president and the presidents of the State Allianci es. This leaves the national execs utive board iuact. OCALA, Fla., Dec. 9 Later de velopments do not show the changes iu the Alliauce platform which the opponents oi the sub-treasury plau had hoped for. On the contrary, the order has gone further, aud committed itself to government loaus on land and the income tax. It is interesting to note the dU verse views on the sub-treasury bill and the laud-loan idea. To-day's discussion shows tho progress of the farmers iu the study ot finauce. It will be observed that Concluded on Uk page.