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gift , " Af 'if IIP VOL IV LINCOLNTON. N. C, FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 1891. NO. 41 mi r 'ill 1 1 ii v iiii Professional Cards. BAKTIiETT SHIPP, . ATTORNEY AT LAW, LINCOLNTON, N. C. -. Jan, 9,1891. ly. Finley & Wetmore, ATTYS. AT LAW. LINCOLNTON, N. C. Will practice in Lincoln and surrounding counties. All business put into our hands will be promptly atten . ded- to. . PApfil 13, 1890. ly. I-- to. wmtit. SURGEON DENTIST. . OFFICE IX COEB BUILDING, MUX ST., LINCOLNTON, N. C July 11, 1890. ly 4iJlilnu(Ur DENTIST. LINCOLNTON, N. C. -'Cocaine used for painless ex tracting teeth. With thirty tears experience. Satisfaction given in all operations" Terms cash and moderate. Jan 23 '91 ly GO TO POJBTHKHK STAB' BAIiBEH SHOP. :i?ewly fitted up. Work awayb neatly doue. Customers politely waited upon. Everything pertain ing to the tousorial art is doue according to latest styles. HeNUY Tayloh, Barber. EROVN'S IRON BITTERS Cures Dyspepsia, In digestion & Debility . HONEST PRICES. Listen FAIR DEALING. To What I Say. I begiu the New Year determined to create such an advantage that my irieuds who haven't time to come down to Charlotte and see my im mense stock cau stay at home aud buy as satisfactorily as if they saw the goods on the floor. I have out a complete line of photos of FURNITURE, PIANOS, AND ORGANS, which shows up Quality and Styles almost as well as if you saw the goods themselves. I guarantee every article just as represented, and if you do Dot find it so you can return the goods to me aud I will bear the expense both ways aud REFUND YOUR MONEY. By ordering from me through photos you save paying the big prices smaller dealers charge you, and your railroad fare to Charlotte. Write me for photos of what you waut and I will guarautee to both please and ave you money. . . E.MANDREWS, Dealer in Furniture, Pianos and Organs. leandlS West Trade St. v x i mmm -. Getting Them FOR YOU.- SPC XVWVWXTB-X VTW)IHWi fit i. . 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Concluded Aa she read these lines, Miranda's cheeks burned, and her very ears tingled.' "And yon thought I had sent this to youT' she asked, indignantly. "I wonder how you could have waited so long, since you honor me by ask ing me to marry you." "Ah, that's just it. Miss Dalton, though I never doubted you had sent me the valentine, 1 dared not believe the words it contained- I I was afraid, I feared you had gnessi ed my secret, and were laughing at me.'' Ob, Mr. Moorhouae ! Could yon think me capable of such bad taste such cruelty" "Oh 1 no, no, Miss Dalton. I here desire it 1 It would have been no more than jusf, for it was too pre- sumptuous of me ever to hope to win such a girl as you. I was not to think of it, but when I talked it over with Miss Meredith she en couraged me. She said you didn't care for handsome men, or clever fellows ; that you could appreciate a man who would adore you to whom yon would still be young and glorious aud beautiful forty years from now; and somehow I lost my head at last with ihinking of it and hoping for it, it U so easy to think a thing possible when one wishes it bo mach.'' "I am so sorry pray forgive me!" exclaimed bis listener. "I have nothing to forgive it is still the one happiness of my life to have loved you, Miss Dalton, even If I should die of if. But I will dis. treas you no further it is for rue to aak forgiveness and to say good bye 1" Miranda held out the luckless paper, but he did not take it. "No, no," he said, but with a deep sigh, "since it did not come from you oh I let me never see it more. The sight of it is too hateful to me. Once more forgive .me, if you can God bless you! Good-bye." He turned quickly from her and almost ran from the room. She did not see him again, for he felt that he could no longer endure the gaze of those who might see and interpret a misery beyoud his power to conceal, and he hastened to say adieu to Major Dalton and Miss Meredith, and to leave the house. If no one else misled him the ser vants did, and loud in his praise, for they had found him gentle, kmd and generous. Miranda found kerself at a loss to understand the selfereproach of her own mind. Undoubtedly she was in no way to blame ; the faul such as it was, lay wholly at the door of Lucillft Meredith, and &he was determined to make her feel it so ; 8C that when the two met that night up stair?, after dinner, there was a sharp and angry scene be-i tween them, such as had never hap. pened before. "You are making a great ado about nothing, Mirra, dear, Miss Meredith said at last, having listen ed to the outpouring of Miranda's angry indignation, till the latter paused, for lack of words and breath to say them with, "what if I did send the siily boy a valentine ad dressed in your writng? Sr. Val entine belongs to all the world, to Jo with as tbey please, and no one in their senses ever dreamed of tak ing it seriously.'' "But this one has taken it seri ously " "Pooh ! lie's a simpleton.'' "Mr. Moorhoose is not a simple ton, Lucille, he is an honest simple, gentleman. Few men in the world are capable of genuine love a pas slon so pure, so intense, so noble as he is fcufft ring is unknowu to the majority of men." Lucille looked sharply at her young sister, and bit her lips to re press the answer that rose to them and also the smile she could hardly conceal, while she thought, "By St. Valentine himself, but Compton'sJ star ia rising she surely cares for him, or she never would defend him so warmly. This bit of injustice and cruelty as she calls it may turn out to be the spark that fires the mine." Aloud she said with flippant carelessness, "Ob, he'll get over it." "I'm sure I hope so," returned Miranda, sincerely, -I never could be happy again if he should die of it ai ne said he might. Poor Oompton 1 I had no thought that be' could feei anyfhing so deeply." "Oh, don't vou be uneasy, Mirra. You'll have uo need for any pangs of remorse. Every young fellow goes through these first love deli riums. They serve very well as pastime for the second and more lasting attachments." "You don't know what you are talking about, Lucille,'' the young woman exclaimed. "What is the matter I never knew you like this before 1 You speak like a cynical old maid.'' "Well, I am a cynical old maid," Miss Meredith said, with much ami. ability, "and likely to rema'n so and now, goodsnight. Forgive me dear, about that stupid valentine I meant no harm give it to me,and let me throw it iu the fire." "No, I want to look at it," Mi randa said, quickly, as she drew back the luckless paper which she had been holding aloft as a sort of tangible accusation, more terrible thau any words she could rind. "Goodsnight I shall try to gorget all thia, but please don't do it again." Miss Meredith received her dis missal meekly, but. with au unde fined eeu&e of triumph, aud a feel ing that Comptou Moorhouse'a cause was by no means a lost one. As for Miranda, she could not j have analyzed her own state of mind had the fate of empires depended on it, bnt aa she placed the mischief making valentine within her escri toire she murmured to herself, "To think that any niau in the world should imagine that I should send him such a thing as that " All though on the subject of Oompton Moorhouse or any other young man was rudely thrust from Miss Dalton's mind on the next morning when she met her father at the breakfast table ; and Miranda could hardly wait for the servants to leave the room before asking him the cause of the despair too legibly imprinted on his face. "What has happened, dear, dear, papa?" she exclaimed, flinging her arms about him. "I have never .seen you look so what can it be ? We are all here none of us are dead yet you look as if our last day had come !" "It has !" exclaimed Ma!or Dalton, taking the words quite literally 'our last day wheu we have the right to call the Grange our own that villian, Burke, has foreclosed the mortgages for he has bought them all up, aud now holds every thing. Alas! I suspected the scoundrel aa soon as I saw he was getting everything iuto his own hand3, but I was powerless to prei vent in. The interest has gone over for the past year or more, and that has given him his opportunity. The Grange is for sale it is in the market for the value of the mort gages, and as he has coveted the dear old place this many a day,some equally villainous friend of his will buy it iu, and we shall be turned into the roadway." "Oh papa P'exclaimed Miranda, turning pale, for though she knew nothing of bnsiness there was a clearness and definiteuess about Major Dalton's statement which the merest child could uuderstind. "You have often told me that the Grange was woith three times the amount of the mortgages, all told, interest aud all other debts in cluded surely of all the people who call themselves our frieuds, some one will cotuo to the rescue." "Who f for instance ' exclaimed her father ; "most of our friend3 are as poor as ourselves." "There might have been one," said Lucille, in a low meaning tone that called the crimson color to Miran da's face. It was partly anger, part ly pride ; but how could she ask any favor of the man whom she had but a day ago refused it would be like offering herselt as a preniuml and aa that thought passed through her mind, she felt that she could say nothing do nothing, and with a single indignant glance at the last speaker she left the room. But Lucille Meredith was far from overcome by that glance. Sbe calmly ate her breakfast, and when she at last rose from the table she turned to Major Dalton, and plac ing her hand on his Pkoulder, said in very loving tones, "Papa dear, don't be discouraged.- I see a way out of this taugle, and I know a man who will be only too glad to throw himself into the breach. Please trust this affair to me." Major Dalton looked at her in amazement, bnt before he could ex press the feeling, sbe had hastened from the room, waving her hand encouragingly as she disappeared. Miss Meredith flew to her room, and scrawled a hasty message to Compton Moorhouse. "Don't dess pair fate itself " is on your side. The misfortune of one man is the good luck of another. I dine at the 1 horn ton's tomorrow night meet me there." A mounted groom earned half a sovereign bygolloping twenty miles to place thia in the hands of Comp ton Moorhouse, and to bis amazes ment that very liberal gentleman gave bim a guiuea to carry back the single woik "yes" as an answer. The Grange the home of the Daltoa's for centuries, was about to pass from the last of the name under the hammer of the auctioneer. Attorney Burke made the first and apparently the only bid by naming the sum in which it stood mortgaged, and as silence succeed ed he drew a long breath of satis faction, and watched the hammer slowly descend, wheu from the lit" tie knot of spectators gathered on the lawn came a clear, ringing voice doubling the sum he had offered. With rage upon his face the at torney raised the second bid a hun (lied pounds; his opponent instanti ly added a thousand, whereon the attorney's face became crimson, anil he raised the third bid by five hun dred pounds; his opponent prompt ly increased the fum by five thous and ponnds. Attorney Burke turn ed palp, he a.iw the Grange sl.ppiug from hi grasp, but the highest bid, so far, was well within its real val ue. He desperately added another thousand upon which his opponent coolly doubled the entire sum, and Attorney Burke, gasping with rage, disappointment aud astonishment, fell back speechless, while, the Grange was knocked down to Comp! tou Moorhouse for a wum larger by fifty thousand pounds than its best value in its palmiest days. The nee essary formalities of paying for Lis purchase, out ot which the mortga ges were paid, the balance a very large sum handed over to Major Dalton, and other business matters, naturally occupied considerable time ; and before they were comple. ted February had come, and Oomp ton had received another valentine. How he choked with emotion and how his hand shook as he recogniz ed Miranda's handwriting once more, aud hardly dared to hop6 but it was the same old valentine, only across the face of it was writ ten : "Tuis time I really send it, dear Compton I Come and dine with us to-night. Ever yours, Miranda " Young Moorhouse was noz at all ashamed of the joyful tears that dimmed his sight as he read these words ; and the same kind of tears sprinkled ou Miss Dalton's long, silken lashes when he was shown into the drawingroom at the Grange a few bonis later. "My boy," said Major Dalton, who was seated by his lovely daugh ter, "she has told me everything. You have already been more than a son to me, and I love you dearly, but I, too, can bestow wealth and treasure. Take from me your vaK entine." And he placed his daugb ter's willing hand in that of the young man. "Miranda is it true! you my valentine ?" "Yes, dear Uompton. I begin to like valentines. I find them really very usefu', don't you know? sometimes." Features ot the Railroad Commission Bill, From Raleigh Evening Capital. The principal features of the Kail road Commission bill as it was re ported tOMlay by the special com mittee are as follows : There com missioners, salary $2,500 ; clerk, 1,200; comiuisaioners to have no interest in any railway or steamboat company ; Governor to have right to suspend for violation of this ; commissioners to be elected by leg islature ; commission has power to regulate rates of freight and fare, or cause the same to be furnished; commission carriers are forbidden to give any undue advantage or pre ferences to any pet sou ; commission in making rates ishatl it it sees fit consider as lar as practicable actu al value of employed capital of cor poration earnings and cost of oper ation ; if companies charge; more than fair and reasonable rates they shall be deemed guilty of exortation but there shall be no appeal to the Superior Court; commission carriers are not to receive as great compen sation for a short as tor a long haul; nothing in this act shall interfere with freights coming under the proi visions of the Interstate Commerce Law ; railway company h a right of appeal to Judge of Sup rior Court in term time and thence to Supreme Court, from any determination of commission fixing or refusing to change the rate of freight or fare ; commission is as speedily as possi ble to make the rates of charge for each compauy the commission to have authority to make special rates for the purpose of developing in ternal improvements; railways have power to make excuision rates, either party has the right to appeal to courts, and courts may advance such cases on dockets as to take 1 precedence over all other cases ; no judge to grant injunctions against rates unless companies give justified undertaking in amounts sufficient to j indemnify shippers in case com mis I aion is sustained (25,900 for roads J of less than 50 miles, 850,000 fer those over 50 miles) commission in discharge of duties to have right to investigate b-joks and papers of all r-ads, a; well as affairs of the name t see if the inles and regulations of commission are carried out and also to ascertain profits of road with view to ascertaining reasonableness of rates; all contracts and agree, ments between railway companies doing buf'ress in the State as to freight and passenger ratea are ou demand to be submitted to commis sion for inspection and correction ; violations of regulations of com miss sion are punishable fines of $50 to $5,000; to be fixed by judges of court in which actions are tried, actions to lie in any connty most convenient to all patties concerned; cumulative damages allowed for in juries to persons in addition to damages allowed by the common law ; commission to make annual re ports to Governor; commission has power to issue subphotnas for any witnesses; wilful failure byroads to furnish reports is punishable by fine of from 8100 to S5,000 and ten days delay raised presumption of wilfulness; commission is required to promptly notify roads of any vio lation of law ; commission shall have power to require fuch improve ments in ioadsand stations as shall promote security, convenience aud accommodations of public; failure to comply with such requirement s punishable by fine of 85,000 to $2, 000 ; etations cannot be abandoned or changed or new ones located without concent of Commission ; railways to be required before prac ticable to providn seperate and equal accommodations for blacks and whites ou trains and at passenger stations ; all roads shall afford equal facilities for interchange of traflic and shall make as close connection a3 is practicable tor convenience of the public; charges fr trackage are regulated by the commission ; pow er is giveu commission to protect live stock by having value ot same adjusted and forcing payment by companies therefor; reduced rates to ministers, inmates of soidiara' homes and charatable institution,,' and to United States, or municipal government; 2,000 appropriated annually for expenses, to coyer ad mtional clerical services and attor ney'a fees and other expenses : flic! year to end June 30th to correspond with tne interstate Commerce Act: act to go into effect April 1st, 1&91. The Bankrupt Treasury. he Forum, New York. As well as it is generally known that the large surplus in the nation al Treasury at the beginning of tha present administration has already been squandered, and that thera will at once be a great deficit, unle&a money is borrowed and new debta contracted which will require mora taxes to meet, the exact situation ia little known outside- ofUcial circles. Senator Carlisle has prepared a statement of the squandering of tha surplus, which will be published in the February Forum. Iu bnef it ia this : At the beginning of the Harrison administration, March 4, 1889, tha cash balance in the Treasury, which was a surplus; amounted to $150, 000,000. At the end of thia fiscal year, June 30, 1891, there will ba a deficit of SI 4.000,000 ; aud at the end of the next fiscal year, June SO, 1S92, a deficit of 84,000,000. This is the inevitable record of this Republican administration, be cause the legislation that has al ready been enacted pieventa tbo decrease of expidetuie. There cau now be no turunig back. The iuciease of the expenditures of the national govei mueut has been very much more rapid t tan the in crease iu population. Senator Carlisle m conclusion in this : "It is the confl'uied nd In curable habi.t of the party n w ia power to dispose of the public mo ey in a wasteful and extravagant manner, and there is no reasou to supposetbat it will cease to puouo this eourse until the Treasury ii ex hausted. What was two years ago the richest treasury in the world will be substantially bankrupt loug before the term of the present ad ministration expires." THE FlReT SYMPTOMS OF DSATH- Tired feeling, dull headache, pains in various parts of the boiy, sinking at the pit of the storuach, lops ol apetitw, faver ishness, pimples or fore?, are llpo?itne evidence of poisoned blood. 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