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VOL IV
LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1891.
NO. 51
Professional Cards.
mETT SMIFF,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Jan, 9, 1801. ly.
Finley k Wetmore,
ATTYS. AT LAW,
LINCOLNTON, N. 0.
Will practice in Lincoln and
surrounding counties.
All business put into our
bawls will le promptly atten
ded to.
Anil lw, lv.
SURGEON DENTIST.
OKKICE IN COBB BiiU.DING, MAIN ST.,
LINCOLNTON, N. C
July 11, 1890. ly
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LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Cocaine used for painless ex
truding teeth. With thirty
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3:ven in all operations Terras
Cash and moderate.
. Jan 21 '91 Iv
lias located at Lincolnton and of-!
ffeis his services as physician to the '
citizens ol Lincolnton and surround-
iiiL' country. ,
Will be tound at night at the res j
icier, of B. C. Wood
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"WORTH WINNING,
WORTH KEEPING."
BY MATTlE DYEIl BRITTS.
ELLO, Kate I"
"Yes J" answered a voice
r tt'ift above stairs, as Charley Grant
called from tbe cosy little hall
below.
"Come down here 1 I've got some
thing to tell you !"
Charley's handsome face was
bright enough to tell anybody that
his news pleased him greatly, as he
stood waiting for his wife to come
down. And why no, since his
pretty coosiu, Jessie Kingsbury,
hal come at one lime very near tilN
ing the place which Kto had now ?
But Kate was as sweet and pretty
as ever Jess had been at least, she
used to he, before Bahy Johnnie
came and and well, Kate ap
peared at the instant, and even
Charley could not call her pretty
now.
Her golden hair was all bunched
up and tucked back with an ugly
comb, her wrapper unbelted, no
collar on, and tier small feet thrust
into clumsy old slippers.
Chai ley's friends used to say he
was a perfect fiend on the subject
of untidy womeu, and he couldn't
help a shade crossing his lace as he
remembered how trim aud nice Kate
was when they were first married.
But the shade passed as swiltly
as it came, and he stooped to give
her the usual kiss, as he said :
"Busy, to-day V1
"Yes. Hush, Charley! Don't
:peak so loud, you'll wake the baby!"
"Oh, bother the baby ! He's all
ways going to sleep, or waking up,
or doing something to make lite
artieerable for-other folks !"
"Why, Cuarles Grant ! Aren't
?nu ashamed to say that of your
own blessed little son ?"
And Kate's eyes began to fill,
while her cheeks reddened.
Charlie hastened to undo his mis
chief by saying, tenderly :
"Now, there ! Yrou know I was
only joking, dear ! He's the finest
baby ever lived, no doubt ! Isn't
supper ready ! I'm as hungry as a
hunter !"
"Yes, it is waiting. I'll ring it up
ar. once. What was it you wanted
to tell me, Charley V
'-There ! Bless my soul, if I hadn't
forgotten! Who do you think is
here ?
"I couldu't guess, so I won't try.
Tell me ?"
"Cousin Jessie Kiugsbury ! She
is over at Brother John's now. Came
to-day !"
"Did she
There was no very iutense inter
est in Kate's tone, for she was not
over glad to hear of the young la
dy's arrival. Guests were trouble
some, but she felt obliged to say, as
Charley waited :
kWill we have to invite her here!"
"Why, of course, Kate ! We'll do
our part ot the eutertainiug, with
Stella aud John. We must call to
morrow and set a time lor her to
come to us She will stay a month
or two. Jess is so lively, we can't
be dull while she is here."
Kate was just conscious of a queer
twinge at Charley's word-, but she
led the way to the table, and poured
the tea with her usual pleasant man.
ner.
''There ! I forgot something else
too," cried Charley, suddenly clap
piug his hand on his pocket. "I've
got a treat tor us to-night."
"What is it !" asked Kate.
Chariey took two small squares of
pasteboard liom his picket aud held
them up to her.
"Whit are theyt" said she
"Theatre tickets ?"
"Yes. 'Faust,' by a splendid com
pauy. 1 knew you always wanted
to hear 'Faust,' f o I got 'em on pun
pose for you."
Charley looked pleased, but Kate's
fair face clouded, as she answered :
eVell, I'm sorry you spent the
money. 1 can't go.''
"Can't go ! Why in the world
can't you, then ! You are bo fond
of good opera. I thought this would
be a real treat."
"So it would, Cbailey, if I could
eave the baby."
"But I tuought you had a goo:l
Kill T"
"Well, I hav a perfect treasure."
"Well, don't you think she mifcht
manage to rock the baby tor two
hours on one occasion!'' akedChar
ley, seriously.
"Oh, bnt, Charley, he tniht be
taken sick or something."
"Yes, the house might burn down ;
but I don't thiuk it will, returned
Charley, more shortly tbpn he often
spoke to Kate. "I'm very sorry you
won't go," he added, as he rose from
the table, his appetite quite spoiled.
"It is a disappointment to me.''
"Why, you cau go, I'm sure, Chari
ley. I shall not care at all."
"No; I'll stay with yon, and we
can have our own music. I have not
heard yon sing for a month."
Kato hesitited a moment, then
she said :
"Hut, Charley, I must stay up in
the nurserj'. I never trut Johnnie
to Saran of evenings."
Charley frowned, stood irresolute
an instant, aud said :
"Oh, well, then, I don't see why I
shouldn't get some pleasure, if I can.
I'll just drop over to John's and seo
if they are going. As I have two
tickets, if Jess cares to go we might
ail make a party of it."
"Yes, certainly ; go, Charley, I
don't want you to stay at home be
cause I have to."
"You know.l had rather be with
you, my dear. But it's dull work
sitting down stairs alone all the
evening.'
Then Charley kissed her, put on
his overcoat aud went away. But
after he was gone Kate began to be
conscious of a lonely, uneasy feeling
and to wish she had gonp, too. Of
course, Charley was as loyal and
true-hearted as a man could be. But
to think of him sitting beside that
dashing, black-eyed Jess all the
evening, and showing her all the
little attentions which be knew so
well how to give a woman ; it wor
ried her, somehow, and she could
not help it. She was not jealous.
Oh, no ! She had toid him to go
and really hoped he would enjoy it.
Hat but she did wish she had
left Johnnie to Sarah for one even
ing, and made one of that operas
;arty with the rest.
As for Charley, as he walked rap
idly over to his brother's, he won
dered if he wasn't a precious rascal
for wishing that blessed baby had
never come into his house. To be
sure, it was a bright little thing,
sweet and cute, and he would have
loved it dearly and been very proud
ol it (as he was, after all, had he
only kuowu it), but since it arrived,
Kate had been no companion at all
for him. She was everlastingly up
in that nursery, and she neglected
her dre&3 aud her hair, aud never
read or sang to him or went out with
him, aud he was feeling the change
sadly.
"Ot course, it is right to be a de
voted mother," he said to himself;
"but I do wish the mother had not
so entirely displaced the wife. It's
hard on a fellow, and I don't like it.
I don't wonder men get tired of their
wives, if they all do the same way."
Just then Charley ran against a
passersby, and as he glanced up to
apologize, saw his brother.
"Ah, John!" was his greeting. "I'm
just on my way to your house'
"Well, I'm on my way to yours,''
replied Jonn, laughingly. "We want
you and Kate to go with us to hear
Faust' to-night."
"No use to go on, ' returned Char,
ley. "I have been trying to induce
Kate to go, but she won't "
"Shewou't! Why not!"
"She can;t leave that precious
youngstc. 1 got her a ncner, our,
it was no go. So I was coming over
to say it you want to hear the opera
my tickets are at your service."
"Not unless you go with us, Char
ley. Of course, you will, though.
And Jess can use one of your tick
ets." "Why, I hardly know about going
myself, John. I don't like to leave
Kate at home alone, you know."
'Nonsense ! It is her own fault.
Come, 1 won't hear a word more.
Forward, march! It s time to be off."
Charley submitted, feeling a little
reproached, for, though be had set
out with the intention of going to
the play, when he tnoU a second
thought, he did not care to go with
out Kate. But Miss Jessie was very
willing to be escorted by her huitN
some cousin.
And Ohariey did not see the
laughing light in her eyes, as she
whispered to Stella :
"Mrs. Kate bid netfer he careful
of her property while I am here. I
might take him away from her."
"For shame, Jess!" auswered
Stlla ; but in her heart she did wish
Kate would give. Cbailey a little
more of her time.
"She i making a mistake," was
her thought. "But people never
get any thanks for interfering, so I
won't do it. If she makes her bed,
she will have to lie in If."
There was plainly nothing to be
don? or said. And it in the Hashes
of Jess's dar k eyes, and brilliant wit
Charley almost forgot Kate sitting
at home with the ba'iy, there was
no one to blame, unless it was Kato
herself, for leaving her rightful
place to be filled by another woman.
Kate had goue to bed before he
got home, and he would not disturb
her. But at breakfast next morning
ho told her what a grand time they
had enjoyed.
"Yees? I am very glad, Char
ley," said Kate, rather laiutly.
"Oh, yes, We only missed you,
dear. But Jess is so lively, one
couldn't help having a gay time
with her. By the wa', Katie, she
says, as you are so busy with the
baby, she will not staud on ceremo
ny aud wait for you to call on her.
She is coming over with Stella to.
day. We must have her stay here,
you know. If you cairt spare time
to euteitaiu her, why, 1 cau."
A sudden feeiiug, which she
could not explain, firedKate's heart,
aud made her say, with some spirit:
"I shall do my part, of course,
Chariey."
"That's a good girl!"' he returned,
in tones of real pleasure. "I knew
you would it if that wretched''
"Charles Giaut!1'
"Oh, excuse me that precious
baby did not absorb all your time.
Then you'll invite her to stay when
they call?"
"Yes.;'
"You're a dariiug! Wish I
could be here, too. But oncan
make them stay to dinner. Good
bye!" A kiss,aud he went oil'.
"Oh, yes ! She'll stay, fast en--ough
P sighed Kale, as she went
upstairs. "But what 1 wish is that
people would just stay at home a$ I
do. However, as Miss Jess has uo
husband and baby to keep her a
home, it is to be expected that she
will go anywhere where she can find
amusement, not to say anything ot
a nice little flirtation."
And then Mrs. Kate nodded her
head, aud her eyes had au unusual
sparkle in them, as if she had sud
denly come to some resolution which
she was determined to carry our.
Jess Kingsbury was the vefy
princess of pretty flirts, as Kate well
knew, and Charley had once had a
fancy for her. Who knew what she
might take it iuto her head to do
now, especially if she had the
chance which Kate seemed bent on
giving her to work ber siren spells!
"Charley is as good as gold," said
Kate. "But mem aie men aud wo
men are women sometimes! Some
times they are little fools. Perhaps
I will be oue, perhaps 1 won't, Miss
Jess!'
Kate flew around in her nurcery
that morning with a will ; and be
fore ber callers could possibly be
expected she had takeu off her un-
tidy wrapper, curled her hair aid
made herself as pretty as she could.
If she took a bit of a cry while she
held tbe cuiling.iron, it might have
been because that small instrument
of torture was too hof-
They came, and it seemed to Kate
that Jess looked slightly surprised
at her appearance.
"Why, the.v told me you had
grown quite domestic, dear ! Given
up society, and all that !" the young
lady cried, settling her silken plum
age in Kate;s cosiest chair. "Bat I
declare, you look as frest and
j blooming as ever ! I am quite vex
ed with Charley.-
"I hope you enjoyed the opera,
last night ? ' observed Kate, rather
coolly, not replying to her word?.
"Oli. yes, indeed ! It seems like
o'd times to be with Charley again,
Ob; by the way did he teil jou he
was going to take me out ridiug
this afternoon '' she rattled on. "I
told him he might to take yon, but
he said you wouldn't go."
"Not to'day. Some other time,
witii pleasure' answered Kate. But
her UMial "I couldn't leave, the ba
by" was not spoken, aud Stella
stared a little, and then smiled and
n Milled h-r he.d, a-, if idu h;d mkU
d:iry chanced upon a bright idea.
Kate gave the invitation Charley
had suggested, but tho visitors doi
clined to remain to dinner, that
day. Miss Jessie promised to come
in a few days and spend a week or
two with them ; ami, as they were
taking the r leave, she said archly,
to K tie;
"IVr hapa you will wish I had not
come at all ! What if I coax Charley
away from you !"'
Stella was absolutely frightened,
for a minute. But Kate ouly said,
very caluilj, and with a smile as
bright as Jessie's :
"You may if jtou can !"
"Kate, you're a trump," whispers
ed Stella, wheu she beut to kiss her
sisterinlaw good-bye. Aud Kate
gave her hand a little squeeze, but
said not a word.
She ran back to her nursery as
soiiu as her callers had gone, aud
to k little Johunie ou her lap with
a thoughtful face.
"No! she shall not have my hus
band's heart," she murmured. "I
h ive been at fault I can see that,
now. If Charley were not just as
gorid and true as he is well I'm
thankful 1 have had my eyes opened
in time! Thanks to you, too, Miss
Jess ! And now, my darling baby,
yoa must be very, very good, in
deed. For vou will have to divide
your empire with papa, after this.
And I'll have a dressmaker in the
house before to-morrow night."
At noon, iustead ot Charley, came
the office-boy, bringiug a little note,
!o say that she need not wait, for
he would not come to dinner. Had
an engagement for the afternoon,
hut would come home early to sup.
per.
"An engagement? Yes ; to ride
with his cousin !"' said Kate, to her
self with a smile. "All right, Mr.
Charley ! The next time, I rather
ihink I will be of the party,"
She was very buy that alternoon
But wheu Cbarle.v came up at tea
time, it was the old Kate who met
hiui in the hall, with fluffy hair and
faultless dress, as he had not seen
her for months.
"Why, Kit !" he cried, his baud-
some face all aglow. "Has any one
come Are you goinij out?"
"Yes, I thought it ou cared to
o, we would run 'rouud to Stella's
awhile, thisjeveiiiug," she answered,
putting her hand on his "broad
shoulder.
"But, the baby?" asked Charley,
doubtingly.
"Sarah can do very well with the
baby," said Kate, though ber cheeks
reddened under his glance,
"Sarah' Why. Katie, what does
it all mean ? Is it possible "
"Yes it is quite possible that I
am net going to neglect you any
more, Charley, my dear," she inter
rupted, blushing redder.
"Hallelnjar And Charley
caught her to him in a swift em
brace. "Kate, I'm the happiest fel
low in town just this minute!''
"Then I sbad take cre to keep
ou so," said Kate! "Come to sup
per silly boy."
She kept her word and her hus
band. Miss Jess found it of no
avail to cast her sweetest spells
around her handsome cousin, for
his wife was wide awake and learn
ed, before it was too late to save a
heart-break, that "worth winning
was worth keeping" especially
when one has a home treasure to
defend.
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Pillow Thoughts.
Did you ever lay your head upon
your pillow at night without thinks
ing how last the days are slippy by!
How short a time it seems since you
last placed it there bow soon it
will bo morning, and another day go
flashing by ! But does it flash f Is
it always clean enough and bright
enough to do that ? Has one kiud
act of yours made a central diamond
ot some blessed hour, that from its
clear face of charity, good wid, high
rosolves and diligent activity scat
ter the bright' rays olitteriug aloug
the duller instants of the day !
Has any heart beat the lighter tor
your living? Have you laid upon
the alter of consideration any sacri
fice of self to bless another T Or have
the tender doves of generosity and
loving kindness wasted their incense
before the pedestaled 1 ?
Thrice blessed are you, if, wheu
you pillow your head at night, you
can look back and remember how
one poor heart has beeu lifted by
your aid how, throughyour instru-.
mentality one voice is added to the
singers of the songs of gratitude. If
you have tilled one nair of empty
hands have sheltered oue bowed
form from the bitter blasts of an un
toward fate; if you have rolled one
stone from the path of a weary fel
lowdraveler, or given one cup of
water to a thirsting soul ah, then,
aie your dreams of Heaven !
To make one heart glad each day
what an easy task this seems I To
fetch the April sunshine to rout the
A piil sorrows of a IMtle child; to
attune the heartstrings of au elder
to sweet harmonies; to lift the shield
of sympathy, and, lor love's sake, to
parry the blows of an imagined evil;
to kill wiih a lew silver bullets the
wolf howling at your neighbor's
door , to reach a saving hand to the
outcast sinking in the sa of self
depreciation, or to point out the sil
ver star of hop to the one loit m
tbe dark desert of despair such
chances as these come to you d-iily.
Perform these duties, willingly and
unconsciously, as you would breathe
the sweet air of heaven, grateful
that you have been the chosen in
strument ! And the days will flash
in their swift passage into eternity,
and their radiance light your path
to more exalted spheres. JhJ. B. in
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have a long time to wait.
Featherstone I don't ee why. It
shouldn't take long to sew a button
on a coat.
Little Willie It does when there's
a man in it. Epoch.
Economy ol Wood Aw lies
A great deal of potasn is exhaust
ed from the soil by garden vegeta
bles, and even in land naturally rich
in this substance it is ant to set into
insoluble and unavailable forms for
use by grow.ng crops. In gardens
always well manured in other re
spects a lack of potash may make
them less productive thau their con
dition otherwise would warrant.
Wood ashes mixed with soil aid
powerfully in keeping it moist. The
potash then becomes a solvent, and
by keeping tbe soil moist it general-,
ly increases the value of any man
ures that have been applied. It is
ofteu remarked that gardens dry
up quickly despite good cultivation.
This is ofteu caused by au excessive
amount of coarse stable manure. It
needs wet summers to enable crops
to grow without injury over much
coarse manure. Wheu it becomes
dry it is injury rather than help to
plant growth. Wood ashes are a
more effective, becauhe more con
8 ant, remedy for drought than wa
tenug the plants can be. Journal
of Horticulture,
It does not pay to put in crops
before the soil is put in proper condition.