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ff II iv K - lll! VOL. VI. LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1892. NO. 6 Professional Cards. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Offers his professional serviceto the citizens of Lincolnton and surroun ding country. Office at his resis dence adjoining Lincolnton Hotel. AH calls promptly attended to. Aug. 7, 1891 ly J. W.SAIN.M. D., Has located at Lincolnton and of fers his services aa physician to the citizens of Lincolnton and surroand ixxg country. Will be ioand at night at the res idence of 13. G. Wood March 'J7, 1S91 ly Bartlett Shipp, ATTOKNEY AT LAW, LINCOLNTON, N. C. Jan, 9, 1891. ly. Finley & Wetmore, ATTYS. AT LAW, LINCOLNTON, N. C. Will practice in Lincoln and gurrouuding counties. All business put into our hands will be promptly atten ded to. April 18, 1890. lv. Dr. W. A. PRESSLEY, SURGEON DENTIST. Terms CASH. OFFICE IN COBB BUILDING, MAIN ST., LINCOLNTON, N. C July 11, 1890. ly DENTIST. LINCOLNTON, N. C. Cocaine used for painless ex tracting teeth. With thirty years experience. Satisfaction iven in all operations' Terms cash and moderate. Jan 23 '91 lv GO TO BARBER SHOP. Newly fitted np. Work aways neatly done, customers politely waited upon. Everything pertain ing to the tonsorial art is done according to latest styles. HeNRY Taylor, Barber. J. D. Moore, President. No. 4377. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GAST0NIA, N. C. Capital $50,000 Surplus 2,750 Average Deposits - -. 40,000 COMMENCED BUSINESS AUGUSTU18W. Solicits Accounts of Individuals, Firms and Corporations. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. Uuarnntees to Patrons Every Accommodation Consistent with Conservative Ban kins:. BANKING HOURS. 9 a, m. to 3 p. m. Dec 11 '91 f ' 1 V'1'"' t,. wu i ii i'v'!"1' "IJ '" ' ' " " "' 11 '" ' " ' ' " ' ' ' " - ' ' " ----ami urn i j 1 .- i ii i ii - - ' " " for Infants and Children. "Cwteri it wen adapted to children that t recommend it m ruperior to any prescription 4aovn to me." H. A. Archu, M. D., 1U So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. T. "The U03 of Cstorla is bo universal and its merits bo well known that it seema a work t upereropation to endorse it Few are the intelligent families who do not keep Castori wltUn easy reach." Carlo Mattk, D. D.. New York City. Late Factor Bloomlngrtale Raf onLed Church. Th Cbjctauk The Outlook lor Rice This Year. We have reports cf a great en largement of the rice acreage this year; and it is now estimated, from the extent of the plant ng, that the crop of the year will be about one- half larger than that of last j ear or any other recent year. Messrs. Dn Talmagt's Sons in Bulletin No. 1, Rice Crop, 1892. state : "The rice crop of the United States this year under any favora ble growing conditions can hardly fall short of 8,000,000 bushels. The basis of estimate is on acreage planted, prepared and promised. The enlargement is mainly due to planters who have had previous ex porience, but further augmented by those who planting less cotton adopt rice as a substitute crop, it being equally safe and abundant as any other grain and of much higher value. About half the crop was seeded during March and April; operations suspended dnring May, but will be resumed early next month, continuing in the extreme Southwest until the middle of July." A larger acreage than ever before has been planted in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Louis iana; fair progress in experimental rice raising is noticed in Florida, Alabama, Mibsissippi and Texas. We venture to suggest to those unacquainted with the culture, the propriety of giving it a trial on a mall scale say live acres or, per haps, less the first year. Rice will make a crop on any cotton lands and quite as profitable, considering prevailing low prices in cotton. Many bave an erroneous idea that it is an aquatic plant thriving only under moist conditions. The yield of lowland rice is heavier than up land, but the latter equals wheat, will grow as readily and is worth twenty-five to fifty per cent, more than it or any other grain. ELECTRIC BITTERS. This remedy is becoming so well known and so popular as to need no special men tion. All who have used Electric Bitters sine the same gong of praise. A purer medicine does not exist and it is guaran teed to do all that is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and other affections caused by j impure blood. "Will drive Malaria from the system and prevent as well as cure all Malarial fevers. For cure of Headache, Constipation and Indigestion try Electric : Bitters Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. Price 50 cents and $1.00 ; per bottle at Dr, J. M. La wing's Drug- ' store. L. L. Jenkins, Cashier, Oaatoria cores OoHc, OonMTpation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation, Kills Worms, giTea sleep, and promotes di- WitEoutLojurioua medication. For several years I have recommended your ' Castoria, ' and shall always continue to do so as it has invariably produced beneficial results." Edwin F. Pawn. M. D., M Tfae Winthrop." l&th Street and 7th Ave., New York City, Cohfajtt, 77 McaaAT Strict, Nxw Yobx. "WITH THE MEASURE THAT YE METE." BY MRS. E. W. MASON. The table is spread for sapper. The cloth laid clean and white, The china and glassware sparkle As over them falls the light. There are edibles good and substan tial, And daintier dishes withal; And tho' live hungry, children are waiting, There's room and enough for all. But we spy, in the corner, another Small table less daintily set. For linen, we see but plain oilcloth; For china, but pewter ; and yet, While we note this plain little table, With less of love's dainty things stored, It intimates, somewhere, auotl er Not fed at the family board. We tarry a moment and wonder, Hear a voice lens sweet than strong "Tell graudpa his supper is waiting. And tell him to hurry along, "Now, Jamie, what are you doing, Whittliug all over this floor? If this is the way you litter the house You'd better play outside the door." "But, mamma, just see what I'm making, A nice wooden plate, and spoon, too; Think I'll have this oue for papa, To-morrow I'll make one tor you. 'And when I get my new hammer, And the things Santa Claus brings I'm going to make a table, And on it I'll put these things. "Then I am going to keep them Till you're old, like grandpaoa see, And you band is stiff and shaky, And you spill your coffee and tea. "Then, it shall stand in the corner, For yon and papa alone ; For you won't eat with the other folks, Bat have one all your own, "For it is so much nicer, I've often heard you say. For old folks to be by themselves ; Then, too, they're out of the way." The mother went about her work, With thoughtful but troubled brow Was the same fare in store for her Sbe dealt to others now ? The little table disappeared, The pewter tray is gone ; And at the larger table stands Another chair beside her own. A stronger and a steadier hand His tea and coffee pours of late j And daintier morsels find their way, Somehow,to grandpa's china plate. "Think I'll not make the little stand I told yon 'tout the other day," Said Jamie ; "if you eat with me Gness you'll not be much in the way." The lesson's plain. We often shape With our own band oar destiny ; And oft the measure that we mete Is measured back to us again. New York Ledger. MODERN CINDER ELLA- BY AMY RANDOLPH. "Oh, yshaw "said Miss Beatrix fielaen. "Its too provoking 1" said Claris sa, her elder sistin. "What could have sent the little thing np from the country, at this time, of all others V said Beatrix twirling the rings around and aronnd upon her fingers. "I think the whole race ot coun try cousins ought to be annihilated!" said Clarissa. ''They're very nice in July and August," said Miss Beatrix. "But, oh, dear, who wants 'em coming down to New York in this unexpect ed sort of way, with hair trunks and paper-covered band-boxes, just when we're getting ready for the masquerade ball?'' "Hush-sh sh !" said Clarissa, lift' ing a warning fiuger, "here she comes, now." And little Faith Blossom came in, with a wistful expression on her dimpled, childlike face, and her eye. lids slightly swollen, as it with se cret teai s. For she had come to New York, fully believing that her city cousins meant all they had spo ken in thsse gushing invitations ol theirs, when they spent a month at the Blossom farmhouse; and, some how, her reception at the brown stone house on Park avenne bad not been all that she had anticipat-d. "We were just talking about the bill," said Beatrix, trying to assume an easy nonchalance of manner. A ball P cried Faith, brighteoiug up at once. Ob, I'm so glad I I brought a blue silk dress that was mamma's once, with lace trimmings and ' 'But it's a masquerade,' interrupt ed Clarissa. 'J suppose I could buy a blue mak V suggested Faith, who had dreamed ol a masquerade ball all her innocent life long. 'Nonsense!' said Mrs. Belden, 'you've no idea, child, how the lai dies dress here. It isn't likely your old faded finery will be of any use. I'm sorry, of course,' as she Haw the color rise to Faith's cheeks and the tears of mortified pride suffuse her eyes ; 'but I really Ihiuk you'd bet ter stay quietly at home. 1 dare eay there will be some smaller party where you can wear the blue silk dress. And Mrs. Maverick's mas, querade is one of those exclusive affairs where there's a limited nums ber of tickets, and I couldn't think of taking such a liberty as to ask for an additional one on your acconnt.' 'Just as you please, Aunt Marga ret," said Faith, choking down the little sob that rose into her throat. And she went quietly out of the room, murmuring something about a crochet-needle that she had for gotten. 'Pool child V said Clarissa. Tm sorry for her. Did you see how diss appointed she looked V It's just as well,' said Mrs. Bel den, resolutely. 'She's so much younger than you, girls, and she has such a radiant country complex ion ' 'Like a cabbage rose, exactly,' said the disdainful Beatrix. 'Gentlemen are apt to admire that sort of thing' said Mrs. Belden, sagely. 'And, you see, she hasn't come to pearl-powder and false hair yet and you and Clary are getting on a little; and, perhaps, it's just as well that you shouldn't go out to gether.' 'Yes,' Clarissa added ; 'and Mr. Southwick was inquiring very ear nestly about her the other day.' 'That settles the matter,' said the judicious matron. 'She shall not j;o to the masquerade ball on any : erms, nor to the parlor concert to ! snorrow, nor to Mrs, Kissingen's icettle-drum on Friday.' 'But, mamma, how are you going r,o prevent it V We can easily contrive one ex. cose or another,' said Mrs. Belden. -She must be kept in the background until Emile Southwick has propos ed for Clary.' And when old Miss Morel called that afternoon and asked expressly lor Faith Blossom, Mrs. Belden made some smiiing excuse about her niece having a headache. 'Call her down,? said Miss Morel 'I'll take her out for a drive in my carriage. Fresh air is ali she needs, I'll go bail. I've taken a fancy to that bright-eyed little rosebud of yours.' And Beatrix Belden, who would have given the prettiest ring off her taper fingers to be seen in the park with old Miss Morel, was obliged perforce to go up to the little room where Faith Blossom was looking out over the dreary expanse of chimney pots, with her round chin in her hands and a homesick sensa tion in her heart. I don't thiuk I care to go,' said Faith, sailly. 'Child, are yu crazy V demanded Miss Belden. 'Mr. Southwick's aunt! And the richest old lady in the citv. Get your thiuga ou at once, or she'll say we are keeping you shut up like a captive princess.' So little Faith Blossom went aud she and old Miss Morel became ex cellent friends. 'Not goiug to the masquerade ball T' said Miss Morel. 'But you shall go Yon snail go in spite of 'em all !' 'But I've nothing to wear,' said Faith 'I'll see to that,' said Miss Morel, with eyes that twinkled roguishly behind her black Cbantilly vail.tbat was worth its weight in bank-notes. And Aunt Margaret says' 'Never mind Aunt Margaret,' in5 lerrupted the old lady. 'We'll make a modern Cinderella of you, my dear! Just you keep your own counsel, and we shall see what we shall see !' Clarissa and Beatrix Belden ap pareled themselves gorgeously upon the ui?ht of the masquerade ball. 'It's so lucky that Faith has gone to her room early, with a headache,' said Clary. 'It does seem hard to keep her at home when ' 'Nonsense !' said Beatrix. 'What could we do, weighted with a little country fright like that V 4I saw her blue silk dress yester day,' said Miss Clarissa. 'Such a dowdy old thing !' It's quite out of the question that she should go,' said Mrs. Belden, who was squeezing her plump fig. ure into a crimsons-satin dress pro fusely trimmed with thread lace and bugles. But the hack which had eeu en gaged to convey the three ladies to the ball had hardly driven awaj from the door when the lamps of Miss Morel's close carriage came blazing around the corner like a pair of fiery ejes, and Keturah, the maid, all smiles, opened the door before the footman bad time to ring. 'She's all ready, mem,' said breath less Keturah. 7 helped her to dress, mem, I did.' There was a brilliant assemblage gathered that night in Mrs. Maver ick's superb suite of apartments, but the belle of the occasion was the beautiful young girl who came as Summer Dawn with old Miss Morel Summer Dawn, with robes of pink and pearl sparkling with dewdrops of tiny solitaire diamonds, and love ly goldeu hair floating like a cloud over her shoulders. 'Such eyes !' said Mrs. Maverick. 'Sach a complexion !' said Mrs. St. Elwas. 'Sach a figure !' cried Miss Du buque, who was an amateur sculp tress, and as such qualified to ex press an opinion on the subject. 'Who can she be ?' said Beatrix Belden, who, in the crowd, could tot reach the apartment where ho mage was being paid to the belle of the evening. 'The most peerless little creature that has been introduced this sea son,' answered Mr. Wynfield, with admiration. 'But, upon my word, I conldu't catch her name exactly.' 'I wonder if I could get an intro duction,' said Clarissa, wistfully. 'I'm afraid the crowd around her is too great,' said Mr. Wynfield. And when at last, by dint of ins finite pushing and perseverance, a torn drees and a damaged point lace ian, Miss Belden succeeded in reaching the blue-and-silver boudoir where Mrs. Maverick received her rsost select and favored guests, she was just a little too late. Miss Mo rel and the radiant Summer Dawn were gone. CMries could have shed tears of vexation. She bad missed an intro d action to the reigning sensation (Mrs. Belden's eldest daughter, be it understood, was a born tuft-hun ter) ; he had ruined ber dress ; she hadn't had a chance to epeak to Mr. Southwick, who was there as Sir Walter Raleigh, in costume ot black velvet, clasped with topaz and slashed with orange satin, and she hadn't stood up to dance in one sol itary set. 'I hate masquerade balls,' sa'd she, spitefully. 'They're toe stupid est things in the world.' Mr. Emil Southwick called the next evening, however, and Miss Belden brightened up a little. 'Give me the card, Katty,' said 6he to the maid, 'and I'll take down my crimps in a miunte.' Keiurah grinned like au African gorilla. 'It a n't for you, Miss Clary,' said he. 'It's for Mips Blossom !' Two weeks afterward, Faith. Bios t-oin went home au engaged youug lady, to prepare for her wedding. 'But remember, my dear, the bn dal outfit iteelf the dress and vail and orange blossoms and all are to be my present, beamed Miss Morel 'We didn't think, did we, CindereK 'a, that the prince would come so soon V For little Faith Blossom bad won the heart of Emll Southwick. 'But where did he first see you, child?' eagerly demanded Beatrix Belden, who could scarce.y believe the testimony of her own ears, until her eyes corroborated it by means of the suporb diamond engagement ring. 'At Mrs. Maverick's masquerade nail,' said Faith, smiling and color ing. 'At the masquerade ball T Were you there?' 'Miss Morel took me,' said Faith. L was dressed as a Summer Ihnnv in piuk and white, and Miss Morel lent me her diamonds.' Beatrix stared. Clary dropped her work box. 'Faith,' cried I hey, in an uncon scious duet, 'wern you the Summer Dawn the belle the beauty the observed of all observers ?' Faith Blossom's cheeks grew rosi er than ever. 4I I believe there was only one Summer Dawn there,' said she. She is my little Cinderella,' said old Miss Morel, who had come noise lessly in, and stood behind them 'And, God bless her, she has won tLe prince 1' A JUNE WEDDING. AUGUSTA SALISBURY PRESOOTT. A year ago, the young man's fan. cy lightly turned to thoughts of love. This year the young woman's ' fancy is turning with happy anxiety to thonghts of her wedding. How ahe shall be married, aud when and "here ? June is the month of sunshine, ot flowers, and of weddings. It is the month when Nature, having order ed her spring suit in advance, is tieauti fully decked out in all her new finery. The skies are fair, the ocean skimmering, and the earth as green as a whole year of prepara tion can make it. All the world of living things is at its best. What mare fitting time could there be tor s: ring nestling, and spring alliances of love! Since June is so pre eminently the month of Sowers, it is demand eci the June weddings be as far as possible floral weddings not com biaations of miscellaneous floral decorations, but a beautifully artis tic selection of some happily sug gested flower. If the bride has a penchant for any particular flower, tlat one is the one selected to play tie part of trumps at the wedding ; or, if the groom, mayhap, is partial to any particular growth of the floT ral kingdom, be is allowed to select the flower which shall figure at the naptials. More often a flower in keeping with the season is chosen, and, with this for a keynote, all the decorations are attuned in harmo ny. Daisy weddings are particularly pretty and oppropriate for this sea son. The bride's bouquet is com posed of two hundred and fifty daisies. If she chooses, as is now the fad, to carry a flower muff, the muff is made of daisies, which are wired on a satin foundation, A delicate wire framework holds the muffin shape. It is suspended from the neck, or around the waist, by a fine silver chain. All the data which the bride elect has bad to spare, she bas spent in embroidering her marriage robe. A great border of daises has been done in raised work around the front of the skirt. A higb Medici collar, and cuffs that come to a point over the top or the hand, are em broidered iu daisies. Daisy chains, such as were familiar to the days ot out childhood, hacg in long festoons from the flower rnuff, if one is cars tied, or, if not, from the bouquet. The bride's veil is fastened on with daisy chains, and instead of falling in a long sweep to the foot of the court train, is festooned up atone sido with sprays of daisies. The slippers are of white satin enbroid ered in silver daisies, and the flown ers are repeated upon the instep of the stockings. The hands are bare, for it is no longer the mode for a bride to wear gloves at ber own wedding. Since Mra. Astor recalled the fssh ion of going to the alter with a simple bouquet in her hand, it has become the style to carry merely flowers. The prayer-book is no longer good form. The groom's nectie is embroidered in daisies, to match the bride's dress. If the bride wishes to do a particularly graceful thing, she embroiders tha nectie with ber own hands, aod gives it to the groom as a wedding present. Many young women who are not sufficiently industrious or accomplished to decorate their wed ding-gowns, manage, by dint of in dustry and bk ill. to ornament tha bridal scarf for the bride-groom. Lover's Knot weddings are new and have just a taste of the fantas tic, the uuique and the pret'y which is sought by those who are on the lookout for something to mark the wedding occasion as different from tho thousand aiuUono others that take place every day. At thesa weddings the loveiVknot is the dis tinctive feature iu tho jewelry and in the decorations. The wedding bell which hangs over the head of the bridal party is suspended by an enormous double knot of foliage. Le ives ot all shades of green and long vines of ivy, smilax and wood bine are intertwined unt l a grace t'ul knot is prodaced. This is re peated npon tho centre of the dins ner-.table, and a knot of flowers c imposes the bridal bouquet. Some flowers lend tuemselver nicely to tins treatment, and even the etifTest of flaers can be persuaded to lie in place if eutwiued with a soffi ciency of vines. The bride's wedding ring is a lov- er's-knot. It is really two riuge, one ot platinum and one ot gold, fastened on thy top by a double twist. Underneath, a small baud of go d catches the rings together aod bnara the inscription, the date of the we lding and the initials of the con tracting parties. If the bride so pleases, it is a pretty custom very mtch iu vogne to be married with tvo ringf. The groom's ring in this cf.se is a large knot of gold upon a slo ider twisted wire. The pin givs en to the best man is a small knot, m l the bridegroom's present to tl;e brUe'smaides consists of a knot of en jer geld or platinum, in the cen ter of which is a small stone to match, if possible, the floral decora'. tioas. If thete have been entirely of ireen, emerals are chosen. If tho flowers are white, diamonds or pe iris are the choice. If lilacs, vio let or pansies predominate, ame thyst pins are given. At daisy vc ddings, daffodil weddings or yel low rose weddings, the lovely topaz is ohjained in as great a profusion as the purse will permit. Topaz pins for the bridesmaids and the topaz "pinky" ring for the maid of honor are selections that leave little to be desired by the jewel-loving maidens. No bride has a traveling dress uow-adays. She has a gown wheih she intends to travel in, but she calls it a goingaway gown. It haa for some time been a little trick of the newly married couple to slip xlyly from the parental mansion and to depart to places unknown to any but their own loving selves. But this cosily little arrangement has been frowned upon by Dame Mode, and she has decided that there shall be no secrecy as to the going away, and not a great deal of privacy dur ing the tour. Indeed, she has al most entirely banished the wedding lour from her list of things which she deems to be good form. The proper caper is to retire to a country houe owned by some of the family or by a dear friend. There they pass a day or two alone ere the de parture to cities and places where old acquaintances and relatives must be met and visited with on every band. The country borne is equipped with servants, folly prepared for the reception of the young couple, and even placed in holiday attire. It is then deserted by all save the hireling, and to this retreat come the bride and bridegroom for tneir honeymeen. This is done in the very most high-toned or families, and it is also a favorite custom with those who wish to do things very nicely, even though they may not havo tbe money to do them lavishly. After the seclusion of tbe country home and the inevitable visiting toar which is deemed necessary in order that the bride may become well acuaintd with her new relas tives, the couple are at liberty to settle down to their every-d-iy life, or, if circumstances permit, to de part for a long tons in foreign lands or wherever their own sweet fancy may lead them. "