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if lit h flu 1 H, Vol. VII. LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 2G, 1893. NO. 4 Professional Cards. J. W.SAIN.M.D., rt li as located at Lincolnton and of fers his service,? as physiciau to the citizens of Lincolnton and surround ing co an try. Will be foand at night, at the Liu col D ton Hoto . March 27, 1S01 y Bartlett Shipp, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LINCOLNTON, Jaii, 0, lfe'il. N. C. ly. Ilr..7l gamier DENTiST. LLM'OL.NiON, N. C. C"':aine luedfor painless ex tracting teeth. With THIRTY years experience. Satisfaction jiveu in all operations' Terms vish and moderate, Jan 2 3 ''(1 v BARBER SHOP. Newly lilted p. Work a ways neatly done, customers politely waited upon. Everything pertain ing to tho tonsorial art is done according to latest styles. Henry Taylok, Barber. 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Upon receipt of your address and lifteen Cfc&ts in postage &timps, we will mail to you prepaid our soitenor PORTFOLIO OF THE world's exposition, the regular price is Fitty cents, but as we want you to have one we make the price nominal. You will find it a work of art and a thing to be prized. It contains full pa? views ot the gaeat buildings, with description of same, and i3 executed in highest style of art. If not satistied with it, after you get it, we will yefund ihe stamps and iet you keep the book. Address II. E. BCCKLEN, & Co., Chicago, 111. Subscribe for tbe .Lincoln CGU ll I n I H Eiee, 1.25 a year. Godeys' Lady' Book. MISS WILCOX'S WILL BY EMILY READ. "I do wish, mamma, you would not insist upon a thing so disagrees able.". "I also wish, my dear, that you would show a littfe respect tor my opinion; To be sure, I am not a Wiicox by blood, but having been connected with your lather's family over twenty years," how many years over tho two decades she did not say "I may be supposed to un derstand the tamily traits, and, I may also say their vargaries.' Poor iittle Gladys could have safely remarked that there were traits as well as vagaries in other branches ot her family ; but luckily for her future husbaud, she had a. sweet temper, and alto had learned to be silent on occasions. A more excellent gift iu a woman than u low, sweet voice. "Children in these days," Mia. Wilcox continued, in her most plain tive tone, "know a great deal more thau their mothers, even though they've been cooped up in a stupid Village most of their lives. When 1 was a girl, one's city relative con sidered it their duty to introduce the girls of the family into society, and if they were in the least bright they learned a great deal, even in one wiuter.'' "It doesn't require a winter in a city to learn how to avoid doing a mean thing' said Gladys, hotly. "It requires some knowledge of the world to understand your aunt's vasaries," Mrs. Wilcox replied, dry "Aunt Rath is a little difficult to understand,'' Gladys unwisely ad mitted; "yet that is do reason we should force ourselves upon her, whether she wants us or not." "Carry ont your ideas, and find some day, to your cost, that your worthy aunt considers herself heart" lessly neglected. I flatter myself that I kuow a few thiDgs ; one is that atteutious paid old people are never lost. Fortunes have been lost by neglect of them, but never from a little polite attention.' ''If it is a question of money, 1 would rather neglect dear Aunt Wilcox than court her. I wish she had uot a cent in the world, tor then these visits would be delight ful. but now, I roust say, I detest them.7' "And you would prefer Dick BlanchfcrJ for her heir. No doubt his Aunt Alethea would not be sor- ry, but tor my part, I believe iu the old saw 'blood is thicker than water.' I can't say I expect tbe old : the old lady to do the proper thing aud make you, her nearest relative, her heir. Of course, she will preler j eudowin j an orphanage, in prefer or my take a taocy to a mi vi pvt.Hne; sun, ii you are decent li' attentive, she may leave you a legacy.'' "I don't want a legacy, mamma, and I do hope never to see a penny of Aunt Kuth's money," said poor little Glados, hotly. "Not if you marry Dick Blanch- ford ? For if you do, you will need every penny you can get to set up housekeeping with. I dou't intend to have Air. Dick Jiving on me, so either his aunt or yours will be ob liged to look oat for yoa." "Ob, mammal" cried Gladys, her pretty face all aflame with indig nation. "Neither Dick nor I want your money, or any one 'else's ; we ire not so old that we caunot wait for better days,'" "Wait by all meaus, the longer j the better. In the meantime, I am sorry my dear, that these yearly visits to your great aunt are so dis agreeable to you. Why they are, I can't see,'' Mrs, Wilcox continued plaintively, 4,Ever sence you were a baby in long clothes, I have, of course only in your interest, made these annual visits, and I must say to your aunt's credit, that I have always been received with hospital ity ; indeed, I may say with prcdU gal profasion ; every luxury in or j out of season your aunt has lavished Pon us, an attention the more com-. Iplimentary in one who cares noth- ing for the table, and dees not know a mushroom from a toadstool, or a truffie from a Jerusalem artichoike.'' A telegram brought me to Vil cox Lodge," thonph an ox-team could not have drawn me if I hnd known for what purpose I was &eut for ; even to entertain Martha Wil cox, tho widow of Kuth's nephew. I was fond of Gladys, and or Dick's sake did my sharo of petting her, and though I did not altogether agroe with Dick, that hhe was an anel, seeiag that she needed lood and clothing, aud had other charac teristics not of the angelio order. That the child had a good temper, I did not need Dick's assurance lor, since I knew that he had lived ("twice ten tedious years,'' thev mu.ii have been) with her moth- r. Short commeal and racy talk had heretot'oie been the order of the day when I visited my old friend, Rath Wilcox. 'If yon want to gormauv dise, you must go elsewhere," the use to say, and verily her table was near atarvation point. But 'wheu I weut this time, a week before the other guests, I found b complete change, fahe did not seem to have a thought beyoud the table, and every train brought hampers of game and California fruits, canvass-backs and diamond-backs, pastry cookies, frivolities as sne pleased to call the confections, as well as every delica cy the grocer could send. Of course, I was surprised, aud also provoked, to fiud my old frieud make such a display for Martha Wilcox and little Gladys, and I was also sut prised to hear "It'a jast old mistresses' way. wheu Miss Martha comes. She's bound to feed her, tho' it don't fat. ten her a pound weight." At least this was what old Ben, trademan Wcilter, ttllCl licod n-on nn th plan - tation told me. And old Pattey,the cook, had her word also to say, j though she did not mind the cook, ing of the dishes as much as she said, since she did the tasting of them. Certainly a cook's perqui site. ; And not only the table, but tbe i stables wero ou tho old friend's con- 1 scieuce. ror nersen, tne suaooien old carriage and one old horse suf ficed to take her to church and to make her yearly visits to her neigh bors. But for her nephew's widow and daughter, nothing but a fine coupee and a pair of black horses paid for most extravagantly, would sait. The stable-keeper had the impudence to stipulate, that on the occasion of a funeral the horses were to be at his service, an impo sition when one took into consider. ation that the price paid was usu- ! rous and preposterous. 1 am sure it was the joke of the thing that made Eutu submit to tbe extortion, for usually -she was sharp at a bar gain. 1 must confers, I was never more astonished than I was at the reck less extravagance of my old rriend, and I was really anxious about her. It was tinae for us to expect our guests, aud Ruth and I went to the porch to receive them, it being a custom of the family to meet all ex pected visitors on the threshold. There was still enough heat iu the suo to keep me from remonstrating when Kuth took a seat m the full rays of the luminary. I thought I she looked white aud tired when she rested her head on the back of the rockiog'-ehair, but the cushion being of the color named Nile green, which would make a ghost of a Hebe, I gave the hue ot the silk the credit ot Ruth's wau look. 1 knew she was not strong, and she had told me that the doctor had told her to be careful, and not to weary herself, or to allow excite ment of any kind. She laughed wbea she told me the doctor's opin ion, for she had very little faith in the profession. "Alethea !" I was staitled by the weakness of her voice indeed, I had to bend over her to catch her words. "You will look af'er our guests; I have been an old fool, but you won't mind that." "I'll certainly not let any one call you one,'' I said, She smiled faintly at my remark and laid her head back oi the cush ion, closing her eyea. la a moment she opened them. "Some one is coming," she Baid. Iler hearing, ill as she seemed, was quicker than mine, for the vil lage carryall came driving up the lawn. O'd Jim must have leea bribed to drive his sorry gray at tho Jehu rate he was driving. I did not think there was thut much life in the poor nag. To my surprise Dick came forth from that vehicle ot torture. I was too much dazd to be even surprised at his appearauce. Ruth evidently expected him. Afterwards I learned the cause of the wonder ful Hpeed ot the poor nag was doe to Dick's it.diguaiion at the cold shoulder shoun him by his futiu mother-in-law, wheu they met at the station. The poor fellow hav ing made the jcurney in a different Car, never dteHming Gladys was on the train, and Martha supposed be had takeu, in some way, au un .iue advantage. It was only because of her great amount of baggage, that Dick, with only a bag, managed with old Jim's sorry nag, io beat the fine turnout dear Ruth bad hired. I was glad enouph to see Dicki and glad ot his help to carry dear Ruth to her bed, her room being like those usually in the country, on the first floor "the chamber as it waa called, as if it were the only one in the house. It seemed a strange fatality that Dick should, after all, be the one to we'eome the guests, tor I could not leave my old friend, a bitter pill I think to Gladv's mother, who could never be reconciled to the boy's kinship with Ruth, As for the hostess, the first thing she said when she returned to con sciousness was ; "See that all my j v.. a...- " :-- via. Promise to I see to it, for it is a quexuuu uf w esty on my part.'' Though tbiuking she was wan deriug, I promised. I never knew a duller, more te dious dinner than the one that day. The nnmber of courses seemed to me never ending, and I wondered how four people could eyer manage to even taste tbe numberless arti-1 cles ; and in fact no one had any ap petite but Martha Wilcox, and her digestion was a marvel. I was in hopes that under the circumstances dear Ruth's guests would not tarry loDg, but 1 soon found that Martha intended to stay the week she had stipulated upon, even though Gladys urged her to leave ou the next tram ; and sol insisted upon Dick's staying also, having need of help ander the cir cumstances. It was a dreary week, but of the party, I think Dick and Gladys had the best of it, for from tbe Nick room windows 1 could see the two steal out of the bouse for a walk on the lawn, and my blessing went with them as it always does to young lovers. As for Martha Wilcox, I think dinner repaid her for many dull hoars and much vexation of spirit, aud that she looked forward to it from one day to another. It came as death so often does, in the night, a calm passing awayt with only her two servauts aud Dick and me with ber. For I would not shock Gladys by the unusual sight, and besides it was according to Ruth's own wish. It was against Martha Wilcox idea of propriety to shun a family funeral, so I soon found she intend ed to stay until the end. I think sbe still hoped, eveu against hope, that Gladj s was heiress ot the prop erty. I would have left home, if Mr. Ayers, Ruth's lawyer, had not told me I would be summoned to hear tbe will, as a legatee. But I wisely gave up the keys to Pattey who proved as prodigal as her mis tress, I thmk by order. I was not sorry when the funeral was over, and only the reading ot will was lett us. There was no one who could legally expect to Inherit the property, but 1 am arrazed at tbe number of relatives who cropp ed out, each one hoping that they might have a windfall, I was the more amazed, since I had always thought my friend singularly desti tute of kinsfolks, and that on my lad and Gladys depended her limit of heirs. We were ail gatherel in the best parlor, a goodly show oi people ; all, save three of us, eager to hear their names read out by good Mr. Ayers, and all doomed to disappointment. They were generous legacies to the few old servauts who had been faithful to her ; a handsome sum of money to Dick ; her personal be longing, including all wearing ap parel, jewelry, silver aud brlca brae, were mine ; Wilcox Lodge with a sufficient endowment to sus tain the place as a comfortable home, for a dozen indigent maiden ladies, was lett in the hands of nim ed trustees, Dick and I being on the bat. Then there came, a pause, whilst goml Mi. Ayers polished his glasees for a further ieadiug ; thtre being, as he aunounced, a codicil to the will. Matha Wileox's face heretofore, I mujt sa had been a study. She had placed herself comfoi table i:i the moat luxurious chair m the room, and had spread out her silken skirts as a peacock does his tail, when wishiug to make au imprest siou ; if be was disappointed dors ing the leading, she made no sign, only it seemed to me her draperies became less voluminous; as if she had shrunk a little into herself. As for Gladys, her thoughts were evi dently fixed on Dick, who sat op posite her ; with all her poor moth er's efforts to educate her, sbe had not as yet taken in the full value of mouey ; love, no doubt having hope lessly crowded out all other things, Dick had expected nothing, and though grateful, was not too much so. At last the lawyer, in his slow fashiou reading wills was, I taucy, a common thing with him, and so he failed to realize any excuement about tbem In bis slow fashion, announced a codicil. If he had an noucced a gold mind, he could not have been more effective, every person iu tbe assemblage at once expected a mention ; whereas Mar tha Wilcox, widow of Henry Wil cox and ber daughter Gladys, were only named in the article a certain amount of Government stock bf ing devised them, dating back from tbe time Gladys was a baby. At last Martha's nam being heard, her silken skirts rustled pleasantly and contentedly. But why did Mr. Ayers go on What a long list was he reading of expen ditnres ? Not only board for a week for twenty yoar., bnt for dainties provided; and not only canvass backs and diamond-backs, and eve ry delicacy uuder the ud. but er riage hire ami every other luxury possible, so that a very paltry sum fell to Gladys. According to the list of dainties provided the bill wa not an exagerated one, only the list was preposterous. It was a grim sort of joke, aud vall the more so since the one who perpetuated it knew she could not join in tbe laugh, if there had been even a sem blance of one not in auy way smooth the ruffled features of tbe poor mother. I roust say Martha vilcox be1 haved admirably, taking the whole situation as a queer Ireak of au ex centric old maid, aud joining in the smile against herself ; never deny iog her expectations for G!ads, Dick s portion of dear Ruth's property removed all her objections to him as ber son-in-law ; in fact sbe became very fond ot my lad, and had no ill-will towards me, since 1 gave to G'adys, ou ber wedding dav ait the jewelry tulver aud brica brae that dear Ruth bad left me, only keeping the articles of clothing which loving hand and hearts de- void of everything but love, should ito the census of 1890 the negro fur own aud handle. jnv-hed 32 percent, of the peniten After all Gladys did not have heritiary convicts in the United States, wish not to receive a penny of ber Aunt Ruth's money, for though her own share came almosi' literally to her wish, Dick was too generous not to divid& with his wife, aod in fact settled the whole sum on her. If you feel weak and all worn out take BROWN'S IRON BITTERS UACK PUOHLLM SOUTH. Or. . T. lViiiMtuu'H AIle Atl lriH. In the address recently delivered before the Patria Clu of New York, President Winston, of the Universi ty of North Carolina, diseuR'ed the race problem iu the South, essen tially, as follows: The raco problem cannot be un derstood without knowing what in tellectual, moral and material pro gress the iie:ro has made siuce emancipation and to that extent this progress has eflVct the social, political and iudnstrial relations be tween the two r.o t s- Intellectually the netoe has made great progre-s, mainly through education. In North Caro bua he enjoy a better facilities for higher education are beyond the reach ot white people of tho same poverty. The States supports for his benefit public schools and a school for the deaf, dumb and blind. Northern philanthropy has giveu him feu colleges aud semina ries for higher education, including a medical college, a law school and several theological schools. The race has learned to read and write. In one generatiou it has educate i a supply of teachers and preacheia, and it is now rapidly educating its own law3'ers and physicians. The! mass or the race, however, is les.-l zealous for education than it was tweuty or even ten yeais ago; and I the attendance on public school is gradually decreasing. The negro has learned that education is uot essential to freedom; nor h.isit atd ed h:m materially as much tis he expected. The finer and remoter in llueuces of education do not appeal to him as to the white race. It is possible that bis zeal for education will diminish as rapidly in ha generation as it sprang up in this The dull edge of his intellect has been easily sharpened on the school, master's grindstone, but the quali ty of the metal has not been chang ed, aod the edge may be turued or blunted as quickly as it was formed. Tbe moral progress other race is very discouregi''g. Both the av erage white man and the average negro over forty years old In the South will tell you that the young generation of uegroes are worse morrally than they were in slavery. This is not true of all. There is gradually forming among mem a highest class who respect themsel ves, and who honestly desire to ele vate tiieir race. This class includes the best educated of tbe younger generation. This class, however is small, not exceeding five per cent, ot the population, and it.s mor- j a' influence on the mass of the re gros amount to very little. The great mass of tbe race is probably in the same moral status as durir g slavery. The restraints of slavery have been removed and jrasaions hitherto repressed by tear are not yet controled by character. The younger generation of men are as a rule no more industrious and reli able than the older, while the worn eu are generally quite as lewd. Beside? the highest class and the great mass of negroes, there is a lowest class, which did not exist In slavery. It is made up of drnkards, gamblers, loafers, vagabonds, petty thieves, professional prostitutes and others who live by vice instead ot labor. This class flourishes mainly in viiliages and cities. It constitu tes about ten per cent, of the pop ulation aud is steadily increasing by recruits from the younger genera- tioo. Its moral condition is alrtost brutal, and is wort-e thau anything known to slavery. The ciitniuM propensities of the race are very marked. According although he constitutes only twelve per cent, of the population. In tbe North Atlausic States he is five times as cimiDa! as the white man: in the South Atlantic States one and a half times: io South Central one and a half; in the Western ten times. It is a striking tact that tbe negro is more criminal in the North em States, where he has long en TIIK joyed freedom than in the Southern States, where he is etill greatly re strained by fear of the white race. The moral status of the race is about this : the best class, being not over five per cent., has made decid ed progress ; the worst class rot under ten per cent., has made de cided retrogression ; the great mass is in the same condition as daring slavery. The material couditiou of the race is similar to the mora). Tbe great mass is essentially in the same con dition as before. Those who hail bad masters are probably U tter otT; those who had good masters are possibly worse oil'. The highest class is very much improved, and enjoys all the comforts of life iu a greater degree. The lowest class ia much wor?e off. It includes not only the vicious and the idle, but el so weuk minded, the afflicted, the uncaied for ouug and old. Un der slavery these were all cared for by the master, and shared equally in i he common earnings. Now they ate driven to the wall by competi tion, uot only with the whites, but also with the strong of their owu race. The result is a degree of suf fering and a death rate unknown to s:avery. The rate of mortality in this cIhs will explain tbe large res lative decrease of the negro popu lation iu tbe South from 1880 to 13 90. The relatiou betweeu the two rac es are perfectly uuderstood by both white and black in the South, and thoroughly misunderstood by both blacks and white in the North. So cially there is no relation betweeu them. The black do not expect it, aud the whites do not think of it for a moment. Unquestionably the'e is no deep race prejudice at the bottom of the social chasm. This feeling is taken for granted by both races, Jntermarrtape is pro hibited oy law. it is not desired by either race. Even the negro understands that he be would get the worst of the bargain in marry ing the sort of white woman who would haye him. The North com plains of Southern prejudice aga;ust rhe negro ; but the North is guilty of the same offense, and- with less reason. Whereever the negro exists jn large numbers in the North, he Is nocially separated. lie has his own churchos, his own society, hi own quarter tor residence. lie has a le gal right to go to white churches, and ot live in white quarters, but be does not go there as a matter of facr, and he is kept away by social predjudice, which is stronger than law. In New York city be may ride in the street car, but he cannot earn a dollar driving one ; be may sit- in the theatre, but he cannot lay a brick or drive a nail ; he may take the side walk, but he cannot get a contract to pave it; he may be the subject of humane editorials in tbe city papers, but he cannot set a stick of type,; he may go to school with tbe whites, but be cannot teach them be may sit in church with the whites, but he cannot be their pastor : he may spend his money at Macy's, but be cannot stand behind the counter ; he may study in CoN urnbia College, but be cannot teach there; be may cast his ballot, but he cannot get au office ; he has tbe legal right to marry a white womao, but no white woman will marry him be has all tbe social privileges he can get. but he cannot get any. Everywhere in the United States he is branded as a negro. The North says to him "You are my qoal,'' and then excludes him prac tically from social intercourse, from political power, and from industrial opportunity. The South has a kindlier persoo a' feeling toward the negro today than tbe North ever bad, or ever dreamed of. It was Thomas Car lyle who characterized this feeling by representing tbe South as say ing to tbe negro : Be slave, and God b'ess ye ;" while tbe North said : "Be free, and God d n ye-" The kindly feeling between the races, however is not what it was in slav ery. There is a social chasm be tweeu tbem that seems to be growx iDg wider. No longer do white and Concluded on last page.')