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VOL. VII.
Professional Cards.
J. W.SAIN, M.D.,
Has located at Liocolutou aud of
fers ha services a physiciau to the
uitiseus ot Liocolutou aud surround
ing couutry.
tjWill be found at uighf at the Lin
colctou Hotel.
March 27,-1891 iv
Bartlett Shipp,
' ATTOUNKY AT I, AW,
LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Jan. 9, 1891.
ly
XilSNTISr.
LINCOLNTON, N (J
Teeth extracted without
pa in by the use of an anaesthe
tic applied to the gums. Pos
tively destroys all Bouse of pain
aud eau.se no after trouble.
Iguarautee to give satisfac
tion or no charge.
A call from you soli Jted.
Aug. 4, 1893. ly.
T
BAUBER SHOP.
Newly titted up. Work awayi
neatly done. cuato.uie.rs politely
waited upou. Everything pertain
iug to the tousorial art is done
according to latest styles.
IIbNEY Ta?lou. Barber.
E. W. HOKE,
Livery & Feed Stables,
Two Block west of Hotel Lincoln.
LINCOLNTON, N- c
Teams furnished on short no
tice, Prices moderate. Pat
ronage solicited,
Engliih Spavin Linitueqt removes ail
bard, soft or calloused lumps and blemish
es from horses, blood spavins, curbs, splints
sweeney, ring-bone, stifles, sprain?, all
ewollea ihroats, coughs etc. Save $50 by
use of one bottle Warranted tha most
wonderlul blemish cure ever known. Sold
byJ.ai Lawin DrusgistUncolnton H (J.
E. M. ANDREWS
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
OaJi- iSeriraom miih
Qt trii piecfes, iro n S-'O 0d t . 3f:l5l 00
Barlor Suits
Ji'rCdS, fr.tm 522 5 , t. 2.J '.
S1DE150AKDS
fro'n 10 00 i 75 00
EXTENSIONS TABLES
t.o u $4 00 ii. 40 U0.
(hiiia Closets
$15 00 to $45 00.
Renter fflabl
1 00 In 5 00.
Easels and. Picture'
3 00 to 820 00.
COUCHES and LOUXGES
7.50 ,io S45.00.
Music racks and Cabinets, $1.50
to 12.00. Revolving Book Cases
Qd Roll Top Desks aud offl'6
Chairs, 25 00 to $4Q 00. Organs,
5U 00 to 8150 00- Fianof, S225 00
to 1600.00.
This is a great sale and you.
inake a great mistake if you
fail to take advantage of it
ALL letters promptly answer
ed. Write at once for particu
lars. 10 and 18 West Trade St,
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Itch n li.ini r, .i-c, Hrxl n MnI.
mill ''un't in . f.,is.t.-s t.y V..ull..r.1s
tjai.ilary L.-tj..,,. 1 I wrVni 1. Sole by
nose
IIBMMUA
4 Caveats, and Trad?-M arks obtained, nd all Pt-
jent business cor.i.i-tt.l f.,r moderat Fees.
JOo Orncc is Opposite U. S. Patent Orrrcc
,anl wecan sc. i.re i;i less time thaothoaei
lemotc from Vici, m, .
Scud model, (lr.twiii nr photo., with decrip-
tion. We a.Hisc. if .:Ut;ntatle or not, free oil
charire. Our frr not .., till .i.n ,s i
chrpe. Our fee not due till patent is Recurcd. ?
J A Pampmict, "Mow to Obtain Patents," with
cotl of same in the U. S. auU lyrciizu countries i
;C.A.SNOW&CO.:
Grp. PlTrilT Orcirr Ul a rLj... rv
Orp. Patent Office, Washington. D. C.
IrT7KNTlON n-ts revolution!
I l Y KM'.N I 11... VHr',i!urin
the
last t.iil I i-ouiiii'v. .V t .'ji.st Hiimnir tb-
wondt rs 'f i'.V' nine r.i;r.s is n method
anJ HyHteiii ( work tu a cmi b p-riorinPil
all over tin' ociirrv vvithnut m puratini;
the Worker- from fl n;ir homes. Pay hlu
ml; nny one 'tn -l.i Hie work; pithr box
yyunfr or old; no -p -il ability required'
o'Hpital not ut ! I; you ;ire t-farted frj
Cut this ut and i. iurn to und we will
send you tri, -..in (I U,t:i ,)' irr.-nt valP
and iuiportnru c .to ou, UiHt will wtart you
iu buHinHs, wl.icli will iniiii; you in inor
money rihtawny, iun hnjtbinir else in
the world. (ii.iimJ outfit lte. Address
True &.. A'luu-t:.. Iaitw
WTien Baby w as sii-lt. v e pavo hT Castoria.
Tin Hb was :i L'tnl l, she rie.l fur Custria.
When ehe Ihvuui.' Mihh, sh.- ;hinif to Castoria.
When she had ChiMr.-n, sho vetbem Castoria.
HUClvL K N '.s A K N I (1 A s A. LV E
The bastSnU'.' m tin world for cuts and
bruises, oi o-i, s:i it rbiMiin, fever sores, tet
er,cli!ii.i.l hiin.U, !.ilMains, come, and
all skin erupt i-.n-, "iil positively cure
Pile.s, or no pay i' iicd . it is guarar.teed
toivi perfect. t. t ion ,or money refun
fed. Prioo J." oent- f r box. For fale by J
M Lawintr, 1 v hs.i inn and barmncist
STIXIMKN CASKS.
C. H. Clillorl, N '. Cass-1, Wis., was
troubled with ncur:tlyia arid rheumatism
his stomach wa- di-i-rdei ed, bis liver was
atfected to an hIm muiLT decree, appetite
fell away, and h' u u terribly reduced in
flesh and strength, 'fbree bottles of elecs
trie bitters cured him.
Edward Sbeidicrd, Harrisburrr, UL, had
running sore on liis 'eij ot eight years'
standing Used three tttleof Electric
bitters aad s-ev'n bores of Buck lea's arni
ca salve, an i h i l is ound and well
John Speaker, C.itnwba, O., hd five large
fever sores on his le, doctors said he was
incurable. One bottle ot electric bitters
and one b x of Uuclcn's Arnica Salve
cured him entirely, bold at J. Lwing's
Drugstore.
The Old Friend
An-1 ' tlipl-'- t 'frieinl, tliat never
fails you, hrinv.h.jn.s Liver Hegu
latur", (tlie liod Z) that's what
you h.-ar at th-; mention of thi3
excellent Livor medicine, and
people should not he persuaded
that anything el-e will do.
It is tlie oi Liver Medi-
jiiifH; is h'tt.v than pills, and
takes the du e of Quinine ancl
Calonu-1. It act-, directly on tha
Liver, Kidn.ys' and Bowels an4
gives new lit'.' to the vvholo by&
tem, Thi-"i is th-' medicine you
want. Sold hv all druggists iu
Liquid, or in r-wder to.be taken
dry or made into a te-.i.
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ilaa the 'L Stamp iii .rrd on wrapper
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prptes il.
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600X CF VALUAEIE IKFQrMATION FREE.
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LINCOLNTON, N. C. FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 1894.
(Published by request J
The Fisher's Child ; or,
The Reward of Faith.
BY JASPER BISHOP OF WILMItfO
: - TON. N. O.
In ao linmble cottage on the eea
Just Ortck of a inoahd on the
Half bidden away In tbe t-btutibrry
Ami oat of the cold hia!.- leacb,
L vfd Dnna'd Vautt a fiNbeiuiitu .
dee tb piido of hio dear wife
and child ;
But bis virtits to tbe iou in tbe ti!
Uge
Made hi to crael, intemperate and
wild.
lie thought not of borne or its com
fort Not lo apeak ot neoenhi! dire ;
Bit squandered lis earnings fur
strong drink,
CooHuming hia soul in its fire;
Ob, Ibe anguish of Martha, the
mother
Of dear little inuouent May,
As they knelt at the feet of tbeii
Savior
And prayed for tbe one gone as
astray. Ob tbe weight of wo that oppres
Heth Tbe heait bowed dowu iu giiet ;
And the heart boned down dis
trea8etb .When love com s not iu relief ;
dhe hud the dear Jove of her cbdd
'Shod from her would never de
part j
But to be 80 neglected by Donald
Was ciusbjug her wouuded heart
But Donald's wife wan a Christian,
A consort sweet-tempered aod
mild ;
And the wealth of these virtores she
lavished
Oa the susceptible mind of her
child ;
And she knew her health was de
clining, She grew weaker aud more faint
each dav,
And &he prayed, "When I'm goo,
dear Father,
Wilt thou hear and answer our
May
f u teb all of our dear one wbo liveth'
And levels in teropeiaoce and sin,
At the mercy of ibe waves all tbe
day long.
And at uight at tbe perils of tbe
inn
Then sH sack lower douou bet
pillow
Mny'a ueatt lneatLed ibis pran
i Vr and o'er,
O'i God, ie cae ht eng'h to ba
i.
If my mother th uM rise no inore.'.l
Mir'ha lunitd and paid to hr!
daughter,
'It in rowing so dtk auti so
dreat ;
My ilctiiintr, 1 thiik I am dying ;
Oa, how 1 wihh Donald wa bere
1 Minted to see hiui and tell him
Lkw I loved hiui till my lates
bieath ;
A:ol ii ma) be that he will love me
Whet, my eyes are closed in death.
And ou will tell him, too, dear May
How fervently I prayed for him
he-e;
lb it I thkrf my petition to tb
ll. rone of raoe,
Iu tbe realms of the blest over
there;'1
lier voice grew faint ex and weaker,
"Bring him'' were the las't words
sue said ;
And May bowed ber head on the
pillow,
For she was alone with ber dead.
t-Aloue I ab, bow lonely aod heart
sore.
In this dreary and desolate borne ;
if there's a possible joy ia aucb trials
I would feel it, it father would
come ;
Yes, with God's help, dear mother,
I'll briug him
To the foot of tbe cross, aud to
tbee
Then ate bears bis step on tbe
gravel
. "Thank God, my father is here,
And O bow I pray he is sober ;'
And he staggered into a chair.
He gazed in bis drunken stupor,
With no apparent sympathy or
feeling ;
Ta ii walkt-u to ti.e bedcode of death
VVbere hi 4 moiheilees child wa
kneeling
And as tbedreadtul leality dawned.
And bis clouded mind became
clear
"2 leave killed her? he wailed in bis
anguieti,
And then gave way to despair.
Dr-ar fatbei, my mother baa left ua,
Spoke AImy in a TOtce tweet aud
low ;
But ahe pry-d tor y ou, loved ou
. sincerely.
And wanted to tell yon so.
But tbe could not watt any longer.
And with ber last bieatb she said,
Bring Aim, then all was so silent
I knew that my mother was dead;
Ad now if you lov us dear father,
For love is wheie. pardon begins,
Let us btieei by my mother and at-k
God
To forgive us our manifold sins.''
And they knelt in that death quiet
chamber,
Tbe sinner and Christian in pray
er ;
And the plea that went up from tbe
cbildheart
1 tbe most beautiful I'eoore there;
And ber eyes were clearer and
' brighter,
Though she uttered not a word,
And she felt that her burden was
lighter
For she bad cast it on the Lord.
In a quaint and shaded corner
Just between tbe cot and tbe bay,
Where tbe birds carol sweetly sboctt
ber,
They laid her gently away.
They strewed ber grave with flow
ers,
And bedewed tbeio with a tear ;
Then returned to the borne made
desolate
By tbe absence ot one so dear.
No'v Donald sorely missed tbe link
That was toru from life that
day ;
but be never retained from the use
of strong. drink,
Aod May never ceased to pray j
He plied bis trade on the bosom
01 tbe lestles?, beaving sea :
And she prayed tbe prayer of de
votion, Father, graut bis safe return to
me.
Tw-49 a fearful night in winter ;
Tbe sea Tolled mountails high ;
All earth was shrouded in darkness
At d the ail ofebe tempest drew
Ugh ;
Mav paced the floor in agony
S'fjbing, he'd never return to me,
For neside the ink darkness
Mi. boat could live in that nea.
fiur 111 do all I ran to ive bim
Fom the tempest's' angry flood
I will plf.Lt this light on tbe b i 11
ip.
An i I will leave the rest to God ;
Then she nastily viiotetbis message
Ou the tab!e white and bate,
f 1 do not return, dear lather
You will come to us over there.'1
Theu she hied her away to the high
est peak,
Through the cold, the sleet and
the rain ;
She knelt tbeie exhausted, faint
and weak,
And buffered from bodily pain ;
HaU frozen and helpless she sank in
the sand,
Iu despair on that bitter cold
night, j
With one little arm resting under
her bead
While tbe other bu ged securely
tbe light.
And Donad saw it and bteered for
straight ;
This beacon that lighted his way.
And saved bim from death on this
terrible night,
Aud moored his boat safe on the
bay :
Then be hurried away to tb6 top ot
the hill,
To see whom bis angel might be 1
Teat had perillsd ber life in this
dreadful storm
That be might be saved from tbe
sea.'
Imagine his horror when kneeling
to take
His child from her damp chilly
bed.
She still claspad the lamp, still
burning and bnght,
But little May, his presererT
was DEAD,
lie took hex up iu his sinewy
arms, '
And bore heir away to bis cot 1
And watched by her the whole
night through.
Sadly bewailing bis lot.
lie read the Biblt left open there
By the hand now cold in death;
The message it wrote, he also read
With labored and bated breath ;
inen Kneeling by the corpse 0
his child,
'Oh God. teach is to pray ;
I am alonejto-night ; when I knelt
here before
Sh was with me ; my darling
May.
I cannot pray as she prayed then,
For I. have, never learned tlie
way ;
She that taught May would have
taught me too,
And I would never have gone
astray.
But lot me here on my bended
knee
Make this my fervent prayer :
"Help me, oh God, so to live,
That I may 00 to tush ovkr
TilEBK."
He placed her by her mother's
side,
Just between the cot and the
bay ;
He placed her there with tender
eet care,
And visited the spot each day ;
On going and returning from his
daily toil.
He would kneel there in silent
prayer,
And would say each time "with
the help of God
My darlings, I'll come to you
THERE."
A year has passed, another
storm
Is raging o'er the angry deep :
The billows roar ; and the sight of
shore
No hunwi eye can keep ;
The mists gather thickly, dark
ness comes on?
The billows roll higher and
higher.
Their crests now break on the.
doomed boat's wake,
In pillows of liquid fire.
And Donald knows his doom is
sealed, - ;
A s he is tossed about on the
vave ;
For his boat is swamped in an an
gry sea,
Where no human power can
save :
When his comrade saw he was,
sinking,
No other help could he give,
Hallco'd loudly over the water
".Donald, look: to God ad live."
Theii he raised his eyes to Heaven
V'ith a last and fervent prayer :
Martha, May, my darlings
I am goitisa to you oyer there.
He beholds Martha holding the
partals wide,
May holding the light on the
shore ;
kI am coxuro." he whispers, and
strangles,
Then he sinks to rise no more.
The mother and daughter were
faithful
Till the father found peace in
God's love ;
Now the trio are happily united
In that beautiful city above,
Where the lights on the shore are
still burning
For those east away on life's
sea ;
At its portals are loved ones wait
ing To give welcome to you and me.
Here is what Peter Cooper, wbo
lived to be oer 90 years old and
died worth many millions, said of
newspaper: lo all towns where a
newspaper is qublished every man
should advertise in it, ii nothing
more than a card stating bis name
and the basineaa be is in. It not
only pays tbe advertiser, but it late
tb people at a distance know that
tbe town in which you reside is a
drosperous commauity of business
men. As tbe feed is town so the
recompenses. Never ball down your
sign while yoa edect to do bnainet
lie tua Iro in, Kantern Darke
Taw portion of N. Carolina la re
marKtoie ror its healthful qntet,
moral conditioo. , Were it, not for
one "heilsbop, located near the
pifblio toad about six mllea west of
Hickory, oar country woald be
raraaise. xoe location ana ier-
ctse ot this moral, rotten concern, so
ear tha puuliu htgnway, la very au
fortunate tor oitinoa io that 00m
mautty And tne worst of U ts,
il jj legalized by our government !
Bu', lis day oJ eziinotlon ia draw
ing nigb, thank God 1
Tb Katherford College, we learn,
baa opened with flying ojlorj, and
and the number increases dally.
Lincoln county ia well represented
in this college, and tbe President
said Ibe otlo-i tly Miat students
(roiu Lino In and Cl"velciid oun
tiea weie alway a Uouorable, paying
students,
Tbe politicians ot Burke are L
ready forotsting tor a nominee tor
uextN. O. Seuate. Piof, W. E
Ab-rnethy one of the intelligent aud '
raiihful Democrats in this District,
will certainly be nominated.
We have had neither cold nor
snow eo far this winter. In some
yards, greeu beds are coming cut.
We are all sorry here that Kope.
Elias has lasigned bis claims for
collector. He is certaiuly a worthy,
capable gentleman.
success to tbe Couwxa aud its
Editor. Philo.
Slaltleu Letter.
Ma. Editob: Kjv, J. A. Hoyle
has been confined to bis room with
grippe, but is to be seeu on the
streets agaiu. Dr-.M. P. Taylor
has had an attack of grippe. He is
rapidly improving. Maiden has had
bat little sickness in the last year
A Hue of mercbabdtse has been
opened io the Carpenter b'ock.
Carpenter Bros, are still hustling
hiojs. We have noticed people
from far beyond Liocolutou doing
their trading with them.
People move out and into Maiden
Several families who were opetatorw
intb) mills have moved to tbe
coun:ry, but others have filled the
vacancy.
Ojt streets are extremely muddy.
The j should be locked atterat ooce.
Maiden should have elee'ric lights,
it woald cost but a triflH if arrang
ed t have a connected with
the Maiden Mil!?,
We nave heard talk of a national
bank being established here. It
will t dd greatly t tbe convenience
of tbe pablic.
Mr. Jacob Abernetby has a neb
gold mine near town. Pait'ea iiooo
tbe North aie no ptotipecting. Lie"
thinks that" he can command a nice
sum or moi.ey lor bis mine.
The mills ate null ruumng on halt
timo, altho Uuioo Mill- m-tke very
near tbe amount they dii when
they run day and night. Mr. Davis
is one of tbe best machinist in the
Sooth, aud as a superintendent, be
hasn't an eqaa.
Several parties from tbe Noitb
hive been looking around aod ex
pect to locnte here soo i. We wel
come all wbo wish to locate here.
Veiy ReDr.
C
Maiden. N. C, January 17, 1894.
Developing tienlaa.
Genius unexpected is no more
genius than a bushel of acorns is a
forest of oks. There may bo epics
in meu's brains, just as there are
oaks in acorns, but tbe tree and
book must coma out before we can
measure them. We very natufally
recall here that olasa of grombleis
and wishers who spend their time
in longing to be higher than they
are, while they should be employed
ia advancing themselves. How
many men woald fain iro to bed
dances and wake op Solomons j
iou reap what yoa nave sown.
These wbo sow dunce seed, vice
seed, laziness seed .usually get a trop
They that sow wind reap a whirl
wind. A mau ot mere "rapacity an
developed'' Is only an organized day
dream, with a skin on it. A flint
and. a genius that will not strike fire
are no better than wet jankwood.
Ralph Waldo Emerson,
NO. 40.
For the Coualu. .
CJurlel fieiter.
Mr. J. P. Bamager wbo has been
III for some time la vrs are glad to
note epnvateaceut.
W. D. Caldwell baa been oouflus
ed to bis bed with grip but is on
foot again.
Oar Fiiend. J. It Link but nsv
boarder.
Death again visited oar midet
thii time It laid its ley toaoh 00 the
heart Miss Emma Campbell aud
stilled it forevrr.
Mr. Jobu P. Almrnetliy bti lia-
covered ou hi-t farm wbitt hIiow to
be a valuable gtdd mine, whioli haa
alieady afXrded muik very fine
specimens. We bopa it will ha a
Valuable find
We would like to ray Noin;hiug
th at would iuiereat your n-ad-'in. '
rbe eoiiuwiiL apoU of lue 3ilue
'3butord'' agaio declared the ttiian
oial and political gos(H-) ot naUaiioit
(at the Land mine) lo. Ibe 3rdite
aielj but tailed "P'aoco.'' .
Should like to say a word ou ti e
tariff, for I don't t'link your many-
readers are like ibe majority o
those Uttla fellows around the "Lit
tle Mouotaio' here Great Stater-'
meu and know moie aud belte
than Coogresit' what lawa abould
be enacted for tbe benefit ol thrt
people. In our optuion the tartn ia -the
foundation of wealth iu the IJiv-
ted States, yet f'e farmeis aud
country labores all over ibis btoad
laud are 10 poverty or ou the rug
ged edge of debt and despoudeucy ..
ducb were not tte case be'ore the,.
enactment of tbe pioieclive tartlT
laws Farmers were theu tbe mot .
prosperous ol all people. This tar
ifl is the direful caue of the multi
plication of millionaires iu oue sec
tiou aud pauper iu another.
Tbe curse (bat bangs like - a pall
over the whole country la the eon
federation 01 the "McKinley's tl -e
Csrt-egies'' aod the millionaire mate
ufac'ures. Destroy thetw- comb --
atioi s and tbe necesity for h .
trat laws, aud all. the unjust . ao-i.
tOolMh laws, enacted by past.- roor..
gses s to deceive the people and . .
vastu the revenues aod au era 01 .
prosperity will begin. ...
Yours lo count. on,
Caksar.
Cold Weather ItiileH.
Ntver lean with the. bck upon
aotiing that m cold.
Never begit. a journey uutil ibe
breakfast has been eateji. : . , . t
Never tane warm drinks aod theu
immediately go out iu to ihe cold .
Ktep tbe back, especially between
the shoulder blades, well coveid.;.
also tbe chest wellpiotected.
Iu s'eepiiig io a cold rooai, 6stab-
liab u beblt of breatb:ug through .
the Lose and never with the mouth
opeu.
Atter exereise of auy kind nevm
ride iu au open carriage or near it:n
window ot a car 1 r a moment ; ir k' :
datigerous to health or even to Irfe'
When hoarse, hrjeak as little rf- ;
posible uotif tbe hoarseueBS is rw
covered from, else tbe voice may bvr -permanently
lost or diiScultiev ot
tbe throat be produced. 4
Merely warm tbe back by the tire"
and never continue keeping -tut-''
back exposed to tbe beat nfcer U
has become comfortably warm. To
do otherw seia debilitating.
When going from a warm atmoj
pbere ia to a cooler oue, keep, tbe
month closed, so that air may - be
warmed in its passage through the
nose before it reaches the lung.).
Never go to bed with cold ur
damp feet Never omit regular
bathing, for unless the skin is in on '
active condition the cold will cioae
the pores and favor congestion and
other diseases.
Never stand still in cold weather,
especially after having taken u
slight degree or exercise, aud al
ways avoid standing on ice or snow. .
or where tbe person is exposed to
cold wind. Excfuxnge.
, -t-
Webster'a Weekly says a citizen .
of Keidsville was. in tbe country '
daring tbe holidays and got a whet
of apple brandy 21 years old. But '
be has no business to warn to ex..
asperate, everybody by taikiojj
aboat it and. Wedster'a Weekly ba
no bnsiness giving currency to htV
boast.
1