m. VIII.
Professional Cards.
J. W.SAIN, M.D.,
Has looatod at Lincolntou aud ol
m his services a physician to the
cithaoa of Liucoluton and surround
uig country.
,.Will be found at nignt at the Lin
cdnton Hotel.
March 27, 1891
IV
DENTAL NOTICE-
Di. A. W. Alexander will be at
his office at Lmcolntoo, June, Au
Uit, October, Decern ber, Feb
ruary and April. Will he in Mr.
flolly, July, September, November,
Jauurtiy, March' and May.
Pauouage solicited. Trrma ci,
and moderate.
English Spavin Liniment removes all
Lard, soft or onllousej lumps and blemish
es trombone, blood. spa viu.s, curbs, t-plmts
Sweeney, ring-bone, stints, sprains, all
swell ibroHt, cougha etc. Save $50 by
M4fone bottle Warranted tbe most
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E. M. ANDREWS
"Wholesale and Ketail Dealers in
Oak Bedroom suits
ol ten pieces, Ironi $20.00 to $150.00'
Farlor Suits
of six pieces, from 822.50, to 200.00.
SIDEBOARDS
from ilO.OO to $75.00
EXTENSIONS TABLES
Iron $4.00 to $40.00.
China Closets
S15 00 to $45 00.
Renter kUMi
$1.00 to S5.00.
Easels and Picture's
S3. 00 to $20 00.
COUCHES and LOUXGES
$7.50 to $45.00,
Music racks and Cab'nets, $1 50
td '812.00. Revolving Book Cases
and Roll Top Desks and ofiloe
Chairs, 85.00 to $40 00. Organe,
150 00 to $150.00. Piano, $225 00
to 1800.00.
This is a great sale and you
make a great mistake it' 3rou
fail to take advantage of it
ALL letters promptly answer
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Ja: 26, 1894.
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CONVINCER NO.1.
T 4I feel more than ever) 2 "I have been a great!;
I that the Electropoise is uffererf fromKAf T" A-
'i t e . ,. e 5 3 (i Two of our best doctors i
a great agent for the relief S j, did aU they could for me.
of, suffering humanity. g ! As a last resort I tried the
L' Would that every sufferer E "f (! Electropoise, and it cured
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How
To Invest
Small Amounts.
This is a problem that puzzles I
more than one man who saves a
portion of his salary. The fol
lowing letter gives the result of
an investment in a Tontine
Policy of the
Equitable Life.
Union, S. C, Dec. 20, 1892.
V. J. Roddey, Esq., Agent.
Dear Sir : Your favor enclosing
check of the Equitable Life Assur
ance Society in settlement of my
policy, No. 209,310, came duly to
hand. The settlement is a liberal
one, excecdingmy expectations, and
' I am pleased with it.
Yours truly, WlLUAM MUNRO.
There is no form of investment
to-day that offers such absolute
security and such liberal divi
dends as the proper form of life
assurance. It's a matter on
which every man should be
posted. We send jTou figures
and particulars without charge.
W. J. RODDEY, Manager,
Department of the Carollnas,
ROCK HILL. S. C.
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$ Our Officc is Oppositc U. S, Patent Orrtct
J and we can secure patent ia less time than those
I remote from Washington.
Send mode'., drawing or photo., with descrlp
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' A Pamphlet, "How to Obtain Patents," with
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castor!.
When she became Miss, she clung to CastorU.
When the had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Investigating?
CONVINCER NO. 8.
CWj , ..Jm2 a JaL 1 Said !
LINCOLNTON, N.C., FRIDAY,
A tirui ol lMlernry urlaliy.
The following interesting poem,
contributed by Mrs. H. A. Deming
to the Ban Francisco Times, ia an
exhibition of skill and ability, and
is worthy of a careful study by all
onr (readers.
Each line is " a quotation from
one of the standard authors of En
gland and Amenoa, and tho num
ber of the line refers to the name
of its author below.
This poem is the result ot a
years extensive readiug of the vol
uminous writings of thirty-eight
leading poets of the past and pres
ent.
We Bdvise our young folks to
commit to memory each line and
the name of its author. Then seek
to learn something of each poet
and the connection in which the
thought is expressed. These say
ings will often come handy after
ward in the broad field of human
experience-
LIFE.
Why all this toil for tri
umphs of au hour ?
Life's a short Summer, man a
flower.
8. By turns we catch the vital
breath and die.
4. The cradle add the tomb, alas 1
so nigh.
5. To be is better far thau not to
be.
6. Though all men's life may seem
a tragedy ;
7- But light cares speak when
mighty grief are dumb.
8. The bottom ia but shallow
whence they come.
9. Your fate is but the common
fate of all ;
10 Unmingled joys here no man
can befall ;
11. Nature to each allots its prop
er sphere ;
12. Fortune makes tolly her pe
culiar care.
13. Custom does often reason over
rule, 14. And throw a cruel sunshine
on a fool.
15. Live well ; how long or short,
permit to heaven.
16. They who forgive most shall
be most forgiven,
17. Sin may be clasped so close
we cannot see its face
18. Vile intercourse where virtue
has no place.
19. Then keep each passion down,
20. Though pendulum betwixt a
smile and tear.
21. Her senual snares let faithless
pleasure lay,
22. With craft and skill to ruin
and betray.
23. Soar not too high to fall, but
stoop to rise.
24. We masters grow of all that
we despise.
25. O, then, renounce that impious
self-esteem
26. Riches have wings, and grand-
uer is a dream.
27. Think not ambition wise be
cause 'tis brave.
28. The paths of glory lead but to
the grave.
29. What is ambition ? 'Tis a
gloiious cheat.
30. Only destruction to the brave
and great.
31, What's all the gaudy glitter of
a crown ?
32. Tho way of bliss lies not on
beds ot down.
33. How long we live, not years,
but actions, tell
34. That man lives twice who lives
the first life well.
35 Make, then, while yet we may,
your God your friend,
36. Whom Christains worship, yet
not comprehend.
37. The trust that's given guard,
and to yourself be just,
Q8. For live we how we can, but
die we must.
1. Young; 2. Dr. Johnson; 3.
Pope; 4. Prior; 5. Sewell; 6.
Spensor; 7. Daniel; 8. Sir Walter
Scott; 9. Longfellow; 10. South
well; 11. Congreve; 12. Churchill;
13. Rochester; 14. Armstrong; 15.
Milton; 16. Baily; 17. Trench;
18. Somerville; 19. Thompson;
8). Bryon; 21. Smollett; 22.
Crabbe; 23. Massinger;' 24, Cow-
lette; 25. Beattiej'f 26;3owper ;
27. Sir Walter Davenant : 23.
Gray ; 29. Willis ; 30. Addison ;
31. Dryden; 32. Francis Quarlee;
33. Watkins: 34. Herrick; 35
William Mason ; 36. Pill : . 37.
Dana ; 38. Shakeaeare.
: A splendid exercise forchildren
is for each in turn to quote a line,
and tho other give the name of
me autnor.
Dr. Dixon's 'Tall.'
It is stated that Rev. Dr'B. F.
Dixon, of King's Mountain, late
pastor of the Methodist church of
Statesville, "has received a call to
the pastorate of the Ml ." church
South, at tinstol, Tenn., at a sal
ary of $3,000" per .year. The
Shelby Auroka says "he is consid
ering the call prayerfully. - A
$3,000 call does not come every
day during financial depression
and may help to cure - his throat
atfectiou."
Inasmuch as :.the Methodist
brethern don't have the ' call" sys
tem the above ia a JUtle mislead
ing. Dr. Dixon. if he elects, can
join ths Tennessee Conference,
and he may have an intimation in
advance that he can be appointed
pastor of the church at Bristol at
salary of $3,000. But unless the
bishop or other authority (the
presiding elder we beleive, can
make appointments in certain con
tingencies) chose to Af point him
to this pastorate he cannot get it,
however much the congregation
may desire him, Jbecauae the se
lection of a pastor is not vested in
the congregation Further, the
Landmark has never' understood
that Mr. Dixon retired from the
ministry on account of throat
trouble. .We thought it was for
other and private reasons.
Statesville Landmark.
For the Courier.
Country Life in Preference
to Town Lite.
Young men who have been
reared on a farm in the country,
often conceive the wrong ide of
living cheaper and happier in the
town, but let me tell you it is not
so. I want to write this article
for the sole benefit of such char
acters who are contemplating leav
ing the farm and moving to town.
If you be a hired servant getting
five dollars per month and your
board, stick to it, you are making
good wages ; more so than if you
were in . a town commanding a
salary of $300 a year.
Now let us briefly consider some
of the many advantages of farm
life; everybody knows, in the first
place, that the farmer is the bone
and sinew of the whole animal
life ; the main spring of the entire
animal movement of the globe.
Secondly, it is the healthiest
vocation in life, not saying any
thing about his advocation. Let
him have as many other advoca
tions as he can possibly attend to
if he desires them.
He is a more independent creat
ure than any other of God's earth
ly kingdon but I fear there are
many of them that do not realize
it.
The farmer who dexterously
weilds his tools into the unaterile
fields, shall receive a capious bles
sing from which it yields. When
harvest comes with its plenty, he
sends out his servants to gather
in his golden grain and store it
away in his barns atd granaries
for a rainy day.
And when God in his allwise
providence sends forth his refresh
ing showers to bathe the lurid at
mosphere and give the whole world
a drink, the . happy farmer can sit
cheerfully and comfortably by his
blazing fire in winter or on his en
joyable piazza in the summer
watching the tall, spreading trees
of his shady grove waving to and
fro bowing , in humble submission
to tbe mighty winds.
Or else he can amuse himself by
reading the newsy sheets that in-
form him of the troubles and dif-
J ONE. 1. 1894.
jficultieuof far away states; or
pa re nance ot ome business Iirm
going to ruin, or some busine es
tablishment fast "going under," or
some prominent merchant making
an assignment on account of his
mal-nianagement. But this, how
ever, is beyond the apprehension
of his sympathy because he knows
not the effect of a heavy financial
depression. I mean the class of
''common" farmers the class
which do not try to live beyond
their pecuniary limits. As a mat
ter of course, there are some farm
ers who try to live too high for
their ability ; and nine times out
of ten they sink down in the mir
of bankruptcy, and are not able to
come forth.
It is true the farmer's food is
rough and course but it is substan
tial to the developement of physi
cal force ; it compacts the muscles
and strengthen the muscular fibre.
He is ad libitum to take a day at
any tim to go fishing, hunting, or
even go out on a pleasuru trip; hie
crop will be growing on just the
same.
Pride, I am glad to say, does not
exist so much on the red hills, or
in the sandy plains, or among the
vine clad forest, of the Old North
State as it does in her, little "one
horse towns."
The former may clad himself in
the rudest clothing while working
in the fields, and seem as happy
as Hon. Grover in his presidential
attire. He is not ashamed going
to church with a patch on the
sleeve of his Sunday coat or two
moon-shaped patches in the fun
damental part of his pantaloons ;
and phall hear no slightly remarks
made thereof. But you dare go in
this style to one of our little towns
they would laugh at you.
Now let us consider some of the
characteristics of town life : Let
us take one glance at the foppish
dude of our towns. His hands
are too delicate to have them
stretched around the plough han
dles ; this would be too degrading,
such a thing, he would never do j
He occupies a place behind the
counter very seldom because this
is a little too severe on him. He
is more fr3quently seen walking
along the streets with an umbrella
hoisted over him : the sun is too
brilliiant to look the dude in the
face. Suppose him (dude) to be
commanding an easy income "f
$25 per month and we shall see
what profits are cleared thereby.
He wears daily a fine suit of
clothes clear of patches, and this
must be brushed off several times
through the day in order that he
may look fine. The city barber
must be paid triweekly for a shave ;
and bi-monthly for cutting his
hair ; some one must be paid for
makinp his shoes shine as the
moon when the sun is gone away.
His shirt must be starched stiff as
the inflexible sides of Ichabod's
old steed ; his collar must bo done
up in a similar manner, and so
broad that he must jump up to
spit over it. A "plug hat finds a
place on his head. A gold watch
must be attatched to his vest
whether there is a watch in his
pocket or not. There are whole
some drinks near by, the wants
and the lusts of the body must be
gratified, he lavishes away helping
himself and also treating his many
friends(?) for the sake of being
"clever." I have seen foolish
young men prodigally spend their
money ''setting up" young boys
who chanced to have somo beau
tiful sisters, thinking it would
have a good effect upon the young
ladies. If he is fortunate enough
to have a "sweetheart," he must
occasionally buy her some nice
present, lest some other gay fel
low may get ahead of him by his
magnaninity. Oftimes he must
hire a carriage from the town liv
ery to take his girl to ride accord
ing to the town style. Before he
starts he fills his pockets with can.
dies and cigars.
In fact, while living in town, it
becomes necessary to buy every
thing save the water you drink and
the air you breathed. I remember
on one occasion when I was stop
ping over for a short while in ohh
of our little "one horse towns" not
very far distant, that 1 was so hard
suppressed financially that every
thing that waa doue for me I had
to pay for it. On day I asked a
darkey to hand ma me out a good
drink of water. He kindly did so.
When I returned the dipper and
started off, he said, "a penny mis
ter ?" I said "a penny for what f "
Ha quickly responded" not for the
water but for my handing it out."
I inada my way down tho crowd!
street to get out of the pushing
throng. At length I succeeded in
getting out and where I met a
pleasant breeze blowing from the
south and iuhaled a full supply of
air, I turned around and asked of
a little negro who was walking
close behind, "How .much do I
owe you ?" ' Owe me for what?''
the little negro replied. "For
this pleasant atmospheru I'm re
ceiving," I responded sternly. The
little fejlow trudged on without
making any answer.
If you could take a bird's eye
view of many oi our towns and
cities, you would Bee so many idle
hands sitting ty the side walk
talking away the precious mom
ents, nothing to do. Times aro
getting better(?) with them.
Jno. Square.
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OLD POITAGE
How Tliey Are Utilized to
Sf alntaln a cbool Tor Ite
HglonM Tenc tiers In Pari.
The often-discussed question of
the utility or the absurdity of col
lecting old postage stamps of com
mon denominations in immense
quantities, with the vague notion
that in some way they, will be of
use to some charitable organiza
tion, has been running in the Lon
don papers ot late, and the final
result has been to in a great meas
ure clear up the mystery that has
doubtless at some time or other
crossed the path of every one. The
general notion is that a million
used stamps is required for some
purpose or other, but for just what
purpose few of the collectors are
able to say. A prevalent notion
was that the stamps were used to
buy Chinese babies to be trained
to a Christian life. After opening
its columns for some time for the
reception of information on the
topic, the Pall Mall Gazette asz
sumed to close and settle the ques
tion by declaring that it was con
clusively shown that "the idea
that certain charities can be ef
fectually benefited by accumula
tions of old postage stamps is an
elaborate delusion."
But a correspondent of the Tab
let, the leading Catholic weekly of
England, into which this conclu
sion w as copied, writes to show
that the Pall Mall Gazette is it
self deluded, and particularizes at
least one excellent charity that not
only is benefited by the collecting
of old pastage stamps, but is sole
ly dependent on that singular in
dustry for its existence. This is
the (Euvre de Marie Immacubee
of Pans. The work of the insti
tution cansists in training "Mis
sionary Catechists," young women
who devote themselves, not as
nuns, but as lay teachers, or cate
chists, to the evangelization of
NO. 6
pagan women and children in Chi
na and India.
Tbe ruls of the institution pro.
Libit the collection of ubscrlp
tions in any way, because taia
might divet money from other a&4
perhaps more worthy objects of
charity. But the society ask it
Wull-wishera the world over for
used postage stamps, which coi
nothing to give away. The ttaaipa
are made to yield "cDnsiderahl
revenue as attested by the Ue of
the institution and the exteoai oX
its work.
The society's home is at 43 Rum
dn Hourgogne, and the office re
quired there for thu handling au9
disposition of tho stamps faria
quite a business block. Great
quantities of stamps are received
from every part of the world
many millions colWted by youag
enthusiasts who have no distinct
idoaofwhat will ultimately b
come of them finding their way
eventually to this place. A con
siderable part of the revenue ot
the society is derived from the salts
of rare specimens to dealers in
stamps, and qui to often stamps of
the greatest value are received.
The greater part of the kUmpj,
however, are of common varieties
and are used for decorative pur
poses. They are arranged in all
sorts of odd, ingenious, and pretty
designs on cardboard, porolaiu
plaques, wall hanging, screens,
fans, and all maimer of ornaments.
Indeed, thorn seems no end to the
possibilities of thus using the old
stamps, and no limit to the faa"
tastic devices which thu clever de
vices which the clever designers
in the institution work out. A
common device is to make maps
of stamps, each country being de
lineated with stamps of its own is
sue. China services are covered
with the portraits and illuminated
borders of stamps and then coated
with varnish and baked in the
usual way. Tho stamps are not
usually pasted on whole, but arj
artistically cut up and the beauti
ful designs of borders used witii
great effect.
The Secretary-General of the
society says that tho demand fur
the articles made by tho institu
tion is greatly in excess of the sup
ply, and it wants all the old stamp i
it can possibly get, for, she says,
"its only resources are in the saJ
of old postage stamps given to u.i
in charity." The corresponde; t
believes there are several otL-jr
worthy charities either solely de
pendent or largely helped, in lik3
manner, by the collection of old
postage stamps. Ex.
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Cures Dyspepsia, In
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Ilood'a Cares.
Ia sayiog that Hood's 8arapa&
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eitisiog of Hood's Sarsaparil-a is
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becaase it is true ; it always up
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of thinking people, and it is sUavs
fully substantiated by endo e
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would e accepted wituout a d wtn-i
enr.s hesitation.
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John Speaker, Catawba, O., had fle Uiv
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incurable. One bottle of electric but
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