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THE MONROE JOURNAL. VOLUME XI. NO 8 MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY MARCH 22 1004 One Dollar a Year Local happening. State So perintendeat Joyner will apeatk at Itij Lick on Saturda), March 26th. Mr. (J. W. Buttou'a school at Marvin chased Friday with an in tereding program rendered by the pupil. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stilt, who have lived her fur year. have moved to Charlotte to live. Monroe is sorry to low so gmtd a couple. We have received a copy of the King's Mountain Herald under its new manager. Kef. T. A. Nikes, formerly of Monroe. It ia a credi table aud tie ay sheet. The Stanly F.nterprise says that some of the people of Stanly are talking of Mr. J.m. A. Lock hart of Aimou for governor, and it trust that "his name will go before the convention." Mr. Iee Williams, son of Treiis urer J a. II. Williams closed hi school iu the Fowler diotrict, four niilea above town, last Thursday with a nice program by the stu dents and a treat for the whole school. It wi)J be remembered that Mr. T. J. Price of Uuiouville lost a val uable barn aud a lot of lumber by fire some weeks ago. A few days ago some one went to Mr. Price's saw mill, in his absence, Marled the engine olT, and caused it to tie bad ly broken. The Unionville school, taught by Mr. J. E. Hinsonand Misst oniiiiie Wolfe, closed last Wednesday with creditable exercise, which acre well attended. Miss Maud Price won the price for the bcM recita tiou and Mr. A. M. Sec rent won the one for the best declamation. Mr. Kd Austin, the, IX year old son of Mr. J. F. Austin of Jackson township, was the victim of a fear ful accidcut, by which he lost one of bis eyes, a lew days ago. W Inli ne was chopping wood a knot Hew up, struck him in the eye, and buret the eyeball. The WadesWo Messenger and Intelligencer says that Mr. F. .1. Coie, a young lawyer of Wadi-s-boro, is the only candidate so far spokeu of from Anson for the noui luatiou for the State Senate from this, the 24th district, composed of Auson, Union, Davidson and Stan ly. The two senator will this ) ear come from Anson and Davidsou. The Jefferson correspondent of the Chestei field Advertiser says : 'A certain towu iu Cbestoi licld can boast of twelve households that have only two in each family. Just think of twelve families in a small town that don't seud to school! The legislature ought to impose a tax of t'J.V Can you guess the name of the bah) less towuf Uncle Stephen Harrett, a well known old colored man of Monroe, called "The Bishop," went to Char lotte one day last week, and, armed with a pardon from Governor Ay cock, brought bis sou Jim home from the Mecklenburg chain gang. Uncle Stephen says he wiiuts the paper to thank the good governor for (be pardon for his boy, and the old durkey is certainly siueere iu his gratitude, as his boy was sick. Monroe at last has a chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. It was orgauized last Wednesday, and the oflicers are Mrs. J. D. Hast president, Mrs. J. M. ltelk vice president, Mrs. K. V. Houston treasurer, Miss (Catherine Coving ton secretary. Kach inemlier has a number of blank applications for membership aud all entitled to membership are urged to secure a blank application, All it out and present it to the organization. Any mother, wife, sister, daughter or niece of one who rendered service to the Confederacy, Other in the army, navy or civil department, is eligible to membership. The Rural Free Delivery News says: "It would be well for drivers of wagons to rememlier that all United States mail carriers have the right of way iu public high ways when on duty. They canuot be driveu iuto the ditches by heavy loaded wagons without violation ol the United Suites mail law, and if a collision is made by so doing aud the mail delayed it will not be long thereafter uutil deputy Uuited States marshal will be looking for certain parties who will answer to roll call at a United States court. This law applies not only when meeting a vehicle, but applies to those iu front of the mail as well. when the mail makes an effort to pass." Mrs. R. J. Belk of Wsxhaw died on the night of the I'.Mb inst. Mrs. Belk was 40 years old and leaves a husband and four children. The funeral wns held at Tirr.ah Tresby terian church, of which she whs a member. She was one of the best Christian women ol her community snd her denth Is a great loss, not only to her family, but to her sec tion. Among those from a distance who attended the funeral were Mrs. J. O. A. Craig of Wadeshoro, a sis ter of the deceased ; Mr. Henry Belk of Charlotte, Mrs. Maggie Jtrowu of Chester, Miss Ileiude Simpson of Monroe, Mrs. Ellie Mc- Kenr.ie of Monroe, Mr. N ill Simp son of Monroe, aud Mr. Frank Mat thews of Charlotte. If troubled with weak digestioa, belchlni or four atomach, an Cham berliu'e Stomach snd Liver Tableta sod yon will net quick relief. For (ale by S. J. Welih snd C. N. Simpeoo.Jr. GREAT DROP IN COTTON. I. Hew a Railroad Kills Mr. koiner. n i CktrlvM Obwmr. D. J. Sully & Company Fall and the Hii aeft with the Southern Rail Crah Carrie, Cotton Down $13 "f hether or n.4 Charlotte .. . , is to kwe a very valuable citizen. !. ". a.!. 'Mr. J. Lee Koiner. proprietor of tic ami Crushed him. Drawing. St Mite li4 Htsi ttM lUIIIHMtlM4l , NHt Critical Condition of Cotton Trade, 'frying to Save Mr. Simmons' Mur-I t'hri4urkfw-i, ink direr. In discussing the situation with a "J1' " manufacturer t.slav. a Chronicle re- -n ""fiTt nil I made toapi-cal porter was tld that the cotton ie r,l""J S!a," Supreme Court in industry of the 1'nited Stairs is t'haif of the condemned negro mur al llieni.nH t-rilU-al i,itit in its Ins : dcrer of Snat-r Nmmons father.! ati I the bigg4 figure iu the cotton mar' lets ot the woild, and woo lias "bulled cotton from cents pound to over 17, announced his inability to make good bis engage incuts ou the New York cotlou ex cnauge tmlay. iltiiu a lew mo ments cotton fell nearly f 13 a bale from the highest figures of the day. Scenes such as followed the an nouuceiiient of the failure it has been the privilege of few brokers to witness before. Traders in the street have witnessed stock pauica in previous yeais; corueis have been broken, and many crash have liecn recorded, but noue baa beeu accompanied by such freuzy aud confusion. While there has been no premo nitiou of the inipcuding crash, no morning of the season has witnessed a more demoralized market. In less than teu minutes after the open ing half a cent had been taken off the price of cotton. Prices weut up and ilowu, 10, 20 aud 30 poiuts wiihiu two aud three minutes. May opened at 15.22, and went down to ll...' in less than l.uniuutes, while July, opening at 15.22, went down to M.S5. Toward the end of the first half hour early sellers started to cover aud thers was nothing iu the news to account for the excite uient. It seemed merely a renewal of the operations and the catching or nut her stop orders. Shortly alter the noon session, however, there was a lull in the pit and at about five minutes before 'J o'clock, the announcement of the siisH iision was made by Superin tendent King, whe read from the lost nun this notice: "We regret that we are unable to meet our engagements, and there fore will have to susjicnd. "Daniki. J. Sfi.l.V & Co." For a few seconds there was an ominous quiet over the Door as though the news had stunned ull within hearing of the announce ment. Then with one impulse a mighty shout weut up from the hears, they who had liecn fighting Sully mid the bull clique for months. I Hats were thrown iuto the air to fall w here they would, a moment later to lie trampled Uxu by the stampede for the pit. Coats were toru by frantic brokers iu their mad etl'oi t to unload their holdings, aud chairs and campstools were dabbed into the pit to emphasize some effort to sell. Messengers were rushing in aud out of the building with orders to sell er buy; tele phone booths were besieged aud tel egraph offices were Hooded with dispatches. Outside the cotton exchange ap pearances gave little indication of the pandemonium within until the messengers began to rush between the exchange aud the brokers' of fices. Soon the news reached the stock, produce and the coffee ex changes, and traders on these mar kets hastened to the scene of the paaic. Crowds assailed the en trance to the visitors' gallery, but a double guard was placed at the doors and admittance was refused to all but those accompanied by members. It was estimated that something like three quarters of a million bales of cotton were traded iu dur ing the 20 minutes of the panic that followed the announcement, aud that of this upwards of a half a mil lion bales represented enforced liq qiiidation, or the selling out of men whose margins have been nearly or quite wiped out. As the market slumped "J.w points during this period, the loss falling on this element amounted to something over a million dollars. The market steadied after about 20 minutes and then there was a sudilcii upward Bhoot of about an even hundred points. This sharp O'ONTINTK.n ON HKIXINU PAIiK. ) An.iruuuiK iMiio ii9i - - i .i . i and wishes u, continue f live here. nuns. ,hin., U Wn-l.j-sim-e the cl.e of the ciul war on the gr.;il t ha m A is- but he find be can t live here unless Mut an, niu,. ,(.re Las been wr.H "I"""". """"I" V. ru ' . ."f - ay alloashim a UM.al.,ut fnr hand dma.ng. ? " VV ,Ut l" ' T ' K '" ' llcnt. , fore this subjevt has Uvn T CT , ,Mi"n ' l y,n,x .,,:,.-, ,h(. 1Ilurd. rcr is treated entirely U narrwlv S..' "'! oik had refund to' A.ired Pan.c.s. the i.mr.l. rcr. is n?,nv telclerl .lo not un i rtand 1 nwke a contra-i f-r thereof ctb " "t... rs. nten-vof d.a.h in Jones " ilylrawm7sh!:id L tS? tlo. f..m-d tl.;- J, lliiiM J- S.illv. tW mltmi orr. uuVur u5 - .k. . k.. . i ! the SjuIimtii IUii it, nit tiiv iir tJ uiuuiua WTO ; , . .11 . 1 I icina ffharua with Frti!il r!t I -4 l Mia t.iirV wia ai(a Mr. Koiner is a Virginian and knows the tlour business tluuglily. He states that he was indumi to come here three and one-half vears s by an agent of the Southern Hail The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths. There ia s diseaae prevailing in thla coiMitry most dun kou necauae ao uecep-"-"! I III II 1 J I W live. Manvauitiltn Ifrt LK IS ITladeaOia are cauwd ttM&Z&KZ bv it-heart dia- raw, prsnwiiii, heart failure or popltiT are oft a the result of kid ner diwaae. If kidiifT troulile ia allowed tnuWanee tliekidner-pniaon d blood will at tack the vilal organa, rauiinjr, catarrh of tlie tiladiler, or the kidneya themaelrea brrnk down and waate awav cell r? cell, Bl.idilrr troulilti almnat alwaya remit from a derangement ef the kidney and a cure i oblnineil ouickeat liy a proper trcntmcnt of the kidney. If yon are feel. iiiR lailty yon can make no mistake by takiiiu Ir. Kiliuer'a 5wamp-Ro4, the i'rat kidsev. lirer and l)ladler remedy. It eorrccti inntiility to bold orint and raldinir twin in ramm it. and over- cornea that unplennnnt neceaaityof being compelled to bo oflm throush the day, and to get up many timea during the nigln. Hie mild ana me eairaonnnary edect of Swamp-Koot ia aoon iralifed. It atanda tlie bigbeat for ita wonderful curea of tlie mont diatreMMB eaae. Swamp-Koot ia pleaaant to take and ia old hr alt dniggiats in fifty-cent and one-doiUr ire bottles. Yon may hare s aamnle bottle of tin womlerfnl new dia emerr anil a tmok that tell all about it, both aent free by mail. Address, Dr. Kil mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mention reading thia generowa offer in thia paper. Don't maka any mistake, bat rememlier the name, Swamp Rnot, Dr. Kiliuer'a Swanip-Koot. and th address, Binghamton, N. Y., ow every buttle. way. who sike of the excellence of this territory as a point for mannf.io- turing Hour, and quoted a freight rate that offered a reasonable opir- tunity for profit on Hour that was made here and shipped elsewhere. Mr. Koiner accordingly moved b Charlotte, bringing his family with hira. He purchased the Mecklenburg Flour Mills, which was then doing a small local business. Having su!u cicnt capital for his needs and plenty of energy, Mr. Koiner increased his business, and soon began, to sell much flour in the Carolina!) and in Charlotte. His leading brands of flour made reputations for them selves. Ho employed more operatives and put more traveling men on tlie road. In building up success for himself be was an enterprising factor in advertising this place at a manu facturing center. In a day the Southern Railway cut the ground from under his feet. The Southern raised the rate on flour shipped from here IS cents a barrel. This was just enough to force Mr. Koiner to stop making flour for ship ment. He had ixior chance, indeed, airainst romtietilors when the South ern allowed the same rates between Lynchburg, Va., and (SalTney, S. C, as between -Charlotte and (iaffney He found, too, when the rate had been raised, that the rate for w heat shipped here from Chicago was the same as the rate on hVur; or in a word, that even Chicago manufac turer became his direct competitors. since they could put lloiir here a heaply.on a transportation basts, as he could have w heat shipped for manufacturing. The action of the .southern has forced -Mr. Koiner U cater only to the local trade, and this is not enough to pay aim in running the mill. He has asked the Smthern lime and again b give him the old freight rates, but has hail no success. Mr. Koiner and F. (.'. AbMt are now conferring with Industrial Ag:nt Richards of the Southern Uailwayon this subject. Mr. Koincr's hope of success is so limited that he is al ready making arrangements to sell his home, slop the plant, and cany hit machinery with him back to Vir ginia- Union County Shouldn't Have All the Uood Things. FrttjcrtMlve Kftfnif r. One of the most notable articles that has appeared in tlie Progressive rarmer in many a day was that on the rural telephone system in I'nion county which we printed last week. e are glad to see that it has excit ed interest in more than one section of the State. It ought to be read and discussed in every neighborhood. There's no reason, so far as we know, why these I'nion county people have any more right to the earth and the fullness thereof than the rest of us mortals. Hut the fact stands out bald and plain that they are enjoying ad vantages that farmers in other coun ties are doing without-are getting more out of life than fanners in oth er counties are getting. Hut then we have only ourselves to blame tor all this. The I'nion county people have no patent on their plan. On the con trary, Mr. tireen and others have taken pains to bring their work to the attention of other farmers by leant of several explicit and practi cal letters published iu the Progres sive rarmer. In a note accompany ing his last article, Mr. (!rccn said : I have tried to make it as simple and clear as possible, and yet many of your readers will look on the tele phone system as a complex anair, re quiring the work of a skilled elect ri cian, when in fact any intelligent farmer ran do the work himself. Now. the Progressive Farmer is very desirous of getting its readers throughout the State interested in thit rural telephone system. We be lieve it is destined to play t great part, along with good roads, good schools and rural mail delivery, in adding to the pleasures of country life and turning the tide of emigra tion back from the city to the farm. Working Overtime. Eight hour lawa are ignored by those tireless little workers Dr. King's New Life Pills. Millions are always at work, night and day, coring Indigent inn, bJlionsneM, constipation, sick headache and all stomach, liver and bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only 25 eta. at English Drng Co.'s. "What was it your husband wants to see mc about?" inquired Mrs. New ilwed't papa. "I think he wants to borrow a couple of hundred dollars from you," the said. "He's so tnxious to get out of debt" Philadelphia Ijcdgvr. children. They misjudge the of it. Si nianv itenpU', both teachers " and parents, seem to think that the aim in leaching drawing is to maki an artist of the child. This narrow view is held by a great many cople "We do not teach language with ref croncv to a child's Uvoining a 't. an orator, an editor, or a lawyer wither do we teach drawing with any reference to a child's becoming an artist, a mechanic, an engineer, or an architect. The mere ability to draw has m practical value except to a ff w ; but the training that drawing gives the eve, the mind, and the hand is use ful to every child in school. It seems to me that drawine, as taught in the best schools of today, gives the child the power, first, of accurate observa tion ; second, of clear conception; third, of sound judgment and reason ing. Now, in order to do this, draw ing must train the eye. the mind, and the hand; or, as some writer states it, the eye to perceive, the mind to con ceive, and the hand to express or ex ecute. The first step in draw ing any object is to study and analyze it un til a fairly correct image has la-en made in the mind. "If the image is wrong, the drawing will be wrong. Such careful anahsis of all objects to be reproduced w ill stimulate and cultivate the jsiwer of accurate ob servation. We a 1 1 know the value of accurate observation, rcstalozzi savs that observation is the absolute basis f all knowledge, and that the first hjtvt ill ull education is to lead the child In observe w ith accuracy. This step in the drawing lesson will do more than any other one thing to give the child the power of accurate observation. Now, a child's memory should be trained. Several ways of training the memory have been sng gi-sted; but 1 know of no better than drawing from memory. I mean by this, to let the children draw some previous lesson from memory, or an object held up for a few moments and then removed. This exercise will enable the child to cany- images in his mind. We all have this power to a certain extent the power of re moinliering faces, places, etc. The cultivation of this Mwer will solve many difficulties for lioth teacher and pupil. It will aid in solving the spelling problem; it w ill aid the child in carrying the images in his mind of the unseen things. Some one has said that "one reason for teaching geography in schools is to develop the child's constructive imagination, which is his ability to imagine the unseen." The practice of drawing from memory w ill aid the child in retaining these images in his mind. Again, the child's power of concep tion will lie cultivated by drawing from dictation. Prawiiig from die tat ion is simply the translation of siKiken or written language into the language of form. A w ritten or oral description of an object is placed be fore the child, w ho is expected to re produce it in form. This cultivates the power of conception, for the child must conceive the object in his own mind before he can reproduce it. This power of conception is so often undeveloped hence the evil of for getting things, (live the child the power to got a proper conception ot a iruui, ami cuiuvaic ins power oi retaining these truths in his mind. and y.m have gone a long way to wards educating him. It is not neces sary, then, to say that diawing aids us in teaching all the other branches. As I have said, it will aid in solving the spelling problem; it will help the children in remembering history and geography fact. lastly, drawing trains the muscles of the hand, arm and lingers. Nunc one has said that this training is necessary for health, grace of motion, and symmetry of form; but aside from this, this training has a practi cal value. A large number of chil dren, after thry leave school, will de pend for a living upon their fingers. brawine puts the muscles of the fingers under the complete control of the mind and gives them strength, steadiness, and facility of motion This training will lie of practical value to the majority of the children in our common schools. Now, taking all these things into consideration, I think you will agree with me in taking a broader view of this subject ; and that it should lie taught, not with any reference to the child becoming an artist, but with reference to the training of his mind, which is of practical value to every spiritual being. Prawing is g-iod for all children the rich and the poor, male and female ; laborers in the mechanical arts and in the textile arts ; in the trades, in the profes sions, in the home, in the shop, on the farm now and always. ! The il ff' ctiveapl-cal lo the S ipreme (explained thus: i H'cin. n.ctivc "Raw cotton is now almit Hionts r.vnen in.o iieKn n-- uoi . a iniund. The cotton of the present ! included m the lists from which the! crop has gone from IU cents b K !Jry as drawn, but theK.int availed! ivnts. and. although iust now it is l nothing. Inflammatory Rheumatism Cured William Shaffer, hraktaian of Den niton, O , was confined to hi bed lor Httnl weeks with inflammatory rhea sialism. "I used many remediea," ha tat. "Finally I went to McCaw't dint ator for a bottle of Chamber Ilia' Pain Balm, at which time I was unable lo os hand or loot, and in one eek'a lima bl to work bap py t clam." For al by S. J. Welsh tod C. N. Simpson, Jr. The Name Witch Hazel. Th name Witch Haiti i much burd. E C. DeVt ill & Co., Chirigo, re tba inventors of th original tod only genuine Wilch Hatel Salve. A certain core for cuts, burns, bruiae. tciema, tetter, pile, etc. Tber tre aiaoy conoterfeita of (hit salve, some of which are daogeroua, while they are til worthleaa. la buying Witch Haiel Salve tee that th nam E. C. DeWitt k Co., Chicago, is on th boa tnd t cur it certain. Sold by Eng lish bfuf Co.lni! S J. Weil l. dow n alxuit a 'int, the chance is it will rise ti 17 cents and g still higher. "The crisis will b. passed by the middle of May. Meanwhile there is no earthly way for forecasting the outlook. If the seculalive bull cot bin pool can ki-op up the price until that time the mills w ill accommodate themselves to the situation. They will absorb the supply for manufac turing purpose and the public - the consumers - will nave lo pay uio ad vanced prices for the finished pro ducts. "Hut if the bull cotton pud cannot keep up the price, if they let cotton slump, there will be the deuce to pay. When the recent break came (he buyers for the mills ami big stores all held i ff. wailing for a further drop which didn't come. Now the buyers are la-ginning lo accept the apparently inevitable. "Cotton duck is now nuts a p-und. It, as well as all laiincs from print-cloth yarns, has advanced .10 to ,1.- per cent, within IS months fine bleached shirtings, muslins and underwear fabrics have gone up 20 percent, lam lightweight fabrics. such as India linens and victoria lawns, have advanced comparatively little. "The statistical position of raw niton is i he strongest on record There are spindles enough to handle 11,000,000 bales, but there are only 10,1100,000 bales in sight. Receipt's of raw cotton are dwindling daily. In from -to to CO davs the mills will be entirely out of their present supply of raw cotton, the cost of which has averaged them 11 cents a pound. The new crop does not come in uutil Septemlier next. There is no reserve stock of manufactured goods. The danger point is a smash in the speculative price of cotton." "Huff-lo bill" Wants a Divorce. IH-iivrr lll'iwteh. Col. Wm. F. Cody ("Huffalo Hill") has begun a suit for divorce in w hich he charges his wife, formerly Uuiisa Frederick, with cruelty and an at tempt to poison him on December 20. I'.KKI. Tin- suit was filed in the Dis trict Court of Hig Horn county, Wy oming, on .lannary II. Mrs. Cody is (ill years old and the famous plainsman and showman is live years older. They have been married f rty years. In addition to his charges of cru elty and a:i attempt at murder, Huf falo Kill says in his complaint that his martial relations have U-en intol erable to him ever since bis wife's refusal several years ago to entertain his friends on tlie Cody ranch at North Platte, Neb. Mrs. Codv not only denies her hus band's charges, but will contest the suit, having in preparation now, it is said, a cross complaint w hich will involve several persons in high social standing in this country and Ku- ropo. Colds Cause Pneumonia. One of Die most remarkable cases ol a cold, deep sealed on the hmt'. caus ing pneumonia, is that ot Mrs. Or trude E Kennt-r, Marion, Ind., who as entire ly cured by the use of One Minuie t'oub line. She aaya: "The coughing and traiitiug ao weakened iiir that I ran down iu weiKht Irom uH to ill putiuds. 1 tried t uinuher uf remedies tn no avail until 1 used One Uiuute Cough Cure. Four bottles of this wonderlul remedy cured nie en tirely of the cough, strengthened my lungs and ietrrd nie to my normal wrijlit, health and strength. Sold by tinlit.li Drug Cn. and S. J Welsh, Jones You can't fool all the peo ple all the time Smith Iird! I don t want to. n I could only fool my wife for live minutes occasionally I'd be satisfied.! A Favorite Remedy for Babies. Its pleasant taste and prompt cures have made Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy 1 favorite with the mothers uf small children. It quickly cures thru eougha aud colds and prevents any danger of pneumonia or other serious conneipiencea. It not only curea croup, but when given at toon a the croupy cough appeal will prevent the altark t-or tale by S. J Welsh tnd C. N. Simpson, Jr. "Mormonism is a dreadful thing, isn't it?" "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "When you sec how great a fool one woman can make of a man, w hat three or four might do is too terrible to coalemplate." Do You Want 5trength ? If you want toincreaae your strength yu must add to and uot take (run the physical. In other words, the food that you eat must be digested, assimi lated tnd appropriated by the nerves, blood tnd tissues before being eipelled from the intestine, Kodul Dyspepsia Cure tddl to th physical. It givea strength to and buildt up ttrength in th human tyatem. It ia pleasant to the taste tud palatable, tnd the enly combination of digestaott thit will digest the food tnd enable the system to appropriate til of itt health tnd streogib giving qualitiea. Sold by English Drat Co. tnd S. J. Welsh. Col .1. C. L Harris and Mr ('has 1'. Harris, attorneys for Daniels, will make an application in the State Su preme Court for a writ of error to the I'tiilcd States Supreme Court, alleging that the first section of the fourteenth amendment to the federal constitution has been violated and Daniels denied his rights asa citizen of the Cniled States in that negroes were excluded from the jury, it is alleged. People W ho ()o to Church. Cliurvh Kr..iu.nij.l. Ill 1MKI on!v 7 per cent of the to tal population of the 1'nited State were church meml?rs, whereas hxlav the ratio is .10 percent , the memliers increating from 3IU.0U0 to l.ooo, ooo. N,.t only hit there lieen this great giu in numbers, but there has also been a great increase in a nvity a indicated bv the rise of foreign missions, tin- modern mi n day scinx.il. yoiinE pivplc's societies, brother hoods, young men's Christian asso ciations and kindred movements. Investigations show, however, that the laree majority ot young men, or '.l,5'ni,ooo out of 1 l.'.TiO.OOO. are out side of church membership, riven after allow ing a largo margin for ihoje who tie not niemU-rs but at tend religious services, at least occa sionally, it istnfeto say that fully one-half are wholly outside of church fellowship or direct inllucnce. It may he a comfort to know that this is no new problem. Prof. il coi, in his hook, "The Pastor and His Flock," dcscriU s conditions a cen tury ago as follows: "There wen- no young Christians in any considerable numbers. When a young man joined the church of Dr. I.yman Keechcr, iu Litchfield, Conn , early in the cen tury, so strange an event astonished all the western section of that State." ROYAL Baking Powder Saves Health The use of Royal Baking Powder is essential to the healthfulness of the family food. Yeast ferments tlie food Alum baking powders are injurious. Royal Baking Powder saves health. aovAi EikiM r-.wDta cc, sew yok. Excitcme'it Over (iold. 'h.rlftt. ct. p.. r,:.-v A letter nveivvil by a Charlotte banker states ti.at tin re is n.n, :, 1 1 citemetlt iu Moutgoji,! it e-sii.tv i ir gold mining. It is r- poiti I i!.,it Carter mine, wlm h Lid hA In u SVni! i:,-e 'dollar for eve within tl.e p crated for 10 ye.irs, v.is reo) n.e.l :t short time ago aiol found 1 L- very i rich in gold-bearing ore. Tin- wnit-r ol tlie letter to the t lui i ! t l.anl.i-r. who is one of (lie Ih'.-I kii'-nn n'l vi;s of Montgomery county, si;. s the ore assays f 221 to tl.e tot;, hi.-!t is much alaive the aver.iiv There is a great d.-.i! of j r -ft-.-t ing in the counlv, ,u,, it i i.n i. r- stuod that a numb-r of new nines are to be opened and " ei.iti .1. Many- people have contend' 'hi. I ah-i ' t!.,ii there is more gold iu Mi-n1 w.i ry than any other i my m N-rtli t '.ir Una, and recent devel. m,. n!. v.o , seem to bear out this e n'ci; ' :i. It Paved it is lift. P. A. Daiil'orth of l..ii ,1 ai-. -.;.i.. suflereil for Nix inoiillo. Willi a frightful running soiv on In- h : but writes that Duekleu's Arnii i .Salve wholly cured it in I'm- i!a. I'or ulcers, wounds piles. if the In-st salve iu the woild. ( ineii.ii antced. Only "J."n-ts. Sold by Lug lish Drug Co. jail, lop l n 1,, I lie public irtieipate in vlcluetnl tisbnrv 1 a reward of one V ioi.se" fiUid . f !. comity idl.l'lv Hivil'-l i.tcli W i'I r Marquis of A-!:-vi!l.. ('in to I IVV pufy s'; I'd Mu si il ;!-i:Ts fp.oi lllllg.r. Me, !i I Itii for I teal's Island e iii.-u:! i-rs of the Holy an I I ii'it- I M.ites oeiciy 01 !i "ii that isl.uel fp'in .-laugliti-i'-iheircl.iliiren. A religions mania hp-ken out among them. They ;ine I hey have boi ii commanded io'l to -.icriliee tlieir children. Tragedy Averted. -,lut iu t In- nick of time our lit tle boy wasMveil." writes Mr. W. Walkins ot 'ie:iMii, City, Ohio. "I'lieiiiuoui.i had played sad lonoe w II Ii him and a tel I llile eollgli set lul'.de. Il.etois treated him, but In- g lew woiM-i veiy day. At l-ii.,l!i vie tin-il lie. King's New li.seovery for t 'oiiMiuipl ion, and uu il.iriii.g wns soiil. lie's now v.i:;alaud well." liven body ought to know, its the only sure cure for coughs, eo'.ils ami all lung disea.ses. (iii.uaiileeil by I'..iljli DiiigCo. Pi iee ,Vle ami I . Trial bottles f'li-e. Mure Riots. I list 111 bailees of strikers are uot nearly us grave as an individual disorder of the system. Overwork, loss of sleep, nervous tension w ill lie followed by utter collapse, un less a reliable remedy is immedi ately employed. There's nothing so efficient to cure disorders of the liver or kidneys ss Electric Pit tcrs. It's a wonderful tonic, and effective nervine and the greatest all h rou nd medicine for run down systems. It dispels nervousness, rheumatism and neuralgia aud er pels miliaria genus. Only Mie, and satisfaetiou guaranteed by Knglish Drug Co. She Ah, you men ! Pefore mar-riant- you pay compliments, but after - lie -After? Why, after we do bct-b-r: we pay bills. Now is the time lo get good laws, while the candidates are young and tender! Little mnv lie done with a isrdeiied legislator. Hiblical lie rorder. Happy, healthy Children. Any child can take Little Etily Ru nt with perfrrt safely. They are harmlrra, never ripe or ticken, and yet they are 10 certain in leaulta that robntl ronatitutiont requiring diaatir inenin are never diaappoiutej. Tlie) cannot bill to perforin their miasion and every one who uaea De lit a Lit tla Marly Kraera prefer them to all otb er 111 lis. They cure lulioiiMie'i. SulJ by Eutlifch Drug Co. aud S, J. VVelnh A Morning Tonic. -Thfrf lxomneh Br. In tit? IIK.r .f ii. Ami Hi. re I. .o much littop In Oil- Witi..T "f il. TliHI I' lllnlly l'h.H.,. NT "f ua lo talk Ktxiuitlit Ki.t u." Ik-st Remedy for Constipation. "The hurst rrinrdy for constipation I ever unail i LbaniberUin'a Stomach and Liver Tahleta," aaya Mr. Eli Put ler of brauklinville, N. Y. 'They act ceutly and without any unpbaaant ef lett, and leave the bowela in a perfect Iv natural condition.' Sold by S.J Welih and C. N, Simpson, Jr. "IWtor," said the patient, after pay ing his bill, "if there is anything in the thi-ory of the transmigration of souls, you'll lie a war horse after death." "That sounds rather flattering," remarked Dr. Price-Price. "Yes, you arc such a splendid charger Catarrh Cannot be Cured villi Local Apphratinna, aa they can not reach the aeat of tbediaeaia. Ca tarth ia t blood or conatitutional dia eaae, and in order to cure it you must Idle internal remediea, Haifa Catarrh Cure it taken internally, sod acta di rectly on the blood and mucoua tur faces. Hull's Catarrh Cure it not t quack medicine. It was preacribed by one of the best phyaiciant in thia country tor yeara, and ia s retular pre tcription. It ia composed of the beat tonics known, combined with the "tt blond purifiers, acting directly en the mucoua anrfacea. The perfect combi nation of th two ingredienti it wbat prod urea auch wendet ful reaalta ia cor ing catarrh. Send for testimonials froa. F.J. CHENEY & CO, Toi.ido, Ohio. Wd bv drnggiata, 75c II all I family pills are tlx beat ' iffmti PW&KQ ft For sale by English Drug Company, Monroe,N.C. w, S. BLAKENIZY, President. A. M. 5TACK, Vice-President. Tin: w. c. w oi.rr., Cashier BANK of UNION MONPOK. N. C. This Dank has been operated in the interest id the people at large as well as its stockholders. Its officers have done their best to build up Honroe and the surrounding country. It pro vides every safeguard for the depositor and Is always liberal to the borrower. No reasonable person could be dissatisfied with its methods. Remember what it has done for the people thus far and let every body know that it will meet all legitimate competition in the future. Patronize it with your accounts and thus show your sympathy for a progressive and obliging Institution. It Is your friend and it is here to stay. THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY! Which is the RIGHT way. Have your Watches, Clocks and Jewelry repaired In the right way At the right price At the right place, firing your work to me and I'll guaran tee there will be no mistake in WAY, PRICE or PLACE. W. R. LINEBACK, The Jeweler, Monroe, N. C.