Newspapers / The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, … / Aug. 24, 1869, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
JfjIZgT0'' : , . CHARLOTTE, N. b.; '"jT-ti voi.ujie.--k c ii b e n 885. Vestern Democrat PtBLIPUID BT WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. TKBMJTLrce Dollars per annum in advance. o N Advertisements will be inserted rates, or in accordance witb contract. at reasonable Ohituary notices of oTer fixe" lines in length will be cnargea zor ai advertising rates. Boboft Gibbon, ii. D., PIIVSH'IAX ' AND SUHGKON, " Tryon Street, Chat lot te, X. C, ' OSice an l Residence, one door south old State Bank, (formerlj Wm. Johntons residence). Jn 1, ISC, y J. Mc Combs, M. D., Offers his professional services to the eitizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both niht and day, promptly attended to. U.Sce in Urown's building, up btairs, opposite the Cu4rl.tte Ifotel. Dct 20, 18. , . DR. E. C. ALEXANDER, Having located io Charlotte, has opened an office in rrt". Jlir.Min. opposite the Charlotte Hotel, where he can be found when not professionally engaged. Mj 31, WJ ; Tmpd ! Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wliolesalo and Retail Druggist, ; CUAi:lJTTL X. C, Ifas.on hand a la rye bud well selected -tock of TCRE IMlL'tJS.i Chi in cal-5. Talent Medicine. Family Medi ci'uef. Taints. OiN. ":irn!hen. Dye SiuHs, Fancy and To. let Articles, whiea he is'Uetei miutd to sell at the vry lowrst prices, j Jan 1,.1S.'. , i ' WM- ;M- SHIPP, ATTOUXHV A T L. A W j Charlotte, N. C, t Orn e is Drwev'm Bank BriLiic. Nov. 9, 1MW tf ALEXANDEE & BLAND, Dentists, Charlotte, N. C. Will wait on parties in city or country whenever their nervier nay be S4licifel. Teeth extracted without ain. Gas administered. Ofuce in lrruy IUiauiiig. Hours irom i .V. M. t. 1 M. M irth 8. ISOr 1 J. C. MILLS, x x o n i: v a x l. . A Charlotte, N. C, Will practice in the Couri? of North Carolina and in the United States Court. , t OtIi.e a'.ove the Stre f El". as & Cohen, opposite th t'liarltte HettJ. , June JS. li'. Grepd Hutchison, Burroughs & Co., Grvmil L:te anl -r i Insurance Aacnt: Office on Trade Street, Omklottf, X. C. Sept. JV1H.K. TKACTICAL Watch and Clock Mi'tor. j - ; I I axt ir. Lrn is 'JEWELRY, FIXE WATCHES, CLOCKS, Watch M-jftri-:!., Setacltx, ,J-r. Aug. 19, 1 SOT. ; CHARLOTTE, X. C. The City Book Store, Jlatban iCtworcd o l,L'i-ricr Ohl Standi i One door below it? former location.; EverjWly ii invited to call and examine our Slock, w hich con.-i.t! in jnrt of a large assortment of School, Religious and Miscellaneous ! Books, Blank an! Pais Rtokt. Wall Tapor. Blnk and Vrintiti Caper, and all articles usually kept in a first-class U'.ok Stor. Our arrangement! with lYJdisliers are ?uch fhal we receive all the XEW WORKS of popular author? K ?oon as published Otir prices are a low a 9 any other Booksellers in the Stare. , Jan 4, 1S.9. s WADE GCXXF.LS. J. General Y. .BRYCE-& CO:, Commission Merchants i CHARLOTTE, X. C. Particular attention paid to the selling of all kinds of Produce. Cotton and Tobacco. S-l Ilighet cash price fjiidVor Cotton. fc3i AH onlers from a distance promptly attended to. J. V. BRYCE. . Mnrcli i. l?r,S. W. II. p.in-CE. r r 3 . A. 1 HALES. : Watchmaker and Jeweler, ' Xezt Door to the Democrat Itjice, CnARLOTTE, N". C. ; If your Watch needs Repairing, . i Don! get mad and go to swearing; ! Ju-t t.ike it into HALES' shop, I He will fix it so it will not st-np. .j warrants hi work all for a year, . V : When it i ued with proper care. -' He will do it a-f low as it can be done, ! And da tt so well it s sure to run. Jnntrv 1. '1S'. ( v . j NEW GOODS!! i I am receiving New (loods every week, and am ;detmwn-; I no? to lu undersold by any one Give ! mej-c.l! before tviving. . I.G. MAXWELL, Coffeo! Coffee!! J-.i. Tiajiuvra and Rio Corfee. all grade? at .MAXHTLL'S. Parks' Ruildlng. foai 12 to 20 cents p.-r p.mn 1 bv retail. t MAXWELLS, Parks liuilding. . Tobacco and Snuff. Leak Tot.acco an I Lonllard's Snuff always on imdat MAXWELL'S. Confectioneries, Toys," &c. The largest stock in tue City. Calt an-1 examii Tour-.elos. D. O. MAX WE LI ne for f Tiur"elos, O. MAXWELL. ! May 18C0. Park P.uilding : Q.U E R Y receiving T.nIy his Spring Stock of Millinery, Trimmings, &c, &c, Which he asks the Ladies and the public generally, to call anj examine. ; I t6f MRS. QUERY is prepared fo serve her I friend with the i LATEST STYLES In EOXNKTS, IIATr?, DRESS-MAKIXG, &c. ' May 1, mvj.. ; - ; Geo. Wj. Norwood, of Roxboro, Person county, a wealthy and extensive manufacturer of tobacco, has been arrested at the instance of Collector CraneJ'of the 5th PIstrict, and bound over by U."S. Commissioner Ball, of "Greensboro', to the November -Term of the U. S. Court, for placing fraudulent tobacco stamps" on a lot of tobacco found i transitu, on the North Carolina Railroad. llal Standard. ' To i Rent, A comfortable DWELLING HOUSE on Tryon Street, with four Rooms! ! Also, one Room over Wade &. Gunnell's Book Store. Apply to- " Aug; 9.18G9. j j j S. B. ME AC II AM. New Saddle and Harness ' Shop, l (0jj)O!irtc the Charlotte Hotel.) "" ' The - unlersigned has opened a Shop in the David Parks Luildihg, opposite the Charlotte Hotel, where he will keep for sale a good assortment of Saddles, Harness, &c., Of h!$ own Manufacture. He will sell on the most reasonable terms for Cash, and asks a call from those desiring such work. ; July 19, 1 809 fcm j W. E. SHAW. r: J. DRUGS IN GREAT VARIETY, At Dll. J. xV. BUTT'S. Corner Trade and Cotlejre Streets. Charlotte! X. C , you can buy j Mustang Liniment, Vermifuges, Holloway's and Va,n Deuscn's Worm Candy, -Queen's Delight, Rosadalia, j Hallway's Resolvent, Radway's Relief; Hostetterj?; Hoofland's, German, Baker's, KoopmanuV, and Drake s Plantation Bitters ; Ayer's anl John Bull s pNirsnparilla ; umber. Six; Bur nctt's, Wilson's and UeJisogh's Cod Lver Oil; Mrs. inslow s hoothint hyruj, Bateman s Drops, God frey's Cordial, .yer.s Cherry Pectoral, Ajer's Hair igor: Ayer s.-u right si Jayne s, Deems , Strong s. AlcUno Kadway s, kMaggiel s and Compound Ca thartic Pills; Blue fMassi Pain Killer. Solid Opodel iloc. Wistar's Balaam Wild Cherry, Hall's and Wood! Hair Renewer, Bachelor's Hair-Dye, Tarrant's Com pound Extract Culx'bs and Copaiba, Jacobs' Cordial, Stanford's Liver Iuli'eorator, l'hilotoken, Hembold's r.uchu, Ayer's AgueCurc, Osgood's India Cholagogue, French Capsules, Bison's Tobacco Antidote, Rat Pills and Poison. CartcrjVSp.-inisli Mixture, Sulph. Mor phine Opium, French and Power and Wightman's Quinine, Hainpton'j -Tincture, Essence Jamaica Gin ger, Hrse and Cattle Powders, Calomel, Sweet Oil, Castor Oil, Mustard, Cloves, Cinainon; Spice, Ginger,' Mace, Xutmegs. Gelatine,' While and Blae"k Pepper; Aniline Red; II. and Ss Dves Brown, Black, Red. Pink,' Blue, Greeni Solfcrino and Magenta; Dead Shot for Cb ills. i ! Paints and Oils, All kijnd; non-expiosive Kerosene, ICerosene Lamps. Lanterns, Garden Speeds. Window Glass, Flavoring" Kxtracts, Perfumery, Fancy Soaps, Toilet Articles, Tooth1 Brushes. Brushes of all kinds. Toilet Powder, Camphor Ice Lip fcialve, and all other articles kept in a FIRST CLASH DRUG STORK. Prescriptions carefully prepared at DR. JAS. X. BUTT'S, . Trade and College Streets. . Charlotte, X C Come May 3, 1 (.. Fresh Cakes ! and Candy. I have secured th services ef a First Class Baker, and will keep constantly on hand a full assortment of CAKKS: AXD CAXDV warranted . fresh ; and nice. Baking every day. jOrders filled at short notice. Weddings and Parties furnished at short notice. I also manufacture: plain and fancy Candies, j -D.M. 111GLER. Feb. 21, IcGO. Canned Fruits, &c. Fresh Peaclies, Pine Apples, Tomatoes', Teas and Corn. 1 Pickles bv the dozen or gallon at Feb 22. 1800. 1. M. P.KJLER'S. j .' FRESH; ARRIVALS OF j China, Crockery and. Glass Ware- JAMES HARTY, (Xext Door to tue. Coikt House,) Is just receiring a tcry large stock of ! China, Crockery and Glass Ware, Together with a gooh assortment of , Ifoiise-kceping articles, consisting of Knives and Forks, Spoons, Castors, Ruttef Prints, Ladles, Tubs, Churns, Duck ets, IJread Trays, Rolling Pins. 'Steak Beaters, Tea Kettles, Stew Pans, Gridirons, &e. Ocr,2fi, 1808. j ! JAMES II ARTY. I j Wheat and Onions- I want to purchases a large quantity of Wheat, for which! the highest market price will be paid. Also. Onions wanted at market rates, i i .July 12, lfc '.. ! j W..J. BLACK. TURNIP SEED, Flat Dutch, i j : Put pie Top. i ! Large Norfolk.. , " . i Seven Top, and Ruta Baga.- 1. i .ar Jtist received at! KILGORE & CURETON S, July 10, If "59' j Springs Corner. ' o j i Machine Oil, ! Tanners Oil, ! , j Bank Oil, Straits Oil, For sale by ! . July 10, 1809 I ! KILGORE & CURETON. .1 TRINITY COLLEGE. The Fall Term will commence Aucust, 4th, and clofe December 17th t Entire expenses, ; including all contingencies. $8-3 to $100. ' ' i The!. College U organized on the University plan, with the following Departments : 1.1 Mefapliysics Rlietoric and Logic, enibracnrg j Intermediate and Constitutional Law. . Mathematics Pure And Applied. Ancient Language.! " . ; t -Riblieal Literature. 3. 4. o. 0. Naiional Science. i English Literature. Modern Languages.! Tc Lave the following Special Schools, viz : 1. The COMMERCIAL SCHOOL, embracing the Theory and Practice of all that is taught in the best t?choo!s in the country. ' . 2. The School of CIVIL ENGINEERING. Those who complete the course in this, will be competent to perform any service in Architectural Construction, Surveying, locating roads. &c' Siudentsmiay select any Department or School, or anj special Studies, and. will receive certificates or Diplomas according to advancement. All the regular Departments, 1 except IJiblical Literature, are re quisite to obtain A. Ii. ' ; Students may enter at any time, and pay from the time of entering till the end of the Term. . x Catalogues furnished on application. v ; j li. CRAVEN, D. D.. " July f?, 1 SCO. pd President. Wanted, I l!OO0'S POUNDS, BEESWAX, for which e highest cash price will;-be paid July 20, 1SG0. D. G. MAXWELL, Parks liuilding. Cotton Engagements iVc want to engage 1,000 Bales Cottonfo be de livered in October, November nnd December. We will make a Cash Advance on each bale. Call and see us immediately. Julv 20. 1SC1. : ElW HOLT k CO. frOK TUB CHABLOTTE DEMOCRAT.! ; The Grape' Culture. I f At Hoylcsville, Gaston county, Mr Caleb. W. Hovle has the Jargeit vinejard tliat the writer has seen in the StateJ Blrj Hojle is a successful and distinguished raiser of grapes, j He has some 90 or 100 different kinds or varieties. We'need not begin to name thera. j I suppose there is scarcely a variety in the State but what he has. lie gets every Variety heard of in the couaties around, and sometimes sends specimens North and elsewhere tt bq compared, tested, He also takes journals on the subject, and few men understand more about the! qualities of the dif ferent kiuds of grapes, or the kind of soil suited for each. And no one will treat you more hos pitably, or take more interest in showing and telling you everything about his grapes, manner of raising, &c. .He gives much of, his timejat tention and labor to the . .work, and during grape- bearing in his tours i to the diuerent counties around he usually takes specimens to cxhibit and thereby to interest the people in the raising of grapes. Oh ! (hat men in other procssious ana callings were as zealous as he how much more we all might accomplish for the welfare of our fellow men.- We understand he is now making wine, and we would be glad he would make plenty ofjwre-wine, for it is needed for a variety of purposes, and . especially on commu nion occasious, as the Bible requires the ' fruit of the vine" and most of thej wines in use are made of something eke.! j I Wc hope others may be stimulated by his Ex ample and success to the culture ofj grapes, and give us the pure, unadulterated wine. The Old North i State is not worn out and good for noth ing, but like favored Palestine, it has various soils and climates and may suit as well for raisr ing grapes. . In fact most any thing can be raised in North Carolina; wc need icnterprising men. Let-us encourage such 'ami live more within ourselves. ! j i j i lii : P. S. Mr Hoyle has early and late vines, and is prepared to supply persons who may wish to purchase, and it would be cheaper and .more patriotic to apply to him than to send abroad. I Charlotte Female Institute, i CHARLOTTE1 N. C. The next Session; of this Institution will commence on the first day of ! OCTOBER, 18GO, aud continue until 80th of June i following. A full corps of Teachers in nil branches usually taught in first class Female Schools, has been em- ployed for the ensuing Session. , i For Catalogue containing full particulars as to expenses, course of study, regulations, !&c, apply to Hey. K. HI IIWELL: k SON, July I0,.18G9 Charlotte, N. C. WILSON'S IREMEIH FO CONSUMPTION May ije obtained of F. SCAUR, D r us g i s t and! Chemist Trade Street, CHARLOTTE, N. C. The many calls for the I Remedy inCharlotte and viciuity have induced me to place a supply in the hands of the above inamed Druggist. n Patients, therefore, will save time and expense byf ordering directly of him. ! .! A pure article, property compounded, may be relied upon. Rc peetfnlly, Aug 2. 187.. E. A..; UILSOX. Rags! Rags!! Rags!!! WANTED. Linen and Cotton Ras-f, lor which we will pay the highest market price. AugU, 1809. McMURRAY, DAVIS & CO, Salt. ! SACKS LlVERrOOL ceived and for sale br 4fl0 SALT just re- Aug 0, 1869. McMURRAY, DAVIS & CO. . State of North .Carolina, Mecklenburg co. ; Superior Court.. ' ' J. W. Wardsworth and others agninst M. L Davis, Alministrator of J, II. Davis, deceased. Pursuant to a decree' of the Superior Court of Mecklcuburg county, miidc in the above entitled ac tion, at Spring Term,-1809,' the creditors of James II. Davis, late of said county, deceased, are hereby notified by thei'rr Attorneys, on or before Monday, the Cth d;iy of September, 18G9 to come in and prove their debts before L. A Osbohne, Esq , Clerk ot said Court,, at his office at the Court House in Charlotte, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily ex cluded from the benefit ol said decree. ! : ; - u i IE. A. OSBORNE; 82-5 vr Clerk Superior Court. . ' . ' : " .? ! - - i Oats ! Wanted, j We want to purchase 400 bushels Oats, for which the market price will be paid.. ' j i ; GREGORY & WILLIAMSON. July 26, 1869.1 ' M j , ... ,' - Executor's Notice. As Executor of W. B. Parksj deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said Estate to make immediate settlement, and those having claims against the same must present them properly authenticated within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. July 26 ; J. L. PARKS, Executor. ',:.;! '! ' ! . ' .' All persons indebted to the firm of W. B. Parks & Co., are hereby notifibd to settle with me immediately. j ! ij I j J. I. PARKS, . July 26, 1869 Impd j Surviving Partner. ' . ; - . ! . Notice. . ..--. . v '-. The undersigned hereby Ibrbid all persons from hunting with or without dogs or guns on their lands, or fishing with nets, or otherwise trespassing on their premises, or from passing through their fields or enclosures, leaving gates open or taking light wood or in any manner whatever trespassing on their property! as theyjilre determined on a strict enforcement- of the law against all offenders without regard to race, color or Condition. I J. L PARKS, " July 20, 1869 lmpd : HARRIET F. PARKS. N. C. Map and Gazateer. The subscriber having1 pufchaself the entire Copy Riht, Plates, &c., of the above Works, and desirous to expedite their sale thrptfgh ths entire btate, at an early day, offers toiiye, activ.e, business young men a good chancew make money. I offer thrce foiirths of the imp; in shares of five or ten Counties each This new map will be about five feet by"four; illustratedJIorder, Handsomely Engraved, Counties, Railroads, Postoffices, Mines, Mountains, &c , &c. A Map worthy to be hung up in frery house, oflSce, and school in the State. ! i . ' x Specimen copies readyjibout the 1st Sept., 18C9. Terms accommodating, address with ; stamps i ! Rev. SAMUEL PEAUCE, Aug 9, 1809. r j j Wilmington, N. C Shingles A line lot of Shingles for sale by Aug 9, 1569. t . ' : R. M. MILLER & CO to i A correspondent favors us with some hints on this subject, which we publish, believing jthat every owner! of a horse should have such infor mation as will fit him to criticise the blacksmith. Before applying the shoe, shys our authority the foot should be reduced to nearly the same shape and form as that; of an unshod horse in his natural state. In movinsr, a horse bears more on the outside of the foot thanjon the inside ; hence the inside should hot be wade lower, but rather higher; than the outside, (if this is not done, the fbot does not. stand level,, and lameness is in duced,! In paring the frog, it is only necessary to remove the 'nagged portions, and the sole ought not to be pared so thin, as to yield to the pressure f the thumb, i Frequent rescttimr of the - shoe is not to be! neglect ed? lest it become partially displaced orj twisted, and cause corns. . ? ' v The shoe should! be of an equal thickness from the toe to the heel and so heavy that it willjnot be bent, by contact with ' hard, uneven roads. Ttii foot oughtlto be so prepared, before the shoe is nailed, that it bears entirely i on the wall and hot on the soel This is tod often1 neirlectcd. arid sometimes " caukes Very !l bad cases of . lameness. That part oft he shoe whictris below;the iriide quaiter should not extend beyond the outer edge of the wall, lest it strijee against the oppo site leg when the horse is! traveling,1 which is called j interferring" or "cutting." The nail holes in the fore shoes shouid not be punched too far back and too many mails should not! be used. Lateral expansion occurs chiefly; at the posterior part of the foot; but! when! the. nails are placed too far back, the quarters, being fixed, cannot yield, 'and, in course of time,; becomes contracted, causing pain and lameness; i The upper J opening of the pail-holes should ' have an outward .direction, so as to! alow the- points of the in the wall, j nails to be brought out low down A horse is sometimes j lamed in shoeing by the nail having been driven too nar the sensitive plait of the-'fooi. AVhen tus is the case, he sho(ws lameness immediately or shortly after coming; from the black smith-shop.! If the shoe is removed immediately, the lameness is, generally speaking, temporary ; but wlien it is allowed to remain on for weeks, without the true nature of the lameness being recognized matter forms, and ill is a long time before the parts re gain their former soundness ' ! Horses' feet should occasionally be stuffed with wet tOw, or with a mixture of clay and cow dung. ,This should be done1 twice a week in dry weather, as it serves to preserve the elas ticity of the horn, and also render's the operation of shoeing the horse a much more easy task than when the; horn is hard and unyielding. . J ! Good Joke.- Recently a chap from the back country called at the telegraph office and re quested the operator to sendj to another City for a "yallef dog" which he wanted to sell right off. He inquired: how soon the animile would bo .there : i J, nei operator somewhatoi a wag, repiieu, '4in two hour?, call again." MM ' Meantime ;a small -yellow. cur f was prpc'tired and tied to the wire inside of ttfe office," and at the appointed time couutry calledartd asked if his dor had come. . i Uf 'ii "I' ill look and see," replied the operator; so stepping into! the office closely followed by the fellow. ; lie . stepped up to the machine, hit the dog a kiclc, 'jkil hilli ! hi !' yelled the dog. i The man tdok'the!-dog, remarking; that 'teJe jjrafts is wbpIerful things." .He! also observed that the dog jwas smaller and darker than he used to be-all of !which was satisfactorily explained by showing him that the great speed iu trans p rtation had reduced the size of the animal, while the chemicals used served to darken the color, so tlie fellow went on his way rejoicing. II ow to ! Purify a T iuM. To i purify rcom and all rooms need it -regularly and often set aitcher of water in a room and in a few hours it will have absorbed all the; respired gas in it, the air of which will becotueipure, but the water utterly! filthy. , The colder the, water is the greater capacity to' contain tl hese trasses At the ordinary temperature a pail of water will contain a pint;Qf carbonate acid gas and several pints of amoloniaj The jpapacity is nearly doubled by reducing the water to the teiiipera tureofice. Hence, water kept in a room a while is unfit for use. For the same reason the water from" a punip should always be pumped up in the morning before any ofit'is used. -Ini, pure water is more injurious than impure air. The above proves how exceedingly careless many of us are as regards our health, for we venture tosav a larre maioritv of the people use water tor for hours the drinking which has "absorbed noxious gasses iof their rooms. The people of Louisiana j have quit talking politics and gf nj to work. All the excitement and bitt erness of a year ago has died out. Hon John Bell, of Tennessee, so prominently before the public for forty years past, is rapidly failing, with no hopes ol recovery. Presbyterial Notice. . The rrcsbvtcrv of Concord w ill meet at David son's. River Church (Rev" If. II. Chapman. I). D.,) in ; Transylvania county, N. Cj , on the 2d day of September next, at 11 A.- M. ;. I ! . 11. Z. JOILVSTO S. Clerk P. S.-i The Treasurers of the Churches will please send up toPresbytery, by their minister or elder, a. statement or.an tunas contriDuiea ny ineirongrts gations to Foreign Mission and VuhlkaHon since UHcptember, 1868. ;' . Statesville Male Academy. - ! i M'-- : : i : Pbixcipals. ; - J. II. HILL, A. M., fcT II. T. BURKE, A. M-, j The Fall Term of thirSchool will open on the 6th of September, and continue sixteen weefcs " Tcitios : " English Department j-Primary, J - $ 8 00 12 00 16 00 1 00 4 : iintermeaiaie, Classical Department, - . -j -Print in cent Fee. - Board in gool families at $12 per month. - ! One-half of the above charges is, required in ad xance. For further particulars, address the Trip ci pals July 119, I860 i- Statesville, N. C 1 LOST, ! One Certificate of Stock in the Charlotte & South Carolina Railroad,; Number 1876, dated July 19, 1862 I Notice is hereby given that application will be made for a renewal of said Certificate. - n at. - " - S- r n Aug 2, 1809 ltupd JXO. B- MOSS. A Beautiful' Incident A correspondent of th& New York Evcninjr Post, writiag i from Frank ort-on-the-!Main, je- lates the followin fcr ' ''Little, American school tared in the German schcx rrriria - are much be- s; especially it tney happen to possess loving dispositions themselves A few week ago the rwTiter jjsaw the ' corpse of a pretty -eight year old f American, girl who had been confined to her bed by!1 disease, Jbr! nearly: nine montlis iddring the whole of which time' Her fbrmerj teachers 'and fel ow'acholars paid re peated visjts to her j home, :q - inquire after her health andjunng her little presents of flowers, or whatever else they' though t might plea$c her. x uvw vjHitswuru uuuuuueu up io me ween tu ner ueaiu, auu were a i great nappiuess . jto tue little school girlIinally, when death came a trait ot uerman character Was seen which must nave helped to soothe ther deepest Eorrbvrf of the parents. Ihe little : body was laid out, and on the lasteVeining before! interment wrheni itvras placed in tle little Gothic cpffin, ajrid after it lad been decorated with flowers, as is the German custom, a troop of young girls were seen approach ing the house along the garden pathway..' These were the fellow-scholars ot the little American girl then in her; coffin, and what a pleasantly sad surprise did they bring to the parents! hach girl held in her hand ;a beautiful bonquet of jioses, and after entering the room containing the Eiorpse, she approached j timidly the little coffio, ooked foVa lew inonents sadly onper little com panion's face, and de posited her bqquct upon the body. When all had done this, scarcely n ves tige of ihe! white burial, dress could be seen, so completely did the flowers hide it. Months had passed away since tlie ! little deceased one had last been among' them.yct ..such is tlieir training ind laving character! that) they never forget a little school-fellow playmate. The cost of the loweip aione Dougnt oy j t nese scnooi cnuuren, md be friends and rieirhbo?s.fcouId not have mounted to much less thau'sevcatv truilders so maiiy . 'bouquets, indeed J that the, 'coffin! itself woulq not contain them." . x ow far; Down the Diver may go. Thfe greatest depth to which a diver can des cend '-with the j greatest appliances in safety, is about one hundred and sixty feet, and for this 4 bun ih of hundred Ib.Weights must.be disposed about his person. The ! average depth at which ne caajworK jcomrortaoiy is aoout n-inety ieec yhichj was near the depth at which the operations upon the Royal George! were conducted. In the waterjfrom sixty, to seventy feetjdeep, the! men can wprk for two hours at a time, coming up for ten minutes Vest, and doing a days work-ol six and sqven hours..An Lughsh diver, incased in one off Stebe's" dresses, went dowu in the Medi terra lieantd a depth 'of !ne hundred and sixtT five'. fti'and -Tcmatnccr"' StBercv for .twenty-five minutfcs, hrid we have heard that Grebn, the American idiVer, inspected a wrack in one of the Ctnadiari lakes at the depth of-one hundred and. seventy, teet; but his experience, was enough to coiiyince him that he could not work on with out danger of life. ,At this depth the pressure ot thej water onjthe hands: is so great as to force the bipod; toj the! head arid bring on fainting fits, while jthcrtelquisite volume of air inside the dress to res st thej outward! pressure of the water) is so great have i for th to wh deep. thai it .would speedily suffocate. ; Means een tried to obviate these difficulties, but : present & limit has been set to the extent ch man may penetrate the secrets of the An ingenious Italian workman nas Drought to En Irian da sort of armor dre?s, which would resist the pressure of water: but our submarine engineers think that this would not obviate the difficuj ties, arising from the limits placed to human endurance. Ho Iv to Rise in the World. Glance over the wdrlJ. and we find, that it is not those. who are born with silver spoons in their mouthsj who are. aic ed by friends, or, who are what are known as bor i geniuses, that achieve the1 greatest suc cess. On the contrary they are those who em brace fall the opportunities which are offered thenilyho purpose in push steadily forward, having a fixed view, and are diverted neither t the right or time iri id eft, w io labor diligently, spending no en ess, but improving Avery moment. Whoeter starts but in life twith. a determination to be unceasingly . industrious, and adheres tor that determination 'will achieve -..success, though h's talents be.not of the brilliant order, and he receives little orj no assistance from friends, j Go study the! habitsj of those! who have risen tocmi- nenceJand you will learq that industry has been the seeret ot. their success.! ., v I There is po individual, however humble his circunistances or calling,' who cannot rise in this country, if he makes up j his mind to do so, and devote! tpj the attainment of his object the mo ments which are now given to idleness or pleas ure. . Voting men- you who are filling inferior station, andl arfc unhappy j because you suppose vou ai d tied down to vour caning uuuk oi mis ana striKe DQiaiv out ror ysurseives T . 1 I - V 111 . " i I Sen TOR iMuRriiV Earns Fifty Cents. Senator Murphy, who is a fine-looking, jovial, whole-souled,,1 intellectual fellow, went down to bathe at Long Branch, andj while in the cos'ume: of the,patiiers, Wjis addressed by a lady of !dis- tinctioo, who had eonie down alone to bathe : "You an come and bathe me !" The Senator jumped at the opportunity, and taking the fair lady b the hand, led her out into the water. protecting her from dangerous the under currents : and waves j at ' the same time sometirufs listening to her joyous exclamations, such as. "Oh ,.hiw idelightful!'' "It is indeed delicious!" &c. P After getting througn with bathing and payingltfie cenator inu uuy ceuis, wiuuu is me rejrulail price charged by the bathing men, one . I. r, J a. M-il. .A- 1 1 of who n she supposed the Senator was, she Said to him : -Wellsir; I wish you to bathe j me every c ay at 1 1 o'clock ; what name shall I call when I want you " ' Tom, inadam; I will wait on ynu with pleasure.' Soon afterward the lady mettlu! Senator in: the parlor. She saw her mistake and blushingly I left the room. Tom Murph r, however, met her at the breakfast table and ret: loved her embarrassment by saying in his winning way : , "I'm nobody but Tom, madam, and hopo you will call for me at 11 o'clock !' ' -Agricultural. How to Increaso the Wheat Crop. Wheat has corao to be one of the staple crop qf thcStates of Virginia, North Carolina, Tcn ncsseo and Kentucky. Its Valao bos not fallca off ia any oi' the Southern States, bufc has in creased in an extraordinary degree in the States named, within a few years,, before and! since the war, nd all the indications point to an increase' in the value of this crop for ninny years to come. The wheat consuming population of the United States is increasing tendily and rapidly. The acres yearly put in - wheat tins not increasing, either so steadily .or-so rap'.d'y As a!neccssary consequence, the demaud out-grows the supply, and the price goe up. . How to increase the wheat crop. must therefore be, for many years, a ' very important question for the, farmers all over the land; but especially so for the farmers ofthf States above named. , ' ! . : The most obvious answer would bo by sowing more laud in wheat. . IJut until another season,' this course is not practicable! For the present, we are coufiued to certain lrniits, - and whatever is done, must be donci with; thocrop on hand. There are two -priucipal menna" by which jiie growing crop may be. very materially increased, viz : by manuring, and by rpHing and harrow Of the benefits of manuring wheat, the farm ers of America, as a class, know nothing. Very few have ever tried the cxjpcrinient, land lh great! majority arc utterly iirnjorant of the results of the.expcriments that have been made.! Nevoc-i theles it is quite certain thai the judicious use of the land plaster has in many cases iucrcascd the yield of a wheat crop from ten to twenty per cent. - I i Our purpose however, is not to speak so much of manuring as of the beucfit of rolling and har rowing wheat in the spring. ! Quite generally in Knglaud and in some of the . Northern States, it is the practice of farmers to roll and harrow their wheat in the Spring. The effects arc uniformly beneficial, and it is a mat- . ter of surprise, that the practice has not spread to other States. This operation is generally pre ceded by eating off the wheat with sheep. Tho method most approved is to take a light roller, with a light harrow attached! in rear of it, and draw over the whole field ju.-t after the idicop have been removed. The roller breaks! up the clods and the harrow loosens the earth and earths up the wheat plants. - . i j -. J ho results prove that wheat likes cultivation, just as well as corn, though it does not j require quite so much of it, i Wc attach considerable importance j to this operation, because, if generally introduced, wo should have much less complaint of loss bf w heat by freezing out, and also ltss complaint that wheat growing does not puy.--Z;r J-armen From the Carolina Farmer. Preservation of Sweet Potatoes.) Whitevilt.e, N. C. -July 22d. l sen. R. K. Bryan, Ks-.,?tfiir S'; Vour note to the President of our Agricultural Society, asking for my plan of preseryjmg sweet potatoc?, as stated by me, in our meeting at Whitcville on the 22d of May, has been handed me for answer. The keeping sound of this valuable esculent root, has been a subiect of m tich anxiety with L good farmers, who have, learned its value much discussion has taken place upon this subject, and many notions among- our farmers, about : dark nights, light nights, hot days jnnd cold days, have been advanced, but experience has proven each to be attended with uncertain results, j When the usual season of the year arrives, for housing potatoc?, I commence digging in the morning and continue digging until a3 many have been turned put, as n be conveniently secured during 'the evening. Leaving them I to son during the day, unless the sun is shining hot enough to bun them, (which! is not common at this season.) . Then having selected and pre pared an elevated spot of ground quite sufficient ly 3 ry to be secure from water sob during tlni winter, and covered the same! with a good, cont of pino straw to prevent any dampness from the ground or earthly taste, I putj them up 'in bulk or banks, containing from forty to sixty bushel.-. When 'the quantity I design for one bank is thus piled up, I cover full eijrht inches deep in pine straw and leave thcin to sweali from one io three nights, being careful to keep dry during th time from rains. I now bank fourteen j inches deep in earth, always being particular to do this banking early in the morning while they sro cool, before tlie warmth of tht pun changes tho morning temperature of the atmosphere, j I bank all over, closing all inlcls pf jnir, or outlets nf heat. Now protect the whole bank well by sheltering fjrooo rain, or sun. 1 have succeeded on this-plan, without a single jTailure for twenty- five years, and when strictly oblervcd cmmendit' to all as a perfect certainty. The plan was com municated to mc by the lite Col. Kcran of Kobe- son county, who had practiced it successfully fr many years. 1 he reason scents to bo that this deep banking in the morning, while they arc cool, places them beyond any c hanges of heat and coll. light coat of dust put on at anv hour; of the day will heat, and the deep banking in the even ing when the pjfatocs have in them the warmth of the day's sun will heat, bat the deep morning banking will certainly .keep them. -No weather after the potatoes arc fit to di J i. too hot to pre serve them o:i tins plan. I jtru.t some good farmer will give us an explanation of the rotten core similar to what is sonic imcs seen in tho Irish potatoe, and thus by an j interchange and exchange of : experience, practice, observations and opinions the farmers may materially aid each' other in elevating, ennobling and working profit able, this of all, the most honorable profession among men. " Yours most respectfully, - Wright Lennox. Any business is more respectable than what is termed loafing. A young man had better sell clams by the pailful than hang around ipublie resorts, murdering time and hs own reputation. ' j - " j The best rule is to be polfto to every one, and, unless rudeness amounts to positive and in tentional insult, to take no,heel of it. It is the only way to be happy in a wjrld whore every ' second man is too obtuse, and every third one too. ill-teropered; to be plcasatitlj and . frank I, courteous. 4 i s 4 V'
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 24, 1869, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75