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wily U'lJlU 1$ w HP if J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. ( 'ftm "f Subscription $ 2 50, in advance. f CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1872. TWENTY-FIRST VOLUME NUMBER 1039. T II E Charlotte Democrat, PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. o yEnMS Two Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum, One Dollar and Fifty Cents for six months. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. o jvTfcrmenta will h" inserted at reasonable rt,s. or ia accordance with contract, "(ibitimrv notices of over five lines in length will i, charged for at advertising rates. HOBERT GIBE ON, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, CHARLOTTE, N. C. 5:i' k Office comer of 5th and Tryon Streets. ',li,iiu e on College Street. 'm-.itJi Dr. JOHN II. MeADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, X. C, II :or. hand a large and well selected stock of PUKE I'i'IX'S, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Family .Mr'li-incs Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuffs, j':.:.cv and Toilet Articles, which he is determined u - ii at tin very lowest prices. ' J,:, 1. J. P. MoCombs, M. D., (,;r,.rs lii.-i professional services to the citizens of ChanoU'' surrounding country. All calls, both i.iuiif a;ni 'lay, promptly attended to. hi lirown's building, up stairs, opposite the ri.:irbv- HoUl. .;', 1S70. Alexander & Bland, I) i N T ISTS. All work guaranteed. Teeth extracted without ai:i by "Nitrous O vide C.as." o'.Yii-t; in Hi ick Uuilding, opposite the Charlotte Ifotel. .March 1,1 K73. W. H. HOFFMAN. ISAIAH SIMPSON. HOFFMAN & SIMPSON, Dentist, s OIIAltf-OTTi;, X. c, IVsp'd fully inform the citizens of Charlotte and the publif, that they have associated themselves togelhor in the oraetice of Dentistry. Their aim will he to perform all operations rclaiingto the pro frssion in Hie most skillful maimer and highest de-(.-;,.. (,f excellence. r '1'i-eii; eMraeted without pain by the use of Nitrous Oxide (J.as. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Ilieeon Trade .Street, in A. It. Nesbit Sc. Pro's i.i w huilding. Jan. 15, 1S7'3. MANSION HOUSE, CIJAKLOTTK, N. C. This well-known House-having been newly fur t.itln'il and retitted in every department, is now open f.irijie accommodation of the Traveliiig iniblic. Oiiniiltii.xus at the Depot on arrival of Trains. .I.'ei. 1, 172. II. C. ECCLES. :. ). YA!.TK. A BCIiWKM,. VANCE & EUSWELL, Attorneys at Law, CiiAKLO l I E, i. C. C'Jic- iii the Court Jfoitse. April 1, 1-70 W . J . BLACK, WliOI.KSALK AND KliTAII. Grocer & Commission Merchant, And Dkai.eu in I'll O I VS7 1) XS .1 XJ) T1USKYS, ('olh-c Street, CHARLOTTE, N. C. L. W. SANDF.IIS. J. V.. OATKS. W. C. lil.ACKWOOD. SANDERS, OATES & CO., W iioi.5-.ham: and Kktaii, Grocers, Cotton Buyers and CO M M I S S I A" M K 11 C If. I X TS , C"nur TrwJ" ;: Cl!.'c Streets, CHAULOTTE, N. C. AVai.tku Ci.akk. J. M. Muixex. CLARK & MULLEN, Attorneys at Law, JIAUl'AW X. C Practices in :dl tin-Courts of Halifax. Martin, North iimjiton dii.i Edgef Mr;ie co;mti.'s. In the Supreme I'oart o:' North Carolina and in the Federal Courts. C7T Collections nude in :lU parts of North Caro lina. March ls 1872 Iv W. F. COOK, Tr.iJe Sfrerf, on Xo-fh Carolina UailroaJ, Charlotte, N. C, Manufacturer of CIDER MILLS and all kinds of FA KM1XG 1 M ITiE M EX TS. ITT All orders promptly attended to. i.m. 2.'. 1S72. I: M. MIM.KK. J. W. MII.I.KK. It. Ii. MILLER. lr r R. M. MILLER & SONS, 51 0 L K S A L K G R O (J E R S, Commission Merchants and IvNEUAL l'KODUCK DE A LERS, C!L, fe Stntt, Charlotte, X. C. EAVEUXD FEMALE SEMINARY. Cleaveland Mineral Springs, T NEAR SHELBY, N. C. Vhf m'xt Session will commence on the 18th v J; ''lVt three days at Christmas, until the 5th of rit iu. ...... . . . . ' j. lioartl and 1 union payable quarterly "r further information apply to Jun"M,lS72.-v-pd T. W. JiKEVAKl), Principal. k1'iCu EcciKfJ- t. n. GAITIIER, 1 WvA comity, N. C. of locksville, N. C. ECCLES & GAITHER. uctioneers and Commission Merchants, f r . CHAULOTTE, N. C, n,,,. "'if3"! a,ul purchase of Cotton, Tobacco, Grain, V-i ut" a,ul L-rcliaiulize of all kinds. Ihif j i -v ,iav '"lovcd their Store to the Brick lH'low Spring building, Trade Street j. '""krkxces T. Y. Dewev & Co., Bankers; M. Yv."'' Wi'n-r, First National Bank; W.J. "uiiiarv 1 !i-ro T . Atlantic, Tenn. & Ohio Railroad. SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE, () Charlotte, N. C, July 2id, 1872. f a.Jtr Thursday, the 25th, the following vc'pu.Ji)l'erun ovcrtbU Hoatl daily, (Sun avc Statesvil'.e, - . 7:00 A.M. i . ..u "arlotte, . - 3:2. P. M. ruve at Stalesville, - - 7:00 " July 20 m J- J- GORMLEY, ---1 llr Superintendent. tnicr uT?mith & Hammond, fir r';i0'rat Offlce," Chadotte, N. C, are June ioCi8-i ng Extracts. Spices, Tea, &c Number of Sihxgles iv a t D. late cues to the New York Farmers' Club a rule for estimating the number of shingles required for a roof of any size, one which he thinks every farmer and mechanic should remember: First find the number of square inches in one side of the roof; cut off the right hand or unit figure, and the result will be the number of shingles requir ed to cover both sides of the roof, laving five inches to the weather. The ridge board provides for the double courses at the bottom. Illustration: Length of roof, 100 feet; width of one side, 30 feet lOOx 00x134432,000. Cutting off the right hand figure we have 43,200 as the number of shingles required. TO THE PUBLIC. New Storage Ware House. TVe have built a new Ware House on College Street, near our present location, and propose on and after this date to do a general storage business. We will store Cotton, Tobacco, "Whiskey, Grain, Bagging and Merchandise of any kind in packages, and make loan3 on the same. Our Ware House is Fire Proof from without, and hence the rate of insurance is very low. We can store Cotton either in the cellar or on the first floor. BURROUGHS & SPRINGS. August 19, 1872. Gentlemen's Goods. Cassimeres, Cloths, Linens, Ducks, Drabetas, Silk Mixed Scotch Tweeds, just received. A lot of GENTS' SILK DATS, which for style, quality and lightness can't be beat in the market. WOLFE & BARRINGER. To the Farmer. Steel Hoes, Axes, Drawing Chains, Ilamcs, Iron, Chisels, Augers, Hammers, Hand Saws and almost everything to supply a farm, as cheap as any at retail in the Citv. April, 15, 1872. WOLFE & BARRINGER. A Card. We have resolved to discontinue time sales of Family Groceries and Provisions on and after the 1st September. Within ninety days thereafter all Notes and Book accounts remaining unpaid, will be placed in an efhVfr's band for collection. STEN HOUSE, MACAULAY & CO. August 12, 1872. Administrator's Notice. Having qualified as Administrator of M. A. Parks, deceased, I hereby notify all persons indebt ed to his estate to make immediate settlement, and those having claims against him must present them withi l the time prescribed by law or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recoverv. H. BRYANT, Adm'r. August 12, 1872 Cw W. M. WILSON. W. J. BLACK. WILSON & BLACK, "Wholesale and Retail Druggists. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Having made very extensive improvements in our Store and with our greatly increased facilities, we are now prepuri'd to oiler for inspection and sale the largest and most completestock of Drugs, Chemicals, Dye Stults, Paints. Oils, Varnishes, Glass, &c, ever brought to North Carolina. Merchants visiting our City are especially invited to call and examine our stock and hear our nrices. WILSON & BLACK, Druggists. A. R. NISBET & BRO., Are receiving daily a large and full line of GRO CERIES: Sugars, Cort'ecs, Teas, Molasses, Syrups and Mackerel in Barrels, J Barrels and Kits, Blue Fish and Lake Trout, all of which -will be sold Wholesale or Retail as cheap as any other House this side of Baltimore. A. R. Nisbet & Bro., Have just received a large lot of Cigars of all grades, together with Smoking Tobacco of all the various brands, which is offered to the trade at low figures. A. R. Nisbet & Bro., Have in Store Oranges and Lemons, which they are selling very cheap to the trade. A. R. Nisbet & Bro., Have a full line of BASKETS, consisting of Dinner, Market and Travelling Baskets, cheap for cah. March 25, 1872. SMITH & HAMMOND, Druggists, CHARLOTTE, X. C, Have a large assortment of the most popular Hand kerchief Extracts for sale. June 10, 1872. NEW ARRIVALS. 20 000 louncs ku'k J. 11. Sides, in j t0rCR. M. MILLER & SONS'. Flour, Sugar, Coffee, &c. Odd barrels Flour Super, Extra and fKJKJ Family, 50 Barrels Sugar all grades, 150 " Molasses and Syrups, 50 Sacks Coffee all grades, 100 Packages Mackerel in barrels, J barrels, barrels and Kit. Brandy Peaches, Oysters, Crackers, Soaps, Candles, Candy, Raisins, Cigars, Cheroots, &e. It. M. MILLER & SONS. March 25, 1872. WITTKOWSKY & RINTELS' CARD! READ IT! I Again thanking a generous public for the very liberal share of their trade accorded us the past year, we take this method of informing it, (and the whole sale buyers in particular,) that our SPRING STOCK is now coming in, and when complete (which will be about the 4th of March) will be as usual the largest, best selected, and comprise a greater variety than that of any House in Western North Carolina. And as it is dangerous for small buyers who can sell a limited amount of Goods only, to go North, especially for the Summer trade, we respectfully invite them to look at our Stock, feeling assured that we can and will make it to their interest to buy of us this Spring. Respectfully, WITTKOWSKY & RINTELS. Charlotte, N. C. Mareh 4, 1S72. Ink! Ink!! Ink!!! Carters combined Writing and Copying Ink, in quart and pint Bottles. This Ink is warranted to flow as freely as any Ink now in use, to give a per fect copy and not to thicken or mould. N. Antoiues' French copying Ink in quarts and pints. Arnolds Chemical Writing Fluid in quarts, pints, half pints and quarter pinks. Arnolds Superior Copving Ink, quart bottles. Mavnard and Noyes B"lack Ink, quarts. Jet Black School Ink. Floiillos School size extra Blue Writing Fluid, at TIDDY'S BOOK STORE. July 29, 1872, Stationary Store. Home, Wife, and Saturday Nisht. Happy is the man who has a little home and a little angel in it of a Saturday night a house, no matter how little, provided it will hold two or so; no matter how hum bly furnished, provided there is hope in it. Let the winds blow close the curtains. What if they are plain calico, without bor der, tassel, or any such thing? Let the rain come down heap up th entire. No matter if you hav'nt a candle to bless yourself with, for what beautiful light glowing coal makes, rendering cloudless, shedding a sunset through the room iust 4ight enough to talk by, not loud, as in nignways, not rapid as in the hurrying world, but softh , . slowly, whisperingly, with pauses between, for the storm with out and tbe thoughts within to fill up with." Then wheel the sofa around by the fire 7 noNmatter if the sofa is a settee uncushion ed at that, if so be it is just long enough for two and a-half in it. How sweetly the music ol silver bells from the time to come falls on the listening heart then ! How mournfully swell the chimes of "the days that are no more !" Under such circum stances, and at such a time, one can get at least sixty-nine and a half miles nearer "kingdom come" than any other point in this world laid down in "Malte J3run." 3lay be you may smile at this picture ; but there is a secret between us, viz : it is a copy of a picture rndely done, but true as the Pentateuch of an original one in every human heart. M An old lady, on entering a store the oth er day, said : "Why, it can't be that you keep this store yet ! I thought you had gone out of business. I ain't seen your name or anything about your store in the paper foi over a year, and everybody in our neighborhood" thinks you have gone out of business." MUSIC LESSONS. ROBT. S. PHIFER offers his professional ser vices as Teacher of Music to the citizens of Char lotte, and feels assured he can give satisfaction to all who give him a trial. He can be seen at his home or addressed through the Post Office. Charlotte, Aug. 19, 1872 Gv Just Received, TEN BARRELS P. R. SUGAR, " 8,000 Pounds 0. R. Bacon, Also, a lot of Family Flour from new wheat at $5 per sack. GR1ER & ALEXANDER. Edinburg Ale. Genuine Imported Edinburg Ale, at $3 per dozen and 30 cents per bottle for less than a dozen. July 1, 1872. GIUER & ALEXANDER. NOTICE. The MECKLENBURG MANUFACTURING COMPANY, located in the city of Charlotte, will purchase at their Works and along the lines of the different Railroads terminating at that city, HICKORY TIMBER of the following lengths, viz: Either 3 feet 1 inch, G feet 2 inch, 9 feet 3 inch, or 12 feet 4 inches long according to Classification. 1st Class Butt cuts of old field hickory, close white grain wood, free from knots and stains, end not less than 9 inches in diameter at the little end. 2nd Clans Butt cuts of Forest Hickory, showing not less than 4 inches of white wood, free from knots and stains and not less than 9 inches in diameter. 3d Cluss Forest Hickory, showing at lead 3 in ches of white wood free from knots and stains, and not less than 8 inches in diameter. For 1st Class $15 per 1000 feet timber measure. u it 22 " " " " 3d 10 The above prices will be paid on inspection by me, either at Charlotte or on the lines of the dif ferent Roads when notified of a delivery of Timber. E. H. WOODS, Superintendent Charlotte, N. C, June 17, 1872 tf PEACE INSTITUTE, RALEIGH, Xr. C. Rev. R. BURWELL, Principal. The First Annual Session of this Institution will commence on Mondaj', September 23d, 1872, Accomplished and experienced teachers in all the branches usually taught in first class Female Sem inaries have been employed. The Musical Department will be under the direc tion of Prof. A. BAUMANN, who, during the past ten years has been associated with the Principals in their School at Charlotte. Mrs. M. R. LACY will be connected with the In stitution as Teacher of English Branches and Super intendent of social and domestic duties. For Circular containing full particulars as to Terms, Course of Study, &c, address Rev. R. BURWELL & SON, Aug. 19, 1872 6w Raleigh, N. C E. J. HALE & SON, Dealers in Books, Stationery, &c, 17 Murray Street, XEW YORK. The Messrs. Hale are the gentlemen who published the Observer at Faj'etteville, N. C, for many years previous to the destruction of their property by Gen. Sherman in lSGo. We ask South ern merchants to give them a call. Editor Char lotte Democrat. ReHable Fire Insurance. BURROUGHS & SPRINGS, Agents. We would call the attention of parties desiring insurance to the following Companies which we represent : The Underwriters of New York Assets, 3,6GG,000 " Phcenix " " " 1,868,000 " Phcenix " Hartford, " 1,908,000 " .Etna " " " 5,293,000 " Hartford " " " 5,942,000 The above named Companies paid large losses at Chicago without impairing their responsibility. BURROUGHS & SPRINGS, Corner of College and 4 th Street. August 19, 1872. BROOKS' IMPROVED PATENT PORTABLE REVOLVING Cotton and Hay Screw Press. This Press, a favorite out West, has given entire satisfaction in North Carolina, where I have sold over sixtv. , , . Apply 'for Circular to the undersigned, or John Wilkes, Charlotte, or Hart & Baily, Wilmington, who alone are authorized to make them ; and I warn all others from making or having them made. F. A. CONNOR. Cokesbury, S. C, Au-. 19, 1872 6w Dangerous Place for Decent People. Mysteri&us Disappearance of Young and Pretty Wives. Stiles, the proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel at Long Branch, is still searching in vain for his missing wife. She took no clothing with her but what she had on, and no money but 15 cunts. She went to a store in 8th avenue and purchased some worsted whence she went down the avenue to the residence of her washerwoman, near 27th street, whose services she engaged for the following day. The washerwoman invited her in to see her baby, but she declined, pleading her promise to return home in 15 minutes. She then started apparently tor home, and that is the last that has been heard of her. Mrs. Stiles is but 22 and has more tbair ordinary beauty. She and her husband lived on the happiest terms. She was an entire stranger in the city when he brought her here to live and at the time of her disappearance had formed no acquain tances. Her husband and his friends have searched the hospital, police stations, courts and many other places they could think oi without discovering the slightest trace. Mr. Stiles knows Dot which way to turn to look for his wife. He cannot imagine what motive any one can have in hiding her, and he scouts the notion that she has gone of her own accord. Four more young and pretty wives have as mysteriously disap peared in the past two weeks in this city and no trace can be gained of them. The general opinion is that they have eloped with lovers, but thir husbands won't be lieve any such improbable story. Springing out of Bed. Dr. Hall does not approve of the old doc trine which was formerly instilled into the minds of children that they should spring out of bed the instant they awake in the morning. He says that "up to eighteen years every child should be x allowed ten hour's sleep, but time should be allowed to rest in bed, after the sleep is over, until they feel as il they had rather get up thau not. It is a very great mistake for per sons, old or young especially children and feeble or sedentary persons to bounce out of bed the moment they awake up; all our instincts shrink from it, and fiercely kick against it. Fifteen or twenty minutes spent in gradually waking up, after the eyes are opened, and in turning over and stretching the limbs, do as much good as sound sleep, because the operations sjt the blood in motion bv degrees, tending to equalize the circulation ; for during sleep the blood tends to stagnation, the heart beats feebly slow, and to shock the system by bouncing up in an instant and sending the blood in overwhelming quantities to the heart, causing it to assume a gallop, whore the instant before it was in a creep, is the greatest absurdity. This instantaneous bouncing out of bed as soon as the eyes are open will be followed by weariness long be fore noon." ErEF" The Internal Revenue Record of the 20th inst., says: "By the act of June 6, j 1872, all stamp taxes on instruments in writing are repealed from October 1, 1872, except the two cent stamp on checks. It is provided, further, that in the meantime the holder of any instrument of writing of whatever kind and description, which Las been made or issued without being duly stamped, may make application to any col lector of internal revenue, who shall there upon affix the stamp provided by such hol der upon such instrument of writing as is required by law, subject to the provision of section 150 of the internal revenue laws. It is important that the holders of such in struments should avail themselves of this opportunity to render them legal and valid." Notice. By virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Cabarrus county, the undersigned as Administrator of the Estate of E. C. Black, dee'd, wid sell at pub lic auction, on the premises, to the highest bidder on the 27th day of September, 1872, he tract of LAND belonging to said Estate, situated in the County of Cabarrus on the waters of Caldwell and Anderson Creeks, adjoining tbe lands of Samnel Erwin, John II. Newell, James A Porter, John S. McLarty and others, containing abimt ehjht hun dred acres; sold subject to the widows dower on about three hundred and twenty acres of said land, which has been assigned to her and includes the dwelling and outhoust-s. A credit of six and twelve months given equal instalments. Bond and good security required. JOHN M. BLACK, Administrator of . C. Black, dee'd. Aug. 26, 1872. 4wpd STENHOUSE, MACAULAY & CO, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Grocers & Commission Merchants, Charlotte, X. C. Consignments of Cotton solicited, on which we will make liberal advances to be sold, here, or if shippers desire will ship to our friends at New York or Liverpool direct. Commissions and storage on moderate terms. Angust 19, 1872. Black's IMPROVED FERTILIZER. The undersigned has been appointed sole State Agent in North Carolina for "Black's Improved Fertilizer." lie desires to appoint an active County Agent in each County in the State, to whom he will pav a handsome salary. This Fertilizer is a Southern discovery, and has no superior in the United States. It can be manu factured on any farm at less than one-half cent per pound, or f 10 per ton. It suits all lands and every kind of crop in the Southern States. Two hundred pounds to the acre will cause the land to yield more abundantly than the largest quantity of Guano or anv form of the Phosphates yet tried in the South. On reception of $10 I will send a Farm Right and Formula to any one in the State. Persons run ning any number of farms can use the Fertilizer on each farm without additional cost. All the elements necessary to make the Fertilizer can be procured in any Village in the State ; and any person can easily manufacture it by the Formula. Apply for Rights or County Agency. Address me at "Happy Home, N. C." R L. ABERNETnY, Sept 2 1872 lm State Agent Shipwreck Incidents. Children Drotcned at Sea A Touching Story. It is now ascertained that forty lives were lost on the steamer Metis, in Long Island Sound, by the sinking of the steamer week before last. One of the most touching stories of the disaster i9 told by Mr Adams, of Brooklyn, who had charge of two chil dren, both of whom were drowned. We copy it : "The engine must have stopped for fully half an hour. During the interval of her laying to I think I heard the sound of a whistle, as if from a passing steamer. When we started again I heard the working of the donkev engine. I then became somewhat anxious and sprang again out of my berth. Luiiled ou y-nlrauspr apV.rt. " fSlX shoes, the children still quietly sleeping. Though alarmed myself, I thought it better that they should remain quiet until I had ascertained more fully what was the matter, and for that purpose went into the saloon, where I found some of the ofticrrsand many of the passengers. I was not under any great apprehension just then, and was about returning to the boys when I met an officer, I do not know his name, who said, The boat is sinking; the passengers must save them selves as best they can.' Instantly realizing our position, it flashed across my mind that I must not endeavor to save the lives of the brothers intrusted to my care separately, but that we must all cling to one another. 1 instantly ran to the children, woke them up, and tied securely a life-preserver around both of them, taking one myself. I took iriy waistcoat, buttoned my coat around me, and went aft. They were as gentle as lambs, and seemed aware that .something dreadful was about to happen, and obeyed my orders implicitly, showing the greatest heroism. I then noticed that the steamer was settling forward, and hurried as rapidly as possible aft. While going there a gentleman named McCrillis asked me if I wanted another life preserver. I replied that it would be of great value, as it might save the children's lives. lie gave it to me willingly. I took it and carried it on my arm. There was no time to lose. I took the children to the after part of the boat, to the guards, and told them they must jump into the sea with me, and that they must put all their trust in me, and that I would not leave them. The waves were then very high, commencing to break over the bows of the Metis, and the rain was pouring down in torrents. I hesitated for a moment, thinking whether it would not be better to remain yet awhile with the ship; but noticing that she was breaking up for ward, the timbers commencing to fly up, and her hull settling, I saw that her doom was sealed. I remained with the children until tbe water began to wash over the main deck, and threatened to submerge us. Placing a chair by the bulwarks, with one foot on it and the other on the side of the ship, with my left arm I hugged the chil dren close to me, and with a desperate lean I sprang into the sea with them. The poor little fellows never uttered a sound of alarm. I had some slight hope of reaching a boat manned by some of the crew of 'the Metis, and shouted out that if only they would take the boys on board I could take care of myself. The wind and rain, had there been a boat near, would probably have prevent ed their he ai ing me. With the two children I was rapidly carried by the curreut to the bows of the ship. There was a quantity of float ing debris there, which I was for a time afraid would kill us. At the second effort, by vigorously push ing against the bow with my feet, I succeed ed in disenthralling myself and the children, receiving three or four slight contusions. I had now succeeded in putting arouud me the second life-preserver, and with one arm clasping the boys, with the other was hold ing the children up as far out of the water as I could, exhorting them to keep their chins well up out of the water. Shortly after the second time of our being carried forward to her bows the Metis went down. Then kegs, barrels, cotton bales and spars seemed to spring to the surface of the water, and I tried in vain to catch hold of some of them; but the sea was violent, and though I had my hands on some of them, they eluded my grasp, and very soon we were carried clear of them. About twenty-five minutes had elapsed since we had taken to the sea, and poor little Carl presently seemed to be growing weaker and weaker. I continued my exertions to keep his head clear of the high running waves. The child made no complaint, no murmur. Presently the younger brother died. Even then the children were together, and I then exerted all ray efforts towards saving Arthur. I placed his head higher up on my shoulder and said: "Do, Arthur, hold your head up just as high a.i you can; I will save you." His reply was, "I can't." Very soon afterward he died. 31 y thoughts were then centred on saving their bodies, and restoring them, if possible, to their parents; but very soon I felt my self becoming weaker and weaker, and the exertion I had made to save the children was producing physical exhaustion. After a long struggle in my mind whether I should part with their poor bodies I was reluctant ly forced to let them go, knowing that the life-preserver, still tightly secured around them, would float them. As we were drift ing toward the shore I took the second life preserver, and secured them both around my person, knowing that the battle for my own life must soon commence. It was just then beginning to become clear, and a dull, murky light announced the coming day. I had been there an hoar and a half in the water. I felt myself be coming gradually weaker and weaker, the seas dashing over me and taking away my breath, and thought my last hour had come, when I saw a heavy gang plank coming towards me. I suppose it was a gang plank from having cleats nailed on it. I was then so exhausted that it took all the efforts of & drowning man to secure it. It was floating beneath the surface of the water, apparent ly weighted down by splinters coming from the wreck. I succeeded in getting on it, when a wave washed me off, and I was car ried away twenty feet from it. The strings of my life-preserver snapped, and it slipped around my ueck. This had a tendency to keep my head from under the water, anJ I was now so utterly weakened that I almost gave up. Just then another wave drove, the life-preserver down again to my waist. How the plank was again secured by mo I cannot tell. My lower limbs and arms were so stiff and cramped that all I could do was to hold the plank with my heel and retain it near me until I regained some little strength. At last I got to my former posi tion on the plank, the waves breaking over me all the time, making me icy cold, and the quantity of salt water I had swallowed causing me to feel ill and faint. Just then the storm seemed to recom mence with new fury, and I again despaired of ever reaching shore. Presently, how ever, daylight appeared, and I saw afar off the top mast of some vessel, though I could not make out her hull. This cheered me. A short time after I heard some one calling me. In a few moments I distinguished Mr McCrillis, the gentleman who had given me the life-preserver. He asked me if I had seen the land. I replied that I had not, but looking back of me I saw Watch Hill. Mr McCrillis was on a cork mattress and some distance ahead of me. I soon neared him, and he asked me whether I thought my plank would carry another man, and I reach ed out my hand to him and took him on, together with his mattress. Shortly after that the life-boat came in sight and made for us rapidly. They hailed us and bid us get on board. I thiuk we were almost among the last in the water who were saved. The life-boat had picked up a very stout man and woman who had been kept above water by means of the bucket-rack of the Metis. The children were found clasped in each other's arms with the life-preserver attached to them." Pillow Prayors. He who knows nothing of pillow prayers is ignorant of one of the sweetest modes of prayer practical to man on earth. The day with its engrossments being gone, it is a most favorable time for the gathering in of our thoughts upon ourselves our sins, our wants, lears and hopes, and then the turning of them up towards heaven. This is what the Psalmist is apparantly referring to 111 his words, ;Vhen I remember Theo upon my bed, and meditate upon Thee in the night watches." That he uttered many a pillow prayer is a thousand fold more probable. lT have remembered Thy name O Lord, in the night." "I prevented the dawning of the morning and cried." Thoso cries were prayers before the dawn of day. If these prayers of the pillow, however, be begotten only of sheer evening sloth, we may say of them that they are "bastards and not sons." Hut if they are the legiti mate children of weakness, excessive weari ness, sickness or other similiar circum stances, then are they of the true house and lineage of heaven, coining down in kindred ship all the way from Bethel, where the overjaded Jacob had his angelic vision on his pillow of stones. Many a timid boy at boarding school, with boisterous room-mates about him, has kept alive his prized communion with his Father on High, and so, perhaps, saved his soul by silent pillow prayers. Boys, try them! Girls don't neglect them I Inva lids with your eyes so often held long wak ing in the night-season, distrust not the pil low prayers. Hundreds are continually climbing to heaven by them as on a ladder, If you, perchance, fall asleep in the act, do not fret about it. For what opiate from the apothecary is so harmless, as such an outbreathing of your holiest desires upward? What is sweeter than to lose yourself in such a prayer ? For prayer is simply a form of thought towards God, and nothing can be more fiting to the very last moments of daily consciousness than such thoughts. Who is Old. A wise man will never rust oat. As long as he can move or breathe ho will be doing something for himself, for his neighbor, or for posterity. Almost to the last hour of his life Washington was at work; so were Howard, Young and Newton. The vigor of their lives never decayed. No rust mar red their spirit. It is a foolish idea to sup pose that we must lie down and die because we are old. Who is old ? Not the man of energy; not the day laborer in science, art or benevolence; but he only who suffers his energies to waste away, and the springs of life to become motionless; on whose hands the hours drag heavily, and to whom all things wear tbe garb of gloom. "Is he old?' should not be asked, but "Is he active ?" "Can he breathe freely and move with abil ity ?" There are scores of gray-headed men we should prefer, in any important enter prise, to young men who fear and tremble at approached shadows, and turn pale at harsh word or a frown, as at & lion in their path. Truth. Many persons are continually complaining of bad luck, when their ill-fortune is nothing more than their own want of energy and perseverance. Bad luck is simply a man with his hands hi his pockets and a pipe in his mouth, looking on to see how it will come out. Good luck is a man with his shirt sleeves rolled up and working with a will to make it come right! Don't keep in a constant fret about things that may be annoying, or worry about things you can't help. Troubles are not lightened by fretting. The true remedy is to keep cool and try to master the diffi culties, and not let them master you.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Sept. 17, 1872, edition 1
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