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Is , rr J, YATES, Editor and Pkoprietok. V'ferir't of Subscriptionr-$2 50, in advance. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1872. TWENTY-FIRST VOLUME -NUMBER 1041. L 1 T II E Charlotte Democrat, PUBLISHED BY - vrfLLlAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. -Two Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum, One Dollar and Fifty Cents for six months. Subscriptions mud be paid in advance. i.-..rtiemcnts will be inserted at reasonable nr in accordance with contract. -to, i" - ,, i: ticcs of over five lines in length will y rhargc('l for at advertising rates, ROBERT GIBBON, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Pri(k Office corner of 5th and Tryon Streets. ,.(4lT.ce College Street. NlarrhHJ Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C, fjjson liand a large and well selected stock of PURE DKL'GS, Cliein'icals, Patent Medicines, Family Mlicincs, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuil's. Kuin'v :ml Toilet Articles, which he is determined u at tlic very lowest prices. J. P. McCombs, M. D., ntf. is hi professional services to the citiz.ens of Chariot te and surrounding country. All calls, both nurht and day, promptly attended to OiVicc in I frown's building, up sta stairs, opposite the (U t :, i'O. Alexander & Bland, 1) K N T I STS. All work guaranteed. Teeth extracted without iH'ii l)V "Nil rows Oxide Ga.-." oi!iv in lirick Building, opposite the Charlotte !!-.tel. March 1. 1872. H. H. HOFFMAN. ISAIAH SIMPSON. HOFFMAN & SIMPSON, Dontist,s CHARLOTTE, N. C, lU-sprftfuIlv inform the citizens of Charlotte and the puMic," that they have associated themselves tiu'clher in tin-practice of Dentistry. Their aim will he to perforin all operations relating to the pro fiVion in the most skillful manner and highest de gree of excellence. Y' ih t-Mra' ted without pain by the useof Nitrous Ouilc Cns. Satisfaction iruarantced. Oi'iceon Trade Street,' in A. R. Nesbit & Rro's new hiiilding. Jan. 15, 1872. MANSION HOUSE, CHARLOTTE, N. C. This well-known House having been newly fur n'wlml and refitted in every department, is now open for the accommodation of the Traveling public. 3T Oninihusses at the Depot on arrival of Trains. .lun.l. 1872. II. C. ECCLES. Z. B. VANCK. A BVKWEU,. VANCE & BURWELL, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. O ;('. ill April Os72 the Court House. 6m W. j. BLACK, Wholesale and Ristait, Grocer & Commission Merchant, And Dkai.ek in PROVISIOXS A XI) WHISKYS, College Street, CHARLOTTE, N. C. L. W. SANDER. .'. K. OATE8. W. C. I'.LACKWOOD. SANDERS, OATES & CO., Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Cotton Buyers and C 0 M M I S S I () X ME 11 C II A X TS, Conirr T !"? find CoUwc Street.0., CHARLOTTE, N C. WaLTIU Clah.K. J. M. MfLLEN. CLARK & MULLEN, Attorney? at Law, HALIFAX, X. 0. Pnu'tices in all theCo'irtsoi' Halifax, Martin, North ampton anil EJg.-co:nhe counties. In the Supreme Court of Xorth Carolina and in the Federal Courts. rif Collections nude in dl parts of North Caro lina MwJMlSre ly W. F. COOK, Tf'hlc Stro-f, en Xorth Carolina -Railroad, Charlotte, N. C, Manufacturer of CIDER MILLS and all kinds of FA R M IN G 1 M L'LE M EN TS. 117" All orders promptly attended to. Ian. 22, 1S72. M. MILLER. J. W. M TLLl'Il. II. E. MILIJCR. R. M. MILLER & SONS, K O L E S A L E G R () C E R $, Commission Merchants and 'KXKKAL VR () I) U C K DEALERS, ('ol're VVf, Charlotte, X. C. fLEAVELAXD FEMALE SEMINARY. Cleaveland Mineral Springs, NEAR SHELUV, N C. ill-.! next Session will commence on thr 18th 'I't'inhiT, 15S72, and continue without intermission, yVipt three hi ys at C?iirist:nas, until the 5th of Jtiuc s7;j lio'ard and Tuition pavablc quarterly 'aaiU-Hiiw. further information apply to T T. V. RREVARD, June 24, 1872. y-pd Principal. C ecci.es, 1,1 Iredell county, N. C. T. II. OAIT1IER. of Mocksville, N. C. ECCLES & GAITHER. Auctioneers and Commission Merchants, p CHARLOTTE, X. C, r the sale am purchase of Cotton, Tobacco, Grain, 5l IrfHluCc and Merchandize of all kinds. . GT They hxvc removed their Store to the Brick ij,Msp below Springs'-bnilding, Trade Street. Kkkekences tC W. Dewev & Co., Rankers ; M. i.- 1 fgnun. Cashier, Fit National Bank; W.J. x f Edit-r "Western Democmt," Charlotte, N. C. nuary i, 1872. Atlantic, Tenn. & Ohio Railroad. SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE, ) Cuaulottg, N. C, July 22d, 1S72. f ?nVd af,er Thursday, the 25th, the following Ju.. e w5n bc rui v'-r this Road daily, (Sun Cfti excepted): ive StRtesville, Amve at Charlotte, -Leave Charlotte, Arrive at Statesville, -t,., . J. J. 7:00 A. M. 10:35 " 8:25 P. m;. 7:00 " GORMLEY, Superintendent. rn,w T?mith ,& Hammond, ii; -'""-lai viiicr, Viiai ioiu i. kj , are A Fable. A fox and a luck having nuor. relied about the ownership of a frog, agreed to refer the dispute to a lion. After hearing a great deal of argument, the lion opened his mouth to speak. "I am very well aware," interrupted the duck, "what your decision is. It, is that by your own showing the frog belongs to neither of us, and you will eat him yourself. Rat please remember that lions do not like frogs." "To me," exclaim ed the fox, "it is perfectly clear that you will give the frog to the duck, the duck to me, and take me yourself. Allow me to state certain objections to" "I was about to remark," said the lion, "that while you were disputing, the cause of contention had hopped away. Perhaps you can procure another lroix." To point out the moral of this fable would be to offer a gratuitous in sult to the acuteness of the reader. Buy.. Shoes at a Shoe Store. ; SMITH'S SHOE STORE! Charlotte, N. C, The Eargest Wholesale and Retail Shoe House in. the State. Have Apents always in the Northern markets. Buy direct from manufacturers. From lon expe rience in the Shoe Trade and 'superior advantages in buying, we guarantee to sell Boots and Shoes At as low prices as any New York Jobber. For proof of our assertion," the next time you are in Charlotte come and examine our stock and prices whether you wUli to buy or not. We are now receiving our large FALL STOCK, consisting of BOOTS, SHOES, LEATHER, Shoe-Findings, Trunks and Hats. . If you only want a single pair of Shoes, send your order to SMITH, and you will be suited or can return the Shoes. Always buy your Shoes at a Shoe Store, you can be better suited, and get them cheaner. S. P. SMITH & CO., Smith's Shoe Store, Charlotte, N. C. August 19, 1872 tlstJan. TO THE PUBLIC. New Storage Ware House. We 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 loans on the same. Our Ware House is Fire Proof from without, ami 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, 1S72. Gentlemen's Goods. C.-smueres, Cloths, Linens, Ducks, Drabctas, Silk Mixed Scotch Tweeds, just received. A lot of GENTS' tILK HATS, which for style, quality and lightness can't be beat in the market. WOLFE & BARRINGER. To the Farmer. Steel Hoes, Axes, Drawing Chains, Hames, Iron, Chisels, Augers, Hammers, flaud Saws and almost everything to supply a farm, as cheap as any at retail in the City. April, 15, 18T2. WOLFE & BARRINGER. Writing Paper, Pens, Ink, &c. REMOVAL. J. K. PUREFOY has removed to West side of Tryon Street, next door to Parks' building, where lie will keep a stock of STATIONERY of all kinds, Pens, Ink, &c. Also, a line of very fine CHEWING and SMOK ING TOBACCO, aiui a great variety of PIPES. S pt. 9, 1872. - WITTKOWSKY & RINTELS' CARD! R E A I) I T ! ! 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 particalar,) 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 Caroliua. 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 mil make it to their interest to buy of us this Spring. Respectfully, WITTKOWSKY & RINTELS. ClIAKLOTTE, N. C. March 4, 1872. Ink! Ink!! Ink!!! Carters combined Writing and Copying Ink, in quart and pint Bottles. This Ink is warranted to tlow as freely as any Ink now in use, to give a per fect copj- and not to thicken or mould. N. Anionics' French copying Ink in quarts and pints. Arnolds Chemical Writing Fluid in quarts, pints, half pints and quarter pints. Arnolds Superior Copying Ink, quart bottles. Maynard and Noves Black Ink, quarts. Jet" Black School Ink. Floiillos School size extra Blue Writing Fluid, at TIDDY'S BOOK STORE. July 29, 18?2. . Stationary Store. 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 feet 1 inch, 6 feet 2 inch, 9 feet 3 inch, or 13 feet 4 inches long according to Classification. Ut .CfaMButt 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 CluAt Butt cutsof 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 Chum Forest nickory, showing at leact 3 in ches of white wood free from knots and stains, and not less than 8 inches in diameter. For 1st Class $15 per 10O0 feet timber measure t O. it J0 l 4 3d " 10 " i " " The above prices will be paid on inspection by mc, 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 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 OfSce. Charlotte. "Aug. 19, 1873 6w The Negro's Future Home. The New York Ilerald of Tuesday has two columns on "our negro population its political influence and labor movements." It argues that the negro being adapted by nature to a tropical climate, and being averse to unnecessary labor, will ultimately go from Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Missouri, North Carolina and Kentucky, and from the upper and middle sections of Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia, to the rr.ore extreme portions of the South, where production is more spontaneous, clothing lighter and cheaper, fuel less heed ed and costly habitations unnecessary. We subjoin the concluding paragraphs" of the Herald's article Two leading deductions may at this day be made : 1. There is and will be a steady exodus of the negro population southward ainj into the tropics. " 2. It will cluster in districts where the arable land is friable and easily worked, where vegetation is most spontaneous, and where agriculture will return the largest products or wages with the least labor. These people have little individuality, and are very gregarious ; the current of migration will be swelled by their proclivi ty to follow their "crowd." This disposi tion draws them to villages, towns and cities. A false pride since emancipation an appreciation of the "greatness thrust upon them" have produced an aversion to menial service; they confound it with sla very, which it resembles. But they will endure it, if they can obtain with it associa tion, "finery, music and splurge," in which they delight. In those districts where their population once becomes sensibly di minished a rapid disappearance will ensue. Personal proclivities govern them much more in their local changes than do policy or politics. A wide field for white immigrant labor is steadily opening in the Northern and Mid dle States of the South; and on the move ment of the colored race largely depends its own ultimate fate in America. It may re sult in their colonization. JAMES H. HENDERSON, At his Xexo House at the Old Stand, Is now prepared to serve his old customers, and as many new ones as will give him a call, in DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, &c He will be pleased to see all who are in need of anything in his line, and guarantees to sell as cheap as any similar house in the City. Give him a call and be convinced. Thankful to his friends and the public for past patronage, he hopes to be able to continue to merit the same by liberal and fair dealing, Sept. 16. 1872. 4v. Groceries, Salt, Bagging and Ties. We are now receiving our Fall Stock of Groceries, consisting of every tiling kept by a first class Grocer' House: Salt in large quantities, Bagging and Ties bought after the decline, Ale, Porter, kc, &c. We can't enumerate until our Goods all arrive. We cannot and will not be undersold by any. Call and see us. GRIER & ALEXANDER, P. S. The best and purest Liquors in the coun try for medical purposes only. Sept. 16, 1873. G. & A. Wheat Fertilizer. We have the Agency for a Fertilizer that has been used in the wheat growing States for the past three years and has given entire satisfaction to all who have used it, and we hold certificates from some of the best farmers in our section of country. We have a large quantity of this Fertilizer on hand, which we offer to our farmers as low as it can be bought from man '.'.factories. This is no humbug. For further particulars apply to GREGORY & WILLIAMSON. Sept. 16, 1872. Tobacco, Flour, Seed Oats, &c 5 000 YARDS ALAMANCE PLAIDS ,UUUfIoit's best, 10,000 Yards Domestic, 20 Boxes Vaughn's Tobacco, 200 Sacks Family Flour, 1,000 Bunches Yarn, 1,000 Bushels Seed Oats. Sept. 16, 1872. E. M. nOLT & CO. LAND FOR -SALE. By virtue of the last Will and Testament of James C. Davis, dee'd, we will proceed to sell to the highest bidder, at the late residence of James C. Davis, dee'd, on Tuesday, 22 d day of October, 1872, all the Lands belonging to the estate of said deceased, con sisting of three tracts First. The Home Place, containing about 404 acres, very well improved, with a well of good water. Said Land is well adapted to the culture of srain and cotton, with 30 acres of bottom land. Said Land is situated on 12 Mile Creek, in Union county, N. C, adjoining the Lands of A. J. Moore, Burrel Clark's Estate Lauds and others. Second Tract contains 75 acres original forest, well timbered, located near a good Saw Mill, ad joining S. B. Howard and others. Third Tract, containing 130 acres, all wood land, situated near Sandy Ridge Church, adjoining the Lands of Mrs. Mary Matthews and others. Said Land 13 well adapted to the culture of Corn and Cotton. Tkkms Twelve months credit, with note and approved security, interest from date, and right re served until the purchase money is paid. T. W. RED WINE, J. M. PRICE, Attornej-s of Thos. A. Davis, Sept 9, 1872 Gw Ex'r of Jas C Davis, dee'd. 18 72. 1872. Ribbons, Millinery and Straw Goods, AIS), White Goods, Embroideries, &c. ARMSTRONG, CATOR & CO., Importers, Manufacturers and Jobbers Bonnet Trimmina:, Neck and Sash Ribbons, VELVET RIBBONS, NECK TIES, Bonnet Silks, Satins, Velvets and Crapes, Flowers, Feathers, Ornaments, Frames, &c, Straw Bonnets and Ladies aud Children's Hats, trimmed and un triuimed. And in connecting Wart-rooms White Goods, Linens, Embroideries, Laces, Nets, Collars, Setts, Handkerchiefs, Veiling, Head Nets, &c, &c. Xos. 237 and 239 Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md. These goods are manufactured by ns or bought for Cash directly from the European and American Manufacturers, embracing all the latest novelties, unequalled in" variety and cheapness in any market Orders filled with care, promptness and despatch. September 9,1872 2mpd Weak Backs and Bad Seats. The small of the back is the weak or strong point of every person. It is the center of voluntary motion. Nearly three hundred muscles are directly or indirectly connected with the motions of which the small of the back is the pivotal center. Heiice, while those who are strong, aud whose muscular systems are well balauced, know nothiug of spinal weakness or verte bel distortion, invalids1 are forever com plaining of this part of the body. One very prominent cause of weak backs and crooked spines is, the unhygienic and uuauatomical seats "and benches of our school houses, churches and halls; or are the seats aud benches provided on steam boats, railroad cars, or at stations or at ferry-houses any better. It is impossible for any person to occupy these reats long without being forced out of shape. And when scltool children arc confined to- them! for several hours a day, for months and years, their backs will inevitably be more or less weakened with corresponding de formity of body, for life. If we go into private families, even into the palace of the opulent, we find the seats made more for show than for use. Girls suffer much more by using such seats than boys, for the reason that boys are taught to run, jump and exercise themselves all over and all through, while girls are ex pected to keep still and be pretty. It is certainly one of the strange prob lems of the nineteenth century that no parent, t acher, or mechanic will give any attention to anatomy or physiology in the construction of seats for the human body. Must our chairs ami sofas and settees, and divans, and tete-a-tetesy and pews forever be dictated by fashion, and never conform ed to nature? Must our tortured bodies forever be compelled to shape themselves to the seats instead of the seats being adapt ed to our bodies? Go through all the great chair-factories of the country, and you will not find a single article that is not put together in gross violation of the rules of health and comfort. Science of Health. Important Post-Oefice Regulation. The continued changes in the postal laws of the country require persons to keep con stantly on the qui vivey or else, to run the risk of having their correspondence quietly dumped into the dead letter office. Under the old law the rate of postage for mail mat ter was three cents per half ounce for let ters, and the regulation provided that in case the requisite number of stamps to pay the full postage was not attached to a let ter, the postmaster at the place of destina tion was required to collect the remainder. For instance, if a letter which weighed one ounce only had a three cent stamp attached, it went on to its destination and the remain ing three cents due upon it was collected there. The law in this respect has been materially changed. Under a decision of the Post Office antinomies postmasters are required to collect double the amount which remains unpaid. Double postage is also of course to be collected on wholly unpaid matter which may by chance reach the office of destination. Letter writers and business men will avoid much confusion in future by bearing in mind the new law on the subject. " OAK LAWN," The well known residence of the late E. R. Harris, of Cabarrus county, is ottered for Sale. It contains about 340 acres of LAND, is well watered and im proved; has good out-houses, and a commodious Dwelling House, beautifully situated where the road from Charlotte to Salisbury crosses the road leading from Concord to Davidson College. It is" 15 miles from Charlotte, 10 from Concord, 10 from Davidson College and 3 from Poplar Tent Church. The neighborhood is one of the best in the State. The place contains a body of fine Cotton Land. For particulars inquire of A. J. Seagle, Newton, N. C. Mr Milas Johnston will show the property to any one wishing to examine. A. J. SEAGLE, J. N. CRAIG, Sept. 15, 1872 4w Executors. REIDTILLE FEMALE COLLEGE, Reidville, S. C Rev. THOMAS WARD WRITE, President. Assisted by an able Corps of experienced Teachers. Opens 1st of February ; the cheapest Female College in the South ; closes last of November; Ten Calen dar Months ; Vacation in the Winter ; Fall Term begins 1st July. Board. The Steward's Hall is under themanage ment of an experienced gentleman, Mr J. 8. Ham mond, and the charges placed at the lowest possible finures $12.50 per month including Washing, Fuel, Lights and Servants' attendance. In addition to which" there are four Boarding Houses, in each of which a member of the Faculty resides. TuiTroN. At $1. $2, $3 and $1 per month re spectively for the Elementary, Primary, Interme diate and Collegiate Departments. Latin, Greek, French and German tauaht in th? Collegiate De partment without any extra charge. Music $4 per month. Matriculation fee $2 (for fhe year). Situation. Reidville is situated on the great Air Line from New Orleans to New York, via At lanta and Charlotte, N. C. about equi-distant from both places; at present until the completion of this road, accessible by way of Columbia, S.C.at which point the President will meet Pupils when advised of the time of their arrival. The College omnibus conveys Pupils to and from Spartanburg C. H-, free of cost. The village of Reidville is located in a high, dry, healthv section of the State, at the base of the Blue Rid:re "Mountain, distant 12 miles from Spartanburg C. H.. on the one side, and 20 from the city of Greenville on the other, and is in daily mail com munication with both places. A public conveyance leaves Spartanbnrg C. H. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; Greenville, TuesdaysThursdays and Saturdays.-passing imme diately "by the Village, going and returning. Younsf Ladies from abroad board in the house prepared for their reception a large, commodious, comfortable building and are under the special care of the President of the Institution. Pupils received at any period, and are charged onlv from the time at which they enter. For further information address W. A. HARRISON. Secretary Board of Trustees, Reidville, S. C. EifereweGen. D. II. Hill, Charlotte, N. C. N. I. No chanre is made for the tuition of daughters of Minister of the Gospel of any denom ination, or those of Confederate soldiers killed ia battle. Sent 16, 1?T2 3w How to Beautify Homes. There are a few facts of a familiar kind which may aid in making many a place beautiful, which I will submit to the great household of the Ledger. No one needs to be told how much a house is adorned by vines; and yet many are averse to their liberal use from the impression that they make a house damp. It is true that they may, but it is not necessary that thev should. Vines do not collect dampness. If any part of the house wall needs the sun to warm it, and is covered by a vine from its influence, it may favor dampness. But an ivy vine is reputed to make a house dry, and has sometimes been employed to cor rect the undue moisture to which certain portions of a dwelling are subject. A grape vine trained upon slats which shall have a few inches of air space underneath it, will not injure the house. Upon porches and 4 over trellises, vines may be trained with a charming effect,-and without offend ing those who are superstitiously prejudiced against vines on a house. The kinds of vines must be left in the case of thousands, to accident. Men that are obliged to count the very last penny in their expenses cannot send many orders to florists for beautiful things but must take what they can get in their own neighbor hood. We will mention a few things now generally diffused. The Glycine or Wistaria, is one of the noblest. It will run a hundred feet or more, and grows in time to have a trunk like a small tree. Nothing can surpass it at its blossoming period. It is like a vision in the garden of heaven. It may be raised by layers, but will be found somewhat slow in taking hold after transplantation. Its arms may be carried out in tier above tier to cover the whole side of the house, when economy of space is no object ; but where one desires to spare for other things, the Wistaria may be trained upon a corner or along the eaves. There is nothing more beautiful in its summer greenness or gorgeous in its autumn reds and purples, than the Virginia Creeper Ampelopsis hederacea. There is a varie ty called Amptelojisis Jreitchiiy or Veitch's, which is extremely beautiful. It clings to wood or brick with as much tenacity as the ivy. Its foliage is fine and its habits fits it to fill small spaces. It is a plant, once had, that no one would part with. If one wishes a dense screen, there is no vine that grows more rapidly, that is more hardy than , the Aristolochia Sipho, or Dutchman's pipe. One might as well at tempt to look through a brick wall as through the opaque mass made by its enor mous leaves. Rut its coarseness fits it chiefly for hiding ungainly things or shad ing from the light. The Trumpet Creeper is effective at a distance, but its coarseness excludes it from familiar nearness. Few people are aware of the vast im provements which have taken place in the Clematis. Every one knows the wild wrhite Clematis, which is beautiful in blossom, and almost as fine when its seed aie ripened. It abounds in our fields and bears trans plantation easily. The new kinds or those comparatively new deserve to be better known. -Fortune's, Henderson's, Jack man's, the Prince of Wales, Standishe's, to gether with Ileiiua, Sophia, Lanuginosa, are obtainable at our first class 'nurseries, and may be easily propagated. Besides these, there are every year new varieties introduc ed. There is no vine that we should spare with more reluctance. The sheets of gor geous bloom, which, by judicious selection of kinds will last from June to September, the perfect hardiness of the plant, and the ease with which it is trained, fit it eminent ly for small places and sunny spots. For it loves the full blaze, and will not flourish well even when planted with other vines that at all shade it. Indeed, to have the best effect of Clematis, it should be trained to a clear and open space to a trellis of itsown. But of all vines, none is so popular, and deservedly so, as the honeysuckle. The kinds are numerous. But if one can be had, let it be the Hullcana, or Hall's Japan honeysuckle. It cannot be distinguished fromlhe Brachypoda, in leaf or blossom; but it excels that immeasurably in the habit of all summer blossoming. The Elex uoso, or Chinese is fine, but we consider it second to Hall's which ought to be better known and more widely diffused than it is. By planting it on open soil, without sup port it spreads over the ground and roots at every joint so that hundreds of new plants mav be gained every year. There is a beautiful golden honevsnekle aurea reticulata. This ought not to be planted by the side of green leaved varie ties. It produces the effect of a deceased or weak branch, rather than of contrast and variety. But the golden leaved, if planted by itself and well grown is gorgeous. It is perfectly hardy and is of good growth and constitution. If one has a yard of ground, he may have a vine which will through the whole summer give unfeigned pleasure. GOODS AT COST A TBEA TTIEy S FORD, X. Great Bargains Offered ! ! C. We are now offering the largest and mn?t varied stock of Goods in Lincoln county, at actual cost We have now on hand and offer at cost: A large Ftock of Boots and Shoes, LADIES' AND GENT'S II ATS, CLOTHING. Dry Goods, Hardware, Groceries. Drugs. Crockery, Notions, and in fact almost everything that can be called for, wc now have in store, ana wouia invite those wishimr to purchase to call and examine our stock at an early date, when tho fall artment can be seen. W Ci fnrV.a Jnfnrtnttrn r.f our Mistftmrn that we will keep on hand all the while a full supply of Groceries. Our Books from this date are closed, and we hope those indebted io ns will call at their earliest con venience and se ttle. n. W: CONNOR & CO. Beatti.'s Ford, N. C, Sept. 19, 1872 tf. The Car of Juggernaut. The Indian correspondent of the London Times recently wrote a letter in relation to the Juggernaut festival, in which he said, he thought the cruel cereraouies hitherto in vogue were no longer common. In reply to this another gentleman writes: "Your Calcutta correspondent has taken the Juggernaut festival -under his protec tion, and seems nervously anxious to prove that self-immolation has ceased. Neverthe less, he has often to report fatal accidents, where men are crushed under the wheels of the car, and not killed or injured in any other way. Having had a very long ex perience as a manager of reraindarics (estates) in Lower Bengal, a position which brought me into most intimate connection with the people, I have no hesitation in say ing that the accident .- reported- in the Times of the 13th of August, as har ing occurred at Serampore was a case of self-immolation. A caso that oc curred in my own experience will illustrate the grounds of my belief. Some twenty-five years ago I was managing a large estate in Lower Bengal, belonging to a Hindoo gen tleman. In the chief village of this estate there was a Ruth, or Juggernaut car which having become dilapidated, underwent rather extensive repairs. These cars are supported on a number of wheels which are invisible externally. On the day when the Ruth ought to haye proceeded on its journey the huge multitude found it impossible to move it. As I after wards learned, the priest had locked the wheels. For two or three days the people tried to move it, but in vain. At last it be gan to be whispered that a human sacrifice was required to inaugurate the newly-repaired car. A day or two more, and I was told that the victim had been procured in the person of a leper, who had sold himself for Q. I was also told that the darogah, or superintendent of police, had been hand somely bribed, and that he would report to the magistrate 'accidental death. I did not believe all this, especially as my infor mant was a woman who, I thought, might have been imposed upon by what we call 'bazaar gup,' or common gossip; but in two or three days more I was informed that, to the joy of the whole country round about, the Ruth had at hist moved, but that, unfortunately, a poor leper, falling under the wheels, had been crushed to death. It was, however, a purely accidental occur ev.ee, for, after a most searching inquiry, the darogah had so reported. After this experience I made a practice of watching the Ruths, of which there are a great many in Bengal, and invariably found when one refused to bo dragged by the people, as the 'smaller car' of your cor respondent did, its first motion was attend ed with a serious if not a fatal accident. Your correspondent thinks the fact that the man whose thigh was crushed drank gin proves, that it could not be a fit subject for a Hindoo sacrifice. It appears he does not know that all those who swing at the Chur ruck Poojah arc persons of the very lowest easte, or rather, no caste at all, who are paid by wealthy Hindoos to do this pen ance in their stead. The fact of the man being an outcast is a very strong proof that lie was a purchased victim and this is still further confirmed by the native-like attempt to divert the suspicions of the Sha hebs by the loudly-expressed blame of the god for punishing him. Another suspicious circumstance is that the police had got themselves and the station magistrates away from the 'smaller car, so that there might be no interruption to what was about to happen." At tho last school exhibition of a town in Maine the following essay received the prize: On the turtle. "This animal is found most always in the water and then he conies on dry land. The turkle cannot fly. If he was the right kind of a bird he could fly ; but if he was a goose bird or au ostrich he could not fly. The turkle has four paws and a mouth like the American eagle, which makes the British Ivon and the uniform tremble. Tho turkle has a shell, and sometimes folks put fire on it and the turkle crawles out. . When the turkle crawls ont of his shell he is very wet and stick. There are two kinds of turkle, mud turkle and tho other kind. We don't have any other kind in our pond. French and Irish people eat turkle and frogs, but I should not like to. I cought a turkle once, but it did not do mc any good, for I swapped it off for a jack knife and cut my fingers. Father said it was a judgment, but I thought it was a knife. I don't know much nbont turkle. J2A California exchange says: "It has always been a mystery to us where. all the smiths came from; but while lately visiting a neighboring city, the matter was satisfactorily explained bv the appearance of a large Mgn over the dfoor of a factory with the announcement that this was the "Smith Manufacturing Company. ZSjT A prudent Kentucky father, with a marriageable daughter, found it impossible to keep the Wans from the house, so he furnished her with a music box which plays "Home, Sweet Home" at 10 o'clock P. M., precisely. The beans are all gone and the house closed up in five minutes after. Break them cr. People who have cigar boxes on hand may be instructed to know that a late decihion makes any man j liaVda to a fine of fifty dollars for not des- trovjnf, t,e boxes after the cigars have been i ' i taken OHl OI llitMii. Z3j A four-year old female went into a drugstore the" other day and &iid to the proprietor in a half whisper: "If a little girl hain't got any money, how much chew- in-um do von give her lor nothing.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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