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v-- . . . MY1 Y ss2 .2 .17 eiT &10CE erlT IT'iojliV'lVl.' i TTTENTY-NDrtli F0LU1IE -NCllBEn 1480. W. J. YATES, Kdixob ad PiofmhW rriioiffwJeriittn--$2. 00, advance. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAYv APKIL 22, 1881. i 11. . .4'. J,. t.di c. II III II I II I v 1 1 Jl i M U I I I III Wfti f II III I II 111 1 II 1 v n rr iil. Ill I III V LI Lll III II III I II I II I W V ri I I 1 r III . IM1 11 11 in 1 . 11 ! 11 11 11 1 11 I 11 I 1.11 itfi 11 '11 rii r 11 t h.11 1 ; 111 1. 11 it v!I J AV Jl t-II 111 tl ll Al WAl l 1 I Al ' THE Charlotte Democrat, PTJBLUHXD BT YILLIAM J. YATE8, Editor andPreprietor o Titans TWO DOLLARS for one yew, or One Dollar for six months. Subteriptumt mutt be paid in advance. " Entered at the Post Office in Charlotte, N. C, as second class postal matter," according to the rules of the P. O. Department. ROBERT GIBBON, II. D., CHARLOTTE, N. C., (Office corner 5th and Try on Street,) Tenders his professional services to the public, as a practical Surton. Will advise, treat or operate la all the (offerer t departments of Surgery." March 5, 1881 ly Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Has on hand a large and well selected stock of PURE DRUGS, Chemicals, Patent Medicine, Family Medicines, Paints. Oils, Varnishes, Dye 8tuf. Fancy and Toilet Articles, -which he it- determined to sell at the very lowest prices. Jan 1, 187. DR. T. C. SMITH, Druggist and Pharmacist, Keeps a fall line of Pare Drugs and Chemicals, White Lead and Colors, Machine and Tanners' Oils, Patent Medicines, Garden 8eeds,and every thing pertaining to the Drug business, which he will sell at low prices. March 28, T879. J. F. McComba,. II. D., offers his professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite the Charlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1873. DR. J. M. MILLER, Charlotte, N. C All calls promptly answered day and night. Office over Traders' National Bank Residence opposite W. R. Myers'. Jan. 18, 1878. DR. M. A. BLAND, Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte Hotel. . Gas used for the painless extraction of teetn. Feb. 15. 1878. DR. GEO. W. GRAHAM, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Practice limited to the EYE, EAR AND THROAT. March 18, 1881 ly A. BURWELIi. P. D- WALKER. BURWELL & WALKER, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N.C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. Office adjoining Court House. Nv. 5, 1880. T. M. PITTM AN, Attorney at Law, (Oppotite the Court Route, Charlotte, N. C.,) Practices in the Btate and U. S. Courts, and gives prompt attention to business. Will negotiate loans. May 28, 1880. y WILSON & BURWELL, Wholesale and Retail Druggists, Trade Street, Chablotte, N. C, Have a large and complete Stock of everything per taining to the Drug Business, to which they invite the attention of all buyers both wholesale and retail. Oct. 8. 1880. HALES & PARRIOR, Practical Watch-dealers and Jewelers. Charlotte, N. C, eep a full stock of handsome Jewehy, and Clocks, Spectacles, &c, which they sell at fair prices. Repairing of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Ac, done promptly, and satisfaction assured. Store next to Springs' corner building. ly 1, 1879. SPRINGS & BURWELL, Grocers and Provision Dealers; Have always in biock uonee, ougar, juuiawra, Syrups .Mackerel, Soaps, Starch, Meat, Lard, Hams, 1 CI tA1.M Flour, urass Heeds, nows. cec., wnica we ouerw Krth th WhniMiie cd Retail trade. All are in vited to try us from the smallest to the largest buyers. Jan. 17, 1880. j. Mclaughlin, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in , Groceries. Provisions, &c, College Street, Charlotte, N. C, Sells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash, and buys Country Produce at hiehest market price. tT Cottom and other country Produce sold on Commission and prompt returns maae. Nov. 1, 1880. HARRISON WATTS, COTTON BUYER, Comer Trade and College Ste., up Stairs, CHARLOTTE, . N. C, Oct 24. 1880 - ly ' DR. A. W. ALEXANDER, XM v U V i SI l Office over L. R. Wriston & Cos Drug Store. I am wAplrinff cf nnVM tn an it thft timf fnr r7fl.fth. With 25 years' experience I guarantee eatire iisiacuan. Jan. 18, 1878. Notice of Dissolution. i The firm of J. McLaughlin & Co. is this day dis solved by mutual consent W. W. Grier having withdrawn. The business of the nrm win be set tied at the office of J. McLaughlin. j. Mclaughlin & co. Not. 1,1880.-, "C- v t3F" Gen. Hanoock. writins in aneer to a little girl in Bloomington, IlL, who had conveyed to him the startling fact that . he had been born on her birthday, aaid: "I was pleased to hear that yon were born on the 14th of February (St. Valentine's day) as I was. But I was a twin; two boys were born in my family on that day and both live. I have known some queer coincidences as to birthdays. I . know - one gentleman who bad lour children, and three, if not all of them, were born on the fourth . of July. This is what I call a patriotic family." Gen. Hancock, who didn't get , what ' he wanted, evidently is a happier man. than .rresicient uarneia, wno aia set , wnat ne wanted. r FOR SALE. OKC BUSHELS PEELER & BOYD PRO- wwvKlc Cotton Seed for sale at 30 cents per bushel of 80 pounds. IT.Sn 1 HMith TVtwn Rom mnA flrtntti nnwn Lambs, to be called for the 1st of July. . April 13, 1881 2wpd SHERIFF'S SALES. I will sell for cash, at the Court House door in the city of Charlotte, on Monday, the 2d day of May, 1881, to satisfy Executions in my bands for Comity and State taxes, the following described Tracts of Land and City Property, viz : One Tract of .Land in raw Ureefc Townsnip, ad joining the lands of 'David Norment, Cyrus rt...-L7 ! J .i i .1. . M Thomas Kenny. - Also, one Tract of .Land in unariotte Townsnip, adjoining the lands of J. C. Dowd, the Trotter Gold Mine and others, known as the property of Thomas Kenny. Also, one Tract of Land in raw ureetc Town ship, -adjoining the lands of 8. W. Beatty, A W Neill and tbers, known as the property of Julius A. King. Also, one Tract of Land in Charlotte Township, adjoining Abram Palmer and others, known as the property of Thomas Furguson. 1 , Also, one House and Lot in the city of Charlotte, adjoining the property of Jennie Beck with and others, known as the property of Ann Young. Also, one House and .Lot in the city ol unariotte, adjoining the property of H. W. Tatum, P H El liott and others, known as the property of T. J. Sprinkle. Also, one House and Lot in tne city ox unariotte, adjoining the property of W. M. Wilson, Walter Brem and others, known as the property of Julia A. McMurray. Also, one House and Lot in the city of Charlotte, near tne uaroiina central uepot, adjoining tne property of Mrs. P. M. Murray and . others, known as the property of J. L. Hardin. M. E. ALEXANDER, Sheriff of Mecklenburg county. April 1, 1881. 4w NOTICE. ITavinff been anDointed the Executor of W. H. Clark, deceased, t hereby notify all persons having claims against his estate to present tne same to me before the 1st day of April, 1882, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of a recovery. Parties indebted to said estate arc notined tnat prompt payment will be required. WM. TULUJ, Executor of W. H. Clark. April 1,1881 6w OUR SPRING STOCK Is new coming in daily, apd by the 15th of March will be complete. It will be unusually large and attractive. We have a nice line of Clothing,. Shoes and Hats A Jarge Stock of DRESS G O OZSt WIIITE G 0 0DSt Pant Goods, Shirtings & Sheetings. Drivft nn tn our front door, cet out and come in. and make our house your headquarters when you visit the City. ALEXANDER & HARRIS. March 11, 1881. HARDWARE. brem & Mcdowell. (Successort to Walter Brem, Agent,) Have a full and new Stock of Hardware for the Wholesale and Retail trade and invite an inspection before purchasing elsewhere. Corner Trade and Tryon Streets, Charlotte. Oct. 8, 1880. 1881. SPRING STOCK. 1881. We are daily receiving our Spring Stock of . BOOTS AND SHOES, Which will be more complete than ever before, and comprises the best. brands and latest styles. Ladies', Misses', Childrens', Gents', Beys' and Youths' fine Boots and Shoes a specialty. Lower grades of all goods in our line in variety and all prices. i. . Full stock of STETSON HATS, and soon to ar rive a pretty line Straw Hats. Trunks, Valises and Satchels, all sizes and prices. Call and see us. PEGRAM & CO. March 4, 1881. CONFECTIONERIES, GROCERIES, &e. Cakes and Bread. C. S. HOLTON. at the Rising Sun Store, oppo site the Old Market, still keeps a large assortment of Confectioneries, &c, and a good selection of choice Family Groceries all ol the freshest aad best quality. Bread and Cakes. His Bread is considered superior by all who use it, and his assortment of Cakes is fine. t3F" Wedding Cakes and Cakes for Parties pre pared in the beat ltue at short notice. Give me a trial when yeu need anything in my line. ' - - - C. S. HOLTON. Jan. 14. 1881. Just Received ! 1 CAR LOAD Wlrite Corn, 1 " White Virginia Meal, 1 " " Silver Drip 8yrup, 1 " N. O. JIblasses, 2 " " Flour, 1 " " Bacon, 1 " " . Choice Apples, 1 " M Vinegar, , . , , 1 , . . Mott's Genuine Apple Cider, 5 Cases Bananas and 10 Barrels Oranges, And a full stock of everything else in the Heavy aim x aucjr urucery line. We resnectfullv solicit the insrection of both the Wholesale- and Ketair Trade to our stock before purchasing elsewhere,' as we are sure we can make it to your interests jto do so. . DAVIDSON S BEALL. F.4,1881. Redmond, the Outlaw, Captured and Killed Our Franklin correspondent, under date of Monday, the 1 1th, gives the following item : "I am informed that Redmond, the cele brated outlaw of Swain county, has been ar rested, was severely wonnded, and will pro bably die soon if not dead, by this time. He was at his house when some revenue officers went to arrest him. They had con cealed themselves in the bashes 'near the house, but was soon detected by Redmond's dogs that began to bark, whereupon Red mond took bis gun and went to investigate the matter, when he was hailed by the party to "halt," but immediately raising his gun to shoot was fired upon instantlyl by the officers, whose balls took effect anoj will in all probability result in his death. "" S. C. H.' Since putting the above in type, we learn Redmond was carried, after being shot, to Charleston, where he died on Fri day. He said to Ray, who shot him, "Yon have shot me. I never ' surrendered and never would have done so." For several years Redmond has been living a peaceful life farming on the Tennessee River some twenty miles below Franklin. He desired to be let alone and to be permitted to live an honest life. An avenging Nemesis fal lowed him, and the violence which he vis ited upon others has been visited on him. May God have mercy on his soul, and on hit Blayer's as well Asheville Citizen. Words of Wisdom. Our sensible friend of the Pittsboro Re cord truthfully says: The Guano Ceaze. The "guano craze" is prevailing to an alarming extent and nearly every farmer seems to be affected by it. Never before, has there been such a demand for guano far exceeding the supply -and nearly every man's crop will be en cumbered with a lien bond to secure its payment. At every little depot on every railroad can any day be seen numerous wagons loading with the fragant stun, while others go away empty .because the supply is exhausted. The railroads cannot transport the immense quanties that are or dered, although numerous special trains are kept running every day. We sincerely hope that this great demand for fertilizers is an indication of growing prosperity and of improved husbandry, and that the best re sults may flow therefrom. It will certainly take a large portion of the cotton crop many thousands of baits to pay for the fertilizers now being bought by Southern planters. It is to be regretted that the South is subjected to such a drain, and that so much of her wealth should, be car ried beyond our borders. Why cannot all our fertilizers be manufactured in the South and the money kept at home that is now annually going abroad to enrich others? It is certainly a suicidal policy to buy guano at the North to make our cotton, and then send our cotton North to be manufactured into goods. What a saving it would be if we made out fertilizers at home and manu factured our cotton in our own factories! Mustard Plasters'.- An old and emi nent physician says: How many people are there who really know how to make a mus tard plaster? Not one in a hundred, at the most, perhaps, and yet mustard plasters are used in every family. . The ordinary way is to mix the mustard with water, temper ing it with a little flour, but such a plaster as that is simply abominable. 'Before it has half done its work, it begins to blister the patient, and leaves him finally with ' a painful, flayed spot, after having produced far less effect in a beneficial way than was intended. Now, a mustard plaster should never make a blister at all. If a blister is wanted, there are other plasters far better than mustard for. the purpose. . When you make a mustard plaster, then use no water whatever, but mix the mustard ;with the white of an egg, and the result will "draw", perfectly,- but will not produce a blister jeven upon the skin of an infant, no matter how Iong.it is allowed to remain upon the part, f . The best Gnano in this Market BY FROM' $5 TO $10. FINE ISXsAHD GUANO. We have 'received this wk 3,300 Bag3 of this celebrated ' COTTON FERTILIZER, And farmers can come with full confidence of get ting a supply. : ' We' are the only House in the city that has a Pull Stock. Read, the State Chemist's analysis of February 20, 1881, as follows : ' . Available Phdsphorlc Acid, - ' Insoluble M " - Ammonia, - - . Potash, . - ' - - It 69 per cent. 2 03 M 2.49 " 1.69 Commercial value $41.34 per ton. " J. L. BROWN & CO Charlotte, April 15, 1881 2w Greenhouse and Bedding Plants For - sale at one dollar per dozen, (purchaser's choice,) of the following sortsj. with additional plants to compensate freight charges : Abutilons, Agaves', Ageratums, Begonias, Callas, Cannas, - Chrysanthemums, ' Cestrums, ' Coleus, Cuphea. Dusty Miller: Echeveria, Eupatonum, Feverfew, Fuchsias, Geraniums, (ail kinds except Apple, which are twenty-five cents each,) Helio tropes. Hibiscus, Jessamine, (Catalonian,) Lan tanas, Lemon .Verbenas Pelargoniums, Petunias, (double and single,) Scarlet Sage, Stevia, Tuberoses, Ver benas, Violets, (double.) . - . At! orders accompanied with the cash promptly attended to. March 4, 1881. Danville Va ; ; ; Liver Iledicine. Dr. M. A Simmon's Vegetable Liver Medicine. April 15, 1881. WILSON & BURWELL. Concerning Parlors, . The word "parlor" is the remnant of a by gone etate oi tnings. .. ne aays . are gone - - rm - - - w past when Sir Charles ttrandison made his stately bow in the; cedar - parlor. "There are no parlors nowaday,' my-dear." said ah old lady, who we may call Mrs. Partington. "except, ;H believe, in the publio houses." We- have . ; . - diniogrrooms,.: l ra w)ng-rooms, studies, libraries, smoking-rooms, but. the parlor in the ordinary British; mansion, has almost become a thipg of the past. -It re mains,' in -a highly fossilized condition,- as a venerable institution prized: by' , the , lower middle cias8V:;."WiU;y6u. walk into, my par lor? said the spider tether - flyj" and;: I . al ways recognized the wretched feelings of that suicidal fly-when . I am . invited into what people .call a parlor. Very pro bably it is only used on state' occasions. The family may burrow in some subterra nian apartment. We perceive by a hundred signs that such a parlor is not a living room, but a dead room. It is full of stiffness and angularities, hard chairs, and still harder sofas. The region in which the parlor re tains any vitality is the agricultural region. In multitudes of farm houses, and in some vicarages, this kind of apartment is still found. But the British farmer follows hard on the tracks of the squire, and gives up the humble for the more ambitious nomencla ture. It is the better class of laborer and the thriving, artisan who are now aiming at the possession of parlors. Among them the parlor is really a happy and an educating influence. So prevalent have been peace and plenty of recent years, that in the sub urb's of great towns you may pass whole rows of tenements in which you may distin- uish.pleasant parlors, with flowering plants lling the windows and the sound of pianos clashing all down the row. Still, in special cases, the name of the parlor yet . survives, and of these I would say a few words. The parlor or parlior, as the name indicates, is a place wherein to converse. The waiting- room of a club is essentially a parlor: in a less formal, but more real, sense so is the smoking-room. The old lady was perfectly correct in her illusion which, however, was hardly to be expected of her to pub lic houses. It would have been more de cent if she had talked about taverns. And what glorious talk there has been in tavern parlors before now! We think of Ben Jon- son at the Mermaid and bam Johnson at the Turk's Head. -There are still a few wits and scholars who haunt the sanded parlors of hotels about Fleet street : "When all his warm heart sherris-warmed. Flashed forth in random speeches." Such men have felt and said that there is no throne like the easy chair ot a tavern Earlor. Perhaps there are other attractions esides wit and liquor for a tavern parlor. I know a great firm that advertises for pret ty bar-maids, and always sends them home at nights in a special conveyance, to be in trusted to the charge of a most respectable matron. London Society. 1 1 1 m The Cotton-Picking Machine. Correspondence of the- Raleigh Observer. Durham, N. C, April 10, 1881. In & recent issue of your paper I noticed an article upon "cotton-pickers" as the great demand ol the times, and after commenting upon its value, away up in the millions, noted the fact of such a machine a year or so ago having been nearly completed by a North Carolinian, but had - heard nothing of it lately. With mingled feelings of regret and mor tification I herewith give you an account of the machine, its operations and present status. After I had completed a'good-sized model of a cotton picker, I made applica tion to many of our citizens to join me in patenting and working the machine. Not one would do so under any pretext. I ad- vertised in several papers of the State. No notice whatever was taken of it. I took but the patent borrowed money enough to make an experimental machine. ' This cost more than I had, and but one man in North Carolina could I find who let me have $75 to pay freigh t and back d ues u pon it. They opposed its coming into the State. Six millions bales of cotton to-day sells by the pound for the same it did when there was only six bales raised. I have worked my cotton picker for two years, worn - it out, and proved that I am the first man that ever picked a bale of cot ton with machinery, and sold it for the same as hand-picked cotton, and never touched it. The machine gathers three fourths of the open cotton in going over once, and shows a better sample of '. cotton from the same field than hand-picked, tor it gathers nothing but the perfect cotton. The machine can be made to gather a bale an hour, where the cotton is well opened. I am at work now on a half-size machine for the Atlanta exposition, where I shall meet capital and the genius of. the world, and show them how the old thing works. You will see the machine is not dead, but alive and growing a coming invention, not to lesson the pfice of cotton,. but to secure more money in the producer's hands for that which he raises. U. li. dmith. The Coming Fight against Mahonb in. Vikginia. Washington, April 11. Ex Congressman Goode of the.Norfolk district, has been traveling through Virginia during the past month in connection with the Torktown celebration. He returned here to-day and says that his inquiries in all parts of the State satisfied him that the re sult of the coalition between the Republi cans and Mahone will be . to unite under Democratic leadership ,. about, all the re spectability, of the State against the rabble that will follow Mahone for public plunder. Mr. Goode predicts Jtbat the Democrats will parry. the State by. an overwhelming majori ty in the . Fall v election.- Another well known Virginian from Richmond reports the-feeling, there over the coalition to be quite! as intense as Mr, Goode found it else where. ' ? -;; .--,..; i. , t I Fob thr Cuabxottk Democrat.! REVOLUTION ARt HEROES. - - i , ' Gen.. Charles and Major Joseph McDowell c .I have before me, at this moment, a map of the battle of King's Mountain, taken from a urawmg maaetDy uen. Joseph, uraham. ;lhia map gives a bird's eye .view of the summit and sides of the wooded' mountain with the little stream at the foot of it, cross ing at almost a right angle the public' road. The British tents and lines of soldiers oc cupy the .summit, while the nine dettch- meuis oi American troops encircle tnem, on the sloping sides of the mountain.' 1 Each of these nine detachments was under, thetoom maud of an American officer 'and the names oi inese nine omcers were as follows : ;, I.- Col: William Campbell. 2, CoL Isas Shelby. 3. CoFJohn Sevier. 4. CotrBeirH jamin Cleaveland. 5. Maj. Joseph Win ston. 6. COI. James II. Williams. 7. Col. Frederick Hambright. 8. Maj. William Chronicle. 9. Maj. Joseph McDowell. But by an oversight, of which every citi zen in the two Carolinas ought to be ashamed, the name which I have placed last on the list is not on the monument re cently raised on King's Mountain to the memory of these heroic men. Ought not the voices of the other eight Commanders cry out from the ground against such injus tice and ingratitude. We, who enjoy the fruits of the death-daring courage of these men, are too little interested in the achieve ments by which we have so greatly profit ed, to even learn their nam.? And I wish to explain also that there were two Joseph McDowell's, one of whom did, and one did not, command at the battle and that much coniusion ana error nave arisen in conse quence of this fact not being known. Both of them were men ot wealth and high stand ing, both owned magnificent estates. in the mountains of North Carolina, and both left descendants who have, done honor to the memory of their ancestors. How strange then, that so many mistakes should have arisen in regard to them. Their names were identical, but one was Major Joseph McDowell of Pleasant i Gardens and the other was the Hon. Joseph McDowell (mem ber of Congress) of John s liiver. They were cousins, not brothers. - Hon. Joseph McDowell of John's River, was the brother of Gen. Charles McDowell, who was the commanding officer of the Western District of North Carolina during the war with Great Britain. His title was Colonel at the time the battle of King's Mountain was fought, and was, by right, the commanding officer, but was considered, on account of age, too inactive to take charge of the des perate attack to be made on Ferguson. He yielded gracefully to this verdict on the part of the subordinate officers, and volun teered to go himself to head-quarters for a commanding officer. In leaving, he placed his soldiers, (of whom he had a separate detachment,) under the command of, not as Wheeler asserts, his brother Joseph of John's River, but his cousin Joseph of Pleasant Gardens. And this Joseph Major Joseph McDowell of Pleasant Gardens was one of the heroes of the battle of King's Mountain. His name, however, is not on the monument; and to make amends for this injustice, I propose that his own State, North Carolina, shall, at her own expense, have his name cut on .the broad square stone above the panel containing the names of his brother officers. Anyone who looks at a picture of the monument, will understand my meaning. Last Summer I was in Morgan ton, and Mrs. Richmond M. Pearson, widow of . the late Chief Justice, was there. At the house of her son I saw one of the trophies of the battle, which was awarded her grandfather, Maj. Joseph McDowell of Pleasant Gardens. The camp furniture of the defeated British commander was distributed amongst the victorious American officers, and a portion of his China table service fell to. Maj. Mc Dowell's share As I took in my hand the China plate off which the . aristocratic CoL Ferguson, (son of an eminent British Judge and nephew of Lord aibank,) had proba bly eaten his breakfast the morning before his bloody death on King's Mountain, I felt a new glow of pride and patriotism, and little dreamed that at the approaching cen tennial of the 7th of October the brave man, who transmitted this beautiful trophy to his children, would be overlooked and ig nored. Gen. Charles McDowell, the cousin of Maj. Joseph McDowell, and brother of the member of Congress,' Hon. Jos. McDowell, is too well known in the history of our State to' need any additional notice. His son Charles married the daughteuof his cousin1, Major Joseph McDowell, and the children of this couple were Mrs. Judge Pearson, Mrs. N. Woodfin, Mrs. John Wood fin, Mrs. Wm. McKesson and two sons, James and Samuel McDo welL The latter died in early manhood; the former, who married a daugh ter of Gov. Manly, was as noble and true a patriot as either of his two grandfathers, Charles and Joseph, and gave up his young life in the battle on Marye's Heights near Fredericksburg, Va. He wa$ the Colonel of the 63d Regiment of North Carolina troops, and fell while leading a charge. For his sake alone, if for no other, his grand father's memory should be revered. . He was the worthy sen of worthy sires. . Our mountain country abounds in beau tiful landscapes, and, in some valleys, very fertile lands, The three MeDowellsUtea were famed for both. Quaker Meadows', near Morganton. was the home of' Gen. Charles McDowell, and I am glad to say is still in possession of his descendants. ' I never see this lovely valley without breakr ing the tenth commandment. The. Mc Dowell estate on John's River; was said to be the finest body of land, ia that part oi the State, but the family are" scattered over the Union. One.bf -the grand-sons, .was , member of Congress from Ohio in 1843, and that Winter met in Washington iurponsin, Mrs. Judge Pearson. . Ir.r. ti Pleasant Gardens, where Major Joseph McDowell lived and died, ia another one of the spots of earth, like the : garden, of the Lord'' for beauty and fertility, o iTxnly the old time McDowells must i have had a keen eye for the beautiful when 'they t located their homes ' in this new world; - Our own nativa county of Mecklenburg' is rieh in landscape loveliness, but ire havd no moun tains, with' their delicious tnta of blue and purple and; silver grey, and upon, which the floating cloud -shadows play hide and seek Last Summer I occupied a "delightful room overlooking.' two ranges of Mountains; and I used to get up in the night to watch from ray window the magical effects of the River mists and the moonlight upon a background of mountains. -Not iar from xhia-River, whose mists form: these? rollings .'clouds of billowy down and within the! boundary lines of Quaker Meadows, ' ia thar.faniily!igave yard of the McDowells ;GenivCharles Mc Dowell sleeps there, and his gifted; .grand-son-in-law, John Grey BynuauAUo, Mrs. Thomas Espy, the mother of .the first Mrs. Gov. Vance, and many other; whose' mem ories," to' North Carolinians, are full 9! in terest. Below the graveyard lies the broad valley of Quaker Meadows, almost' encir cled by the ' Catawba River, and' within a short distance is the town of Morganton. The family who now own and occupy the estate of Pleasant Gardens, are also of . dis tinguished revolutionary t descent but are not related to the first owner, Maj. James McDowell. I am told his graye is on the placeLbut I have never seen it,, although I once enjoyed the charming hospitality of the family now living there, for some weeks. Had I felt as much interest in revolution-: ary history then as I do now, I Would have I visited his grave, if it could have been found, r Will not some of the many, tourists who an- find a pleasant place of sojourn in the hotel near Jf leasant wardens (on ' liuck ureek, look for it and give us some account of itf II. M. L Charlotte, N. C, April 20, 1881. Manners. . A man is made by his manners- That is, it he has no manners he is no man. , Let us look at some of the places where ; you ; will show your manners if you have - any. First, on entering a room. I was ' in a house waiting to see a gentleman the other day, and a young man entered. His - hat was on his head and he did not take it on. He advanced and stood in the centre of the room, and put his hands ' in his pockets. Then he sidled up to the wall and leaned against it. Every one pitied him. If you enter the house take off your hat in the hall and ask for the person you desire to see. If shown to the parlor, step in with your hat in hand and take a seat and wait for his coming. If the master or mistress, of the house is in the parlor with guests you ad vance to him or her, and 'shake hands, if either offer to do so. You 'converse With him or her a few moments, ' and " then, if others come, you step ' aside.'. When r you dicide to retire vou come to bid the master or mistress good-night. - , - feecond, at the table. You will have a place shown yon, and you will be helped to food. Use your knife and-fork properly. Divide the food so as to relieve the teeh of part of their work that is, have small mouth! uls. The grinders indicate that grind ing in the month is 'part of the process of eating. 'Animals destitute of 'grinders bolt their food.' It is not fit. that human beings should eat as dogs o, "since"' they 6 have each a "mill" ready- for .use-Mffhich dogs have not. The lips are so constructed that the noise of the grinding', which is intolera ble to ears' polite, may be effectually Mis guised. Food, whether liquid or solid, must be conveyed into the mouth and from 'the mouth downward silently ' 1 The 'position' at the table should be un constrained and 'easy; the ' person' sitting erect or slightly bent forward when eating sd that the mouth may be' directly "above the plate; the arms should be held at the side, not extended at right angle with the body. The elbows shoulf beT Iceot off :the ' table. Leaning'back' on one's chair, or balancing on the legs of the chair,' is a grievous viola tion of table etiquette, permitted only ' and wrongly to spoiled children. . The mouth and fingers must be kept, during, all, ; the process of eating, absolutely .clean. -The dainty eater will keep his plate in order and leave it so,' with knife and fork laid togeth er across the plated I ; ' ' ; '' Now if your'mapneTs are good at 1 home tber will be good abroad." It is a common idea that you can eat arid', talk- 'rudely at home, but yon 'can put on good manners as soon as you get to a neighbor's house. 'This is not so. If you are rUde at -home, you will be rude away' ' from home.- Practice politeness at home, therefore. Some ear to be polite at home for fear of being laughed at, but what if they do langb? ! It is an old roverb, "Let those laugh that Winv" ; And say so. If y our brothers and. sister laugh because yon will not eat without a knife, or because you insist oil baring a : napkin, or blacking your shoes when you go to Church or to make a visit, never ' tnind,T Vou n are right; so, go zhez.-yEdttcatwnal Monthly. tW An Iowa Minister has adopted a new system of- prices ' for mairyingV He charges four cents a pound for the groom and two cents for the bnde as his wedding fee.-'::. ' -r. - -' -..ViV:, v' JCJ -.r ' . V I-J.-' . If.: 't SSfTbe weight of an: ordinary 'Rail Way locomotive, - without tender for .passenger trains is from. 50,000 to 70,000 pounds for freight trains, f rod 70,000. t6 0,000 pounds. - 1 11 1 a .. , L, "Remember," said a physician, rthat when yon - take .an egg; yon are .taking a .chicken." "WelL" said! the patient; irst please hand me that rye.bread in a bottle1
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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April 22, 1881, edition 1
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