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atj-aatteammEL . ... ... IP ' If I 1 1 I JM I l r II I II I VOLUME X. CHARLOTTE, N; C. FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 180. -r irm. II I W II 'I- I I . . . , ... .... .. U ' trtatltiut. JOHN PLOWMAN S TALE; oa, . plIN ADVICE FOR PLAIN PEOPLE BY 0 B 8PORGKON. Faults- H who boasts of being perfeot is per feet in folly- I bave been a good deal op and down in the world, and I never did gee either a perfeot horse or a perfeot man. and I never shall till two Sundays com together. You cannot get white fluar out of axoal sack, nor perfeotioo oat of hi. mno nature; be who looks for it bad bet ter look for en gar in tbe. sea. Tbe o.d aaying is, '-Lifeless , faultless;" of dead men we eboold say nothing but good, bat as for tbe living, tbey are all tarred mora or less with tbe black brash, and half an eye cbd see it. Every head has a soft place inJtJ and every heart has its black drop, every-rose has its prickles, and every day its night. Even the son shows spots and the skies are darkened with' clouds. Nobody is so wise bat be bat folly ennugh to stock a stall of Vanity Fair. Where I ooaid sot see the fooi's cafi, I have; nevertheless heard the be lit jiogle. As there is do sanshine wit boat tome shadows, so is all human good mix ed up with ; more or less of evil; even poor law guardians bave their little failings, and parish beadles are not wholly of heav tniy nature Tbe best wine has its lees Ad men's faults are not written on their foreheads, and it's quite as well they are Dot, or bats would need very wide brims.- yet, as sore as eggs are eggs, faults ot Boiie sort beetle in every bosom. There's no jtel.ing where a man's sins may show tLeiuft-lvt-s, for hares pop out ot tbe ditch just when you are out looking for them A oree that is weak in tbe legs may not stumble for a mile or two, but it is in him, arid tbe rider had better hold him op well Tbe tabby cat is not lapping milk just dow, bat leave tne dairy door open, ana we will see it she is not as bad a thief at kitten. There's fire in the Hid t, cool t looks: wait till the el eel gets a knock t, and yoa will see. Everybody can tbe at read that riddie, but it is nut everybody that will remember to ktep Lis gunpowd er bat of tbe way of tbe candle If we would always recollect that we li'vjs amoDg men who are imperfect, we ebctiid not jbe in such a fever when we ficd oat nur friend's failings; what's rot ten will rend, at d cracked pots will" leak. Biesbed is be who expects nothing of poor fl-sb and blood, for be sball never be dig appointed. Tbe best of men are men at the best, and tbe best wax will melt. It is a good horse that never stumbles, Aud a good wife that never grumbles. But Burely such horses-and wives are only found in the fool's paradise, wbere dumplings grow on trees. In tbis wick ed world ' the stra'ghtest timber has kDots in it, and ; tbe cleanest fieid ot wbeat has its share of weeds. The most caretul driver one day upsets the cart,: tbe; cleverest cook spills a little broth, atd as I know to my sorrow a very de cent ploughman will now and then break tbe plough, and often make a crooked furrow, It is foolish to torn off a tried friebd because of a iailing -pr two, for you may get rid of a one-eyed nag and boy a blind one, Being all of as fall of lauits, we ought to keep two bears, and learn to bear and forebear with one an .ether; since we all live in glass bouses, we should none of as throw stones. Ev erybody iattgbs when tbe sauoe-pan says to the kettle, -How black yoa are I" Oib. er men's imperfections show us oar im perfections, for one sheep is much like another; and if there's an . apple in my neighbor' eye. there is no doubt one in mine. We ought to use oar neighbors as looking-glasses to iee oar own fa a Us in, and mending ourselves what we see in tbem. I - j I have no patience with those who poke their noses in every man's house to mel i ut his faults, and put on magni fying glasses to discover their neighbors' flaws; each folks bad better look at borne, let) m:gbt seethe devil where they Jit- tie expected. What we wish to see, we Boau see or think we see. .Faults are always thick wbere love is thin A white cow: is all duck xf your eye choose to make it so. If we sniff long enough a. rose Water, we sball find oat that it has a bad smell. It "would be a far more pleasant business, at least for other peop le, if fault huntera'wo&td turb their dogs to bunt oat tbe good points ih other folks, the game would pay better, and no body would stand with a, pitch fork to keep the huntsmen off his farm. As for our own faults, it would take' a large late to bold the account of tbem, bat, tnk God, we know, where to take them. and how to eel tbe better of tbem With all our faults God loves, uaitfll if wr are trusting in bis Bon, therefore let n not be down-hearted, but hope- to live - and learn, and do some good service be tore; we die.! Though tbe cart cracks ft win et borne with iti load. aLd the oia horse, broken-kneed as be is, will do igbt of work yet. There's no use in ly ing down and doing nothing because i CudloL da KtervUiiu as we should like. faults or no faults'. Dlo'ubiog mast b done, and imperfect people must do it too, or there will be no harvest next year bad ploughman as John may be.tbe angels ' won't do his work for him. and so be is off to do it himself; Go aloug, Violefcl, tWoel Dapper I icxair RukraoDT. Bless the ram he glorious rain I the long-looked-for, the keped lor and prayed for rain looked for and hoped for till despairing; the raie that brings hope where despondency W8J that makes the wheat laugh; that brows the struggling grass into merry c-bionation8i that oomea? to oool the parcbed lips' of feverish springs, to torn the labor of the hnabandman into soldi to purify the air, to slake the thirst of bs ot thousands of thirsty oat tie, to bring Dp tbe jabilant radish and ; lettue bedM, to muddy the an wonted feet of tbe uooiooy and make tne nues rejoice, and urn tne bed of the Bra js from a turn Pke into a river. It is no nickel plated, galvanised, twofor-a cent ram, bat a gen- wmur ram, puregoia, eigoveeu oar (WacQ fsTx.) Examiner - PR A KKS WITH THE MO VTH. Tbe mouth is not to be plaj ed pranks witb. but it often is ao. The heed lees pracice of patting small articles in the mutn, either for tbe purpose of holding tbem for a few momenta or for playing some trick, has been frequently attended with very serious consequences. Yet th practice is' common, especially among young women, wno may be seen holding pins between'tbeir teeth while dressing Bledical attendants in hospitals have fre- qaent cause to find fault with female pa ients of a bumble rank for Dottiosr Dins in their mouth when tbey bave occasion to remove any part of their dress. Children of both sexts Beem almoet to bave an instinctive fanev to not rlav things in their moutb. and sometimes therefore giYA no end of trouble to riA- rents and nurses. Notwithstanding every pronation, aistressmg " accidents occor A few years ago a boy swallowed a small piece of brass ohain, witb which he bad been amusing himself by patting it into bis mouth' The bit of chain lodged iu tbe stomach, and thoaa-h mrUAr-- irl was resorted to, the poor child laoeaished and died: Only a few weeks arfo. as mentioned in the London Lancet, a young ooy in xevoosnire died from having al lowed a small tin whistle to slip from bis mouth into the trachea, where it stuck, and baffled attempts at removal. Death took place from inability to breathe. KemarkaDIe Jnstunoes are related of oeedles which had been accidental) v swallowed fiudiog their way, point fore most, through tbe sides of tbe stomach. ind thence to the exterior surface of tbe b .dy, wbere they are drawn out. It ic all a chance, however, that tbey mike t ber escape in this harmless manner, aud accordingly there is no excuse for woma luoughtlessly, it may be perversely, por ting needles in their moath. Those wu do so ran a great risk of perishin? iu considerable agony. Occasional!? fema'K uuatics in tbeir mad freaks auwittingU Kill themselves by swallowing needle wbicb tbey mabage to secrete. Acts has been mentioned to as of a most ex raordioary degree of mad perversity. A female lanatio bad saoh a morbid craving tor swallowing small parcels of needle wbicb from time to time she procured :Uat at length she destroyed herself. A a poet muriem examiuatiou as many we mistake not as three baud red aud uiuety needles, in a 16M or more state ot corrosion, were found lodged iu varioon parts of ber body. In another case thai tias beeo re'edrded, the great French 'sar geon, Baron Dapaytren, t-xtraoted two audred and. fifty -four cerd-ea tbroogb he skin, to wbicu tbey bad found then way from the stomach. In tbe narrative of memorable eases connected with Gay's Hospital there ia a carious story of a sailor Darned John (Jammings, who, in a spirit of vulgar brag, and meetly when half intoxicated swallowed clasp knives. Iu 1799 be bad seen a French jaggler perform tbe tries f assamedly swallowing' knives of thai Kiua a a puuno eBteriammen. XDe feat was ao cleverly performed that tbe -p eta tor a or at least "some of tbem were under tbe belief that the knives vanished down the throat of tbe jaggler instead of being put by. sleight of baud in some part 01 nis areas. , xne sailor, in , m i ' M -m. uis simplicity, was one of tbe credulous sort, and to astonish his -messmates be be gan to swallow elasp knives. He at first Bwallowed only lour, which, fortunately tor bim, were expelled, and no inconve- uieuce ensded. tie thought no more ot knife-swallowing for six years. In March, 1805, when at Boston, be was one 'day letup ted, while dri liking with a party ot sailors, to boast of bis former exploits, and was ready to repeat 'dis performance. A small knife was produoed, which be instantly swallowed- In 'the coarse of ibat evenicg he swallowed five more." The next morning crowds of visitors oame to see mm, and in the coarse of the day be was induced to swallow eight knives more, making in all fourteen. fie paid dearly for bis frolic; for be was seised with constant vomiting, and pain in tbe stomaob. Taken to a hos pital, be was by efficacious medical treat ment relieved, as he imagined, of all tbe kuives be bad swallowed. Bat in this he would appear to bave been mistaken. Portions of kuives undissolved remained in bis stomaou. Toe amount of relief, whatever it was, did not cute tbe poor wretch of bis tolly. When at opilbead in December, 180&, and somewhat tipsy ne resumed' bia boas trainees of being able to swallow knives, and to amuse the ship a company swallowed nine clasp-fcmVes some of tbem of a large" sile. Agafh be became ill, and was in the bands of the ship's surgeon fur several months, waring wmob portions of knives were discharged At length be was admitted as a patten at Guy's Hospital in 1807. and agaiu he came to the bbaDital in 1808. There be remained, sinking under uis sufferings nutit March, It 09, when be died in a state of extreme emaoiation- Ao incident is told of the late Mr Bruo el. the eminent English engineer, who nlann ad the Thames Tunnel and the Great Western Railway. Ooe day while diverting a child with tricks of sleight ot sand, by cauiig a half sovereign to mys terioasly disappear and re-appear, a stun uiug disaster occurred.- Tne trior "con sisted in adroitly concealing the coin in ois moath, and pretending to bring it oat l hia ear. All at once, before ne was aware, and to bis dismay, the ball sov ereiim slinoed down into bis gallet. He tried to cough it up without effect, There it stack. Every surgical devioe was tried to get hold of it without avail. It became evident that if the coin could not be dis lodged, fatal results would ensae. It was a metier of lire ana aeato. m uirw dilemma into which he bad needlessly riii-,ht himself. Brunei's presence ot mind did not desert him. He devised avnodAn-atrnntnrH to Which be OOtld be strapped head downward,' in the" hope that the half sovereign would fall oat ot nis throat bv tbe foroe bt gravity. It wa a painful experiment, bht life was "at stake He was h zed to the mmoine bead aown muat ' keebinir bis month oneo. To his inexpressible relief, the com dropped from its larking place and roiled to the flor. An aooonnt was lately published of the death at H-idelb-r of Mr Adolf Sauder. ! who was formerly in large practice as a physician in Biberfeld ai d its neighbor hood. Une moraine: in 1874. while dreaa- ng, be contrived in some way to set a shirt, button between bis teeth. Uncon sciously, while ' laughicg, the bbtton lipped into tbe back ot bis mouth, and thence into tbe larynx. All tbe exer tions of hia surgical friends to remove it were vain, it was accertained that it sank into bis right lung, whieb soon 1 be came irritated Spilling of blood ensued, aud he was himself looking forward to s death as not very remote. He re moved to a villa be bad near Frankfort on-tbe Main, to pass bis last days in qaiet. Here he was surprised by a vio eut fit of oougbicg, accompanied by spil ling of blood, in a paroxysm of which the button was ejected. His health rapidly mproved, and in a ooupleof months, re garding himself as quite cared, be, re sumed his professional work, and endeav ored to gather up tbe threads of his for mer practice. But last year uomistak lakable symptoms manifested themselves that the lung bad uot fully recovered from the presence in its substance nf a foreign body tor several months. He spent the winter iu tbe south of Europe, oat returnea almost worse than be went. He gradually wasted awav. and died. Harper's Weekly. Sr Talaage on Mortages "Tbe history of the mortage would be the domestic, social, political financial, and ecclesiastical history oi all ages," said Dr Taimagein the opening of his (eventb annual sermon in the Brooklyn fabernaole Sandav. He continued: There has been mnub absurd atd whole ale denunciation of borrowing monev yet if 1 should request all in tbis bous woo bad never abed a loan to ritte. n one of yoa would rise, save it would b someone who bad been so bad all the -hi!e that be could not set trusted Mortgage in some form is - tbe four-da uon of almost every enterprise. Db aown to tr e r oi oi aov r. rtni e and on win nna U- ao or tne liuu from wbo. at great estate Btarted. Ot tbe 100 ouu uxercamDerea nomesieads to day. at 90 00 started with a mortal. ere fbe morlKane bas euro b seed railroads and fame, dredged ' obanoels. built bridges. ud sent tbe whole world cehturies fort - er onward iu civilisation than it woui have beeo without it. Nations are built a pun mortgages Suppose that daring be late war, or the Revolutionary War, oar goven ment coaid not bave borrow, d monev? We wtu d bave bet-n blotted irom the world;- Toe' United Spates owes a billion dollars, Great Britain three bit lions, JrraDCe three buliobg, Spam two billions, Italy one billioe; and 1 say tb if you could pull tbe motgage oat from ander tbe nations, Uarope and America would tumble into barbarism, anarchy, and annihilation. "A mortgage is simply borrowing more strength from some oue else. If church es had not been built till all ' the monev bad been raised, ten thousand of them would never have been built, and a mil- ion souls of tbe earth would never have been converted and saved. Tbe Collin Jibe of steamers went into bankruptcy. but that did not destroy the fact that tbey bad carried thousands of passengers safe aoross tbe sea. Fully three quarters ot tbe churches built are mortgaged, yet tbey bave brought millions into tbe Kingdom or the JUord. There is a great deal ot nonsense talked about not dedioa ting tbe churches until tbey are free from debt: bat people do not hesitate to boi row money for secular interests. Why should they hesitate to borrow money for religious interests? Is not tbe Lord as good pay as tbe'Eothobilds, or the As tors, or as Vanderbut J Secular institu tions, fail, while ebarobes live. I bave known but two churches to go down in the eleven years I bave been in Brook lyn, and those two bave revived again John Livingston would not let one slum ber, and John Wesley would not let tbe other stay dead. Ibe hardest thing in tbe world ia to kill a oburoh. The cbnrub stands because God Btands with it, and a mao needs to braoe bimsel very firmly and get good and ready be fore he tries to throw the Almighty Ue who tries to destroy any cburob at- temps to wrestle witb Omnipotence. "Next to the happiness of cash down for a religious movement, is the happi n ess of gettidg money on a loan for lbs btject. Tbis slang against 1 ebhrcheV in dent bad better cease, until businessmen give no more notes and ask no more'' ao ceptkabe, ftj ad more bortsee and ask no accommodation' nntH 1 next 'week When tbe World ' pays' easlr downy tbe chorcbes wni pay casn dowa. VTben the moneyed instutions ' lend' ' mbne1' to cbnrobea they-get more thaffftx percent; tbey get the benediotioa of God, who is to such institutions tbe chief patron. Tbey lend to Christ, and tbe name on the boud ii the name of the Almighty When oar farmers, or merchants, or cbnrobea bave a chance to pay off a mort gage, they ought to pay it off There are some persona who advocate a ehurcu debt because it keeps tbe people busy So do tbe rheumatism and neuialgia: bu that is no argument in favor of rheuma tism or beuralgia. Dr Taimage then read a circular that ue had prepared, which be said be be iieved was an inspiration that bad come, ib him in a letter. His inspiration , was i bat all who courd afford it shoald give $1 eaeh to wipe oat tbe debt of theTab eruaole. Unar tbts. my cry lor reiiei, be ' said. ul mike it in the name of Christ and tbe Oburoh. Will all those who read my sermons send $1 eaofi, by tbe editor ol the paper in which they read them, that I may be delivered from, this load ? ! In conclusion be said, on this point: "Give me credit that bf this one solicitation of a dollar- from every body I bave become the prince of beg gara. Ba?Ieing4iis eteVent yekrsJ ml tfitry in Brooklyn, be foand two chief soaroes of congratulation. One was the otter defeat of bia' clerical enemies, ' and the other was bia satisfaction at his recep tion on his return visit abroad. Wtto York Sun. HOUSE AND FARM. Raspberries should be pinched back to cause tbem to tbrow out lateral bearioe oranones, oesiaes growing more stocky. In applying kerosene to trees for kill ing insects it should be remembered that tbe roots are too tender for tbis applica tion. Before the raspberries begin to leave out be sure and dear out tbe old dead stalks that fruited last year. Tbey should be broken off with tbe hand, as a hoe is nable to bruise tbe live stalks. Grape rot is caused not so much bv wet weather as by hot,muzgy weather. Damp ! weatner prevents evaporation from tna eaves, causing a pressure of sap in tbe; eaves ana fruit, which is in tbe right condition to invite the action of fungus xpores, causing leaf mudew aud rottiniz oi oerry. m a w ' a i j . . oawaasc put into bottles, ana some ater added, will cleanse them well, es pecially such bottles as bave contained oil. Dr Lambert says thatcranberriea. witb their malio and citrio acid, are good for those living in malarious placet Cran berry jelly be especially recommends, as he seeds and skins irritate a weak ah mentary canal. Wbere it is desirable to pasture sheep n orchards, tbe bark of a young tree may be sucoesffully protected by Washing the tret-s in spring and again la midsam mer witb soapsuds and carbolic aoid or a solution of coal tar and whitewash. Shearing sheep should never commence ml all danger of frost is over To pre pare wool for market, see that it is sight y, no tags, avoid burrs, each fleece to it- elf, carefully tied and notttghtiy stamp- a. For grub on sheep, make strong tea of ooaooo oy Dolling. As soon as cool Hoongh to ase, turning the sheep nn it oaci witn a syringe u met about a tea -up uf it into tbe sheep's nostrils. Hold i on its back a short time. role Beans Is a tei der plant, easily lestroyed by frost, or us growth retard- a by a cold, wet soil. .Land for beans -buld bare a good exOr-are to tbe sur 1 should be d y and rica. Io planting. work well rotted maiiure into the sou Daring warm, dry days stir the soil three -r loor u cbes deep witb a bo. Jfiani ur or five beans around tbe pole in tbe ill, with the eyes down. Beets delight in a good, strong soil. A Handy natured soil is best for early beets Rapid growth is desirable. Tne tnd should be liberal)! v manured and borough ly worked into the soil. A dress ing of aaperpoospbate, say 2 pounds to be square rod. sown broadoast, will prove benencial. For cabbage, more depends oa the sea son, preparation, manarit-g and cuUiva uon, man tne sou. ion can grow noe cabbage on any land if it is drained, well prepared and abundantly manured, and tbe weeds are kept down. Never keep too many sheep in one flck. Provide shelter against severe weather, salt freely and regularly, keep no old animals on band, but sell all such When cows are becoming too fat, stop the meal and increase the bran. A very fat. milk co w is a losing pieoe of proper ty. BatterB is never first class when the cream is allowed to get soar enoagb to torm tbe white flecks somen men seen m tbe butter. Tbey are bits of curdled milk, caused by the aoid in tbe cream. Carrots fed to cows will increase tbe flow of milk abd improve the looks and quali ty of (be butter. Beets will inorease the milk more than carrots, but the butter is not so good. ' Feeding roots to milk cows is beoom ing popular with dairymen everywhere Whether tbe smaller and sweeter beets are better than tbe large coarse mangels does not appear; bat the latter are cer tainly easier to raise and cows seem to Uike them. Wnen cows teats are sore irom any causes tbey should be washed olean with warm water aud at onoe moistened with glycerine. Two or three applications will cure tbe worst case. For caked bag apply lard as hot as oan be handled, with a rag, and thoroughly rub in by band. BftiiDiNO Swots A brood sow is nsa ally at ber best,' as a proud uoer, in tbe number and quality of pigs, as well as hi the secretion of milk, wheh she is from two to three years old. The 'number of pigs dropped at a litter will usually in crease' with each successive litter np to ibe third or fourth, provided the sow the sow is but to breeding so as to drop ber first fitter when she is about a tear old, as is i ne ousvom wn mosb oreegers oi swine, After he" sow reaohSs four years of agej oer pdwers bf gestation "usually grow weaker, and ahe is much - less liable to save the pigs that may be dropped. Like all other general rules, there ere' excep tions to this, but, under ordinary oircum staricw.1 we would not' reoommend the keeping of brood sows by farmers, who are raising bogs for tbe general market, after tbey reach four years of age Live Stock Journal. GiAra Rot. Hot w eatber and warmth and moisture of the soil, cause rapid growth of grape Vines, a vigorua Ajw of tap to every leaf and berry,' and of course a correspondingly rapid progress and elaboration and assimilation by the leaves and vouns fruit, bat' in order for 4 tbese'titil functions to go on freely, there must also be a corresponding rate ot evaporation of the watery portion of the tap from the leavesJ If there comes a day or more of cloudy or muggy weatn r, aa' occurs frequently, when tbe at mosphere is so saturated with moisture that clothes will hardly dry on tne line,' then evaporation from the grape leaved oeicg stopped, there is a pressure of ple- throra of sap in the foliage and fruit which is just in the riht condition to invite the action of fungus spores, cans ing mildew of leaf tor rotting Of berry. ; . - r " . .. Do eel poiaou your lutie oaea with any annthinff remedv eoeiainies Opium, Mor phia or Faregond. Dr Bali's Baby Sy rap is warranted not to contain ay Opiate or anything injurious to the Infant eyw (em. Lobbyists go to Washington to read the constitution and bay laws. Why is a pretty yoons ladv like blot. ting paper ? Because she is so abeorb- It was Penson da Terrail who made bis enraged hero cry. " I will answer this let ter as it should be answered bring me a WfV& S iSUft r An Ohio girl sued a man for a bfeaob of promise, and proved bim snob a mean scoundrel that tbe jury decided she ought to pay mm something for not marrying ner. Bread is good, and labor is good. But when we get alum in oar bread and dem agognes among our workiogmen, neither is good wr anything. My boys," said a kind Oil City teach er, if you would be President ot the United States, you must be good and stu dioas." " Who wants to be president?' yelled out a young ohap from a back seal. " I'd rather be SufiLr Bill, and shoot at Injuns." And the boys all chorused. - Them's oar sentiments. Oil City Der rick. Young Japanese children soaroely ever cry, beoauae great care is taken to keep out of their way every possible oause of irritation, it id probably in consequence oi this that tbe Japs are. as a race, al most exasperatinifiv eood humored, bo that a servant severely scolded will often merely reply by a beaming smile. Miss Rose berry wanted to marry Mr Deputy, at 8y moar, Ind, but ber father commanded ber to marry Mr Bowers. and appointed a day for the wedding On tbe evening before she secretly be came Mrs Deputy. Sne was on hand for tbe oiber ceremony however, and it pro ceeded smoothly as far as the Qaesiiou wbetber anybody objected, when Ur Ds pa t y remarked that he bad an objection a inning one, which he felt sm-j re inula nee about mentioning ibe lady was Q18 wile. .i T . 1 ' a j - i aa a mm - i oeueve in a personal devil, said ur Moody, at a revival meeting beld in a re mote western city. That s true, that 4 rue you re right there, stranger' said an old farmer, rising from bis seal iu bia earnestness. Whereupon a calm- faced, placid lookiog woman rose, from .he other end of tbe pew. took bim bv be er and led bim slowly oas and tne assembly knew then, for tbe first time, -hat tbe old man s mind was filled with domestic tbougbts instead of the here after. " Dev say dares pervishuns iu de Con etiiation far de kat tared man," said tbe old fellow sadly," but 1 haiot seen de fast crumb." Small debts are like small shot : they re rattling on every side, and "an soaroe- ty oe escaped without a wonod: great debts are like oan uon, of loud noise, but ...wouaugw .iuuusuu. During tbe eight years in which Thorn bb arcueiBwu VI auhioou law, uc w mm e Hi ployed in 948 cases Tne Revolution, oowever, turned him from law to states manship aud be never resumed the prac tice. Mis skill as an advocate was set forth by tbe compliment which an .' Old man uuconsoioa'sly .paid him. ' y " How did my grandfather rank as an advocate before a jury ?" asked Jefferson's grandson of an oid man Who had often beard him speak in doarc " Well, it is hard to tell." replied the old gentleman, " because he was' always on tbe n6nt side." Rev J BL Bouks is writiag a aeries of very interestieg articles for the Newbern Jyut boat on dran-ienneM aad tbe pois onousladulteratiohs of liqaor sold to-tbe people of this country. He meotioas among other 'facts that - the whole pro daotioo bf the Champagne Wine District. in France does not exdeed - eJO Ow bas kets. Of this Russia consura. 160000 PrunnA 152 fifth (armm.nv lift MM K laud 220,000; and yet the United Spates . ft AAA . I . I uonbuuiea x,uvw,vou oaaaew I Tuis reminds us of an incident in tbe Drug Store of the late Dr Still, of this piaoe, before tbe war; A customer en tered and asked Doctor, have yoa any pare Frenoh Brandy f I want it for a siok person " With a shake of the head the honest old man said : My dear friend, I -do not know, prob ably I have not. We have what weteif as French Braady, bat I have my donbts whether there is a gallon of frt French tiraody in tbe State." Ao article in tbe State "Journal ot re cent date, showed that large quantities of the wine pvoductioas of the Tokay I vineyard are skipped North- where it is i manuwiotarea iovu - uniBign-.wn burg Watckman) HOLIDAY GOODS ! I HAVE just received a mil aad complete assortment of Jewelry and Silver Ware, suitable for Holiday presents, consisting of Cameo,ooral,enameied jet ana uoman gold seta, neck, guard and vest caaius, me dallion, loekets, bracelet, enarms, ' stone and piaiiw nnga, cua ana . ' -collar - buttons, scarf and sash pins, ear drops, breast pins, g entl meD's stud but-, tons, gold pens and pencils, casters, vases, cake and Fruit pASK&VS, butter dishes, epergnea, Tolr let sets, berry and celery dishes, pitcnera, gOblea, cips, communion RW' W1IIW! Buu ilH(i muaTv, forks. eardV receivers, watohea.- clocks, dee. Call and examine my atock. before pur- enasing else wnere. . s -m auuka, Watohmakur and Jeweler. Trron at.. nexf to Irvib's corner. GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN , SPECTACLES! . THE 1 tacle. wnicn enables, toe weareta, when reaaing, to so tain tbe, spectaclee aa to throw the line of .vision throng h the c-mtreof tbe-ctaea, thereby giving bini an nnobstructed view, and Uaa full neneflt ,f tbe tenses. - Tbis improvement baa been highly commended by; some of our most JSJ ALfJtNV deolt Qptlelaa and Jeweler. The TremeildimiBiiisfe FACTS ARB STUBBOBN THINGS, BUT FACTS ABE FACTS. The Liveliest Plaoe in Town is Find Out And when yoa waat to save dollars ia baylnig where you will get most and beat LARGE GALES Ada " t , ... ejswanaaa NOW IS THE TIME TO BUt Men's and Boys' Clbthihq,; AT SPRINQ3' , , Cheapest aud Best Clothing nov21 TRADE ST&Ji&T SiAJl THE POSl OFUCS! have opened a full stock of Furniture, comprising all grides, ComtnoL, EI This stock is entirely new, and bought all goods will be found as represented. oonaection with the Furniture Basiness io Cases, constantly on hand. " i" mm aM mtm m-mm m M-t-nMafMtaaM-MtM-ak-a--ataiSaSaaeaita GUANO AND ACID. 200 TOUS OIE1 "L. & R." oniated iiiiij AND fl e-awM -: . wrV jT ykj VjQ. J Manufactured by Lorrent NOW IN STOBE AND FOB SALE: " ? We guarantee, the analysis oqatt to'aaV'Fsrtiliaw offired on the uUttsL bavins?! been aaoceesfally usedfor the past two Years, bv soma of oar beat and moat reliable farsaers.' ;- We are satisfied that it will please any one who will give it a trial. ' 1 ' TABSIS as low as any first olass Fertiliser. ' 'l" 1 jan30 FIRST 0E THE SEASON 1 JUST EBCBIVBD, A O L tr 2sT T "FjS$,;3& AAj C I WW' IN ALL DESifiAfiLE SHADES. Iu Black, the Handsomest ever Brought to.thkttaaket. A BBAUf IFUL LINE OF "f.: t tn HAMBURG EDGINGS; In Entirely New Designs with loiertifigt1 to "Hatch. A Ufg's lot" of In new and desirable effects, just opened and ready for inspection. ! Respectfully, feb27 SOKHFE' Grocers and Commission MERCHANTS. CHARLOTTE, N. C. T , One of the Largest and best assorted I tooki of STAPLE AND FANCY GROCER IfJ THE STATt CLOSEr AND PSOMFr . TBAjDE 8PECIALLX INVITED. Agents for the Flaater'a FaVorite'and Iogs' pfeparjs ,T ( : CHEkieAL FtERTILlZERS, " ' , too well known to need farther eomment sCall for the book. with tastimobiali Trofi all eeetione. Alaoi agents , for Starling Baking Power,'one'bf 'the purest and best. Ghemiats of aatioaaJ reputattoa reooemlsod it.a Prof. Doremis, of Nsw fork, and othsra flmple package free. ttf it. Attsutiea af physieianaoalltd to It Tot sale by all leading groeera. -1 the Truth, CLOTHIUa. come to 8prlng Corner. for your money. We believe in LITTLt PnOFITD. CORNER. W. KAUFMAN k CO., House, Cor. of Trade and Try on Streets. at bottom nricea. I wilt, aall low nM Special oare will be taken in packing.., Ia a full stock of Coffins, Caskets and MetaU " sept20 tM Bbne; k' Bittler, Baltimore, M d. ... i-' it OdMJPLBTE LINE OF Ci ft T. L. 8E1QLB A CO. i So . A f n ;.-.. .r I.".-. ,
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 26, 1880, edition 1
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