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Slfellilifff f Mil SI CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1891. his Paper is 39 Yeabs Old VOLUME XXXIX. NUMBER 1911 Sip C'S ell K IP r III I I i v IE II I II Via IKIIEfl lll " 1 f I I S I . Ill Li AJU r. THE JHARLOTTE DEMOCRAT, PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY J. P. STRONG. Perms One Doller and Ffty Cents in advance lor 1 yearTwo Dollars on time. o- fKntprfid at th Pnt Office in Charlotte, N. C, I second class matter, according to the rules of le P. O. Department. J. P. McCOMBS, M. D., lers his professional services to the citizens of jarlotte and surrounding country. All calls, Ah night and day, promptly attended to. (office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite charlotte Hotel. Jan. 1,1891 r DR. M. A. BLAND. Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. No. 21 Tryon Street. Jan. 3, 1891. B ORWELL. P D. WALKER. BURWELL & WALKER, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. ill practice in the State and Federal Courts, jy Office in Law Building. Jan. 1, 1891. I. OSE0RNK. W. C. MAXWELL- OSBORNE & MAXWELL, Attorneys at Law. CHARLOTTE, N. O. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts J3f Offices 1 and 3 Law Building. FJuly 3,1890. y f AMILTON C. JONES CHARLES W. TILLETT. JONES & TILLETT. Attorneys at Law. i Charlotte, N. C. Practice in the Courts of this District and in ichinond county. Also, in the Federal Courts qf the Western District. Aug. 12. 1890. SKRIOT CLARKSON. CHAS. H. DUL8. CLARKSON & DULS, Attorneys at Law. Charlotte, N. C. Prompt attention given to all business m- Itusted. Will practice in all Courts of the State. CffOffice No. 12 Law Building. Oct. 7, 1890. J . 4- V. BASON. O. N. BROWN. I BASON & BROWN. 1 Attorneys at Law, J CHARLOTTE, N. C. jtW VVill practice in the State and Federal Qourts. Office Nos. 14 and 16, Law Building, fjan. 17. 1891. y Jfflce McAden building, over First National Bunk, opposite Central Hotel. jFeb. C. 1891. BOYNE & BADGER. LEADING JEWELERS, )UTIJ TRYON ST., CHARLOTTE, N. C. ! I DEALERS IN Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver I and Plated Ware. Special attention given Repairing Fine Watches. March C, 1891. HUGH W. HARRIS, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, fill A 1T rTT I? 'W C Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. I Office, first door west of Court House. Jan. 4, 1891. . . I JAS. ARDREY BELT- Attorney-at-Law. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Careful attention civen to all lecal business. Office Law Building, No. 6. Jan. 10, 1891. DR. GEO. W. GRAHAM. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Practice Limited to the EYE, EAR AND THROAT. Jan. 1.1891. JOHN FARRIOR, o. 3 nokth tryon street, charlotte, n. c. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. DEALER IN 'iamonds. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Sil ver and Silver Plated Ware. . ty Special attention (riven to Finn Wotph aepnirine. March 28, 1891. I HOFFMAN & WHITE, uentists, No. T West Trade street. Charlotte. N. C. Office over Burwell A nmn. r o. Office hours from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. Oct. 3, 1890. WATCHES ! WATCHES ! You Will find at TIaluc,' T 1 o " - ssortmentof nne Gold and Silver Watches At very low figures. Fine Watch Recairi warranted. ' ..y All work bept. 5. 1890. A. HALES. THE STAR MILLS, Charlot.tA lvr n rtanufactures best Corn Meal and Mill Feed nd deals in all kinds of Grain. Cd W. M. CROWELL. 11, 189Q. How to Get the Number op a Con gress. To determine the number of any congress in this century add 13 to the year in which the congress first convened ana aiviue oy a iue iuuiiciiv wm uo mo number of the congress. Thus the last congress convened in '89 ; adding 13 gives 102, half of which gives 51, the last being the Fifty-first congress. Conversely, to find the year in which any numbered congress convened, double the number of the congress and deduct 13. Thus of the Fifteenth congress: 2 multiplied by 15 minus 13 equals 17, and the Fifteenth congress met in 1817. North Carolina Mecklenburg County. In Superior Court. Hugh W. Harris, Administrator of the Estate of M. W Caldwell, deceased, Plantiff, against F. M. Caldwell, P. A. Caldwell, Martha A. Barringer, Walt JBaif inger, -J. - L. Caldwell, Mary J. Caldwell, and Maggie B. Caldwell, U 8. G. Caldwell and McKamie Caldwell, minors, Defendants. The defendants F. M. Caldwell and Pinkney A. Caldwell, being non-residents of this State will take notice that the report of the Commis sioner appointed to make sale of Real Estate in this cause has been filed in this office and will be confirmed unless exceptions are filed thereto within ten days after service of this notice. Issued on this ttie 3rd day of June. 1891. J. M. MORROW, Clerk Superior Court. June 5th, 1891. 4w North Carolina Mecklenburg County. In the Superior Court. Hugh W. Harris, Administrator of the Estate of E. L. Markey, deceased, Plaintiff, agaiost F. L. Markey, Henry A. Markey. Q. S.Johnson and Kate Q Johnson, Isadore G. Markey, Virginia E. Sondley, Julia M. Markey, James L. Slarkey, Francis B. Markey and Law rence B. Johnson. Defendants. The defendants Henry A. Markey, Isadore G. Markey, Virginia E. Sondley, Julia M. Markey, James L. Markey and Francis B Markey, being non-residents of this State, will take notice that an action, with the title as above stated, was commenced on the 7th day of May, 1891, upon issue of summons agaiost said defendants by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county, the purpose of which action is to sell for Assets a certain Lot in Charlotte, on Poplar Street, between 7th and 8th Streets, known as the E L. Markey lot, and said defendants will further take notice that they are required to appear at the office of the Clerk of Superior Court for said county, at the Court House in Charlotte, on the 2d day of July, 1891, and answer or demur to the complaint, or the relief demanded therein will be granted. Issued this the 7th day of May 1891. J. M. MORROW, May 8, 1891. 6w Clerk Superior Court. Administrator's Notice. All persons having claims against the Estate of Margaret Duckworth, deceased, are hereby notified to present them to me, properly attested, on or before the 1st day of May, 1892. All per sons indebted to eaid estate are notified to make payment to me, without delay. DR J. E. CALDWELL, Adm'r. of Estate of Marar't Duckworth, dee'd. May 1, 1891. 6w Notice. The Board of Commissioners of Mecklenbure county will meet at the court house in Charlotte on the second Mondav in Julv. 1891. for the purpose of revising the tax list and valuation re ported to them. Persons objecting to the valua tion of their property will make the same known at said meeting. By order Board of Commis sioners. J. W. COBB. Clerk. June 5, 1891. 6w GREAT VALUE. In no other Shoes ever sold in Charlotte has there been as great value given as in our ereat Leaders. Men's and Ladies Fine Dress Shoes at f 2 per pair. Great variety of styles and widths. We fit our customers. Are you one of them ? If not, catch on to the procession it moves to our place. i GILREATH & CO. June 5, 1891.! LOOK OVER Our Special Bargains for This Week. 200 pairs Boys pants at 25 cent a pair 100 pairs Boys pants at 35 cents a pair 300 pairs Boys pants at 50 cents a pair 200 pairs Boys pants at 75 cents a pair. Overcoats at 25 per cent discount Boys' Suits at 25 per cent discount Boys' Overcoats at 25 per cent discount We have just received 50 dozen all Silk Neck Ties, imported goods, made by Virgoe, Middleton & Co, of London. None in the lot are worth less than 50 cents. We offer all of them at 25 cents each. ROGERS & COMPANY, New Bryan Building. Nearly Opposite Court House, Feb. 20, 1891. Charlotte, N C. GOOD HARNESS. It is always economy to get GOOD HAR NESS. Experience teaches that no Harness made can excel for durability, service and band some finish that made here in Charlotte by W. E. SHAW & CO. We use only first-class material and employ none but skilled and competent workmen. Every set that goes out of my shop is complete and perfect in all respects. An immense line of Harness. Bridl6s, Saddles, Blankets, Whips. &c., In Stock. Call and see us before buying any thing in the Harness line. We also carry a full line of Carts and Bug gies. W. E. SHAW & CO. April 25, 1890, STILL IN THE LEAD! A. C. HUTCHISON & CO., (Next to Wadsworth's Stables) CHARLOTTE, N. C, Have the largest and best stock of Carriages. Buggies, Spring Wagons, Carts, &c , ever brought to the city. New Goods arriving daily. Two car loads now on the way. A large lot of Studebaker Farm Wagons always in stock. Read the following : A. C. Hutchison & Co : It was in 1883 that I bought my Studebaker Wagon. It is the best wagon I ever saw. Have had a great deal of exnenence with wacons. but The Studebaker is the lightest running and most durable I have ever used. M. A. Walters, Hope, Union Co,., N. C. April 10, 189V Fine Goods. For beautiful and cheap Goods call on R. H. JORDAN & CO. March 20, 169 Not as 1 Will." Blindfolded and alone I stand. With unknown thresholds on each band. The darkness deepens as I grope, Afraid to fear, afraid to hope ; Yet this one thing I learn to know Each day more surely as I go : That doors are opened, ways are made. Burdens ate lifted or are laid, By some gret law unseen and still, Unfathomed purpose to fulfill, "Not as I will." Blindfolded and alone I wait ; Loss seems too bitter, gain too late ; Too heavy burdens in the load, And too few helpers on the road ; And joy is weak and grief is strong, And years and days so long, so long ; Yet this one thiog I learn to know Each day more surely aa I go : That I am glad the good and ill , - . By c angeleas law are ordered still, "Not as I will." "Not as I will," the sound grows sweet Each time my lips the words repeat, "Not as I will," the darkness feels More safe than light when this thought steals Like whispered voice to calm and bless All unrest and all loneiiatss "Not as I will," because the One Who loved us first and best has gone Before us on the road, and still , For us must all his love fulfill, "Not a9 we will." Helen Hunt . Better Things Ahead. The old men to day have seen wonderful changes. They havo lived in an eventiul period of the world's history. But changes are not a thing of the past. More are coming.. Greater one will yet be seen. Thegrandest eras of history are ahead. The greatest reforms are yet to be brought about. The most marvelous spiritual effects will be witnessed by those who are children to day, or who are yet unborn. We see by laith such blessed victories at the cross ahead that we wish we could begin life overandbavea sharo in them. Happy is the lot of the young people who have the prospect of living and working for God and man the next fifty years. Chris tian Advocate. . Calf" One day, in 1830, saya Invention when a working jeweler, Joseph Gillott, now the famous steel pen maker, acciden tally split one of his tine steel tools, and being suddenly required to sign a receipt, not finding his quill pen at hand, he used the split tool as a ready substitute. This accident led to the idea of making pens of steel. A Bottomless Spring. The great selt zer spring at baratoga, JN. i., has been sounded to a depth of 3,300 feet without touching bottom or encountering any obstacle. This strengthens the belief that this ereat Northern summer resort is built over a subterranean sea. SHOES YOU READ ABOUT. Ladies' Fine Cloth Shoes, the best, no shoddv. price $1 25. Fine Kid Fox, cloth top, the best, price $ l 50. D ine Kid Oxford Ties, the best, price 125, with tips. Common Sense and Opera, also with spring heels. We have them cheaper, but thesa are the Shoes. Wear our Shoes. They will eive you comfort ana will make you better in every way We sell Trunks, Valises and Shoes. We sell the best. We sell the cheapest. We have the largest real Shoe in the world. We occupy the oldest Shoe stand in Charlotte. Make no mistake in the place. Call or send," une price to an. GILREATH & CO. May 22,1891. DAY BOARDING AT VV. B. Taylor's Restaurant. I can accommodate a few Day Boarders Meals from 7 to 9 A. M., 12 to 2 P. M , and 6 to 8 P. M. Fruits OF ALL KINDS NEW CROP ORANGES Candies. Call and see the finest lot of ever in the city. W. May 15, 1891. French Candies B. TAYLOR. GOODS In Every Department Of our House are rapidly passing out. Let every Lady remember we have the popular bhirt Waist, at most reasonable prices. They are most convenient, as one will wear with any skirt, thus saving a more expensive basque. Double Ruchings Are quite Drettv and verv tony. Chiffon Lace for Jabots, in all colors. Belts in Cloth, Leather or Gilt. Black Embroidered Flouncings are marked way down. Make it a special point to examine them. Remember the cool, starchless Outings ; and alwavs bear in mind we are headquarters for White Goods of every kind. Two Hundred and Fifty Broad Brim Straw Hats just opened at T. L. ALEXANDER, SON & CO., IS West Trade Street May 29, 1891. G. T. CHASE- J. G. SLATES, J. H. BOTHERT. B. N. HILL. J. A. GEORGE Chase & Slater Law and Claims Co. . 1331 F STREET, NORTHWEST. WASHINGTON, D. C. practice in the SUPREME COURT op the united states, the court of claims, all the executive departments and before congress. Collection of Claims for Indian Depreda tions a Specialty. Pension cases prosecuted. Patents promptly secured. Careful attention given to all classes of land cases. June 5, 1891,. The Camel, if any other animal gives out, it is still possible to make it travel a few mile by a judicious use of patience and a club but not so with a camel. When he lies down he will get up only when he feels like doing so ; you may drag at the string which i fastened to the stick through his nostrils till you tear it out, be will only groan and spit. It was my first, ezperi ence with camels, and I vowed that it should be the last; for, taking them alto gether, they are the most tiresome and troublesome animals 1 have ever seen, and are suited only to Asiatics, the most pa tient and long suffering of human beings. Besides their infirmities oi temper, result ing, I believe, from hereditary dyspepsia, as evidence by such coated tongues, offensive breaths, and gurgling stomachs as I have seen with no other ruminants, they are dlicat'e in. "the extreme. They can work only in the winter months, for as soon as their wool begins to fall, Sam son like, their strength abandons them. They can travel only over a country where there are no stones, for the pads of their feet wear out, and then they have to be patched, a most troublesome opera tion. The camel is thrown and a piece of leather stitched on over the foot, the stitches being taken through the soft part of it. In this condition it may travel till the skin has thickened again ; or, what is most likely, until it refuses to take a step. W. Woodville Hockhill. Of" Twenty years ago I removed three very indelible tattoo marks on my hand. Certainly it left a scar, but now it is scarcely perceptible. The operation was performed by applying nitric acid with the stopper of the bottle (a better instrument would be a glass rod pointed. to carry the acid), just sufficient to cover the stain, so as to avoid making a larger scar than needful, the acid to remain about one and a half minntcs, until the I . . appearance shown, then washed off with clean cold water, in a few days after this treatment a scan forms, which con tains the tattoo mark or stain ; remove it, and should inflammation supervene, poul tice and bathe with warm water. In this way the skin with the stain is not only removed almost painlessly (I mean tattoo marks about the size of peas), but the ni tric acid at the same time to a certain extent seems to decolorize the stain. Of course large tattoo marks, greatly ex tending over the surface, must necessi tato the operation being performed differ ently, JJr. Y ariot. ot the fans .Biologi cal society, advises the following method Tattoo the skin in the usual way with a concentrated solution ot tannin, following the original design. Then apply a cray on of nitrate of silver until the past tat tooed with the tannin blackens. Wipe off excess of moisture and allow matters to take their own course Slight p&in continues for two to four days, and after two months the cicatrix which results will almost disappear. T. W.Dodd,in American Druggist. mm mm ttfiF Speaking generally, we believe the Southern boom to be a real and solid affair. The resources of coal and iron are inexhaustible. The mineral corps out upon the sides ot the valley and give no trouble in working, whilst trucks can be loaded by gravitation from the mines. The important point, however, is that most of the furnaces of the Southern States have their supply of iron ore, coal and limestone at their doors. Conse quently, in the important item of trans portation alone they have a great advan tage over their competitors in irennsyiva- nia and other Northern and Western States, whose freight bills are particular ly heavy. Further, the Southern iron masters have generally water transporta tion of the most perfect kind, which has the beneficial effect of keeping down rail road rates. Hence, whilst new furnaces are rapidly being blown in the South, de spite declining prices, many ot tbo irenn' sylvania furnaces are lying idle in prefer ence to selling their products without a margin oi profit or at an actual loss. London City Leader. Largest Mill m the World. The largest quartz mill in the world is that of the Treadwell mine in Alaska. The motive power is supplied by one seven foot water wheel, which runs the 240 stamps, ninetv-six concentrators, twelve ore crushers, etc., exerting a power equal to five hundred horse power. The wheel operates under a pressure of four hundred feet, making z6d revolutions and using 630 cubic feet of water per minute. The nozzle is 3.31 inches in diameter. With a four inch nozzel this wheel will work up to 730 horse power. It weighs but eight hundred pounds, and the entire equipment, including shafts, pulleys, boxes, etc., not over four thousand pounds. A steam machinery plant to do the same work would weigh some two hundred tons. The greatest known depth that oceans have been sounded is over 4,600 fathoms, in the Japan Sea. SPARKLING CATAWBA SPRINGS. These iustlv celebrated Springs of Western North Carolina are Beautifully Located. The Climate is Delightful. The Waters are eminently curative for Dyspepsia, Liver Disease, Vertigo, Spinal Affections, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Scrofula. Gravel, Diabetes, Kidney Affections, Chronic Cough, Asthma, Insomnia, Debility and all Skin Diseases. - Hotel refitted and pat ia first class order. Room for 400 Guests IS NOW OPEN. Write for terms. DK. E. O. ELLIOTT & SON, Prop'rs., Sparkling Catawba Springs, N C. May 23, 1891. The Jury Lawyer. Why is it we never hear of "the great jury lawyer" in Richmond nowadays? .Not because of absence of able lawyers. old and young, for the Richmond bar has never bad reason to boast of as many as today. It must be that along with the decline of old-time oratory, with its math ematically mapped-out sub divisions, the old-time style of addressing juries has wnrn rmr. William H Ha! t a rf Ta.a-. v r. vruv V 1IUUUI JLA.m S4. XAi X UIJ county, Kentucky, who has just died, iu said to have been one of the most con spicuous types of the old time jury-mover. l he courier J ournal says of him : "Linked to a vast fund of practical common sense and an infallible insight into the workings ui uie numan neari, were a ruae, nomeiy, native eloquence, a flashiog, instantaneous wit.anirre pistible, spontaneous flow of humor, a leonine, yet not harsh, voice, a fluency that never hesitat ed, and an industry that was absolutely tireless. Before a jury of his section of the State he rarely met an equal ana never a superior. He was one of the people, and therein lay his unrivaled influ ence over a jury. His speech was plain and homely. For instance, he called point 'pint,' there 'thar,' where 'whar,' sat sot,' but in this latter he had the authority of Chaucer, the first constructor of the King's Enelith. The writer has known him to gain a verdict by a single nomeiy pnrase, by a single shrug of the shoul der, by a single appeal to common, every-day seDBe, roarea oui in ine voice or a lion, Dy a sin frl O vitliltidM that Annimlaail KamaIi .w.A 1 . firle witliciam that rnnvnlaeri liAnih anil nr Inrv , . . 7 . j j ana spectators, and that furnished the whole I wiuuij Duujcvt iui gossip iw a uiuuiu. i m 1 a. . - I xmsisagood picture ot the old-time I Virginia lawyer. The same paper fur-1 tber relates that during an exciting cam- I n.'.n kn f : . I U : I Z cited in behalf of one Talbott. who was I running tor the .Legislature against one btanton. you start out next time speak loud and long-; it doesn t make a d d bit of differ- ence what you say ; utter the first words I that occur to you, but on no account halt f or hesitate, and occasionally turn round to I I him and say, 'I want you to answer that I I xrlion trnn Hj-.ii. wish'" TUa m M M I . jruuwuun mo. xucjiuuug uicu started on their second round, and in less than two days reports came to town that such eloquence as dropped from the lips ot xatbott Bad never been neard in Ten nessee; he was literally tearing Stanton all to pieces. Confirmations of this re port followed fast and ' followed faster. W hen the boys came home Bctts asked btanton how he was getting on. "Bad ly," was the response. "I believe he will beat mo. xou might take the dictionary and out of it 5,000 words and put them in a basket and shake it and then draw out word by word and set them in a row and you would about have Talbotts speech, and what is the worst of it, every five minutes he turns to me and says : 'I wan i you to answer that,' when there is nothing to answer." This is good satire on the methods ot reaching luries :and voters in that day, and in this day, too, though not used so successfully now then. Men are quicker witted in these times.- They read more, and hence de mand more fact and sound reason and If 1 T1 . . m less ouncomoe. suit tne old time jury lawyer was a great power in his day. Few men have so successfully directed the mental workings of other men. Rich mond State. mmmm tf2P The cotton bagging question seems to the writer to have been remand ed to dangerous shape. It is feared no good bodes from any action on the part ot jute combines, promising reduced prices. The enort on tbe part oi our agricultural orders to meet the exactions of combines to flush the price of jute bag' ging, has proven partly successful. Bag ging from cotton and other materials than jute was being introduced. Capitalists were found who were willing to meet r.hp.ir demand. Thev invented their nnni. tftl in this line end mennfaetoriea were snrinjrinp- un over the eonntrv. and need- , - KUa..HV.v..vv ed improvements in character and price of fabric inaugurated. But now what do we witness. The astuteness of the afore said combines move in their Trojan horse ot reduced pricee the "gap is let down we "walk into their parlors and what is the result ? Jute bagging will be used to great extent. Cotton bagging manu factories will close their doors. Another season will witness advance in jute bag ging. Appeals to the cotton bagging men will be met by the prompt reply: We tried to give you cotton bagging, and as cheaply as we could : you have again adopted jute. Thus, with guns spiked, and enemies all around us, and flashed with victory, and knowing our weakness of resolution, we will again be at their mercy. Jven to this untoward outlook, we hope some "silver lining" may be found a concentration of capital on the part of farmers and others in the estab lishment ot jute bagging manufactories of their own, or "something better." Southern Cultivator. Never Sorrt. Not long ago the writer asked a class of small boys in bunday school what was their idea of heaven. It was curious to note how their replies wore influenced by their own circumstances in this life. A ragged litte urchin, who had been born and brought up in a squalid city street, said it was tall grass and green trees. One from the richer quarter of Boston said it was like a big, broad avenue, with tail nouses eacn side. A sweet voiced Episcopal choir-boy was of the opinion that the people would sing a good deal in heaven. The last member of the class, a quite, thoughtful boy, though one of the smallest in the class, answered, just as the bell was ringing for the close of the lesson : "A place where where you're never sorry." Our Sunday Afternoo.n "Papa." asked a little boy the other day, apparently fresh from a theo- wuw.yjroj P ym?te8:. wa8 Ubn8A W ' i es. y as ne reaiiy anu vruiy a t oft ! v rpu.. jewi xco who mo oiiottci. -mww was a long pause, ana men came w com ... .1 ment. wen, i always tnougnt ixoa wm a rresDytenan. The last slave ever sold in New tt tt a xit r m 'ii.. ... also the oldest inhabitant of that city, She was the property of General Tritton, sold first bv him, and later, in 1825, was publicly "auc - tioned off" on the village green for $600. Stanton was having it all his own way, whose meaning is most at variances with stances, and Botts took Talbott aside and said to the primitive. Thus, I count fright and I trust, him: "John, let me advise you; when fruit, but not frighten, frightful, fright- readers at Does an Average Man use 700 Words or 7,000? At an educational meetiner held in this out to tew years asro ine conductor. & noted professor, made the folio win cr state uieub.- "xae.oesL eaucaiea nerson m this room will not use more than 600 or 700 wnnla " TTa atari on:.t,4 . 11 number to persons of limited education, sUting that an ignorant man would not . . ? - use more than 200 or 300 words. I had before seen statements of similar import in public print, and to test their correct ness I began an investigation of the matter. x ne subject was brought anew to my mina oy ooserving an article in the Ubau tauquan some months ago, in which Prof. .oancroit remarked : "it nas been esti- A At A A )- maieu mat an jngnsn iarm nana nas a vocabulary limited to 300 words. An American workingman who reads the newspapers may command from 700 to 1,000 words. Five thousand is a large number, even for an educated reader or speaker." This assertion ia much nearer the truth than that of the institute con ductor mentioned. For the benefit of those who may be interested, 1 offer the results ol my study on the subject. An intelligent person can make the same ex- . auiiuaiiiuu, auu win arrive at suostantiaiiy I tuo eauio reuuiut. , i TT 1 I1F a a a a . I x tooK vy eoster s nigb school dictionary. I edition 1878, containing 434 pages of I vocabulary, and examined each word in I thn knnb T - . il I I which I supposed I had used at some time I either in speaking or writing. I counted I the primitive words and those derivatives tuny, nor fruitage, fruiterer, fruitful, fruitfulness, fruition, and fruit tree. I omitted most of the compound words, especially when the component parts directly indicated the meaning, as milk- pail, meeting-house, rag man, but counted I t Knan nrhnoa ain!At. ma a n . A . i .uUov t, u wov. oigui uvmu tv Ob uuii uuwuv indicated, as crowbar, quicksand, tinfoil. as tne result ot this examination, I had 7,928 words, which I think I myself have UBBU. There were 419 in A. 528 in B. 766 in Kst aua in u sao in jjj, dbit in J Z1V in G, 286 in H, 330 in I. 81 in J. 49 in K. zyu in Li, 476 in M, 144 in JN. 217 in O. 715 in Jr, 55 in Q, 397 in R, 954 in S, 454 in T, 47 in U, 148 in V, 202 in W, 23 in X and Y, and 10 in Z. Had I counted the various derivatives in common use, it is probable the number would be nearly double. To make a further test of words at my command, I spent about two hours in writing from memory words in A. I was able to note down 537 words that I could use if occasion required. This is thirty- five per cent, more than I had counted from the dictionary. Should the same proportion hold good in all the letters, it would iollow that 1 can recall from memory 10,700 words, all of which are familiar. I made another count, and came to the conclusion that I could give a fair defini tion of at least 25,000 words in that book, and would understand their signification in a printed article or spoken address.. 1 he above estimates are based upon my own experience and knowledge because it was convenient to make the experiment with myseil. ifivery well-informed man will be as competent, if not more so.. JMtner professor mentioned will nave a more extended vocabulary than I have. i tnen took at random, in the same dictionary, a page in each letter, and counted the words in very common use. On twenty four pages there were 254 such words. This would give 6,600 words in use by persons of the most ordinary I r intelligence. JNone ot these lists include nnV TlrflTlRr Yl SLTTinM . ? : e i- .t- j any proper names. " 7 At the time of making this study one lof- i ned down fand 11 have the list) 213 words used by her in one day. They were words that any in. telligent child would use, chiefly names of household articles and common things. with tbe most ordinary verbs and parti ciples. I did not hear all she said during tbe day, nor do 1 think she used all the -J- i l t a: a. ja l u wuru bub nuow. x coLiuinieu ucr vvcau - , . .nek J . i . . . . . ulary at 400 words, and she did not know nougn w carry on any except cnuuisn riinvpniHiiiin From all of the foregoing observations 1 drew tbe following conclusions : Every well-read man of fair ability will be able to define or understand 20,000 or 25,000 primitives and principal derivative words. The same man, in his conversation and writing, will use not less than o,UUU or 7,000 words. If be be a literary man he will command 2,000 or 3,000 more. Common people use from 3,000 to 4,000 words, according to their general Intel ligence and conversational power. An "illiterate man" rone who; cannot read) will use from 1,500 to 2,500 words. A person who has not at command at least 1,000 words is an ignoramus, and will nnu difficulty in expressing bis thoughts, if, indeed, he have any to ex- press. Literature. tdif" Seaweed is now made into a tough paper, which takes tbe place ot window glass. When colored tbe effect is similar to stained or painted glass. A Beau of 1829. When grandpa went a-wooing, He wore a satin vest, A trail of running roses, Embroidered on the breast. The pattern of his trousers, His linen, white and fine, Were all the latest fashion In eighteen twenty -nine. ftr.nrina. was a. fine-lookiner voung fel- 1 1 .u ' rt ,h. m imAmm -V .nrt h i. , ... a " . v . 1 IZZL For low, tnen, bo ids oia laaies aayr auu ue m a fine-looking old gentleman now. For i - CT. C r,ne iiaab score ui vein uo um uwu uiiu . - - t- t: i.n.u . haiiatrp in I nn menu 1 11 ir. I ir rues h uuiu Medical Discovery. "It renewed my youth," he frequently says. It is the rV"-. " ' "ft la the I lIi.L. ;n;,mi - tn , vu.j r e guaranteed to benebt or cure, or money v i Mtnitnan i r. rnnui iiyhf nil. j ease, dyspepsia, scrofulous sores, skin I eruptions, and all other diseases of- the I blood. For lingering coughs and eon- 1 sumption Qwhich is lung-scrofula in its 1 early stages) it is an unparalleled remedy DEFERRED ARTICLES. Important to Housekeepers-rHow to Boil . a Ham. There ia no knd of meat that is more universally used by Virginian's than bacon hams : and in the rural districts they thoroughly understand the mode ot preparing them for the table. But this is frequently not the case in cities. . . ... I wish particularly to call attention to the imperfect mode of cooking them in a large majority of restaurants in this city. A rare, half-cooked ham is tough and dif ficult ot digestion, while one -properly cooked is tender and comparatively easy of digestion and assimilation. A large number of the best cooks and housekeepers that I havo known agree that a ham to be fit for food ought to be boiled not less than half an hour for every pound of weight. But as a general thing the restaurateurs only boil them from til teen to twenty minutes. Having had considerable experience as a housekeeper in the country and as a practitioner of medicine, 1 assert most emphatically that the average human stomach cannot digest bacon-ham thus cooked without suffering from irritation, flatulency, and injury to the digestive organs generally, and if it bo t .! 1 . "Tl 1i J It j r. .Ti w ! j Jong continued it win resun in ayspepsia or curonio inuigesuon. - mm a a, jk ma l would soon think ot swallowing a piece of tainted meat of any kind as of taking into my stomach the fiber ot a T L.1T 1 I I II cooked will, of course. lose more in weight and sizo than half cooked, and this may be the "cat in the meal tub" in many in m Mr Editor, that some of your least may learn a valuable les son from the foregoing hints. M. D. A valuable contributor in today's issue tells how to cook a ham. Virginia hams have long maintained a great reputation, and it behooves our cooks to acquaint themselves with the best noRnihle methods n . i - .... . r. . I oi preparing tnis aencious meat ior tno table. As a general thing the hotel- keepers and restaurateurs do not cook bam as well as those housewives who have adhered to the old-fashioned way. Jtichmond Dispatch. Facts About Taxes'. The Washington Post presents somo interesting tax figures : For the next two years our Govern ment will spend annually moro than 1500,000,000. To pay one year's expenses of tho Gov ernment it will take nearly the combined wheat and oat crop. Uur annual output ot gold, silver, cop- por, iron, coal, petroleum and lead will not foot our tax bill for twelve months. Nor can we do it with a year's product of cotton, wool, rye, barley, wine, pota toes and tobacco. The combined capitalization of our national banks is $599,000,000, One year's taxes will nearly swallow it up. JNow all this is the Federal tax. We have also to pay city, county and State taxes. . We protend to be a nation of plain people, with no aristocracy, no Princes, no standing army and no expensive frills, and yet our taxes are more enormous than those of Austria, Germany or Great Britain. When we calmly consider these facts and figures it must be admitted that tho outlook is not very encouraging. But such evils always lead to a reaction. The people will be forced by stern necessity to demand reform or revolution, and in a country like ours such a state of public sentiment is bound to crystallizo into reform. . pMVIB- jay 31.In an interview I . . I With ex-benator laDOrtO-day, ne IS quotedas saying : "I had several friendly ??eS !?2 late visit, both in Glen wood Springs and Denver. You may say from the Presi dent's conversation that he will recom mend the free coinage of American sil ver in his noxt message." Original Emancipation Proclama tion. The original draft of the eman- 1 i : u I viuauuu uiuvuuuauvu nto mow 111 tug at Ch fife of 187L Thft on, doQUment in the handwriting of - . ... . . - Lincoln which proves his acts in refer ence to the abolition of slavery is in tbe collection of C. F. Gunther, tbe Chicago ; candy dealer. t3J Every spring the seals appear in droves from their unknown winter quar ters, and settle down on tbe Pribyloff Islands, some 200 miles away from the main land of Alaska. The males come first, ' accompanied by the young seal pups born during tne previous - summer, and choose their respective nomes on ine rocks. The females follow three weeks later meek little creatures, in steel-gray garb, very different from the big brown male seals, with their lighting propensi ties. Often one seal possesses twenty wives, and he has hard task to defend his home and family from his neighbors. Indeed, the old seals fight like furies, be coming covered with scars and terrible wounds, and sometimes losing an eye or Eart oi a flipper in tbe fray. Most of the ghting is done with the mouth. The combatants approach each other with averted heads and sly looks, till sudden ly they utter a shrill, piping whistle, and engage with their sharp canine teeth. The hair flies and the blood flows, amid much furious bellowing. The young bachelors from one to five years old herd together in their own quarters at a respectful distance till tbey are strong enoagh to light for wife ana home. Sci. entitle American. I W&T Every court in Philadelphia is bneTed withthe following proclamation, I nurt . n. Ovez. i mwuvmuv i i. v...- . j , - j rw .11 vwiMnna hn lanil hnnnd hv vw v , m i-viwvmw . j I i-.nei OT who have otherwise to do before the Honorable the Judge of the - 1 fVmrt of Common Pleas for the county of I , . . . i raumaeipm, mT 1""" yr" thr aha.ll ha heard. And mail God save i ldbv iuui ira iicuui .om ww the Commonwealth and the honorable Court" This is; a distinct recognition of Almighty God, and an invocation of His blessing a prater, therefor, albeit a brief one. Standard of the Cross.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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June 12, 1891, edition 1
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