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- - ;.--..-- - .----!-..-'..--:---. . 'ill I,, ' ,.,,,. l. l.l , I. II . '"- '" 1 ' " " " " I I I II II l-IIMIm I ! I ..I,.,. ,, I " I his Paper 18 39 Yeabs Old CHARLOTTE j-'Ni C , FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1891. V ?0LUHE XXXIX. NUMBER 1915 I - - ........ - " ' ' " " I " " ... ? i i Jfc THE HABLOTTE DEMOCRAT, PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY J. P. STRONG. ERM8 One Doller and Ffty Cents in advance for 1 year Two Dollars on time. Entered at the Post Office in Charlotte, N. C, is second class matter, according to the rules of he P. O. Department. J. P. McCOMBS, M. DM Afters bis professional services to the citizens of Jharlotte and surrounding country. All calls, pth night and day, promptly attended to. ' Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite arlotte Hotel. an. 1, 1891 DR. H. A. BLAND. Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. No. 21 Tryon Street. Jan. 3, 1891. BDRWELL. P D. WALKER. BURWELL & WALKER, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. ill practice in the State and Federal Courts, Office in Law Building. Jan. 1, 1891. I. OSBORKB. W. C. MAXWELL. OSBORNE & MAXWELL, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts tW Offices 1 and 3 Law Building. July 3, 1890. y AMILTON C. JONES CHARLES W. TILLETT. JONES & TILLETT. Attorneys at Law. Charlotte, N. C. Practice in the Courts of this District and in Richmond county. Also, in the Federal Courts fit the Western District. Aug. 12. 1890. SKRlOT CLARKSON. CHAS. H. DUL8. CLARKSON & DULS, Attorneys at Law, Charlotte, N. C. Prompt attention given to all business m- the trusted. Will practice in all Courts of Ktate. ETOffice No Oct. 7. 1890. 12 Law Building. SO. F. BASON. - O. N. BROWN.- BASON & BROWN. Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Will practice in the State and Federaj Courts. Office Nos. 14 and 16, Law Building. .Tan. 17. 1891. y .Office McAden buildiag, over First National I Bank, opposite Central Hotel. 1 Ftb. G. 1891. BOYNE & BADGER, LEADING JEWELERS, SOUTH TBYON ST., CHARLOTTE, N. C. :0: DEALERS IN Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver f and Plated Ware. Special attention given Repairing Fine Watches. I March 6, 1891. HUGH W. HARRIS. Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Charlotte, N. C. Will nractice in the State and Federal Courts. V Office, first door west of Court House. Jan. 4. 1891. i I JAS. AUDREY BELL. I Attorney-at-Law. I CHARLOTTE. N. C. I Careful attention given to all legal busineea fOffice Law Building, No. 6. - Jan. 10, 1891. DR. GEO. V. . GRAHAM, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Vraetioe Limited to the EVE, EAR AND THROAT. an. 1.1991. JOHN FARRIOR, NO. 3 NORTH TRYON 6TREET. CHARLOTTE. N. C WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. DEALER IN Diamonds. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Sil ver and Silver Plated Ware. BDer.iftl attention riven to Fine Watch Kepainng. March 28, 1891. HOFFMAN & WHITE, Dentists, No. 7 West Trade 8treet. Charlotte, N. C. umce over uurwell & Dunn's Drug Store umce hours from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. Oct. 3, 1890. WATCHES ! WATCHES ! You will find at Hales's Jewelry Store a assortment of Gold and Silver Watches fine At very low figures Fine Watch Repairing a specality. All work w auauicu Sept. 5. 1890. A. HALES. THE STAR MILLS. unarlotte, N. c, Manufactures best Corn Meal nd deals in all kinds of Grain. and Mill Feed J1"1 1" situated near the Railroad crossing on East Trade street. W. M. CROWELL. Nov. 11,1890 Who thinks of the staunch vessel failing to reach the port or losing her way upon the high seas so long as the pilot fol lows the invariable pointing of the needle? Anu what is that needle ? A little piece of steel, without thought or power of any kind ; but it has been touched by a mag net, and now it turns northward; and relying on that which no man has ever seen, it sends the ship safely across the sea. If God can touch a piece of steel that can neither see nor think nor feel, and it responds to the influence, why should it be thought a thing incredible that he should continually touch human souls by his Holy Spirit, making them conscious of his presence and responsive to bis will ? St. Louis Advocate. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. By virtue of an order of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county, -made in the case of Hugh W. Harris, Administiator'of E. L. Markey, deceased, against F. L. Markey and others. I will sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, at the Court House door in Charlotte, on Monday the 3d day of August, A. D. 1891, a LOT in the city of Charlotte, on the east side of North Poplar street, between 7th and 8th streets, fronting about 50 feet on Poplar street and extending back towards Church street about 176 feet, and being the Lot conveyed by E. Ritterhoff and wife to Ella L. Markey by Deed registered in this county in Book 49, page 570 Terms will be made known on day of sale. HUGH W. HARRIS, Administrator and Commissioner. July 3, 1891. 5w EXECUTION SALE. By virtue of an execution in my hands issuing from the Superior Court of Wayne county, State of North Carolina, in the case of W. L. Cochran to use of M. W. Caldwell vs. J. H. Caldwell, I will sell on Monday, the 3rd day of August, 1891, at the Court House door in Charlotte, N. C, all the right, title and interest of the said J. H. Caldwell in and to the following tracts of land lying in Crab Orchard Township, Mecklen burg county, N. C. : First Tract, adjoining lands of J. E. Caldwell, J. L Query and others, con taining one hundred and ninety -two (192) acres. Second Tract, adjoining the first tract and con taining fifty three (53) acre3 The interest of the paid J. H. Caldwell in said Tracts of Land being a one-seventh interest, and both Tracts being subject to the life estate of Mrs. Sevena Cald well. Terms of sale cash. Z T. SMITH, July 3, 1891. 5w Sheriff. SALE OP LAND. By virtue of a Decree of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county iu the esse of R. Barringer against W. G. Maxwell and others, I v. ill sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, at the Court House door in the city of Charlotte, on Monday the third day of August, 1891, at 12 o'clock, all that body of LAND, in Morning Star township, containing two hundred and eight Acre3, joining the "Baker Mill Tract." and known as the late Honoria Maxwell's "Home Place." Terms of sale, cash. JAS. A. BELL, June 26, 1891 6w Commissioner. State of North Carolina Mecklenburg Co. Superior Court. M. A Brem, Plaintiff, against D. P. Hutchison. Adele VV. Hutchison, Annie Parks Hutchison, Saline Hutchison, Martha M. Moore, bailie U. Alexander, A. C Mc. Stewart, Alice Kirk, Sophroma Parks, Clarence C Cleere and Daisy Cleere, Defendants. This is a civil action brought for the purpose of having sold the Tract of Land lying near and northeast of the city of Unarlotte, and known as the "David Parks Tract," and of investing the proceeds of sale in otner property. Tne non resident defendants, Alice Kirk, Sophronia Parks, Clarence C. (Jleere and Daisy Uleere, are re quired to appear at the next term of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county aforesaid, to be held at the Court House in Charlotte, on the last Monday in August, A. D., 1891, and answer or demur to the complaint, otherwise judgment will be taken for the relief demanded in the complaint. J. M. MORROW, Clerk of the Superior Court. June 12, 1891. 6w Ladies' Oxfords. Fine French Dongola Oxfords, patent tip or plain, price $1.25. All hand-sewed and warranted. On this Shoe we have made part of our reputa tion, and it is a better Shoe than ever. Also, an extra value Oxford at $1. Old Ladies' Cloth Slippers and Soft Kid Buskins, for comfort and ease. All at popular prices. Call and see us. GILREATH & CO. June 20, 1891. SHOES YOU READ ABOUT. Ladies' Fine Cloth Shoes, the best, no shoddy, price $1 25. Fine Kid Fox, cloth top, the best, price $1 50 Fine Kid Oxford Ties, the best, price $1 2a, witti tips. Common sense ana Opera, also with spring heels. We have them cheaper, but these are the Shoes. Wear our Shoes. They will give you comfort and will make you better in every way. We Bell 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 One price to all. UlLKKAril CU. May 22,1891. G. T. CHASE- J. O. SLATER. j. n. rothert. E. N HILL. J. A GEORGE. Chase & Slater Law and Claims Co., 1331 F STBEET, NORTHWEST. WASHINGTON, D. C. practice in the SUPREME COURT of the UNITED STATES, THE COURT OP CLAIMS, ALL THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND BEFORE CONGRESS. Collection of Claims for Indian Depreda liots a Specialty. Pension cases prosecuted. Patents promptly secured. Careful attention given to all classes of land cases. June 5. 1801. GREAT VALUE. In no other Shoes ever sold in Charlotte has there been as great value given as in our great Leaders. Men's and Ladies Fine Dress Shoes at $2 per pair. Great variety of styles and widths. We fit our customers. Are you one of them r If not. catch on to the procession it moves to our place. GILREATH & CO. June 5, 1891. HUGHES' Quinine Hair Tonic, The best Dreoaration made for the Hair. It im parts Vigor to the Scalp, Cleanses it and thor oughly eradicates Dandruff, and stops the Hair falling. Price 25 and 50 cents. Prepared by R. H. JORDAN & CO.. Drueeists. ' Springs' Corner Charlotte, N. C. Wov. 14. 18U. The Last Look. To fully appreciate the following lines you must have bent over your own dear child, sweet ly asleep in Jesus ad ready to join the heavenly choristers. Heaven is a lovelier, serener place than earth, and there the little angels are safe and happy forever. The poem was written toy lid- win W. Jfuller, oi Lonisourg, jm. u was written upon the death of his little daughter Ethel, and is dedicated to his wife t. b. k in Our Living and Our Dead. Do not f dsten the lid of the coffin yetr Let me have a long look at the face of my pet ; Please all quit the chamber, and pull to the door, And leave me alone with my dealing once. more. Is this little Ethel, so cold and so still ? Beat, beat, breaking heart against God's will ; Remember. O Christ. Thou didst dread Thine own cup, And while I drink mine. let Thine arm bear me up. But the moments are fleeting, I must stamp on r - "my brain . f . Each dear little feature, for never again Can I touch her ; and only God measures how much Affliction, a mother conveys by her touch. Oh! dear little head ; Ohl dear little hair, So silken, so golden, so soft and so fair ; Will I never more smooth it ! Oh ! help me my God, To bear this worst stroke of the chastening rod. Those bright little eyes that used to feign sleep, Or sparkle so merrily, playing at peep, Closed forever ; and yet they seemed closed with a sigh, As, if for our sake, she regretted to die. And that dear little mouth, so worm and so soft, Always willing to kiss you, no matter how off, Cold and rigid ! without the least tremor of breith ; How. could you claim Ethel, O ! pitiless death ? Her hands ! no 'twill kill me, to think how they wove Through my daily existence, a tissue of love ; Eich finger a print upon memory's page, That will brighten, thank God! and not fade with my age. Sick or well they were ready at every request To amuse us. Sweet hands! they deserve sweet rest ; Their last little trick was to wipe "tfopeep s eye. Their last little gesture, to wave us good-bye. Little feet ! little feet, how dark the heart's gloom, Where your patter is hushed in that desolate room ; For Oh ! 'twas a sight sweet beyond all compare To see little "Frisky" rock back in her chair. Oh ! Father, have mercy and give Thy grace, To see through this frown, the smile on Thy face; To feel that this lesson is sent for the best, And to learn from my darling, a lesson of rest. - 2GT" Seaweed is now made into a tough paper, wmcn takes tne place oi window glass. When colored the effect is similar to stained or painted glass. SUMMER SHOES. Our stock is always fud so that we can suit almost any one in any kind of a Shoe or Slipper. We wish to call your attention to a few Shoes that are . Seasonable and Cheap. Just think of a Woman's Dongola Button Shoe with a Pat Tip for $1 a pair, all leather. Tes, we have tnem. For $ 1.25 and fl.OU we sell you a real sice one and warrant every pair. Have you seen our Woman's fine Button and Lace 8hoe for f 2 ? If not, you have not seen the best. These are Shoes we are uaving a great sale on all be cause we are giving people a better -Shoe than they can buy elsewhere for the same money. Our sales have been large, but we keep them coming so that we. can fit any size foot. Our Old Ladies' Lace Shoes stand unrivalled broad Soles, low. flat Heels lust the ideal Shoe for any Lady who wants solid comfort, all for $1.50 a pair, isuy one pair and you will have no other. A big stock of Oxford Ties just received. We start them at 75 cents a pair, a nice one with a Diamond lip, better qualities at fl. SI. 50, &c, Good values in every pair. Our Young Mans. for $2 is a hummer ; it is the best on the market and there is none nicer, in all shapes and styles. both in Congress and Lace if you have not seen it come and buy a pair JJon t iorget we are Belling the best Home-Made Shoes made in this country, both in High Cut Kip Creedmoors and Brogans. Uur stock is full and new. if you will always see us we will do you good. We are still Agents for the .hlkin Woolen Mills. We take your Wool and give you in exchange Jeans, Blankets, Linsey, Flannel; or Yarn, and you get good, honest, home-made Goods, these Muls have many advantages to offer their customers this season one is, they now have a railroad to their door, so that you (as well as we) will be relieved of the worry of getting your Goods back late. They promise this season to send all Uoods out promptly. Bring in your Wool early, so that you will get your Goods back in good time. Later in the season the Mills are crowded and your goods come back Blower. Market price paid for Wool, in cash. GRAY & BARNHARDT. June 12, 1891. STILL IN THE LEAD! 1. 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 me city. New Goods arriving daily. Two car loads now on the way. A large lot of Studebaker Farm Wagons always in stock. Read tbe following: A. C. Hutchison & Co : It was in 1883 that I hnuffht mv Studebaker Waeon. It is the best wagon I ever saw. Have had a great a great deal oi experience with wagons, but "The Studebaker" is tne lightest running ever used. and most durable I have M. A. Walters, Hope, Union Co., N. C. April 10, 1891. GOOD HARNESS, It is alwavs economr to' get GOOD HAR NESS. Exnerience teaches that no Harness made can excel for durability, service and band- some finish that made here in Unarlotte Dy W. E. SHAW & CO. We use onlv first-class material and employ none but skilled and competent workmen- Every set th'at goes out of my shop is complete and Derf ect in all resDects. An immense line of Harness, Bridl68, 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 Carta and Bug gies. April 25, 1891. W. E. SHAW & CO. The Oath. ' Tho oath was originally an appeal to divine authority to ratify an assertion. The old Greek gods swore by the Styx, and Jehovah is represented in the early books of the Bible as swearing by himself, there being none higher. The form oi an oath among the Hebrews was : "By the trod. of Abraham, "lioa do so unto me," and "God knowetb."; In Assam and in India,, two persons desiring to take an oath, or affirm with great solemnity, take a fowl or a dog, one by its head, the other by its taiL The UstyaKS of Siberia swear by the bead of a bear, making a motion with the jaws, and expressing the hope I that they, may be devoured if they speak falsely. v ' In ancient times it was considered essential to the validity of an oath that the witness should bold something in his hand, or place it. upon some object-of great sanctity. Witbthe Jews it was the book of the law, which, no doubt, led to the use of the Bible in Christian courts of iastico. The Bedouin Arabs have, from the most remote period, used various forms of adjuration. One of these was "By the Temple;'' another, still in use, is as follows: The person taking the oath takes hold of the middle polo of the tent and swears by the "life" of the tent and its owner. Mohammed swore by the "setting of the stars," a most poetical oath, though hardly so magnificent as the oft-quoted adjuration of William the Con queror, who swore "By the splendor of God." The Koman oath ot olden times was made with great solemnity and elabora tion. In Eoman mythology, Juno, mak ing a promise to sleep, strengthened it by takin&r the heavens in one hand and the earth in the other. Greeks and Romans swore by their gods, by the Styx, by Olympus, by hell, by their sacred springs, wells and rivers, and by the sun and the moon. Tbeir oatns were oi mucn value and meaning: during the early days of the Republic, but worthless after they became corrupt. Oaths lost their sanctity and became colloquial or profane at a very early time among the Jews. Greek ladies swore daintily by Venus, Diana and Juno, and now and then by some male eod whose name was frequently taken in vain by their liege lords. The French monarchs, too. had their own peculiar lorms ol oaths. - Louis IX, so devout in his old age, swore by liod s resurrection. unanes VIII swore "By the liffht of God." Louis XII, who well merited the title ' Father of his People," treated the Deity with less familiarity. When he desired to em phasize an assertion he simply said : "May . the devil carry me off." Charles IX satisfied his morbid desire tor some form of profanity by saying: "By the bead ol tiod," or "J3y liod's death. Henry IV also had two oaths with which ho. freely punctuated his conversation. One was "Jarmdien" (May I deny God), and the other was. "By the belly of Gris." St. Gris was tho god of drunkards. St. Louis Republic. Joked On His Deathbed. Barnum's Puzzling Conundrum to His Legal Adviser. Not long before his death, the story -W-k 1 . 1 . runs, iiarnum summoned nis lawyer to the side of the couch where he was lying. "I am very much worried," he said, "about a certain matter, -and want to consult you. My neighbor keeps pea cocks. Suppose some of them should fly over into my yard which they are doing all the time and lay some eggs here. Would those eggs belong to me, or could It A 1 my neignoor compel me 10 give mem up?" The lawyer, having duly scratched his heard, and answered : "Well Mr. Barnum, I must tako time to look into this matter. ut the best thins for you to do would be for you to keep the eggs and let your neighbor sue for the possession. In that way your risrhts would be determined, and we should have a very valuable 'test case." Well," said Barnum, "while you are looking into the matter will you find out . m n . llt . how it would do it the eggs were laid Dy peahens ? The lawyer swore sotty to himself, but never made any investigation, 1 1 At a meeting of the Physiological Society of Berlin it -was given as a fact that when the bee has filled his cell and has completed the lid, a ' drop of formic acid, obtained from the poison bag connected with the sting is added to the honey by perforating the lid with the sting. The formic acid preserves honey and every other sugar solution from fermentation. Most of the insects that have a stinging apparatps similar to that of the bee are collectors and storem oi noney, bo mat, .. .. . J LI. . ' !i . . the 6tmg nas a aouoie iuncnon ib is a weapon and a pickle. Health McntMy. FIGURES DO NOT LIE. I advertise the lareest stock of FURNITURE in the State, and the lowest prices of any dealer North or South, i snail prove it Dy -ngures READ THESE PRICES A Rattan Body Baby Carnage. Wire Wheels, only 7 50 Genuine Antique Oak Bed Room Suit, flO Dieces.l 25 00 Walnut Frame Wool Flush Parlor Suit, (6 nieces.) 35 00 Antioue Oak Sideboard, w ith large glass, 16 00 Standine Hall Racks, with glass, 5 75 Antique Oak High Back Wood Seat KocKers, Mexican Grass Hammocks, large size. Mosquito Canopies, with Frames ready to hang, Bamboo Easels, 5 feet high, Ladies' Rattan Rockers, 50 50 00 00 50! Antique Oak Center Tables, 16 inches square top, Holland Window Shades, Dodo Fringe and Spring Rollers, Platform Spring Rockers, (Carpet Seat), 1 50 65 3 50 Sterling Organ, 7 stops, walnut case, 8terbxg Pianos, 1 octaves, Ebony Case, 60 00 235 00 I have lust Dut in the Furniture for three large Hotels, and am receiving orders from all over norm ana oouin aruiuui uuny. One price to all, and that the lowest known, is my way of doing business. . If yon buy an article from me and it does not come up as rep resented, return it at my expense and get .your money back. Write me for Catalogue. -E. M. ANDREWS, Tadintr Furniture and Music Dealer. 16 and 18 West Trade Street. Charlotte, N. C June 12. 1891. A Carious " Circulating Library." 1 Perhaps one of the most unique and re markable institutions in the world is the "Bone Circulating Library," an attach ment of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City. In this room, which is fitted up with shelves, cases, etc., just as any other library room, are hun dreds of thousands oi human bones of all sizes, shapes and forms. The bones, which are numbered and labelled, are placed in order on the shelves and in the cases, an attendant being always on hand to act in tho samecapacity as a librarian, it is bis duty to keep track of the bones lent ; to enter them upon books, and to see that tney are returned uninjured. .During the day scores of students flock in and out of this uncanny place, carrying packages of strange appearance in their hands or stick. ing out of their coat pockets. These pack ages are made up of human bones, which they are returning or taking from this "Bone Circulating Library." - A Little Boy's First Dat in School. A little boy, five or six years of age, who bad spent some or his time hunting rabbits, if none in the school-room, was arranged with all the scholars of the school in a semi circle before a blackboard by the teacher to illustrate to them all some important matter. The school- house being in the edge of a forest, some dogs got after a rabbit and ran it where it could be seen through a window. The little boy under consideration being true to bis hitherto unrestrained nature, seeing the race, exclaimed with all the exuber ance of his soul : " O yonder he goes 1 yonder he goes ! yonder he goes." The teacher, kindly taking him by the shoul ders, and turning bis attention to her illustration, and reminding him that he was now in school, and not in the rabbit chase, went on with her illustration. When the dogs brought the rabbit around again, he, having his mind more on the dogs and rabbit than tho matter, being illustrated, again broke forth : "O yonder he comes I yonder he comes I yonder he comes ! Again he was gently repri manded, and his attention once more secured, when presently the dogs caught the rabbit, it testifying to the same by lustily squealing for dear life, when he again broke out with, "O they'vegot him I they've got him ! they've got him !" when the whole school, teacher and all, broke over bounds, and joined in a hearty laugh. F. C. McMillan. A French geologist Las made a careful calculation of the amount of solid matter yearly carried off into the ocean by the action of the rivers of the world and other causes. He estimates that the reduction of the average height of the surface of the solid lands is .006 inches each year. Making allowance for the corresponding rise in the bed of the ocean, and taking no account of the occurrence of volcanic and other exceptional phe nomena the general tendency of which Is to hasten the process of disintegration the period at which the solid land will have ceased to exist, and the surface of the earth will be covered with water has been estimated. As, however, that period is 4,500,000 years distant, the prediction need cause no immediate disquietude. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Poisons. From one point of view there is no such thing as poison, from an other stand point everything is a poison Weight lor weight and equally com pressed, the oxygen of the air is the most deadly poison known to man. A troy ounce of oxygen will kill more men, and in quicker time than a troy ounce of any other known substance, let we cannot live without using it. In proper quantity it is a necessity oi life. Muriatic acid is a deadly poison, but this is a necessity of life also, supplied in the form of salt Too much beat will burn and destroy us, too little will freeze and destroy. The proper proportion gives health and life. Within the proper amount, nothing is poisonous. Out of the proper amount, everything is poisonous. Healthy Mome. Magnifying thb PaEACHia's Impir- fictions. Mr. apurgeon puts into tne mouth of "John Ploughman" the following homely bit of wisdom, which we commend to any reader who may have magnified his pastor's imperfections : "1 never knew a good horse that had not some odd habit or other, and l never saw a minister worm his salt who had not some crotchet or oddity. Now these are bits of cheese that cavilers smell out and nibble at ; the first is too flowery and the second is too dull. Dear me, if all of God's creatures were iud crcd in this way. we should wring the dove s neck tor being too tame, snoot tne I robins for eatiner spiders, kill thecows for I swinging their tails, and the hens for not i giving milk." I O O What is believed to be the largest wheel in the world was made recently at the works of the Dickson Manufacturing Company, in Scranton, Pa., lor the Ualu- met and . uecia Mining companies oi Michigan. It is a cog wheel 64 feet m diameter, with an 18 inch " face, and is built in the exact form of a bicycle, with its extensions and spokes. The capacity of the wheel, at a velocity of 10 feet a second at the inner edge of the buckets is 30,000,000 gallons of water and 2,000 tons of sand in 24 hours. Its weight is 400, 000 pounds. The journals are 23 inches in diameter and three feet four inches long the total length of the shaft is 23 feet six inches. fniiaaeipnia Jtrre&s. A parasite growing on plants of the Strychnos genus contains neither strychnine nor brucine. ' The mistletoe . . . . . growing upon tbe oak aoes not contain the blue tannin of the latter, put exclu sively a green tannin. In like manner other parasites are shown not to absorb the peculiar principles oi their nosts, a. Chatin. mm ill EOT" The growth of nails on the left hand requries eight to ten days more than those on the, right; the growth is more rapid in children than in adults, ana goes on faster in winter than in summer. It reauires an" average of 132 days for the renewal of tbe nails in winter ana out no during the summer months. Wealthy Electricians. Lucre has smiled on the explorers in the field of electrical science, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. . Ko scientific body in , the country has so many mil- lonaires as the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. At the top of the ist is Alexander Graham Bell, whose profits on the telephone aro represented by eight figures. Next comes .Edison with a seven 'figure fortune. Brush, of electric light fame, and Elihu Thomson, whose financial future is perhaps brighter than any of the others now. are more than millionaires. Frank J. Sorague was a junior officer in the United States navy six years ago. He is now living in tbe mansion which was built for the Grants. His company sold out to tbe Edison Co. for $1,000,000, and half of it went to tbe inventor. . Franklin L. Pope of New York, and a score of others have inde pendent fortunes. Most of these men were telegraph operators, and most of them began their experimenting and study without a dollar. . According to a writer in the American Engineer, the most simple and emcacious method of thoroughly cleaning the various parts of machinery that have become gummed and dirty by tbe use of fat oil for lubricating purposes is as fol lows: Make a strong soda lye by taking for each one thousand parts , by weight oi water about ten or fifteen parts by weight of caustic soda, or one hundred parts of ordinary soda : this solution to be allowed to boil and enter the parts to be cleansed, for this purpose either boiling them in the lye or having them steep in it for some time. In-tbis manner all the dirt and oil resin are completely dissolved, it only remaining to rinse and dry the parts treated. The action of the lye, under these circumstances, is such that it enters into combination with the oil and forms a soap, which is readily soluble in water. In order to prevent any harden ing of the lubricant on the machinery parts it is only necessary to add about one third kerosene. - Heat from the Moon. Mr. C. Yernon Boys has been making measurements of the heat of the moon by means of his very delicate radiomicrometer. His method was to focus the rays of the moon on the face of the radiomicrometer by a reflect ing telescope of 16 inches aperture. In the case of a new moon, he found that the heat coming from its disk diminished as you passed irom the convex to the con cave edge, and that irom tbe dark surface was so slight as not to affect the apparatus. The maximum radiation . of heat came from points of the disk itself, not from its limbs. At full moon the maximum point was at the center of the disk. The side of the moon which had been exposed to tbe Bun for fourteen days was not warmer than that which had been exposed for seven days. No sensible heat was observed to come from the stars. Why a Dog's Nose is Cold. Every body knows that a dog's nose is always cold, but very few people know why. The cartilage composing the outer surface of a dog's nose is almost destitute of blood vessels, but plentifully supplied with glands which exude a watery secretion that, by its evaporation, keeps the nose below the normal temperature. .The dog's sense of smell is located in the nerves with in the nostrils, and it is probable that these are kept in better condition by the low temperature of the cartilaginous tip of the nose. The state of a dog's health is at once indicated by his nose, for ;no dog with a hot, dry nose can be healthy, and one oi tbe first signs ot rabies .is dry ness and heat of the nose, for these By mp- V I . . t i n . l t ioms inuicaie iever, ana iever is tne oegin- nmg of hydrophobia.- &f. liouis CtlQoe- Democrat. : . Boss Wood Absorb Disease Germs ? A celebrated physician has remarked that every house ought to be pulled down at the end of the sixtieth year, as it has by that time absorbed all of the diseases of those that have lived in it. This idea is based on the theory that wood ' and plaster absorb gases, foul air and feverish exhalation as readily as milk or water does. But, as it is not practicable to tear down bouses every half century or so, some eminent authorities claim that all wood used in the interior construction of houses, and all of the surface of plaster, should be thoroughly oiled or varnished, so that the power of absorption would be almost entirely destroyed. In the latter event the destruction of houses on sani tary grounds would no longer be desirable A Music-Loving Pigeon. Not far from the writer's home there is a little gray pigeon who is a groat pet with bis fair young mistress, ana who nas shown a great fondness for music. When ( his mistress practices or takes her piano lesson, so soon as the first note is struck, a gentle "tap, tap " is heard at the window, ana there stands the pigeon begging to come in. When admitted, he walks straight up to the piano.and lies at the player s feet, and all during the music expresses his admira tion in a gentle cooing. 'Xhe little crea ture is affectionate and fond of petting,but will leave any one to listen to music. New Orleans Picayune. Daises Bedeck the Battlefields. Richmond Fa., June 27. Before the .war there was no such flower as tho daisy in Virginia. The hardy flower was a curiosi ty. II ow tbe fields around iuebmona are white with them. This is especially .so of the late battlefields about the Uhicta hominy Biver and wherever the Federals had encampments. An investigation shows that the seeds of the prolific daisy were brought here in the bales of bay brought by the Union soldiers to Vir ginia when they were camped near the city. An old battery west of Richmond is the spot from which the daisy began to spread. . - The dahlia derived its name from the Swedish botanist, Prof. Dahl, who first cultivated it. This beautiful flower was brought from Mexico, of which it is a native, in the present century. It soon became a favorite in this country, and in 1815 it was introduced into France, - - The Dairy Side of lay Gould. : Hard Churning in Boyhood and Warm Milk in Manhood's Prosperity. The financier asked me, "Did you evoi1 chum? I said that I had a recollection of a -peculiar up-and-down churn I used td operate when I was a boy, and which was the cause of many blisters on my adoles cent hands. He smiled pleasantly and continued : ; - - V "The churn that I have in my mind was a different one, and it had a great deal to do with my career. My father had a little dairy farm in Delaware County, and the special products of that farm were butler and cheese. We had a rotary churn, which was -operated by a treadmill, on which we worked a large dog and sometimes a sheep. In course of time the dog and the sheep came to understand what was in store for them when they saw the people about the place setting the churn up. Thereupon they were in the habit of disappearing. On such occasions, to ' supply . the missing motor, I was pressed into service, , and eventually I came to t understand . that when the churn was being prepared I, too, was in danger of involuntary servi tude; sol usecT to disappear. On one occasion, however. 1 1 remonstrated so bitterly against being made tbe substitute " of the dog that my father chastised me with a good deal of severity,, and after brooding over the - matter all - night I concluded to leave the farm and seek my fortune elsewhere. So, like many another boy, I packed up my few clothes, and in the early morning left the farm and started out into the world for myself." It was thus that this man who. holds tbe finances of the United States in the hollow of his hand, as it were, .was pro jected into the world from an obscure country farm! What struck me in this conversation was the .modest, way, in which Mr. Gould subordinated bis intel- ect to that of the dog and tho sheep . "i have known men," : he said later, "who after achieving a small or a striking success in Wall street,- spent several days in glorification of their aehievement, guuling champagne in bar-rooms indis criminately. I never did anything in that line." Mr. Gould's remarks on this subject led to a question which, under the circum stances, was not at all impertinent. This was as to what his favorite tipple .really was. ile said in reply : 'I have never been able to drink spirits with any satisfaction. I would like to drink claret, and I have tried very hard to make it a part of my daily regimen. but it does not agree with me. I find, ndeed, that the only thing that I can depend upon as a suitable drink for me is warm milk. Now, when 1 have had a particularly busy day and have been under an unusual strain, 1 fina that I don't sleep very. well; bo I . never, go' to bed at all now without having a, small spirit lamp by my bedside and a pint or two of good, fresh mile in a pan. - When become aware that i am,. wakeful and restless I light the lamp, warm the milk, drink a little of it t and immediately fall asleep." From an interview with John A, UockereU in the Cincinnati Jbnquirer, : - mm mm ' Used to Being tfarrled That Way A wedding ceremony occurred somo years ago of a theft-Ubited States Sena tor, who, a widower twice over, bad for the third time sccumbed to Cupid's wiles. At his first and second marriage the cere mony baa been performed by an Episco pal clergyman, and hence 1 the Senator was quite familiar with tbe Episcopal marriage form; ' ' ' - ! ;-' But the beautiful woman, who bad captured his effection tbe third time was devout Presbyterian, and naturally wished the connubial knot to be tied by a minister of her own church, and accord ing to its simple service. To this1 the statesman lover made no objection. The character of the service was of small ac count to him, so long as it served to unite him to the object of his adoration, and the thought that he might blunder Lin the course of it never disturbed for a moment the serenity of his mind. But, standing beside his bride to be, stage fright, as it might be called, seized him. in his 'excitement he began to marry himself, as it were, by the Episco pal service,, repeating glibly: :if , take thee, w be my wedded wife, and he would' probably have gone on to the end if the astonished Presbyterian minister, who - immediately appreciated the situation, had not interposed, and, interrupting the bridegroom,- preformed the ceremony with the brevity of. the Presbyterian form. " ! At tbe , point where tbe perturbed groom seemed bent on doing the business for himself, a distinguished brother Sena tor present drew near to a ladyi another fuest, a close friend or his own1 and or tbe ridal pair, and whispered in a-pitying tone:., '--"- ; ' ' "Poor- He's used to being married by the other service! Washington 'Post. t Wisdom is a gift which everyone does not possess but by a wise dispensa tion ox Providence those who do no pos sess it are net aware of the fact, so that their lack of wit causes them no.unhap- piness. Dover Courier. i J -: ' , .... im- 1ST" We've heard of a woman who said - she'd walk -five miles to get a bottle of Dr. Pierce't ' Favorite Prescription, if she couldn't- get : it without That woman had tried it. And it's a medicine, which -makes itself felt in toning up the system and correcting irregularities as soon as its use ii begun. - Go 'So your i,lrug store, pay a dollar, get a bottle and try it t ry a second, a third if necessary. Before the third one's been taken, you'll know that there's a remedy to : help yon.,- Then you'll keep on and a cure'll come. . But if you-shouldn't feel the help, should be disappointed in tbe results you!! find a guarantee printed on tbe bottle wrapper that'll get your money back for yoa. How many - women i are there 'who'd rather - have the money than health ? And "Pavorite Prescription" produces health. Wonder is that there's & woman willing to suffer when there's a guaranteed remedy in the nearest drug, store.; . Dr. Pierce V Pellets -regulate the tom act, Liver and Bowel. Mild and effective.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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