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v Terms of Subeription-TBK Dollars In advance.
CHARLOTTE, N. C
TUESDAY, MARCH: 29; 1870,
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WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor.
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Xieji Three Dollars per annum in advance.
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AiTtrtiements will 'be inserted at reasonable
raten. or in accordance with contract.
OMtuarj notices of orer fire lines in' length will
beebargedfor at aJTertwing rates. :
i Dr. W. H. Hofiniari,
DENTIST,
j (Lt t'f LincZttlon, A". C.,)
Repectfal!j inform the eitiiens of Charlotte and
tli public generally, that he has permanently loca
ted in Charlotte. He is full prepared to attend
to all calls relating t hie profession, j
A eucceiful practice for more than 10 years in
thin xrction of cotintry and in the Confederate army
"of Virgin". Juriug the late war, marrams him in
promising entire sitUfactiun to all parties who may
-desir"hU !erTicc9. '
f5. Office over Smith Brem'H Drug Store
Office hours from 8 A. M. to P M. !
HrrcKEXcirs M. P. IVgrnm. Cbier lt National
Bank of Charlotte: Dr. Wm Sloj.n. Dr. J. II. Mc
Adtn, and W. J. Yates, E'litor Charlotte Democrat.
Jan l.lTO lj i
W. A. BLANl),
Dentist,
CKARLOTTB,- W, ' C,
JSnccts.ir to Al'J'iinJrr f Bhiml.
Office as heretofore, on-osite Charlotte
Hold.
M.rc!ion warranted. Gas adi-lintered.
IVh !' 1H70. I i -
, I Robert GttJhtvH, M.D.,
IIlVrfiCIAX .C suite KOX.
tf OSce orer Stnith Si Erem'a Drug Store
Residence on College Street.
Jan Ji, If 70.
fJ. P. McCombs, 21. D.
nfirs his nrofefsional sericf to the citizens of
Charlotte and surrounding rntry.
aifUt nd dar. prompilr attcuded to.
All culla, both
tlihcfe in Brown's bunding, un tairs. orrosite the
Charlotte Hotel. .
Oct 2, Ifco8.. f'" " I
Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, .
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
I CIIAUI.UTTK, X. C,
lfa ou hand a larce and wt-11 el-ieI stock of PURE
DRUGS. Chemical. Patent Udicinos. Family Medi-
einen. Paint. Oils. Varni-Iie-, lye Stufls. Fancy and
Toilet Article.-, which he id tictertuiued to sell at the
very lowest prices. J
Jan 1. 1870.
! W. F. DAVIDSON,
A T T O R .V K V ? A T I A
Charlotte ! N. C
03ice over B. Koopmxx's Store.
Dec U, !.;: ly ;
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x DR. E. C. ALEXANDER,.
Charlotte; N. C,
OTrrs his sei vices as Physician lo the citizens of
Charlotte and surrounding et:intry.
Office nearly op-itc Charlotte llotl.
Ir. Alexander in.nkcs a good Cough Mixture,
betr than any l'alcul .luicine. Try it.
Feb 7. lH7o.-
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Watch and Clock Ii'xor.
JEWELRY, FIXE WATCHED CLOCKS,
, IVUck Jlaterith, Sprcfaclet,
Aug. 19, 1867. CHARLOTTE; N, C.
MANSION HOUSE,
; . Charlotte, N. C. t
Thi well known House having, been nevrly fur
nished an I refuted in every department, is now open
far the aci-omrnod.nl ion of the
ti:a yllisg venue.
'"f.Omnihnsses at the Depot on arrival ofTrains.
Jn2l. l7a II. C. ECCLES.
! B R. SMITH & CO,
General Commission Merchants,
; CO AV SVrr, Imiston, Mass.,
For the aala of Cotton. Cotton Yarn, Naval Stores,
Ac. and the purchase of Gunuy Cloths and Merchan
dise eencrallr.
utbrri lta advances maie on
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conignments to
us. an4 all uual tacilitiea ocered.
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e hone tr fir and houeat dealinr. and our best
efforts to pic asc. to receive from our friends that crr
curageiucat which il phall be our aim to merit.
Order sw'.oiied and promptly filled for Gunny
Bits:ag, Fish, boot and Mioe. &e., &c. 5
! Ucrra bv rEEMisio-f to )
Jhn Drraerritt. Kq.. Pre. Eliot Nat. Hank, Host on.
LoringA Keynolds MOlVarl St.. I'onon.
Murcbion A Co.. 207 Tcirl St.. New York.
J Y lJryce & Co., Charlotte. N ('.
K Y MeAden. . Pre. 1st Nat. Rank. Charlotte.
T W Dewry 4 Vo . Hankers. Charlotte, X C.
It M Oatea 4 Co., Charlotte. X C. ;
Williamt a Murchioon. Wi'mincion. N C.
Cl Win Joitntan. Pre. (harloite'nd Augusta Rail
road. Charlotte. X C.
Sept , 1809. i -
Charlotte Femalo Instituted
1 j . CIIAULO'rt'K, N. l .
! The next Session ol'lhis Institution will commence
i on thetSrsi djy of OCTOIiEU, lbU, .and continue
uotil 3thofJune following.
A full corps of Teachers in all branches usually
' tsnglit. in firt cla8 Female Schools, has been em
1 pl.y-l trtr the enduing Session.
1 Tr i'ial.rne containing full particulars a to
expnes, course of iudr. regulations, &.C, apply to
' Uev. k. bUKWELL SON.
Jnle 19. 18K3
Charlotte, X. C.
LARGE STOCK.
Wittkowsky & Rintels
; lUtf reeeitretl one of the largest Stocks of Goods
eer orfered in this market, and are recelyiiir week-
, ly addition!, so that they mre prepared to supply any j
i amount of pairanage they may be favarcd with du- j
! ring the Fall and Winter. J
J tT" Country Merchants are epecially invited to 1
i eall an. I examiu this " Sfrw. rf aa tlav an I
j find anything wanted for stocking a country Store
an! at ery reasonable wholesale prices.
' Give us a call and see our Goods and hear our
rncej before makio; your purchases, i
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BgT" Holding crops for large prices is at best
a hazardous operation, and it often happens that
the very shrewdest luen are epjeiouslj di$ap
poinled in the results of such a policy. We Fee
in one of our exchanges the following from
Michigan : "A pod many farmers about here
who have held their wheat for two years for
higher price?, feel rather cheap over it now.
One in this town has 1.600 bushels now on hand,
and I ran name several others within six miles
of me who have from 3 to 700 bushels And
the same policy is pursued by some of the cotton
planters of the South. The true policy of the
farmer is to sell the crop whenever a fair price
can be obtained, and leave speculation to the
speculators. Carolina Farmer. i , j
Stoves, Tin & Sheeting Iron Ware
Always on hand the best STOVES in the market.
Spear's Chlorine, ExceUior, Columbia and Lire-Oak
Cooking Stoves. .
Box and Parlor Stores.' i!
Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware, . l
Hollow Ware. Japanese Ware, and various
Housekeeping Articles.1
Allwares and work warranted, as represented,
rcflu Orders, respect fully solicited. ' I I
Feb 23, 1870. D. II. BYE R L Yt J
FARMERS!
We are manufacturing the celebrated j' Watt,
The Charlotte - and -Utley C " PLOWS. I
We also invite your attention especially to the
NORTH CAROLINA COTTON-PLANTER
-1 Manufactured by us. " j '
TVe also deal in all kinds of Farming Tools. Horse
Powers. Threshers, j Corn-Shellers, Feed-Cutters,
Colioti-Oins, Well-Fixtures, Churns, Ac. j
In the old Navy Yard, Charlotte, N. C." i f
Jan 31, 1870. COOK & ELLYSON.
SHERIFF'S SALES. I
I will sell - for Caslj, at the Court House in Char
lotte, on Mondnv the4th day of April next, the fol
lowing valnabte LANDS and CITY PROPERTY to
satisfy Execution in piiy hands : ,
One truct of 1 LandJ adjoining the lands of J. B.
McDonald and others, the property of Peter EDgle
and wife. i j
One House and Lot in Charlotte, adjoining the
property of Li" M." E. Farrow and others, the in
terest of J Wilkes, sold for the purchase money.
One tract of Land, adjoining the lands of J. M.
Houston and others, the property of A. A. Houston.
One tract of Land, adjoining thejauda of J. II.
Wilson and other, known as the St, Catherine or
liMeir Mill, the property of Charles Wilkes.
One tract of Land, adjoining the lands of W. S.
Noiinent and otliers. the property of Albert AVallace
One tract of Land, adjoining the lauds of E D.
McGinnis and others, the property of S. A. Stewart.
One half interest in two Lots in Charlotte, known
as the Miaw Lots, adjoining C. Scott and others.
Four Lots iu Charlotte (including the residence).
two Lots known as tho Dunlap' property, and one
vacant or fraction of a Lot, and one tract of Land,
adjoinine the lauds of D. Asbury and otLr, the
properly of J. A. Young.
One House and Lot in Charlotte, known as the
properly of Mrs. Marg't JIcElvey or W. W. Quinn,
fold for taxes. 1
One House and Lot.adjoining the property of J
T. Schenck and others, the property of Joe Moore,
sold fortaxes. . ! .
One House and Lot in Charlotte, adjoining the
property of M. L. Wristun and others, the property
of L. FuHiiip.
K. M.
WHITE,
March 7, 1870
SheriflF.
1870.
HARRIS & PHARR,
1870.
Old China Hall,
Between Tote Dewey't and Firtl National Bank,
C1IAKLOTTC, It. C,
Wholesale and Tletail dealers in China, Gl&cs, Crock
ery and all .other House Furnishing Goods to be
found in any firnt-claps Crockery ; House.
Our Gooiis having been selected with care and with
the intention on our part of meeting, to the7ullest
extent, the wants of Merchants making purchases
for retailing, and. also for the wants of families, all
of which we offer for Cash. '
We solicit orders by, mail or otherwise, and a call
from buyers, when they visit our City, before waking
their Spring purchases.
Jan SI, 1870. . HARRIS & PHARR.
E. M. HOLT & CO.,
HAVE JUST RECEIVED
R 1RRELS prime Corn Whiskey,
10 Barrels .North Carolina Mountain I"ew,
11 10 Barrels Old Rye for medical purposes,
1 Barrel old Scuppernong Wine, J .
Pure Cherry Wine, Champaigne, ke.
JO Cases Canned reaches,
10 Cases Toinattoes,
10 Cases Oysters.
20 Carrel Crackers, fresh,
20 half botes M.It. Raisins,
20 one-eighth boxes M.R. Raisins.
- 20J baps Family Flour, Holts and!
others,
warrauted good. v
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Vacation in
the
Winter Summer in the Mountains.
SEXl FOR A CATALOGUE
The Sprinff Sc.ion pf the
Davenport jPemale College,
LKXOlll, ,c.
Will open March let, 1870, with very flattering
prospects . j
Jin fen per Srsion of 20 -TrreZ,-Roard.
including lodging, fuel and washing. $70 00
Tuition in College Course, from $20 00 to 25 00
" Instrumental Music, - - 20 00
. OH Painting, - - - 20 00
" "French, - - - .,- 10 00
Special attention is given, throughout the whole
course, to Arithmetic, Composition, Geography,
Grammar. Singing. Spelling-and Writing. :k
. Uniform for Winter: Brown Merino, trimmed with
Black Velvet) Ribbon. For Summer: Slate-color
Mozambique; White Straw Hat, trimmed with Black
Velvet. Xo jewelry other than a plain breastpin.
For further information, address
Rev. SAMUEL" LANDER, A. M.,
Janl7.1B7l llw President.
1870 H-I& B. EMANUEIfc 1870.
We would respectfully inform all that we will very
shortly begin to receive our large new " .
Spring Stock.
Forlhenext 15 days we offer the balance of our
WINTER STOCK at prices so low that no .one will
fail to buy. Dry Goods, Xotions, Clothing, Hata.
Boots aud Shoes, Trunks, Ac. c.
Genuine French Kid Gloves, 1 $1.00
Hair Switches, 25 eta.
Best Cal.coe-, 12 J
Suirtiugs aud Sheeting? very low.
j i II. A B. EMAXUEL.
Feb 21. 1870. Trade Street, Oates BuikLing.
Magnus Opus Pro Bono Publico.
SILICATE BOOK SLATES, something new. just
received by
TIDDY k BRO.
; How to Choose a Wife. "A place for
everything, and everything in its place," said
the patriarch, to his daughter. SeIect a wife,
my son, who will never step over a broomstick,"!'
The son was obedient to the lesson. " NowJ"
said be pleasantly, on a gay May daj- to one M
his companions. "I appoint that broomstick to
choose me a wife. The lady who wjll not step
over it shall have the offer of my band." Ihey
passed from the splendid saloon to the grove;
some stumbled over the broomstick and others
jumped over it. At length a young lady picked
it up and put it in its place. The promise was
fulfilled ; she became' the wife of an educated
and wealthy young man, and he the I husband of!
a prudent, industrious and lovely' wife, lie
brousTit a fortune to her and she knew .bow to
keep one. It was not easy to decide
which was
were rich.
under the greatest obligation; both
aud each enriched the other.
' SS?" Marriage offers the most effective oppor
tunities for spoiling the life of another. Nov
body can debase, harass ana ruin a woman so
fatally as her own husband, and uobody can do
a tithe so much to chill a man's ! aspirations, to
paralyze his energies, as his wife.
AY one 1 ELL f I'an any
one teH
how that men who canuot absolutely pay small
bills can .always fiud plenty of s money to buy
liquor and treat when happeuing among friends?
! Can any one tell how many Young men who
dodge their washer-wouien, and who are! always
behind with their landlord, can play billiards
night and day, and are always ready for a game of
poker or seven-up ? ; 1 ! i
j Can any one tell how jt is that some men who
owe for tailoring, shoes, &c., can have everything
that's nice eat oysters at nightj wear fine
clothes, and have all the delicacies of the season.
i Can any one tell how men live and support
their families, who have no income,, and j donlt
work. whle others who are industrious and
always employed,ialnjost starve, j I h - I
j" r r-1 !
An Ohio murderer. -who escaped conviction
on the plea of insanity, now refuses! to .pay his
lawyers for the same reason. They think there
b too much method in his madness. ': ; I
I Liquid ammonia injected into the veins has
proved a successful cure in the most critical case
of snake bites. A small syringe with a sharp
point for the purpose of making the. injection, is
manufactured and sold in Melbourne, and few
travel in Australia without one. j ;
EDWIN GLOVER,
Watch Maker and Jeweler;
FROM FAYETTEVILLE,
' I Has removed to i !
I ! CIIAKLOTTC , If. C
And taken the Store formerly occupied by Mr Beclt-
with, adjoining Mrs. P. Query's Millinery Stora.
wnere ue intends carrying on the j j , . y
! Watch and Jewelry Business
In all its branches.: Having had. an extierience otf
thirty years in Xovth Carolina he cdusidcrs! himself
comnetent to do anv work in Ins lin i Ho will U
keen on hand a trood stock of Wtch. nX lri
and other goods usually kept in a Jewelry Store. 1
i He respectfully solicits tbe patronage of the cit
tens or Charlotte and vicinity.
! All work done will be warranted for 12 months.
March
4: 1870.
Just Received at I
WILSOX & BLACK'S DRUG STORE,
TJ &h PARRELS No. 1 Kerosene Oil, warranted
JL Vl" to be pure. 1
20 Bushels Orchard Grass. I )
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Genuine French Mustard, Tapioca Arrow Root
Fresh Italian Macaroni, j ' Ginger. Cloves. Macei
Allspice, I'epper, X utmeg", weet Chocalate, &c.l
; i ! I j of the finest qualities, r j
March 14J 1870. . : !!
Notice to Builders & Contractors!
Scaled Proposals will be received by the 'undert
signed Committee until the 1st day of April, 1870
for (he erection of a Brick Church at Sugar Creek
(three miles from Charlotte on the Salisbury roadJ
and within half mile of the N. C. Railroad) The
Church to be 80 by 50 feet. Plans and specifications
can be seen at Dr. McAden's Drug Store: The conn
mittee reserve the right to reject any or all the bids.
! J. P. ALEX AX D Eli,
JAS. F. JOHXSTON,
E. C. WALLIS,
IL L. S. BARXETT.
J. Mc. IIEXDERSOX,
Charlotte,'
March 14, 187D.
! ! CommitteeJ
Sacks ! Pacific ; Guano,
JUST! RECEIVED. !
We are in receipt of another shipment of 600 sacks
of Pacific Guano to meet the wants of our farmers.)
Those who have engnged ' THE SOLUBLE PA4
CIFIC GUAXO" from us. can now- send in their
wagons and get it in any quantity. I
! ISUKUtjUUllS R PfKlftUS,
March 14, 1870.
Corner College and 4th Sts
Preserve Your Eyes.
. These Lehses, manufactured by the .Philadelphia
Optical Institute, are superior to any other Glasses'
in the market. They confer a brilliancy and dis
tinctnesa of vision not found in any other Glass.
They can be used equally well without tiring or
fatiguing the eye. i i j r
!- For sale only at JOIIX T. BUTLER'S Jewel
ry Store, Main Street', sole agent in Charlotte, X. C.
and vicinity.' i I
Feb. 21. 1870. ' !
-.7 On Consignment,
-TT O BARRELS OLD KEXTUCKY BOURBOX;
JLtP whisky, - j '-11';.:- ! j
j , 5 Barrels Xortb Carolina Corn Whisky,
. M 8 ... J Fine Old Apple Brandy. I
French Ale and Lager Beer always on hand and for
sale low for Cash by ! ECCLES & GAlTHEll,
March 7, 1870. : Auc. and Com. Merchants.;
J. J.
iWOXPENDEN j &
CO.,
if: - j 5. DEALERS' IX - j .
Flour and Grain, !
- " jftCtVDKliff, if. cj i i ' ; j
Eefer to 3. A. G uion. Cashier Xational Bank. Xew-I
bern; T J. Latham and Rountree & Webb, Xewbern.
Oct 18, 18fy i fim j j
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i j Taxes ! Taxes ! ! j
Delinquent City Tax Pajeri are Ihereby notified
that if tbey do not come forward an pay their back
taxes immediately, 1 will proceed to collect them by:
law as I am ordered to do.
fr.h 14. 1S70. Ctry Marshal.;!
A Dying Wife to her Husband. .- ; i
The following beautiful and touching extracts
are taken from ;a letter written ' by a dying wife
to her husband, which was found by 1 him some
time! after her death, between the f leaves of a
religious volume, which she was very! fond of
perusing.' The letter which was literally dim
with tear marks, was written long! before the
husband was aware that the grasp of a fatal dis
ease had fastened upon the lovely form! of his
devoted wife, jwho died, it is stated, at the early
age of nineteen! It shows how fathomless is the
depth of a true; woman's affections : j I ' !
v ..'-When this shall reach your eye, j dear G.,
some day when you are turning over the relics
of the past, I shall, have , passed away! forever,
and the cold, white stone be keeping its lonely
watch over the'lrps you have so bl'ten pressed,
and the sod will be growing that shall hide for
ever from your sight the dust of on0 who has so
often nestled close' to your warm heart, i For
many long and sleepless nights,! when all my
thoughts were at rest, I have wrestled with the
consciousness of approaching death, until at last
it has forced itself upon my mind ; and although
to you and to others it might" seem but the ner
vous imagination of a girl, yet dear O., it is not
so. Many weary, weary! hours have I passed in
the endeavor reconcile myself to leaving you,
whom I love so well, and this bright world of
sunshine and beauty; and h;ird indeed it is ltd
struggle on silently "alone, with the sure convic
tion that I amj about to 'leave you forever and
godpwij alonejjin the;dark valhry ! ""But I
know in whom I have trusted,' and leaning
upon! His armj I fear 'no evil - Don't blame
me f!r keeping jail this even from jyo'u. How
couldj I (subject you, of all others, to kuch sorrow
as I feci! at parting, when t ime will jsoon make
it apparent to you ? I could have wished to live
if only to be at your side when your time sball
come, and pillowing your head upon my breast,
wipe the death damps from your brow' and usher
your departing Spirit into the Maker's
embalmed in woman's holiest prayer.
presence.
But it is
not to be so and I submit. Yours is the privi
lege of watching through long and dreary nights
fur the spirit's final flight, aud, ! transferring my
sinking head from your breast to ihe Saviour's
bosom ! I Aud you shall ishare my ; lastj thought ;
the last jfaint pressure of this hand, 'and the last
ieeDie kiss snait oe yours; ana even wnen nesn
aud heart shall nave tailed me, my eye
a tt ! i . A a a. a)
shall
rest nn runrs until rrlaied Ytv :tlath and onr
spirits shall hold one last communion, until
rentlv fadins from my view the last of earth-H-
you shall mingle with the first i bright glin.pses
of the unfading glories 1 of that better world,
wIipva nnrtinrrsi nrA nnknnwn. Well do T know
tWaW Ardh whprft vmi will lav! mc: often
have we stood !by the place, and,
28 We Watched
the. mellow sunset as it glanced in quivering
flashes throughfthe leaves and brightening the
grassy mounds around us with stripes! of burnish
ed gold,' each has thought that one of us would
come alone; and, whichever it might be, your
name would bepn the stone. ! But you loved
the snot. !and I know" you'll l"Ve me: none the
trtca TrKori rrnn coo tlio finmo rviiiof BiinliirVlt. lin.
I I . i T.' T . 1 l. I
aiid play among the grass that covers your
Mary s grave, i I know you will go pfte:
ten alone.
when I am laid there, and my spirit will be with
vou I then and.: whisner amonjr tle wavinii
1.1 . . . - - . v
branches, "I am not lost, but gone before.
i "Come hcrel my dear," said a young man to a
littici gin, to wnose sister ne was paying ins aa-
dresses, I "you
i are the sweetest
thin'
pn earth.'
J'NoJ I am not," she replied, artlessly, "sister
says you are theT sweetest.
bS- A Yankee editor says : ! "The march of
civilization is ionward onward- like! the slow
but intrepid tread of a jackass toward a peck of j
oats.
Jlrirhaiu Young is prepared to put in
operation a cannou foundry, with a powder mill.
He is getting ready tor the Uongresioual auti-
polyiamy 'bill, i
T6 Clea
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eanj alu
NT. There is a very simple
method to cle
most any
kind of paint that
has become dirty, and if our house-wives should
nHnnt if 1 1. I TCMIlIrt tiUVt t 1 1 Pill A PTfi2l t RP:ll Ot I
it : would sa
"UT, ? " IT" , -Vt Le .1 u T.
trouble. Provide a plate with some or ine Dest
whiting2 to be !had. and haf e ready) borne clean
water, and a piece of flannel, w.hich dip into the-
water, ana .squeeze neany ury ; . inen uine as
much whiting as will, adhere to itj apply it to
the painted surface, when a little rubbing will
instantly remove any dirt or erease. After
which, jwash: thd p:irt well .with, clean water, rub
bing' it with a ioft thamois. Paint thus cleaned
looks as well as" when first laid n, without any
. . i i 1 s i ,. . ' i . - : ij j .1
lnmrv to ine niosc aencaie co ors. anu aoes uui
.J , t ' i ir i, 'lit
ibor.
F4"rB.iuurr uiua .
Notice- 1
if
you owe; MijL. WRISTOX individually;
or as
Administrator of ALEX SPR1XGS or S. T. WR1S
T0X you had better settle without paying cost. I
will positively put in suit all. unsettled claims on the
1st day of ApriL I am now determined to settle my
business. This itj nojolte. . ! I
March 7l 1870 ! 3w I I M. L. WRISTOX
Guahos ! Guanos ! !
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TONS MERRYMAN'S RAW B05E PHOS-
PHATE.iChesapeake Phosphate, composed
of Charleston! Phosphate and Xavass and James
River Manipulated Guanos in Store. .
A in il sunnlv! alwavs on hand of tae anove nrst-
class.' Fertilizers, and for sale by 1
r i' - i r w . v .
ST EX HOUSE, J1ACAULAY & CO ,
March 14, 18701 r T ! Charlotte, X. C.
T
Agency for the Sale
of
PRIZE CANDY, i
I nave just
receivel
500 doten EXCELSIOR
SURPRISE BOXES, which are offered to the whole-
sale
rade at Philadelphia prices, i Each Box con-
'tains a Priie. j
II hT
Feb 21, 1870.
Orders solicited.
I"
D. G.
MAXWELL.
Parks' Building.
Dissolution, j .
OX this day retires from
TVRIS
the firm
of M. L. Wriston& Col. and desires lo retnni bia
sincere thanks for the patronage bestowed upon the
late firm, and solicits from the public generally a
continuance of Ii he same for his former copartners,
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woo will continue uie business ai iue uiu tunu.
March li 1870.. :;,.K':-- ' ,;-!.f i.j :- Vj
kr All nersona indebted to the late firm of
L. WRISTOX i CO , will make immediate payment,
and all persona having claims against the firm will
'present them for payment t
ECCLES k OAITIIER. f
March 7, IF70.
j I Why Aunt Sally didn't Harry.
,ow, Aunt Sallie, do please tell us why you
never married. You know you said on ca ;that
when you were a girl : you were engaged to a
! .n 1
uiimavcr, auu promisea you woum ien us au
about! it sometime, f Now, Aunt, please do.n '!
Well, if I ever
did see : ruch girls in my
born days. "It's
leuse, tease iroui moroiug vui
nigni, out wnatyou must Know all aDout every-
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"t.hino tliat irnn havn t. nyr hnoinui tt l-rw n v
thing about. Such
inqn.sittve, pestenferous
hen T was young, girls
critters as yon, are !
was different: they minded their business and
didn't go sailing around with a whole string of
beaux, getting their-heads filled with' all kinds
of nonsense." I never dared to ask my aunts,
married or single, iabout any! of their affairs.
Pretty a I'd have: gotiin if I had. 5 ? When
they offerecf to tell tne anything of their own
accord 1 kept my mouth 6hut and listened.
Everything is different now-a-days; young folks
have no respect for their elders but as I see 1
am not going to have any peace till I do tell you.
why jist listen, and don't let me hear a word out
bfono of your mouths till I get through.
'ono of yojur mou
"That's right, A
unt Sally; gonghtahead. do.
di , 1 r .1 .'i iiT, -r- w .
well keep perfectly Sttll." - :
W-ell. yOu see, when I was about seventeen
years Old. I j was living in Utica, in the State of
i 1 XT T t J J 7? j ' , t q
a rvrfri I --. bin rv rri iI than Mnrl Ineirl unttAM 1 han nv
VT il l 1 P T
The one that took my fancy most was a young
minister, a very promising yoiiug man," and re
markably pious and steady. . Ue thought a good
deal of me, and I kind of took I a fancy to him,
and things ran on till we were'engaged."
''One evening he came to me. I; remember it
as welj as iff ifeJEereipnly yesterday. ! When he
came nto tlie parlor, where I -was sitting alone,
he came up to me and r-but now, pshaw ! girls,
I don't like to tell the rest." ! j !
Oh, Aunt SallyJ for mercy's sake don't stop;
tell us whathe did.V : f- ': ' : il 1 H
j '"Wjell, asjl said, he came up to me, put his
arms around me, and rather hugged me, while I
got excited and some frustrated, i and it was a
long time ago, and I- don't know but
what I
Then I
mignt nave hugged nun back! a
little.
felt but now just clear out--every one of you,
I shan't tell any more."; J ' f i
'Goodness,; gracious, no. Aunt Sally. Tell us
how you felt.' Didn't you feel good, and what
did he do next?" f
I i'Oh, such Vortnents as vnu
are I
was
likt
nJ of.he" Ft1 t,d Treity soPn pretended to le
inad a
bout it, and pushed him' away, though I
jwasn'l
house
mad a bit. j You must know that the
where I lived was on! one of the back
Btreets of t he town.
There we're class doors iu
the parlor which opened right out on the street
( u,,u "y Jnisuu ur oiiiiiiup vi mc iiiu iu huuv
of the house; - As it was iu the summer season
itiese doors were opened, and the shutters just
drawn! to. I stepped back a little from him, and
when he-edired un close: I pushed .harder than I
intended to; and don't you think, girls, the poor
tellow: lost his balance and fell through one ot the
doors jintu the street! ? iYes, it's s-jt- As he fell
I gave a scream and' caught him bat I declare
I wonj't tell anything more. I'm going to leave
the room." j 3 . ! 4U j! -
"No, no. Aunt Stilly ! How did you catch
him ? Did it hurt
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jiiiii uiui;ii :
; 'Well, if I must. I must. He fell head first,
and as he was going I caught him by the legs' of
his trowsers. I held on for a minute and tried
to pull him back, but his suspenders gave way.
and the poor young -man fell j clear out of his
pantaloons into a whole parcel ot ladies and
gentlemen passing along the street."
"Oh. Auntyj Aitnty, Lordy,
Lordy! lie,'
he, he :
"There,
that's rtght, cistslo
arid squeal as
much! as you want t girls that can't hear about
a little thing like that without tearing around
the room, and he-he-ma in such a way, don t
know enough to come home when it rains. A
nice time the man that ;ever marries one of you
will hav
ill have won t he ?
Catch me telling you any?
.t.:
ajram..
''But. Aunt Sallys, what became of him. Did
you never see him agaiu ?" . j!L f ! .
jo, the moment he touched the ground he
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I tell you it was a sight to be remembered to see
how that man did r$n. J Father happened to be
coming up the streei At the tiuie, and Jie said he
never saw anything to equal it id his whole life.
1 heard others say that lie did the: fastest run-
ning ever known in that part of the
country.
and that he never stopped or looked behind uutil
be was two miles out of town. He sent me a
note a few days afterward. Saying j that the en-i
gagement must be broken off. as he could never
ii. 2. : .u c vJ. Ju. uj i
luoa. uie in nits .iauK autu BiLvr wuai. uau uau
t n - . : ir i i t i t t t .
penea. tie went out t cst,! ana i oenev ne is
. . rj Q; , ,j . h married
lie was very modest, and 1 suppose he was so
badlyj frightened t ht dine that he never dared
to trust himself near a. woman again. That,
girls is the reason I never married.. I fe!t very
bad about it lor a looir time, for: he was a real
good man, and I've often thought ta myself that
we snouia aiwaya nave Deen nappy u nit $uxpen-
:Not Posted in IIistory. A youthful ap
plicant for a certificate to teach school presented
himself before the Superintending j School Corn
niiiieJ in & Ay w ii in iuainc, nnu ; uavnii; anawereu 1
: i c . it : i i : J
correctly several nuestious in mathematics, he I
was asked , I
In what year diq Columbus discover Ameri-
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car i- . -1 i. m:
The young man paused, scratched Lis head,
and replied-4- -. ' -,, ij; . -. !ij. - ' , ' j
fV ell. Mister, yon ve got me now ! -
f Was it before or after the birt h of our Sa
viour!" continued the committee man. The
youth spent a moment in thought, and then rais
ing his hujrej fist, and striking it upon tbe desk,
exclaimed
1 he certificate was not granted.
,h 1
Grkat Spots out f neSus
The astronomers I
r-
are just now
turning their glasses in
the- direc- I
tion of the
pun.
that luminary having Jatelv
covers a superficial area of not less than one j
thousand four hnudred and fiftr eicht millions
of aquare mile
p t 1 - i
' broken out in a perfect rn 01 spots, some ot ?fctop inosc naaies .ana ; m oauy cry;
j themof enormous size. "No less thau eight groups haven'thcard such a sonnd fr ten yeara-7
M- of SDOts are visibleand:! the largest sinrle spot The audience applauded the sentiment, the or-
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Additional Eemarks on ,th9-EYcrgeca, cr
V.f ' V- . Oat-Grass. . ; '
, Ma. Editor f -I have just read a brief article
in your last issue over the signature of South,"
on ,the evergreen or oat-grass now beginning
u'j I . aii... 1.1:.
The con
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1 wiuuuf, uuu iu euirm vi uuuni iniiuixj wuiui
.
eQ J of of
pubrrshed ia your coluinB. on the. introducfioa
and prospective value of this grass, he exprcssca
a oouot - as to the
doubt as to the correctness or toe botanical
position I there assigned it. Now, this sclent Ho
investigation I conceive to be all right; and the
prime, leading object iu the exaniinntin cr dis
cussion cf'auy iuiportaut question -a'aoull ta
truth a fair exposition of its true, tangible
merits, and nothing more. 'Allow me, then, to
present a few remarks, elucidatory and confirma
tory of what I have previously written. ou this
subject. ' .
In the first place it should be borne In. mind
i
I pjanw more particularly muee vi iuo graaaw
Soften rL JernlL: and eannoT b im.
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U& diatantlc aenarated. frenuent.
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1 lave the same name given to different speciea
I I
of plants. This, of course, creates perplexity
and confusion. The botanical mimes, on tbe
contrary, is so generally fixed and tUfinitt as to
make it the same, and easily recognized in all
parts of the civilized world. This uncertainty
of popular names is illustrated in the identifies
tion of the grass under consideration. lour
correspondent "South," quotes from Flint's work
on the grasses, where, speaking of the Meadow
Fescue ' (Ftstucn prateimt) ho remarks, 'It is
said to be the -Randall grass' of Virginia' aud
furthermore, as "it often remains green under I
the snow through the Winter it is natuufre
3uently called evergreen grass ;" but nn btanical
escriptiou is given to guide us in the determin
ation of its true name, and thus uncertainty sur
rounds it until a specimen can be submitted to
scientific analysis. Dr.! Flint's work is reliable
on the tcclt known grasses, but several new one
are now attracting attention since iu publication
ten years ago. 1 he "Randall grass, we are iu
formed upon good authority, was discovered op
wards ofV 50 years ago by an old man named
Randall Lucas, in Giles county, Va. He culti
vated it for lnanyyears, and sold t he seed bjrthe .
pint at a high price, o For further information
see Pat. Off. Kep. (185C) p. SOStwherc a practi
ca! account is given of its origin under the name
oft Randall grass." Like the well known "Tinio
othy grass" which perpetuates, the name of
"liuiothy Hanson, who first introduced it into
Maryland, so the "Randall grass should appro
priately perpetuate the name of --Randall Lucas,"
its discovererboth of whom should be regarded .
as humble but worthy benefactors of the human
race.. , . i .
I have lately received from a friend in Pulakl
county, Va., a specimen or Iho oatgraaa,
(ArrJtenathernni,) under the name it commonly
bears there ot "evergreen. Among other dis
tinctive botanical characters, it has a long, bent
awn on the back of the male or ntuminate flower;
and hence the name is derived from two Greek
words which combined literally mean stamina te
awncd uat-yrat. ... ; '
The 44 Randall grass and the evergreen or ost-
grass are now cultivated, to a considerable ex
tent, in Uestern V irginia, and freqttcutly both
may be seen' growing on (he same farm. The
many fine fat cattle, and other kinds of stock,
which roam over those mountain slope and val
leys, and revel in rich nplaud pastures, bear am
ple testimony to the great value bf t heir nutri
tious food. The Meadow Fescue grass (Fettuea
pratensii) with which your correspondent
"South" thinks I may have confounded the
evergreen or oat-grass, is a irncs, besides having
other important botanical differences. In Dr,
Emmons' Geological Survey of North Carolina,
Agriculture of the Eastern Counties, p; 170, tho
general reader may sec a corrected rawing of the
M eadow Fescue, showing very clearly, bv occular
demonstration, that it is specifically distinct from
the evergreen jor oat -gras. Of the "Stanford
grass," alluded to by SouthI,: know nothing
under its present local name. . Will tome one,
who has it under probation, scud me a specimen T,
a foot - or more of the -stalk and panicte or (
head, cut before it is fully ripe, fur botanical
investigation ? .
In cimclnhion. I take pleasure in commending
to others the example of your correspondent, J
Seuth," in experimenting with our native ami
naturalized grasses, for ou their extensive culti
vation greatly - depend the future development
and increased resources of our whole Souther
country, blessed, as it is, with a propitious soil.
genial climate, and elements of prosperity within
the reach of alL . U. L. H.
, Cottage Home, Lincoln co., X. ('.
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Importakcj! or a Good Colt Chop The
last number of The Cultivator and Country Gen
tleman has an article on the iiuprune of a more
general cttltivatin of corn. Itsay's there are
more reasons for. growing corn on a large scale,
and in all parts of- the country; than any other
farm crop even in those localities that are e'
pecially adapted to wheat. It says that in aU
t , . .
is found to be one of the roost essential crops in
rotation. . The grain is needed for the team and
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stock-aod to help in making pork, while. the
fodder is a great help in wintering stock. If
sajs that while cotton may for years be the most
profitable crop at the South. yet it is better
policy in those btates to grow home aupphee.
especially of corn and meats required, than to
depend on selling cotton and buiug those pro
ducts. .
. WoMiff A!D Babieb. TbT were once so
scarce in California that as a woman walked oo
the street men would stop and stare at her as at
an angel. Babies were so scarce that once 19 '
a threatre in San Francisco, where a mot her bad
taken her child, it began to cry lust at the or"
chestra struck up;
a fellow in the pit shouted:
cheatra atopped, and the baby. continued its per
forma nee amid universal and pnbunnded
tbqjenj I
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M-rch 14, U70.
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