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W J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. ( art "f S'itcrijtioii $2 50, in advance. f CHARLOTTE, N. C, NOVEMBER 30, 1874. TWENTY-THIRD VOLUME NUMBER 1152, T II K Charlotte Democrat, ITlU.ISIir.D BY yiHJVM J- YATES. Editor and Proprietor. Tk1,msT'v Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum, (he 1 ol!ar and Fifty Cents for six months. nl.-,rri-tion nnixt be 'paid iii advance. o t 1 -,.-ii-'-nvnts will be inserted at reasonable . '('ri'n ;ii c(ir'l:tnee with contract. ' Oh tVirv iK-ii'-'s of over five lines in length will t(. -h-& f'r ;,t advertising rates. nr. JOHN K. McADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C, tf n i,.,.,, (a lar-M-and well selected stock of PURE it'iTdS " Chcm'KMls. 1'af'iit Medicines, Family !,;.!,"i(.i;,('s Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuffs, IVi'rv and Toil' i Articles, which he is determined .,;' .',.,! ;',(' the wry lowest prices. Jim 1, 14. J. P. McCornbs, El. D., r, iw js professional services to the citizens of r ' ,. ; ,!'' and surrounding country. All calls, both i jV :,t ;,'.itl ,);;v, proniptlv attended to. Ti in llnwn'i building, up stairs, opposite the ril.'.ii"t!e llotl 1. ( t.-i -Jli. 'I-'. ROBERT GIBBON, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, CHARLOTTE, C. ,;,; (M'i'e corner of .rth and Try on Streets. , . ;,;.-,)': on College Street. Mi.ivi, il. Alexander & Bland, I) K NT 1 STS. );!'! hours from S A. M. to 0 P. M. i ilM-e in Brown's Handing, opposite the Charlotte Au-'ist 4, 1ST:?. A. H IIOI l'V.AX. ISAIAH SIMPSON. HOFFMAN & SIMPSON, Dentists, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Pwxct fully inform the citizens of Cnarlotte and tlic Vr.Mir," that they have associated themselves l. il.er iii the practlcr? of Dentistry. Their aim v ill !- to perform all operations relating to the pro hsMoiiin tin-most skillful manner and highest de fiiT of excellence. Teeth extracted without pain by the use of Nitrous .Mc C.t's. Sat faction guaranteed. Ollice on Trade Street,' in A. 11. ISYsbit & Ilro's ii.-w lmil linj.-. Jan. 1", 187:3. STENIIOUSE, MACAULAY & CO, CHARLOTTE, X. C. Consilium iits of Cotton solicited, on which we will make iiU-ial advances to be sold here, or if I'irmer.-de.iie will ship to our friends at New York or 'Liverpool direct. Commissions and storage on i!iveratc terms. CENTRAL HOTEL, ClIAKLOTTK, N. C. Tii's Ttell-iuiown Ilcis htivi-.ig been ncM-ly fur r jsin t.i ami lvj'dJed in ( very d'piiiinu-at, is now open foi-ikv accommodation of the Traveling public. tj- On.' i? (busses at I he Depot on arrival of Trains. li. ! ii. c. eccles. W. F. COOK, Trade. , on Xorlli Corvlina JutilroaJ, Charlotte, N. C, ih';ui'.!ctm-er of CIDER .MILLS and all kinds of FAJi.v'iA'd ijiplmests. C"'" Ml o'-'hvs v.roniplly aJterdcd to. ... :s. 1 ; CLOTHING. John A. Young & Son's CLOTHING STORE. Reader, if yon intend to consult your interest y.iti will call and examine our Stock of Clothing I'.-fore making your purchases. Our Stock is lare and varied, "and none shall be sold cheaper. J. A. YOUNG & SON. Oet. 2, 1S74. :d Door above Char. Hotel II M. MILLER & SONS, Akkxts von thk Celkhkated Pkejihwi Ivlilburn Wagon. A LAKGE LOT NOW ON HAND. For durability and style of finish unexcelled. 1 ail and see them at "our Ware Rooms, corner of College and 4t!i Strctsid story. S'pl. 8, 187:5. NOTICE; Having sold out our entire stock of Groceries to Mr. II R Alexander, who wiil continue the business hi our New Store, we respectfully commend him to the favorable cun-idei ation of our friends i Hi 1 Eli & ALEXANDER. We will in future connm ourselves to a GENER AL COMMISSION' BUSINESS, to the purchase tun! s.de of Cotton and other country produce, to Jlie wholesale and retail Liquor. Tobacco and Pow 'ier lr.i-dness. Storage furnished on accommodating terms. We would respect f nil v solicit a share of the pub lie naron i-e. UHIKU & ALEXANDER. Jan. 0, I8i4. tf F . S C A R R , Chemist and Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. J'rescrijift'ois preat red at oil hours of the loy and JYirht. Keep constantly on hand all kinds of Drugs, Medi C1!i''s, Paints, Oils, Dve StiuTs, Spices, Green and 11 k Tea. Ac, be. June J. 1ST;. J. Mclaughlin & son, Xucccr to K. Jf. Holt tt Co.,) liespccUnPy inform their friends and Lhe public t-ncmlly tint they will continue the onr.n ?rcery Business bv p Vr'""7) Vt5vt, at the stiind formerly occupied iiolt tt t ,, c)il'lriTiX r'-'lipsers ff-n"rallv are invited to wi u x-'Jiut their slock of choice Family and 1 ' V1I:i,:on 'r..cenes. .... """in- Produce of all sorts bought at Mar prii of nil sorts brn"!it :t f.rket .... iwj u,t-t ucixiil li iio.JU' o'e cieii it: . A large Slock of OooUs is bebnr received fi-r the l'1,!;,,1-- .i. Mclaughlin a- son. or s.oiv.i ,,, o-vners at rea:..)uaLle charter. 5? rhe widow of President Polk, still living at Nashville, Te., is described as a lender, Krac-ful old l.idv, who, though seventy-six years old, has a figure as straight, a tep as quick and ah eye as lnsht, as those of a o-irl . ,.!;.. ' benevolent scheme, generous, hospitable - ,""l.,,m- u me naaitioiis ot Kentucky hospitality, aa as courtly as a queen. LAND SALE. fBy virtue of a Decree of the Superior Court ot Mecklenburg County, the undeisismed as Com missioner, will sell at the Court House door in t-harlotte on Thursday the 3d dav of December next, a valuable Tract of LAND "in Mecklenbur" County on the waters of Reedy Creek, adjourn the Lands of Win. A. Johnston, Mrs. Dorcas Kiuv monsand others, containing: 104 acres, and belong ing to the Estate of Miss Eliza Pharr, deceased. o ins uiaue Known at sale WM. MAXWF.F.T, Nov. 2, 18T4. 5w Commissioner J. TROTTER, Ma nuf acturer and Dealer in CARRIAGES AND RUGGIES, Tryon Street, Opposite City Clock, CHARLOTTE, N. C., Keeps always on hand a large assortment of Car riages, Roclva w ays and Buggies of every style for sale on reasonable terms. AH work warranted. Oct. 19, 1874. :5m Apples, Oranges, Lemons, &c. J ust arrived, large Northern Apples, the best and cheapest yet received. Oranges, Lemons, Citron, Cocoanuts, Rai: ins, and everything that will please the most fastidious. Come to headquarters wdien you want Bread, Cakes-, Pies, in fact anything that is good and cheap. We intend that no one shall sell better or cheaper goods than we do. Come where everybody comes to get bargains at the Rising Sun, opposite the Market. Nov. 9, 1874. C. S. 1IOLTON & CO. THE CLEMMER MILLS, Xeor power's Jfoiifitntn, Gaston County, Have recently been overhauled and thoroughly re paired, and the services of the old welfknown Miller (David Hoffman) secured as Superintendent. We are now prepared to grind Wheat and Corn in a superior manner, and respectfully solicit a share of public patronage. WILSON, MOORE & CO. Nov. 18, 1874. lei BOOT AND SHOE STORE. Sample & Alexander Have the exclusive sale of the celebrated EN FIELD SHOE. They also have Kelley & Moore's celebrated Philadelphia Custom-Made Boots and Shoes, for toadies, Misses and Children. Call and see their assortment. You can get any width of Boot or Shoe as cheap as at auv place in the citv, at SAMPLE & ALEXANDER'S Oet. 5, 1874. Boot and Shoe Store. Coffee. Best Coffee, four pounds lo the dollar. J. S. WILLIAMSON & ,CO. May 18, 1374. T XT' TJT CiXT fi T j. i-i. ELI AS, COHEN & KOESSLEIl Invite their friends and customers to call and ex amine their new and beautiful Store, which is acknowledged by all to be the Finest and Largest in the State, And at the same time, a stock of Goods that cannot bj surpassed. In addition to a full line of Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Ready-Made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Notions, Groceries and Crockery, we have in Store a great assortment of Ingrain, Three-Ply and Brussels Carpeting, llitffn, and llouxe Furnishing Articles, Suited to "the wants of the Retail "f rade, and Wholesale buyers will find the largest and best selected stock of General Merchandise To choose from, at prices that wiil pay to examine. Call and sec us at Masonic Temple Building. ELI AS, COilEN Jc ROESSLER. Oct. 2(5, 1874. New Stock of Groceries. W. J. BLACK lias just received a new Stock of Groceries and Provisions the very articles farmers and every body else needs for "support during the Summer. Examine stock and prices, as inducements will be held out to prompt customers. June t, 1874. W. J. BLACK. Fashionable Millinery Store. MRS. QUERY, Having spert several weeks in the Northern cities, making selections of the most fashionab'.cMiliincry Goo s. respectfully informs the Ladies that she is now read- to serve them with the latest styles and ! fashions. She is confident that sue now n.-ts a stock that will not fail to please the most fas tidious tiiste. Mrs. Query keeps constantly on hand a large stock of every description of Goods in her line, such as BONNETS, HATS, RIBBONS, Laces and Trimmings, And every variety of Ladies' Furnishing Goods. Dress Making, In all its branches, executed in the most fashiona ble and best style. She has some of the most skillful seamstresses in her employ, who cannot fail to please the Ladies of Charlotte and surround ing country. Ladies arc invited to call and examine Goods and patterns. Mrs. P. QUERY. SCHIFF & BROTHER Were awarded the first Premium at the "Fair of the Carolinas" for thebel double and single Buggy and Wagon Harness, and Saddle. The enormous increase of our Saddlery and Har ness establishment, from a comparatively small shop to one of the largest establishments of its kjud in Hie Southern States is tt us a sufticjeia proof that our customers appreciate good w orkmanship and low 'prices. We always employ the most skillful labor, and have :il the facilities to compete with any North: crn market. To whoh-sale buyers we say that we will dupli cate any bill in Saddlery bought North. A large stock of Saddlery Hardware aiid all othrr articles needed to supply Saddlers and Ifarricss "Ma kers at prices to com pete with any Northern houe. LEATHER BELTING and all other kinds of Leather always oil band. Hides and Bark Wanted. Feb. It?. 1S7L SCHIFF BRO. Truthful Words. Tli ere are "h unci reds of young men tbat should be married who are not married. To marry early is discreet and wise. And when men and women are of a marriageable age, I think it is to be in general true that it is wholesome for them to be married. It is not necessary that they should remain single because they stand iii poverty, for two can live cheaper than on if they live with discretion, if they live with co-operative zeal, if they live as they ought to live. 11 the young man is willing to seem poor when lie is poor; if the young woman being poor is willing to live poorly ; if they are willing to plant their lives together like t wo seeds, and wait for their growth, and look for their abundance by and by, when they have fairly earned it, then it is a good thing for thein to come early into this partnership. For characters adapt themselves lo each other in the early periods of life far more easily than they do afterwards. They who marry early are like vines growing together and twining round and round each other; whereas multitudes of those who marry lute in life stand side by sid like two iron columns, w hich, separated at the beginning ifever come any nearer to each other. There is no school which God ever opened, which young people can so ill avoid as the school ot care ami responsibility and labor in the heusehold; and a young man and young woman marrying, no matter from what source they come together, no matter how high their fathers have stood, one of the most wholesome things they can do, having married for love, and with discretion, is to be willing to begin at the bottom, and bear the burdens of household life so that they bhall have its education. Democratic Governors. In 1870 six States had Democratic Gov ernors. The number is now twenty-two out ol thirty-seven. Thirteen States tlccted Governors on Tuesday, Nov. 3d, and ten of the elect are Democratic, viz: Alabama, Geo. S. Hous ton; Aikansas, A. H. Garland; Dela ware, John 1. Cochrane; Massachu setts, William Gaston ; Michigan, Henry Chamberlain; Missouri, Chas. II. Hardin ; Nevada, L. Ii. LJradley; Xew Jersey, Jos. D. Bedle; New York, Sani'l J. Tilden , Tennessee, J.ts. D. Porter. The Radicals elected only Silas Garber in Nebraska, Chamberlain in South Carolina, and T. A. Osborn in Kansas. PRATT'S ASTRAL OIL Is endorsed by the leading Fire Insurance Com panies, has received the highest commendation from the most eminent scientific men of the coun try, and from thousands or private consumers all over the land. SMITH Jc HAMMOND, Oct. 2G, l7k Agents for Charlotte Fresh Stock at Low Prices. WOLFE & NISI JET, Wholesale ond Jit-toil Grocers, Have just received a fresh assortment of Groceries consisting in part of Old Gov. Java and Prime Rio Coffee; standard A and ex. C Sugars; St. Louis best brand Flour ; canvassed fc uncanvassed Hams ; XX Lard ; Cream Cheese; Fish; English Chow chow ; Pick-a-lile and assorted Pickles; Corn, Meal, Oats, Wheat Bran, and everything else us uaily found in a Grocery Store. All at low rates for cash. WOLFE-.& NISBET. Nov. 2, 1871. The Elephant not Dead Yet4- To my many Friends: I take pleasure in amnouncing that if jrou want PURE WHISKIES of everv grade, call on the undersigned, two doors below Wilson & Black's Drug Store, Jo the Store- of J. S. J. JJavidson. I will sell you pure Whiskies as cheap as they can be bought in the State. -Having been recently burnt out, I am determined to build up and keep up my old business, and I guarantee to return the money if you don't get what I promise. Oct. 20, 1874. 2;n B. M. PRESSON. . COTTON WAREHOUSE. We now have storage capacity for 3,000 bales of Cotton. Planters wishing to hold their crops can obtain advances on same by depositing our Ware house Receipts at the City BanKs. We also offer our continued services to parties doiring to purchase or sell FUTURE CON TRACTS. Transactions of this nature made through us are held strictly confidential, and executed by one of the oldest and most experienced Brokers in the City of New York of undoubted in tegrity. For terms and other information apply to or address SANDERS ic BLACKWOOD, Cotton Commission Merchants, Oct. 19, 1874. Charlotte, N, C. Segars. A full line of impoited and domestic Segars, the best on the market, at McADEN'S DRUG STORE. A. R. NISBET & BRO., CHARLOTTE, N. C, Have uow in store the largest stock in their line in Western Carolina, consisting of the following Heavy Groceries, Coffee, Sugars, Rice, Teas, Molasses, Syrups, Lard, Cheese, Pepper, Spices, Soda, Starch, &c. Fancy Groceries, Preserves, Jellies, Pickles, Sauces, Nuis, Raisins. Currants, Citron, Oysters, Lobsters, Butter, Ac. CANDIES, Common and Fancy French, in large assortments. MUSICAL IXtiTR UMEXTS, Accordeons, Guitars, Violins, Banjos, Harmonicas, Fifes, Flutes, 6cc. Tohocco and Sefars, Large assortment of various kinds and prices. Wooden Warc Baskets. Toys. Stationery, Paper Bags, Wrapping Paper, Album-, Blacking, Brooms, Soaps, Bruthcs and other articles too Udious t ) mention, sold Wholesale or Retail, cheap for cash. Call and see us before buying. "We take this method of thanking our friends for their liberal patrmsigc heretofore extended to us. Sept. 28, 1874. A. R. NISBET & BRO. Burt's Shoes for Ladies. The best in the world at WADE & PEG RAM, Oct. 13, 17. First National B.mk Building. Too Often True. Some men take too much money out of their business to expend in household ex penses and lavish display, and speedily brims themselves to the verge ot bank ruptcy. One old gentleman, who had com menced life as a poor boy, had, by master ing the difficult steps to final success, gained Inconsiderable wealth as a merchant. When he arrived at an old age lie retired lo pri vate life, to live in ease and comfort on his income, leaving a prosperous business in the hands oi his sou. In three years the young man was a bankrupt. He had failed in business and was compelled to lake a position as clerk in a stranger's store. J lis father was asked why it was that in a business in which he itP succeeded so well his son had fatletL. He gave this characteristic answer: "When first I commenced business ray wife and I lived on porridge. As my busi ness increased we had better food, and when I could afford it we had chickens. But, you see, Johnny commenced with chickens first." Selected. Our Boys. A boy with good manners will be a polite and courteous man. A boy that is rude, and has no respect for himsilf, or any one else,will undoubtedly become a reckless and bad man. "liaise up your children in the way they should go, and when they get old they will not depart from it." Who can dispute the truth of this? Then how grieved we must be when we look at the conduct of the boys of this day! Should they become such men as they are boys, it would be belter they never live to-see man hood. 13 ut is there no remedy ? We think there is, yes there is more than one remedy, and some one should be looked to. We think parents should control their own children, and look to their future welfare. To do this they must cause them to have proper love and respect for their parents, their brothers and sisters, and obey all in authority over them. We think when small boys have no parents or guardians, they should be looked after, sent to the asylum, bound out to trades or treated ac cording to law. Ml f IIonok to Whom Honoii is Due. The work of Horace Greeley in his gram! cam paign two years ago, the immediate re sults ot which brought a triumph to iiis enemies, and an apologetic vindication from his friends, were not after all witpout their glorious fruits. Who can say that the seed he then sowed broad east, the generous sentiments of . forgiveness, of justice, of a broad national feeling, have not had much to do with this late overthrow of sectional hate, this restoration of a sympathetic unity, this perception of a common government ? Wearing Flax.nel. The majority of people are not aware of the beneficial ef fects of wearing flannel next to the body both in cold and warm weather. Flannel is not st) uncomfortable in warm weather as prejudiced people believe. There is no need of great bulk about the waist, which condemns tjie wearing of flannel with those who prefer wasp-waists to health, for in that case the flannel can be cut as losely fitting waists, always fastening at the back. There are scarcely any of the bad effects of sudden changes of weather felt by those who wear flannel garments, and mothers especially should endeavor to secure such for their little people, inprelVnnce to all those showy outside trimmings which fashion commands. .leijov uim joi a nat umi lurneti T T t. . I . . l up on one side, and her husband criticised it so severely that she wore her old bonnet when she went to see the Sphinx, and lo! it was the only one there. Everybody had on a new hat, and every one had it turned up high on the sides. Said her husband, "Good heavens! have all the women gone crazy ?" "Yes," replied she, meekly, "and why can't I go crazy too?" "My dear," said he, "you may; it would be ridiculous to be the only sensible woman in the world." So hereafter she is going to wear her gray felt, turned up on one side, in peace. CoiTee and Cheese. Parched Coffee and a lot of excellent Cream Cheese at J. McLAUGHLIN & SON'S. i)iA'H74: NEW BOOK STORE. ROBT S. PIIIFER, , Dealer in BOOKS, STATIONERY, FANCY ARTICLES, MUSIC, M USICAL INSTRUMENTS, PICTURE FRAMES, Ac. i Particular attention paid to the ordering of any vjrooua in our line not on nana. He will sell Goods at the lowest New York rc- j tail prices. A portion of the public patronage is respectfully solicited. ROB'T S. PIIIFER, Oct 12, 1874. Opposite Charlotte Hotel. Bagging and Ties. Received in store a large ernsignment of best Bagging and Ties, comprising whole and half Rolls, Arrow Ties and other kinds all of which we will sell low for cash to close consignment. STENHOUSE, MACAULAY & CO. Nov. 9, 1S74. Almanacs. A new supply of Salem Almanacs for 1S75, just received. Also, Diaries for 1875, at Nov. 10, 1874. TIDDY'S BOOK STORE. Notice about Cotton. Any of my friends wishing to ship their Cotton and h'ave an advance on the same of ten cents on the pound, can get it by seeing me, or consign ing their Cotton to me, and I will ship to any of the markets that they may prefer -Boston, New York, Savannah or Charleston and charge only seven per cent, on the amount advanced. Nor. , lS7i W. J. BLACK, Pork Packing in the West. The St Louis Democrat of recent date has the following : The packers of St Louis, however it may be with those of other cities, are in great perplexity concerning the outlook for the season now before them. Twelve months ago prices of hogs were almost one hand red per cent lower than they are to-day, and with the gradual advance in meats, most of the packers made some money. All were not particularly'fdrtunate in this respect, however, for they contracted their product ahead, or sold it green from the block. Most of the St Louis packers accumulate meat for the purpose of filling Southern orders, and they have made some money. But what is the prospect now ? Statistics, carefully made, show "about the usual num ber of hogs in the country, and the very fact that their value has so much increased, insures an augmentation of the supply. For greater care will be given to the small pigs, more attention paid to ,the breeding sows, and everything in the shape of a pig will be put into a course of feeding for the market. The mast crop is reported very large this year, and as corn is so valuable, great pains will be taken to put hogs in a way to make use of all the mast of a neigh borhood. Hogs will come to the pens in good order, ami though receipts may aver age small and light' this winter, it will be found that lean hogs will be rather the ex ception. In view of these facts, can any one wonder at. the reluctance of packers to load themselves doyn with product at S3 to $6.25 per 100 live weight for hogs? St. Louis packers kill 50,000 to 80,000 hogs each, and largely carry the product along the entire season, parting with it bit by bit, as it is ordered. No one expects any bet ter prices in product, and all admit the probability of a decline. It does not take much of a drop in meat to saddle a loss of $3 per hog on the packer, and clean him out of $50,000 to $20,0,000 of his capital. But what is to be done? Prices cannot be forced down. There are packers in Chica go and elsew here who will take all the hogs they can get at present prices. They will not hold the product, however. They will borrow largely of the banks. Many of them will burst into smithereens, and the banks will have to shoulder the loss. St. Louis packers have this kind of competition to contend with, and they must face the music. A couple or more of them went into the market yesterday and commenced buying. One packer bought 107 hogs, averaging 260 pounds, at $0,624-. Another packer took a round lot, averaging 202 pounds, at $0.60. So the ball opens, VmiI how is it to end ? St. Louis must have what hogs she needs, so it is fair to presume that owners of hogs will get good prices once, in their lives, unless the Chicago b inks become frightened and refuse to loan to packers upon so -steep a basis of prices. .. Plain Diet. This is what children ought on every ac count to be accustomed to from the first ; it. is vastly more for their present health and comfort than little nice things with which fond parents are so often apt to vitiate their appetites and it will save them a great deal of mortification in after lifi. If you make it a point to give them the best of everything; lo pamper them with rich cakes, sweatmeats and sugar plums; if you allow them to say with a scowl, "I don't like this or that," "I can't eat that," and then go away and make them a little toast, or kill a chicken for their dainty palates depend upon it you are doing a great injury, not only on the scre of denying a full muscle and rosy cheek, but of forming one of the most inconvenient habits that they can carry along with them in alter life. When they come to leave you they will not half the time find anything tljey can eat and thus you will prepare them to go chafing and grumbling through life, the veriest slaves almost in the world. Mothers, listen and be warned in time, for the lime will come when you will re pent ; seeing your sons and daughters make their homes miserable by complaint, and raising their children up in the same way. Jiural Xeic Yorker. The Highest Mountain- i.v North America. Dr. Hall of ih'e United States coast survey has upon his return from an expedition to the Arctic regions through Behring's sirails, told the San Francisco Academy of Science of the sublimity of the scenery around Mount St. Elias." That mountain, he says, proves to accurate ob servation to be the highest in North America, its altitude being 19,000 feet. It is not a volcanic cone, as the 'eorranhies j generally say, although there are volcanic l" . " ! vents on its sides. Truth. A wide-awake newspaper man expresses the opinion that the public can be be better, leached through the columns of a newspaper of a fair circulation than through all the other mediums, costly circulars, cards, posters, give-aways, ami jim-cracks put together. The old established weekly newspaper is, after all, the only general, ju dicious medium for advantageous advertis ing. A thousand doors are open to welcome it; a thousand messengers are weekly seek ing the post-office to receive it; a thousand families look for its coming, and ten thous and read it when it does come, advertise ments and all. There is much truth in this. --p Gex. I. E. Coi.stox. We are glad to know ihat our former fellow-citizen, Gen. 1. E. Colston, has grown so much in favor with the Khedive. We Jearn from a pri vate letter received by members of bis fam ily in this city, that he has been placed in command of a military exploring expedition, anil starts about tho middle of the present month to be gone one year. He is to ex plore the region of D.nfour. Wdmitnjton How a Rabbit Saved a Life. In the San Francisco Golden Era there lately appeared this little story about a rabbit: While my friend Clyde and myself were out in the 'hills back of the Golden' Gate Park last week, a jack rabbit came along aud stopped to look at us. "If 1 had thought to bring my revolver along we would have ha l jack on toast for breakfast to-morrow," I remarked. Not with my consent," he replied. "What reason can you give for uot con senling ?" "A rabbit saved my life, and I have not killed one since, aud never will kill one again. "How did he. manage to save your life?" "Three years ago I was - living in Mon tana. A srnelter had been built, and it created a demand for silver rock. I owned an interest in a lead that had been sunk thirty feet.- Thinking the time had come to make it available, I concluded to go there and get some ore, aud have it tested. I did so; and reached the place just in time to take shelter in the mine from a terrible hailstorm. I lighted ray candle, went to the bottom and went to work. I had not been there inore than five minutes when I heard a noise that sounded like a canon. The rock over my head shook, and in a mo ment the shaft behind me caved. You can imagine my feelings better than I can describe them, even at this distant day when I think ol that moment. The roof of that shaft was rocks, and when they came down they did not pack so tight but what the air came through. There was nothing that I could do to release myself. I knew that if relief did not come from the outside I must perish. No one knew I had gone there. A road ran past the mouth of the shaft; but it was not traveled much, and I was not likely to attract attention by call ing; nevertheless, I shouted at intervals all day. The following morning I commenced, calling again; and all day, whenever I thought I heard a sound, I shouted. "When night came again all hopes of be ing released had uow abandoned me. One thing added great bitterness to my suffer ings. I "owed quite a large amount of money, and should my fate remain unknown, my creditors would think I had fled to de fraud them, and my name would bo stig matized. "1 will not dwell on the agonies I endur ed : I am sorrv I can not forget them. "The morning of the fourth day of my imprisonment I heard something crawl into my grave. I lighted my candle and saw a rabbit. There was only one aperture largo enough to admit him ; I closed it to pre vent his escape. I saw in him food to appease my hunger, and my hand was raised lo kill him when a thought occurred, to me that prevented the blow from de scending. Iliad two fish lines ; their uni ted length would reach to the road. I took oft" my shin, tore it into strings, tied them together, and on to the fish-line. I wore a long gold watch-chain ; I tied it on lo tho part of the l:ne that would cross tho , road. I then cut several leaves from my diary, wrote on them my condition, and lied them on to that part of the line, that would be outside. I then lied tho end made out of my shirt around Jack's neck and let him ou'. He soon reached the end of the line, , and I knew by the way he was pulling that be was making desperate attempts to escape. Soon the tugging stopped, and knowing gnawing to be Jack's chief accomplishment, I thought he had cut himself loose. About three hours afterwards I felt the line pulled, then some one called ; I tried to answer, but the hoarse noise I made died away in the cavern. I then pulled the line to show I was not dead. 'All grew still again, and I knew the man had gone for iwfiutoniti. I Iiiii itititA the sound of voices ; I pulled inthe line, aud it brought me food. It took all the men who worked in the snaft nine hours to reach me. "A very large pine tree standing near. the shaft had been the cause of my misfortune. It had been dead a number of years, and i the storm had blown it over. The ten ibla blow it struck ihe grouud had caused the cave. "Jack had wound tho line around a bnsh, ami tied himself so short that he was im prisoned outside as securely as 1 had been inside, lie wa taken lo town, put in a large cige, and supplied with all the rab bit delicacies tho market afforded. He, however did not thrive, and the hoys be lieving thai he 'pined in thought,' voted to set him free, lie was taken back to his old ! girdling grounds and liberated. He not only saved my life, but became the benefactor of all the rabbits ii? tho neighborhood the miners refraining from shooting any, fearing it might be him." a X." . . . . . 4 rti v nieieeii vears a;ro a lennussee father refused to let his young daughter iro 10 a canoy-puii, ami he disappeared. The other day she returned, lifted eleven chil dren out of the wagon and entered the house and took off her tilings as coolly as Z she hadn't been gone over a day. Keeping Mkals Wau i. n a: Little. things often interfere with uur cotufwj-L wry inucn, ana one small annoyance i tor . meu to delay coming to dinner when called.. Sometimes they have an hour or more, of work which they wjU do befoie quilting, and they go lo ihe iioustj to find the dinner cohl and ihe cook discouraged. Nothing is more disheartening to a tired woman lhau a tableful of dirty dishes ornamenting the table an hour and a half Inter in the day than usual. Punctuality is a virtue that men should lpavr if they are in -tho habit of being uncertain about .coming to meals. Any .woman worthy ihe name of hous keept r will be regular with her mt-aU if it lies wiihin her to have them so.
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Nov. 30, 1874, edition 1
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