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) J. YATES, Editor and PitorEiEToa.
Tm f Subscription 2 50, in advance.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, DECEMBER 7, 1874.
TWENTY-THIRD VOLUME NUMBER 1 153,
the
Charlotte Democrat,
PUBLISHED BY
WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor.
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Obituary notices of over live lines in length "will
D(i f.lwred for at advertising rates.
Dr. JOHN H. McADEN,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Hat; on h:ind a larijc and well selected, stock of PURE
I)TM'(IS CUeniK-alw, Patent Medicines, Family
Mf-.lic'im-H Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuifs,
... .. un,Toikt Articles, which he is determined
o aal th.-vi-.y lowest prices.
Jan 1.
j. p. Mc Combs, M. D.,
fffers his professional services to the citizens c'.'
('iiariotte and siirround:ng country. All calls, bo' j
HH lv, promptly attended to.
o.'iier in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite 1 lie
I'lurlotte Hotel.
oct -(). is::.
ROBERT GIBBON, M. D.,
physician and Surgeon,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
r.ru k Office corner of 5th and Tryon Streets,
residence on College Street.
'March 11. 1H73.
Alexander & Bland,
D E N T I S T s .
Ol!ice hours from 8 A. M. to G P. M.
( : in Brown's Building, opposite the Charlotte
V AuL'it 4, 1873.
H. HOI KMAN. ISAIAH SIMPSON.
HOFFMAN & SIMPSON,
. Dentists,
' CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Prlfctfiill' inform the citizens of Cnarlotte and
li.f )iillie, that they have associated themselves
Vt-ther in the practice of Dentistry. Their aim
he to perform all operations relating to the pro--f
--.iDii in the most skillful manner and highest de
uce of excellence.
' ireth extracted without pain by the use of Nitrous
xide (as. Sat infuct ion guaranteed.
Oilier on Trade Street, in A. 11. Kcsbit .& Kro's
;rw luiil.iin. Jan. 15, 1875).
STENIIOUSE, MACAULAY & CO,
ClIAKI.OTTK, N. C.
I ('ni;inmetts of Cotton solicited, on which we
U.W nuke liberal advances to be soul here, nr if
'.'.ijipers desire will ship to our friends at New York
, r Liverpool direct. Commissions and storage on
,MieiMte terms.
CENTRAL HOTEL,
CHAULOTTE, X. 0.
Tbi- well-known House having been newly fur
i:;!inl and refitted in every department, is now open
In the accommodation of the Traveling public.
T Oinuitmsses at the Depot on arrival of Trains.
1rln.l,is;:5. II. C. ECCLES.
I W. F. COOK,
h Stint, on Xorth Carolina Railroad,
Charlotte, N. C,
.Miiiflacturer ot v )VAi anu an Kinus oi
FAKMIXG 1MPLEM ENTS.
Vii' AM orders nromntlv attended to.
Uni. 'ii. 1H72.
! CLOTHING."
John A. Young & Son'j
j CLOTH 1X1 STOKE,
f llu'W, if you intend to consult your interest
: will call and examine our
Stock of Clothing
Wo making your purchases. Our Stock is
: and varied, "and none sliall be sold cheaper.
J. A. YOUNO fc SON.
M 215, 1874. 3d Door above Char. Hotel
Zd3 Some new obituary verses have
been discovered by the Hamilton (Ont.)
Spectator, as follows:
"No more his pa will candy bring
Unto his darling boy;
He loud aloft will praises sing,
Expressive ol his joy.
With angels he will stay,
His rattle spring with pride,
And bless the day when far away
He laid him down and died.
Gone to meet his grandmother."
J . TROTTER,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES,
Tryon Street, Opposite City Clock,
CHAULOTTE, N. C.,
Keeps always on hand a large assortment of Car
riages, llockaways and Buggies of every stvie for
sale on reasonable terms'. All work warranted.
Oct. 19, 1874. 3m
Apples, Oranges, Lemons, &c.
Jus arrived, large Northern Apples, the best and
cheapest yet received. Oranges, Lemons,' Citron,
Cocoanuts, Raisins, and everything that will please
the most fastidious.
Come to headquarters when you want Bread,
Cakes, Pies, in fact anything that i good a;id
cheap. We intend that no one shall sell better or
Cheaper goods n,a!1 we tj0
Com where everybody comes to get bargains
at the Rising Sun, opposite the Market.
Nov. 9, 1874. C. S. IIOLTON & CO.
THE CLEMMER MILLS,
Xear Spencer's Mountain, Gaston County,
Have recently been overhauled and thoroughly re
paired, and the services of the old well known
Miller (David IIotFman) 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, MOURE-& CO.
Nov. 1G, 1874. lm
Currency, Coin or Cotton,
Will be gladly received for the amount of your
bills at WOLFE, BARRINGER & CO'S. J
tW And then bear in mind that we have n Rnlerl-
did stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes Hats,
If 1 r r- . "
iiaruware, occ, vc, cneap, cneap, cheap.
WOLFE, BARRINGER & CO.
Nov. 23.J874.
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 ladies, Misses and Children. Call and
see their assortment.
You can get any width of Boot or Shoe as cheap
as at an' place in thecitv, at
SAMPLE & ALEXANDER'S
Oc-t. 5, 1374. Boot and Shoe Store.
f. nil
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M. MILLER & SONS,
I AiiKXTS FOU thk Crcr.KmtATKD PllElUUM
Milburn Wagon.
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A LARGE LOT NOW ON HAND.
i' durability and style of finish unexcelled.
J -ill and see them at our Ware Rooms, corner of
-VK' and 4th Streets, 2d story.
;vlt. 8. 1873.
i NOTICE.
-uviii!: sold out onr entire stock of Groceries to
K. B. Alexander, who will continue the business
r.cv More, we respecttully commend nun to
uvorablc consideration of our friends
GRIER & ALEXANDER.
I e will in futun' conrine ourselves to a GENER-
.UMI9SlON BUSINESS, to tjie purchase
-Mil' of Cotton and other country produce, to
fholrsale and retail Liquor, Tobacco and Pow-
'NUt'ss. Storage fiirms Wii on :ir--mninol.it nu-
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Coffee.
Best Coffee, four pounds to the dollar.
J. S. WILLIAMSON & CO.
May 18, 1874.
REMOVAL.
ELI AS, COHEN & liOESSLEK
Invite their friends and customers to call and ex
amine their new and beautiful Store, which is
acknowledged 03 all to be the
Finest and Largest in the State,
And at the same time, a stock of Goods that cannot
be surpassed. In addition to a full line of
Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods,
Ready-Made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and
Notions, Groceries anil Crockery, we have in Store
a great assortment of Ingrain, Three-Ply and
Brussels
Carpeting, I!";, and Uottte Furnishing Articles,
Suited to the wants of the Retail Trade, and
Wholesale buyers will find the largest and best
selected stock of
General Merchandise
To choose from, at prics that will pay to examine.
Call and see us at Masonic Temple Building.
ELIAS, COHEN & ROESSLER.
Oct. 2G, 1874.
New Stock of Groceries.
W. J. BLACK
Has 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 I, 1874. V. J. BLACK.
would respectfully solicit a share of thepub-
niiasre. GRIER & ALEXANDER.
13 1S74. tf
P. SCARR,
lemist and Druggist,
j CHARLOTTE, N. C.
fati,nA rtjhreJ at all hoar of the
j J)otj and Xiyht.
13.
Cpns,:,n,,v n nd all kinds of Drugs, Medi
laiut::. Oils, Dve Stuffs, Spices, Green and
i '''a. &c.
17;!.
Fashionable Millinery Store.
MRS. QUERY,
Having spert several weeks in the Northern cities,
making selections of the most fashionableMillinery
Goo s, respectfully informs the Ladies that she is
now ready to serve them with the latest styles and
fashions. She is confident that she now has a
stock that will not fail to please the most fas
tidious taste.
Mrs. Query keeps constantly on hand a large
stock of every description of Goods in her line,
such fti?
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 LadUs f Charlotte and surround
ing country.
Ladies are invited to call and examine Goods
and patterns. Mrs. P. QUERY.
f Mclaughlin
lis
& SON,
"w to K Jf. Holt tO Co.,)
ul'y inform their friends and t'ie public
pytliat they will continue the
kiu Grcery Business
" trt'(,t, at the stand fonnerly occupied
I Holt A: Co.
!j1,S;illl purchasers srenerallv are invited to
-AtiffXil-lui:ie their f choice Family and
. , nn drocories
hp, ', 1,r)','u(, f all sorts bought at Market
j wired for the owners at reasonable charges.
I -,j 1 lK 'i of Goods is iMjimr received for the
i .1. Mclaughlin & son.
SCHIFF & BROTHER
Were awarded the first Premium at the "Fair of
the Carolinas" for the best double and single Buggy
and Wagon Harness, and Saddle.
The enormous increase of on Saddlery and Har
ness establishment, from a comparatively small
shop to one of the largest establishments of its kind
in the Southern States is to us a sufficient proof that
our customers appreciate good workmanship and
low prjpes.
We always employ the most skillful labor, and
have all the facilities to compete with any North
ern market.
To wholesale buyers we say that we will dupli
cate any bill in Saddlery bought .North.
A lartre stock of Saddlery Hardware and all other
articles needed to supply Saddlers and Harness Ma
kers at prices to compete with any Northern house.
LEATHER BELTING and all other kinds of
Leather always on hand.
Hides and Bark Wanted.
Feb. 16, 1 H. SCHIFF & BRO;
The Devil and ther Lawyers.
The devil came to earth one day,
And in a court honse wended his way
Just as an attorney, with a very grave face,
Was rising to argue the points in a case.
Now a lawyer his majesty never had seen,
For to his dominions none ever had been ;
And he felt very curious the reason to know
Why none had been sent to the regions
below.
'Twas the fault of his agent, his majesty
thought
That none of these lawyers hail ever been
caught
And for his own pleasure he had a desire
To come to the earth and the reason in
quire. Well, the lawyer who rose with visage so
grave
Made out his opponent a 'consummate
knave;
And the old devil was himself much amused
To hear the attorney so greatly abused.
As soon as the speaker had come to a close,
The counsel opposing him quickly arose,
And heaped such abuse on the head of the
first,
As made him apear of all villains the worst.
Thus they quarreled, contended, and
argued so long
'Twas hard to determine the one that was
wrong :
And concluding he had heard quite enough
of the fuss,
Old Nick turned away and soliliquized
thus:
"If all they have said of each other be true,
The devil has not been robbed of his due ;
I'm satisfied now 'tis all very well
These lawyers would ruin the morals of
hell."
"They have mizzled the court with villain
ous cavil,
And I'm free to confess, they have puzzled
the devil ;
My agents are right to let lawyers yo bail
If I had them they would swindle me out
of my tail."
Segars.
A full line of imported and domestic Segars, the
best on the market, at
Ale AD EN'S DRUG STORE.
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 otter our continued services to parties
desiring 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 & BLACKWOOD,
Cotton Commission Merchants,
Oct. 19, 1874. Charlotte, N. C.
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 of private consumers all
over the land. SMITH & HAMMOND,
OcU26, 1874. Agents for Charlotte
Fresh Stock at Low Prices.
WOLFE & NIS13ET, J
Wholesale and lletail 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 & 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
ually found in a Grocery Store. All at low rates
for cash. WOLFE & NISBET.
Nov. 2, 1874.
Official Vote of "North Carolina.
A. R. NISBET & BRO.,
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Have now 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, 5cc.
Fancy Groceries,
Preserves, Jellies, Pickles, Suuces, Nuts, Raisins.
Currants, Citron, Ovsters, Lobsters, Butter, &c.
CANDIES,
Common and Fancy French, in large assortments.
MUSICAL IXXTR UMEXTS,
Accordeons, Guitars, Violins, Banjos, Harmonicas,
Fifes, Flutes, &c.
Tobacco and Segars,
Large assortment of various kinds and prices.
Wooden Ware. Baskets, Toys, Stationery, Paper
Bags, Wrapping Paper, Albums, Blacking, Brooms,
Soaps, Brushes and other articles too tedious to
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
patronage 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. 19, 1874. First National Bank Building.
Bagging and Ties. j
Received in store a large consignment of best
Bagging and Ties, comprising whole and half j
Rolfs, Arroy Ties and other kinds all of w hich j
ve will sell low for cash to close consignment. i
STENIIOUSE, MACAULAY & CO. j
Nov. 9, 1874. v j
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The Elephant not Dead Yet! j
To my many Friend:
I take pleasure in aumouncins that if yoa want '
PURE WHISKIES j
of everv s:rade,call on the undersigned, two dcors 1
below Wilson & Black's ping fctoie.
In the Store of J. S. M. Uavidson,
I will sell you pure Whiskies as cheap as they
can be bought in the Stale. Having been recentfy
burnt out, I am determined to build up and kpepuj,
my old business, and I guarantee to return the
money if you don't get what I promise.
( h-t. i, 187-1. 2m , B. M. PRESSOR
Below we publish the official vote of the State,
so that our readers may have it for future refer
ence. It is rather late, but the official vote was not
ascertained until the meeting of the Legislature
two weeks ago, when it was officially counted :
Governor. Sitp.Pub.In.
Couxties. ;
Alamance,
Alexander,
Alleghany,
Anson,
Ashe,
Beaufort,
Bertie,
Bladen,
B runswick,
Buncombe,
Bu 1 ke,
Cabarrus,
Caldwell,
Camden,
Carteret,
Caswell,
Catawba,
Chatham,
Cherokee,
Chowan,
Clay,
Cleaveland,
Columbus,
Craven,
Cumberland,
Currituck,
Davidson,
Davie,
Duplin,
Dare,
Edgecombe,
Forsythe,
Franklin,
Gaston,
Gates,
Granville,
Greene,
Guilford,
Graham,
Halifax,
Harnett,
Haywood,
Henderson, -
Hertford,
Hvde,
Iredell,
Jackson,
Johnston
Jones,
Lenoir,
Lincoln,
Macon,
Madison,
Martin,
McDowell,
Mecklenburg,
Mitchell,
Montgomery,
Moore,
Nasi),
New Hanover,
Not thampton,
Onslow,
Orange,
Pasquotank,
Perq uimans,
Person,
Pitt,
Polk,
Pamlico,
Randolph,
Richmond,
Robeson,
Rockingham,
Rowan,
Rutherford.
Sampson,
Stanly
S? kes,
Surry,
Swain,
Transylvania,
Tyrrell,
Union,
Wake,
Wa rren,
Washington,
Watauga,
Wavne,
Wilkes,
Wilson,
Yadkin,
1 ancey,
1872. 1874.
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et O .3
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1270 1015" 1099 "921
545 389 581 92
389 184 403 78
1191 1019 11G5 1037
752 701 730 350
1331 15G5 1561 1188
944 1514 982 1327
1208 1448 120G 1365
711 70S 1007 939
1538 1114 1165 280
852 6S3 815 407
1161 812 1141 732
829 332 840 94
562 514 627 4S3
1062 739 828 678
1415 1456 1162 1468
1261 426 1251 194
1774 1683 1804 1468
486 433 396 217
576 -742 591 761
252 142 329 73
1099 547 1148 294
1024 693 1313 768
1142 2708 1146 3322
1890 1883 2165 1968
763 349 744 335
1384 1516 1413 1210
820 662 838 '591
1750 1035 1790 953
232 270 229 231
1474 3452 1142 3401
1033 1115 1080 1118
1475 1500 1649 1634
927 683 864 370
754 512 758 412
1976 2655 2294 2575
783 944 821 874
!84 1831 1603 1505
174 17
1067 3640 1389 3555
778 603 901 674
447 420 771 129
505 716 396 326
874 '9S3 " 873 829
816 610 . 712 513
1737 994 1622 806
564 166 049 86
1481 1374 1892 1186
559 639 538 664
994 1270 1055 1189
903 708 906 340
655 130 66 4 42
635 641 534 219
1035 1048 1234 1319
706 519 729 209
2511 2201 2453 1727
195 623 342 239
475 653 361 342
1055 881 1078 515
1293 1284 1402- 1281
2261 3614 2598 3748
1095 1990 1019 1890
892 492 962 345
1945 1321 1825 1261
657 1053 763 1017
642 910 070 803
1 1 10 819 885 760
1782 1775 1930 1799
224 342 214 234
446 358 537 365
1364 1369 1227 1078
1101 1309 1217 1194
1631 1583 1829 1687
1653 1301 1564 918
1654 1118 1557 800
727 1013 734 794
1697 1434 1S80 1313
045 336 435 97
905 830 655 81
989 838 1003 735
332 22 338 14
379 206 209 30
391 347 370 193
1022 631 1055 212
3269 3843 3640 3640
1109 2380 978 2293
402 947 546 785
435 353 491 67
1747 1949 2021 1796
1034 1294 820 955
1152 1319 1413 1129
759 866 725 719
503 372 635 152
96646 98618 98217 84181
14,036
Total,
Caldwell's maj. 1,972. Pool's maj
tW ThealMive Table includes the votes of Wake
and Franklin counties, which were thrown out by
the Legislature as not being official, but which only
make a difference of 15 votes in Col. Pool's favor,
thus giving him a majority of 14,036 over Pnrnell.
Coffee and Cheese.
Parched Coffee and a lot of excellent Cream
Cheese at J. McLAUGHLIN fc SON'S.
Oct. 12, 1874.
NEW BOOK STORE.
ROBT S. PHIFER,
Dealer in BOOKS, STATIONERY,
FANCY ARTICLES, MUSIC,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
PICTURE FRAMES, &c.
Particular attention paid to the ordering of any
Gotuls in our line not on.hand.
lie will seil Goods at the lowest New York re
tail prices. A portion of the public patronage is
respectfully solicited.
ROBT S. PHIFER,
Oct. 12, 1874- Opposite Charlotte Hotel.
Almanacs.
A new supply of galem Almanacs for 1S75, just
received. . Also, Djaries for 1875, at
Nov. 10, 187-L rfHtY'S BOOK STORE.
Curious Statistics.
The New York World has published a
table illustrating a singular feature in our
political system. The first two columns of
figures show the composition of the present
United States Senate. The middle columns
show how the Seuate would be constituted
if the last elections in each State determined
at once the politics of its Senators ; and the
last two columns show the number of Sena
tors that would be chosen in each State if
all the States had as many "Senators in
proportion to the population as Rhode Is
land has. From the totals it is seen that
while the Senate at present stands 19 Dem
ocrats to 55 Republicans and Independents,
it would in a prompter accordance with the
will of the people as last expressed stand 52
Democrats to 22 Republicans, And if the
people of the whole United Slates were as
fully represented as the 217,353 inhabitants
of Rhode Island are represented, the Senate
would stand 290 Democrats to only 59 Re
publicans. And. still the United States
Senate, which meets in less than a
month from to-day, will have an over
whelming Republican majority.
At the time of the making of the Con
stitution no such enormous disproportions
in the sizes and populations of States existed
as now exist. At that lime the smallest
State (Delaware) had a population ol about
50,000, and the largest (Virginia) had but
little over 600,000. The State of New York
then had a population of about 340,000.
But now, when the Slate of New York has
come to have a population of nearly 5,000,
000, we have a Slate (Nevada) which is
smaller in proportion than the smallest in
1787. The disproportion then was about 1
to 12, whereas it is now as 1 to 100.
Good Temper.
The comfort and value of good temper
are things not so often taken into account
as they should be. The Scientific Ameri
can calls good temper the great moral lubri
cator, which makes everything in human
life run without friction. As soon as this
is exhausted, the journals of the human
machine begin to heat, and wear, and
screech, and the entire mechanism becomes
noisy and ruinously wasteful ol power.
"The horse that frets is the horse that
sweats," is an old saying of horsemen, and
it is as true of men as of horses. The man
that allows himself to get irritated at every
little thing that goes amiss in his business,
or in the ordinary affairs of life, is a man
that, as a rule, will accomplish little and
wear out early. He is a man for whom
bile and dyspepsia have a peculiar fetidness,
and for whom children have a peculiar
aversion. He is a man with a perpetual
thorn in his flesh, which pricks and wounds
at the slightest movement; a man for
whom life has little pleasure and the future
small hope.
To '"keejj jolly" under all provocations is
perhaps a task which only Dickens' "Mark
Tapley" eould perform. We never have
met "Mark Tapley" in our experience of
human nature, but we have seen him closely
"approximated; and it would be well if peo
ple in general could approach more clearly
that inimitable character.
In all the phases, emergencies and occu
pations of human life, good temper is a
commodity for which there is great demand ;
but in those which bring an individual into
daily contact with many others, it is per
haps in greatest demand and most limited
supply. -
Famous Trees.
The African baobab Adansonia digitata)
is held by botouists to be the oldest- and
largest specimen of vegetable growth in
the world. Adanson saw one in the Cape
de Verde IslatuN, within whose trunk,
overlaid by three hundred close layers of
wood, he dicovered an inscription carved
by two English travelers three centuries
before. By the aid and position of this in
scription he was able to arrive at a cor
rect estimate, not only of the length of
time which it tock the tree-stem to grow
or increase in size, but the exact age of the
tree itself, which he puts down at 5,150
years. The stem ordinarily attains only
ten or twelve feet in height, but is thirty
four feet in diameter; this immense founda
tion being required to support the foliage
which grows upon it. The main branch
rises perpendicularly sixty feet, and from
it shoot other branches extending horizon
tally fifty or more feet on all sides,
and which, being loaded with the
most exuberant growth of leaves, forms a
veidnnt crown of sometimes an hundred
ami sixty feet in diameter ; a single tree
giving thus the appearance of a forest. It
is called by the natives by a name which
signifies "a thousand years," which would
seem to be in agreement with the calcula
tions of its age by all herbalists. A group
of these baobab trees, crowning the sum
mit of its rocks, gives the name to the Cape
Verde Ile, "green cape."
By the city of Nenstadt, in the kingdom
of Wurtemberg, there stood a linden tree,
which was antique in 1229 ; for it is writ
ten "that the city Neustadt, then called
Helinbnndt, was destroyed in 1226 and re
built in 1229, near the 'great linden." It
was so well known that, for centuries, Ger
mans spoke of Neustadt as "the city near
the linden." A poem of 1408 describes it
as standing near the gate, its branches
propped by sixty-seven stone pillars. In
1664 these pillars were increased to eighty-
ivi arm. 111 iejz, 10 an nunurcu ana six.
In 1S32 the trunk, at the height of six feet
from the ground, measured thirty-seven
feet, and it was estimated in that year,
when a terribe storm rendered it well nigh
a wreck, to be over eight hundred yearsold.
a 1 1 mi
ZdT A Council Bluffs lawyer ate pea
nuts in court and was fined 10 for con
tempt. The Judge remarked that lie was
determined to uphold the majesty of the
law if it killed the entire peanut crop of
the South. . .
Be Cneerful at the Table. , ;
Hasty eating is universally disapproved,
and cheerful sociability reeum mended. Yet
how ofteu is the dinner hour the .special
time when the tired hnsband is treated to ai
detailed account of difficulties with servants
and children, or the wife receives .1 depres
sing record of business troubles! The cook
may have given warning. Willie may have
ruined his best jacket, your pocket has
been picked, or your day's work brought
no gam ; but these thiugs will keep; ; talk
them over at another time, but let the din-:
ner hour be free lroni troublesome topics.
Perhaps nothing is more prejudicial to tfio
proper assimilation of food than disputation. ;
The mind becomes irritated, and instanta
neously tlie"-stom.iehsympathizes, A diuV
ner-table is the worst possible place for an
argument which may easily become heated
a lid acrimonious. Nor should it be a place
where children are constantly reproved, or
their bad conduct suffered to destroy the
comfort of the meal. Good news, happy
thoughts, innocent mirth and cheerful eveu
ingsare the most efficacious relishes, and
should be used freely. An uncomfortable
meal, whatever may be the cause, is almost
certain to produce indigestion. And though
such small matters may bo thought by
many unimportant, they go very far to
ward the establishment of good health, and
even the most robust cannot neglect them
, with impunity.
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Jackson and Buchanan.
On a certain occasion, during Gen. Jack
son's Presidency, Mr Buchanan, at the re
quest of a Miss Paton, was only too much
gratified to accompany, her to the Whito
House with the view of introducing her to
"Old Hickory." They arrived at the Presi
dential mansion somewhat inopportunely
(as it would seem), the President being in
his library at the time, smoking his pipe,
and in a state of comparative undress.
Buchanan, who had the privilege of the
house, communicated to the President the
object of his visit, when "the man of iron"
(as Louis Phillippe designated him) roso
from his seat, laid aside his pipe, and inti
mated to Buchanan that he would wait upon
Miss Paton at once. Buchanan became
somewhat nonplussed, imagining that tho
old General meant to receive Miss Paton
in his then stale of dishabille, and nervous
ly insinuated that the matter wfas not ur
gent, and would allow the General to
change his dress, etc. Old Hickory gave
Buchanan one of his withering looks, re
marking at the same time: "Buchanan,
did you ever hear of thai man in Kentucky
who got rich by minding his own business?"
Mr Buchanan, on relating the circumstance
alterward, acknowledged that he never felt
so cheap in ail his life. The old General,
in a very brief space, received Miss Paton
in the drawing-room, the interview proving
so agreeable to the lady that she declared,
afterward, she never encountered a mor
chivalrous and agreeable man in her life.
Egss vs. Meat.
Would it not be wise to substitute rrioro
eggs for meat in our daily diet? About
one-third of an egg is solid tTutriment.
This is more than can be said of meat.
There are iu bones and tough pieces that
have to be laid aside. A good egg is made
up often parts shell, sixty parts white, and
thirty parts yolk. The white of an ecf
contains eighty six per cent water; the yolk
fifty-two per cent. .The average, weight of
an egg is about twoottces. Practically an
egg is animal food, and yet there is none of
the disagreeable work of the butcher neces
sary to obtain it. The vegetarians of Eng
land use -ggs freely, and many of these
men are eighty and ninety yearsold, and
have been remarkably free from illness. A
good egg is alive. The shell is porous, and
the oxygen of the air goes through the shell
and keeps up a kind of respiration. An
egg soon becomes stale in bad air, or in dry
air charged with carbonic acid. Eggs may
be dried and made to retain their goodnes
for a long time, or the shell may bn var
nished, which excludes the air, wlu-n, if
kept in a moderate temperature, they mav
be kept for years. The French people pro
duce more eggs than any other, and ship .
miliioua of tlieni to England - annually.
Fresh eggs are more transparent at the
centre, old ones on the top. Very old ones
are not transparent in either place. In
water, in which one-tenth of salt has been
dissolved, good eggs hink and indifferent
ones swim. Bad eggs float in pure water.
The best eggs are laid by young healthy
hens. If they are properly fed, the eggs
are better than it they are allowed toeat
all sorts of footl. Eggs are best when
cooked four miiMites. This takes away tho
animal taste that is offensive to ome, but
does not harden the white or yolk as to
make them hard to digest. An egg if cooked
very hard is difficult of digestion, except
by those with stout stomachs; such eggs
should be eaten with bread and masticated
very find'. An excellent sandwich can be
made with eggs and bro.vn bread. Aaegw
spread on toast is food fit for a king, if kiugs '
deserve any better food than anybody eUe,
which is doubtful. Fried eggs are leaa
wholesome than boiled ones. An
dropped into hot water is not only u cleau
and handsome but a delirious morsel.
Most people hpoil the taste of their eggs by
adding pepper and salt. A little sweet
butter is the best dressing. Eggs contain
much phosphorus, which is supposed to be
useful to those who use their brains much.
Why do thev call the neonle who
live in the South Sea Islands 'cannibals?"
asked an old lady of a sailor. "Because
they live on other people," ans.vered the
saihw. "Thou my non-in law mut bn a
cannibal," said she, pensively, "for he lives
1 on me."
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