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,- - 14 !-!- .J v jt . W. J. YATES, Kditob and Pkopmtob. IVrwi 1 0 Subscription $2. 00, advance. CHARLOTTE, N. 0., FItIJ?kY, FEBRUARY 25, 188L A TiTENtSiNTn T0LtEiE.NraBER:i4W. IK I I I II it I I It li I 7 11 11 r s WWW THE Charlotte Democrat, PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM J. YATE8, Editor and Proprietor o Terms TWO DOLLARS for one year, or One Dollar for six months. Subscriptiont must be paid in advance. " Entered at the Post Office in Charlotte, N. C. as second class oostal matter." according to the rules of the P. O. Department. ROBERT GIBBON, M. D., CHARLOTTE, N. C, (ojjlce ornerSth and Tryon Street?) Tenders nis r rofessional services to the public, as a practical Surgton. Will advise, treat or operate in All ih ortwre: t departments of Sureery. Patient from a distant , when necessary; will be famished comfortable quarters, and experienced nurses, at reasonable rates. Address Lock Box No. 33. March 5. 1880. y Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C, f las on hand a large and well selected stock of PURE DRUGS, Chemicals, Patent Medicine, Family Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuffs, Fancy and Toilet Articles, which he is determined to sell at the very lowest prices. Jan 1, 1879. DR. T. C. Druggist and Keeps a full line of Pure White Lead and Colors, SMITH, Pharmacist, Drugs and Chemicals, Machine and Tanners' Oils, Patent Medicines, Garden Seeds, and every thing pertaining to the Drug business, which he will sell at low prices. March 28, 1879. J. P. McCombs, M. D., 'ffers his professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite the i. harlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1873. DR. J. M. MILLER, Charlotte, N. C. All calls promptly answered day and night. Office over Traders' National Bank Residence opposite W. R. Myers'. Jan. 18, 1878. DR. M. A. BLAND, Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte Hotel. Ga3 used for the painless extraction of teeth. Feb. 15. 1878. A. BURWELL. p. d. walker. BURWELL & WALKER, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. Office adjoining Court House. Nov. 5, 1880. ROBERT D. GRAHAM, Attorney at Law In the State and United States Courts. Collections, home and foreign, solicited. Abstracts of Titles, Surveys, &c, furnished for compensation. Office: corner Trade and Tryon Streets, Jan. 9, 1880. yr Charlotte, N. T. M. PITTMAN, Attorney at Law, (Opposite the Court House, Charlotte, N. C,) Practices in the State and U. S. Courts, and gives prompt attention tobusiness. Will negotiate loans. May 28, 1880. y WILSON & BURWELL, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Druggists. Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C, Have a large and complete Stock of everything per taining to the Drug Business, to which they invite the attention of all buyers both wholesale and retail. Oct. 8. 1880. HALES & FARRIOR, Practical Watch-dealers and Jewelers, Charlotte, N. C, Keep a full stock of handsome Jewelry, and Clocks, Spectacles, Ac, which they sell at fair prices. Repairing of Jewelry, Watches. Clocks, &c, done promptly, and satisfaction assured. Store next to Springs' corner building. Tnly 1, 1879. SPRINGS & BURWELL, Grocers and Provision Dealers, Have always in stock Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Syrups Mackerel, Soaps, Starch, Meat, Lard, Hams, Flour, Glass Seeds, Plows, &c, which we offer to both the Wholesale ard Retail trade. All are in vited to try us from the smallest to the largest buyers. Jan. 17. 1880. j. Mclaughlin, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries, Provisions, &c, College Street, Charlotte, N. C, 8ells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash, and buys Country Produce at highest market price. ISf Cotton and other country Produce sold on commission and prompt returns made. Nov. 1, 1880. HARRISON WATTS, COTTON BUYER, Corner Trade and College Sts., up Stairs, CHARLOTTE. N. C. Oct. 24. 1880 ly. DR. A. W. ALEXANDER, Dentist. Office over L. R. Wriston & Co.'s Drug Store. I am working at prices to suit the timet, for Cash. With 25 years' experience I guarantee entire a tisfaction. Jan. 18. 1878. Notice of Dissolution. The firm of J. McLaughlin & Co. is this day dis solved by mutual consent W. W. Grier having withdrawn. The business of the firm will be set tled at the office of J. McLaughlin. j. Mclaughlin & co. Nov. 1, 1880. A Democratic Congeess to Blake. This country is doing an Immense business in the pension line. Some statesmen pro phesy that before we set through, the pen sion question will prove a greater harden than the national debt. ' The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says "The Pension Appropriation bill, as amend ed by the Senate and now before the House Appropriation committee, appropriates f 68,' 282,306.68, being the largest Pension Ap propriation bill ever perfected, either by this government or any other, and is more man an ine pension appropriations oi au tue governments on eartB combined. : .- Valuable City Property for Sale. By virtue of a mortgage deed made to me by Allan Macaulay.and duly registered In ,the Regis ter's Office of Mecklenbure county. N. C., I will sell at Public Auction, at the Court House door in the City of Charlotte, N. C, on Monday, the 14th day of March, 1881, that valuable HOUSE and LOT known as the Allan Macaulay residence, lo cated on the corner of Trade ana Mint ' Streets, near the United (states Mint On the premises are an the necessary out-buildings, a never failing well of water and one of the best trarden spots in the city. This property is centrally located, being within three minutes walk of the Public Square. Terms : One third Cash : balance in one and two years, secured by Mortgage on the property. The title to the above property is good beyond doubt. D. MACAULAY, Trustee. T. M. Pittman, Attorney. Feb. 18, 1881. 4w Executor's Notice. Having qualified as Executor of the last Will and Testament of Dr. Isaac Wilson, deceased, I hereby notify all persons indebted to the Estate of the said Dr. Isaac Wilson to make early settlement, and those having claims against said Estate must pre sent them before the 12th day of February, 1883, or tnis notice will be pleaded in bar oi their recovery. JOS. M. WILSON, Feb. 11, 1881 6w Executor. OUR FRIENDS Will please remember that we now occupy the commodious Store Room on West Trade Street, Recently remodelled so as to make it as convenient and well lighted a room as any in the city. we shall keep, as we have always kept, A Line of Goods Adapted to the wants of all classes of trade. t riends and customers are invited to pay us a call at our new stand. T. L. SEIGLE & CO. Feb. 11, 1881. HARDWARE. brem & Mcdowell. (Successors to Walter Brem, Agent,) Have a full and new Slock pi Hardware for the Wholesale and Retail trade and invite an inspection before purchasing elsewhere. Corner Trade and Tryon Streets, Charlotte. Oct. 8, 1880. AT MRS. QUERY'S. Lanre additions to the stock of Hosic rv. fJlnvea Neck Wear, Cloaks, Ladies' Underwear and Child rens' Goods. Just received a full line of Silks. Satins. Fringes. Passmentries for Dress Trimming. Hats and Bonnets, For Ladies, Misses and Children, of every shape and quality. Have now on hand the most complete stock of Ladies' and Childrens' Goods to be found in the City. A new lot of 2 Button Kid Gloves at 25 cents a pair. Oct. 29. 1880. MRS. P. QUERY. SEASONABLE GOODS We have a large stock of Ladies'. Misses' and Children's Cloaks and Dolmans, very cheap. We have a full line of Repellants, Water-Proof Goods, &c, very cheap. We have a beautiful line of Basket Flannels, and all other kinds of Flannels, cheap. We have a large stock of DRESS GOODS, Pretty and at low figures. We have a large stock of Blankets, very cheap. Ladies', Misses' and Children's Hosiery, in all shades and sizes. Shirts, Laundried and unlaundried all kinds for men and boys. A splendid line of Flannel Shirts for Ladies, Gents and Children. Just received a nice line of WOOL SHIRTS for Children. A large stock of . Ready-Made Clothing. The best stocked Carpet Department in Western North Carolina. ' ALEXANDER & HARRIS. Nov. 5,1880. Simmons' Hepatic Compound Is a scientific preparation of the most approved Medicines in the vegetable world. It will cure Liver Complaint, Bowel Affections, Skin Diseases, Kidney Affections, Billious and Malarial Fevers, Cholic, Jaundice, Indigestion and Dyspepsia, and many regard it as a "Family Medicine Chest" in itself. For sale by WILSON & BURWELL, Jan. 28, 1881. Druggists. Just Received, A large lot of Black Silks, very cheap. Also, a lot of beautiful Spring Saques for Ladies and Misses, At WITTKOWSKY & BARUCH'S. Feb. 11, 1881. CONFECTIONERIES, GROCERIES, &e. Cakes and Bread. C. S. HOLTON, at the Rising Sun Store, oppo site the Old Market, still keeps a large assortment of Confectioneries, &c, and a good selection of choice Family Groceries all of the freshest and best quality. Bread and Cakes. nis Tlrcad is considered superior by all who use it, and his assortment of Cakes is fine. t5P Wedding Cakes and Cakes for Parties pre pared in the best stile at short notice. Give me a trial when you need anything in my hnC C. S. HOLTON. Jan. 14, 1881. Northern Civilization, s They have rough times occasionally up North where the higher civilization pre vails. Last Sunday week at the.liellemaE Church, fifteen miles north of Reading, Pa., in a snow storm there was held a service which forcibly illustrates the. temper and tone of the Northern 'religions . mind.' It was rumored that Rev. Mr Appel had said he intended to preach in the church if it cost blood, and that himself and friends would force an entrance even if they should have to go behind prison bars for it afterwards. In this spirit the preacher and party ad vanced towards the house of God. But the anti-Appel party were ready, for them. Thee had taken , possession of the church building and were prepared to hold the fort against. an. comers. ...mere. werp scvermi hundred present bn "thai 'Sabbatu 'morning", all ready to do or die in carrying their point. Heavy canes were in hand, and the brave defenders against the attacking party de- ctarea max, ii ine parson ana nis inenas wanted to get behind prison bars they could be accommodated then and there. Their blood was up on that cold Sunday morning. Both sides were ready for the fray. It was only a question as to which of these pious and God-fearing representatives of the higher civilization should begin the amuse ment. But the interference of a number of deputy Sheriffs served to preserve the peace. In the midst of the excitement, baffled and desperate with the sting of dis appointment rankling in his bosom, the meek and lowly preacher held divine ser vice in the snow storm in the open air, while the pious and humble followers of the cross within the building howled out shouts of defiance and rolled up huzzas of victory. And this is the higher civilization to which we are invited by the Northern barbarians. A dairyman in Floyd county, In diana, having settled it to his own satisfac tion that a certain widow, whom he was supplying with milk, would make him an excellent wife, rang his bell in front of her house, and when she came out with her pan, addressed her as follows: "I want a wife. I have a good dairy of fifteen good cows. We rise at three o'clock in the morning ; we have rye coffee for breakfast, with skimmed milk, but no sugar for seasoning. You need not get up so early, and you may have cream in your coffee. We have bean soup once a week; we have boiled cabbage once a week, and kraut once a week. We occasionally have some bacon. But we do not use butter, lor it is too expensive, and nse lard in its place. We work hard and live saving. I have told you all and would like to marry you." The widow thanked him, said she preferred her own table, and told him he wonld better propose to his next customer. !3if Gov. Gray, in his annual message to the Legislature of Indiana, says: "In my judgment the republic cannot live long in the atmosphere which now surrounds the ballot box. Moneyed corporations, to se cure favorable legislation for themselves, are laiung an active part in elections oy furnishing large sums of money to corrupt the voter and purchase special privileges from the government. If money can con trol the decision at the ballot box, it will not be long until it can control its existence." Just Received ! 1 CAR LOAD White Corn, 1 " " White Virginia Meal, 1 " " Silver Drip Syrup, 1 " ' N. O. Molasses, 2 " " Flour, 1 " " Bacon, 1 " " Choice Apples, 1 " " Vinegar, 1 " " Mott's Genuine Apple Cider, 5 Cases Bananas and 10 Barrels Oranges, And a full stock of everything else in the Heavy and Fancy Grocery line. We respectfully solicit the inspection of both the Wholesale and Retail Trade to our stock before purchasing elsewhere, as we are sure we can make it to your interests to do so. DAVIDSON & BEALL. Feb. 4, 1881; E. J. HALE & SON, PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, 17 Murray Street, New York, Invite orders for School, Miscellaneous and Stan dard Books, and for all kinds of StapleStationery. WRITING PAPERS Can, Letter. Note and other sizes. BLANK BOOKS, of all Grades. ENVELOPES, all sizes and colors and qualities. SCHOOL SLATES, best quality, all sizes. . Slate and Lead Pencils, Pens, Inks, Mucilage, &c. E. J. HALE & SON. Feb. 18, 1881. BAD ROADS Have been a great annoyance to all of us. but we hope they will soon get better and trade open up lively. Then don't forget to call at BARRINGER & TROTTER'S, Where you will find a good assortment of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, SHOES, HATS AND CLOTHING, Which we offer at low prices. tW Those who have not settled for last year will oblige us by calling. BARRINGER & TROTTER. Feb. 11. 1881. Just Received. Oftfl BARRELS C. WESTS KEROSENE wvUoil, for Wholesale trade. 240 Dozen Toilet Soap, fine English and American, Toilet and Laundry Soap. iu.uuu rounds bl jxrais southern White liead, at J. H. McADENS, Feb. 4, 1881. Wholesale and Retail Druggist. Toilet Setts, Puff Boxes, Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes. Nail Brushes. Fine Toilet Soaps, just received by -': ,.; WILSON & BURWELL, Oct 29,1880. Druggists. x ; ,1. ;. Ja. Ittphtlieria Conlasioiis? This subject has .been much, dh cussed, and the testimony adduced 1 pro and con Mens to be pretty equally balanced; The disputants on both sides b - the question are partly right and , partly wrong. .Under certain ( circumstances all febrile .diseases may be contagious. ; In all fevers there are luujyiu excretions, wuicu, u , uue aiieuuon if sot paid. ,'tQ ventilation and cleanliness, may become concentrated, as it were, as' to infect other persons, and. thu6 become the caipe, of a similar disease , in them. 'Much dejends, of course, on the, greater or less tuscebtibilitv of the individual to be affeict- f3,Wnd the susceptibUitv or non-sdsceptibili- ly b noininjg more or less man me groes ne&iof purity of the party exposed. The ruth of the matter probably is that diph theria iff infectious to a limited degree ; that is, when patients are accumulated in small, ill-ventilated rooms, the disease is likely to be communicated; not as in the case of scarlatina or erysipelas, in spite of all sani tary precautions. That it commonly spreads through the family once invaded is to be attributed, in some degree, to the persist ence of the Bame cause as originated the first case. From well observed facts, there seems to be but little doubt that diphtheria originates indigenously, and that it may be communicated, under favorable circumstan ces, from one person to another.. There are but two sources of , disease poisons introduced from without, or impuri ties generated within. If we inhale miasms or particles of foreign substances which float in the atmosphere, or if we absorb them through the skin, or if we take them into the stomach in the shape of ailiraents, condi ments, or even medicines, the blood becomes impure, and the capillary vessels obstruct ed ; or if the waste of the system be not properly cast off, impurities are ingenerated, thus becoming the occasions or causes of disease. Diphtheria appears without regard to any recognized olimate or meteorological laws. It visits the open hamlets of the rural districts and the crowded courts of the great cities. It prevails at the seaside ; in the heat of Summer; during the cold of Winter: in marsh v. ill-drained localities: 9 W W in dry and elevated fegions ; in ill-ventilated barracks ; in the open country ; in dry places and in damp places ; in the low val leys and on the high mountains. Its ten dency is to fasten apon whomsoever is de bilitated by previous disease, or by a con stitution naturally feeble and artificially effeminized, or where vitality is lowered by the depressing influences of luxuries, indo lence and inactivity, and the habitual defi ance of physical and hygienic laws. Bad blood is the essential condition of all pesti lential and malignant diseases : and gross living is the essential cause of bad blood. And when we trace diphtheria to its start ing point, I more than suspect we shall find that impure or indigestible food, with inat tention to personal cleanliness the chief source of impure blood and foul secretions are the essentirl causes of diphtheria. Christian at Work. 1 1 1 How to Treat Unexpected Guests. When one of father's business friends drives in the yard at about half-past eleven the good wife knows he will surely stay to dinner. Father is a great story-teller, and he likes to get hold of a good auditor. How aptly comes a frown of dismay, and dis pleasure on the smooth, fair face of his help meet. What can be done I Work is going on according to the day's plan in the kitch en ; the dinner was arranged for none but the family ; the children are coming home from school, and making clatter ; all is bus tle and confusion. She feels that the best dishes must be used and ; something extra cooked for the inopportune guest. Now good woman don't d it. Your fine dinner, with its attendant irritation and "upset ting, will taste no better than what you had prepared. Make no difference in your plans, but seat your visitor with a smile and easy greeting at your hospitable board; and he will feel more comfortable and happy than though you gave him a banquet. You save temper and trouble, and gain the en joyment of giving your friend a real cosy time. A sensible person knows that farm ers do not have six courses upon their table daily, and that wholesome, hearty fare, with good nature and hospitable cordiality will be tinctured with a sweet domestic sense, that is inevitably lost in grand dinners. Smiles and neatness are sauce for homely meals. Golden Rule. ISP A correspondent of the Scientific American says : "Let any one who has an attack of lockjaw take a small quantity oi turpentine ; warm it and pour it on the wound, no matter where the wound is, and relief will follow in less than a 1 minute. Nothing better can be applied to a severe cut or bruise than cold turpentine; it will give certain relief almost instantly. Tur pentine is also a sovereign remedy for croup. Saturate a piece of flannel with it and place the flannel on the throat and chest, and in every case three or four drops on a lump of sugar may be taken inwardly." The Richmond Dispatch thus dis poses of the weather prophets : A few years ago Prof. Tice, of St. Louis, was the weather-quack whose predictions . filled the papers. Mr Vennor has succeeded hira. Twelve months of unfulfilled predictions will retire the latter. In the meantime. Vennor feathers his nest. We suppose he has sold 100,000 copies of his almanac for 1881 by means of the gratuitous adver tising which the press has so liberally done for him." 63f The srreat tunnel under the Hudson River (New York city) is being pusbed, and hve feet a day is gained.. I he entrance will be on Broadway, Detween Bleecker and Houston streets. Several hundred feet have been constructed. Rothschilds, ;(thV;1 Richest ' Family ia ; j i. n The, Park ' banking tfirni -of -Rothschild Brothers expired by limitti6a ,bn: the list day of September. . It was reconstituted on the same i day - for - twenty-five- years, u Ita capital is fixed ' at 50,000,000 franca ($10, 000,000,) contributed -equally -by the . three partners, Mayer Alphonse James d Roths child, 2 Rue Saint Florentin ; Gustavo Sam uel James de Rothschild, 23 AvenueMarig- ny, and Edward James de Rothschild, 23 Rue Lafitte. .. . . ' : .... . .t , , .'. . The, .Rothschilds, ..when they received their, patent ol nobility, adopted as their device the words glndustria, integrUate, et labored1,. More" than three-quarters of a cen tury have elapsed since ' they assumed this motto, and they have always acted up to it. Eaeh member of the house not7 only, works for the common good but is remarkable for his personal merits. . . , . The head of the French branch of the family is the Baron Alphouse de Roths child. He is the financier of the family, and the faithful continuer of the traditions of bis father, the late Baron James. He is an indefatigable worker, up earlier than most of his clerks, and one of the first to enter the office." He takes his lunch in the bank and never leaves it till the doors are closed. He possesses an intellect at once , cool and luminous ; he sees a situation at a glance, and all the advantages that can be derived from it. He has not only the temperament of a financier, but the science of finance. In Paris he is fond of walking about the streets, and he may be seen on foot not only when he leaves the bank, but after dinner, or after leaving a party. He does not care for show, and no passer by is attracted by the splendor of his equipages. In the coun try he hunts and shoots, more for the sake of his health than from any passion for the chase. His wife, a beauty, with the tem perament of ah Englishwoman, is a more ar dent follower of sport than be is, is constant in her attendance at race meetings, and may be seen in the Spring mornings, however late she may have left the ball, galloping in the Bois. She is a devoted patroness of the theatre, and is one of the coterie of grandes elegantes of Parisian high life. . But while associating with' them, she never intimates their luxury of dress or their pretensions to originality. Her dresses are always simple, and her jewels never indicate the treasures of which she is mistress. Baron Alphonse has three children. The eldest, Bettina, passed her examens d'insti- tutrice at .the Hotel de Ville, when she was in her sixteenth year She is the wife of her cousin Albert Rothschild of Vienna. The second danshter, Beatrix, is said to promise both grace and beauty. -The son is still young. Baron Gustavo looks after the external relations of the banking house. He is less cold and reserved than his brother, Al phonse, and is a conspicuous member of the Jockey Club, where he is one of the most determined players. His- wife one day complained that her husband's losses at the club amounted in one year to a hundred thousand crowns. "Be thankful, my dear,'.' said the old lady whom she was addressing; "a passion for the queen of spades will not disturb the household of a Rothschild." The Baroness Gustave, like all the other ladies of the house of Rothschild, is well ac quainted with the larger transactions of the house. , The late Emperor only once during his reign visited the magnificent chateau of Ferrieres, celebrated now as having been the King of Prussia's headquarters. He passed the day there. The male members of the firm were in attendance to . receive their guest, and the Baroness Gustave had for that day the signature of the firm. . Baron Edward cares little for the fluctua tions of the Bourse. He is a bibliophile en rage. The rivalry between him and the Duke d'Aumale for the possession of. rare works has raised the price of all curious or ancient editions. With such buyers in the market there is no chance now of the hum ble bibliomaniac finding a treasure among the bouquins of the Quais. Baron Edward is not a selfish collector. He supplies means and encouragement for the publication of rare editions, and he is a great connoisseur in bindings. His wife Adelaide was one of the Prussian Rothschilds. ... Charlotte, the sister of these three broth ers, was, by a custom not unusqal among Continental Jews, married to . her uncle, Baron Nathaniel. Her . eldest son, James, who is married to another cousin, Therese, has been called lately to the bar. He has even held a brief in court and he lost his case with the best grace in the world. He is usually regarded as the r probable suc cessor of his uncle Alphonse, whose indus try he shares, and whose teachings he fol lows. A younger brother, Arthur, is a man of generous and lively disposition. He , values his wealth : for the pleasures which it procures for him and his friends. He tries his hand at everything. He is an officer of artillery, in the territorial , force, a post oDiamea .oniy oy, severs, examina tion; he is a passionate hunter and an ar dent yachtsman He has the finest; yacht in France. .Two years ago he projected an expedition to the East, and enrolled as com panions of his travels a .'number of artists. He has. written a "Historic de la Poste," ah excellent monograph, and he has ' formed a collection of postage stamps valued at $20,000. , . .. .: ..! ...The mother of the two Rothschilds just mentioned,' the Baroness Charlotte, and her mother, the. .Dowager Baroness James, are really the' greatest figures in the family. The latter held a considerable place in so ciety during the reign of Louis Phillippe. Her grace and tact brought the Faubourg St. . Germain into ' the salons of the Roe Lafitte, and opened the door of the most aristocratic to her children. Her personal attachment to the Queen Marie Amelie, and her devotion to the. house of Orleans, pre vented her from ever coming to terms with The the Court of the Tuileries under .tKe empire. She underwent . last year an , operation for cataract, and; the 1 expressions of sympathy which she received from : all quarters prove the esteem in - which .she is . held; ' All the grand traits .pf her .character are found in her daughter Charlotte.., For fifteen years t she was the devoted nurse of her blind and v paralyzed husband.- 'As a widow she con, secrates herself to her children. . She is a lover pf art, and no mean, artist,. Some of her waier colors, exhibited at ,the Salon were much admjred, and her - hoase is al ways openrto the masters of literature and of ark, "Like her- mother, she; is the .'pa troness of innumerable charities well known to the public: ; In secret deeds of - charity she is equally indefatigable, and many an aristocratic family could not hold its posi tion in the world if it were not : for, the gen erosity and discretion of Charlotte Roths--child. The Baroness Salomon was early left a widow, and still wears, her weeds. Her daughter, an only child, is the richest heiress of the Rothschilds. She has a pas sion for horses, and is as skilful an intrepid a coach woman as the Queen of Belgium. Baron Adolphe was the head of the house at Naples. lie wound . ub its affairs and now. lives in Paris, a simple rentier. He is seen .everywhere; in the theatres, the studies, the fashionable salons, his blonde beard is always visible. His wife, a par ticular friend of the late Queen of the Two Sicilies, had a salon at Naples which pos sessed great political importance. At pres ent, her Paris salon in the Rue de Monceau has an ultra aristocratic ; air. . Like, all of her name, she is nobly, generous, .and has established an ophthalmic hospital in the valley of the Rhone for patients of all re ligions. . : Only one of the. Continental - branch of the family has abandoned the religion ot her ancestors. . This is the young Duchess Alexandrine de Gramont, one of the Frank fort Rothschilds. , .Love proved more pro tent than family tradition. , Vice among the New York Women. They stand up like men and drink liquors . at the counters. . A New York , correspondent, of . the Cin cinnati Enquirer has discovered a bar-room exclusively patronized Jby;la$ieBy real bona fide ladies. "It . is as ' respectable as it is unique. It is in Broadways Jplbse to Stew art's great mart - and f Wallack's : Theatre. The front is resplendent with, plate . glass, and the store itself is .elegantly' fitted up. One side is devoted to , the sale of confec tionery ;.- That . shows , v the proprietor's shrewdness, for women probably would not fa in if there was nothing but a bar. The ar nu.along the, opposite side,' and is about the taroin style as those of the best cafes, thoughitha marble counter is a little lower. An immense mirror faces the drink ers, and the back bar is ' adorned with cat glasses and decanters, i Instead of a beer pump, however, there is s soda fountain. Piles of lemons,' an , Ornamental ; lemon squeezer, group, pf gingcr-ale bottles and pyramids of Tom-and-Jerry cups make a display: as gorgeous. as can be found on any bar in the city. Two bar-tenders, of the regulation pattern; with their hair and mus taches carefully brushed diamonds, glitter ing on their polished shirt-fronts,- and; the sleeves of their white coats turned up to the elbows, are constantly on duty. The women walk up' just like little men. , The tenter prise has been under way. only a few weeks, and is already . an . established success. 'Hard liquors' . are not sold except in mixed drinks, as in Tom-and-Jerries, on which the run during the present cold -weather is brisk. They are made hot and sweet.: The next most popular drink is hot punch, com posed of rum, lemon-juice, water and a dash of brandy. Sometimes seltzer is ordered in place of the water. Hot coffee, chocolate and lemonade are sold in very large quanti ties. On days of moderate temperature the call is for cold lemonade, claret punch, ginger-ale and soda water. While I was there yesterday the- pop of the ale bottle was mo mentary, and the -lever of the' lemon squeezer was in almost constant motion. Women stand three deep in front of the bar. Two companions drank together, and each paid for her own dissipation ; but, as a rule, the gentle tipplers gracefully imitated polite bar-room manners, though they were given to sipping their beverages slowly, in stead of tosemg them into their mouths like so much medicine. . I asked one of the bar tenders why he did not keep lager ; beer on tap, since New York women drink it at home and in the concert gardens so gener ally. He said: VOb, we want to go slow at first ; don't want to startle our customers too much. But we'll give 'em beer as soon as warm weather comes." - Z3f Col W. F. Beaaley, of Oxford, N. C, has 'made the ; lucky bid to furnish the Postoffice Department with locks and keys for its through registered mail matter. He furnishes the locks at two dollars and fifty cents and the keys at twenty-five cents each. tST Memento morj : ,J?tDear,;ine,!; said Mrs. Watkins, on hearing of. the death of. her friend Mrs. Tompkins,..? I feel that lam very poorly prepared for eternity; Ihavn't s single dress fit to be laid out -in." : And she at once gave orders to the dress maker for .a sew dress. ;;;;-?r:,'.:: . : : . ; The Journal of Commerce, . of New York, cautions those who. allow telegraph wires to be fastened to their chimneys and walls to advise themselves as' to the rights over their . real estate which' the owners of the wires may acquire by continuous use. Jdtf . Two men, pleading guilty to send ing lottery circulars mrougn me maiiflj were sentenced, in Hew York to pay a fine of $500 each, ' That is a good ' item. It is time that public sentiment had so banned this iniquity that no man who has any char- acter to lose win aare to loucn iu 0
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Feb. 25, 1881, edition 1
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