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i i ' v 5T535!!!S!555!!5!!!!55!!!!555!!!5!5 . i in 11 11 o aa ii i .in am a -lii J ' yr j.'f i. i . 4 ...'I"' '. ' "I y V ., i ' , .. .,- , , i . . , . . . . .. :...... - . i ' OLD SERIES : ' VOLUlIE i-ixX. I CHARLOTTE, IN. C, FRIDAY, MAT 19, 1882. VOLUME XI. NUMBER 576 ! v. I ' Oil ' THE Charlotte ( Hqnie and Democrat, Published etekt FRiDATtJBY,. ,. i J. P. STRONG,. Editor & Proprietor.! Terms Two Dollars for one year. One Dollar for six months. Subscription price due in advance. 1 o 4 , "Entered at the Post Office . in Charlotte. C, as second class matter," according to rules of the P. 0. Department. J. the i ! ROBERT GIBBON, M. D.1, Physician and Surgeon." OFFICE AND TEYOK J Fifth Streets; RESIDENCE, f Sixth and College Streets, Charlotte, N. (J. March 17, 1882. ; tfj - -V 1i -i i mC Ta: smith, Druggist and Pharmacist, ) Keeps a full line of Puie Drugs and Chemicals'. White Lead and Colors, Machine and Tanners Oils, Patent Medicines, Garden seeds, and everyr thing pertaining to the Drug business, which he will sell at low prices. ' March 28, 1881. J. P. Mc Combs, M. D , Offers his professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, ootti nignt ana day, promptly attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite me unariotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1882. A. BtJRWELL. p. d. walker; BUR WELL & WALKER, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts, Office adjoining Court House. Nov 5, 1881. JOHN E. BROWN, Attorney at Law, Charlotte, N. C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. Office on Trade Street, opposite the Court House, No. 1, Sims & Dowd's building. Dec 23, 1881 y DR. M. A. BLAND, Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte llotel. Gas used for the painless extraction of teeth. Feb 15,1882. DR. GEO. W. GRAHAM, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Practice Limit EYE, EAR AND e d to the THROAT. March 18, 1881. : DR. J. M MILLER, Charlott6, N. C. All calls promptly answered day and night. Umce at A. J. rseall on uo s store on corner of College and Trade streets Residence opposite W. K. Alytrs'. Jan. 1. 1882. WILSON & BUR WELL WHOLESALE and retail Druggists, Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C, Have a large and complete Stock of everything pertaining to the Drug Business, to which they invite the attention of all buyers both wholesale and retail. Oct 7, 1881. HALES & PARRIOR, Practical Watch-dealers and Jewelers, Charlotte, N. C, ICeeps a full stock of handsome Jewelry, and Clocks, Spectacles, &c. which they sell at fair .prices. Renairine of Jewelrv. Watches, Clocks, &c, tdone promptly, and satisfaction assured. Store next to Springs' corner building. July 1,1881. SPRINGS & BURWELL, Jrocers land Provision Dealers, Have alwavs in stock Coffee, 8ugar, Molasses, Syruns. Macfcexel Soaps, Starch, Meat, Lard, llama, Flour, Grass Seeds, flows, &c which we offer to both the Wholesale nd Retail trade. All : are invited to try us, from the smallest to the lar- Igesi ouyers. JTan 1, 1882. J. MCLAUGHLIN, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in ' Groceries, Provisions, &c, Colleae Street Charlotte. N. C. Sells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash, and buys Country Produce at highest market price. 3g" Cotton and other country Produce sold on commission and prompt returns made. Nov. 1,1881. TORRENCE & BAILEY, Commission Merchants, College St.t Chaelottb, N. C, Uandle Grain, Hay, Flour, Bran, Cow Peas, &c. Agents for the "EUREKA" GUANO. March 10, 1882. . HARRISON WATTS. Cotton Buyer, Corner Trade and College Sts., up Stairs, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Oct. 14, 1881. '. . Z.B.Vance. W. H. Bailey. VANOE & BAILEY, - Attorneys and Counsellors CHARLOTTE, N. J Practices' in ' Supreme Court of United States, Supreme Court of North Carolina, Federal Courts, and. counties of Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, - Union, . Gastoni Rowan, . ' " ' and Davidson.- J Office, two doors east of independ ence Square. junel7-tf , 1882. .'1882 SPRING STYLE HATS. , PEGRAM & CO. have received and are daily receiving a beautiful line of Gents' Silk, Stiff snd Xeit - : -v HATS. -; ;-. Don't fail to call and see them. ' PEGRAM & CO. Precision in Business Matters.-How many-: misunderstandings arise from the loose way. in which business matters are talked over, and then when each party puts his own construction on the conver sation, the matter is dismissed by each With the wnrdi "nil rirrht . .11, r;r.V, Frequently it turns out all wrong, and be comes a question lor lawyers and the conrte. More than three-fourths of the litigar tion of the country would be saved, if pea- pie would put down their agreements in writing and sign their names to them. JtLach word in our language i has its-, own particular meaning And memory may, by the change of its position, in a sentence. I convey an entirely different idea from that intended. When once reduced to writing, ideas are nxea, and expensive law suits avoided. u The aneel fell : - did : he defile heAjetiA4aaaJll4.dULih& -defile; pa raj t dise ? Judas fell ; did he defile the company oi the apostles r 1 here is an unworthv member in the Church ; does he defile the communion of saints ? St. Auausl tme. In obedience to a Decree of the Superior Court or Mecklenburg county, 1 will oner for sale to the highest bidder, at the Court House door id the city of Charlotte, on Monday. June 5th. 1882.1 a Lot of Land in the city of Charlotte, known and designated on the map of said city as Lot Noi 310, in square No. 47, in Ward No. 2, being the late resia 'oce or lieorere w. Miller, deceased: Terms One-half 'cash, balance payable first dav' oi j une, load. J. R. ERWIN. May 5, 1882. 4w Commissioner. State of North Carolina, Mecklenburg Coi Superior Court. The Bank of Charlotte against The Bank of Wadesboro and others. Pursuant to a Decree ot the Superior Court for said county, at Bpnng Term, 1882, all the credit ors of the defendant, the Bank of Wadesboro, are hereby notified to prove their claims before; me, J. it. Jrwin, Ulerk bupenor Court and Com missioner, and file the evidences of the same with: me and make themselves narties to this action on or before the 1st day of July. 1882 : and in de fault of such proof and filing of such evidences ot indebtedness they will be excluded from par ticipating in any recovery which may be effected in said action. JNO. R. ERWIN, Clerk Superior Court and Commissioner. April 28, 1882. : 6w TO THE INTEREST OF Our Patrons. Just received, a large lot of LAWNS IN MOIRE EFFECTS. We invite your special inspection of our large stock of Black Dress Goods, Embracing every thing in that line, Black Silks, satins, Satin De Lyons, Mervilleux and Kadamaq Satins. Moires, &c. Our stock of Colored Dress Goods and Trimmings is also complete. Our line of WHITE GOODS Cannot be beat. Ask to see our figured and col ored Mulis. We have the cheapest stock of Para sols in the State, look at them before you buy. We have a large line of new designs in Ladies Neck Wear. Look at our i Corset for $1. Sarah Bernhardt and Foster Kids, Lace Nets in black and colors. We have a stock to meet the demands of every one. If you don't see what you want just call for it. The young men will nnd a handsome stock of Clothing, Straw and Fur Hats, on our counters, and if you want someining nice come aown ana get me newest thing, an "Oscar Wilde" Collar. The Ladies will find a line of New Fans on our counters, and some of them are just "too too." Prompt attention to orders. rt AKUK A. V iiiS & W llllHajJH.. April 14, 1882. BLACKSMITHING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, AND WORK WARRANTED. I have a Wood-shoo connected with my busi- ness. and will maae ana repair wagons oi an kinds. Buggies repaired neatly and quickly. J. K. PUREFOY, College street, Charlotte, N. C. April 7, 1882. ly AT THE RISING SUN. C. S. Holton Has in store a fine lot of Lemons, Apples, and a fresh lot of Candies. Call and see them. C. S. HOLTON. March 17. 1882. . OUR SPRING STOCK Is now Complete. Wholesale and Retail Bayers Are invited to examine it before purchases. making their Handsome Stock OP: ' : NEW CARPETS, Oil Cloths and Rugs. , . HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS a Specialty. The laigest and cheapest stock of Embroideries In the City. Call and see them. - Elias & Cohen. March 17, 1882. .'. Butterick's Fashions. ; Rntterfok'fl MetroDolitan for April, with Pat terns, just received at TIDDY & BRO'S. March 17, 1882. FERTILIZERS, GRASS SEEDS, Agricultural Implements, &c. We have in Store. Potash Acid Phosphate, Nftvftss Acid Phosnhate and Kainit. A full line of the Standard Grass Seeds. Agri cultural Implements of various Kinds from a Wheat, or Grain, Drill, to a Garden plow. Every farmer should call around and see for himself. The Thomas Smoothing Harrow is attracting great attention among farmers. 3,000 TO nnlil at The Atlanta Exposition. This House is Headquarters for Impelments, Seeds, V"o rrrvn a f. :: - J. G. SHANNONHOUSE, ag't Co-operative Store. . Finish thy Work. Finish thy work ; the time is short; ' .The sun is in the west; The night is coming down till then . ; Think not of rest. ; Yes I Finish thy work; then rest ; , Till then, rest never; i : The rest prepared for thee by God, , . . Is rest forever. . Finish thy work ; then take thy harp, Give praise to God above ; Sing a new song of mighty joy ' And endlessalove. Give thanks to Him who holds thee up In all thy path below ; ; Who made thee faithful unto death, ' - And crowns thee now 1 How to .'do it at Home. 'Doctor , said a gentleman to his pastor; "how can I best train mv boy in the way he should go ?" j "By going that way yourself, blandly responded the pastor. ; I ISO sounder advice could have been. given, bound instruction is excellent Education in morals and correct theories; in living are not by any means to be ne-l glected. But those families where the. quiet influence ot a pure and noble ex-j am i)le is found are most likely to be the ones where childhood is most successfully trained. In nothing is the influence ot little things more important than in the' domestic circle. Parents naturally and properly live a free and unrestrained life in the presence of their own families. If they are cross, tault-hnding, unreliable, unfair in their conduct towards others, it is idle to expect that the children, who are hourly witnesses to this conduct, will be oi sunny disposition or unselfish and honest towards others in their life. But if home, life is filled with little deeds of kindness, with gentle, loving hopefulness, the "small sweet courtesies" ot hourly intercourse, and the regard for "the golden rule," they will descend from father to son, and from mother to daughter. Home will borrow; the radiance that is the best foretaste ot the blessed neBa of the heavenly world, and children that are reared in such an atmosphere are likely to fulfill the expec tations of those that are interested in their welfare. A Good Newspaper. Henry Watterson, editor of the Courier-; Journal writes: "Some people estimate the ability of a periodicnl and the talent of its editor by the quantity of its original matter. It is comparatively an easy task for a frothy writer to string out a column of words upon any and all subjects. His ideas may flow in one weak, washy, ever lasting flood, and the command ot his lad ffuacre may enable him to string them to- gether like a bunch ot onions, ana yet nis paper may be but a meagre and poor con cern. luaeea, tne mere wruing pan oi -r t i., " . . f. editing a paper is but a email portion of the work. The time employed in select iner. is far more important and the fact of a good editor is better shown by his selec tions than anything else, and that we know is half the battle. But we have said an editor ousrht to be estimated, his labor understood and appreciated, by the general conduct of his paper its tone, ita uniform, consistent course, aims, manliness its dignity and its propriety. lo preserve these as thev should be preserved is enough to occupy fully the time and at- tRfition of anv man. 11 to tnis be aaaea the general supervision of the details of" nnblication. which most editors have to encounter, the wonder is how they find time to write at all." NOTICE. BARKER & DERR of Huntersville. DERR & BARKER of Cowan's Ford, and A. J. DERR & CO. of Randlesburg, N. C, have this day disi solved their mercantile business by. mutual con sent, and the business will be carried on at Hun tersville by K. H. W. uaricer, at uowan s jrora bv A. J. Derr aDd at Randlesburg by A. J. Derr & Co. This 1st April, 1883. May 12, 1882. 4w Sale of City Property. On Monday, the 12th day of June, 1882, at 12 M.. by virtue of a decree of the Superior Court, I will sell at the Court House in Charlotte, N. C, that House and Lot at the corner of B and 5th streets known as the late residence of Charles H. "Elms. The House is large, and very convenient to the business portion of the city. Terms 10 per cent cash, balance payame m nine months, purchaser to give note .with ap proved security bearing interest from date at eight per cent. Possession given ' by Oct. 1st. May 12, 1882. 4w , Commissioner. HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. USE ' SCARE'S FRUIT PRESERVATIVE And avoid the necessity of sealed Cans. It is economical, tasteless, harmless and always insures success. - L. R. WRISTON & CO., Wholesale and Retail Agents, Mavl2. 1882. lm . . Charlotte. N. C. i LeROY DAVIDSON. STAPLE AND FANCY Groceries, All fresh Goods and will be sold low. ; Evervbodv is invited to call and see for them selves. . ;.. Wholesale Warehouse, College Street. Retail Store,, Trade Street ' : ; May 12,1882. '. ' ' : NOTICE! ; Oar friends and customers will please note the fact that we have a representative in the rtortn- era markets buying our Stock oi . Spring ard Summer Goods. We will have open in a few days a complete stock of Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS, J ; Dress Goods, Notions, Hosiery, &c : We desire to call your attention especially to OUr- BLOCK OI iiaCK . UOOa.9, VLB : - vuuicrea, Tamise, Buntings, Brillianteens, Nuns' Veiling, &c, which will be complete in every particular. Reserve your purchases till you inspect our new Stock. .". ' . : : . . BARRINGER & TROTTER. ; March 10, 1882. v -v s s Ancient Uses of Skins and Leather. In these days of steel pens and note paper but little thought is given to the fact that our trade was among the first to provide man . with , an article whereon he could inscribe the history, of his times, I and hand it down intact; and well pre- served for ; the enlightenment , of future generations. , Many, have: forgotten, or, perhaps, never knew, that the skin of animals and leather in its manufactured state, with awls and thorns for pens, com prised about the entire . stock in trade of the ancient stationery store. ' . The skins most generally ' used for this purpose were those of the sheep, the goat, and-the- ass. : The ' Persians of old em ployed them for writing their records, as did also the ancient Ionians. Buchanan found in India a copy of a law written on a roll :pf leather . fifteen feet J long ; -and some exteuding to the extraordinary length of one hundred feet. Even fish skins were not despised. The Mexicans employed them also. Pergament, or parchment, as we now call it, takes its name from its being first used by Eume- nes, King of Pergamus, about three bun-: dred years before the Christian era. It is said that the immediate cause ot the introduction of parchment was a de cision on the part of 1'tolemy, llinff ot Egypt, to prohibit the exportation of parchment from that country. This caused Eumenes to incite his subjects to discover a substitute. Many writers hold thai Eumenes was not-the cause of the origination of parchment, but of the im provement of the old . membranay or parchment of the inferior kind. At any rate, it is from the introduction of parch ment or vellum that we' date the first step toward the modern form of books. Membrana, an inferior kind of parch ment, was also used. In order to pre pare this, the skin was separated between the hide and the flesh.-and by working and rubbing with quicklime was formed into leaves fit for the purposes of the writer. This form of writing material was extensively employed by the Hebrews and Greeks. . A Hint for Housekeepers. The public haven't much discrimina tion. I often laugh at the foolish way in which people will rush for the most ex pensive cuts. Ji,verybody wants to buy prime rib roasts and porter-house and sirloin steaks, with plenty of tenderloin. You can't persuade them that the chuck roast of good beef, whioh is from five to eight cents a pound cheaper than prime cut, is just as good eating. And you couldn't make them believe if you took your affidavit to it that while the tender loin may be tender, it is neither as nutri tious nor as juicy as the round, xou have no idea how nearly unanimous is the demand for these particular pieces. We often have difficulty in selling the other portions of the beef, which is just as good, at hall the price. h.ven when we put it down to less than it cost us on the hoof, when we have a large stock to carry, we can scarcely sell it. Beef is going to be still higher, and if you II take a hint from me you can save money by buying chuck roasts of good beef which has been kept ten days in the ice-house and - steaks from the tender side of the round, or from the end of the loin. It's inst . the same with mutton. . Everybody wants the rack for broiling. .Now, there's only about ten or twelve pounds of rack in the whole sheep, and of course, it's dear.. We can't give away the neck and end nieces of the ribs sometimes. a & Punched and Mutilated Coins. I have a bill (H. R. No. 1,201) to punish and to prevent the mutilating and punch ing of the coins of the United States. The bill also provides for the redemption ot such coins at the treasury, and sub-treasur les of the U. b. The objection urged against the redeeming section . by Col Snowdon, superintendent of the mint, was that if the money was redeemed at par it would not cure the evil, but men would punch the coins for gains. ; The bill without the section alluded to, will be agreed to. I see no remedy, at present to prevent loss to Our people who already hold mutilated coin. I sent the; amount of $48.80 in silver coins to the mint for our countryman, Mr. John Thrash, and they sent me back $38.78, charging Mr. Thrash for the stamp on the dralt. This, with about $1.50 express charges, made a loss to Mr. Thrash of about $11.52. My suggestion now is that punched coins be taken by the people at a discount of 25 per cent., which is near what it will cost to send it to the mint. Thus a dollar of the punched coin would be worth 75 cents. ' I regard it as not very creditable to our government that it issues $1 in subsidiary silver coin and if it happens to be punched. to suspend around a child's neck ltreluses to take it even for postage stamps, except as above. Yours truly, R. B. Vance. -Asheville Citizen. : ' Seizins Opportunities. A lady once writing to a young man in the navy, who was almost a stranger, thought, "Shall I close this as anybody would, or shall I say a word for my mas ter?" and, lifting np her heart :for a mo- ment, she wrote, telling him that his con stant change of scene and . place was an apt illustration of the words,' " "Here we have nd continuing city," and asked if be could say "I seek one to come?" Tremlv lingly she folded it, and sent it off. ' Back came the answer: : VThank you so much for , those kind words. . I am an orphan, and no one has spoken to me like that since my mother died, long years, ago." The arrow, shot at Venture, hit home, and the young man shortly after rejoiced in tbe fullness of tbe gospel of peace. How often do we, as Christians, close a letter to those we know have no hope "as anybody wonldl" when we' might say a; word , for Jesus! Shall we not embrace each oppor tunity in the future?. ; y . ... . . . B"1 One i Kentucky farmer appropri ates the yearly products of one acre to purchasing reaaing matter ior tneiamuy No farmer ought to oo less. :'- 5 . About Mother's Dress. l Only young and sensitive people them selves can tell how often they are Iron bled by the fact that " mother," having passed . the years of. vanity, and 5 being ' quite sure of the estimation in which she is held by father, has become indifferent to dress. Not careless 'for she is' never untidy. .; She i .brushes her hair- bmooth and twists it into a little hard knot 'i she pins into her untrimmed dress the clean est and hardest of linen collars, and her fiat-soled prunella shoes are always whole and well buttoned ; but she "does not care;" and what loving daughter is there who doeB not want her mother to care vafv irtnnn now rha iru-iira v i if sn-MA as poor Helen, "of ; course, I do not want my ma to dye her hair or,, rouge like old Mrs. Fritz, and I shouldn't like her to be foolish; . but why shouldn't -she dress like ptherJplk?..,Sbaiaojuig yet.. one migui. wear nice poonets, ana gloves that fit her. Why should she make : her self look funny, and dress like an old. wo man of eighty, when she .could look so nice fixed up?". . . But mother, when remonstrated with.: shakes her head, quotes something, about "purple aud fine linen,", and remarks that "her' days' for finery, have : gone by." Perhaps they have, but , there is no . need for hnery. A matronly elegance is. pos sible without that ; and it is almost- the: duty of any woman of means to satisfy her children in this respect. The pangs which those young people endure because she will not "look like other people" can not be expressed iu words. ; They are something that years never will blot out something they will remember in their middle life with emotions of pain. What strangers think is so much to the girl, who sees and feels glances to which older people are indifferent ; and, besides, she has a natural love for the becoming and graceful, that is daily wounded. It is not a common fault in the "settled" people of to-day to be indifferent - to their attire, but all the more do the short com ings of the remaining few -make their children's hearts aohe ; and it is much more sensible for the matron, who herself, "does not care any longer" to submit to the loving dictation of daughters who do, and dress becomingly, than it is to en trench herself behind some ugly fashion of the past, and spurn with contempt the pretty things they long to Bee mother wear. 1 hey need, not be afraid of yield ing. JNo daughter ever : dressed i her mother in too gay and juvenile a fashion; Young eyes note suitability of shade and color in the most sensible manner, and. these heaven sent dressing maids may' safely be trusted with "mother's toilet." ' At What Hour of the Day a Law, Takes , . . , -i EffectJ:- . ' The Supreme Court of the United States has rendered ' an elaborate opinion on a question as important as it is curious. On the 2d ot July, 1870, the town of Louis ville, Hi., voted to issue certain railroad bonds, but on the . same day a constitu tional amendment prohibiting towns from issuing such bonds was carried by a popu lar vote and took effect immediately. The question as to the validity of the bonds went to the Federal Supreme Court. It has been held in many cases that the law does not recoguize fractions or divis ions of a day, and hence -that a legislative or congressional act or -constitutional amendment goes into effect on the morn ing of the day on which it was passed or adopted, and consequently embraces the entire day. Thus' the United' State Su preme Court decided that President John son's proclamation of June-13, 1865, re moving all restrictions on internal, domes tic, and coastwise trade," took effect at the beginning of the day and applied to all the transactions of the day. According to this principle the Louisville bonds - would; have been invalidated by the popular rati-' fication of the constitutional amendment on the same day the bond vote was takenJ .But there are exceptions to this general rule. "It is true," says the Supreme Court, that for many purposes the law knows no division of a day, but whenever it becomes important to the euds of justice or in order to decide upon conflicting interests - the law will look into fractions or any: other; unit of time." If. necessary the .law will; inquire at what, hour of a ' day an act was signed or a proclamation issued by the chief executive, and . hold, that it had no effect previous to that hour. Applying this principle to the Illinois case the Su preme Court rules that the. constitutional amendment was not adopted .until .the polls were closed,, and finds that : before that hour the . entire vote on the bonds was cast. The bonds were accordingly held valid. Exchange. 13r" The following may be very inter esting to the Anglo-Saxon race: -In this year 1882 there occurs several very singu lar co-inciderices in the life of Queen Vic- toria of England. A few" years ago the Rev. F. R. A: Glover. M. A., and the Rev: A. B. Grimaldi, M. A., two Episcopalian clergymen, traced the genealogy . and de-f scent of Queen Victoria, They found that the Queen is a real descendent of the tribe Versailles and back, thirty-eight kilomet of Judah and of the royal house of KiDg era, or nearly twenty-five miles, in two David, and the Queen holds this ' import- hours, while a wealthy Burgundian backed ant chart in her. possession: " ' -This year 1882 is the Jews' nineteenth year of the 297th cycle of nineteen years. Queen Victoria was born in the year 1819. These figures added together thus, 1 plus 8, plus 1. plus 9, equals 19. She ascended the throne shortly after entering upon her 1 fTM - J 3 J 19th year in 183 7.. These added together thus, 1 plus 8, plus 3, plus 7,: equals 19. gether give ' the " same result 1 plus ' 8 plus 8, plus 2, equals 19. From the Queen's marriage with Prince Albert she had issue nine sons and daughters,, and this year she will have resigned Queen of England forty-five years 4 plus 5 equals 9. This month of May she will be 63 years of age 6 plus 3 equals 9." "This year (1882) the Queen will have lived twenty-one. years a virgin, twenty ' one years a"; wife," and twenty-one years a widow 2 plus 1, pi us 2,'plus j plus 2, plus 1,. equals 9. -;; . ; ! : These coincidences have never occurred in the life of any living person ' before.' 4 N. Y. Sun.' -1 - Columbia county, Fla., has 54 schools, no school script,: and the treasurer of the tehool fund reports $1;702 on hand.' ' ' Felling of Forests. '" " " " " i r .t The felling of forests is known to be the! cause of . the, drying'. up of many a stream, even ; large rivers having been made to totally diappear through the in fluence upon the ehmate of clearing the land 1 from wood. The classic , lands ' of antiquity abound with sad lessons of de forestation :. The springs and brooks of Palestine. are dry and the soil has lost its fruitfuluesB, The Jordan .is ", four feet lower than in New Testament days. The frnitfulness of Sardinia and Sicily, once the granaries of Italy, has disappeared, wnue moBt oi; tbe countries of ancient civilization haye suffered, . from the deso lating influence of forest removal. . On the other hand,' man can improve the condi tion of the land in which he lives more slowly indeed, but quite as surely by cul tivating and preserving: the forests. , In earlier years the delta of , Upper Egypt was visited by but hve or six ; rainy, days in a year, but this number was increased by the planting of twenty million trees to forty-five Or forty-six. ' Remarkable re sults "have been produced by the Suez j Canal.' Ismaila is built on what ' was a sandy desert,-but since the, ground has become saturated with canal; water, trees, bushes and other' plants have sprung up as a Dy. magic, ana, f witn the .re-appearance of 'vegetation, . ' the 'climate has changed. . A few years ago rain was ..on- Known in tnese regions, wnue in the year ending May,' 1869, fourteen days of rain was recorded, and once such a storm that -the natives looked upon it as a super natural event. ' Rains' have continued to visit tne country tnereaoouts. ana so re cently as a few weeks since a very heavy fall was reported. CiirciVNATi's Heemit. Cincinnati has a strange hermit in Edward Holyroyd. He was once a partner in a large and suc cessful dry goods house, and at that time was public-spirited, jovial and widely known. " Twenty years age he retired suddenly from business, secluded himself in a very handsome suburban residence, and has never since been off the premises. For months no human being sees him, his orders to the family who live in the house nn r.nm t,;a ww. ;n ;t;nn uciug ociu w vuv iiuui uao awua nil waui and his food being passed in through a wicket. The building is going to ruin through neglect and the ' grounds are un attended; but- neither through stingi ness : nor lack ot means, as . nis pro perty has appreciated to . $250,000 in value," and -he frequently gives away money - in " charity.-' "He- takes the daily newspapers, and seems to keep in formed t as to what is going on in the world, but will have nothing . to do with it, and lately refused to see one of his for mer business partners. ' Many of his old associates believed he was dead, eo com pletely bad. he dropped out of notice, when a description in the Enquirer of bis man ner of existence called their attention to him. He is now eighty. The cause of bis seclusion was his wife, with whom he quarreled, and who obtained a divorce, compelling him to provide for her a sepa rate maintenance. This' soured him. and he vowed to be done with human beings. Stained Floors. Soft wood floors treated in the following manner have given general satisfaction: - Mix about equal parts of raw and burnt umber with tur- peuline and japan ' adding a. little boiled linseed oil to prevent its drying too rapid ly; have the floor perfectly clean and tree of grease spots, as they prevent the stain from drying, apply the preparation with a well-worn paint brubh, rubbing it across the grain. In a few minutes, Bay ten, take a woolen rag and. rub. off all surplus eolor, rubbing this time - with the grain. W hen dry, apply a coat of boiled oil. This may be-repeated twice a year ppring and fall, which is often enough under 'ordinary cir cumstances. The stain may be varied by using more or less of either color. If a dark rich color is desired, add burnt siena. w ith these three colors almost any shade from oak to ' black ' walnut or mahogany may be produced. Av x. Tribune. On the Blue Danube. The floating grain mills on the Danube are : its most curious feature. Fancy two 'canal boats moored parallel to each other in mid-river, about fifteen or twenty feet apart, - and supporting between them the crank ot a . gigantic mill-wheel, turned by the current of the stream. Fancy, moreover, the sides of one of these boats carried up one story higher than the other, then roofed over a la Noah's ark with windows and doors as needed, and you will have a fair idea of these Danube grain mills, some four or five thousand of which, in groups of ten or twelve together, are : scattered along this watery highway, all' the way from Vienna to Belgrave. Each mill is inscribed with its owners name. - Horse vs. Snail for $20,0000. A curi- rous match was made recently in Paris be- I tween a horse and a snail for $20,000. The I owner of the former, a young Count, well- J known in sporting circles,himself to ride the I animal from the Point de la Concorde to s I the snail in the same period to crawl two J meters and; tour-htths say , eight teet I upon the cushion of a billiard table, Ac- 1 cording to . the' conditions' of the match, the backer of. the snail is at liberty to I stimulate and steer it with one fresh cab- I bage leaf sprinkled with' powdered sugar, I O ' t 1 I Tit 1 J3 U Snail races bave been run in England be fore now, in the fierce gambling times of just a century' ago, but the contest ' be tween a' horse and a snail ' is something new. 1 , T-A party of nearly forty young men, sons of gentlemen residing in all parts of England, left Bristol the other day for New. York, on their way to Minnesota, where they are to be placed as pupils with well known American farmers. They are nnder the charge of the Rev.' G. Pridham, Vicar of . West Carptree, who has been in duced to promote this emigration by the success which has followed a . similar placing out of several' of his own relatives. Somebody has invented a 'rubber- headed tack, xoa can miss it with a hammer just as well as one el the common kind. ' ; ' ; Victor Hugo on; Immortality. " . . 1 feel in myself the future life. . I am like a forest which has been , more than once cut . down. The new ' shoots ; . are stronger and livelier than ever. ' I am ris ing. I know toward the 'sky. , The sun shine is on my head. The earth gives me generous sap, but heaven -lights me with the reflection of unknown - worlds. ,ioa say the soul is nothing but the resultant of bodily powers. i Why thfn, is my soul the more luminous when my bodily powers begin to faiL ; inter is on my head and eternal spring is in my heart. Then I brrathe, at this hour, the fragrance oi the lilacs, the violets and the roses, as at twenty years. The nearer 1 approach the end the plainer I bear around : me the im- mortal symphonies ol the worlds w men invite me. It is marvelous yet simple. It is a fairy tale, and U is a history, .for half a century J have been"! writing 'my - thoughts in prose, verse, history, ; philoso phy, drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode, song I have tried all. , But I feel that I have not said the thousandth part of what is in me. When I go down to the grave lean say, like so many others, "I have finished my day's work, .but J. can not say "1 have hnished my life.,' Jtty day s work will begin again the next morn- ing. The tomb is not a onnaaiiey; it it a thoroughfare. It closes in tbe twilight to open with the aawn. l improve every hour, , because I love this world : as my fatherland, because tbe truth compels me, as it compelled Voltaire, tne numan ai- vinity. My work is only a beginning. My monument is hardly above its founda tion. I would be glad to see it mounting and mounting forever, , The thirst for the infinite proves infinity; Value of Patents. The value of the patent on the roller skates to its holder is estimated at over $1,000,000, and he. ex pended over $125,000 in legal experiments alone to prevent tne patent irom lmringe ment in England. The dancing negro, which can be seen in any toy Bhop, and which is simply a figure of a Dinah! or a Gumbo balanced by a wire, which is moved rapidly up and down by a system of clock worK in tne oox upon wnicn ii. aances, provides an income for its inventor ' of $30,000 a year. The ' common needle threader, to be found on sale at nearly every street corner, is worth $10,000 , a year to the man who thought out the pro blem, which might easily have been solved by a boy of ten years, only it was not. :' ". . ! gf In a letter declining an invitation to attend the Forestry Convention, the poet Whittier writes: v "My indignation is yearly aroused by the needless sacrifice of some noble oak or elm, and - especially of the white pine, the grandest tree in our woods, which I would not exchange , for Oriental palms. My thanks will be due to the public school which is to plant a group of trees in my honor. ' I could aek not better memorial. 1 bave always ad mired the good taste of the Snkokis . In dians, around Sebago Lake, who, when their chief died, dug around a beech tree, swaying it down, and then placed bis body in the rent, and then let tbe noble tree tail back in its original place a green and beautiful monument for, tbe son of the forest; A gentleman from the county. who came to town the other 1 ay, reported a novel plowing arrangement which he saw as he passed along the road. A ne gro man was opening a , furrow i with a mule bitched to the plow, iiebind .mm came a girl dropping the seed. The man had a kind of man harness on, and be was pulling another plow; which was guided by a woman to cover the seed. ,Not hav ing but one mule, he put that one on dou- i m . m - J - 1' t ' bie auty, by mating it nfip to pun nun, while he pulled the second' plow; This was not a bad - idea from an economic point of view, though it must have put the sturdy plowman's strength to a, severe test. Monroe (Ga.) Advertiser. . a North Carolina. Holidays. Chapter 294, Sec. 1, laws of 1881, authorized the following as public holidays m this state, viz.: ; January 1, New Year? February 22, Washington's Birthday; May 10, Memorial Dav: Mav 20. Mecklenburor Declaration: July 4, National Declaration; and also a day appointed by tbe Governor of North Carolina as a Thanksgiving Day, and the 25th of December, Christmas. Whenever any such holiday shall fall upon Sunday, the Monday succeeding shall be deemed a public holidays. SST This world is not made for a tomb. but a garden. - You are to be a seed, not death. Plant yourself, and you can only decay. For a dead opportunity, there is no resurrection. The only enjoyment, the only use is to be attained on the wing. Each day brings its own benefit, but it has none to spare. What escapes to-day is es caped for ever. To-morrow has no over flow to atone for the lost yesterdays. . - In Norway woodpeckers damage telegraph poles by boring through them, supposing that tbe bumming sound pro duced by the wire is caused by the insects upon whioh they feed. Bears also remove the supports of the poles, instinct leading them to suspect that the humming Is pro- aucea oy wua bees ana mat tne . poies contain honey. Instinct,7 like reason, is not infallible. An exchange 1 says that " a '; bee in Los Angelos. California. has keeper received an: order . from ' Australia for several colonies of bumble bees. They are' wanted to distribute the- pollen of the clover fields, so as to fertilize the seeds. .-.- -- - ; :-''; - .-' . m 1 1 ; . . . , i ' ' c. . . : -. High Mangers. A veterinary, writer condemns high mangers for horses, claim ing that they irritate the throat and create a tendency, to heaves." He says the manger ought to be on a level with ; the feef "- '" : V"'" r - " .: He who is false to tbe present duty, breaks a thread in the loom, and . will see the effect when the weaving of a , life-tim isunrayeled, """'.V K .'.. .'.''.$'' "... March 3, 1883. .reb.24,1883 y : ;: Li
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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