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9 .hi'isQKU an.? 7 I i ' - l - II K 11 III f - - T OLD SERIES : VOLUME XXX. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1882. VOLUME XL NUMBER 583 t " i 3 -r III ni in in i V J 1 I III THE Charlotte Home and Democrat, Published etkky Friday by J. P. STRONG, Editor & Proprietor. Terms Two Dollars for one year. Onk Doixab for six months. Subscription price due. in advance. o "Entered at the Post Office in Charlotte. N. C.. as second class matter," according to the roles of ihe P. O. Department ROBERT GIBBON, II., D.. Physician and Surgeon. OFFICE Fifth and Tetoit Stbkbts. residence, Sixth and College Streets, Charlotte, N. C. March 17, 1882. tf r:, DR. T. aiSMIT?,.t- 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 every thing pertaining to the Drug business, which he will sell at low prices. March 28, 1881. J. P. McCombs, M. D , Offers his professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended Jo. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite the Charlotte Hotel. Jan. 1,1882. A. BXJRWELL. 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 Hotel. Oas used for the painless extraction of teeth. Feb 15, 1882. DR. GEO. W. GRAHAM, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Practice Limited to the EYE, EAR AND THROAT. March 18, 1881. DR. J. M MILLER, Charlott6, N. C. All calls promptly answered day and night. Office at A. J. Beall & Co's store on corner of College and Trade streets Residence opposite W. R. Myt rs Jan. 1, 1882. J. 8. SPENCER. J. C. SMITH J. S. SPENCER & CO., Wholesale Grocers AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C. May 19, 1882. WILSON & BURWELL WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Druggists, Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C, Have a large and complete Stock of everything pertainiug to the Drug Business, to which they invite the attention of all buyers both wholesale and retail. Oct 7, 1881. HALES & FARRIOR, Practical Witch-dealers and Jewelers, Charlotte, N. C, ieeps a full stock of handsome Jewelry, and Clocks, Spectacles, &c. which they sell at fair prices. Repairing of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, &c, done promptly, and satisfaction assured. Store next to Springs' corner building. July 1, 1881. SPRINGS & BURWELL, Grocers and Provision Dealers, Have always in stock Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Syrups, Mackerel, Soaps, Starch, Meat, Lard, Hams, Flour, Grass Seeds, Plows, &c.t which we offer to both the Wholesale and Retail trade. All are invited to try us, from the smallest to the lar gest buyers. Jan 1, 1882. j. Mclaughlin, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries, Provisions, &c, College Street, Charlotte, N. C. Sells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash, and buys Country Produce at highest market price. t3F Cotton and other country Produce sold on commission and prompt returns made. Nov. 1, 1881. TORRENCE & BAILEY, commission Merchants, College St., Charlotte, N. C, Handle Grain, Hay, Flour, Bran, Cow Peas, &c. Agents for the "EUREKA" GUANO. March 10, 1882. HARRISON WATTS, Cotton Buyer, rner Trade and College Sts., up Stairs, CHARLOTTE, N. C. 1. 14,1881. Z. bWav-e. w. H. Bailey. X AOE & BAILEY, AUoroeysnd Counsellors CHARLOTTE. N. I Practices in Meme Court of United States, o . oupreme uourt Nortn Carolina, Federal . vyvuiia, buu i:.ntica of Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Unv1 Gaston, Rowan, . and w. 0fflce. two dVraeagt of independ ence Square. iane An interesting insurance case has just been decided in New York. Some twenty-five or thirty years ago a man named Davis insured bis life in the New York Life Insurance Company for thej benefit of his wife, and stipulating in the policies that in the event of her death the money should go to his children. Mrs. Davis died some years ago, and subse quently Davis surrendered the policies to the company upon the payment to mm of a certain turn of money. Meantime Davis' children had become of age, and after his death, which occurred in 1879, thev brought suit. to recover the life in surance. The case has just been decided, the court holding that the transfer back to the company of the policies was. void. Prior to filing their '. suit, however the heirs of Davis vrofiered the amount of back premium due on the policies, which was refused. GOLD MINES TO BE SOLD! Pur want to the terms ol a Mortgage to us exe cuted and registered in the Keerister s Office in Gaston County, North Carolina, Book No. 2, and rageaJJOS to 271, we will sell at Public Auction, at the Court House, in Dallas, in said county, for cash, on luesday, July 25th 1882, thai valuable property known as the" LONQ CREEK" GOLD MINES, including the Asbury and McArtbur 1 Mines, and 590 Acres of land on which the Mines are located ; Also, a Steam Engine and Fixtures erectec thereon. Reference is made to the Registry of said Mort gage for a full description of the Lands, miles and bonds. Uther particulars will be furnished on application to the undersigned. W. P. BYNUM, THOS. GRIER, June 2, 1882. 6w Mortgagees. LAST NOTICE. All delinquent tax-payers are hereby notified, for the last time, that they must come up and settle for their taxes. I have been as indulgent and forbearing as any one could expect me to be, and I give fair notice now that all delinquent taxes remaining unpaid at the end of the next 80 days, will be collected by distraint. Come up and pay your taxes. M. E. ALEXANDER, June 30, 1882. . Sheriff. NOTICE. The undersigned offer for sale or lease the buildings and grounds in the suburbs ot Char lotte, N. C, where the N. C. Military Institute formerly was carried on, and where for the last nine years, the Carolina Military Institute has been conducted. The buildings and grounds, are in good repair No where in the South are there any superior for the purposes of a ttUAKlHNU SCHOOL, of a high grade. For terms, &c, address ALEXANDER, CARSON & SANDER3. June 30, 1882, 1882. SPRING 1882. HATS. STYLE PEG RAM & CO. have received and are daily receiving a beautiful line of Gents' Silk, Stiff and Felt HATS. Don't fail to call and see them. PEGRAM & CO. March 3, 182. BLACKSMITHING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. AND WORK WARRANTED. I have a Wood-shop connected with my busi ness, and will make and repair Wagons of all 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. Uall and see them. C. S. HOLTON. March 17. 1882. TO THE INTEREST OP 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, Satlus, Satin De Lyons, Mervilleux and Radamah Satins, Moires, &c. Our stock of Colored Dress Goo s 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 desirns in Ladies' Neck Wear. Look at our 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 iust call for it The young men will find a handsome stock of Clothing, Straw and Fur Hats, on our counters, and if you want something nice come down and get the newest thing, an 'Oscar Wilde" Collar. The .Ladies will find a line of JNew Kans on our counters, and some of them are just "too too.: frompt attention to orders. HARGRAVES & WILHELM. April 14, 1882. OUR SPRING STOCK Is now Complete. Wholesale and Retail Bayers Are invited to examine it before making their purchases. Handsome Stock OF 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. Scarr's Fruit Preservative. One 25 cent package will preserve 20 pounds Fruit. For sale Dy R. H. JORDAN & CO.. May 19, 1882. Druggists, Tryon Street. i .J...j,--:'Fonnd. Dead." "Found dead 1" the ocean cable's knell ' ' Rngs out upon the sweet May morn. "Found dead F' tolls slow the funeral bell ; The brave and noble ones are gone 1 "Found dead I" with hone at hand to bless, ,; JHo loving voice to say farewell, No woman's touch, to child's caress Tolls slow the funeral belL "Found dead!" where summer flowers bloom , ...-not,; - . - ; i - No tender grasses deck the sod ; They fell on that cold, barren spot Ad died alone with God. Far, far beyond our weak surmise . , Their blessedness may be, With "passage" to the unknown skies Found" through the Arctic sea ! "Found dead I" with monuments of ice To mark where thus they fell ; Rude shafts with winter's strange device v Their life's grand stofy' tell, 'Found dead !" Not dead, they cannot die Those brave men and DeLong Have found a great eternity " In legend and in song! S. B. Valentine. Answers to Special Prayers. There is a scientific skepticism abroad which denies ttod s ability to answer certain prayers because it would interfere with the fixed laws of nature. This skepticism laughs at the idea of praying for rain harvests restoration of the sick, and general temporal prosperity. such DhilosoDbv asserts that trod is so tied up in the machinery of physical law that He cannot control or alter the results of a fixed course. But how fool ish is the idea that uoa has made a world which He cannot manage. Such an idea is contrary to common sense. The watchmaker can control the watch, 1 the sailor can turn the great ship North or South at will, the engineer can control bis engine, all machinists can manage the machines, which their brains have invent ed and their hands have made. And does not common sense teach that God the Omnipotent Ruler can change the laws of nature at will ! Did lie not halt the sun in answer to the prayers of Joshua ? Did He not suspend the law of fire to pre serve the lives of the Hebrew children ? Did not the prayer of Elijah call up the rain clouds? The omnipotence ot God makes the belief of all miracles easy. Raleigh Christian Advocate, A new staple of manufacture con sists of the fiber of the stalks of the cotton plant. The stalk is disintegrated, and the fiber separated from the rest of the stalk, preserved and prepared according to the iollowiner method: Jbirst. sepa following method : Jb irst, rating the fiber from the stalk by passing through rollers, or by setting, then dry ing, then scutching or breaking, and then carding or hackling the same, thus pro ducing a staple of the fiber alone, it is proposed to manufacture from this staple woven fabrics bv spinning it, and twine, cordage, yarns, wadding, packing, calking and paper. America is equipped with facili ties for anording a broad and generous education to her daughters, such as no other country on earth possesses. The time has gone by when the daughters should remain at home and drudge, while the boys are sent to college. Henceforth let each help tbe ether, and by a mutuality of work and study let all work together to a common pertection. A girl has intellec tual huncreriners which with a woman's reticence she keeps to herself. And what more pitiful than a soul reaching out of the darkness of an enforced ignorance after God's sunlight ? SPRING STYLES ! We are now opening our new spring and Summer Styles of MILLINERY, Including all the latest novelties in the Millinery line. Hats, Bonnets, Flowers. Plumes. Ribbons, Silks, Laces, &c, in all the new styles, colors and qualities. Also, all the new styles, and qualities' of Laces, embracing White Goods, Neck Wear, Hosiery, Gloves. Parasols, &c, the largest and most com plete Stock in the City. We have opened our Pattern Hats and Bonnets, And will be pleased to show the Ladies tbe GRANDEST DISPLAY OF FINE MIL LINERY they have ever seen in this city. March 31, 1882. A. J. BEALL & CO. Have just received a large supply of Fresh Mackerel in all size packages. Torn, Flour, Hay, Bran, Meal, Stcck Feed, and in fact everything kept in a First-Class Grocery Btore. A. J. BEALL & CO. June 2, 1882. NEW FURNITURE Constantly Coming In, Which 1 will sell cheap for cash, both Wholesale and Retail. E. M. ANDREWS, At White Front. Feb. 24, 1882.. Lanterns and Lamps. We have now on hand a fine stock of Lanterns and Glass Lamps. YV1X.SUJN OS iJUKW.lSlj.Li, Sept SO, 1881. Druggists. KNITTING YARN. Blue, Brown. Red and Slate KNITTING YARN In Hanks, at BARRINGER & TROTTER'S. April 7, 1882. Dow Law Cotton Planters, Champion Reapers and Mowers, "Chieftain" Horse Rakes, Improved Deera Cultivator, (walking,) Thomas smoothing Harrow, Davis Swing Churn, Roland Chilled Plows, Tennessee Wagons, All kinds of Farm Implements, Grass Seed of all kinds, Cane Mills and Evaperators, Farm Machinery, &c J. G. 8HANNONHOUSE, March 10, 1882. Agent. Camp-Fire of the 0. A. R. At a recent camp-nre given by a mem ber of Post No. 20, Grand Army of the Republic, of JaneBville, Wisconsin, a let ter of regret was read from one of the in vited guests, who was unable to attend. We publish a portion of the letter, as it contains sentiments that our Confederate soldiers will appreciate as alike appro- a 4 a ft n 4 li.m a a1 WAS . ' 1 "I would like to be there, Thomas, and take the old soldiers by the hands and look into the eyes that.are becoming dim, and notice the enVcV of k ather Time s penciling on the face'- of the boys who twenty years ago were full of vitality and as kitteny as aoy man that ever kept step to the rattling of a canteen against a cartridge-box. Boys, do you realize that you are growing old r it is hard to realize it, butMf another war were to break out your little baby that you left in mother's arms twenty years ago, crow ing at the hand-me-down' blue uniform in which you are disguised, would be the chap the Government would want. Boys, you are rapidly becoming 'old back num bers.' Though you leel young enough to stub around home, you are 'exempt' now. Do you realize that the little baby girl that clung to you as you said good-bye twenty years ago, with tears in your eyes as big as a glass paper weight, or an edi tor s diamond pin, is now a woman mar ried, and that another baby is trying to utter the word 'grandpa,' when you come in putting on your youthful airs? It is pleasant now to ohase the festive bean around the home camp-tire and talk of the nights when you slept on the ground in a pup tent, or on some battle field, when your wet and muddy pantaloons legs were frozen stiff as a dried codfish, while you dream that every star that was look ing down from above was the eye of a dear one at home beckouing you to 'Hold the Fort,' and hurry up and get through with the foolishness and come home. You can laugh now as you think how you got up in the morning after such a night's rest, looking as though you had been drawn through a brufeh fence. You who are left have a right to be happy, but iu the midst of your bean banquet let me ask you to stand up with your tin cap of black coffee and drink to 'The boys who never got home,' the brave fellows who returned not to meet the loved ones they parted with twenty years ago. Let us hope that the great congrese above 're moved the disabilities' of the boys who left vacancies in their regiments, and that the lew chickens they took in tbe way ot business lrom the enemy will not he en tered up against the in on the Big BoA but that the provost guard on duty at the gates of the New Jerusalem will 'present arms' to them and tell the boys that they are welcome to the best there is, and that when we all get in our work here, and are ready to join our regiment in Heaven that the fellows that we buried years ago may stand on the parapet, as we come struggling in and give us the old soldier' welcome, with a ' three times three with a tiaer. And we shall sav to tbem : 'All right comrades, we should have been here before only we were detained by busi ness.' " ".Revivals" in Farming. It is a noticeable fact to those who have closely observed the history of the past fifteen years, that farmers have their pe riods of apostacy, repentance-and reforma tion very analogous to those of tbe unb ta ble church member, or the only partially retormed tippler, ihe several years im mediately following the late war, was a period of wild, reckless, speculative farm ing, that may be likened to the profligate lite ot the prodigal son. Ihis was fol lowed by a season of repentance in 1874, when tbe "husks" had almost been reached, and a hopeful reformation which continued for several years. Ihe "conversion," however, was not genuine and lasting, notwithstanding the high hopes we had built of the prosperity of Southern farming. The farmers many of them hardly got fully out of the slough, ot debt and "despond" before they were into it again as deeply aa ever. Ihis year of grace, 1882, the prodigals are returning again, and there are bright anticipations of the feast ot fatted calves in the near future. The accounts from all sections of the South are encouraging. The increase in the area of the oat crop is considerable, and the perspective yield per acre is far above an average. VV heat is not so promising, but the area in corn has been increased more than ten percent " v mo vuuiyaicu wtvu iaav ycoij while the decrease in the cotton area is about the same. The amount of fertilizers bought has greatly fallen off, as well as the quantity ot W estern hay and bacon. .Labor is a little higher which is not a bad sign and tbe prospect of tbe young growing crops is excellent. W e are haviug a re vival among the farmers, which we hope will result in the sound, lasting conver sion of every one of them from tbe evil of their ways and free them from bondage to the provision dealers and dependence on the West. if each farmer could only be induced to do what he knows every farmer ought to do, we would soon see the happy day of .southern agricultural independence and prosperity. SrN Spots and Great Storms. Prof. Couch publishes a card in the III. Slate Leader, in which he says that 1882 is tbe maximum year of the 11.1 years sun-spot period, and also the maximum year of two other periods a long and very long period ; and the same degree of energy that gives the maximum sun-spot period also gives the American continent maxi mum rainfall and a marked degree of force in the effects of its storms; and the end is not yet. Those living in exposed pleaces, be says, would do well to build cellars or caves, and when the sky looks threatening from the south to the west, and the heat is oppressive, prudence should not make any one ashamed to seek proper shelter. The proper name for these storms, he says, is tornoda, not cyclone. The cyclone is another thing, a large area of atmosphere moving as a mass across the continent. A Sensible View. The following from one of our exchanges is recommended to the careful thought of our readers : Last week we met one of our good old country friends and we asked him how be was getting along. His reply was : "Well, 1 am living at home, and boarding at the same place. Plenty to eat, good crop, and future prospects gener- -1 1 :. a ... : t i . . i n . tV?J lus,e1 "r" in one piece, hve acres ot corn, that would have yielded me thirty bushels to the acre but the recent heavy rains injured it tome. As it is, I think I shall make at least twenty-five bushels to the acre. I have a fine patch of rice, and will raise more than will supply my family, and have some for sale. I have for several years past, been buying my meat and bread, and stuck to the old idea of raising cotton ; but I find it! cheaper to raise what is consumed than to buy. Our farmers will find it to their advantage to plant more grain and lew cotton. We can raise as fine oats,' rye, f. I rice, and in fact all crops as any where, uiy uiuuar viuu is us guuu KB A cuum wibu. judging-from appearances. There is no other crop one can plant that is so good for lattemng hogs, and the cost of culture is very small. The idea never struck me, until this year, to raise my own meat, thinking I could buy it cheaper ; but on close calculation, 1 find that I am mistaken. It takes on an average two and a half pounds of cotton (short) to buy one pound ol bacon. 1 am sure that 1 can raise f 100 worth of bacon lor just one-halt what it cost to raise the same amount of cotton. I will raise this year about one thousand pounds of meat for sale which, com para- tively speaking, will cost me nothing. If our tarmers would aoandon the propaga tion of interior stock and get improved. they would hnd that the outlay of money for this purpose would more than double itself in two years. I am getting rid rf m it rnrr Atn1r no fast a T o n and would advise all farmers to do the same. Stories About Victoria. Some interesting stories are tokl of the early days, when the Queen was obliged to sign death-warrants, before she was relieved lrom that odious duty, and a sign-manual substituted by act ot Parlia ment. On several occasions the Queen may be said to have begged off the lite ot offenders. Ana on one occasion, with a v a a hand trembling from eagerness and em- Lioii, she wrote "pardoned across tli fatal scroll. A great degree ot reticence : . . . is very propnly imposed mi a 1 oonueeie with the court, tier Jlaj-fty, on prii.ci- piv, na always st-aiuy iiciuraged auj- luing in me wav oi uoanip or trivial -uu- versation respecting tbe attairs ot the household. So many persons are brought into passing, and somewhat intimate, con nection with royalty, that it is obvious mat ine sanctity oi ine vie inume oi ine court could not be obtained unless such a rule were carefully observed. We re member knowing a lady who was credited with being a private correspondent ot her Majesty s for years, from ber youth ; but the mot distant allusion to. this interest ing circumstance never escaped her. Others, though not quite so reticent, are always guarded and careful. A draft ot a treaty ot amity and com merce was sent out lrom H.nt'land to Madagascar, and on the margin these words were written: "Queen Victoiia asks as a personal favor to herself, thai ine uueen ot Madagascar will allow no persecution of the Christians." A month atterward the treaty was signed in Mada gascar with the insertion of the following words: "In accordance with the wish ot Queen Victoria, the Queen of Madagascar engages there shall be no persecution of tbe Christians in Madagascar. Itondon Society. t3F" Memories of ante-bellum days were recalled vividly in Louisville, Heiitucky, recently, by tbe sale at auction mto slavery for one year of one John Hanson, colored. He was a vagrant sold under authority of Kentucky law, which provides that "persons indicted for vagrancy shall be tried by a iury, and if found guilty shall be sold into servitude for a period not exceeding one year." As Hanson's case was the nrst ot the kind in that city since before the war, the announcement of his sale brought a large crowd together, in spite of a threatening storm, to witness the novel sight. A large number of ne groes were present, and their comments on the sale were very amusing. One old darkey with frosty hair remarked : "Look out, white folks, look out; you start dis heah business agin and -there'll be another 'bellion, suah." Another said: "Why dat nisrerah's no count : I wouldn't give five cents for him : I'd consider a nickel frowd away on him." After spirited bidding he was knocked down at $2. Turk tour Fack to the Light. It had been one of those days on which everything goes contrary, aud I had come home tired and discour ered. As I sank into a chair, I groaned "Everything looks dark, dark !" "Why don't you turn your face to the light, auntie, dear ?" said my little niece, who was standing unperceived beside me. "Turn your face to tbe light !" The words set me to thinking. That was just what I had not been doing. I had per sistently kept my face in the opposite di rection, refusing to see the faintest glim mer of brightness. Artless little com forter 1 She did not know what healing she had brought. Years have gone by since then, but the simple words have never been forgotten. SElf The following clause was found in the will of a Yorkshire rector: "Seeing that my daughter Anne has not availed herself of my advice touching the objec tionable practice of going about with ber arms bare up to the elbows, my will is that, should she oontinue after my drath in this violation of the modesty oi her sex, all the goods, chattels, money, lands, and all other things that I have devised to her for tbe maintenance of her future life shall pass to the eldest son of my sister Caroline. Should any one take exception to this as being too severe, I answer that license in the dress of a woman is a mark of a de praved mind." A Noole Boy. On one of the many bridges in Ghent stand two large brazen images of father and son who obtained . this distinguished mark of the admiration of their fellow citizens by the following incident: rom ineiainerana son were, lor some offence against state, condemned to die. oome lavoraDie circumstances appearing on me siue oi me son, ne was granted a remission of his sentence under certain provisions ; iu short, he was offered a par don on a most cruel and barbarous con- anion nameiy.mat ne would become the I executioner oi nis lamer. i -" r i - f . i I Heat first resolutely refused to pre-1 serve his life by means so fatal and detea-1 tauie. xoisis not, 10 do wondered at: lor I let us hope, lor the honor of our nature. tained on a condition so horrid and mat ne spurnea wnn aDDorance me sus- un natural. The son, though long inflexible, was at length overcome by the tears and en- treaties of hia faiher who rnrpHnt.Af tr I him that, at all events, his (the father's) life was forfeited, and that it would be the greatest possible consolation for him in his last moment to think that, in his death, he was an instrument of his son's preserva tion. The youth consented to adopt the hor rible means of recovering his life and lib erty; ne mted the axe but as it was about to fall, his arm sunk nerveless, and the axe dropped from his hand. Had he as many lives as hairs, he could have yielded them all, one after another, rather than again conceive, much less perpetrate such an act. Life, liberty, everything van ished before the dearer interests of filial affection; he fell upon his father's neck, . . m and embracing him, triumphantly ex claimed, "My father ! my father we die together 1" and then called for another ex ecutioner to fulfill the sentence of the law. A sudden peal of involuntary applause, mixed with moans and sighs, rent the air. ihe execution was suspended; and on a simple report of the transaction to the an- a -w-w tnorities ootn were pardoned. High re wards and honors were conferred on the son; and finally those two admirable bra zen images were rained to commemorate a transaction so honorable to human nature and transmit it for the instruction and emulation of posterity. A Word to Wives. The next best thing to pleasing a man's Ktoinacb, is for his wile to dress up a bit tor his especial benefit ; he is so hungry that it would need but a spark to kindle a flame, but when he enters and sees the appetizing dinner in the act of being di ned, his utile woman smiling, neat aud tidy, it acts upon him liko a dose ot sooth ing syrup. ihe dust might be an inch thick on tbe mantelpiece, he would not see it; broken crockery and cobwebs might fill every corner, he wonld look upon them with all the complacency imaginable, aud not attempt their annihilation. W bile washing up, he tell his wife how prettv she is, how becoming her hair is arranged in tbat fashion, says no other man ever had such a dear little love of a woman for a wite, asics wnat sne na ior dinner mat smells so good, and although he is really starving, waits upon tbe table with all the grace and politeness of a Chesterfield, and selects the best of everything for his Utile wife's plate. During meal time he tells her all about his works, asks her advice in regard to bis plans, tells funny stories, propounds conundrums, cracks jokes, and renders tbe dinner hour a very enjoyable affair. After it is over he makes Jove to his wile, plays with toe children, sings comic songs then goes off to bis wok. whistling merrily, at peace with all the world, thinking he has the happiest home in the land ; while his wife follows him to the door, saying within herself, what a blessing it is to have such a dear, good, cheerful loving husband. A Rat that Trades. An animal whose instinct teaches it to give quid pro quo should be capable of a business education. Tbe last candidate we should select for such schooling is the thievish rat ; but now we learn that there are rudiments of honesty and fair-dealing in one tpecies of even tbat animal. A curious statement is made about the trad ing rat, which is one of the unique and interesting animals met with in the Rocky mountains, ihe miners of tbe region de clare that, although these rats enter houses, camps and mines, and take things that do not belong to them, they never take an article without leaving something in Us place. They conduct a trade, and hence their name. I hey enter dwellings at night and steal anything they can find, carrying away spoons, knives and forks, but invariably leaving a chip, ttick stone m place ot each article taken away, Tbe miners look upon the uncanny deal ings of these precocious animals with superstition almost amounting to awe, and tell many wonderful stories of their finesse, and the length to which they carry their depredations, but the predominant quality with which they invest tbem is the faculty of trading or exchanging alluded to. Jr? A large lot of letters and raann scripts in the band-writing of Daniel W ebster has been discovered in an old junk shop in tbe lower part of Boston. The bale of old Darker stock in which thev were discovered came from New Bedford, and among the papers are nine foolscap pages, on which, in Mr. v ebster s own hand, is the opening portion of Millard Fillmore's inaugural. There is also tbe original copy of his famous Fourth of Jnlv oration delivered at Salisburr. N. IL The nanera will be viren into the enatodv of the Smithsonian Institution. fcSP The town of Brooksville, Fla., has a Mocha palm in bloom. It is said to be the only tree of its kind in the United States. This tree is twenty-fiye feet in height and the trunk fifteen inches in diameter; it was planted eight years ago from the seed. EST" Faith in prayer is one thing, Erayerin faith is another thing. Many ave faith in prayer who never prayed in faitb. and who hire little or no faith in God. Fisbing Jta the Balolo. Only on two days in the whole vear do these creatures come to the surface of the water. The first dav is io October, which is hence called "Little Balolo, when only, a few appear. The natives known exactly ' when they are due, and are all on the look out for them. They make their calcula tions by the positioL of certain stars. After this no more are seen titl ihe high tide of the full moon, which ccur be tween the 20th and 25th of November. which hence takes the name ol "Great iaioio, wnen iney rise to ine surtace in .1. 1 l r -. i cuunuem my riaas,aiway s oeion aay create. At certain well-known poiuts near the reefs the whole tea to the depth of oeveral i mcues is aim pi y save who ineae ; ra. green, and brown creatures, which form' one writhing mass, and are pursued- by ' shoals of fish of all'sizes, which come to share the feast, with the human beings. For ' several hours there is the merriest sport and laughter, every one bailin no tha worms, and trvinrr who can ' most quickly fill his canoe. All is noise, j scrambling, and excitement, the lads and lasses each carrying wicker baskets, with which they capture tbe worms without carrying too much salt-water on board. As the day dawns these mysterious crea- tures sink once more to their native depths, and by the moment of sunrise not one . remains on the surface, nor will another ; be seen for a twelve-month, when, true to ' its festival, the balolo will certainly return. Never has it been known to fail ! in the memory of the oldest inhabitant, white or -brown. Nor is there any record of any one having seen one rise to the surface on any save tbe two appointed days, which are known as tbe ".Little tsalolo" ana "Great Balolo." Home in Ftjii. . The Unfair Employer. Uncle Sam is the unfairest employer on the face ot the globe. To those spoiled favorites of his who make politics their vocation, and office-holding their means of livelihood, be is as indulgent as a soft hearted mother to the pet of the family. For them seven hours a day labor and average salaries thrice as great as the wages of the skilled and induHtrioun me chanic. On tbe other hand tbe men who do his hard work, who build his hips, constructed his public building and ren der real s r vice lor value received, are tiAiri tin mora thnn tiiav could earn at nri- v8le employment, and are compelled to work ten hours. And what makes it worse is that Uncle Sam himself voluntari ly made a contract with these genuine workers some years ago that eight hours should constitute a full working day, and that they should nceive a full day's wages for it. Labor World. Design of the Ministry. Let it be written in letters of light, that the con version of the soul of apottat man to God is tbe chief design of he ministry. The preacher ot the gospel is not merely a teacher of a parred scieuo ; he is. iu- strumentally the convener of menV ouU to God. Aiid it seem to be -er) -Wier taken for granted, in the Scrip urec, that the right m ans lor conversion mouU be followed with the intended result. But lor tbe accomplishment of ihis end real conversion 10 God we need a holy unc tion from above, a yearning over souls, and a wrestling with God in earnest Pr?yer: . . . . . . . . Let him, then, who is not blessed in the conversion of souls who does not hear the question, " Vi hat shall I do to be Haved ?" addressed, and often addressed to him, by anxious inquirer say,' and sorrowfully say, "1 am losing the end of my ministry. I am weanng out my life ' without fruit tbat will follow me into eternity, and be my crown ot rjicing in tbe day of Christ Jesus." J. A.. James. An old woman had been accustomed to sit and beg for alms, day after day, at a street corner in Vienna, holding in her arms a little child whose piteous cries at- tracted the attention ot all passers by. , i The sympathy expressed for tbe child re sulted in a large amount of coins, that were daily dropped into the hand of the old fiend. A lady who had noticed the child saw with an instinctive mother's eye that the child seemed suffering from hurt and she caused an investigation to . be made when it was found that tbe child's back was covered with minute wounds. Atone point half of the shell of a nut clung to the skin, and when it was detached out ran a spider, tbe mani fest cause of the child's sufferings. " t3T As an experiment, says an old farmer, I trained one tomato vine last year on ar trellis and do not think I fhall ever plant another vine without some kind of a trellis, unless it is to experiment, , The fruit on tbe trellised vines attain a large eiz, are juicy, and do not taste of the . ground, i. hile the fruit of the vines that were left to rnn on tbe ground were rot ting, those trained to a trellis were sound aud growing rapidly. It takes bat little work to make a trellis. Any farmer can make all be wants in tbe barn some day when it rains. The fruit will ripen more evenly aud ten days earlier which if quite an advantage. Moreover the ar rangements give the garden a more tasty appearance, and it is much easier to keep trellised ground free from weeds. " - The British Medical Journal says that a castor oil plant was placed acci dentally in a room swarming with flies, but almost immediately the flies disap- I peared, and flies were found under tbe I plant, or clinging to the plant, dead. The leaves are said to give out a property deadly to insects. X3f ;AU we want in Christ we shall find in Christ. If we want little, we ahall find little ; if we want much, we shall find much; and if in utter helplessness we cast our all on Christ, he will be to us the whole treasury of God. Bishop Whipple. , .. SdfcT" The sunny side of life is above the cares of the world, with the heart near the Cross and the face turned to God.
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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July 7, 1882, edition 1
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