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OLD SERIES : VOLUME XXXI. CHARLOTTE, N. 0., FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1883. VOLUME Xn. NUMBER 621 THE Charlotte Home and Democrat, Published every Friday by j. 1'. STRONG, Editor & Proprietor. o Terms Two Dollars for one year. One Dollar for six months. Subscription price due in advance. o Entered at the Post Office in Charlotte. N. q as second class matter," according to the rules of the P. O. Department. ROBERT GIBBON, M. D., Physician and Surgeon. OFFICE, Fifth and Teyon Streets, residence, Sixth and College Streets, Charlotte, N. C. March 17, 18S2. tf V - - .- ., ... T. 0. SMITH & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, CHARLOTTE, N. C. May 11, 1883. J. P. Mc Combs, M. D , Offers his professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Oflice in Brown's building, up Btairs, opposite the Charlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1882. OK. A. W. ALEXANDER. DR. C. L. ALEXANDER. SURGEON DENTISTS, CHARLOTTE, N. C. ' Office, up-stairs in Irwin's corner building. EST Office hours from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. July 14, 1882. yr. K. BUnWKLL. P. D. WALKER. BURWELL & WALKER, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts, Office adjoining Court House. Jan. 1, 1883. JOHN E. BROWN, Attorney at Law, Charlotte, N. C. Will prnctice in the State and Federal Courts, Office on Trade Street, opposite the Court House, No. 1, Sims & Uowd s building. Dec 23, 1881 y DR. M. A. BLAND, Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Oflice in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte Hotel. Gas 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. Jan. 1, 1883. J. S. SrENCEU. J. C. SMITH". J. S. SPENCER & CO., Wholesale Grocers AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Trade Street, Charlotte, JV. C. AGENTS FOR Rockingham Sheetings and Pec Dee Plaids. Special attention given to handling Cotton on Consignment. April 13, 1883. HALES & FARRIOR, Practical Watch-dealers and Jewelers, Charlotte, N. C, Keep a full stock of handsome Jewelry, and Clocks, Spectacles, &c. which they sell at fair prices. Repairing of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, &c, doue 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, Syruys. Mackerel, Soaps, Sturch, Meat, Lard, Hams, Four, Grass Seeds, Plows, &c, which we oiler to both the Wholesale and Ketail trade. All are invited to try us, from the smallest to the lar gest. Jan. 1. 1883. PAUL B. BARRINGER, M. D.. Physician and Surgeon, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office Over Jordan & Co.'s Drug Store. Residence At Gen. Barringer's. tW Calls in country attended. Feb. 9, 1883. 6mpd E. M. ANDREWS, Charlotte, N. C. FURNITURE, Coffins and Caskets, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Feb. 9, 1883- yr HARRISON WATTS. Cotton Buyer, Corner Trade and College Sts., up Stairs. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Oct. 14, 1882. Z. B. Vance. W. H. Bailey, VANOE & BAILEY, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS CHARLOTTE, X. C. Practices in the-Supreme Court of United States Supreme Court of North Carolina, Federal Courts, and counties of Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, Gaston, Rowan, and Davidson t-Office, two doors east of Independence square. June 17 tf TAILORING. John Vogel, Practical Tailor, Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte ana surrounding country, that he is prepared to manufacture gentlemen's clothing in the latest Btyie and at short notice. His best exertions wil he given to render satisfaction to those who oat tonize him. 8hop opposite old Charlotte Hotel January 1,1881, . , , : Drive a headless nail into the cas ing over any door, and after closing the door hang a tin pail on the nail when you go to bed. That is to say. do all this if yon are naturally timid, and want a cheap burglar alarm that will work every time. A clothes pin put through the handle of a key will strike against the door knob, and make it impossible to turn the key with nippers from the other side. A little hook on the top of the window can be ar ranged so as to prevent a burglar from slipping a knife between the sashes, and turning the window fastener either way. Dissolution Notice. The firm of Wilson & Burwell has been dis solved by mutual consent. W. R. Burwell has sold and assigned to W. M. Wilson all his inter est in the assets of the firm and the latter has agreed to pay off all the liabilities of Wilson & Burwell. - W. M. WILSON. W. R. BURWELL, Charlotte, N. C, June 19, 1883. Copartnership Notice. Charlotte, N. C, June 19, 1883. We have this day formed a copartnership for the purpose of carrying on the Wholesale and Retail Drug business at the old stand of Wilson s tsurwell, in the city of Charlotte, N. C. The patronage cf all our friends and the public generally is respectiuuy solicited. W. M. Wilson, WILSON BROS. P. C. Wilson. June 22, 1883. FRUIT ! Fruit!! Fruit!!! By using MASSEY'S FRUIT POWDERS you have fruit all the year round at a trifling cost. These Powders have stood four years' test wim increasing sales. For further information address T. C. SMITH & CO., Charlotte, General Agents for North Carolina, or Massey & Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. June as, 1S83. am State of North Carolina, Mecklenburg Co. W. L. Houston Against S. B, Houston; J. W. Houston, Ann Suggs, heirs at Law of W. C. Houston ; b. F. Houston, Lola Houston, Lo- raine H. Powe, Alice Houston, Julia A. Powe, heirs at Law of S. F. Houston, Sr.; Archie Houston, Tenna Harlon, Hattie Houston, Thos. Houston, Lee Houston, Lydia Houston, heirs at Law of T. D. Houston. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the above named defendants reside beyond the limits of the State, it is therefore ordered that publication be made in the Home and Dem ocrat, a newspaper published in Charlotte, for six weeks successively notifying the said parties detendant of the hung of a petition for the sale of a Tract of Land, a part of the realty of the late G. W. Houston, and that unless they appear and answer the petition, the same will be taken pro contesso and heard ex parte as to them. JNO. R. ERWIN, June 22, 1883. 6w Clerk Superior Court. Invalids' Hotel, New York. Every home comfort and privacy. Guests can consult anv .New York .Physician. J? or circu lars address Dr. RANDOLPH W. HILL, 37 West 9th street, N. Y. June 22, 1883. lmpd We have recently added to our stock a full supply of White Lead and Linseed. Oils. Call on us before buying. R. II. JORDAN & CO., Druggists. Executors' Nticeo. All npranni hnvinir rkims nfroinst the "Estate of John C. Newell, deceased, are hereby notified to present mem to tnc unaersignca, properiy au- .. . , . f 1 . A.I. J X inpniiraipn. nn nr icrnrR inn nun nav 01 June. 1884, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of . i -ITT T m A TTT fT lueir recovery. y. i. laiuun, J. C. UUUJL, June 8, 1883. 6wpd Executors. Executor's Notice. The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the last Will and Testament of btephen Wil son, deceased, all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present them to him for payment on or before the loth day of June, 1884, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their rtcovery. All persons indebted to said estate are hereby notified to settle same at once. JOHN W. HENDERSON, Executor of Stephen Wilson. June 15, 1883. 6wpd Bay State Engines, Portable and Stationary, FROM 6 TO 200 HORSE POWER. Our Variable Cut Off Engine took Gold Medal at St. Louis, Mo., in 1878. Come and see it. The Oneida Mounted Engine one of the most highly finished Engines on the market, and one of the best. French Buhr Corn Mills the cheapest and best on the market. Size, from 16 to 30 inches. Will grind from 6 to 10 bushels good meal per hour. Every one guaranteed. Peerless Threshers and Separators have been tried and found good overshot and undershot ; 30 inch cylinders. A Car Load DANIEL PRATT REVOLVING HEAD GINS. Every Ginner who has ever tried them say they are the Best. Car Load of Perry Boyce Reapers. The sim plest and easiest draft reaper in the world. Two cog wheels and two pinions comprise all the gearing. Big Giant Corn and Cob Mills. Every Farmer should have one ; will grind from four to five bushels corn in ear per hour with one mule. Hughes Sulky Plows. The best sulky plow made, and the one which turn9 square corner. A boy can manage it. Flouring Mills Latest Improvements; all complete, ready to put up, with bolting chest, convevors. smutter. shafting, nuiievs. Deiis. ace. The very best old stock Buhr Stones. Every mill fully guaranteed. Juretca jsmutters. McCORMICK TWINE BINDERS. Ahead of all competition at home and abroad. Great improvements for 1883. McCormick always the First Prize Machine, at every World's imposi tion and field test. BOSS PRESS No. 1, two screw ; Boss Press No. 2, two screw ; Boss Press No. 3, one screw. Certainly the best Press now manufactured. Mixtcr Gummers, for saw-mill saws, and cross cut saws. The best Gummer in use. Saw Mills, Shafting, Pulleys, Jet Pumps, Hancock Inspirators, Piping, Pipe Tong9, En- glut; x nwujis. etc. Bay btate Variable Cut-Off Engine, now in store as sample. Parties who wish to buy En gines and Boilers for cotton mills, are requested to call and examine this Engine, or write for circulars and prices. Every article thoroughly warranted. I ricea low. JAMES F. JOHNSTON, West College Street, Charlotte, N. C. April 20, 1883. 4m Not Worthy But Willing. BY JESSIE MACGEEGOR. Net Worthy, O Lord, of thy pardon, Not fit to partake of thy grace; Not worthy, my Saviour, but longing, To live in the light of thy face. Not worthy to cling to the promise Of cleansing and healing divine, But eager to come at thy bidding, And claim all thou givest as mine. It is not because I have asked thee Though thou hast encouraged my prayer But thou, who dost love me, has offered My sins and my sorrows to bear. God offered and I have accepted The cleansing, the joy and' the light, And into my life there is flowing A wonderful beauty and might. Still higher, as onward I journey,' My will rises toward thine own; For God has accepted a sinner, And I have accepted a throne. There never was soul so unworthy To meet with compassion like thine; That I should be heir to a kingdom, And God, the eternal, be mine ! Not worthy but willing to praise thee With jubilant spirit and breath ! Not worthy, hut longing to triumph O'er sin and temptation and death. Then crown me, O Christ, with thy merit, For all undeserving I am To learn, with the anthem of Moses, Its chorus, the song of the Lamb. S. 8. World. Effects of Sunshine. From an acorn, weighing a few grains, a tree will grow tor one hundred years or more, not only throwing off many pounds of leaves every year, but itself weighing several tons. If an orange twig is put in a large box of earth, and that earth is weighed when the twig becomes a tree. bearing luscious fruit, there will be very nearly the same amount of earth. From careful experiments made by different scientific men,it is an ascertained fact that a very large growth of a tree is derived from the sun, from the air, and trom the water, a very little from the earth; aud notably all vegetation becomes sickly unr less it is freely exposed to sunshine, vv ood and coal are but condensed sunshine, which contains three important elements equally essential to both vegetation and animal life magnesia, lime aud iron. It is the iron in the blood which gives it sparkling red color and its strength. It is the lime in the bones which gives them the durability necessary to bodily vigor, the magnesia is important to all the tissues. Thus it is, the more persons are out of doors, the more healthy and vigorous they are, and the longer they will live. Every human being ought to have an hour or two of sunshine at noon in winter, and in the early forenoon in summer. Good Health. A chemist named Ditmar has dis covered a process of solidifying coal oil, and arrangements have been completed at Baku, Russia, for raanfacturing candles from kerosene which will have greater illuminating power than tallow, and can be sold much cheaper. MACON SCHOOL, Charlotte, N. C. Thirteenth Session opens on 10th September, 1883. Location healthy. A thorough course of studies in English, Classics, Mathematics, Modern Languages and Book-Keeping. Boys prepared tor uigner uiasses in our uoi- leges and Universities. Tuition irora $ w to $ ou per session oi loriy weeks. Board at $10 to $12 per month. Send for Catalogues or Circular. VV. A. iJAKKlJUlt, JUNIUS B. FOX, June 29, 1883. 2mpd Principals. A PACT THE TRUTH. We are determined to wind up our business, and are now Selling Out At prices that defy competition. We will close out this Fall and if you want any DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, FLANNELS, BLANKETS Shots, Hats, Clothing, House Furnishing Goods, Table Cloths, Towels, Napkins, Lace Curtains, Gloves, Hosiery, dec, we win sen you Cheaper than vou can buy in the city if you will favor us with a call at Central Hotel corner. BARRINGER & TROTTER. June 29, 1883. 4w GROCERIES AND Provisions. Don't forget thai we are at the old stand and still alive. We are ten near "HEADQUARTERS" for Goods in our line. SPRINGS & BURWELL. May 4, 1883. Rah Ja In 4. 11 and 1 pound packages. Is the best Tea for the money. For sale by 11. U. JOKDAN & UU. Oct. 27, 1882. Tryon Sti et. T. L. SEIGLE & CO. Have an Elegant Stock of Trunks, Valises, LINEN AND MOHAIR ULSTERS Umbrellas, &c, FOR Ladi6s and Gentlemen. Travellers will do well to examine our Stock before buying elsewhere. June 1,1883. J. MCLAUGHLIN, Agent For the sale of L. B. & L. S. Holt's Plaids, Charlotte, N. C. Jan. 26,1883. tf. Egyptian Cotton. The Cotton Bourse, in this city, is one of our handsomest buildings. It occupies a whole square, and not only contains the public "bull ring" but a private office for I each member. When the cotton arrives. whether by boat or railway, it is once transferred to the immense chounahs ! (pressing establishments) which might truthfully be called one of the seven won- I ders of. the world. Here the "country bales" are opened, aud the different quali ties sui ted by Arab women and children. It is then put through the "cleaners," all dust and dirt removed, and then pressed j into bales measuring twenty cubic feet (half a ton) and weighing seven cantars (about 700 pounds) each. I requested Mr. R. ' Davidsou, the en gineer (superintendent or manager) of one of the largest chu?iahs, to give me some facts concerning their work, and I quote briefly from his reply: ; "A gentleman who had been in the cot ton pressing business in India for many years, when informed that we could make sixty bales from loose cotton in an hour, laughed and said that we were certainly mistaken, and meant sixteen, as they never made more than twelve in his coun try; but we soou proved to him that we could make sixty-two, and did it while he stood by; but in that country, on account of the exceeding high freight, they press their cotton with five tons pressure to the square inch, whilst we use but two. We have four double, direct-acting presses,but generally use only three, keeping one aa a spare in case of accidents. They cost $35,000 each, and are made of the greatest strength and finest material, for a break age in the midst of the season would cause a loss of time, money and customer?, as we must send to England for a duplicate of any piece that may be broken. Our engines, boilers and hydraulic pumps are also the best that can be made. We turn out 160,000 bales duving the season of about six months, and use 1,500 tons of hoops and 20 tons of fasteners. We have 600 employes, consisting of men, women and children, most of whom are Arabs, who are paid from ten cents to one dol lar p?r day, according to their age and skill." There are no presses in the world equal to those of Egypt, although they are not patented. One of their special peculiari ties is a revolving box, with four com partments, which gives the advantage that, whilst the press is working in one, two others are being filled, and there is consequently never any delay. An engi neer named Ashcroft, who came out here in 1864, was the first to apply this princi ple to cotton pressing, and he obtained his idea in rather a curious manner. - For years and years the dies, or presses, in the English mint had revolving boxes which carried the money under the stamp, but no one had ever thought of utilizing the design or idea for any other purpose, until a man in the Cardiff coal district took out a patent on a machine for compressing coal dust with other materials in the manufacture of a patent fuel, and he used a revolving box. Ashcroft saw this ma chine, heard the story, and the result was our present wonderful press. Indigo, sesame and some other things, formerly the staples of the country, have almost died out, as their cultivation was not nearly so successful as that of cotton, and not nearly so lucrative." Cor. Phila. Press. Impure Water for Farm Stock. A Western writer says he recently saw an illustration of the injurious effects of compelling stock to use impure water. A neighbor has a well in the lower corner ot his barnyard, which is nothing more than receptacle for the drainage from the yard. Duriug the first thaw the water in the well became impure, and the horses for a time refused to drink it. In a few days the impure water had all been pumped out. and the . most of the stock drank it as usual. There was one colt, however, which had been led to the trough when the water was at the worst. This colt could not be iuduced to taste the water from this well, for more than two weeks after it was as pure a& ever, and, in the meantime quenching his thirst with nothing but snow, he became thin in flesh aud spring-poor in midwinter, lhe dam age to this colt is serious, and it could have been prevented by not draining the barnyard into the well. Cows are not near so sensitive in the matter of taste as horses, yet this should not be an excuse for negligence in the quality of water furnished them. The stock breeder and the dairyman owe it to themselves to sup ply their stock with the purest and fresh est of water. How olten should animals be allowed to drink? I presume were stock allowed free access to water in sum mer that each animal wouia arinic at least a dozen times during the day. If they are not allowed free access to water, but compelled to drink at stated periods, they are quite liable to drink too much This is one of the greatest advantages of having water in the pasture. In winter am aware that the practice is to water horses perhaps twice a day, morning and night. With cows the practice is to turn them into the yard and allow them to drink what they want during two or three hours. Perhaps an improvement upon this plan would be to turn them out for an hour at a time morning and night. Al those who own horses should have some way arranged for taking the chill off wa ter for horses during the winter. It wil pay to do so, New England Farmer. " fks? Unling thinics "one reason way men often seem neglectful of their wives is that the latter do not become interested iu matters which engage the thoughts of their husbands." Onling is off the track. The danger is always for those wives who insist upon becoming "interested" in the personal affairs of theii husbands. The wife who does not read her husband's let ters, who never wants to know "who's the girl?" when a picture drops from his pocket, is the lady who has least reason for tears and sleepless nights. EST If you wish to make a cake that will keep well, use the yolks of eggs only; they keep it much more moist and lees liable to dry than the whites do. . Description of the Bible Books. Genesis The book of beginnings. Exodus The book of redemption I types. Leviticus ff he book of sacrifice and priesthood. Numbers The book of wilderness walk: Deuteronomy The book of conduct for Canaan. Joshua The book of warfare in Ca naan. Judges The book of failure in Canaan. Ruth The book of typical prophecy. 1 Samuel The book of royal govern ment by Saul in human strength. 2 bamuel lhe book of royal govern ment by David in divine strength. 1 lvings lhe book of royal govern ment in the hands of Solomon and suc cessors. 2 Kings The book of royal govern ment in decline. 1 Chronicles The book of God's earth- y elect connected with the throne and the ark. 2 Chronicles The book of God's earth y government in the house of David. Ezra The book of ecclesiastical history upon the return trom Babvlon. Nehemiah The book ot civil condition upon the return from Babylon. JbiSther lhe book of God s secret gov ernment towards. Israel. Job The book of individual discipline for the learning of self. 1 salms The book of experimental holy song. Proverbs The book of wisdom for the world. Ecclesiastes The book of one who found the world too small for his heart. Canticles The book of one who found the object too large for his heart. Isaiah lhe book of comprehensive and magnificent gospel prophecy. Jeremiah lhe book of judgment upon Judah, the nations, and ot latter day bles sings. Lamentations The book of godly feel ings in view of Israel's sorrows. Ezekiel The book of judgment upon Israel and connected nations, with future blessings of Israel. Daniel The book of Gentile political history. Hosea The book of Israel's moral con dition past, present, and future. Joel lhe book of universal iudgmeut and latter day blessing of Judah. Arqos I he book of certain judgment upon the Gentiles and all Israel, with fu ture restoration of the latter. Obadiah The book of judgment upon Edom. Jonah The book of judgment upon Nineveh, and its repentance. Micah The book of judgment and fu ture blessings on Jerusalem and Samaria. Nahum lhe book of utter judgment upon proud Samaria. liauaKKUk ine dook ot Jewish spir itual exercise.' zepnanian ine book ot unsparing rw mi judgment and blessing upon the remnant of Israel. Haggai The book of encouragement in building the temple. Zechanah lhe book of the last days connected with Israel. Malachi The book of Jehovah's last pleading with Israel. Macon Advocate. Retrospection. From the Fayetteville Observer. itti . ti" e . -w vv nat soiaier oi tne remnant ot -L.ee s veterans who stood upon the glacis of "Battery 45" on the afternoon of the memorable 2d of April, 1S65. at Peters burg, watching the fierce struggle of his comrades on the parapet of Battery Gregg and within its doomed enclosure, waiting his own turn, can forget a 6ight which presently met his eyes. Out from the sally-port quickly passed a single soldier, boyish of figure and lithe,but strong; and, before Warren s astonished troops could recover their wits, he had unfurled the flag which he bore, and, taking a position not a great way oft, he waved the tattered colors in their very teeth. Volley after volley from the outer line of the enemy on the parapet answered his defiance, but witnout enect, so charmed did his young life seem; when, fixing the flag staff in his belt, he coolly marched away, the volleys still continuing he with head alolt and colors flying, down the ravine, up upon the dam connecting the two forts, and finally safely into the arms of his comrades, This was our townsman, color-bearer James W. Atkinson, of the 33d, of Lane's, who, at the peril of certain death with every breath, sought thus to save and did save his regimental colors from cap ture. The writer is reminded of this episode ot "the last days" by a recent letter lrom the no less gallant Adjutant of Sergeant Atkinson's regiment, our friend bpier Whitaker, Esq., now of Raleigh, who thus records his recollection of his com rade: "I can see him now in the midst of the smoke of battle, the Confederate stars and bars floating triumphantly and defiantly above his head, with brave men to the right and left, leading us on to victory My heart always warmed at the sight o him, and his bravery and coolness were if - great, neip to me in tne enaeavor to per ioral my own duty." 8P" Some attempts have been made in London to photograph the human voca organs in tne act oi singing, ine princi pal object was to obtain a picture of the ligaments known as the vocal chords,which are situated at the top of the larynx. lhese can be viewed in the laryngoscope a small mirror, which, when placed at the back of tne lbroat,serve8 at once to reflect light upon the membranes and to form an image of them visible to the observer. With the aid of this instrument numerous observations have been made upon singers and much valuable information has been collected, but all previous efforts to obtain 9 ..- a pnotograpn oy substituting a camera for the observer's eye have entirely failed. The difficulties were overcome by the use of a powerful Siemens electric lamp, sap plied by a dynamo machine. By means of this light some excellent photographs were obtained of the larycgoscopic image. The patient in each case was HerrBehnke, at whose instance the experiments were made. Retention of the Juice in Cooking Meats! Existing thus in a liquid state in our ordinary flesh meats, it is liable to be wasted in the course of cookery, especially if the cook has only received the customary technical education and remains in tech nical ignorance. To illustrate this, let us suppose that a eg of mutton, a slice of cod, or a piece of Balmon,is to be cooked in water, "broiled," as the cook says. Ileeping in mind the results of the previously described experi ments on the egg albumen, and also the fact that in its liquid state albumen is diffusible in water, the reader may now stand as a scientific umpire in answering the question whether the fish or the flesh should be put in hot water at once, or in cold water and be gradually heated. The "big-endians" and the "little-endians" pi jilliput were not-more definitely divided than are certain cookery authorities on this question in reference to fish. I refer to the two which are practically consulted in ray own household, that by Mrs. Beeton, and some sheet-tablets han?iner iu the kitchen. Mrs. Beeton says pour cold water on the fish, the tablets say immerse n hot water. Confining our attention at present to the albumen, what must happen if the fish or flesh is put in cold water, which is grad ually heatedr Obviously a loss of albumen by exudation and diffusion through the water, especially in the case of sliced fish or of meat exposing much surface of fibers cut across. It is also evident that such OS8 of albumen will be shown by its coag ulation when the water is sufficiently heated. Practical readers will at once recognize n the "scum" whioh rises to the surface of the boiling water, and in the milkiness that is more or less diffused throughout it, the evidence of such loss of albumen. This loss indicates the desirability of plunging the fish or flesh at once into water hot enough to immediately coagu- ate the superficial albumen, and thereby plug the pores through which the inner albuminous juice otherwise exudes. but this is not all. There are other mices besides the albumen, and these are the most important of the flavoring constitu ents, and, with the other constituents of animal food have great nutritive value; so much so that animal food is quite taste ess and almost worthless without them. I have laid especial emphasis on the above qualification, lest the reader should be led into an error originated by the' bone-soup committee of the French Academy, and propagated widely by Liebig that of re garding these juices as concentrated nu triment when taken alone. I'rom "The Chemistry of Cookery," by W. Mattieu Williams, in Popular octence Monthly for July. Row Colds Are Taken. A person in good health, with fair play, says the Lancet, easily resists colds. But when the health flags a little, and liberties are taken with the stomach or the nervous system, a chill is easily taken, and, accord ing to the weak spot of the individual, assumes the form of a cold, or pneumonia, or it may be jaundice. Of all causes of "cold," probably fatigue is one of the most efficient. A jaded man coming home at night from a long day's work, a growing youth losing two hour's sleep over evening parties two or three times a week, or a young lady heavily "doing the season," young children overfed and with a short allowance of sleep, are common instances of the victims of "cold." Luxury is favor able to chill-taking; very hot rooms, soft chairs, feather beds, create a sensitiveness that leans to catarrh. It is not. after all. the "cold" that is so much to be feared as the antecedent conditions that give the at tack a chance of doing harm, borne of the worst "colds" happen to those who do not leave their bouses or even their beds, and those who are most invulnerable are often those who, by good sleep, cold bath ing and regular habits, preserve the tone of their nervous system and circula tion. The care of the hair was the sub ject of a paper read to the Pennsylvania btate Medical Society by Dr. Shoemaker. His opinion is that the stiff hats, so ex tensively worn by men, produce more or less lniury. ine lorms ot hats that are least injurious are, for winter, soft hats of light weight, haviug an open structure, or pierced with numerous holes ; for sum mer, light straws, also of open structure. As regards the head covering of women, the fashions have been lor several years favorable to proper form. The bonnet and hat have become quite small, and cover but little of the head. This bene ficial condition, however, is in part coun terbalanced by the weight of false curls, switches, puffs, &c, by the aid of which women dress the head. In applying wa ter to the ecalp and beard, care should be taken not to use soap water too frequently, as it often causes irritation of the glands and leads to the formation of scurf. It is equally important to avoid, using on the head the daily shower bathjwhicb, by its sudden, rapid, and heavy fall, excites local irritation, and, as a result, loss of hair quickly follows. In case the health demands the shower bath, the hair should be protected by a bathing cap. After washing, the hair should be briskly rubbed with rough towels, the Turkish towel heated being particularly serviceable. Oil has not only a cleansing action upon the scalp, but it also overcomes any rough or uneven state of the hair. Not Needed. Whenever a young man stands at the threshold of life and in a business like way considers whether he can afford to risk his capital of intelligence, culture, influence and character in the ministry of reconciliation, in the high vocation of preaching "the glorious Gospel of the blessed God," we think he may well stand aside without any material loss or detriment to the Kingdom of Heaven. We can spare him and not feel it. Southern Christian Advocate. S5T" An ingenious Virginia woman has discovered that saturating the bag con taining her seed beans with coal oil utter ly exterminated the weevil inside and out of the beans, but did not harm the seed in the least. Probably the same treatment would serve with infested peas. How the Cables were made for the Br6ok:S lyn Bridge. - t , ur;., After the towers had been built and Lho-J anchorages made ready, then came h strangest work of alL To make thd bles and then put them over the : tower would be a difficult matter. Very UkelrT it could not be done at alL So the cables, were made, just where they bang.oriOijs small wire at a time. The cables are not a chains with links, nor are they twjsteA like ropes. They are bundles of straight 0 wires laid side by side, and bound rto-v, gether by wires wound tightly around the C outside. They called the work "weaving. the cable." At the Brooklyn anchorage was "placed , a powerful steam-engine, and on tlib tqp of the anchorage were placed two .large,,. wneeis, ana with the aid of proper ma chinery th engine caused these wheola to turn forward or backward. From each i wheel was stretched a steel rope lb Jth top of the Brooklyn tower, over the'rivcr, . ' over the other tower, and down' toltho' New York anchorage. Here it passed i over another wheel, and then stretched 'alt'', ine way oacK again. The ends were, fastened together, making an endless rope, o't and when the engine moved, tbolfofes. traveled to and fro over the river.' For' this reason they were called the "travell ers." ' lri There were, besides these trare!evi, two more ropes placed side by side. '-'On : these were laid short pieces of oak, 'thus"'0 making a foot-bridge on which the work- ' men could cross the river. ; ' " "f-'i There were aUo other ropes for; sup porting platforms, on which men stopi as; . the weaving went on. On each"travelqraa was hung an iron wheel, and as the ti-AV eler moved the wheel went with it. , .a. ' It took only ten minutes to send, two , ? wires over the river in this way. The men on the foot-bridge and on the .plat-,, forms suspended from the other ropes guided the two wires into place, and thus, uf the cablets were woven, little by JiuUv ? two slender steel wires each time,; and-i carefully laid in the place till 5434 wires . were bound together in a huge cable, 15$. , inches in diameter. The work was. fairly ,' started by the 11th of June, 1877,-and, the last wire was laid Oct. 5, 1878. There j are four cables, each 3578J feet long; and if all the wires in the four cables were d placed in line, they would reach over ;d, 14,000 miles. : '? -.-i The work was long and dangerous. ; Sometimes the wire would break and fall w into the water, and an hour or mor would. ) be spent in hauling it up and starting once more. The men on the foot bridge,: J or on the cradles high in the air watched ' ; every wire as it was laid in place. : To start and stop the engine, men stood, .on A the top of the towers and waved: signal i, flags to the engineer. Such a mass of ! wires would not very easily keep in plaee,, and as the work went on, a number of,! wires were bound together into little bun- , dies or ropes, and at the end all were bound together into one smooth round . -bundle or cable. Charles Barnard in St. ;is Nicholas. Making Commencement Day Real. , i.; Axioms and truisms are sometimes the " most necessary kind of preaching ; ; and i: there is no danger that the graduating ' ' classes of 1883 will be too often reminded s ; of their duties, and of the work the world " expects them to do. There is a danger; however, that the individual will . fail to I consider his own personal obligations.. . The question for John Smith or Mary Jones to consider is not the general ' obli- . gations ol educated men and women to' ,' society, but the special service which' Jio ij. or she owes to the community or country The word purpose is one which should ever stand before the eyes of this year graduates, until each one of them shall 3e-; termine upon the next step of his course and shall set about it with full determina tion to succeed. It is a good things Jgrj the graduate to consider the place of thp scholar in politics, or the conditions ,ibf ministerial supply, or the proper sphere of 2 woman in professional work; but it is far 1 more important for him to ask: "What ' wilt thou have me to do? Does my duty call me to be a minister, a lawyer, a doc- " JLora aher. an editor, a business 'man,1 Noti'a mechanic, a dav' la- borer, a bootblack? Shall I bo a worker' in the world, or an idler? If I go on with? the art of music, shall it be as an amateur : or a personal power in the field of "hiy1 ' choice?" Such questions as these,' if faithfully answered, may make the dif-fii' ference between successful lives and . fail-'"1 ures. Circumstances, financial and other f may, indeed, influence the decision jf 'but after all, it is the individual that Wrc-'" sponsible for making the best of the'crr- ;K cumstances. It has been well Baid that' ; there comes a time in every liio when bne ' must decide whether to float or to4rbVj '.u and with many especially, perhaps, with k woman in the environment of modern so- -fl ciety that time comes at the Commence ment season. 8. 8. Times. -i.-u.ij A young lady at Albuquerque, ioi New Mexico, went to. the altar to jbse;-.,' married lately, but when the formal ques-iu tion was put to her whether she , would ;f, i take "this man to be her lawful husband, , f answered: "My God ! I can't, I can'tChi and rushed into another room.--The- groom and his friends did their jbcetj.fi to secure a change of mind, but she ,-, was inflexible and the match is "declared 4 off." ,.A 25!P A married woman, who' has -liad J trouble with her female help, sends this ' receipe to the press: "Pnt all your old love -letters in a pasteboard box in the servant "J girl' 8 room. A aupply of old love letters has been known to keep a girlcon tented in one place for three months ; at''a time." v v AV .Vhl The tender words and loving decjdsL which we scatter for the hearts which are ' ., nearest to us are immortal seed, that; " fUU jI spring up in everlasting beaaty, nQt only; in our own lives, but in the lives of. ,thppa'fr oorn alter ns. spurgeon. ' . "v j llfj 5. lit tST' To give stoves a good polish irub them with a piece of Brussels carpet '.afier blackenjng them. . - : ..iiiiw io II A VS.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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