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. .. -J 'v- PUP OLD SERIES: VOLUME XXXII. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1883. New Seeies VOLUME XIII NUMBER 645 1 11 i Charlotte Home and Democrat. Published evkbt Fbiday 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. C., as second class matter," according to the nl'ea of the P. O. Department. f ROBERT GIBBON, M. Physician and. Surgeon. D., OFFICE, Fifth and Teyon Streets. residence, Sixth and College Streets, Charlotte, N. C. March 17, 1833. tf tT 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. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite the Charlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1832. OR. A. W. ALEXANDER. DR. C. L. ALEXANDER. SURGEON DENTISTS, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office, np-staira in Irwin's corner building. rg" Office hours from 8 A 31. to 5 P. M. July 14, 1882. yr. K. BCHWELL. 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 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 build'ng, 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. spencer. J. o. smith:. J. S. SPENCER & CO., Wholesale Grocers AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Trade Street, Charlotte, JST. C. AGENTS FOR Rock'mgham Sheetings and Pee Dee Plaids. Special attention given to handling Cotton on Consignment. April 13, 1883. W. H. PARRIOR, .Practical Witch-dealer and Jeweler, Charlotte, N. C, Keeps a full stock of hasdsome Jewelry, and Clocks, Spectacles, etc.. which I will sell at a fair prices. Repairing of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, &c, aone promptly, and satisfaction assured. Store next to Springs' corner building. July 1, 1883. SPRINGS & BURWELL, Grocers and Provision Dealers, Have always in stock Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Syruys, Mackerel, Soaps, Starch, Meat, Lard, Hams, Four, Grass Seeds, Plows, &c, which we offer to both the Wholesale and Retail trade. All are invited to try us, from the smallest to the lar gest. Jan. 1. 1883. E. M. ANDREWS, Charlotte, N. C. FURNITURE, Coffins and Caskets, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Feb. 9, 1883- yr HARRISON WATTS, Cotton Buyer, Comer Trade and College Sts., up Stairs, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Oct. 14, 1883. A. HALES, Practical Watch-Maker and DEATRR TNT WATCHES. CLOCKS, JEW ELRY, SPECTACLES, &o, &c. Fine and difficult Wttch Repairing a Specialty. Work promptly done and warrantee- twe . months. A. HALES, Central Hotel Building, Trade street. Sept. 7, 1883. '. Z. B. Vance. W. H. Bailey. VANCE & BAILEY, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS CHARLOTTE, N. C. -Practices in the Supreme Court of United States, Supreme Court of JNortn Carolina, Federal Courts, and counties of Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, Gaston, Rowan, and Davidson t5?Office. two doors east of Independence Square. June 17 tf TAILORING. John Vogel, Practical Tailor, Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte ana Surrounuing uouuiry, iui lie is prepsreu 10 manufacture gentlemen's clothing in the latest style and at short notice. His best exertions will be given to render satisfaction to those who pat ronize him. Shop opposite old Charlotte Hotel. January 1,1881. Of" To-dav is not vesterdav: we onr. 8e'ves change; how can oar works and thoughts, if they are always to be the fit- eat, continue always the same? Chaoge, indeed, is painful, yet ever needful; and, if memory has its force and worth, ho also has hope. I-ST" If every year we rooted out one vice we should become perfect men. SALE OF LAND! i By..virtue of a Decree of the SuDerior Court of Mecklenburg county, I will sell at public auc tion, at the Court House in Charlotte, on Friday, uecemuer z, 1883, that Tract of LAND con taining about 168 acres, joining the lands of E. P. Henderson. L. A. Potts and others, in Lemlev's Township, known a? the Thomas Warsham Place, ibis .Land lies about four miles west of Davidson College, and is well adapted to the cultivation of Corn and Cotton. It will be sold subject to the right of Mrs Warsham to dower which has been assigned to her, and which cov ers 52 acres of the place. For further informa tion apply to the undersigned. Terms 10 per cent cash, balance on a cred't of 12 months with interest. J. M. WILSON. Nov. 26, 1883. 44-4w Administrator. TRUSTEE'S SALE OP VALUABLE REAL ESTATE, By virtue of a Deed in Trust executed to the undersigned as Trustee for certain purposes therein mentioned, by Robert R, Ray and wife, on the 29ih June, 1883, and duly recorded in the Kegister s office for Mecklenburg county, JN. (J., 1 will sell at the Court House door in Charlotte, at 12 o'clock, M., On Saturday, the 22d of Dec, 1883, The following valuable TRACTS OF LAND and some valuable Personal Property : First. That Tract containing (64) tixty-four Acres, in Charlotte Township, adjoining the lands of a. t . smith and the Jiizzell Mill tract. Second. That Tract known as the Brem tract, adjoining the lands of W. S Brown and others. containing (109J Acres) one hundred and nine and one halt Acres. Third. That Tract known as the J. L. Jami son tract, containing (lou) one Hundred ana thirty-three Acres, adjoining the lands of G. L. Moody and others. Fourth. That Tract of Land adjoining the Jamison tract, and lying between the Jamison tract and the lands of Jane R. Ray, containing fifty (50) Acres, being a part of the R. R. Ray home place. Fifth. That Tract of Land adjoining the lands of J. W. Hayes, Jane R Ray and others, known as the otinson place, containing thirty-one (ol) Acres. Sixth. The one undivided fifth interest of the Jno. R. Stinson tract, adjoining the lands of Jane K. Kay and JN. $ Hodden. Seventh. That Tract of Land supposed to con tain seven Acres, lying on the South side of Little Sugar Creek, adjoining the Mill tract ot tlovis and Brown. Also, one-half interest in an Engine and Boiler and Fixtures, now on the plantation of Jane R. Kay. Also, one Black Horse, one Mare, and two fine Mules. Terms of sale for Real Estate One-fourth cash, the balance on six and twelve months time, with interest at 8 per cent from date of sale. Personal property will be sold lor casn. J. H. McADEN, Trustee Nov. 23, 1883. 5w LAND FOR SALE. Bv virtue of a Mortgage executed by Jno. Steuhouse and wife, and -'ane Stenhouse, on the 15th day of May, 1879, and duly registered, the undersigned will sell at auction, at the Court House door in Charlotte, on Tuesday, Jan. 1st, 184, a Tract of LAND in Deweese Township, in Mecklenbnre countv. on which the said Mort gagors live, being 207 Acres, adjoining the lands of T G, Barnett, Jas, Black and others. Terms, Cash. Joseph Mclaughlin, c, DOWD, Nov. 23. 1883. 5w VALUABLE MILL PROPERTY For Sale. r offer for sale that valuable Mill Property situated within half mile of the Providence Road, about four miles from Charlotte. The Mills erind both Corn and Wheat, and are in first rate condition, having been recently re paired by afirst-class mechanic, the Dam is made of stone and will last many generations. There are twenty-three feet head of water, and the supply is always abundant. there is a Cotton um ana screw on me premises all run by water. For further particular apply to me in person, or address me at Charlotte, IS . C. Terms made easy. ISAAC JN. A LEX A. JJxt.lv, &R. Nov. 16, 1883. tf Real Estate for Sale. Bv order of the Superior Court for Mecklen burg county, I will stll at the Court House door in Charlotte, on Monday, 17th day ol JJecemDer, 1883, a small Tract of JjAJNJJ lying near ine Carolina Central Railroad Passenger Depot, ad joining the property of said Road, Asa George and others, containing about tnree Acres. aia Land belonging to the late Samuel Grose, and is sold for Assets. Terms, 6 months credit, bond and security required. JUtiJN Jii. BtiVWSX, Nov. 16, 1883, 5w Commissioner. PUBLIC SALE. By virtue of a Decree of the Superior Court in the case of W. L. Houston against S. B. Houston and others, I will sell at public auction, at the Court House door in Charlotte, on Monday, December 10th. 1883. a valuable Tract of JLiAJNJJ containing One Hundred Acres, more or less, in Crab Orchard Township, ntar the N. C. Rail road. Said Land is sold for a division among the heirs of the late George W. Houston. Terms Ten ner cent cash, oalance on a credit of twelve months, with bond and approved se curity. r . . a 1TTD J. JU. OAVIO, Nov. 9, 1883. Commissioner. GROCERIES AND Provisions. Don't forget that we are at the old stand and still alive. We are very near "HEADQUARTERS" for Goods in our line. SPRINGS & BURWELL. J. E. CARSON. C. 31. CARSON. CARSON BROTHERS, Storage and Commission Merchants, Fourth St., between Tryon and College. Prompt attention given to the purchase or &&1g of COTTON, TOBACCO. FLOUR, BACON AND GRAIN, And consignments of above for Storage solicited. Terms reasonable and as low as any other house in the city. Oct 12, 1883. Cm Don't Lose Your Grip. "Don't tell the world when your pocket isA empty. If you its favor would hold; 'Tis sad to admit, but every one knows it, We're measured to-day by our gold No, tell not the world though hunger oppress you, But keep a stiff upper lip; If it's known you're down, 'twill ring through the town, "That chap is losing his grip." Then keep a stiff upper lip, my boy, Yes, keep a stiff upper lip; For men, with a frown, will say when you're down, "Why didn't he hold his grip?" Though work be scarce and the heathetone cold, Don't tell the world your sorrow; But heat your own iron and strike it when hot It may mould into gold on the morrow. No, tell not" the world," though the adverse stream Threatens to wreck your ship; If men know you are down, twill ring through the town, "That chap is losing his grip." Each man you will find has his burden and cross, Each home has its sorrow and care; Then what good to tell your troubles, my friend. When all have their own ills to bear ? Tell not the world though the storms beat upon you, And breakers threaten your ship; But sail your own craft, and none will dare say, "That chap ia losing his grip." Then keep a stiff upper lip, my boy; Yes, keep a stiff upper lip ; For men, with a frown, will say when you're down, "Why didn't he hold his grip?" Removing Stains. A mixture which is excellent for removing grease spots and stains from carpets and clothing is made of two ounces ot ammonia, two ounces of white castile soap, one ounce of glycerine, one ounce of ether, cut the soap fine, dis solve in one pint of water over the fire; add two quarts of water. This should be mixed with water in the proportion of a teacupful to one ordiuary-sizfd pail of water. Mix thoroughly, and wash soiled garments in it. For removing spots use a sponge or clean flannel cloth, and with a cloth rub as dry as possible. Woollen goods may be made to look bright and fresh by being sponged with this. Headquarters for Santa Clans ! A Merry Christmas AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Prepared for the Holidays ! The largest stock ever brought to Charlotte at C. S. HOLTON'S. A mammoth stock of Plain and French Can dies, made of pure Sugar and manufactured by the best manufacturers in the United States. I have just received a large and well selected stock of Goods for the CHRISTMAS HOLI DAYS, consisting in part of the following : FRENCH CANDY. Spanish Castles, Marsh mellows, Cocoanut Jelly, Fig Paste Flats, Smooth Cloves, Chocolate Drops, Rose Gum Drops, Lemon Gum Drops, Lemon Cocoanut Bars, Mint Drops, Cream Almonds, Bon Bons, &c. The largest and best selected stock of TOYS that has ever been brought to Charlotte. Tin, Wood, China and Mechanical Toys, Arks, Coffet Setts. Steamboats. Work Boxes, Toy Pianos, China Vases, Glass Vases, China Mugs and Cups, Wax Dolls, Unbreakable Dolls, Rubber Dolls, Drums. Harmonicas. Boxes. Swiss Cottages, Doll Houses, Bellow Toys, Furniture, Locomotives, ganta Claus. FANCY NOTIONS. Dressing Cases, Dressing and Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes, jocaet isooks and Purses, Toilet and Shaving Soaps, &c. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS. Malaga Grapes, Figs, Apples, OraDges, Cabinet Raisins. Lemons. &c. NUTS. Almonds, English Walnuts, Pecans, Filberts, Palm Nuts, Cocoanuts. WILLOW GOODS. Doll Cradles, Fancy Baskets, Work Stands, Work Baskets, Rattles. STAPLE GROCERIES. Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Bacon, Flour, Lard, Rice, Salt, Soda, fowdered Rntror. Cut Loaf Suirar. Candles, and many arti cles too numerous to mention. Also, Fancy Cakes for parties, weddings and family ue, Fresh Pies, Plum Cakes, and Bread every day I would be pleased to have you call and ex amine my stock. J C. S. HOLTON. Nov. 30, 1883. MORE NEW GOODS AND New Bargains. One of our firm has just returned from the Northern markets with another Stock of Goods. 'Tis the season of the year for "closing out jobs" there, and having taken advantage of same, we have some rare bargains to oner you. Worsted Dress Goods from 10 cents to $2 per yard. Some beautiful ones at 15, 20 and 25 cents. A large stock of Flannel Dress Goods from 25 cents to $1.50. In Wraps we can show you Walking Jackets from $2 to $20, Plush Cloaks up to $35, and Ulsters, Dolmans and Circulars m all prices in Silk or Wool. Velveteens from 50 cents up A larire line of Silks and Satins at a bargain. A Handsome Corset for 50. 75 cents and $1. Un derwear for Ladies. Ger ts and Children Cassi meres, Jeans, Repellants, Flannels, &c, A large stock of Blankets low down, from the great Blanket auction sale. Don't fail to look at our Ready-Made Clothing, Boots. Shoes. Hats &c. We have bargains for you. Don't fail to come to see us. HARGRAVES & ALEXANDER, Nov. 23, 1883. Smith Building. First National Bank of Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N. C. Paid up Capital $400,000. Officers. R.Y. McAden, President. M. P. Pegram, Cashier. John F. Orr, Teller. A. Graham, Clerk. BOABD OF DlBECTOBS. R R McAden, J L Brown, Wm R Myers, RMOates SB Alexander, S A Cohen, -R Bairinger. Deals in Bills of Exchange, flight Drafts, Gold and Silver Coin, and Government and other Se curities. Jan 1, 1883. Hair and Tooth Brushes. We have just , received a very fine stock of HairBrushes and Tooth Brushes. R. H. JORDAN & CO. 'The Coal and Iron Counties of N. C." From P. M. Hale's Book, 1883. CLE AVELAND COUNTY; Borders on South Carolina, and its north ern extremity is the too of the South Mountain Chain, in which rise, 1st, Broad River, running through the countv. also Knob, Buffalo, Sandy Run and Brushy Creeks all good sized streams, with abundant falls and line water-power. Scarcely any county has more good shoals, though some have falls of greater power. Uur lands vary. The northern half being very rolling (extreme northern mountains.) The southern portion is somewhat rolling, but generally lies fine for iarming for a western county. limbers are abundant and very fine, he various oaks common to Western North Carolina,' hickory and yellow pine are abundant, chestnut in the mountains; also some wild locust and black walnut. though the lattef is not "abundant. ve also have some ash, poplar, maple (white), dogwood, etc. As soon as virgin forests are destroyed the lands spontaneously produce "old field nine''' in abundance. grows rapidly and in fifteen years makes good lumber and fuel. Fruit grows finely all kinds common to North Carolina. We produce, corn, cotton, oats, wheat, gem-raiiy ; some tobacco which grows finely, but farmers prefer cotton as beiiij as profitable, and les risk and trouble. he health of this county cannot be sur- pased. No local cause for disease, ri''ht under the mountains. We have a:i abun dance of fine, bold, cold, fr-ustone nprinj, as clear and pure as an icicle. Our at mosphere is perfectly pure an! bracing, nd we Reldoui have a drought. Clouds form in the mountains north and wet ot and in a lew hours we have the show- ITT V . . . ers. W e nave many mineral springs, prin cipally sulphur and chalybeate. Among hem the celebrated ,s i!.so:i, or a- u-jw, called, Cleavt-iand Springs. Uur town, bhelby, is the terminus of the Carolina Central Railroad and is one of the prettiest, healthiest and most thriving towns in the State. In it is located the Shelby Female College, re cently started and prospering. We also ve two fine flourishing high schools Shelby and King's Mountain. Names ocate them. The C. & A. Air Line Road runs through the southern end of he county, and King's Mountain (called rom its proximity to the battle-grouud) and Whitaker give a fine market to the southern, while Shelby gives an elegant market to all other points of the county. We have two small cotton mills, two foundries, three tobacco factories recently started, and a warehouse soon to be erected. Our farmers are of the most progressive ind and are making money, and have in ten years improved more rapidly in farm- ng than we did in 50 years prior to I860. We will soon raise enough grain to supply us, and from 8,000 to 10,000 bags of cot ton. Large quantities ol improved farm implements are bought every year. All mountain vegetables flourish here, and the world can't beat Cleaveland countv for good living. A man is as rich here on $5,000 as in many places on ten times that amount, and can have more of the real uxunes ot life. Fine slock is being imported and every year our progress can plainly be noticed. We owe a remnant of debt made by tak ing $50,000 worth of railroad stock, which will be paid out entirely next year, if not this. Jjauas are rapidly advancing in . . T price. Scarcely any lands, outside of mountain lands, can be bought for less than $6 per acre, and in choice locations improved farms of uplaud bring $10 to $12, and where the lands are of good quality, $15 per acre, we welcome emi grants, need them and want them. Here where thev have access to two great rail roads is the backwoods of North Carolina so accessible, healthy, and affording such a nne neia lor investment. Uur timbers in upper Cleaveland are a mine iti them selves. Large tracts near the mountains can be bought at $3 to $4 per acre, heavi ly timbered with yellow pine which, if put into lumber or shingles, would make loriunes to the purchaser. The factories buy their cottou at their doors. Good churches are abundant all over the county, Baptist, Methodist, Jt'resbv terian, Lmh eran, Jipiscopai, etc., the two lormer pre dominating. II. if. S. OUR FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF Boots, Shoes, Hats, Trunks, and Valises Is now complete, and was manufactured to our order for retail trade. We have the best and most stylish makes o: Ladies,' Misses' and Children's Shoes and Slip pers, all kinds and prices. Gents', Boys' and Youths' Boots and Shoes, to fit and suit all classes of the trade. Gents' Silk Hats a specialty. Men's, Boys' and Youths' ilats, all kinds, trunks and Valises, all prices Shawl and Trunk Straps, Blackings, Blacking xsrusnes and shoe Dressings. Egr Come ana see us. PEGRAM" & CO., First National Bank Building. Oct. 19, 1883. Tate Springs Water. We are agents for Tate Springs Water. Keep a fresh supply on hand in barrels or less quan tity. R. H. JORDAN & CO., Trron street. NOTICE. To our friends and customers we would say that we are not in a position to carry over any Notes and Accounts. Please don't ask it of us. We need and must have a full settlement of all Notes and Accounts due. Thanking our friends for their generous pa tronage in the past, and promising our best at tention to their wants in the future, we remain yours truly, SPRINGS & BURWELL. Oct 5, 1883. Good Suggestions for Young: Men. Our dispatches indicate that the meet ing of the National Cotton Planters' As sociation at Vicksburg was the most suc cessful and satisfactory ever -- held. The addresses were full of information and . , , .. . , , .1.. O 3 v-a.u.avcvi tV 000sh uo uoye.opmem oi t ra roumi rtn st iha nati t it I ' k . : .v.ov,u. v. -uu Auto aosuuia i nuu us uecuuie poient .actor in oath- I I i n I eru progress, oince us organization it has and renewed and let us have a bay win- on an average 25,000 to 30,000 kilo done a great deal to advance the planting dow, no matter how plain the structure, grammes of vanilla arrive every year. In i nraraai a onn aac ar i na r,-,r r An . n , .Uvv...ov ouv. oc,b wuvu vu its w i ay 10 weaun ana prosperity, it nas con- stanny aavisea tne planting ot diversified crops, and it is now beginning to see the I spirits, imparticg a sense of confinement, J cause certain symptoms among the work good results of this advice. The Cotton of isolation, of powerleesness, which is men and women. At first an itchine of Uentenuial .exposition, which begins at j New Orleans in December, 1885. is the I irubwiuc ui 11-0 sHuiw, i '1 e . i 1 .- I iwo oi tne speaisers touohed upon a I matter that is beginning to attract a great deal Ot attention. Ihev SDOke Ot the I ' '.:''' J ti . , I ueuessuy oi euucaunsj oouinern men in l the mechanic arts, and advised planters to trin ineir 80ns in tne uses ol tools and I machinery rather than , educate them in the learned professions. Never was there better advice given. The learned profes sions are over-crowded. Few win prizes them. The majority of those who en ter them either drop out of them before hey reach middle aje or succeed only in making a bare living. From this time on n the South there will be a growing de- raana ior men who can manage mills, foundries and factories. The salaries to be obtained will be good, and the chances of accumulating comfortable fortunes will be great. AH the indications are that before many years the bulk of the cotton will b- manufactured where it is grown New uses are being discovered all the ime lor coiton seed oil. It is not impro bable that a machine to prepare juie fibre will soon be invented, and that iute cul- ure will become one of the industries of he South. Our iron mines are being ra bidly developed. These varied interests will call into existence all kinds of manu- acto.-ies. Men skilled in mechanic arts will be needed. The opportunities lor profitable employment for this class of workers will be- many, and the priaes worth seeking. In the old South young men looked to the professions to acquire ortuiie and distinction. In the new South they will be wise it they turn their atten tion to the useful arts. All over the South, at present, responsible places in factories, mill.-, and machine shops are largely filled by Northern men. - Ihis condition of af- airs exists because there are few South ern men qualified lor such positions. There must be a change, and Southern men must supply the increasing wants of their section. Schools of technology must be established, and Southern youths must be educated lor the industrial era upon which the South is entering. Savannah aeics. Children's Games and Frolics. A quiet blind man's buff game which may be played in the house is known by the euphonious name ot "Mill pond no moving." One child is blindfolded and stands in the middle of the room, count ing a hundred by fives, then calls out "Still pond no moving." The others hide n some part of the room, and the one who is "it" gropes about until he catches some one, whom he must name. If any one moves, then ne is blindfolded and has to.be "it." A lady in Brooklyn, who has four little girls and three small boys, has a game for them called "Housekeeping." Every . i t . - morning tney clean up their nursery. Two of them have little brooms and they do the sweeping, while a little tot of three years in a pink cap and apron takes up the dust in a tiny dust-pan. Ihe boys move the furniture about and then they all dust ihey also dust the two parlors every morning, and seldom break anything. This is good exercise for them and they enjoy it greatly. JNo grown up person bothers them while they work, but their mother inspects it and points out improve ments atter it is done. "Oh, how I wih it was warm weather, so the children could play out doors I" is an exclamation often beard during the mouths of cold weather. But the many hours a child spends indoors during win ter ought to be hlled with play ot an ainiiMing and instructing character. In the fiiht place do not forbid the children the kitchen, for in that most busy room of the house they may learn many useful things; and what child does not like to see cakes and pies made, and have the dish the cake was mixed in after the cake is in the oven, or make a little pie or cake of his own out of a piece of dough ? Another mother in the city who has a large family of children has a game for them which they play every night. It is called "Circus" by the children and af - lords an excellent opportunity ior exer cise. Thev all form in a straight line with their arms folded behind them, and march backward and then forward to gay music played by their mother, singing some simple music, such as "Six little children alj in a row, Backward, forward, here we all go.1 Then they place the hands clasped over the head and march again singing ; then they place their hands on each other's shoulders and march. One child recites a little poem every night, and is crowned with a wreath -ef flowers, the children forming a circle about her and singing, Then the father holds a spelling match, over which they have great fun, after which they sing a hymn and go off to bed, their eyes Bparkung with fun and exer rise and their memnriea vnie.ea .nd lnnrr- gaining strength by the game. A useful and instructive crame for chil- dren a little older is called "Finding." Each one has a map, say of Asia, or they all cluster around a big map.. Some one of them says "Find Pekin." Then they hunt for it and whoever finds it first and locates it properly has the next turn. j Neio York Journal. A woman living on a ranch in tbe Washoe valley, Nev., reports a novel method of preserving eggs for winter use. During the summer she breaks the eggs, pours the contents into bottles which are tightly corked and sealed, when they are placed in the cellar,neck down. She claims the contents of the bottles come ont as fresh as when put in. . Admit the Sun. Don't shut out the sun. even though your carpets suffer a little under his ar- dent gleams. We are more active under I has, says the Lancet, just read an interest the influence of sunlight can think better ins? communication on certain ihinrinua and act more vif?orouslv. Let na taka th I airiest, tne choicest ana sunniest.room in ii l r , . . . i tne uouso ior our nvinor room me wnric-i . . . . " . - I shop, where brain and body are built up i l I - . l . - - . t LIHOUS7H wiiico ine ?oou iwinjinrai or n- l through which the t?ood twmnril of na ture .unbent and Dcre a ri Ireelv I enter. Dark rooms brmer denressiona of I chilling to enerny and vigor; but in I bright rooms is cood cheer. Even in a orioomv noose, wnere wans ana lurnuura i a I are dmsv and brown, we have but to take I down the curtains. ODen wide the window, hanor hrnckpta nn pithpr sidf spt flnvor I - . . . . . I nots on the brackets, and let the waim eun stream freely in, to bring health to oar hodips and ov tn nnrsmils True Ladyhood. Because a lady is obliged to economize and make over her old dresses, it does not follow that Bhe is not a lady in the accept ed sense of the term. A "lady" is a wo man who clearly understands and consist ently practices the refinements of a highly civilized existence; and the most real dis tinction between a lady and a woman who is not a lady, is that one is more civilized than the other, and more determined to preserve the habits ot a high civilization, both in her own person and in all those over whom she has authority, these habits are not simply habits of expense: it is cheaper to remain Bober than to get tipsy, and yet it is more lady-like to be sober. It does iot cost more money to speak good English than bad, or to be gentle than rude; yet a lady from preference speaks correctly and has gentle manners, It so I happens by the force of circumstances that I there are more ladies in the upper classes I than in the lower.and that there is a severe I public opinion in the upper classes about I most things which, taken together, consti-1 tute civilization, because it is a fault in I rich people who have great facilities not to be clean, and cultivated, and polite, when it may only be a misfortune in poor I ones. There is then really such a thing I as ladyhood, and ibis oneof the strongest of civilizing influences. Work of the United States Mints. The annual report of the Director of the Mint shows that the total amount of gold and silver received and worked during the year was $87,758,154, of which $49,145,- 559 was gold and $38,612,595 was silver. The coinage consisted of 98,665,624 pieces, worth $67,200,705. Of this amount $28,- 111,119 was in standard silver dollars. The total amount of fractional silver in the country is $235,000,000. The earnings of the mints during the year were $5,215,509, and the expenses $1,726,285 The total value of the gold and silver wasted at the four coinage mints was $30,084, while there was a gain from surplus bullion recovered amounting to $62,658. The director esti mates the total coin circulation of the United States, on July 1, 18S3, at $765,- 000,000, of which $537,000,000 was gold and $228,000,000 silver. The estimate on October 1, 1883, was $544,512,699 of gold, and $235,291,623 silver. jmS The Kershaw Gazette of a recent date says: "Of all that pertains to agri cultural matters, that of renting farms is the most unsatisfactory. In 99 cases out of 100 both the landlord and the one who rents the farm are not satisfied with the result. It matters not how good a condi tion a farm be in, a year or two of renting will have destroyed its productiveness The tenant may be the very beat kind of rmer, the result will be the same. It is a kind ot law ot nature that renting oi farms is unprofitable to the owner as well as to the occupant. A farm that is rent ed can always be selected from those which are worked by its owner. Ihe di lapidated state of the building, the broken gates, the tumble-down fences, the mam moth crop of weed, the unthrifty general appearance the air of desolation and des truction, are all too flagrant not to be ob- servea. The whole object, too, is to se- cure the utmost drain on the soil get ev erything oft without returning any of the fertilizers necessary to make it produc tive. Of Two floral novelties designed for a christening are thus described by the Pittsburg Dispatch : "One was two feet long and represented a miniature baby made of creamy Marechal Neil roses, in a cradle entirely of pale pink roses, with a 1 border of ivy leaves and jessamine bios - soma, ine baby held a scepter ot hearts ease in his hand, and had eyes of violets and lips of carnation leaves. His palms and the soles of his little bare feet were of tbe palest pink rose leaves. The other design was a little boy in a canoe, gather ing roses with one hand and violets with tbe other, while ahead of him were thistles, with just a tiny channel through them. The river was represented by an oblong bed of silver-star flowers, the canoe was made of golden asters, and the little boy of pink and white roses. The thistles were natural ones. The happy editor of the Dresden, (Tenn.) Era, says: "There is a little wo man in this office who in an evil hour gave us the right to call her wife, who has worked at the case less than three months, but who can BCt two gllY oi bourgeois P" ,u uy ur wu? u" By and attend to ber household dnties be side. She not only occasionally corrects manuscript, but when necessary sets type without any copy at all. am, a , Stjxfho- C aebol ate of Soda foe Bee Stings. Dr. Thomas Edwards, in the T.anAt. KontoinKpr 92 i RA3 v. ti.at in case ot great swelling of the face from the .... v f - , i - - InffnfihM Ha rravA fiftoon rroin nf this drug in an ounce of water every lour hours, with most gratifying re sults. The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by hie ordinary doing. Injurious ProDerties of Vanilla Beans. : A distinguished professor of the Facul- tv of Madicine of Bordeaux. Dr. . Lavet. rrorurt.iP nf vanilla nt shin), a;f..sY- r - - -v " - -, v. u.vu aa,i0t.vbv- ry explanation has op to the present been wntmr "hn nttntinna h Hour, .tnH. - . . . - ied at a warehouse in Bordeaux, where O" , w moan BrnrennniM (ha i-r.-ia tn a uinaii . i . . .. . . sorted and larl rftidin tn tKeir onalitv. Thean mnninnlationn aam the face and hands associated with a oow- erfnl fimartint unitinn i .monon ana tun nirin h'nnmM nvnui hv a nmn. mnous ernntion. nwplla. mddina and de-, 'ww ww v w ww j w w a u annates at the end of soma dava. At nthor timai then !i a fcclini, nf mtltiu . . . ' with dullness, stiffness and muscular pains which oblige the worker to give up this kind of labor." The cutaneous malady seems to be due to an acarus which ap- pears as a small, white ronnded body, oo-" cupyiug generally the ends of the pod. This insect does not penetrate the skin like the Abarus scabiei, but determines the affection by its mere contact.' Prob ably the parasite is aided in its irritant effects by the presence of ugivre' in the form of pale acicular crystals. The ner vous symptoms M. Layet is inclined to put down to the manipulation of inferior pods of vanilla containing much oily juice enveloping the seeds in the interior ol the siliquse. ' Paper for Uncle Sam's Currency. The paper on which the United States currency is printed is manufactured at Dalton, Mass.. and the Boston Herald, in a recent issue, gives the following particu lars: "Eighteen or twenty treasury girls, who earn $3 a day, count the sheets, ex- amining each one closely, ana rejecting all imperfect ones. An automatic register at the end of the machine registers every sheet as it is cut off and laid down. The register man takes them away in even hundreds, and they are immediately counted in the drying room. In all the various processes of finishing every sheet is counted, and they are again counted on their receipt at tne treasury department in Washington, ine great protection of the government against counterfeiting lies in the paper here made. The distinctive feature is the introduction of colored slik threads into the body of the paper while it is in process of manufacture. Ihey are introduced while the paper is in pulp, and are carried along with it to the end of the machine, where it is delivered as actual paper. This has been more fatal than anything else to the professional counterfeiters. Rosewood. It has puzzled many people to decide why the dark wood so highly valued for furniture should be called "rose-wood. Its color certainly does not look much like so we must look for some otner reason, upon asking, we are tola that when the tree is first cut the fresh wood possesses a very strong rose-like fragrance hence the name. There are a half-dozen or more kinds of rose-wood trees. The varieties are found in South America, and in the East Indies and neighboring is lands. Sometimes the trees grow so large that planks four feet broad and ten feet in length can be cut from them. These broad planks are principally - used to make the tops of piano-fortes. When growing in the forest, the rose-wood-tree is remarkable for its beauty; but such is its value in manufactures as an ornamen tal wood that some of the forests where it once grew abundantly now have scarcely a single specimen. In Madras the gov ernment has prudently had great planta tions of this tree set out, in order to keep up the supply. 82fThe exact date of Luther's birth seems to be at least doubtful. "I have often," says Melancthon, "asked Margaret Luther at what hour of what day it . was that her son Martin came into the world. She recollected the hour and the day per fectly but had forcotten the vear. She stated that she was brought to bed on the 10th of November at 11 o'clock in the evening, at Eisleben, whither she had gone to buy provisions at the fair that was held every year in that place, and tbe child was baptized next day, after the name of tbe saint whose festival they were celebrating at the time, St. Martin." Luther's broth- ers James, whom Michelet calls an honesty worthy man, believed that tbe year of Margaret's birth was 1483, and there is little if any proof to the contrary ; bnt 1 neither can there be said to be any posi tive proof of the fact. Neuealgia. Tekated by the Tmmra Fork. Dr. Rasori applies the tunint? fork, while vibrating, over the course of tbe painful nerve. The sitting usually lasts abont half an hour, and the patient ii i? s ?. . . is generauy relieved witnont lurtner treat ment. He records his method in the Cinn. Lan. and Clin. CSf In Donegal, Ireland,there is a rock cavity into which tbe tide rushes with great force, producing a sound which can be heard twenty or thirty miles, and send ing a torrent ot water several hundred feet into the air. It is called' McSwine'e Gun. dP "Rats" says a writer in Chambers Journal, "are very cleanly animals." Oh. they are; they are.- No matter how careless your servants are. von can al ways depend on tbe rats to clean oat the pantry. When your parlor-furniture gets all worn threadbare, have it covered with a musim; men everyone wui inwic it is new. i . . , , . . na J Je covereo it to preserve mo ucuii0-uueu MUU. tW A tablespoonfnl of turpentine added to a boilerful of clothes will whiten them greatly. V t" God can frighten, with a rustling leaf; those who will not fear him.