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Jk vJt.iJ TCI lt 4i d c no is I i i.ii; e 1 : f:i ti Jilt n-.-p? -Yii 1 ' 1 OLD SERIES : VOLUME XXXIII. 7 I I ' r ilOHAllLGTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER1 '19; :i884. .w 1 '' r 1 u.-i'V Vi,;.s"i . " - - : 7 1 Y - - ; : j si ram j s, AY ill itr i i ill ill l ii ill ill i II I ' i i .. ; . i U7 . . . - . t : - . 7 ! mma - .- - ' ' t - , ''tji-.;. imm, THE ; Charlotte Home - Democrat, Published evkey Friday by YATES & STRONG. o Terms Two DoLLARa for one years. ! One Dollar for six months. Subscription price due in advance. "Entered at the Poet Office in Charlotte, N. s s'.-cond class matter," according to the tales of the P. O. Department. 0. SMITH & OOL, WHOLESALE T. AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, CHARLOTTE, N. C. May 11, 1884.' , 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 to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite Charlotte llotel. Jan. 1,1884. L. R. WRISTON, DRUGGIST, Ciiaelotte, N. C, Dealer ii. Drucs of the best aunlitv. Paints. OiJs, Dye Stuffij, Combs, Brushes, &c. Everything usually found in a Drug Store will be sold at sat isfactory prices. Irwin's Old Corner m Independence Square. . Jan. 25, 1881. A. BCHWBLL. P- D. WALKER. BURWELL & WALKER, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. "Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. Office adjoining Court House. Jan. 1,1884. 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. 1884. DR. GEO. W. GRAHAM, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Practice Limited to the EYE, EAR AND THROAT. Jan. 1,1884. HOFFMAN & ALEXANDERS, Surgeon Dentists, CHARLOTTE, N . C . Office over A. R. Nisbet & Bro's store. Office hours from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. Dec. 14, 1883. "j. 8". SPENCER. J. C. SMITH. J. S. SPENCER & CO., Wholesale Grocers AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,1 College Street, Charlotte, N. C. AGENTS FOR Rockingham Sheetings and Pee Dee Plaids. tS"Special attention given to handling Cotton on Consignment. April 13, 1883. W. H. FARRIOR, J Practical Watch-Dealer and Jeweler, ; Charlotte. N. C. vr Keeps a full stock of handsome Jewelry, and . '. Ulocks, Spectacles, etc., which 1 will sell at a fair price. Repairing of Jeweliy, Watches, Clocks, &C, done promptly, and satisfaction assured. . ' 8ST"Stor3 next to Spring's corner building ' ,! July 1, 1834. i-J . SPRINGS & BURWELL, Grocers and Provision Dealers, CHARLOTTE, N. C, . Have always in stock Coffee, Sugar, Molasses . Syrups, Mackerel, Soaps, Starch, Meat, Lard Hams, Flour, Grass Seeds, Plows, &c, which we otter to both the Wholesale and Ketail trade All are invited to try us, from the smallest to the largest Jan. 1, 1S84. LEROY SPRINGS. E. B. SPRINGS. E. 8 BURWELL. LEROY SPRINGS & CO., r Grocers and Commission Merchants, Lancaster, S. C. Jan. 11, 1884. E. M. ANDREWS, Charlotte, N. C. Retail and Wholesale Dealers in FURNITURE, Coffins, Caskets, & c, Store( Kooms next door to Wittkowsky & .uoiuvu a uiy uuuus esiauusument. Feb. 9, 1884. HARRISON WATTS, Cotton Buyer. Corner Trade and College Sts., up Stairs CHARLOTTE, N. C. Oct. 14, 1883. A. HALES. Practical Watch-Maker and uiiALEU IN WATCIIE3, CLOCKS, JEW ELUY, SPECTACLES, &c, &c. "P;.,, i -. .uC uuU uimeuit Watch Kenarini? a Snpcmlt J?'" 1romPlly done and warranted twelve A HATRS (UntiUo A' 11 NW& Bro., Trade street. L. F. OSBORNE, surveyor and Civil Engineer. aii engascrnenu m-mn.i.. nn-.i .. countv. Mi " ""I'l jr "ueu in city or V.nffi' Planting a SDecialtv i 'House 1 UsUorne-attorney, at Court . - 1 . . JOHN VOGEL, Plillntinnl m21 si iauor, tjnAHLOTTE, N. C. "PrU.!lJ,.Lnf0m9.lhe citizens of Charlott manufacture Centlemen'V clothing in" t latest style at short notice, nis best exertions w?l ShSSS i!.r-lersatisfaction to thSf Wtrf p PPslte old Charlott Jan! 1, 1884. A French doctor claims to have discovered a process by which he can pro dace any number of tenors, " sopranos, ;or other singers. It is done by eargical treat ment of tbe throat, and the operation ; is declared to be very simple and almost painless. ' s ' '? -. - ; - . .... - j More dreadful work'by cyclones is i reported from the West. At Evahs ville, Indiana. $250,000 worth of property was destroyed. .j ' MORTGAGE SALE. , . By virtue of two Mortgages executed to me, as follows, to-wit: On the 13th day of March, 1878, by Wm.F. Phifer and wife M. M. . Pbifer, recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Mecklenburg county, Book 19, page 137 ; and on the 8th day of May. 1830, by Wm. F. Phifer, recorded in the Register's office, Book 24, page 130, 1 will sell for cash at public auction, at the Court House door of said county, on Monday, the 13tb day of October, 1884, the following pieces or parcels of LAND, to-wit ; . , . " One T?ract, situate in Mecklenburg county, known as the Boonhill Tract or Place, containing 80 Acres more or less, and adjoining the lands of Stephen Wilson, Mrs Cynthia Alexander and others, lying on both sides of the Carolina Cen tral Railroad, about 6 miles from Charlotte. Also, one Lot or Parcel of LAND, lying on both sides of Sugar Creek, in and near the city of Charlotte, adjoining the lands of Dr. M.il. Orr, W. R. Myers and others and containing about seven Acres. . ' . inafDii ntT irnnriw : v Sept. 5, 1884. 6w Mortgagee. LAND FOR SALE. By virtue of a Decree of Court. I will sell at the Court House door in Charlotte, on the 29th day of September. 1884. TWO TRACTS of LaMD belonging to the estate of Joseph Blaii1, deceased, to-wit : One 47 Acre Tract aud one 20 Acre Tract, joining E. H. Hinson, D. S. Elling ton and others, part of the old Harris Gold Mine Land. Both Tracts contain fertile soil and are supposed to be valuable for Mining purposes. , J Terms One-tenth Cash, balance payable in six months, with bond and security. ; W. C. MAXWELL," ! Aug. 29, 1884. ' 5w - Administrator. - VALUABLE LAND SALE, (Land in Catawba county, near the Lincoln line.) I will sell to the highest bidder, on Wednesdavi OCTOBER 1st, 1884, ON THE PREMISES, one PLANTATION belonging to the estate of D. W. Shelton, deceased, known astheOld-Homejr Place, containing 240 Acres, more or less, lying four miles north of Denver in Catawba county , on the Beattie's Ford and Newton roads, adjoin ing the lands of John W. Gabriel, H. H. Line barger and others, in a good neighborhood, con venient to Churches, Mills, &c. Plenty, of water courses, bottom lands and arood farming and timbered np-lands. Parties desiring to see the Lands will call on Zeb. G. Shelton, Mountain Creek, N. C. i Terms 20 per cent Cash, balance six and twelve months, with interest at 6 per cent. Title reserved until last payment is made. 11. W. StllSLiTUJN, Executor of D. W. Shelton, ciee'd. Sept. 5,1884. 4w - ! ' TO THE DRUG TRADE. We have this day formed a co-partnership un der the firm name of ' i W. M. WILSON & CO., For the purpose of carrying on the Drug Busi ness at the old stand of Wilson Bros. Our Busi ness will be Exclusively Wholesale. To the customers of the old firm of Wilson Bros, we would tender our thanks for their liberal patronage in the past, and hope to be favored with their continued custom in-the future. Our facilities for doing business are greatly increased, and we respectfully solicit the patron age of the Trade generally. ""' V. M. VV1L.SUJN, ' ' R. A. DUNN. Charlotte, N. C, June 16, 1884. JUST RECEIVED, Another lot of those popular 5 cent .Lawns in real pretty patterns. Call and get one. We still have about 10 patterns of our 124 cent Lawns that we are selling at 9 cents; another job lot of Ruchings at 5, 10 and 15 cents per yard ; a few Irarasols at sacrificing prices ; some nice Silk Gloves and Mitts at bait value 25 cent Linen Lawns for 15 cents ; a large stock of Ladies' Linen Ulsters from 75 cents up to $3 ; ask to see the Kussian Ulster; a few pairs Gents Low-Quartered Hand and Machine Sewed Shoes at prices ttiat will astonisn you. Ladies and Children's Slippers Lower than ever. Lace Curtains very cheap. We are determined to close out our Summer Goods and offer such prices as will insure the some. Come and see for yourself. Special at tention to orders. Solid, Lilac, Pink and Black Lawns. j HARG RAVES, & ALEXANDER, i Aug. 8, 1884. , Smith Building.! j. E. CARSON. CARSON C. M CAR80N BROS., Storage and Commission Merchants 'CHARLOTTE, N. C., ; Dealers in Hay, Bran, Grain, &c, Fourth street j , between Tryon and College. f We have on hand two car loads No. 1 Western Timothy Hay, and one car load Western Bran Cotton Seed Meal, Oats, &c, always on hand Special inducements to large consumers both in and out of the city. tW Our Storage facilities are unsurpassed Call early. - j CARSON BROS. July 4,1884. 6m. To The TRAVELING PUBLIC. We would call especial attention to our hand some stock or nne Trunks, vanses, iraveiing Satchels, Mohair and Linen Ulsters and Dusters. Replenish your WararoDe in Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Linen Collars and Cuffs, Neck Ruchings etc, bet ore leaving. ITS'- Ask for WARNER'S CORSET and SEIGLE'S DOLLAR SHIRT. T. L. SEIGLE July 25, 1884. Blue Lick. This celebrated Sulohur Water f rom the Soring in Kentuckv. iust received and on draught ice cold, at 5 cents a elass. Also. Lithia Water and Tate Spring at ': '' i T. O. SMITH & CO.'S July 11, 1834. i Drug Store, same old stand CENTRAL HOTEL, SHELBY, K. a, 'Vf. E.,;RYBURN, Proprietor. This House, which is the most central in the town of Shelby, corner of Warren and Lafayette streets, has been refitted, re-arranged, and fur nished, makinc it one of the best Hotels in the town, is prepared to receive and , accommodate the traveling public at reasonable rates. The rooms are neat and attractive, and visitors will find as good accommodations as any Hotel in UV.1I .'. oiieiuy. . . . :,.-...: i Summer boarders can be accommodated at rea sonable prices. ! ' ; i Oct 1,1881.; 7 .,.-.: .-; Tj-jr; m ,o ihia own seu,De True.. ;By. Jhindowa soul's law learn to live, And if -mem thwart thee take no heed, : And) if men bate thee have no care; -'- t ,Bina hou thy aoiig and do tny deed. '.Hopeithoii thy hope and pray thy prayer, .Ana claim no crowning they will not give, No fcayi they gtudge thee for thy hair. "?-(ir 1 1 ! tti: -.. .'! r ' . Keep, t.bou thy soul -worn steadfast oath, And to. thy heart be., true thy- heart; What thy soul teaches learn to 'know, . , And play out thine appointed part; , , - And thou ehalt reap as thou shalt sow, Nor htjlpecluor hindered in thy growth, To thy fuU stature thou ehalt grow. . Fix on thy. future gpal(tpy face, s. And'lejtthy feet be lured to stray . , , . owhitej.'but be swift.to run, ,AndVo"where tarry by the way, -r ? Until'At last thend is won, ; . , ; ; ; f And thou may st look back from thyjlace And see thy long day's journey done. - 1 lu ,. -j i -M APdkenham Beatty. ,,; ! i- 7T.r j ' . Distance to the Stars. Astronomers have' ascertained the dis tance from the earth to many of the stars. t we measure these spaces by miles, they amount to millions and millions, still mul tiplied by millions, and hence convey no adequate idea to the mind; therefore some other mode of measurement must be nsed, and the velocity of light is considered the most convenient." It, baa been proved that ight travels at-the rate of 192,000 miles a second that is, between the ticks of a watch a fay of light would move eight times' around the globe.' It comes from the un to u?, a distance of 90,000,000 miles in eight minutes; thus the space covered over by a ray 'of light in that time could not be traveled ov er by our -express trains in less tban '. 5:50 years. .with this immense velocity it requires three and a half years for the lighl'bf the1 nearest star to reach our 'earth.' 'It requires 46'years for light to reach as from the .North btar, and to- tiigbt as we 'look at the northern luminary. tnose very rays pi" ngnt wnicn mane n visible to us, started out on their journey orty-six years ago. ine light lroni stars of 'the' tvvelfth 'magrHtude requires 3,500 years'16' reach 'the' earth. And n that beautlfui coustellauori of the 1'ieiades wer'e,tthi8 fnbnient blotted out of existence, it wtiufd : 'continue to' be "visible for 700 years, "totBUcb is the time required for lfiht ta travel from' that group to us. if star 61 the twelfth magnitude were now destroyed, it'wo'uTd continue to be visible for 3:500 years: ' Or it such a star were now created 3,500 years would elapse be- fore it woald be perceptible to the inhabi tants of thfe' earth. u And feome of the more distant stars are so far away that their ight. Tnbving' with !a velocity of 192,000 miles per second: requires 50,000 years to reach otar ieyesV'1 JThese great distances are not imaginary, but astronomers have as certained The distance, motions and ku, and even the weights of the celestial orbs, with as much certainty as they have lore told eclipses. 1 "J'" - A inan that heeds forty cents' worth of whiskey to give him aii appetite for a fifteen cent ; dinner always has the dyspepsia. M A CO N ' SCHOOL, ' ; ;j Ctiarlqtte, N. C. . This School (Preparatory and Academic) will open its 14th Session, on Monday, the 1st of Sep tember. iat$4. Hoys prepared tor tnq ifresnman and bopno- more Ulasses in .-our best colleges and uni versities: n i i -! j .1J 1 v i For particular address 1 1 ; r i 4,;.J(.,.. ; W. A, BARRIER, .1 .iM-.. LEE M. WARLICK, j ...ii a- t u principals. Unartotte, Joiy 25, lb4.' mpd i4 . . i: V ...i ft A . i . .. ' PEACE0 INSTITUTE, . - Raleigh, N. C -;Rkt; R. BURWELL, D. D princ!Dal8 JOHN B. BUR WELL,,,., . JrrnciPa48- The Fall Term opensi Wednesday, Sept 3d, 1884. The nast Session lias , been the most suc cessful since the Institution, was started. All Departments are filled by accomplished and experienced teachers j and we claim that no institution in the soutn otters superior acvaniages for mstruction.-not orly m the regular English - - BBIT 111 f. AgBMHng 110x40jcow in course of construction, will attord increased accommoda tion for pupils, and better facilities than ever be fore for carrying on our work. ; i , The whole building neated by steam and ngnted bv gas. Hot aud'cold water and batn rooms on every floor,,, Vi, t.? , - ;:;v For Circulars and Catalogue address J-T n. BURWELL & SON, July 4. 1884. 3m Raleigh, N. C. ti t , : Til CHARLOTTE F E M A Lfe IN S TIT UTE. The next term1 begins Wednesday;' September ;i 10th, at a A-M, A lararer corns of Teachers than ever is en gaged, and every Department kept up to the highest standard of excellence ; in which respect this Institute is not excelled by any other in the South.) A HAUiiUl .li t2F7 Prices same as heretofore. . r , .Hll2$nHx .14fl R. AT&SON, , Sept 5, 1884. ' ' 6w ; ' - Principal. CHARLOTTE Soap Factory, . - College Street;- GaUher't Block. A New - Enterprise 5 in the South. To the' Chalfytte your Soapr ' J ' vublic': Why eo North for Why pay, two prices for a Northern Soap when vii ari linV'nnrp ti n1 nl f pmted home 'made vou can buy, pure, Soap at your doors ? Whv not encourage home enterprise and add your mite to the encouragement of horns industry? ' t tftke nleasure in announcing that I am en gaged in the manufacture of Soaps of all kinds, which I ani'now offering to the retail trade for a short time in order to introduce it in this market, at very low rates. I naye.v t.,iK--;- - '' v i a v Laundry ;and Toilets Of my own manuf acturewhich I am offering at prices to suit the times. 1 aiso wnwKiuw a Vegetable Oil Soap Composition, Which gives the consumer Soap at two cento per A Bntnrrj01edin aaalitvCbv any Soap in I this country! far s Ihei JLaHndry, House-cleaning, Scrubbing, etc., and superior to any for washing Rd Qnilu. Blankets. JFlanaelsUand All .woolen goods. Most trolyT iil'" ! i. Hj z yM:'-l CI W. ALEXANDER, 1, -An. 22, 1884. tf Charlotte, N. C , tr How Good BradJaMadeT 'j j In making pure, light, .wheaten, loaf bread, no other ingredients should be em ployed but flour, water or milk, yeast, or some other innocent fermenting matter. aays "the ' ConfectionerV Journal."' The goodness of bread, whether baked at home or abroad, will depend, firstly upod ' the quality.oi the flour "employed, secondly, upon the quality ot the yeast, and," third ly, upon the skill and care of the baker. The process of baking: though simple enough, requires some experience on 'the part of- him or her who undertakes to per form it: and that experience is only, to be acquired iu one way, and that is too obvi ous to need pointing out.- -. v. i n j s To judgu of flour, experience is also necessary; out any one may lorm a pretty accurate idea whether it is good or bad by attending to the following directions.': If flour is ot a fine. white color it may be pro nounced goodw so lar as color is concerned, but if it be brown, if show that either It was made from bad wheat, or that it has been coarsely dressed, that in, particles bf bran, more or less fine, have been left in it. To judge flour, take a portion in your hand and press it firmly, between jour thumb and forefinger, at the same time rubbing it gently for the purpose of mak ing a level surface upon the flour. By this means you will be able to ascertain the color by observing the pressed smooth surface; and tbe act of pressing, and smoothing it will enable you to ascertain these facts; i( it feels loose and lively in the hand, it is of good quality; if, on , the contrary, it feels dead or damp, or, In other words, clammy, it . is decidedly bad. " ' It, has been found by analysis that wheat flour consists of three principal substances, namely: starch, gluten and sugar, and 1 a very small portion ot albumen; ; or these, starch is the most nourishing. - The gluten resemblee animal glue in its tenacious qualities. .iir . -lui i ;)l The gluten in wheat flour is tne-Cause ot its forming an adhesive paste with water, and of its rising-in the leaven. Starch forms 'the most considerable part of wheat flour,: and there it reason to be lieve, from so many persons subsisting on potatoes, which contain much stareh and no gluten, that it is the most nutritious; but starch cannot be made into bread, be cause it wauts the mucilaginous gluten to give it tenacity, and the saccharine mat ter, or sugar, to induce fermentatioui j Flour paste may be considered as mere ly a viscid and elastic tissue, : the inter stices of which are filled with starch. al bumen and sugar. It is from the gluten that the dough derives its property of ris ing on the admixture of leaven; the leav en, acting on the sweet principle of ; the wheat, gives rise, in succession, to -the vinous and ascetous fermentation, and of consequence to alcohol,acetic and carbonic acids. The latter gas tends to fly off, but the gluten resists its disengagement, ex pands like a tnemursnc, l-rna n m nlli In (Ifl of little cavities, which gives lightness and spongmess to the bread. , -, To judge ot good yeast, no positive di rections can be given. Yeast should al ways be fresh; if the yeast is sour the dough will not rise. - r 5 . A good oven is necessary- for the pro duction of good . bread. We have seen good oveus attached to a stove and heated by the kitchen fire.: 'These are not sufficiently capacious to contain 'loaves enough for the consumption of a large family, but they answer the purpose of a small family very well. o-To save roam, it will be necessary in stove ovens to bake in tins, oread thus baked is more smooth and neat than when baked in tbe ordinary way; but the pleasant crispness of the crust is wanting. 1 he ovens used by bakers are for the most part heated by a furnace placed on one side; the heat in these ovens is very equable, and tbe baker is enabled to keep it up at all times with very little trouble, and with less expense than by the old method. . ' j.;-i(l-ui tvtuu:j (! j Flour is peculiarly sensitive- to atmos pheric influences, hence it should never be stored in a room with- soar liquids; nor where onions or fish are kept, nor any - ar ticle that taints the: air - of the room in which it is stored. Any smell perceptible i . ;n u ka-k- k ii. flAnr ftn..:M if t. I I 1 i : r ? n L..EU iree vircutaiiuu 01 air cauuut uo uuuiueu Keep in a cool, dry, airy room and not exposed to a freezing temperature, nor ' id intense summer or artificial heat for any length of time above 70 to 75 degrees ah renheit. It should not come in contact with trrain or other substances which: are liable to heat. : v-n. i j Flour should be sifted and the . par ticles thorougly disintegrated,' and then warmed before baking.: This v treatment improves the color and' baking' properties of the dough. The sponge should be pre pared for the oven as soon as the yeast has performed its results. mission, otherwise acidity NOTICE. , In accordance with a petition of the citizens of Providence Township, filed with the Board of Commissioners of Mecklenburg county, notice , is hereby iven that the place of holding elections lor ITovidence Townsnin is changed irom rrovi dence Church to J. ti. Grier's store, one half mile south of the church, i I i ; !.!!' By order of the Board,' -ri W. E. ARDREY. Ch'n: SepL5,1884. 4w V, : ' INSURE GIN HOUSES, j Farmers Read Carefully1 and then Act. I am now prepared to insure your GIN I HOUSES fer you in first class Companies. ' j I 'J 'L- ' i C. N. G. BUTT, Agentf At Merchants fe Farmers' Bank, Sept. 5, 1884. ., ..4w ti Charlotte, N.O. NOTICE TO THE LADIES. ELIAS & COHEN desire to call particular attention of the ladies of Charlotte -and sur rounding country to their large and ivariedas- sortmentol : , ;., i Black Silks, .....iij Which for QUALITY and CHEAPNESS can not be surpassed by any house in, the city .or State. We would be pleased for tbe Ladies 'to call before purchasing elsewhere.. ; , - . ; - Our stock of Towels, Damasks, Carpets, Rugs and House FornisLing Goods 3 large, complete and well worth inspection. . .,v,.i, - ' ELIAS.& CHEN. i . v- iA Talk About:Xrade& - In the last three -articles I have named an aggregate of thirty-seven trades) and the wages :paid.''!Let us put'tbentin a simple table and see ho w "the ' wages comparer- ' "' ' ; ' - .-- . JourneymerCtvage : Trade., I: . Batcher ; ; i Shoemaker t : .Tinner Baker - -i'u--J-. Plumber r i perioiek. b $7 to 12 to -'10 to J 'S to 12fto 14 is; 15; 121 is! 20, 15' 14!' 1C - Plumber and steamfitter 15-to 10 to 11 to 12 to 15 to Cabinet-Maker House painter .Paper hanger Locksmith Gunsmith Wagon maker ! i Blacksmith Horse shoers u Carpenters - 20 15 to 125 9 to 12 10 to 16 to 11 to 14 18 14 18 is ; 22 15 50: 25 15, 15 20 30 25 22 18' 25 18 50; 30, 30 50 25 18 s'.'i ,i Brass finisher V' v Electroplater"."''" Electroyper s:;' Tailor n i Cutter; j : r j 1 Telegraph operator Book-binder s Wire-worker .- Compositor Pressman r: . . Locomotive 'engineer Stationery engineer -Gilder , . , , Jeweler..t..:. Photograph operator " Retoucher t , ' , Upholsterer Lithograph engraver Lithograph artist , Lithograph pressman Carriage trimmer Trunk maker -i; i--HlitO iato udi 18 to V 10 to u d: 25 to ! i- '15 to i i i Q to - r10 to 15 to - 418 to -15 to . : 15 to ; u 12 to s 12 to ll5 to 25 to 20 to u 1 15 to v I r 18 to 14 to ,.12 to r,al.3 -to. .1.6 Here it is before you trades which can be followed in village or city in any part of the world; but I do not encourage you to pick out those paying the highest wages and rush on to learn it. As 1 told you in a former article, the boy whd is not fitted or tbe trade he attempts to learn is cer tain to make a ootch workman." .: lie' may earn how to shoe a horse if be keeps at it ong enough, but he will be the poorest paid hand in tbe shop So it will be with shoemaking, plumbing or whatever he un dertakes without feeling at home with the tools in his hand. w n The father who says to his son : "Here ve decided to make a harness-maker ol you," and who insists on the boy adopt ing that trade, is an idiot,,,; lie, may, com pel the boy to learn it, out be will, nine teen times out of twenty, make a work man who can t earn bis own .bread ana clothes. The average boy has an. instinc tive leaning towards the trade he is titled for, and he should be left reasonably free in the matter. . ' v f - ' It used to be quite the. thing for some to pick up a baby and tell its mother: in nil serirasnes that th siaw- of the . head. set of the eyes, height of the forehead or width between tbe eyes was a plain indi cation' that' be would become a; great judge, poet, inyentor or mathematician Inere are plenty of instances where such stuff has taken root and resulted in parents forcing sous into trades or professions ut terly unsuited to their" physical constitu tion or mental caliber. It is quite natura for a father or mother td desire a son to make the selection 'of a good' trade or pro fessiob, but this desire should not become an order or even a request. ; Said a black smith the other day as he flung, down his hammer, Mf my father had. been a sensi ble man 1 '.shouldnt have '.'been here.,: !I had a natural taste for drawing and en graving, and I . have 'no 'doubt I would have made a good one.' Nothing '' would do but I must become a blacksmith, and here I am Bupportihg a family on $11 per week. I hate the work; I have no inter est "in what 1. do, but I've got to pound away and hear myself called a, botch be trade." r-!J! -- - ' I found a lawyer the other day "ifl a shkbby 'third-story room; furnished with an old desk, two old chairs and a Spittoon. His clothes looked worn,' and' his face had anything but a conlenfed lookL 11 - f u ? ' "Oh, 1 thought it might be 4 client,1', he said as I entered V-' ' I ' Sorry it wasn't.'' ' Y6uJ don't seem to be rushed with ' business.' .'.'V' " ,'!' " "ltasuea I w ny, l haven't naa a f o fee in three weeks IT' ui ' , ' "Too far up T,,"f' . f ' '" "Perhaps, but I believe the real reason is because I hate the profession. ' I. was cut out for something else: -As a boy 1 1 was crazy o learn the printer's trade. ; 1 got a chance and worked for tnre'e months, but at the end bf tha! time; nlf ' widowed mother prevailed 'on me to stddyJ for the law.' I managed to graduate,! passed an examination, and the' result is that I can't marry .because 1 can't nan support, my- Belf"'''4 i!-'1'M r''i''"'- !i v iti-i !-- , ' ' What 'about' the boy who' does' not' take op with a trade or profession f . 'V; , ' . Look around you and the' question is speediljr answered. " He mast cast his hook Into anr sort of pond arid take such fish a may be caught.: 'He i fs a' sort' of tramp: He may4 work on ;a! 'brick-yard to-dav and in the harvest field 'to-morrow. He doe the drudgery and gets'the bay ot the aruage. ' uis wages are so smau way, he finds it impossible to lay ob " a dollar, and a fortnight of idleness will1: 'see him dead broke. The other evening !I met a man dragging himself wearily along and carrying a pick' oil his shoulder. ! ' " .' , "Tired, John t ', t" ' r n ' 11 i" ' "More so than any horde in Charlotte." "What do. you work MY-','' ,.J ' ; ' "I'm a diggeri .Sometimes 't' work" for the gas companies,1' but ofte'ner for ' the plumbers'' w t V "Good wages T "J'1 ! """So gobd that! 'mfl ! family ' ueyer has enough to eat, let alone .baying 1 depent clothes.:1 If it wasn't for the" wife' and children I'd wish for that'streef car to run over me-"ui l"4" "Why didn't you learn a trader'-' I ' . "Because nobody ,tad , interest, enough to argue and reason with ' me. I might have had a good trade "and earneil ' good wages,'' but here J antj working" harder for f 8 or $9 a week, than any. man does 'Si : X lijL-!'.-i 'ti 1.1k i . i f i ib ' And "now my bbyVff meri tell Von : that the trades are crowded and thai sO manv , in. ... . . . . carpenters' ind blactflmitlis and; painters I .IU. lluii llasd S'.-i ' and " shoemakers and other trades keep I uuwB, py. no aiiention to : sucn talk. Look over the labia at the . head of this article again. JNotice that little "to in there between what. a. enm mnn mnA sRUitul workman receives. Take the trade which you seem fitted !for.- Begin iitb a determination to learn it thorough ly, sdu io ocome tue oest 1 workman in the shop. Don't be satisfied to skin along from one week to another ' without being discharged, -but make . your services bo valuable byy being such a thorough ' work man that' your employer cannot let you go. i I Keep your Best for Hotae. iPi! There is no place where good manners aud punctilious etiquette is of mote value than in the home: 'It is the" moral asent of good breeding; it is the law "that gov erns the manifestations of . kindness and gooa jeeiing, ana also the law. that re strain4 unkind and ignoble traits of human nature irom expression. Keep v our, best temper,1pr bome, In society, on the streets, in business.: every .i r: . i .. . ' wueit;,ib is easier w control mat. aurioute, U we guard the hastv word, the oeevish tone, the 'irritating action in the home circle, and stady to wound1 none of its inmates. ; ' H - li"'" ,,U: Keep your best spirits for- home. No where do- gloomy and depressed spirits tea 6o disastrously as at home. The pa rents mafy have just cause4 for anxiety and care, but it is wrong and unjust to shadow the young life of children with anxieties , they cannot 'appreciate, and cares they cannot , understand. The pen dency,, to brqod over, . trouble or, misfor tune increases with. its indulgence. .So, also, the . disposition ,jto be cheerful and happy at all times increases .with cultiva tion. ... Ibis i by far; the most admirable trait. Those who are sunshiny and cheer ful in character always. have. lhe.moBt lriends.1 and where are friends so true and loyal, and' 'so desirable i6 perpetuate as those-of home and . family ? The: 'old comparison 'of the bent twig is as true in this case, as in any other, and children who grow up in an atmosphere offore- boding 1 the future, anxieties about. the present, .and cynical reflections on the motives and actions of people about them, are traiuing a tendency , to. be miserable and sad, and . in their turn cast shadows, instead of sunshine, on the path of all Character at Home? Home life is the sure test of character, Let the husband grow' cross1 'and surly, and the wife grows cold and - unamiable, The children crow un assaucvand savaee as young-bears. The father becomes 'cal lous, peevish, hard,- a kind of two-legged brute with clothes on. ' The wife bristles in' self-defense. They develop an unnatu ral growth and sharpness of 'teeth, and the house is haunted by ugliness , and do mestic brawls. This is not what tbe fami ly circle should be. If one. must be tude to any, let it be some one be does not love, not to his wife, brother .'or , parent, T of Ana t f rwraA rir.na VtA i o lro ri onair iiu vuu v w w e f and memory recalls a thousand sayings of resret. Death quickens recollections pain fully.' The grave cannot hide the white faces of those who sleep jf the coffin and green mound are cruel magnfets. They draw us further than we would go. They force us to remember. A man never sees eo far into' human life as when he looks over a ' Wife's1 or; mother's f grave. His eyes get wondrous clear then, and he sees, as never beiore: what it is to love and be loved,1 what it is to injure : the feelings of the loved.1 lt is a pitiable picture of hu man weakness when those we love best ri trtwi wnrst. 'i'!' ' .i' -i. - ',;1V"t i I : - fi3F:Dr.i CrudelLj aa eminent .-Italian authority; says that the best preventive of malarial attacks is a treatment wbtoblwas once sneered - at as- an "old woman's remedy," DTbe remedycbrieflyiJs as fol lows: One lemon cut into pieces, peeling and all, put into three moderate, glassfuls to one Vl vv aici vi u AVM to ( avaau v w w vuv ; glassful arid aftercobling and J straining through linen is swallowed by the patient at one draught while "fasting.. This treatment has been successfully" adopted iu the deadly marshes'of the Roman Cam- pagna. and deserves a" trial rin; all fever haunted countries.,1 "r " ,f. Remedy fob Poison' Oak; The Medi cal' Record gives ' the following' remedy for poison 'bak, or - poison 'yy This specific is bromine, which 'is dissolved in olive oil, cosmoline or glycerine, in tbe strength of from ten to twenty' drops of brbmiue to. the ounce of oil, and rub the mixture gently on the affected parts three or four times a day. -The bromine is so volatile that the solution should be renew ed every : twenty-four hours. The erup tion never extends after the first thorough application,' and it promptly disappears within twenty-four hours if the application is persisted in." ' . . ii - iMIlia, ii HI .1' O 17, Much .apprehension is felt at the enormous proportions attained by the cast plague in the; central Spanish prov-' inces. In the. province ;t Cindad Real not one municipal district is tree from the wpurjje, uu u . uw ,inwiusu j farmers in this province alone is -estimated j at two millionaof pouads sterling. Some ; idea of tbe proportion of the plague may be gathered from the fact that when a band of locusts takes flight the son is ob scured with a dark cloud, and at some nlaces the; trains - have been forced to stop till; the line was cleared. Mean while. everyvestige of vegetation has dis appeared from tbe afflicted districts. SElf In his speech at,. Shelby, Gov; Vance saia mat ne never neara c a wniw man joining the Republican ot t Liberal party and espousing Us rotten doctnes, bufvwnat. leit ute mat Loia (minisier who, when on h,s way, borne, accompanied bv some ol, bis brethren, louna near nis noiu uua wiwiueu " .. 7s . VM the side of tbe road bleeding and dying from being torn to pieces; by. dogs; 'Af'r cuuitiupiauMg mc jjcuiawo tui bwu ments he remarked : "Brethering, if there can bo such a thinrr as d I d shame, that's hi.fncglTres . ' , ! , . ; M -. 1 t jAmbng the blessed -of an(.the' con trivances' 'of nature is" that .which prevents amah from being disturbed by his.ptrn , , , -J !uJ ii. S.-:?i j sndring.' .Tsvsiti Sih ii :i A bear fight with tixty dogs en Christmas. From the Shelby Aurora. ; . "Turn backward, tarn back ward, oh Time in your flight" aud transport us to tbe time before tbe railroad and telegraph were known, before Andrew Jackson ; was elected President, and before a buaav was ever seen in this , (then Rutherford) county., j : .,-.-i-.r --xi; It is pleasant to sit beside an old niaii, whose memories fondly linger ' with the past and near old Mr ilartiu Koberts de scribe bo picturesquely a bear fight ho witnessed on Christmas, 1826, at Mr Dick Blanton'a, six miles South of Shelby and 5w ownea oy j osepn Ausue wrw,oj ?1t? hsd a huge pet bear which h.e of- now owned by Joseph Austelle. Mr Dick fered to barbecue . on Christmas for the crowd if the dogs of Rutherford, coauty could whip him in a fair fight. ! - ; This news created a sensation and that was a gala-day at Blanton's, for far and near, from hill and dale, they came. wUh many a canine of high and low degree to the bear combat 'aha to eat'bea? meat 4or Christmas. Several hundred men and women were present on tbe muster ground at Blanton's X Roads, Roads, where beer, ginger cake and whiskey were Bold lrom tbe bind gate of wagons. At the signal of a trumpet, - the huge black and brown bear was unchained, the exultant crowd gave way for; Brain's stately tread, while sixty menJield sixty dogs eager for the fight. The bear with a growl surveyed the scene and trotted , off fifty yards, then the dogs with many yells made the woods ring and ' gave ; chase. Many bets were made that the bear would be slain, and it was amusing to listen to' each man tell about his dog strength and bravery. A huge greyhound caught the bear's hind leg, whose fore paw,- as heavy as Thor's ponderous hammer, fell against tbe dog's head, bis tail was turned and the greyhound fled in disgrace. A dozen ours were soon put to flight'1 by the bear standing erect on his hind legs. - One mountaineer who had imbibed the roughness of Ben's Knob by association, bragged on bis "Pete," and said I'll 3ct 15 by ' Golly, that Pete can whip that "bar," and Pete then hied to the combat. The huge mastiff, Pete, soon seized the bars" tail, but the bear turned upon his assailant, one blow felled.' Pete, who ut tered a groan and turned his tail , to the forest in double quick time, homeward bound. :- .... --,:..:: vii - As the dogs surrounded the huge bear panting with anger and fatigue shouts of men mingled with the barking of dogs for an hour. The bear, ready for battle, mounted like one of Scott's heroes, on a knoll, stood on his hind legs and seemed to say to the dogs, like Scott,- .- - "Come one, come all, i "" This rock shall fly : - I From its firm base as soon as I." The other dogs soon gave up ; and, left the bear the victor. After one hour's per suasion and plenty of food, the-bear's wrath was appeased by his keeper and was led by his chain to his lair. As the dogs were whipped, the bear did not furnish the barbecue for that Christmas crowd in 1826. Mr Roberts said , on , that day I first saw a double-barrel shot gun (now so common) and I then thought "ah maitey, be can shoot twice at one pop, l m alraid of him.". Several of ;pur . aged readers have never forgotten that bear fight and how tbey lost the barbecue because the dogs could not whip the bear. ; .. Pat Sand in Your . Craw. " S ! - An Old Chicago : Sufferer Asks About '" the New Cure for Dyspepsia. Some time ago the Constitution pub lished the following special from Athens : .The most wonderful cures cf dyspepsia are being made around Athens byu taking I spoonful of fine sand 1 after each meal. Parties .who - have 'been suffering for years are entirely . relieved. There, is a good deal of excitement over the new I remeay. - .:! .mu; a This was extensively copied in the north ern press and brought,among other letters, tbe following : : ; ; -,':. "iiU ' '"llOt- W attach tnnna C.hinarrn TIfinnia A a. W.VMMW, M.WWV, August 31st, 1884. Dear Sir: Please find enclosed stamped envelop and 'clip ping from' to-day's Chicago Telegram, clipping quoted from your paper. Would take it as a great favor if you will let me know if there is any reasonable foundation to the story or is it merely one of the humorous items? I : am an 'old 'chronic sufferer, and if there is anything ; in it would be glad to know it. Respectfully yours. W. V. Poweb. P. a. would like to know of some one who bas tried it. . ,; ' ' - The whole matter was referred to Col. Gantt, of the Athens Banner . Watchman, who answers as follows : . . . .. We will state that there is nothing humorous about the above, but it is an old remedy that bas long been in practice m the rural districts around Athens, and o-1 hundreds of enres have been affected - bv it Of late, it bas .broken out afresh in Oconee county, and persons who have been sufferers irom dyspepsia for years are now entirety curea. , xne , sana laaen must, of course, be very fine grains, ; and is best when gotten from ' tiio run of a spring, where it bubbles up with the force of the water. . Take a teaspoonfal after each meaL Tbe effects an not at all un pleasant or injurious, and after a few days patients can eat any kind of food and di gest it thoroughly. Mr Wedd Barbar, formerly a citizen of Athens, substituted pulverized glass for sand, and took a small quantity after each meal, for years, and says he never sunerea with ayspepsia i . tha u nlwftv k-t ;him Ttve1. rft,nlt-d- Tha remedv ia Tmnla Jmd ooetf nothin and from tne etatement of m.ny reiiable parties we can guarantee tht there j. nothioff iDjarions about' its i . ,A ..r, - , nnmar 1 or certificatea from parties who suffered I enr fmm tK5 afRirtion. tnd ftrft nnw entirely well from the sand cureAtlanta i Constittttion. I I . 37T "Will yoox eon enter one 'of the professions after graduating ?" "Oh, yes; he already bas two offers from base ball clubs of eminence." .!if,;f " & IS7T Overwork, and anxiety produce llrriWhiUty. ' ..' V'.j Bear FirM in 1826.: i