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4 V - ft 3 f?i nMl 4 Tins Paper is 34 Years Old CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1887. OLD SERIES: FOLUME XXXT. NUMBER 199 MTff III l OA II I -rv.rfl bp ft sir i i THE Charlotte Home - Democrat, Published kveey Friday bt YATES & STRONG. o Tkbms Two Dollars for one year. One Dollab 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 rales of the P. O. Department. CENTRAL HOTEL, ( Under New Management,) CHARLOTTE, If. C Newly Furnished and Equipped In the best style. Hot and Cold .Baths. Patronage solicited. Give u.'i a trial. Rates, $2 and f 2.50 perday. 8COVILLE & BROUKENBROUGH, Proprietors. Feb. 26, 1886. y J. P. McCOMBS, M. D., Oilers bis professional services to tbe citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite Charlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1885. k. B0BWELL. p. D. WALKEH. BURWELL & WALKER, Attorneys at Law, . CHARLOTTE, N. C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts ' Office in Law Buildinc Jan. 1,1884. HUGH W. HAJRRIS, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, CHARLOTTE, N.. C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. Office, First door west of Court House. Oct. 17, 1885. HERIOT CLARKSON, Attorney-at-Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C., rVUl practice in all the Courts of this State Prompt attention given to collections. Nov. 7, 1884. tf F. I. OSBORNE. W. C. MAXWELL. OSBORNE & MAXWELL, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Will practice in tbe State and Federal Courts. SW Offices 1 and 3 Law Building. July 8, 1886. y HAMILTON C. JONES, Attorney at Law, Charlotte, N. C. Will practice in the State Courts, and in all the Federal Courts in the Western District. Jan. 8, 1S86. y G. P. BASON, Attorney at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. S3P Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. Offlce'No. 10, Law Building. Jan. 14, 1887. y DR. M. A. BLAND. Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte Hotel. Gas 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, Jau. 1,1884. HOFFMAN & ALEXANDER, Surgeon Dentists, . CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office over A. R. Nisbet & Bro's store. Office hours from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. . Jan. 1,1880. W. H. FARRIOR & BRO., Opposite the Central Hotel.' Practical Watch-Makers and Jewelers, Charlotte. N. C. Keep a full stock of handsome Jewelry, and Clocks, Spectacles, etc., which they will sell at a fair price. Dealers in Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewel ry, Silver and Silver-Plated Ware. Repairing of Jeweliy, Watches, Clocks, &c., done promptly, and satisfaction assured. HT Store opposite the Central Hotel. Jan. 1. 1836. E. B. SPRINGS, E. 8. BURWELL. SPRINGS & BURWELL, Grocers & Commission Merchants, Cob. College and 4th Sts., CHARLOTTE, N. C. Jan. 1, 1887. K. 8. BURWELL, E. B. 8PRINOS, R.A.LEE. Burwell, Springs & Lee, COTTON BUYERS, Charlotte, N. C. Offices at Chambers' old Livery Stable, and at Springs & Burwell's Store, on College street, near the Cotton Platform. , rSZZV ail V? e U!,b-ef ore y ou 8el1- We want 10,000 Bales Cotton tins season for direct ship ment to Liverpool, and we fully realize that to get it we must pay full market prices. At any rate, it may pay you to see us. BURWELL, SPRINGS & LEE Sept. 24, 1836. THE CHARLOTTE COTTON 1ND PRODUCE EXCHANGE Corner Trade and College Sts., Charlotte, N. C. S. H. PHELAN, Proprietor, mem- ) ber NewYork Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. ) J. F. LYON, Dec. 4, 1885. Manager Of" A valuable lesson is convex ed in some figures recently furnished by the Georgia commissioner of Agriculture. It is shown that tbe Dork oroduot of that State is less than two-thirds of that re quired for home consumption. The average Cash Drica naid for h&rtnn in (Ipnrcr'm A nr. ing the year was eight cents per pound, wnue me average price on time was 11 cents. The average cash Drice for corn was 69 cents, and the time nrice 93 cents. The advantages of a cash basis of trade could not be more Btrikingly illustrated. 1 1 1 1 SEP The State of California ha 38.- 600,000 acres of unoccupied land. The great scarcity of water troubles Califor nians more than the Chinese question. PUBLIC SALE OF LAND.; wilt sell, on Monday, February S8thrl887, at the Court House door in Charlotte, N. C, by public auction to the highest bidder, that Tract of VALUABLE LAND, containing twenty Acres. lying in uerrynni towDshsp, Mecklenburg coun ly, adjoining lands of Dr. I. J. Sloan and J. W. Tagert, and known as Real Estate of J. F. Tagert, deceased. Said Land will be sold for assets to pay debts of said deceased. Terms Two hundred and fifty dollars of the purchase money in cash; the balance on a credit of nine months, with approved security. Note bearing interest at 8 per cent. HUGH W. HARRIS, Feb. 4, 1887. 4w Commissioner. Mortgage Land Sale. By virtue of a Mortgage Deed executed to me by J. M. Allen and Roena Allen, his -wife, for purposes therein mentioned, I will offer for sale to me nignest bidder, for cash, on the premises. on Monday, February 21st, 1887, at 1 o'clock, P. M., the iract of LAND containing 46 Acres, in Clear Creek Township, adjoining W. H. Sossman, C. P. Mungo and others, registered in Kegister's cmce, Mecklenburg county, isook Wo. 26, page 65. J. C. BARNHARDT, Jan. 21, 1887. 5w Trustee. Gold Reduction Works FOR SALE. I will sell that valuable Property known as the ADAMS REDUCTION WORKS, situated on the C. C. Railroad, one mile from C harlotte, the same consisting of about 1014 Acres of Land, cn which is a Gold Mine, large, commodious Buildings thereon for the operation of the works, an Engine of 200 Horse Power, new and never used Furnaces, and all the Machinery, Tools and Appliances necessary. W. P. BYNUM, Attorney for Trustees. The public sale of the above Property is postponed, but it will be sold privately in lots to suit purchasers, and will be shown on the premises hy Mr Husten. W. P. BYNUM, Attorney. Oct. 1,1886. tf At R. II. Jordan & Co.'s Drug Store. The handsomest and best line of Fancy Goods ever id Charlotte at R. H. JORDAN & CO.'S. Manicure Sets. Dressing Cases. Shaving Cases. Jewell Boxes, Writing Tablets, Bronzes, Plaques, tsaoy octs, w hisk Holders, Work .Boxes, .Bas kets, Vases, Plush Clocks, Music Boxes. All of the finest workmanship and latest designs. Moderate Prices. Come and take a look at the really beautiful Lamps we have just received. Every color and variety. The "Peach Blow" Lamp is here. R. H. JORDAN & CO. Nov. .9, 1886. Administrator's Notice. Having administered on the estate of H. M. Hoffman, deceased, this in to notify all persons haviDg claims against his estate to present them to the undersigned before the 8th day of Janua ry, 1888, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. Persons owing deceased are re quested to make prompt payment. D. A. McUORD, Administrator. Jan. 7, 1887. 6wpd Administrator's Notice. North Carolina, Mecklenburg County. Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Ex-Sheriff M. E. Alexander, deceased, late of said county, I hereby notify all persons holding claims against said deceased to present them within the time prescribed by law, and all persons indebted to the same must make prompt payments to the undersigned. Office at the Court House. J. R. ERWIN. Jan. 14, 1886. 6w Administrator. Administrator's Notice. Having qualifie i as Administrator of E. C Kuykendal, deceased, I hereby notify all persons holding claims against said deceased to present them within the time prescribed by law, and all persons indebted to the said deceased, must make prompt payment to the undersigned. J. C. KUYKENDAL, Jan. 28, 1887. 6wpd Administrator. DRESS MAKING By Mrs. MULKEY & Mrs. CARTER, Over Mr Davis" Grocery Store, near the City Hall, Tryon street. We have returned to Charlotte, and are located over Mr Davis' Grocery Store, near the City Hall, where we are prepared to do DKJiiSa-MAKlJNv in the latest styles. Satisfaction guaranteed. A share of the public patronage is solicited and especially from our former customers. Mhs. M. J. MULKEY, Mrs. MARGARET C. CARTER. Sept. 3, 1886. 6m FRESH FIELD SEEDS, Virginia Seed Oats, Navassa Fertilizers, &c We are receiving all kinds of Fresh Field Seeds in large quantities. 800 Bushels Choice Virginia Spring Oats. Navassa Fertilizers, Kainit, &c. All tbe leading Implements, consisting of Flows, Harrows, Cultivators, Corn and Cotton Planters, Shelters, Cutters, &c. TENNESSEE WAGONS Cheaper than ever. Buggies, Carriages. &c. Come to the Implement and Seed House To buy any Goods kept in our line. Prices low to suit the times. J. G. SHANNONHOUSE & CO., , Jan. 28, 1887. College Street The Way of the World. Laugh, and the world laughs with you, Weep, and you weep alone, For tbe brave old earth must borrow it mirtb, . It has trouble enough of its' own. Sing, and the bills will answer, Sigb, and it is Iobi on the air; The echos rebound to a joylul sound, And shriek from voicing care. Rejoice, and men will seek you,' Grieve, and they turn and go; They want full measure of your pleasure, Bnt tbey do not want your woe. Be glad, and your friends are many, Be sad and yon lose them all; There are none to decline your nectared wine; Bat alone you must drink life's gall. ; Feast,, and your halls are crowded, ! v Fastj and the world goes by; Forget and forgive it heips you to live, But no man can help yon to die! There is room in the hall of pleasure For a long and lordly train, But one by one we mast all march on Through the narrow aisle of pain. Personalities. Keep clear of personalities in general conversation. Talk of things, objects, thoughts. The smallest minds occupy themselves with personalities. Personali ties, mast sometimes be talked, because we have to learn and find out men's char acteristics for legitimate objects; but it is to be with confidential persons. Do not needlessly report ill of others. There are times when we are compelled to say, "I do not think Bouncer a true and honest man;" bat when there is no need to express an opinion, let poor Bouncer swagger away. Others will take his measure, no doubt, and 6ave you the trouble of analyzing bim and "instructing them. And as far as pos sible dwell on the good side of human be ings. There are family boards where a constant process of depreciating, assign ing motives and cutting up of character goes forward. They are not pleasant places. One who is healthy does not wish to dine at a dissecting table. There is evil enough in man, God knows; but it is not the mission of every young man or woman to detail and report it all. Keep the atmosphere as pure as possible, and fragrant with gentleness and charity. John Ball, D. Z. - t3f Experience in a Glasgow hospital has taught Dr. J. S. Nairne that boiled or fried fish is a dangerous diet for weak persons, bat that steamed tish is harmless. SALE OF LAND. By virtue of authority granted to me by Martha N. Hinson and W. J. Hinson, by a Mort gage dated February 18th, 1886, and registered in the Register's office in Book 47, page 458, 1 will sell at the Court House in Charlotte, on Wednesday, the 9th day of March, 1887, at 12 M., for cash, the LAND described in said Mort gage, to-wit : 44J Acres adjoining the lands of Sidney Abernathy, Thos. Dunn and others, and known as Lot No. 1 in the partition of the land of the late J. W. Davenport. i JNO. W. WADS WORTH, Mortgagee. Burwell & Walker, Att'ys. . Feb. 4, 1887. 5w SALE OF LAND. By virtue of authority granted to me by W. L. Houston and wife by a Mortgage dated Dec. 15, 1882, and registered in tbe Register's office In Book 49, page 4, 1 will sell for cash , at the Court House in Charlotte, on Wednesday, the 9th day of March, 1887, at 12 M., the LAND described in said Mortgage, to-wit, containing 102 Acres, joining the lands of Barbara Alexander, Jo. Hunter and others, and known as Lot No. 3, in the division of the lands of G. W. Houston, Sr. JNO. W. WADSWORTH, Mortgagee. Burwell & Walker, Att'ys. Feb. 4, 1837. 5w LAND FOR SALE. By virtue of a Mortgage made and executed the 14th day of January, 1886, by L. H. Robin son to John S. Miller and recorded in Book 47, page 104, in the Register's office for Mecklen burg county, I will sell, for cash, at public auc tion at the Court House door in Charlotte, at 12 o'clock noon, od the 5th day of March; - the fol lowing valuable Tract of LAND lying in Meck lenburgcounty, to-wit : 82 Acres, and known as the Potts place. J. S. MILLER, Mortgagee, Feb. 4, 1887. 5w Per 8. Wittkowskt. Dividend Notice. North Carolina Railroad Company, 1 Secretary and Treasurer's Office. V Company Shops, N. C, Jan. 30th, 1887. ) The Directors of the North Carolina Railroad Company have declared a dividend of 6 per cent 3 per cent payable March 1st to Stockholders ot record at la o ciock jh. on linn jreDruary, ana 3 per cent on Sept. 1st to Stockholders of record at 12 o'clock M. on 10th August next. The Transfer Books will be closed at 12 o'clock M.. Feb. 10th, until March 1st, and at 12 o'clock M., August 10th, until Sept. 1st, 1887. P. B. RUFFIN, Secretary. Feb. 4,1887. lm Flour! Flour!! We are dealing largely in Flour of all grades, buying it direct from, the Mills by the Car Load, and can always give you lowest market prices. Tf vnn vant a mimhfr one srood Flour, trv Our "Honest" brand. It is always reliable every sack warranted. SPRINGS & BURWELL. Sept. 24, 1886. ' ' - Fall. 1886. Fall. M. LICHTENSTEIN. MERCHANT TAILOR, Charlotte, &. C, Informs his friends and customers and the pub lic at large that his Stock of fine WOOLENS has arrived, and requests all those in want of well made aDd good fitting Clothes to call early and make selections while a cnoice can oe naa. ST Dress Suits and Wedding Outfits Specialty. Sept. 3, 1886. ly To Mexican Soldiers and their widows. tv.o nnAoraitmoii mill nrocure Pensions for Mexican Soldiers and their Widows under the recent Act of Congress. He has a perfect roll of v.rat T?onmirir n a Vol ii Ti tee rs. Mexican War, copied from the Adjutant's Books in 1847, and also a perfect list of the deaths and dis cbarges from the same time, which is the only one in existence out or tne .uepaxiiucui. u ingtoh. Pensions procured or information given therefrom at reasonable rates. " D JNO. M. ROSE, Feb. 4, 1887. 3 w Fayetteville. N. C. ALL LINES or GOODS JIT Reduced Rates. HARGRAVES & ALEXANDER. Feb. 4, 1887. Smith Building. The Governor and the Thief. . Thomas Chittenden, the first Governor of Vermont, said to his wife, one oight, "Mam" (bis usual way of addressing bis wife.) "who is that stepping so softly in tbe kitchen ?" It was midnight, and every soul in tbe house was asleep, save tbe Governor aud bis companion. He left his bed as stealthily as possible, fol lowed the iutruder into the cellar, aud without himself being perceived, beard bim taking large pieces of pork out of his meat barrel, and shoving them away in a bag. "Who's there?" exclaimed the Governor, in a stern, stentorian voice, and tbe intruder began to make prepara tions to be off. 1 be thief shrunk back into tbe corner as white as a dead man. 'Bring a candle, Mum 1" The Governor's wife went for the light.. "What are you waiting for, Mr Iiotmr, Thief, or what ever yarCbri8tir-came may be?" said the Governor. ,The cuilty culprit shook as if his very joints would be sundered. "Come, sir," continued the Governor, "fill up your sack and be oft, and don t be soiug round disturbing honest people so often, when they want to be taking their repose." The thief, dumbfounded, now looked more frightened than ever. "Be quick, sir, fill up, sir, I shall make but few words with you." He was compelled to comply. "Have you got enough now ? Begone, now, in one minute. When you have devoured this come again in the daytime, and I'll give you more, rather than to have my house pillaged at such an boar as this. .- One thing more let me tell you, and that is as sure as fate, it I ever have the smallest reason to suspect you of another such an act, tbe law shall be put in force, and the dungeon receive another ocoupact. Otherwise, you may still run at large for anything that I shall do." The man went away, and was never afterward known to commit an im moral act. Ours to Use, not to Abuse. A horse may not have a soul, but I have known more than one horse whose usefulness aud patient, willing .. service seemed more deserving of a lnlure and better life than tbe life of some men, but it is not necessary to discuss that ques tion. A man's horse, or bis ox, or his cow, is no more his property to abuse, or ill-treat, or overwork, than is his hired mau or woman, and tbe very fact that we make them serve us, without regard to any will of their own in tbe matter, ought to make us more careful to observe justice in our dealings with them; more' prompt to pay their wage of food with care and kindness. Many horses are strained and. injared lor life, forced to do every day's woik, with more or less pain and suffering, by the driver's attempt to haul more logs or stone, or a bigger load of wood, than some other team has hauled. We should work our draft animals intelligently. A horse is a willing and ambitious animal, ready to do bis utmost, and under the stimulus of word and whip will often make an effort entirely beyond his strengtb. The habit ot balking oftentimes owes us beginning to superior common sense. Tbe horse knows after a trial or two that he can't start the load, and refuses to waste his strength in trying to do so; and instead of lightening the load, giving him an eficouraging word and a little help the driver gives him such a punish ment, for simply using his own judgment as you or I would do under tbe same cir cumstances, that the horse's feelings are outraged his temper spoiled, and he balks the next time without any good reason for it. Thus a bad habit is established. The anecdotes are numerous about tbe intelligence of animals; horses and cattle should be trained, not broken. We see plenty of contrary horses, but I think a knowledge of their training would show that contrary men were responsible for most of their ill-temper. J. F. Snow be fore the Penobscot larmeri Club. Peesenck of Mind. Dean Stanley had a great respect for presence of mind, and used with great delight to tell a story of presence ot mind by which he bad libera ted himself from a dangerous visitor, Since he was willing to see almost anyone who asked for him, be once told his ser vant to usher into bis study a gentleman who bad called, and who had happened to bear a name which was familiar to bim. When the gentleman appeared, he proved to be an entire stranger. It is ev ident that there had been some mistake. This became still more evident, when, ad vancing with an air of great excitement,the gentleman exclaimed, "bir, I have a mes sage to the Queen from tbe Most High. I beg that you will deliver it instantly." "In that case," said the dean, taking up his hat, "there is not a moment to be lost. Let us go at once." They went down stairs into the hall; and opening tbe door, the dean requested the visitor to step out, No sooner had he done so. tbe dean shut the door behind the lunatic. Gun, Lock and Copper-smiths. C. J. POX ZeusUr'a Old Stand, Chablotte. N. C. At Plumbing and Steam Fitting a specialty Alan ripftlpra in Rnplish and American Breech and Muzzle Loading Guns, Pistols, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle, esporung uooas oi every description. V3T Repairing of all kinds done at short notice. ' C. J FOX, April 24 1885. W. M. WILSON & CO., Druggists, Chablotte, N. C, . Offer for sale Butter Color for making Yellow Butter per fectly harmless. . Elastic Starch requires no cooking and gives a beautiful gloss. , - Lewis' Concentrated Lye a pure Lye. Enameled Glass for Front Doors various Pat terns. Window Glass, all sizes. French and American Paints, Oils, Varnishes. Paint and Whitewash Brushes. Johnston's Prepared Kalsomine for Walls and Ceilings. Avenll Ready Mixed Paint, all colors. -Toilet Soaps. All kinds 8pices and Flavoring Extracts. Buist's Garden Seed, fresh and reliable, W. M. WILSON & CO., , Jftn. 28, 1887. Druggists. Treatment for Pneumonia. Editor of N. T. &un.By statistics of the New York Board of Health it ap .... . -i . - pears mat, auring me seven months ot ast winter there were in the city of New York 2,586 cases from death of pneumonia. n view ot this startling fact it seemed to me that I ought to make public a course of treatment used by me for this disease with unvarying success for fifty years. ! The fatal character ot acute pneumouia will be easily accounted for if we glance at the real naturwof the disease. The dis ease consists primarily of a disabled, in flamed state of one or both of tbe lunee. Every beat of the heart, is sending into the disabled lung impure blood for purifi cation. The whole organism is dependent or sustenance upon the return of this blood purified from the lungs. But the tangs being unable to perform their work return the blood UBpurified to the ' bear The heart sends out through the body this im pure blood and the lungs receives their share of this vitiated nourishment; Thus the whole body becomes weaker and weak er, and tbe lungs, already affected, suffer the most, because overpowered by the suc cessive floods from the heart, and are final- y unable to act. lhe lung cells them selves becomes filled and tbe patient dies of suffocation. Tbe treatment for this disease which I have found successful is this: Let the pa tient sit up. If by placing your ear on tbe lower part of the shoulder blade you hear tbe vibration of the disable lung, the cate is one which requires prompt action. Wash the patient s back under the should er blade, lben touch with sweetened milk a spot under and close to the shoul der blade. Put Bix leecbes in clean a glass about two and a half inches wide. Turn the glass up aud place the mouth close against the flesh directly under the shoulder blade. When vou see that the leeches have taketr , hold perhaps one or two will fail to do so take tbe glass gently away. The pa tient should lean forward slightly so as to support the leeches. As Boon as the eeches drop off wring oat flannels dipped in hot water and place over the leech cuts near and over the shoulder blade. Keep renewing tbe flannels so as to have tbe ap plication as hot as the patient' can bear for half an hour. Then have ready to put in the same place three linseed poultices. A pound of linseed meal : at least should be used in making them. While the poul tices are on give the patient blood-warm milk and lime water three parts milk, one part lime water, from the time tbe eeches drop on tbe patient will breath more freely every moment. It would seem tnat it were criminal folly on the part ot physicians to render useless such a simple cure as the above. Yours Respectfully Patterson, N. J. SaiI'l. Mcbvatt. About Dress. there is probably no subieot which so much engages the thoughts of young women even of Christian young women, is that of dress. If there is wealth in the family there are continually new clothes to be selected. It there is a scanty allowance, then so much turning and re turning are necessary, that the planning and tbe manual labor required to make a tasteful wardrobe keep tbe matter con stantly in mind. ibis is wrong, and yet. as society is now constituted, it is impossible to avoid consderable care on this subieot. All that we can do is to make as little as possible of this absorbing concern. The hrst rule lor both men and women to observe in arraying themselves is, as goes without saying, neatness. - The slightest sign of uncleanliness about the person, untidy hair, banging dress-braid missing buttons, seams pinned together these are insulting to those in whose com pany they are displayed. Elaborate and expensive material and trimmings should be sparingly used for young girls. Youth is in itself so much of an ornament that the addition of rich dress is like "gilding refined gold," or painting tbe lily." The more simple and unobtrusive a young girl's dress, the more becoming it is likely to be. It would seem very absurd to waru young men against tbe dangers of tight dressing, either of their bodies or extrem ities. No man worthy of tbe rame would endure the slightest compression from his clothes. Yet young women not only render themselves uncomfortable by snug, if not tight, dressing of their bodies, feet, bands and arms, but barm their health and usefulness immeasurably by so doing. If possible, some pretty garment should be conCrived for wear .when at work, so that tbe muscles and blood-vessels need suffer as little compression as possible. Neuralgia, dyspepsia, pneumonia, con sumption, and all kinds of weakness, especially those due to defective circula tion, are often traceable to close dressing. Other minor evils frequently follow in their train such as a bad complexion, ion, pale hps, a red nose, falling hair and decayed teeth. Especially must any one who eesires a quick and vigorous intellect take care to dress very loosely. The plain and almost ugly garb of men requires comparatively little thought from tbem, and is well adapted to all practical purpose. It is necessary for women to use a great deal of thought in order to make their own costume either healthful or becoming. Yet, in the good providence of God, the right settlement of this matter in the mind of each individual women is undoubtedly ot more consequence to the future development of our race than many of the great political questions now nuder discussion, important as the latter surely are. Good Cheer. A $900 Eye-Lash. Once, at the close of business hours, tbe Teller of a bank was perspiring over a long column of figures on the balance-sheet. The sum total of the column should have read $6,090. In stead of that amount, however, it showed a total of $6,990, or nine hundred dollars more than he could account tor. While going over the column carefully fior the twentieth time, he discovered the error, and it was one that wonld hardly occur onoe in a thousand years. One of his eye lashes bad fallen on the balance-sheet and adhered to a cipher, making of it a figure 9. v Trust in'Gofl and Do the Rirht: s By Rev; H. Hudson, in Shelby Aurora l . This is one of tbe best maxims ever ut tered. It is the essence of practieal wis dom. It is multum to parvo. All tbe fa mous sayings of the seven wise men of Greece lade away in its superior light.. But, one says, "It is easier said than done.". ; Yes, all roles of practical life are easier said than done. To practice this motto is possible, and in the lone run easier and more profitable. : It takes the moral courage of a Peter to do it always. lie said: "tA'e ought taober God rather tbau man." ?. He put his life in peril in car- : . - ii . ryiug juui hui saourae principle. It takes men of moral backbone to be right and do right against the social and commercial: customs of this evil world. There are too many church members coo trolled by oircamstanoes. They lower the Aiaiwiara &casM& ur o suit. 14 cus toms of tbe community in which they re side. " When in Rome, do as Rome does," is quoted often as reason for this worldly contormity. liut it a man proposes to govern bis life by this heathenish proverb, ne win oe at iiDeny to commit almost any sin in the catalogue. He could practice polygamy in Utah, idolatry in China, licentiousness in iaris, and drunkenness in Ireland. Doing as Rome did destroyed Rome. .This proverb of the devil needs correction. When you are in Rome do as Rome ought to do. That is what Paul did when he was in Rome. Trust in God and do right whether in Rome, Paris, America or elsewhere. We want men of moral baokbone. Men who maintain right oven at the risk of hie. Martyrs walked into the flames rather than give op the right. Daniel was a saint in the idolatrous house of Darius. He stood alone for principle. ana instead oi losing bis heart it was crowned with heroio splendor. Hs showed how a christian may maintain unbending integrity while Burrounded by corrupting influences. A boy once read the verse about Daniel's spirit. He read it: "As for this Daniel, an excellent spine was in him." It was no great mistake after alb A certain boy bad "an excellent spine," who being solicited to clerk in a drinking saloon said: "If I were as poor as a knit ting needle, and hadn't any more money than ft. hen hoo tooth TM nara anil vntv. TTT t - . y nen principle requires one to stand up right, it is better to break than bend. Better go into tbe flaming furnace than bend with tbe multitude in worshipping ibe golden image. Such fire-tried religion is sure to win in tbe long run. xruBi in lioa and do the right Unas a striking illustration ' in the conduct of Jenny Lind. While at Stockholm, she was invited to sing at the King's palace on ounaay. it was an occasion ot some great festival. She refused to do so on the ground that it would be a violation of tbe Sabbath. The King called on her per sonally, and, as her Sovereign, oommanded her attendance. Her . reply was heroio and sublime. She said: "There is a higher Hing, sir, to whom I owe my first alle- giance." xne King tound one who prac ticed tbe great principle of obeying God rather than man. - Better be right alone than wrong with the multitude. Joseph preserved his in tegrity among the idolatrous Egyptians. His trusting in God and doing the right carried him from the prison to the throne ot hjgypt. See bow tbe same principle blessed Abraham among idolators, Obe- diab in the palace of the infamous Abab, and Mordecai in tbe corrupt palace of Ahasuerus. "Trust no party, sect, or faction, Trust no leader in the fight ; But in every word and action Trust in God and do the right." -. -. A Good Word is Never Lost. Field-marshal Suvaroff, Commander-in- chief of the Russian army in. the reign of Catherine XL, was famous for his pithy sayings. He was small of stature, with an ugly face and shabby attire, but by sympathy and tact, as well as by masterly military ability, he won greater power over bis own soldiers than any Russian general before or after. Just before one of 'bis campaigns he gathered together a number of his best men. and thus addressed them :. "We are about to fight the French. Remember, whatever you encounter, you must go bravely forward. If the enemy resist, kill tbem; if they yield, spare them; a Rus sian soldier is not a robber but a christian! Now go. and tell vour comrades what I have said !" Soon a great battle took place, and tbe French were defeated. A brave soldier named Mitrophanoff, captured, with tbe help of another, a French officer and two of bis men. Mitrophanoff bound .up the wounded officer's arm, and finding that tbe prisoners were faint for want of food, shared with them his own loaf of coarse rye bread. When they bad finished eating, several Russian grenadiers, fresh from the beat of battle, rushed npon them, crying oat: "What t three of these French dogs still living ! Die, villains ?" leveling their bayonets as they spoke. "Hold lads !" cried Mitrophanoff, "tbe lives that I have saved yon cannot touch 1" But the infuriated soldiers would not hear him, and were about to carry out their purpose when a stern voice from behind shouted out: "Halt, I tell yon! On your peril advance a step farther !" and a little pug-nosed, dingy-faced man, dressed in a coarse linen shirt and tattered trousers, stepped in among, them. Had he been a ghost these fierce sol diers could not have been more abashed. Skulking away quietly, they had. only time to mutter: "The General." "Yes, the General," growled Suvaroff; "he will assnrediT have some of von shot it you cannot learn to obey orders . better. And yon, Mitrophanoff," ; turning to the soldier, "who, pray, taught yon to be so good? we did not think yon were made of SUCh Stuff." , ; ! :j ' - V 1 "Yoa taught me yourself, air," answer ed tbe grenadier, proudly. "JJid you think that I had forgotten what yoa told as last week, that a Russian soldier should be a Christian, and not a robber?" "Right, my man," exclaimed Suvaroff, his face all aglow now with the conscious ness of a well-taught lesson, "a good word is never lost, you see! txive m , your hand, thy lad, you shall receive an honest man' reward. .. You will be a , sergeant to-morrow, and a . right good -one you'll make, too-!" - - ''' : Ttw to Lis word, the Russian general promoted Mitrophanoff the next day', and all because of the few words of counsel which had fallen upon his heart and made bim tender and true, altogether changing bis mode ot action. . -V The Wild Dors of Atlanta after the War. Did yoa ever hear of the wild dogs of Atlanta? At one time tbe country around here was almost at. tbe mercy of those satage animals. ' Horses, elephants, and camels, can be made to take au almost human interest in war, but -dogs cannot stand the racket. The din of battle and the smell of ' Villainous saltpeter breaks them up entirely. The dogs bad a: hard time.4aripg y the aiege. There ' were . . thousands of them in those - days.' and when the season of short rations set ' in they were the first to feel it. , In many in stances they were abandoned by their refugeeing owners and had to Iterally for age lor a living. Tbe thunder of the big guns, the unearthly shriek of the shells, the noise of the falling buildings, the rat tle of musketry, and tbe heavy tramp of marching soldiers, all struck terror to the oanine contingent. Toward tbe close of tbe siege nearly every dog in tbe city was half rabid or in the last stage of nervous prostration. The wretched brutes sought shelter under houses and in bombproofs. Majestic mastiffs and ., surly bull-dogs curled their tails between their legs and yelped mournfully at every unusual sound. Hundreds of the bolder ones made a fran tic leap over the breastwork and ditches, and made their way through tbe lines of both armies, and never stopping until tbey had reached tbe woods. These innocent victims of the ravages of war bad a ter rible experience during the rigorous win ter of '6 4-'6 5. Their misery drove them to form strange partnerships, and it was a common sight to see them roving in bonds of a dozen or more. - The old" saying, "Banish tbe dog from his kennel, and you have a wolf, was plainly illustrated in this case. -..;--.: In the course of five or six months, the country people tor miles around were spinning marvelous yarns about ".them wild dogs ft om Atlanta." Tbe dog be longs to tbe genus which produces the wolf, the jackal, and the fox. Tame dogs, - of course.lose many of thecharaotristics of theee animals: but when persecution and misery cause them to relapse into a wild state, they take .the appearance, the habits and tbe tastes of jackals, such was noto riously the fact with tbe Atlanta dogs. They lost every trace of domesticity. They grew to enormous size, with sausge eyes and cruel-looking fangs. ' Occasion- ihJia KDiI of these ferocious be.aatt would swoop down on a farm-yard, devouring pigs and chickeus, and attackiog men when tbey stood in their way. It look the liveliest kind of shooting to drive tbem off. Sometimes .tbey would sur round a lonely cabiu, and wait for tbe in mates to come out. Tbey even, made raids into little villages, forcing the in habitants to shut themselves up in their houses. The disappearance of many a ne gro in those perilous times was fully ac counted for when his skeleton was found with every particle of flesh gnawed off and with the ground around showing evi dences of a desperate struggle. ' Early in AK hon o fo n(nn.u onir;r. to Atlanta, they bad to struggle with these wild dogs for the possession of the ruins. Bloody encounters occurred among the ash-heaps and the piles of debris. Every cellar and hole jn the ground held these ravenou brutes, and they leaped upon men, women and children without the slightest provocation. At that time it was dangerous to ride or drive out into the open country. On the main road between Atlanta and Decatur, in broad daylight, the dogs were known to attack horses attached to bug gies; forcing their drivers to open a hot fusilade upon them with their revolvers. After getting this taste ot 'wild life, the Atlanta dogs went to the bad. altogether. They never reformed. A relentless war fare was waged upon tbem from Stone Mountain to Kennesaw, and one by one tbey bit the dust until they were all wiped out. Tbe reader must not jump at the conclusion that this indiscriminate slaugh ter has caused any unusual scarcity of dogs in this region. Thanks to the uni versal human weakness for pets, we. ace abundantly supplied with bench-Jigged hounds, terriers, pugs, Newfoundlanders, mastiffs and ball-dogs. -' An Unwashed Prince. 1 The Crown Prince of Prussia was always a very sensible man in tbe management of bis household, and he was ably second ed by bis wife. On one occasion, the gov ernor of his children came to him and said: "Your highness, I must complain of the little prince. He refuses to have his face washed in the morning." "Does he?" answered tbe Crown Pnnca. We'll remedy that. ' After this let him go unwashed." ,; - JNow tbe sentries bavr to salute every member of tbe royal fantiN children and all whenever they pais. The day after, the little four year-bid prince went out f" a W1.E with bis governor. As tbey pass ed a sentry-box where a grim soldier waa posted, tbe man stood rigid, without pre senting arms. The little prince, accustomed to univer sal deference, looked displeased, but said nothing. Presently, another sentry, was passed. Neither did tbis one give a sign of recognition. Tbe little prince angrily spoke of it to his governor, and tbey pass ed. And when tbe walk was finishedand tbey had met many soldiers who hone of them laluted tbe prince, the little " fellow dashed to his father exclaiming: " r V' ? "Papa! papa! yoa mast whip every man in your guards! They refuse to salute when I pass." ! 1 .- "Ah, my son," said the Crown Prince, "they do rightly; for clean soldiers sever salute a dirty little prince." After that tbe boy took a shower-bath every morn ing. Ingleside. -"-...-. .i v , ; s t3T" Both Houses of the Ne vada Leg is? lature have adopted resolutions disfran chising Mormons. - .,.. -!' ?vt- Si
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Feb. 18, 1887, edition 1
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