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CHARLOTTE N. ,OVi FRIDA Yv FEBRUARY 25, 1887.
OLD SERIBSV VOLUME XXXVUMMKtSCCf;
THE
Charlotte Home - Democrat,
Published every Friday bt
YATES fc STRONG.
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
rules of the P. O. Department.
CENTRAL MOTEL,
(Under New Management,)
CUA11LOTTE, J.C.
'Newly Furnished and Equipped
la the best style.
Hot and Cold Baths. Patronage solicited.
Give un a trial. Rates, $2 and f 2.50 perday. :
SCOV1LLE & BROUKENBROUGH,
Proprietors.
Feb. 26, 1886. y ,
J. P. McCOMBS, M. D.f
Otiurs bis 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 Hotel.
Jan. 1, 1885.
k. BCBWELL. p. d. walker.
BURWELL & WALKER,
Attorneys at La
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Will practice in the State and Federal Courts.
t3 Office in Law Building.
Jan. 1,1884.
HUGH W. HARRIS,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Will practice in the State and Federal Courts.
Office, First door west of Court Ho-jse.
Oct. 17. 1885.
HERIOT CLARKSON,
Attorney-at-Law,
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Will 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 the State and Federal Courts.
tT Offices 1 and 3 Law Building.
July 3, 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, 1886. y
G. P. BASON,
Attorney at Law,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
tW Will practice in the State and Federal
Courts. Office No 16, 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.
Jan 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,
Opposite tlie Central Hotel
Practical Watch-Maker and Jeweler,
Charlotte. N. C.
Keeps a full stock of handsome Jewelry, and
Clocks, Spectacles, etc., which they will sell at a
fair price.
Dealer in Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewel
ry, Silver and Silver-Plated Ware.
Repairing of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, &c,
done promptly, and satisfaction assured.
EBT Store opposite the Central Hotel.
Jan. 1. 1886.
E. B. SPRINGS.
E. 8. BURWELL.
SPRINGS & BURWELlr,
Grocers & Commission merchants,
Cor. College and 4tii Sts.,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Jan. 1, 1887.
E. 8. BURWELL, E. B. SPRINGS, R.A.LEE.
Harwell, Springs & Lee,
COTTON BUYERS,
Charlotte, N. C.
Offices at Chambers' old Livery Stable, and at
Springs & Burwell's Store, on College street,
near tne uotton flattorm.
Don t fall to see us before you sell. We want
10,000 Bales Cotton this season for direct ship
ment to Liverpool, and we folly realize that to
getlt we must pay full market prices. At any
rate, it may pay you to see us.
BURWELL, 8PRINGS & LEE.
Sept. 24, 1836. ;
THE CHARLOTTE
COTTON AND PRODUCE EXCHANGE
Corner Trade and College Sts.,
Charlotte, N. C.
8. H. PHELAN, Proprietor, mem-)
ber NewYork Cotton Exchange V
and Chicago Board of Trade. )
J. F. LYON,
Dec. 4, 1885. Manager
J5jT "To miss the good which may ' be
got by suffering," says one of our old di
vines, "is the worst ot evils; to lose the
gain which should be gottbn by losses js
of losses the greatest; but to grow worse
with suffering evil js perdition itaelf.-f-Southey.
'
13?" Not one person in a million knows
either when or how to perform the useful
operation of holding his tongue,
PUBLIC SALE OF LAND.
By virtue of a Decree of the Superior Court, I
will sell, on Monday, February 28th, 1887, 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 Berryhill towDship, Mecklenburg coun
iy, adjoining lands of Dr. I. J. Sloan and J. W..
Tagert, and known as Real Estate of J. P. Tagert,
deceased. Said Land will be sold for assets to
pay debts of said deceased. -,v'.". t"
Tenn3 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.
SALE OF LAND. ' .-J
By virtue of authority granted to me by
Martha N. II in son and W. J. Hinson, by a Mort
gage dated February 18th, 1886. and registered
in the Register's office in Book 47, page 458, I
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 : 44 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.
. JNO. W. WADS WORTH, Mortgagee.
Burwell & Walker, Att'ys.
Feb. 4, 1887. 5w
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 Charlotte,
the same consisting of about 10 Acres of Land,
on 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.
H5? 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 by Mr Husten.
W. P. BYNUM, Attorney.
Oct. 1.1886. tf
At R. H. Jordan & Co.'s Drug Store.
The handsomest and best line of Fancy Goods
ever iii Charlotte at R. H. JORDAN & CO.'S.
Manicure Sets, Dressing Cases, Shaving Cases,
Jewell Boxes. Writing Tablets, Bronzes, Plaques,
Baby Sets, Whisk 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 qualifie : 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, 1.837. Gwpd Administrator.
DRESS MAKING
By Mrs. MULKEY & Mrs. CARTER,
Over Mr Davis' Grocery Store, near the City Hall,
l ryon street.
We have returned to Charlotte, and are located
over Mr Davis' Grocery Store, near the City Hall,
wnere we are preparea to ao lkjbo-ma.jvixhv
in the latest styles. Satisfaction guaranteed.
A share of the public patronage is solicited
and especially from our former customers.
MRS. M. J. MUliK-JfiX,
Mrs. MARGARET C. CARTER.
Sept. 3, 1886. 6m
FRESH FIELD SEEDS.
Virginia Seed Oats,
Navassa Fertilizers, &c.
We are receivirg all kinds of Fresh Field
Seeds in large quantities.
800 Bushels Choice Virginia Spring Oats.
Navassa Fertilizers, Kainit, &c.
All the leading Implements, consisting of
Plows, Harrows, Cultivators,
Corn and Cotton Planters, Shellers, 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. 8HANNONHOUSE & CO.,
Jan. 28. 1887. College Street-
W. M. WILSON & CO.,
Druggists, Charlotte, N. C,
Offer for sale
Butter Color for making Yellow Batter per
Elastic Starch requires no cooking and .gives
a oeaumui gioss.
T.nuHa' Vinrpntratri t.vp l'nnn Tvfl
Enameled Glass tor rront Doors various rai-
terns.
Window Glass, all sizes.
French and American Paints, Oils, Varnishes.
Paint and Whitewash Brushes.
Johnston's Prepared Kalsomine for alls and
Ceilings.
Avenll Ready Mixed Paint, all colors.
Toilet Soaps.
All kinds Spices and Flavoring Extract
Buist's Garden Seed, fresh and reliable. .
W. M. WILSON & CO..
Jan. 28, 1887. Druggists.
ALL LINES
OF
GOODS
AT
Reduced Rates
HARG RAVES & ALEXANDER,
Feb. 4, 1887. : 8mith Building,
'WemuY Tears. --
The fountain, of a woman's teare
Lies closer to her peart than mau's,
She lives by moments, he by years;
one pities where he looks askance.
First she to act the Christian part, -'
Heenerto teel for grief and pain; ' i
Perchauceit it because her heart. -k "K-1
Is less- a stranger to her brain. " '
How beit 'tia womanly to weep, ? j
And her s weet, auddeu tear ott-shame
Our better selves from torpid tleep I
ao win a purer .nosier name. . ;
Dear, tender, tear dimmed, " woman eea!
How olt your tender, pitying tears I
Have lifted from us, garment-wise, j
lbe pent-op bitterness of years. ;
How oft your tears in some dark day, j
Down drpppiuelaweetas scented thyme,
On our rough hearts, have kissed away , i
1 be etain of some, intended crime. .
A Funny Calculation. I was struck
with this note while reading in an entomol
ogical .work. All the yoaog readers 1
presume, have seen a flea jumping and
hopping, but I suppose few of them havf
thought of the wonderful muscular power
displayed in their jumps; - but here is a
comparison that shows conclusively how
the flea can hop. If a man, five feet high,
could jump ao, he oould make one thouf
saod feet at a jump,could easily jump over
St. Paul's 'or the Washington Monument,
aod then only half exert himself. At that
rate I could jump from my home in North
Georgia to Nashville in several hops.
But if man had been endowed with such
an ability to travel he uever would have;
been blessed with intelligence to invent
the .locomotive. God made all thins best.
.Z?, Clarksville, Ga in Nashville Ad
vocate. I
What Makes a Man. What makes
the man is his character, and not his ap
pearance, nor anything external The
poet Burns, who was walking' in Edin-
bcurg with a fashionable young man, met
and spoke to a worthy, but plainly dress
ed farmer. When bis companion blamed
him, the poet replied :
"Why, it was not the rough coat that 1
spoke to, but the man that was in it; and
the man, sir, for true worth, would weigh
down you and me, and ten more such,
any day."
It is the character that makes the man,
and the character is always being shaped
by the daily thoughts and actions. Every
boy is building up, day by day, the char
acter that will make or mar hi manhood.
Exchange. i
Danger in Ice. In an article on "The
Number of Bacteria in Ice,' in the Ameri
can Journal of Pharmacy for December,
1886, the author concludes that "the com
mon 'raw' ice, till lately almost exclusive
ly used, on account of the large number
of bacteria, capable of development, which
it contains, should not be taken, with food
in drinks, or for medical purposes. It
should never be used in treatment of
wounds. In these connections, artificial
ice, made from distilled water, ahonld be
employed. The use of raw ice in contact
with foo'd, which is afterwards to be cook
ed, is permissible, but artificial ice is to be
preferred. Uaw ice may be freely used
where it does not come into direct contact
with food. iVI C. Medical Bulletin.
Spring. 1887. Spring.
SPRING GOODS.
Friends and Customers, I have just received
the first installment of fine Spring Woolens of
the latest designs, some of the choicest in the
market Call early and select your Outfits, and
let's have a Boom I
rjy- Dress Suits and Wedding Outfits a
Specialty.
Very Respectfully,
M. LICHTENSTELN,
Feb. 18. 1887. Merchant Tailor.
SALE OF LAND.
Bv virtue of authoritv Granted to me bv W. L.
Houston and wife by a Mortgage dated Dec 15,
1882, and registered in the Registers omce in
Book 49, page 4, 1 will sell for cash, at the Court
House in Charlotte, on Wednesday, the 0th day
of March, 1887, at 12 M., the LAND described
in said Mortgage, to-wit, contaiamg 102 Acres,
joining tne lands or mroara Alexander, jo.
Hunter and otners, ana Known as ioi ao. a.
in the division of the lands of O. W. Houston, Sr.
JNO. W. WADSWORTH, Mortgagee.
Burwell. & Walkeb, Att'ys.
Feb. 4,1887. ow
LAND FOR SALE.
Bv virtue of a Mortgage made and executed
the 14th dav of January. 1886. bv L. H. Robin
son to John S. Miller, and recorded in Book 47,
Datre 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 or lahu lying in mecK-
lenburgcounty, to-wit : . 82J4 Acres, and known
as the Potts place. - '
J. o. M1L.L.1S.K, Mortgagee,
Feb. 4, 1887. 5w Per 8. Wittkowskt.
Dividend Notice.
Nobth Carolina Railboad Comfant,
Secretary and Treasurer's Office.
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
of record at 12 o'clock M. on 10th February, and
3 ir 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!!
W Hoalinr 1arlv In Tlnnr of all cradea
hnvW it direct from the Mills bv the Car Load.
and can always give you lowest market prices.
li you warn a nnmoer one gooa x wur, wj uu
"Honest" brand. It is always reliable every
sack warranted.
SPRINGS & BURWELL.
Sept. 24, 1886.
Gun Lock and Copper-Smiths.
: C. J. FOX
At Stutter's Old Stand. Chablottk. N. C.
Plumbing and Steam Fitting a specialty
Also, dealers in English and American Breech
and MnvzlA r,ortlncr finn. Pistols. Ammunition
and Fishing Tackle. v Sporting Goods of every
description.
MSf Repairing of all , kinds vdpne at short
n" - O.J.FOX,
AprU24 1885. 1 ? "
i i r; ? - OiUmj'tlie Qceaa; -J 3 -: j
For some years past, reports have now
and then come to hapdjo the effect tha
the pouring of oi) on, troubled waters ! wai
not 'a mere fajble, but bad , actually s ;been
practiced by. tempest tossed mariners with
most marvelous results.' 'The log of the
British bark Wallace, under date of Sept,
zi, 1B80, nas nej following lnieresuag i
entry; ,.( ,. , j
"standing to the aouioward in the tiulf I
Stream, had gsle, from, west northwest I
wind aud sea autjim. - vessel making nine I
knots -good. As tne sea increased, the l
combers striking the vessel on the weather I
siao wouip Moooiuignin me air, ana men, 1
coming 00 'board, filled the decks ' with I
- - ' -' .1 .t ' "1-1 ! I
ner. vaptain giuuu ua reu acuuuuw 1
the Hydroffraphio . office "publications I
but bad never attempted J,he uso of oil; J
nor .did he havOjim belief ,n 2ft , effi; J
cacj. v isbing to take advantage ot the I
lavoriog sale, aud at the same . time .not I
endanger the vessel, be determined to try
the experiment. The mate was of the
eame'opinion as tbe captain and scouted
the 1 idea of any service resulting from its
use. .
"A canvas bag filled with oil (in pro
portion of one quart of paint oil to two
quarts of paraffine) was plaoed 10 the
bowl of the weather closet forward,througb
the pipe of which the oil dripped on tbe
sea. By the time the oil reached the
main channels (where most of the water
had come on board) it bad spread and
brmed a 'slick' thirty feet to windward.
"The result was as satisfactory as it was
unexpected; breaking combers on reach
ing the 'slick were reduced to harmless
wells, over which the vessel rose without,
as before, taking volumes 01 water 00
board. -Tbe gale continued for twenty-
bur hours, during which, by a continuous
use o( oil (expending three quarts every
our hours.) the Wallace was enabled to
keep the course desired, and at no time
was the speed reduced to less than eight
knott; and, though tbe seacoctinaed high,
the oil prevented tbe combers troin break-
g on board. Tbe report aotoonstratea
that oil can be of practical Ervioe when j
reaching ahead at the speed of eight or
nine knots, with a beam wind and eea.
At this rate oil will be as necessary a
part of the outfit of a tailing vessel as it
is of a steamer, a locomotive or a bicycle
rider.
Tka. The quantity of tea exported
rom producing countries last year; ac
cording to recent statistical estimates, was
350,000,000 pounds. And ot this amount
tbe British race is not only by great odds
the largest consumer, but is fast becom-
ing, if it is not indeed already, the largest
0 : . 1 11 t st . r : .
producer in tbe world. In Great Britain
the consumption in now 4.90 lbs. per
head, while tbe 3,000,000, of the Austr
ian colonies. In ew Zealand, and lasmania,
taken together, use.orer li lbs. per head.
The more Australia 1s peopled," therefore,
the better for tea growers: H.ven in Can
ada and Newfoundland the consumption
is equal to 4 lbs. per bead, against only
30 lbs. in tbe U mted States. Ui conti
nental countries, Holland aloue cousumes
over one pound of tea per bead, the figure
being 1.05, while Uassia with all that we
have heard 01 ner constant lea-aruiKiug,
uses only 0.61 per head. In tbe Cape
Colony and Natal they are not yet much
ahead of Russia, and aa lor other countries
of any importance in the world, tbe fig
urea go down from 0.76 lb. per head in
Denmark, to 1-I00th of a pound per head
in chocolate-loving bpain !
That tbe excessive use of tea is a com
mon cause of ill-health, and sometimes the
foundation of serious desease, will hardly
be auestioned bv any good medical ob-
server, vv ltn regard to the amount wnicn
may be said to constitute an excess, it is
measurable ouly by its effects. Tea" U a
stimulant, exhilarating to tbe nervous
system, and therefore frequently useful iq
nervous exhaustion, if not abused. ' Lake
other stimulants, it at first accelerates the
circulation, quickens the pulse, and, to
the exhausted, imparts a feeling of general
comfort, exhilaration and wakefulness
A French phvsician, Dr. Bergeon,
of Lyons, it is said, has discovered an effi
cient treatment for consumption. He has
treated 200 cases with marked success.
The treatmeut consists of daily infections
bv enema of medicated gases.' Carbonic
acid gass" when introduced into the system
by this method is found to be harmless and
rainless. Sulphuretted bvdrogeo is min
gled with it, the entire structure of the
and remarkable curative effects are ob
served. Tbe carbonie acid gas is practi
cally inert when takeq up uy tbe veins of
the intestines, but tbe sulphurous gas
reaohes every particle pf diseased tissue in
the lungs and, throat, and is. eliminated
from tbe system in the process ot expira
tion. The volume of gas used is very
large. At the outset a single liter is intro
duced, but the .auantitv , is. rapidly in
creased to ten or twelve liters for each
injection. . . . ,
$500 Reward.
The Carolina Central Railroad Company will
pay JTlvxi uv is uaau iju.uija.k9 niurvA.ni
for the apprehension and conviction of the per
son, or persons who displaced a rail about two
miles East of Matthews, thereby causing the
wrecking of a train on the night of February 7th.
- Li. J. JUIXJbO, OUpt.
Feb. 11,1887. '
New Arrivals
' : OF
DRY GOODS.
Plaid Nainsooks. Barred Muslins, Toile Du
Noras, Dress Ginghams. '
We have just a few Gossamers left,, at 50
cents, worth tl.25. Also few of those fine
Kids at 00 cents, uome ana see mem.
E. L. KEESLER & CO.
Feb. 18, 1887.
dbugs. :
burwell & dunn
Have on hand evervthine in the Drue line at
lowest market prices. .
. By giving our personal attention to every
branch of our business, we hope to merit a share
of the public patronage.
BURWELL & DUNN.
Successors to T. C. Smith & Co., Charlotte.
Feb. 18, 1887, i 1 : . J
A Word to Farmers.
Hold on to your , lands; Jmprove them
to the 'measure . of. your ability,,. Trite
suggestion, you think? . So be. it., It is
none the less a good one, whether the in
terests of the farmers or the citizenship of
the country at large is considered. : !
The disposition to abandon the farm, so
generally manliest -oi late years, nas
worked much injury to tbe country. .1
has tolled the cities and towns with vouns
men - id un remunerative clerkships, and
started many of inem on a lite pi poverty!
when to nave remained on the farm and
worked would have made them comforta-
I t ' a a. a i i
Die a 10 inamaun weaitn.ana important
contributors to the wealth of the; State
oorae wno nave ten, ine country ior cities
have been bettered: more have been hurt.
and' carry with them the truth that othei
occupations, aa well as 'thai of farming de
tnands totl,-'and .leaves' the toiler with
email reward. " r-
small reward.
rhe recent rapid flow of money into
our section of the oountry offers plauaiblei
and sUong inducement to farmers to selj
their land and invest in such enterprises
as promise large and quick revenues. A1-!
ready some have sold their land,: gathered!
what cash they could, and rushed into the
"boom" cities where. "foot front" purchases
and prices furnish the staple, of convert
sation, and laid their all not at at the feet
but in the hands, of brokers and real estat
4
dealers for investment. Of some of these
we will again bear in the press items tell-!
ing of their wealth; of many, very manyj
we will not hear in the press, but their
friends will bear in the wail over their un4
wise movements, or in the hard speeches
they make against providence. - J-
It the larmers, any considerable number
of them, shall sell out.we may again fall in-f
to the hnanoial straits into which -a wide
spread spirit of speculation threw us in '75;
btraits they were from which it has taken
weary years ot struggle to bring ns eve
tbe nope of deliverance, lhese years o
bitter experience, to say nothing of the
millions of dollars we lost, ought to count.1
for something as a warning against a speo-j
ulative tendency. If tbe farmer baa ' sur-j
plus money it may be well for' him to join
tbe company of those whose mind and
money are turned to iron, coal; dec.: but
to sell out lo get money is dangerous. j
We rejoice, and so ought the. farmer, lq
the "boom," for it is not baseless. The
good Father has put into our mountains
and plains vast wealth. Millions of money
is needed to convert it into marketable
form, and the millions are coming to do
it. Manufactories of various . kinds are
now going up; more will be built as the
veara come on. With tbe monev now
I coming will come an increase -of popula:
I. . rr '
tion, and this meana, always and every
where, increase of land value and increase
in the price of land products. - Nor will
the cities alone teel tbe effect ot this en
hancement of values. Even the remote
sections of the country will be affected by
it. Tbe investments now being 'made in
mining and manufacturing, instead of
drawing tbe farmer from his land,' ought
to fasten him more steadfastly to it. With
the helpfulness this capital brings to him
and his property he cannot afford now to
sell out 1
The danger of the farmers leaving the
country has in it far more than the danger
to itself so far as property is concerned.
Tbe question is by no means so' removed
from questions oi Church and State as not
to have upon them important bearings.
Space now will not allow the discussion of
that phase, but we suggest n.Jiiacon
(Ga.) Advocate.
A Heal Joint Snake.
Dr. Fitzgerald, Editor of the Nashville
Christian Advocate: I have read with
much interest the page of Natural History
in the Christian Advocate, and I notf
want to add to. tbe number of curious
things by contributing my mite. As
was plowing yesterday a piece ot new
ground near the woods, I plowed out two
joint snakes. The nrst one 1 wounded,
and as it was cold and could not crawl
fast, I put my foot on iti tail and rolled it
a little : it uniointed about ten inches of
its tail. I picked it up aod took it to three
persons near by and uniointed it again by
bending it so that they could see the
ioints unfastened, so they should see and
believe what bo maoy think is only a
myth a real joint snake. Tbe head part
ot that snake crawled away. And near
by I plowed out another, and reaching
down quickly seized it by its head to pre
vent its unjointing. for if you catch one by
its tail it will leave a part of itself in your
band and slip off with the other a means
of defense with which it is endowed to
evade its enemies. The snake is about
two feet long, and resembles,' a garter
snake, only it has no neck; its. head seems
to be on the thickest part of its body. It
has brown back, black stripes, and specks
on its sides, and white belly. If you know
of any museum attaohed to any of our col
leges or in Vanderbuilt University where
they would like to have it, and they wil
pay-express charges on it, I will send it to
them. Let ns hear from them right off, as
I can't feed it well, and I suppose it is
settles? hunsrv. having been a month or
two laying np for winter. Address ' Rev,
Geo. G. Jackson. JLuournaaie, Jrouc
county, llorida.
Cure fob the Itch. That excellent
lady, Mrs Mary C Dalton, of Ilou.ston-
ville, this county, who knows almost
everything, sends as a reoeipt which she
asserted a sure cure for the itch. She has
used it for forty years and has never
known it to fail. The reoeipt is as follows
and it will be welcomed by many in these
scratching times: One measure of fresh
nnslack lime; two measures ot . flour oi
sulphur; ten measures of boiling water.
Put all together in an earthen vessel or
porcelain kettle, place over a fire of coals,
stir until the ingredients are mixed, ' then
pour int o a vessel that can be well corked
and it is ready loruse. vvasn tne patient
nth warm water, then with tbe fluid. In
15 minutes or half an hour wash off, put
00 clean clothing, having a clean bed and
you are cured. When tbe itch has rnn
into sores, and it makes one suffer, , grease
tbe sores with tallow. Statesvtue Land
mark. . -
tT A little vinegar mixed with stove
hh will prevent the dust from ; flying.
1 sou vw uug ui iivib voguict.
1 a !
thrilling story about Indiana in
early
It was the August of 1813. In
part of the eounlty now known aa Ala
bama, thera came to tbe settlers who had
made their homes near where the Ala
bama and Tombigbee rivers meet, on a
beautiful summer day, news which filled
them ! w;tn consternation. : - il
The second war with Great Britain was
going on, and British agenta had aV last
persuaded tbe Ureek Indians to join them.
These Creeks were half-civilized, but a
savage in ineir moae 01 wariare as lb
most barbarous tribes. . To be allies of
Great Britain meant ' to destroy all tbe
white settlements in the Southwest. '
On this SOtfi of August and this in a
matter of history John Wilson, a settler
o the Tombigbee.' rode rapidly up to hia
Dome. t an wue. wno was snemng ; peas
on the porch, looked up in astonishment
"What on earth is the matter, John?"
she cried. "Where's the load of wood
you and Henry went for?"
"Don't worry about a load of wood.
Milly," he said: and looking at him she
saw he was troubled and anxious. "You've
got to think of something besides wood.
tlarry'JI be here in a minute. Get little
Molly ready, and pack np what food there
is in the house nothing else. . We must
get away from here in a few minutes.
Them red devils are let loose again.
"lhe Injuns!" she faltered, turning
white with terror.
Yes, they've iined the Britishers. Red
Eagle has taken FortMims. He had a
thousand warriers, and our people fought
for five hours desperately. It wasn't of
any use though. Five hundred men, wo
men and children, were : massacred. Our
turn will come next, if we stay here. Yon
must hurry. - Here's Harry.- We are go
ing to the stockade at Siquefield, and must
get there before night.' Ike Haden is
going with us. :
"What will he do with his sixty
hounds?" Mrs Wilson asked, as she made
her scanty preparations, and tied Molly's
sun bonnet over ber tangled white looks.
"Well, I reckon he'd sooner stay and
take his chance with the savages than part
with one of them. He's a good boy. but
them fierce brutes of his are a nuisance
sometimes. They would tear a man to
mince-meat before be could say 'Jack
Robinson,' if Ike told 'em to do it. But
he keeps 'em in order, I must say, and
they're handy in getting up the neigh
bors' stock, and killing wild meat when
we're short of food. Come, it s time to be
off."
As the Wilson family moved rapidly
through the settlement, they were joined
by other families, and among them by Ike
liaden, a stalwart young man, with
bronzed face and keen blue eyes. His
army of dogs were with him, almost filling
up the. road. ; . 1
Not a single white soul was left in the
settlement by 10 o'clock that morning.
The way was clear, for not an Indian was
seen, and near sunset tbe travelers were
within two miles of the fort.
There the team of the Hood family gave
out. It was a large family, numbering
seventeen, mostly women and children,
and old w 1111am flood proposed camping
there for the night. "You'd better not,
Neighbor Hood," Ike Haden said to him.
"It would be safer to push those ani
mala a little farther. They'll hold out for
two miles, I reckon. You'll get to the
fort late, but I'll stay behind with yon
till we get there."
"There isn't a bit of danger here," Hood
answered. "My cattle are dead-beat, and
I'm dead-beat myself. We ain't seed a
trail of the Injuns since we started, and
we're so near tbe fort that I feel
6afe as if I was there."
just as
' "But half a mile from a fort, with In
dians around, is as bad as twenty," per
sisted Ike Haden. "Don't be so stubborn
Neighbor Hood, with all these women and
children on your hands. ,
"You needn't talk abont bein' stubborn,
young man," Hood answered, angrily.
"We've . til talked enough to you abont
them ravenin' wolves you've got yelpin'
around.
Why, man, I'd. as soon be
a brute myself, as consort
aa you da . That was tbe
with em
way with
your
lather betore you. , That's tbe rea
son be didn't have nothin' to leave yon
but them brutes, i arm, stock, every
thing, melted away in keepin' np his
pack."
, "I've heard that a thousand times,
Neighbor Hood," Haden answered, with a
hot, angry flush on his dark checks, "and
I don't like it any better from bearing it
so often. It's an ungrateful speech, any
way, for my dogs almost provide the set
tlement with venison and game when it's
needed, and they ain't beholden - to yon
for keepin them."
Af . he rides off, we will take a gocd look
at him, for this story would never have
been written had it not been for Ike Ha
den and bis dogs. He was only eighteen
although he looked several years , older.
Those keen eyes of his took in ' every
thing at a glance, and his judgment, , if
swift, was remarkably good. Brave as
the bravest, his clear, cool head decided
rapidly, and then took every risk. In
spite of his youth, be was considered one
of the most intelligent and trusty members
of the little community. People said be
had but one weakness, and that was bis
dogs, his constant companions by day and
night.
He rede rapidly away, and soon over
took the wsgon containing the Wilsons.
"Do you know, Hood positively insists
upon camping on tbe creek, to-nigbt? he
said. He could have made two milea to
the fort if be had chosen to do so, and I ol
fered to stay behind and help him, if he
needed help, but he wouldn'flisten, to
roe. . $ . : t ,
"Camp out!" Wilson exclaimed. "With
all those women and children, too! Why,
he's insane, and worse, if he does such a
thing! t Why didn't yon make them come
00 Ike? ' It's too late for me to torn back
now." ' - :ls.
. "I said all I could,". Haden answered;
"but Hood didn't like it. : He snubbed me
about my dogs, and was so insulting in
what be said of father, that I got mid too
aod left him." '
John Wilson laughed, and Ike bent to
caress a monstrous hound, which, when bis
master paused for a minute, would plant
Hadea and His Dogs.,
his forepawa on his foot'iu the stirrup,
and raising himself up, look " gravely 1 and
questioningly in his owner's face.' ' ! ;'.
"Down Captain!" be said, as the line of
arch was taken up asain." "Lo6k' here.
Neighbor Wilson, Cap, here, has atauch
sense as apy of us, and more 'than' most.
He understands every word he hear,' and
when he looks in my face that way,' he
means, 'What Is 16 be done nextV" ' ;
"There's the Tort!? exclaimed Wilson.
Suppose you ride ahead with : the" dogs.
I there are Injuns around perhaps they'll
smell 'em out." ' , ! !
That night there was no' sleep for Ike
Haden. He tossed and turned on his hard
pallet in the fort, thinking ' of the 'family
elt behind. Accounts of other Indian
massacres had come to the fort that night.
and the savages seem to strike in several
places at once. At tbe dawn if day he
nas up. and with his dogs started to meet
the Hoods. "I somehow, feel anxious
about those folks,", he said ' to ' the ' other
men. . .
In less than half an hour he galloped
back. No man had ever before, seen Ike
Haden really excited, but now,: when he
dismounted from his horse, his' face was
ghastly, and his parched tongue " oould
scarcely articulate. ! s ' , ! J -5
"They're ail murdered out there! all but
four men who somehow managed' to "hide
in the bushes and are now coming in.'' It
was a dreadful eight men, women - and
ittle children all murdered!" Aed sick
and faint at the thought of what' be- had
beheld, Ike Haden sat down, unable 'lon
ger to stand. ; i'.'uur '
Not a word was said by the men in tbe
fort. Not from want of feeling, but the
knowledge that the fate of the murdered
family might-be theirs the next hour, gave
no time for mourning.-; A;strong .detach
ment set ont immediately, and brought
the dead bodiea in. . , : : , . .
"We had better bury them here within
the walls," said John Wilson. ."When
this scare is over we can easily move them.
I don't like going outside, the. stockade."
"I don't thing there's any , danger."
Captain Amea replied. "The scouts have
just come in and say that the Indian trail
shows that they nave gone .bouth. , . We
had better bury the bodies in the valley.
It's so near, we can get to the fort at the
first alarm." : , 1-
So it was decided. When the burial
procession set forth, the gates of the.V for
tress were left open so that they ' conld
rush in at a minute'B notice. 1 - ' -
Ike Haden bad gone after some cows
which had strayed from tbe lort, and on
whose milk the children . depended for
bod, and had taken bis dogs .with him.
If he had been in tbe procession, tbe keen
scent of his hounds would have detected
the Prophet Francis and his Indians, who.
flat on their faces', were bidden in a thicket
of . bushes a few hundred yards from the
lort. .. . - ; -. vi . -.-:
As tbe bodies were being lowered into
the grsve that had been made, the solemn
silence was broken , by the terrible war
whoop, aod fifty savages made a dash - at
the open gates of the fort. 1 Could , they
gain it, the people on tbe open plain wonld
be at their mercy, lhe white men saw
this, and running at tbe top of their speed
reached the gate and closed it. - '
"Men! men!" cried J6hn Wilson: "don't
you see that we've shut the" women 7 and
children outside, and the Injuns 'between
them and the gate? Do you think I'll stop
here and see my wife butchered before my
eyes? Let me out!"
"xou can do no good, Wilson,"!) said
Captain Ames, a stalwart backwoodsman.
They are four to our one. .Look , there!
Look at Ik Haden!'? mI 1 '
Haden and bis dogs bad come op at
that moment, and a glance told htm. the
state of affairs. His fleet "horse', wonld
have carried him safely away, but it nev
er crossed his mind to desert those help
less creatures. Raising himself in his stir
rups he cried, "At em. Cap!. . At 'em,
Leo in loud ringing tones. : '
-' In a second the pack of bounds' . were
upon tbe Indians. Each hound seemed to
single out his man and sprang upon , them
with tbe fury of a wild beast, and before
the astonished Indians could recover their
senses, the "women and children were
within the fort; but their gallant rescuer
was outside, with a score of savages un
hurt and eager to kill or capture him.
Without a moments hesitation Haden
put his bunting-horn to his lips and blew
a loud, shrill blast, which brought iliis
surviving honnds around: him.. Several
had been killed in the fray.- With des
peration he spurred his hors& through the
Indians, while shot after thot whistled
around him. Fortunately they all missed
their mark save one. That struck 1 his
horse and he fell to the ground; bat 'the
dauntless boy ran fleetly to the "gate.
which was unclosed to admit him and sev
eral of his dogs.' i ; .
The chase was so close at the ' gate, in
closing, crashed tbe foot of the nearest
pursuer. Five bullets bad passed through
Had en's clothes, but not one had' injured
him. To say anything against Haden's
dogs after that, was an insult to every
man, woman and child in the Alabama
settlement. ,--.,
127" In Holland, an unmarried lady
always takes tbe right arm of her escort,
while the married one selects the left side
of her husb.and. So deeply has the , cus
tom entered into tbe life of Hollanders
that at a churoh wedding the bride enters
the edifice on tbe right side of a - groom,
the young wife returning on the left", side
of her husband when tbe ceremony '. has
been performed. No unmarried lady in
that country can dream of going to church,
concert or any other plaoe of public as
semblage without tbe escort of parents or
male members of the family." She cannot
take a walk, pay a visit or go shopping,
unaccompanied by her mother or some
married lady friend.
Hzbx is TBUTH.-r-If all men were equal
in regard to wealth there would be differ
ence to-morrow.' If all the money in the
world were distributed in equal shares,
one man would be extravagant and an
other careful; one would be indolent and
another ihdusti ions; so that the next day
some would be comparatively poor and
others rich. Until God makes all people's
brains and bodily health jost alike, - there
will always be men of low and men of
high degress.- . - - s " rr ' 1
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