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Poiiip Tra8ehelr an i year-oiJ gardener, crawled bead fore wbt into tie furnace used to beat the creef'bou9 of Lis uncle, Loais Sbmutz, 1H UiatksoQ (street, Flatbasb, and was pasted to death. Traaohel eame to this gantry about a year ago, and was Jeoi b:0tI by bis uncle, wbo intended to train mm aa a i;i'm.. juacjj man was 1 -y r-1 T . I f n . . ..not aad atadieas, and when big day's v-rlt W8B finished he w accustomed to tpoudiDg bia evenings reading. He fre quently spoke of the burden of life, and fid tt 'f d'd not Uiik life waa worth uv r.i. bat bis associates did not sanncna tbt tia contemplated suicide. It was yUi ot IrUiCbei dutj te keep the fires miruiLK iu the green Mouse furnace. -Ouluebfay evening, Truackel and A! ltd iM&esy, fellew labarer, were nuiiirg t jjetber in th greenhouse just ovtr tie entrance to the furnace. Trau-toi-leeeo-ed as composed as usual, aBd s.iJ mining t indicate tbat be meditated t8,i (jeoii ucuou. There was a strong heat iu i fit mtxaet), and as the plaew was close tIi(i wans, Dernesy btcatue drowsy, and Qicppi' g tisper full osieap in hia oaair. He uwuite about 10 o'clock, and foaud iiupcutl atiii reading his newspaper. U.rnt) y Uitu want into the other grtitu ,,,mb'. oi Rulu itll selrtp VV ijou li ivu.Lid ttji:aed nio Cwuijmnioii, and V'.ui tli'OUt (MiilLg twf DlOJ. K$ lie -(j: " -ljJ( lit uclriUliiiO i t iiiiiiacc aiju g i T . b a utto. t j.uu pro. ui.iug itia iarnuCtj be saw tu- oi liubcuti piouudmg from Uj- tju I ui lUo lUiUaC Hi ttl OdC' polled tt,t) h ' U UUI u. -i pan w s t;i .1 ill! a. liio'.-i Tl-e iun-bCo duur lb BO WlUall llim iiu.ouel mubi iiaTe oiawied in, forcing bih ku) wnu Lu- hands aud feet. Tnis he tou.ci nut utkVo doii wiibeat burning bis . imu(t bbveiciy 1 Litre wh a bigti bank di Lu. CuniB, VVLiCli UiUal UjTi) DQrUfd lnr tl on Uclolt) lit) VVttb nBpuyXiaitd by liic usa lu BeuietiiUg luo y-rtiUUOUsw a tma ub JoutiU, WiJieu couiained tbe tui Iai:. wrniau in Crt-rmau : Flaibuph, March 1, 1881 Uiod-by to an Aud if any one i t ied t f lift; h8 1 LU, De i.d ttjy dt as I t. tti nUiiu im di'.' Phiup Tic chel Ci.T'Ihi K-.-'.er nei'J au niqiissi ytsier duv. Allied Derneuy lesiitied that Trus. Cdti LsiJ ( Keu Buid tbat if be bad a pistol l wond fehuot himself. He alio sf okc tt L;i jU g LltUStilf . Luirt Huhtuu z testified tbat bo bad tturd Truocbiei say that he would shoe? LiuBdlf if he got a chance, bus the wit Hen thunght lhat he was fooliDg. Mr. hctiBiu z identitiad tbe haadwriiiug upon ILe card h8 that of his nephew. jury dided that Trasehel bad cnpi ilio ihw (nrn.ace while tsDQpordrilj insure, JSev$ lorn Herald A Etv'a Advl'ntube with a Buhglab Lnni WcUntsday evening a burglar made a Qttermiued tffort to futer tbe house of Win, Parker, No. 53 SL-ulb I street Mr iarktr, wto woiks at the Savage, had ttii j bid tn toax day in the evening" do went lo bid work as usual, and h;s vite went out to call upon a neighbor. luviug 'si the iicUao Ler sou Willie, aged mantel!, ulu ner nine girl, seven or iliht years of age. Soon after the mother left a burglar came to the rear Goor, atid, inserting a pair of nippers goi Lu!d of thti key and began to turu ii. it'5 t)uy held tho key on the iuside xirbCLiiy-ne lounu tnat tbe Durglar wae -"inuug me Key in nis Dana, ana geitmg V' uuaiacr thai happened to be within - tn.a, hb pui it tbroUidb tho ring ot tbe K7- ibo psnhlder was soon broken wiu'u tL boy put ibe BtroDgeat part of it iui.iuu ina tey, and whispered to his Jane Klt,r to hold ii wiih all her nwgb 'f hue ha ?ut a pistol. Tte pidtI was : nve shooier, nud wnen tbe boy got bock he slim iLrough ihe lowr panei ot li e J . .01'. ;i in 1 , Vi j i . - . IuiJUl'Ii! : nuf ih ' " " wuiifti HtauiuKUDU. l i. in O A oqoi took effect in one ihe burglar's legs. The t'H tl Wbg downward, and ii range of the in front ot me 'gcd it a did not find lodgings in the flow's leg. Tbe boy first proposed get t,cK Huder the tablo with a pistol and touting ihe burglar as bo.hi as bis sister lc tiim coma luio tn bi DB', but the sinit-r t'ji--.d io mm art aogemont. Tho fel kuew toe children had been lefi in u'j Luiijtf, and called to them, threaten iir Hum it they did not open the door. Virginia (Nev ) Enterprise. riitPKTUAL Motion David Jennings, of l-)iu, JN I, iiaa bow on exhibition a per Kmai naouou mactiiue, -wniC'i he cinluas will eventually supersede stem pjWr. ti id a uikcbiLfe 6 leet by 8, and consist a iiaoae wurk with two incliaes and Itipeedicular, with a hollow wheel at the l p, in WLich is a shifting Oonnier balance, iu otner words, a wheel that ia oon htiunliy threaa tff its eeutre. Over this bktl tttd down tbe inolioe and perpan 'i:fttiur xuna an end'oa belt, with, at in tivla ut aouut two feet, rV"lviny Kis, the pine pie on whicn it workt- beiLg itu a certain weight running down iteiine and perpendieaiar, one pound "ill draw three up a certain incline. The power l estimated by poaads. Mr Jen L'tys Buys that be has epent nearly $3,000 ,ulerlciiug this machine, for aqaarter 1 which he was recently offered $10,000 Rkuarxabu Isstancb or Gbatitddb. An old laoy, ninety years of age, very weauny noo tali of wit, died recently at oDiaiuebieau, im France. Her will con llnued tbis . provision: "I leave to my Physician, wnose enlightened oare and ise presenpttona have made me live no l0g all tbat is contained in the old ken chest in ray boudoir. The key of le ehest will be found ander tbe mat reas of my bed," TbCheira were much distarbed, lor they foresaw a material JfimioBtion ot their share of the property, -the fortunate and expectant physician at leayib arrived. The notary delivered to k'ui tue key of ibe chest. It was opened 6 "'J t'juua to oou.diu solely all tue urn h"U pvjatUd, ttui lubikOi, wniau luo wortny yaieiau uad given h.s patient for twenty HOW CI1UIICH.T0.WER CLOCKS ARe WOUND. The oldest tower clock in tr.w in St. Paul's " ateanL. T ... IS 778 by John Thw.if T."r m,,u in clock . "a -I v -uuuviub, 1BI in t. John's ch tower in loin m. . . . I in ft a placed in its loftv nation onn .2 " ioU XUe Arinit, !!- I ne pavea.nt, in 1846, by Jae Eogers " "'utt i sin eicca rnna wait kni a damp chilly weather it om6ti stops, owirg to the preeipitatio of mois ture ob me wueels. Uriginallv two men were reqaired to winl it w. three 1,500 pound weights having to be lifted ver fifty Jeet,' 8om , time ago tbe winding gear was chaerad so that oae tan can now wind it. DeecribiDg the operation of winding, he clock-keeper said: Th nrar.k- ia about twentv inches lima fer, xi, t tarn it around I mfr a aw..n p ,u: ""icy ui tuiriy ncbes. its a t?oad deal hurri- ih.n in. ng a grindstone, but the machine ha a ratchet, so that I can ston rest and an whea I want to. The crank has to bs tnried 750 times to turn tha harral 21 times. Around the barrel is wound the wire roue tbat holds tho 1 fiftn weight. The weight is bimply a bex with pieces of iron in it. Tnat is verv old lashioaed. Now we have iron weights so moulded that they cau be added to or aetr.etfd froea. uml tha rado nieoty. A new wire ropeWaa m to me ctamss weisht the other dav' T i TOD iH Whnt 1H ft.lllfl u tillr rnna and ' i 280 tl I Uff iii) tiirto. n.n.r. ..f iu-;a (.uica ,I; ik--8 m u uour and u hail to wind u tha cAno.k " Si. P aul s ciook baa a single back gear and iwo weighis of 1,000 pounds each. ' lake tbreg QunrlT of n hnnr tn t''t II S . JoQh's oldP.lt if ...unrt m 8 luan .11 Hour; wnil modem Chicb: ot St (jreorga's in charge of the same keeper, is wound in fifteen minutes. The Towkrs of Silence. These towers, niou ar bunt in a compound on the iop of Malabo HiU. ia the Islaod of B unbay, nrr ix iu uuiatMr, aud overlook ibe sea, me oldest beiug 300 years The uternal arrangements of the towers are as follows: ibe bodies are plaoed in three separate circles the outer and larger one for men, the middle one for women and tbe eaat.lit for children. ftiere is'i pit iu 'he c:iir, into wbieti the bones are iurovu a; ler ibe &mtx is stunued a a S, and paths to aliew the priest to move about. Tbe fleering gradually siaks to the eaatie to let the rain iato the pits. from which it filters into the earth. The tow era vary in t-iza from about thirty to fifty feet in diameter, aud eight to four teen ia height. - --wwr"- This Parse mede of disposiag of the dead seems to European saiads very re volting. The body, after the religious ceremony is performed ia the temple here tbe friends are assembled, is car ried out and placed in one of tbe towers, where it remains exposed to the elements until the fltsb is eatirely eaten off by tbe crowds of vulture's which frequent the place, ia about one hour. When the bkeieten becomes7 dry, it is tarown into the pit in the centre; thus the rich aud peor meet together on one level of equal ity after death. Whea the pit becomes fall of hones, they are taken oat r,and mrown into the sea, thus fulfilling one of the principal tenets of the Zoroaster reli gion, "That the mother earth shall net be defiled." The Fibst Pobcblain Factoby in . in Ukited States The firBt atanufactory of traaslaeent porcelain in the United States has recently been established ia New Or leans hy Mr Eugene Sargi, who has en gaged tbe services ef Mt d'Eataaapes, for merly direetor of a porcalaia factory at Vierzsn, France. The latter had already started the basiasis ia New Orleans in a smalt way, but was importing his kaolia Imm Frftnrt haia inrnerant tbat kaolin m, rnnijita oahtv could be obtained ---a - s - ..... in this coautrv. ihe arm ol eapitaiists wbo took bold of the business of yr d'Ea lampes fr the purpose of conducting it . I a - u i l. ob a large scaie, cauaeu a eearuu io vc made for the proper kind of kohn, and ultimately foand it in Robertson eoauty, ltxus, on the lie of tbe ileus to a and Texas Central Railroad The first batch ef the new porcalaia has just heea drawn from the kiln, aad is said to be excellent wure, though a littia tfi color from tha daaapaess of the aaw kiln, la white glaaad pottery ware, for ordiaary domes iio service, ibe factories at Treatoa, Balti more and elsewhere are turning oat table and chamber services aqaal to the best of i.ho kind loaoortea. ana me aemaua it . 1 1 . L. L. .. BUUU " " " " T n . . t t T 1 m r mAW A I .Ml I .N tmvB 1 1 . , r recently baen opened m i.iiiuii 1. a.iMA ..h the decoration, whieh until lately was done in Treutoa, is now doBe ia Baltimore by art workmen brought ou tor the pur pose. Savannah News A North Qabolina Industry. During recent years tbe collection of medioinal and other plants has beoome a large and profitable industry in North Colina. The tiade oenters at Siatesville, where an enterprising firm have established one of tbe largest bo'auioal depots in the world. Their siock oompnses i,uu varieties 01 roots, herbs, barks, ceeaa, uawere ana mosses, and all sorts 01 pianis ior o.r barinma. some of them peculiar to the flora of the State, and others fouud more abundaatly there than elsewhere ibe quantities now on hand vary from 50 to ao.uuu pouaaa 01 eauu r-j the collectora either in oash or goods, and last year they disposed in this way of $40,000 worth of merchandise. Their warehouses have 270,000 square feet of flooring, which will give an idea of their . ... n( ih. nrAdncta thev capacity ior iui osu u, " f j 1 ii-nn imm a l Quarters. Their BIO UVtlUVUUK aavraM A . . I shipment last year amounted toi,bUU,uuu pounds. ' , The, collectors are largely Cherokees. Diseasid tbdit Tkees. We have tried it repeatedly and never knew it to fail. That is, cutting off the diseased part and slitting the bark on one side of the limb and body from the effected part down, iu faet, if the diseased part h cat off and tbe limb end body eiit, it will etop tie destruens of toe tree, or at Uaat it baa for us every time. &TATJ4 CAPITOL. The Senate met at the usaal hour, liientenaat Governor ftobinson in tbe chair. Petitions wore offered as follows : Mr Burwell Bill to facilitate the basi- . t . . . . .. ' lD.Vniw Assembly. Mr Parish Bill to renublisb the re ports or tbe Supreme Court Senate bill 614, to authorize the com mieeionart to levy a special tax, passed its third reading yeas 31, nays 1. House bill 767, Senate bill 679, to estab lish a graded school in Goldsboro, passed its third reading yeas 32, nays 1. Houso bill 690. Senate bill 687, to pro hibit live stock from running at large in Lecoir county, passed its third reading y oas 27, nayo 6 Sanate bill 493 to protect farmers and fisbermea. HoBBe bill 163, SeDato bill 478, to rega lata effioial advertising. The Special order was taken ap, which was Ssnate-bill 184 to authorize the Pied mont .Railroad to extend aid to other roads. The following amendment was proposed by the oommittee: Provided, that nothing herein shall impair the con tract between the State and W J Beat nor tha rights of private stockholders. Mr Whitaker efftred a substitute, tho effect of which was to carry out the pro vision of the contract between W J Best tad ihe State of North Carolina. Mr Davidson offsred an amendmert li at nothing herein shall be construed la C'libge or Luodify thn effect, of the con- traci. Between tae stale ana VV J e st. nor to relieve any of tbe assignees of tbe road from ills obiigatioas to build tbe road to Paint Kock and Duck town And cro video furttor, that nothing in this act 8. all be cOLKirUed to impair ibe securi y ... a oi ine siaie Mopsrs Jones, of Davie, and William son, of Edgaoombe, offered amendments Mr Burwell spoke at length in favor of the bill. Messrs Clarke, aad Williamsoa, o: ibdgacombe, in opposition. a a m . . i 1 i - an air dcoii, oi xwocKitignam, onered an ameadment, ibe effect of which is to for bid aid to any road escape, the North Carolina and the Western North Carolina Railroads. Mr Barwell ensred an amendment to this amendment excepting the University Kniroad Adopted. Mr uiHiKe . nt rea an amenament thai ihe Iriedmout xtaiiroad Company shall build the road to Ducktown, and they shall hind themselves thereto, and if they fail to build tbe said road within ton years, they snail torieit their right, title and in terest in tha Northwestern North Caro lina Hailroad. Amendment was lost. Mr I3m well nffrpi um -mdiaMV insert after "Piedmont "Railroad Com pany"the words "or University Kailroad." Adopted. Mr Clarke ottered an amendment to strike out Piedmont Railroad wherever it occurs and insert Richmond and Danville Railroad Company. This amendment provoked considerable discussion. A call tor tbe previous question was refused. Mr Clarke moved to postpone until 8 o clock this evening. Motion prevailed The hour for the special order arrived which was the consideration of the bil relative to the Piedmont Railroad Tho question before the Senate waa the amendment of Mr Clarke to strike out Piedmont Railroad Compaay, wherever it ooenrs, and insert Richmond and Dan ville Railroad Company. Mr Burwell opposed tbe amendment, bat favored the bill. Mr Whitaker spoke at length, taking strong ground against tbe passage of tbe bill. The question was now upon the amend meet of Mr Clarke. His oall for the yeas and nays was refused, and the amendment was lost. The question was upon the passage of the bill upon its second reading, and it passed yeas 25, nays 14. . 'P, !,. Q tu xutaruico io ,ioFcuu. uu uc bill passed its tnira reaaing, Tbe House was called to order at 10;05 hy tbe Speaker. Petitioas were presented as follows : Mr Smedes offered a resolution provide ir g the sum of $50 for tho purchase of Bibles and other books for tbe Peniten tiary, which passed its several readings. Mr Savage To secure the creditors of ci'ies, towns and counties ia their rights Mr Blaisdell To amend the constita tion so tbat tbe members of the (ieneral Assembly may receive the sum of $5.00 D, t dav. for a Deriod not exceeding 100 days The special order for 12 no, the bill to I mtninnd rnr I it Hiiim'iri. ill I im inniLDU- I . . . . t. . , t- ; . 1 iiiuTavkv .v. vu w wm-u-- T . J J- 1 n.rv si not ou us Riflona reaaiair. -j, r Mr Mannine moved to strike out syu.uuo and insert $75,000. Mr Bledsoe moved amend by inserting oo.vuu. pr nnn Mr Smedes ODDosed the amend meats rr" . and advocated tbe bill as it came irom tne committee. He thought, if the State could, it would be advisable to completel the Pcnitantiarv speedily Mr Rosa moved to amend so tbat th frnna coBvicta on the Ooe Far aad Yadkin Valley Railroad should not so to tha support of the Peni tentiary, because tbe road paya tor tnese in mortgage bonds. Mr Manning advocated hia amendment Ho thought that if $75,000 was appropri ated it would leave, after deduetias ex penses, $50,000 to be applied to tbe com relation of the Penitentiary Mr Bledsoe advooatea ms amoaumauw . , , . . T L It waa loat. Mr Tate said he tb curht it would not De wise to grant the Peaitentiary lese thaa $75,000, and that the finance oommittee I ana nonaidared the matter. 1 , . . , . j Mr Rose spoke in favor efhia amend- mint. It waa lost. Mr Manning's amendment was adopted. The bill paeaed its second reading. On motion of Mr Meaning, the rales were suspeaded aad the bill put en its third reading. It has been fouad by actual experiment that a glass globe three inehes ia diame ter and one-tantk of aa inch in thickness wi.l bear a preasurs of seven tons to the pouarc inch, without being crushed or permeated with water or alcohol. CHARLOTTE, N. "a. FRIDAY, MARCH TABU COSSIP Cows should be calked regularly and clean. Scrimping the feed of fattening hoga ia a waste of grain. - ,T Hay is a great dl cheaper made in summer than purchased in winter. One thousand laths will eover seventy yards of surface, aci eleven pounds of nails puts them. on. " - Sheep manure ia Hiutih richer than that of cows. Practically. :tr is estimated at nearly doable the y a' i; a of that of cattle. When potatoes r?' ;ozan the anaonnt if sugar they co.V:dojLbied, the starch undergoing a corresponding dimi nution, while part of the protein paasea from tbe coagaiable into the soluble form During tbe process of rotting tbe potato loses half its nitrogenous constituent and the whole of tbe sugar. Thikning Cokn. A Northern corn grower thinned soma of bis corn two stalks in the hill, some throe stalks in the bill, and a third part three to seven stalks, or all that come up he let grow. Tho first yielded fifty and a halt bushels, and tbe last sixty-eight basbels. This indicates tbat corn even in our climate shoald be . thicker than w usually have it, one to two stalks in the bill, but it most be remembered that much depends upon tbe strength ef tbe soil. It would be folly to have oven two stalks to the bill on very poor land, and yet we have seen a generally euceefesfui farmer drill his eorn and leave the staiks not over one loot apart on very thin laad. We noted bis field whfen the corn was green, and again when the corn was mature. He iad an abundance of " nubbins," but not much core. Half the number of Btalka in bis field would have yielded more corn, aud better grain, with less labor of hand ling. Wo have known three stalks to the bill to produce eighty-two basbels of corn to tbe acre in this section, Bat tbe soil was highly fertilized and well culti vated. Monthly Farmer 1 DEFECTIVE COTTON SEED. From Southern Txas, where the far mers have begun to think about the new cotton season, we have already received a few scattering letters complaining of tue iriiary to eetd caus d by itt ma) Fall and Winter season, and if we are not mistaken this will be a prolific source of trouble throughout tbe south before a good stand is achieved for the next crop. Many thousands of dollars were loat from this cause last season The excellant practice of testing tbe ratf-roBb before ci-f 'itr Uaa ia aaaaa jb of in seme parts of -ieorgia. quality may be very readily determined by count ing oat one er two hundred seed and planting them evenly in a shallow box of mellow sou, and, after watering the box with warm water, set it in a light, warm place. In a few days tho seed will ger minate, when ihey may be coasted, and, it only seventy-five or eighty out of the hundred come np, it will show that tbe quality is sufficiently good to justify the use only of a basbel to tbe acre on any bat very etifi clayey soil. Uu laad of the latter character, or on any land very poorly prepared, it may be safe to use a bushel and a halt, and over tbis is never necessary if the seed are of good quality, Three to 5 bushels et seed were all wel enough, perhaps, when a planter wanted to injure a " perfect stand" of three Stalks in the bill, and bills nine inches apart, but now, whenintelligent and progressive farmers are getting to see tbat not over 7,000 stalks are desirable, and tbat in most cases 5,000 are better, they find a bushel of seed amply sufficient. Even when drilled this is enough, and when the land is ehecked half this quantity will in sure a perfect stand. Cotton Paper WORK FOR THE MONTH. In the Field. Planting should proceed ia sooa earnest not, nowever, in great haste and witheat regard to doe prepara tion, for we" hold that it is more profitable to delay planting fox favorable weather and far needed preparation than to plant ia haste withoat tbeie advantages, merely to he up with our neighbors, or to be early. In eur owa aeetioa we think the first mild, pleasant weather ia March, by all odea, tbe safest and best. If the soil is act wet there will be good work and quick sprouting ap of tba grain, before the grass aad weeds make thair appesr- anee, and only the eat worms and birds he to fitzht. white ibeie aaav be given tan liberty of raiding, by thick pleming All I . iKrm.iH n ill net do roaay ante wnti me - I .1 I U. LI Ul . . k- 1 nee waaiuer urs iu iuom, um 11 mi 1 . . . . . . ... 1 uaias nave oeen properiv ieacea, an toe ground "cleared up," thea, we Bay, whether The land h.s been broken or not, pat in I 1 e-n U.A 4 tfkcT U . .c?! 1 nnr a&rlv (inn. to Be oal OI the wav or , j;"?u 1 tne later piloting ouuv iu( oiuse 01 m I . , 1 :i xt 3 moutn, or even ia pni. aio gooa iarmer can afford to plant all bis corn at oae time, whether early or late, uulosa he has no regard for tbe feddu crop, which, ia e I our aoa hay growing ragioa, ia indis pensable. Tae tedder ia valuable, if well oared, aad ta be able to aave it properly. the farmer aboald net be obliged to pull down hia whole erep at one time. At tbia writiag (February 1st) thousands of horses aad mules have catered apoa the crop aeaaon witn anori rations, ana in many instances, wholly without forage, while tho town end villages arc asms hav abipped from the North Thia should be a warning to our larmers far the future to induce then to plant both early and late, and to give atteatioa not ealy to tbe fed der crop, bat also to tne raising of bay. If tbe South could not raise bar sap- plies ef grain aad lorage, tbe deficiency would be exouaable, but we are absolutely without creditable excuse, "Failure ef the cren" will not do With climate and aoil capable of each a wonderful variety ef produetiena, aad aeaaens eoatinuiag through almost ball the year for planting, j if we fail ia one thing, we oaa have aa- ethcr; and if, under these faverable eir- camstanoca, oar barae arc empty, oar stock poor, and our accuuuts unpaid, the fault must be traced to earwa want appreeiation of our advaatages, ladoianoc ia tbe laboiiag departsaent, or igneraaoe of isle and economical managemeat. All 11, 1831. are alike discreditable to oar elaime of in- teiligeace and industry, aad aolcss e ronse np Irom tbe etnpoi oi depreaei.M. aad poverty, which seems to be settling down upon tba farmers of this rogioa, tha claica to enterprise and success, whieh we have, energetically eaough, propagated abrcad, must be speedily abandoned. a armera most give batter, closer attea- tion to business, aad the time to begin is now, while we may choose what and when to plant. The provision crop shoald be ample, aad that mcaas, some to spare. Cotton We tfciak the laad should be listed as early as practicable ia the winter to cover up and rot such vegetable matter as may be on the ground as well as mil- vcriz and eilotb"axirlr,,llfiTn1U''1iaiJ not been done, however, it may be yet, for April or May planting. For good, clean, rasy work iu cultivation, let the laud be well cleared of all brash, trash aud old rank grass. Secure the best prolifio seeds for planting, tbat yon may have the great-- est possible yield for tbe laad aad labor, and then plant oorn, peas, rice, and pota toes until the cotton maaia hour arrives. Oats May be planted early in March, with reasoaable expeutation of profitable yield, whore scarcity of ether grain pre vails. Potatoes. The first good, dry, warm weather iu March will be favorable to tho planting of aweet potatoes where they are to-grow from slips or the cuttings of lie potato-, whiob ehoald be dropped, two or thrae in each hill, if small, aad about eighteen inches apart on ridgea throwa up lth the plow, have a good handful gof Compost thrown on each hill, and covered by drawing up the soil two or threa'ino .oj over them with tbe hoe. Draws mav also bt put out as soon as produced in the bed, Farmer's Monthly CLirrlNOS. Soand travels at tha rate of 1142 feet per second in the air, 4690 in the water, 11,000 in east iron, 17,000 in steel, and 18.9U0 in glass. In turniD& into ice; water expands or swells, that is, any given quantity ot wa ter makes a larger amount of ice, and the ice is therefore lighter than the water. Alligators build nests about four feet high, resembling hay cocks. They are made of mud and herbage The eggs are dwpositfid in iRyers, separated by a strata oi mod about eitiit mcbes thick. One n -st usually contains from 160 to 200 A watchmaker of Copenhagen has con structed a clock that needs no winding up. It. is kept going constantly b means of an ejectrio current, tbat operates on the eprine and maintaining an unvarvin? aodpermaBtst state of tension. Atten tion to the electric battery once or twice a year is all that is necessary to keep the clock in motion for an indefinite time. In Millbridge, Me, at the house of Capt Means, there is a little girl, nine years old, who comes frcm one of the cannibal islands of the pacific An American ves sel called there for water, and the natives brought the child to sell to the captain for his dinner, offering to prepare her pro perly. The captain bought her, bat said he would prefer to kill his own meat, aad so brought her home. She still believes she will be killed and eatea ; and when strangers enter tho house she clings to1 Mrs Means and begs not to bo taken away Scientific American gives tha fol- lowiag direction for making court plas ter: ook isinglass in a nine warm water for seventy-four hours; then evaporate early all tbe water by a gentle heat; dissolve the residue in a little diluted alco hol; and strain the whole through a pieoe of open linea. Tbe atrair ed mass should be a stiff jelly when cold. Now stretch a pieoe of silk or sarsenet on a wooden frame, and fix it tight with tacks or pack thread. Melt the lelly and apply it to the Bilk thinly and evenly with a badger hair brush. A second coating must be applied when the first has dried. When botn arc dry, apply over the whole sur face two or three ooatings of the balsam of Peru. "Piaster thus mada is very pli able, and never breaks. A CHILD WITH A DOG'S HEAD, A Pittsburg correspondent of the Cin cinnati Commercial asserts that there ia a singular freak of aaturc near Greensbnrg, Pa., which bas never been made pablio. There is a family residing near there which has a child that was born in hnman form, with tbe exception that the child had a deg's head on its body. It ia aaw ia its twelfth year, hale and hearty, but barks like a dog. Tbe familr aaTTed, at the time of its birth, a death warraat en the doctor attcadiag, aad a neighbor wo man, wba was called in tor the ocoaaioa, stating that they would be killed ii they avae rawaa la1 llham. amia t.aar a ah aa 'I Kava 0atA i ii, u;u.- .u- -:i u ... I ever reveaieu mo misiorinae- mire re no oiuuio. - i.h;, I . u ..f.,.t. . a ;.ii;A U twin ft all perfect and intelligent. How this fact reached the ear of the reporter, ia that a party who waa on its way to Colorado re vealed it te him just before departing. He said be visited the beuse one day en baaiuess, bat foand tbe pareats oat aad the children were too small to explain la- celligeatly their whereabouts. Ia looking about the house to see whether thay were ia aay ef the rooms, be ehaaced to open the doer of the room in whieh the mon strosity waa confined; after taking a good look at it ha was about to close the door whea the parents came ia another door. Tbe father immediately drew a revolver aaoa the man. aad there made aim I promise never to reveal tha fact, er thea and there meet bis dsatb. Ha answered ia the affirmative, aad there learned that tbe aaotuer a few saoatns before tbe birt of tbe cuild bad visitnd a ueigub 'rut family who bad a feroeioua dog, wnieh at tacked ber. Abe laaeuy aaya tuat ue eae I living baa ever aeea the child but the doe- ter aad female attenaaeta apoa 11a eirtn and themselves. Tbe matter has mads their whole life a torture, aad while thsj have prayed daily for its d-ath it coa tiaata to ramaia bsaithy. 1 b - '?, ecca eionaiij aad raises quits a f.r r ia the room, oat to prevent ia pauus . Oai see pco.isg snjftjing they eoosuntly ksp ssvarai dogs aboat tha plae. Tha lami.y are weil-te-do, aad ewa quite a valuable farm. FALL AND WINTER STYLES READY FOR W. KAUFMAN & CO., cOffS-SJOOK OF FALL AND WINTER a o W aSE'-S V23 For Men Boys and Children, is larger and more complete than ever heretofore, and at prices seldom equaled, and never beaten. Come and learn our prices and examine our goods. It will pay you. W. KAUFMAN Jfc CO., - Sprlnga' Corner. IB WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN All Kinds of Furniture. Beddina Ac. A full I rtl -Tl 1 1 -W- I i hfifln hfiflSLftaflS ifflinOrfla i a w.vi , a-iv isiig vu, Coffins of all kinds on hand. Trade MILLINERY AND HAIR GOODS! I announce to th 3 nVoltn thit mv iin-lir nr 17.11 a i ( -if .-. i m.r... w, flm " tair interest to call oa bif ra b 171 1 Ur i )Va, a -a itsik U entirely new and of the latest etyles. Outoa, Pebble aa 1 MUn Scrt tf cj, i 1 ea endlees variety of Pluah, Wool aai Fur Falls. A.ls alai liajof Silt a toea, Bilk Velvet, Velveteen aad Plushe3 ia all th iew juiIjj, with blrl an 1 Pjafitn c to matoh.. I have also, a nice seleetl n of Returning thanks for past patronage, am, very respectfully, Neat and stylish work a specialty. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN STOVES, TINWARE HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS 250 QggMag Slavas, Law Moos. OALL FOB THE declg ly McSMITH'S MUSIC HOUSE. 1880 1881 (BRANCH OF LUDDEN" k BATE3.) Prices, Terms and Kverythlng Exactly the came. WE MEAN BUSINE33, AND 1,500 FAMILIES IN NORTH AND SO. CAROLINA BNDOR3B EVERY OR3AN AND PIANO WE SELL. ORGANS Read these figures A 15 Stop Organ, with 4 Sets of Reals, Sub Base and Octave Coupler, for $85; Stool aud boak. Qaaracteeifor6yeara. Bead for circulars. PIAN03 Chickering A Sons, Mathuihek, Q jiid & Church, Arion, Southern Gem. ORGANS Mason fc Hamlin, Peloubsl A Go, Sterling, Albion, La Petite. PIANOS Read these figures. Pionoa $160 and up. A 7 octave Rosewood Case, two round corners, fall Agraffe overstrang Bass, aad ia every way first class, and fully JSf: ."ol lad oovlr I 0 Only reliable makers represented. We send on fifteen daya trial. We pay freight both waya if no aale. We can't be undersold for cash,' OUR ONE TEAS PLAN 1NABLE3 EVERY ONE TO BUT. . Christmas is coming aud Me3mith has not forgotten the little folks. Couatry mer. chants would de well to write to me for lists of small Insbrumeata before they bay Write aad tret my Illaat rated eatalogaae aad price Order from thia House and aave Imeand freight. Address, JK. HcBMITII, P O Box 179, Charlotte, IT C. BOOUD Xi O T Ladies' and Misses' Spring CLOAKS. JUST WITTKOWSKY & BARUCH. Charlotte, N C, February 25, 1M1, NUMBER 49 INSPECTION. ... ! iff j a- - 4 A .i - J ' Line of -w. m . ' KflT ftf 311(1 (jhflmhflr Nilltfl uiiivi uau VUUUIIV1 NU&WJ Street, Charlotte, N. C. ap ly and soliciting a continuance of the earn MRS. It. McELI, Trade Street, Charlotte, N O. octl BARLEY SHEAF. OF RECEIVED, it It H If i 1 1 - J,