North Carolina Newspapers

fteis Paper is 39 Years Old CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1891. VOLUME XXXIX. NUMBER 1934 THE kjHABLOTTE DEMOCRAT, PUBLISHED BVXBY FRIDAY BY J. P. STRONG. Itbbms One Doiler and Ffty Cents in advance for l yeartwo uouars on time. ' Entered at the Post Office in Charlotte, N. C. 'as second class matter, according to the rules of he F. O. uepariuicuu J. P. McCOMBS, M.D., hara hie DfOfeSSiOnal Services tO th (mHtstib nf jharlotte and surrounding country. All calls, otu mgni ana a ay, prommiy attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite ,'ijnoiie notei. n. 1. 1891 .-j-.it - DR. M. A. BLAND. Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. No. 21 Tryon Street. Jan. 3, 1891. IB. V. DAVIUHUH. H. . DAVIDSON DAVIDSON & DAVIDSON, . . REAL ESTATE AND 'BUILDING AND LOAN AGENCY, f Property bought, sold and rented Col lections maae ana loans negotiated Oifflce, No. I, over Reese's Drug Store. Charlotte, N. C, Oct. 16, 1891. ly . BURWELL. P D. WALK BB. BURWELL & WALKER, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts ItST Office in Law Building. Jan. 1, ItWl. I. OSEORNB. W. C. MAXWELL" OSBORNE & MAXWELL, Attorneys at Law. CHARLOTTE, N. C. i Will practice in the State and Federal Courts Qf Offices 1 and 8 Law Building. July 3, 1891. y IAMILTON C. J0NE8 CHARLES W. TTLLETT- JONES & TILLETT, Attorneys at Law. Charlotte, N. C. Practice in the Courts of this District and in Richmond county. Also, in the Federal Courts f the Western District. Aug. 12, 1891. BHRIOT CLABKBON. ., CHAJS. tt. iun. f CLARKSON & DTJLS, I Attorneys at Law. Chablotte, N. C. Prompt attention given to all business rn- fusted. Will practice in all Courts of the tate. ISOffice No. 12 Law Building. Oct. 7, 1891. . F. BASON. O. N. BROWN- BASON & BROWN. Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. I tF Will practice in the State and Federal jbourts. Office Nos. 14 and 16, Law Building. Jan. 17, 1891. y Office McAden building, over First National Bans, opposite Central Hotel. Feb. 6, 1891. BOYNE & BADGER, LEADING JEWELERS, 80TJTH TRYON ST., CHARLOTTE, N. C. :0: DEALERS IN IDianionda. Watches. Clocks. Jewelrv. Silver 1 and . Plated Ware. cpcuiai aueniion given repairing r me w atcnes. March 6, 1891. HUGH W. HARRIS, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Chablotte, N. C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. Office, first door west of Court House. Jan. 4, 1891. . . " J AS. ARDREY BELL, Attorney-at-Law. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Careful attention given to all legal business. jjuiiuing, no. o. I Jan. io, 189!. - JOHN PARRIOR, NO. 3 NORTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE, N. C. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. 7 DEALER DS Diamonds. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Sil ver and Silver Plated Ware. ReTairiog 10 rme waicn March 28, i891. ' WATCHES1 WATCHES! You will find at Hales's Jewelry Store a fine a&sortment of j. . Gold and Silver Watches 'At very low figures. Fine Watch Repairing a specality. AH work warranted: Sept. 5. 1891. A. HALES. THE STAR MILLS. Charlotte. N. C. Manufactures best Corn Meal and Mill Feed, nd deals in all kinds of Grain. The Mill is situated near the Railroad crossing iwi 1 raae sireei. . W. M. CROWELL. 11.1890.. r Nov. HUGHES' Quinine Hair Tonic, The, best DreDar&tinn mAa fnr thtk Huti- Tt im K,Vi8rtatQe 8rlP. Cleanses it and thor oughly eradicates Dandruff, and stops the Hair irricc so ana 00 cents. .Prepared by R. H. JORDAN & CO., Druggists, Nov. 14, l8908priDK8' Crner Charlotte N' 0 SP Thomas a'Kemnis : Endeavor to always be patient of the faults and imper fections of others, for thou hast many faults and imperfections of thine own that require a reciprocationof forbearance. xi inou art not able to make tbyselt that which thou wishest to be, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will ? SALE OF LAND. By virtue of a power vested in me by a decree of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County, made in a proceeding therein pending, entitled Zeke Johnston, Mattie K. Brown and others, Ex-parte, I will sell at public auction, at the Court House Door in Charlotte N. C, on Thurs day, the 10th day of December, 1891, at 12 o'clock, M., a valuable lot of land about one mile north of the city of Charlotte, on the Statesville Public Road, adjoining Miltonhotn lands, and containing about two acres. Also one other lot on said road, about one mile from the city of Charlotte, containing one acre, the same is known as the Herron lot. Sale is made for partition. . W. C. MAXWELL, Commissioner. Nov. 13.1891. 4w SHERIFF'S SALE. Under and by order of an Execution in my hands, from the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County, of Hood. Shelton and Caldwell, agai&st E L Beard, I will sell for cash, to the highest bidder, at the County Court House door, in Charlotte, N. C, on Monday, December 7th, 1891, at 12 o'clock M., to satisfy said Executor, all the light, title, interest and estate, whicb the defen dant E L Beard had, on the 1st day of October 1891 and all his right title, interest and estate in and to that tract of land in Lemley's Town ship, Mecklenburg county, N. C., adjoining the lands of J. F. Gamble, L. A. Potts' heirs E. P. Henderson and others, known as the Caldwell tract, and containing 80 acres, more or less. Z T. SMITH, Sheriff. Nov. 6, 1891. 5w TRUSTEE'S SALE. By virtue of a Deed in Trust made to the un dersigned, Heriot Clarkson, on January 15th, 1890, to secure the payment of a certain sum, therein set forth and interest. Said deed in trust recorded in Book 70, page 94, Registry for Meck lenburg county, N. C , and by virtue of a deed in trust made to L. F. Osborne, on May 29th, 1890, to secure the payment of a certain sum of mcLey therein set forth and interest, said deed in trust recorded in Book 74, page 120, Registry for Mecklenburg county. N. C, both of said trust detds made by I. N. Bartlett aud wife, and whereas said sums of money have not been paid, and the conditions of said deeds in trust have been broken, we will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder, at the Court House door, in Charlotte, N. C.,on Tuesday, December 1, 1891, all the land described in said deeds. 1st Tract, BeiLg the piece on which I. N. Bart lett and wife lived, and adjoins the lands of W. A. Williams, J. C. Baker, A. B. Downs, Gilbert Helms, and contains 37 acres. 2nd Tract, Being the right, title and interest of I. N. Bartlett in and to that piece containing about 123 acres, and sold by Mrs. Mary C. Bart lett to W. A. Williams, ana which W.A.Wil liams now has in his possession. Terms Cash. HERIOT CLARKSON, L. F.OSBORNE, Oct. 30, 1891. 5w ' Trustees. SALE OF LAND. By virtue of an order of resale of land, in the case of R. Barringer against W. G. Maxwell and others, I will sell to the highest bidder, at pub lic auction, at the Court House door, in the city of charlotte, on Monday, the seventh day of December, 1891, at 12 o'clock, m., all that body of land, in Morning Star Township, con taining two-hundred and eight Acres, joining the "Baker Mill Tract," and known as the late Honoria Maxwell's "Home Place." The land will be sold as a whole or in parcels to suit pur chasers. Terms of sale, cash. J. A. BELL, Commissioner. Oct. 30, 1891. 6w SALE OF LAND. By virtue of a power in me vested under and by a Mortgage Deed made to me by D. S. El lington and wife. M. C. Ellington, on the 10th day of November. 1880, 1 will sell at public auc tion, at the Court House door in Charlotte, jn . C, on Monday, the 30th day of November, 1891, a valuable tract of land, lying in Clear Creek Township, Mecklenburg county, ad joining the lands of E. H. Hinson and others, and particularly aescriDea in tne saiu mortgage Deed, registered in Book 24, page 602 in the of fice of the Register of Deeds for Mecklenburg County Terms Cash. JOHN R. MORRIS, Mortgagee. Oct 30, 1891. 5w SPECIAL NOTICE. I am getting in an entire new line of MU8ICAL INSTRUMENTS. The finest line of Guitars, Violins and Banjos ever brought to the city. Pianos and Organs Of every style prices to suit the purchaser. When in need of strings call at Baker's Music House, where they can be assorted for you. A new line of Sheet Music and Folios. Some of the most popular Songs of the day. "In Old Madrid " price 35 cents. "If you love me darling tell me with your eyes," 40 cents. Special rates to Teachers. Write for Cata logues. BAKER'S MUSIC HOUSE, Y. M. C. A. Building, Charlotte, N. C. Nov. 13,1881. MEALS TWENTY-FIVE CTS AT W. B. Taylor's Restaurant. T on accommodate a few Dav Boarders. Meals from 7 to 9 A M.. 12 to 2 P. M , and 6 to 8 P. M. Fruits OF ALL KINDS NEW CROP ORANGES Candies. Call and see the finest lot of French Candies ever in the city. W. B. TAYLOR. 8ept. 4, 1891. Ammonia For general house use. Toilet.Laundry, Clean ing Wood-work. Removing Grease Stains Cleaning Fabrics and Silverware. House, keepers can't get along without it. For sale at TADnm -V- rrt'a . Drug Store. August 14, 1891. Berkshires! Berkshires! Twenty-four pure bred Berkshire pigs for sale- Price $5 each, if taken in this month. All not sold by Dec 1st will be fed for pork, as I find ii pays me as well to sell as pork as ' at above prices. Pigs are at Double Oaks, (the Gen. Bar ringer place.) Nov. 6,1891. C. C. MOORE. A Fragment Life is a madness, Fight it with gladness, Chase with a smile the frown. Oft 'tis a weariness. Bear it with cbeerine&s, Win with a cross the crown. Life is a knelling, Of death bells, telling Of shrouds and folded hands, Of eyes that are bid r By the coffin lid, And a grave where the marble stands. Bitter the aching Of a heart, breaking In silence, with no eye To pity its anguish But God,s and to languish Alone, and alone to die. Roses are blooming, Soft tints are glowing On sunny land and sea, But the radiant grace Of a dear, missing face, Is lost forever to me. Jeannie GartreU Stovall. 1 i The Wills of Noah and Jacob. The origin of testaments is lost in obscurity, but doubtless they followed soon after the first institution of private property. Eusebius says that Noah made a will soon after the flood wherein he disposed of the whole world. He was certainly possessed of a considerable landed estate, but Eusebius' story of the testament in writing and witnessed under his seal needs confirmation. In the forty-eighth chapter of Genesis, however, we do find mention of a will, wherein Jacob bequeathed to his son Joseph twice as much as to his other children. This was not a testament in writing, but a verbal or " nuncupative" testament, declared by the testator "in extremis" before witnesses, and depending upon oral testimony. Such "nuncupative" testaments were at one time recognized in English law, but in the eighteenth century Blackstone says they were fallen into disuse, and hardly ever heard of. All the Year Hound. Not long since a New Hampshire com mitteeman was examining an infant-school class. "Can any little girl or boy give the definition of the word 'average ? ' " he asked. For some time no one replied, but finally a little girl hesitatingly said: "It is a thing a hen lays an egg on, sir.', "No, that's not right." "Yes, sir; my book says so and she trotted up to her questioner, and pointed to this sentence in her reading book: "A hen lays an egg every day, on an average." Administrator's Notice. All persons having claims against the estate of Fannie (Hoskins) Arnold, deceased, are hereby notified to present them to me, properly attested, on or before the 1st day of November, 1892. All persons indebted to said estate are notified to make payment to me, without delay. HUGH W. HAKK1S, Administrator of estate Fannie Arnold, deceased. Oct. 30, 1891. 6W Administrator's Notice. All persons having claims, against the estate of Henry Hoover, deceased, are hereby notified to present them to me, properly attested, on or before the 1st day of November, 1892. All per sons indebted to said estate are notified to make payment to me, without delay. HUGH W. HARRIS, Administrator of Henry Hoover, deceased. Oct. 30, 1891. 6w Administrator's Notice. All persons having claims against the estate of Bessie Davidson, deceased, are hereby notified to present them to me, properly attested, on or before the 1st day of November, 1892. All per sons indebted to said estate are notified to make payment to me, without delay. 11 U till VV. UAKK1S, Administrator of Bessie Davidson, deceased. Oct 30, 1891. 6w Administrator's Notice. All persons having claims against the estate of W. L. D. Alexander, deceased, are hereby notified to present them to me, properly attested, on or before the 1st day or .November, lbaa. All per sons indebted to said estate are notified to make payment to me, without delay. HUGH W. HARRIS, Administrator of W. L. D. Alexander, deceased. Oct. 30, 1891. 6w Administrator's Notice. All persons having claims against the estate of Frank Hinson, deceased, are hereby notified to present them to me, properly attested, on or before the 1st day of November, 1892. All per sons indebted to said estate are notified to make payment to me, without delay. HUGH W. HARRIS, Administrator of Frank Hinson, deceased Oct. 30, 1891. 6w Administrator's Notice. All persons having claims against the estate of John M. Cannon, deceased, are herebv notified to present them to me. properly attested, on or Deiore tne 1st aay 01 iNovemDer ibw. -aii per sons indebted to said estate are notified to make payment tome, without delay. HUGH W. HARRIS, Administrator of John M. Cannon, deceased. Oct. 30, 1891. 6w SPARKLING CATAWBA SPRINGS. These justly celebrated Springs of Western .North Carolina are Beautifully Located. The Climate is Delightful The Waters are eminently curative for Dyspepsia, Liver Disease, Vertigo, Spinal Affections, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Scrofula. Gravel. Diabetes. Kidney Affections Chronic Cough, Asthma, Insomnia, Debility and all Skin Diseases. Hotel refitted and put in first class order. Room for 400 Guests IS NOW OPEN. Write for terms. - DR. E. O. ELLIOTT & SON, Prop'rs., Sparkling Catawba Springs, N C. May 23, 1891. R OYAL GERM ATUER $100 PER BOTTLE three for $2 50, at R. H. JO KUAN & CO. Sept. 25, 1891, How tne Musical Scale was Invented. How was the musical scale first inven ted ? That query, which has troubled the theorists of all lands, and has had its answer, hitherto only in mystifying speculations and unintelligible theories, the Chinese will reply to by a legend most ingenious and most apropos, which, they hold offers a complete explanation of the mystery. In the reign of Hoang-ty, they say, there was once a Prince, called Lyng-lun, who was the most beautiful man and at the same time the most pro found musician in China. He, under pain or a severe penalty by the order loving Emperor, was commanded to arrange and regulate Chinese music on the same principle whereon Hoane-tv had arranged law and polities throughout the Chinese empire. it ull of thought Juang-lun wandered to the land of Si jaung, were the bamboos grow. ' Having taken one of them he cut it off between two of the knots, and push ing out the pith blew into the holloa. The bamboo uttered a most beautiful note to Lyng-lun's intense surprise. Simula taneously the river Hoang-ho, which ran boiling by, roared with its waves, and the tone was in unison with the note of the bamboo. "Behold," cried Lyng lun, "the fundamental sound of nature !" Two magical birds then came and perched themselves upon some trees near, and sanir one after the other the seven notes of the scale, starting from the tone which had been roared by the Hoang-ho and warbled by the bamboo. Here is a scale, say the Chinese, at once intelligible, inimitable and easily revealed. Lyng-lun had merely to cut seven more bamboos and tune them to the pitches he had heard, and the scale was made. This he did; and thus was the art of music inaugurated and founded by Hoang-ty's court musician on a firm and unalterable basis. The Sight Draft. A bank manager in the St. Louis Globe Democrat says : "The sight draft is an institution almost, if not entirely, peculiar to this country, and I think myself it is one of themost unfortunate of commercial customs. I know one man whose signa ture is good for almost any amount, but who will never honor a sight draft. If he is notified that one has been drawn on him, he promptly remits by certified check on banker's draft and lets tho sight draft go to protest. "As a result his credit has been ruined at a hundred banks, and his rating is comparatively bad. It is utterly unjust to condemn a man for refusing to honor one of these instruments, as they can be drawn upon him without any reason whatever, and without the slightest evi dence of indebtedness. Banks have again and again agitated the question of refus ing to accept a draft for collection without prepayment of charges, but this has not been done, and at the present time money is actually lost in this branch of the busi ness. Paraffinem Diphtneria. Mr. A. M. Sydney-Turner, Surgeon to the Gloucester County Infirmary, informs the Lancet, in reply to inquires, that he has treated thirty cases of diphtheria (children and adults) with parufiine, and has had the satisfaction ot seeing every one recover, ms plan is to ass tor tne ordinary paraffine used in lamps, and, having scraped off the diphtheritic patch, to apply the paraffine every hour to the throat (internally; with a large camel s hair brush. As a rule, the throat gets well in from twenty-four to forty-eight hours, and with improvement in the throat the paraffine is applied less fre quently, but he continues its use for two or three days after the complete disap pearance of the patches. He speaks definitely as to the therapeutic effects, but is unable to state what the chemical action of paraffine on the diphtheritic membrane is ; probably the hydrocarbons in the liquid exert some powerful influ ence on the membrane. Lanccet. "The Blue Hen's Chickens." Every body knows that natives of Delaware are called the "Blue Hen's Chickens," but not one in a hundred can tell you why they are so called. The epithet is said to have had its origin in the following : One of Delaware's most gallant fight ers in the war of the Eevolution was a Capt. Caldwell, who was notorious for his fondness for cock fighting. He drilled 1 his men admirably, they being known throughout the army as "Caldwell's game cocks." This same Caldwell held to the peculiar theory that no cock was really game unless its mother was a Diue nen As the months wore away Caldwell's men became known as the "Blue Hen s Chick ens," a title which only increased their respect for the old game-cock Captain. The nickname became famous, and after the close of the war was applied indis criminately to all natives of the "Dia mond State." St. Louis Republic. OFFICE E. B. SPRINGS & CO., Fertilizer Dealers, -:o: NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS, Your notes and accounts are now past due, we must insist on prompt payment in order to meet our own obligations to the Banks. Our Fertilizer Company sold you your Fertilizer at Manufacturers Pkices and unless you pay up promptly, will be unwilling to sell you at these prices again. We hope our customers will show their appreciation by coming forward and set tling up promptly. Our Fertilizer Company will not wait on any one after first of November. E. B SPRINGS & CO., Agents Charlotte Oil & Fertilizer Co. Oct 23, 1891. lm Pond Lily Toilet Wash.' Delightful, refreshing, perfumed, pure, cleans ing and healing. Excellent for the Toilet and Bath. For sale at JORDAN & CO.'S Nov. 13, 1891. Drug 8tore. Humane Education Needed. This striking headline must meet the approbation of every American citizen. We need to be taught humane education. Our country is sadly in want of proper training in humane affairs. No nation in the world needs it worse than ours. Birds, animals and insects, alike, receive the sameinhumant treatmen atonrhanda. The noble horse is malteated, kicked and cuffed around as thouarh he were wood ; the ox is beaten and bruised and often poorly fed. The dog, even, comes in forms share of the cuffs. The most. consecrated Christian in the land takes the life of a helpless creature without a though or a care. It is truly singular in this progressive era of Christian piety and intellectual development, that such should do tne case, it has often been our lot to watch with sorrow some apparently well- meaning individual, tako the life of a worm, a bug or a spider, which perchance crossed his path on his daily round in quest of foods. The cruel, heartless heel crushes life from a helpless creature, robbing it of toe sweetest tning in its existence. Tne sportsman, with gun in hand, thinks naught of the life he is robbing, so his pleasures are full. He ruthlessly robs his prey of its life, caring nothing for the puny carcass. The same may be said of variousHsports where the life and feelling of animals are at stake. It is indeed time our people were calling a halt in their inhuman course toward the lower ani mals. We need more stringent laws for the prevention of cruelty to animals, but above all things, we need humane educa tion to such a degree that we should be loath to take unnecessarily the life of the meanest ot God s creation. The sooner this is done the nearer we will become perfect men and women. Let each one examine himself closer in bis treatment of the dumb brute and learn to have more compassion for creatures. Make humane education a study and better the world thereby. Salisbury Herald. Onions. One day I was taken with quinine box chills and headache. My was empty and I was looking forward to a restless night. In desperation I peeled a raw onion and ate it slowly and then went to bed with warm feet and an extra quilt. I was asleep in five minutes, and awakened in tho morning quite well. Our homely but strong friend will be ap preciated in time as a medicine, and if agriculturists would turn their attention to raising a model onion, with the strong scent taken out that taints the breath so unpleasantly, families will, be puttiug such pills into the cellar by the barrel, and the doctors would take to onion farming. The onion acts as a cathartic and diuretio and may help to break up a cold or lessen the bad symptoms. A doctor says: "I always store a barrel of onions in ray cellar in tne tan. we nave tnem cooked twice a week, and whoever is threatened with a cold eats some onions raw. It this vegetable was generally eaten raw there would be no diphtheria, gout, rheumatism, kidney or stomach troubles. 1 know the young men aud women are afraid to eat them. One young man went so far as to say to me : If my wife ate onions 1 would get a di vorce the same day." JT" Daniel Webster, when in full prac tice, was employed to defend the will of Eoger Perkins, of Hopkinton. A physi cian made affidavit that the testator was struck with death when he signed his will. Webster subjected his testi mony to a most thorough examination, showing, by quoting medical authorities, that doctors disagree as to the precise moment when a dying man is struck with death, some affirming that it is at the commencement of the disease, others at its climax, and others still affirming that we begin to die as soon as we are born. "I should like to know," said Mr. Sulli van, the opposing.counsel, "what doctor maintains that theory?" "Dr. Watts," said Mr. Webster, with great gravity : The moment we begin to live We all begin to die. The reply convulsed the court an d audi, ence with laughter. Carrier Pigeons After a Journk r. The carrier Pigeon when traveling never feeds. If the distance be long it flies on without stopping to take nutriment, and at last arrives thin, exhausted and almost dying. If corn be presented, it refuses to eat, contenting itself with drinking a little water and then sleeping. Two or three hours later it begins to eat with great moderation, and sleeps again im mediately afterward. If its flight has been very prolonged the pigeon will pro ceed in this manner for forty eight hours before recovering its normal mode of feeding. London Tid-Bits. Shoe Sizes. A third of an inch gives us a full size in length of a shoe; a sixth furnishes the intermediate point between two sizes, the saving of which is desirable, if practicable ; a small fraction of breadth goes a good way in securing comfort, and in girth of ball or instep an infinitesimal part of an inch is somtimes an ell of free dom : a quarter of an men is a good deal of letting down or elevating at the heel, and the difference of a 16th is readily perceptible at the sole, sudden and extreme weight of shoes are and Leather Reporter. For these reasons charges in size or inj udicious. Shoe Pronounced Hopeless, yet Saved. From a letter written by Mrs. Ada E. Hurd, of Groton, S. D., we quote:. "Was taken with a bad cold, which settled on my Lungs, cough set in and finally ter minated in Consumption. Four doctors gave me op, saying I could live but nhnrt time. 1 crave mvselt up to my Saviour, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My husband was advised to get Jr. Jung s new dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. 1 gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles ; if Jias cured me, and thank God I am now a well and hearty woman." Trial bottles free at Burwell & Dunn, wholesale and- retail and at Jordan & Scott, wholesale drugstore, regular size, 50c. and $1.00 Tne Influence of Sunlight and Moonlight on XiOffe 100IS. I It . is not generally known that the I light of the eun and the moon exercises a I deleterious effect on ease tools. Knives, I drills, scythes, and sickles assume a blue color if they are exposed for some time to the light and heat of the eun ; the sharp edge disappears, and the tool is rendered absolutely useless until it is retempered. Purchasers should therefore be on their gua i against buying tools from retail dealers and peddlers whicb, for show pur poses, have probably been exposed for days together to the glare of the sun. The unserviceableness of tools acquired under these conditions is generally wrongly attributed to bad material or to inferior workmanship. ' A similarly pre judicial effect has been exercised by moon light. An ordinary cross-cut saw is as serted to have been put out of shape in a single night by exposure to the moon. From Iron. Simple Precautions against Fire and Rats. One could not contrive a more perfect system of arranging a quantity of lumber to have it burn quickly than by using it to construct a modern house. The open spaces in the outside walls between the boarding and plastering, and in the parti tions, and between the floor timbers, form a perfect network of flues. If a fire starts in the lowest part of the house, those flues, with the shavings and chips usually left there, carry the fire to the attic and roof instantly ; or if it starts above, the coals and fragments of fire fall down through those flues, thus spreading the fire very rapidly. The suggestions that I have to offer as an improvement in house building are simply to let the lining floors in each story extend to the outside boardings, and lay one course of brick in mortar on rn nf hriolr in mnrf nr on I the floor between the studding ; refuse or broken brick or small stones will answer; fill in inside the partitions in the same way if necessary, not forgetting to stop all openings around steam and. other pipes and every other place where a mouse would be liable to go or gnaw through. A little care and eight to twelve dollars j will cover the cost in an ordinary house. At greater expense more might be done as a protection against fire. If the house is plastered before the finish is put on, it is, a good plan to plaster down to the lin ing floor on tho outside walls, and, in fact, all of the walls, instead of plastering to grounds six or seven inches from the floor. A. W. Page, N. T. Eveninq Post. The difficulties of navigating the Missouri River are confined to two places the mouth ot the Osage and Grand rivers, whicb are about 150 miles apart and the Government is trying to overcome them. At the mouth of the Osage an ef fort is to1 be made to confine the channel for about nine miles. The Missouri is very wide there, the waters spreading over low lands, and there has been no distinct chan nel. The depth of the water has been in creased from 41 to 7 feet. Piles 38 feet in length are forced into the sand and clay in five minutes by the use of a powerful stream 01 water mat is iorced through a pipe extending to the point of each pile. The stream clears away the sand and clay, and tbe pile sinks of its own weight. It is believed that after the work has been finished the river will be navigable dur- ng nearly all the year except winter. "Electricity" says : "It is not gen e rally known that on an average about 800 messages are sent daily from New York to London between the hours of 10 and 12. Although half an hour is consi dered a fair allowance for the delivery of a message within the city, messages are sent to London and replied to within four minutes. The result ot this wonderful service is that the New York and London markets are brought so close together that either city feels the slightest fluctua tion in tbe markets of the other almost instantaneously. Cyrus W. Field said a few days since : "l don't see why the chances tor young men are not as good now as ever. It is true much is done by combinations of capital,, still, the field is larger and the possibilities are fully as great. As to my advice to young men,! would say: Stick to what you undertake. Be punctual in your appointments, be honest and be brief. Remember that time is money and that brevity and punctuality are among the best elements of success. I don't believe in long business letters. There is no business so important that you can't put the whole of it on one sheet of paper. 1 have cultivated brevity throughout my life and I think it has paid me to do so. 1 believe in early ris ing and 1 find that my brain works best between tbe hours 01 six and eight in the morning." A Novel Curb kor Rheumatism. President Norvin Green, of the Western Union Telegraph Company, is reported to have discovered a remedy for rheumatism. That coquettish maiden, Madame Rumor, says that he wears a piece ot copper in his shoe under one heel and a piece of zinc under the other. Thus having tbe two poles of a battery, a gentle current of electricity is constantly playing through the genial president s anatomy and neu tralizing the effects of agonizing rheu matic pains. It is said that the copper and zinc does its perfect work so gently that Mr. Green experiences no annoyance; in fact, he !s not aware he is carrying an infant battery around with him. N. Y. Sun. . Good Looks. Good looks are more than skin deep, depending upon a healthy condition of all tne vital organs, xi me liver ve in active, yon have a bilious look, 11 your stomach be disordered you have a dyspep tic look and if your kidneys be affected you have a pinched look. Secure good health and you will have good looks. Electric Bittirsisthe great alterative and k Scott, wholesale $1.00 per bottle. Drug store, 50c. and tonic, acts directly on these vital organs, to accompiisn wnat tney are inienueu w Cures pimples blotches, boils and gives a do, and their makers give the money back good complexion. Sold at Burwell & if the result isn't apparent : Dnnn. wholesale and Retail, and at Jordan Doesn't it strike you that a medicine, - w How Citizens are Made. The Kind of Men Who are Permitted to Become Voters. ' Judsre Bischoff was making citizens of a batch or aliens in' the court of common pleas yesterday, and among the lot was a number of lung- Humberts subjects. "What kind of a Government is this ?" the judge asked one of the swarthy Ital ians. "Georga Wash'! Gedrga Wash'!" the man exclaimed enthusiastically,' and with an air of - conviction, almost before the judge had completed the Question. "Yes, I know," said Judge Bischoff, "but what kind of a Government do we have in this country ?" The emigrant from Italy looked blankly outof the dingy window towards the Federal Building, but - said nothing. "Don tou know what kind of a Government this is?" persisted the judge.' There was a painful silence for a few seconds,' and then one of his countrymen prompted the would be citizen, so that he answered : "bi si, Republicana I" "Who make the laws 7" continued tne jadge. "Georga Wash,' Georga Wash'," an- s wered the future voter. Judge Bischoff persisted, and finally, after considerable coaching, the man told the court that "de peep" made the laws. The next subject was a Russian with a name a yard long. wnat Kina 01 a Government is this?" asked the judge. There was about as much expression in the man's face as there is in the side ot a barn, and he looked at the judge without answering. ".Don't you Know wnat Kina -of a Government this is?" continued Judge Bischoft The question did not produce - the slightest effect on the candi date for citizenship. His face remained unchanged, and in the belief that he did not understand English, the question was ,T.l5Tr "r"- --- --- ---- - - - o o - The only effect that it tnen naa was to cause him to shrug his shoulders slightly and look duller than ever, if possible. Half-a-dozen more questions were put to him, with results such as had followed the first question, but he became a citizen nevertheless. Jxevo York Post. Chinese Custom. Many explanations are suggested to account for the barbarous Chinese custom of stunting and dwarfing the women's feet. It has been attributed by some to the deBire of the women to have small ' feet, while others say that it was insti tuted by the men as a means of keeping their wives from gadding. However it originated, tho custom is so universal among the upper and middle classes that most men would refuse to marry a woman whose feet were not thus deformed, lhe stunting process is begun when the girl is 5 or 6 years old, and is thus described : "Two strips of strong muslin are pre pared, about 3 leet long and 7 inches wide. The foot is placed in tbe centre of tbe length, and tne halves are crossed in X shape on top of the foot, then passed un der and tnen over as before, each end being drawn very tight, and soon until tho entire foot is covered. - This is the method of the first year to repress the growth of the feet, and it is most painful lar be- yond any tight boot that can be worn. When' the pain becomes unendurable tho bandages are removed and tbe little feet bathed in hot water for relief. Thus softened they can be rebound smaller than before. These bandages are retained day and night and shoes to suit are worn. The second year all the small toes are , folded under the foot, leaving only the great toe out, and the same method of bandaging is continued, save that as tbe binding approaches the heel a fold is thrown around and back cf it to pull it toward the toes and shorten the foot, and this in time forces tbe large bones of the foot up into the instep, making an ugly bunch there, causing a tearful pressure and leaving a little hollow under the foot where the folded toes lie. The pain is, as may be imagined, very severe, and the little girls grow pale and thin under it, and yet they wish to have their feet bound because it is fashionable. Some . times the pressure on the instep is so great that it causes ulcers, but this is rare, for great care is used in watching and bathing the feet to prevent disease of the tissues. It takes from eight to eleven years to complete the gennine lady's foot, which can wear tbe elegant 2-inch shoes. The appearance of these greatly admired small feet, when uncovered, is said to be shocking. , All the muscles of the foot nave disappeared in tbe binding process, and there seems to be nothing left but bent bones covered with a shrunken skin, with just enough circulation remaining to prevent the death of the tissues. BafThe Mormons who fled to Mexico about five years ago are flourishing in tnoir new Homes, ibey are settled a little east of the Sierra Madre Mountains, in about 30 north latitude, where the fertile Casas Grandes valley gives them plenty of rich land to till. Some of these settlers made homes further east, out they are retreating to ' the larger settle ments near the mountains, where tne climate is better and crops are easier to raise. Polygamous marriages, it is said, are contracted there with impunity. There's a good deal of guarantee business in the store keeping of today. It's too excessive. Or too reluctant. Half the time it means nothing. Words only words. This offer to refund the money, or to pay a reward, is made under the hope that you won't want your money back, and that 70a won't claim the reward. Of course. So, whoever is honest In making it, ' and works not on his own reputation alone, but through the local dealer, whom you know, must have something be has faith in back of the guarantee .The busi ness wouldn't stand a year without it. What is lacking is confidence. Back of that, what is lacking is that clear hon esty which is above the "average prac tice." Dr. Pierce's medicines are guarantee which the makers have so much confi. dence in, is the. medicine for you ? !