A
tJ SI
rrrtfY
-HP
jfBis Paper is 39 Yeab3 Old
CHAKLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1892.
VOLUME XXXIX. NUMBER HOC
t III 1 f I ft S. v 111 s.
,1 a w, m
l II i i r . if I II I ii I
wj W w
THE
HARLOTTE DEMOCRAT
PUBLISHED EVEBY FEIDAY BY
J. P. STRONG.
Tebms-Odc Doller and Ffty Cents in advance
Ruprt'd at the Post Offing in PTiaritta tm r
as second class matter, according to the rules of
.1 . f . llin,itmnn
J. P. McCOMBS, M. D.f
jforsbis professional services to the citizens nf
'harlutte and surrounding countrv. All .n,
boffi flfit and day, promptly attended to. '
Office in Brown's buildlm?. on ntftira
khulolte Hotel. "T -,-ff-v
Jan. 1, 1892
DR. M. A. BLAND.
Dentist,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
No. 21 Trton Street.
Jan. 3, 189S
R. F. DAVIDSON. II. L DAVIDSON.
DAVIDSON & DA VIDSON
REA.L ESTATE AND
"BUILDING AND LOAN AGENCY,
I Property bought, sold and rented. Col
Sections made auii loans negotiated
I Office, X. I, over Reese's Drug Store.
Charlotte, N. C, Oct. 1G, 1891. ly
UUinVKLL. P D. WALKER.
BURWELL & WALKER,
Attorneys at Law,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
will practice in the State and Federal Courts.
3f Office in Law Building.
Jan . 1, 1892.
P. I. OSBORNE. W. C. MAXWELL"
OSBORNE & MAXWELL,
Attorneys at Law,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Will practice in the State and Federal Courts
Offices 1 and 3 Law Building.
July 3, 1891. y
HAMILTON C. JONES
CHARLES W. TILLETT-
JONES & TILLETT.
Attorneys at Law,
Charlotte, N. C.
Practice in the Courts of this District and in
Richmond county. Also, in the Federal Courts
of the W estern District.
Aug. 12. 1891.
fISRIOT CLARKSON. CHAS. II. DULS.
CLARKSON & DULS,
Attorneys at Law,
Charlotte, N. C.
Prompt attention given to all business in-
mated. Will practice in all Courts of the
State.
t5Office No. 12 Law Building.
Oct. 7, 1891.
IHI'GII W. HARRIS.
WM. M. LITTLE,
Formerly of Richmond Co.
HARRIS & LITTLE,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
tUARLOTTE, N. C.
Practice in all the Courts Special and
prompt attention to collection of claims, Con
veyancing, Negotiation of Loans and Settlement
of Estates.
Office, first door west of Court House.
Jan. 29, 1892.
Office McAden building, over First National
Bank, opposite Central Hotel.
Feb. G, 1891.
BOYNE & BADGER, .
LEADING JEWELERS,
SOUTH TRYON ST., CHARLOTTE, N. C.
:o:
DEALERS IN
Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver
and Plated Ware.
Special attention given Repairing Fine Watches.
March G, 1891.
J AS. ARDREY BELL,
Attorney-at-Law.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Careful attention given to all legal business.
Office Law Building, No. 6.
Jan. 10, 1892.
T"TTAT TT A DDTHD
I NO. 3 NOUTII TRTON STREET, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
I WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
I -DEALER IN
Diamonds. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Sil
ver and Silver Plated Ware.
EST" Special attention given to Fine Watch
lu'pairiug.
March 28, 1891.
0. F. BASON. O. N. BROWN
BASON & BROWN,
Attorneys at Law,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
IW Will practice in the State and Federal
Courts. Office Nos. 14 and 16, Law Building.
Jan. 17. 1892 y
HUGHES'
Quinine Hair Tonic,
The best preparation made for the Hair. It im
paro Vigor to the Salp, Cleanses it and thor
oughly eradicates Dandruff, and stops the Hair
'ailing. Price 25 and 50 cents. Prepared by
R. H. JORDAN & CO., Druggists,
Springs' Corner Charlotte, N. C
Nov. 14. 1891.
Bibles and Testaments.
The Mecklenbnrg County Bible Society keeps
t its Depository at the Young Men's Christian
Association Building, (J. H. Hood, Depository,)
a well selected stock of Bibles, Testaments,
bairns and Gospels, which can be had at actual
Cot ; and will be furnished to persons unable t
- v.uase, gratuitously.
Oct. 1, 1891.
Four Orange Crops Growiog on One Tree.
C. Jones, superintendent of the Sanford
Water Works, has & fi
Longwood, in which he takes great inter
es;. jj.o wont down to see it Wednesday,
and tells us that he found niv n
trees on which there were three or four
crops ol oranges the regular crop, which
is ripe; the June crop, which is grown in
size, but green in color: another size
about an inch in diameter, and in addition
to this the trees are in full hlnnm Knn.
ford Journal.
Philadelphia is the greatest
manufacturing city in the United States.
MORTGAGE SALE.
By virtue of the power of sale contained in the
mortgage given by John Hoagland, to Springs &
Burwell, and registered la tnls county, in book
39, page 447, I will sell to the highest bidder
at the Court House door, in Charlotte, at public
auction, on Mondav. the 7th dav of Maw.h ISA?.
the lands described in said mortgage to wit':
. . ll i -. .
une iraci or oo acres, aujoining tne lands of
Samuel C!nnns and nllipra Ifnnwn natU Higo.
l l . .. u .uv uvag
land home place, and described in a deed from
IT 1 1 A "3 T WW - .
ju. xaoagianu 10 sam jonn tioagiana, registered in
book 14, page 531.
Another tract, of 65
of John Walker, S. R. Capps, and the first men-
iiuucu iract ana Known as tne btrange land,
and occupied by John Hoagland.
ierius oi saiecssn.
E. B. SPRINGS,
Surviving partner of Springs and Burwell.
Feb. 5, 1892. 5w
SALE OP CITY PROPERTY.
By virtue of a power vested in me by a Deed of
Trust made by L. S. Middleton, and others, on the
24th day of December, 1890, I will sell at public
auction, at the Court House, in Charlotte, on
Saturday, the 5th day of March, 1892, a lot of
land, situated on South D. Street, in the city of
Charlotte, the same being a part of two "lots
known and designated as lots 612 and 613, on the
map of said city, particularly described in said
deed of trust, registered in book 73, page 186, in
the office of the Register of Deeds for said
county. W. C. MAXWELL,
Feb. 5, 1892. 5w Trustee.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an execution issued to me, from
the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County, in
the case of R A Beattie vs. .las. E Collier, I will
sell for cash, at the Court House door, in Char
lotte, to the highest bidder at public auction, on
Monday the 29th day of February, 1892, a lot in
tlie City of Charlotte, in square 130, between 9th
and 10th and D and E Streets, and adjoining lots
of the late Jas. F Davidson and C. A. Frazier,
and known as "The Collier lot."
Z. T. SMITH, Sheriff.
January 29, 1892. 4w
Commissioner's Sale of Land.
By virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of
Mecklenburg county, I will sell, on the 20th day of
February 1892, at the court house door in the
city of Charlotte at public auction to the highest
bidder, all that valuable tract of land lying in
Mecklenburg county, adjoining the lands of
Margaret Cathy, A. H. McUombs, T. F. Walker,
the Beatty lands, and others, containing about
187 acres, and being the place upon which the"
late Henry Cathy resided. Said land will be sold
subject to the dower of M. E. Cathy, therein, to
make assets to pay the debts of the late Henry
Cathy. Terms cash.
H. D. STOWE.Adm'r,
and Commissioner.
Jan. 15, 1892. 4w
FILL AND WINTER SHOES"
Our Fall and Winter Trade is upon us, and we
are prepared with the best stock of serviceable
Shoes we have ever carried for our country
friends. This immense stock was bought with
the greatest care, and the prices put on each Shoe
was lower than we have ever sold them.
But, owing to short crops and low prices, we
will not sell the Shoes we expected unless we
offer
EXTRA INDUCEMENTS.
That is just what we are doing, we have gone
over our entire stock and haye lowered the prices
to suit tne times.
Come and see our
Farmers' Broeans, Our Oil Grain Shoes.
and Our Homemade Shoes.
There are lines that we are making a specialty
of, and they are truly the best Shoes we can buy.
See our LADIES HOME-MADE SHOES,
they are the best Shoes a lady can wear for out
door work.
DO YOU WEAR BOOTS?
If so, you should see our stocK.
We have bought largely and are determined to
close out the entire stock if low prices will
do it.
So you should come and inspect our stock be
fore you purchase. See what we are selling for
2.00 and $2.50.
A large stock of Rubber Boots and Shoes.
Correct prices on everything in our line.
Don't forget the place.
GRAY & BARNHARDT.
Nov. 20, 1891.
BOYS' SHOES.
We sell without doubt the best $1
BOYS' SCHOOL SHOEn
ever made. These Shoes are high-cut, laced,
Made in the MOST SUBSTANTIAL MANNER,
and FULLY WARRANTED.
We sell
ALL KINDS OF SHOES
to all kinds of people, and can give A BETTER
ARTICLE for a price THAN ANY OTHER
DEALER.
GILRE1TH & 0.
Jan. 22, 1892.
DON'T FAIL TO GO TO THE
CITY BAKERY,
Where you can get Hot Rolls for Supper.
Our Rye Bread is number one.
J. FASNACHT,
35 West Trade Street
June 19, 1891.
SEWING MACHINES.
If you have ever thought of buying a Sewing
Machine now is your time. We have reduced our
S65 Machine to $40, and our $55 Machine to $3U
Don't loose the best chance in your life to buy
the best Sewing Machine ever made in the world
C. W, BRADSHAW, Mg'r.
Dec. 11, 1891.
The Old Pilffrim.
Shadows dark are o'er me heaving,
Night. I know, is drawing nigh ;
Loved ones from my side are leaving,
For their home beyond the sky.
How it is that I am staying,
God alone can clearly see ;
But, my Father, I am praying
Perfectly content to be.
Often, when the bells are pealing,
Calling Christians to their shrine.
Where the Spirit, Christ revealing,
Tells them of his love divine ;
In my heart there is a yearning
To be numbered with the fold ;
And, again, with them be learning
Of his love in depth untold.
But the Saviour, then appearing,
Puts his hand upon my Vpaci-,
And, witb spirit loving, cheering,
Feeds me with sustaining bread.
"Wait awhile no time for grieving
Soon your waiting will be o'er ;
Wait awhile in me believing
You shall worship evermore."
All i3 well, and while I'm staying,
Looking for the evening star,
I will help the wayward, straying
From their Father's home afar.
I will tell them of the pleasure
That religion gives the old ;
Sacred joy you cannot measure ;
Not for jewels to be sold.
II. P. Craig.
North Carolina at the World's Fair.
Mr. T. K. Bruner. commissioner of ex
hibits, has issued a circular to the man
agers of agricultural fairs in the (State in
which he says : "This being essentially
an agricultural State, interest hinges on
the display to be made in this depart
ment. In order to reach all sections of
the State in the selection of agricultural
products, and thus give all a chance to
secure representation and to obtain the
best ol the cereals, grasses, cotton and
tobacco, I appeal to you to aid in this
work. Believing that the best way to
reach the most progressive element
among the farmers is through their or
ganized fair associations and the press, I
direct this appeal to you and ask its
promulgation through your fair announce
ments, premium lists, and the local press.
I am authorized to receive such agricul
tural products (not perishable) which
may be awarded premiums at any of the
fairs to be held this fall, and to exhibit
the same at the World's Fair next year,
giving full credit to the producer. With
tbis in view, there seems no reason why
this additional distinction should not
stimulate a friendly rivalry among
farmers, and make them more zealous in
the endeavor to secure the prizes offered
by local fairs. Realizing that premiums
may be allotted to some who are unable
to donate the successful articles for ex
hibition at Chicago, I am authorized, if
necessary, to purchase such articles, pro
vided not less than one bushel of any of
tne cereals be taken, borne members of
the committee on collections will attend
the fairs, with this object in view."
851F"" A New lead headed nail for put
ting on corrugated roofs has made its
appearance in the London markets. The
head flattens under the blow of the ham
mer and thus prevents leaking.
Administrator's Notice.
All persons having claims against the estate of
William Lewis, deceased, are hereby notified to
present them to me, properly attested, on or
beiore tne lUtn day of Feburary 1893. All
persons indebted to said estate are notified to
make payment to me, without delay.
HUGH W. HARRIS,
Administrator of William Lewis, dee'd.
Feb. 5, 1892. 6w
Administrator's Notice.
All persons having claims against the estate of
Mrs. m. tJnerry, deceased, are hereby notified
to present them tome, properly attested, on or
before tne 10th day of February, 1893 All per
sons indebted to said estate are notified to make
payment to me, without delay.
HUGH W. HARRIS,
Administrator of Mrs. M. E. Cherry, dee'd.
Feb. 5, 1892. 6w
Administrator's Notice.
Having qualified as administrator of the Es
tate of Henry Cathey, deceased, notice is here
by given to all persons holding claims against
said estate to present them to me within the
time required by law, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar thereof ; and all persons indebted
to said estate are requested to settle at once.
H. D. STOWE,
Dec. 11, 1891. 6w Administrator.
GARDEN AND FIELD,
If you want fresh and reliable SEED you will
find them at
R. H. JORDAN & CO.
EVERY PAPER
has the DATE 1892 PRINTED on the back.
All the
NEW VARIETIES
just Received, from Buist's celebrated farm
R n. JORDAN & CO.
Druggists.
Jan. 29, 1892.
THE CITY BAKERY.
FASNACHT,
Opposite Court House,
KEEPS FRESH BREAD, CAKES, PIES, ETC
Send him,' your orders.
J. FASNACHT,
35 West Trade Street,
Jan. 29. .892.
LADIES' SHOES.
Ladies' best Veal Calf sewed lace shoes $1 50
these shoes have good thick soles, every pair
warranted. This is the best medium coarse
shoe in the market. We always have a large
supply, all sizes 3 to a. Give us a call.
GILREATH & CO.
Dec 11.1891.
RUSSIAN LEATHER.
RUSSIAN LEATHER NOVELTIES are
beautiful.
We have the finest assortment of these goods
in the city.
If you want scmethmg pretty come around
and see our eoods. JORDAN & CO..
retail Druggists,
Dec. 11, 1891.
Will New York Be Engulfed?
According to the figures of Prof. W.
McGee, it is only a question of time
when the slow but never-ceasing inroads
of the ocean will engulf many populous
cities of the Atlantic seaboard, and per
haps whole States. Me says : "There is
a broad lowland stretching from Sandy
Hook to Cape Henry, another washed by
Mississippi Sound, upon which the sea is
gradually but slowly and surely encroach
ing. They are wane-fashioned plains,
but recently wrested Irom the ocean, and
now old ocean again re-claims its own.
Already its octopus arms have seized the
lowlands in their horrid embrace, and day
by day, month by month, year by year,
generation by generation, the grasp is
tightening, the monster creeping further
and further inland. Each average jrear
the water-mark advances a rod. The
seaside cottage, with a broad lawn before
it, has an "expectation of life" ol a decade
or a generation, but the- cottage at the
verge of the cliff may go in a year, and
must go in a lustrum, unless human de
vices outwit and overpower the waves.
On most other Eastern and Southern
coasts the waves are also encroaching,
but their progress is slower. But the
ocean's power is too great lor puny man
to oppose successfully. What, then, is
he to do ? In my opinion, he can only
temporarily provide against it, and then
slowly retreat beloro the invasion."
Cheap Shoes for Europe.
A prominent English manufacturer of
boots and shoes arrived in New York
recently, and the sole object of his trip
is, he saj s, to learn how to make foot
wear more cheaply, "lhe Hinglish people
are just beginning to admit that America
can beat the world at making shoes," he
continued, "and what with your high rate
of wages and other heavy expenses, we
wish to know how you can possibly do
it." The solution of the problem is not
difficult to find machinery and harder
and quicker work. The American work
man is undoubtedly smarter tnan his
English brother, and can turn out a great
deal more work in a given time, and any
one who has visited factories on both
sides of the Atlantic will unhesitatingly
confirm this statement. Then, theEnglish
manufacturer who buys American ma
chinery is fond of hiring boys to run it,
under the delusion that tbis is economy,
in addition to which the English work
men are opposed to machinery, as they
think that it means less employment for
themselves. The American system is the
system arrived at through evolution, and
represents ideas, science, hard wort, and
never ceasing enterprise, and it is plain
that any country, in order to successfully
compete with us, must adopt methods
which have proved so entirely satisiac-
tory. Boots and Shoes.
. -
Lawyers' Green Bags.
Editor Bichmond Dispatch:
Why are lawyers' bags always green?
s. c.
It is not a fact that they are "always
green." Both in this country and in
Great Britain other colors are used ; but
no doubt the greater number of them are
green, we cannot, say positively wny
this color should have been selected. ne
theory of one of the most learned mem
bers of the bar of Richmond is that the
color was chosen, or at least grew into
popularity, because "it is a modest color,
and therefore in consonance witn tne
leading trait of members of the profes
sion :" and for the additional reason "that
it stands wear very well" a requisite of
more importance lormerly tnan now, as
lawyers in these times seldom travel to
distant courts in private conveyances.
Many years ago the most generally
used covering for tables and desks was
green baize, and it was often the case that
a lawyer had his bag made irom tne same
stuff that was bouerht to cover his desk.
In England there is (or was; a court
known as the Board of Green Cloth,
which was held bv the lord steward and
subordinate officers in the English royal
court, and wbicn derived its name irom
the color of the cloth on the table. This
tribunal had jurisdiction of the peace of
the verge that is to say, tne territory
within 200 yards beyond tne outer gate,
and without its warrant a servant of the
palace could not be arrested for debt."
Appomattox Court Souse Destroyed.
RinHMOND. Va.. Feb. 2. The historic old
Appomattox Court House building was
destroyed by nre yesterday, ah oi tne
county records and court house furnish -intra
were entirely consumed. The Mc
Layne House in which Gen. Lee signed
the terms of surrender to Gen. Grant was
at one time threatened with destruction.
25gf Men are not always to be taken
for what they appear. A fast-looking
man ofteu turns out to bo slow in paying
t i i.
nis aeDts.
SETTLE UP YOUR NOTE
OR ACCOUNT AS IT IS PAST DUE.
T. L. SEIGLE & CO.
We take this occasion to thank our patrons one
and all for their liberal patronage in the past
year, ana asa ior a continuance ui uie uniuc
Wo shall hv strict, attention to business, cour
teous and prompt attention, fair and honorable
iWlinir. seliinc onlv oood goods at a legitimate
profit, merit your patronage. January the first
is pay day. The settlement of accounts is an
important'one. All who owe us a note or an ac
nnni mill nloaaA fall and settle at once. We
shall put all accounts and notes in the bands of
a collector, as we must have a settlement in order
rnaa nnr hnnka for 1891. If VOU Can't DaT
us all, we want part, or we want you to come
m and see us, whether you can pay as or not
and let ns talk it over with vou. We have
nnm urattaA a vn9r and must lifivfi moiiev. and
our friends who owe us are the ones we look to
for it. Don't delay this matter as it is urgent
on1 imnnrtlnt Tf VOtl don't Call. On US. OUT
C LAVA AUlr - J w w
collector will call on you. so step in and see ns
thA tir&t nnssime mo me in. uur fcueivco buu
Ailed with ?ood. honest croods. and
ha anlil At the verv lowest Dossible
price. Be sure and come in to see us whether it
is to buy or to settle.
Jan. 1, 1892. T. L. SEIGLE & CO
FOR RENT.
A good TWO HORSE FARM four mile
South-East of Charlotte,
Apply to
I. N. ALEXANDER, SR.,
Charlotte N. C.
3w
Jan. 23, 1892.
Away with Collar Buttons.
When Sam Carpenter, the Eastern
General Passenger Agent of the Pennsyl-
cranio Rn.M.n . A tnnl.- nil tha T 7" 1 I
. uuiu iwmiuau, uu& hum u w ium i
Democrats to Washington last week, and
notified Inspector Byrnes that he could
give the police a few days off duty, he
thrillod his guests with news of the dis
coveries he had made with regard to the
ravages of the deadly collar button. His
talk would make a new chapter on the
'cusscdness of inanimate things." In the
first place, he once found himself with a
stiff neck, and it got Btiffer and stifferand
more and more painful, until he could
only look at the pretty girls that passed
nim on one siae wnen ne was out ior a
walk. He went to doctors and doctors
and took quarts of medicine until, at last,
a man who knew of his trouble asked him
f he did not wear a collar button.
"Yes," said Mr. Carpenter, "and it has
made a red spot on my neck, but, then,
they all do that."
The man replied : "That s what's the
matter : take it off and you'll get well."
He did so, and in a week was a new and
nappy man
Mr. Carpenter now wears a plain, every-
day pearl button sewed on to every shirt
collar at the back, and has begun to collect
news oi the lavages of the metal studs
that other men wear. He has heard ol
men in almost every stage of paralysis
who have been cured by discarding these
studs, and of one case that was too far
gone for any relief to be possible. He
says that if he could collect fees from all
the persons he has benefited by telling
them to throw away the disks of metal
that press upon their spines at that
peculiarly sensitive point, he would more
than get back the money he has BDent on
doctors. N. Y. Sun.
Corn 200 Years Old.
A. J. Mercer, living near Berden, Kan.,
nas a paten oi corn which is the rarest
ever grown. The patch is small, but the
corn is a kind that has never been seen
n this country before.
.Last spring Mercer opened a mound on
his iarm and in it found a lot of corn
along with certain pre historic relics show-
ng that the corn had been put in there
ages ago. it was in a sealed jar and was
about a peck in quantity. He gave away
about half of it to his neighbors and others
who heard of it wanted a few grains for
a curiosity. W hen planting time came he
thought it would be a good idea to plant
some of it, and prepared a patch of ground
near his house and planted about two
quarts of the seed. It came up and
thrived well under the cultivation given
The ears came well. It has now
been harvested. The ears were about
six inches long and the grains were close
together, standing up with sharp points.
The grains are small, being about one
fourth the size of an ordinary grain of
corn.
Mercer thinks that this must undoubt
edly be the original corn of this country
irom which the present has sprung
through long and high cultivation,
What is remarkable about it is that the
mound from which it was taken has every
evidence ol being very old, lor trees were
growing on it that could not be less than
200 years old. The relics found with tho
corn are similar to those found in the
mounds of Illinois and Ohio, and this
mound must have been co existent with
those, which are believed to have been
over a thousand years old. Mercer has
sent samples of his corn to friends in the
East and to the government officials at
Washington. Forth Worth Gazette.
I-SP How much ol this world are you
going to take with you to the next I
Will you have two pockets one on each
side of your shroud ? Will you cushion
your casket with mortgages, bonds and
certificates of stock ? Ah, no 1 The
ferry boat that crosses this Jordan takes
no baggage nothing heavier than an
immortal spirit. You may, perhaps, take
five hundred dollars with you a lew miles,
in the shape of vour funeral trappings,
to Greenwood cemetery, but vou will
have to leave them there. It would not
be safe to lie down there with a gold
watch or diamond ring : it would be a
temptation to pillagers. If we have
made this world our God we shall see our
idol, when we die, ground to pieces by
our pillow, and we shall have to drink it
in bitter regrets for the lost opportunities
of a lite time. JJr. lalmaqe.
The people who sell typewriters
and teach their customers how to use
them have bothered their brains to evolve
practice sentences which will contain all
the letters in the alphabet. Here are a
couple of ingenious sentences : "Pack my
box with nvo dozen liquor jugs. 'Jack
quickly extemporized the five tow bags."
The first of these sentences is remarkable
as containing every letter in the alphabet
and only five unnecessary characters. It
is curious that not a single consonant is
repeated in the sentence. The five un
necessary characters are o, i, e, o, u, all
vowels, and all the vowels in the alphabet
except a. O is the only letter repeated
twice. The second sentence contains
twelve unnecessary characters, four
vowels and eight consonants.
A camel of the largest size has
been known to drink from thirty to fifty
gallons and then travel without water lor
and numerous instances are on record in
which human life has been saved in the
desert by killing a camel and using the
water Irom its stomach.
Watch crystals are made by blow
ing a sphere of glass .about one yard in
diameter, after which tho disks are cut
from it by means of a pair of compasses
having a diamond at the
extremity of
one leg. Young Men's Era.
Teacher : "Name some of the
most important things existing to-day
that were unknown one hundred years
ago." Tommy : "You and mo."
Of the foreign merchants in China
only 27 are Americans.
They
are plowing by electricity
in Spain.
Niagara Falls and Buffalo.
After the completion of the preat tunnel
works now in progress at Niagara Falls,
A.U Ml . 1 . 1 " J " . I . .
mere win uo uutmng wo uiuaer tne r&piu
rise and growth of that interesting town
into a
great ana wonaeriui city, its
dwellings and factories will be supplied
with light, heat, and motive power at an
extremely low cost, and useful industries
of every kind oueht there to flourish
with unwonted vigor. Domestic life
will be attended with many comforts and
conveniences. The cook will only need
to touch a button, and presto, her electri
cal stove will be in full operation, the pot
will boil, the oven bake, the turkey roast,
the pump move, the washing machine
turn ; while the electric refrigerator will
freeze the water, preserve the meats,
vegetables, milk, butter, eggs, and other
supplies. No coal, no wood, no dust, no
dirt, no oil, no gas. The lady of the house
will be relieved of care. She presses a
button, and every nook and corner of her
dwelling glows with cheerful light.
Touch another, and the electrio fire glim
mers in every room, diffusing genial
warmth. The electric lift takes her ud
or down stairs in a jiffy. The telephone
conveys her orders to market, and dis
tributes her social commands among
friends and neighbors. Niagara is in a
fair way to become famous as the great
electrical city ol the world. At any rate
it will possess, in a great degree, the
means for economic electric generation
and supply. Scientific American.
The Jinclet in the Bell.
"The making of sleigh bells is quite an
art," says an iron founder. "The little
iron ball is too big to be put in through
the holes in the bell, and yet it is inside.
How did it get there? The little iron
ball is called 'the jinglet.' When you
shake the sleigh bell it jingles. In
making the bell the jinglet is put inside a
little ball of mud, just the shape of the
inside of the bell. Then a mould is
made, just the shape of the outside of
the bell. This mud ball with the jinglet
inside is placed in the mould of the out
side, and the metal is poured in, which
fills up the space betwoen the ball and the
mould.
"When the mould is taken off you see
a Bieign oen, out it win not ring, as it is
1 1 i 11 . .
lull ol dirt. The hot metal that the bell
is made oi dries the dirt so it can be
shaken out. After the dirt is all shaken
out of the holes in the bell, the little iron
jinglet will still be in the bell and will
ring, it tooK a good many years to
think out how to make a sleich bell
-Lewiston Journal.
Aconite as an Antidote to Insect Venom.
a correspondent irom uurango says
that formerly about one-half of the
children in the city died from the sting
of the scorpion ; but now nearly all the
lives are saved, if taken in time, by the
use of a strong tincture of aconite, of
which five or six drops are put in a tum
bler half full of water and a teaspoonful
given at frequent intervals. Mercks
Bulletin.
The Figure Nine.
For one hundred and ten years to come,
no man, woman or child will write the
current date without using the figure 9 ;
for nineteen years during that period two
9s must be written in 1899, 1909, 1919.
1929, 1939, 1949, 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989,
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996,
1997, 1998 : and for one year 1999 three
9s will have to be set down. Of the
people now living, it is safe to say that
no one will ever write a date of his or her
own time without using a 9. Besides
minding their p's and q's, the next three
generations must give particular heed to
their 9s JNine has never been regarded as
a particularly lucky number, but beyond
question the years in which it will hold
bo conspicious a place will bring benefits
of undreamed value to the world. New
York Tribune.
J3?T Simon Wolfe, ex-Consul-Genera!
of the United States at Cairo, tells a story,
related to mm by Arabi Pasha, of
Moslem priest who once asked all those
of his congregation who loved God and
feared their wives to stand up. "Instant
ly," says the narrator, "the whole
gathering rose save one. When the
priest observed this, he approached the
solitary exception and said : 'I see that
you remain seated. It is becauso you do
not love God 7' 'No, answered the man
not fear your wife?" 'On the contrary,
was the reply, 'I was unable to rise be
cause my wife gave me such a beating
this morning that 1 am almost helpless
Now, there,' concluded the Arabi, 'was a
man in the very position of Egypt today,
with her back still sore from the stripes
laid upon her by the nations which are
bidding her rejoice.' "
IS? The end ol human life is not
pleasure but duty. He who sets out with
the nxed determination to nave "a good
time" is sure to be disappointed. God
has so arranged matters that selfishness
defeats itself. The most miserable
creature on earth is the one that is per
petually grasping after his own advan
tage, and neglecting or trampling under
foot the claims that others have upon
him. It is more blessed to give than to
receive. The purest joy is that which
flows from a benevolent deed. The
easiest way after all, though its difficulties
sometimes appal us, is the way of duty
faithfully performed toward God and our
lellow-man. JSashville Advocate.
ffaT" Some great hunting was done in
the closing days of the late hunting
season in Maine. A party of Boston
I sportsmen, with A. B. Douglass of Eustis
as guide, chased a ten-year-old moose for
eighteen days, when one of the party
shot him. The animal weighed about
700 pounds and carried splendid antlers.
Two monster bull moose were brought
into Sebec Station a few days after Christ
mas, having been killed near Nahmakanta
Lake by Benjamin Woodward and
Horace Dore of Atkinson. One of the
heads, with antlers, weighed 89 pounds,
the other 87 pounds, and the larger
antlers bad a spread ot 4 leet 1 inch.
National Nicknames.
All our boys and girls know that Uncle
Sam is a popular name for the United
States Government, but how many of
them know how it came to be used in this
way ? Here is the story told about it :
Soon after the declaration ol war in
1812 between the United States and Eng-
and, great quantities of provisions for
the army were concentrated at Troy, N.
x., and a largo lorce ol workmen woro
employed in handling these goods under
tne supervision oi one oi tne inspectors,
Mr. Samuel Wilson, whom everybody
familirrly called "Uncle Sam." The
casks in which the provisions were
packed were marked "E. A. U. S ," the
first two letters being the initials of the
contractor who purchased them, Mr.
Anderson, and the others the abbreviation
of United States we are all so familiar
with, but whieh was not so well known
in those days. It was new to these work
men, and one of them whose business it
was to put the mark on each cask being
questioned by some of his fellows as to its
meaning replied that "he did not know
unless it meant Elbert Anderson and
Uncle Sam." The joke circulated among
the workmen, and & little later when
these same men joined the army it went
with them. Before long it was printed
in the papers, and spread rapidly to all
parts of the country, until people every
where were using the name.
While Uncle Sam is applied only to tho
Government, Brother Jonathan is a nick
name for the whole people of the United
States. This, too, originated in war-time,
but some thirty years earlier than the
other. At the beginning of the Revolu
tion General Washington had great diffi
culty in getting the arms, ammunition, -etc.,
needed for a successful defense of the
country, and one day, when he had met
in council with his officers and others,
and they had failed to find any means of
obtaining the necessary supplies, Wash
ington said : "We must consult Brother
Jonathan," referring to Jonathan Trum
bull, then the Governor of Connecticut, a
friend of his, and a man of whose good
judgment and ability he had the highest
opinion, tiovernor Trumbull was con
sulted, and rendered valuable aid, so much
so that We must consult Brother Jona
than" became a common saying in the
army when any difficulty was to be met,
and people soon lound it a convenient
sobriquet for the nation.
John Bull, the well-known synonym lor
the English, is said to have orginated with
Dean Swift, but its first appearanco in
literature was in Arbuthnot's "History of
John Bull," a political satire published in
1712.
Johnny Crapaud, the nickname of tho
people of France, is said to date back to
the time of the great monarch, Louis
XIV. The French, after a long, siogo,
had taken the city of Aras from tho
Spaniards, and elated by their victory,
they called to mind an old prophecy :
lies anciens crapauds prendront taru,"
which means : "The ancient toads shall
take Sara," and believed that they bad
fulfilled it. Not very easy to see the fulfill
ment, you may think : but Nostradamus,
the old French-Jewish physician and astro
loger, who wrote it was accustomed to
make his predictions rather enigmatical,
and Sara is Aras spelled backward and
the old arms of France were three toads,
instead of the three Fleur-de-lis as now,so
the people were easily convinced, and
Jean Crapaud, or, as we Bay, in English,
Johnny Crapaud, became the accepted
name for a f renchman or for the French
nation.
Turkey's sobriquet is The Sick Man of
the East. The allusion is to the tottering
condition of the empire, which, since tho
middle of the sixteenth century, when it
was at the height of its prosperity, has
been steadily declining in power, until
now its very existence depends largely on
the support it receives from other nations.
The Czar Nicholas, of Russia, first applied
the phrase to Turkey in the year 1844,
and a few years later, during the time
just preceding lhe Crimean War, the
Czar s words were repeated to the Eng
lish Parliament. The newspapers imme
diately gave tbem circulation, and they
were soon on people's tongues everywhere
as a name for Turkey. It will probably
continue to be used untiHhe "sick man"
dies, and after.
The Russians, too, have a national
name Ivan Ivanovich. Ivan is the
Russian for John, which seems to be so
often chosen for these national nick
names. We find it again in John China
man, as applied to the Chinese.
All these names are used to express
some characteristics or peculiarities of
the various nations to which they belong.
In much the same way people speak of
the shrewd, cautious Scotchman as Sandy
or Sawney, and the witty, warm hearted,
irascible Irishman as Pat, Alexander be
ing so common a name in Scotland and
Patrick among the Irish.
Sambo is frequently used as a name for
the negro, more especially for the negro
at the South. This, too, was probably
because so many were called by that
name in the old slave days.
Lo is a name sometimes given in sport
to the Indian. It came by a witty per
version of the meaning from the well-
known lines of Pope :
Lo I the poor Indian, whose untutored miod
Bees God in clouds, and hears him in the wind.
Adelaide Taylor
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 up, saying I could live but a
short time. I gave myself 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 Dr. King's New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. 1 gave it a trial, took in all eight
bottles ; it has 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
North Dakota
barley farm.
has a 2,500 acre