North Carolina Newspapers

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