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CHARLOTTE, N. C; FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1895.
VOLUME XLII. NUMBER 14G4
THE
GHARLOTTE DEMOCRAT
PUBLISHED KVSEY FRIDAY BT
J. P. STRONG.
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Tkkmh One Dollr and Ffty Cents in advance
for 1 year -Two Dollars on time.
o
EntiTeil at the Tost Office in Charlotte, N. C,
43 v-c,,n class matter, according to the rules ot
th:V O. Department.
JOHN PARRIOR,
f;o 4 HOl Til TKYON STREET, CHARLOTTK, N. C.
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
DEALER IN
Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Sil
ver and Silver Plated Ware.
Special attention given to Fine Watch
Krpiring.
Jan 25, 1895.
BURWELL, WALKER & CANSLER,
Attorneys-At-Law,
ROOMS NOH 5, C, AND 13, LAW IJUILDIKG,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Jan 4, 180-1.
DR. E. P. KEERANS,
DENTIST,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Oikh 7 West Trade Street.
Nov. 2, 1894
HUGH V. HARRIS,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Olliee, Nos. 11 and 16 Law Building,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Julyf!, IHM:
K. I OMtOUNE, W. C. MAXWELL, J. W. KEERANS
OSBORNE, MAXWELL & KEERANS,
Attorneys at Law.
C II ARLOTTE, N. C.
Sf Offices 1 and 3 Law Building.
Will practice in the State and Federal Courts.
Oct 20, 1893
DRS. M. A. & C. A. BLAND,
Dentists.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
No. 21 Tryon Street.
Jan 3, 1895.
J. P. McCOMBS, M. D.,
' '-JIits his professional services to the citizens of
i hurlotte and surrounding country. All calls,
oth night and day, promptly attended to.
OfUdR in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite
' Charlotte Hotel.
Jan. 1. 1895
KK10T CLARKSON. CHA8. H. DDLS
CLARKSON & DULS,
Attorneys at Law,
Charlotte, N. C.
1'roinpt attention civen to all business m
jiistcd. Will practice in all Courts of the
State.
grottice No. 12 Law Building.
Oct. 7, 1894.
BT. N. PHARR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office No. 14. Law Building.
Prompt attention to all business intrusted.
Special attention given to claims. Practices in
State and Federal Courts.
Jan. G. 1894.
THE ACKNOWLEDGED
Leading Seeds Are
I5UISTS! - BUISTS1I
We open ours today, fresh from the grower.
Plant only "Buist's Prize Medal Seeds," and
you are sure of a crop.
R. II. JORDAN & CO ,
Jan. 19, 1894. Retail Druggists
CO TO ALEXANDER'S
DRUG STORE,
NO. 210, NORTH TRYON STREET.
Keeps a well assorted stock of all articles usualy
kept in a Drug House
J. B- ALEXANDER.
The Poor prescribed for free.
April, 8, 1S94.
FINEST LOT
Ever brought to Charlotte. This is
no iule boast We have the finest
lot of PERFUMES in thecity. Rick
strker's best in FANCY Bottles,
Cases, Flasks, etc., in GOOD shape
for an ELKGANT PRESENT. It
RECOMMENDS ITSELF. IT
WILL PAY YOU TO SEE IT.
R H. JORDAN & TO., Druggists
Dec. 28, 1894. Executor.
E. NYE HUTCHISON.
FIRE INSURANCE.
Offices 16 East Trade Street; 4 North Tyon
street, up stairs.
FL'u. 19. 1894.
QUEEN CITY HOTEL.
In visiting Charlotte,
Don't fail to stop at the Queen City Hotel,
Corner East Fifth and College Sts,
Everything first-class.
RATES, $100 PER DAY.
July 61894 w j MOORE, Prop'r.
Did You Ever .'
Realize the fact that after your work is done
v,)u "ould have a world of comfort and perfect
jest with a rajr 0f 8ijpDers on your ft. get
JDg round the fire winter nights with your
shoes on, injures them more or less. Men's Can
ss, Leather, or Carpet Slippers 50c ; by mail,
omen's Canvass, or Leather, worked
Rippers, 50c ; by mail, 60c. For any kind of
uoes or slippers, write us. Better goods and at
'ess price than elsewhere.
ov. 2, 1894. GILREATH CO
An Elevated Lake.
The Jake which has the distinction of
being the ui06t elevated body of water in
the world is Green Lake, Colorado. Its
surface is 10,252 feet above the lo'tl of
the sea, and its shores are perpetually
covered with snow, The water of the
lake is as clear as crystal, and large sec
tions of petrified trees are distinctly visible
at a depth of over 100 feet. In one por
tion of the lake a large area of the bottom
is still covered with a standing petrified
forest. The branches of these rock trees
are of dazzling whiteness, giving them
the appearance of having been cut from
marble. The maximum depth of the
lake is 223 feet.
NORTH CAROLINA.
MECKLENBURG COUNTY.
By Virtue of two Deeds in Trust made to the
undersigned by tne "Crowell Milling Company"
one to C H Duls, Trustee, dated .Jan. 13, 1893,
and recorded in Book 88, page 212, and the other
to G J Etherige, Tru3tee, dated April 27, 1894,
recorded in Book 99, page 18, Registry of Meek
lenburg County, N. C. on account of default of
the payment of the debt therein secured, we will
sell at public auction for cash, on Monday, the
8th day of April, A. D. 1895, at 12 o'clock M.,
at the county Court House door, in Charlotte,
N. C. all that land and personal property therein
described, in the city of Charlotte, North Caro
lina, in Ward two of said city, the lot of land
being that Int known as the "Star Mills Proper
ty," being 40 feet on Trade street and extending
back 396 feet, also all fixtures and personal pro
perty ,on the said land of every class, kind, and
description as set-forth and described in the
above Dcedsin Trust Terms for sale cash.
C. II. DULS & G. J. ETHERIDGE,
March 8th, 1895. 5w Trustees.
NORTH CAROLINA.
MECKLENBURG COUNTY.
By Virtue of a Deed of Trust made to the
undersigned C. H. Duls, Trustee, dated April 8,
1893, and recorded in Book 94, page 26, Registry
for Mecklenburg County, N C, by W. C. &
Susau Adam3, on account of default in the pay
ment of a debt therein secured, I will sell at
public auction, for cash, op. Monday, the 8th day
of April, A. D. 1895, at 12 o'clock M., at the
county Court House door, in Charlotte, N. C; all
that land therein described, near the City of
Charlotte, N. C. adjoining the lands of Abram
Palmer and others, containing about 14 acres,
and known as the "W. C & Susan Adams'
place " C. II. DULS. Trustee.
March 8, 1895. 5w.
Executor's Notice.
Having qualified as Executors of the Will of
the late General Rufus Barringer, wre hereby
notify all persons having claims against his
estate to present the same btfore the 1st day of
March, 1896, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of any recovery thereon. All persons in
debted to the estate will be required lo make
prompt settlement. February 15, 1895.
JOHN E OATES.
MRS. MARGARET L. BARRINGfER,
Feb 22, 1895, 6w Executors.
Administrator's Notice.
Having qualified as administrator of the estate
of W. A. brown, deceased, late of Mecklenburg
County, N. C. all persons having claims against
the estate of said decedent are hereby notified
to present them to me for payment, on or be
fore the 24th day of February 1896, or this no
tice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to the estate of said W. A.
Brown are notified to make immediate payment
to me, This the 21st day cf February 1895
H N PHARR, Administrator
of the estate of W A Brown, deceased.
Feb 22, 1895, 6w
MEN'S FINE SHOES,
AT $1.50 !
We are probably at the head of the World for
a special Shoe at a special price ! Men wanting
a dress shoe, containing every point found in
high priced goods, will
FIND OUR
$1.50 LINE THE MOST
surpassing va'ue ever offered Regular clean
factory shoes, built to our special order and
warranted in every way. Our special mission
here below, is to look up the best value in shoes,
and hand them out, fresh and new. to our cus
tomers. We never deal in any of the earth's
scrapings, never do ! GILREATH & CO.
March 1. 1895.
Harrison, Bro's & Co.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Gentlemen : About ten (10) years ago I used
your Town and Country Paints, olive shades, on
my hotel, "The Eager House," and am pleased
to inform you that today the paint is in good
condition and shows no signs of fading or
giving away. Very Respectfully,
Z Eager
HARRISON'S - TOWN - AND - COUNTRY
Ready Mixed Paints,
Are sold exclusively by
R. H. JORDAN & CO.,
Sept. 14, 1894. The Retail Dru gsists.
Solar Tip Shoes for Children.
The best School Shoe, made extra strong for
good wear, extra wide for comfort, thick stock
for dry and warm ! Sewed to stay, spring heel
TO MAKE
WALKING
EASY'
No other Shoe can equal them ! Children, sizes
6 to 10, $ 1.00; Misses' and Youth's, 11 to 13.
$1 25; Girl and boys, 1 to 2, $1 50 ! Give them a
trial and have the best. GILREATH & CO.
Jan. 18, 1895.
GREAT BARGAIN!
A. HALES WILL GIVE YOU
good Bargains ! He has anything you want in
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry the best and cheapest.
Valuable goods of all kinds for PRESENTS
Spectacles all kinds See
A. HALES
BEFORE YOU B UY
Jan 11,- 1895.
LANE'S FAMILY MEDICINE
FOR
" The Blood, Stomach, Liver and Kidneys.
Composed of roots and herbs gathered in the
Rocky Mountains, it is a harmless vegetable
remedy, and a positive cure for constipation.
Makes the Complexion clear and bright.
FOR SALE BT
R. H. JORDAN & CO.,
Nov 16, 1894 Retail Druggists.
Charlotte Seminary
Offers varied and complete courses leading te
college or to a diploma certificate in collegiato
grade. Carl E.Cranz, musical director. 8pecial
courses in Music, Art and Physical Culture.
Boarders accommodated.
MISS LILY LONG, Principal,
411 N Tryon Bt
Surgical Instruments.
A full line of Surgical Instruments at Manufac
turer's prices. Call and examine them.
J3f Mail orders will be promptly attended to
R. H. JORDAN & CO.
Feb 9, 1895.
From Shadow Sun.
I learn as the years roll onward
And leave the past behind,
That much I have counted sorrow
Bnt proves that our God is kind ;
That many a flower I longed for
Had hidden thorn of pain ;
And many a rugged by-path
Led to fields of ripened grain.
The clouds but cover the sunshine.
They cannot banish the sun ;
And the earth shines out the brighter
When the weary rain is done.
We must stand in the deepest shadow
To see iD the clearest light ;
Aad often from wrong's own darkness
Comes the very strength of right.
The sweetest rest is at even,
After a wearisome day,
When the heavy burden of labor
Has been borne from our hearts away.
And those who have never known sorrow
Cannot know the infinite peace
That falls on the troubled spirit,
When it sees, at last, release.
We must live through the dreary winter
If we would value the spring ;
And the woods must be cold and silent
Before the robins sing.
The flowers must lie buried in darkness
Before they can bud and bloom ;
And the sweetest and warmest sunshine
Comes after the storm and gloom
So the heart from the hardest trial
Gains the purest joy of all.
And frm lips that have tasted sadness
The sweetest songs will fall.
For as peace comes after suffering.
And love is reward for pain,
So, after earth is heavan
And out of our loss the gain.
Agnes L. Pratt.
No Substitute for the Kid.
For many decades the tanners of the
world have been exercising their wits to
find a good substitute for the skin of the
kid, but as yet they have been unable to
manipulate the skin of any animal in
such a manner that it will even approach
in quality or texture the bide of the
baby goat. The demand for kid in
creases every day, and is far greater than
the supply; so much so, indeed, that a
pair of genuine kid gloves is now be
coming quite a luxury.
The nearest approach to kid is now
found in the peltot the young lamb. The
question of the exact age at which the
lamb should be killed is an important
one, and this matter of selecting requires
a knack lew people have.
In some lambs, such as the Cotswold
breed, the age may be about, four weeks,
as these are the strongest of their kind,
whereas a merino lamb may require as
much as six weeks to arrive at the same
texture of skin. The main idea is, how
ever, to catch the lamb in the brief stage
when the extreme tenderness and elastic
ity of its skin is disappearing and what is
known technically as the grain is begin
ning to set in. Another mistake that
many fall into is supposing that the pig
skin, from which pocket books and sad
dles are made is from the skin of domess
FARMERS OF MECKLENBURG
Why put your Cotton-seed on the
ground, and feed it to stock ? when you can ex
change them for
COTTON-SEED MEAL ;
AND COTTON-SEED HULLS,
The cheapest and best cattle food known !
Cotton-seed Meal is also one of the best
Fertilizers on the Market !
otton-seed Jls now selling very low, but the
NORTH - CAROLINA
COTTON -:- OIL -:- COMPANY
Is making the same exchange of meal
for seed ; as when seed was selling HIGHER.
Viz : One Ton of Meal
FOR TWO - TONS - OF SEED,
Cotton -seed contains only about 700
pounds meal per ton, which is the valuable f er
tilizing element of the seed, and it is not econo
my for the seed to be used for fertilizer when
the farmer can secure 1,000 pounds of MEAL
for 2,000 pounds seed.
DO NOT FAIL TO FEED YOUR CATTLE
Cotton-seed Meal and Hulls this Winter;
and purchase the same from the
North Carolina Cotton Oil Co.,
Charlotte MillJ
T. J. DAVIS, Manager.
Nov 30, 1894. 8m
C HARLOTTE
COLLEGE OF MUSIC
AND ART.
18 SOUTH TRYON STREET,
THE LEADING
SCHOOL FOR MUSICAL TRAINING
In the Southern States.
THE
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Many free advantages.
Modern Languages taught only by native teachers
BO ARDI NO
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IN COLLEGE BUILDING.
Every modern convenience.
8pecial course in
PAINTING. DRAWING, and ELOCUTION.
Catalogues sent on application.
Terms Moderate.
-4 Call or address,
CARL S. GAERTNER,
July 13, 1894. DnuccTOB.
tic animals. This is not the case, as the ,
homo product lives altogether too high
and its skin is flabby and fall of little
wind puffs. It is the 1 peccary ot wild
hog that is used for this purpose. These
animals have a fine, solid hide that tans
down to a smooth, soft texture. Deer
skins are now much in demand. They
are shipped from various points to New
York, where they sell at about 2 cents a
pound. After being tanned they are sent
almost exclusively to glove makers of
New England. Oincinati Enquirer:
The Vice President's Office.
One of the Handsomest Rooms In the Capitol
Used by Him.
In the wing of the capitol devoted to
the needs of the senate two of the hand
somest rooms are set aside for the use
of the president and the vice president
of the United States. The president's
room is naturally put to very little use,
while the vice president's is rarely un
occupied. This room is to be found at the end
of the 6enate lobby. It is a large, square
room, with stuccoed ceiling and tinted
walls, furnished with an ecru tinted car
pet, several large chairs, two tables, an
office desk and a large sofa.
The fireplace a huge, old fashioned
affair for the burning of wood with its
handsome brass fender and accompany
ing shovel, tongs and poker, is shut in
by a glass fire screen. The retiring vice
president is permitted to take with him
as souvenirs the brass fire tools.
There is another bit of floor furniture
in the room in the shape of a small safe,
which is used as a repository for the
electoral votes as the sealed packages
come from the various states alter each
presidential election. Here they must
stay until wanted for counting by the
bouse of representatives. Daring this
time the safe is continually watched by
two officers detailed from the capitol
police force, and the combination on
which the lock is set is known only to
the vice president.
Among the wall adornments is a paint
ing of Georgo Washington by Rembrandt
Peale. There is a legend to the effect
that when sitting for this portrait in 1796
Washington stuffed cotton into his cheeks
in lieu of the false teeth he is so greatly
needed.
Most of the relics of former-vice presi
dents have been relegated to a little
anteroom now used for toilet purposes.
Among them is the mirror 2 feet long
by 1 wide bought by the senate for the
use of John Adams. Both frame and
glass are of very poor material, bat it
cost when purchased $40 and was the
subject of serious controversy in the
senate. The beautifully carved toilet
ease, which is also contained in the
anteroom, was made to order for General
Chester A. Arthur. Kate Field's Wash
ington. Sea ot Murder.
The Term Sailors A pply to the
Baltic Ocean.
The passage of the North Sea, or Bal
tic Ocean lor it is equally well known by
both titles is looked upon with dread by
the navigators who have to brave its
dangers.
The sailors cf the North German Lloyd
call it the Sea of Murder, in allusion to
the marine diasters which its history
bristles. The captain of the liner whose
destination is Liverpool or London feels
that the perils of his voyage are practi
cally over when he reaches Queenstown.
The commanders of the sister ships ot
the Elbe, on the other hand, realize that
the most dangerous part of their journey
is yet to come, for ahead of them is the
narrow and crowded English Channel
aud the equally crowded and tempestu
ous North Sea.
These unruly waters are open to the
fierce sweep of the wind that is so dread
ful to Enropo.that which is from the north
east. Only those who have experienced
those marrow-chilling, pneumoniasbreeds
ing blasts can realize their anger and their
power. The Gulf Stream, which surges
up the channel and around the northern
end of the British Isles, meets the icy
currents from the arctic regions. Storms,
varied by dense fogs, result from this
combination. The east coast of England
forms a deadly lee shore for the shipping
caught in the prevailing winds.
In addition to these natural dangers,
the North Sea is crossed and recrossed
by dozens of steamer "lanes." It is also
the seat of the great herring fisheries,
with their thousands of smacks and
schooners that, lying at anchor here,
there, and everywhere, are by no means
the least of the dangers which menace
the navigation Here, too, there are hun-
dreds of Scotch and English coasting
craft, which stand well to sea to avoid
the dangers of shore lines. And, lastly,
the mouth ofjtbe Thames spreads funnel
like into the North Sea, adding to the
total perils with its fleets of incoming and
outgoing vessels. Exchange.
COMMENCING MONDAY,
March 4th, 1896,
WE WILL HAVE A-
Grand Exhibition of
MAJESTIC
STEEL RANGES,
For two weeks at our store ! During this Exhi
bition we will have a RANGE in full operation
to give all a chance to see its work. If you are
interested in GOOD COOKING and a saviog of
fuel and time, you should not miss this great
opportunity of seeing these elegant goods.
Everybody invite J. Lunch served during the day
J. N. McCausland & Co.;
209 and 211 S. Tryon St.,
Charlotte, N. C.
Feb.22,185.
Different Kinds of Money Recognized by
the Government as Legal Tender.
Although people talk glibly and wisely
about the national currency, the vast ma
jority of them have bat a superficial
knowlege of the functions of the various
issues. On account of the present general
discussion on the subject, a few facts are
briefly given that may afford a clearer
understanding of the present condition of
the national finances!
The official definition of the term "le
gal tenders" is "money of a character
which by law a debtor may require his
creditor to recivein payment, in the ab
sence of any agreement in the con
tract or obligation itself." In govern
ment transactions the gold coins of the
United States are a legal tender in all
payment, at their nominal value, when
not below the standard weight and limit
of tolerance provided by law for the single
piece, and when reduced in weight below
such standard and tolerance are a legal
tender at valuation in proportion to their
actual weight.
Standard silver dollars are a legal ten
der at their nominal value for all debts
and dues, public and private, except
where otherwise expressly stipulated in
the contract. The silver coins ot the
United States of smaller denominations
than $1 are a legal tender in all sums not
exceeding $10 in full payment for all
does, publio and private.
Minor coins, whether of copper, bronze
or copper-nickel, are a legal tender at
their normal value for any amount not
exceeding twenty-five cents in any one
payment.
United States notes, otherwise known
as legai tender notes" and "greenbacks,"
arc a legal tender in payment of all debts
public or private, within the United
States, except duties on imports and in
terest on the public debt.
Treasury notes, issued in payment oi
purchases of silver bullion under the
Sherman act of 1890, are a legal tender
in payment of all debts, public or private,
except where otherwise expressly stipu
lated in the contract, and are receivable
for customs, taxes and all public dues.
Columbian half dollars are a legal ten.
der to the same extent as subsidiary siK
ver coin that is, $10 in any one payment.
Columbian quarters are also a legal ten
der to the same extent as subsidiary
silver coin.
Gold certificates are not a legal tender.
They are, however, receivable for cus
toms, taxes and all public dues. Silver
certificates have precisely the same
standing as gold certificates.
National bank notes are not a legal
tender. They are, however, receivable
at par in all parts of the United States
in payment of taxes, excises, publio lands
and all other dues to the United States,
except duties on imports ; and also for
all salaries and other debts and demands
owing by the United States to individ
uals corporations and associations within
the United States, except interest
on the public debt and in redemption
of the national currency.
Trade dollars are not a legal tender.
By the act of February 12, 1873, they
were a legal tender at their nominal
value for any amount not exceeding $5
in any one payment, but under date of
July 22, 1876, it was enacted that they
should not thereafter be a legal tender.
By the act of March 3, 1863, fractional
currency was receivable for postage and
revenue stamps, and also in payment of
any dues to the United b tales, less than
$5, except duties on imports; but they
are no longer a legal tender to any exs
tent whatever.
The Treasury Department has also de
cided that foreign gold and silver coins
are not a legal tender in payment of
debts. The question has been raised
and disputed as to whether what was
called the "Continental currency," issued
during the war of the rebellion by the
old government, was or was not a legal
tender. The facts appear to be that
while the Continental Congress did not
by any ordinance attempt to give it that
character, they asked the States to do so,
and all seem to have complied, except
Rhode Island. The Continental Congress
only enacted that the man who refused
to take the money should be an enemy
of his country. This currency, as now
classified at the Treasury Department,
is not a legal tender.
By law, Treasury notes are redeemable
in coin. The kind ot coin employed is op
tional with the Secretary of the Treasury.
Secratary Carlisle has directed their re
demption in gold whenever that coin is
demanded. In case the holder has no
preference, ho will receive silver in ex
change, but such cases are extremely
rare. United States notes are also re
deemable in gold.
There is no standard in the matter of
government bonds. Each loan stands on
tis own botttom. During the war legal
tender notes were accepted in payment
for bonds, but since then all government
loans have been negotiated in gold or its
equivalent gold certificates. The recent
issues of bonds were for the purpose of
replenishing the dwindling gold reserve,
in order to enable the government to
maintain the'parity of the two metallic
standards ofvalue. Consequent! v,no other
currency was receivable in payment of
the bonds. Bonds are redeemable in
coin, either gold or silver, at the option
of the government, Evening lelegram.
Planting of broom corn can be
done with an ordinary wheat drill. Re
move all bat two of the hoes, which
ohnnld be about 31 feet apart. Set the
fflrtdr the same as for sowing one bushel
- - o
of wheat per acre. Forty-six pounds of
seed will plant o to iu acres, xne staiss
need not be more than two or three inches
aftart in the row. Broom corn is orov
in? a fairly srood crop for the south and
its production should be increased. A
Southern Farmer.
Cure for Headache.
As a remedv for all forms of Headache Elec
trie Bitten has proved to be the very best. It
effects a oermanent cure and the most dreaded
habitnal sick headaches yield to its influence
We urtre all who are afflicted to procure a bot
tle, and give this remedy a fair trial. In cases of
habitual constipation Electric Bitters cures by
giving the needed tone to the bowels, and few
cases long resist the use of this medicine. Try
it once. Large bottles only Fifty cents at
Burwell & Dunn, wholesale and retail, and Jor
dan Ss Bcott, wholesale drug store.
Jesus And His Mother.
He Was Better Known to Her Than to All the
World Besides.
I am convinced by late study of the
subject that the mother knew her won.
dertul Son better than did prophet, priest,
or apostle ; that in the quiet of the home
she had learned much if not all of His
future history.
1. There was everything in Christ a
early life to excite her surprise and cari
osity, and she had abundant time and
opportunity to seek of Him an explana
tion. In speaking of people of the past
ages, we forget that they possessed ex
actly the same instinct that we do now,
that they reasoned as correctly and logi
cally. The evangelists state that the
mother "laid up" all .these remarkable
facts and incidents "in her heart." "Laid
up" for examination and study, of course,
und she had twenty long years to get the
explanations she desired. The Son was
in her home day and night and often
alone with her. The things she desired
to know were worth knowing, and the
wish to know them was altogether rea
sonable. What mother would not like to know
of the remarkable career so strangely
predicted of her son? What Simeon
meant when the infant of a few days
was said to "be set tor the falling and
rising up of many in Isarel, and that
a sword would pierce her soul thai the
thoughts of many hearts should be re
vealed." We can't imagine one so stupid
as not to inquire of hor own son, at the
proper time, what so serious a matter
could mean. Mary was a woman of
great faith, and people of great faith
(I mean true faith) are apt to be people
of good sense. She did not, at the "annun
ciation," show want of faith, though the
announcement was against all reason
and experience. Zacbariab, the High
Priest, showed decided less faith in re
gard to Elizabeth, and asked for a sign
and got it, to bis sorrow, though the
prediction regarding his wife was not
half so remarkable as that in regard
to Mary. This tact alone speaks well for
Mary's character and piety.
What sensiblo woman among us would
not, as women say, be "dying" to know
all about the mysterious and remarkable
things said about her first-born? And can
we believe so good a son as Jesus would
refuse to gratify so reasonable a curi
osity ?
It is said He was "Subject to his par
ents ;" that is, obeyed them. What do
you suppose this Son and His mother in
the same home for twenty years would
talk about? When but 12 years old He
told her '-he must be about His Father's
business." What father? What business?
Did she, a wise woman, fail to make these
plain, natural inquiries and not be satis
fied without a reasonable answer? Jesus
did not engage in wordly sports, nor
was He an idler. The subject of His great
mission was uppermost in His mind, and
He must needs talk about it to His pious
mother.
This brings us to the second proposition
or proof of the declaration that the
mother knew all about the Son's mission.
At the marriage at Cana, when the
hostess said to Jesus's mother (supposed
to be a relation). The wine is exhausted,
what shall I do ? Mary said to Jesus,
"They have no wine." "My time is not
yet come," he replied. Don't you know
this ? You know My plans and mission.
But the mother simply said to the ser
vants, in evident confidence of the result,
"Do what he tells you." It was too late
to buy wine, and the mother knew that
the Son had power to make it, to work
a miracle, and if one miracle any miracle.
So she knew He had divine power.
It is not altogether unreasonable to sup
pose in their poverty Jesus had some
times wrought miracles to supply the
family need. He clearly had a right. He
created fish on the seashore for his bun
gry disciples. But this aside. The wine
was promptly made, good wine and fifteen
gallons of it.
I have often been surprised to hear our
zealous Prohibition friends say the wine
was not fermented ; that is no wine at
all. What is the testimony of a man
2,000 years after the wine was drank
in comparison with that of the "Ruler"
that drank it. It is utterly useless to
argue with such people. The governor
of the feast was so much pleased with
the wine that be called the groom and
asked for explanation.
That Mary became afterward well aos
quainted with her Son's miracle-working
power is evident, and in her conversations
with Him got a more perfect insight into
llis mission.
From the record the father, Joseph,
died before the crucifixion, so the Son
gave His mother all needed instruction
about the future world and the future
meeting. What a comfort mast He have
been in this dark hour of the household.
As the widowed mother, leaning on the
bosom of her divine Son, stood at the
open grave, what think you were the
words of consolation he poured into her
bleeding heart, and how tenderly did he
draw aside the veil that hides the dories
of the upper world and point to His seat
on the right band of the lath err Blessed
mother I blessed Son I
3. I believe further that the Son had
prepared the mother for the terrible
tragedy of the Cross. "When her soul
would be pierced with a sword," as before
said. But for this power to look beyond
the Cross.to the glorious Resurrection and
the grand Ascension, she would not have
been able to stand under the accursed
tree and see those tender hands and feet
nailed to the ragged wood. It was here,
too, that her great faith triumphed over
"sight," sorrow and suffering, and when
the sad bat glad words, "It is finished,
fell apon her ear, her triumphant faith
flew with joy to the resurrected son and
Saviour of the world.
It is singular that no mention is made
of the meeting of the Son and mother
during the forty days between the Resur
rection and Ascension, though doubtle-s,
they met often.
Qlt is not stated that Mary witnessed the
Ascension, though it would be most un
reasonable to say she did not. A failure
to witness so splendid a departure would
be most unnatural. When a father or
son leaves for Europe the friends see him
off. This has always been true. It is
absurd to suppose that all things that
Christ did are recorded. The contrary is
expressly stated by the evangelist,
While He wrought thousands oi
miracles only thirtystwo or thirty-
three are recounted in (brief) detail. Even
Boswell's four volumes fait to mention
half of the acts of Johnston. The blas
phemer Ingeraoll, when here lately, tried
to prove the falsity of the history of
Christ by the lack of sameness in the
four Gospels, when every man of sense
knows if they had agreed exactly, word
for word, it would have been positive
proof that the history was a fraud. No
man knows tbis better man lngerson.
The Bible history was not written to
satisfy man's curiosity but to convince
W . A A a
man s judgment, it was important to
say that the apostles, the men to be
witnesses, were present at the Ascension,
bat not that bis family ana neighbors
(women and children) were also present.
Richmond Dispatch. W. W.P.
Animals Crazed by Fire.
The Difficulty of Rescuing Hones from a Burn
ing Building.
The panio that is inspired in the minds
of horses by a phenomenon ao strange as
fire can be understood only ny tnose who
have witnessed a fire in a large stable
where numbers of bones are kept. The
Bcene that ensues is one of the most
frightful that can be conceived. The
horses are rescued from the burning
building with the utmost difficulty, and
only with most serious peril to the lives
and limbs of the rescuers. The animals
go mad with fright, rear, kick, and dash
from side to side so widly as to make an
attempt at rescue as perilous as an ad
vance on a hostile battery. When res
cued they will often break away from
those who hold them and charge back
at full speed into the burning building,
there to perish in the flames. They re
sist every attempt to take them out.
They have been known to tear their res
cuers with their teeth, to throw them to
the ground and trample on them, to kick
out their brains. As the fury of the
flames increases so does the panic of the
unfortunate animals. They scream out
in agony as the fire reaches their bodies,
yot they will cot, for all that, seek safety
in tho open air. They are crazed with
fear, and yet remain to be burned to
death when a ten-seconds run would
carry them to liberty. But they never
make the run, and, as a rule, are burned
alive in the stalls, where alone they soom
to fancy they can find security.
There is but one way to get them out,
and that is to blind them with some con,
venient cover, such as a coat or a blanket,
and thus, unable to see the dangers about
them, trembling In every limb, appar
ently ready to fall to earth with fear, they
may be led out. But the cover must not
be too quickly removed from their eyes,
in fact it should not be taken off until the
animals are out of sight of the burning
building, otherwise they will break away
from the persons leading them and, in
spite of the stoutest efforts, will dash back
to perish in the flames.
For cows a burning building does not
seem to have the same fascination that
it possesses for horses. It is said that
when a cow stable is burning the animals
may be led out without serious difficulty,
save that which may result from their
fright and the use they may make of
their horns in their own frantic efforts to
escape. It is a singular fact however, that
has often been noticed along the lines of
railroads, that the headlight of a locomo
tive exercises on calves, and sometimes on
their mothers also, a species of fascina
tion nearly akin to hypnotism. Engi
neers tell many stories of this peculiar
fact. Not long ago, on a railroad runs
ning out of tbis city toward the South,
the engineer of a night train noticed
something ahead of him on the track.
Always apprehensive of danger he blew
h's whistle, put on his brakes, and
guardedly approached the spot where the
obstacle was observed. It was soon seen
to be a calf that stood in the centre of
the track, staring with wide open
eyes at the headlight. The whistle
screamed a shrill alarm, the calf did not
move, the bell was violently rung, but
the animal heeded it not. With some
difficulty the train was brought to a halt
within a few feet of the fascinated calf , that
stood with head erect gazing at the light
as though petrified. The fireman jumped
down from the cab, seized the calf by the
ears to drag it from the track, when
instantly, the moment its eyes were taken
from the light, the full possession of
every faculty seemed to return, and, with
a bellow of fright, the calf broke from his
hands and ran away at full speed. The
animal bad undoubtedly been the victim
of a species of hypnotism, and the mo.
ment its gaze was diverted from the ob
ject that fascinated it the spell was
broken and the calf ran away. St. Louis
Globe Democrat,
The Strength of Ice.
During the recent cold snap there
was considerable discussion as to what
thickness ice must- be in order to insure
safety for loads of different weight. The
editor of tbis department has taken the
trouble to look the matter up, and as a
result reports the following from "Tables
of Constants in Nature :" Ice 11 inches
thick will support a man; 4 inches thick
will support cavalry; 5 inches thick will
support a 200-pounder and its carriage;
10 inches will support a multitude of
Eeople, and 18 inches will support the
eaviest railway train."
RUT We often hear it said that sooner
or later all men reach their proper level
in this world. To those that have
achieved wealth, honor, and social dis
tinction tbis is a very comforting doc
trine. But it does not have quite so
fleasant a sound in the ears of the honest,
aborious, and worthy souls that some
how or other have failed oi success. In
a perfect world ft would be true; but in a
world that is full of moral disorders as
ours is it is not true. Real merit is
often overlooked in the distribution of re
wards. Incompetency frequently pets
the prize that ability deserved. The
next life will witness a wonderful square
ing and balancing of accounts.- AW
viae Advocate.