A Id- (jy Ay 11 Tm- Papek is 4:2 Years OldJ CHARLOTTE, N. C; FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1895. VOLUME XLII. NUMBER 14G4 THE GHARLOTTE DEMOCRAT PUBLISHED KVSEY FRIDAY BT J. P. STRONG. -o 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 MOST IMPROVED EUROPEAN METHODS. Many free advantages. Modern Languages taught only by native teachers BO ARDI NO Accommodations for Non-resident lady students 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.