wit
V J V i'l
nis Papeb is 43 Yeabs Old
CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1896.
VOLUME XLIII- NUMBER 2232
THE
CHARLOTTE DEMOCRAT
UBI8H-D XVXBT VKIDAY BT
J. P. STRONG.
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rthe P. O.'BepartmenL
IDRS. MeCOMBS & GIBBON,
DESIRE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC,
That they hare tbisday entered into a copart
nerabip for the
practice oar medicine. -SURGERY.
March 1, 1895.
March IS. 1895.
JOHN FARM OH,
NO. 4 BOUT- TBTOX STBXBT. CHOTTS. X. O.
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER.
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Diamonds. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry Sil
ver and Silver Plated Ware.
OT Special attention given to Fine Watch
I Repairing.
. Jan 25. 1895.
JJDRWELL, WALKER & CANSLER,
Attorneys-At-Law,
BOOMS JSQB 5, 8, ARB J 3, LAW BTJILDDKG,
CSABLOTTE, Js. C.
Jan 4, 1895.
DB. E. P. HEERAZfS,
DENTIST,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
o
7 West Trade Street.
Not. t, 1894
HUGH W. HARRIS,
J Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Office, Nos. 14 and 10 Law Building,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Jaly$,fl$95:
x r. i
OCBOBBS, W. C. MAXWELL,
j. w. ana raws.
OSBORNE, 5MAXWELL ft KEERANS,
Attoieys at Law.
CHARL OfC T E. N. C.
' r Offices 1 and 3 LaBnilding.
'ill practice in the SUted Federal Courts.
Oct 20. 1895.
DBS. M. A. & C. A. BLAsND,
Dentists.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
No. 21 Tbtox Stbxbt.
r jarr. 8. 1890.
.-R10T CL-BKSON. . CHAS. X. DDLS
CLABESON & DULS,
Attorneys at Law,
Ch-blottk, N. C.
TlompUatte-tK gfrejs
axasted. vWill practice in
folate.
to all business in-
all Courts of the
ICS-Office No. LI. Law JJuilding.
Oet.i7. 1896.
dX B. PHABI,,
ATTORNEY AT "LAW.
s
Office No. 14. Law Building.
Prompt attention to all business intrusted
Soecial attention given to claims. Practices in
State and Federal Court.
Jan. 6, 1895.
THE ACKNOWLEDGED
Leading Seeds Are
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We open ours today, fresh from the grower.
Plant oulv "Buisl's Price Medal Seeds." and
you are sure of a crop.
R. H. JORDAN & CO.,
Jan. 19. 1895.
Retail Druggists
GO TO ALEXANDER'S
DRUG STORE.
NO. 816, 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, 1895.
FINEST LOT
' .Ever brought to Charlotte. This is
s no idle boast We have the finest
t lotof PBRFUMESinthecity. Rick
utecker's best in FANCY Bottles,
Cases, Flasks, eta, in GOOD shape
for an ELKGANT PRESENT. It
RECOMMENDS ITSELF. IT
WILL PAY YOU TO SEE IT.
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ec. 3. 1896
& CO., DrugcistB
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o visiting Charlotte,
Don't failctotop at the Queen City Hotel,
Comer East Fi.'th and College 8U,
Everything first-class.
RATES, 1 1 00 PER DAT. -July
0, 1885. W J MOORE, Pror2.
Surgical Instrnmants.
A Tnll line of Surgical Instruments at Manufac
turer's prices. Call and examine them.
tT Mail orders will be promptly atteaded to
B. H- JORDAN ft CO.
Sept SO, 1899-
Tilling Baixboad Spxxd Br Eab
Tbe speed of a railway train in miles per
boor can be found by counting tbe num
ber of rails over wbicb a ear wheel paa
ses in 20.3 seconds, because 20.3 seconds
bears tbe same riot to an hour that
thirty ieet the length of a rail, bears to a
mile. Tbe fish plates or tbe thumps
may be counted. Thus, supposing that
thirty si net thumps are made by a
wheel in 20.3 seconds, tbe train is then
running at tbe rate of thirty nine miles
an boor. Scientific American.
LOOK AT THIS.
TABLE3 AT
$8 50
8 50
$8 50
$8 50
Would not be bad on a table, especially when
yon can get a $13 50 Table for oniy $8 50 ! That
Is just what you get at E. M. ANDREWS'.
The grandest display of .
FURN I THEE!
ever shown in our history. The prices, not
withstanding the advance in many lines, are
lower than ever before in our history.
cuying in sucn large quantities enables us to get
THE - BEST
PRICE !
We do not buy just one of a
kind, but 10, 20. 40. 50 and 1.000, if the firm has
HADE AN INDUCEMENT !
-o:- BEAUTIFUL -:o:-
For the little folks Useful, Ornamental, Ap
propriate 1 The display is ready. See them
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Velocipedes, Express Wagons, Childrend's Desks
Kocere. unairs, Music Hacks and an endless
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OUR LKADEK IS COUCHES
10. 12. 22.75, 15, 18, 22.50. 25 and $50 They are
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E, M. ANDREWS,
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STATE.
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Ladies wool lined plain rubber ovei.hoe,
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' LADIES RUBBER BOOTS,
for working garden In early spring, every lad
should have a pair Witn ruooer Doots you win
not mind the weather ''so the wind dont blow.'
PRICE $2.00.
i Best stock of shoes in tbe State.
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ept20. 1895. DrxxcTOB
Administrator's Notice
Havint Qualified as administrator of tbe es
tt of W P Cat-center, deceased, this is to no
j tify all persons having claims against said estate
tn ftThtnit tnem io me nnaer bidcu vu ui
fnr thfl 8th d- of January. 1897. or this notice
win h nlead in bar of their recovery. Al 1 per
sons indebted to said estate will please make me
payment.
THIS We Bin aay Ol January, lovu-
JNO. W MILLER.
Administrator's Notice.
rr.vinor nullified as administrator of Mrs.
Minnie A. Alexander, deceased, late of Mecklen-
I burg County. II. C, this is to notify all persons
i t Mi . .mliiai octal a of thfl aaia
OBTlUg Vl-IUM -ft-'"" . ,
; .m1 tn ftxhibit them to the undersiened on
or before the 28th day of December 1890, or this
notice will be plead in oar ior tneir recuverj.
All persons indebted to fcaid estate will please
make lmmeaiaie pay menu
This, the 19th day ot uecemoer, iovo.
J. H. ALEXANDER,
Dec 36, 1895. 6w Administrator.
Harribok, Bbo's & Co.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Gkhtuuikk : 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
nuiriitiAn and shows no signs of fading or
giving away. Very PiCSftctf ally.
Ju-.GKR-
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Ready Mixed Paints,
Are sold exclusively by
R. H. JORDAN & CO.,
Sept 14, 1895. The Retail Druggist
Dec 6, 1895.
While Jenny Waits.
The cows are coming hrme, Jenny I hear their
clfc-cing bells ;
Wh ite Face
And Bright Face,
C on ir g. ccmiDg, coming from tbe clover in . the '
dells ;- - .
Coming, J tuny girl 1
And what care they fur a curl,
Or that red rose that you wear in your hair,
Jenny girl ?
The cows are coming home.'Jenny, tbe cows' are
coming home :
Lazy Bell
And Daisy Bell ;
Coming, coming, coming from the fields where
daisies foam ;
Coming, Jenny, dear,
And I wonder why you wear , I'
Such ribbons and such roses in your hair,
Jennie, dear !
The cows are coming home, Jenny ;by the low
ing calves they're led
White Face
And Bright Face,
Coming, coming, coming; but beware that rose of
red I
Or do the cattle care?
Nay ! there's some one watching, watching for
your comming, Jenny, dear 1
The cows are coming home, Jenny; but little do ,
you care
For Lazy Bell
Or Daisy Bell
From f ragmant fields of clover while in all the
twilight air
A sweeter music swells
Than the ringing; of their balls,
From lips that cry for kisses from your red lips
Jenny, dear !
The cows are coming home, Jenny; and surely I
have heard
With White Face
And Bright Face,
The calling, calling, calling tf that merry whist
ling bird
That say 8 as plain as any:
"Are you coming to me, Jenny?
With your ribbons and your roses are jou com
ing, coming, Jenny? " ;
Ne'er mind the cattle, Jenny they'll come for
all tbe girls;
Daisy Bell
And Lazy Bell
The calves'll call them homeward 6pite of rib
bons and of curls'
Think you the cattle care
For the rose that's in your hair?
Nav! hut one there is who loves you. and he a
waiting, Jenny, dear 1
P. L. Stanton
... . nW'
A- young Indiana woman has won
. , . . - -. j i
prize in UDicago dj a Bpirueu uu
pleasing poem m celebratiop of tbe glo
ries of tbat town. Here are two of her
lines on tbe big fire;
Chicago vanished in a cloud; the towers were
storms of sleet.
The wraith of death soared upward in a crimson
winding sheet
Beautiful, but the "causa causans" of
tbe fire is not mentioned. In that respect
the distich of one of the unsuccessful
oomoetitora tor tbe prize. Mr. jeniei
r v i
Budd, ol JJululb, may do preierrea;
A drop kick, hot and heavy, comes from Ma'am
O'Le&rv's cow
And Chicago's stately Dalaces their heads in
ashes bow. .
Not so elegant but instinct with truth,
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Stock of Silver-Plated Knives
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Spoons, Carving Sets, Braes
Doe .Irons and Brass Fire
SETS GUNS, - AMMUNITION,
. AND ALL-
KINDS OF Kitchen UTENSILS,
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Dec. 20, 1895.
OLD MAN'S
WIDE, SOFT, EASY, CONGRESS SHOES,
sewed ad wsrranted, best grade satin calf, fine
Dongola top, good elastic, the best you ever saw
at sucti a price
$2 00 '
Vnnnir Tidies. Married Ladies and Old Ladies
Ttm fin kid. button. Philadelphia make, price
$2.00; guaranteed the best grade ever offered at
this- nrin. The best of DeoDle make the great
mistake of allowing themselves to be fooled into
buying trashy shoes, thinking they are getting j
Bomethiner for nothing. We are here to serve
ih nennie with cood value in footwear and will
save you money. We have , grown up in the
business. Are young, yet old, and seem to Know
what we are talking about, uome w ae uu.
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T homas & Maxwell for Furniture are renowned.
H onest eoods at their store are touna.
O riginators of novelties they are. It s true.
M. oney on x nroiiure mcy u oo v
a narlor. a bedroom, or a kitchen set;
3 myrna rugs and lambrequins you here can get.
A nd furniture, bric-a-brac, novelties, too.
r . i-ic Thomas & Maxwell have for you.
M ost for the least money they r ffer all.
A n enviable reputation tney nave won.
v moUori in charlotte thev are dv none.
W ondr's bargains in all aepartmeni oearm minu
E verylhing for a home you nere win nna
L ook where you will, go where you may.
L eaders Thomas & Maxwell are to-day.
We also keep stoves,
That will bake the finest loaves.
Warm Over Shoes- -
Men's High Buckle overshoes, wool lined, bes
in the worio.
PRICE, $1.60.
"Ladies of same make.
$1.25.
These are good, and will last longer than three
pairs of any other make sold in Charlotte. We
will stake our reputation on this. We know
wht wa am talking about.
Dec. 20. 1895. - . GILREATH & CO.
. TfceViceof Pedantry
To define pedantryo as to give it all
its sbadofl of meaning would be a difficult
tatk not to say an impossible, task. For
general purpoBes,bOwBver,VTebster'H defi
nition is sufficiently accurate and com
prehensive. He say a tbat iti" a vain os
tentation of learning a boastful display
of knowledge of any "kind." It is always
a disagreeable tbing, bat tbe measure of
its offensiveness as determined . by tbe
particular form wbicb at any given time
it may happen . to assume. Its milder
manifestations are fitted to provoke ;a
contemptous smile; its more pretentious
displays, an indignant sneer. In its moBt
innocept and least censrtable guise, i
consists in tbe perpetual parading of ones
literary attainments, in the incessant use I
of bookish talk in all sorts of circles and
on all sorts of occasions.; Tbe best and
tbe worst tbat can be said of this is tbat
it is exceedingly egotistical and impolite.
Common courtesy should teach us not to
monopolize a conversation for the pur
pose of showing off our real or lancied
superiority. When books are professedly
thoBubjestot tbe talk, or even wnen
tbey are incidentally mentioned, there is
no reason why one who is competent to
do so should not modeatly give an opinion
or express a fixed judgment ; but this is
one thing, and the officious thrusting pt
books upon tbe attention ot peoplo who
ntitber know nor care anything about
them is quite another tbing.
Pedantry may go further still, and may
lay itself open to still more serious criti
cism, it may oecome not oniy vain ana
foolish, bat also false and insincere. In
fact, it oftentimes actually reaches this
last limit.Not content with strutting, in its
own plumes.it steals any brilliant feathers
tbat it may chance to pick up, and wears
them with as much grace as if tbe theft
were a matter of congratulation. It is
bad enough to be childishly proud of the
knowledge tbat is really ours, but a great
deal worse to try to gain credit, lor tbe
knowledge tbat we do not poBBebS. ;
Not a great while ago we read a some.
what elaborate theological pamphlet from
a gentleman who s known to be a man
of real ability, and who is snpposed to be
an accomplished scholar. There is ap
pended to tbe pamphlet a l.ist of authori-1
ties in German, and the impression is evi
dently thought to be made tbat tbe author
is familiar with them all, when to our
certain knowledge the utmost reach of
bis ability is to translate a page or so. of
simple German with tbe aid of a good
dictionary. What shall wo say of such a
mn?
Many preachers, unponBciously we
think, have fallen into. a similar habit.
In a recent Herrnon,which,in spite of many
excellences,, bore a strong resemblance
to a crazy quilt, we beavd a gooq brother
quote as though at first hand not less
than bait score oi pro minent writers
from Confucius to Emerson. Yet, unless
we are much at fault, be has never
opened a volume of one of the great men
whose opinions be rattled off so glibly.
Let us bave done with this foolish and
hurtful practice, It doea no good, but
much barm. Simplicity, manliness,
Btraigbtforwardnes all these things are
opposed to.it, and every gensible man
who has ever been in any way euilty of
it should repent in dust and asbeB,- and
vow to behave better for all time? to
come. ,
uWbat a Piece of Work is Manl"
In this scene occurs, a passage which
seems to me the keystone ot uamiet s
character. it is a phrase in which tbe
whole tragedy of bis life it bounded as in
a.nutshell. Hamlet exclaims, "There is
no t hit g, either good or bad, but thinking
makes it -so. In these words we find
tbe clew to tbe failure of otany a potens
tiallv creat man. The man who most
succeeds in life is he wb only Bees one
side. The man whose mental horizon ta
wide, who is capable oi seeing the good
and evil on both sides, who wanders from
the highroad ot a; fixed purpose into the
I by-lanes of philosophical contemplation,
will not reaob bis goal so soon as be who
only looks straight abead and follows tbe
nose of bis purpose unthinkingly. A
demonstration of this is contained in the
written play of Hamlet, which tbe brief
three hoars traffic of the stage prevents
bein shown in action. 1 refer to the
character of For tin bras. He sees only
one side of things and knows precisely
what he wants. And what is tbe result?
Well, the result is that when Hamlet is
dead this essentially practical, unimag
inative young, man comes in, and, in the
language of oar modern slang, "takes the
cake." Beerbohm Tree in Fortnightly Re
view.. .
fyMis8 Edna Cain.of tbe Chattanooga
News, is authority lor tbe statement tbat
a man in oummerviue, by tne name or.
Moon, bad a daughter born- unto him
tbat was a new Moon. The old man was
so overcome tbat be went and got drank
that was a full Moon. When . be got
sober be had twenty five cents left that
was the last quarter. We should like to
know if that was tbe first quarter tbat be
got -run k on. Walton. News.
The Yankee Girl.
"How brilliant and mirthful tbe light of
. her eye,
Like a star glancing out from tbe blue of
tbe sky;
And lightly and freely ber dark tresses
play
O'er a brow and a bosom as lovely as
tbey. . - -
The Yankee girl is not always blest
with abundant health. There are a .fort
unately hundreds of Yankee ir!s and
matrons who .are dragging out an ex
istence. Tbey suffer from ailments pe.
culiar lo tbeir sex. Life is a burden
Where can tbey obtain relief? The cues
tidn is not bard to answer. Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription will . bring tbs
brilliant and mirthful light back" to their
eyes ana the diusu oi: neaitn to tneir
cheeks. It cures all irregularities, weak -
nesses, nervous and' general debility,
M . WW . a .-
spasms, su vitosa ance ana xmurea
AilojenU.
Holly and Mistletoe.
Everybody is familiar witktbe pearly
berries of tbe mistletoe and the coral of
tbe holly. Tbe wealth of legendary
superstition surrounding both ot these
popular plants are likewise generally
known. It is the growth and habit, par
ticularly of the mistletoe, tbat will be
interesting and new to many of its ad
mirers. Tbe mistletoe (Viscvm album), of tbe
natural order Loranthaceaz, is a true par.
asitical plant. At no period of its exis
tence does it derive any nutriment from
the soil or decayed bark. It lives on tbe
stems, branches, and trunks of trees.
Tradition almost inseparably links the
mistletoe with tbe oak, but to day it is
very rarely found, in that tree. It grows
most commonly on apple trees, and sel
dom, if ever, On the pear tree.' Next to
tbe apple, it seems to favor tbe poplar,
lime, horse-chestnut, and white thorn.
Occasionally it is found on tbe maple,
willcw, sycamore and acacia. Never,
spontaneously at least, does it appear on
tbe bircb, beecb, holly, walnut, and
elder.
'The roots penetrate into tbe wood of
tbe tree, but mainly to absorb water, tbe
crude Bap wb'ch is being carried through
tbe wood of tbe tree to its leaves. Tbe
shoots of the mistletoe, and even the
roots flourishing in the wood, are rich in
chlorophyll.
Wrapped in mysticism, little wonder
that the plant was for a Ion time sup
posed to have been propagated in its naU
ural state by a bird, tbe "mistle thrush,"
wbicb fed on its berries. For years its
artificial culture was regarded as an imi
possibility. Science has proven that its
propagation is not limited to spontaneity
Tbe bruised berries are exceedingly glut
inous. A viscid mistletoe berry sticks to
tbe rough branch of a tree; tbe large ems
bryo germines. Its root apex turns
awav from tbe light to the branch. The
radicate bores through tbe ortex (bark)
and works its way through the cambium
(tbe viscid, Becretive tlayer between bark
and wood) to the wood of the branch of
the tree. In time roots for the ba6e of
the mistletoe stem grow within the soft,
living, cortex. Then from these base
roots lateral roots arise on the side turned
toward tbe wood of the tree (host-plant).
TeeBe lateral roots penetrate through
the cambium layer of the wood, and are
surrounded by the growing woody layers;
they become elongated at the bases
and constitute the ."puckers." of the miss
tletoe.
Anatomically tbe viscum root of the
mistletoe bears little semblance to the
structure distinctive of the true root.
The adaptive peculiarity of-the sucker Ts
striking. Its growing point is converted
into permanent tissue, while its growth
in length occurs in the cambium layer of
he tree branch. Finally, the viscum
roots losing themselves in tbe cortex of
the brancb.are rapidly multiplied. From
them spring shoots which break the cor-,
tex of the tree and come forth into tbe
light. From these, again, new shoota
pierce the oortex and grow and multiply
within the cambium layer of the branch.
In this manner an entire tree from crown
to base, may be completely oovered with
a dense growth of mistletoe.
The oommon holly ( ilex a guiolivm) is
not remarkable in its habit. It is abun.
dantly diffused, growing in both warm
and cold climes. It is found in most
countries of Europe and in many of Asia
and America. In Southern England
it luxurates, also in tbe Highlands of
Scotland. Indeed, a world famed holly
hedge is in Scotland, at Tyningham, near
Dunbar.
When young holly is of singularly slow
growth. After it has attained consider
able size it cannot be transplanted with
safety. But for this it would make an
admirable hedge plant. When undis
turbed and not destroyed by cutting tbe
top shoot, it grows into a large, stately
tree. The holly tree is known to have
attained a height of 60 feet. Trees of 30
and 40.feet; with trunks of considerable
size,-are common in England. Unce es
(Yblisbed, it is vigorous and hardy a tree
of marvelous longevity
Tbe hollv will grow in any sou not too
wet. It thrives best in dry deep loam
It is propagated from seed. The berries
are gathered in .November and mixed
with sand in heaps in the open garden
. ... . .
In this state tbey are left until the ber
ries are divested of the pulp. This pro
cess extends until tbe following autumn
The seeds are then gathered and sown in
beds, but usually do not vegetate until
the second year.
Until recently tbe enormous quantity
of holly used in this country was all im
ported from Europe. It is now exten
sively cultivated on this side of tbe At-
lantic, ana represents a most propitious
ndustry
Tbe timber of tbe holly is compact,
even-grained and very bard. It is almost
as white as ivory, and stains beautifully,
in oerfect imitation ot ebony, lhe wood
is well adapted for many uses in the arts
and is much used by cabinet makers in
forming what are technically called strings
and borders in ornamental work It is
also in demand by the makers of musica
instruments. Next to the wood of tbe
box and Dear, it is tbe best wood for en
graving purposes. Its alownes of growth
renders it an expensive wood. Besides
the wood being highly retentive of its
saD. it warps readiy. and must be thor
oughly dried and seasoned before it is
fit for use.
Hollv bark is rich in viscid matter.
This is macerated in water, fermented
separated from the fibers and forms bird
lime. Both bark and leaves are used for
meidicinal purposes; the berries are poi
sonous. ropular Science.
The Ideal Panacea-
James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago says:
'I regard Dr. King's New Discovery as an Ideal
Panacea for Coughs. Colds and Lung Com
plaints, having used it in my family for the last
t e years, w i uuuuuu w puj. . in
scriptions or other preparations."
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa, writes : "I
bave been a Minister of tbe Methodist Episcopal
Chnrch for 50 years or more, and have never
found anything so beneficial, or that gave me
' such speedy relief as Dr. King's New Discovery.'
I Try this Ideal Cough Rtmedy now. TriaL Bottles
Free at Borwell A Dunn's Drug Store. '
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DEFERRED ARTICLES.
Cf" The late W. H. English, of Indi
ana, left' an estate worth $5,000,000,
wbicb, with the exception of a few be
quests, amounting to about $25,000, is by
will divided equally between bis son and
daughter. . , i
ESfAt Philadelphia yesterday tbe j
soap and spice works of P. C. Terason &
Co. and the plant-of the Philadelphia
Cooperage Company were destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at $250,000. .
St. Louis, Feb. 15. Dr. Ames and
Prof. Nipper, of Washington University,
have succeeded in focusing x rays,
which overcomes - one of the greatest
obstacle to tbeir use.
dfLord Salisbury confessed in one of
his recent speeches tbat "England s arm
is 'not long enough to reach Armenia."
If there were gold mmec there, her arm
would be long enough to get right into it.
lEgf A watchmaker in Switzerland
has built a little watch which ealls tbe
hours. It contains a little phonograph,
wbicb is operated by the machinery of
the watch and does the talking.
If A Bridgeport, Conn., man, in tbe
Superior Court last week asked for a di
vorce on the ground tbat for the past
thirteen years his wife has been .in the
habit of throwing dishes at him. - As
there was no evidence to prove tbat she
ever bit him, the Judge refused to grant
the divorce.
Several car loads ot horses that
started from Oregon for Kentucky last
week were stopped at Shoshone, Idaho,
by the owners and tbe horses were taken
from tbe cars andsold for fifty cts. apiece. I
This was more profitable than to pay tbe
heavy freight bill with what the horses
would have brought in Kentucky. There
is evidently a great over-production of
horses in tbe west.
Ben Franklin's Kite.
With Which the Philosopher First
Drew
Lighting from the Clouds. . . ' ,
It was a Bquare kite, not the coffin-
shaped affair ehown in story-book pic
tures. To tbe upright stick ot tbe cross
Franklin attached his pointed rod a
sharp wire, about a foot long and pro
vided himself with a silk ribbon ana a
key; the ribbon, to fasten to the string
after be bad raised the kite, as some
possible protection how much he did
not know against the lightning entering
his body; and tbe key, to be secured to
the junction of the ribbon and string to
serve as a conductor from wbicb he
might draw the sparks of celestial fire
if jt came,
When the' thunder storm broke be
went out on the open common near
Philadelphia and faced death faced ' tbe
tremendous power of tbe lighting stroke,
before which all - people of all ages bad
Quailed in terror; faced what most of tbe
world then believed to be tbe avenging
blow of an angered God. True, be be-
ieved tbat electricity and lightning were
tbe same thing, and therefore had no
different properties or effects; but be did
not know it. The best existing theory
which accounted forelectncal phenomena
at tbat time was bis own. Tbe laws of
electrical conduction of resistance, now
so familiar, were not even suspected.
Who could predict tbat the lightning
would obey any law ? Besides, he bad
produced tremendous shoeks with his
Ley den jars in series, and bad killed
birds with tbem. More than that, he bad
been terribly shocked himself by tbe
game means stunned into insensibility
and nearly killed. He hai said, again
and again, tbat an electric shock, it strong
enough, would blot out life, though- with
out a pang. If bis idea 'was torrect, if
his conviction was true, be was now about
to face an electric discbarge beside which
tbat of tbe most powerful of " man made
batteries would seem weak and insignifi
cant.
All tbe world knows what happened,
Tbe kite soared up into the black cloud,
while the philosopher stood calmly in tbe
drenching rain watching tbe string, nntil
finally he saw the little fibres of tbe hemp
raise themselves. Then without a tremor
be touched his knuckle to tbe key and
lived. For tbe spark crackled and leaped
to bis finger as harmlessly as did that
from his old familiar electrical machine,
and allowed bim to charge bis jars with
it with tbe same impunity. He sent tbe
story of what he had done abroad, with
out a particle of trumpeting. He wss
not a discoverer for revenue. No stock
market awaited the announcement of his
claims; no newspaper stood ready to
blaze forth his achievement in the interest
of the money jugglers. His own ' narra
tive barely fills one of tbe little columns
of tbe Gentleman's Magazine for Oct. 19,
1752, and it has at its end only the
initials B. F. Cassierfs Magazine.
A Hint to Young Hen. .
Alas, now prevalent are tnose areaa ais
eases wbicb make young men prema
turely aged, pale, listless low spirited,
. - a a a
languid, easily tired, forgetful and mca
pable; fill mad houses and swell the list
of suicides; se parte husbands and wire;
bring untold suffering to millions, even
unto the third and forth generation.
A Complete and scientific treatise on
I these ailments, prepared by an associa-
i a. . a ft .
tton oi medical men. wno nave naa vast
experience in their treatment and great
success in tneir cure, win oe mauea in
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sealed envelope, secure from observation,
to any suffer sending ten cents, (the cost
of Dostagel enclosed with this notice, to
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
663 Main Street, .Buffalo, H. X . -
'ejfi
Where the Oceans
Almost Meet. .
Has Discovered the
A Civil Engineer Says He
Place for an Isthmus Canal.
J. A Karweiso, a Kentucky civil en- .
a i .a a
gineer, has come here irom the united
8tates of Columbia on business oonnected
with the new State Capitol, and brings
with hi m oh arts and drawings and esti
mates of construction of n ocean-level
ship canal, whichowing to beretoforeun
discovered natural formations and fis
sures in the backbone of tbe Cordilleras
discovered by bim, can be built for $28,-.
000,000 less than the Nicaragua canal,
and can be completed in three years from
tbe date of beginning work, for $48,000,-t
000.
At tbe point where Mr. Karweiso
claims to bave made his discovery the
Atlantio and Pacific ocean-tides approach
wnuiu viK-ieen mites oi eaon otner. nis
in conneotion with tbe new fissure dis
coveries in tbeCordilleras, results from
tbe lagoons and marshes of the Gulf of
Darien on tbe Atlantio side and tbe San
Miguel Bay on the other. Mr. Karweiso
favors tbe joint building by air nations
of a double track ship canal at tbe point
of bis discoveries, and the setting aside
of a natural zone. He does : not believe
in tbe feasibility of the 168itnile long lifet
lock .Nicaragua canal, and says, speaking
of his discoveries:
"The location of the double track ocean
level sbip canal route is directls south of
the eastern isthmus bend, and actually
in tbe northwestern corner of the South
American continent. The distance be
tween tbe points where the ocean tide
ends is eighteen miles and tbe total length
of tbe combined canal works, inclusive of
tbe 11800 feet tunnel length, is eight and
Dve eights miles. Tbe so-called tree navi
gation exceeds eleven miles - in distance,
and a carefully prepared estimate of cost
puts tbe total canal expenditure at $48,-
ouu,uuu. ana the commencement or oper
ation of this double track ocean level ship
canal route thirty eight months from tbe
time ot labor commencement. Tbe har
bors on each end of the proposed double
track ship canal route are ot magnificent
proportions, and may be counted as the
finest and safest on the eontinentrwith'
San Miguel Bay as " Pacific harbor and
tbe tiulf -of Danen-' as the harbor
in .connection with tbe great Atlantio
Ocean. " '
"Tbe discovery of fissures in tbe two
backbones of the Cordilleras .immedi
ately west of the principal mpnnlaip
which is proposed to be pierced by a tun
nel, win alter all ideas about the correct
location of tbe Atlantio and Pacific ship-
canal all over the world. There is no
interior, work along tbe proposed ocean
level ship canal route necessary, dredg
ing excepted, therefore no railroad line
for transportation of heavy building .ma
terial -will be necessary. One lock at
each end. for1 tbe protection of tbe ship
ping trade against high tide, volcanio
tidal waves, and other unforseen distur
bances will be sufficient for tbe proposed
double track ship canal, which will be a'
quadruple channel for about, eleven miles
at tbe free navigation level. Tbe method
of construction is refined." and . ingenious
with the assistance of the most superior
mechanical devices. The total ship ca
nal length will not exceed twenty eight
and three eights miles of distance - bes
tween tbe salt waters. Tbe great canal
tunnel is measured at 11,800 feet in
length exolusive of the approaches." St.
Louis Democrat.
Bleacheries for the South.
Tbo manufacturers' Record is
nn.
doubtedly correct in tbe opinion that tbe
south should bleach its own. cotton goods.
in tne progress or our cotton manufactur
iog industry this want certainly should
be supplied. A dispatch from Fall River
says :
"Manufacturers in general in the city
are exercised about tbe matter of south
ern competition at the present time. Tbe
jrau Jbuver isieachery is receiving goods
for bleaching manufactured in the south
and billed from Augusta Ga., The Algon
quin Printing Co. is preparing Southern
goods for the market on order every day
-1 f 1 - . m ... . .
ana large snipmenu oi gooas in tne gray
have been made from Southern points to
me A-oncin xrnniing jO.. . uooas
known as 68x56 and other goods made
in the city are now made' south and are
actually shipped to this city for bleaching
and printing, while mills that would like
to make these goods in this city are com
pelled to bustle for orders. A broker in
this city, whose information is always re
liable, states that a former customer of
his who purchased 9,000 pieces of goods
ii 5 . t- r r . ... . . .
wee-iy in ima city wumn two years, nae
beenrince that time purchasing all the
goods from southern mills. These goods
are prepared for tbe market in tbif state
and are then resbipped to tbe south and
west and sold at an advantage greater
than New England goods appear to
have."
The spirit of enterprise which is im
proving all lines of cotton manufactures
in the south will undoubtally soon sup
ply tbe need thus indicated, and . instead
of sending their goods to New England
to receive tbe finishing touches our mill
ill prepare an even greater advantage
than they now enjoy. .
A Valuable PrecripUo;
Editor Monum of WcTthington,' lid-"Sun,"
writes: "You have a valuable prescription la ;
Electric Bitters, and I can cheerfully recommend i
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I mmm n.tm twik. t . n . t - r
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j Annie Btehle, 2625 Cottage Grcv? Ave., CM
cago, was all raa down, could not eat or d??ett
-.w , m mg niuui never Kit usr tt a
felt tired and weary, but six bottles of Electri :
Bitters restored r health, and renewed b cr
strength. Price 50 cents and $1.00. . Get s
Bottle at Burwell & Dunn's Drug Store. '
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