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.. ... . .- , . ; ..... . - . - Charlotte Democrat. ASHBEL B KIMBA.LL,)Editor8 11. E C. BRYANT, fonOT CHARLOTTE. N. C. Thursday, May 21, 1896, The Chicago Southern States Exposition. The movement to inaugurate the Southern States Exposition at Chicago, to be open for the coming summer, i9 en listing the active and substantial encour agement of nearly all the Southern States. It is needless to detail the bene- .. fioent results which the carrying out of this enterprise will secure to the South. If it did nothipgelee but declare to the world that the South is thorougly alive to its great possibilities, natural and otherwise, it would provj of incalcuble v benefit. But it promises more.vastly more; it will be the means of bringing to the development of Southern resources, cap ital now invested to very much less ad vantage, and will help toward the making of new cesters of commerce. So far as . greatness inheres in natural resources, no division of the Union is so great; none so far from the stage of diminishing re turns. Ilitherto the South has looked almost as a matter of course, for most of her manufactures to other regions, and the same have in turn looked as a matter of course to supply them; not because of special superior advantages for produc ion, but chiefly because of .obstacles which have barred the South from com petition. But no such barriers can long er stand in the way. Capital and indus try will override all obstructions in the competition for amplest roturns. The Democrat proudly returns tha nks to its many young friends, far and near, that are daily writing the editors kind personal letters. Last week we had a letter containing seven subscriptions from a young lawyer friend in a distant county. When in college the editors ploughed the rough and rugged roads with this lawyer friend and to-day be thinks of us in his home. This is a single case out of many Buch cases. Not long since a private let ter came from a young friend in Colum bia, S. C, "hoping" us success. It was fol lowed by letters from Washington, D. C. Many of the same kind are coming in. Thanks lor them. We appreciate nothing more than the kind feeling from the young people of Mecklenburg county. We here express our appreciation to the many that have from time to time come in and had their names added to our subscription list. It is encourags ing to say the least. We want them to take the Democrat and read it weekly. AH we ask is a fair showing. Nor are we ambitious of any Buccess that might come through disparaging a competitor. It is not right in spirit to make it a point to go around from place to place and tell things that are calculated to injure your fellow man your fellow competitor never will we do it even to prevent dying in the poor house. If we cannot fight our own battle, aided by friends, without going to the trouble to hurt some one else then let us vacate When we so far forget ourselves as to be guilty of going around talking some other newspaper's circulation and the like, with the intent to do harm, we want some friend to come and kick up. It is a christian duty that he owes us. Competition is everywhere in the land. Competition is what makes a man. The struggle tor existence is greater to-day than it has ever been. W hat is the use of taking the world hard? Why need a man bother other men's business if he is doing his own to the best of nis ability? The fastidious and keenwitted New York Sun convicts its elusive coutempo rary, The New York World, ("Pulitzer .Building with Offices to Let,") of an other and unpardonable "error of taste" (!) when it identifies with one of Richs ard Malcomb Johnson's stories, a clever tale in the New York World's Sunday issue, purporting to be "the pro duction of a member of the British aris tocracy, hitherto unknown to the Ameri can public is writer of original genius." 'We should say not ! If the identy of the fictitious Briton's tale with that of the Georgia humorist is as exact throughout as are the opening paragraphs instanced by the Sun, the simultaneous discoveries of Newton and DeeCartes, in matbemaU ics, pale into insignificance by the side of this World-startling coincidence. But the World could not have meant to do violence to journalistic ethics in such wholesale appropriation, but merely to give its contemporaries the benefit of an other stroke of journalistic enterprise! - m Dan'l L. Russell, of New Hanover, is the man the Democrats have got to de feat for Governor, in this Stale. Mr. .Russell's name and record is known in every home in North Carolina. Demo crats you need to put on your armor and prepare to fight this man. What would become of the Slate should he become the chief magistrate ? No institution, no man would be safe. He should be fought like a rattlesnake. Democrats can and will fight when they are scared now is the time. If you are not afraid you have cause to be. This vicious, violent, man is before you. We have enjoyed the Woman's Edition of the Charlotte Observer very much. It is loaded with readable contributions, and we shall take time to read them all. The Democrat wants a , lie,!intelligant correspondent at every postoffice in the county. With tbtt closing of the school year it is gratifying to note indications of great ly increased attendance at all of the var ious institutions of the State. Despite stringent times, many report the largest attendance of any year in their history. Such stimulated interest in education augurs most favorably, and we ardently hope to see the day in North Carolina when no youth will be forced to assume the duties of active life without having included as a n accessary part of bis equip ment a liberal education; and by a liberal education we mean a grounding in habits of right thinking and right liv ing. It is hardly a vain dream to bes lieve that '-we shall some day supercede politics by education." UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT. Programme of Exercises Address by Vice-President Stevenson. The exercises of Commencement will begin with the beccalaureate sermon on Sunday, May 31, in Gerrard Hall, by Bishop Edward Rondthaler, of the Mora vian Church. The annual meeting of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Literary Societies will be held Tuesday night, June 2, at 8 o'clock in their Halls. On Wednesday June 3rd the Board of Trustoes will meet in Person Hall at noon; the Senior Class Day Exercises will be held at 5 o'clock p. m., in Memorial Hall; the Annual cons test in oratory between the representa tives of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Literary Societies at 8 o'clock p. m in Memorial Hall; and the Faculty Recep tion at 10 o'clock p. m. in the Gymna sium. Thursday. June 4, is Commencement Day. The Alumni Association will meet in Gerard Hall at 10 o'clock. The Com mencement Exercises will be held in Memorial Hall at 11 o'clock. The Grad uates will deliver their orations, present their theses and receive their diplomas. Vice-President Adlai Stevenson will present the diplomas and make an ad dress. A public reception will be given the Vice President, so that everybody may greet him and shake his hand. In the afternoon a game of base ball will be played in the Athletic Field. The Glee Club will give its annual concert at 8 p. m. in Gerrard Hall. Re duced rates will be given on all the rail roads, and special trains will bo run on Thursday, Jnne 4,(Commencement Day.) Everybody is invited. Geo. T. Winston, Presieent. HONORS TO AN OLD MAMMY. A Scene in Which the Old South Was Blended with the New- From the Atlanta Constitution. MARTHA. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mr?- C. B Howard are invited to attend the funeral of their faithful servant Martha, from their residence, 242 Richardson St., at 3 o'clock this afternoon- The pall-bearers will be Mr- C B. Howard, his sons, War ; ren, Chessly," and Troup, his grand-son, Howard Matthews, and nephews, Richard and Robert Lockhart. The old black mammy was dead. The faithful service' of nearly threescore years was at Ia9t finished. One more remnant of the old South was gono. Martha was born in Liberty county. Before the war this section of the State was the most aristocratio part of Georgia, and its historic scenes are identified with many well-known families. She was the property of Major Thomas Shackleford, and was given over by him as a maid to his daughter, Miss Caroline Shackleford, Both were the same age, and Martha be came maid when she was about 12 years old. The little negro was, as was the custom in those days, the constant corns panion of her young mistress. The maid was generally lifted above the level of the common menial. She occupied the rela tive position of bodygard and handmaid en, it was in this capacity that Martha served, and when Miss Shackleford went off to school the young negro girl went also. Their lives were closely identified. Martha presided at the marriage and was the happiest mortal at the brilliant occa sion, when Miss Shackleford became the wife of Col. C. B Howard. She remain ed with the family, constan in devotion and duty, attentive to every need, rendc ering what household services she could find to do. Then the war came. Martha was not led off by the flattering cry of freedom. Her freedom was in the service of the family with which she had been so long as sociated. Her emancipation was in being allowed to perform the simple duties daily allotted to her. While others of her race went off in frenzied delight to enjoy that freedom newly found, and reach out for new conditions, Martha remained, quiet in her demeanor, undisturbed in her faith ful devotion. Soon afterward Col. How ard moved to New York. Martha was carried with the family. She was one of the family; she shared its fortunes as would any other member of the house hold. She never received wages. She did not desire compensation. Her wants were supplied as were those of any other immediate member of the household. Her attachment to the children was equal to a mother's devotion. She presided at their birth. She nursed them in infancy. She watched them in youth. She saw them go out into the world and regarded their careers with maternal pride. .What misfortunes they met with called out her sympathy. Hers was a life of love. Worn with age, shattered with the in firmaties of many years, several weeks ago she sickened, and it was' soon seen that her malady was fatal. Those chil dren whom she had nursed were 'in con stant attendance upon her bedside, sup plying every want. She died on Saturday at the home of Col. Howard, on Richardson street. Last Sunday came the funeral. It was a scene of striking pathos. Gathered about the grave in the special lot in Westview were those whom she had served in life. The services were performed by Dr. Davis of St. John's Methodist church, in a simple and impressive way. The pall-bearers were the sons and nephews of Col. Hows ard. Tenderly they lowered the coffin into the earth, Badly tbey stood with bared beads while the last sad rites wore read. Their grief wag deep. And so came the funeral of Martha, it was simply a, glimpse of oldv Southern life a strange scena )r this1 busy old world of tosday. ' JAMES H. HOLT, Jr., RECOILS. HE RENOUNCES REPUBLICANISM. He Had Just Joined the Party for the Sake of Protection, and Had Been Elected a Delegate to St Lonis, But a Sight of the Russell Mob Returning from Raleigh Causes Him to Recant and Return to the Democracy for the .Sake of Decent Gov ernment In North Carolina A Card for White Men to Bead and Reflect Upon. Special to Charlotte Observer. GoLDSBoao, May 16. Mr. James B. H. Holt, Jr., the young cotton manufacturer who recently went over to the Repub lican party because ho was and advo cate of protection, and was made a dele gate to the St. Louis conven ion, is in this city to-day by chance, and here met and viewed the returning Republican forces from the State convention that last night nominated Russell for Governor. In consequence, he publishes this after noon in the Goldsboro Daily Argus the following letter, which speaks for itself: Editor Argus: It is an old saying, but a true one, that "self-preservation is the first law of nature." Acting on this prin ciple from a mistaken standpoint of view as to in what consisted my preservation, as a purely business question, I have of late lent my aid and influence to the fur therance of the policy of protection cham pioned by McKinley and advocated by the Republican party, and I have gone so far as to permit myself to be named as a delegate from the fifth, my resiience, dis trict to the St. Louis national Republican convention. But, Mr. Editor, to-day in the city of Goldsboro, on my way home from the session of the Mystic Shrine in Newborn, I am greeted by a scene that gives me pause and deeper reflection than heretofore. I have read of the scenes and experiences of '68 as we read of other dark epochs in history, but reared since that time, growing up under the benign influ ence of Democracy and enjoying only the blessings and elevated experiences that appertain to its supremacy, I could not comprehend what "the men of old" en dured, nor could my mind formulate a Sicture so dark as their words painted. !ut to-day in Goldsboro 1 am able to ap proximate from what Democracy has de livered the State and to where we are again tending. I am greeted here by a seething, surg ing mass of conglomerated humanity, bowling negroes and exultant white men arm in arm, beariog aloft a banner with the painted picture of "D. L Russell, Our Choice for Governor," and with McKinley badges on the side. And this is the party with which I have become allied and this is the ilk, negroes and all, with which I am to consort at St. Louis, "lly God, Abernathy!" Never! I hereby recant, abjure, abhor my affili ation with this party that fosters and glories in such scenes in North Carolina. I believe, Mr. Editor, in honest money; sound money if you will.; honest values and in "our" turn, at protection to the in fabt manufacturing industries of the South. But what would industry, how ever mnch exerted, amount to in a State dominated by Russolt and his mob of howling savages? Yes, Mr. Editor, thore is protection and there is protection, and for that great er protection I hereby withdraw as a delegate to the St. Louis convention, and renounce my affiliation with the Repub lican party, only just begun, I am happy to say, and return, an bumble but earnest worker in the ranks of Democracy for white supremacy in North Carolina, good government economically adminis tered; and home protection. Very truly, J. H. Holt, Jr RACE OF ANCIENT PIGMIES. Remarkable Discovery of More Than Twenty Ske'etons- Philadelphia Record. Waynesboro, Pa , May 14. John Lap ping plowed up a lot of bones on his farm, three miles southeast of here, last year, and again this spring. Too skeletons were the siza of a child. L. W. Sayres, a shoe merchant, advanced the theory that the grave was not titat of a child, but contain - the remains ot one of a race of pigmies. He succeeded in arousing the interest of Professor Waycoff, of Waynesburg College: W. L Allison, Ed ward Scott, JSiorval Zook, Hayes Rioe hart, Thomas Finch and Photographer E. C. Sayres. In company with these gentlemen Mr. Savers opened 20 graves on a knoll in front of Mr.Lapping's house. The graves were arranged in the segment of a circle, nearly 400 feet in diameter. They were elliptical holes dug in the earth and covered by smooth' slab of sandstone. The cavities under the slabs were 9 or 10 inches deep. The slabs were found uniformly 10 inches below the surfaoe. The skeletons had been placed in the graves unprotected by masonry. The bead had been bent forward over the breast, nd the limbs had been drawn up. The body bad evidently been placed partly on the right side, and in every instance the face had been turned to the east. The average length of the skeletons was 18 inches; length of bead, 6 inches; spinal column, 9 inches, forearm, 3 inches. In ono of the graves was found a volume bound in deer skin on which was written the following; "John T. Kent, Born 1749, The 17th day of October, 1796, I, John Kent, while digging a hole in the' new clearing for the purpose of planting an apple tree, uncovered a human skeleton about three feet long. Believing in the final resurection of the body as well as the soul, I carefully replaced the stone over the grave and planted the tree at the head of the grave. Rest in peace, ye mannikin of ancient days. Yee former guardian of the forest land. Thy bones shall be removed." Latest Edition of an Old Saying. The Senator fiom South Carolina to the Senator from North Carolina : "To hell with Great Britain and the Tories 1 Free Silver or bust." The Senator from North Carolina to the Senator of South Carolina : 'To hell with the Union and the constitution. Let the States made the Japanese yen legal tender in payment for all debts." Charlotte Observer. Pulmonary consumption, in its early stages may be check by the U9e of Ayea'a Cherry Pec torsi. It stops the distress inn cough soothes ir ritation of the throat and lungs, and induces mnch needed repose. Hundreds have testified to the remarkable virtues of this preparation. CONGRESSMAN ARE DELUGED WITH LETTERS. Besought to Visit the Various . Depart ments on Petty Errands The Passing of the Income Tax Returns The Meth od of Proceedure in the Investigation of the Bond Issues The Mileage of Con gressman a Considerable Item. : Washington, May 18. In the practice ot economy Congress seldom begins at home. With all- the cutting down of naval appropriations and a general cheese paring policy in the last stages of appropriotion bill, our national legisla tors innocently turn to the important matter of providing each member of the House with an annual clerk Under the existing law, the members are allowed clerk hire only during the session of Con gress. The change means an additional expenditure of $216,000. But after all, when it comes to the mere question of clerks per se, it is all very welt to provide members of the house of Representati vies with them. For it has come to pass that these august solons are expected to per-. form an amount of drudgery which would if they performed it in it. person, utterly disqualify' tbem for any really legitimate representative service. Mo no other simi lar body in the. world are the members asked to do the petty chores Remanded of uui uuugiccoucu uy iucii wuniiiutJULo. In no other civilized body of legislators would the members do these chores, even if they were asked. The custom has, however, grown, by slow but sure degrees, in this country until Congress men are now delulged with letters of solicitation of every imaginable kind, be sought to run from . one department to another on insignificant errands, applied to for a thousand different kinds of infor mation, until they are in a large number rt . 01 i:ases, pracucany messengers, news gatherers, and curbstone attorneys. If they do all their constituents demand, they have no time to attend to legiti mate business. If they refuse to do it, they lose their jobs. Under such circum stances, Congressmen are entitled to the assistance ot clerks. But the thing should be done properly. Theee clerks ought to be put upon the government rolls like other public servants and paid directly by the disbursing officer. They ought to have an ilentity, a position of their own, a standing and set of definite rights As it is now the members have an allow ance for clerk hire and use it as they choose. There are some Congressmen who do not employ clerks. Otheis, men 01 wealth, engage tbeirown private sec retaries and clerks. Some Congressmen take a "rake-off" by paying less than the amount of the allowance for clerk hire. In simple equity,tbe matter should be arranged so that the clerks are placed upon the pay roll like other employes and regarded, in all ways, as persons with fixed duties and identities. A few days ago the income tax returns which had been received in the Treasury Department up to the moment ot the death of that law were solemnly collected together, placed upon a sort ot pyre, and incinerated with ajl the ceremonies nec essary or customary in such cases. - Joseph Manly is always a picturesque political figure, but is never particularly smiling. He is always too much in earnest for that. Hence his particularly sober cast oicountance at the present time merely indicates his aggressive activity in behalf of Mr. Reed. The story published "on the authority of Rich. ard U lverens or Missouri," that Manley was now ready to go back to Maine, take of his coat and roll up the largest majority that State has ever given any candidate for President, has a very slim foundation in fact. As Mr. Manley tells the story, be and Kerens were badgering each other some time ago in a good na tured way Kerens assured Manley that he would work for Reed with heart and soul it the Maine man was nominated at St Louis. In resdonse Manly said, "And if McKinly wins I stand ready to take off my coat and go to work for him." Mauley fctill insists emphatically that Mc Kinly cannot be nominated. An entertaining measure of opinion which was expressed to me by a promi nent democratic official in high office in one of the Departments, and which finds currency among many people, is that Grover Cleveland will be nominated for the fourth time at the Chicago conven tion in July. This is upon the bypothes sis that he is now wanted as the leader of the war party in this country. The ad herents of this opinion believe that the conditions in foreign affairs, especially with Great Britain and Spain, will bo such two months bense as to compel the Democracy to take up Cleveland, and that the war sentimont will be in bis fa vor in November. They say the admin istration will be beard from at the pro per time on the Cuban question, and also on the Venezuelan boundary, and then it will be Cleveland's call, tbey also pre dict a free silver platform, and that the party will thus be kept together for a great struggle without doubt, the pros pect for more vigorous action in respect to Cuba is brighter. There is something "in the air" in Washington in this matter and those who should know say that the Competitor court material matter will certainly lead to exciting events unless Spain promptly backs down from the po sition induced -by Weyler. The method of proceedure in the in vestigation of the recent bond issues, pro vided for by the passage of the Peffer ren solution' will be to have the inquiry con ducted or a sub committee on Finance, In all probility the investigation, when begun, will be a long and tedious one and it pobably bacome neceisary for the committee to visit other places in the prosecution of the proposed inquiry Consequently the Senate will be asked for authority for the sub committee to sit elsewhere than in Washington, and to continue the sessions during the - summer reeeeej The Democratic members of the finance committee generally manifest a desire to have the inquiry begin as soon as possible and vigorously prosecuted The mileage of Congressmen is an im portant item of Congressional expense. It runs in Individual cases all the way from $3 to $1,100. The law requires that the mileage shall be calculated by the nearest route of travel. A Maryland Representative get the lowest sum $3 which includes his coming and going, while an Ore con member gets the larger enm. The California Congressmen get on an average $850 each for mileage. The mileage is of course, a good deal more than is usually paid for railroad tares, and it helps the poor Congressmen out, like many other persquisites, in pay ing other expenses. Impropper and deficient care of the scalD will PftllHfi rrirna nf tlin hair and halilneca Vo. cape both by the use of of that reliable specific. a uair nenewer. HAS SLEPT FOR 21 DATS. Moritz Pront's Fourth Attack of. Catalepsy la No Vortal Danger. New York San. A case catalepsy is under treatment at the Bett Israel Hospital at 206 East Broadway It bas baffled the skill of the house staff and has attracted the attention of specialists from different section of the city. The sufferer is Moritz Pront, the 19 years old son of Herman Pront of 205 Delency street. He bas been unconsci ous, apparently sleeping, for the past twenlyone days, and o far shows no signs of awakening. His pulse and tem perature are normal and Dr. Bernard Nelson chief of bouse staff at Btth Iera el says bis general condition is excellent. Eight years ago, just before Mr. and Mrs. Pront brought their family to Amer ica, Moritz had a slight attack of catalep By, the period of his uncstiousness lasting less than twentyfour hours. He has had two seizures besides the present since then, each more prolonged than its pre decessor. his condition puzzled the ex perts at Bellevue Hospital five years ago, when, despite afl treatment he slept five days. He awoke as unoxpectly as he had fallen into unconsciousness he bad no knowledge of where he was or of whai bad befallen him. Two years later an other attack came, and for nine days be lay in Mount Sinai Hospital imprevions to all treatment. He had been rather dull in intellect, but after leaving Mount Sinai, his mother found him improved mentally as well as in general health Heobtained employ ment with an east side tailor, nntil the evening of Monday April 27 experienced no recurrence of his trouble. That even ing on his return from work, while ho was reading a paper bafore sapper, be complained that his bead ached. Ten minutes later be was asleep, and he bas not awakened since. He was taken to Bett Israel Hospital on May 6. Since then he has ne?er moved ot his own volition He appears emacirted, but Dr. Nelson says that he bas lost no weight since he was brought to the hos pital. Until two days ago, under the treatment of Dr. J Halpern, nourishing food was injected five or six times a day, but since Prof. E. D. Fisher of the Uni versity of New York took charge of the case, a system of starvation is being tried. His body is rigid, the lower pari entirely so, and the upper part to a lesser degree. Dr. Nelson placed the patients legs at right angles to his body last even ing, and they remained in that position until straightened out by an attendant. The arms under like conditions fell back to the bed. Each muscle quivered when brought in contact with a strong current from a galvanic battery, but his eyes remained closed and his teeth, clenched since April 27, stayed shut. Notwithstanding the length of time Pront has been unconscious, the doctors who have seen him say that be is in no mortal danger. He may awake at any time, or bis dreamless sleep may be con tinued indefinitely. Health is Wealth. DR. Ea Ca WEST'S NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT THE 0RIGINAU ALL OTHERS IMITATIONS, Is sold under positive Written Guarantee, by authorized agents only, to care Weak Memory, Dizziness. Wakefulness, Fits, Hysteria, Quick ness, Night Losses, Evil Dreams, Lack of Confi dence, Nerronsnees, Lassitude, all Drains, Youth ful Errors, or Excessive Use of Tobacco, Opium, or Liquor, which leads to Misery, Consumption, Insanity and Death. At store or mail. $1 a box; six for $5; with written guarantee t core or refund money. Sample pack ape, containing five days' treatment, with full instructions, 25 cents. One sample only sold to eacn person, ax store or DJ mail. ktRed Label Special Extra Strength. 'For Imcotency. Loss of Power. Lost Manhood. Hterilitv or RarmnnMR. k$l a box; six for 5, withal written aruaranteeSJ S S rm , J Hflrfn-.-D. ct-.,T7 S. L ALEXANDER & CO., DRUGGISTS AND SOLE AGENTS, Charlotte, N C. FFRTN I7FRS rare TO OUR MANY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS: As successors to Messrs. E. B. Springs & Co., we solict your continued good you ior past. lavors. c . r Haviug large resources we are able Our Stock of Vehicles In its assortment, styles and quality, is second to no concern in North Carolina. It will pay vou to look through our stock before purchasing,' not that we are selling at cost or making any sacrifices, but that our prices are better than many merchants 4cost" sales; better than others pay for thm. Large quanti ties get best prices, best freight rates, and when discounts are taken off, our cost prioe is away under the average. Here's where our success no Vehicles comes in. THE OHOSr WALKS FOR WILLIAM. A Considerable' Procession When the Kai ser's Salary Is Taken to Him. From the Chicago Record. Eiuperor William receives hie salary quarterly iu advance. To inoaey is thrice counted by" different func tionaries at tbo National Treasury, and is afterward placeJ in a number ot strong boxes and carried to the royal mail wagon, waiting at the door between a troop of mounted ijendarmes. After the load bas been placed in tho vehicle the Ministers of the finance of the empire and ot the kingdom place the seals of their respective offices opoii the door and accompany the Minister of the rojal household in bis carriage .to the palace, the mail wagon with itseseort of jjendars mes following immedialey behind- Not until the money is actually deposited in thA vfiiilt. of EmDeror William's Berlin palace does the Minister of the household sign the receipts, which are made out in the name of "Wilhelm Hex," and Wil liam Imperator." respectively, one half of the sum being derived from the Treas ury of the Germany empire. Two days afterward the court function aries receive their pay, but although the Emperor receives bis salary in advance, not one of the employes is similarly fa vored, iBO that the Emperor is practically always three months behind in the pay list of his household. The only exception which the Emperor makes is in the favor of his consort, whose personal allowance of 1250,090 per annum is paid to her quarterly in advance. At no great court in Earope are the salaries so low as at tbzt ot Berlin, the so called great dignitaries having to satis fy themselves with a pittance of $2,000 & year, while the Minister himself receives but 13,000. This is not surprising when the enormous number of persons who fig ure on the pay roll is taken into consid eration. For instance there are no less than 500 housemaids and 1.000 liveried footmen. Every servant high or low is entitled to a pension after working in the household for twenty years. Over and beyond the civil list re ceived by the the Emporor from the Treasury of the empire and that of tho kingdom, he draws from the war Depart ment full salaries for tbe different mili- tary commands he assumes As Com mander in Chief of the array, he is con tinually appointing himself Colonel in Chief of this or that regiment which has there upon the right to style itself the lileib'' or body regtmnnt of bis Majesty. Whenever one reads in the gazette that he bas thus honored a regiment in the army, one may take'it for granted that it entails an addition to his income in the shape of a Colonel's pay and al lowances. Inasmuch as at the present moment he holds the Colonelcy of some fifty regiments, it. will readily be seen that this constitutes no inconsiderable addition to his income, all the more as the Colonelcies carry with them forage allowances for about 200 borees. Out of this civil list the Emperor is expected to pay the allowances of the various members of his family. But this is not a heavy'drain on his puree.His brother in law Prince - Frederick Leopold, have each inherited immense private fortunes and are practically independent of any allowance, while the only other princes of his house, Prince Albert of Brunswick, the crazy Prince Alexander, and the ec centric yet talen'ed Prince George, all three elderly men, are exceedingly wealthy. Indeed they figure among the richest princes of the blood in Europe. To Mothers. Mothers who fear cramp.colds, canghs. ect.you can find noihing bttter than Goosn Greaae. Rub plenty of it on throat and chest and you will get instant rtlhf. If you are Lot pleased with results take bottle back and gel your money. For sale by all druggists and made only by tbe Goose Grease Liniment Co., Greensboro, N O. April 10-1 y Used ia Germany. Goose Grease his been used for thousands of ; yeais in Germany for rheumatism, neuralgia, ; sprains, braises, etc, and found t be tbe most i reliable remedy known Always sold under n guarantee. If it does you no good take it back to your drugsgist and get your money Made ' only by goose Grease Lin Co, Greensboro. N.C. April lU-ly 205 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET. VRHIf.l AWn STrtRArtF . to bo headquarters in all our lines. On Piedmont Wagons We ai e also headquarters. Our Mr. Spring3 being president of that concean, our prices must necessarily be right We know that our 1 4 P I E D rn 0 N T " I'J A 60 N S are made of selected material,' dry seasoned. They are nearer to per fection now than any wagon on this market Try one. We are agents for the genuine COLUMBUS BUGGIES. Comparative Cotton Statement " The following is the comparaue eoiiJ statement ior me week endi 15ib: 1806. Net receipts at n U S. porta. 85,i5 Tout receipts to date. Exports ior tbe wees. Total exports to this date, Stock in all U. 8. ports, Stock at all interior tow on. Stock in Liverpool, American afloat for Great Britain, 33213 4,167,483 890.433 "0241 1.09,000 7.oo .J The Total Visible Supply of rjott Niw York, May 16. The total supply of cotton for tbe world is 3 87,1 Da'es, oi wnicn 2,04,901 Dales are ican, against 3,896,127 bales aod 3,52ip respectively last year. .Receipts of Lvi this week at all interior towns 19 bales. Receipts from the plantation! hi 221 bales Crop in sight 6,713,144 ba! I An Ode to Columbus. The praises of Columbus, We often do rehearse, Sometimes in prose so stately, Sometimes in ringing verse'. Many a once mournful melancholy n,r bid, miserable man sings the praise r even a greater discovery than that i Colubus Dr. Pierce's Golden Mori;. Discovery opens up a, new, world, of boj, and health to the sick. It' cures tuWS! lar consumption which Is simply U( scrofula the - active and iangerous velopment of a taint in the blood. It, blood cleansing botanic principles ap ally fit it to cleanse the blood and prv vent the formation of ulchlers in tfct lungs and bronichal tubes. Liver cos. plaint, skin diseases and sores, are tW cured by it. LOOK AT THIS. TABLES AT $8 50 8 50 $8 50 $8 50 ! Would not ba bad on a table, esneolnllw yon can get a $13 50 Table for oniy $8 50! Tkf a. . . -n mm a rnrtnntm t is j usi woai you get ai iv m.. auiUitvo. The grandest display of FURNITURE ever shown in our history. The prices, m withstanding the advance in many lines, ir lower than ever before in our history. ! Baying in such large quantities enables us top! THE BEST - PRICE! We do not buy just one of a kind, but 10. 20. 40. SO and 1 OOO If thn firm W MADE AN INDUCEMENT! -.0:- BEAUTIFUL -:o:- For the little folks Useful, Ornamental, ki propriate 1 Tbe display is ready. See tba Doll Carriages. Doll 8ets, Doll, Bedsteu Velocipedes, Express Wagons, Cbildrend's Dab Rockero, Chairs, Music .Racks and an egdi variety that you mutt see OUR LEADER IS COUCHES 10, 12, 22.75, 15, 18, 22.50. 25 and $50 The; w WHVT YOU WANT! E. M. ANDREWS, Largest Furniture Dealer in tie STATE. Feb. 7, 1896, Surgical Instruments. A full line of Surgical Instruments at Mnuf tnrer's prices. Call and examine them. C3F" Hail orders will be promptly attended k R. U- JORDAN & 00. 8pt 20, 1895 NEWMAN & WARREN. TONSOIRAL ARTISTS Charlotte Hotel We invite you t our Parlor whenever yoi need a good shave or an up to-date hair col Experienced workmen All work done latest style Satisfaction guaranteed. For "To Dausiy our uuaiomers ' is our motto. Prices to suit the times A trial will convince you that there are Done better. CHARLOTTE. N. C. Jannarv 7. 189L ' will and patronage and heaitfiv tfiaul I On Charlotte Fertilizers. We are again headquarters. Hr' ing the agency for that immense con cern, The Charlotte Oil and Fertfr zer Co., we are prepared to m best prices, quality considered, 0 any firm. The immense trade 0" our Charlotte Fertilizers is P100 their high grade and good result We have hundreds of testimonial gladly funished us by those have used the Charlotte Fertilizer and having used them, were ben fitted. Call and see us at 20of College Street
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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