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GROCERIES, Etc. L. J. WALKER & CO. W HOLES Li AND- RETAIL, GEO C EES, Cor. 4th and Trvon Sts, CHARLOTTE, N. C. A FULL LINE of HEAXY and FANCY GOODS ALWAYS IN STOCK. Farmers in search of rock-bottom prices irould do weLi to cnll and see us. January 30, 1890. J. W. DAVIDSON. J. K. WOLFE DAYIDSON & TYOLTE. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN GROCERIES, FEED AND GRASS SEEDS OF ALL KINDS. OPPOSITE THE COURT HOUSE. I have been in business a long time ia Charlotte, and will be glad to see an ul my old friends and as many new ones as possible, at the stand of the new firm. Fresh Goods and Fair Prices. J. K. WOLFE. March 6 lv. Just Received At Davidson & Wolte's, German Clover Seed and Seed Rye. Confederate " Veterans. The Charlotte ladies are "fixen" a bi; tlinner for the Confederate veterans at Latta park Thursday 20rh instant, Maj. Robbins of Ktatesviile will he here and make a speech. Those coming from the country will find that we are selling Si straw hats at 2o ets. men's ginghams and seersucker coats and vest to be closed out atalow figure. Great bargains in shoes atid slippers, in fact all sumirer oods must be cleared out rest less of price to make room lor iall goods. Embroideries and aces at half p? ice to dear out, nice umbrellas, at T.jc, Si $1.2- SI. 50 special yalues in hosiery. hankprcklefs and corsets, silk rrritf 20c ts up. gloves lOcts to r.Octs. good note paper b'cts quire, good envel opes octs package. towels and table damask, towels 5c ts to 35c ts. linen damask 25cts up. Give us a call while in the city and we can save you some money, we sell good goods at low prices, but don't keep trash, Satisfaction guaranteed to all. J AS, HARRISON CO., 3 doors below 1st Nat'l Bank. JUST RECEIVED. k nice lot of GERMAN MILLET SED. We have a full stock of all kinds of Gro ceries that we wii. s?U very low. Our ' fHnr was bought before the rise, and we rill give our customers the benefit of the rise if they will call early. Respect fully, DAVIDSON & WOnFE, Opposite the Court House. Communication Between Mars and the Earth. literary Digest. A generous person a lady of Pau has bequeathed to the Academy of Science luU.OUO t. aues, to be awarded to the peibon who, during the next ten years, shall discover a means of communicating with a star and recciv ing an answer therefrom. She desig nates specially the planet Mars, to which the attention of the sat'ints is already directed. Of all the planets Mars is the one which most resembles the Earth. Mars has our continents, our seas, our islands, our clouds, our rains, our snows, our seasons, our nights, and our days. The year there is notably longer than with us, but the day exceeds ours by a half hour only. It is natural to believe that this body, like the Kanh, is inhabit ed with beings like men, whose science and civilization are developed uearlv like ours. Starting vfith this principle, one must believe also that these beings busy themselves wuu as tronomy, that, consequently, they have telescopes; in a word that they study the Earth as we study Mars. They cannot be lacking in an Obser vatory, nor in instruments of extraor dinary power always, be it under stood, upon the condition that such beings exist. They do exist, huwever, alid their existence is proved by the fact that canals have been traced on the su -face of the planet. If the inhabitants have not seen, the canals have been, and that comes to the same thing, ev- Dry canal :- 'h work of ni'in's hand. At least, provided the nature of Mars is not more perfect than ours and that they work there after the manner of our engineers. Moreover, signals have been seen there lumin ous points arranged in symmetrical figures seen so clearly that is impos sible to doubt that the inhabitants of Mars are trying to put themsel ves.in communication with the Earth. These luminous points form a luminous tele graph something like the fires which in Greece transmitted, from summit to summit, the news of the taking of Troy only somewhat stronger lie member that Mars is only 14,000,000 leagues away from jthe Earth. These 14,000,000 leagues are but a baga telle, not seven thousand times as far as it is from Paris to Pekin. Mars is a suburb ot the Eirih, of which the Moon is a district. At such an insig nificant distance nothing prevents our seeing canals provided only that the canals are large enough and the tele scopes sufficiently powerful. The question is how to answer these signals in such a way that the answers can be seen and understood; aud here the matter becomes complicated. Kdi son himself, I fear, has not yet dis covered an electric lighthouse of lu minous power adequate to send rays to a distance of 14,000,000 leagues, even by combining apparatuses. Sup pose, moreover, that they perceive our signals as we perceive thirs which last Signer Schiaparelli, of Milan, de clares is the case that would be but a slight beginning of conversation. equivalent at most to the Wo.' hilu! with which dialogues with telephone i are started. v should have to estab lish a correpuiidence by rules laid down. There would have to be form ed by agreement a common language, something like an optic Volapuk, and at such a distance, that would be in convenient. From time to time wo hoar of games of chess played across the Atlantic, between players, ot whom one is at Paris and the other at sew York; or of conversations be tween prisoners by means of r;ps on the wall, one rap meaning a, and twenty-four raps zt which is a little slow; but in those cates both know the rules of the language they are speak- GENERAL NEWS. NEWSY ITEMS OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS. The Work of Pencil, Shears and Paate Pot Through Our Mail and Exchan ges for the Past Week-Xew in and Out of the State. Gold is returning to America from Europe. John Bennett, of Sellersburg, Ky., raped two little girls last Friday and made his escape. Of the 54,000 peisons in the peni tentiaries of the republic, only about 5,000 are women. M. Grevy ex-President of the French Republic died last week at Paris. Judgo Cooley Chairman of the In ter State Commerce Commission has tendered his resignation because of ill health. In the municipal election at New port, R. I., last Thursday the Demo cratic ticket was elected for the first time in many .years. The Republicans of New York have nominated J, Sloan Fassett for Goy ernor aud John V. Vrooman for Lt., Governor. Fassett is now collector of customs of New York City. A boy only three and a half years old was arraigned before a New York City court last week for murder- He pushed his younger brother off of a dock into the river. The Judge held that he was too j-oung to be resporssi- ble. The Georgia Legislature has passed a law to prevent drunkenness among physicians. The law disqualifies from futher practjee any physician who has onoe been convicted of drunkenness and imposes a heavy penalty upon the man thus disqualified if he attempts to practice medicine again. A special from San Salvador says: Millions of dollars worth of property and many lives were destroyed in the Republic by an earthquake yesterday. Whole towns are wiped out and as advices are received they indicate that hardly a city in the country, ex cept those along the coast escaped the awful effects of the convulsion. Ricamond, Ya., Sept. Pi J P. Austin, a merchant residing near Sal isbury, N. C, was arrested here to day charged with raising a check of o0 to $o,000 and attempting to cash it u3on the wholesale grocery tiroi of E. A. Saunders fc Co. The check was drawn on the Davis Sc Wiley Rank of Salisbury. The work of rais ing it was poorly executed. The case will be heard Wednesday. Austin was jailed. RACKET STORE Racket Store W A.TSON A X I) B UTLEIi TALK . ins:. CCOUNT or IDTOTEi, -18 Now In fixing ten years as the period within which the prize must be award ed, the excellent lady of Pau, I ven ture to think, has made the time a trifle too short. If the Academy of Sciences accepts the trust, may it stand from under the rain of manuscripts which will fall up on it! WE NEED THE 'MONEY ! We Measure Credits by the Promptness to Pay. THE RICH MAX WHO NEVER TAYS HAS NO CREDIT WITH US, UC WHILE THE POOR MAN WHO PROMPTLY PAYS HAS GOOD CREDIT. WE ARE STILL SELLING HARDWARE AND CUTLRY Rates to Catawba Fair, Newton, N. C For the above occasion the Rich mond & Danville Railroad will sell tickets to Newton, N. C. and return at the following rates from points named. Tickets on sale Sept. -8th, to October ord, limited returning Oc tober 5th, 1801. From Salisbury, 1.00 Charlotte, - 1.40 Greensboro, l! 00 Rates from intermediate points in same proportion. Sparkling Catawba Spring's. Health seekers should go to Spark- I ling Catawba Springs. Reutifully located, in atawba connty, 1,000 feet above sea-levol, at the foot of the I Rlue Ridge mountains. Scenery mag nificent. Waters possess medicinal Osie Thousand People Hear Them Equally Divided in Opinion. Rates Arm; , S. C, Sept. 10. Sena tor Eutler and Congressman Watson, of Georgia, had a tilt here yesterday. discussing the sub-treasury. Con gressman Watson opened. Senator liutler answered, and Congressman Watson replied. Congressman Wat son held the undivided attention for one hour and a half. In the opening he was eloquent, witty and argumen tative. He dealt largely in ridicule, which was all good natured, however, and his speech was well received and he has made many warm admirers. He claimed ihat the sub-treasury bill was the panacea of all the masses of the people, ard that he could set; the approach of a new and prosperous era. Senator Butler replied to the ridi cule with the keea-est satire and took the usual Hues of argument against the sub-treasury bilP There were about 1,000 men p-resent, beside many ladies. The audience seemed about equally divided 'in their opinion. The use of ealoaael for derange ments of the liver Las mined many a hue constitution. Those who, for similar troubles, have tried Ayer's Pills testify to their efficacy in tbor- j oughly remedying the malady, with- out injury to the system. Bucklen's-Arnica Salve. Tue Best Salve in the world for Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt R,heum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, H.nd posi tively cures Pile?-, or no pay required. It s jruaranteed to g;ire perfect satisfnetioa,. or money refumW. Price 25 cents per box. For Sale by Br.rwell & Dunn, dn- fiStS. -E3ipui 'FiiPfniv Kf.:n. 'oTJi i j'liMiapi si ji saaiiXiu iuu svAvouii oipj; i:iiou;. Mil NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. -CARRIAGE and WAGos matekial, j pr ,perties of the highest order. Board i Valuable Land For Sale. AND KINDRED GOODS, As low as Any House in the State, not withstanding any assertions made to the contrary by other Houses. 0 V 30.00 per month. Read adver tisement in this paper, and write Dr. E. O. Elliott & Son, proprietors, for descriptive pamphlets. jSS-Call ana see us and be convince-; So tauea or griping after usmg BROWN, WEDDIXGTON & CO. yr- j Brookfield's Liver and Kidney Pills 29 East Trade St., Charlotte, N. C. j For sale by Charlotte druggists. I offer for sale the tract of land known as the "Stenhonse place"' about owe mile from Iluntersville. Containing two hun dred and twenty-two and three-fourth acres, with about Seventy-five acres of woodland in original forest, one hundred acres in cultivation.. -. A-oply to me at Iliintprsville or to- Cel. H. C. Jones Charlotte, X. C. Aug. 17, 1891. John McFabdex. Last week we recounted a jrreat many things which we conceived to be burdens to farmers. This week we want to have an e very-day ta k about the cause of what we conceive to be the greatest ill farmers in North Carolina have to bear, lt is the burthens bourne by the poor men of the State under our present Homestead and Mortgage laws. I believe in a Homestead Law as the due to every man and his fami'y. It is the quintessence of justice in legislation, but in the uanie of all that is right make it a law to piot?ct the un protected. Our, present law is a kind of monstrosity; it is punctured by the mort gage law at every pore, aud its life-blood drained to the dregs. Its victims ar all over the land and are made up of the particular class the law was mad to protect. Its a great, grind ing mill and run by this mortgage system it grinds out destitution, poverty, want and distress; instead of giving protection to you and your families. A moderated Homestead Law is what 1 kmw to be the due of the poor men of North Carolina, and 1 want to do all I can to aid you in getting it. It is the due of the wife and children of every man in the State. The fickle wheel of fortune" does not always grind out golden coin for the rich. Every year some fail who were thought to be away beyond the line of want. Failures are rife everywhere and in all departments of !:;-. Mercantile failuies are recorded aim ?t daily! whi'e in the broad expanse of the Old Xoith State there are hundreds of fanners who fail every year. There is no record, per haps, to be found anywhere unless it be in the sheiifTs office or in the sorrow of a broken-hearted wife and destitute family. But all the same its failure and failure. Sure as you live its because our punctured Homestead Law was superceded by the Mortgage Law and its preferred blessings turned to a curse. This Homestead Law will not protect the needy. Do you want it? 1 say in behalf of the interests of the poor man and of his defenseless wife and children, "No!" Suppose we had a law exempting $")00; that is enough to give the needed protec tion to any man's family, and that law we make absolutely fixed, impregnable: s; : secure that you could m u tgaire it till doom's day and the mortgage could not touch it. 1 should call that a Homestead Law. Xow if this was a law instead of our present one. by reducing the SI,. "300 to So00 we won Id unlock and throw out to the air of freedom millions in pluck, energy, honor aud hope which is under the law of this excessive Homestead, and is today 'jarred from the rijjit to credit because they are not worth enough over SI .o00 to enable a creditor to collect his de!t. If we had a law exempting five times the amount of the present law and you could waive it at will ir would soon beco ne jnjwerless and become the de stroyer oc the poor man. The tei.dencv of an excessive Homestead Law is to look to that as a limit of whit a man is to at tain in this world, and a good many men make it a shield behind which they "house themselves ;nd thus lose their hold on life and things- to be ut-iUiw-d by diligence aud persfverer.ee; and time it is a curse. A gieat many States exempt $:00. and it has in every eas- proved n good law. but if you make it .foOO you will free thou sands of men from the ban ot the present law and give t'Mrn a name and standing among their fellows. a,rul thi law would be hailed with delight. it would be like taking the brakes off and letting the wheels of progi-e roil free. Its pretty hard for the young man just; starting in life, worth but tew dollars or a few hundred, to be forced to bear the dead weights of this homestead law. Of course we want to sell you goods for cash, and shall hve by the llaeket Law of dollars in She future asm the past: shall sell you ;e-ods at all times -just as cheap is possi ble, and with ail tin's if you a re'-pros parous iind have plenty of money you can afford so buy more, and will have the better chance to sell yoi. But whether we ever sell you a dollar or not l'ne yourselves from the dead weights of this "mortgage e-red it system. 53s business life to do it. lt costs you too maeh and the sacrifice necessary to keep icup is too great. You raake a Homestead Law oi great and it becomes a bar to credit. You leave it off or snake it void by any condition and the poor stiller, but a. moderated IsSomestead Law which cannoj le waived for anything fiillis its mission of protection a lasting as tiae everlasting hi-53-s. W. J. & E. M. DAVIS, CHARLOTTE, X. C. SPARKLING MBA SPRINGS. CATAWBA COUNT YN. C. This popular resort opene.-i May 20th. Has the Finest. Mineral Waters in the State combined with all the modern im provements usually found at watering places. Nttturallv the finest park, in one hour's drive from Hickory on the Western North Carolina Division of the liiehmond and Danville lfoilroad. This new hotel, with cofetages included has a capacity for four hundred guests. ' For Mineral Bat hs,, especial J v. beneficial and relative humidity or atmosphere, &c, see circular No. 2. A complete establishment of fresh water swimming, plunge and spout bathing is a desirable feature of baths. An orchard and grapery furnish abun dance of choice fruits in season. No extra charge is nmde f r Ten Pin Alleys, Skating Halls, or Skates. All amusements usually'found at water ng places. Music for Hops every evening. r- Send for descriptive circular giving 'rates, &c. Correspondence solicited E. O. ELLIOTT & SON, Proprietors and Owners. - NoTE.r-Carriages at-ali.t rains or within a few minutes notice. May 22 DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, En Some extraordinary inducements are offered you at my store 1 can't share of trade. What do I mean when I say "Inducements?" Weii'r1 -fn in a few words. ' 1 s'lain 'I -S An all wool Suit of Men's Clothiug that usually sold at my Store oyer town for $11, sells at my store now for $6.75. ' an'1 still selUa That Baruch's popular establishment is headquarters for evervthi Dry Goods is known not only to Charlotte, or Meckleuburg counrV I,mainir t ail over lilis oiaie, uut uuluy vi juu aic uul aware ot Ki. THE GROWTH OF MY CLOTHING DEPARTMENT This erowth is due to nothing else but my uniformly low prices tk n partment is only a part of ray business. I need not look to t iat Dep m a great margin. I decided to undersell and gain in favor. ' L ctothino mn only 7 For Youngsters, 4 to 10 years, I have Suits S2.0G, $2.25, $2 63 vi.l For Older Chaps, you will find Suits $3.90, $4.2o, $5.50 and ,m' ' '' For Men, tall or low, fat or lean, Suits S4.Go, So.00, S6.75 and up. Suits will not leave any store quite so rapidly. ' !'er C,:"H. m H. BARUCn. H. BARUCH. H. BARUCH, VAN WINKLE GIN AND MACHINERY CO. ATLANTA, GA., and DALLAS, TEX. MANUFACTURERS OF JM&.-Cotton- Gins, Feeders, Jg Cndfinsers and Presses. C0TT0?l-SEED OIL fip: Lm C.F MAP.HINFRY. SHAFTING, PULLEYS, 1VIXDOHLLS, TAXKy, Vl'xv, The Sensation of the Season IS THE DUAL ATTRACTION OI PE11ED BY OUR NEW LENT OF Mi x n YOUTHS', BOYS' ANI CHILDREN'S SUITS AM) OVE COATS TOR THE FALL. AND WINTER. SUITS, ELITE, SELECT, ELEGANT, EARLY SELLERS. OVERCOATS, RICH, RARE, RIGHT, RELIABLE. IN YOUNG MEN'S SUITS: We show every style, be it frock sack or cutawav. The manufacture, trimmings and assortment of fabric all oik could desire. IN BOYS' SUITS. We are very strong. The styles we show arc verv nu merous and afford a wide variety from which to select IN CHILDREN'S KNEE SUITS: AVe are able to offer the very best and moot original de signs, This department has been given every care., The production this season surpassing anything heivtofore shown. IN MINISTETIAL SUITS AVe have a most excellent .variety in all the k-uiiii'i styles and fabrics, allowing. 10 per cent, discount t all ministers. Goods sent by Express on approval. We pay return r-hariros. ZrPIEiLIEIE?, &o XjOISTO-. n CpTTcH Cleans, Dries, Improves the ARRET VALUE 1 W. JT. CROWELL, Agent, Charlotte, X. C. BOOTS, SHOES, TJIOXKS, Etc. DUDLEX E NEW GOODS. NEW SHOES. In EW SHOES. Wc aye dailj- receiving and opening our iSill and winter -which we have endeavored to make surpass all our for:;: forts. Knowing that money is scarce we have bought "i; tire stock as low ns money could buy it. And reali.in eveyything in jhe hands of producers is being sold at a low necessarily making money scarcer, and that people w.r.. for their money they can tret, we have orined this nu.- v: stock lower than ever, and no one will 'do themselves unless they call and inspect our stock and get onr pric-. have been handling for several seasons a line of HOME MADE SHOES. This season we have bought more than ever, and can r ' the entire line now to lit the babe that can just walk, up to extra sizes for men and women: we claim that is better for 1 pie to Duy b-oou bnoes at a moderate price, than cheap, m' shoes at a low price. However, we keep a few of all kir -our motto is good goods at low prices, , Do not fail to nivc i call. It will cost you nothing to look, and we thiihK v " Save VOU moiiev. A Inrp-ft stnelc of Trnnts nlv:ivsO!l han' bottom prices. - GRAY k JJARNHARDT, Successors to Gray & Co., 19 East Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C (" h K - r l'I- :r .-11- that .1 ;di the Mv .if :1 can . at