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This Paper is 36 Years Old CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1888. VOLUME XXXVII. NU1IBEK 1881
The gvena Dog.
The animal, the hyena dog. has givenNew use for Turtles.
"Some years ago, said a friend, whoWhat Tore Grandma's Hood.
"It's nice to have matches, isn't it."Dan
Away out in Western Nebraska, whereTHE
CHARLOTTE DEMOCRAT,ST" Robert Louis Stevenson' contri-
bution to the September Scribner willtake the form of "A Letter to a youngGentleman who proposes to Embrace theCareer of Art." It contains the followingpregnant passage: "11 you adopt an artto be your trade, weed your mind at theoutset of all desire for money. What yonmay decently expect if you hare some tal-ent and much industry is such an incomeas a clerk will earn with a tenth or per-haps a twentieth of your nervous output.Nor have you the right to look for' more.In the wages of the life, not in the wagesof the trade, lies your reward; the workis here the wages "
Learn Your Boy a Trade.We advocate the establishment of in-
dustrial schools in the South, bo as toteach the band as well as the head and fityoung men to successfully battle throughlife. Let paretits cease to rear in idlenesstheir bods, lor idleness ms the source ofmany vices. Plenty of money and plentyof leisure have ruined thousands of tadaand filled many a grave with drunkards.Learn your boys a trade and they will besuccessful in life and ac honor to theirparent?; rear jour eons in idleness andyon will rear parasites and drones tobring dishonor upon parents. We seetoo many idle boys and men who 'havenot earned fifty dollars in two years, batthey proudly strut the streets and are aparasite upon their father's pocket-book-.
We have two cotton factories and twomachine shops, bat noC one yottbg man iathere learning a trade, yet we hear thecry of bard times. Pat your eon in a fac-
tory, let him learn a practical knowledgeof spinning, stick to his trade for years,and he will then command a $1,500 salary,which is better pay than the majority ofyour physicians, ministers and lawyersreceive. Let young men go into the ma-chine shop or cotton factory the bestkind of an industrial school and in fiveyears they will master a trade and com-mand lucrative wages. The South needslees politics and more boys learning atrade; then will the South be more pros-perous. Shelby Aurora.
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was a famous traveler, and with whom Iwas exchanging turtle experiences. "Ifound myselt np the Amazon so far that Iimagined I was the only real white manin tbe country. lhe natives and half--breed Portuguese held undisputed possession. 1 was well received everywhere.the people being extremely hospitable,and among the curious things that I noticed was that almost every familv kentturtles just as we do pigs. In other wordsattached to nearly every little house wasa pen, or corral, in which nine or more tur-tles were confined as tbe family meat supply, ana Killed as occasion required. Tbeturtles were extremely large, some weigh-ing two hundred and fifty pounds, andwere three feet in length and proportionately ateat and bulky. I found that theyformed one of tbe most important articlesof diet in the country, and many of thenatives earned a living by catching andselling them to the richer people.
'My first glimpse at these huge turtleswas at a small but where 1 observed achild silting in a bath-tu- b made of theshell ot one, and this led to my becomingacquainted with the originals, for my hostobserving my interest in the animals, toldme that a regularly-organize- d hunt was totake place in a few days, atd as his menwere going he invited me to iom 'them.On the morning of the hunt we went to aittle settlement about five miles up the
riser, and there waited for the entire par-ty, the members of which were arrivingevery minute in their canoes in fours andfives. Having some time to wait, I wentashore and strolled about, and at one ofthe booses I found that the turtles in theirusefulness were not restricted to food, butwere utilized by the native children asperambulators. Hearing a shouting inone of the corrals I looked over the fence.and there were two little urchins, eachmouuted on a large turtle, and evidentlyracing, as each rider sat astride of thehell, and with a piece of bamboo split at
the end urged the phlegmatic steeds alongat a pace which might have been a mile aweek, as the turtles, aroused at tbe noiseof tbe blow, would scramble ahead a foot,for it certainly could not be felt: butbe moment their heads protruded far
enough to see the diminutive riders theywould take alarm, draw in neck, tail, andeet, and stop suddenly to recover courage
and repeat the maneuver a moment later;the riders varying the performance bystanding upon the backs of their steedsand frisking about like circus-rider- s.
C. T. Holden.
Pat Your Heart Into ItPersonal enthusiasm in one's vocation is
the solid ground of success. Great zeal inone's work clears the track of many obsta-cles. Tbe maxim of a French writer.Put your heart into your business," is the
secret of success. A blunt iron, red hot.will burn its way through a plank quickerand surer than one cold, though it besharper and smoother.
Why did Peter the Hermit rouse allEurope to maroh with flying banners torescue the tomb of the Saviour in Jerusa- -em from the hands of the Turks? Be
cause he put his soul into his miesion. Thename in his own heart projected itself outupon others, where it caught and kindledand moved to heroio action. Luther andWesley succeeded grandly because theyput their heart into the work.
Most men content themselves with themere discbarge of routine work, puttingno life and power in it. They do not devise new and better methods of workingup the interest in their particular work.A perfunctory doing of one's work is thebane of professional life. The lawyer, thephysician, the preacher, who is self-sati- s
fied by circling around in the worn ruts ofroutine duties, performed in a lifeless manner, is a comparative failure.
Machinery will do much, bat it alwaysdoes its most effective work when there isa living soul behind it, pushing it on to itsutmost capacity. All work, whetherspiritual or secular, needs in this age anoverflow of personal energy to make it goon achieving success the year around. Thepreacher desiring the greatest successmust put his heart in all of his work inhis pulpit efforts, in his prayer meetings,in his collections, in bis Sanday Schoolsand pastoral visiting. The great reasonwny our preachers do not accomplishmore is because of the perfunctory mannerin which they do their work. Let us getout of the ruts and put some heart in ourwork. Kaleigh Advocate.
A Dozen Good Rules.We were struck lately by the orderly
behavior of a large family of children,particularly at the table. We spoke of itto.their father, and he pointed to a paperpinned to the wall, oa which were writtensome excellent rules. We begged a copyfor the benefit of our reader?. Hereit is:
1. Shut every door after you, and with-out slamming it.
2. Don't make a practice of shouting,jumping or running in the house.
3. .Never call to persons up stairs, orin the next room; if you wish to speak tothem, go quietly to where they are.
4. Always speak kindly and politely toeverybody, if you would have them dothe same to you.
5. When told to do or not do a thing,by either parent, never ask why youshould or should not do it.
6. Tell of your own faults and mis-
doings, not of those of your brothers andsisters.
7. Carefully clean the mad or snow offyour boots before entering the house.
8. Be prompt at every meal hour.9. Never sit down at tbe table or in
tbe sitting room with dirty hands or tum-bled hair.
10. Never interrupt any conversation,but wait patiently your turn to speak.
11. Never reserve your good mannersfor company, but be equally pouta athome and abroad.
12. Let your first, last and beat con-fidant be your mother.
gSf An idle man always thinks he hasa right to be affronted if a busy man doesnot devote to him just as much time aa hehimself has leisure to waste.
considerable trouble to naturalists to de-
termine its position ia the scale of animated nature. - 13y some zoologists it hasbeen placed among the dogs, and by others among the hyenas. As the leadingcharacteristic of its formation tends rathertowards the canine than the hyeninetype, it has been placed at the end of thedogs rather than the end of the hyenas.
There are many names by which thisanimal has been called; sometimes it ismentioned as the painted hyena, at othersthe hyena dog, and tbe Dutch Colonistof the Cape of Good Hope, where it isgenerally found, speak of it as the "wildehund, or wild dog. We, however, willconsider it under the name of hunting-dog- ,
a title which itjsarrs by its habits of pur-suing gme by fair chase, and anilinginpacks of considerable number tor that par-pos-e.
It, as is the case with wild animalsof its nature, prelers the night for itshunting expeditions, bat will frequentlyundertake a chase in broad daylight. Thehunting-dog- s are not unfrequently subjectto lazy fits, aud then they prefer the easytask of attacking a sheep-fol- d or a cattle- -
pen to tbe more laborious task of pursuing their prey in the open country. Theyare cunning little fellows, for, althoughthey use no precaution when they "makean attack upon a flock of innocent 'sheep,they are always very cautious in their ap-proach when they are dealing with oxen,horses, or other powerful animals. Thesehunters have an extraordinary taste, notexactly for oi-ta- il soup, but for the tailsthemselves, and are peculiarly addictedto biting off the caudal appendage of thepoor oxen. ibis not only causes greatsuffering to the animal at the time, but isproductive of great inconvenience in theluture. lor the climate of Southern Africas admirably adapted to the production of
voracious flies, and we can easily imaginethe sad plight of the unfortunate ox whenhe endeavors, with a few remaining inchesof hia tail, to drive away the gnats andother winged foes which congregate inclouds about him.
The huuting-do- g does not partake of thefaithful, confiding nature of dogs in general, and is prone to retain its native ferocity, and to reject the companionship olmankind.
The Old Store and the New.
ilay we not apply that same' thoughtof the unbroken continuity of God s giftto the higher regions of our spiritual experience? His supplies of wisdom, love,joy, peace, power to our so ais are alwaysenough, and more than enough, lor ourwants. If ever men complain of languishing vitality in their religious emotions, orof a stinted supply of food for their truestself, it is their own fault, not hia. Hemeans that there should be no parenthesisof famine in our Christian life. It is nothis doing if times of torpor alternate withseasons of quick energy and joyful full-
ness of life. So far as he is concerned, theflow is uninterrupted, and if it comes tous in jets and spurts, like some intermit-tent well, it is because our own evil hasput some obstacle to choke tbe channeland dam out Hia spirit from our spirits.
We cannot too firmly hold, or too profoundly feel, that an unbroken continuityof supplies of His grace unbroken andbright as a sunbeam, reaching,- - in onegolden shaft, all the way from the sun tothe earth in His purpose concerning as.Here, in this highest region, the thoughtof our text is most absolutely true; for hewho gives is ever pouring forth his ownself for as to take, and there is no limit tooar reception bat to oar capacity and oardesire, nor any reason lor a moment'sbreak in our possession of love, righteousness. peace, but our withdrawal ol oursouls from beneath tbe Niagara of Hisgrace.
As long as we keep our poor vessels below that constant downpour they will befull. It is all our own blame if they areempty. Why should Christian peoplehave these dismal times of deadnessthese Darenlheses of Daralvsis? As if ourgrowth must be like that of a tree withits alteration of Winter sleep and Summer waking? In regard to outwardblessings, we are, as it were, put upon ra-
tions, and that he gives us we gather,There he sometimes does, in love and wisdom, put us on very short allowance, andeven now and then causes "the fields toyield no meat." Bat never is it so in thehigher region. There he puts the key ofthe storehouse into oar own hands, andwe may take as much as we will, and haveas much as we take. There the bread ofGod is given forevermore, and he wills inuninterrunted abundance that the meekshall eat and be satisfied.
An Exciting Battle. A correspondent of a foreign journal, in a letter fromSophia, gives this account of an excitingbattle between storks and eagles, of whichhe was an eye-witnes- s: "Early on Thursday
morning we f aw an unusually largenumber of eagles, probably about twohundred, taking their flight towards themountains of the Jantra. A crowd otpersons watched the spectacle, and thecrowd greatly increased in a few hourslater, when a number of storks, not fewerthan three hundred, flew straight towardthe regiment of eagles, evidently bent onwar. In an instant eagles and storks weremingled in deadly affray. It was a fearful combat. Every now and thenwounded or dead bird, stork or eagle, felto the ground. The baUle lasted fornearly an hour, when tbe two armies, ap-parently weary of fight, flew off in opposite directions. Upon a rough reckoningit was estimated that at least a third ofthe combatants fell in the severe struggle.The prefect sent some men up into themountains to count the dead eagles andstorks. lhe people are quite eagerknow which of tbe two armies were victorious. Probably, as in many wars of onfeathered bipeds, the advantages lav oneither side."
EST Wife I see by the paper that aRussian, troupe that plays on twenty-fou- r
pianos ai once is on its way to America.Dear me ! I wonder if they were notdriven out. Husband Likely enough.This country is a refuge for the oppressedof all nations.
dear?" said grandma, as she watched Tedlight the kindlings beneath the coal in theparlor grate. "We didn't have them whenI was a little girl."
Til nice when they pop so jollyjust like a Fourth o' July firecrackerl"cried Ted, scratching a parlor matchagainst the grate just to hear it crack."
Didn't have any matches, grandma?"said Lou. "Why. how'd vou build afire?"
"We didn't let it go out, dear at least.not often. We used to rake up greatbrands or some pitch-knot- s in the bigfire-plac- e, and cover them deep in ashes,and they would keep alive all night. Ifthey happened to go out, as they did occasionally, we used to run to oar nearestneighbor to borrow somefire.
Lou laughed. "O how queer, grandma!Did you ever have to go?"
U yes, sometimes " said grandma. "Iremember once of getting greatly fright-ened, when I was about 8 years old, whilerunning after fire.
"It was in May. Father had been inthe logging-cacu- p all winter, and was nowhelping to 'drive' the lumber he hadhelped to cut, down tbe river to the mills.
"Mother bad spun all the wool, andneeded to spin the flax for our linen frocks,but it wasn't ready. It had been 'broken,'but not 'combed.' bo one day she took uschildren out to tbe log barn with her.while she combed some flax. We wereout there till nearly dark, and when wewent to tbe house there wasn't a spark offire.
"'Dear, dear!' cried mother. 'Polly,you'll have to take the copper skillet andrun to Aunt Comfort's. I'm just beatout !'
"I tied on my old homespun hood, seizedthe skillet, and flew along the dusky woodroad toward Adnt Comfort's log house,which was a third of a mile distantthrough the dense woods, with my heartgoing pitapat wildly, keeping time to thefleet pitapat of my bare feet.
"I bad got the coals and was half wayhome, running like a doe, with the copperskillet held straight oat in front of me byits long handle when weirr-rr-r- r pounce!and something big and heavy and savagedropped down from a roadside tree rightupon my bead, and began scratching mythick hood.
"O how I screamed! I dropped tbeskillet and ran harder than ever, tbe woodsechoing to my cnes, while the thing onmy head kept tearing my hood and striking me in the face till I could scarcely seetbe path.
"Mother heard me coming, and ran outacross the clearing to my aid; and pulledtbe creature on my bead.
" 'X was a great owl! jiut it was bostrong that she could not bold it, and itflew off among the trees, leaving herhands full of its beautiful, soft featbers,
"It had torn the top of my hood nearlyall to pieces, and scratched and bruisedmy head and face with its sharp talonsand strong wings. Mother led me to thehouse, and then went back to find theskillet of coals. We soon had a brightnre, which restored my courage somewhat;but whenever I went through tbe woodroad alter that 1 always kept an eye tothe tree-tops.- " Christine Stevens.
The Human Conscience.Whether or not man's conscience inclines
him to the right, that is to say, to thatwhich biblical and civil laws concede tobe just, is an interesting ethical question,and one on both sides of which much mavbe said. It is a frequent confession of thegreat Kant that the conscience of manana me stars oi neaven aDove ail else excite awe within him, inferring, as he does,that the human conscience tends natural-ly toward the good, i. e., what has beenfound to be, or at least appears to be,, thebest for society in general. .
takes issue with Jiant in this, lie saysthat in Kant's day there were not so manybooks of travel as now, not so many expert investigators abroad, and consequently not so much was known of savage tribesor half civilized peoples, but that now theconscience of man, as inductively known,has none ot that universality ol presenceand unity of nature which Kant's sayingtaoitly assumes. lie quotes Sir John JLubbock in support of his position ("Origin ofCivilization " p. 404, 405): "In fact I believe that the lower races of men may besaid to be deficient lin the idea of right.
That there should be any racesof men so deficient in moral feeling wasaltogether opposed to tbe preconceivedideas with which I commenced the studyof savage life, and I have arrived at theconviction by slow degrees, and even withreluctance.
Mr Spencer first quotes from the observations of travelers of known reliabilityto show that tbe savage conscience oftenholds as wSrthy of respect the expressionof those qualities which those of the bigber civilization are taught to abhor. Thenbe shows that the savage is sometimesfound practicing all the virtues; andagain, that d Christian peopleoften thirst for blood, tbe stronger robbing the weak, the rich grinding the facesof the poor. In other words, he holdsthat the conscience is neither wholly goodnor wholly bad, tending neither the oneway nor tbe other, but adapting itself tocircumstances and conditions. Kant believed tbe stellar universe to be evolvevolved, and, from the meager evidencebefore him, attributed to tbe human conscience tbe same origin and tbe possession of a real nature. ocientinc Amerx- -
can.
Bczzabds as Weather Signals. AtMilledgeville, Ga., an old darky discovered a buzzard sailing ao high as to looklike a mere speck in the sky, and said :"See dat buzzard way up er yoner?"After straining our eyes hard, we replied :"Yes." "Well." said the aged man. "hitsgwine to turn oold; I'se neber seed it terfail. When da buzzard fly high in sum-mer, hits gwine ter be cold, boss." Intwo hours after clouds appeared in thewest, and there-- was a change of ten degrees in the temperature
tT" She was up for cruelty to animals.She was banging a piano and the officialsthought she was torturing a cat.
the sluggish North Platte rolls its turbidwaters down through a rich vallev. withthe land i on either hand rising until itgradually merges into a series of lowsandhills, the country is but thinly settied, and the scream of the locomotivenever disturbs tbe solitude of the GreatPlains. .The country, half garden andhalf desert, is, however, full of animallife. Ilere the great American eaglemakes its home, and the prairie-do- g andthe rattlesnake live and rear their kind inpeace. The native grasses growing onthe sandy soil furnish grating for cattleall the year round, and so the country isfor the most part given up to the hardyranchmen and the wild animals.
On a certain ranch in this region, someyears ago, a party of herdsmen caught ayoung eagle which was unable to fly. Itsmother had been killed; so they took ithome to their cabin and kept it confinedin a csge. .
There was a boy named Charley on thisranch who entreated his father to let himkeep the eagle. His father finally did so,and Charley took great pleasure in caringfor his new pet,-- naming him Dan.
After a wile Dan became bo tame thatthe boy no longer kept him in the cage,but had a small collar put around one legana lastened him by a small chain to apost.
J? or a long time Dan chafed and frettedunder his confinement, and refused to eat;but finally came to the conclusion that hiscaptivity was to be permanent, and beganto make the best of his situation. As hagrew less uneasy under restraint, the boyallowed him a little longer ohain, untilfinally, Dan had quite an extensive rangein iront ot tbe cabin.
Dan soon learned to come at the call ofhis name, and would eat from Charley'shand. lie would follow the boy as far asbis chain would permit when - Charlevwent away anywhere, and on his returnDan would be waiting on the edge of hiscircular ' range to welcome his master 'back. He would shake hands, turn somersaults, and perform many other curioustricks. But all the time Dan was as sol-emn aud grave as a judge. He neversmiled, or ever made tbe attempt.
Sometimes Cbarley would lie down infront of the cabin and pretend to beasleep, and Dan would come over verycautiously and pull Charley's watch fromhis vest pocket, and when the boy jumpednn nA aSl "Diva if nn mnn Ui( iSanwould stand on one leg and hold thewatch out in one claw, hanging down hishead ana looking very guilty.
Une summer day Charley bad been running about in the morning, and was verytired. All the men had gone away fromthe ranohe and Charley was left alone withDan. He did not mind this, however, forhis very solitude made him safe, and ashe knew there were no wild animals near,he lay down in the warm sunlight in frontof tbe cabin, and was soon fast asleep. Dancame up and stole his watch, but Charleydid not say, "Give it up, you thief," whichsomewhat surprised the bird; sq be playedwuu ii iur a wiuie, out nnanyr Decommgtired of the sport, replaced it in Charley'spocket and lay down near him.
Very soon JJan became interested in along, black object that crawled alongslowly through the tufts of prairie-gras- s
in tbe direction cf the sleeping boy. In amoment his uative instinct lor fightingwith wild animals was aroused, and Danmade a rush for the intruder. A warning,ominous rattle baited him for an instant,and then he struck at the serpent withboth of his claws. The rattlesnake coileditself ready to strike, but Dan with aharsh shriek was upon him. The noiseawakened Charlie, who recognized thedanger, and sprung outside of the circle.
It was a desperate encounter. Thesnake coiled itself around Dan's body, andstrove to strike him with its sharp fangs;but Dan eluded these attempts, and seiz-ing the rattlesnake in his powerful talons,tore it with his strong beak, and in a fewmoments the snake was writhing in agonyat JJan'a feet, when with a lew blows fromCharley dispatohed it.
And Dan? alas! the light chain hadproved too much of an encumbrance. Thepoor eagle had been bitten in the fray,and despite Charlep's efforts to save thebird by bathing it in alcohol, poor Dandied. When the men returned at nightthey found the trio in front of the cabin;the dead rattlesnake lay on the ground.while Charley was shedding unavailingtears over tbe body of the dead eagle.
Charley has grown to manhood now.and only goes to Nebraska occasionallyfor pleasure; but in his elegant New Yorkhome, over the door of one of the parlors,there is a large stuffed specimen of anAmerican eagle, with a rattlesnake in itsclaws, while underneath is the legend,"Faithful onto death."
Kind Words.
A very touching incident came to myknowledge a few days ago, and to showtbe power a good man or woman mayhave over those with whom they come incoctaot, even with the little children, Iwill relate it bere :
An old clergyman, over eighty yearsof age, who had spent fifty years of hislife in a parish of New England, met alittle boy on the street who had neverBeen him before. "Good morning, my lit-
tle child," he said, "what is your name?"As he spoke he laid his reverend handupon the little fellow's head. The boytold his name, and tbe gentleman said :"Oh, I am so glad to see you ! I hoped tomeet yoo; I have been looking for yon.I knew your dear mother, who is now inheaven." The child ran home, and entering the room, almost orestmessiy ex-
claimed, "Ob, auntie, dear, I met an angelfrom heaven, and he knows my dearmamma up there, sod stopped me on tbestreet to tell me I" The long, silvery hairof the aged messenger of God, and hissaiqtly face, with those kindly wordsspoken, made this beautiful impressionupon the mind of the motherless child.
CST Whatever you may be sure of, besure at least of this, that you are dread-fully like other , people. Human naturehas a much greater genius for samenessthan for originality. T .
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PUBLIC SALE OP LAND.By virtue of an Order of the Superior Court
for Mecklenburg county, 1 will sell, on Monday,Oct. 1st, 188r to the highest bidder, at the CoartHouse door in Charlotte, that Lot of LANDlying on First street, between Tryon and Churchstreets, fronting about 43 feet on First street andrunning back with lines of S. B. Jones and T. S.Clarkson about 73 feet, said Lot subject to theDower of Mrs 8. A. Eagle, which has been as-signed in 32x32 feet, including the DwellingHouse. Will be sold as the property of J. C.Eagle, deceased, for Assets to pay Debts.
Terms Cash.HUGH W. HARRIS,
Sept. 7, 1888. 4w Commissioner.
LAND FOR SALE.I offer for sale my FARM, containing about
830 Acres, located twelve miles North of Char-lotte and three miles from the Town of Hunters-vill- e,
on the Atlantic, Tenn. & Ohio Railroad.The Farm lies on both sides of McDowell'sCreek.
Will sell the whole in one Tract, or willdivide into small Farms to suit purchasers.
Price moderate; terms easy.For further information call on me on the
premises or address me at Huntersville P. O.JOHN W. MOORE.
Sept 7, 1888. 3m
Sale of City Property.By virtue of authority cranted to me hv H. P.
Wall and wife, by mortgage dulv registered inthe office of the Register of Deeds for Mecklen- -Durg County, in Book 51. naee 228. I will sellfor Cash, at the Court House in Charlotte, onMonday, October 1st, 1888, at 12 M., the LOT de-scribed in taid Mortgage, on Fifth Street, in thecity of Charlotte, fronting 4914 feet on saidStreet and extending back 200 feet, and joiningthe lota of E. 8. Williams and others. Thehouse on this Lot contains four rooms, and theproperty is in good order and convenientlylocated.
WALTER 8. ALEXANDER,August 31, 1888. 5w Mortgagee.
Mortgage Sale.By virtue of a Mortgage. I will sell for cash
at the Court House door in Charlotte, on Mon-day the 24th of September. 1888. one Tract ofLAND mortgaged to me by Sam. Kithcart andwile, registered in Book 42, page 24.
JA. M. DAVIS,Aug. 24, 1888. 5w Mortgagee.
Mortgage Sale. -By virtue of a Mortgage, I will sell for cash.
at the Court House door in Charlotte, on Monday, September 24ih, 1888, one Tract of L4NDmortgaged to me by earn Pharr and wife, andJohn Henderson and wife, registered in Regis-ter's office, Charlotte, in Book 40, page 228.
J AS. M. DAVIS,Aug. 24, 1888. 5w Mortgagee.
SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING.
FHARR & LONG.(Successors to E. D. Latta & J3ro.,)
Clothiers.Having succeeded the well known firm of E.
D. LATTA & BRO., it is our desire to receive,and will be our utmost effort to deserve, thatloyal support at the hands of the community,which so steadfastly attended the retiring concern, and has made them prominent throughoutthe two Carolinas.
New Clothing for 1888.We shall give very close attention to our busi
ness and shall have a special care to the interestsof our patrons, and as we begin our new life,having no accounts and naught against anyone,bearing "good will toward all men," and a veryspecial liking for ladies, who have the responsible charge 01 providing wen ior tne comtort oithe "rising generation," we shall hope by courteous dealing, the selling of reliable Goods only,and the One Price system, to succeed.
Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods.Our expenses will be light, relatively reduced,
as we shall serve in active capacity ourselves, andas we have purchased our Stock very advantageously, and much under value.
We will oner inducements nereioiore unknownto the trade.
The first call from our friends will be muchappreciated, and will give us an encouragementwhich we will endeavor to substantially maniiest
FHAKR & LONG,Feb. 17. 1888. Charlotte
VALISES, SATCHELS, TRUNKS, &c.A large stock of the Gladstone Valise a
popular style several grades, to suit the pocketsof all.
We have a complete stock of Trunks, Valisesand Satchels, suitable for every purpose.
Large stock Telescope Sample Cases. Ourstock of Shoes and Slippers for Summer wear isfull and attractive, and we invite you to calland examine them, whether you need themor not.
GILREATH & CO.,(Successors to Pegram & Co.,) Leading Dealers
in shoes. rrunKs ana vanses. 10 oomnTryon street.
Close at 7 p. m., except Saturday.July 20, '88.
Horse and Cattle Powders.If your horse or cow is reduced in flesh, does
not eat well, hair rough, try our rowuers warranted to improve their condition or money refunded.
W. H. WEARN & CO.
Ready-Mixe- d FaintsIn small Cans. You can give your old buggy orwagon a fresh coat, and be surprised how easy itcan be applied, and what an improvement in theappearance. You or your wife can repaint thechairs, tables, bedstead or anything else needingit, and be more than paid tor tne cost ana laoor.
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Perjotash and Huckleberry Cordial forbowel troubles. A full line of Patent Medicinesof all kinds. Call and see us.
W. H. WEARN & CO.June 1. '88.
THELATEST BOOKS.
"The Black Arrow," by Robert Louis Stevenson. Paper 50 cents.
"The Strange Adventures of a House Boa.,"by William JJlacK. raper cents.
"Chris," by W. E. Norris. Paper 20 cents."A Woman's Pace or a Lakeland Mystery,"
by Florence Warden. 20 cents.Also, a full line of School Books and School
Supplies.ROSS & ADAMS,
We wonder why men pass by theChurch to found clubs and brotherhoodsand orders. They will have them, andthey ought not to have them until theChurch is in its divine love what itsFounder destined it to be the brother-hood in Christ of the children of oar Godand Father. What the world needs to-
day is not alms, not hospitals, not homesof mercy alone. It needs the Spirit andthe power of the love of Christ. It needsthe voice, the ear, the hand, and the heart
f Christ seen in and working in his chil-dren. No powers of Government, noprestige of social position, no prerogativesof churchly authority can meet the issuesof this hoar. We have waited already toolong. Brotherhood men will have, and itwill be the brotherhood of the communeor brotherhood in Christ as the childrenof our God and Father. Infidelity an-
swers no questions, heals no wounds, ful-
fills no hopes. The gospel will do, isdoing to-da- what it has done through allthe ages leading men cat of sin anddarkness and despair to the liberty of sonsof God. Bishop of Minnesota in Wes-tminster Abbey.
SGIF" Badgered, snubbed, and scoldedon the one band; petted, flattered andndulged on the other it is astonishing
how many children work their way op toan honest manhood in spite of parents orriends. Human nature has an element
of great toughness in it.
Executrix's Notice.Having qualified as Executrix of the last Will
and Testament of F. H. Glover, deceased, Ihereby notify all persons indebted to saidEstate to come forward and make settlement;and all persons holding claims against saiddeceased will file the same with Jno. R. Erwinon or before the 16th day of Sept., 1889.
LAUKA A. GLOVJfiK,Sept. 14, 1888. 6w Executrix.
Administrator's Notice.Having obtained from the Probate Judge of
Mecklenburg county letters of administration onthe Estate of James McLeod, dec d., notice ishereby given to those holding claims againstsaid Estate, to present them to me at Monroe,N. C. duly authenticated, by the 1st of September, 1889, or this notice will be pleaded in bar oftheir recovery.
a. JT. JIOL'STUJN,Adm'r. of James McLeod, dee'd
August 31,1888. 6w
Executrix's Notice.Having Qualified as Executrix of the last Will
and Testament of T. C. Henderson, deceased,this is to notify all persons having claimsagainst said decedent to present them to me forpayment on or before Aug. 25th, 1889. Allpersons indebted to said Estate are requested tomake immediate payment.
MAGGIE D. HAMILTON,Aug. 24. 18S8. 6w Executrix.
ELECTRIC SCISSORS.Realizing the fact that Ladies prefer buying
this line of Goods from their regular tradingplaces, we have added to our stock a completeline of the above celebrated make of Goods,We have three grades, embracing all sizes from
to 9 inch.These Goods are thoroughly reliable. Buy
the "Electric ' and you will be suited.T. L. 8EIGLE & CO.
Aug. 17, 1888.
Just Received.Extra Large No. 1 Mackerel, in Kits and loose
in Barrels.N. C. Roe Herring.Wilson Wafers, Lunch Milk Biscuit, Ginger
Snaps, Pretzels and Graham Wafers.Fine Flour. Hams. Boneless Bacon. Chip Beef
Beef Tongues, Green and Roasted Coffee, andFine Teas.
Free delivery Telephone 81.
BARNETT & BETHUNE,July 20. '88. No. 21 East Trade St
For Rent,Rooms over our Retail Store.
BURWELL & DUNN.July 13, '88.
NOTICEOf Surviving Partner.
All persons indebted to the firm of A. R.W. B. NISBET will please call and settleonce, as the business must be settled up.
The entire Stock will be sold at very lowfigures
W. B. NISBET,April 6, '88. Surviving Partner
Dr. KingVBlood and Liver Pills are superior to allothers.
BURWELL & DUNN,Agents for North Carolina
W Averill Ready-Mixe- d Paints,best in use. Any one can use them.
WILSON DRUG CO,Sole Agents.
White-Was- h Brushes, PaintBruahes, Shoe Brushes and Kalsoroine Brushes,
WILSON DRUG CO.
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a. v.ROSS & ADAMS.
Feb. 17, '88. Aug. 3, '88. 22 South Tryon St.
