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CHARLOTTE, N.-C- , FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1882. VOLUME XL NUMBER 577

Watching Our Words. 1 Wonder." Reminiscences of Commodore Josiah Tatt Handling Millions a Day. ' Dressing for the Children. Spare Moments.THE

Charlotte Home and Democrat,Published eveby Feiday by

J. P. STRONG, Editor & Proprietor.o

Terms Two Dollars for one year.One Dollak for six months.

Subscription price due in advance.o

"Entered at the Post Office in Charlotte. N.C , as second class matter," according to therules of the P. O. Department.

ROBERT GIBBON, M. DPhysician and Surgeon.

OFFICE,

nall and Ms Integrity. ;

ad -ex--navai store keeper," in a com

munication to the Atlanta Constitution,says: ' j'r

'Seeing bow very often committees areappointed at Washington to investigatethe different departments, when chargesof dishonesty have been alleged ; particu-larly in connection with the contingentfund, under Mr. Sherman's administration,has led me to contrast the conduct of thepresent officers with those of the old school,in former years, and to show bow great isthat contrast as to honesty. Allow me tomention two incidents occurring duringthe war between the States. CommodoreJosiah Tattnall, was in charge of a stationwhere I was naval store keeper. OneNew Year's day we paid the old hero calls,as was our duty aSsi omcers . in the navy.It was a very cold day and' the old gentle-man was suffering with his wounded arm,and his servant was endeavoring to makea fire with some green pine poles, the onlyfuel he had. His family was without woodor fire. (Fuel was very scarce and diff-icult to get.) I went to the navy wharf(where I had several hundred tons for theuse of the different gunboats), and ordereda ton of coal taken to the Commodore'sresidence, with instructions not to let himknow it, but he happened to be in theyard when the coal arrived, and asked thewagoner who sent it. He said I had, andin a very peremptory manner he was or-

dered to take it back. The next day hecalled at the store to see me, and demanded by what authority I had sent publicstores to his house. I endeavored to ex-plain and referred to his suffering for wantof wood and fire, and concluded to sendhim some coal for the comfort of himselfand family. 'Well, sir, I appreciate yourkind feelings for me and ray family, but ifyou ever attempt such a thing again I willhave you dismissed from tho service. Iwould freeze to death before I would touchan ounce of coal belonging to the govern-ment. "On another occasion I was receiving a large quantity oi navy bread, itwas very 'fine. The Commodore saw it,and said : 'I wish you to loan me fiftypounds of that bread until I can get abaker to return it.' I sent it to him, andas soon as he could get tnenour he got abaker to bake and return the bread.Again I had received some old rye whiskyfrom Pensacola navy yard made in 1830.The old gentleman liked his dram, butnever to excess. I knew he would likesome, and I said to him, 'You are gettingold and feeble, and if you will take someof this good old whisky it will benefit you.''No, sir,' said he : 'not a drop goes downmy throat ; it belongs to the government,not to me. 1 will issue an order for it tobe sent to the different hospitals for thesick and wounded.' 1 had near 2,000 gal-lons, but not a drop would he touch orallow any one else to, except upon a requisition from a surgeon, and I am sorryto say ofheers and doctors got sick veryoftenjafter that until it was all sent off.What a contrast between .losiah lattnall,of the Confederate States Navy, and JohnSherman, Secretary of the Treasury of theUnited States, if the report of the committee in his case be true.

"I was associated with CommodoreTattnall intimately several years duringthe war, and I do say, without reserve, hewas the most honest, truthful man l everknew. I believe he would have diedbefore committing a dishonest act. I amafraid we have but few such in officialposition in this country left. Peculationand downright stealing seems to be theorder of the day, particularly at Washington."

Boys, Go Home.Ah, boys ! you who have gone out from

the homesteads iuto the rush and bustle oflife, do you ever think of the patient mothers who are stretching out to you arms thatare powerless to draw you back to the oldhome nest r arms that were strong to carryyou once, pressed to hearts that love younow as then.

No matter, though your hair is silver--

streaked, and Dot in the cradle calls yougrandpa, you are "the boy" so long asmother lives. You are the children ot theold home. Nothinercan crowd vou out ofyour mother's heart. You may have failedin the battle ot lite, and your manhoodmay have been crushed out against thewall of circumstances ; you may have beenprosperous, earned wealth and lame; outmother's love has followed you always.Many a "boy" has not been borne for fiveor ten or twenty years. And all this timemother has been waiting. Ah, who doesnot know the agony expressed by thatword ? She mav be even now saying, "Idreamed of my John last night. May behe will come to-da- y. lie may drop in fordinner :" and the poor, trembling handsprepare some favorite dish lor him. Dinner comes and goes, but John comes notwith it. Thus, day after day, month aftermonth, year after year, passes, till at last,"hope deferred maketh the heart sick,aye, sick unto death ; the lee Die arms arestretched out no longer.

The dim eyes are closed, the gray hairssmoothed tor the last time, and the tiredhands are folded for everlasting rest, andthe mother waits no more on earth for onewho comes not. God grant that she maynot, in vain, wait .for his coming in theheavenly home. Unce more I say untoyou boys, go home if only for a day. Letmother know you have not forgotten her.Her days may be numbered. Next wintermay cover her grave with snow. Watch--

Tower.

I--" The completion of the railroadfrom Norfolk to Edenton has opened upone of the finest sections in North Carolina. It has not only done that, but Edenton and Elizabeth City must become toour rich northeastern part of the Statewhat Norfolk has always been theirentrepot. With railroad facilities, cottoncan now be shipped North on throughbills of lading from those points as well asfrom Norfolk, and could doubtless beRold for the same prices. Heretofore ourcitizens who desired to do .the commissionbusiness for that section were forced tolocate in Norfolk, and that city has alrre nroportion of North Caroliniansamong its population. Hereafter we canretain them at home and build up NorthCarolina towns on our own soil at Edenton

cyDome moralist nave gone so far as to

say that all lies, reduced to their lowestterm, are lies of cowardice ; and thoughmis proaa assertion can hardly be accept-ed, it is certain that the sum of man'sfalsehoods would very greatly be reducedwere an cowardly misstatements, andequivocations, and excuses taken from it.lake, for instance, the simple matter ofpretending to Know what we do not know.borne person or fact is mentioned of which,at the first thought, one is a little ashamedto confess himself ignorant : and so. bvword or nod, or deceitful silence, he tells alie. and makes believe that he knows whathe never knew and what, verv likelvjthere is no reason that he should know.And then the falsehood or evasion is prettysure to come to light sooner or later, to theaestruuon, or at least miury, ot one's reputation aadsense of honesty.5 In no single matter, perhaps do we all need to watchour words and deeds more closely than intnis perilous temptation to pretend to knowmore than we do. There is. of course, sucha thing as the courtesy of slience : butcourtesy and dishonesty are two very different things. S. S. limes.

NOTICE.In obedience to a Decree of the Superior Court

or Mecklenburg county, 1 will offer for sale tothe highest bidder, at the (Jourt House door inthe city of Charlotte, on Monday, June 5th, 1882,a Lot of Land in the city of Charlotte, knownand designated on the map of said city as Lot No.310, m square No. 47, in Ward No. 2, being thelaie resiaence oi lieoree W. Miller, deceased.Terms One-ha- lf cash, balance payable first dayoi j une, iej.

J. R. ERWIN.May 5, 1882. 4w Commissioner.

State of North Carolina, Mecklenburg Go.Superior Court

The Bank of Charlotte aaainst The Bank ofWadesboro and others.Pursuant to a Decree ot the Superior Court for

said county, at Spring Term, 1882, all the creditors oi me defendant, the Bank of Wadesboro.are hereby notified to prove their claims beforeme, J. R. Erwin, Clerk Superior Court and Com-missioner, and file the evidences of the same withme and make themselves parties to this action onor Detore the 1st day of July. 1882: and in default of such proof and filing of such evidencesot indebtedness they will be excluded from participating in any recovery which may be effectedin said action.

JNO. R. ERWIN,Clerk Superior Court and Commissioner.

April 28, 1882. 6w

TO THE INTERESTOF

Our Patrons.Just received, a large lot of

LAWNS IN MOIRE EFFECTS.We invite your special inspection of our large

Stock otBlack Dress Goods,

Embracing every thing in that line, Black Silks,Satins, Satin De Lyons, Mervilleux and RadamahSatins, Moires, &c. Our stock of Colored DressGoods and Trimmings is also complete. Ourline of

WHITE GOODSCannot be beat. Ask to see our figured and col-ored Mulis. We have the cheapest stock of Parasols in the State, look at them before you buy.We have a large line of new designs in LadiesNeck Wear. Look at our

Corset for $1.Sarah Bernhardt and Foster Kids, Lace Nets

in black and colors. We have a stock to meetthe demands of every one. If you don't see whatyou want just call for it. The young men willnnd a handsome stocK oi

Clothing,Straw and Fur Hats, on our counters, and if youwant something nice come down and get thenewest thing, an "Oscar Wilde" Collar. TheLadies will find a line of JNew jf ans on ourcounters, and some of them are just "too too.;Prompt attention to orders.

MAKGitAVJliO S5 WILiillliLiM.April 14, 1882.

BLACKSMITHINGIN ALL ITS BRANCHES,

AND

WORK WARRANTED.I have a Wood-sho- p

. . .connected

1 TTTwith my busi--

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ness. and win mate ana repair wagons oi aukinds. Buggies repaired neatly and quickly.

J. K. PUREFOY,College street, Charlotte, N. C.

April 7, 1882. ly

AT THE RISING SUN.C. S. Holton

Has in store a fine lot of Lemons, Apples, and afresh lot of Candies. Call and see them.

C. S. HOLTON.March 17. 1882.

OUR

SPRING STOCK

Is now Complete.

Wholesale and. Retail Bayers

Are invited to examine it before making theirpurchases.

Handsome StockOF

NEW CAIIPETS,

Oil Cloths and Rugs.

HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS a Specialty.

The laigest and cheapest stock of

EmbroideriesIn the City. Call and see them.

Elias & Cohen.March 17, 1882.

Butterick's Fashions.Bntterick'a Metropolitan for April, with Pat

terns, just received atTIDDY & BRO'S.

March 17, 1882.

FERTILIZERS, GRASS SEEDS,Agricultural Implements, &c.We have in Store. Potash Acid Phosphate,

Navassa Acid Phosphate and Kainit.A full line of the Standard urass seeds. Agri

cultural Implements of various Kinds from aWheat, or Grain, Drill, to a Garden plow. JSveryfarmer should call around and see for himself.

The Thomas Smoothing Harrow is attractinggreat attention among farmers.

3,000Were sold at The - Atlanta Exposition, lnisHouse is Headquarters for Impelments, Seeds,Waanna. &C. "

' T f OTT 1 WWAWTTATTQT'

ve Store.

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A boy. poorly dressed, came to the doorof the principal of a celebrated school one,'morning, and asked to see him. : The ser--vant eyed hi mean clothes and thinkingbe looked more like a begger than , anything else, told him to go round to the '

kitchen. I

"I should like to see Mr. W , said ,

he. - -.

"You want a breakfast more like?''"Can I see Mr W ?" asked the boy."Well, he is in the library ; if he must

be disturbed, he must."So she bade him follow. After talking

awhile, the principal put aside the volumethat he was studying and took up someGreek books and bvgan to examine thenew-come- r. Every question he asked theboy was answered readily.

"Upon my word, exclaimed the pnncipal, you do well.- - What, my boy, wheredid you pick up to much ? "

"In my spare moments? answered; theboy- - .

He was a hard working lad, yet almostfitted for college by simply improving hisspare moments. A few years later he be-

came known all the world over as the celebrated geologist, Hugh Miller. What ac-

count can you give of your spare moments ?

Pkogkkssivk. Ideas or the Merchants

a mAND M ANCTACTUE BBS ASSOCIATION.- - 1 WO

ideas were insisted upon with special em- -

phasis at the meeting of the Merchants andManufacturers association of Baltimore recently : First, that the developement ofmanufactures in this city would De mostefficiently promoted by the erection ofhouses equipped with motive power to berented to small manufacturers, and in thenext place that the number of small man-ufacturers could be most readily increasedby founding industrial schools to train boysfor the performance of good work in thevarious trades. Examples were citedshowing how other cities had prosperedby carrying these two ideas into practice.Philadelphia, It was shown, owes much ofher manufacturing . pre-eminen-

ce to theearly introduction of rented power. Theutility of schools for instruction in themechanio arts has long been admitted.Boys may be trained in them to usefulcareers, whereas without such advantagesthey fall into habits of idleness and dissi-pation, or betake themselves in excessivenumbers to unremunerative clerkships. Itwill not be inappropriate to suggest thatthe era of abundant water and improvedwater motors has created opportunitiesunusually favorable to the purpose theMerchants and Manufacturers Associationhas so much at heart.

New Parasites. A learned German .

scientific person has just made what isheralded by the press as agrand discovery.He claims that be has discovered the originand true nature of tuberculous 'consump-tion. A microscopic parasite is at thebottom of all tuberculous mischief. If oneof these parasites known to scientific per-sons as bacilli is introduced into theblood of man or any other animal in possession of a pair of lungs, those lungs willshortly afterward be found to be full oftubercles, and the tubercles themselveswill be full of bacilli. This learned ger-ma- n

whose name is Koch has triedinnumerable experiments in connectionwith this newly discovered parasite, andhas inoculated any quantity of rabbits,guinea pigs, and other inexpensive beastswith tuberculous consumption and othercognate diseases; and he has now only todiscover how to kill his pet parasite in or-der to banish tubercles from the humanrace forever. N. Y. Times.

A Dun. That debt is a small one, . tobe sure, and apparently not worth a serious thought. Why not then pay it ? Whybe compelled to suffer the mortification ofa dun ? W hy not take that little thornout of your finger at once? It will festerif allowed to remain, and cause ten timesthe trouble. Why not relieve the con-science of that little load ? You will feelbetter by doing so. You contracted thedebt knowingly and willingly. Did younot mean to pay it 7 Certainly you did.Then why don't you do it at once? Everyday's delay increases, morally, the amountof the obligation. Remember, too, thatyour little debt, and another man's littledebt, and a thoueand other mens' littledebts, make a little fortune for your credi-tor; or they enable him to pay his largerdebt, or feed his workmen, and keep hismachinery going in times like these.Don't you see how it is ? You do? Wellthen, pay the amount at once, and to-nig- ht

the ghost of that debt will not troubleyour dreams.

I was told the other day that theWhite House steward was asked by thePresident to send np a box or two of cigarsof a certain brand. "But they are allgone, Mr. President," said Steward Crump."Why, I got several hundred boxes notlong ago." "I can't help it, sir ; they areall gone. You can't see bow, 1 know, butI do. You know your friends smoke agood deal and drink a good deal. Theycan't drink more than they can carry away,but when they are asked to smoke, sir,they usually put a handful in their pocketsto every one they put in their moutbs,andwhen tbej smoke again they go to theboxes for another handful, not to theirpockets for a cigar." Washington LetterPhiladelphia Times.

t" Some men are never thoroughlyhappy until they have made tbemselveasupremely miserable. If no real cause forsuch misery exists, they will manage toinvent one. They are morbidly sensitive,

I always..

on the look out for a slight, readyto construe any utile occurrence into anintentional affront. The more you try toassure them of your good disposition towards them, the more they disturb you.The best policy is let them alone, to

I give no heed to their wbimsicalness. ,ca

A professor of religion, widely known inhis time for his standing and wealth, bequeathed to his sons, at bis death, sixty- -

thousand dollars apiece. Within five yearsone of these sons, in circumstances so muchreduced as to leave him dependent, said toa friend, "If my father had not left me fivedollars, and made me a business man, itwould have been much better for me.

BY MART WILSON.

I wonder if, in all the wide world,There's a heart that is free from pain,And I wonder if there is a soul so pureThat it bears no dark sin stain.

I wonder if there is a happy life'Which has never been shadowed by care,And I wonder if there, are light, soft,

eyes,That have never been dimmed by a tear.

I wonder if there are pure sweet lipsThat have never spoken a word,So discordant or cruel, or harsh,That the angels might not have heard.

I yonder if there is a busy brain,livery thought of which is given,'To raise the fallen, help the weak,'And win lost souls to heaven.nAlas ! Alas t for our sin cursed world,A world full of sorrow and woe,It boasts of nothing pure and good,Then why do we love it so ?

Managing a Man.

Before the husbands are admitted to thecharmed circle of 'The Household,' I have alew hints to the ladies that may be of someservice, lou know these 'lords Nof crea-tion' have but very little patience, hardlya grain compared to what women have, soon very slight provocation sometimeswill fly into a rage and say things that arenot very easy to bear, and hear is thetime to get the advantage. Keep cool,hps closed, not an unkind word escape. Itmay be an effort, but you can for womenhardly ever give up what they undertakeand take my word for it, in less than halfan hour thev will be at vour knees beg- -

gnig forgiveness. And if, by any meansyou should let a few nasty words slip andthe tables are turned, just get them up thenicest dinner you are . capable of, and youwill reach his heart and be sailing alongas peaceably as ever. Ana it Dy anymeans dinner may be a little late, be sureand have the table set, and he will, takethe paper and wait an hour, whereas, thetable not being spread, he can hardly waitten minutes. If you have biscuit to bakeget them out of sight about the time of hiscoming around, for he will be likely to exclaim 'What, bread to bake yet! notknowing that a smart woman, with a hotoven, can have them ready to eat in fifteenminutes, and good ones, too.

Newspaper Thieves Beware. Anew postal law or decision authorizes thepublishers ot newspapers to arrest anyman for fraud who takes bis paper andrefuses to pay for it. This is a fair andiudicious law. and should have been en- -

acted years ago, as a means of protectionto publishers, for there are lots of personswho will take a paper for a time, andwhen asked to pay for it will laugh at thepublisher and tauntingly defy him to getit if he can. In this manner publisherslose hundreds of dollars, lhe law is intended to meet just such rascals, and publishers generally should unite in having itenforced.

Bi-s- The senate select committee on

agreed to recommend to the Senate foradoption Senator Lapham's joint resolution proposing the following amendmentto the Constitution : "Article XVI., Section 1. The right of citizens of the Unitedstates to vote shall not be denied, orabridged by the United States or by anyState on account of sex. Section 2. Congress shall have power by appropriatelegislation to enforce the provisions of thisarticle."

NOTICE.BARKER & DERR of Huntersville, DERR

& BARKER of Cowan's Ford, and A. J. DERR& CO. of Randlesburg, N. C, have this day dissolved their mercantile business by mutual con-sent, and the business will be carried on at Huntersville bv K. U. W. Barker, at uowan s ordbv A. J. Derr and at Randlesburg by A. J. Derr& Co. This 1st April, 1882.

May 12, 1882. 4w

Sale of City Property.On Monday, the 12th day of June, 1882, at 12

M., by virtue of a decree of the Superior Court,I will sell at the Court House in Charlotte, JN.

O. that House and Lot at the corner of B and 5thstreets known as the late residence of Charles H.Elms. The House is large, and very convenientto the business portion of the city.

Terms 10 per cent cash, balance payable innine months, purchaser to give note with approved securitv bearing interest from date ateight per cent. Possession given by Oct. 1st.

u. jn. u. nun,May 12, 1882. 4w Commissioner.

HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY.

USESCARE'S FRUIT PRESERVATIVE

And avoid the necessity of sealed Cans.

It is economical, tasteless, harmless and alwaysinsures success.

L. R. WRISTON & CO.,

Wholesale and Retail Agents,Mav 12. 1882. lm Charlotte. N. C.

LeROY DAVIDSON.

STAPLE AND FANCYGroceries,

All fresh Goods and will be sold low.

Everybody is invited to call and see for themselves.

Wholesale Warehouse, College Street.

BetaM. Store, Trade StreetMay 12, 1882.

NOTICE !

Oar friends and customers will please note thefact that we have a representative in the Northern markets buying our Stock of

Spring ard Summer Goods.We will have open in a few days a complete

stock of Staple and Fancy

DRY GOODS,Dress Goods, Notions, Hosiery, &c.

We desire to call your attention especially toour stocs oi uiacK uooos, viz: iasnmeres,Tamise, Bantings, Brillianteens, Nuns Veiling,&c, which will be complete in every particular.Reserve vour purchases till you inspect our newStock.

BARRINGER & TROTTJStt.

"I am dad of a rainy day once in a I

while," said Mrs.' Lake. "especially when I

1 have some work I want to finish off as J

we have to-da-y, Lucia. There will be noone'calhng to-da-y, surely, so what is theuse oi you stopping to drees r Your husband is away ior one week, ana . we canjust vase our ease in these morningdresses, and keep on with our sewing."

"The boys will be home at 3 o'clock,"said her lriend, taking down ber wavyhair and proceeding to dress it in - her ac-customed graceful fashion. I will just re-mark that it was not done op in bangs, oririzzes, or snans ot any sort, but was arranged in ncn, ciassio style, which gaveher the appearance of the noble, beautifulmatron she was.

"Dressing for your boys 1" exclaimedthe other."No wonder folks talk of theextravagance oi tne times, when mothersmake such a parade juBt to meet, theirschool-boy- s at the tea-table- ." And practical Uousin Eunice snipped on a threadin a very energetic manner.

"It pays," said the mother, quietly, asshe took a fresh pair of cuffs and slippedinto them a pair of sleeve buttons Freddiehad given ber on ber birthday. He hadsaved up his pennies to buy those garnetDuttons, ana he liked to see her wearthem, as she did almost every afternoon,although she had prettier ones.

(Jousm Eunice could dress up richly onoccasions, but for the bosom of her familyshe had a set ot "old gears," as Williamsaid, which, if they were useful, were notornamental. The children did not admiremother as they might in those dresses,though she was quite a good-lookin- g

woman in good clothes."J5ut, .Lucia, you can't afford to put on

that pretty cambric suit, which it tooksuch a time to iron. What is the use ofusing it this rainy day 2"

"1 am not going out in the rain, andthe duller it is out of doors. the morecheerful I like to have it in the house.The boys always like the dress, and I liketo see them pleased. Indeed, I think Icare much more for the opinion of thefolks under my own roof, than I do forthose away. I would rather be admiredby my own boys than an indifferent company in somebody's parlor. And, Eunice,I think all these things help to keep ourhold on our boys when they grow older.W hen they are just passing out of child- -

nooa into youtn, i leei tnat they need amother almost as much as when in thecradle. Indeed, another might give thebaby food and clothing; but boys at thelatter age need a great mother-lov- e and

.1 mcare to Keep mem irom going wrong.riiVeryining mat draws tnem nearer to amother, and makes them respect her more,is worthy ot attention. My boys neverthink of a walk in the street of an even- -

but sometimes spend an hour at afriend's

.. ihouse, or ask a few boys here.

juotner is always importuned to join inany games or plays, and very often takesa band with them. Oh, it would bedreadful to me to feel that my boys wereslinnintr awnv from mntlier'a inflnanaand I hope never to know it, even whenmy head is gray."

It is such mothers who retain their holdof the children while life lasts, and whoare mourned with heartbroken sinceritywnen tney are removed. Ana the sameguiding hand reaches out still throughthe mists of time, and helps to shape thechild's destiny forever. Arthur's SomeMagazine.

Influence of Newspapers.A school-teache- r, who has been a long

time engaged in his profession and witnessed tne mnuence ot a newspaper onthe minds ot a family of children, writesas follows : I have found it to be a universal fact, without exception that thosescholars, of both sexes and all ages, whohave access Jj newspapers at home, whencompared with those who have not, are :

K irst. retter readers, excellent in pronunciation ; have consequently read more,and understandingly.

Second, lhey are better spellers, anddefine words with ease aud accuracy.

lbird. lhey obtain practical knowledgeof geography in almost half the time it requires ot others, as the newspapers havemade them acquainted with the location ofthe important places of nature, their govment, and doings on the globe.

fourth, lhey are better grammarians,for, having become so familiar with everystyle in the newspapers, from the commonplace advertisements to the finished andclassical oration of the statesman, theymore readily comprehend the meaning ofthe text, and consequently analyze its construction with accuracy.

fifth, write betterrhey compositions.i . . .

using better language, correctly expressed .

Sixth. Those young men who have foryears been readers of newspapers, and arealways taxing tne lead in debating societies, exhibit a more extensive knowledge upon a greater variety of subjects,and express their views with greater fluency, clearness and correctness.

Causes of Fires. A number of theleading insurance companies of Londonhave been trying to discover the causesof fires which occur in dwellings. - TheFireman's Journal says: "It is estimatedthat twenty per cent of such fires are theresult ol gas or other light coming intocontact with curtains or window blinds.Of course this proposition applies only tofires in cities. Clothes or other articlesdrying at fires in stoves or fire places arethought to be responsible for sixteen percent of the fires which destroy the homesof the people. I o defects in stoves, flues,etc., is due about a like percentage.m .iinese are tne principal causes of nres inprivate nouses, maKing at least one-na- if

of the whole. Careleseness in one form oranother is undoubtedly responsible for atleast three-fourt- hs of all fires that occur,be they in dwellings, warehouses, stores,on ships, or in powder mills.

BdgfA process by which silk threads,shreds and pieces of all kinds can be dissolved and coated upon cotton, woolen orother fabric so that it will wear the outward appearance of genuine silk, is announced.; Five years hence it will be im-possible to tell wheather a lady has on aplated or solid silk. ; -

In a small room on the main floor ofthe New York Custom House, and occu-- 1

pying the Southwest corner of it, the 1

cashier, with a force of fifteen clerks, re- -ceives all the money for duties levied by I

the Government on imports and exports.except the small amount assessed on pas-sengers' baggage, which is collected onthe wharf. -

Some idea of the amount of businessdone in this office may be gained r when itis stated that the money received in a sin-gle day has several times lately amountedto one million dollars, and the number ofentries made has exceeded one thousand.The manner in which this large amountof money is collected is as follows:

lhe merchant or broker s clerk, afterfirst making out his entry in the .rotundaof the building, where the amount xf dutyis caicuiatea on me entry oy the entryclerks, takes his place in the line beforeany of the receiving clerks and depositsthe amount of bis entry in a small box,and with it a ticket on which he has en-

tered the merchant's name, with the dateand the sum inclosed. --whether in sold.silver, notes, or certificates.

Gutta-perch- a boxes are used to preventunnecessary noise from the clinking ot thecoin. lhe receiving clerk takes the boxof money, and hands it to a teller to countfrom the entry in a blotter. The tellerdoes not look at the cash ticket until hehas counted the money and marked it onthe back ot the ticket. He then turns itover, and if the count is correct, he checksit, and returns it to the receiving clerk,who then signs a permit for the goods.The entries then go to the book-keepe- rs

who enter the amount on "sheets," and atthe close of the day the money is countedand compared with this record of thebook-keeper- s.

So carefully is this system carried outthat there is rarely a variation of a centbetween the money and the accounts, andthe omce has thereby gained the reputation of being more exact than any othersimilar institution in the country whichhandles such an amount of money comingin so many different payments, from fivedollars to five thousand dollars.

Should any discrepancy occur, theclerks carefully compare both sides of thetickets with the clerk's blotter ; and thenthe blotter is checked off with the bookkeeper's sheets. By some of these methods the error is certain to be discovered.as account is Kept ot eacn kind ot moneyseparately ; the tellers can see at a glanceif a mistake is made in the gold, silvercertificates, or notes.

When the com has been counted andput into small canvas bags it is placed inboxes holding twenty thousand dollars ingold. These boxes are put in a hand cartoutside the building and wheeled to thesub-treasur- y, which gives a receipt to thecustom house tor each deposit.

JN early a ton of com has to be transferred daily in this manner. An officerfully armed accompanies the porters, andthere are also armed men in the cashiersoffice. The cashier, clerks and tellers aremen of efficiency, and

.the responsibility

i .1 m iot tne omce mages tneir position more... . . .permanent tnan mat ot the average custom house ofheer. The tellers acquiregreat skill in detecting counterfeits as wellas in rapid counting.

ine casniers omce pertorms only asmall portion of the work of the customnouso in au us Drancnes. out as H is onenf tVio main roannrnaa r the n Vkl nnroAit is perhaps the most interesting. As onepasses along the dingy corridor he catchessight of the three Hues of men crampedana crooned around in tne little room,boys and gray-haire- d men, with theirlittle gutta percha boxes full of gold readyto be emptied into the capacious pocketsot U nele bam.

Indiana Ears.A story of auricular developement comes

from Indiana. The LaFayette Courier itis presumed, is a veracious newspaper, evenit it is published in a country said to bethe principal domain of William H. English, liut the story of the wonderful ears:Willie Lester, aged 10 years, lives withbis father on the v ea Plains. His rightear is as large as a palm leal fan, while theother is no bigger than the ear oi an ordinary sized waxaoii. witn nis small earhe can hear the faintest buzzing of thesmallest bugs and insects, and even detectsounds uttered by the minutest animalcule

so small that they are not even visibleto tne naKed eye. A ny running along awindow pane, a caterpillar crawling acrossa sheet of paper makes sumcient noise toattract his attention, even when his backis turned. The sense of hearing is so acutein this ear, tLat it is absolutely painful tohim, and he is compelled to wear a corkin it at all times. The right and large earis quite the reverse of its little companionin both its powers and properties. To itthose minute and near sounds so plainlydiscernible to the other are lost, but distant noises are readily heard. Althoughresiding fifteen and a half miles from anyrailroad LaFayette being the nearestpoint yet Willie can distinctly hear thetrain and mills blowing their whistles, andcan easily distinguish between the enginebells and the city bells. He can hear thecoming of a storm long before there areany signs of it in the air, and even longbefore the weather bureau gives notice ofits approach. At the suggestion of aneighbor Mr. Lester had a wire gauze lidwith a tin rim made to fit over Willie'sear. It consiste of two thicknesses ofgauze, the outer one being of larger meshthan the inner one; between the two thereis an intervening thickness of loose flannelto soften sounds. Willie wears it contmually, and, this with the cork in the smallear, has the effect of reducing his hearingto a normal condition. LaFayette Courier.

It is one of the most striking illustrations of the power of machinery thatcotton can be bronght from the far intenor of India, on the backs of bullocks, tothe sea, shipped around the Cape of GoodHope to Ji.ngland, manufactured, shippedback by the same route, paying repeatedcommissions and profits, and undersellthe native manufacturer on the . spotwhere the raw product is grown, andwhere labor is considered well paid atfifteen cents a day. Senator Bayard.

Fifth and Teton Streets.RESIDENCE,

Bixth and College Streets, Charlotte, N. C.

March 17,1882. tf -

DR. T. C. SMITH,Druggist and Pharmacist,

CTioria ti full ItTlft nf "Pitta Tlrncra on1 riAmit-a1-

White Lead and Colors, Machine and Tanners'Oils, Patent Medicines, Garden seeds, and every-thing pertaining to the Drug business, which hewill sell at low prices.

March 28, 1881.

J. P. Mc Combs, M. D.,Offers his professional services to the citizens ofCharlotte anu surrounding country. All calls,both nignt and day, promptly attended to.

Office in Brown's building, up stairs, oppositethe uuariotte Hotel.

Jan. 1, 1882.

A. BURWELL. F. D. WALKER.

BURWELL & WALKER,Attorneys at Law,

CHARLOTTE, N. C.Will practice in the State and Federal Courts,

Office adjoining Court House.Nov 5, 1881.

JOHN E. BROWN,Attorney at Law,

Charlotte, N. C.Will practice in the State and Federal Courts.

Office on Trade Street, opposite the CourtHouse, No. 1, Sims & Dowd's building.

Dec 23, 1881 y

DR. M. A. BLAND,Dentist,

CHARLOTTE, N. C.Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte

Hotel.Gas used for the painless extraction of teeth.Feb 15,1882.

DR. GEO. W. GRAHAM,CHARLOTTE, N. C.

Practice Limited to theEYE, EAR AND THROAT

March 18, 1881.

DR. J. M MILLER,Charlotte, N. C.

All calls promptly answered day and night.Office at A. J; Beall & Co's store on corner

of College and Trade streets Residence oppositevv. It. Myers'.

Jan. 1, 1882.

WILSON & BURWELLWHOLESALE AND RETAIL

Druggists,Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C,

Have a large and complete Stock of everythingpertaining to the Drug Business, to whicn tneyinvite the attention of all buyers both wholesaleand retail.

Oct 7, 1881.

HALES & PARRIOR,Practical Watch-deale-rs and Jewelers,

Charlotte, N. C,Keeps a full stock of handsome Jewelry, andClocks. Spectacles. &c. which they sell at fairnrices.

Repairing of Jewelry. Watches. Clocks, &c,done promptly, and satisfaction assured.

Store next to Springs' corner building.July 1, 1881.

SPRINGS & BURWELL,Grocers and Provision Dealers,Have always in stock Coffee. Sugar, Molasses,Syrups, Mackerel, Soaps, Starch, Meat, Lard,llama, Flour, Grass Seeds, Plows, &c, which weoucr to both the Wholesale and Retail trade. Allare invited to try us, from the smallest to the largest buyers.

Jan 1, 1882.

j. Mclaughlin,Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Groceries, Provisions, &c,College Street. Charlotte, N. C.

Sells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash,and buys Country Produce at

highest market price.

C5F" Cotton and other country Produce sold oncommission and prompt returns made.

Nov. 1, 1881.

TORRENCE & BAILEY,Commission Merchants,

College St., Charlotte, N. C,Handle Grain, Hay, Flour, Bran, Cow Peas, &c.

Agents for the"EUREKA" GUANO.

March 10, 1882.

HARRISON WATTS.Cotton Buyer,

Corner Trade and College Sts., up Stairs.CHARLOTTE, N. C.

Oct. 14, 1881.

Z. B. Vance. W. H. Bailey.

VANCE & BAILEY,Attorneys and Counsellors

CHARLOTTE, N. J

Practices in Supreme Court of United States,Supreme Court of North Carolina, Federal

Courts, and counties of Mecklenburg,Cabarrus, Union, Gaston, Rowan,

and Davidson.t&" Office, two doors east of independ

ence Square. June 17-- tf

1882. 1882.SPRING STYLE HATS.

PEG RAM & CO. have received and are dailyreceiving a beautiful line of Gents' Silk, Stiff andem

HATS.Don't fail to call and see them.

PEGRAM & CO. and Elizabeth City. Scripture Cabinet.March 10, 1882.Feb. 24, 1882.March 3, 1882.