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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-29
Rank and File.

The battle RACES in its fury. Let
The captured languish, and the wounded die.
The fight goes on. What matters? There are yet
Enough to fight it out to victory
The records brief The field is won. The few
Who fought successful or escaped unhurt
Receive their laurels, thoughtless what is due
To the brave thousands trampled in the dirt.
So on the constant battle field of life,
How many conquer and how few survive
The conquest Few who triumph DER their strife
Or reap harvest worth the seed they give.
God hides forever from us what we do
In the short life he gives us here below.
We may not live to read our story through
We plant the vine but cannot see it grow.
We sow our seed and die. Time passes on,
The harvest comes to greet Us We are gone,
Another reaps it, sows again and dies.
But though we perish if in age or prime;
OF harvest from our labors We are sure
When God shall ripen it 10 bis good time
That other hands shall garner up its store.
The work and worker both have passed away,
Forgotten triumphs and neglected arts,
All rest together, with their master clay,
Once bafhed brains and throbbing aching hearts
They fell on watch or fighting in the van,
Or in the forlorn hope of some great strife,
All name]ess in the history of men,
The Rank and File upon the field of life.
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SIXTEENTH voLUmE---kUMBER 7sl.
The Wife.

Only let woman be sure that she is precious
to her husband-not useful, not valuable, not
convenient simply, but lovely and beloved; let
her be the recipient of his polite and hearty at
tention appreciated and returned, let her opinion
be asked, her approval sought, and her Judgment
respected in matters of which she is cognizant;
in short let her only be loved, honored and cher
ished, in fulfllment of the marriage vow, and
she viii be to her husband, her children, and So
ciety, wellspring of pleasure. She will bear
pain, and toll and anxiety, for her husbands
love is to her tower and fortress. Shielded
and sheltered therein, adversely viii have lost
its sting. She may suffer, but sympathy will
dull the edge of sorrow A house with love in
i-and by love mean love expressed in words,
and looks, and deeds, for have not one spark
of faith in love that never crops QUITS to n
house without love, as person TO n machine;
one is life, the other Is mechanism--the un-
loved woman may have bread just as light, a
house Just as tidy as the other bnt the latter has
spring of beanty about her, joyousness, ag-
greasive, penetrating, and pervading brightness
to which the former is a stranger, The deep
happiness in her heart shines out in her face.
She CLEANS over it. 1t is airy and graceful, and
warm and welcoming with her presence; she is
full of devices and plots and sweet surprise for
husband and family She has never done with
the romance and poetry of life. She herself is
lyric poem setting herself to all pure and gra-
cious melodies Humble household ways and
duties have for her q golden significance. The
prize makes her calling high, and the end sane
tifas the means of Glove is Heaven, and Heaven
is Love-" u .. -..
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-29
The Value Of Accuracy.

1t is the result of every days experience, that
steady attention to matters of detail lies at the
root of human progress; and that diligence,
above ALL is the mother of good luck Accuracy
is also of much importance, and an invariable
mark of good training in a maa. Accuracy in
observation, accuracy in speech, accuracy in the
transaction of afais. What s done in business
must be well done; for it is better to accomplish
perfectly small amount of work, than to half-do
ten times as much. A wise man used to say,
"Stay little, that We may make an end the SOON
er" Too little attention, however, is paid to
this highly important quality of accuracy. As
man eminent in practical science lately OBJ
served to us, "It is astonishing bow few people
have met in the course Of my experience who
can define fact accurately" Yet, in business
affairs, it is the manner in which even small mat
tiers are transacted, that often decides men for
or against you. With virtue, capacity, and good
conduct in other respects, the person who is
habitually inaccurate cannot be trusted his work
has to be gone over again, and he thus causes
endless annoyance, vexation and trouble.
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A Texas Heroine.

The subject of the following notice, says the
Galveston Civilian still lives in Fort Bend county
Texas. The incident related is we'll known to
old Texans, but may be new to some of the rising
generation or new settlers We copy from a
lecture of Rev. Fontaine, delivered at the Rich
mond Atheneum. Speaking of the early history
of Texas, be gave an account of Gen. Longs ef-
fort to revolutionize this country, in 1891, in
which the heroic devotion of woman is incl
gallant events which mark the early days of our
countrys history. ger.
! Gen. Long, it viii be remembered, served un-
der Gen jackson in the Seminole war, and at
the battle of New Orleans. He married when
twenty-five years of age, celebrated beauty and
heiress, of Nashville, only sixteen years old.
When he formed the design to invade Texas,
Mrs Long entered fully into the plan, and placed
at his disposal her immense wealth. With this
he armed and equipped 800 men, entered the
country, and was everywhere successful. Near
the gulf coast, ON Bolivar Point opposite Calves
ton, he formed fortifeation, where he establish
ed his headquarters He was elected President
of the Republic full cabinet was appointed
and a regular government organized. At that
time Iturbide was overrunning Mexico with the
design of making himself supreme ruler of the
State. Being jealous ofthe success and power
of Gen Long he proposed to him, through an
agent, that they should unite their forces, which
would strengthen their authority, the one over
Mexico, the other over Texas. Gen Long un-
wisely needed the traitorous proposition. Be-
fore leaving the fort, he assigned to his wife rs
men, with directions to hold the place until his
return He soon after reached the headquarters
of Gen. Iturbide, who, as soon as he got posses
sion of his rival, caused him to be assassinated
Time passed on. Mrs Long heard nothing
of the sad fate of her husband. The seventy-fve
men under her charge became dissatisfied, pro-
visions were exhausted and they became clamor-
Gus to return to the States" She told them
that Gen. Long had directed her to remain until
his return, and that she should do SO, "dead or
alive
Every man deserted her to retrace their steps
to their homes, leaving her with an infant and
nurse, young girl of twelve or fourteen years
of age the sole occupants of the forti6cation.
She kept the flag of the stars and stripes floating
from the walls-fred the morning and evening
salute, and beat the reveille. The Mexicans and
Indians thought the place still garrisoned,
and kept at respectful distance :.-.r
A year elapsed and still no tidings of her gal
liant husband reached her lonely abode. During
all this time she subsisted by gathering oysters
from the beach and shooting birds that flew
about the fort. In 1921 Gen. Austin invaded
Texas, and seeing flag floating from fortifca-
tion near the Gulf, supposed that the noted La
ftte had established himself there He sent in
a flag of truce, and what was his surprise to find
this place, in the midst of inimical Mexicans and
savage Indians, manned by solitary woman
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Amount of Ashes

In addition to the constituents contained in
the ashes of the plant as given above, there ex-
lists in the green or dried vegetable a notable
proportion of Nitrogen, fully equal to that con-
tanned in the field pea hay and clover and perhaps
more. This element is the important constituent
of muscle or the lean portion of meat, as well as
the basis of the Alkaloids or medicinal virtues
of plants, which exists the active principles of
coffee, tea, tobacco, opium, peruvian bark, &c.
Thus the plant under consideration not only pos
sesses large proportion of the mineral constit-
uents of manures but also full share of the
nutritious or flesh forming element, and proba-
bly, certain proportion of an active alkaloidal
principle; whether this last component, if it ex-
lists, will prove beneficial, remains to be proved
by experience certain it is that the alkaloids
when taken in moderate quantities are valuable
stimulants not restricted to mankind as is gen.
orally supposed but also valuable, in the small
portions nature has supplied in many vegetables,
to cattle and animals of the farm generally.
The young plant is succulent, and in rich soils
has large proportion of leaf like clover; in
plants of more than one years growth, the
branches or stems become tough and woody, and
when used as hay would require fine cutting !;
such older plants, however are much richer in
mineral constituents and hence more valuable as
manures. Their long tap roots extending deeply
into the soil draw up from below rich supply of
earthly salts which are stored away in their
branches and stems as components, and thus In
the manure pile or when turned under by the
plough, supply valuable materials to the growing
crop. The very strong hay odor which the dried
plant emits, might possibly keep away noxious
insects from grain in the barn in which it may
be stored.
This vegetable appears to have a remarkable
capabilty of adapting itself to all kinds of soils,
and hence its constitution must vary accordingly
within certain limits.
Respectfully submitted,
.4 GEO. w. RAINS.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-29

NEVER TELL A LEY oung man, there is a
something within you that despises lie. Did
you never, as the old saying is, whip the devil
round the bush," and feel that something plead
ing within you not to do it? Did you never, in
resisting it's counsels, have the red blood to man.
tie your cheeks and cry shame on your words !?
Young man, that was the voice of your God that
made you. Suppose now, the next time you feel
ashamed to speak the truth, you will resolve to
heed the murmurings of this hidden Monitor
within you, and to do its bidding, though all
Hell should hurl its satire upon you, and the
scorning of the scornful' rise before you in the
highway Try it and see if, at that instant, you
are not a happier man than you ever were before.
Try it in all your words and deeds in this life !;
govern every impulse of your nature by it. and
you will run into success. Mountains may rise
up, and bogs and fens interyepe--still follow,
never doubling, and Honor will weave for your
brow wreath whose gems sparkle as the dew
drops and whose beauty never dies
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-29

A SINGULAR OCCURRENCE Geo. w.
Wightman, of this town, who is in Kansas, in
letter received from him few days ago, relates
singular circumstance: On going into his
room in the hotel at which he boarded, and
which contains two beds, he found that gentle
man had been assigned to the bed not occupied
by himself This stranger was on his knees
when he entered, apparently at his prayers Not
wishingto disturb him, Mr. Wightman undressed,
jumped into bed, and fell asleep; but ON awaking
in the morning be found the man IN the same
position, and aa examination showed him to be
dead The physician called in to see him pro-
nounced the cause of his death heart disease
FduetteusUe Nescs -
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HOTEL FOR RENT.

On Wednesday, the 9th day of November next,
will rent the premises, in Charlotte, N. c., to the
highest bidder for three years from the first of De-
cember, the well known Charlotte HOTEL SO long kept
by Maj. J. b. Kerr.
Charlotte is prosperous and rapidly growing
city, with but one Hotel in the business part of it..
For many years Hotels were well sustained,
until one man became lessee of both.
The public convenience and business interests of
the city imperatvely require that this House shall
be re-opened. The rents to be paid quarterly, and
secured by bond and security
F. S. DEWOLFE,
Admir- of J. b. Kerr, decd.
Sept. %, 1867. 6w
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NEAR-SIGHTED.-A curious work has been
published at Breslan giving the result of the eyes
of ten thousand and sixty school children. The
proportion of short sighted children was H. per
cent, or seventeen hundred and thirty among
ten thousand and sixty. No village children
were found to be short-sighted until they had
been some time at school-at least half a year.
There were, in proportion, four times as many
short-sighted children in the town (Breslau) as
in the country, and shortsightedness increased
generally with the demands upon the children.
The author of the work attributes the evil in a
great measure to the bad construction Of school
benches which force the children to read with
their books close before their eyes, and with their
heads held downward.
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NEW BOOT AND SHOE STORE

am now receiving from the Manufacturers North
the most complete assortment ever offered in this
market of Boots and Shoes. ..--z...
! will sell by the case 30 Merchants at New York
prices, and to the Retail Trade will sell low as
any one.
/ keep Miles best Shoes for Ladies, Misses and
Children, and Gentemen's Boots of all kinds
French Calf Skins, American Calf, Kip Skins and
Sole Leather of all kinds.
feel thar kfui for the liberal patronage heretofore
bestowed on me. E
h6r Be sure and look for the green Sign-board.
S. B. NEAGHAM,
z Between 1st National and Dewey's Bank
October IA, 1867. #zf s.Fa@7F
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New Foundry and
M &C III I N f Sc OP.
TATEM, ROOKIE & CULPEPPER,

PRACTICAL MECHANICS,
Have opened Foundry, Machine and Blacksmith
Shop at the old stand of J. NJ. Howie, where they
viii execute, in the very best style and finish, all
work in their line.
They prepared to make all sorts of CASTINGS
for Steam Engines, Mills, Factories, Waterwheels,
Cane Mills, Farming Implements, and, in fact, every
thing pertaining to their business
Particular attention viii be paid to the REPAIR
ING of all kinds of Machinery.
All work shall be done in the very best STYLE with
the best Material, and at living prices.
All kinds of work for GOLD MINES executed with
skill and dispatch
bSF Remember, practical workmen, and
will warrant all our work. Give us n call.
TATEM, ROOKIE & CULPEPPER.
October IA 1867.
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SALT Your CHIMNEYs.-In building q
chimney put quantity of salt into the mortar
with which the intercourses of brick are TO be
laid. The effect will be that there will never be
any accumulation ofsoot in that chimney. The
philosophy is thus stated: the salt in the por-
tion of mortar which is exposed absorabs meis-
ture from the atmosphere every damp day. The
SCOT thus becoming damp, falls down in the fire
place. This is an English discovery. 1t is used
with success in Canada
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Cooper Shop.

1have removed my Cooper Shop to the one formerly
occupied by MIR Creswell a wagon shop, near Mr.
Jamsons Blacksmith shop, on the street leading by
the Court House, where would be pleased to all
those who desire work done in my line. New work
repairing done at short notice. Give call and
your work shall be done satisfactorily.
House keepers who want water conveyed through
their houses by pipes will apply to the undersigned
Oct IA, 1867. GUS SCHNIDER.
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E9- With a true wife the husbands faults
should be secret. A woman forgets when she
condescends to that refuge of weakness, a female
confident 8 A wife's bosom should be the tomb
of her husbands failings, and his character far
more valuable, in her estimation, than life. s.
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NEW FIRM.

w. Boyd & M. D. L. Moody
Have formed copartnership, and will continue the
Grocery, Provision & Commission
BUSINESS at the old stand of w. BOYD, in the
Springs Building They will in short time have a
full stock of New Goods cheap the cheapest and
good if not better, than any firm in Charlotte.
They solicit the patronage of new customers as
well as the continuance of old friends.
October IA, 1867 BOYD & MOODY.
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POCKET PICKING ON THE TRAIN.-A few
evenings since an enterprising thief picked the
pocket of the Sheriff of Orange, while on the
train near HiIlsboro. He was detected In the
act, and attempted to conceal the pocket book by
throwing it under the water stand-where it
was found, the contents unmolested. The poe
ket book contained large amount of money, and
many important papers. The thief was arrest
ed Greensboro Patriot. r -.:....f.-t
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Millinery.

MRS. QUERY would inform her friends that she
has spared pains in selecting her stock of MILNE
ry and Trimmings: and having had long experience
in the business feels satisfied that she please all
who will favor her with a call.
Bonnets and Hats made and trimmed to order, on
the most reasonable terms and shortest notice.
Dresses Cut, Fitted. Trimmed and made reason
able terms and at short notice.
Our terms strictly Cash Our motto is, small
profit. and just dealing to all
October a. 1867.
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A ToUcHsNa INcIDENT.-A young minister
went out to preach and observed, during his dis
course, lady who seemed much affected. After
meeting he concluded to pay her visit, and ses
what the impressions of her mind were. - =
. He approached her thus:
"Well, madam, | see you were affected much
to-day during preaching e.. -aa ...
ia me" said the lady, "I1l tell you. About
six years ago, me and my husband moved TO this
place, and all the property we had was donkey.
Husband he died, and me and the donkey were
left aaoae. At last the donkey died, and to tell
you the truth, your voice put me 80 much in
mind of that dear old critter, that couldn't help
taking and crying about it right in meeting"
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CURE FOR NEURALGIA.-Cemmen red pep
per pods STEPPED in brandy or xhiskey, and the
mixture applied with the hand to the parts af-
fcted, gives almost instant relief from this ter
rible affection. Some persons prefer to drink
the spirits and apply fhe dry pod" but this me-
thod is very dangerous in its effects, and does
not guarantee a cure. szszxss..s. .sss -sszss...
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Charlotte Female Institute,
CHARLOTTE n C.

CHARLUTTE, \. {.
The present session opened on Tuesday the 1st of
October and will continue until Both June, 1868.
OFFICERS AND INSTRUCTORS:
Rev. r. Burwcl, Principal and Instructor in Men
TAI and Moral Philosophy and Mathematics.
yno. Is. Burwe, A. NJ, Chemestry, Natural Phi
LOsophy and Ancient Languages.
Mrs. VI. A Burwel English branches and Super
intendent Social duties.
Prof A. Baumann, Vocal and Instrumental Music
Prof X. E. Piguet, Drawing, Painting and Modern
Languages.
Miss Mary Bate, English Branches and French.
Mrs Sally G. White, English Branches
Miss Mary F. Peniek Music on Piano and Guitar.
Miss Ella r. Carson, Music on Piano.
Terms as heretofore. For Circular and Catalogue
containing full particulars address.
REv. X. BURWELL son,
Charlotte n. c.
September %, 1867
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B@- The General Assembly of the Presby-
terian Church in the United States, will meet in
the First Presbyterian Church, IN the city Of
Nashville, Tenn, on the third Thursday, (thc
21st day. of November, 1867, at IL o'clock, A.
NJ. The opening sermon will be preached by
the Rev, A. III. Kerr, ID. D., the Moderator Of
the last Assembly.
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The secrets ofhealth are six: First, keep warm.
Second eat regularly and slowly. Third, main
tain regular daily bodily habits Fourth, take
r ssi APa gs1 fn Fh KEEP egb clean
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~- G. M. Query's New Store.
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.

\ new stock of Fall and Winter Goods is in
Store for sale at reasonable prices.
Ladies Dress Goods, Bonnets, Trimmings &c. of
all descriptions, in large quantities.
Shoes, Hoop Skirts, Gloves Yankee Notions, and
Fancy Goods, i'll great variety ....
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DT There are some people in this world who
,cM not work-who viii stand in idle places, and
not come out of the congregation of drones and
do nothings; and yet, they complain of having
nothing to sat-and nothing to buy it with.
They want some one else to do for them, and re-
mind rs of the little fellow, who, waking up one
cold night sung out: ...a.. ...
1Ps cold nanny" e..
"WeI, pull the cover on you Johnnie" -
u shant do itw replied the youngster, "dipg,
ed EFF I loat feethe fust!"
Let all such freeze, and freeze fast The world
will not be the loser r4t....
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Medical Card.

DRS. G1BBON g. McCOMBS having associated
themselves in the practice of Medicine and Surgery
respectfully lender their professional services the
citizens of Cha rlOtte and surrounding country.
From large experience in private well as
Field and Hospital practice, they feel justified in
proposing to pay special attention the practice of
Surgery in all its branches.
Office in Granite Row, up stairs opposite the
Mansion House.
ROBERT GIBBON NJ d.
Dec IL, 1865 J. p MCCOMBS. NJ d.
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Specie.

Gold and Silver Coin, 3 nds Stocks, Government
Securities and Mutilated Notes of all kinds bought
liberal terms at =
CITY BANK OF CHARLOTTE,
p Oct. !, 1867. Trade Street
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Six per cent Interest.

Deposits received subject to sight checks and six
per cent interest allowed at
CITY BANK OF CHARLOTTE,
Oct. T. 1867 Trade Street
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Many a girl thinks she can do nothing with
out a husband, and when she gets one finds she
can do nothing with him. ''D ~
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When pickpocket pulls at your watch, tell
him plainly that you have no time to spare. s=
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COOKING STOVES.

TIE NEATEsT AND MOST SUPERIOR PATTERN.
d. II. BYERLY Springs Building, Charlotte, n.
c. has for sale spears Antitrust Cooking Stoves,
which. for every variety of cooking and great econ
omy in fuel, cannot be surpassed by any Stove here
tofore used.
Everybody who has used one of these Stoves testify
that for convenience in cooking durability and clean
Illness they far preferable to all other patterns.
Call and them.
ID. ii. BYERLY has also hand a good assort-
ment of Tin Japan and Sheet-Iron Ware-such art-
cles as are necessary for housekeeping.
BeSy- TIN-WARE made to order at short notice on
reasonable terms.
Bas" REPAIRING promptly executed
ID. III. BIERLY,
Springs Building, Charlotte, N c..
March 25, 1867.
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Bank Notes.

The highest prices paid for North Carolina, Soutl
Carolina Georgia and Virginia Bank Notes at
CITY BANK OF CHARLOTTE
Oct. Z, 1867. Trade Street