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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-17
Pure Cistern Water and How to, Get 1t

Pure Cistern Water and How to Get 1t.
Pure water for domestic use is of great
importance. In most wells the water is
more or less impregnated with lime, or
other mineral or earthly substance, SO
that it is not SO pure as rain-water.
Wells are often SO deep that il is hard
drawing the water. For family use, I
would recommend q cistern. Most
places where we'll can be dug, and
where it is not so sandy as to cave, q
cistern can be plastered with cement
without walling with. brick or stone.
When built my house, four years ago.
dug my, cistern back Of the house
before built the summer kitchen, so
as to have it in the kitchen. The
hlterer is small cistern, one or two
feet from the other cistern, with q tile
fer q. spout to connect them. The end
Of this pipe in the filterer is inclosed by
small circular brick wall. or . double
wall Of two inches each, with space Of
two inches between, which is filed with
puleerized charcoal. The surface Of this
filteriEg Wallis scarcely square yard,
and th~ part Of the roof discharging
nto the cistern is twenty-four feet by
forty. Yet it is only the most violent
thunder-shower that gives more than
enough water to pass se@1ily through
the flterer. The main cissern is -.
feet in diameter and twenty-four feet
deep. This gives us cool water all
summer--as cool as well-water. We
draw with chain pump, which keeps
the air and water circulated, so that it is
pure. I prefer to have the tilterer out
side themain cistern. and being shallow,
it is easily cleaned. Both cisterns are
covered with brick arch. In the
cistern Of SIX feet in diameter. the arch
is started with . groove cut in the earth
for the bottom Of the arch. The earth
holds it sufficiently from where the
cistern is plastered. The arch rises
three feet. leaving three feet Of earth
over it. s'$ @
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-17
A Lutky father.

An Austin father complained bitterly
Of the way his children destroyed their
clothing. He said
"when was q boy ! only had one
suit Of clothes. and I had to take care
OF it. vss only allowed one pair
shoes year in those days."
There was = pause, and then the
Oldest boy spoke mp and said;
81 say, dad. yon have . much easier
time Of Il nOw-you are living with
uan 4It
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-17
TO THE END.

They had not met for twenty yesrs.
Twenty years in mans life. especially
lin young mans life, is long enough
for many things to happen long enough
for desires to have been satisfied, and
for hopes to have become certainties, so
long ago that desires and hopes are
hardly remembered as such-or long
|enough to have made life an entire fail
ure. Twenty years is long enough for
friendships to have faded out, turned to
bitter hatreds, been forgotten, even or
long enough for them to have grown
(fed by memory and iuaginationl until
you will look with greater love OF the
stranger who, stranger he be. wears the
smile of an old-time friend on 3 face
which is half remembered, than upon
tho friend you have known for half q
lifetime.
Boys together, and friends; hard
workers at Harvard together, and warmer
friends still; men, with lives apart.
They had not met for twenty years.
But on that clear, cold. gusty morning
ip March, eighteen hundred and eighty
one. they were to meet. Is there such
a thing as Fate?
One was tall, slender. nervous full
of life and activity with shrewd gray
eyes, and with deep lines worn by worry
and cut by care in his thin. pale face !;
man always in hurry, yet always be.
hind good fortune, always a little too
late for the chances that other men took.
and by which they gained wealth forty !;
a good man Of businees-who could not
have been replaced by his employers
but working on a salary still, land a
small one,l and likely to do so to the
end of his life. The other. forty also !;
short. stout. slow; with fortune written
hll over him, from his easy. good
hatured face down to his large. loud
etepping feet.
Both had travelled widely-the one as
the shrewd, paid business agent of 3
wealthy firm who had had his services
for years-the other as q business ad-
genturer for himself for one decade, and
IS gentleman Of leisure and fortune
for another.
Both had arrived in the city that
morning, one from the North and the
other from the South. Both intended
to leave the next morning, the one going
East and the other West. One had in
CURED in the early dawn for the cheap
est hotel in the place, and he had walked
% it j; the other had gone in . hack to
NE best one. One was walking, this
morning with long and hasty strides.
tpward the west to visit factory in the
eaburbs on business; the other was
Huntering south along the most fash
iopable avenue in the city, intent on
u.thing more important than smoking
8 morning cigar.
Each was, strangely enough, thinking
the other. Active Charley Bladeley
d letter, written more than eighteen
Sears ago, closely buttoned in his breast
ippcket, and stout Andrew stones name
! Vps at the bottom Of it. BIadeley had
time for idleness, romance or revery I;
he had read that letter that morning
all that-and for the first time in ten
rs. And he was thinking Of a. dear
Andrew" that morning all across
p. Stone was thinking Of Bladeley.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01

way kings, Wagner's prospects were Of the
grandest character, Had he lived three
years longer his income would have been
81 100000 year. His syst EN- was one OF
admirable perfection. Each conductor
is obliged to send in daily report,
and also one at the close of the month, and
these are carefully compared. Every detail
is brought to high degree of perfection.
The mere item of washing amounts to
100000 year, and an extensive steam
laundry is in operation here and also an
other in Boston. Each laundryman finds
this a profitable job and had Wagner
lived he would probably have established
another in st. Louis. He was
a close man, and went in for max
ing all he could, but at the same time was
really to respond to the claims of char
ity. His deeds of benefcenee, however,
Though not often mentioned, were by no
means proportionate to his great wealth.
When man has an income of 81 900 day,
a handsome degree of generosity may
reasonably be expected. Wagner
daughters, who are now married and live in
splendid style, were born IN the upstairs
of Palatine station-housc, and perhaps it
is this memory of long life of mutual
struggle which renders the death of her
husband so severe a blow to the unfortunate
widow.-[Ncw York Correspondence of the
Cincinnati Gazette.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01
HILLSBORO.
Correspondence OF the Herald.

Correspondence OF the Herald
HILLsDoRo, January 3O,-Rain, rain
rain, for four weeks. The creeks and
branches are all full, and the roads and
streets are equally as bad.
Business is almost stagnant. Farmers
are unable either to work or come to town
as the roads are almost impossible.
Perrill, Fox e Duncan, who were closed
up few days ago, and who, a day or two
afterwards, made an assignment, have re-
sumed business again.
The trains on the Missouri Pacific are
very irregular. The papers do not reach
here until the news is old.
Several Dallas drummers were here last
week. Dallas sells a great many goods
here. Fort Worth and Waco are making
efforts to control the trade here
*. b. Adams e. Co., who were closed by
h. M. Tillman e. Co. and II. l.. Marsalis, OF
Dallas, have not yet resumed business. 1t
is thought that they will in short time.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01
FROM ST. LOUIS.
A Talk with Colsnel Paramore, of the
Texas h st. Louis Marrow Cuage-sohoOls-

A Talk with Colonel Paramore, OF the
Texas q st. Louis Marrow (iuage-sohools--
Young Gould In st. Louis.
Correspondence OF the Herald
ST.LouIs, January 70, lSs2.-While wait
ing here for the train have been picking
up some notes about town, dropping in
here and there after the reportorial style. l
had con, crsation this mor'iihy with Colo
mel Paramore, of tue Texas & st. Louis
narrow-gauge railroad. asked him why
it was that his company was not now build
ing to Dallas. He replied that it was real
necessity to fill a gap in the line in Arkan-
sas before doing any other construction,
that some time in June this work would be
completed, and grading forces be at once
transferred to the line
MAKING FOR DALLAS.
He said he looked upon the recent pur-
chase by Gould of the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco road as advantageous to Texas
that now the independent lines, the Gulf,
Colorado IL Santa Fe and the Texas Central
and others should stand shoulder to shout
der in keeping the Lone Star state out of
) the hands of absolute monopoly.
Yesterday there died here very old
lady, Mrs. Mary Lydcn, ut
THE RIPE AGS or 104 YEARS.
She was born in Ireland, and, notwith-
standing her years, her step was as elastic
as it was when she was but so years old.
Several of the schools are now graduating
their pupils. To one of these yesterday |
was invited to attend, to witness the gradu-
alton of the daughter Of former friend of
Eye olden times" Mr.. Robert Craw-
ford, whom / have not seen be-
fore for twenty years. | am in
debted TO him for numberless courtesies
and at entions during my stay here.
Young Gould, son Of tho Railroad King,
was in the city u couple Of days ago, but has
returned to New York.
Colonel Belo of the Galveston News, is
here, en- route for New York city and
Washington. j. i. Is.
Skinny Men.
Wells Health Remover. Absolute cuee
of nervous debility and Weakness of the
genererative functions, 81 at druggi. 81.
Depot, George r. Atkins.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01
Napoleon III. and Mis- Extrayaganoe

The great Napoleon assumed state and
encouraged luxury from calculation; his
nephew both from policy and taste. Napo-
leon III. was fond of pomp and show, be-
sides being a confirmed sensuaist; and he
derived personal enjoyment from his en-
tertainments. They were on magnificent
scale but the only mark or lasting inilu-
ence of the imperial court, rs regards
fashion or manners, was on female
dress. The invitations TO Compiegne
and Fontainebeau were commonly for
eight days; and lady was expected to
change her dress three or four times
day, and never to wear the
same dress twice, The outfit for the visit
was computed ut not less than l2000f
We have heard q Frenchwoman of the i'm.
perial circle complain that she could not
d4ss for less than 81 900 year. A milli-
nT's bill, on which an action was brought,
amounted TO $4,000 for three years. and
the fair defendant paid fi2,OOO into court.
The case wos reported in the Gazette
DIES Triounapx, This spirit of extrava'
gance proved catching, and extended to
England, whore traces OF IL are still dis
cernible. IL Is not uncommon for u lady ut
country house TO come down In morn
ing dress, change II for lawn tennis or a
walk, put on neglige trimmed with lace
Tor the afternoon tea, aud then dress for
dinner or ball. The only parallel in the
male sex must be sought among the
jcuncssc dorce smoking.room. Male dress
crrs ON the side OF negligence, The cut of a
coat, the tic OF n neckcloth, or the pattern
OF waistcoat Is no longer title TO
iame, and Brummel or d'0rsay would
bca social anomaly or impossiblity. No
indciensiblc fashion has taken so complete
hold on women OF all classes us the fashion
for false hair. Seysnty.iiyc tons of hair
from the East paid duty at Marseillcs alone
In 1875, and Al. Baudrillart computes that
double that quantity is ANNUALLY worked M
IN France. The exports, principally &c
England aud the United States, are csti
mated at sssoo.-trhc Quarterly Review
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01
The Wagner Car aud n. Profits.

AT the time Of his death wagncr's opera.
tions had reached an extent which really
Is surprising The sleeping and palace
cars already number 1900, and were grad.
uallv crowding of the Pullman interest.
when this terrific blow occurred. Van.
derbilt had made special effort 10
have them introduced ON everv In.
hat he controlled Wagner Ind
Also been successful In his nepotia.
ions with jay Gould. The latter had given
nc wagner cars preference on the wahash
Inc, aud the lron Mountain would have
oeen the next extension. Following IN this
manner the patronage Of both Of these rail.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01

remedy with such reputation as IIosetter's
Stomach Bitters deserves fair trial. If you are
dyspeptic, your malady will eventually yield to
It, ifyou are feeble, lack flesh and feel despond.
ent II VIII both build and cheer you up; II you
are constipated 1t will relieve, and If bilious
BEAUTIFULLY stimulate your liver Don't despond,
but make this effort in the right direction
Foe sale by all Druggists and Dealers, general
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01
INDIAN
ACORN
OIL.
THE GREAT
CHEROKEE
EMINENT.

Professor o, r. Hubbard In speaking Of curus
he had seen performed by the American In.
dians SAYS never saw an Indian have an
ulcer or foul wound In my life. neither Is therp
such q thing 10 be found among them. they
cure Rheumatism. Neuralgia, lumbaEo or Sci.
atics, Sptains Bruises. Aches Ulcers, Burns and
Scalds, Sore Threats. salvation. lamencss IN
Horses, Scaly aud skin Diseases, Sorvs and old
ulccr, Stiffness " Joints and swelling Of Nodes,
etc. infallihle and never miss Their chief
remedy Is the Acorn oil " From the London
Lancet and Clinic. For sale hv all druggists.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01
THE PHENOMENAL FIDDLE.
Rare Virtue in Violin Made from Wood
that Grow Before Noai,'s Day

that GreW Be1Ore NOaiIS Day
Harry p Cain a vio,;n;s, ~ .or,o ro.o
10. o' ''o''''''' y, so'',e ho'e
mas receh'iy come INTO possession OF rare
treasure. 1t is nothing less than yiolir
made of wood that grew beCora tbo aood
Some forty years ago workmep engaged i,
ulgging mill-raGo through the farm owned
by Daniel Bulla discovered nj de,th .,
six or eiobt feet boroau, ~ r'p'i VI
-N's p'noa.i VIC Surface, the
trunk OF tree In good state of preserva-
tloh. IL was lying across the line of the
race ana they had to cut out q piece of It
several ieet long before they could 60 on
with their work. Local geologists sov that
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01

Tho most potent remedy to stop the
spread of this great sconrge Is Darby's Pro-
phylactic Fluid, which is ready for use at
all times. Persons are liable at any mo.
ment to "catchn the disease and should
get the Fluid at once and use it freely about,
as places cannot BIO infected where the
Fluid is used, Persons attending the sick
or in other ways exposed to the disease,
will be protected by its free use,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01
NICEN,S
Illustrated Floral Guide

For 1882 Is an elegant book of $50 PAGES, a col
orcd frontispiece of Flowers, and 1000 lllustra-
tons of the choicest flowers, plants and vegcta-
bles, and directions for growing II Is handsor a
enough for the centre table or holiday pr" sont
Send on your name and postoiice address win
paid. This is not a quarter Of lis cost, II Is
printed IN both Erslish and German. Ifyou
Afterwards orcer seeds deduct the 10 cents.
NICk'o SEEDS are the best In the world.
The Floral Guide will tell how TO get and grow
| them
Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, 175
Pages, q colored plates, 500 ongravings. For
81 cents in paper covers; sl.l0 In elegant gilt.
| In German or English.
| Wei. illustrated Monthly Magazine-S2
pages u colored plate In every number and
many fine engravings Price 81 % year. five
copies for $500, Specimen numbers sent for 10
cents: three trial copies for % cents. Address
| JAMES WICK, Rochester. N. Y
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01
Skinny Men,

Skinny Men.
Wells Health Remover. Absolute cuee
of nervous debility and Weakness of the
genererative functions 81 at druggi. 81.
Depot, George r. Atkins.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01
There !. Nothing I.lLc II.

The falling powers Of digestion, assimula.
lation, secretion and cxcretion, are restored
10 permanent health. strength and activity,
by using Browns Iron Bltters-a true
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-06-22
LADIES' COLUMN.
a NiIkRoo

Before the milking season of 1882
commences, says the Ohio Farmer,
please fix up a milk room 1t need
not be a work that calls for eny
great outlay of cost. Quite likely
that the farmer himself could, with
a few boards, a new door, few Stats
to make milk shelves of, and a
couple of days time-stormy days
are just As goOd-fix up a room
separate from the rest, that would
not only be convenient, and prove 4
blessing to the good wife, but would
do a great deal toward making
better butter Milk shelves behind
the kitchen cook stove are hardly
in proper place, for changing the
temperature of milk is bad in itself,
and milk will absorb flavors from
the cooking that must be carried on
three times per day. Good butter
cows do not make good butter; they
only furnish the material Now if
you have a milk room that can be
kept at about go degrees, supplied
with pure air, and churn often and
before the milk gets sour-ripe
cream is not sour Greenland brine
wash the buttermilk out, you will
most likely have a churning of nice
butter.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-06-22
Borax.

Lady readers who have not tested
the magic properties Of bOrax have
been losing a great help and com
fort. If once used, you will never
be without a bottle on your toilet
table. 1t removes stains and dirt
from the hands better than soap,
and at the same time sOftens and
smOoths the skin. 1t is splendid
for washing the hair, and will
without injury cleanse brushes and
combs in a few moments. For wash
ing purposes it saves both soap and
labor 1t viii extract the dirt from
articles of delicate texture without
rubbing, it being only necessary to
put the articles to soak in Il sOlu-
ton of borax over night, and they
need only to be rinSed in the morn
ing. Two tablespoonfuls Of pulver-
lied borax dissolved in n quart of
water, to which water enough is
added TO cover a pair of blankets,
will cleanse them beautifully 1t
also saves great labor in washing
paint. 1t IS said to drive away ants
and reaches, il sprinkled on the
shelves Of safes and pantries.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-06-22
How q Cock Rice.

Rice is becoming a much NOR,
popular article Of food than hereto
fore. 1t Is frequently substituted
for potatoes at the chief meal of the
day, being more nutritious anC
much more readily digested. Al
its present cost, it is relatively
cheaper than potatoes, oatmeal OF
grain grits of any kind. In prepar-
ing it only just enough cold water
should be poured on 10 prevent the
rice from burning at the bottom OF
the pot, which should have 4 close
fitting cover, and with a moderate
fire the rice Is steamed rather than
boiled until it is nearly done; then
the cover is taken of, the surplus
steam and moisture allowed to es-
cape, and the rice turns out a mass
of snOw-white kernels, each separate
from the other and as much superior
to the usual soggy mass, as 4 fine
mealy potato is superior TO the
water-sOaked article.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-06-22
Porltrv.

y correspondent of the Ohio
Farmer says the Hamburgs will lay
more eggs in a year than any other
breed in existence, the Cochins and
Brahmas make the best mothers,
and the Plymouth Rocks are among
the best, if not the very best. for
making fowls If YOU want a TOW
for all purposes take the Plymouth
Rocks; if you want to get the mos t
eggs without regard to size Of fowls
or eggs, the Hamburgs, and if you
want to get the most meat to sell
by the poHnd, take the Brahmas
and COchins. If these deductions
are the result Of experience, the adj
vice is timely and of great import
ance. but it Is not likely that it will
be generally followed, the fact being
that farmers who are not engaged
in the speciality Of raising fowls
will continue to be satisfied with
the oId-fashioned barII-yard fowl
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-06-22

name and residence of that young
lady. She gave them. Well,
said he Il was going there to see
about starting the whisky business,
but will never go where you 1--we
to sell whisky. 1 viii give up the
business.
Heaven approved and angels
smiled on that act of benevolence.
Vanderbilt, in all his wealth and
colossal benevolence, never en-
eraved, on his life monument, 4
more sublime line than that act OF
that Texas girl, in that strange
railroad crowd, that wet, disagrea-
BILE day. The president of these
United States. in his glory on re-
eeption day at the White House, on
the first of 1882, never conceived 50
grand an idea and enacted so sub
/ lime Il move for the poor OF his
charge, as did that Texas girl in
that railroad depot The result
was the agent complimented hen
with a free ticket. The town saved
of that whisky vendor was Hubbard
City. The young lady was no 9th
er than Miss Belle Lippard.
| L. III. {.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-06-22
What q Pint Of Manure Did.

A Wisconsin farmer sends the
following to the American Agricul-
turist: Last year, in hauling yard
manure across a field, afterward
planted in corn, some of it scattered
off in dribbletS. from a handful to 4
pint or so in place. When plant
ing the corn, 1 found portions of
these droppings, and when noticed,
drew then into the hills, and with
the hoe mixed them in a little with
the soil as the seed was dropped.
In three instances where large
handful or about a pint of the
manure was put in thus, a stick was
driven down to mark the hills
When hoeing we noticed that in
these hills the corn plants had
started of more vigorously, were
greener. and at the third hoeing
they were 8 TO Il inches higher than
other hills adjoining.
Our curiosity being awakened
we followed up the observations,
and when gathering the crop, each
of the three stalks in all the three
hills had on it two large plump ears,
while the surrounding corn did not
average one good ear TO the stalk.