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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-02

The following is an account of the
method of milling rice, Or preparing it
for market: The rough grain ism t un-
like grain of wheat, with this excep-
tion, that the husk is tough, fits more
closely, and is not detached by the
thrashing process. On it, arrival at
the mill it is "bacIed in" by ,groes
and thrown into hopper from which
it is elevated to one of the upper
stories and slowed away to await its
due C, urse of milling. When this time
arrives the gram is fed on to the
stones. These consist of two hurizon-
tai stones, the upper one stationary,
the lower one lie ng run with great We
10 ity. causing the grain to enl up,
when it is caught between the "upper
and ne her millstones," and the husk
split off. AS can be easily seen the
setting of these stones is a matter
of great nice y, for if they are set
too close the grain would be
crushed on the contrary, if too far
apart, the rough kernel would slip
through unhulled The chaff is then
blown off and the grain conveyed to
the mortars. These are iron pots, egg
shaped, through the bottom Of which
the rod of the m ,unted pestle is oper-
ated up and down. The friction of
the pestle, and Of the rice on itself, in
. ew minutes wears away the inner
skin, after which it is screened in
order to cleanse it from the meal.
The grain then passes into the final
a of dressing, to wit, through the
polisher. This is round, horizontal
screen, ms de of which is a clossly-
fitting drum covered with ba Ill skins.
which is rapidly revolved and gives to
the grain the glossy polish peculiar to
Ameli an rice. From this the grain
goes over the screen, which separa tes
the broken kernels, while the whole
comes forth bright and beautiful,
pleasant to the eye and good for
food"
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-02
Married According to Shakespeare.

A Tennessee lawyer, in law book
recently published in that State, recon-
mends for solemnizing marriage the use
of the form to be found in Shake
speare's "The Tempest" and declares
it to be perfectly legal. The lines
begin:
" A contract of true Iowa we celebrate;
May you find that she will outstrip all praise,
And make it halt behind her; and may you
B yond all limit of all else in the world
Forever love, praise and honor her.
She, with lnart as willing
As bondage Ser of freedom, gives her hand,
And your wife, in plain, holy innocence
So perfect and SO peerless-shall not wish
Any companion in the world but you
Nor in imagination for shape
Besides yourself to like Of"
After this follows the benediction
bestowed upon Miranda by ProsperO.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-02
cheerily. Fright or wrong, here you

cheerily. Fright or wrong, here you
stay until"
''It won't be-longH-I feel it comm
fast-and hard-I would have died out
there on the black roadside except for
her, God bless her! If you-don't
mind"'-and here he looks at me like
some gaunt, fai hful dog, that ] 'an
over him by pa to catch his dying
words if you don't mind-wlll you
take this bag fir om-around my necA .
1t chokes melt chok. s." a.l
There, tn re" says pa, ten !erly;
"and now, my lad, before you go to
sleep. tell me, does this money belong
to the bank ?''
"Yes, yes" cries the dying man,
with an ilnploring glance at pa while
he tries to touch my hand with his own
poor, feeble fingers stake it back.
10 S, and tell them-tell them--that
the-reward- belongs to-her-"
y 4 X X
Yes, that is the true and simple
story of my fortune, 10 matter what
the papers said. Fer long time pa
would not let me touch penny of
that five thous nd dol 'ars, but the
re )ple at the bank insisted that -busi-
ness was busin ass, had earned the
money and there it was.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-02
A Juveniles Query.

On a Boston street car the other day
a half dozen happy fathers were match-
ing babies. To the anecdotes Of pnE6
childr n o listener whose offspring had
grown to the age of talka iveness con-
tributed an account of his boys ex-.
D rience in peeling an orange with his
thumb. With great difficulty the rind'
was taken of, but t. remove the inner
lining or film with ut breaking into the
pulp was still harder. Finally, In
vexatiOn, the little fellow cried
out: PapA what makes oranges wear
iannela
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-02
Soaring the wolves.

When Lieutenant Schwartka started
on his arctic expedition he took a lot
Of the Coston night signals of various
colors, such as are used by vessels on
our Northern lakes. One night, while
the men were sleeping in their snow
houses on the icy coast Of Labrador, an
immense pack of wolves surrounded
them and threatened to destroy the
whole party. Knowing the uselessness
of trying to kill them with the rifles,
they Lit one of the lights and threw it
out. The glare was so binding that
the wolves were dumbfUunded. The
growl ng stopped, and In less than two
minutes not one of the pack was In
sight
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-02
uUMOR OF THE DAY.


An early spring-Jumping out of
bed at 5:3U A. M.-SiitfTings.
Should music be sold by the chordP
Drum music might be sold by the
pound.
ANY raw recruit can write about
fare by preparing an essay on cheek.
-Neao York Neaos.
From the way in which the bruiSers
stick to their business, it is evident
that this is the muscle-age.-Y Yonkers
Gazette.
Pugilists are generally considered
plucGy fel ows, but none Of them get
through with sparring match with
out feinting.-BoSt0n Commercial.
Let those who fish with patent flies
The small boys bait of worms despise;
The chances are as ten to one
The small boy has the greatest fun.
Richmond Baton.
The mill owner who turned the fire.
hose upon one of his disorderly en-
pie yes explained his conduct by say
ing that be was only washing his
hands.
Teacher: "Can you tell me which
is the Olfactory organP' Pupil
frankly answers: " No, SIR" Teacher:
"Correct." +" Pupil goes off in brown
study.-BoSto2 Transcript.
Mulcahy says the statement that
Roach's ship is the first iron. vessel
launched in Ameri "a is a mistake, as
Mrs. Mul, hay frequently launches iron
vessels at him.-BOstoaa Bulletin.
No matter how glad
Man may be, he is sad
And angry and mad
When the bone of the shad
Makes him wish that he had
Ordered liver, bedad. Puck.
"What can a boy doP" asks an ex-
change. We are Just Yankee enough
to answer by asking another: "What
can't boy dor" Parents who have
brought up male offspring will at once
see the force of the reply-Los0sW
Citizen.
A young lover in Iowa paid $40 for
a locomotive to run him thirty-fve
miles to see his girl, and when hs ent
there the family bulldog ran hin = e
miles and didn't charge him ccs:x'
Corporations have no souls.-Du;@tfs
T7i JI71s.
Much of the trouble in married life
originates in disputing who shall carry
the pocketoook. A young Philadel-
phia husband got around this trouble
10y letting his wife carry the pocket
book while he kept the money
Ch7OnicLe-HeTGLd.
A.young lawyer appeared before
Washington judge with his umbrella
under his arm and his hit on, and in
his agitation he forgot to lay either
asGe when he begin speaking.
/" Hadn't you better raise your UNI
brella9" the court kindly suggested.
Baltimore Ne1CS.
"Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the N0fwe-
gian poet, is soon to visit London"
Bjorn tjeFne could have a good deal Of
fun now if he only knew it. He could
have his name printed on cards and cir
culated through the streets Of London,
The frightened inhabitants would think
it a Fenian cipher dispatch, and it,
would create panic.-Puck.
Father" said Johnnie. "thispaper
says that 'many prominent citizens
are now i'll with pneumonia and kim
dred diseases What is a kindred dis
ease, fatherp" "Why, my son." said
Smithly, ga kindred disease isis
why-yes, yes kindred disease Is
one that runs through an entire family
kindred, relatives, you know. Sur
prised vJu didn't know that. JOhnnie,~
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-02
l wait!


There is something sublime in
Niagara of trouble that roars and
crashes through the world with a
heroic fuss tn it one can brag about
but this constant drizzIe of petty an
noyances, drip. drip, dripl
To begin with, am a long, young
person, with big bones, and plenty of
them. and / don't care button if my
hair is redi
have good reason to know that l
Am not considered beautiful; that my
nose, r instance-but there's really
no need for such distressing details.
My father, Peter Brown. the best
farmer in all Fairfax, be the cead one
who he may, is the unfortunate posses
sor of thirteen children, every single
one Of them girls-and the married
ones, too, for that matter.
OF course, girls are all very well as
far Is they go, but one gets too much
ota good thing sometimes, and so when
poor pa takes notion to upbrai1 Fate
because all his boys turned out girls, 1
must say l rebel against the decree
that condemns me to slavish frocks
and frizzes.
Most good folks sing out that they
want to carry harps and be angels, but
I-if only l were Peter Brown, Junior,
and had a farm like pa!
| don't blame ma, of course, but |
really do think the even dozen ought
to have contented her--and. what's
more, | say so, when pa and | get be-
yond the subduing influence of her eye
for there's nothing trifiing about
mas eyel
When pa and ma S love was young,
and their future a rose-colored rose
there . I've heard pa say it a dozen
times, but when a girl happens to be
Shackled with memory like boys
pocket upside down, and the middle
nowhere, and gets that memory from
her ma, l suppose there's to be allow
ances-anyhow, the first girls got the
benefit of it all in the way OF mugs,
and corals, and names as fine as fiddles;
then there came such disastrous lull
in pas enthusiasm that ma says, when
ne painted up from the fields one hot
noon and found our dear old twins
waiting, in tead of his dinner, it set
him so frantic that he threatened to
bunch the whole family together like
a string of fish and do dark and
desperate deed.
But ma just kept on having her own
way-which meant girls-until by the
time she wound up the home circle
with meat your service-she had so
worn her intellect down al the heels
thinking up double-barreled names for
the other dozen. that she handed my
christening over to pa, and pa ever
lastingly disgraced himself in my es-
timation, by heartlessly calling me
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-02
WILLOW.

Oh, slender willow, that beside
The meadow brooklet leanest here,
Sad, in this joy-time of the year,
Dost cast gold catkins on the tide,
As strips the widowed Hindoo bride
Her jeweled arms, with grief austsre--
Oh, slender willow?
Or makest tickle haste to hide
The pale young sunshine's gifts, onco
dear,
Ere beam more splendid shall appear,
To clothe thee all in virdurous pride
Oh, slender willow? s.aa.s
90. e. Sutton, IN Atlantic Monthly.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-02

81 wouldn't mind gOingup 80 high" !"
sad .he hotel guest @if the bill was
not made out In tho same way"
National Republican., 1883-03-28
ntrsonaI.

CtUPERIOR FACILITIES FOR REPAIRING
- aud reupholsterng furniture and Childrens car
riages aud eNterminatinE moths, at w. II. MOSES n
SONS. seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue.
National Republican., 1883-03-28
Sofsnitn.--1tIu---StmaIe.

VyTANTED INfNEDIATELY-A RELIABLE
w colored woman to cook wash, and iron for q
small family Apply, with references, 1895 Twelfth
street northwest. ma2sSh
wv TANTED--A GIRL TO COOK, WASH. AND
wv iron white preferred. Apply at 1880 street
northwest ma27-3tt
wv ANTED-A GOOD WOMAN COOK; ALSO A
w girl TO walt OH table (both whitc). Apply at
basement Young Mems Christian Association build.
Ing, New York avenue, between Fourteenth and Eff
teenth streets. mR218tt
VTANTED-A GIRL TO DO GENERAL HOUSE
w work; must call aiter p. M; white preferred
1929 Eighth street northwest. ma263t
WY ANTED-A SERVANT GIRL TO DO GEN
wv eral housework must bring good references.
No. 4i2 X street northwest ma2G3tf
National Republican., 1883-03-28
JUsTII'S OLD STAND,
No. Clio d STREET NORTHWEST

n. B.-New clothing we sell cheaper than any
where. de22ly
WTANTED-To ANNOUNCE THAT JOHN T.
w Beall Room 4, l4e0 New York avenue, Is y Com
missioner OF Deeds for every State and Territory.
United states Commissioner, Examiner, and Notary
Public always In office from sa m. to5 p. M ap9oly
National Republican., 1883-03-28
cfur Srnt--Buusrs.

INoR RENT-Two NEAT, SMALL FRAME
II houses Apply at 7SO Thirteenth street north
Nyeat. ma2S-3Lt
National Republican., 1883-03-28
Gen. Rsum on Judge Aoheson's Decision


The attention of the commissioner Of inter
nal revenue was yesterday called to the re-
cent decision of Judge Acheson, at Pittsburg,
Pa, in the case of the United States VS., Will
lam Jenkenson, who was arrested some days
ago upon warrant issued by United States
commissioner for alleged violation Of section
1868, Revised Statutes. This section. pro-
vides that no manufactured tobacco shall be
sold or offered for sale unless put up in pack
ages and stamped as provided by law, except
at retail by retail dealers from wooden pack
ages stamped as provided by law. After care
fully examining the decision Of Judge Ache
son the commissioner fully concurs in it as
being entirely within the lines of the rulings
OF his office. Tho commissioner holds that
duly qualified dealer in tobacco who fully
complies with all the forms of law IN making
sales from an original factory package cannot
be legally held responsible for the acts of any
person who may make purchases from him.
National Republican., 1883-03-28
odd FELLOWS HALL.

4
COMMENCING TUESDAY, MARCH q, 1858,
Every night,
WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MATINEE,
HOWARD Il GILL'S COMBINATION
In tine Great Moral Drama OF
UNCLE TOMS CABIN,
with a great cast, including the great and only
CHARLES HOWARD, in his original character OF
Uncle Tom. Little Lee Vernon, the smallest, hand
soonest aud most accomplished child actress on the
American stage, in her great character of Evai Mis-
Mollle Nichols, whom the press and public have pro
nounced the greatest exponent OF Topsy, de chile dat
never was born. The celebrated Louisiana Jubilee
90 FIFTY IN NUMBER, 30
In grand plant -tion carnival and cotton picking
scene; also introducing well trained pack OF blood
hounds and the x eat dramatic dogs, Pat and Fritz,
and the educated donkey, Pete. The managers viii
pay every attention TO dress and scenic effects
TO make this the grandest production Of this cee.
bTated drama seen in Washington.
Night adm isslOn, 25c reserved seats. soc. Matinee
admission Children. ibc; Adults Csc.
National Republican., 1883-03-28
Tho soIdiers, Home Accounts.

The following statement of the alleged dis
crepancy in the accounts of the National Sol
diers' home is furnished by the Treasury de-
partment:
The circumstances of the case seem to be as fol.
lows: The homo Is a corporation, and settles Its
own accounts through It's own executive officers,
with its treasurer, who is the custodian Of its
funds The home is however required TO render
statement to the government OF all its receipts
and expenditures, and this statement of account
is examined and settled by the proper accounting
officers
In a settlement OF this made some time since the
home was credited with two different items
amounting TO $4,000 as having been paid over to
aud disbursed by the eastern branch of the home,
but the treasurer of the eastern branch subse-
quently showed that he had returned the $4,000,
and in the recent settlement OF accounts between
the United States and the homo tho second audi
tor and the second comptroller charged the home
with the amount thus returned TO 1t by the treas
urer Of the eastern branch.
II is supposed that in the settlement made be-
tween the Officers Oft the home and Gen. Butler at
the expiration Of his term treasurer this $4,000
was not charged back rs having been returned by
the treasurer ofthe eastern branch. Gen. Butler
turned over TO his successor the balance on hand
as shown by that settlement, but II the above sup
position shall prove 10 be correct II will be neces
sary for him TO turn over the $4,000 in addition to
what was then understood to DO the balance.
Whether the correct balance was transferred by
him TO his successor or not can be aScertained by
examining the books and vouchers iu the offices
OF the treasurer and secretary of the home. Geu.
Butler has expressed his readiness 10 pay over
whatever balance Is found 70 be due.
National Republican., 1883-03-28
ScrantrS- -sitamtiuns Female.
SolanttN. Sitnations- -nlnIr.

UTANTED--BY a COLoRED GIRL-A SITUA.
w ton ns chhnibeTmnd or nurse; willing TO travel.
Apply AT l2T Madison street, between Sixth and Sew
enth and NJ and streets northwest ma2I ST.
VTTANTED-BY A RESPECTABLE YOUNG
w girl, lust arrived from the old country, siua-
tlon as chambermad; ia willing to assist IN washing.
No. 2o25 L. street between Twentieth and first
streets northwest. ma27-3r
WANTED ny AN INDUSTRIOUS WHITE
w grl-A situation as Nurse or Chambermad.
Apply or address No, 40 ID street northeast. ma263N
National Republican., 1883-03-28

VTsEFUL FEET
u Promote Health and Longevity.
Hence the thousands from far aud near that visit
DIR. WHITES ESrABLIsHMENr,
1ilB Pennsylvania avenue, opposite WlllArd's Hotel,
for relief from, and avoidance Of cOrnb, hunonb dis.
eased nails, chNblains vascular eNlrtscence5, ANA
other complaints Of the feet. Established IN WnSh-
ingtOn in lb6i) Ieers to the most eminent physicians
aud surgeons. once leo q per visit for putting the
feet In order
National Republican., 1883-03-28
SdlantrN--M onsts.

wv 10. FIVE OR SIX ROOM
w house, furnished or unfurnIshed; modern i'm.
provements careful tenant; permanent fsuted; rent
must be reasonable Address, giving particulars, H.
w. BEATTY, 5lSTenth street northwest mn2I-3ts
VITANTED-IN A GOOD LOCALITY, A FUR
w nlshed House. or part Of house, with kitchens
northern or southern exposure preferred. Address
IL. b. Republican Onice. masG-3tF
VXTANTED-TO PURCHASE \ LARGE. WELL
w located dwelling holfse In this city. Address,
with all particulars, price, location &c, T. j. NC
NULTY, Pittsburg, Pa. ma22-l2t'
National Republican., 1883-03-28

fur SaIr-- farms,
INOR SALE-A FARM or iI3 ACRES, WITHIN
il sight of tho Capitol, and also AieNandrla, well
tmbered and has n hne mari bank On u, Price, s21
per acre. Apply 70 j. V. NJ lIUNCh, 1000 Pennsyl-
Yania avenue northwest. lnA2sbt
NOR SALE-AT A SACRlFlCE-A FINE
IL grazing farm IN Maryland, miles from Wash
ton. BISHOP & HILL. 1908 f tslreethor'hwesl' 2Stt
NOR SALE-FEDERAL HILL, CONTAINING
IL 2l5 acres OverlOOks Point Lookout; beautiful
location; elegant mansion and oubnlldlngs, IN COM
pleie order very healthyi malaria or mosqnitos;
plenty of frut oysters, crabs, ana boating delight
Ml summer resort; will be sold at sacrifice, DAN
ENHOWER & son, le26 + street northwest
mn@-6t
A SACRIFICE.-slXTY ACRES OF LAND, 10
IA miles north Of The city good lmproyemenis
h street northwest inhsEol'
National Republican., 1883-03-28
Rtal Gstatr Brokers'.

Rtal Gstatr Brokers.
L. o. KIMBALL. A. n, CHILpa
ETNEDALL 8, CIITED5,
Real Estnte and Fire Insurance Agents,
No. 1918 4 street Northwest
Parties desiring TO BUY, SELL or RENT City or
Country Property please give us "A call.
IGOR SALE
WE HAVE HOUSES FOR SALE AT A BAR
GAIN IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE CITY.
WE WILL OFFER FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY
SIX LOTS ON CoRCORAN STREET CHEAP
II SOLD AT ONCE.
BISHOP HILL,
Real Estate and Insurance Agents,
-
Daily globe., 1883-05-13
NO. 1873
FOR FORGERY.
John Mclaughlin In Trouble for Sien;no
Kenny Bros Name.

John Mclaughlin In Trouble for s;or;o,.
Kenny Bros Name.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon
man named John E. Mclaughlin, about
twenty-five years of age, was brought to
the station house by Officer Lowell, against
whom the charge of forgery will be made
in the municipal court tomorrow morn
ing. Mclaughlin was for some time mn
to few months since in the employ of
Kenny Bros, boiler manufacturers.
corner of Fourth and Olive streets, as
bookkeper. Shortly after o'clock yester-
day afternoon Mclaughlin went into
Sattler Bros clothing store, 81 East Third
street, with friend known to the clerk,
and purchased coat and vest for which he
gave check purporting to be signed by
Kenny Bros, upon the bank of Minnesota
and In favor of Patrick Murnane, for
$2S.27 receiving inchange $7.73. McLaugh-
lin donned his purchases in the store, had
scarcely gotten outside before the atten-
tlon of MIR. Henry j. Sattler was called to
the check, who at once pronounced the
signature of Kenny Bros. forgery. Has
tenlng to the bank his decision was con-
hrmed by the bank officials. The matter
was at once placed in the hands of Detect
i've Brisette, who il turn notified Officer
Lowell, on duty at the Union depot, who a
half hour later found Mclaughlin on a
Short line train with a ticket for Minneap-
oils, and took him into custody.
Upon being searched at the station
house, Mclaughlin was found to have bat
1885 in money, the balance of the change
received from Sattler Bros. having proba-
bly, been spent in boozing up and for the
purchase of his ticket to Minneapolis. In
addition there was found a memorandum
book and new check book of the bank of
Minnesota, with the one check given Satt-
ler Bros. torn out and checks made out
to be signed by Kenny Bros,
one for $3S.75, in favor of Matthew View,
another for $4S, in favor of John Hol-
land, and still another for $55, in favor of
Patrick Murnane.
Mclaughlin when arrested was quite
drunk, and doggedly refused to make any
explanation, and when seen late last night
was equally uncommunicative.
Daily globe., 1883-05-13
IN. Y. Tablet, Nav l2.1
Hotc DiStin0Wished ITish-1mericams ar,
HOnored in the Hest

HO1c Distin0xisIsed Irish-1n.ericams are
HOnOred in the Hest.
The Hon. Christopher D. O'Brien, son
of the late Dillon O'Brien, of Minnesota,
who is one of the foremost lawyers in that
state,was recently placed in nomination
for mayor of st. Paul by the Democratic
party. When the Republican nominating
convention assembled it paid Mr.. O'Brien
the handsome and very unusual compli-
ment of also placing his name on the Re-
publican ticket for the mayoralty. A
committee informed Mr.. O'Brien of
the action of the Republican con-
ventien before which he appeared,
and thanked the members for the
compliment implied in its action. Dillon
OBrien was said at his death to be the
father of more brains than any other man
who had ever died in the state. He left
three sons, who are prominent members
of the bar, the forthcoming mayor be-
ing, as we have said, one of the most
prominent members of the profession.
Daily globe., 1883-05-13
BRILLIANT LISTIF
Half Hose.

TOMORROW we shall continue to sell Cen
tlemen's Brilliant Lisle Half Hose, in plain col
ors, silk clocked and in elegant stripe effects, at
the uniform price of
Daily globe., 1883-05-13
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL !
Tuesday Evening, May l5th,

The ladies of Park Congregational church will
give Strawberry Festival, for the benefit of the
church, at the Chapel, corner Holly avenue and
Mackubin street, Tuesday evening, May 10, from
to 10 O'Clock. All friends are cordially invited
to lend their aid. Tickets soc. children 25c.
Tickets for sale at Dyer & Howard's, 1 48 and l5O
East Third street, and of circulators and at the
door. Tickets admit the holders to a part,cipa-
tion in all the refreshments to be served on the
occasion. By ORDER Committee OF. LADIES.
st. Paul, May IL. 1888
Daily globe., 1883-05-13

The backward dull caused
houses
this usual.
and May and have consequently large
placed
from $1,000 to $65.OO. The lot includes - O