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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-14
POPULAR s~tEsCs.

There were four planets known az
the beginning of this century, and the
number has grown to 225.
Stable-keepers are ahong the healthi-
est of men, and considered espec ally
free from respiratory affections, al-
though much exposed to cold and
damp.
Professor Beauvias, of Nancy, finds
that it takes OBJ seconds TO smell am
monia and 0.50 seconds to smell cam
phor, that is to say, so much time
elapses between an actual inhalation
and the sensation caused thereby.
Resemblaices of human footsteps
have been found almost everywhere
in ancient rock. Even very modern
horseshoes seem to have made their
mark at some distant age on such
roks, but when the indentations are
pointed out the imagination must be
violently exc ted to say that the i'm
pressions are like anything in particu-
lar.
The bread crumb comprises multi
tude of cells of tim wa Is containing
carbonic acid gas, the product of fer
m, ntation in the dough. These walls
of the cells contain both gluten and
starch, and traces of dextrine and
su gar. AS consequence of the treat
ment with water and the application
of heat, the starch grains, which, in
their normal conditi N are little sacs,
filled with minute granueS of starch
proper, have been swollen and burst.
Recent Investigations show that the
blood vessels Of human being capable
of performing his dali. !. avOca ions may
contain from 10000 to 10000 minute
embryo nematoiu worms. A physician
at Calcutta demonstrated this with re-
gard to persons in that climate. Num-
bers of individuals so affected suffer
from chyluria, or elepha ltiasis in one
or other of its forms, but this is by no
means universally the case. Researches
have also revealed the curious fact
that tn Sc teeming multitude5 of nema-
toids lurk in some unknown recesses Of
the vascular system during the day
time and that only as night approaches
do they wander at large through the
vessels gent rally. Experts say that
single drop of blood taken from prick
Of the finger at midnight in person
so affected may contain as many as
200 embryo nematoids, while many
drops similarly obtained at midday will
not reveal single worm.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-14
A Tough Dog Story.

A sportsman living in Alton, Che.
mango county, N. u, is in possession
OF dog whose general knowledge OF
what is required of him while hunting
can't be eq aled by every canine. He
has a con rivance made, which is
fast ned to tn dogs ba k, in which he
plac shis sh' tgun, both barrels heavily
! AIDED an the halm rs ut full cock.
To the triggers is fastene string,
which is / ced in the dogs MOUTH
Mhel all is r a ly the dog tar for q
flock of partri ges, and VIII N within a
few var Is he C onchAs down and pulls
: the string. The first attempt he made
he bag ged fourteen birds. and since the
fir tr al has killed over fifty in this
manner. 81
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-14
FOR THE FAIR SEX.


A life-saving CT W off the coast of
Wa eS r Gently mad thir boat smashed
by being dashed against the bark they
went out to rescue. The coxswain
succeeded in gaining the shore, and
turning saw Two men struggling in the
surf. He ilnplored three soldiersstand-
ing by to help the men. They gave no
assistance and cried to them "SWe
the men for shamel Don't let the
men drown before your eyes," But
two brave women rushed forward
the daugl ters of Mr.. Ace. the light
hOuse-kt eper. Come backl Come
back! You'll lose your lives p shouted
Ace, 81 III lose my life before
III let these men drown" was
Maggie's answer; and tearing off
their .hawls the women knotted
them to 5ethsr, and wading into the
furious surf until the swell of the
surge, sometimes rose to the height of
their armpits, and one holding bravely
to the other to support themselves
against the tearing recoil of the sweep
inc wat r, they threw the end of their
shawls toward the outstretched arms
of the p4rs ling men and dragged them
both on to tn rocks. The men saved
wre about three yards from shore.
The soldiers threw something into the
water r4sembling a clJthesline, but
th,yd'd not go ar enough to allow
the line 20 rea h the men. Military
bravery is not the only kind of cour-
age.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-14
Went Overheard.

A drillmaster at the Naval academy,
Annapolis, was determined stutterer.
One day he was drilling squad of
cadets who were marching toward the
Severn. As they neared the sea-wall
the lieutenant attempted to halt them.
The word hung fire. Overheard the
mischievous cadets went. The lieu-
tenant took the precaution tQ tell his
men the next time he did not get
"halt" out, they needn't go over
board,
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-14
The Cost Of Public Buildings.

A statement prepared at the United
States treasury department and now
in the hands of the printer shows the
amounts appropriated and expended by
tile national gov rnment for public
buildings in tn States and Territ ries
from March 4, 1889, toJune 30, 1882.
The total amount appropriated has
been $50. 462, 1862, and the amount ex-
pended has been $83.4O4,221, distrib-
uted as follows:
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-14
A close shave.

What is considered the quickest act
on re ord is described by the South
Bend Ind. Tribune. a, follows: "a
man was working with belt in the
poilshia groom, when. by some nan,
he a, caught and dragged toward the
ceiling with frightful V locity. A
Polander WHO was passing along saw
tile per of the man, and, whipping a
large ia knife ont of his pocket,
opened it and severed the belt. which
is about a quarter of an inch thick, at
one draw of his knife, and the man
dropped to the floor. Had the Polander
carried the knife in any otter pocket
where it would have taken an in tant
longer to get it, or had he mad tle
least false mo ion. the man would have
been pourdel to jelly over the sh 1T.
The accident So uunerved him thai his
was unable to work the rest Of the
day."
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-14

A singular alliance has been formed
in Belgium between alcohol and edu-
cation. An almsbox for the secular
schools is recognized feature of every
place where liquor is sold, and every
customer drops into it his sou as regu-
larly as he fees his waiter. A school
building costirg S400, 600 has just been
bull. from the sous thus collected. The
same plan is on trial in France, but at
pre- eat without much success. though
N. Sarcey thinks it has great future.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-14

No female in the anlIlll Klnglom is
tempered with during the pregnant
period. Why should woman?
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-14

The keynote Wife. let me in !"
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-14

This statement does not include the
cost of the mint buildings or the cost
of any of the public buildings in the
District Of Columbia.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

The CARE OF CLOTHING. "A clothes
brush, whsk broom, bottle OF ammonia,
a sponge. hand brush, a cake OF erasiVe
soap, vial of alcohol. should form part
of every toilet. After all dust has been
removed from clothing, spots may be
taken out of black cloth with the hand
brush dipped in a mixture of equal parts
of ammonia, alcohol, and water. THIS
will brighten as well as cleanse. Benzne
is useful in removing grease spots. Spots
of grease NAV be removed from colored
silks by putting on them raw starch made
into a paste with water. Dust is best
removed from silk with a soft flannel;
from velvet with brush made specially
for the purpose. If hats and bonnets,
when taken from the, head, are well
brushed and put away in boxes and cover
ed up, instead of being laid down anv.
where, they will last long while. All
shawls and articles should be folded
when taken from the person, in thei'
original crea,es and laid away. Cloaks
should be hung up in place, gloves should
be pulled out lenghwise and wrapped III
tissue paper and laid away, laces smoothed
out nicely and folded, if requisite, so thai
they will come out of the box new an
fresh when needed again. strip OF black
broadcoth, four or five inches wide. rolled
up tightly and sewed to keep the roll in
place, is better than sponge Or cloth
for cleansing black and dark colored
clothes. Whatever lint comes from it in
rubbing is black and does not show
When black clothes are washed, as they
may often be before being made over,
fresh, clean water should be used, and they
should be pressed on the wrong side
before being quite dry. If washed in
water previously used for white clothing
hey will be covered with lint.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17
Sandwiches
DOCTOR YOURSELF

and save mon ey land perhaps life, send Sc stamps
to pay postage to A.P .Ordway Il Cohesion, Mass.
and receive copy of DR.. Kaufnanns great med-
cal work, 100 pages, elegant colored plates. 4lw2
Old bacoeors have rae opporuouv. Ia
NEBRASKA there is a widow win ony 1--WE ltv one
children who awe Uses for another h2s1and.
Adrian, Mich, JAM 81 1881.
Have sold the goods many years, and they give
the best of sati sfaction. We hadan order for 5
large bottles of Downs Elixir last week TO be
sent 10 Woodland Cal. j. X. Bennett Druggist.
Inc goods referred to in the foregoing letter c
N. Ii. Downs vegetable balsanic elixir, DR.,
Bixters Mandrake BItters. and Henry &
Johnsons Arnlca and OIL Liuimept. 4Ow4
So macy OF zoe Chinese a'e lcav ns California
for no he and so few etui oiny that me EN- loyers
of cneaO labor al eldy begin to feel tue p.rch.
Wheat Bite s a not an intoy cant or another
name TO wniskev but ate neiieCt blood bGai and
ne.ve food.
TIE result of .he election in Ono shows tna
the crest Gal wave, wnicl save SUCH l1t:,
mao lie. 10 me denoc st'c pr ~, sIe ii IL
force Fad toac me Ic. c;iou h., core. -[eos,on
Star, lndepe ldent.
Another Waltham citizen, Mr.. f. r. Morry, with
II. 5. Johnson, druggist saws :"E ISIS SPAWN Cur,
cured my horse ofweak Fnees and stocked leg d.
4lw2
Since tho ONO eec, o., the denocrarc p 'ess has
inc ,eased LIS 81 III vGc1e aton th!t me eou3cau
p ~ ,plsl 60" Thatisa mater about whIcN
,ne denoc. a.s W nave very l.tIe to say. Ii lis 10
repuDl ca, 20 say wnerhe the. pacty snail so Oi
stLy.-U.lca He. ga.
l have been Hay fever sufferer for years ;
have Often heard EIy's cream balm spoken of II
the highest terms Ind not take stock 1t because
of the many quack medicines. A frlead told me TO
trv it, and did so with wonderful success. THIS
recommendation you can use for the benefit of Hay
fever sufferers. I. 5. Geer, syracuse, n. Y. Price
SOC. 4lw2
Deauwood is sllI to have ta:el its name f o
necuia ilclden:: mn lost h wife. "a o re Ell
d. It elias fu1e al. piece of coffin was Gu npeu
O r and ven to tue husband as a clio. Wnen,
a fte. wa'u, he WIS sac. for payment. ne p.oduced
the piece with Inc .clamal,on: "lve goG deaL-
oou on Voa. rs not rosewood, as you've cnal sea
me bat pine
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17
STATE NEWS.

Forty thousand dol ars LIE insurance has been
recently elected on parnes in Casuetoo, HuoDa. d
town and HYdevle: c. S, she mln, SIC ,0)O; Cylus
Jennings, 5000; Frank Elle'y, $50 l.. IL
Billings, 500: J. B. Bron'ey, -, D. Troy
Times.
Tne tyonoid fever has been our clicf eoemy tns
summer and fap. SIEVE al pc ',oas have already
died of it aad otoer3 low Sex with it. The
opinions Of toe doctors seem 10 oncide TINT bad
drllnaac, or no lalna5e at al, IS The cause Of 1t.
-lMdu'eOury Cor.
Ho, ace and Aa on d Lfur we ARE ted in Cana =
da, whe toey had fed, ought to Newpori
Cent c, on Fllday, for an assault win inlelt 10
mt rider ..anclo d Austin OF hat place last week.
They were held 10 s., 10 cn for al, a oe @ult
of wpicn tley were CO Nm ltel to ! asDrl jai
CA. Hi.cncock Of Pttsleld has sunaower d;
ipcnes n diameter.
Bailey Ave y Of Newbury was killed the 9th, by
fli' ON a stag g.
Gurrs NJ. Goes OF Sbelbu~n has beel put in
Burlington Jail on caarge of fo,ge commit. i
IN Sedala, Mo-, last summer.
Joshua Ce'ry of Bradford, aged 81, recently
husked one hondl I'd Das iels of co n in six DAYS
walking mile each way to his work
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

IHE IDEAL TEACHER --Wordswortb
has told Us that the boy is father to The
man. but he has left us entirely in the
dark as to the other parent. Perhaps il
VIII not be assuming too much on an
occasion like this. if we should affirm that
the school is his mother. During the
most Impressive years of life, it Is she
that has the training of his faculties, and
the formation of his character, so far as il
Is not already settled by hereditary bent.
Now In making a good school two factors
are essentially necessary. The first is the
teacher; and it is certainly true that a
genius for teaching is us rare, if not more
rare than any other form of the divine
git. 1t implies combination of qualities
so uncommon and so delicately adjusted
to each other that their meeting in one
man is little short of miracle. He
must unite in himself elements as SEEM
lngly incompatible as fire and water; he
must have in him something of the fervor
OF youth and something of the judicial cool
ness OF age; he must know both how to
inspire wholesome, and how TO moderate
unhealthy enlhu. iasm. He must have
fund OF life in him ample enough to with
stand and survive such discouragements
and dlssllusions as few other calings have
TO cope with. He must work mainly on
AN unwilling or even refractory material.
Even his success must be largely postum
nous, and his consultations mainly borrow.
ed of the future.-From an Address 6y
James Russell Lotoeu.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

WEST VIRGINIA SCENES On the porch
of log cabin | saw very nicc-lookine
old lady knitting, tilted back in her chair
contentedly smoking II corncob pipe
writes New York Times correspondent
While was passing the house woman
rode up on horseback, tied her horse to
the ftnce. unfastened her long riding skirt
and let it drop off, hung it over her arm
and went in to make visit. This is the
social etiquette of the mountains A little
further on passed a colored boy and bis
wife, both mounted on the same mule,
trotting along toward the store.
There are big tracts of land here worth
less than s. IN acre enclosed wi fences
that in our part of the world would cost
800 to the acre. But here such fences are
cheap. About u mile from the hotel
passed farmer girdling trees preparatory
to cleaning the land. He was Il white
man, and had three big sons with him
from Is to 20 years old, And how do
you think he grdled the trees? The
farmer and his three boys lay on the grass
in the shade of the tree, smoking corn.
cob pipes, and little colored boy about
II years old did the grid ing! These are
trivial things, but mention them to give
some little illea of the country surround
ing the Red Sulphur Springs 1t is Il
country where it is just as hard to dig a
living out of the ground as in the rough
est parts of New England where very
little money circulates; where most of the
people can read, though few of them
waste their valuable time in doing it, and
where slice of pork and corn cake
make banquet. You will understand,
of course, that | refer to the poor but
honest farmers who try to cultivate the
mountain-sides.
There are some families of the better
class scattered about, generally owning
the best meadow lands and living in more
comfortable style. One more thug mus,
mention about the people before leaving
them TO their mountain farms. That Is
the beauty and attractivenPss of then
children, whe her in white families or
black We do not generally look for
handsome faces among the children of the
poor, TOR their hard lives somehow inilu-
ence the caste OF their Textures. But
never have seen plettier cnlidren than the
little boys and girls VINO play abou, these
mountain caDlhs They are sunburned,
healthy and happy.
A boy belonging to the poorest cracker,
who has 40 notion that the world xtends
any further than his own mountain peak,
s rs polite Give thousand times more po-
nte) than the children OF weli-lu-do peo-
Pile In the north. They learn to touch
heir haas and say Sir before they learn
heir A Il C's. Coming over here from
he station the stage passed two AS pref
" little girls as ever set eyes on
rhey nodded to us, and when we were
past the driver told us that Tho elder,
,ot yet ID years old, had been married
or nearly year to IA young blacksmith
II is these people who come into the no
el yard occasionally 10 sell nice fat chick
ms, ''roastin' years" of corn or whatever
heir little farms will produce.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

How A Boston MYSTERY WAS SOLVED
"A Boston lawyer yesterday told me q
story about Richard H. Dana. He was once
employed to defend some people implicated
in the rescue of captured runaway slave
by the name of Burns. The case made
out was very clear. Under the law there
was no way of avoiding n verdict of guilty
But after a long fight the jury disa
greed because one juryman only stood out
and would not agree to verdict of guilty.
Twenty years after Mr.. Dana was going
through the White Mountains. He sat by
he side of the stage driver, who eyed him
very sharply. Al last the driver said :
SIS this Richard II. Danap"
at is"
"Well. | do declared was one of the
Jury in the Burns case. Do you remem'
berP"
"Oh, certainly. Why. how do you doP
| am glad to meet YOU"
81 was the juryman who stood out and
would not agree to a verdict"
"Well, well. You saved my client.
What was the real ground for your judg
ment for, as | remember, the testimony
was dead against usP"
The driver looked at Mr.. Dana with a
rogush twinkle in his eyes as he said.
lowering bis voice:
"Well, don't mind telling you. | was
one of the men who helped rescue Burns"
And so the mystery of that hung jury
was at last cleared up.-T. c. Crawford
in The Chicago Meas.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

Sheriff Barton Of Burlington, was last
Friday, going TO Windsor prison with
lsaih Lanya, sentenced TO serve a 10 years
term for seltng fee TO building on the
Mary Fletcher hospital grounds Aug. 81
The sheriff was taking his man by the
noon express and when near GouIdsville
permted him to 80 into closet. Ltnya
opened a window, slipped his handouts
and got to the platform from which he
jumped. The sheriff had the train stop,
got of and with help found his man who
was considerably shaken up. Lanya was
lodged in Montpelier Jail till Saturday
when be was again started for Wind, or
and that time arrived at bis destination
He had been in prison before, had been IL
patient in the Mary Fletcher hospital ana
after getting better was employed to do
some work there. He was angry at
something done when he was settled with
for his work, and set the fire
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

RAILWAY CoLLIsIoN.-Asa train on the
Southwest road was approaching Lemont
Station, Pa it WAS run into by an engine
at the furnace siding, The regular enoi
neer was not on duty. and the fu nae.
dnky was being managed by Il Young
man, who, ii seems. knew nothing about
his business, and was running at II rapid
rate toward the crossing When he saw
the collision was inevitable he reversed
he brakes and lcaped of, letting the
engine go crashing broadside into the
middle of the passenger train. There
were Is persons IN the car, and the scene
was frlghtful. Men. women and children
were Knocked out Of their seats in every
direction, and few escaped being mangled,
bruised or scalped. The car took fire
Instantly and was wrapped in flames
almost before the passengers could be
gotten out. 1t was enurely consumed.
Most of the passengers were bpspattered
with blood and SCOT, but rs miraculous as
it may seem nobody was killed The
worst injuries were sustained by Mrs.
Cashier Knox and her Two little children
Of COnneilsville.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

A MOTHER OF GOVERNORS. A Ports
mouth IN, H corresp ondent of the WASH
tngton Star relates the following: "When
tina sturdy Irshwoman, TO whom the Sui
Ivan family may well look back with
pride, was crossing the Atlantic, on her
way to the new country, and was asked ::
why do you come to American she ans
wered: 10 raise governors for theGl,
little dreaming that she would live to see
one of her sons governor OF New lamp
shire and another governor of Massachu.
sets, though l am sorry to say that the
third did not so mnch honor TO his family,
and was known as Devil Jim The story
goes that soon after John Sullivan rose to
be governor of New Hampshire, he
desired to give IL grand dinner to mum
Der of distinguished guests. A member
of his family at the time was his mother,
and fearing she would not be equal to the
occasion, he concluded it would be b9st to
arrange Tor her non appearances at the
dinner table. Approaching the matter us
gently as possible, he soon succeeded in
making the quick witted old lady under
stand the DRIFT of his diplomatic talk, and
in convincing himself that he had mscal.
culated the pride OF the mother of the
Sulivans. Rising in all the majesty of
her Irish wrath, John Sullivan exclaim-
ed the old lady, Il have hoed potatoes IN
the field with the governor of New damp.
shire at my breast, the governor Of Massa-
chusetts by my side, and the devil tug.
1ing at my skirts, but never yet have
allowed one of my sons to be ashamed OF
me! Order the chaise and send me home
"Reminiscences were of no avail.and home
went John Snllivan's mother in all the
majesty of her righteous indignation.'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

Thursday of this week occurs the last
centennial celebration of revolutionary
events. 1t is to be at Newpprgh, New
York, where the army under Washington
was a long time after The fighting WAS
over and where it was dsba nded. This
breaking ranks when all went home to
do the things of peace and not those Of
war, is what is to be celeb ated Thursday
The president, and the generals OF our
now veTy peaceful army will be there and
no doubt the Hudson valley viii have a
great gathering.