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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-17
A Glimpse Of the Late King Ludwig.

A gentleman writes to the New York
Ecening Post, describing how he once saw
the late King Ludwig, the Prussian ruler
who ended his eccentric reign by com
hitting suicide. Says the writer:
ga residence of several years in the
vicinity of his favorite mountain retreat
in the Bavarian Alps, made me init
mstely acquainted with his surroundings,
and occasionally brought me in contact
with the King himself. His wonderfully
picturesquely situated Castle of Hohen-
schwangau-a Gothic pile teemiug with
associations of the most romantic kind
was that in which the gallant young
Consadir, the last of the Hohenschauffen
Emperors, bid his widowed Empress
mother his last farewell as he started, now
almost 500 years ago, on the Crusade,
which terminated for him under the exc.
cutioner's axe. The meeting I refer to
happened one dark autumn night, on my
return from few days misunderstanding
in a not very distant part of the royal
preserve. 1 was alone and had been
walking homeward through the darkness
along a very lonely but fairly good road
Gin this country one would call it very
excellent one), leading through vast
stretches of dense pine and larch forest,
and following in its windings' the course
of rushing mountain stream. Feeling
hungry, 1 sat down on the bank at
point where the road ran close beside it,
and was finishing a treasured-up last
bite of bread and ''speck," when sud
denly, without the slightest warning,
there flashed upon my dazzled eyes a
scene that well might take away the breath
of one who, unlike myself, had never seen
or heard of it before. Agigantic golden
swan, perfect in shape and in the curve
of its proud neck, the body of which
was made to hold one person seated up
right as in sleigh, and running On
nearly invisible wheels, the whole lighted
up by ingeniously applied electric lights
and drawn by four foam-fecked horses,
at a full gallop, on two of which ''hard-
riding" postillions were seated, was the
strengthening object that dashed into
the field of my vision on that dark night
and in that excessively lonely spot. 1t
passed me and was gone out of it with
the rapidity almost of fast express. 1t
was in the early days of the electric
light, and the continent few persons had
heard of it, much less seen it; but King
Ludwig was great admirer of it from
lbs earliest hours, and it naturally lent
the force of witchcraft to the scene /
have just attempted to describe. The
King, then in the early prime of a splen-
did manhood, was seated in his con-
veyance, leaning back in an easy pose,
evidently enjoying thefairy-like spectacle
of the dark, silent forest, the great pines,
covered with glittering hoarfrast, illumin.
ated by the wonderfully bright light, of
which he himself appeared to be the
cenfra
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-17
A Pleasant Marriage.

On last Wednesday evening at $50
o'clock, at the residence of Mr.. A. W.
Calvin, the marriage ceremony was SOL
emnized between Hon. John S. Leary, of
Fayetteville, and Miss Mamie Latham,
of this city. Rev. r. P. wyche read the
ceremony.
By $50 a number of friends had gath
cred. A centre table was laden with
handsome bouquets, and over the door
between the parlors was an arch unde
which hung horseshoe of handsome
flowers and evergreens.
AT $50 carriage drove up to the gate
and the groom was escorted in by Mr.. ].
W. Brown. As they reached the door
between the parlors, just under the arch
they were met by the bride upon the arm
of Mr.. Calvin who presented her to Mr..
Leary, and at once Rev. Wyche began
reading the ceremony. After receiving
the congratulations of friends supper was
served and the bridal party departed for
Fayetteville by way of the Carolina Cen
trail.
MIR. Leary is well known throughout
the State as a prominent young member
of former Legislature, the President of
the State Industrial Fair Association and
one of the ablest colorcd lawyers in the
State. Miss Latham is one of our most
accomplished and popular young ladies,
and has for the last three or four years
peen teacher in Scotia Seminary. They
have the hearty congratulations and best
wishes of the MESSENGER. A number of
handsome and valuable presents were re-
ceived.
The following is partial list of the
presents:
Bouquet of choice cut roses. Mrs. Rose
Preston; silver butter knife, Miss A. L.
Miller, Lexington; lace handkerchief,
Miss S. ]. Johnson; silver butter dish,
Mrs. G. W. Hoover, Raleigh; silver card
receiver, Mr.. L. P. Berry, Mebanesville;
silver butter dish, Rev. David Brown,
Statesvllle; china ice cream plates, Rev.
P. P. Aston; set of silver knives, Mr..
and Mrs. Foulse; fruit basket, Mrs. G.
W. johnson; silver butter dish, Mr.. and
and Mrs. Toole; hand painted fruit
plate. Mrs. John Smith; plush whisk-
broom holder with glass, Miss Matte
Parks; linen table cloth, w. G. Smith;
fruit basket, Mrs. ]. ]. Freeman; pair of
napkin rings, Mrs. Gordon; silver pickle
stand, Rev. L. D. Irvine, of Lexington;
Morocco dressing case, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
W. Brown; glass fruit dish, Miss Julia
L. Williams, of Tryon City; cut glass
inkstand, Miss Mary Foster, of Salisbury;
silver cake plate, Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Leary, of Fayetteville; silver fruit basket,
Miss Eliza Houser; set of glassware, Mrs.
Houser; glass pitcher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maxwell; flowers, Miss Annie Bycrs;
silver teaspoons, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. W.
Smith; bouquet of choice flowers, Mrs.
Lizzie Holmes, of Concord.
Among the guests from abroad were
Miss S B Lord, Salisbury; Rev L d
Irvine, Lexington; Prof ] F K Simpson,
Fayetteville; W G Coleman, Concord;
Miss Julia Williams, Tryon City; Miss
Annie E Long, Macon, Ca; NJ A Hol-
land, Dallas; N W Harllee, Laurenburg;
Rev G W Bryant, Salisbury; Boyer and
Reid Concord.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-17

After his assistants had arranged sew.
stal jars on the desk in the parlors Of the
New York Medical Jurisprudence So
.iety, one evening recently, says the Sun,
md had carried in a number of crates
rom which issued the howls of several
imprisoned dogs, DR.. E. @. Spitzka was
introduced.
He read a paper based on his expert.
nents in incubation for rabies. He said
hat hydrophobia was as yet but imper.
'ectly understood. He doubted if any
,uch disease existed in man. Among
logs most cases of so-called rabies were
If very doubtful character. The New
lrk pound keeper died from fear and
starvation, and not from hydrophobia
Four of the Newark dogs victims were
Ient to Pasteur and returned to show
themselves in dime museums. Two
others who were not sent to Paris have
iever shown any symptoms of hydropho-
9ia, and two dogs which the same dog
bit did not die.
Dogs do not go mad-insane-as hu-
nan beings do; but DR.. Spi.zka called it
.pileptic delirium, epidemic meningitis,
,r some other malady of the brain due to
'eadiiy discoverable causes. He sus-
pected that the dog that bit Miss Moro.
Iini was not mad.
He believed that Pasteur had never
aad case of genuine rabies. He had
himself produced in dogs all the symp-
:oms described by Pasteur as peculiar to
aydrophobia, and some of those dogs
still live, and were produced last night.
One dog he inoculated with soft soap
hat is he introduced soft soap into its
brain, and all the symptoms of hydro
phobia were produced, and the dog died
As mad as possible. In another, the
spinal marrow of a calf, the meat Of
which had furnished the Doctors family
dinner, had served to kill dog with
apparent hydrophobia, while other dogs,
INTO whose brain he had injected the &C
tual poison of alleged hydrophobia case,
oad recovered.
He produced four dogs which he had
srepanned. Into the brain of two OF
hem he had introduced the brain of q
calf; in another case an emulsion OF
,alf's cud, and in the fourth case part
Of the brain of the man who died of
supposed hydrophobia in Brooklyn re,
gently.
These dogs had all shown symptoms
Of disease-partial paralysis of the hind
legs, wildness of the eyes, frothing at
the mouth. The dogs were all bright
enough last night, thought slightly wob
bly, on the hind legs and little dull il
their eyes. But they all seemed affec
Tomato, and were handled freely, and
even permitted to run at large in tn.
room among the legs of the listening
doctors.
One of the dogs, bull pup, DIR.
Spitzka chloroformed to death. Its
brain was removed to show its condition
Several black spots showed the presenc,
of foreign matter-the matter which had
been injected, and which had produced
the symptoms of so-called rabies, which
DR.. spitzka called merely cerebral men
nights.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-17
Local Gossip.

Many typographical errors appeared in
our last issue. Our readers will bear
with us little while.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-17

"Are you trying to think Of something
funny, my dearl" asked the paragraper'l
wife. Il am" he said, as he hove deer
sigh and ran his fingers through his long
hair. 'Then suppose you think you arc
going to buy me new bonnet, my dear;
that will be something very funny for you
to do. "-Boston Courier.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-17

Temperance puts wood on the fire,
meal in the barrel, flour in the tub,
money in the purse, credit in the coun-
try, contentment in the Louise, clothes on
the BARNS, vigor in the body, intelli-
gence in the brain al d spirit in the whole
constitution .-FrGnklin.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-17
Charlotte Atessel,prr.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., July II, 1885
OUR CHURCHES.


st. Michael's a. e. church, Mint st. Ser
vices at II A. NJ, and s P. NJ Sunday School
at T. M. REV. P, P. ALsToN, Pastor
N. E. hurcb, South Graham st; Services
at 3 ?. M and 8 P. M. Sunday School al
10 A. NJ REV. s. M. HGINEs, Pastor
First Baptist church, South Church st; Ser.
vices at II A. NJ, 8 P. III. and P. M. Sunday
School at P. NJ. REV. A. A. POWELL, Pastor
Ebenezer Baptist church, East End st. Ser
vices at II A. NJ, 3 z. NJ, and P. M. Sun
day School at p NJ. Rev e. HAuanToN
Pastor.
Presbyterian churh, corner 7th and College
Services at 8 P. NJ, and s P. NJ. Sunday
School at lOA. NJ. RRv. r. P. WYcHF, Pastor.
Clinton Chapel, "a. M, E. ~ Mint Sts Ser.
vices at Il A. M, 3 ?. NJ, and 8 P. NJ Sun
day School at T. IN. REy. N, SLADE, Pastor
Services at II A. M, sp., and s T. M. Sun
day School at P, NJ. Rev. VIM JOHNSON,
Pastor.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-17

Chewing gum contests arc popular
with the girls in the small towns of iii
nois.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28

The Kansas City Lice-StocE JOund
says: The Jersey Red is a hog that i:
becoming very prominent in favor il
many localities. 1t is claimed that the
Reds are easily fattened at any age
That from seven to eight months old
they can be easily made to average from
260 to $50 pounds. That more lear
meat is the rule with these hogs thar
any other breed, and that butchers pre-.
fer the meat to that of any other hog.
paying III number of cases 90 cents
more per hundred pounds. Special at
tention has been called to the superior
quality of the sausage meat. These
grades are said to give general salts
faction wherever known and reared
The Reds are said to be as prolific in
breeding as any other hog; and those
who specially champion their cause
are very emphatic in their assertion
that this breed will make more and bet
ter pork, to a given amount Of feed
than any other. There are two kinds
Of reds-one extra large and course
the other smaller. Both are spoken Of
in the highest terms"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28
A Mysterious Marriage.
j. c. WALKINsHAW,
Post Dept Com. G.. \. r. Of Kansa

An meventful life had been passed
by Miss RiZpah Hope until she recently
met the man whom she believed Fate
had destined to be her husband With
the bloom Of love or her fair cheeks,
her eyes sparkling with tender
thoughts of the noble youth who
had won her affection, she re-
turned to her guardians house. An
appalling sight met her gael She
found her guardian the victim of an ac-
cident, wayering between life and death.
He cOniided to her mysterious packet,
and SO worked upon her gratitude that
he forced her to consent to a strange re-
quest-tO wed his dissOlute son. Hasty
preparations were made, and within an
hour she became bride!
1t must have been a powerful motive
which induced RiApah Hope to so soon
forget her noble young lover, and sac
rilfce her happiness. The strange cir
cumStanceS which forced this mysteri-
Gus bridal, and the exciting events
which followed, are cleyeraly detailed
in the affecting love story, Married at
Midnight" just begun in No. IA of the
Nelo York Weekly. Send for sample
copy containing this story, 1t will cost
you nothing. Address Street and Smith.
Publishers, 81 Rose Street, New York.
2. o. Box 273I.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28

From a most horrible detail of a
snow slide in Colorado last week we
gather the following: When the slide
struck the timber it divided, part rush
ing across the gulch, burying the cabin
on the opposite side occupied by three
men without injuring them. These
men worked their way out at noon and
started to rescue their friends. We'd
nes1ay evening, after cutting through
numberless fallen trees, they effected
an entrance to the cabin and found
three dead and the other five suffering
terribly from suffocatiOn. Camp had
sustained a terrible cut on the head,
from which blood flowed profusely.
He became terribly thirsty, and being
in position where he could place his
hands under his bleeding head and lift
them up to his mouth, he quenched his
thirst with his blood.
All the men still alive were nearly
crazy. When found all were undress-
ed, and had bitten themselves on the
hands and arms in a delirium. and
presented sickening spectacle. They
may all recover, but in the case of one
or two it is extremely doubtful.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28
Effects Of the Blizzard.

From all parts of the state show a
terrible loss Of stock, in some counties
reached as high as 10 per cent.
One farmer near Ellsworth lost zoo
cattle, sheep and hogs within three
days.
On one ranch in Mitchell county
twenty-five horses were frozen to
death, in addition to large number OF
cattle and hogs.
H. C. Adams, of Ellsworth county,
lost 200 head of sheep out of herd of
5000.
". II. HOlabird, of the passenger de-
partment of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe road, said he counted 90 head
Of steers frozen to death, while there
were hundreds more Oh the Arkansas
river, only a quarter of a mile from
town. He estimates that there are not
less than 5000 dead cattle lying be-
tween Coolidge and Dodge City, which
is only fraction of the total loss.
A postal clerk who was in the block
ade on the Union Pacific, claims to
have seen "a herd of $500 cattle which
had frozen while huddled together for
warmth
Many persons have been found frozen
to death, and families by the score have
suffered intensely for the want of fuel
in the western counties.
In California, While we are freezing
here, the people are having a damaging
time by having rains and floods.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28
Not Political.

Is not the following a strong rebuke
to the G.. \ r. Posts which passed res
olutions for the purpose of trying to de-
feat the confirmation Of the appointment
of Gov. Click. From many of the res
olUtiOns which has been passed by the
Posts from time to time, one would be
led to believe that it was a political or
ganization, intended only to keep alive
the Republican party, but we are glad
to see that the Post. Dept. Commander
views the organization as the REFLEC-
TOR looks upon it, and has had the cour-
age of a ''brave hOy'' to speak out in
meeting so plainly:
LEAYENWORTH, Jan. 10, 'S6.
To J[qjor Il. Shrere, Ad6dant General
Rice Post, G, Il. r., No. 20, Topeka,
huRSaS:
DEAR SIR AND COMRADE-In reply
to your question OF the 18th inst, Has
a Or. \. r. Post any right to pass resO-
buttons in regard to political appoint
ments or combinations? l would say
certainly not, and it is in very bad taste,
as well as a violation Of the rules and
regulations to do SO. The objects of
the q. y. r. are to perpetuate the mem
DRY and history of our dead comrades.
who lost their lives il defense of our
country, and to care for the widows and
orphans, and train up our children to
love and honor the flag of our country
that cost so much blood and treasure.
to honor our constitution and our laws,
and to protect our own country's flag.
No society or church stands on the
platform Of the G.. a, r., composed of
men of all nations, conditions and color:
al citizens Of one common country. 1t
commands the respect of the church
and state, and is hOnOred by our late
enimies as well, and the fact that the
late armies now fraternize in reunions,
show their respect for each, as men who
fought FOR principle and not power
Every member is allowed to vote, speak
and write as he wishes OF all questions,
but has no right to use the organization
III any way other than the objects
above stated.
Fraternally Yours,
j. c. WALKINSHAW,
Post Dept Com. G.. y. r. of Kansas.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28
E Welcome to all.

The hard times through the countr,
the past year and the general depres
sion Of business in all branches has baf
a tendency to create a feeling of dissat
lstaction and unrest among the people
OF the states farther east, especially
among the better class Of farmers. and
many faces will be turned westward
the coming spring in hope of finding
'greener fields and pastures new.n
They need not look in vain.
Kansas, as ever, holds out her hands
and smiles her welcome to all.
She yet has many broad acres which
need but the touch of the husband to
make them bloom and blossom as fine
rose.
True, her best lands are not 70 he
had for the asking-that time has ir-
retrievably passed-but good lands can
yet be obtained for a reasonable nrica
and compensation for the outlay is at
tanned in having a home ''in the land
OF flowers and perpetual sunshine
lime was when Kansas would how
her head and weep for her children at
the Eyst intimation of a financial de-
but now they have grown tall
and strong, and are confident in their
own strength. She knows no sorrow
and throws care to the winds.
The recent hard times have had no
'errors for her, and nothing less than
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28

The cattle loss in Kansas during the
late storm is beyond that of any pre-
viOus year known to stockmen. 1t is
becoming more apparent each season
that provision must be made for shelter
ing and feeding the poor, neglected
animals, or suffer the consequence of
fearful losses. The long talked of
system of carrying stock through the
winter months on wind and snow Will
prove a disastrous one to those who
Will continue to persist in experiment.
ing with it. Feed IS too cheap in this
country to take the chances of sustain
ing large losses.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28
Another Tariff.

1t will be some time yet before the
ways and means committee viii be
ready to report any tariff measure to
the house. Nearly a hundred bills,
most of them relating to the specific
matters of tariff, have already been
referred to the committee, which Will
consider them all carefully with a view
to formulating a general tariff bill.
The impression is gaining ground in
Washington that tariff measure not
differing materially from the Morrison
bill of the last session will be reported
to the house and passed by a respecta-
BILE majority before the end of this SEES
sion of congress.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28

The positions of register and re-
ceiver of the Dardanellies land office il
Arkansas are the only federal Ofli;es in
the state which have not been filled by
democrats under the Cleveland admin
istration. And as the term of Office
for these gentlemen expire in few
days it will not be long until every
Republican Office holder in the state
will be left out in the cold. The good
work of Bro. Cleveland is going Oh
with a slow but sure determination
that the ''rascals" must all go.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28
Twenty-Five Years as a State.

The quarter centennial celebration of
the admission of Kansas into the union
will be held at the Grand Opera house
on the 29th inst; In the afternoon, ad-
dresses will be delivered by Ex-Governor
Charles Robinson and Governor John 4.
Martin. In the evening short address
es will be delivered by a number of dis
tinguished citizens of state. The opera
house has been secured because evident
ly neither of the legislative halls would
accommodate the large attendance.
The gathering promises to be larger
than was ever before brought together
IN Topeka.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28

The men who are bowling against
silver, seem to base their objections
mainly upon two things: l. 1t is heavy
to carry. .. England and Germany
use gold. In reply to these objections.
it may be said that the United States
is not making coin to satisfy England
and Germany, and there is no occasion
for people to carry around all their sill
yer in their breecheS pockets. There
is at no time 8 per cent of the wealth
OF the people thus taken care of.
Banks can and will. receive and take
care of silver as other money. What
this country wants, and will have. is
gold as it is, silver on level with
gold, the paper money as good as either.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28

The anti-prohibitiOnists of Iowa, are
determined to fight it out Oh that line
if it takes all summer, so they met in
state convention at Des MOines
yesterday. The call was to AL who
desire to see enacted a substantial
license law that will put an end to free
@hiskey and the pOcket-saloOn epidemic
to act together in concert without re-
gard to party politics."
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28

The railroad lobby at Topeka having
carefully diagnosed human nature from
a legislative standpoint, has provided
against the chilling blasts of winter by
laying in a gOodly store of necessaries
of life. 1t is related that an Observant
railroad man never asks Kansas legis-
lator what it shall be; he merely shOyes
the bottle over to him and bids him
apply it mechanically. And he mechan-
ically does so.-KdlSaS City Times.
Yet it is a great body which
claims prohibition for its motto.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28

The members of the legislature in
stead of trying to rush business through
and save the peoples money are now
discussing a resolution to lengthsn the
session and increase their pay. This,
however, is not only an excellent indi-
cation of the extravaganza of the pres
ent legislature but Of the Republican
Marty
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28

Mrs. Hendricks is said to be engaged
in arranging her husband S papers which
were left III some confusion owing to
his sudden death, and it is rumOred
that life of the vice-president will be
written under the direction and super
vision of Mrs. Hendricks.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28

a famine, an earthquake or cyclone
would cause her cheek to blanch.
She has met trouble and is acquaint-
ed with grief, but she has conquered
an I'D astra per aspera is her watch
word, not only in name but in fame
T~1r~rs-aTth Times.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28

1t is now stated that an agreement
has been arrived at by the leaders OF
both parties in congress providing fol
the admission of Dakota, Montana and
Washington territories, and that the
plan will be carried out in a few weeks