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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28
Farm and Gnrdcn No,es.

Poultry in orchards do much toward
destroying insect pests.
Remember that dry earth will keen a
stable free from bad cdors.
The sweetness of grapes, saws Dr
caldwell, can be increased by the use Of
special manuring.
Many growers contend that cherry
trees in grass are safer than Those :,
highly cultivated ground.
lrregularity in sailing will not copduc.
to the laying on of flesh. EspeciaIIv !,
dalrylng will irregularity in saliins
show in the milk. '
Tomato vines that are trainsd ..
trellis to which they are tied with wool Y~
len yarn bear more and better frnit ,h.r
do the unframed vines. ''''n
Several cases of CHAMBERS have h..
reported recently from Soutbwes,ss..
Ohio. Farmers should keep a sbarn ioeh
out for this disease among their hpr ,UUA
1t Is an easier mattertO keep the stable,
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28
SATURDAY, AUGUST, 90 1886.
To Our Exchanges.

Our exchanges will please direct to
''CHARLoTTE MESSENGER. There is u
Church Messenger published here. This
will prevent confusion.
~ Persons finding "cross mark" on
their paper will please remit or let us
hear from them at once, or the paper
will be discontinued. Don't fail to look
after this matter if you wish to see your
paper again.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28
A YOUNG PHYSICIAN KILLS HIN.
SELF.

Dr. l.. $. Biting, of Baltimore, Md.
aged 25 years. shot himself through
the head - afternoon, causing
death IN few minutes. No reason can
be assigned for his act. He was the son
Of Rev. G. c. Biting prominent Bap-
fist clergyman who is now connected
with the board Of Baptist missions.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28
VALUING HER HUSBAND ATT
100000.

At Boston, Mass, Elizabeth A. Carr.
formerly OF Jacksonville, Fla, has
brought suit before the United States
court, against Francis NJ. Collins. Of
providence, charging the latter with en-
ticing her husband from her, and placing
damages at $40, 900 Mrs. Carr IS now
divorced. The defendant appeared be-
in $50, 900. s'' "'""
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28
A GREENPORT SAILOR DROWNED.

Horace w. Penny, mate of the schoon-
er VIM. +. Cowles, from New York,
while washing the decks on the 9TH
inst, at Charleston, ). C., was struck by
a fyingiib and knocked overheard. lie
sank Immediately Search was made for
him, but without success. lie belonged
in Greenport, L. J., and was fifty years
old.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28

y gradual increase in the average size
Of the skull among the natives is believed
by Bombay physician to be taking
rlace as the effect Of civilization IN
Ildia.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28
Near Enough.

IL was Maine girl OF whom the story
: told that she refused to marry a mos
devoted lover until he should have
amassed fortune OF $4,000. Aftel
some expostulation he accepted the de
cree and went TO work About thre,
, months alter this the ayariciou, youns
lsdy meeting her lover, asked: well
u ,,nie' how are you z ting alonef
On, very well indeed Charlie re-
;nrned, cheerfuIly, I've got $is saved
ne young lady blushcd and hooked
Town at the toes Of her boots. and stabbec
me lnoiiensivc earth with the point ~
ner narasol. Il quo - said she lainil-
- guess, Charlie, that's about nea
enough. - Hdipcr's Boffr.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28

Between 1873 and 1880, 1Os. 900 per.
sons aled from snake bites n India.
i,VI5546 poisonous reptiles wero E;Ilsd
ior the government reward. s"
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28

The water in Lake Huron has riseE
eighteen inches during the past year.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28
Charlotte A1essertger.
Subscription Rates.

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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
seeding with Grass Alone.

Where grass is the most Prot1;;eaiD oS
cron as Il NAV be in favorable LOCALITIES,
the general desire to get good 'eeE T5Is
makes other crops subordinate ,;.hd m,t
has s1 led to sowing grass seed WITHOUT I, t%s
Grain. It should always be done in 1n ne
Fall, and the earlier the better, prOvlddr ua
preparation Of the soil. But nearly as
GOOD a seeding may be had with ,, wheat .Sa
grain The fertilizer helps the grass
fully as much as the grain CROP, ana San IL
the winter is bad for wheat it often nap
pens that the crop is cut for hay, as lne
wheat will be mostly killed out. WIN
a good wheat crop there will be consider
able timothy among the wheat straw,
making very good winter feed ior
horses and cattle. Cuttirator.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28
Wood Litter VS.. Straw for Bedding.

Wood Litter VS.. Straw for Bedding.
B. E. Fernow, in a paper read before
the American Forestry Congress, calls
the attention of farmers to the value OF
what is known as lumbermen's waste, anu
including not only sawdust but edglngs,
shayings, brushwood and other wood III
ter. for bedding and manuring purposes;
1t is claimed in this paper that WOOD
litter makes better and cleaner oeddlng
for cattle than does straw; that tho clean
ing of cows requires only about one
fourth of the time it does when straw is
used, for the liquids are at once ABSORBED
and the dry excrements are quickly en-
veloped with wood fibre, preventing the
soiling of cattle. The removal OF the
bedding requires less time and the air oil
the stables is less damp aud kept purer
in consequence of total absorption OF all
moisture and slower decomposition OF the
urine, which, especially in horse stables,
where ammonia is quickly formed, seems
to be of importance, and guard against
sore eyes and other diseases. :,
Mr.. Fcrnow gives the assurance that
the manure from wood litter is better
than from straw because it binds better,
especially the liquid excrements, and re-
tards the decomposition and loss of val
liable plant food, especially the nitroge-
nous compounds. The mechanical effect
on the soil he believes to be in no way in
ferior to that of straw manure. That
humifcation of wood manure goes on
more slowly he does not deny, but thinks
this may even provo an additional bene-
fit when the process of decomposition
takes place in the soil instead of on the
manure heap, and the soil profits from
the heat due to the chemical action and
retains the ammonia developed.
The best yields from lumbermen'
waste have been reported where mixtures
of mineral fertilizers are made with barn
yard manure, and among farmers who
believe that manure requires bulk as well
as quality the preference is given to tho
waste from woods that most quickly de-
compose.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-28

on ~ '"'esI plrer. pulp material Is made
ssroa nuu wire cloth, and possesses the
s '''elg.h Of metal and the fcxibility.
cno9 ,s and softncss Of paper /.
'sn DC procured in all desired w;d,h.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-12-02
A Desperate Fight with a Snake.

Jake Beiman, an emplCye on Cohn's
ranch, went up into the hills to get
some cattle when he encountered u
snake. The reptile was close to large
rock when he found him, and the rock
was llinked by a log Beiman noticed
large hole at an angle of the rock and
log, for whichlthe snake made on being
surprised. Selling a large rock he cast
it at the snake, grazing its body. On
receiving the blow it turned like light.
ming and sprang at its antagonist. Bel
man stumbled oyer some Pushes, and
the snake coiled about him IN an in
stant. A piece of wood was close to
the mans hand, and reaching tor it he
struck the snake several sharp blows
on the head. The latter turned and
ran his head into the hole, dragging
Beiman close to it.
The man braced his feet against the
snake, but could not extricate himself,
as the snake had twisted half his body
around his left leg, and, as he afterward
said, "Was just squeezing the life out
of it, Beiman was nearly an hour in
this predicament, until he finally
thought of his knife, and getting it out
of his pocket, jabbed it into the snakes
body. After few cuts the snake be-
came enraged. and began to wriggle its
head out of the hole. Beiman saw that
lis time was short, and made lively
attack on the snakes neck ,severing it.
The instant it was severed the neck rose
convulsively in the air and d spout Of
blood came full in the frightened mans
face. At this point he tainted away,
and he thinks he must have remained
in that condition over an hour. When
he came TO the snake was still coiled a.
round his leg. but dead. lie brought it
home, and it is now on exhibition at
the ranch. 1t measures ten feet eight
inches without the head CarSon[ NeU.1
Appeal.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-12-02
A Curious Calculation.

A mat hematical calculation which
is just old enough to make interesting
reading once more is based upon the
following passage from the Book oi
Revelation "And he measured the
city with the reed twenty thousand
furlongs. The length and the breadth
and the height of it are equal" This
pretty little calculation, which is be-
ing freshly quoted, is as follows :
Twelve thousand furlongs, 100000
feet, which being cubed, 1876, 1880
600, 100000 cubic feet Half or
this will reserve for theThrone of God
and the Court of Heaven, and half
the balance for streets, leaving re-
mainder of l24 les, ,275, 900, 900, ,00O,-
900 cubic feet. Divide this by 4,096,
the cubical feet in a room l6 feet
square, and there will be 0,32l, ,S43,
$50, 100000 rooms. We will now
suppose the world always did and al
ways will contain 100000 inhab-
itants, and that a generation lasts fer
thirty three and one-third years, max
ing in all 1910, 100000 every century,
and that the world will stand 100000
years or LOCO centuries, making in all
2,97O,OOO,OOO,OOO inhabitants. Then
suppose there were 100 worlds equal
to this in number of inhabitants and
duration Of years, making total of
297, ,OO0,O 100000 persons, and there
would be more than 100 rooms 16 feet
square for each person.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-12-02
The First Watch.

at first the watch was about the size
of a desert plate. 1t had weights, and
was used as a "pocket clock" The
earliest known use of the modern name
occurs in the record of 1862, which
mentions that Edward VI. had lone
Iarum or watch of iron, the case being
likewise of iron gilt, with two plum
NETS of lead" The first watch may
readily be supposed to be of rude execu-
ton. The first great Improvement
the substitution of springs for weights
was il 1860. The earliest springs
were not coiled, but only straight pieces
of steel. Early watches had only one
hand, and being wound up twice a day,
they could not be expected to keep the
time nearer than fifteen or twenty min
utes in twelve hours. The dials were
of silver and brass the cases had no
crystals, but opened at the back and
front, and were four or five inches in
diameter. A plain watch cost more
than 81 500, and latter one was ordered,
it took year to make it.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-12-02
Ahead of the Egyptians.

Talk about Egyptian embalming,"
said a Chicago undertaken. "Why, it
don't compare with what we do nowa-
days. These old Egyptians didn't
know what art was in the profession of
undertaking. There is too much non-
sense afloat about the lost art of en-
balming as practiced by the Egyptians.
In the first place their climate is of a
kind to preserve dead animal tissue
whether it is embalmed or not. 1t is
very dry in Egypt and the temperature
is even. The boasted mummies of
Egypt are simply dried up specimens of
skin and bones. To-day we can en-
balm body so that it will preserve the
fulness and hue of life and it will meyer
dry up at all. Ii the modern process of
embalming had been known to the
Egyptians of several thousand years
ago, those old Kings who were laid a.
way in the pyramids for us moderns TO
look at, instead of presenting the ap-
pearance of tanned leather, would haYe
the kingly dignity of form and feature
which was theirs when their bodies
were laid away for the last long sleep"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-12-02
The Boy Was Safe.

At noon yesterday Michigan ave-
nue. grocer made sudden dash for his
open door, and boy who had been
standing outside made just as sudden a
dash for the middle of the street.
Il tell you l won't stand this much
longer shouted the grocer, as he shook
his fist at the boy.
sWhat was | doing p
You were breaking these carrots to
pieces
well, can't fellow see if they are
ripe p
You look out I'll have an officer
after you
The one on this beat p
yes, the one on this beat y
Rats f! He's cGurting my sister,
and you can imagine the sort of collar
he'd give me Just let him walk me
down and Bell will shake him like an
old door mat !'-Detroit Free Press.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-12-02
A Cowardly, Contemp tible Saying.

"a woman is at the bottom of ev-
cry mischief"
SO say Il legion of noodles who
know not what they say. and who
think they think, when they only re-
peat what they have heard others say
before them
Do these faddists ever reflect that
there are two kinds of people in the
world, male and female, and as they
generally associate together it is prob
able that every occurrence will direct
ly or indirectly involve some indlvid-
ual of both sexes
But unfortunately for the faddists,
there are some conditions in life in
which their theory can be thoroughly
tested. In the California and Austria
liam gold-mining regions they had no
women, and yet, if our memory serves
us right, their days and nights were
not altogether passed in halcyon SIM
plicity; but, on the contrary, their
camps were scenes of fighting, stab
bing, gouging, shooting, lynching,
and bloody murder generally.
On board ship they have no women
to make mischief, and yet they are
not altogether lamblike in their rela-
tions, living in brotherly love and
harmony. The soft answer is often
Delaying pin, and the hand of a fell
lowship is frequently at the end of a
yard-arm.
Now, if the opposite were popular
expression, that "that there is a man
at tie bottom of every trouble it
would be much more difficult to dis
prove.
No, the oft-quoted saying is false,
cowardly, and contemplate one, and
q disgrace to the whole male sex. 1t
shows that men are ashamed to as
sumo the responsibility of their own
evil deeds, and meanly try TO shuttle
them off on the shoulders of poor, weak
women.-Tex. Siftings.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-12-02
Accident to Senator Wade Hamp'
ton.

COLUMBIA, S G. Nov. 24.-Senator
Wade Hampton, while deer hunting
on his Mississippi plantation on Mon
day, became separated from the rest
of the party, who, toward evening,
supposing that the Senator had left
the field, returned home. At s O'Clock
last night General Hampton being
still absent searching party started
out and found the old General short
distance from the house, much ex-
hausted and painfully hurt, but max.
ing his way homeward. About 3
O'Clock in the afternoon, as he was
riding through thick wood where
vines were numerous "Supple Jack"
vine caught his gun and discharged it,
the load of buckshot entering the head
of his horse, killing the beast instant
ly. The animal fell on Senator Hamp-
ton, and in his MANNED condition it
took some time to extricate himself.
He had been walking through the
woods for nearly five hours with only
one good leg.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-12-02

A REPORTER of the Nashville Union
took view of the Apache captiyes, as
they went through Nashville toward
Florida, and found them interesting If
not pretty. There were bucks and
sluaws and papooses Of every con-
ceivable size and every condition of
aboriginal filthiness. A majority of
the men, however, were fine, stalwart,
broad-sh ouldered fellows over six feet
high, with high cheek-bones, long,
black hair, and of light copper color.
They were rugged out in all styles and
modes of fantastic citizens clothing,
and seemed to have donned whatever
they could lay their hands upon, while
large number still wore the aborigi-
nal buckskin leggins and gayly color
ed blankets. One strapping big buck,
warm as it was, was wearing chin
chilla overcoat that must have weigh
ed twenty pounds, and yet he viewed
things with solid Indifference that
appeared cool enough for cucumber,
Some wore hats, though not few
were perfectly. bareheaded. One fel-
low had on battered stovepipe, and
another venerable scalp-taker had a
big red bandana handkerchief wrap
ped about his head.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-12-02
Not Worth Much.

During the recent election in Pulaski
County, Arkansaw, one of the town.
ship ballot boxes, when brought to the
County Clerks office was found to be
empty.
How is this p asked the Clerk.
sHow's what p tie man who had
brought the box replied.
why, there are no ballots in the box.
They told me to bring the box-they
didn't say nothin' about the tickets. =
DIRK TlrdreLer.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-12-02
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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-12-02
A Peculiar Power.

Now, Children said the teacher OF
the infant natural history class after
the peculiarities of the crab had been
discussed, lis there any other member
of the animal kingdom that possesses
the power to move rapidly backward p
Yes said one of the most promising
Of the little scholars, the mule kin do
it.7-N. Y. Sam.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-09-08
OVER THE WATER.
Death of BernardfnO BiondeIIf-
Prince Alexander's Proclamation
the Question of who shall Rule
BULGARIA..
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

ESPECIAL TO THE s~ENTINRL.l
ROME, Sept. 7.-Bernardino Biondelli,
the Italian philologist and antiquarian, is
dead. He was 50 years Of age.
BERLIN, Sept. Prince Alexander will
tomorrow proclaim his abdication. The
Russian Consulstes in Bulgaria are dis
~tributing for ~signstures petitions TO the
Gear favoripg the election of the Prince
Of Oldenburg as successor TO Prince Alex.
ander.
PEsTH, Sept. THE Pesther Lloyd
(semi-oficiaD speaking Of the question OF
who shall rule Bulgaria, says that Austria,
if obliged to fight Russia, will have to fight
alone. Germany, it says, would rather
renounce Austrian allegiance than go to
war with Russia.
SOFIA, Sept. TN. NJ. Stsmbouloff and
Radoslavoff appeared at the Russian Con-
sulate in this city to-day, and in the name
of the Government demanded: First, the
name of the candidate for the Bulgarian
throne whom Russia favors; second, q
formal promise that Russia will not oc-
cupy Bulgaria; third, that the present
constitution be maintained, the freedom
of Bulgaria respected, and the country
allowed to manage its affairs, and fourth,
that il Russia sends q General to Bulgaria
he must act merely as Minister OF War,
and organize an army under Bulgarian,
and not under Russian officers. These de-
mands have been telegrsphed TO st. Peters
burg, and an answer is awaited.
RUsrcHUK. Sept. THE Cars reply
to A~lexsnder's letter Of August 90, was
not made public here until yesterday. II
raised a storm of popular CONSERVATION
and indignation. Many officers OF the
army advocate resistance il Russia forcibly
deposes Alexander against the will Of the
people. The Madris Impartial says that
Germany has abandoned her right to es-
tablish q naval station at the Caroline
Islands.
LONDON, Sept. TN The Commons this
afternoon Seaton gave notice that he
would question the Chief Secretary for
Ireland as to the truth of the statement
that q reporter in the employ Of the Brit
ish Government has been following
Michael Dsvitt on his trip throughout
Michigan, and had taken down his
speeches in full.
ATHENS. Sept. 7.-Several shocks Of
earthquake were felt to-day in this city,
Kavrita and elsewhere.
PARIS, Sept. THE Journal De Debats
publishes to-day q sensational report
about an alleged uprising OF the people Of
Northeastern India against British Nile,
and in favor of Russian invasion. The
report says that q number of Indian
Princes have followed Dhulep Singhi's ex-
ample in joining Russia in exhorting the
people to throw off the hated English
yoke. The Journalo OF De Debats says that
great events are immine nt in Central Asia.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-09-08
A viCrIM Os EMILY

The San Francisco Alta has the follow
ing: MI. Sedgwick seems to have been
made the victim of that enmity in the
State Department which has, so lar, un-
successfully attempted to discredit every
move made by Mr.. Bayard. The New
York press seems banded in this crusade,
and is led by the World, which loses no
opportunity to grid at the Secretary OF
State. The good sense of the country is
with Mr.. Bayard, and its adhension is
simply strengthened by this petty war.
fare upon him. When the record OF the
State Departments management OF our
foreign affairs is made up it will appear
that Mr.. Bayard has at all points sus.
tanned the honor Of the Republic and
protected the rights Of its citizens. The
attack made upon him is merely Mr..
Blaino's fight, and the so-called Demo
cratic papers which have been drawn
into it will have hard work to explain
their advocacy of the Blaine methods
and the Blaine candidacy. So far they
have done more to advance Mr.. Blaine
than has been done for himself, for his
own speech is paltry. There are not
many men in the Democratic party
whose studies and duties have equipped
them with the knowledge of public and
and international law needed by a Secre'
tary of State. OF the small list Mr..
Bayard confessedly stands at the head,
and this fact controlled in his selection.
He has nobly given to his country the
most dignifed and unsel6sh service,
while enduring the most crushing Of
private ~bereavements, and his country
men will not be misled in a m~isjudgment
of his patriotism, fidelity or fitness.