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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05
Good Books.

Ruskin has written many good thing on
books and reading, but none better than the
following:
We talk of fool for the mind as Of food
for the body; now good book contains such
food inexhaustibly; it is provision for life,
and for the best part of us, yet how long
most people would look at the best book be-
fore they would give the price of fine din
ner for it'll Though there have been men who
have barred their backs and pinched their
stomachs to buy book. whose libraries
were cheaper to them, l think, in the end
than most mems dinners are. If public
libraries were as costly as public dinners, or
books cost the tenth part Of what bracelets
do. even foolish men and women might
sometimes suspect there was good in read
ing, as well as in munching and sparkling;
whereas. the very cheapness of literature Is
making people forget that if a book is really
worth reading it is worth buying.
No hook is worth anything which is not
worth much: nor is it serviceable until it has
been read and reread aud loved and loved
again, and marked, SO that you can refer to
the passages you want in it, as a soldier can
seize the weapon he needs in an armory, or a
housewife bring the spice she needs from her
store. You must gel into the habit, when
reauing a real book, of looking intensely at
words, and assuring yourself of their mean
irg, syllable by syllable, letter by letter.
You might resd all the Looks in the largest
library in the world df you could live long
enough and remain an illiterate, ,uueducated
person; but if you read ten pages of a good
book with real accuracy, you are for
evermore, in some measure, an educated per-
son.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05
we Are Japan,s Best Customers.

Governor Hubbard. the United States
Minister at Toxic, tells me that we buy
more from Japan than any other foreign
nation. LAST year" said he, '.our i'm
ports from this country amounted to 91,-
0U0, 900 Japanese dollars, or about 49,
600, eco American dollars. We bought
$l1, 10000 worth of her raw silk and
nearly $1,000, 600 worth of her teas. The
fair cheeks of our ladies were cooled last
year with $97, 900 worth of Japanese
fans, and our noses were wiped with
$sle, 600 worth of japanese silk handker-
chiefs. We buy nearly $500, 900 worth
of porcelain every year, and our imports
of bamboo ware amount to $1G2, 99e of
japanese money. We buy more than
twice as much of Japan as any other
country, and our imports are increasing
every year. In 1887 we bought million
and half more goods than in 1886, and
the nited States will probably continue
TO be Japan's best customer. "-NeU York
World.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05
Using Sngnr 10 Make the FIrn Go.

A great mystery in certain house.
Gold in Boston has been solved. The
head of the house. who bought sugar by
the barrel, often wondered show in the
world the family used as much sweeten-
ing as they did," and his wife. who was
not much given to going into the kitchen,
said she guessed they didn't use any
more than other folks. But one day she
did 90 TO the kitchen, and arrived Just
in time to see the cook in the act Of
throwing scoopful Of granulated white
sugar on the fire. Sugar is exceedingly
inhammable, and its application made
the FIRE flash up in fine shape. The girl
confessed that she had regularly used
sugar to quicken the fire. ''Sure, mum, "
she said, 1--WE must have the fire, an
the coal burns that slow that me heart
is broke waitin' upon itr'
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05
the Right Side.

SIN sci recently delivered in a Chi.
cago pull preacher of many years
experience ID Of extended observation gave
the welc( assurance to his hesrers that
the Churd militant is not fighting a losing
battle, al nough surface Indications in the
great cities may seem to point TO that con-
clusion. A closer examination of the facts
in the case will bring to light splendid
train of efforts and influences for the rif .t.
\ mighty host OF quiet Lut reliable nd
loyal soldiers of the cross-none of which
and none Of whom. are unusual or odd
enough to receiveuse 1iSa N the press ,fha
countless agencies that make 10, Righteous
ness are little noticed, Tut the agent who
proves false to his trust and iushes into the
service of the devil gets too generous men,
tion So the crimes and follies OF mankind
are flashed over the wires and spread before
our eyes every night and morning, while the
regular onward march OF the great Christian
charities and Of evangelical movements d
referred 10 with brevity ind infrequently,
if at all.
The Church at large is growing stronger
every year, the Gospel is being dinused ra-
pif among all peoples, the tone of Chris
ii J living Is being raise,i, and the dignity OF
d cipleship is coming into wider recognition
These and many other signs Of the times, full
Of encouragement and promise, were inter-
preted TO the people by the eloquent divine.
and any timid, despairing distiustful Souls
who heard him must have enjoyed the ser
mon as a revelation
Even those who have not entertained fears
as to tho progress OF the Church, and who
did not need this ns urance 10 allay nnxiety,
viii rejoice to know that an experienced
soldier In the warfare against 81 has an
mistaken faith, not alone ~ final triumph
but in the regular and continuous advances
OF the Lords army OF occupation. The next
generation would fad It's condition much i'm
proved II the young men Ia the colleges
could tske IN some Of this wholesome and
hopaful philosophy " place Of the pesimistic
stuff OF the Schopenhnuer stamp with which
they and the colleginns who just preceded
them have been too much enamored. In
terror.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05
.erhe Place where jesus, Nams Is.n

All the missionary reports dwell on the
wonderful results of women's work among
the heather. One of the most remarkable
comes from Madura, in the Indian Archi-
Herald. 1t appears that Biblewoman
gathered little class of native women to-
gether, and used to speak to them about
Jesus, reading to them, and explaining bis
life OF love. One day woman who had
been a most attentive listener, interrupted
her with:
"Are all the things you read and tell us
about Jesus written in that bookp
Eyes. and much more than l have yet
tol you."
81 want book like it; will you bring me
one tomorrow
will it be to yous You cannot read it.n
"But l must have the Book that tells
about Jesusn
The next day when the book was gwen to
her, she cl sped it eagerly with both hands,
and touched it lovingly to her lips. Then
opening the book she said:
SHOW me the place where Jesus name
''As soon as it had been pointed out to
her she kissed the sacred page reverently.
Before the Bible-woman left the house the
happy owner of the Book asked that the
place might be marked 50 that she would al
ways find the name of Jesus.
Another woman, who has only been under
instruction few months, has been much
impressed with the thought that it is her
duty to go from house to house. like the
Bible readers, teaching and telling
OF the love OF Jesus She is very anxious
to read in the New Testament, and has per-
suaded her husband TO help her, so that she
may learn more rapidly. Not long since she
came early in the morning. and entreated
the Bible-woman to go with her to neigh.
boring village to preach, saying, she wished
to begin to tell what she had learned about
Jesus, but was afrnil to teach in her own
village, where she was welLknown. for the
people would laugh at her because she knew
SO little. Surely God has blessed this branch
of the work in answer to many earnest
prayers.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05

We arc not the only people, according
to the New York Graphic, who are hav-
ing trouble on account of Chinese immi-
grafton. In one of the Russiaa pro-
vinces, Just north of the Amoor River,
the Mongolians within the last two
years have swarmed into the country.
There as elsewhere they have driven out
all other laborcrs. and they have SO
thoroughly monopolizcd certain branches
Of trade that the Governor-General has
appealed to the Imperial Government at
St. Petersburg to protect the people OF
the province from being driven from
their homes to seek living in other
sections of the country.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05
One may get an idea of the carele

One may get an idea Of the careless
ness preva ling among people by consid-
ering the figures of the Dead Letter OF
fee I Washington. During the past
year early six million and quarter let
tersil md packages were received there,
either wrongly addressed or unclaimed.
This is at the rate of over seventeen
thousand for every day in the year. The
amount of money contained in them was
over $40, 900, and the checks and drafts
footed up 81, 333. 900.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05

The late Professor Proctor was lit
erary Poo Bah. In his journal, Hnoul-
edge, he,used to appear in half dozen
different roles at the same time. AS
ssEditor" and ar. A. Proctor he wrote
on mathematics and astronomy; as ed
ward Clodd" he discussed dreams; as
"Thomas Foster" he criticised and car
ried to its logical conclusion Dickens's
unfinished story, Edwin Drood," and
as an anonymous writer he criticised his
own criticism.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05
SUBSCRIPTIONS:
l.iLlcaus IN Aduance.l

Little Dave Keller, aged seven, of
Marshall, ILL.,, has been sent to the insane
asylum. Dave was a very bright boy,
and made such wonderful progress in his
studies that his parents and teachers de-
cided to push him forward. He was al
lowed no time for play or exercise, but
was kept at his books. At last his eyes
glarcd with a meaningless stare, his
tongue babblcd idiotic nonsense, and his
overtasked brain was wrecked.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05

Capital in Europe is wonderfully
plenty for almost everything, and its
owners have childIike confidence in al
most anything labelled American. Henry
Willard, Of the Northern Pacific Rail
road, recently wanted some money. He
opened books in Berlin tor subscription
to third mortgage bonds, naming the price
and amount for sale, which was "a, OOO,-
900. To his surprise when the books
were opened the subscription amounted
to forty ght millions, or twelve times
the amount that had been sought. There
is great deal OF wcalthin all old coun-
tries hidden in out.of-the-way places.
When France had to pay Germany the
cost Of the war it was found that the
French people had the money for the
purpose. Still later they have great con-
lidence in the Panama Canal enterprise,
raising loan after loan for 1t, when no
American Gnancier could trust anything
he valued on the success Of the enter
prise, ......-.. -
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05
RELIGIOUS READING.



o Holy Nightl whose blest approach
Now touches heart and home with joy,
Lifting from e,rth.her old reproach,
Disper sing shades night would employ
To Keep us still from seeking now
The Star of Bethlehem's pure ray,
That, falling soft on lifted brow,
But heralds diviner day
Send thou thy peace, o Holy Night
On sin-stained Erth, on weary waste,
TIL with thy glory all is bright,
Till to His shrine each step shall hastel
Send light unto the closed eye,
Send speech unto the sealed lip,
That from the first the cloud shall fly,
That for the second Truth shalldip
Her slender finger, then. and touch
The tongue that silent doth remain,
Thus giving from her store, how much
Is only counted by thy gainl
Send faith unto the wavering soul,
Send joy unto tho bruised heart,
That Christmas in its blessed whole
Shall gather each respondent part
OF fglory that this night doth yield,
And lay it at His feet divine
Whose sceptre heaven and earth now wielC
And lol DER all the Star shall shineI
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05

New York philanthropists are turning
their attention to the allcviation of the
shop giIls' sufTerings. There is also an
effort TO make the factory girl more in
dependent and to this end large sums Of
money have been raised with view to
establishing schools for instruction in
the different branches of mechanical
labor. It is claimed that if girls and
Young women are taught good trade
early in life they can be placed where
tbey can make an honorable livelihood
independent of brutal employers and
,sordd factory owners.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05
AN Ink to Serlbble with on Glass,

A correspondent writes in and wants
to know how TO make an ink with which
he can scribble or draw on glass. There
are several methods. a very sure one is
to go to store where inks are sold and
buy bottle of fluid made for that pnr-
pose. The writing may be done by
applying to the surface some appropriate
varnish, and one Or two kinds appear to
have special adaptation for this pur-
pose. A good matt varnish is made by
dissolving in two ounces OF ether ninety
grammes of sandaiac and twenty of
mastic, adding one-half to one and one
half ounces Of bcnzol, according to the
fineness Of the matt required, the varnish
being applied to the cold plate. After
it has set the gIa S mag I've heated to
insure fine and even grain, and to rem
der the glass transparent asaln after it
has been written upon it is only neces-
sary to apply with brush solution of
sugar or gum acacia. A vanish Of sugar
is regarded as an even better surface Tor
this purpose. and is easily ade b. dis
solving equal pirts of whine aud brown
sugar in water to thin syrup, adding
alcohol and applying to hot glass plates.
The film dries very rapidly, ANA furnishes
q surface on which il i pe; e;fectly easy TO
write with pen or pencil The best results
are achieved by he use Of nd a ink, with
sugar added. - D<troi Freq Pres.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05
A WIG Murdsrar Hanrad.

At Winnepeg, Manitoba, Webb Bran
don. the wife murderer, was hanged.
He displayed great fortitude on the scaf-
fold. The parting between Brandon snd
his three children was affecting in the
extreme. Brandon killed his wife while
drunk.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05
sixteen Soldiers Killed.

A shell burst in powder magazine at
Messina, on the island Of Sicily, 10 the
Mediterranean Sea Friday morning,
killing sixteen soldiers. and injuiing
many others.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05

The loss to the cotton crop from insects
Is estimated at slJ, 900, 900 year, while
that TO the apple crop is not much less,
aud that TO the potato crop at least one
half as much. But the estimate Il not a
fair one until into the loss is counted the
I me spent 10 fighting to secure the pro-
portion that is saved.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05
Charlotte Messenger
Is PUBLISHED
Every Saturday,
AT
CHARLOTTE, N. c.
In the interests Of the Colored People
of the Country.

Able and well-known writers will contrib
ute to its columns from different parts of the
country, and It will contain the:latsst g en-
eral News ofthe
IHE MESSENGER is flrst-class newspaper
and will not allow personal abuse in its col.
uinns. It is not sectarian or partisan. but
independent-deal fairly by all. 1t re-
serves the right to criticise the shortcomings
OF all public ofiicials-commending the
worthy, and recommending for election such
men as in its opinion are best suited to serve
the interests of the people
1t is intended to supply the long felt need
Of a newspaper to advocate the rights and
defend the inter. sts of the Negro-American,
especially in the Piedmont section Of the
Carolinas.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05

The soIaninc in uurpe potatoes is sup
posed to have caused the recent poison
ing Of many French soldiers.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1889-01-05

There are over 200, 600 Iepers in Bri's
ish India
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-01
Annther Causa of Delay.

Few people who utter complaints of the
ineffciency of the postal department when a
letter chances to go as.ray realize that in the
majority of cases the fault is not so much
with the employees Of the government AS with
the people themselves.
A letter carrier, who has been In the serv-
Ice for years, told The Man About Town that
hundreds of letters are lost through the de-
posting Of circulars in the ordinary street
boxes.
You can readily see," said he, show easy
it is for letter falling into letter box to
slip inside the envelope inclosing a circular.
In running over the circulars at tho Office we
find hundreds of letters thus hid away that
might, but Tor the closest vigilance, 60 astray
and never reach their destinations Iremem-
Der that when was collecting mail on one Of
the heavy down town districts one of the
large firms deposited several hundred circu-
lars in one Of the street boxes, and few
minutes later another firm mailed in the same
box letter inclosius heavy draft to meet
one Of their eastern bills A few days later
complaint was made that the letter contain
ing the draft was lost, and q special agent
was detailed to trace it up. The result was
that l came very near losing my position
After six weeks delay the letter was returned
from Texas. having gotten there by being
concealed in tho envelope inclosing one Of the
circulars. st Louis Republic.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-01
T:ai1Y eagle
A LESSON.

! win give you a lesson In love today
With this glad blue sky above US,
And give it freely, with nothing to pay,
For nature seams to love US.
Come With me, then, to a woodland deep
In ferns and rank green grasses
Where vioiets sleep and wild hyacinths peep
In tangled, purple masses.
Where dogwood blossoms a-whitenins the trees
Listen to tender murmuIs
From that frolicsome sweetheart, the rayishing
breeze
The lore of a thousand summers
The breeze Is old, but never grows cold.
And woes in a reckless fashion,
With the nien Of q lover free and bold
Pleading its airy passion
l VIII give you lesson In love today
CMy own has been learned these ages;
! VIII tel you Of all its passion and play
And show you it's wonderful phases.
We are away from the world, It's folly and pain,
With a day Of heavens own sending,
Love looks in my eyes, and looks yet again
Is the lesson near an ending;
Ny souls own soul, the world is fair,
And we are alone together,
And life, for us, has never a care
Our lesson viii last foreveri
Kate A Darlington
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-01
Complete stocks in all dept's.
A Wire with q History.

A bit of wire was introduced into our
conversation at the club. 1t was a silent,
uncommunicative bit of copper, about a
sixteenth of an inch thick and four
inches long. Most any hardware mer-
chant would give you similar bit Of
wire, because its value would be so little
he could not reckon price for it. But
this particular piece, Mr.. Vail Whose
father co-operated with Morse In invent
ing the telegraph carries in his pocket
book as carefully as if it were gold,
many times more weighty. 1t is a
passive, plant substance-an inanimate
bit of copper, but it gave the first cleo
trio thrill that has brought the inhabit-
ants Of the world close together, con-
quered time, and annihilated distance.
1t is bit of the first three miles of wire
ever used for telegraphy. 1t is piece
from the experimental line constructed
by Morse and Vail, ST., when they were
testing their inventions. Only little of
this wire, Mr.. Vail, Jr., informed me,
has been preserved. After it was taken
down from the experimental line. his
father used part OF 1t as trelhs for vines
on his front porch. Part of it may have
been used in the construction of the line
between the capital and Baltimore, but
if so it was lost track of. 1t was from
the trellis that the mementoes were re-
covered, II think l got less than six
feet of it," said Mr.. Vail after teleg-
raphy became wonder of the world
I've began to appreciate the value of such
a memento, and we saved what we could
of the original three mile wire. l have
given pieces to few persons who have
been especially interested in it, and some
was arranged on card, with photo
graph of the original instrument, now at
the National museum, that was sent to
the Paris exposition. "-Washington Cor.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-01

Engraved and printed LUNCHEON
cards at the Wichita EAGLE Office ce5 c.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-01
Miss Minnie Apolis' Opinion.

The subject of national flower is
being discussed great deal now, Miss
Minnie" remarked a visitor at Mime
apolis 70 maiden of that city. What
do you think about it,
Well, replied Miss Minnie, 81 think
papa's Fancy Winter Wheat Flour rather
takes the biseIit. New York Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-01

; asa Tram to 81. Lcais ana the East Vi .
Missoar Paet1e NJ
Composed Of Day coaches. elegant free
reclining chair cars. and Pullman s.eeper..
leaves Wichita at li55 g. II. runs
through 70 ST Louis solid. arriving there
a. $40 g. m. next day This IS one and
oae-haf hoursQuicker than any other line
running both reclining chair cars and
Pullman sleepers from here through with
out change. City ticket Office lS7 Main
street
E E BLECKLEY,
dI40st Pass and Ticket ASsas
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-01
Ants Make . Temperance Drink.

-1BH6 rHPc1b0Ce
ibid you know that ants woald make lem
onadep said . Bridge street grocer to a
Tribune man the other day They VII, for
/ have seen them do 1t several times The
other day lett slice Of lemon on the couu-
ter, and there happened to be some sugar not
far of, and directly noticed the ants carry
ing the sugar to the lemon juice. thought
1t was rather queer. as well a cute, and, &c
test the matter, have tried IL several times by
putting piece Of lemon on the counter and
placing some sugar near By, and the ants
never fail to carry the sugar to the lemon.
What do you think Of that nowi l. Is en-
absolute factn-Tampa Tibune
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-01
The Significance,

How is business" was the cheerful
inquiry made by one travelling man of
another.
First rate. How is it with your"
"Oh, don't find fault"
That sounds well anyhow. It means,
suppose, that you are doing we'll"
No, il means, simply, that am good
aatured. New York News
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-01
TIE SERMON NJ" 4.e,S .c;:1.

The sermon was long and the preacher was prosy
The cushion was soft and the corner was cozy;
And, musing, knew
By my side in the pew
Was a dear little face that was dimpled and rosy.
a stray bit of lace and the curl Of a feather
Lay close to my cheek, and didn't care whether
The service was long
OF fitting was wrong
IN a lonely back pew. as we kneit down together.
In reading the prayers we had one book between
us;
So sweet was that smile. bad nobody seen us,
While bent on our knees
ooh, how Cupid did teaseD
had stolen kiss with the prayer book to screen
us,
In the oriel window the Sunlight was cleaning,
In my drowsy old brain felt love fances teeming;
Then my heart gave thump-
But my head got bump
On the back of the pew-I had only been dream
Tropical Times.