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The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

THE House passed the silver bill.
Many Republicans expressed themselves
as opposed to it, but were compelled to
support it.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
HUGHES
Quinine Hair Tonic

Quinine Hair Tonic
The best preparation made for the Hair. It i'm
parts Vigor to the Scalp, Cleanses it and thor
oughly eradicates Dandruf, and stops the Hair
falling. Price 25 and 80 cents. Prepared by
R. 81. JORDAN d CO., Druggists,
SPRING. Corner, Charlotte, y. @.
March % 1890
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

By virtue of Decree of the Superior Court u
the caseof Lula billiard VS. Preston Dillard and
others, will sell for cash, on Monday, Jul
14th, 1890, all the LOT of LAND described In I
Deed from VIM. Johnston 70 Preston Dillard
being 491< feet on boundary street and extend
ing back 1913 feet Sale to be to the highest bid
der and at 12 o'clock.
r. B. BAILEY,
June IS, 1890. 5w Commissioner.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
Announcement.

hereby announce myself as a candidate for
reelection to the office of Register of Deeds for
Mecklenburg county, subject to the action of the
Democratic nominating convention.
J. W. COBB.
June Is, 1890. If
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
A DUTY to Yourself.

1t is surprising that people will use Q common
ordinary pill when they can secure Q valuable
English one for the same money. DIR Acker'i
English pills are positive cure for sick-head.
ache and all liver troubles. They are small
sweet, easily taken and do not gripe
Sept. 6, '69. r. 81. JORDAN q co.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
WINONA SOCKS.

Best Finish; Fastest Colors; Finest Fabrics Of
any Seamless Sock manufactured A full line
of sizes in all desirable colors. ASK for them
and take no other.
w For sale by
8. WITTKoWsKY.
Charlotte. N. O.
June 13, 1890
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
CHARLOTTE, N. G.
Friday, June 13, 1890.

Col. FL. G.. Jones, strong democrat,
is a candidate for Congress, subject to the
democratic convention.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
NJ A r RIED

In this city, on the 11th inst, by Rev. ]. B.
Cheshire, D. D., Mr. Lucien Walker and Miss
Annie Jones, daughter of the late DR.. Johnstone
B. Jones.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

The Reidsville Daily Review announces
its suspension as it conflicts with the
management of the weekly.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

THERE are about three million men,
bers OF the alliance in the United States.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
READ THE FoLLoWlNa :

They must GO, those Shoes. We are going 70
give up the Stock-stop keeping Shoes.
Those we have are not shop-worn; the cut In
price is purely to clear up the room, as we want
It for another department
Shoes at cost and at less than cost.
"a Have you forgotten our China Silk re-
ductions, 81 reduced to 65 cents. 75 cents re-
duced to SO cents.
Persons who know our house will understand
when we advertise q cut we mean it.
T. L. SEIGLE q co.
June 6, 1890.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

DEMOCRATS will gain two Congressman
in Maryland. The next delegation will
be FIVE Democrats and one Republican.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

Epps' Cocoa, Bakers Chocolate, Colman's Mus
tard Flavoring Extracts, Cream Tartar at
BURWELL q DUNN'S Drug Store.
May 16, 1890.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
STATEMENT

Showing the Condition Of the St Paul
Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

A Card from Col. II. G. Jones.
hereby announce myself as q candidate for
Congress in the Sixth Congressional District,
vention. ii. G. JONES.
Charlotte, n. G., June 18th, 1890. #
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
NOTICE.

An animal meeting of the American Gypsum
and Mining Company will be held at Willard,s
Hotel in Washington, D. O., on June 18th, 1890,
at 7.30 P. III. THOS. w. BUCKLEY,
June IS, 1890. Secretary.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, j
OEFIcE OF SECRETARY OF STATE,
Insurance Department, Raleigh, June 9th, 1890.
In compliance with Sec. of SAn Act to con-
solidate the Insurance Laws of North Carolina y
certify that the above 10 true extract from
the sworn statement of the st. Paul Fire and
Marine Insurance Company on December 8lst,
1889, now on file in this department
w. L. SAUNDERS,
Secretary of State
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
Sticky Fly Paper,


Insect Powder and Insect Powier Guns at
BURWELL & DUNNS Drug Store.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

PRESIDENT, G. q. BIGELOW,
VICE-PRESIDENT, PETER BERKLY
SECRETARY, u. B. GILBERT.
GENERAL AGENT, T. 81. HAUGHTON,
Charlotte, N. @.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

A6SEI6.
Value of real estate and ground
rents owned by the Company (less
the amount Of encumbrances
thereonl sio7,ssO7
Loans on bond and mortgage (duly
recorded and being first liens on
the fee simple), 576, no Q
Account of stocks and bonds Of the
United States, and Of this and
other States, also all other stocks
and bonds absolutely owned by
the Company. 4s4.S7sa 2
Stocks, bonds and all other securi-
ties Except mortgagel hypothe-
Gated to the Company as collateral
security for cash actually loaned
by the Company, $50, 5000
Interest due and accrued on stocks
and other securities, 12,100.S 8
Cash in Company's principal Office
and belonging to the Company,
deposited in Bank, 132, ,i512 Q
Premiums or assessments unpaid, 7S060.6
Premium or assessment loans and
notes, 2S,640.7
All other assets, detailed in state
ment, 23.3
Total A sseta af 7fQ Goa 4,
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
ASSETS.

DEcEMBER 3isr, 1889.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

June 13, 1890.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

Special Attention
Paid to Retail Trade. Pure Goods at loNest
BURWELL d DUNN,
Aug. %, 1889. Druggists
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

T. L. Seigle & Co.'s show window has q
pretty decoration for the Musical Festival One
of the attractions is large Tyre. with the frame
wrapped in red China silk, and with pink, white
and blue ribbon, to represent the strings. In the
corner of the window are comets decorated with
ribbon, and it is very attractive piece of work.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

June 10, 1890.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
Foreign News.

W. Z. STRoNAcH, Sec'y.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13

June 13, 1890. 5w Truste.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
The First Girl Wrangler.

In Cambridge University, England,
the student who passes best in mathe.
mates at the annual examination is
called the "senior wrangler."
This odd title is derived from the
schools of the Middle Ages. when col
lege exercises were called disputations,
and those who performed them disput-
ants, because the main part consisted
in pitting two men together, one to arge
pro and the other con. From disputing
the term wrangling was easily derived,
although why it's use should be confined
to mathematics is not easily understood.
However. it is held to be the highest
honor attainable at Cambridge, and
this year it was won by girl
1t is true that her name was not an
nounced as senior wrangler, because
Cambridge University, although per-
hitting girls to take it's studies, with
curious Inconsistency, will not bestow
collegiate titles on them. So the name
OF young man was announced as senior
wrangler, and, after his name, that Of
Philippa Fawcett, with the statement
that she passed the better examination.
The feelings of the young man may be
imagined.
Miss Fawcett inherits her gifts from
both sides. Her mother is Millicent
Garrett Fawcett, who writes on political
an social economy, and her father was
Prof. Fawcett, the blind Postmaster
General Of England.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
Curious Work Done by IL Clock.

Darius L. Golf, at Pawtuchet, r. l.,
is one Of the proprietors of one of the
great braid works, but has fancy for
mechanical and electrical experiments.
He has in his front hall q tall, old-fash-
toned clock, an heirloom, which, strange
to say, never runs down. 1t stands
near the front door, and is connected
with it by rod with gearing attach
ments. Whenever the door is opened
or closed the winding arrangements are
given turn, so that the act Of entering
or leaving the house keeps the clock
constantly wound. But this is not all.
By means OF electrical appliances oper-
ated by the clock in its movements, the
gas in the hall is raised at dusk and low
cred at bedtime, an early rising bell is
rung in the servants hall, a later rising
bell is rung to summon the family from
their repose, and still an hour later the
clock rings the breakfast bell. When
ever it strikes the hour, soft musical
cathedral chimes are struck simultane-
ously in the chambers, and for mo-
ment the house is filled with melody.
Had Mr.. Golf lived and conjured in
witchcraft days he would certainly have
been hanged.--Bosto,e Advertiser.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
Whistling for Seals.

Mr.. T. F. Payne, of Toronto, records
an interesting fact which often came
under his notice during prolonged
stay at Hudson Strait. Here" he
says, "the Esquimau might often be
seen lying at full length at the edge of
an ice foe, and, although no seals could
be seen, they persistently whistled in
low note similar to that often used in
calling tame pigeons, or, if words can
express my meaning, like plaintive
phew-ew, few, few, the first note being
prolonged at least three seconds. Ii
there were any seals within hearing dis
lance, they were invariably attracted to
the spot, and it was amusing to see
them lifting themselves as high as pos
sible out of the water, and slowly shak-
ing their heads, as though highly de-
lighted with the music.
"Here they would remain for some
time, until one, perhaps more venture
some than the rest would come within
striking distance Of the Esquimau, who
would often change the SEALS tone
of JOY to one of sorrow, the others MAX
ing off as fast as possible. The whist
ling had to be continuous, and was
more effective if performed by another
Esquimau short distance back from
the one lying motionless at the edge of
the ice. I may add that the expert
ment was often tried by myself with the
same result. "--4merican Naturalist.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
Killed in Zululand.

On June IS, 1870, Lord Sydney in
formed the Duke Of Bassano OF the
death of the Prince Imperial. At first
the Duke refused to break the news to
the Empress, but at last consented and
went to her. The Empress was much
surprised to see him so early, and at
once remarked
You have news from Zululand?"
"Yes, madam; but not good news"
''Louis is ill? Well. my dear Duke
let us depart Immediately to nurse
him."
"There was fight" said the Duke.
SIS he wounded?'
The Duke simply bent his head.
1--WE can set out to-day. even. The
ships leave port every day.
The Empress then ordered all neces-
saries to be got ready without delay.
"Is the wound serious?" she asked,
not daring to look at the Duke, who
was still standing at the entrance Of the
room.
She then went up to him and looked
at him with great anxiety. Tears were
rolling down the Dukes cheeks, and
the Empress burst into great fit of
sobbing, for she now understood all.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
The Coming Gun.

The French Chamber of Commerce
recently granted to M. Paul Giffard
the inventor Of new gun, q prize of
$4,000 and gold medal, and trials Of
the new weapon are about to be made
in Paris under the direction of the mill
tary inspectors The Gifard gun uses
neither illuminate nor gunpowder, not
even the so-callled "smokeless pow
der," so much talked about. These are
replaced by single drop Of 8 volatile
liquid, which, falling into q closed
chamber behind the projeccile, devel-
ops by vaporiZing great pressure, and
thus gives impetus to the projectile.
The fluid is liquified gas, inelosed in
q steel cartridge provided with an es-
Gaping valve regulated by a movable
screw. By pressing on the hammer the
valve is opened and the shot discharged.
The cartridge contains 100 grammes
of the liquid. One third Of a gramme
is sufficient charge for one shot in an
ordinary hunting-gun. The same cart
ridge is good, therefore, for three
hundred Shots After every shot new
bullet is introduced, but it is certain
that repeating mechanism will soon
be added, by which the supply of bull
lets will be continuous. There is no
fear of overheating the gun, for the
shooting rather cools it, the condensa.
ton of the gas absorbing the caloric,
justas the ammonia in the ice.malsing
machine. Moreover, the liquitied gas
does not evaporate instanraueously, but
expands gradually, so that the proiec'
tile acquires Its greatest velocity only
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
A Fair snalse-Cl,arm.r.

l saw IN Bowery dime museum, = va
q New York correspondent of the Bos.
ton HeTota, very beautiful girl charm.
ing snakes She seemed One Of the
hapPlest mortals under the sun, the
twinkle OF her eyes and the gentle curl
OF her req lips indicating that her heart
was as ilgi-t as birds. When she
lifted the huge striped and spotted
snakes from their boxes and coiled them
around her neck, arms and body, often
letting their clammy scales press
against her mouth, was considerably
shocked, and I wondered what circum.
stances OF life could have possibly inn
PEELED q woman of such superior nhvs-
zeal charms to adopt q repulsi1e profess
sion OF tins sort. A young man very
much under the influence Of liquor was
exhibiting the freaks in the museum.
and, as the snake-charmer twined her
pets around her, always smiling as
though she enjoyed their embraces as
we'll as if they were the arms of a lover.
he recounted the history of the girl.
saying that she was a princess in
Abyssinia, and that she preferred snakes
to dolls as baby. After the exhibition.
and while the crowd was clustered about
the wild men Of Borneo, ventured to
ask few questions of the snake
charmer while buying from her photo
graph OF herself. I began by the
surest route to a woman's confidence.
assuring her that girl of her good an.
pearance might easily be occupied bet
ter than sitting about all day in dime
museum.
"Oh. 1t is no choice of NINE" said
sne, wv win q perfectly happy smile.
Whose, then, is it? 1 asked.
my husbands" she replied. THAT'S
him showing the freaks. Ihate snakes,
OF course. l couldn't have touched one
two years ago any more than you
could. 1 got married, thinking I, should
be taken care of, but Jim is a worthless
fellow, and he can't support me to save
him. first went into the show bust.
ness as hair freak. 1 had my hair
bleached yellow, and arranged il SO il
stood straight all over my head; but
those things are only worth about ten
dollars week, and 1 began to look for
something better. There was a snake
charmer sat next to me in the show in
those days. and began by touching
the snakes with the tip of my finger.
When found out that they couldn't
hurt me, on account of their fangs being
taken out, l managed after awhile to
get used to the feel of them, and would
handle them for my own amusement.
The man that owned the snakes died,
and just before he went he told me to
take the snakes and to give exhibitions
with them. The owner of the dime
museum offered me twenty-five dollars
a week if I would do the act, and so
one night I stopped every bit of feeling
in me, and stood up before the crowd
and wound the things around ME.
don't like them now, but 1 have grown
almost Indifferent"
"What do you stay in such dis
agreeable business for?"
The smile faded from her face, and
she snapped the silver snake bangle
viciously on her wrist. when you
marry brute" said she, che makes a
brute Of you-that is il you love him. "
"And you love him ?"
Yes, once in awhile; when he is
SOBER"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

At the moment of leaving the mouth Of
tne weapon. Consequently there is
nothing to fear from violent and sud
den p1 essure upon the sides of the gun,
and thus the projectile force can be
utilized to its maximum.
The detonation is something like
mat OF the uncorking of champagne
bottle. sharp, short pop, and moth
ing more. OF course, there is no smoke
and no fouling of the gun. The liquid
by its volatilization gives out no disa-
greeable odor like that of the smokeless
powder OF the Austrian army, which
asphyxlated some of the soldiers during
the trials in rapid firing.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
Arrogance.

A great General always knows when
ne must be severe and when he NAV be
open to approach and even the advice
OF his subordinates. Gen. Grant was
an excellent example of man who
possessed this faculty, for no man better
understood how to exact what was due
10 his position, or could be at the same
time more simple in his relations with
other men.
A good example among modern COM
manders, OF the opposite quality was
supplied by Marshal Benedek, the
austrian commander at the battle of
Sadowa in 1866. During this engage
ment, the forces of the Prussians. under
the command of the Grown Prince
Frederick William, began movement
the full significance of which was onlv
perceived among the Austrians by Gen.
Braga, then of inferior rank. and Init
"a years of age.
Braga rode to Marshal Benedek and
communicated his information as to the
nature of the enemy's movement. The
Commander-in-chief coldly refused to
take any notice of it.
Fearing the worst results to the armv
and to the country, Braga ventured to
urge upon Benedek the certainty of
his information, and the probability of
his own opinions concerning it. :
IF you do not withdraw" Marshal
Benedek exclaimed, angrily, II will
have you shot on the spot"
Braga withdrew. The Crown Princes
troops advanced rapidly, and struck the
blow that Braga had apprehended.
The Prussians were victorious; the re-
suit of the battle was decisive of the
war. Austria was Inundated before
Europe, and Prussia was raised to q
commanding position.
Benedek will be remembered chiefly
in history as the commander who was
beaten at Sadowa. Braga's exhibition
OF sagacity commended him to the
Emperor, and he died lately in Vienna,
Field Marshal of the Austrian army.
|-YoutA's Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
Their Lot Quite Fortunate.

Scattered along the coast of West
Africa in Sierra Leone and Liberia are
number of settlements known as An
COLA Town and Congo Town. The
ancestors of the people who live in
these little hamlets were born hundreds
of miles south of the places where their
children are found to-day. They were
natives of Angola and the Congo
region. Many Of them belong to the,
great Bantee family, and they know
very different languages from those of
the negro tribes among whom they now
live. These handfuls of Southern
African people scattered amont the in
habitants of Liberia and Sierra Leone
are more fortunate than many thou
sands of their friends who toiled away
their lives as slaves on the plantations
of the West Indies and Brazil. For
these settlements were made by rescued
slaves, who were taken by the cruisers
of the civilized nations from the holds
Of slave vessels. They were bound for
the West Indies or Brazil, for very few
of the Congo or Angola blacks were
brought to this country. Probably
ninety mine in a hundred of the black
residents of this country came origin
ally from the west coast, between Sene-
gambia and Cameroons, while Brazil
received most Of her hundreds of
thousands of slaves from Congoland
and Angola.
So these more fortunate captives,
who were rescued before they had been
taken far from their native land, were
settled far north of the Congo at points
where they could be protected against
slavers. There they have lived ever
since, and not a few of the children
born in their new homes still talk the
languages of the southern tribes. Many
of them have been Christianized, are
tolerably industrious, and their lot has
been quite fortunate, considering the
terrible fate they so narrowly escaped.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
Culture by Electric Light.

In the botanical department of Cor.
nell University there have recently
been made some very curious expert
ments in the cultivation of plants under
electric light. A number of flowers
and of vegetables have been placed
where the powerful rays of electric
lamps fall upon them night and day,
and their growth is compared with
that OF others of their own species
planted at the same time and under
similar conditions except in the matter
of light.
The first and most noticeable effect
of this treatment is an enormously in
creased rate Of growth. The plants
which are lighted seem to work day
and night, and to become especially
luxuriant in foliage.
The vegetables shoot forward with
great quickness, peas, for instance,
which become in a few weeks two or
three times as tall as their brethren
living by daylight; and the same thing
is true Of all the plants.
When it came to seeds or fruit of any
sort, the matter was entirely different.
Here the plants which had grown
slowly and by daylight were ahead. 1t
is true that the pea which grew by
electric light came to bearing much
sooner than the other, but its hastily
made pods had very few peas, often
only one, and these Of an inferior
quality.
In every instance the reproductive
powers of the plant seemed to have
been most strongly affected, being sacri-
feed to mere foliage and rapjdity Of in
crease in general size Ioatti's COM
l)n,liO1i.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
APonnlar Edition.

Editor-in-chief (wildly)-The care
less foreman has pied all our letters
from Europe, every one of our column
cable dispatches, and the entire edi-
torial page filled with able articles on
the European situation. The type is all
in mess on the floor.
Newspaper Proprietor calmly
Print the paper just as it is and tell the
pressman to run off million extra
copies Good Ne,cS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
OLD WHISTLE.
a u YOUNG.

yy o. L. YOUNG.
.ipht a man as ever stepped
Earth. .,,sv nj his death and stingy at his
T. E. would never squall' it wasted time
tue me good square meals at last by dying
at noon
n;s change when paying bills,
|ee7t ,i,anse he didn't lack,
bsh fn,aniIed and Liberty's face upon the
grew oi nn sawdust dough, since meat
li cost INN nhairs from getting SCARED by
r. Oh he iloof'
10, from chatting through no never
bis i M! feet with hemlock bark to save
hoe. so sow Yards OF cotton cloth by fixing
shirt .,,o+ n,ode him anal, Tito
,binc that had hurt.
g, roll of burdock leaves instead of q
inside had not door, for holes were
PEI pei me whiskers off his face to dodge q
p r., nov bnnrs with the stomach ache to
. Branlreth's pill.
,,sh a dozen years, for teeth he'd
rom squash she'll lest he break his
e eIs srl / skunk for miles, on specula-
t nome richer by his pelt and an old
buel scent.
me noon, the last Of March, on to
s y bis poll.tax and two meals, as stated
y, f1rnish his own harp in yonder
u Whistle fiddles much he'll try the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

RESOLVED, never to do anything,
which. if l should see in another,
should count just occasion to despite
him for, or to think anyway more
meanly of him.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

IT is quite significant fact that the
road to wealth is full OF rocks.