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The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
HONS Matters.

Scrubbing brushes should be kept with
the bristles down and they will last twice
as long.
To loosen glass stopper drop little
oil around the stopper and place the bot.
tie near the fire.
IF fsponge cake is mixed with cold water
it is yellow, but if the water be boiling hot
the cake will be white.
To remove ink from carpets wet with
sweet milk and sprinkle with salt. Leave
this for a few hours and then wash with
clear water.
A very nice dessert is made of me-
ringue custard and bananas. Slice the
bananas and stir them in the custard just
before taking off the range.
Spinach juice colors a white sauce
prettily, and when poured over hard
boiled eggs, sliced, and laid evenly on the
platter, is tempting dish.
Lemon juice will whiten frosting, Gran
berry or strawberry juice will color il
pink, and the grated rind of an orange
strained through cloth will color it vel
low.
A new way to remove old ink stains il
W eaCuraIo INC spotS WIN Splrlts VI tuF'
pentine, let it soak several hours and ther
rub between the hands. Wash in warm
water.
In washing pongee do not boil or scale
the goods; it will stand hard rubbing i
necessary. Let it get quite dry, ther
press with as hot an iron as possible
when the silk will look like new. Sill
handkerchiefs should be quite dry before
ironing to prevent them turning yellow
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
Tailless Shirts.

Great minds have for ages been study
ing the costumes of men. A few improve.
ments have been made in the line of
comfort and appearance. The swallow
tail coat still remains as the only permis-
sible full dress coat to be worn by a gen.
tloman in society and by a colored waiter
at q first class hotel. Buttons are still
put on the backs of frock coats by tailors,
and left there by wearers. They are
more for fashion than for use or good
looks. But some real changes have taken
place in shirts. The silk or flannel negli-
gee shirts is o real comfort to the young
man who neglects to change or keep linen
shirts clean. The negligee shirt of any
light mud color can be worn for an
indefinite period-certainly on a long
journey through without change-and
still puzzle the beholder to know whether
the wearer is negligently dirty or fash.
ionably negligee. An enthusiastic writer
of mems fashions says "the very latest
wrinkle in the masculine repertory is
the shirt waist. With the heightened,
coat shaped undershirt the tail of the shirt
would seem to be entirely superfuous.
Moreover, the buttoning of the waistband
to the underbreeches keeps the bosom, by
the dependent weight, in perfect shape.
Then, again, it is claimed for this innova-
ton that the attachment of the suspen.
ders to the drawers has always had
tendency to affect the correct fall of the
trousers, and this is obviated by the wear
ing of the shirt waist" This is really
the beginning of q tailless shirt era. The
snip inventor thinks he has made a new
garment by cutting off the tail of an old
one precisely as the slanger invents new
word by abbreviating good one in use
Why, cert, yes, he'll 20 ter the mat.
Webster says the shirt is can undergar-
ment for the upper part of the body"
That does not comprehend tail to cover
the lower part of the body. The tail does
not make the shirt. The shirt will con-
tinue to be shirt without tail, and
practically speaking the average man
does not know for what he wants shirt
tails. He has grown up in the habit of
wearing them, and they hang on. They
do not indicate wealth. On the contrary,
they often appear to show the poverty of
the wearer. A kind-hearted old gentle.
man says to little boy on the street !:
'sLittle boy, little boy, you are losing
your handkerchief" The little boy quietly
tucks it away, and says, politely, "Thank
you, sir but it was not my handkerchief." "
1t was mystery, and thereby hangs q
tail. The new shirt garment now brought
forward by the Clothier and Furnisher,
in the shape off tailless shirt, is linen
waist without any waste of cloth lower
that is to be fastened to and supple.
mented by neat fitting drawers. 1t is a
dress complete in its way and promises to
be economical comfortable and useful
The outside world will never know
whether a gentleman has tail to his
shirt or not, and man without one can
hold his head as high as any. 1t is pro-
gress to discard the useless, and fairness
to new fashion bespeaks welcome for
the tailless shirt -Ne,o Orleans Picayane
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
Calls for Domestic Animals.

In controlling the movements of domes
tic animals by the voice, besides words of
ordinary import, man uses variety of
peculiar terms, calls and inarticulate
sounds-not to include whistling-which
varies in different localities. In driving
yoked cattle ard harnessed horses, team
sters "cry get up"( Casually "git ep') }, "click,
click" (tongue against the teeth), gee"
"haw," "whoa" or"wo," ""whosb," "back, "
etc. Ali of the above are used in English.
speaking countries. In Continental Eu-
rope the same terms are expressed as
''arri, }" Carr" juh," juhi," ''gio," etc. In
the United States "gee" directs the ami
mails away from the driver, hence to the
right but in England the same term has
the opposite effect, because the "drive
side" is different there to what it is here.
In Virginia the mule drivers "gee" their
teams with a cry of "hey-yee, ee a" In
Norfolk "whoosh- is used to the same
effect. In France "hue" and "hu-haut"
turns the team to the right in Germany
the words "hott" and "hotte," while in
Russia the term "haita" serves the same
purpose. To direct animals to the left
another series of terms is used. In call
ing cattle in the field the following cries
are used in the localities given: "Boss,
boss" "sake, sake" (Connecticut) 1000,
coo" and "sook, "sook" (Virginia). In
Maryland they say, ''sookey" and
"sookow." "Kope, kope" is the common
call for horses over most of the United
States. In Maryland and Alabama they
say "kope nanny when they call sheep.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
Cider for Vinegar.

One way of preventing the inferior
grades Of apples from going to waste is
by making them into cider for vinegar.
AS with other products care should be
taken to make of good quality in order
to realize good prices. There is no ad
vantage in using dirty, rotten fruit. At
the start have everything clean wash
and rinse out the press and all Of the ves-
sells to be used in handling brth the fruit
and the cider. After the fruit is gathered
up, all the rotten parts should be cut out
and thrown away and then what is to be
used to be thoroughly washed. Have the
| barrels clean, and so far as possible keep
everything connected with the work
clean.
At first do not fill the barrels more than
two thirds full. This will give the cider
more room to work and will lessen the
waste. In many cases. after pressing
we'll once it will be a good plan to stir the
pomace up thoroughly and add small
quantity of water and then press again,
putting this second juice, however, in a
separate barrel. 1t is best to lay the bar.
rels down on the sides. putting couple
of rails or poles underneath to keep them
off the ground. Tack piece ofmosquito
netting or wire, screen cloth over the
bung-hole to keep out flies and bugs.
After it has ceased working it should be
drawn off, strained and put in barrels
again this time the barrels can be filled
full. 1t will make vinegar quicker if it
can be left in the sun till cold weather,
when it should be slowed in the cellar
or in some place where it will not freeze
Some think it help to take strips OF
common brown wrapping paper, dip in
molasses and drop into the barrels; a
few strips in each barrel will help to
make mother. But this is not necessary
Keeping in the sun while the weather
is warm and keeping from freezing in
cold weather is sufficient. Worked up
in this way apples that otherwise would
go to waste can be made to sell at from
Is cents to 25 cents per bushel-St. Louis
| Republic
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

pa- Not every one will understand
what is meant by the locating of the sight
of the Temple of the Revolution at New
burgh on the Hudson. When the Ameri.
can army was cantoned near Newburgh
in 1888, there was deep discomfort
among both officers and men because they
could not get their pay. On March H.,
1888, a circular was secretly distributed
in order to bring about somewhat sedi-
tious meeting at what was called the
Temple, little log building newly cree.
ted there. Gen. Gates was thought to be
at the bottom Of the movement, by which
it was intended that the army should
arouse the fears of Congress and the peo-
pie and thus get better treatment. The
meeting was fully attended, and Wash.
ington made an address so patriotic and
firm in behalf of patience and loyalty
that the result was series of resolutions
promising all that Washington had coun.
selled.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
~ That great engineering work. II

W That great engineering work, the
Corinth Canal, which will sever the
Peloponnesus from the mainland of
Greece and will permit the largest ships
to pass directly from the Gulf of Athens
to the Gulf of Corinth, is rapidly ap-
preaching completion. The canal will
have no locks, but is level from end to
end and perfectly straight, the width be-.
ing 96 feet and the depth 36. At the
Corinth end it is crossed by railroad
bridge 164 feet high, under which the
tallest ship may pass without lowering
their topmasts. It is assumed that about
800 vessels from Trieste and Flume and
about the same number from Italian ports
will pass through the canal annually,
while tits calculated that between 700 and
800 Greek ships will use the canal-a
total, say, of more than 1900 vessels an.
nually, averaging 1900 tons each.-Phit
adelphia Telegraph
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

TELEGRAPHING WITH CANNoNs.-When
the first vessel completed the passage of
the then new Erie Canal, in 1926, there
being no such thing as telegraph line in
those days, the news was communicated
to New York and to Buffalo by cannons
placed within hearing of each other all
the way along from Albany to each of the
other cities. The signal was passed along
in this way from Albany to New York
City and back again to Albany in fifty
eight minutes. The experiment was a
costly one, but was success in every
particular
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

CEMENT FOR PARCHMENT PAPER.-The
best cement for pasting parchment paper,
according 10 a lithographic authority, is
casein glue. 1t is much better than So
call chrome glue, because the latter pro.
duces yellow or brownish spots where it
has been employed. Casein glue is a
solution of casein, which appears as whey
or drop when milk is allowed to curdle.
The glue is dissolved in saturated solu.
tion of borax. When dried in the form oi
transparent gelatin it appears as grayish
white and somewhat brittle matter, which
can be easily dissolved in water, and
possesses great adhesiveness. When en-
ployed for pasting parchment paper a
thin paste is prepared, used in the Gus.
tomary manner, and the jointed places
afterward exposed for a little while TO g
jet of steam.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
SeaSOnable and CheaD.

Just think of a Woman's Dongola Button Shoe
with Pat Tip for 81 pair, all leather. Yes,
we have them. For $1.25 and $3.50 we sell you
a real nice one and warrant every pair Have
you seen our Womans fine Button and Lace Shoe
for 81? lfnOt, you have not seen the best. These
are Shoes we are having great sale on all be-
cause we are giving people better Shoe than
Our sales have been large, but we keep them
coming so that we can fit any size foot. Our Old
Ladies' Lace Shoes stand unrivalled-broad
Soles, low, fiat Heels-just the ideal Shoe for
any Lady who wants solid comfort, all for 81 so
pair. Buy one pair and you will have no
other
A big stock of Oxford Ties just received. We
start them at rs cents pair, nice one with
Diamond Tip, better qualities at ST. $3.50, &c.
Good values in every pair. Our Young Mans
for 50 is hummer it is the best on the market
and there is none Nicer in all shapes and styles,
both in Congress and Lace-if you have not seen
it come and buy pair Don't forget we are
country, both in High Cut Kip Creedmoors and
Brogans. Our stock is full and new. If you
will always see we will do you good.
We are still Agents for the Elkin Woolen
Mills. We take your Wool and give you in
| exchange Jeans, Blankets, Linsey, Flannel or
| Yarn, and you get good, honest, homemade
Goods. These Mills have many advantages to
| offer their customers this season-one is, they
| now have a railroad to their door, so that you
las well as we) will be relieved of the worry of
getting your Goods back late. They promise
| this season to send all Goods out promptly.
Bring in your Wool early, so that you will get
| your Goods back in good time. Later in the
season the Mills are crowded and your goods
| come back slower. Market price paid for Wool,
| in cash.
GRAY & BARNHARDT.
| June 10, 1891
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
Grandfather'S Barn.

. don't you remember our grandfather's barn,
Where our cousins and we met to play;
How we climbed on the beams and the scaffolds
high,
Or tumbled at will oD the hay
How we sat in a row on the bundles of straw,
And riddles and witch stories told,
While the sunshine came in through the cracks
of the south,
And turned all the dust into gold?
How we played hide and seek in each Granny and
nook,
Wherever child could be slowed
Then we made US coach of a hogshead of rye,
And on it to Boston" we rode;
And then we kept store and sold barley and oats,
And corn by the bushel or bin
And straw for our sisters to braid into hats,
And fax foe our. mothers to spin. ~ -.
Then we played we were biddies, and cackled and
crowed,
Till grandmother in haste came to see
If the weasels were killing the old speckled hen
Or whatever the trouble might be;
| How she patted our heads when she saw her
mistake,
And called US her sweet "chicken- dearsr'
| While tear dimmed her eye as the picture
recalled
The scenes of her own vanished years.
How we Uttered and swung, and played meeting
and school,
And Indian, and soldier, and bear!
While up on the rafters the swallows kept house
Or sailed through the soft summer air.
How we longed to peep into their curious nests
But they were too far overhead;
So we wished we were giants, or winged like the
birds,
And then we'd do wonders, we said
And don't you remember the racket we made
When selling at auction the hay;
And how we wound up with keel-over leap
From the scaffold down into the bay
When we went in to supper, our grandfather said
If he had not once been boy,
He should think that the Hessians were sacking
the town,
Or an earthquake had come to DESTROY
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

By virtue of an order of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Mecklenburg county, made in
the case of Hugh W. Harris, Administrator of
E. L. Markey, deceased, against F. L. Markey
and others. l will sell to the highest bidder, al
Charlotte, on Monday the Sd day of August
A D. 1891, LOT in the city of Charlotte, on
the east side of North Poplar street, between 9th
and 9Th streets, fronting about so feet on Poplar
street and extending back towards Church street
about 176 feet, and being the Lot conveyed by
E. Ritterhoff and wife to Ella L. Markey by Deed
registered in this county in Book 40, page $40
Terms will be made known on day of sale.
HUGH w. HARRIS,
Administrator and Commissioner.
july 8 1891 5W
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

LIFT Your HAT TO HER Lift your
hat reverently when you pass the teacher
of primary school. She takes the little
bantling free from the home nest and full
of his pouts and passions-an ungovern-
able little wretch, whose own mother
admits she sends him to school to get rid
of him. The young lady, who knows her
business, takes a whole carload of these
anarchists, half of whom single handed
and alone are more than a match for their
parents, and at once puts them in the way
of being useful and upright citizens. At
what expense of toll and weariness
Here is the most responsible position in
the whole school, and if her salary were
doubled she would receive less than she
earns.-Hdvdna Journal
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

CORRECT TO A CENT.-The official count
of the money in the United States treas.
ury, consequent upon its transfer from
Treasurer Huston to Treasurer Nebeker
was completed last Monday. The total
amount counted was $614,511 ,582.03, Of
which $175, $50, 900 was gold and silver
coin, the rest being paper money. The
money was found correct to cent. The
count has been in progress two months
and most of that time sixty people have
been employed in the work.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
EXECUTION SALE.

By virtue of an execution in my hands issuing
of North Carolina, in the case of W. L. Cochran
to use of NJ. W. Caldwell VS.. J. H. CALDWELL
will sell on Monday, the 3rd day of August
1891 at the Court House door in Charlotte, N
c.. all the right, title and interest of the said
H. Caldwell in and to the following tracts of
land lying in Grab Orchard Township, Mecklen-
burg county, N. c.: First Tract adjoining lands
of ]. E. Caldwell. J, L. Query and others, con-
tanning one hundred and ninety-two (l92 acres
Second Tract, adjoining the first tract and con-
tanning fifty three (53) acres The interest of the
said j. FL. Caldwell in said Tracts of Land being
one-seventh interest, and both Tracts being
subject to the life estate of Mrs. Sevena Cald-
well. Terms of sale cash
q T. SMITH,
July 3, 1891. 5w Sheriff.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
SPECIAL NOTICE.

1 am getting in an entire new line of MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS.
The finest line of Guitars, Violins and Bapjos
ever brought TO the city.
Pianos and Organs
Of every style-prices to suit the purchaser.
When in need of strings call at Bakers Music
House, where they can be assorted for you.
A new line of Sheet Music and Folios. Some
of the most popular Songs of the day. I'm Old
Madrid" price 35 cents 'If you love me darling
tell me with your eyes" 40 cents.
Special rates to Teachers. Write for Cata
logues.
BAKERS MUSIC HOUSE,
Y. M. Q. A. Building,
Charlotte, N. q
Jul11 ~ 1901
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
State of North Carolina -Mecklenburg Co

Notice Of Publication.
Martin Orr. Jr., Plaintiff, against Charlotte s.
Orr, Defendant.
To Charlotte s. Orr, Defendant You will
take notice that you are hereby required and
summoned to be and appear before the Superior
Court of Mecklenburg county, at q Term of said
Court to be held at the Court House in Charlotte
on the last Monday in August, 1891, and answer
or demur to the complaint Of the plaintiff, Martin
E. Orr, Jr., filed against you
You will also take notice that this is an action
commenced against you to procure a divorce
from the bonds of matrmony, and if you fail to
answer the said complaint within the time speci-
fled, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded III the complaint
J. NJ MORROW,
July 10, 1891. CIV Clerk Superior Court
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
SALE OF LAND.

By virtue of Decree of the Superior Court OF
Mecklenburg county in the case of R. Barringer
against W. G. Maxwell and others, will sell to
the highest bidder, at public auction, at the
Court House door in the city of Charlotte, on
Monday the third day of August, 1891. at Il
o'clock, all that body of LAND, in Morning
Star township, containing two hundred and
eight Acres, joining the Baker Mill Tract" and
known as the late Honoria Maxwelrs Home
Place" Terms of sale, cash
JAS. A BELL,
June 26, 1891 CIV Commissioner.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

a. Rev. F. G. Hickson of Gastonia is
being urged by the people of Gaffney City,
S. c., to take charge of their Academy.
Bro. Hickson has at great personal sacri-
fee labored in Gastonia for two or three
years, and has wonderfully improved Bap
tist interests all around him. We hope
the brethren will DO their best to hold him
in North Carolina,-BiblicGL Recorder.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

NAPoLEoNIc FINANcERING.-S. PONCE
Can you let me have $40 for a week or
so? e
G. Enerous-I've only got nine, but
you can have that if it will do.
S. Ponge-All right; Ill take that and
then you will owe me $1.-Hdruard
Ldnlp0On.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

AN INoUIs1TIvE PERSON" What do
you think of your teacher ?" asked Mrs.
Cumso of Johnny, after his first visit to
Sunday school.
ashes too inquisitive," replied Johnny.
"She kept asking us questions all the time
till the bell rang"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

az The travel over the Brooklyn
bridge increases so fast that Chief En-
gineer Martin says there should be al
least two more bridges built across the
East River in order to meet the demand
of the near future.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

"A correspondent places the address
of letter on the back thereof the writing
being across the folded parts of the
envelope. He suggests this plan as an
effective method of preventing the illicit
opening of letters by steaming, etc. For
the intended purpose the suggestion ap-
pears to be good one.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

~ The distance of the horizon is
governed by the height of the eye above
the earth or sea. On the sea, with the
eye at height of five feet, the distance
would be three miles; at sixty feet in
height, ten miles.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

"a Keene, N. H., is meditating on
the cheek of resident who is receiving
outdoor relief from the town and who
paid tax of SO the other day on his three
dogs
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

a. I have been driven many times to
my knees by the overwhelming conviction
that had nowhere else to 60. My own
wisdom and that of all about me seemed
insufficient for that day.-A. Lincoln.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

b@ If the way to heaven be narrow, it
is not long and if the gate be straight it
opens into endless life.-Bishop Beueradge.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

IA The law of the United States il
that bridges over navigable streams must
be built under the sanction of the War
Department. The law is to be more
vigorously enforced than formerly.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24

a. A majority of the House of Bish-
ops has approved the election OF Phillips
Brooks as Bishop of Massachusetts,.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
SPARKLING
CATAWBA SPRINGS.

CATAWBA SPRINGS.
These Justly celebrated Springs of Western
North Carolina are
Beautifully Located.
The Climate is Delightful.
. The Waters ..r
are eminently curative for .-.
Dyspepsia,
Liver Disease,
Vertigo,
Spinal Affections,
Neuralgia,
Rheumatism,
Scrofula, Gravel. Diabetes, Kidney Affections
Chronic Cough, Asthma, Insomnia, Debility and
all Skin Diseases. So.
Hotel reftted and put in first class order.
Room for 400 Guests
IS NOW OPEN.
Write for terms.
DIX. E. o. ELLIOTT & SON, Prop'rs.,
Sparkling Catawba Springs, n G
May 90, 1891.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
SUMMER SHOES

Our stock is always full so that we can suit
almost any one in any kind of a Shoe or Slipper
We wish to call your attention to few Shoes
that
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-07-24
THE

HE
Exceedingly warm days remind us that we are
in the midst of summer time, and that brings to
mind we must do something with this Stock of
Goods SO we have reduced the price all over
the House. The CONSERVATION our low prices
cause is equal to
Meteoric
Shower, which would certainly scare our people
up All White Goods, as Dimities, Mulls, P, K,
SWISS Marsalia, DeDacca Linens, etc, and in
1act every thing reduced. Our new prices are as
refreshing as summer
Shower,
And bring comments and thanks from all pur-
chasers.
No One
Can withstand the prices we are making on the
Remnant Stock of Clothing for Men and BOYS.
Alpaca Goats are cool, and will save your win
ter garments more than the cool Coat cost. Then
why melt away when Negigee Shirt will add
to your comfort and not
Hurt
The pocket. Cravats at one cent each. Posi-.
lively all Goods reduced
T. L. ALEXANDER, SON & CO.
July 10, 1891.