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The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

The Confederate Monument to be Dedicated il
New York :
The unveiling of the Confederate mon
ument in Mt. Hope cemetery near New
York city, next Decoration day, is to be
made great event.
Great interest is fslt in the mat er, not
only in Nav York city. but throughout
the United States, and especially in the
south. 1t is anticipated that on this oc ,
casion the veteran survivors of both the
| northern and southern armies will march
| together to participate in the ceremonies.
Col. A. G. Dickinson, an influential citi.
zen Of New York, who represents Mr.
Charles Broadway Rouss, the donor of
| the greater portion of tke funds which
made the building of the monument pos
sible, at the request of some leading
citizens of New York city, whose Gym
pathies were not with the south during
the great struggle, has been in communi1
cation with Gen. Walker, commander in
chief of the Grand Army of the Rspub-
lie, and from the information he has
received feels warranted in saying that in
the proposed parade there will be not
less than $4,000 veterans from among
those who composed the armies of the
south, and that these will be escorted by
SO, 900 boys in blue:
The former will, it is expected, be com.
posed of the Confederate camp in New
York and the Confederates living in that
city, together with delegations from the
Confederate camps of the South, and the
escort will comprise the New York State
troops detachment from the United States
army and navy and distinguished ex-
Union veterans
The parade will be magnificent one,
as the business men of the city have ASH
sured the committee of arrangements
that they are willing to contribute to the
extent of several hundred thousand dol>
lars to make it SUCCESS, and to entertain
the visiting confederates during the fes-
tivities, which are expected to last two
days. 49,
The site of the monument wsll be in
the midst of a handsome plot of 1900
square feet, located in the most desirable
part of Mount..Hope Cemetery Associ-
atioa.
The monument as designed will be sixty
feet high, and it will be simple and sym.
metril The shaft is to be forty-seven
feet high, and will weigh forty six tons
The pedestal will be thirteen feet high
and composed of three stones weighing
about seventy-five tons, making the total
weight of the monument oveer l30 tons.
The material will be of the best Vermont
granite, and the cost will be $4,000. Of
this Mr.. Rouss contributed $1,000, and
Tainter & Co., the contractors, the balance.
The cemetery in which the monumant is
to be placed is one of the most beautiful
sites for the dead near New York, and is
within fifty minutes of the city hall and
easily accessible.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

~ A now kind of fabric has been de-
vised - an ornamental india r ubber water
proof material of little more weight than
the ordinary single texture waterproof
fabric, and applicable In almost all cases
no treated by spreading or coating water
proof woven fabric. This improving COZ,
sists in covering the surface with a coat
or coats of shellac Woven stuff is se~
lected of the sort desired and produced in
pattern preferred, and the back coated
with one or more ceatings Of indiasrub-
Der substance in an ordinary spreading
machine and in the ordinary way; a film
or coat of shellac dissolved inl ammonia-
cal solution is next applied IN any de-
sign required 80 as to Leave portion of
the surface uncovered; aHext the sbeIlac
coated Fabric, after vuleA Anization, is or
namented by printing upbn il, in a suit.
able medium, and in saQh colors as NAV
be appropriate, the D4ltern or design. To
p[o'ec' Tue pr'hted surface. the printed
!aprlc Is covered once or twice with q
transparent solution Ssf india ruhher he
fore vulcanization, or Aafter. :, ia thar,
ready TO receive a coat of arrowroot or
other suitable substance for nroduc;no a
shot or other luminous effect
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
Little BO PeeD

had lost her sheep and couldn't tell where
to find them." So the old nursery rhyme
says, and 1t goes on to bid her "leave
them alone, and thoy'lI come, home and
bring their tails behind them" All this
may De true of lost sheep. but if you have
lost your health, yon cannot afford to
leave it alone. It will not come back of
it own accord. Some people brag that
they never bother about oolds. They let
them go the way they came" Alas,
too often the victims 60 to q consump-
tives grave. Remember that Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery re-
moves eruptions, ,blotches, pimples. ulcers,
scrofuious hamors and incipient consumE.
tions which is simply scrofula Of the
lungs, 1t enriches the hood, making it
pure and the whole system new.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
On Charlotte .FertiIiye,S

We are again headquarters. Hsr
ing the agency for that immense con-
Germ, The Charlotte Oil and FertE
zer Co., we are prepared to make
best prices, quality considered, Of
any firm. The immense trade on
our Charlotte Fertilizers is proof Of
their high grade and good results
We have hundreds of testimonials
gladly furnished us by those who
have used the Charlotte Fertilizer
and having used them, were bene.
fitted, Call and see us at 2O5 s
College Street.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
''PIEDMONT"WACONS

are made of selected material, dry
seasoned. They are nearer to per-
fection now than any wagon on this
market. Try one.
We are agents for the genuine
COLUMBUS BUGGIES. -.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

RALEIGH, N. @. Feb. 22.-At Weldon
early this morning, Matthew Dodd, en-
gineer on tbs Seaboard Air Lines vesti
buIed train, was shot through the heart
by negro tramp. The latter was in the
engine cab warming, when Dodd told
him TO leave. The tramp again got in
the cab and was put out. He drew a
pistol and. standing few feet away, killed
Dodd. The latter formerly lived here
but bis home is now at Portsmouth. The
tramp was captured,
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
Tolls only for Royalty and Few Others

The great bell of st. Paul's was not
tolled for Prince Henry of Battenburg,
because be was not in the line of descent
from any English sovereign. This honor
is paid only to member Of the royal
family who could under any conceivable
circumstances succeed to the throne:
though it may be doubted whether the
bell would toll for royal infant not in
the direct line of succession. This rule
does not apply to the consort of the sove
reign, of the heir apparent, or of prince
or princess on the steps of the throne.
The booming of the great bell of St.
Paul's was the first intmGtion which the
citizens of l. ondon received cf the death
Of the Prince Consort which occurred at
/ o'clock on the night of Saturday, De-
cember IA, 1861.
Outside the royal family the only per-
sons for whom the bell is tolled are the
Archbishop of Canterbury, tho Bishop of
London, the Dean of St. Paul's and the
Lord Mayor of London dying in his year
of office The bell toled is not Great
Paul, but the old Great Bell on which
the hours are struck. On the occurrence
of death in the royal family the Home
Secretary communicates with the Lord
Mayor, desiring him TO convey news to
the Dean of St. Paul's, With request that
the great bell may be tolIed. The bell is
then tolled at intervals of minute for All
hour. The last occasion was on the death
of the Duke of Clarence, on Jan. IA,
1892 The Duke died at 9: Is a. M, and
the bell was tolled from IL till IL. At
the funeral of Canon Liddon, in Septem-
Der, 1890. Great Paul, which is much
the deeper and more sonorous bell of the
two, was made available, as by the rules
the old Great Bell could not be used. -
Westminster Gazette.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

B From Mr. Hal, NJ. Worth, who is
here, we learn of most distressing ac-
cident at Mill No. 2, of the worth Manu-.
featuring Company, situated at Central
Falls, which occurred yesterday morning
about 10 O'Clock. Oscar WEIGH, aged
22 years, one of the operatives against
express orders TO the contrary, was try.
ing to adjust a belt On pulleyi when his
rm caught. In q twinkling it was torn
off between the wrist and the elbow and
he was whirled around the shaft which
was making $50 revolutions to the min
ute. Besides his arm being torn off. be
was injured internally, while the arm be-
tween zthe elbow and shoulder, was
broken in several places. 1t is also
thought his right lung is punetured -
Greensboro Record.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

NEWSPAPERS OFFERED FOR sALE.-Mr
Josh T. James, proprietor of the Daily
Review and the Wilmington Journal, of
fers both papers for sale. The Review
has been published as an afternoon
daily for nearly twenty years, and the
Journal (weekIy) was established in 1874
Under Mr.. James management both
papers have been conducted with
marked success, and the only reason for
sale is Mr.. James impaired health, " bich
prevents his giving such attention to the
business as is necessary.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

@ The Fred Douglas Legislature
WIN hardly be forgotten as long as any
OF It's odious laws are left on the statute
books. They actually levied q tax of 4
per cent on all Sc ieds sown. This amounts
TO about 20 cents more per busheI. The
sellers nominaA pay the tax but It in
feaiity comes out of the farmers
pocket. for he pays the tax when he buys
tns seeo.- Wilmington Reviep.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
~ Explorer Smith. of Pbiladelnh;,

az Explorer Smith, of Philadelphia,
has returned from an expedition into
the wilds of Africa, and among other dis
coveries he made was q race of dwarfs,
whoae height is abont four feet They
are very black, well proportioned and be
says handsome. They are fighters, too,
and bigger fellows do not like to tackle
them because they shoot poisoned arrows
which kill what they hit within few
hours.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
TESTIMONIALS

Matthews, N. c., Jan. 4, 1885,
Dear Sir:-I have used your ammoniated en-
ano and Acid Phosphate for five years in success
sion and consider them the best ever used for
all kinds of crops, and especially the Acid.
have used it in the same field with other brands
with fine results in favor of Charlotte Acid
Used it the past year on corn and think the yield
was double Can highly recomm snd it for all
crops Yours truly
A p NISBET
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

eB There is much talk in the State in
political circles about who is to be nomi>
mated for State officers to be voted for
next November. We have had a re>
markably clean and economical State
government during the past three years,
and We trust that good men may
be nominated by all parties 80 that
it may be continued. Our present
State officers, from the Governor down,
have discharged their duty faith
fully. Governor Car was call from the
farm to the Governors chair, but he has
met with the expectations Of those who
voted tor him and has given US Q clean
administration and used his best endea
vors TO promote the interest of the peo-
ple.-Pdtr0n and Cleaner.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
Rucklen's ArniCa Salye.

The Best Salvs in the world for Cuts
bruises, Sores, letter, Chapped Hands
Chilbiains, Corns. and all skin Eruptions
and positively cures Piles or no pay re-
quired II is guaranteed to give perfec,
satisfaction or mohey refunded. Price 2l
cents per box. For sale by Burwell (
Dunn, wholesale snd retail.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

~ A crowd of Ne ebraska farmers a
few days ago treated '-devine healer'
to free suit of tar. and feathers because
be was trying to persuade their wives
that religion and hysteria are the same
thing. The farmers objected to
having their ligion mixed up in that
way
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

THREE JAIL BIRDS EscAPE.-Winston,
N. c., Feb 22,-Th=ee prisoners broke
out OF Y4dkin county jail Thursday night
but all of them have been recaptured.
One of them, named Logan, was shot and
fatally wounded by jailer Kelly, as he
ran out of the Jail. William Gadberry.
colored, who was convicted last fall of
numbering his sweetheart, was one of
the prisoners who broke out.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
APPOINTED DELEGATES.

APPOINTED DELEGATES. GOVernOr
Carr yesterday appointed the delegates
to the sixth annual meeting of the Asso-
citation Of Military Surgeons of the U nited
States Col. Hurbert Haywood OF
Raleigh Maj. s. W. Battle, of Asheville;
Maj R. S. Young, of Concord, and Maj
Julian M. Baker Of Tarboro.
The Association meets in Philadelphia
May 18th to the 18th.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

Dispatches from, various sections
OF Florida indicate that little damage has
been done to truck and truit by the cold
spell. Very young vegetables in exnosed
pIaces we're nIPped. but beyond this,
srackefs ana fruit gro Vgers report no in
Jury. A high wind during the cold
TeAener; te'Ved to prevent frost. But for
fne tro.,s w'no there would have been heavy
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
TESTIMONIALS

Davidson. N. G Jan z, 1895
Yours to hand to-day. have been away from
home sometime, and am sorry that l did not
get your letter sooner. I can recommend the
Charlotte Acid!very high. have used it for five
years and it is the best l aver used Have tried
it side by side with other high grades.
Yours, J L. SMITH.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

Rev. BAYLUs CADE.-Rev. Baylua
Cade, once editor of the Progressive
Farmer and later of the Daily Caucasian
has been appointed chaplain of the Fed
eral penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan.
sas. The Salary is $500, and the ten
ure ia for life, He was appointed by AT.
torney General Harmon, on the recomt
endation of Prof burlington, of Kan
saS
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

Uncas P, O., N e., Dec. 81, '95
Dear Strive have been using your Charlotte
Fertilizers now for four years a1d ind it salts
factory in every respect 1t is the best we have
ever used Yours. very truly,
SAMMONDS s. HUNTER.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

GUBERNAToRIAL NEPoTIsM IN M1ss1s.
s1PPI.-Jackson, Miss. Feb. 23.-Govern-
or McLaurin has appointed bis brother,
Wm. K. AcLaurin, of Vicksburg, Judge
OF The ninth Circuit Court district. The
Senate confirmed him unanimously.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
The Total Visible SuppIv of Co Inn,

New YORK, Feb. 22-The total visible
supply of cotton for the world is 1915, ,466
bales, of which 1858, ,265 bales are Amer.
ican, against 4 1928, ,552 bales and 4, 49,, ,352
respectively last year. Receipts of cotton
this week at oil interior towns 5O842
bales. Receipts from the plantations &c..
6O8 bales. Crop in sight 5,9O1, ,461 bales
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
On Piedmont Wagons

We ale also headquarters. Our
Mr.. SPRINGS being president of that
concean, our prices must necessarily
be right. We know that our
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
TESTIMONIALS

Shamrock, N c., D,c3 /. 1895.
l have used your Charlotte Acid Phosphates
for five years on corn, cotton, wheat and OATS
and find it as good as any ever used. Will use
next year. N 3. ALEXANDER.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
L0do. N. C..

Lodo, N. c.
Dear Strive take pleasure in saSi that
we have used your Charlotte Fertilizer" and
find it as good il not better, than any we ever
used, and recommend it confidently to our fell
low farmers We take pleasure in giving this
testimonial. j. N. & Fl. W. BIHHAM.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

The entering wedge of fatal complaint is
often slight cold, which al dose or two of
Ayers Cherry Pectoral might have cured at the
commencement. Therefore, it is advisable 10
have this prompt and sure remedy always at hand
to meet an emergency.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
Caldwell, N q

OdIUWt1Il N. o
have used your 'Char:otte" Fertilizers for
past several years, and like them very much
Farmers should not send off for foreign goods
when we know the manufacturers and our expe-
rience is satisfactory. Let US patronize home
industries, sil things being equal.
J. M WILSON NJ D.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
January G. 1895

January b. 1896,
Wishing to patronze home industry bought
the Charlotte Fertilizer four years ago. Found
it superior to any have ever tried and expect
to use nothing else in the future. 1 recommend
the Guano as a splendid and cheap fertilizer for
corn A. NJ. MCDONALD Mint Mill
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
Derita. N. G.. Ian. 1 1aat

DerIL6, n, O., Jan. i, 1896.
Dear Sir:-I am pleased to say that I think
your fertilizers are equal If not superior, to any
have ever used, and have used every brand
that has been on the market. Have used none
but yours for the last three years, and do no.
expect to use any other while it is as good as Il
il at present Yours etc,
.. ... ..--s- JAS G.. COCHRAN
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
Comparative Cotton Statement.

The following is the comparative cotton
statement for the week ending Feb. 2lst
1899 1895
Net receipts at dill u S. ports, 107919 S1,SS7
Total receipts to date, 1895, $40 6.5O56A
Exports for the week, 1890 ll1O45
Total exports to this date, 3O9O,O37 4,968SOo
Stock in all u 8. ports, $50 S32 93S,9S7
Stock at all interior towns. 1871 .34l 17O69O
stock IN Liverpool, 1,124,OOO 1,784IOOO
American af1oat for
Great Britain, $4,000 10000
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

Derita, Jan. 1. 1895.
Dear Sir:--I have been using your fertilizen
and am much pleased with them. Have used
them on corn, cotton and miliet Find it espe
cially good for millet. Yours truly,
GEORGE JORDAN.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
Nnu;n N q Rnn %

Nevin, N. c.. Dec 2e, 95.
Gent!emen:-After using Charlotte Acid q
number of years Can say that it has given en-
tire satisfaction. Iexpect to use it again.
Very truly, W. HUTCHINSON.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28

demi.train, though it hangs up short in
front.
Senator PETER, in bis old speciality of
shooting daggers at Wall street, is one of
Capitol Hill attractions this week.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
JAS. G. COCHRAN.
Mint HHl Ian q 4

Mint Hill Jan. 8, 1896,
have used the Charlotte Acid Phos, and find
it as good as the best. F. B. McWHIRTER
The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-02-28
Honor d ) to the Dead.

The Confederate Monument to be Dedicated in
/ New York
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-03
Crushed Again.


what
The bloated footman stood on the
threshold Of the house Of the wealthy
entrance Of the reporter at all hazards
millionaire, resolved to prevent the
lis it,"
The query was asked in tone Of
underlined superiority that CALLED the
gOul Of the newspaper man.
WHAT
The reporter replied with another
question in ill-concealed impatience.
lis what?"
In the midst Of the turmoil brought
on in the brain of the muddled mental
by this embarrassing counter thrust,
the reporter slipped by, and in few
minutes was chatting amiably with the
railroad magnate and laying the
foundation for three-cOlumn inter
view in the Daily Knockout.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-03

eyes," said the charitable lady Wis
flor, fussily, as she was being shown
over the orphan asylum. II should
like to adopt little boy, if you have
one to spare. suppose you have, you
have so many of them. Now, there Is
a very pretty one, over there in the
corner. How about him."
"Oh, he is not good little boy at
ALL" replied the superintendent, dis
couragingly. "He is always getting
into trouble. Why, he's been marked
down twice to-day"
marked down. did you say?" said
the charitable lady visitor quickly
I'll take him"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-03
HYsrERIA ANp SUPERSTITION.
ThrIVod In tho Middle AgOs In North
ern Europe.


ThriVed In tho Middle AgOs In North
eFn Europe.
Mental diseases, and especially by
sierra, have, from the earliest times ia
the present, exercised tremendous in
nuence upon the current metaphysical
conception Of the universe and upon
the whole mental development, and
that precisely because they not only
occurred sporadlcally, but, as we shall
soon see, attacked the masses in the
form Of epidemics and SO became of the
highest significance and Importance for
the life OF society as whole, says
Popular Science Monthly. Religious
enthusiasm and proneness to the mys-
tic and the occult formed, even in the
highest antiquity, an important factor
OF those degenerate and hysterical in
dlVlduals who entertained the deluslon
that they were in communication with
good or bad spirits, and who by that
channel influenced the masses not
little. A great number of the priest
esses who delivered oracular responses
to the Greeks with strong Quaking Of
their bodies" were psychopathic sub
Jects undergoing the hysterical con-
Vulsions we'll known to us to-day.
Hence epilepsy, which In those days
was not Disseminated from hysterical
cramps, came to be called the morbus
sacer, or sacred disease. Plutarch, In
his description of the Pythian priest
esS, delineates the typical image Of
hysterical subject who, in ecstatic con-
Vulsion, stammered unintelligible
words, into which the priests injected
some sense. But hysteria, with its in
clination to religious enthusiasm, was
not limited to separate persons. On the
contrary, we meet with 1t a. 'ong all
peoples and in all periods Of history,
and among all peoples we meet with
1t In the form Of epidemic Of various
kinds But never did this disease find |
better or more fertile soil in which |
to thrive than in the middle ages of |
northern Europe, marked as they were
by ignorance and superstition, and, ac-
cordingly, we find that epidemics Of
hysteria then assumed dimensions sur
passing those of any similar outbursts
in other centuries. A great many fine
books have been written about the in
diVidual and epidemic crazes Of those
ages. The French have made particu-
larly careful researches into the mat
ter. Calmeil describes great number
Of hysterioal epidemics Of different
forms. One Of the principal eruptions
In Germany was demonomania or teu-
fulswahn. I'm the year 1549," says Cal
neil, "a delusion called vaudoisie pre-
vailed in Artols, that the devils car
ried many secretly in the night to the
assemblies, where compacts were made
with Satan. Without knowing how,
The participants of the nocturnal meet
ngs found themselves next morning
back in their dwellings,"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-03
The Latest Fad.

She has fancy frills and ruffles;
He has collars, coats and ties;
She has slippers, gloves and raimeni
all to match;
He has beautiful chinchillas
That the tailor-men devise.
While Of her lingerie she has a dainty
batch.
He has all the modern graces;
She has playful, winning ways.
They attract attention everywhere
they go;
And she pricks her ears with pleasure
And he wags his tail at praise
They're two little Paris poodles, don't
you know.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-03
Hard Times in High Life.
"And SOL

"And so'-
The lip of the pauper earl curleb
contemptuously--
Our pork-packing father-in-law re-
fuses further allowances and advises
economy
The Chicago heiress he had welded
nodded afirmatively, but held her 81
lent
"Now I understand" bit himself
hoarsely-"what you Americans mean
by saying: Things are on the
'swine!"
Muttering a curse, the descendant OF
a hundred earls rushed out and hooked
his halldome.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-03
WORTH KNOWING.

To salute with the left han
deadly insult to Mohammedans
east.
The brain Of an idiot contains
less phosphorus than that of a p
Of average mental powers.
William G. Ussery, M. D., of st. Ii
says that the best food for those sum
ing from typhoid fever is the banaA
In Mexico the mescal plant attain
such an enormous size that one Of the1
has sufflced for the making of bard
Of whisky.
Destitute Englishmen abroad car
demand to be sent home. They apply
to their consul, who gives notice &C
cordingly to captains Of ships about IA
sail.
Ludwig Barnay has given the 1,7OO
marks he received for his performance
at the German embassy in Moscow
during the coronation festivities to the
relief fund for German actors and
actresses.
The Chesapeake & Ohio railway hos
had plans under way for several
months for the erection Of a new sta-
ton and terminal facil. les in Rich
mond, Va, on which it designs to
spend 100000.
The average price of Canadian
horses sold in London for some time
has rarely been above $125, a price
which, freight and all expenses con-
sldered. is said to yield a satisfactory
margin of Drofit.