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The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
TABERNACLE AT CLEVELAND.
Rev. A. c. Dixon and Evangelist Wes-
ton Gales Said to be Interested in
the Movement.

Rev. A. c. Dixon and Evangelist Wes-
ton Gales Said to be Interested in
the Movement.
News comes from Shelby that a
large tabernacle is to be built at or
near Cleveland Springs. Rev. A. G.
Dixon, of Brooklyn, and Evangelist
Weston Gales of Raleigh, are the
prime movers in the matter The
Shelby Aurora received this morn
ing has the following to say
concerning the proposed needed
building:
Rev. A. C. Dixon, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, and Evangelist Wseton Gales,
of Raleigh, are organizing a joint
stock company to build tabernacle,
in Western North Carolina to seat
5000 people, where Rev. A. G.
Dixon proposes to hold ten days
meeting every summer. They have
spoken of Cleveland Springs as q
desirable point and Mr.. W. Fl. Mil
Ter proposes to lease two acres OF
ground ten years for the purpose
and also furnish financial aid to the
enterprise. Mr.. Dixon being a na.
tive of Cleveland will donbtless favor
Cleveland Springs as location.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
The Herald is Mistaken.
The Spartanburg Herald says:

The Spartanburg Herald says:
"Charlotte is congratulating her
self on escaping metropolitan po
lice bill which came near being
passed merely to crafty the spite of
young Republican who did not
seem to have what he conceived to
be proper social recognition in
Charlotte. We predict that when
this young mountebank comes home
from the legislature there will be
people of good standing in Charlotte
who will take him up in their arms,
as it were, and talk about sending
him to Congress. They will be
ready to grant him all sorts of ia
vors to appease his wrath"
The Herald does not understand
the situation. What Mr.. Henry
wants is Office, not social recogni-
ton. He claims to be a Populist,
and is no longer young. And the
Herald can hardly know the feeling
the people of Charlotte have for Mr..
Henry.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
On the Road

to recovery, the young woman who
is taking DR.. Pieroe's Fayorite Pre-
scription. In maidenhood, woman
hood, wifehood and motherhood the
Prescription" is supporting tonic
and nervine, nerve food or invlgor-
ator that's peculiarly adapted to her
needs, regulating and strengthening
the system and curing the derange-
ments of the sex. Why is it so many
women owe their beauty to DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription? Be-
cause beauty of form and face radiate
from the common center-health.
The best bodily condition results
from good food, fresh air and exer-
else coupled with the judicious use
of The Prescription"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
WILL NOT WITHDRAW.
Reply of Greece to the Ultimatum of
the Powers.

Reply of Greece to the UItimatum of
the Powers.
By Telegraph to The News.
ATHENS, March 8.-The answer
of Greece to the ultimatum of the
Powers was delivered today. The
ultimatum demanded that the Greek
fleet and Greek troops be withdrawn
from Crete.
In her reply today Greece refuses
to comply. She insists that her
fleet and troops were sent to Crete to
preserve peace and restore order.
It is more than likely that the
Powers will yield to the request of
Greece to reconsider the ultimation,
and will be willing to submit to the
Cretans the decision of the question
whether autonomy shall be granted
the island.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

It would do the hearts of true Low.
ers of Charlotte good to take a
drive around the city and take notice
of the quiet but hustling boom our
city is on at this time. Especially
is this true in the building line.
New homes are being erected on
nearly every block and in many in
stances handsome ones.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
North state News Notes.

A white man named Rowland has
been arrested, charged with setting
fire to various buildings in Will
mington.
Trinity College celebrated "Arber
Day" by planting about 800 trees in
the college grou' dis
There are $50 barkeepers in the
State and twice as many distillers.
Miss Annie Peay, of Durham, has
been elected one of the vice presi-
dents of the American musie-t teach
ers' association.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

If the Southern wants to spend
any of its increasing surplus it
would do well to erect shed at it's
depot in this city. This is an old
story, but the urgent need of such
improvements demands suggestion.
Charlotte always does well by the
Southern and in turn it shonld do
we'll by Charlotte.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Notes of State News.

Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Kerr Craig, whose home is now
in Washington City, will soon re-
turn to his old home at Salisbury to
live.
The ''Southside" has been moved
from Ellenboro to Shelby.
Ex-President Cleveland is hunt
ing ducks on Currituck and Albe-
marie sounds, in eastern Carolina.
Capt. John r. Smith has taken
charge of the penitentiary, succeed
ing superintendent A. Leazar. He
has appointed three bolting Pops,
McCaskey, Supt. of Caledonia farm;
Reinhardt, Supt. of Anson farm;
Rev. T. ". Babb, Chaplain
Chief Justice W. T. Faircloth is
spoken of for the judgeship made
vacant by the death of Judge Sey.
mour.
Smoot Bros. and Rogers store al
Salisbury was robbed Saturday morn
ing.
It is said that j. L. and 81. L
Casper viii sue the Salisbury Sur
for libel.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
"Daily +Dsily, except Sunday.

Nos 403 and 40s. the ATLANTA Hp. cts
Solid Pullman Vestibuled Limited 1iss
with Buffet Sleepers and Day Coach.
tween Washington and Atlanta, also
mouth and Chester, 8. O. OonnectiT
Atlanta for and from Chattanooga,
vile, Memphis, Texas, California, d
and Florida. Parlor and Dining
New York to Washington.
Nos. SO and d, the as. A L. EXP,
Solid Train Of Pullman Sleepers and
Coschesbetween Portsmouth, Wcldo
Atlanta, New York ana " eldon, alBe
York and Cape hares, COM ectin
Portsmouth with Bay line, coas
steamers, Washington steamers ard"
Charles Route" To and from al g.
Nort1 ana East.
Baggage ch ched from Il, 8 and
q nces % destination So eper ar sic
r serv8tious mad IN advance.
No EXTRA FARaOA ANY tRaN
Fos Tickets, SieepeIs and inforrtatt
Apply TO icErl Agents or 10 W h. l.al
seur CITY ticker age.a, q o4H 1ryc s
8 harEotte; 3 a. New AM cen. Age
i P5s. ID pt K maali iiuu<e, At.abta g
+ Geo NcP. Battlr TRAY. Pass s ge
| Ch4rlc te n I
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

Speaking of building, one should
take peep at Dilworth. The re-
cent additions to that pretty little
town would do credit to evon a
larger city than Charlotte. The
spring time will bring about other
additions.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Goose Grease.

Goose Grease Liniment will cure you of
Rheumatism, neuralgia. toothache, head
ache, pains in sides or back, and in fact
every pain you have If it does not Go
this take the bottle back to your druggist
and get your money. Sold by all drug
gists Apr 10-1y
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Used in Germany.

Goose Grease has been used in Germany
for thousands of years for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, sprains. bruises. etc and found
to be The most re liable remedy knows. AL
ways sol under guarantee If it does you
no gncd tax" it back to your druggis: and
get your moncy Made only by Goose
Apr 10-1y
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

There is no case of billiousness,
constipation, indig estion, "heart-
burn" or any of the rest of the night
mare breeding brood, that DR..
PIerce's Pleasant Pellets will not
cure,
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Things Talked of
About the Town.

Notwithstanding the fact that
Maj. Mckinley had many loyal sup
porters in Charlotte few, very few
went to Washington to see him in
augurated. This is a busy time
with Charlotte people, and business
always comes before pleasure.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Few Cases of Importance.

-
Mecklenburg Superior court will
meet again Monday week for the
trial Of civil cases only, Judge Nor
wood viii preside. So far few cases
of any Importance have been dock
eted.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Stirred the Hornets Nest.

One of the sensations of the week
has been Walter Henry's attempt to
get a bill through the Legislature di-
Viding,up the police force and city
laborers Of Charlotte among the
three political parties. 1t stirred up
a hornets nest. A big delegation Of
hornets went to Raleigh Monday and
on Tuesday the bill was killed and
the clincher put on it.-Gastonia
Gazette.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

The Raleigh s CASTOR Railroad
will refund the s per cent. bond
issue of S1,O00,OO0 at 5 per cent,
and will issue $500, 900 additional in
5 per cent. bonds for Improvements.
S2OO. 900 of the bonds are to be
used for betterments and improve
ments along the line of the road:
$500. 900 of them are for additional
construction or extensions.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

When Bc :, was sick, we gave hrr Castoria-
When she was Child, she cried fCf Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

A bill has been introduced by
Mr.. Barker, for the relief of DR..
Davidson, of Mecklenburg county.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

E JOHN, Vic Pre- ion * Gei MsDs
a. ". b. GLOVER, frai1Ie Nst aye.
' r. MCBEE, = r, up nier den'
T. j. ANDERsoS & s-EI
General Off1c :, Por II
May 6
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

The merchants of College street
report business exceedingly good.
The farmers are buying literally
and broad smile of perfect salts
faction plays over the "wharf" mer-
chants countenance.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
SOUTHERN
q DANNit
NORTH CAROLINA DIV +.
scbedule in EfFect Julv 1t 49,

Schedule in Effect July t. leae
This Condensed Schedule is pu
as information only and is subje 10
| without notice to the public.
TRAINS LEAVE CHAIR
1855 p m-No 80, daily for .
Charlotte Air Line division, al,
South and Southwest. Carrie.
Pullman drawing room buffet Z
tween New York, Washington,
and New Orleans.
9:35 a m-No 81 daily, Washit
South western vestibulsd limited
lanta, Birmingham, Memphis, NJ
| Mobile and New Orleans, and
| south and southwest. ThrougL
sleeper, New York to New Or
New York to Memphis. DIM
tibuled coach between WaHbi' g
Atlanta.
1920 p m-No II daily, for = e.
all points South. Solid train HI % {
Atlanta Pullman sleeping 81
TO Greensboro
100 P. M-No. 80. daily a
| Savannah, Rock Hill, Chtsi
and Jacksonville. Carries IL 81
man drawing room buffet slee,
| New York. Savannah and Jac
Also Pullman sleeper, Charlotte
usta
9:s5 m-No s7, daily. for CO
and q 9 & 4 local stations.
! $50 p m-No. 80 daily, Wash!
and Southwestern vsstibuled linitec
Washington and all points North. tht.
Pullman Memphis to New York;
| Orleans to New York; Tampa to re-
York. Also carries vestibulsd coae
dinniDg car.
$50 a m.--No 80 daily, for
ington Richmond, Ralsigh and all
| North Carries Pullman drawing
buffet sleeper New Orleans to New
Jacksonville to New York.
6: so p m-No % daily, for Colul
anu all local stations between Charlott
Columbia
$40 m-No 12, daily, for Rich
Raleigh. Goldsboro and all points
Carries Pullman sleeping car from @
borO TO Richmond Connects at
borO with train carry ing PuIima G
Raleigh.
7:C0 m-No. 90. daily exce5
day. Freight and pas enger foI
vile eud iocal stations
4:30 2 Mo 10, aaiy except
for 5tate5yiile anu TaY oTsYt 30 ioc.
stat ons.
Trains arrive st Chariatte
ls.65 zoo n a a FRO TIE >ohri
1o:40 u
90 p N Ft.oM ATlAAT<.
so p IN
"a ~ 80 FRos AuGIrTh
sl5 ? n Fkuh oLUNBA
80 80 d Foo = TE~vliL
| ~. -.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

PALMETTO R. R. BRAHGH
tS 40 m Lv. Hamlet Ar. o2
10 90 m Ar. Cheraw Lv. $50,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
A Phenomenal Island.

A most phenomenal island is that o!
Bornhohn, in the Baltic, belonging tc
the kingdom of Denmark. 1t is famous
for it's geological peculiarities, consist
ing as it does almost entirely of mag.
netite, and its magnetic influence is
not only very we'll known to the navi'
gators of those waters, but also much
feared by them, on account of its in
fuence on the magnetic needles, whic!
makes the steering of a ship correctly
a matter of much difficulty. In fact.
this influence is felt even at a dis
tance of miles, and so palpably that,
on the island being sighted by marin.
ers on the Baltic, they at once discon.
tinue steering their course by the
needle, and turn, instead, to the we'll
known lighthouses and other holds to
direct their craft. Between Bornhohn
and the mainland there is also bank
of rock under water, which is very
dangerous to navigation, and because
of its being constantly submerged,
vessels have been frequently wrecked
at that point. The peculiar fact in
this case is that the magnetic inau-
ence Of this ore bank is so powerful
that a magnetic needle suspended
freely in a boat over the bank will
point down, and, if not disturbed,
will remain in a perfectly perpendicu-
lar line.-Scienti6c American.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
The Sequence Car.

Freight car numbered IL, ,345, of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad, passed through Darlington,
Pawtucket, one day last week on the
branch railroad. What that car con-
tanned, where it was from, or where it
was going, is of no consequence. The
number of the car, 2,345, is all that
is of special interest.
This number on freight cars is the
fortunate number to find. A few years
ago, and perhaps until to-day, COM
mercial travellers and whoever else
was travelling much, or was much
about the railroad, were all the time
looking for this magic number, in the
belief that to see it was a good omen,,
and wonderful were the stories told of
good fortunes which fell to those who
were so happy as to see it. 1t is q
simple matter, and it is not often a
car with this number comes into view.
1t is. very likely that had any other
particular number been chosen it
would have been as difficult to find it.
A gentleman who saw this car last
week had been looking for it continu-
ally for more than half score ofyears,
and during that time had travelled
thousands of miles, but his eyes had
not been blessed with a sight of it un-
til Tuesday. He is not so superstitious
Providence journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
Telephones For Farmers Wives.

No longer need the farmers wives
OF the middle West go mad of lonell-
ness, if the plan of some of those in
Kansas is put into general practice.
The farmers in that section, where the
distances from house to house are
greater than in the Middle States,
began experimenting with telephones,
and have introduced system of local
communication. The railroad station
is the 'scentral," and the connection
is made chiefly by means of the barbed
wire fences, no insulating process be-
ing used, the only care taken being to
see that there are no broken fences
and to carry the wires across the roads
by means of high poles, connecting
again on the other side to the fence
wires. The cost of the instruments is
Sc each, and this constitutes the chief
expense. Mornings the women hold
regular social gatherings by talking
with one another over the lines, and
the farmers themselves use the tele-
phones for business purposes. One
farmer woman manages cheese factory
chiefly through the medium of her
telephone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
Antidote For Snake Bite.

United States Consul Germain of
Zurich, calls the attention of the State
Department to an article appearing in
the Weekly Scotchman in regard to
the anti-venomous properties Of the
bile of serpents. Experiments with
the bile of the African cobra, the puff
adder and the rattlesnake, twas stated
alta meeting of the Royal Society Of
Edinburgh, showed that the bile, when
mixed with the venom of serpents, was
able to prevent lethal doses of the lat
ter from producing death. Although
non-toxic in the alimentary canal, the
bile salts and pigments acted as poi
sons when injected under the skin or
into blood vessel. It was improba.
BILE, the article continued, that bile in
its natural form could be nsed as on
antidote. except by internal admins
tration or by application to the wound
caused by snake bite. The report
has been referred to the United States
marine hospital service. Washington
Star
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
Deadly Enemies of the Oyster.

The drumfsh is one of the oyster g
most deadly enemies. Drumfsh are
large aud heavy-jawed. They travel
in schools in straight course, and
once they strike an oyster bed leave
only a mass of crumbled shells in their
wake. They pick up mouthful ,
grind the shells, eat the oysters, spit
out the shells and 60 on. Their pres
ence is made known to the oystermen
by the color of the water, which as
sumes a reddish hue as they pass
through it. There is no way Of antici-
pating or frustrating their attacks.
Once they strike an oyster bed they
eat q path through it. As to the
amount of damage they do, it depends
entirely on how they come upon the
bed. Sometimes their course leads
them straight over it. If so there is
nothing left but crumbled shells.
Sometimes they only touch the corner,
and at other times small school will
go through the centre. They never
vary from a straight course, and a
school covering hundreds of square
feet have been known to take but a
few bushels off the corner of bed of
thousands of bushels. Oystermen
offer no explanation for this peculiar
stupidity, but are glad that they do
not get into the habit of looking about
them when they strike the corner
Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
Dave,onm ment OF Fruit FIayors.


Some very interesting and sugges''
tive results have been obtained by
Jacquemin, who finds that, by the ad.
dition of the leaves offruit trees which
in themselves have no marked flavor,
to saccharine solutions undergoing al
coholic fermentation, very marked
bouquet of the fruit is developed.
Thus, by immersing pear or apple
tree leaves in ten or fifteen per cent.
solution of sugar, and adding a pure
yeast, which by itself gave rise to no
marked flavor, after fermentation q
LIQUID was obtained that had strong
odor of pear or apple respectively and
an excellent flavor, and on distillation
I've an alcoholic distillate in which
this aroma was still more marked.
Vine leaves act in a similar manner,
and the author suggests that it may be
possible to improve the bouquet of a
poor vintage by the addition OF some
leaves during fermentation. It is
noteworthy that the results are far
more marked when the leaves employed
are from trees in which the fruit is
approaching maturity. The author
infers that the favors of fruits are due
to body elaborated in the leaves,
possibly Of glucosidal nature, which
is not transferred to the fruits until
the latter approach maturity, and is
then acted upon by the special for
ments contained in the fruit juices
and develops distinctive Aavors. The
matter would appear to be of consid'
erable practical Importance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
Cleanliness.

We have frequently insisted upon
the necessity for absolute cleanliness,
in favor of which too much cannot be
said. Cleanliness covers large part
of sanitary labor. Cleanliness that is
purity of air, cleanliness that is purity
of water, cleanliness in and about the
house, of the person, of dress, of food
and feeding, in work, in habits of in
dividual man and woman, cleanliness
of life and conversation, purity of life,
temperance-and by the latter we
mean moderation-all these are in
mans power. The clean man or
woman will, all things being equal, be
the healthy one. Modern knowledge
of bacteria has given enormous i'm
petus to cleanliness in medicine.
Surgeons now disinfect their instru-
ments more carefully than ever, so as
not to have them carry infection to
their patients. York Ledger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
POPULAR SCIENCE,

The diameter of Jupiter is about
eighty-fve thousand miles, or nearly
eleven times that of the earth. Its
volume is 1888 times that of the earth.
At Toulon, France, the bed Of the
sea was lighted up from balloon at
tached to tug, in the hope that lost
torpedo would be detected. The ex-
pertinent was successful.
It has been computed that if the sea
were emptied of its waters and all the
rivers of the earth were to pour their
present floods into the vacant space,
allowing nothing for evaporation, 4O,-
900 years would be required to bring
the water of the ocean up to it's pres
ent level.
In France the sex of silkworms is
now determined, while they are yet in
the cocoon, by means of the Roentgen
rays. This determination, which is
necessary in the separation Of the
sexes preparatory to breeding, has
hitherto been carried on rather uncer
tainly, usually by weight, The female
cocoons being generally slightly the
heavier.
The latest novelty in the way of
buoys is an electric lamp, supported
by buoy of 100 pounds weight, suf-
fcient to bear up three men. 1t is
provided with a secondary battery,
which preserves it's charge for two
months and can supply current for
lighting the sixteen-candle power lamp
for six hours. The light j. projected
through lens and is visible a mile of.
There are 10 mountains in Colora-
do whose peaks are over $4,000 feet
above the ocean level. Forty Of these
are higher than IA, 900 feet, and more
than half of that number are 30 remote
and rugged that no one has dared to
attempt to climb them. Some of them
are massed with snow, others have
glaciers over their approaches, and
others are merely masses of jagged
rocks.
Plants useful to man are estimated
to number about 5000. Among them
are 5000 roughly classed as economic
and food plants. The above includes
HOO edible fruits and berries, and 300
edible seeds. Fifty are reckoned
among the cereals, and forty as uncul-
tivated edible graminaceous seeds.
Four hundred and twenty are classed
as vegetables and salads, and 260 are
listed among the tubers.
One of the most beautiful insects is
the diamond beetle of Brazil. Accord
ing to recent investigation of DR.. Gar
basso, the sparkling color Of the bee-
tie, which blazes with extraordinary
brilliancy in the sunshine, originates
in an entirely different way from the
hues of the butterfly. The scales of
the diamond beetle appear to consist
Of two layers separated by an exceed
ingly thin interspace, and the light
falling upon them experience the ef-
feet of interference, so that the result
ing colors correspond with those OF
thin films or of the soap bubble.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
Postage Stamps in Letters.

There is still a surprisingly large
number of people who do not know
how to send postage stamp in a letter.
It is better to send it loose and run
the risk of its being lost than to run
the risk of the recipient losing temper
entirely upon finding it tightly pasted
down to the letter so that if it comes
off at all it is necessary to use muci-
lage or paste to make it serviceable
again. If two tiny slits are made dag
onally across one corner of letter, a
corner Of the stamp can be slipped in
to the opening, and it will be held sc
curely.-New York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
Curiosity Satisfied.

"What has become of that fellow
called Three Finger Sam?" inquired
the travelling man in far Western
town.
"Him as was allus gittin' mixed up
in suspicious concernin' hosses?" in
quired Derringer Dan.
eyes. Isn't he hanging around here
any more?"
1T reckon he is-unless some O. the
committee took O notion to cut i'm
down since yistiddy." - Washington
Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
His Fellow Feeling.

Paterfamilias-s'Look here, Dick,
you've been bitwild yourself in your
day and I'd like some advice. What
am to do with Harry? The young
rascal exceeds his allowance every
month"
Cousin Dick-''Increase it. Chi
cago Journal.