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OLD SERIES : VOLUME XXXII. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1883. VOLUME XII.NUMBER 625

The Story of Robin Hoed. ;J A' Base Plot Exposed. ;

:Practical Education. ; ful island of Madeira affords an example- TpE, ..

PharlottO Home and Democrat.A second class man at West Point

Predicts that the colored cadet, Alexander,will nitW in nis

a - Forestry. : '

''"From the Wilmington Star.''' 'vJu the trial ol the Jews at Nyreehhaza.Hungary, two of the prisoners , accused ofhaving placed the corpse in the river witha view to passing it off as that of EstherSolomossy, a girl whoni the . prisoners arecharged - with murdering, declared thattheir confessions had : been 'obtained bythreats to murder tbem in prison. One ofthem had been compelled to drink hugequantities of water, had been stripped.struck, dragged by the hair and shown agallows. The other had been beaten andcompelled to gaze at the sun. A numberof witnesses also testified as to the shock-ing

ittreatment they had received- - at the

hands oi the authorities. Ihe counsel forthe defense pointed out that the people ofliszah HiZlar, where the murder is alleged ofto have been committed, have been taughtto testify falsely against Jews, and toldthat the interests of the country , requiredtheir conviotion.

God's Care in Little Things, , )s

It has been said, and I will repeat it,"God is great in great things, but He isvery great in little things." I will - illus-trate this' by an incident which occurredin the room of a relative during Scripturereading, mere was a beautitul engraving on the wall oi the Matterhorn Mountain. We were remarking that the wondrous works of God were not only shownin tiiose snow-cia- d mountains, but also inthe tiny mosses found lu its crevices. Atriena present said, "les. l was witn aparty at the Matterhorn, and, while wewere admiring the sublimity ot the scene,a gentleman of the company produced apocket microscope, and having caught atiny fly, placed it nnder the glass. Hereminded us that the legs of the house:hold fly in England were naked, thencalled our attention to the legs of this littlefly, which were tickly covered with hair."Thus showing that the same God whomade those lofty mountains rise, attendedto the comfort of the tiniest of his creatures, even providing socks and mittensfor the little flies whose home these mountains were. T. Newberry.

Thorough Ventilation.If it is essential that court houses, school

houses and other' public buildings' bethoroughly' ventilated, how ;mnch moreimportant- - that our - dwelling housesshouldvitiive perfect and thorough ventilation.

The well known Savant, Philologist andPhilotechnist, Dr. H. H. Tucker, in a recent address said:

"It is probably true that by far thegreater part of the diseases that affect usare imported into our systems by the air webreathe. It none but pure air were everinhaled the sufferings of mankind wouldbe vastly diminished, and the averagelongevity of the. race ..would .be greatlyincreased Vitiated air affects the brainwinnows do not anord sumciect ventilation. A large amount of fresh airmust be supplied, and some of the foul airremoved. This is seoured by mechanicalcontrivance. '

Light and air should not bo denied anyportion of your house,

B Third, fourth and fifth class Postmasters can get theinoreased salary underact of March 3, 1883, by a written application to the Postmaster General. Moneypaid to Washington lawyers to procurethe extra compensation is money wastedThe increase is 10 per cent, on the olsalary.

Not Strange. A friend writes us fromHeilig's Mills, as follows:

"I8 it not remarkably strange that somemen Lave plenty of time to interfere withthe business transactions of their, neighbors, and at the same time are too careless to attend to that which would bemost profitable to themselves. But whenthey get into trouble, they will be sureto find fault with some of their neighborsand show an ugly face to an innocentfriend. This should not be so, and wouldnot be, if all men would follow out thegolden rule, "Do unto others as ye wouldhave them do to rou."

It is hot very strange that people will

interfere in matters that do not concernthem: In fact it is rather common, andwill be so, we suppose, while men and wo--

menlxemain as they are. But it is a subjectworthy the thoughts of all, and so wepublish the above letter. SalisburyWatchman.

A case ot interest to newspapermen has just been decided in New Jersey.John H. Cook conducts a newspaper in thetown of, Red Bank. Some time ago hecalled (attention in his paper to the factthat the health of the town was menacedand suffering by reason of the neglect of

I i n A v a AAllf lAnJ An action for libelwas brought against him, the complaintalleging that these publications in the liedBank Register had damaged business,realestate, etc., in the town. Judge Wallingdirected the jury to bring in a verdict forthe defendant.

"The indictment," he said, "was basedon the idea that it is a criminal offense forthe editor of a newspaper to publisharticles by means of which merchants,hotel keepers, etc., were injured financially.There can be no dispute by counsel oneither side that the health of a place islegitimate matter of discussion. It seemsto me there can be no libel where theeditor of a newspaper publishes, the truth,whether it was injurious in financial re-

sults or not. It does not appear to thecourt that these alleged statements areuntrue."

E3f-- Say nothing respecting yourself,either good, bad or indifferent; nothinggood, for that is vanity; nothing bad, , forthat is affectation; nothing indifferent, forthat is silly.

gdf Home is the centre of . the 'socialsystem. From it proceeds the best andpurest influence felt in the world, and to--

wards it gravitate the tenderest hopes othumanity. For it all good men laborwhile their working days last, and aroundjt their last thoughts linger lovingly whenthose days are done.

The Literary Address of . lion. CharlesFrancis Adams at Harvard College thisyear, was a notable and admirable excep-tion to Commencement addresses. It was. ...... . .I - i l : i

themes, and was a direct, manly earnestappeal for the': expansion vitahzation oteducational methods. ' The weak spot inwhat is called liberal education is pointedout in the following extract :

Aniny years ago, as lor tnree centuriesueiuif, iuB grammatical. Bluums oi iwuj.,,,', 1aesa languages was tne oasis oi an noeraieducation. It is still the basis of it. Butin pursuing Greek and Latin we ignoredour mother tongue. We were no morecompetent to pass a really searching ex aamination in iLnglish literature and Lng-lis- h

composition than in the languagesand literature, of Greece and Rome, Wewere college graduates, and yet howmany of us could follow out a line of sus-tained, close thought, expressing ourselvesm clear, concisu terms ? But he wouldnot part with what the classics give us:"The atmosphere of a University isbreathed into the student s system enters by the very pores. 1 would not,therefore, narrow the basis ; on the contrary, I would broaden it. No longercontent with classic sources 1 would havethe University seek fresh inspiration atthe fountains of living thought, lor GoetheI hold to be the equal to Euripides, and Iprefer the philosophy of Montaigne towhat seem to me the platitudes of Cicero.

If an educated man would take thetrouble to get the opinions of other educated men. he would undoubtedly beastonished at the large number of thosewho regretted the time they had spentupon the languages and literatures of thepast at the expense of the language andliteratures of the present.

Whatl.he world really wants to-da-y isnot so much men of information, crammedwith tradition and formula, but men ofconvictions based on actual, practical, elemental truth.

Knowledge is inestimable. But it mustbe turned into character. Life itself isthe best university. Experience is thegreat Alma Mater. The obiect of thecollege should be not to make gentlemen

but Men.

Col. R. T. Bennett will deliverthe oration at Poplar Tent Fair, on the9th of August. 1 here will also be presentSenator Vance, Gov. Jarvis, W. A. Graham. Hon. Montford McGehee, Col. L. L.Polk and other gentlemen of eminence. -

Concord Register.

Notice.The Justices of the Peace of Mecklenburg

county are hereby notified to meet together at theCourt House in (Jbarlotte, on tne nrst Monday inAugust next, at which time and place there willbe a joint meeting of the Board of Justices andCommissioners for the purpose of levying theCounty Tax, and there will also be a meeting ofthe Justices alone for the election of officers ofthe Inferior Court. W. E. ARDREY,

Ch'n. Board of Commissioners.July 6, 1883. 4t

Notice.Physicians of the County are hereby notified

that Sealed Proposals will be received at thisoffice until the first Monday in August next forCounty Physician for Poor House and Jail, to beelected by the Board of Commissioners at thattime, the Board reserving right to accept or reject in their discretion.

By order oi .Board or. commissioners.W. MAXWELL, Clerk.

July 6, 1883. 3w

Notice.The Board of Commissioners of Mecklenburg

county will meet at the Court House in Charlotteon the 2nd Monday oi August next, ior tne purpose of revising the 1 ax Lasts and valuations reported to them. w. m. A.uuu.Ei i,

July 6th, 1883. 4t unairman.

PEACE INSTITUTE,Raleigh, N. C,

Onens Seutember 5. 1883. Closes JuneD, 1554.

Instruction in every branch usually taught infirst-clas- s Seminaries for voung Ladies. Advantages for instruction in Music, Art and Modera Languages unsurpassed. Arrangements foryoung a(jies taking a special course in anystudies.

For circular and catalogue addressREV. R. BURWELL & SON,

July 6, 1883. 3m Raleigh, N. C.

MACON SCHOOL,Charlotte, N. C.

Thirteenth Session opens on 10th September,1883. Location healthy. A thorough course otstudies in English, Classics, Mathematics, ModernLanguages and UooK-iveepin- g.

Hoys preparea ior mgner uiasses in our voi-lecre- s

and Universities.Tuition from $W to $on per session oi lorxy

weeks. Board at 10 to 13 per montb. sendfor Catalogues or Circular.

w. a. iiA.mu.uti,JUNIUS B. FOX,

June 29, 1883. 2mpd Principals

BINGHAM SCHOOL.(Established in 1793,)

' PRE-EMINEN- T among Sou them BoardingNHinola for Rovs. in Ace. in Numbers, in Areaof Patronage and ia equipment for Physical Culture.

The 179th Session will begin August 1st, 18d.Maj. R. BINGHAM. Sup't.,

Bingham School P. O.. Orange co., N. C.July 6, 1883. 3w

GROCERIESAND

Provisions.Don't forget that we are at the old stand and

still alice.

We are very near "HEADQUARTERS" for

Goods in our line.SPRINGS & BURWELL.

May 4, 1883.

Butterick'sFashion Sheets and Patterns for July, receivedat

TIDDY & BRO'S.June 15, 1883.

We have recently added to ourstock a full supply of White Lead and Linseed.Uiis. van on us Deiore ouying.

R. H. JORDAN & CO.,: - Druggists.

also." ' : - -.. . .

He also refers to the historic island of 'Helena, where Napoleon was imprison-

ed. ; In 1505 it was clothed with 'heavyforests and i was fertile. The trees wereswept away. ; Droughts aud loss of cropswere common in the: last century. Theisland has been again clothed with treesand droughts Are now unknown .

To protect the owners of forests in NorthCarolina we give5 what the New YorkCommercial Bulletin Rays. It is to thiseffect: Vthat now is the best chance forpurchasing Southern timber lands cheaply;for along with the rise 6f Southern pros-perity generally, accompanied or inspiredby : railroad development, timber landswill advance' tnuch beyond their presentvalue. We call th fttt Pillion nf Mr Mi.Gehee to 'this1, statement. That paperthinks theSonth is sure to become "thecentre - of the lumbering industries ofAmerica." So'do riot Ka mi Ahurrv tn tretrid j 6 your splendid JTorestS. The New.York paper says that "annual Vield of this '

amcie in inn in iTnm Motoa dim n m n n tto more than tlOO.OOO.OOO ' hrintnnw innearlv as much &t f h nAt.tnn crop. ' Tf.

sees l the late heavy purchases bv North- -em ,and European capitalists of largetracts of Southern lands a proof of this."These corporations and - syndicates seethe future ahead, and they are wisely lay-ing in their supply of woodland now."So don't "fool away your lands." If . theyield is anything like that supposedwhat effect will it have on the fertilityof Southern lands and the crop gener-ally?

Economy in a Family.There is nothing which goes so far to-

ward placing young people beyond thereach of poverty as economy in the man-agement of household affairs, it mattersnot whether a man furnishes little or muchfor his family; if there is a continual leak-age in his kitchen or pantry, it runs awayhe knows not how,and that demon Waste,cries "more!" like the horse-leech'- s daugh-ter, until he that provides has no more togive, It is the husband's duty to bringinto the house, and it is the dntv nf Lhawife to see that nothing goes wrongfullyout of it. The husband's interest should -

be the wife's care, and her greatest ambition to further his welfare or happiness,together with that of her childrenl Thisshould be her chief aim, and the theatreof her exploits the bosom of her family,where she may do as much toward mak-ing a fortune as he can in the countingroom or workshop.

It is not the money earned that, makesa man wealthy it is what he saves fromhis earnings. Self gratification in dress,or indulgence in appetite or more companythan his purse can well entertain, areequally pernicious. The first adds vanityto extravagance, the second fastens adoctor's bill to a long butcher's account,and the latter brings intemperance theworst of all evils, in its train.

One in Six:. The huntsman of a well-know- n

English pack returned home latelyby rail in a third-clas- s carriage, in whichvfrre already five men, and, as he entered,seeing.a parcel of thin papers on the floorander the seat, he picked them up. Look-ing at them-an-d then at his companions.he asked if any gentleman had lost a bun-dle of papers. Each man said "No," andthe huntsman handed the bundle, to thestation master, saying: "As they seem tobe bank notes I had better leave themwith you." The men agreed that he haddone right: but. after a time, one beer an tofeel in his pockets, and, with many irapre--cations on his stupidity, announced thathe had lost a bundle ot notes received thatday at market. A discussion ensued as towhat was to be done, and it was agreedthat' the best thing was for the owner toget out at the next station, take a hack,and go back as hard as he could. As thevictim hurried off. the huntsman laughed'a quiet laugh, and said, "I thought therewould be one rogueout of six men. Itwas a bundle of play bills !"

A new enterprise, probably thefirst of its kind in the United States, hasbeen recently started in Batesville, Miss.A company, styled the Bates Manufac-turing Company, has been formed tomanufacture decorticated cotton seed un-der 9, patent for a process to preserve cotto-

n-seed kernels. The process is to lintand hull the cotton seed, thereby re-ducing the bulk to one half, making asaving of freight of 50 per cent, besidesthe profit of the lint and using the hullsfor fuel for the engine. The kernels arethen crushed and packed in square boxesby the use of a steam cylinder. Thepatentee has been to England with theproduct on a small scale with success.The company is making from 8 to 10 tonsof this product, besides ginning cottonand grinding corn and wheat. They in-

tend to ship to Europe.

. S3f If we would improve our mindsby conversation, it is a great happiness tobe acquainted with persons wiser thanourselves. It is a piece of useful advice,therefore, to get the favor of their conver-sation freauentlv. as far as cirenmstanceawill allow; and if they happen te be a little

I rcaarveil nan all nKi;vtn motVma?Dt of. em what may increase your ownKnowledge.

23f"" It is reported from Indianapolis1 tnat tnere is a pian on loot to organize aivauroaa oi gigantic proportions, the eapi-- 'tal stock of which is to be only $360,000,--000. It is to be called the "People',Company of America," and there is to be, ;

on paper at least, narrow gauge linesfrm ocean to ocean and from the Lake tothe Gulf of Mexico. , The tracks are to be

I uouDie.

k A MtrsrrjpicjcxT GircBaltimore, July2. Enoch Pratt this afternoon executeda deed of property of the Pratt FreeLibrary, on Mulberry street, to the city ofBaltimore, and gave his check for $833,-333.3- 3,

which will be invested in city bondsfor the support of the library. The build-ing is nearly completed, and the librarywill be ready for use as soon as tho interioris made ready to reeeive it.

In the lifetime ot Robert, Henryson theart of printing first came into use in England, and among the pleasure books produced bv one ' oi the . earliest printers.Wynkyn de Word e, was the story of I

Robin Hood in ballad verse.!i Wynkyn de 1

Worde, a native of Lorraina, had .been I

assistant to William Caxton, the intro-- 1

ducer of the art of printing into England. I

After Caxton's death, in 1491, he carried 1

on his work, and afterwards removed the I

business to Fleet street, where it was continued until his own death in the year1534. The first printing-pres- s was not setup in Scotland be lore loU7, when JamesIV. granted a patent to Walter Chepman,

merchant, and Andrew Miller, a workman, for a press in Edinburgh. " "A LytellGeste of Robin Hode," was printed in Lon- -

don by Wynkyn de orde, in thirty-tw- o

leaves of black letter, before theance of it as one of the firsfjpieces priutedat Edinburgh. It oame from the press ofChepman and Miller in 1508. Here, therefore, the story of Robin Hood is to be readas it was actually read m rhyme by ourforefathers at the ' end of the fifteenthand beginning of the sixteenth centuries.

As the hero of old popular t ales and. ballads, Robin Hood is supposed to have beenformed by the gathering of later traditions about the memory of liobertrit-zooth- ,

reputed E-r- l of Huntingdon, whowas born at Loxley Chase, near bhemeld,in lorKsnire, oy tne river Jjoxieyj, per-haps at the close of the reign of Henry IL,but more probably in the reign of HenryIII., towards the year 1230. He was out-lawed, and lived in war against authority;eating the king's deer, defying the oppres-sive game laws, and all those of the king'sofficers who represented the hard hand ofpower that was used often oppressivelyagainst the poor. He scorned bishops andarchbishops, who grew fat on the goodsof the people. He was generous to thepoor, and he was religious in the poorman s fashion, by devotion to the Virgin;for in her the mistaught and oppressed ofMiddle Ages forced to fear power in thisworld and in the next found the lostspirit ot love within au image of mild,womanly tenderness, and to her, t herefore,they prayed for shelter from the wrath ofGod and man.

Robin Hood personified to thousands in I

::.- - 1:1 I:England the spirit ol liberty in armsagainst the cruel forest laws, agaiubt alltyrannies of the strong in Church andState, against all luxury fed on the spoilsof labor, t rom the old days, when Hereward the Saxon held the woods in defianceof the Norman kings, there had beenstories of bold outlaws wlio,th rough songsand tales of the country side, becameheroes to the laboring men with morefreedom in their souls than in their lives.'PKimr urorn liarnfla ' full r f 'vrrtlA nnamirwith roughness of the times in much ofthe adventure set down to them, but theyrepresented not an aspiration only, forthere was also the vigor of a f.hrewd practical humor that would in good time refine and raise, and realize all that wasbest in the ideal of the men who wrotesuch ballads as that of Robin HoodAn on.

Some of the Puritan Saints.

It may not be generally known in thesevirtuous times that negro slavery onceexisted in the o'er virtuous Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in its worstform. Mrs Childs, in her "History ofWomen," relates that a lady residing inGloucester was in the habit of givingaway negro babies born in her slavefamily just as most people give away kittens and pups rather than drown tbemUnce on a time another lady begged oneof these black kids, a little negro girlbaby of her and brought it up at her own I

home. The child grew in years andwaxed strong. The lady one day look anotion to have a brocade dress. Her hus--

band could not supply the money; andwhat does sue ao dui pacK tne nine siave i

gift-gi- rl off to another State and sell her,and from the proceeds buy the dress.And yet Massachusetts held her hands upin holy horror over the cruelties of theSouthern slave owners ! Mrs Childswould hav6 conferred a favor on theworld had she followed up the history ofthis girl, when, doubtless, it would havebeen found that she eventuated as one ofGeorge Washington's numerous nurses

Executors' Nticeo.All persons having claims, against the Estate

of John C. Newell, deceased, are hereby notifiedto present them to the undersigned, properly authenticated, on or betore the luth day of June,1884, or this notice will be pleaded in bar oftheir recovery. W. J. TAYLOR,

, J. C. HOOD,June 8, 1883. Gwpd : Executors.

Executor's Notice.The undersigned having qualified as Executor

t 1n4-- WT ; 1 nmA Tnpfnminf rxf CATnm TATS!

son. deceased, all persons having claims againstsaid estate are hereby notified to present them tohim for payment on or betore the loth day orJune, 1884, or this notice will be pleaded in barof their recovery. All persons indebted to saidestate are hereby notified to settle same at once.

JOHN W. HENDERSON,Executor of Stephen Wilson.

June 15, 1883. Owpd

Invalids' Hotel, New York.Every home comfort and privacy. Guests can

consult anv New York Physician. For circulars address

Dr. RANDOLPH W. .HILL,37 West 9th street, N. Y.

June22,1883. lmpd ,

NOWIS THE BEST TIME

To have your

PhotographMade and

VAN NESS' GALLERYIs the place.

Rooms In Brown's Building--,

Opposite Charlotte Hotel.

June 1,1883.

"Dieoe" vear nor insuccessive years be socially recognized

his fellow-cadet- s, but oa the contrarywill be spared the usual "hazing" and will

discipline, becausev

to treat him as white.V

boys are treated, which is invariably with-- . . . .great severity, wouia create toe impres-

sion that he was being abused on accounthis color. W do not suppose

ander will nnd his experience at thaiAcademy particularly unpleasant, tt- -

Alio1

troubles will come after graduation andentrance into the army.

Land for Sale.One mile Northwest of Huntersville Academy,

about One Hundred and Twenty Acres of goodLand is offered for eale. It is in a high state ofcultivation, well watered and timbered, a goodDwelling House and all necessary out buildings,two tenant Houses, and a Public Bcbool IIouscijoining the place. For terms and informationcall and see me on the place.

J. C. McAULEY.July 6, 1833. lm

NOTICE.Sale of Lot in Charlotte.

By virtue of a Decree of the Superior Court ofIredell county, I, as Administrator of M. F. Nes-bi- t,

Senior, deceased, will sell to the highest bid-der at public sale, at the Court House in Char-lotte, on Tuesday the 7th day of August, 1883, aLOT in ihe City of Charlotte described as fol-lows : Lying in the Boundary of Charlotte, inthe suburb of "Greenville," and on the Northside of Division street, fronting on said street,containing; about one-eigh- th of an Acre, adjoin-ing Mrs McCullougb, Forester Crane and others.

Terms of Sale Six months credit with inter-est from sale Note and approved security.

M. F. NESBIT,July 6, 1883. lm Adm'r.

FOR SALE.I offer for sale my Plantation containing One

Hundred and Fifty Acres, adjoining the LandsSyd. B. Alexander, Win. 8. Stewart, Dr. W.Hayes and others. The place is ia a state of

high cultivation.For information, apply to my father, Dr. W.Hayes, at Charlotte, or to myself at Hickory,

JOHN A. HAYESJuly C, 1883. 4w

Executor's Notice.The undersigned having qualified as Executor

of the last Will and Testament of Capt. JamesB. Robinson, deceased, all persons having claimsagainst said estate are hereby notified to presentthem to him for payment on or before the 15thday of July, 1884, or this notice will be pleadedin bar of their recovery. All ptrsons indebted tosaid estate are hereby notified to settle same atonce.

W. E. ARDREY,July G, 1883. 6wpd Executor.

T. L. SEIGLE & CO.

Have an Elegant Stock of

Trunks, Valises,LINEN AND MOHAIR ULSTERS

Umbrellas, &c,' FOB

Ladies and Gentlemen.Travellers will do well to examine our Stock

before buying elsewhere.

June 1,1883.

A PACT THE TRUTH.We are determined to wind up our business,

and are nowSelling Out

At prices that defy competition. We will closeout this Fall and if you want anyDRY GOODS,

DRESS GOODS,FLANNELS,

BLANKETSShots. Hats. Clothing, House Furnishing Goods,Table Cloths, Towels, Napkins, Lace Curtains,Gloves, Hosiery, &c, we will sell you

Cheaperthan you can buy in the city if you will favor uswith a call at central iiotei corner.

BARRINGER & TROTTER.June 29. 1883. 4w

Pqtt CIq o THyi onn CQJ-C-iy OtdlC JilUglllCO,

Portable and Stationary.FROM 6 TO 200 HORSE POWER.

Our Variable Cut Off Engine took Gold Medalat St. Louis, Mo., in 1878. Come and see it.

The Oneida Mounted Engine one of the mosthighly finished Engines on the market, and oneof tne best.

French Buhr Corn Mills the cheapest andbest on the market. Size, from 16 to 30 inches,Will grind from 6 to 10 bushels good meal perhour. Every one guaranteed.

Peerless Threshers and Separators have beentried and found good overshot and undershot ;

80 inch cylinders.

A Car LoadDANIEL PRATT REVOLVING HEADGINS. Every Ginner who has ever tried themsay they are the Best.

Car Load of Perry Boyce Reapers. T. he simDlest and easiest draft reaper in the world. Twocoir wheels and two pinions comprise all thegearing.

Bie Giant Corn and Cob Mills. Every Farmershould have one : will grind from four to fivebushels corn in ear per hour with one mule.

Hughes Sulky Plows. The best sulky plowmade, and the one which turns square corner.A boy can manage it

Flourinsr Mills Latest Improvements; allcomplete, ready to put up, with bolting chest,convevors. smutter. shafting, pulleys, bells, &c.The very best old stock Buhr Stones. Everymill fully guaranteed. Eureka Sm utters.

McCORMICK TWINE BINDERS. Aheadof all competition at home and abroad. Greatimprovements for 1883. McCormick always theFirst Prize Machine, at every World's Imposition and field test.

BOSS PRESS No. 1, two screw ; Boss PressNo. 2. two screw : Boss Press No. J, one screw,Certainly the best Press now manufactured.

Mixtcr Gummers, for saw-mi- ll saws, and crosscut saws. The best Gummer in use.

Saw Mills, Shaftine, Pulleys, Jet Pumps,Hancock Inspirators. PiDinff. Pine Tones. Ln--gine Fittings. &c.

; Uay btate Variable Cut-O- ff Eneine. now instore as sample. Parties who wish to buy En- -

sines and Boilers for cotton mills, are requestedto call and examine this Engine, or write forcirculars and prices. Every article thoroughlywarranted, rrices low.

JAMES F. JOHNSTON,West College Street, Charlotte, N. C.

April SO, 1883. 4m

PCBLISHKD KTEBT JTBIDAT BT -j p. STRONG, Editor fc Proprietor. V by

Terms Two Doixabs for one year.Onb Dollar for six months.

Subscription price due . in advance.'". o -- '

Entered at the Post Office in Charlotte. N.C as second class matter," according to therules of the P. O. Department.

of

BOBERT GIBBON, M. D..Physician and Surgeon.

OFFICE,PlFTH AND TbYOJI8tBKBT8;

BK8IDENCB, .

Sixth and College Streets, Charlotte, N. C.

March 17, 1882. tf

T. 0. SMITH & CO.,WHOLESALE

AND t

RETAIL DRUGGISTS,CHARLOTTE, N . C .

May 11, 1883.

J. P. McCombs, M. D.tOffers his professional services to the citizens ofCharlotte and surrounding country. All calls,both night and day, promptly attended to.

Office in Brown's building, up stairs, oppositethe Charlotte Hotel.

Jan. 1, 1883.

DK. A. W. ALEXANDEB. DR. C. L. ALEXANDEB.

SURGEON DENTISTS,CHARLOTTE, N. C.

Office, up-stai- rs in Irwin's corner building.

5f Office hours from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M.July 14r1882; s yr. ; . . ' .

A. nunWELL. P. D. WALKEB.

BURWELL & WALKER, ofJ.

Attorneys at Law,CHARLOTTE, N. C. J.

Will practice in the State and Federal Courts,Office adjoining Court House.

Jan. 1, 1883.

JOHN E. BROWN,Attorney at Law,

Charlotte, N. C.

Will practice in the State and Federal Courts.Ofk-io- r on Trade Street, opposite the Court

House, No. 1, Sims&Dowd's building.Dec 23, 1881 y

DR. M. A. BLAND,Dentist,"

CHARLOTTE, N. COffice in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte

Hotel.Gas used for the painless extraction of teeth.Feb 15,1882.

DR. GEO. W. GRAHAM,CHARLOTTE, N. C.

Practice Limited to theEYE, EAR AND THROAT.

Jan. 1,1883.

.J. 8. SPENCER. J- - C. SMITH.

J. S. SPENCER & CO.,Wholesale Grocers

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; ' ;, adCOMMISSION MERCHANTS,

Trade Street, Charlotte, JV. C.

AGENTS FOB

Tftockingbam SheetiDgs and Pee Dee Plaids.Special attention given to handling

Cotton on Consignment..April 13, 1883.

HALES & PARRIOR,Practical Witch-deale- rs and Jewelers,

Charlotte, N. C,Keep a full stock of haadsome Jewelry, andClocks, Spectacles, &c which they sell at fairprices.

Repairing of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, &c,done promptly, and satisfaction assured.

Store next to Springs' corner building.July 1, 1881.

SPRINGS & 7BURWELL,Grocers and Provision Dealers,Have always in stock Coffee, Sugar, Molasses,Syruys, Mackerel, Soaps, Starch, Meat, Lard,Hams, Four, Grass Seeds, Plows, &c., which weoffer to both the Wholesale and Retail trade. Allare invited to try us, from the smallest to the lar-gest.

Jan. 1. 1883.

PAUL B. BARRINGER, M. D.,Physician and Surgeon,

CHARLOTTE, N. C.Office Over Jordan & Co.'s Drug Store.

Residence At Gen. Barrlnger's.Calls in country attended.

Feb. 9, 1883. Cmpd

E. M. ANDREWS,Charlotte, N. C.

T? TT D "NT T T TT P I?A J AV X a. Xt J--a

Coffins and Caskets,WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

Feb. 9, 1883- - yr

HARRISON WATTS.Cotton Buyer,

Corner Trade and College Sts., up Stairs,CHARLOTTE, N. C.

Oct. 14,1882.

Z. B. Vance. W. H. Bailet.VANOE & BAILEY,

ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORSCHARLOTTE, N. C.

Practices in the Supreme Court of United States,Supreme Court of North Carolina, Federal

Courts, and counties of Mecklenburg,Cabarrus, Union, Gaston, Rowan,

and Davidson -

CgTOftice. two doors east of IndependenceSquare. June 17 tf

TAILORING.John Vogel, Practical Tailor,

Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotteand surrounding country, that, he is prepared tomanufacture gentlemen's clothing in the lateststyle and at short notice. His best exertions willbe given to render satisfaction to those who pat-ronize him. Shop opposite old Charlotte Hotel.

January 1,1881. :

ihe readers ot the btar4 will, bear, wit ,ness that this paper has been instant in St.season and but of season in discussing theimportant subject of forestry in its variousaspects and bearings. During the lastthree years we have had probably twentyeditorials upou this one topic alone. Wenave given the result ot our . reading andhave urged our people - not to fool awaytheir valuable timber. The North hasdestroyed most of its best trees and now

is seeking to avail itself of the valuableforests in North Carolina.' We haveneyerurged that no sales should be made. : Welave to the contrary urged that the forests

North Carolina could be made a greatsource of revenue. - But one thing ;we haveurged and it is this: : not to sell trees worth$20 for 13 or $5. In other words,to make jthe Northern manufacturers pay for what!they geU. .. 1 hey jarec compelled Ho; have I

walnut and other trees and they ought tobe made to pay very nearly us much forour trees as they have been paying at

But a different view is held at the. capi- -tal and if it is the right view we have I

nothing to say against it. We believe inthe wisdom of selling for remunerativeand fair prices and we believe in plant-ing valuable trees" as fast as others are des-troyed.

We are pleased to see that the Agricultural Department has taken the matter offorestry in hand. In its Monthly Bulletinlor J une it has a paper,lhe first of a series,from the Commissioner, Montford Mc-Gehee, Esq. In running over it we wereglad to see that his views confirmed thosewe have been presenting in the main. Welearn from him that North Carolina has agreater area of forest land than any otherState with but one exception. We copypart, to which wo see no objection. Hesays:

"Our forests constitute a, magnificentheritage, undone which, by "judicious care,may be made the heritage ot endless generations yet to. come. Forests almost as ex-tensive, though consisting mainly of a sin-gle growth the white pine have,insomeof the JN on h western States in a single generation.been nearly swept away,orreduced I

to a mere remnant of what iney iormenywere. valuable timbers will besold from them; for in this, as in otherforms of property, the owner will sellwhen he finds a profitable market. ' Indeed it is the highest prudence to makesales in this Way. Trees have their seasonof maturity, as well as other kinds ofvegetation, and they should be put in mar-ket at this stage. This is but pursuingnature's plan to remove the older tomake room for the younger generation.But, as was said, the distribution of ourforests among an infinite number of. pro-prietors will prevent he destruction formerely commercial purposes." I

We would guard gainst selling vast.A 1 3 1iracis oi lanu at low prices. There were

some Northern men here last year whowanted to purchase 100,000 acres ol tim-bered land. Of course they expected toget it for a trifle two or three dollars aqacre.

Mr. McGehee intends to publish otherarticles, and we hope they will subserve agood purpose aud be widely read. In thecurrent Bulletin he considers the effect offorests upon climate, and he copies an in-

structive passage from Gibbons' greatHistory of Rome. , We reproduce a partof the extract. Says Gibbons:

''But I shall select two remarkable cir-cumstances of a less equivocal nature. 1.The great rivers which covered the RomanProvinces, the Rhine and the Danube,were irequently frozen over, and capableof sustaining the most enormous weights,The barbarians, who. often chose that se--

vere season for their inroads, transported,without apprehension or danger, theirenormous armies, their cavalry, and theirheavy ' wagons, over a vast and 6olidbridge of ice. Modern ages have notpresented an instance of a like phenomenon, 'i. ine reindeer, that useful animalfrom which the savage of the North de-rives the best comforts ot his dreary life.is of a constitution that supports, and evenrequires, the most intense cold. He isfound on the rock of Spitzberg, within tendegress of the pole; he seems to delight inthe snows of Lapland and Siberia; but atpresent he cannot subsist, much less multi-ply, in any country south of the Baltic.In the time ot Cajsar the riendeer, as wellas the elk and the wild bull, was a nativeof the Hercynian forest, which over-shadowed a great part of Germany andPoland. The modern improvements suff-iciently explain the causes of the diminu-tion of the cold. These ' immense woodshave been gradually 'cleared, which inter-cepted from the earth the rays of the sun.The morasses have been drained, and inproportion as the soil has been cultivated,the air has become more temperate."

We have given certain facts and evi-

dences from time to time to show howboth the moisture and fertility of a countryare dependent upon the forests. We havegiven facts drawn from four continents.But the subject is of both historic andscientific importance and we must drawupon Mr. McGehee for another paragraphor ro to enforce and illustrate this noint.

"In South Africa the most disastrouseffects are felt from droughts and from in--nndation following sudden and heavv fallsof rain. It appears from evidence thatthese conditions have changed greatly with -

in the historic period, and that they growworse from year to year. The cause ofthis change has been investigated by thecolonial botanist, who showed that it wasproduced by the destruction of the forest.

"The great impulse given to the cultiva- -

tion of the sugar cane in the island of Man- -rims led to extensive clearing'. In a fewyears results followed similar to those men-tioned above. In Ceylon, the extensivecutting away of the forests for the plantingof tea and coffee trees was followed by thesame enects. Ihe deterioration of the cli-mate in some of the Leeward islands in theWest Indies presents another example.Those referred to were formerly clothedwith dense forest; these have been sweptaway and those islands have become aprey to droughts. The originally frnit- -