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(J , . P ' fl (u flMIfF Iff a(f Ol (lftff fff t Wi J. YATES, Editor and Pbopbietob. Terms of Subscription $2. 00, m advance. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1880. TWENTY-EIGHTH YOLUIIE K01IBER 1415. u. ' ' 1 I i i M f. , THE Charlotte Democrat, PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor Terms TWO DOLLARS for one year, or One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents for six months. Subscriptions muat be paid in advance. o " Entered at the Post Office in Charlotte, N. C, as second class postal matter,'' according to the rules of the P. O. Department. Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, ciiaiilottp:, N. a, lias on hand a large and well selected stock of PURE DRUGS, Chemjeals, Patent Medians, Family Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuffs, Fancy and Toilet Articles, which he is determined to sell at the very lowest prices. Jan 1, 1879. J. P. McCombs, M. D., tiers his professional services to the citizens of ( harlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, oppositethe Charlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1873. DR. J. M. MILLER, Charlotte, N. C. All calls promptly answered day and night. Office over Traders' National Bank Residence opposite W. R. Myers'. Jan. 18, 1878. DR. M. A. BLAND, Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte Hotel. Gas used for the painless extraction of teeth. Feb. 15. 1878. W. S. EVERITT, Surgeon Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Tenders his professional services to the citiz -iis of Charlotte and surrounding country. Office on Tryon Street, opposite Elias& Cohen ltli door above Charlotte Hotel. Jail !), ISt'O y ROBERT D. GRAHAM, Attorney at Law In the State and United Slates Courts. Collections, home and foreign, solicited. Abstracts of Titles, Surveys, &c , furnished for compensation. Office: corner Trade and Tryon Street. Jan. !), 1880. yr Ciiaklotte, N. C. A. BURWELL, Attorney at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office in the Brick building formerly occupied bv "Vance & Burwell," near the Court House. 'June 27, 187J. E. K. P. OSBORNE, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Special attention given to Collections. Office in Brick Building near the Court House. May 2, 1871). RUFUS BARRINGER, Attorney at Law, Also, lends money on Real Estate or good collat erals; negotiates loans, A'C Bank rules and rates strietlv followed. Charlotte, Dec. 24, 1879 ly-pd DR. T. C. SMITH, Druggist and Pharmacist, Keeps a full line of Pure Drugs and Chemicals, White Lead and Colors, Machine and Tanners' "Oils, Patent Medicines, Garden Seeds, and every thing pertaining to the Drug business, which he will sell at low prices. March 28, 1S79. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. E. J. ALLEN, Near Irwin's corner, Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C, 1 M I A OTIC A L VV ATC I I-M AK E It, t5? Repairing of Jewelry, Watches and Clocks done at .short notice and moderate prices. April 17, 187G. y j. Mclaughlin & co., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Provisions, &c., CoLt.KiK Street, Charlotte, N. C, Sells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash, and buys Country Produce at highest market price. Cotton and other country Produce sold on commission and prompt returns made. HALES & FARRIOR, Praclical Watch-dealers and Jewelers, Charlotte, N. C, Ke p a full st.K-k of handsome Jewelry, and Clocks, Spectacles, .Ve , which they sell at fair prices. Repairing of Jewelry, Watches. Clocks, &c , done piompily, and satisfaction assured. Store n-'Xt to Springs' corner building. July 1, 1870. WILSON & BURWELL, Wholesale and Retail Druggists, TruJe Street, Charlotte, N. C. August 1(5, 1878. 1879. 1879. BURWELL & SPRINGS, Grocers and Provision Dealers, Have always in stock Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, vnipsr Mackerel, Soaps, Starch, Meat, Lard, Hams, Flour, (Jrass Seeds, Plows, &c , which we offer to both the Wholesale ard Retail trade. All are in vited to try us from the smallest to the largest buyers. Jan. 17, 18T9. DR. A. W. ALEXANDER, Dentist, Office over L. R. Wriston & Co.'s Drug Store. I am working at prices to suit the times, for Cash. With 25 years' experience 1 guarantee entire satisfaction. Jan. 18, 1878, " 22? A young man brought his affiance down irom the country to see the sights. One day while they were passing a confec tioner's, the swain noticed in the window a placard bearing the announcement, "Ice cream one dollar per gal." "Well," said the young man as he walked into the saloon, "that's a pretty steep price to charge for one gal, but Marie, 1 11 see you through, no matter what it cost. Here s a dollar, waiter; ice cream for this gal." Lands for Sale, Rent, &c. Mortgage Sale. By virtue of a Mortgage made to the undersigned by Wm. F. Ueaty, executed January 3lst. iV7, ana registered in the office of the Register of 'Mecklen- bunr county. I will sell for cash at the Court House in Charlotte, N. C, on Saturday, the ?th day oT February, 1880. all that property of said'lJeaty sit uated on Uburch Street, consisting ol two uweiung Houses, several small houses and large Lot. WM. S. NORMENT, Jan. 9, 1880 4wpd Mortgagee Land for Sale. I will offer for sale on the 1st Monday in Feb ruarv. 1880. (on the premises,) 262 Acres of LAND in lots to suit purchasers, lying on Rocky River near Coddle Creek Church, lour miles from uavid son College. Said lands are adapted to Wheat, Cotton and Corn. Tekms One-third cash. Reasonable terms will be fjiven on the balance. For particulars address V. STIREWALT, Jan. 9, 1880 4wpd Davidson College. DWELLING FOR SALE. I offer for sale my Residence, containing 8 Rooms, situated on West Tryon Street, within a few minutes walk of the Public Square. It has all the modern conveniences, with two Wells on the premises, a Kitchen with 4 Rooms, good stable and barn, and everything in nice order and good repair. The lot runs from Tryon to Church Street, and on the back of the lot on Church Street there is a nice tenement house, which rents readily. ALSO, for sale, a pair of fine HORSES and a Phaeton. Terms accommodating. Apply early. Jan. 9. 1880. W. S. "FORBES. SALE OP LAND. By virtue of authority given me by J. T. and C N. Abernathy in a Mortgage executed January 1, 1877, and duly registered in the Office of the Regis ter of Mecklenburg county, 1 will sell for Cash, at the Court House in Charlotte, N. C , on Saturday, January 17th, 1880, 1 iiirty-eigiit Acues of the LAND described in said Mortgage, joining the Lands of John Abernathy, Cyrus Hutchison and others, and being that part of the Tract which was occupied by Daniel Norment during the year 1879. W. C. McCORD, Dec. 12, 1879 6w Mortgagee. Plantation for Sale. I ofler for sale that well improved tract of Land situated just beyond the Military Institute, about one mile from the Public Square, containing fifty Acres. There is a good Dwelling and all necessary out-building on the place, and most of the land is in a high state of cultivation, with goad Pasture, &c. Persons wanting a nice Farm near the City will find this place very desirable. On application, I will show the place and make known terms. D. M. RIGLER. Charlotte, Dec. 12, 1879. Williamston Female College, WILL1AMSTON, S. C. Rkv. S. Lander, A. M., D. D., President. A live, progressive School for girls. One prin cipal study at a time. Semi-annual course. Thorough Scholarship. Private Graduation. Only 31 Graduates in 8 years. Quiet, healthy location. Excellent Chalybeate Spring. Very low rates. Send for a Catalogue. Oct. 24, 1879. ly Seamless Bags. A large lot of 2 and 3 bushel Seamless Bags, just received at j. Mclaughlin & co's. Teas. Black Tea and Green Tea, 75 cents per pound, at DR. SMITH'S Drug Store. AT RIGLER'S You will find the largest and best assortment of TOYS ever brought to the city. They are now being opened. Candies Both Plain and Fancy. We claim that we have as good if not better than you will find elsewhere, and at prices as low if not lower than you can buy the same in the city. FR UITS, Nuts, Raisins. Citron and Currants, and Seedless Raisins for your Christmas Cake. The best assortment of Plain and Fancy Crackers ever brought to the city. CANNED GOODS of all descriptions. Here is the place to buy your CAKES AND BREAD, as we make a specialty of Cakes. Come and see us. Respectfully, D. M. RIGLER. Dec. 12, 1879. Rubber Belting. A complete Stock of Rubber Belting, Rubber and Hemp Packing. Also, all sizes and kinds of Rope at bottom prices. Nov. 1. 1878. KYLE & HAMMOND. Guns, Pistols, Gun Material and Ammunition, at WALTER BREM'S, Dec. 19, 1879. Agent. Blacksmiths' Tools. "We have a complete stock of Blacksmiths' Tools of the best quality and at prices that will put them within the reach of every Farmer. Nov. 1. 1878. KYLE & HAMMOND. R. M. MILLER & SONS, Wholesale Grocers COTTON BUYERS. Don't buy your GROCERIES or sell your COT- i UiM oeiore seeing us. R. M. MILLER & SONS. October 10, 1879. Mackerel. In Half and Qaarter Bai rels No. 2 and "Fat FamMy very cheap, just received at j. Mclaughlin & co's. No-- 2J, ;S79. All Havana Cigars at 5 cents each, not a sprig of Domestic Tobacco in them, at DR. SMITH'S Drug Store. Woman's Charity for Woman. Fannie Ward, a 6yrightly writer in For ney's Washington Chronicle, speaking of charity between mankind, very truhfully says : "But when it comes to women's charity for women, I (ear the sex are incorrigible, and no amount of preaching will avail. Samantha Alien understood whereof she spoke, in. the following pointed remarks: "Wimmen are meaner than pusly about some things, and this is one of them. Now wimmen will go out and kill the fatted calf with their own hands to least the male pro- disral that has been livin on husks. But let the woman that he has been boardin' with on the? same bundle of husks .hsk meekly for a little mite of this veal critter, will she geTlt? No I she won't getTso much as one of the hoofs. She will be told to keep on eatin' her husks, and after she has got through with 'em to die, for, after a icoman has once eat husks, she can't never eat any other vittles : and if she asks meek ly, why is her stomach so different from the male husk-eater, he went right off lrom husks to fatte-l calf, they'll say to her, what is sin in a woman hain't sin in a man. Men are such noble creatures that they will be a little wild, it is expected of 'em : but after they h?ve sowed their wild oats they always settle down and make the very best of men. "Can't I settle down too?" cries the poor woman. "I am sick of wild oats too, I am sick of husks. I want to live a good life in the sierht of God and man. Can't I settle down too?" "Yes, you can settle down in the grave," they say to her. "When a woman has sinned once that is all the place there is for her. A woman cannot be forgiven. rax a k i. - 1 here is an old savin : tj , ami fin no more;" but that is 1,800 years old awful old fashioned. And then, after they have feasted the male husk-eater on this gospel veal, and fell on his neck and embraced him a few times, they will take him into their houses and marry him to their purist and prettiest daughter, while, at the same lime, they won't have the female husker in their kitchen to article." wash for 'em at four cents an t ttiF"5 Prolessor Charles Phillips, whose retirement from Chanel Hill University some months ago was necessitated on ac count of ill health, proposes being absent from the State the greater part of the year, traveling about. Thus far his vacation had a 2rood effect on his health, and he hones that he will be enabled to do still more work for North Carolina. Raleigh News. i B3f The Postmaster-General is carrying on his war against swindlers with praise worthy persistence and energy. He has done an especially good thing in directing the Postmaster at New York City to refuse payment of postal money orders or delivery ot registered letters addressed to bogus "bankers and brokers." CLOTHING! Pine Clothing!! Nice Clothing!!! L. BERW ANGER & BRO. are now receiving as nice a lot of Clothing as was ever offered in the Charlotte market, and Gentlemen, Youths and Boys can be supplied with anything they need in the shape of wearing apparel. The substantial gentlemen of Charlotte will testi fy that we keep the best of Clothing at reasonable prices. L. BERWANGER & BRO. Sept. 12, 1879. Just Received, A large lot of Knob and Pad Locks, at WALTER BREM'S, Agent. TAKE NOTICE. Notwithstanding the High Prices of Leather and Materials, We have made no advance whatever in our charges for Ladies and Misses BOOTS AND SHOES. Our Stock having been contracted for before the rise our patrons will find a marked difference be tween our prices and those charged by other first class houses for the same grade of goods. Every style, every size, every kind of Ladies' Boots, and Misses' and Children's Boots for School, dress and play. Every kind and style of Gents' Gaiters and Boots, of superior make, and warranted to give satisfaction. J. MOYER. Dec. 24, 1879. tW" I take pleasure in announcing to my old friends that I am now sta3'ing with Mr Moyer, and feel satisfied that with an experience of ten years in the Shoe and Hat business, 1 can sell you goods in that line to your satisfaction. Very respectfully, J. Mc. Alexander. North Carolina Trees for Sale. Having taken the Diploma at the Fair of the Carolinas and beat all competition both as to qual ity and prices, and expecting to continue the busi ness of Tree selling, I ask the citizens of Mecklen burg and of the surrounding counties to give me their orders. A fine lot of Trees on hand on the old Jail Lot. Orders left with S. P. Caldwell will be carefully filled. Small Fruit and Ornamental Trees furnish ed at low rates. The citizens of this section could have saved a large amount of money and been supplied with as good Trees or better if they had bought from me instead of giving orders to Nurseries out of the State. Jan 9, 1880 ly T. W. SPARROW. GROCERIES. The Stock of Groceries and Family Supplies owned by myself as partner of the late firm of Q. A. McLean & Co., and Jno. L. Hardin, having been consolidated, together with late purchases to com- fdete the assortment of just such goods as are usual y found in a first class store, are now offered to the Charlotte public at prices to suit the times. I have on hand 300 sacks of Flour and a first class assort ment of Coffees, Sugars and other Family Supplies. The friends of J. L. Hardin will find him in charge of the Store, and at all times ready to wait on his old customers. CHAS. R. JONES, Jan. 9, 1850. Observer Building. Attempts to Find the Origin of the Ameri can Indians. From the New York Times. The origin of the American Indians, who are always a theme of painful interest with us, continues to be variously discussed by anthropologists. Recently a German writer has put forward one theory on the tuljct, and an iLnglish writer has put forward an other and directly opposite theory. The dmerence of opinion concerning our aborig inals among authorswho have made a pr -found study of races is. at once curious and interesting. Blumettbach treats them in his classifications as a distinct variety if the human family ; but in i he three fold divi sion of Dr. Chatham, they are' ranked among the Mori go Id se. Other writers on vaee regard them as a branch of the Mon golian family, which, at a distant period, found its way lrom Asia to this continent, and remained here for centuries separate from the rest of mankind, passing, mean while, through divers ldiases of barbarism and civilization. Morton, our eminent eth nologist, and his follower-, Nott and Glid don, claim for our native red men an origin as distinct as the flora and fauna of this continent. Prichard, whose views are apt to differ from Morton's, finds reason to be lieve, on comparing the American tribes to gether, that they must have formed a sepa rate department of nations from the earliest period of the world. The era of their exist ence as a distinct and insulated people must probably be dated back to the time which separated into nations the inhabitants of the Old World, and gave to each its indi viduality and primitive language. Dr. Robert Brown, the latest authority, attri butes, in his "Races of Mankind," an Asiatic origin to our aboriginals. He says that the Western Indians not only person ally resemble their nearest neighbors the Northeastern Asiatics but they nsemble them in language and traditions. Th j Es quimaux on the American and Tchuktchis on the Asiatic side understand one another perfectly. Modern anthropologists, indeed, ai e disposed to think that Japan, the Kuriles and neighboring regions, may be regarded as the original home of the greater p irt of the American race. It is admitted by them that between the tribes scattered fr. ra the Arctic Sea to Cape Horn there is more uni formity of physical features than is seen in any other quarter of the globe. The weight of evidence and authortiy i alto gether in favor of the opinion that our so called Indians are a branch of the Mon golian family, and all additional researches strengthen the opinion. The tribes of both Noitli and South America are unquestion ably homogeneous ; and, in all likelihood, had their origin in Asia, though they have been altered and modified by thousands of years of total separation from the parent stock. - Taking: Cold. How shall a person "who is sensitive to cold, who takes cold whenever a door is opened oi a window is raised how shall such a person acquire that hardihood which will enable him to endure exposure and avoid taking cold ? In the first place, he should spend a considerable portion of each day out of doors. He should do this at all seasons of the year and in all kinds of weather. Secondly, he should watch with the greatest care the temperature of the room in which he spends the remainder of his time both the living room and dormi tory. Thirdly, he should each day bathe his chest and neck, and, if he can bear it, his whole body in cold water, and follow this with a vigorous rubbing with a coarse towel. What is called the splash-bath is, perhaps, better than any other for this pur pose. It consists simply in dashing water against the body with the hand. This causes a slight shock to the skin, which brings the blood to the surface ; while it causes an involuntary, deep inspiration of air, which expands the lungs and increases the force of the circulation. This can all be accomplished in a few minutes, and should be followed by a little brisk exercise in a cold room or in the open air. Of course, a person nnaccustomed to this should not commence in cold weather; but, beginning as the Winter approaches, that his ability to endure the bath will increase with the falling of the thermometer, and that his sus ceptibility to changes of temperature will be greatly diminished. American Aristocrats. Twenty years ago this one made candles, that one sold candles and butter, another butchered, a fourth carried on a distillery, another was a contractor on canals, others were merchants and mechanics. They are acquainted with both ends of society, and their chidren will be after them, though it will not do to say so out loud, lor often you find these toiling worms hatch butter flies and they live about a year. Death brings a division of property, and it brings new financiers. The old gent is discharged, the young gent takes revenues and begins to travel toward poverty, which he reaches betore death, or his children do if he does not, so that, in fact, though there is a sort of moneyed rank, it is not hereditary; it is accessible to all. The father grubs and grows rich ; his children strut and use the money. Ihe children in turn inherit pride and go shiftless to poverty. Next their children, reinvigorated by fresh plebian blood and by the smell of the clod, come up again, lbus society, like a tree, draws its sap from the earth, changes it into seed and blossoms, spreads them around in great glory, sheds them, to fall to the earth again, to mingle with the sou, and at length to re appear in new dress and fresh garniture. Dr. Alex. Means of Georgia, the oldest living member of the American Scientific Association, was born in States- ville, N. U., in 1800, and went to Georgia at an early age. Sam Houston's Duel. From the Bowling Green (Ky.) Intelligencer. Simpson county, though peaceful enough in these latter days, was in its earlier his tory the scenes of rencounters that have passed into history. Within its borders, or adjacent thereto, the hot-blooded Tennes- seeans were wont to settle their affairs of honor, and the crack of the duelists pistols not unfrequently resounded in its quiet for ests. Near Adairville, in the edge of Logan county, Gen. Jackson fought Dicker. won for the honor of the woman he loved, and stood like a statue after being struck by his antagonist's shot. It was on this occasion that he proved his iron will by telling his second that "had he been shot through the heart he would have lived long enough to kill his antagonist." Six miles south of Franklin, on tlfe farm of II. J. Duncan, two bund red yards from the Tennessee line, was lought a duel which created wide-spread excitement throughout the Union, owing to the reputation of the principals. In 1826 Gen. Sam Houston was a member of Congress from the Nash ville District of Tennessee, and sending home for distribution among his constituents a number of public documents, he claimed that Curry, the postmaster at Nashville, suppressed and failed to deliver them, and denounced him as a scoundrel. For this Curry sent him a challenge by Gen. White. Houston refused to receive the message, as he stated, "from such a contemptible source,' throwing it on the ground and stamping on it. Gen. White said he was not surprised, as no one expected Houston to fight. To this Houston retorted, "Do you try me ?" Of course a challenge lollowed from White, which Houston promptly accepted. The terms and conditions were : "Fifteen feet distance ; holster pistols; time, sun rise." The place chosen, as stated, was in Simpson county. On the 23d of Septem ber, 1826, the parties met at the designated point with their seconds. Ihe fact that a duel was to bo fought had gone abroad, and a number of persons had secreted them selves near the field to witness the affair, a fact unknown to either principals or sec onds. After the first shots had been ex changed and White had fallen to the ground the people rushed to the spot. Houston seeing them, and fearing an arrest, started toward the State line with a view of crossing and escaping. Gen. White called to him, "General, you have killed me." Houston then laced the crowd with pistol still in hand, and inquired if there were any omcers ol the law among them, and being answered in the negative, he ad vanced to the side of his late antagonist, and kneeling by him took his hand, saying, 1 am very sorry for you, but you know that it was forced upon me." Gen. White replied: "I know it and forgive you." White had been shot through lust above the hips, and the surgeons to cleanse the wound of blood, took one of their old-fashioned silk neckerchiefs through the wound. Gen. White recovered from his fearful wound, as much to the joy of Houston as to himself. During the week preceding the duel, Gen. Houston remained at the home of San ford Duncan, near the field, practicing meanwhile with pistols. At this temporary home were two beligerent young dogs, named for their pugnacious disposition An drew Jackson and Thomas H. Benton. These were continually fighting, Houston's political sentiments leading him to espouse the cause of the Jackson pup, who very much to his delight was a constant winner in the frays. The hour for arising and pre paring for the duel on the arrival of the day was 3:40 A. J1. Just before that hour "General Jackson" barked beneath the win dow of his admirer's room, awakening him. Houston arose without disturbing his at tendant friends, and began the task of molding bullets with which to fight Gen. White. As the first bullet fell from the mold, a game-cock, which he admired scarcely less than he did the dog, crowed a loud, clear note. Houston, with that ele ment of superstition which finds a place in nearly every mind, accepted the early greet ings oi nis mends as nappy omens, and marking the bullet on one side for the dog and the other for the chicken, made up his mind that his pistol should be loaded with it, and that he would first fire that particu lar ball at Gen. White. He afterward said that "he was not superstitious, but these two circumstances made him feel assured of success," thus disproving his own words. The bullet was used and White fell at the first fire, as stated. After the duel Hous ton selected as a coat-of-arms, "a chicken, cock and dog," and many were the com ments made by those unfamiliar with the facts in after years, as President of Texas and Senator in Congress he sported so strange a crest. The facts are authentic, having been related by San ford Duncan, Jr., late of Louisville, while the two were en route to Washington City during Hous ton's term as Senator. Benefits op Good Society. One day as I was in a bath a friend of mine put into my hand a piece of scented clay. I took it, and said to it, "Art thou musk or am bergris, for I am charmed with thy per fume ?" It answered, "I was a despicable piece of clay, but I was some time in the company of the rose ; the sweet quality of my companion was communicated tome; otherwise I should only be a bit of clay, as I appear to be." A German editor remarks that in America" thieves are so scarce that rewards are offered for them. He does not seem to know that it's not nntil the rewards are of fered that they make themselves scarce. A Sunday school boy was asked if his father was a Christian. He replied, "Yes. bat he is not working much at it now Vegetable Batter. The very latest Agricultural achievement. Among those exhibiting at the Territo rial Fair of Montana, was James R. John son, a farmer of the Prickly Pear valley, whose ranch lies seven miles North of Helena. He has a splendid collection of grain and vegetables among the latter a squash of nearly forty pounds in weight, which has a history too remarkable to pass unrecorded. . It is of the California mam moth variety, and considerably the smallest "bulb" of several of the same kind shown in the same collection. . Six or seven weeks ago when little more than ten pounds weight this squash was accidentally sev ered from its vine by the tread of a farm employee. Mr Johnson deplored the acei dent, the vegetable being a favorite and the first to set from the blossom, and he en tertained great expectations of it. The hired man, seeing his distress, suggested that the squash be taken and raised by hand. Johnson confessed that he did not know what that meant. "I will grow and mature it if you will furnish the milk," was the response. "Go ahead and do it," said Johnson, who smiled grimly, thinking that the hired man was disposed: to play a "josh" on him. The "orphan vegetable," with the stem and a few inches of the vine left intact, was taken to the house and deposited in a gar ret room where it could get a bath part of each day. The stem was wound with sev eral layers of cotton cloth and this was sub merged in a dish of new milk morning and evening, lnesquasniea nungrny on me lacteal fluid. On the start it absorbed a pint in a few hours. This was necessarily increased to a quart, and twice a day it was thus rationed to the first day of the fair, on Monday last. It thrived wonderfully on its novel bringing up, and neighbors who dropped in from time to time to see it ex- pressed tneir surprise ana asiomsumem at this singular mode of vegetable pro duction. They saw it nurse, and could easily de tect the healthy appetite draining the nu tritious drink. Every one gave the squash reneated shakes, and Dressed their Investi gations to learn whether there was any iti- ternai evidence ot au tne mine wnicn mat vegetable had consumed. The squash pros pered amazingly, expanded in size contin ually, and when taken away for exhibition weighed within a fraction of forty pounds. There were many at the fair whose curiosity was greatly excited aoout this squash, and Mr Johnson promised to cut the vegetable in the presence of witnesses, and exhibit to them its "true inwardness." This was done before a lanre concourse of people, and the amazement of the multitude may be im agined but not described when it was opened to their wondering eyes. Divided carefully in the middle, the top half was removed disclosing a globe of beautiful golden-hucd butter, with plump-filled seeds peeping out from all sides of the luscious looking ball. Its weight was estimated by many of the best judges at ten pounds, and was as fragrant to the 6mell as a spring blown daisy. It was the unheard-of novelty more than the surpassing beauty of the sight that raised the enthusiastic outburst of the crowd as they viewed this remarkable blending of farm and dairy produce. The "meat" of the squash, in richness of color equaled that of the butter-ball, and after everybody had had a fair chance to see and to satisfy themselves of the genuineness of both, and investigate to their heart's con tent the unique exhibit, it will be divided up and parceled out to a dozen or more par ties, to whom also will be given portions of the butter for trial. Mr Johnson receives from the citizens of Helena a special pre mium of $20 for this rarest specimen of "butter squash" ever raised by band, or, for that matter, by nature's own process. We think it will be generally acknowledged a wondrous product, the counterpart of which has probably never before been seen or heard of in Montana or any other part of the world. Gratitnda of an Elephant. A story comes from Tenbury, England, where a menagerie has been paying a visit, which illustrates the well-known character of the elephant for humane feelings in a re markable degree. Among the animals was a very fine female elephant, called "Lizzie,' which was attacked with a violent fit of colic, and suffered intensely. A local Chem ist, whose success as an animal doctor is well-known, treated "Lizzie" and saved the animal's life. On the procession passing the Chemist's shop on Friday, the elephant immediately recognized her benefactor, who was standing at the door of the shop, and, going to him, gracefully placed her trunk in his hand. The Chemist visited the exhi bition at night, and met with an unexpect ed reception from bis former patient. Gent ly seizing the "doctor" with her trunk, the elephant encircled him with it, to the terror of the audience, who expected to see hint crushed to death, but "Lizzie" had no such intention, and after having thus demonstra ted her gratitude by acts more eloquent than words, she released the doctor from her embrace and proceeded with her appoint ed task. The elephant seems to possess a holier sense of gratitude than some people do. CdEF" Civilization is rapidly spreading In Africa. An order of the Mayor of Monroe via, in Liberia, has just been issued requir ing all persons who entef the city to be' clothed in future the legal requirement in the case being a pair of pants reaching td the knees, and a paper shirt-collar. 23" Mr Ramsey, the new Secretary til War, is 64 years of age, and was born id Pennsylvania, though he has resided in Minnesota for twenty-five years. Like lucky politicians, he has grown old in offi cial service. X