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A Q R I C U L T U R'A L .
The Past History of Cotton and the Cotton
. .., -.?-,::! -f Worm. O ,.-'," ; :
From theReport upon Cotton Insects, prepared
under the direction of the Commissioner of Ag
riculture in pursuance of an Act of Congress ap
proved Junel&in, 1878.; by. J. Henry Comstock,
Entomologist ,..-. -
In 1801 and 1802 there was an emigration
of French cotton-planters from Martinique
to Southwest Georgia on account of the rav
ages of the caterpillar in the West Indies,
and on many inlands the cultivation of cot
ton was entirely stopped.
The first recorded appearance of the cot
ton worm in the United States was in 1793.
In that year it swept the cotton fields of
Georgia and South Carolina, doing 'a great
deal of damage,' more particularly in Geor
gia. "In that year,", says Mr. Spalding,
"the destruction was complete. , ,From Major
Butler's field of 400 acres only 18 bags were
made." In 1800 there was another general
appearance of the worms, and in that year
the crops in South Carolina suffered equally
with those in Georgia. Dr. Phares and Dr.
Capers 6tate that this was the first appear
ance ol the worm in South Carolina, but we
have the testimony of Mr. J. W. Grace and
the evidence ol a strong probability as to its
occurrence there in 1793.
We find no evidence of its reappearance
again until 1804, although it must have been
seen in small numbers. 1804 was the first
of the series of three great caterpillar years
(1825 and 1846 being the other two), which
gave rise to the almost universal theory that
the greatest ravages of the chenille were to
be expected every twenty-one years. In
this year it swept over every portion of the
cotton belt, which at that time comprised a
fair part of South Carolina, the coast, and
southernmost counties of Georgia, the coun
try for some distance back of Mobile Bay in
Alabama, and counties of Mississippi and
Louisiana along the great river. Concern
ing this year Dr. Phares has the following
in his lecture before the Wood ville Farmers'
Club, May 41869:, . . .
"In 1804 the cottori-worm made one of its
widest and most devastating invasions. It
was, I believe, on this occasion that Father
St. Pierre was most earnestly entreated by
his simple-minded parishioners of Louisiana
to furnish holy water with which to repel
"les chenilles. In districts further north,
where they came later, they were finally ex
terminated by a snow storm.
Between 1804 and 1825 there were no
general incursions. The caterpillar appear
ed many times, but in limited districts. In
1814 they came in June in portions of Louis
iana, the plant being very backward in con
sequence of a very cold late Spring, they
ate it down to the ground so that not a lock
of lint was matured nor a seed saved.
A good idea of the destruction in 1825,
the Second of the general invasions, is again
to be gained from Dr. Phares' paper. He
says :
"In 1825, the destruction was general in
extent, embracing all the cotton States ; the
late Mr. Affleck in one of his papers, assert
ing that the destruction was "universal and
complete." I must here be permitted to
say that it was not "complete," as I most
distinctly remember and know I saw fields
in which many bolls were fully matured and
gathered before the chenilles injured the
plant, and considerable quantities of very
superior cotton were made. This was the
first year that I saw the chenilles, and cir
cumstances so impressed me that my recol
lections of their appearance are more vivid
than of any time - since. The insect was
again destroyed by a storm, as we have seen
happen less extensively several times since;
the wicd and rain beating them down, and
the water sweeping them along and forming
immense heaps in some places."
We have notes of the appearance of the
worm, without, however, much damage re
sulting, in limited localities in 1828, 1829,
1833, 1834 and 1836. Considerable damage
was done in Leon County, Florida, and the
surrounding counties in 1830; in Southern
Alabama in 1831, and again in Northern
Florida in 1832. In 1834 the worms ap
peared in Texas for the first time.
In 1838, the injuries were more general.
Dr. Phares says : 'They spread over a large
portion of the cotton States that year, doing
much damage in September and October."
Col. TVhitner, speaking for Leon County,
Florida, says: "The caterpillar appeared
early in August. The second-brood strip
ped the plants by the 20th of September,
and were so numerous that, after devouring
the entire foliage, they barked the limbs and
stalks and ate out bolls nearly grown." The
year 1839 was noted neither for extended
ravages nor for marked devastation in par
ticular localities.
In 1840, the appearance of the caterpillar
was very general, extending north into
Arkansas and South Carolina. In most
oases they were too late to do severe dam
age, and the only locality which euffered
much, appears to have been Northern
Florida.
The caterpillars were not at all wide
spread nor were their ravages remarkably
severe in 1841, '42, '43, '44, '45. In 1842,
although the worms were reported from
parts of Texas, Alabama, Florida and Geor
gia, but little injury seems to have been
done.
In 1845, the damage was greater than it
had been since 183S. A curious instance is
mentioned of this year by Mr. K. Richards,
of Cedar Key, Fla., showing the migratory
power of the moth :
"The last of July, 1845, these caterpillars
made their appearance in a small field of
three or four acres of sea-island cotton, plant
ed on Way Key, as an experiment to see if
cotton could be advantageously cultivated
on the Keys, no other cotton having been
previously planted within 80 miles of them;
but the whole crop was devoured. The
caterpillar was at the same time destroying
the cotton in the interior of the country."
Mr. Glover remarked concerning ; this
statement t "It would seem to Drove that it
(the cotton-moth) is migratory in its habits,
as there is no other way of accounting for
its sudden presence, except that, haying pre
viously existed on some other plant or weed,
It had left ft for food more Congenial to its
taste, although it has: been asserted that
thereat caterpillar will eat nothing but
cotton." . ,
This being the year preceding the great
cotton-worm year of 1840, It is worth -our
while to look at it more carefully than at I
others. It is at the head of an ascending
i
scale of years, beginning with 1839. ifiacn
year", from 1839 to 1845: the destructions
were gradually increased, as more moins
hibernated, the more caterpillars there were
the ensuing year. Throwing parasitic ana
climatic checks aside," the tendency would
be for the worms to increase in geometrical
proportion. As the caterpillar increased,
however, so, naturally, win me parasu-ea,
and when once, through meteorological
reasons, the cotton-worms receive a decided
check, the parasites will be in a position to
reduce their numbers to a marked degree.
This being the case, we would expect to see,
in a succession of favorable years, a gradual
increase m the ravages qi the caterpillars,
until, after a year of great injury, there is a
sudden fallini? off a drop, as it were to
the bottom of another ascending scale of
years. This , succession will,, of course, be
modified by many circumstances, but the
tendency will always be the same.
The year 1846 was the third of the twen-
ty-one-year irruptions, ana was one oi ine
worst years we have ever had. The cater
pillars appeared very early in Texas, Louis-
lana, ill88i8Bippi auu c iunua, earner iuau
they had ever . before been observed. In
Texas, they made great havoc in the coast
i . .i -it . a ; a - .
counties, out ine miana counties am nui
suffer so much. In Louisiana and Missis-
R?nni. accordiner to Dr. Harris, the caterpil
lars destroyed, on the average, one-third of
the entire crop.
The devastation in Alabama equalled, if
indeed it did not exceed, that in the States
iust mentioned. From nearly every part of
the State it is reported to have been one of
the very worst years. In Georgia the rav
ages were as great as elsewhere, the coun
ties along the coast and those of the South
ern tier suffering the most. South Carolina
was severely afflicted.
So severe a year as this would naturally
arouse the planters, as indeed it did arouse
them, to the necessity of -knowing more
about the habits of these destructive insects,
and of discovering some appropriate reme
dy for their ravages. Up to this time very
little had been written about the chenille.
The 1846 invasion called forth a great
many newspaper articles, which failed, un
fortunately, to advance the sum-total of our
knowledge to any great extent. Specimens
were sent this year to Harris, but he was
unable to do more than mere classifacatory
work upon them. In the Fall of 1846, Mr.
Affleck gave the first hint at the migration
theory which has recently occupied so pro
minent a place in all researches on the cot
ton-worm. Early in 1847 Dr. Gorham,
having arrived independently at the con
clusion that we have an influx of the moths
every year from more Southern countries,
published a paper upon the subject.
From 1848 to 1860, inclusive, there was
not a single notable worm year. The cater
pillars were every year more or less injuri
ous in limited districts, but not a single gen
eral invasion took place. The increase in
their numbers was comparatively slight, and
frequently unfavorable years kept them well
subdued. In addition to this, the planters
had worked into a clean and thorough sys
tern of cultivation ; there was no waste and
no rubbish, and such a method has always
proved the best way to keep all insect pests
in check.
The year 1848 seems to have been even
much more unfavorable for the caterpillars
than was 1847. We have them reported
simply from the northwestern part of Flori
da and from the canebrake regions of Ala
bama. In 1849, they were found over j
wider extent of country. Eastern Texas,
Central Alabama, Northern Florida, South
ern Georgia, and the Southern coast of South
Carolina reported their presence with little
or nd damage. '
In 1850 no great injury was done. The
worms appeared in parts of Texas, Alabama,
Florida, South Carolina, and for the first
time in Tennessee. In 1851 they were found
in the canebrake region and in Northern
ern Florida. In 1853 they again appeared
in Arkansas, and some localities in Missis
sippi were more than usually afflicted.
In 1854 they were numerous in the cane
brake region; 1855 wasaxlry year, and, ac
cording to Dr. Phares, the caterpillars were
destroyed by drought and heat ; 1856 was
a year of remarkable exemption ; 1857, 1858
and 1859 are unworthy of remark as cater
pillar years; in 1860 they were more abun
dant in the canebrake and in parts of Texas
and Mississippi than they had been for the
few preceding years.
' From 1861 to 1865, inclusive, the cotton
crop was necessarily greatly curtailed, and
the reports of the activity of the caterpillar
during that period could hardly be expected
to be of sufficient accuracy or completeness
to assist in studying the periodical appear
ances. Still the reports have been com
paratively full, and show that the caterpil
lars were present over all the more ' South
ern portions of the cotton belt and were in
creasing in numbers every year. In 1861
and 1862, although they were widespread,
their ravages were reported as slight from
every locality. In 1863 they did consid
erable damage in Austin county and the
surrounding country in Texas. In the lat
ter part of this season they were found as
tar North as Wayne and Halifax counties
in North Carolina, although the harm that
they did was very slight. In 1864 they
were reported as destructive in Jefferson
Parish, Louisiana, and in Jefferson county,
Mississippi. They reached North Carolina
again this year, and were reported from
Edgecombe county. Eighteen hundred
and sixty-five was a marked year in parts
of Texas, in Southern Arkansas, and all
through Central Alabama. The worms
were again seen in Edgecombe county and
Halifax county, North Carolina.
2b. be continued.
Chemicals for Composting.
Superphosphate of Lime, : Fine Ground Bone.
Muriate of Potash, Nitrate of Soda, Sulphate of
Ammonia, German Potash of Salts, and Land
Plaster.
We have a large amount of these Chemicals
warranted of the best and at bottom pi ices.
Call and see us and we will show you Certificates
recommending them from some of the best farmers
in the county.
L. R. WRISTON & CO.
3P To prevent rust in Cotton there is nothing
equal to Muriate of Potash. We recommend it
with confidence.
i ,Q ,M. L 11 WRISTON & CO.
; Feb. 18, 1881.
Manuke Toub "Cottok-' Sebd. There
is one kind of manuring which always pays
unpropitious seasons will sometimes rob
you of the benefit of manuring in the soil,
but we have never known manuring the
seed to fail. The heat furnished by the
manure hastens the germination of the seed,
and the nutriment with which the plant is
then supplied in its earliest stages, gives to
it the rapid growth, putting- it soon; out of
the reach of insects and giving to it greater
vigor for withstanding disease. ; 1 he seed
may be moistened with the diluted drip-
pings oi siaoie manure, ana men rouea - in
ashes or land plaster, or wet with water
and then rolled in ashes or land plaster, or
wet with water and then rolled in any good
ammoniated superphosphate of lime. Do
not permit them to stand long in: heaps
after having been thus treated, or they will
become heated. Two hundred pounds of
superphosphate will roll seed enough to
plant fifteen acres, at a cost of not more
than fifty cents per acre, and the . benefits
of the application will be seen as soon as
the cotton comes un.
THE LADIES' STORE.
Mrs. E. G. GRAY has just returned with a
large assortment of ,
NEW MILLINERY
OF THE LATEST STYLES.' V"
A new lot of Notions, Neckwear, Gloves, etc.,
etc., and some excellent Underwear for ladies.
She is agent for Dr. Warner's Adjustable Hip
Corset .
She will have a display of NEW MILLIN
ERY on
OPENING DAYS
April 12th and 13th, 1881.
Mks. E. G. GRAY,
April 1,1881. 3m Near the Court House.
Acid Phosphate.
1 Ann BAGS ACID PHOSPHATE for com-
M v w posting in Store and for sale by
J. C. BURROUGHS.
Jan. 28, 1881.
A STANDARD FERTILIZER.
Planters cannot afford to cultivate Cotton in
North Carolina without using Fertilizers ; neither
can they anord to risk a crop with an article which
is not known to be what tuey neea
The Patapsco Guano
Is a tried and established brand, which 1 have been
selling for years to the farmers who buy Fertilizers
in this market, and its reputation lor
RELIABILITY
Is fully established by the testimony of every one
who has used ft. I oner it again this season. Call
My office is in the Court House. '
JOHN A. YOUNG.
Feb. 18, 1881
2m
Call at
J. H. McADEN'S Drug Store
For your Spices. 10 Bags Black Pepper, 5 Bags
Allspice, 10 Bags Ginger, 5 Gross Nelson s Gelatine.
Also, a full Stock of select English Spices, whole
and ground.
MERCHANTS will find a full stock of Drugs
and Patent Medicines, at
J. H. McADEN'S,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
No. 1, Parks' Building, Tryon Street,
JTeb. 4, 1881. v
Canned Goods.
Clams, Crabs, Lobsters, Oysters, Salmon, Corn,
Ukra, Teas, Lima Beans, Tomatoes, .Peaches and
rlumb Pudding.
DRIED FRUIT. Peeled Peaches. ADDles. Cur
.rants. Raisins, Prunes, Cherries and Dried Corn, at
Feb. 25, 188L S. M. HOWELL'S.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
This is to give notice to the public that I have
purcnased the stock oi
' FURNITURE
Recently kept at the eld Postofflce stand, on Trade
Street, by E. G. ROGERS, and that I will continue
to Keep a full and complete assortment of such
goods as are usually found at a first-class
Furniture Establishment.
IW A full line of COFFINS and BURIAL
CASES kept on hand.
tWT. W. ANDREWS, formerly with Burgess
jxicnois, win De witn me in ine management oi my
nusiness and win De giaa to see ms mends.
E. M. ANDREWS.
Feb. 18, 1881.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Having accepted the Agency of the Bay State
iron worKsoi jsne Uity, Pennsylvania, for the
states oi JNortn and Boutn Carolina and Georgia, 1
am prepared to iurnisn mil assortments of
Stationary and Portable Engines,
Steam Hoisting Machines, Boilers,
Saw and Corn Mills, Boss
Press, Cotton Gins
Threshers and
Separators, Shafting, Pulleys, dc.
I can fill orders promptly and at most reasonable
vtwSft. .3 . i ir i i . -i
vines, nuu uic juauiuiery is iuiij guarameeu.
' Persons wishinjr to purchase are requested to call
utu bcc uic ueiure uiey uuy.
Thanking my friends for the liberal patronage
nereioiore exienaea me l am respecuuily,
JAMES F. JOHNSTON.
College Street, Charlotte, N. C.
P. S.I hare a large stock of Carriages, Buggies,
Phaetons and Double-Seated Spring. Wagons, of
the best makes. Also, several good second-hand
Carriages and Barouches suitable for Livery men
an ui wuiuu x can sen very low. u you want bar'
gains call and see my stock.
Feb. 4, 1881.
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"Woman's Best Friend." It is adapted especially
iu luuw tawes wuere ine womu is uwOTuered, and
will cure any irregularity of the "mensesV Brad
field's Female Regulator acts like a charm In
uViin j. n A i ,i ...
mutes, vw a buuucu cnecK or, me "montnly
course," from cold, trouble of mind or like causes,
uj rawimg uic ujsvuarge in every instance. In
chronic cases its action is prompt and' decisive, and
saves me consiuuuon irom countless and prema
ture ucuay.
Milltown, Chambers Co.. Ala.. July 13. 1877.
I have used vour Female Rxm1atnr tm.ii.
in my practice for a long time, and with entire
Butww wucre lucre was no complication oi dis
ease. If it is not a specific, it is, in my opinion, the
best known remedy for the diseases for which it is
recommended. . f
J. H. Dayis, M t..
Prepared by Dr. J. Bradfield, -Atlanta, Ga. Price
11.50 per bottle. Sold by all Druggists, and whole
saleby W. H. Barrett.
For sale by all Druggists in Charlotte
April 8, 1880. -
Paney and HeaYyiGroceries.
BROTnEnENDfiRSOXtMcGINNIS,
. Opposite the old Charlotte Motel, ,
Respectfully inform their friends and the public
generally, that they have an elegant assortment of
FAMILY GROCERIES
Of all sorts, to which they invite attention.
The "Minhesotta" and other fine brands of Flour,
as well as common brands.
Cigars and Tobacco of all grades, and Loril-
lard's Snuff m bladders of from 1 to 5 pounds best
article. .
Give us a call in Brown's building, opposite the
Charlotte Hotel.
J. L. BROTHERS,
E. T. HENDERSON,
Feb. 25, 1881. E. D. McGINNIS.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
The partnership of SPENCER & ALLEN is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. Either party is
authorized to sign in liquidation.
J.. . BfJfiJNUiliK,
Dec 31, 1880. G.D.ALLEN.
ii. :
tThe business will be continued
at the same place by the undersigned under the
name of J. S. SPENCER 4 CO.
We cordially invite the customers of the late firm
and the public generally to call and see ns.
J. 8. SPENCER,
Dec 31, 1880. J.C.SMITH.
In taking leave of the custom
ers of spencer & ALLEN, I return grateful
thanks for patronage bestowed, and cordially re
commend the new firm.
G. D. ALLEN.
Charlotte, N. C, Jan. 7, 1881.
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Pays losses promptly. Insures Dwellings, Furni
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Stock, Mills, Gins, and all other insurable property.
Insurance is the only guarantee for indemnity
against loss by fire. .
Call on or address
THOS. H. HAUGHTON,
General Agent, Charlotte, N. C
Feb. 18, 1881 3mpd
Canned Goods.
House-keepers will please remember that we
have a full stock of Tomatoes, Corn, Peaches. &c.
We will make prices reasonable and fill your orders
promptly lor anything in our line.
SPRINGS & BURWELL.
Dec. 3,1880.
L. R. WRISTON & CO,
Druggists,
Charlotte, N. C, IrwMs corner.
A good supply of FRESH DRUGS always on
hand for the wholesale and retail trade, and at as
reasonable prices as any nouse in the South can
afford.
PAINTS of all sorts, mixed and un
mixed; OILS of all grades, for lubricating and
illuminating purposes.
Brushes Toilet Brushes, and also
Whitewash, Paint, Blacking, &c.
BF Particular attention given to putting up
Pbkscriptioks by an experienced Druggist.
L. R. WRISTON & CO.
Jan. 1, 1879.
Day's Kidney Pad.
- Day's Kidney Pad cures Gravel.
Dav's Kidnev Pad cures Dronav.
Day's Kidney Pad . cures Inflamation of the
moneys.
Day's Kidney Pad cures Brick Dust-deposit and
Nervous Weakness.
Day's Kidney Pad cures Diabetis, Incontinence
and Retention of Urine.
Day's Kidney Pad cures all disorders caused by
a diseased iuaney or spine.
L. R. WRISTON & CO.,
Nov. 12,1880. Agents.
"Train up a Child in the way he should go."
If you send your daughter to the
WILLIAMST0N FEMALE COLLEGE,
She will be trained in the habit of coxcektbattc)
ATTENTION TO ONE PBDTCIPAIi PURSUIT at a time,
and she will not be trained for the Bab, the Stump
or the Stage.
For a Catalogue, address
Rev. 8. LANDER, Pres't,
Aug. 20th, 1880. Williamston, S. C,
FIRE AND LIFE
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Established in 1854.
Now Representing
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" Insurance Company of North
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E. NYE HUTCHISON & SON,
Agehts
Office corner of College and 4th Street?.
Charlotte, N. U
Oct 1, 1880.
THE- HAMILTON
Adjustable-Arch Bar-Share
COTTON AND CORN CULTIVATOR.
The superiority and advantage of the Hamilton
cultivator becomes manifest upon examination
The wheels are always in the Wateb Furrow and
not on the adjacent beds.
We warrant it to run steady, and do good work
in the toughest or hardest soil ; requiring but little
effort to guide; and to be unequaled in the quality
oi lis worK.
The hitch is directly attached to the ends of the
beams, is adjustable nijm or low. for deep or shal
low plowing and takes all weight off the horses
necKs.
The uprights besides their internal adjustment
are leit iree to swing bactc and forth on the arch
bar; which equalizes the draft by leaving each
hprse to draw his own load, and prevents the tongue
or wheels from being thrown across the row by the
uneven movement or me team or any otner cause :
thus preserving the line of draft and decreasing the
labor of guiding.
We furnish with each Cultivator 4 Shovels. 3
Clod-Fenders, 2 Bull-Tongues, Double and Single-
Trees, xiecK-iote andi wrench.
E. NYE HUTCHISON & SON,
Jan. 7, 1881. Agents, Charlotte, N. C,
TAILORING.
John Vogel, Practical Tailor,
Respectfully Informs the citizens of Charlotte and
surrounding country, that he is prepared to manu
facture eentleman'a clothinr in the latest trie and
at short notice. His best exertions will b riven to
render satisfaction to thse who patronize him.
Snp opposite old uaariotte Hotel.
January 1, 1878.
PHOTOGRAPHS
At greatly Reduced Prices.
Photographs of a superior quality can be had at
halt the usual price by calling on H. BAUMGAR
TEN, over Nisbet & Bro's Store.
. 7BA1IE8 for Pictures of any size, at very ltw
ngurci, iunuaneu at anon notice.
H. BATJMOARTEN.
Oter Nisbet St Bro.'s Store.
April IS, 1573.
B tTBOE 8: S NIC H QT S, n
-fW&oUsaUjmd Bttail Dtaler in . . : Y
FUROTTXTRE, BEDDING, &c:
I have now in Store a well selected stock em-
bracing everything found in a
First-class Furniture Store,
Such as Bedroom and Parlor Suits, Lounges, Tet-
a-lets, Whatnots, Jiarnie a, vvuuu xuu a auico,
Dining Tables, Washstands, Bureaus, Wardrobes,
.Book cases, etc -
tsr CHAIRS of all kinds and cheap Bedsteads
at prices to suit the times. '
I respectfully solicit a share of patronage.
ALSO.
COFFINS of all grades kept on hand ready-made.
No. 5 West Trade Street,
Jan. 19, 1880. Chaklottb, N. C.
BOOTS, SHOES, &c.
The following is the latest Price List of Ziegler
Bros.' goods, of which a complete line can be
found at
J. MOYER'S
Boot and Shoe Store,
Tbadb Stbeet, Chablottb, N. C.
Best Pebble Goat Button Boots, French heel, 2.75
" Kid Box Toe M " " 325
" Fox M " " 3.00
" Serge " 3.00
r u High Cut Kid Lace, " " " 3.00
" " , " Fox Lace, " " 2.50
" Kid Newport Ties, " " 2.50
" , Kid Fox Lace Boots, plain heel, 2.25
M Serge " " " 2.25
" Pebble Goat Congress Boots,- M " 2.50
" Sere " " " " 2.50
" Kid Crimp Vamp Cong, boots, plain heel, Z25
Finest French Kid Button Boots, French heel, 4.00
C3T" My Stock of Gents' goods cannot be sur
passed. Call and see them.
J. MOYER.
Wanted at the Charlotte Smelting Works.
MINERAL ORES:
Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper and Zinc Ores,
PURCHASED FOR CASH.
The New York and North Carolina Smelting
Company at Charlotte, Will pay the best Cash Prices
ever paid in this country for ORES.
No charge will be made for sampling and assay
ing Ores purchased by us.
Address, C. E. ROBINSON, Sup't,
Jan. 7, 1881 tf Charlotte, N. C.
A. R. NISBET & BRO.,
Wholesale and "Retail
Grocers and Confectioners,
Dealers nr
Tobacco, Cigars, Musical Instruments, &c.,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
The best stock of Groceries, Confectioneries,
Prize Candies, toys, Musical Instruments, Strings,
Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff, Wooden-Ware, Paper Bags,
Canned Goods, Glass Jellies, Crackers, Powder,
Shot, Salt, &c-, in the city, will be found at our
Wholesale and Retail Store.
Call and see us before buying.
A. R. NISBET A BRO.
Nov. 7. 1880.
Just Received
AT
TIDDY'S CITY BOOK STORE
A well selected Stock of
WRITING PAPER,
Including Note, Letter, Sermon, Legal and Fools
cap, which they propose to sell cheap for cash.
Also, French Paper of every description, with
Envelopes to match. .
Also, Paper in boxes, to suit the most fastidious.
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE OF NEW YORK.
A standard treatise Upon the laws of good society
in New York.
CONGRESS TIE ENVELOPES a new lot just
received.
Edward Todd & Co.'s Celebrated
Rubber Fens,
A Pen by some considered superior to a Gold Fen.
TIDDY & BRO. are also Agents for Emerson's
celebrated Rubber
Hand-Stamps,
And any orders given them will receive prompt
attention.
Cash paid for Rags.
THE TRADER'S NATIONAL BANE,
Charlotte. N. C.
Officers Robt. I. McDowell, President ; Phil
lip Schiff, Vice-President; J. H. Ross, Cashier ; E.
F. Young, Teller.
Directors Robert I McDowell, Philip Schiff,
John W Wadsworth, D F Cannon, Jno E Brown,
W M Shipp and V Q Johnson.
Jnn, 1..1880.
First National Bank of Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Paid up Capital $400,000.
Ojticebs.
R. Y McAden, President M. P. Pegram, Cashier
John F. Orr, Teller. A. Graham, Clerk. -
Board or Directors.
R Y McAden, J L Brown, Wm R Myers
R M Oates, S B Alexander, S A Cohen,
RBarringer.
Deals in Bills of Exchange, Sight Drafts, Gold and
Silver Coin, and Government and other Securities.
Janl. 1878.
Carriages, Phaetons, Buggies, &c.
I have a good
supply of
CARRIAGES,
PHJETONS,
BUGGIES, and
Spring Wagoks,
of the latest style
& superior work
manship. Call and exam
ine the work;
CHAS. WILSON, Sr.,
College Street,
in front of Sanders & Blackwood's Warehouse,
Jan. 14.1881 yr Charlotte. N. C.
North Carolina Trees for Sale.
Having taken the Diploma at the Fair of the Car
olines and beat all competition-both as to quality
and prices, and expecting to continue the business
of Tree selling, I ask the citizens of Mecklenburg
and of the surrounding counties to give me their
orders.
The citizens of this section could have saved a
large amount of money and been supplied with as
good Trees or better if they bad bought from me
instead of giving orders u Nurseries out of the
8tate.
" T. W. SPARROW.
Jan. 7, 1881. y
Housekeepers take Notice.
The finest assortment of first class Fancy Groce
ries in Charlotte, among which are many articles
new for this market, have just been received at
March 18, 1881. PERRY'S.
; NOTlgE FARMERS.
Farmers desiring to secure
I", LI STER',8 'AMMONIATED
Dissolved Bone Fertilizer
Which gave entire satisfaction to all who taed
last season, will please call early at my offW .A
leave their orders. umce and
JOHN VanLANDINGHAM,
Sanders '& Blackwood's Building
East College Street, Charlotte N c
March 11, 1881. .;i '
FERTILIZERS.
Etti wan Acid Phosphate, Ettiwan Guano and th
Standard Guano.
.We have the above brands in store and to arrive.
Send in your orders.
SPRINGS & BURWELL
March 11, 1881.
John VanLandJ Qgham,
Cotton Buyer , Genercl Cc imission Merchant
In Sunders & Blackwood's Building,
- North College St., Charlotte, N n
March 28, 1880.
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. 1.1880. KYLE & HAMMOND.
Castor Oil,
Laudanum, Essences. Tutt's Pills, and all iucb
Goods as are sold by Country Merchants can be had
very low at Db. T. C. SMITH'S
. Sept 17, 1880. Drug Store.
Rubber Belting.
A complete Stock of Rubber Belting, Rabber and
Hemp Packing. Also, all sizes and kinds of Rope
at bottom prices.
Nov. 1. 1879. KYLE & HAMMOND.
Attention Farmers!
Call at Kyle & Hammond's Hardwire House and
examine their "Dexter Corn 8hellers" and "Feed
Cutters" the latest and best out Also, new style
adjustable Iron Foot Plow Stocks, a great improve'
ment on those sold in this market last season.
We have a heavy Stock of Steel Plows, Clevises
Single Trees, Steel and Iron Harrow Teeth, Heel
Screws, ' Grass Rods, &c., which we can and will
sell to the Farmers at prices lower than they can
possibly afford to make them.
Jan. 1,1880. KYLE & HAMMOND.
AT RIGLER'S .
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.
PR 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 sec us.
Respectfully, D. M. RIGLER.
A. A. GASTON,
DBALEB IN
Stoves, Tin-Ware
And House Furnishing Goods,
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
He keeps the largest stock of Stoves and Tin
Ware ever offered in this market $100 reward
will be paid to any party that ever sold a larger or
heavier Stove than the "Barley Sheaf." I have sold
the "Barley Sheaf " for eleven years.
Call at my Store under Central Hotel building,
and examine my stock. ,
t3S Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware manufactured to
order, and all Repairing promptly executed.
A. A. GASTON.
Feb. 1,1878.
Cigars! Cigars!!
The finest stock of Cigars in Charlotte, at very
low prices to the wholesale trade, at
Dr. T. C. SMITH'S
Sept 17, 1880. Drug Store.-
Tailoring.
S. S. ELAM, practical Tailor, has his Shop in the'
Democrat Office Building, second floor, where he
will be pleased to serve his customers and friends
promptly. Particular attention paid to repairing
. ,
J. A. VOGLER,
JOB PRINTER,
(Weti Corner of Trade and Tryon Street,)
Charlotte, N. C.
Hand Bills, Dodges, Circulars, and all ordinary
printing done promptly and at reasonable prices.
Commercial printing and Legal Blanks a speci
alty. Address
J. A. VOGLER, Proprietor,
April 9, 1880. Charlotte, N. C.
CHINA,
Glass and Crockery Store.
Established in 1857.
New Stock just received of
DECORATED
Chamber Setts,
Direct from England.
Also, a good assortment oi
French China Table Ware
And GLASSrWARE in ever
variety, cheap for Cau.
March 21. 1880.
JAMES HARTY.
BUY MACHINERY
From the Mecklenburg Iron Works at Char'
lotte, N. C, which has superior advantages
in the way of both Home and Northern
manufactures.
ERIE CITY IRON WORKS, I
Charlotte, N. C, April 7th, 1877. J
We hereby notify our many friends and the pub
lic generally that the management of the Charlotte
Branch of the Erie City Iron Works is now ia the
hands of Capt John Wilkes, of this city, who ia
prepared to fill orders for our well known Engines
and Saw Mills on the shortest notice, and at the
most reasonable prices.
JOHN H. BLISS,
Secretary Erie City Iron Works
Referring to the above notice of change, I feel
confident that it will be advantageous to purchasers
of Machinery of all kinds, as it places me in posi
tion to meet any and all competition. With ny
facilities on the spot, I can manufacture all parts
of the Erie Engines which will not bear freight
charges such as Grate Bars, Stacks, Spark Ar
resters, &c., and handle the Eric City Engines and
Boilers with little extra expense, thus enabling me
to offer Machinery at better figures to the purchaser
than ever before.
Be sure to give me a call, or write for Circulars,
before purchasing elsewhere.
JOHN WILKES. -Mecklenburg
Iron Works, Charlotte, K. C
April 87 1877 tf