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; ir>.—Somebody has
I rubbed matrimony
• ,ii)w, siiu'e the new
I iine-look act," as it
•Ml signed by Gover-
iij even less annoy-
witii that tiiirgical
:i' sovoring the tie
111 bavf* to do now—
.iiiluippy victims of
to Ron». (wiiere
- lly entertained if
;.e) and stay six
,1 iveno will do the
-St' of emergency—
w.int to hie you to
I'fw weeks to learn
. r thine in dress for
, ,.-(111 Ueno will ex-
■1. acting on a con-
will furget that you
I iU ?;ive you
I t'l'.d of the six
i.m:l- you had never
T indeeii, and “di-
w.'it" is the order
; : an of (he Reno
given quite a
1 in New Yoik.
TTi ii in haste ar.d
;> 1 | . :i ing at lels-
tlu' time-tables for
! i iiig West.
■ n. t iii.irriages of
hat of Vateska
'U'riner in vaude-
, > X hile ardent ad-
\. rioi!. Miss iSnr-
i'andsome, volup-
. n. lias for several
l)rii-Mit. particular
favvM'ite with the
■s. and when she
vt'al estate man,
in order to run
.li marry Norton, it
viuider on the Rial*
. n weeks Mr. Nor-
for absolute di-
:i Mackaye.
rs of the fair Va-
linsband, which was
- lawyer, aud which
1 of complacent philos-
'vs.: Dear Fletcher:
,nc to anybody, even
' >niber that the Ro-
and I am only a
\nrl
ir'nus charitable and
’ .ii'ganizations. (and
legion), as well as
I 'S and societies, are
aid the sufferers of
Washington Place fire
( .1. Mass meetings are
. . wo chief suffragette
• followers of Mrs. Bel*
^ those of Mrs. Clarence
doing excellent work,
';i» ntres are giving bene-
II- PS Last Sunday a
: ^ was held in the Metro-
house to discuss means
- similar catastrophes,
if'ernoon a benefit was
'he managers of the new
'! iien’’ at Broadway and
-pet. which was a most
. and realized a
nf money, and on next
A ..social ion of Theatre
New York will give a
Metropolitan Opera
ill last from noon until!
nnd which will be partic-
V many of the famous
(1 the best known actors
i- f'-nm all of the theatres,
h bnilding. in which the
■ 1 a comparatively new
iiil me of the best of Its
. .andsome building, and,
^ ' ^ide there is little, if
’ 'fi of anything unusual
ed within its walls,
our attention is drawn to
most astonishing that
ns have been allowed
V w York so long. Down
' yn bridge are hundreds
.lif^ated buildings, mostly
n past decade, and so
' ' eem on the point of
n Rv taking a ride on
the elevated lines—
• Second avenue on the
‘he Sixth or Ninth on
■no ran see for one's self,
instances comes close
m to almost touch
I 1 nisty fire escapes
''loiigli a touch would
M’iing to the street, old
■lintrs that must have
in tl'.o finie of Wash'
ll of them were built
■ time of the ubiquitous
t 1 f»nv of them are more
-isht stories high, but
of worm-eaten wood,
MO fire protection
iTinsing to nqte the al-
artivity that the au-
fiuddenly assumed.
• 'apes are l)eing re-
.'i;iied. fire inspectors
1 iniportant faces are
iu!? into odd corners,
! i.'Sning peremptory
' r. jitinir panic in ^he
‘ a (onscienccless own-
.'iolpli P. Miller, super
intendent; of the bureau of buildings,
is Emphatically denying that his de
partment. is in any way responsible
for conditions that made possible the
awful tragedy: and the fire depart
ment authorities say that they were
in no way to blame; Fire Chief Crok-
er affirms that he predicted just such
a disaster many months ago. And all
of the newspapers, particularly the
New York American, are hammer
ing it into them all. And the suf
fragettes say, ‘Must wait until the
women get the vote.”
Since last Tuesday a pall hangs
over the New York Founling asylum,
rows of little chairs stand forlornly
against the walls, empty and lonely.
A few discarded toys await their
next owners, and the nurses, their
occupation temporarily gone, wander
aimlessly through the long, empty
halls. For most of the little toddlers
who during the year have grown and
developed under the kindly treatment
of this justly celebrated institution,
have gone away to far lands to seek
their fortunes. Once a year this
wholesale distribution of babies oc
curs. and Jittle waifs who have been
picked up from areas, door-ways, rail-
v.'ay stations, etc., or who have been
left at the institution by mothers un
able to care for them, and have been
tenderly cared for either in the In
stitution. or boarded out at some of
the near-by farms in New York and
New .Jersey, are sent forth to cheer
baby-less homes throughout tae coun
try.
Most of the ^ixty-six babies sent
laf^t week went to Texas and the
southwoet. Tlie.v were accompanied
by nurses and sisters of chanty.
Fmmn Drnn. the clever actress who
created the title-roll in “Mother.”
the charming play which had such
a long and successful run in New
York last fall and winter, is now play
ing in a vaudeville sketch, written by
her husband, John Stokes, which
gives a very graphic picture of one
phase of this Foundling Institutian.
They playet is called “Baby.” The
principal character, a German mother,
has been deserted by her husband,
and. In order to support herself, must
give up her six-months’ old baby. She
takes it to the Foundling asylum
and has every thing explained to her
by the nurse in charge. The little
white crib stand ready to receive
the baby, and the nurse explains,
kindly but firmly, that as soon as she
(the mother) lays the baby in the
crib the resigns every right to it,
she must not visit it, its name w’ill
be changcd, and its identity entirely
lost. The won>an's intense love for
her baby, her despair over the sit
uation, and her heart-breaking fare
well to the chilyd. is strikingly de
picted by Miss Dunn, and the audi
ence awaits with bated breath the
happy termination of the touching
little play.
Today there is a warmth and a
, haze in ^he air that sends an ach
ing thrill through the eart of every
alien Irom below fe Mason and Dixon
Line. It recalls, too vividly for com
fort, the beautiful spring aud early
summer In the good old North Stare.
It makes us think of the scent of
pine woods, of violets: it suggests
wide, vine-covered porches, rocking
chairs and hp.mmocUs; the delicious
odor of the upturned sod. And to a
New York flat-dv;^eller It seems like
a far-off dream of heaven.
Hot Liner Caroms Two Faces.
Pottstown, Pa., April 14.—While a
crowd of youths were playing baseball
below Douglassville, a hot liner was
driven across the pike just as the
touring car of Calvin H. Sweisford, a
Pottstown business man, was passing.
It struck Mrs. Sweisford on the face,
loosening her teeth and lacerating her
mouth, and then glanced off into the
face of Mrs. Daniel L. Fritz, who was
seated beside Mrs. Sweisford. Both
women were hurried off to a physician.
In Twmity-fiTe Years’ ftpurieace
I Hooil’s Sarsaparilla Has Never
. Failed to Core.
Does Even Mors Than is Claimed
For It.
“I speak from experience of twenty-
flve years with Hood’s Sarsaparilla, in
Siving my recomme'hdation to tKls
medicine.
For spring
humors and
as a general
blood-puri-
fler it never
fails. I have
.always found
It to do all
claimed for
it, and more.
1 know it to
be a good
medicine for
scrofula, ^salt
rheum, and
all similar
troubles, and as a general spring
medicine I can po^tively say it has nc
equal. It gives me genuine satisfac
tion to say these words In favor of the
medicine I have found so reliable all
these years we have been using it in
our family.” Mrs. J. F. Gee, 50 Gould
street, Stoneham, Mase.
Mrs. J. F. Gex.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla effects its won
derful cures, not simply because It
contains sarsaparilla but because it
combines the utmost remedial values
of more than twenty different ingre
dients, each greatly strengthened and
enriched by this peculiar combination.
These ingredients are the very reme
dies that successful physicians pre
scribe for the same diseases and ali
ments, but they are not all found In
any other medicine. There is no real
substitute fur Hood’s Sarsaparilla. If
urged to buy any preparation said to
be “just as good” you may be sure it
is inferior,' costs less to make, and
yields the dealer a larger profit.
Get Hood’s Sarsaparilla today in
usual liquid form or in chocolated tab
lets called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses $1.
CHILDREnV WB« ARE SICKLY
Mothers who vaJu*» their own comfort
and the welfare of their children,
should never be without a box of Moth*
er Gray’s Sweet Powders for Chlldreu.
for use throughout the sea.son. They
Break uo Colds, Cure Feverlshness,
Constipation, “Teething: Disorders,
Headaches and Stomach Troubles.
THESE POWDERS NEVER FAIU
Sold ny all J>rug Stores, 25c. Don't ac
cept any substitute. A trial package
wIVl address Allen S. Olmsted. Le Roy.
will be sen* FREE to any mother who
K. y.
» Yanked to Safety at Fire. .
New York, April 14.—Threatened by
fire and smoke. Miss Elsie Patten
stood in a sixth-story window of the
Hotel Gainsborough, No. 156 West
Thirty-fourth street, until Policeman
Patrick Clancy leaned down from the
roof of No. 161 and drew her to safe
ty. The policeman then swung to safe
ty David Vigor, who had been trapped
on the same floor. A cigarette is sup
posed to have caused the fire.
There is some consolation in the
fact that even the suffragette hasA’t
altogether outgrown ice cream so^a.
2 hree Sad Deaths
In Lenott, N. C.
Special to The News.
Lenoir, April 15.—After a short ill
ness from congesitno of the brain
Mrs. Edmund Tilley, of King’s Creek
township, this county, died last Wed
nesday at her home a few miles east
of town . The deceased was about 50
years of age and was the widow of
the late Edmund Tilley. She is sur
vived by two children.
Mr. Sylvester Braswell died a few
days ago at his home near Colletts-
vllle, of pneumonia. The deceased
was a worthy citizen and was held in
high esteem in his community.
Mr. J. C. Hobbs died Wednesday
night about 11 o’clock at the home of
his brother-in-law, Mr. J. W. Jaynes,
who lives a few miles south of Le
noir. Mr. Hobbs was about 65 years
of age.
The fact that Caldwell real estate
is attracting attention, not only from
farmers in adjoining counties, but
from residents of distant states, is at
tested by the visit of Mr. Johnson, a
successful farmer from Pennsylvania,
who arrived here some time age on
a visit to his friend, Mr. W. B.
Dewey.
Messrs. Pharr and Clanton and
James Squires, three, of Mecklen
burg’s progressive farmers, arrived
in Lenoir Wednesday to inspect the
work of the Lower Creek Drainage
Company, who are dredging Lower
Creek, with a view of doing similar
work in their home county.
Put Sports in Curriculum.
Boston, April 14,—A general partici
pation in sports by all college students
as a necessary part of the college ca
reer was advocated by speakers at
the annual convention of the Ameri
can Physical Elducation Association.
George W. Ehler, professor of physi
cal education at the University of Wis
consin, said that an effort was being
made to give every student at Wiscon
sin the necessary athletic training to
fit him for after life. He believed that
this could be accomplished by stimu
lating the students’ interest in ath
letics.
When a young man is inclined to be
fast there is generally a woman who
sets the pace.
Mi^ny a young man with a brilliant
fture has been dazzled long ^before he
caught up with it.
It is quite natural that flies should
come with the opening of the baseball
season. 
.MASS
Ask Your Grocer For
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' It Is Delicious
Just the right combination of high grade cocoa,
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Soldtn 1-8 lb. and 1-4 lb. packages
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DORCHESTER, MASS.
The Capital City
News Department
Special to The News.
Raleigh, N. C. April 15.—Another
big, electric corporation for Raleigh,
and one, too, that will be allied with
the Carolina Power and Light Co. and
the Yadkin River Power Co. in the
development of the great Blewitt Falls
power plant in Richmond county, and
its distribution in this section, was
chartered today with $300,000 capital
by F. H. Briggs, A. C. Wycliff and
others with principal office in Raleigh.
The Carolina and’the Yadkin corpora
tions have $11,500,000 capital.
There was also filed, today an
amendment to the charter of the
Southern Car Co., High Point, which
has in the past built some of the finest
electric street cars constructed any-^
w’here in the county. The amendment
to the charter increases the capital
to $300,000 and is preliminary to a
very considerable enlargement to be
made in the plant and the scope of
its work through its having passed in
to the control of the big electrical de
velopment interests of the Dukes.
The Deep Run Club Co., Salisbury,
Is chartered with $3,000 capital by J.
A. Howard, C. T. Hartman and oth
ers.
Commissions reappointing members
of the beard'of commissioners of nav
igation and pilotage for the port of
Wilmington and the Cape Fear river
and the outlying bars are just issued
by Governor Kitchin, the commission
ers reappointed being James Sprunt,
J. W. Harper, Richard Dosier, H. G.
Smallbones, William St. George and
L. Brown McKay, the latter being
chairman and James Sprunt chair
man.
Commissioner of Insurance .Tames
R. Young is calling the attention of
the people of North Carolina to the
fact that the fire losses in this state
for the month of March, according to
the showing the New York Journal of
Commerce amounted to $518,700, con
siderably more than should hav6 been
with proper attention to the elimina
tion of fore waste and precaustlon as
to condition of buildings in the towns.
The loss for the United States and
Canada was $20,000,000 more than for
March 1910.
In a letter to the recently appointed
county tax commissioners, new tax
officers created by the recent legisla
ture to serve under the immediate su
pervision of the corporation commis
sion as state tax commission the com
mission declared that the success or
failure of the 1911 revenue and ma
chlnery acts for state taxes depends
upon the fidelity and accuracy of the
assessors in the counties in the dls
charge of their duties. “If you sue
ceed in listing all the taxable proper
ty,” writes the commission,” and as
sessing It at its true value in money
nothing will be left for the county or
the state board of equalization to do.
The commission explains to the asses
sors that the terms “market value
and “true value,” wherever used in the
tax laws are specified by the machin
ery act to mean “what property and
subjects would bring when sold in
such manner as such properties are
usually sold.”
The North Carolina Library Associa
tion, at Its third annual meeting just
held elected all the old officers for
another term and inaugurated move
ments looking to the encouragement
of the formation of public libraries in
towns of three thousand and more in
habitants that are not now provided
with such a recognized public necessi
ty. This work will be carried on un
der the provisions of the special act of
the recent legislature passed for the
encouragement of his work. Miss
Leatherman, expert librarian, 'contin
ues as secretary of the association or
commission and Dr. Louis R. Smith, of
Chapel Hill, is the president.
Ae recognized factor in the further
ance of the Interest in North Carolina
history is The Booklet, published by
the ladies of the North Carolina So
ciety Daughters of the Revolution
with Miss Mary Hilliard Hinton as re
gent of the state society and as editor
of The Booklet. The revenue from the
latter, by the way, is devoted by the
society to patriotic work such as the
erection of the memorial to the Eden-
ton Tea Party now in the state house.
The April Booklet is just being dls
tributed and is a particularly notable
number. It contains papers by Bish-'
op JoaeplL Blount Cheshire on “The
Baptism of Virginia Dar^”; The Early
History of Craven County, by S. M.
Brinson; Social Conditions in North
Carolina in 1-783, by Capt. S. A. Ashe
and papers. The interesting forecost
is made that the ladies will present in
the next issue a paper by Major W. A.
Graham on “Why North Carolina Op
posed Secession”; Folk Songs of North
Carolina by Prof. Jno. A. Lomax; His
tory of Halifax County by Chief Jus
tice Clark and a number of other im
portant papers bearing vitally on
North Carolina history.
April 28 and 29 there will be held
out at the A. & M. College the tenth
annual meeting of the North Carolina
Academy of Science that has for the
principal feature of its sessions the
presentation of scientific papers bear
ing on investigations of its members
during the year. The titles of seven
teen have already been registered by
members. There is also an annual
banquet in connection with the meet
ing.
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Remedy That Costs ^Almost Nothing.
No matter how bad a sore or Ulcer
afflicts' you, Hokara, the pure skin
food, will cure it. In fact, if it doesh’t
cure, the purchase price will be re
funded.
R. H. Jordan & Co., ^e local agents
for Hokara, who have sold hundreds
of packages the last few weeks, say
they have yet to find any form of
wound or disease affecting the skin
that Hokara does not heal, and its re
lief is so instantanmus that those who
try It are simply delighted with it.
Pimples, eczema, blackheads, acne,
barber’s Itch, and all skin troubles
are quickly cured by applying this
simple skin food and tissue builder.
It contains no grease or acids and is
cleanly to use.
R. H. Jordan & Co. ar6 selling a lihr
eral jar of Hokara at the low price
of 25c.
‘THE PHANTOM
—OF THE^
OPERA”
GASTON LEROUX’
Greatest Mystery Story to be Published in
THE NEWS
The first installment will appear May first.
This is one of the greatest mystery stories ever published so those who have p^ad it say and
the publishers say it is great—and furnish written statement to back up their claims. See how
they write about it: •
THE CHARLOTTE NEWS.
Charlotte, N. C.
April 12, 1911.
Any man can make a woman do
actly as she pleases. *
Some people, like some parrots, are
not as green as they look.
It’s,the first step that counts, ih the
longxrun. ^
Gentlemen:—Your esteemed favor of the 10th is received and we are
glad to know of s^our interest in the serial rights of The Phantom of the
Opera and forward a copy'^today.
The great pressure brought to bear upon us by many important papers
has been so great that we have been induced to release the serial rights of
The Phantom of the Opera May first.
This is to offer Gaston Leroux’ great mystery story at the very flood-
tide of its popularity and to enable the newspaper to reap the full benefit
of our enormous advertising campaign on the book—^the most spectacular
devoted to any novel in America in recent years.
You know Leroux’ work of course. You know what extremely popular
serials were The Mystery of the Yellow Room and the Perfume of the
Lady in Black. The Phantom of the Opera is his recognized and unmistak
able masterpiece. If yoif doubt it look at the galleys of comments sent you
under separate cover.
When we released The Window at the White Cat we thought we had
reached the climax of serials. But The Phantom of the Opera goes it one
better.
W;e can let you have the exclusive rights for Charlotte. * • • • •
Will you kindly give us your decision at the first possible moment?
Yours Tery truly,
THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY.
THE NEWS BOUGHT JT QUOCK
The inst^illments will run daily and Sunday, the first appearing 'May first. If you are not having
The News delivered to your address get your name on the list now so that you will not miss a single
chapter.
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Yoiir
EASTER GIFTS
Just received and. have on
display a beautiful ^ne of
hand-colored photogra|)hs by
Fred Thompson. Mr. Thomp
son’s original copyright pictures
on genuine platinum paper,col
ored by artists of recognized
ability, . All pictures are signed
by the artist. Prices from 50c
to $^.50 each. Also some local
views (by a Charlotte artist) in
special Easter decorations and
beautifully colored, 50c each.
All scenes in and around Char
lotte In Mecklenburg county.
BUY YOUR EASTER GIFTS
HERE.
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