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iiAKLOlTT; ffisws DECEMBER 14, 19U The Charlotte News PubllBhed Dally und Sunday by THE NEW! FUBHSHING CO. >V. C. Dowtft Pr*ald**f «■* 0«*. Mgr. TcJ^vkoncat City Editor 277 lousiness Job omce J. C. PATTON Editor. MRS. J. P. CALiDWELL. City Editor. A, W. BURCH Adv. Mgr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Cluirk>*« Nova* Dolly and Sunday. Oe« year Six months Three months One month One week Sunday Only One year HI* months Three months Timca-D‘moerat. Semt-tVeekly. Dee year t-lx months Threo months -® Annouacement. The attention of the public Is re- tpectfuUy invited to the followingr: In future. Obituary Notices. In Me- movlam Sketches. Cards of Thnnlcs, on-.munloations espousing the cause of a private enterprise or a political candidate and like matter, will be charged for at the rate of five cents a line. There will be no deviation from this rule. A humane; corporation. One consideration which stands out sharply amid all the terrible details of the Brlceville mine disaster is the genuine, uncommercialized concern which the Knoxville Iron Company has exhibited for the fate of its em ployes. Where ordinarily miners are supposed to work under 'the most careless conditions, in this particular mine, evtraordinary precautions seem to have been prescribed at all times by the rules of operation of the mine against just such catastrophes as the one which has been suffered. One par ticular requirement was that all charges should be thoroughly damp ened to keep down the dust, and dampened charges were actually found by the first rescuing parties to enter the mine. When in spite of these staieguards and precautions the disaster came, he Uisr-ositlon of the company to do everything in its power to rescue the entombed miners was immediately made known. The president of the company took up his position at the mine and worked untiringly night and day to accomplish what he could in person. Word, was given that no ex pense should be spared, and efforts should not cease until hope was Im possible. When the first survivors were brought out of the mine the company came forward with the vol untary offer to bear every cost or medical attention in any hospital In the country. All of which is no imore than proper, of course, but so out of line with the popular appre ciation of the soulless corporation! The latest action of the company is expressed in a bulletin which has been distributed and posted in the affected neighborhood. In this state ment the company declares its pur pose to make an Immediate and thor. oagh investigation of the cause ot the accident, and to deal as justly with the relatives or representatives of those who were lost as the cir cumstances may warrant; points out that there is no need for hasty ac tion to recover against the company, as suits may be brought on any claim at any time within twelve months; that by waiting i;ntil the in vestigation Is complete money may be saved for those who are entitled to It; and asserts that it will take great pleasure in aiding the families and dependents of those lost, at the commissary or otherwise. The state ment has the ring of truth and sin cerity and ftlmess. Some may see only a scheme and an effort to evade financial responsibility for the deaths. But such a suspicion is unworthy until there is more substantial, evi dence of its object. A compromise Is in almost every instance better ttian a law suit. The company has indicated Its purpose to act fairly and considerately; and its good faith surely has been established by Its conduct under the immediate press ing necessity of the last few dayi. It Is very desirable that the Char lotte board of tidermen attend in a body when "Marse Henry” Watterson delivers his lecture on peace and ar bitration here, December 30th. It is daring a sleeping dog to speak or Ihe matter when comparative quiet has reigned for several weeks, but *‘Marse Henry” should know that his remarks will have a local as well IIS general significance. A notable feature of the • dispatches which have been sent out from Shel' by describing the brutal murder ol a prominent Cleveland county farm er and his wife. Is the absence of any suggestion of the lynching spirit iu the parties which are scouring the county for the murderer. This coiT dition is as it should be, but is none the less a matter of congratulation to the entire state in the memory Ot past mobbings. North Carolina has too many lawless executions to an swer for; let there not be""an added crime In this instance; let there be no mobbing in Cleveland county when the guilty persons are discov ered ! Nprth Carolina justice has proved itself speedy enough and ready enough to satisfy the demands of all save those who line up with the South Carolina governor. Two Charlotte poultry fanciers have won a remarkable series of prizes at the Southern International Poultry Show held in Atlanta this \^eek—have won in competition w'ltu the best birds from every section ot the country. More than four thousand fowls of all classes were entered in the Atlanta show, and in size and importance it is outranked in the history of poultry shows only by the great Madison Square, New York, show. A majority of all the prizes in the show, with authorities impartial and disinterested judging, went to Southern raised birds. Here is an exclamation point to the fact that the South in general, and Charlotte in particular, have within their very hands an opportunity whose realiza tion ia too stupendous to be calcu lated. One of the children writing to Santa Claus asks The News to re publish the famous old poem which states Twas the Night Before Christmas, and All Through the House, etc.” Herewith is published the poem desired. It has been kindly furnished by a News reader: A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS. The resignation of Hon. George w. Ward, as Judge of the first superior court district, deprives the Judiciary of the state of a member who, in the •even yean of hli ■•rvice, had oc- £asl^ to dliplty qijMllties of mind «nd temper that refleot honorably tipon himself and hia high offlee. A Btrfking ebapter In hli judicial expe. rlenoe was tJiat whrt*#ln he preserved the dignity of hla position in the face of a deliberate and trying insult. The fact that reflfn^tlon ifaa neeessi. tated by eefitlntled til health la a mat. fter of general iiAd ii»e«r« regret, (The Old Poem by Clement Clarke Moore.) ’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house' Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chim ney with care. In hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds. While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And Mamma in her kerchief, and I in cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap— When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sj^rang from my bed to see what was the matter, Away to the window I flew like a flash. Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new- fallen snow Gave a luster of midday to objects below; When what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny With a little old driver, so lively and quick I knew in a moment it must be Saint Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came. And he whistled and shouted, and called them by name: “Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen^ On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen! To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall! Now dash away, dash away, dash away all!” As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly. When they meet w'ith an obstacle, mount to the sky, So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of tbys—and Saint Nicholas too. ^ And then In a twinkling I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turn ing around, Dowh the chimney Saint Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot. And his cldthes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung oh his back. And he looked like a pedler Just opening his pack. • His eyes how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were lllce roses, his nose like a cherry; His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow. The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth. And the smoke It encircled hla head like a wreath. ' , He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of Jelly. He was chubby and plump—a right Jolly old elf; And I laughed, when I saw him, in spite of myself. A Wink of his eye and a twist of bis head Soon gave mo to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word, but went straight to hla work, And filled all the stockings; then tamed with a Jerk, And laying hla finger aside ot his noat, And glvlnf a nod, up the chimney ha roi«. He ijirang to hla alelgh, to his taam gave a whlatla, And away they all flew Ilk# tbt down ot R thlitlt; Bat I haurd him exeWtlm, trt h« drota out ot night, “Happy Ohrlatmfta to All, and to all a good-night!" m mi BAKING POWDER Used and praised by the most competent and careful ^pas* try cooks the world over The only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of ^ Tartar—mode from grapes AMUSEMENTS IDIOTIC INTEnRGGATIONS. ATTRACTIONS THIS WEEK. Saturday, Matinee and Night, ‘‘Naughty Marietta.” (Edited by T. P Nash, Jr.) ‘‘Around the Clock." “Around the Clock,” which was on for a doubIe-heade,r at the Academy yesterday, was a boistrous exhibition of “horse play,” which nevertheless* caught the fancy of the moderate sized audiences and drew many laughd. The truth is, “Around the Clock” is more aptly classed as vaudeville than comedy. It proceeds on the Eng lish conception of farce or comedy which is to create laughter by the falling-down, rough and ready tumble method. In this department Billie Ritchie and Charles Mack excelled, and were in action from the word go. Winifred Francis, in the role of Susie, a maid who made mischief, was called on for a number of musi cal numbers, and exhibited a pleasliig voice. Her yodie song with the chorus was the hit ot the musical program. The chorus was well shapedi lively enough, and prettily costumed, but off in singing ability. The show doesn’t deserve a serious criticism from the consideration ot artistic effort; there was none. WTiy is a determination always rim? Do the waves dance at fish balls? Did you ever see the shadow of a doubt? W^hen a doom Is sealed can it be steamed open? Is the finger of scorn a part of the hand of Fate? How larjge a scale Is required to weigh the consequences? Is a man a burglar because he breaks into a respiration? When a man courts danger does he take flowers or candy? Is there an asylum for people who are blind to their own Interests?— Boston Transcript. That earliest shock in one’s life which occurs to all of us, which first makes us think.—Disraeli. The Most Serious Part Begins. Jack—Well, old man, she has accept ed me and named the day. That’ft a load off my heart. ' Married Friend—^Yes; now the load is on your shoulders.—^Boston- Tran script. “Naughty Marietta’' Coming. Direct from its great success at the New York theatre and the Man hattan opera house, New York, the new comic opera entitled, “Naughty Marietta,” with an augmented orches tra, will be the_ attraction at the Academy of Music Saturday after- no(/n and night. The music, by Victor. Herbert, is said to show not only his skill and technique, "but his fruitfulness in melodious invention, and the knack he has acquired of providing operatic entertainment. Rida Johnson Young, who will be remembered as the au thor of the famous “Ragged Robin," has provided the book which is said to be far ahead of anything she has written in the past. The scenes of the opera are laid in New Orleans in the year of 1780. Marietta D’Altena (“Naughty Mari etta”), an Italian countess, h^s run away from a convent rather chan marry an old man of her parentj*,' choice, and the adventures that/be fall her and the disguises she Is com pelled to assume in roder to conceal her Identity develop many dramatic ^d humorous situations. The company will Include many metropolitan favorites and a well drilled chorus has been recruited from the ranks of the Manhattan Grand Opera Company, together with some very elaborate scenic and costume embellishments, is the promise held out by the management for the pre sentation of this new opera. Seats are now on sale at Hawley’s. WHERE THB LOCALTY E>0E8 NOT COUNT. WhereVer there are people suffering from kidney uid .bladder ailments, from backache, rheumatism and uri nary irregularities, Foley Kidney Pills will help them. BeMdere, III. B. A. Kelly, an ex-engineer, says: **Three yeare ago my kidneys became so bad that I was compell^ to give up my engine and quit. There was a severe aching pain over the hips, followed by an inflammation of the Irfadder, imd al> ways a thick sediment. Foley Kidney Pills made me a sound and well man. I cannot say too much in their praise.” Tonic in action, quick in results. Will cure any* case of kidney or bladder dis- order not beyond the reach of medi cine. No need to say more. Bowen’s Drug Store. > ' Why Maude Adams Wished to Play Chantecler If anybody should ask you why Maude Adams wished, far more than anything else attainable In this world, to act the role of “Chantrecler,” let this be your answer. “The darkest hour of his life is when Chantecler realizes that, while he may not cre ate the light, he can proclaim it to a sleeping world. He sees that there is an even greater faith than the faith one has In tomorrow—faith in many tomorrows. He will find new courage In work. If it Is faithfully carried on, other workers who come , after, as signed to the same task, will fi«ui that task easier to do. Still others that come after them will ilnd it still eas ier—and in the end there will be no more night, no more failure or dis couragement for the worker.” Not for gain, nor for glory—though both have come in plenty—but to be the humble instrument for the widest possible spread of this message of hope to a nation of workers—that Is the real rea son Maude Adams chose to act “Chan- tecler.?’ As nearly as can be estimated, Chan tecler is the twenty-ninth stage char acter that Maude Adams has success fully projected across the footlights since her first leading part. The esti mate seems low for one who has gone the gamut of stage characterization from Shakespeare to Rostand—espe cially for one who was a star in the hearts a vast public long before Charles Froham firsts advertised her as such. But the tact is that Maude Adams, lavish though she is In pro- duolnd>her plays—or perhap# because she is so lavish—can make one play serve over a stretch of country and period ot time that any other living actress cotUd only cover with a ^aen. A live conseienoe Is the only oha^ §eron a gtrl ever iearfr^Florida ‘lme6>UBlOB. FEATHER BEDS AND PILLOWJ SP|TOIAL OFFER I You can'^buy a 36-pound Feather Bed all for 110.00 at TURNER & CORNWELL’S, IT HURTS to cut prices so ,but the goods must go—we have nowhere to put them from Dec. 31 to Jan. 15th, so we’ve got to sell ther somehow. Get your sl^re. per cent cash and 20 ($er cent monthly until paid and at cut LAWING-ROBBINS FURNITURE CO. Seaboard Air Line Christmas Holiday Rates. The eSaboard Air Line Railway iR^ll sell Christmas Holiday rates to all points in their territory at greatly rei duced rates, tickets on sale December 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 30, 81; and January 1st, 1912, good to return reaohihg original starting point not later than midnight of January 8th, 1912. For further Information call on your nearest agent, or address the un* derslgned. JAMES KBR, JR., T: P. A., Charlotte, N. 0. H. S. LEAI^D, D. P.,A., Raleigh, N. C. FURNITURE Stoves and Ranges; All must go before Christmas. LAWING-ROBBINS FUHNITURE. CO. V 39c CANDY We have Just received large shipment of the Chocolates that are different tor the Xmas tn^e. We are showing the largest as sortment of Xmas Candy in fan* cy boxes and baskets. Don’t tail to see our line. A look will con vince you. 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T COLGATE’S TOILET WATERS, EXTRACTS, FACE POWDERS, SOAPS, TALCUMS AND DENTAL CREAM AT Reese & Alexander DRUQGIST8 Hand-Painted China. Adds to the beauty ot any Dining Room. Pickard’s is by far the most artistic line on the market. We have jiifct opened a full assortmemnt of the newest shapes and designs which we are dis playing in our cases. Will be glad to show anyone interested. Garabaldi. Bruns & Dixon Gejt Your Christinas Gifts J. FROM Woodall & $heiH)ard's Our lot fM* Holiday shoppers this year is unusually attrac tive. Fountain Pens. Parisian Ivory Novelties^ Leat^ier Goods. Sterling Goods. - Cut Glass. Hand-Painted China, Manicure Sets. « Japanese Metal Goods, Christmas Stationery, - Christmas Ferfumes. Shaving Sets. , Nunnally’s Candies. Phones 69 and 166. Wbodall & 's Fhone 69 nnd 1$6 JEWELERS AND SILVERSMITHS Warm Christmas Propositions An assortment of Hot Blast ers and Base Burners. The most tical and economical way of bcatl«» house is with a good, fully Base Burner. Come In and let “* show you a few points, onable. ijgijt, We eell Maish Comforts-tne warmth producing kind. show you this line—show you are made and what they are nia Our stock is very complete along line. Also some the finest all^ Blankets are to be found here, a®'* every case our prices are very Lubio Furniture Co. .'1 I Phone 1530
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