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SATURDAT, DECEMBER 17, 110.
. A BILL TO RAISE SALARIES.
Senator-ewartj;;ot; Nevada, has
Introduced, a ltt prolwlh to , raise
. tha salary of tha PraaWs.U to 100.9f
a year; that of the Vice President ani
' Speaker of tho House of Representa
t Uvea to $20,000 each, end of each Sena
tor, Representative and Delegate to
$10,000. It Is provided that tha bill
shall take effect March 4. 1909. Tha
date la made thus remote to meet the
constitutional . Inhibition against any
Benator pr Representative voting upon
a, measure to Increase hi own salary.
By 1909 the term of every present
Senator will have expired; the terms
f t iRepresentativee expire every two
years. " That of Senator Stewart hlm
aelf expires on the 4th of March nest,
and he will not be re-elected. 3ome-
, ihlnv I. tn K mmA an twtth sldea of hi
proposition, ; Vhere are some officials
who are worth the larger salaries sug
gested and some who are not. Argu
ing for the raise It might be said
that living In Washington la tremen
dously expensive, and it Is a proverb
that a Senator or Representative who
aerves la Congress for any considera
ble period, who Is honest, and who has
no private income, quit the service
poorer than, when he entered it. His
campaign expenses are heavy, in ad-
: all the paper In his district, give up
money to schools and churches, buy
drinks lunches and theatre tickets for
bis constituents when they go to
Washington, pay their street car fare
and lend many of them money to get
home on; Sometimes he gets the
money back and then again he doesn't
If a Senator or Representative is not
able to have a home of his own at the
.ot.ftAt ' h im almn.t rkH1ia(1 tn Hva
at a hotel rather than at a boarding
house, for the reason of accessibility,
and the "hotel charges him more than
It does a private cltlxen. Unless he
be John Sharp Williams, he feels it
necessary to make a front in the mat
ter of dress, and thus his clothes are
much more expensive than those he
was accustomed to wear at home.
Meantime, be is also supporting his
family down in the "deestrlct" out of
his salary. And so, while $5,000 seems
to be a great deal of money. It slips
mighty fast through a Congressman's
fingers and the end of the year ia apt
to find him In debt. To be sure, by
v Wearing seedy clothes, soiled linen and
.living at a fried meat house, he can
make clear money, but nobody want
a Congressman of that kind.
..' But unquestionably the worst paid
of American public men ere the am
bassadors holding first-class 'missions.
None of them can make ends meet on
their1 salaries, and thus only men of
Wealth can hold these places. It is
also true, we believe, that members of
the cabinet draw salaries which do not
pay their expenses, and the wonder Is
that Senator Stewart, while he was at
It, did not include theae two classes
of officials in his bill.
"Justice," the accomplished corre
spondent of The Winston Republican,
who devotes a five-column communica
tion, in the current number of that
paper, to controverting a half-column
editorial In The Observer, must really
excuse us from the debate. When
we have time to read anything as long
a that, we get a book, and we trem
ble ' to think what Observer readers
would think If they saw a five-column
editorial in reply to that five-column
"communication.. The Irreverent would
exclaim, "O, h1!" and the Judicious
Would grieve. Really, "Justice," your
attentions are appreciated, but our
readers don't see what you say and
your - readers .wouldn't see - w hat we
might say,1' and well, anyhow, life is
short, o - , i-f ;-','
The Stanly Enterprise, referring to
a recent denial in The Observer by Mr.
Zeb B. Sanders, supposed to be the
leading Republican of that county, of
thecharge that the Republicans carried
It by the use of liquor and money, says:
4'Both liquor and money were . used, in
this county ,by the 'Radicals,' and the
e t atemen t that , Democratic election of
f cere were bought by them is likewise
true." This, Is horrible, especially the'
allegation that "Democratic election of
ficers were bought:" hut . The Stanly
rmerpriss is a truth-telling inewspa-
per. - ' ' Z , , , ?- .
The Waxhaw Enterprise, referring to
a recent editorial in. this paper upon
1 e influence of rather absence of in-'ne-of
a President' politics upon
t t prUe of cotton,; says: j: "But The"
i ver has the cart before the horse.
. humble opinion ft would be bet-s-
t.) say et tSs tun that Mr, Cleve
1 wjs no more responsible for he
i n r- r f cotton during hi last ad
a Xw.n Mr. Ro?jevelt ia re
' r t' e low price of cotton
t ' t Rve more than
- !t (U.t way. '; .
J. 1 CAI.1 EUi
I. A. TOMriUXS
MOHK COMMERCIALISM.
- The Raleigh Time recently had an
editorial in which it expressed the be
lief that, politics "is not profitable to
the people of the South" and urged
them to get out and hustle for success
to their own business, enterprises and
for, the tnaterlal advancement of their
section. We took the liberty to ad
monish our Raleigh contemporary that
that ort of chat Is "commercialism,'
pure and simple.' Upon which adinont
tlon the excellent Christian Hun, of
Elou College, remark:
; "Gentlemen, if, this be commercialism
simple or complex, pure of impure, we de
sire to b . classed with the guilty. If
w of this Southland do not need less
politics and more business, less exalting
talk about the dreadful and awtul things
to befall us and more common sense and
hard work to relieve the dreadful thin
already hero such as bad road and poor
school, for instance then we are the
worst fooled we havs ever been. ' One haa
but slightly to observe the North. East
or West to s how those sections are
plunging ahead In all that pertains to
internal Improvement and material pros
perity, and to bo made to feel that It
were time and blah time the South had
shaken off this dreud and fear from bit-
pending calamity and had awakened to
the fact that politics is a losing business
and thut good, hard work Is a paying
business and a very safe one. If this be
commercialism. In reason's name give us
more of it,"
We fear that our valued contempor
ary Is fixing to get reed out of the con
gregation of the people. We are sur
prised that a paper of Its intelligence
and observation should not know that
It is highly Irregular to suggest that
anything Is hair as Important to the
Southern people as politics. To be sure
The Observer Is In entire accord with
Its views and those of The Raleigh
Times, but It feels It Its duty to warn
them.
Truly, good, hard work Is the paying
business and the safe one, even though
It be unpopular to say so. Honest and
capable State and local governments
are essential to the business prosperity
of our people, but these can be had
without devoting three hundred and
sixty-five day In the year to politics,
to the neglect of other' interests. We j
have a section susceptible of boundless
development, abounding in the sources
of wealth: but we will forever lag be
hind the others if we forever shut our
eyes to our highest concerns and con
tinue to respond to the teaching of self
seekers' who would persuade us, for
their aggrandizement, that the pursuit
of politics Ib the chief end of man.
Col. Robert Bingham, of Ashevllle,
said, according to The' Sun's report
in his address before the Southern
Society, of New York, Wednesday
night: "There Is no more danger of
negro domination' in the South than
there is of the domination of the buf
faloes in. the prairies of the West.
And yet the politicians still use it as
an issue." The danger is just about
In the proportion as' stated, and the
"issue" began long . ago to taste of
the can. We have no idea that It
yielded a single vote to the Demo
cratic ticket In North Carolina In the
late election. "
In pursuance of this paper's policy
of presenting all sides of all impor
tant-matters, and.. .especially for the
edification of all admirers of blood
hounds, we append a paragraph which
appears In The Mount AJry News
under the caption, "Bloodhounds Run
Down Man":
"Last Thursday night the barn of Bob
Blackburn, of Aaron, va.. was found to
be burning up. The stock and tools were
saved but the loss Is several hundred
dollars. Bloodhounds were sent to the
ecent at once from thls'pluce. The dogs
(truck h trail at once and, without a break,
followed it over fields and through tho
woods for about Ave miles and caught a
white man, named Tom Snow. He proved
that he was at some other place and was
j turned loose."
! Yes. sir, the bloodhound la an In
i stltution. He ought to be incorpo-
It would not have been surprising
to see The New York Sun charac
terize the rejection of the creed of the
Presbyterian Church by Rev. Dr. Cur
ter, of Nassau County Presbytery,
Long Island, N. Y., as "progress In
theology," or to have seen It say that
this Incident "shows at least that the
shadow le not moving backward on
the theological dial," but these things
are surprising when read in The Even
ing Post. It is clear from the whole
tenor of Its column editorial that The
Post Is In sympathy with the de
parture made by Dr. Carter.
It Is of some interest in North Caro
lina that Judge Charles Swaync, of
the Vullod States District Court for
the northern district of Florida, of
whose impeachment the Houso has
given the Senate notice and the Senate
has tuken orders, is the Immediate
successor of Jurlg Thomas Settle, of
this State, who dieil in 1SSS. He was
appointed by President Harrison, from
Delaware, and has never gotten along
well with the Floridians.
Cum? as Cuttle Peed.
Monroe Enquirer. .
Mr. R. C. Smith, a good farmer of
Lane'B Creek township, was here a
few days ago and was talking about
cane as a forage crop.' Mr. Smith is
feeding, 30 head of cattle on cane, and
he. Bays that after several years' ex
perience with cane, he ts convinced
that it Is the best and the cheapest
forage that can be raised In this sec-
tionv Mr. Smith says that it is better
to stack the cane in shocks around
stakes driven up In the field than
It is to house it. The end of the
stulks resting on ths ground tends
to keep the juice In the stalk from
drying out Cane must be a good
feed, for we never knew a farmer
who grew one crop of it to quit
, , lias Captured a Prize. ;
RaleiKhPost
-. All the good things of this life are
not .withheld; from newspaper men.
Mr, J C. Abernethy, of The Char
lotte Observer,, has just been married
to young woman who is, a The
Observer: puts It, In all respects en
tirely . worthy .of htm.'V-That Is high
praise. forXrneasured by Mr. Aber
nethy' own ' worth he has captured
a prise. Our. heartiest congatulaitlona
to both.
rERSOJCALS.
The Movements of a Number of Peo
ple, Viaitor and Oilier, r
Mr. F, A, Hall, of Ashevllle, J at the
btitord:. i i
Mr. C. M. Sheets, of Winston. Is e Cher-
tote visitor. .....A
Mr. C- L. Poston, of Btatevllie, arrived
in the city last night.
Mr. A. A. Whltener, Of Hickory, was
among th arrivals last nig-- .
' Mr. T. P. A p person, a well-known bust
nes man of Winston. Is ia the city.
Mr. J. V. Boyd, of Morcanton, is a
Chariot to visitor to-day.
Mr. Robert Phlfer, of Morganton, !
the Central
Postmaster Q. I Patterson, of Concord,
I in toe city
Mr. Lee Y eager left last night for Co
lumbia. S. c.
Mr. R. C. Ohundlev. of Greensboro, was
a Charlotte visitor yesterday.
Mr. J. L C. Bird, an attorney of Ma
rlon, was In the city yesterasy.
Mr. Baxter Haynes. of Ctlffstdes. was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. R. L. Lclnster, of StatesvlIIe, spent
yesterday in the city.
Mr. C. B. Townsetid. a Lumberton bank
er, wow a visitor In town yesterday.
Mr. Alfred Kluttx. of Concord, was a
Charlotte vlvltur yesterday.
Mr. J. A. Stewart, of the Monroe bar,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr. R. H. Wilkin, of Klnston. was a
Charlotte visitor yesterday.
Mr. A. C. Avery, Jr.. is In the city at
tending Federal Court.
Mr. W. F. Gunt, of Reidsvllle. was In
town yesterday.
Mr. R. T. Gillespie, Jr.. of Davidson, was
In town last night.
Messrs. C. 12. Hooper and A. 8. Cheek
uave returned trom now lora.
Dr. J. 8. Campbell, of Norwood, waa
registered at the Central yesterday.
Mr. C. B. Armstrong, of Dallas, is In the
city.
Miss Alberta Esselle. of Greensboro, ar
rived in the city last night and Is a
guest of the Central.
Mr. V. E. Reinhardt and Mr. J. C. Bur-
Sin, are visitors In the city front Lincoln
li'ii. registered at the Central.
Mr. and Mrs. P. O. White, of Ashevllle,
spent last night In th uity, guests at the
Bufoid.
Mr. Arthur While, of Mebane, arrived
In the city last night and is at the Cen
tral. Mr. R. C. Kennedy, of Bensemnr City,
was among the visitors In Ui city yes
terday. Mr. J. R. Woodall, a well-known travel
ing salesman, arrived last night to spend
the holidays with his family.
Mr. W. S. Lea, of the Heath-Lee Hard
ware Company, of Monroe, was in the elty
on business yesterday.
Solicitor Herlot Clarkson Is back from
Lincoln Court. He will attend no other
court until after the first of the year.
Judge Charles A. Moore and Mr. W. H.
Westull, of Ashevllle, are attending the
present term of Federal Court.
Mr. W. H. Wooten, of the Baltimore
office of tho Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, is spending a few days In the city.
Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Purdy, of States
vlIIe, spent yesterday In the city uti a
shopping trip,
Mr. W. H. Wylte. of the Catawba Power
Company's office. In Rock II 111. S, C was
at the Buford yesterday.
Mr. M. D. Dickerson, clerk of th Su
perior Court of Rutherford county, was
In the city yesterday as a witness in the
Federal Court.
Mr. John Klrklard Ross Is expected to
return to-night from Philadelphia, where
he has been attending the Jefferson Medt
cul College.
Rev. J.. E. Underwood, of Elizabeth
City, who has been the guest of Mr. W.
I. Underwood, city editor of The Chron
icle, returned yesterday to Ills home.
Mr. W. J. Catllrt, special agent of ,th
Koyai Assurance company, wno naa oeen
spending a few days in the city, left yes
terday for his home In Danville, Va. He
will return after the first of the year to
make his headquarters here.
BRIEFS.
Minor Happening!! in and About the
City invents of a Day.
The trains on the Southern Railway
were nearly all on time iwal. night. Hull
day travel has already begun and each
train is loaded to its full capacity.
Charlotte is now full of visitors who
have come to the city for the purpose of
taking advantage of its superior shopping
facilities. The town Is advantageously
placed In bring the centre ot a circle of
smaller towns.
The bad weather interfered with tho
lutullnx of cotton to town yesterday und
only 13 bales were received, selling at the
prevailing price of 7V4 cents, on the cor
responding date last year, the receipts
were 172 bales, at 12.63 cents.
A Southern Express Company wagon
ran into tho buggy of Mr. Lawrence Hart,
of Steele Creek, yesterday afternoon, and
demolished one of Its rear wheels. At a
late hour. Mr. Hart was wondrlng how
he was to get home.
A marriage license was Issued yester
day to Mr. Cyrus Rogers, of Union coun
ty, and Miss Grace Garrison, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Garrison, of Steele
Creek. The ceremony will take place at
the home of the bride on the flat Inst.,
the Rev. Mr. Gordon, of Fort Mill. 8. C,
officiating.
The remains of Mr. K. Warren, of
Eastou, Pa., who died Thursday at the
heme of Mr. R. C. White, were Interred
yesterday in Klmwood Cemetery, accord
ing to the Instructions In a telegram from
a relutlvi in Pennsylvania. The services
over the body were conducted yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. Dr. Martin
u. Haroin.
-The :nnoUncenr.ent that the clerk of
the Superior Court Is ready for pension
(nymnts waa the signal for a rush at
his offico vesterday. The oldest pensioner
who appeared was Mr. Henry Parmenter,
who gave his air as 99 years and that
of his wife at 109 years and two months.
He reeelv-d payment for a second-class
pension of Ho. Mr. Parmenter lives at
tue uingiiani Mill and Is a native of An
son county.
PUPILS' RECITAL.
Interesting Programme- Rendered ai
Ames School of Music Last Even
ing. A pupils' recital was held by th
Ames School of Music Inst evening In
the studios at Graham Terrace. The
work of the pupils showed the care
ful and thorough training which bat
characterized other recitals, and la
winning for the school a substantial
reputation. The following programme
was given:
PART I.
(a) Piano Due "Parade" ....Kolllng
(b) Piano Solo "Hungarian Melody".,. .
..... ... ..... ... ... .... ......Bohm
Bessie Flowe.
Piano "Sunday Morning"... Karl Beuhter
Louise Gordon Field.
Piano (a) "Thousand and One Nights"
..llieneckle
(b "For Sadie" 'J. P. Suyrer
(c) "Jolly Players' Wults" Duo)
Maylsth
Mary Bangle.
Piano "Little Wanderer".. ....Guriltt
Elmore Dickey.
Vocal "Two Marionettes". ...Edith Cooke
Ernest P.rown.
Piano "Busy Little Bee" Kurnberg
Blanche Millershan.
Piano (a) "Gallop Burlesque".... ..Guriltt
(b) "Summer" Llchner
Selma Rogera 4
" PART II.
VioIin-"Masurka" . Paplnl
Ruth Laru-e. ;i
Plano-"8onatlne,' (Op. 10. No. 5).Clementi
r Bessie Green. .
Voeal-"A' Winter LuIabye"....D Koven
Mlsi Isabelle Barr. -
Piano "Last, Hope"..,.w. Gottschalk
. ' - Mary Lance. wV-..vf ,
Violin (n) "Berceuse"....,.. ...Schytte
. (b) "Gipsy Melody"..0ar Kohier
Joe Fitsaiiiions. :'.(.., i
Piano-"Valse Arabesque''.,.. '....i.Lack
' Miss Barr. vv,.' .:
Piano Quartette-" Wedding March". i
. v.Mcndellsohu
Misses Lance and Pair, Messrs. Ame.
TRADE I?f CHRISTMAS GRfcEXS.
Immeneo Oaan titles of Holly Shipped
from Wilmington Section Semluoie
' I'ndergoea an Overhaulinginterest
, hi True Farming. , -. ,: - -Special
to The Obeenren .
Wilmington, Dee. !- Immense quarts
ties of holly, mlstlsto and other native
evergreens are being shipped from Wil
mington and points on the Wilming
ton 4x Weldon railroad to the north for
use in decorations for the Christmas
holidays. Quite a large industry .in
tnis particular has recently sprung up
In this section and it is said that the
gathering of trees, etc for the North
erner Is quite remunerative.- Native
mllat and bamboo Is shipped the year
round. ; .' .., ,,. . H i H ..
Th recent cold weather is reported to
have don some damage to lettuce and
ether truck of a tender growth, it be
ing well nigh Impossible to protect the
lettuce beds under canvas which is all
that is necessary during ordinary
weather.
' The present cold snap Is almost un
precedented for this section so early In
the winter.
, There is great Interest among truck
ers over the proposed establishment of
an experiment truck farm by the State
board of agriculture. There are many
who contend thattrucklng in this sec
tion has not yet "reached its half de
velopment and they are of the opinion
that the test fsrm will be of great
benefit In inducing farmers to diversify
their crop and to raise the more ex
pensive and profitable fruits. Both the
Chadbourn and Wilmington and Wel
don section are making a bid for the
location of the farm and some lively
competition Is expected to follow when
th matter of a site Is finally brought
up.
Th United -State revenue cutter
8emlnola returned yesterday from Bal
timore, where ehe recently underwent
a thorough overhauling. She will take
Up her winter cruising at once, having
lately been assigned additional terri
tory, so that she will now be expected
to cover the coast a far north as Hat
ters and a far south as Savannah,
Ga. Capt. Foley is just In receipt of a
very handsome note of thanks through
the British Embassy at Washington for
th service he lately rendered the Brit
ish steamer Jabeta, which went ashore
insid ths Cape Fear bar. The Sem
inole now has a dynamite equipment
aboard for blowing up derelicts that
are found dangerous to navigation
along the coast.
That's What.
Durham Herald.
Many people will sign petitions ask
ing for a pardon when they would not
grant it themselves if it was up to
them.
A PLEASANT PILL.
No PHI 1 as pleasant and positive as
De Witt's Little Early Risers. De
Witt's Little Early Risers are so mild
and effective that children, delicate
ladle and weak people enjoy their
cleansing effect, while strong people
say they are the best liver pills sold.
Sold by R. K. Jordan de Co.
PEOPLE'S COLUMN
The Observer
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than 10 cents. Cash 1st advance.
BOY OR YOUNG MAN Stenographer
wanted.' State age, experience, etc. Ad
dress Jobber, care Observer.
MISPLACED OR STOLEN One suit case
and small hand-satchel. Rvard if re
turned to 408 East Ave.
TWO OR THREE ROOMS WANTED by
couple for light housekeeping. Address
quick. "O," 41 Ev Trade St
WANTED Position by experienced sten
ographer. "A." care Observer.
THE FINEST CIGARS for the holiday
trade. Genv Restaurant
FOR RENT Furnished first floor flat Re
ception hall, five rooms and bath. Pos
session at once. Apply Mrs. Jas. A Dor
rltee, Dllworth.
W. B. KERR, manager Wadesboro Live
8tock Company, will be at Wadsworth's
Stables on Thursday, the 16th, with
magnificent lot ot Kentucky borses.
FOR SALE Horse and buggy.
Ross, Cochran' tables.
See Mr.
EOOK-KEEPER, Expert Typewriter and
correspondent want position Jan. 1st.
Lock Box 470. Henderson, N. C
THE OBSERVER ia offering a year's sub
scription tor tne best -written earners'
address to be used Christmas day as
greeting from the carrier boys ot the
paper. Contestant must send in copy not
later than the xoth instant. There are
no restrictions as to number of verse.
WE DELIVER your Christmas package.
Charge reasonable. A. . T. Telephone
FOR BALE-Several fin lots on North
Pin street, and on W. Twelfth street
Hugh w. Harris.
IF YOU are in Dllworth. Piedmont Park
or anywhere ana want a messenger the
American Dlatrlot is prepared to serve
you. leiepnone .
THE AMERICAN DISTRICT Messengers
are at your service. Rates reasonable.
Phone 45.
N. M. LAWRENCE, Special Accountant.
urnce pnon. x; rwioenc -phone, Kl
WANTED A few boarders.
Apply at 22S
North Tryon.
A PORTION of a warehouse for
rent
cheap. Apply Observer office.
m
FOR RENT Fred Oliver residence. 40 &
Tryon street: furnished, furnao beat all
modem conveniences. Apply to J. R. Hol
land. WANTED For V. 8. Army, able-bodied,
unmarried men. between arts of SI and
tS, cltisen of United States, of good char
acter and temperate habits, who can
soeak. read and writ English. For infor
mation apply to Recruiting Officer. U West
Traa et., cnarioiie, .c; southern Man
ana Trust Buiiaing, oreonsboro, N. . C;
HUM..... ,,HI,,VH-B., . ,
40 Patton Ave., Ashevllle, N. C. or Cteve-
iano auuoing, npartanDurg. gv u.
FOR RENT Two rooms In Wilkinson
.Building. Apply Gem Restaurant
WANTED Salesman already traveling to
carry linseed oil and paints a aide line:
no sample needed. Address United Pslnt
no. unseea oil co., Richmond, Vs.
Tivoli's Hoffarau Beer
THIS MONTH
It win keep1' off the blues when only
water Is plentiful.
O. VAXiAER BVTTLINa WORKS.
NOTICE. :
Meeting of the Stockholders ' of the
First National Bank, Charlotte, N. C
The annual meeting f the stock bolder
of the First National Bank of Charlott
will be held on the1; second Tuesday In
January, 1901. (January 10th) in Its bank
ing rooms, at 11 o'clock a. an, for th
purpose of electing directors and also for
the purport of amending th articles of
association.''' II. M. VICTOR, Caahler.
V rMYKEW CISTILLERr
'This. distillery was built."
; and started in operation
. last February, surveyed
capacity 38 bushels, 13
chambered Cant inears
' still; will work 150 bush
els per day; all new; now
in operation daily , in Salis
bury, N. C 1 mean busi
ness; will include teams
and connections. Reason
for offering to sell is my
health. Bargain to purchaser.
SALISBURY, N. C.
FOR SALE
Tea-room Furnished House, with
eellar, situated on car line. Boulevard
and Llndhurst avenue, Dllworth.
Comfortably planned, handsomely
finished. Water, gas and electric light
heated by hot water.
Out-house for servants. A corner
lot 100 feet front by 1(0 feet deep.
Most desirable property for family
wanting a home.
Furniture not included If deeored.
For terms, apply to
MKCaUiKNBURQ IRON WORKS.
Wall Papers and Decorative
Work Artistic Frescoing.
All kinds of Painting and Finishing.
"Period" decoration a specialty.
Wall Paper from B cents to 150.00 per
roll. Estimates and designs furntshed
out-of-town customer on application.
Japanese, French, English and Do
mestic Papers.
CHARLOTTE FURNISHING A DECO
RATING AGENCY.
DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF THE
FACT
That we are the oldest Plumbing firm
In the city and that our work and
goods are up-to-date, and that we em
ploy only experienced workmen.
Call around and let us show you
our goods and get our prices.
A. R. Willmann Pl'g CO.
W. D. WITHERBEE, M. D.
CHARLOTTE, N. a
PRACTICE LIMITED TO TREAT
MENT OF
Cancer and Skin Diseases
officb mra dr. register.
Belmont Hotel
Several Elegantly
Furnished Booms
to rent with or
without Baths. Ap
ply to
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State Agents. -
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chance for a Safe Investment
A limited number of shares for sale
In Molee Knitting Mill.
Mill to begin operation January .
Situated on one of the flnott water
powers In Richmond County.
For particulars write -B.
J. INGRAM,
Mt GUead N. C
R E. DAVIDSON & CO
Merchant Tailors
We have all the newest
effects in Weaves and
Colorings from the best
foieign woolen manufac
turers. Special Suitings
and Overcoats.
R.B. DAVIDSON & CO.
,. : Merchant Tailors
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The Big Fur
Galen Great
Feature of To
Bay'o Buoineos
This will
establishment of Iorth Carolina
to-day. A magnificent line of
Furs will be displayed again to
day. Many sales were made yester-
day to not only Charlotte patrons
but to Several people who came
here from neighboring towns es
pecially to attend this fur sale.
While there may be found a nice
b'ne of furs here all during the
holidays the greatest and most
magnificent display of the season
will be in evidence to-day only.
Give your wife a handsome Fur
garment for a Christmas prr-sent
and buy it to-day. Our txpert
salesman will assist you in mak
ing a selection!
Holiday Shopping was never
so brisk. These are lively days
at the Big Stores. The stores 'are
not merely crowded with 4,Jook-ers-on"
but there is much buying.
Every person entering here is so
enthusiastic over what is to be
seen and obtained for gifts.
Toys of Every Description.
A toy stock without comparison.
There is not an equal display of
gifts for the children in this sec
tion of country. Parents are mak
ing their selections now in -order
to avoid the rush next week.
Gifts for Every Age
The stocks at the Big Stores art
larger and more varied than? ever
before. There is something here
suitable for everyonechildren,
father, mother, grandma, grandpa,
uncles, aunts, sisters. ,
No One Need
be Slighted if
you come here
for a Present..
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