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CHARLOTTE DAILT OBSEBVER, .JANUARY 1, lDOfe"' a chu::::as ca::? :;u:;t f.WD IMLI.S i'- PT'" TT, t t 1 -otr of tiorm ' , Ylku Jr. Alexander s Iciest of JTonor Cha-.:.is rhe WU.1 Jir and l'YilovilrjJC the I"e, Fox Chases, Wild Turkeys, Oua.l to-BTrf Kitd A jLsmd of Clor Mrranu and ' Magnificent DNtanvr-vsnd Mlences ome , Account 1 Of the Camping ' and the Jfimtlnje mid the . Unonn , ; entlonal Wilderness Llle, V, l, v" Before day yesterday i morning fthe Scotchman cam totfo theucity office, ; fresh from, the sand hill t Copy was ; ;. all up, and so the member! of the local staff reared back in ihelf chairs to n :tervtatfiihlin.::'v8e' had Jjeen on a three : iay cltap-bunt in 4he wilderness end nost 10 'jno' party, , saia.tne Scotchman., "and Dr. C L. Alexander. i , 01 cnariou. :wl tne xuest or Honor.- From L'umb erton came Dr. DeWitt ;v ," Regan.' with his JS fox hounds three -1 ' 'of which were trained - also' fori deer. y. ' . "Farmer? John McKJnnoa, of Laurln- 'i'- t burg, was along, ' The wjijte men went , t f t i - to the bunting ground to buggies., The s H negro cook and driver j tool? , the .ton ,-, wagon,-siockou. witu proviBton or looa p - ; and feed-clothes and cooking utensils. ,U " -En route: Snunreori'McMiUan-Joined I the company.)- Besides, being a'oapital ",' '- fellow, he Js a confirmed deer hunter , and Knows the sand nllls by heart. ? t '-"The first.-night -we helloed at' Tom MoNalr's "commissary, and requested Its hospitalities for -the night, tovn :wa gone Hat. Eh jLearsett was there: Eh came ?ut through the thtci darlc ness and . the pouring -train; to welcome ms piace Deing a secular jnon 7 ' asiery, the Mecca, vt bachelors,' it is -v, -wonderful -bowv its," Inhabitants 'get along; but, without vmuch watting, Eb f ' ,. ushered Us out to an .excellent supper, , 1 1 and, after an evening of storr telling. ,, 1 us comfortably j to bsif, all In the , the htore., There "wer two .beds; and t j 4ha floor, . with' 7dae t i-enpect to th tV - blasbig hearth, waj: nearly taken with .' pallets.- Jt waygood night to sleet. f , f cnorus., 91 snoring was a 1 ,-1s vigorous lunany. jew jwo of tno j j-ti cuiena were waaerai, u.o ana anotner. N" , ; Way Jn the dead of -the night the oth s 3 r "UO from bed and thrust the end of ', v" ' llghtwood chunk into (he coals. He - sat there, smoking and listening-to 4t 4 ! ! 9 y the 'rain; v thinking hi mself the only watchman .of the .hours, '.when. h. fait hand on his shouMer and looked up ta see Kit waa. f course, in, his night clothes. Jfe 'dumpFd''a ?plle of coats' and ' tronsera and shirts iff a chalr and drew t rcomfortably- before the, Are. Somewhere' he had 1 found a .,' good chew of tobaceoi i He set oneibare foot'dowii on the hearth among the orange Declines and iut sheila, arid; crossing his leg,t j basked the -.other v sole t .the flreyi f . t "Td Uke to twist' that feUoWa nose,- saia h.di waKerui guest. ct ""Which one'sr '' ' t ivi " ' That deep, snarling basso's He gets on to my nervaa. ; J- .? M,Oh. no.' . objected teh. ejecting .some nicotine; 'If would be a pity to t , disturb him-( when it's dobig ' hmi .so V" ! "s"$ the twa let the, snoring proceed,' ? t whne they: tnioyed a. lone aulet talk.t, f 55 : vWVhn .day. began fp break we were P ' several -miles on theway. and by 10 i---. , x'clook-we bad puffed up. to a shanty 'J'Ot 'th? premise. tJobn Barrlngton. ,(y", J" Two Morrisons, from Robeson, came up annul mat time; ana' accented our vt invitation to 1 loln in the first dear s V. drive. ;So we turned the camping tfe- i tails overdo--the .negroes aqd followed -John BarrRigt04;and Spurge McMU ' lan off to the.Wfoda, . - ' "Like the island vdf, the lotus eaters, this Is 'A land where ag things always , seem the same.! Over the endless alter nation of hill and slips and valley, it Is viregrass, wtregrans, and- a young growth of long-leaf pine.. Fires have -j pretty' well kept flow a the blackjacks. "Nowand then there Is a thicket of small-.' spruce, dodged with cedar and blown 1 full of warm, yellow drifts of tickle-weed. These are moat inviting places, . with their .brown carpets of - spruce and cedar straw, The branches' :: bicker,- clear as sunshine, over their. 1 sandy, bottoms,i fledged with fern and water-bushes. '1. In spite: of the down- pour .of. the., prevlmts 'day and night, the grass and ground were noW so dry 1 that you migh have lain down' with out hesitation and. taken a nap. The - -man who had suggested. taking ajpng 'Jugs vt water from town was aa eager '" as the others to stretch himself across l logs and tussocks end drink from the little 'atream. w - A- . l c r "Well, sir," -said the; .Scotchman; ' , drawing handful of-" shiny, blaok ,- feathers f ronVJUs pocket and growing chesty, "Just as we topped the brow of a hill.- "tioolc,-look IV cried Dr, Alexan ' der, -under- his breath. ' Turkeys!' '-v.: "Down the slope JOOi yard we caught sight. of a , big gobbler and three hens. Everybody, sandhiiiians and alt, cried, , ''Stop! Squat -downt'.'bUt me, Boys.rl - knew "something about 'a wild turkey that '.hone -of them; knew; you t can't y creep; on fain, but .you an run on. him. & So ' I broke ; by. th crouchln gunners and ran Ilk a bucki down the slope, the rest bawling, . .'Come - hack; ; foolliTou're craay Come back here!' " But, .before they had .had time to un-, detstand, I had run up within SO- steps of that old gobbler and; stuck buck ' 1 load into him. " The lens had got 4ut , of range. You should have rseen , the wonder on the faces 'of the men as theyame" om they thought fit was v, all fOol luck, that the gobbler had been 1 elck,er something. : They .scouted wry i f'l-'-s sattafled that , it S wa - methodical 'S'- madness, tot - when .they, had crossed . ' several more", hills ' they saw' half -a C dosej crows' -feeding- on', ths" ground ' V:,and mistook them for turkeys. ) They ' ' " broke into a generaf foot-race, -charg ' Ing on those, wily ravens, -,tntu the ' -Jatter -floated up-and: away, Tben'JJ did the laughing.-.' , 1 " e. , "The drivers Jumped a dole. , She-got ' wind of the men on' stands however. " and kept to the sWamp.' Only one tnarr saw her, and that too faf for a shot. ?,The hounds lost her when, she struck " the run of the river.-". , "That night we naa aoifttox chase. all 15 ogs. In fuircry. We. followed afoot, 'of course, it, Is suicide to go horse-back on tnt aana nuisTU-nigntr for the rasor-backa have root4 deen , bJles after nettle-roots.- A horse would ' f "break, his legs and your neok .before ' ? you went far.v This tox played 'about :" , Harrington's - place for' a our.. We A ; were hoping that the pack would catch : Mm without ever going out of hear ; - Ing. But at lt hottest the chase took SV a bee-Una to the eastward, andwent clean on-out ofv the -oountry. o; telling 'here they -.caught ' that fot.'i,Next ; day w - got up, another vdeer; s which ilkewlse kept to the, swamp, t and we SDnt the rest of the 'time siMatlnar birds.. Pr. Alexander .bagged the first bird he bad ever shot at en the wing. That night we had, a first rate 'fox ' ir-hase. The country Mr full of birds, and therefore of foxes. Teterday we made - . ; our -way slowly back to town, stopping 1 w hf never the dog . set , a cevey of '.t'lr(ls to hunt them out. This was the fv'-"'? b?st fun of any of the hunting for the -4 Uuy fellows, for .we rode bftween - .v coveys and did no more trudging than nectary. , 4' W "Tou, haven't snlj how you ffpent lh ji'hts," said one of his interviewers to the Scotchman,, "except the one at Tom JIcN.'ir'e." ; ' "The. other: nights:' were: very , like that one,'? he said. s."Our cook had more tongue and less skill than Kb LegRptt's. He did make elegant soup. though. He pretended to wide travel talked incessantly about distant re glons. jThrnclan ships and foreign farw;' said ho was1 an ex-Pull man cook., lie kept the fireplace roar. ihg and a great many skillets and tin vessels boiling, over the blaie. . As fast as he cleaned a ird he fossdd it Into one of' the small cauldrons and lt It take care of itself. He cut the bAtn Into irregular ' chunks - and dropped them ' 'In. likewise, ; The hoeoakes ' he patted down into frying pans, touched off the : edges , with , lard,; threw; the caxe into me. air ana turnea at,- eaten tn It, white .Side down,, in ' the pan, He gave us coffee, to drink from'half gallon buckets.' good ' coffee. He was the most actlve-Hnlgger in appearance and the slowest In results that I ever saw. 1 Nothing interrupted the .flow, of his talk r but himself .when., he -stop pea to, swear at- tne .onver- ror not helnlue cook.- ' . 'i ' " ,?'W fellow sat About on'tooxesand" boards or layion, 'oullts. -There 'was not a great deal of conversation, for we came in always tired as dogs and fretfully hungry.- .Most we did was to urge Isam on, which only excited Jsam and ' delayed- supper. - When, he" did serve. It s up, we ecrunled not ,-ab. tfaa cooking, but squinted our eyes and went after it .it it were not bed time then, we got out wards and played set back and smoked Jgood cigars for Drs.Regan'and "Alexander? being ' to bacco , epicures,' bad brought. each box of excellent ones.1 -.Then, without removing . shoes or -overcoats, i we wrapped. -the ' mantle of our lowly couch about ' us and lay down to dreamless sleep. Oilr nostrils breathed fresh aire of heaven all night from the numerous chinks. Dr. Regan s pointer. Prince, gave a touch of . domes ttelty to the room, by curling up on the hearth.- - If anybody snored, no other was aware of It. There was 00 dan ger of a confusion of clothes, tor, as I say, each nan kept his own clothes on. Perhaps some of us who had soft hats didn't take them off, even, w "Oh. don't look disgusted Hkw thatl cried ',. the Scotchman.. --jtlt you bad been' along you would have done that way. There was no other-way to do, SvengaM said that, a man gets) as dirty1 in a week as in a life time;-. but, gen. ttemsn.: w weren't In the sand hills a week, and we did wash our bands and faces .when we' found a spring or brook. It seemed all right, so Jong as we .stayed to. the -wilderness, but when we drew toward town yesterday ws looked and felt; ourselves at erowd ot hoboes. . tSiiv M "In retrospect. It was as merry a Christmas as in prospect tr. Aex mjidar was asruest or nonor xnat neea ed no entertaining, but entertained, and Dr. Regan was aa thStfghthir and generous & host as ever presided over me wnaernesn. . "Tou donH say 'much- aocrot, the game." a reporter smiled. No, sir."; admitted Bcotcn. -we are tto -professional- hunters, sir. we are not butchets. sir. - Do you think we wouia ooasi ok wuuowwu -skkj tk.fM.M rtt Anmh' wild ihAnnta? T the '-carcasses of dumb-wild beasts? Hot-wet- We were a band of humane ftunters. sir. A FA VOlt GERMAN. '1 A" Twin-City Club dives Delightful . KvRtit j.rto uonor xewiy .iirn 4 Connies' s Corresnorxdence of The- Observer. Winston-Salem,' Dec sa-One Of the mnat riniiirhtfiil una thoraURhlv wiloyable dances ever ftiveu W the Twin-City Club was the favor german ' given last 'nUtht in honor of the newly married coupes, Mr. and Mrs. -Ajoriw i" mm wm a, fiiiowjiV Ths serman- was led by Mr.i II. B. Shelton and Miss Erma ijaiiev lao music w y n owuuwi' orchestra, .- qf . GresnHboro. s The rooms were most tasteniuy '" eecoraxea wim ferns, hyacinths, - carnations and ever greens. Every minute ..otv the occasion whs onn of Dleasure. .U"here were no lulls or laDses into ennui. The occasion was purely a full measure "Of pleasure. At the end of the .geVman at 18 o'clock, de lightful refreshment wete served, con slating Of chicken salad, : sandwiches, cold turkev.v- nlekles. olives, - beaten biscuits, all kinds ot. cake ,and A neapolttan Iqe cream. . . Alleged Murderer Captured. Correspondenoe . of The Observer. . ' . Durham. Deo. . Peter Plnnlx. a neicro waiter at Hotel Carolina, was arrested St the hotel last night and locked up. He wis- wanted" In Grewinboro - on -'the charge of killing a negro about six months ago. Jt was though best to hold him un til parties -from Greensboro could come nere ana see wneiaeF. n wu me ngni man or not. The man arrested had been going under the name ot Crutch field since he had been here.' . - Sergeant W. Crabtree4 went- ' to Greensboro this morning .and brought back with lilm Pauldo Ford, a aegre. who was wanted here on the charge of gam bling.. Ford -was tried before the-mayor and bound over 10 court under bond of 166,1,-,,- ,a tVvL"1 , A .t V " iV 4 Large , Increase in Winston -Tobacco , - . f Sbipmonts. V. "! Correspondence of The Observer. - .Wlnstort-salern, -Deo. 30. The ship ments' v of Manufactured, tobacco this month aggregated 8,799,679 pounds, this being an increase of 777,458 pounds over December.' ' iWX, the " shipments that month amounting to: 2,93220 pounds. The stamp sales at the local office were as follows: r For Deeember, 1904, tobac co. 7S,982.; spirits, $lt.WA6; cigars, IKEOi total., $192,724.1t; tot December, 1906, tobacco, 122,680.77; spirits, $12,719 75; cigars, $75.7; total. 1235,574.26. , ' 1 TOEJ DEATH KECOHD W, N. Williams, or Fyett;viUe. Correpoadenca of The Observer, ''"-f; r Fayetteville, Deo. 89 04r. .William Nathaniel Williams died at; g o'clock yesterday morning at' his residence on Gillespie street, after long period of lit neaiun, agea years. 1a uciooer, 1903, Mr. Williams suffered a slight at tack of 'paralysis, and . severer one the February following; since - which time -though he has been abie-to be out, he has been very feeble,-,-,. The deceased, besides the ordinary schooling at home,, was . educated at Bingham's aiid Amherst.. Va. "After the war, be was successfully ' engaged for some time in the drug; business. with I Mr, Ht R. Home,, but of late years he has devoted his time to farm.1 ing and -trucking, owning largo bodies of valuable land west of this city,: ur. Williams, ' was - retiring in disposition and reserved la manner,, but loyal to bis - friends and .devoted to his home and family. He leaves a, wife,- who hefore marriage was Mis Anna Hunt Green, three daughters, Isabella M Anna, G., and Marv. and one son. WU nam lie also leaves one orotner, Mr.-James R. Williams,' of New Torkj and tour' sisters, Mrs. , uiagooa, of Birmingham. - Ala,: Mrs, J, White- of Alexandria, Ya.; s- Misses Martha and Janle WUIlams, of Fay etteville.-' -. ' v , . 'Mr. W1U lama . was ' & member of Cross1 -Creek , Lodge,1 1. O. O. F.. N. 4. which body will : attend the funeral services at ' the First Presbyterian church this afternoon: at 0 clock. Capt. JC,H.WebW of Tally ho. Corresoondence of The Observer. -, . Oxford. Dec so. After an illness of about ten days, Capt. John H, Webb died at his' home near Tallyho, this county, at 10 o'clock thie morning. Capt Webb" was in hie eignty-nrst year and. after a long and useful lire, was gathered to his father's, with his five -children at his bedside. He was born In Granville county May 25. 1825 and lived an died On the old home stead where nls father - ana grand father had lived He was educated at Bingham School, Hillsboro, and was a captain in the Confederal army. He was- a roan: of 'strong prinoiples and lai-ge influence and will be greatly missed. He Waves a -wiaow; . tnree mnn Mpsr. J. 'A. Webb and John Webb.-of : Oxford : Mr. Samuel , WeDD, of Stem, and twOidaugbtersMrs. John E. -Wool and jura Josepn aaira, ot Oxford. 51s remains wUl be Interred at the old family burying ground near his home, to-morrow. , r Mrs.rJC N- Chaffln.' of MocJanrlllo. nrnomAnlnncii of The Observer. : - jfs Wins ft l VI 1 wva , - . V died at here home here last night at 6:30 o ciocx, aiier an uiu i b days. - She leaves a husband and a six-year-old daughter; Mrs. Chaffln was the daughter of the late Rev. Numa B. Beid. ones presliTfng elder of this district. Her many irienas mourn ner wmswt, - Mrs., M. A. Miller, of Greensboro. rnriroondence of The Observer. Greensboro:-Dec. 30. Mrs. M. A. Mil- ir a widowrsured SO years, died this morning at her v home oh East Lee street and the burial will take place Mondftv morning' at H o'clock at Holt's chapel, east or tne cuy 17 NEW COUNCILS. Junior Order Has Added 1,000 to its Membership in Uie state inning 1S05 Annual Meeting at Salisbury February 20.. Correspondence of The Observer. Winston-Salem, Dec. 80 StAte Sec retary Vance, of the .Junior Order, is now receiving the yearly1 report from the various councils' -and .they show h, nriler In ' thin fttAte to: be in a most nourishing -conditiofi;" During the past year 17 new councils ' have neen instituted. Tne- execuuve . romnunee has not had an organiser in the Held this vear. the organisation . and mstl tutlon of new councils being- left en tirely in the 'hands of thb district workers, in membershlp.iih"e gain this year is about l.uuu, maamr , a loiai mnmhersh n Of aooui W,W .111 ui HtntA to-dav. Financial y the councils are- t mucn better shaDe than ever oeiore. in many places the councils own .Dutia inn .nil other real estate.; The an nual session of the State council will convene in Salisbury February 20, and the Juniors in that city are .maKing extensive arrangements for the en tertainment of the officers and dele- mtBiL it is estimatea msi ai lessi 300 delegates will attend the meeting. WOVLD DISRUPT PARTT.' Rumored in Republican Circles That Clinlrman itouins v um s9uru. Attorneyship Opinion Expressed That Such a Move Would Ruin Party in This State, V' ': : " ' : Correspondence of The Observer, ;, Wlntnn.sajem. ueciWine mre Pnmihiicans In this city who , believe that State Chairman Rollins wants to be district attorney, tne omce now neia by Mr. A. E. Holton. of this city, Jn discussing the matter a few days ago a prominent member of the party made this statement: "If Rollins wants W rtioruTit the Republican party In Nortn Carolina let him enter the race for the district attornysnip. tie nas jubi suc ceeded. upon his recommendation, in srettlns his- father reappointed post: master at Ashevllle. In addition, his father-in-law. Judge rntcnara, noias l ufA time 1ob. besides several other Close relatives of the State chairman ant in office. If Rollins askes for pie under these conditions,- Spencer Black burn: could win out in thenext Repub- II... CAt. .Anv.Ttlln twA A An. . i SPARTANBURG'S SCHOOLS. 'x Leads All South Carolina Counties In - flatter 01 ruouc cnooi .nrourocni UUCtSj Jnteresting snd - Some - CorreRDondenra of The fhsprver. i. 1 Spartanburg, SU C., Pec, SO. Expended for educational purposes 175,731; 'White pupils, 10,419; colored pupils, 6,811'ys'hlte schools. J49? colored schools, W; white tfucliers, 231; colored teachers, IS. These are some or the interesting statltlvs leaned from ' the annual - renort - of County i Superintendent- of 1 Education Aimore, wnion appears in the -report' 01 the-- State superintendent: of .education, made to, tha CtmtHral A mumh1 . Am re quired -, by law The figures are Tor - the twelve months ending June , 1905. This cuumj , lajtesr tne teaa. in eproument, there being 14,223 pupils whose names are mi...1:, revenue EXECUTOR'S : SALE.' 1 -fc i - e t.-tJ 4 V ; fj ; T s- .0 m t si' will ; sell at the Court House door, In Concord. N. ' C, on Monday, Janu ary th. .1906, thf following Stocks and-ponds belonging to the estate of Monroe Melchor. -vis; .;" , li Share.. Henrietta Cotton Mill Stock.. 1 i l;Jr ifrp1 "i . ' t 'Ml s Shares, Cabarrus Cotton Mill Stock,'-' x - - 9 Shares, . Cannon Cotton Mill Stock. ' ' ' . , -18 Shares, r Gibson Cotton Mill Stock, '. - (.- y -1 J ghares, , Gibson Cotton Mill Pre ferred Stock, IB Shares. Patterson cotton Mill. teachers' books. -w The." total 1 a. chlnt. nmva siv for school purposes in thls I . n mi,. k.u. 'ntt mih t 444- enM,litnr. . nmrh : r. . T T? ' m.M: balance on : band t th. ciimm of I ausoury, btocK, the year, more than i.',7iWtV i : , I r 22 Shares, .Wlscasset Cotton Mill Other tacts relating o the eounty7 are: Stock.' ; x Vlk'" i, ' B ' i o wniw ana coior. j 1 ja Bnares, zorae Tirnuure t;o. i..w wjum ma a omoraa scnooie; iv 1 ntoclt. f , a LO ( J . , . . . L . BWIVfa white and tfl , colored teachers; average weeks of schools, 24 for whites and 19 for colored. Financial statements Bal ance -from preceding year, 134,747; poll tax, 10,H0: 9-mill Ux, 138,723: dispensary ninfi.M X(Z.Kj!H avtwt Iav I1J Mill . MihAa hri 1-, uiiT 7 s vmg' ttna U)t1 9 Shares, First National There are 80 school district In Spar-1 wnnrioue, chock. 12 Shares, Torke Furniture Co.. Preferred Stock. 13 Shares N. C. Itallroad Stock. 17 Shares, Commercial Katlonal Bank, tanburg county, with schools located Intewna and 134 in the county.' vi . There are many other facts in the re port, which are well worth consideration, snowln the develnnmnnt in fliurtanhiirai and ether , counties as well as Indicatlnir' tu uw om u rasing rapid strides in iuo ouuatiHi, me youin or tne com mon wealth. ,-, ,;,,.- Forsyth" Pays $160,000 stato and 11, Shares, Merchants and Farmers Bank,- Charlotte, Stock. All the above Stocks are S 100.00 per share. x'V Two 8. C. Pacific Railroad Bonds nor cent, due In 1914 S500.00. Interest April and October. Four N. C. State Bonds 4 ner cent.. due 1910 JIOO.OO each. One N. C. State Bond 4 per cent.. due 1910 $50.00. Two Town of Concord Bonds 6 due 1921 $500.00. Inter- County Taxes, Corresnondenne nf That nhnnn. Winston-Salem.. Deo. RO Thl rmntv I Per Cent pays about $io,O0O in taxes a year for est January and July. outie ana countv rurDoncn nt tiiint rmii a t r r r n- tZL8. fb0.uA 25i due in 1913. " Sir per 'cent. 1500.00 and Is divided unde th h; ,V. Interest, April and October. I - . . v - r , . rrk.v n V, t . . The above Stocks and Bonds are sold in the settlement and distribu tion of the estate of Monroe Melchor, aeceasea. Bale at 12 o'clock. JOHN A. EARNHARDT, Deo. 1, 190S. Executor. roads, county purposes and education. $50 Pearl in Oyster Bucket, Correspondence of The Observer. Winston-Salem, Dec 80. Mr. Cicero Styron, a fish and ' ovatcr found a pearl valued at 150 in a " ' ' QTSTTfTT AT. T M W T? A T-1.-r. VT A arrmTT . J , ... 1 t.i ,a i.:iim Hiir.wiv A dispatch . - from Brandon. Ore.. Account of Golf Tournament. Mexico states that the three-masted schooner c,tV. Mexico, the Southern Railway will Advance is on the rocks at the north SLVL12' wJu"ive side nf thA mnnth nf tk. rn,.in. i round trip tickets to Mexico City, Mexico, ''fl'QJ VL6. i??: h ,, h9 S??,n r,y M of one flrst-clasa fare, plus J er.and tnat she will crobablv ma to rant for th, mnnH trin Ti..b... r.A m pieces.- . return until February isth. 1904 Round trip rate from Charlotte, $65.85. Account of American Association for Indigestion is easily overcome by the Advancement of Science, to b hM t use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, because,! New Orleans, La.. December 29, 1906 to this remedy digests what you eat and anuar 4Ul ,906- "ckets will be sold to gives the stomach a rest-allows It to LwflraV"f La"' &tF"S recuperate and grow strong again, trip. Tickets on sale December 27th, 38th. Kodol relieves Indigestion. Belchlnsr of Hth. with final limit. January 6th. .son. uas, eour stomach, . Heart-Burn, etc.. ouna inp raie rrom unariotte, jia.zs. and nnahlna tha ttr..tlu. n For further Information call on at and enables the digestive organs to .For, fu"hcr. inforroation call on any trnfnrm ait tiinAm inin m Agent, or write . , ... ... ... avv.v.w . ...v nii.u rich red blood that makes health and strength. Sold by King's Drug Co. W. H. TATLOE. Q. P. A. Waahington. D. C. R. I VERNON. T. !p. A., Charlotte, N. C. FOR SALE Entire Machinery of First-Class Mill Cone willow. 18 -Inch We have a beautiful line, as well as our usuaj complete stock of Stoves and Ranges J.N.McCauslandaCo. .Phone 814. 221 S. Tryon St. 1 Klnyon Bufflao fan. 1 Schofleld box opener, 1 Schofleld lumper picker, Bram- wel! feed and Spencer oiler (new) l Kltson card and picker waste cleaner (new). l Kltson. 2-cylindee waste onener. (new). . .. 6 Sets D. & F. chrds, (4 sleeve bearing), 48x48-lnch, Bramwell feeds, Torrance balling heads and Barker rubs 1 First breaker, 48x48-inch D. tt F. card, Bramwell feed and Tor ranee balling head.. 1 48-inch Grinding frame, -travers ing grinder and slide rest. ' 1 4 8-inch Roy trtTaersInz srinder: set Clamps; 1 large clothing drum witn stand. 6 D. & F. mules, 812 spindles'. Z-incn gauge. 1 D. & F. mule, ?88 spindle. 2 inch gauge. 2 Cop winders, Lever & Grundy, BO spindles each. 3 Reels, Lindsay, . Hyde ft Co.. 50 aoume spindles eacn. una gaiion -year-oid corn 2 D. & F. spoolers (new), whiskey $3.00 4 TomDklns winders. 19 snln dies One gallon 2-year-old corn each; 1 Ditto, 16 spindles each. whiskey.. .. .. 2.50 i-n. A p. twister. 900. .nininn One gallon 1-yoar-old corn 1-3-Inch ring, 8, 8-4-inch iraua-e. 8 wniskey.. .. .. 1.0$ CHAFING DISHES kin w ft nnwnw . v .. 1: .41 JUT L M I1J TMaL . , , when. the foundeii of the Tompklns Co, business firt 111 t' C lotte there was mighty little doing. .The piinclpjil inert! .'. '-' th,r t'mo-sittmg in chairs in front of thr-lr str. . .wftitllng., sometimes pliying checketw or- backgammon and gossiping. ., These merchants ''eSe to their stores, early and 1 -ate. Long hours and little work was the rule. ,Tne little work w 1 cause there wasn't much to' do. ; - ' ' V ,- . , .i.10 thInjW have changed since tbeni not. only InChailotie. I t it ne whole South. . In those Old languid ' days' the dfcs didn't get up t k . 14 tBy air w heard anything .that they j thought ought to parked at they laid Still and barked -f lying down.', It? was .probably t.. same in Greenville. , ' " , 1 , ' 4v Then there were two machine shops Ja Charlotte,' both running c miscellaneous work for farmers,". ' t. - 1 ?wthere are eight shops In Charlotte gome doing, fto-, rnlscellaneoi I P" making machines. ; r, 1 Then there was one cottpn '.min .Irt'Charlotte.H Now there are twei. tnen the colored people' Monopolised the business ot barberlng; now k w well nigh monopolized by "white 'barbers. :Thffc' tbs business rain took his hat off to the banker; now the . banker .doffs ; to : the i bnsfcjf 1 man and finds that he likes It 't-tMfcusfosa ;sef.iiippnWi be courtesy more than the old fashioned banker did. A ' .r . - v-.1 In those days the Tomp"kiris Co.'s assets was a Ut of machlnlirts' tools and the whole organization was a founder and a cheap helper. vThere were no debts because the bankea. couldnl see' any basis of credit In the kit of tools there was value there' all the same, but It wasn't In tangible shape for a banker to realise on. - : '."' "HKi"' Gradually we built up a business and then facilities to' do the busl , ness. We would get a little mora- business and then buy a.naw, tool, more business, another new tool and so the building has; been t going on until we now have a large foundry and two large 'machine shops all out of that original kit of machinists tools. , , y. . We've made a growing business or- the basis of always doing good work. Our yarn reels are selling well on merit, and we wouldn't' of fer them on any' other basis.: It is the same with our ten ton cotton seed oil mill, with our starch kettles, with our ', spoolers,'. , with our hangres and pulleys and everything we ntae. , , wy f ; TUB D. 71. TOMPKINS GOMPZWYy MACHINE BUILDERS. CBABXyTTEj N C ELIZABETH COLLEGE t "y AND . ,. tfes.'1 Conservatory of Mi OIARLOTTE, N. C L4 A High-Grade Institution for Yog ladies 17- Modern buildings thoroughly equipped $250,000 College plant; Suburban, Park Campus of ,20 acres, overlooking the city; Physical Culture and out-door games. V University trained and Experienced teachers'at.the! neaas 01 an departments. Separate Building and separate faculty for the MUSIC CONSERVATORY . Schools of Art, Expression and Business ? tec Send for free Illustrates Catalofie and fvB Inforptici - -. . ".- REPUTATION' fOR THOROUGH WORK AND, GOOD IMIl seaiiTmsegiKtaiM CHARLES B. KING, fresi&L Fine Old Whiskies K3OPRE80 rSStPAUX 1 -Yim f i 7i i i - - whiskey 4JS Pour quarts Billy Barter's Best Rye for 4.25 Four quarts Hoover's Choice Rye Whiskey 3.35 Four quarts Rooney Malt. .... .4.25 55 BREWER ST., NORFOLK, VA. it THElLDrfllNGSiHAVE V :M PASSED iAVAr :' : V:..'i I . - t i iff ft, 'fi sf K A C v ,Bar yotf noticed; the change In' , 1 stores' advertIsements-"Shopping y,' " telephone' "Order by telephone-' vj.Telephons orders received any hotor, -$j 4y'jt night?" ;, ft' mcahs that. th. 'i ; 'value uf convenisnee is rising it ' i X. V" means' that. severanos from the jttre-' 4," ,'. - "'some former-day shop-meth6dsi l It " ' ' fr - means in t this ' "new day VthM :'(' 4.- - ,' 'When nVtlil frtim n. nAi11 t'n mn ' 'f t t') automobile: Is wanted yovt need Wroply V - ' Cl to "Use the Bell" and ft on tWwt - ; before you, could, be .dressed forth" ieurjjF - every vuuy -.snops ,;py,' teie- 'V;, phone.'; 1 must first see the jgoods ' , . i '.-has held; the rest back the - stoscsrv ; can't afford to send poor goods to at. telephon customer -tod many other i'r piaces -jooxang xor meir -trans; ana should there be a' mistake once in a nandred"-times the , telephone , will ' Cell Contract rDepartniatt '?Wn-199 S::l!::m : Cal :Tc::::'2 & i. Tekgnrrh; Co; 2-inch lift, (new) 6 Case calendar wlndups:' 1 Me- Cieary turning maohins: 1-Mc Cleary 2-roll brusher, 1-2-roll nrusiier. ; . ' l Denlson's Railway sewing ma chine for napper. ..- . 1 No. Sturtevant fan, , heater and dry pipes. 16 Tompkins cylinders, with cen ter plates, rings and spreaders, vari ous gauges. 12 Tubbs loopers, various rouses. 4 TJnion button sewing machines, No. 10, on bases. 1 Wheeler & Wilson button hole machine. union special taper; 1 Rib cut ter- 8 Collarette attachments (Cooner) for knitting frames. t Tiffany A Cooper, 4 section, 20 gauge, nat cuir macnines. 8 Ditto, 18 gauge, 5 section. 2 20-inch Circular latch needle. Ttnum rib frames.. ' 1 Iron frame neck marker. r AI ou ro coniempiaung ami ' 200 Knitting frame. thread guides, c"- e,e- cnn arrord to pass 100 Quarter Savers.' WntArth a, ua We , are headquarters. Ours are the made-to-order kind. Details are ' 100Iron & Wood cullers: heltln. looked after, then we sell them on th all 'velses! Jack snoot Tmrin. narrow: margin plan, which allows w4hdi tmhbtnst iwuwi snatM' ntnr, for the "bigger the made the bet and platform scales; 'mule bobbins: tep the" srrade. SUIT CASES TRAVELLING BAGS NICE TRUNKS supplies and repair .parts. . i, MTER3 tt COMPANY, -'; NQRFOLK. VlROmiA. seeiour line; : : fOUNlAlfl PENS. V A ftiH assortment all : sizes and pricei; Every vorie guaranteed. TThebest' ; made.If you . have., ever jhad tfoubie with a Foun ; tairi Pen, give mrs a trial, and we arc sure you win beteti,;!y TiiEi pm:oo;ita!;i ,1 f j SUIT CASKS from 11.50 to 20.00. TRAMSI.XilNG DAGS $1.50 to 20.00. TRUNKS .... . . f 3.50 to 950.00. We arc agreed that we save you from 50c, to $10.00 at our prices. - GILREATH & CO. SPECIAL! r ,Toclose"the year will sell a special lot of popular "Hils" at 18c, 3 ; for' 50c, V k .Chirfolte"(,!;isi,0):. k, Ch ' ll Korth Tryon. I ; f tu Waldo .Ames, Manager' Prestyf :CcI!cge ; for Wcsa wmiic A high-grade College for Women, equipped with every modern Im-' provement. Special rates' Offered for second term. ' - , . J. R. BRIDGES, D. President. - f . DRAUGHOBRS.; PRACTICAL BUSINESS COLLEGE KNOXVTXIJl NORFOI.K ATLANTA. 1 , -- -- '- 'Ai .ft" endorsed by Bos! ness r . teach BT UAXU ' Call t , ; RAT,EIGn C01CTMBIA NASIIVUiliE Tnoorporated tlOO.000.00, niitan. If f! men. No vacation. JCnter any time. We also tsena. for catalogue. jrosmON. May deposit moaey for j SCHOLARSHIP free, Te those whotak ; tuition in bank until nouru im aom Dieted I n.bi.un- at..-h.nrf hii mlvm and position U seeurea, or give notes sad sebolatstJpfr in lnrnansais, Math. Ea..0.tri,k,Z- lBi thoroushnees sad mattes. Business SPU.'ng. BubIdms Letter reputation IX K B. C. la to other bmstaess , Wrttlng. Punotwatloa. eto.. the Uteres? oujjses iwhat Harvard and Tale re ts brenches that rls ears for yen bread as4 SkBBBsSsBS ';,'.s. iMoossosATto . SAVK 15 OX SIXGI.E COIRSE, or S10 OX COMBINED CJOfJRSE by entering before January ti, 1906. WINTER OPENING TUESDAY, JANUARY 8. JffOi. " We have decided .to make the above, discount to all who par. Chase scholarships between Deo. IB and Jan. 16. , : iiA v This is the largest, best equipped business college In North Car- Una a positive, provable .FACT. Positions secured, r money re---funded.- ..-.:. , - . - v ' - Writ at once tor College Journal and, Nw Catalogue, n AdoTs,-;" etiarlotte, AT. e ; or Raleiha V, C. y ........ Csclry Mountain . Tea Nug;:tj , A Buy ktsdisM kt Bwjt rtesla . Briagi Ooldsa Beslth aad Bsmvm Vigcr. : A soaolAo for Contlptln. Isdlfsstis, Live Bd Kidney Troi'bleii. Pimple, sjomms, Impurt llood. Bui Breath, filiirch HsVela. Headaoh nd Backsrhs. It's Kooky k'nunWls Tea la tab st form, sft centu s hot. - Ursulas made bf loujetus Davo Covtiiy, KaitM. Wbv " : :ns n$n ww"" r m :jeif - m: ... . J0MW.fJttS m MunwiniKirv. .INSURANCE V-Tr- w'not'snsur " yourself; ,a - those-v dreadful Sick an , I ' K HesWlaaies which .' make , I : i unbearable T "tAi'l-n ' i -xnun , Tpers comas . to very - , .w t ...,., v(M- - -aimn , mere oma to vry , worn - M0 M F(! frf;rrf--!rott AtvT" "T?1 r"H thosg around her.""" j , , ' Quickly relieve such a condition taking away all r'i " stores the nerves to their normal-, balance. , .10 25-50 Cents.."-' -T rTTree, sample by wall c - s .Mh'M;seOtT&CO.,CZ2r:ct:.-- V "-V ,i ; J; Wholesale Agents. - i , .. ........ t ....... k
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