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CHAHLQTTE DAILY. OBSERVER, JANUARY 10, 1906. : i The fun In the latest farce offering r : "Brown's in town,", which comes to the Academy e Musle tonight toeglna- at the rite of the ourtam ana continues until the end :of the play, The altua ' tlena are also said to "he TOteeo.ueJy funny, the lines bright and witty and 'songs 'catchy; .The story that furhish-s . ea the groundwork Of the play is single hut : original, yet despite Its simplicity ? -there la not a dull moment in it from ' ' the opening scene till the final fall of I the curtain..; The action of the farce is rapid an keeps the audience guessing. ""A peculiar and humorous feature of 5 ' tne entertainment is tne jact tnatl tbera ts ne 'Brown" in' the play, and) the entertainment la the fact that a. ."'-a. r ' i 0 I 'J ' ' . . !iSFv- sj jyfllP';'' yet our familiar friend is an Import ant factor In the story of the farce. The songs and music are said, to be tatchy. i While there are a number of. ln- ensely i Interesting scenes and ind ents consistently introduced In tho be tie drama success, "Mozart," the whole second act is almost given -.uo- entirely to ay episode In the life of the great composer, which according to his atorlcal records of undisputed authority, well nigh discouraged the gnat composer of the "Magic Flute," ''.rrt Giovanni," "TJie Marriage of Figaro" and the marvelously sublime "JMqulem." Tie scene takes place ou the eve of the i production; of . "Don, Glavonni" Whfc a rival manager of the opera houie and afeTaptless enemy to Moi' sart has bribed the prima donna who Is blled to appear and has packed the - Federation op clubs. . Southern State ' Organizations at Har vard Form a Central ' Club Will Htor Addresses by Prominent J '4 Southern Men. Correspondence of The Observer. Cajnbrldge, Mass., Jan, 8.-After or ganising. State clubs of all the South , em men ' In Harvard University, the organizations wlU jiow get' -together . And '( rm a federation of the Suuthe-n ( cubi :This. meeting, to. be hell :-- man W night. At that tlrn, announce ment ; win be inado of the acceptance of D;. ft, A. Alderman, president of , Sjfc- fialversKy''1''Vnii to maho a. cptch to the iSuullurn te.tt in liar vard. r A preliminary meeting was held In Defcember, at which It was decided to Incite 'Dr. Alderman to speak at tho fist ipublio- meotmg of a fwlcra- At lhat tlme.V A i. committee wa formed to adopt - a ' constituttnn Vf a federation the purpose of which should be to extend tho iUea-pf the Stau clubs to the wider sphereget- men from each; section . , acquainted ? With each other. The i State clubs aecom- pllsh this on. 'a flmall soaio, ' nnd the ' new movement proposes to- get all the Southern men in touch with each other -The State clubs hold frequent soclat mtlnas while the Sat Ion 11 meetings, wnue tne reaerauon win hold a, few meetings to be addressed . by such promlncst SiKheru- tr.en a can be sejured. ' ; At tha preliminary meeting, clubs were represented as follows: Alabama, Marvland. North and South Carolina. Virginia Iouislana, ' Texas and Dis trict efc Columbia,-;, jrnere remain mis sourl, West ' Virginia, -and Arkansas, ' which also have thestf organisations. Altogether, these clubs have available ever- ISO men from - the - States-named, , who are eligible to membership. If the inert are tnculded who have ' had resl- - denca in the. States at previous times, . but, 4ire pot'4 Registered from them is the university 'thp nu.tnher wlfl go well oyer 200.- A lafgpev cent of them are law school studtnts. though-, within the' last few years the graduate school is recelvlngart .increasing. number. ."Evidently men who formely 'Went to ' : There is an . uiwisual ? number of , un-"t-5 dergrartuat'js now" also. " Most: Of these , have finished work (n Some of the - smaller Southern colleges, and have "-- been admitted tntd- advanced t stand 's ' ing l Harvard, getting, their A-.B. .herA, " f .' . 4 -' . ') f t One'ofte' South Carolina men who 1 lias compared the enrollement of Tale Vthatl xaie,l though tne generat reeling i,h -tution has the- greatest number, prob V:. ably on account of the- absence ot ne- "": swim tflert. . The bordfir , States are. ,c of course' best represented,' with .Mis- ' sourl in, tn lead. The number of men actually rn.orea . tronn f.ui jstates i vfg as follows! V" ' ' J'.h. . Missouri, ( 3i , District -i Columbia, 13; Kentucky. 2; 'Maryland", 14; Vlr J glnla, 10;, Stuth Carolina, 7; Tennessee, ' f; Alabama, 7; North Carolina, 7; Ar s ksnas, 5; Texas, 6r Florida; 6"; lulsl ; X ntv ;' Oklahoma, ;v Georgia, 3' West , Virginia, 8. There are-Many men not registered from these, States. Often they .rtglstor from Huston pr Cam- bridge, and, this makes the enrollment , look smaller than it rally la. ' W. t. "Cbrwad, of AVtm hesier, Va., Is chairmai oflth oommlttee on In - vitatlon an R, B. Hamilton, of lx . Ington, Ky chairman of the commit ; tee o:i constitution.'" ' 1 house 1 iwith hlssers. "Word - reaches Moaart- just before the curtain is an nounced tc-rise and he la almost dis tracted, when LaMandint, a then fa- moua Italian singer who in her early career had found in Mosart a staunch friend and benefactor, "offers her ser vice, claiming that out of love for the great -master and out of considera tion for his kindness to her when' she most, heeded a friend, she- had Bumptiously-committed' the score - of "Don Giovanni" "and wa: prepared to helo. him 'put of , the' dllema. . It Is needless toaay that her "tfferuwa promptly acceptea, yet jauart,. too ximm tu iac an' opposing 'audience. urges -his fa accepted, yet Moaart,. too timid to face , - I . ' ' .-T ' J -y i vorite pupil, Sussmayer, to direct the prchestra in his stead; No sooner, had the first strains of the overture been heard than a death like silence on the part of the audience prevailed,? and before the beautiful melodies had concluded the Introduc tion to the opera the wildest kind of tumultuous applause took the place of the hisses wilch had been prepared, and thus the triumph of Mozart was made so complete that his enemies were forced , to cease from further persecution. - This thrilling situation of the play "Mozart," in which Howard Kyle and his admirable supporting company will offer here at the Academy of Music Friday evening; is said to fill the au dience with unbounded enthusiasm, while the romantio end comedv touches of the play assist the exquis ite ..environments- of scenic and cos tume details are especially Interesting. MEDICAIi MISSIONS. Br.' C E.) Brewer lieBvers lccture at Wake JPorest President Pot eat to i Deliver Series . of liectures at ..Rochester, tiiXi'' ' ' Wake Forest, Jan. 9. At the regu lar meeting of the Wake Forest Mis sionary Society, Sunday evening, an interesting address was made by Dr. Charles ES, Brewer on "Medical Mis stona." Vln- the main hall of Johns Hopkins University," said Dr. Brew er, "there? is a large and handsome picture of Christ, under which la in scribed the Great Physician.' " Speaking: of the medical missionary work done by the Baptists of the South he said that ten years ago there was not a single medical missionary out under the :. auspices Of the Southern Baptists, but now there are ten and two well aqutppod hospitals. There are other hospitals th course of construction-. In the two, thousands have been treated the last year, it belnf estimated that there are thirteen hun dred different towns represented in one of these, so large being the terri tory in which" they are known and the great" extent of Hheir usefulness. The great object of the medical missionary is to evangelize, not only by his pro fession but by preaching also. Medi cine opens up the way for religious In struction. -It removes prejudice, une benefit Is that the rich, aided in the hoPtt,- oftw mtrthuttj Urgely for h.,,ni.nf hia.ta h.ir o-ifi- various benevolent objecu, their gifts usually " being unconditional, which shows ' the confidence - that is being won. It is significant the the Empress Powagor recently gave $15,000 to one of the medical colleges in Pekln; and that-one of the strongest students, of the University of Pennsylvania Is soon to establish, in China, a, Christian col lege under: the auspices of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania. . President William- I Poteat return ed 'yesterday frortt Charlotte, where Sunday he delivered a lecture before the T M. 43. A, on "What is Reli gion," V ' . J I ' -The executive committee of the true, tees has put President Poteat- and Mr. 2: W. Bailey, of the Biblical Recorder, in charge of raising the additional en dowment of $150,000 for the college. President Poteat Jham accepted the invitation of one -of the hundred tnin tstera of Rochester.' N. Y., to deliver beforo them' his series of lectures on "Science and Religion.''-.The date is February 24, ; ; -. ti DOIKG THEIR JJUTXT . ' Scores ' .of ." Cfiarlottij Readers are kIiCarningr the Duty of the Kidneys. To filter the blood is the kidney's duty. . i -i t j ' ', When they fail to do this the kid neys .are sick, , , j - Backache and many kidney ills fol low; urinary-trouble, dlabetea , Doan'a Kidney Pill cure theni alt. Charlotte people endorse our claim. ' Mrs. 8. W. Beatthv Jiving at 41! North McDowell-street, Charlotte, N. C; says: I cap. recommend Doan's Kidney. Pills forwhat they did for me, 1 used them for backache. from which I suffered for year and could And nothing to give me relief t saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and got my husband to go to R, H, Jordan & - Co.'s drug ! store : and get me a - box, - I used them and they cured my backache entirely, Tou are welcome to the ue of lny name." i For sale' by ail dealers. Price 60 centov " Foster-Mllburn Co.; Ruftalo, New Tork,-solo agents for the, United States. 'v ' , v i i t s v: Remember the name Doan's and take nd other. t - v OUTLOOK IS ' MOST i FAVOItABMS. The Proposed Steamboat Lino Be tween Baltimore and AVilmington ' AV11I be Diacussed Again This Week . Engineering Work on . the Cape i FearA. JewUih Synagogue Proba '.- ble For a Better Express Service . Wilmington specials, v - -v f. Specist to The Observer. V, Vl -V1- , Wilmington, ; Jan . Muqh confus- ion- exists outslde ;of Wilmington ' re garding the proposed line of steam boats " from, Baltimore ' to, this port. The' facts are these: tor months past the merchants of both cities have rea lized the necessity, from a commercial standpoint,' of closer relations between Baltimore and Wilmington, When" the Baltimore-Georgetown line was pro ejeted the Chamber , of Commerce here at once began a movement to get the company to Include this , city In Its trips. The matter, was worked up quiet ly. The more .the Wilmington busi ness men looked Into the matter-the more they were Impressed with the importance of such a line to this city. (.The question went from stage to stags tiu nnauy Mason Weems Williams, manager of the Baltimore ft, Carol.na Steamboat Company,-agreed to come fcere and discuss the matter with the merchants. According to the agree ment Mr. Wiliams will be here this week. At the Chamber of Com meree to-day it was said that a Baltimore-Wilmington" line was a certain ty. In case the Baltimore & Carolina Company decides - not u come here other interests are ready to take the matter up. In brief, Wilmington, a yet has made, no definite arrange ments for a steamboat line from -and to Baltimore, but the outlook is most favorable for such a line to be estab' lished In the near future; :': fes The Delaware, a new dredge and one of the largest in the -service . of the government has arrived - at Southport for work on the Cape Fear bar.jjfhe Delaware was designed for the Phila delphia district, but after being com-; pleted the War Department decided to use it in Southern waters. Several matters of Importance in regard to en gineering work at the mouth of the Cape Fear river are now receiving at tention In the government office here,' but at present your correspondent is not at liberty to give them publicity.. ', The group of Jewish citizens belong ing to what is known as the Orthodox Jewish church, is meeting with en couragement in their efforts to erect -a synagogue in Wilmington. Rabbi Carlsh. of New York. Is In the city. and has charge of rasing the funds necessary for building purposes. There are several differences In the form of worship between the reform and the orthodox churches. The members of the latter, for Instance, eschewing the formality of removing their hats dur ing the services. Representatives of the Bast Carolina Truck and Fruit Growers' Asoditlon have had a conference with President Emerson, of tho Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, relative to an extra express service North. The conference was harmonious, and as a result of the meeting the extra service will be furn ished. Beginning March 1st, a fast night express will be put on here. This Is a -valuable point gained by the truckers. It will especially benefit the lettuce growers. ' The United 8tates monitor Arkansas,. Rogers H. Gait, commanding, after paying a flying visit to Wilmington, left yesterday morning for Charleston. The Arkansas 1 a sister ship of the Florida which recently sayed he-e for three days. The Arkansas was built In 1899 at a cost of $960,000. Her main battery consists of two 12-lnch and four 4-Inch guns, while the secondary battery consists of three 6-pounders, six one-pounders and two Colts. Dr. Clinton Bunting, after a visit to relatives and friends here, has gone to Baltimore to pursue his studies In stomach and intestinal diseases. LaU, er he will continue his investigations In this branch of medicine in Vienna, On his1 return to America he will lo cate in Dallas, Texas, for the practice of his specialty. Dr. Bunting ; was formerly a general practitioner in Gas tonla where ,he male a marked suc cess and built up a lucrative practice. He is a native of Wilmington. .; Mr. and Mrs. Tench Cox, of Ashe vllle and Green River, have rented a house on South Third street for the winter months. Mrs. Cox before her marriage was Miss SaUle Potter, of this city. , MUSICAL AT CONCORD. prof. Richardson and Others Delight Large Audiences Site for the Can non Mills Personal Note. ; Special to The Observer. Concord. Jan, -9. The musical at Central Methodist church Sunday night was a great attraction for all in town. There being no services at the Presbyterian church the congregation was large.' Prof- Richardson, of Charlotte,, favored us with some most beautiful mnsic. , The. people were held spell-bouhdT while Miss Janle Patterson sang , jesus juover or My Soul, accompanied by a violin obllga- to. in which - it seemed the Instrument almost answered to -the words of the hymn. Mr. Richardson, came over for the curoose of -playing an original composition by Miss Ida Bloome, of thla city, in tne juutneran, cnoir sun day morning. The" music was beau, tifu'lv rendered. Oreat credit is due to Mio Bloome, the composer of the selection, ana to an wno tooK part. Mr; R. K. Black and daughter, lit tie .Mist Elizabeth left this morning for' Birmingham,- Ala., to vusitj her sister. ' " i 1 Vv Miss Una Hartsell left this morn ing for Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga. Mrs. D, A- GarrtBOn leaves-for Bal timore to-night. - Mr. Frank Boyd has resigned his position with Cannon & Fetxer Co. Mr; , Boyd ts a most desirable book keeper and this firm regrets to lose him.." ; iS-i 'A.l-'S " J'?f ' - Messrs. William . Wadsworth, ;B gene Barnhardt ' and Allen - - Gibson left this morning for Waynesboro, Va., - to ttend ; Fishburn : Military School. " , t Mr. Chaa-Krider hat accepted a position with the Concord . Steam Laundry. ;f:-; y:i!i:.M':f!:kA ' The and lOo store hag been pre paring to move for the past ifew weeks. The stock is almost aold out and Mr, Oraysonii- the praprletof, will vacate soon when the new shoe store will be opened. ' The Cannon Mill, abont which there has been so much discussion as to the place of erection, will . most likely be 'situated In :. Concord. The surveyors are here now and the site will probably be decided on the Alli son land Just below town. f Mr. Monroe Murple, an Old Confed erate soldier, died this morning from effects of a burn received Sunday af ternoon. He was quite old and tin Sole to work. Many small contribu tions were made to add to the coun ty allowance for burial expenses, v said beyond the' mere mention of the fact that be is coming, and If there be any , theatre-goers who have Tiot seen thht Inimitable comedian they should do so at th first opportunity. As a minstrel years ago Mr, Evans gained .the title "The Creator of Laughtef' and few t years, later while in -vaudeville, he. wrote the song The Honey Boy," and tang It SHIPPED TO. BOGOTA '. Detective's story of Fugitive! Down Washington Star. . 4&?& t 'Detective Charley .Heidelherg, who wai tor. many yean the big man of the New Tork Headquarter itaflV was in Washing ton- the .other day for a few hours, and while here he told a story. "l never see th name of Bogrtv'the capital Of Colombia, hi print as I ld this morning In connection with the reorgani sation Of the Colombian finances that I don't call to mind a smart young. fellow I got- down there about lit ten. years ago." said - Heidelberg. VThe young chap Tiad been the manager of a big wholesale art ehlnaware - establishment in New ' Tork. In the absence In Europe of his employer he had gutted the plant, cleaning up $40, X or 50,00. and then bolted. He was a rood' looking,, smooth-talking young fel low of or so. The circulars went out from New -Tork 'Headquarters to all American : - consulates in countries with which ; the- United States then had no ex tradition treaties. Within a month or two the American Consul at Bogota haa sprung ' the young fellow, inspector Byrnes tent, me down there after the ab sconder, v . " 'This k a : fly boy you're going after,' the 'old man said to me before I started, 'and there's Co treaty with Colombia I guess you will have to take your time at this job and tort of oil him along.' "The first thing I did on making Bo gota, was to dig up the American Consul. "Tour young man 1 swinging high,' therContul : told me. To-night he'll be attending a swell fresco fete at the home of a Minister In a former Cabinet, who went out of office with so much govern mental loot that he hasn't got through counting 1t yet Tour foxy boy is brush ing u to the former Cabinet Minister's daughter,-and if you weren't after him this way X think it s about 2 to 1 that ns d snag the girl. Aside from that bright pros pect, nil not some poweriuuy promising gold mining concessions from the Colombian- Governmeht.' "Through the Consul I managed to Obtain an invitation to the evening s fete the Consul put up some kind of a yarn that; I was & distinguished traveling Amer ican or something of that sort. I climbed into my avenlng clothes, and about S o'clock the CosUl and I were driven to the fete in one of those rickety old Bo-s-ota calboshes. The Consul introduced me to the host, and then we slid around to get a peek at the youig man I was looking for. " "He was waltslng with his rich host's 1iin-hfr when we found him. and from the affectionate glances -fTTey were bestow- uren.caseng and cerOftcate for that pair. At about a o'clock In "the morning the party broke up, and after a lot of anguishing good- oyt Wltn aw. nosis aausjiter my young man made hit way to an open barou,8 '"The ,t0ry of Ed ' Wolcott's blsr faro that was waiting for him. Just as he waaih.-V . ,t. JJ-.L1 ! rT.- stepping into it I trudged alongside of 'IrXafn0lhW th.?' Zl,JT2?Jn thJ 5?m nht nf "Me stared at me In the dim light of I the tropical road, and then he laughed gooa-natureaiy, " 'Plenty If room alongside of me al ways for a fellow who talks English, ' he r 'Start look P.retty close to the ground horse lamplighter. On that day the 1-Klnyon Cone willow, 18-lnch Buffalo down Jere don't they T' said I pointing , track was fast. Lamplighter had already fan- 1-Schofleld box opener. 1-flcholleld upward after the barouche had got along ,nown hil aWIlty asp marveiol" lumper picker, Bramwell feed and a bit. (fleemto be a whole lot further runner, but the bookmakers doubted Spencer oiler (new). 1-KItson card away from the ground up In the otate J ne couid beat tne crack nfi)d hat heina picker, waste cleaner (new) Talking of the Statw, and I turned and , waa entered with on the fast track. Il-Kltson, 2-lncllndcr waste opener, looked rtralght at him In the light of a that lamplighter's price was 6 to l (new). 6-Sets D. & F. cards, dinky street lamp jnat we happened- to be Wolcott entertained the view which IsM4 sleeve bearins), 48x48-lnch, Bram passing. how. wouta you like to go back ( held by some very keen horsemen, that I Barker rubs. 1 First breaker, 48x48-!nch rcuiivu. ' '"- vu.n ..." w tot Biam-wim ,.?' "Oh. Ae was a Wise lad, all right, nndlklnri nf a trarir h. j,.vrancM- balllna hoail 1 S-lnrh (Jrlnillnir that wat ' plenty for Mm. He shifted about In his teat ana gave me tne sieauy eye. 'I'm next he SRld. and then there Was a silence in , the barouche foj 'four or five , with his companion and went down to 1 1 O. & F. mule, 288 spindle, 2-inch gauge, blocks. 'Say he opened up then. If I go Long Branch. He 'felt lucky,' as the i 2 Cop winders, Laver & Orundy, 80 splnd along with you, you won t nfilteh on me saying goes, and he knew mat he could 1 each a Keels, Lindsay, Hyde & Co.. 60 flown here won't open up ehr 'get action' without any limit at his 'double spindles each. 2 1. F. spoolers There woman t oe anyinmg in mat tcr m 1 ma Id to him " "Then on the other hand, supposing I buck and refuse to go? he asked me." " 'Oh, nothing,' said I, "Acept that I'd make a sort of ft Inland beachcomber of you here tn Bogota Inside of about twen ty mlnutet.' " . - -"'I'll go along with you In the morn lnar.' said he promptly then. 'But on this condition that you give me your square word tbat yott won t show me up down here. I don't care to lose out on some, thlnn I've rot croinsr in Bogota. We can fix ft up that I'm suddenly called back to New York on praising business, eh?' " That'e plenty good enough for me.' said I, and that night I went to bed feeling pretty good with myself. ''My bright young man spent part of the next forenooh making a round of calls. explaining mat ne a oeen cniiea okuk id New York on uraent business. Then af- n uraent ousmess. men m-1 ter he'd had an hours goodby session with I hls.vounr woman, we set out for home I just at cute as could be. Mc waa s-nod. al riKht. that yountr chap, and I had to give It to him. Upon our return to New York he made quick terms from his employer from whom he had copped the big bundlo by surrender-; Indr ttiA Vtiillr nf the money, for Which the employer declined to prosecute nim and dramatic scenes and situations, went all the young fellow easily got his freedom, i over the country all over the world. In Then he hustled around got a lot of mon-1 truth, for the London Times and other eyed men of New York interested In the i English and European papers commented Colombian gold mines, for which he had n solemn ponderous editorials upon the cast-steel concessions from the Government degradation of a country which tolerated of Colombia, and 1ut two months after 10h exhibitions on the part of Its pub I'd snagged him In Bogota on the night of t C men wolcott, chagrined over the the fete he was drck mere wwi u nam a-nylng, accompanieu oy an "i"- 1 italists and mining engineers. Nobody In i Bogota ever knew anything about his lit- ,- , . . M .- I tie New lorK anmi, no girl within a month after, his return there, and, so far as I know, he's down there yet living in the aroma or promcy. Was Not ln; Ministerial Gar&. Baltimore Sun. a colored clergyman, .who nlles the honest trade of a hodcarrier during the week, entered the clerk's office of the Court of Common Fleas the other day and applied for a marriage li cense for "a young frien'.' The clerk asked him to remove his hat and hold up his right hand preparatory to administering the oath which all applicants for mar riage licenses must take. To this the old man objected, say ing that he was a minister of the gospel and that his word was sum- j clent. "Well, you don't look like a min ister," the clerk said, "and while you pursue another honorable calling, ap pearances are against you. Anyway I must swear you, minister or not. That Is the law. "Ah don' look lak a minletah!" ex claimed the darkey indignantly. "Ah's preached de gospel for nigh on to sixty years en dia is de fust time Ah' eber been tol dat." .'"took here, uncle," said the clerk, "you don't go into the pulpit looking like A hodcarrier, do you? When a minister wants to secure the respect due his office he should dress like one, or as; ministers are accustomed to dress, a Come, now, take the oath." The old fellow seemed to see the force of this argument and sadly, but slowly, - raised his jablt right hand and was sworn to tell, the truth. "'"Jl ""; i ! Diving for Sponges. Tarpon' Spring-Pla.) 'News, , The practicability of the method now being employed extensively in the sponge industry In procuring this product is no longsr in doubt, and a large percentage of the Tarpon Springs vessels are changing from the old method f hooking to the new one of diving, and in order to successfully accomplish desired results with the; sary to employ 'Greeks, who are ac custdmed to the work, as ' It' seemed doubtful Whether many of those who have followed ; the hooking .proceed would care to don the helmet " and leaden shoes rand pull sponge from thirty to slgty.feet ..of water over head. But , recent experiments by a few have demonstrated that 'a little practice, and confidence, together with a good physical condition, are all that Is needed to became a diver. - Already a number Of our native epongerr have become proficient tn this line and tha probabilities are 1 that in the near fu ture a large percentage , of the catch will he obtained In thla manner. STOIUES ' OF WOLCOTTi Illii Passion for Gainbllufi---Sonje Bis Washington Star." - . '."i- ;fa a Senate eommlttWe room one fore noon, not long ago, a number of clever men woo Knew their subject weu leu to talking of the late Senator: Ed Wolcott of Colorado. Some of theM men were Senators and others were notw They ail rated Woloott very high as a statesman. But they all gave it as their opinion that Wolcott s passion for- gambling wamaged his prestige irretrievably throughout the "Wolcott was, in a tort of way, the Charles James Fox of the country and era,' observed one of the Senators. "In my opinion he was. a far better Intellect than Fox But his passion for high play damaged him, as it eventually all but ruinea xx. I don't mean that it cam anywbere- near rulnlna Wolcott , flnan dally, but It effectualy withered the BCTf- iwiionai prestige woioott wa cap able of aehIvfnL Wnlnntt rnuld do anything, could have been anything. A good many of us tried to warn him about his gambling. We tried to Impress It upon him that the people Of this country are in the main- sues a conservative peo ple that they will not tolerate public gambling by a highly placed public man. But it was no use. Woloott would Rive ui a most polite ear. and a little while later we would hear of some prodigious uchuik; , iruvsacuon in wnicn ne naa figured. The truth i h cnuM never quite- figure that his gambling was any of the public's business. But the Ameri can people have a way of maklnsr the frivolities of their public men their busi ness. : , "Wolcott's gambling never hurt hit pres tige In the least In his own State of Colorado,", said another of the Senators. ' It was, as I understand It, the supreme indifference with which he viewed the opinions of his own following that final ly cost him his quite unregretted seat In the Senate. Tho people of Colorado looked upon WolcottTs gambling propen sities in much the same way as the voters of a certain Kentucky Congressional dis trict looked upon the horserace betting uencnani 01 a member of the Kentucky delegation In the House of Representa-! uves. vvnue up for reelection this Ken-: tucky representative was trapped Into a by his political enemies. The opposition! uioua a creai uss over tne matter, i Circulars were sent all through the dis trict denouncing the candidate for re-; election ns a common Rambler and a1 habitue of poolrooms. The canoidate for reelection stood pat, admitted that he had been nabbed In thn nnnlrnnm raid. stated for publication that he had been playing the horses most of his life, and EfTmn inH KJ0? Zh?t?' """nS! ' the energy to set a bet down Ha was rSturned8to ConSre.' bvlnd?mua2S by an increased ma- jorlty of about 6 000 .fij ThX abVut him that snad thdJt SsSSS mr'whrwa 8enft" committee room. "Tn always more or 1m. hn.ho.i country, said a arty in - the ia atnrv wiu always more or less hashed. The real story of that affair was this! Woloott wnue visiting the Sheepanead Bay race track, on Long Island one day while on a vacation sojourn in New York, made what turfmen call a 'hunoh bet on tha ,wnar rnrrmnn ra l n 'hnnnh Kat An th. a real good racehorse can run on anv . 0n Lamplighter 'at the prevailing odds. : Lamplighter won his race In a rallon. Wnlnnrt plAiininv nr. s 'k a f,a, KAit- i After beat - Una - that ra WnLnl, l.r, ,,..1. favorite game faro at the Long Branch gambling clubs. Tn the course of three hourm' nlnv atiF. the Pennsylvania Club in Long Branch Inch gauge, 8V4-lnch lift., (new). 6 Case Wolcott won $32,000 bucking the tiger. 1 calendar windups: 1 McCleary turning It was only 11 o'clock at night when ' machine: 1 Mc-Cleary 2-roll brusher, -he cashed in and retired to his room at'r0" brusher. 1 Dentson's Railway sewing his Long Branch hotel. It was a very hot! machine for napper. 1 No. 8 Bturtevant night, even there on the edge of the I fan, heater and dry pipes. IS Tompkins sea, and Wolcott found himself unable cylinders, with center plates, rings and to sleep. He tossed for a couple of hours I , and then he rose, dresed and returned to ' the Pennsylvania Club "At 5 o'clock in the morning, the luck I havlntr turned n sal nut him. h hart played In his J32.O0O bank winnings, the ; attachments (Cooper) for knitting frames. $25,000 he had won on Lamplighter on 2 Tiffany & Cooper, 4 section, 20 gauge, the previous day and $28,000 of his nock- flat machines. 2 Ditto, 18 gauge, 6 sec et money a loss of about $80,000 In about tion. 8 20-inch Circular latch needle, four hours' tiger bucking, all because! Huse rib frames. 1 Iron frame neck he had been unable to get to sleep. marker. 200 Knitting frame thread "He was the most cheerful loser immag- guides. 100 Quarter Savers, Wentworth 6 inable. and tho hiah Dlav of Lonn inable, and the high play of Long Branch was merely an Incident with ' him. Often before at Denver and other! Western cities, he had pressed a. winning i or fought a losing streak in faro play mat ran into mucn nigner ngures. "But Wolcott's Long Branch play had been to high even for that then Monte Carlo of Amerjca, that the tala or It wnrlrA itn Int'n ull mnnnnr nf ItniUtaalhlA .publicity wnicn una neon given tne ar- ". r . . . . fair, was too nonesi a man to aeny tne essentials of the story when squarely put to the question, and thus he involuntarl- jy recei veu ine numr ui mo mifmMiism, of being thn most distinguished of plung Ing American gamomers. A UtAKANTOKP CUR Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles. DruggiNtt are authorised to ra fund money If PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure in s to 14 days. 60c. OA'S NIGHT Wednesday, Jan. 10 The Comedienne MISS VERNE SHERIDAN and a splendid company In the Farce-Comedy 'BROWN'S IN TOWN' The Great Laughing Success. PRICES; f 1.00, 75, SO and SSo. Seats now on sale at Jordan's. mm lOiVH NIGHT : FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 Maurice Campbell - Announces -: HO WARBf KYLE it i ' t - 1 And a ' Company of Uniform Excel- . , , lends ' ' - PreseatLng the ; Charnilnir . Foetid , .-. - -lHaiaa Suooom - v "MOZART" i jrJ svy aaiuis smjus, A Scenic and Costume Play, of Commanding Quality, j , 4 - Around the Life of the Master Mu tlclan, " Prices; 1 1.M,' $1.00, T5, SO and tSe Seats on sale , Tuesday . at Jordan's. ,u' ' -.'' i , I rl One department of bur businec3 is irnufactuiin electrical switch-boards. 1 -We have built very t many .switch-boards and the introduction of mo c'tors to use transmitted water! power is increazin if 1 thai department in which we are making switch v, i boards and other electrical'supplies, :: ' , ' ' Some of the boards we have lately sent out; or now ' making are as follows New City Lighting Plant, Concord- N, C.' , Yadkin Development Co. Whit? ney N. C. Wiscassett Mill Transmission Plant," Albemarle N. C. Water Works Pumping' Plant, - '. Charlotte N. C. Pembroke Planing Mm, Tern- . .broke, N. C. Vermont Mill Bessemer City N. C.; .: ' City Lighting Plant, Dallas, N C. Barker Chemi -- iii ii I iiu I r-. .. s a i a 11 i. -HnW'Si Ssej Sb ws ' 'WAV Henderson Cotton Mill, Henderson, N'C Irene i.,,. ' Mill, Gaffney, C. Leak, Wall & McRae, Rock v: ' inffham. N. C; Marion MTe Co. Marion. S. C. . and others, and others, and 111 a. 4ti sfvv ss-ms. innir MAAAvtw mnrn i inrinnrt taw ' '( which we have made the oiuy mane switcxi-ooarus lor ou: uwn coniracwi vlr but for others as well. Full line electric supplies ; T sn IsrkM4r m nf aa!s -w u ' .-:.;(,; i st'a . .i.r a1' a v. w-;;-' mm v " t THE D. a. TOMPKIHS COMPANY ' Electrical Contractors tti nil ant lilt UHAKLUI m i'iwwiri WIS ARB SOUTHERN AGENTS FOB m - ,f W13U6, GERMAN BEDDLU AND HEDOUS FBAMXkV . . : WsuTB OS FOR PRICKeV roskett ft Bishop Steam Traps Carried In tttock; also Cttrd Clothiag aa ' run tfn of Bapplies. CHAJUjOTTB BrRMTWOHAM SPARTA 1TTITTRO , n POLIGY covers all diseases (No ExcepUon) and also proT J virlfis HhftT-fl fitimo inr cuririol aMT,nr, nna lik. ' 5 vides liberal sums tor surgical operations and Davs lib eral indemnity for permanent disability. Issued by MARYIAXP CASr A ITV COMPANY. " ' SOUTHERN STATES TRUST COMPANY : General Agenta. HARVEY LAMBETH. - - Manager Insurant Department. FOR SALE Entire Machinery of a First-Cl ass Hill. . card, Urumweil reea and Tor frame, traversing grinder and slide rest. rance oauins neaa. 1 is-incn unnains 1-48-Inch Koy traversing grinder; 1 set ClrnP; 1 large clothing drum with stand. t:laitiD: 1 liirire fl n A V mlllM : mlnrtln S.lnrh ffniliFD (new). 4 Tompkins winders. 12 spindles i each; 1 Ditto, IS spindles each. 1 D. twister. 200 spindles, 2Vi-lnch ring. 3- preauers, various gauges. 13 Tutb loop- ers, various gauges. 4 Union button now I Ing machines. No. 10, on bases. 1- Wheeler 1 tTnlon ft Wilson button hole machine, l- sneclal taper; 1 Klb cutter. 5 Colarette Dempster, too iron & wood '-pulleys Dempster. 100 iron & wood ' du en belting, all sizes; Jack spools Tompkins winder bobbins; yard sea! ;aies; cotton and platform scales; mule bobbins; supplies and ropalr parts. MYERS & COMPANY, Norfolk. Va. ma noon is masb OF UKEKX CHEESS many people would lead her le beueve. vaea the housewUe goes to pureasse Sour for her baking oaf but if she has aoe used the Pride of Charlotte flour she will take nothing stse. It Is made from the choicest selected wheat and ground at mr mUla MBOKLENBVRO PIXJTJK MILLS, t. Lee ILoUter, Proprietor. Phone, If tin mA III' JO tfg W. MIES 4 FIVE Exprooo Charrrco 9 1 A trial will convince you that these) roods ire the i medicinal and other purposes. , Bead ns your orders and if hot per-' fectlj satisfactory, : return at our expeas and tnvner will ba re- sVMsaslAil sae ASnsask -m mm niTtTrltsrlva ta ta iUaXUQVi mm WAsV v aatsaaawaaiMs Writ for prtc list . . r W. -Ub. tlsvaw r-tS-'MI SVMV' All 1 -'-W others. :: :: . switch-boards. We not f -1 v ' Charlotte N. C.1 Aimtti if asaitisi u ,im ii 11, s-i ai i s ' u ' .;s .a 'A' .- -.,;'' 3. SUrTLT UUMfAUT. BELARnARD AIR UNTO RJtTt.WAT. ! Special reduced rates via Beaboard.' Penxacoln, Fla.; New Orleans, La.; -Mobile, Ala. Account Mardi Oraa, , February 2nd-27th, one fare, plus 26c--j. round trip, ticket sold February 21tt- -. 26th Inclusive, final .limit March 3d. t Tickets can be extended until March 17th. Louisville, Ky. Account Department " of Superintendence National Educatloa-i al Association, February 27th-Marca - 1st, one fare, plus 26c. round trip, Tickets sold February, 24th-Kth- 2tith, final limit March 4th. r:; ' Niagara Falls, N. Y. Account National Association of Retail Grocers Jan uary 23rd-25th, one and one-third ' Tares, plus 25c. on Certificate plan - basla. New Orleans, Ia. Account of Conven- l. tlon etoutnem uotton Association. January llth-13th, 1905. Rates, one -fare, plus 25c. round trip. Tickets ' told January 8th-10th, and for traine -scheduled to arrive In New Orleans ' before noon of January 11th. final-" limit January 16th, 1908. xuueian AY mmss u& xiBBona -Raleigh, N. C, January sth-Uth In- ,' elusive, ratet authorised on Certlrt-; cats plan basts. Certlflcates will be honored by Ticket Agent. Raleigh, " on or before January 19th. - C. H. GATTIB. T. P. A, ' ' Raleigh. N. C. . SPECIAL LOW RATES VIA BOXTTH- ERN RAILWAY. - - Account of Golf Tournament.' Mexico .-" City, Mexico, the Southern Railway will tell on January 1st to 12th. 190, inclusive.. round trip tickets to Mexico City, Mexico, ; -at rate of one flrtt-class fare, plus u cents for the round trip. Tickets good to return until February 28th, 190. Round . trio rate from Charlotte. S65.8S. Account of American Association for ' Advancement of Bcienoe. to be held at New Orleans, La., December 39. UOi to v: January 4th. 1906, tickets will be sold to ". ' New Orleans and return at rata .at :. :-v- one nrst-ciats. piut si cents tor tne rooms ill, , i , m -1 ull hhii, un-sniiwr i-.in. kr.ii.. ". 90, K with fnn I timt I rt ,,n )rv Ak QAA Round trip rate from Charlotte, 13.25. For further Information call on any v Agent, or write 4 f W. H. TAYLOE. O. P. A, Washington. D. C,'- B. Li. VERNON, T. F. A., ' -1 UUWWUO,'. A.Ai. J.- REDUCED RATES VIA SEABOARDr ACCOUNT 11EETINO ANCIENT 1 FREE AND ACCEPTED .i MASONS, . w The Seaboard announces account -of meeting of the Ancient Free and Accept-. ed Masons at Raleigh, Jaauaryff-EthTT' they will roafte rate of one and one-third ' . fares, plus 25c, for round trip, on cer- . tlflcate plan batls.AU delegates attend ing should provide themselves with cer- ,. tincates furnished by Agents. . ts n a t-tli n i , - Raleigh. N. C. ,' SPECIAL REDUCED RATES VIA THO i r SEABOARD. i ' The Beaboard begs to announce that ae count of the occasions mentioned below -the rates and conditions named will apply ; Mexico City. ' Mexico Oolf Tournament. viv - J fin liar v lfith-Februarv 13th. 19fia Rata ' at one frat class fare .' nlua SSo will apply, tickets sold January , Ist-lSth, - continuous passage in eacn aireetioa " -with final limit February 28th, 190&. Chattanooga. Tenn. Southern Raptttt ; Convention and Auxiliary Societies W' i May lOth-lCth. 1906. Rate one Ant '- clans fare, plus, 26c. for the round trip. i (minimum rate) W cents, tickets told f U.v Cth 0h unA imk lin.1 ... j days In addition to date Qf - tale. , Tickets may be extended. . i , . For further Information at to ratet from any point or schedules apply to your sear- " est Arent or odd rets the undersigned. ' O. ii. OATTIS. T. P. A," , CIJD Paid swafa a Vila tsaaasi aleU St IMkB-U "sTMJsH t ef cthar lljuors. rii"!'' 7 f; LJ J 1 Dy Uo. 1 ' ; 1 a f 1 K