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CJArXOxTi: DAILY OD3ERVER, FEBRUARY 11, 1903. i:; c. f - tlrst Services at 11 encfc 8 by the ; pstoiy Rev. Dr. - J. H. llowerton. ( alea'B prayer meeting 9:45. 1 Sunday ,-' hool S.SO. "Wednesday night pray r -', er meeting at 8. A cordial invitation to all. . , - I Second.Servlces at . :a. m. by the J, pastor. Rev. Dr. Martin . D. Hardin, The -congregation will wor. ship, at'the Tenth Avenue church lo ' Jfvening. Sunday school at , Tenth Avenue. Preaching at'H by t ( the pastor. At 7:S0 Kev, A, R. 8haw S J Installed At pastor, ."Dr. A. J. McElway will preside -overt the "f meeting. Dr. M. Hardin will preach O the sermon, Dr,. JL k.' Howerton- will k' .T"4'"8' tn pastor and Rev;H. .M, u , Tessiy the people. '.Alt are -cordially yi . Invited. Sunday school at 8:30.,- fi '"Westmmster.-fteyr Alexander ;Mar-' . tin, pastor, ; Hervices at 11 ar, m.'ahd At 7:80 pi ttu -Sunday school at W ai m. V,;L East lde.-Fracblng at.H and 1:80 ; i'hy the pastor, Rev: L. D.NoeL Sab- school at 330. - AU r welcome. ' f PlruUVyer vices at 11 a.' m." and 7:30 P. tru-by-th pantor, - Rev. C. T. Will- ' "Ingham;; Sunday school .in the' after woT 9:SQ o'clock . .v",1 ' f , ' - IMtchard , Memorlal.-Rev, H-Q Adams, pastor. - fifirvifp at it a. m -f 'andtSaytL's .Sundaji school at 1:46 short sermon isiid old time Binglnf at 750. Uoth , services wondwted by the .... pastor, Rev L,i Jli. Frqett. " Sunday ,fc school at Prnyer meeting Wednea 1 -Tryon ' treet-VPreachlngr : at Hi by JT srallon.wUt worship with Tryon street ,7 V Aottlse.-PreahJnr Sat , U -and 1 7 . by F .nUa pastor ; Rev. J. F. pavl Sunday j- y , ai tnur service, ,Jq preaching at night 'if tfilnlty. The congregation will unite J J' 'f vtth Tryon Street at the morning ser vices. Preaching at 8 by -Rev Dr. Hk : f JC. Boyer. ' . v - - ' Brevard StreeUPreaching at 11 and. ' Tj30 by the pastor, Revt W J. Nicb ,C olpon, Men's meeting at lft. , Sunday acoool at, 8. cordial welcom. to-all , services.' w Jvl'-' ' -Cavalry h! Sti Paul',-Preachinf i , at 11 and S by the pastor, Rev D. JL, -Jteld. fiubjeots: "pay ct Miracles, i 1t Romanism the Conservatof of the ' - Truth ? Was the Reformation a Fall lire?" ' '-v. " ; - t ; , Bpworth.-Servlces at tt m.nA 7:30 p. m. by the pastor. Rev A. I ; j'C'pbiirn, Subject at evening aervlce . W ill be 'Temperance-and Obedience-to Jaw..- v Preaching at BeversvlUe at SS0 ti. m. vfundy achool at X:30 p. n ' Dll worth. 'Preaching at 11 a. m. by Mtev. Dr., W. W. Rogo;- at 7:80 p, m, - by Rev. JK Ed." -Tboiripeoru . . ' . m-' '.' A." RoP. ' - ? V vTlrst. Preaching at 11- and '7:30 by tti pastor. 1 iReyt.' William .Duncan, fiabbath school at 12:16. Theme of the morning sermon, "The Bible Doctrine t AtonementVtbaot the evening. "'Vicarious f 'Atonement-. Did Christ ,v Buffer as 'the s Sinner1 flubstltutsr elon -meets in church study , at ti-ifr to ' receive netnber. v . " t East Avenue Tabernacle. Rev. MV. ." Vf; Orr mlritster.i Preaching- at lla '? iTitand f p far f Pra'yerf service JO a. m. Pabbath school'-at 4: Jfr. p. nt - Toung I'eople's Chrtattau 'Dnien at I o'clock. CngTegatJbhttl -prayer "-meeting - on ' Wechjesdaj at' t P,i?fl?l ' tr-r V PlSQPAlZ 5 - , ', . . St, '-4 Ptet 'a-Moriung . prayer ?ar 11 .oisloek, services, conducted by' Rev. , Irancl M. Osborne. Sunday school at J - t. Joha's ChapelSunday school Bl , - bfe clasit at 'iSO. b : ' -. tChuch of The'" Holy Comforter", 8l)a((.Hall,. PHworth-Rev,- Prncls M. Osborne, minister In charge 0:45 .. 'm Unday school and. Bible-class. , morning-services,' a the congrega , Hon will unite With the service at St. Feter.-.s ? K5 J i--s&,'--f - 'St. Martin's Chapel. Davidson and; , Tenth atreets. Rev.v Francis M. v ,Oa . borne mlntrter In charge: 3;3v p. m., ,' Sunday,? school; -7:3 o, - m." evening prayer and sermon.' - St., Andrew's Chapel Seventh.Rev1. V John JI.- Crosby .minister in charge, 8M5 a, nt.,, holy oommunlort 4 p. m.r Sunday .school; ,7:30 p. tn., evening j prayer and sermon. . , . "' : ' - Chapel of Hope, ' Gingham Milla- ' Rev. 'John 1H. 1 Crosby,, -minister In charge, '11 a." m., morning prayer and aermonr :30" p., mt..Sunday.thtoU. ; '-7:S6 p. m., evening prayer and er j;fnoa.K- - ' ' "N, - .'- w i- LUTHERAN; ' - St1 Mark'sServlces at It anff t 1y " ths pastor," Rev. 'Dr. -R C. Holland. , Confirmation class at 3. Sunday school ' 3:30. Luther League Wednesday. even ing at .- Junior Catechism claaarFrtr ..: - 'YTyW. C. ,A- Miss Carrie Booker , will conduct' the vesper services ' this 1 , afternoon Miss Lottie Gray will 'play and a duet -will be rendered try Misses i Fannie Andrews and Lottie-Gray." V'" rim oAjia-nf 'vo-tdaxJ sr "j ivfifr .i Cot Cirnksralee Win - Address , the '.. V"i Meeting' for;Mo Only,-...; 'jCoi '-Jobn a, Cllnkscales' will be 'the l' speaker' at the mass meeting tor men ' - at-ithe Academy of '.Music this' after iy hoot;' at" 5 oVIocs:.m' - - Yu ;i 1 ' V' Cot Cllnkscales ' Is -the 'professor o ; 3 mathematics at "Wofford College, Spar-i V tanburg.'H.- C. and- ts -one,- of -the mogt ' alued men on -the, faculty in addition - i'to" being one of the; most -popular and eloquent men of, his State. J 'v T H has chosen for the subject or his V address J"The Faithfulness With Which 1. Sin Keeps Its Record.". vj-k - ti -,-This Berylce prom.lae'fo be' one..bf .! the, greatest of the; series nd event .man in Chsrlotte can-do no better -iharC attend the.'meetlng thi after- V noon. . , r t. -. '-The doors of ' the Acadejnv wllKbe , open- to -the public ai 4:30 o'clock and the - meeting proper begins promptly fl' Miller, & Cv'a Cotton JLetten,;, 4 Special' to The Observer. , ' . j" New Orleans, La.; Feb. 18.-The. cot ' iton market was without any special "v" feature to-dsv. On & favorable LJver- i -u. pool our -market,- opened -steady at. an. sdvat f vsr .Atiw ' Jnest r 8t)me " covering by ehorts early, expectations of a better market week, together with an unexpect- v rd advance in the high grades of jf: fpots, led to Some fresh strohg buying Dei ore. ine' ciobo wnica was at vtne highest prices of the day, final figures (showing net gains-of seven to nine, points. Spots were one-eighth higher. ; Pales amounted to -4,800 bales of spots and 11,600 bales " of to arrive -on the tuHi of 10 or middling. There wefe no deliveries on contract, ' , , At the close of the market' this week a much more cheerful feeling prevails han hus.been the case for the .last couple of weeks.. - The fear that .South ern spot holders-would become fright' tied and turn loose their cotton has jiot been reallwd and as a retiult of it'ifir firm stand Offerings of desirable tut ton' sre very limited and the de vlment of a good spot, (leinnnd Im nif.liately causes an udvance in quo ti lions. The olil long interest has bpn jiaithally ellminsti'd on.i tlicie Is uiipwhitt of in short Interest in ihe I'lni Kct. . Consequently -.we r are Incltn ri tn look for (i rnt "I lorsWv higher j v I of vi.lucs ii. tli it, nr future. j:i:.h:r.& co. , 1. ' :::o c')i..miitco .i-:iv at : Cnspcev Coiin!y JJy v t 'l .i.sli riant " on i;oi Jcr Jliie ' i ontwonh- ; lot inastci-sldp Per sonal and News .Not . Special to The Observer. , r leldsvllle, f eb. lO.The committee, which Is making the preliminary, inn vestlgatlons with a view of building a trolley,. Hne or railroad Into Caswell county, held the first meeting Wednes day afternoon. As a result ? of " ; thli first conference,-Mayor Watt "was. In structed to communicate with Mr. - J O.' Magrunder. ofXanville,' Va. civil engineer, with a view of securing him to. go- over the, route of - the proposed road -and make k an . estimate' on .the cost of .building the earns. . - Prof, Hi, A. Hayes was 'authorised . to communi cate with and employ a proper party to to into that section and make esti mates -on the. available timber, within three, six and ten .miles of the bro posed road. . Mr, Francis Woinack was authorised, to go to Raleigh yesterday and make some Investigations at the offices .of the corporation commission And secretary of Stats with reference to the mutter. The meeting wag mark ed by a great dear of Interest. Mr. J. J,. Johnston, of Caswell, had received notlflciMon of,- the action of the meet ing tuff lastlweek.vatiy which hwa appolriied to ' select ' a committee - of Caswell citizens . to' confer - with the Reidsville committee and stated that his committee would be promptly ap pointed and that a Joint meeting would be arranged for some early date;. V It is reported that Mr,- J. L, Caeper, who la at the head of. the Casper Dis tilling Company. 4 of Winston-Salem. Which vis on of ,the largest and rich-' est corporations of Its kind 'In the South, has in view a .project to open up a large -rectifying and wholesale whiskey establishment Just, across the Virginia line, near Milton. The object of the company In operating a plant lilt Virginia, near the border line.-'is. It Is understood, to Supply the customers of the company, in Oreensborb, : Char lotte , and other prohibition towns, as the Jaw prevents shipment direct front Winston-Salem. - -. ' 1 Mr. "J urns ' R. Reld - waa appointed postmaster at a. Wentworth .. January IS. .' He made .his official bond Febru ary Ost and on the 8th Inst, he receiv ed his commission. Mr. Reld's ap pointment ts a distinct knockdown to the Republican executive committee of Rockingham county, as last September Mr. John O.' Mitchell, who was post master of v Wentworth, resigned - and Mr.- Robert--Q. Mitchell, hie son, waa endorsed " by- the county, chairman. Thomas 8- Malloy. v and many other Republicans, '" besides a large number of Democrats," who had the Idea that all that was necessary to "fix things" was their endorsement " Mr. Reld'e appointment came as a great surprise to him as he had made no application for it - and . had to be urged bv his Wentworth JTrlends to . accept the ap pointment. - It was not known' who it waa .that "pressed the' lutton,'r but It ts sufficient to say that Mr. Reld has some ' strong .'friends ; at Spray, and nearly all of the. most -important post office appointments made in the coun ty within the last year or sq have coma via Spray. " ' - '.. The American, Tarn-Company, which was I- Incorporated aV 8pray several months .ago, has at; Its head B, Frank Mebanev president, and W- R. Walker, secretary and treasurer The company will .'occupy be entire third story of the Spray. .Mercantile ..Company's building, and will make; cotton- yarns exclusively,' t,t -. A little child about 'two-and a half year old of Mr., and Mrs: John Car tier, while Standing before the fire place at her parents'1 home,- In; Spray, weanesaay marningj, - was se?ioueiv. It not fatally burned. ThSre was no one In the house at tae time exceot Ihe1 child. fh. ."Miss Lily Watt Penn has returned from a. delightful visit to Mrs. Law route Holt,-'ln Burlington. Mrs. J. W. illethell and little Jim : Bethel! left yerterday . for ;vlslt to1 relatives in News Ferry, Va. Mrs, Oeorge Brown and little son; Ervin, of Dariingto.i, S. C, are guests of 'Mra' Robert Hair etati Mr.. Eugene Rochelle - baa re turned from a visit to friends in Mt A)r'. He -has recently resigned his position as clerk at -Hotel Hultlnes, Mrs.. Staples Fuller, -of .Raleign, and Mjss Janet ; Fuller,' of New York, arrived-;, yesterdav. for' a "visit; to Mrs. Fuller's parents, Mr. and Mrs.' F. R. Peun. Miss' Eeddy. Edrlngtonr who has been the guest -of ' Miss Anlta Pennv Miss n-Elddy -ISdrlngton, who 7,er - home In' Fort Worth. Texas.. MravB.- Frank Meoane,- of Spray.' left a few days ago' for fJewTork, whero che will take passage on the steamor Arabic for tour abroad. y Her trip will include several points la North Africa and ' the Levand, Jerueaiem, Pcthiehem, parts ana xndon. Mrs. Mebane k will be away several months. f HIGH POINT CARS . J . ,' . Tea SWppcd to Fort Worth, Texas; Pnrnltnre Company increases ca- , padty Chair Mea Raise , Price of Special to Tile' Observer, r- . ' - High' Point, Feb, 10. Ths Southern Car Company made uultd a larga ship ment -Of electric ears yesterday. Two went o Salisbury, three to Rome, Qa., and ten ' to Forth Worth, Texas.", The High Point cars have a world-wide reputation- and ihe factory here keeps ahead on order ail the time,' ,. ,J 1 . The .Union Furniture Company has purchased from 1 the Smith. Courtney Company, of Richmond. .Va,, a Bates Improved' Corliss engine "cf 200 home power' and 150 horse-poWcr high pres sure Ames bollen v With these ; ad ditions' the capacity of this plant will be materially increased "', , ',-. William, '. the four-tnonths-old son bf Mr. and Mrsr S, Schaub, died yes terday and , ther. remains were to-day carried to Tobacco vl lie for Interment. The members of, the North Carolina Chair Association; at a meeting here yesterday, decided to raise, the price on cheap diners and rockers from five to - ten per cent, while the -price on higher grade chairs remains the same. " The Bostonlan Sextette will appear In the Auditorium here the night of February 13th and Lyman H. Howes moving pictures the night pf. February 23rd. .Y J:-,',, v-"1-" .' Lawyer D..H.',BIaIr,- of -Winston, who has been. at the bedside' of his mother for several days, returned to his home in Winston yesterday. Mrs. Blair has been very ill for some time butis some better now. The condtlon of Mr. Abe Staley, who la confined to his bed with fever, has been quite serious the past three days but there Is now a favorable' chance for his ultimate recovery. . , llevlval at Rock IllU. . ' Correspondence of The Observer. Ruck Hill, Feb. ' B.Rev. J. , Barr Harris ; id conduoting a revival ,- at Frledham's Hail,, large crowds attend' Ing each meeting. Rev,- Mr, Harris was at' An time a resident of this 1 city, having heen pantor of the Lau rel Methodist church. yIie Is a good speaker and has a large number of friends In this vlcinlrv, .The meeting will continue througn to Wednesday of next week. - . ,. Durham wHerflld. ' - - t . -" I!r. I'rf-eie n nt U 1st puttn tnme tinubte ab'iuf It tli.iu ere those Fay cttovl'.lc pautlt-treti. KToY'S GRADUATION. DAY UN -J A ' VICTORY OVER SELF School Days 0er She Stands on the Threshold of Young Womanliood , Hio Transformation f Snsle Mo Hafty, Her GratlUide to ,lirr Rene luetors and Her Success The Knd- . ins of Sdiool r Days and. Topsy's Written-for - The Observer. ''.'V'-'- r Life is Indeed' "as a tale that is told." To-day; a it were, the, toddling baby takes th first step., To-morrow,: youth with. Its vista of unachieved but glo rious ideals spreads out 1 before v- the eyes -Of "the happy- dreamer. , Another Step another day and - with' dreams achieved or shattered-ideals.' as the case, may 'be, the youth of yesterday treads: the path of the .stjvery-halred. ' .ThU nncnrid mpr1nil---the.' time " of youth had com to- Topsy T.' Htt school days had -not been, different from those of other children, and wow as she stood upon the eve of her grad uation - day many- things,' which had happened ' along the.. way she" had come,, came to ' her consciousness again. V;, A"' How' well ' she , remembered' that first day at school! ? The snorting - she had -' started dressed in the once de spised: sun-bonnet and ihe ."clen Rin nan." The acquaintance too, she had formed with little Susie McHafty, and through, whom Vsbe' had "? found .-put about another phase of life all so new ana unknown to ner, no cne eays naa slipped away--"With fthelr . trials and pleasures, with their1 failures and suc cesses Through - Muvers : aid . (still "Muver" to Topsy) Susie had been en-r abled to continue her school work and a very different girl appeared - now each morning in the school room from the little starved looking face that had first attracted . Topsy." ; Fortunately for his children, the father , had several years :before ended his miserable .ex istence in i a drunken , brawl. iand pleasant homes had been found 'for Susie and " her sister. A - Topsy 1 soon came 'to Enow, too. that In Susie she' had a rival for first place in her classes,' for- the child only needed toJ be -shown how to use a keen, clear mind." Up to the time of her ac quaintance 'with Muver. Susie" had never ' dreamed of such a thing as ambition or that life contained any thing more than scheming for ' at least .enough food to keep Arom starv ing and in successfully dodging the blows of an angry, drunken' father. 1 When she began to k4 home -. after school with Topsy, life soon changed." Now there was something really te live for, and each day the child saw and wondered and grew; grew, not' only hi' her .little body, - but In thatl curious and wonderful mind . which makes us know in later years,; that this spark of divinity must be eternal In existence. - '.'' When the graduation day came,, then, , Topsy was not the only one by a good deal Interested In this particular-commencement of the high school. Susie stood nip and tuck for first hon or, which meant a scholarship at the State University. This - was ah honor and Topsy wanted 'it, and she felt,, too. she could win it. She wished to gain it purely for the sake of the honor attached, although the pecuniary val ue was well worth winning. Susie al so wanted It yes for the glory of It some but more for the money it rep resented, for then she could continue the studies she had begun and which had become such a really vital part of her life at least so it seemed to. her. The week of examinations came,' and found- these two. excited, , expectant., each hoping for the final honors. Some had thought, and even said that this rivalry was sure to end In a clash -and In breaking up of the so considered: "curious" , friendship but the condl; tlons upon which this good comrade-1 ehlp were based were too secure for that. Topsy .was different from any Httle girl Susie- had aver known, and her kindness and Interest In the lone ly and neglected child made Susie at first wonder concerning this strange new creature which had so suddenly come, into her life. Bye and bywhen nothing was asked in return, Susie be gan almost to worship her little bene factor, and to place Topay and Muver above ordinary, mortals , '; They were Indeed to her,, real, angels. .On Topsy 'a part there was a kindliness and love born at first out of a soul. Itself In need of companionship, and later, Bu sle waa loved for her own sake.. There are Just as dear llttleA lovable hearts beating out their weary. lives In. sur roundings of poverty aa found -In -the higher walks of life but far, too often these are left there with nothing" but the bad, until the good born In them is stifled In the squalor- of their en vironment. tThe , natural affection then, which Topsy. felt for Susie, was deepened as she grew - older, and learned, how this t child lived.- Bach day her heart aeemed to grow in love and sympathy for the homeless, moth eriess uttie gin, until as Susie, with ready mind - and diligent, application became truly a companion, and one whom Topsy T. had to work against to surpass in ner- studies, - - From the , day then, when Topsy had made tier advent into the school where susie pad been a pupil before: from the time when the nut cake had been offered and eagerly- accepted- to the graduation day, -the; two' had remained friends. The rough places and the pleasant had .been trod to gether, and Topsy. at first S-U uncon sciously, had made many a time and lesson easy; for the,, less fortunate schoolmate and now here1 .at ' last stood the two ready for the last bat- tie, for the, rnnaia", were ,n.? , - If any, ef you hava- ever " gone through a graded school to its com pletion, you can well understand the time to which these two had come. Examinations here are different from those, held, anywhere else, or-they were at in xime 01 .wnicn write. Books -were all Jeff at - home. You enterd ' the schoolroom battle ground armed 1 with pen. , pencil w wr ctuu m ru- vi - n.minaiion, pa per -ruled in kv certain way. every pu pll 'required to have the exact kind. Desks . were all. inspected and not a word was allowed to be spoken, unless-It became absolutely necessary to address a remark; to the teaches. The silence became, s almost unendurable and the suspense of waiting to begin fairly gnawed at your vitals when the teacher,' rising, tells you that if there Is even a "suggestion" of dis honesty 'on your part' the paper will be taken from .you. and your mark will .be "a aero. Again moment f that sllnce-to-be.felt and" 1 bV'l 'fOEOMETRY.?" ;t t ( m A "Questlon.I ls written tinon, the board. The very , first one 'raav'; bm something ' -you cannot . solve yoa cannot '. answer but at any rate "' the suspense of beginning is over, and the silence now Is broken by, the steady Scratch, s scratch "of many pens, , On through an entire week the ' above scene is enacted., until ' at its close, teachers and pupils emerge weary snd-worn and with the signs of the battle clearly upon them, 1 Through such a time as this Topsy. and fUiwie made their way. At Ihe end of it ait quest Ions and answers were discussed by the two girls. ' There was llltie about which they differed, both it would seem, having answered almo-t perfectly,- so far as they were able i t if. The s-nfr c'shh examination Ucre alvisvs h, hi a werlf or tt-n bffoie thi e tr tli loAer ,la,.tj. t,j that they of the lutst grade might have time to rent up somewnat .ano, get ready for' the final public. day,, and the trials and pleasures ot the mencemeiit week., v Then; noo,' what girl ever graduated who did pot give almost as much thought to that grad uatlng gown and all of the little foj de-roU t accompanying' ity as to .' the solving of her geometry prob enw. or the translating of her Virgllt So there was time needed to see to ihe finish? Ing touches of such' important affairs and to these things Topsy. and Susie were giving their attention in this in tervenlng week, : It would seem both girls had forgotten the ""first honor" subject ' entirely,' so engrossed ; were they IA the-adjusting of a final ribbon or, the adding of the very last -feminine fancy.- - -Not so, however. - "As Topsy : sang ; and J Susie , laughed, . be neath thla -exterior,; burled- deep down within "each heart, lay thoughts and , plans unknown and yet there was ,no guile there; ' . ,.vFor & number of years now, it had been a custom of the senior claaa to elect their representatives for com mencement' day,', thus choosing' those who seemed beat fitted to take the va rious parts, 1 regardless of their stand ing according to grades or marks.' Topsy had,, therefore, at the begin ning of the year beeh selected as val edictorian, and .Susie had the saluta tory..: Final 1 grades- and standings, consequently, v were ' not absolutely known -until read out in public on that Anal day, -"'The '-twenty-seventh of May dawned clear, warm and beautiful. The even ing before, one' of the delightful spring showers had fallen,: leaving the bright raindrops still sparkling in the morn ing sunshine. The perfume too, aris ing from the moist earth, gave forth that , pungent odor so intoxicating to the senses. In V those days the com mencement exercises, were held in the opera house,; which, upon this occa sion, . presented a gala-day scene in deed, Everywhere . banners flouted In the class . colors orange and white- and above 'tha heads of the fair young graduates,-- . outlined . In daisies, stood ouv In ba relief the class motto ' Per Aspera ad Astra, '. Salutatory, Valedictory ' Alii were- over,? and now came the delivery-of the ; diplomas, with an nouncement ,pf grades and honors. The house, packed in every available space, seemed - absolutely emotionless. The flutter of the fans in the hands of the graduates I had ceased and now lay still in the whit laps of the owners. The gentleman selected tor this Impor tant delivery stepped forward amid a moment of - applause, then again . all was still.. After- a. few introductory words, and -holding in his hands a di ploma," handed him by the principal. the-lawyer-said J- 'And now what a time for Joy Is this! To none Is there defeafoVali riSw attained unto ito aeieat ror ail nave attained unto the end and- are graduated. Some have completed the race a little in advance of the others, -but all cannot be first, and of those who led much will be ex pected, because more has been given. Look well, therefore, to your lau rels, lss those so close upon your heels may 1 yet; overtake you. it gives' me pleasure to " present as first honor graduate,-, this diploma to Miss Susie -McHaftyl,- -, - ' The suspense wa over, and present ly a round : of applause led by the graduates, broke the stillnese Topsy, i or course, -stood second and only a fraction was between her and all this honor, Not 'one shade of disappoint ment had crossed her happy face. Could it be possible she had known it all-the whiles Ask :'M over" and see! The confidant of fyer baby days was confessor - jstlU-'-'fiome ' weeks before this Commencement day. Tonsy had fought-- battle ..ln.-the,qulet. of her own, room ana won with her the "per aspera ad astra,'.' had been lived and 4,. - T2'Cr.!y t:Ki f : If V ' ''' IEME 1,..;v;i d 4 v In Shipments -Not . Salesfor Janiitlry. , K;f-y r;?;!v p$:Ot What valiie is your opinion of Shoes l you have never: tried KENMORE SHOES?:f; : ,V'S'- - ; vy aU i;- Uis i . V V'pl Vs. -vi- Vv ' f ' A. ' ,." ' '. ' y : ..V...:.. i-r-i. ,,,-.j'-.. no w literally realized Jn, her ' own heart, for. she r had ' Indeed --come "through, difficulties to the stars," iom-iMRS..LAVINIA MORRISON. TURNER CLARK'S BEFENSK CONCLUSIVE. fvM , v , M " "1 So Say fcjnr Irctloll Correspondent, Rc , ferrius; to the Mlssourlan's Defense i ' of Jefferson Against the Charge of - -IlagiaHsm Jit Writing tlte Peclara tlon of Independence, ' 'iA, Editor. 9f The Observer. ; , '." x ' Your' generosity for anowl'ngr. f res . pression la your paper Is so- proverbial that I venture to offer ' favorable iom ment on an article In The Observer ton day, the bare mention of.which' lm medlatety reaches up. to the bad emi nence of treason. I allude to "The De fense of Jefferson Did he steal the De claration f Independence?" by Champ Clark, r : Emboldened by the 45 miles, which intervened between me and the "Sons of the Signers," I dare to assert that I believe Mr. Clark's defense of Jefferson from- the charge . of plagiar ism In linking the' masterful sentences of his immortal paper to be conclusive, unanswerable, as also is his logic, as to the 44 years of silence ensuing upon the brave, bold, felicitous, alleged dec laration. of May 20. 1776, by the sturdy men of Mecklenburg, vlt appears from his article that' the first publication of this aforesaid declaration was made In 1818, "44 years after its reporteu pro mulgation" and 43 years after the coun try had fostered the delusion that Jef ferson - was the -author of the stately sentences of his lofty declaration. Too long for such honor to 'requleacat in pace," or if you please, sleep! - Clara's paper . has turned a flood of light on this glorious event in our his tory. The original paper got burned up. didn't it? Well,, history is at length slowly penetrating my adamantine understanding.- There is, however, one rock of Gibraltar around the baso of which the S. of the S. may still rally, that io the fact that J. McNitt Alex ander ,"hlsslf" being yet of sound mlndi amen! did reproduce from mem ory the paper which he and his coad- Jutors did enact by Ihese presents, on mat evemim a-ay in 01a nurioue 111 May. 1775. 44 years afterwards! That is unassailable, . . ... . . , I -pause here with the query,, "why such halt in memory; It beats the laws slow delays. I am no Iconoclast The glory of Mecklen burg Is the glory of Iredell, but my grave end reverend selgnors, haven't we worked this 20th of May, 1775, epi sode about far enough? It's easy for aspiring candidates for the Presidency down to accept this story, scales and all. Must Charlotte, like Rome, have its legend of Romulus and Remus to sustain It? Were this all based on something a little more solid than the memory, 44 years old, of a "vlr bonum" with all the traits to make him a success as an ancestor, how I would love to bring the first fruits of my " nd ." returning May a j th , th Uar and acknow. "vl J-,- I i ,, . ' -"J." "1 l " priests and kings! Statesville, Feb. , 1906 KTCVER SURRENDERED. Mr. John Ci. Davis, Dead at Age of 80. a Veteran of Mexican and Civil Wars. :--'?''',"': Correspondence of The Observer. Greensboro, Feb. 9 News reached here to-day of the death, last night, of Mr. John G. Davis, aged 80 years, at his home at Kernersvllle. Deceased was a veteran pf : the Mexican and civil wars. Shortly after the latter he went to Mexico with General Sterling Price and never surrendered to the Federal, troops. He married a- Span lard in Mexico and she died a number of years ago. Mr. Davis returned to Kernersvllle, his native town, 12 years ago and married- his old sweetheart, the widow of the late Lindsay Kirk man. She died a few years ao. - HujiTLti ClmltD Siloes Tot Ladies The Greatest Prize m the AWARDED The Substantial Approval Winfio, ; Ellctt & Is t. Uo!i tzt i::r.s!::!::!s UESI'S, Manc!:c:t:r, Va. EXTEXDIXO THOSE SERVICE, Piedmont Telephone & Telegraph Co. to Install ." Exohange at rover, i ; Clover, and! Dallas Xev Toll Line ; '.to-.- Hutlierfordton Gastonia . Social ' Notes. , r., -' - V) tt V 1 1 f . L, Speclatto',Tbe Observer. V H!'!vV Oastonla,,' Feb.' 10,-i-The, Piedmont Telephone & Teleghaph , Company Is preparing to make Vast 4mprovemente In ft' service, Among , the many' im provements wll( be the establishment of an exchangf at -Qrqveri 'Which "will begin" with about 50 subscribers; 4S of wlom are 'farmers. The exchanges at, Yorkvlll and -Blackeburg will be. r buiU and fitted vlth the , latest ' de vises. Tbef company ,1; contemplating the establishment,. In the' near futuie, of central offices at Clover and Dallas. The business at theso. place has al most Increased. to such an extent as to justify the establishment; of cen tral offices. The company is also go ing to build toll fines from Blacksburg to Shelby and .from,' Shelby, via Moreeboro, Caroleen, - Henrietta' ,- and Forest City to Ruthefordton. A new feature of these. Improvements will be t be . many -new . subscribers among , th9 farmers. It is the object of the com pany to place the very best service within the reach of every farmer In Gaston, Cleveland, Lincoln, Catawba, York and Cherokee counties at a very low cost" . : : ."j-S:--v:?.'' The Epworth League of Main Street M. K. church, held a most Interestinir I literary meeting in the league room jat nignt. The programme for the meeting consisted of a study of the life and works of Eugene Filed. a n interesting paper on the life of Field was read by Rev, E. L. Bain. Selec tions from Field poems ' were glv?n special mention by Mrs. Terrell, Miss Lowry Shuford and Mr.. C. Ai Eury, Instrumental musio was furnished by Misses Elsie Stokes. Rose Abernathy. Hasel Robinson and Mrs S. L.' Bain. Mr. L. A. States rendered two beauti ful selections on the violin. Vocal mu sio was rendered by a quintette of lit Yl rtrll with .,1a hv Ml.a Wa-H .... n M ...... v srw -J " .ww , .uu Froneberxer. After the oroaramme me meeting was turned into a social meeting, at which popular quotations from favorite authors engaged the at tention of those present, while re freshments of ice fream and cake were served by the literary committee. t The Friendly Matrons were delight fully entertained by Mrs. H. Butter at her home Thursday afternoon. On ac count of the Inclemency of the weather only a small number were present but the occasion was none the less an en joyable one. Refreshments In four courses were served In a delightful manner by the hostess. The U. C. Club was entertained at Its regular monthly meeting Thursday afternoon by Miss Mamie Love, at her home on South Oakland avenue. No visitors were present, the occasion be ing the regular meeting. Refresh ments were served In two courses and the evening was spent In a most de lightful manner. BRAKEMAN INJURED. Mr. J. F. Addison Thrown " From Freight -Car at Rock Hill and Painfully Wounded. , , Spnclal to The Observer. Rock Hill, S. C. Feb. 10. An unfor tunate affair occurred In this city about noon to-day Brakeman John-JV Addison. while standing on the top of one of the freight cars of train No. 164f was thrown to the ground on account of the engine throwing another car against the on upon which he was standing. He was badly hurt about, the head but, from -the latest report, he was getting along about as welt a could be expected. The accident occur red on the S. C. & G. extension of the and Gentlemen Gift of the American People cf the People Demonstrated Crump Shoe Co. tXlU, ECYS', ITS i:i C:::L:::::'S t' Frederichsb -, '! Southern's truck ih-.h- v., :i- r- almost opposite tin; water t.i. .. . Crawford and Fi 'mftll - were .mi--., and,, within a short time, were t- i side. lie was aftcrwards.ermvi-.l t the city .'hospital.' Mr, AdJi.-mn ! beerv-sn employe of the road for oiu.v i tew, Wefks. - He Is a marled: man u lives at Lancaster, where he was u. one time a policeman.. v HICKS' . . CAPUDINE iMMEDiA-nxv ewaas HEADACHES erhpCOLD.S XTOttOVRS tiWBMkkk. AtDr- ' 1 Wood's ScorJ Dec!: ) , is one of the- handsomest and -' . a most valuable publications of ft" - .' tbt kind issued. The useful . 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