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If If V ; ? O ; " CJTX- i f " ffryott St., lot 3 s.4x?4.;.,;:$2,5oo ' , Tryon Sfc.lot 7 l-ixm..'i. vM60 ,,Morehead St, lot 0xl6S $2,200 . Moreheftd.SU lot 0xl5,,..,..20 3rrade St. lot 49 1-1x145.. .,.i,70Q "Trade St., lot 4 1-1x146. 11,609 ,W. Uth St., lot 8xl0. .,... $1,600 McDowell Bt; lot 59 1-2x198,. $1,260 , Myers St. lot 60x108. ........$1.IS0 I SMxabeUv Avenue, lot 60x180.. $!,0 00 1 EltsabethAvenue:iot 60xl60,.$t.000 f Elizabeth Avenue.5 tot 66xl;;$l,60 N. Church St, lot 65x160. .$$,200 tUThnrcK fit J lot 7Ex200. . . ..82.600 ?N. Brevard Sti 47xl8tiii,i.$l.l0 ; X Brevard Bt 185x182, ..$2600 , tN. Pine ,1 60X176, X,,.vV.l,atV '12th Soo':tB';Sirkl. i pOxio &ivl;ttv;' .,..$1,200 ,& Church:a;t6Oxl0iy.:$2,20O. tW 4th. clost d depoi 0xit$2.000 ueauttrut residence we.,? is. Avenue, urui residence is. Avenue, to idtoi-rew4oiKiir.'ir h fine trees v.. ... i .11.260 i .60 , -with '"A Tnmn halnw - XT nt-Vln 1 ' i 1 . tfiBO tiOt 182x160 Piedmont Park, ;. $2,000 ,IiOt 7 1-2x800, Piedmont Park $2,000 T 10 lots 60x180, Central Ave,..,. $1,000 10 lots 06x160, Jackson Ave . . $850 " , 10 lott 68x150 SuBnyside.....-850 , v 10 Iota 66x150, Louise Ave.,. ..$850 , i0 lota 60x160, 10th ,6t.;i..... $600 IS loU 60x260, Be'fele St....... $600 Corner lot. I(xi60, 7th St. . .,$2,000 - , c DLLWOBTH. t 4arlc Ave.) lot 60x160... ......$860 - Kingston, lot 50x150...;... ....$900 ' Boulevard, lot 60x200. ....$1,200 t Boulevard, lot 60x160. , .....,.$1,000 EIJZABET1L ; . "Kingston, lot " 66x108 . . ... ... . .$1,200 'Elisabeth Ave., 66x198. ...... ..$1,300 20 fine lota on- Providence- road, i between the city and Elizabeth Col , , lege. Front lota on macadam road. 60x220. Special price" to first buyer Who will build at an early date, t "80 fine ' lots on the Klrshbaum property, now surveyed and ready for gala. Front lots on" macadam road. ' 0x220. Water and sewer privileges , and . macadam road, and have .abundance of shade and fruit trees. 87 fine lots fronting 7th St.. on k . macadamized road, on the Springs and Brevard property. These lots ex- tend back from the street 200 feet to Independence Park, so that all rear asd side windows will have out , look into the-Park, i - That beautiful lot. 67x300. opposite the Heath residence at terminal of the Piedmont car line, is one of the s . very choicest home sites about Char lotte. 16 lots at Villa Heights at a close . price if taken together and at once. Everything in Real WITH THE STATE C0UEGES f . T1IE HJflVKRSnX. - Correspondence of The Observer, Chapol Hill, Feb. 24. The regular- mld- . winter german of the University of North Carolina German Club was danced in Commons Hall last evening from 10 till 3 o'clock. This dance was one of the :' most pleasing tnat has ever been given here by the german club because of the large number of couples participating and also on account of t the fact that - more than a score of the State's most -beautiful and attractive young ladies were present to lend added charm and grace to it. The costumes and flowers . worn by the ladies were both very band' some ana . excited the admiration of a , large gathering or interested spectators wno were present to witness tne nop. dancing with Miss Alios White, of Greensboro, led the german. Figures, both simple and intricate were Intro duced during .the dance and were, alike executed with precision, skill and grace bv the merrv dancers. Messrs. ManHus Orr, of Charlotte, and T. H. Haywoodrt or iaw luver, were assistant leaders or the german. - Music for the occasion was 'furnished oy 'ievm-B urenestra oi ttaieign. The jnau .was prettily aecoratea lor the oo oaslon. Tne dancers were: T. B. Tames, -with Miss Alice White, Greensboro; F. ' B. Stern, with Miss IJllle Fe trail, Hal. .leigh; F. GUlam with Miss Alice BoruUI. ( . ..'.IrfHiisburg; W. P. Emerson,, with Miss . ... Bessie Gore. Wilmington: T. P. Cheshire i : wim rains nun junn, ureenvuie; J.' X. J" McAden , with i Mies Josephine- Boylan, v Raleitth: J. H. D'Alberte with Miss ', , Wheeler. High Point; T. H. Haywood wits Miss uraves, cnapei Mill; T. O Bar ry with Miss - Louise Venable, Chapel Hill; Hampden Hill with Miss Daisey ! Allen, Chapel Hill; Hubert Hilt with Miss Bright. Washington; O. M. Gardner witn miss iNeu inner, ureenviue; t H, Sutton with Miss Stem, Darlington, -,R C.; B. -V. r Howell with Miss May i "Hume. Chapel Hill; NUC. , Curtis- with Miss Dora McRaa, "Chapel Hill; 1. S. Mason with Miss Rose Skinner. Raleigh; , F. M. Welles with Miss Nell Nelson, , .Halifax; B.' F. Black welder with Miss -J.lilie Skinner, Raleigh; A. C. jDalton -' with Miss Pearl Heck, Raleigh; C. T. . .Woolen with ' Miss Bessie Roberson, Chapel HUI -. T. G, MlUer with Miss Mary . Cooper. Ralelghr W. 8. Bernard with Mrs. Halahani Durham; Mr. and ' Mrs. , ' VK. U Falson, of Washington, Dw C.r Dr. ,, and Mrs. C. 8. Mangum, of Chapel HUI; Mr.'ind Jirs.'BTi Lilly,' of Fayette. v vllle; Dr. and Mrs Archibald Henderson, , Chapel Hill; Dr. and Mrs. Geo. Howe. ChaDerones: - Mrs. Cb.. l Roner. Mrw.-T. , W. Oorat Mrs.; B.JS. McRae, Mrs, Eben. . -Alexander. '::r-.--r-, Stngs: M. H. Allen. T. Prcheshlre. T; , , H. HJekewonJT, Wt WInborne, Manlius Orr, John Orwood,.t3. 8. Burweli. E. T. ' Nioolson, j Bennett .H. Perry, J. D. Proctor, J. K. Pogrue, Jr., J. M. Rober on, Foy Roberson B. K Ijtssiter. P. 1 Wcutehlnson. ,W. M. Boylan, H. a Jones, V F' .Daniels, - Albert Hart Bavle Keliey and Arthur Brockweu., . . v Correspondence of The Observer. "Davidson. Feb. K Whether or. no the ground hog has time enough yet to-re-. ; j deem himself from the charge of fraud, to-day has had nothing about It to sug gest, that, winter wiU return to linger In the lap of spring. The Weather has been such as to make one exult to be .alive and It has been all that the sweet girl visitors could have wished.- They earns hoping to have a chance to wear the evening "low necks." A few seasons back those - who came cherishing such e hope' were- glad to keep warm and dry with wraps, overshoes and umbrellas. , but these things would this time have been only .'encumbrances to be despised and cast off. The Jon list of Junior . ..orations came to an end this morning tJ itb the laat orator appropriately speak ,ing on Westminster 'Abbey as the Anal resting place of ; England's departed '" greet end urging - that In America a similar building be erected where should - .. be laid tb B- ashes of ell who have made . this -country' illustrious,- A grand con rrt was Klven thm aftemon in Shearer riblical llall .: t? the. eollege orohestra end quartettes The music was fine and . , enthuslatlcflily receiveil by- the - large . audience. ... The admission fee was 2& cents, the proceeds to go, toward de. ' - LOW COST. HOMES. ' ' SubstanUal brick ! cottage ! borne, lot 99x160 ..,. .i" 14.200 Coxy cottage home, modern Improve- ments, lot 66x150, . ',;-'.. $2,600 Five-room , cottage - near ; ear ' line. Piedmont. 60xJ60'..Vit,. ..$1,760 Dilworth home,-, 7 roomaHot. 60x160, 'price 1 ' -' ' . $$860 North Myers - St, . 10-room . house-, on lot 80x188 $3,600 North Brevard St, lO-room house, .WB-1ot,:tott.t-?yiT.v-'i- 6,000 North Brevard and ,7th, 7-room mod fe ern cottage home In excellent con- dlUbn;') on lot 50x110. ,u $$,70v North ; Caldwell, . '4-room cottage, 'on i'lot. 2 8x198 : WeatiFourth I St., 15-rdom . house, with ;.':V'm"oderov.-SF;convenlenoes,.;-'A on' lot W,M 1-2x141 '.:, -- :;v $2,800" North Church St, ; 8-room modern house, in fine condition; on lo$ '45xl98'' V. V. , . 88,800 North Pine St, 7-room house, all con VI veniences and well, located, on lot 3-4x167 ,. ,v V. $3,260 W. Trade St., 6-room house, on ex- - cellent lot . . . . $3,600 EJast Sixth St., 6 rooms and bath electric lights and all conveniences, lot 45x148 .. .. $2,700 Store property, corner 7th and Mc : Dowell, 6-room house, store 16x40, and small barn on Jot 49 1-8x150 " -. ' $3)700 Jackson Terrace, 8-room house, all conveniences, lot 60x100 $4,700 Jackson Terrace, 7-room house, mod ern , improvements, on lot 50x100, price .. .. .. .. .. .. .. S. Tryon . St., 8-room house, steam f heated, ' newly built Quick sale i . . .w,.. .. , $3,200 t Tryon, '7-room, closer to town, . . i . -'. . . . . , . ,' $3,500 CHOICE RESEDKNCB PROPERTY. Handsome new residence Just com pleted, corner '7th' St and Central Ave., at Piedmont Park, thoroughly built and handsomely finished, with 200 feet frontage on Central Avenue, . .. i .. $6,600 That beautiful 12-room residence at Dilworth, with lot 100x300, is one of the best located and most com plete homes in the popular suburb, and should be seen to be appreci ated .. .. $10,000 Another one, similar location, but a little smaller .. ...... $8,500 A fine old homestead on one of the best main streets of the city, with lot about 90x240 at a price $5,000 less than you could buy the lot and erect the building for. One of the best Tryon St. residences also for sale at a money-saving price. Fine suburban home, 10 rooms, very large lot stables, fruit, etc., $8,000 to $10,000, according to amount of land you want R fraying the necessary expenses of the organization. A special feature of this morning's programme in the Interval between the two series of orations was a comic duet, 'Robinson Crusoe," sung by Messrs. Tates Faison and Kemp Savage. They were heartily encored, To-night the Junior celebration closes with a large reception on the ground floor of the Biblical Hall. The rooms are decorated in honor of the event. Tho fecial life of the village and college will have numerous representatives in this company. The reception is given by the faculty to the Junior class and tb their friends who, -Judging by the number of invitations issued, are legion. The mar shals and orchestra are among the In vited. t . One of the most enjoyable events of the Junior speaking was an exhibition given by the gymnosluav classes. The -entire gymnasium, gallery and first floor, was crowded to its utmost capacity with the town-folk, studentsr and the fair visitors upon the HUI,v The purple effect from a large, electrlo light, suspended in the middle of the building, cast a pleasing effect upon the whole scene. Only Onte thing, was Jacking to ' make jthfievent complete, and that was that the orches tra failed, until the last moment, to nouiy tne management that its promised services could not .be depended upon. The order of exercises was as follows: Drill by class, parallel bar by class, tumbling by class, high and long div ing. Between each number came the pyramid building, which called for much applause. w The exercises were led by Mr. James g. Huntington, gymnasium director at Davidson; His exhibition shows how thorough has been, his work here. WAKE FOREST. Correspondence of The Observer. . Wake Forest, Feb. 23, -Governor Glenn .mode ah eloquent, strong, pleasing and instructive speech here last -night be fore a large audience, his subject being yatriotism." The Wlngate Memorial Hall was filled with an enthusiastic au dience which greeted the Governor with Icud cheer ' When he entered the hall. He wsa introduced by Prof, N. Y. Gully, at the head of the law department. The Governor Immediately entered In to his address with his characteristic earnestness. He held the undivided at tention of the audience from beginning to end, speaking one hour and twenty minutes. After tracing the life of George Washington and drawing many lessons from him as an ideal for the young men who constituted the larger part of. his audience, he then gave a lengthy but most interesting review of the remark. able record made by the- United States ana '-at lengtn also i tne wonderful, achievements of our own State, lie em phasised the many things that we should be proud- of as eUlsens'.ot North Car. olina, giving proof for every assertion of progress: ;- and achievement . we have made: endeavorinsr to -instill within those of his audience a deep, love and strong patriotism that will make us all proud of our State wherever we go. - i in conclusion ne spoae oi tne gratiry tn moral - davalonment that has hean made . in . North Carolina, especially . of what baa been done In temperance, and asked the young men to aid him in car rying forward tne movement to blot out from the Old North State the liquor traf fic, and everything that Is demoralising. This morning the Governor conducted chapel exercises. He also made at that time an Instructive end helpful talk. - The Royall Cotton Mills, north of town, ere putting In a new engine which will. witn m present one; auuoie ineir pow er. This is an evidence or the prosper ity of the milt, due no doubt principally to -the marked Interest that is taken by the employers in the material and spirit ual., welfare of the operatives,) resulting in excellent 'Order among the employes and causing more 'permanent resi dence than is the .case , at most of the mills,- - , i v : Mr- Charles Tan Noppen, publisher of the Biographical History of North Caro. Una; visited Wake Forest this wmlt. Messrs, A. I and P. X Ward, promt, nent attorneys of Newbero--were here yesterday end attended the speaking' -of Governor Glenn Thursday evening. - - . I understand tnat Mrs. John B. ear ly le, who Is a member of the Woman's Club, ef Raleigh,- bee been -requested to become one of the four -dbator of the. spring debate of the club. The debate will be held the middle of March. - An interesting meeting of the Wake That Fine Business Lot Just in the rear of the Piedmont Building about 99, 198 in size is one bf the few central properties now in the market and is very de- sirable for ware house, or light nianufacturing. 'i ' ' "" ' " tr '' ii'"- '- " "';7-.vSf- t' . - .cjv' ; ' -t : ' r-" . ''"?-;'";' ' j,. -J C ' 6&Feet Fronta&e on West Trade Street between the center of the city y and the Postoffice, at $130 per front foot is a bargain which we can offer only for a t very limited time at this price and should be taken within twenty-four houra after 7 this advertisement appears for we know of nothing in Charlotte to match it. The ' adjoining lot has just sold at $170 per foot and is now valued at $200 to $250. . 7k Fine Corner Lot on Uth Street, between theBuford Hotel and the Depot is another cen it is directly in line of active development. The Oliver Property on South Tryon, is also a property which merits a quick sale since recent sales and plans of development on South Tryon street have been announced. The lot extends from Tryon to Church and by moving the resi dence to Church street you will have a good renting proposition there and a fine busi ness lot on Tryon street. ''"M WOO Acres Mostly in Heavy Timber, and with good water power on Ca tawba River, near Southern R. R. is an - industrial proposition of large possibilities which we should like to talk to you about for properties of this class have been ra pidly taken up of late and this one is very favorably located. Another Similar Property, comprising about 400 acres and a fine little water power on Green River, near Saluda on thte A. and S. Division of Southern R. R. is a very desirable mill site because of nearness to Railroad anp! abundance of cheap labor. To Rent, that fine new store in the Andrews Building, store in Durham Building S. Tryon street. You Want Anything in Real Estate Gonsuit The Time to Buy Forest Literary Club was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Dickson last night. Misses Annie and Elva Dick son received the guests in the hall; Miss Annie Rogers, of Raleigh, who is visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Dickson, gave to the guests, as they passed from the hall to the parlor, a beautiful little pro gramme, on which was a bunch of hand painted cherries. These cherries were palmed bv Miss Pearl Cross, of Ebbons ville. Indiana, a sister of Mrs. Richard Cronier, and wre prepared especially for the Washington evening of the club. Mr. and Mrs. Dickson receld their guests In the parlor, which was taste fully decorated with small flags and the national colors. From the mantlepiece hung bunches of cherries, prepared by Miss Cross, and under the pictures of Mr. and Mrs. Washington there was a rusty hatchet covered with artificial cherrlr:-. A POOR REHEARSAL. Wlirrcin William Collier Bluffed Ills Wife Out of a Raise In Salary. Kansas City Star. , John E. Hogarty, manager of ths "Darling of the Gods" Company, which Is playing at Convention Hall, tells a story about William Collier and his wife. Louise Allen, that bears ail the earmarks of having actually happened. This explanation Is oftentimes inecoes sary In relating the utterances rtf those who live and have their being In the Imaginative theatrical world, but Mr. Hogarty's veracity has been proven In the matter of his own age for he ac knowledges being umjer sixty years end this test would fend positive cre dence to anything he might feel called upon to say. -His story Is this: 'I was the business manager of the Collier tour one season under the direc tion of Mr. gmytbe, Collier former manager. Sir.ythe was a closebusiness man. and he Waa jiot wasting any money on fabulous J salaries. Among those who were not burdened witn heavy envelopes each week was Louise Allen, Collier's, wife. ;; . " 'Willie,' Bhe. said to the comedian one day, ! don't think I'm .. getting money enough. I'm making good, and I think I'm worth a hundred dollars ' week.' -: 'Why don't yon nee Bmythe about it," be suggested. "You know he han dles, many of my buslneasafralrs.' : " ! couldn't.' Mrs. Collier qouted. 'I wouldn't Jcrrow how to approach him.' " 'Weir, let s rehearse . R, ; Collier vouchsafed. - 'Ton .. go outside and knock on the door and Til be Smythe, ; "Mrs, Collier went wit Into the, hall. tooK a long Dream, ana anocaea . ' 'What u it? come in,', growled. Collier "Mrs.' Collier became embarrassed as she entered and stammered: , -.. " 'Is this Mr. Bmyther: w r4t '."Collier screwed his face Into terrible sternness and busted himself writing. - " Is this Mr. Sroyther Mrs, Collier tried again. . . 1 1 , " 'Tes.' growled Collier, atid What do yau want?' . ', ''He gave a' perfect Imitation oi gmythe's voice and manner -when he was expecting a touch, and Mrs, Col lier was quite naturally frightened. ,." Why, Mr. Hmythe,' she began,' 'j came tbat l-lweli ' - 1 .,, , , "What 1 It, mad a me,' Collier shout sd.i gruffly. " i . - ' -" 'Why, nothing sir nothing at all good morning.' (?.,!.. "Collier laughed at her and said, that's a- bum rehearsal, but it might develop into a good performance.' ' 1 . "n 'I can't play the part Mrev Collier sighed. 'Bven you frightened me.' - ."And the truth is, they never did get - a raise so long as Smythe Was managing them," , Special Properties in Gharlotte or HUMAN ODDITIES IN 1)5. An Iowa Home Broken Up by Pan cakesHigh Water Mark in l uinlly Quarrels Clin mplon I'o Cnain 1-jjtcr Remarkable Old People A Real Patriot. New Yodk Sun. Those who may think that life is be coming unduly monotonous ami that society is petrifying into a cold anil dreary formalism should consider a few of the odd events and the freak record smashers of 1905, aa observed and set down by the chronicle of tho I period. The Incidents cited are hut 1 samples and might be muUliplled ln I definitely. Who can be melancholy When such things are .going on. For Instance, on one of those rare June days that the poet;-, tell abnil. a Philadelphia woman willed In-r tas ter $250 on condition that she until'! always allow her father to have "all the cigars he want's and ulso all tiir vests he llks to wc:-.r." , Pittsburg funmhed several episodes i that livened things Ui a bit. A brave woman In that city were hoo.lc,i -i-i through the Mtn-ers.caU8,rg it i r iwd to assemble which impeded traffic and had to be disp.i-.se i by the po'.lce. An other Pittsburg woman, finding that a telephone company was preparing to string telephone wires urouml her house and lv.nl already dug six 1m!cs for poles, became exceedingly wroth. Having six hi!lie:i, ihe deposit. -l a child In each hole und then defled the workmm to nrn;-eed. Pancakes broke un an Iowa home In the snappy days f Februniy, when flapjacks ate supposed to hit tiie :i!it rpct. At Sanbttrn. Mrs. Carrie Fields got a divorce fi jin Dr. L S. Kieido. because tha hivbind did not like, her make of pan-.-ukes and rldlculrd them. She te.it I lies that the expression on the doctor's fare while eating the cakes was such that It misht work permanent injury to her health. Tho high water mark In family quar rels "was reached In Kansus City. One raw January morning found Mrs. Theresa Schujull and her hubiind John at police court, where judicial aid was invoked to shake John loose from hie domestic moorings. Theresa had given Mm $W0 to leave her and never to return, but he kept his promise on ly until the money was spent. Then the wife confided to the court that she and John were married and had quar relled every day since, which means a total of more than 1,000 auarreis. The champion Ice cream eater of 1903 was not, as ma ny might suppose, . sentimental young woman, but a husky street car conductor of West Philadelphia. A wager of 7 and a Gargantuan appetite Inspired Roy Vin cent to the gastronomic feat of hid ing, away IS plates of Ice cream, a pork sandwich and a glass of milk to top off with, all within two hours end' without, subsecuent funeral no- ..With a record f having served more than 2,(00,000 drinks at the Belle i vue - Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, Thomaeso Ruggo in March- celebrated the Urd annlverrary of hla employ ment -there, his drink checks figuring u to 11,818, , i - It le well known that a good deal of beer is drunk In Munich at all times but during the annual hot - wave , In September the thirsty Inhabitants ef that city made a record. The heat lasted a week, during which time S69, 009 gallons of beer were consumed, or two and one-half "gallons for every man, woman- and child In the city. "The average length of married life seems to be ; two ? months." remarked Judge Dunne, In March, when a Job lot of divorce case was being disposed of In his court. It was before be was elected mayor of Cnlcago. ' - , , The same day eleven divorces were granted by the- three Cook -county N. Tryon, also one remaining ompany Vicinity is Now. judges, including Judge Dunne, who hud the largest grist In the legal hop ; per. The average time consumed by the hearings which preceded the is suance of the decrees consul, . 1 eight ; minutes. One hearing toak only three : minutes. Three took four minutes I each. No more than 15 minutes was I devoted to any one of the 11 cases. ; This is a divorce clearing house rec j ord and It would be hard to beat. Divorce being so often the sequence I of marriage, this seems an opportune i point at which to insert the St. Jo- neph, Mich., record in wedlock. Fig ures Indicate that the wholesale mar riage record of St. Joseph for 1905 would eclipse that of any previous year. More than 12.000 licenses had then been Issued and the rush will still be as great as during the sum mer. on November 12, the Rev. J. Z. Tor-gf-nsen, widely known as the marryirg preacher, died at hie home In ChJ- t cago. He had perfor.ned 17,000 mar riage ceremonies during the Si years he was a minister. It Is believed he held the world's record for tying nup ih l knots. The year's best record for maternity ! was furnished bv Indiana. On Oct oner iK, X2rs. ('lata Krauss. of (.'oil l.'oiy, :gnv birth to her twentieth child. Her record Includes no twins. ThU noo'c mother, who Is doing what sno can to (invent race suicide, has oci'ii mar ried only twenty-five years and is now ; onlv 41. j Among scnlcnarlin tobacco users ; who came proualy to the front in tho p.ist year. Grandma Eliza Fountain, of Wayne county, la., seems t-J have v.c-n : In blue ribbon. When rhe cele , 1.: tiled her lOL'nd birthday In October, I'dmir.ng friera-'a prt-eenitd to her 192 large packages of smoking tobacco and nn equal number of pipes, Mhe has been an Inveterate smoker since j the cge of 8, and she atinbutes her I longevity to the used of Ilia weed. 1 I Akron, Ohio, placed itself on J record aa having the oldest ia lice of fleer in the United Statex. in July Thomas Dillon-, aged 102, eworn in as special officer at tho fret) swimming pool. ,,: On divers occasions during the last summer, at Herkimer, N. Y., Miss Mary Put man fellin a faint whenevor the village band began to play. The physicians who were called In to re store here were unable' to decide whether the young woman's swooning was the result of some peculiar phy sociological condition or merely trace able to the village band's quality of music. --v-;- . :-.. For disinterested patriotism the ban ner of, the year goes to William S. Billot, a farmer and veteran of the civil war,, living, near Kokomo, Ind. He has repeatedly refused to accept a pension that - has accumulated un til It now amounts to more than 18. 600, though notified again and again that the money is ready for him. He epxlains ;that neither he nor his fam ily needs the money -and that he Is entitled to no reward for doing hie plain duty. - " On December . after sixty-six days, a delay without a parallel In the his tory of criminal proceeding In Cook county, II)., and the -Incurring of an expense of $ll.90. the Jury was obtain ed In the Ollhooley conspiracy case in Chicago. 1 This le a record in Juris prudence that wiU not soon be ecllp. edfej;!S.v 'a PmMi-kP:W'i two new 'typewriting" record were get. November .'. at New York, Paul Munter won a contest by writing .3,099 words in thrltr minutes. Decern her I, at Pueblo, Colo.., Rajf T. Van. ettlsch best- Munter by writing S.na words' in thirty - minutes .and 4.S1T words In an hour, ' " .; , '', . . All records' for - continuous - service In Congress were broken la 3906 bv SUBURBAN PROPERTY. 170 Acres Northeast of City, Just beyond Oakhurst. already . surveyed into building lots. ' A fine Investment proposition for 100 lots will soon sell for full purchase price, and leave several hundred more as a profit The Davidson Farm, on Monroe road, Just across Briar Creek, Is an other fine investment. It contains about acres, has long frontage on S. A. L. R. R., and developments to be made close by will be of benefit to the property. The Stewart Farm, 200 acres Just West of the city, on macadamized road, is a fine purchase for some large investor. Tho Wolf Farm, 300 acres Just be low Dilworth, is also a good trade and we will sell It as a whole or in tracts of 25 to 60 acres. Another Fine Tract West of the city, close to Chadwlck Mills, is also available for building lots and will net the owner a good profit In i few years' time. On the Southern R. It., Just South of the city, we offer property In blocks of 5 to 125 acres, which are splendidly adapted for factory sites and Indus trial development. Also North of the City, on tho Southern, we have good factory sites lin(1 wp have fop this Weck's offering which we will lease or sell to new j a very desirable farm of 176 acres, manufacturing Industries desiring towilh -room house, crib, cotton house' 1... .... t locate close to Charlotte. , j Out tho Si-alMMii-d, near Country i ;iub, we have a fine manufacturing site "f 100 acre or more, ! line water supply.' and with ZS3BSB3BB. Senator William B. Alllslon. of Iowa. i.He hafl been In the Hennle Just thirty ' two years and in Congress f.rty year.s. DOIX.KS OF OLD PRISOXKILS. ' Kffort.s of Vnvi-tM to Hofuro Trnrw-fci-M to lirondiiKK)!'. Hit I'lc-k of ' lOiiKlaud's I'cnal Institutions. j Tit Hits. Hroadnioor Is considered The pick of all penal establishments in this country and It Is a common dodge among old stagers committed to any of the ordinary prisons to essay to convince their jailers that "they are insane and ought to be transferred to that criminal lunatic asylum. The most, effective way of doing this for the prisoner to make him self so extremely troublesome that hlB custodians have every reason not merely to opine that he is cracked but to heartily wish htm In Broad moor or anywhere else where they are not, and the law abiding world . bus no conception of the trouble a ' convict can cause the staff of a pris on where he is lodged without actu ally i minilt .lug a breach of the pris on rules. 'ill' once succcxyful dodge of this kind-it Is rather threadbare now wan to t v:m r a fear of being pois oned, :., nfiiM" all food Hdd drink urde.-s tasted by a warder In th? pres ence of i!ic ilo'lgc:-. The prisoner vv.ll invent a plausible s.ory of how Ms ' frlemls put lilin uwuy In order tj pose:w .In :tiselves of hla fabulous fortune and hid threatened to bribe 'some one in the prison to convey a deadly pol.-ion l.i his food. He would tell this tale in every one who wou'.d lleten and doggedly refuse tils food ; for days together, often. Indeed, until j he was rendered so ill as to be sent j to the Infirmary, where he would frantically i-efuse both food and phys j ic unless poured down his iroat or tasted by the doctor, Consequently hi would become so ; iil that thv authorities were pretlls ; posed to (hum him a fit subject for : Dioaiimoui'. especially as the contin gency of the. prisoner dying of . star vation moused those immediately responsible for his well being to the fact that "shere Is no arguing, ts the corpse speaks for Itself' Tlmo, if a man happened to have, as so many habitual . prisoners have, a streak of Insanity In his brain. It was not unlikely he was transferred ti Broadmoor when .he was no madder very likely much, saner than thous ands of other men who never put their heads within an asylum at all; 'This dodge Is, of course, capable of immense variation, and, redressed, It Is still being played In our penal es tablishment. Some convicts, having Broadmoor in .distant views and the prison Infirmary In the Immediate foreground, will suddenly develop passions for swallowing the most or dinary trlitea. One man will evince a maniacal taste for swallowing small stones, a trick a certain prisoner car ried so far that when he was oper ated on he was found to contain more, than four pounds of stones. Another prisoner will sacrifice hla ' nightly comfort by gradually satins' up, bis mattress, ; Blanket and clothing are also absorbed In the same 'manner. But such dodges as these generally miscarry, and scarcely ever- lead to Broadmoor. The ' more discreet pris oners prefer 1o qualify for the asylum toy lesa heroic measures. v , ,'t , . Kleptomaniacs in ; prison are hot common, but prisoners sentenced for a series of petty thefts will some times continue their practice In Jail In - order to lead the authorttlea to think -they : ought; not to be treated like common felons, but removed to Broadmoor, Wormwood Scrubbe p ris en waa - eaca very much troubled FARMING tANDS.';- " We Have Just Added to Our Ut a desirable farm of 10 acre 4 1-2 miles off the Monroe macadam, foad. About 80 acres of wood-land, 30 acres. In cultivation and the remainder past ure. Dwelling, tenant house and ; other buildings. Water "supply, abundant. A fine Investment Price.. : only $30.00 per acre. X VA. ; 515 Acres of Fine Land on ihe Lawyer's road. 10 miles from Char Jotte. and 6 miles from Newell'S, o,c, the So. R. R. 300 acres of the tract r neavuy umoerea, .jwuuiaieu w to 40 cords of wood to the acre, worth $1.60 per cord on the ground." More than enough to pay for the land. one of the finest Investments on the market. Can be Sub-divided to euit ! Price $30.00 per acre, A Adjoining tho Above Land, 81 12 acres, with 8-room dwelling, barn ana outbuildings. In good condition. 80 acres umoerea mna, naiance in cuiu-. vuiiuii. r iiiu uuuuiu idiiu. Jticutj fruit and running water. FriCO $25.00 per acre. " " - t:.t:-i On the Salisbury Road, 6 1-2 miles from the city, we are offering a very;, desirable farm of 217 3-4 acres, 126 i acrcs of tlie tract In Pine and Oalfe; timber. 80 acres In cultivation, and'" the remainder In flue pasture. One .; 6-room house, new barn, both covered s with tin and newly painted. Also one 4-room tenant house and othr ( 1 mi T-. 1 ,,A Alt .. .it-L..' near me iioivu jio(i, a j- ntiiea a nice tract of about 100 acres, With. 2 tenant houses and other buildings.' nni.t i . i , i ... i . 1 1 m. $26.00 per acre. ' In I'nlon County, just across the ' finely timbered. Price only $13.60?'; j er acre. j The Kher-r i'lsi-m, 300 Rcres, five .' t miles South of Sallsburj-; with timber, j granite, and promising Indications Ofj, (gold on t he property! S2SSS9EB33a Phone 238 ) Trust Building with an aggrnvated case of the kind. The nvui had pleaded kleptomania at his trial, but all in vain, and five, years was the sentence passed Ott;,. mm. ne nan not long oeen in worm' wood Scrubbs when all sorts of trlfla oegan to oisappear m tne most my-;.j; terlous inaiiner. For a long time the'v Identity of the thief was unsuspected-v Hut one day a prisoner employed In the printing room lost a button off : l.i- .....i u.. .. . u . . ...Awi.A,t tin 11'ui.ri.., ,iiio iui.1 niiu huiav'. in the same department offered to " let him have another. But it proved ; 'to be the identical button that had--; been lost, and thereupon the thief fc!l imder suspicion, w hich was. of course.:' I lie objet ; of Ills noble offer. On hla cell beiiiff searched a most exttsortll-'. nary collection of articles was found T in his mattress. The list of Items, would All half a column, bu; tiie most, common things were buttons, nails,' scraps of soap, rags and fragments everything that had been missed during months past was recovered. ' The thief. Instead of being sent to ' Broadmoor, was punished, but ' never he continued his thefts and secreting luvra uiii.il in wm irnHwrai u.' Portland In the usual course, when he suddenly and completely reformed, - In addition to Broadmoor, and much;, more accessible, there Is the infirm--my. into which experienced prlsoneTSl noi -rtiiii.t i , pri ucbiiiv fcuvu wr - Joy men i of most robust health. - Tin- diid;ti.- by whldi they secure thlav form of h,!,da. or relief from th Of dinary routine of prHon life, is called;: fet iio.fT v r.1!'.-.'. ;nc "farm being '' the prison name fr the infirmary. Mere shim slrk.-css arc useless for this purpose, and a prisoner has tO resort to :urne more r less hernia' measure to secure ;h'i holiday. One such dodge t. ; si-t ujt htood-polMn Ing by StMaichln.-r the ftesh of an arm. Or a Ick with a suireotHiouslv ob tained rus'ty nali A . ertaln prisoner at Pentonville did this sj sUceess- fully that It became necessary to have' his leg amputated A similar but less drastic dodge Is to make a wound on a" limb and keep It open until it be comes so bad as to "fetch the farm," v Too Busy to Crow. March St. Nicholas. . A sinull office boy, who had worked in the same position for two years on a salary of ti a week, finally -plucked up enough courage to ash . for en iu creuse 1h wages.' " i , "How much mors would yott ! Uke to have?" inquirod hie - employer. '' --: ' Wtll," answered the ad, "I- don't think p more a week would be too much.- - ' - ! "Well. - you seem te - me a . rather small boy to be earning 16 a. week.' re marked his employer. "i suppose I do. I knew Tat small for my one," the boy explained, "but to tell you the truth, since I've been here 1 haven't bad . time te grow." . ' The Holing Passion. Puck. i Old Stoxenbons-iAre yon sure that you can no longer control the thine-? His Chaff eur Tea, air.- I'm afraid It will tie getting1 away from me. prett: eoon. v t,ty Old Stoxanbons Then for heave ' j sake run Into eomethlng cheap t :v l-i;'ivJ'li'il K'liiIiIiiiii i nn qiiuiiii i'i 'ii- I Peine teeth wtll not be In demsr ' Germany if the free care of the i ten's teeth Continues to rrow In -larity. Btrasburg started tli tnuv In lintt and Darmstadt, Mui, uiu- i other cities have followed .. third annual riKrt- from t- ; seye that there were ll.ui-l vl-siiai i clinic laat year and that - tne i are improving : in tbe care th . their teeth. , Wholesome and h.-n!'n r flihbon Lemon and Vnt.. pure.. Goes twice its far , setts the "Blue R:buuu i
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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