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r CHARLOTTE .DAILYOBSERVER, MAJCH 18, 1906. v. "T&ly OdA Stciyj - By Franklin Clarkson. - -v V 1--. ,1 ir -ICowrrlght bythe 0.8. McCIure, Co.) i-i As i they led him down , the runway f the Riding Club, you ., would baya thought him fitly named. ' ',' "Is that -what - you can, Thirty ".Cents?"" the airl asked, lifting a Tell of great black dots and taking him In gsjint by-point. -1 waited to hear her ay-why. and when aha did not,-I felt, somehow 1 , aulte " aggrieved, . al though,' of course; his whi te stockings Against the tanbark made a very den rite, outline -and the splits were plain. ' "I nsmedthlm that .,.n, irony,-- x es "' tolalned, and. suddenly was Invaded by ' ' qualmish hope that "The Girl". would 'r '' not want to buy htm. ' i . . . Z 1 ,..4'Hmi withers are rather sharp," she , observed to the- wisened old groom . who had come with her. Ha gave a '. f sidelong twist ot tils head and bent a . ' Jook on me. ' y,-- "All the better for carrying ft sad- ' 'y die X sueested. compelled to stand i up for a pony X had been so fond of; j w J ''but perhaps you" ,' , - - "Ohr no," she Interrupted. - . -; 'One never ' can tell how - young - women do ride nowadays," I gpologis 'edrwlth. I fear, some -native sharp "J. ness. , H' J"!'1 v ' "One might use-Judgment," she re torted pulling off her white glove 'and going up to Thirty Cents. " ' fi - "'Fourteen ona and something."1 1 vol . untered. as she put her bare hand to V,. bis withers, palm down, and brought It on an even line to her cnin ana oaca ; again In measurement ' "Ana ne piays poioc 2, "Used to." Only woman would have asked the next question: . "Why do you want to sell him? He seems a dear." ; "X don't." v She was careeglng him under the ; nose-strap of his white leather heal t, stall, and he was curving his neck and - embracing herewith a gentle, compre T v henslve glance from one eye. There Is , always an allurement about a horse's bead. , It Is the conjunctions, . I sup . pore, of two loves of a man's life. , '"Toui don't?" she turned swiftly - around, and the poney threw up his head,-startled- - "Would you?" I asked back. '" - ' "Tow don't talk in a business-like ' way. . He is for sale isn't he?" , For repljc I looked disinterestedly, to my groom. "Are we going to sell - Thirty Cents?," I inquired. - , "I think, so, sir; he don't , play the game you. want him to, sir." To that I gave a sign as If everything ' had been let to Jim; for presently, no 1 doubt. The Girl wauld be asking what price X held him at. and one hesitates to carry on with a young woman, of de ft Ughtful person, such a conversation as ' that might serve to open. She was puzzled a moment. ''Could I see him under a saddle?" glancing from one to the other. "Yes, ma'am," said Jim, leading the pony away. "Good, springy walk," she remarked to her groom, who gave again that sldewise indeterminate nod. j Thirty Cents always walked spryly when headed for the stable, i "Is he suitable for me? I always prefer to buy from gentleman, for I " , can take hi,s word." fine was drawing on her glove, and ' I noted how her v Jong- eyelashes shadowed her cheek. "That Is a difficult question," was my evasion. "No woman has ever been near him." V This seemed to touch her as interest--tag. "He is kind, with the sweetest ' temper you can' imagine." I already , had begun to imagine another like his. When he was led back again -she ' 11 went shyly to his head and met his eye. In a moment he pushed his white muscle down to meet her caress,' and lipped ' her sleeve confidently. She kissed him where the hairs turn In a chestnut .bordered star on his forehead, In an Impulsive sort of way, and then patted him. and, much to my appre ' henslon, rubbed her cheek against his , satin nose. I ..read something of her character in this. ' - ' Jim, knowing Thirty Cents perfectly, '-worked' him well around the ring. I never saw him show better, his necit bent and taking grace from a little pressure on the brldoon bit, his ears . . playing forward and , back, now one and then the other, alertly, and his : white feet lifting high. r "Good deal of action for a polo pony,'' the girl remarked. 'tl sire had hackney blood; his . 5 mother was a wanderer of the plains," I returned, but with a growing feeling ' of meanness, for I knew he had kept , certain wild habits Inherited from that mother, herself a descendant of Barbs lapsed into barbarism. ..' ''You can call him safe, sound; and all right?" , "There Is no warranty, except that he has four feet and a white nose, v.:. and that I never expect to own a pony , ' which I like so' well." This last X said ' . with so clear a sincerity that It had a aistince effect, and altered the distrust ful expression which , a buyer . would wear toward a horss-trader. "I never part with what I like," she ''responded in a softer tone, watching ', mm cnange nis gait, to a gallop. ,' "A splendid trait." said I, following -'' her up; "my great capacity Is for re : nunciation." At the time I well knew a that for a. young man. and young woman to begin to talk of their own ' characteristics was a tendency toward confidences. ' . She too, no doubt, had a feeling that ' she had followed something she had not meant to. for she took her elbow , " from the guard-rail . where she had . been leaning beside me and straight s t sued. . 1 .' 1 ' .f , ' "You may send him around to me to 1 morrow, at ten,, and I'll try him. This i. Is the address. Thank' you so muoh." ... That was all she said as she reached low and gathered up her skirts. Her groom" shot a parting look at me, but ; " X paid no attention. ' j "Jim,"; I remarked tentatively, when ' they had, gone, "I Can't let that .little ... beast hurt a woman." ' 't "'Airsvfalr In' love and war.' sir.' f ' Jim replied, protestlngly, In enviable ' fear of conscience but I did hot fancy ; Ybls selection ot an aphorism. i It had been clear to both of us. from ?, xpertences. "that wf could not dlspore ; -of Thirty Cents easily, because of ap 'parent faults. I had given him to Jim i so that he could make a little money ;. ;for himself by the sale, for he "needed Vfhe money badly, at, home, I knew f groom always do snd he had late I fa broken his wrist for me handling . a. green two-year-old. Grooms, some how, are always , nearer to the heart f than any of the others? who help In - one's dally routine of living. A feudal , eiic maybe, ;.c-. ' - s" i That, afternoon :went with my sister to hear Lllit Jhmann,r and, as musle ; , always gives me opportunity to think, i X considered the matter thoroughly. : Soma day -X might bs riding in the , psrk, and, as I have before, come upon r poor, tumbled, broken ; heap" In a r habit. I could hear above the German 5 cradle song from the singer, the cjan . gor of the ambulance bell, and I could feel howmy breath 'would catch as I thoughts "Thirty Cents Must - have - crossed bis leas with her' . s XCven should she,, by getting, rid of blm in time, escape the. perti f the . unUraed blood In him. I knew that J - could never hope thereafter to imt her face to face. jThla was ths final raflsqilon, I s t ar consldsratenesa of j the girl herself not overlooking So mo mentous a consequence. 1 i -: Mebltabet (my sister) feeing without adequate engagements for her time, interests herself, in music and pictures, and, being' without escort (though . X find It constant cause f orwonderv that she has no lovers),' X tdo- her a broth er's bounden ; duty, so on the next after nosn, Just aa Twenty-third street. was fullest of the, finest womn tin the world, 1 found myself with her In a large red - gallery. softly 'carpeted; with men and women, standlnavthlck ly in tbs center facing all sides, like a British square.; .There. j were trmen dous pictures-, on.- the wallpowerful evocations of scenes front 'a precious legend." v '" f Now I very nuch'4oubt whether one person can know' much horse and also anything- ' adequate " about -art; so, . wben,.i J " almost i lmmedlatelyt I , encountered Ths11' Girl. her presence 'there Went to verify my suspicions of the day before. She was In black-Mi little, - close, round crepe hat, a dfead black gown and lynx furs. Perhaps X looked rather hard and sur prised; she recognised ma only in a similar way; but presently I saw her eyea travel to Mehitabel, and grow, all t one.v bright and eager. 'V "Why. Mit!". she exclaimed, putting forward a hand from, her muff; and Mehitabel, her Gypsylsh face flushing With delight, toqk it with that touch of ,whoIeheartedness which ' 1 think adorable. The Girl said nothing, pd of course I did not, as to a prior meet ing. She made sly references to' It when she asked. In a moment; if Gala' had were not well mounted; and fol lowing where she Indicated I saw . a figure in red, on a striking gray ca prisoned In gold and' crimson. It was the picture of the consecrated knight passing from the land to the ship which la. to bear him to the Grail Island. "Very well," 1 1 assented; "the flori ated charger of - tradition. Collenol rides the mate to him In Venice the only horseless city on a pedestal in the Campo di San Zanslpold." People turned their heads and Mehit abel gave me a repressive look. There jwas a solemnity in the room. But I knew the old Christian etory as wen as they, and was defiant. "Do- you like grays?" X went on. "The coat shows so badly on one's habit, don't you think? - Have you seen this? Here is the 'Loathly Ldy" on a bale mule." . "This type must have passed away." "You mean" , "Rabbit head, thoroughbred neck, hackney shoulder." "You musnt," protested Mehitabel, and The 4 Girt smiled mischievously, though with that wondrous sedateness. She Seemed to have made up her mind that X could respond to but a single theme, and I allowed her to think so, though It did bore me a little presently and I kept to myself invol untarily the things that came across my fancy when she gazed so long and Intently on the perfect knight's re nunciation of his bride to pursue his virgin chase. Under the shaded light, as she gased. The Girl's calm features rook on a medieval gentlenes and her eyes shown with a slow, conceptlve glow. I closed her carriage door for her mvself. and as she settled back her smile of fareWell Jto my sister changed to a kind of thoughtful narrow-nnaea scrutiny when I waited my own turn. You look as though I reminaea you of someone long ago." I remarked, In slight chagrin, with the abrupt man ner I never.could correct. "On the contrary. I was wondering why you say you don't want to sell that pony when you do," she answered quickly. I said to. Mehitabel, as The Girl's carriage pulled .away: "Why does she wear black rosettes on her bridles?" Mehitabel looked me over for a mo ment, then answered: "I'm not up in the saddlery, ut she is an orphan, you know. I'd lost trace of her since school days till I read of the old gen eral's death and the family's return to the cltv." " I stood looking down the street. Me hitabel inquired: 'Are you going to watch her brougham out of sight." "It Js not a brougham. Mehitabel." I answered cheerfully, "it's a growler. a London growler; she really must be Something of a sport. Next morning I went early to the stable in Fifty-sixth street, where I kept a Park hack, along with the pony Jim was trying to sell. "I'll find you a purchaser for Thirty Cents," I told Jim, "but don't let that girl who was her yesterday get on him." "She has him. sir, already. She sent her man for him this morning." I stared at him, slow to think. "This morning? Hell! How long ago? Bring down Ragtime. Whv, man, that ! i l It rdSval to IIV gu,T a nvi ov. "v u k!!l her. She would, Of course, ride In the park. 8o Ragtime and I worried vain ly twice around the reservoir, first one way then the other, and twlcd around the loop. It was a rare, glistening morning, the grass, which winter here never quite discourages of life, wet with meltlna snow. On the freshly harrowed bridle-path there were but few marks, and it had been easy to recognise the small open hoof-prlnts of Thirty Cents by the one ' side weighted shoe with which I was try ing to level his gait. Where they turned,. we hotly followed, twice In growing alarm, s round the circle and twice around the loop, my imagina tion filling, but my heart yet hoping so long as I met no. sign of disaster. Few accidents, are more terr!b! to a man than those which break and bloody a woman. At length, by Mc Gown's Pass,- I caught the twinkle of four white feet 'ahead. Ragtime .was wet, and flecks of foam from his bit dabbled his brown shoul ders, so we may have looked rather ex cited as w came alongside. The girl turned her head, and I saw that her clear pale face was touched with . dull flush from riding, ' ;. "Good morning," she said, in qulei. Indolent surprise, -taking in, apparent ly, the flustered stats of my horse and ma, "I've had a' fine gallop. I think he's great!"' -1 ' 1 "You're very foolish" to "come out on a horse you don't know," I answered, pulling myself fn. -. , . , "Well, but to have a arian In livery following one all about at just such a distance seems too ' maidenish." She spoke with signs of exhlllaration her exercises had imparted. One feels too safe- and watchedover, and I knew -you told methe pony was all right." "I beg our pardon" (I could not keep a note of Impatience from my voice); "I only warranted him to have four white feet and a white nose." "I remember. "Still, , that's all, the (eat and nose X expect htm to have," "You ars not talking In a business like way," said I, recalling what she had said to me : two mornings pre vlous, and smiled at my advantage., "X dont have to," sh responled, amiably and unexpectedly. The speech did ' not suit my idea or ner, yet 1 Hked It, or, rather, the modification of her penonaltty which It made. : Never quick or witty, x dwelt upon this a moment, without attempting any re Joinder. , except an Interested look at her, which may nave shown ner that I felt we bad:, taken a step forward Jn Intimacy. i - ' -;. She rode carelessly. Vet 'wltn a lacv grace that was part ot one's impres sion of her., under various etrcumstan. lees. Sore loose tendrilla of brown nair. nutterea over nere oar ana she put up her slim fingered hand o con jlne them..I righted her figure and X One's mfinbry revels in the golden land. The other's dreams are all the breed of hope: The happy Isles came never yet to band, But He forever o'er the crested slope. . noted how well turned out she was. "Shall we trot?" she asked. "No; walk," I said decidedly, draw ing from her a sudden glance of ob jection, which led me to continue, con- cillatlngly: "That Is no pony for you I came out to fetch you home." "You fetch me home? Isn't that" "A bit Impertinent? I don't so re gard It." Expecting to see anger in her gray eyes, I was set wondering to find Ihem instead, mild, and, indeed, pleased. half shut In that measuring, obser vant way she had. " Then at once she gathered up her reins and drove spu,r Into the pony s side. She drove it. mto my heart. The pony Jumped a good 20 feet and the trajectory was anything but flat When he struck she was still In her saddle. I had no thought except that Thirty Cents would rest there. Cer tainly he would if the girl had not, perhaps Involuntarily pricked him again. At that the little beggar stretched down his head, lifted his back and bucked bucked insanely. frightfully. "Keep his head high!" I shouted; but what is the use at a moment like that? His nose was between' his knees and, bowed double, he was describing arcs In the air, bounding like a thing of springs. Still she clung. And when X hurried up. Ragtime's ears pointed forward with excitement, she reached the ex treme of endurance. .In fancy X saw her already prone upon the ground, a pitiful heap, and wondered If Thirty Cents would remember to clear her it was all so distinct that for an un measurable fraction of time I saw The Girl's face, serene and perfect, under a fallen iron hoof. Swinging- out of the saddle I clutch ed the check strap of her bridle, and gave the pony's head a mighty wrench upward. He acknowledged my heavy hand, stood Immovable and spent his eye and his drawn-ln brush - giving signs of the panic possessing htm. My teeth gritting and my scare condens ing to a vehement rage, I. much as I loved him, would have struck a kill" Ing blow between his ears with the horn handle of my crop next mo tnent if his rider had not cried out; "Don't blame him, please." There was a sternness toward- her self in the tone, as toward a pride humiliated, if not humbled. . She was not much agitated beyond that. . "Shall I help you off?" I asked, feel ing very sober. "Certainly not. thank yotl," was her reply in that quiet, even voice that Shows. 'a mastery of -spirit 'effective enough with horses, though not In variably, perhaps, with men. She put first one hand and then the other to her hair, which had tum bled, under her tilted derby, In a rak ish sweep down upon one eyebrow. The movement of carriages In the East Drive across the strip of green', grown -with -sparsely set birches,. had stopped. "These people.' The Girl remarked, patting the pony's neck, "for whom we have made a moment's Incident, are waiting to see what will happen next." , .4, ., . "Well, there must be no, hitch In tho sequence of events," I said, discerning a possible lead, nd yet fearing' my self perhaps too" downright. Anyway, I must have spoken with undue seri ousness, for she laughtd Very happily "You ought, I suppose," ,1 recovered myself, ;"to be disabled" on-the bank, with a man's arm tinder you." "True,", the- girl smiled, with a soft ened light in her gray eyes, changinar at once to a coia oisaam as she fin ished "I don't doubt that they expect ed something tender." Only an inflection of the voles stood between me and' my oportunlty. What little thtngs can alter the course of life! She pressed both : hands high to her waist and slid them tightly down to her hips. IV . - Now I'm " somewhat straightened Out," she said, not glancing my way; -will you mount agamz. - J - . , Fortunately (it w-mi to me now) ths little obstacles which would causa a man of more imagination to turn aside, have ever had the contrary re sult with ?me,; So I said, with mock i '.1 hats. to. give , anybody disappoint ment." -'( - f A y -'.' She was reaching for. ths reins. ' I held, ) them ' toward ! faer, - and as she took them my" hand-elod over hers, giving me. a strange v thrill when X found that there came no resistance. I met a steady glance from her. eyes, a glance thai for an Interval I had no sense of diffused a mystic dassier or glamour, or whatever It Is which glori fies ths moment of young man dls- Beauty and truth have ever held away From the straight path our human feet have gone; Have ever sunned" the noon glare of the day And loved the soft light of the dusk and dawn. covery that ha loves one woman su premely and that she knows and re sponds. The sun slahted Into her eyes and gave them shining depths, and at last she treathed a quick breath and loop ed the reins in her two hands as tbr hunting. "It is all right, is it. if you don't disappoint m? We must . go now, please," she protested. "There comes a Policeman." Thirty Cents moved on. treading, as If to some inspired music within him self. "By the way," the girl said, break ing the silence after a while 1 thought that "by the way" delicious "I am going to keep Thirty Onls." There Is a certain triumph In dis tilling in others a deslr? of possession regarding one's horse. "No doubt you could break him," I answered, "but I've decided not to part with him." Wo were galloping cIosb together. "That is to say," I hastened to add, pulling up short, for she had suddenly brought the- ponyt'to a walk, "you must take us both!" Thts made her laugh Joyously. She looked me over from my piltees up. "I might even do that," she finally agreed. ' ' "Suppose you come to see mo to morrow afternoori at 4 and discuss de tails?" I didn't burden Jim with these. Remarkable Insect. New York Herald. . According to an entomologist who has made a great study of insects, the pe riodical cicada t the most interesting and anomalous insect In America. The vast army of these Insects, which since 1715 have never failed to appear every 17 years, reappeared the . lust week In May. In the year 1902 these myriads of Insects- entered the earth, and since then they have not sen teh light of day. In June of that year the female Indus triously planted her hundreds of eggs In the green twigs of trees, while tne male sat by and sang. A few weeks later the antlike cicadas escaped from their shells.. fell to the ground, and quickly burrowed out of sight, forming lKtle underground cells adjoining the sappy roots of the parent tree In the fresh juices of whose twigs the produc ing eggs had been - deposited for nourishment. At first this shell isn Ot -larger than a grain of blrdshot. but It gradually grows to accommodat Its occupant. Each cicada has remained here, with In two feet of . the surface, through win ter and summer, buried from light, air. un -and protected from frost and cold. Just before coming to the, surface this wingless cicada will often erect odd little mud chimneys, projecting some six or elaht inches above' the surface. These are made ot soft little pellets of mud brought from below and pressed firmly Into place. The best place to observe thla mira cle la in an open place under an old tree. As soon as the sun has set tho brown wingles creatures will come from their holes witn a man and scram ble for the nearest bush. tree, pole stump or fence. Jn some localities tho ? round will be literally covereii. Karh astens Itself to a leaf or twig, and within an hour after setting each will be seen to hav split Its parchment shell down the back. What seems to b; a creamv white worm, with pink eves and heavy oihck eyeDrows. win emorrC- from this shell. At either side of the neck will be two fin-like adorn ments, which mignt oe mists Ken ror Mra These win cercenuoiv swell a tin expand till, liefore one can realise what has happeneil, they spread one into long, transparent wings, with beautiful white, veins. Jn less than 20 minutes af ttr the Insect Cms emerged trotn Its brown shell inese wings win nave ap beared and attained full sise and ex pansion. After this they gradually assume during the night the dark brown celor which cnaracienses ineir ueriai stage. -(.. . j IIOtt.llmmyFlxed.lt. Harper's Weekly. A oerscverlnz youth had callod sev eral times at the home. of a young lady, to be met each tuna with a "not at home." Upon one occasion he had seen ber go in Just before he reached the gate. His ring was answered by her small brother. ., - "Jimmy. I'd like to see your slater," the determined young man said. v"8hs"' ain't at home," Jimmy said, surveying htm disdainfully. ,f "But 1 Just saw her come In," the youth protested. - , r -"Can't 'help that. TeJ you what I'll do, though," Jimmy said; condescend ingly; Tfott give me your pack f cigarettes.-an I'll send her down.' ? "You art too young to smoke. Jim mv. .'!,- . "Do I get 'emf Jimmy said, ag gressively, half closing the door. . ;' "HeWyon arts!" was tha concllllaf Ing reply, and the box was handed over,; -t leaving the visitor seated In ths parlor, Jimmy disappeared to re turn rrt-a few minutes. jt-,', "Hha'lt be down soon," ha said, "How did you work that, Jimmy r. ths youth Inquired. - ,Th boy surveyed him with an amus ed v grin, iVii't ki.rS-VihJ i "A wr ; I told- tier it was ths ' fellow ehs'a engaged to, be said. ,l-r White childhood hair and age's silver gray Two children met upon the circle's scone. And which the happier it were hard to say, Who dwells In memory or who dreams in nope. OBSEmVATIONS. Written for The Observer. There appears to be no complaint at the scarcity of labor so far as desk Jobs are concerned. When a public speaker bluntly refers to his opponent as a "malicious" or other pet brand of liar, it Is a pretty good indication that he has reached his wits' end. The adage that haste makes waste should be kept from the eara of the average train crew. Falling in love is a pastime with some men and a chronic disease with others. It is hard to figure out to what other use the many different shaped golf sticks can be put when the game goes out of dute. A perch In hand Is worth two whales that swam oft with the hook. Many an old maid has become a mis sionary because she grew wearv 't holding the snipe bag. Most men are too prosy to properly sympathize with old Omar in wanting some one to sing beside him "In the wilderness," but they can appreciate his desire for the Jug all right. r It isn't every young man who stands beside a girl at the piano that can turn the music at the right place. The Intellectual type of woman Is not the kind that will make a man swim a river. Hoping for the beat will at least not cause the worst to come any soon er. You can usually spot the demagogue politician by the breadth of his hat brim. Some of the so-called "high class" magazines are only high priced. Ixvo was never contagious or wt. would not have so many spinster novelists in the field. The newspaper, that Is always fight ing imaginary battles for "the people" is of course only trying to grind its r subscription axe. It is possible for a man to find the ! end of the rainbow quicker than he can prove his affection to the satis faction of his Jealous-minded sweet heart. Patience Is really not so rara a vir tue as that It Is put Into practice. As soon as a girl begins to get up-to-date Ideas in her head she frowns and looks bored when you ask her to sing a song that Is over ten dava old. There are few country mothers that have ambitions for their sons to Krow up as good farmers they want them to become storekeepers. If one desires to love his fellowmen he should not study them too closely. If the town goat had the power of speech the language would no doubt be enriched with some choice epigrams touching tho vicissitudes of the stren uous life. Some day "the people" may learn that their best friends are not ad vertising themselves as atich Allowing the emotions to run away with one's reason is a not uncommon form Of mental dissipation. The trouble about the hewers of wood and tbs drawers of water Is that they are not near plentiful enough. Many a woman's affirmative "no" has put her Into a premature grave. When a young man adopts for his motto: "You're a long time dead," he is then getting ready to add some years to the length of that time. The hare is at home In the briar patch and so are Boms politicians at mud slinging. Tho man who comes awav from a Church fair with money In hit pocket certainly must b n- adept at Jlu Jltsu or some other system of self defense. ' There aVe no doubt plenty of tour hits -who are willing In testify to the truthfulness of the assertion that dis tance lends enchantment, etc. Where the young college graduate, whd "tackles"; th race question, will find himself at the end of the scrim mage is about as . obvious a propo Vnion as the whereabo'its of Moses when .the light want' out. ' Too Thin." Harpsr's Weekly There Is a Representative In Con gresa from ths West who Is exceed Ingly thin. . Being a Very good-natured man. this Representative al ways takes In good part any joking reference to his slender ness; Indsed, bs ls not averse to a Jest himself In that - connection, as is Illustrated by an incident that occurred in a street car In Washington; at . , u ?Ib appears, that Just as the car was rounding a curve a burly v eltisen lurched forward and sat. In the Con gressman'S , lap. He recovered him self quickly, and. began a' profusa apology, when he was interrupted by the' statesman's cheery "That's all righVrf - , - ' "But," ' added '' the J' Congressman plaintively, "i wish, my friend, that yon d tell me whether you thought I was painted on the seat." i V "it SUNTSCHOOL'-fMEETING TO BE HELD HERE IX APTOh 7 ' , . . i i t Hie Meeting XVomisea to bo. tbe Most Successful In the History of ' the f BodyMen and Woroea Promt nenttjr , Identified - with' Sunday School Work to Attend Tbe Xro gramme. . ; The Sunday school workers of the State will be glad to know that the- date for the annual North Carolina Sunday School Convention haa been set for April J, 4, 5 and the place of meeting is Charlotte and tbe Sunday school --workers - here' are making great preparation for the gather ing. The sessions will be held in the Sec ond Presbyterian church,,-on of the largest .churches of tbe city. This convention is held .under the au spices of the North Carolina - Sunday School Association and is interdenomina tional. Every school of every denomina tion is entitled to send delegates. This is the one convention of the-year for all the Sunday schools of tha State, The good people ot (jnanotte wilt entertain an wno will come. - Send your name to Mr. J. A. Durham, Charlotte, chairman of the en tertainment committee and a home will be provided 'for you. All tbe railroads will give, reduced rates: ,One and one third fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold on the certificate plan and will be on sale April 3rd, good to re. turn April 9th. The music will be In charge Of Messrs. K. 8. and Karl K. Lorens, of the Xorens Publishing- Co.. of Dayton, Ohio, and will be one of the special features of the convention. These gentlemen are well known In the musical world aa publish ers and leaders of Sunday school' music. They will como to Charlotte several days before the convention and organise a large chorus choir. They will use their new Sunday School Song Book "With Heurt and Voice." recently published. A glance at the programme will show what a great treat may be expected. Mr. W. C. Pearce is the teacher training sec retary of tlie International Sunday School Association and is already beloved by the Sundxy school workers of the State. Rev. B. W. Sptlman, field secretary of the Sunday School Board ot the Southern Baptist Convention, will speak, and there Is no man who better knows the needs of the Sunday school workers and how to meet them. Added to these then is an unuriual array of talent which should bring to the convention such a gathering of Sunday school people as has never be fore attended. Following is the pro gramme: FIRST SESSION, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL :iRI. President H. N. Snow, Durham, pre siding. 7:30-Service of Song. 8:00-Devotional Kev. M. D. Hardin, Charlotte. 8:16 Words of Welcome Rev. Plato Dur ham. Charlotte. - 8:30 Response Rev. W. B. Duttera, Salisbury. 8:46 Address: "The Origin and Develop ment of the International Sunday School lesson System" (I) Rev. B. W. Spllman, Field Secretary Sunday School Board Southern Baptist Convention. 9:15 Address: "Approved Workmen" W. C. Pearce, Teacher-Training Secre tary, International Sunday School As sociation. Announcements, Appointments of Corn mitt's, etc. SECOND SI38S10N. WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL TH. 9:30 Service of Song. 9:4.ri Devotional Rev. J. Walter Long. Concord. 10:C0-!tound Tabic Theme: "Sunday School Problems Seeking Solution" conducted by Mr. N. B. Broughton, Raleigh; assisted by Mr. W. C. Pearce, Rev. U. W. Spllmnn, Rev. HIght C. Moore, Mr. Geo. W. Wotts, Durham, and others. 1. Punctuality: How to secure It? L'. The singing: How can It bo lm . proved ? -1 3. Attention: get It 7 4. Promotion: 6. The hoys: What Is It and how to How nnd when? How docs your School them? look alter G. New teachers: Name some good way of developing them. , 7. The session: Should tha school Hesslon be longer than an hour? 8. Good books: Numo five good books for the Sunduy school teacher, 9. The offering: How can It bo in creased? 10. The Juniors: What are their needs and does the school supply them? 11. The primary department: What to do for them. 12. Announcements: How can they be made interesting, effective and brief? " 13. The -teachers' meeting: Who should conduct it and who should at tend it? R The graded selmol: What are Its cHontlul features? 15. The adult class: What is -the se cret of n successful adult class? lfi. The superintendent: What are the characteristics of a good superin tendent? 17. Regular attendance: Haw can we get the Irregular members to be come regular? IS. The blackboard: Can a person who Ik not trained make good use of the lilackhonrd? 19. Home study: What are some of the best ways ot securing lesson preparation In the home? 2ri. Class organization: Doea It build up a claHS? 21. Can the average country 8unday school be up-to-date? 22. Rally day: Is it worth anything to the school to have an occasion al rally day? 23. Hlbles: How can we get them used in tho Sunday school? 11 :0P-Addre.ss: "The Sunday School as a Factor In Developing Character" Rev. Geo, Albert Snyder. A. M., D. D., Ca tawba College, Newton. ll:30-Addrcss: "The Origin nnd De. vt'lnpment of the International Sunday School lesson System" (11) Rev. B. W. Spilman. 12: Announcements. THIRD SESSION. WEDNESDAY AF. TERNOON. APRIL TH. 3:00 Hung Service. 3:30 Addiesw: "Glimpses of the Life we tire Studying" lie v. HIght C. Moore. Field Sfcrrtary Sunday School Board Hautist State Convention. 4:00 Conferences In various parts of the DUIIIIIIlg. Home department Mrs. Francis i. Hubbard. Worthvllle. Primary department Miss Annie: Worth. Greensboro. Teacher, train Ing department Prof. J, K. Pegram, Durham, assisted by Rev. 1. W. Spllman. County officers w. C Pearce, asslted by Mr. Thud Jones, Kenansvllle; kusji. or ft: II ft TV" II lir ual cultivation. Accept no substi tute, ,jt u ; YirglBta-CaroBaa Caissleal Ce Rlohroond.Ya. -f v " KorfolaTVa. t i j tiurhamlN.O. ' J ' - Charleston. 8. X italttmoreTMoV , Atlanta, Qa, Savannah. Ua. : . Montgomery, Ala. . steoipnia, aiuerayorv,. ' 'Trot, 3, M. Way. A-hebor 1 i.;v'i-K: Parker, Esq., . Goldxooro;. i.ev. ;. H. Gwynn. Charlotte.--.-'Organised class work tfor men) J. . Flowers, Charlotte.-.'- Organised class work (for women; ..v-'... Miss Maud Held, Xtalelgh. - . FOTTITH ' SKSSION. WisJNESDA EVENING. APRIL. CTH. , f'aftonv Bervlc. . i; ",.,-.;,. ; 1 8 OO-Devotlon-J Rer. O. Atkinson, Elop. College, . ; 8:15Addres; ' "Value - Of the Organized Class" Mr, W. C. Pearce. 8:3frAddressr TThe JBre Movement MTv R- L Slrnms. Jlalelgh. v i , S:K-Addrsr "Ths : Phtlathea ! Move ment'! Mr, W. O. Dowd, Charlotte. 9:15 Announcements. . ' FIFTH SESSION, THURSDAY .MORN ING. APRIL tTH. , ,... V- 1 , :IO-Song' Service. . ' 9:45 Address: "The- Open Door Rev, S. M. Rankin, Greensboro, - , ' . 10:10 Ths work of ths ear twvlewed,' ! 1. Report of the exwsative committee N. B; Broughton, chairman, . . Report of the treasurer George All ien, Raleigh. A . . -3. Report of department secretaries. Primary Miss amuo Worth, Greensboro. - " Home Mrs. Frances P. Hubbard, ' Worthvllle. , ' . ' Teacher-training Prof. ' J, J3, Ie , gram. Durham. , ' u f - 10:45 Election of officers. i ' , U:00-Round table: "The Sunday School Teacher" W. C. Pearce. 12:-Address: "The Sunday School as a Religious Educational institution" ' Rev. A. H. Moment. D. t., Raleigh. 18:8(M-AnnoMncement8. - i m , SIXTH SESSION, THURSDAY AFTER -NOON, APRIL BTH. 1 ' x t 3:00 Song Service. S:30 Address: "How to Organise a Coun ty and Have a Good County Conven tion" Prof. J." M. Way. Asheboro. . ' 4:00 Conferences In various parts of the . building. , Primary department Mr. Jo. 12. Weathers, Raleigh. , - -' Teacher-training W. C. Pearce. County officers Prof. S. M. Smith, . Raleigh. Organized class work (men) Pro Oeo. H. Crowell, High Point. , k Organized class work (women) Distinctive work for boys 1 ' SEVENTH SESSION. ;J"HURSDAX . EVENING. APRIL 6TH. . 7:30 Song Service. 8;0O Devotional Rev. I P. Johnson. Oreensboro. . c i 8:15 Address: "The Origin and Develop'':;. meat of the International Sunday;'? School Lesson System (HI) Rev. B, WV Spilman. ' i . , 8:4 Address: 'The T'se ot ths Imagina-v . tlon in Teaching" Rev. G. H. Detwiler, D. D., Greensboro. v 9:45 Address: "How May the Chnrch bs) Made Vitally Interested in tbe Sunday; School" W. C. Pearce. - , . Reports of Committees. Resolutlona : Farewell words. ..'-- Not Always "Kum." WAshington Star. ' -s ' People who have an idea that liquor . -Is responsible for sending most convicts- ' to prison would have been sadly diaap ' pointed hnd they been in the office at - the Moundsvllle prison one day last weel .'v when twelve new guests were Questioned. There were eight white and four colored ; -' prisoners seated upon the bench when thev.v.: clerk appeared und started asking tbe . usual questions. , "What's your name?" he asked the y first of the dozen, a young white maa from Fayette county. t-t-.v '. His name was stated and the next . .. question touched upon his nationality, r wnni aesceni are your t After some hesitation. and being prompted by another prisoner, the young man replied: "I was born In America . f "And do you Indulge in the use of in " toxicants?" . "What's them?" asked the surprised ' Fayette county man. , ' j 1 "Strong drink." explained the clerk. ' "Never touched it in my life." was the surprising response. , Asked about his religion, he said he ' ' had attended the Missionary Church In - ! Fayette county. He knew nothing about -denominations, but hnd heard It was a .- Methodist mission.. Others said that they . " bad attended Ban tint. Lutheran und . Catholic chruches, and only two of the 1 -twelve said they ever Used stimulants, ,' One said he took a drink occasionally t mm anouier ptuo ne usea neer moderate ly. Not one of the four colored men had been addicted to the use of intoxicants. and only three of the dozen had used ,' tobacco. "They must have belonged to the same t Sunday school class.' observed a ralloe " ut tho prison who heard ths responses of the dozen prisoners. -j, , "It's nothing unusual to get a temper, ance crowd in prison," one of ths prison' 1"' officials stated. "Many of them get here through Intemperance, but many of them , who get here have never been addicted to the use of intoxicants." 7 t . Misjudged. , ;s San Francisco Chronicle. j, He is connected with the local freight office of a transcontinental coad. 'be does not play the races, but on several occasions he has been coaxed by tha ; lady stenographer In the office to take' a dollar of her money and buy a hand' leap from a tipster In a nearby office building. Tho lady stenographer is a real reckless plunger, and squander something like $3 every now and then on a good thing. Give me one of your handicaps." ha ' said to the tipster in the nearby office :' ' building yesterday afternoon, tossing ' . the lady stenographer's dollar on tn.' desk. , "Say," declared tbe peddler of stable ' information, as he handed, over the printed sheet, "put twenty on a good1 f; thing I've got at Ascot. huhT" . n ' ' "Never made a bet In my life.' said the railroad man, buttoning up hie of- -flee coat, which was badly frayed ' , about the elbowa v,-'5 "What's that? Never made" ,'Vl "Never made a bet in my life, neref bet a nickel on a horserace, and would- Viv n't under any circumstances." "You surprise me," said the man 'v'. sure things, carefully surveying the ; , frayed elbows of the visitor's coat. I " ' should say from your appearance, that 1 you made your livltyr at it." , - A LIVELY TUSSLE. ; with that old enemy of the race. Con stipation. often ends In. Appendicltla To avoid all serious trouble with Stomach. Liver and Bowels, take Dr. King's New , Life Pills. They perfectly regulata 1 these organs, without pain. or discomfort, 2Tm at R. H. Jordan ft Co.. druggists, ( HeadHighTobacco can easily be raised with regular, even stands, f . and of the vry beat grade, for which the Xu f hi host nrlces eao be gotten as year ware lT from tobacco buiars If Ttixi wiU. a , 7 . Tittiob'Ciivlifli Fertilizers. Vm them again as a top dressing, or aeoood ptlloUon. These fertui-et are Biixeu by eapable man, who have been nuking fertilisers ail their Ihrsa, aod eoatala phoapaorte acid, potash sad nitrogen, or ammonia, in tbeut proper proportJona to return to your oil tha elements ot plant-Ufa that have been taken from ft br ooottn- .. C" . , xannv.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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