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ue;cbamer;.;,buildikg ; BTJltJCrCBB ON THIRD STREET fcWndsome Offices ' and J Shojis "Being e.Tecteel oa Omit Hotisef Square ,HThe Building Win be Three Morlea, WKIt an Inside Court- The ISntlre :A7 j Structure to, Cxutt bso.ooa sen.. lk '! ? Exoiusive of Machinery. Stock, V,.!0lirt nooe square for 'Mr. "Cramer's " w combined 'office and ! shop, ,buldr , n; As Vjll.be seen by ths shove II-,-,Ii5atrttdri, b complete, building; will v ! -threevstorIes. with n Inside ienHrt. V covering practically the -entire ,: T Sot.-. ' which ? is ninety" by " a ns v l'In I that "n It KMIn arr.iau nrttt. i; , .is. iivci 'iuv vmbw urauautiua rOOflia. etc.. WIN ha ' IrtnatAd In ' tha aVwt paj, of.-the, building,' facing pn J-'" .court house sciuare. the treat of the 'I wruuaing Wing occupied for shop pur- 'jpoeei.' The building la to te strictly -.aiow burning In every respect, and tn ?' flact !"la apt axact upllcata of the beat ... type,r cotton mm construction, with such, refinement tn finish in the parta occupied by office aa would naturally is ; wo uiKKini a . luurwuamy ; inuuvru .up-to-date structure. The exterior of the. building will be. grey pressed brick witn atone ana terra cotta trimming. One unique feature in connection with liim Duumnff h ma mini imnnr. rr fmi r J large flra proof ; storage vaults. The purpose of tneae vaults la to. cave in surance on the expensive pieces of au ' Wmatic temperature and ' humidity regulating apparatus that win ba car , ried In atock. . i- Thew will be two front entrances to - th! property; one an eight foot ce Went walkway extending along the - outA aide of the court bouse property from Tryon atreet, and the other a twelv.foot cement walkway along the - aide of the Southern Bell Telephone Company's building from Third atreet. Ingrtas and Cgresa to the shopa are . equally as satisfactory aa thoae above described for the office building. A private alley-way of ten feet extending frofat Third street to the double doors ..ehowh , In, the , shop building, ao that teams can. drive direct Into the first story for unloading and loading pur posear ThU ton-foot alley-way also ex . 16110 up and' alongside to the interior court. The-, distance from . the shop i doora. Including the alley-way from . Third street, to the Southern Railway freight depot on. College atreet, is less than ana hundred and fifty yards. , . The building will be erected In two ' sections; the front part will be put In first, which will be followed by the shop building In the rear. The delay In erecting the shop building Is occajti oned by, there being aome doubt aa towhthr or not It wilt be necessary - to make it mora, than three stories In orda' to secure the neoesssry - floor apse; -this 'uncertainty can be settled Aside of a year and then ' construe tldff dn the rear part of the building wOJ be pushed to completion. It la estimated that the part of the cuiioing now in process of erection wta cost, with approaches, from $20, 000 -to-126,080, exclusive of eauimnent. and Uiat In the rear will. coat about 120,900, the. property, including the site, when completed, representing & valua tion of I50.W to $0.000. exclusive of machinery, stock Jn process and on hand, completed apparatus, etc., which will Amount; to as much more. The jriftj feature ,df Mr. Cramer's bulgness requiring v these enlarged quarters and. removal from hia present o(Hces la the Trust building, will be described In detail at an early ; date In the columns of The American Cot tori Manufacturer. For the present, however,. It suffices to pay that Mr. Cramer has been granted a number of patents in- the United States and fd.ftlgp coutjtrles for a new system of automatic regulation of humtdlfy ini.ana heating eystems. While heating systems in many public build 1ngs, have been automatically control ed hereof ore, nothing df the aort haa been attempted in cotton mills; and humidifying systems 'have never been Successfully , automatically controlled fo any purpose whatsoever. By this new. system, however, cotton mills can have their humidifying and heating yateiria automatically and positively regulated according to any pre-deter-mined-scale of -relative hunrtdtty and temperature It Is entirely Immater ial -whether a constant relative humt djty la desired or a varying one. .'.HCr..' Cramer Is placing on the mar ket a new and improved type of hu mldtfysr which Involves not only the featare of an Improved humldifyer, but also that of an air cleansing de vice. In combination with a feature of ventilation. It la a well-known fact that9 opn windows cause more bad work, particularly In carding and spin nlnjr rooms, than any other one thing, and 'this trouble Mr. Cramer's new air i conditioner ia designed to , overcome, i While It li true that Mr. Cramer Is going -to push this new air conditioner. that . part ef his business is entirely separate and distinct from hia system of automatic regulation, for the air conditioners were gotten out only as a special type of apparatus designed to worn under most favorable conditions with automatic regulation. Primarily, automatic regulation will pe pushed for use -in conectlon with the present moistening, air humidlfvlna Already, Installed and now In use In existing piants, aa wen as for use In pew plants. '..-.. t t,.Te nsW building Is to be complet d i py September 1st, after -'--which - date, there will-be a vigorous canvass Tor. wore, in ins meantime,' however, ine pysmesa nanaiea will be some what) limited!. The new air condition ers s.re now being Installed and an Order for several new;mllls; and or ders have been taken for regulating noi Qiu iiwm new mui equipments, but number of old equipments, the automatic, regulation of botnold and IieW mills kgregating already 200,000 to swmwo apmaass. . . inis aew - develop ment In Improving air conditions In cotton 'mills has been very favorably . itoi'w f ' unit visa, oom i MorTBern and Southern, and the Indications are that this new Charlotte Industry will . nw no aimcuiiy in getting ail the pusiness tna can nandia, jJL'ya.F t r ami, vMMnasti-W' nujai'lJls 14, JH'XiMr.l ' VJEMTUiATINQ. 4 jCdltorlal fa1 American Cotton idanu r-4 facturer. v . : Ah Interesting feature of our issue this week' is the description of the i building, -for office and shoo purposes. , now under construction In Charlotte ,by Mf. Btuark Wt Cramer, 'An eaten- magnitude is always a matter of pleas- 1 '.' In rnrvurn ta Athara ama-amf - In ih. article, wr. Cramer la to present to "he textile trades a system which 1$ i distinctly A new i departure to an lm. ; portant phase of successful textile i manufacturing. t ,-' "- An atmosphere4 of suitable temperas iture charged with the proper percent - tage of humidity is absolutely essenr .. uiw miif vvitvii film. asultabls atmosphsrio-condlUoml J bring n their wake so rnany costly ev 11a that their exact regulations at a pre-determined equilrorium Is a mat ter of vital importance. In the present state of humidifying art,- only imperi feet results seem : possible, but ? even these aida ares ot considerable value. As temperature rises and falls the de gree of relative humidity.' obviously changes and to depend on the uncert ain element of human attention by an attendant cnargea with this work as a minor Incident In his dally duties will at hs best give out Irregular rag-1 UlatJon. 4V i-r ' - , vJ,--v y J By iir, Cramer's inventions all, these diftlcultlea are at once done away with. Practically any degree of heat and percentage f of relative ' humidity aa oe .: reached, and subsequently maintained automatically; His new de vice also Include Improved heads giv ing that desideratum "natural evaoort atlon"r instead of miechanlcany. pulverH; laed particles bf waters.; An air cleah4 tog and purifying arrangement . well as a ventilating apparatus are also provided. At the Ashevllle con vention' of the American Cotton Man ufacturers' Association to be held next May, Mr. Cramer will read a paper explaining his iseveral inventions. -We have long contended for "evap oration" aa'tbe only perfect method of charging the atmosphere with mois ture and neutralising the effect of sta tic electricity which la generated to: so many waya In cotton mill depart ments. Forcing solid pulverised par tides of water into a room haa .the contrary effect tending to -! intensify the electrical disturbances by .the fric tion of the water particles forced into1 the room with the atmosphere, -. ! Bu t until recently this application of. me chanically divided water seemed 'the only way although a poor one ut of : a .bad predicament Thus another obstacle has been overcome and "the trade benefits hy.A distinct stopper ward In , the direction leading ,. away from the-- multitudinous difficulties with which mill managers are etern ally pestered.- A - -.-..- Tto Proposed ALL t NIGHT BANK READY. Traditional Banking Hotu-j to be Ig nored by the Night and Day Bank rjtpected to Prove m Greet Con venience to Public. Correspondence of The Observer. New Tork. April a. -After May 1 the sad story of the millionaire wandering penniless about the streets of New York with checks and drafts for thousands In his pocket can not be repeated. On that me nni oana open an aay ana an night for the receipt or) oavment of money will begin business on the corner or nun avenue ana Forty-fourth atreet, flanked on one side by Sherry's, on the other by Delmontco'e, and within a few Diocas or a doxen clubs and all of the largest hotels.. Instead of the traditional "Banking Hours from 10 to 3," the: Night and Day sunn mitzn - win rann ".raavar (MrtapA-.' Three shifts of Clerks, ' eacli working eight hours, will make financial transac tions at x o'clock In the morning as easy as thev art at 2 in tho ftrmnnn - The man who "forgot te-eash areheck1 wno naa - gone oroas . in tne course 01 the evening, or the visitor who has been repulsed by some heartless hotel clerk, providing he haa had the forethought to have, an account In Tha Klaht and Da nan, can wsia around ine earner from the Grand Central Button any Hour of tne nignt and una a bank where there M no sucn tnmg as "after nours." Banks all over the country will have visitors' money order blanks, or cheeks on Ihe Night and Day Bank for the con venience or travelers to or tnrouan New York. These checks carry their own identification with them, so that there is no difficulty on 'that score. The whole country has been divided Into six sec tions, the checks for each section being of a different color, and each bank hav ing Its own serial number in order to facilitate quick . references from . what ever point the draft may-be presented. After May 1 about 7 .000 banks distributed throughout every State o the Union Will be able to supply New York drafts on which cash can be obtained at any hour and without compelling the holder to go through a ceremony of personal Identifi cation whloh might be embarrassing if It had to be accomplished during the small hours of the morning. -Charles T. Barney, O. H. P. Belmom, E. H. Harrimun. Oaklelgh Thorne. P. A. B. Wldener and Ex-Gov. Myron T. Her rick are some of the representative names on-the bank's board of directors. Naturally men of this stamp resent the Idea that, it -haa- been planned to cater to the demands of -a '"wide-open"' town; The bank I organised .on lines of the strictest conservatism and will earnestly seek to. consult the convenience of the public instead of asking the public to ac commodate Itself .to the convenience of the bank. 11 . - . Late arrival of trains, a sudden call out of the olty,-accident,. Illness,' and the hundred and one contingencies that make It necessary to have money at short no tice and without regard' to the time of day, are some of the reasons for Its ex Istence. 1 Theri there are the residents of the city who require funds in emergencies ana the mercnants- wno matte neavy col lections aner mree . o oioca iney Una it convenient to have a bank Will T9 not only all day hut all night as we 'v w ..." ' ff1 iiiilnii mil il iim.iiitiiii.in,liiii n, im ii u mmiiiiin. ? .Southern naa No Ides of It. Greensboro Record, list. , It was .published last week, that the Southern Railway -Company would soon commence the erection of m mammoth, locomotive works St soma polnt ta the South, -This, so doubt set the various 'towns? e"wrk to set the plant for their towns. Our chamber of '-commerce got busy and the . secretary .'"wrote -to Mr, Samuel spencer about. It. Laxt night he received- A ' lettef In substance savins that the . Southern had. no Idea of putiding sucn s. i plant in the : eouta or elsewhere. , , '-' ' . Trains r.DeMyrd 'Seven Hours .by t :elglrt Wrwlf. $:-5,liK Special to The' Observer, i i-i ; Reldsvllle. April ft. A r. frelcht train on the Southern side-swiped an other , freight train -which had not tries red ' the Siding , at Ruffln, and thirteen eara left the traek. ' The ac cident occurred early this morning and trains were v delayed - for about sevsn hours, Ma one wio hwt, J AFTER THE UUl IS 0YEB BLACKBURN CASE AtTEHM-VTH ( t, ,i ' i U - ii M r' ( 1 Some ' Interesting ' Characters Noted tin Ute Court llonso Judge Golf. a 1-1 ne T tviiow . as - eu : as a; iMOd ' l twyer Pen Sketch of Judge By ; nam Sir. Engene - Holtoi-The I Court Swaograpbeiw-Jiptes In Con- There wer soma Interesting charac tera In the. Blackburn trial at Greens- ooro" last week. From Judge dofidown te Jerry urasty, valet de chambre Xo Judge -Boyd, the court teemed-with men worth special mention. , ' f Judge Ooff Is on the bench "of the United States Circuit' Court, which is next to the Supreme Court.- In general appearance, he reminds one of North Carolina's astote railroad attorney,' Mr. Fabtua JS-iJ Busbeer of ; Raleigh " His halrtitfi mi likei silk and i; whiteUke the saowt iHls face Is pleasant, to look upon and t his manner is ; gentle ' end sweet, In addresses to the jury or the attorneys-he: spoke low but distinctly, and was always cheerful and bright. Everybody seemed to like him.-' His home is at Clarksvllle, W. Va. Harri son atmolnted him hida-e in 1892. Prior to that time, for a number of years, he had been a member of Congress from his district. ; The attorneys for the government sihd the defendant are well-known. Judge W. P. Bynum, Mrj E. J. Justice, aollcltbr V. J- Brooks, Mrv G. -8. Brad- shaw ana ,Capt FranktlLovell, for Blackburn, and Assistant ; District At torney J. J. Brltt are North Carolini ans. Judge L. L. Jewie, leading coun sel for the United States, Is a Vir ginian. Judge Bynum is one of ..the most attractive men in the State: He belongs to the noted North Carolina, family of that name, .and 'la not un like his uncle, Judge W. P. Bynum. 8r.. of this city, he being a man of fine physique and great mental abll It. He Is tall and powerful of frame. Judge Lewis is Henry Clay-like tn build. At home he is s. , lawyer ' of great force. IBmt at 3reensboro he kept saying: "You have a custom here Jit Cramer Bulldm. that we do not nave in Virginia;" or, tn other words, "That la not the way ve 'do up home." He did not seem to be at home in North Carolina. i Mr. Eugene A. Holton, district at torney of the western section of the State, is an interesting man. He has accomplished much In his life of 40-odd years. The Republican' party has ac cepted hia leadership and he has prov en nia mettle at the bar. He is clever and fearless prosecutor. In ap pearance he is net prepossessing. Hie body is small and wiry. In prosecut ing a defendant he is one of the most resourceful lawyers in the State. He has won some noted cases. Had he tried Blackburn last week the govern ment might have made a better show ing. Mr. N. Glenn Williams, a well-to-do liquor manufacturer of Yadkin coun ty, wae a constant attendant upon the couri uiat tnea .BiacKDum. it was frequently asserted that he furnished much ' of the brain work that made such a splendid front for Blackburn and such a weak side for the prose cution. we is relentless and arOIt. Ace piniuns, whose name was handled frequently, did not appear In court. He is reputed to be one of the shrewd est makers of North Carolina corn li quor that ever lived. His school train Ing never amounted to much but he Is aa cunning' as an Indian. Those who were out for fun longed to see Col. Ace go on the stand. Miss Nola Sherrlll. of Statesville. is court stenographer for Mr. Holton and sne is very competent, if she missed one word in s a. 000-word deliverance sne would worry over the fact as much as a summer girl would over the loss Of her trunk. She Is -a wonder with her pencil and her typewriter. She took the evidence and the judge's charge verbatim. And. unlike many young, ladies who can do the same sort or-work or perform well on -a piano, she did not spend her time say ns. , i can i ao inav out went to her tasks with the determination to win. .... During the trial many Greensboro women attended court. Mr a. Rianir burn, the -wile of the defendant, is a striking looklnar woman, Ahe haa chestnut hair and a atrone ohva tint ed. face.' She Is a woman of aueanitr appearance, modesty and 'good sense. The . trial of her huhand did cite her but she showed keen inir- eat in nis oensir. une or her Aunts, an eiaeriy aray-naueo, weil-Uressed taay. accompanied her. She ' - seemed te be very much concerned about Blackburn. -- " Mrs. G. 8. Bradshaw and Miss Flo. sle Settle were dally ; visitors, r Many othara Hf-rmnii In rv.r..lnn .in.. crowd in the court room was always in lertanui. out. never p very igrge,',-, s Marshal J. M. Mllllken and Clerk S. I. Trogden and their assistants did what they could to make It pleasant and comfortable fori the ' court,.' the newspsper men and the e op-lookers. Very, few negroes witnessed the trial They did not seem to he interested 4.1 It v ' . - - -h - . 'Around the hotels the -throngs and the faces recalled Republican conven tion'. , '7' ' . I '-it . H. RCR'. W-Wk.t4gMae4saaa A "man has to lose a food deal of money on the races to feet as 4ad about it as he does when he gets stung for a small subscription to a charity, r Borne people apeak three times be fore they say anything.; j', - HUMAN BLOOD MAHKS. , . A this of horror was told bjr-marks el human blood In the borne of.JW. Wil lfams, -a well-known merchant of Bae, Kr He writes: "Twenty years sgo 1 haa severe hemorrhaaes of the lunas, - and was near death when I began taking Dr. King's New Diseovery. It completely cured me and I have remained Well ever since." It eures hemorrhases, ehronie foughs, settled colds and bronchitis, and Is the only known cure foa weak lunas. Every bottle guaranteed by B. H, Jor- ean vo., fruggisu pw. anqn.09. Trial bottle ti - fi7TTI! TAT W1TUTUE STATE COLLEGES ;: ;;.:. wake fobjst. -J'1 Wake ' Forest, , April . 21. The ' Glee Club, and Orchestra, will make another trip next week. : Tney , wiii, give a con cert n Durham Thursday night,' one in Greensboro Friday night and In Ox ford Saturday --. nlgtrt. The Raleigh concert, will be the first Friday night In.Mav Wednesday evening Dr. and Mrs. William L. vPoteat will give, in ' their home -a 'reception to the members of the - Glee Club and Orchestra. The leader of the club, Mr. Hubert PoteaW is a son of Mrj and Mrs. W. L, Po test. M ' f i Mr. Jessa. B. WItherspoon, one of the debaters in .the ' Wake Forest-Mercef debate, "Went, to his home at Durham yesterday where he will be ordained to the ministry' tomorrow at the Sec, ond Baptist Church of Durham. y v? PresIdenfWf JU Potest has promised to make the commencement address of the Greenville Female College, Greeny ville, tLXtffyrxf:- Professor Benjamin F. Siedd, at the head of the; English department, went to Chapel HP Wednesday where he responda to a tequest to read some of his own productions from among his poems. Friday night, April 27th, Pro-. feasor 81edd will deliver an address on I Browning before tne women's "Horo sis" of Wllmlnston. Next . Friday night the freshmen members of the phllomathesian Soci ety will debate in the Phi hall the question. ''Resolved That the Intro ducrloh of . the negro Into the United States has .been . productive of more good than evil." In this debate the contest showing the greatest lm provement In oratory and debate will be given a handsome gold medal. Saturday night week the sophmore debate In the Phi Society will take place. Their f subject is "Resolved: That the dispensary Is the best solu tion for the liquor problem in North Carolina." In this debate he who shows the most improvement in ora tory and debate will be given a gold medal by the society. All of the medals given by the literary societies will be awarded commencement day. " Dr. W. H. Cullon, professor of Bible delivered the address at the closing exercises of the Rosevllle High School, at Rosevllle, Wake county, yesterday morning. In the afternoon Mr. Judd, superintendent of public Instruction of Wake county, Spoks i and at night the exercises of the classes took place. The 38th of this month Dr. Cullon will de liver the commencement address of tho high school ,near. University Station, Of which Rev. JVC Hamby, who was in school here year before last, is prin cipal. .At SevernV Northampton coun ty, Tuesday May 8th. Dr. Cullon will deliver the commencement address of the high school there. President W. U Poteat and Dr. W. R. Cullon will attend the meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 11 to 13. On the evening before the convening of the convention Dr. Poteat will deliver an address ' before the Convention of Baptist Colleges of the South on. "The Southern Colleges and the New Pron perltv." r. R. H. Dlcjkson, of Ore Hill. Chat- am county, was here yesterday on legal business, with Prof. N. Y. Gully, at the head Of the law department. Dickson Is practicing law at Ore Hill. He took the law course here under Prof. Gully and Obtained his license last August. Twenty-one contestants spoke In the Euzelian Society last night for the gold medal given by that society to the freshman member iOf the society who has made the greatest Improvement in oratory and debate during the year. The speaking began ' at half past seven o'clock and continued to nearly mid night. Tne jsuseuan members ot tne senior class -were the Judges and de cided in favor of Mr. William Dee Lit tle, of Marshvllie, union county. He will receive a handsome gold medal to be awarded commencement day. May 25. - . V THE UNIVERSITY. Correspondence of The Observer. Chapel Hill, April zl. Messrs. R. H. McLaln, F. M. Weller and J. C. Hlne have. secured desirable positions with the. General Electric .Company, t Schenectady, N. Y. They will begin wora wun mis company aoon auer commencement. Field day exercises were held Wed nesday aifternoon. After close and in teresting contests prises were won as follows: $5 hst by Robert Brldgers 83 hat won by Dunlap, pocket brella won by Burns," gold OUff buttons won by Pittman. stick Pin won by Davis, sweater won by Dunlap, pocket knife won by McNeil, pipe won by Mc Rae, pipe won by Dickson, pair shoes won by Uttle, four tennis bans won by Pittman, fancy vest won by Pitt man, one dozen photographs won by W inborn e. t-K A room has been fitted up in the new gymnasium as a trophy room. Above the picture of each winning team baseballs or footballs are hung, each with the score of some impor tant game painted on It by hand. Dr. James D. Bruner addressed the Phi Society Saturday night, the 7th. on the life of Henry Clay. The speech was an enlightening and Inspiring character study. The stipulations which are to govern the publication of next year's annual have been drawn up and. agreed to by the societies and fraternities. Con trary to custom all officers will be elected this spring. Dr. Archibald Henderson has been invited to deliver the commencement address before the Salisbury graded schools May I. A. If. Correspondence of The Observer. West Raleigh, April 20. The textile department of the A. A M College has received a larpe assortment of samples of cotton fabrics mat were oougnt in China by United States consuls. v These Include all the various plain clothes sheetlnss. shirtings, drills and orlnts mads by, English,:: American, French, German and Dutch mllhv as, well as brocades, furniture cloths, sateens arid fancy prints, In the; various bright Colors that appeal te the Chinaman. Each sample is mounted on a card, with name, place." of manufacture, width of fabric, length of cut, weight, price tn Mexican money and In Eng. Hah money. These samples were ob tained from .the United States Depart ment of - Commerce - and Labor, and will be placed on permanent exhibition In the textile school here for study. neverai new vacqusrq macmnes ror Tanev wakvlns have . been received lately, tfne -of them being for damask -table cover, weaving. These machines are being erected' by the students. - - Prof. Henry MV Wilson, who recently rVMgned the directorship of the textile department here to become superinten dent of the Pos Manufacturing Com panys mills at Greenville, S. C, is bark on the nm ror a jew nays wmis arreng ing to move his family to Greenville. The 'Biological ciub held a very In ts-restlnf . meeting In the new Agricul tural Hall Wednesday evening and be sides the majority-of the students of agriculture a number or visitors were Success nasi crowned' our efforts oi UQtiring endeavor and we present to the public with a confidence never before 'held by any other medicine, Holllster's Rockv Mountain Tea.- B cents. Te or Tablet R. H. Jordan "c - ("WtiU'OlcaUloguOMd pfic.Urta. present -, The subjects discussed worst "Epidemics Of Diseases," b A. C, . Jbnest "The Cotton Boll Weevil."?. ,by or Domestic Animals," oyj. v. urady; "Plana for Practicing Forestry," by T, F. Parker; 'Works or, Luther Bur bank,f E. Toward. i.f. Correspondence of The Observer. . Davidson, Aj fll -SlAPolk MUler and bis negro quartette were here . last night and captured the college and town, bag and- baggage. The whole community surrendered uncondition ally and gave Itself up to an evening Of enjoyment The Shearer auditori um was filled with enthusiastic list eners whose thunderous . applause greeted each selection of both Mr. Miller and his singers. The door re ceipts from the sale of tickets was Close to S200. which Is far and away anead of what an ordinary enterta ment can count on here. Mr. Ml Is, of course, a fine show In his In dividual performances and It Is a Strong proof of his - genius in repro ducing the songs and the dialect Stories ot the old time darkey that he, la still the centre of the attraction when accompanied by such a fine quartette. Monday evenleg at Coonellus the public school, under the management ot Principal Owen and his corps of ef ficient teachers, will have Its com mencement celebration. The David son Orchestra will discourse music and enjlven the occasion with lta best selections. EARTHQUAKES OP HISTORY. The Greatest Disaster of This Char acter That the World Has Known. Nashville American. Just how much damage haa been wrought by the earthquake in San Francisco and other places in Califor nia how many lives and how much property have been lost Is not known, but the loss, except In liveB, has not been aa great aa that caused by the fire. The earthquake, however, was the cause of the fire. The seismic dis turbance may be ranked with the earthquakes great enough to be record ed in history. The following is a list of earthquakes since the beginning of the eighteenth century; according to Malhall: Year Place Lives lost 1708 Yeddo 190,000 18,000 $,000 95,000 18,000 40.000 35,000 83,000 41,000 22,000 18.000 1718 Algiers 1728 Palermo 1781 Pekln 1748 Lima 1754- Calro 1755 Lisbon 1778 Guatemala 1797 Quito 1822 Aleppo 1861 Mendoxa, South America 1868 Arlca 6,000 1880 Manila 8,000 1883 Iachla 2,000 Thla Is a .total of 621,000 lives lost by earthquakes In 157 years. The greatest loss in history was at Yeddo, Japan, In 1703, when 190,000 lives were lost. The next greatest was at Pekln, China, in 1781, when the loss was 95,000. The earthquake at Lisbon, Portugal, occurred on All Saints' Day, Nov. 1, 1756, when within eight minutes most of the houses In Lisbon were destroyed and 50,000 lives wei-e lost, though Mul- hall puts the number at 35,000. Nearly 3.000 persons who had taken refuge on a quay on the banks of the Tagus, were engulfed by a sea wave forty feet high. The damage was estimated at 20,000,000 pounds sterling, or about 1100,000.000. According to numuoiat the entire surface disturbed by this earthquake Was equal to four times the area of Europe. The shock was felt aa far as Scotland on the north, Asia Minor on the east.. Morocco on the south and the West Indies on the west. The heaviest earthquake that ever occurred In the United States, until the recent one, occurred In Charleston, S. '.. Aua. 81. 1888. when several hun dred buildings were shaken to pieces and three-fourths of the whole num ber tn the city made uninhabitable. Scores of people were killed and the loss of property amounted to $8,000,- 000. It will be noticed from the above table that earthquakes have been wide ly distributed over the world.' China, Japan. Peru. Egypt, Portugal, Italy, the Philippines, South America and the West Indies have had visitations, and two notable disturbances iaave occurred in the United States. Various ex planations as to the causes of earth quakes have been made by the sci entists, tout nobody can furnish abso lute knowledge on the subject. We only know that they oocur. that they are exceedingly unpleasant vlsUors, and we suppose that they are the re sult or Internal fire or heat and gases, such as belch forth from the earth's volcanoee at Irregular periods. KXOHEE PRESBYTERY. Rev. F. D. Hunt, of Greenville, Elected Moderator cxt session at Kalrvtew, ' Correspondence of The Observer. Spartanburg. 8. C, April 21 Itev. F. D. Hunt, of Greenville, was elected moderator of Enoree Presbytery, which convened Thursday night. The opening sermon was preached by Rev. J. 8. Watkins. of this city, In the absense of Rev. E. P. Davis, of Green vllle, the retiring moderator who was palled out of the city on account of the death of a brother. The sessions of the Presbytery are being held In the First Presbyterian church. Between 60 and 60 ministers and laymen are In attendance. The next session of the Presbytery will be held at Falrvelw church, Greenville county. Letter to Charlotte Casket Co., Charlotte, h. v. . , . Dear Sirs: ; This story cuts two ways, snd teaches two sets of people. - Father Galvln,, Westerly R' I. had his church and residence painted. Good Job; and this is how he went at It. :" Measured alt , ckrsf tftiy seems fo have known Devoe. s , , ' v Then got bids front the painters, paint to be supplied by them and by him. ' i.;1." , J. h Saved $70 by using Devoe. One of Ahoes painters ought to have got that money. , t -. ' ; ' Tours truly. 1$ F. Wf DEVOE CO P. 8. Tryon Drug Co. sells our paint, , , J A. JY REACH CO. Makers of the famous I REACH BALL The halt adopted by tha American and Southern , Leagues and ' the American 'Association, We are ths sold distributing, agent In this terri tory, carry a complete stock at trade prices,' and can" save ;' the " retailer rnpney and tlmS ' on 1 shlpmsnts. t; svvinwv swv n ui vw., 4 ; ?a Chartattav If. CL. . xH .', DRAUGHOJfS Balelfu, Columbia,7 KnoxvUIe, Atlaarta, I Colleges In 11 States, .POSITIONS secured of money REFUNDED. " Also teach BY MAIL. Catalogue will con vince you that Draughon's la THB BEST. Call or send for It. THE McADOO Greensboro's best Hotel. Entirely made over. $35,000.00 expended and equal to the most modern hotel In the land. Elevator, long distance 'phone la each room. Free sample rooms. Free 'bus. . Rates: $2.00, 2.60. $3.00 and $3.(0. H. W. STERNE Greensboro. X. C. VICTORIA KEENE'S CEMENT Thr. best ancKtaost eco nomical material known for plastei intr and imitation tile won:. J. C. GRINNAN, 173 Main St., Norfolk, Va. ii When You 1 eQean House, 1 youll find our store the X place to buy the many utensils you need and t ought to have. Allen Hardware Co WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Clr.rlotte's Rest Conducted Hotel THE BUFORD Special attention given to Table Service, making it un equalled In the South. This Is a feature of The Buford that Is claiming -the attention of the Traveling Public. Clean. Comfortable Beds, At tentive Servants. 3?iiy'aTa"a'BTrnfnflaT C. I HOOPER Manager STATEMENT OF UNITED BTATB8 FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY. OF BALTIMORE. MARYLAND. Condition December 81. 1808, as shown by Statement mea. Amftunt nf ranltal nald UD In cash $1,700JK.0 Amount of ledger assets Dec 31st of previous year ,. 2,882,386. IS Income From policy-holders, t?,230,RXl.lt; miscellaneous, 315.120.4; total 2,887,002.08 Fidelity and surety. Sl,fl02,06.0 burglary and theft, $828,073.06. Disbursements To policy-holders, ftW3,427,81; miscellaneous, 81.i86.teM; total 2.270,160.86 Fidelity and surety. 3W7.8W.M; burglary and theft, 12,(S.3S. PREMIUM! WRITTEN OR RENEWED DURING THB YEAR. Fidelity and surety, $2,263,847.20; burglary and theft. $47O,770.OS-32.724.617.28 PREMIUMS IN FORCE AT END OF YEAR. Fidelity and surety, 81,8H6.648.1: burglary ana then, ws,ow.us .ra.wa.u ASSETS Book value of real estate $ 486,883.16 Mortngage loans on real estate. 16.UO.00 Ioans secured by pledge or bonds, stocks or other col laterals.. .. 67,292.60 Book value ot bonds and stocks , 2.096.810.24 Cash In home office and de posited In banks 868,789.30 Interest and rents due and accrued.. .. 28.710.89 Premiums unpaid , , 483, 108. M All other assets, detailed In J statement 94.871.19 Total ..$8,671,893,118 Less assets, not admitted..... 73.708,86 Total admitted assets;. .. . T T t Ti,r trjTVB .$3,48488.66 A 312.JPT.M Unpaid policy claims.... imearnea premiums .... .. t,U3,tet.n V.VIflKIIB,'..".. v, . . ' . . other charges due $3,01$. 76 All other liabilities as aetaiisu ( In statement ........ ' $,444,81 Total hablfltles as to poller-'' tinlifera . .. .. .. .. ...tl MAS9SM CaplUl paid up In cash .. i,7oe,ono.0 Total Hsbllltles .i .. ;.$8,49,18.68 BUBINKSS IN NORTH CAROLINA IN 1908- Ftdelltv and surety. . oremluma received , .... .. $22.M3.M Burglary and theft.... ...... .... 1.471.0 Total .. .. .. .. .. ...J'..'.V-..824.1!t8 Fidelity and surety, losses paid... $ i.870.68 Total ,. ... Fidelltr and . curred.. . . , .. .... .. it 4. ..$ aiiretv. laaaaa In. .....f 4, Total .. a President. John ft. BlSndf secretaryfl ueo, ft, v:aiue. ; Home office. Oermtn. Calvert end Mer cer atreet. Baltimore, ma. General agent - for service, John L. Randieman, Salisbury. N. C. Business manager for Nerth ' Carolina, mansied from borne office, - ?, - - , r State of North Carolina ' ' Insurance Department, " v - " Raleigh. N. April lo,. Ii08. T, James R, Young, Insurance Com missioner, do '.hereby certify t that the above la true and correct abstract of the statement of the United States Fidelity tnd Guaranty Comoany. of . Baltimore, Id., filed with this Department, show Ins tha ' eonaltlon of sale comoanv on tha list day of December, 2806. ' - Witness my nana ana oniow seal the daw ana data above written. ' W iCli, 2Y $6,8211 i - ' STATEMENT Ce" ' PROVIDENT I, TVE f " - ,...-ANCE SOClkfTI OF Nic V -YO.. Condlilea'riecember. sti VM.' a El ' - , by Statement Filed, Capital stock paid la cash I . 1M,C 0 ' ; Amount ledger asseia Deo. 81st " J. previous yes,4 i. ,j. .: Income " from- i ootiev-bolders.' . , f 88.S7J.739 90; miscellaneous,, " 8bli,.47; total .. i. , 4fflC.ta.S7 Tl ailm .T. a... t m .. eaiVakAti. Vl. ,;'"' .. , a aae4ae itt-iiit hi iv aarisaiifvftvi .:, v.l , ' -a era, - 81,718.61.72; mlecellan-,' 1 - eoua, $1,T76.172J4 total 1,483,83158 Life business in force Number - of policies 43.8M,' amount...., 6,768,J67.J Life wntten during , year ' '. . ' . Number , of policies' 11.U6: ' ' amount ,k . .. 2344XS0S.0t : .V ASSETS.,.' . Value of real estate .'..('.-. ....$ S.241.6C9 61 Mortgage loans pn real estate. f M8A11J3 Loans secured by pledge of ' .. ; -. , bonds, stocks sr j other col -t lateral vrf ' M0.09 Loans to policy-holders on this , company's poucle asstgnea as collateral ,. Premium notes on policies in force (of which t9.ii4.80 la for first year's premiums)......... Value of stocks and bonds (U. 8.. State, etc.) .. .... 297.87tUtt5' I,03S,2Sf.7 Cash In home office and de-. posited in banks and trust comnaaies .. .. .. . . $748.8f 680,648.000 "7f,$76.a 1 Interest and rents due and ac crued Premiums unpaid .. .: Bills receivable 883.84; agents' balances MK.30t.il All other assets, detailed In statement .. .... ToUl $8,Sn.82.0J Less aseeu, not admitted ... H&i8.S3 -.. Total admitted asseU.. .....J 8,628,898.2 H LIABILITIES. ' Net reserve, as computed. $8,02144.00", uiner reserve ana special funds 48,217.4'. 20g.328.4e -, 8,390.00 . f 2,270.7f 5" 61.772.54 ' Net policy claims Premiums paid in advance.. .. Other amounts due policy holders .. .... All other liabilities as detailed In statement Total liabilities as to policy- ' nniaerB - . .m i.m h. hi 1 . Capital stock 100.900.99 1 , for all other contingencies... M7.216.lt Total liabilities.. .. $ $.628,386.2 BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA IN 1806. Policies In force December 31st or previous year, number 1, 4W- amount $ 8,281,406.08 plic)es written and revived in woe, numner tu; amount .... Policies In foroe December 31st, 833,78108 8,327,016.00 1000.0 68.18S.8B 88082.0$ 4,000.00 118,789.43 number I.mo; amount Amount losses and claims un paid December Ust previous year, number 1; amount Losses and claims incurred during the year, number 23; amount Losses snd claims paid during the year, number 22: amount. Losses and claims unpaid De cember sist. isw, numoer i; amount Total amount premiums col lected and secured during the year President, Timothy L. Woodruff: secre tary, John W. Vrooman. Home office, m Broadway. New York. N. Y. General event ror service. Peacock A- Qold. Oreensboro, N. C. , i Business manaxer for North Carolina. Gold & Gold Co.. Oreensboro, N. C. State or North Caroling, Insurance Department, Halelgh. N. C. AprU 10, 166$. v, I. James R. Young. Insurance Corn mlssloner. do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the Provident Life Bavlnge Life Assurance Society of New York, filed with this Department, showing the condition of said company on the Slat dav of December. 1906. W tness mv hand and official seal the day and date above written. jAMf.B n. rut mt, Insurance Commissioner. STATEMENT OF ' , EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED' STATES. ' Condition December Slst, 1906, as Shown by Btatement Filed. ' Capital stock paid In cash....$ 100,000. OS Amount ledger assets Dec. 31st Drevlous vear 386 383.343.96 Income from policy-holders. , S2.O60,630.Bl ; miscellaneous, 627.04U88 M: tntl 88 lCi.S10.77 ' Disbursements to policy-hold- t . I rs, ei,iu,iK3.f; misceuan- ' eous. Ki3.&64.iS.71: total 64.761.75113 Life business In force Num- ,- , ber of policies, 667,333; ' amount 1.448.440.380.00 ,vv Life written durlna year i , Number of polices 74,428;. xt, amount KS.681,234.0 , ASSETS. v , Value of real estate $ 28.468,270 Mortaage loans on real estate 8636,862.60 " Loans secured by pledge ot - f i bonds, atocka or other col- lateral.. .. Vi -,. 2tt.000.00 Loans to policy-holders on this company's policies as- elsned as collateral 28J4M6SJ6I Value of stocks and bonds (U. S State, etc).... .. 248.706.tH.efl x Cash In home offloe and de- .. , posited In banks and trust comoanlee.. .. .. .. ., .. .... 14669434-1$ 8.8S0.422.M 6.877.736 08 7,166,888,13 merest and rents ' due and accrued .. .. .... .... .. Premiuma uneald .. ..... Agents' balances .... ........ All other assets, detailed in statement . .. k. .. Total.. ,i .. .. ..$42,I8.188.81 Less assets, not admitted., t,8&8,0S4.2t Tout admitted assets.. .. ,.$4U,0S6,184.7O LIABlLrnES. Net reserve, aa computed..... $346,186,865.09 other reserve ana special funds.. 1.481.866.$$ 3,na,491.M 648.834.08, 666.T78.lt'; 780.6M.08 ; 83.076.:$, 818,S18$ Net policy claims.. .... .... Premiuma paid In advance,... Other amounts due policy holders. . Interest paid In advance .. Rents paid In advance All other liabilities as de tailed in atatemeat... Tout liabilities aa to policy- . holders $36L868,$78i.6f Capital stock 100,008.00 Lnassignea tunas tsurpjuai, Including reserve for -distribution en deferred dlvl- ! dend policies at the end of their accumulation periods.. 6L004JT6.00 Total liabilities .. $4U.mis4.7o BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA rv..' IN 1865. j ,y,ri Pericles in force Deoembee i , t' Slat ef erevtoue year, num-; - ' ' ber 6,318: amount .. .. .'.$1644l,49.O0 Policlei written and revived .LJ. In 1966. number 610; amount.. 81S.4if.0t Pelleies In force December j - Slst, number 8.808: amount.,' IJs1.0M.6b Amount losses and claims ua- v-- , : paid . Deeemoer nsi previous: vaar number tl amount t tutoo Losses and claims incurred during the year number 1$; . , amount.. .. ... Losses and ctalma paid dur Ing the year, - number , 63' ( amount....... .. .. .... 'illJW,! j ' V0,03f).0t ' tsimm isnil claims unnald ''.;. v December $lst. 1806, .number J 1 amount .. . .. . ..,- 1006.00 Total amount premiuma eol- , -looted snd secured . during the year ..vw-..,. wUH3- president,' Paul Morton secyeUryi Wm. t Home offfceljV'Bidwky.-Nw' Tork, N T. .. -. . General ageht for eV.vce, 0, -W. Smalt wood, Newbera, N. C. Huslneds manager for Norh Carolina, Wi'A, Dartnet, Richmond, Vai - , J '," if. State of North Carolina," V- ' - Insurance Department . 5 -i Ralelirh. N. C.. April iv). 1 1 T-Jemea K. Vouna; insimtm- t i -mlssloner. da kereby. eertiiv i t above la true and correct br-i . ' i . statement of the . Enultnble I ar.re ftielety Of V. 8. A., of . . filed with thla Department. mndlllon ' ef aald emui-tiny v i dv of Ieemhr. lt. 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