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. CHARLOTTE ;PAILY . OBSEIWEB, JTOE 3,1 1900...- f I' V . ai V 1 ON JLN DtJSTBl At EDUCATION ,,AJT ADDRESs) BY Ota Ml 'aARNER 'Delivered Before the'Alitmnt AmocI- ailon 'of . the North Carolina Agrl ' cultural ami, Ulrxchanlwul College on . tlio AXxaskjii ofMbe nmial Coin . nifiiceinrut,' Monday, lay US The . vAalu) ot a Vrartital TralnJn of , Mind antl JUodjr Uie TUeine. t - - Following la th alumni address, deliver ed Monday evening, 'May SSth, - at the Agricultural A ' Medtianlcal eomraenoe rt went, by Mr. tMa Gardner: , ' r- It Is with -a satisfying and peculiar - -" pleasure that I 'arise tronv thla platform J , mluut tha arwnna anil aaaeolateS n( nr college days to apeak 1 a few words' of hope, fellowship and encouragement to friend. faculty and 'college which I love and cherish so; highly. A little over a fourth of my Hfe hae been spent within tha walla and environments of thla Insti tution, hence my feeling -for you A. M. Is. like untd that of a (child for Its mother, and my share, absence from your surrounding baa. only aerved td accentu ate and Intensify my faith anddfvotloo . .. I . . . . A M - - . . A Li I thla . college to the day-of my departure, j !. waa. hit nrofeSsors 'said, more hlrhly In L 'i,?"i'l"re"led n athletics than lo my atudlea. - J .'Thls charge I cannot deny, tor at timea " ; . " t" mi hlM,.a hnif l.a.nna luwiin Inivimnatf hi. and on these occasions' 'I cot my sixties or failures. Tet if w.e won tames, i took enyy dlegrane ; to be - mitigated by the thought, "Oh," sixty Where la your sting! 'Oh. chemistry where la your Victory!" As phenomenal as the growth of this Institution has. been, . Its athletics have ven outstripped Its other branohea; for well do I remember the first year I was In college We went to Greensboro to play Guilford football and got "beat good and strong; the next day we played Oak Ridge and won the game, and when the team came back there was a brake with four horses decorated In red and white, the whole battalion and band to meet jua, a. bonfire at the college, with suspen ;', alon of all classes for two days In oar pa geant, victorious celebration. Thai in the fall of 1000, our greatest contest, Yw rout' previous to our victory over Oak , L Ridge, our chief pride constated In point- tng back to the great and decisive vie- -i -j i, wry over tne naught, proud ana power ' U - fut Morson-JUJgh School by a score of six t to nothing. Prom that eventful day ' wherein Oak Ridge was vanquished did 1 our athletics take on a new birth. We . marched gradually and steadily from the , lowest, rrom tne weakest, from tne meex " est to the very front rank of Southern - athletics, and until now, six yeare from - the birth of your present system, this col , lege with Its scrub teams) defeata with ease such schools as Red Sprlnxs, Me- bane and Oak Ridge.' Tour Varsity, con aldered one of tha very beat In the South,' - presents an .athletic history of unparal- leled growth and efficiency. But I am not to speak 'on athletics, however nleaaed I might be to do-so. No doubt I would have a more appreciative 'audience from V the students Were my remarks to be oon fined to the more absorbing topte of eol- . jeae anieioa man to me ary ana some ., what tiresome discussion df the Industrial question. ThJr Is a subject ;Whlch haa been preached , to- yon very often, for-.! . ' ' remember In my day here we could rarely invito a speaker to. address us without his Invariably choosing for his apoecn some industrial phaaa of our civic - condition. The only excuse I make for entering this same field is that the teach ir.gs and welfare of this Institution are so -vital to the State's progress that. Its needs and works cannot be too often nor too earneetly extolled. We want to make thla college for North Carolina the meora. the oams, tne home -and, the fountain head of progress, Industry and 'agricul ture and to do thla we must bring Ita wtrks, teachings, and needs to the very door step of our cltlxens. Now we have heard from orators, his torians and politicians descriptions of the majestic splendor In Dixie before the war. we have dreamed dreams of luxury and lord-like aristocracy aa we listened to the stories of those wonderful days ere the mar of cannon and flash of musketry had disturbed the placid calm and. peace of Southern homes. Then, too. we have read and heard at our mothers' knees and from our fathers' lips the dastardly deeds of reconstruction, tba horrors of war. and the ruin of our social system, all of which nas left -us a heritage of a brave, nnble and highly wronged people, whose greatest boon was the stroke which freed their slaves; for from that day the South aaw as never before that upon her whites and not upon her blacks lay ths future hope and destiny of their land. Now In looking back over the sventful years that have transpired since that momentous struggle we are almost staggered by an unprecedented evolution ot commerce. Industry and agriculture; the transforma tion has been wonderful; so Inspiring has our development been that the alren cry, "Young man go west," la los ing its charm and the finger of fate has turned on the compass of time and points to the land of sunshine and to the land of ten cents cotton yes, cotton, the South' crown of glory, which la the basis of the greatest Industry Of the world, for It Is ths one staple which enters into very civilised life. It Is needed In the palace of the king aa well as In the humblest but of toe peasant: It is tha glistening sail .alike of the royal pleasure yacht and the ship o trade. It la the dominant power In commerce and it brings- alone to tha South from Europe an average of $1,000,000 a day for every day in the year. Yes, ten cents cot tonwhat burning words, for they spell industry, oommercev wealth, education: ImIIawIh In IIiaIi, .lr. u. V and plenty, not for you, not for me, but for all. Cotton has enriched everybody who has touched It but tha man 'to whom God gave It, And right here allow a word for' that poor hand-to-mouth, one-horse farmer, who now perhaps reaps ths swseteat harvest of us all, when, standing guard over his cabin doof and looking own upon his humble home, he beeins to feel the pulse of better' things; he sees ha nhantnm I mArlnn . alnvlv anMk "'amay;" Irs'seer the dim outline of schools smith, he looko (ho world straight In the race rnr ne owes not any -man. These signs of hope and materia!'- prosperity forever haunt the poor ' man's fancy, silently worklnx their way Into the verv s depth ot his belnk, and thus through the great law of progress, ths great law of change, tne ouiwarxs ot our nation ars '. evolved, and It is such loyalty and , patriotism-as this poor farmer has that v makes the bond which holds together the -'V Southern Slates, on ot ths dearat and ' noblest ties or any time or oeonle. and a ; vam Kind that in this unified chain of . solidity the North Carolina .link, which -t was forged with Sogrnern blood, midst Southern ruin, and southern tears. Is strained tout with that steady rise and 'powerful grind of a universal progress, and Irresistible determination to rlroum- : navigate the globe and place upon the pinnacle ot aestiny our emoiem, typifying ..a manly, brave, industrious, honest and .. intelllrent eltlaenshlp. and . unless all '. signs fall, some of us with ths advent ot , xa Panama canal will see open to ths In . dustrlal and agiioultural production of ft 'the Bontn tne largest market ever em ' v ployed by commerce, A thousand mllllnn of people will be ready to welcome the . ' 'trade in Southern staples and manufne- ;tures. Southern cotton wllV clothe, South-4-- ern grain will Jeed and Southern tobacco "v f will soothe the temper and stimulate the ... action oi miliums ui people, witn this esnal daisling beybnd our ability to fully , grasp is the future of the Sooth." In the ' , contemplation of this future ths Imagina tion wearies and tha powers of mental i.- conception utterly fall.' When, the great Mi eteam vessels, Ilka shuttles, shall weave the mighty fabric of commerce stretching ' between the Orient and, Occident they will gather the woof largely from ths re i sources of ffouthsra States. When the - Oulf of Mexico becomes ths Mediterranean or tne western. mono i win Become tne , storm center at commerce with the south f clinging to it in its oeautirui and frultlve - shores. Upon thess shores great cities will rise to Catch the glory and opulence that will gather with the Influence of the link . that will bind ths two greatest highways 'of commerce Jn si) the earth, This canal will touch ths neglected and undeveloped ' v A- harbors of our own State. Wilmington and Nouthport will become gTtst seaport cities, whose future, fasclnatee the Imsr! nation and Compel ' renognltlon of the .fat that we may yet lira to see tha day v - dawn When Southern cities,- . Southern - wealth and Southern prosperity shall re 'seive the same reverence from the world as Southern character., and Southern wo ;' ' men. i -. ' '; ' -'V1 ' 4 Somebody baS said,. "A better barometer ' of ths Southern Stales is the optimism of Southern people. . They- have sublime : ' faith- Itr their future, destiny. . They are cognisant of their own power. ' Adversity - has strengthened , tbem. poverty-, ha j taught tbem ths needed lesson of econo- my and. thrift. ' Everybody seem, to be animated by the spirit of progress, ' This seeme to be breathed v by every 'wind. murmered by every stream, and written on every sunbeam, and la felt In the con- ciousness 01 every numan heart. This spirit, born of success and orosoerlty. overwhelming and will lead on to higher fortune ana a more glorious aesuny. t people who believe In themselves are al ready, great . Obloquy, but whets tbelr desire to rise to greater heights." We know that fron comparative poverty we are "marching on toward (abundant . pros perity, and with such an and In view we must jioi target to take stock and we know how and-where to stand.. North Carolina, like the South, faces these new eondltiooa. which demand the thoughtful study pf ovary loyal oltlaen.4 . '- . ' . Upon this 'favored land of cure all of those blessings have been poured by the Creator with an unsparing hand, what Jre shall aooompllstv under such, cjreutn tanees depends upon ourselves. Tho story goes) that at som oonventlon there waa a roil au of BUttee and a de esate from each State was 'required to tell of the enter . production and advantase of his Bute. The delegate from the akd iws pain tea a glowing picture of the wav Ins mile wheat fields atretchlner for mile after e and with an 'ahllnrfani- harvat mnk. Ing glad the heart of the) liaODy farmer. The Californian told bow small were the riches of the gold mines as compared with the riches of hie soil, :. Before your long Ing eyes you saw .appear the vineyards uu u rang. a iniTO, inw man oioeeumini beneath the klorloua. summer' sun of win ter days and in your heart you- yearned for a home la auch-a land. Colorado came) with Ita story of rugsed mountains burst ing with unfold' mineral wealth. In the long list of Btates each claimed a rare combination of natural resource and ad vantages until Massachusetts was reach efl. The speaker from that Btate said: "I have heard with pleaaure of the wheat fields of ths'weet. of the fair- Pacific coast land which flows with - milk and honey, of the iron and coal of Pennsylva nia and of the South, with every- advan f m era fjklh ! Sa fri I eaa Wt 1 4 KakiteS saaw MnAM that favored land, and I come to tell you in my mate we nave none ot these ad vantages, but with us the ohlef product L And ho was right. It has been -said la . nraina . - . that In plantlna corn, the Pilar kn fsth ere had to drill holes In the rock and la each bole drop a herring as. a fertilising agent. But on those rocks the peopl of that State have built a civilisation which North Carolina may well atudy. With limited aanricultural advantages. buying from the South tbelr cotton, from Pennsylvania, their iron, from Maryland and Virginia their coal,' from Georgia their Dine, and rrom the west their food stuff, and oven Importing from Canada and Europe their operators, they have established on their artificial foundation an Industrial structure which demands and commands admiration . from f he world. Tbelr chief product most bo brains, for never has the fact been more cieariy proven that bona and sinew, Drain and brawn are worth more than fields of cotton and raiurea of mountain wealth. don't believe that Massachusetts has more brains than North Carolina. Sbo has only put tbem to better use. she has only stirred the creative and. mental capacity of her citlsens with the rod of Industrial education. Again I repeat, wo race tha Stirling prooiem of our future. Richard Edmonds says, "If we fritter away our time with trifles or with oroaa road politics, we shall lose the substance while srrabblna for the shadow. If we ee teem tha lawyer, the doctor, or the pro fessor more highly than we esteem the man who can chain the lightning, and turn It to human use; more highly than the engineer who can open up the riches oi our iron ana coal minee; more highly than tho superintendent who can direct the wnlrllng of machinery of a. cotton mill: more highly than the farmer with his honest hatred of graft and tradition al love of home we ahall fail to realise that the atrongeat education Is the edu cation which teachee to know how. and does. not consist altogether In mystic lore ana aristocratic classics. Some time aso three profeasorshlDa In a Virginia college." each paying S2.000; were vacant and Ave hundred learned men ap plied for these positions. Had there been an equal number of vacanciea requiring trained skill in the manacement of aome Important Industry there would there have Been ten applications from thoroughly compeiem men. Ana yet. tne trained ex pert la mine, factory or farm la dolna fully aa much for his own happiness, tho broadening of hie own life and the ad vancement of the people eurroundlnx hlra as the man who Is teaching the valuable Drancnea or ureek and ut n In our unl veraltlea and colleges. While not dis paraging ths classics, I must say North Carolina nas raiiea to appreciate the dlc- nlty of labor and Its fight for recognition nae oeea nam, our people onnsing with a death-like tenacity to the threadbare slavery delusion that work means phy steal and" mental degradation. Thla sla very canker, with Its seductive influence. for many years marred Southern charac ter and left In Its wake false pride, antlo. amy ana aisusje ror soiled clothes ana the horny hands of toll. On the other hand the people of Massachusetts have paid particular attention and laid par ticular stress upon ths skillful training and laborious struggles of life in which the.safeat manhood la built up and on wmcn an true auccess aepenae, for rrom the vary beainnlnr her neoole resllaed the Importance of bending every energy to ousinosa advancement: know n that with tho Increase In employment and wealth would corns education and culture. employment first snd better education as a natural sequence, i nis is wnere we are woefully weak; our wealth has out grown our education, and this One thing Is scotching and blocking the wheels of progress more than any other force In our State to-day. Tho attention of our people must be focused upon the feet that In coming yeare tho men who are to aominato ana control this state In finance and in politics.. In manufacturing and Mn church and in schools ars tho boys who as men are to manage ita Industrial and agricultural arralrs, and ths part which ths people of North Carolina ara to nlav In this upbuilding will bo In proportion as tney oena tneir energies upon tne broad tecnnicai education oi the rising genera tion. We North Carolinians are a peculiar people, conservative, unpretentious, rural. the very last to join the Union, the very last to leave It, the very laat to catch tha spirit of hustle, tho very last to erase the enormousness and vastness of our unbounded natural resources! and at times, it has seemed aa though ws would never realise tha tountifulness of nature and the klndneea of Providence which la ours ty virtue oi citiaonanip in tne grand Old North Bute. It cannot be denied. and we do not .deny, that we have laaend txhlnd In many spheres of usefulness and advancement but I am proud and happy to any that tha renaissance of activity Is expandlnc tho minds and onenln- the pones of those 'who hold our destiny and salvation In their hands, and Just watch the tide. Everywhere wo see an increased desire to press onward and upward to the limits of a perfect civilisation and In this t popular and universal ambition there lies ths rue ran tee of. the State's un. Interrupted progress to greater things than she has ever yet achieved. Thla is the happy side, this tho bright side, bat the end is not yst, but look where we will, ws see work cut out for us to do work requiring endurance, enterprise and cour age,, Ths battle has iust besuiT and ths can tains in tne army oi inauatry- ore yet to fight their greatest campaign,' for Ignor ance and superstition are firmly- en trenched and only recoil before .the eon oentrated and- fearrul fire from the en-, gines of education. It Is a sickening cry so often heard from politicians and eccen tric educators that North Carolina is ths most Ignorant Stats In the Union.-' Our lata has greatly been handKaDDed hi its consideration- and encouragement-of gen eral and higher education, but the fault is In harmqay with our noblest character- stirs, ana now tnai an impetus lis been given to education let us hope that the parade of our dlsgraoa will oome to an end. for more thaa any spoken eloquence, more than any- dogmatlo teaching Is the Inspiring spectacle of a six months' stihool for every child lit North Carolina and this sight seems ' to be dawning, whose glo rious vision overshadows the blackness and depth of a great State's humiliation. The enr for Dooii er. education haa home fruit, the opportunities for higher educa tion ere better than ever before, but tha educational mnd-alll upon which this Btate Is to build its permanent and eter nal structure what at It Thla miui AM meets the people of North Carolina fair and square; there le. no subterfuge, no dodging-, no loophole, it must- be faced, for upon Its solution depends the develop, ment and final grandeur of our Common WMtlth. It Is needless to sav f anauk nt tha education of knowing something; the education of doing something?, and the education of applying something. Prof, Jrs rtemsen said, "A man esanot be truly ..... v..- T. ,-, ,.. educated unless hie knowledge has been pcquirva at m in part vj uuuis; thing, with bio hands. -Likewise It is l ell recosnlsed, faot that knowledge, bow- ever well acquired, unless put to some practical Use la - soon forgotten, - New with a population distinctly rural, , a eitlsenshlp pre-eminently agricultural and a sulendld field open for the production of commercial wealth. Is It sanity or In sanity, economy or patriotism, if wo ao pot stimulate ana propagate tno oocurwe of industrial education! I visited Tuakegee once Booker Wash ington's school and to my State's shams I - saw negro boy working in shops, - - drawing-rooms, ,; barns ' and laboratmiea . so - far aunerlor -. to yours that this question cams In voluntarily to my mind: North Carolina. where la your boasted white supremacy North Carolina. . where la your proud civilisation f North Carolina, where. Is veur nnhla maahood? - Fellows, when I saw this sight, my heart ached ana l powea my neaa ana siowiy walked away, not that 1 bums the negro, no, but I thought of tho poor white boys of North Carollua boys through whose veins course the best blood of America, boys who are being forced to go In Idle- ness, laneranoo, and poverty from a lack of euch training as these negro boys are reoervmg. i Your college Is doing and has dons great work for tho Bute. The missionary of . tho gospel, the minister of the rich church or (n the mountain chapel Is not doing; a greater work nor one fraught with more tremendous Importanoo to the welfare, and to the strengthening of the forces which make for civilisation than the conscientious faculty of the Agricul tural dt Mechanical College. This Insti tution Is ths most valuable manufactur ing establishment in North Carolina, greater than all cotton mille and furni ture factories combined. And can you ask why Because It la the factory which uses tne poor boys of North Carolina as Its raw material and turns out tho most priceless product known to mankind men equipped ejy ' training to develop every latent power to their own happiness ana to tne oiessinrs or their own country. Tho people of North Carolina do not ade quately appreciate the value oi A, a H colleae and unless they awaken and com pel our legislators to awaken to the pres sing needs and crying demanda for tech nical education tney win oe raise to every Interest of the State and false to Anglo Saxon civilisation itaelf. Every dollar pent In tho education of a boy at A. M. College will bring compound Interest to tne Biate over ana over again. What could Bupt. Joyner have been re- ferrlng to but' the A. at M. Coilece when be said lit his report It was a deDlorable and pitiable spectacle to see the door of a state institution closed to bright, am bitloua boys for lack of room? It Is not only pitiable it Is shameful, It la dis gtaeeful and I blush for a State which allows such conditions to exist. Dr. Win aton tells me. and I know It Is true, that he eould have 1.000 boys here If be had the room and euuipment. xne atoio inainerence to your needs or tho last Legislature waa Indeed appalling, U.ey not only killed your hopes for dor mitories snd equipment, but stranded and murdered the bill providing for your neat, comfort ana neaitn. Ueton. some people denounce and hoot St senator lUlraan. but he does things. And It would be a Godsend to North Carolina If our publlo men were doing for their Btate what Tillman Is doing for nouin Carolina, ne nas tostered and fathered the & C. A. A M. for boys and the Normal for girls, and these two Insti tutions stand aa monuments to his wis dom and as benedictions to his Infinite and eternal faith In the ultimate destiny of State which skillfully trains Ita air Is and Ita boys. They have just decided to pond fTO.OOO on Clemson for dor mitory and a central heating and power aystem In order to accommodate NO atudents this fall. Hence It la not neceasary to to to Mas sachusetts or Tuskegee In our search for comparison, step over the line and take look at south Carolina, centlemen. If they will only persist in educating W0 boys each year In technical branches, while we educate 400, the development and advancement of their State will be in like Drooortlon. Tillman hat dune a noble service for tho poor whites of his Commonwealth, and if some North Carolina champion of the weaa would follow nis example he would be doing tho Stats a great benefit and feather hi neat for the day of certain reward. In conclusion. I wish to say that the position and growth of this Institution is to depend upon the achievements and manhood of the men who come within the scope of Its Influence. It Is In your power to make this college the home of indus trial progress for the State's development. It is In your power to hssten the time when it can be said that throuahout the State ahall bo heard a continuous and un- broken strain ot what haa been aptly termed tne mutlc of Dro areas, the whir of the splndlei the buss of the saw and tne roar or th rurnace aqd the throb of the locomotive. Gentlemen, work for your col I re e. fls-ht Its fights, preach Ita doctrines, revere Its memory, exemplify Its Ideals, pre serve Its tradition and In tha street jus tice of God It destiny will rest secure. You leave, but others take your nlaca. and In the words of your president, "One generation after, another will. come to theee halls for wisdom and trslnlne and will go away to work for the upbuilding of their dear mother Bute until on every hill aide and In every valley by seashore or by mountain brook, linked like a neck lace of precious, gems, farms nnd ' facto rlee, cottages and hamlets, towns and vuiagea. vineyards and orchards, anowy fields of eotton snd aolden fields of train will blossom with tHe smlls of beauty and plenty win cover tne uio Norm state a witn tne benediction or the Great Je hovah." WHY NOT IN CHARLOTTE? Thla City as Well Able to Launch and Maintain Dig llie insurance Com pany as Greensboro. To the Editor of The Observer: I attended yesterday the meetlne- or our citisens at tne Manufacturers' Club, where we were addressed by a gentleman In the Interest of a new fire Insurance company, to be launch ed In Greensboro, to ths capital stock of which our people were asked to subscribe. While listening to the talk, the idea occurod to me, "Why In Greensboro and not -In, Charlotte?" Has Oreensbore a patent right to all the Insurance business, and are Greensboro people peculiarly fitted to manage such Institutions T Have we here in Charlotte no such financial bllltyT Surely, It such a Are Insur ance company Is desirable at this time,' why cannot Charlotte get up one? We have the brain . and the means, and if properly brought be fore our people 1 am sure that a com pany worth 11,000,000 could be start ed in our midst. Then why go to Oreensboro? . 8. WITTKOWSKT. -' i A Glorious Occasion. North Carolina Baptist. It , koe without galnsaylne? or question that the biggest thing that has ever Happened in north Carolina was Charlotte s 1 0th of May wsek eelbratlnr the . first Declaration, of Independence - ever proclaimed on American soil.: . ' - But who could begin to anything like adequately tell others about It, It wee great. It was glorious. It was simply charmingly delightful. Tor Immense crowds . It was a record breaker. For splendid order and de corum It has no parallel tn my know ledge,, and possibly stands without an equal In the history of the State. The fveat crowd at high tide was various ly estimated : from' thirty to fifty thousand.; The' Charlotte Evening Chronicle placed the number between 10,000 nd 78,000, - The Observer, noted for, conservatism and correct ness, placed the number of visitors at 10,000, and this Indeed ,1s a very con servative estimate, i ', ,. As great aa thel. number was. Chariots was, equal to the emergency and- everybody was cared for. They found plenty to eat and places i, to Sleep. , . . v a'. '' A course, leathery complexion mads unbeautiful by eruptions, calls for a Reneral reform In living. The diet should s plenty of Hollleter's Kooky Mountain Jea, J cents, Te er Tablets. JU H. .ft!" ''''' Vi-:v7;v;::;'; u: THE 6IAMESR TWIXS. A MasaaohuaetU Newspaper - Tjcarns - tSomcUilng of the Celebrated Ialr. Newburyport (Mass.) News. . ' ; . Tha publication of The News story regarding tho Slamssa twins who onco lived here has aroused widespread In terest - Tho News story was copied by ine opnngnoia j-iepu oilcan, thence in to Tho New York Bun, and from there found its way South to the section whore the twins went after they had earned quite a little money In the show business. ' s . The publication of the story there nas Drought to capt.-winism H. Bay- ley and to Capt Oliver O. Jones, both of whoa names were on the envelope, a little information regarding them from the editor of The Charlotte. N C, Observer, who says that the twine alter Quitting- the show business, bought farms In Surry county, N. C and in that section married slaters. ' The plan or living- was that one week they would live on one of the farms and the other week on the other, that Is, the twins would, and tha people of to-day who are discus sing the question wonder how - this sort of family relation was managed. BUt It can only be a matter for con jecture. They took the name of Bunk er when in theouth. Chang Bunker and Ens Bunker, and both raised fam ilies, some of whom now reside In that locality. EnCs son, Albert, resides at White Plains' N. C. and Is consid ered very wealthy. All the remainder of the family Is considered well-to-do. Additional Information regarding these remarkable twins Is that con veyed to Tho News by Mrs. John W. Lelber, of Oldtown, who has kindly loaned to The News a page of Olea son's Pictorial Drawing Room Com panion, an Illustrated publication back In 1851, tho date of this being March II. This page Is entirely given up to a consideration of the twins, and con tains an Immense wood cut of them with their wives and children, a group of IS In all, four parents and 11 chil dren, one of the twins having six chil dren and the other eve. The Companion, In speaking of the twins has this to say: "They were; born In the city of Me klong, In Blaro, In May. 1811. They were brought to this country by the captain of the enlp Sachem arriving In August, 111. They were at once brought before the public for exhibi tion and during It ensuing years were visited by millions of people, taking in the course of their travel the Unit ed States, Orekt Britain. Prance, Hol land and Belgium. 'They are united to each other by a ligature or band about three and a half Inches In length and eight In cir cumference, formed at the extremity of the breast bone of each, and extend ing down to the abdomen. The upper part of the band is a strong cartilag inous substance the lower part Is soft and fleshy, and contains a tube or cav ity, presumed to be about an Inch and a half In circumference. The flexibili ty of this cartilage-Is ao great that they can readily turn those shoulders outward which are together when standing In a natural position. Having secured a competence by exhibiting themselves they settled in Wilkes county, w. C, but afterward removed to Mount Airy, Burry county, where they -now reside. Boon after taking up their abode In this region they simultaneously became smitten with fTna r-h, rm m nf turn Vttt-v t.rAltu sisters named Ysies, and each select ing his partner the four were made two with all due ceremony. 'This double union has apparently proved highly satisfactory to all con cerned. The ladles are represent? d n amiable and Interesting, while it t certain that th twins are devotedly at tached o their wives. At the present time r, xng nas six ana Mr, t nunx five children, all of whom are ant scholars and remarkably well-behaved. They are also of very prepossessing appearance and are great favorites in the community where they reside. " THE JILKP AND THS 6EJIPENT. An Outrajroous Attenfpi to Confeder ate the Two Tbo Julep as a Civil -Ixer. and a Sooths. Ney York Sun. Haa the Missouri farmer learned to put grass m - his whiskey? Has he ceased A drink his Bourbon straight, without susrar? Has he become an artist In conviviality? Utterly Improbable. Tet from Missouri comes the subtle ststeuseet that the mint crop and the snake crop are greater than they ever were at any previous period In the history of that Commonwealth. The cowardly Insinuation of this story lies in the coupling of the good name of the mint with the poor reputation of snakes. Where there la mint there is the Julep, and the Julep Is a fragrant demonstration of the presence of refinement and edu cation In the art of Imbibing.. Snakes and mint Juleps? Shame on the base culmlnator who dares to hint that they are confederated! The snake of the world of convlvlaiitv Is a pitiable companion of strals-ht whiskey, of brandy torn from Its true horns at the end of tbe dinner, of those blsarre mixtures of Indigestible compounds known as cocktails. Up on the Irresistible flood of these the serpent floats triumphant. If not Into lire, at least Into letters, where he fires ths Imagination of the. dramatist to make the grewsdme delirium scene for the temperance drama. But with the luleo abldea near. With the Julep dwells charity for all. With the Julep sit rest and content ment and the kindly wish to ba let alone by all the world. The Julep In cites no man to crime. .The lulen bresda no serpents of the mind. It lifts a man above the cares and sor rows of this mundane sphere and wafts him Into that ethereal realm where Instead of crawling snakea he gasses upon 'gorgeous flocks of "long taiisa mrae or raraaise, which float through heaven and cannot light" rreaenuy some uneiier win try to oonnect the - Julep with the sea ser pent. But who has seen a iuien at sea? What floating hotel has reaohaj that luxury? No, the-home of the Julep is the plaita. Its: climate Is the sunlight filtered through shade trees and sephyrs breathed under umbrageous boughs. Among the songf of birds, the hum of bees In immemorial eims, tne drowsy bliss of the land where It Is always after noon, flourishes the Juleo. . There the heel of the glass Is upon the head of the serpent. ., . . . Ws enw Missouri her mint oron; but none the less we extend to her the glad hand of, felicitation and greet her with the old, loving ex hortation, "Drink hearty!" . To this we add without hesitation. . "Have no fear of snakes. Tha Julep blteth not like an adder, but purreth like a kit ten and eooeth like a dove. Wherever It Is. there dwelleth , outstretched hands and generous hearts. Tha Julep Is an eye closer at night and an eye opener in the morning, so that it brings happy dreams to glad den sleep and many beautiful sights to . enrich the day.,' , Missouri, gather your mint cron nd drink hearty) i ' i :-. ' hi---?. Hevens-IIowardL . . .. Special to Trie Observer. , . ; Washington, K.- V June 1 Invl. tattons have been received here read ing as follows: "Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. . Howard request tne pleasure of your ' company, at the tnarrlas-a - at their 'daughter, Corn Lee, to Mr. Ru fus H. Stevens, of Ooldeboro. N. C. Tuesdsv morning.. June If. 1100. at T:to o'clock. Methodist ..Episcopal church. Qoldsboro, N. C" . o i lODEuKRl.,M SACO AND PETTEE M Ai3 II HIE SHOPS ... ' '; BjWsSaaWsWsWpmss-l Ssaael ssWsaHssalBaa asasSaawMeeVawM SMBBJaal sSMM salMBakaWasaWa sV BS1 siMsaspasa v Invite the attention of COTTON MANUFACTURERS to their latest pat tern' card. The greatest amount of work and highest standard of quality .; at the lowest cost of production. v Send for Catalogue. Largest Builders of Cards in the Gountry DRAWING FRAMES ROVING FRAMES A. H. Popular Street Pumps Gun Metal and Patent, Extension edge, Military heel Price $3.00. Pre paid express $3.20. ALL THE SWELL STYLES GILREATII&CO. (HICK SPRINGS WATER Cures Indigestion Fresh Shipments Received Every Day Brannon (arbonating Co. 'PHONE 835. .Agents for the Springs. BIDS WANTED The town of Leaksvllle, . C will receive bids and specfflcallons for the fiexl fifteen days for the con struction of 110,000.00 worth of ce ment sidewalks. For further Infor mation, apply to J. W. NORMAN, Treasurer Town of Leaksvllle, N. C. VISITORS TO THE CITY' Can find a beautiful and use ful assortment of serviceable Souvenirs In our Immense stock of Fine Gold Jewelry, Watched, Diamonds, Cut (Jlass, Sterling glim and all the latest1 novelties In Oold and Sil ver Jewelry. The largest stock In the State! ' ' I -I '' ' - Garibaldi & Briins. Dr. E. Kjre1 Hutchison. . . llnovliison. ; El INSURANCE oniCKi Hex Bsnrt Belldla. WASHBURN, southern CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA Silverware Secured by most careful se lection, from the best manu facturers In ths country. Our line of Sterling Sliver and Solid and Plated Hollow Ware Is beyond comparison. We take pleasure In show ing you these goods, as we know that they cannot be Im proved, upon snd will please the most fastidious. The Palamountain Co. JEWELERSv COvia MANTEL WORK Is a specialty of ours, and our man tels are far superior, both In material, workmanship and style, to the ordi nary stock mantel. We'd like you to inspect our designs at first hand end know personally and perfectly the difference between our work and others. 'Twill prove money saving knowledge to you. We also handle Ulea and grates. Write for cata logue. .1. II. WEAR?? CO., Charlotte. N. C. When You Clean House. 1 youU find our store the X place to buy the many 1 - a . uiensus you neea ana ought to have. I Allen Hardware Co i WHOLESALE! AND RETAIL. 00000000000o HOLLISTCR'S Rocky Ueunttln Tea Nuggtf s A Sua MeflelM Nf Bsiy reofieT sngl Mate Hem ana Rsnsse Vlgw, ' A sperlno forOoosttnetlon. Indigestion, Liver and Kidney t roubles. Pimples, Eoseaa, Impure lllood. Bad Itrsath. Hlunlith Bowels, Headaehe apt! Baeseche. Ita Rooky Meuotala Tea la tab let form, SI eenis a bos. Ueeulne made by HotxisTsa Dave Coarasr. Madison; Wis. aOLDEN NUQQCT8 FOR Ml LOW PEOPLE R. n. JORDAN e oa WHLSaiEY FIVE YEARS OLD SMOOTH AKD JAEUXM WW Express Charges Paid By Us. A trial will convince you that these goods are the , very best for medicinal and other purposes. .Send iw vour orders and if not Derfectly satisfactory. . return at our expense" ; at Qnce ; ' All snipmenw Remit by Postal or Write for price SPINNING FRAMES SPOOLERS AND REELS AGENT Machinery for farm and fcix lory. Engines, ThfS1S' f 12 Return Tubular and ' Portable on skids. from 12 to 150 H. P. in Machinery, g'g 0 ns and Presses, and complete outfits of capacity of 100 bales per day and over. SaW MillS, Four cr five kinds, ' all sizes in use in . the South. Pulleys and Shafting, smallest to complete cotton mill outfits. IIDDEU COMPANY,; Oarktte, N.L Let Us Serve You COAL For All Purposes TV7E sell the Best Coal " that money can buy, and know we can give satisfaction, no mat ter what your fuel re quirements may be. Steam, Domestic Blacksmith Coals Standard Ice and Fuel Co. CHARLOTTE. N. C I AUTOMOBILES One Second-Hand Elmore Runabout 10 H. P. Two Cylinder En gine. PRICE $200.00 Armistead Burwell, Jivl 25 North Tryoa Si. Phone 341' . Agent for Cadillac Automo; biles ; i-vf! and money will ba refunded are maae in piam cases. Express 'Uoruy Order. list of other liquors.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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