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.0, CHARLOTTE 1900, 0 V ' r, ,u . , - P . ', J It BETALIATION.NOI1 JUSTICE CAPITAL 'rVNISUMlSsT ; ABSVltD . ' To XxSniUr DepHwo a Man of Ilia Mf , - tho Most fccrious and Unwarranted ..' of All Crimea A atarkca ionuwicy In thei Last Hart Century Toward " tlio Abrogation t Capital Puull ' nirnt A Man Not Hi to L4v la . i immeasurably Xa it to vie.- -, ' J . pyGERDON R, EDWARDS. ' . i- 'To deprive, a man of hla Ufa la the Mu'lcua and unwarrantable "of 1J crimes, and luch It should b. considered . ty th. Bute, wnen a man n vna r fcllletV th btate. la compliance with tha , principle .that two wrong maka a riant, Sromptly aata about to tak. tha mar err Of also... Thl prlnolpl of re tallatlon on tha part of tha Blot, thl rule o( lax tallonla, Ukea Ita rise from " the -old bad ot. Moaato Law delivered to f va. barbarous people mora thaiul.WO year , ago.', if .It U In adherence tA thl law ' that-we atlll continue to tolerate capital '- punishment, It la certainly, aad how ignorant we are of tha teachings of tha ' hibie. . Moaea wrote: "Thou ehalt give Mie or use, ere mr eje, iwu y . ' mt . h. In hla Hormnn on the MOUnt. low year later. Christ aaids " have heard If hath bean said, An aye ror an , aye. and tooth for a tooth; but I,ay unto you. That jr resist not evil: but .. nvnosoever snau . iraiw ! ; right cheek, turn to him tha other also. A It certainly seema absurd that when a eltlsen has lost. hia life. the 0 Btate ' takes that rf - another also. . Nothina-! Is more ) rediculoua. But ratallatlon la not -.Justice and aure Iv Is la not luatlce and nterar com ')" blned, to- mete but which constitutes one of tha two main auues 01 iwoui" ' Aristptle said: "Soma people 'think that retaliation la absolutely just as the ' Pythagoreans aaia; lor may oennra ju--ir, nmnii u retaliation to another. V' But, retaliation does not lit In with tha Idea either of distributive or o( eorree - tlve JueUca: for in many points It la at .. variance: and yet they would have that this I the meanina; 01 ine nnaoammn thian - rule: 'If a man Buffers what he - has dond. straightforward Justice would take plaoe.' . , Vlf.vrjr.ANrfB! THH LORD'S, r For'a State to take advantage of Ita ' power sad to sees: vengeance on an 01 ; fender Is a heinous or I me, a deadly sin. - "Recompense to no man evil for avll ;Y Dearly beloved, avenge not your-'-. aalvea,. but rather give place unto '. wrath: for It la written. Vengeanca Is .' mine: I will repay, aalth the Liord." : The Idea of a State's doubling the i.-iwronii of Its cltlaens is appalling, ur. Nnah VC Davla. In hla fcthics. says: "There can be no doubt that la the . . aarlv staaes of ornnlsed society, the - anirit of naraonal vanceance dominating, ' the Intent and form ot legal punlahment . was largely retaliatory, a paying back : blow for blow. This strict lea taUonls la no . longer In rogue. It has en ex- Sunged from the) penal cod as of civilised tatee, excepting In the case of Ufa for life. . For It Is evident that If requital In kind, to satisfy the thirst for revenge. , be the object of punitive measures, then - It Is tha Duroosa of tha Bute, aa far ae . - It can reach, to double the sufferirurs of , its members: which Is absurd, what . ever of vengeance Is compatible with -legal' punishment Is reserved expressly for a' tribunal higher than the State." In tha theocracy of ancient Israel Ufa . was not prised as highly as It Is to-day. - for thers were as many as !00 climes fiunlshed . capitally, because there was a alnt. of apostasy. In disobedience pf the law. - Some of these were, desecration of the Babbath, blasphemy. Idolatry, wltcn , . craft, cursing, offerings to Molork, dis . obedience to parents, murder, adultery, - Incest, and kidnaping a free person. MEDIAEVAL PUNISHMENT. In the mediaeval ages treason was the r. pet aunject or capital punisnmeni. uirn .. feudal lord held his tenant's life In his own hands, and for almost any misde meanor which especially displeased his .' lord.' ha was accuaed of treason and ex ' ecuted. Under the Oeorgles It was a ' capital offense even to cut down certain trees, to steel $1.26 from a shop, or to . harbor an offender against the revenue acts. Punishment of forgery with death ceased in 19SM7; ' From 1808-1818. Sir 'Ssmuel Romllr did much In Ens-land for tt) betterment ef this system. Latt er mere wwe nwi nww nn james ihhtmt Intosh and leei. who Anally brought the , number of capital Crimea to leas than half a dosen aa they are to-day. For the past half-century there has been a marked tendency toward the miti gation of punishment and especially for ' the abrogation ot capital punishment. With the growth of democracy and the ' - advancement of civilisation this sentl . ment .has worked Itself into reality. In nearly every civilised country capital punlahment has been more or less abol ished, either bv law or convention. An other thing Is that where capital pun ishment Is still employed the ribald hor- - rors of publlo execution have almost universally been abolished, at least to some extent This was done In England as early as 1861. In North Germany, during the ten years from 1W9 to 1X79. 1.101 were convicted of "homicidal crime" ' and 484 sentenced to death, but only one was executed that was Hodel, who at tempted tha assassination of the Emper- or William . To show the manifestation of this be nevolent tendency, perhaps it might be . well to quote a short extract from Chamber's Encyrlopoedla, and It might be added that the same facts are also - . recorded In the Encyclopedia Hilton- nlca. "In many European countries though still enforced, capital punishment has been practically abrogated through the marVed growth of humanitarian sen- tlments. In Austria,' between 1870 and lsTV, 801 were, sentenced, and of these sonly 1 were executed. In Sweden, - during the same porlod. out of tl sen . fenced only three were exeouted. In Denmark, one out of M; In Ravsrln. sev ; en out of 141 In the United States, Michigan, Wisconsin, Rhode Island and , Maine have abolished capital punish ment. Holland has no capital punlsh . ment, having abolished It In 170; In Rou- - mania, and . also In Portugal, It was , aoousnea in imm. in peigium it was . practically abolished la wS, though the " form survives.. In most, (4-5) of the Swiss cantons It has been abolished ' eince 174. With the advance of clvlll - sat Ion there Is a tendency to look on this form of punishment as being unduly ' aavere." THH MORAL, RESPONSIBILITY Then why cannot North Carolina afford .. to take such a ateo that Is thus In per feet accord and harmony with tha spirit of this enlightened era of oursT why, , friends, the moral responsibility which rests upon ui should secure our earnest - consideration,' and the unspeakable sin . Incurred upon ua, each and every one, should cause us to bend our knees In re nentance, and solicit- from our henrts a fervent depreciation' of this Ignoble nrac- ties. To hurl a soul over the banisters , of our conception. Into tha unknown, In ' finite abyss of eternity, to remove a soul thus from earth, before the voice of Clod haa reached his human heart, la a sin of i which long years oan hardly gain remls " alon. If a man la not fit to live on such a sinful earth as thla, how much less. ,' how Immeasursablv less, Is ha fit to dipt We take a man' life; this suppoaes that '. Tie IS Unfit to live imnnf ua. than If ;r noes presume mat our hereafter la not mm u. A kM ah . ... t . . . . . , . . . ur on tnis -arm, - Then what of our religion T Dp we believe In a hereefterT By our own decrees we' end tha worst of us,-that Is, the worst vi us in our nwn cenceirea judgment. In to the unknown, while we still believe In A happy existence In the future. . 1 ; Moreover, do you think that snirte -wl ja-ur capital ofTenses are JustlflnlSler .Peering through the dark cloud ef bar ' barlsm and Immorality attaohod thereto,' some of them are absurdity Itself. Take burglary, for example. Suppose your old , servant sees Some of your money lymg around a little OHrelessly In yonr room. , Ilia umr of actiiisitlveness swells to ab . normal slse and his fogy hraln conceivea a plsn darkly. That night at 13 o'clock, he raises your wlndrw, being considerate 1 enough not even to disturb your slum her, and Is about to' make off with ymtr '. change,' when well he Is caught, any. way, Do you reafly think you ' eould ; calmry witness your old servant led to the Hallows, sfter bidding him an affae- tl'tnate farewell, see the noose drawn around his nerfc; tn with whom you have had desllngs all your life, could. you see his life snatched swnv from hlra on your account, without a sharp feeling of reproach sgalnst yourself and agaln-t . the lawa of your Btatey If so, very well. If not, however,, then It la ynus duty to rto all you ran to change tha present barbarous practice to a more Christian mode of punishment. ' ' , , TUB DANUEft OF KRROR. H.,i.. . Another thing- about oapltsl pimlsh 'ment la this: Suppose our asrthty tritu4" ' fiat - errs, 1 as Is human, and thus -con-' demns 'aa Innocent mant Such things have bveo dona end Will ever continue to be. What thenf Is there any nieiisure or even name for a sin ot such enormity Whereas, if there) wss no capital punltti-J ment. . hut Instead life ImDrlsOnment had been the sentence, when the error -had been proved, the wrong couia ue rigm od to a certain extent. 'Hut the eiu In the first case can never be atoned for. ' Furthermore, capital punishment la un necessary.' The object of It la to rid us of, one, who, in . our opinion, la unttt to be among us, one who by disobeying our ordinances haa thereby ' forfeited- his rights aa a cltisen. Well, Why not tnako It life imprisonment? Does thla not.iso' lute him ., from all contact .with his brothrs, and surely we sre si) of us brothers, . bora Into tha same Ufa In the same manner, -from tha same source ami all in the same condition. The only dirt er-nce Is not In ourselves but in those who came before , us and prepared , a place for us. some Tlch, some poor,-soma good, soma bad. - And as long as wa are brothers, and alao our brother's keeper, It Is our duty and .deepest obligation. when, by misfortune,, one of them -falls Into the mire, or has not been endowed with the mental ability to withstand aU lurement and temptations so as to be able to to aeport hlmseir properly soc-ora-Ing to our standards, it Is then our duty, not to deprive him of his life whloh la aa dear -to him ps ours Is ta us, but to care .for hm. keep htm out of harm' way, and thug try, U raise him to our level, ' - ; -1 am not a minister, far from It and thla article was not Intended to ne a sermon but simply a common-ense view of an all Important aupject. If I have succeeded In causing a few honest, sin cere cltlsens to give this matter a few moments of sober ' reflecton, I shall count my labors repaid. ' uod grant that we shall soon see this subject In Its prop er light, and that North Carolina may lift up her laureled head among those Other few that crown the temple of Just ice and mercy.- May tbe swCTM of just Ice be ever In her hand, but add, O, God! the look ot mercy In her eye. MR. BRYAN'S RECEPTIOX. The NcbraNkan's Home-comlnK to be Marked bj Distinction Seldom Ac corded an American Citizen. Special to The Observer, Washing-ton, July 14. William Jen nlngs Bryan'a home-coming will be marked by a' distinction seldom ac corded to an American cltisen. Ai res dy arrarurcraents are being made to give him such a reception aa rarely has been accorded to any American who haa not .won honors ot a war rior or aa an official of the country. For more than a year-' he haa been on a tour of tha countries or tne world. . Meantime, he haa kept In touch with the cltlsena of hla own country through lettera which he has written and through. Interviews which he haa made public at various place en route. It la recognised by men of all parties and ot all political af filiations, who are capable of unbi ased Judgment, that Mr. Bryan plain American cltisen as he prides himself in being will return to America stronger in . all political es sentials than he, ever was. Strange aa It may be. ha will re turn to hla native country almost with the assurance that, for the third time, he la likely to be nominated for the presidency of the United fctates by one of tho groat political parties of the country. Just at this time, his nomination aecms nearly Inevitable. He has aald himself .that he is not seeking again the favbr of Ma party or of the people,' but both naturally are gravitating toward him aa the logical candidate again to lead the hosts of Democracy. He has placed himself in a very strong position, po- i lltcally, and, unless all political signs fail, he assuredly will be called upon again to lead the Democratic party In the campaign of 1901. . I Mr. Bryan'a arrival In New York next month will be made tha occa sion of a notable demonstration. It will be partisan, In a sense, but It also will be a sincere expression ot regard for an earnest American who t.woa favor And (JUUncUon through real merit. The Mew lor reception however, will be but a "marker" In the aentlmenta which It convey to Mr. Bryan's reception In parts of the country farther west. Whatever may be the difference between Mr. Bryan and the people .In a political way, It Is certain that they- generally admire the man personally. He is regarded as an aggressive American who con stantly has at heart the Interests of his countrymen. He Is red-blooded and virile, and those qualities appeal to the average American. Mr. Bryan la embarrassed by the Intimations which have been conveyed to him of the Intention of his fellow citizen to give him so many recep tions. He is simple In hi taste and desires and mere formalities, cape daily when accompanied by oxtrava canoe, do not appeal to him. This feeling la Indicated In a letter writ ten In response to an Invitation from the Iroquois Club,, of Chicago, which arranged to give Mr. Bryan a recep tion. He saye: The reception or banquet should be as almnle as possible My views on thla subject are knowp In the united States, and they have' been strength ened by what I have seen abroad, There are more democratic way ot spending money than on high-priced dlnnera and costly receptions. A people do not attend political dlnnera, primarily, for the purpose of eating. but for communion together, 12 or IS per plate la enough, and I re ally prefer, the -dollar dinner. "I very much appreciate the com pliment paid me by your club in ten dering me tha banquet (a reception without a banquet would be equally acceptable) and hope your members have not been deceived by the report In the newspapers that 1 have become conservative. My -views on public question have not undergone any change and my opposition to trusts and the corporate domination of pon tic 1a more earnest. If that Is pos sible, than at any time In the paat I think the people are beginning to recognize that It la really mora conser vative to correct abuse than to al low predatory wealth to load Ua Bin upon honest accumulation ana legiti mate bualnes." Among the political observers In Washington, It la expected that Mr. Bryan, from tha minute of hi arrival in hla horn country, will be In the "nubile eye" to a larger extent than ever before, except In tha heat of campaign. That he Is near the peo ple I aertaln and that h will grow nearer 1 almost a' foregone conclu sion. " v . A Bare Book to Road. ' Collier'. : . - A certain' little book wis picked up by ttnhert lunula Stevenson when he was wandorlng disconsolately annut the steet of San Francisco, - convalescent, - nut "still somewhat of a mossy ruin." Tho small volume, prlntea in the colony which It author had established, .was rarrlod by Hianhenson all snout the Sun Francisco - byways, read In - tha street cars and ferryboats and formed, as he said, "in all times and places a peaceful and sweet companion." There Is, ha da clsred. "not the man rrvlng no, hr recently ,' dead that could put, with so lovely ' a spirit, so much honest. Kind, wisdom Into words." Much. It I thought nf Htevonooh's . nhilosonliy of courage snd cheerful sense csn b traced to these brief records from the heart of William Penn there "Fruits of Solitude'' gather ed by a man ot deeds, Penn Went to Jail In lfl for, publicly irof easing him self a Quaker; In WA tor his attack upon the -Athanaslan Creed: In 1670 for an sddress which wn emaatlefactory to the British bureaucracy in 1'J'l for favor ing a wuNaer meeting , witir ms views. He " disappeared to ewcape a warrant when the Stewarts felli and .altogether his attacks of solitude were of the stren uous variety. ; Fprlenu never brought hint bitterness. From Jji. Rochefoucauld he borrowed nothing but the form ' In subntiinre he remains the Jwnest Quaker,' bold shrewd and klndj - To those whn ars piisr.led aliout their summer rending w woul.l any tlmt more virtue Ilea In this tiny book than In a hundred average hovels. . , i .. V'i, . CORN CfiACKER'S COMMENT PATRIOTISM OF GRASSY BBANCM They Celebrate the National Holiday , With More Ionip and Circumstance v , -A Horacbark 1'arade and an Ora , tion on tl lro(rraniine-''Billy , la -.-tho lyow, Uronnd'V JaOeJlcd aa , over tore) From alosart -Ttio llla-k : berry Question Call to Allnd the ; ifcxt Text, Book to : Cae la- the BY CORN CRACKJEn. Written for The Observer. 5 1 I'copu urassy orincn are Known to. d quit patriotic. It off. aeta some of ua Ilk It did tha Chicago thing who -said he felt like stealing something or killing somebody, ; and regarded this aa a symptom of patri otlsm. Thoae of ua who don't feel that way, want to celebrate. Some time we have an annual- land survey which has; scrapping between men and dogs, and sometime we have chicken dispute In which rooster argua with heels- and wlnga. Wa don't heel our chickens with steel gaffs for. two reasons. On of these 1 a human consideration, because gaff are barbarous. Another la, our chicken will not stand tha gaff. Wa chase rabbits with nounda, chase k. greased pig, have foot racee. These have become old, and, wa concluded this time to celebrate tha ever glorl ous - Fourth with mora pomp and circumstance. . Arrangement were made to have speaking, a display of bunting, cool drinks and a horse-back parade. One man who officiated aa master of ceremonies and lemonade butcher waa leader In the -thorse- back parade. Ha waa dressed in blue overalls, a last years straw hat, a hickory shirt and a general air of dig nity. Seven rider In the parade had bundles of fodder tied . on behind them, and half the riders had saddles. The ladles never participated In this exercise, and the men were generally dressed like the master of ceremonies. The horaea and mulea were gen erally Jaded from overwork, andM there was nothing about It to remind"! a spectator of a cirrus hippodrome or a charge of Cossack cavalry. Many bont and bearded veterana were pres ent, as well as bewitching damsels. Dudes were also present with yellow handkerchlefa around their nocks, loud tie, broadax collara and meet ing house drops on their dainty treas ea. It is an edict of Orassy Branch society that a dude must be thus ar rayed and must part hla traw-col- ored hair In the middle and be minus moustache. After the horse-back parade the .orator of the day waa announced by the lemonade butcher. The crowd was also Informed that there would be music by the band. Thl wa corn poised of three good looking young ladle armed with an organ, an au toharp and a guitar, respectively, and and a stubly-flngered son of toll with a "violin" worth seventy-five, cents. Formerly the fine Instrument was called by the. high-sounding title, and the expert a performer on the violin. Now everything with four strings and a bow has that name, and a fiddler who could not tell a sharp or flat In music from sansclrt characters is a violinist. They played "Billy In the Low Ground" and tha lemonade butcher called It an overture from Mozart. They played "HI, Bettle Martin," and this was announced aa i Ianghengrln's "Wedding March." i They played "Old Jlmmle Suttontat- ter, and we were informed tnat tne strains ot "Grand March In Norma" was Just dying on the July breeze. Then the orator came forth with tha air of a Roman Senator. The J apeech.wa timely and well dellvered.M Of course it was or tne preap eagie r variety aa are an f ourtn or juiy speeches. At It close the dispenser of lemonade swore that the next fea ture would be more music. He an nounced tho "Star Spangled Banner," but what we hesrd was "Bile the Cab bage Down." The next feature was dinner. A Dago was present with canned goods. I had been reading of tho packing house Investigation but was hungry. In consideration of ten cents paid In hand he handed me a box of what he called canned beef. I wa not able to give It a 'chemical analsyls, but my tongue and palkte told me that I was about to hide a morsel from the eyes of men that many years ago was part of an old hoHS I plowed In Kentucky. I sup posed the miscreant who sold It that I passed. He Mi-emcd to understand eucher. and aald he had other delicacies that would satisfy the most fastidious- ept eme. 1 told him to Inad It out or drive It out, that I preferred It on the hoof or half shell. Ha aald ha had nothing else but bologna sausage. Upon Investigation X found It to be the embalmed remains of a water spaniel I once owned. That let me out, and I went to a blackberry patch and ate a hearty dinner. The black berry may be perverted a an article of food, but It I find It on the brain I feel afe. Canner may And a way to put up a Job on the blackberry but not In a atate of nature. Blackberrlea are regarded In thla section as a provision of nature's commissary. They regulre no cultl vatlon, and come In a good time. Several of our leading citizens boast that If thev can live till thla fruit comes Jn they are safe. The only question I a matter of title to prop erty. No matter on whose land the briars are found, the fruit In the field Is the winner. Bloodless ware of word have resulted between petticoat battalions, but immemorial customs till prevail. Fourth of. July observance and tho blackberry question naturally hold np to the best hooka for uae In our pub lic schools, -In thla I have a two-fold Interest aa teacher and patron. With out advertising any epeclal company, or taking up tha cudgel In behalf of any set of publisher, I wish to state, that especially In tba matter of history and geography wa cannot ba tod careful. Many work on geography have tha Impression that North Car olina produces nothing but tar and turpentine. The well Informed know that atrawberry culture tha flnhlng Industry the mica and monaxite, gold. Corundrum, hlddenlte, ' a well as tha products of forestry, afford vast ource of wealth. I have seen, studied and taught geographies that never mentioned inese proauct of material nrosnerltv. M-nra flah am caught near Morehead City than aomo students of this important study know to exist In efcrth or in the waters un der the earth. At every Southern exposition on a large scale, the forest and mineral exhibit from North Caro lina, Is a source of wonder to all Northern visitor. The people ', of North. Carolina are not'tamona for their contribution to tha realms of literature, and only In tha last , few years have articles detailing; It re source found their way Into .high grade magaslno and other periodi cals. The press even of our ow Btate baa dealt, until recently, In tha hard, dry detail of facts of a news of current events and s political nature. Whatever may, have been the , literary aspiration of an editor,' hla clientele required tills kind of published 'mat tar, and, th editor felt that by tb craft .h had his wealth. ?; ' . ! Tha peculiar environment of es pecially our .Western population, and the ravages -of, man, prevented tha mas of a former generation from ac quiring geographical - knowledge. Hence thl wa left to the teacher, and book or , Northern - publishers , Were purchased at , exorbitant . prices, and i a child .that -never saw. a turpentine , distillery In hla Ufa was taught a book that pictured a turpentine distillery, a .nigger 'with an axa on his shoulder another, with a hoe pulling boxes. Twenty-five years ago, I came to Polk, hunlv. rtf thla MtAte fmrn V.ntnbV' My education waa received In tha State of my birth, and I had taught there three year. ' My' employer, J. A. WHmorer? counselled me ' that a wall waa ascending to high4 heaven from these people for copies pf Hitch cock' Analysis Of -the Bible.' : He, told me to make haste and nil the long felt want, and , place my delivery In June,- 4heyrwotild- be 0uah then with money. ., On every arrival I failed to hear that fervent andlong drawn t protlan for Bibles, and never heard of a man who ever had a to bacco patch.- To my surprise I did flnti taeople mining gold, and the manufacture of corn whiskey wa cherished with a tender regard. Cot ton and whiskey were the ' ataple crops, and they never made enough for home consumption ot cither. South Carolina Joined this classic county and wanted her whiskey much worse than Folk county wanted book. They had been taught that charity , began at home and while U was a virtue whlakey was a necessity, and so South Carollnu went dry a far as Polk county was concerned. So you aee my employer, a fine bual nesa man, and now a millionaire pub lisher In New York and an unsophis ticated pedagogue from the "Dark and- Bloody Ground," were misled by an -erroneous ; knowledge of geog raphy. , Let ma say, '. however, for Polk county that I have been there several times since, and gem-nil condition have greatly Improved. Relative to hlatory we should be careful to ua a book that does our section Justice. Tour humble servant alwaya -had a peculiar regard for ge dgraphy and hlatory. and made better progress In these and rhetoric than any there. He can lay modest claim to fact, that he haa been successful In their presentation an ii teacher. He studied the histories of Goodrich In the schools of Kentucky, and learned much of an Interesting nature as to Massachusetts. But as to Guilford Court House, Alamance, Rameour's Mill and the Mecklenburg Declaration, ho knew nothing. What he knew of the battle of King's Mountain he Warned, most- ly. from Harry Ufe of llenerai Francis Marlon and hie rlcal novel J Should a book leaving out theno I Imnortant matters of real history be-. taught to the children of North Car- ollna? i . Coming down to a later date, we charge of tho arrangement for "Ev hava too many hiatorles unjust to the erybody's Day" at Davidson Wednes- South. The caueea f the civil war are . warped by the blaa of partisan prcju- dice, and the "rebel brigadiers with , their followers were stigmatized us traitor. It really takes a pretty thor- , ough knowledge of constitution of the TTnlted State to enable a South- ernor to Vindicate the Southern sol- ; dlera, but the1 persisted text of some of these sectional nmiri8 win mm- , lead the mind of a Southern child during the formative period. As to mathematics, tnat is an ao- solutely accurate science (and proves Itself. But a book cap be too hard for a four month term, and have too few rula and too little explana tion. Girl do not generally take kindly to arithmetic, though some of the best mathematicians I ever taught were girls. To a boy or Klrl defective , In the science Of calculation, a dook ( should not be abstruse. A ';rtln amount of mathematical kiwwlpiiitp Indispensable to a well-rounded ertu- , cation, and honce the work should be adapted to length of term ana ca- nHI tt minlla. Mv VeasbWfor 1rrtrrnr-tMs arttele Is that the State board of education has powert to change book tnis year. They may regard these uggestlons on my part as presumptions, but they are not so intended. Of course I am merely one who teaches tour monins and farms elzht. But If this board of education neco- ed a saw or square tney would con sult a carpenter as the best Judge. If they wanted Information on ore or mineral they would consult a mineral ogist By a similar process of reasoning a . public school teacher Knows nest what tools he needs. i Qontlemen. take th case. PAIITY AT IirVTKIlSVlIXE. MIsm Verdle Frailer Entertains In Honor ot Visiting moung iaies. Special tq The Observer. Huntersvllle. July 14. A most de lightful party was given last night by ' ' Mlss Verdle Frasler on the lawn at t... hm here In honor of VTslting young ladle here and at Davidson. Following Is a list of those present: Mr. Chas. Barnette with Mis Hess Alexander, Mr. Frank Barnette witn vrmA Hivthn l Mis Ona Chout, Mr, RamDla with Miss Flossie Oehler. Mr. A. H. Barnette with Miss Lucy Sample. Mr. H. M. Holbrooke with Miss Annie Mr. Roy Holbrook with 'Miss Leslie Montuth. Mr. Carl Morris with Miss Katie Montuth, Mr. W. P. Kldd with Miss Minnie' Hanson, Mr. R. B. Hunt er with Mis Nell Query, Mr. John Euart with Miss Mattle Hunter, Mr. Will Ramaey with Mlas Grace Stan house, Mr. W. A. McAuley with Miss Shannon Ranson, Mr. W. H. White with Mlaa Jessie Query, Mr.Wade Ku art with Miss Daisy Huart, Mr. Frank Patterson with Miss Haxellre Pat terson, Mr. Walter Hlfford with Misses Sadie and Karah Ransey, of States villa: Dr. J. E. 8. Davidson with Miss Cameron, of New York. From Da vidson: Measr. M. Jelton, Luther Fra sler, A. Armour, Parka Brown. J. Rouelle. Z. Holler, Barnette; Misses Boat, McAlwalne, Barnette and Cathey. NEW LUMBER. COMPANY, a i Davenport and Wallace, of Washing- , ton, . v., to upersxa jjarge saw MUL Correspondence of The Observer. Washington, N. C., July II. Messr. J. IL Davenport and - TV- Or- Wallace have recently organised a now lum ber company. The style of tho new firm will be Davenport it Wallace. A Isrga circular aw mill plant, with a dally capacity of lv.uuu rest or aawea lumber, na been erected at MixeiL a small station onthe Norfolk A South ern between Plymouth and this city. Both of these gentlemen have had several years experience In tho lum ber business snd, as thoy own large tracts of timber lands In th vicinity of the mill, they havo every promlso of succes. ' , Next Hunday evening tne uraer or KnlghU Commandu of thl city will attend th Methodist church In -a body. Tb paator, JteVM E. Thomn- son, will deliver a special sprmon to tho order ty request, v r . a Tha steamer Cllde, belonging to tha Rprlnger Lumber Company, of South Creek, which haa been undergoing repairs at Farrow's Marin Rsllways, ha been com pie tea ana win return to flouth Creek to-morrow. ! JAKB,' THB POHTMASTKB'l WORD v '. ..'';.. 4.1 FOR nV:,,,," . y. . Mr V. M. Hamilton, oostmaater at Cherry vale, Ind., keep also a slock of general' merchandise and patent inedU cines. He sys: ."Cbaroberlaln:s,'Collo, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy la Atau dnrd her in Its line. ' It , never fall to give satisfaction end ' wa eould hardly (ford to be without It." For sale bs It. U. Jordan A Co. , , r. . . Z,y T iriita samnl,; Mr Conrad-Choal ! the pressing and cleaning establl.h 5,,,.Ter1AWd?r.nMrd Mh m! -ntof Powell ."f'jJI; ADVACEDTO. 8ECOAy.CfcASS,v - ''; ;..- - '. : .'. . Salary of .Oxford Postmaster Inrreas- . rd to a,ooo Lauiulry Destroyed by. ,. lro Meeting of Baptist Aaaacl tioulscmoiial and News JJotea, . , Special to The Observer. " , n Oxford.-July II. The Oxford pot offlce , has, been .advanced from thtrd M .second class and tha salary of -the postmaster Increased from ll.SOO. to ItOOO..- A: ' ,-'', ' ,. - v Rev.' F.'M. Shamburg-er, pastor of the . Methodist ohurch, ! -returned to-day from Kins ton, where he accom panied the remains -of hla little daugh ter, who died Sunday morning. She waa burled In tha family plot In the cemetery at Klnson. - Col. L. C. Edwards, Miss Annie Can nady, Mrs. W. L. Meadows, Miss Loul Mitchell., and Mr. Eugene Crews are at Vade Macum Springs. -Rev. F. M. Shamburger and family will spend severs I weeks with relatives at Uls coe. going thence to Jackson Springs. Mr. H. II. Bhaw 1 now at Panacea Spring. Xr. a L. Booth, president of the North Carolina MedlcaJ Asso ciation, accompanied by Mrs. Booth and Mlsa Shannon, left,, to-day for Vade Mecum Springs. There wa an alarm of tire thla morning at 11 o'clock to which the fire companies qulilcly' responded. The blaze was in the Oxford Steam Laun dry and was caused by the explo sion of a gasoline boiler. Tho ma chinery and fixtures .of tha laundry were completely , destroyed. S Many bascketa of clothes were taken out uninjured. The laundry waa owned by J. L. Parhaiif, who carried no In surance. Mrs. Henry (Shirley and little eon. of Baltimore, are at the home of Mrs. Shirley' parents, ox-Judge and Mrs. A. W. Orahara. Mrs.- R. (. Gre gory and daughter, Isses Fannie, Ben- net and Janet Gregory, wilt leave next Veek for Atlantic City, New York and other places of Interest. A large attendance waa a feature of the Baptist association's meeting this week at old Hester's church. The sermon by President Poteat, of Wake Forest College, was remarkably flhe. Singing by the Wake Forest Quar tette In the grove near the church waa enjoyed by many people. She quar tette gave a concert In the Baptist church. KVF.RY BODY'S DAY. DavldNonlnns Prcparlnc to Fntcrtnin Many Visitors August F.lgtitl). Correspondence of The observer. Davidson, July IS. The following committees have been named to take dayi August th: To secure a speaker Mayor J. L. Sloan. Jr.. C. It. Hard- n(fi C- l 0rey prudent H. L. Smith, r)r e. q Houston, Dr. W. H. Wooten. H. J. Brown; entertainment M. H. (joodrum, John Hrown. J. H. Held, p Thomnson. Dr. J P Munroe: r'efresh- menll j A white. J. R. Caldwell. n M Jetton, Holt Armour, 8. C Soofleld, Ralph Helper, J. B. Jetton. Karle Lothrey. M. O. Stiles, Charles Knox. In the first discussion about dates It was overlooked that August 7th as ine ciay Tor ine primaries, ..em . . , , . . , . KIIV VllttUKl? 1U llll3.nl If. .til ..(I, be spared to make the first venture an earnest of a most dllghtful annual affair. In which the town shall play hOHt ' hundredH of visitors Dr w R Qrey hag rHurn., from reek's visit to Tennessee. Miss Anna DuPuy, of lilackstono. Vs., Is tnt. KUPS, of roHtiveH ln Davidson. Mrg Harlni Helper and children are . n, wot.k m1r, Anna Erwln and.neco, Mlsa Fanny Bland Graham, havo'relurncd from a visit to Mart -posiu Vip,NON TO WASHINGTON. Active Work Begin on Section of t Pamlico Sound Itallwsy tireat Scarcity of laborer A Small Fire. Correspondence of The Observer. Wilson, July 1J. The J. O. White Construction Copipany, which has the conlract for grading tho Italelgh Pamlico Sound Hallroad. begun work ycslernay on tne una Doiween v iison and wushlngmn. Aooui luu nanns started on this work about two miles cast of here. There is'ii great scarc ity of labor around Wilson and the contractors will get about 200 labor ers frojn other points In the State t' put on tho work. Good, Hart & Company, who are grading the rond from here towards Knlclgh, have about 20) Kalians at work on this section and also a num- oi loca. mi. . . ., ,,.r...- -"" ....... ........ ...... trains will bo running from Kalolgh ns far east as Wilson some time this full. The fire department was called out this morning A gasoline stove In ed. The property loss was slight but Mr. Thomas Powell was painfully burned. a M.m ,' ,'!'' n. if av I... s S A. as ILL A GRF.KEN POOPS ?IKt JH A TRAP, Make Deal With Secret Service) Agent "and Three- Cupa Operator )Wier wood, t'nknown to tlio PolU-e, Puts ' Vn Ilot Fight s and Acquires an " , Kight SUtch Scalp Wouml MIUo" ;. Ryan, Old Tinier, Run and tares -f'Pmt-, - ;-.-.-:-;f,v':-, '.'-'.,--. . Now York Sun, llthKv ' X yj.'.'j K Mlk Ryan, who the postofflce In-, sp actors ay Is th dean of the green goods fraternity. Is In tha Tombs awaiting aralgament before United States Commissioner Shields' to-day, Charles Sherwood, who the Inspectors ay I new- to them,- is In -the St. Vincent's Hospital with a scalp wound which It took eight stitches to close. Ha also will! be taken to Com missioner Shield's office for an Inter view this morning. About ten days ago Chief Inspector Mayer got information that two .men who were selling cut rate money were living at M. Flannery's Hotel at Flsh k 1 11 Landing. He verified the story In short order and then ssked Gen. Bingham for a ' couple' of Innocent looking sleuths to help turn the trick. Armed with warrants of arrest and a search warrant fro Commissioner Shields, Postofflce Inspectors Boyle and Davis went to Ftahklll yesterday morning. With them were Secret Service Agont George Henry from the Federal building and Detective Ser geants McConvile and Mucare and Nelson and Harvey, plain clothes men detailed by Inspector McLaugh lin. Mulcare was picked as the de coy and accompanied by Hepry, Nel son and Harvey, he went direct to Flannery's while the postofflce In spectors and McConvllle remained In the railway station, where they would be In good position to watch proceed ings at tho hotel without being aeen from the windows. Mulcare was armed with one of the circulars sent out be the green gooda men and wan duly posted as to how to act In closing a bur gain for a big bunch of the cheap "money." The four were promptly shown Into a front room on one of the upper floors and two men showed them what looked like a whole trunkful of counterfeit money, "made from government plates." Mulcare told the men that Nelson,. Henry and Harvey were friends of his whom he had let In on the "good thing," snd they all thought so well of It, he added, that they had immediately decided to accompany him to Flshklll and get some of tho currency before It was all sold out. A bargain was quickly struck and then Mulcare showed th men the warrants for their arrests and told them that the game wa up. Sher wood Immediately started to right, and picking up a blackjack aimed a blow at Nelson, who dodged, but caught tho blow on the side of the head Then the two men grappled and a rough and tumble fight was soon In progress. Henry ran to Nelson's as sistance and It took the two men sev eral minutes to get Sherwood down and put the handcuffs on. Kyan, who within the past year was fined 1260 for fraudulent use of the malls, leaped from the window of the room and darted around the roof of a porch which runs along th. front of the hotel and endeavored to elude his pursuers by . ellmblnr through the window of one of the oth 1 er rooms overlooking the porch. Mul- 4.ar anJ HllI.vey ched i chased him ail'' overhauled him. He made no flftht then and was soon handcuffed. In the room In Flatinery's Hote1 which had been occupied by tho twi alleged swindlers tho Inspector na . they found a trunk containing hun dreds of circulars similar to the on. handed over to them by the persor who gave them the tip and a larg quantity of arena goods. They thor started for the city with the prisoners Ryan and Sherwood, accompanloi by the officers lit the case, were take' to police headquarters late In the of ternoon to be photographed. Sergear Dunn was In charge of the dectlve tu reau at the time.. Some time after th men had entered the building an am Virtually Which You ND ita superiority lies inthe minimum tax it imposes upon ine aieresuon. wunzDurfrer Matt ionic is endorsed and prescribed by critical, discriminating physicians. It is used in the leading sanitariums, where an upbuilding, .aon-taxinr tonic is always in demand. If you lack strength or energy , try a doion bottles and you will lack it no longer. On sale st an druggists. Write for book la and free ticket good fur mm bottle at say druggist's. WURTZBURCER is a noted triumph as food-beverage, which is at the same time a strictly temperance influence. Where whiskey contains 51 1-2 percent, of alcohol, Pihnacle Beer contains only 3 1-2 per cent, which amount is declared by medical authorities to be highly beneficial in insuring digestion and' assimilation. Pinnacle Beer is extremely heavy in malt extract. The pure mountain-spring water quenches thirst, tho carbonic acid refreshes, the, mineral salts build up the bones, and the hops act as a tonic. , V ',''' ' ' ;;,;'..,; ' '' - "' ; iv - Sold at all places qf public resort, and found - ':. ' at aUharnuinnetd of health. . rkon, writ or caltjhr a af hm Jfito South Dr wry 4- Jem Co, '', f-;''v".''".:-.''.'.'...V i MMWl..lU....i ' ac '? ;,.?;' wwirvrwaaraa aa,(. '- 'ii , atsflMWialg ' Wm, Liquor and Sodi : -, ' v . water Vo DUtrlbutora. s ,: , bu.1anco.from. St. -.Vincent's Jlonpltal , drew up In, front of ' headquarter. '. Deputy Commissioner Mathot hurried ' down .to the; detective bureau-' and T when he came out all he would say . was that a prisoner had been hurt.' ; Sergeant Dunn told tha reporters that , ( Sherwood had received a lacerated '-.V .t scalp during the light with Nelson la .-',: Flannery's Hotel. at Flshklll. Tho am . bulance surgeow said ha had to tak v. eight stlches In Sherwood's ecolp. ;( ,: , ' - . ATANGXB . OP; CERTIFICATES. -,V -. Cns'isi'Frriw Girl Ho End ot,il.'. Troaiblo When pho Wanted to Oct ?; "Married. f T" Manchester Opardlun. ,", j J jJ Being desirous of getting married, .? young woiking 'girl of Saint Eilenns aiK'i! A piled to th Ma Ire for the necessary pa- r,-.--f' through a register the clerk told her gruffly that she had better wait till hee nt imiband died before she tried to marry another. Stunned by th eccentricity of this re ply, the msiden applied to - the Malre of her native commune to explain how the register could announce her mar riage without her ever being married. His reply cluired up the mystery but it put the young hidy's sister in doubt, aa to whether she whs married or not. . . ' Having been called upon to supply'tha '! -f'-'N ' elder sister with lier birth certificate a T ' i,',". couple of years Mgn so that she might (' . msrry, he searrhed the register and flnoH f- Ing no entry he wrote her th following '.'.' !. l letter: "1 can't find trace of your blrtrj i " In the village. It Is probable that your r- ":. ' .' ' father ilwclured you on a Sunday morn-';'.': Ing after mass, when my predeeesser' - u - j wa at th cafe. The Maire must have A . ":. ' forgotten to Inscribe you on the rigs tec- I send you the birth certificate of youe Vj. ,- ';. lister. It will have the same effect. le is i inni leu you so; rear in.'ning. . -The elder girl was .ici-ordliigly married , In the name of her sister After a lone, i Judicial argument thf Maire has been j pardoned for his carelessness, the elder ? sister haa been declare I lej-ady married V inu inr rnn f.iie ui mp y'Miiiser sis ter I thoroughly re-established. It is always well to have a box df live In the house. 'Sunburn, cuts. bruises, piles and boils yield to IeWltt'si Witch Hazel Salve. Hold hy Hawlfy's Pharmacy. Maurer's Rat-and Roach-Paste attract these vermin by Its odor; they tat it ana aie instantly. M At'H EHM INHBTT POWDER U sure deal to bedbugs, eats, fleas, moth. ftoxa only in notilea. At sil aniiriM- or t. wiirw v m, rsn,iirisii. A FULL PINT OLD VIRGINIA APPLEJACK Crtndf.tfwr'i MttticM.1 Brmnfy. Ai u sSTtniwaMst I'll era ron tkn (ra il! vilk rear via lot tneei WESTOVER 10-YCAB) OLD RYE WHISKEY " Best tho tho World Over I" fffi ss vita star miT Mw. TkHJ Is ftu ptU is slain Kk.ra. Anar oe'Te taata4 It, II fo ra sot sn. Iltely Mlaa4 tnat M'a tk ka I rra wkiatcf lor Ik aonoy yom'n iV aroa naaj aianaif aorn as we aaaa a baalaa, akl ktk to mm, aa Sraas cnlkNt. s4 mill taaajWl. If Hfmni aaar anaai. I rsaa aa Ike Baak I Rickaaaaal. M s tke PlaMcrtNarsHialSaskel tkiacira ilaaa MllafcUlfw W,.. 1 kaoklac rriag Inleraatios on tka ekiakay aaaauoaw PHILO. KELLY, RICHMOND.VA. a Food Can Drink $1.50 Dozen Bottles MALT TONIC A'-V: (Ink) -. -.' ",":,yvl,,!'i',iv: ; '..i ' i'' W.'V 1 1 ValRi2'B MuimiluiMlMinli, Ym'II I 1 tfte It's tha rlcbeai, iaem farart I I wkiaker rM'TC mi utws. Mot to be I I b ikroaik easier. W4AniM I I slMtlm, artr-4 4t. $3.10. J 1 ijs.M m 1 ) . i r V.; ; ..fx---.. -t. i5-; , :;;k'. , -'j'i-) " X H t- v v; t.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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