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DA I IV. -AUOUST U, 100 J: TillS DAY IXIHSTOIIY I -1. -An army f finirlocii ipon flit out from l'lvniouili lubmy tu awe tha In.ii ! n.i. Cml'itant. I t ( y chief, J .i.l fH,-.l Siunnti ii friendly Imii in, uu l threatened .Mus.-HMiilt; the innnacM (it ! verige In chh of uny disturbance are tmld to have suit led all Ulfll i cultlea. . 1711. Kir Hoveden Walker, with tn J!rltih and culonlal fleet. In tended to tDvmia Cunudu. ar , rived at the . mouth of tne St Lawrence. A succession of nn , toward wind - and ; accident rendered It necessary to put back ' noon after without - accomplish ing anything, ,'.' 1756 Fort Oswego capitulated to the 'French under Montcalm. It '..-.- was commanded by-Col. Mercer, s with '1,400 man. Montcalm ! j1! nipped it with an army of 6.000. . ,A Col. Mercer waa killed by a con t' non ball on the 11th, and thme ."'being no1 probability of aid. the fort - surrendered 1 on . condition " that they should be oxenipied " t from' pltihdr, conductor , in '.Montreal and treated wlui hu . manity.. The term were tigroid v 10,. the - garrison marched ' ut and tha frt wns dernoilnned. IT7.V The celebrated Liberty -Tree, of Boston, - consecrated by ex- porting on If tho effigies . of ; the men who had r, rendered . them selves odious by tholr agency in procuring the - passage oi th" ",' , itamp act, A' copper plate ' 30 inches by U fixed upon It, bearing the Inscription In golden 'latter. 'The Tree of Liberty. , Aug." 14,1 1775." '.Ten years nftet---wards- the, British cui-.lt down, .'.. ''.at which time It had been ' planted HI years. . ; 1775. Arnold left tha camp at Cem- bridge with a detachment . of ". 1.000 Americana to penetrate -v..' tnto Canada by way of Xenno , .A ' bee river - and . tha wilderness. ' - They reached Quebec1 After gl'-Wt '.;'- auffering from.. fatlgu hunger . ' ' and cold. - . , i , ,- - , .- , 177. Constitution of Maryland - adopted. ''- .-' 1776. Lorda "Dunmore and CamplxU t and Sir Peter , Parker c Jo'ne-l .; ' Lord Howe at Btaten lslnnd. -having taken from tha Virginian s- -': etuut . 1.000- aegroaav -'.. : 177. American -; Oenaral ' LcyoU ; rained the- siege of ' Penobaiot, hating' sustained conMderabt ' lona of stores, II armed vessels, bcaldes transport, etc t04-The province of Louisiana' was ' ; in a state of InsurrejUot strain r r .," tha .United State ' government and was about to declare an In ) dependent government. - ". 181. Action between Cnited Staten '.' .. t brig. Argu. 10 guna, Lieut, Allan; ' and Brltlnh brig. Pelican, Capt ' '' Ma plea. Tha Ara-n was capturotl - In 41 mlnutea. with the Joe ( Lieut Allen . and eight other ' - killed. tnoaUy officer. Hhe hfld ! taken, prior to he capture, II ' - - trllleh - veaaela, owe. - 1S14. British captured, off Fort Krte. ' two United v SUtea echoouor laden with., provision for., tha '--. garrison of that fort. The. fo:t waa bombarded same day. 1S40. The steam , packet EHtannla .5. . arrived at - Liverpool ln . 10 Qasu . :j j from Halifax, the qu)K4U pn aage hitherto made .between - the American continent and liniani 1854The first American tr.'.dlng ; vesnel to enter the "porta bf Japan i..-. inn mai xsunirjr.uu .iv, uuii,i- -wara in .T . , . . . 1$7. Adnvlral1:. Farragut, pz n United ; t;ea .-navr,'' died at - Portsmouth.'' N. H.. av It04-Turky eonsentefl ti ';t give . . American " achoola. equal rluhlt , with thooe of other powers . ; ' TIlEir UOPESjX i SENATE Dlbi'EXSAnYlTKS NOT xlJFOTANT " - " -. .'.'' I'VN'Iliig of Plurgeuaerit Over tlie . . . lTo-iecU As, Involved in the Forth . rumlng HccOons Outlook, for . CummlfwioBer' - W atnon' 'Hchema - lrtKlienlngGrer, In Grcenvlllo - County, Una County-Sea Ambitions v- T'oo and Quail jMMmona Mixed. :. . " tK'i, Opaerver Bureau. v --!-'IV'-kS- ": 0Jaln. Street-vl V' Columbia. 0. C, Aug. 11. " Ther lo g feeling of discourage ; ment among . the dispensary people over the prospects of the election ' so far as the gubernatorlal race la concerned,' anil they are by no means buoyant or or the wltuatloa as to the race for attoney general. v' They are baaing their hupe4 tn a. majority of . the Senate remaining true, to the Btate dispensary. It Is easy to. secure some , small beta on the .Senate' proposition, but the dispensary people are' ' not ' y betting that Ansel will not be elected. though they still fondly hop ' that . Manning will pull through. - . . v ' From talks with a number of State dispensary advocate who watch poll 7 tics closely it la evident that the State : dispensary side Is banking on th Hen- ate saving 'the day. They are say . ing now that the governorship counts V for nothing -much, in the fight.-They , are counting on a, majority-of about. three In . the 'Senate, Some t think thaf.the majority-Jn -the hottae for the Morgan measure will be decreased, wnue omtr ojepensary , people 'con cede' that thla. majority will be In creased. ; si. i't-. .--. ..i.p: -, : The dispensary : people admit that i tnere la no hope of a parineatlon bill ' passing if the house continue in fa , ' vor Of the Morgan bill. -V. ; ' .! ! .' 'MR. WATSON'S SCHEME. V The outlook-for the success - of ' Commissioner Watson's scheme to get a direct nne or immigrant steamer established to Charleston so aa to get cettiraei .immigrant. landed here be fore they. can ba tolled off to the West, when they ranch New Torlc, seems to D pngntemng. a letter -came to ' day for Oovernor lloyward from Sua ., uv Schwab.' the New York represen- tatlve of the North Oerman Llovds. saying he wa urging his company to . establish such a line. Governor Hey- ward la working with Commlnnloner Watson for the scheme and the let- , ter Is In response to a, letter from the Oovernor. .---,- i .-. . , Lotters received to-day from' Mis slsslppl indicate that Prof. W..F. Mon crleft, formerly of the Winthrop fao wity. Is an applicant for chancellor f the University of Mlslsslpp. Prof. ' rtoncrteff t a finished scholar and a teacher ot . great ability ' and hi - friend In this State know that he ' would make an excellent chancellor. lie started his teaching career la Mis sissippi and has many staunch and In fluential friends there. WOCLO-HK COUNTY SEAT.'. Oreers, In Greenville county, Is am bitious to become a county scat, and la getting impatient to know t how the Falrvlew county. Scheme, which looks tq the establishment of s. new county put of parts of , Greenville,, Laurens and (Spartanburg counties, s going to oomo out If Falrvlew suc ceed Highland, which 1 the Greer sc heme, will have to bo abandoned, as there 1 not enough territory for both. Governor lleywurd to-day 'received -an anxious Jtter from I'resldent John A. Koblson, f the Greer board of trad urging' lilm to puh the Falr vlew fellows up. Mr. ItoblMofl thinks the commtMlon for the Falrvlww prop OHltlon has been out long enough for action to have been In ken. The Inst Lcglxlit urn sppeiit to have gotten the dove and purl rid u Inws nilxs'l up In attempui (c t i cl :?.; the open soHon as to iuiil. 'n,, .iw vihUh WB pssned inehhled ii Vt-S, inaktn? t!, oj.en i i f ..r b"tli (loves mid J ,i i t i I ! : . m (ruin ..jv! i)ilier 1 ti April 1, v, hen ii tlm 4. l M H jmiii (iif doves hurt hi i n friiiii Auifijut 1 to March 1. Iivtt hlne.i. r luive got ten iu y kllliii'.: li 'ves in vuiioua purls of the i mil tlm new gama wftr- lens are worried, it la likely that, tha queslhm w ill he curried to the at torney peneriil fur an opinion. , fc kMKKSO.N' OUT OF KEAC1I. . rTo pretect him from' tha vengeance of tha IiBka family und Us adherents Allen Kmerso'n has been removed from the Anderson county Jail to that of tJreenviUti county. Little fear . of trouble was ftdt at drat, but yesterday afternoon the Sunday Qulot of the streets was disturbed by the menac ing presence of dozens cf men who cHine rhting la to th city by two and three all armed and burning with In dignation, r Sheriff Nelson, of Green, deemed It wise to remove his prisoner to prevent the lynching or attempt at lynching that seemed Imminent Now that Ktnerson -in out of the reach of the Dmkes and their kinsman nJ" further trouble is apprehended. , first bow of kw cnor. t . Mr. A. W. MT'Can, of JtobVson Coun , ty, ProtliKfMl It alio Crop Short , Popular Young Fole Quietly Mar rlHl v Itattlcsnake Fl Vw 0 Lone. t. - i '.;. , :.,' I - ' .. , '-.. ... -ft- v , . 8peclal to The Observer, v , ' , . : i . , Lumberton. Aug. 13.- The , funeral service .of ,Mr.';R.".J3riiq Morrlaon, who fell j'dead on the streets Friday afternoon were "cenducted yesterday afternoon and' the ..Interment wa in the. Lewis' graveyard near town. i Mr. A. tW, McLean, lawyer and farmer, showed The Observer icprrea pondent the first- opened bolt of the new crop of cotton yesterday H came from bis farm near town. "How ever, tbla la not very encouraging. Mr. McLean eays. that , the . . land vthat yielded a bale of cotton to the acre taat year will not make over S00 o 400 pounda this year. I don't think the cropa generally In the county will be eo short, but they have been .bad ly damaged.' ' The rain have been ex cesulve, hurting, the .crops, and pre venting the -firrmer from cleaning them of grass ag ought to bave been, done.': -'. '' '...-")' '.;..,. !, . Mlaa Minnie Edmund, daughter ef Mr. Dock Edmund, a -clerk .la tne postofrtce here, and Mr, Charier Part ker. a foreman employe or tne Owing dale- Lumber Company, near here, were- marries! Friday evening. -A the marriage was not entirely satisfactory to the parent of the bride; the- lover drove to a magistrate In the country and had htm perform the ceremony before informing the family. Mr. C. W. Sessoms. who live sever at miles from'' town, killed a - rattle snake Friday that measured five feet long and had fifteen rattles. - He' fur ther say the enake'a, fangs . were about like cat claws. ' j ' The town commissioner." met '.and revoked their previous' order to- al low, the Seaboard Air Lino Railway to remodel or -rebuild . their' depot here .with- wood.". ;r :j;i'A.jj t FORCE MTOIJ3M;TOWORg' Scanrlty1 of Labor -' In ' the .. Harvest m4 Field the. .Northwest., j f Seattle Poat-TBteUlgeocer.";, K' v Idlers' In southern Washington most either enter the harvest field or go to Jail. The' old- blue. UvW lef New England that "he who .will not. Work throughout -th iwheat ' belt - t VihlH State 'Bhd northern Oregon at the. in stance of farmer whose -chagrin up on having an offer of II a day. .and board rejected, by loafera must be ap peased, i ' ' ' i ' i "' l' Accordingly"" the town courrtT"t Pullman, Colfax. Garfield, Pomeroy, Palouse and a halt doaen other town have rendered , it possible to 1 lnfllQt double penalty for vagrancy,' a fine and Jail sentence of thirty days4 be ing Imposed, and the prisoner -.be ing required to work on a specially provided rock ' pile . in the ' broiling son.- The definition of the term "'va grancy" has been enlarged in It application-in tha wheat bell until, it practically .devolves upon the accused to show, that he has some mean of support . Involving some physical ; ef lort on nu part, for u it is not ."vis ible" to : the police, magistrate. the prisoner win surely he held for va. grancy.' ' ' '' -'".'i.-v V'-i. .. Tne demand for help 1a almost a tragedy In some localities.. 1 Farmers, realising that their, crop -will be prae tically ruined should it not be har vested within a brief time, make fr.Afts tlo appeal to j any . man or woman capable- of wielding a pitchfork. They oner from II to II per day ana hoard, and - stipulate, readily that the quality oi tne Doara snail nvai mat at uei monico s. ena uie mrea ' man can have the best bed in the house for the-. asking., v -. j.fvr i XWIOX COUNTY PRIMARIES, Iletams Not , All InAn . Unusually Iarge vote ltiilov Me-etts 1 'rob- ably Nominated v for Jioun lrJcfl and Bivcns May. iJo Into - Soooml lVlmaryIt It- Rcdwlne Nominated Special to Thi Obeerver. . ' ; ? . r ' v a " 1 ."Monroe,. Aug,- 41.- The return from .the Democratlq primaries hold on. Baiuruuy .are not yet. nu in,, . i n vote wa an exceptionally large .one and .the large; number, of candidate foe almost all the county omcet loaves the matter1n.aome doubt M this Writ ing a to what candidates" will stand at the aecond primary '; Steven leads for the Representative and In all probability 1 nominated on' the first ballot- For the Other Representative It look like ' Price and Btvena . for th second primary. " It. D. Redwlne wa nominated for the Senate, with no opposition. , For aherlff, Horn' and Griffith will be the candidates at the second primary,' and for county treas urer, J. H. Williams and G. M. Laney, In the contest for clerk -of Superior Court the count so far shows that Houston -will undoubtedly run again and the other candidate will he either Jessie . William pr McNeely.. J, 13. Stewart was renominated for reglftter of deeds 'wjthout opposition., Tbe next county commissioner will be J. C. Laney, W. G. Long and T. J. Gor don. For' constable of Monroe and Handy Kldg township the result. 1 in doubt, and no .one knows yet just who will run at second primary for coroner - of union county. . . Kgulre Mcwhirter's large vote for nfpruKentatlve' wa a surprise,- and 1 ascribed by ono to the vory full re port of the 'squire's speech St. Wax- haw which wa published In The Ob server of Saturday last. ' '...', . , 11 i li i in , ' ' h- 8lHKtlng ' Kcrapa gt ItnlrsvlIle-- v ; ionll ol nn tJUl . rHililicr, , f Special to The Observer.'- ,;. ' ! nuntersvitle, Aug. H.--Tfie netrfoos had' another shooting scrape Satur day, Tho ball tenms met for m game near Ollead. Frank Itend and John Fprlngs had some words, the latter made for his cont and got his pistol find shot twice at Rnsd sa he "burnt the wind." Thl mnke five affray among them In this townNhlp In the if wt yesr, with a record of one dead, three shot ami on missed.' all by carving cniWslcd wen pons.' W. L. Woalhdrinun, an iKl SoltHcr Of this pl'ice, !lei lsst week. . Mr, lMinn ami brut her. of Paw Creek, sre here looking for lands to buy for n hmna. A NIGHT ON MT.'TOXA'WAY vi tw or- avnr m.mi ciiandixi AwTiit to the, Siimnlt Made, With 'leu i it of I'our l.Utck MhIcw M1 t ins, lid Ilofs ami an OeHliiiul Km tiler tlm Only Mens of Life .lliiilww Into AdjiK-cnl Klatew- A View CrOMded W illi NevcItlN, That ' J Worth a 'lrlp l'roin New York to Kee 'Hie t.h.rle of tlm Kunrlae : evcr 1 utlo 1 iihii Memory. " ; Written for The Observer." ' ', ;f. , At Toxaway Inn I mounted a mall hack, drawn by a team of four black mulos, lor a tour to jaount xoxaway s summit, an Alleghenlun peak 6.000 feet .-In helxht We passed through tall, green forests, up cool, winding gorges, with slopes overgrown witn an Impenetrable wilderness, whose timber roue like columnar walls along the roadway, A great variety of hard woods were seen on the hillsides, tow ering In stately beauty two aud three hundred feet into the , air. ' ; Great hickories, immense poplars, mammoth chestnutH. lofty oaks, shapely nem locks, black walnut and white ash rose In - rivaling ' majesty. Such profusion ot valuable wood 1 never before saw In one foreat .' 1 The huge hemlocks stood as king amongst the sky-reaching trees, their vast trunks measuring 10 inches in diameter. Th aoarlnx poplars throw out their first branches 100 feet from the earth.. ? Forest fires from- game hunters have ignited many hemlocks and. tbelr noble, columns rose aeaa, like blasted giants amongst surviving treea Fire -desolation scarred many miles of 'the . virgin woods, v where shadow are coot and dark, whose re cesses sun ray seldom penetrate! whose soil 1 carpeted with luxuriant fern and cushioned .with greenest moss. ' Along brawling torrents, by foaming cascades, we bowled ourway, neara the xrav aaulrrele-bark among the houghs and , th -mountain songbirds carol their melodies to heaven. -. , At Sapphire Lake we began the ascent of Mount Toxaway; In winding turns and bending curves, which car rled the roadwey-llke a rising stair way -hlxher and hlgber Into the -air. pn every terrace we caught glimpse tf scenes beiow and on higher eleva tions looked, down many hundred feet Into glen and gorges beneath. Th tall forest covered the precipitous wild f or ' mile, around.' ;' From ' airy lookouts we saw below otf distant slopes, the shapely hemlocks outlined like tapering spire among tne ear The. heights became breesler and the air cooler as wa ascended higher up the ' peak. Glittering mica frag menta sparkled In the roadway and corundum ledge were seen In serpen tine deposit la many aouider. ai occasional "rattler" the first settler with - striped " flanks. spotted back and sounding, rattle, crawled under protecUng cover.' Wild ' cat with well-developed claw, and wild hogs with tushes like, small elephants also Inhabit . these rural . wllda : A ' niflu-inurt i avwuv After many slgaag turns th trees become stunted; at last we emerged Into the open, and reached the windy crown of Mount Toxaway.' A level plateau half a mile In area, forma the mountain summit. . In the midst of the turf-covered flat stands the lodge; a long narrow building, with chimneys la the center, and is bed rooms, a"' leeent stables, outhouses and a sow hed are near by. Winds sweep over the helsrhts in blustering currents. In every direction a grane view stretched its varied outlines. All rose In-rugged masses. ""Hange stood be hind range; peak towered above peak; circular chat as extended away ' la broken chaos until lost on the horlson. The range 'stand back many' miles from Mount roxaway, ana surround en the peak - with a rugged girdle oi grandeur, , . CAVERNS OF BlWCmjB. ' Down In the great deep void around the mount alienee broods like the hush of creation's dawn.. No sound breaks the stillness of the gaping vacuum. but the faint roar of river falla The yast masse of mountains piled in the distance He In nature e 'sleep, with waving forests covering their stony flanks. Every range within view is wrapped In a cloak ' of trees,' whose green foliage moves like towing bU low over tha wooded slopes.-. - . - The more distant crags . gather deeper lines and gre a blue as the skies above.-. The most . prominent scene In the varied view Is observed in the southwest; Chlmneytop stands a consplcuoua landmark, -and .Is seen many miles away - Whiteside forms a competing feature; and more re mote is seen Taiiuiah Mountains, -, in North Georgia.. . ' In the west Is a broken series of chains the Nantshala ranges, with Mount .Shortoff, and Yellow peak. In the foreground. Northwest rises the Smoky- Mountains, In east Tennessee; high above the lagged chain soars Mount Plsgah. their loftiest crag. Northeast, on Black Mountain; the highest peak east or tne Rocky Moun tains. Further eastward, puts out Tryon Mountain; and In the southeast Caesar's Hesd lifts its rocky pinnacle. Southward .Parle Mountain In" South Carolina looms Into view. - i a ; W CLIN OMAN'S DOME. "Cv , Northward the Balsams ' stand ' In dark masses; . above the ' timbered ranges, cut clear on the evening air, towefs Clingman's Dome, called after Gen. Thomas L.'Cllhrmsn.- a-'neer tn Congress .and Senate In , the. days of Clay and Webster. ' On this Impos ing peak the grand ld- Carolinian. orator, patriot and statesman left his name to the .'ages,' ; This . magnificent dome will ever, stand as a monument to the valiant here; who now sleeps beneath the sod he loved so well. - -'LARK TOXAWAT- . 3 Two thousand feet below, northeast ward. lies Lake Toxaway. at l.SOfl feet elevation, enclosed in 'a forest frame circled 'with ' timbered ' hula. (Totted with tree-covered .. isles. ' Itv plscld Waters blue as the ether thev reflect. . Stesm launches pns over the waves, row boats, with stroklss oars. and sail crafts wth flapping .canvas speca tne imace, - J.ne lake entire outline, wlthv capes and Inlets, from Its source to Its outlet Is exposed to view,. .',." "''': x $ ,;. -,- On an elevated observatorv I con templated the panorama of lakes, mountains, woodlands, rivers and falls. until i ten a, purr; a gray kitten that had climbed the perch oollsd In mr lap, took In the scenery a minute, and wen to Sleep, r The star picture of Mount Toxaway Ui.seen m as plateau, some distance from tho summit, called the Kt Knd View, where a wider range and more detailed outlook over the lake sur foundlnsa are enjoyed, - GLUIl'SES INTO ADJACENT BTATRH. ' ' In fair weather tbe towns'of Green ville, Plckena Seneca and Waihalla are visible, j- : . , I 'have seen higher views In Colo rado, California, Oregon. Hrltih Co lumbia, Hawaii, New Zealand, Tas maulA and Mexico; but never saw one more picturesque or varied. Tox away' circular view Is crowded with noveltlel. Is unique, ami worth a trip from New York to . - - : . Black clouds gntherod In the vwt, and lay In denns mssnos on th -un-tain heights. J'CMki were f l in a vapor pall, and the sky over. .t w:h a drifting shroud. J in In Stopped in long torrents, an hung the rug with a fulllnq; mantle. Lightning- played Sit .( the murky banks, anil : M'rj t ,,!.t-r,i j tJreali air-i f,' the cloudy folds; again trlnKing tho vapory nriisa with electric glow. I'eals jullDwed' peals and thunder rolled, s heuvon'a artillery boinbiirded the sky. The volleys caught tho echoes and reverberated villi reMoundiiij roar. , lunged ex ploded thunder und, .cjouds , , emitted !ame, ' w . The scene recalled DyTon's .descrip tion In Chllde Harold, of, a -Storm la Bwltserlund, whur. - ., , -.' ,;i V-v, "Jura answered bm k.;; througlj ., hef - misty shroud, .. i 1 ; 'k" i To the Joyous Alps who called to her ."i, l?".;- i.v 'U;xy''J.:ti ' ' - I V ' i 'v.1 ' ' .- -v . When the showers had fallent and the thunders ceased, the rletous wind blew the clouds Trom the mountain top, scattered their vapor Into fleet ing fragments, chased the -scurrying shreds across-the chasm . void . and whirled the eddying mists over the eastern ranges, leaving the uncovered firmament an asure archi . Evening came on. ' Stars shone above the clear atmosphere In sparkling myriad: thej great blue, dome became .radiant witn a ailttertner frost. . . - Supper bell1 rang. The affable landlady had' a-Havory repast,' but scenery Jiad gotten my appetite, i -A long distance telephone hangs by the table and guests can call up friends In South Carolina, end ueorgia; eucn are the ' conventnc of -modern science. .'. !v ?'?':' ('-'.'' Tho lodge ' 'slf v across 4wo county lines; the tourist cine in u ransj i vania county, and. sleei - n Jackson county; some rooms are -uossed by the divid ing boundary. ' f ' i v . 1 - The night temperature in the moun tain is cool: winter garments here are comfortable. A log fire, In a wide grate, burns In tha reception parlors, Adjoining apartments have soft beds. with fleecy blanket and enowy linen On the lonely , heights, of . this windy peak, wild' animals and birds gre given tne rignt ot way.- ' v .. The manaaer extends to tne sent- sens of the mountains social privileges, and unusual courtesies; they are al lowed to make .themselves at home about his nrsmisee; and to come and go at their pleasure.. Rabbits hold night balls In his front yard; quails dress their plumes on his fence poets; wild tnrkeys gobble in tne lower un derbrush, and have ventured to his gate on Prospecting expeditious. Mocking birds hold Jubilees : on his window sills, with none to molest or make them afraid. - Foxes and wild cat sometime abuse ' hospitality in the chicken coops; and bears period! nallv matA hsipnA in nlsr atlea. An interesting curiosity ana general favorite In Toxaway la a half-setter and bull dog called Colonel. He was raised on the mountain " and don't know csnlne- life and hardships else where.' He - la conversant - with all hotel business and obligations. He makes the - acquaintance of every xuest cultivates their friendship and entertains them overnignt witn nis tricks. He would feel hurt If any tourist should leave .the house with out his good will. He drives home th cows at night and performs vari ous other industrial duties that make him a necessary adjunct to the lodge. Hla services are indispensable. , lie receives newcomers at the gate with a welcome expression and takes leave of outgoers at th morning stage steps with regret on his countenanoe. .old acquaintances are . remembered - and recognised after years absence. When Intimate friends return he stands on his hind feet end puts his paw into their hands. - lie hss - often been "kodaked . and hi , portrait carried to Canada and other foreign part From the draagbty plassae I ad mired a night view of the mountains. The great ranges were sleeping In the silence of mld-nlght their grim heads softened with flimsy light The moon had risen above the eastern erags; the fair queen - of night - soared aloft amongst the paling -stars, touching the peeks with airy beam, and bathing the ranges sll around with ' silver rays. In the moonlight the most rug ged chain appeared with gauxy form. To leave such a scene would wrong a view like this; but exhausted nature yielded, and I sought my coach. f HUMKIBfc.. . A sunrise Is the most interesting sight on Mount Toxaway. - When night hss folded her sable robes and morning has withdrawn her black shades from the ranges a whits streak is seen traced along the east that grows Into a ruddy tint coloring the mountains with a flaming halo and painting the sky with crimson ban ners. A golden garland' stretches a roseate . wreath along -the mountain crest and flings Its . glowing shafts high Into the air as the king of day advance his brilliant , train. The peaks take on deeper hues and are Hotels and Eesorts TAEBTMOORE HOTEL v; ' .Wrightsvlile BEST HOTEL ON THE BEACH For . Families, Tourists ...." WUhln St minutes' ride of the city. Nothing overlooked to add to tho comfort and pleasure of oar guests. ' Rattling, an exhilarating port, free from any danger. I Fishing from boat or pier. , Special attention la paid, to tha small detail of perfect service, , Inquiries' as to ratoa, tooatloa of rooms, out, 1 &rem ; prompt and . courteous ' attesjtloa. Address ;. ;' ' '.-.. '- ',"- K W. J. MOORE. Pronrlctor V '. ' I rlLr: 11 11 1 1 15 Hotel Enlarged and Re-equipped on a Grand Scale Almost iwwthraushiiut " ffl.'VO wnt In fcinnurwlina' Dlnlns-tnom .hlrrf tn sno Miln tMVmtkfr Mw eildiUaS tn hatri. scumfim1atw IS nan sve. Frlvsts lath wuh mc Milts. Btn hwti kitrhm nlanr.d, with wvvrf smlaraequlpsMnb Floest tlf Links in the ITnlpjd fctatM. Mshlnn, shontlnr. .to. - i , : TATE SPUING EPSOM WATER b Mrr.lmnlf THthi In rvrlns dvapawla, liver. kldnevsBd Servoos trouU, Insomnia, ' c BoU at all toast and SrussuicMiwshlpsw! direct. . . - . , ' TH08.TOMI.mRON, rsoraiama . Tats grama, Timn. . . . .. -' '',.' ',"." ' .' e Hii Ideal Place StwiiTicr for health or recreation It has no suverlor. Fttualed In One of, the henlUil-nt spots In western North Carolina; near Hickory, N, C. , Automol.lie line establlHiixj between gprlngs , and Hickory. For booklet or Information, address ' ; ; v ... ' ' E.'' a. CILMrrt, '5rr., ' ' ' y ; .',,' Catawba jiii'j . .: ' ', ,- . : i ...v. 'I, .. , ' L'JiLor, N. C stained with many dyes, A bright tllso pushes Its circle- above the horl son, rises into a round red orb. clears the rantfc, mounts Into the sky, suf fusing the world with gorgeous trans formations, scattering the mists, dis persing the shadows and Illuminating the valleys with floods of light Lake Toxaw ay, amongst Us wooded shores, gleams like a great cathedral window, the surface radiating many reflections, the trees pictured in the watery depths with fantastic forma V- . . The scone never fades from mem ory, and Is worth the .ascent of Mount Toxaway. The State should have a cyclorama. painted of the , view . and hung at the university to educate it youth on the' scenic glories of North Carolina.- -1 . ' ; , .. . JOHN N. INGRAM. In this State It Is not ' necessary to serve a five days' hot Ice for eviction or a cold. Use the, original laxative oough vrup, Kennedy' Laxative Honey end Tnr. No opiates. ..Bold v bV Itawley" Pharmacy. ---..'. - v .- r Hotels and Resorts BROADWAY CfflTRAL HOTEL BROADWAY One. THIRD STREET lV ".. ; . NEW YORK.' ' GREAT FAMILY UOTEJO. i Excellenca Wltliont Kxtravagauoa, : 4 . . .' ." RATES: .,. . - 1 r! , American plan - gx.50' per day. European Plan $1.00 per day.' This beautiful hotel enjoys ft repu tation of ; highest respectability , and freedom from all objectionable feat ures, and .recommends-Itself ' to LA DIES and ' FAMILIES for Its quiet, orderly, management, clean well-kept rooms, great publla ; parlors, grand halls and liberal stairways. .. . Send for Large Colored Map of New York, FREB.-.-' '' - '. , m ; DANIEL C. WEBB Manager. ' , t ; . TILLY UAYNES JProp'r, Buffalo Jlithia -Springs Hotel Season iirOd. (Oottaga System.) Now Open. " ' Closes Sept SOth,' On Norfolk division Southern R. R-. 1 mires east of Danville, Va. Round Trip Tickets, good - to return " until Sept 1 0th, on sale at all principal points at reduced rates. Quests have the free use of the medicinal watera Hot and oold mineral water baths. Send for pamphlet giving , full par ticulars, i '.-, . ,;- A: W. ARCHER. Manager. Dr. B. K. HAYS, Resident Physician. Estate f THOS. F. OOODE. Propr, V PINE BEACH HOTEL : ; , KNI 8CACH. VTRaiNIA. . 'A4)e4ae Jasneetow Exposition greuaSs, rsstMtes by trellcy from Norfolk, Irglnta's newest, Unest, coolest bealtk lest resort hotel,, combining every saod era' eoaveaUaoa, nexeelled eulslne and servtee. aait water on three eldea, Pines Is the rear, eweeteet Arlnkln Inking water, per BathTna. boatin. feet aeana eenaM.ja tskJas. awlf, tarniie, bowling, ereheetre etaer an Jverslons. Write fee hoeklal. VOL a JtOYER, Maaager, " ' Always Dine at V THE DENNY You get exactly what '.yy you Want v WDWllWNSOII. Kanajerl . ' !i Charlotte's Km Conducted ,,..-' , ., . Hotel .- THE BUFORD Ppeclal attention given . to . Table Service, making It nn equalled in tbe South. This is a feature at The Buford that Is claiming the attention of the Traveling Public Clean. Comfortable Beds. ' At Untlve Servants. TreTa- C E. HOOPER Beach," N. C." and Transient Quests ' WIUGnTBVTLLE - BEACH, If. a MAMTrn ipa it ' v ; ' ; .. V ,, - ,. - - ... . ,-. ' .,- to Spend Your Vacation ; ; Ilctcb and Eccort3 The Traveling . TiiE CER1T1ML OtiL M. P. O'CVLJCiAHAX, Mgr : - Charlotte. N. C ' : I ; In The Center of the Business District. ('.( . - '..( . - , t i, , -'' '''".''J'"' -v'-. .-'!. ; u.--. ' '. v , Having spent $10,000 In renovating, remodeling end refurnish ing this popular Hotel, It now ranks with, the best tn th Stats, All rooms healed by steam and lighted by electricity.:' Electrte eieva-; . tor.'; "New baths. ;' Cuisine unsurpassed south Of Washington. .;. '" - - Thla "Hotel Is now thoroughly screened throughout, thus abating .:the fly and. mosquito nuisance tr 'Y.i ;;i ''. ?' .. . ., . - ... r..71"ii:..i.:i ?; ); ' t:.r -" ' '' .:f ;'I.:V - "-.""V'-' THE n TL71NTHS HOTEL ' 1 -This season the greatasl opening Kinas eonsimns VI offcuinsj, suun Bowling,, Billiards and Pool, and the Immune from mosqultoea 4 Tabla reasonable, :.;s ; .,';. I ' -,' " :-i".v,s. :.-v: -V;;.;';: t ; .Boat Racing and Grand Wwwotlts '. Dttpla' bs 74Tar .'f tikV.'v'i oHli-'-'t-Tar' terma ettt.' write . ;'.. "" i- ' ? :'' ' .'l ' -.'Y. ' t' eassaBi m xvf- ' sk ttsraa,wrahMs ' a m U TAS JV -, HVAlV.il BLOWING ROCK HOTEL In the Land of the Sky, 4,160 feet above sea level.' Open for tha aeason.! Rates reasonable. Table unsurpassed. . - . .; ' : . - - ' V--V.. ... . - ". .' '-I,. '-.' ' ' i, i : , s 1 ...... EBERT HAKES, Proprietors, Blowing Rock, If- Ct '.' ; V 'J A. tJTTT DAVIS WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS HJDDENITO NORTH CAROLINA. .-"' '. ' 'j i. ..' '. " . On Southern Railway From Charlotte to Taylorsvine. A well known spring of - fin curatlvs properties, for Indigestion, "dyspepsia, kidney trouble, ete, New Hotel, complete water and sewerage 'system, hot and eold baths, croquet lawn tennis, bowling alley, shooting gallery, tele phone connecting each floor with efflce, telegraph and telephone connections with surrounding country. Healthy location. An Ideal ' nlsee-to rest and recuperate.. Two through trains dally, from Char lotte, arrive 11:10 a. m. andl0:t0 p.-tn. - Special price for May, June and September, IS to ft per week.. , Resident physician In hotel for the season. --July and August $ to H per week. For further Information. ;wrtta tor booklet, to '. v: w, ...,.,' '' DATIS BROS, Owners and Proprietors, RTOD13xrTE, , C, : ; . !0TK SHOW METHODS 1 tilifiiil Watch This Column Daily for New Testimonial j ;) - - i ll .'.- -.,. . m iw wwtwj e-wtiwvi vv tue. v . "... II s nn '- ii ii ii ww? i i n i i.'ins nn mis nn nil mi mi iiir-fi it . 1 II lWPl V UIWW MM I I Mil II II : . n 1 1 wmxwumm gfft ; nn II 'M(!A4-i r R , 4 1 J IH.il 1 .1 1 II U n . ' : 11,-11 '-'A.i W g-gBv.'':W m .Mmm skf -. .'-, H ' II II I l ,'' : r --.. J i ' '-f f V": Dr. J. N. Upshur, Professor of Materia Medlca in the Medical College of ;,:''VaVi'vtes:!.:r:t; , I have watched ; with ; Ma- ' Chloride Calcium Water, in ; an unusually ogja ivated case, of Eczema complicated with ether serious troubles and observed marked bcr.rf.t. He further says, VI em in my practic 6 llctob ; Man's Home ; ' .. -.' '.. t '.'ti''-''' V''-V - P: -,.'ff:v--- 'V'-,' ' . -. -V Kf - -. v,', t Us hUtory. AmueemenU e'l ;''' iw - ,.M.at, - , mast magnificent Ball . Room In the ' servtee the, vary . j best Rates ,.- w M S east M UaaBeUW. AUnHlsmu JLMm --...', Virginia, at facimond,: interest the cficct of the constantly rrcccri!; " :-
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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