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- 1lAII.no.lb PAKKKNUKll MATES.
t VTh Vlrglrla I-gllatre at Ita la.t
acaalon paavt-d a bill reducing railroad
.- paaaenger mlea to two and a half
oeata a mile to the purchaaor of
. tlcketa and to two rent to the pur
' obaaera of m linage hooka. (Thla may
- ha Inaccurate aa to tha detulia 'u
1 auch la Our recollection of them.
The iailroada went Into tho coon
' and the Supreme l.'ourl of the Kime
declared 'the act unconstitutional
nre th- matter go-a over to tnn
' next Waal on of tb Lglnlnturc, about
. a year and a half hence; The Ol
aerver haa recently had '.omewliat to
" aayiof tha relation, of he rallroadi
:' in North Carolina and the puull: to
each other, having refrrence In pari
to frelaht and naaaengor ratua. and
undertook to present with Jutllcio
falrnea a atatement of the rlglita and
wrong. Of both Hides ml tt plead
' with each for recognition of the rlahts
f the other. The Petersburg Imlex-
Appeal, with the recent Virginia legia
f Utlon before it, Ulsi-usmx the mattur
of pasaenger rate In lh same aplrl!
'., and, largely on the aaina Una that
.-. Thi Obarrver baV W are tn agreu-
meat with a coiialderiote part of the
. dltorUI whirh followa and find It
rt well worth copytng. After mention
of the postponement until the neat
. Legislature of tb rate question In
Virginia our contemporary aaja
" "Meanwhile, there will lie more time
?' la which to juoiluce tli evlilsnce tlmt
in eurninift or ins rannMis junnir
Vtnat the to-rnl rate. After all, that
la tae eru of tha matter, and It la as
. snuoU a ouestlnn t publlu Hillcy unii
' elrlrt Jueuea, a it is of cirxii-ai ri.in,
duty and ability. V take It Unit eren
', j th meat inveterate hater of rorpotM
. Hons wouhl not wllllnc to cripult or
'etry the railruuils, tn, they me the
very III arteries of business, anil cer
' , tatnly,- In uttenittiiK to regulute them
tn the matter nf exorlillunt charrs,
' area! caution slioulil li esen-lsed
. acalnat rulnlna them. It Is fur nioia lin
iMtrtanl to see thut thev ore imt nljc
aaraiy in 1 1 . I r eiprntllluiea for the
. equipment neeessnry to their erri
' ciancy and surety thuu It Is tlmt
. th PUbltu ahull ride n rent
' . a . bait a rent a mil cheniier. We
; have not leen able to look with
favor UiMin'the esenls of the power
I ley the Lewlslature or any other Ixxly, of
''off.band maklna of rules and rutss for
the rraulatlnn of rnilroiuU ami other
.' corporation. It aeem to ua tlmt aueii
rules and rates should be mail only
. after the roost cHreful InvestlanHon, in
whleri the forporullon nave hud a full
nd nlr hearina, uiul upon th most
' roncniaiv evldan thut Injuetlee would
- not Im the result of surh regulution.
:i. e . e a Now we
of the State l
New we do not deny the i-iwer
inak eui'ii rea
eucii reaulatloiis,
no brief for the
. and we certain)? hold no brief fur the
railroads in the ' matters, hut w do
. araue for luatice in sun ivtMa, ntui ttie
. moat alMtnlute frreof tlmt the r.ilro.id
are rnnrvnna me nu ,
late before the gluts shull pnieesMt to
txerclsa powers tliivt may he ilestruet . ve
' la the interests una wriiare or gn-nt
end Indlspensi.l.le pilc utilities. This
power to reauUta la a ir to destroy,
i" and It should therefore, be eserclsv.!
with th y rea I eel rsutlnn. Surely, ne
sensible man would tie aillina destiny
' ' the raiironaa, er even to seriously crip.
' pie them."
s. Ther are people in Nurlh Carolina
who hare nut a dream of Justice tu
tha railroada but whoao malignity I
'' auch that, unmindful of the benefita
'. th great arterle confer, thay would
' ' cripple or destroy them If tliejr could.
. Thl la a class, aavnae In Its hntred.
' that th leginlator. wlm ulll asscmbl
' la lUlelgh lie.t winter v. Ill need to
' eteet themaelvc against. It will not
-J. da ta take fur granted that thl class
:' haa tb public welfare at boart It
rart. nothing about that; ft lia no
. hlirtvcr ' motlv than to wreak von
,; geanee. The conn ienllou incmbor. of
th General Assembly want to ad'trea
their beat thought to th togUlation
propoaed by th partlwia Of either
' aid and to vuUa, upon full lnrnla
tion, a their Judgment Ulctatea la
, right "aa btwee h intereai in
i volvod, Th people nd protection
, agalnat th railroad; th railroad
for tha Inlvreat of th public a. well
aa of thni)Jv---nucd pruUxtlon
agalnat th'a bo UI crlppl them
If tby can and would bankrupt, them
1 they rouW. . )clen tha pie, "and
demand of tha two 1 th gpldn
mean atttl ta find and follow it J to
find and ; ollow tha , path of duly,
riuiititiiua ? tha 5 railroad would, , by
wlaw. ' to Jgcoept i.aad .'art , upon ' th
lewdly advic Th obaonrer haa r
nt!y given then, for th tbuy wfU
? niova the" ' rauc of tha juat Con
- lint acaloU. thtiM and tha better
; Ufy themsHlvr for the nnrlghteous
'"ka which they wii. hv to ua
' - , , , : :. , .7
iu.v w t.i.itu JIMS. ruiJil XHK ht'NDAY OltSLllVER.
TWm Arrival nt Wa It. a TXr.,11 .v. . I ' .'m....' i.. ...'. '..'!.
r,:zz.::: v . : . f .
..uu,rani,uw(wf( 10 jirpr-j
ft Barcn Tor the, North Polo a an
ftlrhlp hit directed ranewed attention
At;-Ur of r,ac,ln ha earth",
rnst northerly point There are now
nv, exploring parties fa the? AWtie,
tw pt whlchV ara.deiliUtly bnt :dft
V' f"';! jV'-v ! 'v
' earj aaiiea wmy rJB, lPf iroro
Hnrih t-yirlv-' i ' a i tha iciihahli
!. "m ,. ( -
make Lady Franklin Bay and to
tmtel thenca by aledfa to th Pol,
Ita haa not- been erd of inee. but
oy tn mtauie ot eptemDr tna reary
Arctln flnh Tnnrta , word fronv him.
It la reaaaned by ' hi. frtWd.l that
hould no,new coma from hlu then.
'ta. .fi at a & u,i.a m. m j U am
year for hi. work. They bHev.; that
In uch aa event Peary will . Ur
aome Eskimo, aouth wjth a mewafe,
which .hould reach them in tha UnU-
ad ttittaj In November. . . , w
Wellroan. who 1 backed by a Chi
- Wmm J.KllHt.f wl.kt.au
win hi unit vvivu
the outklde world '.r and propose , toj
keep in touch with the United State.
vi- ...i.i . . Mriii
uiioh. .n. ! iMy v ..
lie exoccla to sail noma time la Au-
gwt and calculatea that ba wllfba able
to make tha trip from Hammarfet
to tha Pi.la a.nd return in .ia day.
The other enpedllloh. are tbo Of A.
H. mrriaon. an Sn.ll.hm.n; Mlkk..-
cn and Lefflngwell, an, Engli.hman
anil American.! reepectlvely. and My
lieu. Erlck-ea. a Dane. The Loui.-
villa Courier-Journal,
la dl.cua.ing
e efforia of these Arctio wplorer,
th
.... ,
say
Sf
n?l..il.. .nnllr... nf lha v fl.
mie. travoier. m frew 1 a ,""ving vt
..amu w....sUl as fninl A stlnnt ll Itl IA
uvrniura mu rn..n,r..., ....... , ''
the field of Unriilng. H w w Held of
lernin that must gain the pront In
the end. There I a certain romantic
aiemeni id tha Ufa ot the axnlorer which
!h."Vien,trut tir'ro.Hia5r js?"
erul public, either, no matter now muea
some persons cavil ana aweu upwn iw
futility of many of the U.k. tney art
out to accnmpllaleauch, for instance, aa
!i.."nt 'iLTSHuHm htlsiei
wm'hold th! in"JtMor"t&iIJw
readers when the tales of their tests and
nerlls come out at last
"Itonianilo aa ar all. there la one et-
nedition that1 must nuuisr nn rh most
romuntlc. us well a the most divert ln,
liecniis It Is the most novel. The airahip
journey of Wnlter Wellman la the one
referred to. To the Pule in a flying ma
chine, with a wireless telegraph Instru
ment st hand to mulnmln communicn
tlon with the civilised world throughout
he trip: Here. Indeed, is something to
thrill the tniHrmation mm to stir
blood."
ini
It will b a great victory for science
n.t Ki.rr.-a r ..a..! lit I n n whan lha a...
e::z;:.u ,." .
...... ui ma HVK.I .tvhii (wiirnni-
eil, us It will be In a ahort time by
some one. and we hope tho Htar. and
on mo mo.i mirtneriy point. .eu-
men's expedition Is the most inter-
esllnir one now under wsv lit
has built an airship expressly
... .1
for the purpoMi and will endeavor to
sail over tho dOO mllea Intervening
iH.iwi.en nminer.ei iinn me roie.
The effort of a Friticnman namwl An-
drf-t nislt,o a somewhat similar trip
sorhe years ago proved disastrous,
ti'Hoiin ever navina oeen1 nearo irom
hlmi However, Andree hud merely
m. hsllonn and hail tr. folb.w tha ale
- - - - - --
currents, wane weiiman conveyance
is an airship with 'appliance for
steenng it wt.nnui rererenc. to tne
A -.- K. U lieiUliTfl mTtl- I
,,r oi ..nv.,n ......
There has been much whiffling and I
r"" "I rJT-r..Z....rvI prooamy n mora
evasion, much backing and filling, inland Is entitled to thanks fur It ex-
atttttiiptlng explanation of the reasons
why Mr. Blackburn, the Republican
candidate for Conareas In the eighth
district. do not rneet Mr. Hackett,
hi Democratic opponent. In a joint
ranvesa, a h ha been urgently In-
vlt.-d to. Thero ore a number or
rensons, th. principal of which Is
hut b and hi friends know thnt
h would be worn out on every stump,
nnd snothor can be found In this
paragraph from a circular letter Just
Issued over tha names of six as re
putable and rrspot)albl gentlemen as
ther r In th district Messrs. T.
II. Vsnderford, If. O. f'hatham, It. A.
Ijourliloii. A. II. Hoyden. It. I. Hmlth
and II. W. tlwyn. the Democratic dls-
i t ..rn.niit.a-
rll t Committee,
fh Hemibllein nominee represents
ii .. . I., ru..,..,. ntnl .liinael-ous In I t" ... hit ii.vTii..-. UI
rJditl,;:1 H Ut.ir&t&':-'mi ln ,hu fff'r .
hrotiuh revenue orrieers. nisiiusrs ana i
ithers mi tne t" imnier 10 rereivn n(
ampnlsn committee and they are Mk-
in nuntrihiiilons from pro reeled mo-
nopoli-e and indivldo..! t-vuldicsns .ill
over the country, lie .1 bay all the
money h w...l. or t.evd.
til., mettriliutmn iro n prur-ieq mi
, .
Whll tlin Democratic, couimmen, u
u
'J
n added, has "no men. of raising
"
l'-
I... n.n.i ... thrctiah th na
rlotic! geneiosltfA of Individual Demo
'n I
a - I.
Mr. fllackburn w.nld rather ihl
Information should be rtlsscmlnnfed
by letter or told by Mr. lUchett when
tie Is canvassing stone, than to hv
heao charges made to big f.c bo-
fore the people and bo tailed upon
to answer ihm.
The Rock HIH Record quote Sen
tor lirlce, rt York county, S. C
ho aathor of th Brlca law. undr
which any county n tha Stat having
dlspotiaiiry can vol tt. out If It so
wills aa having written
ist. I am In favor of destroying th.
dlspehsaryrrstt and branch.
J'?iid, I sm in favor .f wiping out th
itjo kei shops end ' Sxehsnse of ' all
names and kinds. ,
gej. have never voted for compul
sory education iiMn the ground that it
un-iiemocniKV-
Tho platform Is sounJ. Senator
Hrtca will do. , , i,;
i Th Montgomery Advertiser thinks
that The Observer's recent .defence
of tha unekwar of Baroda for having
said that th American wcomin folks
ara not o, tarnation beauuful a ha
had been led : to Imagine, Is aa tn
tanra: of fbraylpf Thl I
what Jt was Intended to ba. ,Vo hv
Ing Iwart yentemhered wltitaa lavlla
tton to th dollaf dinner Th Observ
er is a candidal for a Carnegie madal
as a consolation pti." '
pin. ii. au uMii.il..-. . .......... ....... . - .... ..... vi uinr .ui.iiueii. piv uuing, mis gniiemaiT aaiu tnai it wa
spend in his e e. tii.il, and risht now bo of the peasant wr hilled and aever an old story that negroe were not
i". tamer '..Vmasr ed ther iov al JSor "unu- allowed In fanton trvir night It i
enMrtTiAM fn,T,h,", TZn nu"r" !,70T1: lo hav" "",d th"t ,hpr "ver been any
m"iiilr ot th. Mepublln-n congressional to""1' "'"f Uk wild animal than race trouble In th little burg; that
; umu.r Pt
loriin iora ior in reaaera 01 xnt. wun"
day Obaorvar. .Mr. ThomM M. Huf.
I ham - will tmva , thAnrhtfui. nr.
fully . ppar,4 WMUXUZ
Arthur P. Gorman,' Uncrowned King I pacta to leave-fr. the 'weatera pert
I of Folltica,", andt Mr.- C a Wootten
J hav written rnoat ntareatfiif ly ; thia
- i .rpa,urr,.f'1.new,anai
i anioi wnich protnlada ta pa ,'nter
lutinr : ..in a...j.
vincu, , Mimra v( 11 Doutn
r.' -It will embrace a aerie ot "M
t.era to Nicholaa, Worth, a. Southern-
born.Amarican," Ilvln; U'Nw;Tork,'
irom, mi orother, Troa Worth, . who
1 1 a-la1 ha 1avA f h
Ia, installment of m. Aicompce.
hrJwbiclj many retaera ara. flndlna?
1 im.Ij.L . . -
4 nnmber of .hort articlf. from reg
Jar' cn4 aped! atribWori,'.'!. -f
' Sunday, Auguat 2th. the flratMn
.taJJment of charming atory,'Th
Rectof of St Mark'." will be alven.
The author la a North r.MtinV i.aw
I than ...V.m .k. . . .
' "i"T vi iwuun iq mi 0ouiD( I MecKienpurg; Fair, October 19,19,. 17
"" 1 1 " , " 1 1 1 - 'land Jlth, i 1 , .
great comfort to fle- ,. Mr. , Batef Roaa ha. returne t
i jria coniroveraaiiara tn aiava t..
i i i
lo nna "omethlng to wiy In cloa-
i ania. ia hma ... jv . . . . .
" ' argument, by w,y ot tht Uat
jB, ..teemed ladnatrlou,
I w vrsensDorn, attempted to
wi VBB P' bacoma a . hog??
ru" 'ong and knocked It put
ot tne bo - bad to bava the at
wd. which la peithir coherent no
u-iv., out mi. M tt: "Aa It wa
n 'nt. county pig in question, walws. a Charlotte visitor yaeterday,
accept the correction, but If It had
1. . '
Di-en a Oullford county pig wa would
I - innmimi' . . . .u. K.
t our onrnaj a nwr,
Hemmai U Of a hot cnnirAvarav h..
tween two Charlotte men once a tolTouna; People of th Lnlted and As
whether 'Weidon la in Nanra . f aoelata ; Reformed Preebyteriaa
v,.." " m w'"ax' r churchea. In Dayton. O.. 1. eapected to
Northampton. They were - about tn I . .
Bnt but aee,, ,,w,i to ,e,r
decllon to a third party. The refra
110 Id the contestants ha W'i,i..n 1. m
...... ,nA t.
Haiitax and tha defeated debater got
up nd lpft "company with th
P-Ing hotl -Wall, It wa. In North-
an,nin. .1 . ..
....... ... Mum a wa. uun mar,
anynow. tie 'got the laat word.
Having been Inyarlabty unhorsed by
The ni.at.rvee tr. ih. ,...., i
- - - - - . . - m eew KWUOMk JUUniB
In whic h tha rel.tky merit of native
poems proposed, by the two paper
were In controversy". The Norfolk
ie.iu.iini., .0 .na.meie-8 vioiauon Ot
th rule, of war, rings In on us a rl-
bald atansa from a British nater: and
I .o..a .... Th. n .v.. ...
7,: : r:
uKiiiuR ouiiy ui nurtn caroima, outlatopplng at the Buford
of regard for It own renutatlnn. ami
In mlndfurhes of what It owe. to
I stmienry, cllgnlfledly declined to print
or discuss It Th Vnrfnfv r .n,i..i.
... ..Im.i.j i. -j.
ceptlon, and with unparalleled effrotlt-
'
I err. asserts that "The rihur haaltpeat last night In the city,
lr.ttln.,1 in ,nf...i,,n"
- i ..u ..
enori to conceal It ham." T.U
I do aril tire and imposition nractlced
upon readers who know no better
meet together, while impudence and
i unverac lousnes kiss each otherr
I i'
I llw Vlndlu ..nt..,i.i. ... ...wl"- WM a visitor, in tne cny last
I --f .... vi I.. -"'i
and ith The New York Evening
Post, cordially commendatory of Gov-
ernor Ulenn. Judge Long, the p.-
iwrn 01 ine main, ana Itev. W Xn. VMIi-
can, of Charlotte, ntllte snuarea Itself
V "
wlH, Norih Carolina for nrevlou.
comments on the Salisbury lynching
presslona of Justice.
John Law has beep renominated
this week for register of deed of Or-
ane county; which office he haa held
for sixty year, and decline to prom-
iso not to run again. He has already I
held the office twenty year longer 1
than Dr. Oaler aay any man I en-1
titled to live. Wonder how old he
was when he contracted the habit.
PEST I1GHT LIRE REASTS.
I VtlMf W.ala-i A 1 HUU.I tr. IWaw.,.. T.'UK-
. r.T "Sin
niiniHicriiig to n ou talcxi h osnacks I
rMivi to lie-treat.
HI. Petersburg, Aug. 17. At lha
heuiliuarters.of the gendarmerie here
i i r 1 1 ie iii-j was received to-day of
llnwilh.r ....lllalon
, ,w. .... ?!
--..-........ anu iurjr inn me i
. " eirimi ui reiresc, carry
"'"". . inetr rury they I
-i-i.n i.r.si who wa purrying Up I
seixen 11 priest who was hurrying up
to ussist iha wounded and beat him to
death befor the wife of a tck pe-
wh?In h, h,d ,tie roXi
. . ..... ... . . , I
. nrrimmi, , .
..in. an.. a.uT.riimi,
A serious Bffray occurred to-dav In
thr.r.t.. r . .?r nTn fwA-.i11
the suburb, of Kolplno between work-
m. r. of the government arm. factory
r'. " a iLHirr' L?AS,,b"
.7t V.,:." ".. " rA"rV"T"-
a diist.n ar n,. it m . n Canh .1.
d a cessions and tha naht aa ci n
tinned with stones, club and rifle
ttlllla A in.. li.r nt ... ... L.,k
Si wcr. rtuus) ? woiSdid
aiuva Til. twriUUBIjr WOUnOCU. I
KILLING OF IDLICE COXTIXVEH
rT,,.,a..A,.,r; to. Si1 .i,cTr
.. -.... ...-r.v..M Kur-jw tsiHatca. I
Warsaw, Aug. 1T.Thl ' mornlna
two patrolmen war shot and kllltd
and two wounded. ,
Htrong detachment of Iroop search
pedestrians throughout th city and I
all passenger arriving on th, leans. I
Railroad ar sesrrhed. ; ;
At I o'clock this evening nolle. In
fantry and Cossacks stopped traffic
nd cut oil th Jewish district from
tha rest of th city. . ,
Jt la now known that 41 persons
wer killed her August It. nf whom I
tinea n
era no I
eight war policemen, and that II. po.
llcemen and about a hundred cltlsens
wera wound. . . ; .; , I
.Daring yesterday throughout PoJ v.?
land lva pellcemen snrt one grcna-ITIirca Fitrdintcrs IrtrtI Into ' ttie
. Llll. .... ...... . . I I ...... ' . ...... ft .......
rm were killed sod four potleemoo
May Italse) Internal Ioan of 17,500,
Y r." ..'POO. ' T t -, '
M.'petet sbnrg, 'Ana.' l7e-e-Tha credit
of 7.si0,0a votiHt by th lte Psr
llnttient for rsinin relief , being si
ready exhausted and tho commission
revising the budget having so- pert the
last nosslbl kopeck to rsls 1 10.000.-
noo, it wss reported this afternoon
that th government had determined
to have recourse to an interns! losa
of 117,190,00 to provide ed for a
pew cr.ip. Th losn will be "sub
crlbed" by th Stata aavingt btnka.
, IXU.iO.NAh.
I ."" 1 '" 11 '"
m.-. wi.t of Number of rco.
I 1 iiit, t isltom ami Oilmr. i
I Mr. II. b. tuV )fft last night fo
I Atlnnta, Ua., on buHtniM. .
I o tne ytote the laafof next week, to
'fS.VX 7w Mt Urtihnfor
icatawba Spvlnga, where h will apand
I "e tirne. ..- ' ' , '
I Amuni vlkltor In the city yei'
known cltlceti tt Laurlnuurg,
4 t R. W. Jopllng, of Med Bprlnga,
JJ." cr atare4 non Iha guoet at
MtOmrkVt SlataavlUa,' 'Waa
I a charlotte vlnltor yeaterday.
1 r Irfeaara. P. It. Harry, ol Oroeniiboro,
lViJ 7"'
i Mr. B. K Aatmry leave tolday for
f IT trftl1 Inm I (ha Uannh pa tuiin
&Zfi-3?'U ?n -1,6 ver1
Mr W.U.' Galloway,, of Uamlet,
Pnt yeaterday.ia tbe city, .topping
"h? cY?Pilht, of tha Universal
Wlndln Comnanv. aoent ve.terday
I In the city.
I tr. Vf. Al. 1 l.mWC I WIU fJUriHI YI7
jay Monroe advertlHtng the big
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I aDent aome- tlmn on h a varatlon.
a . . - ' ......... ...
I Mr. E. J. Parrish: commercial aaent
ft tha Seaboard Air Una .Rail way
wK"Vaww hV
I ativea. ' i-, " i
Mr. A. M. Spong I .pend'.nf aomo
Wfe VgT Yi.
who baa been the gueqt of hi itter,
Mr. C. Valaer, left yeaterday morn-
W .h,"J ' Xvel"
I m w. p' Maunev. of Gr.en.boro.
I- Mr.'S. H. Bmlth, of Concord, apent
B;uU "4rl V i,.t'
I ...S il .1... .11. tt-lAM J .
I Avenue A.' K. P. church, who has
I V... .it...!., th. nVAnllnn f tha
Mr' iark- dur o Tn
BUIe.vnie Landmark, waa In tha city
1 ""vi -mio .ciu, .n. ..
1 C.pt. J. w. La
ne. of Llncolnton, 1.
at th Buford. 'He la on M w
horn from Ama. Va. th place
" birth, wh.re he yhdtodrgrlan
way
of
friend
I anu reiaiivea lor several weess,
Mr Hol 0al,.rti of tn, Kutherford-
ton bar. waa a. aueat af the Buford
last night. .
I Mr. H. A. McCollongh, of Mt
neaaant. ,wu a fhanotta visitor
. a
Mr. YL. Mahler Kramer, a well-
J known traveling man of Wilson, I
I Pndnr to-day In the city on bust-
neas.
lmAn. th. vl.ltnra In the elt last
I night was Mr. J. A. McFa.ls, of
King's Mountain.
I Air. Tank l.lement. 01 MOCKVIII,
charlotte visitor u.t mght.
Mr. P. O. Lnmlls has returned to
tn citr aftr r huBlnes trip In the
Mnson. a nromlnent
laa-yer of Dallas, spent last night in
tne city, stopping- at tn central.
r .v. viroy. ui uwiunw,
i a aiivsi in .nw cny ik. iukiiv
I . Mr. A. H. Barnett, of Huntersvllle,
Mr, William K. t lament, of M0CK-
vlll la atiandlnir tn.Aav In lha rllw
Mr. E. L. CnniDbell. of Klna'S
I Mountain, was realstered among th
ruJ,"u f i.h,Jrrni!raii.,",,t nlghti!.
lev T wai. a e in 'rh city last
ffntght f 1 r' .;,- .--t"rt
Mr. E. K. Bolu. of Black sburg.
I night
I Mr. J. v.. Plonk, of Cherokee
Falls, Is spending, to-day In the city.
WIEnK Nf;(;ltoKS ARE IURRED.
Not Permit tcl to Items tn Over MjHit
at Canton Effort to Employ egro
Tabor on a Big Kntrrprlar Futile-
Two Counties In Uie State M'hcre
the Ha me CondHton Obtains.
Special to The Observer. ,
Ashevllle, Aug. 17. According to
authsntlc Information received here
th little town Of Canton, where Is
building the great $1,000,000 pulp
plant of the Champion Flbr Com
pany, has never. In. the mentory of
man sheltered a negro over night.
This fact was recently brought out
when an e ffort waa mad to employ
negro labor and It was found lru
possible to secure thla clsss of labor
at Canton. .
The ntsgroea wilt not go to, Can
.. . TU... ..- tr. k
'"r
tne barrier that (.anion s onsen nava
raised and wore nut desirous of look-
Ing for trouble. Inquiry thla week of
a prominent citison 01 waynesviuu, a
.i .ll. ..... ,.t Cakini. l.llu. i..
l.i... .. . . -" .' .
inn. .win. ui NTklun tu wihvb s.
Uhl resulted- in the atatement "that
not in ine memory ox man naa a ntj-
gro apent ine night in t;anion. t;on
whan a negro i Seen ther after .un
clown hu Is uulotly asked Wht hi
down ha Is out
buslnesa Is and It
that it would not
oTLlin ovvti
Incidentally intorinod
b healthy for him
hI.1.1 "Pl.t. av.ntl.
, l ...... I ulll. hi,.i- v . ava...v
Iwamlng has hitherto t)en utnclnt
IwartilnB has hlth
I?.!..6. "
Th," -" . option to
negriies Vorklnir In W
in act bmw
They arc employ i
"'sfoes wc.rking ia canton ounng ma
ngvoea pass through
nd frequently stop,
y arc. employes of thl Southern
In many instance. They are never
molested. But they can't stay ovr
'"I"'. ssm; iss.'iivwin sow
tn tampion Flbra Company began
nnat.tliuii. lha inlM a tlS nlhae nf.
night, it la said that recently- after
nclals of th town endeavored to re
son with tho cltiseua that It was, time
ft.. . . I . k. .. .... ........ M.l...ia K . . .
Without result. ..-t:l'x
Aside frub Canton there ar two
other elates in North Carolina whore
Ihegroe are not allowed to remain
(over night. These are the oouatloa
of Mitchell and Madison.' Several
veers a so whon tha telephone lib
wa building through Madison negroes
were employed on tha works and tha
icomnsnv building tha lino was put to
some Inconvenience by tha rltlsens of
LMadlsnn refusing to allow tha negro
to stsy In th county over night. Th
negro Ishornrs toe re forced to go be-
vond the Madison county tin to spend
ithelr Mgktit I v, .v
.THREE STlt ANGE 4 ftPFXlMEXH.
t"ll."lrstrrda Hctklng Ijntdov
Hirnt- Msyor H, 8, ..IcMnch Take
Thrvti lif IlaiMl. ,, . " , - . '
Three atrsnaa specimen of hu
manity drifted tnt'i tha city yenterrtny.
On wss a polish Jaw, with auch
flaming Vd beard and hair as is
often heard uf bul seldom sees, Tha
cond was a tlnrk skinned, bavk
yetl nstlvs of Moutetievto. heavily
built and evidently a hard worker.
The third was, nothing more tlmn
a bay, a German, with blue eye aid
flaxen hair.. A more striking tela
could hsrdly - h Imeslned. 'Row
they earn to gt together and bow
. " i 1 , i 'it . . . t '"'"' I
they iiidnned to "rea. h i let.'e
cu!J not ' be leairnud. Tt.ey 1 "J
evidently heard uiiulhlnjr of the
city, for they curne seek In i MJyor
8. ii. McN'iuch. piesldent end central
manager of the t'harlotto Brick Coai
puny. Shortly nttr their arrival
they met up with, Mr. IahiIs Boson
baum, who took them around .and
Introduced them to him whom they
sou slit. The foreigners and Muyor
McMnch oon atruck a trad. . , 7 he
tflo left yesterday afternoon for Fort
Mill, U. c., to take up their work
at the plant of tha -brick .company,
on in river, , ...(,
THE STprriXO OP TJIE CLOCK.
Oenrga U. Coorner, la Touth'. Compan-
uenei.lnr fall, tha Instantaneous calm,
The auddea tllenc ia my . chamber
small;
I, starling, lift my bead Jn half alarm
,THe clocks ba stopped .mat au.
Th clock haa (topped. Tt why bv
,i mo xouna ' '!: ,...
An Instant (eollnc almest like d!myt
Why -wi It. .liwnc aoonari than It.
tFor u ha. ticked all day. J
Bflr nun Uvea haalda nfima M nn.
Ana ' sucn , eompanioB.nip unntaaea
.' keam ... .; ..... , .. . , ....
CompHinonshlp aoarc fKKjgnl.ed ' . till
And loat 'in ludderi leep. ' ' '
tAnd o tb blessing Ilavn .'dally
1 Ar In their very commnnnesa forget
W little heed what ajiwrlh " our
- want, r , . . , j- ,,,
Until it an.wtra not, ' . i
A' .trangene. falleth Oft familiar way.
a tr aome pun wer gon beyond re
call o
Something nnthonght" of linked with an
our oara- ' -v - ,
Some elook bag .topped-tbaf. alb ' .
PEOPLE'S GOLULIIJ
Tha American "- Dlatrlct - Tetegrapli
Company ' drJIrtrra package, parcein,
note. Invitations,, fnralsliea me
gar for arrand ervlc at a vary
small coat, i Tb Obearvcr will aend
oar neaosenger, wlthouf charge, to
your rostdenca or plao of huilneaa, for
dvertlaemcata for - this column.
Then OfBc) wlth WeaUtrw
I'nloa Telngraph t Company. 'Phona
4a. AH dvertiaementa Inserted ta
thl col una at rata of ton cent per
Una of Bis word. , No ad. taken for
tea than so cent. , Cash la ad vane.
WANTED.
WANTED Teung man. If to 11 year of
ass. for auda fountain. Dnigglat, oar
Observer,
wANTEi-MarrtjKi eoupi tj uk. part
a hriiBa. TAatirs nl a ltaal t uitl . ntl 411 a
line. Address, X., ear Obervcr.
WANTEO-A young man to leara th
ara Dusineas, si uat nave soma uuar-
nesa tact and of good character. Frank
Hoblnson, Lowell, N. C '
WANTED To bur a cood eountv seat
weekly newspaper, in town 01 not tea
mn X.600. Adclreas, with particulars,
imple copies, etc., Tho. , N. Ltocke,
than
eamol
Lenoir, N. C.
WANTED Salesman, to - handle stapl
lin on liberal commission. - Adareas,
Box 827, Richmond, va.
WANTED-oStout offlc boy for general
work. Oood oDenln for vbunc man will
ing to make himself generally useful
slth a view of learning the buslneea
nd advancing a. hla nierit may de-
aerve. Cel. at office of Nwpper
Union second noor ironi, corner .ua
na vouege sireeis, city.
WA!?TED Job compositor, must be a
flrst-ciuss man: atate exaerieaca and
salary expected,- write; at once to uo-
eereer jrrtauRS iotev"'.T . v
WANTED Position,
by experienced
teacher. , A. B. roller
greduata Beet
reference. Address, M
tss Marian, care
of Oussrver. .
WANTED Marker and sorters; also
girl. Charlotte Bteam Laundry.
WANTED To boy a good driving horse.
Must b sound, not . under six year
ouio. va , xryon strt, wrown co.
WANTED Registered druggist. Give
referenoe, aaa salary , expected and
stste time you ran begin worn. Addr,
Box K, rayettavill. N. C.
WANTED Four second-hand twister
frames immediately. Address, "Cot
ton 1111," oar Observer. .
WANTED About September lit, an x
perienued man end wife la an all-year-round
' hotel. ' Man must understand
stewardlna and wife housekeeper'
duties. No children. Salary moderate
but aure; a ' good poalton for the right
persona. Auuress, witn references, ex
perience, etc, Wnu . Hewitt, Henderaon
vine. n. aj.
WANTED Balesman. - for- North and
Bouth Carolina and . Virginia. ' For
itany ma so suspenders,. Kiiy auspen
der Co., Fayette villa, N. &
WANTED The Oeneral Fir Extinguish
er l ompnny deslree t enasge a strictly
first-class male stenographer. Moderate
salary to begin with, .but fine oppbrtuni
with. 'put
cement. -.
and .ubi
ties for advancement. - Annllcanta must
lilC
be experienced and submit the best of
references. Applications will be consider
ad by mall only.
WANTED-A. trsvellng sslesmsn, famil
iar wit u tha n. and a. O. trade on a
weti ' mironuceo line ot rarming imple
ment For right man a -good position
assured. Address Immediately, stating
salary ntwrea, Itawunge Ampiement t.0.,
i.Hi.iniora. itxu. v . .j
WA NTED If s rneee-meksrs.
Hewlett.
Ursnthe
m'Hsrsas Oo.
wnson. n. a
1: UMciaLfttMBrOim.
nAlKlAINg We have several bargains
In roll ton deska. .Call aulck. Queen
miy t-xinuna jq, " ' ,
ATLANTA Barber College, tuition 0.
we lurnisn our graduate paying posi
Hons ln our own shops In Atlanta, pa
psld from day you enter. , 161 Whitehall
street. Atlanta, Oa.?.
OOOD b mess-maker wanted. HartUn
t:o.. aaiisourr, N. c. .., , ,
tXIRIAXK.
FOR SALK On large rellertop desfci
one flat-too deskr one typewriter desk.
also office furniture sultshl for archi
tect. Cull at room rd floor. Piedmont
Iluildlng, or ,'phon ill .i . w
FOH BALE 1, P00 acres good farm Isnd,
' ten miles eset of gsnford; terms osy.
eoe .. it t.uisnoim. emnrora,. . u.,
e T.L. Chisholm. Ban ford,. N. C., or
g. Jermsn, Ilslelgh, N. f?, Huckhorn
nd A Timber Col, Sunfnrd, N,
n m.
Lend
FOB SALB-Beehe Indelible Ink Cheek
Protector, only been used four months.
In good conditions - cost 1 oa, can be
bought for 1-0.00,; Addree. "rrank." ar
Observer:'. ... ' '!..:.. I ,
FOR ! RF1NT Furnished six-room rnt.
tag. North Church street, JUptember
1st, . 'M..' care'tltsrerver. ' .
yon RENT Newly built T-rnom house,
all modern conveniences, (I Esst tth
street Imiulre.PW N. t'sldweli street. , ,
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V ASSAYING ;
.' ' CHEinCAL" ANAtTiBJL '
itxs of kvsrt DEscmrnoit
III W. Ita atmt, Charlotta. N. a
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The biggest and - richest assortment of Neck
have shown for a time ' Narrow,
mdium aridi widei 4 - ln
newest; v Windsors - Bat Wings and Qubs
The best lines to" beiound for 25c atid 50c.
, ; The Three fell
Dilworth . ! $2.50 ;
h-y:v- Stetson $3.50 to $500.
fa!! Styles m Collars---! I. & i. Brand
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You canft beat these;Collars for style fit pr ; ,
wear ; The afl-Ifnen ;
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. ine au-conon j
Our $1.00 and:$1;50 Umbrellas
x , .
Each guaranteed .'; and
and a good shape
1m
Gfoi2jt or real thin;,
Drawers, each 50c. ,
; ; Drawers; thin
Ladies' Embroidered White Oxfords
A beautiful quality : of
heels and richly en.broflerecJ, with ribbon ties
' ' - ' $200e '
Walking:
Imt)orters, samples, 'worth ( up tb: .$100,"
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,IVa' , SUK'T,
- handsr the wide is the
llak .Now Ready
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Hawes- ,$300 ;.and C
4 - ply 15c two for 25cv
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vthey are good quality
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Nainsook Shirts and
Genuine Scriven Knee
material 50ce . :
, canvas with'coyered
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Canes.
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