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CIIAKLOTTE DAILY OBSLItVER, NOVEMBER 11, 1003. J' X OLD ANN IS EEailNISCEp ' LISCTJSSES THE BOLICK FAMILY Town Folks TJon't Suit the Country . Mammy, Who Knowi a LllUe Too Much of Their lOarly HlNtory The Jloll.ks Ttanialn lor White Folks," ' in Her liyea, 1Uk'U Their Jllse in the World The Bollok "OuU" the "Whole Show" The Old . Ionian Much Wrought TJp on the ( Subject of the City . ',.': : V.;,; :V' Happy- Dale, Nov. "Ise glad to be back at Happy Dale one time mo',.' ' said Ann, who had Just returned from V the city.' "Dem town foks don't ault dls nigger. '.- Why, bless . yo souL Honey, de niggers up dere ain't gut . no sense, much lens da white people; Dey ain't carta' 'bout nothin 'oepln ridin' tn dem orterbeels an' gwine to dem show whar de sals wid britches on kicks up an' down laic er paaley mules. It ain't laic it uster do wnen i Marse Frank an' Miss Jodie wus dere. Yes, Marae Mike, X ain't gwlne back dere no mo' ef i Kin nep It.. ,-,. This was spoken with i considerable feeling-, wr" K-W '-vH '-s'- - i-,v'2 . "Why, ' Ann, somebody must have of i fended Vou.1 am so sorry that you , had such sv poor time,' for. Robert and '.myself missed yon very much,. but we were willing- to do without rood things to eat for"' a few days, Just to let you I have a rest and a little turn with old friends. In town." t-'Vr - j 1 "Tou mn Robert's g-ood "huff for me ? ater dls." Dem foks in town files to faa' fur Ale Ann. .-, ;. -.';.. t - "Why, Honey, is you seed dem gals tiV Peavlne Bolick's?" " : ; v ' J . n I didn't know that Jim Bollck J. had any girls.- I knew that ha was married hut had never heard anything V i about his children. , Has he some preU .-,ty girls ?" v Vrv ;;.- "Well, I can't say dat day Is pntty. r but dey put on mo' ajrs dan any po' . white foka dat I ever seed In my , , lite.". .. ;v .,..... .-; "Poor folks,, did you say, Ann t i Why, Jim Bolick la one of the wealth . : lest men in the city. He has made - .several hundred thousand dollora."- - i; "Don't make no dlffunce how much r he's done made! He's po white foks : ?dea de earns. Tou reckon - Z - done f erglt dat' boy, when he. uster slip britches on, wid strings fur galluses J Vnil r wml hut Aut'm Hnna rnna to 3 'bout here wid dem close, vxave erown. Why, dat boy wus 17-yearr lole fo' he had er pair shoes. Why, ') Marse Mike, you kin remimber when I he uster peas here, wid dat little brindle dog. an' totln' er single-barrel 1 mnsklt. g-oln' to de woods to kill er ' squlrrelT , I uster hear' yo': po "paw aay dat he wus de nglles' boy he ever '.seed. Marse Bill named him Peavlne Jim, on count uv dem long lasts an ' his slim body. His daddy wus ole .man Tom McCro win's overseer, . fo surrender." v .. V'. ' "Yes, Ann, but you can't get over the fact that Mr. James Bolick, v prominent merchant, alderman and society man, is a great citizen now. He-Is the biggest thing on the Pike. -You' are Just 'mad because he's out ' shining the Da res. 'V' ;,. "Outahinin er Dare! Dey kin think rdat ef dey: water, but dey ain't Whut, . one uv dem Bollck's! 1 Didn't I see i dat Peavlne Jim er slash! n' ronn' In Vne dem orterbeels, wid de smoke blllnt out de back end an' er squaktn' flak er a-ooseT He com putty nigh vrunnln' over me an ef he had dee ' as much as brush my coat I'd runs '-, his neck. No, sir, when er Bolick irons over dls chile dere'H be aomefln' ' In 4 papers whut you wusn't lookln' - fur de nex' mornln', she'." "Is Jim looking Just about as usual, - Ann?" I asked. ,-aja can't change dem lone lege an' fdem flat feets, no matter how much i money he gits," said Ann, with a sat- ' :: isfled look upon her face.. "De Lawd give Peavlne Jim dem legs and feets an he ain't gwlne to take 'em 'way ' from htm. nuther, des cause he made ' er little money sellin' llcker. cowhides : ole bones an' sloh lak. I des couldn't 1 bap but laugh when I seed him glttln' . In dat orterbeels, fur I knowed dat atter hia shos rut Inside dere wui ' no room fur nothing else. De nta gers aster say dat he touldn't walk es - log oroaa er creex.-- Ann was warming to her subject. . She had brought in my breakfast and , was haloing around the table. Robert was sitting over tn the corner, by the i fire, warming his toes; the morning - was frosty and he had Just coine in t from the barn. "Well, Ann, what about the girls?" I f asked.. "Who. dem Bolick gals?" asked the old darkey, stopping still and lookim me In the face. - t "YeaAJlm's daughters." "Ef de Lawd' Jete you Uve to go to . town ergln yau mm see dem Bolick h gala DeyXde whole show. Peavlne Jim Uvea on Appletree street, right erlong wid rde quality, an his gals ' wears de" bes' dat money kin buy, but whatever dey gits It don't look rlrht somehow: dey ain't gut de flg- gers dere to put It on. I seed one j uv 'em danclrr1 at er ball, an' I jjea . ' nearly fall down an' holler to see her Jumpin' roun lak er cow. .8he ain't . ! got no notion tn her bones. When she iturn'd roun de corder, swlngin' on Tr -T her partner, she slip down." s:..ii ' "What were yon doing at a dance f: In the city, Ann?" "Honey. I went wid Miss Sallte, yo' mawa sister. We went to see Miss ' Beokle, ber gal, dance. Now dee let ., ' me . tell you somefln' dat gal aho kin dance. She sho do look fine wid ; patty clothea Miss Beckle ain't gut much money 'an' she don't live on . Appletree-street, but she des outshines dem Bolick gala des lak de sun do , de moon. When she tips over de , flo', leanin' on de arm uv her beau, all de foks dat ain't dancln' des look .'" at hsr lak dey kin eat her up. When t she come by me I des had to say: "Oo It Miss Beckle, yon Is de putties' thing In div place.' "Dem Bolick gals Is ao load. Why, . '; Honey, you kin hear 'em cacklln' an' 1 taughln' er .whole block erway. . Dey ' r. don'tult rati no how. De bes lookln - one In de pack can't keep her dress j s down. Every time she turn by de i ' aha ketch hp her skirt an': give It er r v snatch an' er twla an' she her ellk ' ' stockln. - Jjeastwlse, dat's whut Miss ; Sallle amy ehe do It far." .-.. , "i v. Toa are pretty hard on the dangh v r tors of your old neighbor, Ann." , Te.Bolicks ain't never been none , d uv my neighbors. - X know dat ole V'-;: man Bolick wus er overseer fo' sur- V render, but he wasn't nothln. arter de '" war. Dls here Jim's done gut rich, i Snt'Mlaa Sallie 'low dat he'alnt done ItAnat.jl ItV 1u Am th4 Mil torts ur crooks to git what he's gut don't know how dat la, but dere ain't o Bollok dat kin tech er Robinson, .or r Dare. . , .'V-" "'...xi v li" Why, Marse Mike, when de music , : an' de danee stop dem Bolick. gals ' ' didn't do lak our foka, set down an' ; be quiet lak,. but ey atood roun', wtd ' de boys, an' haw-hawed while de boys trmke dm,4are Jgesoota aa'. Wow, ' ed de amoks lnSyir face - fHitn . ' ; use to no alch as dat. Why, when : , A MIM Callle wus er little gal. ef er !. feller had bio wed smoke In her face, ; '1; Mars Frank sho' would er knocked a. Bi, BURHAN8 TESTIFIES. AFTER : v . - FOUR YEARS. --...-,' -.- Q. B. Burnhsns, of Carlisle Center, N. i f., wrltee; "About four years sgo I - wrote you stating that I had been en ' tlrely cured of a severe ktdneyv trouble by taking less than two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure. It entirely stopped v '-the brick duet sediment and pain and frmptoma ef kidney disease disappeared, am glad to say that I hflve never had a return or any oi innee symptoms dur-ti-'S the four years thet have.'elaneed and I am evidently curnd to stay cured, snd heartily reotfmmenj Foley's kldnev fcure te any one suffering from kldnev or taddar trowbla" R. II. Jordan Co. er. hole in. his head. But dem gals, dey des stood dare an' giggle des lak dey wus Joyln' de smoke." "Ann, you are away behind ; the times," I said; "The young people of the present age are not like the girls and boys nsed to be.:' It is not only tlie Bolluka but others that do the-very things that you complain of; - this is the day ot money-getting and we must have the rocks or we can't Bhlne. You will have to get on the band wagon.. If you haven't the cash you are not In It a little btt You have lived In the country too long. This trip to, town will do you good." v ' , ' N " i ' "I ain't gwlns back - no.mo. I dea don't b'lleve tn dat . foolishness.' But, while, dem Bolick gals had .'.all de beaua Miss Beckle . had des -. one. X know dat she's des as good as any Bolick ever live ef she ain't rich. ' v.i Ann would have talked on and on,, but I finished my meal and v Joined Robert and went to- the barn to look after a sick hor. I shall hear, more Lot the city at aome other time. , Ann K tn1- wrourht tin on the subject V She does not like the glare of the electric lights-the sound of automobile gongs, the clang of the street car bell and other evidences of progress, . 8he can't catch on to city ways ' t ',' ' , Pi MIKE DARES. v '- . " ' ' . . .' V. ' hROSE FROM , MXS8ENGCn BOY. Edward 3. NaJly Now Vice President of a $1,000,000,000 Oorporaaon A Romanco of American Business ' Ufe, -s' :' ''';';;''.';..-; ."'7';".. " .'": Chicago Record-Herald. .' .'!,' . c From messenger boy' to vice president and member ot the board ef directors of a IM00.000,OM corporation, with much of the executive work of the concern placed tn his eharge such Is the story, in, brief, of the meteorw earees of Ed ward J. Nally, until yewerday official heed In Chicago ot the Postal. Telegraph Cable company. . . . -Mr. Nally was elected yesterday at a meeting of the growing officials of the company In New York to botn ot in hlcn posts namea, xiib now uunqs wiu necessitate hie removal' to New York In two weeks. It will be some ttme be fore his successor ss general superinten dent of tiit Postal. Telegraph-Cable Com pany will - be la full control here, and in the Interim he will flit between Chica go, and New York, spending much of his time in this city. He does not expect to be able to move ni ramny rrom min iand Park, where his has a beautiful hAme on Moraine read, until the nrst of the year, or, perhaps, not ntu spring. For 11 years Mr. Many nai oeen in me telegraph service, without the break of day. He has risen by hard and con scientious - work. ! The change of duties decreed for him Is In 'the highest sense promotional, and last night the congrat ulations of his friends were reeetved In great numbers at his Highland Park noma The story of Mr. Nally's rise from the place ef mesenger to the commending po sition in the mansgement to one of the world's greatest enterprises is a romance of American business life ev reminder that the days of opportunity for the poor boy's acquirement of position- and for tune have not vanished even In these days of immense corporate aggregations of wealth. It was .as a -messenger boy tn the 8t Iiouls office of. Col. R. C. dowry, now president of the Western Union Tele graph Company and than Its manager in Missouri and the Southwest that Nally nrst took of the work of telegraph , t 1 't - t , V - -' i - Mmmw li BMiiger Co; i.... "'4-"' 4 ft il? ( service. lie was then IS years old. The Job of ineaacnger boy was not Mr. Nally's llrat situation, for ha then hud been seven years a working boy. When only years oir he was forced by the nerraalty of siding in the family's suit port, to seek employment' With less than two years of "regular"' schooling he started out in lire In 8t.' Louis. He worked at all sorts of odd Jobs until his chance came In the form of the offer -to run errands forCoL dowry and sweep out bis office " - It was In 1875 that Mr. Nally entered Col. dowry's office. He remained wltn him five -years, during which , tlms i he" learned the business of telegraphy and became an expert operator. Then he se cured a place In the opera-ting room of the Western Union Telegraph Company. There ha remained . until 1830, when. he was offered end acoepted the place ot as sistant general superintendent of the Postal Telegraph Company, of Chicago. About this time CoL Clowry was pro moted to the place ot general' superin tendent of the Western union Telegraph Company, la Chicago. T ' . . , . - ,.f i .in t ' i v : Thn Draining V of . Now . Orleans. . Kansas' City Journftl.-Xv iSl';' The cltyof New Orleana has Just com pleted a great 'system of drainage-and sewerage at a cost of 124,000.000 to carry off the flood waters which formerly Over ran the streets-and to get rid of the sur. face sewage which filled the gutters with disease-breeding filth '- and corruption. The task was a ' glgantlo one, but the enterprising oltlsens of the Southern metropolis cheerfully" gave their time and talents without eharge and taxed themselves mlllir-ns of dollars to accom plish it and now' they feel ' well repaid In having laid a broad and secure foundation-, for - health and comfort in the future. '''''' There was bitter and determined oppo sition In Ne v. Orleans to the proposed benefit The drainage and sewerage plan was -a great Innovation upon the sys tem thar prevailed In. that city for. two centuries, without a 'single eewer and with dirt ditches for gutters. There were plenty of knockers and objectors to say thst the old 'ways were good enough, and there were -many political grand standera who sought to make capital for themselves by ostensibly standing -up for the people. Physicians were loud in say ing that the surface system of drainage and eesrerage was the best for the rea son that light and air were nature's arreat disinfectants snd that underground mains in that damp climate, could noM fall to bring a train or aiseaae rena death. Besides these objections, coming from some of the oldest snd most trusted medical eclentlsta, there were engineer ing experts who maintained that the new scheme was ' Impracticable - and would undemlne the foundations of the town by eonoentritlng the flood waters In too narrow limits, from which they would overflow with ruinous destruu tfveoesa. There were also not a few, property-owners who feared that their property would be Injured" or who were too smsil minded and stingy to be will Inr to bear -their part of the expense. Nevertheless,- the public spirit of the city prevailed, and now. after ten years of patient and persistent endeavor, all obstacles have been Overcome, and New Orleans Is on the high road to the pros perity end- splendid development, to which her natural advantages entitle her. I Baltimore American. "Young man," said the stern parent, fixing the trembling suitor with a glare, "do you know enough to support your self under reverses T "No, slreel" cried the youth, emphat ically, " I ain't no hard-luck acrobat!" N The Our Big business necessitates g Big office force, -Big number of teams, together . vith other Big facilities to give you Big; treatment and Big' Coal values ; ; j - t k . t For the J ..f r: ; M -600 W.' Third Street i , .? " i "" if. T--- fr." v Rcfleif Ions of i a Bachelor. . New York preen. . , - . V If a li I hasn't any mart to write 'a love letter to , she , WUI write . one ".to another-xlrl. - ,.,-;, : A woman's idea ef a good husband la one who duen't forget to tell her how pretty she looks whenever - he . .comes home.-'' - .. ... - We all have : an -tdea-that everybody can fool the farmer, but somehow the farmers keeps on getting all the money. One bad thing for a girl about stopping being engaged and aetting marrUid -, is she stops getting presents from him.,' - Men have ' very strong will power to be able to ge on thinking they get more heal happiness out ot being married than they used to, V -yx ; ,,.V.r. Baltimore American. -. - , v - . , f .. ,,-v "Dear. I will have to get a new dress this fall, and they say checks will be much in demand for costumea"' -. "I've never known a time since I mar rted'yoe when they, weren't'". -rW. PASSING OF SUMMER. ; Chicago Record Herald. v :.'-..;;:' PESSIMIST. ' V Alna the ' winds are blowing chill. The brown leaves rustle on the lawn; The meadow lark has ceased to trill And gloom has eorae and Joy la gone. The town's a dismal place snd sad, i-The streets are filled with clouds of - dust: --' The world has lost the charms It had. The pipea win soon oegin to uurst. OPTIMIST. There Is a crlspnesa In the sir That makes men glad to be alive, 7 That filled them with the wish to strive; - And gives them eagerness to strive;, The maiden shows the rose's hue . Upon tboss dimpled ebeeks of - hers; We loved her dreased In white, 'tis true. But ain't she. dainty in her furs? ' hr---' PESSIMIST The days are short the nights ere long. The parks appeal to us no more; We may not wake to hear the song The gleeful ' robin sang before. You say that on the maiden's cheeks Is shown the oulor of the rose. But aha has trouble when (he speaks Because she can't breathe through her nose. OPTIMIST. The' fires upon the hearth are bright; We near - , we scnooiooy a gieeiui As laboring With ell his might He scores a touchdown for his team. The robin's gone, so h the wren, But why regret suoh things as these? Our overcoats - conceal it when Our trousers bag around the knees. PESSIMIST. We may not scowl on sandy shores Or through green woodlands gladly Down through the streets the bllssard roars, Assailing sll things In Its way. The shortcake season's gone, we seem Sometimes to lack the right to live; Our blue-nosed wives sppeal for steam The Janitors refuse to give. , , OPTIMIST, Ah, they are sinful who compUin Because the summer's Joys are fled. Because the flowers that gemmed the lane When. June's 'mild breexes blow are dead. Our npses may be clogged. I know; Our tonsils may be raw and red: Ain't these nights greet for sleeping though. , With lota of cover on the bed? 11 0 V 4 . ' ' , The ; People Rise ;to the Defense of Pe-rii-na in . i . . . -. . ... i. . V., the Home 'i HIH nillllH " s i . -. - . . w . s a wi 1 1 w . ci- :. r a ' '"- ''--I-,- -m .-;-;v-,v" , - ' ' '; ' , , , i , tern m $ t: fffllfJ,V&M?QEf6g i,J' - East and West," North and South, Join in " A Memo In Illinois. Mrs. Lids Rowland. Slat) Grenshaw 8t, Chicago, Illn writes x "We think Perrtne the greatest medi cine on earth. One year ago last winter my little boy had a very severe oough. I We had consulted the finest physicians ox unicago, ana a gut uu wiwr. "One night he had a very severe spell of coughing. It seemed as if he would never stop. My husband bought a bottle of Perona and the tint rfoiev Btopped th coughing. We continued giving it to him until he was entirely cured. He is a strong, healthy boy now. "Peruna saves me many doctor bills." Pe-ru-na is sold by your local drogg ACADEMY ONE WEEK Oonuiienctng Monday, Nov. 12th. Matinee Wednesday and Saturday. The Mary Hillman Stock Company i a people- i e S BIG VAUDEVILLE ACTS 3 New Scenery. OpenlnjrMlay "A WIFE'S SACRIFICE" A Society Melodrama. Prices Ladles, ISd Monday night. Eyening 10a, SOc., 30c. Matinee 10c, JOc PINS Every 'Eagle should have one of our pins. All the! designs. CHAItMS, FOBS AND x ,"; BUTTONS. It advertises your order and makes, yo known to yonr friends.- The Palamountain Co. JEWELERS. ' ., 1 I "" 'sbCTOERjr - QUEEJ GRATE 9 : t ;;' oinri''iJ3Hi)ER.r----;- li It'a Orate yott'want, r Manfeta and Tile, "see us er write for cata- logua. - v ...1...:'-',,. r J. ILiVesrn $ Cc;:ny ' ' ! Charlotte, K 0." ' " t , , . - : i 0 , - m uv.' Po - A Horn In Texas, Miss M. M. Johnson, Hitchcock, Tex, writes: "Your great medicine, Peruna, has restored me to health onoe more. I am truly thankful to yon, for your medicine is certainly a catarrh core. My slaters are surprised at my improvement My appetite Is good now. I sleep well at night I have no more pains, and no backache or headache. "I will recommend Peruna to all suf fering women. It is Just what you claim it to be. When I began taking yonr treatment I was wretched. PerutiM Aa-g curvet m of all catarrhal trouble.". Ists. Buy a bottle to-day. Its punty.quali snd mMmm ' Remember, v we always . carry - a large stock. ,; and prices are ( right, . v I? ill) , a B lJ - T aWi, H aVf M H . II If 1 1 II M .i II II II 1 f I f I lib uUJIHlliLnl If illl v'JiUilflillilLl I I II 1 w TT I cr rVirnr mnt rbl I V I nil u u in Jt ; i n PI sivisiii. asu sss i i i v. s ' HI i Awmv) il 0.h .'; Y- VSWrMMWA'(, . I l'.'VrJ" if i.Wf III 1 -a i I wmrnm i w mm - - ..uiMimuiuuii,... ....... fYal-Mi. " MadeUndcrY r U i liriA A Quality UGovcMEmfKy Li P r Its ExcuusnT Hackney Bros PJumhliig and Healing Contractora, . JoblHTsln Supplies, Hackney Ri.it. , ruth St, CUAllLOlTC N, C ' - 1 . .. 5 ru - na Is Used In,- Millions of Homos v i Most Reliable-Medicino Defending Pe-ru-na. A Hem la Wufetalttn. Mrs. Minnie Leppenbaseh, R. I. D. 1, Buckley, Wash., writes i - "I was sick and I thought perhaps Pa rana would help me, and after using Peruna and1 Manalln, I amjiealthy. I have had two children ilnoe I was sick. ftnrt wnrir in tn a nnnu inn enuuia bjba. "I use Peruna for all kinds of 111 and consider it an excellent medicine. , t "I have seven children. I keep yonr medicine in the house almost all the time. I can do all my housework alone, which t was incapable of doing before. "I wish every suffering woman could t Yl L.U I . M anuw now riruua uvijcu iuv. unifoiTOiusrcntccd ly i Xotlco of Sate In pursuance of a resolution passed by a majority of the stockholders of the V Enterprise ' ' Mills. ' of ' King's Hoi&biW CffVl wilf bV M6nSaC the- ltth day of November, ItOI, at o'clock p. nC at the office of sai.l cotton mill, sell i to the highest ti.i -der, for. cash, the entire real sr. l personal effecta of said mill. - All blddsrs are required to put i Ten Thousand Dollars as an evl ' of ' good faith, o be forfoK l terms of sale are not compile v and that put up by unsurcerui i ders will bo handed bat k. W. A, MAt.XKV. w. m. CAnri'N i r
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