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c CHARLOTTi: DAILY Or,3URT n, d;:c;mi: "1 i It I j i I i s .-"' .1 ' i ') f t ! -'' 1 ' ; . dikm for a Greater Charlotte lvotvt OoL Mulberry sellers ana Jmiira 81 Hawkins, W1k iwohm :" Iho bUlUlUOB, ,' v'5 'ivV''A t Col. Mulberry Sellers, has ths fame of Greater Charlotte reached you?" .asked. Bl Hawkins, - 'i ' ., toy boy. It has. 1 am glad to aee you. J need you In my business. Prospecting, , Indeed. I ' am on the, right pike now. No turn out. The real thing la in my grasp. Million la sight, .Easy. Just as eay as shak ing ripe "slmmona offen the tree." 1 , 81 Hawkins "Is It a close corpo ration T" . Col. Boiler "By no mean. The scheme la advocated by wise and honorable men, boosted by the city ; oflldUU. exploited dully In the news- papers. No money Is necessary ror . V adverting. Nothing to do but acoop . In the eagles which will be In the " i air everywhere." ; ;.V ' Hawkins "If It Is so certain why ' ' won't these coupon clippers get ahead or yor Vv Cot a "They are a timid lot that 'love government bonds and the like. ''V' Tbey lack nerve and besides they . "r'caat grasp the geographies of the elt ;. watton. I tell you. Judge Hawkins, ' there la nothing like It alnce Perm vi'er some other fellow laid out Pblla dslphla." Vr. SI H. "How mui'h money will you ",'p A '.CoL 8. "Not much. We can get : ; .V real estate broker to finance the scheme. There will be no trouble .'t; ; 4 about the cash. In the language of J ne of that tribe "It fs the finest prop- " ' oeltlon extant.' ; ... St H. "Don't keep me In suspense." ' CoL S. "Fountains on every cor J. .ieT, guttering with electric lights. Ain't that splendid? Mounted police, ' '.. on cornstalk horses, with tassels in their helmets, banners (not billies) ' ;lathelr hands riding around doing .'i' good. Instead of beating peoplo on the 0 head. It Is grand. I tell you, all the Station will sing 'Great is Rubber .' Charlotte of the Carolines.' like unto - -Diana Of the Kpheslans." -, SI H. "Let us hear more." Cel. 8. "Hearken unto me, my 'Cm bey, set close. I will come down to basin ess. Charlotte township contains v" 14,100 acres more or less of farming ' c laud. Farming, you know, will be a " - tnlghty poor .'business In Charlotte township, city taxes on land, and city ; poll taxes ($1 per poll) on tenants ;' are not conducive to good farming - and such people will tn glad to sell 9 Bit for you can't mnke these farm- - ,er believe that taxing land will make "?lt more valuable." v; 81 H. "I thought you wanted peo .? pie to live In the city." - . CoL 8. "Ko we do. but we can buy easlsr the whole township if we have w"v fewer people to deal with. Then w and the city will lay It off In lots and i y- streets without cost. We will make ! erery lot a corner lot. mark that, ev-j V ery lot a corner lot. and there will be ' r lots of them, to.. seventy-five tho.is- ' ; j-; Bd or more Purdon th pun. but I ,V can't help growing hilarious. It l su h , ' a beautiful proposition." ) ... M H. "How much will the land cost per acre''' Ool. Kelleril "About two or three hundred dollars. and we can ' sell It for one thousand dollnrs ; af(r (he "ITY CiiI.LK'TH THK flRBT THAU'S TAXKH. Hero Is the splendor of the scheme. The! ' more taxes the greater value. The : 'city la bound to have the taxes or I "bust.' We ran sell future lots on a ' ten years' delivery plan; at the -nd ' ' Of the aeries we will be In the same ' Class as tJreater Now York " SI H "Huve you no sites to offer. faetnrles snd the like?" Ool. 8 "Such want acres not lots, Besides they don't like to pay city taxes, and. to tell you the truth. I don't b lleve we will have enough lots to go 'round. SI, you never had much head for mathematics, but solve this sum: If is. 000 people live on 1.400 acres in Charlotte, how many will 24.-! 00 seres In the township support? But as I said, you are not given to figures, and thu unswtr Is only 30m,-j 00 souls People will come here ; from the ends of the earth." SI H. "If you have no tnanufne- ' tares, no farms, what will develon I he ! township, and make "(ireuter i'hur-i'nd Wtte grow?- COl. M. "Y hat nmkes trees grow? What makes men grow ? Thuy grow because they can't help themselves. A township grows, if inunlclpnlly taxed, because It cun't help itself, i ureater t;hariottn win ! no exo.p- tlon; besldeit It will have miles of Streets, seres of free air, not polluted with millionaires' co soot like Pitts burg." 81 H. "You speak of water, won't It cost much money to cover such a Vast eipanse of thu earth with water mains" Col. S "I thought you would ask that question, and I am prepared to ananer. The 'h;irloite Ohserver has 'always advoented nlrhl from it purely sclent iii Mil ndpoini, nnd water from the i "iit;iv. iih a mitural nei slty. but I hue ii j,rni -ticui mid cheap er scheme wltliool or pumps; We "HI hum an .oMul water llns from thai rlvr. nnd ii f lrif the air In our Mlrhl-. e will ruin down pure water for domestic- purpii, no ine townnnip win imve my to . nns, runeruiM' iireinr Marlotte Will be as dry us the Siihara Desert, ' and If not naturally dry we will niuku J ' c It so by Ifglslutlve) enactment " j "' 81 II. "Hut there H project y? ' . le take in the 1-2 mile circle." f- Col. H. "Well, that In it small con- O?.' alderaUon: the lands w ill ho In ,.rox Unity to Charlotte and w- will hnv- quicker salis and greater profits nnd .!,-,, "O matter whether It Is all or purl of , '3 the township the same prospects are ''.;! .i.ki ti .... -.mi ... . mmm .o i mr ioiMi inp a fact." 81 1L- -"o you will remain hers . :f..:' for a spell?" ! ,;; Col. 8. ' Tes, I will open a land of- 1 , i ',' flee, an aerial navigating ofllte right ! V.,-ever The Observer building, where I blus points can be furnished. land I deeds printed and general informsi int. given on all matters pertaining to toeftship lands, city watw and fre. , sur. an ws have left." W. W. p. V ' 11 1 1 fAp'J' !MMh f lronilneiit Man. 4 r "2 eJotlcHor J. M. Johnson, of Morion . t , C, died yesterday at Johns Hopkins', Baltimore, where be went some tlms ... ago for treatraesitj He wis 70 years old ' and . had 'been solocitur In his district for lbre decades. ,' : ( Mrs, L. It. Ha good, of this rlty, U a daughter of Mr. Johnson. ,he end Mr. Jlagood ge to Marlon this morn. Ing te attend the funeral.,',' - " ' 1 in 11. pLi,'1" V r. Muri'hy UiOf Imprsrlnc. v The msny friends of Dr t Murphy, superintendent of the Bute liosrital at Morgan ton. will be glad to knew that he eontlnusi to lm prove. Within the last week he has rallied .bis strength and Is doing; very well. '',, .,':. -j.-... ,'.;--. ''jv For ' th esake of JustUW td .' the emictsd snd for the good of kuaiiifl. ty. it Is my right and duty to rrcm ta.nd 1 Tlolllirter'g s Kof-ky MowoAtla Tes. Ws ows pur country and our t i 1 aw m e n a duty,,' Tea or Tablets, tl cents. ,'Jt li. Jordan; ,Co, ;7: '..'"f ''V'-v-:,r.v'':.v--A.,-!--'.-V;-:;- the trouble: LOCATED. The Remain of Thief, tbe Southera Manufacturers' Club's re . Cause ' Cxmstemauon in The Ob- i server onioeTho Mora uruuiru t Grinned . ( ajtd Bore St for Several Pays. Hut , It Psaeed AU BoundsTab Alien and Willie ItrrrU Make s Dollar! mtA Um, lh Una Of MlBT ItpTl porter sumiOUkts. ,." r ' ..'-; " "What la ur asked the Bl Gutter Wednesday morning-. he cam In holding; his nose. "Wo were Just wondering;," declared the gentleman from Gandersburg. bending; to peer under his desk. "It's awful," said Dlehle. "I can't Imagine," put In Dellloger. "Dead rat." suggested Ada. "Jack Dog must be dead," said James, the Janitor. But ain't It strong," aald all. That was early In the morning. At noon The Chronicle reportera began to get wise. "I don't like the atmosphere of this room," declared Frank. "Whatever It la It's worse than the South Carolina dispensary." aald Wldeman. "I don't catch on," declared The Cub. "It must be F.abb-s remains," sug gested Willie Ferreli. As the day wore on the atmosphere thickened. "Ah, a rat." said the Old Man, with his nose drawn up, aa he walked through the hall at 1:15 o'clock In the afternoon. The Mule Pen regulars caught on Tuesdsy night and left the building swearing that they could not return unless It was steeped In carbolic acid. "It's a deceased vulture," declared Buck. "Cats," declared Lucas. "It's violent," said Adams. Wednesday night came and went and the mystery grew and the odor Increased. Thursday, when the night workers arrived, the duy contingent was on the roof garden, keeping books, writing ads and wondering. The office, the Mule Pen and the Old Man's sanctum were deserted, and all who visited the Job office or the com posing rooms entered the bulldlnic by the side door in the alley or passed through the hall on a dead run. with their hands to their noses. "It's fierce,' said the Big Puffer, "I'll go to California," and off he put. But The Observer reporters could neither go to the roof nor to Call- i fornla; they had to grin and bear It. I As the clock struck nine Thursday night the Old Man crossed the hall I with blood In his eye, and. entering I the Mule Pen. he said: "Hoys, w i must locate the trouble or suspend j the paper. I can't slaml it. Why, I , had a lady visitor this afternoon and all the time she whs talking to me I ; could see her catch her br-atli ntff ' h" lr n1 wl" ' couldn t wiy a , worn 1 ha'' no 'cuse to offer. A,,r,u, ,lm- al'' f''"nte ! . 1ason. of Oastonla. and Judge Jme., ""V'L f On-ensboro. cam,- In from lh" Houlhern Manufacturers' j ' 'V1,' v , , , ., . . ,, . ' have a ba.l .ol.r sl.l (apt I Bason as he look hold of his nose and walked out. "1 promised to play a game of whist j " , luh i-niK'H." sal.l Judge i l1Vd as he drew !,u handkerchief nd backed Into the hallway of the 'lb "Holy Moses and hot air! hat In " " il ' H ' ( owf" n" n, ,n"r,'d from the club. "A n'-ger! Anybody to go under ,no building and make a search, said "' n,1 M"n "Tub." shouted a reporter to Pick Allen's oldest boy. "Here Is a dollar 'or you If you will get a lantern, go under the house, locate the varmint "r"1 ,oke " .out " Wl '"" n wl,h m w"- I1',' "aid he to Willie Farrell. Willie hesitated. fl"1 anl divide the profits wl,h yu" ur"r(1 Tub ut ,he """low and down to the ,,w,, no ,n tno w" hn 'ads went. Two minutes later (hey came out. bearing the remains of Thief, the old b,a(1 ""d whlt t. properly of Mr H A. Webber. He had given up ,h" after a brave struggle The f"nu' right beneath the Old Man s room. if you want an ar tistic Sticff, Shaw or famous Sticff self player piano for Christmas. Easy terms if de sired. See our dis play window. CHAS. M. STIEFF Manufacturer of Tlas Artistic btleff, Bhsxr, an4 Famous StletT Hclf-PUver ' . rbMtoe. ... , . Soul be rn Wareroosa i.Wsse' .5nrss''alsJfi Order Is Mi t: . Harold Rungs Plwlmrged. 1 . . Deciding that there was no technical evidence, of..- crime against the de fendant. Recorder .. . J". M. Shannon house yesterday morning . discharged j Harold Range, the young man wh so wss bound over to the Superior Court Wednesday morning on the charge of attempting to - rob 'a messenger boy of tit. Mr. C. D, Bennett, counsel for Rungs appeared in court yesterday morning and made the point that as there was no overt act end that the evidence only showed ; that the de fendant had made preparations ' to make the attempt. He cited several decisions to prove his point and the recorder conqeaea to it. Rev. Harold Turner to Men. Bev. Harold Turner will addrei the meeting for men at the Young Men s 1'nnsuan Association to-morrow afternoon at o'clock. Mr. Tur ner la the new pastor of Brevard Btreet Methodist church, and he la a very aoie speaker. He has cnosen as his subject: ' "Sin,- and its Con sequences." The feature of the ser vice will be the opening song sor vice and a vocal solo by Mr.i J. C Watson. Every man In the city Is invitea. For chappeil and cracked DeWltt's Witch Hstel Balva Hawley's Pharmacy. han4a Sold rVcYiiSri? Wky Hot Gd Wefl? Mra Jue Person's Remedy will cure you. It has cured thousands. It purifies the blood and drives out dis ease. Time tried, it haa been a house hold remedy In many homes for years, and it never falls to give re lief to the suffering. Mrs. W. H. Holt, wife of the postmaster at Gra ham, N. C, says: "I have raised nine children and have used Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy In my family with remarkable sue- ceas. One child, a girl, was nearly blind for one year, and two bottles cured her. A little boy. twelve years old, was broken out with scrofula. 1 and on and one-half bottles cured him. Another of my daughters. 27 years old. had been weakly all her life. I got her to use Mrs. Person's Remedy. She used six bottles and la now a stout woman. One, of my grandchildren had ecsema from the time he was two weeks until he was seventeen months old. I had his mother to use the Remedy with him and one bottle cured him entirely. I recommended It to my slstv-r for eczema and she has been giving it to her little boy, and she tells me It is doing more good than anything she has ever used. The boy has had ec zema all his life. He Is about ten years old. I would recommend Mrs. Person's Remedy to every one for almost any disease." Are Yo'u of Diamonds? If not, It will pay you to make your selection from our line of guaranteed Stones. We buy them loose and mount up any style Ring or Brooch desired. Our prices are lower than others charge for same quality. Garibaldi JOK GAIUIlAI.nr. WILL "Yule-tide We're hcadquartera, for f sensible and useful Christ inas gifts things that will be appreciated. Come in yqxx are welcome and, see Approyal Iletuniable at Our Expense. Oii'lsiliinS . Q -r-i M v-';' :'. Presents fflm&- . n-ices low; -large assort-.-. liim i'' jiicj f'A-TS5CT I' . ment to select from. Put STK''-- ' hf&Z Iv::n' J aside 'any goods rurohased . AllI' : S'W Af' . frOSvi I ' now for future dollvery by '-,-f V.'" It f W -NSjVY.f paying a. small deposit ' Vfi If if I '' --AuVt I'l '' . Kvery grflole engraved free. , I . vf ' WJ ' .1 fItffrf ft J i MIk HOllifly V ; learJing dothicrs . . " ,, t .... - ,4 , , , - Gifts liFllil Pirns of Furniture of everything in the Jewel- s s e -w-v ry line uut uiass, Uia- mond King's, Watches, Canes, etc., etc. Shop early and avoid the Christmas rush. a Judge? jdsffeBMiUl': & Bruno PRTJNS. HARRY DIXOW. Greeting! j the many practical; things? ; h h. mm lake Desirable Gifts Make up your mind to buy practical gifts for your relatives and friends. It doesn't cost a bit more to buy a useful and attractive piece of Furniture than some useless article. When you buy some thing for the home It Is lasting and will remain for years a permanent remembrance. McCoy's popular Furniture Store is Just stacked with desirable Christmas gifts. Make your se lections early and we will deliver goods on Xraas Day. China Closets at attractive prices $16.00 to 970.00. Hee our Golden Oak Closets at $22.50. $25.00, $28.75 and fSS.00. Special close out In Antwerp China Closets, $37.50 for $3.00, $48.60 Closet; $40.00 and $56.00 Closets for $-17.00. Tou save money when you buy your Xraas Furniture at McCoy's. W. T. McCOY OTJTH TRTON STREET. Brass and White Enamel Beds PARKER-GARDNER GOSV3PAMY lowers White and Pink Roses. White, Pink, and Red Carnations The Superb Enchantress Carnation (shell pink). Double Blue Violets. Wsddlng flowers. Bride's 1 Bou. queta. '; ;: Handsome Floral Des)gne. : -Write, telegraph, telephone. Prompt and satisfactory service. Ws ship to any point. , ", I. VAN LCTDLET NCRSKHT OO, Pomona, N, O. . . . Send telegrams to Oreensboro, .", ; GO TO THE 7,'- ' H ' ft' '' J.' tV" ' - ' , V ' t: 1 J.. . ' MEET MJB , AT ;.TU18 fftWi'iiri. ift. .-' After BOOM 4 ? m m 0D.E0.I9 n w , - a mm 'l - .j SSL l.BIBiam. 'i.i'aalVaV 1' 1 kl I I I SI H IS . .. ym. '"4-: -Ubi hii a-. II LAM UariU t' 1 U UIZ-U . .' Cvenlog , . a to A0:$, WHAT SHALL I GIVE HIM FOR ' : This is the same difficult problem that presents . it self at every recurrence of the seas'ony '..'t '.-yhM''?,:' ."VVo cpme to your; rescue and say, come here Avith; all your troubles and let us show you: ; v ; ;Orercoata ' 4 icy'.C-Underwear Raincoats Suits , .-ij Trousers' : 1 ' Fancy vVests. f .y' flmokinff Jacketi y Bath Robes Neckwear This is a store , for Men their wants4; Don't neglect to call and" "s inspect Y. our : line of , Suits, : r vV Hats, Ties, flosiery Bath ; Robes,' . Smoking"? Jackets," , , etc., while - doing' your V. Christmas V shopping;: It C ? 1 ' means something, to you." ! - Just the thing for Xmas gifts. New stock of the latest styles just received. JDo not fail to see them at once. ... Holiday gifts in countless variety and styles. The most complete and perfect stock ever exhibited by us before. Do not fail to pay us a ' visit to-day. Look ' through our stock, whether you buy or not, Suspenders Umbrellas Shirts '- ' Collars . ; --'UulTs'"--'i ; Mufflers js" J: Sweaters 11 Etc. EtcvEtc.', J ;, and Boys . and we haye;:?; 1' , ' , v - 1 , . t ? . 1 " ; . . . ... ' ,'. 1 , . . .'
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