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Misses Beasle and Susie OiUds, of Llncolnton, are spending H few days la the city with Miss Helen' Hall, on North Tryon treet ': ; v ,'. f Cards reading ' aa follow j have been received: . fy.-. ''V''!-;?.; Mr. and Mr. Frank DeBerry announce , the marriage- of -:, their y--. ydaughter, f,' tVu'.-: :'".V?;, &-UryV t i '"Dr. Willis Dowd tSllmbre ' ' on Wednesday, January the sixteenth r. fv: nineteen hundred and aeven 4? ' t v Mount OUemdf'l-.V North Carolina . - Mis Mary Morris. , who wa . . In Florida tor two montns, nas re turned home. X Bhe left her slater, ' Miss Bertha, In the Land ot Flowers, where she will spend the Winter. - Mrs. J. H. Walsh, Jdnn N. Wileon.( Samuel H. Boyd and Samuel H. Boyd, ; Jr., of Greensboro, will arrive to-day to visit Mrs. T. C. Guthrie, at DU- 1 , worth.'; i-: '. INUNDATION FOB CHARACTER, Jesus Christ Is the Oonly Rock Bottom Upon Which Men Can Build, aay Key. Harold Turner, the New Pas tor at Brevard Street Methodist Church Mr. Turner is Building His ' Congregations Sunday by Sunday He Has Planted Himself Well -Among His People. -TtrarA Street Methodist church Is "growing rapidly along all lines of church work under the leadership of Its new pastor, Bev. Harold Turner. The services are well attended, the conarearatlona growing each Baboatn, and Mr. Turner haa . taken a atrong hold upon his people. He is a preacn- r of clear thought and earnest de livery, and as a pastor has the charm of reaching his people and doing them eood. Yesterday morning Mr. Turner preached on the subjevt of "Character Building," and among other things, he said: "I wish to talk this morning, with the help of God, on the subject of character building. Reputation and character are often confused, but they are very different Reputation is like the frost of a winter morning which Is oon gone, while character is as lasting as adamant Reputation is what people think we are, while character is what we really are. Mr. Moody used to say, and very appro priately. 'Character Is what we are in the dark.' Character is what we would do if hidden from every eye. What we need to do Is to build our character right, and If we do this our reputation will-take care of Itself. "In too many Instances men at tempt to build character upon pedi gree. It is said that 'blood will tell.' Tes, blood will tell, and sometimes it will tett things we do not want told, so we had better not trace It back too far. Tes. pedigree Is all right, but it will not do for us to try to build our character upon pedigree. The fact that you can trace your an cestry back to thase who. came over In the 'Mayflower,' and even If you know that some of your ancestors were among those who founded Jamestown, these facts will not make a foundation upon which you can af ford to build your character. "Another mistaken Idea about character la that It can be built upon sheer will power. It Is all right to have will power; and when directed In the right channel. It is a potent factor for good, but will power can not make character. 'There are those, too, who have the Conception that character oan be built upon culture and such a hold does this Idea have upon the minds of some they seem to think that re llglou consists of elegance of dress, and special adornments, but such will not form a foundation upon which the right kind of character can be built "Culture Is greatly to be desired, but unless It Is crowned with Chris tianity, it Is a menace to society and a far greated and more dangerous menace than Ignorance. Education is a great blessing when combined with Christianity, but this combination must exist If it is a blessing. "Money is another charm that lures men to think It can form a foundation upon which character will Stand but no greater error can be imagined. Money Is all right In Its placo, but It will never form a safe foundation for character. And there are many people who are poor who have reason to thing God that they are. "Christianity furnishes the only true foundation for character building and Is furnishes also the only true char acter. "The building of the right kind of character Is beautiful, and all through the prophecies of the Old Testament growth in grace Is always likened to beauty. "In the time when Greece was at her height beauty wan her synonym of goodness, while In the age of Ro man strength, power was to that peo ple what beauty was lo the Grecians; but not then beauty nor power Is a foundation for the right kind of character building. "Christianity is the only basis upon which character can be built, and Christ will not only inspire those who build upon this foundation with the desire for a better life, but He will empower them to live it "In the building of character the super-structure roust also be consid ered. There Is an outward test and an Inward test. Pure thoughts must dwell In the mind Instead of evil thoughts, and pure literature must , be read Instead of yellow-back books of harmful tendency If the character Is to be built right. One might as well expect to get a drink of pure water from the cess-pool of a city's sewer as to expect to keep the mind Sure when feeding it upon Impure ooks. I would not confine any one to the reading of the Bible alone, for mere are plenty of good books to be read, the reading of which will point the mind back to the Bible as the VLC r the b8 literature. , "'""eat proof of the truth of the Gopl ia not In a great ser mon preached by any one man, but h is in the consistent every-day life "nl women, who are profess ing Christians. Ood grant that we 2? LL.b?LM our enmcterg aright fart 'in 4 w" mi mk no hnith? ? 'd npo anjr foundation out that of Jesus Christ" A Dinner to Veterans. The Stonewall Jackson chapter, Daughter, of the Confederacy re quests the honor of entertaining at dinner every veteran In Mecklenburg county Saturday, Immediately after the exercises at tha Academy of Mu- ." " V -ni ;,-: F ,-? 'regular .January term at .criminal court convenes this morn ISiL "if.l" Allen, of Oold horo, will preside , - , MANT DEWBI0RT8 Aim SPOILED Vaallla.- If you want a true, mr-tng, Wgaeet allr Vanilla, you nutt 4lj V gating fcfoe Ribbeev - "77 taxi -;g to tih: titkwiutui The I'nmous Clobo Trotter Arrives in ' tlJO City and JLcnrnn to Write let ter on a TypiiwrliMr in the Mule . Pen He Dropg a I-'ow Lines HtC and There ; to Forgotten Aunts, Schoolmates and Old Sweetheart, aa Well as New Ontfi The Writing , Fever Beseta Him A Curious , , Crowd That Folowed the . Vfcltop Into The Observer Onlci.-;,:. Colonel Montana Joe." like every ofner stranger who tarries here long enough to break bread with the de scendant of the- signers, has become attached i; to Charlotte t and cannot tear: himself way,'i He' .intended to depart from this beautiful village for Gastonla early Saturday, but some thing compelled him to ,' abide- here over Sunday it is his purpose to leave this morning., but the tar is on nis heels and he win be slow to kick It off. Wnlle In .the city the colonel lodged at the. Charlotte Hotel, where he met adventurers, and : loafed in a he Observer building, Where he hobnobbed with the Mule Pen regu larS. I-, i,':: COI JOE LEARNS TO TYPE " WRITE, come or Tne observer men aave Montana Joe permission to use one of the typewriters In the city editor's office. The globe trotter had never trica to use the popular little ma chine, but when he Degan to tap on the keys and see the letters fall thick and fast upon the cylinder, before nis eyes his ambition mounted sky ward. At the first setting he wrote the following sample: "Now IS the Time f9r aU good ra3n to coMe to the aid oP the party." The little wneeinarrow pusher was Just as proUd of that sentence as ever any pullet was of 'ner first egg. At the close of the second lesson he wrote a letter to an old friend of his up In New York. These things took place on Friday and Joe did not know any more until the next day, when he returned to The Observer, for the typewriting fever had taken possession of him. Those who know what this means will appreciato the beginners condition. Friday even ing, long before he retired, Joe could near the "whack," "whack," "whack' of the machine. He could hear nothing else. That night he saw typewriters in his sleep. He caueht blmself striking away at imaginary keyboards. DEPARTURE IS POSTPONED. Saturday, when Joe waked up, ho said to himself: "What's the use To-morrow's Sunday and I'll just stay over in tnis man's town until the afternoon. I have plenty of time. rnig is not a bad place. " The argument too'.:, and Joe wended his way to the Mule Pen, where he proceeded to drop a few lines to his many rrlends and kins men. Hour after hour the colonel pegged away, searching for the let ters as a setter would for single birds In a grass patch, and hitting one at a time with the forefinger of either hand. As the Chronicle boys rattled off copy by tne yard the lit tle man In corduroy beat away, turn ing out a letter an hour. Later In the afternoon, when The Observer representatives appeared, Colonel Montana Joe was ntlll buny. He hnd written to all of his old schoolmates and started on his sweethearts. I m writing letters," said the colonel, as he lifted his head ami saw that a new shift had come on. ' 'See. Look at tnat envelope." "Vno are you writing to?" asked the reporter,- aa ne took the letter. "Several persons," said Joe; "that man, G. W. Jones, is one of my New York chums." The envelope bore the following remarks: "mR. O. 2. Jon3s, nEw yOrk, N. y.. 616 BrOadWay." But Colonel Joe was writing some. iAN OBJECT OF CURIOSITY. Having written to all his ac quaintances, Montana Joe went down and got his supper. On returning to The Observer office a little after dark he brought with him 'nis wheelbar row. Jt being Saturday night the town was full of people from the suburbs. As Joe crossed the square clad In his walklnr suit and rolling his cart, the multitude saw him and became Interested. -There was a de termined rush to get next to him and Inspect his machine and his countenance. This sort of attention did not appeal to the globe trotter; he mended hli pace and came oo down street Arriving In front of the Southern Manufacutrers' Club he left his wheelbarrow and rushed In to the Mule Pen and dropped down at the typewriter, where fce edited a letter to an old aunt of his that he had forgotten that afternoon. Tne throng In the street grew until It covered all of the space between the Buford and the Gem Restaurant and The Observer building. Those who could get in close were examining the wheelbarrow. Men who had pushed wheelbarrows on the farm n tnelr boyhood days were fighting their way from the outer circle In to the heart of the crowd to see oJe's wagon. JOE WAS OBLIVIOUS. But what did Joe care for all ot thin attention? He was bending over the typewriter, telling his distant aunt that he had neglected her so long thut his conscience had sud denly began to worry him, and that 'ne had decided to send her a few linos to let her know that he was well and wished her the same good blessing. The Observer force was hard at work, keeping the lino type machines upstairs In copy. Three typewriters were Just flying. Joe's made four but It was not fly ing. THE CROWD ADVANCES. Having viewed the wheelbarrow and made certain that It had no ex tra frills, the crowd gradually came Into The Observer building. Tne first to enter were several small boys', who tipped down the hallway by the business office, where the Big Duffer sat all bent over, reading ad vertisements, and slipped up to the front door of the Mule Pen, where they could watch the globe . trotter, who, in hla joyful frame of mind, had forgotten that such youngsters Colonel Joe's macnlne as he told his existed. "Dig," "Dig," "Dig," went aunt how much he loved her. Every time he uttered one word the news paper men around him uttered 100, but the boys who had edged in did not as much as look at the regulars. Following the boys came young men and later, eld men. Tha hallway waa packed with visitors. No one said a word, but Just looked on. Way long about II o'clock, when tha colonel said good-by to his aunt, the boys bad disappeared, and their presence had not even been noted by the object of their curiosity. As Joe went out smiling he said: "Well, good-night, I guess I ahatl hot see you any more soon, for I leave early to-morrow." But yesterday, when the' Sunday workers arrived at The Observer of fice, who ' did they meet but Colonel Montana Joe, who had Just been in and written a second letter to 'nis own dear dumpling. He Is going to leave early thle morning. The boys .In the Mule Pen have enjoyed tha eon of Monlana, and If ever he cornea back thle way, again fee will get the glad hand, .. ccix::a.w:i in "a flay. tUmtv O. V. Kesslc-r ' ftrrlilng ' to Kit-urn the pretence of 10 David son College Football Players to 'J (ike part In Kiiwjrhrnrt at the Ara.loniy Next Momluy Night. If the plana of Manager O. V. Kesaler do not mlscarrj, the pre sentation of "Btrongheart" at the Academy next Monday nlgnt will be one of the moat original and strik ing ever seen , in the city. In a word, he proposes to iiave 10 sturdy Davidson College football - experts, armor clad, take part In the ' play. The story is one of college life, and culminates in the . football scene of the second act. The training quar ters of Columbia University are ex actly reproduced; the team la there in . full armor of head masks, shin guards, padded doe-skin trousers, leather and cotton stuffed shoulder pads, cleated shoes and every other feature of the great American game. 8trongheart, the celebrated Indian,, unjustly charged with, treachery In the matter of signals, Is not allow-, ed to play, but with all the Intensity of an Indian nature, gives graphic de scriptions of what he sees through the ' Window during a part of the game. The husky Davidson stud ents, if they fall in with Manager Kessler's plan, will hold the centre of the stage for a period of 10 min utes in the same manner In which they would fight for mastery on a gridiron. A box will be set aside for any members of the faculty of Davidson College and students wno might de sire to' witness the play. The col lege colors will cover the box. In like manner, boxes will be given over to the young ladies of the Presby terian and Elizabeth College students These boxes will be draped In the colors of the respective schools and made as lovely as possible. Manager Kessler has already ten dered the Invitation to the Davidson young men to spend next Monday In the city as his guest. An answer Is expected early this week. THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. An Interesting Congregational Meet iiut Held Yesterday The Member' shin la Growing and the Finance! Condition is All Right A New Church Building to be Erected. There were over-flowing congrega tions at both the morning and night services at the First Baptist church yesterday, and the pastor; Rev, H. H Hulten, D.D., preached two excellent and helpful sermons. At the close of the morning session a very interest ing congregational meeting was held, the action of which will largely ad vance the cause of this church. The yearly report of the treasurer of the church was read, and thts re port showed that all the bills of the church have boon paid In full, and there la a balance in the treasury. Another hem of Interest In the re port was that the amounts given by this church to the cause of foreign missions, home missions. State mis sions, city missions, ministerial sup port and the .Thomasvlle Orphanage were the largest In the history ot the church. Mr. W. C. Dowd offered a recom mendation from the board of dea cons that a new church building be erected. This recommendation was adopted unanimously and enthusiastic ally, and Mr. J. A. Durham was elect ed president of the building commit tee. The question of time and fi nances concerning the church was left to the discretion of the deacons. Five persons united with the church last night During the hIx months that Dr. Hulten lias been pastor of this church 14 members have been added to the church. Dr. Hulten Is a strong preacher, and a helpful preacher, he Is a pastor who easily wins and holds the confidence of hla membership and others who meet him. He has the preacher-pastor combination that mark him a useful man in any community, and a man under whose direction a church will become stronger and betten TAR HEEL RINGER "THE FAD." Mrs. Lillian Holmesley Bott Winning l ame moad as a Vocalist Will Spend WInfrr in Germany. The many Charlotte friends of Mrs. Lillian Holmesley Pott will be Inter ested In reading the following clip ping from The Continental Herald. a lending American Illustrated week ly published In Berlin. Cologne. Xle Geneva and Munich: "Lillian Holmesley Bott. who snonf the last year In Berlin. Is now In London, where she has become quite "the fad" as a drawing room slnrar and has been engaged by a number of the leading London aristocracy for reci law, ner nrst engagement being In the drawing room of the Prinr Luclan Bonaparte. At Folkstone she sang for Lady Hobart-Hampden. and later In London for Lady Hobart the daughter of (he Earl of Burlrlncrhom- Bhlre. Mrs. Bott'a beautiful method and Interpretation have hoen the subject of much comment In Lon don circles. 8he slnis at th w,.i Cecil for the society of American wo rn on JecemDer nth. Mrs Bott will come to Berlin during the winter to do some work with her teacher Madame Mackenzie-Wood, and will also be heard In one recital .t t... studio." ' Mary Dnrk lr-lp dlcate a slunUh circulation or torpid iver and kidney Excrcko dally enj t Hnl1lter'n Uockv Mountain t- fwlll do you rood. 5S rant. t .1 Tablet. R. II. Jordan & Co. ' the clerk who aniwera It raakea careful note ot your request If it'i to have a wagon call- it's done promptly. If Iff to have your work de llvered at uich a time It's carefully attended to. We are at your aervlce. (tWlcUe Stcani, isnniry v uiuderara, Dyert, Cleaaert, ' 219 Sooth Tryos Strttl, Vhen Our Phone "Jingles" Bringers vWa are offering special prices on many .lines in order to close out odd lota, and to keep our large force of clerka busy. , . White Goods iwns, Madras, F r Waists. flew Lawns, - Madras, Pique, etc, for Spring Waists. Remnants Ribbons Mill Remnants, fine Ribbons that we buy by the pound at a very low price, all colors and widths, lengths 1 to 5 yards; worth 12 1-2 to 18c, yard ... .. . . . . .. 10c. yard. 20c Madras 1 1-3c Yard We have been out of this for some time. We have an unusually fine lot this time; light colors, pretty, pat terns, good jengths; regular 16 and 20c. grades 8 1-Sc. yard. Special Black Mercerized Un- derskirts Special purchase Black Mercerized Under8kirta, worth $1.00 and $1.25, at .. .. 79c. ladies' Hats It Is surprising the number of Hats we are selling, but there are still three months in which to wear them, and we are selling fresh, stylish Hata at half price and less. Choice of any Hat in the store and a nice new lot to select from $1.98. Ready-to-Wear and College Hats, worth $1.00 4c Coats, Suits and Skirts We are closing these out at big re ductions. Let us show you how much we can save you. VEY'S 13 WEST TRADE STREET "GET IT AT HAWLETTS." Perfect Prescription Work Accuracy In your prescrip tion work Is absolutely neces sary. Our compounding is done by graduates who are skilled and careful. The label! are all typewritten, thus eliminating any chance of error In direc tions. Hawley's Pharmacy 'Pbone IS. Tryoa and 5th Sta. AC A D M Y Monday January 14 GEO. B. HUNT Offer an attraction guaranteed by the management and endorsed by the entire pram of the South aa Uio dra matic event of the eama Mabel Montgomery Aaslated by Charles If. Levy and fTantt iu Hyivemer la the grmt Emotional Drama, ZAZA Scuta on Sale at Jordan's. Academy of Music TUESDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 15TH The Bis Even! Mr. Henry W. Savage Will offer the Perennially ropalar Musical Comedy by PIXLEY and LL'DEIIS The Prince of Pilsen The Tuneful Triumph of Two Contl- neate ; , . ; Jess Dandy. .at att "uj- - . nans wagner - Beat oa af Jardaa'a. Wife 'HMs Sale These Special 15 to 20c. 40-Inch White Lawn, 10c. 2,500 yards beautiful sheer 40-inch "Vhite Lawn; regular price would be .15 to 20c. Sale price Monday 10c. 8 1-2 to 10c. Yard-Wide White Lawn, Sale Price 5c. Only 1,500 yards to be sold at this price. Short lengths, yard-wide, sheer White Lawn; value, 8 1-2 to 10c. Sale price Monday . . 5c. English Long Cloth Re duced for Monday's Sale. These we bought months ago especially for our Janu ary White Sale. A big say ing at the reduced prices: $1.25 Long Cloth, 98c. bolt. $1.75 Long Cloth, $1.25 bolt. $2.00 Long Cloth, $1.50 bolt. Sdfc BBf.S The Old Year 1906 has come and gone with its golden opportunities. Have you taken, advantage of themt If not, don't be sad and worry over it. 'Twill do no good. OHEER UP I Use opportunities as they come, and correct past er rors in furniture buying by grasping the Golden Opportunity of Your Life fo furnish your home or any part of it at Rock-bottom Prices, at CO. owers FOR JANUARY DOUBLE BLUE VIOLETS. Large supply. Good Flowere and Sterna, fragrant and fresh. ENCnAMTlKSS CAHNATIOX. The larareet and flneat CarnarlAn ' known. Color, pala pink; atemi 1 1-1 to i reei long. Extra, aupero, Large upply for January. Writ tor price, oa Wedding Boo queta. Telephone orj telegraph for funeral Deatgna, which we make a specialty. . Largest greenhouaea, freeh flowere, prompt hlpnr.antg, v , ; , .,, J. VAN L.TLET NUItBTtKT OO, aa4 telrtau ta Ortenabor. LUBIN SPECIAL Monday. Opens Promptly at 9 Prices Are For Wholesale and Retail WHAT TO DO WITH THE HOLIDAY BOOKS It atoedlng qneitJon hi thousand of Amcr. fcn homei who Hbrmfea hv aaddenl? trotrrown all tha aratlable booh ehahva. An tolutloa to tola parptemlo nra tlopliloond in tha Olob-Wrnioketilot-of Bookcasea-a a M MtBorttr to fMrniaii a nm4f Hbrary. i?0i; a 1 1 a la the areatest variety of flnlahea. Krvrr anlt or Mcioo la bow auid wKk a oor ewMMter uat la poalUT guard acmiait biadiiaT. fiee damoaatratloa la our atora. or the home of your friends, many of which contain aeveral Olobe-Wer- nlcka Elaatlc Bookcaaea Remember, we carry the gooda In stock In all woods, all finishes, all aliea. Call or write for catalogue. Shine & Barringer Company Eiclualre Agentt Globe-Wernicke Bookcaaea. Filing Device. Deaka. Go To The 0DE0RI 208 S, Tryon. Meet Mc at The . K 1 111 ' M V V'.i U : t , O'Clock Monday Only White Table Linens Re duced for Monday. 50c. fine, heavy Mercer ized Damask . . . . . , 39c. 50c. Linen German Dam ask 39c. 75c. Bleached Damask, all Linen 50c. Other special values in Table Linen, 75c. $1.00 and $1.25. White Oalatire, 10c. This is considered special at other stores at 12 l-2c. The lots we offer are in short lengths and are worth up to 18c. Sale price, 10c. White Counterpane Special 100 extra fine yarn, bleached, extra size, fine, heavy Counterpanes. Spei cial price 98c. r THE OMLYWAY or He Two show cases and counters . Filing case, inks, fylank books and stationery &C0MIY HOLUSTER'S -j-vv.-., laaal U,itiwl Ifcjl... j. u. A ftyty Mtdtcln taf Imv hl ' triage asMat NwR aa ImmI V'rw. A lreielrroeaWT-steo. Indit'(in. t.'yr and SwidotT trotKl. j lmpin, v 1 i lltoort, b4 (trsMtth. 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