;j.YS IlISC'iQ WEALTH
uwr.srs i:k tn:.vr many
WlM Tended In New York
Whiioiit a l'rnny In IHs Ioekci -10
Ymh-h Aro Die In Helena, Mon
tuta, the Itlolicst Man, With tho
roNKllitq Inception of (Senator
Oark. in All the Northwests-No
Hiifplclnn f Wrong-Doing Attach
ed to Ills Wealth; v ; ' i '
Helena, Mont. Special 'to New York
... : Sun. y-.U ''
'...'.'Never' perhapa ')' were the op
portunities 4 of j. the West bet
ter displayed than . In the life
of Peter Larson, who died , recently
In thla city, -In brief, Larson landed
In New, rk t the age of 20, prac
tlcally penniless an unable, to speak
English. Tet ho died the wealthiest
man In the Northwest, wWft the poa
aihle exception of United States
Senator W. A. Clark. " No taint at
tached to a single dollar acquired, by
Larson was also a philanthropist;
hut very Tew of his gifts have been
made known to the public. He had
an agent in Helena, who took charge
of all requests,- investigated them and
gave sue aid' as. was proper. An
evidence of his nature is seen In one
Instance which may be related. Lar
son was requested to make a dona
tion for a church In one f the new
towns of Montana. He asked how
much was wanted. The reply was
that ISO would be a great aid. Lar-
ArifM4 an - Inmitrv and , directed
the. sending of a check for 50(J.
' :t28.oo for - a fiirncH.
tarson's largest gift, so far as is
known, was mrte to the Right Rev.
Jon Patrick Carroll. Bis.iop of the
Catholic diocese of Helena. About a
year before his dath Larson Joined
the Catholic chudnh in Helena. Col.
Thomas- Cruse, a banker, had given
Bishop Carroll $25,000 with which to
purchase land upon which to butld a
. new cathedral. Larson, not to be
outdone, gave a similar amount to
ward building the church.
Larson wss born on the Danish
Island of Kyen In 1M. His parents
were peasants. It took tho savings
w tnr v,m In furnish
passage money to take him to Amer
ica. .Upon his arrival in New fork ho
waa practically penniless, and his flrsi
act was to seek t'he DanlKn consul
and explain his predicament. Tet
less than 30 years later Larson walk
ed the streets of the metropolis with
a certificate of deposit In his pocket
for $1,600,000. the proceeds of the
sale of one mine.
The Danish consul was aware of
the need of men on the Jetties at the
mouth of the Mississippi river and
made arrangements to ship young
Larson thither, the fare being ad
vanced by the consul. Iarson re
mained In Louisiana for about two
years and had accumulated about
tSOO, when ho wan attracted to Ar
kansas by the report that better
wages were being paid on a railroad
there Chan he was getting.
FLIMFLAM MED ONLY ONCE.
With a gang of laborers Lurson
Started for -the new Held, where he
secured employment as timekeeper.
In the meantime a confidence man
had induced him to part with his en
tire savings and he found it neces
sary to borrow a watch that he
mlgnt keep 'his pluce.
He never forgot that trunaactlon,
mil ft fin lati.ii . .' - -
and It was his boant that thin was
the only time In hla life (hut he was I
fiimnammed. Thereafter hla Inviirl-
able rule wan not lo lend money
without good security, nor did he ,
make any gifts without an investiga
tion.
After remaining In Arkansas fr
several years Larson time to IV
Norenwest at about the time (he
Northern Pacific was being construct-
. A lu !.. .i I Li t arsis aoma
!w "..'I' ih , VrVh .i !
were carried out with profit. Then j
he established a freight line Into the
Black Hills country, and this. too.
proved highly successful. i
When ta Northern Pacific again
started construction west of HIs
marck. N. D.. Larson secured sev
eral contracts, finally reaching Mon
tana. He built the major portion of
tii at line In this State. In (he course
of the- following years he built the
Nlehart brunch of the Great North
ern, the Montana Central from Oreat
Falls (o Helena and Unite. Including
ttne great Wlckes tunnel; '(he Coeuri"11 nccldont befell Mr. Dvorak pluy-
d'Alene branch of (he Northern l'a-
clflc. the Spokane Falls ft Northern
and Washington Centrul roads.
In the building of these various
lines, Larson liad an opportunity to
display his foresight. As fust as he
reajisoo on nis contrai ls, no iiivrin-n
line surplus money In real estate,
mines and business ventures. He es
tablished a moving bank along with
his construction work and received
deposits In h box car.
ENTKRH HAN KINO Ht'SINKSS.
This led him to enter the hanking
business proper, and he bernme a
stockholder in practically all rhc
large Institution through which he
conducted tnls vast business. Iid r he
and his brother-in-law. Patrick
Walsh, socuiod Urg- rnlliosd con
tracts In connM-(ion with Hie build
ing of (ho l anudliin Pacific line and
in Alaska. All of (hese were highly
successful
bought the Morning mine t Mullan,
Idaho, paying $350,000. A large sum
Was spent In developing tile property
and the profits were estlmsted at
121.000 a month
So attractive did this property prove
to Kaatern investors that negotia
tions for Us purchase were oened
about II or 10 months go. with (he
result ha( It was sold to (he Federal
Mining Company for 13. 000,000 cash.
In connection with this sale an Inci
dent may be related wnlch Illustrate
Larson's rhsracter.
The deal was carried through In
New Tork. No sooner had h re
reived his certificate of deposit for
11,(00,000 than he started for tils ho
tel to begin propsrstlons for bis re
f turn to Helena. In going down
Broadway afoot Larson met another
Helena banker and 'nis salutation was:
"Does that look good to you, Oeorg ?"
displaying the check.
Naturally It did. wbereuiam Ir
oa made known for the first time
that the deal had been pending
About nine years ago Urnon
bought from Russell A. Alger, of !fc
trolt, Mlrh.. a Isrgs tract of timber
' land In Washington, ivtar Whateom.
He paid from l to it rents a thou
sand feet fur Cne standing timber, In
Testing ItvO.OOt,
: He sold the timber at a profit of
O.vOe, and still posseaaee the ma
jor portion of th land, which Is es
timated as being worth several times
. the original purchasa price. He also
possesses large timber interests In the
Coevr d'Alens section. Ia addition,
Mr. Larson acquired Interests In
, flouring mill In Seattle and Spokane,
tl'UM. I il.li 1 . J i !
son got Ills first insight into the mln- 8,, "nt. nn,1 Mrv,I)rorBjL na,, ,,"'n
Ing and lumber business. Wh ""evd unconscious. Dr. Pnnuln
Thomas Oreenough. of Missoula, he ' . rendered the necessary medl-
, Pom fflra dlrsa with ysuT lrtb.
sblr H ooe( Than try Dr. ft hoop'
"Health Qottt:' lisskfc Coff Is
a rniH exxablnatlun ' f parrhs-l
ireresls e"v nuts. Not . a grain
5 . f real irrv rstnsmber, In. Dr.
(Rhoop'a Ilenlia CofTes, yet Its flsvnr sn
ln winu lie closely ols Java and Ms
; rta Coffe. If your tnmarh, heart, or
tlnS pnt nl CnH drinking, tr
)lalih Torres, it Is wholesoms, nourish
I S. Mtisfylr-B,, It's fS even for
r'"r.jt ci,bi gold by Millar? Van
: ..' ',." t
as well 'as' In a brewery In tho lat
ter j'ljy. .
Jn the esrly 'fjOs Ijuwm married
a Miss Welsh,' of Helena, but of the
union no children were born. , Mr,
and Mrs; Iarson then adopted 'Minn
Mab") Lemy, of Merysvllle, this coun
ty, a nieoe of Mrs. Larson.
, Miss Larson was later married to
CV M.f Power,, ton of former Bcnatof
TV' O 'Power, ..'.. K', :" .y-'' ' ,,! ''.'
Larson's Illness date from the time
of the .Clallam . disaster on Puget
Sound several year., ago, lie was a
passenger on the. wrecked vel. and
floated about aeveral. hours op a door
before' he i, reeeMd, ( Vv ':.
' Q-i'Sk KHEAREH"S BQpK.-;
. ii-i' !.':"'; v.v v
Eipoltloii t of -."The Sermon .on the
' Monnt" nreaki Away In Home Par
' tk-uUrs Front 'Conventional: Inter
pretationa and Inrltea Discussion.
Special to The, Observer.- Al'
Davidson - Jan.. 2Th member
of the junior class are pretty gener
ally face to face with the one prob
lem that meets this class, every year
at the opening bf the January term,
the problem beinf Mow first o write
a speech and secondly how to deliver
a speech that : will win honors and
carry tho day when prise are dis
tributed at the oratorical contest and
Junior speaking February 22.
It is Interesting to note the favor
with which Dr..hearers bookv "The
Sermon on the Mount," Is greeted
and reviewed by the religious press.
It is not strange, however, that there
lit not Infrequently here and there
some note of disagreement with Dr.
Khearers position and a questioning
of his postulates. It Is noteworthy
that Dr. Shearer contends that Jesus
ChrM, becoming on earth obedient
to tho law, thereby renounced his
right to do aught than fulfill the law.
and that this sermon was but putting
a true Interpretation upon the law as
given through Moses, which the
Pharisee had wrested to their own
undoing and that of all who came un
der their Influence, in other words,
the bonk proceeds upon the promise
that the Mosaic law was complete and
(hat there is nothing really new In
(he Saviour's discourse, which was ut
tered It, restore the truth that man
had perverted and obscured by his
traditions and fals Interpretations.
Two points In tie book would
make it worth reading In explanation
of thin thesis If there were no oth
ers, and there are many of great In
terest. The one Is that Christ was
not condemning the law of an eye
for an eye, the lex talionls as it is
called, as unwise or unjust If admin
istered by the State, by the civil au
thorities. He was condemning private
revenge or retaliation In kind by the
individual. Dr. Shearer seems to
question whether modern legislation
has gained by discarding the Mosaic
lex talionls.'
Tho second point of special interest
l his discussion of the Mosaic law on
divorce and Christ's own utterances
concerning tho same.
It Is hard to believe that Dr. Shear
er's Interpretation of Matt. 19:8 is
correct "Moses for your hardness of
heart suffered you to put away your
wive," explaining "hardness of
heart" as meaning conjugal Infidelity
on the part of the wife, but the ar-
gumcnt Is forceful,
The Haptlst Review and Exponltor
reviewing the book speaks In high
t(,rmil of n. but questions some of the
position taken. It nski. "Is It not
also true that Jesus does contrast the
I laws of His kingdom with the civil
I code which (lod established through
Moses for tho nation?" Again this re
viewer remarks: "It seems to us that
Dr. Hhearer scarcely does Justice io
Matt. 1:S." .h, passage quoted above
",n Jhe unique Interpretation given
H " "s meaning.
SCEXKHY FALLS ON ACTOR
Mr. Dvorak, Playing Part of "Kilns
chord,' Is Knockeil t'nconsolous by
Piece of Scenery Audience Ap
plauds Knthiislastieally.
Special to Tho Observer.
Ashevllle. Jan. 28. When "Parsi
fal" was presented here Friday night
ing the part or "KllnBchord during
the third act that camo near costing
Unit uctor his life. It wus during
'the third act when "Kllnschord" was
tntlnn sorrow and when everything
was going (o ruin. Suddenly and
coming as naturally as though part
of the si'en a large pleco of scenery
fell while "Kllnschord" was bending
lw. The piece of scenery caught
the actor across the chest and held
him fad. The curtain was rung
down and the audience made tho
house ring with applause. The cur
tain was rung up and "Kllnschord"
remained still ss death with the scn
ry still lying across him. Only the
forepart of his body wus visible.
Twice the audience by Its applause
compelled (he rlngtng-up of the cur
tain. Finally quiet reigned. A few
seconds and Dr. Paul Paquln was
sumomend behind the scenes. Tho
cai urtsistance and the actor was
soon revived. The performance wus
continued uninterrupted and It Is
doubtful If there was a person In
(lie uudlonre. aside from the phy
sician and those behind the scenes,
aware of that which had transpired.
"You camo pretty near going for
keeps (hat time," smilingly remark
ed the phyalrluu to the victim of the
accident when Mr. Dvorak had been
completely restored.
DII. HUME RK8IGXM.
Well-Known Mnuber of University
Faculty to Retire Nest June After
lottff hervlce lYnidonrd by Carne
gie and Elected lrufrswir Emeri
tus. Special to The Observer.
Chapel Hill. Jan. XI. Rev. Thomas
I Hume, D. D.. professor of English
literature at (he univsrslty, who has
served the college faithfully for
many years, formerly occupying (he
i-halr of English, has submitted
through President Venabla lo (he
board of (runtees of the University a
Mirr resigning his professorship,
lie Informs the hoard that he has re
ceived notice that a pension will he
ranted to him from the Carnegie
fund for the advancement of educa
tion. Tha resignation was accepted
to take effect at commencement, June
l. Dr. Hums waa elected professor
emeritus, wHhout salary from and
after that date.
It's a plfi.iirs lo itll our resdert stxiut
a Cough Cum like Dr. Shocps. Tor
tears Dr. Hhooti has fought agaliirt tha
UM of Opium. Chloroform, or wilier un
safe Ingredient commonly found la
f .. Wt ,niklM tW Ut.nn It. .
has woleomed the Furs Vooi and Drug
law rso-ntlr enaetad, foe h ha worked
along (imllsr lines many years. For
nesrly M ysrs Dr. Snoop's Cough Cure
eontalnara have had a warning primed
e them acainst Ouium and mhr nar.
eHta pultons, lis lias thus md k pno
slblo lor modi lo protect thalr child-
rn vy simpiv jnitin( on having ri
smrapo viurn vurs, SOI oy 0urwU
Dana JlsaU Store. . .. ., . . '
i.irr j:aii.!;oai s ai.om:.
Tlicy Need Ihcry Cent Uicy are Mak
ing; lo liull.l Dont.le Tracks and
Terminal to Handle our Trafllc,
Kay Mr. Hunt Crlpplo Them and
Yoa Crlpplo tho Mate, .-.: ;
To the Kdltor of TJie- Observer., '' '-. ',;J
, Th ' railroads In North - Carolina
should not be oppressed at this time
by reducing ratea and fares, , -y ,' 1
I write1, the above fully aware.Jthat" I
would be lonesome In many places In
saying that much, yet It does not
alter the case, nor does It signify that
any. railroad or other corporation has
put. money .; on , me, or that . I ; am
under obligation to anybody, as some
would charge. The . truth Ja there , la
not a railroad official In North Caro
lina 1 or elsewhere r that - knowa -4 $
When:. I am met. That belnf beyond
controversy, I am at liberty to. write
and to be read without prejudice. ,
It has been boasted thai; the pres
ent body of law. makers I above the
average In intelligence and general
Information, ; (the latter . Is worth
much) and for that reason It Is to be
hoped that conservatism will rule and
nothing will be punished, per se, be
cause It happens to be a corpora
tion. No great development can take
place without the corporation, the
putting together of wealth. '
To my finite mind there Is no need
of mad legislation against the rail
roads at any time, and at this time
especially, it seems to me to be the
most Inopportune time in the history
of the State, to set about cutting off
tho income, of the railroads. Every
business man, or every man who
knows the first principles of the busi
ness world knows that every system
of roads in the State is In a manner
tied up with the country's unusual
prosperity.and that .all of them, and
the Southern Railway In. particular,
are spending millions of dollars In
better equipment to handle this busi
ness; and that It la impossible for the
business to be handled with dispatch
till more tracks and larger terminals
are built; and to mc, a common,
decent cltlsen and lover of fair play,
it seems suicidal to take away from
the roads any part of lheir Income at
such a time. Were this work being
done with an accumulated surplus, It
would be different, but it is all being
done on borrowed money and the4
value .of stock is going down on ac
count of the vast expenditures for
future work.
Why run rough shod over anything
when the facta and figures show a
title to respect, at least? Has It not
been shown that the business, the
earnings of the roads will not admit
of a sweeping reduction, when com
pared with rates and population In
other States?
North Carolina legislators cannot
afford to oppress anything that helps
the State, and every, man In the body
should have that first In mind the
good of the State" and Its Industries.
Most people have already forgot
ten the case of the secretary of
State, Mr. Grimes, against the South
ern Hell Telephone and Telegraph
Company, wherein it was claimed
that rates were higher than there was
justification, but the corporation com
mission after seeing the books, of the
Bell Company, and the books of
some of the defunct home companies
which (he Bell had bought, refused
to lower the rate.
In (he .name of Justice and the good
name of North Carolina for fairness
to everything, life, property, privi
leges, let the action of the corporation
commission be their guide in the pro
posed legislation. Hear and weigh
the figures, facts and principles in
volved. North Carolina's law-making body
cannot assume the responsibility of
checking and Betting back the devel
opment being wrought by the rail
roads at this time.
I assume that tho figures given out
are in the main true, and they show
that It will be oppression to make the
laws proposed, and there Is no law
of right that allows any one to be
forced to do business at a loss. If It
Is done It Is done by might and In the
face (as I see it, I hope unclouded) of
the State's best interest.
Our undeveloped wealth is untold,
In farm. In factory, In happy people,
and for the law-making body of a
State to fly In the face of such and
cripple the main developer of these
things Is worse than suicide, for the
suicide nllls himself only, but unwise
laws can kill the happiness and -prosperity
of untold thousands.
Lower rates of freight and pas
senger fares will naturally come In
a few years, and North Carolina can
afford to wait; beside, if there Is any
clamor among the common people
for radical reducdon I have not
heard l(, and I believe voice the
sentiment of a vast majority of busi
ness Interests when I say no reduction
Is wanted at the price of crippling the
railroads In any way.
Hands off and let the groat work
of building double tracks, new termi
nals and securing better service go
on till the business of (he State can
be handled, and let the roads have all
they are now getting to help do the
work the fusler.
I am devoid of prejudice, I write
from the standpoint of fairness and
good to all, the growth and develop
ment of the state In particular.
The whole State is prosperous; let
the law makers be wise enough to
maintain that condition by doing the
railroads no violence now,
C. W. HUNT.
Charlotte, Jan. 2.
HUE IN ARHEVILLE.
RrMdcnre of John V. Necly Badly
Damaged by Flames Iartlal In
surance. Special to The Observer.
Ashevllle, Jan. !. The residence
of John W. Neely. at 1 1 West Caest-
nut street, was badly damaged by
firs yesterday afternoon shortly after
4 o'clock' The Ore originated near
the roof, and before Its discovery had
gained considerable headway. An
alarm waa turned in and tha firemen
responded In splendid time. At the
time of the alarm sne winn waa mow.
Ing a stiff le, while snow pelted the
faces of tha flre-flihtsrs.ae they made
hs fast run to the scans of the fir.
Water waa quickly turned on the
horning structure and after a stub
horn light of more than l minutes
t'he flames were under control and fl
nally extinguished. Much of Dee fur
are was taken from the residence
before being damaged by the watef
and flames. The greatest damage to
the residence Is in the roor and second
story. The loss Is partially covered
by insurance..
HurUng (Im Lemon Trade.
Ne
vor HUB.
It In a fact that that fol exnresaiott
ahoul hanrtliurj people a lemon Is hurt
Ins ths lemon trnile. sM
a arorsr,
Paanla whn roallv want In hil
ty ISIVWMIS
aro afraid to aak "or inem. THie was
n ".Mitan In hers otitis inornlra who
buna around for tuiie a while after
making hor purahiMS as If she wanted
omethlng also, but sho finally wewt
away without biiyii.f anything. By anl
by nsr llttls boy came in ard bought a
lamon. lie said hla mother had Intend
ed to act U. but she was shamed so
sk for It There sre rdonty of othor
neoplo in tho same fix. It will bo aond
Ihliig for the (reds when that Idiot l
saying boooines a back number.
DsWKt'a KMn.y and BlsMr mils
drives tho po'aon from tho bodr, A It
ert SOS hIS'S VM't ' (TMISIMt,
fold y Hwisn raarmsor. j .,.
:..:rrs is. ::.v
n ?. Iv- i 1 prevent t Hciioui
Ji,li y 1 1 mr Ijhiio Hack uml
Vl'liiitiy Troubles Aro the Danger
SIkiiuIh What 'to Do.
More people succumb each year to
some form of kidney trouble than
any other cause. The slightest form
of kidney derangement .often de
velops into Ifrlglit's kidney disease,
diabetes or dropsy, When either of
these diseases are suspected the suf
ferer should atT once seek ( the best
medical attention possible. Consult
only a- good, ' first-class physician,
leave patent medicines alone.
There are many of the lesser symp
toms of kidney trouble which can be
treated at . borne, as -stated by ; a
well-known authority. : For . some of
these., such aa backache, pain In the
region of the kidneys, weak bladder,
frequency (especially at night), pain
ful, . scalding .; and - other . , urinary
troubles, : try.;; the following: i simple
home remedy: Fluid Extract Dande
lion, one-half ?. ounce; . Compound
Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup
Sarsaparllla, ..three ounces.' : . These
vegetable, ingredients are harmless
and can be obtained at any good pre
scription pharmacy) and any one can
mix them by: shaking well , in a . bot
tle.; The dose, : for adulU Is a tea
spoonful after each meal and at bed
time. '"ii'':!fiV. :,, ' ,' (-'yvytvy
There is' no better general remedy
known td relieve all forms of rheu
matism either, because it acta ' di
rectly upon the kidneys and blood.
It .cleans the ctogged-up pores in
the kidney so thev can filter and
strain from "the blood the' poisonous
unc acid and waste matter which
If not eliminated remain In the blood,
decompose and. settle about the
joints and muscular tissues, , causing
the untold suffering and deformity
of rheumatism. - :,
Backache is nature's signal' noti
fying the sufferer that the kidneys
are not acting properly. "Take care
of your kidneys." Is now the physi
cian's advice to his patients. -
HORSE THIEF PARDONED.
Madison Yonf b.. Takes tip With Ail
other Man's Steed' Wins Chain
gang Sentence, Escapes and Is Par
doned Because of Blood Poison.
Special to The Observer.
Ashevllle,. Jan. 28 Snerlff Hunter
Saturday afternoon received a corn
combe and Sprouse was forthwith re
munication from Governor Glenn
stating that's pardon 'nad been grant
ed L. A. Sprouse. The information
that Sprouse had been pardoned was
immediately sent to Capt. Brlttaln, of
Che convict force. In northern Bun
leased. The jwrdon was granted up
on the recommendation and request
of Chairman Reed, of the county
board of commissioners. 'Sprouse,
hailing from Madison county, was
convicted here on a charge of steal
ing a toorse.and sentenced to a long
term on the chain gang. Some time
ago he escaped and mado his way to
the home of his parents In Volga,
near the Madison county line. He
was suffering from blood poisoning
contracted, he said, while working on
the roads. He wrote to Commission
er Glenn offering to return to the
chain-gang If punishment for his es
cape would not be inflicted. He said
ine was anxious (o serve out his sen
tence and return to his parents, who
needed his support. He was told to
come In and he did so. It was found
that hla arm was badly affected, and
Chairman Reed wrote to Governor
Olenn, laying befoiu the. Governor the
facts in the ease and suggesting that
lihe man he pardoned.
OPTION ON SWANNANOA HILL.
Former Home of Makr W. E. Breesc
Flat) d Ynder Option to Unknown
Purchasers at $14,000.
Special to The Observer.
Ashevllle, Jan. 28. An option nas
been taken on Swannanoa Hill, for
merly ithe magnificent home of Major
W. B. Hrecse, late president of the
defunct First National Ban's: of Ashe
vllle. The property is now owned by
Mrs. Mary Hllllard, of Ashevllle. The
option whs taken through the real
estate agency of J. U. Campbell, but
Mr. Campbell is reticent relative to
the Identity of the real prospective
purchasers. The consideration named
In tine option is $14,000. The proper
ty consists of a '.nandsome residence
and 11 acres of land. It adjoins the
properly of George W. Vanderbllt on
two sides and also the property of
the Kenllworth Inn Hotel Company.
It Is understood that several months
ago Mr. Vanderbllt endeavored to buy
the property and orrerea tor it
000. At that time, however, Mrs.
Hllllard did not care to sell and the
offer was refused. Now It Is under
stood that the property Is to be sold
to a syndicate. It 14 known that Mr.
Vanderbllt Is not the pordnaser.
Stoddard Lectures
What Mlnlnsteva Say About Tliem.
I read all of Stoddara e Lciurea oi
Travel about three years ago. using!
volumes kindly loaned me by a ;
friend. I found them o entertaining ;
and Instructive that I felt If I should i
never be able to travel aoroaa. i naa
enjoyed a fairly good substitute. On
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reading of Stoddard's Lectures had
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turn to America I have been re- i
reading the lectures, and find tne u-
lustration- ao familiar and the de-
scrlptlons so accurate that my own ,
travels seemed In many volumes iq
be recorded and beautifully lllus- (
tiated. The new edition of fourteen ,
volumes published br Baleh.Brothers
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the additional or supplementary voi- .
umes and the numeroua full page
colored pictures which have been
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Illustrations contained In former -editions.
I feel that I have made, a'
wise nurchase In Wroeurlnr for my
own library the New Art Edition of
this charm Ins set. of books. They
will afford pleasure and profit to all
members of my family.
E. V., BAWJTi
Pastor Halnbrldgo Street Baptist '
Church. Manchester, Va.
Danville, Va..' June ,13, HO.
We are charmed with the set, on
"Stoddard's lectures" purchased
from Mr. Shlpman. , 1 know of noth
Ing equal to them In their own field.
Mr, Stoddard has wonderful powers
of observation; he : excels - In vivid
and realistic descriptions, ant , his
Kngllsh Is simple and chaste.. ,
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are offered upon such terms as place
them within the reach ' of men of
moderate means. V It ts this last
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known of. and long desired lo own.
, REV. O. II. LAMBERT!!, , .
' Pastor eU Mt Vornon M. IS.
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Tho' agents fof theoe vsluahte
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the Insreaslng demand. , . ,
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WHY HAVE ANOTHER NORMAL?
Correspondent Points Out That the
CrylK Need of North Carolina la
Not More Sclwols, But a More Gen
erous and Worthy Support of Ex
isting Ones Division Between East
and West a Senseless One.
To the Editor of The Observer:
Much mention has been made of
late of the proposed new State school
for women in eastern North Carolina.
As a citizen of North Carolina, hav
ing no interest whatever in the mat
ter except that of every loyal Tar
Heel, I wish to say a word on this
subject.
As everyone knows, our State is
poor and we are very far behind most
of the States in educational facilities.
Naturally, one of our greatest needs
at present is an Increase, not only in
the numbers of schools of every de
scription, but in teaching force,
schol buildings and everything else
that makes for tho most rapid re
moval of this humiliating and costly
condition. I say costly because
poor schools are most expensive in
stitutions for a community.
While this need is evident and the
cry Is loud and long for better
schools, we are bound to consider as
prudent men the ways and means
available for attainment of our ob
ject In the case at Issue the ques
tion Is: Shall we, by establishing an
other Normal and Industrial College
for Women, best further the cause, ot
education In North Carolina? Can
anyone having in mind the poverty
of our State say that to establish
such a college would be for the best
interest of theState as a whole 7 surely,
no question of east or west should coma
in here. But why is there an east or
west In North Carolina? What differ
ence Is there In ancestry, environ
ment or aspiration that should make
us two people? It Is deplorable
enough that our great country should
be divided against itself Into a North
and a South, but for that there are
causes many and groat and inefface
able; whereas In our Slate we are one
11' ee way
iiraiiisgiressw Lard
The wise housewife specifies Cotto- : Cottolent is put up Jn odor-proof
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one with a particle of respect for his and ' will absorb any old odor which ':
stomach would prefer a pure vegetable is near iC
product to one made from hog fat You can prove every word we say.
Cottolene is always pure; lard ist 'by buying and trying a pail of Cotto- i ':
' CdttoUm will make more palaUble' ;
' ' food than lard, and - food that any great cooldng author ;
stomach can ' digest with ease. ' Lard itieS of America re- yi
is a friend of indigestion.
COTTOLENE wu granted a GRAND PRIZE (highest
poMtble) award) over all other cooking faU at tha
recent Louularia Purch&ie Expotitkm, and food cooked
with COTTOLENE another GRAND PRIZE.
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IT'S A REMARKABLE MEDICINE.
: ; Cooper's New Efiscovery costs $1.00 "per
bottle; six for $5.00 Cooper's Quick Relief.
the assistant remedy costs 50 cents per bottle, v a
Where we have no special agent, you can se-v" -
cure the medicine charges prepaid, by sending
,." the price of the remedies you wish direct to
The Cooper Medicine Co., Dayton, Ohio ' '
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sad for a
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people and the cause ot the State
should be the cause of all."
This senseless and unmeaning di
vision was a matter to which the late
Dr. Charles U. Mclver gave much
thought. A few weeks before his
death he spoke of It In conversation
with me and I saw that, as in every
thing which he took up at all. he had
gone farther than most men. He
spoke of tho division arbitrarily
made at tho University by the two
literary societies those boya from
the east being supposed to Jpln the
Philanthropic and those from the
west, tha Dialectic Socleiy and went
on to tell how when the State Normal
College was opened he required the
girls to choose the members of the
two literary .nocletles by a method
entirely free from all arbitrary dis
tinction. Finally he said. "If Sena
tor Overman, were 'to die today, it
would be just as impossible to elect
In his place a man from the east"
(and he mentioned tho man who has
provan himself to be above all men
since Vance most Jit for the place)
"as It would be to elect a man from
Oklahoma." Men and brethren.
Isn't that true? I have spoken of
our poverty. Just now, aa a result
of various causes, we are Just begin
ning to emerge from our destitute
condition. Correspondingly, wo are
making enormoua strides toward a
higher place in the educational ranks.
S.hall we, then. Just on the eve of real
ly accomplishing something that
shall show results of the trsmendous
effort made, divide our forces and
continue to struggle on with poorly
equipped, poorly manned schools and
colleges? Or shall we, with a wise
regard for the means at our disposal,
continue to make economical but ever
male liberal use of these means to
the upbuilding of such institutions as
we have from kindergarten to uni
versity, until North Carolina shall
shall stand among the first States of
the Union in point of true light and
real culture?
If we, are to follow the. . latter
course, let us put aside forever petty
v ( v .commend tt
ORDAlJ
off
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to Than!
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selfishness and dwarfing sectionalism
and work, for North Carolina as a
whole. . ' M. D. '
Greensboro, Jan. 21.
BURNED" BY FLAMING GASOLINE
Mr. J. M. Neville, of Chapel Hill, Is
Thrown Out, of BuildingSeriously
. Borncd.
Special to The Observer.
Chapel Hill. Jan. J8. Mr. J. M.
Neville, who runs the University Ath
letic Store at the "Hill" and is very
popular among the students, was se
riously burned about noon Saturday
by the ignition of a can of gasoline.
A clerk was lining a cigar-lighter
from a can which he supposed to
contain kerosene, but which contained
gasoline Instead, when the fiajae In
the cigar-lighter flared up. Igniting
the gasoline. The crerk dropped the
can, but a student snatched it up and
attempted to throw It out of ths
front door, in which stood a crowd
of students. Mr. Neville was entering
the door at the time and the contents
of the ignited can were emptied on
hla head and face. Had It not been
for the presence of mind of one of
the students, who Immediately wrap
ped a bath robe around Mr. Neville's
head, he might have been fatally
burned. As It was he did not Inhale
the flame and his injuries, whllo
painful, will not prove fatal.
After striking Mr. Neville the gas
oline can rolled into the street and
was extinguished. Had Its flaming
contents not struck Mr. Neville they
would have been dashed . over the
group of students In te doorway,
with the probable result of the seri
ous burning of several.
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