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C i U OF THE CITY J..Iir:ii IVORS DEMANDED : . V.'. C. Corwltli, 8vretary of tl ;r.iiir Charlotte Club, Analyze I'm 1 .ITmiit Claftsre of Cltlwns V i.ii ii Entrr Into the Composition f a CHjr Thoe Who I'nll . Hack, Those VIm Are luUlfferent, Thoee Who Work Fop City's Upbulldlnjr Ixiral Pride Should Make BubordL nato Personal Differences to Cora- ItlOn 0ii,:'?.,:,;:!.v'''K'',i'1i':- To the Editor of The. Observer? la enumerating torn of the ele , mente, which, if fctrmitted to become strong enough to dominate a com munity, kill enterprise and stifle pro greMion, auggeetlon If given, as a caution to every good cltlsen, that he must he constantly alive to these deleterious Influences, and be awke to the fight which must be waged gainst them. A familiar character In every com munity Is that noticeable citizen who goes about apparently In search of something to criticise, who holds up to ridicule all who attempt projects of advancement With him nothing has merit at home, It is always some din tent place which is to be spoken well of, he has no good words for his home town or horn people, la ever prophesying failure, and carries his "hammer" on all occasions, eager to "knock" every movement looking to progress, which may be Inaugurated. Such a character is an enemy to the community's best Interests, and his life is consumed In blocking the : wheels of progress. Then we have the man who never falls to give expression to his many doubts, and to cast cold water upon the possibility of success or every live movement In (he line of advance ment which may be suggested, and who Is at hand on all occasions In fluencing many by his broadcast dis tribution of doubt, often dplng injury, perhaps without Intention. Such an one would do well to consider the old saying, "our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt." Another element along the same fine is the man who fights progression because It may pomlbly mean that he will be called upon to contribute to the general good, a few dollars of his liberal accumulations, and who Is so narrow, and whose range of observa tion Is so limited, that he 'cannot ap preciate the fact, that what proves a benefit to the whole community, must indirectly help the Individual. Then again the man who is a lover f the old rut he has been accustomed to so long, whose world Is cramped Into a small area, who has swallowed , his ambition for everything but money, hates everything that means a . change, no matter what It may be, thoroughly satisfied and an enemy to progress. In his complacence he be lieves that he has reached the zenith Of perfection and hence finds no need of trying to Improve, but Is con tent to lie down and die of a dry rot. desiring all others to do likewise. Next In order is the man who con siders nothing but self, that leech up on society, who potasses not one par ticle of public epirlt, and who Is ever ready to profit by the labors and expenditures of others, and whose epu) Is so stunted and warped that he has never engaged In any publlo enterprise berauMe he seen no direct returns coming to himself, and who ttates to think that he mlnht possibly do om--!lilng which will Irlns profit to some one else, ' Still another Is h deceptive man, hotter known as the demagogue who feeds the public upon misrepresenta tion, leading the people to believe that their comparative material con dition Is far ahead of what It la in reality. Such misrepresentation Is practiced In an endeavor to hide un der the cover of loud assertions of wonderful progress and prosperity, tfnMr own short-comings and neglect or the publlo charge to which they, of the representatives of their Jarty have been entrusted ; Then we have the thoughtless man, who is ever saying and doing things which have bad Influence, and create trouble all because he does not properly weigh the remarks and criticisms which he frequently ' dis tributes about him. These are some of the forces whloh are to be found to a more or less el tent in every community, and which serve as clogs to the wheels of prog ress, and make necessary strong and constant effort on the part of the pub lic-spirited citizens, to counteract me smothering Influences of these Insid ious elements, and keep alive the en ergies which go to make progression and bring about development and growth. If these negative voices are listened to, progress Is practically im possible. Given an average In natural ad vantages, the comparative life and growth of a community depends en tirely upon Its people. The right spirit must prevail. Love of the home town, pride in what It already possesses, a delight In sounding its praises, an ambition for its future. The neocle must be wide awake and In readiness to take advantage of all new conditions which may arise from time to time, looking to legitimate en terprise. They must show a willing ness to contribute money, time and energy, be ready to make every rea sonable sacrifice necessary to promote the general good, responding to the call for help when needed, setting aside selfish motives, and forgetting Interfering personality, keeping ever In mind the one great object that of making the city larger In size, greater In power for good and better In every respect than ever before. And behind all this a determination never to stop In the work until the end Is accomplished. A careful examination must be made Into the general conditions; the most urgent needs of the place singled out, the defects selected, and by cen tering endeavor upon these, rectify them, In this way always bringing the city's condition so much nearer per fection. A very potent essential In the growth and development of a com munity Is a strong feeling of confi dence among the people In the future possibilities of It. With this for a foundation, It only remains for the people to unite In a disinterested and unselfish effort to Improve every op portunity to develop' the conditions presented by nature and to follow up those already commended by man. The provisions of nature make certain conditions of development possible. It remains for the constant application of the brains and energy of man to secure the desired results. Untiring n-i'-y, t do. IJc t. faithful attention to (! ,'y in.1 j r Klotetice to the nl, tie piln Lie torn of succe. The growth of tho reat city of Chlengo represents to-day the moat marvelous urban development In the history of the world. Although pos sessing much for a beginning in Its superiority of geographical position, the rapid development and Increase In population of this .wonderful place, which in the ordinary lifetime of one man has grown from a mere trading post to a city, which counts its people toy millions, could never . have been possible without the people displaying the untiring energy which seems to permeate the ' atmosphere of Its streets. ; The motto of the people of Chicago has even been "I will." The spirit which has built Atlanta Is the spirit of fidelity, of real devoted loyalty, confidence and love of home, of ambition, of pride to see it ad vance, and behind all this a willing ness to work for, and to stand up for it on all occasions, and never losing an opportunity to say or do something for its good. The spirit which prompts a man to work for his city side by side with one whom he would not speak to under ordinary circum stances because of some personal dif ference, will serve as a suggestion of the spirit which has made Atlanta the first city in the South Atlantic States. A strons; active commercial organ ization of large membership Is to-day recognized as one of the foundation stones In the building of a city, and no place thrives so well as when sup ported by all of the business men carefully organized Into one body, having but one object In view, the advancement of the city's best Inter ests. Such an organization unites the forces Into the active. and powerful element and makes possible through organized effort the acquiring of those things most needful to advancement and growth along the right lines. Every citizen-should feel a keen per gonal sense of obligation to Join and support such an organization. W, T. COR WITH, Secretary The Greater Charlotte Club. TO GAIN PIIYSICAL CULTURE. i !..( Ir, I. . 1:1 ! ttlltMil h- i.l 11 t..l.r ll( J...I Mll'jtl fill If tlx v v.f.' ,!,!-! at tho pn- i.t rate the flub ws.l 'iri be In rumili ,? order. lie v. lr. Mcfullen, tho new pre siding elii'r of the Methodist church for this dlHtrlct, will 'fill the pulpit of that church In this city on Eumluy morning and evening. This Is his first vtHlt to the city and as he Is reputed to be a speaker of ability the Methodist brethren are anticipating his visit with much pleasure. Washington is soon to have one of the most complete and best orches tras In the State. The company has not yet been organized but hope to do o in the next few days. .The orches tra as Intended , will have the fol lowing musical 'Instruments: One E-flat cornet, one B-fiat comet, one alto, one baritone, one clarionet, one piccolo, two violins, one mandolin, one snare drum and, a piano. -! Interested Parties In Washington, N. C, Plan to Organize Physical Cul ture Club Dr. McCullcn to Preach. Special to The Observer. Washington N. C, Feb. . It is rumored that there Is a movement on foot to establish a physical cul ture club in this city. The new club will be known as the Washington Athletic Club and the club rooms will be located over the Washrhaftlg store In the Brown building on Main treet. Mr. C. C. Stewart will have charge of the new club and as he has had several years experience in this line of work the club will be ciulte fortunate in having him as In structor. The front rooms of the Club will be comfortably fitted up In very attractive style, having every modern convenience for the comfort of Its members, while the rear rooms will have the physical culture parapher nalia, etc. The initiation fee will be $1.00 with a weekly due of 60 cents. Fifty mem- HE WAS IN TnOUP.I.E. "I was In trouble, but found a way out of It, nni I'm a happy man again, since Dr. King's New Life Pills cure.) me of ohronl'- constipation." shvs E. V Ooodlo., 107 8t. Iuls St., Dnllns. Tex. Ousrnnleeil satisfactory. Price 2.i cents, at all drug stores. The Eastern Shore of Maryland Is the home of the Diamond Back Ter rapin. The finest fruits of all kinds grow there. Beautiful homes at reasonable prices for sale. Statistics say Talbot Co., Md., is the healthiest place In the U. S. Write to M. B. Nichols, Easton, Md., for catalogue. ;,:v -.nr. honor of mr, ; ratt;if$ MemorW'Sen' Win ivBHeM This .Afternoon In Thpmasvllle ,. Methodist . Church Mr. Stray horn's Knowing. , v; y f f, Special; to The Observer."; ry':,.-ii Thomasville, Feb. 9. Memorial services In ; honor; of the late 7.' . Fife will be held in the Methodist church here to-morrow afternoon at 2:10 o'clock. All the churches of the town Will take part "in the ser vices. Mrs. W. P. Fife with her' daugh ter and son left for Newborn yes terday and returned to Thomasville to-night They expect to go to St. Louis In a few days, where they will make their home for a while at least. A tenant house belonging to Mr. F. S. Lambeth was burned yesterday, the tire being discovered too late to put It out. " Mr. Edward C, Strayhom, one of Thomasville's most popular and suc cessful Insurance agents, has Just been notified that during the year 1906 he ranks second on the honor roll as to the " number of lives Insured by agents In the United States In the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. The.Thomasvllle Loan & Trust Co., of which Mr. T. J. Finch is presi dent, haa made application and secur ed same to convert the bank Into the First National Bank. Mr. A. Homer Regan, of Archdale, will be the cashier. He comes direct from Mt. Gilead. where he has been cashier for some time. POLITICTS AND POETRY Excited by the fight on Senator Bailey, a Dallas farmer has gent to The Gal veston News a poem, of which these stanzas nra samples: I rend the dally papers, I read them every night, Because I love Joe Bailey and want to see him win the ntrnt. The lawyers, they have had their say, the butcher and the baker: A blacksmith up at Bowie, likewise an undertaker. The banker out nt Dublin, who stood with Joe one round, fihould gIVe the gl ves to a. farmer and go back and sit down. When you fall Into the river, yon can bet you'll come out wet. And when you tackle Bailey's honor, there's no telling what you'll get. The politicians who fight Joe have no reputation they ran lose, And would vote for Hooker Washington if he would furnish them free booz'V The reason Crane haa fought so hard and stamped Joe as a slob. He hoped to nail him to the cross and get his big fat job. r . Whenever an attack of Rheumatism comes on with its throbbing muscles, twitching nerves, and aching, painful joints, relief must be had at once, and any treatment that will ease the paia and allay the suffering is desirable, A good liniment or plaster, or some home remedy will usually give temporary relief and comfort,' but Rheumatism is more than ' skin deep and cannot be rubbed away, nor can it be drawn out with a plaster ; Such treat ment neither prevents nor cures J the excess of ' acid is still in the blood and at the ' next exposure to inclement weather, or after an attack of indigestion or rnmrimtfrvn or nt W irregularity, the symptoms will return, and witjk each. succeeding attack the pain becomes more severe because of the'ebnstant accumulation of acid in the blood. ',,.,'.',' , 'r All food taken into the bodv contains. insome fornL the elrwnt rWearv to nourish and sustain the different parts' One portion is used. for. the making of blood, another for muscle, another for bone, another . . . V-v , , - - 1 for fat; and so on.. After these different prop- , '. ' ehbtjmatism cueid by s. af - J erties have been" extracted, there still re- ;'i ' , ' ' "'" -V . . ' . a " , vi - , Mm, Ida M. Palmer. of 196 Fulton 8t Brooklyn, mains; apportion that is useless, or waste sr. T.t write follows: x wish yon to know what matter, wnicn.is intended to be carried off by " rSlFEEz imFJrJr " or f r , -. . ' . .t. - i- il i i .. . ' I nave been afflloted with Rheumatism for twenty t years, some Urns s it crew worse until it wag misery to attempt to walk at au; my right knee was nearly twioe Us natural size and was drawn np considerably shorter than the other one. A friend ' advised me to take 8, 8. 8. whioh I oommenoed. I had tried so many things that I must say that I had , ysry little faith that it would do me any good but I was willing to try anything that promised relief. Be- ' fore I had been using it long I was greatly relieved, and continuing the medlolne I Soon found that I was entirely oared. ' The lameness and soreness an left, X can straighten, mere or bend my leg as well as any one and rhave never known what Rheumatism was slnoe. I am 66 years old and feel deeply grateful to 8. 8. 8." nature; but the sluggish, inactive condition of the different1 members interferes with the workings of nature, and this refuse is left in the system' to sour and form uric and other acids, which are absorbed into the blood. .The acrid, irritating- matterin the circulation settles in the joints, muscles, nerves and bones, and it is this that produces the pain, inflam mation, swelling and other disagreeable symp toms of Rheumatism. ' Unless the blood is cleansed of the uric acid poison Rheumatism becomes chronic, and a serious and-dangerous disease. The pains wmcn ai nnsi were wanaenng or smiang irom r place to place become sharp and cutting, the muscles lose their elasticity, and as the irritat ing sediment is deposited in the joints, stiffness of the limbs takes place and sometimes the hands, feet, arms or legs become permanently locked and useless. To effect a permanent cure the blood must be purified, the acid poison, counteracted and all irritating matter removed from the circu-, lation, and nothing does this so quickly or surely as S. S. S. It contains not only purifying and tonic propertiesl but solvent qualities as well, all these being necessary in the cure of Rheumatism. S. S. S. goes down to the very bottom of the trouble and attacks the disease at its head, and after it has filtered out of the blood all acrid and impure matter it adds freshness and vigor to the circulation. Then instead of being a weak, sour stream, distributing uric acid to the different parts of the system, it is strong and healthy, and therefore able to supply the body with nourishment and strength. S. S. S. is Nature's remedy, made entirely of roots, herbs and barks, and is the one medicine that is absolutely harmless to any part of the system and at the same time a certain cure for Rheumatism. Write us about your case and our physicians will give you ' any needed medical advice, and will send our special book on Rheumatism. No charge made for the book or advice. THE SWJFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, GA. KJ) rO PURELY VEGETABLE SOBER ONE YEAR FEBRUARY 6TM J. WYATT WALKER J. W. STEWERT WADE TOLER OSCAR RUDD Who were chosen by a Committee of Citizens of Reidsville, N. C, for Dr. McKanna to prove his claim of Curing the Liquor Habit, in three days. They are all useful citizens to-dayf attending to their business, supporting their families and are teetotalers. Hundreds of the best men of North and South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia, have taken the treatment during the past 7 months, at the only modem sanitarium in North Carolina. Are Bread Winners to-day. Don't be discouraged because you have been up against a Bum Cure for 4 to 6 weeks, 2, 3 or 4 times. Come to Reidsville and be cured. 90 per cent, of our patients have taken other cures. dt & di B. B. WILLIAMS, MD., who for over eleven years was physician in charge of the Keeley Institute, of Greensboro, N. C, resigned and took a position with the McKanna Cure first of this year. McKanna 3 Day Liquor we jompMfry REIDSVILLE, N. G. , . We are Crowded Lon6 Dltt. 'Phone 189 Wire Ahead For Rooms i 1 . v 1 3C
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