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CJ f AIILOTTK ) ATLY OlttEUVEtt, MARCH Itf, 1007. 1 1 1 J, V The English Amusements ."The Clansman" to-day, matinee and Night "Black Crook" Saturday, matinee and night Thomas Dixon, Jr., has Incorporated some of the best lines and speeches from his novels, "The Clansman" and The Leopard's Spots" In his sensa tionally successful play, "The Clans man," which will be given here at the ; Academy to-day, matinee and night, following Us run at the Liberty The atre, New York city. It Is acknowl edged that Mr. Dixon has caught the spirit ol the old-time Southern darky to the life. Nelae, Eve and Alec, tha three comedy blacks, never open their mouths but to be greeted with shouts of laughter. Keen, too, Is the dia logue between the Southerner, Ben Cameron, and the Northern girl, Elsie Stoneman. "Your father kept slaves'." taunts the Northern girl. "Your grandfather sold them to us!" Is the Unufh Apnnr's nnlctr rntnrt. tn which the girl can find no reply. A funny scene In "The Clansman," to hft nlaveri at the Academy to-dav. matinee and night, shows Nelse, an old darkey, going a-courtln' his peppery wife, after the Reconstruction Legis lature has declared the old-time ne gro marriages Invalid. Eve grabs all the presents Nelse brings, but when he tries to insinuate his arm around her waist, she answers with a broomstick After a protracted period of humili ation and reoentance, Nelse is at last allowed ,to place a wedding ring on her finger and kiss her. Like most unhappy husbands, he Is rejoiced to get "back to his former condition of servitude. "BLACK CROOK." One of the features in the Miller and Plohn production of "The Black Crook" Is the transformation scene, which comes at the finish of the last act and which has been given the title of ''From the Tropics to the Land of the Midnight Sun." The Idea waa suggested to the management by the expedition of Peary to the North Pole, and it is eaid to realistically de pict the constant changes of scene that greet the eye of the Arctic ex plorer. . It Is most elaborately con ceived and executed, requiring nearly a whole car load of scenery for this ne effect alone. It Is promised however, that this feature Is but In keeping with the rest of the production. It being com plete In every particular. THE DEATH RECORD Mrs. J. M. Owen, of Fayetteville. Special to The Observer. Fayetteville, March 12. The funeral services took place yesterday, at Camp Oround church, Seventy-First town ship, over the remains of Mrs. J. M. Owen, aged 40 years, wife of County Commissioner Owen, who died of ty phoid fever In St. Luke's Hospital Fri day night. Mrs. Owen was a woman of very attractive personality, and a great favorite In the community In which she lived. She was before mar riage Miss Effle Davis, daughter of tho late George Davis. Mrs. Mattle Fisher, of Cabarrus Count. Special to The Observer. Concord, March 12. Mrs. Mattle Fisher, the, esteemed wife of Mr. Ephrtam Fisher, of No. 4 township, died at her home last Saturday after noon and was buried yesterday at Trinity Lutheran church, her pastor, Rev. J. L. Morgan, conducting the funeral, lira Fisher was the mother of four children, who survive with the father and husband. The children are: Miss Battle Fisher, Mrs. Ellen Caldwell and Mr George L. Fisher, of this city, and Mrs. John Black welder, of Newberry, S. C. Before marriage she was Miss 'Mattle Lud wlg, and two brothers and three sis ters survive, among the brothers being Mr. Wiley Ludwlg, of this county, and Mr. 8. F. Ludwig, of Mooresvllle. Headache In His I lands. New York Post. "You've got a pretty bad headache, v sir, haven't you?" sacked the barber, giving a dry shampoo. "That's Just what's bothering me," replied the man in the chair. "But how did you know?" "Tell If by my wrists and hands," explained the barber. "You and I are lwhat they'd call magnetic medluma And the electricity tn ray fingers , takes the pain out of your head. But I get It. That's why I know. My , hands arc aching now. I don't often . strike a customer like yon, however, or I'd have to go out of business. I'll bet my arms ache for a half hour ' after you've gone." 0. B. BURHAN8 Tnmrin AFTER T?-wBriurr ssrsjsn. wrote you stating that I had been en tirely cured of severe kidney trouble by taking less than two fcMUee of ToIim Tl'l C.u, U nlr etos.. ed the brick dust sediment snd pain and rmptomi of kidney disease dlMnirL em glad to say that I have nvr had a return of any ef those symptoms dur ing the four yean that- have iUmW ens, I am evidently earae to slay cured, fend heartily recommend Fohtyte Kidney Cere to any ene suffering from kidney ef - bladder treuWe. R. If. Jordan at c ' ?:: ; .: : , ' 1, -- , ' ' '' '' ' Girls, Special Feature, "The HAD POO SCARE. Miller A Oo. Withdraw From Spartan burg on Account of Recent Legisla tion Much Building Going On. Special to The Observer. Spartanburg, S. C, March 12. Mad dogs are on the rampage In the upper section of this county and the farmers are living in constant fear of their children being attacked and bitten by the rabid canines. Farmers, who live in the section of the county near Par rls. who spent the day In the city, sta'. that during the past few days a large number of dogs have gone mad. Elia Wall, a well-known farmer, stat ed that three dogs belonging to his brother went mad in one day last week and as a matter of protection the dogs had to be shot Miller & Co., of New York, who have been furnishing the 8partanburg beard of trade with cotton, stock and grain reports, have withdrawn their wlro service from this section. It Is reported that the New York brokers hfcve decided to withdraw their wires from all points In the South because of the action of the Legislature In many of the Southern States, making it Illegal to conduct cotton and stock exchanges. Never in the history of Spartanburg has there been so much building as at present. Last week Building Inspec tor Smith issued 62 building permits, 53 being to one man, J. T. Harris, who has undertaken to build a suburb to Spartanburg. Several months ago Mr. Harris purchased a large tract of land on the outskirts of the city and will erect thereon 62 neat and commodious cottages. In addition to the erection of residences there Is great activity In building stores and office buildings. Th old West End Hotel, which was purchased several weeks ago by H. E. Ravenel and E. W. Johnson, Is being remodeled and made into a handsome oilice building. THE NEW POLL TAX LAW. Out of a Possible 3,000 AshevlUe Has a List of 1,800 New Law Will Reduce Revenue 95,000. Special to The Observer. Ashevllle. March 12. The bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly last week limiting city poll tax to $2 is of more than passing In terest to Ashevillo. The passage of the bill by both branches of the Leg islature simply means that the poll tax In Ashevllle and other cities in the State shall not exceed $2. At present and for several years past the poll tax In Ashevllle has been $8, with an additional 60 cents street tax and 90 cents school tax, making the total tax of every citizen of Ashe vllle wHo may have no real or per sonal property $4.50. Whether this entire amount will be reduce to $2, or whether the original poll tax of $3 will be reduced. Is a question on which there is divided opinion. The new law is agreeable to Ashe villo people. It has been contended for some time that the poll tax of $4.50 In Ashevllle was excessive. Reference to the city tax books this morning disclosed the fact that there are listed for 1006 taxation 1,800 polls. While the law not affect this year's collection of taxes, It Is certain that next year there will be equally as many polls listed as this year, if not more, and on this basis of 1,800 Ashevllle's revenue will be reduced at least $1,800. If the en tire poll tax of $4.60 Is reduced to the limit of $2 It will mean that the city's revenue will be reduced nearly $5,000. It Is declared on authority that only about two-thirds of the qualified voters of Ashevllle pay poll tax. It Is said that there are collec tible some 8,000 polls, but that fully 1,000 refuse to pay' the excessive $4 50 poll, and that Inasmuch as they have nothing, it Is Impossible to collect. When Ashevllle's poll tax was $3.60 there were scarcely 100 persons re turned delinquent, while now there are several hundred. FAYETTE VILLE'S NEW CHIEF. Mr. J. IL Benton Elected Raiding "Blind Tigers" and "Black Brew" Arrested as Accessory to. Walker Sale of Valuable Truck Farm News Briefly Told. Special to The Observer. - t - Fayetteville, March 12. The board of aldermen have elected Mr. J. IL Benton to succeed the late Chief Cha sen. A telegram .was .sont.to Mr. Benton, who was visiting his son at Fpenoer. on which he signified his ac ceptance, returned and was sworn In. A year or more ago he resigned from the police force on which .he .had served for 18 years, leaving behind him a fine record j .Chief Benton Is a n an of the highest ooursge and of Herculean strength. The correspond ent has known him intimately from boyhood, and predicts that the city will have found for the head of its police force an exceptionally excellent officer. Chief Benton will be recalled as the policeman who, several yean ago, killed a Croatan on Market Square, who wis advancing on Chief of Police Flowers, with a long, mur derous knife, the litter's revolver be ing empty. Benton, seeing that It was death to the chief or, his assailant, drew hi revolver and shot the Croa tan. , A Jury of inquest of course ex onerated Mm from all blame. ' The fund for the benefit of the fm iltos of Chief or Police Chasen and Officer Lockamy amounted, at last c Don't consider lightly the evidence of disease In your sysUm. Don't take dee rrte chances with ordinary medlolne. Vse IfoiiweT's Ttocky Mountain. T, the gmt Pcin. K cents, Tea er Tabltta It IX. Jordaa k Co, , . . i: t Black Crook." count on Saturday afternoon, to nearly $00. ,, lollceman Buckingham is steadily improving in the Hlghsmlth Hospital, and, unless something unfOTscen oc curs in his condition, he can be soon pronounced out of danger. The "Zellmoor Farm," two miles west of Fayetteville, the property of Messrs. Fitzell, of Maryland, was bid off on Saturday at a commissioner's sale for $3,000 by Mr. John Under wood. It Is one of the finest truck farms In tho county, and Is worth far more than It brought. Marshall Horton, a negro, has been arrested on the charge of aiding and abetting in the murder of Chief of Po lice Chasen and Officer Lockamy. George and Bill Smith, white, have been arrested for keeping a disorderly place and for selling "black brew." They are no Impecunious law violators, for they produced the cash for sev eral bonds, from $200 down to $50. THIS DAY LK HISTORY. 1493. Columbus arrived at Palos from his first voyage of dis covery. 1510. Cortes, on his expedition for the conquest of Mexico, landed at the mouth of the river Ta basco and prepared to attack the town of the same name, in which about 12,000 warriors had assembled. Calling upon St. Jago, he fell upon the Indiana, who were repulsed. 1476. Attack on Groton, Mass., by a body of 400 Indians, who had concealed themselves, as usual, in every part of the town during the night, in order to shoot down the inhabitants as they issued from their houses. The town was gathered Into five garrisons, as' those houses were called which were pallisaded and otherwise protected from assault. Every man went constanUy armed, and thus at a moment's warning, two of the enemy hav ing been accidentally discovered, pursuit was made until they were drawn Into an ambush and compelled to retreat. Another ambush meantime fell upon the opposite side of the town, and the flames arose from every un protected building. Having pil laged everything that fell in their way,- and cast every in dignity upon the bodies of their victims, th"y gave the garrisons two or three volleys and disap peared. About 40 dwellings were burned, with their outhouses; the town soon after broke up, and the inhabitants scattered to oth-r settlements of greater safety. 1775. George III gave his assent to the act restrlrtlnK the commerce of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina. 1801. The President and members of Congress united In entijig a mammoth loaf of bread fur nished in one of the committee rooms at the Capitol by the ba ker who supplied bread for the navy. 1815. General Jackson having re ceived the -ratification of the treaty of peace, revoked Ws or der relative to martial law, or dered a final cessation of hos tilities and granted a general pardon for all military offenses. The British took with them 199 negroes. 1824. A Convention between the United States and Great iirltaln signed for the suppression of the slave trade; it provides that each government shall send vessels to cruise in the waters of either nation suspected of belpg slavers 1852. Ninety-five Americans, who were engaged in the Lopes ex pedition against Cuba, and cap tured and sent to Spain, arrived in New York, having born par doned by the Queen and sent home. 1 862. The Confederates evacuated their works at New Madrid, Mo., In such haste as to leave 15 pieces of artillery and a large quantity of military stores, valued at $1,000,000. 1883. The Confederates made an unsuccessful attempt to re capture Newbern, N. C. 1863. Commodore Farragut's fleet attempted to pass the Con federate .batteries at Port Hud son, but only a part ci the ves sels succeeded. The Mississippi ran aground and was destroyed. 1887, Alaska purchased. 1884. The bill for the , relief of Gen. Fits John Porter passed by the United States Senate. 1883. President Issued a proclama tion barring the "boomers", from Oklahoma. 1804. Charles M. Pepper, commis sioner appointed by the Presi dent to Investigate Pan-American Railway project, submits report Indicating progress by Southern republics. ' 180& President RooseVelt . declared those who could have' children and would not deserved con tempt , IfOeWTwo hundred and etghtyone midshipmen declared to be guilty . oi nesing; House committee cen sured Rear Admiral Brownson. 1 our prein goes on a twice wnea you , " ' . wivcmvu, w.,, ,ivwu uiooq to do busloat with. Nutrition Is what rae want ana comes oj isaing Ileille ter's Rocky Mountain Tee, K cants. Tee vr Tsuiei. s. ,11. 4eraaa t CO. .will lh i.vrosiNG EDIFICE. Contrf to be Let lii a Frw Week at Cost of Ovir 1 $100,000 Track "Flew Up" and IJroko Jaw Bono . Arizona lloixj and His Uua. Special to The Observer. f.' Durham, March 12. Work on the new Main street Methodist church Is progressing- rapidly; that la on the foundation work V of the church. Some 700 yards of the concrete foun dation haa been, laid and the other concrete work la being pushed, now, that the weather condition "will per mit of thia fclnd of work. Thla new church is on West Chapel Hill place and tha site was formerly the home place or the late col.. W. T. BlackweU. It will be a modern building-, elegant ly equipped, and will be a very beau tiful edifice ' when completed. The plana - for 4 this building haw been completed and the contract for Ita erection will be let In three or four weeks. When completed it will cost something over $100,000. John Taylor, colored, is suffering from a broken Jaw bone. Yesterday afternoon, so John says, he was Walk ing, along the Norfolk & Western Railroad when he slipped and (ell. his right Jaw bone being broken in FOOD COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Minnesota Dairy ami Food Com mission's analysis shows that Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar and Bee's Lax ative Honey and Tar contained opiates and croton oil. . Opiates are poisons and croton oil Is a violent poisonous purga tive. Refuge to accept any but Foley's Honey and Tar ' In a yellow package. Foley' Honey and Tar contains no opiates or dangerous drugs and Is the best bough and cold cure. I WORSE FROM YEAR TO YEAR I The cause of Rheumatism is an ezcesa of uric acid ia the blood, brought on by indigestion, chronic constipation, weak kidneys and a general slug gish condition of the entire system. The refuse and waste matter of the body is not carried out as nature intends, but is left to ferment and sour and generate uric acid, which is absorbed into the blood. The first evidence of -Rheumatism is usually little wandering pains in the muscles and joints, or a tender, sensitive place on the flesh. These are often so slight that nothing is thought of them and they pass away; but with each recurrence the trouble becomes more severe, and from slight wandering pains and excited nerves, Rheumatism grows to be a painful and almost constant trouble. The longer the poison remains in the blood the farmer bold the trouble gets on the sys tem. Each day the acid deposit is increasing and the disease grows worse rota year to year. After awhile the substance which seriously interferes and sometimes they become permanently stiff and useless. S. S. S. 3 URELY VEGETABLE aches pass away, and the cure is permanent. Book on Rheumatism, and medical advice free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA. STRAIGHT OVAaMrfBD uraaa WOOD UI AHD DBUO ACTS. THE Pim.'. KELLY CO. mHe. . I I- I it!. ixm 1 or mis gi 111 1 earanteet that goodj i 1. vTilV 5s asset when you buy iron a. We are wholesale diatribe tort to the contumea'C All goods aesitd below n hipped in neaV plain 0rmM Is any point at tM Money cheerfully MtMaCtory. G. Special 5rt booklet, complete prlee-litt I Wtiwttf (beat tha world El Mate (Old Cra Whtekay) .,.). DvaaaS Kama Mall Whlll..V. W Mr t 1 BW .1 JDIim KMea iva. Maunlaln) Mitren River y (nettled la Bend), ....... Dr. LeBarrae'a Books Ma ...... - Put P la Stan Jus and safely paoKad In plain eaaa, I OaUon . , . 1 Oellen The Phil. G.Kelly Co. 1 MAIL ORDERS m k ii jt viirau. at rruuio bim, , , wm V PREJUDICE AGAINST TURNED INTO AN ENDORSEMENT - r- , Sumteb, 8. C, Dec 15, 1905. ' Tot Coca-Cola Company. Atlanta, Ga. . Gentlembn-Fot some time I had been prejudiced ag-ainflt Coca Cola, for the reason that the name indicates that it contains some preparation or cocoa and consequently an appreciable quantity of cocaine. Its alkaloid. Since seeing, however, the results of analyses made by Drs. Met, of New Orleans, and Eustia, of the same city, as well as that of Dr. Taylor, of Richmond, Va., I am fully per suaded that my objection to its use was unfounded, and as ft con tains no more Injurious alkaloid than caffeine, it Is do more harm ful than tea or coffee. - Yours truly, (Signed) J. A. MOOD, M. D. 5C - sou mmss. 5C Gdaraoicei Uoier the Pure Food weonposAXtB CAPITAL STOCK Mfl VAfla'Pimf It s a eonoedsd fact, kaowa evr ... ....m, ,,iSII Mnu a ( riswed from everf itaad point of israjaau Hit sraouaiaa in positions than all other business schools la Oi. gtste. Bo est the BEST. ItUtbschsap.it Write to-day for our 8PKC1AL OKF.ERS, NEW CATALOGUE and lull in formation. Address . ... .;.v , .. : , ., ... ' Cbaxlotte. H. a ktwo places. He hunted up the sur geon for tho'rallroud and told him he should look after his wound, the railroad track '"flew up" and struck him In the face. Ilia wound was dressed for hlmj ' -, W, J. Mornn, a hobo, who claims Arlsona as his home, was arrested here Monday afternoon on the charge of boating his way on a train. When arrested he had a' pistol and .was locked up on the charge of carrying a concealed weapon. The railroad men knew he had the pistol when he was reported ; to the officers, as Moran had made a threatening move toward his hip pocket when he waa told to get off the train. In that move he showed the trainmen his pistol. vAfter that the train , ' crew thought that It would be the best pol icy to let him continue Ma ride. When 'the train came in here," how ever, he was turned over to the police and Is now In Umbo. KODOl, digests what you eat and quickly overcomes Indigestion, which In a forerunner of Dyspepsia. It la made In strict conformity to the National Pure Food and Drugs Law and Is sold on a 'guarantee relief plan.. Sold by Hawley's Pharmacy. DANGERS OF PNEUMONIA. A cold at this time If neglected Is lia ble to cause pneumonia which is so often fatal, and even when the patient has re covered tho lungs are weakened, making them peculiarly susceptible to the-., de velopment of . consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar will stop the cough, heal and strengthen the lungs and prevent pneumonia. La Grippe coughs yield quickly to the wonderful curative quali ties of Foley's Honey and Tar. There is nothing else "Just as good." R. H. Jordan & Co. joints become coated with a corrosive with their working and movements cures Rheumatism by going down into the blood and attacking the disease at its head. It neutralizes the poisons and acids and dissolves the salts and irritating deposits, making the blood stream pure, fresh and healthy. S. S. S is made entirely of roots, herbs and barks, and is therefore a safe remedy. When the blood has been purified by S. S. S. the pains and thi NA-naUL'KU Cl old hi u an i. 1 mi 1 it ntens Uncle S are purr and jtrmHht, Yea b packirei. ,i L Express, cherceil price named, ufldef our -fall guanu- ttiunded if goods are not eatirely prlcei on large erdei. C Write ' and full inlormtiao.2--'y ' 'Hr ovar) te. a so . 3 2. . j:j a: -faftlp s . ;'J 7 as . i so .-.y,a4p.;:.y.i .,$io eo sar as m m arnj ai.'iiv sssur J a.rj71IOM 99 . t), f 00 M.3.Uv7 SO IS .7 .tfsm a nn I . . I -year aty KaoaSy Kya . . . t-year aid re. C. Cam .'. 4-yaar old Aypla-Brandy II 1 4-yaar aid Peeeh Brandy I r . HaMand Ola he. 'zrz Fine Liquors, ors, rglnle. JH PROMPTLY FILLED n iMaiaUaMM.nc.rkM..uit. Richmond. Virginia. aaiU'aVUMuXiiMfaXaiut, jiti rm sad Dreps Act, Juoe 80, 1906 $30,000.00 cmn ar ywhsre In North Carolina by those jk suivvu I us , MUNI BUHUOu merit and worthiness. Ths best faoul- THE ELEVATOR COY. Do you know," said the elevator boy, "I didn't know t!U to-d.y that we built elevators." , He was addressing the night watchman, who was coming In, ' "Let me tell you, my boy," said the watchman, 'there's a whole lot we do here you haven't found out yet. ', ? .:,' ''The elevator we shinned to-d a w a. mmlnr dandv. 'The case 'was shipped out of the wood shop and the running gear and apparatus out of the Dilworth shop. When I was surprised Billy laughed at me and said he used to sell elevators for the company when he was ele vator boy oa'tbji ttevator. '0yy,S'-'fi-k-'-. "l-'X Z'i:f - "We make elevators all right, "said the watchman. "but don't you. listen too much to what Billy says. He's liable to tell you he's bought one of the' Pyramids In Egypt What else have, you shipped to-day t:; "Four yarn reels went out and a whole lot of hangers and puUeysl It stumps me what people do with, so many pulleys. Every day 'Jt':;? pulleys and hangers, hangers and pulleys going out Big pulleys, little) Pulley. epHt pulleys, and then there's hangers, couplings and set cpl- ; "Sounds like business Is moving," said the watchman. ' : 'v ' "It's worse than moving It's humming. People like to send be orders because we deliver the goods on time," said the boy. "We beat the railroads all to nieces on delivering, machinery, and we make the machinery, too." "How's the roller covering shop getting along?" asked the watch- " ' man. i Covering roles galore," said the boy. "The mills used to scatter their roll covering some, so the folks In the department tell me, but it looks now like we get 'em all. I haul 'em up and down every day lots of them, and here's your floor, now hike off." 1 lie is. a. luuipmiid uu. MACHINE BUILDERS AND ItEIWIRERS, CHARLOTTE, N. C FIRE INSURANGE THE FOLLOWING COMPANIE8 REPTtERENTED AND AMPL7. PRO. TECTION OTJAIUNTEED: AETNA I1ARTFORD PHOENIX NORTH BRITISH PHENEX NORTHERN PIEDMONT R. E. Gochrane. Insurance end Ren I Estate AgenV- Kelly - Springfield (iajOW"WWSS"rW J-- Vr . ..vie To those who drive, a part of their satisfaction is in the smartness of their turnout. The other part is in the good service of good material. KeUy-Spslngfield Tires are both smart and good. They add to the ap pearance of the best rigs and they give the good service that goes with their good style. The best carriage makers use them exclusively, of course. J. V. WADSWORTH S SONS' CO., Agts. 4 9 4 lh Of the M. P. B. & L. Ass'n went into effect on Saturday, the 2nd inst. The subscriptions for this series are coming in freely, but to accommodate the public we will keep the books open during the whole month of March and prospective borrowers will do well to apply at once. il S, WITTKOWSKY President THE CHARLOTTE SUPPLY CP; : ":''. - k"" ykl-::kf:y'.',. "- i AQtCITI ftR '''- -''-VV; AnerkM AO-HYsvg&t Steel Bpill l ttllers, SJki Ctont 6itrcK4 Tlahhrt - ,' Bolt leg. 1 -. '-.''':"'- -,-'. tVe carry la stock Tale and Towe Hoists ep le a) a ton wpaxttji a!se a (fun Cne tt rscaWriS1 yia a4 Hill ' R. L COCHRANE Sec'&Treas. I '
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