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ent. THURSDAY, MARCH 28. 1907.
O. O. F. NOSnNATIOS-CIlASERS
Reviewing a list of possibilities tor
the Republican presidential nomina
tion whieh has been going the rounds.
The New York Press, a Kepubltean pa
per of the advanced persuasion, takes
up Its blue pencil and strikes out
names right and loft. HWe are the
names and the penciling:
RooseveltBecause he will not touch
It.
Root Became he could not curry New
.York. New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illi
nois, or a single 8tate with the pos
sible exception of Iowa west of. tlio Mis
sissippi river.
Costelyou flame reason.
Knox tame res son
Taft Can't get th delegates of his
own State nor of any worth mention
ing; might have a few Federal officials
from Territories.
Fbraker President Roosevelt's haul
, axe will knock him in the head.
Cannon Can carry the Standard Oil
trust, the steel trust, the lumber trust,
the sugar trust, the ship-subsidy graft
ers; nothing cine.
Falrbanka-FruSen stiff
Cummli n-Hanti t any principles except
"push myself along."
V Crane A ever been Introduced to the
public.
, Bo the. host dwindles to:
Hughes
LaFolle'.te.
Shaw.
Shaw Is n good man, but the public
regards hint as too conservative. It will
not vote for a m.'in who la leg radical
than Roosevelt. This leaves:
Hughes.
1-aFollctt.
1'lenty and to spare!
The Observer cannot agree to this
cocksure elimination of Roosevelt,
Taft and Fairbanks; It believes that
neither Hughe nor RIihw Is more like
ly than any of the three. The Press
Is doubtless entirely correct In de
claring Hoot, Cortrlynu, Knox, Can
non, Cummins and f'rnne entirely out
of the question. Porakcr may ex
iMfcted to put up a game btlt losing
fight. As for LaFollette, Thn Press
Is very nearly alone In taking him se-
flounly as a presidential aspirant, and
much more In narrowing down its
',
forecat to him and onV other.
Within the limi few ,lv ih Tuft
Wltnin the 1UM frw das the Taft
iboorn ihas been virtually liunched,
and Mr. Foraker. bu,lly engaged In '
personally supervising the Inflation of
his own, his K'ven fnlr warning that
.... "... .... ,,,. ..,,, in v-kuuoii. u iohh which the owners estimate at
Of Internet also l the' Increasing pos- $.0uu though II is possibly mure. The1
slbllltv that Mr Roosev.-lt may favor'""""'" hi'1 -vldi-jitly been raging for1
...... ., ,,. r. , some little time, perhaps 30 minutes
Hughes as alternative t Iaft In cue r w,,,n 0'fn by Mr A .
It proves politically Inexpedient to let Frank Morrow, the miller Mr. Mot-I
personal preference for his Secretary r'nv 'be Ural to reach the mill and
of War control his . hoirV. While Mr SUI ''""I''1' ln rescuing the tirm s books)
Fairbanks ind Mr.
working like i,mV(
man who U 1 1 1 ws a
Fotnker are still
rs--anrl each Is a
'hltsg o- two and
1 not given to chasing phantoms -Mr.
Rto-velt, to ill present appearances',
Will control the convention of 1 90S an
absolutely as that of 1904 Much may
happen before the convention meets,
but there can be no question that
Indications to-day point very strongly
to Roosevelt or a Roosevelt Ian
XKW YOHK (.It A M Jl'UV'H STKP.
The act i ti of the .Ww V'-rk grim 1
July in Ind'iiitig f..i sT.ind-riegrec
murder two high oltlfli!.- of ihe New
York Central Railroad In nnectlut)
ulili the reci nt llarlim un 4i which l
cost '.'4 lie p',rsi-s no s ma 1 : 1 n I -i
eM In vbw of the fact that !i is al
most ill. p: i 'lend ! In Ibis couii!r Il
Is charged by 'h lury that the rail
road compmiy omlt'id to asci rtnln ai
What Speed It.e I'll'li' coul-l be safely
passer! and lh.it t r . train was under
the control of an It
iMclnntly i ralned I
engineer The g, n, r.i! feeling that up
example Is needed tli nil not w.lgh
Sgalnst the sreused officials In advance
Of their acquittal or conviction, but
If they are r-hown to havo been , rim
inally negligent a strong popular de
mand foe tlnlr punishment would hck
neither ridscn nor JUBtlce. However
this case turns out. It bids fair to de
velop a iiuw sanse of responsibility
toward tb. public In the men who
shape thu policies of the country's
railroads.
If the Fglrbankslsns continue to de
ny the Iclness of their hero, with so
much energy lho riiy end by creating
the impression that he Is too hot
blooded to be safely entrusted with
the presidency.
' It will be like eld times, sure
enough, if, as Is now proposed, a line
ef etAAnt'Dogte on the Groat I'to Dee
river from Caere w, S. to George-
tow Is Inaugurated.
:.'.''
It aeems from the census announce
went of the other day that vea old
' Lesser Charlotte had become the
, tutg-f Ingest city. t - ' . : i
ik l x i , i i;::: i ; ".,
Oi..,'..t it to be p ...u!a fur a coi jur
ation to buue 1500.000,000 of slock
solely upon a tariff Bccdulo? Is not
such mass of natur an Incubus upon
the growth of the country ? Th'e steel
truist Is, of course, the corporation In
question, and even the utterly Indefen
sible tariff on stoc and Iron, together
with the present unprecedented de
mand for each product, do nqt enable
It to pa a 2 per cent, dividend on
Uls water, If the country were not
laboring giong under a trust-written
tariff the hove would never have been
turned on. In this connection Cana
da's method of dealing with trusts at
recently described by the editor of The
Toronto Globe la of ' much Interest
"Let the people once prove, that a
trust exists In Canada." said the Cana
dian editor, "and the Minister of Cue
toms it empowered, without any epe
clal legislation, to reduce the tariff.
This done, the trust la effectually
crushed. The United Btatcs would,
profit by a similar eyatent of curbing
corporations." Adequate tariff reform
of whatever sort would certainty mean
the spefedy humbling of all but very
few trusts, and It'waa President Roose
velt's yielding upon this most vitally
important point which gained him
party sanction for his various propos
als looking to a moderate use ot the
pruning knife upon the rank growth
of the trusts. Mr. Roosevelt believes
that there are "good trusts" and "bad
trusts," and the reforms advocated by
him are avowedly Intended to secure
the syat'em'a preservation, not its de
struction. Tariff reform la the axe
which must be laid to the root of the
ttee If trusts are to be brought low.
"It behooves Democrats to lose no
time In bringing to the front the Is
sue of tariff reform." said the Hon.
Orovor Cleveland, in an Interview the
other day. "Tariff reform Is the Is
sue that will clarify the atmosphere,
solidify the friends of Democracy and
bring victory to the party." This Is a
paramount Issue that will paramount.
If th'e Democratic party were not a
donkey It would not need to hear such
an exhortation twice.
TRIIiCTB TO TAR HEEL SINGERS.
Elsewhere on this page will be
found an able end sympathetic discus
sion Of the now famous poets who
made the year 1906 memorable In the
South by their competitive smiting of
the lyre. The Evening Post's writer
does The Observer a wrong, however,
by associating it with the Insanely
Jealous Norfolk Landmark In the
charge of "behaving at times with a
surprising lack of dignity." The fact
In, In maintaining the supremacy of
the lyrist of "Capri" Tho Observer be
linved with a high seriousness born of
calm confidence In tho Justice of the
North Carolina, poet's cause It Is to
be noted that this writer fully ac
quiesces in the public verdict award
Inn: the laurels to North Carolina. "In
comparlnon with what The Observer,
with pardonable pride, calls 'our flute
voiced singers,' " he frankly says, "It
must bo confessed that tho Virginians
do not mak a great showing.'
about Petrarch's laureate brow!
Talk
RIDDLE'S MILL I) URN ED.
ll""er n M' Destroyed by '
Hume lUdleveil to 1m. Work nr in.
.!..,! laT li. i 1
nmury iah Sll.uuu.
special to The Observer.
Gastonla March 28 Fire which
was discovered at 2 o'clock this morn - !
"K ln the second story of thu i. L. j
Kiddle Holler and Saw Mill at lid hel'
totally destroyed the plant, entailing I
iiom me miming iiuiming. u un this
exception imthlag was saved. The ma-1
hlnery Is a mass of ruins and the
buildings and shed nro reduced to
itshcs
Mr. II II, Riddle, who is Interested
with his father, Mr. (1 L. Riddle. In
the operation of the mill, was In town
thU inortilng a fow hours after the
fire lie stated to The Observer cor
respondent that the flames were un
doubtedly of an Incendiary crlgln. i in
the night previous, be and Mr. Mor
row swept all the shavings and other
Inflammable material from tho lloor
of the saw mill section out Into the
wut' r as usual. When they loft the
mill Wednesday night everything u ,m
as iiiinil and the building was safe
ly lock'd. The fait that the fire nrlg
In.'tli il In the second story Is consider
ed as strong evidence that It was set
afire Mr It 11. Riddle's son and
oung Mr Hrnnilon discovered, mi the
"Ptioslle sole of the creek from the
mill fdsh tracks leading l;o in the
ii ' k hunk Into some pasluie land a
."'i Ml distance away where Hie trace
'o lost Asked If niipli'on opllileil
i ., nn iu or If there wns any known
i 1 a ..i, uliv nnvone s'louht desiri to
t nt i ! It
That It
mill. Mr. Kbl. lie p-pll- .1 no
was the work f a fire-bug
t ! owm-ra conlldently
rs conlldently believe hut
rurUni than this there i mr suspicion
ThTc was not a gre at mount of
griilti In the mill at the tlrim and the
losn mi this Item Is not known ile.
nllely. Ats.ut 10.0(10 feet of lumber
was stored In the pnw ml I part an I
this Is a total Jims There "as l.'.oon
Insurance on the plant.
Riddle's Mill Is a familiar Institution
In Oaston miunty and them is hardly
u man In the county, If be b a native,
who at Iimsi has not heard of It If be
has not been there. It Is located ,,n
Crowder s creek. In what is known as
the Rethel neighborhood, 3 3-4 miles
from lii'thel church. It hfi been the
pr ip rtv of the Riddle family for more
'ban 110 yeors and was, nl the time
of the fire, being operated by tin tilth
generation In recent years it w
made b roller mill, nw and up-to.
dato miii hlnery was Installed and It
was one of the very best mills In the
counly.
Mr Riddle could not St lte positively
yest.rdny that the mill would b re.
built, but stated that some kind of
structure would occupy the spot It Is
believed, however, that the mill will
bo rebuilt.
Voire on Grsillug of Oh ton.
New York, March II. -The New
Tork Exchange to-day defeated by a
vote ot 111 to 144 the amendments
to tbe by-laws eliminating the gredet
of cotton known as "good ordinary"
and "low middling tinged and adopt
ed by a vote of III to 14, the amend
roent eliminating the trad known as
-tTgignt low middling- stained."
: I.: :
IUcHi:iiig tho Binning of t!w Lyre
South of .Mason and i'Uou's Line
During the Mcinoruliln Year 190
(corftla Minstrelsy THo Irf'KHImato
f-invi-or of the) JUaden Lady; and
Her Megy, Which is Not at All
Ulifl Mr. Gray's,
New York Evening Post .
Fur enough Into tho new year now to
look back upon the work of 11X4 with a
judicial mind, the lover of poetry turns
the pugns containing the achievements
of the Southern singers. . and utters a
sigh ot satisfaction. It was a great year
or poetry in the South. It saw John
Temple Graves come Into possession of
a m odium for his burning thoughts, and
though his own fame does not rest on
his efforts In verse, he immortalised
himself by renaming the mocking-bird
"lanlor," after Georgia's real poet. The
Idea was balled with loud acclaim: and
that the mocking-bird Is still called a
hwcklng-blrd in Georgia, as elsewhere,
certainly reflects no discredit Upon tn
felicitous thought of Mr. Graves. Th
year saw the rise, In North Carolina, ef
a new poet-laureate, the first since the
too early death of Miss Mattle Peterson,
the sweet singer of Bladen. It must be
conresaed that the present holder of the
laurcateshlp stands In the same relation
to the late Miss Peterson as Mr. Alfred
Austin to Mr, Tennyson. The pace set
by the Bladen lady in the poem begin
ning "I seen pa coming, stepping high.
Which waa ot his walk the way."
Is sufficient to keep any songster, even
with the facility of Col. Charles E.
Johnson, of Rakslgh, working o' nights.
Again, the old year witnessed the ter
rific strugglo, in Georgia, for tho gov
ernorship. In which Hoke Smith, Clark
Howell, "Jim" Smith, and other poets
were engaged. Every , child born In
Georgia receives as Its birthright, first,
the jift of poesy; second, a political of
fice, to mature within twenty-five years;
and, third, the title ot Hon. or Col. as
the parents elect. That Olmyplan strug
gle on the Fulton county plains, when
the poets hurled rondeaux, vlllanelles,
sonnets, and epics back and forth
through six mortal months, was a never-to-bo-forgotten
event In the literature
of the South. Meanwhile, In tho midst
of poetry's alarms, the minor lyres were
twanging from North to South, and from
the Savannah to the Chattahoochee. Un
sympathetlo critics said, during that
memorable affair, that there was one
thing worse than the campaign Itself,
and that was the campaign poetry. Such
a statement may be Ignored. The poetry
was beautiful. Inspiring, stimulating.
Another event, which Is Interesting
merely as showing that while It may be
very well for the young man, It is not
so well for poetry to go Westward, was
the contest In The New .Orleans Times
Democrat for a Louisiana anthem. But
one poem was found to the taste of the
Judges, and no music was submitted
that met with consideration. No, Louisi
ana Is beyond the pale. In that fertile
country along tha Atlantic, eeabfcard,
and around the Gulf as far as Missis
sippi, poetry Is patronised, and flour
ishes under Its patronage. The same
kind of soil that grew a Mattle Poterson
has already produced a Georgia Bailey
PurrlnRton, and may go farther.
We mention Georgia Bailey Purrlng
ton. She Is the latest addition 'to the
galaxy of the Tar Heel State. Her
nalon-plece, which waa skied early In the
year, was not to be lost, for all over the
countiy It was recognized as a thing
of merit. It was called "An Elegy to a
I'lsaocted Puppy," and the opening
alanza shows the motif sufficiently:
I
Sweet Dog! now cold and stiff in. death,
What cruel hand enticed thee here?
Did toothsome crust or Juicy bone
Allure to stretch thee on thy bicr?J
Apd the argument, If It may bo called
bo. Inclines against vivisection. Aghast
that
. . . ruthless hands of alien race
Are opening up thy qulot breast,
With prying eyes they peer withlu,
Explore tho contents of thy che.it.
The writer finally emerses from the
fru with a dog undoubtedly dead, but
with ft triumphant prediction for the
future, when the animal "mayhap in
j fr,r-off hunting grounds, on aerial feet in
brighter day will live again, anu spur
after Khontly game."
Touchlns lightly upon these signifi
cant events of the year In the Southland,
It Is Impossible to give place to some
(lesorvlng memorluls. Virginia tins bo( n
nm ope . u. r wm ,i un, .wm--
I ha for the laurels. It Is to tie regret-
that the disputes which naturally
, f henK-d partisanship, were not
errlrd on n little les roughly. The
Norfolk Landmark and Charlotte Oh-
- ;;
matter of tlio supremacy of Reuben J.
Holmes, author of the beautiful "Capri.
That the Virginia Journals themselves
should have fallen out uver the ballad
Send Hock i H uverilr Card," was
pitiable; for this Is a uample of the hum
bin euuse of dissension;
A loving wife bids a last good-by
To u husband who Is sinking In death;
Hlie he nils over him with a tsar In her
eye,
And whispers a last request:
"Oh. promise mo now, while o'er you
in n.
Kn this parting won't seem too hard,
That you'll sew I me buck from that un-
known land
A "uv"lr PBl card "
Ti,.n t,,n Richmond has Its own hard
now
Andrew jnegson Andrews, wnone
fame lias gono beyond that even of Hilly
Molln, of Charleston. Hut, In compari
son with whnt The Observer. Willi par
donablo pride, culls "our flute-voleed
singers," It must be confessed that the
Virginians do not make a great showing
over In Tennesson, RolsM-t Taylor, the
nddllng Governor, and one of the truest
pnits of tho South, was rewarded will
the f.t of Mr. Carmnck. who was not
i.ady to leave the Senate.
For the future, the prospects are
hib;ht A Utile pollnhlng here mid there,
where tin native excellence may be lm
preved, nnd a few well-chosen statutes
to protect Infant genlu.i, and all will be
will, with one additional aUgMestlin
that the print its be led lo un apprccla
tlnn of what Is do.' to poesy, even when
It des. ends to the dead level of tin
dullv pi tuts l et there be In the future
no iint liinHiil of hopes as oeeurrwl on
n memorable day In lltsi. when. In the
mIiiiiiiih of The Raleigh News and On
i.iver, the lnllowlJti mu.1lbitlon took
I lace .
Thov are sending names for my tmby
From eveij street and ally.
y,t 1 cure not what thex brum or send.
I nmgoiug to cllucmfwy cmfw em
I .un g' lugio culeiiifwypshrm pm
I.im going In call her Sally.
IIOt'SE WOVLDNT IttllM.
Iteprescnintlvcs f rin.It.ltlng
Paint t.lvr. K.xlilbllKni on South
Ttjoii Strert Hefore rgn Ortiwd
Reetstiil tlio lire All Right.
Probably 1,000 people gathered at
thn Y. M C. A. lot on South Tryon
street last night at 7 : 30 to see tim ex
hibition of the fireproof qualities of.
the Olbraultrr Fire Resisting Palnr1
The small wooden building erected for
tbe occasion was painted with the
fluid. After this boxes were burned In
side of the structure, and on top of
the pine shingled roof, but to no avail,
so far as the building was concerned
fiot a particle of It, apparently, had
tha least Idea In the world of estrh
Ing fire. Chimneys, too, were set on
fire. The ratio of the paint used was
aoout one gallon to 150 square feet.
Three gallons of k erase no oil were
pouriM on.
The paint really appeared to be all
thut Is i lalmod tor It, Chief Orr saying
that it was wonderful. The fire de
partment came out to be on hand In
rase u Anger threatened, but there was
nit work for them to do. The paint Is
aid to be a pure mixture of lead, sine
and oil. It has been 6a the market for
about T years and Is said to be leas eg.
pensive then the ordinary tort. After
the Are Mr. T. A. Oould, the represen
tative ot tho paint manufacturers, en.
I tsrtalned tha firemen at tapper. ,
.;;aH CAROLINA UNO.
." . ; l . . . . r l. :: ;t:
1 '! i' a II ITvM ti lli.: t
Against Ii.,l,,t,.,Uiu 111 l'cwter,:.iy
Afternoon's tlronklo Tliut ilr.
John Wil rfiu 1m tho Only J'cml
towiiltei Who V. Ill Admit It In JPubllc
Hot fcptvrhcn Made und Strong
licwlutlont of I'rotCHt Ailopti-d.
A feature story In' The Chronicle
yesterday afternoon caused the peace
ful precinct of the Mule Fen to , be
Invaded last night by a committee of
Indignant natlvee of the burg ot Fer
reltowo. They had blood In their
eyes, one and all, ' and vowed, deep
vengeance on the miscreant who had
dared to insinuate, nay to say openly,
that citizens of Ferreltown, who had
drifted by hook on crook into Char
lotte ' where disinclined to ; call to
mind and" publicly own the pit from
which they were digged. It alt came
about in this way; Mr. W. Q. Brad
ford, commonly known as "the gent
leman from Qandersbufg," one of The
Observer's posesalons, on seeing the
form of Mr. JohnlV.llson perambu
late across the street ' in ' the
twilight, , wag ; jnoved to .i r
mark confidentially i ; to ; a
frtend, "Thre'a the only matt 'who
ver came from; Ferreltown who is
willing to admit It Since I am the
only former citiBenj of (Jardersburg
who can look a man square In the
eye and tell him so without blinking
there I a strong" fellow feeling be
tween us and I am, tempted at times
to give him a banquet at the fielwyn
by way of public expression of my
appreciation of his patriotism and his
nerve."
A ubiquitous Chronicle reporter
overheard -the element, of course,
and of course printed it, there haVs
Ing been a dull recorder's court that
morning and no celebrities to inter
view. The Chronicle was scarcely on
th streets when one could feel It in
the air that something was doing. In
some way the natives of Ferreltown
communicated together. Moved by a
common Impulse of lndlgnatlon.a mass
meeting was held In Col. Tom Black's
office at the telephone pole on the
square. There was no need, to send
out notices that "a full attendance is
desired." It was a full and a rep
resentative gathering of the clan,
bound together by the common bond
of the sandy ridge of which each
speeches were made by 'Squire W. D.
Alexander, who for 80 years occupied
my own, my native land." Hot
and every one proclaims: "This is
the honored position of mayor of
Ferreltown. Col. Tom Black, the
blonde policeman, who was at once
the host and the chairman of the
gathering, ' followed with a brief his
tory of the part which Ferreltown has
played ln the State and the nation.
He denounced the dea of a lack of
patriotism among her sons.
Similar sentiments were expressed
by Dr. H. J. Walker, who for 15
years was cantaloupe inspector and
was depended upon by the entire
community for protection against the
Insidious dangers which lurk ln tuber
culous cantaloupes. Patrolman
ChriHtenbury. easily the handsomest
of the tribe, was appointed chairman
of the committee of resolutions to be
drawn up, to be spread on the min
utes of tho meeting and to be for
warded to The Observer for publica
tion. "We want it understood," said the
committee (which was the whole clan)
In a chorus, as It stormed Into1 the
Mule Pen, "that Mr. Wilson lnn't the
only man In Charlotte who- is proud
of his Ferreltown blood and his Fer
reltown raisin'."
There Is nothing for The Observer
trt An ssve to record the protest of
this patriotic aggregation of men of,
Ferreltown and accord to inem mi
the credit which belongs to men of
courage. Who will deny It them?
TWO BHAVE YOTJNG FELLOWS.
A Flagman and a Ploughman Save
a Panmgr Train From What
Might Havo nci a Disastrous
Wreck Freight (Hit Breaks Loose
ami Runs a Mile and a Half and
Comes Closo to un On-tTmlng Pas
senger The Slorv of a Wild Ride
on a Car und a Wild RUlo on a
Hornc.
"A most interesting thing happened
at Rtatesvillo yesterday," said a travel;
ing man to an Observer reporter last
"What was that- was asked.
"While the Charlotte and States
ville freight was at the Statesvllle
utation a car loaded with coal broke
loose from the train, and started for
Barium Springs at a llvelv clip. Brake
mnn Clyde Mayhow was on t,he run
away car and did hla best to ply tne
brakes but It was down hill and the
way to the far side of Keesler's creek
bridge and the car had a good start.
Mavliew stuck Ilka a man and did the
best he could under the circumstanc
es He knew that the car would stop
when It started up grade beyond the
creek, and tnVn he might have time
to run out anil Hag No. 16, the on
coming passenger train, which was
due at Statesvllle within a few min
utes. "As the runaway came to a stand
still beyond the bridge a mllo and a
half from the station, Mayhew heard
the whistle of N'i H at Barium
Springs. He climbed down and went
on the run to flag the train loadod
with passengers On the way up the
track he noticed a man on horseback,
whipping his steed Into a full run,
going In the same direction. The horse
gained on Mayhew and long before he
reached the point where the dirt road
rossed the railroad ithe rider had
dismounted and was waving his hat
frantically at Jonas Curleo, the engi
neer who wns pulling No. 16. The
train was stopped and the situation
explained. The fast rider turned out
to be Baxter Royd, a young farmer,
who was ploughing under Kecsler's
bridge when h saw the runaway car
coming, heard No. 16 blow and real
ised that something had to be done,
and he threw the gears off of his nag,
mounted him and rode like Paul Re
vere of old.
"This will rend like a novel but It
Is as true a the gospel. was at
Statesvllle and saw part of It enacted.
"A switch engine went after the
runaway."
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Onod Friday will be observed at
the Church of the Holy Comforter at
Oil worth to-dny nt 12 o'clock, and at
St. Martin's chapel at 4 p. m. The
services will be eonnducted by Rev.
Francis M. Osborne.
WAJTTED.
WANTED Msehlnlst, who has some
knowledge of eleetrlclty, to look after
machinery and keep same In good run
ning order. Must be trtber and reliable,
Address, with references. C. S. L.
W A NT EDA t once, a life Insurance
man and managor of experience and
Character, Apply, with references, to
H, cats Observer,
WAHTEi-Colored barber to work In
white shop, , Walter Johnson. Cor
nelius. N. C. , ,
WANTCDFlrst-elssa all ereuad bind
er, ruler and "matter to take charge ot
our bindery. Steady work, food mli.
Hoat wrlgbt Bros, Co., Danville, Va,"
T J.j Ann). ..a I . i it-: i
CiMif'ji.f.-y iS, '-..um s s I s i i,
n0 A, liUViisKi.H. , l,tli, li.C 'I-
frei-t for crr.il hcriUe at a ty
small cot. Hie OWrvcr uLi stt.J
our meMven?'crs, without charge, to
your rcbiJcuce or ilaeo of buMne.ia for
ttdtertUemeuts foi this column.
'Phone 78. Office 'with ', Western
t'nlon Teiep.roph 'Company, 1'hone
45. "JAli aavertUtcmcnte inserted iu
this column at rata of tea cents per
line of six vvords. No ad. taken for
less than 20 cent. Cash In advance.
WANTED.
A RARE Opportunity for the right man.
cur Biiio wen esiuousnea- aiauress
fntthlia.tiiwlna. nlsnl .enwn . nkt . .
the right man. . Jasper Miller ft Son.
WANTED Men and boys' to '. learn
plumbing, plastering, bricklaying, elec
trical trades; free catalogue; positions
secured. Covna Tra4 Hchnnln . NUw Vnrk
and'Saii Francisco. ;.'' t lf ,
WANTED. At j ; once ' two .first-class
white harbors, good salary and com
mission. Give reference. CUmoji Bar
Iter Shop Winston-Salem, , N. C. , .
WANTED. -Good glailer. Address with
recommendation or reference, stating
wf, expectedV P., O. Box 88, Eliza
beta Clty N. C
WANTKD Male help. U a week for It
weeks, Mechanical Drawing toy mall.
Mrrite to-day for our Interesting explana
tory letter. The Correspondence School,
U12 Capitol St. Richmond. Va. -
WANTKD For U. S. Army, able
bodied, unmarried men. between ages
of II and 38, citlcens of United Btates.
of good character and temperate habits,
who can apeak, read and write Bn
gllsn. -For Information apply to Re
cruiting Officer, 15 West Trade at,
Charlotte, N. C.j 2SH South Main St.
Ashevllle. N. (5.; Bank Building, Hick
cry, N. C.r417H Liberty St.. Winston
galem. N. C.; Glenn Budding, Spartan
burg, S. C; Hayniworth and Conyere
Building, Oreenvllle, 8., C.J or , Kendall
Building, Columbia, 8. C
WANTED Salesman to sell Unseed oil
anil nalnt am m.l Iihm emuniadM
liberal. Address Box 427. Richmond. Va
WANTKD Boarders, nicely furnished
rooms and first-class fare. Apply at 310
N. College,, 'Phone 468, '
WANTED Nice roonv close In, wit
private bath room, by a coupla Ad
dress X T.
WANTED Man to ran cross compound
vorusa engine, i.uw-norse-power, night
time. $12.00 for five nlshts. Onlv sober
man wanted. New mill, tine location. In
rvortn Carolina. Address, witn refer
ences. Z. T. X.
WANTED Men to learn barber trad.
Few weeks completes, tools given,
wages Saturdays, board provided, posi
tion guaranteed. Catalogue mailed tree.
Write to-day. Moler System of Colleges,
Atlanta. Oa. ' ' ?
WA NTED SALESMEN To sell paints,
oils, and varnishes ' on commission.
Liberal commissions. Box 629, Richmond,
Virginia. i
WANTED Quick, twenty-five experi
enced pant makers;, wages Mberal. Ad
dress Boa 234, High Point. N. C.
i .
WANTED position as housekeeper or
unen ruom aepr in nuiei. navtj ex
perience. Address "C," Box t&, Bilt
more, N. C
WANTED Drug -elerk at once. State
experience and talary expected. Ad
dress Drugs, care Observer. ,
WANTED Two bright, and active young
ladles to work in Bindery. Must be
willing to work, learn and stick. Queen
City Printing Co.
MISCELLANEOUS.
WALL PAPER at 4c. a roll and ud at
ittta receivership sal of the House
Furnishing A Decorating Co.. 200 N.
Tryon.
WASHINGTON BREAD We re re
ceiving dally the only genuine Wash
ington bread. Gem Restaurant
EXCELLENT chance for young ladles
to cam two dollars a day and upwards
during summer months. Pleasant work.
Don't overloow this. J. W. 8., care Ob
server. TREASURER and manager of a small
mill m. in input with A. Inreer
cotton mill. Address Carolina, caro this
paper.
PEAS. PEAS, PEAS-See me at R. H.
Field's for Peas, Monday, April 1st, 2
p m. C. B. Kimbnall. Leave your orders
at Fields, wholesale and retail.
fX A WEEK Expenses advanced Man
or woman to travel for manufacturer,
and appoint agents, for household neces.
slty. Oood pay for home work or part
time. Zlegler Co., 221 Locust Bt., Phila
delphia, Pa.
I HAD THAT old dress dyed at tho
Queen City Dyeing A Cleaning Works
and now It looks Ilk new. In my opin
ion they do best work In the South. We
hear this favorable comment of our
work dally. 'Phone Ma
EOG8 for hatching. White Wyandottes,
Buff Orpingtons, sitting tl.50, 50 for
tt; 100 fer $; ovr 9 iter cent fortlle.
Cash must accompany order Barred
Rocks. Black Mlhorcas. White. Leghorn,
V per sitting. Charlotte Poultry Farm,
F. M. Bhannonhouse, Prop.
FIXTURES for sale, store for rent H
block of sauare. Good-location. Apply
No. 1 N. Tryon St
I HAVE for sale a number of volume
of my book. "Life .of Stonewall Jack
son, by His Wife."; Addr.jiw Mr. M. A
Jackson. Charlotte. N. C.
ICE CREAM Two kinds served every
day In our dining room. Gem Restaur
ant. DRUMMERS We wish to notify you
that we havo made arrangements with
Eoyte Transfer Co. to haul your bag
gage at old prlcx. Wo ask you to sup
port him. 'Phone 1317. u. c. T.
FOR 6ALK.
FOR 8ALE-4S 40-ln. revolving flat cards.
H.-l. 1 SO-H.-P. return tubular vertical
boiler. 0 railway heads, petee's. 1 rail
way head. Mason. landaay-Hyd reels.
.11 hill In mnnA v . . I ...
All iOWWIIS-H", " - a U.IIMHB Wi
dor 4 11-4 broad slieetlng looms. Mason
(new). iw jr'""1" nm nt , ffliwii
(new). The D. A. Tompkins Co.. Char
lotte. N. C
FOR SALE Second-hand, good as new,
c.ne wood top word frame rip saw with
guide; one double emery grinder com
plete with counter shaft. At a ssnrtflc.
Charlotte Casket Co , Charlott. N. C.
FOR SALE Four or five good mules
ohtap. Yarbrough & Bellinger Co.
FOR SAUS-WX'O whit sand-llm bi"ck,
prompt delivery Cylttider run, much
neater and more durable than clay brick,
cost no mor. Kac brick at about one
half th usual cost We make any color.
Oretn Pond Granite Brick Company,
Ulbson, N. C.
FOI SALE or rent, furnished or un
furnished my 7 room residence, tog
North Tryon. Mrs. Jno. W. Mlllor.
KOR SALE Vaneer machinery. 1 72-inch
Titus venaar machine. 1 (o-lncb Bal
timore vnr machine, t 40-Inch Balti
mer vneer machine, with attachment
for euttlng basket stock. 4 Clippers, on
10 Inches; one 0 Inches: on 40 Inch;
on 10 Inches. IM of shafting, pulley
sod bflltlng. 1 40-H.-P. Krl City engln
t 40-H.-P. portsbl boiler with stark.
All slses of forms and fixture for manu
facturing baskets. W offer the abev
for ia.Ouo.ee f. o b, cart Ktehmond, Va.
Boa IttT. HlnhmoM. Va. ; , ,
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;-: LOST 1 - i
mMmm Ji fit nts'H i '' -'.'S'iiw
LOST Buy mare, wiute spot en right
hind leg, sur In forehead, weigh about
tin lbs. Howard return U Cechrane't
table. v i
WUIYpwMatLQ Your
appearance on; Sy':U:t
Easter Sunday: Mtlred
m New Spring Glothes?
mm I " j ' ' h t -) i-'M)l1., ,,-
If you intend to do so arid every well-dressed
man shouldyou certainly want garments that are
absolutely correct in every detail of cut, fabric, finish-,
and fit. That is the only sort we've got to offer you,"
the only sort we want to sell you and you can be
positive of getting CORRECTNESS in every detail,
as well as the greatest value possible at our prices,
when you come here for the renowned
Michaels-Stern and L. Adler's Fine Clothing.
Be exacting and as particular as you wish, here
you ean suit yourself and be fitted in garments that
any good tailor would be glad to have his label in.
For proof of this come see our great assortment of
Spring Sack Suits for Men and Young Men.
They are here t covering every taste and in sizes to
fit every one, from the slender youth measuring 32
inches up to the matured man measuring 42 inches
or more.
Every suit in every sizo tailored to fit perfectly, all
the fashionable effects in Worsteds,4 Cassimeres,
Tweeds and Cheviots, for your choosing, at $10.00 to
$25.00.
Fashionable Spring Trousers, $2.50 to $6.50.
Easter Suits for Boys in a great assortment of
handsome fabrics of splendid wearing quality, $2.50
to $12.00. y
Beautiful Cravats for Easter, all the new Four-in-Hands
and Ascots rich exclusive spring effects,
50c, 75c, $1.00.
Something New in Men's Furnishings
One look at our line oi Emery Shirts will convince
you that these are strictly up-to-date in every re
spect. We have them in all the latest styles and
patterns, made of beautiful madras and percales
coat or regular style, $1.00 to $2.50. ,
A new line of American-made and genuine Guyot
Suspenders at 25-50c.
Men's Oxfords
The new stock in Patents, Vici and Gunmetal are
now on sale in "Knox" at $5.00 and $6.00; Crossett
and American Gentleman at $3.50 and $4.00.
Ladies' Fine Oxfords
Krippendorfs, Dittman's Artistic and Hamilton
Brown's American Lady Oxford are here, and they
arc shoes with style and snap-rat $3.00. -s
Sole agents for Sorosis Shoes and Oxfords, at $3.50,
and $4.00. - t
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We place on sale this
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ty uanvas uxioras, sucae,
pink, light blue, red and
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week a new lot of very preU
' .Ti" J it.l ' 11 ' 1.
iacu uua nooou ues, in
white, at $1.50 and $1.75. u
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