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The editor regerws the right to Rive the names of eor- ' respondents hen they are demand ed for the purpose of personal satis faetion. To receslve consideration a communication must be -ticcompamed by the true name of the correspon-, dent, , TUESDAY, RErTEMBKIt 3, 1907. EQUAL TREATMEXT WANTED. ,"Th regulation of the railway. In i bo far as It Is necessary to prevent discriminations between shippers and travelers and protect them from un- reasonable or exorbitant charges, Is perfectly proper, and no sound argu ment can be made against It," says President W. W. Finley, of the South ern; and that is all the fair-minded people of North Carolina are standing for., Mr. J. N. McCausland, vice president of the Charlotte Retail Mer chants Association, has replied ad mirably to Mr. Flnley's recent letter to him, compressing, with fine skill, the whole contention of those who complain of ill-usage into the following- paragraph : "I desire to state In the outRot that our people do not desire a reduction t ps server or frelsht rat In-low what the J rfuiroais can reisonaniy .inuro tu it ' firsrt-class service fer. out what we do want is en adjustment of freight rotes that will give us an equal showing with the towns of surrounding ."tales. "As fnr as I inderrtnnd public senti ment, OUf peorle" have no particular rio ' sire for a reduction In rassengnr rates, if such reduction will cnffyple the inter ests of the road. They lo not endorse the action of 1h Southern ttalluav In going into the Federal Court in an effort to have n law that has been duly ixtssed by the Btnte Legislature minnMed. Hue their Opposition to till? action on thu part tf tlie Suvtlieni Hallway dors rut'. necessarily iie;in that th- l.r-ei.shtt in ... reflected public sentl'miit whin It ffismd the law reducing passcngi r rubs to L cents in our BtuUv" ' And aRitin. after citing instances of discrimination: "I will vonr atl'-ntion to theii matters merely to remind vou i f the lad that fwht 1s w!iiitet in an ndjtiKttnent of freight rates that will Rive North Caro lina an enu.'il showing and an equal out- f let for the em-nth k and Industrie of her people, We en re nothing about j pasengi-r rates, but the iuestion of freight rates Is of vital Imriortiinre to our Interest, and I b"lievi- thi-v will keep UP the iij:h until vou iissun- tlit-m ! Uiaf y.Hi ere willing to treat them fairly and give them an equal showing with their sister States." This is the North Carolina argu ment, in a nutshf II. We ure not ask ing for something cheap but to be made equal. Mr, Flnlcy's letters and speeches dwelling upon the fact that the interests of the people and the railroads are lnter-di -pendent read well but he must know that they tire as sounding braix and tinkling cym bals while there exist unrighteous discriminations which he nor any otic eljse can deny. While H Is the duty "of the people to treat the railroads fairly there 1m the reciprocal duty of the railroads to treat the people fair- , ly. "When they adopt this policy their friends can with the better heart stand up for them. JlXMs wsToitY or niF. statu. nhe Observer had the pleasure last eight of receiving one c,f the first copies of "Voting I'eopli 'n Htatory of ! North Carolina," by I'rof, Daniel nar- ! Vy Hill, of the chair of history in : tho North Carolina College 0f ,.' coJture and Mechanic Arts, published j by the Stone and H:irringer Company, I of, Charlotte, and Just from the pri.s. j Prof. Hill ha spent much time anil Infinite labor upon the voUmie audi that effective results have been j rempltshed 1st evident from f.Ven the j . hftitty consideration Tin- ni.terver ),;,. : grlyen It. It Is a compact, coherent,! Well written-hlfctory of Die 8tile, from ! "r Walter Raleigh d t). Klrsf i Settlement In America-' to i;f ve-rnor ! Tlobert B Glfnn and North curi,naj of To-lay." The hltory bus en ; adopted for exHuMve ue in t(,f, pit jj j , Jle schools of North Carolina am) the pupil ..who becomes familiar with ir may claim to have knowledge of n,(? , prlncJpal facia relating to his State's! past Prof. Hill i to be congratula-1 ted .upon the excellence of his work Wid the Stone and Harriiiger Com pany. njMJn the handiiotiic style In which It la presented. The volume u , ef 100 pages and the price ia ST, cents. It seem that the Czar attended a memorial ceremony n hc Petersburg Sunday and Inasmuch as not a shot wa fired at him the ocmslon in con sidered ft great success. At the Mame tlm we are told that police precau tion went go far as to provide for the occupation of every window overlook . Jng the imperial party's line of march. Rtissla is a utrange tountry. - ' "y . "' "il mt )iip,,iii nil, I,,,.,,,. The new administration .( ihls city ha had two, bitter experiences' as the result of electing to responsible p(). fcition men whom Jt knew nothing about Kew faces have cawed it to - forgot old friends, which it is never Uft, uiAo-XUt-Qtum b4 ClarJy-m-Odenta ihouhj seme as solemn warn- vhht: or m;yin; tiiiu:.d. The Textile 'World Record," of Eos ton, ha.s been making some investiga tions about the selling price of sewing thread in this country and in Eng land. Ve quote from The World Record: "In the July Issue we gave some figures relating to the retail price of cot ton sewing tjiread, which -had recently rK-en, advanced from 5 to 6 cents a spool. Tbfs moml) we are able to give some ad ditional particulars. "On July 16th our representative bought In Bradford. England, at our request six spools of Coats' thread, of the ftrno millibar aid color as those we Imd lough" In Bcston, SO. 3 and 40 black, 6o, ffi and 70 white, all S-cotd. He informed us he had to send 400-yard spools, and that the price had recently been ad vanced in England from 2;d. (5H cents to 3d. (6 cents). This at once disclosed the Interesting fact that 4-yard spools of Coats' thread are Totalled in Brad ford nt tVe same price, 6 cents, hh la charged for 2iXt-ynrd spools in Boston. That is. the price in Boston Is double that in Bradford." Continuing The World Record says: "By referring to last month'3 Issue It will be seen that the American and English sixes of the. .-thread are practi cally the same. "The Dlngley duty on spool eMton l V cent for every UK) yards. We thus find that the British consumer 'pays 3. cents for yards; tho American cofsumer pays 6 cents -for the same quantity; while the duty is 1 per cent. In other words, the additional price paid In tne United States is throe times the duty. As the English and American sizes are nearly identical tho same result will be obtained by comparing the prices by the pound." The chief source of the strength of the two companies lies in the good will of the consumer. The Coats and Clarks started the nianufacture of thread mbre than a century ago In Paisley, Scotland. By making thread as good as or better than was made by any one else Coats nnd the English Company have won and held the con fidence of tho trade in all the coun tries to (uich a degree that consumers in.si.st on their brands. Kach of these companies markets Its threads under many different trade-marks and at different prices. In England, for example, Coats," Clarks,' Brooks,' and Chadwlcks' thread Is all made by Coats, Limited. Another company might offer better thread at a lower price and fail to sell to the retailers and consumers wtio have used thread under the old names all their lives. In fact Coats, Limited, and the Eng lish Sewing Cotton Company would find it difficult, if not impossible, to market under new names the thread that now sells readily under the old. Such is the value of good will and a good name in the thread business. The profits in thread manufactur ing have been large. This Is shown by the dividend record of Coats, LimJted, for ten years: 1837 DO per cent, . per cent. ixw. im 40 per cent. 50 per cent. ltrnt wi !W1 I!l m; ww 20 per cent. L"0 per cent. L'O per cent. JO per cent. per cent. Si per cent W years. per cent. It would seem ns If thread was so small an Item in the general expense of a domestic household, and the question of quality Is so Important, that the American housewife does not hesitate to pay the price for an article known to be good as against paying less for an article of doubtful quality. , Iteally thi.s is very rational view of it, because with a good thread, sewing may bo steadily going forward, while with a bad quality the loss of time and energy and the annoyance cost more than the difference in the value of the thread. RISK AM) IU OF TOIlAt ( O. The use of tobacco among civilized people has multiplied exceedingly ."inc.. Sir Waller Ualelgh's servant emptied a bucket of water upon him to extinguish a supposed tire about hi." person and King James 1 wrote the royal "Connie rhlnst Against To bacco." From data recently obtained by the Census Bureau of the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor The Boston Transcript gets these Interest ing tobacco statistics: "Tho Willi? of tobacco products, cigars, l iKaietles. suiokliij: and chewing tobacco and unuft. In the vetir lfl".i is given as ! vM, 1 l",M. and the caollal employed a lta.nt3,Ml The wage earners numbered 1(i!t,40S. who received Jtt.titO.uWl wages. These figures ui'e impressive, but not innm wo than these which Indicate the national consumption ol tobacco. Fig ures for the output of VM't are not avail able, bat the returns to the Commission er of Intevtiiil Kevcnms ar to the i fleet that T.37ti.Wt.7l'J cigars and 3.4:,!fi3,l:j . imsri't tew were manufactured in these t'nlted Htalns ii l!M. Americans sinoloi tliojr own cigars and cigarettes, for v. bile, !h Bniinal value of cigars In lWi" was tlitN.IW.:;"'.', only $.'.!i,ifi3 wortli were eruMtid. and the Imports footed up $1, ":1I7. With cigarettes thp I'nltmt Mates di-1 a. little better In foreign trade, t urnlshire? other nntlonr with '.',ft:'.4,37t out of thu siij.&li.W worth n manufac tured. ' Ho the annual value of tobacco products Ik one-tbirr of a billion dol lars. A weed unknown to our fore fathers four centuries ago has attain ed va."t Influence among us. Courts even recognize It as a necessity of life to its confirmed votaries. King lames' counterblast was timely enough, but lie might as well have spared himself the trouble. Lieutenant Governor Chan lor, of New York, has a small presidential boom. Congressman Ruppert, of that State, mya Chahier is the only. Dem ocrat who can carry It for President;! but, per contra, It is said by the Newi York friends of the Nebraskan that the State is overwhelmingly for Bry an, and there yu Hr. jt j, likely th,lt the boom will have ft brief run and in two weeks lie forgotten. ."'f .''''''f,,1;'r,', ''server again says tbHt the Siuthetn M,,lfB .,.re lr) r,4w. lion we-stnii tell Di. j William Jones." KichniMil Times. nispateh. . When did The Times-Dispatch get tlundcr-heuiled? The use of the word "rebellion" by The Observer In re ferring to the war between the States was a sarcastic swipe at those who so call it. Rome papers are urging that the-! Democratic national convention v be held early so as to "make the Bepub Hearts use the quotation marks." But litumsit-fttorir-iiv-the yereoi" fr, Bryan Is to be pat up why bother about such trivial details? tt'HKnn Tin; in:rniuv law HASimW A.ND Dll IJEDIlQ donij .notihm;. According to the inter-fc'rate com merce commission (not much of an authority upon anything, be It said), the Hepburn rate law haa done these things; "I. It has brought about equalisation of rates. , '2. It has reduced many tariff rates. "3. It has had a moral effect upon rail road administrations which has resulted In their conformation to rates-and prac tices of lw. , f "4. It has ended rebates. "i It has done away with a great many discriminations nhtch have been as In jurious as rebates to the unfavored Shipper. - - - - ' " -" It has Insured the adoption of a tmlform system of accounts and book keeping, which, - when perfected, will throw light upon railroad administration and permit small Investors to exercise intelligent judgment when' Intrusting their money to the promoters of great railway enterprises," , . Has anybody observed A single one of these alleged effects In the South? We are positive that the first, second, third and fifth statements have no foundation whatever with reference to the South Atlantic State. The abus es said to have been remedied flour ish unchecked In this section except In so far as State legislation serves as at least a counter-irritant, and, worst of all, railroad . managements never appeared more bent upon continuing them. North Carolina,' State given over by the railroads to be exploited from without, can give feeling testi mony on these points. If the inter State commerce commission really en tertains such faith in the Hepburn law as passed after comparative emasculation at the hands of Senator AldrVh and his cohorts, we wish to heaven it would lose no time In oera Ing to North Carolina's relief. The Evening Post, Republican, of Louisville, counts that day lost whose low descending sun sees It go to press without at least one nag, of the most irritating character, of The Courier- Journal and its distinguished editor, neither of which ever pays the slight est attention to it. yet the afternoon of ihe day The CouWer-Journal was burned out The Evening Post had a quarter, column editorial about it con cluding: "The public generally will ex tend to The Courier-Journal and Times every assistance they may need, and with it the best wishes for an early restoration of normal condi tions." The C-J. Is not dead by a great deal but this Is in some sort like the man who hates you lfke a rattle snake while you live and does all he can to injure you and yet professes great sympathy and pays an eloquent tribute to you when you die. While the misfortunes of no living thing give us pleasure, we can con template with a great deal of phlloa- ophy the fate of the matador who was tossed with probably fatal results at Juarez, Mexlca, Sunday. The poor animal he was engaged in torturing dealt out a Junt vengeance. If only more real danger could bo Injected Into the revolting butchery called bull-fighting the chances of its early abandonment by Spain and Mexico would be materially increased. At Washington last week the rail road attorneys In the North Carolina rate case were charging the State's attorneys with obstructing the hear ing -and delaying the case, 'and in the Supreme Court at Raleigh the State's attorneys were making the same charges against the railroad. Both may be right or both may be wrong. The public doesn't Know. It only wishes that both would bring the matter to a conclusion. Before spanking their small sons mothers would do well to see what the offender has in Ills pockets. The Idital dynamite cap case reported from Michigan in yesterday's As sociated Press dispatches la lrkcly to prove somew hat of U warning in this direction. CIIAM IOR VOU MIKSinENT. Lending Democrat Consider His volubility ConsrcHHiitan Rupimrt hays lie l the Only ix mrnrat Who Can O'Tv w York Conferorlos of Xntl-DinirHniiteK. Washington Special to New York Sun. Southern Democrats who have been dropping li't" Washington the last week have said many compliment ary things regarding the availability of Lewis jstuyvvsant Chandler, Lieu tenant 'Governor of New York, as the nominee of thy Democracy In 1908. It Is evident the Southerners are not pleased wlth prospect of accepting Bryan again. They have been vast Ing about for an available candidate. Lieutenant Governor Chandler's can didacy appeals to them. A boost was given the i 'handler boom to-duy by Representative Jacob Ruppert, who was here. "We have about reached the con clusion in New York that the Demo crats nave a lighting chance to win the next election," said he. "Chandler has already been in tho minds of a great many of our Eastern party men. Although a rantlson of John Jacob Astor .and a millionaire himself he is a plain Den)crit without frills. The follies of the 'four hundred' are not for him. Chandler would unite the party in New York and bring 11 the young men that we have been los ing to Roosevelt back again. He Is the only man I know of who can car ry New York State." An Informal conference was held lust week by several Democrats of national prominence opposed to Bry an, among them former United States Senator James Smith, of New Jersey; Col. James M. Ouffey, Democratic na tional committeeman for Pennsylvan ia: John F. Hopkins, former mayor of Chicago and head of the Illinois Democracy; Jameg Head, formerly Democratic national committeeman fr Tennessee; James B. Martin, the new Democratic State leader in Con nertlcut; ex-Mayor Joslah Qulncy, of Boston, and Jamra Donovaa, of Bos ton: Richard O'Connor, Democratic lesder of Minnesota, end William J. Conner , chairman of the Democratic committee of New York State., They were favorably impressed with Mr. Chandler's candidacy, and It was agreed, that If , the v, Lieutenant Governor's friends could go Into the national convention with a unanimous delegation from New Yrk he would be formidable. The- plan, It . la un- deraodjji to have Mr, Thand)r' friends 'make's dtnonstratlon of hta strength in New York at the earliest possible date. ' 1 tal: Brilliant Y011112 North Carolina Schol ar and Man or letters Tells of His Visit to the 3ian Whose. -Life Ho is to Write Tho -Playwright "Sym phony in Brown" Xo Lack of iierious Purpose in Sluiw's Work. , New York Times. ' George Bernard - Shaw, Socialist iconoclast ' and playwright, (believes that his biography should be a history of the world tor a quarter of a cen tury, according to Prof. Archibald Henderson,- who is writing the book Dr. Henderson la assistant professor of mathematics at the University of North Carolina. He reached hare last Thursday from England, where he spent two months getting new sidelights on Shaw for his book "I've been a student of Shaw's plays for years, and I have written many magazine articles about them and on other dramatic topics." said Prof. Henderson. "Mr. Shaw, is so great a man that I wanted to write hi biog raphy. I . asked hia . permission to do 80. " To write my biography, Mr". Shaw replied, 'is to write a history of all the most important movements in art, literature,- politics, drama, and; socio logy in the last quarter ,of the nine teenth eenturyr ' If you v want to write a history of that sort, I suppose I'm ag good a peg to hang it on as any man living." - SHAW A SYMPHONY IN BROWtt. Prof. Henderson sailed for England on June 10th and he and the play wright have been togother most of the time since at Mr. tihaw'a home in London and his country home at Ayot St. Lawrence, in Hereforasnire. "An artist called Mr. Shaw 'a sym- phony in brown,' " continued Prof Henderson, "and it was not inappro priate. He has a remarkably clear, transparent skin, heavy brown beard aoi hair, and often dresses In soft flannels of f the same shade. The most remarkable thing about him, though, are his bright blue eyes, full of Are and dancing half the time. He Is constantly Joking and talking in the most brilliant way. ' His manner is full of an almost boyish enthusiasm. I found, too, he did not object to very frank criticism of himself and his plays. "Naturally, he is a much-sought man, and Mrs. Shaw, a fine, capable woman,' acts as a buffer between her husband and the public. We '.tad a lively visit from Rodin, the Frenth sculptor. Shaw could not talk French as fluently as he wished ana pieced out his chat with gestures of a most vigorous sort that were very amusing. Then Mark Twain had breakfast with us. and gave Mr. Enaw his book on Christian Science. WHY TWAIN ISN'T A VEGETA RIAN. "'Why are you not a vegetarian?'" Mr. Shaw asked Mr. Clemens. "Tve thought of it often' Mr. Clemens replied, 'but I've always fear ed that if I believed In it I should have to go to a jinner some timd where the had nothing to eat but roaat beef. " "Does Mr. Shaw take himself ana his work quite seriously?" the report er asked. "In one sense, yes; in another, no, Prof. Henderson replied. "To a certain extent, he does say and do things to attract attention, but under It all is a very sincere and serious purpose. "You know, he is so rona oi jott ing that he Is apt to Jofce n a serious way, and the listener does not quite understand him. I believe that un der it all Is a great purpose. He wants to make tho most of life, to use all his faculties. He believes that if every physical and intellectual power ! not used the idle part is dead. He oompares life, not to a flickering 'can dle, but to a flaming torch held in the hand, and feels he must spread Its brightness as far as possible and as long as It la his privllige to possess it" ' "Was he quoted correctly In saying he was greater than Shakespeare?" "That must be taken with a grain of salt." replied Prof. Henderson with a laugh. "What he really meant was that he had a much larger hori zon and greater facilities for spread ing his work than Shakespeare had. " 'Once a man came up to me'," Mr. Shaw remarked one day, " 'and asked me If I was serious in all I wrote and said, I repliedj 'If you believe me to be serious there Is no reason why I should assure you of the fact; If you don't believe I am serious there is no reason for my assurance that the contrary is the faff " 'I have two publics. Mr. Shaw said on another occasion. 'With one it is a great pleasure to start a flut tering in the dovecotes, ao to speak, and create for the time a reign of ter ror. But I write mv plays and booka fer a bit serious public that really be lieves in me.' " SHAW UNIVERSALLY POPULAR. "Is Mr. Shaw appreciated abroad?" "Well, In that connection I can only say that he is by far the most popu lar of living playwrights," Prof. Hen derson replied. "Surely such popu larity must be considered In making an estimate of his work. His plays have been translated Into every lan guage In Europe except two Hunga rian and Russian. A pirated eJltlon of some of the plays exists in Hun gary, and has given Mr, Shaw a great deal of trouble. 'It Is a terrible task.' Mrs. Shaw remarked one day, 'that is attendant upon the translation of O. B. S.'s plays Into so many languages. We were quite happy,' she added with a laugh, 'until l. B. 8. made his Con tinental reputation.' " AGE AXD nnAIX WORK. Mental Activity at IU Best Between Twenty-Five and Forty-Five. Braln-workere do their best be frween the ages 0f J5 and 45! before that, writes Prof. Frederic E. Bolton In The Popular Science Monthly, they -are preparing for work; after that their work, no matter , how ex tensive, Is largely routine, Lawyers and physicians do most of their practice after 4.0, but the learning was accomplished ; before 40 or 46. Successful merchants lay the founda tions for wealth and success in youth and middle life. The great men that we know are all old men; but th foundations for their greatness were laid when they were young. Philoso phers have founded and announced their systems in youth and 1 early manhood; divines and religious teach era have originated their creeds and have been most effective as preach ers in early . manhood. Statesmen have projected their greatest acta of legislation, diplomacy and reform In early life. ' In the morning of Ufa sclentlsta have wrought out their data and practically formulated their theories; generals and admirals have gained their greatest victories; law yers have paved the way for leader ship at the bae; physicians have laid the groundwork for their greatest discoveries poets and artists and mu sicians have planned and . in - many Instances executed their greatest masterpieces. , "' , ;., m,.;,,,,'! ,,-;,;: .fr;,,, ,,;,,,;, ,;, "Regular, the Sun." Is an expression as old as the race. Ne doubt the rising end setting of the sun Is the meat regular performaoee In the universe unless it It tha action ef the liver and bo.w!a when regulated With Dr. King's New life Villa Quarameed KKTUKMiJ J IOGIlArn by all druggists. Be. . . . X Southern l :: C ' ' r .T Does Aftav V.'ta Lr-iluecJ i.-fes I'or I,on;; Distance Service V. 1: This Action Was TakWu The Southern DtU Telephone Company, wlthcait any public an nouncement of any sort, yesterday abolished its night rates on messages after 6 o'clock in the evening, follow ing the lead in this respect of a num ber of the larger telephone companies in the North and East Announce ment was made also yesterday by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company of the fact that it too had abolished Its night rates, . The news came like a thunderbolt from a cloudless sky lor no one antici pated any such step. It was believed all along that : the telephone com panlej were deriving a handsome profit from their night business which had been steadily increasing. Busi ness men yesterday putting- in calls for out-of-town parties after o'clock in the evening were cooly informed by the long distance operators- that the night rates, which have been Just half of the day rates, had been abolished. It la needless to add that this radical step executed in such summary fashion aroused intense indignation. Business men' did not hesitate to express them selves in no uncertain tones. All In quiries at the head office of the com pany elicited nothing more than that the rush of business between the hours of 6 and had made it Im perative for something to be done to scatter the calls and the only way In which this could be done -was abolish ing the )ow night rate. v o - The cutting oft of - the night rate affects a large number of Charlotte people. Many business men who had been using the ' malls and the tele graph wires for too transaction of business, had! come to use the tele phone service at night They had fa!-, len in love with this more convenient and more satisfactory means of com munication and were using it more and more. This summary action has outraged many of these, They were loud in their complaints yesterday. It is stated that the matter will be carried before the corporation com miaslon to see if something cannot be done. Letters will be dispatched by influential business men and a con certed movement will be inaugurated in a short time. It is ibelieved that something can be done. Telephone officials state that this action, while causing the company loss or reveuue, win result in the improve ment of the long distance telephone service. The telephone officials say that the causes of this action are that so many people who use the long distance lines, wait until the night rate has gone In to effect, this creating a congestion in the early evening. This occasions con siderable annoyance to both the tele phone company and the public, aa it is Impossible to handle all calls. , It is stated that the night rate was originally instituted for the transac tion of purely social business, but business men have taken advantage of the low rate, thereby giving the com pany more business than It can handle during the hours in which it Is con venient for the public to avail itssif of the reduced rate. The telephone officials point out that telegraph night messages are de livered to the telegraph company, and the sender has nothing further to do with the transaction, and can at tend to other business. Futhermo-e that the night rate messages of the telegraph companies are not delivered until the following morning, but if immediate delivery Is required, the1 day rate is charged. In the csx of the telephone company, however, both the sender and the recipient of ihe message are required to be at the tel ephone at a given hour, and thousands of people are kept waiting at tho tel ephones every night many of whom never find an opportunity to communi cate with each other. Whatever may be the causes of this radical action by the telephone com panies and whatever the merits may be, it is almost certain that the corpo ration commission will be asked to pass upon it. WATTEItSON ON DRINK. Kentucky Editor's Views on the Question of Phohlbltlon. Louisville Courier-Journal. We do not think that any moral end or good public purpose is reach ed by forbidding the ihotola of a great center of population, like the city of Louisville, from serving drinks to those who want them, and from in terdicting drinks from clubs of gen tlemen in eaoh instant the rules of restriction and order being of necessity and of recognised stringency and. as there must be both equality and ecfuity in law the poor man should not oe 'Darrea from obtaining what he wants of the neair-iby saloon, or "public," aa the English call them, subjected to the same -obligations required of the ho tel and the club. , In point of fact, the saloon should be ao conducted as no more to Invite police supervision than any other re tail business than the ooirner grocery, or the drug store, and the liquor In terest should welcome the regulations that take it out of the category of crime and put it in that of com merce. . That a man under hla own roof may not use and dispense such food and drink as he will la preposterous. The Invasion of the home, the abridgement of personal liberty which la aimed at by the prohibitionists, wnacks of the Inquisition and tjie stake. Contempo rary prohibition is fanaticism - pure aad simple. Temperance cannot b enforced by law; It never Itas been; In Maine the most drastlo laws have worked evil, not good. Wherever else they have been tried' they hav en countered failure.' So that, in - our opinion, the wisdom of that branch of human ethic to to " cultivate the Ugtvter drinkssuch aa wines, and beers and to regulate ,what cannot be controlled. We believe - with Jefferson that "No nation is drunken where wine Is cheap," though he vhonld have ad ded "and pure," The Introduction of beer in America haa done more for temperance than all the - temperance societies and all the prohibition laws combined. The result . of the - anti canteen Legislature Is playing havoc with the private soldiers of the army. Fanaticism Is always tryannicai in its methods, prescriptive in its spirit and mistaken In Its end. To the decision of a question so momentous should be brought the force of eommen sense and accumulated experience, not the hysteria of frenslei agitation. Th Moanest Man. Joyville Javelin. Ths meanest man on earth lives in JoyvlUe. He went to Ocean Grove the other ds? for a two week's vacation, leaving W wife at home. On the way to the train he Called at The Javelin of ne4 and nedered his tianer stormed - for the weeks that he expectedMe be away wo decline to print w' name next to pure reading matter.' We will send the paper to his wife free of charge until he gets lines;, and after that we are fnrtir to'" him to the fullest wtfewt e he law for the tour years mibecrintion I that he owes us. -j. . I Join the Throng Cos Big Store. roooooooooooocxigooooooowa oooooooooooooooooooooooooo Dress Goods Plain Imported Broadcloth, rich, high lustre, sponged and slrrunk, ready for use. Price the yard. .$3.50. Fancy Broadcloth 54-inch Stripe, Check and Plaid effects; all the popular combinations of colors Price the yard ?1.50. .- '".': x-:'. : ; '" ' Olympia Broadcloth This sells for $1.75 tlie world ' over. yard ,. .... .. .... Fancy Wool Plaid An endless variety of Fancy Wool Plaids for misses' skirts and children's ischool dresses. Price the yard .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35c, 39c. and 50c. Herringbone Serge Popular this season for traveling suits. We' have Navy and .Brown, tne two leading shades. Price the yard.. .. .. .. .. .. ,. ., ....... .. .. .. $1.50. Invisible Ghecks 44-inch . warranted All-Worsted one dollar is the price . everywhere. Special while it lasts the yard. . .75c. Silks The biggest and best line, of shown. Every yard of Silk that we sell is guaran teed to give the customer entire satisfaction. Gentimeri Kid Gloves LOur entire fall stock of these popular Gloves has been received, all colors and lengths; every pair guar anteed for the first wearing when fitted at our , counters. Price $1.00 to $100 a pair. Ladies9 Belts , That popular Fluffy Ruffles-JBclt that New York is crazy about. All colors and Black, in Leather and Elastic. Price each .. .. .. $1.00. Ladies' Handkerchiefs Ladies' fine, sheer, All-lane n Hemstitched Handker- , chiefs. Price each .. ,. ., 5c. Anything that you wish -in the better grades up to . , $5.00 each. New; Hand Bags The Popillion and St Regis are the ; most popular , on the market to-day. Price eaph. , . ;.$1.00 to $5.00. Hammocks A 10 per cent. . discount will be given on all Hammocks , . gold during this week... if " . 4 - Ganopies , Don't forget that we handle every kind of Mosquito Canopy on the market 'for metal, wood, double or single beds. Prices . .',..... $1.25 to $3.00. , 11 i.i...... i ie- -ii in ii ' i . f t, .T-' I -,i i hiiii nisrnw m. m immmm m mm n... grmm m.m mmm mm,mmm t a rurti i rw mur i " t - I -, at The Little-Long Our price the . . . $1.50. .. .. ..' Silks that we have ever . IS (1 j
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Sept. 3, 1907, edition 1
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