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Z a J. I. A!.-A.tii!.'r's I,iicrMin Ar ticle "Iu,i't Worry" tiio Imo Uixir of JUl'e Hi lustrations Drawn 1 rom lSLsiory Great Men Who Ju Hurry Longevity in ruMic KtvIi The Dl-satislictl la l.itMiant of Heaven The Soldier's Huso Tlat Didn't Work, Written for the Observer ' Last scene of all, : That ends tins strange, eventful history, In second childishness and mere oulivion; buna tooth, pans eyes, briih taste, sa.ua everything." I read with much Interest Mr. J. B. Alexander's excellent contribution in The Charlotte Observer or Tuesday, AuzuBt 27th, speculating as to. the 'logical beginning of Dr. Osier's "Chlo roform Age," ani concluding in sub stance that almost everything depend ed on physical, mental ana , moral qualities ome men being already old at 0 years, and others bright, alert ami not past usefulness at 80 years. Too many people enter on Ufa in the strength of manhood or the nusa of womanhood, with the f Oregon con vlctlon that they are to brace them elves up for an agonizing struggle, lor a strenuous grapple with the world and tie world's concerns, until the end comes, and they drop In harness. "Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things," An " abiding trust An the Creator, and an unquestioning faith mat iie maue me- a good thing, whlci Her will wisely and mercifully order to' His own glory and to the good of His creatures, not only fortify Che heart and elevate the soul, to the duties or responsibilities - of every condition of being, but preserve physi . cat health, and a well cared-for piece of delicate machinery, carry the body .: on o a great age, comparatively sound and unharmed. An Intelligent optimism and a "Je termination not to -"worry! are the true elixirs of life, J: - -( , "Then let the wide world wag as It will; We'll bo gay and happy still." As Ella Wheder Wilcox wrote: - "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; -Weep, and it passes you by." ; I know a "mother In Israel" who Is nearly 90 years old; -who reads and knits, and receives her children, graimoaiiaren ' ana great-grandchil dren around the family hearthstone; who never has an. acts or a nain: who' lies down to sleep, putting" her aged, little form into the arms ,t her jjwia irusuuuy, ana rises eany in me morning, blessing Him. t have known and been close by this woman r mora man oau a century, ana I sun ' pertain that I - never "heard her - "rain" has fallen Into her Christian . life), and never heard iter speak un charitably or bitterly of even the low liest of human kind. ;:..: ' Providence and fortune . seem to Shape men's lives, ana to' direct their growth and development, : according to the work which they have to do In this world. Alexander the Great;. Han- ' pibalj Tamerlane, . Caesar, Crustavus Adolphus, the "Lion of the North;' Peter the Great, of Bussia; -Charles VII, Of Sweden; Napoleon, sprang in to the arena, full-armed and- pano plied like Pallas ttom. the brow of mighty Jove; they conquered worlds in their prime, and passed off the stag; almost before their heads were ray. .-- .-:V;-'- On the other hand, Dandolo, the great' Doge of Venice, carried toe r uatU he was: long pastr?our;flcor4 yeuv jrtixempuurs, urg, the great enai or xxmis xiv : of : yrance, , won more than one battle from the Prince of Orange when" he ;- was ' an old man4, Sohomberg was killed at ' the battle of ma Boyne, full of years and honors, the trusted general of Wil liam, III, of ' England; Mahomet II fnntoA ,. llfA tia r'lnn nnnirn Tnv Tito victories and his conquests. It was this terrlible Warrior who, ; amid the troken arches, the fallen .temples, and the ruins of Constantinople, mus it.- ' - si "The spider hath woven Its web in her palaces, And the owl hath sung Its watch-note In the towers of Afrasian." - Now awd then some mran prominent In public life falls (by the wayside, or rwe mm of another wiho (has retired tfronf a (responsible (post to recuperate jjust as Elihu Root has been doing health stunts on the Jann of Oduldoon, the weU-tknown trainer.' "TOO' (much brain work!" "nervous prostratlonl" are the verdicts of the publta. And yet the history of legls (atlon, etatecraft, diplomacy and oBh. r ; intelileotual employonent does not teaoh us that men twho grow great bf h ipn of the ibraln, rather ithanJrhin, with a brief explanation to the hy the sword and the hand, give up soon, or "fill their sheaves" before advanced age. I have not history at my eibow or at my tongues end; hut, If 1 mistake not, Cavour, iMettemlch, Kaunlts, Talleyrand, famous diplo mats of the world, who made treat lee, declared war or peace,' ibullt up republics, tore down thrones, and changed at will the map of Europe, wtoieved their greatness In their rip est years, r Thtora, the statesman and historian of ETance, lived to be : a very old man It is hardly neoessary to more han mention Gladstone, juremier . of rnixiatta. the "eage or Ha warden, who was greatest In the last days of his long lfe; Samuel J. ' TUden, of New Tor, was ivomlnaited for and fairly elected to the (presidency of the United States in ,the ! evening tof his uars; Senators Morgan and Pettus, of Alabama, within a short time of each othr (have gone to rest one 83 and Che other 85 ' years old wise and great to the last; vThey teave behind them many old men in the United States Senate, the moat trusted prom inent und ttpftuentlal memibers of that dy. - 'Mir.- J. B. Alexander, in his article to The Observer, says: "Old age was much more common wore airtlnclaJ life1 was made to take the place of nature," toplying that longevity ' is decreasing in comparison with the t. ... On tts face, It would Hook na .ral that this should be o, hut sta- lIstkM do not hear out the euipposl tflon. ,,' Banring Methtfeelah, and .other worKMes ox Bioiicai hUtory; ar nearer to our own times, old Dr." Parr, who ; Just wouldn't die, people are "Jiving, longer than they ever did be for, as an Irishman would put It we nave the artificial jif. the-stren uous, pushing, wearlnj? life: but. "off net all this, we have learned tq take oetter. care of ourselves, we live in better houses, anid eat (better food, than our forefathers did. We ' have more diseases than afflicted the old- timers fifty years ago a man didn't enow that he had a vermiform appen dix -hut medical and surgical sciences have made wonderful advancement and the sldll of the physician, the care of the nurse, come with healing on their wings, , ' There Is no telling how old some of THE TOUCH THAT HEALS Is the touch of BuckWs Arnica 8atva It's the happiest combination of Arnlet flowers and heallng balsams ever com pounded. No matter how old the sore or ucler is. this Klv will eure It For burns, scsMe, enfs. -wtrands or' plli, it bus no eiuaL Guaranteed by all drug gUta 2So. :,'i: : v.. i v...e '.-.'i.'..s ill emv.e l.tt!f ' ' J. I t t!s iHu'k of the woods, or hi .v.,,,, !,;,-, .i,.,:f fallen dawn liou.-o in the out. -irts of the town. It is a remarkable fact why it is so I tl,:-n't know that the negro does not t-li'Mv iiis age os does the white man. There is a colored man. in Fay ettoville, Anderson Lilly by name, who, it la almost certain, Is 92 or 93 years -old, ibut he would readily .pass for 70 years of age. Without offen bivly bringing trp thrfr foible against Hhem, there Is one great reason for the difficulty In ascertaining how old a negro is. 'Old ege la honorable" with the race, and every ancient "uncle" and "auntie" is amWtlous to have 'been a Ibody servant of George Washington. Besides that, they ere not rmicth on family records, and they con t really snow ow old they are. I njoyed very iwudh imeetln ' Dr. Jones Williams during the "exercises or veterans' day at (UlHngton. Har nett county, on the 23d of August. He is now a successful physician of Balmmore, ibut he 4s ''native and to the manner iborn" of the upper Cape Fear country and .was a Trave officer in the Confederate eervice. Dr. Wil liams is very Interesting In conversa tion,, and tells a good story to the en joyment of mot -only his hearer, hut himself which is a Jiaracteristlc of men of humor. Here ia one from his repertoire, suggested by North Caro Mna Day at Jamestown and the love of the Tar Heel for his home and his folks .. A- man went to heaven; and, his creaenuais being all right, he passed muster with St. Peter, who invited him i in, , and offered to show him around and let him see al the ar rangements for the comfort, con venience and pleasure of the In mates. As they went alonar convers ing, St Peter now and then pointing out some object of interest, they came upon a man chained down to the floor. "My," said the new comer, Tm . sorry to see that I didn't know you chained people in heaven." "We had to." said St. Peter,' In a deprecating, earnest tone of .voice; "that man , has run away twice, trying to get back to North waronna." Dr. Williams says that this story was first told at a "home-coming" In Greensboro a few years ago; by the enter justice or Nevada. Here is another yarn: During the war a soldier in the company of Dr. Williams, then Cap tain Williams, got a furlough to go go home, ; chleflly to see' "his girl." "Are you going to get married, Bill?" asked the captain. "I don't know; I hope so." "Does she love you?" "That's Just what I can't find out.! Then Bill cast his eyes down on the ground, seemed to study for a minute or two, turning up the sand with his ragged shoe, looked up suddenly and said: -- " ' "Captain, Iv'e got an idea. The date of my furlough don't let me leave here for three or four days. You writs her a letter, tell her I'm dead, and send my little keepsakes on for her to remember me by. . I'll get. there right on top of It, and that will bring her out" The mischief in the scheme ap pealed to Captain Wlliams sense of humor, and the letter was sent ac companied by Bill's silver "watch. Jack-knife and other precious souve nirs. Bllt went home and r came back. The morning after his return, meeting him on the parade ground, Captain Williams asked: "Well, Bill, how are you? How did your scheme wftrk?'f.Gre.at: .Scott, .Acap'n'lex- - yalm?4 JBUlj. ahj didn't care a mar-f.aaroni nn i reacnea nome ana went to her .house, she was sittlnar in , the parlor $ with another.; feller snowing him my relics and shaking my old silver watch, trying to make lt'gOi" v - ' ., But Bill did marry the girl, after II.' and that brought about the denouement of ; the story for " Cap tain ; Williams ; Shortly after the war he was on his way home by stage, sitting up,, on .top with the driver, when at a way station Bill's wife (whom he knew 'by sight) came up and took a seat inside the stage, on her way home after, a visit to her folks. A few miles down the road, when the .driver stopped to water the horses, she called him to the stage window and asked who the pas senger was on top. When he in formed her, she said, in a crisp, sharp voice;, "I thought it was Capt. Jones .Williams. Well, I want to see him. a little while at -the next stop." But she wasn't going to see him. At that voice from inside the stage, the captain, who had faced Yankee batteries and heard Yankee bullets unappalled,. ..turned white about the gills,; and was taken with a brown study. Just at the top of a long red driver, he grasped his grip, softly slid down over the wheel, plunged into the gallberry bushes and walked! ', . . .. ' J. H. M. FayettevIIIe, September ; 2d. NEWS FROM THE BULL CTTT. New Law Firm Organized Qnlet Wedding at Parsonage A ed Cltl mh Returns From New York. Special to The Observer." - Durham,' Sept. 21. Durhm has a new law Arm. Mr. W. J. Brogden, un til recently a member of the faculty of the city schools, who secured li cense at the spring session of the Supreme Court, has associated him self with Mr. S. C. Chambers, the firm name being Chambers A Brogden. Mr. Chambers has been practicing Ian. In this- city for several years and Mr. Brogden is a graduate of the State University and has been connected with the city schools some five or six years. Friday night at 8 o'ctofclk Mr. A. M. Cheek, and Mrs. M, E.' Padgette, both of this cWy, were quietly married at the parsonage of the First Baptist church, Rev. C. J. Thompson, okefat ing. They will make their home in this city, Mr. James Southgate, who spent the summer in the mountains of New York, State, this being a regular cus tom ; with him, has returned to the city. On this trip he had the mis fortune of falling and breaking a rib, this detaining him for some time on his return to North Carolina. Mr. Scnithgate is the veteran head of the insurance firm of J.Vflouthgate & Son, and father bf Mr. a. H. Southgate, president of the board of trustees of Trinity College. Mr. Southgate has been in feeble health for several years, but is ' active for one of . his age. . . . , , , Attachment Cane Settled But Lawyers Nearly Fight Special to The Observer. Durham, 8pt 21. A case of con siderable local interest was decided by J us-Uc of the Peace J, E. O wnos Friday Just before noon when a number of attachments that had been secured against Mrs. Octle D. Thomas, proprietor of the Sans Soucl Hotel, creditors were vacated by order of the court and Mrs. Thomas .was allowed a homestead. There were seven law yers in the case and the creditors were about seven. It was a hard fight and during me argument of counsel there were some personali ties that caused soma bitter feeling and at on .time -thera . was-not. far from personal encounters between men of. the law. . 1 "' i-. I Bu!!.1:k'.' to I'.,' Iii'j-rov1.!-V.oi k on liiiinioa.e I:' k is 11 Kiitnwl Kt-al lVtato TransiV StK'ial tiailicrlns at Church. Special a Tlie Observer. StatesvMle, Sept. 21. Mr. F. M. Johnson, of Asheville, who 'is employ ed by the government to superintend the work otl remodeling government fcuilding-s, elc, 'has arrived 4n States vllle and will beg'ln work 1n a few days "at the Federal Building here. There will be a numher of changes made in the third story of the build ing, which wiW be occupied by depart ments of the Internal revenue olftce when ooimipleted. New pavement will be laid on the sidewalk in front of the buildings. and other improvements will he made.' . Work on the Mott and Evans busi ness black has been resumed. The work was delayed several weeks on ai:count ctf delayed shipments of the Iron and eteel work. The work will he pushed to completion as rapidly as possible, and wnen complete two handsome pressed-brick buildings will fill the gap left by fire nearly two yestTs ago. work is progressing nice ly on the Patterson and Anderson biwok, which is to fill a gap left by a fire last spring. ; The business of th town is badlly in need of these build ings, which will be among the hand eevmeet of the town. Dr. L. Harrlll is having two nice cottages built on Staookton etreet One Is nearly completed and work on the other ia progressing nicely. . The doctor is .building the houses to rent , (Mr. P. R. Houpe 4a building a hand some cottage on hia lot on Stockton street. When the house is completed Mr; Houpe will move his family from Cool Spring to Statesvllle and odaupy it Mr. Frank I Page has sold his handsotme - residence on Race street to Mr. W. W. Cooper; of Marlon, for 86,650. Mr. Page wHU vacate during the 4ast days of this month and Mr. Cooper will move to StatesvUle and occupy :i his newdy-purohased home. Mr. Page has resigned his position as superintendent of Ohe Statesvllle Cot ton 'MMl and Will leave the first of Olatober for Greensboro, where he will manage a department of the Odetl Hardware Company; but his family will (probably remain in Statesvllle several months and board. States vllle regrets to give up Mr. Page and family, but welcomes Mr. Cooper and family. vrv::'-; Miss Jennie Morrison, who to a pro fessional nurse, in Oh George Wash ington University Hospital, of Wash ington Olty, is here nursing her eis ter, 'Mrs. J. W. Johnston, , who has fever. '-'-..,;.?.,- A social gathering of the membe.-a of the congregations of the First Presbyterian church , and he Front Street Presbyterian church, i their guests and friends was held at the First Presbyterian church , last night The social, which was a most enjoy able affair, was held under the auspf e of t)he Westminister Jjeague of the First lehurch, and the teachers and pupils of Statesvllle Female College were speofal guests. Refreshments were served and the evening was very pleasantly epent in song and conver sation. . WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET. Electric Plant Will Give Day Service . After Next February Car From Cuba Will Tour tlio South Negroes . r to Have a Fine Church Business Men Given Trip on Gas Boat. , Special to The Observer. ' IWashtngton, N. C, Sept 21. Beau fort Swperlor Court wiUl convene in this city on the lst of Odtober for, a two-iweeka' session. Judge Allen will preside at this sitting and It will be his first visit to this city, i The docket Ia only an average one. . The Washington municipal electric plant wflt on Marfch the first start a day service as well as tne regular nht servtca This announcement wiU be received with pleasure by the manu facturing and business men of . the city and will drive out of use many small gasoline and gas engines which have heretofore .been weed on ac count of not having the electric ser vice. ... "".';"' It has been learned on good author ity that after spending the summer at the Jamestown Exposition the car from Cuba, representing the Bureau of Im migration and the Department of Ag rtouHure of Cuba, will go on a (South ern tour, visiting the principal tofwna and doles of the South, it has not been a earned definitely what date this car will visit Washington, but t will be some time in the next few days. The oitlaens are arottaipaMng the com ing of this car with much interest as wen as pleasure. Work on the new A M. E. Zion church on Fourth street has been commenced and when completed this building rwit'll be one of the finest col ored churches in the State and one of the largest auditoriums in the city. The edifice will cost, not including fumMure and fixtures, something In the neighborhood of 816,000 and the plans call for the front to be finished in red pressed brick: iw&th white stone trtmimlngs. v The congregation . num bers 350 members and (represents some of the best element among the colored people. They, together with their pastor Rev. AM. Martin, are doing a good work In this tty. " Mr. E. M. Proctor s spending a few days at the Jamestoiwn Exposition. Miss Emma Howell and little sister, of Newborn, are the guests of Miss Annie B. SheKon on (Second street Policeman I Bryant of NeWbern, was a visitor 1ft the city yesterday. The Norfolk-ft Southern depot, Jn- clmdlng he freight warehouses . and sheds, are being treated to a new coat of paint. IN LINE FOR' WAREHOUSE. Farmers Around Mooresville prepar ing to iiohl ineir fleecy Staple Cut and Bruised in Fight Birth day Party Given Personal Men tion. . v Special to .The Obierver,,, .'.. Mooresvllle, , Sept v 21. A large number of representative farmers and business men met In the Academy last Saturday and the Mooresvllle Cotton Holding Warehouse Company was organised and this week the char ter was applied ; for. The 1 company will be organised -with an authorized capital of $100.000.. The fMlowing names were shown on the charter as Incorporators: J. J. McNeely, B. A. Troutman, J. A. Craven, James W. Brown, T. A Lawrence, W: L. Mathe- son, James A. Steele, K C. Deaton and J- P. . Mills. At the meeting a committee was appointed to investi gate the cost of a warehouse with a capacity of 1,000 bales, th ; com mittee to make report at a meeting- to be held Monday At this meeting) the board of directors will be elected.. There has been received on the ; market so far this season it bales of cotton, compared wira 69 . bales! the same date last yoar. The price paid yesterday was 11 1-2 cents against 1-4 the same day last year, j -jt uesjay nigm earn enepnerd and Craig Goodman got into a little mix up, and the results were that 8am Shepherd came out of the fight a lit-' tie the worse. Craig ut Sam on ' the left side about four Inches, but the wound was nothing serious, si it was oniy sum aeep. ho also threw a . piscs of . terra, cotta, plpa . at Sam, wmoa struck mm on the - up - and knocked out ens of hut taath. ' Both v . re l....fur? '.' , .' Vol's ; r5jy; an l each i.'jv" a $30 bond for his: sppearjnce at court. Little Mis Hutlt Brown gave aj cf her playmates j-exterJay afternoon! from 4 to 6 o'cloclv, at the liome of I .r;.'i;v tody, I ...,, .':', . :(. .'..-. ' . t ." :.i v ;,'.:'''';..' ;.''.....,".'. ' , . d ' !',.:.'..; ' '-. ;., '.' - .'.. " ; , " '.'.' ..-'.. ''....' .' :- .. ' , ' .). ' ..'?'... r-r rarer.'s, J.Tr. and Mrs. I.r.u k l;rown. Little Ituth was 9 y?.r& of age on this occasion, which was made a very happy one by the crowd Mr. L. C. Hudson is placing brick on the ground for the construction "The Milk in the , pi What is lafer than a National Bank Note? Nothing. , Why ia a National Bank Note accepted without question in any part of the country in which it may circulate? Simply because it is tecured by a deposit with the Government. 1 As Safe As a National Bank Note A policy in the GREENSBORO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY is as safe as a National Bank Note because it is secured by idsposU of its entire f serve with the Insurance Department of North Carolina. Every policy issued by the GREENSBORO LIFE carries this certificate, above the signature and seal of the Insurance Commissioner: "This policy is registered and secured . by pledge of bonds, , stocks or securities deposited with this department as pro vided by law A National Bank Note is secured by a deposit of Government Bonds. A policy in the GREENSBORO LIFE is secured by a deposit of the EN TlM LEGAL RESERVE, the Legal Reserve being the fund provided for the maturing of all policies. Vhe Difference to Policyholders . The difference to policyholders in a Life Insurance Company de positing the Legal Reserve and one that does not deposit the Legal Reserve is practically the difference between a man holding a National Bank Note and a man who is merely a depositor in a National Bank. So long as the bank is solvent, the deposit is good; but whether the bank is solvent or not, the National Bank Note is good because of the bank's deposit with the Government. s i The note of a National Bank continues to circulate as currency and is redeemable by the Government, even after the bank may have failed. Tfc Law cf North Carolina The GREENSBORO LIFE operates under the Registration Law of North Carolina. This law prescribes the kind of investments Life Insur ance Companies may make and stipulates that companies availing them selves of the advantages of this law shall deposit with the Insurance Com missioner the NET CASH VALUE OF ALL POLICIES IN FORCE. ITnde rurh a law. ffovefnintf the investment of funds and their cus SOLVENCY IS ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED. the company cannot be squandered ! vested In doubtful securities. Always the Leader Since beginning business the GREENSBORO LIFE has ever been the acknowledged leader of all Life Insurance Companies operating in its territory. The GREENSBORO LIFE not only leads in volume of busi ness, but also in liberality and attractiveness of policy contracts. During its first four weeks in business (24 working days the GREENSBORO LIFE wrote over $500,030.00 of business. At the en of its first 12 months the business in force amounted to $4,557,258.00. When two years old the business in force had reached the nice figure of $8,000,000.00, while the assets had grown from $125,000.00 1 $249,940.02. i These are the figures that show the GREENSBORO LIFE'S leader, ship! The terms of its policies demonstrate the GRZENSBORO LIFE'S superiority over all competitors. Greensboro Life Insurance Co. SUPLMOn IN QUALITY Home Office: Greensboro, N. C WY FRY, Pre. E. C01VVEIL, JH, R. Y. McPHERSON, of a l,v:iu-.ful ! : k. t vo-r'ry l on McNet-ly avenue. : . Mi.es No la ff.!i-rri;i and 'rar;.:ir. : , , ; Brady, of Statesvill. are on a v ' : -1 j i; : .... to Miss Nannie Lee Nesbit. j J r i . : Mrs. Alice Nirklrk, of Marion. V.i.,1 ei h...-.s arrived Friday , to visit Mrs. F. MJ summer The funds in extravagant management or AND ATTAINMENT Sec. L SMITH HOMANS, Acfnary Agency Manager . t - it I..: of in - ' f ,
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