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CIA.. r i ak; i:xn. i .ct Month to I1 lpe iJver Ik-lorn Held In t j Conwy Tlio Midway on Houbio i-'paee This Year Xumbcr of Sideshows Twice i 1 ir?e as Formerly More Tliau Ai) I or Purses and Premiums. 1 Uat the fair next month will txj the i ' :.e-st In the history of Mecklenlburg c-iunty and one of the darkest ever hcild in he State. Is evidenced iby he tact thai more than J8.000 in (purses and -premiums Will be distributed. Of this handsome total, 13,800 will gKo-wa-rds .making up purses for the e ev er! races winch are to be pulled- off eairih afternoon during he lour day of the fair. An extension of the mid way Jiae been arranged so that quar ters may be provided for double the number of sideshows ae heretofore. The roadway around the race track hu (been graded In order o enaote those drlvine in every accommoaa tlon. It Js likely that the exhiibtt of tive stock and agricultural Implements will 'be muah larger thie year than ever ibefore. Already stall space ha been left for a number of prize win ning specimens oT iive , stock. The races will be faster this fali and the i -purees T&rrer tnan ever oeiore. i no rates will remain open until midnig'ht. The directors iiave signed contracts with the Southern Power Company iv.here.bv that corporation will furnish the lectrictty with whrcJi the grounds twill (be Illuminated. The extension of the midway and the cumlng of a num ber of extra attractions w.mcn requir ed special iligbtlnff facilities made It neteessary for the directors to secure Just twice as much current this year s last. The Cs could not supply the needs and hence the change to the Southern Power Company. Fortunately this year the Mecklen burg fair will not conflict with any oKiher, and hence the extractions snak ing the circuit of fairs, of w.hich the MeckJien'burs is a member, will be forfced to came to Charlotte or do nothing. Quite a number have al ready agreed to come from Jamestown and Ocean View, Va. The famous Kemp 6!sters, Wild West and Hip tpodrome Company is one of the moet noted aggregations that make -the rounds. This company carries 60 ipeo jle and 40 horses, giving a picture of life on the pfoins. This Is a sup erb spectacle. TliOt bunch will give two performances dally and a street parade through the city dally. This Is after the order of the noted cir cus parades, comprising aU the fea tures Chat go to please itihe public on suoh occasions. Other features of the midway will te the Indian Squaw race, 1oop the Gaip, Riderless Horse, Roman Stand ing race. Cowboy Indian race, Cow Oiri Flat race, and the Roman Char iot race. The management . lias se cured eight free attractions to be giv en every day on the race track. Secretary C. :M. Creswell received a letter Saturday from the noted Ferarl Animal Show Company which controls seven separate and distinct attractions, .These are the trained wild animal show, the electrical show, Salome, Congo, the wonder, the KJondyker, the , t Arcade, and the Katzenjam-mer fastis. St is very likely that this .Hne of at tractions will Join the circuit of fairs -. and appear in Charlotte. The big fair will .last four days. v Tuesday, the first day, -will ibe "school , children's day." Wednesday will be Char:lotte day." Thursday will be "everybody's day" and Friday will be icollegd day." NORTH CAROLINA MINERALS The State's Kxhlbit of Minerals nt Jamestown JK'rtarrd rirst-Closs A tew Specimens Mentioned. Mr. William H. Stone, special cor respondent of The Manufacture' Record at the Jamestown Exposition, had the following to say of the North Carolina exhibit of minerals in Inst Week's issue: "The exhibit of Maryland's mineral deposits is confined to relief and wall maps showing the geologic forma tions of the land In the various coun ties, with the different mineral de posits indicated on them. North Carolina has an exceptionally fine exhibit in the Mines and Metallurgy Building, and the collection and in stallation of the? specimens was made under the direct supervision of Dr Joseph Hyde Pratt, the State geologist, who has arranged and classified them in a particularly pleas ing and effective manner. The exhibit Is surrounded by a wall made of Mount Airy. Whitney and Balfour granites, with arches and columns of these and other grades of granites and marbles ot the State, all of which tlveg a very clear idea as to the -beauty and quality of the North Carolina building stones. Another "feature of this exhibit is the samples of .talc shown, mos-t of which is from Swain county, and In addition to the ,, crude talc shown there are samples of products made from it, such as pencils, pgwders, gas tips, acetylene burners and electric Insulators. Mica Is also well exploited, and one large specimen indicates the high quality Of the deposit, which Is the largewt In the country and produces more than all other Statea combined. Here, too, are shown specimens of jnonaslte, principally used in the :. manufacture of Welshach mantels, and this mineral is shown In the ' crude by-product and manufactured - form. The kaolin exhibit Is also ft very Interesting one, and Includes, in addition to samples of several varieties of deposits, numerous pieces cf high-grade chlnawnre made from them. There is arranged in this ex ; Jilblt a magnificent and general dis play of the various gems and precious . tones found In various parts of , the State, The exhibit --ahs made up Jointly by hr. Pratt, the State Museum and the American Gem & Pearl Co., and Includes specimens of ,rhodolite, hlddenlte, rubles, garnets, amethysts, emeralds, beryls including golden blue and aquamarine, corun dum gems, rutllated. rose and opa ; lescent quartz, carnellans, etc. Other "tninerals t Importance found In the State, and which are on exhibit here, are copper, gold, silver, lead, tine, bauxite, tin, barytea, coal,- Iron ore, chromite, feldspar, sandstone, etc. The various mineral and medici nal springs in the Stste are also , represented here by bottled ample f their waters." , Fund For New Church Growing. Rev, Herman H. Hulten announcsJ at the First Baptist church yesterday morning that the subscription to the tuildlng fund of the new church was growing In a very encouraging man ner, and that the committee hoped to fc able in a short tlmetto announce whether the amount was sufficient to Justify the acceptance of the plans submitted a short time ago. Dr. Hulten ; said that he was delighted with the spirit of spontaneity dis played tn the congregation in making aubscriptlons to the building. A HUMANE APPEAL. ' A humane citizen of Richmond, Jnfl.. Mr. V, 1). Williams. W7 West Main St., ays: "I appeal to all persons with uk lungs to take Pr. King's New Dis covery, the only remedy that has belp. ed me and fully comes up to the pro prietor's recommendation." It save mora lives than sll ether throst and lung remedies put together. Vtwl as a roiich and cold cure the world over. curi-M asthma, bronchitis, croup, wboop i f eurh, quinsy, - hoarseness and r 'Mrte, store -timorrhs g"f the and tulldi them up. Otiaranted at all drug stores. oc and fi. Trial A NLW AGE HAS CO.MC OCX 13. , Tlie Oldest Inhabitant Tcli of Vi'hat Happened irs J;ro in nils tity Sir. George 11. King Was the Only Man In Town Wbo Could Repair a Ureak In an JLlevtrleal W ire He and Mr. Georg-e Iirjan Vseil to Hun For Trouble In the .Central Hotel Currents. . "How time, are changing," said the oldest Inhabitant "We move on " at such a pace that I cannot keep abreast. "Did you ever notice the large crowd of workmen that the Southern Bell Telephone Company employs to do repair work? 1 have, and . with ! much interest; only erhort while ago, I saw a party of four at work Just out side of my window, one night. Two were below the sidewalk. In the street, and two were perched high upon one of the company's largest towering poles. The night was hot; the men on the ground spoke of the Intense heat, one declaring that he believed It was 120 degrees above xero. I didn't doubt it, for I could not keep cool in my night clothes with nothing to do. -s. "The two men in the air had one of these new-fangled blow pipes for heating. But the intense heat did not worry these young fellows. I watch ed them at their tasks and what struck me more than anything else was the systematic way In which they worked, and the hour of the nignt they toiled. It was 12 o'clock by the town clock when I retired, for I heard it strike At 1:30 the same bunch of busy bodies were at work. "Seeing these men at their laDors put me to thinking. I guess there are more than 100 men In the- city, to day, who can repair electrlral enuncl ators, such as the hotels use or did use back In the seventies. But,. 25 years ago, tnere was out one man in town that could locate a break and do light repairing, and that was Mr. George H. King, an employe of the Southern Express, Company. Many u time, while boarding at the old Cen tral, have I seen Mr. King testing In different parts of the house for trou ble that his understudy, Mr, George W. Bryan, could not find. 'I retail one time when Mr. Bry an and Mr. King worked for more than a week Just in front of the din ing room door on a small break. Mr. Kin was then agent of the Southern Express Company and was one of two telegraph operators In the city. Mr. King's duties were not as arduous then as are those of the people in the same business to-day. He was then, as he has ever been, obliging and ready and willing to help one days were troubles indeed, broken wires, crossed wires end disconnected wires. Had it not been for Mr. King the hotel people would have had to send out of town for help., ,"I shall not forget Mr. George Bryan and his assistant as they went about the hotel repairing, In their lin en dusters, the same sort that Col. Grat Springs used to wear in the sum mer-time. Those who remember him will recall his duster. It seems strange now that the duster should have been discarded by those once so fond of It. One thing brings up another The old linen duster age will not be forgotten. I have seen hotel clerks loaded down with dusters worn to the 2Hh of May and other big celebrations by guests. Often the pockets of these coats con tained bottles of rum, which some times fell out and broke. Pistols fell out of others. The duster was a pro tection to better clothes. They were cool and convenient. These are random shots but all or the older citizens will know about them." -s THE MAYOR DISCLAIMS. Advertisement Declares Mayor of Chnrlott Recommends Grape-Nuts Mayor McNinch Denies All Knowledge of it. Does or does not Mnyor McNlnch eat grape-nuts? If so Is he so highly pleased with It that he recommends t to those who call on him? An ater of grape-nuts, does 'io attribute hi success In politics and business to ts beneficent effects? Did President Roosevelt "whose friendship to me, a priceless Jewel is" advise him to eat grape-nuts? Is there a reason? The manufacturers of grape-nuts are exploiting the fact that the may or of Charlotte Is not only a user or grape-nuts, but highly commends It, as the following advertisement pub lished In many Northern papers will show: "Family Food "Crisp, Toothsome and Requires No Cooking. "A little boy down in North Caro lina asked his mot'.ier to write an ac count of how grape-nuts food had helped their family. "She says grape-nuts was first brought to her attention on a visit to Charlotte, where s'.ie visited the may or of that city who was using the food by the advice of his physician." etc. Mayor McNlnch was shown the ad vertisement referred to above and dis claimed any knowledge of It what ever. "Stflgo Struck" at the Theato. "Stage Struck" a pli ture at tha Theato, last week, attracted large crowds. The managers picked a win ner, when they selected that film. Tint throngs were so great Saturday night that many people turned away. ".Stage Ktrutik" represents three coun try gliix, sisters, wno started oft for the tie with a theatrical manager. "Paw and Maw" are rpp-osed to any such careers for tihelr darlings so they keep watchful eyes on the children. The first ai-t open behind a hay rick where Mr. Manager ij-lves the'-gliis a lesson in dancing. "Paw and Maw" ap pear. There is a weene. The frlrls fklp. Put the young women flnaHv get on the stage in short dresses and are overtaken -by the irate ' parents who, with the ajwiswanee of a police man, Hpank them In public. This picture will continue to-dajr. Work at Baptist Chapel Grows. The services held every week at the West Avenue Baptist church grow in noon and on Thursday night prayer attendance and Interest. Sunday school is held every .Sunday atter meeting is conducted by Christian laymen. The chapel has been remod eled and improved and the ser vices held here are resulting in trengthening the Baptist denomina tion In the city. The Concert at The Sclwyn. The sacred concert given at the Belwyn every Bunday night is very much enjoyed by those who assemble there. The music Is well-selected and the' pleee well rendered. Re gardless of the rain last ntght a num ber of town people attended the con cert. The Storm Has Arrived. The equinoctial storm, due several days ago, arrived lat night and the city was drenched. Weat'her proph ets believe that the rains will continue for four days. Little Miss Margaret Bowie, the young rlrl who was run over by an automobile early Jasweekfc.wa par ried to her home Saturday. She will fee out in ft few days. COAT-SUTS WILD LE V.OIIN. The Women Will Wear Ready-Madei Milts Ilils mil ana Winter L.o hi Mores Stwkcd Wnh hulls Xiiat w-ii From $17 to $100 Dress Goods Not In Demand as They Once Were -Mannish Look About the Suits Coals Go to the Knees Walking Skirts Thai Stop at the Shoe Tops Some Interesting Shop Talk. The dry goods stores begin to pre sent the appearance of well-kept men's clothing establishments for everywhere you turn you see mannish loosing suits. The leading stores ot the -city are carrying thousands of; dollars worth of coat-suits, ranging ; in price from $17 to $100 a suit The; racks are filled with handsome ready to-wear clothes. On the other hand, the long coun ters and ample shelves that used to be piled with fine dress goods, are now crowded with other things. T.iej"ve asaea Observer reporters to coat-suit as come to the woman as aj eaV 'a lnd word In behalf of their boon, and aha la riotnt- llk her brnth- nerves.' ' To becoma nerfect nnn mnat er, buying ready-made suits. , rhe a . . . . a suit, witn us coat ana. SKirt, is in; great demand. it Is very popular here this season and thousands of them will be sold by Charlotte mer chants to local and out-of-town cusr tomers. The fancy dress suits and the walking skirt have almost killed the yardage business. The woman who can get what she wants ready to wear, without being measured and having to go to the dressmaker a dozen times to try it on, before she can get ner aress is going to ao it. Of course there are many who will stick to the 1 dressmaker but the great majority .will go to the mer chant and get the coat-suit from the -hanger. WhIVj meandering about In a dry goods store, Saturday, an Observer man became lost in the coat-suit sec- tlon. Everywhere he turned he saw coat-suits, nothing but coat-suits of the latest agony, and of many col- ors. Meeting the saleslady he asked: "What In the world are you going to do with all of these ready-made suits?" I "Sell them. We cannot have too many of that class of goods. The litler. ounng tne week are: Joe Pen women are craxy about handsome na,la Frank Martin, Joe Winchester, ready-to-wear coat-suits and you will find that the Charlotte merchants are preparing for a grand season. I have never seen such a chsnite here as there has come within the last five: name One who wishes to try his skill or six years in this department of our!" a fast skater can enter by leaving nusiness; ten times the ready-made suits are sold now. We maintain aj"rK- ' ' regular altering department for the . VT7. ... , express purpose of making necessary ou to Convene Until Wednes changes. We have on hanj several day. ' thousand dollars worth of the very The September term of Mecklen best suits we could buy." i hurg Superior Court will not convene A number of the leading styles were brought out and exhibited, i "This," said the woman, producing a very pretty suit, "is a French gown, with tasseled Egyptian sleeves, and will sell for about $75. Tou will notice that it is hand-embroidered. Most of the suits are of the box- cut, made after the fashion of the cut-away coats worn by men a few years ago. Tne cut-away will nt, al most any figure. The extreme coats go to the knees, and they Im-e pock ets not unlike those on the coats made for men." "What about the walking skrlt?" "The walking skirt reminds you of the saying that it rains in London. Judging by the woman's fashionable walking skirt London Is in the midst of a rainy period. Six Inches uo is the rule this year. The well-cut skirt stops at the shoe top." "It is an ill wind that blows nobody good." said the shoe man. "If the walking skirt stops at the shoe top we will do a fine business in the bet ter olass of shoes this fall and win ter. In order to appear well' a wo man must wear pretty attractive shoes. There Is an old saying that if a man has his face clean-shaven and his shoes neatly shlned he IsiDr. C. L. Alexander to thu Charlottee dre.sed-up.' This is partially true, but If the woman has her hair comb ed and her feet well-shod she Is at tractive." "Here," snld the saleslady, "Is a very popular suit." "What do you call th-at?" "A military tunic It looks like the tunic worn by the British soldiers In the Boer war. A woman with a military figure will look mlshty swell In that. It Is braided and cut like a soldier's suit." , There has never been such elabor ate preparation here for the fall and winter trade as is being made now by the merchants. The mlllnery estab- YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL the higher grade col leges by their piano equipment. Invariably the best colleges use the Artistic Stieff Piano,exclusively. Due West Female College, Due West, S. C, placed an order for 12 Stieffs to be de livered by Sept. 5th, 1907. It shows con clusively , the character of the music depart ment of this old and honored institution. Cltas. M. Stleff Manufacturer of the Stleff, Shaw -and Stleff Self- Player Plants. SOUTnERN WAREROOM: 5 W. Trade St., CHARLOTTE. N. C C H. WILHOTH. Manager JWiments are h busy as bee hive? and me coat-suit departments are stock- ed with the ruoj-t up-to-date wears. r-very section of the progressive biores is Deing made, ready for the coming of fall customers. TOO MUCH HORN' MUSIC. The Iicarners in the Woodmen's Band Are Rced to Remember Their . -cixiiDors. . Music is a rood thlnr but too much music Of the sort that a fello- m.v.. when Jie is practicing on a -brass horn uves people distracted. The boys who belong to the W. O. W. Band have no Idea how much time thev out m In practicing, if they did they would have some regular times for that class of work and not keep up a continuous tooting and blowing- day in and day "" uumoer oi guests or tne Cen tral Hotel and lodgers at the Belmont P1"01'"' hut everyone should conslde his k aIivV V. a a a. " Buur weu as nimseir. Tne ; notes or a peg-inner on a brass horn are calculated to fit nerv ous persons for Morganton. . There fore, this gentle reminder Is sent out, the reporter hoping that it may make mvoraoie impression on tne.-en- tnusiasts who begin very early and continue very late. Too much horn Is like too much of anything else It Is more than enough. A Hot Race To-XIght. ; ' The first speed race of the season will, take - place at Latta Park rink to-night, the distance being one -mile, and the winner will gain entrance to the championship race, which cornea off Saturday night, and the loser will be eliminated. Those who will race to-night are: H. Connor Sher- Q.E. Mason and A. J, Propes. 'he floor will be cleared promptly at 10 o'clock and the race started as BOOn 88 possible. As the trophies are beautiful and valuable there ,1s no dufct that each contestant will strive to prove his right to a chance In tne big race. Those who will race K - " uenton. Egbert Hunter. John Broomflold, Ed Murry, Fay Albright, van' McDonald, Htwel Porter and S. H- Threat. The list still lacks one "" - uux uuicb at uada uni" vveaneeaay morning owing to lno necessary absence of Judge C. S. Ferguson, who Is detained in Dallas. fcnerln- N. W. Wallace will open court morning according to custom, but wl immediately adjourn It "until Wed nesday, by which time Judge Ferguson will have arrived. The case which Is detaining Judge Fwguson,at Dallas is that cf the Long Shoale Cotton Mill Company vs. the High Shoals Com pany, in which several Charlotte peo ple are Interested Car That Has. Traveled l.t.OOO Miles. Some time ago a meter was placed upon Dr. B. C. Nalle's Franklin cat" for the purpose of finding out tne average dally distance covered by it during a period of two months. According to the record obtained thereby, it is estimated that the car has covered more than 13,000 miles since it was purchased two years ago. In view of the fact that the car is still In fine shape and capable of covering other thousands of mi'es, the showing is not a bad one. Property Changes Hands. The papers transferring the well know Crystal Palace property from Sanatorlum Company have chansed hands and there is now nothing to prevent the construction of the new hospital building but the unavoidable delay in getting material "sn the grounds. The consideration in the deal was $10,000. The property Is located at the corner of Seventh and Church streets. Two Neat Llttlo Homes. 'Mr. E. H. Overcash, the contractor, will ibuiM a $5,000 residence 'for Mr. C. E. Piatt, on the isomer of Long wtreet and iBHs-abeth aiven-ue. He aJso ha-3 the contract for a pretty home on Vance street for Mrs. I B. Johnston. These will be attractive places. El Enough For v School Use Good enough for busi ness use, is the Queen of Charlotte Fountain Pen. Price $1.00. (By mail $1,05). Every Pen sold with an absolute guarantee of "satisfaction or your moneys" back." Quality, size7 appear ance and service equal to many at twice the price. ' Stone & Barringer Co. Booksellers and Stationers, Cheap 7 J Whenever you t readv to take a look at-thVnew models In FALL SI ITS, we are ready to show yiu. We don't hesjiate to say that we have Outstepped ourselves this tea- son, for we are showing the finest assortment 'of Men's . Suits we have ever offeredjour trade. 'Come in and take a look at the new styles and fabrics. It Is far better to come here and get the top notch of style thnn to be a few notches below It. Suite from $15.00 to $30.00. Yorke Bros. & Rogers Home Gooking Is what we all fancy and are fond of. Nobody makes pies, cakes or pot roast like mother. Next to home, though, Food at This Res taurant A Is as ideal as is obtainable, good eating and to appease appetite patronize us, GEM DINING ROOM. For your "GfT IT AT T SURE ct every POINT In our prescrtptton work every point ia made sure before It Is passed Guess-work is. eliminated. Exactness Is the key-note. The results ehowt Our Qutak. messenger iboys ready to pedal. Hawley's Pharmacy Tryon and Fifth Streets. 'Phones 13 and 260. w ii v Wm m Special Offerings of Handsome Floor Coverings We are justly proud of the many beautiful Rugs we are now offering at 4 special prices. Bright in color, artistic in design, they are the kind that . , greatly add to the attractive appearance of any floor theyt aie spread ii Upon. , . C J' We do not hesitate to recommend to our friends these a choice BIGELOW RUGS, asawe know their quality is beyond question. , ; The;Bielow Rugs are in all sizes frbm an 18" Mat at $15 up to one . 912, suitable for a large room, at $35.00. , , k We also have a special in a Milton Velvet Rug, size 4 1-2x7 1-2, at $8.50, the regular price of which is $11.50. . ' A number of Remnant Rugs are here at 25c, 50c, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.75; also .some bargains in Brussels Rugs of pretty pattern at $30.00, $32.50 and $55.00. , We have a complete assortment of Floor Oil Cloths and Linoleums at special ' prices. They are excellent inequality and pattern. Wo fTHE nOSIK WlUilSHER.' 4fe have received a very handsome line of Leather Artlclos at a sale of Drummers,' Samples. We offer these goods at jurt about one-half the usual ' prices. Th!? Una is from one of '.ha best known manufacturers In the country and are this season's goods. Robinson & Co.'s New Book .Store I S00-304 North Tryon Street, CHARLOTTE, N. O. toy Sectional B i-- ' 1 iSSSjaaaaaj . BOOKCASES This Bookcase in Golden Oak $40.00. Always complete, but never finished. A big stock of .Sectional Bookcases on hand in all sizes and woods, v Parker llll AnothetPieri s ' FURNITURE to the furnishings of your home won't cost so much If you buy It here. It makes no difference what that piece or pieces may, be, it is . wise to consult us before you buy. New goods coming In every day. The latest is a car. load DRESSERS, PRINCESS DRESSERS, WASH STANDS and CHIFFONIERS, all to match, In Oak. Maple and Ma- hogany. Just the things you want to go with either brass or Iron beds. Prices and styles are correct, you can be assured, but to make certain, come in and see. ' Lubin Fxtrhltiire Co. T, South Tryon St. McCOY i ti . J u lij If sues. Vertical Letter File Cabinet ; Macy 4-Drawer Vertical ' Letter File, the best and v cheapest vertical file made. if OFFICE DESKS BollTop, Flat Top and Office Desks and equip ments of all knds. The largest stock in the State.1 Get our prices. Write for catalogue. 000QOOOOOO0OOO0OO0OOOGOO03 cHARixyrrE. w. c V
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