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subscription trice; Dai!. .",: yaar fi -W . months ....., k"'l iUree niautlis ...y...... Semi-Weekly,. ' Ons year '. . ,...J1.W mx-month ................. -fJ Huee months .., rrBLisacns AX3COUXCEMEXT. No. St South Tryon street. Telephone numb?rs; Bu1ivot office. Bell Po.n t; Jt editor office. Bell 'phoae. Ut, new editor's office Bell 'phone. &L v A subscriber in'orderfns. tne address ot his paper changed, will pleaae in-tlc-t Ui addresi to which It i going t tha time he ak for the change to te made. - -. , AdvertiaSng rate are ' furnished on '., application. - Advertiser may. toel WW tiist through the columnt ot this paper they may reach all -Charlotte aaa a portion of the beat peopte w tills Stitoand upper South Carolina. This oapr. give correspondent as ' wide latitude as it thinks public policy permits, bnt it is -in no me rwpon ibis for their view. 'It is much pre- , f arret ;nat correspondent sign their, names to their article, especially i . caae where' they attack person or inrtltuU ,- though, this is not de- tnended. The editor reserves the rtfht to 1v the nattie of correspondent when they ere Jlemnndfd for I lie pur pose of personal utUfaetion. To re ceive consideration a ' communication must be accompanied by the true name of the correspondent. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1907. IS HEARST IJNIXO IT WITH ... PRESIDENT ROOSEVKIr? , Will William R. Hearst line up with the Republicans next year, supporting either President Roosevelt or a Roose veltlanf At first any such supposition may well appear a trifle wild, but few close observer of things political would view it with great surprise. Nothing in the way of affiliation Is impossible In politics, and stranger event have come to pass within liv ing memory. The fact is, Mr. Hearst baa gotten together by one pocket draining means or another a third party with sufficient strength In sev eral Important States to constitute It a object of lively interest in both the major' party camps. This third party, moreover, Is not one of the Infusible kind; indeed. Us clearly understood '''object is to gain a balance of power la the country and form mutually advantageous alliances with either, the . Democrats or riepublicans as its owner may deem advisable. While ' yet in a formative stage It sandbagged V.d Vnclr QtatM rumrwru t m Intn nnml- IIUIV V.l 1U- .... ... II 'r 1 11 t eating Mr. Hearst' for Governor and within the past few weeks It has1 fused with the Republicans In New York county. The chief question now 1 whether this second alliance, rather uiu wi win dc wit) one iu guiiiB tha Independence League's affiliation in the near future. There are very many wise men Vbo think It will. Those who recall as an obstacle to HearstRepubllcan fusion the bitter attack made upon Mr. Hearst last year by President Roosevelt through Secretary Root can easily answer their ttwn doubts. Hearst-Republican fu sion, though on a comparatively small cale, Is already an accomplished fact. Herbert Parsons, chairman of the New fork county Republican executive committee and the man who made the ideal with the Hcarstltes. Is President - ... . - . . .. mvutcTni s recognizee representative in New York, politics. Virtually, the President Is already supporting iMr. Hearst, (his last year's denunciation Of the man as "a self-seeking dema gogue" to the contrnry notwithstand ing;; The "demagogue," in view of ;ine tsci inai ne controls not a few and worthy of alliance. And Mr. Roosevelt Implied consent to tolerate Hit' Hearst is hot lets marked than j(r, nrouin i i"r cnir vo secure. , such, toleration. His Labor Day speech at' Jamestown was unmistakably Rooseveltlnn In tone, embodying only ruth invsi'niiKin nil Mr. it,ooseveit could eordlally approve, and In such matters as the commendatory atti tude of hi paper toward the admin vistratlon'a naval adventure In the Pacific he same dexlre has been evi dent : Thin flattering homaRe to Mr. Roosevelt has derived added signifi cance from repeated rebuff dealt lo advance mad by Mr. Hrynn. Tt Is asr to see whose suntiorter nnri nit l. mate succcsdor the owner of the In dependence League would fain be. rome. Hi action In securing Col. John Temple Graves, that wildly en thusiastic admirer of Mr. Hooievelt, for hi New York American aUo servos to Indicate the drift of his Intentions. ' There are some long-beaded people Who arreadr regard a not improbable tt nomination of Mr. Hearst, mean time politically reformed and made irreproachably respectable, by the Re. piblican rational convention of 1112. Tbi 1 doubtleiw what Mp; Hearst Jiaa in " view, 1 but we believe him doomed to early and complete dis appointment ,"Now that we are solemnly advised tbat It- I the duty of women to be good-looking,"' says the New York Commercial, "attention is called to a heinous neglect of duty jy the sex In ?fw York." Doubtless this can be said with .safety In a town of four mlljlon' people, bot we'd like to have some newspaper in a town between four hundred a-.id four hundred thou sand ay ft. Just, to let us see what would happen, Seeing:; Charlotte writhe- to the grafp f a cook's union we are led to rk how, with trurt alt along the line from cook to automobile manufactur ers, the man" working or doing bust-. r- 'outside a cotaWnatton of .some f ' rt can koep on tha earth much I.".."-.. all ai'i:f -vrui.v' s : - -Ins, ilnancial New Yoik I s i .1 thrijugh the deepest of its tnnib.' . It is a patient which, having ibrouglt a long illness 'upon itself by persirft ent dissipation, may now he declared convalescent; The crisis of the dis ease was undoubtedly alarming. Dr. J. P, Morgan and his associate physi cians labored , unrestlngly for two days, applying all the extreme reme dies known to modern ftnanclal science. At the workers' elbow wa Secretary of the ' Treasury Cortelyou, who lent the government's v moral support and made available a most timely dose of 110,000,000. The pa tient has been aaved from Indefinitely prolonged Illnes and the country at large from dangerou Infection, It la impossible not' to , believe that Wall Street has seen the worst, A stock market -upon whlcli undeniably olid railroad and ' ' Industrial -' Becuritle yielding ten per cent, nave aold down to par i due a marked Improvement; for it lns are fully expiated.. Having reacted' from absurdly high. ,to-absurdly, low, price should now seek a more natural level v Value In the country at large, however, occupy a different position. In varying degree they shared the boom led by Wall Street and while some little shrinkage has taken place they are still on a somewhat Inflated fcasla It Is more than a question whether the general public, which has been making merry at Wall Street' troubles, will not yet have to go ihrough a mild form of, the same experience. But that there can be any really serious general depression we do not for a moment believe. Some of Wall Street's worst troubles, such as exposures destructive to confidence In many of Its leading men and tfear of Just government prosecutions, have been peculiar to itself. There exist elsewhere no Such moral nasi for a panic. It Is oulte true that if this had been a ahort-crop year the gen eral situation might easily have be come grave, but Providence was kind and all sections have had bounteous returns from their sowings. Nowhere are conditions essentially sounder than In the South. Nevep have the bank ing Institutions of this State and sec tion possessed greater strength. To day it Is the Rfuth's cotton crop upon which New York and the country chiefly base their continued financial cheerfulness. The country will come out all right, Charlotte, North Caro lina and the South leading the procession. Despite the troubles of additional banks there seems little room for doubt that Messrs. Morgan and Rock efeller, assisted by the United States government to the best of Its limited ability, have pulled financial , New York through. "Bryan fetlchlsm" Is what The Roa noke Times callsJt ., And ( that' Just about what' It is. ',-- . ' tror The Observer, Thou lovely, faultless V season of the Wio" aunshln. so subdued and mel- The. face of earth with fond and tender AndVTndle her within Its soft caress. " Afrsin you come upon the wings or To smile as though part of heaven's clime. rteilgh'tul aftermsth of seasons gone! Though thou dost Wight ere winters cruel doom ! I lath swept away all signs, and left forlorn, . . ... Where summer's smiles have been with nil her bloom. Thy. gorgeous garb, o'er fading nature, flOWK ... . . . , . , In richest hue-llke dying dolphin shows. ' " , f ' tfxhmtited nature ' ems to sleep the "leep ' ' . Of penee upon the bosom of the earth. And sheils a dreamy languor, still and deep, . , . Along the slope and glades, and au tumn's birth, 'A. ,M O'rr forest toting nd ruset field, . In all Its solemn bcRuty is revealed. Hur'n time the seasons see tnto take a rest , . . . . "' When itorms and heat and cold have made a truce. And gently slumber-' on Dame Nature's hrrixt With all the raging elements at peso. Riirh vr.iither. o'er the senses, takes control ' ''' And 'nH a part nd parcel ot tho soul. In 'presence of sneh' perfect peace around A nw evidence seems f'er Uf to erei'ji - As I' th soul a restful heaven found. And. I,eth-llke, life's troubles lulled to t cp ' ' ' Th very waters curve themselves to ret With not a ound to break the stillness blest. o'er the trinsllke, iny atmosphere In'latiBiMd. liiKolous drowsiness doth lie. Ami N,riui.., faee, with autumn's blight and near, Iik upward to the bland and hasy Fkv. ' Whotn Knft nnd balmv ennony doth seem. O'er mmnm's grave, to hover like K dream. -, 'MM all the l.Hcht a pleasant sadness eherr- The nlr diMh em to scho with note Of long-gone si.ng. and Joys of long-past yeirs . -. . . "feme forth from out the misty wy' nd float tlUe mesoenwers tihout, to tell of dear Old ttinea that loft their cherished ciem ' orles hero. u : - ( . On upwnrd, Mirv wing eould I but fly, I'd so ir beyond the clouds into - the blue Of heitvnn' dome to bathe In that soft sky. And revol there, 'till sunset's golden hue Keren led the dylr.g splendor of the dav tXore tlie darkning gloom of twilight's gray. f -. - ! . . ...... '.. "When the full measure of my II fo am told: - Fre f shall pnss beyond the bound of tlm; , When llii .life's fond hope long to be- The endless er-rinRtlde of" a fadeless cMme." . Ob. mHy the mi, wnen .lt from earth 4nth- fly.- ' - A plw of .heaven flod llk '.yonder sky! , - , . L'PTOJ It GWYNM. Vor .rinroftlo Diarrhoea. ; "While In the srmy In J"(!3 I w tak en with rhronlw dliirrhoee,", sitys George M. Felton, f Houth GUmoa, Pa. "I htiva Sine tried many rvmedlea but wttlinut any peiroHntnt relief , until Mr.' A.y W. Mile, of thlfc plies, persuaded me to try Chamberlain's Colie. Cholira and : t'iar rhoea Remudy, ona bottle' of which stop red it at onse." for aU ty W, U Hand aV-rn..',. - , .f, ..: ,.M..-. Roye-crowne.1, with lifted veil, and soft glad eyes , She met him at the portals when be came; For ha was Life, and he, full lover- Did kiss ' her hand and fervent love pruviaini. - ; , And they wero boon companions Life and h& : ... . And fitly Joined in every ' mood and thoupht; .. . . They plighted lovo beneath the forest tr-e, -. ', . ,. .. In Nature's school together they were . taught. - . . Ill poct-hcart was wakened Into song.- Knr Vff Mil, VlA nlvhfll.nU n Great thoughts, that to eternity belong rnnii in np upa in penoct numbers felt ... . .- . But gaunt-eyed Death sat envious mnk Perceiving how the happy pair were And - he - Into . a iealoua . ran nraa thrown . with deshless palm sha smote her hollow- breast And in that mood Death mad an awful To lie Jiwwalt where Life and Poet strouo, 4. , That she might plant her Vile kiss on his Tpuch his5 warm,' Singing: heart and ' leava it cold. And even so transpired the tragic deed: Kmm , llaarrt'a n.,K.il'. ki . firm tn iattA-:...- , . .. And Wiftijr., hrarta thaU long In Athene Whlli life stands weeping by her - : Poefa era ve. " 5 .' " - ' - JAMBS LARK It PEARSON. Moravian Falls." , . , . . IX ME.MORIAM AN ACROSTIC Just m tho sweet slrglng bird In the On the. meadows' and fields come and Holding us charmed with Uro long that ' IhttV Mint ' . v .. Never thinking theyu'go in the ifall: . . . : .. . ..... . . ; . . t Come along thine own self, singing Into Holding us with thy song in a spelt As w followed theo laughing with ban ners unfurled, v - , . Roaming gladlj- o'er hill and through Little fireamlng that thou In the summer Even out pf the midst of Its toll and Sliouldst be, called with .the angels to uweii. , . ...... Merry songs thine." and sad, and they wutiicu very nenrt. Coming forth from thine own heart ot Never sorrow nor Joy tut thou Shared! Ever slnirlnir aa InrV a- ' In the ground as thou llest "away down Long thy memory ahall last as tho Years urn ami nm Uvlng on lu our hearU full of ln-e. U. M. M. . TRIBUTES OP THE PRESS. The DasslnaT awav of that hrUtiant young writer and rm John rh.rlo. McNeill, of The Charlotte Observer' editorial staff, is a singularly striking exemplification of the mvnterlr.ua A la. pensationa of Providence.-Lancaster, . u., isews. The untimely death nf Mr. JTfthn Charles McNeill removes frnm thl earthly sphere of usefulness, one of vi, maic muni guiea sons. Al though dvlnar at th turiv nf si he had made his mark In tia lliia wona mat any older man might well cei proua oi, ana wnen only tl he had been awarded the Pntte ninn nun for the best literary work done in this State for the preceding year.- Chat ham Record. The genial, lovely, charming and poetically beautiful soul of .John Charles McNelir, of The Charlotte Observer staff, passed beyond the veil of time last week. Such lovable spirits as his charm and make bet ter the world with whom they come In contact, and his loss is not limited to The Observer office. Those who csme in contact 'with him in the different phase of life all loved while living as well as since dead. While he was professor of Engjlsh at Wake Forest ; dur own . vounr townsman, Lawyer John A. Holbrook, received instruction rrom him, and his mead of praise of tho lovable character of John Charles McNeill is full and complete In its sincerity and heartiness, as expressed to this editor. Such lives as his are an In spiration to the better nature of us all. Wllkesboro Chronicle The death of John Charles McNeill, of The Charlotte Observer staff, brings sorrow to the heart of the many who claimed him for a personal friend and to that larger circle that knew him th rough, -hit literary work and admired hint. on account of his rare and scholarly gifts. Th end came af ter a brief illness at the home of his childhood in Gotland county, October 17th. He was a brilliant young man a genlusan honor graduate from Wake Forest at 11, ana only Zi years old when he dl"?d. In his short career since his school, flays ne has been college professor, lawyer, legislator end latterly a writer of both, prose and poetry Which, entitle hhn to de servedly high., rank in the world of literature. Many people now win read again and with a larger interest than before, the little volume or nis verse, "Songs Merry and SadV which came recently from the press. He had for eome time suffered with Insomnia, which brought about a complete ner vous breakdown,, and his death was so unexpected os to be a great shock to his wide circle .of friends. orth Carolina Christian Advocate. The State's brightest light In the field of pure literature went out last week when John Charles McNeill died. We had picked him out as the -man' from whom - would coma, the State' first great work in fiction, ' He had the- imaginative pdwer," the keen, de lightful humor,' the; poetic nature and the deft hand so essential In tha nov elist. His work during the last three years on The Charlotte Observer was In-the highest degree brilliant, wheth er he was reporting a speech or con vention, writing poetry or purely im aginative stories. Ills first assignment for The Observes, we believe, out of Charlotte, was to ' Newton, One hot July day In 1804, he stepped into The Enterprise office and said he had come tn report the soldiers reunion and Judge Dennett's speech. There were not a dosen people on the street and the day looked like anything else but a soldiers reunion In Newton, He had com just three week ahead of tlmo. He had got the date wrong, a not unnatural happening to a man ot genius. Rut he came back In August and got a different picture of Newton. What could be more appropriate thm John Charles McNeill reporting a peach by Rlsden Tyler Bennett! Newton Enterprise. t . ,' ;sif: y -.y -f.:n ''-' yyy y 'Th Dispatch Is a mottrner ,t the bier of John 'Charles McNeill. n we a; lovable man, personally, but we -pass that by. W think mostly of his genius and the loss his native State sustain In his death. He was one of Mod's prophets o the Heautl JUL,'! tUM felnf yT1(U,!j?ni I---, t u;i , i: , - :. i.;s. X there 'a.Y '.,, r in X rL,i Una llko him? There may l time, 1 .t there is not renv. 1 our only and our chief et V ' doatli et the asrs of 33 etw 3 ..4 i to cause the -whole State to wear mourn ing. . In him we had the possibinty of taking high rank as a State in the literary world, l Already his fame had gone abroad, far from his haunts down in Scotland county. Js'orth Car olina has sustained no greater loss in years than the death of McNeill, ftp poet, who also wrote splendid pro:, and the death of Avery, who mult have been a master novelist had he lived. It.: is disheartening these deaths, in view of the fact that we have so few able literary figures, and that we have in the past so niggardly supported those who have possessed the spark of genius.- Lexington Dis patch. " It was with unfeigned sorrow that the Trinity community -heard of the deaAh of John Charlea MpNellt the poet and a member of the staff oa The Charlotte Observer, His death is a dis tinct toss to the State. He had already produce work of merit and he gave 'promise of making; a' great contribu tion to the literature of his time. He was several times a visitor to the parki and had many friends here. Last year he delivered a lecture before' the col lege community, and after hr lecture a banquet was givem In his hwnor.vOn t'h.1 occasion he gave a reading from his i published volume of poems, "Songs, Merry and Sad." to the great delight of all whfo heard him. ;; - ? Hla career wa watahed with great interest by Trinity men, not only be cause tf his literary work,: but also be cause he took Che place on tha staff of Th Observer made vacant by the death of Trlntty' honored son, t E. Avery, whose work on The Observer was such a distinctive feature ot this excellent paper. Avery's column of "Idle. Comments," wihich ' attracted so mudh attention, wa followed by McNetttl' "Weeds of Idleness," which was always a cofrumm eagerty looked for. What Engene Field wa to The Chicago Newa Mc Neill was to The Charlotte Observer. As a reporter there has been few men in Journalism in this section, otf the country who could excel him. He knew Just what to say, and he always said tt with a spirit of fadrne&s which admitted of no dispute. The loss to The Observer and to ttie State of the 'owo "brght young men," Avery and Mc Neill, cannot be measured.Trinlty Chronicle. The death of Mr. John Charles Mc Neill at the home of hi parents In Scotland county, on Thursday last, will be deplored throughout the coun try. He was a genius, and hla mar velous gifts ' were recognised North and South. ... His songs were racy of the soli, and revealed to a degree never approach ed by a. North Carolinian, the rare qualities of the true poet In the short life that ha lived he enrolled his name among the noblest singer of the South. v ' He was a young man of the, finest impulses. He had a true a heart as ever ibeat in a breast, and none of the glare and glitter of the 'realm in which his talent placed Ihim ever blinded his eyes to the beauty of his simple childhood, or deafened his ears to the sweet voices ot tne past In his country home. He was too large to be lured away from the real things of life by the false ngnt ot manv voun a men of-promise, He died, where he; loved, to live In tha happy home of lis childhood and under , me tender ' ministry of those he loved so welt '7 ' HI, death has brought sorrow to thousands of his" friends, but has broken he hearts of those Who loved him most. May Heaven heal the wound hla untimely end has made! Charity, and Children." 7 fee,.;: -t ' ''&- , ' John Charles McNeill, HterateuT, polished speaker, genial man, passed from earth's work on Thursday, Octo ber 17th. His pen had won him a place, for there was a talent unusual behind that pen. In the dlnVult art of rhythm and rhyme he was foremost in North Carolina and as a story teller, one who could take the simple things of every day and make them glow with Interest, he was a master. 1 He was born on the banks of Lum ber river, Richmond county, now Scotland, near the shadows of old Spring Hill Baptist church. In the quiet of his country home he com muned to the fullest with nature and learned many lessons from the sim ple black folk of the farm. Wake Forest College . gave these native powers the needed . training. Ha Iried law. but it was not his work too Irksome for his poetto souj. He tried teaching the literature of oth ers, but not yet had he 'found his place. . . '.,V "-" ' . The . Charlotte Observer gave him the opportunity he longed "for, and for several years his poem and sto rle have, brightened its pages and thousand have read them with- in tense; Joy,,: V'y:.., - . . He ; was a young man, with a wide field open to htm, but his brilliant career 1 over. Many loved ihlm, for he made glad with his pen. We shall mis him. North Carolina Baptist Of sturdy Scotch parentage, John Charles McNeill was born July 26, l7rf in Scotland county, norm, car ollna. His boyhood day were spent on tha farm,v He received hla early education in the school of the com munity and- the gracious Influence of tne neignnornooa cnurcn were po tent In thoes formative year a a He en tered Wake Forest College in 1893 and graduated five year later, having won many honors in nis literary so ciety, ad as adltor-ln-chlef of th college magazine, winner ot tne uix on essayists' medal. Instructor in English, and valedictorian of hi class. For the year llM00-h was acting professor of English in Mercer Uni versity at Macon, - Oa -f Returning to his native State, he secured license to practice law and opened an, office. first in Lumberton ana men in. Lau rlnhurg.v In 1901 he represented his native county In the State Legislature. But In neither law nor politics could he become Interested as a llfo-voca-tlon. After tome work on local Jour nals and several contribution to the leading magazines of, the country, he was won to the taff of Th Charlotte Observe, Ift which position he spent the IssC three years of his life. In 1905 for producing the best literature In the Statedurlng the year he was awarded the Patterson Cup, PresiJent Roosevelt making the speech of pre sentation. In 1906 his poems were collected in& publlwhed 1 (on thous and copies) under the title of "Song. Merry and Bad." Early in 1907 he began the collection of hi dialect verse and arranged with hi publish ers for It appearance In a handsome ly illustrated volume under the title of " 'possums and Persimmons." or "Under the Persimmon Tree." After some months of failing health, he died at the home-of his parent on the acre be loved so well.' Thursday af ternoon. October 17. 1907, a month he had celebrated in wlnsom song, end Just two years, almost to the houfj after he received ' the coveted - I ; r :. , ; r. i r.' L i-;. ( f t..a lilt i ry i will te l.r.pc remr:s:! '-red es t ' t. . or of a number of guperb r-. -i. r.i- u'.Mibtwly- he poe..-.ed f -.niui tf a 1- 'l order, ths wide and :u:t. reevgnition of which did not dieturb liia beautiful modesty. : He certainly attained front rank among the verse writers of his native State. Had he lived and fulfilled the promise of his years, 'he would have risen, to the higher peaks of Parnassus and taken his place amon the great poets of America If not of the Engllah-epeak- tng world. . . -v. . Tha leading traits of his poetry were lightness and delicacy of touch, smoothness and melody, occasional classlo flavor, freshness and sweetness or sentiment and themes of human interest That in the swirl of daily journalism bits" of mediocre .- verse flowed from his pen he realized more than anyone else; for poetry may be written by the foot but not , by the yard." - And though in the last year or two of his life he struck some lofty note and accomplished now and then perhaps well-nigh the perfection of negro dialect verse, yet hla. place in literature was won by his serious poems and those that early In Jiia lit erary career wer written amid or in memory of rural, scenes. , : v .--: ' A child of the soil he grew, up amid fertile "fields, played on grassy lawns and lanes, dreamed and hunted In the level woods, fished and boated and swam in the beautiful Lumber river. and often gaaed into the.upper world with its sunlit blue or mantling cloud or trains of twinkling stars. Hal was a lover of Nature and of home; and It. was under the spelt of this twin-love that amid the city rush and roar he took up his lyre and smote from ' it strings Y the ' melodies . of "Away Down Home." Of Mr. McNeill's love' songs the prettiest;, purest, and most polished was "Oh Ask Me Not" ' It is lofty throughout and its . closing ' stania touches the warmest heart-chords struck by a Carolina poet Two years before his death the author consider ed it his best production; possibly no later piece reversed 'his opinion. The poet's preference Ms, ? equaled. If not surpassed, by his two stanias on "Sundown."' Surely these lines will live among the treasures- of our mother tongue. With ; superlative sympathy, insight, and spirituality they carry you Into the Holy of Ho lies of Nature's Tent of Meeting, Read them In the solemn even-tide or bj the. fading embers of soma splendid sunset ;t-:.:.. What was there not In store for the seer who penned such poems as these tnree and others perhaps j as gooai Alas, the State he loved and that lov ed hint In return laments by his new made grave that a life so brilliant and beloved was yet so brief. But the book of his life was closed by One who knew when and where to write "Finis," and so myriads bow. In si lence and suffer their loss with his loved ones. Long will his songs be sung and his memory cherished, for literature is richer ana tne world net ter because John Charles McNeill has lived and written. Rev. Wight C Moore, in Biblical Recorder. ' - v The Gazette-News wishes to "add its tribute, although somewhat tardily, to the-memory of John Charles Mc Neill, of The; Charlotte Observer edi torial staff, who fell on sleep a week regions remote from newspapersand the telegraph, the writer's survey of the happenings of a week wa arrest ed by the record of this latest be reavement in The Observer's official famllv. and with the knowledge came La sense of loss to the Journalism of the State, and to the people of the State. With all the high estimate of the poet's work and personality that has been uttered since bis eyes were closed in death, it Is gratifying to know that whil he was yet able to enjoy It, fitting recognition of that work and of his talent had ibeen made. Humbly doubtful of the merit of his songs himself, . he had abund ant testimony of the hlsh esteem" In whloh fhey were held by his fellows. A loving and lovable man was he, loving , all men and all nature, and therefore seeing much in men and nature that Is oeyond the ken of self absorbed souls. High . estimate. In deed, has been made of his life, all too brief, and of his work, all too meagre, as compared with what he might have produced had an ail-wise Providence seen fit to bestow upon him years and strength. The discern ing are agreed that the like of his talent has not lived in the Old North State these many decades, if Indeed, in . her htstory.-Aahevllle Gazette.; New. "'.... y. .'',-. : Thing That Joe King Thinks. Durham-" Herald.' E; ' - Federal control of the trunk line would mean Federal control of every thing except those lines that nobody else , would want y - The Jawyers appearing for '"the State should be reasonable in their charges in consideration of the ad vertising they are getting out of It As our two Senators were given no place on the programme1 at any of the celebrations it must be that they do . not belong ' to the Bryan faction.';!: v y-xy?, y y.. 'if the Southern contributed to the last Democratic campaign fund, of course somebody knows it but you cannot expect that somebody to telt While "the prohibitionist are sup posed to have a great majority In the State, it would still be safer to let the Legislature turn the trick for the Stately yvy,? J,; . ?.. If Mf.' Simmon continue to stand Idly by and let tha other fellow run the thing he will -wake up some of these mornings to find that he has no, Job, ;yyy:,f;';,:-::i,J::.; Some people mak money standing up for trust and corporations,, while others make It by abusing them, and on occupation is a praiseworthy aa the, otheiyyyy -A y-y-.y ;L , One;of , our Senator was ppresent at GreonsborOr : but it was . perhaps owing to a mistake on tha part of some on of the committee. , . y ', The committee having - in charge the entertainment of Mr. '' Bryan while in the State seem to have been determined that our Governor should get all the advertising out of It possible, . ' Those who. figured - that the at tendance at the ; Greensboro and Raleigh fair was because of the low rate did not take the trouble to find out that the rate was no lower than it has been for several year past. Telephone Slakes O Out of P. To the Editor of The Observers : In the -article 'phoned you last night and appearing In to-day' paper un der the head, "Man Completely Dis. appears," you have the name slightly wrong. It should be E, T. Ponder In stead of B. T. Conder. Please make the above carractlon la your next is sue and oblige. J. 6. P. CARPJENTER. tCherryvllle, Octj 2th. , , . - , -N-The LeoTMurda and the Buffaloes WlU contest in a game of beekstball to-morrow momijig at 11 o'clock, f f r, f r"t f-f , . f f f IAj i.ilci L-u- i..c-J ill. J K. - ' , lia....UV.v Oi Utii CawiiiOlJ more persistently than ever before, because we know our ready-to-wear garments will positively please the most exacting, man in every . detail of fashion, . fabrics, finish and fit, and at almost half the cost of to-order- 5 made apparel.' In 1 - . - ' ci " . '-.' si- iviyAVifJt;-'-.- .'' K if J r ri'r til; 'M I 7' I I i .s J PI Michaels-Stern Fine "Clothing at $12.50 to $270 we will give you as good," if not better, fitting garments ' and better .materials and tailoring than .the custom -tailor would -give ,, you at, from $25.00 to $40.00:, If you are open to- conviction, como seej as" an example of ' our. assertion. The 4 . m ... ., 'rp l."'- Snappy Sack Suits at $20.00 -J ' ; , . in up-to-the-minute single and double-breasted xnodelsy v made of fine quality Oassimeres, Tweeds, Cheviots , and Worsteds in a . wide selection of patterns and colorings: There isn't a tailor in town ' that ) will match aiiy of these, suits under $35.06. - . k 1 Our New ''Dilworth'i Shoe; $3.50 and $4.00 : The Shoes are all entirely new, new lasts, and new toes; in Patents, Vicis and Gunmetals; Button Bal and Blucher. The best Shoe for Men at $3,50ind $4.00; r- .- 1 " ' , fo'S ' . -1y' " w mvaiai Pkf ss. mv fMWVs . ' i.' . ' ' ''Sorosis" at....-. ;.$3.50 anr$l00.7 ' "Artistic" and ' American Lady" at. . , . . . . .$3.00, V ' In all leathers and on B t6 E lasts.; These have snap,, wear and comfort. .-. The Grover Shoe is the Shoe for women with tender h feet., Prices. ?... Men's Furnishinffs . Stetson Hats. .,,.$3.50 to $5.00. Dilworth Hats; - soft or stiff, black -or 'colored, in - v - . nobby shapes ; . .'. . V . . . . :. . U i .$2.50. ' ,;The "Emery" Shirt, Negligee, Silk and Flannel, y 1 !: attached or detached collars $1.00 to $3.00. , T)pnVn and Adler's Kid Gloves. WTiUp. Tnn Wn : Gray Norfolk lifiw Brunkwick wear.. a garment, v. . . "( , r ,y ; 1 , V, Cotton Ribbed ' Underwear . . . , , 50c. and $1.00. 'Nobby Neckwear in those new combinations of ; col- - ora, from v ....25c.to 75c.vy "Our entire stock Furnishings is first-class and up- . tc-the-minute.' n'' ' . "..V,, v, ' t!-' a-' - rr irntn r rr nt- n w, asisn-rr -r - t rmmii s-.mr -i "...n, nt mmt-t mtmtnt V ? , 1 V- 1 1 ,V. s ... y.. $1,75 to $3.00. ; A A SnaDDv Line . v .$1.00 to $2.50, Worsted - and Wnnl-v-ffrif At: $1.50 to $2.$ . ? " i . ttwoei r JK-inaaHMU
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Oct. 25, 1907, edition 1
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