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! I ni.,.f; a i .:r. r.o.' . t f l 5 i i' Carolines, V- i .(, ,:a I. ring Vl.-H v . iV'.T..-?;rs of the Clinch- 1 1 ( :; uiy of Southwestern ii luiA, Licit Are Loins Exploit r Uh capital That Is Uchinil the Cont ruction of the South and West ern JKuUroad An Immense Autput Heine Prcnarvd For Will Ileaeh Tliis Market by a Route 800 Miles fcliorter Than Xow Exists. , , With the construction of the new South & Western Railroad through Kentucky, Tennessee and the Caroli nas. there la oromlse that coal con sumers will be Immensely advantaged by competition which will be mad possible by this route, A party of capitalists who are behind the buna in of this road spent Thursday in Spartanburg and besides giving out in formation to the effect that the new i route would strike that city, some in terestinar facts were presented in re gard to the transformation whl5h the road would work In piedmont Caro ' Una. Coal consumers are being vis- - ited by the representatives of tne com s. pany with view of getting; a line on . the situation so as to supply the enor mous demand of piedmont Carolina by iM , time the first trains are in ' operation on the South & Western The Spartanburg Herald prints lengthy article In Its issue of yester- degree of certainty- that there will fee no suspension of work on the South Western as a result of the finan cial flurry which has existed for eev- eral weeks. It is stated that the : company not only has sufficient means 10 continue tne worK, dui also nas ' eet aside for the sole purpose of de veloping .1U coal fields IL1Z5.000, which will be expended in exploiting ih4mmense tract containing 300,000 Ocm.tn soutnwesiern Virginia. COAL DIRECT TO CONSUMER. With in a year it is -firmly betteved j that coal from this new territory will toe placed In reach of Carolina manu facturers, coming over the new road which is being Built through the mountains, at a cost that is hard to .conceive. The work of construction of this new route is marveling the Aglneerlng geniuses qt the country,' and the financiers who have tlirown . their millions Into projects in times past." Spanning of gorges, tunneling : of mountains, and the absolute elimi nation of all grades to amount to any thing is Involved in the mighty under taking. The resources of the South & West ern and the moneyed power behind It are not generally appreciated in this .part' of the country. ' The amount expended in the past has been enor mous and the amount yet to be put Into the work of construction is hard to contemplate. The plans of the promoters are to send coal direct from the fields'1 of Virginia through the mountains of this State direct to the consumers. The line will strike the Seaboard at Bostlc, a little station four miles from Rutherfordton, and there are many in this city -who ex pect to see a revelation In improve ments on that system between Ruth erfordton and Monroe, where the line -that passes through Charlotte hits the main line. THE SPARTANBURG CONNECTION. There are many advantages to be derived in this section of the country from the connection which' will be made at Spartanburg. The line will strike about, the centre of the rich cotton milling district of the South, and, therefore, prove profitable to the cotton manufacturing Industry In view of the fact that It will place coal with in their reach direct from the mines. Numerous other industries that are springing up in piedmont Carolina will receive the same advantages from the projection to Spartanburg. The Cllnchfield Coal Corporation will place Its product In competition with- the coal tent to this section from the mines of Tennessee, the line now be ing 300 miles shorter than any other; line uiiiigjug luai ii' iiiv.no 1UIU19. A- . the present time the Southern and the Atlantic Coast Line are using coal from the Cllnchfield mines an J In the future this patronage will be consid erably Increased. It Is expected that by January 1,909, the Clinvhfleld Com pany will produce 2,000,000 tons of - no 1 aliifTf Mon i r mi nr.1 otrT. In.l m. ry of piedmont Carolina. Twelve new mines are to be opened In the near future at a cot of $1,125,000, which will make th company the leading coal corporation In the entire South. ' PRESIDENT OF COMPANY. The president of this monumental mining company Is Mr. John H. Wln- aer, a man irom ivortn Carolina wno . has made a great reputation in the business sphere within the last twelve .. years. He eomes from the renowned . Winder family that figured JlHtlnctly In the history of North Carolina. For a number of years he was connected 1th the K-abfl'rj Air Line Railroad and he enloys a wld acquaintance throughout thi- South. The sales de , panment of the rim- hfleld Coal Com pany Is Mr. F. C. Hryan, another Southerner Wno wa formerly connect ed Kh the freight department of the 8 A- L. Company wirh hearquar ters In Raleigh. He was later con nected with the Norfolk & Western Itailroad. . Cllnehflell coal will go to the coast and It is exceedingly probable the : Ceaboard line will be used throuih f.thls city for that purpose. An yet - ikl. ..,..... I.. - - - 1 . 1 .. . - .. ijimtri r nine n yt-i u la l HI, I III? officials of the company having mado no announcement whether this route tvouM be followed, or a line from Fpsrtanburg to Charleston. In case the Seaboard route U used, there I" t)0 doubt about the Improvements , hlch will be made for the purpose of hauling such heavy traffic. Con umers Of coal In thi immediate vt- :. mlnftv ait tarctil iV.Mku..e, i 'mort Carolina, will be interested In thes facts' which came to light af ter a visit of the onVjals of the coal rornoratlon to gnnrtantmrs- m . week. . Leon M;inn' Thrift. ' Master Leon McGinn, the little rripple newsboy, who sells papers on . the streets, promises to b a financier some day.-Although he has to travel n crutches- he, gots there Just the same, "How are you getting on. Leon?" ' sked an Observer man of him v. teray. . . "Fine," was the Joyful reply. "Making any money V J 'Yes, sir. little" "How much money have you In the Bank, "Between $27$ and $J00. - "That it first rate. Did you make It an sinng paper7 . i "Most every Mt of It." . . Leon is a fine little fellow, with good snse, pleasant manners and plenty of pluck. Ke may be a ' rich man some day. , A SIGNIFICANT PRAYEIl.. "May the Lord help you make Buck-I'-n's Arnica fealve known t silt" writ 3. O. Jenkins, of Chap Hill, K. C . It e-iif-kly took the pain tut of felon for i- end oiinxt it in a wonderfully short - - Amrik tnt tutr -btwf mi I t,.u..., ic. t W. JU JJud tt Cu.'f Mr. V. II. Mmlcr, i- i ' -nt of '!.;; Iron's Homo St ii iy, of tl.c Work ATonipli;.!i'.I In Inform i j One L.ui Aid of the l'ubiic So 1.. litd. , "Ed callod to see us the othor day," said Mr. W. B. Streeter, of Greens boro, superintendent of the North Carolina Children's Home Society, wha spent ytjsterday afternoon In the city "Who la Ed?" was asked. " "He Is a ward of the Home Society as a direct consequence of two things, corn whiskey and no reform school, especially the former. He is now about It years old and came to us about two years, ago from Jail after suomitting to the charge of . man slaughter, guilty of having ahot his own brother after his father had fill ed him up on whiskey. We were ap pealed to eoon after hia arrest, the charge being murder, .an unbailable offense. -We told those interested that when the case was called in court they might tell the court that If he thought the society could do more to save the lad to good citizenship than jail, chaincanr or - .penitentiary, we were willing to give the boy a chance The court accepted this plan suspend ed sentence and sent him to us with the understanding that ' his people were to have nothing to do with him. that he was to submit to such rules as we laid down for his conduct and that so long as he conducted himself properly, sentence would not tie lm nosed. i V We placed him in the nome or one of the State's most successful farmers, the family understanding the clrcum stances fully, and he has been a gen ulne member of the household since. He attends school with the daughter of the family, younger than he is and is her protector to and fro. He nas made a perfect record of conduct thus far. With our permission ne writes to a sister and his improvement ed ucationally and In penmanship Is very marked. He proudly announced that his Individual patch of potatoes net ted him 317 this fall and that a young mule that he' had tared for from its dam's death was so good that he had already been offered $75 for it, and that he purposed selling it soon ana hnnklno- i he monev. 1 "The boy presenter a nne, maniy appearance the other day. - tie u a handsome fellow with frank, -honest eyes. He said he wanted to see us especially to thank the society for giv ing him a chance." Mr. Streeter was on nis way to see another boy who is In trouble and hones the society can do something for f him, too, but wishes it llstlnctly understood that the society Is not a reform school. "Its mission is to the destitute and homeless white children, but it will help any child in need If It can. "Thanksgiving Is nearly here when special effort la always made In be half of the orphans. While urging the most generous of contributions to your church, or yous society's regular r- phanage. we trust that the puouc w:u also remember those who for one rea son or another cannot be received at such orphanages the Children s Home Society's special charges and spare a little additional to aid the so ciety In Its work. "Two hundred and thirty-two neeay children 'have been provided with homes by the society in four years.' IN THE TOBACCO TOWNS. The Demand For large Sums of Money MukcK the Issuing or cer tificates a Necessity Inrush of the Crop on Certain Days. Clearincr certificates have been used in towns like Winston, Durham and Danville on account of the heavy sales of loose tobacco and be cause pf the custom of the ware house people paying off In actual cash. Most of the cash, amounting dally In each town to $30,000 or $40,000, comes back in the course of two or three days to th' banks. Finding: it difficult as well as ex pensive to ship in currency dally, the expedient of Issuing clearing certifi cates in denominations ranging from l to $20. guaranteed by all the banks In each town and bearing 4 per cent, interest, has been adopted. This plan seems to be satisfactory and a relief to the situation, and has been used only by the tobacco towns where tobacco is rushed in and sold In great quantities' at this season of the year. Nowhere outside of these big tobacco markets has It been necessary to use such certificates and It will no doubt be discarded In a short time, as money conditions are rapidly assuming a normal aspect and In a week or ten days It will all be over. THE COTTON KECOIID. Six Hundred anil Eighty-Four Bale Less Handled During Septemler and Octolier Than During Same Months LaHt Year. Cotton to the extent of 178 hales was weighed at the Charlotte platform yesterday, the best price paid for that which was sold being 10 1-2 cents. On the corresponding day last year 95 bales were handled, the record price being 10 1-4 cents. Between th, ilales of Heptember 1st and yes terday, November 1st, two months, 5,828 bales were handled. Last year for the same period the figures were 6,512. There is. therefore, a shortage this year of 684 bales. There seem to be a general and consistent tendency among the larger and iniin prosperous farmers espe clally to hold their product for a higher pri-e. A largf proportion of that sold is the property of negroes, tenants and others. SACKED COXCEKT. RichanlHon Orchestra Will Render Fine Programme Tu-Mrirrow Nlghj at 9:30 In the Tartars of the South ern Manufacturer' Club. The second of a serlen nf concerts will be given by the Richardson Or chestra in the parlors of the Southern Manufacturers Club to-m.rrow night, at 9:30 o'clock. A very flno and elab orate programme has been prepared for this occasion, and an unusually large attendance Is expected, for ever since the establishment of these con. certs they have rapldlv increased in popularity. The members and their families are heartily Invited. The pro gramme follows: ,,, Anvil n it rus from "II Trova tore",. Verdi AgniHi Del ..,,..Mt Lxcprrtti from "StrodeII:i"..,.vn Tlotow Les ratlnetirs WaldtmiM "I I'vi Tho" ......Orte Die Mnter.lnger von Herlln Lines Fxeerpti from "Iloheinlin Oirl".,..li)f( March from Kymjihotiy "Lcnore"...,iiaR County Schools to Be Running Soon, About SO public schools throughout Mecklenburg county will open either next Monday or th Monday follow ing,. According to the rule adoptsd by the board of school commissioners the last date on which a county school can ooen is N'oeemhor mi; Monday week. Those, as at rule, which open last, have short terms. Will Study Gounod's "Redemption The Elizabeth Cntletrn Ch.inl llul. iy has re-orxanizeil fur tha win,.. ...j rehearsals will be held every Thurs day - night - Qounod's "Redemption" and selections from standard operas mj oratorios win be studied. The ""r n mmri:n, certainly not . later wtn April i.puu 4. . - -1 v i 1 SOLICTTOB BROOKS' VIEWS. A Popular Candidate For Congress In tne Fifth District Tells an Observer Reporter a Few Things of Interest uryan, lie Thinks, Is the Greatest Man In the Country He Will Be a Candidate and Will Stand With the Ncbraskart and on the State Demo cratic Platform. Solicitor A. L. Brooks, one of the leading Democrats of the fifth dis trict, spent two days In the city, on business. Mr. Brooks practices law for a livelihood and has done well at it. but the game of politics fascinates him. He likes the people and the people like him, and being able In de bate and knowing how to mix with the people, he Is popular.' If he has a fault It Is in being daffy on Bryan. When seen at the Selwyn, yesterday, and questioned by an Observer man concerning the political situation, In his section of the State, Mr. Brooks said: "Politics has been quiet In Greens boro since our big fair when Mr. Bry an spoke to about 70,000 people. His speech at the banquet that night was one of the greatest speeches I have heard. It made a profound Impres sion upon every one who heard It. But I am an enthusiast upon the sub ject of Bryan. You know I think any private cltlsen great whose opinion upon public questions la quoted the world over and who impels the Presi dent of a different party to adopt many of his views upon government in order to sustain himself In power and Influence , , "Indeed, " President Roosevelt has become so dependent upon Mr. Bryan for public nervine tonic that he en gaged Bryan's 'Average Man' In his Thanksgiving proclamation to express the country's "gratitude to Providence for our many blessings. This is the wisest and lest thing, however, which tUoosevelt has yet done, for Mr. Bry an's average man who is a Democrat lives In much closer touch with Provi dence than the average Republican." "How, about the race for Congress?" qurled the newspaper man. "The outlook is fine," declared So lictor Brooks. "My friends wherever I go throughout the district tell me there is no doubt about my nomina tion. I have enough friends In thaU district to make any mans 'calling and election' sure. -1 have every con fidence In their fidelity, ability and Judgment. "Have you announced your plat form ?" "Oh, no; Bryan and the last Demo cratic State platform are good enough for me. , All the people of my district know me and have heard me In every campaign since 1896, when I wvis presidential elector. I prefer for them to Judge of me by past performances, rather than present promises. "The people can be depended up on to do the right thing when they know all the facts. Hot air may warm up a subject,, but never throw anv light on It." It will bo recalled by those who at tended the last State Dmocratlc con vention that Solicitor Brooks Intro duced the resolution endorsing Bryan for the next democratic candidate for President. TWO NEGROES DROP DEAD. Charlie StlrewaU and Nsoml MeKane, Both Colored. Pa Away Without a Moment's WarningDeaths Duo to Heart Failure. Two negroes dropped dead yester day afternoon, one a man and the other a -woman. Charlie Btirewalt, the man. was employed by Mr. A. W. Whltaker, the stockman, and was engaged In butchering a hog at the Whltaker pens, west of the city. He had Just hung the. animal up and was getting ready to complete, his task, When ne keeiea over, passing away In a few moments, death being due, so the pnysictan saia, to neart failure. Stlrewalt had been In; Mr. Whltakor's employ for some time and was ; an ,honest ; and hard working negro. He lived with his wife In Ward and was highly, re garded a the city. The woman was jvsomt McKane, Mr. and Mrs. Prank U Sadler's cook, She was In the kitchen .making ready to prepare supper when she dropped aeao. mere i was no ; one in tne kitchen at the time and the circum stances of her death are not certain. When Mr. Sadler stpped into the kitchen to give some order about the evening meat rne saw the woman lying on the floor, He notified the police and called fo doctor, but there was nothing to be done. The woman br supposed to have died of heart failure, , She was unmarried and lived near the Ice factory. . , f Neglected Cold Spell Danger. Colds and hacking coughs which are permitted to run on lead directly to chronic and serious catarrhal com plications. One bottle of Herring's Catarrh Cute, price tl.00, stops every 4i4Krbyeffetlng mn tmmedlste cure. sold by Atkinson's Drug Stbrs, -ear ' Forithe strong that they may keep their strength! For the weakthat they may regain their strength. For the young that they may grow in strengthl Urieeda iisbuit the most .nutritious food from wheat , Clean, crisp and fresh. . In moisture and ' l '- 'dust 6roof backave- NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY, THE CRUELTY OF A XCRSE. A Father Finds That the Legs of Ills Child Have Been Broken. "There is a child in our section of the town that has two broken bones and a 4ruised body on account of the treatment" administered by a nurse," said a woman yesterday. "The poor little thing cried and cried until Its father sent for a doctor and had him make an investigation. It was found that bones In the legs -were broken, one of the fractures having knitted together In a way that will make the child a cripple for life. This was caused by beating the little one on the ground, and the bruises by pinch ing" An Observer man had heard of this case before?. It Is sadd that the mother of the baby did not realize what was going on until the doctor came. If these statements be true the nurse could be put on the chaingang. There is a law to protect lower Ani mals from cruel people and the same might be lhvoked. In this case. Several Meetings Next Monday. -Next Monday will be "meeting day." This, is meant not in the old-fashioned country sense, which indicates that religious services are to be held then, :but simply that this, being the first 'Monday in the month! will be marked by the assembling together of the members of varlofes governmental boards for the transaction of business and the consideration of matters in their respective departments which Involve the public weal. The county commissioners, the board of education and the Charlotte aldermen will all deliberate. APPENDICITIS la due In a large measure to abuse of the bowels, bv enmloyin drastic Durca- tlves.To avoid all danger, use oniy Ir. King's New ute rnis, tne sare.' genrte cleansers and invlgorators. Guaranteed for headache, biliousness, malaria and Jaundice, at W. L. Hand & Co.'s druz store.i,2c. : : AN ELOQUENT ' TESTIMONIAL ' The following letter is more eloquent in praise of the Ar tistic Stlcff Pianos than any testimonial Mr. Clewell i or ourselves could write. I Rev. Mr. Clewell la the head of Salem Academy and Col lege, Winston-Salem, N. C, and shows the high steem and confidence In which the firm of Chas. M. Stleff is held by one of the best known educa tors In the South. Winston-Salem, N. C, Sept. . 20, 1008. My Dear Mr. Wllmothi :' .: e ..... Regarding the letter for the Stlcff Pianos, please write such a letter as will suit" your purpose and 10 my name to the . letter. . Or, If ' you prefer to do o, write the letter and send to me and I will sign It and return to you. I know that I can endorse anything you claim for (Vour pianos. We have : always beon pleased with them. . welt - 1 Very truly yours, J. H. CLEWELL, j x Principal. Chas- M; Stleff Manufacturer of the Artistic 6tleff, Slutw and Stleff Self-Player rinnos. . Southern Warcrooni: : 5 Vcst Trade St., CHARLOTTE. N. 0. 0;ii.vn:.:oTnriT-r. mads ' j 1 HOLLlSTER'S ' ' Rocky Ussnhin Tea liuggef s A Busy Medicine for Busy People -BrUigl GoldeK Health tni RenewrtVltM', K speciflo for Constipation. Indigestion, Liver xo& Kidney traubie. Pimples, Eonins, Impure lilood. Bad Breath. Shiftisb BoweU. Headache ind Bockictae. Its Rooky Mountais Tea in tab let form, 15 cents a bos. - Genuine msde bi HotxisTsa Dwjo Com past. Madison, Wis. GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE Charlotte Souvenir Spoons A very useful and exceedingly handsome article for visitors to carry back Jiome with them is one of our Charlotte Souvenir Spoons. They were designed especially for us and are very appropriate. We have them in sev eral styles and sizes. B. A. Southerland Jeweler Plsesti Hole Beats - DeciMMOt Boms t Legal WiapiMts Kevenlbla Earelopes Cresbed Eavslopea BuMMtblt BoveleAs Tfsatfer Caste ior '. . . ,. Flatofytrtictl Letter F lung Cabinets Bankers Note Cards 1 ' i UttS PorUoUot Ptrformluii RoUry Copltts Typewrttet luppUe I Of Every Dmeriptioa Mtmloal ladts Take wtnsing Dtek Bbelvae. Memoranda , Books sad Cases Copy Baths -Carbon Pasara - ICardutas Lad tart WE CAKKT THESB OOODS Df STOCK V tanooer55iipw Board CUpa tUaOomuy Racks . Dmk Jrsda ' " LooatLtBeoks ' ' ... PostBladtrs Office Ttcktofs j i j etoms "BAnnnvorir cos Office Outfitters. AS , , i ; y, ' A If you wear one of ours you know-you are wearing the right thing, as welV. as being comfortable. We have them in aU the atvles that are .correct this season. - ' , Heavy, Light, Combination, Raincoats, all kinds, for Men and Boys; i Mall orders filled on day. of receipt. . . - Fr.':.miA.il(rSrt X ' I X 1 Mw ImIiII This is what every one. exclaims about oar this season's Rugs. They " r are certainly aathered in here with great care Our buver went corelully .through the lines of the and we bought only the pick of Wilton Rugs, 9x12.'... Axminster Rugs, 9x12 , Body Brussels Rugs,- 9x12 Tapestry Brussels Rugs, 9x12....; Ingrain Rugs, 9x12 Fiber Rugs, 9x12. Also a large stock of larger and gains on this market. startler - (saraner go. SSagBSfasi SBST ' ' .BBBTBaV Largest Dealers Evening; Clop es Lapels of dress coats and to the edge with , silk that has not a high lustre, and many of the dress trousers have silk braid on the seams ; . . $4o'dO to $75.00. Fall Overcoats, silk lined, The Tate - And by far the moat beautiful and artistic way to carpet a floor Is to -sprad a few " - about th room. ,-There Is ' nothing that makes the room -more Inviting -and cool looking in the summer and more warm and cozy in the winter We carry a large stock of beautiful Rugs at all times, but recent " heavy shipments have given va an unusual large stock of all sizes from 27 Inches to 15 feet, including Ingrains, Fibres, Tapestries. Velvets V Axmlnsters, Body Brussels, Wilton Velvets and Imperial Smyrnas i. will pay ypu to see us. - ( - - Remember, Mellon's dpthes fit best rug makers In this country tblr productions. 1 ; - - ..$40.00 and $50.00 $28.00 and $35.00 , . ...... , $35.00 ...$16.50 and $18.50 .' , .$6.00, $10.00 and $12.50 . . ...... . .$12.50 - smaller Ruga .We offer the 'best bar" , , ' - ' SBST " ' v .BSnBaV r In the State. dinner jackets are- faced Oxford Gray and tFari $20.00,v $25.00, $30.00, $35.00. - ; Brown Go. ss '.THB. tlODERNVVAY THB wmmm THE SANITARY WAY '.. ' : :. I . .... i A .... ... . -j y i-" :
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