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IV i year luontiis ............... ; i.e m-mllia ,.JS.W . 4.U0 . l.M Scml-Weekly. r-ie year ...... month ... Uhiee months . .60 PUMJSHERS' AXXOCXCEMKJiT. No. H South Try on rtrcst. Telephone numbsrs: tiuIns oSlce. Bell 'phone IN; city editor office. Bell 'phone, 134; new cditor'i office. Bt II 'phone. 234. A subscriber in ordering the sddress of hie paper clwngad, will please in dicate the address to which it is going at tha time ha asks (or the change to te made. " Adveitaln rates are furnished on application. Advertisers my Jeel euro ; tnat through the eolumm ol this paper they may reach all Charlotte and a portion of the- beet people la this State and upper South Carolina. This paper give correspondent a Wide latitude at it thinks public policy ptrmiM, but It is to no cue respon sible for their view. It la much pre ferrel ;hat correspondent! atgn their names to their articles, especially to aes where they attack person or institutions, thouch this 1 not de manded. The editor reserves the right to give the names of correspondents when they are demanded for the pur pose of personal satisfaction. To re i ceive ' consideration a communication must be accompanied by the true luune of the correspondent MONDAY, NOVEMBER ' 1 1, 1907. , WHERE POPULAR INTELLIGENCE . WAS BADLY UNDER-RATED. (From yesterday' Observer It was - to 1m seen that nut at nonMv n Hnmn - representative farmers interviewed wly one had a, good word for tho last Legislature's action in heavily re ducing passenger rates, this one ex- concern to farmers. There was gen- "eral yreement that freight diserlm ' lnatlon Is the farmer's real grievance ' against the railroads. Their nelgh bors, most of those Interviewed took " occasion to say, all held similar views. Such cutting of passenger rates to the bone might Indirectly hurt the farmers by hurling the railroads but offered no solid 'benefit whatever. Th? - farmers were tired of the sound and fury over this matter and wanted to "know what could be done toward re lief from the year-round tax placed tipon living and farming by glaringly ' discriminative freight rates. (It would thus appear that the far- mers knew their Interests far belter than their self-Interested friends 1m , agine. Many students of railroad mat ' ters affecting this section, even among those who had no axe to grind, have held the belief that the people could ' not be awakened tq their real wrongs -unless after a long course of educa tion. These wrongs, they argued, re ' veat themselves only to the mind's eye except as Regards business men ; In '. direct contact with them, can neither Deeep nor nil wnn a suck Dy me ayerage citizen, and consequently - present great practical difficulties. This view Impressed itself strongly upon - most politicians, who, saw In freight I a a very jjuur nnujri i lur agiia- tlon .where reasonably prompt results ", for the agitators were desired. Pas- - jt.. i ... . i . e seen and hit toy any one; for the ptfbjlc -pays them dirtly Instead of V inqirectiy. in jnwn Carolina, tnere- ' fore, no less than In States whose Just freight rate grievances were fw - or none, the main hnllabnl-o has bonn . raised over passenger rates. It is this ' procedure which has (been followed ' - i .,i ..... .t . . . : Biiu niin.il, as inuiiuinu iy inn ini'T vlews mentioned, has not met the desired suoces. The public flatly de clined to become pxclfed. and had not the railroad raised a temporary , furor by senselcsn luetics with the aid Cf'an unfortunately fiill"t1 United "' ' dates Judge there Is little room for doubt that sentiment would have ; moulded itself steadily in their favor from the first. Wo verily believe that since the roads departed from their folly the great weight of public sym pathy has shifted to their side; we even fear that this sheer persecution W'U have the r fleet of giving the rnl railroad abuses a fresh hold on life. i Emphasis has been laid In fjulto (he iwrong place. Some f,f un have real ' Ised as much all al'-ng, anl certain evpressions by Speaker JtiBtice both during and since the legislature would Indicate that h was almost per , ailaded to this effect. Few there be ; Jn North Carolina now who do not ' regret that such extreme action was ta.ken In the matter of and relating ; ; almost solely to passenger rates. ..The ptfbllc attitude upon this ques tion would have furnished a vlndl- . cation If any were needed, of our , people's fitness for self-government Intelligence and the' reading haiblt - ' am more widely diffused In North Carolina to-day than ever before, but tib generation could have gone wrong - erln.j The fact Is, , the people of Jfprth Z Carolina and eyery other :.? American State have a lot more aense and Information than nlnetynlne In a hundred politicians ever credit them ,wHh possessing. .The new comet nw approaching the' earth and watched WHh great Interest throogb all the big telescope -mt not discovered by' any astronomer at atl ut ..tor; ft Wlsconslti farmer tsing hts r fildtlaas. l)t has been named the Mellish comet! after lu discoverer. VTbo says the farmeri are not leading the procession these days! Tn the death ofvCol j. If. Estill, publisher of The Savannah Morning News, Southern, journalism loses one of Its most conspicuous figure Dur ing ' lengthy caricf Co!onel , Estill always ptood- for that which was high and good. He wilj be greatly th Issed, J ut his work and la personality wjlj : iV.t themselves felt long after Mm, ". . r i:. i". i , . v ; , , 1 1 tViu. " .', 0:.!o, to i.: wu-1 f ,,! seM-lan .f Uio State AuUUoi and tax cornmissiunora of all the States In tho I'r.ion. TUis convention has for its special purpose the evolution of some more equitable and uniform system of -taxation that it will seek, to have introduced into all of tho States, giv ing general uniformity of taxation. State Auditor Dixon had decided con vlctlona regarding systems of taxation and will take an active "part in the deliberations of the convention. tne thing that Dr. Dixon Is convinced would redound to th best interests of North Carolina is to have all real and personal property aubject 4o tax ation assessed at Its actual cash value and then bavs the tax rate, put down to a correspondingly low r&te. In this way he says North Carolina would get creMt for 'having fully one billion dot lars of property instead of half that amount now-and also for having a remarkably low rate of taxation as compared with other States." Dr. Dixon," always a sensible man, has this right Nothing could t more unequal or more unjust than our present system of assessment of. prop erty or taxation. Even in a ' given county the assessors are not in har mony in their methodsi Thus a citizen in one township pays less tax than he should and one in township adjoin ing more. From county to county the Inequality is even greater and legisla tion has failed to right these wrongs. It is scarcely worth while to elaborate upon an evil of which everybody knows and for which nobody has ad vanced, an adequate remedy. Evi dently It Is universal else there would be no need for this convention which Dr. Dixon Id to attend and which, If it accomplish its purpose, will have attained a mtst praiseworthy end. We can think of nothing that would so nearly adjust the balance as tho plan he proposes that of the assessment of all property at Us actual cash value. LIABLE IF YOt7 GET THE PATER. A correspondent. "T. C," asks The New York Journal of Commerce this question: -if . ma in tflrtl mibBcrlbed to some journal for one year end the publishers of ihis journal have continued sending their publication to him ever since, who tlirnuch lnaavenence ;tup' the Diibllsher of bis desire to discon tinue the subscription, has this failure to notify rendered him liable for the amount equivalent to the last two yenrs subscription? And the excellent authority Inter rogated makes reply: a noiinnwr In aent to any person. and he accepts it he must pay for it. When he wixhes to bring Ms subscription to an en1 ha should so inform the mib Itshers. If they still continue tt send the rsper, or it he lias FUDScnueo. omy for a limlte-J period, and tho puper is sent to him after that he should refuse to aer-pt It. He should leave It In his iiostofTlee box. If It is aeuveieu mroupu n box. should ask th? postal authorities tc take it out and return w. anu to re- his box. If they centlnue to be put Into his box he should persist in ruurmn them to the noptal authorities-or In ll- lertlna- those authorities to take the pa per out of the box or k-'ep it out. If It Is dellvared by a enrrler he shculd re fuse to accept it. lfls obligation to pay for the puper It he accepts it is no pe- culinrlty of 'newpater law,' as It 1s nnMttmr rnllpd. If a householder fhould ordef icu to be delivered to hlml dally during the month of July, and if tho lee man should continue nis no- liveries In August, the householder would have an option to accept the. Ice and pny for It, or else to refuco to Ac cept It. lie camiot accept It and still renise to p'ty tor it on mc ground that lie has not ordered It." This Is good law and good Justice, on the ground that a man should be made to pay for any commercial commodity that he gets the (benefit of, but It would be no more than right if a publisher who persists In sending his paper' to a subscriber after notlcn to dlscontlnuo It and when arrearages are paid, should be mnile to lose the price of the sub scription. Feralstenoe in forcing pa pers irpon unwilling subscribers indi cate lark 'of self-respect and has done much to bring the newspaper busi ness Into contempt. . i If Candidate Taft thinks PreI.lent Roosevelt Is treating him right he Is about the only man who holds such an opinion. TVlierp Is the Donkey Metropolis? Lancaster, 8. C, News.' A carload of donkeys, forty or more, rested here at Hoss' stuble, Monday on their way to Hock Hill, 8. 0 where they will become a part of the community. It was tho consensus of opinion here that Char lotto hml enough 'auch cattle. Chur lo te Obsorvur, What! more donkeys In Kock Hill? That's t:.o bad like carrying coal to Newcastle However, since Lancas ter Is short on long cared animals, she will uiil-rtake to accommodate her progressive neighbor's overflow. COXU RVTLATO It Y MEHSAtiES. Komo ItrKiirdlnu Ttiosilaj's Elet'tlons Wh4'h Mlrbt Have Dtt'ti Sent Hut Were Not tfw York Evening Post It la a cold election Hay that floe not provide somebody for every politlolan to t'ongrntulsts, but this v9r the mwrnttgea nf gnod-will ere making uncommonly long Jumps. Tlmolhy. WoodrMlt bealn br congratulstlng lrisldent Jtoosevelt on h slottry In nroklyn. Fresldant Koosovelt nturns the compliment tiy wiring a eoiigrntulatdry lotter to Mr. jieney, of Rua Fianelsco. Then from far beyomi the Gohtan iute The tfnble brings the news that Taft. In the shade of tns, cheUerlng palni leaped with Joy at the tidings from Cincinnati and Kentucky, On th Democratic 1K Hrynn " sends from Ne)rska Ids contrstulattons to Tom Johnson, of Cleveland. It only re mains for Johnson to compliment Moran, of Hoston. and Gorg B. Cox Oov, (lulld, to eemiiiftt the ehalna. It Is lucky Indeed that the back of ths telegraphers' strike was broken In time to permit the sending of tho lons-rana Mcwia, There would have been less fun In writ Ing party friends nearer home.- ,Hr, tor instance, are some messages that might have bten sent: Woodruff to Parsons: i In Roosevelt's native city and borough thw-omild be no issue but'-' Roosevelt, The-people have spoken, ' Hoosevnlt to Uurton: You farricd'the standard of 'my poll rles."; There 'wm. no . fouling and no flinching In Cleveland, r Hrysn U Supreme Court ' Candldata I wrote VoUr 1 1st form tnvM tnakse the Nebraska vtection returns voniur mirresung te ' JlfsKlns, of Rhode Island. 6 Whitney, of Maasachnsctts; ., let !.'.'. 4 I -. in Close Si!v-.'-i'i,l port vu.'i j c PiiTtToiK-e in ;'! i. i" t'i- l.ril!' 1 I'rt'm-iit I);i v Aj poi..i jneiil-r How 'Kta'licn , C-abllM'W" Or!' inated The I'owct Vftcd in tlie l;i-hops Hk Cabinet an Advl-ory Hoard lilsliop MorrLson Make 3Iany Ap pointments Alone Interest In Charlotte's Presiding U.ler In- creased Many I'reacliem "Slated ; I'or tho l'lacc Other Towns t Equally Interested in Conference. The various pastoral charges of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In Charlotte, dosed the conference year well en yesterday and the pas- tora 'have little to do for i the next two days ibut , wait for Wednesday Conference will convene etaolnshrdiu when the Western . North. aCrollna Conference will convene in Salisbury. And faithful preachers "upon whom rest a great responsibility, and who aiscnarge the duties well which grow out .of this responsibility, richly de serve v the few days of rest accorded tnem, and also deserve the little re creation which comes to them during the annual conference week. ' c All of the charges ln. Charlotte show an' encouraging ' Increase ' in members and In financial condition over that of last " year, and this fact gladdens - the hearts of . the pastors. One of their great desires la connec tion - with goinar : to Conference Is to be atle to say when making their annual report: "A good year. Bish op;" ; meaning s growth and . develop ment along all lines of the work of the . Church. There are more than two hundred pastors" in the Confer ence, and the fact that the annual meeting is to be held at so central a point as Salisbury ; is urncent to guarantee a large attendance from all parts of the territory Included with'in the Conference boajnda.s The directory which wae Issued from Sal-J lsDury last weex . snows ,- aiso inai quite a number of the connectlonal officer will be present to address the body on the various Interests of the Church, 1 ' ' ' Thie Methodllsts of Sallcbury will be ably assisted by members of other denominations In r entertaining the vial tine ministers and laymen, many of these having cordially offered the mosptalllty of thelh homes. ORIGIN OF THE "KITCHEN CAB- INETS.- Many of the pastors f who close their work In various arts of the Conference to-day and who go to Salisbury this week to receive their appointments for the next year, win go with no dea as to what those ap- polntmens will be. and with no thought of doin anythlnjr else put to accept them wlthou ft word, re gardless of he inconvenience and hardship attached 'to some of them, with no thought but ha whaever the appointments may be they are the will of God and therefore for 'their gootl. Many of the pastors of the present dty live in the spirit of the early days of Methodism. In Ihose days favoritism and the Conference "ring" were unknown, and but two things were considered by the Bish op and cabinet in making the ap pointments and especially in the pro motion of, a pastor, those two things being the needs of the work- and the merl of he preacher, as a pasor and In the pulpit. In the presn day IEK In the pulpit. In the present day it Is a fact well known In both the ec clesiastical and secular world, and an undeniable fact, that while the polity of the Church In letter Is the same as In Its early days, there Is much "before Corifere!-re" (appoint-, ments of pastors, the exchange often being arranged months before, which in simply confirmed at the annual meeting, this being true especially with resard to the larger churches. Hence the late Rev, Sam Jones was more correct than mistaken when upon one occasion he remarked: "You little fellows serving the more insignificant charges may well come to Conference believing that the Lord makes your appointments; and you may know as well that the appoint ments of your brethren at the larger churches were made six months ago." It sometimes happens now that for vears there Is simply a rotation of the pastors at the leading churches,. in a conference, wunout me intro duction of one new man. There is often a "leak" In the "be fore Confarence" plans, and when one such leak occurs, it is not a dif ficult matter for ,the majority of Methodist pastors to arrange a "slate" of appointments of the lead ing charges before the Conference meets that In many Instances tally with tho authority's list of the bish op and cabinet. It Is out of these "leaks" hat the "kltrhen cabinets'! have grown, and the guoss work they V often resists f.n mora truth fiction, THTC BISHOPS APPOINTING POWER. It Is safe to say that as a rule the bishops of the Church abide largely by the opinion of the presiding elders In muklnfr the Conference appolnt tnents, because of the fact that the latter are thoroughly acquainted with the needs of the pastoral charg es In their districts, and with the work of the pastors; but ooeaHlonnlly a bishop comes who studies condi tions for himself and .makes the ap pointments according to his own judgment, and often without even the knowledge of his cabinet. The Church vests in the blhop thla right, and some, of, them tise It.. in breaking the Conference "ring," and cresting much surprise to the entire membership or the conference. Bisn op ivfirrison, who will preside at the Conference In Salisbury, s recognized as one of the -most careful and thoughtful of men. and one who has tho nterests of tils Church at heart. His experience . as pastor, presiding elder and connectlonal Wrer has been such as to give htm thorough Inhlght; nts intellect and interest In spiritual things cause him to grasp conditions easily,., and It. Is said.. thai while he is not dogmatic or tyran nical and wliHe deferring much to his cabinet, ha Is known to do much of the work of appointing the preach ers himself in some instances he has bcn known to make many changes that have eausea surprise. -,- WHO WILL, BIO CHARLOTTE'S NEW P ,E? Naturally Charlotte Methodists are Interested most in knowing where the pastors who will be moved from this city will be appointed and in knowing who thsr successors hero will be. The presiding elder Is looked upon as the leader of Methodism In the rlty and throughout the-district, and the congregations of all the Metho dist churches are anxious to know who will succeed Rev. ,J.. E. Thomp son, they are anxious to knoyr wnetner nis success or will bt He v. W. R. Ware., Rev. J. R.' Bcrorfts. ftev. m. v, t-n ret t s berg, .new It. tu Royer, Rev. W. M. liarby. Rev. J. H. Weav er or Rev. J. H. West, all of whom nave been "slated'' for this import' ant position or whether Hlshon Mor rison, -disregarding all "klthesn cab Inet'' talk will appoint some other minister' not yet suggested for the place. Whoever ha rnay be cordial welcome win be accorded Mm by Methodists, and by the olty and the same may be said In all . sincerity COTcenilng jinjr tiew pnetorwho piny vH.UA:t J..-U THE MAX, I'.'Aj I '!" o;i AND li: ::0.:vlA'. In a cool shady nook, ly a ek-rtr ehltdi.g brck .Sat a frog catching (lies for his dinner. Cm tha limb of a tree - f ' With a grin all mlKht see Swung a monkey, ; the gibbering sinner. ! It so chanced that a man v. Yes. he linked like a man Came a Btaggering, whooping and ycll- - Ing " h ; i- i I'-r-v Zlft sag toward the brook, Vith a lew and a look Much too sad and too foolish for telling. Now plump off of bis log To his hcio in the fcank . under water. .. While tha monkey lookeo nown. ; As if saying: "He's drunk-nothing ort- With a lurch did the man . Try the braoklf.t to span, , But Instead, he went plunk! in the water, t : While the Ju j in his hand . - v . , 'Was dropped safely on land, With a thud like a shell from a . mortar. Crawling safely ashore , - . ... 9 The inchrint mrori ' That "a fool and his rum had soon part ed:" . . For he saw by a look ... O'er th ple&r mnnlnar hrook - For the Jug Ulster Monkey had started. Now hard tempted to choose. And this iua to refuse. Tho monkey only tasted the liquor. .' -with a smile ana a grin He then waded rlftht in. Took bis drama like a man without a , flicker. . ; -H:;Vv-,,f '":" '-"!,.",-":-'f ', Twas the stillness about - '. Caused the frog to look out 'Jug-er-rum!" was his first exclamation; - - For this monkey and man . Hn aoon classed with the clan. ' From which drunkards are made in the ' .- tiation. - ' - 'Ah! how many a man Now belonra tt this clan. - - And the young are the monkeys that follow, , ':: They but do as they see : Othrn do thouch it he ' Just to swallow what other folks swal- ' IOW. : , ' BOB WHITE. . The reapers have come, Bob White, To rather the golden grain. - ; . The sickles flash In the morning light, The hsrvest song Is cheery and bright. For It brmgeth golden gam. As with sturdy strcke they go 1 A rich swath Is left behind. As the binders stand their shocks In row, WhnV of thy nest in stubble below? Poor Bob White no nest may find. With trembling wing plaintive can ' Thy timorous children flee Beneath the weeds and the leaves that . . . . , Will, - " . In lone In fear dost thou bide thorn an. Poor Bob White! we pltty thee. ' . The huntsmen have come, Bob White The men with the dogs and gun They know" thy -haunts In meadow and field ' . The scent of the dogs barb thae revealed, ThMr greusome worx natn oegun. The coveys are thin. Bob "White, ' Fur the game-nag nam ncn store, Thy plaintive call in tho soft twilight Is heard by few. In the d.rk'nlng night They shall pear that can no more. , t Snort of thar hunter.' Boh White. Thou hast en otir sod fo home. 1 Thou lorot the sirmmer momlngrbrlght. The cool green copse, With" Its' rnsaed light, t - , A bath In the sandy loam. Autumn days bring thee, Bob White,, The sound of the dog and aim, - a Hunted thou art from mom until night Thy only safety Is swift winged flight October days nave nogtm. - Poor bird! I would set thee free From fears that beset thy way. In meadow and, field, would welcome - thee; v - - - - , . A happy roamer thou shenldrt be Where no huntsman e'er should stray. ' ACROSS TTIK TTRIIOWS. The day Is waning, slowly sinks the snn Toward nis setting, pnst yon western hill. My .'day, of -toll with many furrows won Boon ends, ana l snau rest ry yonaer rill, " ;i(-:-:.:';: ; , My day of toll, made bright by tendej Of those beneath the bid farm roof, mi, hnfviA Inspired by love, ahother.day have wrougnt, That .narvest days may to my loved ones come. V . And as I turn the sod, I fondly dream Of coming days, pen Wltn the golden grain w And hear the mill wheel, down by yonder stream, Humming most merrily a glad refrain. Hark! there's a call, a dear sweet baby vow. Across the furrows greets my listening ear "Daddy I cornet'? it mokes my heart reioioo . . To see my darling lassie drawing near. "Coma darling, eomet thy daddy waits .. . for thee Come, mount the plow, along the fur rows rldo How trtght and gladsome would each work day tie Could daddy oply have thee by hl side." . The day I done, homeward, our way wo taae, , , The toll forgotten, she beguiles the Her merry voice the gleaming doth With sweetest vespers heard at close of day, Tears now have passed and I shall har no more-- , - ,.. - Across the furrows. "Caddy, here I rnms" ' v. .- - - ' Her little' Journey through life's fields now o'er,-; --. i - I -soon shall meet her, In our heavenly homo, j . . f - - - 6 nnuw roRGEi? Po birds fortett Ah not ' ' 1 Tin. riMn hies a wav . To fields whr many dainty merself -grow, - - -. ....... . , Though tempted oft o tay. ' Thonorh friends beguile each dav Hontewsrd he files he loves tho old haunts so., ,t r ,m t Tns swallow soars away, Floating in ether rare, , Greetirg tho early, dawn, the sun's first ray, ' Nor ears tho summer glare. And yet thent atlng pair, When nesting-homeward quickly find their way. ... Beneath our eves the wren Pnlldeth her tidy pest, ' Ant as the seas ms go and coma again, IIOWPVT jar nrr iwii. . . - 1 'Hh'i neec :orvws ntr nesi -Homeward, homeward! she chirps her sweet retrain, i f- - Strong mmnn hands their nest ' -Would build with skill and care, ' be appointed hers to serve any one m tne .aieinoaisi cuurcnea. - . Equal Interest Is being taken ' and equn .speculation. i otw jncHiigea ddlsts n" nil of ths other cities and Inwnt In tha fvnferlv muiiriilni the pastors to be appointed Jo their cnurcnes, as inst vetllg takfU .'ana lnauigeq yi t:mnovi'. ( -'1 V ' -' i' i -: . i 1 5.' T it . : -l t ) . 1 - I ll -ln',:!o t:r.- - i, ;;. f , i i April i.n,l f !-,:;;,:. 1 i, : . y, 1,;;;, over ri.ne y ars s " ). The cure h;.- been permanent in my ca.e, for I have not taken or evtn wanted any kind of alcoholic drinks since, and in fact, have never any clelre for them since I left the Institute. I cannot express Just what I would like to say, nor can I say too much in Dral.sa Of tha KppW TnhtltiitA- however, I do know that It has made nie Detter and nappier for myself and family. To all men who are unfortunafe enough to be addicted to drugs or Uquor. I say go to the Keelev In stitute at Greensboro, be . cured of this terrible mnlnrtv anil hn. imn. manhood1, self-respect, health and happiness restored. i ,wuh : best wishes for the 'con tinued success of the Institute, I am. Very truly yours, . " ' L M. K. GRAY. Greensboro, N. C, Oct 22d, 1906. Would'make a home so sweet-the very Their blrdllngs fend from snare. Their callow wines nnmnm - ' , E'er hy take fight from the Old home ..nest...-.- -J-.- -..,., - . r. ' --.'V, -'ft'--7 V- v ; V - - A- i 11s human folk forget ' , . ' r, nnw on iney wanaer tar ; : . And whn with' the cares of each day beset. . When things seem all ajar, i - A When heart-wounds leave a scar " Oh, then ! do somo men, their old homes rorgeu (1 r , Then ends Ufa's rllgrim way , , And we rerldor the past, We shatl glHdly recall each happy day, And otir skies were V-weist:. E'er from childhood's nest Wv had learn- oa to stray. , , A BACHELOR BEX. . ; i Two "plain . rush-bottom chairs, with cusnion or -rea. - And ore was a rocker. ,, An old-fashlon'd high-poster splndle- With a curtain about it, of orange and leao. To soma folks a shocker, A carpet of rags, neatly woven 'tis true. A , tale bespread with books, ancient ana -now. : i -. Undetjtht table' there's many an old v Both holey and Jagged. i On mantle shelf high. In Quiet reposes' . a iuu score oi gooa pipes. Ah! what is that ; smell regaling our As fragrant methlnks as "Alter of roses" Tempting palate and lips? , i In rocker at ease, with feet upon table Sits our bachelor friend Keadlng-rsome volume of folk-lore or fable. .: - - .-. . While sephyr-like puffs, like Some'eplral came - -.- . Just exhale a rare bland. ' - On hooks 'gainst the wall hang old coats In all kinds of renal r ' ., ' , v, The patches , show many huge grinning stitches, ' -. -. And cob-webs adorn all corners and niches Of this bachelor lair. ' And yet there is comfort and warmth Bit auuui, v i j i,, "-- - . AnH milAlt .nnlnaa. Im So were you to turn the den al) Jnsldo And put all the cob-webs and spiders to Making all things bran-new. We fear our old bachelor would quickly . ., , tvuui M call I. Give me my pipe and my den the good Tis good enough for me." : . VACANCY. ah empty sou, just the sport of the Wind, An empty life, that hath sorrow'd and An empty heart, sick and weary ' of An empty home, neither children nor wife, ,. . , . An empty cradle, the sweet angel flows, An empty Ijarrel, the flour all gone, , . An empty pocketnothing to Jlaglo- wi naiuneipr giaa lie S single. KEW CIHJHCH OPENED. ' Rev. Plato T. Durham Preached the Kcrmon Addresses by Blshon Morrison atxl Presidiniif Elder Thompson Ninth Methodist sjnnrni w cnariott. The opening of the new Methodist church yesterday afternoon was wit nessed by a large congregation, and the exercises were attended with special Interest.' The' church 'build ing is located In North Charlotte and is well built and neatly finished. Several .' of ,the Methodist ministers of the city. Special iimjbIc was furn- 'Ished that added much to the service. - Kev, Plato T. Durham preached! words "I came not to send peac9 on the earth but a sword." After the Sermon Mr. Durham conducted a baptismal service. , Address, were then mad toy Bish op Henry C. Morrison. and Rev. J. 13. Thompson, presiding elder of th district. This is the ninth Methodist church building, for; Charlotte. In Charlotte during the present quadernnlum the auditorium of the Brevard Street church has been com pleted and the new. church at North charlotte projected and bunt.' The foundation of the latter was laid but a few weeks ago and the work has been rapidly carried to completion. The location la fortunate, and will no doubt result in much for. the cause of Methodism In the city. . , , Bicycle b Found, The - bicycle belonging to Wallace Davis,, which John Davis skipped off on Saturday night after shooting El liott Moseley with a stl-oaiibre plBtoJ, was found yesterday beneath the Ells- a, beth avenue bridge all broken and cut to pieces, Nothing has been heard of John Davis since his disappearance! Moseley was holding his own last night, v t i i : , - a in 1 1 in ) '""" BmnlJ Fire Early Last NigW. A small btese In Mr. M.'A. Helms' residence on the Victor HH1 called out the Are department a Jttrle after . 6 o'clock last night. The flames caught In a clothes closet and' were detected before they had made any headway. The damage did not amount to more than 5.'- - , ' . " , y.yy. r'..i ii'i M . ;:''v,S , Death of Sirs. Oreo Franklin, i A message received In the city yes. terday afternoon announced the death at Mount onve or Mrs, oren K. Franklin, slstcr-in-law of Mayor T. 6. Franklin, of this city, : Mrs. Frank lin left last evening to- attend the funeral. : f , , :;: ."' Ought; to Have Both Convctitlona, Concord Tribune. ' ,: .. -' . , Charlotte wants the next Demo cratic convention, which Is to be held next year, and Tha Tribune hopes 4hat It will get It, the Republican, also, -. ..-'', i.Icnufcatirrcr'G C:;;;;;;!, ",',' v?;w:;v ,:;-'-''"-;': ,.if C-1 '.;: - '.r Tuesday monairig, just as the .snau piace on aie an extensive sample line blurts oi late models, shipped us by a large manufacturer who : ! : is an artist in his line. -There are Voiles,- Panamas. jyimures and fancies, Dougnt at a big discount. .Not a" one shown before 'this nour, and none will be sent ; on approval, but money refunded if not satisfactory, j except on those having. been altered, which will not : inanKSffiymff is mjrn and .pect to entertain or not, ' ,,., J,' ur uicLn.cs liih vmiins iikii velvety linens.- Two large stocks of linens of every price and style on sale now in our stores;, " '' ' " . . LARGE TURKEY DISHES, 50c. TO $1.00 i ..: , , ; Either In plain , or decorated and la good . material and ' good si. "a, " One I lot extra large 'sizes at, - - ' ' ' SMALL BATH One lot solid brass nlckle plated fixtures, made for service end add much "' to beautifying the bath roomSoap Racks, Towel Racks, Tooth Brush ' and Glass Holders, Glass Shelves, eta, at a saving. Ask for-these in :' China department s " , - " . v a . BfAHOGAXY COLORED WATER JITGS '"' " "' - Another lot . of those beautiful . Wter, Lemonade or Milk pitchers' that ; went so last, rnce . .... . . , , .-. , 4. . ,y , f . , 91.00 ' ':f . ?f diamonds , . ; ; ;.i'v . v If interested In a Diamond Elng.! Brooch, Bracelet " or 'what not, 1 you ' 1 . .- " , I i-. i '..- -;i.'. f .'. ,n ... have everything from v the Dollar Ingersoll to the new thin medel. Tors that which is np.to.now In Jewelry, Sterling Bllver, Novelties' and Tableware, we" assert that ' what we show, you Is right In every par ; ticular, and- as for Cut Glass,, we always carry a select stocks Beautifully Hemstitched . Fringed - Napkins, all pure Linen.' , Price , per dosen...,. ....Jl.00 to $100 ;vv';', . v " t table mats ; , v - u s Scalloped Edge, Hemstitched Table vtwu. j.iik.v mu.,,,, .,.,........,,.. (J, ..... (..aoc to fl.VO IIEMSTITfTHET VtPElVC ' .-' Bleached and half bleached lsTand . linen. Price "per dozen..., No. 1. Well made Skirts weight Chiffon Panama, Black, Blue, Brown and J iuiAtuies; xuu puuiua or gorea, somewiin ioia, trimmings; $5.00 and $6.00 Skirts..., .....$a50 No. 2. ' Well Tailored ' Panama Skirts, extra nice quality Black, Blue and Brown, full plaited: f also the new gored Skirt, trimmed in folds" of ! , material or taffeta "bands; worth $7.50 to $8.00. While they last your choice for, .". : .. ; .$5.00 Cloth--Black; Blue and Brown, full planted; also the new many gored, Skirt; trimmed in folds of - material. or bands of. taffeta: worth $8.50 to " $10.00, but your choice for....,; ...$7.50; No. 4. -Handsome line of Altman Voile,, Panama, , v ' Broadcloth and Taffeta Skirts, iri all the new de signs in Black, Blue anS Brown; finely tailored and trimmed in folds of " material-or taffeta A hands. TVipsa at r fin a w- - -m - w m m -r w W V ' $15.00but they go m this special sale at.. $10.00, ;No. 5. Finely Tailored Skirts , in the best quality 4 tJ. . . TT '1 . -1 ! A" T- . nri w 1 1 ' oi simian . voue, mnon jranama ana laiieta; newest designs in plaited or gored "effects, trim-" med in folds and taffeta iMTfin ironnft 'xr . . '. - , , " ' TABLE SETS - - , ' V Hemstltched Cloths, with Hemstitched Napkins to match, put up in neat l 'boxes. Price. 7,," ...$8.50, $12.60 and .$15.00 " ' - LINEN DRAWTf WORK - ' " Jananese and ifexlrsn' Drawn' Work, nil rlnna K o,t3..-.. e.' ! . p , ;v . w - . Table Covers, Centre Pieces, etc, Edges. Price- each from.". ': ' ..r'USSSt Plain, Fringed and Hemstitched Linen Towels plain and fancy borders.' : Pflca each ...... ,,',.,'.. .25c,' ftOc, T5c, and ($L 00 ' ' r I; 'f - , ""- . TABLE FELT " 'h l " r Knitted Tabla Felt, B 4 Inches; does not give off lint. -.Price the. yard . .... .'' m.k ..... 1. i:.' .;. i : - ' - etn Plain, cut corners and fringed, for single and double beds. Prlca each V , ...w y..,;.'4.... !$2.bo tV$r.5o - '-'"", DOWN COMFORTS " " - ' . fi Pure Down Comforts., with silk and satteen top and back, v Price each" .,..... , $4.00, $7.50, $12.50 and $17.00 ' f wool comforts ,..,. ' . ... Batteen and Silk Covered, the lightest : and ,, warmest covering, that you can' secure. Price each.. ,., ;.v ,$5.00 nd $T.50 f .. ' ' THAN7CSGIV1XO TABLE LIXEN ',1 , - ' :. Full Bleached Table Damask, two yards wide, warranted ill Linen: a 1 great variety of new patterns to select from. Price the yard..... $1.00 .a-incn ver juieacnea -J,aoie uamask,- Chrysanthemum, Rose and Pond Lily patterns. '.Price the yard.,.,' ...... ,$1.19 l.j yards wide, eitra heavy, all- pure ' LJnen,' pew VeVlgna," ' half vwmiivu f ,ium oioacnoa ins Napkins to match all the above at. U.. ::::.,'.,:::.: . ';;;. --. - f Iff - J Vj.. . i i . , - -'." -1 clock is striking ten, -we everv one. wnetner tnev ex a should see arly about their ..I , ,' 1. ... ,L- k Tiai;ti.;inio rnari tp.ii nino - . V.$2.50 tor $1.00 ROOM FIXTURES Mats. ; Each one contains an asbestos -. 18 - Inch. ' ; Will match your table . ...S2.50 to S4.00 in medium and ,heavv' ; vnlns nf ; $1 9 Krt ? ' a'nA I !WiaWM V - SSIV V ' .- It' i I bands ;v ' worth - from -i. i: ' i-aisa', w..iK,vv UHIC.U LBf I..' .with Linen Cluney Lace Bands and" ". , . . . , , , ... .$1.00 to $10.00 ;' TOWELS 'V' ' " ''' :-' yro.w..,.,.,, ,.$2.25; ,....; ...$3.00 to $5.00 per doon ss V::-' r.y ri i . .... ;,;t
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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