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- : . - ' '1 to r '.! 1 v '. f t ' . iuln '-i -at 1 nr K.n : ,ii He Was -. : -t . ,io :ri . s l'ii-io Tom 1 a lliat TreJ 'Iunis .wn in Goo.e Crwk-John As I , ry Chan sea tlto Subject and 'i . kos Up Msh In Order to Got to Till of Snlder's Cat Muck Kam hardt Knows a Thing or two About a liowan'Cnt Flslv The Newspaper and the WhaleSome Inter- estlne Yarns for a Dull Day. "Did you eee what the papers said about Mack Earnhardt's squirrel treeing rooster this s morning? as"' ed Matthew Yandle, when the'Anan las Club met: at the police station yesterday. . . "Yea," raid some; "No," said oth era. .. . . - -.t' ' '.' ': ,-'....'. "Well, Mack' claims to have a wy- andotte rooster that trees squirrels. . frt.fr f d Bfrnnj tfrftrv trt ml." 'Sjlrangetsald Mode Hunter, with , question mark on his iace. "Yes, who ever heard of a chicken n-M1rf tn nnvthlne?" "Well rm not surprised at it," said Mod, with sqmethin on ms mina. "Ci aflar ftMJ Itack. OUT mule, did . what she did 1 am not surprised at wh.t did old Beck dot" asked 1),nikt Tr.hn Anhiirv. "Why, she. set a covey of birds -that's what." said aioae. .ana i can prove It." ' :' , "Go and tell the newspaper boys, - eald John, "they will believe any- - thin jr." U. "It was this way: We had been netting; birds for several years on Beck and aha was the , best thing you ever saw. I would ride along; the hedgerows, hunting for the birds and when I found them,' tonch the reins end Beck would wheel , around and go away until I could-set the net Well, air, one wet morning I was . riding along and oia bock mrew iwr - ars forward, squatted ,nd stopped stock still. For some time I had no Idea, what she was about, but soon I saw a covey of birds huddled together In a brier patch. Arter tnai wee v found more birds than 1 did. She ' could smell them like a. .setter.".; V As Mr. Hunter closed his tale ev . erv many in the circle, except Elgie : iMcCall, looked paler than usual. El sie's face beamed with enthusiasm. : EMIT M'CAIX'S IPOSSUM MULE. "That's nothing to whaf Lfzg. one , of my Uncle Tom's muleat dMf .said Eltrte. " "She treed a 'possum." Col. Tom Black groaned a u groan (that could have been heard to the . equare. He is a friend of Elgle. "You may not believe w1H3. tell you, but itfis true. Uncle had 1 small mule, about the slzo of a ' donkey, and they were the . tum -f friends. Wherever you saw""ttie one yon were more than apt to eo the 'ether. Use was her name. - "This was in the fall eohv'time in swhr T think, and Uncle'Tm was Ott his way home from town win n lAze threw her nose down and drop . pd on bended knees. Uncle gave her the reins for he knew she had nense enough to take care of herself. Well, sir. Just as sure as I am living that mule went into the woods and treed the biggest grey 'possum ever caught in that part of Goone Creek township. 6be trailed like a dog un til she got to the tree and then look ' ed up, and there sat the "possum on the first limb " Colonel Tom fell over In a swoon, and Matthew Yandle came near swal lowing his wad of tobacco. " John Asbury came to the rescue by asking: "Where is Mr. J. P. C. Morris?" Talking about strange things?" said . John, after everybody had recovered, "I think the fish is a most peculiar animal. THE PET CAT FISH. "Up in Lincoln county, where I was born, an Interesting thing oc curred. Jim Snider, a Dutchman, who was brought up In that section, left early in life and went West, but after spending many years In Tennes see he came back to his old home v and settled down for the remainder . of hla life. Snider was a good fel low in many ways. He loved ell sorts or pets ana we noys iinea to go to his home to sec fjuvr beaMts. Well, when he "camp back from the West lie brought with him a pet cat fish." "A pet cat lion?" Baked Matthew Yayidle. who was horn in Union coun . ty. North Carolina, but Is by rights from MiKf"iiirl, wh-ri It rhmes to fish stories. "Yes. a ret cat fish." "Why, wher..- he did he. keep him?" a?ked Will Irvine "In af lurgo iuh of water back of the houxe. Yep. he kept him there jart of the time," - "Part of the time where did he keep him the other part of of the time?" aeked Matthew, becoming more Intcrewteil. "Why. thiit'.M the strsnce nart about .,.11 that flt-u K"l , he could jump out of the tub and walk about." "And walk about?" asked a dozen Voices. "Yes. The fish waddled fibout bo - much that he got a sft of feet. I never saw such a flKh. He grew mi--. til he looked like a small-sl. hog and v.'as llinl ;u f'll :m hi Cmilit ! He irot m i Hint he wmil.1 fnllnu: i d-r about the Held, )ik n nni finally u'Jlt the water altotrether " "The devil you iav!" txeiilm.d Jim Johnxton who had just begun to . ' be Interested. '.HE FELL IX A f'HTCtvK AND WAS DHOWNKI). - "Yes, sir, 1 have jeen that fish fol ;. lowing finider about the lield." .', "What became yf hlio--dld Snider sell him to a circus?" asktd House, Who looks after the dolors. . "Js'o, he died from an accident. It ' was the most peculiar thing that ever , happened In my county. "You know, finlder Jived on a creek that emptiew !ntr the t'alawba rtVer. - He and th (!! wr crooning (he creek on a log one day and the fish fell off and wan drowned before Bnl . ' der could rescue him " Several of the oltleers grabbed - their billies but John dodged Into the v-' chief's room. Mack Earnhardt listened to this . etory without a change In hist coun mince, and H tobl he said: Tip in Kowan the people will tell you of a case where a eat fish did , worse than that. The Yadkin river got up once tindTitayed up for a ; , week or longer and the waler was all over an o!d man's oats. When , the rlvor wentidown it was ofund that the cat tlfh had eattn the heads off of the oau."lu "That must have been a water horss," saij Matthew. "Well,, boya these stories are right,", said newspaper man, who tiflnnn1' tA hji rien K it tell a better one thao that at Wll- . "What ia that?" asked Reynolds. , "You know that the largest fish is called a whaler' "Yes," agreed all. THE MAN AND THE WHALE. "One day a Wilmington man was thrown overboard from a ship,, far a-sfst, and If ft to his own resources to save himself,", . ' v "What did they treat him . , that way for?" asked Matthew. A "I have no idea, but I heard, that eJ," i- iil two or three. "Well, anvlsow, ho went ir.i tl'.e p' an head foremost, and was t '.J t swim or sink. "13ut a fortunate tl I." t hr ppcr'-I for ' him. A whale came alo!:0- and a wal lowed him." "- - - "Fortunate, the dickens, do you call that fortunate?" said Johnston little excited. - "Yes, and if you will .listen you will learn the fellow would not have been living to-day had it not been for that whale." "Is he alive now?' , "Certainly, and Is a member of the Wilmington police force." "By gracious I may know him," said Elgle McCall, "what la his name?" "Go on and tell us how it happen ed," said Matthew, Interested.. , "It was like this: when the whale found that he had swallowed a po liceman, he became ill, swam, ashore and threw him up." -"Who ever heard of such a thing?' asked Henderson, the parrot chas er. . "What waa the fellow's name? asked Elglt "Jonah." , "Oet. off, with yeur hot air you know no whale ever swallowed a man and then threw him up," said Johns ton. .- t "It is hard to believe." said . Mat thew, ' but if you know the fellow it must be so." - A call for help to protect somebody way out on Seventh street extension from a buna tiger Drone up tne par A WAY TO GET IMMIGRANTS. Mr. T. V. PowuVrly. of the Depart men of Commerce and Labor, . Writes an Interesting Letter to Col. A. L. Smith, Secretary of the Southern Manufacturers' Club. Mr. T. V. Powderly, chief of divi sion, bureau of immigration, ana naturalization, in the Department oi Commerce and Labor, Washington, D. C.k has written to the Manufac turers' Club in this city d letter which is Intended to lead to- better dis tribution of Immigrants the United Btates. Mr. PowderlylJ letter fol lows: Mr. A. L. Smith, Secretary, Southern Manufacturers' Club, Charlotte, North Carolina. Sir: In conformity with the in tent of Congress in establishing the division of information, the duty or which Is to promote a beneficial dis tribution of admitted aliens, wa are opening communication with busi ness and industrial associations throughout the United States for the! purpose of securing lists oi tne mem bers thereof who may oe in neea or labor, whether skilled or unskilled, farm laborers, domestics, or settlers on land. Henfe this letter, which Is written at the suggestion of Mr. M. V. Richards, land and Industrial agent. Southern Railway Company. Among the thousands or aliens who migrate to our shores every year are not only large numbers of hard working common laborers and farm ers, but also hundreds of men ana women skilled in the various trades. Through a lack of knowledge of ex isting ..conditions in this country, many, 5itf these people settle In locall ttes Urhere their economic Worth Is not a&feciated or rated at its full vMieji"Vfbereas in man parts of the cmiitfy, there is a frying need fol thai Services. Ml dealing with the nllen we must infl'dt the unemployel cltW.en as wellvio'. la the over-populated j dls ttfctjTmanyj who ; have become citi zens are as, Ignorant of the opportu nities ior bettering their condition elsewhere a are the newly admitted al!on themselve. Tbctciore in vaccordaflce wlth,v the 'fCSWfe rclpt:oJtllat of hch of your,, members at May be in fee of iaboc of tone klhd or. an tlher, corretDond with iuch employ ers Individually in order to ascertain Just what their needs are. We will send 4o each the proper applica tion hlahk, samples of which are en close' It would be well to state op posUJelhe name and address of each mern1er the business in which he Is engaged, -In order that , the division muf determine which blank to send. nte, encUtsed addressed envelope, w a ichV requires no pestage, should be used Iff sending your reply hereto and the list above called for. Trimting to receive your support anil hearty co-operation In this work, I teg to remain, Respectfully, T. V. POWDERLY, Chief of IMvlslon. It will b, seen that those, members of the Manufacturers' Club who de sire to get additional labor may fHl lit a blank which Mi TTowderly ha fitrni.sh"d to tl.-i club and he wl'l iimIii the fact Known amongst thosp who are looking for places to lo cum1. CO-( IPEIUTIA'K FAItMIXG. SjMvtnl Agent Mini mm, of Govrritnicnt Aui-ii iilinriil Department, in Coun ty lo Explain Co-Operatlve and Dt'iiiDiihtrntive . Movement on lie liu'f of (he lariiHT Meeting hst uribij. I;i the lntrest O a co-opt-rative nni ' nioriMrntive plan Instituted by the (; rnnicnt turpartment of Agrl-(Mi'fM-- Mr. C. I;. Hudson, special ui M , - upending : few days In the city, m ,1 has called a meeting of the rom.n iurmers for next Saturday when h,- will outline the schemp and seel; t,, eniahllsh experiment station throughout Mecklenburg. The plan In Jit-' being Introduced In North ("Htoiitui and this Is one of the first eouMi.s vMted. In other States It Is now being carried out successfully. The government has undertaken this work for th purpose of benefiting the producer of cotton and corn, the experiment being confined to these sin plt crops. Speaking of the plan yesterday, Mr Hudson, said to an Observer report er: "We aim to show that by a bet ter preimfatlon of the soil, better cul tivation, a more Judlclons use of home-made and commercial fertilis er,! and better seed to plant, the av erage 'farmer can make a great deal more per ucre and consequently" at a Lw cost than prevails at present. Detailed records kept for several yir by the government officials, prove conclusively that the farmers who have taken advantage of this demonstrative work are making from iu to tu per cent, more, and in ex cortlcnat cases 100 per cent, more than they have been making. "This work costs the farmer noth ing. fiber directly or indirectly, all the expense being borne by the den eral P.c'ueatlonal Hoard of New York, working througfi the government. The department wants more than 100 average farmers in this county to Join In this movement, o that th entire county can see how to mane ow ousneis or corn to the acre and J,500 pounds of seed cotton" AH the fatmerr of the county who can H 11 tetcsttd in this movement are suked to attend the n..ettnir Sa' urday when the- pjfln will be ful'y ('XMnined by Mi. Hudson. T asked her band, she said to me. Think you that I your wlfs would be, . Tour , health is on your system wrong, , 09 drink some IIolllkters Ro k Moun. -.B3JT?sfckJJpralu, jskCftJfUanca tha jnovemeat ot tha croo, Pneoda n COUXTY SCHOOL NOTES. Special Meeting of the Board of Edu cation ba turd ay- Why All benoois Are Not Yet Running. A call meeting of the county board of education will be held in the of fice of the county superintendent Saturday to pass upon the agreement recently entered into between State Superintendent of Education J. Y. Joyner, of Raleigh, and County Su perintendent Cochran relative to the establishment of the two high schools In the county, one at Matthews and the other at Huntersville. ' If this agreement is ratfled, the county will receive 11,000 annually from the State for the support of these two Institutions, $500 going to each. The purpose oi these hign scnooia is to fit student for college, for teaching and for business. Only the very highest graJe of teachers will be em ployed and the -standard will be such that a certlflcateXrom either of them will admit any graduate to any or the first-clasa cxsVges of the State or University. Jjtiwill be ao arrang ed that any graduate who so desires will be given a first grade teacners' certificate without examination. Mat thews and Huntersville have been chosen for the ideation Of these schools on account ,ftf,t their advanta geous situation rMUv to tne rest of the county. A .fine school build ing is already in use at Huntersville and another is "In. course of erection at Matthewsi It Is very likely that the county board i of education Will approve of Superintendent Cochran's agreement with State Superintendent Joyner and that the county will soon have two of tne best high schools in the State, " County Superintendent Cochran states that there are a dozen schools In the county which have not yet started owing to the inability of the parents to permit their children to attend while the cotton picking Is in progress. Th scarcity of labor is such that many perents, who, here tofore, never Tcept, their children away from school a day. have been forced to send them to the fields to help gather the crop. The picking season will he over ny next montn and then all the schools will be in operation. "The Beginnings of English Amer ica" U the title of a bulletin which the North Carolina Historical Com mission Tm Just gotten out. It is a little 40-page booklet and deals with Sir Walter Raleigh's settlements on Roanoke Island, 1MU-87. The au thor Is Prof. R. D. W. Connor, sec retary of the commission. A, hun dred copies have been received In the city for distribution among the coun ty schools. Superintendent Cochran will mall them out in a few days. Mil. MOORE WRITES. Derlnrrs That He Is Farmers' Union Man, if That Orsflnlwitlon Will Maintain a Stable Price For Cotton. "Tha Cotton Growers' Association ia not oi Its lust legs," writes Mr. C. C M 'ore, who Is at Newbern in the In terest of the work. In a letter taking The Ooftrvcr to task for Its story a few days r.gi." "It is bravely holding the price of cotton above the 10-cent mark, and tut fcr the desperate and pcM!tent fight teirg put tip. by the time no: above eight cents," continues h;. "It is true, and a pity, too, that the Mecklenburg farmer 'have ndt hefn loyal supporters of the associa tion "but that Hoe not mean that the; farmers of other tountles are not loyal supporters. One y tar ago there were no warehouse fatl,!tlcs In North Car olina; to-day tbtre are 1- warehouse organizations doing business and 13 lo. cal committees taking subscriptions for 15 otlwr v. neliot es, ' It is true thai a few local banks have found It Inconvenient to advance mcney to farmets on warehouse cer- t'fkatvs but a nnitnty of tha banks are financing the local cotton and the bunk rfflclals of all the small towns I have visited tell me that they will furnish money on bonded warehouse certificate. If the Fsrmers Union will jrescnt a plan that will insure a stable prio-for c,oUoi a price that will mean a pwfU to the producer, then I am a Firmerr . TJnJr-n man, , ; "One thing I d.i not understand--thatVto this; , the Farmers' Unfbn at Hot Springs, or Wttle Rock, declared for IB cents. Now If that organisation la. 'It,' hoV Is It that cotton is now about 10 cents per pound V - v ' Mr. Moore Is now in the eastern sec tion1 of the' State working manfully Mor the Interests ofthe association and has secured subscriptions in a number of places for binded warehouses He la out on his own etpense. , He sends a eopy of The Cotton Journsl, of Atlanta. which contains printed statements from 71 bankers, stating that they will Eat for contentment Eat for good nature. - Both are the result -of physical health. ; . r '. ' . . The most "nutritious food made from flour is ' . r Every bite a, mouthful of energy, ; S" -s" 'il i In dust and 1 moisturi proof packazesJt NATIONAL BisCUlT COMPANY 0 rVi Body of Sir. Tredenlclc Arrhrer. v Tha. body of Mr ; Richard Tre Jenlck, who was killed, in Kansas City last Friday, by falling , from a ateel building,- which he was helping to construct,) arrived In the city last night -and; will be taken to Sardls church, thia morning wltere-the fu-,1 neral. services and burial will - take" place. Rev. WiUla m Duncan, of the First A.- R P. church, of thlt city, will officiate at the funeral. Mr. Tredenlck had been In the West a number of. years. He was a eon of ThA data VlnUnha T T 4 Atilnlr a tne Date Nicholas P. Tredenlck, ft somewhat historic figure in the coun ty at one time. - , Church Reception To-Night. Between 400 and 500 guests are ex pec ltd at the reception which the la dle of the First Baptist church will gUe to-night In the Sunday school room in honor of the 300 new members which have been added during Rev. Z H. H. Hulten's pastorate. An at tractive programme has been arranged f-r the cccaslcn, Delightful refresh ments will le served, And talks will be nnde by Dr. Hulten and several of the members of the church. " ' , Rev. C. L. Hoff pian Mbvesj? ," The many Charlotte friends of Rev. C. JU Hoffman, former rector i 6t Peter's. Eprscopal, chnrch, will be in terestej to learn of his removal from Boulder, Col., to Carlsbad, l)i6w Mex ico, Rey- Mr. Hoffman,' health is as good as might be expected. Will Stay For pain In back or chest. King's Anti-Pain , Plaster, touches, the spot. Tie" especially good to protect the lungs 1tK or.: of. these on front, and back. They are n cents ahd their curative and protective) power Is very greats Sold by , Burwell-Dunn Re tall Store - -. . , AN ELOQUENT TESTIMONIAL ' The following letter is more eloquent in praise of 'the Ar- , tistlc Stieff Pianos than any ,' testimonial Mr. Cleweli or ourselves could write. '1 Rev. Mr Cleweli Is the head of Salem Academy and Col- , lege, Winston-Salem, N. C, and shows the high esteem and confidence in which the firm - of Chaa. M. Stieff is held jby , one of the best known educa tors in the South. .- . - i " ' Winston-Salem, N. C, Sept. V JO, 'H08. My' Dear Mr. Wilmoth: . o e e . ' : Regarding the letter for the1 ; Stieff llanos, please N write such a letter as will suit your purpose and Bln my name (o the letter' Or, if, "you prefer to do so, write the letter and send to me and X will sign it and return to you. I know that I tcaaendorse anything 'you claim -- for your planoa Wa have always been well pleased with them. -Very ruly $ours , J, II. COJWELU " ' 4 ' ' , Principal. Chas! Me Stieff Maouracturcr of : the Artistic i Stieff, 4ShaW . 'sua SUcff , 6c4I-nayer Pianos. ; Southern Wareroom: 5 West Trade St., CHAItLOTTE. N. 0. 0; H. tTIIXIOTH, Mgr. V 1 - Hard Yarn, Spinners to Meet To-Nlght The meeting of the Hard Yarn Spin nert'. Association will ba held in the assembly hall of the Southern Manu- tacturera'. Club to-night at 8:80 o'clock A the meeting last week it was An. clued to, curtail production one-third. commencing November nth and last pig until the first dT the new year, t The meeting to-night is for the pur pose of reviewing the situation and discussing such matters relating to the yarn market na mii ha nunit Th meeting- promises to be largely attend- I - M . . i T . ed. Early Morning Fire. . A' pile of kindling wood which had been left too close the furnace in the basement, of M. J. A.' Jones' resi dence on South Try on i street -caught fire yesterdajr-morning at i30 o'clock and tno .department was called out to attend to It. The alarm was turned In from Box SI. There was no damage done, the fire being put out without any difficulty whatever, t riEaWoii O sTHRUMATISH ZSt W. lu Hand A Co. Jno. M. Scott Printers 1 Catalog Build- ers.; f.v Coriimefcial Stationery' Loose Leaf :rs Blank Book Manufacturers PRINTING HOUSE CharibttCe Ne "C "GUM IT. AT BLiWLErS." IsbbssMbbbWbbsWsWbbbM " AUegretti Famous , n Chocolate "and; 4l : ( Bon Bona . ; 60c. and 80c. the pound bog 'i jSjr-' our Julck messenger. . , . t ' 5' ','( :v'. .'jftiiv ''''K 'j" ,OtV,y;W.-,,,,''., Hawley's Pharmacy Academy advance salo threes , daiS,Hcad. t lliones 13 ami 260. - ' ' .. mm m mm mm sr t w mm. ml mm r I rc!f Ledgi OBSERVER ' ''' ' ' ." W . . . . n , . ' ti't ' - V , i 1 51 iT.iV sTi . 4 '?-tl 4F1 rt Keep yourself out of the, rain and coats.. -. " ,'.V i, " , - , , , . r ' , They are made' to , wear' and made to last, s They give satisfaction. x: 1 : And we have, too( fine Quality COMBINATION COATS" and "OVERCOATS, ' the most artistic In thia line of clothes. - , ...,, o, - .' . Mail orders filled on day of receipt , ' H n A - rv n n si ijH is, what we all. will select a & Ha tress? No one. It is just so with our r' LUBIN UNDER: NEW-, MANAGEMENT i he SELWYN ; The Most Modern and Luxuriant Hotel In the Carolines. . J50 ELEGANT ROOMS. t 15 PRIVATE BATHS. Located in the heart of Charlotte, convenient to railroad station, street cars and the business and shopping centre, j Caters to hlghclaas . commercial and to 'irist trade. - - fiVilRISHZZj Table do hote dinners 6:00 to 8:50. Music every evening :u to :30. , , ? - , , " - ..j.tW. EDGAR B. MOORE, - -t - . Proprietor. "" : , f;t- Upholstered in Boston Leather, wears well and looks like genuine leather. -. Regular price J17.50, but we offer It' this week for $11.50 as a special -Bargains always to he " had. ; Other dealers ' call us high priced some j times, but - discriminating , buyers who investigate say it Is not so. Tou can always save money If -yon come here. -' x - We show special bargains this week .In Rockers at 90c, $1.25,' $2.00, 1 $3.75, $3.50, $4.00 and $5,00. J' , - , ' ' ' ' I More expensive ones If you wish: in fact, ".we keep everything In j the.J furniture line, from thO" cheapest to the best, i Don't fall to see" our,' t. . . . i , , ' , , , .( tan biock. ' i v Parher-"-Mtirdnerr Go ' largest Dealers in the State. ' " !?M 'iff & FOREMEN All of our qualities come in many styles, as, well as variety of proportions in each style.p"- ? , Crofut& Knapp Derbics . . . . . .V. .i-'feOO Knapp-Velt Do Luxe Derbies, v ;v; r $6.00 . - ' it ' f ' Dunlnp & Co?s Derbies,. .'..".v ;;,: $5.00 Ch ase & 1 Co. 's Derbies . . . " 4 C 1 1 ' . . . . . . . . $4.00 -The -Tate - Ve Sf ' " -. " 1 i-aU weather, under ohe of our ' Rain. : ion Go. EASE AND COMFORT aspire to. , , Who is there stone, to sleep on when they can; just as jvell 'have a good Felt Mat Furniture :' Our quality is superior in jnany respects, and our. prices more- reasonable for. the same grade of "goods. !A sufficient reason , for you to do all your furniture buying at . ' FURNITURE CO. 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