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.t I li Ann t-i-i r f. .-rl.ni ill y ALrt 1. - . .! ' I r : t i to v .. I A',- U s i u.i i r . j-i :. t iiouixa- I :ry lurches Have Their ' t 1 1 rviocs 8 ml llipn a Kural it 1 rr;i.t Which For Ahun ( tli 01 iinul Jlenus Unnot Ap jn.a, ; The Iay In Uie Ilelds and 1 wrests With th Youngsters Whose Only measures Are Tluis Obtained. In some respects there Is a close (similarity between city and coun try Thanksgiving, but la other re spects there Is- a wide difference. There is indeed a divergence between the two sufficient to force many a city fellow to betake himself beyond it he limits to-day and spend it amid the wild, resourceful liberties of the rural districts. There is enough dif ference, also, between he two to keen the country .people at Home, and you who walk the street will not fall to notice this fact They never come to town on Thanksgiving: - it's not the place for a proper observance of the occasion., v , . While the good city folks hang around clubs and hotels, smoking and sipping their juleps of mint and sparkling s beverages watching the same monotonous grind of every-day Jife, the same unvarying faces that are scattered day after day through the streets, the same unceasing "whls of trolleys and locomotives, and In some instances, . (bonding over the same ledgers, hammering the same typewriters, turning the .same cranks, and keeping up the usual tenor of a iruBuirss carver, nero ia ptmvciui rest out in the woods, nobody at -work, and nobody care--woni and nervous about his dally duties. A universal quiet prevails and sometimes it takes a discriminating eye and a well-balanced memory to distinguish between the Thanksgiving and the Lord's Day. A Sabbatical atmosphere Is hot at all uncommon with, a country Thanksjrlv . inf. because in the social and politi cal evolution, the rural districts less speedily respond to the process, nat urally enough, than the fast-living city folks. CHURCHES HAVE SERVICES The fact that Thanksgiving ser vices will to-day be held In the coun try churches is not a- distinguishing trait of the day outside the city. The same will be true here, but in differ ent style. Shepherds will lead their nocks to the altar, and there in sim ple words will record the things boun tifully bestowed during the year just ending. . But there Is no high-sounding and artistic music. The good old hymns of the saints long gone, arid the songs of the sweet singer of Israel will be sung after country fashion, sometimes to the accompaniment of the old-time organs, and unrestrict ed to a quartette or sextette ipald to do the vocal stunt. This country is Calvlnlstic In its prevailing sentiment and for this reason there will be flourishes In the praise service. It win all be after the good old-fashioned method. THE COUNTRY DINNER. And. then comes the dinner and there is , nothing like it under the sun. Not the dainties of the city fcHl-of-fare, nor the aittle dishes Of moonshine or balmy breezes, but the stable and sblld things that really give vitality and were really intended to be consumed by the human "department of the interior." In the centre of the taible will sit an old gobbler who has been spared from the market and saved unto the coming of the day. With hia pedal extremities extending toward the ceil ing and his beheaded self facing the ipater famillas, whose supreme duty on this occasion is to so carve him as to save enough fragments for the turkey hash for several following breakfasts, the old gobbler becomes literally, the fixed focus of admiring "packed about with cold sweet 'taters and shining sleek in congealed grease, assumes the nature of the under plot at a country dinner, though his part of the play Is with some not at all subsidiary to the leading character the gobbler. Cranberries and oelery and such auxiliaries are barely re spected by the good ruralltes. These abound in the city menu tni without them hotel dinner would sadly fait to come upto the accustomed stand ing, but out In the country, such lit tle articles are least regarded falling far under corn bread and turnip greens and apple Jelly in the line of Importance. You who draw back your chairs to day from hotel and club dinners prais ing the chefs for their excellent taste in preparing such palatable foods, re member that out in the country amid the beauties of the scarlet-touched fields and forest and flowers, dinners will be spread wot after the same elab orate fashion, indfct-d". but in such sim plicity and abundance as to remain forever unforgettable. And you who lounge around the clubs and hotels, llvmg the life of a patrician, remem ber that out In the fresh a!r of the country your neighbors are drinking, not the satisfying glasses that add vi vacity, hut the good. cold, draughts of mittermilk. or perchance an occasion al glass of 'slmmon Tcer infinitely (freer, and infinitely more cheerful and thankful. Limitless liberty, changing . landscapes, no restrictions ad few conventionalities, no -wonder the coun tryman Is thankful. THE DAY'S HUNTERS. There is yet a pleasure of a country Thanksgiving for an adequate descrip tion of w hich the gods need be ton etored. The young tooy's hilarity in the fields with his gun across his shoulder and old Rogue following in til steps, out after whatever meets his vision, is me sweeping mumpn or tne day. Incomparable with the dinner, ft much as that is pleasing. Is the pleasure of the hunting expedition when he turns his peregrinating bat- tery upon a cotton-tall, or finds a squirrel rig-sagging down a ence row. Despite the solemn warnings of the -wardens, or the binding demands of ' the law Of ttl IftfflA thjh VAiintf tuM. win have his fun to-day. He knows no Thanksgiving except at it relates t such enjoyments and if a ban is placed upon his hunting aptitude, there is nothing under the sun for which ha can really call forth his gratitude. t It's second only to his Christmas and In some of their feat tires, both occasions overlap in the pleasures offered the youngster, and sometimes the older folk, too. A Thanksgiving m tha country is a sat isfying occasion. , Mr. Durham's Busy Day. , Rev, Plato Durham has a busy time tefor htm to-day. He preaches Mn morning 1b the Presbyterian church f Davidson to tha students of the col lege and members of that church, and to-night will make an ddM at the lmr-tat meeting .of the T. W. C. A. at Rock: mil B-.C-'?'' .'ifea,.;:.V A MGMFICAXT PRATER. "May the Lord help you make Bu-x-Ws Arnica Salvs known to all! wrltr J. O. Jenkins, of Chapei Hill, K. C It SuSrkly took ths fain fit of a felon tor pt nd'eurs4 it in a wonderfully short t Eoft on earth for sores, ; burns i i rcur. jtU .(ugeiiitiu.. ' t Government ' ''' Is to lie I .-1,1 to llster t p li hato Inter cms. Resolutions strongly opposing the proposed establishment of a parcels post system as an extension of the na tional postoftlce system will be pre sented to the Greater Charlotte Club at Its next meeting, and will probably be adopted. Backing the fight against the movement are the retail merchants of the country, who con tend that there Is no demand for the extension save from a few private In terests, and that the establishment of the parcels post would but entail up on the national government the bur den of meeting a deficit which is al ready of constantly increasing pro portions. Last year it amounted to something over $10,000,000 and this year 11 is expected 10 reacn i,vuo,- Tha demand for' the parcels post it is said, comes largely from a few big mall order houses in large cities, which send out every year millions of catalogues. These, by reason of size and weight, have to be sent toy express, and a saving of as much as IBO.OOO a year, in postage would be effected for some, y the new system. But the smaller merchants, the homt merchants, - protest ' against the gov ernment's money being expended tit ths benefit of the few. especially when it aids' the, competition which ham pers where It does not crush home Industry.. .. These merchants say that the cat alogue system gives fakirs a good chance to unload, on the public things which they do not want, though, of course, Inot all the large mall order houses could e considered at all- as coming In that class. The North Carolina Retail Mer chants' Association, as well as the na tional organization, is on record against the Innovation, but a more de termined effort than ever before is be ing made to have all the local com mercial organizations throughout the country adopt resolutions opposing it An attempt is to be made to force the "BE 'CORDER'S COTE." Proceedings Yesterday fn Tribunal w men is a jrerror to ;vii ioers Gaxtonia cgro Caught With th Goods On. The Charlotts mlnlnn. nf th law nroved mora al.rt than Pavn. Hnv! colored, of Oastonla, calculated. He was on nis wsy from Salisbury to his home.' accomrmnlprt hv 8 nlnta nf whiskey Tuesday night, when he was arrcneu si xne Hiuuon ana loatea up. He was bound to court in the sum of 1100 by Recorder W. M. Smith. Laura Culp, colored, had four gal lons of llauor end thin remitted In hop appearance before the recorder and the fixing of a bond of $100, the fur- uuining 01 wnicn was a prerequisite te her release. Henry Springs, tho negro who made the horse of Dr. R. L. Gibbon, for whom h Drive trn across the square and down West Trade at a tremendous pace, was fined $15 and costs. It was in evidence that he used his whip cruelly. The costs in the affray case In which Tony Klrlakos and Gilmer Papademas fig- urea were paia by them and they left rejoicing in Greek. KOLDIKllS TO SING. Announcement Made Thst Good Old Ttme Music is lo Bt? Manufactured In the Itlght Style This Afternoon at tho Veterans' Headquarters, All those who Uke good, old-time music are cordially invited to attend the "singing" to be given by ths vetr erans of Mecklenburg Camp, U. C. V., this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the elegant quarters at the city hall. The old soldiers have, been practicing hard and faithfully, they have the proper vocal equipment and the prop er spirit. H Is not surprising, there fore, that Colonel C. Bunyan Slkes should declare with pardonable pride that "It Is the bent blamed choir In North Carolina." Indeed It Is prob able that South Carqjlna and Virginia could be Included without any danger of wrenching the truth beyond the limit of conservative statement. A warm time Is assured at the veterans' headquarters this afternoon and all those Interested are asked to be pres ent, us they of course will be. Had Debt Collection Agency Move Here From gtatesville. The Rtatesvllle Had Debt Collection Agency has rented rooms in the 4C's Building an will move Its headquar ters here from fJtatesvllle the first of the .month. The officers of the com pany are Mr. F. A. Hampton, presi dent, and Mr. H. M. Boshamer, sec retary and treasurer. Mr. M. Q. Fry, of the company, was here yester day, making preliminary arrange ments. The Had Debt Collection Agency has been In existence about six months and Is a rather novel Insti tution. Its business is the handling of old and uneollcctable accounts, which It collects by novel meihods, ex posing the failure of the debtors to r'iy. It has had a mvnnl 'its operations about Statesville and mere is doubtless work for It to do In this vicinity. orth Graded School Children Tlinnk- ert, The ladles of the Day Nursery As sociation wish to extend sincere thanks to the children of the North graded school for their generous con tributions to the cause. Kvery child In the school vesterclav m.irntnir trtidaed from horns With noun1 .if something or mher which was deemed appropriate to tne occasion; Their glfu are umeiy ana will prove useful in a worthy cause. Mrs. H. Q. Harper and Mrs. Os-ar B. , Salne were In charge. Thanks are extended also to Mr. (", A. lilack for having the goods delivered. Hard Times Floor "The Tourists." News was received in the city yes terday of the failure of the manage ment of 'The Tourists," and the dls bandment at Houston, Tex., of the company which presented this lively musical comedy In Charlotte several weeks ago. The stringency In finan cial circles which ssetns o be hitting so many theatrical organisation so hard Is assigned as the reason. It Is a pity, for the show was a good on. The company has sailed from Hous ton (back to Now Tork. "Plsvolo" Works Richmond. "Diavolo," the loop-the-looper, -who worked Charlotte citizens for a good ly sum of money some onths , ag-, Jumped his hotel bill and then left the city, afterwards, to 4 Columbia the same unkind ness. has now appear ed. In Richmond, or rathed disappear ed. after successfully -carrying off a neat sura of that city's cash. "DJa volo" Is a shrewd rascal and appears to get the best of officers who are constantly on his trail, It is delicious! y palatable, agrees with (h weakest stomach, contains the most soothing, hesltng, strengthening and curative elements. Makes you wU d bsppy, ' Holllster's Rocky Motfini Ts?t. rnt. Tea or Tablets. ft. H. Jordan sv. jo. ,..,,., ,,,. ... ,.,,:,,,..,.,..., f-V . 1 : NANTZ RELEASED FROM JAIL. Mr. Lawson Nants, of Alexis, Comes to the Aid of His Son and Tarns Over $1,500 to His Creditors, Which Will Pay Them In- Full Proceedings Dismissed. ' v Mr. L. I. Nantz, the retail grocer who was placed In jail a night or two ago in default of $1,600 bond requir ed 'by the clerk of the court in ar rest and ball proceedings, growing out of the charge of the frajidjjlent disposition of certain monies so as to deprive his creditors oj their bene fit, was released yesterday and the proceedings withdrawn. His aged father, Mr.' Lawson Nants, of Alexis, apparently a fine old man. came to the rescue of his son in trouble, turn ed over to the proper partloa 1,500 in cash and told them to pay up the creditors in full. This was done in so far as It has been possible. Those who have not received the money will be paJd on presentation of their claims. The man in trouble had borne a good reputation up to his assign ment last week and the ensuing lltf gatlon. He was represented 'by Mr. F. R. McNlnch, while Messrs. F. M. Shannonhouse and Plummer Stewart represented a portion of the credit ors. Mr. Ross Brought Home. Mr. Lloyd Ross, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ross, and a member of the senior class at the University, wa3 brought home yesterday afternoon from Chapel Hill, suffering with a broken collar bone, which he acci dently sustained while playing with a friend. The injury was thought to be trivial at first, but later developed to be a serious fracture, and his phys icians advised him to come home to recuperate. It may be several weeks before he Is able to return to his col lege work. Mm Order Your Christmas Piano From STIEPF To-Day Chas M. Stie'ff anufacturer oC the Artlstle gUcff, Slmw and BUcff . Bell-Player Pianos. Southern Warcroom: 5 West Trade St., CHAELOTTE. N. 0. 0. H. WIL1I0TH, Mgr. UJneeda ' IS k mn For the strongthat H07 nay keep their strength. For the weak tint they may regain their strength. ; For the young that thsy? may. grow, in strength. '-rv 10 the most nutritious food madd from wheat. . . dean, crisp and fresh. . lf In moisturt and vV "dust Proof tackavti. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Evening Gowns Beautifully Cleaned ' After one or two wearings your dainty evening gowns will begin to show the marks of soil and mussing. Then Is when It is time to sead them to us, have us care fully clean them, remove all spots, press them nicely and return them as fresh and nice as when you first received them from your tailor. Our charge Is small only $2.00 and up. Charlotte Steam laundry "The Godd One." -19 South Tryon Street US A Prominent Pastor's Opinion Rev. William P. Consta ble, pastor St. John's Methodist church, Golds boro, N. C, says: To whom it may concern: After moving from Ty rell county to Goldsboro, N. C, my family suffered much from malaria and chills and fever. We were led to try Mrs. Joe Per son's Remedy, and found that it helped us. We con tinued to use. same and it resulted in a complete cure. I most heartily recommend it. Yours respectfully, WM. P. CONSTABLE. May 11th, 1907. WW lift 7HB::MAffiN& You can commence with 4 the building up of a busine 'Hrnfri:,, Triiih about the our FURNITURE is what has established our reliabilityand the relia bility I of our goods. - ' ; Our Thanksgiving Stock ' ; " f" excells all previous collections, so much so that we are a bit modest about telling you all. Just call, and see for yourself. " Youli be convinced. , . . LUBIN FVktolTURE GO. . 1 1 1 V i-v it i" "nil l CUTSt3onss.Bun:q W. L. Hand A Co. Jno. M. Scott It'G Now Once only the wealthy could afford life's luxu ries. Only, the well-to-do could have its com forts. Now the most moderate means obtain both. Not many years ago a King could not buy a Victor. To-day any live American can have one in his home. A little time past nearly all business was done either ofl cash or on short credit, and, terms difficult for the I average small buyer. Now, if you are, steady I and - - industrious, you can nave a victor by paying as little as a dol lar a week. And you can have it -in your own home right away. (Jomfl in tfwlav. TVm'f think of the old-time way. . It's different now. , Distributors Victor Talking Machines and Records, it B. Tryon 8t i Victor Department second floor. little drops of water." In ss you can commence with rmnlifv.flf.vlA i Stone & Barringer Co Hioso Special Heaiy-to-Wcar Guits at C-25.00 ar.l 30.00. The type of Suit that the young man favors extreme in stylo and full of snap and dash. All the little ,facfs of style deep, broad lapels, athletic shoulders and peg top' trousers. All the smartest Browns, Grays and Greens. . ' ' , , The Tate - t TO-DAY BEING . v THANKSGIVING , ; WE WILL - NOT BE OPEN , AFJER 10:30 A. M. . ty T. fllcGOV The Home Furnisher The Streit It Is a luxurious, comfortable Bed at night and a Sofa In the day time v ever ready for use and always a beautiful and artistic piece of furni- ' ture. The Streit Davenport Bed la recognized by the furniture trad everywhere as being the best manufactured in this line. Others makers imitate them, but none can equal the STREIT. We show them In all woods. ' Upholstered in Verona Velours $35.00 to 45.00 : Upholstered in Pantasote, ....I.... $35.00 to $45.00 Upholstered In best Grain Leather i, ..,.$55.00 to $85.00 Just the thing for library, parlor or den. ' Parker - Gardner Go. CASH For . CoHHosn Seed I " We are in the Market for Gorton Seed Write, , Phone or Wire The Southern Cotton Oil Comp'y. ;'; Charlotte, N. C ' - 'X UNDER NEW: MANAGEMENT " The Most Modern and Luxuriant Xlotel In the Carolina, J50 ELEGANT ROOMS. ' PHIVATE BATIIS. Located In the baart of Charlotte, convenient t railroad station, street cars and tha business and shopping centra. Caters to ' ; high-clsss commercial and to irist trad, a-Cn v v Table ds' hotel dinners i;00 to.l:.0. Music every avenlng ;.o -tt' till. .v.ii:v. j.;.rfeij; ; K,,!: ;.:,.r: EDGAR B. MOORE, j Brown Co. A Davenport Proprietor. T t :
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