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very f:y o 11.2 Va. suEscnirsiox nucE: . Dally. One year ... .........JS-W bix months . - Miree nuntut ... -W Semi- Weekly. , On year .....Jl.ft) . fix months ; three muntbs l'lBUSfclKKS' AASW.N CEMENT. No, U South Tryon street. Telephone number:, Business oKlce, Eell 'phone . 7S; clty"fditor' oftic. 111 'phone Uii ,iHe'i editor oCCice. Boll 'phone 2S4. . A Dtibr-crlber in orderin,, the address Of lit., paper changed, will please In dicate lis aildreas to which It l f Ing at the time ha aaka tvt tho , change to be. made. Advertising rates "aw furnished on ' application. Advertiaan n.ay feel aura that through the columns of-rthls paper they may reach nil Charlotte and A 'portion of the beet people in 4 this State an! uppr South Carolina. This piper give correspondents as nwide latitude mo It thinks public pri . Icy permit, tut it la In po case re--.j aponaibls for thlr views. It la much . preferred that correspondents sign their names to their articles, especial ly in cases where they attack persona or Institution, though this la not de manded. The editor reserves the ri-ht tu glvo the name of cowespon . denta when they are demanded for the purpose of personal satisfaction. : To recelv consideration a communi cation must be accompanied by the . true name of the correspondent. MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1907. . the mracnox justifiable. ' " This paper is on record In potest against the railroads In thla State go , ing to the United States Court to stay . the execution of a State law as to paa ; senger rates, but there lias arisen a situation in Alabama which, fully war rants the railroads In resorting to any legal means, through whatever chan- nel, to defeat the apparent purpose to bankrupt them by State legislation. Twice since the regular session of the Legislature, which adjourned but a few months ago, has the Governor ' convened K In extraordinary session , to pass yet. more restrictive and ex treme railroad enactments, and that obedient body has conformed to his wildteet desires. We shall let The ' Washington Herald tell the story of the proceedings to date: "Alabama's attempt at nullification Of the constitution of the United States has. , been quickly brought to the bar of the Federal courts. Hardly had the Ink ; dried on Governor Comer's Injuneilon- proof railroad measures before that un , tamable Federal Judge, Thomas O. Jones, flapped on Injunction on the-whole ; tiatah of them. His order Is addressad to every officer and apparently every clti : son of the Htute, and restrain thorn all under penaltv of contempt of court and threat of Indictment for conspiracy, from v putting In forco any of the rate lawn just enacted by the Legislature In re sponse to Governor Comer's demand for statutes that would vindicate Alabama's . right to run the railroads, wen though :, lho vindication had to be accomplished i by denying- to railroad corporations the lights secured to them by the Federal v constitution. , "Wo have not yet seeMn any Alabama i, newspaper an intelligible account of the ) -. measures thus enjoined, but ail fie ref erences to them In the press indicate tijat they were framed for the express T-urpo& of uvnldlng tho Federal process rf Injunction. It was thoufcht by their ' framers Mat every posMble method of testing the reasonableness of the statu tory rates by suits In the Federal courts " had ben provided agnlnst, and every . loophole covered. Nowhere In the bills Is any State officer Charged with tho en foreement of their provisions, so that - State officer cannot be enjoined from 1 enforcing the law, as has teen done else where, and there Is nobody to sue. The . enforcement of the law In Intrusted to individual patrons of the railroads, who are entitled to recover dnmricrfs if the . statutory rate of fare or freight is re fused. Every person who tendtrs the legal rate of fare to a ticket agent and i is refused u ticket, or who tender the ; Jejjal rate at a station pa to and ia re. fuse's admission to a train, Is entitled to j sue for damages. Ho In every perwon w ho j Is churgea more than the legal rule irrt- j smueo rw the csrnage or fr.iht. '' "Hut the r-il teth i the Cono r laws ,. may be found in their provision of heavy penalties fnr violation Not on'y niiy the aggrieved citizen w f .r duroageg (,n SCC'int of every Iviolittlon, but to eneh tlolatloth there Is attached a penally the cumulative effect of which would bank rupt any violator of the. Ww if It could be complled to pay. Hy the terms of the statutes, tho penalties accrui . In j spite cf the fa-t that the railroad may I be testing the r-MHon.iblenriH of the rata ; in court, for it U provided that c mrt i proceedings shall he no defense to tho 1 penalties sotight to be inipr serf, ii, otln r . words, if th rate he s isi.euii l hy In- i Junction, the penalties on accuniulut- j it g, and if the siilK Vl,..-.ld he decld" d ' against the railroad, ft would he com- j . relied to pay tiieru as if no Injunction 1 had been granted One rallrrmd atloiney ellmntd that ths i'-iiio asKtsMi nuainst one railroad sl-i h ..- lis enger 1 uslnes, If it made an unmiec ss- : fui atlemjt t prove the i.o--;isnnable- ; , ness of the legal r.ne u! f.(re, would amount to the eiiono ,., sijm of ,1311,. i UI.MA in tweh-e mont s. That is tn'e I l"iee th fmrners of th hmv IorkIMIoii ! Iave attemTitl to in,:ne on b n of' - in r eaerai court to t V.t W, ..U 11... I uess of rates, jjut this rr; .,, j.-rl.jde only th civt! oenaUifs Th. ; rlmti;.l rer.altlcs amount to 'wle(- a ;arr .Will in attorney atio v nk,.; v(it aya that the purpoKn of u,: leu, station , m i v iii-Mr ij-.b ntretrui'tion or tnw.or ftoration that tries it tlin p nal'.y of re wrt to the Federal Court. !t Is designe-t In nii,'a.i It I... n-. 11. ., .. try prrty rihu, in n . -.m a, 1, !l'rp but rie neer hrtherto ix-en dt-.oed pirlsdictton 1 above mollv-coddles, woakllngs, liars. , Jtirgle. tut the thing ha iM'tn don, aid ; the wires already ho with a presidon toe outcom.o will be awaits with unuaual tiai nrotianiatlon airalnst them' Interest, j.tdgt, Jones' Injunction begins 81 I,roual1,,aMon !.amtu tnem . a 4ejfal connict that will end either In a ! jerious -t-ollsslon between federal and The Norfolk Landmark says In an lAttn a'j'horliies or in making Governor ..... . . fmer wdlcil A. .nln editorial discussing lho close of the aid tho atbe. night, if the Comet Micas- Jamestown Exposition: "And among f'MclJl have lo eW with ratlin of the Faderal eorsuttition. Will j special warmth our gratitude to North t .ft incKjmu huvmu w norm aii,,. I.ave failed r . 3a Ilka manner The New, York Journal of ' Commerce, one of tht RlJst and most conservative of pa pers, comments: "The provision that no State shall d. strive any pcrn cf property without due 't tocess , of i law necessarily gives the United States courts Jurisdiction to pass upon the validity f at Jaws which are U?re4 in any. regular form of proceed- , (eg totiave th't effect, if it is shown to tl.e tariffs tf-n of th court that eonfls cjtjon of property wilt tc the result of - r.jorclng t!tt law there ran be no iJoubt t)it the court h the right to te wrjln its enforcement Until that qus tiofi can be dnnite!r determined. , "For Southern ft jTorthern tate Got rr.tr T railroad commitons to dls rote - or' rtst the authority of ) the l r;iM Slates courts .to pass upon the v :, hhtf of such legltilstton and tak such ' ( J action as may be necessary to I'ct i:. r v.1U be oeprived of their 1. 1 - ! V V.Tt t tcrmli. t ' tin , t '''i,' to pr t a .! i oriris 'from (!!- fil wnot.and'rertraViln'i tb.-ir" eni-ree- nient until that question can be decideJ. shown a peculiarly 'doiinnt dlspcsiifon la this matter and has had a subservient Legislature to back him up. which has ben called together twice since its reg- l- t-ot mar session to mane me laws more ex- TT, P,nrVnhln nerformance is ac treme and devise Borne way of evading ' "'I remarkable perrormance is ac the authority of the Federal courts. Af- j counted for by his habit of out-door ZnniZt fX!'- V the facrthat he,U a Legislature was called together to make ! total abstainer. In the latter fact no V?r?L0tt?J t'JJi sulf brought In the State courts for the !Lflrcemr!:t .Ltne,I?-. T5w.oull.n! 'strengthening' the law by making it ."JES STt. SSrifih hands of any public officer or official body, who could be readily reacneo Mr hands of passengers and shippers by i making it a misdemeanor to charge nore than the specific rates and allow Ing anybody so charged to recover dam ages. - -.' ; ' ,. ' ,-V "But Judge Jones has issued a blanket Injunction against anybody Interfering ry any proceeding with the railroads for charging their own rates until the ques tion Involved can be passed upon by the court. Violation of the order will "In volve summary punishment for contempt of court. An extra force Of United States marshals Is put on duty-to watch for any disregard of the Injunction, and If there is collision of. authority there should be no lack of support for that of me national government, ims aina nullification, started by Governor Glenn.) of Xorth Carolina, should ' have heen I nipped In the bud. It should be under-:' stood now that when the protection of j invoked there is to te no ouestlon about tb! jurisdU tipn of the Federal courts to pass upon the matter." ..- There te a studied attempt In Ala- bama not to regulate the railroad, but , to bankrupt thent. They can have! no hope of justice In the State courts and are entirely Justified in availing themselves of the provision of the Federal constitution that no one can be deprived of his prop erty except by due process of law and In flying to the Federal Court for protection until the matter. 1 - nm.- B"- if it would be profitable for everybody to remember, notwithstanding what may be our Just views 'of the matter of State's rights, that the govern ment at Washington still lives and that the constitution of the United States Is supreme over all. The pro ceedings of the Governor of Alabama and his Legislature are lawless and outrageous. A CHAMPION LOT OF FAKERS. Planting and digging up "petrified men" Is an industry with which a cer tain incident now several years old should have made the people of the Carolina reasonably familiar, Who does not recall how many wid ows recognized their lamented hus bands in the nloater gentleman dug un ! in Henderson county and subsequent-! w hP the wise , wlir answer. e ly exhibited, fnr and wide? But this ! we don't understand at all. to gentleman's discoverers were entirely 1 bring the matter horaa, ,the, Jast,,flg straightforward In comparison with j ures we published from the Office of some reli: artists exposed the other! the pollector of internal revenue: for day In Michigan The Michigan fak-' era made a practice of manufactur ing seemingly ancient relics from cop per, coloring them green to represent verdigris by dipping them In a cor rosive acid. These relics they hid In mounds to be dug up by relic hunt- ing expeditions under the leadership ' ket for this liquor If It were shipped, of the promoters and subsequently , Is practically prohibition territory, sold for good price, with the aid of' Mind you, this Is taking account of affidavits procured from prominent 1 only the tax-paid spirits, the moon citizens. Among ihelr manufacturers shine product being omitted .from the were battle-axes of leaf copper, well- j calculation. Mr. Solomon said there tempered spear heads, and other In- j were three strange things: the way dlan relics apparently of vast an!laui-jot a ship In the sea, the way of the ty. j eagle on a rock and the way of a The champion fraud, however, was' man with a maid. But there 4s noth nttempted when the fakers "discover-j Ing so strange, or ever was,, as the In ert" an alleged copy of Noah's diary waslng spread of prohibition and the snd offered It for sale to a wealthy j corresponding increase in the manu WiRconsin collector. The intended ' facture and sale of whiskey. There vl-tlm sought expert advice and ob tained Information which led m an exposure of the whole rellc-manu-factttrlng enterprise.- An ex-Secreta1- ry of State Is said to be Implicated In I the affair, and with him are a univer sity museum curator and aome other men of supposed respectability. The public Is a notoriously murk and amateur antiquaries about the ontc.t of the easy, n. wlt n.." the thervvise shrewd enough Mr Jonathan Oldbuck, of Scott's Antiquary," but Noah's diary was a tittle too much N.i wonder speedy (xpoiure followed so Ill-judged a per-f-irniane At the same time we wish to point out that at least one aperies of fraudulent relic deed no long r be sought In Europe by our humbug-loving peopU. Qt.lte possibly native llent will some day demand a tariff duty upon the pauper moor or Ku- i r mean fakers. Th nerve dlsnlaved hv ..... v ell nigh put a genuine petrified man to shame. , HeISc faKers may not be as bad as Carolina and Maryland, our next-door neighbors. To North Carolina are we lndbted for the heaviest attendance that cm from any State and tbat, of course. Is the greatest debt of all." Not alone" for' the" pleasure and In struction they derived from It, but as a manifestation of friendliness toward an adjoining f and -friendly Common wealth, North Caroilnlans were glad to flock h numbers to, the' James town iSxposition, and their handsome patronage of It ha nm gone unrec ognised, " , . , 1 ,The current cotton rop I. of re markably gwd quality, while lat year', was remarkably poor1 Anoth er reason why tbl. crop shouid torlng K btte' la:; !, ?' , to C.'.: nine je.us o!.l, he le it la a c!; M t'6 than he made the same trip forty years azo, averaging more than ' forty-three miles a day and making ' nin(.ty-flve miles one day. arriving at " ' ... his destination fresh ana unratiguea, Ues the real reason.- No Wn wb drinks liquor' Is capable of great feats of physical endurance.' It is rig Idly withheld from prise-fighter In John I .Sullivan, when hewent'in the ring on,;a too often M nltnaelf ex- pressed It; was 'due to the fact that he had previously lowered his powers by his Intemperate habits. Thus Old Adam. ' when Orlando, his " young master, protested against his going with iim In his flight. ; ' ,-, "Iet me be your servant: ' . Though I look old, yet I am strong and . ItifltV! ".'.: ' '' ' !' For In- my youth I nerer did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; TKor did pot with unabashed forehead woo ' '" '; ''-' '- The means of weakness and debility. The man -who food exploits 11 and as ai- doesm't know l"01" - W a fording nourishment what he talking about. There is, no more effective devltallser and the lp hlf physlcal a, weil as hi. .mental gtre w - , t abne Thlg th ..,. ,. n, i.unt .it .narl from the moral wrong- of 'drinking-to excess. One cannot drink even mod . erately, If at. all regularly, and retain his physical vigor. He may appear to j do so but he knows better himself, or 1 If he does not, he has only to put his endurance to the test. It is all 'round bad business, my master., and liquor- drinking I. one of the best thing. In the world not to Indulge in, HOW IS IT, AXYHOW? The New Tork Time. i. ; confused about a matter which The Observer adverted to recently as fbelng very, confusing to K, to-wit: ' the lact that the Federal " revenue reports show a steady Increase in the quantity f malt liquors, wines and distilled spir its, between 1884 and 1907. The per capita consumption of the beverages combined was 22.27 galllons in 1?06 as compared to 12.60 in 1884. "Can it be," asks The Times, "that - 40 per cent, of the people of the United States, residing In 'dry' area, are ab stinent, and that the Inhabitants of wet") areas have more' than doubled their consumption of Intoxicants?" the western district of North Carolina showed a large Increase In the amount of tat paid on spirits produced In thlg diatrtct, notwithstanding 'that we are a prohibition people And not only o but the whole South, which would otherwise be supposed to be the roar may be those who would suggest that there are people who talk one way and drink another, but The Observer, thank Ood, la not so suspicious or un- charitable, "It Is the first ray of hope I have I seen. 1 am glad someDoay nas toia easy Mr. Bryan the truth,. about his altua are I tlon toward the Democratic party. He ought not to he the nominee of the party. Everybody who knows' any thing know, that Mr: Bryan could only carry the Houthern States, and of these he would lose Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri and probably Tennnessee. West Virginia Is nqt a Southern State. It It normally Re publican."' "These," say. The Charles ton News and. Courier, "are the sen timents credited to Senator Latimer, of South Carolina, by The Baltimore News In Its Issue of November 27. The occasion of the statement wa. the dls cuwlon, as The New. says, at the Ho tel rtennert In the city of Baltimore of the recent meeting between Sen ator Daniel. f Virginia, and Bryan ! at the New Wlllard Hotel In "Washing ton." Senator Lattlmer. recently also announced some pretty sound , views on the subject of immigration. He Is showing so much sense lately that we are coming; to have' better pplnlon of him. , ; ; The almost Insuperable' "difficulty which all efforts to unload Mr. Bryan from the Democratic party, back must encounter Is the tact that In every Southern State where a distinct polit ical machine exUta, from the corrupt Beckham affair recently repndlated by the Kentucky electorate on tip ward, such machine, will hr naught but Mr. Bryan, -' v. Ouall Season Open. To-Day. v The taw prescribes that quail may be hunted In Mecklenburg county ut 40 day. In tho yeatv h won fpen In . that let. t December;? and closing; the 10th of Jandary, t Thto I tho firtrt day of the open, eeaaon, and doubtl&w large number of Charlotte sportsmen will drive out for nunt All reports) thus 'far received Indicate that the number, of birds thl. wlntar I. Ktrger than usual, the weather con ditlona having been very favorable .0Wnn4hepestlnf acaaon, ful .'- r i V,- ," ; '. Vol k Cu:.i:,;-ri5 ur'.r.. : 1 " "it wa. .the' fact t: ;:t t;u.'t fi i the Federal consUtuiion t il the v.. aom and the fores. :.t to provhla for Federal courts with powers and fane tlons distinct from those of the State tribunals powers clearly denned, and non-assailable and that the Judges presiding over these. Fede fal courts are appointive bjr the President, .not elective by the people, and can not therefore come into existence and authority as the result of passing po ltticat fads and prejudices.? :' "Chief Justice- Clark, of North Carolina, The Commercial goes1 on In another paragraph, ;'want3 ,the ; constitution amended ao as to ' make Federal Judges elective by the people of the several States.' Imagine the power less," the' helpless, position ill whteh the' owner, of the Alabama railroad. would now be, Were the Federal court. ther the creature, of Alabama poli tic;, and Alabama politicians like Gov ernor Corner i' Then Jt quote, from an addres. of Hugh Gordon Miller, of New York, . before the "student, of the New Tork University law 'school last Wednesday night: ' :Xv:-.y'::L:- "The visiting and distinguished South ern Jurist whom I have mentioned re- ferrlnK'Oto Judge Clark need have no fesr that this or any other national ad ministration will btt able to Influence in any. undue degree the Supreme Court tnt the j United States in construing the Federal conntltution. An examination of all the great quasi-polltlcut - rases that have come before the Supreme Court of the United' States during the entire his tory of the country tshowa that a ma jority have been decided against the political , Inclinations of - previous party, affiliations of a majority of the Justices composing the court at the time of such Hearings." . -.;.;?" ! Upon which th comment of The New Tork Commercial I. that "the Federal courts "are our 'anchor to windward.' But for them .a good many honest and law-abiding men and wo men would .be" In Jail to-day Under State-court decrees." Time was when a Federal Judg' breathed life into the nostrils, of the dead writ of habeas, corpus In. North Carolina and released a lot of our best people from foul Jails when the power of the iState Judiciary was- ex hausted. But wa forget. We ehould know, however, and not forget, that the Supreme' Curt of the United States is our ark of safety, and that so long as it stands pon the basis on which the fathers established It, high above the clamor of the hour, heed lee, of the passing passion of the peo ple, It will safeguard their lives, lib erty and property, and, above all, pro tect them against themselves. Let us bow In; reverence before this greatest tribunal of the world, t ' v .,,.'. 4- . . -f- , I'he'i'vVashlnlgton Post say. that "the friends of Increased efficiency of the postal service' Team with sincere' re gret that Speaker Cannon .has deem-, ed It necessary': to advise the Post master General that no step toward Increasing the facilities of the parcels post will be taken this year, and that, in the Speaker's estimation, no step toward establishing 'a postal saving, bank will be taken." Sometimes even Speaker Cannon Is to fee applauded. In ths Instance he deserve, public thanks for his purpose to block the Iniquitous parcels .post bill, a project destgmM for the benefit ot the de partment stores off the great cities at the expense of the , postal revenues and to tfte great Injury of the mer chants of the towns and smaller cities of the country, who could not do business In (Competition with the great mall order houses, purchases from which would be carried through the malls at nominal 'charge under this parcels post proposition. . RAILWAY OFFICIALS HERE. Big GathCTlng of Southern Railway Officials In, the atyA. Few of Those Who Are Present. . . Much;" Interest I being maeifested In the outcome of the conference of Southern .Railway officials . which is to be held In this city to-day. The Indications are: that the attendance wilt be both large and representative. There were six or more fine private cars in the yards last night, and doubtless - ethers .wlll arrive this morning. . Among : those ' who came in last night , were: Messrs. C. H. Ackert, of Washington, general man ager; P. L. McManus, of Washing ton, assistant to the general man ager; E. H. Coapman, of Washlpg ton, manager of the northern and eastern districts; A. H. Westfall. of Danville, , Va., general superintendent of the northern district W.. N. Fore acre, of Charlotte, general' stiperln-tendent- of the eastern district; A, S. Stewart, of Washington, superin tendent of motive power; W. H. Gatchell, of '-Washington, superin tendent of transfers; O. W. Talylor, of Washington, superintendent of transportation; O. V. Peyton, super intendent .of the " Washington , dU vision; W R " Hudson, superintendent of the Danville, Va- division; H. A, Wtlllama, :uperltttendent;of the Co lumbia, 8. Co divielon;: 3, M. - Ben nett, superintendent of the Durham division; A. M. Smith, superintendent of the Winston division; D. W. Newell, -superintendent of the Rock Htll,8. C division, and a host of others. Including all the roadmasters and higher officials of the system In the two ' districts. ' The meeting to-day will be for conference primarily.- The practical ! problems of railroading, especially ( sucn Ha conuvni rum in uauuuug , of other men. will be dlseussed Jn-j formally. , The gathering is In keep Ing with the -policy of the road to I hnve high and low alike posted -as. to the needs or one another in order that the best results may be ob. talned.' . . - 1 i . , ' V- BIsw," wesl"assMsassss -.y -i, New Pastor rrrachpg glrst Sermon. ' Ilev. K. I Bln, the now pastor of Trinity Methodist rhureh. preached ; an interesting and helpful sermon ' yesterday morning, his subject being v An Idea of God." . The service i throughout was interesting and was a good beginning for the new re lations between the pastor and hta congregation.,.'- - .' '.'',. .,-.'., X i. ;,.' 1 ' 'i'."3C" . tn the absence of the . pastor, Rev. Dr. Martin D. Hardin,, who was .Ick; Rev. Plato T. Durham filled the ntilnit at the Second Presbyterian church yesterday morning, It i I 1 i I t . i f I '' O t 1 Ml t' e 1 ! fl f i -I r 1 I i i f r it- I t- i p!y had liiih in what' I was doing, as my brother found fu:i restoration In the treatment. My experienc since - taking the treatment in March, '1903. has been that any man who has thrown away a goodly portion of his life and awakens to find himself in the full possession of his health and faculties has a great deal to be proud of and Is ready to begin life anew. Se now, my brother, Jf you are addicted to drink, go to the Keeley Institute at Greensboro, N. C. and take the treatment ? honestly. Success ' will crown your effort, and add one more enemy to the curse of whiskey that uesiroys men, iamuies and business, and last, but not lt, a man's eoul. : ; ,,) Your, respectfully, W. F. PARKER. - Robersonvllle, N. C, Oct. 2, 1905. For The Observer. IX MEMOIUAM. The dappled ring-dove coos in plaintive strain The pine tree, whisper soft funeral dirge " : : -' i The wild duck. . slower circle, on the main; . The river, slgh.at.each receding; surge.' The, feathered sohgnters,', rlwilet and trees. To him were dearer far than crown or goio. - He. looked ' "through nature up to na ture's God" and these, Warmed every fibre of his .unny souL ; The autumn leaf,' the sky', cerulean blue: . ' . .. The red horlson on a silver a. i'- 7 - - ne paintea eacn in bright prismatld hQ, Festooned with bows of -sweetest mln- , ecreisy. , y t Tb,e essence pf hi. life through coming .days;. ' HI. love of nature, brook, and sylvan flowers: . . . The heart of kindness pulsing through his lays, ... . - . Will shine a diamond '. on the map of '.: - !V,-:,'t.,''y:,i"'-'t.n'W''-'-''''S f:-f? 'if ''-'V? Mce bow reluctant that Ufa's evening bell. So soon should ring hi. call "across the t Oar, - ."! i t -- .1.' :Jt., But God Who aiveth. tafeeth Wk- as wall And for . him, swung the golden gate. And as those pearly hinges softly turned. The silver bells., of - welcome sweatlv chimed: . . . While down his pathway gems of glory burned, Te light the Uvea of those he left behind. Greensboro. - For The Observer. ; , 1EM0RAI. John Charles JtfeNein. His harp now, hangs on. a willow tree, The song it sang Is still; No more its music dream, upon xne wooaiana ana, the bin. The wind croons through Its silver strings ."..-' . A lullaby of tears. .- - And sorrow wings her grieving way ia suenco aown ut years. For, while the song he sang was sweet, The voice his voice Is still, And troubled pain now weeps alone upon me grassy ma. The Lumber river ripples on To klrs the dreaming sea, And an the song Its beauty Sings . is xraugnt wun misery. "My love Is dead, my Jove is dead, My dreams can never be, For silent hangs his silver harp upon a wiiiow tree." But. somewhere In the old, eld days. The song it sang was sweet. And meadow lilting, echo yet upon, me tnrongmg street. And sometime-In the days to come . " Us silver strings will tell . The dreams ot love that lingered In me songs, no sang so wen. His harp now hangs on a willow tree, Unburdened of its song, His eyes are closed In weariness, At reace he siumners on. -HARRT GILtJAM LINK. JR. Los Angeles. California. ( , How to Frighten 45ook Agents, New York Suit. " ''.,"' .' If you arc bothered with agents, beggar or othei undeslraibles at your doors the finest . way In the world 1 1 g rid of them Is to have a train ed nurte open th door," said the West Side woman who lives in a big apartment.' "They have their tJry all ready or tbolr card held out, but at the sight of a white cap and apron that will back off with scarcely: a ap ron they,; will tack off with scarcely a'-word' Beggar especially seem to bo deathly ffrald of 'catching something-and .Will almost run If nurse g.-eg t- tho door. You- will find it tut whi n you . have y a nurse on your r'aff." " Coroner's Jury and Amzl yelms' Con- To the, Editor Of The Observer: There"was no evidence before the coroner's Jury In the Ella "Pryor case that pointed to any one as having fir ed the gun that killed the young lady. The confessloa of Ami! Hehns was made to Mr. E. O. Johnson' at the county 'Jail In Charlotte, not to the Jury and therefore c6uld not be Con sidered by the - Jury In arriving at a verdict. . . . W. B. GOODING, , , ... Foreman coroner's Jury, l Who Said Our Words Werent True? Norfolk VlrginlanPllot. -- The . Charlotte Observer ' having opened the vial, of (lronlcal praise on' the , poor devil who runs . the Limerick factory of The Virginian Pilot, that . modest Individual ca,n only reply: --'-There's- many a-true word spoken . In. Jest. , , , , -V A TOAST TO TOE MEN. (Dldlcated to the Women.) ', Detroit Free' PreslA '. f Here's to the men. Since Adams's time They've always been the same; Whenever anything goes wrong. The woman is to blame. , From arly mom to late at night, . Th men fault-finders are: They blame us if they oversleep, - Or If they tnlss a car. v " , They blame us if. beneath the ed, ; Their collar buttons roll: They Mttme us if the fire Is.out Or if there is no coal. , They blame s If they cut themselves While shaving, and they swear -That we're to blame if they decide : To go upon a tear. , ' .. , ' Here's to the men, the perfect meat Who never are at fault; ' . j They blame us If they chance to got The nepper for the salt. They blame usif their business falls,' Or back a loSTng horse; . - ; And when It rains on holidays , ,, ; The fault Is ours, ot course. J They blame w wlwm they fall In love, And when they married get; Likewise they, blame u. when they're sick. ' ' ' ' ."..'. And when they fall In debt For everything that crisscross goes . They asy we sre to bisme; Put. after a (," hero's to the men, We love them Just the samet , , Via l. ,li 11 livLs.-,. - rJSJIi -.V. ' OF : : ' Tufi n.T? Vrn inTrrh r.C. ';.. V' ' f. '. .'.' - o'-';. 1, , i. : ' , . 1 .. '..-'.":'. f . ". X ' r .-.,- i ."V"s: .V . ' ' . " '. :i'--ft ' "We have seventy-one, of the " Suits, which are arranged ... . . I - . I wiu not last long, -as tne tractive " and the prices cannot he matched. -Lot No: 1. 17 pretty Suits, or. Monday at:...! $11.75. Lot No.'2.J 19 attractive Suits for Monday at:.. $1175 Lot No. 3,23 nobby Suits for Monday at..,.,. $19.75 ' Lot No, 4. 12 beautiful Suits for Monday at-. .$29.75 These. Suits are of best materials, including .Cheviots, r Serges, Panamas, Broadcloths; also Imported Chiffon , Broadcloth, and each garment correctly fitted by om expert fitters. ' ' A FASHIONABLE DRESS GOODS "e-r: " '.- - .,. ' . 1 . - ;, ' " ,' ' " ' i ', . ' -1 ' '"1 --v.'-'-i'-"' :.- V'y r ' -cL'. '.-'-.:''v; '. 'J ''' ''.' ." ' -1' ' ' ' - . - s-- 52-inch Brown Herringbone Serge, makes a' handsome tailored' suit. Price the yard. . . ; . . .$1.50 . EPINGLE V ' 5Q-inch Epinle, all .the popular colors and Black. Price the yard , . . .$1.50 LACE ROBES , .'-.I''' Xr'MyrJ Real Lace Robes, finished by hand, new and beautiful designs. Price each up to. . . . . . . V. . . .$75.00 WIDE NETS Plain and Figured Nets,- Ecru, Cream and White; two yards makes a waist; filet and round mesh. Price -the yard ...... . . ; . . . . . ... , , : . . . . , . 75c: to $1.50 t , BROADCLOTH ': 7 Priestley's Chiffon Broadcloth, sponged ready 4o wear; i ",:"'"..'-""-'-,'" . ' V-VK '-'- ';.'"., ...:;"'"i':.'.'."-:'f;,''v v,,. :::''i';?'". : all colors and Black. Price the yard.. $2.00 ' . " PLAID SILKS Another express shipment; of new Plaid Silk , Waist; Patterns, all new and no two alike. . Price the yard LADIES' UMBRELLAS , . . r - . '" A swell line of Ladies' Gold and Silver Handle Timbrel- . las. Price,.., ;,.,V7'."..... .$2.50 to $15.00; every, one' guaranteed. tor LADIES' BELTS , Almost every- express brings us new novel tks m lia r dies' Belts. Price:.;.! ;.60c. to $5.00 eacli RIBBONS Holiday Ribbons in all the Mistletoe, Violet, etc.; all season's newest Tailored in four special lots and . . ,1. '. .garments are most at- ' .75c. to $1.59 one year. . ; .;; s s. - I new, novelties, Holly, Rose .widths. ' Price ; the : yard ,1c. to $1.00 ... , i, ? i f..Bllit.lUlllf
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