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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1907.
A CHECK TO RADICALISM.
Aside 'from all questions or law,
the technicalities and . Involved pro
cedure of which the busy man of af
faire In no -way understands, the de
cision of the Supreme Court In the
rate case will give a sense of security
" w the people vt tn state which they
" have5 not -had for months. Although
the average citizen has teen unable
U now on which side of this unhap-
' vr litigation' legal right really was,
one thing has -been apparent to all:
the whole aflalr was dangerous.
" Popular passion and demagogy were
beoomlngjarge and determining ele
ments In the case. And the people
were beginning to question the motive
."that lay behind It. It was certain
itnat tnings were oeing -aeait wuu m
a spirit out of which justice rarely,
ff ever, comes. '
The decision of the Supreme Court
will be the much needed check to
; ,; wiiu uu- nnjr u.vit wu vi'ivm ...
this affair. Arid we are much more
certain to-day that the question will
- be settlted in sanity and justice. The
right rarely lies In extremes; the
radical- progressive on me one nanv
and the radlcal-eonservatlve on the
.' other, cry out that truth and justice !
lie with them alone. But progress
takes the middle way, when the pub
lic has bad time to think.
' It Is well tor us as a people that we
have a tribunal which lifts above the j
passions of the hour, which takes'
full time to think, which listens only
to the voice of one sovereign the
truth. And there is something in (he
majesty and dignity of their actions
that arouses enthusiastic pride. The!
1 clt!zen can but feel safe to know that
- there are men and Institution of his
' government against which the angry
waves of prejudice and passion beat
in vain and that before such men as
our Supreme Court justices all ques
tions that vitally effect our life must
come for the final word.
. - - That voluminous, sedate and well
clonal Record, which is due to resume
publication, wljl be -welcomed tacit, to
its place on the exchange lists of the
nation's Jhewspapeni. 'o. other pub
' llcatlon addresses itself so completely
to the accurate reporting, of public
disputations, In the matter of statis
tics it fears no rival other than the
bureau reports, .nowhere else are so
many varied subjects treated In a
manner so dignified, and no other
periodical with so few editorials com
mands a circulation which ap
proaches Its own. Ths only charge,
in fact, that, a disgruntled enemy can
.lodge against it' is, that It is ubi
dlzed. , ftothlng could have been further
from our purpose In thetecent com
ment upon the frequent aarn-burnings
In the county, than to have suggested
that the county commissioners have
been derelict in their' effort to bring
the criminals to Justice. They have
offered rewards for their detection,
which is the limit of nhelr authority.
They have tto.rlgat to jro further than
. this, and we would like It to be under
. stood that we never had a purpose to
' MJttl V. ,. ml ..In ........ , a . fc...
yond iheir legal rights or to suggest
nv mcy iihyb ufivn Mtiisugom. 01 ineir
duty In this important matter.
. With the light breaking above the
financial horizon financier are al
ready beginning to turn their atten
' tlon to the "employment" of the
4rreat volume of gold which has bean
flowing into the offer of 4hls coun
try. Miyhap some charitable citizen
f Charlotte could give thec wander
ing millions a Job. As for ua they
may secure life tenure of office.
Carrie Natijn'iJ latest and most
daring itviltemerd to the exercise of
ths psragrapher's art Is the declara
tion that she will kls no man who
uses tobacco. As a persistent oc
cupier of the limelight, thin erratic
lady has but oie superior In the
country's private life.
. This pajisr I ufrr'At sOm of
he lull in poetic song. Things senm
to be becumlii li'.'.llcry wwtU:
M An the case of Jonsh about the
third day, "Things are gft'tln stale."
Will not some kind friend please
break forth into song?
Jt Diogenes, pt th historic search,
carelessly thinks of coming into the
political situation Jn North Carolina
to find him a man, we seriotiKly ad
vise him exchange his lantern for
a search-light.
Nobody has greater cause to toe
thankful that Congress has actually
convened han the Washington news
yaper t correspondents' wno toughed
It out ' through the dull season and
had to keep up appearances. '
It takes some nerve, thinks. The
: iladelphla Record, tor A Keptjbll-
n to talk about 4he: connection be
if. tea Democracy and hard times,
V.'f1!, rather just at this time. -
The unfalrest question of the sea-r-i
,-, "T'Tve y--u r'id the president's
It Is i --It (u t.j uromi't to wri'.ts of
other things. The snow !3 threshing
softly against my window and the
world la arraying Itself In spotless
white. In us all there la that Immor
tal youth that leaps up with strange
gladness at the sight The gray half
light on the horizon forms a vista
down which we pass to childhood's
wonderland. Who has not made the
Journey? And how many memories
have, come back to -bless our exiled
lives!-
, The -whit winter fields of child
hood are a-ring again with the voices
of hunters wrapped securely from the
cold and trudging Joyously through
the snow in wood and fields. Jim,
the negro, whom we loved and kve,
knows where - the rabbits shelter
themselves under bank and brush and
his clarion voice, when they leap out
and run, rings and echoes across the
white fields 'again. The sound of
sleigh bells jingling through the
gloom, w's flght again
the snow-ball battles, , careless
of cold , and health, the snow
falling - upon our faces and
out hearts aglow with a joy long since
genei A-woman - stands -in -the door
way, silhouetted against the light
within, and calls to us where we
play, "Come In children; it
Is growing dark." The old fire ghlnoa
out its challenge to the night and
cold, and beloved faces, long vanish
ed from our sight, are again Illumin
ed by its gentle light; and frost-eifs
weave their ghost-like laces on the
windows.
God pity him, upon whom no fire
light memory shines to-night; God
pity him who wanders by weary snow
swept hills. And more than all, God
pity him for whom no faea glow with
light and love about some old familiar
fireside, to whom no mother-voice la
sounding through the years "Come
In. my child; it ft night."
Willie, the boy of all work In this
building and general overseer of all
Observer affairs, came Into this room
a few hours ago and looking IntenMy
at the machine on which this is
written, announced that It is the one
"that John Charles McNeill wrote
on." When he went out the writer
bent again to his work of writing out
some vision that floated In his mind.
But It had gone, vanishing Into the
shadow-world of forgotten things.
The boy's words had worked strange
spell. Fancy began its necromancy.
Over this machine there bent again a
tall f lender figure, with Intense, won
der-lighted face over wnicn. ww
iron-gray hair fell unheeded, xne
spirit of McNeill was ait hia old be
loved work. As he wrote uiere came
floatlMf through the window a shin
ing procession of fancies, gathering
about his bowed head, each whlsper-
inr. "Tell of me, tell of me. " A
wonderful company they were. The
Spirits of the seasons Spring,
crowned with' violets and holding the
new-born flowers -or iwooa ana nem,
laughing Summer, waving sheaf of
rolden Kraln; Autumn, ciotnea in
crimson splendors; ana winter, oia
and graythe Spirits ,oI biro ana
flower, of field and wood and river, of
morning and evening splendors, of
sea and land and blue lifting mount
ains ail floated 'before him where he
sat, legging plteottsly to , b told toe.
men. And over all, voices sang ana
crooned and moaned Jhto' ! All
hearing ears, And as he wrote
breathlessly, pictures In words grew
wondrously on the paper.
The writer of these -words, tempted
beyond himself, tried to write some of
the fancies that flllea his mind; but
all vanished away; the room was bare
and empty and the 'desolate wind out
side ilrove the snow against the gray
windows.
Fancy again wprked Its spell and
another figure was seated before this
machine, it wai a kitisjly f jrm and
the face, pakrlcian In every line,
wore the rapt expression of proph
ecy. Avery's master hand was upon
the keys. Again .through, the window
came a procession of , Presences. But
how different from -the first!. Little
news-boys, cripples, strong men of
work and sorrow and Joy, old-fashioned
women, girls dressed In white,
women of exalted station and women
from Springs alley all flayers In
the human comedy, .or.', tragedy, came
and cried to him to be told. And In
each, a naked beating heart was vis
ible. As Me wrote another1, picture
grew upon the paper; it was the face
of Man, 'shining with all glory and
wet with all tears,
Something In 4he writer's soul be
came aflame. He would, tell out the
hearts the secret inner hearts of
men. But eigaln all vanished. Th
snow drove nsainat the windows of
.tin nmnWi rtinm .
Avery and McNeill, children of the
Flame the flame that illumines and,
alas, consumes; or pilgrims of the
Whirlwind way a way upon which
one travels fast but, alas, soon he- j
comes aweary, there are many who
live somewhat more bravely and hu
plly. because you told the visions fhat
you saw. Mfe Is richer; sweeter,
Vftfter because you thrfw a light upon ;
it frim somewhere. And remember- ,
Ing thpsc things, men will not allow
your names to dlsappvar as if "writ '
In wntsr." OrWnlv in hl buiintr
and In this room your memories shall
he immortal. If you have trod so
h'ph s way that we sometimes bor-ome !
dlnrontenl in onr mre humble path, I
you havo helped those wbo labor here
to climb. So, "Ave fratres, atque
vnle." . D.
IMRN lliim UY IXCEX1IA11Y?
Mr.-Thomns WUkloffon, tn Several
ThonMTid Dollars u '4 he 'Work of a
KnpjtoM'ri f'ii"Ttycs'ro Man
Itps rl While t Work.
Special to The Obwver.
Oaffnry, 8. ".'., Tvc '4. News has Just
been received horn that the barn of
Mr. Thoma Wilkinson, who I've in
the extrnne en stern sfc'ion of the
county, wa deit'typd by fire this
morning about 3 o'clock. Five mules,
four or Ave i-ows, 7,000 bundles of
fodder, 100 bushels of corn, his entire
crop of hay. two buggies, two wagons
and all of his farming -tools were de
stroyprt. The loss Is between 12.500
sd $3,000, with irto Insurance. The
gre Is supposed to be the work of an
incendiary, as Mr, Wilkinson ha-recently
had trouble with some of the
bands on his farm. " , ,
Bruce Lipscomb, a well-known
colored man of Oaffnew, -dropped
dead this . afternoon at IJmotone,
where he was at work. " It Is -thought
his death was caused from heart din
easj , tt ' i 1 i
. He f liiatulal sr)ns:cncy. "'.
New York Burt,
"Well, thank heavens," . said the
beggar to the benevolent gentleman
who had Just handed over a nickel,
i'l've found somebody t last that's got
tah meney. Everybody else I've met
to-day h -wanted to know If I COUM
use a check."
I'-; -' ''f f I .Hi. l I'.. v;y ( i
V o S tiii.v-l t i . .i (. i. o
.North ('aroi.ii.i Cciit.-rciK-c cf i'io
A'Hlioii.hi I't-l copal Chuivhi Ah-
wlntnicnt of Committors the Ilrt
liusliicss - Splcuditl l'rosiTcss of
U.e Kinsjlom Shown In the Imports
-everal Visitors Introduced, Who
Make .Talk-! President Kilffo, of
Trinity College, Delivers an Ardress
on Education, Callimr For More Or-j
ftniiu-iivii ui null utile " .
Special to The Observer.
Nwberh, Deci 4. The . seventy
first North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
opened at Central cnurcn at 9 o'clock
this morning with the customary
communion services and a uon bv the
congregation, ; with Bishop C. B,
Galloway, of Jackson, Miss., In the
Chair and Rev W, L. Cunninggim
as secretary and N. H, X. Wilson as
sistant secretary.
The first business was the announce
ment of committees, which are as
follows:
Books and periodicals Clerical:
W. H. Puckett, G. T. Adams, J. M.
Benson, T. tA. Bikes, A. J. , Parker,
R..-..R, Cranw -W Mrrltt,--W-B.
Hocutt; lay, L. B. Turner, I. B.
Hambrick, R. E. Wrenn, R. T. Pwol,
C. J. Johnson, O. C. Kornegay, T.
M. Anderson, J J. Hayes, 8. , W.
Ennls. '
Sunday observance Clerical, O.
W. Starling, J, B. Thompson, E. B.
Craven, J, M. Ashby, C. W. Smith,
R. Greening, J. M,, Lowder, C. L.
Reed, D..L. Earnhardt; lay. W. J.
Young, W. R. Hambrick. Dr. J. H.
Uudd, O ,'T, Ooodwin. W. H. Hick
man, J. H. Hancock, Wiley Brown,
W. E. Moss. R. A. Brown.
Conference relations N. E. Col
trane, M. F. Giles, jr. A, Lee, D. N.
Cavlness, D. C. Geddle, E. H. Davis,
F. D. Swindell, J. G. Johnson, R.
Bradley.
'.Thurch property Clerical, O.. B.
starling, N. C. Yearby, G. A. Roy
all, N, h. geabolt, G. T. Stanford, W.
A. Plland,,E. C. Sell, T; B. Perry;
bay, T, B. MCKinnle, J. G. Dalley,
W. H. Humphrey, G. C.; Edwards,
M. T. Deans, Raymond Browning.
District conference records W, D.
Avery, D. 8. Webb. Dr. J. H. Judd,
T. J. Dailey, J. T. Sholer, W. Y,
Everton, B. H. Black. P... B. Wood
all, W. H. Brown.
Memoirs F. D. Swindell.
Temperance Clerical; A, L. How
ard, E. M. Snipes, B. A., Willis, R.
C, Beaman, W. A. Forbes, C. H.
Jonea, R. L. Davlst lay, W. J.
Young, J.' M. Hoyle, S.. . P. Hatch,
W. H. Neal, H. . Schulken, D.
Line, J. F. Benton. J, F. Flythe, H.
AV. McClees.
THE REPORTS ARE GOOD.
The Conference then proceeded to
question twenty, Are all preachers
blameless in their life and administra
tion? The bishop called first on the
presiding elders of the districts, who
gave good reports of their steward
ship. The progress of the kingdom
was shown in the splendid reports
made. The average addition to the
churchps was 350, while aome report
ed as .high, as 500 additions, . Revivals
have ibeeniheld In nearly every church
with the best of results. The Confer
ence collections have been complete
and the missionary collections have In
some cases exceeded the assessment
Rev. W, S. Roan, of the Warrenton
district, reported that sickness had in
terfered with the work in his charge
but that it had dohe much good for
the Church. The reports of the Indi
vidual pastors corroborated' this. A
few stated progress by the building of
new houses of-worship, In all lines
of work, especially the Sunday school,
the denomination has prospered in
wonderful ways.
VISITORS INTRODUCED.
During the reports by the pastors
Rev. W. H. Moore, assistant editor
of The Nashville Christian Advocate,
addressed the assembly in the Interest
of his paper und he Impressed upon
the members the importance of a gen
eral patronage of the journal, the rec
organi?.ed organ of the Southern Meth
odic Episcopal Church.
Rev. Li. h. Nash, Conference evan
gelist, gave an account of the meet
ings held under, his supervision and
Jn nearly every case he has hud very
satisfactory refiults, securing as high
as fifty converts.
Rev. Dr. McMurray, of Nashville,
secretary of the Church Extension
Movement, was introduced' to the con
gregation. Fev. Mr, Paylor Introduced the fol
lowing resolution:
"Whereas, there has hitherto been
no Bermon distinctive to the Interests
of the Conference other than thaj
sermon of .the bishop, be It Resolved j
That Wednesday night, the first of the
conference, ce set aside for the pur
pose of & sermon to be delivered by
some members of the Conference, Re
solved, That the person shall be select-
edhythe committee bi 'public worship
at -the nrirefllnr fnnfprencn " Th
at the preceding Conference." The
session adjourned at 1 o'clock.
ADDRESS BY REV-. J. C. KILGO.
The afternoon session was called to
order at 3 o'clock and after prayer
jitjv. jouii y, .tviiKo, uiesioeni or
Trinity College, gave an addrev
the Interests of the Institution
which he is the hdhored head.
on
of
Ho
said in part:
"The Church and her educational
interests have been overlooked In the
mass of other benefactions. We hear !
plenty of inquiries of mlssionarv work 1
and benevolent work, but nothing of
her religious education works. We '
also hear of special organizations, - of
jcpwortn leagues, Sunday school mis
sionary work, and what special organ
isiation has thre been of the educa
tional Interests? I camo here to
sppak for the brotherlrood of Trinity:
College; to organise and promote a'
sentiment that will help the Instltu-
tlon dear to every Methodist's heart, 1
not only In North Carolina but the
hole South. When Albert Shaw,
editor .The ' Review of Reviews.
Come to Trinity to deUVer the address
lavt summer. President Roosevelt told
him to toll the people that 'I consider
Trinity a the brightest spot In the
South Her principles are -the' highest
of any college that I know ot.' "
ERUDITIO ET RELIGI.
"We offer no apology for the teach
ing of Christian principles, v The
very foundation of a a CV;tlan col-
religion as shown In the. life 0f'!lwed
..? M.U. .1.1...- . . .. i
iiuwi. ins vruw oujeci or tne .-.-.. . tn tha fuita In the
Chrstian college Is to advance learn-! fl? el? vartanSe Gooid
tng in all lines of truth. What tto""??!
use of advancing falsehood? Our
aim is to defend scholarship against.1"' ? The poUee'dld
ail false notion- and Ideals. Yon ' nothing to do with it. The PouMdui
don't think much of that, but there ,
are more false Ideals ! adcidoni
than you hsve any Idea of. There camel
a time when t was thouirhf lamlahu i
t teach girls commercialism; to in
struct them In the arts of telegraphy,
stenography, typewriting and book
keeping and inspire them with the
of any money they . might obtain
through their husbands' efforts. This
has established the false t Ideal for
women to- follow; It has made an
evil that the. world will never cease
to regret, for It has established an
Independence among women that de
stroys the very foundation of the
womanly character., sixty years ago
there -wss ono woman on the entire
contlneht in the " business " relation;
now there are thousands In compe-
u r
t- ? t t , r r . .. .. ;
t" :!. r i t e t. 1 1 : e 1 .' .- i f j
lo.truiice for St. c'- ar
special f.i.stcning: of tii.y on ki.a
been the principle of Tnr.'.ty
n
r, s
Ci,U
lege. The Carnegie board of
: tees, which does not especially favor
denominational schools, has placed
Trinity among the best of the South.
ern schools, giving Vanderbilt 14 units
and Trinity 12.5, thus giving a
trus-
preference to two Methodist schools
In the South, and Trinity only 1.5
lese than Vanderbilt About a
month ago the faculty ' raised . the
standard of scholarship to 14 units,
and now I want to give you' an Idea
f what Trinity : College Is doing to
. five the world educated men. We
hav ' ,n endowment, 41,S3.S8;
buildings, S3S3.IS1.2S; In , lands,
J2.877;-ln scientific apparatus. S14.-
388; In a library, 152,539; In furnl
ture, -41S.85S.43 all embracing; a
total valuation between tL100,000
and 11,200,000." ,
The speaker closed with an earnl t
appeal for the Brotherhood of Trini
ty College for the purpose of having
a special organization to promote a
home of .learning; amongalIi.peoplet
the usefulness of Trinity and to ex
tend its influence and increase Its
patronaga amontr the people of the
South, Clanks were , circulated In
the assembly for the purpose ' of
givlnsj members an opportunity to
Join this brotherhood, to which more
thari a "hundred -signed their names
and Mmany words of praise were
heard for Dr. Kilgo's efforts for
Trinity College and for the college
Itself. The meeting then adjourned
until the night session.
LAST NIGHTS SESSION.
A blinding snowstorm, accompanied
by Egyptian darkness, was he fate
of the members of the Conference to
night, ut In spite of the elements
and a poor light service of the city,
the church was again filJad Jwlih th
sealous churchmen who assembled to
hear a masterful address on Church
extension, by Dr. - McMurray,: of
Nashville,1 secretary of the church
Extension Movement. Dr, , McMurray
began his address by an eloquent
peroration on the mesugj of the
Church and Importance of a suitable
home for the worships of God. He
said there are 15,550 church build
ing of the Methodut , denomination.
Of all these, if any osw has any other
message than that Jis Christ du&
for sinful men, at . better that
that church should nevar bavo been
begun. The mission of the Board cf
n-v f h Extension ! U s.p newly
Methodist organiiatlons to build com-t-rifcMe
and su.''Jic plttr Jf w r
ship. It started iwenty-flve years
a.M without ono dollar and In hat
ilme $2,116,80 '.St' havo passed
Ihrsugh its hands to assist iu bnlW.r.K
these church homes. Forty per cent,
of the churches In the South have
been helped by the Board of Church
Extension.
He made hie statement Involving
the loan fund feature to -which he
solicited contributions. He stated
that the entire contribution made by
the North Carolina Conference was
$97.85. He spoke of his experience
In Baltimore. Dwelling on tne Balti
more Conference as an illustration of
the great usefulness ot church exten
sion, he made special emphasis on the
manner pursued In' selecting a site for
building a church. He said look out
for the man who wants ito give a lot
for the church, Implying by that that
as a rule a gift lot Is generally in an
Inferior place, calculated to nun me
influence of the church on account oi.
tnappftsaihtiltv. Select these sues
as the man would do in selecting a
site for' a department store or a cor
poration for an office bundling. Gat
the very beat location and pay the
price. It will return divldende In the
number of souls saved. As a practi
cal illustration of this proposition he
stated the case of Centenary church
in St. Louis, one of the largest and
most influential churches in the
South. . 1
He then spoke of the new State of
Oklahoma and a great need there of
assistance from church extension.
He said there are 477 congregations
without a home In that State and It
Is the most promising flild lu iho
whole Union for rising Methodism,
He spoke of the political status In
which the Democrats had been vic
torious, and the State 'is 'under' pro
hibition rule, which make a combi
nation of strength and right. He i?avo
a special chance ' for ' the -.Church to
assist la building .church homes for
the. people of Oklahoma. Several
towns with populations varying from
five to . fifteen . hundred, Wh.ere 1 the
Methodist denomination holds undis-
muAed swav. are without churh-,
" churches In the Eajt have un
rla'.'!f .... ......
dertaken to supply one of these towns
with,- the- necessary funda to butld a
suitable church home and thus start
them in the way of righteousness,
an(j hd urged the Conference to mako
ii rrm-t in the individual
Churches for this teeoy ana impor
tant cause. The eloquunt appeal was
splendidly resp6nded to by members
of the congregation, who pledged
about 1200.
-The meeting closed with a spienaia
lectiott from the male quartette, en-
titled "Young Man tiivo Me iny
Heart" Key. D. H. Tuttle presided
at the night session.
GOOLDS FOCMD GUILTY.
Couple Which Murdwed Emma Isvin
Must J ay jrcniuiy w. "" nnn with the scene lata at a ran
Die: llUHluuid Sentenced For Life. ,tfttlon. and giving abundant
vriYni farto. Dee. 4. -Vere Sii
j.eKer ooold, and i hi wife, Marie, who j
n tini hfor th SuDerlort
ct Monaco, charted -with thai
,..,'- r.mm Levin, at Monte
earla Hai fUmmer, were to-day foundisons, but the acting of, Mrs. C A. O.
guilty. Mrs. Gooid was sentenced to
death and ner nuaoanu to impnsun
ment for life,
' Gooid and his wife left Monte Carlo
early last August, going to Marsell
Its. A hotel porter in that city no
ticed blood oosing from a trunk which
the two had brought with them and
when they drove off with the Arunk; uired for presenting a performance
he notified the po'lce and theli1 arrest Vhtch was above the average, of even
The trun was touna to
contain Emma . Jjevm S 'boay.
noJux ""VUis tWrt
I" ,wl.f8 w" shown to be tne real
ihvi,
The evidence went to ahow that!
Emma Levin, who was possessed or
considerable Jewelry and some mon
ey, had been Invited to visit the
noniiis. wbo were In needy circum
!?tancM
stances. There she was killed and
intr a nia.nrftv of ner Jewelry was
found in the possession of Gooid and
his wife. Her body was dismember
ed and packed In a trunk an.) valise,
which the murderer were trying to
dispose - of when the crime was dls
covered. ,
VAWLLA CAN t!l PURB
in, .ml li mot tin wnnlr" nnrt none Tll-
'Vity. You Rt tl.e best only wit", you d-
mand Ulue Ribbon.
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iiu'i..;.t to tlis i., a
th'p vi ho have I ; i
wonderful treat
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J.'T'.t'jte
an,l hoi:-.-. rf
Ci'red by. the
whjch is administered there. When
one has been lifted from the loath,
some state of a drunkard- and realizes
that the craving for liquor has left
him; that his head Is clear, his step
steady, his mind and heart ani
mated by high Impulses, he then
realizes the poverty of words to ex
press his gratitude to those who have
been instrumental In bringing about
such a change in his condition., 4 -
I appreciate the Keeley Cure c for
what it has done for me and, my
friends, and especially what It has
done, through me, for. my family.
Apart from being relieved from the
drink habit at the Keeley Institute,
my stay there' was rendered pleasant
by the kind and humane treatment
of . all those In charge and by the
courteous bearing of those who took
the treatment with me, . I will not
undertake to tell of the horrors and
shame and Buffering and toom which
liquor has brought to-my own- life,
to say nothing of what has come
under my observation, but the Keeley
Cure, lifted the blight of drunken
ness ! from': my own threshold and
brought down the sunshine, wafted
In ' the healthglvlng breezes, and I
bless the day that I had the privi
lege of entering; the Institute.,.
Yours very truly, -
J. H. SPARGEft.
Mount Airy, N. C, Sept 24, 190S.
BRYAN TALKS OX MESSAGE.
lie ft Reluctant to Discuss It; But
Finds Time to Comment Freely on
the Important Phases of - It Ap
, proves ot a Number of. Mir. Roose
velt's Recommendations.
(Pittsburg, Pa., Dec, 4. William J.
Bryan, en route to his home In Lin
coln, Neb., arrived here to-day from
Washington.' By appointment Mr.
Bryan met his wife and daughter at
the Fort Pitt Hotel. The latter are
bound for New York, whence they
will sail for Europe Saturday. -
. Mr. . Bryan will . not accompany
them, he said, on account of his leo
ture engagements. .
Mr. Bryan was reluctant to discuss
President Roosevelt's message to Con
gress, saying that he had not had suf
ficient -time-to read it through. He,
however, commented freely on several
of the ' most Important . Issues ' and
gave President Roosevelt ' credit for
introducing' an original proposition In
suggesting the appropriation of cam
paign funds by the government. .
"I hope," he said, "that it wilt be
enacted Into a Jaw." .
On important .question, Mr. Bryan's
Ideas coincided with the texture of
the message, He Is strictly in accord
with the President concerning postal
savings banks and guaranteed banks.
He said:
"The plan of the guaranteed bank
is simply this: Statistics show the av
erage loss to depositors to be very
small, taking all the banks together;
but the depositors are afraid because
they do not know much about the af
fairs of any particular bank. The
Postmaster General In recommending
the postal savings banks called atten
tion to the fact that a large sum of
money Is sent foack to the government
banks of Europe by people who are
afraid to trust the private banks here
and Mr. Wanamaker has been quoted
as saying that a large sum Is kept In
hoarding and hiding olaces In this
country,
"If this sum can be drawn Into the
banks and thus 'be put Into channels
of trade It will relieve the stringency
more effectively than anything else.
The postal bank will do this to a lim
ited extent, but not completely, for in
the. plan proposed the depositors will
be limited as to each person and there
will be no cheeking account allowed.
"The system of the guaranteed
banks contemplate the absolute guar
antee by the government of such
banks as may voluntarily enter Into
the system,' ta entering the system
they agree to reimburse the govern
ment In prc-portion tA thelrdeposits
for any losses lncotred byi the govern
ment in payment of depositors in fail
ed banks. During the last 40 years
the average loss among national
banks has been less than one-tenth of
one per cent, of deposits and as we
have passed through two panics In
that time It is hot likely that the av
erare loss will be greater during the
next 40 years.
"To sum up the situation, the de
positor need security and this must
fither be srlven hv the postal savings
hanks, which will srrow until it has
absorbed the" deposit bank-In of the
emmtrv of it must be furnished
thrrtuirh the guarantee of existing
banks."
THE PLAY A BIO SUCCESS.
Mnnroe Toft TBinnt, T'nod by Ml
F,. T'nw.wip'. OI"S a Pcf
tnrmonr Tlisf Mny Pwf-.
"i'nl Mtfc4!miWfwta Monu-
trtnt T'MN, 100.
Soeclal to The Observer.
Monroe, Dec. 4. The play present
ed by local talent, under the auspices
of the Daughters of the Confederacy,
at the Opera House last night, for the
benefit of the veterans' monument
found, was a success In every way. Al
though only a week was devoted to
Dreoaratlon. the thorough training of
the cast by Mies Nora E. Hummel,
manager and coach, shoved jtself
..Union station" Is a one-act 'Mttrava-
AnTwirfunitv frtr the Introduction of
DjciaUies f and vaudeville features,
au h rvanifinsnts. adults and chll-
a AH an well that It would be
iw.nt invidious to -make compart.
) Thomas, Mrs. Harry Margls and Mrs.
J. J. Lockhart in character pans; mo
inil tnmhdurlne dance entitled
"Mexico." and the children's , 'Teddy
Bear" chorua are wormy oi special
.The Daughters of the Confederacy
end Miss Hummei are to db congrai-
the profession' pnormncfi . vr
here in tne wn v"" JJ,,"1 ' " " ' ,
financial result,, which will add about
1100 to the monument fund.
"Diocese f Atlanta" is Formally Or-
irnnltcd. - . ,
- Macon. Ga.. !. 4. -The new (ETpH
cnl Diocese was organised here to
night under the name of the "DIse
of Atlanta." The; diocesan officers
were elected ' as follows:. Rhodes
Brown, Columbia, treasurer; w. N,
Hawkes. Atlanta, registrar; R. C. Al
ston. Atlanta, chancellor, standing
coromltteH, Revs. C B.-Wllmer. C. T.
A. Pise. T, M. NOeorge. anj Messrs.
A, U Tinsley., Luther Williams, and
Z. D. Harrison. '
' Police ITnnt LouMana Cain.
- Glbbslawd. Ia., Dec. 4. Bam Miller
shot and killed his brother Will to
day during; a quarrel about fe negro
laborer. . Potb men were prominent
In this section and both Iiad fam
ilies. ' " Officers are In'pursuit of Cant"
Miller.
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Large New Stiock of Both
Prices That Are Just
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CoaisigifiiiieiiitofFurs
SALE BEGINS
jx large mew piorK uumer nas just snippea us on con
signment a fine assortment of Furs of all kinds.:-'-A
great chance for a Christmas gift
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TOY
While our display is not as
we have arranged for
wholesale and retail.
est, newest and most serviceable lot of Christmas
goods we've ever sold for Children We.' wish
everyboly who can would come as early as possible,
while the clerks can giye more time and while the
selection is greater., .
YOU SHOULD
The Lady Dolls and the real Baby Dolls, Teddy Bears, ;
Doll Bonnets, Doll Carriages and Go-Carts, ,
Wagons, Drums, Picture Books, Doll Houses, Nod-. v
ding HeacT Animals, large Mechanical Trains with
Tracks, Steam Engines to run with springs, Magic
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Lanterns and Moving , Pictures, '
GUILDS' CHINA TEA SETS
These are great, from 10cf to $5.00. Metal Tea Sets, ;
Christmas Tree Ornaments, Children' Picture and .
Story Books of a great variety. , . -
- WHITE FURNITURE
A beautiful lot Desks, Dressers, Bookcases, China ;
Closets, Rocking Chairs,
. Desk - Chairs- Doll Beds
. . and 'Chairs.' ? -',:r'
Yesterday looked like Christmas sure enough in thf X
Doll and Carriage line. Don't put shopping off
late. J ' -
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we shall have it later, still .
the early shoppers; both
We shall display the clean-
SEE THE DOLLS
Morris Chairs, Revolving ;
and CradTps. Dnll TaWen .
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