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eut-Xiuttion rracs: Dally. '. c year ................... ..........W.f f t month J-J ijiree mouths ..... I.W rurxisiirais' axxocxcemtxt. No. W South Tryon street. Telapson number; Bualneas office, Bell 'phone 7S: city editor'! office, fcell 'phone Uii news editor's office, Bell 'phone 231 A subscriber in ordsriDg the 4lrss tf bit paper changed. will please R d'etre the Address to which It is go ing at the time be ask , tot tho change to be made. ' Advertising rates art furnished, on application. Advertisers way feel sure that through the columns t this Taper they roar reach all Charlotte nt a portion of the best people In this state and uppr South Carolina. i uia paper fives oorresponaenis Wide Lttiruri it thinks nutilta not' sponsible for their view. It Is much preferred that correependenta sign taeir names to their articles. eepeciaW : ly in cases where they attack persona r Institutions, though this is not de : mande4. The editor reserves the t tight to arlr the names of correrpoa- dents when they art demanded for - Purpose of personal satisfaction. ;,: To receive consideration a communl . cation must be accompanied by th true name of the correspondent WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1907 AS UNCEXEltOUS 7 SWAT AT MR. ' ; , ' CORTELYOtT. v - It Is really unfair in Senator Till man to Introduce resolutions of ln i vestlgatlon . concerning the legality at Secretary Cortelyou' panic meas ure j. That almost everything done was more or leas illegal Is already cjear enough, and that the Indebted- :. nasi certificate scheme had no- real warrant whatever in law ' scarcely any one will be found to deny. Th fact is, however, that the fault in ' this respect rests much less with Mr. Cortelyou than with the national leg islative body of whose Senate branch Mr. Tillman is a member. Congress after Congress has failed to provide badly needed financial and banking legislation and in consequence Sec : rotary of the Treasury after Secre v tary of the Treasury has felt com pelled to 4o illegal things lest the country receive grave injury and his party and bis chiefs administration suffer in nrestiae. H ia riven , im mense ' responsibility without; good system to work under of authority to correct the defects of the existing bad one. Hence It has become almost a prescriptive right on the Secretary of ih TaiirirA nart i tum law breaker in emergencies, and this is precisely what : Mr. Cortelyou has 4done. That he broke more law than wax necesaarv does not niter th" .' vacuum ubu m mi. fueiuiirr qoejj ino demonstrated unwisdom of his later proceedings bear upon the matter. He was pimply acting as best he aiww ww etna as ne inougm; nis pre i deceasors would have acted; and if he made himself guilty of flatlsm and in flationism It was merely because he lost his head along with a good many other people. Wall 8treet has turn ed Populist In its financial ideas, and Unot the Secretary of the Treasury trader our present system Wall Street's rh bnv? Nnthlns- rr.nM ha more natural than for Mr. Cortelyou to , do whatever Wall Street said. Moreover the poor Secretary has since recognized that he did In fact add such avoidable errors of discre- breach of the law, and has retracted as far as be well coulT t The certi ficate issue has 4een reduced to little more then a third and the bond Issue to a half, while the whole tone of his annual report is deprecatory. No specific currency reform plan or any other recommendation which could possibly draw fire is ventured. Evi dently sMr. Cortelyou takes no etock In his presidential boom, which. In deed, never had much existence out side grateful Wall Street and along major Wall Street ramifications. He has ceased to expect much 'credit for his management during the panic and only asks to be let alone. We think that he ought to be. :. Of course it is very bad for Cabinet official to violate the law, but when timid law-makers virtually place' up on them the necessity of doing so and let amen violations become customary ratner than assume their own proper responsibilities the place where the greater blame elongs cannot be mtn- . should remove the beam which Is in rta own. aye before seriously consider , tng any proposal to examine the mot . which la in Mr. Cortelyou's. , One f. feature of a recent tobacco exposition in londOR was a pipe moking alow race. A described by The New York Tribune, the principle seems to have been the eurvivai of the slowest and the prize was a grand piano. A! hundred and fifty smokers tooJc part la the contest, the rule be. Ing that the one who could keep hi pipe, loaded with an eighth of an ounce of shag tobacco, lighted the longest should get the piano. Ths winner, ev sturdy painter smoking a wejj-seasoaed briar, made his eighth of an ounce last Just two hours 4vnd was regarded with great admiration In consequence. This sort of thing r o for England, but we fear thai 1 v 1.1 never become popular in th tate . Clow raoes do not Suit t .e .Axr.exican temperament,, out peo n's, as it happens, not h!ng built that t- ..i r.!rca 's on C.e'orU'.r concerning fat.-ic-r.rcr fire laws have been finally abandoned. . These proceedings have had a decided can tasta for ' eome time past. Everybody is thoroughly tired of them and there was never ny prospect for a successful issue so far as North Carolina la, concerned without a special session of the Leg islature, which nobody wants.' The only practical effect are to prolong an agitation which has proved alto gether failure politically and which Is proving very expensive to the. State treasury-, It will be best for all con cerned if the case Is pushed speedily and with as little further turmoil as possible to a final determination In the United State Supreme Court We must needs say, however, that if the railroads . who are said to be th party breaking off the negotia- Supreme Court's decision; In the Bal elgh fln.;; case they have reckoned without ' their . host.? It should , be clear enough that the Southern Hall way's victory in that case was of the Pyrrhic tort While the x Southern stands relieved of the 130,000 penalty imposed by Judge Long, technically the matter In Issue, every material point of law affecting the controversy ss a whole was decided adversely to the ratlrosds.- Accurately. .apeaktng. the penalty was but a detail, hinging upon construction of a clause of the State rate law Itself; and had nothing to do with the real Issue which go up to the United States Supreme Court for determination. Upon those Issues the court unanimously held the other way. thereby strengthening the State' case for the higher court. The Jurisdiction asserted by Judge Pritchard is emphatically challenged and a long line of United State Su preme Court decisions going to show that inferior Federal court , cannot virtually vto State criminal laws lis pertinently cited. It is further held that a proceeding in equity to restrain the officers, of a State from executing any statute Is a suit against the State Itself and consequently forbidden by the eleventh . amendment. So ths Southern gained the field of battle but weakened itself for the campaign. In any event, we hope that footh sides will unite In speeding the con troversy to its last stage. It Is ddlng nobody any good and the sooner. It Is ended the better. Noting that President Roosevelt's recent message contained 80,000' words, The Winston-Salem Journal wonHere how many words Andrew Jackson, or Abraham (Lincoln , or Grover Cleveland would have. devoted tor its cqntflnw. v can jsairiy say that they would have devoted many fewer, but munt add that Uncle Oro ver would, have partly made up the difference by using word In them selves portentously long. The Newbern Sun now comes to us ss an afternoon newspaper. Two morning papers and no afternoon pa per made a strange situation in the Newbern Held and w are glad to see It terminated. We wish The Sun and Its editor all the success they deserve and that Is wishing them a very great deal indeed. START AT GOLD FIELD TO-DAY, Suppressed Excitement Prevails Everywhere Wine Owners Asnrrt That They Are Prepared to Take Care of Themselves While, the Unionist Scoff at the Assertions Governor " Spark on the Scene, GoUfleld, Nev., Dec, 10. To-day the attempt to start up the work on the dumps of the Mohawk combina tion lease was abandoned by Man ager Siebert, who had announced last night that he would commence work on the dumps of his mine, which la close to the camp of the Federal troops. The men who had been In readiness to make the attempt were told that they would not bo needed until Thursday morning, when work at all of the mines in the camp will be started. Manager Slobert was In consultation with other members of the mine owners' association until a late hour of the night. There were rumors that Western Federation men were arming and would, attack the guards at the Mohawk but after the mine owners had spent several hours Investigating, the rumors proved false. Suppressed excitement prevails everywhere. Nobody knows what Is going on except those who are lead ing the forces on either sldo. The mine owners assert that they are fully prepared to open the mines on Thurs day morning, while the official of the miners' union scoff at such asser tion. The union officials refuse td divulge their plans. r Governor Spark arrived - here at noon from Carson City. He denied that an effort has 'been' made to in duce him to ask for the recall of the troops, anj says they will remain her until there 1 no, possibility of trouble. AU Quiet at Goldflold. Washington, Dec 10. The adju tant general hat received the follow ing telegram relative to the situation in OolJfltld, from '-Colonel Reynolds, commanding, the troops now in that mining camp. under date of yeeter day: Q-; J:, ,-. ."On arriving there found the dis trict orderly.' Except for those mlns not In operation business and ' other condition are normal No disturb ance worthy of notice have occurred since., Several authorities here have been consulted, 'i They state that they are not being interfered with 'in ttietr functions. I have. not assumed control except to ask them to Inform me Ire-, quentiy of the state of affair. A ren- eral feeling of confidence prevails from the presence of the troops. The difference between ths win opera tors and the : miners have . not been settled.; : The operator re going to open their mine this week. When this occurs l fear there w)U he trou ble.M - , V. ( ! - l. . I . , , , ; rr.u. y t:tt v. i : ? i , i : : i ; line l.:.it anj R'.r oi t i. i the carriage, the t ; r. . t d::v.p.;r. r '. -ty face looked out of billowy coverir j and nestled against a pillow; and bright, laughing eyes looked wit a wonder at th blue sky, where the tall tower of the church shoots upward like an arrow. At the baby's feet a teddy bear was riding in silence, one foot stuck out at an impossible aaxle (and its head hidden under a fold of covering. There was, we repeat, nothing unusual in this. . One may pass many such on a fine afternoon on the streets of Charlotte; many such faces flash their beautiful smiles upon us as we hurry past, bent on the weary missions of more unhappy years. - - But for all that, this baby-carriage. the tiny face of its occupant, and the eyes of the man that rolled it, rriade the writer walk more slowly and set him gaging blankly, Into space. The flower are hardly withered yet upon the grave of the woman who, called upon the farther Journey, left these two to make their way alone into the yeara - And so when the day Is fair and. Jhla work. 5ermltsLJe-wwandetai with hi motherless baby. about the streets, tucks in the cover clumsily, and tries to he gentle a he touches lta tiny face with his unaccustomed! ing the past three months in the Pres hands. And he buys teddy hear and jbyterles'of North and South Carolina put them In the carriage lor nu,ars interesting not only to (Presby- baby's delight as he rolls It on to - nownere. , 1 Who can blame him for coming out ntn- th nnn world ? ..Who would ! make him stay where every sight 'andf sound must tear ills soui witn pain ! uwaxu.-anq, nave met wun great uc that never yet found a word? But 'es. , , i r v ., , t , t ( ' he fliust go back. Night is . coming! ' The 41 churches in ' Mecklenburg on; the sky is lighting with evening Presbytery' gave Jast year to foreign colors; the wind is becoming chilled .missions, 14,939, while this year they with the breath of coming darkness will gve. ll,4. ! - Of thlss amount He must' go back, 3od pity him. to a , 10.000 will be given by the churches door-in which no woman stands tojin Charlotte. lMe-v'Xufc year i the amile th eld lisrht ot welcome. He amount per capita paid to this cause must go back to the alienee that ence that crlea out with every waii. oo. most remaraaoie increase, that ever broke from the Hps of grief. , This year the First ' and Seeond He must see some little tender thing j Presbyterian churches of this city, will that her hands have made and heriKlve 14.000 each; i. Tenth. . Avenue heart has loved. He must recall some ' church $1,000;, .Westminster church. word or look, the memory of which he would pass through the fires of hell to hum away.--" i.:-.r .'.' But night deepen and the baby head is becoming heavy and the eye 'are closlnr; he must sing the old lul laby to his motherless child. Keep the voice steady, my friend, or you will Wake your baby. ;: For Its sake you must sing the old song and keep back the moan of your breaking heart. And the vision that you see across the cradle, vision of her as she used to sit when lights were low and she crooned her baby Into sleep you must not stretch out your arms m Dit-; ter yearning nor cry aloud: It will, wake the child. Look up; there Is a presence bending over you. Can youn tear-blinded eyes not see It? Even In heaven her soul cannot be at rest as twilight shadows igather around you. She has come to bless, you and her sleeping baby. Surely God will let her. He who guarded the 'Manger with Mary's wistful eyes. For many reasons that seem 'good to ds we say that Charlotte Is much the poorer to-day for the passing from our life of Martin D. Hardin, great as man, gentleman and minister of God.. In our warfare against all things that limit or make unworthy the human spirit, there has been no more heroic, sword Jrawn amoivg us than the one with which this man has bat tled.,. And there. Is great reason t for pride that from a Southern pulpit and by a long line of distinguished Southerners such an address could be delivered as that which caught and powerfully held th attention of the people that worshiped at the Second Presbyterian church on Sunday even ing. ., It Is admitted here that the words were stern; that at times they cut to the quick; that the Wood of shame often surged into the cheek. But let every man that heard it or reads the published words, thank God that Dr. Hardin was brave enough to speai so fearlessly nd the congregation brave enough to hear. In this day when so many public speakers seek to saythe words that please or amuse we should be glad to hear one who blares to speak the truth at any coat. Our hope Is In such men. There Is no greater proof that we ss a, people are passing Into a larger life than the fact that we can boA make and hear criticism of our own life. It Is a characteristic of a great people. When we come to be b)e to discuss without passion or preju dice any subject that has vitally to ,lo with -our life, better day ts be fore us. And certainly Just and sym pathetic criticism was never more needed. Circumstances have .forced vis to have much feeling on many problems that confront us; we have passed through dispensation of storm and tears a condition than gives sanity and cool deliberation small place. This 1a especially true of th) subject upon which Dr. Hardin fpoke, our duty to the negro. We have had much reason to be sensi tive at this point; many unsympatbetic crlticlams have been made by, those who know little of our, problem. But this la only the greater reason why we should sit In stern Judgment upon our own life In its relation to this stntvfcllng. !depepdent people whose dpstlny Is in such a strange way link ed with ours. In all the great record of our rath er on the fleld of battle there was no achievement that can give greater honor to u thn that which will come from our' doing the fair, Just snd Christly thing for a weaker race, in spite or tne propnecies oi circum stances and unsympathetic critics. , . D. TO CUT" OUT THE SCRIP. Durham Ranks Have Enough Hard Cash t Abolish the Emexgenev " Paper Wllhln a Short Time, It is V; Thnttoht. ""- " , " - t Special to The Observer. ' . Durham. Dec. 10,The financial situation here has greatly improved within the last few day and the tory now U, so It is learned from a man of financial prominence, that th bank expect to resume the pay ment: or casn ana - abolish scrip some time within a week.1 The last statements of the various banking houses here show : that there has been a tremendous Increase In the amount of cash on hand since the August statement were published. The vault of the bank are. teeming with money and the situation Is so clearing up as to give rls to the hope here that all cash payments wilt be on within a week. , The only reason that payment are not now (elng made In cash la the fact that h financial centres have not re sumed the payment of cash. Dur ham banks" are able to take care of the situation here and handle It with cash payments, but if this wa done with money at a premium In New York there would be a continual drain en the bank In this section and th money would flow out of the vaults and into the great centres. The banks here now have on deposit more money than at any time within years, u - . ;,-, THE FOirWABD MOVEMENT SPLENDID MISSIOXARY SIIOWEVG The Frulrul Result of the Campaign For Missions Conducted by Rev. R. , T. Colt and Rev. C. H. Pratt In tlw : Prcsibyteries of STorth and ; South Carolina Excellent Showing of the Charlotte Churches The Per Can- k it Increase in Subscriptions In the r vity -iter. wr. tw to Leave For Kor Next Month.. - The figures which ere available and which show partial result, oLthe -forward . movement campaign for mis sions which Rev. Robert T. Colt and Rev. Charles H. Pratt have made dur- terians, but to all who are interested in the great work of missions. Mr. Colt and Mr. Pratt have made this campaign under the direction of ths General Assembly'a foreign ' mission il-lwa ?4 centawhll thl year It will suu; Bt. t- t'aui cnurch, Z50; the churches at Seversvllle and Belmont will give the , rest Wa;,;,:,. The largest increase from any one church in the Presbytery i from the Tenth Avenue 'church, which -- gave S2SS last year to foreign missions and which will give $1,000 this year. Rev. A, R. Shaw, the pastor of thla church, Is chairman of tne foreign k missions committee of Mecklenburg Presby tery,, having succeeded Rev. Mr. Colt. The recent organisation of the "Tithe Givers' League'' in this church la giv ing an Increased impetus to the mis sionary activity of the church. 4 The record of the: Second Presby terian church In the support of mis sionaries is probably not surpassed by any church in the Southern Gen eral Assembly. "The -Sunday school of this church, by classes,. gives $$00 each year to support of Mrs. George Hudson in China; the etas of young men known as the Brotherhood - or Baraca class, has assumed the support of Mr. Colt, at $600 a year and of his two native Korean helpers, at $50 each. The Woman' Missionary So ciety of the church 4 supporting Mr. Mattie Tate in her work in Japan, this requiring $600 each year;' the-Young Women' Missionary Society ;ha tak en two swares in tne support ox. the hospital and schools-in Knanju,; Ko rea, amounting to $100.? The congre gation of the Second church has re cently 'had assigned to it the support of J. B. rPhrpps, a colored man who is a missionary in Africa, and that of Mrs.; R.. E.; Henderlite in Braa41, and rnat also of a new missionary yet to be assigned, each, of these three at a cost of' $600 each. The membership of the Second church, now numbers 835, Ahuvlng- heen- recently revised. 51 During the last year the Southern Presbyterian church has sent out SO new missionaries, the largest number that haa been sent out in any one year In the history of the Church. During the campaign of Rev. Mr. Coit and Mr. Pratt in September, Oc tober and November $24,207 was se cured, for missions, most of this amount coming from country churches. There was a very mark ed increase in the amount given this year over that of last year ,at 'every church.' ; ' .Rev- Mr. Colt, who last year was co-pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, and who ha received his as s!gi.ment to work aa a missionary In Korea, wll) sail on January 30th, for his new work. - In his .personalty, itttelleot, and spiritual nature Mr., Colt is one of the ablest young men in his Church. Due to his residence in Salisbury for a number of years, he i frequently re ferred to as a Rowan-county Tman, but he 1a a -native of Mecklehburg esuntv. and of . Charlotte. Thl city land county may well be Proud of him and his work. He l a close student, and a man of that deep consecration la life and work which commands confidence and exerts large Influence for good. f . ' .--v..", - v i . There are scores of friend who will follow him In his new work with, the greatest' Interest and the splendid suc cess with which he Wa met In the home land Is no . doubt an earnest of that which will mark ; hla work across the seas.- SHHIPWRECKED CREW LANDED. Captain and Eight Men of the Schooner Ward Landed at New Vork (After a Clieckered ..Experi ence. "''i'-"' v- New York, Dec. 10 Captain Curtis and eight shipwrecked seamen, th crew tt the four-masted schooner Thomas A. Ward. ft Manssquen. Ni J.,-which wa abandoned at sea soith of Cape Hat teras last Thursday , while bound to New Vork from Jacksonville, arrived here to day on board the steamer Apache .from Jacksonville and Charlenton, after ,( a series of transfers from ship to ship." , First Officer fc Oibbs said to-dny that the schooner sprang a leak on Wednes day, December 4th, , while there was a light sea and little wind.? The pumps were manned but despite-, hard work the water gatned continually' until Thursday niirht. At that time the venel had be come so- badly water-iotrged that Captain ruttl decided to tae to the small boats. t Th crew Ift the schooner snd stood hr. (Shortly afterward the British steAmer Amasones. nonna tn Liverpool, ' picsed them no and proceeded. The following morning th Amasnnet overhauled the schooner Jn-ife Penne wlll, bound to NW Ynrk.' end transhlp pert the shtnwrecked erew. Cpttn Curtis, on Monday, hailed th Clyde line steamer Apachn which wg ptt'slnt" ths Jn1ge Pennewllt. and ked that he sr.d hts men be taken to New York on the steamer, ' The Anarhe was stopped and the men boarded her. . Judge Gray Endorsed Tor the Presi. v ' ' , tleney. Dover, Del,, Dec. " 10. -The Demo cratic State committee to-day passed a resolution endorsing Judge - George Gray, of Delaware, for the presidency. , Mr. Charles B." Kendall, bustnesa manager ot The Industrial News. Oreensboro, spent last night in the City, ,'tr,-H .7fi:.?,i i-fM'-v. The the earth with Jack Frost shakes, Not a man will have th aches, If svery nlaht a dose he take , Of llollixter's Kocky Mountain Tea. ft. H, Jordaa A Co. - ; . MR. W. E. CURTIS jnCTAKCN-. Dr. II. D. McCrorey, President of Diddle Untversitv, Correct Several l-rror in 3Ir. W. E. Curtis' Story About This ; Well-Known Colored Institution. ' ; .-' . To the Editor of The Observer; A few words with reference to the article of Mg. Wllam E- Curtis which appeared In The Charlotte Observer, November $04h. touching the curri culum or the theological department of Blddle University. ; v v - - l am indeed sorry that Mr. Curtis dld:.not eek gome information from the president -of the institution be fore writing the article. If this had been, done I am (quite certain that some of the error in the article might have been avoided. :;.".va-: ?:-.xm. , in the first place, the writer seems to have been misinformed as to the preparation of the student before en tering the theological seminary, when he j ays,i MTheir training .1 defect ive and insufficient,, most of them coming from academle t-ftnd other schools supported by the missionary societies, In I which the instructors, however sealous, are not as compe tent as they might be." ' ' The fact is, almost all of the stu dents 'who v enter- the theological school are graduates from the school' of arts and sciences of BldJl. ; :The young men come to Blddle Uni versity after having been, trained in the State and mission school and en ter our normal - and. preparatory school, where they spend one or two years as the case may be, for we have a two-years' course In ' this . school. Then they enter the school of art and science, taking, in most cases, the entire four-years' course, thus get ting six years' training In BlJdle be fore reaching the theological semi nary, ' ' ' ' ' In the second place, trom the wri ter' statement to the effect that the English Bible Is not taught la - the seminary, It might appear that our students get no training In the Eng lish Bible. ' ' - As we have stated, our student are trained In our school usually six years before entering the i seminary. And we wish to state for the public's benefit that the English Bible, is used a a text-book throughout this .course of Jalx years as may ' be seen from the catalogue. It Is not given a sep arate place In -the seminary, hut Is ttaught In connection with Biblical history. ' " ' And more than this, mere are two enures of instruction riven in 'the theological seminary t .. th one in. Hebrew and Greek are taught, and the other in whl-ch, neither ,1s taughtt the latter being 5 purely -an- English course, the- English Blbles being one of the chief text-books. -" ' - As to the time put on Hebrew and Greek injthe theological achoot, with out discussing the figures of M. Cur tis and the interpretation cf. these figure by the , Rev. Dr. HarKa . in his sermon Sunday, I wish slraplv to state Jn'a f ew wdrds lust what (Ume is given ito each of these studies in the class room. The Junior class ha five recitations a week In Hebrew; the middle class nas two, and the senior two. These figure tally with' those of the catalogue. As for the Oreok, the junl it class has four recitations a week: the mid dle class two, nad the ear tw6. These figures also tally with those of the catalogue with one exception. Ac cording to the f.ataloarue thn junior ' class has faur recitation a week Instead of two during the firS term. The writer says further th sthcre Is no evidence that , any lns-..uct.on whatever Is given in pastoral work." The fact 1, In the first tern of the senior, year the clan ha four peri ods a week in pastoral theology, s may also be seen from the catalogue. - As for, the nature of th work we are trying to do at Blddle, we leave It to others who have visited our class-room, work and who have. been brought into contact with bur men to pass upon It. . . We are endeavoring to give to our hoys -first ' of all a Christian educa tion, for we believe an education that Is not Christian Is worse than no edu cation. ,--'.: We, have great faith in ' the -Bible and prayer, which may be seen, from tho fact, that the English Bibte Is used as a text-boolc throughout our entire course, and we have seventeen prayer services a week.' fifteen- of which are compulsory on the part of the students. - Besides we have Sab bath ' school ' every Sabbath morning and preaching services every Sabbath evening. .All students are compelled .to attend both of th ese services.: The students xf Blddle are ; also taught to be -honest, truthful," law abiding, : industrious and economical. We endeavor at all times to impress upon them the " Biblical declaration that "Righteousness exalteth a nation but sin t a reproach to any people." H. L. M'CRORET, President. -, , . ; Blddle University.-' Oil Trust Fear Texas May Seise Its ( Vessels. ; , Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 10. A eje rial from Penaaoola, Fla.i says:- Fearing that the vessel might be seized upon the , Judgment ; secured a gainst the company by the Stat ol Texas, the Standard OH Company to day ordered the steamer Captain A. F. Lucas and -barge No. 8S to.' proceed frojtf this port to kea, and not to come within three milea of shore until fur ther orders were received. The -vessels, both of which ' ' are among the largest of the oil carrying fleet of the company, had Just return ed from London,' where they carrled an immense quantity of oil from Port Arthur. - , ', , . ' Tne vessel are now anchored "off Fensacola bar awaiting wireless or ders. - 1 ' A Direct Descendant of Jefferson Dies at Richmond, ' Richmond. Vi, Deo. 10. -Jefferson Randolph Ruffln. , an inmate of the Soldiers' Home here and well known throughout Virginia died at the home Iait night from a stroke of ap oplexy, Mr. Ruffln was 65 year of age. t- r He was a direct " descendant of Thoma Jefferson and cloiely connect ed with many prominent Virginia fam Hies. Mr. Ruffln served throughout tbe war with the Rockbridge Artil lery. He will he buried at Char lottesville. ' Va., to-morrow. - . Nature always - warns you if your lif( nnwsJs are .- clomrKl or' lnnmrt this. Take llolllator's Rockv ifmintain Tea. It relieves all congestion and re stores natural digestion.-. its 'ents. Tea r Tables. . R, II. Jordaa Co., , A , Shippers The sight of our Tryon street store, ' with all, the ' gay holiday,, decorations and the wonderful display" of . Christmas 'goods for Hen, Women 'and -, Children, .makes -one -feel Christinas in' his bones. .Shoppers , were never more "earnest in buying they , are , not waiting this year, arid-the onVthat waits gets left. ; . :No Toys WiU Be Taken Back or Exchanged. Every Department in Our Three Big Stores is r uU ot WeU bejected Merchandise ; , :, ' ft ; - .by Experienced Buyers in V j .; v : -'t' -Lines v LADIES' HANnTTPPnmx'Ti'a : : .4 , , , Everything in Handkerchiefs, from a plain Linen at 5c. to a reai nancunaae i.ace at. . ... ; . ...... . ;,$5.00 GLOVES ; : ji II 11 II I miiiii I. itiiivhv Wool Mittens. Price frqm...... t,;:.15c. to $.00 The most attractive line of. Silk Hosiery that we have " " ever shownPlain and Hand-Embsoidered.- Price ' v EMBROIDERED COLLAES '' Express shipment yesterday of new styles Ladies' Eni broidered Collars.- Your choice each .25c. 1 ' , :r' LADIES BELTS -V "FV p.n f Ti vpI f Af ammVi , . - ... ..,..'?.. . $1,00 . to $5,00, . , BACK AND SIDE COMBS ' . :' Back Combs', with Barette to match, in plush boxes: Price v . . . v.1. .; . . . , . ; . . . . .1.00 and $1.25 7 t : ; ; icARPS.V; V":; v Silk and Crepe de Chine Scarfs, hemstitch'ed, ready to ' wear. Price...... .V.. $1,00 to $2.50 1 " nri a witttit rr a r ' . A new assortment of Feather.Bdas, White, Black and -CoUrs, Price each. ..'....;.., .v .$5.00 to $12.50 ...... i.. v, .,..,...' ,. , , .. . , j i '. ; LADIES Genuine !Alli gator 'Hand Bags and Purses, Papillian, s Satin, Regis and all other new shapes. ' Price , ' 1 BEAR jvjuiiu iuiu JLI.VU. vxxa jivii xuiauta ' auU' VUJIUICJUI D - Goaks. . Price" the yard.. ....$4.00-' silks Another express shipment terns, no two ajike. Price the yard . . . I . , . .75c. A DRESS New Hening Serges', all the yard.,..'... ... ... ,? j (Priestley's goods). - ; . , -. - - - - w m - ww t TP M Jr Jf V 9 tiiiium n CO nBjsijswviiiM4 aw v - ,i . ,i in ip mnrt n A in w.' I iw a ..., $1.00 to $3.50 . i 1 ,.,r . ., .'.. . 'r 1 PURSES .. . .$1,00 to $12.50 each -: SKIN 4 J Fancy : Plaid , Waist Pat- - GOODS ; - popular shades. Price the : ... .'...,$125 . , - . . - - w ?. HTlTtTTTTTTlTil TTTr: