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s
. .;.i.jr report of Secretary of
re Wilson concerning the
of the preservation of the
'.u hhn forests Is timely -and of
.i:r.'.ns Interest: ;'V: ' "
a result of one of the most ex
t .-, he and thoroughgoing field lnves
i -atior.s which the government has
ever conducted. Secretary of Aricul
. ture Wilson, in his special report
transmitted to Congress to-day, rec
ommends that 1 the srovernment - ac-
quire an area not to exceed 600,000
acres in the White mountains anj
areas V aezreeatinx not -, mora than
S.OOO.000 acres in the SouOern Ap
palachians; for the establishment: of
national forests. ' The average price
io be naid oer acre is put at $e for
the White mountains, at 350 for thw
Southern Appalachians. The tanas
which It is recommended ... that the
government take over lie in the Blue
RUge and 3reat Smoky mountains of
North -Carolina ana Tennessee, tsoutn
Carolina and Georg1a.""ln the AHe
rhenv mountains of eastern and
southern West Virginia and ..western
Virginia, . In the Cumberland - moun
tains of eastern Kentucky, Tennessee,
and, northern Alabama, and In the
four main ranges of the White moun-
; tains, mostly In New Hampshire.- lm--mediate
action la urred by the Sec
relaryvf since tne natural resources in
both regions are oeing seriously im
nalred hv reckless lumbering and
wasteful use- . .
Congress, at its last session, appro
priated $25,000 to make this invest.
ration, and the Secretary of ; Agricul
ture, In order to present the most
complete-and conclusive report , pos-
eral problems involved was .handled
by- the most competent man whose
services could be secured. . The for
est service detailed to the; work sev-
, era) of its most experienced experts,
the Bureau, of Soils made a careful
',etudy of the soils and, agricultural
possibilities of the Southern -. Appa
lachian region, the geological; sur-
Investlgatlon of water-,power and nav
igation in the Southern Appalachians,
and from Prof. L. C. Glenn, of Van
derbilt University, were secured the
results of a three-years stuJy'of soil
erosion and from Mr. Philip W, Ayres
: a-. report on v the commercial impor
. tanfce of the White mountains. - In
charge- ot the. work m a whole . was
Mr. William L. Hall, assistant forester
In the forest service. - .
' STUDY OF CONDITIONS.
The report ot the Secretary con
- tains the first complete study of con
ditions In the Southern Appalachians
and White mountains, and gives some
startling facts concerning the amount
of water-power available, the- depend
ence of the nation upon the Southern
Appalachians for Its future hardwood
supply, and the enormous reduction
In the value for water-power and
navigation of the streams which
' would result from the removal of the
. forests from the mountains. - The
Secretary emphasizes the fact that the
.two regions under consideration are
advancing, rapidly toward a condition
of barrenness add sterility. It Is es
timated that in the upland country
south, of Pennsylvania not less than
one hundred square miles of arable
and foreatable land ir are absolutely
lost each year through the complete
removal of the woods and the conse
ouent washina- of tha soil. -
That part ot the report which deals
with tha production of timber- brings
. out strikingly the fact t'.vit the na
. tlon's future hardwood supply rests
In ,4he control of the Southern Appa
lachians. In the last seven , years
sthe hardwood lumber cut, has fallen
off over 15 per cent, and this in the
face of an unprecen Jented demand.
During the same period the whole
sale prices of hardwood lumber ad
vance J from 15 to (S per cent. A
liberal estimate glyes the remaining
stand of. hard woods of the country at
only5 1 1 years. The report then points
out that ft Is the Appalachfan region
, where 75,000.000 acres are primarily
wood timber, to which the hardwood
using Industry must look for future
supplies. , It show -also that under
right management these 75,000,000
acres ran 1 produce each .year, .three
billion cubic feet - of wood, about
rVtnfil in h nrnf ennaiimntlnn nf
hard wood timber for all purposes. If
the Appalachians ;;- are taken soon
'enough; the Secretary points mat, and
ar ri-1iMi haniUM fhov can h mail a
to produce continuously three-fourths
or the hardwood supply of the coun
try, and this without exhausting the
forests, but, In tact, Improving them,
. WATER POWER, -'
Concerning water-power, the report
brings out some entirely new facts.
Based on the lowett two week In the
vyear. It state that under present con
ditions tne streams or tne noutnern
'Appalachians afford a minimum of
2.710.000 horse-power, Development
of ' the storage facilities 'of streams
would Increase this from three to
thirty time. At least JBO.ner cent.
. of the minimum horse-power Is avail
able for eronomlc development. On
: thls basis, the report ys, the ren-
t , rt 1 . t 9EA tiiljk - l . ha
, pe r annum is Worth I27.000,ono pt-r
jesr, - in- toe same way. if there Is
aflded th' possible revenue from the
f0 per cent, of "power which s present
- for only half the year. th total U
out what a tremcndou (actor this vast
. water power 11 in the future Indus
trial development of the United Htaten
: end how tnach Nw F.niVin l AnnAm
wnirn rise in the whit mrtiinnin.
Secretary Wlllson woes on to show
what a viui relaUon thv forest bears
tO auceeesfuf utilization of woter now.
- er and' art! fk-lar storage. He shows
that no. matter what the purpose or
.1 "Hidwi.vii vfiitt UKVHiiim
el In the Southern Appalachians la
Toreaoomea to railur unless t.ie wa
tersheds which feed It are jcept under
forest. - If th ,, forest ' Ig removed,.
Mst accumulations ot 1H and gVave)
will be carried down to the renor
voire and render them worthless.
Moreover, the floods ln .many of ' the
reams are due to the extent vto
which', tha: forest. as fceeq cut away
or burnt.' and If the reckless cutting
end careleeness -with regard to lire
continues, most of the great water
rwer now available will be losV A .
FOR NAVIGATION. '
The Appalachian mountains are el
at important to navigation, since all
t'10 water withered hy them flows to
t e ea In navigable rivers. The for-
t Is the one natural factor which
f mas to equallie the flow of atreama,
; t wl'h the forest supplemented by
a fyftem of reservoirs the depth of
' r.y streams could be materially In-
vItI rhrlfk blh in t'enillHh g1o(
-t, 4 ra wither with Ms ky ....
-"if, i'-om iicpa tw frf;
-! ' ) " ! T-i,
i ll l at be curfd. An V. t- . -1
j oints out. however, this w:l r -v r
l,e accomplished unless steps are i ik
en to preserve the forest cover of the
watersheds and so prevent the fill
ing' up of both reservoirs r streams
with .eand and silt washed from the
mountain skies.
The report shows , graphically 'the
condition of the two regions to-day,
, the slopes stripped of their forest
cover.vthe resulting erosion of, the
soil, the danger of agricultural lands
and -waterways, and the total destruc
tion of scenic beauty, a large asset In
many sections. Although only a' very
smaU portion of the 75,000,000 acres
of forest land is recommended for ac
qulsltlon by the government, the re-
port suggests a plan whereby with the
aid of the several states and tne co
operation of private owners proper
management of . most of ther forest
land mlaht be secured, s. The crea-
tlon of National Forests, as is pointed
out. will not Interfere with local jn
dustries, but rather it will aid Kienv
Government protection of the forests
would solve the fire problem of the
jcglon,;- It would not hinder mining
and pros pectin, and to farming and
fruit growing It would give a material
stimulus, since protection of the high
er mountain slopes would greatty in
crease the safety of these Industries
In, the valley below. Nor would na
tional forests interfere. In the silent
est degree with settlers who own and
cultivate small farms along the moun
tain streams, nor would it atop the
use of the mountains for groiing. The
many other uses of the mountains
would be furthered .rather than hind
ered, and 1 0 pen cent, of all reve
nues which the government received
from the1; forests would be glvpn to
the. counties In which the forests were.
The great Industries, uch as the fur
niture, cooperage, wagon, etc, which
depend upon a supply of hardwood,
would be benefited incalculably, and
tha vast capital . which depends , up
on water power .would Te made se
cure. X;;'t ': .,:. '." 'U'-sV.,': Vivv
- Taken as a whole, the report marks
a distinct step forward by outlining
a daflnite programme for preserving
ior f continuous use one or t4e , na
tion greatest resources,
1 .
CHRISTMAS KSTERTAINMENT.
Little Folks of Miss Thomson's Kin
: tlergarten Have a Christmas Tree
Afternoon ft Most Dellffhtful one.
It would be hard to conceive a fair
er scene than Oat of the Christmas
entertainment yesterday afternoon in
Miss Thomson's kindergarten on East
avenue... . v ' -
The room, itself was made an ideal
setting for the llttje lads and lassies.
All. around was cedar with It deli
cious, spicy odor while candles of
green In brass candlesticks, thought
fully and carefully placed high on
piano and bracket, beyond all danger
of accident to the little children and
their guest, shed a bright light on
the eager, expectant little faces. And
well mirfht these faces shine for
"Christmas has corns and happy are
we."
At one end of the room stood the
tree, wonderful In Its decoration of
pink carnations, and laden with dain
ty cornucopias and- boxes of candy,
all of pink, 'which made one' feL,aa
though he saw the room and all Its
Inmates through rose-colored glasses.
The unique thing abou the . gifts
was thaj, they h4 been made by the
children themselves, under the magic
al training of their teacher, 4 ,
'The .children : sat Vint their ; little
chairs In front of the tree with Mieir
eyes fastened upon Miss Thomson as
aha led tjiem ih' the Christmas carols
and verses.' Mothers and ; grand
Jnother and friends filled; the rest of
the room and -listened ' with ; keen
Interest, and enjoyment to .everything
on the beautiful little programme
from the opening song, , "Chime uie
Bells," Noel, to the last song, "Merry,
Merry Christmas," while In the back
ground stood a number of "mammies"
watching with proud, admiring eyes.,
as their own little charges stepped
forward and made their curtsies and
said or sang their little pieces.;.
How-they did sing those beautiful
carolal As the , freeh: young t 6lces
rapg out so sweetly and clearly one
felt like saying :i !They are toot chil
dren but angels come .jnc agatn to
tell the blessed story of the Babe in
the manger." ; '
When the last song, ha J been sung,
the gifts were taken from 7the tree
and given to the children, and a lov
ing good-bye was said by teacher and
children until the '2d of January,
Miss Helen LMdell, who has been
assisting Miss Thomson .throughout
4h year, presided at the piano and
the following children participated In
the exercISM or the aiternoon: Mary
Terry Bland, Margaret Bland, Mor
timer Bland. Leslie Adftma, Carroll
Cave. rHattle Dudley, Rutledge Difd
ley, Harriet Ferria, Tataner Ferris, A 1
b-rt Glowr, McCree Ganberry, Mar
garet 4 Mdy, Anthony Eddy, , Walter
Hook, Wesley Heath, Eugenia Hamil
ton, Cecil Gilchrist, Annie Parks Mc
t'ombs, Jamos Vaison, CJaod, McDon
aid. Virginia Ryder, Calvlne Scott,
Benjamlne. Withers and , Alwllda Van
Ness. i'.-."-. .
MAFHTf-HEXDEKSOX.
MIh Ida IrfuiiMo Ilcmlcrsoit and Mr.
McKcait MaaiU WlUd Marrlngc
a KurprtKfl to Many.
Miss Ida Louis Henderson, of Max
ton, and Mr. McKeau Muflltt, of this
city, were quietly married last night
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.' John S.
Blake, No.' H07 East Ninth street. The
wremony was performed In the beau
tiful south' parlor of the - Blake resU
dence, where, for the past several
weeks, the bride-elect has been a wel
corns gnest:- Rev. H. K. Boyefj pastor
of Tryon Street Methodist church, of
ficiated.' there being quite a little
throng of near relatives and Intimate
friends present Y After the 1 felicita
tions and hnppr words incident to
surh an event. Mr. and Mrs. Ma flit t re
paired to the home of the groom's
mcthsr,.MrH. L. C. Maffltt, on Tenth
"(venui1, where .they wilj reslds, in the
future.
The bride Is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W, 8. Henderron, of Maxton,
She Is a young lady of. rars beauty
and gifted rwlth. many accomplish
ments. The, groom Is one of the
city's younger bualness men, : being
Trm-r of the contracting firm of
MafHtt AV Gulon. He has many friends
In the city. '
GOOD COt'rtM VKDICINB FOR .
CIIILDRCN. . ,
The season fcr eouetis Mid colds Is now
tt hand end too much rare cannot be
ue4 to protect the children. A child Is
iMuh more likely to contract tllltlirtii
or scarlet fvr when be has a cold. The
quirker you cure bis cold the 1i the
link.. Cbnintwrlaln's Coush Kmdy
tl.o'sole rclUnc of many moti rra, snd
fnw of ihM who have tried It are will-
Inn t u av other- Mrs, v. T, Ktarcli-
er. or mpuy, w. va says, - navx
never . 'nythin tlsr thon Chum
iM-rlsln's Oush Knly for my child
ren and It always given Rv d sruh-
f.iction. "-This reitway. contains
Oftiii-n or oii'r rnrfntfc nn1 Tmr t. glv-
tu fe tuu.'.iitii". to a t:"t u to an
it c
', in
t
re -t.
the Masonic Ten.; l.j i: i ;
Eulldins, on i'outii Trvi i
The conclave was called fur the i ur
pose of conferring the temi 1 de
gree upou the followin:-nanied com
panions: Messrs. II. u. Uh -kwood,
C. H. -.Wllmoh and J.W. Keerans
of Charlotte; 'Walter A. Lane gn l Dr.
J. B. Eubanks, of Monroe, and T. T.
Lucas, of Uaatonia. One of the most
thoroughly enjoyable features of the
session was the ifiusic of the choir
under the skilled direction ;f - Sir
Knights Zehm, . Anderson- and Kees
ler. : .";.-
r Following the custom of yea.-s, all
Sir Knights will assemble lu the
Temple hall Christmas Day promptly
at noon on th stroke of the clock
t i respond (to the toast ' of the
Grand Hasten It is urged that every
Sir Knight of Charlotte Commandory.
No. 2, present himself without fail
on that day and at that h'.mr.
' A ItTNAWAY.HLUlRIAGE.
Linwoo1 Student llottirnln " fo Her
Home In the County Intcrtfpt'tl by
Her Would-be Husband and a Mar-
riagc Results. , . . , -,
A marriage of interest, to a 'num
ber of friends In the ount7 was that
yesterday morning; at DalUi of 3is
Bertha Biggers, of Hickory Grove,'
and Mr. Richard Gordon, also of that
vicinity, the bride hel 13 , Inurcepwd
en her way home from Linwjol Col
lege la Gaston county. The young
people met at Gasto'tia . under cir
cumstances which bear out the. belief
plans had been long Uld lor the event
Without saying a word to her com
panions on the trip from Lin wood to
Qastonia of t; any : ucb intentions,
Miss Biggers met ; Mr. Gord-m im
mediately after arriving, and he had
In waltlns a tionvoyunaa t cany
them to Dallas. Miss Ulggcrs is a
member of the Junior ctasa at Lin-
wood and is known as a diligent stu
dent. Mr. Gordon' , ; a , prosperous
young farmer of the Hickory Grove
section. ' '
v ...L .'.i. J...- ...r..M vy.yc'tf";?.. , ,
WILL BE ON SALE MONDAY.
New McNeill Book,' "Lyrics From the
Cotton Lands" Expected lu To.
Night An Admirable . Christmas
cut V( , '
The gtone-Ba'rrlnger Company has
been notlfled of the shipment of
John Charles McNeill's new book,
"Lyrics From the Cotton Lands,", and
It Js expected in to-night While the
consignment is believed to be an am
ple one, little difficulty Is anticipated in
disposing of the entire lot for a most
acceptable jChrhrfm.au gift could hard
ly be Imagined. The new books will
be placed on tiale Monday morning.
That the McNeill books are popu
lar was evidenced yesterday by the
sale of the entire shipment of the sec
ond edition of "Sonsrs Merry and Sad"
within the space of -12 -hours - after
it had been received.. , ' The demand
Increases with ' the swelling Christ
mas shopping crowds. t ..: . , . -
SHTUXERS TO 3CEET. , ''
Nobles of tb? Mvstic RhHne Called to
Assemble at Annnal -Meeting - De
cember S7th. - ,
Notices have been sent out s of the
annual -session of Oasis Temple, An
cient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mys
tic Shrine, which will be held In this
city on the 27fh at 2:30 o'clock,' The
election of officers for the ensuing year
and the naming of four representa
tives to attend the next Imperial coun
cil meeting at St (Paul in July, 1908,
are two important matters to be at
tended to. .. Preceding; this a business
session will be held to transact mat
ters of a routine nature. The .banquet
attending this annual meeting will be
sr!n at 10 o'clock. : Capt. T. 8. Frank
lin Is recorder of the temple and Mr.
T. C. Linn, potentate. -
Charlotte Artist Given Premier Hon
' ' ors.
In he course of a column review of
the production of Handel's Immortal
oratorio, "The Messiah,'.' by the
Greenville. 8. C. festival chorus.
Thursday nighty The. Greenville, S. C,
News had tha following yesterday to
say about Mr.. Don Richardson's su
perb WOfi( A .,-.: :
"It was only falV to ive the premier
"honors to Mr, Don Richardson,' of
Charlotte, whose : orchiertra assisted
the chorus. His -rendition of the
Largo was 'by long od Js the artistic
touch or the evening. - When he fin
ished thera was - a spontaneous out
burst of applause, with no suggestion
of Its being perfunctory, which had
ben the case up to this point with
tne audiences' acknowledgments." '
Meeting For Men To-Morrovr.'
- The meeting for men ;to "he held
Sunday afternoon at. 6 o'clock at the
Young Men's - Christian Association
will be In the nature of a Christmas
service, The speaker, will be Rev.
PHtto Durham whose address will be
appropriate to the occasion. Special
musto wH4 be provided and every
thing points to a meeting both of
pleasure and profit
Immediately following the regular
meeting1 will be a short business ses
sion of the Y. M. c. A., at which
time five directors wilt be elected for
tha ensuing three' years. , All men
are invited. whether members of the
association or not.
' Mrs. Jsiic .Ktcwar Drops Dead.
Mrs. Jane Stewart, wife of Mr. Sam
Stewart, of the county, dropped dead
at her home 1n ' Providence township
yesterday at noon, .v Mrs.. Stewart Is
survived by, her, husband and, seven
children, namely? Misses Elisabeth,
Annie., Jessie and Bertha Stewart, and
Banks, l William and Al'en . Stewart.
Mr. W. 8.. Coo per, night engineer of
Tne uDserver. is & nepnew ot me de
ceased. ; ( I ,, " . . j
" fr' ) i in' i -li i j 'ir i ' i i, i' 1 1 'f' 'f' 'V"
BaiHuet to Traveling SaleMmen.
. The Burwell & Dunn Company will
entertain at the flelwyn to-night in
honor of its traveling salesmen. The
banquet will be served in the private
dining' hall, covers being laid for the
seven traveltnr men as well as a few
of, the local oillce force.- The event
is an annual one and is always look
ed forward- to by those concerned
with maximum Jfi interest. ( :
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' ". At .Home For the Holidays. '
The following-named, students of
the A. M. College, a KflltUh, re
turned home lust night to. spend the
hoHdavs with their parents; V.trsrs.
Roy Hutchlstn. J. C Neal, Graham
Koss. Malcolm llradnelrl. John WiU
son Walter Cowles, 13. T. U'adrftvorth
and C R. s Auatln. -
iwB-'Thal's Wlmt It VA.
Durham. Herald. " ;
. . Unlike some other lowns, Charlotte
prepared for the , convention before
clng for it---' ----- --
I ti !i ; ; t: , t i j i i ( . .- , i . i " i
r.'on trajsis f.. 1 was i.,t t et t' - l o
tion by jU-puty i.l,ed.T V.'. J. ,fS
erly, to whom he surrendered, 'I'ul
ton's father had preceded him 1 ere
and at Hotel Clcgg. he went on l.;.-
bond of $2,0 ;D In a case in which
Young Fulton is charged with slan
dering his own wife..-. The grand J ry
returned a true bill against him last
Monday afternoon and three capiases
were i.-.sued for him, one in Guilford,
another Jn -Davidson and a third In
Surry -county. Fulton was here that
afternoon, but left and did not return
until this afternoon. Court adjourn
ed yesterday afternoon and Fulton's
case will come up at the regular
February term of. Guilford Superior
Court, ' . .
The State Normal and Greensboro
Female Colleges , and the city schools
closed to-day for a two weeks' holi
day. l A great many of the college
students left this afternoon for their
homes and the rest will, leavs to-night
and to-morrow: morning. -' v?-,. .-, .-,
The , pupils of Miss .Florence Pan
nlH's school, at the home of Mrs. A.
W. McAllster, held enjoyable and
praiseworthy Christmas exercises this
morning from II .to 12 o'clock; A
pumber of patrons and friends of the
young couple attended.
Judge G. S. Ferguson, who presided
over the special criminal term of Gull
ford - Superior ' Court this week, left
this morning for his home at Waynes
vllle. The term adjourned late yes
terday afternoon.
The grand Jury called attention to
the unusually large ' number of
whiskey prescriptions filled -by the li
censed .: drug stores of Greensboro
during . November and intimated , that
the practice of physicians In issuing
prescriptions is being abused vand
warned that f the next grand ( jury
might make . an investigation if .here
is a continuation of the ; practice,
The grand5 jury also called attention
to the negro pool room on South Elm
street and expressed the opinion that
much of the crime of the city origin
ated there. -, v .
As' a result .of tne term just closed
twenty-one prisoners were this morn
Ins; taken to the county roads, two
to the county work house and to
morrow two negro women , burglars
will be taken to the penitentiary to
serve sentences of five , years. , This
leaves only four . prisoners ' in 1 Jail.
They are Frasler Jones, the negro
under sentence to hang January, 23d
for, wife murder; Hasle Hardle, the
young wnite man who shot and se
riously wounded v Ernest . Lisk at
White Oak a few weeks euro and who
was sentenced to- thirty days In Jail
in addition to paying LIsk 1300: Lei
Kirk, charged with the murder - of
"Black Joe" Morehead. and Herman
Sellers, the negro who was convicted
at the September " term In a case
charging him with stealing1 Dr. J.
Henry Boyles' horse 'and who' escaped
from Jail while; waiting to be sent to
the road to serve a two years' sen
tence. He was 'recaptured ; In, Dan
ville, . Va.. , and shot in the leg) by the
officer making the arrest. ? His wound
is healing and he will be sent to the
roads at an early date . .. - s
it
BATCH OF MOUNT AIRY ITEMS. .
Liveryman ' Seriously ' 1 Bitten ' .' by '- a
llorse -Laundry Wagon Destroyed
In a Runaway Tlie City's - Stride
- Itapld the Past Twelvemonth Per
sonal Notes. ' ' ', , -
Special ,to The Obeetver, k i
Mount vAlry, Dec. 20,--Joaah
O'Neal, an employe of-Samuel's liv
ery stable, In this place,' was seriously
bitten oh the shoulder yesterday by a
norse. 1 v '
The town commissioners have pass
ed an ordinance forbidding the firing
of a cannon cracker. RorniJn candles.
sky-rockets, "etc In this aty,M.
A team dashed down one . of the
streets yesterday and collided with the
laundry ; company's delivery wagon,
tearing It to pieces.- Nobody was hurt
Tne- oazaar Dy tne ladies of central
Methodist church netted About i ISO,
which increases' .the pipe Qrgarj fund.
Deputy- Marshal Q. A, Carroll, of
Winston-Salem, has been in town " on
business. Mrs. N. B. Mills, of States-
vllle. Is visiting her daughter, , Mrs.
Garnet Fawcett, of this- pjace. ; " .
Mount Airy has made rapid strides
during 1607 and Is still going forward,
forging her way o the front. ' Unless
the present . pinlo throughout the
country hits- the town worse than it
has so far, the wheels of Industry-will
continue to multiply and hum during
the new year of 1(08. - -
With three papers, two weekly and
one monthly, this city ought to be well
advertised In the f uture , -
It is likely that all the factories will
close down to-morrow evening for the
holidays and start up again Monday J
Deeemoer aotn. -. , , . . .
Mr. John Fnssler and family left
yesterday for Savage. Md.. to vlsiit-Vel.
atlves. Mrs. H. P. Alderman is visit
ing relatives in Fayettevllle.Mrs. "W.
B. Partridge and son have returned
fmm'h vlBlt to ' relative st North
WllVeeboro. Tt. A. . Jfirvls, Esqw and
family are visiting relatives near Dob
pon ' - ,
rrofessor and Mrs. radjrJtt Itemcm.
bered by Their Students.
PperlAl tJ The Observer. -Wlnston-Sa-lem,
Dec," 20, Imme
diately after the close of the meeting
of the i ommerciai Literary Society
at the Twin9 Ctty Business College last
night, Mr. O. . W. Crlssman, of Dob
son, one 'or the first graduates of the
cammerclal department and book
keeper for the Farmers Stock Com
pany, walked forward and ennoune
ed to the expectant student body that
he had a few remarks to make and
that Pror. C. L. Padgltt. president of
the college, would be his subject. - Mr.
Ortesman then presented to Professor
Padgltt a handsome fountain pen.
. The students presented Mrs. Pad.
gltt with a heautlful gold brooch et
with five rubles. The speech of pre
sentatlon was made by Miss Florence
A. Kabrick. graduate of the short
hand department and stenographer
for Bailey Bros. '
A Prominent Georgian AccWenrallv
. , -- Killed. , ,
Waycrose, Oa., . Deo. JO.Jud
Warren Lott ordinary of Ware coun
tyand one of . the most prominent
rltlsens. ,was accidentally killed to
day with his own gun, in crowing a
fence, while ' hunting, "..j Judge Lott
was the father of Lieutenant Warren
IxXt, Jr.. Company M, Seventeenth
Infantry, stationed at Fort McPherson
In. Atlanta. The tragedy caused wide
spread grief here, ,
Xne In the TVorM,
Durham Herald. 5 , .
There Is no reason why Mr. Bryan's
friends would not do t-or Governot
Johnson what they did for Judge Far
Ezg to announce
have kaseel tin store room No.
vliich they have
class 1 ea and. Coffee Store on
Decutiful CliristniGs Souvenir Given Free ,to Every Cuslc;?.:r
'dOFCCO Gpoajloasted Coffee,. 14c J6c ,18c '
Cpoaial Dtendo High .Grade Coffee, 20c and'25c V'
7B-IG
Oolong and
ZlMERieTlN
D,
Kenny
The Only Exclusive Dealers TcasK(2oiiccc, frjor,
Phorie j539
DOINGS AJ BE.1UFORTS CAPITAL.
A Big Still Captured In the Kitchen oT
a Tenement Honse rNegro Convicts
, Fight, One Getting Severe Wonnds
Banks of Washington Never' Felt
the Money Stringency A Football
c Game to Be Played. Christmas Day,
Special1 to-Tl;e- ptmtrU0.f-;P;::-.
X Washington, ' N,"C, Dec; 10 .--Mr,
J. r C. Meekins,' the' United States
deputy collector of Internet ' revenue
returned to this city Wednesday from
Jamesvllle, where a few days ago,
accompanied by Mr, jr. R, Starlings
he snada a raid on an Illicit distillery
near that pface eund succeeded dn cap
tuning the entire outfit - The distil
lery was of a 75-ffaiion capackty and,
together wlttt the outfit,- he took ten
gallons of . corn whiskey and three
hundred gallons of beer, U of which
he destroyed. , The seizure was made
In the kitchen of & tenement house
near Jamesvllle, but the moonshiners
themselyes succeeded in escaping be
fore the raid... .,. . "' -
- Eugene Wilson, e colored convlct'sut
(the camp near Bunyon, about fifteen
miles from this city, became involved
In an altercation with another - con
Vict about ' 6:80' o'cllck Wednesday
morning and tat a result the other
convict was seriously cut in the head
and side. Wilson was - a "trusty"
and it seenfs that he was sent on
an errand, and while on this he had
the fight He then continued on his
errand and,' the guards not knowing
about the flgvt, allowed him to (pass
and he succeeded in making his es
cape. After staying away for a day
and evading searching parties, he
voluntarily., returned to , the . camp.
Re gave . aa, his reason, for running;
away that he was afraai to .return af- ,
ter the nght.v Wilson was then flog- ;
ged, chalnedand set to work with the
ether prisoners. , 1 . si,
The banks , of this - city , passed
through the recent financial strin
gency in the money market without
being inconvenienced fat the least , At
no time did they issue any scrip and
every check was paid when present
ed. .Washington - has three strong,
conservative banks and the fact that 1
they passed through the recent crisis
without having to follow the action j
taken by ft' ktrge-number- of banks
throughout the State adds greatly to
the confidence already reposed.- in
them by the cltlsensr -., " ;
Mr.- Tt. M.- Woolard. of this city,
formerly the owner of . the ... Acme
Cafe on Main street - expects , to
leave In a few days for Los Angeles,,
CaL. where he will engage in fruit
farming. . j ," -..i'. ,.i ,
ThV local lovers of footbnlf will te
given chance to vent their enthusi
asm on Christmas Day, when he
Washington tigers expect U meetht
Newbern football team on the gridr
Iron at Fleming Park. Both teams
are confident of victory and the con-'
test promises to be a fierce one. , , "
Dr. I. M. 'Hardy has ut com
pleted the . urnlshlng of his new
drug store on the corner of Market
and Water streets. A , rarviao-ne
rew fountain exteridlng aUn? the
whole side of the store, lias recently
been installed and the other fittings
are strictly first class and up-to-date.
This drug Stire Is now one of - the
finest In the' State. ' r .
jThere is ' a , movement on foot
among , a number of ladles in, thjs
city to raise the money necessary
for the purchase of a graphophone
and present it the Jnmutea -of ; the
county home on Christmas Day; .
- Mr, B. L. Buskin, of Baltimore, one
of the partners of the large dry goods
establishment of Buskin A Berry,. In
this city, is spending a few, days here
as the guest of relatives. , - '
Messrs, W. E. Stone, Samuel Pe
gram and Jesse Ross will start a class
In telegraphy in this city early in
January. Mr, Stone will have charge
of the Instruction department. -
Burns' and Palmer Fight February
fw - v 4st , , -
'London, Dec. 20. Feb. 1st has
been fixed as the date for the ; fight
between Tommy Burns,- the champion
toeavywelarhit pugillsrtof the world,
and Jack Palmer, of New Castle. The
battle will be fought at Wonderland,
White Chapei, and beside Burns' title.
It will be for a purse and side bet of
12.600., . r -
. A REAL WONDERLAND.
South Dakota, with Its rich sliver
mines, bonna farms, Wide ranices and
etranfte natural formations, Is a veritable
wonderland. At Mound City, In tho home
of Mrs. K, V. ClarP. a wonderful case
ot healing has lately occurred. Her son
seemed near denth with lung and throat
trouble. Kxhn listing coughing spells oe
curred tverv five mlnuteit," writes Mrs,
Clspp. '"when I began giving Dr. King's
New IMcoviry, the great medicine, that
saved his llf and completely cured hint."
GUirmeil lor courhs nd colds, thrmt
nd lung troiiiiics. ty all drueslsts, ioc
and )U a..l to..: tsvo. r , .-,
to tin public cx Cl
remodeled and vill
Good drinking Tea?, l25c 30c.
Moyunne Gunpowder,
REFINED SUGHRS 21T GOST
, 23
EPSOM SALTS AN ANESTHETIC.
Common Drng Deadens Nerve Tract
utwung io ran to ue uperatea on.
Xew York .American. , , - , ;
- Announcement of the .discovery of
a, pew. anesthetic safer, cheaper, and
simpler than any hitherto known Is
about to be made -by the Rockefeller
Institute for Medical Research. Plans
were under way - yesterday , for the
spreading ' of the Important tidings to
the medical and surgical world. - '
The new anesthetic is nothing- else
than plain, common Epsom salts, or,
te aive it Its scientific name. sulDhate
ot magnesia.: It was discovered., by
Dr. Samuel J, Meltzer, one- of the
Rockefeller experimenters. Its great
est value Is that it permits any sort, of
an operation without-any danger to
the heart of the patient ; s. "j - "
(Either local pr general anesthMia,
It Is said, may be produced, by the. in
jection of, a- 20 per cent solution of
the familiar drug into the nerve tract
governing the aensattpns of .the .part
to be operfated ipon.'fX'-''-':h
, - The beneficial effects of the discov
ery -the number o! Jlveaxthat may be
saved, thro""h Its use wilt more than
repay the $5,000,000-with which
D. Rockefeller has endowed the insti
tute.'; y -L;;! W
It will , prevent -deaths . from the
powerful reactionary influence' of eth
er and chloroform,, the Institute work
ers believe. And it will give a chance
of life to those whose fragile hearts
will not stand the stress of the admin
istration of those diugaj
Dr. Meltzer's experiments .'.''have
been going; on quietly for a long time.
But such success has crowned his ef
fort.' , The . American . learned yester
day that it will not.be long before he
makes publlo the result of his many,
The .present discovery ; came about
almost entirely by. accident
the ai
rector expiainea. r. jneiuer. was
perimepung aooui iwo years, swwua
various simple drugs to find out "what
place they had in the economy of the
body." He injected for that- purpose
a solution of sulphate of magnesia tin
to .a,iaof.-::,.,V.'-'
. It was noticeable, after a few min
utes that the a,nlmal grew quiet and
listless. Its respiration grew slower
and fainter. Finally the breathing
apparently ceased. -; '.;' ,'
' That was a new bit of knowledge
that magnesium sulphate' Affected .the
respiration syBtem. Dr. Meltzer pon
dered over it. ' Then he got a bellows,
and' with a tube, produced artificial
respiration in tha dog's lungs. The
animal revived, scampered away, and
still lives.- -.. 1 '
Further tests proved that with a
weaker solution the dog's respiration
returned naturally, and that It was
(I NCORFORATEO
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' Here' we are again,, with everything In the way of Cut Flowers.. J"
- The cnoicost-seiecuon 01 vui
lowest .prices consistent with quality.
' Fancv Carnations, Roses, Lily Of
the New York kind. The best ever. Don't fall to secure some 01 them.
DDLWORTU FLORAL GARDENS, 1
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'Phones;
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' The Mot Urodern'and Loxurlant Hotel In the Cnronse, ,
150 1X1.GANT ROOMS s ruiVAT:; r..n:
Located In the heart of Charlotte, convenient to railroad station,
street cars and the business and shopping centre. , Caters to
. high-clss commercial and tourist trade.
Table de bote dinners ;00 to 2:10. Munlo every evening 1:13
-'to 1:30. y,: :'-M-??. v-, '
EDGAR Bt I.IOOE,
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completely insensible to pain' during
the period of anesthesia - While the
dog was ee ruleless, Dr. Meltser found
that its nemperature neither rose nor .
fell. - Temperature rises with ether pr '
chloroform.' He found, too, what was s
more important that its heart beat :t
with absolute. ' unswerving regularity. .
Irregular 'pulsation follows ether and
chloroform. - ,";y',
Suspended animation was caused' tn '
this case by suspended respiration In
pis In words, a practical-stoppage -of
the breath. ' . "
Tests followed wltii other animals,,
among them a monkey. This latter
experiment was .performed - before -many
members of the ' Academy , of
Medicine.. The ; beast Ill-tempered
nd vicious, was ' calmed ' first., by i a
small Injection. Then it was anesthe
tized. ,7 w V '-.V--- v '
: This suggested that the-; injection
might be valuable in the treatment of ".:
insane persona.. So experiments were .
performedfor the-first 'time upon
human beings at' a local Inetltuelon,
for the Insane. Several persons were -.
rendered quiet add tractable' without
being made unconscious or- .without
apparently losing- any of then 'facul
ties. Works at Blewett Falls Mamnsotl by
- ; , High; Water. . . i
Wadesboro, Messengers and Intellt
1 irencer. . , v 'o '
"Pee Dee river has, been higher this,
week than at any time since work on
the great dam- at Blewett Falls - was .
commenced. Precautions had been
taken against damage by high water, ,
but notwithstanding this several sec
tions of the coffer dam were washed
away, entailing a considerable lose of
both time and labor to tha contract
ors. -- ' , ;,. , , . n , , .
Work at the Falls has not been en
tirely suspended at any time, but we '
learn that every hand there will be
paid off Saturday night and. all per-
"-fations brought to a -standstill-It Is re
ipOrted. however, that work will lbs
again commenced
on a large v scale
January 1st
- Coin Your Capacity. To-Day.'
Wall Street Journal.., iY'r v
Look not too much In the' face - of '
the cares that crowd around you to- .
day. Nine-tenths of them can wait
and most of these will look different '
to-morrow or the next day, or next
year. Do the work that has the
next claim upon you, and do It with
out a divided thought as to what to
morrow may bring forth. The worth ,.
of your work will lie largely In con
ceiving of to-day's tasks ss the best .
friends you have. The past has been.
The, future Is pot. The present is
the only time you , will ever have to ,
coin your capacity into, currency that k
the world is willing to accept
or
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