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" . . - s - i- .... CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, JANUARY 6, '4003. ' A KfoA Caif eooo. : . i - 1 . Nan Deareet: It was with realTe- fret that I the stoney cllfta of ' Madeira disappearing, as wa steamed away toward Spain. The atmosphere of Funchal would soon cau.se me to i yield to that "Dolce far. niente" so evident in "the Inhabitants. Last night was so mild and balmy that I etayei c. until nearly midnight. Went up to he hurricane deck with an awfully nice man from Ohio, who has been-exceedingly kind to me. You .know how it is that you some time know-a.-person iritimately'af ter a very short while, and this man is one of those, whom "a man might a honor" and woman trust." He is A extremely sensitive and excessively lprtoper. I do not believe he could. ,Lay or wear anything .that waa not perfectly correct. Just think how I r "must ehock him with my Impulsive, gipsy ways! ' Sometimes he looks scared, but he never fails to be nice , to me when we meet again. He calls ' at my deck chair, and talks to me as though he thought me a sensible rational human being. Never talks nonsense' or vapid compliments. The lady I mentioned in my previous let I er, who Is out for e, good time, is ( surely having It. .She has a young ' man from Canada, on-the string, .and 1s certainly puling It for-"all it a worth. The young man's sisters are n' despair over bis extravagances and i 4 foolishness.. If her husband should' ever appear, 'but mast people think , (Well, never mind the' ship gosip. ;. Tou.will not be Interested In tliut. ' As we neared Cadis I felt like rub bing my eyes. It' was like a city of dreams.- Ypu -cannot imagine any ; thing more plctnrejwiueas 1t seems to arise in its beautiful whiteness from the sea. Marble and whitewash are lavishly urea i with dazzling effect. The city la surrounded by massive stone walls from 30 to 40 feet high. and about 20 feet broad. This Is, of course, no barrier to modern artillery, I' but forms a fine defense against the ; encroachments of the sea. Cadiz is I - one of the moft ancient cltiesiof Eu rope, built by the Phoenicians in 1110 B. C, 347 years before the foun dation of Rome! They .called It Uarldls. I simply cannot talfcefn the antiquity of these old cities. We j landed upon the Muelle, a broad I granite quay, affording endless sea., views. The streets were narrow, but fairly clean. Many houses have what are celled view towers, and the streets are overhung by balconies usually peopled bv pretty women and chil dren Tiuly the Spanish women are ' lovely, and they are the only .women In the world who know how to wear a mantilla, or use a fan. Surely the ; majority of the Spanish men were ; killed' In the Spanish-American war, for all the soldiers looked like boys. They were i.t very military in ap pearance, then uniforms fit badly, and I think, judging from their ta "per'ng waists, that they wore corsets, j had. an amusing time with n offi cer who could not speak English. As I knew no Spanish you can l-magine the situation. Oh, my. dear," such gestures, they spoke volumes. I bowed and smiled assent to -all of ihem. Heaven only knows what I thus rashly promised. He wore a gorgeous combination of blue, red and gold. A gracefully draped flash quite caught mv fancy, and a sweeping plume was exceedingly fetching. When ha laid his hand on his heart, rolled his eyes., and trailed that plume In th -dust I thougnt, well, this a Spanlif.t cavalier Indeed. Owing to civil, wars French Invasion and In trigue Cadiz lost her once famous maritime supremacy. She gained plettiretffiueness by her lethargy and indifference, and now. after several centuries, she is waking up again. Some idea of her former wealth may . be given when one learn that ahe fell Into the hands of the. English in 1596. and Lord Essex ' brought- to English fifty vessels filled with treas ures from this one city.- Spain Is full of resources, but the people are so slovenly and careless in-thelr meth " ods that they cannot compete with , most of the. other nations." Toee ' wine and olive oil In tho-ip nasty" pig skin bottles made me chary of tast ing either. The old Oathedral. built In the thirteenth century, Is not Im pressive, and looked -decidedly mouldy. That of Los .Capuchinos Is also mildewed, hut though the archi tecture I not attractive, it it worth a .'" " visit. Here one finds Murillols fa 'moim painting of the marriage of St. Catherine, it Is over the high al tars. While engaged In this work Murlllb fell from the scaffold, and expired shortly after. By his dying request It. was finished by Meneses DAILY FASII10N SERVICE firm V -i? r , w. 1, ' it A li 71 It is n f i ' 2181 A tXtlTS' TTCKED FHIRTAIST. V ari Pattern No. Jisi All Seais Allowrd. Any of the chled veiretwiu. filis. chr. w; or .hi'r'ljai44.'afe"'ianaT:"'tni iT?;orinent of thlt pretty mortal. Four tucki :tber side of ths (rout, gi v the necwarr iuV..' new to the waist, which U ftpnej at tb lrft , tii with niedliun-jizM vrH-c1t-fri-d trattoni. and ornamonti with rut-lo of plain." rok,lu.ffe-j i!k. ThBtnnTrrnionoa -theol!ar and ruff, s.-eof plnln-rolwd T!vet matchirtth button. The pstvra l In 7 '; 22 to 44 Ijwfwt, t.n't nrat:r. For r tiit th ! wilt rwisir 4 S jardj of fcnt.'r:l V) Hifhn 'i . "'!. or larda Inrbes ytiH. or Si rarda'- t'. iiichw or ?H Tj-d 12 inch wida. ( Prlca of pat b. 10 eeota. - . ; . Klmply give numlxr of pMiirrn joti . , 4leire; or cut. out jlluratio(i anil mall ft itfl JO ('riii4a . silver tr nanip. tn The' Odwrwr, Cliarlotto ''. I'aihloa Dept. lima: Winmsura oooo Osoflo.',- Another fine Murille is St Francis receiving the iStigmata. Two other good pictures are St. Anthony and the Immaculate C-ncptlort. I discovered in one of the wings a gay picture of a giddy looking sheperd ess, in ttn airy.-acanty cosxume, wav ing a' Jaunty crook at eome stupid looking sheejji Xo -one knew who she was, so I suggested Bo Peep. They put me down as irreverent, but I am quite sure that saints do not dress like that. In the Academia de Bellas Artes there are some good pictures by Ziirbaran, Murillo, Cos tanzi and Bassuno. The Ainu-da is a popular promenade where the peo ple sensibly stay out of doors a great deal. The Botanical gardens con tained, some rare old tree and plants, also a curious, interesting grotto, wid queer, intricate arrangements of walks and flowers. At one ' of the hotels a friend ordered champagne for me. It took the proprietor and four waiters to bring it. Sui'h an or der mtwt have been unusual, for they had to aend out for it, and when It, finally came in an invitingly dusty hnttla Vi i.r -rtnn.l M rnti n A In Vit-oatVl- V 11 V J 1 H'l lt " ' . ' less admiration watching it disap I pear. Each man -expected, and re-. ceived-a ip. The.se- amounted to nearly as. much as the champagne. We had on Interesting drive around the city, through narrow streets over hung by 'balconies rom which pretty women smiled upon us. We had. to stop eery now and theh to let the panier laden donkeys squeeze past Leaving Cadis we traveled through the noted salt plains, the great tent shaped blocks of salt looked like the camp of a vast army. It is scarcely a hundred miles from Cadiz to Se ville, and the railway runs through a beautiful and fertile country. We .passed the towns of Jerez, San Fer nando, Puerta Keal, and Puerta St. Maria located In the celebrated wine growing district. The' vineyards and olive orchards' seemed endless. Through the rolling plains of.Ande lusla we slowly rolled along, noting the Wierds of cattle, from whence come , the" famous bulls.1 There they were exactly like the pictures on the fans. Horns wide apart, massive houlders, straight back and grace ful proportions. Here and there a ruined castle, then a flourishing mod ern hacienda. At the stations were the ubiquitous beggars, picturesque in their poverty Tand rags, gay, dash ing riders on spirited horses, looking for all the w)rld as though they had just come out of al story book. Fre quently cut way ran through long hedges of cactus, from four to six feet1 high. "It was in bloom and flaunted its gorgeous blossoms In riotous pro fusion. No stock would dare to' force a passage through this vegetable barbed wire. Our-entrance to Seville was through an entrancing bower of green. The railroad seemed to run through exquisite gardens. It was so dilapidated -that I feared they would fall to pieces, and 'so dirty that .we could almost see the' microbes on the 'seats and In the alxles. Seville i 1s simply fascinating. The streets present the strangest medley of pret ty women, open air concerts, hilari ous amusements, gay torredors, res taurants on the pavements, and in teresting shops. Glimpse Into the houses were charming with their cool marble paved court, uplaNhing foun tains, and conservatories on the house tops, Seville, was held by thv Moors for five centuries, and the ola Mo'or ish houses, which In this dry climate age has done little to destroy, are .still the best houses to be seen. Un- fortunately changes, are taking : place every year. The queer narrow streets that keep out the sun, with their wide apaclous mansions, ample courts and gardens, -so perfecty suited to the climate;,' are giving way to wide streets of small hot houses, open to the blaze of noon. There are 477 narrow, tortuous streets. I never could have gone anywhere without a guide. Seville is the birthplace of Murillo- and V'alesquez. It wasere that M.otzart chose the scene of his Don Juan and Figaro, Rossini of the Barber of Seville, and of Biezet's Carmen. We saw the great bull ring .which accommodates 14,000 people. Last nenson one bull .tighter alone kiled 225 animals, and earned $75, 000!' Next to bull fighting th.y ims slon for gambling is notlcable. We were Importuned everywhere to l5uy lottery tickets, even at the doorjaii the churches. The' Cathedral of Se ville is very Impressive, the great i building has an air of sanctity and tfpolemn dignity. It Is considered by some to be the finest cathedral in the World in size It isonly exceeded by St. Peter's. It is Gothic In architecture, and .contains priceless treasures. The stained gfasw windows are marvel ously beautiful, and It ha numerous rare paintings. The windows which attracted me most were Christ and Mary Magdalene, the Awakening of Lazarus, and Entry into Jerusalem. In the paintings one should particu larly, notice that of St. Anthony of Padua's Vision of the Holy Child by Murillo. It Is moat exqu'site in Its coloring. Near this Is another of Murillo's, The Baptism of Christ. Three 'more Murillos are to be found here, tlie Conception, Guardian An gels and Ieander and Iaadore. There Is a Jovely'st. Theresa- by Ziitbaran, and also a painting by the same art ist of St. John.' I noticed a celebrated Madonna by A., Cart o; -It the south transcept Is a sarcophagus, support ed by four bronze figures, containing the mortal remains of Christopher Columbus". There is an extensive li brary In the cathedral known as Bibli oteca Coluihbina, w hich was founded by Fernando Colon, ftnrj of Chrlsto pher tloltiinbus. ' It contains more than 90,000 volumes, as also many rare manuscripts. The cathedral was originally -a tenrvple' of Venus, and many of the splendid pillars of that times are still in It. To give you some idea of the size of the building I will tell you that It has nine) entrances, ninety-three windows,! thirty-seven ( chapels, and seven naves. The gor geous vestments, and quantities of jewels made me open my eyes. ' it does seem a pity that such things are Junt kept to be looked at occasionally. A very, interesting part of the cathe dral is the famous Giralda tower. The ascent is made by an Inclined plane , of over, thirty .sections ending on a j platform from which there Is a grand view of Seville- and the surrounding j country. The tow-r date from theJ eleventh century. Its chimes of twen ty-two liells have each been baptized j w Itti'Tfitr-amr-naTneri "for-st-SBtrrr. Tfte.t collection of paintinrs in the Musco I'rovirjia are rrnarKable, containing 1 twenty-three, by Murillo nd wveral ! by Zurl-aran The church of Ia Car- I Mad wa founded in the sixteenth j century by a dissipated young nobje- j man to atone for his excess's. It i wo first intended as a hospital for thr asred. Here nr.c to b'e f.-nl v crul fin M'trillos. among thm Young John the liMpt!t, Christ ".'Feeling thn S.O00, Infant i?avlr. and Annuncia tion. In a email church I saw' th cock whjch crew when Peter deriVd the Lord. It wa, a very ordinary poking chicken., and srnd o-'le mouUlnsr in -hi g!na"ca-. When I mo')cly Hvked for one of Its tall ft-HthT an a sjiuvenir. our guide Uok l .horked nd Mil Impowien blc, Mtea, Imposseeblc!" I -wished for you a hundred times. Nan; while vis iting the Alcazrar. It was .like a dream, a realization -of Arabian Night, or an enchanted palace. The architecture Is piire Moorish, and re markably well preserved, even the, wonderful colors on the walla have withstood the ravages of time. Tlfe Court of the Maidens has beautiful Moorish arches supported by double marble columns'. The dome in the-J Hall of the Ambassadors Is superb In this room Charles V married Isa bella of Portugal. One room Is called the poll's court on account of the many wnall figured In it decoration. .It has most delicate lace work on lta walls and pillars. Another room con tains valuable -Flemish tapestry.- The" gardens were simply entrancing. Such alluring walks, quaintly arranged fountains sprinkling you unexpected ly, curious plants, queer old baths, jflcturea painted pn the garden" waJ-i, and apparently vas fresh as though they had been 'painted yesterday. Here I found a most Interesting maze, and a fairy -like grotto. If one hai a lover the- Alcazar would be. per fect. Its garden looks as though It had been made for Cupid'a victims. In the second story of the Casa Lenga there is a la'rge collection of valuable manuscripts and autographs of Ma gellan, Balboa, Cotes, Amerlco Ves pucci and others. In the "University, founded by Alphonso the Learned, in 1258, there are some Interesting pic tures, and busts. We were pleasant ly accommodated at Hotel Madrid. The dining room was most attractive, and the table excellent. Leaving Se ville we journeyed to Gibraltar, whij-h has been called a fortress, a colony, and a prison. Gibraltar was taken for the English by Sir George Rooke in 1704. Spain lost in three days what it had taken three centuries to gain. The rock stands out stern and bare In Its frowning aspect as you approach. It Is fairly honey-combed 'with martial equipments. -There are two guns able to throw a shot of two thcusarld pounds a distance of .eight miles. One well aimed shot would de stroy the largest, whip In the world. Xc foreigner can reside in Gibraltar without his, consul, -or householder, liecomlng'responsible for his security. Thu gates are-closed at sunset, and opened at sunrise. Cameras are for bidden '.and the taking of notes is not alkued. Spain and France have made many efforts to dislodge Eng land from this fortress. The preser vation tol the Brittlsh crown seems rather. a point of honor than of na tional Importance. It is a constant source of Irritation to Spain, and its actual value to Great Britain Is doubt ful. England here maintains & garri son of 6,000 men. Opinions differ as to Its value to Great Britain. Burke once said: "Gibraltar made England invaluable to its friends and dreadful to Its enemies!" Some cne asked a German Ambassador 'If he thought Von Moltke could take the fortress, which he replied: "Von Moltke would not consider It worth taking." None but subjects of Great Britain are al lowed to go to the top of the Signal Station. At the top of the heights Is a vast cave, which Is believed to con tain a subteranean passage, through which the apes come from the Afri can shore. The natives affirm that th"se apes can talk, and are onlv si lent, because they fear they will be gri to work. The view from the toij of the rock is grand, overlooking two continents and tv o seas, with floalir.i? Fhlps of every nation in the world.'' Tue strff.eWoT Gibraltar are very pic turesque. Swarthy Birbery Moorn, v.faiing snow white turbans, Arabs with hooded mantles, bare legs and yellow slippers, Tuiks In baggy trou pers, Spanish. Portuguese, Highland no Idlers, in their brlKnt uniforms and many others. I enjoyed' wandering about the hilly streets, but there wts endless tiresome steps to climb. While In the shopping district I bought some candy, mch horrid etuif. J would give a pratty penny foria box of Hryter's. Sightseeing is exhaust ing, and I am too tired to hold a pen another minute. Yours, dear iCan. -. . - GIPSYY VniAt TO BE CONTESTED. Clillilrcn bv Capt. William Bowling's First Wife Will Make an Effort to Break His Ixtst TcHtament, Which I-'avors 1'iidnly Children of Ills Sec ond WUc The Family a Prominent One. Fpeelal to The Observer. Durham, JUn. B. An interesting contest over a will is set for the sec ond week of the civil court, which will convene January 20th. This Is to be an effort to break the will of tho late Capt William Bowl ing, who died some time ago at his home la- the northern part of the county-, near Red Mountain." There , will be a considerable array of lawyers and a hard fight is sure to follow. Capt. William Bowling, who was 85 years of age, was twice married and tn bin will he- left most of his property estimated to be worth from politics. S.000 to J10.000, to- his second wife1" Il.'U' , and her children three i..ln.'h((ra fir.t xelfo onA i - ' . "" these lie left less than $1,000. Two of these children, Mrs. Nancy L. stead, wife of A. W. TTmste.id. and Mrs. Martha Holloway, have joined In' fil secon 1 Heade, have been employed by the caveators, and the propounders of the wi'l have retained Messrs, Man ning & Foushee and Sorrell & Umstead. On account of the. prominence of the family the trial of this oiuse will at tract a great deal 'of attention. One of the nropoundprs is Dr. E. il. Fowling, of this city, who Is a member i of the bou'd of c:ty aldermea. An-1 ing i.v caveat. v Five children by th'; . "ina " wash- eond wife and" the wife haveoirae-; '" XZn:?. n defending the will J tlon has , brought It bout, 1. t ,r V ". Messrs, Winston & Bryant, and Mr. p,mri of this te-,.t is tho ft -. . ' ic. x other is Mrs. J. l. Bownng.aiso or neartng on th-chirg of hou se- break -this city; then -there are three others', inland stealing. They were fenl to who live In the country. the higher court under bonds ot t2i"t Captain Bowling was a remarKams character and lived most of his long life near the place where he died. He alwavK slened him.elf "Capt." Wil liam Bowling and the will that Is now to be taken Into the courts is signed In this way. The will Is belng-nt-tackedi on the ground that there whs undue Influence brought to bear r,n Captain Bowling when the time came for him to make hi latwiif. . . 'It Is Queer. Greensboro Record. Sheriff Klgdon, of Jefferson county, Alabama, in recusing to allow any one to witness- a hanging except -thoee permitted, by la, savs: 'Tor a man to die- upon the scaffold is despicab! enough without nddlng to the ignom iny by hav'ng the populace jook on Wtrflrmrrrht-r- rttri'wHV , - The sheriff Is rifht of conre, hiit - l.jii the "lubjei-t no s:y in 4He rnt- ter? Take two-thirds of Ihe hani&:ns In -thU part of the eountry nnl tr) man to be executed ati!. a hi rowd( to scevhim SAitng of. It I a morrnd' desire for n toriety. Quer. butjt i true. AMmc runel l"rom the South. 1. wnlit to si worn ui::di to tliniie whir niffer mtlt Uu Vrk k'dney. trc.' bV," "y J. li, lilanlteii of I -ck. Irnn., I nr ve rrvl to an aiiouiluie crrtilnt v rht Flctr1': . Milium tll ixiflttveiv euro litis .llr.trrMiinjj rilti-in Ihe firyt lx)ie .(iv tnr- sri-.it re-l.t-f mdafter t.kiT I? s f"w m b'itl. 1 wpk rr rjH,,i,1'! eurd;' o jomi.te(!v that it .onie s plr.t !!-. to re, nriimeiKl ! HERE AND- THERE. HY THOJAX. . Sometime ago Tha Observer .an nounced editorially that.it felt lone some because The. Durham Herald appeared one day without Joe King's usual snapshots TJTis writer does not know the percentage of newspaper readers who read editorial matter. Probably wry few women ever no tice the editorial pae of any paper but they are full of curiosity to read "personals" and advertisements an nouncing bargains, Of coure all .facial -functions" marriages and re ceptions are read by them with eag erness." Most of this (stuff is omitted by the mail readers. The latter will read the telegraphic hews, market re ports and some of ihe local matter and wind up with what the editor has to say In his department. I Invariably read everything in any paper coming to me, beginning with the first page and ending with the last. This Is a habit and to 'a certain extent neces sary because of my being something of a "renny-llner" and having the de sire to get full of all that is going on In order to flnl suggestions of thing's to write about. The Durham Herald Is unique, and there Is no paper in the State like It so fur as the editor) page Is concern ed. The man who writes the para graphs so well known to the press fraternity and widely copied is en tirely free. He always says In a few words exactly what he thinks and his shafts are full of a sarcasm and ridi cule lrreslstable. Nobody has ever ald that Joe was "subsidized." The paper belongs to him and Ed Rollins. The latter- looks aftr the " business end and the former the epigrams. It Is read In Durham by lots of people. I understand that over 5.000 copies are delivered every morning by . the carriers tind the, little fellaws are. punctual euch Saturday to call on you for a nickel, the price of the pa per for a week." I don't 'know the number of copies mailed to out-of-town points, but It grows all the time and some day in the future it will be read all over the State. The editor Is mentally and physically well en dowed. And I -ow of nothing bad he does except to chew tobacco and say "dad-blame" It. I think he is Inclined "to the Presbyterians. He plays the coring at the Sunday school of that church and all of his blow ing Is confined to the horn. He keeps the law and is not surprised at any thing done by the Legislature in the shape of new laws, but he hopes It won't pass one against chevying to bacco. 1 hope so myself, for he cer tainly likes his chew. He can do'any thlng In the print shop ii'id that Is one reason of his success. Napoleon said, he succeeded because he knew every detail of his business. "There Is nothing- I cannot do for myseff. If there is no one to make powder for the cannon I can do it." So if It hap pens that the linotype operator la not there, King sits to the machine and puts his own thoughts Into hot lead and then prints 'em. He can make his own type. The capital stock of The Durham Herald Is brain and brawn and it pays big dividends. It is as free as a bird ami enjoys its liberty. My wife came into my den a few TVys r.ico affr sh -p-nt an hour qr more up town and remarked, "Well, Ikrw are you and Mr. NnpoUon gptttng fjn? Von -un.1 he ought to have lived at Hut same time." It Is unnecessary to ail that I was rind ing about tho First Consul and has there been in all history a greater geniuc, and io it a matter of surprise that o(io be comes absorbed when reading his lite? Napoleon was on egotist, but Is it m.t true that every great man tylongs in tut category ? He met Ills YVn'fJoo, but the eivilizfd world still bows oefore his "hrine: Chnrli , Tillctt got full of Nu polon on his trip abroad when in tho shadow of Corsica, nnd o did Dr. Wilder, and so do all the rert of tho millions who know anything about the greet emperor. There Is nit old nhcr nrnkef in Kaycttevillo by the name of Thomaa Gill,. SO yearn old and ( re. He has never tired of Napoleon an i he can talk about him to the' average mint and IntereKt hUn to a areater degree than a college professor. Napoleon la one live dad man. A correspondent "t The Inn-ham Ilernld writing from Creedmoor, myr: "If Gov ernor Glenn is honest i'.nd candid in all be is saylrg and doing, he Is too good and pure to be in politics, and oiirIi; to get out as fcoon as his term of orric.? ex pires an 1' go to pre.ichlng. I think ho can do nioro good In a Prerhyterinn pul pitr tha-n ho could fit the. t'nitcd HUtes Senate: besldcp. I thlrk the people -are well plensid with tiem; tor Overman." Now that Is what I cell pretty f.'st stuff. There' Is no doubt nlwut Governor Glonn'a bor.esty and candor hut It does not lie In my mouth to uu him h ought tr, go to preaching. He has sucwtled pretty wellj so far and If he mould re ceive a call to preach it would hardly bo from Creedtnr.or nnd tins is n-j "throw-off" on that llvo and growing Oninvllle county tobacco town. Neither cio i ininK nun too pure and good to le we ougut to have k od men FersrnHlly, I hould eCKr,, ,-' .--. ihmm wvenmin aisiMioed in j, Is ':"'" ,r" " "-. " il """I"1 '"''n "nu oescrves a i winr rms corrm Ms way tint the sluns of the thres-au point tt a Lm-jflpht for I.Ik s.vtt. lt..b Glenn In livu.i 1 tempestuous Hie. he is. riding on a wavf. "" mis wavj, witu a prohibition ltrls- Me Knows it mi. I flni piMtt know it. -l ne npht is in clear as a tinh"um. Voung Man Sent to Court For Housr-. Hrcaking uiul Mcalinjr. Special to The Obervcr. Durham, ' Jan. 5. Mayor 'Graham yesterday give Pat Byan and .Charlie herroi, two w hite men. a preliminary racn, wnicn tnny rouM not give and The charge in that on New Tear's f Eve -th"y broke into the renturj.;it of; K. L. Poll.srd and on the arne night! nr e ( irii iTii r i R4i i .1 lai . . i rtroke into s storage house in con nection w ith th- .restaurant, aud stola three a:.d one-half gallons .of corn whinkey. I'oiUrd iiaid he had the whltikry there for his own upe. The mVn painel admission ti the restaur int ly breaking the liac'k d ior sal then, not finding- th whinkey for which th"'were seirch.ng, th'-y broke off a lock on the 'storage house nn-1 there" secured the Jug. In the "evi dence it wa !inn tint tliey wer. seen with the Jug and whiskey anl cile wltt(eK Mld,that they gave hltti ome whlkey. . I,AMI' lit CI IKU ft JttM. f -T.ITnr irt Tttji er""ar-'-TinTnrty--,rnsriTt.'V"'r' rl e:-iiiit.iii 1 iniivli i :id i 1 i . k I v .) '"m u T'W ii t.hcittloea e' Cliam- r- ! .-to ii!ir. Mr-. V. II. I.lw.e. -f i:..i"to n. New Ptun.wu-k. st.tir llnvlttw lieet trt:Ml 1' f Mi llie ime i 1 1-- t-M tn iiv lr tt .,ei!f).T I tli t'l"! t eive '! .-tiiitH-r' 't. 1 l':iin :,i't m trii. Whh Hi.- r i t" 1! at " (.en I r li;f.'' F'r f.ile. I U . L'1'lij'l. ("11. HOLUSTER'3 it 3!r tar Wilt A fisecifli forCootlvtloa. Istloa. TJt SpS Ki-tr tr9j,o- pt.ij. Kvftt, 1 9 Ctoo. a Ureal h. i.utr -n Hr(Uf! t snd Uu ket. lit R.nf MiKOU a To la M form. vi . 0-Bii mCn 1 f liu4j-rmM Pw'ii t otiiT Mediae vvi. SACO and; COTTON Pickers Revolving Flat Cards Railway Heads and Drawing Frames til; Am H. WASHBURN, Southern Agent CHARLOTTE,-N0RTH CAH0LINA buxvs -lvcky thiutkj:x." Tm Unique Club U WiUtihIiiciI by Miss Allle Clifford anil Her Mar riuge to Take Place on tlw 15tli of Tills Mouth la AunounccU In Novel Manner. Correspondence of The Observer. . " , , Dunn, Jan . -"The Lucky Thir teen" was most delightfully enter tained yesterday evening by' Miss Allle Cllftord at the homo ot her brother, Mr. John C. Clifford.- MUsh Clifford was one of the promoters ot thl most delightful and unique or ganizations of young people,- limited to thirteen in number, who . meet, contrary to the dictates of ilt the fate, on the unlucky day of Friday, the club being entertained in turn at the liomes of the young ladies includ ed In Its membership. The color scheme seen In the draw ing room and dining room was a most happy blending of white and pink, the adopted colors of the club. One of the most unique features of . the entertainment-was the revelation of the fortunes of the club members and invited guejts, the number of t'.ie hostess being -thirteen. A bowl of nuts wag given to the guests, and on cracking these they were found to contain scrolls upon which were writ ten the fortune of the various mem bers. The reading of these fortunes was very interesting. Most of the fortunes' were optimistic, but the fates had relegnted several of the members of the club to the hermit llf-e of the bachelor, or to 1ie undesirable com pany of maltese cats. When the nut rontalnlng the unlucky number of thirteen was cracked the following announcement wns read therefrom: Mr. and Mrs. John Chtrles Clifford renuest the presence of The Lucky Thirteen n't the marriage of their sister Allle V to Mr. John S. Crtm on Wednesday evening, January fif teenth. Nineteen Hundred Eight. Thl was the first public announce ment of the approaching nuptials of Miss Clifford'' nnd Mr. Crim. a busi ness, man of Winsto'i-fSalem, and be ing the first of the 'Thirteen' to break mnkn It was received as-coif-flrmation of their faith thttl thirteen wa the licklest of -nil numbers. Mi.s CllfforJ l.i not only one of the most rtonulnr members of "The Luckv Thirteen." hut is held In hlh esteem bv a host of friends In Dunn, where she has resided with her brother for the past two years, and bv all who knew her in the home of her childhood In the western nart of the Ptitte; arrd all of the members of the club, with one accord. Join In felicitating Mr. Crim on belnar the first man to break their "Lucky Thirteen."' Cured of Lung Trouble. "It Is no-.v eleven years t-lnce I bad a rnrrow escnpi from 'intuiinptlin," vrltps C. (. Floyd, a leading business man of Kershaw, H. C.f ' I hml run 'down in wight to 135 pounds, and coughing ns "nimtnnt". both l y dty ami by night. Finally I b'-e;n inking Dr. Kins's NVw D'set-verv. anil 'nntintmd this fur alir.ut six month, when my cough ncd lung trouble were entirely gone and I wa lostnred to my normal weight, 170 rnunitr." Thousand of pi-ftonn ore. hml ed rvrry venr. (Junmnteed tit nil )rug ttoreH. DOc. and tl. Trial bcttlo free. Notice of Change In retiring as a copartnership, we wish to thank our patrons for their pant support .and to winh for them all the good things possible for the new year. . Ilaqkiicy Brothers As succojiors to Hackney Rrother. we wlfh to ismiM their patrons of our Intention to fully live up to their standard of workmanship" and to Improve on It whenever and wherever possible. If It's latger capital and more facilities. e ate In better posi tion to serv5 the public and Invite a i csll or eorrtpondence about any mutter pertaining t i plumbing, heat lng. ga.t fitting, etc. HACKNEY BROS. CO. Inc. 7i W. linn Street, Charlotte, . C. HxrcHvoocl M antels W rm ait fact r and earry a larc (strx-k ef iiirdvmnd Mant?lit; al' i iu.-;irii in T;le and Ornitfa. '. fan lilt ' Writs for cts- t : orders promptly i lojru. J. H.WEARN h CO.,: : V f i pettee machine -MACHINERY 31 t-'.Y.' u A CLl'n 1IOVSB COXSIDKKLD. Twin City Social Organization May Erect a Kulldlng or lr Own (Jui cers KlcvM'd Except Secretary. Special to The Ohst-rvt-r. Winstpn-Salom,. Jan. 5. The advis ability of erecting its own bulldlrrg some time in the near future was the principal matter considered at the annual meeting of the Twin City Club held in the club rooms at 8 o'clock lust- night. The members present seomed to look upon the question with favor, but ho dellnite action was tak en, th matter going over to'omn future meeting for final disposition. The report of the secretary snd treasurer showed tho club to be In a ' most healthv condition. At present j there are 17"0 members. Mr. W. H:1 Maslin, who has been secretary and treasurer for the past -two years, ten dered his resignation, his other du ties consuming practically all of his time. The election of a successor to Mr. Ma?lln was left open until Mon day night, when a special, meeting will be held. The other officers for theTyear were elected as follows: P. A, -Oorrell. president; W. li. Maslin," first Vice president; Thomas D. Tyack, sertmd vice president. Superintendent's ICtt?r Causes a Stir. Special to The Observer. neldsvllle, Jan. 5. The letters which iProfpKsor Hayes, county super intendent of public Instruction, sent out -to the clerks of the several county towtis, notifying them that all of tho, town fines were payable to the coun-1 ty board of education. Is cau.iliiii. quite a little. stir. Tho superintend ent Is, of course, acting under tho or ders xf the botrd'of education, and if the matter is pushed Keldsvllle would be dui? the board several thou and dollars which have been collect ed by the town during the past two years, or since the Supreme Court handed Jown a decision covering the cae. Mr. andMrs. J. K. Salntslng have returned tnrteldsvllle to reside. .Mr. Saintslng is now an attorney ami will practice In the courts of Rock Ingham and adjoining counties.' He has tltte.l up an oillce in tho Reld Building over the store now being vacated by the Heldsvllle Grocery Company. . I You'll be benlthy and happy tf your, l.iver. and bowels work naturally. l!nl-" liiter's liocky Mouiilirlri Tea keeps these orgni'B working rttrht, brine nrimst bruit h to nil. Trv It now.' X,c, Tea or Tablets. It II. Jordan & Co. i "WE ARE NOT MISSOURIANS but we ean SHOW vou." "Wc do jiot keep good Horses and mules, hut WE tSELIi TIIEM." - When you buy anything from us yon take absolutely no risk, for everything we sell must be jiist as repre sented. If you don't look at our linewc both lose, and all wc ask is to. give us the same chance you would any one else, and if you do that wc can sure trade with you. J. W. Wadsivorth's Son's Co. Horses, Mules, Vehicles, Harness, Etc. We Are It When it comes to making engine or' machine repairs in a mum Write, Telephone or Tele graph v';. American Machine & Mfg. Co. Sneressori to Mscliinery, Manufac turing and Ow t raetlng Bulne9 of - The : D. A. Tompkins Company, Charlotte, N. C. - THE CHARLOTTE SUPPLY AGENTS Attterft - an II- rougbt Ssteel hll T Betting. We carry In Mrvfc Yat and Towne IIolts op to six tons cnjvtity; aIo - Xull lin I IacUS, riin.-, -Valves and HU uiTlies. Slubbing v In'tennediata .and Roving Franks Epinning Frasiea Spoolers and : ReeLi MACHINERY For Farm and Factory Engines Three kinds, from 11 to Boilers 150 H. p. Keturn Tubular and Portable on skids, from IS to 150 11. P. Improved Gin Machinery Single Gins and Presses and com. plete outfit's Qf capacity of 100 bale per day and over Saw Mills Four or Ave kinds, all sizes tn use In the South. Pulleys and Shafting All sizes, from the smallest to com. plet cotton mill outfits. LIDDELL COMPANY Charlotte, N. a ' V Dr. E. -Nye Hutchison. .Hutchison. j. j. E. Nye Hutchison & Son INSURANCE FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT OFFICE "Xo. Hunt nullding. Ilell 'Phono 4392. 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