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. i Colored People's Column ; BT REV. R. H. SIMMONS, JR.. AB. To the Slany Readers of The Char K lotte Observer. im t have been a reaaer or ine no m I Charlotte Dally Observer for the past ten-years. I can truthfully eay. It la not know any thing against nlm. ,n w.nt t0 and she wss very much well worth the money that It costs to j "What does the comrnunty say f , WOrrled because of It; she did not ret it. It wiU not only give you the' him? What do you bear about Sim? , ( kn(w why tney Blj chose this life. One events tnat are happening in the State , -Well the people In the community do day tnere was a philosopher who bt al over the world. not speak so well about him." "What ctm, -. t0 be, , home and aha was tell- Wa have been granted a cojumn tn do they eay?" "They say he -drinks a. lng nep troubles te him. and he noticed this valuable paper each week for the little. The opinion of one indlvlo.ua! , ner wu, very fine painting, rep colored people, and I have the pleas-j does not help the charge much. It i;reentlng a ship at sea, and he said ure and honor to be the correspond- the. opinion of . all those with whom to the 1,4 i know what It wa that ent.' I think we as a colored race he comes in contact. It to the opinion ,r0UBed withln your sons that spirit ought to appreciate It very much ln-!0f people In - general. . . - - It was4 the fine n'ld"ntf deed, and would further advise aH . M we want to be a power, we must cfUn Influenced by the Pictures that woo can subscribe for this wlde-awae ' Btand up foP character: labor to bus- they see dally, and "Thftu?i r.nrnd want to keep up with what ta.a . "L character; It is worth by all their surroundings. W ?huld going on in tM world, to take the natter at once, I publish Anv one mho desires ' to anything of interest or Importance to' the raee, why simply mall your article to roe' or .call, to see me at my resi dence. No. 41 West Hill street. AH who can ought to attend the T.-Vi. a. A- every Sunday evening at t o'clock in the library on the corner j of. Second and Brevard streets, ; pecially all thoae who are inre- - ...atinn. All the mlninters of the, i .duration. All the minmiers city should attend the ministerial un ion every Monday morning at 1 o'clock to hear the different topics dis cussed from our learned men. such as Revs. J. R. Coxart. Warper. Lewis. Peace. Bullock. Hanum. Douglas. Car ter, and others.' 1 .....,, v,l The fellow who will go arouna get Rev. 3. W. Faulk, of neWon, has umng n tne d)tch been in the city for tnroe weeks cob- Md cocalne playing ducting a revival at Ebenexer -Baptist church for Rev. Dr. Coiart. and tne neighbor, has no character, and result ha. been M$?juot. a Jood cltl.en. They tell mo ave been converted during the eries( chcken thieves in Charlotte, of meetings. He is a power m f--- pit and the churcn nas been filled every night, and on ium . day the church would not hold the people. A Hint to tl Ministry. One of the most oommon business failure, of the ministry is debt-jumping. It nearly always follows debt inaklng and the man who gets into - S habit of running bills here and owing a little there Is almost sure to find his character allpplng from him. The only rule for a minister should Toe. Pav as you go; If you can t pay don't go Some will plead that their churches owe them, but that Is no ex--22?for no man ha. a right to work for a church that won't support him. An Able 6ermon. The sermon which follows was de livered recently at Ebenezer Baptist church by Rev. J. R. Cosart. D. D. . -els subject being "True Citizenship I will speak from the 4th division of the Psalms, and the 12th verse. "Blensed 1 the man whom thou chasteneth. O Lord, and teacheit him out of Thy law." When you read this chapter you will find It touches on both sides or law. Cl.rlrtlan law and civil law You may ask me what la a, citizen? it i. . member of a country. Btate, ltv or community, owftig allegiance ...v....,.n.n tnd entitled to pro tection from It; and one must regard the laws of the place in wmcn v lives In order to become a good ct' . ten. . , The cltlsens of America, regard na tional laws, laws of the State and tb .it lawa. No man Is a good citizen who does not regard the laws of the community with which be Is Identified. Tou should regard them whether you like them or not A man In Charlotte ohouia regard the laws of-Charlotte. There wasa man in Ashevllle who had a fifty acre park worth thousand and thousands of dollars, and he wanted to give It to the Presbyterian Church, but the Prenbyterlans would not accept It. but the Episcopalians did. Now why did this man want to give this property to thp church? The . reason was that prohibition prevailed Jn'Ashevllle and. he wanted to be where there was whiskey; and It was perfectly right' for him to leave the place, rather than remain tter and break the Uw. If I should desire jfhlnkey and could not get It here. I ;would go to Baltimore, Philadelphia or tome where else where I could get it "lawfully. That shows you a good citizen, a man who Is a good cltlzea .twill adjust himself to the laws of the nlaea where he lives. It depends on where you are. as to iiwhat you can do. Tou can go to the Orient and find laws that you will not flad in America; but wherever you avre. you should endeavor to live up to , 'the lawa of that place, tou have a 'right to perform any act that the law grant! you the privilege to per form but yod do not have the right to perform the moat delicate duty that the law says you ens II not. It Is the inclination of the Amer ican people to violate the law; and this has a. tendency to degrade U4. to draw us down, and it Is so all over the country. I read In the paper of V minister who had charge of a rhun h in Illinois; ana there was found at the nouse wnere ne naa uvea fcefore coming here, a secret mould Cor making money; this wan reported and the minister was arrested, and admitted that he had used this mould. tut only for Sunday school purposes. Is'ow this was a minister. If you. ezpect to be a great man or roman, you must be law-abiding. I have come to the conclusion that the marked way is the eafext path. Yon may think It hard and oppresing. and you may think some other path would ult you (better, but you will find that .1f you will follow the law as It Is laid a certain street and a certain' num down. you will find it all right. Thehr, my sister lived, and there you will American people do not suffer for! find the $1,&M, that I burled there, lawa. nor for good laws; we have asjwhen you get out ofhere you go to perfect executives as any " nation on ' that place " and get the money, and if earth. I q not mean by this that my sister Is .still living give half of they do the right thing all the time 1 it to her and you keep the other half, tout if the laws of ibis country as they if nofyou mny have It all. It Is a are laid down 'were obeyed, mulpity you- have ruined your character j 01 would result. 'Show me a cltl-jwith this foollKhness; you must be aen wto obey the laws of the com-( good.' do your duty and do not violate! munlty In which he lives, and I will j the law" again." Now. this was good' show you a good cltiten. advice. I have no confidence in a man , The tendency of our government Is' to respect those who are law-abiding, tbose who reverence Jehovah. Inger soll. that learned infidel, was In every way fitted to fill the highest office his country eould offer,, only that he. hissed at Jehovah. No man ran be a policeman . of this city, unless he weara by the. Lord God of Hosts that h will drab W duty. Tou cannot be popular in this country, unlea you reverence Jehovah. This fs the plrit of American people. Rooeevelt could not hold the position that he rt'wv holds, mm the Chief Executive of this country, if be would cry out a gal ant Jehovah. So man or woman can be a good clUfen who is always getting Into the Cictrhes of the law; we. should obey C.i law and be free. A good citizen will always hive his reputation sus-and seemed to have come irom a io" tained tn the court room. Charlotte' family.. Ut m aay to you my ha a good many bad cltlsens; and . friends, touch not that, that does not they are bad from choice, not becauea ; belong to you; If yoare working- rw some one made tem so. When one some one, do your beet to give them 1. feeing- tried In court, much atten. ( w""onj tnllr lmpoAr. tlo, 1, given to the opinion had of : . Interest In yen njP'h" them in the community In which t. De honest, honorable and In live. When a witness la called, ha , 3UBtrJoua. -- . nrk.t j Vnnw About ThV witness 'will. ay. "I toKJi and they every thtn, t0 you. Character . j what a man reany is; rt(iuwu -!. h wnrM thinks he s. There .M mlnlgter tn London, who when he rose before hi congregation on Sabbath morning, said that he had been accused of every thing excepi one thing, and that was" drinking; and he had not yet been accused of that A woman rose In the audience and . do drink, for I nava Dought the whUkey for you." The m, , tep Bald "thank God I have been . ... , After that. I accused of every thing." After that. that woman came to him ana asxea his pardon. She said that she had lied, and said so before the whole church, and when they went out ten thousand testified for him. he is a man, he hw character and that stands for him. Have character, my friends. . . . .. nt ..ra ta leave your clothes out on the line at night; but no one Ik a good citizen who will dis .IIU L t K V b w " turb what belongs to some one ewe. There are so many in this world who are not vhat they ' pretend to bo. they are violating the law secretly ; they pretend to be good, but secretly they are very bad. If I had the pow er, I would pull off ths veil of secrecy, and we would have the beat people living, my friends. I When you have good character you have peace of conscience. There waa once .young man working with mo In clearing up a pleca of ground, and while we were at work the sheriff came along, and the fellow seeing him ran away and hid himself; And after he had passed by ho went to work again. I asked him why ha did that way, and at first he refused to tell me, but finally said that If I would not tell, he would tell me. He said. "I stole an old hen the other night, and when I saw the sheriff coming I thought sure he was coming after me." His conscience burned within him. 80 It Is when we do wrong, even If other people . know nothing about it our conscience will whip us. There wag once a man in Los Angeles who had committed a crime and had escaped unpunished, but bis con science gave him no peace until he finally aald that he wanted to be tried, and If the law said hang him he want ed to be hung. It depends very much on our-, conscience a to whether we are good or bad citizens. Walter Ral eigh eays. "it la a sharp medicine and a present cure." The man without character is like a ahin without a rudder. The perpet ual beauty of a lady Is her virtue and character; It is more than gold. mor tlun life, for life without character ir verv lnala-nlflcant. A moral death ten thfmnand times worse than a phy slcal death. I would much rather die In honor than live In disgrace. If you h'tve no character, your life Is as a sounding brass and a tinkling cymbol. When a good citizen dies his many good deeds live after him; you say this Is a good citizen because he did so and so. it 1 would leap over a wall, get drunk and fall In a ditch, I would feel like hiding my face, but there are some people in this country who have the cheek of a government mule, and he will not blush at & can non ball. Each one has an influence, and the Influence of a good citizen Is such an will help others to be good. No man In this country should use his Influ ence to the detriment of his fellow men. In this country you will find Hub howlers, who are saying we must have r-omethlng for the enjoyment 0 our young people, we must have some thing for their amusement. Lying ras cals, they are ruining the race; these halls and other places of so-called amusement, are ruining the character of our young people. It Is wrong for persons who have Influence to misap propriate that Influence. There are men and women who would have been angels had It not been for the Influ ence of some other person who led them aetray. T am not guessing at j what I am saying. j There was once a man w ho went to : the penitentiary for breaking Into a drug store and stealing $1,800. He car ried, the money to the home of his : fnier and ourd t n the hparth This man when In the penitentiary was working by the side of a boy who was only 15 years old. and during their ron venation, tfie boy anked him why he was there? He told him that be had opened a drug store on Main street The boy thinking -he had really opened up a place of buslnes on Main street, said he did not see why he war in the' penitentiary for that as he thought that would be to his credit. Then the old man told htm he had opened It with a crowbar, lis further e'jld, "st a certain home, on who will try to draw down, another one with whom he comes in contact I waat to ask Ebeneser church to follow up the heights, to ge on to bon- I or and sucess; "be like the young man In the srmy. who when told to not allow bis flag to trail in the dust said. "I will bear these colore or report to God - the reason why." He waa j struck down but another soldier took them up and carried them on. That I man's " name was Immortalised. I want you to be honorable members In lifNt. do your duty as Christians or report to God the reason why. I read In the paper a account of a young woman who waa employed In a family as a nurse, snd ah stole from there ft.ooo worth of Jewelry. Now. this young woman was seeming ly well educated, modt-rt and refined. CHARLOTTE uno is " -- i. . . mmrm. waa nnrt do all that w. can IO, ur m., s . conscientiousness of having done our duty. AUTO RDS WILD. . Dr. A. J. CroweU's Machine Indulge In m Hasty and Apparently Unpre mcdjtsticd Hlht Acrose Tryon Nero Chauffeur on the bide Dances With a badly-frightened darky dancing a lively JI on its various lev ers in a determined attempt to stop it In its mad career, the automobile Of Dr. A."J. Crowell yesterday after noon scooted acros South Tryon from in front of the Manufacturers Club to the east corner of "Bryon and Fourth, threatened to dash Into the plate glass front of the O. A. Robbins establish ment on the south aide of Fourth. Has safely steered down East Fourth and finally brought to a dead stand still in front of the Charlotte Supply Company's place. It was perilously near the sidewalk then. The incident took place about : JO o'clock, and at traded much attention. The automobile was being used by Dr. E. C. Register, who had .borrowed It. The negro climbed up on the side and before the doctor had started to get in, sparked the machine and cranked it. Since the automobile was without an emergency - brake, this started it off. The chauffeur, not be ing used to the machine, did not know how to stop it, and danced up and down searching with his feet for the right lever' which when struck would speak to the inner heart of the soul less autom6blle the word which would make it cease its gyrations. Fortun ately he knew how tot guide It and thus averted a catastrophe. When it reached the ditch on East Fourth the front wheel went down first. During lfi momentary hesitation before It rose again, the negro hopped in and brought .the machine to a stop. "I knew I could guide . the durn thing," stuttered the negro, "and I was going to do It till the blame gaso line give out, if it tuk me tp Africa." . Mr. Beall Takes Raleigh Position. The following from The Raleigh Times Is of Interest to friends of Mr. Beall In Charlotte: "Mr. A. J. Beall, Jr., who has been connected with the Bell Telephone Company of Charlotte for several years, has accepted a position with the Capital City Telephone Company and will make his home In Ralelh " Mr: Beall Is a son of Capt. and Mrs. k. J. Beall and a young man .of promise. Rev. Dr. Bays to Lecture To-Nlght. Rev. W. W. Bays will deliver a lec ture to-night In the North Charlotte Methodist church There will be no charge at the door, and the public Is cordially invited to be present at 8 o'clock. The lecture will be entertain ing and instructive, and well worth hearing. It will be amusing, also, and high-toned In every, respect. ; To Cure Col A In One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money If It falls to cure. E, W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25c. r Beginning Monday No IMPOSSIBLE , prices, such as $400 Pianos for $300 or less ' No 'fakes of any kind, a Gearance Sale, pure and simple giving a plain discount of fO per cent from prices quoted below These instruments-are bargains at prices named, the discount makes them extraordinary bargains No. 1 Bacon & Raven piano .. .. .. .. .. No. 2 Bacon & Raven piano. .. .. ... .. .' No. 3 Hallett and Cumston piano... .. .... No. 4 Mason & Hamlin chapel ' organ . . . . No. 5 Putnam parlor organ (10 stops) ;. No. .6. Golden toned parlor organ (13 stops) No. 7 Wilcox player organ (12 stops)'.. J, No. 8 Estey large church organ (14 stops) . ' No. 9 Kranich & Bach piano (refinished) . . Order by Southern VJarcroom, DAILY OBSERVER, 3IARCH 2, 1903. ' BAJTQUET FOB XEW CO HER. Mr. E. P. Cole, Manager of Chariotto Office of" Oeneral Ilectrlo Com pany, finest of Honor at Banquet Many Happy Speeches Made. Mr. A. F. Giles, manager of the Atlanta, Ga' office of the General Electric Company, at a banquet given in the Southern Manufacturers' Club Saturday night, declared that capital goes where money can be made, and hence - the golden flood ' which - has been pouring into the South ' during the past several years and, . more specifically,- hence the establishment by the General Electric Company of a large office in ' Charlotte. - Pied mont Carolina he styled a rand of promise, with Charlotte the natural centre about which the great In dustrial activities will revolve". This banquet, to .which a number of Charlotte gentlemen interested in the electrical Industry were , Invited, was given in honor of Mr. E. P. Cole, who was recently appointed to take charge of the local office and who has just arrived in the city. The large dining hall of the club was requisitioned for service and the evening was spent most enjoyably. The feasting commenced at 8:20 o'clock and lasted until after' mid night Mr. Giles, who was master of ceremonies, in a few well chosen words, Welcomed all of the- guests who filled every place" about' the double table, v improvised especially for the occasion and which had been artistically decorated .' with all sorts of cut flowers and potted , plants. After a happy little speech, he called upon Mr. W. a Lee. Jr, vice presi dent and chief engineer of the Southern Power Company. -Charlotte's biggest corporation, to act as toastmaater of the evening.. Ur. Lee was at his. best, presiding In a most delightful manner and calling for the toasts in the finest spirit of com radery. . .. .. Mr. Lee, In taking the seat at the head of the table, made the first reaular soeech of the evening. He referred among other things , to the subject of hostile . legislation in the South and expressed the firm belief that the spirit of fairness and justice which was the distinguishing charac teristic of the American people would re-assert Itself in time and that capi tal Instead of being kept away from this section would be invited to come, and that an era of peacs and, plenty would follow. The other speakers, in the order named, were Messrs. E. P. Cole, of the Oeneral Electric Company; Al bert Mllroow, of the Southern Power Company; F. D. Gatchell. of the 4C's; H. W. Flint, of the American Ma chinery Manufacturing Company; R. G. Lucas, of the Southern Power Company; M. E. Bunyon, of the General Electrjo Company: L. C. Harrison and W. Rl Cornell, of the Southern Power Company; ' Ed Clarke, of the General Electric Com pany; F.' D. Sampson, N. A. Cocke and W. H. Martin, Jr., of the South ern Power Company, and J. B. H. VanZandt. of the Fort Wayne Elec tric Company. . The guests or tne evening, from the gentlemen above named, were Messrs. A. W. Latta, of the General Electric Company, and C.I. Burkholder, E. C, Marshall, J. W. Fraser, C. A. Mees. J. IL Roddey, O. W.. Gill and. B. J. Brown, of the Southern Power Company. Baptist Meeting Begins To-Mgbt. The protracted meeting atr the First Baptist church begins to-night at S o'clock. The preaching will be' done by Rev." Dr. George W. McDanlels. pastor of the First Baptist church of Richmond. Va., and a speaker of in terest and power. Those who know him sa.v that those who do not attend these services will miss a treat . The deacons' called meeting to-night twill be held at 7;5. Captain and Mrs.'" Hellman Badly Hurt in Runaway Accident . Special to The Observer . Polkton, March 1. Captain W. A. Hallman and wlfs were very painful ly Injured In a runaway accident here this afternoon: ' Both were thrown from the buggy. which ran over Mrs. Hallman. Mr. Hallman was thrown against a post, receiving several bad cuts on the head. Remember 10 Per Gnt. Number Taking" lot, 2nd and 3rd LA X CASTER IS RJEBXTLDIXG. Methodists WIU .Erect 510 eh , Large! Church to Replace One Burned National Bank .Moves - Into New Quarters -Several Business Changes. Special to The Observer. ' . . ? Lancaster S. C. March- L The Methodist congregation has appointed a committee, to solicit subscriptions for the rebuilding oC their churcn. which was burned down In last Sat urday night's Are. Subscriptions amounting to something like $.000. including the . insurance that was on the burnt building, have already been secured. '. . ' The new building is to be a much handsomer one. than the old, of mod ern design and larger. The congrega tion has been in need of more room fnv a innr time and has decided to take advantage of this opportunity ofL putting ip a. building that , win meci its demands 'and be a credit to the town. It is to be erected on the site of the old church, on the corner of Catawba and Gay streets. Work is to begin as soon as the committee in charge can get &lans ready and the material on the ground. It is to be of brick! ' ' ' The other congregations have kind ly tendered their churches to the Methodists while they are without a house of their, own to worship in( but they hav decided to hold their ser vices In the court house until their own house is completed. ' People who, had claims against In surance companies, the majority of which have been settled, think that they have been treated fairly , and are very well pleased. . ' .,i .- - Dr. J. F. Mackey, whose residence was burned, will occupy lthe. second story of Mrs. Olivia Emerson's home, on Main street . 'The First National Bank has moved Into Its handsome new quarters in the Mackey Building. The portion of the building occupied by the bank . was constructed, especially, for it, and with its beautiful furnishings, tile floor, etc.,' makes It one of the most con venient as well as 'nandsome institu tions of the kind to be found In many of the larger towns and cities. The Lancaster Banking and Trust Com pany will also have quarters in this building fronting on Gay street The , Gregory-Hood Company Is do ing business In stables situated on French street.- Mr. J. T. Hunter, who formerly did a livery business at this stand, has moved, to a stable, on wnue street Messrs. jacobson & Myer, who have been In the mercantile business here for two or three years, have closed out their stock of goods and will shortly remove with their fanv iltes to New York. Mr. G. F. Ferg son will occupy the store vacate by them, his business having outgrown his present place in tns Riddle Build lng. Mr. J. C. .Edwards will open in the store vacated by Mr. Ferguson. As soon as a store is vacated for any reason some one else occupies , it. There are no stores for rent In Lan caster. When one remembers that something like fifteen or twenty new storerooms have been built in the last two years and all are rented, it looks like progress. A representative of an Atlanta firm is here to confer withthe town coun cil about putting ; In a waterworks plant. The town Is to be surveyed and estimates made right away for putting in waterworka Lancaster has just had an object lesson and every body is In favor of putting In water for fire protection. If nothing else. We hope, however. no' have a first-class plant in all respects in less than ' a year. . : Drunken Negro Falls Throngh Trestle . and la Drowned. Special to Ths Observer. - V Gaffney, 8. C, March - I. -Coroner Vlnsett was notified this morning that a negro- had been drowned last night in Buffalo creek, about four mile north of Gaffney. Accom panied by Dr. J. N. Neabltt, the coun ty physician, -he repatred to the scene and learned that while two drunken negroes were' crossing the trestle over Buffalo creek (a large and deep stream) one of them -fell through. Up to e late hoiir'to-day no. trace of the negro had been found. , .$ 25.00 . 50.00 . 65.00 . 30.00 . 40.00 ... 50.00 . 105.00 .105.00 . 275.00 Off Above Prices and Mtt ' 5 VJ. Trado AMUSEMENTS Tickets will be placed on sae to morrow morning at Hawley's for the coming engagement at the Academy of Music Thursday night of the world's greatest "violinist. Jan Kubellk. Never before has such interest been taken by Charlotte music lovers, as has been already shown since the first " an nouncement of the coming of the great Kubellk. Many out-of-town pa trona are coming to this city for the occasion, and a crowded house will doubtless welcome , trie famous artist on his appearance here. OLD KU KLUX KLAN TESTIFY. Old members of the Ku KIux Klan In North and South Carolina were In terviewed' when "The Clansman" was Droduced recently amid the scenes where the story la laid. Captain Frank West, of Spartanburg, S. C; said: "From the opening scene the play was most thrilling, and a true picture of the carpetbag , daya as I remember them." Captain Darnell spoke as fol lows: "The situations were dramatic In the extreme and so realistic that they took the old Clansmen right back to the bygone days when they rode and fought in defense of their loved ones and of all that they possessed." Everywhere throughput the South the former members of the order ' have nothing but praise' for "The Clans man," and many of them -doubtless will be present In the audience , when the. famous, reconstruction drama is seen here on Tuesday, ' matinee and night, Marfa 10th,' at the Academy of Music. ; - . "CHECKERS." Chief among the theatrical offerlnga In this city during this season, the popular comedy drama, "Checkers," is billed. This is the fifth season of this growing play; growing evidently, for report ha it that its audiences, thus far have exceeded those of any pre vious year. . e To those play-goers who have seen this play as well as those who have never had the. opportunity, this an nouncement will .be- undoubtedly pleasant. For "Checkers" doesn't seem to stale. And as this. Is the fifth season of the play's life, without any falling oft in the number of the attendance. Its audiences during its coming engagement in Charlotte at the Academy of Mluslc Wednesday night will doubtless this season, as it did. last season, test .the capacity of the same popular theatre, v , While the play may generally be the thing, nevertheless a good -com pany is always not only to be aesirea. but Is essential. It Is good to know, therefore, that the "Checkers com pany this season Is substantially what It waa last. The title role . will ' be played by the veteran of two seasons, Hans Robert He has made a pleas ing impression during both of his ap Dearances herd as .the young race track man who bets on the contests of the course. It Is true; but he does It honestly. And so manifestly on the sauare Is he. and so strong and pleas ant his personality that by the time of the race track scene wnen me xor tunes of not only his pocket tout his heart are at stake, be has the enthu siastla symnathy of everyone in the andlencer Then there ii the really excellent Dave Braham, who since the first performance of "Checkers," four full years ago, has shown at every per formance by : his accurate character ization of the race track tout, 'Tush Mailer." Joe Wilkes, the crusty bid banker, is another veteran, and Lydla Dickson, as the ridiculous country chore ' girl: Rdbert Craig, Mabel Stoughton, - Pauline Eberhard and Howard Smith, all favorites here, are still of the cast There is a new player of the fas clnatlng Pert this season, and she is no. less a young woman than Miss Stephanie Longfellow, a grand niece of the late poet. It is her first sea son as' a leading young woman In-a nlav of the first class, though her ex nerlence in light opera, stock and melodrama has been long. George B Miller this season will be seen as the No. 10 Ivers & Pond (refinished) No. 11 Lester (refinished).. .. -No. 12 Windsor (refinished) No. 13 Oaylord (refinished) . . No. 14 Bell (shop worn) No. 15 Kohler (slightly used) No. 16 Bennett & Brtz (new) . No. 17 Shaw (old style) . X ; No. 18 Stieff, new (special) Easy Terms if Desired Manufacturer Shaw and Stieff Self-Pyer Pianos Gt. 4 lovable Southern . Judge and ;. George Scybelt as Arthur Kendal. - 5 - : ' ' Seats will go -on sale this morning at Hawley's. . ; . ', s LEW DOCKSTADER AND HIS MTN , , STRELS. , ' . The season at. the Academy of Mu sic will have no more, welcome attrac- , tion than that of Lew Dockstader and his famous minstrels next Saturday, matinee and night ' '. .There is no "star" in the country more distinctive in1 personality than Dockstader. He is a comedian of ex ceptional ' originality , and ' artistlo methods, and is in a class by him self in his special field of minstrelsy. Ho Is a fun maker par excellence, al ways providing something new. and delivering it with an unction that is as rare as it is delightful. He has 'a new skit this year called, "A Dull Day ' In the White House." that is brimful k of humorous allusions to topics now ; uppermost in the publlo mind. His , "make-up" in the leading character . Is one of the most artistic and scream lest efforts of his career. ; ... . ' Dockstader has a host of clever per formers with him this season. Among the comedians are such well known laughter provokers as Neil O'Brien, John King, Eddie Maxlor, Peter Det sel and . Tommy Hyde. Among the sinners are Reese V. Prosser. Will Oakland. James G. Reaney and W. H Thompson. There Is a company of twenty-five dancers, while . the or chestra. . composed of twenty-one in struments, is without question the best. ever seen with a minstrel organiza tion. The scenery arrangements Tor . the various acts are unusually beau-. tlful. The scenlo surprise this year Is . called "The Temple of Gems," and Is the setting tor the opening- part' of the performance. It has all of the blg neas and beauty whtdh one might ex-v pect in the most pretentious aramauo production, and presents a novel and exquisitely beautiful arrangement . of electric light effects. It makes no difference how long you've suffered, or what failed to cure - . . . .r you. Hoiiuter s . . fiocay oi Tea makes sick, weak men. women and children strong and healthy. It's don so for4housttnaa. wny noi ior you ? 35 c, Tea or Tablets. R. It. Jordan & Co. , t . ': " ' ' - - - WEDNESDAY NIGHT . Kirk LaShelle's Big Prod action ot Henry M. Blossom's Great -; - Racing Play y , CHECKERS game Big Cast and Production ; . 'Seats on sale to-day at Hawley's , Price ..J.... 50, , $1.00, II. MATINEE AND NIGHT . TUESDAY, MARCH 10TII ' :' , FAREWELL TOTJR of the Most, popular. Drama In the History of the American Stage v . the'. ?,-.v " BY THOMAS DIXON, JR. ' Direction George II. Brennan. Two. Companies Consolidated Into One, SeventyrFlve People, a Troop of Horses and a Magnificent. , , New Scenic Production DO NOT MISS THE LAST CHANCE TO SEE THIS WONDERFITL ' ' PLAY , PRIOR TO ITS THREE . YEARS' TOrit AROUND , TIBS WORLD! Scats on Sale Saturday, March ?th. ..$250.00 ..225.00 .. 160.00 .. . 200.00 ... 185.00 .. 200.00 . . 275.00 . . 300.00 ..,375.00 ' Oboiceo. of. the Artistic Stieff," wmm CLANSMAN 81 IB Charlotte, f J. C T
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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