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8 CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, MARCH 8, 1903. 1 AMUSEMENTS. BIG U. C. T. GATHERiyfl BirFFET 8 UPPER AXD SMOKER Doekstadert Minstrels Delight. Lew Dockstader, one of the mins trel magnates of the country, was gTeeted at . ne Academy yesterday afternoon and last night by fine crowds, and as usual played to th delight of all present; The Jokes were up to the standard Jut all In all. there seemed nothing about the per-f-jrmance this year to distinguish It from former productions PCo Improve ment, however, appears to be neces sary, tor there are a number of feat ures about this show that stand at the top. In the rola of President Roosevelt, which is largely responsi ble for the fame of Dockstader, he Is still at bis best. If applause evi dences any degree of real apprecia tion, the audience last night as well as that of yesterday afternoon pleased with the production. was DETAILS OF "CLANSMAN" PRO DUCTION. ' The average person has little Idea f the time, labor and expense requir- subject handled W Charlotte ConndL No. 097,' United Commercial Travelers, Entertain at Swell Supper at the Sc'wyn Mr. C. ' O. Kuenter Master of Ceremonies and ToaslmaMter The Address Mr. T. Kdjrar Harvey Cites a Budget of Interesting and ftugge-Uve' Fig ures A Delightful Evening. . The buffet supper and smoker which Charlotte. Council, United Com mercial Travelers, gave In the assem bly room of the Selwyn last evening was one of the most thoroughly de lightful events of the season. . Not only were there many of the local traveling men present, but a large nuniber of visitors as well. Mr. C. O. Kuesier acted as toast master and delivered the addresa of welcome. Mayor T. S. Franklin fol lowed with a short talk on "The Rela tion of the Commercial Traveler to the City of Charlotte." Mr. J. V. Fer guson, manager for Bradstreets, spoke on "Trade Conditions, Past, present and Future." "Why Commercial Travelers Make Good Boosters For the City" was the theme cf Mr. E Preston's short address. "The Bank er and the Traveling Man" was' the Mr. George A. -"' , MR. VOX LAWREXZ LEAVES. , Three Member of lUiii!rtIn Or chestra to Tour Southern States Mr. Von La wrens to Return to tiermany, Ilia Native Heath. Messrs. Karl von Lawrenz. pianist; E. U Hastings,; violinist, ,nd Ven airce, rorneti.it, of the Richardson Or chestra, have severed their connec tion with that organization and left last night on 'a tour. They will first visit " Chattanooga.' Memphis, Birmingham, Montgomery and Mo bile. From there they will go to Havana, -.' Cuba. After concluding their engagement there, Mr. von Law rena wyi later return for good to his home in Germany. It Is not quite certain whether or not he win re turn to Charlotte before leaving, but It Is not likely that he wilt come back. Kcores of sincere friends bid Mr. von Lawrens gooJ-bye with regret. During his stay of the past two or three years in the city he had won a place In the he-arts of those who knew him intimately. He was a frequenter of the Mule Pen whose rerulars he helDed out in many a pinch and his denartture leaves a va cancy which Is decidedly felt. His articles on music in The Sunday Ob server had become a regular feature, looked for by many. '' . .. His years of study In German uni versities maJe him a critic of music of the first rank and an Interesting conversationalist on any conceivable subject. . . ; is as .. At the Baptist Sunday School. n.v. nr. Georce W. McDanleL of niAmnnii Vt. will make a talk at th First Rant 1st Sunday school this afternoon. The programme follows: Music by orchestra. Song service. , Responsive reading. Blnging by school. Duet by two little girl. Reading of lesson. . Prayer. Heleetlon by orchestra. Lesson study.- - Address fey lr, Closing hymn. McDanleL ea to produce even an ordinary! Stephens, president of the American Trust Company. Mr. T. Edgar Harvey spoke on "The Commercial Traveler and the Part He Plays In the' World of Commerce." The addresses closed with a very appropriate talk on "The True Commercial Traveler," by Rev. Harris Malllnckrodt. - MR. T. E. HARVEY'S ADDRESS. No addresa of the evening excited more Interest than 'Mr. Harvey's re view of the part which the commer- of "drarma; WhenthBTlay-fnr questtoirla a great scenic affair like "The Clans wnan " th. AftaW nf irran lzfl.tlon and production are as numerous and ex tensive as those of a great industrial enterprise. - It cost to build "The Clansman" at least 120,000. Strange as It may seem, a play must be "built" as a house or a public edifice. First Man ager George H. Brennan chose from "The Leopard's fipou" and "The Clansman" those scenes which lent themselves to stage effect. An artist prepared a careful miniature model of each scene, something like the toy eenery that travel round the win dows of department stores at holiday time. , - These models are all according . to scale. Working froni them the scen ery constructors lay out the carpentry work and the painters paint the can vasses, ranging from the big back drops to the smaller act piecea. The producers of the play, next call ing In counsel the chief electrician, planned the beautiful lighting effects which particularly distinguish "The Clansman." In order to obtain the gorgeous sunset followed by the twl- ' light and then by darkness, In the first scenes of the third act. and the ghostly effect of the Ku Klux cave In the' second scene of the act, an ex traordinary electric installation was required. While the details are too complex for any but a technical pub- llcation, it may be stated that a switchboard was made and Is carried on tour much larger than that used In theaverage theatre; that eighteen arc lamps are operated by a special force of seventeen employes; and that the system of illumination has bern perfected with the aid of a device patented by "The Clansman" stage, manager, whereby the scheme of color effects can be varied and trans- . VJ III I ' ...... .. U I ' IV.' '.'V''.,.. I II KI'll IJ . Btlll another Important department of the production Is that of the cos- hundred people and the stage Is fllled at different times with civilians, sol diers In grey and blue, negroes In borrowed finery and In rags, white robed Clansmen, belles In the quaint " costumes of 1M7, and black wenches . and pickaninnies clad In barbarlo col ors, It will be seen that several hun dred costumes are required. A large force of dressmakers and tailors worked three months to complete 'fnss aftr tha eoatiimer flail maA the designs. The little matter of wigs wss no little matter for 'The Clans cnan" company, two hundred different varieties of head coverings being re quired. Cosmetic and black cork are bought at wholesale; not only the principals, but the humblest supers make up nightly, . A wardrobe mistress and several as sistants are kept busy packing and un packing the finery and accessories for the nightly performances, while the male "supers" are carefully looked af ter by a captain. ; For the present season the entire production of "The Clansman" has been reconstructed and enlarged There la a general curiosity to see this biggest of stage entertainments when "The Clansman" plays a farewell en gagement at the Academy of Music Tuesday, matinee and night. Seats re now on hale at Hawley's. "The THE BANKER'S CHILD The 4-act comedy drama. Banker's Child." will be presented at the Academy of Music Saturday, mat inee and night. Judging from the flattering press reports at hand, every promise will be fulfilled. The staging of the play Is sumptuous. Tons of apeclal scenery and electrical effects re carried. During the action of the play a number of clever singing and dancing specialties will be Introduced, fieats will go on sale Thursday at Hawley's. MR. P. S. GIICHRIST RETURXS. clal traveler plays In the world commerce. Mr. Harvey aald: "The American drummer is the motive power of the wheels of com merce.' He Is the life-blood of Amer ican commercial life. "Did you ever atop to think what stupendous figures must be employed to estimate their work? . "I never realized what an Important part the American drummers play in the world of commerce until after a very careful and painstaking Investi gation, I secured the following statis tics, which figures are almost past be lief and comprehension: , "The drummer draw the largest salaries of any class of hired men In America except the President of the United States. ."Senators and Congressmen draw l,O00 a year, and there are thousands of drummers who draw much larger salaries than they. "Some few railroad presidents draw 150,000 annually, but they art stock holders, and not strictly hired men. "Some. few bank presidents draw 150,000 a year, but they, too. are stockholders, and not hired men. "All the drummers combined draw more money in salaries than all the combined forces of any other class of men under the sun. ANNUAL INCOME $600,000,000. "There are 500,000 drummers In America to-day, and to put their av erage dally salaries at $4, which Is a very low average, they are paid $2,-; 000,000 every day, or $600,000,000, yearly. - j "All the Presidents of the United! States, at $50,000 annual salaries, I would only draw $5,000,000 in 100 years' time Just a little pocket change that the drummers of Ameri ca draw In two days and a .half. . "All the Congressmen and Senators combined, at $5,000 annually, onlyj draw $2,600,000 a year, or $250,000,000 In every hundred years less than one-half of what the drummers draw In only one year. "If 0,000 bank presidents draw each $5,000 annually, their combined salaries would only amount to $260, 000,000 less than one-naif that the drummers draw In the same length of time. ' "The drummers draw $600,000,000 salaries every year, and spend $400,-1 000,000 more in their expense ac counts; circulate one round billion dol lars every year. "We pay hotels $250,000,000 an nually. "They pay to railroads $200,000,000 annually, and spend $60,000,000 for Individuals, rarely ever Itemized. "The world talks about a billion dollar Congress that means two ses sions and appropriations for two years. The drummers spend a billion dollars every year and never feel It. "Five hundred millions Is supposed to run the United States government, with .all Its expenses, ample every year, while the drummers spend that much every six months. A FEW STUPENDOUS FIGURES. "The gross earnings of all the rail roads In America are put at $2,000,- 000,000 annually. Their net earnings' at 4 per cent, amount to $80,000,000! profit. The drummers sell $9,000, 000.000 every year, which represents the gross earnings for their respective j iirmif. ni j prr cent, nfi prom, mry would make their net earnings $160, 000,000 $100,000,000 at 2 per cent, more than all the railroads make at 4 per cent CLEflRMCE FIXTURE'. SALE Too much stock 10 day of greatly, reduced prices on Electric and Combination ART DOMES and FIXTURES, TABLE LAMPS, Fancy and Colored SHADES. INVERTED GAS LIGHTS, WELS BACH LIGHTS and Gas Supplies. " "" . ' A rare chance for a finishing touch to your home at a bargain. - ' WIRING SUPPLIES A stock of everything needed to wire the house, store or factory. We do no contracting. DRT BATTERIES -For automobiles; also for ' bells ' and tele rne DENATURED ALCOHOL STOVES ' future fuel- makes Us own gas at 2o. per hour' per burner, based on the retail alcohol. Clean and safe will do anything that you do on any stoves. Price $1 and up. Smith Electric ilg. Co. 205 So. Tryon St, Charlotte, N. C. " Mr. II. pK Duckworth For Sheriff. . The many friends of . Mr. H. D. Duckworth are urging him to become a candidate for the office of sheriff. There Is not" a more popular man In the county than Mr, Duckworth and should he enter the race there will be something doing in political' circles this summer. Mr. Duckworth has hundreds of friends In very commu nity and his following would -be a very strong one. With Sheriff N. W.. Wallace, Chief W. fi. Orr. Mr. L. H. Robinson and Mr. Duckworth all out for the one plum, th contest will be very close. Miss Mamie Dawson Returns. Miss Mamie Dawson, head milliner for Efird's Department Stores, who for the past several week has been in Kw York studying the spring and summer styles and making readv for the season which opena shortly, has returned to the city and is making her home with her mother at the Get It At Hawley's Your Doctor will tell you - that the properly trained drug-' gist -belongs to a high ly honored profession vhichTvorksTriththe profession of medicine. Your doctor knows us. Bring your pre scriptions here. Hawley's Pharmacy . Academy Advance Sale Three Day Ahead. Tryon and Fifth Streets. -'Phone IS and 260. Telephone Travel la the cheapest, safest, quickest, easiest way to reacbs a distant point You avoid the dust and dirt. Bell Telephone long distance lines ena ble you to reach any city quickly and cheap ly. It's the modern way to do business. It -brings results.- REASONABLE RATES Call No. 9050 BELL SERVICE IS SATIS 0' Bufofd. ".Miss Dawson la one of the most cababie and "popular mininera that ever livej in Charlotte and her many. friend will rejoice to learn of her return. - lever Give Up When You Mrs. Joe 'Remedy. tha Ship fen Get Person's Greensboro, N. C. Jan. l. 10. J7 Ashboro St. Last August my husband, who Is a railroad man, was badly hurt , by having a severe blow on the head, caused by a piece of Iron falling on It. In a few daya he suffered badly from dlzlneefl, and he was not able to walk across the room. Then nausea set In and he vomited every, thing he would eat. We became very uneagy about him, as the doctors could 'not define the nature of. his, hurt. His whole system became In volved from his condition, the. doc tors' treatment gave him no relief, and one-of the physicians advised an operation. He discharged a . great deal of blood from - his nose ' and would frequently vomit blood, but tne aoctors saia mat came irom nis itomach and not from the. hurt. Then one of my friends, who had un bounded faith In Mrs. Joe Person' Remedy, begged me to use it . My husband lost ' his flesh and was greatly reduced, and at that time we did not expect htm to live long. We got Mrs. Person's Remedy and put him on it, and in twenty-four hour we could see a change for, the better. The vomiting of blood ceaaed, which made us hopeful. We continued to use the Remedy and it made a perfect cure, and he la now well and In good health. . MRS. E. A. RIVES.. 333 .few IK&vP "Hj111 W2a. EXPERIMENT Dr. Babouraud, of, the Pasteur Institute, Paris, France, Inoculated a rabbit with human dandruff germs, and "in between five and six weeks," says the official report of the Pasteur Institute, "the rabbit was completely denuded; In fact. It had become entirely bald." t , , This experiment proves that dandruff is a contagious dis ease, due to the presence of a mlcroblc growth In" the sebaceous glands of the scalp. It also prove that unless the formation of dandruff is stopped by destroying the dandruff germ that it will lead to falling hair and In curable baldness. Is the .Original remedy, that kills the dandruff germ, and Ha success In the treatment of dandruff, Itching scalp and falling hair la oft time little short of marvelous. Send for booklet , ; Two sizes, 50c. and $1.00, at drugs store. Send 10c. in tamp to The Herpiclde Co., Dept. N, Detroit, Mich., for sample. Gnaranteed under the Food and Drug Act June 0, 1906, Serial No. 15. Be Sore Yon Get Herpiclde. It. H. JORDAX A CO., Special A genu. Application at Prominent Barber Shops. " T fun taVn t Via lutflrln. nf nil t V. Great MlwUonary Conference. In Wanli-j drummers in the United States for one Inglon DlstliiguUhed Victors lnypBr combine It In one mighty truat Attendance. I and miH,. Morgan look like 10 centa. Mr. P. S. Oiichrlst. who has been! I could take it and buy all the rail- rrpresrntlng the laeal Toung Men's1 road stock that the Vanderbllta. Christian Association at a missionary i Goulds and Hills could carrv to mv. conference lield Friday In Washington. their combined interests, and 1 could! D. C, returned home yesterday. At ! tuy Rockefeller and every coal oil can a special meeting of the T. M. C. A. fin the world. I believe I could take It I foreign work board a full report was and have Intimidate Mrs. Chadwlk! made of the proceedings at Washing-j with a doien millionaires on her note. fn. Mr. Gllchrlut reported that the! "The assessed wealth of America is! epr-akers were of the bet In the coun--estimated at ISO, 000. 000.000. and Ifj try and included such men as John R. I they sell 19,000.000.000 annually they vi. m -r w lorn; me recretary or sell all the combined wealth of War, William Howard Tart; Hon.. America out. lock, stock and barrel. John Barrett, director for Rout n I every nine venr Republics; Fletcher g. j iSTnTiiB tiiiiDnina Shanghai. China:; and American Froekman. of George Cleason. Osaka, Japan, many others. The toast master 1 r.anquet was Hon. Henry IJ. P. Mc Farland. chairman of the board of commissioners for the District of Co lumbia "There are 200.000 miles of ! railroad track In the United single Hi' ,t I . ,, . ..-AAA - - , . . ... o.m ,i 11 1 una t.a.vuv a mile in Dullrt lit and $25,000 a mile to equip it. the1 i value of all tli. rail ' would "be $10,000,000,000. The salaries1 jana expenso Purpose- - -" . " f(Jf' ...ft hi. bvuiii wo iHKrn lor tentn In ac The conference was for the 01 Dianninr . mrw.ri mnvAmAn. association missions and to thorna-! ?n and w,th 11 bought one- ly Inform leading association repre. I 'n,r'"t the railroads, and aentatlves of the exact conditions on i J""" railroads could be the forelen fl-lrt owned. Mr. Gilchrist's report was a wiokM ."And ,he ?'iimmer draw more sal enthusiastic one and It Is nrol,.M.i4rl" annually In America as drurn- tbat the local aoclation irmies of the out Into great endeavors along this J- 0 rouna world wou,d co"1 ln th particular line. j5ame length of time. jne orummers are the highest liv ers In the world and the biggest money 'spenders on the globe, because lhe,y live on the best going and alway. buy the best that can be found. . "The drummers are world-builders and ball rollers, and they are always busy; - , j "That these figures are facts Is incontrovertible." O. B. BCHHASS TESTIFIES 'AFTER FOCR TEARS. G. B Burhens. of Carlisle Center. N. T., writes: "About lour yrnrm sa-n j wr. yoo stating that I bail )n f flrely eurl of snvere kMne? trouble .r taking ! then two tx-ittir f,f Kolev Kidney Cue. It 1!r-ly Mopped the Tiriclc d'lst lltnent snd psin an4 svmp oms of kidney llsex disappears. m r'ad to y thai I havs r,-vr had a rfunn of any of those symptoma fluHnr the four vxri tbst bare rlapsMi and J sm -v'Amily eured io stay cunii, pnj heartily fvtanmA Ftlev's KMnr Cur fa nn snferfng from ktdn-y 'i'-t troiihla." p. H. Jordan A t. V. U Hind Co. Piles Cured In to It Days. PAZO OINTMENT to guarahteed to cure any case of Itching. , Blind. Bleeding 'or Protruding piles In 6 to 14 dsvs or money refunded. Iftc 21 J e Beginning Monday, March 2nd. No IMPOSSIBLE prices, such as $400 Pianos for $300 or less. No fakes of any kind, a Clearance Sale, pore and simple giving a plain, discount of 10 per cent, from prices quoted below. These instruments are s ;ains at prices named; the discount makes them extraordinary bargains. bars No. 1 Bacon & Raven piano ,'.'.'.$ 25.00 No. 2 Bacon & Raven piano 50.00 No. 3 Eallett and Cumston piano . . .. .. .. .. 65.00 No. 4 Mason & Hamlin chapel organ . . . . . . . ' 30.00 No. 5 Putnam parlor organ (10 stops) . .. 40i00 No. 6 Golden toned parlor organ (13 stops) ... 50.00 No. 7 Wilcox player organ (12 stops) .. .. .. 105.00 No. 8 Estey large church organ (14 stops) .... 105.00 No. 9 Kranich & Bach piano (refinished) 275.00 No. 10 Ivers & Pond (refinished) . . .$250.00 No. 11 Lester (refinished).. .. .. .. 225.00 No. 12 Windsor (refinished) .. ;. .. ... .. .. 160.00 No. 13 Gaylord (refinished) ........ . . .... 200.00 No. 14 Bell (shop worn) No. 15 Kohler (slightly used) . No. 16 Bennett & Bretz (new) No. 17 Shaw (old style) ..... No. 18 Stieff, new (special) ' 185.00 200.00 275.00 300.00 375.00 Remember JO Per Cent. OH Above Prices and Easy Terms if Desired. . Order' by Number Tailing lot, 2nd and Sirdl Choice (SMS, Mo Southern Varcroom, C. N. 5 VJ. Trado Qt. Manufacturer; off (he Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Stieff Self-Player Pianos Charlotte, CJ. G. VJILOTM, manager. f
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