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0 1'XIQUE CONFERENCE OPEN . .(Continued from, Pag . . rtuni surface of the ground. As people become a little ee primitive, htr in (in Buries, although ' in a rude manner, are extended to resource be low the surface: then, with what we call civilisation and the extension .f knowledge, more resource come Into uw. industries are multiplied, and foresight begins to become a necessary and prominent factor In life.- Crops are cultivated; animals are aomesu- cated; and metal are mastered. , ." V MANKIND'S PROGRESS. Every step of the progress ef man kind Is marked by the discovery and . vw o( natural resource , previously unused. Without such . progressive knowledge and utilisation of natural ; resources population could not grow, . nor industries multiply, nor the old- : den wealth of the earth ie developed 7 for the benefit of mankind.- , Prom the Crst beginning of clvlll- xttlon, on the banks of the Nile and . h ITunhnfad' Ik f nrllMtrijt I nrOffrSS of the world has gone on slowly, with occasional setbacks, but the -whole steadily, through tens of centuries to ..' the present day. But of late the rap idity of the process has increased at such a rate that more space has beep actually covered during the century and a quarter occupied by our nation at life than during the preceding six thousand years that take us back to the earliest monuments of Egypt, 10 the earliest cities of the Babylonian plain. ... j; .... . . . A DIFFERENCE OF DEGREE. - When the founders of this nation met at Independence Hall In-Phlla- ' delphi the condition of commerce - had not fundamentally changed from mill 1 licy wnvr m ticii iiiv rtiucuiviBu keels first furrowed the lonely waters of the Mediterranean. The differ- . ences were those of degree, not of -kind, and they were not in all cases even those of degree. Mining was carried on fundamentally as It had been, carried on by the Pharaohs In . the countries adjacent to the Red sea. .: The wares-of the merchants of Boston, of Charleston, like the wares of the merchants of Nineveh and Bi ll on, if they went by water, were car ried . by boats propelled by sails or oars; if they went by land were car ried In wajon drawn by beauts of draft or in packs on the backs of beasts of burden. The ships that - crossed the high seas were better than the ships that had once crossed the -Aegean, but they were of the same type, after all they were wooden chips propelled by Mil-; and on land, the roads were not ax good as the . roads of the Roman Empire, while " the service of the pouts was probably , Inferior. In Washington's time anthracite coal was known only as a useless black stone; and the great fields of bituminous coal "were undiscovered. .'As steam was unknown, the use of coal for - power production was un dreamed of. Water was practically the only source of power, save the labor of men and animals; and this power was used only in the most primitive fashion. But a few small - Iron deposits had been found In this country, and the use of Iron by our countrymen was ver- small. Wood was practically the only fuel, and what lumber was sawed was consum ed locally, while the forests were re garded chiefly as obstructions to set- ' tlement and cultivation. Such was the degree of progress to which civilized mankind had at tained when this nation began Its ca reer. It is almost Impossible for us i In this day to realise how little our revolutionary ancestors knew of the great store of natural resources whose discovery and use have been such vital factors In the growth and great ness of this nation, and how little they required to take from this store in order to satisfy Ihelr needs. THE INCREASE OF KNOWLEDGE. Since then our' knowledge and use of the resources of the present terri tory of the United Htates have In creased a hundredfold. Indeed, the growth of this nation by leaps and bounds makes one of the most strik ing and important chapters In the hls- tory of tne world. It growth has been due , to the rapid development, and alas! that it should be said, to the rapid destruction, of our natural resources. Nature has supplied to. us In the United State, and still sup- piles' to us. more kinds of resources ' in a more lavish degree than has ever been the case at any other time or wlth any other people. Our posl- tlon in the world ha been attained by the 'extent and thoroughness of the control we have achieved over nature; but we are more, and- not less, dependent upon what she fur nishes than at any previous time of history since the days of primitive tnsn. Tet our fathers, though, they knew so little of the resources of the coun try, exercised a wine forethought in 'reference thereto. Washington clearly . saw that the perpetuity of the States : could only be set tired -toy union, and : that the only feasible basis of union was an economic one: In other words, that it must he based on tne devel opment and ue of their natural re sources. Accordingly, he helped to ., outline a scheme of commercial de , velopment. and by this influence an Inter-State waterways commission was appointed by Virginia and Mary land. It met near where we are now meeting, in Alexandria, adjourned to Mount Vernon, and took up the con sideration of Inter-State commerce by the only means then available, that f water. ' Further conferences were arranged. first at Annapolis and then at Phila delphia. It was-In Philadelphia that the representatives of all the States met for what was In Its original con ception merely n waterways confer-- ence; but When they had closed their deliberations the outcome was the constitution which made the States In- io STmiira. v - THE "CONSTITUTION. The constitution of the United State thus grew in large part -out of the ne cessity for united action In the wise use of one of our natural resources. The wls use of all of our natural re sources, which are our national re k sources as well. Is, the (real material wen. ii m great material f to-day. I nave asked yoa! together now because the! consumption of them rej Question of to-day. te come enormous seurces. and the threat of Imminent exhaustion or oome of them, due to fee ales and wasteful use, once more call for common eport, common ac- . tlon. Since .the days when the constitu tion wa adopted, steam and electrici ty have revolutionized the Industrial world. Nowhere has. the revolution been eo great as In our own country. The discovery and utilization of min eral - fuel and alloys; have given us the lead over all other nation In the production of srteeL. The discovery and utilization of coat and Iron have nivea u our rUwy. and have Jed to ucb industrial development as hasf Weak women should read my TBook Ts'o. 4 For Women." It was written ex yressly for women who are not wen. The 1 00k No. i tell of Dr. Snoop "Night Cure" and just hew these soothing. k;Ing. antiseptic suppoeltarte can be fjr u:ir applied. ' Tbe book, aad !-; confidential reediest advice 1 en t - ;y free. Write Dr. Snoop, ' Rsctne, Vs. The Nlrtt Cur I sold by Mul-l-n' I fcsrTTiaey, never tiefor been Seeh. Th vast wealth of lumber In our forests, the riches of our soil and mines, tne dis covery. of gold and mineral oils, com hfnerf , m-lth the efficiency . of OUI transportation, have made the condl tlon of our life' unparalleled in com fort. and convenience. -DRAIN ON OUR RESOURCES. The steadily increasing 7 drain on these natural resource ha promoted to an extraordinary degree tne com plexity of our- Industrial and social life. Moreover, this unexampled de velopment ha had a determining effect upon the character and opin ions of our people. The demand for efficiency la the great task has given us vigor, effectiveness, "- decision, newer, and a capacity for achieve ment which In It own line ha nev er yet been maicnea. 00 great no so rapid ha been our material rrowth that there has been a ten dency, to lag behind In spiritual and norai rnth - but that la not the subject upon which I apeak to you te-dav. Disregarding for tne moment tne question of moral purpose. It I safe to say that the prosperity of our people dependa directly on the energy and intelligence witn wnicn our natural resource are usea. 11 is equally dear that these resource are the final basis or national pow- er and perpetuity. Finally. It I ominously evident that these re source are In tbe course of rapid exhaustion. This nation began with the belief that Its landed possession were illi mitable and capable of supporting all the people who might care to make their home; but already the limit of unsettled land la In sight, and indeed but-little land fitted for agriculture now remains Unoccupied save what can be claimed by Irrigation and drainage. We began with an unap proached heritage of forests;" more than half of the timber1 is gone. We began with coal fields more extensive than those of any other nation and with iron ores regarded as Inexhausti ble, and many expert now declare that the end of both iron and coal Is In sight. COAL CONSUMPTION. The mere increase In our consump tion of coal during 107 over 1906 ex ceeded the total consumption in 18 7. the Centennial year. The, enor mous stores of mineral oil and gas are largely gone. Our natural waterways are not gone, but they have been so Injured by neglect, and by the dlvl alon of responsibility and utter lack of system in dealing with them, that there la less navigation on them now than there was fifty years ago. Fin ally, we began with soils of unexam pled fertility and ;we have so Im poverished them by injudicious use and by falling to check erosion that their crop producing power is dimin ishing instead of Increasing. In a word, we have thoughtlessly, and to a large degree, unnecessarily, diminish ed the resources upon which not on ly our prosperity but the prosperity of our children must always de pend. " TIME TO TAKE THOUGHT. We have become great because of the lavish use of our resources and we have Just reason to be proud of our growth. But the time has come to Inquire seriously what will happen when our forests are gone, when the coal, the Iron, the oil, and the ga are exhausted when the soils shall have been still further impoverished and washed into the streams, polluting the rivers, denuding the fields, and obstructing navigation. These ques tions do not relate only to the next century or to the next generation. It Is time for us now as a nation to ex ercise the same reasonable foresight in dentins- with our arest natural re sources that woula be shown by any prudent man in conserving and widely using the property which contains the assurance of well-being for "himself and his children. The natural resources I have enu merated can be divided Into two sharply distinguished classes accord ingly as they are or are not capable of renewal. Mine If used must nec essarily be exhausted. The minerals do not and can not renew themselves. Therefore In dealing with coal the oil. the gas, the Iron, the metals gen erally, all that we can do Is to try to see that they are wisely used. The exhaustion Is certain to come In time. The second class of resources con sists of those which can not only be loused in such manner as to leave them undlmintsnea tor our cnnarrn, uui can actually be Improved by wise use. The soil the forests, the water ways come In this category. In deal ing with mineral resources, man 1 able to Improve on natureonly by putting the resources to a beneficial use which In the end exhaust them; but in dealing with the soil and it products man can Improve on nature by compelling the resources to re new and even reconstruct themselves In such manner as to serve Increas ingly beneficial uses while the liv ing waters can be so controlled as to multiply their benefits. PRIMITIVE MAN IRRESPONSIBLE. Neither the primitive man nor the pioneer was aware of atiy duty to posterity In dealing wlth the renew able resources. When the American settler felled the forests, he felt that there was plenty of forest left for the sons who came after him. When he exhausted tne soil or nis farm he felt that his son could go West and take up another. So It was with his Immediate successors. When the soil-wash from the farmer's fields choked the neighboring river he thought only of using the railway rather than boats for moving his pro duce and supplies. Now all this Is changed. On the average the son of the farmer of to day must make his living on his fath er s farm. There Is no difficulty In do ing this If the father will exercise wis dom. No wise use of a farm exhausts Its fertility. So with the forests. We are over the verge of a timber fam ine In this country, and It Is unpard onable for the nation or the States to permit any further cutting of our tim ber save in accordance wlh a system which will provide that the next gen eration shall see the timber Increased Instead of diminished. Moreover,- we can add enormous tracts of the most valuable possible agricultural land to the national domain by Irrigation In the rld and semlarld regions and drainage of great tracts of swa land In the humid regions. We enormously Increase our transpoi the arid and semlarld regions and by amp can usly Increase our transporta tion facilities by the canalization of our rivers so as to complete a great system of waterways on. the Pacific, Atlantic and Oulf coasts and In the Mississippi valley, from the Great Plains to the Alleghenies and from the northern lake to the mouth of the mighty Father of Waters. But all these various use of pur natural re source are so closely connected that they 1 should be co-ordinated, and should be treated as part of one co herent plan and not In haphazard and piecemeal fashion. - ? THE WATERWAYS COMMISSION. ' H'TiTargsljrbeCiuse of thurTKlCTTTy appointed the waterway commission last year and that I have sought to perpetuate Its work. I wish to take this opportunity to express in heartiest fashion my acknowledgement to all the members of the commission. At great personal sacrifice of time and effort they have rendered service to the public for which w can not be toe grateful. Especial credit Is due te the Initiative, the energy, the devo tion to duty and the farsightedness ef Gffford (Plnchot. to whom w owe so much of the progress we have already made in handling this matter of the co-ordination and conservation of na tural resources. If it bad not been for him this convention neither would nor could have been called. We are coming to recognise as never before the right ef the nation to guard its own future In the essential matter of natural resource. -In the past we have admitted the right of the Indi vidual to Injure the future of the re public for bis own present profit. The time has come - for a change. A people we have the right and the du ty, second to none other but the right and duty of obeying the moral law, of requiring and doing justice, to protect ourselves and our children against the wasteful development of our natural resources, whether that waste is caus ed by the actual destruction of. such resources or by making them impos sible of development hereafter, f NATION AND STATES AWAKENED. Any right thinking father earnestly desires and strives to leave his son both an untarnished nam and a reas onable equipment for the struggle of life. So this nation as a whole should earnestly desire and strive to leave to the next generation the national hon or unstained and the national resour ces unexhausted. There are sign that both the nation and the States are waking to a realisation of this great truth, on Marcn 10th, ltos, the Su preme Court of Maine rendered an ex ceedlngly important Judicial decision. Thls.oplnlon was rendered In response to questions as to the right of the Leg lala-ture to restatct the cutting of trees on private land for the prevention of droughts and flood, the preservation of the natural water supply, and the prevention of the erosion of such lands, and- the consequent filling up of river, ponds and lakes. The for ests and water power of Maine con stitute the larger part of her wealth and form-the basis of her' Industrial life, and the question submitted by the Maine Senate to the Supreme Court and the answer of the Supreme Court alike bear testimony to the wis dom of the people of Maine. - and clearly define a policy of conservation of natural resources, the adoption of which is of vital importance not mere ly to Maine but to the whole country, such a policy win preserve soli, for ests, water power as a heritage for the children and the children's children of the men and women of this genera tion; for any enactment that provides ror the wise utilisation of the forests, whether In public or private owner ship, and for the conservation of the water resource of the country, must necessarily be legislation that will promote both private and public wel fare; for flood prevention, water pow er development, preservation of the soli, and Improvement of navigable river are all promoted by such a pol icy of forest conservation. The opinion of the Maine bench sets forth unequivocally the principle that the property rights of the Individual are subordinate to the rights of the community, and especial ly that the waste of wild timber land derived originally from the State. In volving as It would the Impoverishment r tne state and Its Deoole and there by defeating one great purpose of government, may properly be prevent ed by State restrictions. RIGHTS OF PUBLIC. The court says that there are two reasons why the right of the public 10 control ana limit the use or private property is peculiarly applicable to property in land: -"First, such pro perty Is not the result of productive la bor, but Is derived solely from the State Itself, the original owner; sec ond, the amount of land being In capable of Increase, If the owners of lurge tracts can waste them at will without State restriction, the State and Its people may be helplessly Impo verished and one great purpose of gov ernment defeated. w do not think the proposed legislation would operate to 'take' private proper ty within the inhibition of the consti tution. While it might restrict tho owner of wild and uncultivated lands In his use of them, might dely his taking some of the product, might de lay his anticipated profits and even thereby might cause him some los of pront. it would nevertheless leave him his lands, their product and increase, untouched, and without diminution of title, estate, or quantity. He would still have. large measure of control and large opportunity to realize values. He might suffer delay but not depriva tion. xhe proposed legisla tion would be within the legislative power and would not oper ate a a taking of private property for which compensation must be made. The court of errors -and appeal of New Jersey has adopted slmlliar view, which has recently been sustain ed by the Supreme Court of the United States. In delivering the opinion of the court on April 6th, 108. Mr. Jus tice Holmes said: "The State as quasi-sovereign and representative of the Interests of the public has a stand ing In court to protect the atmosphere, the water, and the forests wlhln Its territory. Irrespective of the assent or dissent of the private owners of the land most Immediately concerned U appears to us that few public Interests are more obvious. Indisput able and Independent of particular theory than tne Interests of the pub lic of a State to maintain the rivers that are wholly within it subsantlally undiminished, except by such drafts upon them as the guardian of the pub lic welfare may permit for the purpose of turning them to a more perfect use. . This public Interest Is omnipresent wherever there Is a State, and grows more pressing as population grows. Wp are of opinion, farther, that the constitutional power of the State to Insist that Its natural advantages shall remain unimpaired by It citi zen U not dependent upon any nice estimate of the extent of present use or speculation a . to future needs. The legal conception of the necessary Is apt to be confined to somewhat rudimentary wants, and,there are ben efits from a great river that might escape a lawyer's view. - But the State Is not required to submit even to an aesthetic analysis. Any analysis may be adequate. It finds Itself In posses sion of what all admit to be a great public good, and what It has It may keep and give no one a reason for its will." ROOT OF THE IDEA..' These decision roach the root of the idea of conservation of our resources in the interest of our people. - Finally, let us remember that the conservation of our natural resources, though the gravest problem of to-day. Is yet but part of another and greater problem to which this nation Is not yet awake, but to which It will awake' in time, and with which It must here after grapple If it Is to live the prob lem of national efficiency, the patriotic duty -of insuring the safety and con tinuance of the nation. When tbe people of the United 8tate conscious- wr'elitolseh citizens, and the nation and the States In their several spheres, te the high est ' pitch of excellence - In private. State, snd national life, 'and to do this because It I th first of all th duties of true patriotism, then and not tilt then the future of this nation. In quality and In time, will be assur ed. . - ' ' - , Tbe President' speech ended" th morning session.-, He with the : Vice president shook hands with each member of the assemblage. i'The Gov ernors and delegates were . photo graphed with the President on the portico, of the White House." Tie picture will show also - William Jen nings Bryan. Andrew Carnegie, J. J. Hill and Gustav Schwab, especially In vited participants. The President met in the blue drawing room his din ner guests of the night -before. In eluding the Governors and other. ' . THE AFTERNOON SESSION.' It wa at the afternoon session that the real work of the conference be gan and the esslon which opened at z:t and lasted until a: o clock. The President finds it. impossible to devote his entire time to the confer ence meetings. He will call to order eacn session, and then designate a Governor to preside. This honor fell to-day on Governor NoeL of Missis sippi, with the Intimation from .the President that to-morrow he should call upon -Governor Johnson, of Min nesota. Then, after this announce ment, the President suddenly -called upon Mr.- Bryan to Interrupt the pro gramme and address the . meeting. Mr. Eryan acknowledged the enthusi asm his nam aroused by lifting hi hands, and then indicated a desire to peak Friday. It was from the utterance or Mr. Carnegie and those who followed him that the gravity of the problem to be considered were , given weigni. Two hundred year of coal supply and half that of iron iwas the predlc tlon of the, famous iron master, MR. CARNEGIE'3 IDEAS. There were ' way oy which both the coal and iron supply might b conserved, according to Mr. Carnegie by economies in mining and - in use. and the development 01 water transportation which he said required less of both nroduct. It wa at to conclusion of Mr. Carnegie's address that the resolutions began to pour In. Two above referred to. which were read, received such approval that th prediction was made of their ultimate adoption. ' Dr. L. C white, or west Virginia, added expert knowledge and predic tion on the subject of coal and Iron, in which he predicted the exhaustion of the Plttsbur coal supply in wt yean, and the West Virginia field In practically the same time. - , MITCHELL'S PLEA FOR OPERA TIVES. . John MltchelL former head of the United Workers of America Assoc la cent. oVVh. co.i in th' mTn.. VirJft tlon, estimated that fully SB per ins. and In a much greater percent age in use. Without such waste, which . ha believed might be over come, the supply of coal would last .000 instead of ZOO years, as pre dicted. He concluded with a plea for more attention to mine operatives. one of wnom n saia i siuea several Injured with the mining or every 190.000 tons of coal. Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, made a lively talk In which ne too Issue with Mr. Carnegie's ststement that wasteful methods prevailed in iron mining in the Lake Superior re gion. Two problems, he said, con fronted the conference; one wa the conservation of the national re source, the other the true aeveiop ment of Industry. One. he said, was as m-eat as the other.' Technical Information was n.Ti ..-..u. k rnnferenr hv Dr. C. R Van Helse, of the University of Xt'ch lgan. and John Hayos riammona, a mining engineer. SEC. ROOTS WORDS. The climax of the afternoon session as the speech of Secretary of State Elihu Root, who was received witn great enthusiasm. ' Forty four sovereign States are represented here to-day," said Mr. Root. "All are sovereign, here upon the Invitation of the executive of ihe Sovereign nation the United 8tatea. N-o one can overestimate the im portance of maintaining eacn . ana every one of the sovereignties of th States snd no one can overestimate the Importance of maintaining tne severelantv of th United States. The nation cannot perform the func tion of the States sovereignties, ir it were to untertake to penorm tnose functions it would break down the machinery would not be able to per form the duty. The pressure Is al ready -very heavy upon the national machinery to do Its work. I feel deeply Impressed with the Idea that the forty six sovereign States In the performance of their duties of gov ernment are lagging behind the stage of development which the other sovereignties of the earth have reach ed. If you look at the International life of the. world- you wlll see that the correspondence between - the na tlon Is continually Increasing cor respondence not In th letter writing sense, but (he Inter-communication and understanding about the 'things they should do In concert for the ben efit of all their people. Now the States In the exercise of their sev erelgntles. In the exercise - of the powers reserved to them, rest under the aam kind of duty a duty that for bids the people of any State, to live unto Itself alone. The Institution of the United States prohibits the States from making any agreement with each other without the consent of Con gress, but you can make any num ber of agreements with the consent of Congress. It 1s high time that the sovereign States of the Union should begin to perform their duties with reference not only to. their own indi vidual local Interests, but with refer ence to the common. good.; I regard this meeting as making a new depar turethe beginning of an era In which the States of the Union wilt exercise their reserved powers upon a higher plane of patriotism and - love of coun try than has ever existed before." CORTELTOU FOLLOWS ; ROOT. The connection 'which the Treasury Department might bear to the -questions tinder discussion was dwelt up on by Secretary George B. Cortelyou. who followed Mr. Root briefly. Governor Dawson of West Virginia, dilated on the resource of hi State and expressed his. appreciation of tbe present effort to point out ' mistakes In methods. . ". . -v . .; Th status of all delegates, (whether Oovernoi or their special assistants, wa settled by the adoption of a mo tion that all person Invited - to the conference have equal privilege The resolutions Committee which consists of nOvernors ; Blanchard,-of Louisiana: Fort, of - New Jersey Cutler, Utah; Davidson, -Wisconsin, and Ansel. South Carolina, will meet to-morrow. Two sessions, of th con ference will be held to-morrow. China Grove Firm Make Assignment. J Special to The Observer. . . I Cblna Orov. May 18. Dayvautt Bros, dealers In general merchandise, late yesterday made an assignment for the benefit of their creditors, nam- Ing Mr. J. K. Link, the Salisbury wholesale grocer, a trustee. No state- ment of assets and liabilities has been 1 the Indebtedness amounts to. It I said that the cause of the failure 1 attributed to th . continued ' depres sion of business and their Inability to collect accounts due them. Th Arm ts composed of Messrs. James ' and Charlie Dayvault, who came her some two yes r ago. succeeding For, man Lents Company.- and had suc ceeded In working up s nlca trade. Much sympathy I expressed for them n all aide. "' 7" Sumner Comfort " Don't add., the heat of a kitchen fire to the sufficient discomfort of hot weather. 7 Use a New Perfection .Wide Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove and cook in comfort. ; " , With a "New Perfection" Oil Stove the preparation of daily meals, ox the big weekly baking,M is done withont raising the temperature perceptibly above that f any other If yon once have experience MI PiMOTf RJ enables you to do Broadway, Fifth Avenue Room SI. 50 per BUR Of IAN MAN. , Angus Gordon, Manager, Late of SOUTHERN'S APRIL BUSINESS. A Comparison Show Increase of Loaded Cars Handled Over Same Month Last Year. Special to The Observer. Spencer, May. IS. A V comparison of the business of the Southern Rail way t Company-. In April of ' this year as against the same month last year may be had from the following show ing made by General' Tardmaster R. Lk Avery for 'y the three divisions terminating at Spencer: - . Trains handled April of this year, 1,0; last. year, 1,879. Cars handled ipril of this year, 51,717; last year, Sl.82. . ... . The figures show that in April this year: IIS more trains were handled her than In March, Indicating as Increase in business of about IS per cent. - , ; Loaded cars handled April of this year. 4S.7: , last year, t,713. Empties handled April of this year, 3.IS0; last year 4,849, which Indi cates a considerable increase in tM handling of loaded cars and a heavy decreese in empties. It is also known that the business has Deen handled with a smaller force of men this year, bringing a much better revenue to the road. . Rev. M. F. Bam, Evangelist, to Wed ; Kentucky Girt. Special to The Observer. , Ashevllle. May 18. Of Interest to many people in North Carolina win be the announcement of the approaching marriage of Rev. M. F. Ham, the pro hibition lecturer and evangelist, to Miss Annie Laurie - Smith, of Eml nance. Ky." The wedding will occur June d. Mr. and Mrs. Ham will leave New York June (th for a tour of stx or eight months abroad, visiting Naples, -Athens. Constantinople, the Holy Land and returning to Italy, spending four .months in Naples, Rome, Florence. Venice-.and Milan. Mr. and Mrs. Ham will also spend some time In France, Germany. Eng land, Scotland and Ireland before .re turning to America. Mr. Ham. to night concluded a three weeks' revival at the First Baptist cnurcn, wnicn re sulted In greater success than any re vival ever conducted In Ashevllle.' - It was largely through th efforts of Mr. Ham that prohibition carried her last October. Mf. Ham will deliver pro hibition lecture , at the Auditorium here to-morrow , night and leave for Salisbury Friday. "v y - . Major Tnlley at Winston. . Special to The Observer . ' Winston-Salem, May 18. MaJ. T. D'Qulnney Tnlley. secretary of t.ie New Tork Enforcement Society, de livered an antl-prohlbition address to an audience numbering about 850 in the court house last night. He was Introduced by uoi. v. v.. uessent. bev- r1 otner anu-proniiwn speecnes will te o"'freu nere oei-ween now n tn lctKn, , -- , , , . ' . , Pytluan Lodge-Instituted, Special to The. Observer.- Winston-Salem. May 1 J. Gernian- las, was Instituted Monday night by Deputy Grand Chancellor J. D. Nutt, er Wllmlnaton: District Deputy Grand Chancellor A. B. Bynum and repre-j sentatives from 'Winston-Salem, Beth-j anla. Rural Hall. Walkertown and Walnut Cove, he new lodge start off with eighteen charter members, lx teen of whom were present for the. In stitution ceremoniea Cllnchfleld Coal 1 a Steam Producer. with the , Bine Flame OH Ccol-Stove. rill be amazed at the restful way in which it work that has heretofore overheated kitchen and yourself. ,. The VNew Perfection" Stove is ideal for summer pe. -Made in three sizes and all warranted. If not at your dealer's, write our nearest agency. ; ' ' TKs 7T . It'. t aw , ' .whether high w low it therefor fret from disagreeable odor and can- not irooke. Safe, convenient omamen tal th e ideal light If not at your dealer's, writ our nearest agency. , STANDARD OH, COMPANY V : .- -' tuoeareaaTKn ,--. and 27th t, NEW YORK. lathi Cantr af th Shopping District. ' A Mi ssra. Pin isks. first Class r- " null FmUkn mi Sn inrlMM attp.ljp mmw win a a IsVttUsf Wi KtathnsvM SOS Km rmmm wk balk. His u4 hMms i ki mn sbgsmDas.- ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF day and upward. ,-.. ' fitORQC W. SWCCNCY, soeeirresh King Edward HotcL. Toronto, Canada. Tot That Fell Into WeO Entirely Re covered. Special to Th Observer. .; . v Morgan ton. Ma 18. Little Elisa beth Corpening, the baby who fell th remarkable distance of t feet to the bottom of a well and was rescued by an old darky last Monday, has entire ly recovered from, her injuries and was running about the yard In front of her home this morning as though nothing very serious had ever happened to her. Mr. Louis McKesson snd wife, of Stateevllle, are visiting Mr.. Mc Rea son's parents, Mr, and Mrs. .Charles F. McKesson. ; The Most Common Cause of Suffering. Rheumatism causes more pain and suf fering - than any other . disease, for th reason that it is th most-common of all III, and it I certainly gratifying to suf ferers to- know that Chamberlain' lini ment will fford relief,-and - make rest and sleep possible. .In' many ease, the relief from pain, which I at first tem porary, haa become permanent, while in old people subject to chronic- rheumatism, often brought on by dampness or changes In the weather,- a permanent cur' can not', be expected; the ..relief from pain which this liniment affords , I alon worth-many times its cost. tS and 50 cent sites lor sale by R. H. Jordan & Co. Announcements FOB REGISTER OP DEEDS. I hereby announce ' myself as a candidate for Register of Deeds, sub ject to the action of the Democratic Primary. -. ' .. ,, .: ' -'- W. M. MOORE. FOR TAX COLLECTOR, DISTRICT no. a, - .- I hereby announce myseir as a candidate for Tax .Collector, District No. 3, - subject to, the' action of the Democratic Primaries. ..--;' - ' R. C." FREEMAN. v ' FOR .SHERIFF, '.j. - -I hereby - announce myself as a. candidate for Sheriff, aubject to the action of the Democratic Primary. ,. i . N. .W; WALLACE. . JTOR TAX COLLECTOR. .. t hereby announce myself as a trict No. , subject to the action of the Democratic Primary- BEN E. CUNNINGHAM. TAX COLLECTOR, DISTRICT NO. 1 . I hereby announce' myself a a candidate for Tax Collector. District No. 1. subject to the action of - the Democratic Primary. , . - W. C. McAULET. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. I hereby announce myself .-as a candidate for County Treasurer, sub ject to the action of the Democratic Primary. . ,1L J. WALKER. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. I hereby announce myself eandldate for Countv Treasurer., sub- Primary. J AS. W. STTNSON. FOR SHERIFF. ' I .hereby "announce myself as candidate for the office of Sheriff of Mecklenburg County, subject te the action of the Democratic Primary June Hth. Thl is the first time, I have ever asked for' any office that la in the gift of th people. V. S. ORR. DICKS: eft AlKEIt CURES COLDS end GRIP P ariSSE Believe the ache and feverishae. CeaUlao No eVsetaauM . .. NOT TOO EARLY to investigate;; See our Stone White, . .' "The chest, with the chill in it." -; Coldest and cleanest. J.N.McCausIand&Co. V, 111 Sontb Tryon St. DA Y S and your craving for liquor Is gone' if you tak th PIcKonno . :Curosr . Ther is non like It Jiffered ' anywhere outside f : :;y. McKgnna'a, ,.';.'.) .V No Dangerous t :;j After Ef fects " 1 'v---; Call or . writ. -:r THE MoKANXA ' 8 -DAT : UQl'OR CURE COw : 'Pbofce'lsV v - Reldsvllle, N. CL '." -WE CAlY rA I Large Stock of j'r.-.'i PIuniBhig and , ies. Write For Prices. HACKNEY BROS. CO. Plumbing- and Heating Con-:, , ' tractors, Jobbers' Supplies. Charlotte, V. C Thone 812. 4 1 t I Vr-; BQZBM7V ,A fw years ago I had a ter rible' esse of eccetna to break ' out on my'foot. My foot be came fearfully - swollen - and -was covered . witn l runnipg ores. The Itching and; pals wer past description, and it ' was for several werts I wss . ... .... v , . . , j. . confined .. to my bed and not ' able to walk a step. My whole system became run down tror th trouble. , After trying va." ous medicines without', avail, my physician suggested that I T try Mrs. Joe 'Person's Remedy J and Wash. In one week's time I was able to walk, and by the T time I took two bottles I was T well 'and . hav never had "a" 2 . touch of ecrema sine. - I cat XTiot-ssrr- too -teach fur - ;i $ Remedy , and Wash, for J worked wonders in mr case. X and was not long Ira doing rt. 1 either.': .,'.'".-; - . t MKS. KATE E. DONALDSON. f DIUon, 8. C, Nov J4. iA. . 5 Refrigerators the-J U . - 7
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