North Carolina Newspapers

1 ) -V! ? k- 'v -.f i'3 i ' 5 s :t .... v t I I ' lb Publishers. IV A. TtMdPJUAS ' v BVSIXKSS AXXQUXCESIETtT. - For come time It has been felt that . h Klrpnlattnn deoartment of The Observer publications migm we "'"- spirited cltiiecs hut they had meir pn efficlently conducted; that the serviee vate afrairs to attend to and It wu (eJt .'iV might be Improved and -the eircula ;.g...tlnn of these paper increased In .,- ' thia behalf we have sought and boon -. fortunate in having secured the serv : tr r r loore. who from this date w ill have absolute charge of thi department He will oirect its work, exercise supervision of It, visit k. nhii In the interest of thf-se publications, confer w -itn ag m "ntei nf tVe'dVnarmen.'. Every assurance is felt that he has htRh quaimcations for the worK in hH-n ne na, ,.-.. and niS Wine a -fllinii""' - tended popularity ate guaranty th.it our patrons wil' he hotter s.-rved tnan ever before and our constituency greatly enlarge,! This statement is sufficient. Mr. Moore needs neither Introduction no,- commendation. . TDK ORSlillVKU ".UNY. Announcement of .Mr. .Moore. In taking charge ,.f the ( In itiation department of The Observer Corn panv. 1 realize that it is a hig under taking, particularly for one without . .... c ... ... r.. r. r li.lfl experience in in- ( However. It is a phiin hu-lii. ss pro;...- j itir,n .hi, li uiav he stale.) thus: I Here is a put. lulling ompany ofl. r ing to the r-a. ling public thtee well established t. l r. f.ui.il.le p. wpapers Which cover -v. ry phase of modern newspaper efT-rt This publi.-hinK company wishes t.. riv patrons the very promptest ami most -Mi.-i.-nt service and also io extend Us 'ben tele, holding fast m those subscrib ers It already has and bringing in as many more as possible. To achieve the latter, the llrst Is essential, the one being i-ondltioned on the other. Hence an. department, that of "" ...i.iu.. h t.i pii created, or rather this department has been enlarged nd the wilier has been placed In charge. , ... From this date my cnUr- time will be devoted to this work that of see ing that subscribers receive their pa pers regulnilv and that th local field Is covered systematically at"1 diligently. 1 will esteem It a favor if any subscriber. h. fails to get his paper promptly, will notify me. so that I may give nijr personal at tention to the lilpe Of service. Out-ef-town siibei Tibers not receiving their papers m time, through the carelessness .f mail clerk or other wise, should notify me by card I know that I have a splendid proposition and with the kind help of my friends and the fi lends of T.ie Observer, 1 believe that 1 can do enmething towards Improving the re lations whlc h .night to exist between e trio of high-toned papers and the nubile to which thev should cater. C. C MniiltE. A Biow Binxv thi-. m.ir. July llith this Associated J'ress dis patch a sent out from Lincoln, Neb.: YesleMHV whs .mi. -y wua u Ua 1,1m lrivfiil .lav I tie hllslll'SS W .1 s I 0 rs.nl In u uleilllv line of pilgrims II loyfulness waa Incident upon the arrival of Lancoui negroes, heretofore stauncn Republicans, who marched nut to Talr vlew to pledge their support to the Democratic ticket. The visiting negroes carried a banner labeling its followers as members of the Negro Hryan and Kern Cluh of Lincoln. While Mr Hryan was giving them a hearty welcome and urging them to keep In touch with the eolorrd hrethr.-n throughout the country, somebody In the house whs frying chick en. A picnic lurirli was served to tho Visitors on the lawn." Hon. Thos. '.. Watson's paper. The Jeffersonlan, prints this dispatch and accompanies it with a full first-page c artoon labeled "l'ink I a and Fried Chicken Social at Fairvlew."- which caricatures Mr. Hryan attire. I as cafe wa.ter. smiling expansivlv and obsequiously passing a lunch basket around to i s.usi of thirl; lipped ne groes squatted en ilc ground 1 1 is not true that evci , thing is fair In love and war and p.-iitiis Tins car toon Is an .-(in., -is lib. I, nt Justi fied by a'ftor. in ;li. dispatch which Is printed alonu 'ii H. an. I .e. r- s to aroiin i ..- : I . i.a : . n ..f c. , i v hon s;-i'ii:u!'.. mjr. n niatt.r what he may tlcuk ' .Mr l.ryau or of his attitude tow a r.l I ne i - i jo esent . ,i in pa mi. , ., hurt by his fool f rb 1 1 -! -helpi d ! y !i: f,,.,i . ii. ;i, likely I o In a ca.- 1,1;. ffimi t.me g.in which - though w M :ii!!l t at Rear wide, and k; k i -1 r o vol.- In th Ill.tr. N ofle; Io- often i -s and this Is that of the 'to. 1. or plover . . w : .' I nf i -' MR. TAI'T"s fill 1. 1' l KM)SS. There can b. ii! I'aft w i; suft. r in those w ho obj. . t 1 d. ..t.t i hat Mr. I- -- in i a e( n iiim a a K'. .se--.', ho ol J. t to tv.it.ve. It, veil radiiJi and tins, hi .ii as com j, . i .1 ' , w ', , nn ay - w in-:, radc als kr:. . .-hjefij ,1,-, , -,. t the ji: -. l-rat.-, s, . . l:i:g cupies a po-it.o,, j.-i-i, mil 'ait on -pop: al !: , I 1. t w n, ... - 1 by I'll.., ii diftinct el ii:-:.t' o ,v -.,p..ss a - v . i; an st: er.g M i T. ; . p.sit...i. . ei" 'a'- cio),; . jte, i.j to d oll.: -ful atti' !.- of sum.. pp . ,u. v ho Would M-adoj .ipp -t t '.mi as ihe less Of tv . ;..) i,, , .,,, haiauce this consideration .iga.n q ;he art'nn. nt that Mr. I'rvaa. though li- might thrash ar .uri,j m l.e pies.d. ncy and work much g-t,eral damage, ...uld not, ow ing t tt I'.epublW un M.-nate. remotely approach Mr. Ta.'t in la. iii ties for getting their particular scalps. N.,ihcr of the Jtepabliean ex tremes re pr.-s. nted by S t.atsr La TuV.itU and ex-Ouvernor Scoiirld en tertaining any enthusiasm lor the party candidate, Wisconsin shows some lnclir.ation to enroll Itself among States possibly doubtful. , Meantime Mr. Hryan is visibly willing for whosoever will to regard him as a jtojrvatlve. though he cannot be ac cused of putting on any real dlegula - disguise which would probably eost him more than it brought. . And so the air grows murky as the first skirmishes b-gin. H will I a oam- paign w-orth watching. And It's O to. be. In .North Carolina 'apologies Browning wars') when the watermelons - and - . cantaloupes . are there. . Wa feel sorry, for everybody who. isn't, o i THE MCWICIPAI EXPERIMENT AT STArXTOX.. .'V j etaunton. Va.," has "Inaugurated an experiment In municipal government which la rather' a departure from anything yet undertaken in this line and which. la being watched' with ln-i terest. We copy from The KnexvUle Sentinel: For Mveraf months Staunton. Va.. has, had a general manager Just like any big business corporation. This pretty little city had an ordinarily efficient, city gov- eminent and there, was no talk of bribery op corrupnon. . w v ? r - tmnrTtys interests did not get that close ,.nfion that ihev reouired. A commit- tee which van appointed to devise a more efficient form of government, waa ai- i.mi r,,nnrt ti.f the siato constitution te - manded a council of two chambers and rould not he delegated Tne committee: I Innnd a way to get around the difficulty, an ""T-J; 'KcnJr' sdspW.o a small city. The ei.y charter "lowed ,e council to ;mp , . , n .- , hP committee reconimriKlcl , e employment of one IMl.rl ae.;- I'lai rriHItnt-j . . j ,r m Pilre t it v administration The i ,. n u. .... - Hon. Tin :.in was Copied, rho roun. I. ii..se c. K. Ashh-irtnti. a civil engin.- r nrl former assistant city engineer at Klchiiionn, a. wno nan nan ii.uk . ..,...,,. a r.mnicioHl ami railway cor,- irai-i ir. He has been In office sov r I maims. 1 ne council ifiaui.n i.n . ..... miii. c. to supervls- Hie diffe, . ,,t hrjinlie of the puhlic service. H .must tXT,:, ,;;;r,r."eT.i,a" nr, i ml maiiHuer's hands In fai t Its n i l Hons with Mr. 'Aslihurton arc precls-iv II sam- as tJjosc ol a hoarrl of direct. .is III a tfcieral manager of a railway Mr Asbhurtor. Is employed at me will f the council.. He spends tils entli.- tine i.iitsid.- Ids office, employing one cl.-ii -.l irfsistant and supit inten.lf ills of lii;l line, waterworks and streets nit.i ..ihi piil.onliiin'ps responslile to him nl..n Tills system has certain resemblances ! I),.- municipal government ot 'ieiiuan . ilies Thero .idminiti at Ion Is a science Citv c.iineils liMi In need of a ma..r or i i.innilssioner of works ady. i tlsc f..r .ip pll.ants anil engage the likeliest man i. KHnll.-ss of his residence or ell lz.iisl,i.v .Vr.nodv llilnks It the least hit stia'iw that l-terlln should lnlte a man v. lc. I. ad n ml., a name a' Frankfurt nr ll inilc i; to he its mayor." If the (Jalveston plan works, ami eveijljody knows that k doea. tliat It woiks successfully Wherever it has been Inaugurated, we do not see why In a city of the slxe of Charlotte, for instance, this will not work belter and more ec "inomlca lly still. The- Calveaton plan contemplates a mayor and four commissioners. Staunton eliminates the commissioners and the single head of the government seems not to be called mayor but appears to he a general manager who em ploys his own heads of departments. This' saves the salaries of the com missioners ami there must be hernia of depiu tinents all way. Why would not a system of government wholly In the hands of one man, a tirsl-class man. of course and drawing a high salary, say f j.000 a year, produce the n suits desired ? Charlotte needs to be thinking se riously on this subject. Certainly no body expects It to continue under the on .son i eomnlev. cumbersome charter ger than th next session of the Legislature, and It would not be wise for It to return to the old system of a mayor and board of aldermen when more modern plans of government have been tested and found more effi cient. The Staunton experiment Is certainly worthy consideration. It looks to us as If It would stand scru tiny. WHV THF. fMTOri'S I'KKLS SAI'K In North Carolina, as with nearly all other sovereignties, the right of th State i.i appeal In criminal cases lias been made JealoiiFly narrow ami strictly defined by statute. Until the Fifty-ninth Congress the Fed. ral govei nun nt hnd no statutory right of appeal at all. It could only beg for app.al from the Judgments of the lower I'nlted States courts where tin gravity of the issues or the unuau-il chaiacl. r i.f the legal questions in volve! m. ght impress the Supreme Court as ij. mantling special at.enti .n. in. of the Important nets of the great "r form Congress" two y.ars ago ws to give the e,o t -rninent, for the lirst time in the country's his torv, ili cl.-ar right of appeal. Tnis rijiit. how. v.i. was expressly limited i,, ,., rtaiu . '.a-ises of rases. 1'iiimrein did not d.stri to reverse th'- exist ing practiC' in toto but only to P':i d. r It impossible for Infenlor Federal JmU'i s to de. hire 1 void on the ground of niiconstiiutlonallty without any i.ppoi Mini' v . xisting for a review ,r their l.. i"i. ns Sponsors fur the bill crireiu'iv ivpla'ned at the time ilia' the-. m,i:i;ed nothing more than l-u ;'u- 'lo- government lb'- right to ciir-. l,.f,.i,. the Supreme Court ..i-.s ',ii-,..l ipg ill.- constitutionality of IC v f.-t. ..ill the the gov trustr, the lli'-ti t ' irn 1 rig or ,,! t ! b i.,-:.i-l- n. that they, In ef . 1 'v at removing one ' f iiic,n !rs cncouiiter.il t-i mi., n : 1 11 ils pursn it of t h ,e. .rlingly th operation of sin was iimit. -d to decisions op th.. invalidity of statu:.-" ;r 1 ..iistrtii tioti and to dei 1- siuiis ,1.1 sh 1 n u indictments on consti tute, nal grounds Since mine nf these points ri'ises in the Standard oil case of J! 'J4nnfi( !in fame, (he govern ment derives no benefit from the act. and following the Circuit Court of Appeals' ad vers" Judgment. experl " n. . s 1'ie same almost complete ielp letst,. ss that would have been Its lot t. n or a hundred years ago. The oc 'opas dhl led have to depend for es cape upon the -loop-hole closed up l.y tle F!fty-nl:ih Congrrsn. Attorn. , OenraI Hnnapaite now ull.s about an effort to huve t'te Court of Appeals or (through a writ of certiorari 1 the Supreme Court re vise the decision, but the weakness of bis case stands self-confessed. Th lack of an appeal for the government makes it apparently pertain that the octopus has rome out on top. There are at least a half dozen candidates for the Democratic nomi nation for Governor f Illinois; and they enter into the competition, with a seal which, looks as if they really expect the . Democrats to carry the State next fall.; Vow wouldn't that be funny? .. .- , f , I A2STJ THE ."BREAK ,. AWAY." - "The only way to enjoy yourjclLJn the outing business," says Falrbrota er'a Everything, 1a to get a tent;"n for the trip; fill up the supply, box and- the aupply bottle if you are' built ontG that way and j t-ifr.ot X BouLhern mocratlc voters ten dji A ee or tej' daya of a break-away: of absolute Indifference d , and -then you reaHy gain " , ... . . gome weight you have a good time. you B4y Absolute Indifference," ,. .v..... rK The, outing business may be all right. . - . . J..MK iriena. u you csw --" ; forgetf ulness a prey, but can .you.? In : thoughts of the nay-roll obtrude ; tn,n,wlvei; visions of a atack Of let- tera to be anawercd when you get hnm , stack which increases in height every day. rise before- you, and Tom, DJck and Harry are laying telcphone. demanding ti. he called up as aoon aa you return thngB whJoh ar d)8p08ed of ,th a word or by a motion wnen vou are at your place oi Duainesa, mc - , . . ; accumulating from day to day, to ne thrfshed out In detail when you get ... , i.t hack and the nightmare of neglected stays with you during the day kii ulnan Yon are as well as w hlle J on sleep. You are Kcttin: behind with everything and lonK,r you .tay the further in the rear nn lag; you arc like a man who sits on the bank of a river and watches it go by. If you did not have to caih up with the world it would be all right but you know you do and tho torture of the thoufeht in creases until for rest from It you gather your little belongings 'together and for very relief hasten back to the "demnition grind." The outing, colonel. Is for the rich or the otherwise care-free. IP is not lor those from whom the world takes its dally loll In sweat and bldod. The break -away is for hlin who can break away In spirit as well as bodily. It '.s not for him who in the wise econ omy of Cod Is condemned to the gal '.cy. For him to take an outing, to kttempt to "break away," li a vain tcheme to scare destiny. Your form ula, colonel, for having "a good 'lime" Is well Intended, bless your heart; we know that; but for some folks there Is no "good time" this side the grave and those of us who are orthodox know good and well that there Is nothing but a very bad time for all but an Infinitesimal part nf us on the other sic!". iiwlng to a atrange confusion of mind The Observer yesterday misled its coiTcsiiondent "Subscriber" and other readers in regard to the new chairman of the national Republican committee - The dates and facts of personal history which it recited are those applhMhf to Ethan Allen. H itehcoi h :,nt in fact to the chair man. Frank H. Hitchcock, with whom for the moment we had him confused. Th- latter Is a native of Ohio and Is in his forty-first year. He is a graduate of Harvard, a law yer, has been assistant secretary of the Republican national committee, has held several subordinate depart mental positions in Washington and was First Assistant Postmaster Gen eral under President Roosevelt, which position he resigned, perhaps last spring, to take charge of Secre tary Taft's campaign for the presi dential nomination. It was he, how ever. vh,o was accurately described when It was said that the chairman i widely known and U a skillful po litical manager. "I was ever of opinion." Is the lan guage of the opening sentence of one of the classics of literature, "that he who married and raised a large fam ily was of more benefit to society than he who remained single ajid only talked of population." And The observer (looking straight at divers of Its Virginia and South Carolina .(temporaries) Is strongly of opin ion that he who sets the example of throwing in a few brownies himself Is doing more for the Hryan cam paign fund than he who keeps a grip on his coin and only talks of contri butions. That horrible mixture of Inhuman ity and graft, the Georgia convict basing system, Is a rarn njlne for the digging of the Atlanta newspapers. How on earth all three came to leave sui h rich and such genuine oppor furntles at their very doors unused all th.se years Is more than we can possibly Imagine. - And we submit that It Is a weak argument In Mr. lirvan's behalf, and on- not calculated to help him, that 1 :i Senate Is certain to be Republi can for the next four year and that if he were President he could not do any harm. Perhaps Senator Clay, who has Just taken ship in the general direction of Senator Tillman, considered the woods at home already filled to their capacity with Southern leaders. One Indirect good result of the prevailing sluggishness In business and the consequent plentlfulness of money itt the financial centres is that it will make crop-moving easy. Talk about the jealousy prevailing among professional beauties! It is nothing to the Jealousy entertained by Mr. Watson and Mr. Hearst to ward Mr. Hryan. Kix-Maxtrf Floated at XorMU. Norfolk. Va., Aug. 1. The Ix masted schooner Alice M. Lawrence, which went on the middle ground at the bay entrance during the storm Friday night, wss floated to-nlgtat by the Merrltt-Chapman wrecking ' tug William Couley. The extent of her damage is not known. - . r Jay Gould's fPrelnVBleN. Hold For $i.00. ,r, Norfolk, Va., Aug. I.- The yacht "President, formerly of the Domin ican navy, and originally built for Jay Gold, -at cost -of -4140,000, waa sold to-day undtthxJismmer-for f 1,700. A MEDLEY. IX rOMTICS. Republicans and Peroorrat Flaying IJule iain ot Crliw-Cro8s-e-Bryan JLarlta DLwrellon. j ?-vJ ;v. To the EJltor pfTha Qbaerver; 'u r. . " Truth la stranger than fiction. TVlth Mr.: Bryan courting tha negroota the country 4s wltneaslngTPTHedtey in politics that nas no parallel. The Republican: party, the emancipator, and the Democratic party, the dls franchlaer, seem to be playing a lit tle game of crlss-drosa. Mr. Roose V politic. Is. responsible for this state or arrnirs. it is the ambition of our strenuous President to break the sol Id South and bow well he has suc ceeded history will record. It has been charged, and with apparent truth, that Mr. Roosevelt "appropri ated" Mr.' Bryan's thunder. It now appears that Mr. Bryan Is trying to appropriate Mr. Roosevelt's proteges. Mr. Taft. we are told. Is merely Mr. Rousevelt personified with "my poli cies." Is t not probable - that the country will have a different opinion Inside of four years? While Mr. Taft has not been "bloWed" for the last quarter of u century from sea to sea and Canada, to gulf he Is not un known. He -has occupied Important tationa with ability and dignity. Be ing of the Judicial temperament it is expected he will act, not talk or write his policies. Mr. Bryan, the best known private citizen in the United States, has made and is making mistakes that no other man of his anility is rapabio of milk ing. Among the greatest of great orators; a writer of the best ability; a character unimpeachable; vet he seems void of one saving quality dis cretion. Ills ambition yes, his aeal to bo President of these United States of America and tributaries Is greater than his judgment. . We did at one time wish to see him Presi dent, but now we are less than arbl trary. FRANK STRAIGHTFORWARD. ODDITIFiS IX THE MCWS. Woman Dies of Hare Disease. Pittsburg, Aug. 1. Aftr. suffering for nineteen years from elephantiasis. Mrs. Anna E. Lynch Is dead at her home on the State road near McKees port. At ther death she weighed 610 pounds. when afflicted soroe years ago Mrs. Lynch weighed 165 pounds. -Many physicians of the United States and Kurope visited Mrs. Lynch for the purpose of studying the disease. Nellie Pierced Her Heart. Warsaw, ind., Aug. i. w itnm a few minutes after she awakened her mother early yesterday to tell of a pe cullar sensation that had come over her. Miss Violeta Bowen, aged 1, died from leakage of the, heart. A post mortem examination developed that a minute shanp Instrument, re sembllng the point of a needle, had entered her heart through the arter les. Frequently during s)he last few months Miss Itn-wen complained of piercing sensations first In her hand. then in her forearm, next in the Shoulder, and finally In the chest. It is believed that the point of a needle entered her hand and traveled all the way to the heart. Tire Business Interests of tlio Country In ;Vo Danger. Springfield Republican. The declaration of M. E. Ingalls, the well-known railroad man, that he proposes to support Hryan, and be lieves that whether the election goes to Taft or Bryan business will not be upset, is In the line of good sense and of such confidence in the wisdom and good sense of the American peo ple as we all ought to cherish. Gro ver Cleveland upset the old Republi can theory that no Democrat was fit to rule the country, so far as tiie occupant of presidential chair does this. It is thoroughly unpatriotic for any man tr contend that a change In the personnel of the Federal gov ernment would mean ruin to business. If this were true. then, the business of the country rejita upon a most un stable basis. -The great mass of bus iness men in the country are sensibly attending to , business, and worrying little about politics. More than ever before In our history Is this true. This Is the sensible and stable position to take, and the one that will best in sure the future. Even the partisan hot-heads are more composed than they used to be. Cases Are Non-Suited. Special to The Observer. Ashevllle, Aug. 1. The cases of J. M. Carver, personally, and J. M. Carver, administrator, against the I-oray Mills of Oastonla. on trial before Judge New man In t.'nited States Circuit Court, came to an end to-day when the court per mitted the plaintiff to submit to a non suit. The plaintiff demanded $20,000 In each case by reason of the death 'of his son, which occurred at the Lor ay Mills some time ago. After all the evidence was In yesterday afternoon Judge New man held that the plaintiff had not pre sented evidence sufflcjant to warrant a verdict In his favor, the court saying that It was undecided whether to Instruct the jury to return -a verdict for the defen dant or permit the plaintiff to take a non-suit in order that it might if possible procure more evidence. Tills morning the court decided to allow the non-suit and if the cases are to be prosecuted further a new start wilt have to be made. - (For The Observer. SOVXETS TO TOE MASTER I.OVE. flow many a morn we greet the cold rm v light With heavy heart and all the road Seems strewn with stones to cut our lag ging feei: So when the twilight comes we gladly meet - Night's sable fae,1 to rest us of our load. And yet such day. with Love to walk beshle t's then would turn our stony path Into a royal roadway of delight. With all the gates of Joy before us open ing wide. F.ach day upon the-- swarded Rummer hills . -A thousand blossoms bloom and fade and die. With ne'er a band's caress, or look from loving eye;" And yet. where ; human, tide upon the street-wsr thrills A thousand hearts die lingering deaths each day, V Ixnglng for Love who .never comes their way. ;- .;' Ah! better death, with all Its bitter pain. Hotter oblivion In the Grave's domain Than life Into whose , soul I.eve never finds his way. ., ; Within the mansion's splendor I hart found -': '; - " The saddest hearts. '.with every girt to nil The sours desire, to please Its every will, Tet with It all remained an open Wound; While In the lowly cot. barren and tare Of a H the goods which smiling Fortunes aliare. ; - V' ' Ah! I. have tounH the look of sweet eon test, . .-.-:.y-s ' With sU the,lsness ot. good fortune . - tr- - - --- ' i .-.-! .- Because the Master, lAve. was dwelling' hera . H. E. HARM AN. Atlanta, Oa' - 1 AXOTHER SWEET SIXGER, . A ' "jTMetuI - Calls Attention to One "Sharper" Davis, Who, For Some y htrange Kradon Ml Not Been : Pusred on the Honor Roll, Where - lie Deserves to BeA Wr Sample oi jiu uenjus tvona la Ills "Ueor- To the Editor of The Observer "Thre- is tne tlve grttus f North Carolina, who baa not yet appeared en The. Observer donor -roll of North Carolina., peels. 1 refer to a resident of Wilkes county commonly known as .sharper" uavis. This name lie gave himself, toy frequently- saying that iva waa tne 'Hnarper ef the Brushles"- typical, shrewd mouatalneer. who own ed some, of the finest apple orphards of the . Brushy wountains .and every year after selling the best -fruit con verted tne wrsnpr. into a aery bran ay; doubtless ignoring th much too strict revenue . laws Sharper occupies a unique place among1 my many mount-din acquaintances. -. - .''- . Now Sharper waa a widower with several grown .children' and even as In youth when the fancy, turns . to thoughts of love the pen becomes poetic; . so Sharper's thoughts, when he suffered front this youthful malady, took a snetrio turn and likewise being musical he was not eatlefled, until he had set his' poems to music;. . His first amorous adventures were In Greensboro but falling here, proba bly through - "meddlln" ; of .. some friends," to whom he re'fers in' the ac companying eong, he turned his long ing eyes toward the, distant .hills of Georgia.,.'-. - . . : - ?:";..v .. His natural shrewdness, his' inborn honpitallty and gallantry and his hu morous narratives of his troubles and pleasures while "out a-courtln " made htm a general favorite with the guests of the neighboring .hotel and. many, is the crowd that has accompanied m on a visit to him and that has listened to his lovelorn sopgg and tales, . IBefore I left ''he gtive me a copy of what he considered his masterpiece, an exact capy of Which I give below. I wteh I could reproduce the wild chant, the aqueaWng fiddle, and the poet's own- version of this, his own sxin. With his old fiddle held caress ingly to his chin, his hobnailed boot keeping time with a loud thud, he convulsed (I almost said entranced .nd perhaps bofh words would ex press It better if such a thing were possible) his hearers 4y his earnest rendering of what he ctled SHARP'S OBOROIA ftONd. Farewell old Brughles and Greenshoro Too I'll pas over to Charlotte I will take the nearest rout through. Choruss I'm aotng down to Georga No more to roam I'm going- down to tlfton for to make it my Home. I am tyred of old brushies heinK all a lone J will ro down to Tlfton nnd make It my home. Sd T m sorry for to leave you Imt I cannot cry must fro down to Tlfton before I die. 4th went down to Greensboro for to see my Daisy hut come around RufT Henderson and says Sharp I have slayed ye. r Btn hold no office I own no hotel But if you will wefl me I will treat you well. (Mr. Henderson, I believe, owned a hotH. 6th ent down to Greehaboro for to see ray honey but come a Jong col. Llllington and says Sharp has no money. (Col. Lllllngton held a revenue oiricc). 7th I hold no Revlnue office ' we own the best hotel in town And If vou will down. Sharn we will drive them, black horses through the townes. (This stania he puts In. the mouth of his two rivals mentioned) 8th the last time I was in Greensboro we left with out any fear but the word come up with brother Mas- tin for Shartf'never to go back thars. M-rnt th transfer off Ills affections to Tlfton, to which piaee he still has strna Inclinations or did nave tne mst time i saw him; which, by the way, was on the streets of Charlotte about a year ago). y K. H. L. SHOUI;D PRKVEXT TYPHOID. Dr. William Allan Points Oat the Cauw For -Charlotte's Typhoid Fe ver and Thinks the ,JIeHIi Depart ment Is Not Doing Its Duty. To the Editor of The Observer: During the month "of June, Balti more, wTiich Us twepty times as large as Charlotte, had only four times as much typhoid fever. That is, our ty' phold rate, per thousand population was five times that of 'Baltimore dur ing June. Since, the last day of June twenty-one new' cases have been re ported; and yet we are just starting into the 'three months when typhoid is the most prevalent) The chief cause of typhoid in Char lotte Is the custom of allowing aur face wells mlthiu draining distance of the outhouses. Tha typhoid germs are deposited on the ground and at the next rain wash toto the well. Six weeks ago, the attention of tho health department was called to some wells on North Poplar street, which were 'badjy Infected with germs from the human Intestines. This was verified by the city biologist. Two cases of typhoid had developed with in a hundred feet of these wells. So far absolutely nothing has been dona to eliminate thi source of Infection. These infected jwella are still being used for drinking water and also.for washing white people's clothes. Typhoid Is iknown.rto be a prevent able disease, - But his our health de partment ever run down, and tried to eliminate, oneaingle case of typhoid fever? v - - WILLIAM ALLAN. VL D. ! " For The Observer." TO A VALLEY 1 LOVE. Oh valley that I love so "well. . ' Where the mists dellght.to dwell, V uow.i wonoer.tr you kaow - Why It is 'I Jove you sot '.' : People smile,-snd .say, "Ton love li.V. Just because clouds drift above It, -..' casting lovety snsoows there, . Purple shadows oool and clear. - That Is true, oh, fairest valley, ' Tet with truth I may not dally, ....... 80, to-night I whisper low, , To the stars tliat softly glpw ' ;- ;. V In the quiet. skies above-you .. . . Tha whole reason why I love- yeuf "TU that In the long-ago. - . In the happy long-ago.,- V ' ' , '-, ... - . :- - '' ; -Eyes that tiled wKh tender gladness, Love-llt eyes that banished sadness ' ; Shared with me thy loveliness. v . And' while looking whispered Ties, f To a question eft repeated Though at times by doubt defeated. . 'Ah, sweet valley, now you know " Why it to X love yoa ael - . O. H.' . t - - ' . - , V MMMOIIIHMIIUaiNi,lMl 7 i- v - v. I k w- ."" -'t- ' v,' : ' ; ' Is rapidly approaching and lines that must move to chases, which are now beginning to arrive. Choice Monday of our pretty Fancy Parasols lat one half regular price. Our $5.00 Parasols will cost you on Monday only,.,, ,,..,, .. $2.60 There are some big values4n Women's Ready-to-Wear ; Garments-S-a lunited number of those $25.00 Suits left, which will be closed out at. $9.75 Also in Silk Jumpers, Linen Wash ' Suits and Wools Suits there are some great values. Suits that were from $10.00 to $20.00 on sale Monday at $4.75 And in the three special lots of Skirts at- ........ $1.98, $3.98 and $6.75" are many Skirts worth double the price. On these there is a small charge for alterations. v Early arrivals for Fall Bayers Who Want the First Selection On Monday jve will show a handsome line of new Fall; Models in Ladies, Finely Tailored' Skirts in Stripe , Chevoron, Panama and Voiles. These are jnade in the popular 4 many-gored sheath design, trimmed in straps and0 buttons; also pretty 4 drapery effects in folds stitching and buttons, ranging from .... ..... $5.00 to $17.50 ' t Garpets, Rugs dhd Shades Our new Carpets have been received, and we are1 now " prepared to show one of the handsomest and most -complete lines we have. ever shown; also a full line of those famous Sanford and Hartford Rugs in beauti ful, tasteful" designs. Below are a few items. of in , terest: . Best Axmin'ster Carpets, with and without borders, on your floor.... . '. . . $1.00 to $1.35v Best Velvet Carpets, for halls, sitting rooms and li braries, onour floor. . ; . . . . v. . . . . .$1.00 to $1.10 A beautiful line of Brussels Carpets, halls and stairs' to matph, on your floor. . ... . . . . . . ... . v 65c. to 90c 9x12 Axminster Rugs . : . '. . . $22.50 to $27.50 Seamless Velvet 9x12 Rugs ; . . . $22.50 ; 9x12 Brussels Rugs. . i ;.V . . . Wool-Fibre 9x12 Rugs. . . Window Shades made to order any width any length ''and any color. All mounted on Improved Hartshony I J . Urtilo-r Tf ns (rive vrtu Mens Summer : (Slothing In new Summer Gothing we can save ypu njoney, as .any. of jyi? Fancy and Light Colored Spring and Sum-' ' rper Suits, can now be bought" at one-third off. , -' -j- ivM iiimniiiniiMii mi lip I mm '-if there are many summer make ready for fall pur-t ...$12.50 to $15.00; ....$12.50 cf irnnf a" ' i 'j 1 .