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Tl'ESDAV. Al'l.l ST 4. 1908.
NATIONAL BANKS OUT OF IT.
Any arrangement for a tjcjtoxil
guaranty or co-insurance fund i.i null
and void o far us national banks are
concerned. This is Attorney rneril
Bonaparte's officially delivered opin
ion, and it rent upon very sulld
ground. With special rcli-i- nee. of
course, to the Oklahoma guaranty
law, the Attorney ileneral s.i:
"Po tar as I am aware, there in no pro
vision of law or lule of putiilr policy lor
bidding a dpopltor In i imtli'mil bfl'k
frdm obtaining ln.ur.inre on the novei,. v
Of the hank and the onsequeut payment
Of his debt In aecordanr with Jt." ' K:' '
import; but the buslnes ,,t li.curlng de
posits Is a wholly Hir.jiiit r.'iitn (im
that Of banking, arid a ' "rp-Tih.n or
ganlzed for the latt.-r tHirlnrH would
have no greater rlgh' t" "iil-n Hi
fund and risk Its credit In the f..rnier
than It would have tn eng' in life In
surance, fire triKiiiHin'c. or casualty or
marine Insurance
"Moreover, It Is to be observed thftt the
bank, and not the dep"ltrr. pay "'
peeiiiliini, at lha. aqulvalcul L J Pje m I u m.
if the yterr. of gutirunlee eslabllsTied Tiv
the Oklahoma Iw i to he rea.trde.t In
the lleht of an Iniur-im-e. und upon thm
aaaumntlon. tberelor". the mu
lion would,
h whether the atorkliolder-M of a nation
,'
bank, constituting, no they do. in.- c..r-
poratlnn, are nnthorized to rmhark In the
buslnen of inrurlng tt.elr d. pmsIioik
sgainit loss through the methods set
form in mis niam Kiaiine. in i hiii. i i
tlon. presumnhlv. of the Inerea.aeJ amount)
of deposit whleh they would thus obtain.
1 find no prnvlclon of the nn'lonnl hunk
lng law authorizing anv such netlnn on
their part, and In niv opinion a r.u.ilnekH
of lliia nature would be essentially foi -elan
to the lecKlinaie funcllnnn of a tin
tlnnal hank an an InstruniMit of govern
ment. "It Is generally recopnlr.ed that na
tional tank has ro power to guarantee
the oblieat lonx of a thir l partv -i.ic to
connection m'lth a Fale or ii-uofrr of ,i.m
own property and as an In nh tit to the
haeking huwiiiejiM
"It has been araud that tde linnk
In this cae wotjlri not jtoh rn nt i-e rlt.
ligations of ether bank", hut ".'. oJv
agree to pm tb" State r.f iklahmn i.
through lt banking ruin id. In fun.ls tn
make efTei'liia 'jf- guar-i nf e. on t's
part. I think H i lx a dip tlr.i-Hon Hh
Otit a difference
The Altorn-y r.nn'ral
holds a apei ia! e,-ni.c In th
f urtlH
con t ra.
between the national banks and the
Ptate bankint: t.fiard tvhu !i p-ro ides
thst the formi r !iall do notli'ntr
agalnft KedMnl Inv to h. !r..oiie
quential. It iinn u wv from con
demnation as il!-::il an u!tr.i vir"
contract. r.-trti' ipatlon by national
banks in sui li arrangement ure r.ro
hlbited by the neci -;irv I nt ml tnent
Jt the national banking m t The
Attorney tii' ral cnni I i h s v. ,!ii a
declaraikdi that perdue nt nml w ilful
Violation f.f the law would i.e jut
canse for forfHtturp r.f the ofr. ndlng
bank charter. I'ursuant
opinion the t'oiniiti db r of
rency will prijnj.t'v oi hr I
drawal of all nat-.onni lm.
the Oklahoma guaranty .. i,
der penalty of hartcr forfi
Banking in Oklahoma h
wild-cattlsh from the ',rM
the absence of ;jch a rln
lant Inspection system
this
i ' i r-
v, 1 1 h
I r.e,,
mi
le., n
I. 'hi
i
tan
fender th guaranty or ro-jnpurani"
Idea practically workable. it will
probably grow' more i. Tlv no r:tf
tt the scheme, exept that suecs
would argue overwhelmingly for
feasibllfty anywhere. are not fairly
n trial. It la not. however, because
Oklahoma national banks' participa
tion falls under official cenur a In
volving undue risks that they are
ordered out. but" because Mr. Jiona
parts considers their courr? clearly
Illegal. They have no charter tight
to add deposit insurance to their,
present business. Py Inference, the
partial fusion of State and national!
banking systems Is condemned The
opinion makes it clear that national
banks cannot become parti to any
' guaranty plan whatsoever, stste or
, pr)vat, under their present status
. usianoma state oankt will nere
after go the deposit guaranty path
alone. It is needless to say that other i
States wllj be more than ever dis
posed to watc until Congress, by
- amending the national bank act. give
the signal for a general advance ln
' this direction.
With constitutional government in
process) of restoration, women dis
carding their' veils and the Imperial
princes - under manors, ma us . restric
tions that they may become eligible
for loUrmarrUga . with , European
sJyaasttM, Turkey must feel very de
cidedly on th Jutrop these lays.
SHALL OIUEXTAL &CUIKET8 BE
t ; ;' - ABAJFDOXED? ; V ' 1 -'"
Under conditions existing In tha
Immediate pant and at present It
seems : virtually Impossible to main
tain the American Hag over mer
chant marine of any Importance in
the Pacific American ships have
been losing ground lor . soma time
past, In view of tms evident weaa i
ness, the general statement that the
-intention or xan ch """"
j nentai ranroaus to hmuwh mm -
ental shipments, separating the trans
continental charges from the ocean
carriage, but this appears to have
been only the immediate occasion or
pretext. They gracefully got Oul of
a business which had become un
profitable some time before, and with
the same ptone used In this achieve- j
mcnt they killed a far more important
bird. They cast odium a an Injudi
cious meddler upon the inter-State
commissi the chief legal obstacle
to the genera freight rate increase
proposed by the railroads of the coun-
j try. H do not ueltevr- mat ine com
mission's order would have bad any
important result but for conditions
now existing In Hie Pacific.
The regrettable fn t is, the Japa
nese are readily putting our flag out
r.f business as a t ra ns-Taclflc flyer
Japanese subsidies ajtd low cost of
or i.-c havo given all competitors ln
the great ocean formidable competi
tion The total tonnage of Japanese
vessel which entered or cleared
from Japanese ports during last year
showed an increase over the preced
ing year of more than 1,500,000 tons.
while foreign vessels decreased by
about non.nfiri ton?. The ratio among '
vessels entering Japame ports in i
' IfiCn. the year before war with litis- (
I Ma, was in tonnage 38 per cent, .l ip-
unese to fit per cent, foreign, while
j last year it was 4. Japanese to r,6
foreign Among these both actually
; and relatively losing foreigners our
1 tinsubsldlzcd and high-cost llne have
j naturally suffered far rrpore than any
I others The momentum of a good
start long since lost, the American
flag bids fair to disappear entirely
from trans-continental merchant vch--els
In the Pacific
Hut are th Japanese themsrlves
pleased with this latest defeat for
American shipping Not exactly, if
we mav jnrie- from Toklo dispatches.
The ointment Is all right, hut they
fi ar that there may he n large fly in
it If American rallrosijs. abandon
me their through I m rr-rnnt i nentil
service, make sejinriite and high'r
rallxatci for rsjjortn, they .wll
rv
- -
likelv r,ii-e tlo ir rales on all imports
iibr..ue. t,n,i ibis Htiti lhe have, in
. . ,,,, ,
Illct, nectar' 1 ll ill' ir hit- r i i--
(,,kr
So liith are ihe projected new
rates from Pacific coast ports eaut
aril that Imports would apparently
j)f .
' '
oed under the necessity of mi-
lowing the S'l'-i! fnnal route and com-
Ing In li V n.'V of
New York. These
fear are easy to understand whei
we consider that this country Is Ja
pan's largest customer, taking K7.- j
j j o.fir.o of her goods, where dlna 1
nnd England, following next
take but
$41.r,7.'.L'0 and $ I .. UM, 4 !i li. respect- j
Ively Her miscclhineoiis inanufac-
tores feci a 1 1 o re h en s I ve of "a crush- i
ing" V.Tow Ttie 'f'okio chamber of
conirii'ice mil the various, commer
cial organizations hale en'-rget li a I ly
protestetl the American railniads
With Japanese exporter so stirred
tip. it would seem that American ex
porters, for whom .io' situation cer
tainly contains some p.issl bi 1 1 1 s f
1.,-s. migh' ilieplay n I'ttle at til My
.1I-11 S'Utliein i ntt m KooiM. 11 Ire.a.l y
. Jci'e , it a heavv enress over New
-!ni! la let g"f,s n'dw It h't.i nil Ing tlie
slvoter haul to the Pacific. hive
much hi stake With rates sllll
higher and all-american trade with
the fat East more or les tlrmoral-;
!7.cl In run'
diiiotis. the
fa turer w.
n iw suffl i
loll li.cn a.
go A merit i n
ic.in f ! r ti i i
.! pi-- In
etiit nee of tin- n w con- i
Southern cutt'm tnnnu
eild iite o-e his even
i I : v iv. ak hold on ma r-:io.-lv
ner.b , as the years
ma n u fact ii rers. Atnerl -i
and American railroads,
r-ible tfeo graphical posl
n I r certain markeil dis
in their Orb tital trade
,i . I a c.
j. ;-,:!, ,t: .-ttmpared with nil their
Important r!v iW. Thof lialvan- .
tat-, s bail root tn the imp. tener of
tV- Anorh-rii merchant tl.ig upon the
Pnc'.'lc nn I are rendlly removable.
It ii mnl'K ! i b" seen how long i' iii
gnss vn uaii bff.re taking appro-'
s r!a t. ru im. j
This univ
.r! :
y paragmph Is from
News and Courier:
utiaervtr t now claim-.
The ('har.eton
"Ihe I'hHrlotle
Ing tl.st
tat i i ftti1 tl.e I long hong
f nler
which were ili-yoted out of th
funds of 'he com; anv b. the Intercut of
our mndldat' f-T Prt sltieiit . "were really
or,h We w.sl. tho honest people
nf the enun'tv eoultl see thrni 1 hey
ftei.e,t tn he,e i ,pite of their l.,..k.-.
and Jut.1 a s matter of ptr!tttsm. bur.
as itiai'er 'if fact, it w "a hHme to
ltke the money
n.i ihi. i. r.iea.i fr ihn Art
". .. . v
O'i Ulli) t'tiiiili'lJlUJll t' Jilt: . v
, , . , . , ... '
and Couriers campaign fund. Vv e
are t ven ndvised that Mr. Philip H. i
Cadsdep, who won the gander In t;ie !
raffle and of whom we would have i
j expected In tt. r things, say ll is a (
mot disreputable blM and can't look
him In the face. Clearly he has never
been a student of ornithology, other
wise he would knuw that a Hong
Kong gander wh-n looked at always
averts Its eyes. As for the other bird,
she was a fins figure of a hen when
she left Charlotte. What Is the mat
ter Is that both have been starved In
Charleston and 'we doubt Jf together
they ar worth two dollars and
half now, . . '
To be exact, we mention that Mr,
Taft pointed with pride at Mr. Rooso
Telt Just eighteen times. .. .'
STATE CAMPAIGN -BEGINS
"'.'; (Continued from Page On, ,.'
It would be sate to put my figures at
16.000. It will bo ssen that tho-doc
tor disagree. Therefore, shall not
attempt to Ox the number. It will
suffice to say that the town 'was full
and running over. , h4
SFAKINQ BEGINS AT 1.
At 1 o'clock-the meeting was called
to order by Mr. A. D.' lve. In ad
dressing bis people Mr I vie said:
"We expected a good audience but
had 'no idea that everybody would
come.
This struck some man's funny bone
and he gave a big horse laugo.
"We ara glad to have your-aau
ter what your politics be. This crowd
augers great things tn Rockingham
thiH fall. 'You Democrats of this
county commissioned their delegates
to the State convention to vote for
W. W. Kltchln. You won. Your
choice- was the choice of the people
of the State.
'The Kocklngham Democrats are
to b; congratulated for the reason
that you have your candidate here
to-day.
"I am glad to see so many ladies
present. They will help us. carry the
ch-ctlon In November. On the llth
of November we want to bo able to
say that Kocklngham stood like a
tstone wall.
"We have with us this afternoon
Mr. A. L. Brooks, who will succeed
Mr. Kitchin ln Congress, and he will
tell you what he saw at the national
convention."
MR. BIldOKS MAKES PPEECH.
Mr. Brooks said: "I believe It was
Paul who said to the jailer, 'Do your
self no harm, for we are all here.'"
The man with the sensitive bone
laughed again.
"1 wish to assure the people of
Rockingham." declared Mr. jirooks.
"that 1 rccognizs all Democrats as
my friends.
"As a young man I vaa attracted
here by a Kwcet woman who became
inv wlie and the mother of my ouly
child."
This reference to the .le-o-ised wile
was well received by 'ho -:riwd. It;
will be recalled that Mrs. Mrooks was j
. iv popular anil h. r untimely Ccsth
sho'rked this sympathetic Utile city.
"I realize," continued Mr. Hronka. j
' that many men who ale friendly to j
Mr Hrvan double. 1 the wis. I m of:
nominating him after he had twice,
b.-t n ibleated. Put I think that it,
is u II. '
"(in tn v way to Denver 1 Mopped ,
at Lincoln, and saw the 'j . tu.iful
home of Mr. Hryan on Kalrview ;
Harm. I beheld tho growing alfalfa,
and the flno cattle. I Jalked with!
the neighbors of our candidate and .
all believe that ho will be elected.
1 heard many Republicans say that
thev would vote for him. one Igno-,
rant fellow, who dhl nil know the,
name of hi rTongrottsnian. said that ,
Taft would win 4flcr conversing:
with all sorts and conditions of peo-
I'le in
th West I have conic io 1 1 1
conclusion nidi
I ' leeted." , I
In telling of the incidents of the
that Mr. Hrvan win ne
: convention Sir. jroohs i.-ieii- o i
' the great i)cmortration started by
the happy speech of Senator Gore,
1 of nUnhoma.
I a nr.prrst.irwN panic.
".Ii.dirn Adams. saul tne nii'i i,
' '.!.. in re,i beie sorne time ag
mat
,w. i er.t hi.,1 .it last saddled a
(I a ,
ill- i h.ull ' ;i . I..- 5 - . Ts T
-r.tii.1,- r,. the Republican?. ll ''
been aruued IhaL we could not have
H panic tinder R RepnbU. in tarifT.
This Iihh been proven false doctrine.
1 Miring
th'' ItonSeV'l- il I'll inisil rti I"
government
bonds ve-e iHsiicri in
time of peace
Taking up the national Republic n
i.. tr llmoks said: "Judge
Ta(t ni;l,,, Ine sick hen be carrie.i
biH m.ecch of acceptance i- "J-i-
1 . a... . . 1 . . . refill
Uav for prisiiieni ll'"1"'"'1
i ii'i,.. f,r n mmi to stand on bis own.
,,.ro vtr T-4'i Is running with
yn,,,(vell on the one band and Wall
street on the ol her. In order to carry
with both fides no .in ''''.us .
straddle.
-The pa
ir now on us was forced
bv Wall Street New l ra "
loihling up Ixdh paiti-s but. this year,
the I). tniMTiits went to the West for
its i andltlati s."
Mr Unioks i,rc.mis.d ttie- D"mo
cnt to rcprrstut them faithfully in
Washington He .-nil that he would
si., tnbb r every obligation put "l"1n
),im In . losing he paid Mr. Kitchin a
pritty ttihtrte. dc-laiing that ho knew
him to lie brave, honest nnd true.
CALLS FOR KITCHIN.
The crowd calb d for Mr. Kitchin,
:r n i.n-1 worn-n shouting his n-ime.
T -e i:ot ktngham t ..unty pi-opie ar j
v ry proud of Mr. Kitchin That was
made manifest to-, lav The welcome j
g,en him was cordial and enthuslas-.
tie i
Mr Kitchin wns rot In the best of I
f'fm He loMed rested and well-kept,
but he did not get the right licks In
his speech. His face was clean shaven.
blur cnrefully trimmed, and bis man
ner attractive.
In taking the stand he thanked the i
pe,,p;,. for tho llattfilng reception,
gn.n him. and said that the enlnusl
asm -hown upoke well for the Itetnoc-,
i-iey of the community. i
pt.i'l.lTlCAL PARTIES niSCCSHEn.
The differences In the two great
Mi-t ts ivt-re touched upon. Mr. Kitch
in said parties should be considered as
mc i uisi.l. r Individuals. No man, ho i
.e.l:r-il. lift expected to be perfect.
The same, he argued, is true of po'lt-,
leal .n,rtlcs. It Is the duty of rvt-ry ,
p.rson to work for his piurty whether;
he In Democrat or Republican. j
The record of the two parties were
d's, uss.-tl. It was charged that Repub
lican leader named the tickets and;
all the voters had to do wan ballot.
Th- Democratic platform n.k:
"Siia'.l the people rule?" "Do the p.o-
pic rule in the Republican party'.'":
.-uslied Mr. Kitchin. '
"Do your-Jeaders do your thinking?;
I bet you Democrats scrap over every i
office In t'no county. Tr jwmriocraiio
,,arty jnen not want to relieve you of;
thinking" !
. ft, k that th(, TmooratlC j
-i,.,i tieUi.t
ate convention nomlnatenl a tick t:
that Is the choice of the people, atd i
the speaker. "It Is known .now by thfi
leader of the Republican party what t
, ancitdut will iio nominated in Char-
lotto the last of this month. The people !
,, I
nave no say In It. ,
The national conventions were elte1. ;
The pow-r of Federal Tiatronage, said
the speaker, did the will of the Presi-,
jvyi i a wr una vnrvv i iir i tli i
! instead of Its nmtlve son. Mr. Can-
non Every Federal office-holder felt
constrained tb stand by Taft. The lit
tie spirit of Independence In the Re
publican party In the State was crush
ed out. No Democratic candidate was
ever nominated In that way.
The prtmocrata of tho Bouth. said
MX. KHchln. have always acted Inde
pendently. Mr. Bryan is, ths choice of
mora peoplo In America, to-day, than
Is Judge Toft. The one was named by
tho -people and th other fcy the ty
rants of the Republican, party.
A DEMOCRATIC RECORD.
"I am rolng to Ufl ra what the
Democratic party has done." aald Mr.
Kitchin. W passed so mo railroad
legislation. The Kepubh?au) hava crit
icised th acta of the Democrats, Tho
dincfa field Coal U ft Btcaua Produce.
Democratia State eonvwitloa of. four
years ago pwrmiseu lower, rates. Tbs
Legislature tackled th question and
the rosult Is botter . conditions. The
Democratic party has -l ways had the
courage of its convictions. It has not
appealed to cowards and traitors but
to the r;eople. A majority of all that I
honest, lovable and upright in 'orth
Carolina la Democratic, I 'beg you,
young men, to come orf and join the
party. . . :''
"Tou Hepu-bBcana can't win.- Ton
don't deserve to win. I tell -you. this
year, you mlgbt as well vote in a rural
free delivery mall 4kx a to put your
vote in a ballot toox."
About this time a laboring man at
the rear of the stage sent up th fol
lowing? ''Are you In favor of a 10
hour Jaw in ROcklngham county?"
"I am In favor of Just as little words
as possible," said . Mr. Kitchin. pleas
antly. "That will not go." mumbled the
laboring man.
"I voted for a national 8-hour law,"
said the speaker.
"That does not answer my ques
tion." said the Interrogtator.
"We must know about Ricklngham
county. I have always been a Demo
crat, ibut I want to know about this
question before I vote."
This little episode was confined to
a little circle back of the speaker. It
reminded one of Fopullt d-ays when
orbiwters used to interrogate Demo
cratic speakers.
Mr. Kitchin said that the Democrat
did not Intend to harm sny honest
property holder. The railroads, he
!Hld. should be regulated.
"If you should dentroy the rail
roads you would hurt the farmers as
well as manufacturers of this coun
try, but they should not tax u too
highly." he declared.
"We should a'kw them to tax us
enough to make a profit. It is justice
that we want, but the people, not tho
rallriaAl fthnitll irt v what la tliafieo "
The Democratic party is responsl-
ble for, the 8-4 of a cent per mile; re-
duotion and the admission nn the part
of the roads thst the present rate Is
fair. lam proud of the part I took In
that fight."
PROHIBITION TOl't'IIED T7PON.
The nuestion of rr ihibtlnn was con
sidered. "I am a Baptist," said Mr.
Kitchin. "I believe
thst you Metho-
dits. Episcppalliins uii'l Presbyterians
are wrong. My wife Is not a Baptist
and I know she is wrong but we never
nu-irrcl about it. i4o with prohibition.
"Prohihtlon Is not a partv matter
leading Republican and T)emocraU j
divided on it in tho May election.
"What did the Democrats do? Thoy
s,.! mittrd It to the people. What else j
ei.nlrl l'n, Kv. rfM.' TI,P r.i.flr.n !
..... a ' 'a '..a ' ..h ,-,.1
v. .1 i.-i.i-u aii'i ,vi ui'.'ii- , - v icu
it to the people. My county, but
against my vote, went wet. The ma
jority rules. We must give prohibition
a fair trial and if it proves a failure
we will have another election. If It
proves a success no one will desire
to c fringe It.
"But. whatever you do. don't got
mad. and sow seeds of d'scnr.l In your' , ' ' " " T,. 't, ' u
in ,ng Jailway near Meadowbrnok
county! Don't give the Republicans a!ul,v,,,rll oj .,. .:. "
chance to win! Don't let the Republi
cans elect legislator tjo vote against
Senator Overman and for Judge S. R.
Adams."
Hefore concluding Mr. Kitchin dis
cussed the Rryin anil Taft plans for
publicity of cn,mr9lsn fund.
Th" rally closed at 3:30 o'clock. The
VentwrrTn' And Rockingham people
generally had acquitted themselves
well. H E. C. BRYANT.
niKDK KTIJiF.D BY HAIL
lluiidrcds of Spa rniiis Victims of a
Sovero Oliio Storm.
Columbus Dispatch.
"A singular feature of tho Ktorm of
last Sunday night on the East Side,"
said Uenrge Fix, of the State House
force, "was the killing of birds by the
hailstones. The urea over which the
full of hall was heavy was not large
but the stones did pelt down In a
way that threatened to break the
slate In the roofs.
"The English sparrows, as every
one knows, choose thick foliage trees
as their roosting places, depending
n tlm leaver t,, protect them from
the rain.
unt tne n aves, no matter ,
lion- thick, were no protection from .
those heavy hailstones and the spar-
rows were kill, ,! by the hundreds In ,
the vicinity or Miller avenue ami !
Hrydrn road. ,
"In front of the Evangelical
church there are a oc of thick rov-
en d maples, which have formed a
choice roosting place for tMe spar- ,
rows this summer. There the? caught I
it thick and heavy and the slaughter !
of the birds was fearful. Monday
morning we counted 312 dead par-
rows under those trees and no dount !
many that were killed were swept I
Into the sewer by the storm Vater !
that ran through the stree!t. ,
"Some suggested electricity as tha
cause, but there was no striking by ;
lightning In the vicinity and the wires j
of telephone companies do not run
through ho.-ie trri.-. They must h ivo i
been hit by the hailstones, knocked
Into the water -and drowned."
Phil 1 1 i ii ton ItflrnsPcI. j
Phil Hlnton. who has heen wlrh tho
Charlotte baseball lenm from tho
first day it gathered on the diamond.
Has ffiien his release last nlirht bv
Manager D. W. Collins. Hlnton was
hurt soon after he took his rSni'i n
s catcher and was out of the game
'or several weeks. He was after-
ward made manager when Pitcher
Jesse Reynolds was released, giving
ur this po-ilt'cn v, ben Mr. ccm
c;tme h 'r-- -im1 dcys ago. HI i on :
Is a gool lm!) l-.yer but noroMn
"'imp trrilt f t-.tr.-ii ter that mill- '
fate against his work.
t;roundorj Strainer Floated
v , .K r,,j ,, !
New York, Aug. 3 -The Cljdc lino
steamer Chippewa. Captain Ma.br h
which went ashore on Montauk Point
June J4tb, whllo on a voyage from
Jacksonville and Charleston for Ros-
ion. na un no"-ii wwm-m ana
was nrougm to new i urn lo-uay ior i
rr pair
For The Observer.
AND XOW TTIK MEIiLOW E'KX
ING BELL.
The path spins out past edgy way.
Where 'ran my feet ln boyhood days.
Past brake, and lake, to where the pines.
A sombre host ln serried Jlnes, .
Sing whisper-songs, in som sweet strain,
Borne afar from the drowsy main.
Above th tallest darkling crest.
Yet set well down th gloaming west,
A slender wisp of silvery light
Pricks shyly forth to greet the night.
And now the mellow evening bell
From distant bourn; doth sweetly tell '
Its' promts to ths 'horrieward-bound,
Of deep contentment to be found.
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Th twilight deepens Into dusk.
The air Is sweet with loamy musk
And noisy with the call of ibrush,
Roost-wendlng In tha undrbruh.
Th trail winds on through . woodland
msse, -"-'. . : -' :-' ; . .
t'ntll at last, a log-fir blase.
Upon ths hearth gleams clsr and bright;
And then, upon th o.ult night.
DD-tond, welcome, at Close of day, . ;
Booms tha watch-dog's resonant bsy. '
- - HAROLD CHILD.
1 SET'S GET MR. TAFT.
Charlotte Cltlsra t'rges tl People
Who Man to Hear the Kopnbllcon
' Xoniino to Be Vp Wkl Doiug-.'i ; ; :?
To the JCditcr of The Observer; vi, .1
- I noticed in Bunday Oaeenrer that
your Greensboro correspondent states
that he Josrns that Mr. Tatt will not
visit the State Republican convention
which la to be held in this city on
August Ith. In new of this statement
which ire are not -willing to accept as
final, we think it well for the business
men or tjnarione xv d up ana ooim.
The coming of the State convention.
so fortunately secured . by our dele--
gatlon, will be wortn at least izo.uuu
to jt-hls ?tty. The eomuf or ur. 'tart,
by more than doubling lh attendance,
would probably-double the above
business value of the oocaalon to the
City of Charlotte. Now it the entire
touaiiveaa Interests of this city, includ
ing tho Greater Charlotte Club, the
Manufacturer's Club, the Colonial
Club, the manufacturer .nd all oth
ers, will take hold of this matter ln an
earnest and energetic manner, and Ir
respective of political amilatdons and
politics, will Invite Mr. Taft to Char
lotte, I believe he will ome to the
Queen City.
1 see from the afternoon -papers that
a meeting of the citizens of Charlotte,
with the above purpose In view, has
been called by the Greater Charlotte
Cluo, to meet to-morrow night at half
pa.st eight. In the banquet hall of the
&lwyn Hotel.
The object of this communication Is
to call these facts to tho attention of
the public and to cxpTett the hope
that there will be a very large and en
thusiastic attendance to-morrow night
at the pfcic stated. Charlotte, you
know, has a way of getting what she
grws after.
. ONE INTENSELY IN EARNEST.
THK ISl PER.T1 VK MANDATE.
' Forms a Plank In the Platform of
J th Independence Party,
; To the Kdltor of Ths Observer:
I beg to direct your attention to
the fact that tho Imperative mandate
(no leas than the Initiative and refer
endum Is n part of the Independence
party platform. co-oporating with
you In the effort fo "keep history
j straignt. i quote the full text of the
plank as follows:
"We demand for the peoplo the
right to recall public officials from
the public service. The power to
make officials reside In the people
an'1. 'hem also should rrlde'the
power to unmake and remove from
office any nflieial who demonstrates
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?V" u'!"" .Ji""0
lrU' EDWARD GILLIAM.
BoHton. Aug 1st. 1H08.
ODDITIES IX THK NEWS.
Steel Cars Demolished.
Philadelphia, Aug. 3. What Is de
clared to be tile greatest freight
wreck Involving the dentruetlon of
steel cars, occurred on the New York
division of the Phlladelohia & Read-
a
suburb. Sunday, when out of a roal
train of twenty-eight cars, nineteen
were demolished, entailing a loss esti
mated at $100,000. The train whlqh
was running at the rate of 50 miles
an hour, was thrown from the track
by the breaking of the flange on the
one wooden car In the entire train.
tiirrs Remarkable 'Experience.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Aug. 2- After Jour
neying to an isolated part of Moon
town-snip only to be Confronted with
a "no tresspassing" sign, was the ex
perience to-day of hundreds of per
son who visited the farm of Michael
Konter. whose daughter, Clara, 18
years old. mysteriously disappeared
last Monday, was found Wednesday
morning In her bod unconscious, fol
lowing which she lay In a comatose,
state until Saturday noon, when she
suddenly revived, falling to recognize
members of her family, maintaining a
sphinx-like silemre and acting In a
very strange manner. It was first
believed the girl had boon kidnap
ed, drugged and mistreated. Later it
was alleged she was shamming for
the purpose of acquiring publicity.
However, the reticence of Miss Konter
, and members of her family taken fo
,.i,0r with th m.n,, Mniii,tu.
tlir,.s far eloped, make the
case, in any event, one of the most
complicated and remarkable ln the
blHiory ,f Allegheny county
A Carolecn 'Social Affair.
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Sr,'lsl to T1' Observer.
( aroleen. Aur. 8 The Mlse Carpen-
tn'K house pHrty of Rutherford ton wan
(1'"Kh' f"l,y entertained at a lawn party
K'vln ,,y MHS MadaHne Clower at her
h"mr' In Caroleen recontly ln honor of
Iler cousins. Misses Belle and Mbhlc
''on- ' Atlanta. The house Hnd lawn
wole beautifully decorated with lantern
Hlld candelabra. The guests Included:
Misses Louise and Emma (Carpenter,
Myrtle Smith, of Spartanburg; Lucie
Onorie. of Itutherfordton College: Addle
Steele, of Statesvllle; Maud Weaver, of
Thlrmal City; Kstells Carpenter, Annette
Revelry, Mr. Poole, of Henrietta; Mr.
Ingram and Miss Rebeccaii Ingram, of
Spartanburg, and Belle and Libble Long.
Messrs. John Harris, Eugene Walters,
Bremon Qulnn. Rate Toms. W. W. Poole,
,i. r. jjowney, or tiosion; niarvin
Scruggs. Arthur Lytton, Ralston Harrlll.
''. D. Stcedinan. George S. Olive, Jim
'f -on. Dr. A. B. Holland, H. L. Clower
Mr8 Ixm" and Mrs. Homesly. of
'aroleen. The hostess received her.guesta
11 a "aiiuy write lawn, innimeii in lace
Th'.- Misses Long wore white lingerie
drearies
A ok ickuis ice course was served.
IciHir Tliesplans Play "Ingoniar."
Special to Tho Observer.
Lenoir. Aug 3. Thu-dy nlr; t at the
opera, house "IngorDfti-. the r,arlinri:in,
wr.-i j resented to a GO'Jd nual "tic-by local
, j under ,h, ct Mr. Kdward
De,,d jf- ,.: St 'UI?o
those taking Dart were: Mossn:. Thonian
N. Newland, David Clark. MaMhnll
Courtney. C. C. Shell. James Wilson. Ed
mard gte-ie, Harry Courtney, Roy John-
a0I1 . Misses Ansa Tuttle and Rose Earn-
hardt: Mesirrs, Edgar Alien. Sam Tuttle
j H. L. Doty, Baylus Cade and G. C.
jOulro. The plsy wns given for th benefit
' of the Lenoir baseball team and the re
ceipts from this, together with the pro
! ceeda from their Ice cream supper a few
days ago, will replenish the treasury of
this excellent team.
"David Oarrtek" was presented by this
gam talent,- with few exceptions, at ths
Blowing Rock Hotel Saturday night
Manager Lumber Company Shot by
Log Scaler.
Boyce, La.', Aug. J. Samuel Du
bois, a log sealer, to-day shot and
killed John Tower, general manager
of the National Lumber Company, at
Cleveland Spur, nine miles west of
this town. Dubois than turned tho
revolver upon himself and Inflicted a
fatal wound. The shooting la said
to hava been the result of personal
differences between tho scaler and
general manager. " : ' , V ':.
Pain anywhere stopped "'" f "
sur with on of Pr. fihoop's Pink Pain
TaWtt. To formula is on tha feont
box. Ask your doctor or druggist about
this - formula! Stop womanly P!na
baadache. paina aaywber. writ Dr.
Shoop, Racine. Wis, for freo trial to
m-ov vain of Ms headaeh. or Pink
Tablets Sold by Muiln'a Pharmacy. .
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Is rapidly approaching and
lines that must move to make ready for fall pur
chases, which are now beginning to arrive.
Choice Tuesday of our pretty Fancy Parasols kt one
half regular price. Our $5.00 Parasols will cost you
on Tuesday only , $2.60
There are some big values in Women's Ready-to-Wear
Garments a limited number of those $25.00 Suits
left, which will be closed out at.... .....$9.78
Also in Silk Jumpers, Linen Wash Suits and Wool
Suits there are some great values. Suits that were
from $10.00 to $20.00 on ale Tuesday 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.
Early Arrivals for Fall
Buyers Who Want the
First Selection
On Monday we will show a handsome line of new Pall
Models in Ladies, Finely Tailored Skirts in Stripe
Chevoron, Panama and Voiles. These are made in
the popular many-gored sheath design, trimmed in
straps and buttons; also pretty drapery effects in
folds, 6titching and buttons, ranging from
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Garpets, Rugs and Shades
Our new Carpets have been received and we are 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 Axminster Carpets, with and without borders, on
your floor , $1.00 to $1.35
Best Velvet Carpets, for halls, sitting rooms and li
braries, on your floor $1.00 to $1.10
A beautiful line of Brussels Carpets, halls and stairs to
match, on your floor..... 65c. ta 90c.
9x12 Axminster Rugs. ...... $22.50 to $27.50
Seamless Velvet 9x12 Rugs $22.50
9x12 Brussels Rugs $12.50 to $15.00
Wool-Fibre 9x12 Rugs... $12.50
Shades
Window Shades made to order any width, any length
and any color. All mounted on Improved Hartshorn
, Rollers. Let us give you estimates. Y
Mens Summer Glowing
In new Summer Clothing 'we can save you money, as ;
any of our Fancy and Light Colored Spring and Sum- ;.
mer Suits can now be bought at one-third off.
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there are many summer
., $5.00 to $17.50
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