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CHARLOTTE DAILY OLSHRVLK AUGUST 23, iOCa Publishers. Every Day in : lie Year ftCBsciupiiosr riucEj ; , . , pally . . - ' On year .........,..... SI months - Three month. .... .......... ., ScnU-XVeckly rnavar A -" Sis month .. .50 Three month .3 PUBLISHERS' AJfyoPXCEMEyr N lM Couth Tryon rTOtIJ1"! number. Bustnec office. BeU po n SI; city editor office, .Bell 'shan, U4, iieivs editors office. Boil P?on,,,f. . A. wbtwiMr it oniensg the ldrw of 1U paper changnl. will please Indi cate the address to which it I going at the time be ak tor the change 10 be saad. . , w . Advertising rate are furnished on application- Advertiser may feel sere , that through the columns of this paper thoy may reach all Charlotte ad a portioa ot the bet people in this Stat and upper South Carolina. Tal paper give correspondent a wido latitude a it think public pol ' Icy iprnilf. """"but H Is irt no case -aponaibl for their view. It i much preferred that correspondents sign their name to their article. espeeial ly In case where they attack persons or institution, though thl i not de manded. The editor rerve the right lo cira the name o rorrestondent when they are demanded iar the pur pose of personal satisfaction. To re ceive eonslderatioa a communication must b accompanied by the true name of the correspondent. WEDNESDAY, AVC.VhT 26, iOH. Mil. BRYAX OX TRUSTS. . In arraigning tho lu-uubllcan par- ty as the chief fosterer of Socialism In this country Mr. Bryan wag force fill and unanswerably pointed at In- ' dlenapolis yesterday. Republican pa ternalism, he clearly showed, event- , uates n government-aided monopoly, with the few Instead of the many aa the beneficiaries. It breed trusts Which suppress Individ uallam and drive the country toward a Hoclallsm ; Ultimately Involving little change be- yond the substitution of government - for magnate. Independent business man, be submits, are not least inter- eated In administering a check to ,' these tendencies. He doe not agree with Mr. Roosevelt that Industrial : monopolies In the hand of a few men. can be classified as "good" and "bad." and may all become "good" through regulation; he' wants them , banned a Inherently and Inevitably evil. Mis, plan Is that any corpora tion, controlling; twenty-five per cent, or more of any commodity shall take cut TederaY license and "obey rules In- eurlng - fair play, while corporations 'controlling fifty per cent, or more shall not enjoy toleration at all a plan open, to some strong objections, as any,' didinito- proposal must bo; but embodying the right idea. Mr. Taft's . proposed remedies, accord In if with the Roosevelt theory, he forcibly argues qulto insufficient even for the limited scope of their purpose. All in all, Mr. Bryan has made another very We and very Democratic speech. Wa are almost as much pleased with Jt aa with his ls Moines tariff effort and Would hardly doubt the result on election day If a copy were In the hands of every voter. , t BAROX STERNBERG. The death of J!aron fipeck von eternburgls a loss to the t'nlt"d States - as well as Germany. Possessing In a Mth degree the clft of popularity, aionar with that turt which embraces ,.in oiwr man B or oiner people s viewpoint, his influence for good upon German-American relations cannot . easily be estimated. He has not only v been a successful diplomat In tho or- dlnary sense but an Intermediary be tween two great and virile nations of ,merce. Without him, Emperor Wil liam's efforts to bring about very cor dial:, relation between the United (States and Germany in place of mu tual distrust might not have been half so successful. The high personal tcm existing between himself and 'President Hoosevelt I well known. JIU place In the public lifo of the sjrorld was large and can hardly be , wore than "half filled. "A Tennessee xchanRe," wo find The Houston rost observing with Its usual sagacity, "declares that cam Iatgrt collectors In fiouth Carolina bite all coins over half a dollar to see If they are genuine. We do not believe It, for the reason that there Is tut) record of any South Carolinian eonfribuUnf over half a dollar." Nor we, for the same reason. Had the Gander been sent on the round of candidates speakings and raffles been held Instead of hand primaries but why v; multiply vain regrets? When the history of this presidential cam paign comes to bo written the part played by f!outh Carolina will provide theme for wonder aad for acorn. ji aeiegaws ia tne Kepunncan con vention don't Ilka the weather they find In Charlotte just now H t them re member. hat their party Is In power at? Washington and responsible for the 'Weather Bureau along with sll ether departments of the Federal gov ernment. .V 1' ; We could sometimes wish there was no such month as August, but then wa straightway think of tha w&. termeionsv ranteloimca .an imni. conga, nd don't wish anything of tha kind. y, ' . ' -. .f-Mtr-.ixvr-m--. -. - . . J In, a hearty .welcome to the Re---- -si State convention and a wish t;.t it miy pleas and bs pleased -:i Ci.-rlytte,-'-; ' And now friey hava all been notl- J. I. CATTVniX A GAJIBUXG HETJO TOO HEXJ4SH. .rWash sales" and matched? orders those are familiar terms to all who have kept la touch, with events of re cent yeaM on the JCew Tork stock exchange. .The practices which -they represent largely mad up the sensa tional ' stock markets of 10, 1 6$ and ltOt, and now com last fiatur days, performance ; 1 .dwarf , pre vious records. Over 1, 160,80ft shares were seeming:!' dealt, In during the few business hours of the week-end day, the higher prices and show f great activity thus caused serving an obvloualy fraudulent purpose. A broker or croup of brokers represent ing one large manipulator would place buying- orders In certain stocks. while an equivalent number of sell ing orders was placed by the same manipulator through other brokers. The purchasing brokers would bid up prices rapidly, their bids being promptly met on the rise by the sell ing brokers. Thuji quoted value of twelve stocks were greatly enhanced without necessitating: the actual pur chase of a single share by the au thor or authors of the trick. The only risk lay In the offer of genuine stock at the higher prices; forcing this manipulators, to buy. where Ibey would fain have sold, but this hazard was almost entirely avoided. As showing how completely the big manipulator or manipulators held sway it was observable that 100-share lots of stock could either bo traded In not at all or elso only at figures a wholo point or so away from the exchange quotation. Practices like these are cloaely akin to the "by-bidding" whicli, contrary to law and morals, sometime goes on at sue- tlons. The New York stock exchange people who were, guilty of them violated both the rules of the cotton exchange and the laws of New York State. Nothing could have been more fraudulent and, at least In ret rospect, more sharnelossly apparent. The governors of the stock exchange have ordered an investigation, and the Btate district attorney's office may take a hand later." For ways that are dark the aver age bucket shop. It Is well known. can hardly bo outdone. This class of establishment neither promotes useful speculation nor, a a gambling Institution, deal fairly. In conse quence It has been abolished over a large part of the country. The New York stock and cotton exchanges, al ready In danarer of snTerely restrictive or crippling legislation upon Governor Hushes' initiative, may profit by its example. WEATHER MKX'8 LONGER RANGE. u The week-ahead weather forecasts now being sent out by the government when conditions appear to make ap proximate accuracy possible should prove very popular. Of course these shots from long range will miss tho mark more frequently than the short kind, but they possess a distinct value, none 'the less. In foretelling; the grand movements of the atmosphcro with regurd to their beginning, direc tion, scope and range of greatest ef fect the Weather Bureau" has long alnca achieved' practical certainty. The blizzarda and cold waves which sweep down from the Northwest or from beyond thetreat lakes, and the furious tropical storms which sweep up from the oulf of or the Caribbean " Sea, duly noted early in their career j and warnings wired far ahead. But for warning given of storms bdth great and smalt, navigation nn the coast and the lakes would be much more precarious than It. Is. Equal certainty of another sort Is seen In the protection given cities and rlpai rlan farmers on long rivers like the Ohio by informing thenft of present and prospective conditions higher up. When and where there will at least be danger of frost Is also, extremely val uable Information which the bureau can give. Increasing numbers of North Carolina farmera who get daily weather reports at their homes by telephone can testify to the general value of the service even for a State so wonderfully blessed in its climate. The bureau's latest move harmonizes with the policy of ettendlng its use fulness a.i rapidly as the advance In meteorological science and opportuni ties for observation will permit. Only a short time ago an arrange ment was reached with tho British government's weather men whereby reports roughly covering most of tho two hemispheres arc to be exchanged. Thus science unceasingly progresses, while tho goosebone remains station ary. It Is easy to predict upon whose standard ultimate and crushing vic tory will one day rest. , Suppose Governor Johnson were elected a third time In Republican Minnesota and Mr. Bryan were de feated a third time In the country. May anything rather than the second contingency happen fpollticaily this year, but, we repeat, suppose It did happen. Tha Democratic) party would almost certainly have another leader. . South Carolina will go down In his tory after this presidential campaign as the Tight aad 'State. Panlied Acorn Dug X'p From aa Old Road. . Klnston Free Press. While working over an old unused road on his farm yesterday, Mr. lly- jjaaiUKfcfchid4t, UH n 11m ann rosi parched and charred acorns, which war in a hole two feet under around. But for Being charred they were In tact. The trouble has been in ae counting - for how -tha acorns - got there. The road has not been In use for many year. Mr. Mtwborn think titat Indians, while parching them foiMood, were called oft and left them burning lo their wigwam. Others sug gest that sonar medicinal coheoetkm, fur Which the Indians were'famous. Wconfe an Ignorance. Can any one solve tb question 7 AN ESOBMCUS BilXFALL ' - (Continued from Pg One.) V their residence. 1$ was otherwise yesterday. , The water backed Itself Into little . nousVs on the lowland and simple forced the 'aeople away One old negro who has lately come here from the country was relating to his fdiends the method oy whicn he escaped and saved his furnishlnrs, Seelnr in the afternoon that the water was getting too deep .In bi sitting room, he secured an 1 anger and bored a bole In tho floor. ; HOSKINS TRAFFIC STOPPED. 'The street cars to and from Hot- kins stopped at 7:45 last night in view of the threatening break of th fdam of the big pond recently built out there. The street ear company has had a large force of hands working continuously since an early hour yesterday morning trying to keep tho immense volume of water from tearing through the embank ment'. The first squad of hands went out about 1 o'clock in the morning and commenced cutting channels at either end of the-large dam. Ob serving that the water was rising too rapidly for them, another squad was ordered and went to wrk at a o'clock yesterday afternoon. ' Chan nels of the width of several feet and of similar denth were cut on the enda in order to keep the water from flowing over the dam. Btm another force waa sent out . at o'clock last night in order to make a last effort at saving the dam. Be fore" thia "hour, however, the street cars had been stopped because of the danger which aemed so Im mediate. Had the dam broken, the street car tracks for a long distance would have been submerged by sev eral feet. As It was, the tracks for some distance and for a part of the day were covered with water' to the depth of a foot or more, but the street cars ran along on usual schedule. , ORKAT DESRUCTION PROBABLE It is yet too early to arrive at any comprehension of the destruction which will lie In the wake Of this, the greatest of all floods this section has exnerlenced since a tlm of which there Is no remembrance. What it will mean to highland crops cannot be estimated. Not otherwise is It with the lowland fields of cot ton and corn. One can safely Judge, however, that the corn of the bot tom soil in this entire section haa been actually ruined by the overflow and the cotton production on account of the excessive wetness will he notably cut. If many of the fine bridges which span fhe streams of the county are not really washed away, there will be a large amount of money to expend In repairs. The same Is applicable to the railroad bridges In piedmont Carolina, many of which have been damaged as press reports elsewhere will verify. 80 far ss could be ascertained, there haa been no loss of life in the streams here bout a The weather man predicts a clear ing; away of he clouds to-night and the prevalence -of fair weather. CATAWBA SMASHES RECORDS. The water In the Catawba river at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon was run ning between twelve and thirteen feet over the Catawba dam near Rock Hill, R ('. It was higher than ever before In the history of tha Southern Power Company, which haa been engaged In harnessing the stream for the past fivo years. At last account, the river was still rising, the rains having been very general throughout Its entire drainage area. The stream, which" had already been gushing like a mon ster mill race, rose three feet yester day In almost as many hours, wash ing down Its muddy course the accu mulated debris of years. All tho branches and creeks, running In simply roared, contributing JLO the aggregate, not only vast volumes of water, but se'ctlons of bridges wash ed away, trunks of trees and fences without number. The river Just be low the Catawba dam, which is nor mally very shallow, was more than twenty feet deep. All of the bottoms were flooded and in many places the stream was mile wide. No substan- Mexlcoj(Hi damage was done the Southern can be powe.r Company's Catawba station nor h, stations at Great Falls or Rocky Creek other than what might be ex pectcd. At all three places unfinished sections of work were Impaired, and In several cases demolished. At Rocky Creek the dinky bridge was washed sway Just at the mouth of the stream, flreat Fajls suffered comparatively little by reason of the fortunate loca tion of the power house, being off the main stream and on, the natural canal situated some distance way. Th witter. Instead of going down to the main dam, was allowed to follow tho regular course of tne stream and take the course around. .The big ma chines ran on as usual, generating the current which supplied the cotton mills and plants in cities fifty and seventy-five miles away. There waa no diminution of the supply of power in spite of the fact that the river was dnlng its utmost to put everything connected with It out of commission. The superior equipment, and especial ly the splendid service, did noble ser vice tn combating with the force of tho elements. AT SPENCER MOUNTAIN. Whilo the stations of the Southern Power Company escaped with little Injury, the plant of the Spencer Moun tain Company, six miles below Qas tonta. was not no fortunate. A 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon the water had reached a point within six Inches of the windows of the power house and the stream was boiling and bub bling likn mad. Grave fears were then entertained for the plant sub stantial damage having already been done the property. It Is understood that If the water -penetrated the power house and ran Into the generators that great Injury would result The big force of men at work In staying the flood, afraid of a further rise In the waters, were boarding- Bp the windows with close llttlng planks and impervious material late yesterday afternoon. Tha plant has TSaen" shut down since Pnnday, the lighting of tho City of .Gastonla having been done Monday night and. again last night by the Southern Power Com pany. The Spencer Mountain plant is owned and operated largely by Gaston county capitalists and has a capacity of approximately 1,009 horse-power. , TRAFFIC IS ABANDONED. At the hour of going to press this morning It was announced that the Houthern had practically abandoned traffic on Its several divisions In this section oa account of high - water. Train No. I Was held at Greenville because of the imminent danger in which trestles were placed by the creeks. - Some of the . southbound trains were also annulled. : It cannot now be estimated when , regular schedules ran be resumed. ' - .J " On th TJmea. . Richmond News-Leader. .. . v - "The : Charlotte - Observer Mimi worried because The Raleigh Times fails to understand Tne Observer's lit tU Jokes." The which raises the ques tion whiclicpaAempcrariiitthe Joke. - Talcs of tKs Town and tHs Times Dt BED frttfttAaat nt wm m t 4ionA fhA Republican 'politicians are hereTheyf are all here. Spencer Ad-ams, Carl Duncan, Marlon Butler, Tom -Settle, Harry Skinner, The Iron- Duke, The Bull of the Brushles, Rough Hender son, . -r Vlrge r Lusk, Tom v - Romne, Charlie Reynolds, Eugene Holton, Ike Meeklna, Hesh . Harklna, - Sixteea-to-One Keith, and the Vest The August floods have, kept a few of the boys la the trenches away but all of the hign muck r-muiCks ' can swim. :AU day yesterday, while ta plat form ; committee was considering the various planks, a number of the well- known wind-jammers of the party sat around the lobby of the Belwyn Ho tel cracking Jokes, colonel Menaerson, with a ftusafaneaque beard, a Wilkes iHiiit Moimi In hi'' eheak. and a clear, 'far-seeing gray eye beneata a grizzled brow, took the lead la rem inlscent yarns. - (;, "It was in the days of Old Book Kltchln." or "Vance," or "Ransom,' or "Oliver Dockery." or "Judge Set tle."' or MR0m Llnney's younger days, so and so took plaoe, from, morning till nicht. outspoken, reaay ana mother-wltted Uncle Rough makes a charming raconteur. , r . ; 'RIGHT-AT-fflSAKlV -vi What about prohibition? Are yo3 going to put a plank in the platform endorsing . the Democratic lawT't Colonel Henderson was asked. - ". 'Not me. When Wilkes goes out I will surrender." declared Mr. Hender son. -;' -.: "I do not beHeve that there 'are many downright pronmjuopuus. Somebody asked Senator Vance, many years ago, how he stood on prohibi tion. His reply was: 'My nean an right but my stomach goes back on me.' That's the way it ia with most people the heart is for prom onion but the stomach won't stand." How about Mr. 80 and So for Gov ernor, Colonel Menaeraonj asaea some one. He won't do. I'm against him." Any special reason?" Yes. He cheated me out of a speech one time at a State convention, and that, to me, is a crime. nave been attending Republican State con ventions ever since the party was or ganized and I always make a speech. This fellow was In the chair when I called for recognition, but he did not or would not. hear m. The conven tion adjourned sine die ana I did not get to give birth to a great speech with which I was pregnant." "What aaout that man, will he do?" A MILK AND CIDER MAN. "No. He ia a milk and cider fel low has no opinion to express on anything. He remlnda me of the story that I heard on a certain astute United States Senator. Private John Allen, that Mississippi story-teller, tells it. He said that the Senator, whom he knew well, reminded him of a Western fellow, who would not commit himself on anything. One day two of his friends, a lawyer and a doctor, decided to try him. The doctor declared In his presence that he had seen a bull buffalo do a very unusual feat a day or two prior to that. '"What was that?' asked; the -lawyer. ' , fu ---"'Why, I saw .him allmb-Iwenty-flveS feet Into a ti0 to get a bunch of grapes," said the doctor.:. . ' , ( " 'Oh, come off, Doc', said the law yer, 'you know that Is not so It's Impossible, a buffalo can't climb a tree.' "The politic man heard atl of this but did not say anything. " -Well, we will ask Brown here, he Is a man of sense,' said the doc tor. 'He has been about a great deal. Let's see what he says.' "The question was put to Brown. "Brown studied a little, and, run ning his fingers through his hair, said 'I don't know about that. I never saw THE STATE'S GRJBATNES8, A Statesvlllft Man Deeply Impressed by the Commercial and Industrial Thrift Seen Everywliere From Mountain Top to Seashore Statea vllle a Typical Town of the Stat. To the Editor of The Observer! I ask myself the question, Does the average North Carolinian fully realise what a truly great and progressive State he lives InT Last summer ' I visited a great many towng between Newton and -Oxford and I must . con fess that I was truly amaxed at ths great commercial and v Industrial solidity, upbuilding and progress that I saw on every aide. The thrift energy and ingenuity of the people remind me more of the charac teristics of the New England Yankees than tha sons ot the warm, sunny clime. The people of the Old North State have always been virtuous and brave. In the war of the revolution end the great civil war North Carolina courage and valor was loyal, undying and un questionable. The sound of drum and rife and the cannon's , roar haa long been hushed under a reign of peace, but the history of past martlaj evenU deals largely with the heroic fealty and patriotism of the men and women ot the Old North Statiy The people of tha State are as a rule deeply religious and from the high peaka of tha Blue Ridge range to tha white shore line of the At lantic one wlli be Impressed with the beautiful churches and their large and earnest congregation not alone In the cities and ; towns, ; but all throughout the country. In the great work of missions In which the United States Is so earnestly engaged and deeply- Interested the, State of North . Carolina is to-day leading our States, not only In money, but our young ' men and women are crossi ng Jhe seas In . large numbers and de voting and dedicating - their Uvea to the conversion and. moral reclamation of our heathen brothers and sisters. , No State ln4 the. South since the war has made -greater progress along educational lines Than -ours. Taking our splendid .colleges and universities located in the principal cities, which provide for a finished classical educa tion, we have high-grade male and female - eolleges - ii all of the large towns in the State. In addition l the free school, system, which is graded aad affords not only a com- . . . Wm U. ; w that are enrolled tn tne private nign class colleges. The children of this age are being highly educated under the system of free public schools, and the effects and results are be soming more and more manifest each year In raising the standard, of morals and good- citizenship. . - In briefly commenting on the com mercial and industrial growth of ths State I need hot go away from home to illustrate the situation bat will take giatesvlile, Known far and BUCK ana 'dA it 4iutvOti raLn't. tall what a buffalo will do when he wants grapes ngnt pas: ... t t ' "That's oar friend exactly." -' PAtJNCn AND THE MINISTRY. "A funny thing happened In the mountains during the last campaign I mean that-confounded Ilauor busi ness,' said Colonel Henderson, "A big fat preaober, ' wtU ; mora lungs than . brains, , waa ' splitting tha air for tha ratification of the bllL His crowd was not in sympathy with him. Aa he ripped and roared and hung over the table a drunk chap, far back in the audience, getting tired of the performance, shouted' In an incoher-i ent wax l done round out oat pauncn don t make er preacner. . ; "School was out The speaker had to tall the boys to take their books and go home.'' - Colonel Henderson 1 - aa i widely known In Republican circles as any man In his. party. His way ot express ing sentiments and opinions is pecu liar to himself. On looking-him over the average person would put. him down for an Illiterate, ibut ho la a col lege bred man, ' ' Ha Is not afraid to take stand for r against a person or an issue. : "When I don't like a man.", said Colonel Henderson, yesterday, "I don't associate wKh him. You never catch trie In the congregation of ths r un godly." :m A' 4 FORMER SENATOR BUTLER. : Former Senator Marion Butler will attract more- interest In Charlotte than any other delegate to the con vention. HIsakyrocket career, as lead er of the Populist party.- rmade the Democrats despise him. His name win arouse a Democrat quicker than that of anybody else In the Stat. He may not know it but his enemies call, him "The Fog." . -. -. . - "He has the face of a fox." said man as the ex-Senator walked up to the Selwyn register yesterday and wrote down his name. Mr. Butler may afTect this peculiar facial aspect for he wears a full, fine pointed, VanDyke beard, which makes his head shape up Just like that of a cunning fox or wolf. But, withal, he is an attractive man. He has a keen eye, a cool head, and plenty of courage. Aa a debater on the hustings he feared no comer. His ability to make trouble Is second to that of no politician. The Republi cans are afraid to let him get any thing like a good seat in the band wagon lest ha overthrow the driver, take the reins and. let the elephant go down the pike. -' THE BULL OF THE BRUSHIE8. Rom Linney, known id the political world aa the Bull ot the Brushles, Is a literary man of rare attainment. He has lived 1n the mountains so long that he looks Ukeu aa wed-off peak, with many butts and spurs. He Is welt versed In classic and mountain lore. The works of Dickens, Thackeray, Ljtton, and such noted authors have been his everyday companions,'- The ways and customs of tha mountain folk are familiar to him. It Is not un usual to hear leading men of the State say "that Is one of Romulus Llnney's stories." As an attorney Mr. Linney has succeeded. One of the best speech es delivered In the House of Repre sentatives during his etay in Congress was made by him. There Is something to him. He looks the part erf the rug ged mountaineer, with tils ruddy face. his blue eyes, and his snaggy mane. His hair, whloh Is very fine, grows 1 iwua nun iu - w ' " J iamln Franklin, and gives him a wholly appearance about the head. He measured swords with the great Democrats of the last generation. If he should be nominated and he and Mr. W. W. Kltchln were to have a Joint debate the campaign would be one round of pleasure. It would be In teresting to hear the shrill" voice and see the picturesque form of. the old war horse in combat. ' - wide as "the best town In North Carolina." the census of 1900 gave us a population of 3,249, We have now something over 8.000. Wa have the following industries: Three furni ture factories, one safe . and table, one chair, one oil mill, one ice, one harness, one glass, three cotton, one flour mill of, 700 ' barrels capacity daily, one cement and plaster, one brick-making machinery, u four to bacco, one roots and Kerbs, two bottling works, two lumber mills. We have two wholesale grocery and one wholesale dry goods house and three banks. ,v : v " " In the last year about It resi dences, were erected and an entire block of business houses and two handsome churches At the present rate of growth and progress we fully expect to have within, the next five years 18,000 inhabitants. ; This Is a correct picture of the average North Carolina- town. The whole State is growing by leaps and bounds; It's teeming and vibrating with life and business. How can it be otherwise with ' the richest soli. most salubrious t and aeiigntiui climate, superb rushinr water nowers. inexhaustible supply of tlm ber' and hardwoods and a people keen, alert, vigorous and prompt to meet conditions and grasp . oppor tunities. V Watch North Carolina, but be sure to get up early and stay up late, for this great State is cnarging time, opportunity and progress, just like her heroic old veterans charged on the great battlefields of Virginia, only this time she is gaining victory at every turn. w. r. uanbtf. Statesville, Aug.- S4th.- CLEOJT AND Z. Charles Mack ay. Cleon hath ten thousand acres, "' Ne'er a one have I; Cleon dwelleth In a palace, la a cottage I. -1. Cleon hath a dozen fortunes, . Not a penny I;' Yet the poorest of the twain .v Is Cleon and not I." , - -.- .1 . w.: ..-,? "p. ' - ,""" Cleon, true, possesses acres, - t But the landscape I; '' " Half the charm to me it yleldeth Money cannot buy. . Cleon harbors sloth and dulness -Freshening vigors 1 5 . t, v' He In velvet I, in fustian, ' ' ' Richest man am J. ' ' Cleon is a Slav to grandeur, ' Free as thought am It ', Cleon fees a score of doctors. Wealth surrounded, ease encumbered, Cleon fears to die: Death may coma he'll And me ready: Happier man laL Cleon sees no charm In Nature, In a daisy I; ' Cleon hears no anthems ringing ; ; In 'the sea and sky;., v.-.! Nature tines to me forever, .' Earnest listener I,- - State for state, with all attendants. Who would changer Not L iiltaltlima4aiaA.t1t),Mtt(t litftl til i T E Take it to Wife One of the. newest models in Fall Coat Suits.-. Three sample lots, showing every design of the smartest tailors in Women's ;Eeady-to-Wear Garments, "Suits that-would please the most fastidious and tickle the purse of even the close fisted. These range in price from $25.00 to $60.00 "at "regular pricest but were samples bought at a discount and go For 1-4 Off. Take one to your wife and, if she don't like it, we'll re-. akaaMva vav auvUv T f) J There's, a big sale of Skirts . y t " Take it to Your Sweetheart It's in our Jewelry Department, and there's one of the best selected stocks of guaranteed goods in the city, in either Solid ,Gold or Pilled Bracelets, Watches, Jewelry, etc., or Sterling Silver or Plated Table ware, Novelties, etc, and a rich assortment of Cut Glass, Silver Deposit Ware, Diamonds, set or, loose, and the prices are correct. The craze of to-day is our 4,jL'' Pm,' Electro Gold Plated Safety' Pins, 0 and 00. Retail price 30c. per dozen, and special wholesale price per gross. 1 " - Take it for Yourself It's in" our Men's Furnishings, Gothing or. Shoe. De partment. There's the- V Emery" Shirt from $1.00 to $3.00, and everybody likes them because they .fit There's the new Fall Stetson, 'No Name", and "Dil- worth" in soft and stiff at $3.50, $.300 and $2.50. - There's CScriven's" Underwear, too. Now for a Suit, pair Pants or Fancy (Vest We have just gotten in Borne of our Fall Suits for Men and Boys and we sell no cheap VEastside" clothes, but sell snappy. Suits, $15.00 to $27.50, and Boys' Suits $2.50 to $8.50: : , There's our J'Knox" Shoes at $5.00 and $6.00, our "Dilworth'Vat $3.00 to $4.00 that would f make any ; man take life easy. "Then our 'Sorosis" for Women at 3.50 "and 4.00-the J5 wellest Shoe on the market. Dpnt adjourn this convention until yotf isit tu Your t and Silk Petticoats, tob. r
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