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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, SEPTEMBER Uf 1903. THE -SPORTING WORLD BASEBALL YESTERDAY n : National kjcugnm. ' ; St 1Mb ; Chicago t. . Cincinnati S; Pittsburg J. . ' '. ' AJnerlcan lieaguc. Bt. Louis 1: Detroit 1 OX Innings). Cleveland 3; Chicago 3. Beoond game- Cleveland ; Chicago L V- : oMiern Memphis 0; Mobil 1. New Qrtaane Montgomery t. -N v . , 1 - aTAXDLG ok- TBK CLTJB3. ' T ; national league. 1 1 - ' . v r - Woo. Lest. Pet Chicago ...' .,.".....' 63 ' Plttaburg ..- t ...... S3 Philadelphia .... 71 ClnoliinaU . JSostoit u Brooklyn .. .. ....... 44 Bt. Louis ....i..... 44 ; .: ' SI . M V. - 70 ... ' 70 ;20 '. .6 .474 .41 .131 .US AMERICAN LEAGUE.- i '! ! :: ',1 Won. Lost Pet Detroit .. .. .. ...... 75 Cleveland ..-... ;..... 73 Chicago ........... 74 Bt Louis .. .. ..' ., .... 71 : Philadelphia '.. ,J .. .... J Boston ,..., - 60 ' Washington .. ;,. ',..t... 87 Vlf Tork .. ............ 43 . : 66 U - H U 70 " 87 .677 - .880 . . .656 :'..64 .-.489 - .463 ' .44 .330 SOUTHERN LEAGUE. i. j Won. Loat Pot New Orleans .' '.. .... 71 v 65 -A7 Nashville ....... 70 ,65 -.660 Memphis .. :i 71 4' M - . ( ,.6S0 Montgomery . ' 6S Mobil .... t ,. 65, 496 LltU Rock .. ... 61 71 .461 Atlanta 57 70 .449 Birmingham.......... 48 81 JT1 . VIRGINIA LEAGUE. - - , Won. Loat Pot Richmond M -Danville ,. ,. , 73 . 47 Roanoke -.. .. .." 6 - - 65 Portsmouth .. .. .... 61 6t Norfolk '. at 74 Lynchburg 41 71 .675 476 .430 .tea .196 - KATIOXAL LEAGUE. ' Cincinnati, O.. Sept. 13.-An error by Burr ana Wilson' misjudging of mo Lean's fly, netting the batter three bases, aided Cincinnati materially la winning from Pittsburg- to-day. . Score: . T R. H. B. Cincinnati .. .. .. .. 600 W0 00 4,1 Plttabunr 000 (KO 000-1 i 1 Rowan' and McLean; WilUs and Gibson, lime. 1:55. Umpire, Rlgler. Bt Louis. Sent. 13.-Chlcago to-day won the Jlnal game of the aeries by a score of to . Raymond pitched poorly In the first Inning and this with two errors gave the visitors their three runs. Score: It. H. K. St. Louis : 000 000 000-0 6 1 Chicago 0W 000-J 9 Raymond, Bebe and Moran; Overall and KUng. Time, 1:46. Umpire, O'Day. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Bt Louis, 8ept It Smith's single, com ing after Schaefrr, threw low on T. Jones' grounder, gave Bt Lou la a run In the eleventh Inning to-day, the locals winning; 1 to L Detroit scored In the first en Mclntyre's single and Cobb's triple. -6core: .. , ' R. H. B. St LouU .... .. .. 010 000 000 011 11 Detroit .. .... 100 600 0000-1 B WaddelT and Smith: Summers and Thomas. Time, Umpires, Sheridan , and Hurst-' ' Chicago. Sept 11. Chicago and Cleve land broke even to-day, Cleveland win King the flrat game I to t and losing the aacond 0 to L Score: R. H. E. Chicago .. .. .. ...w (XX 002 000-1 6 0 Cleveland .. .. .. .. 101 000 000-1 1 -Smith and Sullivan: Rhoades and Semis. Time, 1:13. Umpires. O'Loughlla and Egan. ftecond game: R. H. B. Chicago 010 000 OOx t 6 0 Cleveland .. .. .. .. 000 Ono OOO-O 5 0 Walah and Sullivan: Berger and Bemlfl. Time. 1:30. Umpires, O'Loughlln and Sgan, SOUTIIEr. LEAGUE. New Orleans. Sept 11 R.k Score: R. E. Montgomery .. 000 101 000-1 5 0 New Orleans .. -.. ..i 000 000 000-4) 5 4 . Lively and Hart; Frits and Matthews. Time, 1:14. Umpire, Pfennlnger. Memphis, Tenn., Sept 13. Bcore: ' R. H. B. Mobile 001 000 000-1 S 1, Memphis 000 000 000-0 1 Hickman and Massing; Garrlty and Owens. Time, 1:55. Umpire, Fltsslm. . mona , STINGS. Lynchburg has released and Ports mouth, has signed Outfielder Bob Wal- Here are the five great baseball defeats under modern baseball con ditions. V ' ; 188 Chlesgo 15; ClevAand 1. - l7--Chlcago 16; Louisville 7. - 1398 Boston 24; Louisville 4. ' - 1899 Louisville 5: Washington-4-. laos-etrolt 21; Athletics . A leading paper of the bid Domin ion picks as an all-sUr . Virginia 'Leagua team: -Outfielders Powell and Ilenn, Danville; ; Heasler, . Roanoke: first base, Kanller, Richmond; second tase, r Gulheen, - Portsmouth; third tase. Relnhardt Danville; shortstop, McMahon, Danville; catchers, Messltt Richmond; Rhyn, Danville; pitchers, Otey, Morrlssey. Roanoke; Quinn, R- velle Richmond; Walsh, Danville.,. James M. Williams, of Reading. Pa., Is perhaps the only deaf mate t umpirwin eastern rennsyivaaia. inert are few. If anv. deaf mute umpires in ' the country Williams gives excellent - satisfaction to the teams of Reading and Berks county and has officiated In many game. In calling strikes he raises his right hand, and In calling balls his left hand. While- he can't .-. hear a foul tip he can see It whether caught by the catcher or not, and rarely makes a mistake. At present tie umpires all ball games played at Sboemakersville, and is a good draw- Ifiz canLry- vvt j - --. . . - - . JHE K UTILE WAT. . ' ' ff. E. Riser, in Chicago Record-Herald. Teu cannot aid by sitting back - And scoffing at what others do, " Or sighing for the things you lack, -" Or wishing luck might come to you. Ton cannot aid by looking sad ' , ' Or envying some favored on - f ": Who, with a chance yon never had, . Has done what, you, too, -might have . . dona .' v-,: ' . . -. .'-.-.' -.; : ': v"; " s--v" Tou cannot win by sitting still ". . V - And waiting for the lucky day, , : ' " While some one else goes rorth. te fill The part you have the gifts to play. . I , toe average, woman. 6he Poaeessrs Certain Definite Tnrtta, 1 Which Are Here Set Forth er Life Uneventful But Happy - , Washington Herali. T ; '" If you are aa average woman, you are I feet. 4 inches In height you weigh 135 pounda, you are married, and have, three children, you have no servant you are slender 'and have dark brown hair, you are a good cook, and know what It means to do hard work. ,i;v;"y" --' . - - ' It la usual with-the world to Ignore the average, whloh, after alU la only another word - for . the : commonplace. - We don't notice the commonplace. ' We da sot find stories down there. After- all. 'the flrat essential . the novel Is that It should be novel, and the chief characteristic of a successful play is that It should be uh-uaual-ia .it tragedy or In Its humor. Theae have their parallels in life of a surety,. ljut not in the average life -The delightful heroine, of your' novel, with 7 her vivacity, her roguish smile, and her April moods ia n6tN average. She Is above the averace. lust as the sordid, un combed woman ef the city slums Is be low it The 'average woman stands be tween, and possesses traits that can oe put into print, they are so definite... ' To begin with, she is domestic It Is nice to reflect in 'these 'days, when we have lauded the "bachelor girt" en to a pedestal that the majority of the women of the United States marry, and have children. There Is no getting past this. The census figures show that the average woman still thinks .her. vocation is to be found around her own and her husband's hearth. '. ' ' . ' : The searchlight of publicity never has or ominous ruble of denunciation has reached her ears. The hearthstone is the scene of all her triumphs and all her fail ures, and she views life through a lens which magnifies the commonplace and throws Into shadow those 'events of In terest which are the breath of life to the wAnun .hn.a tha avaraa-e. and which possess the attraction of the unattainable : kA amn lower down. . In height the average woman measures about 6 feet 4 Inches, which ta fairly tall. Her bust is from 26 to M Inches, and her hips from to 8 inches. Her, weight averages about 135 founds. In a general summing up she may be skid to be a tall, comparatively slender brunette. Her hand is broad and Immensely capa ble. It la not a hand that can wield a brush with skill or that can perform won ders on a piano. It la not a beautiful hand. It is one, however, that knows no "stumping m the Una of the household activities. It is broad rather than long and firm In texture. The lingers are in clined toward shortness, and are broad at the tips. This hand knows . all the Ins and outs of washing and of ironing day. It Is strong In the kneading of bread. It Is rapid in using the needle. It Is ttreteas on those days when sweeping and dusting must be done..-. It is the lot of this average woman to possess a phlegmatic temperament She has discovered- that the sphere In which she Uvea is round, and that her path forma a circle which she must traverse each day. Never varying monotony la the order of things for her, and she has given up expecting anything extraordinary. It la doubtful if she would exult in it should It eross her path, for an appetite for quiet once cultivated la a hard one to break Into.. So the average woman goes on her way, quietly, - conscientiously, with eyes Axed straight ahead! fcevfer diverging from the beaten path., -" In other words, aha Is supremely unin teresting to every one but the average man, who doesn't worry after -m "tempera ment' and has never heard of the Boll eau face or -the Gibson girl. . She is not disaatisrted, for she is so busy that time for brooding never gets to her. and it la doubtful If ahe would brood had she the opportunity. Tou see, she Is not built that way. The woman .who broods, who Is contin ually hungry for something ahe never geta. Is the woman above the average With her capacity for pain. . Besides, she marries the average man, and Is as happy aa she thinks ahe was ever meant to be. When the children come she does not shirk. She faces the task bravely and certainly bravery Is needed. There la no Item of household expendi ture which she does not' meet and wrestled with and conquer and she neither starves nor goes naked In order to make income meet expenses. She simply manages closely and watchfully,, and If at flrat her judgment Is not good in is bound to de velop under the dally gymnastics It Is forced to undergo. ; Her three children . will always -look tidy. She will lavish a fond affection on them will probably "spoil" them a little and though they will be a little imperti nent often, they will love her. y .There is one great distinguishing tea' ture about the average woman. She real Isea that she la Just what ahe is. Eh a be lieves Impllcity in the law of toreordtna tlon. and knows that the duties marked out for her she will fulfill. She entertains no dreams or hopes of future greatness. - But after all is said, being an average woman has Its compensations. Her life, while It may be monotonous. Is, never theless, untouched by the fever which much gold brings. The drugery which Is hers la ' Its . own reward, for through it she sees that the rounding out of her own life, and the lives of her family, has been accomplished. She will remain young in looks much longer than the woman above the average, for her hours .are regular, and -the air she breathes Is pure. She is always able to sleep, for her work is of a kind that Induces sleep. An average woman, confronted with her problems the other day, thought for a mo ment before she answered the" question, "Does it pay to be an average woman T Finally she said: Tea, it Voes. I work hard and I get tired, but I have a good bed to go to, and I know that it is clean and well made, because I have attended to it myself. I do all my own werk, but I have no. servant to pester me. I tske care of my own children, and I know that they are not beaten, or abused, or fright ened, or taught things which ther should not know. My husband -Is not rich, but he is free from the temptations that as sail the rich man. . Every night , he is home with me and the children; He and I have had to save and go without things, and this has drawn us nearer together." Her eyes grew tender, and she laughed a little whimsically as she added, slowly: "Tee. it to really worth while to be Just an average Woman." ' '' v-: Per The 'Observer. THE SWEET. ' Through woodland fair ihe evening Mtr 81ghed sated with a (raarance rare, ana most complete: .- )& From whence the sweet? ;r -i. Strong, aged trees, the streaming breeze fSwayed back and forth, In such as these The birds of spring were wont to sing. Aa neat tne air wittt anxious wing; - jtna mis is. "ueeu But whence the sweetf - . The squirrels playel in deepest shade, And scampered down the narrow atade: The lonesome vales held tragic tales -Told only to the passing gales; And this is meet: But whence the sweet? ' Around I spied and vainly tried - To place the fount. A violet cried - ' Bruised nesth my feet: "Lo, I'm the sweet" ". ' ,. . -OSCAR BOLAND. BOOKS AM) -MAGAZINES Centennial General Catalogue' of the , Trustees, Officer, professors and Alumni of the Union Theological Seminary Jn Virginia. 1807-1SQ7 Edited by Walter W, Moore. - .. This 'Is a, beautiful hook, from typographical standpoint and con tains, as embellishments, photograph of the present seminary buildings and grounds as well aa of many of the aisunguisneo. mvines wno nave suuru ed its faculty In tlmesJoasU - An historical sketch, which Is com' prehensive without beln-r verbose, traces the career of this noble old Institution from its establishment at Hampden ' Sidney to the Dreaent day, The seminary belongs Jointly to the Synods of North Carolina and Vir ginia, and, as is well known, was transplanted to Richmond some ten years ago.- . , : : The usual lists of directors, trustees, professors, etc., precede the catalogue of students. in the latter, l.iei names are recorded, beginning with the year 1807 and closing with young men who have not yet graduated. Af ter each student's name la given a concise yet clear summary of his ec- ciesisattcal career. . . :; , THE SEPTEMBER REVIEW. OF , REVIEWS. ' . v .- This Is a Presidential year and this number of The Review, of Reviews Is notable for the wealth, of campaign Information and comment It contains. Tart and Bryan, the candidates of tle two leading parties, 'occupy the llmo- ugnt in the editorial paxes, ana tour of the minor parties are represented by articles from the pens of leading members. $ "The Socialist Party in the Cam paign," by Robert V.' Hunter, will prove an eye-opener to the - major ity of the reader. For sixteen years the two big parties have had the arena practically to themselves, as no other party has received any slsable percentage of the nation a vote. xt the Socialists fulfill their own expec tations and poll close to a million votes this year, there will be some sitting up and taking of notice among- the professional politicians. , Samuel Dickie In "The Prohibition lata and Their Cause" briefly de scribes the Columbus .convention, re- firoduces ita very compact platform n full, and appends sketches of lta nominees. "Why I Am StlU a Populist." by Thomas E. Watson is the most Inter esting If not convincing;, "apolojy" of the most unique figure In present-day pontics. As might have been expected, John Temple Qraves, in his "Mission of the Independence Party." indignantly de nies that that party is the offspring; or Hearst's spite against Bryan, ana outlines what he considers the rea sons which called It Into existence. From the perturbed warfare of the political parties the reader turns to two articles dealing with a far more desperate conflict one that is con tinuous instead of being intermittent, and one whose effects will be felt when only a reference toJhe list of Presidents will Inform the average man whether Taft or Bryan won In the year of grace 1908. This con flict Is the struggle against the "Great White Plague," and it Is discussed by C. F. Lewis In "The Warfare L. Sabln In "Modern Curative Methods With Tuberculosis." It Is a safe prophecy that many generations hene humanity will look back with grati tude to the unselfleh. scientists and physicians who banished this mortal foes from the planet Ex-Congressman McCleary, writing of a proposed memorial to Lincoln, to be Inaugurated In February, 1109, the 'hundredth anniversary of -his birth. sUKKests the building of an ex ouialte read from Washington to Gettysburg, to bear the name of the Lincoln road. , ' Other special articles of the month are "Real Navigation of the Air," by George H. Grey; "English Speaking Lands in the South Faclnc." by the editor, and "Old Age Pensions in England," by Guernsey Jones. CURRENT LITERATURE FOR SEP TEMBER. The "Review of the World" in this issue is full of interesting comments on recent happenings, the most .not able possibly being paragraphs on the recent progress in flying machines, on the recent decision regarding stand ard Oil's twenty-ntne million dollar fine, and on the new constitution In Turkey. "The Story of Hlsgen and the Octo pus" and "The Affabllltjrof Mr. Kern: are special articles dealing with can didate in the pending national cam paign. In the same division of the magaslne is a most informing article on "The Secret Sorrows of the Sul tan," describing some of the troubles of that much-troubled potentate. "The Black Pope" discusses the personality of Father Werni. ' General of the Jesuit Order, and tells of his great Influence at the Vatican. A scholarly review of the Russian author Andreyev heads the section on literature. ; One cannot but won der how long the long-suffering Rus sian public wilt stand the doses this particular "genius" has been handing out to it. A very readable paper la presented on Walt Whitman's Influ ence In- ."France, suggested by a new work on the New Jersey aage by M. Bagalgette. "Does VVdvanced Teaching Empty the Theological seminaries?'' Is writ ten with particular reference to the situation In Germany, although the conditions there are similar. In great measure, to those throughout Prot estantism. "The Two-Sides of Bish op -Potter's Character" is one of the very best sketches of the late Bishop of New Tork that has appeared. ' George Ade'a "Father and - the Boys" is the play selected for com ment and quotation, and Is presented In . brief . but comprehensive outline, the more striking passages being re produced verbatim. The play abounds In clever dialogue and amusing situa tions. - .: , Dr. Munsterberg, of Harvard, has recently published gome thoughts on the ase of alcoholic beverages, which have created no yttlo sensation. The views themselves and, the opinions they have called forth are grouped In an able article unler the caption, "Dr. Munsterberg on the Emotional Des sicatlon of the' American People." . v: , - "- THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE FOR ..'. , , SEPTEMBER, . ' . For the people of the South the paper In this number which will at tract the closest attention la that con taining Rar fltannard Baker's person, a I cnr iuslorm on "What to Do With the Negro." : Mr. Baker la an able and conscientious Investigator, who, by his own admission, has had his eyes opened on several matters stnee he first began to study "Curry" on his native heath, but in spite of his ability and earnestness, he la hopelessly un able to get exactly the viewpoint He baa learned to discount the Back Bay twaddle about the "man and brother" but the problem of the race en masse he has failed to gnytp. In justice, however. It ought to be said that no writer from the North has fared much better In this respect. Octave Mlrabeau gives a most fasci nating "Private portrait of the Em perlor William.' in which the Incom prehensible and yet Inevitable com fnlngling of William the man with William the Emperor, Is sketched out for us. . '. A characteristic story la told in. this paper ot; WUHem'a first .v ;:--V" act on ascending the throne, which waa to oraee nils mother, the Env press Frederic, under close arrest "Shuffling Families In Sioux Fatts. py ueorge Fitch, la a very witty de. scriptlon of the divorce metropolis of we united states, -and ia deliriously Illustrated by Blumenthai's burlesque drawings.;. Dr. Luther H. Gullck contributes a beautiful little essay on "Handicaps, dealing principally with me ways in which obstacles may os overcome. .. . . Robert Louis Stevenson- enchanted the world many years ago with his "New Arabian Nights."., Now cornea forward O. Henry with the first eerlee or ".New Manhattan Nirhta" entitled "What Tou Want" Perhaps, it- U angntiy ambitious for even the Inimit able O. , Henry to parallel Stevenson. out mis initial tale Is undeniably ex tremelv clever - . . The. other notable stories' of the Issue are jAKCanceIed Stamp," by G. W. Ogdenand-"The Staying Out oi imsie , ttaie," , oy : Mary Heaton orsev - . . . .. .,.. v.-. - t . ''Mr. Dooley" describes to "Mr. HIn nesey" this trio on "Bi Game Hunt in." but as Is the habit of the Arr.hv Road philosopher, fie does not feel obliged te confine himself strictly to nis text. -. THE SEPTEMBER : VAN NORDEN. Nothing In the nroa-ress of scientific thought during the last ren- ciauun ama seen -more revolutionary man me change which. has marked me aiutuae of scientists toward one nomena lying in the realm of the psycnical and the - occult. . Half century ago, mediums . without any exception were looked upon as fakes. ana atones of clairvoyance were piacea in the same category as tne works of Grimm and La Vnntaln. But now all la different nd the names or urooites. Lodge and many others of equal weight are subscribed to a most emphatic endorsement of Ham let's dictum about there being more things In heaven and earth than moat folka dream of. . This change In the iniuue or acience towards the ex istence of the spiritual world, and seme of the reasons for it are enter tainingly aet forth in the first of a series or papers py Gustave Mvers. entitled "Beyond the RnrAr1nnt nf ure. There is nothing new under 4h aun If there could be anv ex-cention to this statement of the wise man's most men would pick socialism as that ex ceptlon. But it would be a mistake. for General Homer Lea coma forward with a series of papers with the start ling tine " How Socialism Failed in China." The first installment deal ing with "The Growth and Operation of the Idea" gives Dromlse of a most valuable work. The movement stud- led took place In the neighborhood of a tnousand years ago, during the as cendancy of the 8unx dynasty. Our English cousins are Just now Keeping a most watchful eye upon their huge Empire of India, and Thomas Hamly's "The Unrest In In dla" shows that they have good reason for so doing. That there will come an upheavel among those vast pop ulations in tne near future seems to be inevitable, and the question Is whether it will prove another and In finitely worse "mutiny." or whether Great Britain will be able to adjust its administration to meet the altered venditions. Time alone can show, but meanwhile the whole civilised world will await developments In that quar ter witn intense interest. Other articles of exceptional Inter est In this number are "The Big Bug in tne cotton," by Day Allen Wllley, dealing with the manners and cue toms of our friend the boll weevil, and "The Age of Concrete," by Walter Mueller, which Is a description of the greatly widened sphere of concrete, and especially of reinforced concrete as a bujldlng material. THE OCTOBER SMART SET. "The East Side of New York," with all Its poverty and suffering, possesses a remarkable Intellectual life, says Mabel Agnea Lorens. In the October Smart Set In the cafes and tea rooms of this section may be found the exiled brain and spirit of the whole Slav world. Influencing silently but effectively tremendous changes in the political life of southern Europe in "Where Exiled Russia Eats" Miss Lorens draws an attractive prcturo of phase of life in the metropolis known to but few outside of Us little purlieus. That the grafter exists not aione in business' ana political circles but In an even more malignant form In social life Is the theme of Lilian Bell, who writes of "The Social Qraftcr" as one who maffages to set the bulk of his livinr out of his friends. 'She cont tributes a very inspiring ana uiusi- natlve article to those interested in the vital problem of How to Live Well on Nothing a Tear. . Gertrude Athertcm great story, "The Gorgeous Isle," Is concluded in this number and becomes even more tense and compelling toward its. close. This will be recognised as this gifted author's greatest work, and the prob im It Dreaents is one that arises but aeldom but then with compelling force and-will arouse wide comment. - i . , For twenty centuries we nave ue iirMeA in holdina- up Xanthippe as the model scold of all the world. vhrina smith makes a telling ar gument In behalf of this persecuted lady, holding her up to modern eyes as a long-suffering and devoted wlfe, whnu neriectful spouse. Socrates, left her to run the household while he dis coursed on the front pore n on tne beautiea of the simple Ufa. "in Defense of Xanthippe" Is one of the clever features of this clever maga slne. Other stories of more men ordinary-merit are "A Girl's Letters to Her Grandchild," by Evelyn Green leaf Sutherland and Catherine Cros by; "The Conquest," ty Mary Hast ings: ' The Inalienable Right" by Ines O.' Thompson: "On Strings o' Wind," by La Macpherson; "Her Son of Omission." by G. Vere Tyler; "The Ugliest Man In the World," by Maude Orange: "Unslght ana unseen," ny Minnie Barbour Adams. Besides these gifted fiotion writers, Arthur Stanley BUga, Theodosla Garrison, Nixon Wa terman, Clinton Scollard and John Kendrlck Bangs are represented by the choicest of their verse, all very capably collected and balanced to make "the magaslne- of cleverness" a claim' that falls In no way short of realisation. . The Smart Set la smart from cover to cover. '' ' ' - Adams and Butler May Compromise. Greensboro Record. . -. It Is cropping out that Adams and Butler may compromise their differ ences and after all that there' may. be no law suit Just what this paper said when the suit was filed. All hands were In Raleigh the" other day and wlille they kept apart as far as the public couMr see, they were working on the matter, no doubt trying to set tle it "for the good of the party," In the process, -wonder If anybody , will eat crow? Butler la not fond of It and may refuse to partake, stilt any kind of a pill can be made palatable by the proper amount of "coating." Cotton Badly Damaged. Salisbury" Poet. ;. ' ' " Mr. jr. M. Morgan, of Morgan township, who was in Salisbury to day saye the. cotton crop in his sec- ion has been cut short by more than one-half by the recent heavy ralna n some places the yield will hardly be mora than a fourth of a croa. WILLIAM FIRTH, PRES. .AMERICAN IKOISTEPJIWG CQMPAIJY . 79 Milk Street, Boston, Mass: & S. C0THBAN, Representative, 405 True Bid, (JHAJILOTTE, IT. 0. ' . V BT COI F. A. OLDS. Raleigh, Sept 12. One of the les sons of the recent unnrecedented floods, as applied to various railway in mis Bute, is that some grades .will have to be changed ia order to get tne lines out of valleys aa far as possi ble. Two or three roads have been flooded for' miles. Of course in aome cases no improvement can be made. What has happened will In all human probability happen again. In defiance of the statement that lightning, never strikes twice In the same place, and hence one may be very sure that there -will be other floods as great as the. August one, unless there is very prompt attention to two things namely, reforesting and cover-crops. It would be Interesting to know the amount and value of good soli swept away forever by the August floods a dead loss to North Carolina and to the world. . It would be Interesting to know what the total loss to farms, railways, county roads and bridges. buildings, etc., was In the three States most affected. No doubt it would be enough to pay spot cash for the whole Appalachian forest region. . Up, In the mountains in June and August the writer looked very care fully at conditions and found that with a little care forests can be grewn rapidly there, and from years of observation, can say that there are great numbers of old fields In the middle section and In the foot-hills which could be aided to reforest themselves quickly. The proportion of absolutely waate land In North Carolina Is far too large. The fact Is that most people simply look at theae things and don't care about them, feeling that It Is none of their business. Another good thing would be for the people this side of the mountains to adopt for the smaller streams the suspension foot bridges of wires and short planks which are now so fre quent on the western side of the Blue Ridge. These bridges stand the floods far better than any other kind, cost but a trifle and might be In use In hundreds of places. Governor Glenn' is very proud of the growth of the 'State during his administration and the fact that dur ing the three years of It. 2, COO char ters were issues, mis newia- a most astonishing Increase over any pre vious period. It will not be a great while before Governor Glenn's administration will end. One of th questions one hears asked Is what will he hla future, will he become a lecturer under Presby terian auspices? Will he take the general lecture platform or will he return to the law, which, he Indeed likes very much? He has severs! of fers at high flguree and can make a contract In a nflnute as a lecturer. The fact has already been men tioned that from this county large quantities of carefully selected 'cot ton seed were sent to Louisiana for planting last spring. It la found that while the boll weevil and the rain did a great deal of damage in that State yet the cotton from the North Carolina seed Is producing 0 per cent, better than that from home seed, and further that that grown from North Carolina seed Is matur ing sooner. The more northerly the see,d the stronger they seem to be. Speaking about the floods and the destruction they have wrought .In making a wonderfully prosperous year In some sections almost a sad one, the writer Is reminded of what his friend, Weather Observer Charles F. Von Herrmann, for years station ed hero but now in -Atlanta, once re marked, thia being that the best coun try to live in, for the farmer ana everybody else, is tnat in wmcn no rain falls at all, but where water can be brought for irrigation, either from deep driven wells or from far away sources by flumes. It Is in such re gions that really wonderful crops are raised at will. The writer has spent some time in such -a country and It certainly has merit The unequal distribution of rain this year has been a feature. While North Caro lina has been nesrly washed away, Pennsylvania and the Central West have been so dry that the useof wa ten for any other than drinking and washing purposes has been Impossi ble. Letters from parts of Pennsyl vania say the country seems blighted. The Agricultural and Mechanical College begins Its new term under very gratifying ausptcea it has, as a keynote of the year s work, swept away haxing and It . cannot be said that thia was done by part ot the students, for it was the work of the whole body in unison. Really It Is due to the efforts the Governor made last spring to stop this evil and the efforts of the new president. Dr. D. II. Hill, to whom the students are cer tainly devoted. It Is a very happy beginning of the session and the stu dents, the Raleigh , people and the people of North Carolina feel the In spiration of the Step taken. It Is un questionably true that basing has low ered the tone of some of the colleges and that some parents would not send their children to them.. The Agricultural and Mechanical College, having set the pace in Its determined action to abolish the trouble, Wake Forest College is taking it up and Intends to carry out the same plan. It Is the freshmen, when they become sophomores, who, as a wag remark ed, do the hazing, this la a sort Of Irish bull but it IS a fact. . : It Is one way of Setting revenge, A freshman Is put upon by a soph and when he gets to be a soph he thinks It Is his duty, mora or leas, to get even and to devise advanced methods of tor ture and annoyance, if possible. It Is a happy day to any college when It resolutely, as the A. and M. has done, puts basing behind It and has dons with It once for all. - 5 There Is naturally no little Interest In the appearance of Capt Samuel Ashe's narrative history or ivortn Carolina. 1 It hi to br a real history and will,-of course, be of high value. He has devoted years to tne work and It has been very carefully looked over by that able writer and histo rian. Dr. Stephen B. Weeks. Thus two fine minds have had to do with what will be a very, notable work: one that will bo doubt stand for many a year to come. A North Carolinian of prominence was laugning about one North Carolina history publish ed here a few years ago, and said that actually there was contained In the body of it nothing more nor less than aa advertisement ef two Ra- THE FRANK 3 TO P UR ft B'KELJ '-' A. ,! ' ' "" , ' -' y ;'" v jr ' .' ". '".;';,''''. 1 ... . j ' ; a ' -'.-.'.' i About leaky roofs and use Rex Flintkpte Roofing. ' ' 1 " For -sale only by,' CHARLOTTE SUPPLY CO. We carry everything in Mill FuiMishings..; . ;f lelgh business houses. : Think of this In a history for use In schools! ' Raleigh will have to face within the next twelve months the question of improvement of public, highways and atreeta - Thanks to lack of pun llo spirit, which means funds, and to the raina of the pastyear or two there la not a good pfibUo road out of the city and the streets are In bad condition, as the report of the secre tary of chamber of commerce most plainly sets out Nothing can be done but to Issue bonds. There seems to be no question that Ashevllle leads the State in good streets and that the material used there, brick. Is the best the writer has ever seen. Johnson City, Tenn., a small place, is showing much snap in putting down this pave ment everywhere. ' This week a very notable old house changed hands here, thie being the Cotten Mansion on Newbern avenue not far from the Soldiers' Home. Be fore the war it belonged to General Cotten, of Edgecombe county, who spent a good deal of his time here. His three beautiful daughters, noted belles of their time, married promi nent men: Col. William L. Saunders, editor, historian and Secretary of State: Joseph C. Englehardt editor and Secretary of State, and . General Barnes, who lived In Florida and held high position there. The great house has seen grand days ana it is yet mutely eloquent of them. The ralna hindered work on the Hyde county railway, which la, how ever, being pushed on to Belhaven and which may go yet farther. Sev enty-five convicts did the work upon It. This State has a bronse replica of the famous marble statue which waa made by Houdon, of Washington, and it has the marble fragments ot in yet more famous jne of that great American which Canova, chief of all modern sculptors, made for this Commonwealth, the fragments being relics of the fire which destroyed the State's first capltol In 1831. It has been found that a plaster model of this statue by Canova Is In the pos session of his natfVe city In Italy, and a replica of it Is to be secured by North Carolina, through the histori cal commission, this being another of tho results of the good work of that body. Just now a great deal of attention seems to be paid to the cure for hy drophobia In this State. There has been in the past no little expense to persons bitten by mad dogs in go ing to Baltimore and other places outside the State for the special treat ment required, and the Legislature certainly did well In providing for such treatment here. People have little Idea as to the great number of patients from this State who go to hospitals in other States. The writer was told not long ago that in a Bal timore hospital there were at one tlmo nearly 100 North Carolinians and In a Richmond hospital there were 75. As a matter of fact these could, with proper hospital accommodations, bo cared for In this State; necessarily at much less expense. A North Carolina-born lady, Mrs. Sara Beaumont Kennedy, now ot Memphis, already well-known as a writer, has written a new book, con taining stories for children. It is a dainty little volume and haa just come to the writer. In a way It tells some thing about hiHtory and other things. It is published by Moffat. Yard A Co., of New Tork. and Its title dt "Told In a Little Boy's Pocket" The drawings are by Ada B. Bell. Mrs. Kennedy is a granddaughter of Ihe lato Mr. Thomas Pollock Devereux, of Raleigh, and among her writings re several novels which have to do with North Carolina history. Her husband is the editor of The Memphis Commercial-Appeal. PATE DK FOIE CRAS. The Cruelty Tlwit Makes This Dainty a mewl unity. Our Dumb Animals. To the ordinary mn and woman no conception of the torture to which tha poor, unfortunate goose Is put could possibly be formed. The geese, when about nine months old, are taken from the pastures .and placed In an underground cellar, where broad, slanting stone slabs stand in rows, and are bound fast to the tablea They are literally cruci fied. . w , Feet wings and bodies are spread out and baund by bands, so that only the neck Is left free. As may be Imagined, tha animal struggles with all Us ' might against this stretching tilt after days of vain endeavor to frea Itself from the bands and Its position. Its powers of resistance are overcome, and a dull resignation, broken rtfy by Its low criea, takes possession of It. Two months 'must pass away before death brings relief. The animals ar meanwhile cram med with dumplings made of dough of buckwheat chestnuts, and stewed maize. Every twb hours, six times" day. they receive, from three to flvs dumpling pills, which In time become so sweet to the tortured - creatures that they stretch their necks to be crammed. - . ' V- The most difficult task Is ta dele, mine the right moment tor death. Those who die of their own accord are lost to tha Uver factory therefore a kind of study Is needed to see when tha cup of agony Is brimming full and tha liver Is rips . lor taking.. The bodies of such . ripe ones are like pumpklna Where ordinarily fingers ara buried In flesh and fat nothing but skin and bona are found. ' The livers have absorbed all tha strength and Juices. - ' -'A STRE-EXOrGIf KXOCKER. 3. C. Goodwin, ef Reldtvllle. N. C, says: - "Bucklen's Arnica Salve is a sure enough knocker for ulcer, a bad one timit on my leg last summer, but that wonderful salve knocked It out in a f rounds. Not even a - scar remained Guaranteed for piles, sores, bursa, eta So. at all drug Atones. B. COMETS, Ylcw Frea. and Tr Southern Railway N. B '-Following schedule figures pub lished only as information, and are not tusranteed. Sept. 7th. IXXl - ... I:2ff a. m.. No. 0, dally, for Washington snd points North. Pullman , drawing room aleepera to New York. Dsy coaches to Washington. I: a. ra.. No. 2), dally, tor Columbia. Savannah and Jackaouville. Pullman drawing room aleepera te Augusta and Jacksonville. Day coaches to Jackson ville. . , .. 1:10 a m., No. s. deny, for Richmond and local points. 6: a. m.. No. 44, dally, for Waahtngtea and points North. Day coaches Charlotte to Washington. Pullman sleeper Atlanta te Raleigh. Vi 1:30 a. m.. No. 36, dally, for Columbia snd local points. 1:00 a. m.. No. 1, daily except Sunday, for Stateaville, Tayloravllle and local points. Connects at Mooreavllle for Wln-aton-Salem, and at Stateaville for Ashe villa. . ,. ,- 7:15 a. m.. No. . daily, for --Atlanta, Day coachee Charlotte to Atlanta. Stops at principal points en route. 10:fl3 a. m.. No. SC. daily, for Washing ton and points North. Pullman drawing room aleepera to New Tora. Day eoachea to Washington. Dining car service. 11:10 s. m No. a. dally, for Winston Salem, Roanoke and local points. . - 10:06 a. m.. No. S7. dally. New To.-k and New Orleans Limited. Drawing room sleeping ears. Observation and club ears. New Tork to New Orleans, Drawing room sleeper, New Tork to Atlanta. Solid Pullman (rain. Dining car service. , 11:36 a. m.. No. 11, dally, tor Atlanta and local points. r 140 p. in.. No. 44, dally, for Oreeasbora and local points. S:00 p. Bi.. No. 41. dally except Sunday; for Seneca and local point 4 46 p. m.. No. 27. daily, for Columbia and local points. ; 1:06 p. m.. No. 24. dally except Sunday for Stateaville. Tayloravllle ana local points. Connects at Stateaville for Ashe vllle, Knoxvllle and Chattanooga. . : p. m.. No. 12. dally, for Richmond and local polnta. Handles Pullman sleep er Charlotte to Waahlngton. and Char lotte to Richmond. 7:J5 p. m.. No. 38. dally. NewTerk and New Orleans Limited for Waahlngton and poinla North. Drawing room sleep ers, observation and club ears to New York. Dining car service. Solid Pull man train .:S? Pc,m :,No- J?-.?'""''' tnr Atlanta and , points South. Pullman drawing room leepers New Tork to New Orleans. New Tork to Birmingham Day coaches Washington to New Orleana. Dining car service. 10:26 p. m No. 2. fast mail. Pullman sleeper. Ralelah ta Atlantm. Tickets, sleeping car reservations and detail Information ean be- obtained at ticket office. No. 11 South Tryoa street. Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr., Waahlngton. D. C. 4 R. H. HARDWICK. p. T. M W. H. TAYLOR. O P A, . Waahlngton, D. C. R L, VERNON. T. P. A.. -v Charlotte, ft. C ' SEABOARD Theae arrivals and departures aa well aa the time and connection with ether eom panlea, are given only aa lnfarmatia --a are not guaranteed. , Direct line to. the principal cities North, bast. South snd Southwest. HH..n taking effect 8g fib, Ism, subject te change wlthouiitei. 7 Tickets for passage oa all trains ara sold by this company and accepted by the patsenger with the understanding that trmr-eompany wiU net be responsible for fsilure te run Its trains on schedule time or for any such delay aa may be Incident te their operation. Care la exercised te glveglve correct time oC connecting UnesT but this company la not reeponaiole toi errors or omissions. - . " Trains leave Charlotte as follows; ,. No. 40, dally, at 4:30 a m foe if Mm. Hamlet and Wilmington, connecting Tt Monroe with St tor Atlanta. Birminahant snd the Southwest; with M (w R,?,il? Weldon and Portsmouth, with at H,mi New!0York.,el,1, HiCbmoad' W"Mnt No. 44. dally, at 6:10 p. to., for Monro. Hamlet. Wilmington and all local eE tonnecting at Harulet with 41 tor Colum hla. Savannah and ait DIorM ,..r " N.' Jl Ralegh, Wconwnd. wuur. ton and New York ,, '"r eut change. ' - "':. No. 133, dally, :40 p. m.. for Monroe connecting with 41 for Atlanta, BlrmlnaV ham and the Soutbweat wUhrain si ! Hamlet, for Richmond, Waahmavos ani aleeper on this train from Charlotte. W, T0r-.WIth Monroe & Raleigh. Portsmouth and Norfolk. Tralna arrive in Charlotte aa tollom ' Nd'sottn: ,"? : -.s No, 133, dally, 6:35 p. m., from uw fordton. 6helby. UnoolMon and t i W. Railway points. " ,-? N No. 3a, 11:30 p. m.. daily, front Wilmtn. ton. Hamlet snd Monroe;' al from r,7l?: Eaet. North and Southwest, onn at Hamlet and Monroe. ""wecUng - Connections are made at HamUt M.. ' No. 133. dally, at . I! S through trains for points NorthJ tdZ?Z and Soutbweat. which are eom0SatA vestibule day eoaehes N pi? mouth and Atlanta, and WaehlnatoVI Jacksonville, and eleeptng eari'bet- Jersey City. Birmingham and MVmnM? and Jersey City and JackaonVuie! cj ears om all through trainsT Ctt for Information, time-tables. tm.. Hons or Seaboard descriptor UteratiJl apply te ticket a rent, or addreeai - JAMES KER, JR., C P. a O Selwya Hotel. . Charlotte? . K. C. NORFOLK A WE5CTFRX R1ILTVAY. Schedule In eerfft star llih. i . am Lv Charlotte. So. By. Ar pTn 3:50 pm Lv Wlnaton, N. W. Ar J-Wp 4:67 pro Lv Martinsville, Lv 11 :45 ant '1:36 pm Ar Roanoke, Lv s; a, Connect at Roanoke via Shenandoah Valley Route for Hagerstown. an1 at points m Pennsylvania and New -f. Pullman sleeper, Roanoke aad i t:. . -phia. ' ' - Through eoaeh. Charlotte t Roa--- Additional trln leaves Winston J . , Bi. daily exeept Sunday. If you are thlnklns; of taking a tr- t Want quotation, cheapest raten, r and correct laformauun. aa b train schedules, the most cnif-r ouiekeat way. Write and tf i:. la yours for the asking, wua o , oomnle'e map foU'-ra. M. P. I ".A "!. lrr. Tm J . W. B. LVILU On ! I j l.oanoka, Ye. '".I
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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