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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, SEPTEMBER 20, 1903. A CAMPAIGN -OP" " EDUCATION. Much Has Bt Done In Educational Jiaa in Recent Years Bat Mocfa .More Vet Remains to B Done Tlie People Should Demand Own. palgn r Education. and For - Aid For the Elementary 6cbool by the 190 Legislature. t Te ths Editor of The Observer: 'A great "campaign of education" Is now being waged in North Carolina, "but It is not so much campaign for education. Within the next six weeks much will be written nd said about v .too tariff, trusts, railroad regulation, j '- prdetory wealth, injunctions and , ether questions of national concern, : tut there wlU be little said about ths! - duty of the State to provide more ; ' money for the elementary public; -schools. The legislative candidate ' -aU.avr the State will discuss learn-; edly 'ffte national issues, but most of them will betray great Ignorance about the actual conditions of the , ' public schools in Xorth Carolina. One party will, perhaps, speak about ex travagance In office, and a wasteful administration of the public school fund; the other party will make a, counter charge of corruption and theft . years ago; and that will be about as far as the discussion of educational matters will go. It needs not aj . . prophet or the eon of a prophet, to ( predict that the question of great'at importance to me ppopie 01 . ,-Nonu Carolina, the "psramnunt issue," will not be given a full and froe dUciussion , unless the people Themselves force it to the front Tho speakers will in ' dulre In manv slitterinc generalities,! but thev will not offer any speclflcj plans for the Improvement of the schools. That much has been done in the, last few years to improve the public1 schools of the State Is admitted by ' all. That much remains to he done is equally true. There are enm" things sbout our educational work which we would like to pass over In. silence, hut we cannot get away from certain facts. anl farts are stubborn things. About one-third of all the children In the state are not enrolled in school. Th"re are no houses or teachers for them If they should ko to school. The SUte has provided scarcely money enough to maintain for four months whools fur the two thirds who are in m-hol. Many a teacher in this progressive Statp of urs is trying to tea h forty, fifty or even sixty pupils, with twenty-five to thirty recitations a day. for $30 a month, or even less. In many coun ties there Is not a four months' term. There are still to be found log school houses, and many districts In which there Is no school house at all. We "point with pride" to what we hsve done; sre we making sny definite plans concerning the things we have not yet done? In many counties the actual school - fund last year was no greater per capita than It was live or six years ago. In these counties the Increase In school population has kept pace with the Increase In property valuation. The State has made no Increase In the tax levy for schools, nor has It In creased the special appropriations to maintain a four months" term. The Legislature of 1S07 made large increases In the appropriations to all objects except the elementary public schools. The annual appropriation to the State University was Increased ' from $35,000 to $70,000; and the other . institutions of higher education re . eelved equally generous treatment. Ampls provision was made for the Insane, the deaf and dumb, the blind , and the old soldiers. But nothing ' whatever was done for the public i schools. Now that these other worthy objects have been amply provided for, , will ths Legislature of 1909 Increase the appropriation for the elementary ' public schools? ' In one county In the State, Catawba, the teachers have taken up the mat ter and are asking that the next Legis lature make an additional appropria tion of at least $100,000 to the public schools, this appropriation to be de vlded among all the counties on a per capita basis. The legislative candi dates of 'both parties have pledged themselves to work and vote for such Increased appropriation Catawba county has- twenty or mrtre local tax districts, bnt after helping themselves in this manner the people find that there Is not enough money raised to run the schools fur months In the year. If Catawba county Is not nb to run the schools four months, what! about those counties that have few, If any, local tax districts? tT"' In most of the counties the voting f local tax districts Is now (it a staml- Mill, because the communities that Wilt vote such it tax have done so al ready. What wlil be done to provide tlouses and teachers for the hundreds of thousands 'if school subjects that are not In school? From what source will come th- fund to maintain a full four months' term In every district in the 8tate? How much longer must teachers be overcrowded and overworked, nrwl be paid such small sa'.aries? These are some, of the questions which ought to be dis cussed all over the Stale In this cam paign of education and f t education. A TKAf'UKK limestone College Open Wednesday. ' Special to The observer. Oaffney. R. C . Hi !.- -M:n "stone College opens Tii'si.iv and prepara tions for the weicitiiitig of the younK ladles now goes on ,,t h roHpc. Indications point t a most st(. ,-ess- fol opening wit.i an a ' id i n r that will be a decl'b I nier- :ne .t that of previous years. lr. 1,.'ire has been In recl;.,t of letttr from pros i pective Htudents all summer ;md uh the time for the opening dra-.ts near the letters Inr rense and he U beieg. ed with aip!ic;itlons of the stailentn-to-be. The same able faculty that did such good work Inst year will r -tum With the exception Prof. Paul Lorlng, the music director, who -will ' be succeeded b' Prof. Henry Pootc . Perrin. Professor Perrin conies with flattering cndorsennnts from critics high in the mul 1 ral world and under his leadership ; ths musical department of Limey tone. which has long ranked with any In the South, will continue Its excellent f work. The college buildings are now toeing throughly overhauled and when the first of the young ladles arrive : Monday everything will be in shlp . shape order to receive them. , Wants No Rice Thrown. Tttlkes-Barre, Pa., Dispatch. 17th. , Officer of the police department of the Delaware, Lackawanna &. West ern Railroad to-day received orders to stop the throwing of rice by bridal parties at the stations and In the trains in the future, and are now puz xlcd how they are going to do it with out offending patrons of the line. Thty cannot think of making arrests of the exuberant wedding guests who throw ths rice and are planning a campaign of education. A CLEAR COMPLEXION AND BRIGHT Is most eases a sallow, blotcbd com plexion and dull heavy eyes are due to poor digest len and an Insetlre ivr Ortno Iaiattve Fruit Syrup aids digextioti n4 stimulates ths llvsr and bewele and mke the eoovpiexlofl smooth and clear Ortae' Laxative Fruit Syrup do not nauseate or gripe and is mild end pis. n o lake. Refuse substitutes. R. U. Jordan Co. and W. I Hand Co. JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD : v..Am; 'y" 7 m 1 1 - ' f ? . . . ft - ' -Vc v.rr , f ...v-,,.Uw i v -, ... : six -. Mr. Morehead. who Is a native of Charlotte, Is now a resident of Spray, Rockingham county, and Is the Republican candidate for Congress, In the fifth district. I'pon being Informed of his nomination Mr. Morehead sent the following telegram of acceptance, being In New York at ths time: New York City, Sept. 2d, 1901. Otlllam Orlssom, Greensboro, N. C. Express to convention my appreciation of honor conferred. Will undertake the race believing that our Charlotte platform and nominees will appeal suecespf tilly to a public long since exhausted and disgusted with the agitation and Introduction of disturbing factors by the Democratic politicians In their desperate search for an Issue for the coming election. I believe a conservative and business administration will be demanded and the Republican party can await the rrsult with confidence. JOHN M. MOREHEAD. DROWNED IN LAKE TOXAWAT. A Distressing Tragedy at Popular Summer Kcwort Wlierpin a oung Idy Ixst Her IJfe eptnnber tlie Most Beautiful Month of the Year in the Mountains. Special by Staff Correspondent. Lake Toxaway, Sept. 19. It Is pass ing strange to a newspaper man how slowly news travels In this mountain section, and how many live news Items escape the newspapers alto gether. 1 learned a few days ago of a distressing tragedy enacted at this beautiful Tesort, but not until to day, and then after Inquiries In many directions, could I secure the names of those concerned. The hotel closed last Tuesday and the tragedy oc curred two weeks ago and none of Its rapidly shifting quota of guests was present from that day to the time of my arrival. The bare facts are these: Mrs. E. M. Packus and a young woman from Macon county, Miss Rogers, who act ed In the capacity of companion to Mrs. Hackus, were horseback riding. In crossing one of the many rustic bridges hereabouts the structure gave way, precipitating the horses and their fair riders into the lake. Mrs. Uackus, with rare presence of mind, grasped the Baddle and her horse swam safely to the shore with her, but Miss Rogers clung frantically to the neck and mane of her horse and both were drowned. The remains of Miss Rogers were taken through the country to her home near Frank lin. The Backus family is wealthy and was from the North Just where no one seems to know. With the closing of the larger ho tel here, at Iako Kalrfleld and at Hrevurd a great many of th visitors have departed, but a great many re main to enjoy the glories of Septem ber at un altitude of 3,100 feet really the most beautiful month of mm Said 6smp'55M -v ; 1 : Us n v i a : t.: . .'- I , f if - i . -, : . ' : V: :.: .! . :,' C w. wiavaa. iisWs PuravCllaK u an absolutely pure distillation of malted grain; great care being used to have erery kernel thoroughly malted,1 thus destroying the germ and producing a predigested liquid food In the form of malt essence, which is the most effective tonic stimulant and invigorater known to science; softened by warmth and moisture Its palata bility and freedom from Injurious substances render it ad that It can be retained by the most sensitive stomach.' It cures nervousness, typhoid, malaria, every form of stomach trouble, diseases of the throat and lungs, and all run down and weakened conditions of the body, brain and nerves. It is prescribed by doctors and is recognized as a family medicine everywhere. . ' ;- c; ' - ft yJtTJ, 709 V!LAriiPshr?xr w tta3er DttfIT, n Whiskey be sure yoa r et the' genuine. ffiktor0? .ryi4 eak4 k1 onljf never In mlL Mce SlO. 7,ViZ fltl0??? wra tae seal ever tie eort Is inftrtken. Write 'I r ? c i ..... . ' ' - 1 'Si J ""ft the year In the mountains and the most beneficial perhaps to health seekers. MaJ. J. C. Hemphill and Mrs. Hemphill. who have been spending some time In this neighbor hood, are completing their vacation at Victoria Inn, Ashevllle, while Mr. Paul E. Rapier, of The Register, who was with the party, has returned to Mobile. Other guests at Pisgah Forest who wiL' return home next week are Dr. and Mrs. Henry L. of New Orleans, and Mr. and William Bell, of Bayside, L. I. R, W. Hill Mrs. MISHAP OP AVIATOR. Gall Itohlnson Fell Klirht Hundred Foot Without Injury. Washington Dispatch, 18th. The tragical mishap which cost Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfrldge, of the United States Signal Corps, his life yesterday. Is the most recent of many resultant from man' persistent efforts to conquer the air. Lillenthal, a fierman scientist, and M. Pllcher, another student of aero nautics, probably were the first mar tyrs to the cause of the heavler-than-alr type of air craft. The former whs killed In the summer of 1896, while experimenting with his "gliding machine," which la said to have fur nished the first model for the Wright brothers. The latter met his death about the same time In a test of his own aeroplape. On September id last Charles Oliver Jones, the Ham rnondsport, N. Y., aeronaut, fell to his death from his dirigible balloon, Hoomerang, while giving an exhibition flight In Connecticut. While it in volved no loss of life, the destruction of court Von Zeppelin's mammoth dirigible balloon by lightning at Eoh terengln, near Stuttgut, Germany, on August 5th, last, was one of the sever est blows yet struck at aerial navi gation. One of the most remarkable es capes from death In aeronauntlcal history was that of Qall Robinson, t 9 J A YOUNG WOMAN'S. JOY THE FIRST HER LOTE HAS KXOWN A Ctiarkxte Girl Who Ha Been Farm . lyaed For Eirbteeii Year Recovers the Cse of Her limb and the Pow-. er of Speech Made an Invalid at - the Ace of JEtfht Months; New . Elffhteat Tears of Age and Never . Knew a Single Joy ot Life Until m ' . Few Days AgoThe Story of Her' Sad iietence and Her Happiness Over Her Relief. ? , . , ; j There Is la the City of Charlotte to-.;. day a young woman. II year ot r ' who might be said te have. heen born again: or at least her teal existence must date from a few daya ago, when she acquired the use Of her-Hmbs and the newer ef speech. For orer seven teen years, this young lady being now near her eighteenth birthday, Miss Beulah a. MeCall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. MeCall. of Oroveton, has 'been paralysed. Through the happy days of childhood to womanhood, this unfortunate girl dragged out. the dreary existence of an invalid, help less, unable to dress herself or, speak distinctly enough to bs clearly un derstood, i Doctors said that Miss KcCall suf fered from a peculiar form of nerve paralysis, which deprived her of ths use of her arms and shoulders, ana Interfered with ths clearness of her speech. Fourteen doctors, men learn ed in medicine and surgery, were con sulted in this case, but her affliction, baffled medical and surgical science and no hope was held out to her for any life, other than that of an in valid. But the spark of hope never left ths fond parents of this sufferer. Every new remedy suggested as a possible cure was given a thorough trial, and each failure seemed to strengthen the determination of ths parents to obtain relief for thel daughter. In ome manner the atten tlon of Mr. W. A. MeCall, the father of the young lady, was called to Plant Juice, the remedy now being Intro' duced in Charlotte by Col. Frank A Dillingham. He bought one bottle of this medicine atHand's drug store and took it home to his daughter, and to the arreat Joy of Ike pstlent sufferer and anxious parents the paralysis be gan to disappear. Miss MeCall feels that Plant Juice has given her new life: she has recovered the use of her arms and, for the first time 1n her life is now able to dress herself. The In articulate sounds which formerly fell from her lips, have taken the form of human speech and while sne is not yet able to speak as clearly as a per son whose power of speech had never been Impaired, she speaxs much plain er and can now be understood. Mr. MeCall came to Hand's drug store Sat urday morning to bring the Joyful tidings of his daughter's recovery and rave the following account of her re lief: "My daughter, Beulah O. MeCall age 18. has been a sufferer from paralysis since childhood. The dls ease wrecked her nervous system and affected her most In the moulders and arms, and also her speech, whicn was Indistinct. This disease developed as the result of a shock sustained when she was a child of eight months. "I have made every effort to find cure and have consulted furteen doc tors, but my daughter obtained no re lief until I got a bottle of Plant Juice at Hand's drug etore and gave it to her. She had never been able to dress herself until after she had taken this medicine. There Is a marked lm nrovemcnt in her speech, for all of which we can thank Plant Juice." The relief Plant Juice has afforded Miss MeCall is one of the greatest achievements of this remarkable remedy since Its introduction here The fame of Plant Juice Is known throughout this State, as shown by the orders now coming in to local dealers by mall from every part of North caro Una. who sailed the Kanbenshue airship at Springfield. O., July 13th, 180T. Rob lnson fell 800 feet, the only mark of his experience being a small scratch. Every one of the bystanders who wit nessed his ascent expected to see Rob lnson dashed to a pulp. At first his machine shot downward so rapidly It was difficult for the eye to follow him. As he neared the earth, the machine slowed up and he reached ground safely. When the people flocked to the wrecked balloon thinking to find Robinson a corpse, he was coolly lighting a cigarette. Mr. C. W. Weaveiy of Bristol, Vt, who was told by his doctor that he had only a short time to live, as he had consumption, takes Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, which was rec ommended by the doctor, gains vigor and strength every day. and is in better health than he had been in years before taking it In a recent letter Mr. Wearer writes : " Two yean ago my doctor told -me I had coruumptjon, that I could live but a short time, recommending to me at the tame time Duffy Pure Malt Whiskey. I have taken it ever aince according to directions. ; feel better and stronger than I have for seven years past. Yet I heartily endorse Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey at a cure for con sumption." . i Thousands of letters like ' this are received daily from grateful men and women who cannot sty too much in praise of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey for the benefits derived from its use. Whflotsiasf SAC0 AND S,COTTON MACHINERY Pickers ' V .1 ' BeToiYinjj : Flat Cards, 1 . . v;- . r ' . Railway Heads Drawing ;; ' s Frames , A. H. WASHBURN, Will Ascertain Hood Damages In Cumberland. Special to The Observer. rayetteville, Bspt, 19. Mr. Q. K. Nlmocks, county attorney of Cumber land, who recently wrote - Governor Glenn requesting him to have Ore flood conditions In the Cape Fear valley in vestigated by a commission, which request was referred by ths Govsrnor to tns war Department at washing- ton, to-day received a communication from MaJ. Herman C. Schumm, of Fort Caswell, who has been detailed by the Secretary of War to learn ths amount of damage and make a re port of the same. Major Schumm re quests Mr. Nlmocks to make a detail ed report of the damage in the ter ritory familiar to him. In accord' ance with this request Mr. Nlmocks Is having inquiry blanks prepared to be sent to responsible parties in each neighborhood for ths purpose of as curtaining In detail the damage in Cumberland. JNIVERSITY 00LLEQE ii i- riFniniNE " chmon o HIC VI naiNiA btuawt s.aum, M. rMMtin, OnMMfte f4 tmtf)M ky IS. AsMrtus UMUt iMUn 4i mtrnUt AmmImImi M Amurim MtoJ &SuHm Terse free cmUUgutt-Sptctty Dtmmrtmeat MCOICINE DENTISTRY PHARMACY Democratic Appointments. The following gentlemen will ad dress the people on the Issues of the campaign at ths times and places stated: HON. W. W. KITCHIN. HON. B. F. AYCOCK AND HON. M. 1 SHIPMAN. Bryson City, Monday, Sept. 21st Murahy, Tuesday, Sept. 22d. Franklin, Wednesday, Sept. 2Sd. Webster. Thursday, Sept. 24th. Marlon. Friday, Sept. J5th. Rutherfordton. Saturday. Sent. 26th. Henrietta Mills, Saturday. Set)t. 26th. (Night,. HON. W. W. KITCHIN. Rockingham, Monday, Sept. 28th. , Lumber ton, Tuesday, Sept. 29th. Wilmington, Wednesday night. Sept. 30th. Southport, Thursday, Oct. 1st. Whltevllle, Friday, Oct. 2d. Fayettevllle, Saturday, Oct. Jd. HON. LEE S. OVERMAN. Marlon, Monday, Sept 21st. Lexington, Saturday, Sept. 2th. HON. R. B. GLENN. Aberdeen, Monday. SepL list (Night). Troy, Tuesday, Sept. 12d. Concord, Monday, Sept 28th. Charlotte. Monday night, Sept. 28th. Fallston, Tuesday, Sept. 29th. Marlon, Wednesday, Sept. 80th. Newton, Wednesday night SeDt. 30th. Taylorsville, Thursday, Oct. 1st. Statesvllle. Friday, Oct. 2d. Mooresvills, Friday nl&ht, Oct 2d. HON. J. W. BAILEY. Hickory, Monday, Sept 81st Statesvllle, Tuesday, Sept. 22d. Mooresvllle, Wednesday, Sept. 23d. Thomasvllle, Thursday, Sept. 24th. Mocksvllle, Saturday, Sept. 26th. HON. J. W. BAILEY AND HON. C. W. TILLETT. All eltlsens are invited to bs present at ths above appointments and hear ths Issues discussed. ' A. H. ELLER. Chairman State Democratic Execu tive Committee. ALEX. J. FEILD. Secretary. Interior Decorators Torrence Paint Co. 1 It WORTH TRYOJT. WE CARRY A . - Large Slock of Plumbing and heating supplies. Write For .Pficese IfACKNEY BROS. CO. .- .r--,M:----, V. .'.-y Plumbing and Heating Con- ll tractorSj-Vobbers Supplies, Cliaclolte, , a ' . Thans SIX PETTEE MACHINE SHOPS CHAELOTTE, NOBTH- OAEOUNA EUZABETH COLLEGE AND CONSERVATORY , OF MUSIC CHARLOTTK, N. C A High Gsade Oellege for Women. Beautiful suburban loca tion, 80 acres campus, overlooking the elty; fins buildings; univsreity edu cated, experienced teach ar A. B. Degree Course en Isvsl with tlie beet col lects for nit; elective degree courses. Specialties: Husio, Art and Expressioa Schools. Aim: To provide broad and liberal eulture for young women. Illustrated catalogue sent free on application. CHAB. B. KING, PreaMoBS. I I IP bMIIIbsssVMsM Presbyterian College for Women CHARLOTTE, N. 0. The 51st session of thir, old and well established school will begin September 3d, 1908. Without making loud claims we point to the work of one-half century. For catalogue address REV. J. R. BRIDGES, President. TJXDER NEW EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN European, $150 per day and up. American, $3.00 psr day and up, Cafs open day and night Prices reasonable. The Most Modern and Luxuriant Hotel In the -Carolines. . ISO ELEGANT ROOMS. 74 PRIVATE BATHS. Located In the heart of Charlotte, convenient to railroad station, street cars and ths business and shopping centre.- Catsrs to high class commercial and, tourist trade. Table de note dinners 8:00 to 1:80. Muslo every evening 8:80 to 8:30. EDGAR B. MOORE - - .-.---.- Proprietor. Standard Ice Now is the DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN FUND The Observer will print each day the blank from below for ths con venience of those who may desire to subscribe . to the Democratic cam paign fund. 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