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dlAltLOTIU DAILY OUSTI. Villi, ITGVElLBElt 0, 1003. 1 twof.:,r:ns LATHAM'S COTTON l-ETTLll. The Movement 'Continue on Gigantic iklo oiiic One Will lt to tarry Over the Surplus Into Uie J.eA Crop, -Ccirespondence of The Observer,? Green hero, Nor. 28.Sinc I lust wrote ' the cotton market has made a further gala la Its ascending tendency; prices ' hevs entered into new ground, the high. ea seen since August. The movement - continues on a gigantic acale and the glnnerr figure and other statistics seem to- warrant big crop idea. . Ne ona knowa the exact size it tha crop but the - aeasaa for guessing has arrived and the estimates range Irom 134 to HH million ' bales. ; Mr. EllUon, the English authority, etlmatea- the consumption of .American ' cotton at liiO.OOO bale.; -. Ths . largest V consumption sf American cotton, waa , . Hester's figures) . 12.IU.000 In the.,, year J - 19o-c7 It aeema evident that the pro duction will ezoeed the consumption.' and ' aoma on must earry ovar lata next crop . the surplus. ? h - -' frr , The farmer a far haa been either u able or -unwilling, very probably unable, ' beeauaa la recent year ha haa been pros- ' peroua and naturally expenses have in . ' creased, and io the excitement ot reaolu' . tlona promising ' IS - cent cotton ' torev . er and a day, ha haa forgotten t ralaa any home aupplle and haa placed hi i corn crlba and amok houeea in the West. - - The Weatarn farmer and speculator have aeised upoa thla attuatloa and made, the ', cotton grower pay exhorbltant price and ( - therefor the cotton muat be aold to pay i for thing the farm aught to ralaa at v ' home, Theee high prlcea lor foodstuffs - leaaea th. buying power of practieany ,;V every wage-earner in the world beeauaa the dinner pail tnuat be filled to-day but ha mirchaae of cotton sooda eaa be mad to-morrow. - Paat history1. iDdleaJteV that aa 4 rule cotton la dear when foodstuffs ' ar reaaonabi and wnea foodatutra are dear, eotton la cheap, t Jn looking for a man to carry the sur plus wa neat turn to the spinner, but business with biro ha been bad for tha paat year and trad will have to Improve, especially tha. foreiga . trade, before he .. will buy largely In anticipation. . ' " Nl w turn to th investor, aometime called speculatorpoor, deepleed ? fellow! ; In the, laat few -weeks ha ha been a " staunch aupport and his buying haa held j th market and even advanced tt la tha .. face f a rush to sell y th farmer and Inability or disinclination to bur on tha part of spinners. Tha ..peculator haa bought on the basis of Improving, trad : and . because, - that by comparison , wltn other cenunodltiee. tha prle i not dear la fact by thla standard eotton is cheap- " Of eourae the - speculative .:, purchaaea " will eoaner or later be for sale, but la tha meantime ha believe trade will can-. , tinu to expene. ana ena-oi m pmor ; to bur him out at a' profitable prlo. Th test of th situation will come some " day probably when .least jptl, but ' f no Material change I . new ut proepecu If there la any. material advance it will probably com from tha prospect of tha next crop. ft tha -farmer la willing to grow eotton at cents, a pound and buy ; corn at n a bushel there la no law to ., kea him from It, -.-. r:,,. i - At th moment th outlook for further Improvement la cheerful but If the re- r eelpts do- not soon fall aft th absorbing power of th narket will b severely taxed. ; . ;? : rfS., LATHAM.. Jn . riNAKCTATj KEwTKW..w v New , Terk, No. rPrtm . contending - -- aperatlona reflected in , the action of ee- eurlUea market laat week had to do with th effort to adjust tha relative fore f th andimlnlahod ' - confUJence over tha eommaraial and industrial outlook and tha question of how far that outlook had leeti discounted In th apeculatlon. Ra T'. atoratioa of tha previous week's deelln : in price waa quickly and easily effected, - Transactions underwent a decided shrink .'o age; in 'volum,' no single day deallnga - rising to A full mlllloa aharea, Tha da areas waa attributed In larg part to a : auueidanv of tha general outside partlci ' . patloa in trie tuarket, In these hand uo? cesaful us was mad of an occasional In- - cldent to puah th price fluctuation td --- aa extreme, but tha continual change .to - th .current , indicated th , superficial - charaotar at aoma of these ' laBuenoa. ;t Th falling tendency of th week before r a mad the' most of when th week op ned ' by professed aneaainea -over th effect a oa th pending revlai-in of itrport . dii.ke' br,tha magaxla article on the J: aubjeot by Andrew. Carnegie. Political : - discussion bearing on a reported diverge y ance at Jew co thla aubjeot between the incoming administration and the leaders v.- of the House 4 Kepreeentatives was cal culated to emphasise the effect of this in flutnea Some dlscutelon of the tone of the market fw ateel prodaota indicated; a ' Blackening of ' the rate- ot axpenslon in that hiduAtry, indicated by the inrush ot ardere released by the progress of th ' ' iet!oaav The reaction in the price of copper metal waa another Index of a fatl ' are t maintain the full rate of re- cup ration ot eoncumptlve demand, or of . , peenlatlv excess in anticipating : the - demand. . The heavy tone ta the metal in , euiatiiaia waa the conaeiiuence. - jf A prim factor in the rebound' of price - waa tha mfereaca drawn from the listing - at the stock exchange of 'new Southern PacJno commoa stock according to the v privilege vested In that atock. - Th pro . fataional apeculatlva element viewed it as a prMimlnary ta putting Into , operation , aom Important 'general financial plan dealing with Southern Paciflo aid, and possibly with t'nlen Pacific. The head of these erstema haa been credited in the " eatlrnatioa of the habitual speculative " element with' a large share la the foster - Ing measuree which have sustained and advanced prloea all, through the late -. v iimmtr. 1 t ,. - - On th' aide" of conservatism haa been the opening . prospect ot demands tor fresh capital la the forma of -saw issue. The successful sale of tl2.500.000 of New j : York City corporate atock waa regarded - ae a sign ef th good appetite of capital : for Investment. ' Offerings to foreign mar- kets Indicate a similarly favorable con dition. The coming aale of $30,000,00(1 of Panama canal bonds la another definite requirement The huge borrowings con templated by the British government In - connection with the Intsh land purchase act and the -coming Russian lean, for which tha Parts market baa been pre paring fr months, mast be reckoned s-lth m th forecasting of . the ; money Vtitarketa. - The persisting. Unrest ' ta the . Balkans la a shadow on financial marketa. The breaking of the drought in the winter wheat belt of the Uni:e4 State haa re lieved the growing anxiety over the con- dltion of the sowings of that crop. t VbT'n la-Caml ! n a Clinnlml Company - tUee) Its Slortgaga at Jewbcrn. CpeelaJ to The Observer. Newbern, Kov. it. The Virginia Carolina Chemical Company has filed with the ree-istcr of deeds here Its large mortgage made In favor of ths Central Trust Company cf New York! and covering; property li aevpral &tle. The moru- is the e'eond larffpyt evr rcorrs.-.i hire arl !i lor $lS.00fl,0Pi. It rivers I.tA patps of printed mtt?r anl -Jt.--l Nr-vtmhor lt, l0t. The V;rr!a-Oir0:!r :hemlcal Comrnnv ori a )-srr ssire. l.n-js here, which Is v-f-l ta a c:- :,:.'rf centre for i"' in. rcu:s iiOjra.rmcss BI H. E SPENCE.' "rApEa-roLKS.- Do yea remember, sister dear,, the daya of long gone by, ' . The " day of apple . dumpling and of ' buckle-berry pie,-- ..... .. Of augar-pluma and plcklea and tarta and ; aweeteaed cream ' . And biscuit full o 'Ussee that u'd dawn - , your, linger ctream. ' ' - And . have - yoa quit forgotten how ' the - mother dear would aayi ' "Take your box of goodies, children, and hustle out to piayT" How w set our little table out beneath tha anreadlna oaks. t And la happy childish fancy played anr game of 'pdper-folkar . , W wer never rough and wicked, never '' : ltkd to quarrel and fight, . . Or perhap It's Just my fancy as medl- - .' xi to-nignt. ' 4 Man forget hie wicked deeds and bring ? the cood alone te mind; That is . why, I guess, the Golden Age -1 Ilea in the -daya behind. B'lleve I do recall, for instance, putting ..; sand w augar-palla, . , - J And we tied some lit flre-cre3ker ito the - . cata' and puppies' tails; But we never were real . craeU wtcked t . boya could never oeax . tT to mischief, tor we'd rathe play with .rJ;jiIMper-(plks.'' i ? When the summer 4aya were over and' i '. the frost began to falL And the nights grew long and chilly, sls- - i ter dear, do you recall Bow the little aching finger , with their cotton-plcklng sore, - Now wee healed aa If by . magio, and - - - upon the nursery-floor Paper-folks" way played and fondled, till th mother quietly said: "Sleepy time for little folks,- and packed ', us in our trundle-bed, , . There to watch the fitful firelight where. - ; the pine-knot fiamee and smoke. Stm t&o wide-awake for sleeping, think 4 V inf pt our "paper-folks." , . Oh that lafid of paper-dolUea! Land of ' '" fanpy'a fitful sway I ' Only piaee in earth or heaven where we I have eur wanton way,1 . ,.- ---Ci'-Where the men are good and faithful and i-the women never lie, - ' Where the children are obedient and th babies never cry; . Where there is no doctor's' "nasty stuff to put you 'neath tha sod. ; v ! And you hav your prayers all answered. since you are your own dear Ood. Where -the troubles i all r "make- beHeye'1- and even quarrels ar Jokes, The land of childhood's Eden, where we played at 'papr-tolk.M ; -,"'. And to-day your baby-brother sit alone -f.rso far away. - '- - " .- - - -'. . Dreaming ot his playmate slater and his mother.. '-bow,-so. gray: : "tvr'i 'Bound your feet are 'children 'playing an save one so young and fair. ThaV you buried 'neath the daisies ea the hill-aide Over there; r ; 4- ' - Ton have learned -th Joy and sorrows that around th hearthstone fall- joys of life and home apd love, and l- . well J hata missed 'em au. I think of you and mother and ot : them, there's something chokes. And I wish I were a child again a-play- wg i,r-paper-iouta"..;si.',.-ii- AT PIAT. Down tn the flow'ry medde, ft -, " ka'- out by the hoea-lot pon' - Th barefoota go, there's Harry and joe,' And Bauiray and Ned and John; . - And my heart grow sad and tender Aa I think of th years that her flown. Of a day that's past (too good to last) when I played that 1 wus grown. ' 'Neath the shade of th giant alder " On th shores of th trout-stream brook. When the day wus fine we'd cast a line With a crooked, pin for a hook, . : An we played .that the minners .was : monstroue ,. i- v." - ' ' . ) With fabulous An' and scale, ;-: Bout forty foot long an' quick, an Strong And bigger, than jonors whala An' out hi the gall-bush forests, We played wus aa Injun band. And the brave Utile flies from each sol dler eye - ' As with eorn-etalk gua in hand ' ' We march to the captive's reoua, ti All dauntieea and - unafraid, ,' t ' ' Cause the sister of joe, my girlie, you .know, ." - - Wua playtas) the captive maid, j An' we played that the flrht wua fearful, But the batU - still raged oa T1U they played they wus .dead an the last anjun rea - i -.'-. :' Wus scalped and their war-whoop gone Then we. proudly-' marched to the bloca , house, i.4f-i T...'- , And I said to the eaptlve1 pa: ' t hev aaved Janle's life an I wants her to wife '?'; - - iy thq rights of the frontier law. An we played We' was desperado e - An w robbed th courtier fin, - And each robber' bold a maiden atoled, An Jania, you bet, wus mine; .. i1-, i An' we . lived a life of freedom In the depth of th wild, wild wood. " '. But we tied a fight aa o who had th - right To play he wus Robrln Hood. . , ; ... i Ws-played we wus mighty hunters, . An' we Uckled the lion'a lair, - And Oraa'ma'a cat wus th lien that . , We chased in the forest there; But our playing nearly failed as : . . When we killed the eat one day; -That it didn't hurt when she tanned Our shirt .- , ' - 1 s Wus a harder thing to play. ' - And we played In Jorj or sorrow, ' v ; ': : While the hours erA.brlght and gay(-., If things went wrong 'twas r.ot for long; - a J we righted them all in play..',, . A no I aometimea tilnk th "grown-ups - Would drive msny care away ' - - . v And brighten their Joy, could thep be . like a boy, . -, ' And tackle their task as play.- -1' '.',- OXE YEAR AGO AXD WOW.';' A year ago a baby gently pressed :t v -la tender love upon your mother-breast, A vision of the years to come, and yea A Mlstres Santa, too; "-'i .;: To-night from out the alienee come no : Bound, . . - . . Tb b&by lies beneath th snow-capped mound, . t . . A. broken toy, a tattered little shoe, Is sll that's left to you, ''. - -' '"'V ' i' A year ago a mother's loving hand. 1 The Tule-nre glowir.g on a cheerful band. A noma unitea, every Joy complete, . No lot On earth more sweet; . v - '" To-nlRht sn.snfifl mother in the aklea The lat dim radiance of the Tute-fire dies. Home tlea dissevered for their hopes lies low. Deep buried "neath the snow. A yesr a9 a holy Chrlirmas vow Eotweeri two lovers 'n'-ath the holly boueh, A harry vision of the year to come, ' 'f ts,,:r l'--e-I :t " wr1 h'l-;;; . To-r.fit fe loie-hiiit's vanUhVd from t. c'r i ,y WE 4-WHITIN LONG CHAIN ? QUILLERS AT :ONCE. : Send full particulars and lowest price.: GREENSBORO SUPPLY CO. GREENSBORO N. 7. . CARDS r hji WACH OOTTOfJ TAUNTON, lap hack : fx - . H- SOUTHERN OrTlCE AT CHARLOTTC ' tOWIN HOWAWP. AQtNT. A broken troth, deep regret, a Sigh. Two . lives once happy now In sadness cset Tha dream of lore is paat - A year ago Ah, Ood, w little thought To have the eorrow which the. year ha brought, , W llttl dreamed our hopes would ht ' tared lie, Or e'er the lore-light die: To saddened hearts like ours may the ysar s:4:'"-'.;.'V''-. Bring beam ef premise mld our falling - teara, -r-,-h' May -thou, sol healer: of -the aaddeaed Oh Tim, to us be klndl HEMOKy. From' out her stronghold on th Seven Hill, S, rJ: Wher alow the Tiber flows. She, sends 'hr servants where her faney - - wiiia,---, - -. And pride the heart-strings of each wao , rlor thrills : . ' As st her bid be goes, -: :' Where'er hla mailed feet tread he pave .m way . " ..--... ..-., To her huth-towered dome: All nations humbly own her queenly' " sway, ; --rn-v f ;;, : , , t.For all roads lead to Borne. From out the eaetl ot thy queenly heart. la meekness I have gone; . " i- Thy voice in anger bads me first depart. And. the" my: heart has suffered by the V'v dart, "- ;it,'s;;;i?; - "j; -,e t still plod proudly oa: But tn , my: waking thoughts or. in- my . dreams . c - . . - "' "vVhatever comes to vlewt f.-.-.i--' -. No hopes arise; no fancy-vision gleams. But brings me thoughts, of you. - .; : WANTED A . COIXEGB: SONG. , Coramlttea of Stat Normal College Offers a Prise) for a Composition That Meet W ith Approval ; of Jodgeav. -: -..- . ':y To the Editor of The Observer? At the - lastn reaular annual meet-1 trigr of the ahimnae association of the Bute Normal and Industrial Col lege of North - Carolina a committee of alumnae waa appointed to - select a song that mar he adopted and used py the college aa distinctly and dis tinctively , htf'SWS, ,i i,..tx. :V ? i Th commlUee.' therefore, . offers a prise of 119 in gold to tha person wno snail write the most appropriate eons;. Any; one who desires te do so may. compete for thla prise, hut the committee reservee the right to reject any and every poem that does hot adequately renreseni the snirlt oi tne couege.ri- ; i-'-i ; xne literary value 'of the songs sent, io ine committee will be passed upon br competent Judges. If any contribution Is accepted as worthy to be made th college song, the writer will be notified ef his success as early aa possible After the Judges', decision In the event ef th author'a de airing to aet nis own words ta . an original musical composition, such a composition win be carefully judged by musical critics, with the under standing that the committea of alumnae may reject, any or all of srucn contributiona t .-vv -:. - , i - . . In-order that the aonr ' ma Introduced, the name of the author announced,, and the price awarded at we couege commencement la May, 101, all competitors for -the nriaa are urged to have their contributions In the hands of ths committee before April 1st, 1909. , r; ; -i, j -a , OELAsVD U. BARNETT, -BERTHA M. LEE. , , , j. fSETHELLE BOTD, -EMILT AUSTIN, - , i ETHEL LEWIS HAftttia "' . , r- Committee. ' Buncombe Schools floee Foe- Lacs, ef nuuu. AshevUIa Cltlsen,' The county schools have closed They have closed about a month earN ler than- usual. The reason lies Id lack of vfunda, ? "When . asked about matter Mr. 3, C Martin, chairman' of the county school board, gave a con cise and complete statement ef the causes which led to the early closing. He said that for some years . the board's revenues had been running be hind eomewhatj that the tax list thla year was smaller by , about 13,000: that fines bad fallen, off largely; that It had been necessary tp eee consider able money In erecting new buildings last year;'- that there had ; been a steady Increase In the school popula tion of-the city and a decrease In the country echoot population which led to a correspondingly larger apportion ment to the city ef the general reve nue which is. received under the law, SS per cent, '.vv-: '?; v-.c:V.;.-i ::-. Xewbem Pollceenan Jfabe Robber. Special te T Oberrr. ' - Newbem. hov. z. Konceraan - c. Lupton captured on " Friday - night one win Roper ana pieces ntm in Jell. '- Roper Is said to have broken nto and robbed tne store . ot tne OoldsboTo Lumber Company at Dover, his county, several months ago. so uring some money and a quantity of merchandise. Leter Iti is claimed that he robbed trie Elm City Lumber Company's store here. . When arrested: had with him In a suit case some f the roods taken from the Dover etore. He admitted his guilt and wtr. rrewt-.. likely .get time on the roans, while Ofiteer Lupton will t the 110 reward c.lered lor hi capture.. REQUIRE J mm AnAai NE WORafe felACHIfJCRY J . LOOKS : feXETHANT OX A RAMPAGE. ' ' -';,, .-.v .'-i; FHffhtetieid by the Antlea' of a Tiny I'la; Big, JA)ur-ToB Beaat Breaks ' Out of Kw -York; Hippodrome and . Invadea tha Tenement District. ' Assistance of Three Other Elephants Neorjssary to Pacify the Frightened New Tork dispatch, JSth. y, - Tha notice ef a tiny; tarns pic go frightened -a fourton -- elephant : lo-j day that the big beast broke away from its keepers at the Hippodrome,' crashed through aevsral stout doors which barred her progress and started en a wild run toward thai East river. Down Forty-third street te Fifth avenue and theft through! crowded , Thirty-fourth street ths huge beast swung along at a speed that amased the great crowd' follow ing and spread consternation ahead or her. ' No hand waa raised to atay ner progres a -aha - swept along, aoaging street cars and automobiles. Men, women and children darted into doorway to give , the animal Tree way. and horses reared and plunged and screamed la terror when- they saw tna lumbering pachyderm bear Ins down upon them. Madison park, Lexington, Third and Second avenue were passed at to speed. I . Between Second and First avenues however, the frightened beast stopped short, and plunged Into the entrance oi a tenement house. The passage way wss too narrow to admit ths Immense bulk, but the elephant threw her weight forward and the sides of the doorway -. erumblsd. :,s Trotting through . the Ions; hallway she f-rce1 an , exit . In the.aame manner ' . and then , started On a Wild, . ram naae through 'backyard fences.; By the time her keener arrived on tha acana sh had swept . through half a dosen of' these frail obstructions and wln aowa ot every tenement house In the block were filled with awed specta tors. The keeper Anally succeeded In getting a -rone around ona nf tha elephant's legs and by making ths rope fast "to A clothes pole held her until help arrived, and the beast was securely tied. Then came the problem of awttina- Kai . .. .i...k.... The beast refused to leave the yard even after aha had been calmed, and wst resort ; tne three' other elephants were led to the scene, - It waa necessary te break ' down two more fences before they could - be gotten to the runaway. When she had beea Joined by her companions the big beast became as trsctabi -as . kitten. , The. four animals were driven 3 back ' te the Hippodrome wirougn streets lined with .spectators. ' DKATH TO THE DEMOCRACT. : JTew york World Commenta Bluntly on Bryan's Ban Antonio Aaaonnoe. New Tork World. wS'fi There are no element ef surprise la Mr. Bryan's Ban Antonio Interview. Ot course he win Uke the nomina tion for President again if he can get Jf..? What is a fourth defeat to a man who has already been thrice de feated, but who- ha ae : successful ly capitalised the prestige of hla. leader Ship that It yields him at income of 150,900 or 10,000 ; a year in profits from his newspaper, his writings, and his lectures T Deprive Mr. Bryan of hie perpetual candidacy for President and he might say with Shy lock! f--Ton.. take my life' -'.;--i,v.-t;XMl When you dp Uke the means where- : .-by X live. ': . - ,;i f , .4) - Much as we mat deplore MrBrv. an'a selfishness and hla eokj-blooded oiaregra or tne mtereets of his party, th fact remains that if hs is again tha Democratio candidate, for Presi dent the responsibility, will rest whol ly, upon tne Democratio politicians, and- mora particularly upon the Dem ocratio laadera la the South, , v - .' v Mr. Roosevelt Is boaaUng that I had beea a. candidate for President thla tuna I would have carried -Georgia and -broken the solid South." As against Mr. Bryan he undoubtedly would. With Mr. Bryan again, the Democratio candidate It la likely that any- man the Republicans - nominate can carry Georgia and break the solid South. With the Democracy all ..but exterminated ae: a national organise tlon in the North,; what would be left of the party with the eolld . Boath broken -c -,., - . ' V,,. . There Is only ona answer te Mr. Bryan's complacent i annouaeemeat that lf the Democratla party and the contlrnrencle demand It T would again be a candidate. " That anawer I embodied la The World's Question. Commission IIcs -. Growing- tn the ' ,. c ' State. t Greenville Reflector. : ' , ; Municipal government by commis sion -Is a -question that is coming- to the front ia North- Carolina, and It' was given much Impetus In the eon- ventlon ef moaiclpal oSlcers held taut week in Charlotte, - The Idea la grow ing that a town ean be better govern ed by. a few well-paid conservative business men who muat devote their entire time to the work, than by so maay boards composed of men who hsve their Individual business to look after and consequently give tut little attention to municipal affaire. BhotUd Reserve Small Portion For Personal VseT c , ; Durham Herald. -' ' ; ' " It Is our humble opinion that Mr. Bryan Is siring Tammany entirely too much cTedit. - COTTONVMILLc'MACHINERY.' 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Cornell SUUlatk-lan See Menace In : V; ;-vi, " DecreaahiaT BJrUi -Rate, t; v.t'j Ithaca." N. dispatch te New Tork American. ' .. ' : ' . ' v Pointing; out that in the last 10 years there has been , a decrease ef Its to a thousand, or about 10 a year. In the proportion of children born to every, thousand women of child-bearing age, JDrv Walter Ti Wil cox, bead of the department of statis tic at Cornell Unlveralty, told A class of Cornell students;'-; - v "These figures indicate , that If changes Ilka those effected in this country during the past halt century were to continue unchecked for a cen tury And a half more, there would be ao children left.---'".'w- ? "The real reason for the decline Is that in modern times, and particular Jy in the last half, century, tha birth rate has tn a sense come under hu man control te a degree never before true. ' -- ; . ' -, - "Thla la peculiarly ' - harmful, be ea use . those Individuals whose chil dren would be most likely to. Inherit qualities ot .social and moral ' worth are often Just the ones te feel 1 moat strongly the economic advaatagea : ef celibacy, a childless marriage, or taw children."'' i ; ' 9 '-:.' -.f .-. - A yarratJveT Set Forth by Ona of Two . c TmnbUna; WitoraT , Edgefield, B.-CW Newa .:.v 1 . . v. ' 'Week before last Th ' eatesDurg Advocate contained a good editorial! on -"Womaa'a Rlahta." Laat week "A' Woman' replied to that editorial, and opened lire en brother Bayly la the following manner, to wit! - : -"Some one within your eaitonai sanctum . has dared te 'eater where angels might fear-te tread,', and Im pugned woman with, the desire to! wrest from -man the sceptre et his power in lieu of the privileged posses-, el on of bis 'pants.'- -.-., - A - ' 1 "Viewed from a woman's standpoint the position la scarcely tenable aad aince having thrown down the gavel of accusative reprimand, permit ma the privileged use of the Cudgel et argu mentatlva denial" . ' . - - . We copied the editorial last week and are now trembling Tn ' our boots through fear that we will have to take to the wood with brother Bayly , That la the only thing that can be' done -and we advise him. ta aklddoo. . ''' ."-.'.-' , j:ver-KnTloas South Carolina, Houston Post. ' . -- - . - - - , We suspect that Mayor Rloe's Visit ta Charlotte la going to mike South Carolina pout at ua for six months, but that fu.y llttie State ' will be thoroughly straightened out after we take full charge ef her affaire next yeasv ------. : . rnm II 0111 Stuart W. Cramer, . ENOINEER AND CONTRAOPCIti : - - :e5!abbertV .f--f,..;' .. I Intrne4tfttis ; ' Jack FnaaaBeV . : ' - i- . , 'M' t -. 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