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'4- CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, JANUARY 23, 1D00. J, r. CALDWELL, it. A. TOMPKIXS, .' publisher. EVERY DAY Ut THE YEAR SCBSCTUFTION PRICE: -. Py - Of year CU moetris Tares mcnlhs Semi-Weekly On year ehx month Three months tS'OO 2.ts) PCBLISHERS- ANNOIXCLMKNT No. M South Tryon mrMt Telephone numbers: Business office. HHi 'phone Ts. city editor office. Hell phone 14; new editor's ofliie. HhI I phone J34 l subscriber if ordering Hie nddr-ss Of his pa.pfT changed, wltl please indi cate Uie address to which It Is going at the time he asks fur the change to be made. Advertising rates re furnished on application. Advertisers may fe'l sure that through the columns of this paper they may rfmh all Charlotte and a portion of tin- t'Kt p" pis in this Stale and uppf-r S-uth Osrwina This paper git roneitpondems aa wide latitude a 11 thinks public pol icy perm lis, but it Is In rui rase re sponsible for the;r views. It Is much preferred that correspondents sign their names i.. tNer articles, especial ly In cases wf.ei. li.ry attack persons er Institutions, though this Is not demanded- Ti.e rdiinr reserves the right to give Tr.H iimcN of oorrefcpondents when they are demanded for the pur pose of personal satisfaction. To re ceive consideration a communication irust be poco mpanled by the true name of ths t orrespondent. THURSDAY, JAN CAR Y 28. 10b7 THE XEW CIIAHTER SCBM1TTEI). Not the proposed new charter, but a full abstract of Its provisions, was eubmltted lat night to the committee Of one hundred by the sub-committee of ten to which had been entrusted the work of framing a. new organic law for the City of Charlotte. It may be snlil that In tho main th skele ton, read and interpreted by Mr. T. C. Guthrie, appeared to meet trie ap proval of the larger committee. Im pression u piwn to disupprolia tlon of certain it features, hut In general way tho paper seemed to bava been well received. The writer Having been a member of the corn mlttoe of ten "onclves that it would not be very delicate fur him to enidoy the columns of the paper to defend the) proposed new rhnrter or to ad vance arguments In behalf of Its ac ceptance, however much he may feel that Its enactment would be the part of wisdom. It i.-. allowable, however, to say that It Is tin- re.-ult of the best thought ami of many honrs of patient deliberation of ten men who In the) framing of It had nothing In mind except the K"ml of i i tie. It Is not perfect; no work ff miman hands Is; and no member ! the aub-rrimmltte got In It all he wanted. It in a compromise measure, the product of the spirit of give and take, harmony being the dominant note of the committee. It presents, a unanimous report in favor of what It thinks a fine charter, on adapted to the needs Of Charlotte and the opera tion of which. It believes, would be productive of piiori po . eminent, nrni factional, non-political, and buMness-llke. THK SOlTIt UJOIJVA HOSPITAL. As lias be, n piev louaiy stated In the news column of tti It puper, the State Hospital of Soni li l aroiina nt Colum bia h- to und'Tno an In vest igatiun by the legislature now In session, at the Instance of its superintendent. Dr. J. W. Bab-cock, and the heard of regents. This is I r. Hahoo, k h .i-lter to the Opiii ml , Bseroi.lv : "Tie hoaid (t regerts snd the su-jH-rintendent of the smte Hospital for the Insure rpsp:cilully um tie attinilon of voui I oi,orai le )o.iv t ii... ina.le.iin y of the present prov ision f (l and lo-com-modatlons of the lioim; nn.l the de sirability of tn-ikll.if i-lMlli . i.iinges nl fecllng its weMaie HiM in. i:. lit eitient. Among tlf-e c!n)iii-s aie the r-'tuiati -n of the handlii f ai-- of i,'.m:- lie brlates und a ib-y , -1 liai;- oin moils, ;i.- tO Which fc-one IM i " U'.ih r M :i l nt I 'AH l..oi arisen a to tte- h'--.o,- mi'l ; ipr e-nd-n t of the w--'k if tie Irnltutlon . the better ClaswlfiraT Ion of pitT;. nti and the dcvelop- " merit of a farm i--l"ny l'i the r-.'.intry. r , neside ini pro-. em, nt s in oilier conditions now unsatlhf tot v . "-We according y i 'iet that a spot 'a! oemmittee be appointed to investigate and report upon the condition and affairs of the Hospital nnd ity niHrie.ement In or 5 4ar that your hoti.-mlde l', may be ful- " ' If Informed with reference thereto." . . Some part of the trouble Is d! : doaed by this letter. Tho Institution, It Is seen, handles chronic inebriates " ad Insane criminals. It is a further fact that It receives d .tardt, idiots. Imbeciles, epileptics and every class : f mental defectives. It packed be : yond the possibility of the main ' testiance ef proper health and sanitary Copdltions and apjiroach t a propr . I classification of patients is out of the 't.. question. The support fund la so t v limited that at'.endants and nurses of . prapor capability and character character here referring to the male gvfteadants cannot be had fur the - vagei that the Hospital can pay. and ' tHlS has resulted In t harces of cruelty OB tha part of attendants, it may be added for the sake of Information that the white and colored lns.-i.ns of . the State are cared for on the name grounds. In different buildings, of - course, snd under the fame adminis tration. J"r the condition of affairs the superintendent and regents are In nowise to blame. They have been re ' duced to such straits that they per . fore cry aloud to the General as- - semfely. The facta la the case constl- ' JalA.jstiina.siaia tas Etsls and t Hm lgislature, belns; lnsnrmed of them, surely will net permit thwn to con tlnua longer. . Senator Jeffries Davsy thvngh con siderably above his usual oratorical elevation ia denouncing tho crop and fclVck exchanges Tuesday, -was still lit enough. Tbe Arkansas hlllbfJlMsv w hose Idol fee is, will be able to sa j reciats tha rpeech property. . ' OOIiOXt BAUUEY OOM1XC It la matter of rajotcins In The Ob server household that CoL George Marcellus Bailey, editorial writer on The Houston Post, on of the ablest editors in the South and undoubtedly the finest paragrapher to ths felted States, is headed this way. We have special pride aad pleasure in saying: this because he was born In North Carolina. His early coming comes about in this way: When the Texas electoral college met at Austin on the 11th Mr. Shields, of Coleman, was ab sent and CoL Bailey was elected as. his proxy. In the progress of the meet ing Mr. Berry, of Madisonville, arose and said, among other things: 'Sir. I wish It were the law that we might all go to Washington In a body, to the eternal glory of the nation and at the expense of the State. Indeed. I am reliably Informed that at least two gen tlemen present had supposed that this body weuld meet at the capital of the nation rather than at the capital of the 8tate. and so firm were they in this opin ion that. I am told, they actually left home with sufficient provisions to last them to Washington and return. Although an inexorable iaw disappoints them in their lofty ambition, still 1 am pleased to tell them that It is their privilege to have a voice In naming the man that shall carry to Washington the k'lad tid ings that 'Irand Old Testes has once mors expressed her unbounded confidence in the lofty patriotism, unsullied charac- I ter and rnstcnless statesmanship or William Jennings Bryan "Mr Chairman. 1 submit that ihe man whom we select to carry this message ought to be a man of characu r. culture and learning He oukIu b' lie a man wlini Democracy is as firm and stable as the rockerlblied hills Aliuve all he ought to be a man of experience, be cause we all agree U.al Washington Is no place for the Innocent and the unso phlstb ated "In looking fur a man who lias all of these qualifications In full snd rounded measute It was hut natural that all eyes should turn Intuitively toward the eighth congressional district Dwelling In the lty of mosqultorlu! enthema we find a man that knows the City of Washington from alpha to omega, and h has also been down the pike lie served his country long and well ss a Washington correspondent for a metropolitan news raper, and now after an absence of sev eral years he again longs for the taste of a Washington cocktail and sighs for the voice of the capitals kilty. "Putin? recent years he has been chief editorial wilier on one of the greatest religions dailies that ever carried a mes sage of Pcmoetacy within "its folds. It Is the one Texas new-Rpaper that has al ways wielded the sword of the l,ord snd Gideon in belialf of Ihe unlerrlfled In the psat It Is the one paper that offers them comfort and hope for the future Indeed, we had scarcely emerged, licked but un dismayed, from the last conflict wh this evangel of Democracy gave us the blessed aunnce that we should have a Pemocractlc President In IS!.', snd If not at that time, then at some other tlme either hi the immediate or the dis tai.k future. Sincerity Is the only claim that I of fer for your attention, and I therefore candidly confers Ihat the gentleman whom I shall nrime Is not a native Tex an; on the contrary he Is a North Caro linian, but for this he Is more to bo pitied than censured. le.;iose I am re 1 in biy Informed that this was a elrcum stanca over which he had no control. At any rate as soon as he reached the ago of accountability he straightway rtpent e. left the Old North State and became a Texan bv choice. "The gentleman whom I rdisll name has many otuer uallftcatlons. about which I should be glad to tell you. but In the words of Joo Hailey I haven t the time and you haven't the patience to heur me ! Vlenre. without farther spooch I nominate j for messenger to carry the electoral vol" to Washington one of the best Demo j crats. one of the ablest editors, one of ihe kniglitllest gentlemen that ever made bla home in Texas, Colonel George M lalley, of Houston " The flection was unanimous. Col. Balloy started In due time for Washington ami made a triumphal (our. not unattended, however, by misadventures, for at Na hville, for Instance, be lost his trunk, contain ing the electoral vote of Texas. While In Nashville he was thus reviewed by The lianncr, of that r Ity: " 'While my mission Is ostensibly to ernvev to the csnttul the electoral Vote i eal object Is an ofriri.ii Inspection of ii,, dif- I, rent bran, m-s of li.o I'a , agraphu. a I nion ' "Hi. lay-over here could not, In fact, be explained upon any other hypothesis, as most of this morning was spent In swap- Ping pungent pararraphs and smoking e.gareues with (irantiand Hice and rharlle Slack and discussing prohibition "Mr Bailey's vol. e trembled feelingly when discussing ths situation with retard to the liquor evil. Texas, he f.-n. whs Wlaeiy pioiecieu alio fiiicnii.u in n er mil slitational requirements rendering it very difficult to permit legislative interference with the "personal liberty of Texas free men ' He thought there was noil, lug ln liiaa grander than Its constitution, and ctpeclally the clause with reference 10 if.,- rum curse Those who haven't seen Colonel Bailey i contents himself, however, with ven 11 urn feel perforce a sense of what thejturlng a doubt whether the English I cattleman WOllId term oeprivaiion, ci rtnluly from a sartorial standpoint In add itlon to the famous and thrilling alll-g.iiiM- vest with the green buttons, he was ne.itlv and modestly caparisoned this metninK In a red tie, mustache to match. nod an Klk pin. Ills boots were missing J,,,! ,,rr7l,, vutes The alikntnr vest was the work I of tl-.e best talior In Houston, according to Mr lialley. and was made to Tneasure. The green buttons were the latest snd most correct appurtenance to the alll getor wesklt" and were Just now 'all the go' In the best social circles of Houston. "Colonel Bailey wished to have It de nied in the public prens and reiterated that he did not leave North Oirolina end migrate to a more spacious realm on ac count of the call of the wild or allegad wildcatling He rehictatitly admitted be ing torn and reared ln the mountains of Iiedeil county, but wiuld require proof as to further accusations. "Krom Nas'iviile, Mr Kailey travels on toward the national capital, stopping here and there at various oases." Huck sends us from Washington this morning further Interesting lit erature relating to the colonel, and The Observer is able to supply, from authentic sources, yet other facts re garding this most interesting person - he himself would say creature. He is the second son of Marcellus Bailey, of Wlscassct, Maine, and Margaret Norfleet Wynne, of Loulsburg", N". C, and was born, as stated, ln North Carolina. He spent his early boyhood In Oltn, Iredell county, and after bis mother's death in 18 7 3 moved to Hillsboro and lived with his aunt, Mrs. James Southgate. who died In Durham some twenty years ago. Mov ed to Durham in 1878 and in the latter part of that year came to Charlotte and entered Thompson Hall. an. acad emy conducted "by Sev. B. S."fSrohon and Rev. Lucien Holmes, two Episco palian clergymen. In the summer of 1878, went to Danville, Vs., and took the first degree ln journalism, occu pying the position of devil In the of fice of Ths TJaiivllle News, conducted by W. T. Manning, formerly of Hall fax county, N."C Worked in Black well Tobscco Company's printing of fice and at various times In offices of Durham newspapers. Worked as "'"" ' ' -r , r - oompoaltor oat Tha Raleigh JNaws. whea conducted by Georga Jordan, under whom the present editor of The Observer served a year as city editor. Col. Bailer want to Texas In 188) and has resides in that State ever since, excepting when ha spent aix years In Washington as the correspondent of The Galveston-Dallas News. His peo ple In North Carolina mho are pretty well known: The South gates, of Dur ham; Robert M. Furman, long editor and, politician, a first cousin; the Beckwithi, of Hyde oounty. The Wynne family, of which the colonel is a descendant, has about disappear ed, the only one Jiving who bears tfTe name being Albert Wynne, of At lanta, a son of Thomas K. Wynne, formerly of Loulsburg, who was for many years editor of The Columbus, Ga., Times. His uncle, Richard Wynne, died many years ago while a State Senator. Col. Bailey is a brother-in-law of Ban Bharpe, of Iredell, who married his only sister, and whom the editor of The Observer more than knows; and first cousin, as Buck states, of Mr. Jsmes H. flouth gate. of Durham, whom everybody know?. A cordial welcome to Charlotte awaits Col. Bailey and his wesklt. By the way, It would be Interesting to know how many of the older people remember the school he attended here, conducted by Revs. B. 8. Bron son and Luolen Holmes. The writer remembers It and Its principals viv idly. THE DOCBI K NEGATIVE. In the current Issue of Harper's Magazine Prof. Thomas R. Louns bury, of Yale University, discusses, among other archaisms much used by uneducated people, the once universal but now scorned double negative. Three centuries ago "I won't never leave" would have been Indisputably correct English; to-day such, forms are under ban. Double negatives are native to. the Saxon tongue; Chaucer uses them, Shakespeare uses them, Milton uses them, such eighteenth century writers as Swift and Gay use them; but beginning with the six teenth century they entered upon a gradually losing fight for life and were dead In polite speech before the nineteenth century had come on. So far was Chaucer from regarding them as of doubtful correctness that he uses two, or four negatives in all, within the space of a couplet to express a single negation. Professor I.otsnsbury explains that it was the ardent study of I.atln classics during tha fifteenth and six teenth centuries which brought about this Saxon characteristic's decline and ultimate fall. No more than Saxon has Greek or have even the languages sprung from Latin any objection whatever to double or repeated nega tion, but classical Latin does entertain objection and it was classical Latin which had the say. Of course the grammarians, with their usual eagerness to split a hair wherever possible, fought steadily for the single negative absolute. They announced an absurdity except In a quibbling and pettifogging sense the Kreat .discovery that two negatives make an affirmative. Denying a statement twice in the same breath dors not constitute an affirmation; It only makes the denial stronger. The hair-splltters and technlcallty-mory gers find no support In the facta of 'And If two negatives are logically an j afflrmatlVe what shall be said of three ; or more negatives? Nevertheless the double negative came off loser, and .... . , . i,hat language whose rich freedom . from rule for rule's sake Is half Its !,., - - uB. ycn bound with ren,neM nR" Deen bO""0 wn a ! shackle which the most rule-cramped j lan(flmffe8 ln existence do not wear. These strictures upon the gram marians' part In the matter are our own. Professor Lounsbury, it seems to us, writes as though he would ex press similar opinion If he dared. He , ,,, ho not received more hoe.n than good from this particular devel opment. "The tongue that Shakespeare spoke" has been badly treated In sev- heavy-treading ped ants, but in none other so badly as when a ban was placed upon the dou- ble negative. OIU EXPENSIVE NAVY. In a McClure's Magazine article George Klbbe Turner estimates that the navy could be maintained on Its 'present basis for fully forty million dollars less than the 1123,000,000 now consumed by It annually. Simply cut out the "pork" appropriations for use less and unused navy yards, for ex pensive repairs on absurd old junk simply to ktep certain pay rolls big in other words, cut out politics from appropriations by Congress and the country will be saved an amount equal to two-thirds ths entire cost of government just before the civil war. In support of hi assertions the writer presents some facts and figures which are rather convincing. We have no Idea that he has made any great over-statement. Ths proportion of "pork" in ths naval appropriation bill has long been notoriously high and this session of Congress cannot do many better things than to act toward it as. tha present financial necessities of the Treasury strongly require. Rumor now has It that E. H, Har r'maa wlU shortly become co-magnate with Thomaj B. Byan ln the d via board Air Line Hallway, sldln- against tho Wllllamses. We can easily sea how air. Harriman's entrance into tha Seaboard might prow to be a good thing for the road, but surely hsl ought to quit trying to gobble up all the railroad systems la tha country.. North Carolina wouldn't swap Leg islatures this year ; With . any other Etata whatsoever. THE DEATH EECORD. CAPT. JOHX A. RAMSAY PASSESl On) of fc!IWy Moot ' ZafiMitia) , Citizens Dted VestercUr Afternoon Was Heroic Oonfedtrate feci. dleiwHad ueid jf amber of Office Observer Bureau,. 411 North Mala Street, Salisbury, Jan. 87. Capt John A. Ramsay died at his home, corner Pulton and llorah streets, this afternoon st 4:8 o'clock after an illness of several weeks. Captain Ramsay was born in Iredell county April 29th. 1888, and was therefore near 71 years old. He served through out ths civil war and was ona of ths South's bravest defenders, and a friend of his remarked this after noon that he was tha only man . hs ever knew who absolutely knsw no fear. While in the war he was a member of Riley's .battery, of which he was later made commander, and his heroism on ths battlefield was shown In many sncounters. He was ons of Salisbury's most prominent men. In politics ha was always a Republican, and had served his town as mayor and his county In the Legislature. Captain Ramsay was married to Miss Margaret Beall, a daughter of Mr. Burgess Beall. who was a leading citizen of Davidson county, residing at Llnwood. His wife and 'two sons. Dr. Robert L. Ramsay, a leading dentist of this city, and Mr. John E. Ramsay, an archi tect snd civil engineer. Captain Ramsay was himself a civil engineer and was one of the best. He stood high in the councils of the Royal Arcanum of the State. In physique he was a giant: his gentleness was that of a child he was sympathetic and kind to all and the city was shocked, though not surprised, when his death was an nounced this afternoon. Captain Ramsay was a devoted member and faithful worker of the First Presby terian church, from which the funeral will be held, conducted by Rev. Dr. Byron Clarke Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and the burial will be In Chestnut Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Margaret J. Pringle, of High Point. Speelal to The Observer. High Point. Jan." 27. At the home of her son last evening Mrs. Margaret J Pringle, aged 60 years, passed peace fully away. The interment took place to-day at Springfield, being conduct ed by Rev. J. E. Thompson, of Wash ington Street M. E. church. Mrs. Pringle came here from Ohio several yeara ago. Thomas Blinpkliis, of Rockinsham Oounty. Special to The Observer. IteldsvUle, Jan. 27. Mr. Thomas Kimpklns, a well-known citizen of the Mclver section, died yesterday after noon. Mr. simpkins was 84 years of age. He was reared in Caswell coun ty, but had resided near Mclver for the past twenty years. The remains were burled at Camp Springs church In yaswell county, to-day. Mr. W. H. Doggs, of Rowan County. Correspondence of The Observer tiallsbury, Jan. 26. The funeral of Mr W H . Boggs, w ho died at his home In Providence township yester day from tuberculosis, was held from St. Matthews Lu'.haran church In the county this afternoon. Mr. Boggs was 83 years old and served ln the Confederate army. He was a most excellent Christian gentleman and was a splendid citizen and neighbor Two sons and one-daughter survive him. Mrs. James A. McKelthan, of Aber deen. Special to The Observer. Aberdeen. Jan. 17. Mrs. James A. McKelthan died yesterday morning at 6 o'clock at her home here. She wan Miss Mary Fowler, of Wake Forest, before her marriage. She was a wo man of tine character, and her friends included all who knew her. She was retiring and modest In her life But few women have more surely Impress ed this community for good than hns Mrs. .McKelthan. She was a devoted member of the Baptist church. Her funeral was conducted to-day by her pastor, Rev. Mr. Poe. of Wake Forest College. a husband and several children survive. Mrs. fturali Troiitutan, of Iredell County. Special to The Observer. Troutrnan, Jan. 17. Mrs. Sarah Troutmati. an aged lady, died yester day morning at her home three miles west of this place after an Illness of many years. Tho Interment was to day at the Troutrnan family burying ground in the old Troutrnan settle ment, with funeral services by Rev. W. A. Luts, of Stateavllle. Mrs. Troutrnan was a most exemplary woman of the old school. She was born Collins and In early life married the late Jacob Troutrnan. To this union was born six sons and one daughter. The deceased was a faith ful member of the Lutheran Church and was a communicant till the last She was the mother of Mr. A. P. Troutrnan, of Charlotte, who li here to attend the funeral. John RlUihJ, at New London. Special to The Observer. Salisbury. Jan. 87. A telegrsm was received here to-day by Mr. J. W. Austin .announcing ths death of his wife's father,. Mr. obit Ritchie, il New London. Mr, Hltchte died some time dcring the nlgbt aa he was found dead ln his bed this morning when members of his family went to see about him after he had failed to make, his appearance at the breakfast table at the usual hour. He had not beeu well for several days but had not been confined to his bed. Mr. aud Mrs. Austin left on the afternoon tram for New London. J. 1 Taylor, of Baetleboro. Special to The Observer. Rocky Mount. Jan. 27. After an illness of a few days, Mr. J. F. Taylor died yesterday at hlihome ln Battle boro in his 78th year. He was one of ths earliest residents of this section and was highly esteemed by all who knew him, having for a number of yaers conducted a store in Battlo Uoro. He Is prominently connected and has a number of relative throughout the State, several of whom are residents of this city. The funer al was held this afternoon in Battle boro, after which the remains were laid to rest In the cemetery at that place. Ths deceased was a Coafeder ate veteran and had for m number of years taken aa active part la the al fairs Sf Importance to the prosperity and growtk of this section. WUUe HoWing". of Waka Fotret. Special to Ths Observer. Wake Forest, Jan,' JT. In the death f Mr., WHits ' Hoidftjr ""this morulas; at f o'clock Wake Forest loses one of her, most valuable and respected citizens. Mr. Holding, who was la ths 78th year of his age, had been la' falling- health for some time and the end had been momentarily expected. He was a Confederate veteran. a, a man of tne oia eoutnera type and' beloved by alL Be spent aU his life in Wake Forest aad had been heart and soul In anything- for the benefit of this town. , Many a student who was; unable to" bear his college " expenses found a .worthy friend in Mr. Holdings, - . He- is survived by six sons: Messrs. O. IC T. Ev "W. W. and Vt. 8- P. Holding, of Waka Forest; 3. N. Hold, in, of Raleigh, and H- O. HoldiaeV of Falls, Mr. Holding- was a devout member of i'oreatvtlla Baptist church. Tha - funeral . services will ba eon- ducted from tha horns of his son. Mr. O. K. Holding, to-morrow afternoon at t o'clock by Rev. Dra. Royal! and Lynch, assisted by ( Rev. T. C. 8Inls. THAT TCXETCL GACGER. The Great Poem rnoerthed in Tnion ; County by Mr. W. 4. Pratt Excite um AanrurstkMl or a Poejr,Lovr, New Tork Sua. , t j . Nothing has been heard of tha Meek- lenbury Declaration . of Independence since Monday; and so far as we have noticed only a few Tar Heel papers in stated that Poe was bora la their Stats. This appearanoe of lethargy among ths Old North patriots was deoeptive. Some thing: was coming. Naturally it eoraes from ths poetry works of The Charlotte Observer. Elder Caldwell is overpro ducing, we think, and the quality of his output must suffer a little, but who would wish to set limit to a generous, unselfish, and on ths whole harmless activity 7 Elder Caldwell's new "find is dated at Monroe, from which he writes under the nsme of "W. J. Pratt," one of a hun dred of the good man's pseudonyms. He has "found" a poem composed in 1908 by "a storekeeper and gauger In the United States revenue service on the border of North and 8outh Carolina." a border which If any persons of distinction have been bora in it belongs to the former State The "storekeeper and gauger" hadn't received his commission at that time. Waiting tor it, be threw bis soul Into this threnody: "On the borders of ths Carolina. In a wet and gladey spot. A non-com missioned revenue officer Bewails his unpiopltlous lot. "From o'er across these borders. In quest of maudlin bliss, Fsock the Intellectual scrubs and moral dwarfs Of Tillman's anti-dispensary list. "Clink of wassail laden glass, Ribald speech, blasphemous Jest 'T!s the music of the hours. 'Us the never ceasing song Of night's sleepless rest. "Oh. all potent Fate, to this More than Promethean doom do not de cree! O haste, O hasts, my commission. That I may these terrors fleet" The "Near Bard of Cross Creek," cries the pretended Mr. "ratt," who levitates ecstatically and fills all heaven and much of Fayettovllle with his exultation: "Your Monroe gaugers work ln this one poem places the Old North State on the very highest peak of Parnassus." A lone and learned commentary ao compa'nles the poem. But neither text nor commentary need detain us. The "gauger poet" is a too palpable emanation of Klder Caldwell's favorite Bums, of whpae works he la preparing a dry edition calculated for Southern latitudes. And this piece of moonlight genre Is due to Elder Caldwell Himself. The use of the word "Promethean" Is sufficient proof. Elder CaWwsll't sympathy for Prome theus, a victim 6f ths oil and lighting trust, being notorious. Add "on the borders of the Carollnas" and the assur ance Is doubly sure. Everything from the battle of Salamla to the crowning of King Cole happened on tha borders of the Caroilnos. If we have read Eider Oaldwell to gcl purpose, and a survey always shows that the great event or man happened, or rather chose to hap pen, a little Inside of the present North Carolina 8.ate line. UIUKF8. Few Minor Happenings In and About tn".u Mr W. N. Nlebet has sold to Mr. John W. Cuss a fine farm containing approximately 100 acres near Hunters vllle for $6,500. he Durham-Murphy Land Com pany has Just sold to Mrs. N. M. UrliUo, fn tl AHA 11 SIIHM All d lot OS Twenty-fuel street. North Carolina. The monthly meeting of the Virginia-Carolina territorial com mittee of the Young Women's ChrlSr ttsn Association will be held ln the offices, Noa. 318-314 Law Building, this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The members of the Young Peo ple's Society of Tenth Avenue Pres byterian church will glvs a sociable In the lecture room to-night from s in tn ii o'clock. Each member of the church is Invited to com and bring a friend. The Charlotte friends of Mr. M. r nTsiiihrni mnr of the Oeor- gian Hotel, Athens, a., will be In terested to learn that he recently won a prise, a 8780 building lot, ln IHont, am '.fllllf Af 1 STClbSCrlDtlOn contest operated by The Georgian. CHARGE LAKCEXV AFTER TRUST. 1 John H. Ovfflm, Formerly of This City, Arrested ln Augusta, tie., xeeteraay Afternoon. A telerram was received In the city yesterday afternoon by the chief of police, announcing the arrest at Au gusta, Oa.f. ef John H. Ouram, form erly of this city. The charge is the disposal of property after trust The specific allegation is that the defend ant, being sent to outn uarouna Dy ths C. H. Robinson Publishing Com pany on business with two horses and a buggy, sold ths outfit at Orange burg:. K. C. Since then officers have been searching for him and his ar rest yesterday was the result of three telegrams based on Information that came to hand from time to time here. He will be taken te the place of sale for trial. Sines Mr. Gumm was ens trusted with the property the law was violated only when the sale was ac complished. Hence the courts of this State have no jurisdiction. The young man is well known tn this city where he Is well connected and has numerous frteaue who regret his present plight v r"1 The Observer. . . SI CTMEX LECTCLATC8 SIM. Suppose, Fair One. just simply suppose. My miasma were te break night re- Ts punctuate' proud mortal's slumber, Abate ber ptids and snake her humble: A. bug I were Of the. horizontal Gat variety, . - Wboe bioe thick you," Should round tny shape te happy satiety? Some spring-time night whea sleep had kissed your eye, - . To your balmy couch, a wingless bug, I'd hie. . . . And there Td bite as4 crawl ' And crawl aad bite;. Aad you night fight aad se;uafl . Aad squall and fifht But now and then I d steal a bite; : . And If. eenhaace, ta midnight brewt bet wees n. Tea mashed me fiat, a Woody death te .v.eie. . .... ,v. ' ' Sea death brers sweet Eaoeuehed with such a Vsaasl - ' . i m 191 Both Tryon St Stores will be closed ( to-day for i stock "taking, but the Trade Ste Store will be open and here you will find New Silks, New " Woolens for dresses, New Ladies Furnish ings, New Skirts :and New Models of Coat Suits for the advance season. On the third floor are stacks of New Rugs, Carpets, Mattings, Lin oleums, Shadeis and etc WiSI Be Blanket Weather . Aqd now is the time to buy blankets, quilts ' and comforts,, for the price is v low for stock taking and besides we have case after case and they must it move, ,We are headquarters for . , -. .'. North- Carolina Wool . Blankets; the best made. wrwfrmM i mi iw 9 r'rr:;j i i HtMl lMHIIIIMMWHtMimMi Sow K ': i ; it :f "57 i :
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Jan. 28, 1909, edition 1
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