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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, MARCH 1, 1909. THE SPORTING WiDFtLD Twin City fans Getting Ready For Baseball, . Special to Tha Observer. Winston-Salem, Feb. 28. Baseball tana are already fanning here, and the proapeets for a aeaaon of enthusi astic support of the Twins are brigiht Manager-Captain "Bob"' Carter has about rounded up hie staff, and he says they are a husky lot, particularly tne pitching stair, several six-footers belns; among: the applicants. The purchase of Snedden, of last year's Charlotte team, is approved by the fans generally and great things are expected of himt The lay of the schedule is satlsfac tory to the fans here and association. . TJhe new..-ground at Piedmont Park are being worked on, and will be quite in shape by March 15th. The first game will be with St. John's College April 10th, and then will follow the University of North Carolina April 12th; Danville, of the Virginia League, April 14th and 16th, and Oak Ridge on the 17th. Brown, Price, McOeary, McOill "Big" Hobbs and Woodward, all of last year's team, will report for the try-out. Foreigners to Compete In Madison Square Garden Event. New York, Feb. 2S. Ten of the European competitors who are entered In the International six-day go-as-you-please team race at Mad I eon 8quare Garden March 8th to Uth, arrived here to-day. Perhaps the most novel team Is that of the Igorrote tribe of the Philippines. These diminutive seml-clvlHzed na tives can run for hours without rest- ting. Practically all the noted six-day men In the united States are entered and there will also he e military. letter carrier and an Indian team to represent the country. Prizes to the value of Jj.OOO have been offered with 11.600 to the winning team, the seven teams next 'In order receiving proportionate amounts. Frod Appleby, the English runner, Is here to enter some of the ten. fifteen and Marathon distance races now exciting Interest In this country. Trans-Continental Auto Haoe a Cer tainty. New York, Keb. 28. The Auto mobile Club of America has granted a sanction for the proposed trans continental automobile race which the management of the A.laska-Yukon-Pacinc Exposition propones to hold some time this summer between some point on the Atlantic seaboard yet to be determined, and Seattle Wash. A handsome trophy has been offered for the race by M. Robert Oiiftgenhelm and in addition sub ftantinl caRh prizes will be given to drivers. Entries eomprlsing the principal makes nf France. Italy, flermany. Great Hrltaln. Belgium and th I'nited States are expected. Vedder Sitton to May With Cleve land American. Ppecifll to Ti.e Observer. Anderson. 8. C. Feb. 28. Vedder Sitton. of Pendleton, Anderson coun ty who will thlM year wear the tinl fm of the Cleveland Americans and be one of the members of the pitching staff, left yesterday for Mobile, Ala., to 1oln his team for 'he Initial prac tices He is in the bot of Condition the Indications are that he will make another great record In the baseball world during the season of 1909. lie led the South Atlantic pitchers last year by a good percent age. Philip Sitton Will Remain In National lC-ajni Special to Th Observer. Anderson, S. C. Feb. 28. Philip Bitton will play this year with Pitts burg. In thi National League, and will leave next Saurfday for Baned Spring, La., to Join his team for the practice games. An effort was made by Cleveland to get both the Sittons. but this failed, and Phil will remain In the National League this year. He Is hut little behind Vedder In box work. Ris Turn Southward. Cincinnati. Feb. 28 The first con tingent of eight players of the Cin cinnati National League Baseball team left this city last nlht for their spring training at Atlanta, Oa. The remainder of the players will leave for Atlanta on March 6th. the A;mcmrrnAL traix. A Well Equipped Force Sont Out by the southern Railroad. Salisbury Post. The Southern Railroad has furnish ed and equipped a special agricultural train which Is now traveling over the road. The train has been st Winston -Salem for several days and reached Greensboro yesterday afternoon. This special will probably reach Salisbury some time next week. The Southern la sending out this train In further ance of the agricultural Interests trib utary to Its lines and in co-operation with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. The following representatives of the State Agricultural Department will be along: W. N. Hutt, Horticulturist; Franklin Sherman. Entomologist; T. B. Parker. Demonstrator; W. A- Pet ree, Tobacco Expert. Alleged Horse Thief Arrested. Special to The Observer. Wentworth, Feb. 28. George Card well, colored, was arrested here this afternoon having in his possession a horse which was stolen from the Greensboro Baggage and Transfer Company yesterday. The negro offer ed the animal for IS, which created suspicion and he was promptly ar rested and will be carried to Greens boro to-morrow for trial. Goes) to Greenwood Church. Special to The Observer. Bristol, Tenn., Feb. 28. Rev. George N. Cowan, after a service of several years to-day preached his final sermon as pastor of the First Baptist church here, having accepted a call to he Baptist church of. Greenwood, S. C. He is a native of North Carolina. How He Doea It. 1 Mount Airy Breese. A man who has the advantages of running a daily newspaper on an ac tual labor payroll of tit a week ought te- b able- to keep the sheet going as Ions; as he feels disposed to keep at - it. Tet come ignoramuses will wm tlnuo to prate about our business and i discuss the matter adversely as to our ability to run this newspaper.. Boys Who Are Not Afraid to Work. Durham Herald1. It Is not the worst thing that oonld happen to a boy to have to work for living and to even undergo hard ship. We have a number of boys who get up at t o'clock in the morn ing to carry this paper, and while It .is a. hard Job. everything considered. we have Noticed that many who stuck to It for year hava since mounted, to something. : Wltec COLLEGES TRINITY COLLEGE. Correspondence of The Observer. Durham. Feb- It. Laat Monday was observed here as a holiday in memory of the birth of George Wash ington. AH college dutlea and exer cises were suspended for the day, and in the evening, as has been the cus tom here for many years, a clvlo cele bration was held, under the auspices of the "9019,'' a secret patriotic . or ganization of ih" institution. Mr. James: H, Southgate, president -Of th board of trustees, waa the speaker for the occasion. Despite the threatening weather a fairly large crowd of stu dents, members of the faculty, and a few from the city, greeted the orator, and the address of the evening was well worth the attention of every person present Promptly at 8 o'clock the exercises began In Craven Memorial Hall, Prof. John C. Wooten, of the chair of Biblical literature presiding. ' Prayer was offered by President John C. Kll go, after which the speaker for the evening was Introduced In fitting and appropriate language. Mr. South- gate brought o those who heard him a masterly message, full of much ear nestness and thought, and at no time from the moment he began speaking until he had finished an Tiour later did Interest in his words of wisdom ag. His address was on the subject A Plea for a Better Patriotism. Immediately after the concluding exercises in Craven Memorial Hall the members of the "9019." and Mr. Southgate, the guest of honor, went to Hotel Corcoran where a banquet was served- Headmaster Harry M. North, of Trinity Park School, acted as toast master. The following responded to toasts; Prof. Holland Holton, "The Members In Druham;" E- W. Knight. 'The Order in College;" Rev. H. K. Kpence. "The y01 Kxposed;" Prof. C. L. Hornaday, ' H019 in the Past;" A. M. Proctor, "The Goat Hide," and Mr. Southgate, "My Observations of 9019." The hour was late when the crowd broke up and went to their homes- Those present were: Prof. G. L. Hornaday. J. P. Hreedlove, W. D. Finger. W. H. Hall. W. A. Bryan, G. M. Campbell, H. K. Spence. Holland Holton, Prof C. B liarkh im, Hon. James H. Southgate. Prof. H. M. North, E. W. Knight. T. A. Finch. H. C. Doss, Prof. J. C. Wooten, Prof. C. W Edwards, C. B. West. W. B. West. W. Fulford, P. J. Johnson, C. L. Hivcns, A. M. Proctor, Prof. W. F. til 11. At the regular weekly meeting of the local Young Men's Chrlstiun Asso ciation Wednesday evening. Rev. G. T. Adams, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, this qlty, was the speaker of tho occasion- "Personal Work" was the subject of the address and quite a large crowd of students and others n the community was present to hear It. Kev. Mr. AJams Is an alumnus of this college and Is held" In great es teem by the college community. Mr. lT. N. Hoffman, a member of th class of 1907. and for the past two years news editor of The Charlotte Observer, was here Saturday and Sat urday night visiting his friends before he left for Tacoma, Wash., where he has accepted a position on The Ledger of that city, a large morning paper. Mr. Hoffman Is a bright young news paper man and has met with much success In his Journalistic career. While in college he was editor-ln-chlef f The Trinity Chronicle, the collegH weekly, and under his editorship it prospered. He has many friends here an1 elsewhere who wish him well In his new work in the West. A few nights ago the preliminary debate for the purpose of selecting representatives for the Trlnlty-Sewa-nee debate which takes place In Crjven Memorial Hall here Easter, was held with the result that Messrs. G. M. Daniel, of Roanoke Rapids, and G. W. Vlck, of Glover, as first men ant Mr. A. M Proctor, of Huntsvllle, Ala., as alternate, were chosen. The question will he; "Resolved, That a Federal board of arbitration with power to enforce Its findings and deci sions should be established for a set tlement of disputes between employ ers and working men in cases Involv ing transportation companies engag ed In Interstate commerce." Trinity has the affirmative. Tha Trinity Archive, Trinity's monthly magazine, for February came from the press a few days ago and shows one of the best issues of the year. The table of contents Is a most Interesting one and the whole maga zine is a reflection of much credit on the staff and contributors. The table of contents is as follows: "To Europe on a Cattle Ship," by L. I Jaffe; "Sor row Like Foam" (poem), by H. E. Spence; "Edgar Allan Poe Writer of Hhort Stories." by E. S. Mclntosn; "Grlllparxer's Sappho." by C. M. Hutohings; "Heaven or Hell" (poem), by H. E. Spence; "The Foremost Cap tain of Industry," by J. N. Cole, Jr.; "The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood," by Evelyn Jones; "The Lyceum Sys tem in New England," by Claude West; editorials, literary notes, way sido wares, and the editors table. The magazine Is maintaining a high stand ard and Is regarded by -those who keep eyes on It as above the ordinary. The last game of basketball for the season was played here last night be tween Trinity and the city Y. M C. A. team, the game resulting In a com plete walk-over for the local team. It was the second game of a series be tween the two teams, the first also re sulting in a decisive victory for the Methodist team. . The score of the re rent contest was) 8 S to t In favor of Trinity. WAKE FOREST. Correspondence of The Observer. Wake Forest. Feb. 27. The pulpit ef the Baptist church at this place will for some time be occupied by visiting x clergy men of the Btate until someone is called to fill the place as pastor, which has been vacated on account of the resignation o Rev. Dr. J. W. Lynch, who' has accepted the call of Oha.rlrst Baptist churah ef Durham. The new college al which will appear for the first time on the cover of the forthcoming issue of The Bulletin, was recommended to the board of trustees by Dr. Charles E. Taylor and President Po test, the committee, en December 11th. Bd Was adopted. It was drawn by Miss Ida. - B. Peteat, professor of art in the Baptist University fop Women, and en graved by E. A. Wright, ef Philadelphia. An enthusiast! meeting' of the- stu dents was held Thursday night in tbe In terest of baseball chiefly and other ath letics in general. The chief item ef busi ness was the adoption of plans for tha publication of Tbe Wae Forest Weekly, a paper which Uereufore baa been pub- tished during baseball season, its prime purpose being to stir up enthusiasm for baseball. The paper will be Issued every Thursday and will contain all college news. Tne officers elected were J. 3. Martin, editor-in-chief; J. M. Broughton, Jr., athletic editor; R. L. McMillan, Y. M. C. A. editor; J. J. Beat and W. E. Marshall associate editors, and Dr. W. S. Rankin faculty editor. Speeches were made by Prof. E. W. Timberlake and Fred Brown, a post-graduate student; J. IS. Adams was elected chief rooter and R. L. McMillan assistant. A season tlckst to all the baseball games wUL.be given to the student who composes the! best yell, a subscription to The Weekly to one composing the second best, and Mr. John Roysll, an slumnus of the college, offered an accident Insurance policy. The February number of The Wake Forest Student was Issued Tuesday. This Issue was delayed on account of the mag nificent alumnae number which was ls- kued on the day of the seventy-fifth an niversary of the college. The Student is the Poe number, and the principal story Is "Facts of Foe's Life," by C. A. Mur chlnson. Other urticlus are a poem "To Kdgar Allan Poe," by Prof. H. F. Page; "Poe's Life Work," by Carl Ragland; "Random Notes On Poe." by Dr. J. H. Qorrell; "Poe's Cottage at Fordham," by John Henry Boner; "Current Comment," by Dr. E. W. Sykes; "The Hero of Drowning Ford." by E. B. Jenkins; "To a Lazy Room-mate," by Joe Cox; "Be lated Wedding Bells," by J. B. Eller. The many friends of Prof. E. W. Tim berlake are congratulating him on his being appointed district depulty granui (he past weel( t1)ru na j,een very llt master of Masons by Grand Master S. M. lJe practice curried on by the baseball Uattis. of llillsboro. This district con- tains a number of counties besides this j one. The local Masons appreciate thi honor bestowed on Professor Timberlake. Rev Dr J W. Lynch has accepted the invitation of the Woman's Colliege of Richmond to deliver the baccalaureate sermon on the last Sunday in May. The March Issue of "The Army and Navy." published in New Yoik. con tains the speech of President Potest on "War am! Peace," delivered at Greens boro beore the neace society last fall. President Potest will deliver a lecture"! Monday on "The Education For the Time" at the Atlantic Christian College at Wilson. GUILFORD. Correspondence of The Observer. Guilford College, Feb. 27.-The baSquet given by the Junior class each year to the seniors Is an event eagerly looked forward to. lcause It Is slways a most enjoyable time. The present Junior class entertained the class of 1SW9 on Tuesday evening In t lie dining room of Founders' Hull. The tables were beautifully dec orated with yellow Jonquils and masses of violets, aud the occasion was. from every standpoint, a highly enjoyable one. The Guilford College Literary Club held Its semi-monthly meeting on Wednesday evening. Great interest has been awaken ed In this club In very early English literature and history through the study of Tennyson's "Idyls of the King." Work on the library building will be gin at once. Mr. John T. Hunt, the build- in neia practicing, uuiu u. mnui .i.owu geveral times I was uncertain about er of New Garden Hall. Is to erect the! up to advantage In the game with Max-t tne murmur Cf the wind through building. It Is to be located on Klngton Friday evening. The Maxton bunch! tne pne making It difficult to dls Hali hill about eighty feet from Me-i Is fast and game throughout, but a lit- tingulsh indefinite sounds, but. finally, morial lcavlna suace for new King Hall tie weak; consequently to win wsS com- there was no mistake they were to the north ' Several matters of Interest are going on In tho community. Professor Jay has gone to farming In earnest, or rather has employed Mr. Stuart to break the land and put In a crop on his recently pur chased farm. Mr. Julius O. Knight Is continually Im proving his comfortable quarters on the tract Just north of Arcadia, making It one of the most attractive homes in tha community. Mr. Henry A. Doak is enjoying his year at Haverford greatly. Superintendent Henley Is building a neat cottage In the grove west of the cattle bam as the home of the dairyman, Mr. Luther Jones, whose care of the col lege herds Is giving great satisfaction. It Is rumored that the road commission ers are Intending to macadamize the road from the postofflce to the Bellinger place. This should by all means be done as the present experiment Is very un satisfactory. The Friends at this place are consider ing the desirability of erecting a new meeting house. This Is badly needed. While Memoral Hall Is sufficiently com modious, It is not as accessible as Is de sired, and neither appears nor impresses one as a church building should. A lec ture hall does not convey the same re ligious feeling which It Is the part of a place for worship to Inspire, or at least to help towards. An addition has been built to the Guil ford College postoffice. The senior-sophomore debate will take -l , V. . . n 1 .. nt aulnnl.v Vh 6P,h :f M.r7h. Th.s-deb.t7 w, dec?dei which class will hold the cup the coming yesr. Mr. Edwsrd S. King has been elected president of the T. M. C. A., and Mr. T. Fletcher Bulla, secretary for the coming yesr; and Miss Mary Esther Ivey has been chosen president, and Miss CalUe I. Nsnee. secretsry of the Y. W. C. A The board of trustees are about to have Installed a local bell telephone system for the college. The number of buildings and residences connected with the sd minlstration of the college lender this one of the most pressing Improvements needed. Friends monthly meeting) for New Garden was held on Saturday morning. I.otils Hobbs Is Improving slowly but steadily. DAVIDSON. Correspondence of Tbe Observer. Davidson, Feb. 27. The Junior oratori cals came Mo a close to-night with the reception given by the faculty and the ladies of the faculty to the class. There were also Invited the marshals and mu- J i A w& aviwuf 1s imiker nf vial. ZZZ. boV'thslon. Th.i Juniors' naveaeqtiltted themselves well, la many individual instances handsome ly, in their public performance and are entitled to the hearty congrtulatkns of; those who have been present to hesf thai ora4orteaI efforts. F-rctw the liot of speakers, about fifty so far as these are members of the two literary societies, a eommlttee- of the '-feentty- acting as Judges select ad the following to repre sent these : sod sties at the commence ment celebration. Their name were an- otineed from the platform this after noes at the eeneert given by the orches tra sod glee club. From the Phi. Society, H. N. . Alexander, Davidson; W. IX, R. Campbell. AsbevtUe: T. O. Tate, Old Fort. From the En. Society, D. A. Lynch, Edgefield. 8. C; L. L. Miller, Richmond. Va.; J. B. Whit. Abbeville, 8. C ' The concert of ths orchestra and glee club was, unusually fine. - The archest fa Is wider the leadership of 3. Westall and the tie elub anaar that ef H. W. Whit- lock, both of whom have done their work more than well. Following the concert there was an Interesting game of basketball played by Davidson against Statesvlile and result ed In favor of the locals by a score of JCl to 10. One of tiie moat pleasing Incidents of the celebration, at least to those who were the happy participants and sharers In the hoBpitallties of ttie hosts was the j banquet given last night at Mrs. Smith's ty the S. A. E. Fraternity to the visiting s. a. E. girls There were present about 20, Including the fraternity membership and their! fair friends. A formal course banquet was served and quite a number of bright' toasts were given. The Beta Fraternity will to-night give a reception In Its recently renovated and beautiful hall, after the clsss re ception has been held In Shearer Biblical Hall. CATAWBA. Correspondence of The Observer. x- . i M . , th I ,, , ' Y "'""ibeen nailed across two horizontal he Athenean Literary .society presented ,,,, and ,WQ otner 1)mbili glighty The Deacons Tribulations" A rather, ,ower make good foot re8lg smsll audience gTeeted the play on ac-: Cros8 pieveg naUe(1 to tne trunk mak(s count of the inclement weather The ,hfl ,,imhlno. in front of the amallness of the crowd did not take the,tree l8 an open Held 8onle lwo nun. vim of action away from the players, for;dreil yur(ig across the three-quarters each cue acted his or her part well. Thej0f a mie iong and on the other side acting of Miss Killian as the Deacon's, of the Held Is one of the finest bodies wife and of Mr Godfrey as the negroiof original long-leaf pine that I servant never failed to bring the small know of. but appreciative audience to applause. On account of the tmil weather durlnff ,eam Just a frw ni(jr day8 and the! games will mart and the monotony of the' p1Jt few w9wli, ot college life will oe broken. . ..... ..,i ,,. 1 ' -- - -""fo" , - , - - ; , the benefit of the athletic association. This concert will he niguiy entertaining and deserves the patronage of the stu dents and townspeople alike. Prof. Ed ward F. Haendlges. of the music depart ment, will appear upon the programme twice. Mr. Matliew ljcke McCorkle will render a violin solo. The manager of the concert Is also trying to arrange for Miss Dalsye Carpenter. M Maiden, to sing a solo. Prof. T. R. Eagles will start Ills geology class, In field work this week He In tends to give some practical work In geology Illustrated by some of the many examples which are to be found around Newton. After this field work lias been completed the class will be required to write theses upon certain pliuses geological work being carried on In North Carolina. The class Is expecting much pleasure as well as benefit from this work. WOFPdRD. Correspondence of The Observer Raeford, Feb. 27. The week Just clos ing has been one of hard work for the baseball boys, and has determined pre - ty nearly who will make the team his spring. The rainy days have been utilli-1 ed In signal drill, and the fair weather, paratlvely easy, the score being 7 to 0 In 1 favor of Raeford Institute. While this score does not spell vlctoiy for the team this seuson. It does show that we heve some sluggers, and holds out the hope that we may show up well even against stronger opposition, Friday evening Miss Gertrude Mae Fariyen. recently returned from !ondon, gave a delightful muslcale. The pro gramme rendered consisted of selections from the very best composers. Prof. John P. McLean, of Chicago, will deliver his noted lecture, "Scotland as I Saw It," here Monday night, and Karl Jan sen la expected the following week. These gentlemen followed by Prof. MC. 8. Noble, of the State I niversity. give. promise of a series or lecture nuring the next three weeks such as has not been enjoyed here before. HORNER MILITARY SCHOOL. Cerrespondem-e of The Observer. Oxford. Feb. 27. The Franklin Literary Society has elected Mr. H. B. Furgerson as commencement presi dent and Mr. J. D. Pollard, secretary. At the same time Messrs. Charles Pratt, A, E. Mellon and R. B Scott were appointed as commencement de bater, essayist and orator, respective ly. Both societies are already making preparations for the exercises at the close of the schoo-and much Interest Is being manifested In each. 13oth companies have atfeady elect ed their- baseball and track captains. W. O. McGowan and J. A. Hancock re the sebal. wh e M. E. Blalock and Henry Furgerson occupy the same positions on the track. A challenge has been received from Bingham, of Mebane, for a tennis match. There are several good tennis players among the students, and there Is no doubt that a highly creditable team could be easily picked from among them. The ground In the rear of the barracks Is being plowed up preparatory to the making of a few more tennis courts. (Other College News on Page Eight.) THE LCRID OLOW OF DOOM. was seen In the red face, hands and body of the little son of H. M. Adams, of Henrietta. Pa. HI awful plight from i ecxems had. for five years, defied all rem- hot. He was deep In the broomstraw, dies and baffled the best doctors, whoj wth head and line of back only show sald the poisoned blood hsd effected his. )nft- But one enot was needed, the lungs and nothing could save him. 'But. , ft lnt buet cuttig through the tne Mimsrs completely curea mm. ron Eruptions. Ecxema. Salt Rheum. Sores and sll Blood Disorders snd Rheumatism .. . . ... . . .. .. . Electric Rlttees Is supreme. Only Mr. I Guaranteed by all druggists. Special Train, VI. Bo.hern Railway to Washington. D. C. Mart-h Sri and Sd on Account of Inauguration at PraMtlent Taft. Southern Railway will operate special trains to leave Charlotte at '7; 4 5 p. mvilarcb. 2d Aid a, faiKUm f standard Pullman cars and nrst -class day coaches, for the accommodation of those attending the Inauguration. Will also operate special train with Pullman cars and day coaches Wash ington, D. C, to Charlotte N. C, to leave Washington at 11: 45 p. m. March 4th. Round trip rate from Charlotte, tlt-li; approximately low rate from other point. Ticket on sale Febru ary Slth. March let. Sd and td. with Anal limit to leave Washington np te and Including, not later than, mid night ot March ath. Those dsslring Pullman reserva tions will please notify me at one. R, L. VERNON, T. P. A.. No. 11 South Tryon 8L, Charlotte, N. C WILLIAM FIRTH, PRES. AMERICAN MOISTENING COMPANY 79 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. J. S. COTHRAN, Bon,hern Representative, 405 Trust Bldg., CHARLOTTE, N. 0. ' ON A DEER SMI) By II. II. BIUMLEY. Deer stands are of various kinds. Sometimes a mere locality is so desig nated, sometimes It Is a more speflc spot such as a tree, an upturned root, or a woods road. AH are, or "re supposed to be, on the line usu- aIIy followed by the deer In leaving woods In which the dogs are turn- , v, iwgo UUI, 111 n in: - ... . - - v - wild country, the deer not Infrequent ly go oft In an entirely different direc tion from the expected one and then hours of weary wiUtlng give the Im patient hunter lots of time to think of his sins. 1 have in mind one or two that have left impressions. A lone old field pine stands on the bank of a ca nal draining a wide extent of swamp. jruieen leei or so up a uimru u Perched up there one'Tbol day last December, 1 had heard dogs trailing back beyond the pines, had heard the burst of music as they Jumped the deer and bad listened, wltn every nerve alert, as the sound lessened and lessened and finally died completely awuy. But I was not entirely alone. The Doctor was at the "Burnt Chlm- ney'' stand, a quarter mile off to my leu, ana Mr i. at tne - nay- L.. 8Un(1 nve or ,x hundred yards to my right. My stand was called the "Cuttle Break," from the fart that the canal bank nearby had been broken down by the herds of cattle roaming this wild country. This break was a favorite crossing place for the deer. Incidentally, this pine tree was a new stand and had not been christened by the death of a deer from It. Not alone, did I say, with the oth er hunters almost out of hearing? Well, 1 was sitting perfectly still, listening, listening, listening, when a brilliantly colored male bluebird Hew up from the Held and alighted with in ten feet of me My, but he was ofitt oeauty. ho trim ana neat; so giaceiui; so ueuuuiuiiy ruiurru anu so fearless. He came within four or five feet of me and he and I had quite an Inteiestltig visit togeth er. Soon after lie tlew away a little brown winter wren came and hopped around below my seat. 1 was vlsit- Af1 Inn hv a ilou-nv u nnrl oi-k pr line or two myrtle uarblers and some sparrows, and all seemed friendly. A mink sneaked up the canal below m f and I nnlch.H for Hrpr ('nun in Bti rac.ki ,he liraiu,hbut ne ,UIn t. An houf e(J piPiJ8antiy enough when fan, an(, afar , thr)Uht i h--r(, ,h. rt1,,,,n. mi,, of ,h doss. bringing the deer back. I opened my rifle to make sure that a cart ridge was In the chamber and that the magazine was full, and laid It arross the two limbs supporting the seat. Louder rang the voices of the hounds, each one Individual and entire ly distinct. Suddenly, Inside the pines and right opposite my tree. I saw the movement of a grayish brown body and, leaping through and over the bushes girding the pine forest, and Into the open Held, came the deer, tak ing It leisurely and heading nearly for my tree. Right behind it came another. The field was grown up In broomstraw, much of It shoulder hUh, with, patches of tall weeds and low Drlerg- Needless to say, I g-Hhered up tnat nn and gnt r(1!ll The deej- ,wo flnf, )oes, came leaping on, zlg zagging across the field In ; general direction that would bring them right to my tree. I soon saw. however, that a few more leaps and I would not be able to see them for the low hanging branches of the pine", whlrh would hide them until almost be low me so I whistled. They stop ped dead In the high broomstraw, with only their -heads visible Now. I don't often blame my gun. as I know that most depends nn the man behind but, that day I did. I was using my saw-ed-off Mauser, with unaltered mili tary trigger pull, that had three sep arate notes to It. First, a long dra. then a stop and then the final firing pull. I had done pretty good shoot ing with this gun on alligators, where the aiming and pulling had been de liberate, but I ought to have had more sense than to have used It on deer without easing the pull consid erably. It may be that I had a little buck fever,, too. although a single deer has never caused It. Any way, I missed the first shot clean and that, a standing shot at not over nine ty yards, was Inexcusable except for that military trigger. The miss act ed on my nerveous system and I am afraid that the subsequent shooting wss more or less at random. Three times did I hit that deer before she succumbed to a bullet through the centre of the forehead and the other one went off unscathed. Three days later I was In the same tree but, this time, with my old well-tried 25-86. A big nucg it was tnat come out on '"' ocrssion ann ne sfoppeo to listen to the dogs when about the same distance away as the other was wh(ra oik BriFrm i ina itn nn ti luv iinai l , . . . olng through the heart itaelf. The Holly stsnd Is near one of the lakes. B. was on It one day a few seasons ago- He was sitting on the twisted holly roots, waiting and lis tening and perfectly quiet. He thought it was' his gray corduroy cap that did it but. anyway, hearing a slight rustling, he turned his head Just tn time to see a big wildcat leav ing the ground In a great leap "f - 'Bfa-. -"",J" . " over doubtless seeing that the cap was not a squirrel as he passed, and also seeing that underneath the cap wfl man with a gun. Th cat kept on B. says as if ha had import ant business In the next county ontll the gun spoke. Later-, I handled hi hide. ' The cypres stand out In th lew marsh bordering a lake. The cypres from which it take it nam is lit tle sapling not ever tea feet high, bat there 1 nloe soft box at th foot to sit on. Th water la lee than a foot deep nd oa see and hear lot of Interesting things here. I havenl ed two deer from this stand, on running faster than I ever saw a. deer run before dogs at some four hua- THli FBAJVK Rex Flinthote Roofing The Best Tor Leaky Roofs. For sale only by . CHARLOTTE SUPPLY CO. (We carry everything in Mill Furnishings. dred yards, and the other loping eas ily at about six hundred yards. I have no apologies to make for these two misses. The horned owls hoot back In the big woods, the call of the great logcock, or Good God, comes rattling over the water and, If tne day is mJld, the marsh frogs (Uncle Remus' Willis Whistlers, i guess) send out notes that are not locatable. Sometimes a big bald eagle sweeps by, a bunch of geese swing In from the river or the black ducks quack from the rushes farther out. I love this stand. You can see and hear a deer a half mile away or more, and that Is the main thing. Not that 1 do not enjoy the keenest pleasure In a coolly delivered weil-placed shot but to me It is the getting next to nature, the companionship of the wild things, that I love. I would rather find a well defined bear truck than kill a goose or miss a deer with a ride than kill him with a shot gun. A couple of months ago I wandered Into a thick pocosin by a game trail; the only way to get In, by he way, as the bushes and green briers were so dense as to stop anything but a bear or deer. In some places I could not have seen a bear three steps away and In no place, after once getting well Into the pocosin, could I have seen one five yards away. In places this trail was worn down in the peaty soil from six to twelve Inches below the surrounding ground level, and that told volumes of the quantity of game that had made and used It. I didn't see a thing but a few squirrels, that 1 let go by, but the exploring of that trail was a pleasure long to be remembered. Squirrels are much In evidence when one Is on a Aland tn the big woods. Oftentimes ttfey will play around within a rewieei or tne nunter, it ne remain perfectly quiet. One of the party on a stand last season had sev en follow one another across a pros trate log nearby where he was sitting and he didn't shoot. Personally, I have cared little for hunting squirrels since seeing dally the tame ones In the Capitol Square at Raleigh. Some times we do take In a few for eating purposes when meat is scarce In camp and there are no flies on a squirrel stexv. In my estimation. One plrks up a wild turkey once-In a while on a deer stand and I have known several bears killed by men watching for deer. B. once had two bucks come out Into the open below the tree In whlrh he was sitting. He killed one and the other tried to climb the tree to get him. But he always did have peculiar experiences In the woods. SPECIAL LOW RATES VIA SEABOARD l.NAl'GL'RATION PRESIDENT ELECT W. H. Taft, March 4th. Washington, I). C. Special low rates from all Seaboard points, round-trip rate from Raleigh $9.20, Charlotte I12.2&. Wilmington $11. SO, Durham $9.20, Henderson $7,311. Orford 17.3s. Rates on same basis from other points. Tickets to be sold February I8th, March lst-2d-Sd and for forenoon trains arriving In Washington March 4th. Final return limit to leave Washington as late aa midnight March 8th. For military companies or parties of 26 or more traveling oi. one ticket, round trip from Raleigh will be $.50. Charlotte $1.10, Wilmington $$.60, Durham, $0.80, Henderson $5.60, Oxford $5.60. Rates on same basis from all other Seaboard points, limit on tlcketr same as for civilians. The Seaboard Is arranging to operate special service, provide extra coaches and Pullman cars from points on Its line where busi ness will Justify, and application for Pullman reservations, coaches or Pullmans for special parties should be made to the undersigned. In addition to this, the Seaboard has double dally fast vestibule train service from Its principal stations to Washington. C. H. OATTTS, T. P. A., Raleigh. N. C. JAMES KER. JR.. C. P. A.. Office of the Mechanics Perpetual Build ing & Loan Association - . No. 207 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, N. 0. r To the Public:' ' I On Saturday, the 6th of March, this Association will commence its .: 53rd S to which over 1,900 shares are already subscribed; so all you prospective"" stockholders hurry iipTto" make this a 3,000 share series and aid to reach the $1,000,000.00 E. E. COCHRANE, Sec. & B. COXnrflj, Tic Pm aMaf PRESIDENT! All INAUGURATION, MARCH 4, 1909. On account of above " occasion Southern Railway announce very low rates for the round trip. Fol lowing round trip rate will apply for Individuals from points named: Charlotte $11.1$ ' Salisbury 10.15 i Hickory l$.7i . Oastonla ll.li Extremely low rates for parti) f twenty-five or more on one ticket going and returning together. Tickets on sale February l$th, March 1st, 2d and Sd. good to re turn to leave Washington up to and Including midnight of March Ith. For further information call On -your depot agent, or write . ; R. JU VERNON, T. P. A. ' Charlotte. W.'c SouthernRailway N. B Following schedule figures pub Uahtd on.y as information, and are aot ' guaranteed. January 17, 180 I SO a. m., No. 30, dally, for Washington and points North. Pullman drawing; room sleepsra u New York. Day eoaaas to Washington. J:K i.. m.. No. &. dally, for Columbia, , Savannah and Jacksonville. Pullman drawing room ileepera to jtugasta and Jacksonville. Day coacnes to Jackson ville. 1:90 a. m.. No. t, daily, for Richmond , and local points. 6 2 a. m . No. 44. dally, tor Washing ton and pointa North. Pay coaches Char lotte to Washington. Pullman sleeper , Atlanta to Kaleigl 6.30 s. m., No. dal-. tor Columola and local points. 7:16 a. m., No. Si. dally, or Atlanta, day coaches Charlotte to Atlanta. Stop at principal points en route. 1:00 a. m.. No. M, dally except Sunday, for BtatesvIUe. Teylorsvills and local ; Dulnta Connects at Moorsavllle for Win- ton-Sulem. and at Statesvlile for Aabe v'He. . 10: a. m.. No. 36, dally, for Washing ton and points North. Pullman drawing room sleepers to New Tor. lay eoaohe to Washington. Lining ear servle. 10: fj a. m.. No. IT, daily, ew Tot and New Orleans Limited. Drawing room sleeping cars. Observation and club eara. New York to New Orleans:- Drawing room sleeper. New Tork to Atlanta. Solid. I'll Um on train. Olnlos ear aenrtce. U.00 a. in.. No. U, dally, for Winston- ; ttalsm, Roanoke and local points., 11:36 a. m.. No. U. dity. for Atlanta -and local points 3:00 p. m., No. It, dally, for Greensboro. . and local pointa 4:36 p. m . No. 27. dally, tor Columbia, and local points. 6:00 p. m.. No. l, dally except Sunday, for Seneca and local points. 6:00 p. m.. No. 12, dally, for Richmond and local points. Handles Pullman sleep er. Charlotte to Washington, and Char- lotte to Richmond. 6:06 p. m., No. 24. dally except Sunday, (or Statesvlile, Taylorsvllle and local points. Connects at Statesvlile for Ashe vllle. Knoxvlle snd Chattanooga. 7:S6 p. m.. No. 3s, daily, New Tork and New Orleans Limited for Waabngton and po'nta North. Drawing room sleep- ers. observation snd club cars te New . Tork. Dining csr service. Solid Pull man train. r.35 p. m.. No. 35. dally, for Atlanta and points South. Pullman drawing room sleepers New Tork to New Orleans, New York to Birmingham. Day awaehc Washington to New Orleans. Dining ear service. - i 10:23 p. m . No. 43. fast malL Pullman sleeper, Raleigh to Atlanta. Tickets, sleeping car reservations sad detail Information can be obtained at ticket office. No. 11 South Tryon teet.. C. H. ACKERT. Vice Pres. and Gea. Mgr., Washington. D. C . 8. H HARDWICK. P. T. U, , W. It TATLOE. O. P. A.. Washington, Dl OL R. L. VERNON. T P. A., Charlotte. W. C NORFOLK WESTERN RAILWAY NORFOLK & WESTERN RA1LWAI.;. Schedule In effect October Uth, ISO. 11:10 am I.v. Clisrlotte, So. Ry. Ar. t-OOpt 2:60 pm l.v. Winston. N. It W. Aft l:pm 4 S pm Lv. Martinsville, Lv. 11: 46 ana 7 .." pm Ar. Roanoke, Lv. 9:20 am c onnect at Roanokw via Shenandoah Vallev Route for Hagerstown, and all points in Pennsylvania and Ne Tork. lullman sleeper, Roanoke and Fhiladel- : pi. In Through coacn. Charlotte to Roanoke. Additional train leaves Winston T:S0 . m daily except Sunday. If ou are thinking of taking a trip yo want quotations, cheapest rates, reliable and correct Information, as to routes, train schedules, the most comfortable and quickest way. Write and the information Is yours for the asking, with one of eur complete map folders. t . M P BRAGG, Trav. Pais. Agent i W. B. PEVll.L, Gen'l Pas. Agent, Ronnoke. Va. assets mark, jj Treas. I ft TTTTTTTTn IVK TT V Thv i Si . I-
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