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TO-BIT AJdniCA'Xs "BURN UP' " r "; $9,000,000,000 YEARIiT CnAEUOTTE EIIJ3YS m n n , - 27 -1 v' iKDun s::d::er basedaix .' .. A.. - ' ...i, r ' ' 1 .... . -' r r V Lu' (4 'Sw,;:.',:-.!; NEW 70B&OOTCOIT " . - :. veV YORK, Oct, 9, Cotton opened o decline of K to IS nointa tr new 10" Ulm " vue ,iuuvmui, . active liquidation and local bear encouraged by relatively weak hies nd the Balkan Situation. . - ADprehensions that the colder, weather the Northwest' mirht eause a drop In moeratures over the belt before . the d of the week caused a rood deal ot Smand from spot nOUse and the market Trim the middle of the morning showed . rJly of 5 or points from the lowest. irter tne close of the English, market HCCS ntllC W v waM.aw4. vif- market at midday about 14 to J6 points t lower. " " . Mtllr nnl..Ja Hill - 1 " rTv Xev; York Cotton Futures. y jjeW YORK, Oct. 9. Cotton futures opened easy. 4 Snuary' 10.63 WW March jakjv ; ..10.98 10.95 October .. 1050 December , . . . . . ...... 10.79 W.71 NEW ORLEANS COTTON vjrw ORLEANS, Oct.' 9.-Ootton ' fu tures opened steady at a decline of 12 to 16 points on poor cables and an Ideal weather map. Clear, dry; and farm weather was shown over thfc entire cot-. ton resiu" 'uv "fu' wns oi.uw most beansn nature. -Ji'ne E'lort ' side claimed that present weather conditions pre making a much larger " top;, crop than any ne expected. Longs were nervous over the Balkan situation and gold out considerable cotton. At the end of the first half-hour , of business prices were IS to n points aown, : ' - .-. Kew Orleans Oorton Futures. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 9.Cotton fu tures opened steady. - October ... 10.80 bid November ...,. ...... 10.76 ' g 10.78 December . 10.78 10.79 January lo.si asked - March .,..1140 May ........ HO asked July ........11.23 bid . V UVERPOOt COTTON T.TVF.RPOOL. Oct. 9. Soot eood bust. nun rtntic- nrifips ateadv i : t- . ,' U(. ( f . . - American middling fair .W Good middling ........ ............. &.S7 Middling cav Low middling ; 6.11 Good ordinary .i......... - &9.; Ordinary 6.11 sales mwo baies, pr which 10Q were for speculation and : export and included 8- S00 American. - - - ; . Receipts 14,000 ' bales, including 12.300 American. " V ' " ' . Futures opened quiet and' steady and closed easy. October ..L. ...... .6-2 October-November , 5.97 Xovember-Decem-ber 5.91U December-January . . , 5.91 Jamiary-Februarr ...... : - -km , February-March ............ 5.9414 March-Anril ..' - : , Wr - AsrWay ; 5.5714 tTuae-Julv. A-!:' . k ofi Uoly-August k'sbw Southern Spot Cotton ' 1 CHAiiLOTT-Cotton spot Steady J0H iTElTPHIS, Tenn.. Ort. 9 Cntim m steady, unchanged; middling 11U- CHARLESTON, r c rw. r- t middling 11 u-16 to 11. , ilACOX. Ga.. Oct. 9 SnnlAnfnn"M. dling io. v"w " aling quiet 10 11-16. AUGUSTA. Ga.. Oct. o ' LOCAL MARKETS uciuu, gooa middling Charlotte Wholesale Produce. . (Corrected jiaiiir i t .-,.lT n. . ""-' a. ria.eiyi Hens. Der nruinH -. ' . Chickens, spring .'. K 17 - - " ' turqeys ,- i -.. .. .. .v :; :; :: a ISS Guineas vj5 s v Potatoes, swee' 'per bushel". 80 irisn per bag.'..... 2.23 toons, per bag .. . ..1.73 2.00 .yons and Hay -lcu uany ty uocnrane- T vuaugmin company.) Si-- Corn " " " M PlS ,ent' bbl...5,75 e.oo Com ,rT 6 5.00 5.50 Hav "w1, peI bushe LOO ei-05 nraotny 100.....1.B0 (CoScS81 ?" and Products.' wrected daily by the Southern Cotton, na-v-o? a sacK.......;.. 7.25 -' ffnse hulls, a hundred lbs""'. . s ss ' aAVi?11 "Ta Scores. -"afln, ua., uct. xurpenune 0sln Arm; F and G 6.45 to 8.50. . diagnosed the Horse Epidemic! . Th Kansas inty Times.) c TITO d x X ji.- . . anions . "7 WJUe "vergence or opinion mg0:f,tfia? to the cause of wester ue norses in the 0,.vea?.part . the State calls to Tom at item mmi an incident that occurred ago 5"e .Lodge a good many years Geore- ? I001 horBe door was Dr. 'Oat ha. v. T nuu vuunuo aer of a ,d successfully treated all man One Lt mals ln parts of the Union. Er trpat " T 1e wa8 orougnt m ettv went- lu was videntiy ' in a ?aa way, but the svtriDtoma o act w .Nobody had ever seen a horse Pp. 1 TL e tna-t sick steed performed. SUlmoned5e Washington Ayers was with n,!r . He looked the, horse over hout BTT onal eye 'or some t. Ume way. Jnn anything, which, by the Inally a 1 lia-4 or -ine aoctor. floe, vh..,.1"?41 man asked. 'Well. "Tle troli e "atter with that' horse?" e ooSor horse aW l0okiig traAhtening himself up and 0f tle :th,at- he has- parenthesis double lu?h- Maybe, that is the , tuese western horses. . -"Tieti, " may possiDly get . mehn. j ' ' -e , (-.; rick t "w jURt can't heln thinn- Was V'f Hu- 0mtlmes wishes his uKK.icss orphan. WALL STREET NEW YORK. Oct -The heaviness of w r manceta resulting from' the Balkan situation caused a weak opening of stocks , here today. Canadian Pa cific declined , over two : points at the -tmww. one-point losses m Northern Paelao, Great Northern, Smelting. Utah, and several other , active issues. The entire list fended dbwnwara oa heavy trading. T - , A slight rally followed the opening de cline but the recovery failed to hold be- Canadian Pacinc and Amalgamated. ? . Foreign selling Induced by 'atest de velopments in the Balkans combined witb iccai offerings served to de-i press stocks to the verge of weakness today. That Europe would continue its liquidation he was r- strongly Indicated by the decidedly lower level of our se curities in London. Here heaviness Was Juost marked i Steeutoa Pacific, the coalers and other leaders, t including Amalgamated. Canadian" "' Pacific ' was weakest Of all. brfa.k!nr rpoints. Bonds steady. , "'".' . - Xxmdon Stocks. ' 1 LONDON, Oct. 9.-American securities opened' steady and from unchanged 1 to appoint lower today. The continent was a. tree aeuer auring tne nrst nour ana the list declined under ,the - lead , ot Canadian Pacific. At oon the market was weak with values ranging from to ,f below.- yesterday's, New ' York closing, - , , - , A moderate rally on 'New York buy ing occurred shortly after midday, but the selling pressure was reduced in the late trading and the list declined and closed. wak.- ; v( ;.,.:-i-;-.,J ... ;i f Money was in increased demand and discount rates were firm . - CHICAGO GRAIN . AND PROVISIONS - - ' - CHICAGO, .. Oct. fi. Wheat ? opened strong on the fear of a general conflict in the Balkans. The market was one sided,' the selling at times 'being some what ag essive, 'Opened unchanged to 4 higher. December started at 91 to Sa1, to 92. a gain ; of . 1-8 to M. reacted to 91 to 91 and rallied to 93. ,. Rain strengthened corn. 'December opened to- to up at . 53 to 53 to 53. touched 53 and climbed to 53 to -53.- - - - Active export inquiry lifted oats. De cember started the same as last night at 32 androse to 32, Provisions" steady on firmness at the yards, First sales ranged from 5 to 7 lower to 2 ' advance, with: January 19.7 for pork, 11.15 to 11.17 for lard tfnd .19.37 for ribs. ' ' v - , v CHICAGO CATTLE ' - v - ; . ;v-,. ; !. : CHICAGO., Oet. -9, CatUe, receipts 14, 500; market steady to 10c higher. : ; Beeves .. .. .. 6.00 . 11.00 Texas steers ., .... .. 4.50 .09 r Western steers .. .. ,. 5.80 8.90 Stockers and feeders ' , . . 4.40 . & -. 7.80 Cows and heifers . .. .. 3.90 & 8.10 ' Calves . .. . ;. .. .. 8.00,ia75.- liogs, receipts 20,000; market strong to shade Jiigher. JJht .... ... . ..' 8.60 jf9.23 , Mixed V. . . 8.60 9.35 Heavy ' .. f 8.40 9.25 5 Rough .. .. ..... .. .. 8.40 8.65' Pigs .. .. .. .1 '4.75 0 7.75'. Bulk of sales .. .. .. .. 8.90 9.15 Sheep, 'receipts 52,000; market steady to shade higher. - NaUve.. .. .. .. .. .. 3.15 & 4.2S Western- .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.40 4.25- Yearlings .. .. .. 4.J5 55 Lambs, -native ... 4.50 6.80 Western .. .. 4.75 6.95 LATE UARRET GOSSIP By Newurcer Cotton Co. - New York Cotton 1:30 P. M. Oct. 10.44, Dec. 10.67, Jan. 10.61. ' v " '.i-x. k' i ' -' s; ,;; -i ;. I - COTTON OPINIONS. , Sternberger. Sinn & Co.: "We still advise conservatism when purchasing.- Bailey, u Montgomery: ; We will undoubtedly see lower prices. Mfller Co.: " Technically the market was further strengthened by today's trading. - , Thompson, Towle & Co.: ; We tave not vet a favorable opinion of the market. . ? " Browne, Drakeford &' Co., Liverpool, cable us: ,. rtortitn . juiaA w reason- of -selllm? orders from the continent and by Welti ft Co. - -pnrt rolnts todav are estimated early at 70,000 bales, compared witi 89 69 last week, 55,721 last year - ana m.vs in . '. s " Rtordan - and Schill best buyers. ? Sell ing Is general, . - --. ' - ? , ' , Dallas' wires : -' - . Texas Few scattered clouds, pleasant. Oklahoma Rain at Purcell, threaten ing at Chandler, cloudy Perry .. and Bristow; balance clear and pleasant. . NEW YORK FINANCIAL BUREAU. (Reactionary operation in a quiet way may continue in standard Issues. Specialty advances may be expected in the general list.. ., : Irregularity and cross currents are indicated - by the mixed state - of senti ment and , the - technical condition of leaders, which are backing and filling ln a trading area. ' Information : channels " show ' Inactivity on either Ertde of the, market for the moment. - J - i t STOCK OPINION. . ! '? The - market may ? sell - a little . lower temporarily but believe holdings 1 should be increased On recessions, as this Is only a halting place in a bull ' market. ! specialties are displaying some strength and activity. . Po. Gas and Mexican v Petroleum should go higher. Would buy Beading, Steel and Copper, Con. Gas on weakspots. ;: SUMMARY; ' Montenegro's war declaration expected to be followed by ervice, Bulgaria and Greece , as ,soon as the armies can ;be mobilized. . - .. - Southern Railway's fiscal year June 30 biggest In company's history with 3.13 per cent earned on. common. tock yst 3.06 ' per cent year before. ' Business of American Can continues to establish new records. " Annual repof t expected to show about 11 per cent on common after preferred dIvidend.'o .t. - Interboro Rapid Tanslt shows gain of 5 per. cent lh gross earnings in three months ended , September 30 over same period laat year. ' Reorganization committee : of Allis Chalmers says the ' profits-: for seven month -ended - August 31 reach 350,000,000. Twelve industrials advanced .19. - ; Twentae active railroads Reclined .03; . ; - - V (Dr. Charles W. Eliot.) i WASHINGTON Physicians L and philanthropists . composing the Amer ican Federation of Sex .i Hygiene of which Dr Charles W Bliot, , president emeritus of Harvard, r - Is president, produced .the following figures r that show when it ' comes .to spending the American citizen la the prize perform er of the world j Gay living costs Americans over 38.000,000,000 a year, spent in the following manner; In toxicating liquors,! $2,000,900;. tobacco, 31.200.000: Jewelry andplate, 800,- 000,000;. automobiles, $500,000,000; church work at name, v szso.vuovau; confectionery, ' $200,000,000; soft drinks, $120,000,000; millinery. $90,- 000,000; tea and coffee $100,000,000; patent -medicines,, r $80,000,000 chewing gum. $18.000,0.00; and foreign missions, $12,000;000. " - r : - ' - Real 1 Dancer In Raon 'Suicide. - - Willet M, Hays 1q Woman's, .World for September. - . I am not sure that the. barrenness of the butterfly -portion . of our wealthier class is' wholly to be de pored from'- a-"- racial standpoint.-. The Children whose birthright 1 of consti tutional energy comes ; to them in , a burned out " condition are no more desirable ia our racial! stock than those children of the slums whose birthright of "Constitutional enerby Is inherited in a. worn-out or underfed condition. The harm- which, comes is not from the fact of barrenness, but fro mthe influences radiating into the-heaithier planes -of our so cial life.- t..;v,:y,. .1- But there is ihtill another class- of Vigorous young ""'American "women, who, looking back upon tne napless state of their mothers to whom was sometimes given , less 'consideration than to mothers of farm livestock, have rebelled against what to : them seems a call to a life less valued than that of the mere beast of burden. These are .the open-minded, healthy bodied daughters of the farm who are leaving the open country by the thousands for" atmore5 or less'geneti cally barren life in the city, or town. Nor will this change so long as tne farm men make the life of even: the city servant seem to the country girl more remunerative and Joyous than the life of some country mothers and wives. The sense of racial fitness, racial pride, and racial - joy seems to be - on the - declinein other ! words, We are confronting a race suicide in the -best : American stock and a sur rival of the unfit. May We "not hope that social sci ence and the church will join hands with the - divine part ' of ; human In stincts in carrying to the consciences of ! our best American stock the truth that race suicide is not' only morally degrading to the individual, but also highly unpatriotic to the nation; and that, from a-racial standpoint, it is Indefensible for those with good heredity- to leave child-bearing f mainly to the races and families of least worth? : People of really inferior racial blood have the best reason in favor of race suicide. People of su perior blood, If the facts were so brought home to them by records and tabulations as to cultivate thir pride and show them, their larger oppor tunities and family and racial inter ests,' will Inevitably take v up the work of producing a , good race of Americans with true eugenic zeal. Don't Believ All You Fear. r Herbert Kaufman in Woman's World for September. c - - Don't believe all; that you 1 fear. You . cannot : see 1 through, . the mud dled waters you cannot reason, with anagitated. brain. The fact that you dread proves-that you 4iave lost your head. .-' -a-A ' t,; ; ;; Just : as enthusiasm Is likely to over-estImate, the future, pessimism usually; goes out of " its way to 'find things worse than they really are. Men meet or are defeated ' by Cir cumstances in proportion to I the judgment with which they afce. them. Cowaras magniry tneir - necessity and exaggerate the seriousness of their problems. The calm,' sane, self contained man beholds everything ln its 1 true aspect and realizes that he has abundant resources to cope with his trials. . - , . Most failures are unnecessary: Half the -world ' doesn't' struggle i hard enough to surmount adversity. The limits of human endurance, the pos sibilities of mental v resistance, the Physical capacity - of every . human. are far greater than the average be ing ever : gives . himself a chance to learn. '."", J " , - Worked a Pun on the Professor. , , (Kansas City Star.) ' v Charles Edson, whose quaint draw- ; lngs and rhymes . have amused readers of The Star ' for a . half-dozen" f years, j while a student at Kansas University, ort a nsVpfl on rlftv hv the orofessor Of philosophy: "Mr. Edson, : suppose the corpuscles In the blood : flowing in your vein had a consciousness as you . have. would they not regard their relation to , your . bod v -in much the same way as you regard the universe 4n its relation to you; mignt tney not nave a pnuosopny Of life?" - - "Granting a corpuscle had a conscious ness," replied Mr. ; Edson, 'no doubt we would be as incomprehensible to it as is the. universe to us; and if as it floated along in our veins a corpuscle formu lated a philosophy no doubt it would decide-it had-lived fa vein." -v r " 1 , Charlotte v Is .- enjoying ; its ' Indian gammer of baseball for though ! the Carolina season has been a matter o( record' for a month, the championship series, Degiumng ( y esieraay, nas srrr red . up the - fans ' as y not even the closest contest with Anderson in the last . few days 'of the' Carolina season could stir these local enthusiasts. , On the streets it is "our game," and '"wq are sure, to win today;" ev erybpdy is speakmg as if he i owned the team of his backing, and the local interest is surprisingly intense. ; 1 .The matinees announced each, af ternoon are being atteneCby; enthU' slastic rooters and fans who by no means are in Winter quarters yet, and the remainder of the championship Series .will be followed in; Charlotte with every fan in the city on the alert and boosting his club picked for the. championship. Between the New. York Giants and the Boston Americans lo cat support is most - equitably divided and there ' will be no kick : coming from the management of these twc "last words" in baseball art that they didn't get a square deal in this -.city. though far : removed from the scenq of the strife," the 'yelling pf the fau and the bellowing of the umpires as they call out decisions to the assem bled multitudes. . w v . . The present world's , series is be ing attended by nearly ... a... score . of Charlotte fans. There' were at yester day's opening game, between the win, ners ' of the National and "American championships, 4 5,0 00 people accord ing to estimate while people stood in line all Sunday nighty waiting to get in early on the ticket deal. ' The concluding- days v of the fight for the pennant in the American and National Leagues were eagerly "watch--, ed by locai baseball fans ind ; the victory of the Giants in the National League and the ' Boston Red Sox. in the American League. Of course the fact that Tyrus Cobb figured in.neih er winning team caused somq griet. to -j the Southern fans. -but "they reassur ed themselves by contemplating his record for the season, and the " belief that -- his team would be heard from again soon, and then went in for the real contest with, a v!m. At the Gem and the Colonial Club buildings crowds received the' returns from the game, where it was handed out In detaU f by operators speaking through megaphones,- and 'the' crowds were happy and every stellar play elicited applause from some coterie ot rooters present, -V : . . '. ' : The Evening Chronicle .appearing on the streets six , minutes after' r the game at the Polo Grounds hadrclosed, was in sueb: great ' demand. that he bunches of newsboys had hard-work to keep up with the demand for the newspaper, report of the game.ln- de- lfJ$hli9 in most part in striking contrast -'With a recent situation 'whenVa.'week'f delay was experienced In -playing oil -the championship series ln the big leagues because of continued bad weather, which caught a score of Charlotte rooters who returned home Just as the weather cleared up and the series' was resumed. 1. - STREET WORK IN MANY PLACES : IS NEGLECTED -i ;;Vv;" - v ;- There Is considerable complaint about the city regarding the very-Unsatisfactory condiUon - of many streets not embraced in the permanent im provement districts which will re ceive asphalt or bitulithic paving.' Not only dusty or muddy streets, according to the condition of the weather,;, but almost impassable crossings ' make travel not only "difficult and; wrath proviking but even : dangerous to ve hicles In many places. In some places where complaint has been repeatedly made, work has been started and then abandoned. On the Providence Road, Elizabeth Heights, for instance, mate rial was placed' on the' ground for a culvert at a crossing. The material is still there and a deep ditch is still open. , - ' ' . ' ; ; ''The trouble seemsHtcr. be that the city street : department, if there be such a department, is devoting its entire time to the permanent work to the neglect Of the other streets of the city," vouchsafed one citizen ln discussing the large amount of work needed on many side streets that have no hope of getting permanent paving. OLD UNIVERSITY v.- BOYSTOBANQUET .Alumni of the University of Nortn Carolina in Charlotte and Mecklen burg County - are anticipating a gorr geous time Saturday evening when the local alumni association will, entertain at a banquet in celebration of Uni versity "Day. This day will be the 118th anniversary of the opening of the . University and old students throughout the State will 1 celebrate. The - banquet ' here will be served on the fourth floor of the iPedmont building, beginning, promptly at 7 o'clock, Capt, John; A. Parker, presi dent of the association, having the arrangements In charge.- An Interest-r ing program of short speeches is be ing arranged and " a most enjoyable time is expected. - Washington Herald. y . "Why- have the baths - of Diocletian survived when other structures have lerlshed?",. "I s'pose they - wasn't used much." j Punch. iirs , , . . - :' BobbieMy danpe, I think ? ; .' Madge I'm sorry; it's Duncan's dance. Bobbie Oh! that's" all right. 1 thought you from him for two shillings. -, k Judge . " Ethereal Creature So you hate our sex. Tour life has probably never been touched by a woman. Practical One- Nope, maam; but my pocketbook was once. -. ' v ' -. t . Sarsaparllla Eradicates scrofula -and " all other humors, cures all their effects, makes the blood, rich and -abundant strengthens all the vital organs. Take it fGet It today ip usual liquid form or chocolated tablets called Sarsataba WESTERN N, C. PAIR , ON AT ASHEVIliE - AsheVille, Oct: 8. Following the greatest educational parade ever wit nessed in western North ' ! Carolina when : 6,000 school 1 children appeared in line, -and' the Industrial ' and fra ternal parade in which several" thou sand men took part, the Western North Carolina. Fair was opened here today with an address by Hon, Locke Craig, next Governor of North ; Caro Una. Mr. Craig, who .was Introduced by President R- P. Haynes of the fair asaooiattop,' oaref ully, avoided politics in his discourse, and confined himself to a eulogy of. the possibilities of western . North Carolina, w . He , referred to - the . fact that the highest mountains east of the Rockies are to be : found in this section and that they " are .all owned by private Individuals. - He advocated their pur cha3e by the State, and their con secration as a great publle playground open to alL Mr. Craig said that even tually Asheville will become the center of the greatest recreation and. health resort of , the world. - He referred to the good roads, de velopment in this section- and - said that it '-was only a matter for a few years until: the people of all Nations would be spendiner their" money in the "Land of the Sky," and helping to make It- the greatest resort in. the world. He then turned his attention to the " school ; children, ; saying that he was proud of Buncombe County's showing in the great educational pa rade, and said that the best invest ment a State eouid .make .was in its children, for they .would repay it . a hundred-fold in the class tf men and women into which they , would de velop. . .;'. --r - j-; u He' said that the people ft should strive to make their land better and their standard, of manhood and wo manhood higher, so that North Caro lina could boast- not only of the best Country, but of the best manhood and womanhood of the land: Mr. Craig was heard with rapt attention by a great throng, and was enthusiastically cheered ?as "The next : Governor of North Carolina" during his speech. uuiiVK jKJXsstatia AJJuamaa. - ' Dr. J. Y. Joyner. State Superinten dent of - Public InstructJoh, followed Mr. Craig and paid the latter quite a tribute,' saying that they. had .been, in school together and that no one knew Mr. Craiers many - admirable equalities better than he did. - , Superintendent.; "Joyner was also very much pleased with the parade of school children. ' The 1 fair" as a whole, while, only in Its second year. Is at least 100 per Vent better than the, opening year and the fair grounds are' crowded with visitors. ' ' GtBBOXS ON SUFFRAGE - -h-U AROUSED WOMEN, 1 1 . ' Is I) y y - (Cardinal Gibbons.) : . NEW YORK. Members. , of the New York Woman's Suffrage Associa tion do not look with favor on the remarks of . Cardinal Gibbons ; on di vorce, made by him the other day in St. Louis. The Cardinal is of the opinion that when women ' get the right to vote the divorce - courts wiU do a ' greater business than ever be fore. According to the local suffrage n dvnoAtAR : the Cardinal is allJ wrong. They declare that with the granting , . 1 t a. j. a '. j Oi women me rignt w vuv wivc will become real comrades and help mates ' and cease to be mere play thigs or slaves. ... - , Too Clever. y v (Washington Star.) Toq many advertisements try to be clever. Now, It is better for an adver tisement : to- be simple and - direct than clever. ; Cleverness confuses the Issue." ' The speaker was Henry C. Milnes-GaskelV-f a London advertising - agent, who - has - come to New York to learn American -methods. He resumed ; ;; "The .would-ibe clever - advertisement always reminds me" of the shop assistant. , " Young man.', a lady asked him, 'will this flannel shrink ?' "TJesirine to be clever when his one desire should have been ;;to sell ; goods, the Shop assistant answerea: ; " Wot as much as I would from tell ing 1 you it didn't, madam, if it did !' " .i- ' " Only One Word. (Argonaut.) '- . ( The spellbinder was delivering, one of the old-fashioned, grass-grows-greener, than - anywhere y; else . - on - God's-earth-Tennessee orations. - w fFlnally ' he came to the argumentatum ad ornithem, ln : f aVor of ? Roosevelt. ' "Even your orioles, the ;.- prettiest :: bird In creaUon, fly about in the green trees here in this beautiful valley and in the mountain A iia. sincfine always. as the ; Maker told them, The-o-dore. , The-o-dore.' " A cadaverous mountaineer arose in the back of the hall.' 4 YeB, mister," ' he as sented. "'And that "bird don't say another durned thing. That fowl and -Roosevelt is too -much 'alike, for me.. I'm goin' home." And he went, v . , t .. "j ') At any .rate the New ".York .woman who ' was drowned because her r hobble skirt was too tight bad the satisfaction of knowing that she was stylish to the last. - v- . At a recent political' meeting . . .af which Teddy was th chief , attraction the audience, sang hymns.. ."Friend After Friend Departs" was tabooed."..., ,". ; a . , v s. , . V.; ! y 'J f 9rb r . 't i , One man wants to sell his horse-he intends to buy an automobile ' Apother wants to sell his 1912 car bo he .can buy s, HIS-model.' v Both are advertising in The Chronicle Wants mct every day-both of ier bargains for ready moneyif you want a horse or a car, huqrryrbe fore they are snapped up. , , " ' ' " , ; Chronicle Wants the livest mar ket place in Charlotte One Cent a -Word forcach r.Irertion. No Ad taken for less , than JO .Cents. , . : CCASH IN ADVANGEtl3C . A- WANTED WANTED .To rent a small s house .and one or two acre's of land near car line or on macadam road, have small family, no children, ; Renter, care Chronicle,- - , 9-3t WANTED AT ONCE good sober col -r- ored barber white , trade, good' Job for right man. E, G. Friday, Rox 163, Mooresvlie, N, C, - - 9-lt WANTED-HOperator for. turret lathe . screw machine, fine wprk. Address Turret, care Chronicle. : . 9-rJt WANTED Three famished rooms ; for light house keeping. East Side, A, M- care Chronicle, ; , WANTED Toung; married man ;; ex perienced clerical work desires poV sition. Best references, . ; N, M. p.' care Chronicle. . 1-tX WANTED Experienced salesman for ; cotton, oil mill and . wood working machinery, supplies and general ma chine ' repairing. Fine opportunity for right man. State experience, age, present ! employment, etc Address "C. B ," care Chronicle. - 8 4,-tt WANTED First-class ; steam fitters, - steady work 'and good pay for re liable men; - American Machine ' & Mfg. Company, Charlotte, N." C, - TOR SALE. for sale: at A BARGAIN pne Overland 38 h. p; delivery wagon. 1 Ford 1912 model 4T". 5-passenger touring car.'; . We also have other bar gains. Electrical Equipment Co,r 22S North College street, . Phone 756. R. G. Auten, Mgr. ; . ' .; '.. 9-6t IIISCELLAirEOUS. AUTOMOBTLE - -Five ' ' passenger touring car in- excellent condition for sale or " exchange for real estate. Address A. B. C, care Chronicle. -r f NOTICE There will be an examlna - tlon for county teachers, white and colored, held at the court house, Thursday and Friday, October 10 and 11, beginning at 9 a. m. Wm, An derson. Co. Supt. of Education.';': S-Tt THERE IS A WORLD1 OF MEANING ln tne . word Harvard", because it stands for . the best ' piano value ever sold In Charlotte for $300 to $375, and I speak from an " experience ,-;. of over twelve years In this ?. work. . P. M. Asbury, . Sole Agent. 5-3t-e-o-d SAVE $5TO' $10 ON your Winter Suit. We are making them for the Charlotte trade at manufacturer's prices. The . values , will ' surprise you. . Call at our factory ln Dllworth, or phone 821 and we will gladly send a representative with line of , samples to take your! measure. Fit and fab ric guaranteed. . The Charlotte Trouser Company. 7-6t LOST. LOST-Watch fob with gold locket, monogram Wl L. W. Phone B85. ' ...... . - -- . 9-lt LOST Fountain Pen between x5 0 0 block N. Graham Sfnd 200 W. 8th. Reward If returned to.Y. W. C. A. ' ;,,v;:nr,'-iT.:v;; A ,V,-' v S.8-lt FOR RENT FOR RENT Nice front rooms with board. Apply Martha Cloy d, 297 E. 7th. - ' - 9"2t FOR RENT One 5-room house on corner West Second and South Poplar, streets. Apply 224 East Traae sireeu,; jthoub o. ,w ACTIVE IN . ' . BEHALF.OF WILSON AND MARSHALL, ?v , ,c tt.&Uz. e v, , I '-;-:-,.::; Gastonia, Oct., , 8. Gaston County TvoTnoornta " will make ' a whirlwind campaign to raise funds for t6e .Wil-"son-Marshali presidential ' campaign This aotion was determined yester day wnen tne county executive worn viIHpb in - sAsnlon here, unanimously and earnestly : recommended that the chairman of each precinct commit tee ln the -county start at once , a canvass of this district and make a special effort to raise funds , imme diately, which will be forwarded to the National headquarters. . The exec utive committee - also- recommended that in each precinct Wilson-Marshall clubs be organ'zedT' with as large as membership as possible, " f ; . , PoUholders for the senatorial, prl mary were selected, those named; be ing supporters of the three candidates for ; the Senate.--. : -', y--:- According- to a law enacted by the last General Assembly, commissioners Mrs. Paul Wehling, 316 -Smith St., Peoria, 111., had kidney and bladder trouble, with terrible backafche and pain across the hips, Just Imagine! her, con dition. She further says: "I was also very . nervous, had headaches and dizzy Spells, and was fast getting worse when I took Foley Kidney. Pills, and now all my troubles are cured. Foley Kidney pills 'have done so much" for me I shall always recommend . them.'-: Bowen's Drug-Store.' .-' - -o-d 2 : 5 BUSINESS TOPICS Business Nates ef Interest ?r. j Careful zzz Ey Ctfcrxle Hicn THE GEU Hotel and Cafe; np-te-daf e SlntBg 1 room seating persena, JUmcS, counter upeqaled u -. gputh. - Con vsnlently located on South, Tryon street. Strictly European, PHONES- 583 AND58C . REESE A .ALEXANPXSI Drugiglsts - , ' Corner 4th and Tryon Sts,, ; '5' JJOT.-'TTATKR BOTTI4ES f , ' . A complete . stock of ajl , sizes and prices -frera v 7e up ; Yen'll need 'am soon, ' 1 " Jas. P. Stowe & Ca. V Siahinev brand. ; laying food is the best on the mar ket. We seU it. ; ; W. IiT. CROWELL . : BRASS, BRONZE ANT i - AijTJMrNtrit oAsTmcw (Foundry at D. A. . Tompkins Old !-".' v---v stand).;. '. .. v ) We tnaike It better, we make !t' quicker, we. make It cheaper.' Call wt nfrlce. v " "'" OTARTrPTT! TtRASS WORK , Oftlcr 91g N. Col. Phone To the few. who are nov our cus tomers we repeat there no better, flour rriade than Dan Valley. f ? - ; Make change and hy Dan Val ley It will bring rorolt. - and that t what you want anfl what we j want. - American Brolrcragb its': Warehouse Oo.t. , Phone 1878. i:--"' - THotrtbitrore. , mLLS 1NBTANTXT " ' Bed Burs, Roaches. Lice and all In seets Worrell's Vermlngo. Use with a spray. Sold at J. L. EaglVe 2) , stores 2 So ppe -bottle. . - Myem Street Pharmacy Phone 2S7, S3 ; S. College rPhonee 85-se. , NATURE'S . OWIT TjAXATTVE. , FIGSEN - TABLETS. The : Heal Laxative. Takes the place of Calo mel. Tastes like Candy. 10 and ' 25-? cents size. ...-V-. : ; TRYOJf DRUG CO. ; Phones 21 and 22: 11 N. Tryon ' V DR. GEORGE L DENNIS Dentist ' ' Class '05 " - University of Maryland PHONE S002. " OFFICE 702 Commercial Bank Roildlngv - e. :' . ' . ' 1 DR A; J. LITTLE ; Osteopath Nervous and - Stomach Diseases. , 070S Realty BuHdlns. - of Gaston County will be elected for long and - short terms half of them being elected for two years and the other half for; four years. - The elec tive committee yesterdar selected those who '.will - be , voted for tor ther two-year term and those for the four year term. The short trm candi dates are R. S. Lewis J. F, McArver auu jlv. v VK'euyux. xuq ivu term candidates are J. F. Leeper, O. G . Fails and J . W. Kendrkjk. " ; A distinguished visitor In ,Gastonla yesterday was Commander ;A- T, Long of the United States Navy. Mr. Long , has : recently been in ; service in the Balkans, and is spending a few days' leave of absence at his old home In Catawba - County. ; He attended the celebration at Kings Mountain yesterday, and in the afternoon spent an hour, between trains as the' guest of S. N, Boyce A, J. Smith and J. K. - Dixon, . .former - schoolmates, who wtlh him attended the Kings Moun tain High School about 30 years ago. Commander Long was for a number of years , commander of the Mayflow er, the naval ship., used by, the Presi dent ot the United States. ; : : ; H . Mrs. D. A. Garrison Mrs. S. A. Rob inson, Mrs.' T. L. Craig and. Miss Lowry ' Shuf ord are .representing,, the Gasfton'a Chapter., 'of the: Daughters of the' Confederacy at the S-&te meet ing ot this organization at ' CaUburf :...,-. : .: -1 . : :-.- , . . '.: 4 . ' -1 1 1
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