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The Chronicle has tneritloned a num ber of material things that will great ly enhance the importance of Char lotte as a commercial and industrial center, "these including new buildings, new factories and new enterprises of various sorts. There are other things we want to attain during the year that will open Wednesday.' Among the greatest of the things to be desired for the advancement of the city along many lines are the following: A commission form of government adapted to the necessities of the city, to the end that the government of the city in its several branches may be more efficiently and economically ad ministered and that the voters of the city may have a more direct and pow erful voice in the government of the city. A more equitable division of county taxes between the city and the coun ty, so that the taxpayers of the city shall not be required to bear the greater part of the burden of road building and other activities in . the county. A Charlotte Civic League which shall study and work out problems of vital interest and importance in the city to the end that the voters of the city shall be better Informed .regard ing civic needs and civic problems of every nature. The final organization of the Greater Charlotte Investment Com pany along the lines suggested by the committee appointed - months ago to investigate the master, and recom mend a plan of organisation. One thousand members for the Greater Charlotte Club and 5 0 con tributing members among the - busi ness men and tirms of the city, giv ing this invaluable organization J1B, 000 a year with which to advertise Charlotte and " carry ' forward its va rious activities. OTHER CITIES INTERESTED. The movement for a commission form of government in Charlotte, with its attendant publicity, has net only attracted the attention and aroused the interest of the entire State, but has put the people in other citits of the state to thinking. Winston-Saiero and Raleigh are both ripe for the commission form and it is not toe much to predict that within a few years both of these cities, with Ashe ville, Durham. Newbern, Concord, Salisbury and all of the cities of the State of more than 10,000 inhabitants will have the commission plan of gov ernment in eperatienr Only where the professional politicians are too strongly entrenched will an election on the commission form fail, We be Uve that this class of politicians, while still active in Charlotte, will fail in their.- efforts to defeat th$ move-i ment for a commission form in this City, The only way to defeat it will be to prevent the ordering of an elec tion and certainly none would be bra zen enough to fight against allowing the people themselves to vote on o important a proposition. Depend upon the great mail order Mouses at Chioago to not overlook any bets, With the coming of the par cels pest they are flooding the coun try with a three-column illustrated article and other literature describing the operation of the parcels post and Incidentally giving the rates from Chi cago to ail sections of the country. And the very papers that have most to say about trading at home are the . ones' that tumble for this free adver- tlsing. If you are going to give free advertising give it in , a good cause. If a merchant should, offer you ad r vertlsing copy free, would you use it ". and thank him for it simply because v it was solid reading instead .of dls 1 play matter and contained a cut? Another movement has been start ed looking toward the erection of a new and modern hotel at Wilmington. "WWinington Is doing more building at present than ever before in its history anfl. probably more Just; at this time than any city in the State, Charlotte not excepted. However,, the Coast City i sadly in need of a new and Up-to-date hotel and those Interested lH Its growth and development will watch the new enterprise with lnter- for the sake of those', bathing girls tn The Prince of ' PiiseV' tt if M be hopa that the Academy's stage win be warm New ; Year's afternoon and night - CITY IS DOING AN INJUSTICE. The city of Charlotte is collecting special taxes upoh sewer lines built and" paid for by the - property owners. .7 The sewer c ' Jtax :,- " Is one of the best "the city has levied. Unfortunately it has some in equalitiesv For instance the Realty building pays no more sewer ' tax than the owner of a vacant lot in a remote section of. the city, which hap pens to have a similar, frontage. How ever, that Inequality may be remedied before a great while.- - To revert to the matter of collect ing taxes on sewer lines bUilt by prop erty owners in a given section: The city has no moral right to qompej the payment of ; this tax ' unless it reim burses the property owner to the ex tent of the cost of the sewer line. The people of the" city generally have se,w er lines built by the city and have used, them for years without any t4 or charge for the service. During the past two or three years the people on some, streets, despairing of getting the city to -build a line for them, have banded together and paid for their own line. As a matter of justice and right these people should have their money back and be put on the same basis as those people for whom the city built sewer lines. The same thinj is true of some, at least, of the sew er lines built by private corporations. . ' : - . ', We haven't yet read any expressions of sympathy for those convicted dynamiters. Those men cannot get more than Is coming to them. There are, however, two tragic features connected with the whole affair. The first is the indelible blot upon the name of a great labor organization in this country, and the other Is the tragedy of the homes of the men con victed, the women and children who must suffer because of their relatione to and dependence upon the brute who had no thought or mercy or sym pathy for others. - The city of Wilmington is to have the finest union passenger station 'in the Carolinas, which reminds us that with the Norfolk Southern complet ing its "line into Charlotte In the rear future, there will be an almost unan swerable demand for a union station here. Three passenger depots in a city of this size are entirely too many. The people of the city are not ma terially inconvenienced, but the trav eling public generally is incon venienced and confused to a miser able extent by such an arrangement. Any credit system for the farmers of the country to be productive of the greatest good must; depend , upon a sound and flexible currency system. Farm lands rand commercial paper must be given proper recognition and local banks must be allowed to issue currency upon the.lr assets and secur ities. The demand for money is far from the same in all sections of the country or at. all7 seasons in any ; sec tion. Hence the necessity for flexi bility through asset currency issued by local banks. '- .' ' 1 - One who reads of the terms offered by Turkey to secure peace must won der what the Turks think Bulgaria, Bervla, Greece, et al. 'have been fight ing for. The attitude of the Turkish plenipotentiaries at Liondon is such that it is no wonder that the Bulgers and the Allies are 'preparing to get in to the fighting game again. It is be ing demonstrated too that the Greeks probably knew their old enemies bet ter than did the other Allies. L-m The1 iron door-step of a saloon at Alexandria, Ia., became charged with a heavy voltage of electricity during a storm which blew down an electric transmission line and a thirsty citizen was electrocuted when he started o step into the bar. If such an arrange ment1 as this was rigged up at every saloon in the country the resultant damage would be no greater than that done by the liquor joints at pres ent. ' ., The first of the year Is a mighty good time to begin saving money. The patrons of our building and loan as sociations and savings banks are our most valuable citizens, There is no danger that the families of those who have the saving habit will ever be come charges upon the community or will suffer want because of the mis fortunes that are constantly overtak ing all of u. . ' - ' New. .Tear's resolutions may be . all right but the best way to keep from doing anything you should not do is to simply not do it and likewise the best way to do anything you should do that you have not been doing is to go ahead like a real man or wo man and do it, , ., , ' The News and Observer demon strates that it is a gastronomio ex pert, to) declaring that North Caro lina "yailer yams" and scuppernong grapes are food for the god. An or dinary white so-called sweet potato is like unto wood pulp beside a deli cious yam. i . According to some of the exchanges we read that a New York lad who was so grouchy he had never smiled has been killing himself almost dally for the past .month. That fellow was worse than the proverbial cat, Our hat is off and we. are bowing low to The Wilmington Dispatch, Our ambition is to attain that which Brother Cowan so gracefully ang kindly attributes to us. I, Why hotvhave a freight car man wtacturing plant at Charlotte as one et the good things of the new year? , THE CHARLOTTE BVTOTOTG CHBOmCLB MONDAY, DECEMfiER 30,; 1912. The several Wrecks r and near wrecka off the Carbliifa eoast' during the past week or so are evidence enough that ;the appropriation Sena tor Simmons , secured to establish a harbor of refuge at Cape lookout i not a pork barrel proposition. . .. ( If. each of those who are vocifer ously criticising the cutting 'of a few misplaced trees in Vie city would plant trees for; the city somewhere, the deficiency would be far mote than met, and this would be moving in the right direction, "Negroes shoot each other ; at Charleston. For the sake of some va riety in South Carolina we are rath er glad to hear it. '.-'.A small farmer in Georgia was kill ed by a. sawmill hand.;. Naturally, the Incident being in Georgia, . both . were "prominent" PIOAYTJNES (New Orleans Picayune,) : Nothing seems to get out of date quicker than a woman's hat. Procrastination is one of the most expensive forms of happiness. . ' It is very seldom that a man meets wit"h success. He must overtake it. It Is up to some of us to grow beards to hide freak Christmas ties. Never , mind having broken last year's resolution. New ones are easy to make. . If eggs are to be shipped by the parcels post, a good plan would be to hard boll them. - Many a man thinks he is master of his own home when he can make his wife do the things- she wants to. - It Is always a mooted question in the family as to who should bring up the children and the coal. Lote of people have to tell what they are going to do or they would have nothing to tell. Many young men-who are con vinced that acting is their walk in life will probably get all the walking they want. It is Impossible for some men to make ''footprints in the sands of time," because they are too busy cov ering up their tracks. An English bandmaster died recent ly, and had. his violin buried with him. It ia fortunate that ho didn't play the piano, . v ;.' IWe have noticed .that some of the women who have received piano play ers for Christmas are putting on lots of airs. ''v J"Z J. Plerpont Morgan gave $10,000 to 8 washerwoman on hearing the story of her destination. Probably she was one of those kind creatures who didn't put too much starch in the towels.. BPAEKLEES (Pathfinder.) 'ttfadem, I'm traveling around the world on a wager. X have to make good time or I'll lose my net." "wen. don't mind imnc mr twUdcc sac you for a couple of miles. Here Tgi" CTatler,) : I hope you are following my In structions . carefully, i Sandy the pills three times a day, and a drop of whis key at bedtime," "WeeU sir, j may oe a wee pit behind wtv the pills, put I'm about six weeks in front wi' the whua key." (Home Comforts.) The weather Is very trying to every body," said the doctor. "Yea," replied Mr. Meefctoni "I don t see how my wife ta going to bear up under it. When the sun doan't shine she's miserable and whn It does she says it's fading the carpet" (Chicago Tribune.) "How are Jack and - his wife getting along together V "Generally very well, duc not arwaya. you rememoer ne gn her to promise that whenever he went wrong m his deportment or made a break in his grammar she'd eorrest Wmr T." "Well, she doing it' (Iiverpool Mercury,) 'Charley, ' dear." said young Mrs. Torklns, do you think : that wonon ought t to be prevented from voting?' Certainly not." "Would you try to stop me If X wanted to go to the pollH?, Wot for an Instant" "Welt then, what in the world is the use wanting to voter . . ' . (Washington Star,) 'We roused the audisnc tn otmi n. thusiasm," said Otfr. Stormlngton Bam n. "Did thev fllve you an ovation?'' . "Thv did more than that They got so in- leresiea xnw, inty msistea on Breaking In with original dialosrue. and Am nf them even tre4 to olhnb on the stag ana ta-xe pert m the battle sone." (Waehlngten Star.) How do you account for the lack of enthusiasm in your dktrlcf; 7 aid the inquiring friend. "Wei." recited Sena tor : Sorjtnum. "I had to mak a let of campaign promises. And you know a campaign promise is very much like a jacempe. i doesn't look pearly so large when you take off the feathers and get down, to the meat." DEATH 07URS. LOVE Wife of Mr. John f. Iiove of Dilworth ases Alter uong Sickness. Mrs, Annie Love, wife of Mr, John T. Love, living on $outh Boulevard died last night shortly after 10 o'clock following a long Illness." : Pneumonia, however, was the immediate cause of death, Mrs Love was a consecrated member of the Methodist Churoh, The deceased was 44 years of age and is survived by the following named chil dren : Arthur, Nellie, Bugen. Ross and Christine,; the oldest of. these be ing IT years of age. The interment win he at Eimwood and the funeral services will be held this afternoon. IIUESTER-L07E FIRf.1 1 TO SERM HOSTS Interesting Occasion Will Be . ! Invitations reading as follows have been distributed to the number ' of 300 in the city: V ' : "The Kuester-Lowe Company in vites you to be present at a reception to be tendered the retail merchants and their clerks, of Charlotte, Wed nesday, January 1, 1912, four to: six p. m-t at their business .home, 201 South College street The guests of this interesting occa sion will be the salesmen not only of the Kuester-Lowe Company, but their competitors in line of business, retail grocers and customers in general. The affair promisesto be exceedingly elaborate in detait - f ; Speeches - will bo' made by Messrs. C. O, Kuester on "Welcome;" W. H. Hall on "The Charlotte 'Betailer;" J. L. Phillips on The Charlotte Jobber;" R, W. Miller on ''The Charlotte Mer- J chants' Aasociationj ; W..S. Crelghton on "The Charlotte Freight Question;" F. J. Skinner on How to Make a Bale.'t and Mayor ; Bland on "Every body For Charlotte." The Kuester-Lowe business dates back 4 0- years. It was begun under the name of Burwell & Springs in the present location of Reece & Alex ander on South Tryon street; then moved to 201 i.South College street and the name changed to Springs & Burwell; successively it then became JS. B. Springs & Co., J, A. Durham e Qo. Durham-Klueppelberg Grocery Company; six years ago it became the Kuester-Pharr Company; - on Novem ber 1 it became the Kuester-Lowe Company, a close corporation, all the stock being owned by C, O. Kuester and I. C. Lowe. This is the menu; Campbell's Soup. Olives Pickles (Kuester (Kuesters Celery Seject) . . Fancy. Mixed) Peanut Butter Sandwich-(Beechnut) Genuine Deviled Ham Sandwich (Libby-s) . Tongue Sandwich (Kuesters Fancy) Cheese Sandwich (Kuester's Uttdo Butter Cup.) Syrup Sandwich (Velva) Oranges Apples . Nuts : -' " Cigars - Williamson Special Skinner's Special HEALTH AND HYGIENE Tubcrcufoais and the XegroColored People at. Wilson JQstabiiah a Hoe pitBj.i; :-'--n - . : , Wilsoii "enjoyg ' the distinction or being the first town in North Caro Una, ad indeed " in the . United Eutea, in which a movement J being mad by the negroes - to erect a hospital for tuberculous negroes. In the en Ur South with its millions of negroes there are not more than two hundred beds for colored consumptives. Most, of these are in public institution where through fear, superstition and politics they are not used. Tuberculosis if undoubtedly the most serious health problem we or the South have to face. The negrt is especially subject to the disease. In those places where anything ilk reliable vital statistics have been been kept the death rates from con sumption among negroes is frequent ly found to be two, three and even four times that among the whites, When in this connection it ta con sidered how intimately our lives ar touched by the colored servants- nurses, maids and cooks tho danger of so large a floating population of ignorant dangerous consumptives J better appreciated. : It is as much "the white man's burden" . se the black man's duty to prevent the spread of tuberculosis among the negroes, ,. Every, honest effort, therefore, made by the colored race to attach, this vital' problem la our State should haye the support and encourage ment of every loyal North . Caro linian interested in the welfare of his State. .- ' ' . Boutli Carolina Follows. - Following , the ; lea4 of Wilson, the Colored AntJi-Tuberculosis Ieague of Charleston, 8. C, has in augurated a movement to raise I?, 000 for a negro tuberoulosls hos pital. It ie planned' to build a small sanatorium near Charleston and ex pand the work as the funds are re ceived. . These two movements, one at Wilson and one at Charleston, mark a unique advance in the ' cam paign against tuberculosis in this country. ' : . -e When a vital t statistics law is thoroughly enforced; throughout the State, the negro will wake up more than ever to the importance of pro tectlng. himself and ' family against disease that may then be found to bo carried and transmitted largely by the colored race. vital statistics will open up a god mine of information about the preva lence of various diseases wnen the occurrence of. these 1 diseases ; is ftu4ied by races, locality, .sex, occu pation, . ages, .nativity, etc. Who Renews but thatythe eause of pellagra will be discovered when ; we learn rtioro about it? As it is we really know but : very JliHl ahout its .oecyrj rsnos . by v rce, sej tocaUty,; occupa tion, coniugal condition age, etc, r Ten will flnd . that druggists every where " speak: weh A;evChamber;jtm's Cough Reniedrf 4 Ther' linow from long experience in the vale of it that in eases of coughs and colds it can always be depended Upon. and that It is pleasant and safe to take,', s-pf sale by ail tfeelers, .- AFFAIRS IN Daily Incidents, Facts And . .;.v- j - Newspapers -"ALMOST A TRAGEDY Sad ', Inadequacy and ; Sffidency of . Present Fiscal System of the. State Some Interesting;' Oomment on , ' vthe Situation. , ; - (Greensboro News.) - : . -f The lamentable failure of the fiscal policy jjjow in force in North. Caro-. lina . furnishes a strong lesson which, let us trust, will not be lost oh the incoming General Assembly. It is a lesson i of warning against make-, shifts. .' . , -..;:--;:,7V-i : - Thanks to the Legislature of two years ago, that which is eoon , to as semble has : before it an abundance of proved, information on how not to assess -property and provide ma chinery, for the conduct of the, State's business.. It should profit by this knowledge.'. 5 . . In one way and another it ie en tirely' possible to find with ' approxi mate accuracy the value of the tax ablea in the State. ' Against each general source of t revenue a sum ehould be set so that the aggregate will - furnish the necessary : revenues, whatever that sum may be, and ma chinery ehould be provided whereby every piece of taxable" property aQd every' taxable privilege shall surely pay its part-of the whole. If North . Carolina is a tax ridden State, if to spend the money that will ; be necessary to carry out a moderate program of constructive legislation should cause it to become a tax. ridden State, then there must be an enormous waste somewhere, for the goverhment could do a great deal more than it is doing for the people, or is likely to do tor many years to corrfe, without achieving a scale of paternalistic extravagances. And North Carolina's aggregate wealth is great, and rapidly in creasing. We do not believe there Is any considerable waste, and no charge of graft ie heard, such as some States - have had to contend with. 3 ' It is almost a tragedy, when the interests of humanity and progress demand the State shall do so much, it should be confronted by such a deficit In default of a better plan, the entire ' separation of State reve nues from local revenuee appears an Imperative demand. ' Will Move to Durham. ' (Durham Herald.) ' xf rxr n: fitreeter of Greensboro, who has the supervision of the build ing of "Joyland," the home for home less children, was in the city several days ago, and announced to . those connected .with the home that he would move the head office, to this city within the near future. The head office for the' home has been ' at Greensboro, but at a recent meeting of the board f directors it was au thorised to be moved to this city. :? ', - Laying the Hail. ' ' (Raleigh Times.) l The new and heavy rail which will be laid - on entire line of the Norfolk Southern Railway's Raleigh, 1 Char lotte de Southern division, is now down from Varlna to MoCunersV this being done to enable the J. trafflo to be handled, as heavier cars and engines are now in. use' than the old and light rail could stand. Of eourse this heavy rail will be relaid on the permanent line as soon as the latter is finished,. . . ' - A Popular Place. , (Kannapolis Item in Concord Tri - bune.) tia V. M-: C. A. hall is still a nonu- lar place. - There is always something; doing there. Mr. Owens still keeps Up the moving picture shows on Thurs day and Saturday nights. The show laaf nlnrht waa free to all members of ttt nAit.Hnn. : Tha wmnasium nnd bowling alley and pool room and read iug room, as wen as tne ooys room, are all appreciated and regularly at tended. . - , ' On the New Railroad; ' ' (FayetteviUe Observer.) deen & Rockflsh Railroad, especially in the passenger line. The coaches a trnln : nnmlnir Intn this rltv this morning were packed, and passengers were standing on the platform and steps and hanging on to the railings. 1ft Per V Cent Off This special reduction made for the holidays will continue until Jan- uary 1st, and this sav ing; on. all our hand some Electric Fixtures is well worth your in spection. If we haven't a fix- ture in stock to suit :-. . . -. '.' . . ., . your : liking, we are equipped to make what you want right here in our shop, hut with our Extensive -line ; we are' L well prepared to give you r . ''just the .thing,!? : r-' - 3 s fA liiilllilsISi y-li Winvclh ester Successors b It 6. Acto ticctric NORTH CAROLINA Comment Oattiereil From Tho 01 T&e State ,; : - LIBRARIES IN SCHOOLS. Rural .Districts Have '' 3,108 Original and 1,178 Supplementary libraries. -With it Over 300,000. Volumes TWiflces County Leads. : :.-,.(. (Raleigh Timeis.) , Prof. ' J. A. 1 Bivins, library clerk in: the office of the State Department of i Education,, has -: been - mailing, out vouchers for 1 3, 000 for new. rural libraries in this State There are al ready 3,108 euCh libraries in North Carolina, Wilkee T County leading With 152 libraries, ope . for every school district, -and, 98 supplementary, libraries. Tyrrell County has the fewest, three; r Wake County has 6s original" libraries and 51 ; supple mentary. The State allows $7,500 every two years j for ' original libraries, . giving $10, the district and county giving $10 each. . Only six original: libraries are allowed any county In. two years, but there is no limit to the -number of supplementary libraries, for which the State appropriates $5 each. With 3,108 original and 1,178 suppfementary libraries, - the - .dif fusion of good reading matter for children from the primary grades to the higher class , Is rather - general. Each original library contains 8e volumes and it is estimated that there are 309,000 -volumes in reacll of children in the country schools. Some Rabbit Hunting This, (Greensboro. Record.) .A party of gentlemen went to the Oak Ridgo section yesterday on a rabbit hunt. They had B0 dogs and! 35 people and caught 25 rabbits. Bragging - about i. another , man present said this was a small catch; that with 12 men in a crowd some years ago they killed over , a hundred rabbits in the . neighborhood or Friendship in one -day. Next! ,; ' . ... lire Advertising. (Southern Pines Tourist.) Six Southern Pines hotels are ad vertising in The Philadelphia Record and that paper; la giving considerable space to Southern ' Pines correspond ence, employing a correspondent here during the season. " ? Man Coughs ant? Breaks Ribs. After a frightful coiigd-.'3r spell arran In Neenah.. Wis., felt ,rrlblo pains in his side andLhis doctor, found two ribs had been broken. What agony Dr. King's New Discovery would have saved him. A few teaspoonsful ends a late cough, while persistent use routs obsti nate coughs, expels stubborn colds or heals weak, sore lungs. X feel sure It Is a Godsend to humanity," -writes Mrs. Effie Morton, Columbia, Mo., .'for I be lieve I would have consumption today if I had, not , used this grer remedy," It's guaranteed to satisfy, and you can get a free trial bottle or 60-cent or $L0S else at Jno S. Blake Dru& Co. In all recipes calling for sour milk and soda, or cream of ; tartar and soda, I I A i. I may be used wltix betttr results and less cost Try it 1 lb. 20c. X lb, 10c-X lb. 5c. All good Grocers sell it or will get It for yon. BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR SALE- Have listed with me the following business property all within IV blocks of Publfc Square such close-in business property is rarely, offered for sale in Charlotte, as owners of business property in Charlotte are people of means, and they simply wont sell regard less of how much money you have got. 1 Pieee about 30 ft. by 160 feet deep. I Piece about 15 ft, by 200 feet deep, 1 Piece about 1 6 . ft. by 1 60 feet deep, All ,the above on Tryon street. . If interested in Business property, see me for further informa tion, .. ; JON3B-rhei Real Sstate Mao Notary Publio. ,t;.v...;:' !.:i....i:A':.:. -. .V ... -: 1 v a-. Oldest, Quickest and paliietto. news Total Value of Farm Crops in st. Shows Tremendous GalnT (Spartanburg Herald.) bulletin, just issued by tl,J Census Department dealing with t farm products of South Caroii , "The total' value of crops in Som1 Carolina in 1909. was $14i;988,000 & this amount, 86 per cent was con tributed by - crops for which acreage as well as the value, wa reported, the remainder consisting 2 the value of by-products (straw, from the same land as other crlni reported, or of orchard fruite Z forest products, and the like. Tha combined acreage of crops for which acreage was reported was 5,152 81 representing 84.5 per cent of th' total improved land in farms (6 09t 899 acres); Most of the remaining improved land doubtless consisted or improved pasture, land lying fallow houe and farm yards, and lanS occupied by orchards and vineyard the acreage of which was not rT ported. . fe 'The general character of South Carolina agriculture is indicated hi the fact that about two-thirds (67 per cent) of the total value of cron in 1909 was contributed by cotton and more than one-sixth (17.9 Dep cent) by cereals. The remainder" representing 14.2 per cent of tb.1 total, consisted mostly of potatoes and other vegetables, foreet product and hay and forage. 18 . "The value of crops in 1909 Wag 141.1 per cent greater than m I899 this increase being no doubt due in part to higher prices. There was ah Increase of 9.X per cent In the total acreage of crops for which acreage was reported, the greatest absolute increase being those in the acreage of cotton, grains and seeds, other than , cereals and hay and forage while the acreage of cereals showed a material decrease." Who is Safe? (Orangeburg Times and Democrat) Once we admit that lynch law can be invoked with impunity by men to . settle their personal grievance against a neighbor, be he white or black, no man's life is safe. Theo, fore, we cannot afford to wink at the lynching of the humblest citi zen. If a few men can take a negro out of a town guard house and put him to death for Borne trivial, per sonal offense, why can't the same men take a white man out of his house and put him to death for a like cause? Musician on liner. (Anderson Mail.) The friends of Webb -Von Hasselin will be glad to hear of his success in his profession. Mr, Von Hasselin has been in New York for several years studying violin. He has now a splendid position as first violinist in an orchestra of note -the Ritz Carleton Ensemble, which furnishes music on the big Hamburg liners which ply between New York and Hamburg, Germany. He is now on the Kaiserine Augusta Victoria. He writes that it is a delightful life, and that he is perfectly happy. Wc have fixtures like shown here, in stock; together with hundreds of different styles in v Chain Pail Showers Art Domes Chandeliers Shades, in All Colors, TaMa I imnr Reading Lamps in ' Brass, Etc. , : G o nap ao y Best Salesroom It East Trade Street ?
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