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2 THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, JANUARY 10, 1 906. tb sri J T) b gl M, i vi it ji I s: c w i b h S! S ir O" I I c 1 p p I c I I t f C i i LIVES DEARER THAN OUR VERY OWN How many lives dearer to us than our very own have been placed in needless jeopardy by failure to provide against and forestall the great suffering which too frequently accompanies and follows the bearing of children ? That we would do anything within our power to obviate the possibility of such an happening is too patent to admit of question; therefore mark well this fact a liniment, MOTHER'S FRIEND by name, has been devised, whose function it is to prepare in advance the muscles and tissues intimately associated with parturition. This liniment is for external application. By its use the parts are relaxed and enabled to withstand not only the actual strain brought to bear on them during accouchement, but also to rally from this ordeal and speedily regain their normal proportions and tonicity. It is not irritating to the most sensitive sur faces, and is appliable to all cases. It's not enough to call it Mother's Friend it's the friend of the whole family. Sr.oo, all druggists. Book "Motherhood " free. BRADF1ELD REGULATOR CO., AUania, Ga. FAIR AND WARMER. Thin is Wenther Man's Prediction for Tomorrow. The weather man says that the weather tomorrow will be fair and warmer. This will be welcome news to all. , In his remarks on the weather today Mr. Bennett says: "The high pressure area which cov ered the middle Mississippi valley Tues day morning drifted slowly eastward and is now central over North Caroli na. It has caused fair cold weather generally east of the MissisippI with temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal. A slight barometric depression has developed over Colorado and to the southeastward of its center tempera tures have risen, with snOT? or rain over Oklahoma and Texas. In this vi cinity the weather will be fair tonight with rising temperature, and as tnt western low pressure moves eastward, increasing cloudiness and warmer weather may be expected." BASKET-BALL GAME. To Be Played at Y. 31. C. A. This Eve ning at 8:30 O'clock. Tonight at 8:30 p. m., in the gymna sium of the Toung "Iens Christian As sociation, there will be a basket-ball game between two teams, the Reds vs. the Blues, which will be picked from the Business Boys' class. Teams from this class played one of the best games witnessed in the gymnasium last season and several of the old players will be on the team for tonight. This is the first series of games which are to be played in the gymna sium during the coming season and one of a few to-which no admission fee will be charged. In a short time, however, a Dasket ball league will be formed, consisting o several teams of the different classes and a small admission fee will be charged each game. Their Little Joke. The other day a counsel, engaged in a case in which property of various de scriptions was involved, made a long and rambling speech, referring to each kind in turn. His monotonous delivery had sent nearly every one to sleep, when he sud denly startled them by abruptly chang ing his voice as he exclaimed to the Judge: "My lord. I will now address my self to the furniture." "You have been doing that for some time, 1 think, Mr. "Wells," remarked the Judge, sweetly, amid the universal tit tering. ;rr" 'ItHttf Now, there was another Judge who heard this anecdote, and thought of storing it up for some future occasion. At the Court, soon afterward, his opportunity seemed to have arrived. He was trying a case in which the cir cumstances were somewhat similar, but the property involved was live Stock. . In due course one of the counsel said: "My lord, I will now address myself to the donkey." "You have been doing that for some time," was the prompt response, where upon a regular roar of laughter follof ed, which highly gratified the judge un til its true reason dawned upon him. Law on Cock Fighting. From the Union Progress." The season for cock fighting is again on. At the last session of the Legisla ture a bill was introduced and came near passing, making it unlawful! to en gage in this cruel sport anywhere in South Carolina. As soon as the Legis lature convenes this month it is pro.b able that another bill along the same line will be introduced, and if every newspaper reader who believes in abol ishing a practice that is barbarous, and has as its attendant evils, gamb ling, drunkenness if not other crimes, will but insist on their representatives giving the measure their support, then the bill will become a law, and the State will at least be saved the dis grace of tolerating such brutality. Morals'to many mean only a chance to meddle in other people's affairs. No man pays more for a thins than he who seeks it for nothing. HOW TO SAVE MONEY. Jn these times when living expenses have increased from 30 to 50 pr cent., it is unusual, .tp hear of a standard remedy being-'dfEered at half price. Yet that is theway'R. H. Jordan & Co., the popular druggists, are selling Dr. Howard's - celebrated specific for ,he cure of dyspepsia and constipation. In addition to selling a fifty cent bot tle, containing a month's treatment of sixty doses, for 25 cents, they give their personal guarantee with every bottle they sell to refund the' money If it does not give satisfaction. .This unusual offer has brought hun dreds of customers to their store in the last few weeks, yet out of the many bottles of Dr. Howard's specific they have sold, but one customer has asked to have the money returned. This was done without any questions, although they do not think the remedy could hsve been given a fair trial. Doctor's bills can be saved by the use of Dr. Howard's specific for the cure of dyspepsia and constipation, and by taking advantage of this special' half price introductory offer, our read-1 ers can save half the regular price of j the specific. ' . This remarkable remedy is destined' to have the largest sale of any medi cine upon the market, for those who use it once, not only buy a second package, but they recommend it to their friends "as the only relief they have found for constipation and dys pepsia. The sole limit to its sale is the fact that in only chronic cases is more than one bottle needed to cure, and its cures are permanent. 1 -30th of the entire Quinine bv the makers oi "c o Cold In One HE OLD OFFICERS WERE ALLRET1ED ! At Meeting of the First National Bank th's Morning Directors Elect Officers. Southern States' lrust Company Elect Their Old Officers. At a meeting of .the directors of the First National bank held this morning, officers were elected and other import ant business in connection with this well known institution was transacted. Mr. Frank Gilreath, who succeed Mr. M. P. Pegram as president, was unani mously re-elected as was also the other officers of the bank. Mr. Geo. "W. Bryan, vice president; Mr. H. . M. Victor, cashier; Mr. John F. Orr, teller; Mr. Baxter Ross, general bookkeeper; Mr. E. S. Pegram, individual bookkeeper; Mr. C. C. Adams, note clerk and Mr. R. C. Johnson, collection clerk. Silas Washington, colored, who has been holding the position of janit6r for many years, - was unanimously re elected. The meeting of the stockholders of the Charlotte Trust Company will be held Wednesday the 14th of February, at 4 p. m. At this meeting a board of directors will be elected and other business of importance will be trans acted. A meeting of the stockholders of the Southern Real Estate Loan and Trust Company is being held this afternoor. One of the officers of this institution informed The News that no changes would be made. The committee appointed to draft suitable resolutions because of . the resignation of Mr. R. M. Miller, Sr., as a director of the Commercial National Bank, submitted the following: : ' . 'Resolved, That the stockholders of this bank receive with regret the' de clination of Mr.! R. M. MillerrSf.,' tor serve any longer as director. v. "Mr. Miller's services extend back as far as the organization of the bank, he being one of the charter members. At the preliminary meeting he was elect ed cashier to serve until the perma nent cashier was selected. Since then he has always been found at his post ready to perform the duties belonging to the position of director. "His name and influence have added very much to the success and prosper ity of the bank, and we part with him as a member of the board of directors with sincere regret. "Resolved, That a copy of this reso lution be sent to him." ,' ... Southern States Trust Co. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Southern States .Trust Co., held yesterday afternoon, the following board of directors was re-elected : Thomas S. Franklin, Henry W. Eddy, Morgan B. Spier, John W. Todd, Isaac C. Lowe, Eugene Holt, James N. Wil liamson, Jr., Dr. J. P. Munroe, James W. Wadsworth, J. E. Sherrill, J. N. Mc Causland, George Stephen and W. H. Wood.. At a meeting of the directors all the old officers were re-elected. They are as follows: George Stephens, presi dent; Thomas S. Franklin, vice presi dent; W. H. Wood, secretary and treas urer; J. E. Davis, assistant secretary and treasurer. Heretofore Mr. Davis has been teller of this institu tion. The promotion is in recognition of splendid ability and faithfulness to duty. Mr. Davis will continue to act in capacity of teller in addition to his new duties. - "Clansman" Makes Hit- r New York, Jan. 10. "The Clansman'," Thomas Dixon, Jr's. race problem drama, received its first New York production Monday night at the Liber ty Theatre. A large audience witness ed the play and applauded it warmly. Mr. Dixon made a speech at the end of the second act in which he said: "I was told that this play would suc ceed in the South but that it would toe rejected in th ft .North. Your reception tonight has convinced me that there is no North and no South, but that we are one people." .. CURES CATARRH AND ASTHMA. Foreign Specialists Give Reason For Marvelous Success of New Remedy Ascatco. Vienna, Jan. 9. The astonishing suc cuss of the ascatco treatment for ca tarrh, asthma and bronchitis is wholly attributed to its marvelous action on the mucous membranes and having no disturbing influence on other organs of the body. It is claimed by European savants', from whom this remedy emanated, that. 500 drops will permanently cure even the most obstinate case. The dose is small and pleasant to take, be ing only seven drops twice daily. The Austrian . dispensary, 32 West. 25th. Street, New York City, will send . a trial treatment of ascatco free by mail to all sufferers who have not tested the wonderful curative powers of this specific. - production ot the World is consumed every year Laxative Bromo Qwnine Tablets Day." . E. W. QW)VE3 signature cn box. 25c DEMANDED KISS JT PISTOL POIIIT And Last Night the Husband of The Woman Fired Four Shots i at the Would-be-Kisser. Chil dren Charged With Stealing Coal From the Southern. With his lips puckered out' and a pistol in his right hand, Arthur. Wyatt, went to the home of Peter Allen sev eral night, ago and demanded a kiss from Alice Allen, the wife of Peter Al len: ' ' " - ' v Last nisht Prince Grace and Arthur Wyatt were returning from a meeting of the. Odd Fellows and near the cor ner of Second and Church streets, the men met Allen and his wife. Peter Allen made a pass for his gun. In less time than it takes to tell it, Allen commenced plugging at vvy att. He fired four times, but every bullet went wide of the. mark. In the Recorder's court this morning, the case was heard from beginning to end. Mr. T. C. Guthrie represented Wyatt and he had Alice Allen to go over that little love making at the dcor of her home, when Wyatt asked for a kiss and with the request drew a five-shooter. Now, Alise Allen is one of the black est of negroes and has a flannel-skin ned lip of the blue-gum variety. When she recited that little porch episode, she seemed to be totally oblivious of the ridiculousness of the situation. She really appeared as if she had deprived Wyatt of something akin to the old time nectar of the gods. "Yes, sir." the woman said, "Arthur came to the front door and said 'Kiss me, sweetheart,' and I told him that my husband, or whom he had heard me speak, was just' inside and he had better keep quiet." "What did he say then?" esked Mr. Guthrie. "Why, he said 'd your husband, I don't care anything for him." The evidence was that Arthur then left Allen's home and went out in the street,' where he continued to use pro fanity. Last night vas' the ' first time that the two men had met since that porch episode. Allen determined to pump lead into Wyatt and would have done so, had it not been for Prince Graee, who protected the negro from harm. In passing 'judgment, Acting Re corder Hilton required two bonds of Allen; a $100 bond for the assault with the deadly weapon and a $50 bond for carrying a concealed weapon. Arthur Wyatt was required to give a $25 bond for demanding a kiss at the point of a pistaj. Catherine Davis, Bertha Davis., An nie Springs, Retta Withers and Hen rietta Withers, .five, jiesro-girls, were before the court this morning, charged with the larceny of coal from the Southern Railway. - Sallie Jeter, one of. the girls bound over yesterday for the same offense, was the only witness against the girls. She testified that she had seen Cath erine Davis. Bertha Davis and Annie Springs take coal on one occasion. After hearing the evidence, the court decided to allow the children to go with the understanding that if the of fense is repeated, they will.be bound over to . court. . Alex Sloan, the negro who assaulted Mr. A; N. Deaton, at Wadsworth's stable yesterday, afternoon, was in court this morning. Owing to the con, dition of Mr. Deaton he was not able to be present. . The case was set for trial next Sat urday and Sloan was held in a $200 bond. C. B. Stegall forfeited a $10 bond for being drunk and disorderly. Lon Maclemore was taxed with the costs for an assault on Alex Freeman. IMPROVEMENTS AT THE CENTRAL Work Commenced This Morning To Cost Abot $20,000. Paper hangers commenced work this morning re-papering the Central Hotel. The entire building will be re-papered and painted from top to bottom and in addition to this 25 rooms with private baths will be fitted up. A tile floor will be placed in the main office, an elec tric ; elevatoor installed and a marble lavatory placed. The improvements to be made, as stated before, will cost about f20,000. Mr. M. P. O'Callahan, thei hew proprietor, expects to have the work completed early in the Spring. Ulcer of the Stomach to Recognize and Cure It. Ulcer of the stomach may exist for yt2rs without very marked symptoms, excepting those caused by indigestion. In good health, the stomach resists the action of the gastric juices, but when weakened, the membrane is bad ly nourished and the digestive fluids actjupon it as well as upon the food, keeping up until perforation of the Ltomach occurs. In advanced cases of ulcer of . the stomach : there is much discomfort after eating,, with a con stant gnawing sensation between meals, pain from the pit of the stomach br.ck to the shoulder blade. At first; the symptoms cf indigestion, treatment should at once be started with Mi-o-na. .This is a scientific rem edy adapted specifically 7 to one pur? pose, the cure of stomach troubles. It is fo uniformly successful that Woodr all & Sheppard giva a- signed guaran tee with every 50 ' cent box that the intney v ill be refunded if it does not Ciire. , . . - - o:v.: . If not convenient to obtain Mio-na of Woodhall & Sheppard or some other retailer it will be sent by mail postage prepaid on receipt of price. The R. T. Booii Co., Ithacn, X. Y. 1 Comes a Time Then quit Coffee and drink .. . ' Postum The rebound' to health. will point "THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE" MR. JOHN GRIFFITH At the Presbyterian CollegeLectured on "Shakespeare and His Traged-.- ies." V".:'x; " -: . ; Yesterday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock Mr. John Griffith gave a talk before the faculty and students of Presbyter ian College, in the college auditorium. Last year he addressed the same aud ience, choosing for his subject "Mac beth," this year he discussed the more general theme 'of V "Shakespeare and his Tragedies." V He first spoke briefly of the Bacon Shakespeare controversy and cited several reasons why the "Bard of Avon" must have been, the author of the plays ascribed to him. Chief among these proofs was the letter writ ten by the actor, Bur page, Shakes peare's contempory, in which he re marks that "we are rehearsing Will Shakespeare's new play, Macbeth,' but he hasn't finished writing the last act yet." ' - . - Mr. Griffith went on to discuss the great playwright's genius which, he said, is especially shown by the fact that his dramas occupy so high a place in the opinion of critics, regardless of their being filled with anachronisms and other absurd mistakes . As evi dence of this, he cited one scene from "Richard III." Ignoring such trifles as the historical certainity . that Richard could not have killed 7 Henry since he was in France at' the' time of the lat ter's death and that Anne was not the wife of Henry, what modern -writer would be audacious enough to conceive of a scene in which a man stops the funeral train of the man he had mur dered in order to ;woo and win the mourning widow? - "Yet," said Mr. Griffith, "ShakespeareVhas done this, and no one ever thinks of the absurd ity of such a scene.'- " The speaker went on to show that Richard was "the handsomest man in Europe," instead bf?;the monster de scribed in the play." ' : He discussed briefly the character of Macbeth, declaring that the man was evidently thoroughly bad by na ture, even without the evil influence of jhis wife." Yet one cannot help sympa thizing with 'him. In connection with (this, Mr. Griffith gave an amusing 'ac count of a lady who price came to him at the conclusion of this play with the pathetic exclamation, ?'f Oh, i 1 1 was so sorry to see you die last night ! '' The lecture was conciu'ded by an in teresting -description vth-e'various;? ways in which different actors read the same lines from: the play. " DR. HARDIN THE SPEAKER. Will Addess Men's Meeting next Sun , day Afternoon. The third series of msass meetings to be held in the" Academy of Music, under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association, will be held next Sunday afternooii- and Will be ad dressed by the Rev.Dr.' Martin D. Hardin, pastor of the 'Second Presby terian , Church. - . :' This series of services for men are among the strongest - services ever held by the local Young Men's Chris tian Association and every man should attend: The musical features of the meetings too : are very interesting. v Colds Cause Sore""Throat v Laxative Bromo Quinine, . the world wide Cold and Grip remedy, removes the cause. Call for the fujl name and look for the signature of E. W. Grove 25c. ' " " ; J. S. Bache & Co'. Cotton Letter. (Furnished by the Charlotte Cotton Ex change and Board, of Trade. New York, Jan. lO.--The sentiment in Liverpool is getting1 unusually .bearish; the trade there professing no fear of the cotton held in the South; expecting and probably hoping ; that it would be forced for sale if future contracts re main at this, level.. Consequently they paid no attention; to ;the Government Ginners report yesterday ' in view of the fact that American markets, re sponded very slightly to a report that we regard, after, comparing by states with the previous reports, as eonftrm ing estimates of 10,250,000 bales. ' i In the New York market . there was selling by disappointed longs, and con siderable pressure by the bear combi nation, but the support r-f rom Wall street bulls was sufficients, to take all offerings below 1140 for March. The attempts recently to force liqui dation have undoubtedly "increased the short interests to a large"xtent and a spinners are taking the. actaul cotton at a better basis than present future prices .we. unhesitatingly advise buying on all soft spots. , An event of importance is the . pur chase this week by M. C D. Borden of all the print cloths, that New England mills will sell him at 3 cents. Mr. Borden is the largest ? individual cot ton rhanufacturere in the world and his judgment is unexcelled , on trade conditions. ' Y - - 12,651 ,994 CATHOLICS JN 1 905. r New Directory Shows Roman Church Made Large Gain Last Year. Milwaukee, Jan. 10 From advance sheets of the official Catholic directory it is found that the total Catholic pop: ulation .of the United States is 12,651, 944, an increase of 189,151 over the pre vious year. The number of priests, -including seculars and regulars, is 14, 484, an increase of 627. The number of Catholic churches. , is. ,11,814. s . an in crease of 427. " " " "'"'"' v The archdioceses ot Ner York and Chicago are each rated, as having 1,200,000 Catholic inhabitants. FORCED TO STARVE. B. F. Leek, of Concord, Ky.; says: "For 20 years I suffered, agony with a sore on my .upper lip, so painful some times that I could not eat. After vain ly trying everything else,' -I cured it with Bucklen's Arnica Salve." It's great for burns, cuts, and . i wounds. "At Woodall & Shepard's drug store; Only TEACHERS WANT INCREASED PAY At a Meeting of the School Board Held Last Night, the Teachers - of the Sixth Grade Asked More Paj. : Night Schools are Flourishing Condition. ' At a meeting of the city; school com missioners held last night a motion was made to increase the salaries of the teachers of the sixth grade from $40 to $50 a month. v The petition of the teachers of this grade for an increase of salary was allowed to go over at the December meeting of the board. Last night it was again taken up by Mr, J. Arthur Hen derson. In championing , the cause of the teachers of the sixth grade, Mr, Henderson stated that their work was very difficult and that all the teachers were not only efficient but really de served the amount . asked for. . ., In this connection, Commissioner D B. Smith asked that all the teachers who have been in the service of the city for more than two years, , be al lowed an incerase of 10 per cent. After much discussion on the " two motions it was decided to withdraw both and that the matter be referred to the finance and teachers committees which will arrange a scale of salaries by which the board will be guided, hereafter. . These committees will report to the board at a call meeting to be held next Friday evening. Willie Massey, a teacher in the sec ond grade at the colored school, asked that her salary be increased from $30 to $35. At the request of Prof. Graham this increase was allowed. As chairman of the committee on night schools, Mr. T. T. Smith made a most interesting . report. He stated that the night school, taught at the North Graded School building, was started December 5th, with an enroll ment of 59 pupils. Prof. R. A. Foard and Mr. T. J. Hutchison, are the teachers. Only boys are taught. A nisht school for both sexes was started at the Ada Mills about the first of the year. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. Brown are the teachers and the enroll ment is 22. Last niht a school was started at the Continental mills, (the old Victor mills) and Mr. and Mrs. Brown are the teachers. At the North graded school the night school will be open three nights in the week and at the - other places, two nights in the week. At the meeting last night, Mayor Mc Ninch presided and the following com missioners were present: J. Arthur Henderson, John R. Pharr, J. Hirshin ger, D. B. Smith and T. T. Smith. EXEECUTIVE COM M ITT E MEETS. Committee Appointed to Solicit 'f'Tlio ; o-ffonntivfi i pnmmirt.fte of . the Mecklenburg Cotton Association met this morning in the office of County President C. C. Moore, on East Fifth street. The main business transacted was the appointment of a committee to solicit funds to aid in a better State organization. The following commit tee was appointed: Messrs. McD. Watkins, W. S. Pharr and C. H. Wolfe. These gentlemen will commence a canvass of the business people and firms of Charlotte Friday morning. The members of the executive committee present were: Messrs. D. A. Johnson, S. B. Alexander, McD. Watkins, J. H. McClintock, J. M. Davis, C H. Wolfe, John McDowell, and W. S. Pharr. : Death of Mrs. Harrison. Mrs. John A. Harrison, formerly a resident of this city, died last evening in the city of Greensboro. The funeral will take place at Greensboro tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Harrison was 76 years old and besides her husband, is survived by . five chil dren, Mr. John A. Harrison, of Stand ford, Texas; Mr. James Harrison, of Charlotte; Mrs. N. R. Sills, Miss Bet tie Harrison and Mr. E. V. Harrison, of Greensboro. Happy is the man who has a friend who loves him enough to be willing to seem to be his enemy. ; DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK ? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable, Almost everybody who reads the neT" papers is sure to know of the wonden-! , cures made by ; Dr. a Kilmer's Swamp-Root, II the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy, It is the great medi- cal triumph of the nine.- teenth century; dis covered after yeas of scientific research by Dr. Kilmer, the emi nent kidney and blad- i, 4er 7 specialist, and' is wonderfully successful in,,prompt!y curing lame back, kidney, bladder,, uric acid trou bles and Bright 's Disease which is the worst form of kidney trouble. . . Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not 'rec ommended for everything but if you have kid ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found , just the remedy you need. It has been tested in so mar.y ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless toa poor to pur chase relief and hss proved so successf ul in every case that a rpecial arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper "who have not ialready tried it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,Bing hamton, N. Y. . The regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-Boot. dollar sizes are sold by All s;ocd drugfts. ' . Don't make any mistake, but re member the names Swamp-Rot, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad dress, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottl , . r Lr l.n A tight cough, shooting pains Ine ehest, a feeling of depression.fihght fever, are sure signs ofkrinne that is tnrnine into nnetimonia. ",-. v vr. 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Warship Narrowly Escaped Collision With Other Vessels in Hampton Roads. t- Norfolk, Va., Jan. 10. During a gale or almost hurricane proportions : in Hampton Roads late Saturday night, the battleship Iowa broke one of her anchor cables and the remaining an chor failing to hold her . she began slowly drifting until - she t ' came near fouling the other- shin at anchor. Her engines were uncoupled at the time, it is said, and the vessel "was "at " the mercy of the elements. : i ; The auxiliary Hannibal answered the alarm whistles sounded on the Iowa, and made fast a hawser in time to pre vent serious trouble. The navy yard ' tug Alice,, is also said to have .lent a hand at holding the ship offf A report was in circulation at the navy yard to day, lacking official confirmation, how ever, that the Alice while thus engaged came near being swamped by the seas. No one here will confirm the details of the accident to the Iowa. ' 1 ' ' DIPLOMAT TO WED HEIRESS. Engagement Announced ef Miss Lur line Spreckles to Spencer F. Eddy. San Francisco, Jan. , 10. The n en gagement of Miss Lurline SpTeckies, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Spreck les, and Spencer Fl Eddy, Secretary of the American Embassy at St. Peters burg, has been announced." ' Miss Spreckles is at present at the Spreckles apartment in Paris, whither she went with her mother after a brief , visit to San Francisco last summer. The news of the engagement was a surprise. ' The cablegram from Paris did not state when the wedding will take place, but it is understood that it will be soon. " ! Miss Spreskles is the daughter of Au gust Spreckles, and it is said that some day she will inherit $20,000,000 1 or more irom her father and her grad-' father, Claus Spreckles, the sugar, kingShe is-'a.blonderrather tall, with' some claim to beauty, and pronounced very chic. Mis ' Spreckles comes on to New York at intervals and always at tracts the attention of some of the so cially influential Eastern contingent. Three Divorces For $6. Kansas, City; Jan. 10. Ten minutes and six dollars is what it cost one wo man in K?.nsas City to set three di vorces, all within the last three years. The information was obtained by an attorney who happened to overhear the subject discussed recently in the cor ridor of the court house. "Say, how long did it take you to get it?" asked one woman oC another. "Five minutes." was the answer, "and that's too long. The last di voice I got was granted in theree min utes, and three years ago in Independ ence the coi.irt gave me a decree in exactly three minutes. This one cost me ?6, but the other two didn't cost me anything." - The Republican leader in Western New York introduced in the Senate of that State a resolution calling upon Senator Chauncey M. Depew, to resign on account of the insurance revelations. As soon - as x the resolution,., had been thoroughly aired, the author' withdrew it. Mr. Depew will doubtless regard this as a triumphant . .vindication;. Norfolk Landmark. - . ; . . - A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES. Itching, Blind, . Bleeding, . Protuding Piles. Druggists' are authorized to re fund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. 50c , ideal $ Tt ic 1oiM,.n t. .n,. X , Consistent. Willie "Miss Mary, shall I rW ..blinds. The sun seems to be com rather have a little son than no t at an. Complete. T.ifP , "What are your qualifications for office bov?" "Well, sir, I can do anything fn! Stockholdersl Meeting ; The stockholders of the Chark Trust Company will hold a meeti: the second Wednesday in February i 4 P. M., for the election of directcl and the transaction of other busineJ L. R. HAYGOOD, tTnTiT.iTiiiiTi iT.T.iT.iT. J . tvtttt w rr v rrn ni Among them we offer: STEIN WAY KNABE KRANICH & BACH MATHUSHEK IVERS & POND FISHER EVERETT 1 1 i Etc., etc., Etv All Uprights practically new. Write Today. CHAS. M. STIEFF Manufacture of the Fano with ' the sweet tone. Southern Warehouse, 5 W.Trade Charlotte, N. C. , C. H. WILMOTH, Mgr. TIEfFS Clearance Sale " Conditions The ideal business condition -can be achieved only after the petty annoy ances and small inconveniences have been eliminated. ; v- The . telephone has . . brought more pleasure into the daily business life . of the busy man than any other one thing. It solves ' the problem of in stantly communicating with .someone at a - distance "point. Business con ducted over the telephone is satisfac ory, It- is a personal interview. The beginning of the new year is a good time to ' enlarge your telephone service. The results of the past year have shown what it can accomplish. The cost is the smallest feature when compared to the benefits that acrue. 199 GALL TODAY Contract Department Southern Bell Telephone and TeJe'graph Co.