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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, MARCH 26 1 908. ! f Uncle Nathan Talks of' The "Nature Fakers" John Jordan Douglass.) i-,m- The News. . inaps both proper and par ,, ;.!( 'face "Uncle Nathan." In ho is sui genesis. Had he u-iai'i-d erf at ure (there are as j as t.f incipient wings upon li.ars). he would doubtless . i: ailed by scientists a rara i; is. they will probably style us. a i!lu r Irish nor African, as !!..iiey" and "Uncle Remus" Hi, Tiled renown, but a pure-ai.'iii-an a clodhopper with i.i; own: with convictions and :a- of them. i-oine quickly to the point, ;!i:in is intensely interested a; history. Things of Roose . tiiiio. and strenuousness al !,.we :;nd arrest his attention, r .i Americans he is a great ia i lie "Big Stick" when ap . ;h. heads, of the arrogant fakir" who, Mowgli-like, have i learned and learned to live in the jingle of the jingo. Es has i he old man been inter il.e lloosevelt-Long controver long Roosevelt controversy, , ins to be. a; suddenly upon the ancient other day in the village, I pro eopy of a metropolitan daily u nited to read the following aNnt'.ire Fakirs As Seen and Shot By Theodore Roosevelt." I ; .-a I aaused for the explosion. It . .c wvn aul booming. !',-:;,:. nt Roosevelt an' the natur1 a a'. !a v!" he cried excitedly. "Gol .r , ' iav mare if Teddy ain't . -. ia' ! used ter think he warn't fit ,;!ahin" but ter be President, but v., Viansred ray 'pinions some. He's ' ';! a a "the trust" with his Bis Stick, an' ;'!u ; , -s coin' ter break the necks uv 1' ,'av litem natur fakers. Good fer r, ; : You're the greates' natralist -'", Ver qraduwaited from the hip '' .-,:,( an' the Yaller Stone Park!" : T!;, e'al man paused to punch a hole a i .. ..and with his hickory stick. Vhv von can't fool him erbout I : . 'a a " lie ooiuinuetl with a ring of . a: admiration in his voice. "He's ;, aaiikin' an' talkin' incyclopedyology r. iwvthing from ants ter Adam, , a: the Cardiff Giant ter cuttin' can ','; iu his speshulty is b'ars an' ba : : . What he don't know erbout 'em kaowable. n.'s sot-up with b'ar cubs, sung a, in an' rocked 'em ter sleep in the i; . Mountings. He's treated the'r srah.s an' skins. His 'T. R. Tea' alius ars Vai ter sleep an' makes 'em rest, ia- ile.es the rest. la- v.arn't so young an' meddle-hhsi- I'd ;iheo.-' ileeve he wuz studyin' ..: ::n- wi'h Knovvey in the Ark he V..u- .-I much erbout the wolf and a. i-;;r;-i.ou an' the link. (Maybe he II Hilly Long whar ter look fer aiaiii link!) He also knows er-!a- in :ose an' the carryoat; an' ;.aa,v erbout him. He knows .: aa r the red squirrel has got the ;-..;h;.che er is jest gittin' fat " V 'i about Dr. Long?" I interrupt- Mia-eaiciilly. I w ia .lest commin' ter him," said V -!. Nathan with a characteristic ; xhz ami sweep of the hickory stick. Vew Hilly Long (beggin' the Solo ; a s a anion) is a artifishul nat'ralist; T hi;.- Knosevelt is a nat'ral artifishul- . Teihly aces out arter 'em in boots; ha: in l ooks; Teddy goes gunnyin; i'hi. 2.-....S moneyin'. They both git via:! ii ' v no acter. So let Teddy quit cwxlhf an' grinnin' an' slingin' big - :!:.- uv type at Billy in Nobody's :! ::: vine because Billy wants an Alas- : : .-alm..n ter jump over the Niagary ul- mi' ter climb a greased pole hflei. .-. he's a kind-hearted wolf ta lk:' children ler Sunday-school, an' i f :l:aa-in' down the lightnin' ex !'. with ther blazin' eyes. Ef Billy ' ::::! Vm ter to it, let him make 'em h. The animals ain't got no hard -ha'a aain him fer it. Ef the pub !;. .( ih! want ter set up nights an' l";.r IMlly tell stories, let 'em go ter '!. In the langwidge uv the man tbr shot his neighbor's cow, 'he ain't : :n:ii-' uv no harm, jest a-wantin' uv a lime fresh beef.' "A a' ez ter Billy Long's grievances, '' ldm not cherish hard feelin's ergin' T -My. Teddy has done hit in self-de-i'-w: Whnt'M Teddy say ef he sh'd i' ' ' t a bit; C'innerman b'ar out West ' ih t h -t b'ar sh'd step quickly out from 1 i i n r a hisj bowlder an' say, 'Hands "!'".' An' Terbly sh'd look down into Jli" eoolin' hotness uv a Colt's revol ver? Suiiposo thet b'ar sh'd say, 'Air leohiih fer me?' What'd Teddy say? He'.! aav o, siree; I'm lookin' fer 'ii" I!"ef Trust. Dee-lighted ter see "'i'' Then the b'ar d say, 'So long! H i!: p .- von!' An' that'd be a squar x", fir! Teddy don't want Billy -''-' t' ; animal trainer an' teacher. H" wants as trainers an' teachers John Him I'liiiahs who crawls out uv his bur-lr-v eiiet of twict a year ter set in sh'Hn v.v his flowers; Stewart Ed y Wiiiie, who writ the Blaze-faced T., ii v-hiio of? on squirrel hunt; '!'.,:, iy lo minston (Did he invent the Ih laiaaion rifle?) who paints injuns Mexican iilugs; William Hornaday name fer a natur lover), an' in conklushon an' finalarily, ez pa 1 !-'. , il rsons. sav (I hope Dr. Lon?r is viiuto.) nn' hour before they if truth ii v flip whole matter is I hie ho natur fakirs an' natur Teddy Roosevelt an' Billy ir not in the same class." hack!" I called as Uncle Na tohe away from me and darted noarbv grocery store, long! "he cried with a flourish hickory stick. "I'll tell you in' else some time." ' V hhaa ia'o la rl with the lark to reap, and cease v! 'i! it 300s to sleep. Theocritus. 'il 1 kings are difficult before they in. easy. Latin. 'i'-'ht may disclose a jewel, but it ' s darkness to disclose a star. Van h.M;e. SOUTH AFRICAN E NOTES Consul John H. Snodgrass, of Pre toria, sends the following items of in terest concerning South Africa: The Transvaal government is estab lishing a State Mines School at Johan nesburg. 4c A spinning and weaving school for the education of Boer girls along that line has been established at Bloemfcn tein. The teachers were secured from England. The Inhambane Oil Company, which has been prospecting near the border line of the Transvaal and Portuguese East Africa, has drilled 7 holes to the depths averaging 800 feet, without any material result. Showings of petroleum have been found at various times, but not in paying quantities; its specific gravity was 0.920. The Premier Diamond Mine, in acor dance with an agreement concluded with De Beers, will restrict its output by IS per gent., the reduction thus ef fected being estimated at 30.000 carets per month. The yield of the Premier mine for the past year was 1.SS9.9S6 carats; during the later half of the year the rate was 186,000 carats per month. The severe drought that existed in South Africa during January, together with the intense heat, has injured the corn crop to such an extent that in stead of exporting this year, as was anticipated, it is quite likely that it will be necessary for the northern col onies to import corn during the coming winter months (midsummer in North ern Hemisphere). The Gordon stope drill, of Ameri can manufacture, recently won the prize offered by the Chamber of Mines at Johannesburg, as the best all-round invention so far supplied the mines. It is believed to have solved the native labor problem here, as 1 Kaffir will be able to run the drill, and with it wil do the work of 5 natives. Thus were 125,000 are nowr employed it is thought their number may he reduced to 25, 000. Are Negroes as Black as They Used to be? Ray Stannard Baker's article on "The Tragedy of the Mulatto" in the April American Magazine is extremely entertaining. It is full of points and stories. "It is a curious problem, this of color," says Mr. Baker. "Several times, in different parts of the coun try, I have been told by both white and colored observers that negroes even without the admixture of white blood were gradually growing lighter the effect of a cold climate, clothing and other causes. A tendency toward such a change, an adaptation to new environment, is certainly in accord with the best scientific beliefs, but whether a mere century or two in America has really operated to whiten the blackness of a thousand years of jungle life, must be left for the care ful scientist to decide. It is certain that the darkest American negro is far superior to the native African negro." Proved She -Was White and Got $250,000. In the April American Magaz-..e Ray Stannard Baker, writing of "The Tragedy of the Mulatto." tells how difficult it often is to prove that a man has negro blood in his veins. "An other extraordinary case," he says, "is that of Mrs. Elsie Massey, just decid ed in Tipton county, Tennessee, after years of litigation, in which one side tried to prove that Mrs. Massey was a negro, the daughter of a cotton plant er named 'Ed' Barrow, and a quad roon slave, and the other side tried to prove that she was of pure Caucasian blood. On June 13 last, a jury of white men finally declared that Mrs. Massey was white and she and her children inherit $250,000 worth of property." Something on the Way. The McJones family were moving to another town. Mr. McJones had gone ahead to get the new home in order and Mrs. McJones was to follow with the family's goods and chattels. When she was ready to start Mrs. Mc Jones, remembering her scriptures, wired her husband as follows: "Lares and Penates on board boat. Will arrive tomorrow morning." But when the telegram got to the husband it was in these terms: "Lard and peanuts on board boat. Will arrive tomorrow morning." From Success Magazine. WOMEN will find la MOZMCT IBMOW Lr. i,wi laxative, a rwp ' lwi - pleasant and thoroughly re liable remedy, without th laast danger or possible harm to them in any condition peculiar to themselve. Ffcasant in taste, mM to action and thorough tn rtuw. Tested for 33 J"". oc and I1.00 par bottto all Drag (Korea, fflOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR THAD For Corporation Commissioner ! fied in ability and experience for this position. From his earliest youth Mr. Aycock has been one of the staunchest and most active democrats, giving largely of his means and time to the The Argus is pleased to learn that Hon. Benjamin F. Aycock, of Wayne, will be a candidate for nomination for corporation commissioner before the democratic state convention. We know of no man within the bounda ries of the state who is better quali support of the democratic principles and the eleci-.n or democratic candi dates. He has served as senator from this senatorial district in the general as semblies of 1SS9, 1S91, 1S93, 1901 and 1907. Much legislation was enacted at these sessions of the general assembly of a highly important character to the people of the state, and Mr. Aycock was leader in most of the measures which have proved most beneficial. He was early one of the strongest and most active advocates of the estab lishment of the railroad commission. It was largety owing to his earnest and persistent advocacy that the railroad companies of the state which had long been exempt from taxation were plac ed on the tax list and caused to bear their share of the burden of taxation, tie has been the constant and unremit ing friend af all legislation looking to the improvement of the public school system of the state. He was an ad vocate for the establishment of the J State Normal at Greensboro, and for many years served on the board 01 trustees of that institution, where his wise and valuable services were great ly appreciated. He advocated the es tablishment of the institution for the deaf at Morganton, which now stands at the head of institutions of its kind in the world. In this generation at least we have had no senator wiser or more progres sive, nor one who has so imprssed himself upon legislation. During his services in the senate no measure looking to the improvement of the con dition of the people of the state has failed to receive his earnest and effi cient support. In 1S9G, he was nominated for state treasurer and made a most gallant fight for the state ticket, and went down with his associates under the fus ion of that year. Mr. Aycock is a man of wide exper ience, having engaged extensively in mercantile pursuits and in farming, is a most careful student of economicic and political questions, and withal one of the strongest and most convincing public speakers in the state. He is a man of the highest character and the most indomitable courage. His nomination would be exceeding ly gratifying to his thousands of friends throughout the state, and would add greatly to the strength of the state ticket. . , , . The Argus moves that his notoina tion be made unanimous. Goldsboro Argus. CUT ABOUT 10 PER CENT Rhode Island Cloth Manufacturers Announce Reduction. Providence, R. I., March 25. No tices of a reduction in wages were posted generally in the cotton mills of Rhode Island today. The amount of the reduction is not stated, but will, the mill owners say, be approximately 10 per cent. The wage cut will go into effect on April '6th. It will affect in the neighborhood of 25,000 opera tives. The B. B. & R. Knight Co. about two weeks ago announced a curtail ment in their production of about 25 per cent. The new wage cut will also go into effect in their 12 mills. The officials of the Knight company stated today, however, that if by April 6th the conditions improve they will go back to the full time schedue. Other wise they will be obliged to still con tinue with their curtailment. The Slave Wife. (Orison Swift Marden in "Success Magazine.") A healthy mind must be an active mind. Vigor and strength cannot be built in man or woman by inaction or a life of indolence. There must be a purpose, a vigorous, strong aim in the life, or it will be nerveless, insipid, and stale. Now, if the aim is personal pleasure, the mere gratification of our vanity or pride, the indulgence of our whims; if life is narrowed to the question of dress ,of eating and drinking, and sel fish pleasure; if all larger, worthier interests have been shut out of it, how can there be growth or development for the individual? There is a disease called arrested development, in which the stature ot the adult remains that of a child all physical growth and expansion stops. Arrested mental development is a form of disease from which many wives are suffering, and they have been con demned to that condition by the mis taken idea of husbands who think that they love mem. Thousands of our divorces are caus ed by the fact thatt he wife has stopped growing, and has not kept pace with her husband. I believe in marriage, but I do not believe in that marriage which paraly zes self-development, strangles ambi tion, and discourages evolution and self-growth, which takes away the. life purpose. Nor is it necessary that the ,sp cv,,,! wnrk like n slave in order wilt; " " . to grow. There is a certain class ot I men who go to the other extreme and make slaves ot their wives work them half to death. But physical . drudgery 'does not develop power. The slave wife is as badiy off as the don wue. The wife should neither be a drudge nor a dressed up doll; she should devel op herself by self-effort, just as her v.v. a ovoinns himself. She should not put herself in a Position where hei inventiveness ana resuuiceiumc . individuality, her talent, will be para lyzed by lack of motive. Guzzler "I once lived on water for ten days." O'Soaque Why didn't you take a fast toast?" The Badge of Honesty Is on every wrapper of Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery because a full list of the ingredients composing it ia printed there in plain English. Forty years of experience has proven its superior worth as a blood purifier and invigorat ing tonic for the cure of stomach disorders and all liver ills. It builds up the run down system as no other tonic can in which alcohol is used. The active medic inal principles of native roots such ag Golden Seal and Queen's root, Stone and Mandrake root, Bloodroot and Black Cherrybark are extracted and preserved by the use of chemically pure, triple refined glycerine. Send to Dr. R. V. Pierce at Buffalo, N. Y., for free booklet which quotes extracts from well-recognized med ical authorities such as Drs. Bartholow, King,-ScuddeV, Coe, Ellingwood and a host of othep, showing that these roots can be depended upon for their curative action ifc all weak states of the stomach, accompanied fey indigestion or dyspepsia us well inall bilious or liver complaints and in rtTwasting diseases" where thero Is lossJnesh and gradual running down of tltstrength and system. The "Golden Medical Discovery "makpq rich, pure blood and so invigorates and' regulates The stomach, liver and how? and, through thera. the whole system Thus all skin affections, blotches, pimples and eruptions as well as scrofulous swel lings and old open running sores or ulcers are cured and healed. In treating old running sores, or ulcers, it is well to in sure their healing to apply to them Dr. Pierce's All-Healing Salve. If your drug gist don't happen to have this Salve in stock, send fifty-four cents in postage stamps to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y , and a large box of the "All-Healing Salve" will reach you by return post. You can't afford to accept a secret nos trum as asubstitute for this non-alcoholic, medicine of known composition, not even though the urgent dealer may thereby make a little bigger profit. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to Uke as candy. Editors of West Texas Stamford, Texas, March 25. A meeting of the Central West Texas Press Association began here today with a good attendance. Mayor L. M. Buie welcomed the visitors in the opera house shortly after 9 o'clock this morning and President L. B. Shook responded for the association. The program for the remainder of the day provided for a wide variety of papers and discussions relating not only to newspaper making but to questions of immigration and other topics of general interest. IT DOES THE BUSINESS. Mr. I. E .Chamberlain, of Clinton, Maine, says of Buckley's Arnica Salve. "It does the business!, I have used it for piles and it cured them. Used it for chapped hands and it cured them. Applied it to an old sore and it heal ed it without leaving a scar behind." 25c at Woodall & Sheppard'b thug store. CAST For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought BearsJ the Signature cs ft The New FGuntain Syringe That Never Wears Out $2.25 English-iMariy Go, 40 South Tryon St.'ett. Hugh W.Harris ATTORNEY Law Building, Charlotte. N. C Look for No. 6 E. Trade St. An examination of your eyes by Dr. Levy will disclose their actual condi tion and the Glasses furnished will correct any existing defects. Broken lenses matched on short notice. Exam ination free. DR. SAM LEVY, Eye-Sight Specialist Charlotte, N. C. $10.00 Deposit, Balance Monthly. THE m$ C , a , -, a One of Charlotte's Finest up on you last mgntr asKea. tne boarding-house lady. "Sure I did," replied the" new boarder. "You must have experienced great discomfort?" "Not at all, ma'm. You see, I used to be a policeman, and I'm used to sleeping standing up!" ONE OF CHARLOTTE'S FINEST insurance offices is at "Insurance Headquarters." MORE WATER "And the name is to he" asked the suave minister as he approached the font with the precious armful of fat and flounces. "Augustus Phillip Ferdinand Cod rington Chesterfield Livingston Snooks." "Dear me." Turning to the sexton: "A little more water, Mr. Hawkins, if you please." MORE WATER is needed in Dilworth and then the citizens will get better rates which will be good news at "Insurance Headquarters." IM. 0 Butt 8, CO (INCORPORATED.) Insurance Headquarters. 'Queen of Sea Trips.' MERCHANTS & MINERS Transportation Co.'t STEAMSHIP LINES Between NORFOLK, Boston and Providence, Newport News and Baltimore Accommodations and Cuslne Unsur passed. Steamers New, Fast and Elegant. Finest Coastwise Trips In th World. Send for Booklet. E. C. LOHR. Agent, Norfolk, Va. H. C. AVERY, Agent, Newport Ngw s Vs. W. P. TURNER, P. T. M. General Offices, Baltimore, Met. TO INVESTIGATE REFRIGERATORS See Our "STONE-WHITE" "The Chest With the Chill In It." COLDEST AND CLEANEST. J.OcCausland&Co Stove Dealers Roofing Contractors. 221 S. Tryon. If you have property to sell, list Ii In this office If your have houses or stores U rent, let me do your collecting anJ save trouble and worry. The place to Insure your property is In this agency. ' R. E. C0CHRZUF INSURANCE AND REAL ESTAT1 AGENT. Main Office 18 West 5th St., Charlotte, N. C. B rancher 11 Church St., Asheville, N. C. 214 West Market St., Greensboro. N. C Queen City Dyeing and Gleaning Works Established 1898 French Cleaners, Steam Cleaners, and Dyers of Ladies' and Men's Gar ments of' Every Description. MRS. J. M. HESTER, Manager. Mall Orders Receive Propt Attention. 'Phone 246. Hackney Bros. Company s the place to get prompt service for anything in the line of Plumbing and Heating. . We carry a full line of Supplies. Phone 312. 6 West Fifth Street. ll 3 94 "Linville" No. 1 Virginia Lime and "Atlas" Highest Grade Portland Cement. For Sale by B. F. WITHERS. Distributor and Jobber. ALL KINDS OF BUILDERS' SUPPLIES. 202 S. College St Charlotte, N. C. THE AUTOCRAT AROMA FROM THE COFFEE POT PROM ISES A DELICIOUS CUP OF COFFEE 25c A POUND IN AIR-TIGHT CANS Sold by over 40 Charlotte Grocers Because It's the Favorite for Its Fine Flavor and Popular Price. Charlotte women should send their address to Brownell & Field Co., Providence, It. I., and they will receive FREE BOOK LET telling all about the very useful and attractive Premiums sent them for AUTOCRAT COFFEE COUPONS. Best Qisality Blue Gem and Jellico Block Lump Coal M.UU ir Quality and Quantity Guaranteed Professional Cards Dr. A. M. Berryhill DENTIST. Office No. 4 South Tryon St. Office 'Phone 32G, Residence 'Phone 2S4-G -0 R. N. Hunter. S. L. Vaughan. Hunter & Vaughan DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS Charlotte, N. C. 'Phone 840. 312 East Fifth St. "O- - Dr. H. C. Henderson Dr. L. I. Gidney DENTISTS Office Hunt Eldg., 203 N. Tryon St. I Office 'Phone 81G. Residence 'Phone 499. DR. C. R. ZICKLER dentist, 27 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, N. C. 'Phone 1224. . . UNDER The Selwyn EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN. European $1.50 per day and up. American $3.00 per day and up. CAFE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Prices Reasonable. Thfc Most Modern and Luxuriant Hotel in the Carolinas. 150 ELEGANT ROOMS. 75 PRIVATE BATHS. Located in the heart of Charlotte, convenient to railroad station, street cars and the business and shopping centre. Caters to high class commercial and tourist trade. Table de note dinners 6:00 to 8:30. Music every evening 6:30 to 8:30. EDGAR B. MOORE, Proprietor. m ESS 25c 8 I on er Dr. Gius. !.. Alexander pr "!ST 203 South Ti.a rttrect, Charlotte, N. C. Office 'phone 109; Resi dence 'phone 234. Q- I. W. JAMIESON DENTIGT No. S S. Tryon Street, Charlotte, N. C. Office 'Phone 32(1. Residence 'Phone 9C2. DE. I I0 F. RAY Osteopath - - Registered. Office Hunt Building. Hours. 9 to 12; 2 to 5. 'Phone, Office x::0; Residence 871. Cousulation at Office, gratis. J-M-McMlchael ARCHITECT Rooms 505-500 Trust Building. CHARLOTTE, N. C. m NEW MANAGEMENT (8 any home lighted with electricity and see how comfortable and bright it's made by the mellow light. There's no heat, no odor, no noise no anything that's disagreeable, but everything that appeals to your sense of what's fitting and proper. As to the cash end of it we ask only that you ask us. R. G. Auten Co 'Phone 1307 or 1308. Go.! m
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