THE CHARLOTTE NEWS APRIL 9, 1908.
Prisoner of 7 he Tombs
Tells of JJle Across
"Bridge Of Sighs"
Copyright, 190S, Charities and
Common.- New York.
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Those who sat in the court room
Lave, gone each to his own interests
in the place which we that are free
call the world. - The f judge has re
thvd to his chambers where-he re
moves his robe" of office, and within
an hour or so he will be dining in
his home, or at his club. The jurors,
perhaps, are conducted to their hotel,
vh;'iv. impatiently, they wait the
coining of another day in court. The
reporters have scurried to their offi
ces, and the news of the trial is be
inir c!t into ingots and put under
editorial triphammers. The spectators
have gone home, and the prisoner has
been taken back to the Tombs prison
across "The Bridge of Sighs."
Imagine an island, dreaded by all
humanity, on which each hapless, in
voluntary inhabitant is the builder
of a canoe. Each has his own model
of boat in which he hopes to cross the
threatening sea to an Elysian strand.
Of his canoe he talks from the rising
to the setting of the sun, disputing as
to its merits with his fellow arti
sans. Canoes, and nothing but ca
noes, are seen at every hand. Many
are wrecks strewn along the shore,
some are still tossing in the treach
erous breakers. Some are patched
and broken, while others have a
draught too heavy or too light,- yet
tliey all suffice for the livelong day
conferences of their designers. No
one is bored. Each is interested, not
only in what he himself is doing, but
also in the means of escape being
.)jr;j,i v.v his neighbors. there isi
no other thought in that country but
Jhe single one of getting away from
this narrow isle to tne mainiana 01
liberty.
Imagine such a place, and you
sense the life of the Tombs Prison,
whose citizens constantly plan" trial
trips into the dark ocean of doubt
that surrounds them, for the prison
er's case is the canoe, and the Tombs
Prison is the "world of one idea.",
Denied the enjoyment of the life
beyond its steel doors, they have an
.existence all their own within. It is
a world of hopes and fears and sor
rows. It is a world of passionate in
tensity. There they dwell, absorbed
mi watching the labors and the plan
ning bv which each believes liberty
be sained. There they Watch
,i . i-iii-kr oiui rt t noir in p eM ails
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to saieiv s
the rocks.
thei'prl in
, hp Tombs The man convicted of teach him patience and forbearance.
Ihe " A ' . iw.T..lt could do this, for even among those
J,!SS" nnnnnv m l he charged with
"Sidooir-mat a?e tn joining !
f' the white and the black are,
herded together. They of the under
lieitieu Wgciuci. . ... I
world of darkness
burglar and tnug, 1
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companions of the youth who
to this desert island of ears
tone from a land where pleasure
are companion J. . " r I
rame
mill c;
veaves its bright mirage. Yet, by
the vital force of a single thought
are all made builders of canoes.
What reck they of the outer world!
To them the downfall of a dynasty
would not be much as the banging of
a door. Tell one of them that it is
ii-ie He will sav. "Yes.
but mv lawyer is going to sue out j Special to The ews.
t writ "of habeas corpus for me." As Mount Airy, IV C, Apnl 9. The
rhev walk the corridors, sometimes. Mount Airy Leader, under its new
in Indi?n file or two abreast when management, appeared yesterday, as
space permits, talking as they go, j an 8-page weekly independent paper,
t heir conversation is blended into a with democratic leanings. Mr. Gar
kind of patter, from which sound ner, the owner, is an a Jl-around
keywords "indictment," "witnesses," newspaper man and we predict that
district "attorney," "plea," "second ne win merge me
degree," "examination," "first offense,", daily within the next year or 18
"not guilty." Words, once part of months.
ntences, vet strangely detached, as, I The Mount Airy telephone Co is
from the very earnestness with making improvements m its system
which thev are spoken, they rise out constantly. Longer poles are being
of mumbied and disconnected (lis-' put in. The electric and telephone
course, indisputable evidence of the , wires have been too dangerous y
iin'ty. of theme ' close and the new poles will enable
Those of the Tombs eat, drink and the phone people to raise their wires
sleep their cases. No detail of the so there will be less danger in
criminal law escapes these prisoners future.
of hope in the "world of one idea."j The store house of Tom Bannei,
Only one thought is ever present, destroyed by fire last February, is
Translated into the parlance of the being rebuilt.
Tonili". it is "How to beat it." for) The new skating rink at the. Pied
every sojouner wishes to get away, mont warehouse in this city is draw
How" different is this from the world t ing large crowds and much patron
rmtsiJe, where the one .thought is, ; age. . ,
"How long can I remain?" There J The city election comes off first
are strong reasons, though, restricting
emigration from this land ot snaa
mvs; bars and locks, keys and keepers.
Unnatural
Makes unnatural demands upon
Nature has
Barley, with the
filled the well-known cereals, Wheat
various food elements for building
tissues and for storing up energy
Grape
Food made from wheat and barley, has long been known
the ideal food for athlete, invalid, man, woman and child.
It is promptly digested by
quickly available in the blood
nerve cells the natural supply
"There's
FOR
GRAPE-NUTS
This hidden region has its high
ways and byways, its channels of
communication and a news service
all its own. Every keeper, every
inmate who comes within its borders
is like the master of some craft
bearing tidings from "lands of sun to
lands of snow." And to those who
wait within the Tombs, the salient
points of an important trial are com
municated, as quickly as to the news
paper offices. The court closes and
the defendant walks across the Bridge
of Sighs to his cell. As he ascends
the stair, the cry: "Man remanded,"
rings out, and everv inmate of the
prison is aware that the star of the
legal drama across the way has re
turned to his dressing room the
little stone box where he can put
aside the make believe.
"How are you, my boy," says his
keeper who, key in hand, goes to
meet him. "What kind of a dav did
you have?"
The prisoner tells him, and the
news goes from keeper to keeper, and
within two minutes is the subject of
coment and speculation in every cell.
This is the mystery of 'under
ground route." It means that keep
ers are only human, and having news
to tell are bound to tell it and deny
it afterwards. No one will dispute
them.
If he be convicted, how the deni
zens of this small sphere will de
nounce the district attorney, who to
them is Apollon, the arch enemy of
all mankind. If out of all the stress
and toil comes liberty, how the eager
congratulations will sound from those
who dav and night are fashioning
their own means of legal escape
Then, as at no other time, does one
realize that this world, despised of
men, has a heart and capabilities.
It was a saying even in the days
when Greece was young and the
philosophers walked her groves, that
all is for the best. Even out of the
world of one idea, sordid and dark
as it looks to you who peer into it
from the world of wealth and happi
ness and light; good might come.
The influence brought there into the
life of a prisoner might make an im
pression upon his mind that .vo.iid
change the whole course of his beting
when destined to walk again free
among his fellow men. Where but
in the "world of one idea does man
achieve such mental discipline?
ninriGnninpnr is rn i ir uivHiuun
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deep into his soul, alas, only to find
it filled with bitterness. It should
regarded as pariahs there are. few th
do not respond to the gentlest note
of human sympathy
The prisoner must pause and think
.,,.1,0 J1,. t,,-i, Uufnro in nil his
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life he has thought. With proper op-
life he has thought With propei
portunity, from the solitude
from the anguish of it all ;
, ,,,,, ti,o 0nHt,,rtPeven
good
could come at last to those marooned
in the world of one idea. ... :
Mount Airy Has New
Weekly Newspaper
Monday in May. ine present mayui
and town commissioners are popular
and have discharged their duties
well.
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and
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GREAT DAY FOR
HI
Ml
Communicated to The News.
There can be no question of the fact
that Governor Glenn made a ten-strike
for the cause" opckiiljition at Lincoln
ton 'yesterday...-It was very unfortu
nate that many could not hear him from
a lack of room. The courthouse was
packed to its utmost' and every nook
and corner was filled, and yet a large
number were turned away.
To many it was an opportunity of a
life time, as Governor Glenn truly said
in his closing remarks, the audience
would never all meet again.
The writer has heard Governor Glenn
many times and many others who make
great speeches but for effectiveness
and overwhelming force of argument
he has never heard this speech equal
ed. Governor Glenn speaks with a
fluency and a force of language and a
pathos of words that incites the clos
est attention from start to finish.
As a lighter of the liquor traffic he is
a foe which saloon keepers and dis
tillers may well dread, as he does not
spare their business nor use soft
words to tell of its evils.
.lie opens his address by references
to himself and his past record, clearing
up what might be held up against hi in
as a lack of consistency, and the
causes which prompted him three
years ago to become a tetoteler and to
vow never again to allow alcohol to
pass between his lips.
He drove at once into the very heart
of the subject by appealing to the au
dience why they should stand for and
vote for prohibition, urging the law of
love of our feilowmen and to help
those who could not because of condi
tions help themselves, and the conse
quences which will follow if the liquor
forces should succeed in this light.
The story he tells of the wreck and
ruin of his college mates and their de
struction by strong drink is most pa
thetic and sad in the extreme, and his
challenge to the advocates of the
liquor cause is one of the boldest
strokes as to the inherent erring of the
liquor business, and a kind of knock
out proposition ever heard made by
any one, and it goes without takers.
He repeats this in all his speeches and
it is put with such force and appeals
so directly to the conscience that the
most avowed liquor advocate would
not accept it for fear of the consequenc
es which would follow. I quote it in
full :
Challenge to Liquor Men.
"I will make you my usual challenge.
I don't care whether you drink or don't
drink, whether you are Christian or
non-Christian. I challenge any man
in this audience to come and stand by
my side, place his hand upon the Bible
and call upon God to witness that he
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speaks the truth, and say that whis-1 present rupture wil be permanent. Nev
key has been a blessing to him, to his! ertheless, according to stories that
wife and to his children, to the church
atfd' tie sta't'e aticl a'h" honor to 'God1
rOd.Tfi
any man in this audience can make
that pledge I will never make another
prohibition talk as long as I live. Men
who would shut my mouth and force
me to quit speaking for temperance,
come forward! I refuse. I challenge
any man to come here and say that he
believes whiskey has been a blessing
instead of a curse to society, educa-.
tion, business or religion. You whis
key men who want 10 shut my mouth,
come and shut it by accepting my chal
lenge! Why don't you take my dare?
Because you know if you do you would
be calling down the curse of Almighty
God upon your head, and you dare not
thus lie!."
There is a directness and such an
appeal to the manhood of the people
that any man who follows Governor
Glenn in his arguments and illustra
tions as he deals with the doings of
the liquor traffic and its awful and
ruinous effects, who, after hearing
him can have any heart to stand for
licensed, saloons. At times the audience
was melted to tears and both men and
women were seen weeping under the
pathos and telling incidents related.
His refutation of the common stock
arguments of liquor advocates. "That,
prohibition destroys personal liberty,"
"Prohibition does not prohibit' "Pro
hibition cripples business," were han
dled with great force and effect and
held up to ridicule with a sarcasm and
an array of humorous illustrations as
to convince every one of their unreas
onableness and falsity. Prom the
many outbursts of applause and the
heartiness with which they were giv
en- expressed the enthusiasm and the
conviction of the vast audience. One
of the striking things of the occasion
was the hearty and unanimous vote by
an uplift of hands to work and vote
for prohibition.
Governor Glenn's peroration was one
of the most pathetic and masterful ap
peals to the manhood and womanhood
of North Carolina the writer has ever
heard fall from the lips of man. It
was worthy of a .great man, a great
cause and a great opportunity. It was
common to hear the people out on the
campus say, "That was the finest
speech I ever heard." It kindled an
enthusiasm and ; left impressions that
will never die.
From the trend of things now and
the outlook over the state, it looks as
if prohibition was going to be nothing
short of a landslide. Lincoln county
will roll up a big majority. A,rr organi
zation was effected for the county with
two republican and . two democrats as
officers. Mr. J. ,M. Rhodes was elect
ed president; K. B. Nixon,. vice-presi
dent ; R. L. Sigman, . .secretary and
C. W. Jones," treasurer, . Organizations
will be effected in every township.
C.
Col. John Temple Graver .
Visits South Carolina
Special to The'News.' -
Greenville, S. C., April 9. Mr. J. C.
Garlington, of this city, has been nam
ed by Col. John Temple Graves, as
the Hearst national committeeman
from South Carolina for the Indepen
dence League. Mr. Garlington is a
well-known newspaper man.
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Brussels, April 9. Today was tne
73rd birthday of King Leopold, who has
occupied the Belgian throne for up
wards of 30 years.
As the king is enjoying his customary
spring sojourn on the Riviera there
was little or no observance of his
birthday anniversary at the capital.
The king has been very ill for some
time, and though his condition is now
reported as very much improved it
is doubtful if he ever will be complete
ly well again. The ailment from which
he has long suffered is said to be incur
able. An interesting story relating to his
majesty has been going the rounds
lately, though it has not yet appeared
in print.
It is. said that during the recent anti
Congo agitation in England. King Leo
pold experienced a terrible shock to
his affections when, on the occasion of
a flying visit to Paris, he found his
"left-handed queen" in the company of
a certain German." The king was natur
ally furious, and it is reported that he
has severed all relations with the baro
ness, who for some years has been
one of the most talked about women
on the continent. But, as their rela
tions have been severed several times
before it ' is hardly believed that the
( come from the 'Riviera, there are al-
ready several candidates to replace "the'
lovely and rotund "Baroness'
in the
affections of his majesty.
Vessel Owners Want Open Shop.
Cleveland, Ohio, April 9. The board
of directors of the Lake Carriers' As-
sociation, representing tne vessel own
ers of the great lakes, met here today
to discuss the outlook for the coming
season, especially the ' labor situa
tion. The association has practically con
cluded to stand out for the open shop.
No objection will be made to paying
the same schedule of wages as last
year, which is understood to be satis
factory to the men, but. the owners
feel they should be left free to name
the working conditions and the duties
of the men aboard the boats without
the dictation of the labor, organiza
tions. Tliis woman says that after
months of suffering L-ydia E.
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Maude E. Forgie, of Leesburg,Va.,
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months I suffered from feminine ills
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using" the treatment you prescribed I
felt like a new woman. I am now
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Chronic, Catarrh, .
Sore Throat,
How Fitzhugh Lee
Stoned Gen. Scott
From "West Point Before the War,"
by General S. W. Ferguson, in the
April Metropolitan Magazine.
Fitz was always most popular, full of
fun and ready for any devilment. Once
during the encampment we were both
under arrest for some caper and (as
was customary) we had to march to
the mess hall with the guard, instead
of with the battalion. At that time
Scott's tactics were used, and we were
always formed in two ranks. The
squad, under command of Corporal
Montague, was marching to the mes
hall and had almost reached the Chan
el when General Scott himself appear
ed and crossed our path in front of
us. The corporal, on seeing the great
general straightened himself like -a
ramrod, called out in his most nasal
tones, "Close up there," and stepped
out, toes pointed and eyes rigidly to
the front. Fitz and I were in the rear
of the column. To my amazement and
consternation Fitz jumped one side,
picked up a round stone and sent it
bowling along the flag-stones close by
the general and was back in his place
as rigid as anyone, in a second. The
old general stopped, looked up, then
around; there was nothing in sight
but the squad of the guard. He.couI.
not imagine that the stone came from
such a source and resumed his walk.
We had not gone more .than a few
steps when Fitz reepated the perfor
mance, saying on each occasion as he
got back in his place, ''Ha! old big
general, you can't catch me." By this
time we had passed the front of the
chapel and the general was out of
sight. The last glimpse I had of him
he was looking around for the source
whence came the rocks. I have often
wondered what would have been the
thoughts of the corporal had he known
what was going on, and I have won
dered, too, what report he would have
made. I was badly scared, I must con
fess, but it was nevertheless very fun
ny. One must have known the pom
pons old general to be able to realize
how indignant he looked at the care
lessness of anyone allowing a rock
to be thrown so near him, the com
mander-in-chief of the army. A short
time" after,, at the grand ball, always
given before striking cam)) for bar
racks, Fitz walked up to. the general,
introduced himself, and had quite an
animated conversation with him. .
Asiatic Commercial Notes
Consul Wilbur T. Gracey, of Tsing
tau, transmits the following notes of
commercial interest which have been
copied from recent local newspapers
in China:
It is stated that Chinese officials
are to be sent to India to see how
the salt trade is handled in that
country, wtih the idea of adopting
similar regulations for China.
Electric-light fittings have reached
the winter palace at Peking, and a
brilliant installation is expected there
shortly. Some rooms of the build
ing have already been lighted by
electricity.
The Chinese board of agriculture is
considering the advisability of estab
ing a department for the study and
encouragement of tea cultivation,
with branches in the provinces where
tea is now produced. J-
Rise has been reaped by machinery
kin Siam for the first time this season.
The machine is said to cover about
eight-ninths of an acre an., hour. It
is drawn by six water buffaloes and
controlled by four men, and is said
to not only effect an enormous sav
ing in time", but reaps the grain with
out damaging it.
It is reported that the former salt
commissioner of Tientsin, Chow
hsueh-she, and Taotai, Show ping-wen,
hope to open up a coal mine at Lan
chow, Chihlir Province of China, in
the spring. A company is being or
ganized with a .capital of 1,000,000
taels (1 tael equals about 80 cents
States currericy.) and machinery has
already been ordered, v
Tennessee Y. M. C. A.
Bristol, Tenn., April 9.-An enthusias
tic welcome was accorded, the many
delegates arriving here today for the
2th biennial convention of the Young
Men's Christian. Association of Tennes
see. The early arrivals indicate a large at
tendance, with every section of the
state represented. A three-jday's pro
gram has been arranged for the con
vention, with addresses by prominent
speakers, in addition - to the usual
amount of routine business.
Many a man displays a lot of ingen
uitv in making a fool of himself. -'
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ERSflRY OF
LEE'S SURRENDER
Washington, D. C, April 9. Forty-
three years ago today, which in 1S65
fell on a Sunday, General U. S. Grant
received the surrender of the Army of
Northern Virginia from General Robert
E. Lee at Appomatox Courthouse, Va.
This surrender marked the end of
the civil war and the fall of the Con-
lederacy. The south was exhausted,
and Lee, his forces reduced bv fight
ing, hunger and disease, and surround
ed ny overwhelming numbers, had no
alternative but to yield. This he did in
a way to win the respect of his oppo
nents and the admiration of the world.
He was consistent as a soldier to the
last, and though given an ODDortunitv
oy urent to conduct negotiations for !
surrender through his officers, he did
not put the unpleasant duty on others,
but faced his conqueror himself.
1 he scenes of the surrender have
been often described, with varying de
grees of accuracy. The accounts which
history has accepted, as accurate come
trom officers who attended the two
chief actors in the closing scene of this
freatest of moderi tragedies of war.
learly all of thc-fee who took a promi
nent part in the -epoch-making event at
Appomattox have passed away. One
of the very -few survivors is General
Joshua L. Ch-umberlain, of Massachu
setts, who commanded the parade of
Union troops at the surrender of Gen
eral Lee.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having cualified as Administrator
of the estate of Waldo B. Ryder, Jr.,
deceased, late of Mecklenburg1 County,
North Carolina, ' all persons having
claims against said deceased are here
by notified to exhibit them to me, on
or before the 5th day of April, 1909,
or this notice will be plead in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted
to the said deceased are notified to
make immediate oayment to me.
This the 1st day of April, 190S.
JOHN G. BRYCE.
Administrator of the estate of Waldo
B. Ryder, Jr., deceased. 4-2-f.t
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LEGAL NOTICES
TRUSTEE'S SALE.
Under and by virtue or a deed of
trust executed to me bearing date the
16th day of May, 1905, recorded in
Book 196, page 113, Register of Deeds
office for Mecklenburg County, North
Carolina, and because of default in the
payment of the debt therein secured,
I will sell for cash to the highest bid
der at public auction, at the County
Court House Door in the City of Char
lotte, N. C, Thursday, the 23rd day
of April, 190S, at 12 o'clock, M., the
following described land, lying and
being in Charlotte Township, Meck
lenburg county, North Carolina, and
bounded as follows:
In Ward No. 1, of the City of Char
lotte, at the interesection of North Da
vidson and East 12th Streets, fronting
ninety-nine (99) feet on Davidson
Street (East side) and extending back
Eastwardly with that width, along 12th
Street, 193 feet, in depth, Being
known and designated in the plan of
said City (Beer's Map, 1877), as lot
No. 1851, in Square No. 230 to which
Map reference is made; Being the
same land conveyed to J. A. Griffin
by W. W. Phifer and by said J. A.
Griffin and wife conveyed to A. W.
Fitts by deed registered in Book 170,
pages 154 and 155, of the Register of
Deeds office said County of Mecklen
burg. Upon said premises are located
four frame dwelling houses.
This the 23rd day of March, 1908.
R. E. COCHRANE,
7-23-tds Trustee.
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
BY ADMINISTRATOR.
Under and by virtue of a decree of
the Superior Court ' of Mecklenburg
County in Special Proceedings entitled
H. C. Severs, Administrator of the
estate of Clarussa Butler, deceased.
Plaintiff, vs. Lottie Butler Jones and
her husband, James Simmons Jones,
and Claud E. Butler, defendants, I will
sell at public aution at the court house
door in the City of Charlotte on Sat
urday the 18th day of April, 1908, at 12
o'clock noon, the following describ
ed lot or parcel of land, situated 'in
the City of Charlotte, at the corner
of First and McDowell streets, and
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner
of the intersection of McDowell and
First streets, and running in a N .E.
direction with McDowell1 street about
forty-nine feet, more or less, to a
stake, the corner of Henry Douglass
lot; thence in a Westerly direction
with Henry Douglass line seventy-three
feet to a stake, tho S. W. corner of
Henry Douglass lot; thence in a Nor
therly direction and with Henry Doug
lass line forty-eight feet to a stake' on
Bell Alley; thence in a Westerly direc
tion and along Bell Alley seventy-seven
feet, more or less, to a stake, the cor-
ner of lot conveyed to J. W. WThite
by Clarissa Butler, and now owned by
J. W. Hinshaw; thence in a Southerly
direction and along the line of J. W.
Hinshaw's lot ninety-nine feet to a
stake on First street, the S. E. corner
of said Hinshaw lot; thence with First
Street in an Easterly direction one
hundred and fifty feet, more or less, to
J the beginning corner, being the same
land which was conveyed to Clarissa
Butler by W. R. Myers by deed dated
August 22nd, 18S7, duly recorded in
the office of Register of Deeds for
Mecklenburg County In Book No. 55.
page 315, excepting two lots conveyed
by Clarissa Butler, the one to J. W.
White and the other to Henry Doug
lass, deeds for which are duly record
ed in the- office of Register of Deeds
for Mecklenburg County.
Terms of sale: Cash. This Marh
18th, 1908. ,
' ! H. C SEVERS, I
3-18- 'F ! " Commissioner. 1
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