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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS APRIL 29, 1908. THE CHARLOTTE NEWS Published every afternoon except Sunday ffSDB WEYVS PUBLISHING CO Ml ANY, W. C. DOWD, President and General Mauaer. Telephone 115. S. C PATTON Editor HOWARD A. BANKS City Editor. : A. W. BURCH Adv. Manager. EL C SHERRILLi.. Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION KATES: One year 91.00 81 months J.60 Three months 1.25 One month 4B One week 10 Give your subscription to your regu lar newspaper carrier or 'phone 115. The columns of The News are open to legitimate advertising. Wo objectional advertising of any lnd will be accepted by this paper. All unsigned communications will be filscarded. Rejected communications will not be returned unless accompanied by stamp. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1908. INSULT TO FARMERS. It is known that liquor dealers are confining their efforts to the rural districts, in the hope of securing the vote of the farmer, to replace the negro vote "which once answered the purpose. Such intention has been made public and the activity of liquor interests, in the attempt to influence the farmer to oppose prohibition in the coming election, is proof that such is the plan of the whiskey in terests. This purpose is expressed as fol lows: "The strength of the liquor inter ests is in the country. We admit that you prohibitionists w;ill carry the towns, but we are going to sweep the rural districts. We used to have the negro to stand by whiskey and save it in every election, but while we haven't got the negro any longer we have got the farmer and we are banking on him to take the negro's place." This is the substance, if not the ex act wording of the statement liquor dealers have made. Following it up, the rural districts of this state are being flooded with campaiga literature, and no stone is left unturned, in the effort to get the farmer's voice against state prohibition in the May election. Mr. Clarence Poe, editor of the Progressive Farmer, and one of the most conservative, logical and im pressive writers of the state, answers this statement in striking manner. We cuote his answer: "This is the claim, farmers of North Carolina, that the liquor men have made from the beginning of this campaign. What do you think of it? What of this studied and oft repeated insult that the farmers, the intelligent country people of North Carolina, belong body and soul to the whiskey sellers, and may be counted upon to step into the poor, ignorant, venal negro's shoes as the great refuge and stand-by of the liquor in terests? "For this reason, if for no othpr the farmers of the state should re double again their efforts in behalf of prohibition. Let the country vor.e be so decided, so overwhelming, that never again will friends and hirelings of the saloon dare insult the sturdy farmers of the Old North State by such a reflection upon their manhood and their honor. "It was the farmers of North Caro lina who won immortal renown at Mecklenburg Court House. It was the farmers of North Carolina who gave to Alamance and Moore's Creek and King's Mountain their undying fame. It was the farmers of North Carolina largely in the civil war who won for North Carolina the glory of being 'first at Bethel and last at Appomat tox.' To say that the son of such sires have now degenerated into the willing slaves cf saloon-keepers and whiskey interests, and that they may be counted on t ) take the negro's place as the tool and cat's paw of these men this ;r; a slander, which as their spokesr ; n, cannot too bit terly deny nor appeal to them too strongly to hurl back at its origina tors. "A few months ago I stood on the old battle ground at Lexington, Mass., and saw the statute of the ploughman there that marks the spot "Where once the embattled farmer stood And fired the shot heard round the world." "' "To the farmers of North Carolina I would now appeal to repeat the deed of their fellows in Massachu setts a hundred years ago and more. A world-wide movement is now on against intemperance and its powers of darkness. On the other side of the earth the Celestial Empire of China is making a determined, heroic effort to shake off the galling chains of the opium habit, one of the worst forms of intemperance. In far-away England the growth of temperance sentiment is only less pronounced than here. In our own land, North, South, East and West are agitated as never before. "But North Carolina, remember, is the first State in the present tem perance revival to vote by ballot on prohibition. In all the other states - the question has been decided by legislative act, and now the whiskey interests are claiming that North Carolina's vote will show that the people, that the counthy people, are - not behind this movement of their -leaders. North Carolina, therefore, is the touch stone. Its voice is eagerly ;J awaited in all parts of America, the reverberation may even reach to Eu Vope and Cathay, and if our rural population will but exert itself to tne utmost, it mav be said of North Carolina in 1908 lis it was of Massa chusetts in 1775 that "Here ence the embattled farmers stood And Fired the shot heard round the world." "Seen in its large significance, therefore, the May 26th election af fords not only the occasion for a crushing rebuke to the most violent recent insult to the farmers of this state, but it is also the supreme moral opportunity offered them in this generation. "That they will prove themselves worthy sons" of their sires, when the test conies I have no doubt." What, readers, you who live in the country, are you going to do in the face of this glaring insult? The News believes the farmers of North Carolina will refuse to take the place of the negro and will show their refusal by piling up a vote for prohibition larger than that ever cast on almost any issue. "WATCH CHARLOTTE GROW !" The Daily Free Press, speaking of Charlotte, says: "Charlotte is indeed a remarkable community. It scarcely knows any thing about the so-called panic, the bugaboo of so many sections of our common country. And this happy state of affairs results from the fact that Charlotte people are living in the present. They are letting the dead past bury it's dead. They have confidence in the present and future condition of their city and they are not hording their cash, but are turning it loose just as though the gamblers in Wall Street had not scared a lot of people to death by their selfish and unscrupulous tac tics. The building improvements in the city, actually completed during the past year and now in operation will aggregate in value over four million dollars." The Free Press had many other complimentary observations to make of the Queen City's growth, but from the above the tone of the opinion held by our contemporary may be learned. This is merely one of the many flattering tributes to Charlotte from the editors of the state. The Daily Free Press closes it's article with this pertinent remark, "In short it will do us naught but good to 'Watch Charlotte Grow.'" The Mecklenburg county roads are coming in for extensive praise at the hands of the editors, and the exam ple this county has set is being held up for emulation the state over. The concensus cf opinion of the state editors seems to be that Char lotte is unquestionably the best city in the state. THE MAN AND HIS JOB. By Herbert J. Hapgood. I had occasion to visit a poultry farm last summer and was very much sur prised to find a hen setting on some glass eggs. Not wishing to display my ignorance of the chicken business, I said nothing but waited and tried to guess what was going to happen. I was speculating as to what sort of creatures could be hatched out of glass eggs when one of the men came along and replaced the artificial eggs by real ones. "What's the idea of all that?" I questioned, no longer able to control my curiosity. "Why, we put her on glass eggs to see if she's going to be faithful be fore risking the real ones under her." This is the way the farmer explained the reason. It seems that a hen very often ruins the first lot of eggs and so they i set her on glass ones just to see hoW she's going to behave. The same thing is done every day in business. A man is put on a job that seems to him either a nonsensical task or something far beneath his real capabilities. He becomes dissatisfied and his work lacks enthusiasm. He thinks the boss doesn't appreciate him and that his real ability is decidedly underestimated. As a matter of fact he is only set ting on glass eggs and his employer wants to see how he is going to be have. The problem is to find out if he's faithful before risking anything im portant to his care. The young man in business is very apt to get discouraged because he is assigned to some seeming puerile oc cupation. He thinks that the work is not important; but he does not know that a bigger job is waiting for him just as soon as he proves himself wor thy. It always pays to be faithful over the few things that you might be made ruler over many. Date of Court Changed. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, April 29. An order is made by Judge Thos. R. Purnell to the effect that the May term of Ral eigh United States circuit and district court convene on May 27 instead of May 25, the regular time. This change is in order that members of the court, jurors, witnesses and others may re main at home and vote in the state prohibition election if they so desire. If your stomach is in bad shape try the Bitters at years it has proven its ability to cure Heartburn, Poor Appetite, ndigestion, Costiveness, Sleeplessness, and Malaria, Fever and Ague. CILEBRATED oTOMACH U' once- For 54 BITTERS I f!nnstitation deranges more r o lives with nervousness than any other abnormal condition. WW WHEAT FLAECE CELERY mm is made from the whole grain of the wheat, celery infused, mak ing it nature s evacuant. 10 cents a package. For sale by all Grocers REPUBLICAN CONVENTION TheAdams and Antis Will Fight Royal Battle in Greensboro. The state republican convention will met in Greensboro tomorrow, and a great fight is expected between the Taft and Adams forces, and those that are against them. The Mecklenburg delegation, which was named some time ago in a rather warm convention here, will go unin structed and are itching for a fight. It is reported that an effort will be made to keep this delegation from participa tion in the convention because of their hostility to Adams, as chairman, and Taft, but the local leaders here don't think this will materialize, and if it did they would be glad of the chance for a fight. The following is a complete list of the delegation from this county: Messrs. W. T. Houston. G. L. C. Junker. T. W. Garrison, W. T. Wed dington, T. S. Settle, W. V. Hall, D. K. Pope. W. A. Howell, J. D. Al bright, J. F. Newell, D. A. Barclay, E. M. Bell. L. H. Wise. Robert Mc Donald, A. H. Washburn, E. Q. Hous ton and James McDonald. The alternates are as follows: Ed Spurrier, W. T. Alexander, John Mc Curdy, D. McGrath. J. W. Douglass, D. B. Paul, E. E. Short. Henry Sher rill, R. W. Smith. E. J. Gaughan, W. Barclay, J. E. Griffin and W. E. Jun ker. When a fellow stops buying extra vagant presents for a girl it is a sign that she has either shaken him or promised to marry him. Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney and Bladder Trouble. Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, discourages and lessens ambition ; beauty, vigor and cheerful ness soon disappear when the kidneys are out of order or dis eased. Kidney trouble has become so prevalent that it is not uncom mon for a child to be born afflicted with weak kidnevs. If the child urinates too often, if the urine scalds the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an age when it should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wetting, depend upon it, the cause of the diffi culty is kidney trouble, and the first step should be towards the treatment of these important organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose. Women as well as men are made miser able with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of S wamo-Root is soon realized. It is sold by druggists, m fifty cent and one-dollar size bottles. You may have a sample bottle by mail free, also a Home of Swamp-Root. pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root, including many of the thousands of testi monial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and mention this paper. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad dress, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. 1 Golden Glory Stuffed Tomatoes Slice off a cap from the blos som end of the tomatoes and scoop out the pulp. Fill with soaked rice mixed with chopped parsley, salt and red pepper and 2 teaspoons of Golden Glory Cooking Oil Replace the caps and slowly bake in a pan containing - Golden Glory Cooking Oil Save Butter u&e Golden Glory Cooking Oil All Grocers. Brannon Garbonating Go. Charlotte, N. C. P. O. Box 25. 'Phone 835. wm lESl S 55 PLssm w m ss. Kfc. JL B M jfe I B ife .inn A Bfc. a BE4fe 0 8 BA pJ3 n n ff .stftta Xr H Lxuepuuiiai values in unuerweai , j Dress Shirts, Socks, Ties, etc. 1 ' hwb '" " - ... Now is the time to buy your Summer Underwear, while our stock is complete. We have full line of celebrated B. V. D. Underwear 50c, 75c and $1.00 per Garment. Good Balbriggan Underwear, Shirts long and short sleeves, at 25c Genuine Egyptian Balbriggan Under shirts, long and short sleeves, Draw ers to match at 48c each Boys long and Shorts Sleeve Under shirts, long and knee Drawers to match, at 25c each ES REVIVAL AT ST. PAUL'S To Last One Week Beginning Next Sunday Morning. Revival services will begin at St. Paul's Presbyterian church next Sun day morning, May 3rd, and continue at least one week. Cottage prayer meetings are being held preparatory to these services, also preparations have been completed for attractive church music. Rev. Charles E. Raynal. the pastor will do the preaching. Mr. Raynal is a, very earnest and forceful speaker, and much beloved by his congregation and people, all hope for a great spiritual revival and many new additions during this meeting. A novel feeling of leaping, bounding impulses goes through your body. You feel young, act young and are young after taking a course of Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. R. H. Jordan & Co. START NOW and break away from the habit of buy ing everything from a thimble to your drugs at the corner grocery. When you want Coffee, Tea or Sugar come to headquarters. We are in that bus iness and we think we know it. Reas on it out for yourself, and if you think wre can't do better, stay away. CD. KENNY CO. 23 S. Tryon St. 'Phone 1539 The Girdle of the Great By John Jordan Douglass A Story With the Spirit of the New South. "The latest story that deals with the South has been well received. It is written by a North Carolina Bap tist preacher of talent, now living at Clio, S. C, who from his boyhood has been in touch with conditions that give him the clearest insight into things as they really are. The story is intensely interesting and its strong ly drawn moral is that the need of the negro industrial rather than academic training, and a warning to the whites against sins that lower the white race and debauch the negroes. The Charles ton News and Courier thinks the story could be well dramatized." Raleigh News and Observer. ALKORNO Will Cure Diarrhea and Dysentery within the hour, no matter how severe the case. Every bottle is guaranteed and is Absolutely Harmless FOR SALE BY English-McLarty Co. Price 25 Cents Genuine Scriven Elastic Seam Draw ers., Our price 68c Good Pepperell Elastic Seam Drawers, all sizes 48c Just received new line of Spring Shirts, standard makes, such as Lion Brand and B. & B. in Whites and fancy colors at 98c, $1.25 and $1.50. One lot Men's Fancy Shirts, worth 50c. Special price 38c One lot Men's and Boys' Fancy Shirts, at 25c each New line Men's and Boys Black, Tan and Gray Belts 15 to 75c 3B Prevent Sickness By killing the germs of dis ease with Anti Genuine A safe disinfectant for house hold use. In 1-quart, 2-quart and gallon cans; cheap enough to use freely. Burwell-Dunn Retail Store Incorporated. Corner Tryon and Trade Sts. 'Phone 41. CLEANSING THE SYSTEM. PREVENTS "SPRING FEVER." Prevents Poor Appetite. Prevents Sick Headache. Prevents Drowsiness. Prevents Stomach Troubles. Woodall & Sheppard's Sarsaparilla Co. is the prevention for all these dis orders. Two sizes, small, 50c; large, $1.00. Delivered to any part of Greater Charlotte by special messenger. "Jordan's On the Square." NADINOLA Beautifies Complexion. It is the only skin purifier recom mended by scientific authorities for clearing the skin of all blemishes. Use with EGYPTIAN CREAM and have a clear, natural and beautiful complex ion. JORDAN'S ON THE SQUARE 'Phone 7. "WE NEVER CLOSE." NURSES' REGISTER. a Busy Saturday EFIED S 25 We will offer Saturday some of the most attractive Bargains ever thrown out. The big Specials picked up by our Buyer on the Market last week are roiling in on every freight, and express. All will be in readiness Sat urday morning. 5-CENT COUNTER DRY GOODS The best Goods ever sold at 5 cents a yard, will be on this Counter Saturday. Fine yard-wide Percales in nice Light Colors, beautiful Light Colored Shirt ing Goods 36 inches wide, solid color Lawns; Cheviots, etc., for Work Shirts, Boys' Wash Suits, etc., 40 inch White Lawns, Yard wide Bleach and lots of other Short lengths, worth from 7 1-2 to 12 1-2 cents a yard, on regular Bolts the Price for All Saturday 5 Cents a yard SAMPLE STRAW HATS More Straw Hats have been opened up here this week than was ever opened up by any One Store in this Section in a whole Season before, the rea son is. that our Buyer found theMarket overcrowded with Straw Hats caused by the general dull trade. The prices will be about 1-3 regular Price. Everything from a Man's genuine Panama in the very latest shapes, worth $3.50 and more for $1.48 down to Boys and Girls' Fancy Straw Hats at 10 cents each. - New Colored Lawns, qualities w-jrth 15 and 25 cents a yard. Satur day io Cents The New Side Bands in Colored Lawns all the craze now. selling for -" cents a yard in the Big Cities, our price Saturday 15 Cents Ingersoll $1 Watches Saturday Ladies' and Children's Sample Straw Saturday NEW Fine quality Val, and Torchon Laces New Summer Hosiery in Blacks, Tans, etc. Lace and Gauze 20 and ?.: rent Hose. Special 12 1-2 Cents EMBROIDERIES SATURDAY LAST, BUT NOT LEAST. We bought Embroideries the cheapest this tiw" ever. You will see here Saturday Morning the most beautiful Embroid eries ever thrown on a. Barirain rmmtor tvo. akb ifi and IS inches together with the beautiful quality Narrow Embroideries in Swiss. Nainsook, etc.. worth 25 to as rontc ah jroiug Swiss, Nainsook, etc., worth 25 for fird's Department Cor. Trade and College Streets Stores Also Concord, IV. C. Big line Spring Neckw-ear just receiv ed. Four-in-Hands . 15, 25 and 50c Fancy Sox to Suit the most Fastidious, all colors and styles 10, 15 and 25c. WANTED 500 Heads at once, to wear our Straw Hats. "Straw Hat Prices" are so low that anybody can raise the wind. Come in and blow yourself 15c to $2.50 Panamas in all the new shapes. .$3.93 to $7.50. New line Brown Stiff Hats $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.50. 5E2S8EflB9 -AT .69 Cents Sailors, regular 50 cent Number, 25 Cents LACES 40 Cents a dozen. to 35 "Cents ..10 Ceru -. -. .... - -s Store
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