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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS
PabUd Tory afterneoa cee
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rrwridcnt and Oeueral Man
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Howard a. banks city Hdi tor.
A, W. BURCH. . . . , Adv. Manager.
5L C SBSRRILL. .Circulation Manager.
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more names, and its future is bright
er than at the close of any previous
year. These facts make it possible
to celebrate Christmas with unusual
pleasure.
And on the eve of the happiest sea
son of the year we desire to extend
hearty Christmas greetings to every
one of our readers, and to express
the" hope that each one will have a
joyous, happy Christmas.
"Chairman Adams would accept
judgeship if it comes to him un
sought." This is the flaming head
line in the esteemed Industrial News.
Undoubtedly important if true, and
equally remarkable.
KATY'S DREAM.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER. 24, 1908.
SWEET CHARITY.
days ago The News
an-
Some
nounced that it would receive sub
scriptions for the purpose of carry
ing Santa Claus to needy homes. An
appeal was made to the public.
For a number of days past letters;
to Santa Claus from the children
have appeared and so pathetic were
the appeals of some of the little fel
lows that the hearts of many good
people have been touched.
Up to this morning a nice sum
had been received and this afternoon
presents purchased are being deliv
ered in all parts of the city.
Numerous checks have been sent
in and usually the request is made
that the name of the donor be kept
secret.
Charity a kindred feeling of sym
pathy for those in distress is its
own reward!
The world is full of good men and
women and at this Reason of the
year this kindliness takes expression,
in many ' ways. The letters sent in
to The News' Santa Claus fund are
inspiring. They stir a new faith in
mankind.
The "milk of human kindness"
charity one of the sweetest graces
and it, "Blesseth him that gives and
him that receives."
We thank those who have aided
in carrying a little happiness to lone
ly homes.
I dreamed, on the night before Chist
mas, When Lucy and I were in bed,
That something was walking all over
My pillow 'most on to my head.
An' then something stepped on my
sholders,
An' tangled its feet in my hair;
But before I could catch it, somebody
Seemed to be coming in from the
stair.
i I dreamed that it must be old Santa
Whose picture I'd seen in the books
So often that I could remember
How jolly and kindly he looks.
I dreamed I peeped over the covers
And there at the foot of the bed
He stood looking down at us children,
And these are the things that he
said:
"I think I'll not leave any presents
For children so naughty as these,
Until theybecome kind and pleasant
And learn not to quarrel and tease.
I see some one's left them a dolly,
A small woolly dog, and a ball,
Some blocks, and some' books, and
some candy,
Enough for two children so small.
And now I'll just watch till next
Christmas,
And see whether Katy is kind
And lets Lucy play with her. dolly,
And when mamma speaks, tries to
mind.
I'll see whether Lucy is careful
And learns not to break all her
toys;
For why should I waste pretty play
things On 'careless and cross girls or
boys?"
I thought that he pointed his finger
Right at me, and said, "Don't for
get, You'll have to be kind to your sister
Or none of my toys will you get."
So now Lucy plays with my dolly,
And lets me have fun with her ball;
And while we both try to be pleasant
We don't want to quarrel at all. .
And mamma says, "Sometimes a bad
dream
Turns out quite a good one, I find,
Since it teaches my two little girlies
To always be careful and kind.
M. M. C.
EFFECTS OF PROHIBITION.
Since the closing of saloons in At
lanta figures recently made public
show a shrinkage in the number of
arrests from 5,783 to 2,211.
Anti-prohibitionists harp on the
failure of prohibition in the state of
Maine, but per capita deposits in
savings banks in that commonwealth
are larger than in any license state
in the Union, and the law is well
enforced save in a few of the larger
cities.
Kansas is another state liquor men
have delighted to point at with pride
as illustrative of the failure of pro
hibition. In his Thanksgiving day address
Governor Hock, said:
"The beneficient effect of our wise
public policies is attested by the logic
of results. One-third of our counties
are without prisoners in the jails or
paupers in their poor houses; one
half of our counties contributed no
convicts to our population the last
year, and one half of our prison in
mates never lived in Kansas long
enough to gain a residence here.
Our educational institutions ' were
never so flourishing, our churches
never so strong, nor the spiritual
outlook more hopeful. The saloon
has been practically banished from
our state and its baneful influence
almost entirely eliminated. All these
things should touch the chords of
our better natures and make them
vibrate with the reverent sentiment,
"Praise God from whom all blessings
flow."
The same story can be told in
counties of this state that have elim
inated the saloon menace, and even
a better report will be made at the
end of 1909 when the state has ex
perienced a year of total prohibition.
These are a few facts which are
difficult to argue away.
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THE "MOTOR MIND'V
It Divests its Poksessr of a Number
i
of Desirable Human Qualities.
We have long heard of "sea legs,"
of "write's cramp," of "housemaid's
knee," of the bicyclist's "hump"
kyphosis bicyblistarum, we ourselves
called it and various other physical
idiosyncrasies resulting from certain
habits of life, labors or practices. To
the catalogue it seems probable that
we shall now have to add another item
to wit, the "motor mind." By that,
says The New York Tribune, we mean
the more or less habitual condition
of mind into which certain automo
bilists get, apparently because of and
through their indulgence in the fas
cinating practice of operating motor
cars. There might at first sight be
room for questioning which was the
cause and which the effect; whether
the "motor mind" was the result of
J running automobiles or whether the
peculiar style of running automobiles
was the result of the prepossession
of the "motor mind." But reflection
upon the character of that mind and
a decent regard for the repute of mu-
manity must incline us toward the
former theory.
ihe "motor mind," then, however
acquired divests its possessor of sev
eral of the most admirable and desir
able attributes of cultivated humanity.
One of these is prudence. The unhappy
victim of this mental peculiarly be
comes reckless in the extreme. Over
roads which the normal man would
traverse with caution in broad daylight
he hesitates not to rush at frantic
speed in the darkest midnight. At a
speed which others would regard as
perilous, and to be made only for ur
gent need on wheels of steel running
on fixed tracks of steel, from, which
all other traffic is rigdly excluded, he
naveis ior no neea save mat oi laie
caprice on vulnerable tires of rubber,
along roads without fixed tracks, and
traversed by other vehicles. It is to
be doubted , if the records if the rec
ords of human recklessness contain
account of any lack of caution or of
common care for safety comparable
with that of the possessor of the "mo
tor mind."
Still more noteworthy, and still more
regrettable is the abatement of pity,
mercy and all humane sentiments
which, follows in the train ofEETTT
which follow- in the. train of this dis
order. The normal impulse of a man
is not only to avoid injuring another,
but also, in case of the infliction
of injury solicitously as to its extent
and to endeavor to give all possible
aid and make all possible reparation.
All this is changed immediately upon
the development of "motor mind."
NO PAPER TOMORROW.
According to custom The News will
not publish tomorrow. This one holi
day of the year is given the em
ployes of this paper. We believe no
one will begrudge the day to us.
Every other work day of the year
the forces of The News are kept
busy in the endeavor to give- its many
readers all important happenings.
The . close of the year finds The
News in better shape than ever be
fore. Its subscription list contains
II til f I ti:BJ4igri I J
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WHEAT FLAKE CELERY
is a perfect food, as it contains the
most essential elements to sup
ply energy for the performance
of the various body functions.
Its daily use tends to strengthen
and regulate the bowels. ,.
IO cents a package
For sale by all Grocers
Glristmas
SCIENTIFIC
mmim
To part the hair in the middle is
just now the fancy of the Parisian
women, the waves being brought well
down over the face, while the hair is
turned abruptly back at the sides
over two cunningly inserted side
pads.
WHERE BULLETS FLEW
avid Parker, ot Fayette, N. Y.. a
veteran of the civil war. who lost- a
foot at Gettysburg, says: "The good
Electric Bitters have done is worth
more than five hundred dollars to me.
I spent much money doctoring for a
bad case of stomach trouble, to little
purpose. I then tried Electric Bitters,
and they cured me. I now take them
as a tonic, and they keep me strong and
well. 50c at Woodall & Sheppard's
drug store.
Special Correspondence The News.
New York, Dec. 12. Winter , has
come in earnest and with it increas
ed interest in rurs. Ail the large
and fashionable shops display quan
tities of furs of every kind, in sets
or individual pieces and their fur de
partments are working over time to
satisfy the crowds of women, anx
ious to make their selections before
the best bargains have been snapped
up. Never were furs more fashion
able . than at the present time and
never did the shops display a greater
variety of handsome and attractively
made-up furs. When one considers
how greatly a handsome fur set en
hances the pleasing effect of a sim
ple serge, cheviot or English mohair
tailor made suit or to what extent it
emphasizes the splendor of a satin
finished cloth, ottoman or velvet cos
tume, the prevailing craze for furs is
by no means surprising.
.
Comparatively few years ago furs
were black, white, gray or brown
and there were not more than prob
ably half a dozen kinds of furs to
chose from. Today it is different.
Not only do the furriers offer the
choice between more than a score
of genuine kinds of ours, but with
great ingenuity they have produced
the most deceiving imitations and ar
tificial varieties, as novel as they are
attractive. It is really surprising
what effects the furriers have been
able to produce by skillful manipula
tion of low grade and cheap furs.
One of the latest achievements is the
imitation of pointed fox by sticking
white tips to the long hair of a com
mon fox fur.
The wide-spread craze for long
lines in feminine garb was prompt
ly noted by the makers of furs and
they were not slow in adapting their
creations to the prevailing style. One
of the most fashionable furriers in
the United States had the happy
inspiration to return to the early
Victorian style and reproduce the
graceful, long-lined Victorine, which
is quite simple and yet fulfills every
requirement of line and adaptability
of the present fashion. The Victor
ine has been eagerly adopted by the
stout woman, because it conceals her'
too ample curves, and by the slender
woman, because it helps her to em
phasize the long drawn-out slender
ness of line which is the aim of ev
ery fashionable woman at the pres
ent time.
Pony coats are no longer regarded
as correct for street use by the ultra
fashionable set, but they are almost
universally worn at the week-end
country house parties and at country
clubs as a wrap to be slipped on
over the white linen morning frock
which the modish woman affects for
winter garb. They are dyed black
or in the natural brown tints, and
lined with white satin or brocaded
silk.
Three-piece fur sets are more than
ever in evidence this winter, the
hat having attained unusual import
ance amongst furriers, many, of whom
employ expert milliners for construc
tive attractive fur headgear, because
of the softness about the face, three'
is no type of winter hat to rival that
of fur, and among these none are
more universally popular than the
Cleo and toreador turbans, which re
quire scarcely any trimming beyond
a cluster of upstanding wired brushes
with head bases, a feather aigrette
or a - bunch of flowers. In some of
the fashionable shops five-piece sets
are exhibited. They include fur
wristlets, which are affected by a
few of the ultra fashionable women.
Fringe is used - more extensively
than ever for decorative purposes
this season. Pearl fringe, ' composed
of tiny beads, finished at the end
of each strand with one large pearl,
borders the tunic of the evening
gown. Soft . silk fringe outlines the
kimono draperies of the afternoon
gown, and heavy braid fringe is in
troduced in the trimming of the Dir
ectorire coat. The overskirt of one
gown is cut in points, bordered with
fringe, while the girdle, which comes
high under the bust, has the ends
knotted in front, weighted with fringe
Another gown in thick meteor crepe
de chine has a scarf of chiffon, bor
dered with beaded fringe. This scarf
is draped over the shoulders and cor
sage, and is held m place by a knot
of soft satin.
Beige and mauve are the colors us
ed for the fringe on a smart cos
tume in beige serge, checked in
mauve. The skirt and coat are cut
of crossway material, except in the
front and back, and the collar of
violet velvet is of the Incroyable type.
The hat to be worn with this gown is
in Ottoman, trimmed with violet silk
and lined with beige.
Sunday School Teacher "Now, who
can tell me what a miracle is?"
Polly "Please, teacher, mother,
says its will be a miracle if you
don't marry the curate." Roseleaf.
It's puzzle, puzzle think, thin, think, my, what a worry Christmas is when
y
you don't know what to buy. The best way to smooth out the wrinkles
of perplexity is to come to-
BELK BROS.
. where is displayed the broadest and richest collection of gift things
to be found in this city. For a man what is. better than a nice pair
of
"RALSTON" OR FELLOWCRAFT SHOES
For you Wife, Sister or Sweetheart, Pair of "Regina" or Portia Shoes.
And for Children, a pair of Godman School Shoes.
Presents like these are worth something. Other valuable
XMAS PRESENTS
would be a Suit of Clothes or an Overcoat, Handkerchiefs, Neckwear,
Hosiery, Hats, etc. We mention only a few things but there are thous
ands of others.
CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS
Big Sample lot of V.-Neck Coats, Sweaters, White, Gray and xavy
at $1.50 and $1.93
Initial Handkerchiefs ..... 10, 15 and 25c
Cambric Handkerchiefs 50c dozen
Silk Initial Handkerchiefs 25 and 43c
Silk Mufflers 48c, 75c and 93c
Adler's Kid Gloves 98c to $1.50
Wool, Gloves 25c and 38c
New Neckwear 15c and 48c
Four-in-Hand Ties in Xmas box at 50c
Men's Fancy Vests 98c to $1.50
$1.50 Fancy Shirts, standard make, special at 98c
50c Lisle Suspenders at 25c
D00 Boys' Knickerbocker Pants Suits just in. You can save 33 1-3 per cent
by coming in new $1.43 to $4.93
$5.00 Boys' Overcoats at ". $3.93
Special prices on everything.
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11 TO 21 EAST TRADE
TELL HER SO.
Amid the cares of married life,
In spite of toil, and business strife,
If you value your sweet wife
Tell her so!
Prove to her you don't forget
The bond to which the seal is set;
She's of life's sweets the sweetest yet,
Tell her so!
When days are dark and deeply blue,
She has her trouble, same as you;
Show her that your love is true,
Tell her so!
There was a time you thought it bliss
To get the favor of one kiss;
A dozen now won't come amiss
Tell her so!
Your love for her is no mistake ' ,
You feel it," dreaming or wake
Don't conceal it! For her sake,
Tell her so!
Don't act, if she has passed her prxme, j
As tno to mease her with a crime;
If e'er you loved her, now's the time
, Tell her so!
She'll return, for each caress,
An hundredfold of tenderness!
Hearts like hers were made to bless!
Tell her so!
You are hers and hers alone;
Well you know she's all your own;
Don't wait to" carve it on a stone"
Tell her so!
Never let her heart growcold
Richer beauties will unfolal "
She is worth her weight--in gold! "
Tell her so!
Author Unknown.
HOTEL.
Shakespeare Up-to-Date.
"Hamlet" was produced in a North
Side hall last night. "Juliet wore a
Merry Widow hat and married the
melancholy Dane," wh41e Romeo and
Ophelia got spliced. Ah there, Shake
speare!,, Milwaukee Journal.
Clieaey s Expectorant cuts coughs
and colds short. Cures babies and
grown peop?e. 25c- all druggists.
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CH EST0L !
A positive aild safe cure for
COUGHS
CROUP
COLDS
PNEUMONIA
Relieves Congestion.
25 Cents.
Burwell-Dunn
(INCORPORATED)
REGISTERED NURSES'
DIRECTORY
(Graduates Only.)
'Phones 41 and 300.
BROADWAY AKT) liTfi STREET'
NEW YORK CITY.
VlOim Easy Access of Every Polut of
Suterest. Half Kock from Waiiimafcer'tf.
5 uiiJHites alk of Shopping Dietrlct.
NOTED FOH : Exceilonce of CuisillB. Cow
fortutile Appointments. Courteous berv
Ice and Homelike buvrouaijlastf.
ROOMS SI.GO PEB DAY A?1D UP
EUROPEAN PLAr,
Table d'Hote Breofcl'sst 50 c.
Hroadws? &s? 33M Street-.
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Nw York' Mnit AcessTbl Hctf
TheHargrave
112 West 72d Street
A high-class modjern flreproof house.
Six lines of transit within a block, in
cluding the Express Sjibway Station,
the Elevated (6th and Tth Aves.,) and
all west side surface cars.
Five minutes from . Grand Central
Station and the amusement and shop
Ing centres; yet in the midst of the
west side residences, between part
and river cool, comfortable and
homelike.
8Pc,al Rate from May to October,
Write for booklet and map.
Any selection you may want for a :
Christmas Present in :
MILITARY BRUSHES i
MANICURE SETS I
WORK SETS
SHAVING SETS
SHAVING OUTFIT. GILETTE
MIRRORS
' CUT GLASS, ETC.
JORDAN'S tSt
Phone No. 7.
NURSES' REGISTER.
That their supply of
Nunnally
Christmas
Candy
has just arrived by express. Ab
solutely FRESH. PURE and
DELICIOUS. Beautiful pack
ages containing exquisite
CHRISTMAS , CARDS.
Woodall
Sheppard
21 South Tryon St.
THT TITH deep appreciation for
WW a year of the most liberal
" " patronage we have ever
enjoyed and for innumerable kind
words and acts, we want to express
to the people of Charlotte and
vicinity, our earnest thanks and
wishes for
A Merry Christmas
and
Happy New Year
Department
Wholesale and Retail
Cor. Trade and College Streets
Stores Also Concord, IV, C.