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_ The Gastonia i ■ _ n“vot»d to ru« FrotaoUvn o* Homo tuid tn« JntoreoM of Uie County. Vol. XVI. l»*ri«;3d BlVlrVor.l: Gastonia, N. Cn June 6» 1895. “Two lights later lie ami bis friend Capt Mors tan ewmo to my hut In tho (Vend of thr nbrtit with a Inn lorn. “ *1 want you J<ru to let Capt. Mur ston hear flint story from your own lips. Small,' said he. 'T repeated It as I hnd told it before. "'Itrln^iraa cb?* said he. Tt'a (food enough to act upon? “Capt XI or >U m nodded. “‘Look here, Small, weld tlic major. 'Wo have been ia'kiu^ it over, uiv friend here him! I, and wo have come to the conclusion that this secret of yours fta hardly o jfurrrfincul matter, after all, but t» h private concern of your own, which of courto you have Urn power of di>po*lti$r of hj* you Ullnl; best 5ow, tbo ijaoatton l* wliul price would you o»U f«»r it? We ud"bt be iu olined Vo take it up. and st least look into it, if we could u^veo as to terms.' lie tried to in a »*oo., carclr** way, but bin eyes were shluiuK with excitement and jrrt'.rd. •"Why. as to that. HvoUemen,’ I an •werrd. trying dloo Ui l>c cool, but foel Inp as excited c* he did, tL#n« I* only one bargain which a aiaa In my pool tVon can make. 1 ahall wart yon to help mo to my freedom, and to help my three cAumnlnru to tliclro. Wa ahull then taka yon into partnership, uad frire yon a filth shoro to divide bo llTVvIl TUB. “ 'Hum!’ said be. ‘A fifth sharel That In nut rjrv tempting.' *' 'It would come to fifty thooaaud apiece.'said I. "'Hut bow cun we gain your free dom? You know Tory well that yon ask au Impossibility.' "‘Nothingof lb*- sort,' I answered. •I haeo thought it all ont to tho last de tail Thu only bar to our escape la that ms can get no boot fit for the voy age, and no provisions to lakt nt for so long a Limn. There aro plenty of little yachts and yawls nt Colrutta rtr Madras which would v-rsc our tarn xrrIL Do you briny cne o\-cr. Wo kliall engage to get aboard her by night, and if yon will drop at on any part of the Indian count you will hare done y*mr part of the hargaln.’ •“If there woro only one,' be raid. “'N*tne or all,’ I answered. 'Wo hare sworn It. Tho four of a* must al ways act lojctuf r.' “ 'You see. Jlorotan.’ said he. ‘(Small la a utsn of his word, lie does not flinch from his friends. I think we may vary well trust him.’ *• Tt a a dtr'.y business,' the other an swered 'Yet. a» you any, tho money would save our ooaiml&bma hand somely.’ •“Well, Kmalt,' aaid lUu major, 'we must. 1 supporo try ami meet you. We rant first, of ronr-a. test Utc truth of yomr tvary Tell w where Utc box Is hrtd. and I ahall get leave of absence and go IstcU to India in the monthly relief-boat to inquire into tho affair.’ "‘Not so fast.' said I. growingooldor as ho got bol T must have tlie con sent of my tlircc fomrndo*-. I tell you that it la four or none with os.’ •' 'Nonsense!' he broke In. 'Whet bare three block follows to dor.i'.Uuur agreement/ ■* 'black or Wttt'.' said t, ‘they ur« hi with me. mid we ull go together.' “Well, tho raatU i mill'd by n second meeting, at which Mahomet Hiugh, Ab dallah Khen ami l>xt Akbnr were all present. Tfe talked the matter over again, and at lust we came to un ar rangemnut. lYe wore to provide both the officers with chart* of the part of the Agra fort and mark the place In the wall wlierc the treasure wua hid. May Hbolto was tn go to India to tost enrtiorjr. If ho found tho bos lie was to leave it thorn, tsi **ivl oat a aural! yachtprorhikmeil for a voyage, which waa to lie oil Uutlar.d island, and tn which we were to make our way, ond finally to n lurti to hi* Unties. C»pt Moolan waa then to apply for leave of alnwnce. to meet ua at Agra, and there we were to haro fi final division of tho treasure, he taking the major's slier® as welt at hi* own. All thin we tcalert by the mott solemn oaths that tin mind could thlnlt or the Ups niter. I ■at np all night with paper end ink, and by morning l had the two oherU all ready, signed with the algu of four —that la. of Alidnilah, Akber, Mahomet and icy self. ■•Wall, gentlemen, I woory you with mr long atory, anrl I kumv Mint my friend Mr. Jones In impatient to get ma aafely nUnrwl In chckoy. Ill mnke it aa short a* I eec. The villain, flhntto, went off in India, Ut»t be nerer wimfl I jerk again. Copt. Morwtan a bow ih! me his name among a list of paaeangora in one . <if tho mail boots tcry abort I y afterwurd*. Ilia nnelo had died, loaviug him a fortune, and he bad U«ft tho array, fat he aonld stoop to tr« t tire men aa be had treated uv tlorktai went over to Agrn abortly afterwn. iU, and found, as ere expected, that tbe treoanre was Indeed gone. The aooundrcl bad atnlcn it »U, without •rarrylng out one of ths condition* oo which wa hail wild him the arurvi Prom that day I Heed only for too* geanee. I thought of It by day arul I named It by night. It beenute an oror powering. ulmorWng paaatou with me. Feared nothing for tho l»w—-nothing for th« gnllow*. l*n cncopr, to track down dliolto, to hiivo ai luknd upon hia throat—IhntwnHtny one thought K,ven the A* re trcaanre t>nd cotic to ho a smaller thing in my mind than Uva alnylng of Sliulto. •Tf*n, l hare set f ir mind on many thirty* fo> Mth* ii'o end never ouowhleh | did not carry oat. lint It was wvsry year* before nr time came. I bare told yea that I hod picked np uorae thlejr "f tnedMiu*. tine day when tlr flomcrtoii was down ulth n fctkrn ill* Ue Aedamn^ Wander vvn» picked up by a sppvWt gapg to tho wouda. Ue THE SIGN OF THE FOUR. By CONAN DOYLE. Wfl* Airlr to duo tl», nod had jpmc to I lonely place to die. T tuoic hlin la J band. Cts«m*h he wua a« vooomous r.:> .1 1 Rnnku, nnd alter o couple of months I I trot lilm all rich* and uble to nulls. [{»• took • kind of fancy to uj«- Dhi;. m *1 would hnrdlj *n bock to bin WcmVjk but. xrut, olwny* kQLpdn* alxmt my hut lie* rul'd a tittle of ht« ]Ln*«> fivmi l»lio, and tnl# mult; him all the fna-Ur of nv*. “Toiiifii —for that wax hU noinr—uu< a Uno lxMifmau. uu1ohd<h1 a Lit;. motir ! cam* of UIh own Wlicu 2 found th~t be w a*. devoted to luo and would tin anythin* to Aervo uie. I mw iny citation of e^touj*. T talU« il tt over with liiui. lie wam to briu* hlx boat or. a eerie*.a al*ht to cm old wharf which %vhh never fnmrdod, and there ho wan to pick :uc up. I irate UUa direction* in hart* r**y crul *ourvl* of water and a lot of ynjaM, cocounnts aud awuet potaUuM nv wo* huiuncn ana rruc, wtus n;».ie Too?*. So man ever had a more fuit.i till mate. AI the night coined bo had Uii* boat at who wharf. At it nlitinol, however, there no* otic of tho ousvbt guard down tin to—a vile Thihan who had norer mimed u chance of bv Milling arui Injuring ine. I ho*l always vowed vengeance, and now I had my chance. 1 was ms if fate had placed him In my wny that 1 might, puy my debt before I left tho ulaori. Ho atood on the bank with hi* back to me and his carbine on hi ahouldor. 1 looked about for a Mtmr. to beat out bln brains with, but oould I *ee. Then a qo**i r e*.imc into »ny head and iJu>w.«d n%., where 1 could lay my hund on u on. T i«at down In the durknerr. a:ul tin atrapiKil in/ >von«Um leg. With thevo long hops I was on him. He put lab. f.r.rbine to hli ahouldor, hut I tr:nu U him full nnd knocked tlio whole front, of his akall in. You can tin-split In tho wnml now where J hit him. Wo both went down together, fur I could not keep my balance, but when f %nt up I found liim still lybiw quirt t*N‘jv;?".i. I made for the bout and In an lumr \vc wore well out at tea. Tortm had i nnrun jrrv vtii* brnngbt nil hi* cr.nbJy with bhn. Hi* ktius und hh god*. Among other tbiug*, ho had u \t ng lnmbof» i.-]>c.*r hiy| f-o*no AmJar»»»• coouniint matting. with which 1 .ra '.* ft tmrt of ft >*iiil. Kor leu duy* trc \v«*rn bcivt'.jir about triifttirg to luci;, njvl on the rh'Tenth tro wore picked tip by i> Ictidrf which tv a* going fr» *tj idrrr.*. pore t/j .11.blub with u protV'l of Mi#!.*.* pilgrim*. Tluy wonj a rain cron<!, Tonga m*.d I soon numt^tyl to retiU down among ihctn. They hag nuc good quality—they lot voa alone anu naked no question* ‘ Well. If I were to toll yon nil the idtrnlrtr** Hint my little obuia njnl I vrrnt through, you would not tlianl: roc, f<»r T would hare yon here udiil the mu xrn» hhlnlng. Herr and then* we drifted about, the world* N>notbi»\*: always turning np to keep n* from fcor don. All the time, Uonyvtr, I non*: loat fright of inr pirpore. I ircnM rlreatn «>f /tholto at night. A hundred time* I hare killod him in my .deep. At ln%t, howorcr, vmie there or four year* ago, >re found oanrlr.'A In Eng land. 1 had no great dlfUcnliy In Und Ing where Sbolto l Wort, and I Art tn tvorlc to dixcorer whether he had rt n.1 l/od the treasure, or if hr ntlU lu«! IV I mtul friend* \rith nnine mio who coal d help mo- I tumuc no r.rau.n, for 1 don't want to get anyonr* elec la a hole a-.d l mxm f*n»nJ that he dill bsul llrv J>vr ala. Then I tried to get at hloi In rauiiy way*; Imt ho wit preilv aly, am! hud alwayn two priro-fighter*, licskles hi. ■one and hia khiUnntgar, on guard orer him. *ote HAy, howover. I got mini that be waa dying. I hnrrlcd nt onoo to tl*i garde u, mad th»t ho Utonld slip oat of *y cluVhca llko that, and, looking Uirtinp7i the window, I eaw him lying In hla bod, with tik. eon* on ouch Milo of him. l'<l hare cnme Uironih nutl taken my ehnnoc with tlie throo of • thorn, only rren ar I looked at him hU Jaw dropped. and 1 know that ho wt« gono. I got Into hla room thnl mm<. eight, though, nod I raaruhod hii paper* to eoc If there war atij reoord of where he had hlddoo mar Jrwcla There war not a lino, however, ao l name n way. Miter and ravage aa ft mnn could b», tlofore I left 1 bcttaoujrli. me that If I ever met my Midi friend, again It would be a aatirfontUm to know that t had WH tome mark of our lui tend i ao I xwtvlmMntni Uiadtrn of the four of tut, a* It hod been on the chart, ami I pinned It on hie bmumi. It loo loach that he ehowld bo taboo to tbo gravo without eeana token fi*eu tl*e men whom ha hod mlilmd ftrul ledivikvl. "Wo aaraetl a living at thl* time l-V niy enhlldUap poor Tonga at fair* end other placet a» the 1.1o-V raiodl/nl. lie ivootid eat raw matt and ilraiv lit* war <»0—I w> wo alwaya had a hatful of i oxunr a aiy i work. I still ! l;c*rd alJ ilio riewit irons Tondlobcrry l^od^o, otd fox t-orao yr»» tlicrc tru* n > iu*w, to Ihw, except that they wero n'in'b'y |ur (ho li'^wn o. At ln'.Ulnm | or**e. enme (vJjDt had wnitcd for c<> j I 'J'|i? ipc:iMiro luid beeti found. It •*!•*.op.n: i i« Ui|> of tl»e bouse, in Mr ilarlbol mot- tfiiollo’s diemlcnl k l*v; .i:«*rv. | tv.mout onto and Urul a j !•/»!• i * th* ;>br:. but I omld nnt y» li«n- *. *.!i r». h • <mlcu l«.*£ 1 wim to oa&kn >y r,*y op tf» it. I lr«trU(Ml, Ivovrvrrr, a tv3p-il*»:r In Um r«*of, I*!?,* i*Ki ;d.)iit Mr. i<ljoltn*s sup ;>*••- 1* »'.»• It uviirrt to ma ibat i *•*.'' ri;*i.:i£&4 t?r» thiu/r easi ly lb r •\*h 1 brought hliu <.u*. vlt-t w>tkn ropo wound a«dr*i:i l-x- *.«t. )Ir c-\iihl cbmb UU-n ****** *»•,•? lie sen* l.i ide bi* tvn> Uirmifrli t'li* r \ /. ii.« Hi U'ck rmulil buro It, lirri.i i.iiu'W iilii'llf wn* >*tlll in the ro *>;. l» hi** wr.t. Toc^a Itionffbl hn i f-* *u Ihtn^* v. r.F rlovor in kil> J'M l‘h,l. for \r*,».*u I ce.aij up by lUo rnpr | f..rui.l l»Uu *rr;iltJt>y abont ufi p*.sn** n Wry much mr *■.!•< -id tvts*. b\* tvbcu 1 irailr at Mm with i n. vp*\i end. nr.«\ hit- for a llt i-i* t.bvdthtr ty t.up. I too*i the trens . -k.-jc a. .1 z if. diorrn, aud Mica nJIiI d.»\-n r»j eif. Ijji vlr>? Ural left the *t£u c»f if v ' U|M«n Ui«* treble, to show tlu»; »!«> J*-»\fJ . Juul im-ivc back at butt to ivlio l ad most rl^ht to them. Tnnyr, (lien pnlhxl up the ixipe. uhveu til*' itVt>Mr, i*ad :xi:1c o£l the why V.: I ho lyt*! ,*, Uio. i C..O . k-'.uw tri'it I liuvo anythin# «**x» u* tell y<n. I bu 1 henrJ a wuter Mian rpcsU of the nf Rmlth * launch, tlx.' Avrora. »o 1 ibonjht tdjo won hi lie a lu.iviy vi*a/t for oar caenpe. i c \!t> uUi Smith, itud tvm to tfiv * liuu .» W'J f ast *; ixo yot nu *afo to oar rh^i. Me I;u«>v, no doubt, that t4u re wv VM'ij -crew 1/ 0^4*. but lxcrva.* V.-.U.1 OTU* ».-c?*sv. AU ltd* in the In: Vs uni if 1 U-.ll It to v*».i, jfcutletnea *tin mitt.- axnnnu you—for you hare not c;«*;« ; n rery C«n>»l t.inx- but ItU li;v.*l* • x the boat defence I ijin Vr.d.e !•; ji*.**t •.» hi*ld ImrW nothin#, bu let x»2i t ,e wxuldkrvtw how bcxdiy I 2«.i t.j;. •/, ; W-' D btfrril by MaJ. •*.lh iV>, imd t »•» Innocxat 1 of the dc*uh of “A \ir; n cj-.»»Ur.hlo aeconnt," will Shi rlo;h “A ft Ilia# wind-up i»> hi. vuir/uvly iuterealin# ca*c. I Tln-ru K irJtbl;.# i-t ull new to me In the Inlic? f .r» of c.r.ir aarrativo, ex 2*- t.i-.c y •*» iMin^U your own rope. **-*•*•*- • *h! .t iL Ity the way. I had li v-vl Toajpi had Uxt all hU 1 df.rc •;). ix-iv.v'od to *hooc one nt tats I!. - ‘*1» ' i .t I !;».• iV.n rlK Mr. «-xceptUio rsie > •Jim. . li. 2.1* blow pipe nt the <•' ••.** fj*hi lloluur*. Ml *1.1 of tXuiU** •*2s ; b ;ro a*ty ol/«rr poiut which you •vetfl-l 2i>e to nr> about?'* a*keci "the j ‘iv.ii i.t,»: 7.!'4;,. “i Hi *.!» lii'U Ujur.lt j-oq," tny ouru ' •* » ji: ;.*i 1. U\ 21. 2! lvov.** *ebl Atholncy •'* ' i-i ft to t>e burntsrtd, '•'** *» * • h.x.eir < ;*-j- yuu are a con •ay.- **r A crime, l -jr duly i-.dnty, and I J:n • r.itlxor for In doiii# what .rot *:ul ; «*.** Mor.d n*bcd mo- I vh:01 i: -1 r-'.re at caco * hen Wft bare «>nr idorr-T-.-lb-r here uirlc-r lock auU key. Tin ;x.\rtill waits, uud there are two Lc-’i ebuxi uov.TtrTalrK. 1 am much ob'iyotl k* you b.VJi for y cmr u e.Ulaooo. OX c.inr,«c, yen will 2k* wanted nt tho i trial. tJoe l-:ibfUt t'lymc* •iti;>rxI-••»#'»». ^en.U‘im:n, liotli,” Mild Jcivl’^n i^evrll. “Vi u lint, Si-'di,** remnrkcd the wary Jnnn. a«. i'wy left the mum. •T*H t»4o j ptirti- **l;'re3rr tiuit yem don't f.hVu me will: y.#t» weiilra Ice. wluVrcr yen 2;..%v ib nv tojbe #cntlema)i ut tha A mi ^ Hum Ir-le ‘•li.-il, tlunv U the end of our lira.an.’* 1 ri*;i:.‘i*!icd. after we had mt .0:1*:: th»j.» smokiii;/ in oiicnca 4I frur It !«a itic Ia4 inTentl^aUon In wliiuh i islutll lutTo the dimtof ntudy W*l WU Ktcxim UK ST A THADUt l«t; your methods. Who Morstan h»*. iluao mo Dm hmuiw to accept me an a h. nhaml Is prosneetlrp." Ha gave a inont dUranl groan. "I feared »■ irixch," Mill ho, “1 really eos diA cimgmtnliito yon." I wan n little hurt. "Uaer yon any ictwa to U» rtUsadsBod rrilli my choice/" i ashed. "Wot at alt. t thick she It one of the moot chamdng yemug ladle* 1 nrer mot, and might biro bovu ian«a 11*0 fill In •aoh work a* wo litre I toon doing Skr hod a decided genius that way; wit* ne** tlm way In which abo preferred that Agrn plnn from til tht nthor pa per* of her hither. Ilut loro It an rmo tins.il th*ng, ami sliOterer it ciw> IfotJtl if I'jiyieei-d to that true mid ret o,n eh lei i | phi >n t. Urve nil thing* I i. fioi|ld nerrr marry my tell, hut T Mas my jr- Vuvit." "I trust." */:lil I, langMng. "that say Judgment may '.urr-lre the unloal Hal yei: lif/k winry." * Vm, the rcartloii It already upon me. I tXall Im at limp at a rag tor a web." "rhriei'c." raid 1, "how term* of feint ir nmtlitr man I should call ; lerlrie.* nltes 'into with It* i.f splendid IcVi T, f (i'll Igor." "to*," ho Miswered. "there are In uao Un lit kings of a eery Hno lualer aiul also of a pro tty m aori of fellow. I Often think of tho^O lines of old Gog the: -fleiitd* due dl« Katir oar stem UmmSw litffCAUl. Dun ram nurt]l,«o Ihu nrttfm SeJsO rH>n der Mlod." Hy th« way. apropoe of this Xorwood hnslnsea, yoo see that they had, aa 1 •uuhot, a onnfcdsrate in the have, who wnId he none other than Lai Rno, tli« bailer; eo Jones actually haa Um> undivided honor of having caught one finh In bta trreat haul." •''IThc division norm* rather anfuir,” I remarked. -You have done all the work In thU Irndncaa. I get a wife out of It, Jones jrota ths credit, pray whut remain* for yout” •TTor mo,” mb] Klwrloek Hoi use*, “thorn kill) rcjostastbe coruloe-botUc.” AoU he stretched hi* lung white hand up for It. DIDN'T HAVE ANY USUAL BRAND Uaw ■ touirr (tuii Made MLoraliH a M.wlx Marta an Akuu Iwa When an ado ptlvo joung man from the tar corner of some New England or woatern atato Urea fur a time lu Sew York, and absorb* enough of IU atmosphere to gain tho preetiga of n regular txmlerardlor, Its pretty hard now and again to lures old time* thrust np»M him In the person of a prlmitjeo coualu or bvothordn-lme, whom Jha 1* baairul In oouxidenoe to entertuiu- A uiirte at thl* kind occurred last week, In which trie nrUnw relative a« noth ing hut a screamingly funny ktpao of memory, while the man about tour foaud h morUftanllou therein which wax petty herd to live through. A c-ouipluto deliverance of the bump-, h'u Into tho hands of tlve. I’lUiUrT mode him imwntaUr, and tlien them was Uu little 1 ci tire lor dinner at a VHlth oecnmi hotel "ivea liv the -wall to aU thl Kmart- t«-i, who —; 1-1 *“o _cr.‘ yoot* cousin, don't you Inwe." AU went merry until the wliro Hit •riuo forth. To be anro, the bumpkin talked Vuo lend cud refused to under stand any monitory wink, bat tlien ho xnid nothin" loo hodly out of plum-. "'That wine will yoo H*ee?" tmld tho cumin, R/ldr«*n«iag him. "Jfrnr: leiv! T don't know, Cousin Did<, iiny’.lc.tr about the wltio, You 11 bare to settle that yourself," ‘‘Sim!I uro begin on u bottle of Sau "lealy, Lmr can 1 letll Auv tiling yo« lik /-;** a bunted the red-checked, bnllot-Hcuiled youth, who couldn't make head or "tall of the winks and looks of deadly seaming e,nr.Online from the swell “a eye. i. ropio hi enjoining uu>«" pncccd tip their cap* in umusM uorlu«ity, while the guests at tho table looked a trine dk'XuM'Ttinl at tho bnmpkln'ii notxo. "What." said tho swell, dfldj plnnt lng Ills index linger on tho word "MikIoc," and glaring at tho youth uiesr.u rlcmlly, no that he nifc-ht. nuder stand nml repeat It, "do ymi generally taknY* "ll«i:illy!" shouted the youth. "Haw! Hawl lluw: Isn't that great? Uanal ly nothing Of ooaree; cover see wine. How oonld IV Yon know that, CVragtn Dirk, h« wntl oa I do. Yon ueviw saw wine at homo, and now Kcw York malm yon fin-got all about it Usually -Hawl Uaw !" and the teerlhlo youth stretched out at full length and toarod satisfactorily for about Are minutes, wliUo a Mruto of frotenneee stole or or hi* cousin and tho swolll looked on In amused pity. ! That frozen oousln hi dead lumee forth to family Uat In so far au dining wxdsl reerntts U concerned, at least. K. Y. Her aid. Tfca ratal Wore. "My ilerliag," be exclaimed, raptur ouelj-, “llurw brilliant yon are. You fstrly—»r—briatit with Idoaa* The Chicago girl drew herself up to her full height and brushed him haughtily aside oa she swept out of tho room. * "Yon mem to forget"—she tnmnd on her heel at tho dwr and fsood him— "that 1 cannot brook any reference to my f sth.tr-. M. V. Worl.l K&w Turk IM^ervit, Home one, of a aaronatlc Ik'it of mind, no doubt, enyii h* time* flotn- by tlx Mint* oc«iip!<xl bard-wood amt* In their plain aonotuarioa nnd aanff: "My (lod. U*> Hftrlna of AU My Joya,” Then all dw people Mug. Xow tlx woratiippera tit on aoft eutlilnu* |n •lejjant ctllfiera, while the choir king* for them or to litem, “Art Thoti Weary, Art Tboo Languid?” e-- 'iu»p—aefT' t» Way »<<•• Ultra kw T»», Mr. Fred Miller, of In-iwr. X|| write* ti nt Itr hail I* ReW Kldnoy trouble for many year*, with eerrie pulna In hi* tank aWo that 111* bladder wet nffboli rf 11* UM u»any ao cuMtxl KVtlttpy core* but wtlboul any tool reuuli*. Atx>ut a yrar, »go he bejvt to n*e Klrctrle fill lent nnd found raltef at once. Klentrlc JHttert t» <«!*«■ Ily adapted to the euro of all Kidney nnd l-ltrer trculdea and often flvea ulonut Inatant relief, line trial Will prior* nor atn1 oow>nt. l’rlee only W»«t. for Inror buttle At Currr aud Kennedy* Uruttatura I -— . PDtMIAL I'lMKAtTCKUnOt. AnnSMniW Sm*gm Umlnia'i Cnrtvf | •a (ka Inal ana In UIpbMdc urn VaMastwiPga, Hi. Gresham’* moat prominsnt char aelorletto eras a simple, cummoupUe* spirit, which reovlvmt everybody cor dially and In a friendly, uusUltod task Ion, wtiilaat tiresome time absiuloubig ootlilnf of a ragged, self-resprotillg dignity of hit own. When 1)0 nt ap pointed Kcdoral Judge at Chicago, Ins personal popularity was on* uf lire marvels of tha day. Everybody scorned to feel a personal Joy in the sneers* of Gresham. He bad been a bravo sol dlsr, a good neighbor, and an houeet nian. Nor had lie a.nassad muc'u wealth, and everybody felt delighted when no took a high and honorable position for Ilfs. For months after I i roll am came to Chisago t!io l'alioei II cues In Die evening wus Jlko n Ivvee. Every ldtaaa asn who aims to that metropolis bonded Tor the Palmer llouae to extend congralulations to Gresham aod shako Ins Imud. Nor was the iniools ood tlngoni far lirhlnd There worn few better known figures In Chicago. He went everywhere, took an soroost interest in overytlilug and saw everybody with tlmt kind mid generous cordiality which made him a popular Idol. wntio lie was on tlte Dcncli i.resimtn made sever* 1 decisions which gained him wide advertisement at the time. Tlicy ware, however, of a highly popu •or character. One was in the rr ceiverehlp of tlto Wabash lUilrosd. Tbs road was in Uie hands of a re oalvar appointed by the United Btatoe court In St, X,outs to toko charge of the entire system. Gresham, at Ills oourt In Chicago, of oqpal jurisdiction will) the ht. iToolS Court, announced aa the law that no order couching a railroad and lta reenlvsrelilp could be mods to exteud bcyouJ I lie limits ol the Stale that the court wns silting In. Uebsld that the St. 1/wls racrlrer shlp did not apply to tliat portico of tbe Wabash rood lying within the State of Illinois, Xor the Illinois sUvteli of the Wabash, be npointed Anotlier receiver. Sot long ago, the /"•wl re porter chanced to be in conversation with Hsoretary Gresham, nod tlie ques tion of lbs Wabash reoelViTsbip was discrjsasd. "Hj order was soquletcrd In at Uia time,” said SecrrUry Qres hs®, “but It failed to pleiite a great many railroad people. It threw a shlo light on the transactions of i’.»s Wa bash which they did uot like. The roiid bad been miming Iwliisd for years. It »aa In debt for Interest on its bonds, and It owed for Us taxes. To like astonishment of till concerned, and myself aa for lti.1t nutter, the ru coirer for that pietn- of ttic toad lun niogthrougb Illinois mndo :t profit or a little over $4,000,000 In about two years. We paid tlie burs with 11 road and made a big hole in It* lutm-at. /inoioer aecisinu, which baa cnnti'i* erable lama at tbo Uma, wu« rendered in what 1» called the narrow guagi.] case. The decision ran to tlm effict that the wages of Urn employes whk •Iwuya the first lieu again:! the road. That they were superior to nny mort 1 gage or any other nieinabrnnco, which at any lime could br phicml open the road, aud tlmt tbero could bo no action taken br Uk director ot tbe road In cumherwg It which would defeat the i clulms ot workmen fur their wages. Speaking of the narrow gunge decision to a Pot* reporter n short timo ago, ; Secretary Urealuam said; “X made this decision on the broad grounds of public policy. Uullrosds oro quasi public in thedr ulioracter. They are the highways of conuuoroo, to suspend or olng choir opa ration Is a public disaster. Vet to keep them open the employes must l» sore of their wages. Kullroarit could not be kept open and operated if employes in their claim for wage* were Ui he sweat down by s mortgage which might be placed upuo the road in the dark.” HOMRT7WJCS VEUV ABUITT. On (till aootbor occasion Gresham displayed Ms quick apprelicnnlott u to whnt was going on about ldm. A. Iris! was In progress before him. J/ihdts, bis present Priest* Sucrotury, yens one of tbs attorneys engaged. Itlght in tbs midst ot this trial Utrrn oniae Into tile coart-room a lawyer of high stand ing. mod who croon held a very high position In th* Department of .1 us ties st Washington. He was gusrdlMi u<( ZAovm for a couple of millionaire child ren, the oldest of Vhs two being less than too years of age. If* asked per mission of Land Ik and the other at torney* engaged with the trial than going forward to Interrupt them for a moment He (aid that he wanted to gstaa order from the court, in lbs guardianship mallet permitting him to toll certain property, ft was purely a formality, be said, and il would only lako a loom sot. lie passed ap tbs papers to dodge Grvslintn, but some thing bad served to arouse Hint Jurist's snspicion. Instead of hastily making the order Judge Gresham ant own1 v back sod for twsnty rnirint*** rood tin l«iwrsln the mutter. IVhen lie was through ho turned to tin: lawyer mid aaksd. '’Have you rend ihese pipersf’ Ths lasryer replied that ho luul. Judge Gresham resulted fur Ids docket and made ait eutry. It took alsiul ten minutes. Than hit turned sternly to tbs lawyer end said: "I lu-ve re moved Too from vnur giiardinliNliiv id them children. You Will have noth ing further to du with either Hum ur their propeily. Von may tru, air." . i i**n lurnmtr lo i no i.i\ry*»r* Ute trUi Ubl© JuA# UreMtant remark!il:, “Proceed with >'Hir e»*e, until lenten.'* i Tba lawyer time ubiuptly d!■,« «<• t nl and removed fring gnarrlbi'ilitp «lood a montetit aa It iilonet a true a ne«t tlteo left the courtroom a illumt., 'taking a queatl/m ot toying it word.' Kor did ha afterward ever bring ttm matter i*yt atlber In pnlOitt or im (vale. That aUrtrrtay la right now inoUlc liter law In rtiloaco. ■MIIKiKBIt lint ttll’MiM tTIr: t ttkWa Ureeham wna never mark len by flaa (Vtwnre ma) frill nf o*R oUl Ilia. Ilia nmthnde wum a may tiiad dboet aa UteuMruku. Tkta c.u>y. eareUe* plan ot doing lieetpem WM mom than ouooa ebook to U» diplo matic colony In Waaklogtan. Iw did wit know how to lake Urmbam'a btuot faihloo of dotag Uuilaaaa. Ob one vocation • coop)* of under diplo u*U of ooe of the IcgiOJoo* wrro uabemd into tbo diplomat!* room to umka wbat they loUndod should be a formal call apon tbo 8*erotary of State. It wa* a hot Ar.ruM iftcmoon They found tlio Secretary la Ida eblrt eleovee, and wiui lit* slippered loot placed vomforubly in a window whore be could have tlio fall botwtt of tlio J'monos kturao. lie wee emoklog a rery strong cigar, and wae adding to hla comfort as uiuvh aa puadbtv with a palm loaf fan. Ho turned kla bead amiably toward the callere, both ot whom ho had met before and know, and, waring bu hand, boepltably eeld: "Kxeuee my notgeulng op, geetlimea poll up tom# chain by the window, l’oa win dud aone elcarson tbo desk." TUU gar* U*e Kuropean disciple* Of red tape a aerere ebcck at die time, and arouead considerable gomtp is the un dertone in wbat era called diplomatic olrcloa The nailer* wore by no ateaao sure that tbelr coootty*e dignity bad not boon eoriously lufrlngod by our dooreteiyl Informal mceptioo, a nr oocroinrj cjoiq liana a joae at well At anybody. Ooe day wbee Sena tor Palmar was uratng the appoint meat of a certain Democrat tbe Sc*** i*rj interposed to the obeerratlon. '•Hut, Senator, tbli candidate of oure doe* not strike tea, fnnn a party stand point. as baligf prominent enough tor Ui« place. I slioald hardly call blot a party leader even in bla ngtoo.” , Tim old Senator laughed amiably. "I am afraid, Mr. Secretary,” add Senator Palmer, ,;yo* bars hard ly been long enough in the party to have a varr loll Ootlou of tbe Stand ing of It* leaden.” Urealiam Luightngly admitted that the face of Um rcturne might lend urine countenance to tbe Senator’s remark*. The rwan of PsirUaa. iUUarHc UMaitit. At tbe present twriod Uie political rcono shift* *0 often that propboey ot what view will he imeented next year, lieecd upon that uow before tbe pwblle, i* of trifling value, dpocuhtiiou upon arbet will Ireopen next year, If pceeeat conditions oholl prevail then, in Inter rating, but it love* eU ite value in tbe unoorlalety ns to their oootlo nance. Tim altaation can therefore be dealt with only ** of Uie moment. As tbe case stand*—wb are tieaklsg of national politics—tlw itcpuUicanparty will declare for s^uud money. Ite declaration tuny be equivocal. In order that It may catch voter* of ell shade* of opinion on tbe money qaeslloo. tail that will be It* fltuU meaning end Ihr candidate nominated though hie utter ance* maT bo dublon, will bo tha one »bo in tbe leader* of the petty will know they can trust a* a Bound money man. If the Democrat* do other wise than make a eoitod money declaration. In accordance with the Immemorial usage of Uie party, they are gone; there will be no ground far them to (UJ'd on, unless the I'opnllst and Free Silver parties abandon their organisations end their leemhem ootae in e body Into the D.-mocrutlc cemp. It i* possible that s fusion of these three element* might win one victory. This improbable theory may, however, be left oat of itceouni. A combination of the fopolUi. end Kree Silver forces la n practical Certainty and Unit there aril) be Uirte electoral ticket* la Uio Held. If the Democrat* stand for sound money they have n fair eliano* with Ills ILrpobl lean* for mo***. If they dount, they will be practically 1 vMiclnaled from the fight, which wlu than he between Uie KoimbUoane and Uie I’opuliata, and the Hap* bite an* will wiu with tbe P wooer* t* a poor bmru. Wliy do we ley that Ibe Democrat!# party on a free silver platform oaouot win? Uwiair sound money men, es pecially in the North, whoro party names oonnt for little, will (look oat or 11 by Utoaisada, while on the other hand, tl»o»e voters whoae hearts are entirely set on tree sliver and who sea no other Isaos la tha polities of the day, will not trust It on this soestlon: they Will so to the Popotista, In whsss free silver profassloos they eon Ms. However much of the foregoing Is too (eased I y speculative, we lay it down as a prophecy tlia veriftoalioo of which time will witness If the event oceur, that wheoarer tlw Demooratlo party belles tbo record of Its life time on ths money question Its dsom Is sealed. Tlie R*(l>«iS War HSW hr OuriuUe Vm, JunoM. Jc aupcare that a Croc* haa barn sailed bit wean tba Suntharn eu4 tba Sou hoard Air Lla*. Tba Mg from wliieb tba tnmllug public «m Mlfitli enough to hope to eeeore eoo t iniied benefit a of elaabes In rutra, ended yesterday at Muaan In aoumprorulee. The Seaboard Air Uuo, ao tba report goes, 1mm dec lured In eat rat* war ! and tba Southern liaa withdrawn the boycott. I». »ua a awny wurwbllalt luated, end proved Hint Uia raUrooda can carry people at u mach ol teapot rule than they ordinarily do. Moth rowl* will probably behave wall to ward* eneb other for u while now. AC It end*. Uia Seaboard la neither boy colt tod, not la It a member of tba VraOte MtoebUlon. RakMiM ll» twraWia. I The Commander writ* m , from X,ifia»lii, Xeh . hi follow*: “Af ter liylng other uMlelnei for what , an Wad to lie * vt-ry olovtnito oo«gb In I I our two clriMrca we tried Dr. Kllfl : Xew lMmw; f ltd it till rnd af MM ■ doti tto oowfh cotinrly left them. Wi will wot Iw without It hemfter. m oer ruafrleiire (worn that It cere* wtwm •Ml otfier rtmedin fall**--*!gwid f. W. Slevi'ii*, at-iUi <V*.—Why wot *!»■» IhW imt awdlclue w Util, Mil I la gawruHleed and trial bat On am fm 1 at Carry * Kmindj'i bug (Mem, • Uogttlur ilia Stirii mil Vf £ JUlTUtoaa, ltd., Stay ».-Tbe JPW oowan Bill eilltloii of Uw Msnuftwrtnrf »s Uncord of tidn week UM amount of capita) luveaBd la Souther* cotton mills itwrwwod hxm •81,'WO.OO) in UVU ant «UuT 000 to 1800. to S1O7.UOU.O08 at iHwinni. wfaUs about 819,000,000 additional will fcaapMt la th* cobjwucUdii of the BmaaawlwUdliiv and projected. In J^UiOtUBo *,000.000 spindle*, wldW UwBUtoaadar omistruelioa will add #»,«» "Z* ? ?.,.toul °* qtotota, that doobllu* Uw n.UrvcM ton Bill hualueaa of IM Ifaaffc nlaoc A 1 ***?** «* toaduij Jfcw Eb» laud exports give Uwlr views upon tbs oottm Baaafaatnrlnr edvantsaa* of the Soatlwm States. Mr. i>. M. Tliowpstm, Ftasldent of l be Corllaa Bndte* OOBpany at 1W1 Hence. and foe 11 few* Buuafnr of tiw l*r*«*t aUtaataernOon in Now Eo*!*rtd, run ulac aeur 490.0U0 splodka, Saj* of ths South’soolon BtUKallitks: - inavuwt OftlSMI sum mUm 1 become folly conTrioad that •UiJoyth possessed super!or tltw tagee for the raanufacturo of evttoa. yarne a»d coarse gwida. I have since ; bed mi occasion to change UienplaioM Umb termed. I haw great faith la the pimtUIiUaa of the Mouth. I ho IlmlUe aad will tooff comic uc e prodmhte <Wd for investment la Um BmBBfWtBIB Of cotton. 1 believe UMre la an almost Illimitable kid ter rrtmatao of oar cotton manufacturing la tllta ooantry aad with Um axtamtcb Into taw number* of yam end higher grade of fabric* lu tlia Morlb and with the opening of new markets through tbaagscoy of the Sooth’* supurtar advantages. a vastly larger product of soars* goods oca ha made. X 1m Item that the agtoualoa of Um matia teotura lu tba Mouth should b* ea gKCjygaa taws Rugtaad. Um Middle ht**» sod tba 8kwtb. which will ha of great good to the lBtaraata of the natioa mid in Um. raar futare wUl he recogoiand In Urn iodutrial aad political wens of our oouatry as a factor of aational ln> [fOrtnao^1’ Mr. C. D. Makepeace, a leading Mow Emclaad cotton mill eugluecr. s»y*: ‘’Tba seat ten ywtra wDl show a grout iumaaa in Um number of aplitdkw In this ooutMry. I think a largo poroen* logo of it, oven lnolulln< the flnor number*, will bn lu tbo Sautlreru State*. and it i« an Indisputable fact that UM average number of y»ro* sintn lu Um Mouth has Imcu raised from ooaraorto Boor oouul* moro rapidly than Ium been Ute tendency lu UitaUi. rrction In Maw Kuglsud. Tuc 1*0 nomanal aneooas of aome mills erected In Um Mouth daring the bat four yaarn, which am making a (lmar grade of gaoda than Las been tba custom la that aeetioD, will cause other* to •temgnito tear goods, it is nothing mow than natural that Um huge i>*r caotagacf Um lacreae* in api:idlo* lu this ecwateydwteg the years to «.«* rimridhaat adwatagwiai i»*lnt# for manatecturlng,. altoatnl near the the cotton U grown, than Cbut the Iron Industry of this country should contra somewhere near where all the raw matnriala fur tho mahljg of iron are found." t» MaM ikt Mtatullkr ten. Mow To* XmM. Tin month of row* will lo here ■hoiUy and tbs coatonmiy Ow.dof |u abaot Un makina of Um ruse jar will be poured ortr the land. Hare U a recipe (or an old faa'uloaod ktad that laats, a row jar flil*l by tba Tsafasraasasaa **\oa off. and "•g*"* f* “*2 *"•»» rartstlos. A laifft aoaoUty of roam or of rum team dwrodlsa into a scry Nun aaaatity of drtsd bases, U> It tfni — •"/•» w** f* »M»II IOTTOT «*•-Ml day iprlnkle additional aalt ortr them. At tba and of threa days mix w)U tbs oared ross leave* half a pound of ■tMiy pound ad bay aali, Um aana qaanlly slfeptae. dorm aad brown anfar. a qaortev of a i»uud at gum hanasiu and taro aw tea of orris mi* Addaas,aUlsf brandy, and any wit at frafflMt nowsn, sncli as oraas? aad tanm dswsra, bread* and tssaoa •MUfd ‘'“'iOtwr otbar sweet aeso « Un«W In ptrfesUy Ths sUxtare rhoald be scowl anally stirred and ksyd In shMscssaisd jars. Urn ?or**! *5 °*l> wl“* Usmrfam Is dotted In tbs room. 'it aftsr n Una Um mixture swan too f2 “i***?T* g-*!®*1* b.aadyi and bwt a few drew. Ihsenwa. too. auua kmt tba4r quality aad lujata Un t*r famo ad Un put posit). • ■ ran pm* i ■ liiMi Mam ■ —— 'hitmtkte. Mtm m» imMit. Mr*. 4. mHm r<iui;r> hr U%H y .0"* 'y* «**UV &*. «*»• uyy* Mteg rwoftin- m>«i mMMIMm! ttd telottooiMl I .die* la ,«*• Sutr, Mr*. X)u*»]r Urn I* mut*'* »«*•»«* *•» I WM lr«utM with 'fST£S I,-Si MM*Uf ear**. I )>**• aim* adahcd ■Minr at my m»ili and miatoawra lo U? UM IMNdf ami *11 ar«-««k tiixM* •» H. finttaMUattw. **an Aula IWr.Oat. f jc aal* hp Otwr * Kmuy,U«r pat
Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.)
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June 6, 1895, edition 1
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