The Gastonia = | ^ _ __»«yot*il to cli« ffwlmilluu «*l Ilotav unJ the In rnreHtx ol rti Cohniy. VOI. (c4ltMr nwi| I'rvpririor. I 'ttiwtonla, X. c.. ])<\ccinl>cr 22, 18*>8. ‘ JLJ——■ -XJUJ> m "|I,M' 1111 "p i ■■ fa _ -r ,— ,,r, |i Dum YiYimiis, Minus! Which, being freely translated in language appropriate to the season, means “Christmas comes but once a year." Then, make the most of It when it does come 1 Come up and buy from us a supply of EXTRAS FOR CHRISTMAS. Wc cun provide you with Fruits. U'lnoiu, Plain uml Fancy Candies, mixed and uuiuixcd Nuts. Raisins, Dates, Figs nml more of tike things. A CHRISTMAS DINNER will not he complete without Cranberry Sunee fur your meats and a can or two of Demon Cling Peaches, liart lett Pears, While Cherries, Apricots for desert. . . . We have these things ! And we have, tco, that far famed Plum Pudding, without which Xmas is no more Ilian any ordinary everyday. Edgar Lo? e & do. Christmas is Happy on the Way You jue cordially invited to call and look over our coin pi etc line of holiday goodt*. Thlnyw Uwefol ancl Ornamental. Our Store is crowded with articles Uia'» are beautiful to look upon and delightful and useful to have, UamlMmn Silver ware. Flu wared Vaee* and Otuoa Piece*. Jewelry, and Fancy article* and Novellini of vaiioua kind*, to cay nothing of a splendid liue of Watches, ('locks. Musical Poods. Oraphc phone*. CiuDeiai. and Photograph supplies lor all. A Mere Glance al oor assortment especially selected for the coining In/iday* will couvli.cn you that we h»v* led r.o atone milumed to provide nilta useful us well i.t omauieutul und. Inexpensive Articles which will supply pleasure to the giver nnd abiding Joy tn the rectivei. Torrence Brothers, Jewelry and Novelty Store. Our Stock is Here! Over lOO I foul of Fine Males ami Horses. All now on exhibition at our stable*. We can supply yonr want'., from n noo saddle nr driye horse to tl* best son of tasm nr fern) u.nlea. Osll and see rtir stock aud net lernu. Will sell for cash or on time for satisfactory impor. CRAIG AND WILSON. Snowflake Laundry. : ~—— — Clean Jinan nloalv Intindriad appaala alike to U»t*a >( tU« well-d reared man and tie dain ty woman. Tlmt’a tb« kind tba 8oowd*ka laundry turn* out rail 4aya, MONDAY awl TI KMDAY. ■dlnry. raiMT»«aa*rei!a»r. Oar Mr. J. H. Gnllnut will i>* happy la •»'v« you. Unit on Mm SKOWFI.AKR liAUSnitV. OL* LOST MOB BY If you paid aomoona alia mura Mr jn,tr an rotop*a and latter brad* than aouid Kara bare charged at Tdh Gamtte job OtBea. 1 HOME-MADE SHOES!.— w* Wo hayo In ulock nboev of all k I ml*, of our own hnndrotk*. If w* cannot Bl you from our •took, we’ll lake yrmr meaiorc and mnko to ord*r any kind of •Hoe you wnnl. Tternember we work llio very heat Irathor that nn lw bought. Hepair work a apecially, and «ut infliction gnarmitred. Tom* lo plcnte, I.. Ti«ohi*hon & s:ox. Gavtovia, V (). W. II. Jrnklr.» niock. LAXJ) I’dkni for la’eatTnrt Gt «*TTT Offloe. ABUANTY imEl^. Uo,,^ Iterate nod Chattel Mortgage fllaiika for rale at Til* Ci/ktik UBee. ; c»iixn is tiik tviiiitr nsms. < ——— I Llrrnae 01 Ten.* Old-Mr. JoImi rratji'p. ,Jd pttpelt ll! live grain mid took piwMMlon o£ ihetn. One was a marrlago llconao lssnitd In Lincoln eouutv ,Iu!y Si, ih*j, ly 11. Canaler. clerk, for Ihe marriage nf John Montgomery and Umy H. Ferguson. it was directed ”To any regular Minuter of the Gospel, having thu cum of gnuls, of whtti ver donomt nalinu or to any Justice nf thn IVaca of catd County.” The document we» oa light L’uo paper about nnto-i'.xa and c neat border was printed around the rending lustier. At the top was a picture of two heart* pierce I by an ar row, with n wreath oi roses atcuud thrm and s sort ul tnioli lying across them. Auoth-r docusqinit found iu lint |*«uv« hopper of wheat proved to baa ceil ideate from the late Dr. E. U. Holland, dated August. 1802. staling that Mr. J. II, I'raljr wap disabled for military asrvlce ley rmnn cf varicose veins In Ida leg. Mr. Craig now Inis this paper, and wouldn’t take a prrtlv for it. How the cup came. to Ua lo llrnj ■■ min's sack may lie more easily ox pUiced than how tiidi.1 pa|»rn ever came to be In tlila lot of wlwst which came iufnrm the I'isgi.li neighlevrhmid. UK »■ week for a year. Til* Hwj*r «4,vaOw»1sb> p. With mis wrvtk’s lonie Major Jv:es concludes Ids atoiy of travel us It wo* yiyoarsago. Like the Major's coorU ship, It was popular wJUi nor motliers and futilers of a gcauration or Dun ago. As rich «ud rue) as his writings were, we laid rosdo up our mind that if the Major didn’t (ini*, or lloisli one or tulher licforo New Fenr ac wg» join ter finish fur him. As It If , l.„ I.*, got through btsaolf. and wll' *j>*nd Ctiiio ni'c’s i,t lunar, lie was c powerful Mvlmtiul old follow while with us and g'-fru'l sorter sorry lo tell him good bje. for a aond many o£ our readers Luck on considcrabiil over his uulda clr.ua (iikrs. lisei lo Ik' WkllC tluuw. ■« for storing flour, feed, and main ha* been npet.ed In u.e ( riilral llob-l (dock by Mr. J. Firm -loll ■-sou You Ain't ii »v«5 to nr. I, T “•cl; U ujt fr-'Ui lint Xnrtli now. You k.io i;i-t Hum «t wli-i)stn)o right i-eru si Ii >tu«. —Tint (iA/lti: »t.]| ha* tho name nf tieimu Kisnl ilisn If you gel cold when in town diop in to am us. if yuu have buslm-t* Just tell It aiul you will l». wait'd on; ir you just want (o '»»'if *sy *•» imd you shall have u chair drawn it|> to Ihu lire for you. — A lot of sailor* tested through on Saturday morntug’A Vestibule. They were uoiiiiom, diver*, torpedo men and other* In charge of Lieut. Jtanus fcoro veao-la on Uie eaat ooust gnli-g ucrowt country to Sin Fianclseo |n rail ilienee to Manila. They were mosily old tarn aud were quite n Jolly eet. —WHero is Tn»: Humit ..ffion ? Well, it* light over tin post office. Take Ilia stair way ln-tw Mr. Tiiomui.i:,: Djnr Sir—Ooe.< inora l take my pan to trll you that I "ttlv hero hif,* siiuud lust Frlduv, night. Nothin didn't haupen fn tilt Jorney from New York to PiuvvillH oat of lint iia«i!l coune of travelin inol denim and In tall the truth, ufUtr I rot my fuco for home, nothin of a common nittcr- nothin rhort of a terrible mi!* rode r JllUiion or tho iiuatlr. of a at cam latte Mlur could titofc my mind oil from thlnkin of lUo jiralUat wat wrilUu me at homo. » • » l*«irn Marv oaulJo’t lurdly contain herself fur Joy, r.t srtn me coea more; and old MIm Staltlua had to have a fit of tho bjgtialwrlck*. Jvrt to aliow how glad ulra *u Tim galls nil tuek uu uninstrous, and ’laioo bnugtn tho o!il i woman to, and k Irani the baby and ahukio hand* with lUo ni»gem and on-1 Una. and tellln evrybody ’boot ray trove 1*. 1 huln't bud ttmn to do nothin •tM arrow t com lu>n>c. • • * Nothin of loiioilaiics I.ain't tuck pbioo on tho cUnTallon wen*e I left, ooly tlui doth nt |>sre old Mama Sho died 'bout tintii nt-i-ks ago. leavln her dyin Ultwain for tin. Poro old err Ur. a!n> i.'ua ti rv a irrr -ho couldn’t ace «• before rhe died. 'Veil, alw’a ont »f her troublra now. and i have the watiafac liim to know Mat ».ie never was treat ed laid, iit*d uevrr suffered for anything wblls she lived; a,i | na aumthlog bad ulwayu ImppnnH when n body’* away fiuto home, l «inMe iought to In wtUy fl*nl that it'd no warn Mian Ilia. I’m certain that no can on the plantation tra» lletter prepared cr raom willin to so Ilian good old .'.Inina, and no on'1 oonld boon an well spired by at ' ‘ The crnii l.-oka fuw*. rate, and tho Kook i» all in maid order, and ovry Uiing looks like goo I intention had been imtii to it by tli« uveraeer. who mb bn huln’t gut nn ooiuyUlnts to rank* agin notiu of the nluyrn except old Saul, wbat out the wood* uJire to pan of ill* potto in-liunU. -in) hurnt ’nonl twenty panel* offence. Uhl Saul nl wavs the moat lairai.inlilo imsaiim-buat cr and tl-sli I r ipper I i-mr seed In rav life; but h«’« to nlil to ipnrncl with hint now, and besides lie's u 01011*101113 co id feller. Sum of Hie llttli nlggnrt ha« lawn cull In up some antic*, and had to Inivo a 'iltln buckin to keep ’em from apillu 'fore I earn home, liut on U10 whole tluticn ha* gone ou runcli l«ll»t Ilian I rxpor i:d. aiid I've made u proclaiuation of 11 gcnernl par don t«i' all of inocc i. .'.nil gin 'em all tho presents what 1 bought fer 'em in 1 Ul*. I it you could mm PrlMY wiili Iht Now Yorh rlggins on, yi n -vould ! hint: a'm Wild tin* iwmAw <1 gun in Genrali. don't want in do uuUtin now lull go to niureli aini tail* ttn b-iliy outu viaiiin lilt" ti.itwr*, TjiUle H#my Clay'* grow’.! a mu! can liczm to talk rile eciiirt, uud with Ida u« a !A»'ii loi-d Knickerbocker cotr oo, and Itla rial Vel vet cstii mill a gold tosjel on if, wli.it f lieung from New York for lilrn. I hi Ia the. cuuiilnex'.-lookin little feller y,.u er> r did nw. The |j.ilia la III) tickled 11 doth wil.li • !tn Kovr liwlilotied bisMpin*. and NJ" ry Me* Iter 4 s cue* full m'e, only *!,e re* liny alt IM expensive, nod won’t do to v.ear until next winter, l’oiu gHil. »!ie boa nhff never dul think alio I loyod mu an mncli lb 1 w*» uvruy fiout licr, And siiu fu* alia wouldn’t lot toe go ujrln not for all tlui woild. Would you believe it, Mr. 'fliuiavaoo. vim f,-tl nvvAj moit’ii 10 pound*, will in I wa* Bone, juot grieved uhoul inv. Her inotlirr art »bn iirTer did e.iiyl>o.iy t»hn on an. eepeeially when alie red llic lint's’ ’bout any mllrudo mxidonin or mlraitdiovlexidnxlour. wr«i,u« uil uver u»w. nt.n i a.itfi tliinli ur will ever 1* W|*rutrd acin. tJlve too home utter all. t’v • frny. rtM nuue’n four Homsaiii! iuiIva- t»r« •w' mm fourteen HUlva. itiul moth'ii five hutirioa) cities and lowno—I’vo need I ho Not them |*rpl<’, In liter citira. In ther lownv uiid ill Ihoeaiiiu tiy, hi.iI though I've got a pood deal better opinion of ’eon »"n*e I've Ivnu uiDontc 'em » little, then I h
    ucult public tiri|ti it and for the rllo pnrpoe.-. He will see tbnr n Jiale deni to bo proud of hs n American, anil ia oi;M«tf, your frh-ed til deth, doe. dimes (Hie Bod.) ChseitwrUtn’s Doll". Cholera and IXarrlmve lUav-dy oao slwoys he de pended upon Mud ts pleasant awl safe to lake. Hold liy J. K Oirty A Oo. I URIkTS IX urt» la ll«f FifllA mililTcwliFrffkn mini KiMnutm rkem WMh t'.i,4 OenlliFtlm, I>kaft I’crtt*ObrDtmn* holidays nro coming. uud they (rollI to memniy ili« iuii:y happy <>a*s Dial I went with von nil in Dm sc'i.i jl-room Had at your hem.*.. I enjsr'J giving you all treats prey .nits. I well remember the many happy races «f bright boys and hirle who almost took possomlon of tat, cro'.viling about to*. bewlldorlng ion with "thank you’*’’ and “I am ever so much obliged” and every other rorm of expreaasn* gratitude. We lead about lI»l«o Gould, tite (milliouaiiw’a daugh ter,) and others who have bestowed great gifts upon the suffering soldier* and neglected children. Wealth bon estly gained and well spent (s an mi van lag* and often orovo* to be a b!«ia iiw, otherwise It is not. Wo cannot ul! be wealthy. Scripture says. •* Wiieie much is gtyi'ii much will be required” nml again it asya "The widow's two mitia were moro :hsn all tbs which cast into tbs treasury.” Wbile tsacliingonopnear tha country Imm* of Her. Dr. lloyee, I spent sev nrsl happy uights with (he family. "Jitamia” and "Kebbece*” were then quite small children. Tli* parents often inquired about the children’s studies «tu. Dr llojce saw "I want especially Jimmie to kasii company with the iie,t hnrs In aehojl.” He was ueifectly right, tin did not say the wealthiest bays, but tlia bast ones. Many of my farmer pupils are now permits and what great responsibility r«nlf ui)fln uji nil. ^Vltfrr d'KM Ihjmu uitlueuci end ? or due* It eud at all ? but rather do** it nut puss oa from It»" nation to generation to bs record el whpthpr it hi* bssn gjol or evil V No donht white Hi* Ohristnm bells are ringing they will br wedding Iwsls for soroi! of you. Mr*, l'srilng tnn, when her eyes grew dim with age. say* 4,t cant wea why they mutt- the ayes of im-dlea an small nr young now adays.'’ » uue uiarry nowadays quite yomig. but it U a* goad luck as any. The boat advice l can give you nil It: trulhful to each other m-ftra and "iter marriage, then you will not lose conlldeuce in each other. Ojtij tlie. ten comm ludmeuts mid llieu you will ippy. Take the advice of your uareuts If you can, and tlicu tliws will ri-.*t be so many regrets. It yon have n liorue try to keep it, and then you will not lie a burden to others. xjo uoi itiraci mat wm-.hu needs uinaejr. sympultiy and slleiitlon, to lie oUeetvd, not toed aud respected as much as man; nud is at lestl as worthy of It. That man needs to be taken care of, < advised, directed, told how tndit. wWu and wtint to do « rouah ax w.imau— . arid that aim is as of doing i Ms’ to MU l»” edr, nr. !-.e h. to here. 1 l see yet bjtnu contented nud liappy 1 iwelwiorx and mails uu icy school list. They are ns useful ns tha nsm.* in ihe I'.reit desert*, nnd Iona tc.iy they live. in anme omuli kw(niriatmns I* a day lor the .-euulon of farailliis. Us the families ever so scattered llietv lx »n effort to reinrn to the labile »f Umlr ci.iltlhonM, with tli* dew old lurenta and prsud-idixnia who will welcome tli<-»o there. Vet while it may bo u season ot int-.riy making lb-re U often mi undertone o' s idueea, thcro me eeltoes of souga lhal arena inure; ten der words spoken ny lips tint nrc dast, i-lcxxings from lienls Ilia'.nr* silent; n ticchws cradle, a tnoken doll nnd nu empty gsroi-ut folded avav. IVbn him sot lost a trlcnd 1* "I'eice on earth and goal will to men'1 Is arlmt the «ms- lx »*t,g ax the pie.lane to hla life ami "Km’-her forgive them” wax tl»» Unix. These words wen- F|x»ken tunny yi-nrs ago bat they -h-jolil cou'ifor l srd olax-r ns now eX niucii aa they did tiui hearers then. Mot to wealth and i-r-rlhlv show was this eirild barn, hut one whose lifcfri to the ctuille lo the ernve was toil, hard ship, anil eelfdeulal Some writer iiae raid "The cradle is mure ireineudouv thnri the gr ive ” Think of the cradle* In which ilia martyrs lay, the one in Which slept Columbus. who (Uncovered our noutiueiil. the ana in widen Wash ington Iny fill from it name forth the happy Ana.—As there l> no difference In tl* prh*o the public mil buy only the bettor, sn that white our profit* may be smaller on a tingle sate ttrey wilt tw much (renter In thenagrrgvs. How can ron get tl* public to know your make la t’u» beat t ir both niltolra era brought promi nently before 'lie pabllo both are cer tain to be lrlo.1 and the public will eery quickly pas* Judgment on thorn And nan only lire better one. Thte esplah* the iartte sate on Chamberlain'* Cough Usinedy. Tl* l«*'ple hay* l«M ueliif it for yuara and i*go found ilia', it can always be up whit »>m fat'd.mnblr novelty pot forth with 1-x.iggrraU I claim*, but arc certain to rrtnm to the <„iV remedy tin* I buy know to be retiahh', and for MMffhn, cold* uml croup there [ la nothing eiiuil to t hantberlahi'a 11 -nigh Uenwdy. Vur talo by 4. H. : Cnrry and Company. . Tli* board of alderman In tVluatou hare prohibited ibe discharge of Ore worka In llut town during the boll day* > k ;V A U OF THE FURY. FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR IS TIM GREAT THROAT and LUNQ REMEDY. Kor m)« by J. H. KEHNKDY 4 UOKYAXY. .. ■■■ - Only $18 for a $65 Sewing Machine. This Is not a cheap flachlne priced up to catch the unsuspecting, but Is « First-class Machine m.-imifactured by the Household Sewing Machine Company and i» worth twice vital wc tire asking for It. We Have Two Styles in stock—the 3-drawcr kind at JuT and the (-drawer at $ao, in cluding first-class set nickel attachments. Bach hat automatic bobbin winder, and the attachments go on and off without a screw driver. We Do Not Exchange these machines for others, uor do we sell them on time. They tire strictly for the cash trade—but what a saving there is to you when you bring the spot cash ? Where aloe or bow else can you get so much sewing machine value for to little taowey at iu these S18 and foo machines? And yet we hardly * beginning in telling you their good points. Come in and Me tlwse machines. Long Brothers. Gastonia, N. 0. wm m ik< uumr «siu ■ fkr«r Hen UtHaS Mlrlfkl fter 5 o’clock. Tim de>.d are: Bob Tt Mctlhenay, 4.1 years old, married, cave* a wife u iJ f..«r children; Joint It right, 00 years olJ. cmnled; J..lm Uno, 40 trs.-s old. married, leaTos a i gblofi ami live rtiHdRtt. eleven olliera »’i'e sirtously li.Juiud. Every WII i.lugt.oi ptnuleUn who could b* com miiiicated w'.lb war sum mo util to Ute •cme of the explosion to render aid tu ;be wounded. Tho explosion occurred in tba press ■omo of the ltagtey, or lower yard *m ks. A ear load of powder Unit wa* I* Ing w hen led Into tin- room wus accl di ninlly nmtnrncd nod (i.r cur wheels uuuii.g into the Joix* p.iwdgr eauwd > fricti 'n (imt Mt tlie powdrr afire, riio i-x;ilori.ius .juicily followed, all tho Hiwib-r that was mi tlie pi ess room foing ofl In llm live eueec wivu detona [Iona. The pros* mill was wrecked. Tin* njiernWira nt lh* pirts null wer* Mellliemiy aimI IVright and lb* explo sion enuard Uirlr Instant death. Tho furor >.f tho explosion carried portions of Hi.* mill a Mock fioro tli* : seme. At tho Hun* of the explosion . Moon-, wh-i Is employed a* a carp*uter In tlie ymil. was within a few feet of Die press mill. Tho back of bit bead was crushed and lie died a few minutes later Tho shock of tlie explosion damaged properly and shattered win ows In all direction*. Tk* coming Moatk. N.-w fork OaiuMKht II msy b* oj*oy years Oral, but tbo limv moat com* whea tbn South will be Um center of all Hie cotton msna factoring, and of modi of tbo agrtout • ural product Ion of lb* Called State*. But It will be only lbo neater ter Its area sad popstatlon will aevsr be great enough to do all the producing for Um rest of Uie counlry sad ao lb* prod no tie* fanoUou will overlnw from It* canter, and In maay directions reach rveo Um remote parts of tbo present Culled Stoics Migration of labor and eeptul will gradually mt toward Uic Houtb, because of It* brine Um obeeper area of production, oad from Uisl ccuter it will beck ap and solidify iu all direuUuas. A Kama naapa. Thankful wonl* wrttMa by Mr*. Ada K. Ilart, of Groton, ft I). “ \ra* taken with a bid cold which aatlltd on my In«p>. cough act In and Anally ttrmia aim In CnotnmntKm. Yonr Doctors fava me n*. saying t could lire Imt a stiort time. I rare myaatr op to ay ftavlor, dot ms lord if I mold net stay with my (rWnd* on cnrtli; 1 would most •ty a limit one* abot*. kly fcorfxnd wat AdTltml to net Dr. Kina'* X*w Dltemry f< r Conwwpltoo, Coughs And Cold* I gats It a tital, took In ■Height bolt**. It Ima cured mo, «r.d thunk God I aia wtnl and sow a w»-’l and bcuKliy woman." trial U>t tta* Iroe nl J. K. Curry A (V* Drug cttoiv. IDfiitar »Im 6Uo and II.(W. 11 Aarsuittd ur ptlcc retarded. tti W. i. Bryan has rralgwd ibe cure i f bis rsglarewt, sad his iwdfnm liun has bum sem-pled. II* my* now Ural the war to <*twr ha om. Im mors umfat as a elute* Ua* os s soldier. He I* leHli sad lot-nail against eofcmi allsm sod has taken ap the radgrto already. 5SS3W tS.-.J’K'.'uTiCt tot ftin |t InlMtii, imunilto i MMl •■ifiTowVuMtV| a£5s®a^rtg |WMtlttt|tudni|t!tfi. 1 L gjpsmg f •fMUnitt. tori y'jiW . tto tout *1 m iat. at Wmttmm Itr. a*. __ omc« *f RrgJatar of Dafaa, > (iMtOD CoiJOtf. J IUXXM, S.&.DNM, UNO. Pumukat to Ike 1‘roti»km* of Sac 713 of tlx Codr. Urn following .u£ MBt (bowing iuom m« m.4 of all by Uk*Board of Ooaaty OafaafaMooan of Gaaton Cooaly to lb* *N«bm thrrrof wrtr Jotar 0. Pom, ObairwMM. *'"?>**» « Oota’r (*> mm 340.00 * lldayaaoCoaMttla*<»|SjO 33.00 Total. 333.00 . 0. A. rimot. Par 10 day* a* Caafr $ 33.03-- « •* 7 day* *a OtwHttar <$33.00 For 336 «n«* trawM <»*e.... Total.303 B0 R A. Wnn For 31 day* an Cora'r (9r ptoo . $U(J0 rvarsaaassssr^r j® Total....*07 ^^>?^33^l*^," *