The following k the opening
•eattace of a congratulatory ad
dress on behalf of the State press
delivered by Mr. Josephus Dan
Ms at Bins College Tuesday
«Pon the inauguration of Preri
f I*. BfoCitt:
SUN beat editor
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Now, what is the world?
Satlieg type with a shooting
atfck in band! Wonder if the
State pans k going to sUnd for
• tiring lift that? Tba boys on
r should
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W* town of Cfjtdboora, tad
■peaks of i mQHoo •dollar crop
lor tki ■rooms of Us section.
When North Carolina berries are
enjoyed at.this rate in Wash
ington. Philadelphia. Pittsbnrg,
N«w York and Boston, and
whea her tracking products for
shipment are hjr oo means lim
ited to strawberries, it becomes
•s trwe Ss kb beaoUfnl and
poetic to speak of the Old North
Statoas the garden spot of the
7bm is • lot of things that
arc mote interesting than im
portant. One of them hap
pened the other day—the reaig
aatioo of State Senator C. F.
Toms, who Uvea over a boat
Hendersonville. He had been
elected aa a Democrat and
•erved as sneh in the last Legis
lature. While nominally he was
State Senator, virtaallv his term
of ofice was at an end, for the
Governor is not Hkely to call the
Legislator* together in special
session before another body is
elected. Bat anyhow Mr. Toms
saw that in writing a letter of
resignation to tbe Governor, he
wonid have a big opportunity to
•dvertiaa his passing, and so
with a solemn dignity that could
iH restrain itself from barsting
with Joy he lovingly laid his
arms around tbe waiting waist ot
the skittish opportunity. And
then be said:
wn1
r Pi
m
JUemocntk petty to
llvt.
Tbm yon uel Wanting
better public school*, better
equipped asylums, and various
other better things, end at the
»a»e time whooping for lower
taxes. Grim as the humor seems
when a man like this calls for
"better equipped asylums" U is
to be hoped that there is nothing
portentous in the strange assort
■orot of masons he assigns (or
bis change of party affiliation.
Some )astitable complaint has
recently been made to this office
by subscribers who are dis
satisfied with the irregular de
livery of their papers by the
mails. Here is a case in point:
A subscriber living at Bessemer
City brought to The Gazette
office last Tuesday afternoon a
copy of the paper dated Friday,
April 27. "I received this from
the Bessemer office,” he said,
"about ten or eleven o'clock
this morning." He mid the
postmaster told him that the
paper did not reach bis office
naril the morning of its delivery
aod that it came in then on No.
96 from tbe South. Frankly,
we do not believe the fault lies
in tbe Bessemer City office; the
poetraester there we have al
ways found careful and oblig
ing. Nor is the fault in the
Gaatooia post office. Tbe pa
pers for April 27 were printed
early on tbe night of the 26th
and wan sent to the station in
time to bo taken op by fast mail
Mo. 99. If this train did re
ceive them papers, then U ap
pears that it took them 106 hoars
to reach Bessemer Cite sin mflea
jr.irfua--czvw . ; 'ihh u ranoa •
o* meetings at the Wesleyan
church ana are getting their
congregations warmed. They
draw large and attentive crowds.
There have been a npmber oi
conversions already and still
others are "seeking."
kr. and Ifts. William Wants,
ol Concord, were hers Sunday
visiting Mr. Wentx’s father, Mr.
k. S. Went*, and his sister,
Mrs. William Lybrand.
The Bpworth League of West
End meet for devotiooal ser
vices every Sunday.
The mall for the Loray people
la brought every day by the
earner and is given out by Mr.
Bd McFjidden who also keeps
poMage stamps and stationery.
This is s great convenience to
to the people as their mall is
handled by only one man after
it gets here. Mr. McPadden
sees after getting mail regis
tered also.
The Loray ball team will cross
bats with the McAdenville team
Saturday evening. This promises
to be a very interesting game.
Both sides have fine players sad
are confident of victory. A large
crowd of our people will attcod
the game, which will be played
on the McAdenville diamond.
The Loray grounds is not yet
ready but work is progressing on
it and it will soon be ready for
nse.
Visiting in Iradsll.
SUteTUl* LaaSaurk. in.
llr. W. I. Wnrren, formerly j
an Iredell citizen, for tbe put |
ten yean n resident of Gaston
county, arrived here Sunday to
join Mrs. Warren who bad been
visiting relatives for several
days. Mr. and Mrs. Warren
went to their old home In Shiloh
township yesterday to visit rel
atives and will leave today for
their home in Guton.
If Wat 6h4 Water.
CWloU* Obtrrvtr.
There is a good story going
the rounds to this effect: A cer
tain intemperate man went home
after a long and sour spree. His
dear wife had lost patience and
turned against him. As he stag
gered into the boose he wu
greeted with a scowl, a quick
turn and a flirt of the tail of
a disappearing skirt. The poor
follow, filled with remorse and
bad tastes, fell upon a lounge
and suffered tbe pangs of the
damned. He was so miserable
tfiat be contemplated suicide.
He bad no one to pet or love
him. But there came s turn
in tbe ride of domestic affairs.
Tbe sweet, merciful woman re
pented and went in to see her
darling. As she entered the door
she said: "Dearie, is there any
thing I can do for yon?" This
was said in such n gentle, amia
ble voice.
"Honey, yon are so sweet.
Yea, yon can give me a drink
of ice water."
Tbe water was brought and
the thirsty man enjoyed it.
"Dearie, what else can I do
for yon?” asked tbe forgiving
wife.
*Honey, give nil the children
some of die water; it la so
flood."
BESSEHE1 SCHOOLS CLOSE.
PnL Avent Will Rat Hatum
Straa* CtaaiacMni Set
maa—bthar Hama at laterssi.
'MlrwMSiaot •( tU—ll«
Bessemer City, May 1—The
commencement sermon of the
Bessemer Graded school was
preached in the Methodist church
last Sunday morning by tha Rev.
Mr, McWhorter. Hi* text eras
taken from the 8tb Psalm, the
subject of bia discourse being,
"What is man?4 Mr. Mc
Whorter is a good speaker,
handling the subject well, and
gave ns some exemplary counsel.
Prof. A vest, has taught a good
school this vear and we are very
•orry to ace him leave ns. The
children marched to the church,
the largest in front. When they
arrived at the chnrcb, the ranks
were opened and this order was
reversed allowing the smaller
cbildreu to enter the church
first.
Owing to sickness among the
pupils no concert was given.
Prof, and Mrs. J, K. Avent have
been very successful in their
work and all of the teachers are
exceptionally wood. The n«
tron* of tbe school regret that
Ur. A vest has decided not to re
turn.
Miss Lee Nicholson, of Char
lotte, who has been stenog-;
rapber for the Bessemer City!
Cotton Mills, has given up her
position here and baa returned
to her home.
Rev. J. M. Forbes preached at
tbe Presbyterian church Sunday,
making au excellent talk on the
12th chapter of Romans, Mr.
J. H. Wilkins was instslled ss
Elder, snd Mr. R. C. Ormsnd,
Descon, at this service.
Revival servicea began at the
Baptist church Sunday, but we
don't know how long they will
continue.
We are also looking forward
to the coming of the famous dog
and pony show, which will be
here in the inidat of the revival
services.
A SUNSHINE SOCIETY.
Tbc annul meeting of (b* 237
branches lo toe southern Kaw York
itntc division of the Intoraatlouxl Sun
shine society will ha bald at the Suu
■bine Hast tn Beutonhorat. Now York,
oa Wednesday. March 2). Between
aaaaloaa there wtll bo opperteulty to
Inspect too now building, which will
be uaad aa a headquarter*, nut homo
aanltartam and the ant ttalloa of the
Buotolue IIfo urlng work. Tbla atata
mooting will mark the formal opnulng
of the not and will bo the bonaewarm
ing Arrangement* for the day’* oo
tartalament are hi charge of Mrs. John
n. Tore*. Mr*. Byrou B. Mead. Mias
Anna Lou lac ilacFarlaud. wlw la co
operation with the president tutend to
malt* the housewarming a notable oc
casion in Bnuhlna gathering*.
Ill* aonthcru New York state divi
sion has cxtended an invitation to the
Long Island Council of Women'* Club*
to bold It* anunal meeting la Hay at
the Sunshine neat home A committee
fntn the council's executive board re
cutty visited BoMsooharat tn mast
representative state worker* and to
anuounoe the counclfi sceryuno*.
8 pedal eouimlttnos are preparing to
make the I-oug Island eouscil meeting
a vary auuuy gathering and to grant
the TOO guests with genuine Sunshine
hospitality. Th* aaseton* of too coun
cil will be bald In tha solarium, which.
It la expected, will be completed by
May 10, when Ik* council Burnt*, and
toe dalegatss and friends will grid am
ple accommodations for luncheon in
•packs** dining room* In tha !>***
aaant
Itw council will £e the gueat of Bus
ablne ou tb* third day of to* interuA
ttonal coovootton to be bekl at tha
Pooch mansion. Brooklyn. May 17 and
IB
Ur. and Jin. E. L. Perkin* at Terry
▼TO*. Casa, bar* to mad ortr tbalr
bcaodfal winter ban st Arou Park,
FE, to tba Interna Ilona I 8an»blu# eo
otety for a rayt boat* for tbme dmlrin*
In so nanllL They offend M for tb*
aonalnal tun of 8000. Tbroagb tba
taatramentaHty at Ooorga a Crater.
Jr, abalrawn at lb* edrleery board, a
frlaad araa fooad wbo paid (be 8000 at
«am. A roe Park la iltatted toatb at
th* center lowntbtp b florid* and
e*o talar fir rot y-Ore birr wltb wa
bl» clear ne errata! On tba larpaat
•f tbeee. L*b» LaMb E tba cottier
to UmUm Tbara am aim
E Omnia pin*, wttb
and trek»e htrwaan
Open Brvptocea E tba Br
im and add E Ike rkter
af tba b Tha park E a foraat
at Eta pfeaa E aide* the mi
Epta i beat tba tbecea af tba
leba* and a faroatta naft at trarat
bf from am to tba other E bp
at tba
wtU I
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John A. P. 81 stars, aa U-rttr
oM itutiaot of Bingham School,
wag drowned • frw days ago
while bathing in • pond Bear
Mnrphy Junction. His hone
wna not L—off, ». C.
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WORLD'S HIGHEST DAM.
VMk at OwiwnW tnlntlM
(Uww la Mi—haw dans.
No bettor exmnplu of tho tboroofb
oeee which characterises tlw work of
the United 8tatee redamatlou service
•ngiuocra In tho weet can be offered
than the com of (electing a dam alto la
Bbosiione canyon to northavu Wyo
ming. says a Washington corrsspoud
eut of the New Terk Tribune.
Tbf Shoaliom* liver at the point se
lected le to a deep canyon with prodpl
toua walla 2,000 feet high. Ajiparcutly
the stream newt Is nelld granite, it U
not the policy of the government, how
ever. to take chances, no before the
alia wag decided Ob the diamond drill
outfit vrua lowered Into the canyon. and
borings were made la tho channel.
Much to the surprise of every one, tho
drill penetrated clghty-clgbt tot of the
bowlders, sand and grarci before Sod
tug a perfoct bane. Today work la be
ing poshed rapidly ou a dim which will
lock tho coupon walls and back np
flood so tors to the amount of 300,000
acre foot. Thin stracturo will be the
bltchuat d ;nj In the world, 810 feat Its
length at the base U only ehddy-flvs
feet and on top 200 feet. It was acces
sary literally to carve a road for six
tern mil— oat of grnalts to got Into
tho canyon before actual cun*traction
could bo undertaken.
This pcojoct coutmnpInteN Iba diver
sion of a portion of the walura of Sho
al tune river and the coo struct km of an
Impounding dam at tbo bead of tbe
canyon through which tbe riser flown
When tbe project In cuuipletod It will
be poaaihle to reclaim about 173,000
acres of lrrlxablc public lands. A por
tion of this area, 122,000 ncree In ex
tent la mi llw left or north aide of the
river and 38.000 ncrc* ou tho right or
south aide, tbe wbolo being alnal sev
enty-live miles co»t of Yellowstone Na
tional (wrk, Wyoming.
Tbe soil la productive, and hay.
wheat outs, bortoy and the ha niter
vscvtublse can be produced nlnjndnut
hr with an auuile srmdv of wsisr Tlu*
hind* ik tributary to lluea of rail
way. At tho proper tliuo wboo tho
cotintnirtteu ot the project Is approach
la? completion tb«y will he thrown
open to Iiouieituid outry by boas Ode
•attlor* under the botneolmwl law* and
term* of the rwelamatton act. It la »
0 mated that water may be dolirerctt
by the *pring of 1008. Contracts for
cotmtnictkiii have been nwnrded, and
work to well under way on outlet tun
oat. temporary dlreralon work* at the
dam and the Corbett tuunrl.
CARNEGIE KI8S DELIGHTS.
ft Them* M Well as aaelhea. Ur*
llkau Wm*a Wha CM On*.
“The Carnegie kJa* Idnvee nothing to
ha dmlmr to the vanikt of Ura. J. U.
Etebberg of Atlanta, whom lip* not
Mr. Carnegie's at the roeeptlnu give*
to bla when be waa rseuaUy In At
kuxa. a*ye a special dtopateh to the
Kew York World.
"Mr. Carnegie as a tlaser to unex
celled." oonttooed Mm Ktobbaig. “The
p restore o< bie llpe oa one’* tips to
satisfying to every respect. Bla ktoo
thrill* ind at tbs nu da aaotbaa.
Ha to sot booty In ktostng. wbkb ae
cownta to o oteasore fir the dallgbt
whU.fi foOwwn the pteaaare of Ma Hpo.
Mia lark of boat* la roawvtog bis Upa
eoabtoa tbs redvtoot at bio Mas to ax
tract an that to poaslbla far oocatotiom.
Ta my dying day I aball ocror forget
tbs joyful see as Him 1 erp primmed
whilo Mr. Cerwagte’i Bps warn am aatoa.
Mr. Camagia may be old In yaara, bat
bo to Still yattog ta kto aMnty to kJao."
“Haw does lb# Canagte klaa com
pare with the Hebe an article. Mra.
Kkfibsrgr
"The Caraogla kto* to gogtolac to tbo
Baboon him hi rrery way,” said Mra
Stebbarg. *1 was kissed hy Captala
ptaM
K am
tmtlM
Wa wfll wW Tmt C**rttk
Hrfoc • wwk froa mom aatil
taw
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SPECIAL SHOWING
WASH GOODS
Including every popular weave In all
prices of Wash Goods. We believe
that we have the best selected stock
of wash and white goods ever shown
In Gastonia. Shopping In the wash
goods department Is a real pleasure,
for every fabric can be closely exam
Incd and the colors studied carefully.
NEW “CHIFFON **
DRESS FABRICS
The vogue for these soft, light weight,
clinging stuffs Is reflected In the Im
mense and beautiful display here now.
Nothing that Is desired Is missing
from this collection. The fabrics are
high quality. And because of our
very large purchase we are able to
make the prices very low. Here Is a
hint—for the spring gowns, r: ** :»
Wash Chiffon
Embroidered Batiste
Eollennes
Persian Lawss
India Llnon
French Lawns
JNO. F. LOVE
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| i If yon are wanting lo make 5
|| Paying Investments |!
7 call to see ns and let ns show the property lifted below: 1 1
% I Three lota on Franklin Avs. Extension 62)4x225, each- $200,00 4 i
4 I One 4-room house ou Franklin Ave. Extension, new and 4 I
O Clean-$750.00 2 ,
4 | One 5-room bouse on Highland Ave., water on porch.. ,.$ASO.OO 2 |
4 | One lot on Long St., 30x87, per front loot_J 15.1)0 2
4 , One 5-room house on Laundry St. near Airline St.,_4750.00 < ,
4 | Nine lots 50x200 on West side Highland Ave. These 4 I
4 I lots are high and are very desirable for homes. Each $125.00 5
!200 feet front on Marietta 9L, 300 feet from Franklin Ave, \
per front foot_____$ g oo 1
One lot on Airline St., within 13 feet ol Falls House, S 1
30x110. Very desirable location for a business Iocs- 1 1
lion, per front loot ___j 37150 4 1
One 3-room house near Loray Mills___$300.00 V I
Two lute 03)^x200 in Arlington Heights, remainder of 4 1
ten lots opened np. an ideal location for people de- § I
siring homes near tbc Arlington Mills, only_$100.00 4 ,
Ten lots on Franklin Ave. and Second St., opposite 4
Avon Mills—prices ou application. 5
Gastonia Insurance & Realty Co. I;
W. T. CANKIN, PreaMeat. I I