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mi take tkdr
hi lagiriatioo feat Ow
of us would i| we were
•horn. Then •again, it
Ipq o^j^tion
tWttha awful army of offiew
koMma would asarp the govern
wta aad pulpify the hdplcaa
P“|k awder their fetTaginoaa
calcanea, it woold ba ao mt
Aar Mr. Marios Sutler to throw
jm \ dawn by saying, "We'd
dh» SO office-holder to vets
No.no. The marrow of the
■tag tat in esy of thaaa
The moral of the ritnatlon is
this: Go alow.
The prapoakkm that the gov
ernment should buy and operate
the railroads b revolutionary.
- 1th sot whe to embark la
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revoiatioo nnleaa occeaaary to
ohtaia freedom from intolerable
political csmdhiosa.
It h not nsrasaary ior tba gov
ernment to own aad operate the
nSroada If it caa fix aad control
the rates which the railroads
■hall charge, and deter saint the
other cosdltipaa under which
they shall operate.
If the lontnoit can aad
friU lx, control, aad regulate
these rates aad conditions, then
the people have within their
naqh, without resorting to rev
Ohrtiouary measures, a sufficient
orderly remedy far all the Ills
they softer at the hands of the
railroads, though it may require
time aad the exercise ofsomc
patience to secure an effective
application of the remedy.
Again.
The government should not
tldak of buying np the railroads
except at a fair aad reasonable
price.
If it can far the price it will
pay far railroads, it cm certainly
ffx the pries' the people shall
piqr far freight aad passenger
If the government can sot fix
the price it fa to pay for the rail
roads when they are boagbt op,
tbdh we had better go slowaboat
rlciriag the trade yet awhile.
It fa a good Jime far Dem
ocrats to stand pat by the old
Jaat let Mr. Bryan go ahead
aad talk. Be is a mighty inter
esting talker. With the exception
of Tom Dixon, he fa about the
most strenuous talker that eomes
along the pike.
* Theta am lots of mighty in
tarsstiag things that we do not
take ap with, and lets of inter
ffghted tn hear hot seldom fal
low. These Interesting people
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PRECINCT CflAWRS.
Hwihll •( McAdaaTlU*—
,*ln**r* Aw,°*
-2sItt&Shss
Mmsts. S.Jt. Robinson, 8. N.
23w£*.ft23£t£Sr:
number Of chances in polling
town « McAden
.«**** *•■ heretofore been
a pact of the Lowell precinct
was made a separate precinct to
*** iSCQr^ont€ limits of
the town. The town ball is to
i***!*^ Place. ™
The Polling place of Carpen
£*_* Preciaet was changed from
chsoeft” * More to Lander's
polling place of Gastonia
No. 2 was changed from Ragao's
More to E. P. Rankin iCo'i
Kort*
.JfV *°S“d**1®* oi tk* Sontk
Pwnt precinct were changed in
OTf*r toJ[|ve the precinct more
eotws. The precinct is bounded
as follows:
Beginnhig at Union precinct
Une on Catawba Creek, et the
point where the present South
Point precinct Hoe touches said
c**Mtaadr»n up said creek to
covered bridge, cross said creek
to UnioounL Lowell road, along
•crota « branch on Hanna’a
plantation, thenc* down aaid
branch to Dew Hart creek,
down aaid creek t» Son th Pork
nw rad along Sooth Pork to
Catawba river. Thrace with
present Hne to beginning.
Tbe registration books will be
^>en twenty days, inclndlng four
Saturdays, closing on Saturday
prevtons to election day which
8tb day at November.
The tickets are to be the same
nra aa those used In last elec
Th* following are appointed,
the lint named for each precinct
to be register, the other two
lodges of election:
a~-w-s
HS,tTr5c&.G*~*jQ
Bearamer—J. T. Oates, B. L.
Proneberger, A. O. Gantt.
T. Connell.
Edgar Davenport. John AUen.
Carpenter's— iL L. Carocnter
L. H. Stay SylWS, sSS -
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Dilling—J. L. Manaey, J.
Thomas McGill, T. L. Payne.
Gastonia No. 1—M. H. Shu*
ford, B. T. Morris. J. N. Hanna.
Gastonia No. 2—8. P. Ran*
kin, A. C. Stroup, W. M. Robin
son.
GleunW. W. Hill, J. J.
Wilson, Barnett Dixon.
Kiser’s—Caleb A. Kiser,
Jacob Kiser, S. L. Kiser.
Lowell—Thai. Rankin, S. J.
Gaston, B. A. Teague.
McAdcnville—J. N. Roberts,
R. H. Merritt, O. W. Rumfclt.
MtiHolhr-W. B. Rutledge,
P. B. Lentz, M. W. Abernethr.
Stanley—C. P. Smith, V. A.
Lineberger. Tbos. Cannon.
Point—G. B. Stowe.
W. R. Ford, Joe Ford.
_,Uok»n—J. R. Henderson, W.
T. Pord, R. B. Johnson.
No. 2
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PRETTY DESIGN FOR COTTAGE
Broad and Steady Front Plaza One of Its Feature*.
Bsttenatad Cost 11.773.
-r™*r rioo* flam. ooond tuoom flam.
. * ****7 ****** ****—****•*»»•» hnra wrap trad plane aooaa
** iroot tti t load aloptni toot mchlng oat or or the plana. Tttn are tear
**—.——V.1* **• •»* Bow «nd three room* tn tbe tecoad door. Hie upper
*••*“ «*eboaaal« abbwled. tower partlea aided. Mated «p in colon, tbla
J**** * ’■I ttdaedw daettn. It* entrance la la tbe center, and aacb of
***** Breat raw baa a alee dnplace: aleo tbe dining room and aacb at tbe
two abandon. Tbla bora la wall adaptad ta a warm dlmate. bat e a
bara tor a^p laoaOao. dlae dd by 10 feet Coat tLTm.
GLENN l baxtom.
by TtlayktM.
Lin wood College is now on
the rural line known as the
Bradley line, and may be called
by phone direct from the Gas
tonia office. Of course this
makes the Lin wood connection
free to all Gastonia subscribers.
Hitherto Lin wood bo been on e
long distance line and tolls were
charged for each call.
WH1 fle to MeeresrUla.
KooravOle BatcmtM.
Mr. W. L. Cook, of Gotonia,
bo bought a half interest in the
business of I. M. Deaton, and
the sew firm name will be
Deaton & Cook. They will run
a general Hvery and sale stable.
Mr. Cook formerly lived in
Mooresville. bnt ho been in
the livery business at Gastonia
far the past three years.
Lenoir bad a destructive fire
Wednesday morning, originating
in the drykiln of Builder*’ Sup.
ply Company. This company
lost *15.000, Mr. J. V. McCall
being the largest stockholder.
The Coffey Wagon Company al
so suffered. The total loo is
about *20,000, leas *4,000 in*
m *
lodge Jostles wrote nut the
tasaen for a Jury to tTy a ease
on and seat that great bul
wark af freedom oat of the
Union county court bouse to
find a verdict. As toe jury did
not return aa soon as toe lodge
expected, ha sent a runner to
Athletics la Kaasan Is Gaod.
Why ran athletics into the
BTpond? Boys need to be
bright, happy and healthy.
They work and study better if
they are so. Athletics Jn It*
proper place and If wisely con
ducted, not only develops the
saves
Doctor s bills and keeps the
mind clear, bat it has a religions
value, in as much as it makes
boys pare in thought and more
msnlv in every way. At the
Bingham school, near Mebane,
N. C., it is emphasized for the
above reasons nod many health
ful sports are enjoyed. The In
stitution publishes an interest
ing catalogue, containing full
information which will be sent
free upon a postal card request,
addressed to Preston Lawis Gray,
B. I#., Mebane, N. C.
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or to ooiromoM or Tint
Citizens Naflonaf Bank,
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BOOKS FO« PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Ttw List Itrlaad, S bowing Kn>
coni Row Adaptiaas, and
Pricaa.
The State of North Carolina
Text Book Commission has
given ont a statement of the ex
change and contract prices of
text-books for aw in the public
schools ol the State, under the
provisions of the textbook
adoption made a few days ago.
Briefly stated it follows:
Orthography—A Spelling
Book (Foast Griffin), exchange
price 7 cents; contract price,
15 cents.
Reading—Graded Classics,
first reader (doth,) exchange
prices, 10 cents; contract price
20 cents; second reader (doth),
exchange price, 13 cents; con
tract price. 27 cents. Classics.
Old and New, third reader
(cloth), exchange price, 17
cents; contract price, 33 cents;
fifth reader (clotn), exchange
Srice 17 cents; contract price,
5 cents.
Arithmetics—Colaw & El
wood’s primary (cloth), ex
change price, 12 cents; con
tract price, 24 cents. Colaw &
Dnkes intermediate, (cloth), ex
change price, 12 cents: con
tract price, 24 cents. Colaw &
Blwood’s advanced (doth), ex
change price, 22 cents; con
tract price, 44 cents. First
book in Business Methods
(Rand & McNally, publishers),
GO cents.
..Agriculture for Beginners, by
Hill, Bnrkett & Stevens, price 80
cents.
Geography—Maury ’a Element
ary, exchange price, 20 cents;
contract price, 40 cents. Maury’s
new complete (cloth), exchange
price, 40 cents; contract price,
88 cents.
Language Lessons—Hyde's
two book course in English,
Book 1, exchange price 13 cents;
contract price, 25 cents. Smith’s
Onr Language, Book 2, ex*
change price, 17 ceata; contract
price, 54 cents.
Bnebler’a Modem Bngtlah
Grammar, contract price, 35
ccnta.
History—White’s Bcginncr’a
History of United States, ex
change price 20 cents; contract
frice, 40 cents. Chamber's
iigher History of United States,
pnce 70 cents.
Physiology —Culler’s First
Book, exchange price, 12 H
cents; con tract price, 25 cents.
Culler a Second Book, exchange
price 17J< cents; contract price,
35 cents. Caller’s Third Book,
exchange price, 22% cents;
contract price, <5 cents.
LOON8 HATCHED IN SU IT CASH
A taw days ago two loan egg* van
raattag on tba watar aoakad platform,
wblcb ana wared an tba requirement*
«* * naat hi a email lafea aaar Oaorglaa
Bay. Oat. Canada. Attar dlacovary
■any people del tad M. and tba motbar
laoa apparently (Hearted bar aggA
laavtag them damp aad eold oa tba
aagnr laaaaa, aaya tba Maw Tort Pol
laa ■. Vaall af CoUunboa, O, put
tbam la a draaa aalt caa* and brought
than t* Raw Tork. On raarbtng a
botal ba was aatnnbbad to baar aousda
coming from hi* bag, and. It being
cpcaad. a duffy black loon chick tum
blad out and aeramblad about oa tba
arptt
Tba a* an ad *gg waa pipped. and tha
aan morning, badag nothing but
amikmaion rind to oCa* tba maw,
which It did not aa«m to nUak, Mr.
Toall carried hi* coUactlon to tba cura
tor of Wrda la tba aaetogleai park In
tha Bronx.
*bar# chirk number ooe waa gtran a
r»d larks In a tab of watar and n
hearty most of lieu flab, and chick
number two waa helped out af kb
at*U Bath war* thriving recently and
waw batag doacly wa Irked, tha oppor
tunity being a unlqo* on* for teatlng
the development of tba varlvua tnaOncta
af thad* biida whim, barlngmavar aaan
their parent*, of court#, learned noth
ing and knew nothing of wild loon Ufa.
>*» call. «r loon ways
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PURITY
In the home aud in rdtira*
tion produces noble wen
and women.
Onr greater Colleges use
Stleff planes exclusively
because they src musically
Pure.
In the home a Stleff pl«
•oo la an emblem of purity
in musical refinement and
proof of an artistic taste.
Only artistic Standard
sol-1 direct. Write to-day
for prices and terms.
CHAS. M. STIEFF,
Muulactuiw ot the pi
ano with the iml ton*.
SOUTHERN WAREROOM.
5 Wool Trad* StrMt,
Chariot to, N. C.
C. H. WILMOTH, Manager.
REGISTEREDJERKSHIRE
IIPtOVE TOUR SIOCI OF R06S
Oar full-registered Berkshire
Boer just received from Biltnore
Perm ready for service.
Thoroughbred pigs for sale.
SPRINGDALE FARM,
L r. MASSY A CO.. Sr»a«..
LOWELL, N. C.
A BU Shipment el Hides.
Clkar latte OtSTW. Stb.
Messrs. Yarborough & Bel
linger yesterday shipped to East
ers tanneries, three solid car
loads of skins, valued at $22,000.
In tbe shipment there were about
5,000 skins, their combined
weight aggregating 150,000
pounds. This is the largest sin
gle shipment of its kind ever
made by a Carolina firm.
George Stokes, ft negro in
dicted for peddling jewelry
without license, got tbe better
of Solicitor Hammer in Rowan
court one day last week. He
claimed be made bis own
jewelry and tbe solicitor de
manded proof. Whereupon the
negro made a ring in the court
house, fully demonstrating his
contention, and tbe case was
dismissed.
Corn Mill
and
Cotton Gins
For Sale!
Two new 00-saw gins with
feeders, one new press with
steam packer, one elevator,
one corn mill, one 20-horse
power boiler and Liddell en
gine. In fine running order
and up-to-date. Reason /or
selling, a change ol bus!
ness. Apply at once for
terms to
L. A. Holland,
Dallas, N. C. rtle4
sggg—s=ge—ei r ■ Eggaeaeeg
I
A number one good bleach A real good Toilet Soap,
Doaseatic worth 6f4 cents. three cakes to the bo*.
On sale this week at, C- Worth 23c. On sale I
per yard,_^ at, per bo*,-■
A real pretty qaality of 30-lnch Dress Ginghams hi
white mercerised Madras, pretty petteraa, fast colors,
worth 10c sad 23e. worth 10c, oar price. 01*
oar pries per yard_per yard,
I Lucas Company
•alia It for Lom
OASTONIA, t» North Carolina
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