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Vol. XVI. g«i .■ .... Gastonia, N. C„ May 30, 1895. —__ _ iiarmiss:} No 22. I He SIGN OF THE FOUR. By CONAN DOYLE. THIS STORY WILL BE CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK. " 'LUtento noc, mhtb.'sald the taller and fiercer of tho pair, t}»e one whom they called Abdullah Khau. ‘Yon muei either be with ua uc’v or yoo moat be allmeed forever. The thlmr Je too freet a one l«r tu to heeltate. SUhor you are heart and aool with oa I rmn> to iukd otmuuic tu* qatowa*. «m yoor oath on tho crow nt the Chriv Mana, or your body this night ahall be thrown into the dltuh and we shall paaa over to our brothers In the rebel There ie no middle tvny. Which ie It to be. death or life? \Yc •an only give yon three mlnntoe to decide, far tlso time la passing. and all toast he doee before the ran ude come •fain.' " 'Dow can I dccHef «.!U I. 'You hare not told mo what yon want of sna. Bat 1 tell yon now that If tt le anything against the safety of tho fort 1 will hare no track with It. *> pan can drive home your knife end welcome.' '• Tt U nothing egainst tho fort.' eaid be. 'We only a»k you to do that which poor countrymen corse to thL. land f->r. We eek yoa t > be. rich. If you will he one of a* thU night, wc will swear to you upon the naked Irnifo, and by tho threefold oath which no Sikh was ever knows to break, that yon shall have yoar fair share of the loot. A qnarlur of the treasure ahall be yours. We can aay no fairer.' iinr wnai is we rrcasnrr. uiear I uked. ‘X am aa rjarly to be rich as tot earn be. If yon will but show mo now It can bo dona ’ "’You rwcar, then.' said ho, Tiy the bocos of yoor father, by the honor of j your mother, by the eras* of your faith, j to raise no hand and apeak no v/urd against uv either now or afterwards?’ j “‘I will ssqyar It.' I answered, 'pro vided that the fort is not endangered.' I “ Then my comrade end I will swear ; that JOT shall have a quarter of Uin treaaarc, which shall be oqually illvklsd among the four of us’ " There are but three,' mid I. " ‘No; Dost Air her mnr.t here Ills share lYe can tell the tale to yon whila see await thorn. Do yon stand at the gate, Mahomet Singh, and glre notice of their coming. The thliig stands thus, Sahib, and I tell It to you because I know that an ruth la binding upon a Kcringhee. and that we may trust yon. Had yon luen a lying Hin doo. though yiro had sworn by nil the gods In their fabse temples, you:* blood sronld hare been upon the knife, oral your body in the wator. lint the ?ikh knows the Englishman, and the Eng lishman knows Uio Sikh. Hearken, then, to whr.t 1 have to nay mars M a ntjnn In the northern provtaoe* who has much wealth, though his lands are small. Mnch has oam* to him from hts father, sad more still he ha* sot by himself, for U* It of a low nature nod boards his gold rather than spend It When tho trouble* broke out ho would be friends both with the lion end the tiger—with tho Sepoy and with the company's rsj. Noon, boweror, it seemed to him that the w hite inea'e day wae come, for through all the laud he could hecr of nothing bat tlioir death end their orer'.Kro-.v Tot. lie 103 a careful man. Ho mode «nrh plnnitHst, eorao whnt might, half «t lesiitof his treasures would be loft to him. TUut which *u In gold end silver ho kept by him In the ruelta of hU palace, but the most preobni* otonoa end tlie ehotecat pearls that he had he put In an Iron bo* and aunt It by a tru'.ty eervaat who, under tho guise of a m*i • chant, should take it to the fort at Agra, there to Uc until t'.ie land Is at pence Thus If the rebels won lie would have Ms money, but If the ovunpsny aonqser hU Jewels would lie saved to him. Having time divided hie board be threw hlmsti'f I a to thn cm< erf the fc*poye. ctacu the/ wro strong upon bis border* Tly doing title, mark you. sahib, him property boeomts the doe of those who bare boon trun to their salt Tuu prrtctmen n~»;iiant. who traroli nn««r the union cf Aelt-eet, I* bow In ttio city of Aprs nn l rto •trni to gtiin M» w»y Into the fort, lie ha* with litm »« lro<M!!«£ cnoipa.iim tny faator-hrotlier l.'u/t-Aklwr, win* know* 111* *wrrct fjott-A.tlmr hn* promlwil thU ulwM to lantl lilre to » d<l*-po*trro of the fort, molha a rh j'rn thU on* for hlr pwi p Hero bi will •ota* pro**«Ur *nil here he will ■ail Ms hornet Muyli on', raywlf Mvnlt taiy Mm The plm > ’i I <• ly. rael n->no •ball know of hi* o*iiti1i 'I ir w n-Ul •ball know of the m tvh.it!v <*.• • U. 10: no geora, tmt Um jjruat utn'in it Um rujuU shall ba divided among u. What soy you to It, sahlbT* “In Worcestershire the llfo of a man seems a great nod a aaerod thing-, but it is very different when there Is Are aod blood nil round yon and yon have '•on card to meeting death at every torn. Whether Aclimet the roorchant lived or died was a thing as light as air to me. but at the talk about the treaa um my lu urt turned to it, and l thought of wlmt I might do In tha old onuntry 1 with It, and how my folks would stare when they saw their ne'er-do-well eom , lug buck with his pocket* fulJ of gold motdoroa. J had. there?jro, already made up my mind. Abdullah ICbnu. however, thinking that I imitated, proeacd the matter more closely. " • Consider, sahib," said he, ‘that If this man is taken by the commandant he will be hung or ahot. and his jewel* taken by the government, so that no man will n* a rupee the better for them Notv, tJucc we do U»c taking of him, why should we not do the reat ns os w ell? The jewel* will be a* well a Sth u* aa In the company's coffer*. There will be enough to make every one of us rloh men and great chief*. No one ran know about the mutter, for hnre we are out off from all men tl hat could la* Wtter for the purpose? Suy a^ain. then, salilb, whether you 4r* with ua, or If wo most look upou you aa an enemy.’ '”1 am with yon heart and #oul " said L it la ^ell, Ik* kMwtrrd, humllnj hack my firelock. Ton see that wc trnat you. for your word, like ourb, is not to hr broken \Vc hare now only to wait for my brother and the men oluuik' " ‘JVe» your brother know, than, of what yon will dof I asked '"The plan la his. He bat devised it We will jo to the gate and share the watch with Mahomet blngh.' 'The rain was atlll falling steadily, for It was Just the beginning of the wet season, ttrown heavy clonda wore drifting across the nky. uni It wak bard to ucr more tUau s stono-va*.! A deep uioat lay In fromt of our door, but the water was in places osorly dried np. and It could easily be crosred. Items strange to me to lx> (landing there with those two wild l*caj»ubecs wait ing for the man who was coming to hit death. -•onuucuiy ray eye canola the glint of* shaded laulcru at the other lido of the inout. It vanished among the mound-heaps, sad than appeared again coaniag slowly in our direction. " ‘Here they to-!' T exclaimed. ’’’Yoa will challenge him, anliib, aa nnnal,’ whispered Abdallah. Hltvr him no cause fur fear. Send ns in with him. und wo r.hnll do the rest while yon stay here cm guard. Have tho hen tern ready to uncover, that we may be sure lliltl it la Indeed tlie man.’ “The light had dickered onward*, now stopping and now advancing, un til I coaid see two darle figure* upon the other able of the moot. J let llicm Scramble down the sloping bunk, splash through the mire, and climb half-way up to the gat*, before I cliollenprcl them ’• 'Who goen ttiorer said I in a sub dued video. “ ’l’Viencla,'cs»tn« the answer. I ecu* oovured my lantern and threw a flood of light »i*>n them The flrsl wns an enormous Kilch with a black beard which rwept nearly down to lcU cem> ou-rbund. Outside of a slior-v 1 leave nover seen so tall a man, The other wn« n littlo fat, round fellow, with a flic at yellow turban, and n bundle la hi* hand, done np la a shawl. He accrued to bo all in a quiver with fear. “WHAT MAW you W TVZ MlTTOTJlT 1 AAUtD. for hi* Itand* terltohad u M ha hml tha • (mo. and hie hood kept turning to left nod right with two bright llltlo twinkling oyaa, like a mow* when ho eentnrea out from hit lioln. It gave mo Ilia oh II la to think of killing Mm. but l thought of tha treaanra, anil my i heart tel aa hnrd at. a flint within me. 'V lien h« a* u toy whita faoo ha gore a little oVurup of Joy and came running hp torrnede me “ ‘Your protection, aaliih,' ha pantart —'yonr protection for the unhappy mrrrhnrt Aohmrt 1 bare traveled aero in HoJ|»-join;ia that I might erek the ahell.-r of the brl at Agm. I haco Imnn robbed end br.atrn no*l nlwhl hoenneo 1 have been tiio friend of tha eornpany It la u bWr.il olgh* th'.a . d b jn lam once more In aafety -I and | my poor pnaruaalou, ' I “ 'What have yon In (ha Wdlar I aaknd. '"An Iron box,' he i&iwend, ‘which contain* on* or two little fatally mat ter* which are of no Talus to other*, but which | should b* sorry to lose. Vet X sm not a beggar; sad I shall ra rvsrd you. young sahib, and your gov ernor also, if bo will gles m* the shel ter I ask.' "I ounld not trust myself to sneak longer with the man. The more 1 looked at hi* fat, frightened face, the harder did it aostn that ws should slay him In cold blood. It was best to gat It oier. " Take him to the mala guard,' mid 1- The two Sikh* closed In upon him , ou each skis, and th* giant walked be-1 hind, while they marched In through tli# dark gateway. Merer wae a mma so compassed round wllii death. 1 re malnad at th* gateway srith the lan tern. "I oould hoar the mcMarod tna^ ot thrlr footsteps sounding through the lonely corridors. Suddenly tt -isirfl. end 1 beard rule**, end e scuffle, with tltc sound ttf blows. A moment later thore came, to my horror, e rush oi footsteps oomlng la my dlrocttou, with the load breathing of * raw lug men. 1 turned my lantern down tbs long, straight passage. s«l then was tha fat man, running like the wind, with a smear of blood scram »N fao*, and cloao at his heels, boundln 'he a tiger, the groat black-bearded Ah, with a knife flashing Id hla hand. I here nowr reen a men ran so fast as that little merchant He was gaining ou the Hlkh, end I could see that If he onoe passed me and got to the often sir he would sees himself pot My heart softened to him, bnt again Use thoighft of hla treasure turned me herd « bitter. T cast my Airlock between hie logs as he raeed past, and ks rolled twloc over like a shot rabbit be ha could Stagger to hla feel the Sikh was upon him. sad buried kls knife twice In hla side. The men never ottered moon nor moved muscle, but lay where he had fallen. I think myself that he may have broken bis nook with the fall. You see, gcntlemoa, that 1 sea keeping my promise. 1 am telling yoe every word of the business lust exactly as H happened, whether It U In ray favor or noL" He stopped and held out his man acled bands for the whisky and water which Holmes had brewed for hlws For myself. 1 oonfea* that I had now conceived the utmost horror of the man. not only for this cold-blooded Winces in which he had been con cerned bet even more tor the sods whet flippant and careless way In which he narrated it Whatever pan ishmeat woe in store tor him. 1 felt thatbc might expect no sympathy from Of- HhrrlosV Uninwa smj MS with their hands upon their knees, deeply interested In the story, bat With the same disgust written opoo their faoea lie may have observed It, far there was a touch of defiance In hie voice and manner as ha proceeded. It was all very bad, no doubt," mid bo "I should like to know How many follows In mj shoes would huso re fuw.ll a share of this loot when they knew that they would Have their threet* cut for their pains. Betides, it wt* my lifo or his when oaoe ho waain tha flirt. If ha had got out, tha wholu business would hare oerma to light, and I khoold hare been eourt-martlnlad and shot as lllt«ly as not; for people wore not very lenient nt n time like thut." "Goon with your story," said Holmes, •hortlr. "Well, we oarried him In, AWtwti.a Ahlskr and 1. A fine weight he was, too, for all that he was ao short. Me hornet Singh was left to guard the door. Wa took him to a plaee which the Hllihs had already prepared. It waa some distance off, where a winding paw sage leads to a great empty hall, tha brick walla ol which were all crumbling to pieces. The earth Boor had sank in at one place, making a natural grave, so wo left Aclimet the merchant there, having Bret covered hum over with loose briclca. This done, we all waat back to the treasure. "It lay whor* ho had dropped It who* h« wu tret attached. The bos was the asm which now 11m open upas yoor table. A key wma hang by • allban eord to that carved handle apn« Uio top. W* opened It, and the light of the lantern gleamed a poo a enUeo tlon of grata soch a* I have rand of and thought about when I wan n little Lad at Perxhore. It waa blinding to look upon them. When »r* had touted our oyea wo took them all out and made a list of them. There were one hundred and forty-three diamonds of the Aral water, including one which has been enllad, I believe, -the Groat Mogul,' and I* aald to be the aeeond large** •tone In oxlstenoe. Them there were ninety eevrn very Ana emerald*, and one hundred sod seventy rubies none of which, however, wore small. There were forty anrbuneles two hundred and Un mpphlree, stsiy-ono agates and a greatqnantlty of brryla, onyxes, cats' eyes, turquoises and other stone*, the very unmet of which I .lid not know at the time though 1 have become more familiar with them «ntoc. Ikwldee this, there were nearly three hundred very Ane pearls twelve of which were *et In a gold coronet, lly the way, them last had been taken out of the chest and were not there when I re covered It Anar we had smutted nnr treaeuraa WC pot them bask lato tha cheat and carried them to the yafbway to ahow them to Muboowt ftlnyh Then w* aolctraily renewed our oath to aland by each other and be Iran to rmr roerrV We affroad to ooneenl our loot In n «»fo placa antll the country ahould bn at poami **aln. a ltd then to divide It oajuaUy o>noby oureelrea Thera acme no tu dlrldlny U nt percent, foe U renaa of Mwh ealna ware laud upon m It would cauaa euaplolon, and thaen wo* no privacy In the fort nor any place where w» could keep thetn Wi carried Pie box, there for », Into tha anroe hall whore wo had buried tha | body, end there, under aartala brtahn I In the bcatproaarmd wall, wa Made a hollow. %o4 pnt otp l|W W« mm* **•7 <* aa, M at at w • that hat la h my US ilaaJ ■r Ua a Cot. I aa4 ■ it. ■ Ua t3 haar if* “■ JwwSfteK# toZ fAdwtUMH tow to to* tto*tow—a tr—ty bm. Ttoy m si iSHH Wt tohawi wtad hia toTwd to tel *27*4 “*uto hia toll**. llewaat -twhto to-jal^t.mi., togte. M> trace of to him a* •boat K to a who Woaght^K to wu qatekly atada, — _ , 4to»»arad. Ttoa at tto vary want tto^wa thoagbt that all two *ete wa wa*a aQ foar aeiaad mi toeaght to trial oa a chore* at MM 1 - T mi ■J told tto fate that alfht. aad tto (earth toeeamto was toowa to to*, to— to aowyaay of tto wardered an. Hot a word aboet tto J*rt*.rrr_"»•* «b* %«. **■ tb. ra)ab tod boaa ■»-|m..i n| Irtna oat «f Iadla;aoao eaTtod any yartloalar t-tote-t la thaw. far. waa ai-riy ato oat aad it waa etrtala that wa fcroat eU bate toaa "•“"“d la It Tb* am Wa got pe»*l wrritod* for Ufa, —d I wai M» toaaadto death. Itoagb mj wataaaa wm tftrrwmrd falo tk« MIH MM tbM flkfira “It waa rattor a qeert wsltloa that wa foond oaiaelrea la ton. Ttora "• awte au Mi . u./*—to tto lew —• with praohma little luiaffwlifr tlog oot ogaio. wto wa eaab bald a teorat which wight tort gat taah ad wt la a pateoa if wa aoald aaly tor* mm it* we of It. It woe eaoafh to wake a waa cat hla heart eat to tore to ataad *b* hkk aad tto aaf od rrrry aettv Jwb la oAee. to tow ties to eat sadf water to drtak. wtoa that fwgaoaa fortna* waa toady to him oataide. tost welting to be globed ep. Haight tore drlrea aw wadi bat I wa* always a pretty atabbora oaa. aa I Jaat told aa aad Md*d my tie**. « ■« » —to haw* «me. I waa itiaH *r«m Apia to Xadraa, aad from that* to Hair 1.1 la the Aadaamaa Itat are vary few white ooariete at thla wttlmut, aad, aa I had behaved wall from the bit, I •ooafamad myeelf aeertofprtrlleped P«aoa. I waa plrea eh*t laHope tmra, which te e email plane oa the elope, of Mooot Harriet, aad I waa left pretty m»eh to hjnlt It le » dreary, ferrr •trtehoo place, aad aO heroad ear little elearlape waa tafmted with wild eemrl aatirea, who were rmdy eaooph to blow a poteoaad dart at aa If they mw a ehaaee. There wee dipping aad' dttehtap, aad yarn pleating. aad a doeea other thlape te ha Oeue, aa we were bo»y enough «U dayi thoaph la the erealnp we had a little time to our •elrea Amoap other thlaga, I learned to dimam drape for the eurpeom, aad pinked ap a Battering of hk knowl edge. AU the time I we* oa the look out for a ehaaee of eaaape; hut it la hundred* of mllas from eay ether laad, end there U little w aa wtad k thoee ■••at *o It wee a WrrlMjr dHBeult Jab to pet away. "The eorpeaa. Da fcwmtoa, area a Met, eportiep yoaap ehap, aad the other jnnap oHeere weald meet h kh roomaof aa iriekip aad play aarda The mrpery, where I med te malm am mJ drupe, wee east te hie dt dap-room, with a inll wtadow betweea aa Often, UTI felt iieiinme I ml to term oat the lamp la the mrpery, aad thee, ■Madtap there, I eoeld hear their talk aad watoh their play- 1 M lend of a hand at oarda afim, “d It waa al moet aa pood aa harlep oae to watoh the other*. There wee Maj. Mini to. Dept. Moretoa end Idem. Bromley Brown, who were in emntef of the ■* tire tronpa ead there wa* the ear |W» hlmeetf, aad twoer three prlaoa oMeta, oraftp eld head, who glared a ■ke *iy eaJe fama A vary map little party they aaad to malm. "•11, ton waa wu wUah *«ry no* rtnak mm, Mi dut waa that wililto aaa4 »h«r» to taaa aad Uta oMUaaa to wta. Mad, I toil an that tor, w aaytMap tortatr. bat « H WM. Tbaaa prtaoa «hapa bad daaa UMIa alaa thaa play rarta nw liar, thay had baaa at tha Aadaaaaa. aad thajr kaaw aaab attaa*a paaa to a potat. wh(U tha attar* )aat ptarad to paaa to* ito aad thraw ttatr aaada dowp anyhow. Wpht after ataht *ha aoldiara poa ap rooaar an, aad tha poorar thay pat tha worn ham thnr war* to ptay Ma> "holt, rath hardaothU. Ur orrd to par la notes *•« pold at bit. hat aooa M aaaw to aatoa •XhudtadlhtMf not Ha aotoa ttaaaa waali wta for a few iaala, teat toptaa hlaa taart. aad tha, tha took woald aat la taddt hfca taaraa thaa •to. An day ta waato wuto ,bnt a• hlaah aa thaadw, aad ha took to drtahtatf a 4a«l non thaa waa paad tor hlaa. "Owaatohtta teat traa tea* haapltp tin* usual. 1 wu «lttlay la my hut wfca* ha and Oept Woman —nT stamUlaf atoay «■ the w v to tbalr ^motors. They wan boaom friends, thaw two, and mover hr apart The ten)ar was ravim ahost hie Laaeai ‘■•If. ail ep,Homan,’ ho .« ... w they pnaaod my hat *1 ahaU Walo^mdU my papers. I mm a “‘Vormomaa, old ahapT mid Uw other, alapptap him mpoa the shoulder. hade nasty fcoar myself. het That wna all I eould hoar, bet It was •month to «at aw thiakfey. -A ooopla of day. later Mej. 8holto wee strolllaf on the hraohi so I took tha ahaaaa of to him. _‘7I| **** u Tomr mdvtee, major. . ■y-1’ wk*t ■****■ ha mid. Uhley kla ih.rtDt from Ms Hpa “** wasted to art you. ilr.‘ mid I. who is the proper perron to whom hid den treasure ahoeld b« handed over. I haow ehtre half a mUUea worth lira, ***• ** * w«J»t«wHmya.M,I tboepht »*• °*al 1 «»*w waarfbe to head H over to the proper “**” Pwhapa they •°ydyat my aaateam ahorteaed tor Jiauamuium, «aur be gaepad, lootdaghardat mm tew If I wae la * '?***? — h» Jewel* tad l» Has there rwd; for anyone. Aad the queer thing a boat It la that tha real owner ie outlawed and cannot boU property, ao that it belong* to the But Mnatr.' **“»o government, Small,' he atam government.' Uut be aald Ufa a halting feahfau. and I know la my teart that I ted god Urn " T" *W»k lb**. «lr, that J ahoeld give the information to the governor Kmamnir aaU I, quietly. “ 'Well, wall, you moat not do any thing raah, or that yeti might repeat. 1-1 hoar all about It, NmU. Give ■t tkt fMilt1 “I told him the tsbtde alary .with email •baagoe ao that be aoold sot identify the plane*. When I had flnlahad ha •teod atoah etui and feu of thought. I -tfimniT “l warn to iiti room Airvicm, w. m. " eoald m by tha twitch nf hi* Up Uu( thar* was a druggie going on within him. - ‘This i* n mj important matter, SanU.' ha nil, at lari. Too mat not mjr a word to anyone about it, and 1 •hall ae* jom again soon.’ [oovrurrxD vxxt win.] Mr. Ida McLeodoa, of tha riant Syrians, Montgomery. Ala., haa far •tahad tha M*nufact*r*r,' Bacont wlUi a detailed statement of tha probata* shipments of watermelons arrr that road and iu btanohe* this season, •howto* that tha present outlook in dioataa a total of orar 10,000 carloads. Than ara 21,900 acrra along that line In watermelon* tola aeasoo, tha largm aoraagearar reported. Tbaaa 10.000 oatfcmda anil rap manat about 19.000,000 melons. Tbaaa fhaU gin anaaa idea of tha darctopmant of Um trucking himtaaaa In tha Sauth and lu raution to railroad IraAc. In banting cotton 10.000 carload* would represent about 800.000 bales, or the product of 1,000. 000 to 1,80000# acraa on tba gouaral aeaaags of about ooe-thlrd to ooebelf a Mo per core; or, In riber words, 22.000 a was to smtenaelone yield ac Tauaz.V2Lz Add to the 10,000 oar* along this one ■yrian Urn prodaotlnaa of watormeioua at Other point*, the thousand* of oars of penchoa which win go North trom 'Jeorgta this year, tha aolld Iratatoad* dap aflar dap of strawberries aid otlwr rralta and eagriablm from many parts of tha Booth, and tha magnitude of llua Industry—a growth of recant years—can be oppreeUted. Thto bttsi Maa means that within the next fa* years Um fruit and mat bet gmdaa Imalnaa* of the South, now bringing Into this motion at Mat (80.000,000 a year, wlU amount to SUMobjOOor more, with a stead; hwmaae pair after year. 1 Onrt. ** "U*‘,lU* IMMim MlUoanv apeaklae, tbe U lilted 8tat« ftepcwwe Ooerte Meed* three Hapabhoa »e Oray, Brewer and Shlraa —d two Deoaoersti— Fuller and Field—agelest tbe ooretltotkmelltr •f the Inooeae lei, and two ltrpoblt oaoa—Hartaa and Brwwa—and two Damoarata—Jaefcatm and XThtie—la faeer of ft. litMawaetMw. Mr. J. H. Cobh, yaWlalief of the Mirror, at Aoobtoa, K. Y., aayv “far nearly two rears tha Mirror Kaa baaa oaWW.lt>* the adrarUarawnU of (JbaaahaHatah Biaaallaa A few days a*o tha writes wae sajfortn* fma a bowel t roe We aad resorted to an eld rawody whioh did ooa pro re rWeaelsoa deadly ha triad Gt.aaabariate’a dalle. Ohaiara aad Diarrhoea Baaaedr aad two daaaa dll the beelneea, shook Is* H «***—£ DraggChi! 67 OWIU‘T * mwjuiatmi hm wu’jm mmw. At a conference of the wcatlve ootuntUre of tbs DrrooeraUo party of North Carolina, held la llileigii, May aotu, 1883, tlM following resolutions warn adopted aod ordered to be pub lished; let. That the eocacutire oommlttee of tha Democratic party of tho gtuU of North Carolina, actlug and speak log for and In balialf of Urn party, ra publlah, ratterata and etaplinsts* the declaration of tlis iwrty made In the State convention, August 8, 189*. In favor of Uia free and nollnrlted coin age of silver at tba ratio of 19 to 1_ W. That time and prearing ereula have proven tha wisdom of this latest declaration of the party eu this all-ab sorbing question, nod we apps*! to the Democratic press and people of tba Mate to give it thair loyal, open and up see Its support. era. That in advocating the free Mid unlimited coinage at silver by the government of tbs United States, we are not asking any favors or oouers aiooa from My one, but are el an ply go mending that the gieet wrong done the meaaee of Ike Anted a, u people by the Uepnldicanparty In 1873 be undone and that silver be raetoml to the pied. Uon it oeeapled from the foundation of oar government up to the perpetiw Uon of that gnat Etepublieen crime. 4th, That In cor Judgment tiiu im mediate resumption of the free aud unlimited coinage of silver by the govern iueut of tlio United Slates, as It exlsled prior to 107:1 without waiting i owe moment (or the co operation, ai<d without rofereocr to the conduct ur policy of any astlou on cau.li. is the great doty tliat now contruiils tlie American people, and «r appvul to all ■eu of every shade of political opinion la Worth Carolina who believe as wo do that the restoration of the fret- and unlimited coinage of silver mt-aus lbo restoration of prosperity to our homes foloin with tit in tlie great battio of 1006, which we Intend to wn-e to wtm out the Hr-vublican cnioa of 107U, end to secure (nr ooi beloved old State good lawn and government. 6th. That era mod greeting* to onr Democratic breOirvu oflHluou, thank lag Ibra for Uie bold, open aud ng greselve stand they have taken in favor of the Immediate resoieptloa of tbs aoinagraf silver, und we Mnd them our estaraner* of irur luv.rty symugUiy and c«-opcr»“**- »•* w«*. WlU. lllAV I* §MUi ^ »•.% tpiw.4 .. . € tli« rreumptlou of lbe free and uulsrs- i Ited euiDage of aUvrr ae ilia overshad owing one In American poiillcs. wr uige that such action be tak_»-.. by the vuriuus bi-metallic leaguesa» will opeu the way to a anion of lbs friends or ■llvrr ooluege In Lbelr topi>ort of a candidate for the pnoUbr.ry and candidates for CongrcM wlio ran be relied npm» to sUuil by the |«-O] lo In tbslr grrat struggle for duaueial emanciputloD from tlie ev>U of lJ>e single gold standard. 7th. 'That while we om-cdg Uie right of every citlKeii of the film# to go as a delegate to the a-i called Humid mousy convention to be ImM tu M-m pliif this week,or to be rvrraseoivd by delegates thereto, we at the same time protest that in so doing they do not represent tl«n Democratic senti ment of tills State. A New Boa*** la VallMm. Onavllc News. An Ineldeet in Mon Una, narrated In the dispatches of today, illustrate* ooe ef lire weak point* lu lire wataun suffrage movement. A mat: end a woman wer* upposlng eamMdaru* fur as office. Tire man won. bol Uie wo man haa had Iter reroute. Sire has married her victorious rival «nd will hereafter absorb lira salaries, reel and perquisites of the office without having any o( tbv labor or responsibility ami with no hood Ur gin. This kind ef thing will b» happening oontlnually If women become voters sod politicians. Politic* is eompll cslad and bewildering enough now. It will bo A thousand llmra worn If w* base tire pew onm plications or the rivalries, VaAlouste*. rvacntracuU, coquetting, flirting, jilting and general Insanities and wmbomt* of ‘ the dlMaes ballad love.” We would never be able to calculate on anything. Taro women oar thedemocrat's ticket might fall In love with Ute eaipe oandOatu on the republican ticket an I go to krttflng each other aavageiy la Ida inloeext. or aonre line mornlngjtMi before Oeellun day Tolers might be elect ruled to know Ural the randldatM on lire fine silver and gold standard tickets bad duped and ursrrbd. 1'oliHosl ounsMrmtimi* would bare no bear nig nt all ir lire mao and women of opposing parties or foeuons saw ht lu fall In lovo with sack outer. It would l« a pretty krrtLlo of Hh If liar young mnn Cnn ylng Uw standard uf lire old line demuemey j ahoold tor found desperately ruameurrd • of Hi* young wernaa rapreornt log the popnliata and trying In rrpiccx* her hand whea he ahoold be plotting liar deatrectlnn and making her an object of acorn and rMkmte. I/rve laughs at locksmiths and parental inter f-roiioe. ynosnlary eaudltlou* and social oMI gallon* It would langh yvl more merrily at coarantioat and parly pt*l- j forma aad stem and organic rt lout aad would Itnllglit In ph;y!ug all jkhids , of |iranha and throwing Into confusion all Ur* plst>* of wire poller* and | I _ ■wklM'it Arat»a Ntlvr. To* Hmt t*A LV( In llik worm f-« I OuU, Hralom, tore*, I'ltvni. Adi Hhr*m, I'vwtom, Trtln, Umnwl Hutto, (JUdMalua, OOroa. and all Pktn t BraoUoat, tad pt»ttl»*ly cart* TiW, or aa pay roqulrad. U I* goaraatood la gtoa partook aaOafacUoo, nr sooty loraadaa. Prlea M aanto par boa. Foe ■ tatotayOumyAKoMody. t i »u informed of it at tha Llai hr aa odoac of tha Borli-— wandered that it iu3T in Mint before. The eircuiaacaooai were patriotic M wtM ao i vauil (a. Aa misfed u w thee, i*| H1 maamberttoa now. Uw^wwT ttar Tula steering waa rife ibrooghoat tba dutaaadtlia mouataiaa were illia with •Qlliailiin Mottafel®. TUa hiMtand want u» towa owe day and ton ad everybody wu aoteaffS ^nmelMrit-d Held, a difficulty vrcaewtad ttaatfwhaa bo laroroad bio wife of hit lnHaimat Intention. “Wbat la to baaoSnad iu?n nil tbe wemit. Stay haw and do th, bra,0« can, waohu aaawar! "Hat I won’t stay barn by ayaelf vUh yniura fan*.” aha n*JU. WfyE rito Uia w»r. l aa going too.” Then Uw plan waa made Inf mm tlioai, that oba abould eat bar hair chart, pat ca a butt at bar kubadb dntiiao. go wirii lila to tha roccUUa* ttaitoa and Mitut under an uoaol name. Her otttoe In eaaa was law, but wbat else 1 never hoard. la Uw Bagliaeut Joe Hint the htiriiaad ware looked upon as a o»up«o uf —~~»afri boy* wail acquainted and foad of aaafi cmi in torn or April, JW2, a-Mr of iwrles aoutiw Totentcer* had aa 1‘leUfd their term of aareioa aod aaaa wauled tom home aad mac m ready to eallst for Uia war. baaea tba* wta akUid uf rrorgaoU'Uloo of aoaea ufUw reginaania going on. By aaa» uicuua ilw hut baud had to nadaaaa a otediculcxaoilnalioa aad waa fowaa ho u HiyaiotUy on fit for military mtrim Mil wu discharged. IL-wa wai a dilemma: Joa in tba f®* Jus *’“«Uiud oat. Wbnt would lie do it koiM by btonolf and lUaatodo, aod that WMtO confeaa the deception and tHuh tar discharge which would ~f-|awnj Cal luw. Accordingly tba naxt -am Ira ilia weht to Uie CuloaeJI oosttwa uud the Colonel was Z. B. Vaoea «f bleated memory. (Jol. 1 want to go borne, mid Jon, ■flat Uwt accustomed salutation. WellJuc, sold tkoCs)., I NvfNl* good many of us woold Ilka to go borne; l>ut just uow wo are needs* somewlieie elso. But UoL I ain’t a man. No, Jon. bat yoo soon will be— ■ud <t brave ooo, no doubt. Bo, Sir, I woo’l, Jos tejolued, T am n wwwan. Tlisd-1 yon my.mblCoL Vaasa. »ui prised and amused at tbs impTds defeat of bis propooiUoo. lien doctor —he called to tho surgeon of tho Regi nttt-lien la a com for yon. Joo lud only to unbuttoo bln jasfcat to establish tbs tact that however mack patriotism and military am bition might bum in that bosom, yot it was none other than tho bosom of • woman, aud Joe was hoooMbly dle el larged. bad a good rspuutioa for soldierly conduct and was tbenght to be a little bit the best cook fas the reet rornt. His mnke of blscntto woo so lino that 1m was often wilted noon to «o»k wrhsu It was not legitimately Ms Urn; lint no suspicion ever areas as to (ill lack of matt hood. The two returned to their rsrisntali hnrne with tho distinction of not only prol nUlf having Item Ul only woman eiillsted la the army, bat aloe Hkrty tlieeala [utfivJ-imHu Ural ever votop. leered fur military service. I suptxoe the exciting events of the following mouths was tlm reason this . lillU roman os wss sever ramie soMla through ths rvewspiyns. Asd I am «"'d that UnpL Tuttle aUudodthtt; but for that this neeoua t of Um aRssr would probably nevrr have been given sod i<*i te it as wss given to we by Oft Mitu Horton, of IVtikes ooonty. O*-■ CHurWH# OV«LTr«r. TIM I'TORNMlV* rtrmrr aid, hi ft rccwit town, »vf*kln« of oownafMt ;*W Uioy nrn Hirer and pot tho proper amount la • dollar, lot It circuit!*, if VO Wni to tud ft am colnii* «IU«r wo would not u* to oo hla.” fwer.1 0* our o< m low port rta tmve < xpreMod tut prim a thlo bold lOdo’Wnvtit of • Hi lot flaapOd I* Ibo Iowa of 0«d ami on m o ina. Wo art lurpriacd at tholr owocta. II Ibo IVaymolVd «nurr alioald ftdrtoa aw who want Muntr in rrftofc oola bftd r^t it. at iog<> oo UtoiildbWftf oodhoM up ova who baa it, oneb ifiin wmiM Urln* with it no aatonlibaont lit m and OhOOtd art a **lT ~thlt raitolar rvtdtr nf Hat papa. U to tho tw* tbe Until »m bod tft Mortk Carolina. A RnairkaMt *r NknaMMA r.vtH Ih a.M^x tkmnrtUmt Htrinr, DivU Lc«rl«, trhnhMbtW nlmi >)l winter try iiipnit4il«a>. to out ma *1J<t .til <lM tu o«i« Off UM mmSii AriTvitJw4 In oar ooIuwaa After l» •"« *77) *fcnt iwteMite. IM mt4 CW *» rtalu** P*»u UUte, wlitah Iam f»> a«4 *r* |M total* kite h far *W k; Ccbat ! 1* nutate.
Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.)
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May 30, 1895, edition 1
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