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. :
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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.
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I Llrrnae 01 Ten.* Old-Mr.
JoImi rratji'p. <Vrl|{le»le ol NlwMIliy
UK's by Hr. tiolluiul la tans.
Tim ulbgr (lay Mr. J. L. Cursui
fuuud SO toe Intureatiiijj ol.l papers lu
llir wheul hopper ul Rhine's mil!.
When the wheal was u.-sied Its Mr,
Carol) noticed i« wr.olH rafl of >,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 »■ <ull*SI«»ilIr
The mountains liwva got lu their In
Viti v work on Mr. W. T. .\!d.*aii
of Snuth l'olut. tin aud Ida family
moved to Collrttxvlllo, nlmut III util's
bemnd Lenoir. on las' Monday. IIo
nlderail TMK (iAKKITK t-i vi»it him
uv«r> 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.
■<paa.ut,ig of ipiter nuiura. Hie iMn
vlliu (Ky.) Aihocxlr recalls that a Mail.
I*(1/I (uouiity ei-huol has Wn taught by
a Sparrow, a Duck mid a Crow. The
Cyiilhlnr.a Driuoeivif says tb.-anl Wash,
lug ton and law University the cl,wo of
■* K'.»h,n fniii.d that two gradnatca ie
ccived the A. II degree, on* of whom
w,u Uug2 nnd the tlier Hair. The
Itl.dinjoin! /fip.'stri'saye Hint ill ll:!Sl city
a Hi c»f sod a Flgg wero tanglil by j»
Cobh. a ml I lie ■Unu pebnr2 IFoihl rin-s
to icuuuk; “1111$ village contains two
Imteia. true Is tl*e Wood lining ut.d
Hie other is the Ware House.” And
all Ups reminds us that Tint OAZBTTa
g'ws every week to thn Wlnto House,
at Russellville. Ark., of which Mr. II.
F. While, an ex-Hanlonlte is the hos
pitable proprietor.
- A vrunj-liou>« 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<vn ttie post
cfllce and Hie First National lUug,
end whan you get to Die top tarn to
(ho left aod tlier* we arc : You needn't
kfioch. just wnlk right In. If you nro
on any ordinary mission wo shall lio
»l*d to sea yon, but If you want to
lick Uio editor, please leave your card
giving date when you will call ng*»i.,
also your weight In pound*.
■tMtlfiM Ureafent XeeO.
Mr. It. I*. Oliva, of lUroel.ic*,Spain,
spends hi* winters at Aiken, S. O.
Weak nerve* list] etiuoeo severe pains
in the baek of M* head On iislfut |'|.
ectrlc Hitters. America'* greatest Htond
and Nerve Kemedy, nil puli, soon left
litas II* say* this grand medicine I*
what hi* country need*. Ail America
know* that It cnie* liver and kidney
trrnbio. purine* tho blood, ton** up
the stomach, ktieugMienn tho nerves,
put* vim, vigor end new life into avary
muscle, net vii and orgnr. nf the Imdy.
If weak, tired or uillng ynn need it
Every hnttlo guaranteed. only flOeonto.
tViid by J. E, ( oriy \ On., Druggist •<.
fieneral Merritt ha* returned from
Mrnl!a oil a diplomats mission. lie
Tracked New York Isat JMurday. lie
saya IVwey’* health I* ■ xiwlient. and
lie thinks wo aau ImM nut beg lerrl*
loty to advantage. Twenty or thirty
ihooaaud soMtero will he ttqttlrrd. lie
think*. »c keep tin. pvo In Uio I'lilllin
pin**. About half of the** ran be 10
careil in Mm Ulands thcmaelre* Ag
nlnaldo oa-l his sdslaer* are »»tv
shrewd men, »«y« tho General.
I Klttbngh Leo i* tack in Havana.
w iji»n jo?:xv raivnn
**{aX V^mrm Aj+-'Ay Xi*j4r ln^pli
uor«tA.
OaMM-llHUat.)
LB rcica XX Cl,
— .. — I’l'nsvllh*. A»gu«l 0.
T»> 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<ul ■•.fore,
still I »»»y. jrivs toe old (ieorgla yet.
Wo lialo't got no siany eltte», imr
stch line imrtf—we litln’l co’. go >ucult
public tiri|<rnvi!taeiiU end oil them n..«rt
**’ Hilugs—but wo’ve got u plnuty of
evry tlilnj'. Mint i* neceresaiy to iniiko
u* Inni-t•endeiit and happy. IVVm
Bat on One u noil, a doer cllmiile, os
Oniart men, ouil baiideinamrr wiuunin
thou any oilier oinutry In the world,
ond nothin can hinder u* from belli
one of the greatestHtatrfllo iho Union,
if we po lo work ns we might to, and
develop oar own rvsouieea.
I believe a Jutuey to i!i» North Is
oaloiilateil In Jo a Unittltcrn mm a
wrote deal of wood, if be cuss thor In
the rite •)>ti it and for the rllo pnrpoe.-.
He will see tbnr n Jiale deni to bo
proud of hs n American, anil ia<wh to
be ashamed of os u white mao. lie
will Und all sorts of peep'* tlier—aum
tlmt is examples of patriotism, Intel
lktenee, nud enterprise, and sum that
ain’t uo maimer nf sfleonet mi the face
of tbu yrarth, only to kick tip a eternal
rumpus and krep the world la n ever. I
laettn stew aliodf ther new-lnughid
fooleries; and though, tt a the
Northeniora la very different f,„m
u* in a grate ram/ tlih.'ga, tlio ma
jority of 'em Is Mtnated by fhn
some liopuHai, and la strlvlu on for
wealth niid por;sr Ilk* the test of the
world. There Is a good deni of Igoor
enrn »tul prejudice at the North, to bn
shore, rpeclallr about mailers wlmt
don’t c-muont ther own t .lerrsts: but
tt 1e to bn hop'd Hint whnr liter Is s.i
much put not Ism sad InUMlgeiiee, tlwy
wP| sum day hirn In mind tlier own
hi-lnevr or.d liwve other prrptes mu.
s"rns tii be tegrilarrd l*w Ihei own cim
sTeneesaml I her own Jihltfiriei.ts. Iloidu
tlmt we may ho’.b live tu st«' tlial d»y.
I at4i> 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
i<e li >ppy. 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 <upxb!f> 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 <tell verxuce of u mil Ion. Tlinl
was a great own In which Marlin ],u
thcr lay, for from It cun' forth the
reform ill ni; alto that of blind Fannie
Crux'or. nnd a hosl of others who have
cheered nud comforted ux by their
songs. pocina mid hymns. Forget not
the on* In which you was locked. The
foot that swayed It, U:» Ups tlust sang
r.ver it, and the tears tlmt fell upon It.
lint the greatei*. cradle In which n
child eyer slept or stoke. Upgbed or
crloil. was Uie one which Mary bent
over and to whloli i)m wise men
hroiigtit gifts of frantiuoense nnd
ikviiIi.
A awry Christ iu*u arid * happy
Xcw Year bi yon all, bieludiug tlio
kind and patient odltor. Success to
tint«austte. U. Kaib Smith.
Crowder’s Greek. Duo. 13, lftOfl
r«» r»Jnlftl Oaniiwi .tmrml.
What Is U* me of making a better
articlo than your competitor If you eon
not get a belter pi lee for it >
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 <le
p.-B'le-l upon. They ingy ooe.i<i«unlly
ink > 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.
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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 <M»d B(kl
Mir iijanti.
WiLureorox, DaL, Dec. 0 —Hire#
non word killed nod eight hilural.
Jiroo of them p.nbably foully, by tlie
rxphisiun el u pi* ra mill xudfuar grind
»( milts In iUh Ilegrtlry void of the
[Tupont powder Work*. « few minuter
>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.
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tS.-.J’K'.'uTiCt
tot ftin |t InlMtii,
imunilto i
MMl •■ifiTowVuMtV|
a£5s®a^rtg
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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 <ai
Maattrtffa* »*• Hoard mm
gaSrar^::-:: ,,5
1 ^T<>^^>?^33^l*^," *