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• WORDS OF WISDOH.
Gather Ledger. _ __
D» not advertise and stop.
But advertise and stay,
Fsr those who saw your ad last week,
Wm look for it to-day.
**• ■* »•* Mac MU qotu otear; aad
■Mated that nqateMloa ba nadaapoa
too ooataota of too atapto aad gnat
twal ITU aa to Wia aeraa puyoHn a»l
too oliabip, there te ao toatea of
•tooaatty. Altar daaortbiap tha pro
atoTawMate *** dMiM* “*
bteata ao opnM by ul Farfctaa
Md ttat It tooaM ha dpptod la toa
water -to poll Kate! oa by." Haro te
totef ntoiliat that too ncdini wonrw
prnpitottor ahipa to a eUtoUj demo
«atU loteitatloa. Thao ohm tha
alr-ahlp Idea. ’•Ptehapelt [tteam
whtoh takaa bald ef toe air aad draaa
•tetef ateay by 111 nay ha aaad ateo tor
ttabaBaoa.” OertateJy. ItwaaaDan
MW U atleaaptto puD a ahlp lo tha
water hr opmtlatr too aoraw la tha
air. Tm proper rooalta la aoch a oan
too aoraw ahoald ha taiaad In tha
water to pan Iteatl oa by. Bat If It la
la ha operated la tba air. than a bab
Uaa la too thin* ta bitch to It. A
bohaaa endowed wlU oacaatty ter
aewlaa teaearaay. We oall apoa aU
who an ate tor toa dadnoo of too toith
to atead hr too alrtolp. No paper
whlah, Ilka too Charlotte Oterwr,
taadan tta botottelHy ta thaao tona
tiooo of tha people, ter tka jmpli. aad
br too peopte coo m be ante uUarlj
wtthoot tha told of the orthodox or
ever pit oeaght witbowt oowuthlut to
pan ItaaUoa hr.
teaoayar la oar Uaaaiiog toon that
toara la yocd Tatoranalao aathortty for
too ontonobOa aad UqaVd air.
A pertinent loqeiry to Mdt by
mmm om who eigne bitnaelf “Tax
payer” to yesterday* Charlotte Otorr
mt. To thooo who waat to kaow
whok kail in i to toot oora, U wight ba
dlttnsM to gtva sattafnetory exptaea
Uoa, had that doaaat present the oaaa
(row bastof tnteceat for as jaot the
aawai Batolgh recently sold her 4 «r
avt. street layroeeweat bands (or
WU*- Charlotte's water bonds bear*
lag • pw cant to tenet brought only
MA “Tucpayn” asks: Wbytothtor
U BaMgb'a credit better tbae Char
Wdte'e f Why wan eonpaUtton »*»
not aakad tor tor the Charlotte bonds f
and otter troebtaaane letniimo
While Oeatonto to not In any IwwadW
ste^daagar o( basing bonds to asll, she
tkto Wod; end It to aoTtee soon'tor m
tn bagta toaratogttw art araotwOlog
bonds tee tow. The earrsct swewen
le “Terpayer's” question will wake
**■ IMMW MMIMtl*.
The YorkvUJ# Jfcpfctr if jeetsrilej
Mteta a nuMt to ttw efleet that Mr.
Thoma* H. Whit* and eeeeoletoa bate
comefetid their deal with New York
peCMstor (hottaaaAr of Um Carolina
ted Northwestern rail read, aad that
10 per eeat. payamat * '
Monday
Um^Jw
Qn laet Thursday there waa a prV
rate meeting at Hickory of the direc
tor* of tbe read. Tba btenr eeya
that Meters. KUloU aad White bad re
tateted the direotore not to enter Into
the eaeaal eiaetloo of aflems (or tbs
resooo that each odtowe might then ta
riet oa their right to oooUnne- te oOea
for a whole poor, aad tble might eper
eta to the embarmimiitofiSelataad
log perehaeen, Meier Harper aad
etteratoehtha view that by eBmeaae
weald not do to* Ute chance*^oo "The
faUereof White, BOtott aod ami
■tea tooomplsta their deal, aad oa
der no olraamataneee tbocld the or
Intel firm be allowed to go by default.
After do* deUbaretloa. tbe direetere
decided to net oaoa Ike sanaUmi of
Major Harper with regard to the aieo
tlea of odteeta. aad to paeea reeolnttee
gyrldteg Umt so too* m Means.
White, Bthott and aeaoolatee should
•bow that they bed oontral of a
majority of the aaenrillae aad Indicate
iter daeire to take charge, the mea
egeeeiat eWected by the p reseat regime
weald atop dawa aad oak Thit u
nipeiiil woo agreeeble to all eaa
Hmm weeks ago York county was
offered a (APB optkm for 1000 abaree
of C. A N. W. stock aad later U.M0
for 800 aharaa. Hot* effete wore re
feaei. Tbe Jfcyrrirrr mya that rather
than taka the pitiable prtea that waa
offered, aha will run tba risk of kmlag
all her boldlogt. Such waa the -frrit
km arrived et by tbe eounty board of
MkhAtel at Ita fetal a
the sotgeet laet Saturday.
Bnhasq—tly tba buyers \__4
If they eared to make e new offer.
Their aaawer by who was that they
had e majority of the ■took sad no
looger needed York 000*11% bold logs.
A ULU inHlAL
Thoxaivillb, Joly 18.—Tba »
°* U* b<**4 tmataaa
af Uia Thoetaarille Baptist Orphanage
•atlB tba orpbaaa«e aodltoftaa yee
tenUy. The moating wma an tutoaeaUy
fall one, aod tba ooedlUoo at tba loaU
tattoo waa toend to ba txoaQaet. All
at tba praaaot effloan vara ra elected.
Maay Important matters oama baton
tbeboard. Tbaooeaf moat latportaaoa
parlmpe, aod of tba gtaateat interest to
tba paw to waa tbe report of a eoamlt>
in appolatod to ooaaldor tba araotaoa
af a machine ahop *a a memorial to tbe
Iato John B. Milk, ao wall aad widely
kaowa tbwephout North Carolina
Tbo rapett to aa tooowa: '
-Tow eomioltUo oa tbo Mills me
•1. That tbo ibops noomiaaedad
hy tbo paaeral maaocm bo mooted ao
booa aa ortelkml.
“*• tSottbo ceoonl manger (at
aa ^twata oa ooat of aoeh bnlidlngi
aad amnhlniiy aa an oaeaaaary tor
add Memo.
*•*. That F. P. Hobgood aod John
C. Searboeoagb bo taqooMod to appeal
to tbo frtooda of tbo tote J. H. MUto
Ibr—Bboek tba Mato tor toads to bolld
aad equip aaid ibopa.”
MUTOTU MMI.
Vow Bitmno, If am. July
At ■ Mtn| held by the Uoytend aad
Balk aad Bout Sptnatoc Cotaoanlra,
Um naaairy aoUwrlty for tka trmaa
fbra of tka raaproUw proportion to tka
Now KofUnd Cotton 7am Company
war to tod. U oaok eaaa tka rota wan
wnaalMOM Tka fawanatoa* property
to capitalised at Morolban IS.000.000.
Tka otorbholdaro will raaalro H.000.000
for Mr baldlaM
Tatrrow, Mia. July 17.—'Tka
(taokkoldM of Um VMBaakal Mill Bat
tMo afternoon aad antkorlaad by n
formal rota Ike UaaMbr of tka property
to tka New Baalaad Cotton Tarn
i
that eaoaot be
_ -rUKS'-.S
Tbw aaltk tha Mall:
"The Uatlm mow* of 7i di.wra.Ui
Hgyaara harafiMaa ilnoa Tba Mall
fatamad imMatfWy opon till land.
*‘1U birth waa iypcfcrooona with tha
MttMUeuenWM«<l»tac aw Nation'a
Maul Day; tha Mop. eg raw of htfal
orwlla nu, and tha
<««oma*y**n atom, ana
haa dooa raaah. Head moch Yat
•gal net the Matte hew liuiet-hardly
oaa taw to all the Week OMwolOoeaea
of haaaa color, hardly oaa mek of
ass
be Wale U that we hern aeea theTO
eodnred the daily do at of life and
drank ow oup, tod have not tala fur
a?er with lhaee anoaJled abadaa who
aod wbo bar*
tha plaaaoraa, battle* aod
triumph* of exlataeea.
“ItU thaaoara. aod wa are glad,
nfcrgi-jrssjcs
me. eoUMwhare the wiaw of mam
anted tecderoee* gUat and irhere oar
nrift uctiftha>*rou?ng*‘oom<k
Wa may mean tha yaara tar back to da
aooo-lbrilled bom*. amt we'majT’m
as!MSS3Sfe"sa!rs
oar aarth and tha deep -rlra l i or aa
gahh of the aaet that thou yaara hold.
and warney Engled that la the? ftgbt
th#jr “7 ■» ""inhered not merely
among the ripple, of the eee of thU
world, but eew «e u the tide, yean
ing to boat dawn the eng* of lgnor
mm. aod nw aoMlag la renewing
effort and a ait 1 p| ted teeny to nw
*5V *55
^^.'Sjrs^.'sSLa
•ad mao blotted from tha book of
Feu.
*■ tamed for th. mi tcJ
la tba word* of Paoeb “That1* tha
way to talk It."_
Ik*
The Charlotte Obttrrev of the 18th
l«4 Um following la tta notion of Meth
odlnt nerrlonn at loot Sunday:
*!.■& !>•**•■» eoarlnoed all
77° 7?*jrd.hi* V '**■■ l**** Batbo
dlat ebaroh Sunday morning that be
bad no aympathy with the kSooI of
higher erlUca. Under tbo eutdeot.
“fim Kingdom of Ood,” aa.ugpiud
In Jobo 1936 and 87 verma Vr Dur
Ira prnaelMd Jaaoa Chrtat, the Son of
Ood, Um eoa of Mary, the King of the
£»■. “* “•?> S* “• Um
Savior of Mankind. In a mnnon foil
of thought, power and forceful and Im
pnmlve argnaeot be atueked the
higher crittee and the laaeee of the day
■hick are making tbelr inroad* oo the
raUgtoo of Jaaua Christ aa taught in
Hh rwrelatiea to mao. The aernsoe
commanded the rlnamt attaatlon.
At night Bar. Plato Durham apeak*
at Trinity church. After a f*w ief*r
«•" to hle personal attachment ta
I Trinity eh or oh among whom member*
be On* labored In the capacity of aaao
Mate peat or, he proceeded to deliver e
very krelbin addrean on “Obrtotlaa
Bdnoetio-« emphasising the idea that
eollaiw aad equipment an tkeeaaeotlul
••quei* to oonveral on In order that
■aa may be In the hlgbmt and troaat
a Uhrfetiaa. He deeiarva wis
dem to ba aa truly a divine oharacter
iatioaa goodoeen H* oiomd hi* die
omiren with eulogistic nfrieuue* to
Trinity Coll***
u*nRmMObWT*r. kk.
■•riy fneterday morning, about two
Klim from Selma, one ai the Southern
traae ran over the right arm of Prank
aPrioa. a white man. completely aever
I* fram hie body. He wee drunk
laydown with hie ana aeroae the
track. Herru fewad half aa bow
latar ahd takes to Brima by aa aegtoe.
Ba walked around awhile before Dr.
Kokh eould be called to dram hie
Then be won* to the depot and act
teira. Be had not .g
when ai lb
9
■r.
u
__rnt
Utout the atreeT and a oegro oom'ag
tiekgbehind him with hie ioet arm.”
Mt. Hollt, Jodi 17—Obo of Um
W bm of baF erar mm oo Um
5?csrsi,S7l8g.*a
Toflirmiff »^npn TioktiMi fM
by a mom of K to & Madlar aal WbMo
(•naad Ik* hatury for tka flatter*,
•kBa Mbcftwd and Ftt* dM Um work
tor Tuakaaaawa. Moat OiMk't pluhar
dnak oat L wbila Tookaaaag** iwtria*
*Wad 11 AMtlMT g»BM will ba
wad at a aaarly data.
f|T ft ft. tit
Took. Jaly 11—Oaoty* M.
VaiaaUaa, aaakiar of tba wmhIiI
MUdteau aaaaty Bank, at Fkrti Aw
boy. Jf. J.. WM oat MO* la UiddWMX
5J*a*y oowct tnday to ala yaara la tka
gw /may Htat* w*toltMtlary at
«1w. Yikillia yUadad aoa foil
tolkaakarga at laraaay la ooocmUon
MM.ia.UdMr. “rrfnTT
Boron* Oraa*. at Wool Point, Him ,
gi^tsass.si.'WK
Halfli. Mr. Obm la at |mmI at Oaa
Wa atm ha Id Walaa tka m«
'—- at# uitac okaraa
Mlyyl lawWab E*
k*a idratad Mr.***!
Mr. U. Fartwr
PybBMewiU (wlk rant!— tei»
•k- ■'»"* »»-"«>
OhIMi (liMire.
WasnuioToa, July 18.—The foi low
leg la Um Weather Bureau's weakly
summary of crop ooodttlooa: Tim ab
Mooa ot tala om a targe part ot Um
Golf aad South AUoollo States has ia
taaalfled lbs previously reported
drought conditions la last eeclloc.
■ora particularly om tha Interior
portion or tbs Central and Kart Gulf
States aad midala Teonomae and the
western portion of the Carolloaa, while
axeaeaiea aad ooaUnuoos raloa om
central W laoooali) ha ye proved oafavor
abU Om a large part or Texas, In
eluding the greater part of tbeioun
dated legtoo of the Braaoa basin, there
baa bean aa almost total abaaaea of
rate. The Braaoa bottom lead, how
ever. a re sot dry enough for aultl ratine.
In tha booth Atlantic. Central and
Bart era Quit Sutra, I Deluding central
TJuoeeoee, southern Mines art. and
Vlrgiuia, oorn la •uttering from
drought aad baa talked rapidly daring
tho weak in Georgia and Um Carolloaa.
upland oorn la North Carolina being
damaged beyond recovery.
Tbo winter wheat larva* oooUnuee,
whom (indniahod In tho Chore northerly
mctlooa to Um eaatot Um Hooky Mona
tetea, rate* of the part weak having do
layod harvest teg la porticos of Wle
eoaste aad Michigan. Harvesting baa
began In Umatilla oouaty Oregon.
Oat barveet li waU advaaoad la Um
oeateel vallayo aad MkkUe Atlantic
Btataa and la tha more northerly see
Iona general toudlUon of tbo orop
la protnloteg.
Tbo gourral oondtUoo of ooiloa Id
Um eastern portions of tho cotton bolt
is lorn favorable than la the oreoodlng
weok. duo prtaoipally to Um prevaleooa
of drought eoodllliMu, and in part to
the ravages ot insects. Tha orop la
these diatiicte to, however, well outli
ve tod, a considerable portion hiving
bam laid by. In Missouri, Ark sms
Oklahoma aad Texas, except in too re
oooUy Hooded rogtoa and porlloui of
Mtaamsippl. ootton has dooa well aad
IU ooodiUoo is generally improved. In
Terns lha crop to growing nioely. and
aa a rate, to fralUog heavily. In south,
west Tons the early cot loo la opening
aad some baa bean picked.
Owing to ooollnnatlon of drought la
Tennessee tbs ooUook fur the abort
aereage ot lobaooe in that 8kaU to eery
on prom to! ag. la Kentucky Um crop
previously reported aa in aa unfavorable
condition, haa been greatly Improved
•‘T taoent raloa. CatUng aad curing
continue Id tbo Carolloaa under very
favorabla weather eocdlttoae. In Ohio
tbo crop to a cm van, hot la Indiana aad
la the Middle Atlantic States and New
England States tobacco la lo axeaUant
ooodltloa, a considerable acreage in
Virginia being oa “top.”
— — I tele • «MIII ■M4.M ■stl-aito
WxaHiNOToa, Jaly 18.—The Navy
Department baa received Ute Oral half
of aa order for 100 new machine geos
of a new type, lbe moat powerful iu lira
pom reel on of any government- They
areona-poeoder*; dairying aa rxploatve
shell and can fire 930 shot a a minute.
They arageooled by a water Jacket and
it Is said that they ean pat SO shots in
to bead of a barret at half a mile in a
quarter of a minute.
It la said that the knitting mills at
Raleigh will be enlarged and that ma
dilare for maklag Oner goods will be
•Med.
GASTON INSTITUTE,
GA8TONCA, V. U.
J. P. REID. Principal.
rtLiexra onn aaratT.inrr. a
Graded department from Primary
op, preparing for college or for practi
cal life. __
Commercial, 11 osteal, and Art
Departments. _
For partloalar Information, addma
tha principal.
Hale of JLsand.
larMMtT ivnct
Th* dlMtatlto at Ik* On* ad Hoi
land and Robdaaoa laakat It wmtaiy
for all aoaMBti do* tb* Odd dn» t* b*
ad Jutted at tb* tarlVM potriblt day.
Ptoaat gif* (hit you ltaiaodlalt tuw<
llna at th* ofBot of J. Q. HoUaad *
Co. J. Q. Hotuta
J. Lmm lomoi.
Jody 1*. 1DW.
iaiiaa* atatilotdm at roam i n* l».
Moll** It bfftbf glfoo that tb*
ptrUMrthiB h*r*t*for* rxlatltf b*
l*o*o J. Q. Hoi Usd and 1 L Uebdt
•O* Iwt tbit day dltanlftd by nttotl
e*aooNt. Tb* J. L RoMotoo
•Ithdrawing frnat tb* Mid tra.
J. Q. Bouum.
J. "L. Rottvmr.
Judy 10th, Mg.
itelabtraMr,i Mtlee.
PROFITS HIT HARD1=^^
During the next two weeks
our special cut prices in_
Summer Clothing,
Ladles & Children^ Oxford Tien,
and Straw and Lliien Hats
will knock the breath out of profits iu a way to make yonr
pocket-book smile. If you don’t believe it, try it during the
uext two weeks. You won’t mips anything, either, by coming
qnick.
_J. q HOLLAND & OO.
uo to CRAIG & WILSON,
GASTONIA* N. C.* FOK
Wagons, Buggies and other Vehicles.
“A Good Nerve Tonic.”
Use “Allan's Celery Compound with Peptonate of Gam." For a
Summer Tonic and lor nervous disorders we guarantee it.
"'I'ToiLEr'sOAP&r*
Our 5 and 10-cent line cannot be beat. La Tones, Savon, De
Violette, Row and Crushed Violets, etc. Watch our window
for the above articles..,
J. E. CURRY &. COMPANY,
Prescription Druggists.
Let Us
Call to Your Mind
The notice given 60 days ago that
all silverware tickets must he
turned in for redemption by
July 15.
two days remain I
Hurry along with them.
See Our Line
-OF
White Counterpanes at 75c—$1.00 and
91.25. A new lot just in. and they are
hemmed ready for use.
We have Summer Corsets from 25c to 75c.
See our 50 cent window Hats.
Another lot mosquito net at 5 cents a yard
Yoom For Burinbm,
THE NEW YORK RACKET.
DEAR READER^^.
are yon Koine to make a trip to
the mountains or seashore dur
ing the summer months t If so
yon should not fail to provide
yourself with an Eastman Kodak
Always prompt to act and sure In results
You press the button we do the rest.
Kodaks from $2.50 to $35.00. ’
Pull line of supplies.
Kas-’Speclal attention given to mall orders.
,,!?23h^vTORRENCE, The Jeweler
_•_
OXFORD SEMINARY,
OXFORD N. O.
Fiftieth Annual Session Open* August jo, vAoo
Fuiltlti IieruMd, Ctofa Miot4, Mthttil RctntdtUui KiUriid,
*»» » -«»—■ vim um ASn nnu...- mtn
*o» UM»»t>i»4 iiffij iii.■•••eeis.
Real Estatefor Sale
1 —^-i 1—i—m -ii . r.\.
I .lift f«r Ml* U» provwrtlaa la or Mar lha tnan of OwtoaU:
Two three-room Cottages.
One four-room Cottage.
Boftlnem* lot (50x200) next to City Hall.
My residence on corner of York Street
and Franklin Avenue.
And thirteen acres of land.
Call on Mr. 3. P. Stewart* In my ibctoce, for price*, Ac
EDGAR LOVE.