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***** » la* tomaae their
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oame, ate parhaya Jmtiy ao. hltto
WM they bam UUla retard tor S*r
lead. Ifo It len’t that. Ula ‘tthiii
aa* aatlaa la ao aaeh larpr
HtUe inpahito io
U to tte time Myaar sow whan
paoplt all owtr Um •aubyan
ntep agaaw
Ur toe aatt yaar. Haw
■aap mea wte bar* praeoaoned oplc
naaaolteSooth African war. will ha
apthatr aaaoaaH.
*■■** road of lain baa ialaaaeod
them to wake war. ate pat whan they
-Mg-JOf MSI poeUkoc they
U Ueh own road ate JaatiTy tbalr
awn eoaaaloaaa tp oaptat, 1 daaano afl
lean cat. Tbalraumailty la *y oppor
teattf- Tteaa man crttMlaa Eafiate
■od do the aaaM thing theanelvea. It
nohaaatoHaraaalaefcQaraa. bet the
U n hard, whan a Hula money'll la
m«ai to fellow tte golden rale. How
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H Un Bur. mi ban
OKohpr Uta toopoam to a cad of iba
Mula
Moatl Dttitot waa rlrctrd
ItaM of orgaataaiton.
Xha oommlltea mot aod olcolrd Col.
njMWBjtaai panaanwt chairman and
.'t? « ■* 'Hta of tha crganitaliuD
*“®ta Narth CaraUaa Branch of Cot
Amodallon of Iba
tahaF. Alltaoo MM appointed to
draft rmolatvaao whjoh wan pnpand
Ttatatdaj aad an aa (Ottawa :
Bayilrad Thai tbo Unaa baa ooaaa for
thaptaatonaf tho Sooth to orgaHtaa
for tho tatfor pcotootton of tr lour
»»! WttOO pillion of
North Carolina, loaklas forward totbe
of piaauia throughout
tho Month, do horair •h.imIm oodar
tha aano of Uto North CaroBaa Braeeb
tathattatloo Plaatara’ AaaooiaUoo of
Ifc «**oun tha drift of
** l« ■~On« waa. that In
ommtad for rotj Uttla
ta hattitag ag aural tha oomblsM in
taar Irtaatrlaa.aad ftadgoa to eortatl
“Besotted. That, oonaiderlng the
W ,0* aou end the tavbb
af the Union, ear people should
AovapfineleUoa by a greater deeel
opawot of their possibilities. Tbaooe
cropldsakna been oar bene. The
y.W™ *U the cotton we e»a rate
yat when «• make oaly Uli •<« crop
£“• IS? ** *° *"f l.Uu«* "«
“The South caanot longer afford to
oooflDe her moony atop to ooe product
a]801. there can ba no rauuo why
*kar staple crops ahould nat ba crown
f! ”cp«. and thereby bring Uj
*» “irhniUwtTbnt llTSTdt
^tmaala of ladeetrUl Ufa. We
■Mt oMy enumerate the followlag
tedaatrUa. .btoh eao ba deeped to a
h%bly pwdltable beata by the iutroduc
Uoo of correct methods by the farmer*
to each parte of the South aa la hmt
ttdtad to their growth : Wheat. Data,
pane, aapr. syrup, molasses, broom
earn, toboooo, strawberries, geoaral
Sl!£ta/,.!S5* stock of all
blade, dairying, and factorise of various
w*ralt*of toed cro*e, which are la
Ia P*rU of the world.
A diversified farm tightly managed
baa the chaaeee ot loceem. The tarm
wwb# miles upon Urn prodoeitoo of
eolton iIom it bit Booty crop mast
viMfi to produce it oo a so roles
■MW. lUlotntoiU of the needed
foad aajppHea il borne, IrmUtuta a «
atorayftemoC crop rotation, carefully
ESSSS^wasiS
syhs-.ssrs&frs*?,
wbao be caa atcore a price repreeent
jc« il» ~Iae and a profit oa bia
labor. But we muat prepare ouraelves
foe thin ehtfigM In ov farts La jr
**}??*}* more felly edo
<*H* 1“ **• bustnem which we ere to
ooieoe. We caa acootapllab tble by
mlree with the beet literature pertain*
teg to tba principal crop* we propose to
engage to. Hemuaareilve prloee for
coUoa aake proaperoua timer for all
otberUxtoatriee la our land, without
detriment to any, and enables the
ptantar to eebool his children and make
Me home at tree tire. The praaenl price
of OX toniaaome conpenaatiou for our
labor, yet la not suflcleet to neat tba
**b‘—cy ceaeed by tba abort crop,
and we man not think It will remain,
aad man to the oM method WblU
tbeprtoeU op let ue bold It there, sad
act allow the dealen to commence
hammering the price aa aooo as our
crcpis planted.
“we father recommend to the
favorable consideration of the cotton
gramma the propoeiUon of some of the
••■ding hankers of oar State to build
wavehnueea for storing cotton, and
mektog advanoea at a low rate of In
tanat. enacting the ptoater to meet hia
aoaey oMIgiUoDeacd make Beorseury
eaak porefaaam aad hold hit eottoa off
of the market during tbe foil montbe.”
m wiuikkm HU aiuu.
*he by m Tm arN
bM>nt«Mbf Xp «f*M ef «b«
■«W»I rwib br ynbbin>i TbM
— tm Ummmm.
. AUeato, Dm. a—By a vote of M t»
14 lbs WUlii> cheat bill «u kilted to
**• »w* fa-day. and Slate prolilbl
Uea ddym. The ranoua roll ealta
MMNMd aa hoar, a gnat many Sana
arssrfis.usu^-^
daya ago, aad «n canted oa wtm
p**l *t§or. Kmy Interne lo ite
State lafleaaeed by Uw wfc taker traffle.
toaght tha yaaaaga of the Ufl aad all
pend agnefae *w aaad la lu favor,
■tod «ho maaiora yaaeag tha Saeafa It
famld hereheaaao a weeded aa to kill
IteparpaM.
. Tha roUra debt baa one of Ute
•dJOMdUaaState kaa«wr kaowa aloof
thfa Uaa, bad H la bow bettered tbe
*«»Ha»Uy far aeaw lime.
The WgKaAaae MU ycoetdad for Um
dfaetag ef eg eetoeoa, the ebaltekwent
ef eiT btewertee and dtattUertea and
£*■*♦^4^y^efa?Srtfa^
arta^s'jhr,S
dbaald have lioneta In 1U dining roooe
areafa,^bot|lflMiid_0ot^faiy to p, i.
m*
"ho can auk* a
CUPPINGS FROM EXCHANGES.
The Hews a* Gathered Prom Surrounding Counties,
Yack villa Yeoman; a quiet homo
•ukdlog was celebrated at tbo resi
dence M Mr. Jobs Hugos. oesr Uarp,
on last Wednesday svenlog at 0 o'clook,
atUudfd only by tbe families of tbo
contracting parlies and a few of tbe
bride's closest friend*. At this cele
bration Mr. John E, Carroll, oor popu
lar joung saperietaoUeiit of edocattoo,
nod Mia* lea Huaue were toads <oao
•jd wife by Mae. 8 H. Hay, paator of
Ctoear and Bacrabeba freibytertau
churches. After tbe aarr-OMny, a few
of tbe relatives and rrleada accom
pauied tbe brMal party to tbe home of
the greens’* parents where a tumpiu
uas sapper eras served, sod a moat en
joyable •yenlog was spent by tbe
youac people. We extend our beet
wishes to the happy young coo pie.
At a moating of iba tows council
held Tuesday sight tbe matter of UgbU !
was dtsenamd so per Be tally. it serm* \
to be the concensus of opinion among I
members of the council that a Itry of
one so ill. io addition to tbe present
levy, will be ueomarj; and the opin
ion was at tbe os last that tbs town
would baes to forfait lie praasnl shor
ter and coma Is under the general In
corporation act. and that no special
election would be necessary lu order to
legalise this levy, bat an IcvestigaUoti
showed that the general incorporation
act does bat become of effoct, an far aa
this town la concerned, until IDOL bo
a special elect I nu will have lu lield,
either la coma in ooder this act, or to
permit the one-mill levy under Iba
present charter.
Mr. George Williams, who ran Sher
iff Logan’s saw mill fer a number of
years near King’s Mountain battle
groand. says that about aU the timber
of any oaoKqaesm Is that section Is
sawed up. There is probably what
wo*Id run s small mill or two far one
or two yearn by moving around a good
deal for it. With Ibis great source uf
supply lopped of tba local market, Is it
nut going to cause a good deal of delay
io gelt lag orders Ailed la Iba near fu
ture T Al tbs present rata at which
lumber la baring cot In York coonty. we
venture tk* assertion that In* vary few
years brick booses will be more oom
moc than tbsy have been io tba past,
due largely to an ioabillty to get tbe
lumber, nod also Ilia high price K will
risen* □ A
SJng'* Mountain Oracir: Many
Bhang** hart) been made in the old
Oanaler Hotal building lualde and out.
Out much still remains to be done.
Mr. Mann I* pestling tbs work *1*
orooaly and udIcu the unexpected
occuia, ha win soon be tbe geaial
“alia* host.”
Tbe Mauney and Carpenter business
building, being oooetrneted between
the Kinx'a Mountain Hotel sod Car
penter Bros, store, will be completed
ibis week.
Mr. llumgsrdoer lias added a second
story to bis market building. This
additional story icaprores the appear*
snoeof tho street on whictb It stands
eery much.
Mr. J. L. Herndon lias annexed an
end to hi* house, which Improves It
eery much.
Mr. Will Falls and Mr. Julius F.
Wars are each building nloe oottage*
In the western part uf our town.
Mr. J. M. Williams is having lum
ber hauled fnr a nice two story house
to be bollt above the Hilling mill
Hotal. This house when completed
will be occupied by Mr. J. H. Thomas.
Ilia hsodaome borne of Mr. J. B.
Thomason, located above the old
mill haa been oompleted and Is now
ready for ooeupaney. Mr. Thomason
knows bow to bwild.
Tbe neat Lutheran parsonage op
posite that church baa received tbe
finishing touches from the hands of
tha workman. Dr. Blkl* haa been
vigitent In soporvisiog tbe erection of
bis new home and be haa reason to be
proud of tbe result, the prettiest and
beat constructed cottage in the town.
Tbe “alaagbter of tbe Innocents”
bsa began. The crack of tbe hunter’s
gun ean be beard on every oounlry
Bill-aide. Among those ot tbe town
who enjoyed In this sport this weak
were Mamsra. C. A DlUIng L V.
Peg ram, Tom Fulton, B. 3. Plook and
Dr. O unter.
Chester LnnU.tt: Much hu been Mid
•sd written locally about theuleofthe
0. 4b N.-W. H*y. end doable here been
entertained whether tbe sale would be
noneumated, eves after a payment wa
wade. Now foil payment hu been
made for WA,600 of Drat mortgage
boode, >31.800 of income bond*, eod
•8,004 ebaree at stock, and these here
been delivered to tbe purchaser. It
only remains now to give possession of
tbe road. Moat of the directors here
resigned, we believe. h»t tome thought
that Uie property ooold not be l*pally
turned over without a formal meeting
of the stock holders, and President
Harper hu called ameetlagoo tbe 16tli
Inst. A» tbe purchasers are the
stock holders, txceptlag a small cum
ber of shares, we suppose there is no
doubt that Urey will deliver their own
property to tbemerlves We have no
oaw Information about tbe retention
of tbe road.
We now bars aa*ur»o oe that It will
set be amssary to watch the two
Toma any longer. They bare named
this dml through a oritleal period with
sleepieu anxiety AfUmes Now they
feel that U It m longer arses aery to
sit up nights, sod they propose to
lledawg eod taka a good night's sleep
before they start a now scheme.
Mr. W. A. Keayon. mall ageat oa
tbaC. 4k N.-W. ■allway, baa boon
traeeferred to Ike Charlotte and At
tests roaie.
M(U Jfnot: Oar OeetoaU friend*
•Ml prrhape ha a IllUa dleeppotoUd In
tLt* hw of U»a MM An. and tc
mm dhqpnliM oaraalrw to ragud
r» wnr* tool Ium that did not eoa«
In uom to prlut thte nt*; hat m ehall
try to fully eatfafy eyerybody ant
weeh with • ayaelaf adlilaa In wliteh
Untwle will hava the "ax-er prat*In
enlplnea to the plot am”
we atm have mow far two or thrvw
food oat* of gem*. Uwelaiea kooaa.
•harohoo or Am roetdowow, wkteli will
b* 1 netted free If weelvrd la tl«*.
A oopy of lb la epretol adftlww win ho
■lowed » ovary boaeo In Oeemete and
aoothor thnwaoad dlwtrlbuud wbarovor
wo thlnb they wfU do the wmtjfaod.
Ao thte WIN bo
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dap w'llt and on oopy for tide epeetai
MKtew Wit ho la hy Twteday eight.
LtootrNnes: The ml* of a majority
of aloek aid boa4a of the Carolina K
North want am Railroad Compaoy i»
General Jlarber and lila associates lute
bem completed with the exception of
taeklng Uw actual transfer. The moo ■
«y W75 000, la In tha bank at cheater
and a meet log of the stockholder* Is
called to be held at Gaatoolx neat Fri
day. to make the transfer of tha prop
erty to the new company. UuUl after
that mealing all lurtaliea a* to Urn
plans of the owners will tie mere guess
woik.
It laprobable, though. Unit tbe gen
eral offices Of the company wilt lie
mured to Cue tier. Tots we regnl.
We had hoped, ea tbe road is to lie
built through the mountains to Ten
ueasre. that tbe general ufllcee would
teinain bare near the work.
Uowcrar. we trust tbs clever ganlla
meu now eounected with tbarrad will
be taken care of In lbs ebake-up. kl.i
Jor Hsrper tha retiring President, pro
sided st tbe meeting when ibe origltml
company was organ lied at Hickory In
1ST* and haw been connected with it
arse since. Tbe old ofleersal I resigned
and the meeting at Oaatoeia nett week
will elect new otxa.
Lenoir. Dec. 11—Mrs. Bliss Scott,
wife of the late Dr. W. tv. Scott, died
at bee home here last night. Ura.
Scott bad hero in eery fesble health
for some; time and her death was not
unexpected. Mr. tV. W. tJcolt, now of
Wasbiogtoo. D. C.. was called hutuo a
few days ago nod was present al lbs
tiers of kls mol bar’s death. Tbe fuu
aral services will be cond acted from
the Kplicopal church here to morrow,
and the luterment at the old family
berylng ground. klarv’a Grove, near
Laaolr, at 2 o'clock to-morrow after
noon.
Shelby iimm: Mr. TIkkdm W.
Kendrick, of King’* Mountain was here
Saturday. Ha is one of the oouuty’t
moat enterprising yoong mao, and Is
saoeseding Hoaly la bli new drug bo»l
uses at King’s Mountain
Poo Eskridge who has a good post,
with tbs King’s Mountain Telephone
Exchange, was here last week Ue was
accompanied by two of our thriving
sister towns fair maidens
A gentleman who came In yesterday
mornlBg from Rook in (bam was telling
of a dwUeeeit'g accident wlileh oe
onrrvd there Friday night. A youug
man by the name of John Lovin
jnmped from lbe train, acd waa in
staidly killed, his skull being anisbed
ou lhe switch Mr. lavia was asleep
as the train was Hpproaobiog Backing
bam. Tbs porter went through the
oar calling, • Rockiugbam next sta
tion.” Hearing only Rockingham,
the young man jnmped np out of bis
sleep, rushed to tbe door and before
any one could resell him. had taken »
leap lain tbe data. Ill* heed struck a
iwitch signal, «nd he was title.I in
stanlly. Tbe train was stopped, bis
body picked up acd taken to Rocking
ham. Telegrams were sent yesterday
1-y the railroad trying to Ur.d the
young man’s relatives.
Gaffney Letlytr ; Col. T. li. Uui
ler sod J. (j. Little went over to Gat
tools Wednesday for a two days hunk
with a party of their North Carolina
friends. We hope that Bouib Caro
lina will Carry oft the honors in the
bunt.
Tonight after supper Mr. and Mrs.
John C. Lipscomb will torn over the
management ef Lipscomb Hotel u. Mr.
“Cal” Pari*, a wall known hotel man
from Ynrkvilla. Mr. and Mr*. Lips
comb have given Gaffney sad the trav
eling public as goud service as will be
toned at any hotel In a town the rise
of Gaffney and their ratlrement will be
regretted by tbrir maov friends on and
nB tha toad. They will move luto
Uieir peaUy horns on Victoria Avenue
and will be warmly welcomed by their
old neighbors
Mr. Paris Is one of tbe best known
hotel men to tbe section of the Bute,
be having for many years been the
proprietor of Paris' Hotel lo YurkvlUe.
and ha will no doubt win bla share of
tlia public patronags oy strict attention
to husioeea and courteous treatment of
ble goeals
Yorknile Enquirer : la another col
umn, Major G. Vi. F. Harper glee*
ootlcu of a meeting of the stockholders
of the Carolina aw) North-Wsstero
railroad to be held at Gastonia an tl>e
15th InsUnt. Upon Inquiry of Mr.
Thomas II. White, last Thursday, the
reporter was Informed that on that day
the Berber syndicate paid the remain,
lug BO per oeat. of the purchase pries
agreed upon, aad the object of I he
■Meting of the 1GU> Is to make a trans
fer of tba property. As to arhat will
be does after the new oompany grle
control remains for fetors devth'p
meets.
Mias Laura rage, of Guatooia. N.
U., spent Thanksgiving with Mias Ear
ana Clinton. Ml* Frail Gailaat. »l»>
of Osstonia, spent the day with Miss
Mattie (Maeton. Mias Clinton gars a
delight fail sociable eu Tbuiadey even
!•■ In honor of Ifias Page, sod Mire
bunion were one oa Friday freeing In
honor of Iftse GaUaoi.
Mias Boaa JCwart, of Gastonia, U la
YorkTllle. risillog friends, end is tits
guests of the Mieses Cody, on Ltsooln
street.
Durham Smn : Two of the young
Udy poplls from the SUU Normal
Owtgu, at Oreeosboro, who hare been
•Mh with typhoid few. were brought
down oa the B.M train this meroleg.
They were Mies Oappa, of Warren
Pious, a ad Misa Denial, of HotUr
whtte. Graorllle county. Tho Drat
••aud woo trossferrud to tho rise
hoard Air Llae train at this point,
and tha IsUer to tba Osfard A Clarks
trine irate. Both were eery weak, aod
had U ha assisted in getting ee sad
off tha oars. Dereral retail res of the
young ladles were with them.
Ct.arloUo Obttrrtr : Hut Ball Lta
•ttolB* — Mwvn- Tboratfay ntgi t.
•til to moot tto mom btlilUet toot* I
stock of tto wtMsr I* ttot port km of
tto Wont*. Tto Bin logo »IN tato
»to lotto eborob, mod WIN to ik
»Wto bf quit* • ooastor frtB tto
•*1. Tto hM of iooor will to Mtoo
tout* Lao, aMat of tho totto olrat, and
tto boat moo. Mr. ilono Ml. Tto
oatora will to: Maaara. Jamas
Uootor, of JCtMt Mnoouio ; (Jbarloo
Mato^ Bo^oa BaU, wittta B. tvr-tto
ClevaUnd Star: ‘Bn* and h«o>luy"
ia Urn Ml) of faia at the home* of many
proape root Ca«Vtr)mid farm*.* at this
Mtteoa of the year, l!of killing Use
liaa arriv* l and'may am iwkt'ig *dv*n
tagv of It u> kill *.>me shoal*. Mr,
dar.li Lrdbetter, a good fanaar to lbo
S uU»t n> IghbvKlio id, killed a 13
m«>iilii« old moat Wednesday weighing
4W pound". Mr. Joe Beam, nr n>« old
Union camp ground arotlun. ala. a One
bog rnUrr, killed a i year-old line Inal
absk iloii w.uh-1 o«i pound*. These
were One ln«a Let other raruier*
■end in report*
Cleveland ouniy folk* are thorough,
ly up-tu dale In erei yl blog and especial
ly do lltey look well afier every thing to
i eat. Mr. lloyle It Blanton,of Daifrr.
brought in a fin* wmcrmelou Thursday
that would weigh about 20 pounds at a
•amid* ..r hi* melon*. He put away 18
g-nnt one* during the radon season and
they are ** fresh nod given as tliey
weie wr.*n polled. The racloii had a
delicious flavor. Mr. Blanton I* a go.. I
wtlerturlnn rataer and preserver.
B. B. Gardm-re-dd hi* inter eat. in the
City Market uni grocery store last
ftlilay to Unland LiUle, hi* partner,
who * IB eontloun Uie l usloe*. at the
*aiuo stand. This market and stum
liaa hart a liberal pwtroeage and «o feel
sum it will o jotlnuo to merit tlie same.
Moa Mauile Cabo.Its, of (Jsstonta,
was brie this week lo attend the
Bamyeur Eakildgn marriage. She re
turned Tureday rvrnlng with the bridal
puny
tv. A. Wcllmoo, of Bel wood, ta
ia teaching a g.md rchool at Snajip,
<lusu>u oounty.
Caftuey Lttlatf: At the home of
Mr. William Hotkey in this city, ou
Sunday. Mr. I* It. Dellinger and Miss
Suiau Wells, of Cherrynlle, were uni
ted In wedlock by IL-v. W. T. Tbomp
aoo. The happy young oouple were ac
companied toHwffiu-y liy Mr. and Mrs.
Be**, of Cherry villa. Tim bridal party
were the guest* of Mr*. Agnes Wood
Sunday night wad returned to Cherry
vltlo yesterday morning. We wish for
them a lieartv rcceplloo to their live
little lowu and a plraitnt voyage over
the sea of life.
Oh nr loll* /foes: e'qulr* Bale* writes
Uis /Terrs liist oo Sunday Norembnr ths
20:li he married a couple from Ml. Holly
Tbair nam •• withheld. Oo Thanks
giving day ha also married auruber
enupl* who requeued tliat their name*
b* withheld. Last Sunday lie married
three couple* from Charlotte. Among
the number was Mr. T U Ellis and
Mlaa Maggie Steele. The other two
were colored. lTp to date Squlrs
Hales has married 879 couples this
nicumm sxmiwit at phis.
*«'»> r»lta»«r JS*l>«t n S'rMlIiaMa
OUlmlin la |bt luilt.
Washington. Dm. 18.—Thomas J.
Galloway, special agaut oo negru edo
cation fur lb* Catted Statin cnroiois
eion to the Pari* exposition, hat re
cently returned from an extensive tour
through the South for ths purpose of
arranging for exhibit*. He said to day:
*'l have deColely arranged for credit
able exhibits from several educational
bistttulli-ua xbowiui! the work being
done among ths colored people. How
ard ITniverMty, with lu professional
department, will fuoiah au exhibit
showing the prcfittional traudng^jtlng
done; U-implon Institute will exhibit a
syaleui of manual training whleh has
teen dove oped Ibrre Tills Institution
will also furnish interesting pho
tographic display
“rfom Atlanta University, In Geor
gia, I arranged for an exhibit In sociol
ogy. A elasa of colored student* under
a colored graduate of Barren] College,
will display Id attlaiio coloring suoti
statistics aa relate to negro population
at various periods, relative locreeeu of
tbe two races; distribution of negroes;
rducatioo and illiteracy pauperism,
ciimo, ownership of bom a. factory
employment ete. Tbe Tuikeegeo In
stitute, In Alahama, la now preparing
a series of untform-alied display boards
to tire surface of which small article*
are attached, which represent tbe 28
ahope and nther Industrie* of that
Institute, flak llnlversltlly will
furnlab a complete aot of bouud vol
umes of history of the institutions,
Ibruagli which will be scattered large
numbers of photographs.
"The Washington colored public
schools are preparing a aeries of mod
elled groups, with mloitur* figures of
persons, reboot bouses and surround
ings, shows by ihreo or four groups
tbe evolution of tbe negro school house
from Ihe most primitive backwoods
hot to the finelT appointed and commo
dious colored high icbool building io
Washington.
“Nearly fifty adored meo here re
ceived medals of honor in the United
Stale* army and navy. Tbotograpbi
of t'n-ai- men. with tbe ofOclal reonrd of
'lie v lurnusdved for whleb tbe medal
was granted will lw displayed.”
<’4»rrt»w (Nor mviijl nwivnum
Thr fl««srniHMl ItatldllCiMI Maw
III* ffiamiil MM.Mt Dnkn
tn» rK«pm by BlMt*.
Wnahlncton, Dee. 11.—The eUtUtl
olan of the Department of Arrioullara
roporta 8,900.000 bale* aa Ute probanle
cotton of tba United Stolen for 1899
1000. Ttila MU Bata breed on a 1 at gar
||umber of both general add ipeatal re
p’rt« tbm haa Mir before bean re
oelvad by tba Deportment In eoauae
t ion with a oottoo erop. Will* wwtlh
rr ooodllloaa daring llie pant 90 dny«
b»ve bean more favorable to whatever
picking retnaload to be done. »o tbat
Ida ganaral condition of Ilia crop la
bllgUlly batter than no* month ego,
eontloned Invretlgatlooa leak* abau
total* no doubt that tba crop la avert
■atalter than wee Indicated In either of
the autlatlalau’a prevtoaa reporta.
The eating etad prod net lea area, In
tbouaande of aarao la ai follow*: Vir
ginia 47; North Carolina l.ttO; Sooth
Carolina 9 Alii Georgia S BW; Florida
146; Alabama 9.868; M'.mtaelppl 9.784;
LnulOiaha 1.179; T»*aa0/M9; Arkerttae.
1.798; Tanrteeaee 818; Oklahoma It®’
Indian Territory 900; Mtaw-uit 77; iota
‘J3A93 Tbit 8 0 (ter cent lea* than |»al
year. Tlie •attmaied ) ■• 11 l-» p-ti.id*
«f lint «*utap pi r *cr~ >• foil-iwe: Vlr
glbla lJO, North C-rehH t ItM. South
Cart.lh.a 188. Oorgia ltt» V <>rid< M.
AUbnau 178, Mlr-watpyt 9011. lumtalan.
988. Tigaa Ml, Arl<«*4» lug Teonea
aaa 188, Oklahoma 188, lndun Terri
tory »/», Mttauon iae.
PW* in* Pneerlatlee tor llriih
I and tom la a tot tut of Outer Tinaimi
| Ctow a Tania. It b Oat Hr baa ana «wuua» :e
• raabdam faem. Waoarr- tttfwy. to tee, ate.
“Our Annual Opening,”
Wednesday Night, Dec. 13.
A Cordial Invitation la hereby Ex
tended to ALL. . . . ’.
Come *>*arly, take your time to see what we have and how reaxon
able our price* ore.
If you CANNOT COMB WEDNESDAY NIGHT come any
time it may suit you and ux often. You will be welcome and we will
take pleasure in .showing yon our guili.
COMB AND WELCOME.——
_J. E CUBBY & CO.
-A. SPECIAL
Sale of Dress Goods
.A.T THE.
New York Racket.
For a short time we offer some Big
Values in
Heavy Fancy Dress Goods.
The OOc kind to go at... 4()c.
The 50c kind to go at. 35c.
The 40c kind to go at. . 30c.
A OOc Black Rrllllaiitlne now..50c
This Is a special cut price on the above for
a short time only.
We have Outings at all Prices.
A 5c Outlug now. 4c
Better graricH... from 5 to lOc.
See our line of Capes just in. We
have them from 50c up. A nice
Astracan or Velvet Cape, $1.25.
Gome out to Holiday Opening
THURSDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 4th.
W© are Santa Claus Headquarters
and give a special discount on
Holiday Goods to Merchants
and Christmas Tree Com
mittees.
Come to see us before buying.
Yours for Busines ?,
THE NEW YORK RACKET.
^TECIEJ^
CHRISTMAS: FRUITCAKE.
The older a fruitcake is, the better
It is. Now is the time to make them
for Christmas. We have all the
requisites.
A nice line of dried fruits..
John C. Moore.
McDill & Miller,
-HEADQUARTERS FOR_ *
Dry Goods,
Groceries,
Shoes,
Hats,
Clothing,
Provisions,
____ _ Crockery-ware.
00 to 0RA1G ft WILSON.
GASTONIA, N. 0„ FOB
Wagona Buggies, and other Vehloles