The Gastonia Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interest* of the Cooaty. Vol. XXI. Uij; JeViaw..} GASTONIA, y. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18. 1900. ARP DISCUSSES THE. THEPIQUJtES “1900” L00XBTRAIQE TO THB PHILO&OPHEB. TMr »>■« Ties* ta Itylai hut, Aad faaa Will Cam# timllr-Tk. ra»> Imry QmMIh-TMaki U la ttoal 111 lad. Bill dry la Atlanta Oxanutio i. U a caaa can do I go around tba 90lb century question it la • Oulof tint for blca to ooosidar tba abriokage of lima lino* bo waa a boy, aod to pointer upon tba reason why Uia years (row alto, ter and Mrartar aa ho froaa older sud wiaer aDd bow tba period la suiely ooiulag whan there will be no jeata or mouth* and time will b* no mure. Aooordlog to scripture tbit thing a tiled lime l* a perishable elastic oomurawlbla orrailou adapt ad to mao in bta Hale of probe tioa and not t ail ■teoeeesry to tbs Creator a bo aald ‘'before tba world •■< leads I am.” ftod always spanks of blmealf In tba prraaot tqoaa, “1 am ” □e la one eternal now without begin Ing of years or sad of daya. We can not oomprebend (bis. but aa we user tba goal wicti almost oateh a gllmpaa of ita roastbility. That lima I* com preeel We aod aUetle all of ua have n perleoeed for somatlmas lira hoar* ■earn eery long aod eometlmas very abort. In our dieame are anmeiieiM oondsoae boar* and day* or ev«au in a faw dallrioaa momeots. I never shall forget, tba aaklaty and agony of a lung effort to kaap my brother from Bghllnj a deal aad Ins I twipwl to wrtle all tba oomapoadenoa between him and hla adversary aad bow at tba last tbs deal oowld not ha avoided and bow I ctrafnUy aaiaaiad and loaded hla piatol aad aiaaiared off tha dlatanoe aad than mad* aootbar sffort to psetfy aod ad javt and pravent tba duel, but ail to vale aad be stood to tba mark aad fired aad fail. Tim report of a gun that waa Bred back of the hoaee at a squirrel awakened mo and It waa this report that ooodeuaed all the long train of thought and a Trots lo a moment* space. My wlfa waa alltisg by my bedside with her hand upon my fever I ah brow aad declared that ,1 bad not bees asleep more than a minute-aad yet I remembered every line and ward of that oonsepoodanee, aad when 1 re covered from my freer could repeat it. Tba time of hour* was ooudroaod Into moments. Just *o thus* who were to drowned boo rrsaecitatrd tell us that a panorama of tbelr whole Ill's oems before thorn a* they lost eoo aclonanaaa. Every word and thought and daad and every aoeoa they had wtt oaaaed from tbelr childhood was aa vivid and leal a* If It war* Just trans piring. There eea be no doubt about tbit experience of etaoy persona. It la well ooa firmed. We ore just oo Urn verge **r knowing wonderful thing* aud my faith Is that we will know when we put oft this mortal coll and our souls are retuoaed aad free. We have implanted within use spark of dlrlaity, hut only a spark. Bat. mlae, bow little we do know end bow utterly belpleee we are. We kn->» not wbeaoe we oome, aoe wtiber we an going. We oao not nab oce hair white or Mm*. . We cannot tell by what mysterious power wo raise our heads or move oar fact or wink oar eyelaehas Wa oao not add a day or aa hour to oar Ilyas nor foreoe the ao ckdeata that may gjsfaJI us as we taora to ead fro on tbo loud or ooa. Wo oeu not means the psstileuoe that walkeih at noonday nor make oomelvea soon re fl*1*1* Are end flood aad heist Whet pitiful creatures « hum down ago* tba pnaant bull aad I bop* It will atlefc. Wo do not know that tba Saviour waa boro ISM poor* ago but Cbrtauau, but that la a* aaar ao oaa ko approximated aad It la aaar aoough tor all Okrtotlaua to otoarv* and So tbaakfal for. 1«ML Thera la a moaatog It tbaaa Ogana. Itorv tla* thoy ara wrlttaa oa a Utter band or a ladgar or o bank aoM ar Obaok or botot rag bur or printed ao a oawipapor they moo WOttlat Tb# proa ar CbrUtlaa* •ad laidiu and Jaw. and gaotlba ara all wilting tt vtalbla nod IndolllMo ap oa tbo papar. Ivory aonut of ttma b 10 kotos written aM ovar tin world aed otorr •*'» eatabitotwa a foot—a graat toot that ISM loan ago ibrra waa a btftk —a naUbto olrtb, and aM fatbor Tla* awddaoly rtoppad tnabtd utlaaiir and feagto a now aoaat aad aaUod Ik Aao Doalat. Wkat a woo darfal avoat to moat bora baau that rtoaad tb* toaord of tb* agas aad Mart ad tbaoae a now avota. Haw la Um world did It bappao? Tba Oraoba bad tbaba awd tb* daw* bod ago that wn bunded dowa by Mom. Tba Ureeka had tba olyhplada aad the Romano tba Mrth of tbeir aooieot oily, aad tba Mo bummedaoe lha flight of Mahomet, bat all ware overshadowed aad atlll ara by the oaa eat up by a handful of frtaodkaa Cbrlatlana What a woc darful thin* ia tbla data thota fear elmpla Bturea. We write three every day and iwad them every wbarr. Than Vet ue all poudrr ov»r what they mean and prove. Atlanta Joarnal. Tba man who look* upon the fair (Wide aad amIIlog beauty of thte Boa 0 'Untry today would Ond nothing to auggaat tba mroir aad eageraaM of Ita all eu raoaat aattla manta. There la nothing fairer In tba rapub llo than tba imioth rollUtg hula and rich prartaa of Oklahoma green to ibo boaoaa with een looking at them began bar one. which ba observed woo uaelea. aa being sap wooaded by tb* other, aod deal red her to burn It, wbiob eh* did, aad took tba other and pat It Into bar olo set. "After thla waa (roe I returned to bla bodelda aod took ha bead. (!• ■eld toots: lam going.* He asked b* to attend to bis book* aa I puwrs and soUls III* aooouat* He swlliurly oksrrfud as that be looked forward to bis approaching deoth with a psifsot nslg nation. "Aboat 5 o’oloak Doctor Cralk agola earns Into tbs roaa. aad upm going to tba bedtMe tba Oawsral oald to bla: ’Doctor I die hard, but I aa not afraid to go.* The doctor prrserd bis band, but oouid not utter a word. He told tha other physicians that they oouid do nothing for bla sod thanked them for tbslr silent loo* "About 8 o'clock tbs pbssteians re turned, and applied blteterkaud oats PMsms of wheat bran to bla legs end ftot, after wbiob (bay wrat out. rxorpt Doctor Cralk, wltboat a ray of bnpo, “Aboat 10 o’oloak ba aod* several attempts to spank to Be before he ; could offset It. At length be sold : *1 najast going. Her* a* decently buried, end do nut let ay body be pat .Into tha vault to Isa* Uan Hire* days after I aa dead.* 1 bowed assent, for I could not (peak, tie thao looked at ■m ngala end mid , ‘Do yoo auder •tnsd a*r I replied, 'res.* “’Tie well,’ said be. "Aboat tea minutes before lie ex pired I wbloh wee between 10 aod il "*c look.) bla breathing been ms easier. Hr Ur quietly ; be withdraw 111* band form Bin* and fail hta own pntae 1 anw bta ooaoleoaace change. 1 spoke to Dootor Oraik, who sat by iba Are. Ha aaao to tba bedside. Tb* Oeweral'e band fall from his wrist. 1 took it In aloe nod pressed It to ray bosom. He expired without a struggle or a “While ws were fixed u sitaot grW Mrs. Washington, who was titling *t U>* foot of tb* bed. naked with a Bra and eoltaotad voice : *1* be gois-V' l oouid not spank, but bald Up ay hand as a signal that be war no aura. Tis wall,' said she. In the aum voice, ‘all ta over now. I ahull auon follow him. 1 bars no *w* trial* to p.s* to rough.’ Tbe ChemtMl rm Bnadne. heir Pub— - - Una of tbe Boat practical *ad rffrd lireapplication# of carbon dioxide li In tbe ehemleal Ira eng lot Here It it agent wtitcii vbroirt the etreaa and •xUoguUbw the fire. Tbe englue oou■ •UU of two exaotly tlmlUr luU. each bolding tlitr galloet of water. la title iweety-Bee pound* of tod* to dtaoleed. an agliator being used to facilitate itetolettoa. In the tup of e*eb teak there to a lottla oouuinleg etoreo pound* of solpbarlo aetd. Tbe bottle to kept tightly elated uotU lo to datirad toneatbeengioo, when when by turning down the bottle the aetd Bowo fatto the coda toluUoo. The gee to etrr npldly tenanted whta the acid end the •ode solution ooura together end la a, ywy abort use a pretaure of three baodred pouoda to the equate Ineb oau be obtained, which will throw a half laeb stream of atagtod water and gae about ninety feet. Tpe water I* here oaad at a ae*M of oonreyiog the gae than for la own Qra-exUngntobir g properties for the gat liberated from ^e water by tbe Jar of tea Impart and by the beat eerare tbe Bra, exdodlog tha etr much mate effeot.itlly then water end thee taother* to. i« •onto eitlee mere Uu SB per out of the Brae an* extinguished by tbear <*ealoal eogtees Oely eoe teak on the eagtoe to aa»d M a time, to that It oaa be kept going constantly by re charging ib* empty tank wMle the other la netd. The method of etwrgteg tbe teak to exactly tbe aaaeaa that need t« charge a aoda fountain. Any oae oaa demosetrale Um feaeibUUy qf exUngotoblogBfobfthtogu by hold l og a lighted match olone ow a frveti ly drawn gl*« of tedt water, or orer a •tort la which tfcWMtim It pro daiwd by poorlag vinegar on tode Ufw. riMMll. “Wbot woo tlio Mii ottUoo t" -Too MM wbot 1* ibo tint «t» Uoa. ’• -No. What woo U, isn't It P> "Tbo* 4mm* moo My dtlbrmw. Jb Jo wi». Dot woo b no* .11 ilT) "Look boro; wbot wo*. U, ood wtiut U.U. la woo b or bb woo.” Nooatooo. Wo* ouy lio lo. bat lo lo not woo. It woo woo. but If woo wg« b, tboo I* Im.t m or m wom* woo. If woo w, wot It woo, bo* It y Hat If b b woo tboo-” "LMdo. U m. wo* wot. and b woo nod woo bi ttorororo b woo It nod woo b woo, ood If Woo woo b. to b.ood woo woo woo woo old b b wo*. »» "ttbot np, wtll yjo I Pro goo* by toy *ut»M okroody." Thor* b oo bottor Mdlei » bobb* tboo UbbbkloMo promt and oflaetoa) ooroo UworTu wltt Mttori ood i draw. I* qotahly ooroo “ i ood^ tnldt, yrwMotlog pnooa r oum oroap ood'botVwo *OMd n of ttooooodi of MM without • tinab foliar* ohr M wr boro bom obb In boro. It oat only ooroo oroap, bat wbr* giro* mo to ttt oroapy oooob oppoiro, will promt tbo ouook. To OOOM of wbooyiog ooogb It Ibalkro tbo ttogb oraooo. oraktok U oNoor to ox wrarw*. tod bow** tto atrtrHr ood rrrgooooy of tto raruaytoM of ooogb log. tto* drprfotog tbot dbMM of oh d i Moron eoowgonooo. Nor tab by J. iTcorTT • Oooyuy. ■ m wot. •rvt—MMi Cod.jr. wliUU—r tent £[*£»oS*da? atruMlrenaae. elupla cmo. F* lootonno. (Hot will wok h btUlsihlp ot Am ailn worn wlUi oue allot, it U mid (a kw IUtv that wttlilu Uta setoory of ooou Utaatoo-m w— quite a erode affair, U*a tbo luab triad stupa eosab, *>•■ pan* with tbo wodoro upr—a trats. Before our Cirll War tbo Bald artil Irry of tba Oalwd dtataa 00—ted aid md twalvx pjmdar futwllawa, all at bwwo is. wo at—oarriapeo. A ad tte imlMllw wars solid shot. Audaolato MOd^f7 won I ■movable pteoae without wb-aW or truulO'ii, wblob oould —*»Tnr bo oldbuat nor a-ratad nor uwrod la my wap. mt only And bf wbso tbo at* taoainp ship nosh ad am part-alar point Jolt la boa. At tbo battlo of Waterloo both aid— «—la—wthbon ■—bats, wMablwd SL-^arar sass.^’tt quartan— would DM bo pooMMt to day with our riled wee an— ltd mu oofalllodT at oaa llmowoil yards. As taataooa of the abort reaps flpbtlap Is firm loCr-oyw. aad ha tboagbt ha waa daws wbaa ba waaat. Tory woagottedMa‘i-| igi ~ ^■ir^TrtsarjK mViI’ibK f£* ^IbM*8, wtth ihsawaUaw fat hast triad i_____ bat Drib Baba la tba baab mrfliln i bate gat hold of." OaaaypUaatlw in ttatea thjjria. hrSTTl (terry A Oaaspaay. 4 T*ir The eagravt u ba frea the War Md la «• »■«*— n?!mmi!*amm **lb* MalMT tulif hrtiir to Ma koonlNi nnder iweoiutlm of YorthoSiSCh Vateraee ▲nwelatloo ud Act of One FHid 14 UW pr—at Urn and mk* & m Ml the MM and IlM eflMl UuMcamatTls peaelhfe. 1 fcetlefe H would add to thd fieldavoe of Uw laprteilon. If we Mold etre w*h eaeh that real eaat print'd fra* tfptt toEoa at dm Uw and hi that tt Bay be oaaa r sr.si.x^' ’The State he« wadat ead 00 ftffffffrltHih oywfut tof 0*09* IMlitlee aod Wndla* Vo* da your work of wrUlag. aod 1 Mine of adit laf. tbraasMotw* oe a labor >4 lore. Mthaa* onto era dtada theawt *H1 here to tedefroeed by thoee Wbaaa «■ «»aeluce appear, or IMr frleedi. I £»*» ude_logelry awd Odd freei at WOO each, or «t.n eoautdlop to etjrla, unlaw Uw dapaarta-opo If** dlawed aeton«utm re drawlac lo •J4* It wil eoetgLttextM IkU lew prtoe le. aoooedfd eooaaeeet of the aeettor aod the oaoae fur Willed they are priatod. “I aehertt to you ae llitwleii af your Hdflwewt whether poo wtoh to hare title duue for poor raplwaai If eo.ll*tf»toyo*r jodweateattha ee ssszzrz 'ssuggss dagonreaotyper aod of the owed era einwiary an abeee. f would teapeet foily inrgnetthat la ihauuwhnr ohueM fo the pletoren of tba Uoloool. and Uw Dietnrlaa, thowfh area that (learn to jou to decide. "Bui an ajlt-ir, la ebarge of the work, 1 indw up hi imi reetrlatloa. there aeet h*oo ai»prarla« unlrsa It le froei a dap nrintyim takea daring the war and in NiKwu-ffrtk'ide obJ-etU tnpnu-bt Hi- Me <4 Mat tine «e He) tiwi «pp w* I. "This io liter !• »ubaxUod to eaeh IlMmlae, ui eet fur bis Hielnent ae hn lliluk* pnapw If p,* ertUi Mia done, aet pr>nep*ly at at ml tndelar I prlUop. • itrNw mum. ■•w • MMImi Cm TwiMiim M.r mmrnmtr »M|>«M Imb a BnalUkl Mfi ■aw York Imkl. “Two mother* m» lalkiaw a boot telcRlay o|> ■ daughter. Tte you ppm aaa aaaad. "Wfcit would you do with a my homely rIi IT” “I woald mate bar pretty," wa* tbo re^-.2s£2a»s: rsasisj aooapt Inherited taolu aod try to arowd Uwmout by acqalrad Rrema, fiffisssa ssiaaS satasraaststts to^jbart thorn Ullage whlek wa aaU “X Mould try to Urala tbooaualry, or la para air. aod omoor. baaaUfal ratatatloB. I Would aorar maotloo baoaty aaaapt to potat it out, worn to abowbar Iwr own daftotaoikd mate bar Mlf ooaaoloaa. Bba Man Id bora ptoper food. obirdy tha THitirtaa color mating taalaa, fratta aod mMa falm.wttb ptaoty adaalada aod (Mb milk. TbcM aaa ho ao rnakoi (bat tba MR fateful oblld will prufrr Item to riah Macao, aptoea ood awaota. "I fcaebber toatom! Mb fcrttepatoa that U brio* aod Ter taoablM bar to loro tbo water, aod ba fytea aMrywbma. Tba teMte braatba laa mwbfmb air. ate abould bar* tha bModtoCaa opto tea. If aoty for tba atond ap moMin wbtab ft ttewwa out to i winter.^ I abuuM ubaoMbar Mndbarows Mlldraoaaafafl to nod tba Maraatar of otter tii»bl/l mtea ter*uabUd^ cd*aatarw with UM aider ad "Tte mpaaammy of a tedteWb j^sr-^-JEsnu wmba aod wBa." i XaoOftaaM “VtoMlk*_ had r> add oaaof tto vtoaw at - paatiaaUw trhooito mmi 4M mm. IMtolta _ at >)r ioth I'lMto la-tot toMt Om *">•* ttoagbil jaat—r»to*ly»—y ■autoardffS.^TtoCmw. If yoa Uto K*r t** a ehaap boardtag toaaa oh avo alit» la atuml a taaa abt waa add to bava bam bart la a labt. 1 toaad a 70aac frtkiw at Mar tfaervatoata. Wf daa-d. wli b a bbiaiy aoatowca aw ana trfitl. abraks and a badly bratoa anaa. Tto brMaa waa wanabH atoaat U •l:b iba faaa. and t atw at mm that ttoacaa woaldaaad vary amdal bawl llaat* pravaat gnat dtadaatMMat. Hot to toUwr raw arttb tanbaloal to tail*. I OMdtH oayator tto* algbt to • a aaqrrfleUI drvaatac aad datanarf far Itor araarodlaai aaUI Boat dap. Wto 1 called foUaafaft woealaw tto T il ~ waa bad 4alto wtoarf bb aaaaaa. • * 'tj ij t< SSBE&SSSaSgS * r~r%. o;