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The Gastonia
Devoted to the Protection of Home tod the Interest* of the Coonty.
Vol. XXI.
_GASTONIA, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1900.
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IW A dHDIUI H4KIU.
A rkiMuiVtur/ at Ml* Maerpitea
kr <*■• *f(bo wive* era Prior*.
Oneogj Imnl.
For Ike Oral lima 10 my life 1 hare
bean par to load to litre a xlimpw of a
Cblneee baram. I am inclined nidord,
to bellere that lam tha Uielwtilla m.ti
of aoy peraoaallty who bal ulkr-J at
Itngtb with a royal China** pnueeee
—l* toot I might aay with aavar*]
prluoaaae**, for altogether my convert*
lion waa principally with one yet many
other* e«ma la, and before 1 left there
waa aoaroaly "eteudiug ro >a only"
a boot me.
It eama about Id Hilt: Handing In
tba Paklc OaiKta that the Empraa*
Dowimw bad oallad all thr pnuoeiaae
of tba Mood, aaamoera uf the oabiort
and pnddtclA of tlie ax board* to a
eoletan oocoUvr within in* palaca. I
waa oortalu that tome auaiaeH of more
than uaoal Importune* waa to be traua
acted and my bualnaaa w«t to find out
aa rapidly aa paombte what waa uu foot.
I decided to pry a rial l to Prlace Teal
Fang and try and obtain from lum the
•Tool ol the day. Fortunately only a
fbw day* before. hla little d*ogbirr, to
whom be waa daroladly attached, had
oome down with ommIo* and be had
nquaatad oia to aaud him a terrr mix
ture. and If la tba oalgtiborhood to
drop la and aaa her. Remembering
I decided to Tlalt tba obUd and ao In
tarribw tba father. After* cold rid*
of ao bam la a Pekin cert I found ay
aalf in tba outer oourl uf tb* Ta*l pel
aaa, bat alaa, waa toM by tlie gate men
that tba prloa* had been deputed by
tba empraaa to burn Inoaaae at a oar
wu UBPN . some in dm
•way aad voald not be bom* qntU
aftar dark. Summoning up all my
courage I replied :
"Yea I know be i* away, but be liaa
lorltad me to see bis little tick daugh
ter, aod I esnuot conae at any otbar
um Hare tba guodoaat to loform
tb* prinaeae that in obadlaoa* to bar
husband's commends 1 waot to K* tbe
child. '•
“Wbtob princess T" be inquired.
• Tbaalek gttl'a moUxr,” 1 replied,
not knowing wbat otbar anawer to
give.
1 waited aome tan minutes la nay
cart aad thee the mao returned with a
eunuch, saying : ■‘The prlaocst will
receive you. Tola enuuoh will l~*d
you within the bsrum."
We paaaed through four different
coart-yard, each lined with buildings,
sod tbea tote red a Hhb <yurt, at lbs
bead of wblob raised tan fret shore
ground, stood a building of ths ordi
nary style of Cbluasa architecture of
ooe story. only It waa larger end more
gaudily painted than tba others. Upon
tb* platform In front of tbe door stood
a lady arrayed In many colored alike,
aad with face painted a bright venal)
Uoa. I paaaed up tbe step*, and bow
tag low before her, entered tbe room
abend of bar, aa Cbloeee ouilom Is. and
proceeded to tba k’sng, which we*
cerered with handsome skins aad soft
rags. 6b* sealed {preelf opposite me
apoD the k’sng separated from ms by a
little square table eight Inobes high.
“The eunuch tails me or hatband
)l*s recreated vow to pall,' sod J tip
vary P*tv; be ha* apparently forgotten
tba appointment for he said nothing
to m* about It. Bat a* you cannot call
again 1 bare decided to see you end
show vow the child 11
“ii*oj thank*," I replied. “It I*
very good of you. Tb* Journey to year
Place la loog and cold, Otherwise I
should aome a gala. How it tba little
girl ?
“Ob, aver to much belter,” th* re
plied.
Wban we oommenoed apeak log. only
tba lady, myeelf and two anaaobs were
lo tbe room, bat by tbl* time tb* three
doore leading lata the apartment were
OUed with palulad face* and tUk-iobed
wires, eoMublne* and attendants of
myrnoeh married friend Tael Feng.
The little girl waa oairied in or a
eunuch and upon my pronouncing her
qalte wall tbe mother waa very mqob
^"Ilow many children have yon V’ I
ventured.
"Alan, alas,” aba answered, “four
girls, bnt no boys.”
••Yoo are nearly ■■ badly off at your
emperor, Kuaog Hen,” replied.
"Ob, Ao yon know thet >” *b* asked
"Peor mao, ba is to have a bog sp
poiated far him to-day sad If 1 Mistake
not It will be either tbe son of l*rinoa
I-sin, Prince Tows or Duke Lao.”
“Too bad yoo bare not a aoo," I re
marked. “Thaw you might some day
be mother of aa emperor.”
•Wo, that wowld ba impcnlMa,” aha
repllad. “as w* are not of tbe genera*
Uoa from wbieB a pcioo* eao be jfcoeeo
emperor. We are deaoeoded from tb*
ediperot twfore Hslen Feng, aad Uii
t no ” "BSt th* ■•*»•»*
mm m 'm m M
"Do yon think foreign elothoo to
vary ugly I" I naked.
“ Wjl they are oartalnly not pretty,"
•ho frankly replied. "Tour mV
oiotbaa in too light and thin looking,
»od I nw aovaral of yokr ladle* from
my aadaa okalr window a few week*
ago wad tbay l>okad Ilka boar ghaadi
•flaqaamd togutlmr la Uw mtddla, ao
that i woodorad bow tbo poor emtarea
oonld oaL Don't yon yonr**If thlak
oar aoataawa roooh prettier V* aba
g. giving boeaolf a pmUntad going
I'lsSSsSrS:
lag bar I boaad tba lima would ooca*
wWM oar ladiaa would aaotba ad eanUg*
of abaagtactotbaaklamaoatuaa. gba
. *u vary pleased and aaaored mo it
would autoly nomo In llmr.
"Not iamy itaaa," I atphod.
" Wall tbaa yoo ooald taka aehlaaaa
wlfa,” aba aaggaatad.
"Bat I hava an Aaakn ono kl
rrdov," laMaotad.
"Ob, tbai*a aa matUr. Ho JCull
(bar kwtaad’i pornonal dam*) baa tbraa
Imaidao ma—bar. and bar, and hor,"
poicUng to tbraa ralbar peoUy bat
awfully paiktad laiamla ataodlng bow
v guttata iba room, all of Umm ami
yourmar tbaa baraaif-aba armed
S3 40. "Why rtaat you taka •
aaaaad wtlb, awa of oar Ihtnm gtrla 1
• » *• * • • *
0'
I ( liter ion* of your countryman bate
[ dona ao."
-Tbhuks varr much for tba iiitni
tlou,” 1 answered, ‘-but aneotdlng to
our aooial ooda my wlf* would have to
agree diet, and if I know tba tady'e
aalnd lam aura Mu* would object."
"Would aba Inutad y How fumy."
aud all tba room laughed at ami pitied
me.
Taa waa now arrved lor tba wound
lime and I aaw that It waa a algua< fur
my departure.
Tbauklng her blgboaae for earing two
and hourlag low three tlarae at the
door, to whieb aba aaoottrd me. I ful
lowed tba eunoeha baek to Ilia aeoood
court, whore the prlnoa'a male ultra
daula awattad mo and aaw a* to ay
eart.
Tba next morning I rroelred tba
lowlugl»ole from the prlooe :
"Keteemed Friend : My wife yea
Irrday oomallled a grant Indlaeretloe
In rvoelrtng you In mj nbarnoe. aa it la
again* all rulet Of Chlnaae aUqualle,
bill aa It waa to tan unr tick Child It I*
an eacutcLilo (hull. Kindly however,
mention It to do one Id rekia. or It
would Injure ua In our elicit, aa you
can wall uodarataud. Her oouv*r*a
lion, which aba baa raprated to me
touched upon aevural political (jura
tlona. Ptnaae eooaider her remarks
but willy- babble. Wishing you gulden
piece, your slave. Tsai Fwwo."
A Nut Qm4«Jm JH«>
Tnt death of Cbti-lct “Alr»o Jokllu"
D«vl« reoaJIt l be Joke Uni Mil Good
•lo played on the duiaoud wearer sov
erel pare ago. I >«vla wet proud of
bio 15,000 diamond Mndded wmteb tbet
be wnald Insist on all ble lilend look
ing at It every lima lie met them no
m liter If it wet Lair a dot‘0 time* a
<J*y.
Uoodalo taw a valla* watch In a
atone window one day which looked a
great deal like the ooe of wbleb Davie
wee the luordlnalley proud pnmaaor.
Both able* of tbe oaee were plastered
with obeap brilliant* which at Uret
duab la tbe sunlight looked lit* tbe
teal tbiog. Goodwla was goiog to
PlUsburg the following wank. Hs
know be would bar* lotee Davis watch
a dozen time* while be wee there and
resolved io play a Joke If tbe Imitation
Umepteoe oust many lime* its actual
vela*, fie bought Uie lloker.
The auburn hatred cooed I an worked
up ble detailed so wall that be had
eight or tea of LavW friends gathered
around when they met on tho sidewalk
In front of the Alvin Ikoater, Greet
ing were followed by e few general re
marks and out earn* the Devia wstoh.
In a twinkling Goodwin bad It detached
from tbe oh sin palmed It in bis left
baud end was admiring tbe imitation
watch which be bald la bla right baud.
Tbeo apparently lu an effort to put tbe
watch beck on tbe chain he dropped It
to the atone walk.
Such a wreck of a piece of Jewelry
waa never seen before. The case buret
tbe work* rolled out and tbe Mu of
glees which studded the ease rolled lo
all direction*.
Moaning Ilk* on* bereft Davis got
down oo bla knew aod aslog bis silk
bit as ■ basket began Dirking up tbe
eaolloaa of Lb* wreck.
"How oopid yon do It fiat; l*>w
oould you do It f” waa all Dev is oould
aav.
Tbeotowd ibrisked with laughter,
Dayia became wise got bla watch back
rrofa Goodwla aad bought wloe for all
hands.
■miikim ww wkwiw
Cknluk Ptsln Dealer.
Tbe Congregational CUurab at A us
lloborg, Ohio, was dedicated uabnuat
of worship by tbo (making of t bottle
of whiskey ovet IU oplra. This Loan,
located flto mile* kouth of Genera, will
a*it lues celebrate the one hnndreth
anniversary of IU eettlomeul; and tbe
ohl ob a rob Dear iu geographical sealer
baa tbe dlatlootioo of being tbe Ur»t
fra»« choroh built a poo Ui« W^tern
rhe days wbeo tb|a ebureb wee built
W*f* »r»w*dly tbe daya of whlebey. It
wae tbe day wboa the drink waa poured
out finely by all wboktUadad the
“raising” of a but Id lag, and when every
mm partook of tt as wa of tbe proeeot
would drlok a glaa* of lemoeada. Eves
the Bar. Giles W. Cow lee, tbe hero of
Anstlaberg gad veteran and min wear
of the county, partook of the “flra
water,”and pastors subsequentlyfiling
tho pulptt of tha ebureb stopped at the
village store, baton and after attend
lag Servian, to taka aa “rye opener."
The "Mataf" of the ebureb ooou
pled a whole week, having beoo tegaa
00 Mooday Morning nod complvted
Saturday afternoon. On tho last day
1 be enure osmwusrty wan upon tbe
•oene to Wllneas tha dedicatory oerv
■uotes. As none of those ereetlsg the
bulkllog would eiicob loth* top of tits
spire, whleb Is over one huodred feet
from the ground, tho ssrvloee of a lake
milor were procorvd. With a rape In
hi* head climbed to tbe topmost point
of the edlflea and as the last Umber was
piaoed be draw a bstUs af whiskey
from tha grooed by means of a tops,
•mj brsnklag It over tha spire, shouted:
•Three eh sacs for Urn oharafa."
Another great dUoova^ tea beoo
mada, aad that too, by a lady la ibis
musU) “ Dlseeas fastened iue)uteh
■■■»•■ T f?4 .** •**“ >torsshe
WlUUI/xxl lU several testi, bat bar
Vital organa were aadnraioed and
death seemed Immloeat. Far three
maotbe the coughed la.. and
oonld not sleep. She looJlv dbeovarvd
far Ouoaumptlea, til ste a mush
relieved en taking Prat doss, that ate
slept all night; tad wtth two bottisa,
tea baas absolutely eursd. Her asms
Is Mrs. Latter Ltd*." Tbas writes
W. O. Hamrteb * Oo. ef Shelby. H.
£• J™*5«*«!»fra at J. B. Carry
A Orb. Drag Since. jugular aloe dOc
sod <VOa Bvsry betUsgoareatsed.
**He aaya hie wit* learned te slag la
Peris.
“Tbab meyte. Ste eerUloly sent
■•eg la tha Uahed Sutra."
MiirnnHi aiu uabowl
Th«CPM mt **■■>!« KagM»rM at IIm
Wll» Oaatawta ttaa Ibpaitw tparr
Uvea.
MJH New*.
Following up lb* auhjeul of our edi
torial of Itu week oo The Southmi
Labor Problem" we me planted lo pm
■aol oor raw Urr Una week with the
following axcwlleui .nUcIfl written by
Mr. II. E. C. Bryant of this otty la
whlob Im tolls of Uj*k>od qualltiae .it
Um Southern mill operative* and the
advantages they bar* gained by aoa
lag to the mill*:
“lu reoeot year* many urticket oon
oemlng tbe eottoo mill opmtlvea of
Ur* Sooth hay* appeared In Southern
•ud Northern aawapeper* and maga
Sioeat Soma writer* htv* ptedlcud
that the eottoo mill will prove detri
mental to health and character of the
clam of mao and wumen cm pin) ad
there. Indlvtdnala who know nothing
of tha ootual condition* htv* goo* ao
far aa lu oaaert that tha eouon factory
I* a curat I rot cad of a Ueoalag to tin
Snulhoni State*. Tba moat randy
talker* uu the aul jest *■• tba men gen
erally who know tba fewret facta
Tbvy are aglutora and woald-be apu#
tlva of tba working pw>pl*.
"Bat altar all lb* brat way to mttt*
the qoaatloa far yoareelf U to go l > tire
mill* and amke a peraifbal loveeMga
tlou. Toer* tea greetdia^voaeln tbw
appearaaet and eharaptar of tbe opera
tive*. Ooea I beard * prominent cot
ton mill man oak a -friend of hi# tha
following qoauiont: ‘Why are the
operative* In the Uaitool* N. C. cot
ton mill* auperlor to moat other enill
bon da? Why era they more moral
more healthful more attractive and
more ooaianted ?'*
"Neither of tha men could *<>*wt-r
fcMVUf II Will W1UIUBU
that auch was 11m 0«#«. 6 too aflar
bntrlof the** questions l made a visit
to llta UmIoiii* mills and was ?*«»
mooli luiprwated by tba appear*aoe and
baltavlor of the men and women and
boys and girl# whom I saw working
there. Uoe can read IIIf sac that there
la a great dlffsnenes bstwvso U>e opera
tlws of iho mills uni) those of many
other mills. Thera Is a causa for it.
“1 sought tu dlaoovar Iks secret. 1
want Inin tbs mills and Into ths houses
of tba laborer*. The history of tba
snooaaa of iba oottou mill buslnas* la
Oascool* nod scores of other small
Southern towns and tba story of first
securing and than maintaining snob a
Ape cl*n» of belp is Ilka a beautiful
dream.
“1 shall us* lbs mills of Gastonia as
an Illustration. la 18U8 subscription
was taken and the Gastonia Manufact
uring Company organized. Tba mill
alerted with a,uoo splndlss Increased to
6.000 tba following year and now
operates 11,000 spiodlea sod 140 looms
Til's was tba first m<tl for Gastonia.
It waa followed by Use Ties too with
4.000 at>Indies and KO looms; tba Avon
the Otark lbs Modena; No. S. tbs
Arlington sod the Loray.
•• When the drat mill began work a
select alias of help wag secured. ' The
managmuibot laid dowe a plan and
carried it out to the tatter. Before a
family was allowed tu work In the mill
■or even move to tb* mill act tie man l
Mia ofBeara of Oe milt bad to be as
sured that tba men wars boo sat sod
sober and the women virtuous. No
drinking wss allowed aronud tbs mill
A drinking man or an Immoral woman
was discharged as soon as dlscovared
Sooa Use operatives foil In with tba
Idea aad were as roach opposed to Im
morality and drnnkaunesa as wars the
mill owners. When It was known Uut
tba Gastonia mills—lor all tba mills
there have fallowed tha plan of the
dm—were taking none but tba bast
oiaae of working people It waa so
trouble t« secure good help. Many
permits sere anxious to atop farming
reulra land and gn to a mill where
•obariiaaa and virtue ware tb* rvqulsl
for gattlug (a. They war* eager
to plaps thalr obildrao theca. To-day
If a man I* dleeovered drunk on tha
mtu property he I* driven out as though
uu mil ■ lumi llm DlWHiru
•re put oo tbolr honor aod if a young
woman of immoral Inellnallooa l« 17
mistake permuted to eater the mill the
food glrla report her and elia li 00teed
Immediately Such It tbe method used
by tbe superintendents of tbe rarloae
tieotooie mule. Aa a natural reaolt
the beet oteaa of help la attracted there.
Aloreorer the Ueetuola mill operatlrca
are aatUOod with tlieir wagm and 000
tealed with tbelr lot.
•• Wbat la true of Gaetoola la truo of
lho majority of tbe mills of tbla Bute
South Caroline, Georgia, Alahaoaa aod
Vlrgloa. The ooltou mill opera’.Irre
era by fartmtur off than evrt before.
Where did thta aUae of help tone
from? Let aa look Into It. Oo lo nay
ootlon mill bead In the South aod aak
him or her where Ire or abe ornate from
aod the eoa wer will be: ' Tlight bare"
Yea the oultoo mill operatluee of the
Sooth wan before tbe ad reel of (bp
mill •* • ruler leaaat far mere. They
wan renter*. Uefon tbe war they be
low fed to lira non-land owu'ag elan.
The etrogfle for n*tonne waa bitter.
Stare labor waa preferred It wu*
•beaper and belUr. After the war the
Laboring elaaa of white p«H>fb with lo-*
tartar training aad all tbe odd* egalutt
them bad to oemoaU kfltb Urn ring ro
who had tbe if uaohi aod training.
From pUoa to plan the ooa-Uad-own
ing white BMW moved aod farmed
noted lead. He was poor dl aeon ten tad
Ignorant nod lodoteav Ha did not
aaaia o deelnebla laoant. It may not
ban lew Me fault. Slavery waa a
has to bra. Hi* aervleee wwee aot
Deeded. Prom hU little harm be
wrveted a ban llflng, Money batterer
bad. Hie family aa a rule Urge want
aoaatHy clad and III Nd. From the
drat day ef tbe year lie bought funds
aw time to metae e crop ew aod at
harveat time the landlord took all for
rawt aad aapplim The renter would
move to another plantation tearing »
•man haMeee of a ratioe bUI behind
him. Xaob yaar he did urn seme thing
ever aod over again.
la my owe rrpmtaaiw 1 hare eowwr
la madam with Usee peseta. I bars
P*ee t*m !■ u-»r pen*; m imt
%
ooc roooMd eablna tn tbalr ruga aod In
Igsorai ea nod dlaoonUol. A dewed a
ngo I knew personally tba Individual
, memhers i f ten whits fa mil tea wb> <t
| that lima Head ns tlw )au<l of one
; farmer but who now work lo Ibe earn*
rmtoii mill in Charlotte. Oa tba farm
they eked out a a tear able e xUu no •
but no# Ilya in comfOrt and bars
plenty of inuney lo a pend for tiie b*at
uf food aod eluthlog Oa Ibe farm they
Idled—lo tba mill May moat work.
‘Tha fact! and Ago era below wrie.
lakeo from tba pay roll of aeottao mill
la onataUaB at Mount Uolly thia (Mata
I afaall dealgualw tba famllb-a by naa
bare and o. II uo names. Tha bead of
family No. l. before ootariag the mill
waa a taaaot farmer who made each
K>r about tliraa bal-e uf outtou 100
ahala of eoni eighteen bulimia of
wheat aod Ottawa Rollons of sorghum,
a third of which ha gave tor rent attar
furaialilng hla own atock and all Ilia
labor. At beat hla groaa tewelpu fur
bli attarn nf the croaa would not exceed
*190. • Now, daring one weak In Feb
ruary of thia year tba pay roll of the
[ mill shows hla record to be: For him
self (4.00; girl of »a«aateao jaaraH.08;
firt uf slxtaan years |8 30, and girl of
lurteec f* id. making In all *14 04 or
•60.10 far nna month or oeer *000 tor
one year.
“The I mad of family Hu 2 was alao
a ttaant farmer of small producing aa
pecily. IIU mill raeorJ for oua waefc
read: Fur himself *4 60; a boy af
•Igluean *4.31; girl of eighteen gS.90;
Mrlef sixteen CM 88; girl of f.nirteao,
<8 70 and a girl of tblrtCeo W.70 mak
ing *20 2ft.
„ ‘‘family No. 3 mado t Head uf fan
Uy I4.60b.ynr arisen *2.40; girl of
eighteen 2S.0O girl uf algteeu *6 61,
and M>l of thirteen *2.04 m<kiag
*10 07.
Hundreds ot family record* Ilka U»
above eould be Utn from lb* p<y
roll* of Southern oouoo mill*. The
l«!t report of tb* Onmml<wS>iM*r of I/t
bor of North Carolina elute* that ill*
average daily wage* of skilled Bee to
lira cotton Bill* of Uie State Is gl.10;
unskilled B*u sixty tlx cent*; skilled
women sixty ive e* .la uuskllUd
wobm fcrty-Mx e-oU «cd thlrly-onr
cents for cbildrao.
The personal of the Bill help Is
growl** better all tb* Una They air
Bore cleanly la their habits dreaa bet
tor sod pay store aUealloa U> ih«Jr
hone* and taka twiter cere of their
healUi. Jdor*uv«r they Us* the Bill
work sod do not ooasldvr It dm rad lug
a* In th* early dare of the * miliars
cotton Bill. Bvtry addltlooel cell for
cotton mill operatives now bring* a
better does of people many small land
owi*ft p©nt out Uiek fartua tod 90 10 1
th# mill*. Tb* w 1 gee paid ant soil i
jnenl to attract » good dam of help
Tim worthless tbifilee families ent bv
lag weeded out sad good ous* put la
their ptacee. ParvnU are no lmg->r
afraid tn take llidr cliitlrvn to the
mills. Tbe mill onuere are vtry exact
ion a* to the cberactex of Uirtr i*ter»
llv«*. Wha . the mill* l|a* tbs onre
at Q as ton 11 did at the mart tbs others
are doing now. They have roood
Uiat Lb* beet class of ha Ip Is tbe cheap*
cat. In the early days or the cotton
mill lo ibis State many trilling indoUat
druokee men rush'd in with tbelr
children to scours sort. Tbe father
loafed drank and e trouted while tb*
Uttl* boys end girls worked. But such
1* uot th* ease to-day. A belter dees
ot Deople have taken the place ot the
Idler except lo rare cases.
Everything poadbt* la being dooe to
better the condition of the Soothern
cut loo mill operative. Tbe mill own
er* bo ltd school bouses and supply
them with teachers; they establish
libraries and reading room* end vip
build oburebea. At almost every well
ordered mill 1* to be found ■ sch el
aadoka or Bore ebarabee. However
there ie some trouble about gattlog
pareals to send their yoeuger ehiidrsu
to school. A very humane potion mill
president said to me ou* day i Alt.
that we need id this Htate la a com
puwwy eaooauunai nw. ws tMIII I
Um kcbnol* *pd furs kb it* laschrtt
bul wa eiaaot eu-opull Uia children
from tlx lo foa'leea years should be
forced to go lo mhool. Tbte is um
way to break op lUUaraay. aruuod tba
Bill aad lo the country . The
trouble aotnea from the fact thai igu*.
rant parents do But tare to base iMr
shildreo adooalad. We must break ap
Hite aad make tka Bast asnerallou
batter. To do It we auot lie aided by
tba law. A oospulsory adaasUonal
law will do It. YoabOBr about alavary
In oouoo mill. Tba allegation <a falw.
Unodreda of peer oooatry oblldren are
rtaeee. They oaeoot attend a toad
aebool. Beery ehild at my mill oan
attend a free eobool If ha will.
In TlMtlng tba Mills 1 have goaa
among tha oparalieea el work. I bans
•can the laborere—tba bob Um ,wow«b
tha bays the atrle-et Uta aaalitmu:
la tha Mills tba operstleee appear wed.
The girl* arc ettaatlea lu form aad
nature aad wear seat aad ootalortabie
dotbaa. They bay# prarty faoaa and
light baarta. The hope are atrong aad
robuat. Sow and than children with
ptqiMd fsatnrea aod sallow faces an
Bat with bat It la the exception a<*
Um rale la bsbaetof tha oparaUvna an
palUa Ban early aod aeurteona. They
all wort with soap elm and Vigor.
“^aaaa t|sM Mo I waa In a Cot too
will aebool. me ware sishty pupils
la tba aobod. wheat seas raa frees sU
to Bftaaa yean, Um girls out an bbar
ing tha boya. leery child that I saw
looked freak aad alaoa. Tha glrla had
their hair soaked add on Mad. Tha
boya were ss fall of life esyouog aalrsa
Thera was act a ehild hot what had
Um glow of UN la Ms or her fsoa
They bad plenty of hooka aad ware
comfortable. Tba aobool build lag wu
aUfteUee wltbto and wttbuot. Tba
aaalt won of the Boat Improved style,
1 have men no e>matry aebool Ixiaaa
that wwald purpaar that factory mbod
bnlldlag. T
“From tha utsal 1 want lata tba
boom# at tha opeeatteee. At the drat
ptaas I Mopped 1 few ad a wNh and
Bother etssniM the benaa aad prepar
ing dlaaar. Ten ware three new
lo Ihe hwrms-two had ro-naa, a dialog
I roam aad human aewMoad. la Uw
had rmw urnra waa a ha# Aw me art
i
1 '"I ■
«£**5*- b—•“ “•to* •*»» toh,
eradW ud « my pretty oioet. Thati
Veto piowMW oo tbo wall. Tbo bod
was well foratobad sod tbo lino mm
MOlMO MMy hotol wooldbon. Thi
r,-« toooMt toibly shape. to
Uw Udy of tbo boots haoadad Um
*•«». .toppy loot lot o bo toy
•*“atod toUdroo played obrnt Um
Tbo yooofaal miMbtr of tbo
foully, so la unreal tooth* lofoon,
«• wrapped tangly to ibaaradto. Tbo
••ntri loabad to to atom twooty-eu
yrotoold. Poe thirteen yaais aba bad
worftatltoaoottoo Mill, tot prior to
that Uua of bar Martian aha waa a
Mill toad. Hto llkai too Ufa amood
jto oottoi) Mill aod la patently nils
"ito of too toa abort la tba AttortOM
nttoo Mill aoboot at Obartotte aaldto
om a low dpyo ago: >f tooth Mart
twenty Art oblUm. They ooom from
tto M'll MUlooeut. tba ray toted tto
£?*? *T“r? •"'l”1 '■ nom **d
toood otoaolloaaa, anufort aod bappt.
Cutwaat t tart
tto hours of flea of aay patron Tto
ponato at nob boon sou read mO
andallUloaaoaa writ* latbiasof
Um lioM«a I tow arnoo Md la tto
odbrr two pianos. On tto (toon of
Ibroa I a tw oarpaUaod ran, aod Is all
rUMka. ufataa, frou Uuaa to foot alpa
toda aodoboodaot obalro. Ttooattoo
alii people an eery food of Mooted
luatraueate aad pWdurea. la several
gtaosa I taw aatto o variety of pot
Sowars aod in aUoy front yards treat
plaau and fruit (ran Than mho
roo fmu Utraa to algtaro mn. AH
arera wail and cheerful. Tto Atherton
Mill aolood m well attended, tto later
■at groart oil tto llue. Oa «—1*-y Um
bms. eua-i sad children to to ehuroh,
■od must of the is lo tteudav aabuaL’
-in peasant; III rough g mill aetuo
Mot «Mki ago, ( atopprd at the
koaa oT a middle-aged m.n *1*. gad
5 to children wart lag In lb* qtiU. Ha
il*M lii a olg ro.ua, two-alary bower,
t wot hla »«• daetangs fr>® fan
la.Wi‘1 want loan bow yon
Vtopla lie* I would Ilk* to os In anno
lome when menel ohitdien Urn ' Uo
kcxtod lo o Jiffy mad «ahi ash* walked:
yma and *> In «y iiouac. I bar*
Ira ehildmn. but tbry are |« tba all}.1
Entering lb* Iiuum from lha mar wa
arna.i through the dicing room loto a
kod rent mid llawn lot*, the prrlor.
rho uU gTHtlnwaii «a| pro ad of the
i>arl‘T. Ua Utrow book the window
wrtalaa and pointed to Ilia large pi*
■urea Ob tbaa wall. Tbay woro patnltaga
’ruea photograph* <-f bio eblldiou. TV
1 w of tho room warn carpeted aod In
wa oomer waa aa organ Ffurn bitch
hi lo gar rot the Hoc a* was otoao.
Whoa min* boat had two sac to tba
lour be acid: *1 taraaad oa noted laat
“for* I eim hen. but 1 oould not
r«*d my Nmi|y there bow. I like ib
lifo Imho Tin mill hi ml* do tmic'ia.go
[row mill to aiH ae they do It* anqjn
pieteb It Is dlgjoult to nogie wnrt In
itla will. Tlie owners will •-<* Iwro
my hut am eU*» people aa opwnttno.
t Ilka toy employ era. They Ueet aa
aotl If wa twhar* In Ilk* meaner to
a aid thorn. If wa mlabahaea tbay
ton as out aod g«t others la our stand.
Whs* l mo red bare thsauperintendent
screed am agaluat drinking. Ha aoM
that ha would Iweo nine bat sober
talp. tie meant what ha aaM. for I
hare not aeon a drunken maa on lfo
il M slim I earn hero two year* ago.
Erary waak my family, eooaiatlag of
taro boya, and Una girls. ad* ao
iverafa of UO. My ehUdrea an la
I'od health aod seam mltited. Wo
tr* all oootrated. All of o» hHoog to
the ehuroh aod attend regularly.’
“I went from boom to boo** aod
Maid tha aaam alary. Indeed, there
Omo problem at the hast till* batwaoo
Baptist and lahpr foe Ua mill owtwrg
aad oporatlplm dwell la baraony. Tba
antsmaand1 *><r*d wta® ^ Bnt >w*l>
Tba rarloua nilgtoni dsoomHutluoa
la tho mill Booties* an dolag a gnat
teal for tho footery etemaot | i Uo
tenth, ftiadian aoltoo Urn opera*
tlrra aad theft tawiiW* at their Ivmma
Uharohm an built aod raHiJw N
Sunday aohool conducted at a early
arery mill. Within tba lent In yuan
la tha SoaU moot baa -baao done for
Uo betterment of tha aaaditloa of tha
e*Uoo mill h»h»- Tho wort la atm gn
tog on
Ooe grho kaowo tho faola. as aay
wtau lasio byVriug lo Ibe-nHIa,
can doobt that tho pwgli who work la
Un nation mills of tha OogU an far
baq*r off hi npery way tbaa aeor ho
fora
“(forth Oarotloa has StJOOO apora
Hern.’*
A laml of hoortooboo.of bwiortioa jf
A borrot of oaiaao, t borrot of Mow;
A borrot of trnra from o wortd woory
•lilt
A borrot of oonwwo, oborrolof oUtfr;
A borrot of oil oooToltlof ropiat;
A borrot of oiroa to*t borrolof tiW,
A borrot of ortooo oad o borrol at palot
A borrot of booooror bloated oad to to;
a borrol of roteMk'oad, o borrrt of ortoo
Tbo* {oU^jowt tbo OMMlaul Itpo a boa
A borrol of apOOf, booty oad doO;
A banol of polos*—at tbto ooirly fad;
A borrrt of U«oM dootootteo tbo* Am
Tbo Mote of tbo fool who bottom la
Ite optrao;
A borrol of pororty. rote and bMobt;
A borrol of tartan not prow wttb tbo
■Mbftt
A borrol of b sopor, o tonal of grooaot
A borrol of urpbow’ oat ptUfol Woobo;
A banrtofoorpoataIBM btooao tboy
rrmSTbnd of tbo liquor tbot itowo
to tboploaa
u,!,«5:wS,'rhF'ws
oodo of ooMoraro woo pnrrad tbrtr
antobtooo work Bor Mob oad Morrow
B*adwboa Tiny mbs poos blood
ood oUom aorroo oad baltdip roar
booltb. Booy to taba Try tbooo
Only «l rate. Moaor book If ao
oorad. Mold bp J. M. Oorry oad Oa.
I
I
w. _ in tto awKtba
fit *e XmUm. Then. mt% 4m
Mimuw CMaradt Rim. whlZ wm
••w bf «ha Road aC data**?,
... MatJttbIwateTS
lung My Uutpay*** fraa* tea graap af
• *M water *owp**J
“■ wnaUteaBtytewfl
—■fc*
ItT-il
wba a* 14 th* tutiar* mt th* *41 wm am
that aoaaaamlal 4<n aooia b« baht
«M no yaw aappiM wan aanwd
1 "a*. It wm 4aab|a4 to aha a th#
-TVm* tew. ***14 4**4
lb#4m waabaUt ata»> - “ ^
. - 4a*. vuVtUnb 4ntr***4 to
iy
pam, bat wKb >lWOi,OOOa<j^p*
jaad^aMraTht UtmjamMrtat tSe
a wm alwaat wmhtow. Tha water
tewahow *Mp**4 ute thadaaa. aaiha
**» » **4 tha cMf
Md aa>amar is aril *u*pt whan item
*Mj*R wfclab Shad aa tha lab*
Ma*Uw pteaawr tha rtear. Pan.
•4 tha tlwatha mainly! atmat rail
T* SJR ban ..riha thaa
t*a» wood aU.1. Tto Mr aaa *lha
«K* light ***** *i*hu *a4 aam Night*
•ha aaaaMpal Itght plant aa* la fette
•aw* Tha wanataatann who wan
(amaaUwfato hay tlia ***** aam
natrrtatlaad aad the Oily had altaaRy
P-raHnd that waahrlpal awartabtp
watawtaa anOt bhaik awauha
apt* ha. Thagpahal*4R attalllw
d*f**K*4 aa thatrtowd Mtanat Jan
**7 1. and aowitwhaadbaacppHtha
ollwaa of thatr tmUn.
Xal vtprla* la * w«u4 thing, hat la ha
tw anurprialag 4«at |*y rtrw la
TVxw.
Caartutw Sum.
Tb# arta- »f bftMi'.ft ad U a h« la
vivatad au mt&\ Uul Hlirwn la
Qmraia and *h* I*'**- O «l»Mi-gn»Wl«ig
dwtva aw a, »«tv i« in • ■••mUimIm
• f tMUfttftlab Imt TW«a«.« tumble
•Oft awl U-. tba l>U a. Tw uutyftlaf
“4 M*« to o •« ratlraty aadrr
co«tr.4iif Iba iruiu. Tba Awartam
Mauutaftuirbtft i»«%ro all
lha JftU baaan-ft la iMa oaoarry, and
tba A aortal n guol UunpUa., u»mb
rant am all Iba Ho sard. Tbaprtaalaa
hondrad taw tat fraatrr iImb tfcay
oara at tba otaa Ua» Wot jraar. Jat«
tagging.baa rtaaa t4 atou a yard ow
Tba tanam attala* that tba bleb
prtoa ara dua t, tba that that tba
treat* oa» tr»l taitm and thara ta no
ouapatitluo. *
Dal tba iroau jrtaa tb|# aaatla n
plaitatlua to tba Haw Yard Ohuo
aW:
Oflalala of tba aouruilaa atatad yaw
lamv that lb* •mho waa dot
wboUy to iroda owdMoaa. AC tba
®#o* Iba Anartaaa ticaal Haap C*.
U waa aaW UuA.Ua plantar* waat ao
torn* u»at tha prtoa of nig I roe baa
man Uwa dan bird aiooa iba til walla a
ofUa a.Map**y, and that kaa»
aoliad to pn won thaa doaMa fat tba
Ontabad pradaat than It did Utt War.
Attbaattaa of tba Aawrtaata Uiu
ftmtarlng On . In Treat treat tba waa
“Trada aoadh£a*r ** Uw Woadlag
rxooaa at mg trgat Iba a Mb) la
plow. Qp*jtftUl,bar^y bannrafa*
*»Uia tret. ftba haya tu ga dowata
Hah poakata ta pay tbla banal
Irtbalala tbatvaWa,