The Gastonia
Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interest* of the Const?.
VolTxXI.__GASTONIA, N. C.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER «$. 1900.
THROUGH THE WEST.
People and Products—A Description of Some of the
Pine Hotels.
-BY JOIlJf It. CHAIG.
Wodoeeday. Alton Bradley took
me out to #e* the family of Sidney
Bradley. He le a son of Jei. Bradley
aad llvaa a alia from town. That
eight bla youogeat daughter, Kale,
drove me down to ki* (Sidney'■) brother
John’*. Tnera we ipenl the uighl and
on tbe return trip w# atopped at tbe
old Bradley borne where Jamtn died.
Samuel and hla maiden ilatat live
mere alone. That la about four mllea
from ItnaMllTlllr Alan atopped awbile
with Jaapar Hoffman, a eon of Peter
Hoffman. J a I per m tarried tbe widow
of Joo. Tor ran o», Jr. They liave lour
ohUdran. Spent oue forenoon with
lire. McArthur, the ouly daughter of
Martha aad Thu. Looeay. They have
one too. Craig Lonrey. called for m-,
I met him. Sew Haoueli Welle, who
waa Hannah McArthur, then married
Mr. Anthony and later Mr. Wetla.
She la a widow living with Mre. Quinn,
who la a daughter of Pater Hoffman.
Court being Id eeealoa, I attended
some, aad there met many old frlaadi.
among whom wore Monroe Wbltaaidea
and otbare. He oeme here 19 yoare
ago; baa loal hla wire and baby.
Tbureday, April 6th. Tbit evening
Mr. Albert Bradley drove wltb me
down la the bottom! of the Arfcaeaae
river. There 1 eaw eome of the moet
beautiful and fartlla laadi iu tha
Booth Tow* landa are owned by
people who Ilea out among the bllla,
and are cultivated moally by txgro
tauaota. We returned to Mr. Henry
K. Whlte’i where 1 took aopper and
■pent tbe utght. leaving fur Jeckeou
vklia. Ark., at 4:91 on tba morniug of
April 6th. My highly ralaemed young
friend, Mr. J. Warren Ferguaou, called
upon oh to aay good-bye, after a abort
but moat pleaaent acquaintance.
LITTLX ROCK.
Friday April Olb, oo my way U>
Jacksonville. 1 mimed my train In
UUIt Book, ao lay over tiers till that
afternoon. Took streetcar up town to
Ux Capitol, where I found my friend
Dr. MeCally, want over to the Mer
chant1* Cafe where SalUe aod "Jenka"
ured to board, aod bad one-half doren
olee fried oyatara aed a cup of coffee
for breakfast. This is a olee dr it clam
reateoraat and 1 enjoyed my meal.
Took dinner with Milt MoCully’a fam
ily. where I had previously spent some
day* ao pleasantly.
JACKSONVILLE, ARK.
Left that afteroooa for Jacksonville,
where I arrived safely. Met Lee Pierce
where 1 stayed all night. Saturday.
7ib, mat John McNair aod took dinner
with him. Wa rt to R. £. Bord'a aod
stayed an night. Met Darby, a. S.
Boyd. R. S. Boyd. Joo. U Wood,
W. R, Johnston and family, aod Drew
McNair aud family. Sunday 8th. left
Boyd'* aod weot to church. At
tended Sunday school conducted by
Rev. Parfclovoo. After S. S. at 11:30
o'clock the sermon was preached from
John xV, 6. After preach lag wc drove
to John McNair’* where I remained all
night. Slept well aod ate a hearty
Breakfast. Beautiful morning. John
snd children weot to planting oorn.
Went out to ww the Bayou; saw some
very floe bottom lands. After dinner
1 drove beck to Jacksonville on Moo
day, April 0th. Spent the night with
Lee Pierce. Mat Robt. L Youngblood.
Had a vary pheasant visit la Jaekaon
villa, Ark., and leave Tuesday morning
for Pine Bluff.
PINS BLUPP, ARK.
April 10U). Reached here O. E.
Had* close oooneotion In LIUle Rook.
Don't think t ever saw It rein bander
than It hat today. Found 8*111* and
•Je»k«” well. Brady not at I to me on
account of a wreck on bto road last
eight. Good new* awaited mo at Fine
Bluff, Tit: the arrival of a new naa*
aake at Charlotte, N. C., John Craig
Mel loo, aoo of Ed W. and Itta Crate
Mellon, on Saturday morning, April
8th.
Wednesday. Apr. lllb. Awoke with
considerable oold and koareeoaaa this
morning, but the weather la clear aad
after a at roll out over tbe quiet ole*
town of Fla* Bluff feel better. This
place oomparea van favorably with
Charlotte, K. C. Though not mueb
manufacturing, It to g lira bailee**
plan* We too* a “Cotton Belt" pass
enger train out on* mile to tbe shops
of the railroad, which I* a big thing.
On returning to the ally 1 was mat by
a Mr. Bussell, Free, of the Commercial
League and Invited, or urged l might
say, to be present at tbs masting of
tbe League, called for 4 o’clock to
disease the erection of a cotton mill at
this point. Mat a largs body of bright,
enthusiastic clllreo*. I took plea*ora
In stating to them Us experience and
knowledge I bad on this line, which
U*y reeaiyad very graolouely. There
Is an abandonee of capital hereto betid
oottoo mill*, aed 1 think It Is poly In
tho near future till we shall hear of
many being looated In this great oottoo
ooanlry. Later to the evening 1 was
met most oordlally by Dr. Halt, a
promise*l phralclan of FIs* Blaff, and
bto brother a merchant of Moetloello,
Ark., wbaee father I know well to
Moats Carolina.
Thonday, April lath. Thlttaorelac
wa had a pi—not walk la tba aeoabloa,
Drat atnpping at tha Oth Avaoua aity
pohOo aebool. wbara s»» fraodaoa,
Jaaklaa Brady, attend* Tba prioatpal
aawad gM to aae o«, aad wa wara
blghlv aotactainart by uaaay perform
aoaaa f roaa Um vary wall Inland papRa.
Qalaf oa, wa «n» eallad at tba baa—
of Mrs. Taat Alklaaoa, a widow,
wbara I oat bar ooUtar lira. Klrab, a
taiy old lady, aad wbaae rrlatlvaa I
uaad to haaw wall la Baath Oarollaa,
Attar a van lalaraattnc annvaraatlaii
aad a p ratal of la viuttoo to roaa* barb
•ad aeaod a whole day, wa wool awl to
aaa Mw. VaigaMw. a alatar of aay *raro
Moad la QaatoaU, Kro. Oalp Hart
we Urr led only a Hole while. prom.alof
to return at au early day and taka
dinner when Mr. Ferguaon would ba
at (Him*. Meat we called at the home
of Dr. A. Q. Thompson, where Brady*!
family lived a ahort wliila. Found tba
Dr. and lila good lady very eord>*l,aud
enjoyed a alwrt oliat with tha Dr. wbo
waa originally u Wlaoonelu gentleman.
Pound him exceedingly bright and
Intereetlng.
Go>>d Friday, April 13th. Took u
drlva over Pine Bluff, flopping for
aoma minute* at lb* boat landing to
watch •■f.uuile Mowland" ileam up
and pull out for Memphie. We again
druva to Uie Mg aewmlll, "itawvar
Auallu,” where t an# a great quantity
of pretty loga in lit* poud of water.
Tlila two million dollar plant they aay
will b« la oparallou In about two
•eekt, when ( hope to are It ruoulng.
Saturday. April 14lli. My ould aud
cough oocHeir lo annoy me tone, bat
1 railed fairly writ last eight aud had
a light break feat at 0 o'clock and re
mained In the home till aftar dlouer
when I Hrolled down lo Brady's office
aad found ihei he bud Just golleu in
after a week's trlu. dratted with him
Ull about four o'clock wbec Hall la took
ids fur a walk through the bmy streets
to see "typical Pine Utotr.” Saturday
after noon# all tba eolorwd population
for tulles around come to town to see
aod meet each other and buy “oluk
naeka.” So tba good while people of
Pine Bluff simply glee them Ilia town
to to ipttk.
Easter Sunday. April lath. Went
to service at the Pint Preabytertan
church. Heard a good sermon preach ad
by tlia pastor. Dr. Caldwell, from John
xx. 4. I recognised my friend "Tamp"
Hall Just in (rout of me, uod aftar
church bla brother. Dr. limit. Mr. T. U.
Alexander, tbs pastor and others came
up and shook band* with me. Sunday
afternoon was very damp and raloy,
so we did out get oat egelu.
Monday, April l#th—SlUl reining.
At about eleven o'clock I want down
town for a walk. Frleod Ruaeal. Pres,
of tiro Uiomarelal League, met ms
oord tally and took me around to several
of the banks aod buslncsi bouses,
where 1 found all eager to discus
"cotton mill.” Monday night I went
with SaUle aud Jenklna over to tlwtr
church lo nu Easter song service,
which was repeated oo account of
Sunday night being rainy, thus pra
vantlng many from attending. The
■bale was very Hoe indeed. In addi
tion to the large pipe organ there waa
an o'otmtra constating of ptnoo and
two violins. 1 I want many good voices
both male and female, aod enjoyed the
•ervloe even though the lights did go
out twice.
rnr* bluff to TxxaBxsxa.
Tuaeday, April 17th. This more leg
la bright and beautiful. " Itoks,”
Sail la aod myself leave Pine Bluff this
after noon at 3 o’clock for our Texas
lo«r, Brady baring secured pa MM for
us over bia entire Una from Oalro, Ill .
and Malden, Mo., to Fort Worth aud
Waco, Tex., etc.—a dlstaooe of over
700 miles direct line. If he oao leeve
his work be will make a part of ilia
trip with us. At B P. M. wa reached
Texarkana, which la situated on the
line between the two states, half In
Arkansas aad hair In Taxes. The two
jololng oountlee are Mlltar aod Bowta.
TBXABXAXA, (AKK.-TBX.)
Tbl* I* • Dice town of about 13,000.
W« stopped at lb* Uuckiae House, a
vary nice hotel. Wednesday, April
18tb: The C. in tent loo of Federated
Clobe for Women le Arkuaea* being la
emeidn here, sod Sol lie having been
appointed delegate from the Lad lea
Auxiliary ta lb* Y. M. C. A. of Ploe
Hluff, tee remained lo Texarkana to
day an thetebe might attend the ooo
ventioo. Jeoka and 1 stroOed over tbe
olty end riel tad a very large sew mill
where I aaer le operation • bend aav.
the Oret of tbe kind I have ever aeen
1 spent several boar* In the hotel
lobbv chatting with lb* travel!!eg men
where 1 met an acquaintance ltd
made up at White's Hotel In Buaeall
tIB* some weeks also*. Ills name Is
Hobt. rentoo; bis home I* lo Little
Hock at present, though he Is a Ken
tootles originally. He keew Drady’t
family won when they lived In Little
Book, all having boarded at the asms
hotel. I found blm very cordial and
an Interesting talker. Hal lie be* spent
eU day lo tbe CooveoUoe Hall (tbe
“•] end aaye ah* bed a good time.
Wa visited tb* ft. R Y. M. 0. A. bet*,
wklota 1 am told was built by tbe noted
Gould fballr, Ml** Holes baring oon
trlbuted Individually eeveta] thousand
beside* lb* handsome library sad a
SWIla moale hot said to eoet 1430. It
Is absadiom* three story (truotur* of
brk:k •** amt .beat
s*5 •****■ *• thoroughly rqulppei with
all kind* of tames and rwninmsnts.
bealdrs the large library, also kethe,
dormitories and temporary hospital.
Tbl* Institution It principally malu
mined by the Goalde, *o that It oasts
Ui* member! oely £00 per year. They
have already over 000 members. Brady
amooe them. Building bee b*eo oom
plated only a few moot*.
▼***■**» A TO PO*T WOWTn.
Thutodoy, April lOtb. Om mooUi
re
■it|fatooM I bar* kapt trail aad aoiorod
1 raatad wall loot ulgbt at tba II oak
laa Hooaa a fur a booty koppar, aad
tMa moralnp partook of ■ aptaodkl
broabraal, aaatop lha krai atraobarrtaa
I ham bad Ula aaaaon At 9 o*«taak
tbta A. M. wo laara for ft. Worth,
IMaoaa of US otiloa frooa
aad JOT ■lira (root 1’tno
Bio*, Ark.
FT. WORTU, T*X.
0:30 P. M. After a ptrsaaut day’s
t£RF«l sc roes lbs grand old Stale of
Taxaa wa reached Ft. Wortb. which U
a beautiful otty of about *0.000 people.
The union etailou here U tbe prettiest
sod moat palatial I ever eaw. It bee
oomforUblo apartments for tbe white
and colored. Including lunch room,
diulag room, smoking mom with easy
chairs, etc , which ere really luxuriant.
Wa took street car up town and stopped
at the lletropollUu Hotel, a niea large
four story brick building covering an
entire block. Tbe finest bold iu the
oily li Hotel Worth, Just a block above.
Here we remained till next day, wit
nessing last night a grand street pa
rade 01 flower carnival, given by tbe
business people and elllnane of Ft.
Worth In connection with the annual
convention or citUemen, which la at
prcaaot In area too. ll was oerlainly
a beautiful procession,—more titan a
mil* In langlb, ami composed of head
tome floata and beautifully decorated
vehicle*, carriage* and buggies of nil
descriptions. literally covered with
dowera. The moat attractive of those
andlbeona which took tba premium
was a "Victoria.” drown by two One
blank horses, drlveu tandem, with
euow white harueet, and the Vietortv
Weo completely covered with white
lowers, (snow ball paper flowers) ovary
spoke of th* whole carriage and tbe
mitiro body being a solid met* of these
flowers. Io tlw Victoria were vested
two aoeoMlkt yoona girls dad io pore
white dresses, with Urge leghorn lists
eovrrrd with tlie same snowball flow
ora. Tba driver matched up with tba
horses, he being a black boy dressed Io
pore white duck with white beaver and
brsae bookie aod buttons and white
(loves. U was called an "wleclrio
parade." Besides the many huge lire
Uio lights placed all miougtbe principal
si recta for the occasion, each float aod
vehicle was provided with eitrs lights
uorne aloes ou either aide by ooloied
boys It waa truly a greed affair.
After a stroll around tba city Uils
morning, Friday April 90Ui, we board
ed tbv Texas Pad Sc train for Dallas, a
diatanon of 90 miles. Reached hate at
noon. 1 immediately made Inquiry
about a brother of my friend Mr BUu
ford of Gastonia, and found him u be
a hotel man on Patterson Are. He
was glad- to bear from bis old North
Carolina friends end lorlted us Into
dinner, bat being a llula nauseated
declined the Invitation, aod after an
boor's pleasant chat, boarded tbe “Belt
Line" street oar for a ride around the
oltv of Dallas, and stopped at its ooly
cotton mill. Mot President Howard
aod 8upt. Fairbanks. Tbe latter (peaks
of altendtog the Bpiuuer’s Convention
la Charlotte May 19-13. This la an
old mill and makes dock.
Wa reterued to the M. K. * T.
depot at 4j50 where we left for Hills
boro ou tbo "Kata Flyer"—distance of
85 ml lea Dallas Is about twice tbe
else of Ft. Worth-OO.dOO people, and
baa some hotels aod large business
buildings. The largest and floral hotel
is the Oriental, built by Adolphus
Both, one of tbe Mg bear men We
oft me L b rough some o4 Ute ooM mftg
nlfloeot farm land* X ever raw, rich
black toll, looks like It woold grow
anything lu the world. la moat of
these largo Aalda 1 noticed great drove*
of stock, b*rse*. mule*, and cattle.
There are scarcely auy trees In this
oouuiry. one can ae* 30 or 40 miles un
obstructed. or till your eye* give out.
No hills or mountains.
HILLSBORO. TRX.U.
Saturday. April 81 — Wa reached
IliUaboro laat waning at suudowu,
•topped at tba Ktharaga Uoom. Till#
la a plane of 8 or 10,000. My object In
thin I named lata ooenlry la to aae my
old boyhood alium, Bob Ferguaon. who
1 am told liven ten ml las . north of
Hillaboro at Brendan. Al 8 o’clock
we took Ibe Cotton Belt train for this
point. At the nation we found that
Mr. Lulher White, aon-ln law of Mr.
Fargoaon, wa* a bauker Jnat aoroaa the
•treet, Wa wvra pointed to the algu
“Book of Brnmlon.” In a mlanta we
ware fee* to tao. with President Wldu.
FoonJ him very, very cordial. After
■bowlDg ua through bta pretty new
bank, bo drove ua lu a oarriaga out to
hla fatber-ln law’s place, one and one
half miles oat of town. Everybody la
Ihieoouotry I* familiar with • Uoole
Bob" Fargoaon. Ha la eoostdared Ibe
richest mao In Uia county; owns TOO
aerve.of Bos land with thousands of
cattle oo It. Mr. Wbtte aaya I should
be proud of my old friend; (bat bo la a
grand old ohm motor. aod that tita wife
la grander. Well wa earn* tha alia
and uoe-lialf oat of town oad fouod
■y friend Ferguson highly dalighted
to see we. Though ha did aot reeog
uW* cm at drat, aa his eye light Isn't
good. Rsa a cataract growing film
ooa aye. Ha U nightly deaf, hat toy at
to talk, and wa ipant aerora! houa de
lightfully dtaoumlng waor looldoota uf
our jouogai d«y*; what b* ha* done
our beta lu Tex** end In Haw Maaleo,
where he own* Mg eauie raoahea, ate. i
*od or tha many old (Head* and rtle
tira* b* left behind la North Carolina.
Hr. Kargaaon ia now 74 yaara old. Ura.
Fargoaeo la about 01. She w*aa Hootch
lady, good looking aod vary pleasant
Thay haae ear an children—4 tone and
8 daughter*. Nona nf them at home
Ia Uialr family alboia I notice the fa
islHar fame of Turn Wilaon, Jaaa Fall*
White, Bright Torrence, and UchFella
We *ojoy«1 a splendid family dinner
ecoked by Mr* Kergnaon alone. They
hasp ao eery ant. After aa feral hour*
more of ehat. wa draaa out about a
mile to Hr. rorguenu** 800 acre pan
turu. which l rouod etoehad by aararil
hundred bead of mola*. bore**. (do.
On uur way w* Jumped one of tha fa
moo* Jack RabMta—tha Brat of lb*
ktad I ewer aaw. It Is about twine Um
alas of our ordinary cotton 1*11 rabbit,
and oati ran twice at fast; looks tnste
thlag Ilk* a small deer, mod ea* run
about aa fast. It left our daw away iw
hlad, bod M we bed du gua with ua, Uie
Jack BabMt anon disappeared. On ra
taming from lb* Pasture wa foaod our
oawtr mad* friend Mr. Wklta awaiting
up with uta carriage to dries ua book to
Bsoadoo. 8* after apawdlag on* of
II* pleasantest day* m my 1&*, 1 bad*
my oM frWad good-by* Ray* awtlsw
ran to my life whom l liked belter or
found more cordial than Mr. Lather
White, He drove tie to hie pleaaoat
bora, when wo war* royallf eoter
Ulaod by hie mod wife, a beodaora
brunette, and tbe youngest daughter of
ay friend Fergueoo. f never partook
of a more pelalabia copper. I learned
they bad a white cook, a Swedish wo
man. Hot oooklng oertelnly Halt'd
myteete. At 7:80 wa wM good by to
Mr. Wblta'a family—they Mara twu
•mall boya lu dieeaea-aod loft for
Waeti. via Hllleboro where we spent
the previous night. Changed earn here
leaving the Cotton Belt ana taking Die
famous “Katy Flyer.” which landed
ua la Waco at 0A0. Wa crossed the
Brecon itvwr near the oily. Texan
hasn’t many large r I vert.
WACO.
Find Waco to bn a Use city of about
40,000. We stopped at tba Nilatorlum
Uotal, which takes Ita name from a
larga Mricnialng pool right In lha ro
tunda of the building, whloti la sup
plied tioin artesian wells aeveml hun
dred fact drop. The water la 10P. It
being Saturday night, the ladles were
excluded; other event on they goln with
tlwlr assorts l was told. The water la
dear from 0 lo 14 r«tl deep. The as
faattia are free to the guana of the
botel. We spent e pi as sent night here,
and left Mil morning at 7:45 oo the
Cotton Belt, for Pins Bluff, reaching
the latter at aldolgbt. Drudv nrtii
»t Law la villa. Ark.. Bra hour* ride
from Pins Bluff On till* rid* of 18
boo i a we paeend many pretty little
clil- a. unit through the lest fruit and
harry section of Tessa, and I found It a
little mure lillly and eendy. At Coral
Cana. I holloed dusaua of oil adit scat
tered all ovei town; looked like wind
■ ills Tbs urnt large eity waa Tyler,
a great fall toad center, aud wbers the
Co. U'WpItal of the Colton Ball la sit
uated. This place has about 15.000
population. I met several eMlieaten
oo the train from Tyler, who were very
anxious lo U]« "C.-Uod 11111" as they
C'lDtrmplata building a islll at this
polul. Ou leaving tha ear, ileey ex
preseed many regrots at not B id log me
ootav«v It poured rain all day long
wbkb toads uur travel plsaaauicr as
there was no dual, and wa we were In
a baodsoro* parlor oar where wa had
our meals served to ua, Hanes we did
no4 have U> get out of th* ear the
whole day loop. Tbia car has glass
observation In llie rear, aod large easy
chairs Instead of rAU
Monday April S3 Reashad Pina
Bluff at i o'clock this morning train
being a little late. 8l«pt wall fit
ulus o'clock and do not now fan any
won# for my week's travel through
Texas. After dlnoer Brady touk tea
out lo his railroad strops, one mile;
went this far oo tha passenger train
for Little Kook, lien we boarded a
special for a dying trip out on the Y,
This train Was In charge of Chief Car
Uepalrvr. Mr. Osbornr, aud wea run
nut this dlatanoe of 12 milra to Althei
im«r to test the workmanship ou the
care. We made 70 aod 90 miles par
hour at limes. Good level track, as I*
moat of the roadbed In Arkansas aud
Texas tffn crossed the Arkansas
Blver oo a Urge Iron bridge 5 in I tea
from Ploe Bluff. Am told that this
bridge has tbe longest draw or any
bridge mad-*, on account nf the
ohanuel >4 the river changing oiti-u
tinea. Ou returning to the shops. was
shown through and found same very
Inleroettog.
Tuesday April UlUi. After another
«o»d night's ml I arose at 6:16 to taka
a little trip of 39 mite* down the (hi’.,
ton Bell with Hredy. where he bad to
go te get some Information from one
of Ibaiallroad company's physicians rs
gardlog an Injured man, with whom
Ur. Brady makes t basaltic men t for Hie
ojmpauy. Want to Kendall's mill
Just below Pina Bluff aoma 3D mltaa,
aod law Uia baud asw in operation.
Ai we came back, the conductor noti
lad Ur. Brady ha bad a crttj woman
on board (or Tenoesjaa and that be bad
better go an with bias aad look after
bar. which ba did as far aa Urmphla.
Ha bad no serious trouble. Several
Umet aim attempted to Jump out the
window. Brady turned brr oyer pi
tba other railroad at Uemphls, and re
turned to Pine Bluff that night. This
afternoon I called upon my old friend
Ura. Klrsli, mother of Urs. Tom At
ktnaoo. She directed metp the bom#
of Ura. Tony Smith, tba only daughter
of Godfrey Xtrab: aleo to tea Un.
C'aughlla at Ura Byrd's a relative of
Klrati family. Pound til at home and
▼art glad to meat me and bear from
their old hoeoa.
pnr* nr.trrr to OAtio, ill.
Wednesday April MUi. After a yert
pleasant sUy at Ura Urn's, 114 Waet
Otb Ava, Pina Bluff. Ark., wa left on
tkc noon train for Cairo, III. Stopped
off that night at Pair Oaks, Ark., to
avoid having to travail all night.
Left there at 6JO next morning and
reached Oelro at noon Thnrsdsy. Hare
wa ware transferred aorots tba Great
Uiaeisalppi right ware it la Joined by
Urn Ob In, making quits a largo sheet
of tba water. We want over on a large
resell, which carried oot train solid and
several fratgh ears besides. Wa rode
Bva mtlaa on this transfer-boat on the
rlrere In croacfn*. Calm la a nice
town of about 18,000. Tba Holliday
Qowta Is a goad stead hotel. Attar aa
hoor'a stay bare wa took tba Illinois
Genlral railroad (or 86. Loots.
rr. r>ou i*.
Arrlvad boro at 7JO Iasi at dart.
Found tbo "Orand Tarmloal” or
Union Hutton, all a Maas wttb r toe trie
Hfbla, one of tbo pr ait toot thlrtys t
rrar at. Sold In bo tbo lout |n iba
world. It oowon two blooba. All
Unto* Into St. Lwli oosm to brrt and
in wtd I if bird, lo tbb atotloo to a
total, oo tbo Eoroftoo P*»o; wo—
•LOO to FA 00 per dor mol ad lac ■sola
—rod ot o bondoooio rrotaioat lootda
tbo bolldlaf. Haro on also foond to)
ffrapli. tolapbnna. and Maoaftapta
adUaa, aodo toonUiaa. aolooor, sat
Sow— lor oato, oil tbo iataot at Edl
s^rassrr. tarasu.s
I—if. It lo ooootraeUd of army Mona
and tbo la—tor to talabod lo Mmli
tSodoor, walooootlog, with nafw a
pfeea of wood to be assa. Attar going
I °T*r mognlfloont slrusturi, at
•bout8p.a. ntook a streetoar up
through tha city to Um elegant new
Neuter's HoUl-Uta laul Is St, Lwh
»ad aald to be the loaat of tho Mad
Autoldo of Hew Tort Oltr. Somehow
, It salted we atl right, at I slept; bolter
laid night titan I baveeloae I left hoot.
'>«• btopoed ham on tbaKwopaaa plan.
: rooms M OO par day. Took oar swaia
at Tow Faust•• reatnraot. a very tme
An*. Took la tha Wg Mimiieippi land
| lug and bridge barn and tha baat pertloo
| of the business part of Um oily.
•t lows to non*— cm axiom s. o.
Friday April S7th, nay* purchased
railroad ticket from dt. Louis ta Char*
lotta Tla. Illlaola OtaUal railroad to
Chatiaoenga. aad from tbsrs ria. the
Soathern. Take alespsr here to Chat
tanooga where I should antes at LM
Saturday, and get a through ilsrpsi
(Or Salisbury and arrive tIters Sunday
moral tig lo time (or lbs Washington
Utallsd Vast I bale for Ctmrhrtte. end
•rrlrs si Chart ate rtunday sxwnlng,
Am das to lenvn this gisst ally of St.
Losla at SOB this, Friday, morning.
Ilatre bad a ptasssnt trip and sees
mauy new soeusa aod varlad aoaetry.
Oonsidarlug say sgs, and fesMsoean,
batm gotten around oonelderably and
aoysrsd au Manases aoaocut ot terri
tory. Hays passed through about a
dotau stales, and travel lad aeysral
thousand miles. Have had no III luok
On alt my journey, not area a belated
train, end oeu only bops (or a ooolioe
anos of giMid luok antil l shall have
rwaohod home.
ON DOAKD TON ILUrU.
Jenkins, and Brady are on lbs
train with me. la a fa* caluutut will
mu goed-tya after a thoroughly aajoy
shl* ala wash's alsiUoN with them.
Tkry lutuir. lu 1'lee Bluff tomorrow,
daturday. This train Is aellad tbs Dix
ie Flyer. Tima up I Left 8t Louis
•t 8:44; oroeeed ilia Onlo and rode 40
mU«e Hi rough Kentucky. Passed
through the old town of Naehvillu.
Arrived si Clteitsau.au and st«nt the
dev. Went up the Inclined way on
Isickout Mountain. 1700 fan. Left
dialleitnnga at 10 o'clock. Tama
through KuoxviUs, Teitu , aud viewed
the beautiful mountain ecouary about
aod around Asheville, K. U. From
thence on to Ballebury and to Charlotte
whem I arrived at II u'elooh.
KMIMT Wtltn r«K ATLANTA a BN.
raaklauklt «■«•! .Allows Mo «uw l*
llNlM Dark at Itlsun.
Atlanta ixaratek la liw rent Worts.
'In response to tin written petition of
a njsjorlly or the woman board an st
the fashionable llotai MqtU tbe
proprietor granted perietmiou to geo tie
ttwtrt to appear In Uie dining room iu
Uielr ablrt walata, a privilege of which
half a hood red took advantage at din
ner.
fix Govern.ir William J. KorUien
led the pn»asi.Ki of ehlrt waists. Ula
walet waa a euow-white garment,
gathered at tha yoke Iu email lucks.
Til* black Lie be wore In Uie narrow
oollar wai partly hidden by Ilia whisker*,
but bis Silver belt bookie «M wholly
unobeeored and 11 Ota tug rsapl indent,
rivaling aba cut-glass and labia silver
la brill laocy.
Tbe ablrt waists ranged In color from
wblta to purple. There wen red.
blaoke wblta and purple. There were
is all color* of the calc bow. Joined
together, llwy might bare formed rffeo
live strings for a May-poU d«ic*.
Tbe wearer* of the waiate and belU
were quite a* diversified hi form as
was their attire lo color. There were
tall men. abort mro, lean men, rat men.
mao with srbithereaad men with shav
en faor*.
Tim combination of colors and shapes
la the elegant dining room made a pis
turaeque display. The worn in at the
hotel wore proud of tbeir victory an
they observed the neataerv and comfort
evinced iu tha shirt waists and tbe
smilaa of satisfaction ou tbe faces of
lb* was reel.
*• W* Just eonUa't stand In tbs way
of their comfort to this bet weather,"
•aid one of tbe women. -We were
all gltd of an opportunity to sign inch
a petition."
■r»»kim the w*m.
Fhiw Weealr.
▲ workman hiving kora Injured a*,
rtoodi In the Man* of bis employment
oaa of bis mste* «u lotd to no and
break the aewi to the Injured man's
wife.
"Break tha sews M gently »• paeaible
ram.” aaM Um "fmtfrr ”
”1 will,” aaM Tern, ead be want to
bit nafottnnete mate's bourn, wlMrs
found tha latUr'a wife at bar hoars
hold duticu.
"1 ns Um war's golu’ ou as bad as
aver, Mrs. Thomson” observed Tom
ossa ally.
•‘Yea, more's the pliy.” rata rood
Mrs. Tboaesoa.
“lasts of pour lalloai a-loala' of a
Uf * amlM Tuna
•*A.ye, poor chape.” sighed Mrs.
Tomsoa.
'•Yon feals for 'em, dost you T”
i...
Tomsoa.
••You ortar,” saM Tom. ‘'oaa year
ola soaa 'as Jest 'sd both at ’Is eat at
by the engine tM
Co«aeo fro* Dr. D. U. (WrpUa, of
Waahlte, I. T. H« wrttra: "f*mt
bottlao of Eteeirfo Itiuor* boo eurrd
lira. Browar of torofah, wbteh bad
aaaaod bor (root aaflbriay for poor*.
Ttrrlblo aotro would brook out oa bor
hood and faor, aad tba boat doctor*
ooubl (fro »• brio; but bare«r*la*o**
pfota aad bor baakb u rxaabaal.*' Thla
•bow* wbat tbowaad*hart prorod,
that Kfoauia Bitten tetb* boat Wood
purWar known. fib th* wpraoM mm
dp for i—i, tetter, oak rkaom,
a tear*. bath aad roaatac mo*. It
Miteufotea llTw, btdaay* and booth,
oripotopahnaa. batua dteiatb^bobdaap
tba *traa(lh. Oafr SOacoU, Mold by
J. B. Curry aad Oaoipaay, DnwMt
ffUBrAStflM.
AWfW AIP ISMSTW41 INCAfVM.
TWftMMl MiiMf firtnlp Hi ft*.
Pnd. 1ml
dimeter of »ActM*Aftteaa*to" la
•even! Jfonheru taatttiiUast, la etar*
VMaUaa At health
*i Kia*’» Maaalala. Aa lotarwter
•tth bio on Um .object or laarlw
IndoatrUl afcUl aa .entreated with for
i|(a uUoaa, la wfaioh be had teen for
rMSjsSES
“Aoartoa ha* Iruatad to* Iona to
l»*r rawoaterteto la tba bMiTr..
tan. Crude oalortel la oada mum
reluaU*in the decree that oore healna
asd dn4 taate to put Into It. Than,
for luaunoa, If **u eat dowa a tree
aad alre eoa-balf to a erede worker
oad the other half to a AIM. tba
AntaMP iMkeealranU* at kindling
wood, worth fow down; the oUwr
workman may taro ble W<* Into n Am
todetaod or Wane worth oaay del*
ter*. The difference la retee ta the
difference In tba hrelM *f the two
oan. Thte la ao in everything. Of
two dec ten or lawyers we waolAglad
ly Hr* the oeat oeaay to tba km who
<jtn aaoat aorety heal «r defend no la
elekaeea or trouble.
firit Arietta oattoos, have loaf ago
fbaod Uili oat and are driving as
itugw oot of worM-martets by tha*
MUM competition, aad ibrir ami te
aracUmr good todaatrUl acboola to
edeoete pabtta u*ta aad provide first
olase work ara. America la mdly be
btnd ia thU great reform A lav dog
alorpln* under a tree will not wafca «p
oor do any work to provide iterif
wtalar food, bcaaaaa It has ao Imegt
oattMi to fonwaa tba wlatar, tba vary
pressure of atarvalioa orrtaia to eoria.
Coiaiaunltiaa ate oft an aa alow In 1to
eovarleg daower or drfeadtag fiuna lo
duairUl degrade! hw. t barn Mirra and
IWr children. till Uia actual danger la
open tbea.
“Tbs Manlb baa groat opportunities
and la rich In raw malarial*, but la
airiest salary la Ua umprstibllun of
V* "?* *““* «* ®nck a# Ua pnaarty.
It to tba lack of broad, drop and vital
Industrial Bdueatlna tor Ha yaatba of
both snare, aad aaao for lu ealurrd
pipuletloo. Thus. aba abonoda to
magntOoeot mieoraU aad ana hidden
la tba bowels of bar earth; fine otoya
far ad aorta af ptoalto aria, and bound
toan cotton Balds giving tba raw Ma
larial for vast trails meaataoturw,
ud Of course. Boa foraau of rueltoot
timber for arohttcotnr-U aad Interior
faro tarings. Hut whore are lbs akllfad
workers and good ladutrUl sahools to
prevent these raw material* wandering
off to other autos and nation a 10 ao
Outer, tha real ahlll and datob worked
Into thorn whlsb shall mate them truly
valuable? In mtuy mm they bare to
eonao bask '» he bjurta Itv Soothe, n
Itomee. afu-r the double freights anJ
added ahlll Ima b.vn rependod oa them
elaawbare. Tina ouybt not tu be.
Tha Mouth ahooid luvu lu owa Boa
luduatrlai aod art sohoola elwe at
hand, toga liter with the wanaraetArlva
and at tope to pvifret thrui.
"Constructive and manalaeturiag
■bin alunr, rna, la out reoegb—lur
two bateaus (equally wail mads to hold
goods) will aaU for quite dUBaroat
Priori eoeovdlBf to the different brioty
and art taste to tbrir design: and two
waguna (equally oapabla of wheeling ua
tu mark*) bring vastly different priori
aad pnrobatm aoourdtog aa tbay an
rapraoeotatlve of lower or blgbar grades
of rzocltopou to atyla As Principal
Franco of tho INmnaylvaxU Baboo! of
Art aaya: 'No amouat of obaapootog
of proocM eaa cow pen—to for Urn ab
aeooo of tills Art quality, aad no
amoant of laohlnal cdaoatwa or aeo
chariest skill aaa supply this want of
Art. Tba product of foreign tori la
Boding a market to our midst uot ba
rium H to obaapar. bat beeease It to
more baautifal: aod tt to atari baaatl
ful not because of batter machinery or
mate cocoon te methods, bat brumes
Its character la determined by a finer
tait*.1 »»
Prat, btinaoo added: -Amos auny
baodradaof Hudenta. la au; yaara,
that bay* tona uodar aay direct aapar
Tilton, aad many tboaetnda am I
havo Mod lad alUi abroad, I aaa boo
•Mly say that tbooe oootac to ate froo
AioadOa aad aapooieUy trao yoar
Houtban dutaa, baaa ahava aa inetb
natural ability aad ialaal —i—‘It u
any la tba .add. But Uiey Wva eot
laaa riven a Mr abaaoa bp Ibeir ami
peranta and otttaa. Bdeaetiea itaaU
aaa baaa baa blladlr atdalrarlM U.
duadrlal edeoatlen oaat af all, ao4 tba
doalb and Mfl. keenly If aha daaa bat
baataa to eateb b» Mb ganaral ptog
raaa Oaa anything. for tadaaaa. bo
mon abortaigbui or oraal Uan far
?•«•••<• lo deprive tbair little ablMren
••dor tvalve aad thirteen yaara of age
of Uo aoaol aapartaolHra far edaoe
tton sOarvd, andavan af noraal alaep
and ibyiM health, by aidUo tbain
all night I. mill love. for eeaMoteo
•bln idttaaoaf Thla .eat tnaalubly
ant anty Mr'— *-*-an
hrtsMgjaat
thalr value aa
that they Ml
daaa span tbabr
and tba oannfkdwar h if Iba
*wy braloa of ability In rain,
ably la fntnrn yaara.
’ISSSry'SI
gS Wm «MS>nS
xrsstta&fsSttS
ssssa?^3g5
to oorrvpt laf Motion aad —t pT iju
bvrdraoffttianJtauUoa.
sMMSrHOT«ra
ptoatatfooa fahao Ub2r -ptfiaa T3--'
•«!»«» war) «H doabtfaW hMMNM
■oaatoa ahuuy tad inNatiMtM
«*• * Uto tMUM
fodnatrtol adaautteo ahutaad Unnh
from tha ann Madly aod fataiablo>1
wbltaa of thooB days. Toto?>££»
“P otihoot tha mmrn mtf
sswajssiasRAjt
to drooda thaw daacwauaty vbathrr
aa ottiitooaor rotaaa, aad loavothaw lit
Uoa to fan »—- iSZJI!
ejgferaga? jy r*1** * <**
tojialptha ntoSEnSoo featSSSadid
Mom halt, bat hr bcaron ’a aako
don’t laipoct tha ahrtakta* Tukn
ohUtho with It, that «S*t lot an
Moa* Ohrtatlaa m a ifam bight*
iTiitoS'iddartaSi*SS2 *wt «*»
«ofbt wot to riaao dteaaUy at^aiabT
atk^mtuSBS .
oMogh Jo tbk StoU or thoMlSS^
I«7»«wC. to pfvm that notto
WidottJoaiy hatUedald at JCmn’o XV
that to road Uia tKa fur llbartylo Ibla
ouwtlaaav fraa haooslDcau ooorgrovu
and acflaetod that only a “roUler” at
t "out too toil” aoo had hla way Iota
,u" f«Bitv
B*r*1 •tetoiV'toiok
ynsterday afternoon loan nUatentte
vat after tea cork float af »
£*•.•*•* had drifted out on
tb« rtrrr, and fwltonamnd which
It* ««rin-r uflbiad IS mb'
Too aualrr whose mm tha pa!tee
avoid uot aaorruin. was Ashing off a
deck at the foot of TMrtjMhlrd etrset,
when his line beoiuta tmrisf. and la
an rBort to straighten it wot tha bah
boeoBB uofasianad nod floated O'* of
roach. Msoou was anMMsig naar tha
■hero at tha tla«, and tha Steer tean
aboutod to him to gat tea I
blot IS ess la If bo did an.
•win oat aad go. tea
toward tea shots. Ha waa
with a erass ar badaoc that
to asks tbs lovntv boob, fori
aad sras dniaaad before
iwaeb bin.
Tbtbodjr waa isoorsrtd by
Hatear aad massed to tha
Th. r«ji that b>Ui t»f Um craw politi
cal juniM am wi4H« art oatkan (tor
UnoMHln »» tartar naaatora Utts
yaar aaoaa to imply Skat, wtrtla oratory
of tto oU-faoMraad anrt Mr badr
ollalot aa aoma toelaraA it to ba, (tort
la atrium yet la tto oratory of too
ainaap. Ttoaaaaatan of ttoaa aam
to^a^tc^ laMrity Mr
apoaOmooty ia blrtof Wvtors If feat
form of lawifiit brow* no
fvivm.
8tauor tfooU, «l W«t VUwUUa
wtola 0MM,U«tl.l.tort ofttolto
Wbr aa luaaaayaiaat
tor aaa to maat artfllablt iMbto ia
lab ta of tto toat la «M toto m!T
•l”
Ttora la
aSr?totoMa