The Dcrotcd to the Protection of Home end the I Vol. XXII. _GASTONIA, N. 0„ THURSDAY, JUNE IS, THE DEV TBXT-BOOIS. ISLBOnon MADE ros S ISAM* ■Mkt la bo *ftr TbIH Wiwya blllrtl ArMaMlM Omd-H* LM •a Mall. IUlo 0. 16 eaats each. lUTKiiu zbubill * comi-axy. Weymouth's lVdagngy, $1 00. An uialutioa of tba Ilat shows that tba University Pabllabuig Com pany, of Ms* York oarrtea ofl tba Largest number of books adopted. hav ing received the award oa Hlworle* Geographies and readme, The Oram man go to Newsom A Company of Philadelphia. tba ArltUmattca to B. P. Johuaoo A Co., of Richmond. tba Spotlm go to tba American Book Company of New York wblla Johu ton A Co., aod Heath A Co., of Now York, share In tbs oopy book* Joboaoc A Oo . getting ttm bast of tba tlyWoa as that oomfiaay gau tba slant oopy book*, while Heath A Co., got tba vertical Language Lraaocs atm go to Heath A Co. Not a single book on tba list baa bean secured by Ginn A Co., of New York, aud ibis la one of the surprises, aa It baa bean thought oo tba outside that a goodly share of tba books would go to them. It having been under wood that tba MnbOomm lesion reoom maoded a number of Usetr books. Tba mtlmsla Is that under tba aaw ooetraota. tba rad no lion to pries la 87J percent. Hereafter books will ooat ■ton than one third lean than hereto fore. BBADZB TUB TCO OF WAR. Everything sms decided upon Hatur day night except Urn Raadars. tba moat desirable bosk on tba entire list, and oa# ail the companies wanted moot. Poarteeo ballots were takeo wllboat any agrasmant, aod then an adjourn ment was bad unlit Monday when tba University Publishing Company Waa awarded the Contract fur raadars at 1JM. a reduction from M OI. TBZ OFFtCtAt RBI-OUT. The cIBatal report of tba State Text Book Commission, oomposed of the State officers, Governor Ayooak, Lien taosut-Governor Tamar, Secretary of State Grimes, Trsaaarar Lacy, Aadl tor Olxoo. Attonsay-Oaosrsl Qllmer sad Superintendent of Public Instruc tion Toon, la as follows: NORTH CAROLINA, Ralelgfe, N. O. The Oeoerel Assembly of North Carol Ids by an sot entitled “Aa Aot to establish a Text-Book Oo (amission." ratigad Pebraary 8th, 1801, eowsuto ted tba (Mats Baud of Education a Btnta Text-Book Commission, whose doty It Is la setae t a aotforn aortas or system of Ttat-Booka for uoa la U* poblia sobools Is tba State of North Corollas, to Inolada tba following braaobaa, towlt: Orthography. dsOulog, reading, writ lag, drawing, srIUmetle, geography. vxr&ziszsxxFsn: etltotlan of Urn HUM; History of the Paigl **;<«*■ oootrtotgg Urn Const I drioka, sad earooUee, alam rati of agrt oultnra, theory and praattoe at teaota Stela Text-Book Dees se leaks, aotiac by aatberlty there*, made the following adoptiooa for ftya years at prises hereto set forth: oaodRAnsm. Herrlogtoo'e Spoiling Book-Awert .w# B«ok | ,,!.!!!!!!!’””.*.ioa Complete . lie »tnam. wSsfriafasss.•* 5S3SpS=ir£2i'’DW4' m .(OmWIIibM.)' * MUBM*. HitM1 1mtm u>iwity r«k "•snsarts huh SffiS^csruw WMUMM.M M H.40, WLIT1N0. Natural A/tiam of VarUoai Writing ~D. C. Uaaib * Co.: Six ouabtra, 6 cant aaoti. Haltbdeal'a Slant WrIMng-R. T Johnaon * Co.: Six n uic bar a, 0 coo la aaeb. DDAW1NO. Normal Court* in Drawing — May lot — Sllwwr Hurdm * Co.: Pirtaan ouabtra- 1 t> li at A cent* aacb; 4 to 9, at 10 oauta each. anrrutnma B, y, JuboMo A Lo: Ootaw * El wood *a Prlaary iboaida). US laoitiieiotb), M Oauta. Colaw k El wood* School Arllbme tle (board*;, 49 omit; (doth) 40 ceela A mat loan Book Co . •dlluai’* Mental Amboellc. (ololli), 0.5 aunt. OEOOBAi'llV. Uolvanlty l’ubllahlcg Oo.: Maary’i Klawentary, (board*). 40 oaala; (etotbl, 40«*oi*. Maury’* Manual. (board*), 85 oaota; (doth), 8S ceola. Alaary'* Phjalc.l, (c)olli). 00 cento. LAJTOUAOB LMWWI. D. C. IlMth * (ft: Hyda’» Two Hook Couran In Kngllati. Hook. (U cant*. HOTOIIT OP NORTH CAKOLIKA. No eat t (factory book tiOered. The Comcila*Ion will raadnrtle* (or each oblatory. ■ITTUKV OP TUB IKTTO IT ATE* I'olTeraity Publlablof Co. : A Hlaher II liter y of the United State*. TO oaola. (Henry E. Cham ber*) A School H liter r of the United Statue, 50 ©ante. (Henry K Chamber*.) 6RAKMAR. Newaon A Oo.: A Modern Bogltab Grata mar, Beu kl»r V) fwnlk pninoLooY. American Book Co.: disci* •* Hygienic Physiology, 46 o«at». B. F. Johnson'* Pbjalcai Coltnra. ilMMt, civil oovEnirirorr asp aouuiil TOKML Tba Coamtartoo will rs-admUae for warki oo Civil Govorniacnl aod Agrtealtnra. raoAooa y. Hllver Burden Jt Cu.: Way Marks for Tractors {Sarah L. Arnold). 11,00. lu wllosaa to the above repott we. tto mam bet a of tbe Text-Book Coca mlmton, do harato set our hands aod aeala this 4th day of Juoe, 1001. Aa aaaa rnw lb* Sikw BIS* mt Ike ■Ivw. Amurik Hcrakl. A MoLaurlolta la teUiag a story la South Carolina, illustrative, to says, of tto status there. Ha proclaims It as so old story—one of Lon Ltrlogetoa’a — but many of ua have oever heard It be fore. "Two farmers— Joues aod Smith owned adjoining plantations and were very warm Mends. But tbo Jones woman tall out with Uia Smith woman and soon Jocaa and Smith sere ene mies. ”Ooe day Joooa want hunting. Ha lost bla way la tba swamps Might caught him there. Realising that, oa to began to hallo fur help. "Smith, way upon hlcb land, beard the cry of distress. He got him a long pole, and ooe end of It tied a Dialing torch of light wood. “Then Smith or lad aut ‘Hallo’ \ou wno hays lost your way! you oom* straight to tbU light. You will to safe.' •* ‘Ail right,’ orfad tto loti mao. "Tnao a moment afterward ha ■topped. Hold on a min uia,’ be oried, ‘who are you that bolds tba light r’ “ •Smith.’ '* ‘Than go to b—11 I’ll stay wtora I am.’ ‘-Thai,” says tbe MoLaurlolta. ’Istho way with many lo Sooth Carolina. Yen ■lay show the true light—the real path to Urn light—bat It depmds upon who bolds It more than upon tba truth and right aod Justice it Ifluetrabea.” OH aw Bwaatt-rea MatrSat. Kina's Mona tat? Dwaoorar, atb. A ’phooe massage from Dr. Uord yesterday hitarmed ua that to hud Plenty of small-pox patients in oharge over between Mr. Payne's and Hasan mar. around tba Ormaod mine aod further up tba oouaty itua road. Tbe doctor tail* aa there are about 18 famlllea aCaeted, aad la all ha I assart 180 people have beta rxposrd lo tbe dlaraee. Theta are aboat SO earns already brakes ael. Tba dastar I of pro that to (tea but MtUe chance to avoid s spread In that section Wa learn farther, from another soarea, that Dr. Joskins has plsoed Dr. Hord Is charge of Urn patients on this ■Ido Of bis county, Gaston, and to la therefore girls* tbsm oltsotlos. tMnlutCMatrbCkMMiM. Char tat t* OttMrrar. Hhalby. Jaoa S.-Tba chic kail lac paaaad b Un kit laftalator* lor Ctoretanrl noOoly U hulaf t*i* daairod ■Nk Tba ebtekaoa bar* bom rrrf ynyw to aropa Ml yardana. *ow on you bom to do to lo notify *■* ocaon to kaap tbalr oblakaaa /turn trap ■ lilac, if tbay tan to do tbto you car kTu tbao. Ttitolaa jaattoar. Pacpto^baya ao aara ripbt to alloc tMr brifbkcra^ p£E£ 5?, ttowu alloc tboir hnraaa, aoca aod bnca to raaataktaraa. _ ccHMaaaa U. M. Aarttu, a olrll car vatarao, r4 Wlaobaatar, lad., crttro: -My ctfa caa aiob a touf tkaa la apfta af Road doatorto iraafaut. tart caa «ko»y •amd by Or. Kiagta Hoc f.Na Pina, •bkb cat bad coadara lor bor boakk. ” Tlcy alcuya (to. Try tboar. Only Ma ■ i.«. Carry A Oo'a dm* atom. ■ ' .. . • . . . f* JUNE SALE I __ _ CLEARING OPT THE MILLINERY. Every lady loves a bargain, and can recognize a bargain quicker than a uiau. Her keen Meuse of npprocia elation is evidence of this. Our advertised cut prices are so decisive as to Inter est and command the attention of the shrewdest shop pers, and in variably bring forth a ready response. All Trimmed Hats at Half-Price. All Untrimmed and Walking Hats reduced one-third.. Hats at 60, 76, $1.00, $1.26, $1.60, to $12.60, bo go at 26, 38, 60, 63. 76, to $6.26. Foliage and Flowers reduced In proportion LADIES NECKWEAR. Mg lot of the latest styles and designs arrived Mouday. J. F. YEAGER, LADIES’ FXJI«SriSI3CIJtTC»B A SPEOIALTY. ARP ON THE REUNION, ▲ GREAT SATHEUIO 07 BAA YE KEI. TIM. CM MM.H Wtn Nappy-They IW ud talkM Aknl tike War* *f r«*» Taaee As*, awl We»t mi ImmsImM. MU Atv m Allan,a OMKKeUoe. Forty years have passed ■ too# these eoidier ton Orel iliouldriad arma a»d bun led to the frout. No aoeh array of pat riot a were ever area, far Ikrra waa aot a lory among them tot a foreign hireling, and eran the north era-boro Mlliena of the eouib rolno t at rad with one sooord aod oast their Urea aod property In Lbo common peril of Ibair adopted state. To that clam wa owe all lbo more honor for it waa o groat heart struggle to eeTer the bonds that bound thaoa to Ibair kind red and I ha place of thoir birth. Forty yean hare oat effaced nor dlmtood the Memory of thoos four long years from the minds of lbo retera.uk who gathered at lbo Memphis reuoloii. A Urns rolls oo they seem the oors eager tn coo gre - gale end oommune together; rad hap pily, there are none now to Molest or Mass them afraid. uippiij in* aoiaiera ui giug ana Ua gray are brooming every year tba more cooaldrrate of tbs foaling and prloelliles of each other. Tbs soldier*, I lay—(bom a bo fought agaioat ua — are ihe bra Tret, are tba Underrat It la the polltlsiana who aaw tba battle from afar, ih > atill refum to give ua haob our flag* «nd are atill worrying Hit the rebel L. igidkera whom waSeat to congress. Hut tiorn la a good doetor, aad soft word* taka away wrath. That vaa a grand convocation that iwradrd tba atratU of Mempliia. Hoarta baat rapidly and oyra ware moist with tears— "White ummott Magarad o'rr the awl rerfaw or jeya that Ms4 ft* iba ■orebar aaw." That wag a beautiful prayer mot op to baa ran by oar hr to red grand chap lain. Bar. J. William Jooaa, the faith ful bulwark of con fade rala btatory. ( know that Ua Mu#and tka gray olaapad iMDdt and broil aa he invoked a biaaaiag upon Mr. and Mrs. MoKIntoy and naked for bar raaUratloo to health. I UU yen my brethren there la noth lag mall or aeifuii or caeon la Ua heart* ef oar great laadeia. la tear aad la peso* they hare hern and are geuUrnma. Theta waa not a Negro or a duke or Alva among them nor a heartIroa destroyer of Uta latiooeat aor a violator of Ua la*o of hladoaae to women aad ehUdrao. Our aoldtare fought a good fight, on patriotic prin ciples, aad It rrjoleee at that they have kept the faith and are aa tree aaw to tba nation aa (bar were Uiee to wo prmciptM UK wtnoo I«n roufui. Tboon prloelpUo an Ml daad, aad *• balldra Ibal If thta repuMtana fotern ■tat la prtatimd f rota lha domination of Imprrlalltm, with which H la tbraatonad, U will bo tbo tcattrra l*m aptrlt of tbaoooUi that will do IV Tba aptritaf oooatlt ottoaal Hbarty la tat oltra wltbla m aad will ha tranamlltod to oar abtMran. It la blab tlaaa that tba oortbaro ywubtri aad Itaahnct aad adltora wan Warning a anbury liaaon from I boat ananal roonldwa •f tbo Old Confadaratra. If I bad baan a Ftdoral aaMlar and llvad op tWa, It mm to mt that t woatd My, "My oral hr an. tbaaa rabalo moat ham baaa traoMadaoaly la aarnrnV Thar a la no wa op or aMI—Ml la tbfir faltb. 40 yaara baa aot humbUM tba* aaa lota, wo bad bat Ur maka frtaoda with auob a paopW and 41?Ida bawara aad paa atoca, too Thay ham oarrWd aa awfal Wad fat ad tba thma yaara. Tbay bam to pay a good port af tba paw Moat ta oar toman aad all of Uw pao atooa to tbatr own aad a Mg tax to ! adooata Uatr aagaaMt aad ttiy had ta •adorn tbo ramgaaaad atantagaa af tba carpel-bagger* tor yaara. bet they ■ever complain. They Sgbt b«c« and defend ibelr boaor. bat, Uke tb# awt* of Alnomok, tbay never cotapUin. Soiely they are a great i*opte They aaCrr. and are atroag, sad whan ant. diarv won wanted fur Oobi and tho Philippine* they 0.l In rubblag an old aor*. W* don't know wLat may happen, and we may n«*d Utoaa boy* Ui pure tha country. Tbn old Vvterana are dying oat. hut Ibelr aone are tha earn* old atoek. Tha aootti la fart own lag to Uta front, and la dertiuad to be a grant puwer in lb* land, and If wa keep im aggravating tbew with ahuae, it la poaalUn tbay may get flighting uwd aotuc of tboae day* and got op another otvll war and —and—aod—whip ui again, or o- did Or. Patterson thresh out tba worst boya at oor Maaasl Labor school; bet no* 't )■ tha boya who rula tha leach are *»d make demmxto aad Uta oooac qiMocc la our colleges baa* no died pita* and basing aaams to bs as papu lar aasrar. I tbeoght that this baaing business waa a modern Invention, bat la Um aoanad rolom* of "Amerloan Literature” 1 Had a letter of John Lawsuit a Soot eh man, who Hard fur yaare among tba North Carolina In diana. Be la writing to bis talk a at boms la 1714 about Um caaUxna uf them Indians, aad o*ya tha way tbey make warrior* of their yeaag man la ta buaquaoaw lli-w Ik early msehomi. They arc ah cl up tn a dark log bourn fur sis wnaka, ai d kapt balf starved »ad mod* ta drink a dieoatlon of pel 11 Very balk, which render* lterm rav lag mad They maka tha mwt dismal haH lab or las and bowllapa aver beard. When given a little meat ft la tolled with naaty, loalbaonw. ilthy atuS. After tlx wetka tbey oamc oat aa poor sad miasrabU a* oraatur* evar baaama. Some of them die aader this diabolical treat meat, aod some yeueg men raa away to avoid Ik Tba aavagaa told at*that this baidaaed theca to tba fa Ugaea of war and kills off tba weak and laflrm aad cowardly wbo would bring dfagraoa upon Um nalkm. Ham seesawing I That’* It j that's whore hating storied, aad west Fatal la where It malrtaalatad and flourlabed I Tbh luoubord I notion uf ooltaga boyo moi to her# eropt Into our own ooothoro looUloUtxit, and Iutt well. nl«b dotuarollaod Oxford and Toon*. I'xwo. Who* dnoo It mm T Wo hod u jth in* lik« |t In oor do/. Wo fro rod our fetbor* nod wo fenrrd ood roouoet-, od U>o feootty Tho Toeb bora ttuki, the Infection Dot loo* OfOi hot that dno*t Mottor rary week, for If Ummo boy* OoytHog iMibMldM Hay ball. tlW no a ■ pa peri 3 on't poCIUh It. Boll •mom to M Un only Ustbook la lb* eorrteoloa. TWr moombIMi* Milt In that lib* May bo utMootory to lb* boy* ud tbo prubooBn, kr. tlj* polroM owd fiload* o( llw loot It ut km or* turfoltod, and would adTtoo * rw #*M! Halt ploy la aaotbor lodtae B*mo la wblob Um MfOf# oseoOod. vrrAMAKM- PAUM lKiriHk •VP*M l.mmm *m kp iPiiikmA ■—lip IkpMMawWMIr rtPPPWl -Ptpm »TPTPBhbJp|«laa*M TkBP, fN. H. A. London, In CiiUlauu Ucovrt. Tba pared* of the veteran was grand and «m a kim that will urver bo forg ottra by tbe vast crowd that aaw It. It aatawdad a dtauuco of absul twa ml lea and all aloag its route tit* buildings. akewalkt an>l streets were daoeely packed with delighted special ore, wlai wata very demoeatra 11 vo and enthusiastic. Tba veterans from Vkymta headed tba pTeeesakro and lboa earn* tba North Carolluiaac, who mad* a apleudld (howlog and were cberred sad applauded moat et% Iboalaitloally all along Um r ale. At tba bead of tba North Carolina vet eran* ware Urn liaodaom* aad gaily draaaad yousg mm of the Cbariott* dram corps, who attorned much at tention and ptammied an Imposing ap pvaraooe. Next la them rod* two of Gen. Carr'a Mag, ana carrying a haad aaata silk banoer wkb our State’s Mat of arm* eo it, aud Urn other bearing aloft I Ip-,.id tat l a red battle dag of tba Third N C Cavalry. As aoon na the** weie mew Ilia charring was deaf anuiaaad Uie lad let maim if front ie aad waved l Heir handkerchiefs wildly. Oa ly n-.e cm brer with sponanra was al lowed ntlier stairs, but oat Stale laelc ted on hariag thrta and ws had them Olid of CUM ran they attracted much nt tratloo. The mounted oSoere rode spirited staadnoapartsoord la baodaem* atyln. Their saddle blanket*. pimmittd by (Jan Carr, were the show last to tba liruomslou. and on them In lags let ter* wrrw them wards. ’•First at Dothel, Foremost at OaUysbMf and Cbtokasmefn and List at Appomat tox.’’ In Urn pared# *u a iqo«d of aid negrort, who bed folluwad »Mr waatara to tba war as oaoka aad body •orraata. aod thasa otd dark Ms ouleyad tbo Motion as amah at aayfaudy. Ooo of lb«W earriad a rooairr aadar lilt oral aod aoothrr earrlrd ax old aaak oy«r bit ahoaldar sat of whleh |.intruded tha baad of a moo, forcibly reminding old Bold tars of itw lxaw'hattaaUoallr abtttud. fork was tha raainA'tt. the tnrrlrnta, uf tbuuo Iwtutc who had boatuttallord tba xarxo of Otnfadarale toMlors. aod wbaaa valor and prowaaa hare baaa axd Wer will ba tha admiration of tba ol«lllt*d worM. It was a great! aad yatpatbatlo tight, fog among tbsta w*rv Many who hobbled on m lag. othert wo«a ompty tlatvn, aad all wore gray with tha tarts of awy wlaUre. aod yat they marcbod with forma treat aad wkh aoMOWhat of tha quteb step aad Martial trad! of thrlt youthful days. A rrcaat MaMgb dispatch pobllabaa Ua Matcawat that Ur pat. Kart lory It ooMidotaly swamps*. Thu report of Dkaetor Cnwalaada oa tho dtMaga to cakdaaia form by tba Hood It that 000 oul of tha l.luO mt of eoUoa are goat, MO aoraa of poa nala (or iba uatlre trap) MO aaret of arbsat (satire arap), 1,800 faatsf dyta dMiroyod. aad that will aod 110,000 lo repair tbu dyta aad altar out tba Hits baa, Tho PtolivtiWury baa aa fuadt aad tba board U fata la faoa with iba til saltan. It la add that tbo aotlsu and poooau aaa ba replanted. A arbool oaoaat la a rata) district ta Wabo oooaly remit tba fast that Umts are MO a Mia ahtldran aad Ml colored cbiMrea fetaata Uw igaaaf U aad tl who aaa aottbar road not writs. no more No more Nona THE CORN HARVESTER ■rocs Into your Held and oats your corn add Binds It futo sheaves, stalks, ear, fodder and all. K THE CORN SHREDDER atrip* off fodder and ear; shred* fodder and stalk and shacks; (lcllrer* the dean ear In your wagon If yon wont It there; saves the shattered grain* and delivers your shredded feed on second floor of bam. Many say this is superior to timothy hay as a feed. liny these machines and save labor. We make our nsnal favorable term*. CRAIG & WILSON No Flies on Us! ^ Wc use wire-screen doors and windows. Do tell! Where did you get them? Why at J. E. Page & Company’s. .Well, well! And did you get them promptly? Yes, Indeed, after their wire-netting , > arrived. They have a full stock on hand and are ready to help you In keeping the fltoe out. SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE OF MILLINERY __M mw nnnim nu _ __■ Cut prices lor casta customers to move stack we do not wish to carry over. Now l* your chance. Pew words, but they mean a lot. Come and see AT MORRIS BROTHERS'—UP-5TAIR8. !■!«■.'"‘I’ii." '■»■»■■■ "‘'i ... CAPITAL Is the Important Item of business suc cess. A photographer’s capital Is the confidence of Ids patrons. This confi dence Is gained and retained by perma nent and artistic Photographs. Our pictures will not Cede. ....VALE’S STUDIO.... Oppmlto Port Omn OA8TOKIA, K. C, Hm Kiot'» MwatoU naan art mt luiwMKriiMnMM am mm mm <4 *aau-tmx la Hurt town, m4 yawliM.