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S Oimiii. u» hr — 0 tog* > until he ;, wfli tfme end hrjmrint to discuss them. While of coarse. H is “Jbodjr’i privilege to believe Bishop’s story sottw, still the to* remains that he wee allowed to get out of Charlotte un observed, to make the trip to . ' to his home in that city withoqt let or hlwhantt by any officer. So somebody is abort not only the $400 Offered by the Govern or bad the greater reward of r. honor and satisfaction which ao i would hove with It; far It i this is aa tiiijgfc^rifcht be eat ofbnmagt lo viitnurie society mnly but an entirely new work to succeed the old one places tbe New International fully ten years ahead of any similar production printed in the English language. . Other information concerning this mormmental and very'de airible work may be fcmndtatite advertisement on the. Cist pags of this paper, and much Adler information with sample pages and terms may be bad by send ing the coupon and address to dm publishers. One item we desire to add is.that this New International derives my greatly increased value and usefulness from the fact that, every year, the publishers issue a year book, uniform in aisc and style, which kjepa the encyclopaedia ever up to date. This year book may be purchased sad added to the col lection each year. It is needless here to dwell oo the value, the usefulness, sod the desirability in every enlight ened home of a work like this new International Encyclopae dia. It is a vast store-house of classified human knowledge, a great library in itself of the world’s progress and achieve ments up to the .present time,la priceless treasure to all growing and active minds. Ia commending this work with our warmest approbation we are doing something that is seldom done in these columns, as Our readers will bear us witness; and it is done now in order that we may do them a favor by bringing ao worthy a work to their atten tion, as well as to accord a de serving estimate to what we regard as an entirely great and meritorious achievement in the book-produdog world. =7«aHaHiaBc; Crawas Vaiaa Special Tax. •aadalMCkartMit OUttvtr. Crane, Dec. 13.—The election for local school tax Id Crouse diitrict. No. 14, Howard's Creek township. Lincoln county, was held to-day. Fifteen votes were cast for it sod twelve against it. A special annual tax of SOcta. on the >100 valuation of property aad 90cents on the poll will be levied. This district aecau to play the rail of leader. Though the youngest ia this township it was the first in the county to raise funds for a rural delivery, aad ia the first in tbs county to vote a local school tax. This will like* ly give ns a ten months’'school. Other districts have petitions out for special school tax. and we believe in leas than a year, a con aidexable number of districts in Lincoln county will vote it. Crooae has a right to be proud of her record for progress. . ARMY HAT! QMS. A petal of tha annual repeat of General JohaP. Weston, chief coon mieeary of the army, will oonrinee tha reader that to be aa ellcient attest one mast have a knowledge ef huetweee methods as wall as of tactics. The army eoasuied in the hat pear pounds of boat and mutton, and bj^tho hafaem tuTwaTdattvered at a^raaouble Before the anthropoid ape was «n anthropoid ape, that is, he rn ra there was a ay man for him to resemble—we suppose he somc gft*. V***®* ®™**nt among hi* kind. W» have no informa tion of what constituted eini ■•“Ce a an ape, whether supe rior fighting anility, unusual ac tivity la tree climbing, the ac ceaaioo of a large coterie of female apes or whatnot. Suppos ing, however, that there were emiaeut anthropoid apes we have some difficulty, consider ing the present known tendency of tinman nature, to understand the doctrine of the survival of the fittest. In the present stage of the development of the human race whenever a man becomes eminent •tall or in any way distinguished or conspicuously successful among his fellow-men he is sure to be knifed. The word "knifing" is a very strong one. It indicates the process of curing into a man’s reputation or success and feeling for his vitals tad tender places with the view of hurting and injuring him u much as possible, and putting him back '‘where he belongs," which usually U the place mom whence be rose. Presumably, we derive this tendency from our ancestors, the apes. Certainly, it does not belong in the divine part of us, and if the apes had our disposi tion the fittest were very uu likely to survive. k ii universal among' us, in youth, age. in both sexes—we grieve to observe—and in all classes of society. It is not al ways envy. The derivation is hard to find, delve as we will among . the complicated and deep sunken roots of human motive from which grow human acts and words. Possibly two human beings of every ten can re)oi ce-heartlly and honestly in the success of their fellows. The other eight are indifferent or ready with the knife. The man who sticks his head above the crowd to which be happens to belong invites a blow as surely as the taller trees in the ' forest tempt the lightning. No matter bow large or how small the success, the results are the same. Always it calls enmity and the blade. And therein is the virtue and philosophy of humility. The wisest man is he who can suc ceed most effectually without appearing; to do so or to be con actous of it. Eminence attracts envy of itself and, accompanied by a little obvious vanity, incites and insures a mortal stroke sooner or later. Perhaps the eminent ape, the fittest, sur vived because of bis sharpness of eye and ear, which protected him bom the assault at the rear and save him the opportunity to kill his enemies and inferiors off-hand,. We, his descendants, are denied that priceless privi lege bnt we will do well to imi tate his example. As soon as a man begins to get up in the world a little in any department of life, when be wins a promo tion or a distinction or succeeds where others fail, it behooves him to look and listen keenly. A man of that aoit Is likely to be be»et_ with the flatterer in front, inciting him to a suicidal vanity and oy tha wielder of the knife reaching for his vitals behind. Sometimes the hands that politely offer the boquet to the gracious snuffing of hit nostrils and which drive the knife into his*back belong to the same individual. All of ns who have observed life have noticed this agreeable set. It begins with a little sneer, a shrug of the shoulders, a remark of ndld depreciation. It goes on to open abuse, to slander and frank denunciation. We can move more stealthily and strike ■ore surely than tha inferior tors The HUM Price el Cast New Yen Cwnwlil AUvrrtiter. The anthracite operators owe it to themselves, it not to the public, to do something to moke coal available to persons of limit ed means. They weakened their position daring the strike by maintaining in the face of well-known facts that there was no scarcity and declaring that such a thing as a "coal famine" was not possible. As a . matter of fact, it was the actual immi nence of exhaustion of the sup plies of fuel that induced Presi dent Roosevelt to take a hand in the dispute and use his good offices, as the.representative of the people, to bring about a resumption of mining, a service tbc magnitude of which is now, with the cold weather fairly upon us, beginning to be fully realised. When the mines were re opened and the price of coal still remained abnormally high the operators intimated that the pub lic was being victimised by the retailers who, it was charged, were taking advantage of the situation to exact extortionate profits. At that time the opera tors talked, rather vaguely, to be sure, but most pertinently, of establishing their own selling agencies, through whom it was said abundant coal could be had at reasonable prices. Surely, the time haa come for aomc such measure of relief, if it is really within the power of the opera j tors to grant. The sufferings caused by the limited supplies of coal now offered in this city has reached a dangerous point; the aldermen have thought it neces sary to call upon the board of estimate and apportionment to appropriate a rand of $100,000 with which to supply the imme diate necessities ol the poor, and stories of hardships eudured la consequence of the low temper ature are heard on every side. 11 the operators meant what they said in the first instance, or after mining operations were resumed, they should take prompt action. If they find that they spoke without warrant they should fully explain the situation and so enable the public authorities and private individ uals to make plans accordingly. The situation is one which no doubt con be most effectively. The essential thing is to know the facts clearly and definitely. Nat Liable. New York Thun. Lawyer Abe Hummel is authority for the statement that if bachelors who wish to avoid breach of promise suits will use telegraph blanks in doing their proposing, they will always keep on the sale side. He bases this assertion on an incident in a Westchester county breach of promise case, in which Hr. Hnm mel appeared for the defendant. The plaintiff’s lawyer began to read the alleged proposal of the defendant to tbe jury, as it ap peared on a message blank. He began with *' My dearest Louisa." Mr. Hummel interrupted. "If the court please, this document is partly printed and partly writ* ten. By all the rules of evidence the plaintiff cannot offer parts of that instrument. He must read it all.” The opposing lawyer protested that the printed matter had nothing to do with tbe question at issue and the fact tnat the proposal was written pn a tele graph blank was an accident. The court ruled that everything on the blank should be read. Reluctantly the plaintiff’s coun sel read: "There is no liability on ac count of this message unless tbe same la. repeated and then only on condition that the claim is made within thirty days in writ ing.” And then, after the sig nature. "Your loving, John,” followed. "Read carefully the conditions at the top.” It didn’t take tbe jury long to render a verdict. One railroad in Pennsylvania has 50 locomotives hauliug coal. Saturday night 75.000 tons were started out, mostly for the big eastern cities. 0m4 Ttaa at Rhynaavilla. T«* !•••. KOttw of Um There will be a Christina* entertainr.ient at . Rhynesville School House, Dec. 24th, begin ning at 10 a. tn. All are invited. It.A Bor.tcx, teacher. A summer school for teachers will be held at the Agricultural and Mechanical College in' Raleigh next year, beginning Jane IS and ending July 11th. Board and lodging lor the entire sessiou will cost only $10. An nouncement of faculty and full list of studies will soon be issued. a OPERA HOUSE Friday, Dec. 19. TUB BIO CITY SHOW I rAsHL HENRY*Swmi 50--MINSTRELS--50 U16I8T AND 0LM8T IN TB« WOltP. Bleborele Special Seeale ill (Slectrle Pslstisl First Fart Setting. MMZ0O3 SATIN COSTONKS CISCU. 25 25 12 SINGERS . 12 40KES sir'll/ SUNOS o ACS NrW SOLOS SKITCHBS1’l,n SPECIALTIES 40 CO^Ht^NO 40 17 VAudfeViLLEs 17 Car Load of Scenery. SEATS NOW ON SALE. Never Such an Expensive Show at These Low Prices: 35c, 50c, 75c. USEFUL GIFTS Why not combine use fulness with your Christ mas generosity ? There is uothing more useful, appropriate or accept able as a Christmas pres ent than any of the article* named below: Shoes, Felt Slippers, Hats. Umbrellas, Ties, Mufflers, Hosiery, Hand kerchiefs, Suspenders, Gloves. Shirts, Under wear, etc. : t : : : ROBINSON BROS. SHOES. HITS, mi NUTS FUUIISIIMS. AGENTS WANTEDI Two active men wanted to sell and collect for the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Gastoni* and Gaston county. A first-class contract to the right party. Call on or addreta W. W. Byrd, Manager. Core Alexander House, Gasto nia, N. C. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Tfcta lib <1*7 of Dmu _ THE BEST HOMES. ’ •' . Hone is where you always seek yonr ease and comfort. No homes are comfortable until furnished with up-to date furniture. We want to show you the prettiest, np-to-date, moat substantial, and'largest assortment of .house furnishing goods that you probably hare ever sees. We offer special bargains to close out enough of our stock to get our business in one store room. We rSlil appreciate a visit from you to our stores, where we are able to show you a large assortment of substantial holiday and wedding presents. OUR MOTTO: No trouble to show goods, Chhm low s coom to-day. Williams Furniture Co., R«t Bnt It P.f. II—Ik, aii at fifftin 4 ffitri Stand. ' homson Co., Headquarters for Clothing of every description. Z_ IfcnMfl 111 •Mb THOMSON COMPANY, the place to buy your Dress Goods, Dry Goods, Shoes, etc} THOMSON COMPANY, Ladles' Wrappers, all styles. THOMSON COMPANY, big Shoe sale going on every day. THOMSON COMPANY—Every day is a bargain day. Thousands of merchandise going out of our big stores every day. Onr prices make them move quickly. No trouble to show goods. Come in and feel at home. AH welcome. THE PEOPLE’S STORE. Thomson Company. ELITE SPECIALS! All New Crop Goods: Nuts, Raisins, Currants, Citron, Dates, Prunes, Cheese, Macaroni, Maple Syrpp. Buckwheat Flour, Shredded Wheat Biscuit, Malta Vita, Force, Ralston's Oats, Ralston'sBreakfast Food Ralston's Pancake Flour . Post am Cereal, Grape Nut, Saratoga Chips. Fine Coffee, every drop a drop. of comfort. Also a large assortment of Cakes, Candies,- Crackers, etc. We have a sample of Labgdon’s five pound Fruit Cake on exhibition. Call in and examine our line and oblige Reid { Alexander, Phone 92. BRICK! BRICK! BRICK! A brick U a brick; r*«, bat what a difference ta them. Good clay, food machinery, up-to-date method., in fact a tkouaaad detalla, arc a aeces aity to produce the beat brick. Wa have oar plant fully equipped (or a capacity of U,400,00t>—aot only that, but have a body of the fineat river clay aver located (a this country. Oar plant la on the Catawba river, ■ear Pott Mill, 8. C,. aad ehippinf atntion, Orattaa, 8. C. -A manU a man (or a'that.’* bat what a difference la ’em. Yon require the beat lumber tor your house: the heat coal for .yoer ariftae; tbs beat Sour for yonr table. One doc* not **y • l?W whee ha asn gtt muk better for near the tame £14*111 ill * *"• lbout «T**ythinp mXHmg l« more ea. r**?*!? K°°* iwterial It adda •eu for more. Who would met pay a«n» fora bnddfof put apout of dm quttty mat artel thaa for one thrown Upnthn out of common ordinary brick? aa rnrraapond with yen. Prompt aervice In rtdpmmta. Charlotte Brick Co., lw I. MdfUKl nSwART. CHAR10TTB, N. C. CURRY 4 CO., While selecting your presents for Christmas don’t fail to see our handsome new BURNT LEATHER GOODS, including Shopping Bags, BiH Books, Portiolios, Card Cases, Cigar Cases, Match Boxes, Parlor WaU Hangers CURRY< COMPANY The New FaUJMUUiierg # Yon wU! Bnd it at MBSRUDDOCI'S UP-STAIRS OVER MORRIS BROTHERS. The new material*, the new itylea, the new colon, and new combi nation*. And out knowledge .(kill and taste are all at yonr service. Year inspection invited, your orders so* licked. Miss Ruddock.
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