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glvlag my FREE OF
CHARGE to every body* a large msitmwt ef
«oa« exquisite NATURAL FLOWER PER
FUMES aa4 TOILET ARTICLES* manufac
twed by Walter Pratt A Co.* In their extensive
laboratories at Chicago and Iowa City. The
Walter Pratt perfumes and cosmetics have an
astshHshud fsputatlon far purity and delight
lor and are antiseptic in their ef
_ We tissues ef and Imparting a
aaftuaaa and fmahnraa ta the Impoverished
akin that Is refreshing to behold.
The above aasacd premiums are given to
everybody alike upon the followingcondltlonsi
As soon qaynahave'boaflht Sft.00
worth of jjneda for cash, of aar
Wpg Is aur stare, yau will receive
FREE say SOc article contained
la display ease la front of store.
A purchase of >TdO wHl entitle
yon te any TAc selection ef arm.
Please bear la mind that we make no ad
vance In the price of our goods on account of
this offer.
We respectfully solicit your patronage and
will take pleasure In presenting you with the
premium to which your purchases will entitle
yea. If your first purchase Is less than $5.00
a card wlU he given yon upon which your pur
chases win he kept till the requisite amount
has heen reached.
MORRIS BROS.
- DEPARTMENT STORE.
TWii b m reason why the
cotton mills at North Carolina
should be reached to pay a
tnppm nanemse tax. xae
great iadnatrial development of
this State began with the estab
lishment of cotton mills. The
■access of this enterprise pared
the way for other industries and
i Old North State to a
i of her poeaflrfHtics aa
a manufacturing center.
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Bales at • MiUlsaaire.
St. toafe
Bloomington, 111., March 7.—
One ol the oldest millionaires in
Illinois lives here. His name is
Abraham Brokhaw ,and be is 85
yean of age.
He accounts lor bis wealth by
saying that he always stack to
what be set ont to do. His vig
orous health he attributes to the
met that he has never tasted
liquor or used tobacco in any
ions.
®,r°khew was a personal
friend of Abraham Lincoln and
Stephan A Douglas, fa fact, be
lwew all of the prominent men
of Illinois at that time. Peter
Cmtwright, the blunt old meth
odist evangelist, who expounded
the gospel with his fists wheu
*t became necessary, was a
close friend of Mr. Brokhaw.
The Bloomington millionaire
has lived to see all bis former
associates pass away.
winn caps in oaio.
Seventy
tl Others
Now Vol UmH
Toledo, Ohio, March 13.—
Whitecapping in Ohio has been
revived with a vcugance, and
through the northwestern part of
the state wifc-beaters especial
ly are being not only whitr
capped but tarred and leathered
as well. Several minorinstances
htvt .come to tbe public notice
of late, as a sort of warning to
those who might be derelicit in
the way of proper behavior, but
recently more stringent and
radical methods are being em
ployed.
Near Trowbridge, in Wood
County, Harvey EUtadder, a
worthless fellow, who had ac
cumulated little beyond a lot of
debts, a bad reputation and a
large family, was known to
continually heat and abuse his
wife, a fiail little woman with
scarcely life enough to assert
her right to live. Fifteen or
eignteea men, wearing white
masks and armed with a rope
and two or three horsewhips,
visited BlsUdder's hovel after it
had been known that he had
beaten his wife and young son
nearly to deatb. They took him
from' the _ house, whining and
begging like a craven coward,
tied turn to a small tree near the
bouse and lashed him soundly.
His screams could have been
heard half a mile away. He was
then gagged, to prevent further
outcry, laid npon hia stomach
and paddled with wooden
paddles antil it seemed as
Jh°u*h he would be nearly
killed. He was then permitted
to ante, the gag removed and
told that if he ever beat bis
wife ot abased his family again
he would be either tarred and
feathered or lynched outright.
He promised faithfully to do
what waa right, and was then
permitted to crawl home. He
was almost unable to walk.
ESCAPSI) PROM TORMENTORS.
Two nights later a band of
well-disguised men, numbering
perhaps a score, went to the
borne of William Irene at
Pottage, Wood Connty, and
took the straggling man to the
outskirts of tne village where
they began to make prepara
tions to take the law iota their
own hands; Irene, it is claimed,
had neglected bis invalid wife
and sick child shamefully, and
the regulators thought it time to
interfere. The men were well
equipped with a large tar bucket
and two pillow cases full of
feathers. Irene, in anonguarded
moment, broke from his captors
and they were unable to re
capture him. He has not been
seen or heard from since, bnt
the report has been thoroughly
circulated among his friends and
acquaintances that if he returns
he will be tarred and feathered
in regulation style.
"drab" Sissie, near Rollers
ville. was taken from his home
at night by nearly forty well
masked men, wearing white
crepe over their faces, and
whipped nearly to death. The
claim was tirade that he had
■bused bis wife until forbearance
was no longer a semblance of
virtue. He wonld get drunk
and run her out of the house at
the dead of night in her night
clothes, chasing her with a
knife nutil she wonld be com
pelled to take refuge with
neighbors. It is averred that he
would amuse himself by
dragging her about the honae by
the hair of the bead and bad
been known to catch her, throw
her head back and then draw a
knife across her throat in a
threatning manner, and on two
or three occasions even cot
through the #kin.
BAD TO »B CARRIED IIOMft.
Sissie was so badly ponisbed
that be will not be able to walk
[* » week. He was carried
back home and put to bed by
several of the party, and told
l<„he *v,r abused
bis wife they would hang
him to the nearest tree until
dead.
work to purify the domestic
atmosphere, so to speak, in
Northern and Northwestern
Ohio, It is said that the orrac
ixatiou, which is divided Into
three or four sections, numbers
about 200 men. and that it has
the quiet sanction of the authori
ties, who arc prone to wink at its
operations, so long; as they do
not encroach npon a domain
which does not require drastic
measures.
CLEVELAND’S POPULARITY.
A Otowlai Tribal* bom (h*
MmI Enthusiastic ol Bl* Ad
■bias Friend*.
PkiUddsbla Fmllic Udni
The popular demonstrations
which have marked the recent
public appearauces^ and even
Mine ol tne private journeys, of
Grover Cleveland reached a
notable climax in the ovation
spontaneously tendered the ex
Presideut in the Brooklyn Acad
emy of Music ou Sunday even
ing. A meeting gathered to con
sider means (or honoring the
memory of Henry Ward Beecher
turned again and again from its
purpose under a realization of
the presence of a living hero;
successive speaker* departed
from their premeditated ad
dresses to pay him tribute, and
every mention of his name
evoked outbursts of enthusiasm
from the great audience. The
proportions of the ovation, to
gether with the nature and
source of the eulogies which it
applauded, constituted a signal
proof of the new and really phe
nomenal regard in which the
former President is held to-day.
Mr. Cleveland has long been
under the cloud of misunder
standing. He left office politi
cally a well-nigh friendless man,
rejected by the controlling cle
ment of his own party, and
never, of course, given more
than a grudging aud left-banded
sort of commendation by the
other. It is likely that Mr.
Cleveland has suffered under the
injustice and ingratitude of
public opinion—though no word
of bitterness hat escaped him.
In the years that have elapsed
since his retirement, it has
neveT happened to be the interest
of any political group to
champion bin just claims to
public regard, neither have
events engaged in any happy
conspiracy to rehabilitate his
fame. What has happened has
happened nndramatically, slow
ly, spontaneously. Mr. Cleve
land has emerged. The innate
excellence of his character and
the essential merit of his acta
have quietly issued from eclipse.
Slowly there has gathered in
the public consciousness an ap
preciation of the fine integrity of
the man, his sturdy honesty, bis
unspectacular but none the less
splendid courage. Events have
receded, perspectives have al
tered, passions have died out,
and at Inst the country very gen
erally and with a singular for
getfulness of partisan prejudices
sees iu Grover Cleveland, in the
phrase of Justice Brewer’s ex
temporaneous encomium, a man
"whose stanch support of public
honesty and of national financial
responsibility have glorified the
history of this republic.1’
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
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on or h*
V *t f+rmty, l*o<
. Aria ini ttmior oi
v6T9lib.ai.iMa.
wt» H. Lewis. Attorney
MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF LAND.
Tm.
N*dc« if Reffotratkm tad
Eloctiaa.
NO GIFT BY MRS. ROOSEVELT.
Osetian (« Scad Handkerchlsf
to Mlanssoto Women's Fair,
WkilllEn U»1 Pf*t.
St. Pan!. Minn . March 13.—
The _ wniiion uf Minnesota are
wishing the women of Texas
bad not called Mrs. Roosevelt's
gift liandkcrcliief a "cheap cotton
rag.” Because now Mrs. Roose
velt poli'.rly, hut positively, de
clines.- to send a handkerchief to
the bazaar which the women of
the Minnesota Territorial Pioneer
Association expect to give in
A^ril.
The handkerchief bureau,
which Mrs. Roosevelt organized
in order to meet the demands of
fair committees for handkerchiefs
has been abolished; it went ont
of existence immediately after
the Austin -..omen expressed
their opinion of the White House
gift to their bazaar.
The proceeds of the fair in
Minnesota will go to establish a
bed to some local hospital, where
indigeut Territorial pioneers will
be csred for in illness.
Fifty new rural free delivery
routes, says Postmaster Bailey
of Raleigh, will be put in opera
tion over the state during this
month.
Saw Hit Finish.
Ctiicuo Ikvn.
"Are you preparing to die?"
asked the elderly female of the
condemned prisoner.
"No, ma’am, I ain’t" replied
the victim of circumstances.
"But the feller in the next cell
cau stand a lot of talk. Yon
might call on him.” *
Professional Cards.
LUCIUS J. HOLLAND,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
DALLAS, N. C.
Office near residence.
R. B. WILSON,
Attorney at Law.
GASTONIA, N. C.
P. R. FALLS,
DENTIST.
GASTONIA, N. C.
Office over Robinson Bros. Store
Phone 8t>.
dr. d. e. McConnell,
DENTIST.
Office first floor Y. M. C. A. Bld’g
GASTONIA, N. C.
Phone 69.
Morlfafee'a Sale of Land.
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» >r« In Cberrrvilte
_count., and dnerthed and
at rotlowm:
gwe^n1!?. 6I«K « poltitoi
J» a mall sine and rock, thener
tea to a teantoa black nuk, these
itea to arykTIheoce NlOB 31
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coalmining try estimation 20 mere a. more or
^Tktu Marcli 2qd. 1003.
{r Lifer!'' ‘} Koitwim.
NOTICE or ELECTION.
QacUiu of Removing Use Coen
ty Sent to ke Voted upon
Wednesday, April 22. M03.
Notice ia hereby given that pursu
ant lo an act o< the General Assem
bly of North Carolina, ratified Feb
ruary the 20th, 1803, that on the
22sd day of April. IMS.
an election will be held at the various
voting place* in the several precinct*
of Gaston Conaty. State of North
Carolina, as hereinafter set forth,
"To ascertain the will ol the people
of said County aa to the removal of
the County seat from Ita present lo
cation in the town of Dallas to the
town of Gastonia In said County."
Those persons voting for removal
shnll vote a written or printed ticket
worded "For removal," those voting
against removal shall vote a written
or printed ticket worded "Against
removal."
VOT1HC, MACKS:
Belmont Precinct at J. P. Stowe's
Furniture Store.
Union Precinct at Union School
House
M*>- I, Precinct at City
Gastonia No. 2, Precinct nt J. D.
Rmmh's store.
Uhrun'a Prsclnel at Glenn's store.
Cbei t Precent at old F. O.
near S fsnnt-y'S store.
Cnry a Precinct at C irpenter'a
llOfl,
IOaer*a Precinct at Fuller's Wood
! jS»»«a»«r City Precinct at Mayor's
Dilling Precinct at Dilllag's Mill
wT OVC .
,t Crowder's Mtn
Cotton Mills store.
Preelnet nt old Telephone
Molly Precinct at Mayer's
jf*8 Preelnet at School Mouse
TisifrSicfStt rfev.
Feint Precinct at New Mope
lea Precinct et Court House tu
mSStTi*:
lyAC’ X r*V<V V^'BiTsSMo
Cleni County Comminsloners
THE BEE HIVE
Extraordin ary of flings in up
to-date merchandise. New goocj
are coming in every day. Big
bargains in every department,
without exception. Every article
in our house is going at wonder
fully low prices. Don’t fail to
come to see our goods, as it will
be to your own interest.
THE BEE HIVE,
‘CHEAPEST STORE IN TOWN.
H. SCHNEIDER, AAA Proprietor,
SOUVENIRS OF GASTONIA.
Just received a beautiful assortment of
Souvenir Novelties decorated with copper
plate etchings of the Graded School and
Loray Mills. Must be seen to be appreci
ated. See our window display and remem
ber we are headquarters for everything
up-to-date In our line.* * .* ,*
TORRENCE, The Jeweler.
Expert Watch Repairing and Artistic Engraving a Specialty.
SOUTHERN
RAILWAY
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SCHEDULE.
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