! piece It goes without ■£$*.1. Ml to ArWtt. | eompcratlvoly strangers toned their trade they too wHI be surprised when ■ ■ •techs off Clothing. Shoes, end Gent's Furnishings and name ffor high grads goods. WKk'tol«».rMMtaoU*e .«**«.*. CMtowro to trade with ns at least long enough to liability, we are actually giving away FREE OF CHARGE a large assortment of tbe celebrated WALTER PRATT NATURAL FLOWER pEr FUMB8 AND TOILET ARTICLES. These per fwmes aad toilet articles have an established repu Will for purity and dnttgbtfnlaenn of ador, and need no cammeadatlaa from us. Upon tbe following conditions we are giving away FREE tc all ewr easterners i Aa soon an you have bought $5 worth of aay good* la oar store wo will present yon with soy 50c article contained la display esse In frost of store. A parebaaa of $7.50 wtl eotltle yeu to a 75c selee ^Hpiu mi asms. Please bear In mind wa make no ad vance la tha price of oar goods on account of thin •fV0Ta BROS. | §9 f.rjmi E90 ^ and ties. That Is 24 pounds are deducted bom a 400 pound bale, and SO pounds from a 500 pound bait. The American bale is the clumsiest, dirtiest, and most ex pansive and wasteful package which cotton is pot np in. It has no friends, either among manufacturers, buyers, shippers, or insurers. The Beosonette system deserves mention, aa it is trying to remedy the above evils. m BX*SONUTTS, OB ROUND mm. Tha Bensonettc press ia a aell feeding device, which receives the lint as it cornea from the condenser upon a huge smooth spool between two heavy rollers. The friction of the rollers rotate the spool, sad winds the lint epos it so tight as to peats out ■early all the air, and to form the toll into a package of 35 pesmdt to tha foot (cubit). The pressure exerted is 25,000 pounds to the bale against 5,000,000 by the rinanu, Ia the com pres one ana den Mow of tre* mendons force acts upon the entire bale sod drives the mesa of cotton which stood 54 inches bbk to 7 Inches. It to* doccs all inch bale 47 inches by tha 5 million pound pressure exerted. When tha pressure in the compress ia taken off, tha elasticity of the fibre causes the bale to swell «p again to a thick ness of tt inches. In tha round bale, the bale ia entirely covered bp a thick doth, and tha ends &r&&S!2£ %i l gyircvu a - -li.' lasssssasm will not be MOUTISO TH* HUT. After the cotton is baled the ■ext step is to place it upon the market. The transaction with the luannfsctnrer on the cotton •ill is very satisfactory. The daily paper informs both parties as to the price. The fanner brines bis cotton to market. Several buyers bid on it, and the purchasers settles at the _ KUMAUIIOK. Only such information U given in these articles ss is deemed to belong to the agricultural side of the question. We consider how vast are the interests involved in the cotton industry, and find much more can be accomplished. We realise the total inadequacy of the efforts thus far put forth to solve the perplexing problems that confront the cotton planter. Wonderful results baye been accomplished in tbc choosing of halts end vegetables; but two of our great tuples, cotton and wheat have been neglected. Corn baa been crossed, hybrid* and pollinated until it has degen erated, that is, it is going back to first principles or will "run oat," as tbc farmers say. Corn most be brought back to a stan dard and kept there. Much remains to be done in improving cotton. This plant, by cultivation, baa been brought from a perennial to an anneal. In studying the history of this plant the writer went back 1200 years Before Christ, and traced n down to the present day. In 1500 B. C. we find that India was the centre of the cotton in dustry. In 1708. we find that cotton wesfirst planted in North Carolina, [Lawson’s N. C. His tory, page 142.] In 1722 Chares vont found "wool growing on trees in the valley of the Missis sippi." The first planter who attempted cotton culture on a large scale eras' Nicholas Turn bull, who resided 3 miles bom vQln^ (Savannah, Ga.) where The first attempt in South Carolina was in 1788. 127,500 lbs of cotton wool eras shipped to Borland that year from South Carolina. Nun. Joseph Watkins not Ell Whit'' ney invented the cotton gin in 1790. Whitney stole Watkins patent. The first cotton gin was ran by water-power on the farm of James Kincaid, near Montecello, S. C.. in 1795. The first cotton mill was erected near Statcsburg, S. C., in 1796 using water power. It possessed all the features of present day «nill« —carding, spinning and weaving This plant was exhibited in its entirety at the Atlanta Exposi tion in 1892. In Chapter 3 and addendum to Chapter *■—the word "variety,” as used therein, refers cxclu si ve to 'the varioQS forms which are called varieties by cotton plant ers aad is not restricted to the marked and permanent types recognised by the botanist. Of botanical varieties there are 16— 8 sea-island and 10 np-laad. Of agricultural varieties then are 49. In many cases the records of some of them have been very defective, and it baa been im possible to secure accurate data. Of course the origin of many of the verities has been lost in ob scurity. The most frequent methods by which varieties orig inate are: 1, Selection of indl vidnal plants for the new stock; 2, saving of seed from the earli est maturing bolls; and 3. Chang ing the name—a very siinpie process. Every fanner wifr grows cotton in Gaston has no ticed the great difference to be keen among plants in his field, though the seed all come from the same source. The plants witl vary in height, vigor of •talks, length and dire coon of Hmba and arrange men! of bolls on the sulks | and any of theta characteristics may be perpetua ted by saving the seed produced by sndfc pUnts. and growing them in n Arid In themselves to prevent cross fertilisation. In giving censes or new varieties we forgot to mention the fourth canae—cross fertilisation. Cross fertilization fo botanically thus: One side of the unopened tower la split fongthwlss, and the sto mens removed; the next day the pistil will be ready to tvcslvtd pollen from another plant; with • camel hair brash take the pollen from the plant selected, cany It to the owe randy to fan cross fertilised, dust the pollan epM the treated flower of the otto- which la deaired to wee In the ernes.** By far, the ^rflbenamaeof of other names. Changer ia era eammqwly made by TBf FIMKSSOF WOMAN. And Snm al Ik* krsadfnl traits that Maat Chm at It CMwflttaM. Mias Nettie C. Peterson ii now starting out on an examina tion tour for the National Civil Service Commission. She is the first woman who hai ever been on inch a tour. Miss Peterson will conduct examina tions in St. Louis, Kansas City, Topeka, Denver, and other points in the Southwest. She will be a novelty. From what people aay about her she will also be a success. Bat how unhappy some men will be 1 There was a time when women's ignorance of the kinds of work which men do eras pretty complete, or rather, com plete and pretty. Men liked it. It pleased the expert accountant to have his wife regard expert accounting in the same way as the regarded the conservation of force, the precession of the equinoxes, the nebular hypo thesis, metempsychosis, or any other great mystery. She then looked at him with tile same ad miration with which a savage looks at a telegraph instrument or n cow looks at a cornet. Wasn't Jack wonderful? There was admiration on both sides. Jack admired Gwendolyn be cause she was so helplessly ignorant. To have charge of such a lamp of ignorance, or rather of such a bnneb of igno rances, filled him with the great est appreciation of his own powers and with a tremendous sense of responsibility. Mean while Gwendolyn kept on ad miring Jack because be did such wonderful and incomprehensible things down town. Could there have been a better argument? wnat is tbe arrangement now? Gwendolyn may have been through a business college her self. At any rate, the has been through a high school. She knows that expert accounting, while a difficult and honorable thing, is not a superhuman or even a superfeminine ac complishment. She could do a little accounting herself, if neces sary. She has eaten another apple from the tree of knowl edge. Another Eden is lost. She appreciates her bos baud’s work now because it is what it is. And the old relatioasbip of ap pealing ignorance on the one side and imposing knowledge on the other has to be aban doned. Tbe ultimate result—one can not help shuddering at it—wiD be that women will have lost the power to attract men by the baby stare and men will be un able to attract women by their superior knowingness. A man will have to find something to like in a woman besides her cu rious and lovable feminine ina bility to understand, and ■ wo man will have to find something to like in a man besides his strong and convincing mascu line hold on the facts of real life. Isn’t this dreadful ? A Butina*! Brtafir— A properly worded ad in The Qaxettk. Tk« B—Iklufc Mri Um Critic. NwTmkhM. Here la a story that is being told about William Winter, dean of dramatic critics. Mr. Winter’s locks are long and gray. While crossing City Hall park one day last summer he was approached by a bootblack. "Shine, mister. Sbiae." "No, my ion," replied Mr. Winter, nod then notiug the grime on the face of tha urchin, he added: "I don't want a shine, but I’ll tell you what I’ll do. If you will go Oyer to the fountain there and wash your face, I will give you five cents." The bootblack looked up at the old man, sneered at the pro Be red nickel, and said, dis diadainfoQy: "Say, boss, yer better keep that nickel ter pay fer a hair cat." Unci* Reuben Say*: Detroit Piw htu. It waa Deacon White, of onr church, who waa gwine to sell his mewl an' send de price to de benighted heathen of Africa, but be was saved de trubble by some benighted heathen of America steaun’ de animal an a wheel barter to boot J. Pierpoat Morgan lost $8,000, 000 in a LonUvilTe & Nashville deal in New York last Friday. The citizens of Hertford are preparing to erect a cotton teed oil milt. Enough seed is pro duced in the connty to keep tbe mill running during the cotton seed season. Professional Cards. R. B. WILSON, Attorney at Law. GASTONIA, N. C. P. R. FALLS, DENTIST. GASTONIA, N. C. Office over Robinson Bros. Store Phone 86. dr. d. e. McConnell, DENTIST. Office first floor Y. M. C. A. Bld’g GASTONIA. N. C. Phone 99. Notice el lefiitratioD end Election. Notice u hereby given of the regular Iowa election to be held on Monday, tbe 4th day *1 Ray, 1WJ, and of the opening of the regiatra tion book of the Town of Gastonia, for the registration of such persons “,5re.nf* already registered, for the said election. Tbe said registration book will be kept open by W. I. Stowe, the registrar for the said election duly •PPowted by the Board of Aldermen, at tbe Town Hall in Gaatonia on the (pur Saturday* next preceeding the day of the sard election as required by tbe charter of the Town. The jadgea or inspectors for tbe said election duly appointed by the Board of Aldermen are M. H. Shnford and G. W. McLaaghea. By order of the Board. B. G. Bxaslby, Mayo-. , V. E. Loire, Secretary. March idth. IMS. Mortgagee's Sale el luL I Comtnisataner'a Sale of Land. 2: » 3 Spring is Coming Which means walk this way to the BEE HIVE It is with pride and confidence that we inform our friends and the public that our spring col lection of fancy Dress Goods, Millinery, No tions, Shoes, Clothing, Hats, and Fnrulshings is now ready for your inspection and consider ation. We ofler goods that are worthy of the money that you are going to spend or In other words we sell you better goods and for less money than you can obtain in other stores. See us before baying as we can save yon money. THE BEE HIVE, Cheapest Store In SMtonla.^^o^H, SCHNEIDER, Prop. DUMOHD HHM 60LDWATQHE8 BTBBLII& SILTEi 1I0H OPT OLAM Flashing Beauty... Bummer sunlight never shone on more h»uuHftil con ceits in Jewelry than those we have for you to in spect. Diamonds, Watches, Kings, Bracelets, Neck laces, Chains, Secret Dockets—all the Novelties— all of the highest grade, and all at remarkably low prices. 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