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THE GASTONIA Pllhllah4>H Tu/loa W. F. MAE SHALL, Editor aad Prt»riiUr. DEVOTED TO THE PROTECTION OF HOME AND VOL, XXIV. _ GASTONIA, N. C.. FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1003, BILL AIT'S FRIENDS. A Csw Gets Into the Garden Mors About Histories. Atlanta CoowJtotloa. One hundred and filly years ago old Dr. Johnson saich "A cow Is a very good animal in a field, but keep her out of the gar den.’’ Late last night as the girls upstairs were goiug to bed ‘ and were closing the window blinds, they saw i-_ the diin moonlight somethiug moving along in the garden, and sure cuough it was a cow —our own cow—and she was not far away from the rows of English peas that were in lull bloom. The alarm was given, and my wife lighted the lantern, and with the girls, made haste to expel the intruder. Everything was wet, and, of course 1 was not allowed to go. All I could do was to hold the lamp to the window and feel ashamed that I was sick and no account in an emergency like this. The cowboys in Tex as never trotted aronnd with more alacrity than (lid iny wife nnd these cowgirls move after that cow. "Keep her away from the peas,” cried a maternal voice. And I echoed the speech of Pat rick Henry, who said. "It is vain to cry peas when there is no peas.” The old hussy ran by the gate three times and took the grand rounds with half a dozen calves visible and invisible fol lowing her, but finally gave it up ana went out and was put in her pen-. Old Aunt Dolly is our milk woman and declares she "fastened dat gate good,” bat the cow and the garden says she didn’t. But the garden has a gate, too, and 1 remember now that my wife told me in the morning before it rained that I might go out andlcut the aspara gus for dinner, and I did, aud I reckon I left the gate open. "But all’s well that ends well and now there is peace in the family and peas in the garden. Tk« werM mn a» ud tkt world nor, down . ASS the SakMUwJatlowr the ram: lint 111 bat that prowlImt aorturn »i caw, Don’t art In the lirdrf, i|tln. Kteraai vigilance is not only the price of liberty, but it is the protection of a garden, for al most every day the ltttle grand children come up to see me and to comfort me, and now they want to pick some strawberries and pull up some radishes, and 1 say yes of course, and they will leave the gate open, and it is my business to shut it, and they have an idea that I am just here for. their pleasure. They always come hungry, for they know that grandma has got some apples or cakes bid away, and grandma will get them. Even the little two-year-old boy knows where the sideboard keys are , and which door has the things inside, and he takes me by the hand and leads me there. A biscuit will do these chil dren at home, but it won’t here. We don’t keep tavern, but our house is a free and eajy place, and the children of the town know It, and so on Easter Sun day about 150 of them gathered here to hunt the pretty eggs, and it was a big frolic, ana it took twenty dozen eggs to go round, and every little tot got some. And they played games in the grove and tennis in the ■ court, and we old people were happy because the children were. Almost everybody, old andyouug. came to salute me as I played patriarch in the big chair oh the veranda, and some brought flowers and some brought fruits and all brought smiles, and so , it is not so bad to be old and sick after all. nvery man onngs me good letters, kind letters, from far sway and unknown friends, and they give me comfort, and I answer all I can: bnt I most tell the school children once again that 1 cannot write any more compositions or essays or debates, and they are wasting their time snd postage to ask me. One young man wants my opinion on the immortality of the soul, as though I was Ad dison or a theologian, and so I sent him a postal card and re ferred him to the Prophet Micab, sixth chapter and eighth verse. There la creed enough for any body’s soul. A good mother wishes to know what encyclo pedia to boy for her children, and asks what I think of (lit Encyclopedia BriUnnka. Since Mr. Oglesby analysed that work 1 did not know that anybody down South would allow it to come In the house. Better write to Mr. T. K. Oglesby, of Atlanta, tor his "Truths of History," or the "South Vindicated," and read the slanders that he has found In that encyclopedia. They an almost incredible. Another mother wants a United States history that is reliable, and also a biography of Gen. JLto and "Sto icvutl" Jackson \Vtitc to Dr. .T. V u. Jones, Richim-nd. V ie Grand Chaplain of l!u»C«'. ..•der ate Veterans, the Ili.-luiia i of the Confcdevncv, tit* <rri'*dest •lan now left, u Ih'uoiiii t.f light, . synonym * if wisdom mat truth, a’td ‘ the ciilctl nnthoi *d the biographies uf L*e :ind Jackson mid Davis Atnl 1 ivjoice that he hits lived to give us a United States history that is beyond the reach of criticism, aud will, I hope, be adopted by every school in the South, aud be louml iu every house. 1 rejoice that Alabama has pasul a hill for uniform text l>ook», and trust that the Governor wtll appoint a commission itiut can't bv butignt. We know that »:i sutuc schools iu the South SoiiUivru authors have bteu displaced to make room for Northern text books aud it was do do with uiouey. Money rules everything now, aud exemplifies the truth of what Paul wrote to Timothy, "The love of money is the root of ull evil." But there is life in the old laud yet, even though on officer iu a bank can steal a hundred thous and dollars before he is found ont, and even though athletics are now the most important part pf a young man's education. Yes, there is life iu the old laud yet, for wc see that the boys over twelve years have an order they call the C. M. A., "the Coming Men of America," they have already enrolled 600, 000 and have 3,358 lodges estab lished They are backed by the best men in every community, aud declare that they intend to be goad men and patriots, aud perpetuate this government in spile of the politicians. The lost lodge established is at Me Comb City, Miss., aud has been uained for me, and 1 am pruud of it. This move on the part of the boys is a hopeful sign, and now the veterans can die in peace. Yark Comity llama. York villt Raquirrf. (Ik Of the 316 veterans having a share iu the pension money that was received last week oil but 78 had been paid up to yes terday morning. The Southern Railroad has giv-; en out a contract for the erection of a new freight depot buildiug, which is to go up at once. Mr. Sam M. Grist and Mrs. W. D. Grist, accompanied by her soil, James, went to Lenoir, N. C., Monday to attend the funeral of Mr. J. T. Grist. At a meeting of the members of the Associate Reformed Pres byterian church held last Sun day after the morning service, it was unanimously decided to extend a call to Rev. R. B. Mil ler to give one-half of his thne to the church in connection with Tirxah. There is a good deal of dis satisfaction over the action of the town council in refusing the recent petition of citizens asking the grant of a right of way to the Carolina & Northwestern rail road across East Liberty street and the indications are that the matter will be pushed further. There has been talk of a maas meeting on the subject, and it is practically certain that there will be another petition. Possibly $62.50 a year is not an extraordinary revenue from two cows; but still it is pretty good. Mr. E. G. Pursley, of the Zadok neighborhood, makes report of such an income during the past year. He was iu York ville Si* lrday with several pounds of butter for the local market, and he remarked to tbe reporter that the "churning” then in hand ronnded out an even 500 pounds that had been furnished by two cowl during the 365 days since May 1, 1902. Mr. Pursley said that most of tbe butter had been sold at 12 cents * ; but some of it had gone for 15 cents. The Old Mae Wee Hie Own Surgeon. WIlkMbore ClnaitU. Old Uncle John Divii, who la about 94 years old and lives out on the Brushiea, has for some time been troubled with some thing like a "mushroom" cancer, as they are called. It is situated ovei one eye and bad gotten so large that it fall down over hia eve, completely obscuring the sight. One day last week he look bis knife end cut it off smooth to the surface. It bled profusely, running nearly a watbpan full of blood. It in ••id that he is now veiy much better. Some time ago he ap plied to a doctor to have it re moved, but the doctor thought beat not to cut H ofl and refused to d? so. And so Uncle John decided to become his own surgeon. | ANTI.JUO LAW FOB THE STATE? j State Senator London Thlnko j One Waa Incorporated in a Prt rata Act. CaMliun Ktcani. The last Leg!>1 i-.llire passed ait "anti-jug" law that s-wmed to be applicable to all tne counties ol the Stale, in which the talc ol liquors is prohibited. This will be a mirpn ie to the public and even In nearly nil the members of the Legislature themselves. It is com.>Died in an act. living 1 secthm 2 ihti.*«»l, entitled 'An act to prohiliit th.- niauniacttire, sole and importation of liquors in Cleveland, Cabarrus. Mitchell and Gaston couiujr*." This act was imblishcd in last week’s issue of the Concord Times, and oil reading it we arc inrliued to think that its second section is of general application to ull the prohibition conutiet of the State aud not merely to Clcvelaud, Cabarrus, Mitchell and Gaston. This section is an exact copy of section 4 ol the "London bill." known as the an ti-jug" law section, and is in the following words: "Section 2. That the place where delivery of any spiritnous, malt,' vinous, fermented or other iutoxicatiug liqnors is made in the Stale of North Carolina, shall be construed and held to be the place of sale thereof, aud auy station or other place withiu said State to which any persons, firm, company or corporation shall ship or convey any spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented or other iutoxicatiug liqnors for the pur pose of delivering the same to a purchaser, shall be construed to be the place of sale; provided this sectiou shall not be construed to prevent the delivery of any spir ituous, malt, vinous, fermented or other intoxicating liquors to druggists in sufficient quantics for medical purposes only." i ne language oi tne above section is plain and positive. It does not say any place only in Cleveland, Cabarrus, Mitchell and Gaston connlics, but ex pressly says "any station or other place within said State." Thus any place in North Carolina, where anv liquor shall be deliv ered shall be constructed to be the place of sale, and therefore its delivery is prohibited where ever its sale is prohibited. It may be argued that the Leg islature intended this section to apply only to the four counties above named, and snch intention appears from the title of the act, but such intention does not ap pear in tbe unambiguous words of tbe section. The first section applies only to these fonr coun ties in prohibiting the manufac ture ana sale of liquors, because It expressly so reads, as follows: "Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to mannfactnre or barter or sell any spirituous, vin ous, malt, fermented, or other intoxicatiug liquors in the coun ties of Cleveland, Cabarrus. Mitchell and Gaston." If section 2 was intended to apply only to these four counties ai section 1 applies it should so read. While the title of the act shows it was intended to apply only to these lonr counties, yet it must be remembered that the title had been decided to be not a part of the act. Thia was long ago so decided in England, ana was so decided by onr Supreme Court as far back as 1824 in the case of the State against Welsh. Indeed, an act would be consti tutional without any title, for our State constitution, in Article II, section 21, says the style of tbe acts shall be: "Tbe Gener al Assembly of North Carolina do enact,” and says uothlng about prefixing a title. The provisions of this act went into effect on tbe third day of April, except section one. which will not go into effect until next July. So it looks like the snti jug lsw is now in force in all the counties where the ssle of llqnor is prohibited, and it would be well for people in all those coun ties to govern themselves accord ingly. _ Pan Tax Exceeds Proparty Tax. XaMXIi New* nit Otwnn. Return* in the office of 8tate Superintendent of Pnblic In struction show that in the fol lowing counties the poll tax for •chool purpose a i* greater than property tax: Alexander, Alle 5Many, Ashe, Carteret. Dare, Ircene, Hyde, Macou, Madison, McDowell, Pamlico, Person, Sampson, Stokes, Tyrrell, Watauga, Wilkes, Vsdkin Mitchell. Wants filled Promptly by an advertisement in onr business locals depart ment. Tea cents s line for first Insertion; five cents s line lor each insertion afterwards. THE FARMER'S DAY. TUi I* DU Harvest Tima—Every thin! <• Comia! His Way. ChatloU* OWrrtr. This U (he farm.*r’* day, Everything tint c.iu b; grown on the (arm is bringing high pricer and there is n market, especial!*- in the cotton milling communities, for everything that he brings to touu. With cotton bringing 10 cents ami |H>rU, beef aim poultry irorre xpoudingly high, the farmer ought to h - doing better than the merchant amt ne d-ailitlcss is in a good many' csm a. Hit stock in trade is» try no iiic.iii* confined to tlie silicic* |!JUIC-t, for Ik* can grt goo*1 priors for hi.* Com and wheat, hay. fo lder, and ali kinds ol vegetables. Kvi-n tiie modest turnip gn.*eu, or salad, sells reudily at 10 cents a handful, where a year ago a market basket full would go at that price. The fanner with poultry, butter and eggs cau langh at ttie gold miner. A big crop of spring chickens this year will start a modest bauk account. It can be said that the farmer, at all events, is far ing better than the manufacturer, for the talk of the campaign orator that the mill man is mak ing all the money is—situply tsllc. Just the reverse is true. With cotton selling at itspresent high price it is close shaving for the cotton manufacturer. He is now in a position similar to that of the fanner when he had to sell his cottou at the cost of production. There is very little money iu cotton manufacturing at the present time. Outside of the iron Vnd steel mills, upon which a demand is made for material to go into the new territory beiug developed, nearly all classes of manufactnres are having a comparatively dull time, but with the fanner iu a prosperous condition the country Is bound to be prosperous. The farming prospect for the present year is one of the most encouraging on record from the standpoint of the state of the market, for the indications are that generally good prices will prevail. The rains have retarded early spring work but the farm ers have started much later in the season and made big crops and there is no reason yet to predict a shortage this year. BosWI’i Murderers. Yoitrill* Kaaahrr. Justice has followed with leaden heel the murderers of Governor Goebel, of Kentucky, but it is overtaking them one by one. Powers has been duly punished, Youtscy is in the penitentiary, and Howard was last week convicted and sentenced. The public will neveT feel, however, that the ends of the law have been met until punishment is visited upon William Taylor, who was the governor of the state at the time of the assassination and who is believed to have been the chief conspirator. His flight to Indi ana, where he has been since the lew got on his trail and where he has been protected by Governor Durbin, who has re fused to honor requisitions for him—these are confessions of bis guilt and* proof that the governor of Indiana believes io it. There have been in the aunals of history few more brutal crimes tban this assassi nation of Goebel, and the majesty of the law will not have been vindicated until all con cerned in it shall have been made to smart for the bloody deed. _ Statesville • Way With Street matenllk Luta^*" Tbe Benevolent and Relief Association has reqnested The landmark to again appeal to tbe public not to give help to persons who beg on the streets. The association has helped and is helping all worthy persons and in almost every case those who solicit from door to door are not worthy. In one case where the association has for months past provided for a family the children of the family have been going about the streets begging. They are not in need and what ia given them in thft way fa not properly expended. It only encourages them in idleness and thriftlessnesa. All deserving casea reported will receive help promptly, bnt tha great object of tbe society ia to weed out tbe undeserving. To do this It ia necessary to dis eon;age protwiscnous begginj^ fORSE ^ tunniaiMMi POnCiER FOILED BY A BOY. ■toifict Was «m nmai ITm A4«ft BwtBitor. DUir.f i Xo. 49 #4 Uh) fcroirlcn TX+ trtct Trlrgraph. at 687 Fl/lli a*—os, Kew York. I* an Important ana, aa w.alttiy [icrvoua freiurutly h«4 noa ry r.i:d nrtlcka at rale* by tin twenty bn;* •Irttloued there, aaya tba Maw Turk Wo; 'A. It U ust saasual tar Dr. D. Paikri 1'arruu. rector of the Cborcb of tho 1 leavei ly Beat, to telephone fkvo hi* l.otee In New York. *o whan mtck a mil enow tha oil ter looming tha Bn; boy In line na« **at at anra It br.Ktciwtl to be Charles Hcbatx. oo tb* front ataop of Mr. Mo*—ate raaMeoca and oiamatly just -* out of the bone wu a well dreaesd rouui( mao. Qc banded the u— a fine linen envelope baartog tba rse tor» name and address la tha encase and directed to tha Fifth Accuse — “Take this around to tlia baak,” ha Hid Uadi/, patttag tha Itttte fellow's bead, “and then tab* tba money down town to 6 Front street." Chart!* preaontad the latter to tba bank cashier, who wa* tun ba recap bland l>r. Morgan"* signature. Tba lat ter directed bin |a ghi the -Trnagtr $400. for which a check was Inrlaaart. asd scad It la a letter aillinaaad to tba treasurer of tba Cborcb of tke Beavan 17 Rest at ble pluce of ‘—■- g Front etlerb Chortle telle tba real of the alary graphically. Ha aald: "1 took a train down to South Ferry, aod when 1 got there I looked around. Tbata. getting off the same train with me. was tba yoang fallow who gave me (Ik) note. He nuuo ot> aod aald: "Ob. I changed my mind sad came down my self. Ton needn't gat off tb* platform Rt all. ITI take the letter to him ay aelf. note’s a dollar for you.’ And bo nibbed n htU under my nose. "I asked him. *Wlte are youT And to aald. Dr. Morgan, of course.' “I said; ’Welt air, this letter's ad dressed to Mr. Decker at g Front atrcoi. nod I troa*t 'give tt to any one bat Islui. nod not to btai anywhere atea. That's the rale.* "Ba ast me If I knew where g Front •treat vrea, mid I aaya 1 didn’t Pa ha Mys ball take mo to tt When I got then. 1 found a little shanty, and ba told urn to comd In. By that time I was fogy, and I say*. ‘Ko.’ I took tha letter back to Dr. Mor/sji’a ana they •aid nobody there seat It. Thee they sent for tha baak pollrv, aart they took tba money, and all aeld 1 was , goad kid. Tba smooth guy had scattered, •ad they haven't found blm yet" Both Dr. Mar— o sod to* bask oS ***** $**• offered to get batter am pioyuMut for ObaHsa. CRITICI8M OF A PIANO. *i» into hr fra wuk Tt . luvuw ia a atom. A pro).'.. has barm mltortf . gal—t tbs ratatiUoa Of tbo nawfUMssi piano la tbo wh roots at tbo iwtonf '..1410 Bo—a al Waablaotoo. ears tto v ** Bows. The coo—I tin* ortbits who had ot .rg* of tbo Nre labia* am daao satl—« taro ptoosd tbo o—i or ibtor taotrs—t looks aa If It wo— .’-nrod Owe bombri—l odd. for lta eoth i mb tartar Inn bo— b—rUr plated srtth ■Old I—f. Bwt tho objectloa b> otoda that H lo (ho a sty place of toralta— ta tho roota which is aot to 11 iwlna wtth th* gaaa—I sebaws. oad It— Its praam- u i.it wanted. Hr. Ua KIbi, tba oi.^Tiset. taabrtsd that solf ■otol pise— aud frams of phnn bo «»ds4 In tho dacormU— of tho ran—, aud tho plana stands forth la bald da As»ca of Ibis artistic iiriwilnw tt bit—o with sp la odor fra— tba olawo of lta lops of oorrod aoctao to tbo BA sllkou covering of yallow. Ur. HcRtas doao aot thlah of esttt stata* lta worth — a piano. Ka — aoutd hot—Up do (hot to r**ard It ' and o— —>anatly to disapproval. it lo i tUo* wflj bo do— ohoot tho to tbo ota— of tho osassat hot I tv sn I astro—t SnhoeHbo (or Th« What Does it Mean ???? Aw! £S,*di”*h,C d**cribfa* w»# wfco *»• not low our T raw Ad,d"1’' nod yon have a line of fish. Nothing seeds * ■ CItT to be added to nor line of goods, h Is oonfiLte. Straw «“** “*•" besd-twr is ooora‘i*J^5^” «S“ STRAW Children's, Misses', Little Boys', Ladles' sailors from 25c to $1. wo. Ii,>^lk.OOW w*** VOu mmat 7°" can ind it In our stow. If ^o do not know; inspect owr stock and a decision will be easily JAS. F. YEAGER, LADIES* FURNISHINGS. New line of Neckwear fust arrived. Stock of Standard Patterns plways on band. HORSES MOVING ' .■ We bow have on bead only about 25 head of Horses and Malta. The last car load for tMa.scaaaa baa already srtrived. : : : : ; : - • • Twelve car loads is oar record for this raaeoal The choice stock we now have on head is moving Mat; come at once and make yoor selection. NEWBUGGIE8. With the arrival of qatag we have nadved a lot of new Baggies jest oat of the factory. We are going to sail them. Get one and enjoy that Beater .ride yea are piaa ning for. ; : ; ; . CRAIG & WILSON esmHBaa-eems______ m Good Hammocks. Better Hammnrk^ Best Hammocks^ * They Are All Hera. t>ur beautiful new line of ham mocks Is now on display. Here you will find the latest hammock * goodness—the latest designs, the latest weaves, all rich and bright with the season*, freshest new ness. We wantyouto see them. Yea can not post yourself on Hammocks until you have seen what we are offering. For your summer hammock * - yr * +■ .• "v. vj'*1 i. come to hammock headquarters. We sell the hammhck, you do the rest. MARSHALL’S BOOK STORE, ON THE CORNER.
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