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W. r. MA1SHALL, Editor *md Fratrtotor. DEVOTED TO THE PiOTECTION OF HOME AMD THE ^ 1 "* '■ ■ —’1 ■ ' ■'■L—*■ 1 1= ■ —".:: :r. i =?b—h—— VOL. XXIV. ...GASTONIA, N. C.. FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1003. POINTS AND PARAGRAPHS ON TOPICS Of THE TIMES. Under tkla hud will bt orlnud Irani (lac to tint* noteworthy utterance* on tbcmas ol cauaut lntottc Tbnjr will be uknn boat subtle addrawt*. teraka. nteulwt. newtooitert. in fed wharauvr w« any tad Ibttn. Some tiaen them (election* will ncemd with our vienrn and the view* of onr rend *T»- rarae*>ae» tbnoono»tu will bn tree. Bat by rraaon of tbe aubWct matter. ?• *otkof,SI>.'or the view* evpraaand. each will bare an elraeit of timely latere*to make It a coneyicnocte uttoranre. PiNhUu Ontatrfpping lisas C better I.aautu. People grow up faster thau they can all learn that communica tions to papers are nol published unless the names of the writers are sent to the editors. Man's Daly to Himself. Richard Wbluio*. in No. I John Street. Man's work in life is to turn himself from the raw product in to a piece of fine art. The Nike of Samothrace in the natural state is but a lump of clay. Oood loads Make The Country Mora larttlag. President Kooarvelt. at Bt. Loula. No one thing can do as much to offset tbe tendency toward ait unhealthy trend from the country into the city as the making and keeping of good roads. Tbs Philosophy ol Health. Bdward Balner IJtton. la Lnat Iter* of Fomneii. With returniog health, returns also that energy without which the sonl were given na in vaiu, and which enables us calmly to face the evils of oar being, and resolutely to fnl6ll its objects. For there is but one philosophy (though there are a thousand schools) and ita name is fortitude. There It Bat Oat Sax, Nta art Ha Playthlaga. Henry HnrUad. in The Cardinal'* Scan-Sox. By the unanimous consent of rhetoricians, there is but one sex; tkf sex, the fair sex, the unfair sex, the gentle sex, the bar baric sex. We men do not form a sex, we do not even form a sect. We are your mere haugers-on, camp-followers, satellites— your things, your playthings—we are the mere shuttle-cocks which yon toas hither and thither with your battledores, as the wanton mood impels yon. We are born of woman, we are swaddled, and nursed by woman, we are governessed by woman; subsequently, we are beguiled by woman, fooled by womui, led ou, put off, tantalised by woman, fretted and bullied by her; fiually, last scene of all. we are wrapped in our cerements by woman. Man’s life, birth, death, turn upon woman, as upon a hinge. Mas, Woman, and Marriage—a Glam View. Maory KxrUnd. (a Tht Cardinal’* BaaOBaa. The tongue is woman’s weapon, even as the fist is man’s. > And it is a far deadlier weapon. Words break no bones—they break hearts, instead. Yet were men one-teuth part as ready with their fists, as women are with their barbed and envenomed tongues, what savage brutes yon would think us—wouldn’t you?—and what a rushing trade the police courts would drive, to be sure. * * * * All women are alike—there’s no choice among animated fashion plates. * * * * A woman is the creatureher temper; her hus band, her children, and her servants are its victims. Woman is a bundle of pins; man is her pin-cnshion. When woman loves, ’tis not the man she loves, but the man’s flattery; woman’s love is reflex self-love. The man who marries puts himself in irons. Marriage is a bird-cage in a garden. The birds without banker to get in; but tbe birds within know there is no condition so envi able as that of the birds without. SUN Whiskers sad Greats ess. WitkiMOOa tom. Side whiskers were unknown in the time of Phidias and Prax itles. They first made their appearance cm the iowls of British waiters, a very few centuries ago, but since then have found a wider and more aristocratic vogue. Hence in Washington, where the great men of this and other countries resort in large and captivating numbers, we see aide whiskers of the apinaker cut in the very highest walks and occupations. Illustrious men In offi cial as well as private life make cultures of this particular style of hirsute foliage, and frequently to the speechless admiration of mankind. We have seen side whiskers that were poems in them selves, veritable harps for Aeolus to make music with. Again, we see them drooping tike the melancholy Spanish moss, or tak ing fierce flamboyant shapes, or curling like ambrosial ferns. Generals, admirals, statesmen, millionaires, financiers, clergymen, all soets and conditions of men wear them—except the German and Swiss waiters. They have been, in this country at least, stricken from the roll of beauty. Delmooico issued the edict some yean ago, and lol the pendulous willow fell from the garcoas in heaps that enriched a thousand mattress factories. It is now possible to distinguish the guest from the waiter, though chefs and cateren may still be factors of confusion. Tto Antique Coquetry el Chert** end Ellen leu. Clara Manta, in bn Ufa oa th* Sta**. But it was of the stagy that the ancient couple were moat delightful. Ellen and Charles were like a pair of old, old love-birds —* little dull of eye, nor quite perfect in the preening of their somewhat rumpled plumage, but billing and cooing with all the persistency and satisfaction of their first cagiug. Their appear ance upon the street provoked amusement—sometimes even ex citement. I often saw drivers of drays and wagons pull up their horses and atop in the crowded street to stare at them as they their way toward the theatre. Mrs. Kean lived Inside the n,°,rt “tol,0Ainr hoop woman ever carried. Its size, its weight, it* tilting power were awful. Entrances had to be cleared of all chairs or tablrs to accommodate Mrs. Kean’s hoop. People scrambled or slid tideways shout her oa the stage, swearing mentally all the time, while a sadden gasp from the froot T°? °* * *n"?" ft°m Mf Cathcsrt announced a tilt and a revelation of hedlea* slippers and dead white stockings. And in spite of hia dignity Charles was not above a joke Ellen’s hoop, for one rafny day, as she strove to enter a carriage door she stock fast, awl the hoop mercy! It was wall Mr. Kean was there to hold it down} hat as a troubled voice from within said: "I’m caught somehow don't yon see, Chari**?" with a twinkling aye Charles rapiiadi "Yes, Bilan, my dear, I do aae—an J—and I’m trying to heap every oa* else front seeing, tool" a speech verging so close ly upon impropriety that, with antique coquetry. Mr*.' Kean pmsiahed him by twesklag his ear when be aqaeesed in beside her. INSANE LAW!El'S BEAUTIFUL WILL. Exquisite Production Fruui Pus •f m Attorney Who DM in a Luuutlc Asylum—Sound Ad* vies is Parsals—Bis Legacy ts ChUdftu, Buys. Lorsrs usd Old People. Richmond Neva-I^mdcr. The human mind is a peculiar iustrnuieut. The mind of a mao justly adjudged insane by his fellows will sometimes turn out veritable masterpieces of poetry and literature. The ways and means by which the unbalanced mental tnachiuery accomplishes such real wonders constitute one of the most perplexing mysteries known to the scientific student —a mystery second only in in* tensity, strangeness and iutcrcst to the mystery of life, says the New York Herald. The following document—a will framed with such perfection of form aud detail that no flaw could be fonud in its legal phraseology or matters, yet "devising" only those beauties aud blessings which the great Father long ago devised to all human creatures—was recently rescued from a large collection of other legal but less interest ing papers. Ji wu wmitn by Charles Dounsbnnr, a Chicago lawyer of much skill at one period of bis existence, but who died an in sane patient in the Cook county asylum at Dunning. This strange will has only just reached its restiug place in the vaults of a Chicago trust com pany. Being composed so per fectly it waa duly sent, after the writer’s demise, to the probate court. There being nothing to probate, however, since the poetic devisor died absolutely destitute and penniless. It was merely placed on file. The document is now given lor the sake ol its intrinsic beauty and peculiar interest. Friends or relatives of the writer could scarcely fail to be pleased with the inevitable admiration and appreciation ol the docu ment that must unfailingly follow publication. The document follows: "I, Charles Lounsbury, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make and publish this uty last will and testament, in order, as justly aa may be, to distribute my interest in the world among succeeding men. ruat part of my interest which is known in law and recognized in the sheepbound volumes as my property, being inconsiderable and of no account, I make no disposal of In this my will. My right to live, being bnt a life estate, is not at my disposal, but these things ex cepted, all else in the world 1 now proceed to devise and be queath. "Item: I give to good fathers and mothers in trust for their children all good little words of praise and encouragement and all qnaint pet names and en dearments, and I charge said parents to nse*them justly, but generously, as the needs of their children shall require. "Item: I leave to children In clusively, but only for the term of their childhood, all and every the flowers of the fields and the blossoms of the woods, with the right to play among them freely, according to the custom of children, warning them at the same time against thistles and the thorns. And 1 devise to children tilt banka of the brooks and the golden sands beneath the waters thereof, and the odors of the willows that dip therein, and tbe white clonda that float high over tbe giant trees. "And I leave the children tbe long, long days to be merry in in a thousand ways, and tbe mght, and the moon and tbs train of the Milky Way to won der at, but subject, nevertheless, to the rights herein after given to lovers. "Item: I devise to boys jointly all tbe useful, idle fields and commons where ball may be played; all pleasant waters where one may swim; all snow clad hills, where one may coast, and all streams and ponds where one may fish, or where when grim winter comes, one may skate, to have and to hold tbe same for the period of their boyhood; and all meadows, with the clover blossoms and butter flies thereof, the woods with their appurtenances,the squirrels •nd birds and echoes and strange noises, and all distance places which may be visited, to gether with tbe adventures there found. And I give to said boys each his own place at the fire side at night, with all pictures that may be seen in tbe burning wood, to enjoy without let or hindrance and without any in cnmbrance or care. "Item: To lovers I devise their imaginary world, with whatever mcy way ncco, U un liars Of the aky, the red roaaa by the wall, the bloom of the hawthorn, the sweet strains of music anght else they may desire to figure to each other the lasting. mm and beauty of their love. "item: To young men jointly I devise and bequeath all boisterous, inspiring sports of , rivalry, and I give to them the disdain of .weakness and un daunted confidence in their own strength. Though they are rude, I leave to them the power ! to make lasting friendship and of possessing companions, and td them exclusively I give all meiTy songs and brave choruses to siog with lusty voices. "Item: And to those who are no longer children or youths or lovers I leave memory, aud I be ; aueath to them the volumes of the poems of Bums and Shakes peare, and of other poets, if there be others, to the end that they may live the old days over Spain freely and fully without tithe or diminution.. "Item: To our loved ones, with snowy crowns, I bequeath the happiness of old age, the loye and gratitude of their chil dren until they fall asleep.** ElecUaos that Maaa SmdUul Whan Carried. Cbatkui Record. Although there la no political campaign being waged this year tn North Carolina and no politi cal election* to be held, yet there have already been several, and there wil} be many more, elec tions which are of great impor tance. We refer to the local elections in behalf of f hoo|f, good roads and the prohibition or restriction of the liquor traffic. Election* for these three ob ject* will be held in many towns and counties this year, and if carried, will be of great benefit to the communities in which they sre are held. All three objects are most desirable and any community voting in favor of them is to be congratulated. How much better off would every community be with increased school terms, better roads and less liquorl - ■ ■ a The State Treasurer's boohs show that seveaty one counties have paid np all they owe for t**ea. Only ooe county, Hertford, has paia nothing. The others still owq only small bal ances. >> Force" THE OLD ROJAMM tm Kfl J&k* POWDER nmmmmmmtm hOAIMST £ R iOC«S ESTATR lllsgltiauis 8m tt Blind MlltW air* Vine Salt far $ltS,7tf. Vufcioctoa taL New York, May 21.—After ten ninutee' deliberation n Jury in the Supreme Court to-day re turned a verdict for $105,798 igainst the estate of Charles Broadway Rous and in favor of C. B.Rostcan, eleven years old, who sued to recover $100.800. with interest, as the son of the late Mr. Rouss, says the Even ing Sna. by Msnardias ind litem, to recover $100,000. istcrtiog that Mr. Pnan promised to pay that amoont to lim for hU support and main enaaee when he sttaiacd the ice of tea yean. Mr. Ronss lied before the boy became ten rm old. The boy's salt was brought against the executors of the Rouss estate to enforce the illegcd verbal agreement of Mr. Rouas to pay the $100,000. 8 vs Soe Piggett P mar an the notlwr of I be boy, testified that Mr. Ronss was the father of the youthful plaintiff. She testi led thaK Mr. Rouas promised hat he would give $100400 to ber soq. and said that be would nake the boy a partner in bis soilness. The trial disclosed the fact that after Mr. Rosas' ieatb tbc executors of Ms *w«t» paid to ber $23,000 ia cash on ber signing a release of her claim to dower and of any other lUcged claim against the estate, rhe executors contended this release signed by Mrs. Piggett included any alleged claim of ber son. She denied this. * In bis summing np for the ucecntors W. J. Townsend said in part: "We deny absolutely that the boy is a natural son of Charles Broadway Rouss, and we shall always deny it. Unfortunately we cannot .prove H. We have a very good idee ea to whose ion the boy nelly is, but we cannot prove that, either." r *2, bis , cfa*nre. to the Jury Justice Blanchard told that be fore it could arrive at a verdict t must decide three questions of tact, namely: Pint, was Charles Broadway Room the lather of the plaintiff; second, wa« au agreement as set up by the complaint entered into be tween Rouas and Mrs. kosseen. the mother of the boy; third, was the contract on the pert ef Jin. reidkt the Jury in effect ea nreied the three questions hi the affirmative. The contract on the part of Mrs. Xo&seuu referred to bv Justice Blanchard wunm^ ■«t that she would briar up per boy as Rouas directed until be attained the age of tea years, 33* w ^oo.ooo to When the verdict was *a oouuced the mother of the hoy «9tessd greet satisfaction, sad •aw she would never haws brought tbs suit if she bad not beta firm in the conviction that she was carrying out Mr. Room’ own wishes in protecting Ms soo. f jflntt BiMlfliL Mr. Ruimi Garris showed us • bnnch of peacock feather* this morn la* that wen curloaitiea. Sevural of the feather* had beau broken aad wended by tbe pea* cock. Mr. Gents explained that take a tame scale front Its law and Mud it around the brokeu purt to act aa e soHot aad •KMott. It Wta a good Imita SS** worfcof a Pkyakhut la binding up a broken human ana. The bnnch of featbera SftnwEsiStf * ^—————— Other Fancies. W&#v8& ¥>*TKtG£ _____ n PimjfcMiiii. TliE NEW PEAgL WAISTSETS NEW HAIg ORNAMENTS. ton ipff-^ff/j «V M _ ___ . _ L_ JAS# F* YEAGER* _LAP «es* PmNt|HlHQ8. Craig and Wilson Cow* ia, ooc uxl ell. of nice new Vehicles hut ant ■one several nice rabber-tire sell. We base a let of though we have Cultivator oa the a few left, conn __ think it is owe of the beat can be had oa the Etna. We stfll on baud. They ate all mice drivers, brake. Cap and see * Craig and Wilson SUMMER DAYS SHORTENED' The day* and months oi summer will not Mem *0 tong and hot if youownoueotourdelightiel HAMMOCKS .What a blessing to wUc, or mother, or hoaee> or rtwdowWuignhgii So often . in summer you are oppressed by the best and want to lie down to mat Sat on a bed or lounge there’s the beat atiB, yen can't es cape from it. Again, the day’s worries make tired nerves, and tired nerves make a little composure and comfort so welcome. i t -i A hammock’s the thing. Urn hemaaeck there’s nothing under yon, betatooa yon and ' the breeaes ol the add*, wide wodd. encept the cool, strong, open netting. The whole worid fall offraeh air Is Cmo to flow over yon and under yon and around you, end yo« have nothing to do but swing and swim and Bant la soft streams <rf eomlorting coolnaas. U’s m »Wng. U’S trhiahlng ft wfll mds yen *«■* bettor. That "timd fttlNT jm can fori It Wising ont and away from yon For your summer tiniammh. come to hammock hnsfonrttrs. We soil the hammock, yon do the rest MARSHALL’S BOOK STORE. ON THE CORNER.
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