There are *o frimda like * I ''A ▼ W""1 f ^ A O HT ATT A
sssmsu: I Hr ( iASiCiNIA
of the people of Ooaton-thcy ML A IfJ V^l A V/ 1 T 1 / A
or* old friooda .:::«:•
Published Twice a Week—Tuesday and
W. F. HA1SHALL, EdUor u< fr*»rlcfr. DEVOTED fO THE PlOTECttOlf OF HOME AWP THE HtrElESTS~oF
VOL. XXIV. GASTONIA, N. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 80.
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POINTS AND PARAGRAPHS
_ON TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
Under tkia hand will la printed (ro >. tlaaa to Him noteworthy utterance*
on theme* of entreat lutrmt The* »IU be taken from public »OUrt»*e*.
book*. maiatioe*. newipaacre, in (art wherever are may (nil them. Home
!(■>•• thee* nhftioa■ will accrml with *»ar view* anil the ylewa o4 ear read
Cr*. tomtit me* the oppoaHc will be trac. Sat by resaw* o< tha wblect matter,
the style. the aathacnhln. or the view* euprnaend. each will have aa rlement
ol timely inteteet to maha It a annaeaow ttwrun.
Way to Utah's Haart.
Rail r.aha Uerulil.
II, as suggested, tlic Republicans should adopt "iltc fnil baby
carriage" as the campaign slogan, the Democrats will concede
Utah.
Juat Asking a Question.
Sttttrrilk Ltfntlnark.
It ia announced that Judge Clark, who lost year listed his salary
for the income tax amid a blare of trumpets, did not list it this
year. Judge Clark was a candidate last year; he is not this year.
Has that anything to do with it?
Tha Asfiksa Society.
Mew York Times.
The Aububon Society in North Carolina has branches in eight
towns and cities, Including Raleigh and Wilmington. It has 280
members, who pay $5 each per year. The society employs men
on the coast at $45 to $50 n month to look aftrr violations of the
law against killing birds, and these coast warden’s activity already
shows good results.
Three Jabs that Bald ta a Fallow.
Chart ott* Obarrm.
The average American citizen dearly loves au office and there
fore the wondrr that one resigns after having realized his ambition.
Holding office, working on a newspaper and running on a railroad
are three things that men wilt do when they might do better and
it is always a matter of surprise when a man quits any of the three
except when he is obliged to.
Truthfulness Desired aa ■ Trade Hark.
June* Ui* Allen I* The Mettle of the Psatvm.
I wish * * * * that some virtue, say the virtue
of truthfulness, could be known through out the world as
the unfailing mark of the American, the mettle of his pas
ture. Not to lie in business, not to He in love, ^ot ta lie in
religion—to oe honest with one's fellow-men. with women, with
God—suppose the rest of mankind would agree that this virtue
constituted the characteristic of the Auiericau! That would be
fame for ages.
Lord Salisbury.
New York Time*.
It is a great historical figure that ia withdrawn by tbe de
parture of Lord Salisbury, one of the gTeateat of the later Victorian
era, distinctly the most illustrious of the statesmen who survived
their mistress. He started upon a political career with every ad
ventitious advantage, and such adventitious advantages as he had
are nowhere in tbe world of more account than iu British politics.
What a striking exemplification of the unity of British history it is
that a direct descendant of the Prime Minister of Elisabeth should
become, after three centuries, the Prime Minister of Victoria.
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A High National Ideal Worth Striving lor.
C C. Bpnccr. in New York Time* Iklenki Review.
Yes, let oar mettle ring true, and let ns raise so high au ideal
that nothing low can smirch its fairness. We in onr generation
may fail, may fall, bnt so long as the ideal be lifted up there fa
hope. As an illustration take New York and Paris. We are told the
former is just as bad, on the moral plaue, aa the latter; true per
hap*, but Parii accepts her shame, ahrnga her abouldera, and gilds
her vice. New York strives for better things, mistakenly some
times, foolishly often, but still the ideal is there, and if we do not
- arrive ourselves, at least we have "set a pace” and kept unsullied
something worth while for our children and children’s children to
work for. An ideal high and great enough to be worthy mighty
endeavor is to a nation as the individual, incentive to life, life more
abundant, now and forever.
Seme Barth Carolina Lanka War* Fleecad.
Stkiam RniM.
The number ot persons all over the country who are induced
to "take a flyer” in the stock market when things ate booming is
larger than many ihink. A large part of them are unsuspected by
those who do not nuct them in brokers’ offices, for they ere
rather shy of being iMwn as speculator*. Who would presame
that the people of such a State as North Carolina were risking
their savings ruinously In the stock market? Yet their losses in
the slump are by some estimates placed at $10,000,000 and by
others as high as $20,000,000. And the cotton corner in which, if
any specialty, they might be expected to be plungers, has not been
broken yet If inch is tbe state of affairs in North Carolina, there
are few States where the game has not been played with at least as
much daring. Well, if men will bay stocks tbst represent no real
value, but simply fictitious capital, fiat capital, the inside workers
of trnsts, promoters, and underwriters will pocket their money
smilingly, end some time, perhaps repurchase their holdings for
leas than they are wottb^^
:0a Getting the Negroes Away.
Wwtimto,Mth.
Aa a matter of fact, lodging from a]l peat experience, the one
difficulty would be that of transportation. The negroes would go
as fast aa they could be c*nied. We have seen 5,000 of them
swarm to a. South Atlantic port fighting for passage on a ship
bound for Liberia, which could carry about two hundred. Time
after time we have seen counties and sections of States depleted by
emigrant agents using a few lithographs and highly decerned
pamphlets and doing some smooth talking. Old Peg Leg Wil
liams, of the Southern railwky, ran stampede a dozen coontlea of
negroes any time with a couple of weeks’ work. He baa done it.
Down In Georgia on several occasions farmers have tried to
lynch him to prevent him from carrying away all their help, and
sheriffs have had to protect him by faying him up in jail.
The negro’s interest ia to leave here aad it can be proved to
him. HU inclination ia to leave and be will prove It H given the
opportunity. The interest of the white man is to have him leave.
The conditions and the needs of the country demand separation.
The country ia abundantly able to bring It to pass and tbs sooner
we get at It the better for all concerned.
war-time recollections.
The Farced March ta Sharpahurg
and the Hardship at Hanger—
A Weman Fteeiag la Terror -
A Comrade's Dr lag Refusal.
T‘» tfcr Editor of tb» (lutUi:
In accordance with your sug
gestion at our renniou I arid jot
down n few war time recollec
tions. Your humble servant
was a member of Cotnpauy H,
.49th Regiment ol North Caroli
na troops and 1>clonged to Ran
som’s Brigade.
rust, I will write about some
of the hardships the Confeder
ate soldier was called on to en
dure. I was in the forced march
from Richmoud to Sharpsburg,
forty-two years ago, which oc
cupied twelve days and nights,
for a good part of it lapped over
into the night. To engage In a
forced march for so long a time
was of course hard business, but
wbat added still more to our
hardships was the fact that we
had to travel so fast that our
commissary wagons were left
three days behind. As the wag
on* hauled our provisions, we
hod to go three days and nights
without a bite to eat. And
when wc finally jgot our rations,
which consisted of stale coru
bread and a little bacon, the
bread waa literally covered with
mildew and so bitter that, as for
my part, I could not eat It. Al
though we bad bad nothing for
three days, I threw my bread
away and weul without. To tell
the truth, I bad gone so long
without food, and was so worn
out with marching and fighting,
that I did not feel like eating
wlieutheopportunity was offered.
I expect that there are others of
Company H, who felt pretty
much the same as 1 did. Now
a-days, Mr. Editor, we think
three duy* and nights is a long
time to no without anything to
eat, even if we are doing noth
ing at all, and when it is taken
into consideration that we were
on a forced march and then
went into the fight at Sharps
burg aud fought all day and
came out of the fight before wc
got any rations, it seems almost
lacredible. Bat we actually did
it, as others of Company H. can
testify. The fight at Sharps
burg occurred ou the 16th and
17th of September, 1862.
I will now relate two incidents
of the battle; one occurred just
before we entered battle, the
other occurred during the fight.
As we were marching along the
road in single file, we met one
.lone woman, running a* If [for
dear life, bare-headed, out of
breath, and apparently fright
ened out of her wits. Well she
might be, for the shells from the
enemy’s guns were flying thick
overhead, while fragments from
those that explodedwere falling
all around ns. My sympathy
went out to the dear woman
driven from her home by the in
▼adiug armies to go she knew
not where, and the scene lives
in my recollection to-day.
The otheT incident I have in
mind occurred in battle My
dear comrade, William Ratch
ford, son of Joseph Ratchford,
then living in South Point town
ship, was fighting by my side.
Presently he was shot down,
mortally wonnded. He lived
but an hour or two. He told me
that he was dying, and then
handed me his pocket book and
wbat money it contained and al
so his pocket Bible. "Take
these,” he said as a-dying re
?uest, "to father and motbor. ‘
told him that I would do the
best I could with them, and re
minded him that 1 too might fall
before the fight was over. But
I promised him that if I fell and
had the chance I would try to
Kt some one else to carry out
• request.
But, Mr. Editor, e kind Prov
idence brought me safely through
that fight and through the en
tire war without the mark of a
bnllet, aud His care end protec
tion ere still over on. I will
now close. If yon think this
worthy of printing, you can do
with it as seems best to you.
You re respectfully,
W. D. Hakna.
Gastonia, Aug. 22, 1*0S.
In Charlotte 176persona return
Incomes for taxation and the in
comes aggregate $171,311 in
exceaa of the $1,000 allowed each
person by law.
The Statesville Landmark
aaya that the renort that the
building at Rock Springs camp
ground had been burned prove*
to be an error. It U thought the
report originated from a remark
made by a preacher, to the effect
that if they could not have a
better meeting than the one just
closed it would be wall to bnto
doom the arbor tnd other build
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THE OLNEY PICNIC.
Annual Oatharing Orantlr En< i
Joyad by All-Goad Maalc.
Oaad Spanking, a o d Oaad
Things to Eat.
Rreortsd for TUe Ourttr
It is the custom of the good
people of Olney church to hold
a Sabbath school picnic manual
ly. Thursday, the 20ih instant,
was set apart for this year’* cel
ebration.
Through the kindness of Mr.
J. E. Foils, of Gastonia, your
scribe was driven to the church
behind Joe’s two hundred dollmr
horse.
The moruing was very thr/nt
ening, bidding to be a rainy day,
but to the contrary the clouds
held up, the sun shone ont, and
it was an ideal day for a picnic.
By ten o'clock tbe large crowd
bad gathered. They were there
from all points of the compass.
A picnic at Olney always Irrings
a crowd. From Clover. S. C.,
to Dallas, N. Q., they were out
in force, and from the mountains
of tbe west eveu to the directlou
of tbe sea shore in tbe east.
The exercises were opened
with devotional services conduc
ted by the pastor. Rev. G. A.
Sparrow, with Miss May Quinn
at the organ. After an appropri
ate talk from tbe pastor on tbe
social part of man’s nature, fol
lowed by song and prayer, Mr.
W. I. Stowe was called to the
front and made a short talk on
tbe future. Au interval for din
ner was announced, and iu due
time tbe large crowd gathered
around the weighted down tables
formiug a three-fourths square.
You cau guess what followed
next. Such a bountiful tablet
So characteristic of old Olney!
The , crowd was large, supply
bountiful, and all were satisfied,
there being several baskets full
gathered jp. After au interval
of suitable length, the tap of tbe
bell caused the reassembling in
the church. After singing a few
pieces with Miss Cora Wilson at
the organ, Mr. W. I. Stowe was
again called to the front and
gave a talk to tbe children. One
or two pieces of music were snug
and tbe exercises of the Olnev
picnic closed.
A noticed fact of the day was
the number of strangers present
to grace the occasion. A very
pleasant day was passed, ail
seemed to cnioy themselves,
everybody was in a good hnrnor,
and the best of order prevailed.
VISITOR.
PAID BOLAND SLEPT.
Accouat that Bad Data Standing
Since 1877 Kept Vmu Awake
Nights.
Xn York HmlJ.
After suffering from insomnia
for twenty ^seveu years because
her conscience was hardened
with an unpaid grocery bill, an
Englewood N. J. woman deter
mined to obtain sleep even if it
cost her $30. After bending
over a check for that amount she
retired early and slept soundly
until 10 o’clock the next morn
ing.
The woman once lived in Bast
Orange, N. J., and had an ac
count with B- H. Gouzales, who
conducted a large grocery busi
ness. When be died in 1877, he
had many acconnts outstanding
on bis books,and the bill against
this woman was one of them.
His widow moved to Illinois and
the debtor to another New Jer
sey town. But the latter was
not happy. If she dropped into
a dose, round packages of tea
and firkins of butter seemed to
lie like scale weights upon her
troubled breast. The pungent
smell of spices that she had not
paid for was ever in her nose,
and she bees me the prey of dull
sod morbid fancies. A pang
pierced her at the'tigbt of a gro
cery wagon.
Finally the confessed to a law-1
yer. He told her the road to
absolution lay through a bank.
The Goasalea hairs were not ly
ing awake nights over debts
owed the estate for thirty years,
but they were willing to accept a
check, and tendered a wish for
sonud slumber alobg with a re
ceipt.
Bdraond J. Smith, the de
faulting discount clerk of the
Merchants’ National Bank of
Newark, N. J., was arrested In
West Virginia. Smith is 47
years old and baa been employed
in the bank lor 27 years, begin
nlag as a messenger boy, Hla
crime was embexaiing J29.000 of
tbe funds of the bank. Re said
be began borrowing money irom
the bank for speculation, and
kad the usual experience, losing
money and keeping on using
funds that did not belong to him,
when discovery was inevitable
he fled.
Ghost
In Kjtts
Apparition That Startled
Children In a Scotch
Castle.
•Strang* twrfcw* if u Prong
W«wm In th* Stun* Terre*
Chnmker—Qoerr Ftg.
ere In Pfmeg,
Ik li only tMtm that (baatly rtatoos
aaa he rarlSad by and nra trocaabto to
areata which am known to hart oe
carrcd or to pcnoas ot whom history
bears u mvnL For tlw larya nsjotty
*t fbosHy appearances tbara am no
asp la aa floor.
Of aocb a nataie am tlw two woctoa
bare related. Tbalr artylo-tor, attar
an, if wa tuba tinea apveoraocca to bo
traa. they moat beta aorae ertfta la tba
P“*t—mmaloa oakaowa. TbayaraboU
rWU IRU MAM MOMS A MIAVT LOAM.
““ >" the Mine place, the taint
chamber of a certain weB known Boot
tUb cattle.
It waa oa Monday morning and tba
CamUy had all toot to eburcb with the
exception of tba children. They wtaa
playing qoletly togatber when a aownd
aa of wood block* being throw* from
soma considerable height attracted
thair attention.
Bo tba children, rather Barrens—far
they wore practically elans m the
hocae—started off an a War erf Inrastl
gatlaa. Arming at the tenet cham
ber from which the aonml proceeded,
they found tba door ajar. Bat, no ana
haring Mlrta at courage to enter, a
billiard cue waa brought Into leqnfcd
tloa and the door was caattouaty
poabad open.
A sodden game setae 1 than. They
bant a hasty retreat; bat, irrlrlag at
what they naiMiril a sate distance,
they tornad and looked through the
What did they aaa?
Staggering acroaa tba Bear wa a Bt
tle jnaa. kilted and_ bearing g haary
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Subscribe far Tn GaktT*
SUMMER MILLINERY
•»
1 Oar stock of sprfaf sod anmincr trimmed
ksU most fn to nuke room for fnB stock. CWaa*
sweep prices are novtaf the* 0at Prices, 50c,
75c, 51.00 and ap. «? EMBROIDERIES—Sariss
Seu to suteh besotifof desir»». f WHITS
GOODS—Regular 25c foods fainc at the «
tiiarkably low price of 15c. 1 COLLARS—
Ladles' lowconors ncwoatoaC ^ RIBBONS
AND SILKS—Oar liae of rikboas sad sOks
cannot be sarpaaacd. Examine tbeta before
yos bay. : i. » : i t t tit f t
JAMES F. YEAGER.
GASTONIA. NORTH CAROLINA.
HUNTER’S BOOK STORE
New* Stood, B—to. HHmr».
. OWcc 8»p»llw. School Sn—lka.
„ ?*}?** bongkt tbe book and stationer* stock ol Mr. W. P.
Marshall, I am prepared to oBcr aa enlarged atock la all the Item
numerated above.
• 1 continue the news stand, and handle tbe popular period
icals, which will be on sale each month at soon aa published. Also
tbe standard books and aew works of fiction.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
All tbe public school books adopted by the state board con*
stantlv on band. Come to headquarters far school books and
school supplies.
J. A. HUNTER.
Thomson CottpAAy*
KING’S MOUNTAIN MILITARY ACADEMY,
Yoritvllle, South CandM.
Cadets form a part ol cultursd, refined, cltcle.
Members of faculty with their families aad the cadets «H
lire together and live well. Bach receive the
closest personal attention and individual instruction. The
cadets as well as the faculty demand that a young man
shall at all times conduct hteaaeinmVgentkr^orW!
A sale place for yOor boy. ^
_ Col. W. O. STEPHENSON, S^t.
REAL ESTATE.
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FOR RENT.
MmmliOni >I»S___ . ...__JUmnaS
FARMS FOR SALE.
ear «A.ts:
GASTON LOAN AND TRUST CO«
w. T. LOVE. PTisHiat. B. O. Mil.mg, TrMwrw.
Craig 4 Wilson's |
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