ALASKA’S BIS GROWTH
XZPtev*. :i~r
)
to fir# %M
from Now York It
raria Maatottoo Dewaoa to the city
to wMth all (agreed htoMtog toads.
M^nMMktota ** »to
■Mini »• aeaa WUWOOO. ^Ubto*
toll tola a WWW water sapp*
^n*nia rtiw to apah to aartow
to mwilna far bare
to* wealth afAtoafca aad toa^Oaaa
y^waa*^??^!^
ol^iM^HtorjMxteta. Nearly a
«■ the Talley of ttoTwel
ttoar. wheat barter aadaata era awww
tow to fartecta. nTw
Mtohaatotobata baOtat VmaiUtoa.
Vha whaat wtok took the krat prtae
« the flaataaatol aahtolllan to WM at
Ptolatotokle caat traaa the Itoeaa itr
er eeewtfy, which to eatfnated to eato
THRILLING TROLLEY l£tP.
■ tba BaiUa-Zooara ala*
toa train wbca tt tnnM at tba raoard
apaadat tap aih* aa bear. d*
Iwjr anaoa beard waa raaaaad
araa Dr. Behai* tba hand oT
railway* aad tba faaaaa
. Prtry Paanckor Mtoaal aad
fly. bat with harder aay aaaMtotlaa.
Ibaa* baaaaa aad tolagraph posts abat
flaat Uba Ugbtatng. Bat wbm Dr.
gava aaattor tarn tboat ob
btur* tadtottagotobabla
a*
wa draw ap gradually aad ar
itaad at Ihh* baeta* mada Paartaaa
aUlaa aad a half la algftt mlaeta* Wa
•to*** back ta MariaaMda aad cara*
•* Oa aaaa dtotaaca In tba rasa dm*
ta a (stand.
-Maw.” aaid Dr. Ktockal, —wa (toll
tm what ato can do.”
Ko oaa was coa>
Dr. Baletol look a careful look'
ta
Mablow. Dabtwtts dad limr
_1 tor
allaa aad aa aigbtb ta oaa
aadsbatf!
a cool day. aad tba Impact of
waa aabnaraMn. whistling
rrcry erertes ad tba car. Tat
wltb a
roitabad
mad
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FARMING FOR CHILDREN. I
"M*rw» la niHM aom BO
Keerty U00 school cUIldrwn in uir
•Mrt are reed ring laetrwetlon thla
yaar In tb« primary courses of sgricul
tara. aaya a OoluinbU sped 11 dispatch
to the BL Loots Bepoblie. More than
100 teachers who atteodsd the Kb
•»«»* atarertoty toot n««r and took
to* tomm to agriculture aad hortlcal
ta» sre glrtog tastreettoo to tbaaa
braaehaa la tha pabWs achoala this year
with aacaHaot results.
In tha taachlng of these braaehaa to
pnbke aebool students apodal attaatloa
la paid to. beautifying tha aehoel
gfowda aad tha yards and towns of
the children's hr new. The aebool yard
la ptoatad la dowers, trees aad ataroba
«ad aadar tha dlroettoa of the taoebsr
to aaltirated by tha stmdaata. 'The
tiaebira lad that the students tske
great Interest la the work, end they ea
«faBtbo***7 ***** 41BcDlt7 ** Motto
It has base tha aim of tbo Missouri
ttolrersity to aococraga the Maehtag.
of agriculture la tha public schools.1
aad tbo aODCta of tha ontrentty ate
now achtortag raaalta. By seat year
agrtcohart aad bartlealtmra probably
will bo taogbt to o majority of tbe
pobttc arbooto of the statu.
A sarlaa of bnOaUas to to ccratee of
Pmparstloo which wtU bo seat oat to
the teachers to bo oead as text books
to the public aebsato.
YELL OF FARMER STUDENTS
UNIQUE SECRET ORDER
Custom sod Origin of the
Society of Cepballatm.
tOU OILY DTJBS PAID AT DEATH
Many randon*. mostly fauclful. con
esntioc Ua secret society of CephaJMs
bar* tecs pobUabed. but the troth far
(sends to Interest the oocaaoy tales
all hare reed, aaya U* New York
The Cap ha Data number 412400. ac
cording «• tba general secret* 17 and
foamier, Max BebreC. a prominent
architect of Bay Kidga, Brooklyn.
Starting arttb the Men that tbc mem
karehlp be cameoted wltb a pact dee la
tex tbs skulls of all to the society, tb*
srtgtnal thirteen bare added to tbalr
amber until tb* half million mark Is
la Mgbt. The Capitalists hae* on ledse
room* and pay no faas or does sare tbs
one paid after death, the skull. Each
member signs tba fMknrlag pact:
I hereby raOaars mr yshHn sod oada
mr *a»n 10 urn ahav* (OtetaehaO trm
larnltr.
The mats bare are mostly fma think
are. man who fenl no qualms over as
sociation with tba skulls of their for
mar associate*. Bach year or ofteaer,
as occasion attar*, they alt down to a
banquet In front of rows of skulls of
the departed, each la baked acres* tb*
frontal bon* with tba aims of tba
owner.
No. 1 la tb* Mull of L. O. Kroeder,
who was one of tba original thirteen
aad bald tbc office of Dtogens* Tb*
original society was Hk* a Fi mag nans
company, all officer* sare an*. Tb* of
■corc were fancifully named from
president doom to Buddha. Vishnu.
Ooafoelna. Brahma. Fanatua. Ammon.
Dtofsnon Oanymad*. Olgasticus. 0*1
da, Toaolos aad Artstotolaa. Mr.
fckrof wan Fanatua, or secretary.
Tb* secretary, who Is tbs planet
■ho«t whom oil the lesser lights awtag.
coocelred th* weird Idee of tb* society
In the sixties through an odd experi
ence. K* formed 00* of a party of
students of tb* Dalreretty of Stuttgart
who in ISOS undertook th* exploration
of tba Nile.
K>I v/ nvum waicmrs
• yoeng iwilcia, mo of former Oor
•raor Clarke of Ohio, who atcheaad uo
dm the Barra »un of tba daaart and fall
de*4 from tba back at hla ctntL Tba
body was temporarily burled Id tba
•aada. Tba party coabaued Ha explo
ration to tha third cataract a ad. rs
toralng. axbutoad tha body. It waa
found Impossible to tnu^ort tba ra
tMlaa; still Mr. Scbroff was unwilling
to permit bis friend's remains to mat
la tba saak.
1 pondered a long time,- toys Ur.
■cbtcS. "1 had always bstlsrod that
tha Boat of dignity In man rested In tba
shun; so I decapitated my friend and
tsok tba bead home with me At Orst
I Intended sending It to hie father, bat
frl aorta restrained me. tap resenting
that It might be considered ghastly,
finally I had It prepared and brought
It to this country. There tt la."
Mr. achrotf nodded to a polished
*all over his bead resting opoe tba
tap of hU desk. Tha grinning re He
hold a long Franck hrinrwood pipe bo
tween the teeth.
"Tan. Homer, old bay." coatinned the
secretary, addressing the skua "we
have been companions tor many yean,
and when I go my has dp lace will Jo la
you."
A pood away die” he resumed.
“Thar* am HO sfcuUa within tea feet
of mo. They am all properly labeled
and numbered, and with each la a mo
oed of the owner's achievements, to
•other with a pbrntakglce) estimate
of tbe skull Oaty one of the original
thirteen is dead. Bat we am afl pet
ting to be old feUowa, and oar besd
pietm mart aeon go oa to tha shajvm
with tbe others.
*Wt am not cranks. Wa believe that
the head, the birthplace sad repository
of noble thoughts, should aet be com
mitted to tbe annihilating Hamas nor
got to tbe worms In tbe gmre; there
fore we pmoorre the skull. - We are
Performing a greet scientific sorrier,
tor our phreaotogteto am toabled to
eeapam the bnmpe upon tbe ifcalle
with the known attainments, pecaltu*
Bea and attributes of the owner.
'OephalMa have grown to the a am
ber of 41X000 la twelve yearn. We
hra ctrdm an over the world, and the
rfcelaa are growing. By and bp tbe
ikmafania of the ctrdm win
toMfe.*
»*■»!«» t«u *t o* rwmr r»H
mmmlwr twnil.
Tlie aaoouaccmeet of tto death of
former 1 “artmortar General WUaoo fi.
Bltaell was Htdwf wltb aorrow by
the older attaebaa of tba port office de
partment. ray* a Washington rprdal
to the 8t. Lotda Republic. Bxpreaatoas
of regret war* board on retry tide.
Hr. BltaclL. though bnuqot In manner
•ftttmts and bloat In express loo, bad
tba faculty of making frWntto.
Many atorlea era told of him. soma
of them of a bomoroua Baton. Trar
°« Rooa, who has sacred noder more
than a docan poatraaetata gauaral. aaid:
“Seas toe Ooka of Taxia waa a mao
of ponderous weight Be had long,
shaggy ayebrowa that wars aa prolific
la growth as aa ordinary moat echo
Ha waa good natural and always
found time to pilot bla cofiatltnaota
about tho department*. Ookt waa for
ever and eternally chewing a big quid
of tobacco of tba triad that to grown la
Texas.
“Thar# was a pant odea war on la
aaruaat la aacaa town tn fata state, and
a half doaeu or mare of bio ceostlts
anta, together with tbo appUcant who
bad baaa lalonad by tbs aaaator, came.
•sat to bare tbo fight tattled. Coho'
cams over tn tba depart meat sad in
troduced bla friends to Hr. "liull
"•How, Bltaell* said Cake, and bla
Jaws ware working wltb regularity on
a mouthful of plug. ‘I want yon to ap
point this man (calling him by oamal
pcatauatar at-.
dkjw,- d« eoououea. mat T»
■■ to new compoaed of 2,000,000 good,
loyal ettlaeaf—
-Tan,’ Btisell brake la, ‘and 1000,
000 °f th*n* »ta op her# after other.' •
Roee told • aether story of a member
■f congress who cams to tbe depart
■Mot one day and melted Into Blaaaira
afire.
"I have no bnatnaas to tranaact"
■■td tbe repreeeotaUre; “lost dropped
I* to shake tenth."
! Bissau looked op from Us date and
galatly stead, "Have yoo a photograph
of yoo real/ that yon might leaver
“Mr. BlearH waa one of tbe teat mao
1 ever aervad under," —at Roaa. "Be
waa considerate of every one wbo
worked about hla ofica."
MONUMENT TO QEWE FIELD
Ran mi mi. Joseph CUUm tv Ova
.. the taada Lite.
Tte school children of St Joseph,
Me, win ereet a mnatimaart eoaamaaa
amtfea of the Rfa and works of Snpeas
field, tte otdldra peat, grte mm# into
Caaaa while a realdant ef that aMy. aays
the It. lash Republic. A maeowaat
tea bean started to raise the iiinaij
fnadt and while U Is too early to pre
dMt tte encases ec 111 tore of tte hue
dal part of the preposition those ta
sharps sear that they bars received
sock aaocwregiment as to warrant tte
acred.
tt Is prepossd to erect It at tte head
•f Lower* lane, a Mt ef oanntry rood
Uimartalbiil by rieM la a poem by
•bat nama^'At tbs inaction rt lwvwT
rood there b B triangle thirty-two foot
seek way an arhtsh tbs marhla abort
win be reared.
bwreS Staltvirnp ltot
rrante drtrara nad Baanma sod ere*
French raal wtr
Mal ta Ragland
to Franoe* fle'th
FRUIT FROM PORTO RICO
A Grower’* Opinion of tbe
Island's Orange*.
TO 00Kf ETC n AMERICA* EAITBT
tames Hntbm of a>fSMi Bar*
Tkb Wtalir TUMUli at Bum m
On*Bn Bna WU4 Tww Win B*
Iklpwl «• tha lain! B«ata».
iaarlaaa Qrastra Am Dnriaplac
Hup Brata* la VplaaB laUm.
“Pwto Rico Win be th* orange I aland
of tbo world. Its coffoo will ooum la
bar* tbo asm* rogs* lo tbo Uni tod
■tatoi It one tlmo bad lo Spain, and
Mi poop la will bo Ilf tod out of poverty
and ignorance." Tbto prophecy WOB
outdo at tbe Bt James botrl In VToab
ington to a reporter for lb* Washing
too Star by Ur. Jonwa Rtrutheta, or
ange shipper and growtr of Days moo,
Porto llim Mr. dtnatlwr* llTOd la
Washington from ltMS to IMOO, for a
port of that Hoc being engaged in tba
produce commission bnaloaaa.
' Porto Rtoo.” continued Ur. Rtrntb
arm, “will become a aaa gtrt garden.
Tb« people there are going to Qnd gold
U tbe golden fruit. Jo at ns tbr poop to
of Florida did and as tbo ora tig* grow
er* of California do. Cold. wUk-b over
whelmed tbo rioclda grower* In 1RM
and which threaten* thorn In tbe l<sw
Inoula State every winter, lo not feared
In l*orto Mica. Tbe hurricane danger la
g small an* bocanao tbe orange lands
are In Uio upland valley* wind shel
tered by great hills Tbo lata hurri
cane In Porto Rico did greatest dam
age on tbo low sugar land* of tbo coast
sod along tbo water cenrses Compart
too bstwosn central and soatheru Flor
ida and Porto Rico as au orange land
la all In farar of the totter. A high
percentage, If not a majority, of tha
American orange growers In Porto
Blco are from Florida
"Tbo orange district a of Porto Rico
bare a self evident advantage over
southern California for lb* production
of ritros fruit*. Frost In Porto HIco
la each a remote possibility that it la
not to bo considered. Tbs Island Is
well watered nod bos a bountaooa rain
fall. It to Dcaror to tba markets of
tbe Atlantic states both In ttas matter
of time and charge* than California.
It to four days* sail from Ban Jusn to
New Task, and It to an event whan a
fruit train ernama from California to
tbo Hudson river In seven days. Porto
um pirmy w Lurap, nuiaim ana
willing field labor. It la not efficient
labor as jet, bat It will become ao un
der American Iwtractloo and with tha
application of America a add machin
ery and implement*. The oattvsa In
tba Interior of rorto Rico era wank
bacanaa they are underfed, but th*
main raaaon for their lortficicncy la
that there la no method In their work,
and tba only tool thsy know bow to
aas la tba macbeta. California'! only
ooosplcaoos advantage over Porto Rico
la that of dally or mnludaUj akIp
men ta. bat aa tbe trade' of Porto Rico
Is detclopod tba ateamablp companies
will provide frequent etiougb sailings.
“Aa to qaallty. tba Porto Kloo or*age
la as good as any otter. Of course,
there are good and bad oranges tn tbe
laland. Just aa elsewhere, but I am
a«re It la a reasonable statemant that
tba average orange of Porto Rico la
superior to tba average orange grown
la say of tbe citrus belts of tba Dotted
States. Bat the qoeBty of aa areage
dapaoda largely on tbs grower. Be
can. tf be understand! eraage cult are
aad baa a favorable climate, make tha
kind of orange tbs public wants.
awe www uwn win dc uonuoa
of bow «f Porto Bloc oranges from
wild trace shipped to tbs America*
market and they will aeO rtds by atda
wttb tbe orchard fruit of California.
Cultivated oranges from Porto Rico
will make a strong Impression on tbs
maikat three or flee years bonce. Many
gioraa haea been and many arc being
Ptantad In the liland, and yet tba ln
dnatry baa scarcely bean begun.
"The coffee of Porto Rico will soon
make ltnalf fait to tbe Catted States
market Tliere la ao bettor ooffes In tbe
world eetalde of Arabia than that
grown la our Island. MUUods of Amer
who belters they drink coffee
throe times a day would not know cof
fee If It warn poured ant to theca. Tons
of ehickory, masted beane and pass axe
being drunk ter coffee, white the Porto
Rican barrios go to waste. Porto Rico's
coffee Is strong la tannin, and tbe
American palate will not tolerate this.
The berry la shipped pm to tbe Unit
ed States and roasted by tbe Ameri
can or vghr process, which does not
remove tbe tannin. This astringent
quality to or arm me by the French or
’dark' reacting process, and plana era
evolving tn give Porto Rican coffee
♦to treatment sad build up a demand
Ibr It la tbe United btetaa by the dis
tribution of samples.
“There ere severs) thousand scree
Stented la cotton ter the Bret time In
twenty-flee years. The quality to pood
end tbe yield fair. With proper caltt
rattea It to flmttacd to be a paying
crop. Sugar 1a the money prop of tbs
Island. The acreage has bean largely
terras end sloes tbe American occupa
tion. hut Mag wear will bare to taka
second place when tbe cettlrated Forte
Rice orange graven earne file bear
ing." _'
The «a»jr*s Wlsaar Btsnvm.
Tbo navy deport meal bee sound tbe
ranees boresoa that maueurars wttl
taka pleas ha the 0a rib bias aas neat
winter, and onmmaaftag affasrv bare
tonal rad nrflaau to prepare tar thy weak.
The stratsgte pratlaapa ar war aamaa
In which the vwaato wtt taka part wtfl
taka ptera la ratewavy. after the drills
la rsutlne walk' sad maihnmaaaktp
hues base datobad. tow Admiral A.
ft karkar wfflSato aimmaufl
DON’T
put off till to-morrow the Buti
■«ua Local you should inartt la
Tme Oaeettb to-day. i: i: j j
■AVI ATOMS CALL
w CALI ATima.
BURQLAR8* A»P SOCIETY.
I»UM« ormhulH teU I* Mik
itm sumI beneM.
Tba “Iterator-*' AM aaao.-.*turn" la
Ita naoOdal Otta or au orviul ftU band
bettered Is exist ta tba new dty poller
■uednet of Chicago. Dlacorery by tba
police that each isaaibar of tlila (op
posed alliance of bouse breukir* lanes
written on bte rtetteu’ homes cliarnC
trie of t secret cod* for tbe benefit and
Informs Ooo of a ay otbar luembrr who
way seek ta enter tba aauw platan waa
made recrotty la tba course of an In
reaUgatloo of an attempted burglary
at 0341 Justine street, any* n Chicago
dispatch.
Crosses, drrtaa sad the peturaa af
daga, made by a knife, pencil or Hulk,
are bettered by tba police to be Us
principal characters of Ibis strange
cods, la cues of arrests of parsons
■deported of baring committed bur
glorias tba police say that It Is orldsut
tliat tbo prisoners bare powerful back
ing. and no mooay la (pared by Ibelr
friends to secure their re lasts.
lteoaatb tba windows liters ware
erosan written with cbalk and penct).
It waa belltrred that lb. or signs were
made by tbe tblceoa. and tneestlgstteo
was made af otli-~ windows throngh
which an attempt was made to gain
entrance Into the bouse a mo a in ago.
Bonaalb thorn ware Cigna similar to
tbaac found In tbr tear.
Tlic meaning of tba mark, tba police
belters, is that an entrance raa be ob
tained through tba opening under
wbk-b It appears. Beside tbe door tend
ing Into tbe bouse from tbe frost poreb
the police found an arrow pointing to
ward the door. It waa through this
door that burglars entered tba boast
two months ugo. Title arrow. In tba
opinion of tba police, means that tba
way to soter la easy. Lately, however,
tbs alga failed to be af help, as tba
door was locked securely.
Above the door at 590 Justins street
tbe picture of a large dog wta found.
It ia battered to be a warning to be
ware af tba baUdog allowed to raa
laoas In tbe yard at nighttime.
NEW 8IONAL TOWER.
Bnote tea »• tear* a Mu otserrs
l"T ■■ suits Island.
Tba United State* coast survey odL
date bar* begun tba erection af a
tower ou Todt bill, about too yards
from tbe tsaldrnce of Dark] J. Tyseu.
tba highest point on Btatrn Island, says
tba Now York World. Tbo tower will
be ntrenty-flr* fast ta bright and will
be capable of signaling with tbe gor
erament building la Manhattan. Tbe
ground las been cleared tor the foun
dation.
™ TU1M or tut particular apot aa
a lookout or signal atattou was known
to the Aqneboogji ■■ well at other
tribes of Indiana prior to the ad rrat of
deUlaatton In the new world. Within
(ha memory of very okl dtleeni of
Statoa 1 aland tbero stood a giant oak
trao near tike spot now being prepared
far the tower which the Indians used
to signal with friends and. according to
the coatom of the • burial nee. ascend to
the highest possible point to petition
the ton god to receive the spirit of a
faithful departed warrior.
Tax Notice!
SECOND CALL.
I will meet yon it the follow
ing places for the purpose of
collecting your tax.
Chcrryville, Oct.23.10a. m. toip.m.
Gastonia, Oct. 24, all day.
McAdenville. Oct. 27,0 a. m. to 1*.
Lowell, Oct. 27, 1:30 to 4:30 p. m.
Kt. Holly, Oct. 30, 0:30 a. an. to It.
Stanley, Oct. 30, 2 to 5 p. m. s,
Belmont, Oct. 31. 9:30 to 4 p. m.
Delia*, Nor. 2, ail day.
Do n6t fail to meet me.
C. B. ARMSTRONG.
SBEUFF. o30c4
Professional Cards.
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R. B. WILSON,
Attorney at Law.
GASTONIA. N. C.
dr. d. b. McConnell,
DENTIST.
Office first floor Y. M. C. A. BM’g
GASTONIA, N. C.
Phone Oft.
HAMILTON V. STEWART,
Attorney-at-Law,
Office over A. D. Clark ’i store,
GASTONIA, N. C.
Sal* of Paraaaal Praparty.
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