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| _!__QA8TONIA,^CmTI(E8DAY, NOVEMBER IQ,
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY
Coteocl W. T. Clouffh’a Defial*
tlon of the Dedaioa.
OT TO TEE KLOIDm ttAirep,
•*«•« hMm ■•Oatra TIM fin
MMt ton TktM the Dotted
■**«» Berth leUtota,
Cotoorl W. V. Clough. rice pratodeot
at tho Ortet Northern railway and ala*
of tha Northorn leceritl**-(--tt
waa aahad recently by a fleeter of the
Now Toth Oerameatial Advertiser hew
tb* Alaahaa bocadary i weald
affect Araerteaii railroad aad commm
dal Interests. Be Mid: The dactetm
of tb* Aiaaka boandary coanladoo
ilT«a th* Catted Stataa goeeromaat
control of tha approach** by OM to the
•able British Klondike region aad all
that part of Brttlab North America ty
ing north of M.00 dagrotc Berth latt
todo Naturally American carrier* will
her* a greater advantage la handling
re
_tho
that hare eziitod for forty
yoan, with mm* rhongM of camper* -
tlrety Uttle Importance. Brttto* bmp*
tar th* paat forty yean hoe* pemonog
th* mm* AlMhan boundary Bn* prae
Baally aa it la m*. TUa fT-irtaiy
Uaa nine frost UM digMtt north lato'
itud# ang aUrtn alnug tb* oooet above
tha baada *f all thoacaaA lawca. ao chat
ftcM Kff dagrow aarth all water ao
taa*coaJatoth* aouatry auteod through
before th* board of arOUneboa that tha
main purpose of tb* odstnal rnorowtre
of that atrip of mowed, to tads waa
to cut off th* occom of BrtBeb North
America north at M.40 to th* PadAc
ocean, aad that parpm was eatabUab
ad historically to tha mtiataettoo of a
majority of th* board.
“Doobttoa* arraogemenla wUI be
mad* for goad* to pam over this atrip
of United Stataa territory to and from
point* la British North America la
bond, tb* mm* ao poods now porn
through tb* Cal tad Itatee ta going to
aad from Canada and other foreign
countries. The principal pert of en
trance Into tb* Klondike gold reglia Is
ghagnay. aad there are existing ar
rangement* tar paadng goods tw hood
thtaa^i United gtataa territory. One
at the edvantages that th* Americas
Miriam will Aertv* from th* deholtr
MttteMaat of this boundary qoeatloa
will be the advantage that aauat nat
urally aglet tram having both end* of
transit controlled by the Uoiled State*
govern men I. Th* Canadian eoottntloa
waa for a boundary Us* that would
cot aeram tb* deep Inlets between tbalr
■sooths sad their bead* uu to leave
tba beads ta BrtOab territory. This
Important point the Co nail tone last
“Tba taon tannin— or tu pm
Jected Grand Trask Pidtt railway
will be at Fort Skapaon. which la at
tba —rath of Portland chenaaL tha
boundary water bate can British North
America and Alaaka. Two islands la
4ba Booth of tha awtraacr to Port
IMmpana warn awarded to tbr United
Stataa by tba Alaska a commies lea
agalast tba protests of tbr Ueaadtope.
who delated that it would hr a ntaaaaa
to tha waatten tarn— at a CaatehCh
tranacoori—olal railway hoc to bars
this channel —dad la a military
aaaaa by tawttecy lu pwieln eg an
attar gorenimeoL
“Practically this Alaskan boaadary
Americ— projects. I do sot expat
that It wtH cause any additional rail
way ctetetracGoh by Aaterlcaa, teter
oatee not right away at any rata.
Quite aaturalty the local frrdeyanl
of Alaska will ba samnlatad. AH of
that ragtea along tba north Pacific
cant baa a too. mild climate. Tba
■aaa tempers to ro of Sitka aad PMlh
daipMa am aaarty tha nra that of
bttka bring mom egnabia. mrt— to tte
leoattoe aw tha aaaaa. Tbo latet ragtea
of which the United Stataa has barn
awarded ghaatota control is ewad bp
magnISgakt temate. aad I praams that
■tesrale will ba foaad there ba groat
ah—liana The dtterfea. uc/amjrtdk.
Is tot. tha tontafy mamdad to— la
my rateable to Itself.
"Tbo only railroad wow la Alaaka to
owned by iararlnaa capital, bat la la
aa way ooaaeetod with Grant Northern
or Northern Farida total rale Ihtafa
anly a ahert Una, hewaoir. naaariri—
tba ip— emaal wtth Om Iewta dm
Safi ape —1 Ptewtp
■teds of aatotof* warn aa— dally far
■ wpab at a tb— to wmtara Bearer
A MARINE MUSEUM..
*■»*» Moa «i «u Jkege M runt
IiImMi luHiaw Nt fillhiali
Tb* Ualmmlt? of CaJlarnl* la abMS
to raertra a raloabl* gin from tb* dt»
bM of Baa Otago. Cal., la tb* form of
a Maria* btalogtoal laboratory •quip
gad oad aad* wad with raftdrat food*
to teap a cocpa of acteottoM at work
all tb* tjma, aaya a Baa Praactaeo aye
dal to tb* Bt. Lon la Republic.
Tha dadalas of tba Baa Ptfgara to
found aucb an taatttntloo to th* raauN
af^Hto work of Piofo— W. EL gJUer.
ipo paaglaof Baa Otago. °* f,—"* ^
Tba Baa Otogaaa rata at ty faraiad aa
atvaolaatloa to ba kopwa aa tba Ma
rta* Blotogtoal aaanrlattoa. It* pur
paaa I* atatad to ba to foaad aad Mtoow
tha Boo Utago Moriaa Bkilngiial taatb
tautou. tba abject* of which. according
to Ma praoto to tba bylaw*, will
•awtot la "oarrytag oa a htalagtatlaad
hpdrogropbJr aorvay of tba watan of
tba PadBc ocaoa odloaaut to tba aaaat
•f aoatbara C« Ilf oral*, to build oad
maintain o public aqurtom awl MO
•oum aad to praaocuto aacb otter kin
drad aadartaklogi aa Mgy ba -—p 1
wlaa."
After the laathota to fouadad aad
endrtcatty eudawed U will te trarafer
rad to tb* Uairaedty of CaBforal*. ao
that K Mar baaoM* a department at
tba naJraratty. oo-ordlaata with txlat
tag dapaetaaaala.
Pmfoaaor Ritter to to te dlractor af
tba laautate. In oaplololag tb* ooodo
af aoeb ao tnadtata to tba people be
■aid that the aoatbara eaaat wan rub
la Martor Ufa oad a good Bold for oa
Ptorartaa. Be ocaad I be founding af
oa Itetttut* that woald praoecuto Ho
raaiarcba* aoottooouaiy through onto
(tod laraoUgaton. oat by tadirhfaaia
who work according to tbatr iwmwim
Tte Member* af tba Boa Diego aaaa
ctottoo ora atog of 10*00*. aad they or*
•apaetad to aabaorlb* a fond Mate
auoagfa to ytoM EIOOOO a year, which.
It la aaMiacMd. tte laerttnta will ak
Tte officer* «f tte aaaoctattoa aro:
Praetor* t. Homir B. Patera; etc* praa
Idrot Ulaa Bnaa Bcrtpga; aacrataiy.
Dr- Trad*rick Baker; traocarar. Jottae
Waageabalm: dtractora. R. W. Bcrtppa
aad Jama* UacMalBa.
REVIVING GREECE'S SPMIT.
In a *an*U.
Tha London Chronicle’. AtUnja cor
laapoodrat trtagrepbed that ha recent
ly had ao Interview with Mr. Dinas,
on* af tha Cattferalaas who madesnch
a eenaatloq la tha aaslaat Oractaa
city by walking about tha afreets la
aaotaat Greek drove
hi Dima Intend! ta hnlld a etodlo
ant e beam to tha fans of aa « admit
toapla on a bill oot far from the Acrop
olis on a alia prevented ta hla by the
government. He aaye hla family has
tamf I* Athena to stady tha aU Greek
spirit which be believes to be klintlul
with the modern iptrit of HaechaL
To hare healthy Inman feelings ta
yaor body, ha added, yoa anal wear
mtlaoal Maple drees The sarmeow
which th tern tty wear were made..to
Athena, with tha excapMoo of tha aaa
deia. w>lch are af Mexican origin. At
Athene even the Meeedonlea qoeettoo
pnH% before the totense tatereot atoms
to the three Americana. The Bnio.m
the Athenian ranch, which ta entirety
written to rarer end tetonoety torn,
devotee the whole af one day's recent
Mao* to the subject.
OOO DISCOVERY IN A TREE.
WM»e piaae Pec Ruder Vend hr
Bee Beater*.
Bee heater* have discovered near
Henry, fit, aa odd Boo tree. U waa
fa«*l that a hoilsw opue warn llasd
With !hoet Iron, aad opoa farther ta
vaadgattoa thaw Waa detected a sttd
lag panel ekjUfelly covered with bath,
aayq the Chicago Pool
It la haWavod that tMa tree was aoaa
■aad to secrete plunder. Thirty yean
ago a acreage character mde hla home
la the woods near the tree, aad at
ttaaae bo made a cooMdsiwbla ahow af
vaiaabtag. He iHmpp mrod aa maldis
9 aa ha com* bat he .waa aaoafol to
take all Me property with.him, ad wMh
lag of any description
aadsobtedly bended' by O. H.
chief of that aerriee. TV* war* to to
begin, aadar tha tevaea af tha treaty,
“at towa." hot la kkety to Igat aovenl
ream _
Oik w# IttV* lim«l m tmrn <» T".
TM .. »m MMM Mia^r tm
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Snbaerlb* for Tm Ourm.
"SAILOR JEAN'S” TRIP.
Aiplrkc Author'* Plaa to Oat
Malarial For a Book.
nim RATI QUIT AM (NT FOOT.
'tailor Joe*.' *te la rlattln* aU tte
ateto capital* of tte aadaa afoot bp
ctrad at llaaaa. Ha. tte otter dap,
aaya tte daaan CMy tear. Ba ted
at that tlna oompteted hit thro
aaad tight hundred and fifty
nlfo aad ted worm wt hit
Jaaa A. Krebs. Ba ws* (eodog aaad
rata ate begem. Ba ted oaly 1K
*» nttea ahaat ad Mae. Ba tea tte
Poatawatar ad. re*ry taara flinate
which ga ptnn ragtaaer hi* nan* wtte
tte odtet casual fc (lao stanp. At atteg.
capital* tte aaceatary of atataa laawaa
him a cerddcste of Mb p roots**, ate
taaaad by aaoL Bailor Jaaa~ Iran
dlaa a anal) borrow which tea a date
ate a dag aa U aad which te aaJIt Up
“treOeyette." Ur left Boatao April I
trtthaat a pawpy- Tte maw canaa
fran UttU alnmialaot cate traya te
atilt at 10 oaata aaeh. iaaa’a wtte
ate baby tjtTel ahead oa tte -“--ft
Ttey wait ata d—Igstfd palat. white
te raaahta teaday. ate te apote tea
day wttb thorn. Jaaa to aaw arerep
lag *«0 a week arlBog Ua - -| i*ba
"teller Jaaa't* atadattcal repact «p
«* Oct. *1 waa aa fatlewa: Mttaw -kg
Bahaa, awrc; Mttee by '*~g~ ataeaa
dan*; kited tee of Ibo Mure; -bate
opr* by highwaynaa. oace; ten a pat*
watch ate |UD la each:
thirty-olpht nilaa; word gjwfe
atataa watt of VlrglaU, o*M
ad aad driad applet. It late*
I
arid* era tal.
Why Is "Itihr Mtv going to a*
thla trouble? B*nsn*i be has 1 alien a.
victim te the universal talie to ha an
aalhoc. He explains It la thla wtaa:
1 had observed that moat people
wba wrote atarlas to travel
aver the country la i
They waited only tt
points to knew* internal.
(hay acquire moat to (hair i
Their etorkw are to beatan paths sad.
draaa them aa artistically aad iiiptosl
ty aa they may. they am anty wntag a
tale that ha* bean told. While making
ao particnlor claim to owpattmlty hi
wrttleg. I thought by saUmlto tbo
**rb to a aallor aad travel lag aa ana
of the plain, everyday toilers I could
gat closer ta nature aad her rhlldran
and tell a story to our country anch ao
bad nerve yet Seen tafcl t mast the
farmer*, tbe miners, the railroad man,
the worltiagBira. net to aneatate ar a
doneu. Last to all. I maha nates earn
owning tbe aiatttied to eeoaaroada
hamlet* that are ao amah they do not
appear am the map. At the mim^
wmpa I go through the pita aad sleep
la tbe home* to the miser*. It would
aurprlae yen to witness the variety to
peoede la our country. Thor* la a wide
difference la the characteristics to the
American* m different aevtioaa. Jaat as
tbe dliuata differ*.**
"Bailor Jam's** route wa* made ant
la detail befere be left Boston. Ac
cording ta Us contract with hie pop
llsher. ha moat complete hla tsar In
throe and a half years. Be- to now
southward hound and wfl pass the
winter tramping -the am there at* ten
Hla schedule require* him ta rspsrt ta
Topeka. K*a.. In the spring. B* to ta
gw on foot the entire dtotanc* except ta
crossing strsama. where fvrrVv or* the
hr car.
Burglar proof pay can an ms taas
ratloa ta railway rqBtpawat ta ho te
trad ntrd by tha Pnaaytraate lyaWBL
aaya a Plttaborg teapotch. Tha mtm
paay te^aw haMdlag at thaOiteteat
shops a aoor atyla aar Cm tha mt af
tha paynaatar, ta ha aa aaarty burglar
proof aa It la psaatbta ta naha tt. ate.
It tbo car proroa aarmafal tt wCI ha
■ate as tbs.MmCate atyta aa tha tp»
A national paathaaa ta bates aractte
bytbrhaatraa gararwuat la tha OKy
af hr* lea. tha aatlautte rrat bate*
CB000.000. It la ta ba at soar a ate
■aortal ate a aapahhar tar Mater
THEOLD RBMBLE
mmamaunmurt
MR*, f ISM ON SOCIETY,
■aadaar Wa
ad t* Raw York i
m tha amt* at, aartaty mad tha '
•Nrta Rear Haadrad” la
aaya tha Maw Tart Praar
“•ortal poatttao h aa I
•* daUmra mad aaata." aaM Mn,
“»f that I aaaaa a partMaa la goad.
aaHd aoetaty, art tha tawdry lalttlota,
tba trtaga. yac kaaw. I mat “ n u*
with thla aaw
at araatnl at
that rtrw ahoaM ba
‘ Math lag waaM
at brUUamt warn
I aw a Maw Tartar brad
mad barm, a ad I thick ibka city la wak
ing fan*ta Wadway. Waahlwttoa wW
Uy ba amr aortal rawtar. ha
ara city win aooa
■attar at i
ea ratal." ,
Bra. rtah Ilford a waralag dagar. “Mat
Oaa to tit* tta to (to (law h (to
n*I«*I to into Mir «a (to I
pL Ttoar toaaX tow
to (to tor thta tear
war to tto frataht W
lto» to (to anpar part to (to I
■to to (to am Oar la BUT paws
to Maw OrtaaJa. raaaaaar*braflatoa
iwtto arwttj. ato IPMIn to aw
awwa to (to pwatatop yaar.
Mfhw to Blto ef Mam.
Bdwart H. Btrobrl. win baa baa*
appotatod woOdrottal advlaar to tka
kltoc of Man. will aoaa Imaa tor Ma
nr* paM of daty. Ho was ferae arty
third ai Meet aarrvtary of etota.aad
Stow that dear bo baa bam pie Samar
of latoraadtoal It* at Harvard aat
laao. Bt blbln Anortcan wba bao
natal **"
Twenty-five people perished
in s tenement bouse fire in New
York early Sunday morning.
turn* (Ml tin aattUag m thM att
«*MKbuMn*HMlMlMMNi
Ik* trfmg mm botk «Sn udtMM
W1U aak* tk* tw* |i iiinnaM am
trttmUj. Tk* ant ate* lo tka atttw
wU bt tk* wad In mt t* s*a
nrjkweoMtfy a ad m«owttkanact
lr tka «**U»k*wnte a* k»'cLTnUaa
t Mt la fart. I eaa say tkat (Mm
wa* lm HMataat takas by tk* i
I* tk* Matter tka* I r
Mrs. L. Q- C. Lamar, widow
of the former Mississippi Sena
tor And Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United
States, died Tuesday night at
her home at Macon. Ga.
Repellent*, yd._fei
Scotch Tweed, yd_SSe
4>-ia. ell'wool Sene, vd ifle
»l«. Ctrietoe doth, yi. JLSt
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CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, »73,OOO.*0
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State Beak Incorporated May IS, IMS
STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY
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Pike ClotIw«
Malic* T*f C*d
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It Is with pleasure we an sou ace to-the people af Gas
tonia and vicinity, that on Thursday, Nov. 12th, we shall
open a new Clothing, and Men’s Furnishing shore la the
building formerly occupied by The Gasette. comer Soa^h
sad Main Streets.
We extend a cordial Invitation to aR to visit as and
see for yourselves the high grade goods which are to be
offered at prices that will be a revelation to every one.
Purchasing our stock for oar two stores, the one in
Durham and the one Is Gastonia, enables us to buy at the
best advantage and at prices that permit os to offer bet*
ter goods for the lea at money.
We carry a fall line of the haadriotlored clothing made
by Schloas Brea. A Co., "The Beat Clothes Makers” the
high quality of whose apparel la known the caanfry over
where quality goods find purchasers.
The Illustrations la this afvcrtiscseat show aoae of
the latest and most popular stylus which we shell offer
dart eg the opening week st exceedingly moderate prices,
rnpglng from SI to lH.
It la net aur oblect In this announcement te eater to*
to details covering the manifold merits of our elothlpg,
preferring to have you coll lu parson and aah« your own
careful Inspection. A welcome and a revelation await you.
W. A. SLATER CO.
Wholesale and Retail Clothiers and Fur"1*1""
DURHAM AAA GASTONIA
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