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VOL. XXV. QA8TONIA, X. C., TUESDAY. JANUARY fl, 1PQ4.
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HT—*. By STEWART
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TKAR LATEI W HOT NOV.
_ CHAPTEU III.
P^tnonria waa awakened a lost
[|| tlaie before day light by tbs
I ringing of a aolay bell. He
L. * drcwd. able*ring, aod slum
bu-il downstairs to the round atoae. big
a* a boiler. Into which tb* cripple
(lumped huge logs of wood from time
to tiaio. After Draabfast Tborpc re
turned to this store aod sat ball doting
for arbat see mad to blm uutold age*.
Tbe cold of the northern country waa
Initiating blm.
Men ran** In. smoked a brief pipe
and wrtil out. After a time be hlmmdf
pul on hi* overcoat and ventured out
lulu (be towu. It aaemed to Thorpe a
meager affair, built of lumbar, mostly
unpatntM). with always tbs dark, men
acing mug* of tbe forcat bemud. The
grant sawmill, with Its tall stack* and
Ha roar* of water bnrralt prutarlloa
against Orc on top. was tbe dotnlnaot
bole. Near tbe mill coughed a little
red painted stractar* from whose store
pipe a coiomti of white smoke trooe.
attesting tbe cold, a eiaar bn ad red feel
straight upward, aod to wboar door a
number of men were directing their
slops through tb* snow. Over the door
Thorpe could distinguish the word “Of
fice." Hr followed and entered.
la a narrow alt!e railed off from tbe
mala part of tbe room waited Thorpe's
compeluhjna of the night before. The
remainder of the office gara accommo
dation to three clerks. Ooe of those
glanced up Inquiringly ta Thorp* cam*
to.
-i am looking roc work." said Thorpe.
“Walt there." hrtrfly aumoaled tb*
eltrlg
la n Tew iDoiamta tba door of lb*
Inner room opened and Shearer ram*
•or. A man's bond peered from wltlitn
"Come on. boys." said bt.
Tbe Ore applicant* ahofBed through
Thorpe found himself la the proaroc*
of a man whom b* frit to be tbe natu
ral leader of these wild. Independent
spirits He waa already n Util* peat
middle Ufr. and hie form bad lost tb*
alastle vigor of youth. Rut bla eye
urns keen, clear and wrinkled to a car
tala dry racotlousneaa, and hi* ftgnrr
waa of that bulk which Rives an Im
p res el m of n subtler weight ond power
than tbe merely physical. You fait lili
superiority even when ha was moat
comradely with you. Tlila man Thorpe
waa to meet under other coodldou*.
wherein the steal hand would more
plainly clink the metal.
He waa now seated in a worn odSc*
chair before a Uttered dcak. In tbe
does air hung tbe a mail of stale eigan
and tba dear fragrance of plot.
"What U It. Donator ha asked tb*
drat of tbo moan
*Tra boon out." replied tbe lumber
man. “Her* yoo got anything for ca*.
Mr. Dnlyr
Tb* mill owner laughed.
*T goes* so. Report to Shearer. Did
you vote for tbe tight loan. Denny 7“
Tbe lambermau grinned tbevptahly.
"1 dent know, air. I didn't get that
far." *
“Better let It alone. I suppose yoo
and BUI want to come bnrk tool” be
added, turning to tbe unt two to line.
“Alt right; report to Tim. Do yoo
"ttl oes n wry busy /trr% Mrs," ht mid.
want werfcT" ba loqulrsd of tba laat of
tba qbartat, a Mg' baabfot man. wttb
'•>* aboMidrrm of a Hrmilaa.
"Vaa. atr." anawarad tba lallnr. ao
ramfertaMr.
••tVbat do roa want?'
-I'm • cant book man. atr."
-wurrr bnr» you wortadr
• ( bad a Job wttb Maryan * Btab
t.ia* no Itoe Hlror rtrar laat rrlntar."
• Ml rlybl: wr naad coat book own.
Report at -arTW.- and If tlwy don't
want rati there ao to ‘tblftran.
went act. Daly inroad to
lUy with tba teat IHekara of amaaa
want hi bta eye*.
"Wbat aan I da far fabT ba ta
qntrad. __
•*! am took bur far work." Tbarya m
11 but.
-What kind of warbf
-Aar kind, aa lany aa I ana laara
tmalbm a boat tMUbabt bastor—"
The older man atudled him keenly Tor
a few momenta.
"Hare you Imd any other btulneea
oxoeHem-w
“Notie."
“W*jt hrjT* yon been dolncl"
“Nothin*."
The lonibrrmao'a cyce hardened
•We ere a very bony flrui here." be
■aid, with a vertuln deliberation. "W#
da not rarry ■ bin form of men to any
ane department, and each of tboae men
baa to fill Ula place and alcip aome oear
the aide*. We do not pretend or at
tempt to tenrh bare. If yon want to
ha a lumberman yon ant learn (He
lumbar buatneaa more directly than
tlirooah (be window* of u bookkeeper**
otter, tjo into the wood*. Learn a few
Brat prlnrtphw. Find not the differ
ence between Norway and white pin*
anyway .•
Attar bit apecch the btulneea man
whirled back to Ula drak.
•Hare yoa anythin* for me to do In
the wood* llirtiT" the other aakad
QOlatly.
•iu. urn oaij over dm euooujer.
Tborpe went out He had made Iba
elementary diacovary that even In chop
pins wood sklUad labor count*. Ha
did pot know wlnia to tuna next and
he would not Uave Lad the money to
go far In any caae; ao. althousk Shear
er* brueque grrvting that morning had
argued a lack of cordiality, ha raaolved
to remind tbc river man of hie prom
taad aaalatnoca.
That aoou be carried out bla tuaolra.
“Oo up and tackle ttodw’ay," told
■bearer. "He's Jobbing for oa oa the
Oaaa branch. He needs man for raid
ing. I know, because ba'a behind. Ton'll
gat a Job there."
"Where la K7“ aakad Tborpe.
"Ten miles from bare. Abe's biased,
but you better wait for tbc supply
teem Friday. If you try to make ber
yourself you'll gat loot on aomo of the
old logging road a."
Thorp:- rnnaidered.
"Tin busted." bo aald at last frankly.
"Ob. there all right." replied the
walking bom. "Marshall, coxae bets."
The peglegged boarding house keeper
stumped In.
"What Is JtT" be trumpeted eouff
logly
"This boy wants a Job till Friday.
Than bo’s going up ta Radway'e with
the supply team. Now. quit your bol
ierlag for a chore boy for a few days.”
"All right," snorted Marshall. "Taka
that as and split some dry wood that
yea'll Ond behind the bonne."
"I'm vary much obliged to yon," be
gan Thorpe to the walking bus*. "and”
"Thara alt right." Interrupted the lat
ter. "Soma day you emu give me a
Job-* _
_ CHAPTER IV.
fpVn flr» day* Thorpe cat wood,
I |4 I mad* Brae, draw water, awapt
I Boon aod ran errands. At the
J end of the week lie received ft
from hla employer, damped hla va
Uaa Into a low bobsleigh driven by a
man muffled in a fur coat. aasUted la
loading I he ak-l.b with a variety ef
{blags. fiam MponrUeail plug to ralalaa,
end turned hla face ul last toward tbe
land of Ufa hopes sod d.slre*.
The long drive to rump was al one* a
delight and a misery to him. First hla
Boat became nnuih. then til* hands. then
hla note waa niptw*!. and Boalty hla
warn dot lire were lifted from him hy
lavUlble bauds, and he waa left naked
t» tolvere and tremblings. He found it
lomr* to all still on tbe tap of the bale
of bay. aod yat he «o*ld not bear to
ooMaanplate the cold shock of jumpbag
hoot tbe eMgti le the ground. The
driver palled np to breathe bis borate
at tbe top ef a hill.
'•Toa ry drwwed pretty light.'' ha ad
dead. "Ilettec hoof It a ways and set
warm.**
The worth tipped tbe balance ef
Thorpe'• decision, ye faocaofif stiffly,
cooadoua of a disagrees Me shock from
a ala Inch jump.
la ten minutes the wallowing, slip
ping aod leaping after the tall of the
aiad bed vent bit blood tingling to tbe
last of bis p rotas ting members.. OoM
withdrew.
Aflac a little while they arrived by
way of a bill, over Which they plunged
tato the middle of the comp. Thorpe
bnUd'«’«»- be<*ed end
to end. fad two smaller ones all built
of haary logo roofed with plank aod
Ughlad sparsely through one or two
windows apiece. The driver pulled tg>
opposite the apace between two larger
budding* aod begaa to unload Mg pro
visions. Thorpe set about aiding him
nod an found himself for tho am time
la a “took camp.'*
it wna a tonmoowM irauaing. dm
end runtbbrd apac* tar tw* rooking
rang** and two book* plaead oo* orar
Ik* otkor. Along ooa Mdr ran a bread
tab* Wwlf. with Mbar aboWra orar It
and aantarooa borra* oadrraaath. all
Al*d with mat learaa of brand, cook
"■ and p*a. Tbr eratar waa urragtad
bf fear laa« bnrti gaakad tab**, down
• baar uMd* Mr* m ad ataoalU *0O
tatwiug aagar. appi* bottar. aowdiawwta
and warm and wbtar rdgra war* art
with tin dh*~ tar a bant tang an
Tba nr*, a ralbar thin farad aaao
witb a nKM(a«ba. dlrrrtad where tbr
prartataaa wrr* to ba Mowed aad tba
“«**ba*." a bolklag math a rata-ad
IbApa and tba drtrer ta tmrrj tbam la.
In M row moment* the teak vat tv
Mini wttb the exception iif * half doe
rn other reams which the driver deals
nalrd aa for tb* "van." The home*
trrrr unlatched and (tabled hi tb*
third of Ibe big log building*. The
driver Indirniml the accoad.
"Rctter *> Into tbc own'* camp and
(It dim ti till tb’ boa* get* In," h* ad
vl-uvl.
Thorpe entered a dim, overheated
plmtiurr (It <1 on two cUIm bf A dotv
»*tr rler of larae bank* pnrtltlened
freai one an dber like cablna of a boat
-ml center* 1 hr n huge etova over
t nli hong (lender pole*. Tb* liner
• .■!•» to dry clothe* on. Ju»t outride
l ie buuka ran a straight, bard bench.
* bon-v atond at tbo cutrnDn- try log to
accuitoui bin eyea to tbc dlmncea.
"Set down." (aid a voice, “on th’ Boor
If you until to. but I'd prefer tb’ dea
con Ktl.''
Thorpe -ibedlently took poeltkm on
lb* beiKli. je "deacon acat." HI* eye*,
more irnml to tint light, Batih’ make oat
■ thin. tall, beat old dish. with bale
minium, two vlalbl* teeth aad a three
day*' atuhbte of whit* beard over hl(
(oenger. I a laird face
He ciaalit. perhaps. Thorpe * torprle
id etprewaloa.
"Too think tb' obi man'* no good, do
ynor he cackled without the (lighteat
uiallce. "lawha It deceivin'." He
(prang up swiftly, adaed tb* toe of bit
right foot in bt* left hand aad Jam pod
hit left foot through tb* loop Urn*
formed. Then lie eat down again and
laughed at Thorpe** aatoalehment.
“Old Jackwin'* (till party (mart."
(old be. “I'm barn boa*. They ain't a
man la tb’ country know* a* much
about ho**ve a* 1 do. W* ain't hud
hat two sick tbit fall, aa' between you
on' me they’* a abate tot. You're a
greenhorn, ain't yoaf
ice. courvaesd Tbonw
"Well." laid Jackson rellrctlvrij. bat
nptdty. 'U rsMau. lie's quiet, but
bee; and O'Orody. ha talk! lood. but
you no blnft him; und Parry, be's only
bad when hr geta full of rad ttkker;
aad Morton, be's bad wbee be geti
mad Uke. aud trill oar axes."
TUorpr did not know be waa getting
valuable polata oo tbe camp balllra.
At dark tbe old uiau lit two lamps,
which on-red dliuly to gtoee tlie shad
ows. aud throat logs of wood late tbe
cast Iron stove, boon after, tbe own
came In. They were a <4Deer, tolled
lot There were active, dear bat It
precise Kreachuim. with small beads
tod feet and a peculiarly trim way of
wearing their rough gunueuU; typical
native born Aturrlcao lumber Jack*
powerful in frame, rakish In air. reek
lass in manner: big blood ftcandlna
rtaus aud Swedes, strong men at tbe
rawing; an Indian or So. strangely Id
contrast to tbe rest, and a rariaty of
Irishmen. Kiutliitiueg and Canadians.
These men tramped lu without a worJ
and art busily to work at various teaks
Some at on the -xlcucoo sent" and be-,
xao to take off their socks and rub
bers. Still ntnem selected und in lan
terns from u prndnnt row near tbe
window and followed old Jackson out
Of door*. 1 Ley wen- tbe tears at era.
"You'll Omi tbe old mao In tbs offtoa."
sold Jackson.
Thorpe inode his way acnoaa to tbe
•mall log cable Indies tad as tbs oOeo.
and (mailed opeo tbe door.
A man sat at a desk placing Bguraa
on a sheet or paper. He obtained tbe
figures from atatlatlca peached 00 three
thin leaves at beuebwood riveted to
■•UMr. lu a chair by tbe stove lounged
A bulkier figure, which Tlsorpe con
cluded to Iw that of tbe "old man."
“1 waa sent here by Shearer," said
Thorpe directly. "Do at Id you might
glee me anur work."
So long a alienee fell that tbe appli
cant begun to wonder It bla qnaaUoo
had been heard.
“I might.” replied I ha man dryly at
last.
“Well, will your' Thorpe Inquired,
the humor, of tbe sttua Lion overcoming
him.
nave J*« *»«r worked la the wood* 7“
"Ns."
The seas smoked silently.
"Ill pat /mi oa tho rood la tba more
lag.’* ha concluded, aa though thu war*
the deciding quullflcatlon.
One of the aw entered abrupt)/ and
approached tbo coaotar. Tbo w id lac at
the daok laid a aid* bk tablets.
“What la It, Albert T be naked.
“Jot of ebewln'," waa the reply.
Tbo acaler took from tbe abetf a long
plug of tobacco and cot off two Inehaa.
"Ain't Mtttn' the ran much, are /aa
Albert 7“ bo commantnd, putting tkr
mao'n name and the amount la a little
book. Thorpe went 001 attar haling
his mama for tho time book, enlightened
an to tbe method of obtaining aapplka.
He promised himself some warm cloth
ing from the can whan he should hare
worked out the aaeonaary credit
At supper bo kerned aoenathing aka
—that he must not talk at labia. Per
owe thine, supper was a muck briefer
affair than It weald k»r» boon had ev
ery nun felt privileged te take bk win
In concerns ttou. not to apeak of tbe ab
oooer »r noise nod the preeasee ef
pence. Koch man naked for whet be
wanted.
Ttm«* pau the baarrn," hr nM.
wttb tba dallbacar* intonation of a
maa who doaa aot expect that hta m
Q«0« will ha (rantod.
B«ddaa tbr beaaa trot* fried nit
paark. boltnl pofaiora. ranaad com.
mlocr pte. a rartot/ of rooftloa aad
tooxbmila. and at ran* gnat tta.
Thorpe moral htmaclf eal Inc raremoo
*7 of the it tide fog*. •
That recoin* ha anderwaot a rata,
chtan. a frw practlenl jokao. which hr
taak mod nutmwllp. ant a raat taal
of etadlaa At t> Olra-h the llaM.
wore an out Br tajrtlxht bo ant •
traarn ntlrrr mm war* at Work haw lax
• mat that bat tw W aa arunoth aad
lerrl a« a Sow York bootoaord.
Thorta- ant foor othrro wrrr oat to
work n« Iiila mat. which waa to bo
twi tkmoal' a errek banoai lapdln*. hr
waa lokl to “«rvrnr*cn" ttr leoraad
ta am n trot dr Idttrrt at.
f*rraa aftrr dnjilxtrt lie wan
at. Knor othiT me* bora bln romp*
ay. nod i wire llndwoy lilmaetf mine
by. uut.-i.eil thidr operations for i no
«stni it ml mored on without comm cut
After Thorpe bad cnugbt hi* second
wind be enjoyed 111* tank, finding a
certain pleasure In tbo ruse with which
he hn lulled |i|a flail ,
At the end of an iatennlMablr pr
dod h faint, umdcul hallo swelled,
echoed nisi died through the farre!.
beautiful ue n eplrlt. It wa* taken un
by nnntlier rnlce and repented. Tbn
l:y onotlu-r Now near at bauil. uo
Air away. It rang a* bellow as t beli.
file sawyers, the swamper*, the sk Id
ler* lu:J the lea lit iiteu tar usd and
tat on tlu'lr henry bluukel coat*.
Down ou (be ixmd Thorpe heard It,
loo. sad nooUmvd what It might be.
“Cons- os. I.ub 5h* menu* das,"
explained old man Heath kindly.
Thorpe resumed Ida root aod fall
la behind the little procession. After
a abort time be mine upon j* horse and
sledge Beyond It the cooks* bad
ball! a Unie camp fir*, srouted aad
srer which be had grouped Mg fifty
pound lard tins half full of list things
to cat. kerb urna aa be appraactmd
picked op a tin plat* and cap from a
pOc near at hand.
The tookse waa pie Inly niaatsr of the
situation. He Inroad peremptory or
der*. When Krtekaon. Ike bland fiwedsc
attempted surreptmoatly to appropri
ate a doogboot the youth turned aa
hltn aaeagety and sbnated:
“Oct out of that, you big tow bead r
Thn men at a, perched la rarlaaa at
Utodsk aud place* Thorpe found It
dUBcalt to Keep worm The rlolrot ex
**/ don't knows teltich of you boy* U
ocarfwy Jlrxt,'* auUI Aw« «|M4eUy
erclee bud Uratrd him through. sad
bow tba north coootry cold penetrated
to Ms bones. Ha Middled rtoec to tba
tra and drank bot tea. bat It did net
do biro vary work good. In Ula aacrat
aalod he mol rad to boy ooe of tba
blanket macfclanws that rrry crealig.
Tba oewcomei's brat day sf kard
work trad tired blor completely Ha
Waa ready for nothing an mock as hie
bonk. But be had forgotlea that It
waa Saturday might Hla eta toe was
Hill to assure.
They began with a few mild tricks.
Shuttle tlia brngan followed hot back.
Thorp# took all of It good naturally.
Finally a tall Individual with a thtn.
white (ace. a reptilian forehead, red
dish hair and long, babbcoo anas sag
geatsd tsaaing la a blanket. Tborpr
looked at tba low reding sad itarSnad.
••rm wltk thr game as long as yoa
can aay. bay*.” aatd b.t. "and rtl bare
A aroct fan as aaybady, bot there
gulag too far far a tired man.”
The rapt Die o rreotlpman lot oat a
string of oatba whoa# meaning might
be translated, “We'll ere a boot four
Thorp# waa a good boior. but be
know by now tbs toipbrr lacks* mrtb
ad of Sghttag - nnytblo* to hurt the
other fellow. And In a genuine, old
fashioned. kaock-dowa-aad-drag-oot
rough and tumble your woodsman ta
about the tooghret wtomar to handle
you will be llkoty to mast Ha la
brought op oa fighting. Nothing pIrenes
him batter than to gat drunk and. with
a tow .companions, ta embark la aa
earnest effort to "ctsaa oav* a rival
town. And ha will accept cbaarfalty
pnhlsbrncnt enough to kill three ordi
nary men.
Thorpe at the Brat hostile more merit
rereog back to the door, aalaed one of
the threr-foot billet■ of* bard wood In
tend*] for the (tore and faced him op
ponent*.
**t don't know which of yoa bays la
owning flrvt." said be quietly. "but he
la Being to ast It aural nod plenty.”
If tire nffnlr hod been serious three
men would w»cce hare recoiled Itefure
THE OLD RELIABLE
. ^ -•
tmammmnrm
i
the were danger of • Mick of bark
wend. Hot tUe wne a send notnred Ut
M taoiiTj. a toM ef nerve. Ml tkMW
wan mu object la pattla* • broken bend
K» that. The reptilian genllemaa alone
gnuuMed inwnlilag profane.
“If you banker far treable ae wart."
drawled the unexpected votee at old
Jocbooo from tho comer, “aMbhe you
could pot on (lie gtoveo.'*
The mm waa rarer. Thorpe won built
oo true athletic Hone brawl, etralpht
obeoldera, nnrrew flanka. Map, clean.
•Booth muactax. He poroeaaed. bealdea,
that beradMory lough — and balk
which oe gymnexiaBi wtu ever quite
ruppljr. The atlwe lean, while pewer
ful ead oply In bM ruetmo. waa clangy
aart did uot aae Me b««L Thorpe
yltatad Ida bard, etmlgbt biowo at will.
Finally ho aow klo opaMnp nod Mreut
with a ewlaglng pivot blow. Tho other
picked titcnaeif eat ef a comer and
drew off the (tore*. Thorpe* otatua
wan naaurrd.
“The young fctWr'e all right." etv
aeeved Heath. "Ha cuffed Ben ap to a
peak all right"
“Went down like a pock of wM fell
~rin.” replied Jackson tranquilly.
HtO PC COWTIKLED.)
To* Terrible far Words.
Ckartcatoai Hm aaS Ctafln
Human sympathy stands ap
palled and speechless in the
presence of a catastrophe such
as that which took place at
the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago
Wednesday afternoon. Toe
pitiful spectacle of those hun
dreds of men _ and women and
children fighting for their lives
against the hell of smoke and
gas and flame haunts the im
agination. The condolence of
the nation will go out in heart
felt measure to the families of
the dead. So distrossfal a
tragedy has never before in the
history of this coiotry converted
the rejoicing of a Christmas sea
son into sorrow sod weeping.
The calamity is of a magni
tude which readers it national.
Onr wars in Cuba and the Philip
pines have supplied no single
battle in which the mortality
was so great as it was in that
fearful struggle at the exits of
the Iroquois. And these pitiful
heaps of corpses are shrouded in
none of the pomp and circum
stance and patriotic fervor which
lift up the spirit of the living as
they mourn over the dead of
war. Few of them, indeed, are
even the bodies of men, but
those of girl* and little children
whom all the world baa been
taught to make glad and joyous
at this particular period of the
year. Caught in the fire trap,
the little folks, who were round
ing oat a week of holiday with
an afternoon at the play, went to
their death by ^be scores—death
in a guise more horrible than
even the most vivid imagination
may adequately* picture. Mortal
understanding may not frame
for itself an explanation of why
it had to be. Where the blame
rests baa not yet been deter
mined. It may have been mere
ly one of those fatalities which
no reasonable exercise of human
foresight could have prevented.
There was no element of contri
butory negligence at Pompeii or
Martinlvua. And then again a
rigid investigation may develop
ah explanation of a different
character.
It it claimed, it it true, that
ingenuity had been exhausted in
the effort to render the Iroquois
Theatre "safe" in case of fire.
It was supposed to be the
finished product of the beat
architectural skill of Chicago.
Bnt the darnningly significant
fact remains that a score of peo
ple fodght their way to the open
air and failed to find the fire es
cape! In place. Who was re
sponsible for this? Who took
the fearful ha sard of permitting
the place to be packed with peo
ple night after night with one
of the moat essentia) precautions
for their safety lacking? Surely
the blood of Mint of the almost
numberless dead la on the heads
of the bnllding Inspectors of
Chicago. But there will be
time enough to punish the guilty
if guilty they are, when the first
shock of mourning is over.
For the moment ooo can
scarcely think of aught else than
the tragic scenes enacted in that
horrid struggle in the auditorinm,
corridors and foyer of the theatre
building, sud of the crushing
burden of grief that hsa fallen
upon more than a half thousand
bomas in Chicago. The people
of Charleston join with those of
the entiie nation in extending
profouadest sympathy to thin
vast host of men and women
who are weeping to-day over the
mutilated remains of their hus
bands, wives, sweethearts and
children.
The Dew ChlM-Oh. Mis. me—,
when did you art hack)
Mrs Meant-to— yes. Seer. I was
Mt away anywhere. What ante you
think soT
The Dear RklM-l tbeaxtit yw ret
I heerd — maw— say the* yes were
at lagirrtwsMa with year hothead Set
aver a week.
1 1 ■w’smaaE-nHM
An old ____
baa bad years ot active experi*
sr&asxr'Sirte'Bs
nuuiv a battle with the outlaws
and beard tbe ballets from their
nos whistle past him, who has
often crunched behind rocks and
stood behind trees and who baa
done bis share in trying to stamp
ont tbe miscreants, said a few
days ago, in speaking of block
ader* and moonshine whiskey:
"I hare been a revenue officer
for about twesty-five nr thirty
years, and have sees all kinds
of service, under all kinds of
circumstances, and don’t believe
blockading or illicit distilling
will ever be stopped. The rea
son for my belief (and I am not
the on hr one) la simply this:
There it such a large profit in
tba hoamesa that the temptation
is too great for most of that class
of people, regardless of tbe lav,
pot beading what bat befallen
fellow moonshiners. Even lor
getttng .hat they have once been
imtigbt or suspected, and that
the eyes of the oftecm arc ou
them, they go right ahead and
distill tbe min. But at tbe
seme time they an ou the look*
SOME GOOD THINGS
AT HALF PRICE
“von get e good thing and pay full valwr yon still have a
goodttlM ana nc to be congratulated. Bat when yon bay
a good thing et half price yoo hnrc the good thing aad also
h*7f roar mooey, which in the seme as having two good
things. That ts lost what we offer you. It fa*— hot afew
wo^to tell the story. Warn closing out onr »eWs
Stock of ; S ; ; ; ; ; . t
COATS AND PUM AT HALF PBCEI
Enough said for this. Again: we an also making a ....
CLEAN SWEEP OP READY-TfcW—BP HATS
AT HALF PRICE, STRAI
Boy now. It is the same aa doobEng yonr money :
NEW EMBROIDERIES ANO LACES.
We have several Mg lots fast arrived. They ere not in
onr half-price talc. They are high value, alasoet double
value—for the price we charge. However come ten fog
Orestes* valaea seer shown her. at these eric**.
Pm Petticoats ' _Me, *1, *1.25, *1.50, *2.25, JJ.50. M
Matthias* garwcnU at tbs prim. ^ "
JAMES F. YEAGER,
Take Tour Sayings to the Bank
DonVtake chance* with them
•t hone. The safest place them
ta easOy rifled by the ejaterpria
inr burglar.
The Gastonia Savior* Bank
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Interest paid on mviat* ac
eonru.
The Gastonia Savian Beak
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GASTONIA SAVINGS BANK,
X. L. JENKINS. Aw. A Z. MAUDUt. CtaAftr.
Gastonia Banking Co.
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CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $75,000.00
State Bank Incorporated May 13, NOS
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STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY
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OFFICERS
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jno. F.iova,*wM«*
R.C.Q. IOVB,VIm Pr**,
JO. A. PAO«» CmMt
DIRECTORS
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