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SH] THE GASTONIA C . _Rubllahed Twice a Week—Tuesdays V. r. MA1SHALL. E«Uf iii Prsprisur.DEVOTED TO THE PHOTECTION OF HOME AND THE INTEBE81 VOL. XXV.^ _ OASTONIA^N. C.. TUESDAY, JANUARY 18. 1804. 20 PER CENT OFF EVERYTHING IN 5000 yards Embroideries in 4 to 6 yard lengths at one half their regular values. 2000 yards white Piques, regular price 20c, to go / during this sale at 10c. Best values ever shown in this city. 5000 yards Bleaching. Equals Lonsdale Cambric. 36 Inches wide, goes during this sale at 9c. We have been landing big bargains for the last six months for this January white goods sale. 3000 yards short length heavy Sheetings* 10c and 25c bundles* 41 to 6 yards In bundle* —. . - - - Everything Included in this 20 per cent cut; Clothing, Shoes, Dress Goods, THOMSON COM The People** Store. 4 4 -4- 4-44 - AGRICULTURAL TOPICS --AND TAIM VIEWS ANP NEWS ■ Agriculture la tba Foundation of Manufacture and Commerce.* MEXICAN MOLL WEEVIL. 'The National Department ,of Agriculture, of which I am an official crop reporter on the above caption informs ns that— "The Mexican boll weevil ia a bmall insect ranging in length from an eighth to a third of an inch; and under a 150 power microscope, this bng becomes a ‘thing of beanty.’ showing bril* liast and beautiful colors, rang ing from pink to scarlet, and ia covered over with a light toe fnaa, hairs or bristle*; each of its ■ix legs have four long aharp eagle-Iiks claws. The snout ia blooo-red in color and ia hollow like an elephant's snout with four augur-like instruments at the end by which it drills the bole in the cotton boll in which to insert its eggs. Having laid ‘ the egg*, it cemeuu the door shut by a gelatinous substance. In thirty days the bng ia fall grown and ready for destruction of cotton and increase of its kind." AitD rr cams to i-Aa*. And it came to pau, when ■ far met plant eth bia cotton and, after a wearing and sweating all *• gathereth it in tbe (all and bringetb it nnto thn marketplace; and be manageth to get tine per ceat proflt and he thiaketh he doeth well. And it cometh to pau juat aa aoon aa the atenle riaeth to a point which will aid the farmer to get more hot prevent eth the manu facturer (root making 100 per ceat the manufacturer* call meeting! among themnelvea and Gt their head* together to go » a pool or traM and work on hnW time and curtail wage*. And It coderh to pau that It it not right (or the cotton producer to work nt n loan. And it cometh to pain that mill men moat not be loaner* thereof, but gainer*. And it anrely cometh to pasa they have power to do these' things, and not the producer. FAtMKRS AND MBS ADV1CB. The Monroe Enquirer ever and anon prints agricultural matter which we like to reprint in this column. "Prom now nntil planting time Is over" seys the Enquirer "the farmers of this country will get more free advice about tbe acreage to put in cotton than they can take in, in a life time. We take it for granted that the farmers will do what they think for their best interests and will pitch the crop to suit themselves. We spend so much time trving to attend to our own business,which is not fanning, that we have no time to "farm on paper." The fann ers get along belter than do the fellows who advise them so “•ch. Not long ago wc heard one of these "agricultural ad visers" tell a farmer who had plenty of corn in hia crib, meat in tbe meat-house and money in the bank, how a farmer should •apply hia table from his fields. The adviser’s grocery bill was old enough to have beard on it." TH* KAtmm’s POVXRTY. Unless an international trust la formed to Increase prices of feror products, the state of the American agriculturist will be no better ttian that of the "ottewtott. At tbe outset we present figures and deductions therefrom, which will form tbe through 01,1 we a®™ ®P *fi*ctin» agricnltute in this country and recom mend certain measures of re lief for tbe existing evils. Prom official records and statiatics of tbe United States Department of Agriculture we ahow that In 1900 there were 39,528,398 coun try dwellers in the United Stales and 3,700,692 farms aad the total value of farm products for the year amounted to $4,739,118,752. Of Use totat number of country dwellers 4.410,877 wet* hired *bich would leave 35, are farmers. By *he aumber of farms we find that, exclusive of hired 5**' l*Kre are about ta average z$*2px&LS;. ta?lh^7i‘sr^gSSL products for 1900 by the number of farmers, exclusive of hired men, we find that each member of a farmer's family realizes the insignificant income of $135 per year. This, multiplied by 6, gives about $826 as the income derived by each farm family from one farm in one year. Out of this $826 the family must spend $170 for feed for stock, $10 for fertilizer, $64 for labor, in all, $244 per year,leaving a balance of $582 per farm family per year. The total farm expenses, $244 divided by 6. the number of in dividuals per farm, gives about $40 as the yearly expense borne by each farmer, (other than hired men) for keeping np the farm and this deducted from th« $135 the smotint derived by by each farm individual per year out of the products of the farm, leaves about $85 to each farm In dividual. This divided by 365 gives 26 cents as the daily in come of each farmer in the Uuf ted States 1 Admitting, for the sake of argument, that the an-* nnal outlay of $170 for stock feed and $10 for fertiliser do not really represent «n expense, tnat such onlay* yield a double return etc., and that the only farm expense of note la the $64 for hire per year, thrndedacting the last anm from $828 which Is the an nual value of products per form, lea vat he farater's family about $762. Now the taxes, interest mod insurance, etc., of each far mer's family will eat up fully 50% of (hh aunt, leaving a balance of, profit of $381. This divided among 6 people give* 14 centa per day income per farm individ ual. Now the next. Bach far mer pays $84 per year for labor, which, mnltiplied by the number 5.700.857, gives $364, 821,824 as the total amount paid in one year by all the farms In America for labor. Divide tbit by the 4,410,877 hired hands of A i me ties and h gives $82 at the yearly earning of each hand. Di vide $82 by 365 sod we find *k gives 22 centa as the daily wage named by the American farm laborer. Therefore the hired man la earning 8 cent* per day more than the farmer for whom he works, whoa* daily profit is 14 cents. Take out expense of fer tiliser and feed, and the farmer'* daily profit it cot down to ten centa. That, the hired man cams sll the fanner’s profit in a day, and 12 cents additional. "To beat the wolf of specula tion ,u we would advise alt farm ers to nnite, not locally but in a great international union. In order to take advantage of the markets of the civilised world, this organisation mutt be inter national. In order to gain beat results, the organisation should act intelligently with precise knowledge of markets. We urge the fanners to form themselves into protective bodies, for with out relief, it is certain that' un der existing conditions, the fanners of this American coun try are doomed to a lot little better than that of the Hottentot I This is simply a plain state ment of facts, which shows a frightful condition among the farmer* of this country. We hope the farmers of this country will organise a farmer’s protec tive society. For some time we have waited and watched hoping that our farmers would form into something of the sort. Farmers organise organise the Gaston Agricultural Society. OASTOH BOTS LEAD. Hum. Mar Cams and Edgar Leafi at tfcalaefi at that* Class la Ereklas Callafa—lav. M. Mcfl. Shields ta Cseepenca a Meeting Hast Me* day. T» tha Hur of Uoa Ooimui We tMak it fitting to tell you of the epleadld record being made by our Gastonia boys In Eruldne. In tba series o( examinations held inst before the holidays i taro of Gaston’s sons go on tba honor roll, in every study. Mr. Gner Carson made A in every study. ("A" indicates an aver age of 99%.) Mr. Edgar Long made A in four studies and "IT In the other. ("B” indicates an average of between 90 and 95%). We are proud of this record. Out of e class of 30, only four attained to the degree of profici ency and two of these are Gasto nia bovs. Theta marks are a re sult Of the combination of Um grades os daily recitation for the term sad the grades on the term examinations. We hope aud be lieve that at the and of the col legiate year, next Jane, we shall be able to report an equally high standard for the whole year. Fine students, these. The committee appointed to arrange for a week’s evangelistic services in Brskine Y. II. C. A. has secured Rey. II. McG. Shields, pastor of the Presbyter ian church of Gastonia, for that occasion. The meeting jwill be gin on Monday Jan 18th, and continue through the following Sabbath. The committee ac counts itself fortunate in secur ing such talent linked with such piety. Mr. Skidds is not with out experience ia this kind of work, and we look forward to the above data with high expec tation. For the semi-annual celebra tion of the Philoroathean literary society to take place the last Friday night in this month, Mr. Robert Carson of Gaatoaia has been elected Chief Marshal. Mr. Edgar Long was elected one of the assistant marshals. After spending tba holidays at their homes all the Gaston boys sad girls in attendance at tba two colleges here ate again at their posts of dnty. Thk Ga t*m nays as a visit twice a waek, bringing news and good cheer into oar South Carolina homes. Here’s wishing all its plans may mature and that its Khway may land within pluck ' distance of some of Ilia’s choicest flowers. C. W. H. Due West, Jau. 9. Why, Sara I Mach ObHgod. . CteWar Uatm. Pshaw I my 1 l-nodl! I gives yoa the pronunciation of "Chami nude." The first exclamation caprsasca the contempt the Club will km at your ignorance of ■uio and of the fatnoaa Preach musician, who, by the way, U a woman. The second exclamation it tbit editor’s and he it glad it’s yon spoke, and not he. The third exclamation shows the state of yoor senses, for you moat be nodding! Should yon be so fortunate aa to be invited to a "Monthly Mutleele" of this elub, by all maona wear a drees suit. No re freshments art served. French it not spoken. •See deep enough aod yon see musically, the heart of nstare being everywhere music, if yon can only reach h." YEAGER’S STORE NEWS Torchon Lace. * °°* *<* torefam facet, wide widths, graft values, yard 5c. Embroideries. 2^12? vml*e* *"« shown far the money, yard, 5c, Me, 15c. Red Linen Torchon. IwUl place oa sale Wedaesday ~~Vnw two Uu of rad Hsu torchon lids • These ate of genuine ljm sad ate Ttrely procurable at oar prices of only, per ysid, 5e aid 10c. To-day’s Arrivals. J2? *°^*r 2? *** •Mprneot of white goods, silk., hS,^SUT&«- KVK Guaranteed Sllka. SSaffia^KwalSB JAS. F. YEAGER. IU® SAVING HALF Of the family Is generally th* feminine uifirtw Mother and the girls can usually pot by a law dollar* out of their aHouiuta. lent place doe woaseo't m^rutg Is (ho •A8TW1A %vmm »A«ll It only require* one dollar to open the eccuuet. After that, •evla* b easy If you hot try. .IWlMK'i ■ ooi* ,-ihCr i , /TiT>Vd2/;;d GASTONIA SAVINGS BANK, ttWItfti. L. t. MAAhtN, Cmk*,. Thb GAZETTE PRINTING HOUSE For Neat Job Printing
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