North Carolina Newspapers

flSHTHE GASTON1/ _ _ Published Twice a Week—Tilesd _w. r. MAtSllAU, Editor tad rro»ri«Ur. UEVC . GASTONIA, N. C„ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER rT1^ By WILL N. HARBEN. 1 1IY6 -i^rvi1 • ut- -Tl>« \ | • | * *•»»< of tha D Substitute Ki'-s Mr*4*«r.“ Eh. kvsoi'sjs oi1 I'kKvioitH ciiArrimaj CHARTl£RS I. II. mid ill—Ctorak Hack jfy 'be mol cue oi Mr. niilrer. a rtek f.eurgft atithiim. Ml* f (tile r t» arm u» Kr *oti lor then. George i» (ttestwe to Cjaaatun. dnuatilrr oft pruah Vlr. ban. The abaaic rif kin iMbri’t crime tunknn btai deapext*. IV—Hiltyur cotv imam to Ceuta* the murder of njflend thirty »«r« before the ttnry unrnt To atone for the «tec it be took George out of bln degrade a home to arnkr u utetul man of him an a nulv ■Cltnte to noclrdy tor nr* dead triearf. V— Haakt. e nota broker, and Kenner a cotton uuwr. have deaka in It ill) er a a arvbouae. Haiciim Truitt a Confederate \rteraa. in a champion of Cnorue. lfillyer Inveaia lire v ltv la wbcatoa tltcadiice ol florae. VI Mr*. 11111 ver firalara ticraae'a aolile char acter. till)vo in tear of being orortjtbl to trial (.•ihn.oM tnute. cn.vrTuu vii. VE al*!.t ala<al (Uu mbMIa of flic imiutli George iluckley t\u* riw-nkeuMl by u gentle tn|v |:lns on tbe window of bin pooui. llo m*r and ntuod Untuning, 'flic aoftiul a an rvf K.itivV. "IVlio'ir IbrreT" Lc mllnl out. "Ifa roe. Oeorge." auatrerod H(U 7*t'* voice. "I wimt to arc you a mimitr. Voo accdu'i (lien. 1- l*ro got a key lo (be front door, bat 1 waa afeard you untight Jntnp up an* (boot belore you found out wlro It waa.” HiukUy's delay In anatvtrlac show ed lrin eurprleo nl Ike uuuvual Tlolt. Hillycr hoard bltn airlkn a uuitrh and aaw biro In lira light If rumbdicd aa Omryc ufipltad It lo tbo tvli-k of lila Lamfi “All right. Mr. Hilly*-" be cthl. “eotnii in.” In ii moineut tbo Bcrchanc opened tbo giwut. rattling door In front and coma (lowly bark to kla clerk'* apart ment. •'Gil I inch in krai." (old b*. *Tra got nty overcoat on an’ tuy teeth aro chatterin'. 1 feel like 1 traaii't not bin' but (kin an' bone*.” Buckler #11 now dressed, nil bnl bln coat nnd )•* luuUly drew It on awl BAt ton on tin* bnl. HUtjar ra mnliK'il Handing lu tne midtll« of tba room, aiarius u i>le eynl nwl imle fared at Ills clerk Then be t*fIhouglu lilm aclf of n chair anil drew one lo him and lank Into It ••You went to call on Mils Lydia to ntghf, didn't you, oeorjer1 “Tee, Kir. 1 SV*K tliero Till about 10 o'clocC." “Maxin’ any progress, limrget 1 in pun"— "I’m uot trying to make but prog rcs*. Mr. Itlllyer." said the young man quickly. "We arc limply friend*- tbat’a aB. U wai aa If tbo merrliant fcnd not boonl tbo reply to bia iiocaMnn. Ha •tarul blankly at Buckley (or n mo ment ami thou, w ith a gronn.be burled bta taco in bla In min nnd rocked back and forth Ilka a men In pain. Sudden ly ha told: “George, I’m In a awful- awful lixP Buckley found hlmaelf unnbla' to formulate a reply. Uc could only • Diver the aetauUbing abatement with an atmoat alarmed »tnrr. "George, I'm Bufferin'—rutTcrln'. lt*» tbit old thing. 1 thought after my talk with you down bore awbllo ago that I would fed better, but If* lack ag io like a million dor I la lad bold o' every nerve In my brain an' body. I’rr tlie last week It baa been grow In’ wuaa an' sruaa, an’ now »f aonw’n' h«lu’t done m Jett die. Hot 1 nmat tall you. Yon know I aald 1 hadn't apohe about It far thirty year to a single soul, nn' talkin' lo you hero that Might 100111111 to do mo aomc good, in’ an tonight when 1 oonklo’t aloep I thought I’d come to you." "I'm glad yoo came, Mr. HMljer." “You mownl»»r, George, 1 aald that Rank WUllams, tba man wlioao teatl mony bad cleared me, war livin’ in Ttesnal'* “Yea. I ramembar you aald that, Mr. HHlyor.-’ “Wall. je*t a week ago la at Tliaraday be oomo back to tbla county to aee Mia old frlenda on* kin When I brand he’d come ( waa acttln* at my daak. Kenner an* Hanka war a-talkin’, aa’ one of 'em mentioned It. all nay etreogth went out o’ tee. fee they aald be*<l get retlgton mo' waa landin’ n up right Ufa Do you know what I’m foared of now. George? I'm afeard be'e eotao back to—«o a* me to—to let *lm coo free the truth. They aay non wlU git (bat a-way aa they nigh «>• *"»*•. »«* befa git tin' old. Home'n’a wrong. I know, fee be act* qunr In net cornin' to eoo no. rm aa nlgli craay aa a man tree waa. Do yon know wbat 1 done la at aigbt? It wae ae dark ae pitch, ao* I hnowed nobody wouldn’t aaa ine. Yon know the old Ibrery ata Mo wbar I ho abootta* occurred la rtHI eta tidin'. I had borer boon part K Moca then. 1 Joel eooida't Hut laet alght, la the pitch dark an* dtirello* rain, I cot out'a bad an* want Otar an’ knelt dawn right wliar bo Ml, an* begged an' beggrd Oad to lot are dlo then aa* thar aa* faca whatever waa »«peaJo’ to too. even ef II waa eternal. 1 waat my pnalahment-tbe red thing beat*. *n' fi* •* ’ ou ©f It* OotTi ^.T^ t earn bow long. 1^1 tbla a w retain ty. nank WH IM m a totonda to name to me. but be'e pwttla* it.o# to the Mat Mtente. Hot I gnat Mia to Bjwut It all out an" be dene gHbit Bf be don’t. I wt?1 Tbea tenlfkt l went nt> te the graveyard ae* picked Ml Lynn Ham bright'• gram an' MM down on « amcogM tbo wooda an* WgitLwaLi* ***** * 0 up till' iU> kwwV. Anything'* l*rttrr than till. nnVnl .ilHicv nf lUiti no* Man.'' With hi* hand* Untidy preaaed over bla fnee tlu- men.Ixut ant, breathing heavily. George Hockley (bxxl over him, hi* hanileome fare heavy with PllJ. "la there anything—anything on earth riant I cun do. Hr. IllllyovT" be <lur»tloue»i. "i would tlo anything to relieve you. I d cat off tuy right nrtu to On you n mrviov." "Vn you enu do aouir'n*,” raid the merchant, lonklug up and atarlng stead ily. "Von know Jtow 1 frn|._ I n nut you tn lake my hove an' ride oat to William*' iliu fual thing lu the moru i lu*. Vuu roukl gH tluir by lit or 11 ■ o’clock, bill"—Hlllyer | mused oral ut trtvd a aoft groan—"hot I'd hare all that time in wait, like a man gain' to lx bung George, rf—ef you atarted tuoight, you'd alt tkar about tlx time lx waa rteln', an’ you could, by rtdin* poart, git hark here by 10 la the momloV “Why. yte, ) ena go aaally,’’ aald Buckley. "Bat what muot 1 aay to him. Hr. niilyerr The old tnaa stared (or a moment, and thru be replied “Tell lm I'm a million tlmra aorrler than I wee when- thr dend waa dona, au' that I wont Tut not lo delay auy longer of—ef lx la goln' to taka any alep. TH1 ‘lm I worn It oror. That will be enongh, George. Mow git out Ux hoes." A “And yoaT’ “I'll atay here Uia balance o' tlx might an' open up, aa usual, no* make Jake put IInr office la order.“ “Don't you think your wlfa will be troubled If a hr »boo Id mis* you. Ur. Hinyerr’ "Hhe won’t wise me: a be'a got used to toy bight prowlin'. I'd keep her awake ef I waa nt home. |’m suin’ to pace this floor back an* forth an* try te gtt tired. Go ahead. George. Don't mate any more dux. Vou'll know What to any. 1 don’t wunt yon to plead fer me. I’ve plead with a higher power 'n he la till lai through. All I wool la a verdict—tlx verdict I dodged ao long ago." Qoorgo w*» relut-fung homo and voi within a mile of town, be mw hit em ploy »c emerge from * clump of per simmon trees on the edge of the Hum! tad walk toward him. Ho waa almoit a nerroue wreck: LU eyre were blood ehot and Un gray hair dUboreled. “I couldn’t wait far you to git to town," be aald. looking up aud down the read furtlrety. at If afraid totuo one might be coming, "and ao 1 walked out 1 cum* away from flio wnrehooae Jaat after break fast, an’ I'to been walkin' through them woods orer thar •rcr aim*. On* t fell In u drop ditch. I tbouglil It waa Ood’e mercy an’ that It wiu* all goln' to tie over, bnt 1 didn't gtt a scratch. You uodco I keep talkin'- it's heea’ae I'm afeaid to look at you or let you apeak." "You haven’t a thing to fear, Ur. Hilly or." Hockley dismounted and stood by hla employer, Ida arm through the bridle. ’’Yon didn't »ee William* l" "Yea, I mw him and had a long talk with him. He aald you were the beat man ha had aver known In hla Ufa and that he'd rather dl* Hum harm you In any way. He would bar* coma to am you. ha said, but be thought you might net want to-be reminded ef the peat. Ha actually died when I laid him of your sufferings. Ha aald it was your Influence that bad made him try to lead a better life He said fata protection ef yeu in that case wat the ona thing In all bin Ilf* that ha waa proud of. He dec la red be would do U over again. He’s get late aoeoo b*w religion. 1 don't kaow what It In, but It la not exactly orthodox. He my* it weald have been wrong to pun lob a man for a thing he regretted *• much as yea did (hat act, and that be was glad he yielded te the Impulse to help yew.” ▲ great »ob me to Hllljrer'i broaat and beret; Ms red ejree were fan ef bean. "lie aaya be la proud ot what be did be cere you from farther trouble," Oeorfe treat au traderty. He eeye tf you bad geae to prleoa ter Ufa It woeld bare wreaked yew career, but that hie toettieeay spared you to go on batter* lag the world. He’sAeerd a lot about you. Hr aaya ha root aereaa somebody or cry day that yeti're helped la eae way aad another, and wbou I came right out aad taM him—yea, 1 toM Mb bow nnr I waa to tha hrtak not long aga aad bow you eared ate—when be hoard that be n stonily aob bed aad laid, *Bal!y old am a; belly, body aid taaoP ” The merchant ceoght tba mane at tha beam In Ida quivering dag ere aad leaned forward till hto far* touched the neck of the anhaaL l.T.u!i*>°*' 0od', t**Ar Mackley put Me arm ea the old maa'e ehaeWc nirUiglj "Mpw pat MO* herao aad ride heaMt” he sahL ”1 want to etretch my tope. They are its*." Offer Uinjror leehod up, hto fate rodJaat "Tea ride. I waat to pa haek to tba waade am* pray an* about i #^0 ^tto_y)Lhea^tjHw._j[ mat (cotrmnmo on rovarn pao« ) BATTLE SHIP MAINE. Will be Bated by Amusement Company ud Exhibited. WaiMnitan Cor. Saw \m fc H»taM For $5,000 the United States Battle Ship Maine Salvage com pany, ol this city, has bought from the Cnban government the wreck of the Maine in Havana harbor. A cofferdam will be built aromid the lintk. which will be raised. 11 any of the 74 bodies of Am erican sailors which were not re covered after the battle ship was destroyed on February 15, 1808, are discovered, they will be re moved and buried with dne hon ors in the Doited States, if the navy department desires to take charge of them, or iu Havana, if the Washington government makes no provision. The sal vage company will make ar rangements for the sale of the machinery and armor of the ship. The people of Havana will be allowed to visit the hnlk upon payment of a small fee. It is planned, after Cuban curiosity is satisfied, to pnt a new bottom on the ship and tow it In Coney Island. There it will be exhibited as a curiosity to all who arc willing to pay 25 cents admission or whatever fee the managers may stipulate. The Cnban government was approached many months ago by Mr. Wycofl, a representative of the salvage company. He suggested removing the wreck, which is a serious im pediment to navigation in Hava na harbor. The Cnban govern men asked the United States if it still maintained any claim upon the wreck of the Maine. Through the state department the American government re plied that whatever interest the United States had held in the wreck of the Maine had lapsed. Acting upon this acknowledg ment the* Cuban government on J une !) last concluded a contract with Mr. Wycoff. He was authorized to utilize in his wrecking operations a space of 100 feet around the wreck. It was stipulated that he should begin operations within six months after the signature of the contract. i Here is aiso an men it Cuba could get $5,000 for the hulk the United States might have done as well or better. The| steel machinery and armor is worth far more than that even at the botton of Havana harbor. The machinery cost $735,000. The battleship when com missioned cost more than $4, 000,000. WHY HE DOCS IT. Adams Drag Camps ay Gives Rcs for Selling at Half-Trice. "It isn’t often that we have faith enough in the mediciues put up by other people to be willing to offer to refund the money if it does not cure." said Adams Drug Co. to one of thier many cuatomers. "but we are glad to Kell T>t. Howard'* specific for the core of constipation nnd dys pepsia on that plan. "The Howard Co., in order to get a quick introductory sale, tutborited ns to sell the regular fifty cent bottle of their specific for hall-price. 25 cents, and although we hava sold u lot of It, and guaranteed every package, not one has been brought back as unsatisfactory. "One great advantage of this specific." ha continued, "is its small dose and convenient form. There are sixty doses in a vial that can be carried In the vest pocket or purse, and every one baa more medicinal power than a big pill or tablet or a tumbler of mineral water. "We are still selling the specific at half-price,- although we cannot tell how long we shall be able to do so. Any person who fa subject to eom Htip*tion, sick headache, disslness. liver trouble Indigestion, or a general played-out condition, ought to take advantage of this opportuni ty. H the specific docs not cure them, they can come right back to our store, ana we will cheerfully re fund their money. NlihlS. The leal Sega e! War. N«w YMfc Man. A dispatch from Mukden says the Japanese ere using dogs to locate the positions of the R.ns sien sentinels end outposts. If this is true, it marks the first real use of dogs in modern war fare. __ Mrs. Mcbfght Dead. VwtrrUta Bnqaltar Mrs. Clentntle McKnight, wife of Mr. C. M. McKnight. died at her home in the Zadok neigh borhood last Saturday, as thr result of complications brought nn by malaria. Rha was a daughter of Mr. P. L. Porslcy and at the time of her death was aged tbirty-afgbt years and twenty-three days. She leaves a hnsband and seven childern five daughters and two tons. The funeral took place at Rear •hebaou Sunday, tba sendees being conducted by Kav. 8. H. Hay, her pastor. Mrs. McKnight was highly esteemed through out her neighborhood. % York Cannty llama. tMtuir. n. Tbe dispensary is to |« re moved to the store room for merly occupied by VV. R. Moore & Company. Miss Mattie Ford of Gastonia, has taken charge of tbe school at tbe York Cotton Mill. Messrs. W. B. Moore, J. M. Starr and Dr. W. f. Witherspoon have secured a commission for tbe incorporation of the '‘York Knitting Mill” with a capital of $20,000. Subscriptions art now being solicited 'to the capita! stock of the proposed company. There was quite a lull in cotton ginning np to a week or ten days ago: but since then the gins have become busy again. There are those who estimate that the rural free delivery system has added not lest than one dollar an acre to tbe value of the farm lands of York county. Messrs. C. F. James and J. u. Neil are soliciting subscriptions to a knitting inJlt to be bnilt Ut Filbert. They want $10,000 capital and have so far secured over $5,000. Tbe Junior Order American Mechanics, in pursuance of a custom of that organization. has arranged to present the York Cotton Mills school with a flag and Bible Thanksgiving after noon at 4 o’clock. The present ation is to be made with appro priate exercises, including speeches of presentation and acceptance. The Woodmen of the World, tbe Masons and the public generally have been in vited. Reports from different parts of tbe county indicate that wheat sowing is progressing rapidly. The ground is a little wet in many localities; but where far mers have the seed they are not deterredou this account. The outlook is that the acreage to be put in wheat this fall will be much larger than last year; but still not as large at it would be if tbe necessary seed were easier to obtaiu. MRS. CARLTON’S WONDERFUL STORY. Mates WtM't Thrilling Expert. Duplicated la Gasloaia. There are scorea of families in Gastonia and near by towns who will read with interest the won derfnl experience of Mrs. A. I„. Carlton, one of the best known women in Kockland, Me. Mrs. Carlton says: "l suffered with stomach trouble for eight years, growing worse all the time. Three of the best doctors in Maine diagnosed my case as cancer of the stomach and de clared I could not live two months. Utterly discouraged with their t rest meat. I began using Ml-o u» and commenced to gain at once. At this time, I was re duced to almost skin and bases, as I had Inst nearly 100 pounds daring ist sickness, but when 1 begaa to take Mio-na. my flesh was built up sad 1 gained Zt.<4 11m. the first month. 1 have taken only six packages of these wonderful tablets, but hit health is about restored and 1 firmly believe that Mi-o-aa saved rav life." J. H. Kennedy A Cn. are local agents lor Mi-o-na, which sells for 50 cents a box, and offer it under a personal guarantee that if it does not cure Ibc worst form of ttotnach trouble and resulting disorders, the money will be refunded. X4-ZS. Fsw* gad Slack Exchange. Boston UarmM. The New York papers- are still pointing with singular pride to the pew in a fashionable church oxer there that haa lust fetched $1,550. That is just about 2 per cent, of the latest selling price of a single seat iu the stock exchange. SCIENCE VS. PNEUHtWIA. hum Ur Systematic CmmU* Against (ha Graatasf fse U Lila. MIwnoIIi Tint. Of every 300,000 person* who die in this country, over 10,000 •re claimed by pneumonia Consumption baa bean called " the great white plague,” and ia dreaded above nil oilier diseases, but the close race made by Ha lister scourge ia startling. The latest reliable statistics (or the country as a whole are those of the census of 1900, and in the year closing with the be gining of the census count, there bad been 105,971 deaths from pneumonia, while con sumption bad soared only 5,000 more, or U 1,058. Ia it strange, then, or in the least surprising, that physicians and sanitarians are Bounding a note of alarm and ceasing to re gard tuberculosis as tlie one great enemy to be met . and battled with? The disease la such an tti sidterns foe to the race and docs iu work so quickly that it has not been as successfully studied as some others that art leas deadly. The medical profession is fully aroused, however, and will prosecute s vigorous cam paign this winter. Minneapolis is one of the cities asked to assist ia the collection of data, and every other large city ia the country win contribute to the supply of information. There aril] be laboratory work at Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, and every hospital ia the land will be expected to make reports of field work. Thus science hopes to obtain light on the cases, manner of transmiaMon, conditions th*t seem to favor the prevalence of the disease, as well as those most marked where it is least prevalent. Mach more deadly than small pox, and perhaps as easily com municated, is pneumonia, yet cities and States arc np in arms against small-pox, communities go into panic o\*cr its presence, and it is popularly regarded as the pest of all pests, while until the last few years pneumonia has been viewed with more or leas indifference by ail save the medical fraternity. This is the proper season for a | study of the disease, as it be gins its rayages with the be ginning of winter. It is also the right time to take warning, bat not to take fright. Pneu monia is a preventable disease to the extent that the chances of contracting it are reduced in proportion to the care taken to keep the system in good tone and, so far as possible, avoid exposure to wet and cold. SsmtSSS.^ _ ‘TERTHIXA* (Teething l’oxrtlers) Overcome* aad Counteract* the El fect* of the Rammer's Heat. Aids Digestion, Regutstes the Bowel* and relieve* ranch mi tiering and dread. N?5—TY! It's $Z.50.'ifterDec.l5tb. Sub scribe now. Wrack on C. 4 IMF. A rear-end collision between the Carolina and North-Western northbound passenger train and a freight occurred Tuesday af ternoon at the Clifts. The freight, running at a speed of 30 mile* sn boor, plunged into the rear coach of the passenger, slightly injuring several passes Sers and esnstog considerable am ages to engine sod ears. Returning, the paasenger doe here at 6 o'clock did not arrive till about 1:30Wednesday morn ing. ROYAL Baking Powder Saves Health The use of Royal Baking Powder is essential to the healthfulness of the family food. Yen! fanmafe the food Abn baking powrdert are injurioua. Royal Baiting Powder saves health. mt*. iuim rmmi ml. naw *am. ’ . . . ■***.- t * • *'" . “ / i*•--> < V.' A naw lot of stylish hsts arrived yesterday. Our trim iucr» are busy puitiu- thing* iu readiness for the heavy Thanksgiving trade which ha* already set in. This lot contains all the new shapes and shades in browns, blues, etc. LADIES' JACKETS AMO COATS. We will also receive this week a big lot of ladies' jacket*, tourist «oat*. and ladies’ rain coats. All new and up-to-ihe-hour. Will l»« on display this week. COME ONE! COME ALU Wehave a nice lot of RUBBER TIRE BUG- || G1E& on hand. Any oae wishing to purchase H ' one will do well to cailaad see what we have (I and get our prices and terms. We will be || glad to show you what we have and will use H Wa*w * train ready to supply yon with mule* and hone*. II haring only a few dura ago received a carload* stock from || Tennessee. These Mock ware selected by oar 614 boyar Mr. /&' - Oao. A. Anderson end aowog them yoo will God mom extra nice II pairs of mutes and a few goad boraca ta soft almoat any ooe || wishing a good animal. Call aad see onr stock before baying || c1 sen heir, "M**c CRAIG AND I aaaaaa -n-rr ■ '■ Professional Cards. A. L. BULWINKLE, Attorney-at-Law. DALLAS, N. C. dr. d. b. McConnell, DBNT1ST. Oftce firatfloor Y. M. C. A, Bld’g GA8TON1A, Nt C. Phone «9 Me. 0. ANDERS, M. D. GASTONIA, N. C. Special attention to diseases oi Children. CWS*. Twiwn'i Onf ft«n. PW. t(V : awlSNSf A.» AaiWrv PfcWM »L 01 DAVID a. L. JOHNSON, Mnsle TiaeOir aet Toner. W has toned for A. D. loots A Co., 8». Maty's Collets and many Gastonia families. He rooms at Dr. K. P. Glenn', (dentistK whose tclephooa call WI2. no