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CUAITEB XVII.
M3 morning about tU« let of
Iipormbcr George true alowe In
the office. Ho lutd Jail liiileliod
_ writlna amua killers «hui Jeff
Truitt mute In and Mood near the
•tow. Ho waa a aleudcr young man.
under twenty are, abort and Trail look
ins. HU curbing waa raggort and hla
■acuity Lair unkempt. Duckley looked
at him aod smiled. Bees sotting your
aolf Into u» end of rows orer homo,'*
ho remarked. “My mother telle mo
they test you a death's hood the other
night, nnd your father eald eomebody
ahot at you lu the Said.’*
•Thai's all ao, Crorav.” sttld Troll!
gloomily. “1 reckon I’v* boon altooUo’
off my uoutb a HtUe too much."
“I rr j 11/ I bought you bad more aenso
than to report that desperate gang over
there tor moonablDlng,- sold George
la a gladly tone.
“WuuMu't v done Urf I'd Loco
•ober." replied TrulU. They me da
mm mad wbru I waa full, as* l dona
'em all Iho harm t could.”
“Well, what aro you going to do about
it, Jiff 7'
“That's wbat I coma to ax you.
George. XIa ntul pa an mighty nigh
craay about It, an* 1 giro ’em my word
Td come no’ ax yore advice. By cum,
they think tbay'll go to you when they
die! Kf you waa mo would you go
back over ibar today. Ceoigo.1 i
got another warnin' last night; la ract
six or eight or 'am waa scattered ^
about tho place. 1 say wanin’, but I
reckon they waa wuaa than that; they
waa to pa a a' ms an' aald of they
kotefasd mo (key wouldn't do a «N"g
to me.”
“Well, there's some consolation in
that.” aald Oeorge dryly.
“You know I hadn’t afoard o’ any rea
sonable number o’ men," aald Truitt la
hla whining voice, “hot when a whole
regiment of ’em cornua to drink a tat
!«*'■ blood I Jest git rattled an’ want
to make tracks. Kf I bad my way.
though, I’d go back borne an’ defy 'em,
but ma's mighty nigh era ay."
"No; you’d bettor stay In town today
anyway. Jeff.” aald Buckley after a
moment's inflection. “Go up to the
johaatou nouse and get your breakfast
—take all your meals there while you
an In town—I've got an account there:
tell them to charge tt to me. fltny la
town tonight anyway, i'll aee you to
morrow. rat very buoy today. Do
. you tblok the gaag wouM dara follow
you berer
"They might Oeorge. They raised a
mmpua boro about a year ago. you
koow-whlpptq' triggers In Nigger
Iowa."
hi in* morning Hartley nlct
tb* towu maralinl, Jo* Bate?. on in*
•tract. Tb* officer wort a brood brim
med bat. a dark Ido* *alt of clothe*
with tmaa bat tuna and carried a po
Htotnan'a dob strapped to Id* wrlat.
O*o rg* grace!/ explained tb* at Hut boo 1
•a blm, but tb* officer re raced la roe
cem hlmartf to the matter.
"Look r bra*. George Back ley," be
gold. "Uo 70a reckon I'm paid meoaiy
town wag** to do both town aod mod
ty work! El tbo aiicrt* ewyo't keep
down tUetu rtota over I bar In tbo uinuiv
ulna, i rayn’t. >Vr KM n mmnb I’m
eapeetod to do police (Inly tg daytime
watchman at uight un‘ net a* coroner
00 apaetal eecaaien*. Iloo'.dw. Jo*
Tnltfa genin' entirely too nonicron*. (
■very time lie g*t» fell hr waul* to
oerntrli aome ¥ thorn itoradcriM* *ya#
out ltg» a fanny chap, Tiny any
who* he’* drtmk tid'd dgbt « awann O'
Wildcat*. bat wham b**a aober he'd
near* at the algUt of a baby popgun.
00'. ** Mi a1 that, when he aobcm np
W* •• ktnbbom lva'd die '(or* be would
apotagtn* for what be*e «fo«*. • What
you goto' to da wtib a mao like Umtf
Men oo ornamout to iH* iwmotoalty."
"Well, I aoly thmigbl I'd tot yea
know tbo attoeUoa.'* Georg* am Bed aa
hd walked oo. "AN 1 woof to do tot#
tot* tto feOew'a oadh."
Oarage raw •* "tor# uf Jr* Train
that day. n« had name Important eat.
radattom to make ha connect loo with
tto anl# «f Mrtaia.hu** <jwaothi*e of
cotton to mtto la tb* aaat and to waa 1
tlitoy awmptod to hla attoe tto Mat i
addnigbt. Whan to tod INdrf to
w*ot «to «tort #*r ¥ *• rv+
(cownwtnta o* roart mo* i i
w WIWTEK QUAKTEIS.
Tlw Jvunt Soldier Living
CoalerteMr in Befouls.
Londm
With November iKfc cold
weather begins in Manchuria
and is increasingly intense.
Around Mukden the thermom
eter does not usually fall below
sero (Fahr.) notil the middle of
December, wheu night after
night it may sink to 5, 10 aud
even 20 degrees below aero, and
during January to 30. In the
frequent oortheaaterly or north
westerly blixxarris no human be
ing can live under canvass.
Some may be quartered in
native bouses; but where, even
supposing that the owners
should be ruthlessly turned out,
will accommodation be found
for half a million of men?
The auswer is simple: the
Japanese arc already making
use of underground dwelling!,
such as the natives sometimes
use and which were used by the
Russians duriug the winter after
the Boxers had destroyed their
railway buildings. The soil of
Manchuria excepting in certain
places, is dry at this season,
especially id the districts be
tween Mukden and Liaoyang.
where it is largely loose and
sandy. The Japanese, who bold
UK low hill* with gcutle slope*,
arc in the better po*ition. Tha
method is to dig a trench about
10 to 12 leet deep and varying
in width, but generally about 0
feet wide. A narrow stairway is
cut leading dowu to-the south
end. At the base it is widened
and, a door frame inset up with a
native door, turning on wooden
pivots. The upper half of the
door is open work, which, being
covered with the opaque native
Window paper, admits light.
The sun shines at midday down
the steps and when the door is
opened freshens aud warms the
room. Immediately within on
one side, is a cooking stove,
camp oven or boiler, in a simple
aud primitive style, to which
both Russians and Japanese arc ’
accustomed.
Along me length ol the trench
is a platlot in some 'tM feet high
and six feet wide, made of
hammered earth and rough un
turned bricks. Beneath this are
several simple flues, up and
down which the smoke and
heat from the cooking place
finds its way. issuing at the end
remote from the entrance by a
small chimney, cut in the solid
ground. On this platform,
which resembles the old style of
greenhouse flue aod is called by
Che Chinese a kang, many men
can sleep in warmth and coin
tort on a rough mat or dried
grass. This mode of beating is
lot only economical, but the
Sues consume and carry off the
earth damp or carbonic acid gas
which always generates in un
derground dwellings. Across
cue top ot the trench rough
pieces of timber or poles are
laid, and on these kdo-liang
(talks or straw, upon which is
leaped the earth excavated from
die trench. This covering
o«‘, the cold and is
^radically she! proof. No rain
lalls aod but btlle snow, and the
•?CiT c*n >1 desired, be swept
>ft the roofs and mounds over '
be dwelliog.
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‘ “v - -pniivat: iiivc BCCCIS IO I '
*nt* number of tlie native 1
surface” coal mine». where a
-oarse dust coal ig readily ex
myated and can be, when mixed
■ilb a little wet loose earth 1
>urued in tbe rough cooking
Jlaces referred to, in which '
ttojw, rubbish, and almost any
hiug can also be consumed as
url. While the first 12 feet to 1
!0 feet of the plain and low bills
low occupied by the armies are
fry ip winter good water can be <
ound almost anywhere at 115 l
eet to 30 feet below the surface, i
Notice to the Public. ,
We now have charge of the ;
Photographic business T.
d. Shuford has been conducting
1*re- We will not only conduct 1
he business ns it baa been, but '
nil! add to it every thing new 1
md up-to-date. We poaoesa all 1
legatives made by Messrs. Earp
C. B. Vale, and T. R
5buford and can furnish dopli
:ste photos fiuiahed in tba lalaat
dyles at vety low prices, or will
aril negatives if yon want them.
Remember duplicate orders from
■egatives made up to Dec. 1st
tan be obtained from as only.
.. Gmkn & Mui.lkn,
■hone 147, Gastonia, N. C.
According to the report of the
rommiaakrnerpf internal revenue
tearly 200,000,000 more ciga
Tttes wars smoked tbe pest
•y *ha» 1“ ‘he year previous
tad tba consumption of lane
d*mra fall o« 10,000.000^ *
h’a $1.50 after Dec. IStfc. Seb
ertbe now.
A TUUtCFB OF MANHOOD.
TW fiemocrallc Candidate iac
Oavaraar af Mlaaaaata,
Snaarad at Bacaoaa Bla Nath
•r Taak la Washing, Wee
Vindicated by the PaepJe.
Cboilstw Obmm
Naturally the papers are hav
ing a great deul to say of the
caae of Mr. Johnsou, Democrat,
who has just bfceu elected Gov
ernor of Minnesota, while Mr.
Roosevett carried the Slate by
more than 140.000 majority,
"he Richmond .Xcws-Lcadrr
develop! the matter in exrellcut I
shape.
"The reason of this astonish- <
<og result was that the Republi- }
con State committee was under- *
stood to :-ave inode political
capital of the fact that Mr.
Johnson’s father, a Norwegian
immigrant, died in an nlnui
hou.se and bis mother was
forced to take in washing to
support her children. Mr.
Johnsou went to work when he
was 13 years old. nnd by the
time he was 15 retired hia moth
er from the washiub aud took
charge of the family. I^ter he
became a newspaper owner and
lawyer, and the old mother, at
tcrall her trials aud poverty, is
in comfort and peace, and has
Uic happiness and pride of see
ing her son Governor of hia
State.”
The instance show* that the
politicians may make very grave
mistakes in raising issues. This
is not the Grst time that an
issue made against a candidate
baa reached in bis favor. This
whole transaction, intended to
show the voters of Mi Besots Mr.
Johnson's plebiau birth and
the poverty of bis parents, and
thus disgust tbe people with his
pretentions, had just the con
trary effect. They reacuted this
mode of warfare and flew to hia
support. There wsu* nothing
developed in the history of the
parent* that (minted to their ■
disgrace, while the conduct of
the candidate- to his mother and
he family was most creditable.
Many a time it has happeued
that iu undertaking to advance
public prejudice against a can
didate the effort bas, instead,
>een au appeal to their chivalry,
•hicli it au appeal to their
kyaipatbies, and it is always
dangerous to arouse these.
A SPLENDID SHOWING.
laatliate ler Deal m4 Dumb Is
FhM Shape.
:harKM<* Clm-mtU. lait
Mr. A. C. Miller, of Shelby,
ipent lent night at the Buford,
Jo his return from the biennial
meet lug of the directors of the
State Institution for the Deaf
ind Dumb, at Morgan ton, and re
:nrued to hit home this morning.
Mr. Miller is president of tkr
>oard of directors and chairman
>f the fiuance committee, and
>fcosrac keeps in close tonch
with the work ct the institution
When seeu by a Chronicle re
porter. he waa jubilant over the
‘□owing made at the meeting
ireiterdsjr and amid the school
was in a more prosperous coa
lition than ever before. The*
■'Ports indicated improvement
ilong all tinea and the finances
ire in the beat condition in the
mtory of the institution.
'We will submit a su>st grati
yl"W Teport to the Governor
!IV?,lhe r*irf*leture,* aaid Mr.
"Toe plant is worth
1140,000 and wc have no ln«
moibrance. On the Sher hand,
we have a nice balance in the
re saury. We are fortsmate in
laving auck a mas as Super
intendent K. McK. Goodwin in
iharge, and experts agsae that
be institution ia not excelled in
he United States.*
There are at on:sent 245
>apil* in toe institution and the
whool ha* enjoyed excellent
lealth daring the year. There
\P» been but on# ease of serious
lines*, • cate of typhoid
tneantonia, and the child ia now
toiivnleaceat. In addition to
'^'‘ceting the deaf and dumb
hildren. Mi industrial depart
a*“j *» conducted, and every
?hila is repaired to do a certain
lOHMtm of work. In this way
nany of the pupil* have trained
'hewunlve* for tiaefol live*, and
ms leaving the institution they
kava mi trouble In securing
rood positions. The industrial
ichool embraces department* of
fooking, sawing, shoe-making,
rarpentry, cabinet making, farm
ng, printing, etc.
Dario* the present year Ute
Inrai yielded 1,300 bushels of
wn nod the pupils pul op 1,500
ton* of ensilage.
It is probably that no inslitn
iou under tbc enre of the 8tate
Is making such a remarkable
•eoord as the Deaf and Dumb
Sehtol at Morgan ton
Fairnaanf Hukiai Ctnpur
Sold
Curio.i« lutUr
The D. A. Tompkins Com
pany, tof thia city, baa purchased
the hnsineta . of the Fairroount
Machine Company, ol Phila
delphia. end will move the plant
to Charlotte at once.
Tbe ante include* r.lt the
patenti. drawings aud pattern*
o( the Pairmonnt Machine Com
pany fur their different type* of
loom*, dobhy and harness
motions, beaming, warping,
(pooling, winding, dyeing, tiring
and other textile machine*, and
for all tltei'r pulleys, hangers,
post-hangers, pillow blocks,
wall brackets and boxc*. angu
lar uiulev aud vertical drivings,
couplings, carriers, tightners,
grooved pulleys, apnr, uiitre aud
bevel gearing, friction clutches
■nd pulleys, freight elevator*.!
lard nnd parahne oil presses, i
etc. i
The hnsincM was established
in 183!! aud Iran had an unin
terrupted career, enjoying al
ways the highest reputation and
credit. A large part of the pro
duct of the company ha* been
•old in the South, and the busi
ness should be at home in iu
new location.
The Flaking Creak Wreck.
VorfcWlta Itaqstfuf.vi*
All told, the Fishing creek
wreck baa cost the Soutbcru
railway in tbe neighborhood of
(125.000, and in view of tbe fact
that the company may not be
»ble to bold the old Three C’a
which ha* canoed ro much
trouble, it arid have to he ad
mitted that the Southern has
been pretty severely punished.
When the defense introduced
i miniatnre model of the ill
fated structure over Fishing
n’eek last Thursday. Judge
Walt* remarked. with dry
tamor: "They brought a billy
root into my court the last time 1
t was here, aud now it i* * rail- ]
•oad trestle.'’ Everybody reuicui- ;
>rred tbe famous goat and a
in Impressed titter sprrail over l.hc 1
rcnrt room at tbe remark.
Ii$ Bitauiso tf Kara! Fra* De
livery Service.
Xubragtos Jtuvnxb
Thirty-two thousand tree de
livery routes will be in operation
in the United States July 1,
1305. This service will coat the
Keminent a little more than
000,000. In the next fiscal
rear beginning July 1, lSJOi,
>.000 additional routes will be
established, making a total of
18,000. The cost of extending
tad maintaining ratal free de
livery in the fiscal year begin
ning July 1, 1905. is estimated
it $20,000,000. There are now
pending, awaiting action by
the Postoflice Department, 4,000
petitions for routes as compared
with 11,000 when Fourth Assia-1
tsm Bristow took charge of this
division of the postal service.
Thecost of the service is expect
rd to decline in proportion front
sow on, due to the diminished
available territory for ' rural
routes. Up to the past six
months special attention has
been given to individual peti
tions, but latterly connty ser
vices have been gived more con
sideration, especially in the
Northwestern aud middle West
ern States. My the lime the
next fiscal year rolls around the
officials expect to be sp to date
with their work. Routes have
been established with snch ra
pidity during the past fifteen
months that Mr. Bristow is only
4,000 behind, and his orders arc
that these cases shall bn dis
posed of aa soon as possible.
PISGAH PEHCIUHGS.
V'irtHUMrfcMi «( UU OtHtUr' ;
Tiagab, N. C.. Dec. 3.—That*
will be a public aale at tbe lata
residence of Mr. John A. Mor
row, deceased, on Saturday,
December lOlb, 10:30 o’clock,
of one mule, one cow, half in
terest in aeveral planters, mow
ers, plows, etc.
We ar* pleased to note that
Mr. K. W. Morrow condones to
improve: for five weeks be has
been quite sick.
On Knral Free Delivery Konte
Xo. 1. from Gastonia, there arc
Cve public schools. One at
Lotsy, one ut Arlington taught
by Mias Galloway, one at Jones
Setuiuary, one at Plseab taught
by Miss Bessie Anthony, and
•me at Spencer’s taught by Mias
Ada Rankin. Xow with good
schools, good roads and good
mail service we ought to im
prove.
Mr. Kd Anthony, son of Mi.
W. D. Anthony, proprietor of
the Piagah dairy farm, left Mon
day for Cherokee. S. C.. where
he has accepted a position as
clerk in a store.
Mr. G. M. Howell who farmed
tbe David I*. Morrow home
stead this year says be suc
ceeded in producing 4 bales of
cotton and 100 bushels of core
and 50 bushels of sweet potatoes
ar.d $170 worth of melons.
Mr. Mellon Craig of Begonia
colled upon us December 1, and
informed ns that be was "still
on deck,” Kf calibre bullets not
withstanding.
LesUatf to i Dtseraaary?
(.rxiaRtna Dimnk.
If all the liquor that is sold
here through "Mind tigers” was
sold through a dispensary, tbc
town would bars between $5,000
and $10,000 mure money in the
treajuity to make improvements
on our streets.
Blind tigers arc ninuiug in
full 1»ti»*t In and outside of the
corporate limits ot Lexington.
<H course everybody claims to
be against it. yet nobody is tiy
iug to aid the officers to stop it.
Tbc prhliihition that now exists
and lias existed for years in
Lexington Is a howling farce.
Subscribe to Ttis Gazette,
twice a week.
The Ceremony Ulerrnpfad.
Bishop Candler of Georgia
rcccatly told one of the' national
law-makers from that state an
experience be had when be first
began to prrack the gospel and
tie nuptial knots, says the
Washington Times.
"One day 1 was called ou and
engaged to marry a couple in
one of the out-ofthe-way
districts, I found the house a
rudely constructed log affair,
with bat one room and a loft
above, which was entered by a
ladder and a trap door. A big
table was in the center bf the
room, and it was loaded with
Kod things to cat, .everything
ving been cooked on an open
fire-place which took rp pearly
all of one aide of the room.
The.bride and groom lined up
■and I was proceeding with the
ceremony, nod while iu tbc
most impressive part of it, the
old lady poked her bead out of
the trap ilw in the loft and
called:
" ‘Sally, 'torn them chickens
and iag 'em with a fork.*
"The command sens obeyed
by the danghter, she leaving
the trembling bridegroom while
she jagged ’em with a fork. I
could not help laagliing at the
Indicruu kochs of the whole
affair, aod I have never wit
nessed a marriage ceremony
since without remembering this
experience”
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{CLOSING
4 We are going out of g
I business by January 1
4 1st* Our large stock g
1 of clothing, Furnish- 1
4 logs, Shoes, Hats, all g
j .must go*
( EARLY PICKERS 1
| BEGINNING DEC. 10th ]
tAII parties owing us will 1
(pleasesettle at once,as
we mean to close np I
everything. J
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