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\ THE GAZETTE "" ( Mm* O* im-mi it. " li U tntlkfal — tic to it. ( Hi* relUblt—l«w< cm it. } Hilt U^dmtUUoa-ad. f W. P. MAI SHALL, Editor tad Proprietor. UASTON COUNTY'S QUEST CITIZEN. Nr. Brawn Ntarla* Th* Cantary Milestone-Descrlp tlan of Hla Baa*. In bu iutertaiuiug way in Sat urday’* Charlotte Chronicle "J. W- A." tells as follows of the life and home of Mr. Logno Brown who lives near Dallas, and hat weathered the storms of ninety-six winters. In the person of Logan Brown, Mecklenburg’s adjoining county on the west, Gaston, poetesses as a citizen a man who, though nearing the century mark, has retained to a remarkable degree his wonted physical and mental vigor—a boon which the gods elect to grant to but few men. Aside from the fset that he was born and reared in tbe county, which fact of itself wonld he sufficient to make bis name familiar to many in that section, he is really a remarkable man. The bonae of this unique char acter stands on a winding coun try road some four miles north east of tbe little town of Dallas, hVHin/ aval* || 19 a u UIU* fashioned three-room dwelling, well marked by the hand of time. The visitor, ou ap proaching, is struck by the rustic surroundings. An old fashioned well bouse, with its old oaken bucket; a crib of the old type, with its low eaves; together with a number of ancient and stately oaks, com plete the picture. To the left of the bouse a rugged knoll, well covered with pine trees, stands sentinel day and night, while at its base flows a purling stream. In tbe distance the historic King’s Mountain, the famous battleground of the Revolution, stands out iu bold relief. Mr. Brown, or Loge, as he is familiarly called, in his young daya was a man of powerful physique and, notwithstanding hia ninety-six years, still retains a goodly portion of his youthful vigor. His capacity for work ia something remarkable. He boea corn and cotton in season and does daily the ordinary work of a farm band. With the agility of a fifteen year-old boy, he mounts his male and thinks nothing of a ten-mile ride. He invariably at tends the sessions of the Su perior Court at the county seat, where he swaps anecdotes of other days with his friends and his old friends and war comrades, taking a lively interest in present day local matters. An enthusi astic member of the county cot ton growers' association, be stubbornly refuses to accept leas than ten cents for hia cotton, of which he raised four bales last year. On a recent Sunday afternoon a reporter, in company with a fnend, casually alighted in front of the old man's humble borne. After hitching their horse and drinking deep from the old osken bucket, the intruders were greeted by Loge’a youngest daughter, * gray-haired spin ster of fifty summers. Being nsbeied into the old man’s presence, the strangers were ac-1 corded a hearty welcome. He was reclining on a couch, tak-, i&g hia usual Sunday afternoon rest. How ere yon feeling to-day, Mr. Brown? • asked the report er. "Prethr peartras the re oly. "Got a good appetite to eat, but tbis here bad spell o’ weather kinder pnt me out. Can’t get out to do no work. This ben’s been the dingedest coldest winter we’ve bad in this part of the country since the year of cold Saturday in ’35.1' Here the subject drifted into politics and the rep-nter in quired of Mr. Brown if he at tended the recent presidential inauguration at the capital city. "How's that?" was the reply. "Nauguration? Well, no, I didn’t go. Last time I was up In that neck o’ the woods things was party tol’able wahm; b'lieve I like this climate better." "What do you think of Roose velt. anyway t" This nutation stumped the old man. Hit reply indicated clear ly enough that the oaiue of the Chief Hxecntive waa unfamiliar to him. He did not know who waa President of the United When told that the inaugurs! procession actually included a tegiment of negro soldiers, his o»ly comment was. "The devil, yon aay r Talking of Presidents carried the old man hack to Uncoin and the 4*x« of •«. His face beamed with animation as metnoty brought recollections of thott eventful days. Speaking of Ua swEttchtbi things would have been mighty different from what they were. Old Abe was a man through and through, and if some a-d scoundrel hadn't killed him when he did, there wouldn'l have beeu any need o' organisin' the Klu Klnx Klao." "Were you a Klu Klnx, Mr. Ilrown?” asked the reporter. "Yes, sir, I’m proud of it and don’t care who knows It.” "What did the Klu Klnx do, Mr. Ilrown?” A smile overspread the old man's countenance and he changed the subject. This topic naturally led the old mau to speak of the late war. He told how he joined Capt. W. O Morris’ company, m the Thirty-seventh North Carolina Regiment, in 1861, when be was fifty two years old. Ilis com rades giye him credit for being one of the bravest men in the regiment. At the close of thir teen months’ gallant service, he was sent home, ou account of his age, much against bis own wishes. He gave several thrill mg descriptions of narrow es capes from death in battle. On several occasions the men on each aide of him were shot down, but be said, "I never got teebed.” Not until after the war, when 2?. *•* nearly sixty years old. did Mr. Brown learn to read. He has become quite familiar with Ridpath's History and the Bible* from both of wbich he □notes frequently to substantiate fits assertions. Mr. Brown is still young enough to derive genuine pleas ure from a horse trade. "Just Hie other day," chuckled the old mau, "1 swapped horses with old man John Davis, and I'll be dinged if I don’t believe 1 stung him, too.” Still vigorous in mind and active in body, Mr. Brown gives promise of pausing tbc century mark in good health. HOW TO SAVE MONEY. In these times when living ex penses have increased from thirty to fifty per cent, it is un usual to bear of a standard rem edy being offered at half price. Yet that is the way Adams Drug Co., the popular druggists, ate selling Dr. Howard’s cele brated specific for the cure of dyspepsia and constipation. In addition to selling a fifty cent bottle, containing a month’s treatment of sixty doses, for 25 cents, they give their personal guarantee with every bottle they sell to refund the money if it does not give satisfaction. This unusual offer has brought hundreds of customers to their store in the last few weeks, yet out ol the many bottles of Dr. How ard s specific they have sold, but one customer has asked to have the 2S25L. returned. This was done without any questions, althourh Adams Drug Co., doe. not think the remedy could have been given a lair tn , noctor-e Mb can be saved by the use ot Dr. Howard's specific for the constipation, SS£J?i k.u1"* »dvantage ol this special half price introductory oiler. «ave belt the regu lar price of the specific. — ' A WABNllfO TO THE NEQBO. B««k*r Washington at Winston Salta. Urges (ha Been to Im~ Press Its Oppartultltn. car. Wilmlnctoa Mown. Booker T. Washington spoke here to-night In tbe Elks audi torinmto about 800 people, per baps 300 of whom were of tbe white citiaens of the place, while tbe remainder were ne groes. An admission fee of 75 cento and on* dollar were' charged, tbe proceeds going to tbe maintenance fund of the Slater Hoapital, and the Slater lndastrial school for negroes here. About $1,000 was reulised. Dr. Washington was Intro duced by W. A. nisir, cashier of t JtM Pnnnloe XI atln*.. 1 Vi_» a be nude what wn regarded aa a splendid speech. He urged the negroes to improve tbeir oppor tunities. telling them if they did not, they wonfd see their places usurped by others, ta has been the case with tie barSerTfn many of the large towns. Ger mans and French, he said, were taking the places of the negro barbers, because they were cleaner and did better work. The race problem, be Mid, had never been solved, despite all theplana to that end. The colored man is here to stay and be eannot he amalga mated or he will die, and it a man has ooe drop of negro blood In Ida veins that makes him a negru, and he mnat be so classed. He urged bis hearer* to draw the line against the bad negro. *o that the white people would Judge the negro from ••other standard than that of tba worst element. p YOU AND YOUVULE. Wlut’a Doing Wlfb Oar Neigh bora Just Across Ttao Liao. Ynrkvlll* Soqilrvi. Uih Mr. John M. Templeton died at bis home near Zadok (bis morning at 2 o’clock of pneumo nia. He bad been ill for about three weeks, and there was rea son to believe that lie was get ting along very uiccly uuttl the day before there catne a sudden sinking spell from which he never rallied. Mr. Temnleton was abont 51 years of age. and leaves a widow and several child ren. Thom as W. Carwile. major general 8. C. Division U. C. V., has recently promulgated im portant general orders making provision for the general reun ion to be held at Louisville, Kentucky, June 14, 15 and 16. One of these orders appoints Captain W. U. Smith of Clover, to be commissary general with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and another appoints Col. R. W. Hunt of Charleston, aide-de camp. with the rank of major. There are a number of visitors in town today to attend the Clawson-Moorman marriage in the Episcopal church this eve ning at 7:45 o’clock. The groom to be is Lieutenant T. S. Moor man of the United Slates army, now stationed at Port Slocum N. Y.a and the bride is Mis* Amanda Clawson, daughter of Mr. and Mra. T. W. Clawson, and a great favorite of the en tire community. The ceremony is to be performed by Rev. C. W. Boyd of Chester. A correspondent from Sharon tells of the death of Mrs. Nannie Jf- E. l’lexico, at her borne at Sharon on last Thursday after noon at 4 o'clock under pecu liarly sad circumstances. Mra. Plexico bad been ill only a few days, since the preceding Sun day. with dropsy of the heart; but her condition was not con sidered especially serious. She was quite cheerful up to the time of lier death, having called for her babe, only a few moments before sbe pasted away. The deceased was the daughter of Mr. W. A. Robinson of Shsron, aud the wife of Mr. A. P. Plex •vw. ouc wu win on may l/, 1861. tad at the time of her death was aged 42 years, II month* and 3 day*. She leaves s husband and seven children. Tbe funeral of Major James F. Hart last Friday afternoon was a solemn and impressive affair, the people of Yorlcville generally ■bowing theii respect for the de ceased Tu a manner that was in proper keeping with tbe estimate m which they had held him while in life. The order of the funeral pro cession was about as described 1 a a t Friday. Captains Lewis and Willis sod Lieutenant Lind say of Colonel Boyd’s stsff, led on horseback. They were fol lowed by tbe Jasper Light In fantry under command of Cap i tain Moore, and marching to the beat of a muffled drum. Then came tbe hearse with the active pall bearers on either side. These were followed by the members of the bar and officers of the Presbyterian church, act ing as honorary pall bearers, snd after them marched a small sqnad of Confederate veterans, followed by tbe members of tbe board of governors of the Com mercial club, uot serving with tbe military or as pall bearers. Next esme carriages bearing the members of the family of tbe deceased and close relatives sad menus. The big church war, already comfortably foil when the fun eral procession arrived, and many people who desired to par ticipate in the services remained outside. The casket containing the remains of the deceased was covered with n Confederate flag and a military guard of honor stood at the head and foot dur ing the progress of the.religious services. »Inch were conducted in a very lupressive manner by Rev. Dr. W. G. Neville, Rev. Dr. Bnmm and Rev. W. K. Hurt. After the services at the church, the procession took np Us march to the cemetery in the same order as before, and after the grave had been filled up, and covered with floral tribntes, the Jasper Light Infantry fired the last military salute of three volleys. Nnrtfc Caratina's Magic Citias. WltaloauM Bur. North Carolina seems to be running s race with the "wild and wooly" West in orodocing tnagic towns. There is no tell ing yet just what the wonder ful resources of the Old North State will develop. We believe it was about No vember that the town of Whitney sprung into life at the rapids of the Yadkin in Rowan connty and the Charlotte Chronicle is our authority for the statement that it is already a town of about 1,200 inhabitants, with electric lights, water works and sewer age. When it comes to growing, there are the beautiful cities of Charlotte, Greensboro and High Point, splendid examples of re markable and substantial growth bnt one of oar magic cities is Spencer, another Rowan county product. In 1896 there were lour lonesome people there but now there is aa ambitious young city of 4.000 inhabitants saying that Spencer is ambitious. A pamphlet under approval of the board of aldermen is being got ten out to set forth the advan tage* of the town for industries and investment in real estate and otheT lines. The pamphlet speaks about the wonderful in crease in population and devel opment since the Southern Rail way established its big shop* there, and goes on to speak of the town government, taxation, schools, churches, banks and industries already established. Other things that are in sight are also elaborated in the Spencer advertising pamphlet. The Gen eral Assembly of North Carolina at its recent session authorised the town to issue bonds for graded schools, sewerage, paved streets, etc., and an election will be bcld on May 1st for an istnc of $70,000 of bonds. The Sou thern Railway has given a she for a V. M. C. A. building apd a contribution of $15,000 in cash available when the people of Spencer ahall have raised $5,000 for the same purpose. It is pointed ont, in addition, that Spencer offers inducements for the operation of an ice factory, a daily newspaper, a dairy, a modern hotel, a lumber yard, a planing mill and a sash and door factory. It will be seen that Spencer wants a good many things, but we have no doubt it will get them, for the enterprising men of the young city are going about it la earnest. p Home Made Have your cake, muffins, and tea bis cuit homemade. They will be fresher, cleaner, more tasty and wholesome. Royal Baking Powder helps the house wife to produce at home, quickly and eco nomically, fine and tasty cake, die raised hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and muffins, with which die ready-made food found at the bekeehop orgrocery does not compare. Royal is the greatest of hake-day helps. VIOLET cut m CAMCtt . SAVES ctroun woman Yorkshire History of a . . Woman lecevorshy CntlaaW Use e( Tea Frem Flewer. Mlrhmond In an interview nt Dover with the Indy who recovered in a re markable way from a bad case of cancer on the liver, after adopting the violet leaf treat ment, oar Dover correspondent obtained some very interesting facta relating to the case, nays the Yorkshire Observer. The lady, who bad been a very prominent church worker at Dover and at first attributed per breakdown to excessive seal in this direction, stated that aha would be only too pleased to answer any inquiries which might be sent through oar cor respondent. so that any other suferen from this dread malady may have the benefit of her own experience. Her recovery, it appears, dates bach to two yean .ago, and her case is therefore considered the mote important, as there has been no recurrence of the cancer s> upturns. The facts of the erne were related by the lady in the presence of an independent medical gentleman. She be came ill in July, 1902, and ahe ffridlisllv dpvfiUnpM mil WVn dreadful symptoms of cancer. Her complaint was eventually diagnosed aa cancer on the liver and two independent physicians who were called in confirmed the opinion of her medical at* tend ant. Dr. Wood. UOCTOSta QAVE HER OT, In narrating her own story tbe lady stated that three medical men concurred in the nature of I her case and that her case was I incurable. Three separate growths, each as large as her first, developed in her side and she suffered most agonizing pains. On Nov. 18. 1902, she commenced the violet leaf treat ment, at the wish of some of her friends. The medical men did not object, as they con* side red her case hopeless. Her friends took a bunch of fresh ordinary violet leaves—many being sent her from Devonshire and other parts of the country. They were put into a basin and a pint of boiling water poured over them, which was allowed to stand for twelve hours, covered np. In the morning tbe liquor eras strained off. She drank a wine-glassful three times a day. Another portion of the liqnor was boiled again and three thicknesses of lint were soaked in it and annUtd *A effected part, covered with oiled aillt and bound round. She was in a very weak and emaciated condition, bat the remembers how determined the felt under the sympathy of her parents to give the remedy a good trial. For the first few days the "rem edy" intensified her pain until it was almost unbearable and there was a peculiar sensation, *hin. which seemed "alive* with irritation and al most intolerable. uccovx&SD in aaorr rag. The remarkable part of tfaa story, as narrated by the lady, is that on the 24th of November— eight days after she commenced the treatment—she fell into a quiet sleep end on waking np found, for the first time for many weeks, that the pain bad ranch decreased, and rapidly disappeared. At this time the medical men considered she could not live beyond a week. Although the pain left her the growths continued the same in appearance for a long time, nndl one day she thought they seemed a little smstler. She told the doctors whet she thought, but they still gave her »o hope and said her recovery wim unpoMioie, at tbe same time giving an cxplnnation of the probable cauae of tb* cessation of pain. However, tbe growths gradually grew less and in about three months had disappeared. There waa no re currence of thu agonising pain audahe gradually recovered her strength, which was q>tlte re stored In six months. She de scribed the co * as a painful one and as requiring great perse verance. Her case has caused very numerous Inquiries from auger era. Veliecttan* at a Bachalar. rUwTethua A homely rich girl can get married to a poor man as quick ms pretty girl to a rich man. The more frills a woman baa on her clothes the mere she puts on her company manner*. College education la such a tellur* for some boys that they don’t even know anything ahont athletics when they com* out. r*L*...MMMMI.... : Seasonable Offerings* li , TABLE LINENS* .« W* - »• « NEW LACES. WHITE LAWNS. *^W*. «oj>4esdltr. Set*. so WlA* ””** ?f ‘be French and Fentariawaa horn 10 to ;; SO ceats per yard. _COLOBED WASH GOODS. Block complete in price* varying from 5 cent* np. MILLINERY. Complete line of ready Irlaiaod hate farm SO crate as. ' $ Made to Order Department I Is Our Specialty. * • i Jas. F. Zrrr . ’ £fjt- '“Ti?* Hlfl ", Insomnia! You can feecoase a fast sleeper csrrytb* «««> rynMW,*bffi5i. are bat small thing* wh*n *r*cb> ^i.d*fnt’|lf"Vh'e,,;Jo^Ay“.h^!5 M 1 gy^.tar^agsjira catastrophe you are ua> agalsst loss aad worr latest. 0 THE LOVE TRUST CO. AM Kind* of Imrascc.
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