■
* WtdTof Btali RaV
* Vriamc.- arid Depew. "that you
ca^Uftiatti face at Ball Run;
the other way pa that interesting
oecaafea." "True,* said the
i«ith*.toae of eeU-te
_Jrafere
Two U i k e. 1
and New
**«» carried
** Ihe paat tew days far the
of graded schools.
*■** towns, to ate the Lin
5* Jawnal'h phmm. m
wa*oo eT***1 ** *** f>>Ml
•**« coscratu
J**"*®1theirneighbors. It is
Mnmywg hut woe at all stir
*«WMMr to learn that in Lio
" tha Gastonia colony
*** *°r schools. Th* Q*.
sambas rccaiwd agatirancit
that the traoaier companies at
Xioedotoii will now chance the
- !P*1H^.— *** «“**« ««ni
M- *W to "boa," thus
**•* o® matter whether
LiorcHtwi people are seated iu
• buad. seamier a b«s theyure
at leatf la a car of progress.
The Coofederate veteran holds
"'•W'arilh-.mhWnu
he oaad to held oo in the warmer
*hat is, through sheer
'■htwjtoaod. Hate U general
W.ft.C«u Twice thanked oo
ht ldllrllH hr General Lee
JrMagaUaotry, heariac on bis
body the scar, of eleven wounds
"**** * •**>•. commander
•* the brigade that made the
^'•wyrieh, always rich,
with amatjr to gratify every
want, why sboeldn’t each a sum
be happy? Money to gratify every
want? That isn't written right.
There are some vents money
cansot-gratify, and this Baron
hed them. And then money
fcaeHlsso timid, ao cowardly, so
nervoasly crazy like. wild hone,
*° Powerful, m> nncootrollable
when fri^bt’Strickea, that the
•ome of safety and reposeful
comfort Ices from him who takes
a scat behind the hones of Croe
sus. When they take fright and
ordinary raaning won't answer,
bet something said somewhere
abont riches making themselves
wings, so that they can partly
iy? Uneasy lies the head that
mean a crown—aaeasy Hes the
heed that sleeps on pil
Iowa staled with money,
whether ill gotten or
otnerwtse. Sat nobody wbo
hasn’t tried it will believe• word
of this; folks still rash oo day
and night, tating heart, mind,
aool and body to stag pillows,
bolster, and bed, all, with gain.
That he might serve the young
men of Prime who were ambi
tions to get oa in the world
as he had done, Baron Roths
child drew tip certain rales of
conduct and distributed them
oo printed cards. Here are the
rales and it mast be admitted
that they are all good owes:
Skua liquor.
- gw* to go forward.
aisssi-ss;cfc.
2f*vsr niUuiim lie*.
»5»y yoor debt* promptly.
gjsre&gsaigb.
gn sot reckon upon chances.
J*ako wo useless acquaintances.
5»**r» <* tba strante of til*.
Miittain yottr integrity a* a sacred
t*a*.
Navv appear to be something
am than yen are.
: time to coaafcfec; then decide
**
Shun liquor, be ambitious to
go forward, be polite, and pay
you debts promptly, deserve to
be written in shining letters be
fore the eyas of all young men.
We Mention these three because
every day one sees yonng men
going to the bad on account of
failure to observe one or more
of these simple rules of aocccsa
fsl conduct, Bat all of Baroa
Rothschild’s rnlea are worthy to
be memorized and adopted not
°°'y by yonng men, but by those
farther along in life. The only
‘rouble about them is, as a New
York paper suggests, that one
would need to go back several
generations and select kis ances
tors fa order to follow them, and
farther, that a young nun able to
adopt and follow them would
witch nomaw mu
Another Deal la Tla-llirWi
Still Capttsred-Cbnrch Offers
l Mt,J #_aa_.
*- avvvi BBC vWlBfls V
Miss Ella Torrence has beta
elected as one of tbe teachers of
graded school at Bessemer.
J. F. Allison &ad family moved
yesterday into their new borne,
the new boerdiog boose erected
bv Conductor Mots.
Mrs. Lacy Garrett, widow of
the late 1. W. Garrett, is still
m a very feeble condition. She
•hf* b««a severely ill for some
iMMCSa
The oil mill company here has
shipped this week 4 cst loads of
cottou seed meal over to Liver
pool.
We note that Jacob L- Kiser
of our tow* received tbe medal
at Lenoir college this session for
tbe best improvement.
Another deal hi tin circles
was made here this week with a
flentlemaa from Charlottesville.
Va. The gentleman in question
has bad a representative here
for some days from whose inves
tigations the above resalt fol
lowed, He will begin operation
in a few days.
Tbe Southern Railway com
pany bts a. force of hands here
now building a switch and coal
cbnte to the Enterprise cotton
“ill- Tbe force of hands are In
charge of Captain Jones, s
--'— as# --A.__W* Vs
Jones. Mr. Jones bad not seen
bis nephew lor 25 vests till shoot
the tint be cams bars to do thii
work. He was working at Gas*
tonia before he was sent here,
and bearing of bis uncle being
here be ran over to see bioi
about a week ago.
Revenue Officer Albright ar
rived la our town last Saturday
eveniog, and hiring a team pro
ceeded, with Policeman Ledford
out to the old Gibbon’s place
near Bethlehem church where
they found an illicit distillery
winch had been operated the
night before. The worm and
the product of the plant had
been carried away but the still
was still in the furnace and was
warm.
The officers proceeded to cal
np the still sod destroy the beer
stands and beer. They turned
loose 400 gallons of beer and a
quantity of low wine, leaviog
the entire premises quite a wreck
_ There was no one at the dis
tillery and they were unable tc
obtain toy clue as to who was
operating tbe plant or to whom
It belonged.
An old gentleman of tbe neigh
borhood was down on the creek
on Friday evening fibbing, and
noticing "still slop" coming out
at the month of a small branch
into the creek, decided he woold
trace it and find where it came
from. He went ap the branch
but a short ways till he came
upon the premises, and at once
took in tbe situation. He came
to town Saturday morning and
reported bis find to an officer
and Mr. Albright was at once
notified and came over tbe same
afternoon with the above result.
There was preaching at Bethlc
hem the next day, Sunday, and
at the close of the service this
church, of which Rev. A. H.
Sims is tbe pastor, offered a re
ward of $25 for evidence to con
vict tbe party who eras operating
the plant. It now remains to be
seen whether tbe owner will be
detected or not._
Wheeler Wall Paper Company
FaUa.
CUilMt Clnxitto.
VS, OIU..1_n__/,_
EAST OASTOH ITEMS.
•i«r*i*tfDO«ta«H of t*» Ooitk
Kart Carton. Jane 5.- Mrs. J.
R. Johnson, with her lour hand
wunc daughters, have cose oat
from Charlotte to spend the
summer at their nice country
home ae.ir Lucia.
Mr*. M. P. Abernetby, who
list been in bed sick for the last
three weeks, has Improved so as
to be np moat of the date now.
Oral Aberuethy. who
was kicked by a horse several
weeks ago has recovered so as
to be out most of tbc time, aid
to the delight of all. he will not
Ite disfigured as much ss was
thought he would be. It is cer
tain now that his eye sight will
be all right.
The farmers that have hustled
are pretty well up with their
work. It can be said that there
w a very fair prospect in East
Gaston, though many are not
done planting yet, having been
kept front getting dune by the
contiuned rains early in the
spring.
Col. W. L Warren, the old
war horse, and much admired
man of Lucia, has been hauling
off hi* cotton of late. He i»
above the avenge as a good
fatmer, and most always has
something to sell that brings
him in money.
Rev. Mr. Beaver, pastor of
Hebron Baptist church came
down last Saturday and held
services over Sunday. He lives
ovct toe Kiver iu Iredell conmy.
Mr. William Tucker, one of
Mr. Tate’s popular clerks at
Mountain Island, was married
last Thursday to Mias Mamie
Sbnford, of Paw Creek. Meck
lenburg county. They have our
congratulations and best wishes.
Wheat and oats are practically
a failure in Bast Gaston, and
not much of it will be worth
catting. We know of one fanner
that pat $75 worth of commer
cial fertiliser ou his wheat crop,
and now offers to sell it in the
Geld for this amount.
BUK0LA1Y AT MT. PLEASANT.
Lass Including Nanay and Bam*
aged Praperty Aments to
sim
Monnt Pleasant had a big
burglary sensation early Thurs
day morning, 'and the safes of
Cook & Foil and C. G. Heilig
were blown open by professional
safe crackers and relieved of
their contents which amounted
to about $800. The Concord
Times says: the total loss, in
cluding money stolen and dam
age done to property, will prob
ably amount to $1,000. They
secured an entrance by prizing
open tbe front doors with crow
bars, alter which they quickly
drilled holes in tbe safe and
blew them up with nitro glycer
ine. Thdy covered up the safes
with some mattresses, etc., found
in the store so as to deaden tfce
noise. They secured all the cash
in tbe safes, but left' the checks
and other papers. They secun d
$169 in cash belonging to Cook
& Poil, and also some other
funds left there on deposit by
others, the amount of which is
not known. A larger haul was
made at Mr. Hdlig’s, the sum
stolen there amounting to about
$400. Mr. Heilig is town and
church treasurer, and had font’s
of both in his rate besides his
own. About $175 In check was
left by the burglars.
VI IUVIK BlUirKIVUR CUSC
actors have been seen around
Mt. Pleasant for a week or moffe.
One of these was a cripple, or
pretended to be crippled. This
man was missing from the town
yesterday, but no clue has beep
obtained as to bis whereabouts.
There is no clue whatever as to
who the robbers were.
TOE ttTAIL MEICHAJITS
Association to he held to Ashe
ville June 21-22.
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YACHT SHAPES
Former price tp to
$2.00
To 10 at
50 cents
as lent as tkey last.
■—ffim ■—•t.j -a;.-aac:
See aw op-town window
Swan-Slater
Company
Mtttn krlaai hjt
YOU AND YORKVILLE.
What's Doing With Onr Nslah
born Jnsi Across (bo Lino.
Yortrrill* Nnoalm.
Mrs. Susan Brown, oee Davie*
wife of Mr. J. A. Brown, died ai
her borne in Blacksburg Iasi
Tuesday, and was buried it
Bccrsheba cemetery on Wednes
dnv.
Miss Myrtle Kiddle, daugbtei
of Mr. W. B. Riddle, of Bowl
ing Green, received a ccrtificatt
for proficieucy in shorthand am
typewriting at Chicora collegt
tula week.
Thursday evening at 7:3<
o'clock, Mr. D. E. Hooey o
Yorkville, S. C., and Mias Helei
Ferrell Abercrombie wen
married at the residence of Mrs
E. J. C. Wood, Rev. b. R. Tur
nipseed performing tbe cere
rnony.
John Glenn, hit Jim Bailey ii
the bend with a rock, in tlx
Bethel neighborhood, a few day:
ago., aud it is thought tha
Bailey will probably die. Botl
are negroes.
The secretary of state on laa
Tuesday issued a commission ti
tbe Yorkville Monument Work:
of Yorkville. The capital stool
of the company is to be $10,000
The corporators named are: W
B. Moure, W. B. Wylie, am
others. -
Mr. R. B. Hardness, of Sharon
came in tbe Bnqnrier office las
Saturday to say that wbateve
might be tbe snspirion agains
Tom Sberrer as to tbe burglaric:
that occurred in Sharon 01
Tuesday night, those suspicion!
are incorrect. nI was at Sbaroi
Tuesday evening,” said Mr
Hartuess, "and I took Ton
Sberrer home with me. It wai
at his own request, and he uiadr
the request because he was to<
drunk to walk. 1 slept wit!
him Tuesday night, and ht
could not have been at Sharon
Tom will have enough to an
awer for as it is, and I don’
want him to be accused of some
thiDg he did not do.”
Miss Emms Clinton, daugh
ter of Mr. S. J. Clinton o
Bethel, graduated from Cbicon
college, Greenville, this week
_M. __.• _ a
dition to her diploma, the Bnde
medal. The Greenville Newi
refers to the presentation of th<
medal as follows: "Miss Etmni
Clinton was wrested with heart)
applause by her friends when she
was presented with the mnci
coveted Bndel medal for elocu
tion. This handsome gold
design Is given annually by H.
Bndel of this city, to the eta
dent securing the best general
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Ton WitHa la fcu Ma*anaa.
On such a day, such a cloud*
. less, radiantr- flower-sweetened
, day, the horseman slackens the
, rein as he rides through lanes
and quiet fields; and he dares to
, dream that the children of God
, once loved each other.
On inch a day one may dream
| that the time might come when
t they would do so again.
Rein in and stop, here ou this
, high hill I Look north, look east
, where the ran rises, look south,
, look west where the son sets—on
' all sides the scene ia the same.
; In every field the steady male,
. the steady plowman and the
j children dropping corn.
Close the eve a ' moment and
look at the picture fancy paints.
: Every field in Ganrgia is there.
every field in Uiafapatb is there.
1 And in each the figures are the
same—the steady male and the
| steady man, and the pattering
feet of the children dropping
corn. , V"
In these furrows lie the food of
the republic; on these depend
life and health and happiness.
Halt those children—and see
how the cheek of the world would
blanch at the thought of famine!
Paralyse that plowman—and
x.tlnn.l kuLn. rvfisii
would shatter every city in the
Union.
Dropping com! A simple
thing, you say.
And yet, ms those white seeds
rattle down to the sod and hide
•way for a season, it needs no
peculiar strength of fancy to sec
a Jacob’s ladder crowded with
ascending blessings.
Scornfully the railroad king
would rlsnce at these sgnlLteams
in each shsall field; yet check
tboae eorndroppers end his cars
weald rot on the rnsd end rust
would devour the engines in the
roundhouse. The banker would
ride through those fields think
ing only of Me hoarded Million*,
no? Wald be ever startle himself
the thought that Ms millions
would melt away in mist were
tboee tiny beads sever mere to
found dropping com. Tbs
bondholder, prsudia all the se
curity eftbe sat axed receiver of
other people's tsices. would see
k these fields merely the Indus
try from which be fathers tribute 1
ft would never dawn oa bis rnfod
ftJEfVB
H be worth the pa
„ lltersnyso.
T the world, end It can live,
.S&nS&rxS
note*, mortgages and bond*?
yon e*?“UCh of your *°,d C8“
will «« mMyuof y<M»r diamond*
3L“*wer the need of a loaf?
Hut enough.
TiJii* nV15 J° ride down the hill.
The tinkle of the cow-bell follows
the sinking *un— both on the
way borne.
I r&T’L1’ an 008p°ken thought
I ride homeward, thinking of
tho*e wh°plant the com. E
indeed would be the
”"t,b8t knowing what these
people do and bear and suffer
yet would not fashion thU prayer
to the favored of the re^biic:
• S ni1c?’ l8w™aUer.. soldier*,
judge*, doctors, preacher, hood
holders! ^ not «, unmindful
of the tolL and misery of those
who feed yon I"
The Milwaukee Rxpo«itton
occupying a city block was de
stroyed by fire Sunday after
$75O000 ^ *300’000, 'u,nTance
VIJ^' Teacher* Assembly of
North Carolina will meet in
Greensboro next week. This is
expected to be the great**
flUPmh QM Af _ . r!
intbe State. More than a
tbooaand teachers are expected
K ”\Uy P'oninent
gEiS","!!! h* tb*.re *«<l add
interest to the occasion.
Mrs. Rosen felt, of Nashville,
&,uC0,O^i*d “kWc
.Fr,day afternoon
W before "* o’clock by
ounces of carbolic
then leaping from a
•eeond story window of her
boarding house. The suicide
tu company with her husband
and sou came to Asheville about
SS^UT0"^ ,to ,ot tbc
“V be*]lh‘ They were well
»»<*. mm*« • number of
[y*™;- No caoae can be aa
•Hroed for the woman's rash
UST TOUR TAXABLE*.
. For the purpose of Hating the
taxable polls and property of
the town of Gastonia. I will ait
with the township lWer at the
following times and placet:
- r^gig-jjss
ind mil! wppoig&este
1908 *** yoor *u Tvtaraa fov
H. B. Moose, Tax-lister,
Tows of Gastonia.
JM.