tey ta ISO* fully IW Imb
feted LMtTi tet Tte WMiUimi
mall at uy tluoo la aa anraou teat
tea ipiaHiat cannot load ate Iriar la
te tad aooMlbaw not oat la u tea
«f. Lte hteaotf can mad only a
riaiUan at tee teal. Often them art
tef am ntkk (Mb would kka tea fraa
Iteot to am. bat arao rate latter* am
»»"»*'* *a tea nun at dteiudi fur
*» gait tea*. notaa of tram
la* tad advice and m«aaate for chert
V- Ul atuglc fortnight boato tea
oOMte tetarn coouaintag raqeta far
peeoaiur add ta aa amount exceeding
teat at tte praaldn-a eatery far a
TW later at tte Watt* Hoaaa ta tao
■ftal « rent pert of that labor
anxtoty. U la Otter of teyrmf
tef» aaeead aelr to aUaiw that
water aad iirldy Ta are prog |n> thu
(Mb ahoaldara all detafia. Qa la tW
Pfe**teata memory and Ida timekeck
-£_^**u*»«._
mm
«r. hk mm. bla racorda and hla work
Mdp K* pa pant go to tto pcwuxtaafi
da«k *sta*t flat papara Loab Ulmaatl
pstatfcara. Ttos always tto trartJatift
♦tod. AM papara rdattng to avutera ta
ka takas ap on a tr*> an kept ts a
Mdar. ao that wton tto praattoni
htrs tfaa WMto Bosaa Look tea afl
tk* —Haca ataiHaa tka axaeomra at
lasUun as ttot Joarsay aO taady is
rarapart tHabkhpip
Tlir Isaaiilaat .. Loab a* Ha
prlrata oak* ky waaaa ad as dMU
tor lea la a tos dst to Loab'a daak.
Wkas tto praaulast poakaa a batten a
•tort, abarp. assppy aassd ta pmtlswl
kl tto tea. Osa day as dd ganttawaa
aaaaa to aw Mr. Moaarralt Loot, aaM
Ms waadd stup tka wattar aaj Ian
tto lows. Tto aid salkstt «ut dan
tolwkisawt tsdtonly ttorswaa
a abort, abarp. asappy aossd. and tba
rtalur Joatpad as aJTrbtbard.
"Haft only a call from tto praa*
last for Mr. Loab." rapuiaad Aartat
esa toarrtary Samoa. -
"•**. sstosaaa awT ♦srlilwaM tot
TvJUno JUROR'S WORK.
WIlBnat M. grow, Jr., son of tb* talk
Peualre tewysr —d pruts— ef Andrew
Otenagta, recently Wt at n Jurer In tb*
CM* of Korman H. Qeysor, char—d
Wllh tho murder or Ur*. Martha in.
pal rich, says a Pittsburg —sclal dto
patch to tor Otectnuatt Enquirer.
YonagFrew. who la joet out of cdtaga,
mere* tor tb* tout time a* a Jutyman.
1h* drat case that he waa accepted tor
wm th* ainrder csau, which proved ta
ba to* togn at any ever triad to tua
Pitta bug court. Tho jory was oat
ri*rm day*.
lh* Brat night young Trow discover
ed that one of bit fallow Jurors, a
firmer front toowdan township, could
nrithsr read nor write. Ha att about
to* teak of teaching lb* farmsr bis
tatters .and who tb* trial wae ovar
was ratified to Bad that to* nuts
eoukl write hta own sad other people's
Mate* and ooukl casks a fair stagger
•t tsadlag.
Th* sight ■ tonal buriussn went an
•itfri tor a short ton*, but then tbs Jur
or* begs* to nJtr from lack of excr
eta*. Young grow Is a One sthtata sail
know* BMr* about boxing and Japu
sana wrestling toon many prof caaloo
ala. Bo a wrestling mat waa made at
torrtal mattresses Tbs Jaro/s aU
know more about boxing and wrestling
today than they did before. Yoang
Flaw also Introduced foot racing
around too room and other phyoleal
culture diversion* until the man got all
th* exercise they nssdcrt sad hod sppa
tttoo which coat to* county 1080 for
ta oxcbnnge tor all tola young Frew
was amply repaid by at toast oo* of tb*
Jurors who waa a bather, grew could
■ta ohara himself, and th* barbar
Juror cowled to perform tho teak
esch morning before break feat. Dnr
tag th* starsu days' coofinemant ha
•to* gar* yoang Frew, as wallga srv
ml attorn, aa up to date haircut.
Th* larynteu declare that tom oarer
bad a finer ooatponloa than tho mOBaci
tWt MS Young grew, who ta n sort
MM sort of Chap, soys toot he was vary
much total sated la ton work.
WHEELER'S ROMANCE.
11 I I , I mmm-m
PANAMA CAUL PARODY
■•Aires of Wort oa Isthmus Bn
Uvea Orldiron Club Dinner. '
VmaVAT A gDBJBOT OOP MIRTH
Met totoW AOO otter Mocks hardly
Mm M sMs. Bo did It not ms. bat
BMartUBM. It was at tte recant 41a
■er «C tte Oiidlroa dab at tte Now
WBMid hot*! la Washington, aad tte
eaaaa of tte PMotdMfa mlrtb was* tte
fact that ha aad Ms administration
aad. above an. tte Panama de
partment at it were tended to tte
earn s taste, says a Wasblactae spe
cial dispatch to tte Now Tort Times.
Kest ta slso was tte celo—si isnab
st Secretary Taft wteoever the dob
demonstrated M Its moot convincing
masaav that ho sad his canal were not
what they wen cracked op to be. As
fsr Sseretaty Beet, ho dkl t b* test te
coeld. bet with a buadrod or more sen
ator*. representstlsos. cabtoot offlnrs
sad newspaper men shouting aroond
him It was dUBcalt for him to bold bis
own with such votcM as those of Taft
aad Booasvdt
The dialog room was transformed
Me Pa same for the occasion, and tlio
dab sad Its guests smubed la
those prophetic wards to the tune of
"When Johnny Comes Marching Horned
w«'r» niif
lam __
We re glm ta dta the Ms
HnttV Herrmh!
I* Panama we
w*rn da mm duta
And Ikere n ha mere dmutau
Wm tha dht beats* to ftj ~
Before they got through they bad dag
th» canal and ftaatad open a hug*
white acraan a picture shewing tha
ecaspteted enterprise. and «Dh It n por
trait of President Bsoocvuit warning
a raoorabto white baud aad appar
ently a ««ntury old. ThJa eras ooa of
tbd thing* which brought forth that
prMMaaHil roar.
I *tnt of an. attar (bo gouts bad ar
rived they wars unbelad Into com
piles. Instead of galsg Into the din
ing ban in tbs vasal way a lannulu
waa termed. It waa headed by Uem
tanaat Raatrinaann aad tha Marina
band, al dona up In beautiful whit*
uniform* and looking aa rmniiij aa
contd bn. Than camo ITsaMoat Uoosw
T«)t of tha United States and President
Btebard In* Fhar* of the Gridiron
ctab. ToUowlag theeu marched tbs
musical members, clad In woching
maa*a hlonsu and carrying real ptchs
aad shovel*, (n tba »s m eutnn war*
emheeosrtiws. cabinet officers, ssaatora
aad reproMuta tires, railroad preri
dents—all follow ta* a golden gridiron
bsid aloft. Mark Twain kept paoa trite
the rut. an lively as a boy. Associate
Justice Brewer, sedate and dignified,
wxa by Upside.
Aa tba band played tea member* aad
tea gnasta mad* their devious way
through a terpentine nisi* of polma,
robber traaa. banana plant* and other
tropical vegetation, to thickly placed
together as to make a furinating mo
rion of a jungle. Everybody In tha
march to the banquet ban Joined In tha
churn*:
We're golag to dta the Mg easel.
Hurrah! Hsrrakl
It Is really n mtatak* to aay that lb*
peoeaeatan entered the banquet baa It
emerged from tbs tropical pathway up
as to* ptsxa of Santa Ansa, which, a*
•vary on* knows, le tba public park of
tha Isthmus city. Tha street sign* hung
bars and tear* aanoanesd (bat It waa
ttw plans of Anna, which wae evidence
enough: but, la addition to this, tea
room wae eat with towering cocoon or
pa'w. wrib banapa trees bearing
buaebM of real fruit and with ether
appropriate daoorstiaoa ta rich profu
rioa. AA tea acts wars srrsngad sa If
teoy wore occurring ta Panama, sad
avurybndy retorted to Waahtagtoa aa
mom faro*, distant city.
Be calatest!on of tee evening was
tea one ari drama entitled -Printers
frees Paaamat ar. Haw W# Could Do
II If Wo Had a Chanes." Tba gnoste
war* hrisghl face to tec* with thta ta
Itecatlag and rerarieua production by
• Mrica of osay stags*. Early in tec
•voting aueflte dab members cam*
Is. walked around ft* pinaa aad dis
tributed with grant prodigality hues
wads of stag* mousy. Os Mhtijl
riger wMb a ttinuil dollar taffi and
scattered MM of Meaty an tea loor.
“What does tele exhibit Ion mssar
asked Prteldial ream.
Another chorus, snothoc brief period
of nUrctioa to tits good things to act
Ud ■> member of the stab eatm-wl who,
tftrr appropriate conversation, applied
ter tbs i>MiUou of press ogeut.
"Uut you can’t write." objected Free
Ideal Ksoru.
“No," aaacutod tbs applicant “Hut
wbafa thu uasT Secretary Taft does
ill tbs writing!"
AM tlila tints tbs Taft laogb domi
nated oveu tbo H<xweeelt laugh.
Thsas true* bat the pceUnilnariea to
tbo drama, width dealt wUb an cn
forced Mooting of tbe oaual cocniule
Hoa oa tbo Isthmus. Tbe cotntnlrsltst
wa. hupetuonated by laomlicre of tbo
dab. fought valiantly against going to
Ibo istbaiua. but wore compelled to do
■a and got down to bnsloesa. It stun
mooed bolero It lha chief ongtnoar, who
worn a largo medal.
"I get It." ho explained, “toe cteatUng
the street* at Washington."
"How did yon do Itr asked one of
the commissi oners.
“I prayed for rain." was the response,
tad all tbe Washington guests fait that
lido was too true to bo finny.
When ho ashed for a salary of $100,
WO a year, ••so I wea't bo tempt*!
whoa somebody wants to build s ■ alt
way In New York," Us was engsged,
tad then tbo chief sanitary officer came
I* the front to tell why ho ought to be
pat on ibo payroll.
"Wrat" bo eohl, "I would get tbo
biggest po«»Ibis appropriation from the
government"—
"That wtll do,” said tbo cosnialssloo
sr*. "You ore experienced enough for
■a."
"You haro some medals, too," was
the remark addressed to tbo chief
■masemeut provider. "What am thny
tocr
"1 got them all foe good work," was
(he reply. “Ibo president gave me
thin tee van.ting a man to a state din
ner who knew a new story, while this
one came from toots cun gross men I
gars thorn passes to a variety show oa
aa afternoon whon eulogies ware to bo
doitversd at tbo capItoL”
mu mi mi ana only |m«UM etna)
export waa presented to tba coaimli
aloa and announced bis plan. 'The
canat,” be said, “to forty-seven mllaa
ton*. I propose to build torty-seven
mammoth ainfalpe, emch one mil* long.
Then 1 prop aao to build a alee, cum
modione canal sad hitch It to tbe atr
■btpa. That will obrlate say of the
cut*, it win be perfectly level and
accommodate tbe largest ships.”
With tbe end at tbe canal drama ev
•ty ooa wae an tbe qul rtre for a
■D*rch ftou PreeUeut Roosevelt. It
really wae not nnraaatry to areaso tba
audience to tba point af an oration for
tlw president but tba eattaualaam waa
happily stimulated by a stirring song.
Tbe renes humorously told bow all
tba great trouts of tba past coaid
hare been brought to a more prompt
cocciosloa If they bed on’y been man
aged by Roosevelt, while the chorus—
go rood task to end good health to
reel
We Miens m bars.
WUhateudhu ahtohamh,
Ws Join la a chaar!
was song with almost dramatis ear
naetneae sad fairly Uftad tbe roof
With Its volume Wben President
Bnosersit erase every club utember
and every guset wae on his feet, cheur
lag with all tbe power or his Juhjca
Tbe demonatratlou lasted several min
utes. Ur. Uoueoroit apoka at some
length.
Oue of tbe cleverest tiling* of tbe
dinner wae -The Urtdtron Outdo to
Wasblogtuo,” a publication which. In
the language of the preface. dUploj'od
"picturesque coadsensa* wltbont sacri
flclng coutUiency of plot”
Sotos Idea of the character of the
guide can bwst be given by quoting a
few paragraphs atwuadom as fallows:
The Copilot—This bolldtna. <»• Msecs
of rural staieamsa. Is mntsly no ltd Tor Its
Icbblrs. which sre ef gwtMtwss proper
tieas. Whss orlglnslly cupstroctsd. It
was expected to oocepy a prominent place
Is PuMic affaire. Of lets yssro It bat beta
dwarfed by ce.epnrteen wllh tbs Whits
its css aomewbtre wlthlp (hs classts
roadass ef the maj vatic maibls but tains
to a dsllharattve body, which haaglpea it
Is Ictrescsd with the awful defy of moil
ing law* to covers the people at tha
Dotted States Yes wm Itod It ut lbs hell
cad of Uncle got Cannon* clear.
Tbs toasts Chamber.—1This Is ths as
sembly reeto of tbs Ossst club as earns.
Ths dsUbrrsMona ef ths eon ale ere public,
except when the doose are closed tor **
ssortrs essslena. Tbsa they are pebUshtd.
The White Bens*.—This Is the nohoot
for ths edusaUon ef sssalan sad rspre
ssatattrss as to thstr duly to thslr coun
try. The head master Is Professor T.
Uereerelt. A. B-, A U.. I.U D.. Utt. D.
(Harvard. MM. There le a ffymnsshito
esaosstsd wttk the Institution. The axil*
to “MR drat aad frequent."
Ths War Department.—gtraaffer* vlelt
laa here sen see ham bernfery Tail bolds
aews hts Jto He atu as to
All ef tbe principal epaakers wet* In
troduced by appropriate musical a am
bers, territory Root. Secretary Taft
and Uarlf Twain being especially hon
ored hi that way.
B^ ^ ^ * r r
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jL Lot 200 feet front J
F on Marietta St., 1
on sewerage line. 4
I $6 PER FOOT J
r iF TAKEN QUICK 1
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Bmpou Ulalpe'a Bn Cuttrp.
Kmmoua I'.iiiioo. tbc fourtccn-year
old (jrrtndton nt the late Janie* O.
Blauc. li.vi ni i '• tilt ndvtcit hit ) bnnl
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Ortlera znoet be a*nt la advance.
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“I wonder If thorn i-htckeiie bare laid
enough ecsa tbia wauk to BU timer or
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“I told mamma to food them extra well,
became el oca I have advert* ead our
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“Who la “war " waa aakad. 1
"I'w r* a good partner, all right.”
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nlahea tha capital and 1 tha axpart
aaiea.”
Tha Tatra at Path.
Ilk peaCe taenghte eoaeeralag —-rnuri
aaweat lawn, akbk beam tha aaarn eg
tha paveraar.)
Thera wiWtbe w grafter hi the eeadag
tow* Of »OW
Mae baogtara heeetaaftev that ahafl ---
Mr hHMag eg aar weak.
^ hnblhtag that to aati
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or. d. e. McConnell,
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Office firat floor Y. M C.A. Bld’e
GASTONIA, N. C.
Phoue 69
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DENTISTS
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Office in Adama Building.
Phone 8G.
Dr. C. M. BEAM,
DENTIST,
DALLAS.N. C.
Offices Over Bank,
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MRS. JOHN HALL.
GASTONIA, N. C.
Teacher of Piano and Organ.
Special attention given begin*
uers —FI8p
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ATTORNEY-AT-T.AW
and NOTARY PUBLIC
Ofct wtt Cutoni, Il'tlwHt Store
GASTONIA, N. C.
Practice limited to civil matters,
sudl as collecting claims, negotiat!
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writing and probating of all sort* of
legsl instrument* J 12-3in
Dr. W. H. Wakefield
OF CHARLOTTE
win be i° Gastonia at the FatU
House on Wednesday, Jan. Slut, for
one day. 1IU practice Is limited to
diseases of the Bye. Ear. Nose and
Throat, and Fitting Glasses.
Oa this visit the doctor will aup
?}y f**e of charge lo bis pa*
i Ueuta who nttd kImirb. •
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ail0lrCwU.,,*!f^r ^ven ,h“ the
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