it. The ratoiste are the biggest
kickers and they arc becked op
by the cooks, the tailor, and tbe
printers. It's a pity "Asheville
air." the efficacy of which for
relieving so many of the Ola
of mao is proverbial, wont no
automobiles, beat cook stoves,
warm the tailor’s goose or help
the poor priater oot.
Charlotte is following Gas*
louia’s lead la tha matter of
prohibiting the Illegal sale of
cigarettes to aiders. As told is
tbe local cohmias of The GascUc
a week or two ago the citixeni
: > cwcimve committee ox Utatooui
bad formnlated plana aad in*
slitnted a campaign to bring
abort the strict enforcement of
thi* law. Wcdnasdar’a Char*
lotte New. says that Chief of
Police H. C. Irwin has deter
mined to break op the sale of
tha coffin tacks to the arinora of
Charlotte aad has issoed orders
to all the patrolmen to keep a
sharp lookout far all offenders.
This Is a law that ought to be
enforced in every town and
hamlet ia the Stats. Thouvb it
has base oa the statate books a
foojr time it has bean practical
ly a dead letter fa most places.
Let the good work go oa.
. J1 jm m> ihws.
Asherffl., «• ba&v*. is the
**• *°»* »he Sute to pass a
*■* laSkfr?g edocatioo compul
son. Tbb was dona last week
«#|fc Citfav «y» other
school districts m Buncombe are
wasting aa opportunity to lol
few soft. It is also fikaly that
Senator Chaa. A. Webb, of that
county, will father a bUl in the
next sesdon of the Legislature
*hfch will give other portioos
Of the States chance to follow
the lead Of the mountain city.
®W*85Pt.L Y. Joyner, it is
will be one of those to
draw op the bill.
To* Dixon’s latest bid for
■otorimy is kis snnoonceiueot.
•Ppeonag in The Atlanta Georg
“» nadtr a Memphis, Teon.,
date Hae. to the effect tiiat It ia
Ua Intention to establish. either
wear Asheville or somewhere in
the ptaey woods of Georgia, a
fans for the treatment of persona
suffering from tuberculosis. It
has been some weeks sine* any
town council has deemed it
■••••■•nr to pass ordinances
P2?WWtfaif the presentation of
"The Clansman” and the Hev
wend Tom’s press agent ia no
doubt running abort of topics
and copy. _ Yesterday this pJay
wright and author was posing as
■ martyr {to^ay it is as ■ philan
thropist that his nnaa
vertisea him. What next?
From Yancey county cornea
the news tbet ‘Big Tom* WM
•oo, the State’s mat hnnter and
trapper, is rapidly failing in
health and that his days axe
numbered. He is over eighty
yean of ace. his eyesight is
oearlygone. his step is baiting
and faltering. There is s touch
of pathos in the passing of this
man. He is a unique figure sod
■** ®®cppi«d S unique position
in the State’s history. The on
wardwarch of progress has not
Aftnrbed him in the least. With
all the encroachment* of civilixu
Uoo be has remained a hotter
and trapper to the last. He
holds the palm for having killed
more bests in tbe mountains of
North Carolina than any other
man. Many and many’s the
time he bes walked from his
to Ashe
ville. Until old age began to
creep npoo him, ihfi was one of
his annual feats. Ht stands in
a class practically by himself
and bis death, oow but a short
time ofl. will mark tbe end of an
era which will Urns dose for
good in this section of the conn
trv
WHAT COHttESS 19 NIML
House of Representatives:
Friday the Hook wu ia session
three boars. The Hoot bill, in*
trodoced by Representative
Hunt, of Missouri, was passed
repealing that portion to the
Wilson Inter-State commerce bill
relating to convict-made goods
and leaving it ia the power of
tha several States to prohibit the
shipping ia from other States of
prison-made goods. The argu
ment made was to the effect that
it ia end to force the free labor
of the coantry. to compete with
coavict labor in the manufacture
of goods. The vote in the Mil's
favor was practically unanimous.
Simplified spelling received a
death blow at the hands of the
House committee on appropri
ations when a bill was pasted
requiring that in printing all
documents authorised by Con
gress the Government Printing
O&cc must aae the orthography
established by Webster Mem
toew are allowed $1,400 Instead
of $1,200 foe clerk hire. A Mil
waa passed creating a game
preserve of nearly seven han
dled thousand acres within the
Olympia Forest Reserve In the
SSmS H°“*
MiourwCfl vsjj Hoouty*
Monday Representative Ran
dall, of Texas, ia trodoced a bill
to prohibit Senators and Repre
sentatives from serving or re
ceiving any pay from public
service corporations. Wednes
day tha Honaa began tha con
sideration of tha legislative, ex
ecntfcrc and judicial appropria
tion bill Mr pawgrapfca.
THR SENATE.
Opposition developed Monday
csusthas aiffm* wm.
, Gastonia's stores present a
boh day appearance. The mer
chants have provided special!-.
attractive lines tor the holiday
bnyvrs and one ia able to find
almost anything be wants either
for mil or for friends. A glance
at The Ossetic's advertising
columns tells the story. The
progressiva merchants of the
town arc represented there and
yon will gain by patronising
them.
Perhaps the largest crowd
that aver attended a holiday
opening in Gastonia waa out
Wednesday night to see the
handsome things on display at
the Jewelry store of the Tor
r*nee-Morris Company. No ef
fort bad been spared by the
clerical force to make the in
terior of this already handsome
store aa attractive as possible.
Holly and cotton were the prin
cipal articles used in decorating
and the effect was magical.
This firm never earned a more
complete ora prettier line of
bohday goods than they have
this year.
Frost Torrence & Co. have
_0»«tQBU*B Hawaat Coitaa Mill—Tkt Clara.
wrauuiui purtaoic ciecinc
lamps. ALw Huyler's candies.
The Gastonia Book Store is
snowing a new line ol cot glass.
Morris Brothers* department
store has gone a bowshot ahead
of anything they have attempted
heretofore in the holiday line
Their store contains a large and
varied assortment of toys and
Christmas goods of every de
scription.
At Swan-Slater's (head-to
foot outfitters for men and boys)
yon will find some handsome
things in neckties, gloves,
mufflers, silk handkerchiefs and
other articles for men. If it's a
present for a gentleman yoor'e
looking for. pay them a visit.
Handsome 100 piece dinner
seta, sideboards and cbina
closets arc just three of the
maoy things the Williams Forni
to»« Company hat to show the
holiday trade. Their big stores
in the Craig & Wilson and
Ragan buildings are busy placet
just now.
"Belk’a busy store” is the way
the J. M. Belk Company's big
establishment is designated at
this holiday season. In ad
dition to tbeir tegular lines a big
assortment of dolls of all sixes
•■d varieties and toys have been
added for the season. In the
men’s furnishing department the
shopper who is looking for a
nice present for a gentleman will
find neckwear io a bewildering
profusion, gloves, bandkerebieb
and a thousand and one other
things appiopriate. Don’t fail
to give them a call.
The B. L. Little Furniture
Company baa many handsome
things to show yon in their line;
handsome library tables, parlor
clocks, sideboards, pictures.
This firm's stock is large and
complete. Cell on them for any
thing in the furniture line.
It would be useless to under
take to t*U the Christmas
shopper of all the good things to
be found in the big department
store of John F. Love, Inc. Post
csrd si bums, pillow tops, Indian
baskets they have in profusion
together with something special
in gold sad silver bandied um
brellas. They also have some
gratty rugs on display for the
In their grocery department
yon will fad their famous 29
cent candy which they sail for
10 cents along with other good
things to eat.
Torrance Brothers still have a
few bargains in bicycles.
See John P. Davis ft Son for
yoor Christmas livery.
Maybe it’s s boose and lot or
a lot you’re looking for. Then
sac the Gastooia Realty Sc Io
soranca Co. They bave some
interesting things to talk to yon
shoot.
In sit roar holiday trading.
The above cut shows Gas
tonia’s latest cotton mill, the
Clara, the machinery of which
was put into operation this
week. The electric current
from the plant of the Spencer
Mountain Power Company,
which is to furnish the motive
power for the mill, was turned
on for the first lime at 10.30
o’clock Wednesday morning
and the motors were set to
rousing Miss Clara Arm
strong, the clever young 13
year-old daughter of Mr. C. B.
Armstrong, secretary nud
treasurer of the Clara Manufac
turing Company, had the honor
of turning on the current. Mr
George M. Welch, of the Gen
eral Electric Company, of
Schenecladay, N. Y.. under
whose supervision the electrical
apparatus was installed, was on
hand tosuoctiulend the starting.
Several of the stockholders and
officers. The Gazette man and a
few spectators were on hand to
witness the operation. Mrs. E.
C- Wilson and son, Mr. Frauk
Wilson, of Danville, Vs., the
latter a stockholder, were in the
number present.
The Clara is a modern and
up-to-date mill throughout. Its
I
equipment consists of 5,000
spindles for the manufacture of
fine yarns. Nos 40’s to 60’s, and
the necessary adjunct machin
ery. The spinning frames are
of the Whilia make, the picker
routn machinery is Kitson and
the speeders arc of the Woon
socket type. The mill is
divided into sections, each be
ing operated by a separate
motor so that any section may
be stopped without interfering
with the operation of auy of tbe
other sections. There are 13
motors, 12 of 20-horse power
and one of SO-borse power.
This gives a total of 290 horse
power, though ou'y about 150 is
required to operate the mill.
The building Is lighted by
electricity, heated by steam and
well ventilated. Tbe interior
woodwork is white.
Mr. Charles M. Dunn, one of
Gastonia]* most experienced
-cotton mill men, is sup. rinten
dent. He had tbe honor of
putting into operation the ma
chinery of the Avon and Lor ay,
with which mills be was form
erly connected. Mr. Bob Cald
well baa charge of the spinning
room and Mr. Stanley Smith the
carding room. Most of the
machinery is in place and cotton
has already been put on the
carding machines, It will take
some two or three days to get
the motors dried out and ad
— - . - ■ jj
j listed properly. The active
manufacture of yarns will begin
in earnest next week.
The Clara Manufacturing
Company was organized Jar.
25. 1906, and was chartered with
an authorized capital of J’OO,
000 and a paid in capital of
$100,000. The incorporators are
Messrs. C. B. Armstrong, C. M.
Dunn, O. A. Gray. J. M.
Sloau and S. S. Sbtifnrd. The
following were elected directors:
G. A. Gray, R. 1*. Rankin, C.
B. Armstrong. W. T. Rankin
and C. M. Dtiuu. The officers
are: President, K P. Rankin;
vice president. G. A. Gray;
secretary aod treasurer, C B.
Armstrong.
Organized nod backed by men
who are familiar with the manu
facture of cottou goods and in
charge of men who have es
tablished reputations ns practi
cal and successful managers of
cotton mills, the Clara starts un
der most suspicions circum
stances. The Gazette welcomes
it to the circle of Gastouis's
ever increasing number of mills
snd wishes for it all the success
its owners hope for.
MIm Clara Arawtraof. 13*yaar»
•M daiikttr a! Secret ary tad
Treasurer C. B. Armstreo*. who
turaeA aa the current WeAaee
Aay.
don’t forget that houie you want
to start on. The Gastonia
Mutual Rnildiug & Loan Associ
ation's fifth series starts Jao. 1st
and they want to talk with you
about it.
Nothing makes a more ap
preciated gift than a Victor Talk
ing Machine. The J. A. Glcnu
Company have these aud will
give you a free demonstration in
you own home.
James F. Yeager, the ladies’
furnisher, has prepared for the
holidav trade in such a way that
you won’t fail to find something
in bis big store to interest you
Furs, suits, coats, skirts and
dressing materials of all kinds
are some of the things he would
like to show you. Then there s
the dress-making department,
the most complete in the Slate
Don’t forget the place when yon
are on your shopping tour.
Of coarse you’ll have some
money left after it'a all over.
The cashier of the First Natioual
or the Citixcu's Bank will take
this and keep it for you. And
you won’t have to carry a big
stick along and threaten him
with violence to make him take
it cither.
Of coarse, sgaia, you want a
Christmas feast all the year
round in the ahnpe of "Gaston
County’s Leading Newspaper."
That’s The Gaxette. There’s
always somebody around the
shop, except late at night and
on Sundays, to take your sub
scription and start the paper
going.
Messrs. Long Brothers, the
firm that aells tinware, stoves
and ranges, are giving away
handsome lithographed pails of
| French mixed candy.
^gwae^i'j am.'—a.1 -™
Their Occupation
IXnavvr Post.
A teacher, in charge of the
second primary grade at a Den
ver school, was telling the ehl|.
dren about Columbus one day
not long ago. She told them all
about the home life of the dis
coverer of Am rica and all about
his people.
„ “His relatives,” she said,
were wool combers.”
The next day Columbus was
discussed again.
“By the way children,” said the
the teacher, “do you remember
what his relatives were.”
There was a moment of pro
found stillness. Then a little
Pllow in the rear of tbe room
raised his hand.
“Yon may tell as WiUie,” said
the teacher.
“They were barbers,” said the
boy.
How To Kill Yoar Towa.
William*too Time*.
Kick.
Keep kicking.
And don't quit kicking.
One pull one way and one t'other.
<to to other town* and buy your
Honda.
Denounce yoar merchant* because
they make a profit on their goods.
Knife every m*n that dlsngrcea
with you on the method of increasing
bnsine**.
Tell your merchant that you ran
buy yoar good* a great deal cheaper
in another town end charge him with
extortion.
Keep every cent you get. and don’t
do any thing of a public nature ualass
you can make something out of it di
rectly.
When you say any thing a4 your
town any it in a way that it will leave
the impression thst yon havc no faith
la It.
Patronize out aide newspapers to
Ike excluaioo ol yoar own, and then
denounce them for not befog as large
as the city papers.
Don't we need more back bone for
the interest of humanity? Kot a
spinal column that cannot yield or
bond; but upright, and that will
fearlessly express upright, and just
opinions—a gentle, honest steadfast
ness. which is cruel never.
Year Christmas
LIVERY
■ — ia i —■—w-—aa
If yea west turnouts
for « wedding party* a
single baggy* double
• team or anything la tbe
Livery Use, youvl! find
tbe best at
John F. Davis & Son
The Big Four
In Men’s Gifts
Neckties and
Mufflers
;
Tins-25c and 50c
In individual boxe* 50c and 75c
Muffler*-$1.00 to $2.00
Fancy Half Hose
Cotton and bide—25c and 50c
Silk and Linen
Handkerchiefs
Silk__2J.Sc to $1.00
Linen 6 for ..._$1.00
” GLOVES
<Gct I1U Size)
Mocbs_$1.00 to $1.50
Dressed Kid_$1.00 to $1.50
Wool-25c to 50
Driving_50c to $1.50
Swan - Slater Company
Head-to-Foot Outfitters for Men asd Boys
| II In W»ot H«sl, Up-Io-Dite Sutlomrr ih h~wi Print Ik 9
Mwmwo>ni8Miiminu>»—————o——af
A BUCKET OF CANDY
FREE
Be ginning to-morrow (Satarday) morning. December 15,
we are going to give to each and every customer who
purchases as ranch as 25 cents worth at our store a one
half pound pail of fine Prench Mixed Candy absolutely
free of charge. It ia put np in a handsome and appropri
ately lithographed pail. No matter what the amount of
the pnrebaae (provided it ia at much as 25 cent*) only
one bucket goes to a customer. If you need anything in
oarline
Now is the Time to Buy
Don't forget the time—Begins tomorrow morning—Nor
the place—
LONG BROsI
Tinware, Stoves and Ranges
QAftTOfflA, i t s NORTH CAROLINA