North Carolina Newspapers

On next TUESDAY, wc hope to confirm to every lady In the city and vicinity that vve have the largest and most beautifulIsplay.of -5 V? : V..;;;::v:'vr: L A D I E S ! H A ' T S; 7 n "gS Millinery " ' S AT i Jno. F. Love, Inc.3P 3 ... 3 ASTONIA GAZETTli upl Every Tuesday and Friday O,o Gnx-Ue PulilisMns mr.".-iy H. I). ATKINS. J. V. Kl KIN'S. Admitted lf.re at r, -. te ? P"? Into II.. ! I lie SI l:SORir'. ne year mi'd! .-"our tm'TUl.s i.e month .15 FRIDAY, SEPT. 27. 1907. The Gazette is in receipt of a opy of the minutes of the thirty filth annual meeting of the North Carolina Press Associa tion, which met at Morehr.id City Julv 17-18 It is compiled by Mr. John B. Sherrill, of Con cord, secretary of the Associa tion, and is from the presses of the Times Printery, of Concord. It consists of 66 pages and con tains a complete report of the proceedings of the association, including the addresses de ivcred before the gathering. These constitute a most interesting and instructive feature of the book let. Typographically it is r.eat and attractive. We are reprinting elsewhere au editorial from The Statesville Lr-cdmark concerning the good effects in Statesville of the moye- meut recently inaugurated by the retail merchants of that city to collect their accounts more closely. It seems that the likelihood of having judgments against them sold at auction to the highest bidders, after hav ing been publicly advertised for sale, has made a certain class of debtors much more attentive to the settlement of their debts than usual. The movement has spread to a number of towns in this part of the State and the re sult should be a great improve ment in the business methods of this section. Nothing cau be more injurious to the interests of both merchant and customer than the hap-hazard, pay-as-you-Dle"ase credit custom followed in i,o many Southern communities. It breeds extravagance, care lessness as to obligations, and finally dishonesty and bankrupt- j7Mm-i iff l i.idst vHiimniH Lives W The most valuable lives to the support of the body. WHEAT FLAKE CELERY 91 i hai la it aU of the essential properties ot the wheat, sot only so prepared that it is palatable and easy of diges tion, bat affords ample sustenance for every want of the body. It is a valuable diet t":Wll classes as it materially assists the due performance of the functions of the bowels. ' ' . . - :; i5 ; raUUhlNstH cms Easy - . tm kt tents' M. MhsMmfwifeaJsste w ck All Kraeera ' , Kreat day for it shall havt ! -1 e n numbered miotic the cus- t mi-;' s oi !! pst. If Wf do not times, .'.if lie sins of the lit wil! brinjj in. em about -ue'i n !i:ppv result. Church Notice. St. Michael's Church. Mass at 11 A. M. everv second and fourth Sundav and sen ices everv Surdav at 3 p. M. Rev Joiues, O. S. I!.. Pastor. Father NOTICE. As we contemplate a change in our business, we must have settlement witti those owing us at once, Very respectfully, John F. Davis it Son. Handsome Quarters. The Ford Undertaking Com pany. winch recemiy moved from the Armstrong building to the Ragan butfdtng, corner Main and Marietta streets, has just finished having its new quarters reiuode'ed and reno' vated. Mr. Chas Ford, the genial and obliging manager ot the company, showed the re poiter through his establish meut tins week and the news paper man was pleasantly sur pried to find that Gastonia has Mich an up-to-date undertaker's shop. 1 he business office at the front is splendidly lighted and comfortably fitted up. The walls have been repapered t.vtih- and a paitition built cut ting it off from the main body of the building. The upper part of this partition is gilded lattice work which adds to the attrac tiveness of the offices. From the business office one enters the show rouiu where are kept on display the various styles and sizes of coffins and caskets and also the robes. These are dis played in glass show cases on either side of the room, the cases beiug lighted on the in terior, lhis rooinis also well lighted. Just to the rear of the display room is a compartment especially arranged for housing the hearses which are kept ready and in order for use at any time. The remainder of the downstaits and the second floor is used for storing coffins and caskets of which a large number is kept otf haul at all times. Mr. Ford takes a great pride in keeping his place attractive and up to-date and there is not an other town of Gastonia's size in the State that has as handsome and up-to-date an undertaking establishment as this one. 1. 1 i ; are daily destroyed by of DlstJoaad Ready to . pmctmg i- . It w u) be a ihc Smith .vfrin Big Department Gastonia, N. C. TOT f7 XZ Li The Family Safe-Guard. 25c, 50c, $1.00. Relieves Croup In 20 minuU. AborU Pneumonia in hoars. Bcfftn work u soon as NeedtdQaicKl fie It OnicKly .nplifd. Criminal to ba without rt.SoUI by aU droKKlstt ot 10c tar i L. Rlchardsun, Mi. Chcnu, Greensboro. N. u SOCIAL. V One of the most delightful social events of flie week was the linen shower giveu by Mrs H. B. Moore at her residence on West Air Ltne street jester day atternoon at iiSUo clock in honor of Miss Nell Smyre, whose weddtna is to take place in October. L he guest list was made up of the members of the Friendly Matrons club and the young lady friends of the bride- to-be. The guests were received at the duor by Mrs. Mary Morrow, and in the reception hall Mrs. H. B. Moore and Miss Smyre received, assisted by Mrs. L F. Wetzell. The halls and parlors were beautifully decorated with cut roses and potted plants The occasion was made pleasant by a contest of a novel form, called "Wedding Bells.0 Pro gressive conversation was also played. Frappe and fruit were served by Mrs. T. h. Ciaig and Mrs. J. D. Moore. After re freshments the guests assembled in the dining room where ap propriate toasts were responded to by a number of the ladies, Mrs. Mabel Craig Wilkins, of Dallas, acting as toastmist'ess. The souvenirs were dainty booklets containing clippings oi the announcement of the wed ding and of the functions given in the bride's honor, the cover of each being decorated with hand-painted pansies. The bride-to-be was complimented with a large number of beauti ful linen gifts. Cotton. Up to 1 o'clock this afternoon 66 bales of cottou bad been re ceived on the local market. Since our report in Tuesday's Gazette 249 bales have been re ceived, making the total ..ipts to date 804 bales. The bfst price paid to-day is 1 V cents. Cotton seed is bringing 30 cents. The ginneries are nearly all as busy as can be. - Cotton picking is progressing very well though the heavy rains ot Sunday inter rupted it temporarily. Interest in Cafe. Mr. Felix McLean, who has for the past year or two held the position of cashier and book keeper for the Piedmont Tele phone & Telegrph Co , has purchased a half interest in the Morns-Todd cafe and will take charge as manager the first of October. His successor with the telephone company has not yet been named. Mr. McLean is fxptiieueed husiii'ss man i no doubt tn- i t with sue c-tss iu his new field of work. Lenftby Dimafe Case Ends. Having consumed the entire wtek of the 'laston Superior Court the damage sutt of the Lone Shoals Manufacturing Company against the High Shoals Company came to an end Tuesday evening when verdict was rendered giving' the plaintiff concern nominal dam ages, amounting to $50 per year for threeyears, or $150 in all. The cost in the case, amounting to something like $1,000, falls on the defendant company for set tlement. Several prominent at torneys were, engaged . on each side, and the battle was bard fought from start to finish. On account, of its length 'Judge Ferguson was delayed two days in opening Mecklenburg Court, In Gastonia or Gaston tounty. With our three have spent several weeks during the summer In son of 1907, we have making a selection from the numerous styles and shapes. " i ! I ! - . L. - I. 1 ..I I II - - - 1.1 I I S Dorit forget the date TUESDAYvOCTQBERist, 19 ILOVB9 toCc rnniiD AKn ' - J Pneumonia Salvo and the entire docket in Gaston court, with the exception of this case and two others, was contin ued to next term One white boy and 13 negroes were drowned yesterday about noon while crossing' the Tombigbee river, in Alabama, in a terry boat The white boy was a son of the chief engineer in charge of the government work at the Shoals. W. B. Rothwell, a well-to-do negro 55 or 60 years of age, living five tuiles from Wilmington, was called to his door and shot down yesterday morning about 4 o'clock by three white men, whose identity Has not yet been ascertained. Mayor S. S. McNinch, of Char lotte, on Tuesday night tendered his resignation as mayor, to take effect at once. Stress of business and ill health are his reasons for resigning. Hi.s successor has not yet been elected. The grand jury in the Wake Su perior Court yesterday returned a true bill for manslaughter dgainst Engineer W. W. Rippev, Conductor C. H. Oakley. Chief Train Dis patcher B. P. Ketchum and his as sistant Victor Davis, all of the Southern Railway, for the death of three men in the wreck at Auburn, Wake county. STAKED HIS VIOLIN. The neidant That Cured tha Great Paganini of Gambling. When J'itoIo Paganlui was only fif teen years of age, it Is said, he left his father's house and plunged Into a reck-, less life of dissipation and gambling. At times his losses at the gaming table even compelled him to part with his violin. This occurred at Leghorn, where he was billed for a concert- A resident French merchant and ama teur M. JJvron, bearing of his dilem ma, loaned him a Joseph Guarnerius. When Paganini went to return It after the concert the enthusiastic Frenchman exclaimed, "Never shall my bands pro fane the Instrument which yours have touched!" and presented the violin to the virtuoso. This became Pagnnlnl's favorite violin antl-ls the one be left to the city of Genoa, where It Is exhib ited In the municipal . palace. The threatened loss of this instrument cured him of gambling. According to Paganini himself, his means had been reduced at the gaming table to a few francs, and he felt that he would bo obliged to accept a standing offer tea his much prized Guarnerius, made 1 3 him by a prince who greatly coveted It. As a last desperate chance of saving bis precious violin he staked what lit tle money be had left on one play and won. But the risk he bad run gave him such a fright that he quit the gam ing table for good and all. THE GAELIC TONGUE Peculiarities of the Language of the Highland 8eotoh. There are in Gaelic no neuter nouns. They are all either masculine or femi nine. Sun, moon, star, tree, rock, stone, etc., are feminine nouns; sky. air, bird. fish, house, barn, etc., are masculine. A -hill Is masculine; i. mountain femi nine. The ocean Is masculine; the sea is feminine. Strange I to say, the word for "a female" is masculine noun and the word foe "a manservant" a feminine. But these two curious ex ceptions stand practically, alone. , : , In the construction of sentences Gaelic Is very different from English. People who know enough about the language to make dangerous use of It will tell you, for Instance, that in Gaelle yon have to talk backward. By this is meant that you do not begin by nslng the same word that you would begin with in English. Ia Gaelic the verb comes "before the noun and the noun before the adjective. Thus, if you were going to say "A wise man shuns evil companions' you would ar range your words in this order "Sfcnna man wise companion "vu." This way of putting the verb at the very beginning of a sentence is really bet ter than having It follow the noun. Being the .word of the sentence, it stands' ia its proper place. To the Highlander English Is the ' langusge that Is spoken backward. The Gejoue for Aii-cm printing. ' a magnificent line for you Stores : .- :37m: r "CRAVIS3 THE LONG E0W." Soma RemarkaLla Exploits Credited to Sh o:era cf Arrows. ' The uspuw-!- n "Jrawl-g a long bow" cot of iice dty isna Iheelllug a f iehood. Ic 8o;;:e.:ae refers to a w u ierful story whku may be true cni t;!i,Hiut wUKu Is so marvelous as to ri'tjuire a firm trust la the veracity of ttie narrator to cua'oltj the hearer to believe it. Some of the longest bows of this sort have boen drawn about liiws nod arrows. These sWr!e began long ago. Vlr- Cll in the ".VneW" tells of four arch ers who were shooting for a prize, the mark llng a pigeon tied by a cord to the mast of a ship. The f.rst man hit the in-ist. the second cut the cord, and the thinl shot the plgetm na It Hew away. The fourth archer, having nnthlnj 'eft to shoot drew hU bow uit.l nm i.I.-t arrow flying toward the sUy with such speed that the friction of the air set tho feathers on fire, and It sv.e;.t ou lite a uieleor to disappear lu the clouds. The stories told of Robin Hood's archerr. Illustrate! by his wonderful performance, as Locisley lu Scott's "Ivanhoe," are also a decided strain upon modern credulity. The famous story of William Tell, doubted by many persons. Is believed by others to have a foundation of fact. There was a jjune uumea i- one or wnom me same story Is told, and William of Cloudes- a Bane gamed Foke of whom the sams ley, an Englishman, Is said to shot Jin oi pie from his son's merely to show his expertfiess. ' Most stories of bows and arrows re late to the accurate aim of the archers, Igenen"; nendous but a frenchman, BlaUe de V: tells one that shows the tremendous forte with which an arrow may be pro pelled If the lw lie strong and long enough. According to his own account of the matter, he saw Barbarossa, a Tr?.dr;lral of a ship called th Grand. Solytnan. send an arrow from hi bow right through a cannon ball, Whether the cannon ball had a hole through It or not he neglects to Inform cs, probably not considering so trifling a matter worth mention. Perhaps the most astounding of , all stories nlKut arrow shooting is that of the Indians that u.-ed to Inhabit Flor ida. It Is said that a group of -them would form a circle, then one would throw an ear of Indian corn Into the air. The rest would shoot at It and shell It of every grain before 1 fell to the ground. Sometimes the arrows would strike It so hard and fast that It would remain suspended In the air for several minutes, and the cob never fell until the last grain had been shot away, It Is such stories as this which fully justify the use to which the expression drawing the long bow" is sometimes put Chicago News. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Don't hunt trouble. It will find yon. There Is not the slightest sense back of a great deal of hope. When a man talks about his trinci- ples, he usually means Us prejudices. There Isn't great deal of sunshine in the smile a man produces when he i loses..:. " ; A man Is always willing to lend a helping' hand, but he does hate fo lend money. . y ; . The man who wants to sell it Is usu ally the one who has tha least political influence. ' ' . . ,.; ' ,., :-. ' :,. The man who brags usually has a lot to say about the things he is going to do. What he has done is far less Important " - - -. When a man stops to listen to two others arguing, be isn't after informa tion. Be wants to butt In and air his own views on one side or the other. Atchison Globe. ' "Newspaper Day" In England. March 11 ought to be named "news paper day," for on it in the year 1702, was published the first dally paper. It was produced by E.' Mallet, "against , the ditch at Fleet bridge L e.. os or near the sit of the present Printing Ilotwe square. Of a single page, two columns, tho Daily Conrant professed to give foreign news only, without edi torial comments, the chief of staff "supposing other people to have sense enough to- make reflections for them selves." This original sheet soon pass ed Into the hands of Samuel Buckley, "at the sign of tho Dolphin tn Little Britain," tho worthy printer of tho Spectator and one "well affected" to the bonse of Ilanover. -The Court nt -was In 1735 absorbed in the Dally Ga- e. 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