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ia the place to get RELIABLE,
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Underwear of All Kinds
Shoes to fit every foot
from the tiniest
infant to the
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kinds, Shirts, Gloves, Neckwear.
Ladies' Coats and Furs
Oont fail to see our Bargain Counter.
This Is a new thing, Jm-t started, and Is worth
Inspecting. You will find on thl counter
this week some matchless values In Under
wear, Men's Suits, Ladies Underskirts, Hos
iery, Neckwear etc.
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Department Store
GASTONIA. N. C.
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anted to ask
fUs. honteiowh:
W eon se you
that you vtiM not Sc
foiends when they eonie to go Into
youk Sedkoom to take rojj y theih tfiXngS.
teM too thatifoui
Spends Cots oj theib time in the Sed
loom. Sat i you eome to us
vhcC not have to Sjjend So v&iy muefo
of youk money td yet the Sest oj juk
niUAe fob those SedoomS.
WW tTKAr Wis WW tVOVf- CKHKb
things afa. ' . .
let us hefy you tfi . eiyjfoui' sleep.
Williams Furniture Co.
: CKAIQ 4 WILSON BUILDING
Jno. H. VVilHofflsV Marter.
THE -KEnVOUS -m.'.
Hla Ceswslalnt and Hm the Noise
Nwlsanee Wm Remedied,
lit vu a aervous mi a, and be and
Just moved Into a wm boarding boom.
"Ud t there an way to stop those
people across the street from having
THE'HOT WATER CUHE." A" SEAT IN THE COS.
Effaetlvsly Applied ty,an Australian I Celng to
Settler- Wife, " "
' Wives of ,iunttar.H or farmers. In
AUMtmlla art often toft eii dryly alone
at lb fanubouae and art toon or leria
thole rnal AsUem.! at & nVlnrk .r.rv i """J i ongr in couwiuriM
nWulntT Ttey hb to gt about , tr,r!Tf rtl"! "! B?V' "
2orn too a day and to nara It pourad
Into Uta collar at that ooaartblj boar."
"I don't ao bow I can ran wall con
trol too Mtxhbora." replied bla Und.
Itij. "but I will act If aoytblnf can bo
A boat tea dtja later the Daw board
er bad occaaloo to thank bar for ber
efforta.
"I'm clad yoo aocceeded .In harlot
that nolae atoppad,' be Mid. "It la a
great relief to me. Bare the got their
coal all In or do they bare It delivered
at eonie other time J"
tera wife who waa left to her own de-
rlcea In thla way. while all the men
of the atatton were niuetertnf rattle
I buialueaa which on large upeu plulna
taken weoka to complete. One aiorn-
I tnf a party, of natlrea arrived and,
finding ber alone, demanded food.
threatening death If abe failed to bring
It Oh, yea.' anawered the lady molly,
peaking their own dialect. 'I feed yoo
well rery , well uow master away.
Yon come along a kitchen. ; Tow alt
Anmn all thai unw whit mill.' I nt
I yoo bodgory' tock-out' (splendid Tood.
-Neither.- aald the landlady. -They I lB ' t,m " rt,i' b,'ck"
dellrer It erery morning at ft o'clock.
Juat the name aa oauaL"
"Too don't meanwhy well, bow do
they get It down without making any
aoundf
They dont It Bounds Juat the same.
but yoo bare grown accnatomed to It"
"I Ond It bard to believe that"
"Fet your alarm clock at 5 for few
mornings and satisfy yourself. I're
rented that room before." New York
Sun.
SIX. SEVEN AND EIGHT.
His
His
Horses. His Carriages and
Reserve Fund.
Townnend Percy, speculator and pro
moter, who made and loat more than
one fortune In the course of bio life.
Ubcd to be fond of repeating some of
his mother's witticisms art Is expense.
generally brought about by bla extrar
agancee during his periods of prosper
Ity. Once Percy bad driven four In-
baud for a year, when an unfortunate
deal made It necessarr for him to
reduce bla expenditures and aetl bla
horsee, on which occasion abe aald to
him:
"Townaend, don't yoo think It would
be better to drlro one borae four rears
Instead of four horses one yearr
Another time, when on the rerge of
financial crash. Percy still owned
considerable atable and rare no out
ward sign of pecuniary embarrass
ment His mother met sn old friend of
the family about thla period, who con
gratulated her on ber aon'a success In
life. "I am glad that Townaend la do
ing so well." aald the friend.
"Tea. Indeed." remarked the old ladj.
Townsend baa alx horses and aeren
carrlaces and $8. "-Harper's Weekly.
squatting round the kitchen, while the
lady produced all the food ar a liable.
Then abe Oiled all toe pots, kettles
and billies abe could Ond and put tbets
on to boll for tea. aa doubtless ber
guests thought - whjle they gobbled
and Jabbered, growing more and more
upronrioua. Presently the water boll
od, and then my lady her natural
compassion alaln ' by : ber desperate
need seized a quart pot In either band
and daabed the boiling water along
each . row .of naked figures. Thla ahe
did again and again, ahrleklng. 'I girt
yoo bodgory tuck-out." while the blacks
yelled In pain and terror, tumbling orer
each other to get out of the bouse.
screaming that aba waa no white wom
an at all but a dibble-dibble. Neither
could tbey ever be Induced to return
to that station. Inhabited, aa tbey were
conrlncod. by a dangerous derIL"
Chicago Newa.
Parliament a Cestly Hener
far englishmen, . ;
Every Euglltthuian. who a not forto
aate f nough to be a peer wants to be
come -a a XL r. livery uiau. who bos
aocceeded la'bualueaa or profeaalounl
Itfe feels that a roertcd aeat In the
commons la neceeanry to round out bla
career. But many men of moderate
meana axe deterred from pampering
their anibltloue by the big expeuse on
tailed. No salaries are paid. and. be
sides supporting himself, ao M. P. Is
called opon to meet heary drains apon
bla pocketbook during bis entire term.
at the moat moderate estimate the
expenses of , a . campaign are $3,000.
Ouco ehx-ted, the member mnst "nurse"
bla constituents Clubs and charltlea
are the greatest beneflclarlea of this
nursing, but many Individuals come In
for assistance also.. Not leas tbnn $3,
000 a year to required for thla Item,'
which for a term of Ore years repre
sents an outlay or 113,000. -
All told, then, a proapectlr member
faces an outlay or $20,000 In addition
to bla living ex penaea, which la Lon
don are far from- moderate when be
maintains himself In keeping with tbe
dlgulty of bis position. . '
'Many of tbe commoners of course
spend far more than the above amount
And.' In addition to the cash outlay,
some of them find tbelr Urea embitter
ed by tbe worries and exactlona of
tbelr positions. . , t. -A ... .
Ttlotlier
Will you
Risk It?
Your cliilil's life h dtar to you.
AN'S r-NlCUMUMA QVRll in
A!.. I. ..'('-..
the lift ii n
tlUARANTliJJ aninet anvtliii'jf w lirre Hi i
lion i at the bottom ol tli.seue, Cruup, C". .
Pneumonia- one good rubbing wilh tlU j-u t ex
ternal reruedv gives relief. liUV IT 10-1'AV. All
dniggista. S and 50 cents. " . 3
BALLOONING.
MISPLACED MONUMENTS.
Except
From time Immemorial there bad
been a law In Applegate. County War
wick. England, te tbe effect that the
mayor had tbe best of everything Isk
town, and, for Instance, should one aay
be bad the best coat In the place he
most add the words, "except the maj
or."
One day a stranger came to Apple
gate and bad dinner there at the Inn.
After paying bla bill he said to the
landlord. "I've bad tbe best dinner In
the country."
The LandlorJ Except the mayor,
The Stranger Except nothing!
Aa a result tbe touriat-waa called be
fore tbe "magistrate and fined 10 for
his breaking of the lawa of tbe place.
When the man had paid bla fine be
looked around him and aald alowly,
"I'm the biggest fool In town, except
tbe mayorr-Harper'a Weekly.
Helpless Figures, Soiled and Grimy, In
8 tens and Brenc.
The ordinary run of statues, unless
tbey are royal, bare only one real
pleaaant and satisfactory day In their
existence, and that to the day tbey are
unveiled. If atone, on that day tbey
are spotlessly clean. If bronse, tbey
a' are nice and shiny. After that they
are never clean or shiny again. It has
to be tbe statue of a very, exalted per
sonage for tbe soot to be scraped off
and to hart Its face washed once a
year. The average hero baa to bo sat
isfied with being unveiled. After that
no one takes any further tntereat In
blm. Bnt It to most Instructive to ob
serve tbe unholy skill with which the
soot and other accldenta of the air
will lodge on tbe top of a Tenerable
bald bead and on the surface of what
abould bo an Immaculate frock coat or
a well fitting uniform. A Roman toga
that has met with accldenta Is not balf
so ridiculous as a bronse frock coat
and Immaculate, bronze trousers that
bare been the scene of disaster. Stand
tpg' In front of the. statue ot A great
atatesmaa, a man notably tidy In his
dsy and a great worry to bla valet. I
studied tbe undignified results of a
family 'of sparrowa that bad set up
housekeeping under bis elbow and
thought bow Indignant be would be
could be catch a glimpse of thla un
seemly domestic arrangement airs.
John Lane In Fortnightly Review.
With an Experieneed Pilot In Charge
' Dangereua. ;
Tbe uninitiated are Rrone to look up
on the balloon as a sort. of country
fair, attraction, whose principal Inter
est Ilea In the risk tbe aeronaut lakes.
.This to a mistake. " " '
Like tbe automobile, the balloon re-
qulres an experienced pilot, and when
sncb a one to In charge serious or fatal
accldenta are never recorded. "Most
balloon clubs require a!) ascensions to
bo made under -a regularly licensed
pilot, who receives bla certificate from
tbe club only after baring demon
strated hie fitness. Tbe pilot who to
willing to go np only In favorable
weather and to come down at the
proper time need never endanger lives.
lie knows he has only to open the
valve and be can descend. ; BO has only
to throw out a handful of sand, and
be can prevent hla balloon from com
ing down or can send It up. When be
to ready to land be picks out a favor
able spot ahead of blm. lets bis bal
loon come gradually down near the
ground, cuts loose the anchor which
atops hi progress, then opens the
valve agulu tf necessary. Wben the
car touches the ground be tears out
the' ripping atrip, and the balloon
stretches out on the ground, a flat and
empty bag.-F. P. Lahm. D. & A In
Odting M agaxlne, . -
WHAT HE -WENT AFTER.
The Offioe Boy Cava (he Business Call
? er Borne Information.
The big bell lu tbt city hall tower
bad Just banged forth the noon hour.
and tbe office buildings were emptying
throngs of workers Into the streets to
fill the lunchrooms. .
In an elaborate office) seated In a
large chulr, wltb bis feet comfortably
resting on the edge of the manager's
desk, was ' Plugay, tbe office boy of
Janwortb & Co, brokers, aays Llppln
cott's Magnclne. Ills besd was cocked
on one side, and wltb evident relish
be was puffing a bugs cigar which bis
employer bad neglected to finish.
Suddenly tbe door opened, and Mr.
Whiff, a clleut of the firm, rushed In.
Where's Ur. Junworthr be de
manded excitedly.. -
"What's thstr said I'lnpiy, slowly
removing tbe cigar from the far corner
of Ilia mouth.. , - -
I want Mr. Janwortb right away.
Where Is be 7" repeated Whiff.
Jnst them tbe bell of a Ore engine
clanged below, and Plugay leisurely
rose and walked to the wludow.
"Gee." be aald tbonghtfully. "people
do git akeered O them Ore carta, all
right all right Hv Turning around, be
continued: "Boss ain't In. I'm rnnnln
tb business Just now. Wsnt any qno-
tatlona or"- ; " f
No. you Idlotr yelled tbe client
Where baa bo gone downs ta Irs T -.
"Yep."-. -
"Win be be back after lunch r. :
"Naw." yawned the future . flraif
that's what be went out after."
EYESTONES.
Raising Poultry.
No matter when you start hi the
poultry business, remember that yon
should always start wltb tbe best If
you have not enough money to buy
many fowla buy only a pair and get
tbe best you can and remember fur
ther that next year'a produce may not
even be as good as those you start
with. It tnkee years of experience to
master tbe art of raising One poultry,
and It to only after we bave success
fully studied tbe problem welt that we
can successfully mate our fowls yesr
arter year and show a constant Im
provement st tbe end of each season.
Begin in a small way and atudy every
point and avoid tbe mlstakea that we
once made. Don't expect $100 worth
of poultry to bring you an income suf-
Oclent for your family. No Investment
will do that-Farmer.
. Lost Her Prestige.
A New York woman, not being eon-
tent wltb the reputation abe enjoys of
being one of tbe most beautiful women
In ber state, baa literary aspirations.
Recently sbe waa a guest at luncheon
when tbe conversation drifted to books
and plays. : Various discussions follow
ed. . The beauty took part and express
ed herself freely. But when sbe asked
her listeners whether tbey considered
Ibsen a psychological and patholog
leal writer she hsnded out a stunner.
A graveyard silence reigned until one
girl, who was bolder than tbe rest, ask
ed what pathological, meant
Here to where the beauty lost liter
ary prestige. o - "
"I looked It np a few days ago,' sbe
replied, "but I cannot remember just
now what It meana." New York
Times
Simplicity.
I ao believe In simplicity. It Is as
tonishing aa well aa aad bow man
trivial affairs even tbe wisest man
thinks be must attend to even dar.
now , singular ao affair, be thinks he
most omit Wben tbe mathematician
would solve a difficult-problem be flrst
frees the equation of all Incumbrances
and reduces It. to Its slmoleat terms.
So simplify the problem of life, distin
guish the necessary and tbe rest.
Probe the earth to see where your
main roots run. Tboreau.
An Artemus Ward Story.
When Artemus Ward waa at the
height of bis fame he received a tele
gram from Tom Magulre, then the
leading amusement manager of tbe Pa
clflc slope.' It asked Artemus. who
waa then delivering bis funny lecture
In New York, what be would take for
fifty nlghbhln California. Tbe prompt
and laconic response waa "Brandy and
water." . Magulre somehow failed to'
see tbe point and he wired Ward for
an explanation. He got It In the ahape
of a thirty word message ; costing
$10.50. for rates were high In those
days, which stated, that a diagram
wonld be sent by ttti following malt
Talking Golf.
From the window abe saw blm com
lug np tbe steps. . ,
"He comes!" sbe exclaimed Joyfully.
There was a bit of Ice on the top
aiep ror it was an early day In Junei.
He struck It Then be struck each of
tbe other steps In succession.
"uearensr sbe cried. "He has
foocled bis approach!" London Trib
une.
Beaides Being a Man.
Little 8ammyvWbfa your father.
Willie T Little Willie-He's a man.
Little Sammy-Ob, I mean what does
be do for. his bread and butter? Little
Willie He's an artichoke and draws
houses. London Express.
Not Prepared. I I
"What to a third of fifty-three and a
third V asked ber friend, who waa add
ing np ber weekly accounts.
"If youll wait I'll run home and get
my diploma and show you that I am a
college graduate and a woman of
mind.' she returned, ?but don't spring
questions like tbst on me all of a sud-
en."-New York Press.
The Modem Plsy.
"I want yon to write mo a play." -"What
sort of a playT
"Well, wo hare seventeen specialties.
Get mo np enough stuff to wedge 'eas
apart" Kansas City Journal
' Occupation to one great source of en
joyment Jo man property occupied
waa ever mtoerabtotL, E. Landoo.
, T
, , The Limit,
Mrs. Wlggs Cook haa only broken
one plate today, dear, Mr. wlggs
That's better. How did that hanneat
Mrs. Wlggs It waa the last one. Lon
don Graphic ;
i The Love of Nature. .
A Japanese friend of mine lived in
Paris fof year.. Waking "on a rwln
ters morning, bo found that snow bad
fallen in tbe night As a matter of
course be took his way to tbe Bols do
Boulogne to admire the beauty of the
snow upon the trees, What was his
astonishment wben with his compan
ion, a compatriot be arrived In the
Bols to find It entirely solitary and.
deserted.' Tbe two Japanese paid their
vows to beauty hi tbe whiteness and
the stillness of the morning and at last
beheld in tbe distance two other fig
ores approaching. Tbey were com
forted. : "We are not quite alone,"
tbey said to themselves. There were
at least two other . "Jnst men" In that
city of tbe indifferent and tbe blind.
The figures drew nearer. Tbey also
were Japanese. London Saturday Re
The City of Roses, .
Ispahan, Persia, Is known as tbe
"city of roses," but a traveler says
that the streets "are only altera, be
tween two blgb mud walls, without a
single window or opening to be seen
merely here and there a low. narrow
doorway, alwaya Impenetrably' closed.
The ground Is thickly coated wltb dust
the streets are rarely straight and nev
er hare tbey got any name. The sense
of ruin Is erery where here a wall Is
falling down, there a palace to In
ruins, a little farther a deserted
mosque Is skirted. Such to Ispahan,
which from baring at one time a pop
ulation of 1,000,000 to now reduced to
barely 100.000 Inhabitants."
Ths Slow Train.
A conductor on a certain train noted
for Its slowness asked a hoary beaded,
white bearded passenger for his ticket
"I garo It to yon." saldT tbe old man.
"I guess not" tbe conductor replied.
"Where'd you get on?" ;
"At Buxby'a Crossing." f
"Why." the conductor cried, "there
waan't anybody' got on at Buxby'a
Crossing except one little boy." c
L said the aged 'one, "was that
little boyr-Lippiocotfa. r
Cheesing a Husband. .
A well known after dinner speaker
In New . York aald the other day:
"Choosing a husband Is like choosing 1
mnsbrooms. -If It to a mosbroom yon
lire: if It te a toadstool you dle,"
WhattoEat .
Mast Genuine 8peeimens Found In the
; Province of Astrakhan, --'..v:'"'
The collection of eyesfooea U a
dying Industry. In New York the prin
cipal sources of supply are aallors- who
touch the Baltic sea. and. as might be
Imagined, tbe supply Is precarious. .
Eyestones are analogous in some re
spects to be soars, aa they are a con
cretion found In the atomacb of the
European crawfish. Moat of tbe genu
ine eyes tones, crabs eyea. crabs tones
or Laptin cancrorum. are procured In
the , province of Astrakhan. In Euro
pean Cussla. ; : ' "'.'."
' There appears to be fo-ue confusion
regarding the nature of the eyestone.
for some authorities. speak of it as a
concretion in the stomach, of a certain
crab and others as of s peculiar shell
formation which to separated from the'
crab at tbe time It abeds its shell.
The so called crab's eyes are fonnd
fully developed at the end of summer,
as the crabs begin to shed tbelr shells.
It to noted that these concretions are
absorbed into tbe stomach of the crab
during tbe abeddlng season and there
pulrerfaced and absorbed, tbe dissolved
calcareous substance being used.1t to
supposed, for the formation of a new
shell. Whett these calcareous shells
are not normally developed and ab
sorbed It to observed that tbe shedding
process to Interrupted, and the crab
dies on early death. American Drug
gist .
Two Remarkable Recoveries.
A bride at whose wedding I bad been
beat manjost her guard ring on her
honeymoon on the Scarborough rocks.
Sbe and ber bridegroom spent hours In
vain search for It A year later, while
sitting on tbe same rocks, she said to
ber husband, "Why. thTS to the very .
spot where we sat together last year
when I lost ray ring." r "There It tor
ho cried in answer, seeing It at the bot
tom of a little pool In tbe rocks, where
It bad been washed by a year's tide. -
- A lady lost a Ting on the under
ground, but did not discover ber loss
nntil some time after she bad left the
station. When sbe returned to report
tbe loss an Inner circle train entered
the station, and on the step of one of
tbe carriages the ring was found. It
was the carriage In which she trav-"
eled, which bad just completed the
.circle, T. P.'s Weekly.
Humor For the Scotch. i -A
very clever man made an unfor
tunate remark , the -ether night in a
. gathering which Included several na
tives of Scotland, but all naturalized
citizens of this-republic. It was the
familiar skit that "It. requires a sur
gical operation to get a Joke Into tbe
head of a Scotchman." Nobody laugh
ed. The solemn silence was broken by
a Veteran ' from tbe highlands, who
arose to say: fit to a fact beyond doubt
that the Scotchman takes the average
American Jobje very seriously. ' He ex
amines It critically and ever so Cau
tiously, and If he happens to discbrer
anything In It that to witty or humor
ous he toughs heartily ."-New .York
Carriage gcd Waon IuJui(ry in
the State.
gigimiUf avBuuuiaiat -
A census - bulletin jut issued
ghowi ; that ht .carnage? and
wafcotr raanuacUincK industry
increased to a icatet extent iu
North Carolina than in tiny
other State in the :Uuiun duriuir
tbe ears 1900 05 Only", five
States show an increase of more
than. million dollais in ibis
bosineSs and North Carolina led
with 1183 per cent In 1900
there were 157 ot these establish
ments in North Carolina, havio?
$800,683 in vested iu opilal and
they turned out product to the
valneof $1,055,292 In 1905 the
nuinbiT ol factories had decreas
ed to 125, but the capital slock
had increased ta $2,010 457. and
the value of the products reach
ed a total of $2,304,065 ' The
manufacture of family and pleas
ure carriages is Jarcely reTTon-
sible for. the increased figures,
which the Gaiernmrnt hni (nr.
rijhed. In 1900 there: were 9.
tured in the State at the value
w i.u,t nuuv 1 iu ijuj life..
number had increased to 25.157 ;
and the value of the veat'a out-'
out was $1 3f2 Tn -
expression of an oihcial at tbe
census bureau. Hie rjeoDle of
North Carolina must be doini? a
The Aches and Pains Will Disapv
Woman is Followed : "zf:.-
A woman's back has - manv
, - . .1. . .
acnes una Dams. i - - -
Most times 'tla"1 lh - Irwfnjtve' v
fault. ,r " .
; Backache isreally kidney ache;
That's ; why :Dpan's Kidney
Pills cure it. V-'pK:
Many North Carolina women
know this. . - : - .; TV r . -Read
what one haa to any about Itt
: Mrs. ; Nellie Benson Reeves. "
of 218 North' Tryon Street, or- .
gauiM hi me episcopal CDurcn, -.
Charlotle, N. says:. I used
Doan's Kidney -Pills and tbey .
have' benefited me more than' .
anything else I ever" tried. I
obtained them at a drug store
and used them for my back and'
kidevs, which have caused me
great trouble and misery for a
nutnberof ears. The use of
this remedy wonderfully benefit
efl me." . " . - V ' . :
For aale . by all dealers. Price
SO Tenta. Fostcr-Mllburn C",
Buffalo. ew York, soIcl agents for '
ine uniteo states. .
Reaaembor the line-Doaa'a
and take no ether. .. ' - 1
Wolfe Bros; for
- Jewelry. . 7
Walch, Clock and Jewel
ry repairing a specialty.
Eyes Tested
Glasses Properly. Fitted
OeHfn In Use.
YorkvUle (S. CJ JBaqaircr.
The Greenwood Jonrnal , bas
just ; installed- linotype ma
il matt most make hla opportunity
aa oft aa Had It Bacoa.
For the first time in some
weeks the fire department was
cauea ont amraay mornin?.
The fane rf the ' alarm
enme, anq ine ureenwood lodex I small blaze in tbe borne of Mr.
has one comin&r. The Gastonia I Arthur Henon near th Ami.
Gazette has made a contract for Mill; .. Tbe fire was started bv
machine and the Beaufort I the evnlncinn f an nil ttnv. in
Gazette and Bamberg Herald I tbe cook room. Outside of
are both giving the subject very I some; badly scorched walls , khe
serious consideration.
Mr. C B. Watson ' wife' Af
won. Cyrus B. Watson, of Wi.
ston, died Friday night. ;
j . t t .
damage was sugnu a ne - oc
cupants of the boose and neigb
dots had tbt blaze out before
the fire company arrived on the
scene. . .
: Pertinent Question, '
Aa . Eaailsb Jaror once caked the
Jodge after tbe verdict was re turned
whether the fact that be differed from
his eleven , brethren Justified tbelr
knocking him dowB wltb a ebalr.
' Pleaaurea of Deserted London. '
JTo the few of us-who elect to remain
In town dorlnc tbe dead season. life
offers some attracttona. Entire free
dom from social engagements comes as
a boon and a- blessing, a welcome re
laxation. A man eaq go where be
likes and dress as be pleaaes. If he
cboones to walk dowo Piccadilly In a
foiling suit there U no one to ssy to
blm nay.-London Tatler. : wr
. Only Then.
"Does your bnsband snore
sleep, msdam T". "
"Welt, doctor. I bare never noticed
him snoring st any other time. "-Baltimore
American - 4
It seems that tbe recent an
nouncement in- some of tbe
la bla I naDers that the Southern Rail.
way bad resumed work - on its
double-tracking wa premature..
A special from Thomasville tn
TheRaleigh " Evening Times
Stops itching! nstantly. Cores I quotes Mr. T. S. Bell, manager
vu .KUl&alt IUCUUI, ICUCI, I ivt waut.viutuill, III1IUIU
Doan's OjntmenfL At any drug
store, f - .
V NOTICE. .
St. Mark's Episcopal c birch.
Rev. W. H. Hardin. rector-
Services first, third and fourth
Sundays at 11 a. m. and 7.3CT p.
m. Sunday-school at 9.43 a, m.
every Sunday. Evening prayer
and litany, Wednesday, 7:30 p.
ra, A cordial welcome "Is ex
contractors, . a saying that be
does nok""" think there is any
trntb in the. statement that
dcnble tracking will be resumed
soon. ' .
Mr. Charles L,. Grlgg, the
contractor, is preparing to build
a three-room house for Mr. Ben
Craig on Second stseet.. -
DECEIPT Books 10 cents; blank
v notebooks u cents at Gazette
Putliatinj Co'a. U.
VYULtfc DKUd. .
' OpDoalte Post-office
Notice ol Sale of Crowders
Mountain Cotton Mills.
By virtne of a decreed tbe Superior"
Ceo it of Gaston County. North Caroline. '
made at November term. 1907. in the action "
'herein pending wherein J. M. William a is -
HaintiB and Crowders Monntain Cotton
Mills and all its stockholders snd creditors "
are defendants. I will sel, to the highest
bidder, at public auction, on the preipis-a.
mt P.-ialtn.hnrff n..tAn nnnv Nnrtli On..
olina. at noon, on i
Monday, Jansary 20th, 108,
all the real estate and tansible personal
property of the Crowders-Monmain Cotton -Mills,
consisting of about 208 3-4 acres of
land, on which is sitnated a brick cotton ,
iuulam.fiametwateT-wheel, flume, fire pro
tection, steam plant, ; dynamo, 1 two
compartment warehouse. 1 brick store and
adjoining building, waste benae, 38 cot- -tages.
a stock of general merchandise, and
the following machinery, via: One two
beater breaker tapper; one single-beater
finisher Upper; nine 40-inch Cards: twelve '
Delivery Frames; one Slabber. 68 spindles;
two Intermediates. 174 spindles; five Fine '
Frames. 668 spindles: 19 Spinning Frames. - ..
3.952 spindles: 2 Spoolers. 1G0 spindles: 4 -Reels;
2 Draper Beamers: 121 Lowell
Looms wi'h reed and harness; 1 Slasher; - .
1 Brash snd Folder; 1 presa; nnlleys, belt-
4V .haftinff. Immmm 1 t
now in operation; together with any and all
other visible. or tangible property now "
owned by said company. .' , -
Thia Cofoti,MiU can be seen and ex .
amTher at anytime open application to tbe -nnderaigned
or to tbe Superintendent in
charge.. .. -r ...
Terms of Sale: ne-third of the purchase
price to be paid in cash on tbe e tifirma
tion of the aale, and one-thire in six months '
and one-third in twelve months thereafter,
the deferred payments to bear interest from
confirmation, with privilege to purchaser to
anticipate said payments: the .purchaser to .'
deposit with the Receiver tbe sum of five
thousand dollars on date of sale to guaran
tee compliance with sbe terms thereof upon '
coofirmstioo by tbe Court, L'pmi confirma
tion and payment of one-third of the price
the property will be delivered to the pur
chaser tin case he does not desire to pay
alt cash; to be operated by him at bis owa -risk,
but such purchaser will be reo. aired to
keep sncb property insured in tbe sum for
which it is now insured in the name of the -Receiver
so as to fully project the psrtiea
in interest from loea or damare.
' This the 27th day of Novrm ber, 1907. ."
FJ17c8w. J. s. MArNtr,
Receiver and Comn--iiorier.
tended to all to attend.
Tbe Ganette for finrt-cU.