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:f1 PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK—TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. Devoted ftp the Protection of Home and the Interests of the County. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS. _T____ _ ^^VO^rxxTx GASTONIA, N. C.. TUESDAY. JULY 21 1908. , •ROFESSIONAL CARDS GARLAND, JONES £ TIMBER LAKE. f Attorneys and Counselors Over Torrence-Morris Company. Gastonia, N. C. S. B. SPARROW ATTORNEY-AT-LAW DALLAS, N. C, Office upstairs over Bank of Dallas JflKN G. CARPENTER ^•^ATTORNEY-AT-LAW “ DALLAS, N. C., Office over Bank of Dallas. __ Mrs. John Hall TEACHER OF PIANO AND ORGAN. Pupil of Dr. Haas, Director of Music, Holland In stitute, Va. Leschetizky method of technique taught. Ten years ex perience. Daily lessons to begin ners. During vacation is a good time to begin. Jly 21 cl m. ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS. ^ thereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Register of Deeds for Gaston county, subject to the action of the coming Democratic primaries and county con version. — -- A. J. SMITH. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS. 1. - - - I hereby announce myself a can ' 'didate for the office of Register of Deeds of Gaston county subject to the action of the comiDg Democratic primaries and county convention. W. 0. GARDNER,. Mountain Island, N. C., July 2, 1908. — "v FOR COUNTY TREASURER. Y, r- ' I hereby announce that I am a can didate for re-election to the office of County Treasurer of Gaston county subject to the action of the Democrat ic primaries and county convention. J. M. 9HUFORD. f FOR COUNTY TREASURER ‘ v i ' > l hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of Treasurer of Gaston county subject to the action of the Democratic primaries and convention. J. H. RUTUEl^JE. June 2nd, 1908. , ' • _ ■■■ . FOR SHERIFF. I hereby announce myself a csudl date for re-election to the office of W~Sheriff of Gaston county subject to the action of the Democratic primar ies and county convention. ' 3 shuforr^- - FOR SHERIFF. . * •" •«. i ' - • I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of Sheriff of Gaston county, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries and convention. W. C. ABERNETHY. V-'V ' ' ’_-__ BOOKS ^CREDIT Til Fmklii-Tinir Co., Atluti, 6a. "ST4 • ___ W. H. DELLINGER .Money-Saving Sale Continued Ten Days Longer. Plain Figures— Lowest Prices. Specials on Cloth ing, Ladies' and Gents’ Oxfords. 111 ' 11 ■ , A Man of Prominence In the affairs of any Com munity should be well sup pi i e d with Photdgra oh s. No one knows when they may be required for public press; a word to the wise is snffi c i e n t. Our Photog r a p h s always make good cuts. J. I. Green Photographer. & GREAT DAY AT STANLEY. More. Than Five Thousand People Attended Annual Picnic and lie i , union Saturday—Speeches by Con gressman Webb and Major W. A. Graham. Charlotte Observer. Stanley, July 18.—A throng which was estimated to number five thous and people journeyed hither to-day for the annual picnic an*d old sol diers’ reunion given by this hustling little burg and all found enough and sufficiently varied attractions to a nmse and entertain them. The sun made his presence felt very decidedly but with plenty of shade trees all a bout and refreshment stands dis l>ensing cooling beverages here, there and everywhere the crowd did not suffer on that score. At 3:30 a rain and thunderstorm came up and drove to shelter the visitors, but this was only a momentary interruption to the gaieties. The crowd gathered in principally from the surrounding districts, bring ing well-laden baskets of well-pre pared country viands; many people came from neighboring towns in ve hicles, while an excursion train from Rutherfordton and intermediate points and the regular train from Monroe and Charlotte swelled the number by nearly a thousand. It was a well-behaved crowd, and ho one seemed disappointed in the hos nitalitv of Gaston's growing town of Stanley. SPEAKING IN GROVE. Shortly after the arrival of the ex-, cursion at 10 a. m., the exercises of the day began In the Lutheran church grove with addresses by Major W. A. Graham, of Lincoln county, and Con gressman Edwin Yates Webb, of Cleveland. Mr. John G. Carpenter, of Dallas, on behalf of the Stanley people Introduced the speakers in a short and neat talk. Major Graham who wore the grey himself in the great struggle, spoke chiefly to the veterans and his remarks were listen ed to most earnestly by the hundred or' more warriors of yore who were present, and ever and anon he would round out a period that would touch their hearts most tenderly. Mr. Webb’s speech was delivered for the purpose of entertainment and did that most admirably. Politics and politicians were sidetracked, though it is a political year, and with picturesqe and beautiful phraseology and an occasional outflow of strong eloquence he told of his trip to Ha waii some years ago. His hearers were delghted and enjoyed very much the time he occupied on the day’B program. DINNER TO OLD SOLDIERS. Following the speech-making the veterans marched to the grove where dinner had bden prepared for them by the town, and what was set before them was In wide contrast to their fare in those days of the sixties when with empty stomachs they again and again conquered their pampered foes While the “vets" thus partook of a great repast,' the contents of many a hefty basket were spread out on spotless linen under the shady trees and the people satisfied healthy appe tites with wholesome and toothsome country-cookings. It was a picnic with the picnic part well to the front, which,is not always the case. After the dinner hour came foot races, chasing the greased pig and ef forts to reach the top of the slippery pole. There was plenty of fun In these contests for the onlookers, and more, in another respect, for the participants. It was planned to have two baseball games but the rain interfered and only one was played, after being interrupted vin the first inning tor some time by the siorrn. To-night a play was g|ven by local talent to a large house, many of the visitors, having remained over for this closing feature of one of Stan ley's very big days. FED BY CLOCK WORK. Exchange. A provision merchant in Oldham has Invented an ingenious contriv ance by which it is stated, he is able to leed his horses without personal attendance, through the medium of a 4b. 6d American alarm clock, says Tit-Bits. In a small office adjoining the sta ble the clock is placed on a shelf. At tached to the winding-up key is a piece of copper wire, and this is fas tened to a small brass roller that runs on a wooden rod. At the end of the rod is a hdavy weight. When the clock "goes off" the wheel is drawn over the rod and releases the weight, which falls to the floor. The corn box is filled overnight, and immediately the weight is re leased a small door at the bottom of the box flies open and the corn falls -into the manger. The horses never fail to rise at the sound of the alarm, knowing what is to follow, and when the drivers turn up, say at 7 or 8 o'clock, the animals are ready for taking the Bhafts. Another advant age to be gained by the method is that the horses need never be placed in the shafts before the breakfast has had time ‘o digest. V 1 RACE TO ENDS OF THE WORLD. Lieut. Shnekleton Itaring South as Peary Goes North—British An I un tie Expedition Left London on Ju ly SO, 1907, on Board the Nimrod —Has Special Built Motor Sledge. New York Journal of Commerce. When commander Robert E. Peary boards his steamer Roosevelt at Sid ney, Cape Breton, this week and starts on his expedition in search of the North Pole an international race to the uttermost ends of the earth will be on. Peary hopes to carry the Stars and Stripes to the North Pole, while a British antarctic expe dition commanded by Lieutenant Ernest H. Shack leton is trying to place the Union Jack of the British Empire at 90 degrees south. Al though the British expedition has a year’s handicap in point of time, Peary hopes to win the race. Lieutenant Sbackleton and party left London, July 30, 1907, on board the Nimrod, originally a Newfound land sailing vessel of 227 tons, but which had been refitted as a steam barkentine. Shackleton is an officer of the British navy, and' before leav ing London King Edward bestowed upon him the Victorian Order. He was a member of the British Antarc tic expedition of 1902-’03 under Cap tain Scott, and with his commander and another member of the party ac complished a stedge journey with dogs to a point 82 degrees, 17 min utes south latitude, during which they were absent from their ship, the Discovery, 93 days and covered a dis tance of 960 miles. Peary reached a point 87 degrees 6 minutes north on Anril 21. 1906. The Nimrod’s crew, Jfll told, num bered 32 men, including several sci entists, but the landing party was to consist of but 12 men. The barken tine sailed early in January from New Zealand and returned In March, having left the Shackleton party en camped at the foot of Mount Erebus. The party took with them materials for a wooden building with double doors and windows, to be lined with felt and several inches of granulated cork. Provisions and supplies for a long stay were landed. The Nimrod brought back to New Zealand a tale of dissention in the party, which re sulted in the resignation of Captain England, the Nimrod’s skipper, and the ship therefore will return to the little band early in 1910 without him. Lieutenant Shackleton took with him a specially built motor sledge which he hoped to use in his Polar dash and a number of Siberian ponies In addition to a pack’of dogs. Peary will use only Eskimos and dogs. The boxes containing his supplies aboard the Roosevelt were so designed as to make possible the construction of the house out of them at Cape Sheridan. The structure will be'about 20 by 60 feet and when completed will be cov ered with,the Roosevelt mainsail and that in turn covedsd with snow. Peary plans to make his dash for the pole from his base of supplies in February of next year and.hophB to return to the United States some time In October. ' «■' Before leaving London Lieutenant Shackleton was presented by Queen Alexandria with a British flag to car ry with him on his southern dash. About the same time the Daughters of the American Revolution gave Cotnmander Peary a beautiful liberty and peace flag, made of silk and con sisting of the Stars and Stripes, sur rounded by a broad field of white, to carry with him to the north. KANNAPOLIS. The Model Cotton Mill Town In Course of Construction Near Con cord. Concord Tribune. Concord feels a great interest in Kannapolis and Cabarrur delights in the development up the Southern line. The genius and energy of Ca barrus is building Kannapolis and is adding much to the growth and de velopment of the country by this masterpiece of material accomplish ment. Kanapolis has so far advanc ed as to give one a splendid idea of what to expect in a few years with plans developed. The mills are com pleted, machinery is being placed and in many instances in operation. The improvement of the grounds haB so far progressed as to prove the ex cellency of the general scheme, for there is a general scheme, a well de vised plan which is working out throughout the undertaking., A bus iness block is completed, a splendid school building has been erected and many homes have been completed. In the center of the grounds, on an elevation commanding full view is a large amusement hall, which Is to contain an auditorium, library, gym nasium, baths, swimming pools, bow ling alley, lighted and heated throughout. Propst-Poarch. Mr. Ransom Propst and Miss Cor delia Poarch were united in mar riage at the home of Mr. Lewis Poarch at the Gray Mill last Wed nesday, July 15, Rev. F. W. Bradjey officiating. Million dollar congress. HalV of this fJront ICxprnsc is for ^^nintt'lianc'i' of Army and Navy. Washington. July I Official fig n rciiincd fby Thomas clerks^ respectively of the commureS! on appropriations of the senate and hdf&S of representatives, showing that the total appropriations made at the last session of congress were $1, 009.897,543.56. Of this amount $95,382,247 was appropriated for the army; $122, 663,835 for the navy; $163,053,000 for pensions; $222,970,892 for the postofflcp, and $111,958,088 for sun dry civil expenses. In addition to specific appropria tions made, appropriations were pro vided for continuing contracts to the amount of $49,443,750. Included in the continuing appropriations were the amounts to be paid for two flrBt class battleships, two colliers, ten torpedo boat destroyers and eight submarine torpedo boats, with arm or and armament for the battleships estimated to cost $25,700,000. Appropriations for public build ings throughout the United States aggregated $20,789,750. A comparison of the contract lia bilities with those of the last session of the fifty-ninth congress, amount ing to $67,934,349. shows a reduc tion of $18,490,599. The new officers specifically author ized are 16,284 in numebr, at an an nual compensation of $13,764,676; and those abolished are 6,142 in num ber, at an annual compensation, of $4,678,389—a net increase of 10, 682 in number, $9,086,287 in amount Of this net increase in the number of new employments 6,000 are seamen r_* V. __.... O A n ... ndJIiinnnl nf. fleers and enlisted men for the ma rine corps, and 3,368 are for addi tional clerks and other employes of the postal service throughout the country. The total apparent number of salaries increased is $129,928, at an annual cost of $9,146,575. Of this number 42,63 6 are commission ed officers, warrant officers and en listed men of the navy; 8,907 officers and enlisted men ofjjie marine corps A comparison of the total appro priations of the last session of the fifty-ninth congress, ., $920,798,143, with those of the first session of the sixtieth congress, $1,080,391,543, shows an increase of $87,599,399. Increases are shown in all of the general appropriation act3, except those for the District of Columbia, Indians and Military Academy. The reductions In these aggregating $438,709. THE COLLEGE AND THE FARM. How Is Agriculture Benefltted by the Agricultural College. New York Sun. Inquiring gentlemen who have de voted a great deal of time and thought to the subject are asking themselves and others what good the various “agricultural colleges" of the Southern States are doing for Southern agriculture. How many if any, of the graduates of these in stitutions ever return to the farm, and to what extent, if any, do we perceive the effect or the influence of their education upon the agricul tural conditions of the section? There is no doubt that a vast num ber of young men are annually^turn ed out from such universities as that of Clemson in South Carolina, Stark ollln (n Mloalaainni nnH fln nn Onft Investigator not long ago found a thousand boys at Starkville. Later he encountered in Manila several of the alumni of Clemson—ail in gov ernment employ as experts. They go to these so-called •‘agricultural colleges,” maintained by the State, acquire an education in soils, electric ity, geology, this or that, what you please but not one of them • returns to the farm to put his knowledge to humble uses. They branch out into more inviting fields. The high class men become specialists, in various pursuits, which may be Well enough, but even the common-place ones drift into public places teacher-ships, anything to keep the grit off their smooth hands and exile them pern.an ently from plough handle and hick ory shirt. MeaStvhile, how is agriculture benefitted by the agricultural col lege? The Southern farms are a voided by their own children, and more and more the farmers are look ing for cheap foreign labor to main tain them. Even the negro, the fin est field laborer the South has or is likely to have, is drifting away into lumber, railroad, mining and saw mill camps—not so much because he prefers it as because he is neglected by those who really need him and so forced to look out for hinjself. I). L. Boyd Acquitted. At Waynesville last week D. L. Boyd, on trial for killing Henry A bel last May, was acquitted by the Jury and discharged. It Is said that on his death-bed Abel fully forgave Boyd and asked that he be not pros ecuted. J SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. South Fork Associate n Convenes at First Baptist Church To-X'iglit. The following is the program of the South Fork Sunday School As sociation which will be in session at The-Fkgt Baptist church in this city until Thursday night: TUESDAY NIGHT i 8:15—Song (Service. 8:30—The Sunday-School as an Evangelizing Agency of the Church, A. W. Setzer. 9:00—The Sunday-School Teach er's Preparation, It. D. Carroll. WEDNESDAY MORNING 9:30—Song Service. 9:45—Address, Hlght C. Moore. 10:15—The Sunday-School Super intendent's Pieparation, J. D. Harte. 10:45-—Address, L. L. Jenkins. AFTERNOON SESSION 4:00—How to Get the Pupil and How to Hold Him, S. W. Bennett. 4:30—Address, Hlght C. Moore. EVENING SESSION 8:15—Song Service. 8:30—Address, flight C. Moore.' 9:00—Problems of the Country Sunday-School, W. A. Graham. THURSDAY MORNING 9:30—Song Service. 9:45—Address, Jce S. Wray. 10:45—Question Box. 10:15—Address, T. S. Franklin. No afternoon session. EVENING SESSION 8:lo—Song Service. 8:30—South Fork Institute. 9:00—The Laymen's Movement. . CHERRYVILLE CHAT. Correspondence of The Gazette. CHERRYV1LLE, July 18.—Carl Blanton, a young man from Cleve land county, spent this week in town. —j. S. Mauney, a prominent banker and manufacturer of Kings Moun tain, was here on business Thursday. —Prof. S. P. Wilson left Friday morning for Nashville, N. C., where he is to take charge of the graded school at that place. He is making the trip through the country, a dis tance of about 250 miles. His fam ily will remain here for a while.— Our people are taking in the picnic at Stanley to-day. SJxty or more went from here.—A. S. Kendrick, of Shelby, was here yesterday.—T. B. Leonhardt was in Gastonia this week. We are informed that he was inves tigating the prospects of entering the race for sheriff.—Craven Willis was in town yesterday. Mr. Willis is one of Lincoln county's most thrif ty farmers. While here he purchas-' ed a nice buggy from our "fat bug gy man,’’ J. S. Neill.—Dr. Owens, of Henry, passed through town Wednes day en route home from an extended trip.—-Ji. B. Kendrick and L. C. Mc Dowell were business callers in Gas tonia Thursday.—Capt. Yount, a popular traveling man of Charlotte, was here-this week.—Oscar Hunt, of Shelby, is here on a visit to his mother.—Mrs. John Harrelson, whose illness ‘was reported some time ago, is Improving.—Mrs. W. E. Farnsworth is a pleasaift shopper in town this morning.—Fruits and veg etables are coming to town in abund ance. We hear of some selling ap ples at 5 cents per bushel. ' LOWELL LOCALS. _______ « Correspondence of The Gazette. LOWELL, July 18.—The farmers In this section are laying by their crops this week.—The following per sons went on the excursion to Edge mont Friday from Lowell: Messrs. C. H Hand, T. Q. Ford, G. C. Leon hardt, Claude Titman, Gornett Cox. F. D. Phillips and Paul Titman.— Mr. and Mrs. Robert Titman are spending a while at Wilmington.— Miss Petty Steele is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Dr. Robinson, for a while. —Jake Roads, a young white boy who broke in the store of C. W. Nip per here one night last week, was caught up with Sunday and was tried Monday before I. F. Mabry, Esq., and bound over to court under a £500 bond, which he could not give.—Mr. J. W. Groves and Mr. Tom Rankin went to the fish fry at Tuckaseege Friday.—Mrs. J. L. Thornburg, of Bessemer City, was in town Saturday to see her daughter, ‘Mrs: W. H. Holmes.—Miss Gertrude Honeycutt has gone to Webber, a summer re sort up in the mountains, for a whller.—Rev. R. A Miller and Mr. S. J. Hand were Gastonia visitors Monday.—The indisposed this week are as follows: Mrs. B. F. Leonhardt, Miss Ada Cax. Mrs. A. R. Leonhardt, Mrs. Hall Cox, Miss Virginia Robin son, Mrs. Fldus Cox, Miss Katie Cox, Miss Eurella Hand and Mr. W. T. Ford.—Mrs. W. B. Knight spent the day with Mrs. R. A. Miller Monday. —Mr. Ellers’ 6-months-old child died at his home Thursday and was bur ied Friday. Six persons were killed at Colum bia City, Indiana, Saturday after noon, when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a fast train at a crossing. WK ARK PREPARED TO EXTEND OUR r - STOM3R8 EVK RY ACCOMMODATION AND COURTESY TPEIK BUSINESS WILL WARRANT. IF YOU HAVE NO ACCOUNT WITH US WK INVITE YOU TO OPEN ONE. ■ SAVINGS DEPARTMENT WE PAY INTEREST ON SAVING DEPOSITS AT THE RATE OF 4 PER CENT AND COMPOUND THE INTEREST QUAR TERLY. 5 ■*“ a ' h I i _I R. P. Rankin, Jk.lG. Myers, Sj g i President Cn*Mer. - 1 /j ^^l|||i I F_JX ON-, -J YOUR OWN TERMS. TELL US YOUR WANTS. EsrtblHhed I860 THE FRAIPJlHUfilBI CO., Afllltl, 61. TERMS: Nsme your own TERMS._Old Fata’BAUa Par yasrs wa Vara triad ta daaalop a pias wkaraky tka _3. 3. 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