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THE GaSTCX, - _ V PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK—TUESDAYS AND FBIDAYS. ■ c. „nDv pi stu Devo'pd to the Protection of Home and the Interests of the County. SINGLn GGrl & t. _ VOL. XXIX. GASTONIA, N. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 18.1908. ^———<—■—"*^S£"^E2£^S2SE2SS£r? ----—“ I I I • a nnnP I aa a nAMin m/'STI/' I PROFESSIONAL CARDS “tJMV-AND, JONES 4 UMBER LAKE. Attorneys and Counselors Over Torrence-Morris Company. Gastonia, N. C. S. B. SPARROW ATTORNEY-AT-LAW DALLAS, N. C. Office up*tain over Bank of Dalla* JOHN 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. Leschetlzky method of technique taught. Ten years ex perience. Dally lessons to begin ners. During vacation Is a good time to begin. - Jly 21 cl m. ---— MISS KATHLEEN CRAWFORD GRADUATE NURSE Of Magdalene Hospital. Chester, S.VC., has located in Gastonia for the pracUce of her profession. She can * be foutffi at Dr. McG. Anders' resi dence or calls for her may be left at Torrence's Drug Store. FOR SHERIFF. In a race riot which broke out In Springfield, 111., last Friday night four persona were killed, a large number seriously Injured, and many negro dwellings burned. The riot - was Btarted by an attempt to lynch a negro who had assaulted a white wo man. The authorities had spirited the negro away, and the enraged mob made a general raid upon the negro section of the town. _ -,x - Beware of Ointments for - Catarrh . that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the tense of smell and completely de range the whole system when enter ing It through the mucous surfaces, such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputa 1 T ble physicians, as the damage they will do Is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by'p J. Cheny ft Co., Toledo. O., con tains no mercury, and la taken In ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In’ buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It Is taken Internally and made In Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney ft Co. Testimonials free. 8old by druggists. Price, 76c. per bottle. Take Hall’s Family Pills for con stipation. A. Subscribe for The Gazette. f / WILLIAM HARVEY. The Physician Who Discovered the Circulation of the Wood. London Globe. One of the greatest of English physicians. William Harvey, the dis coverer of the circulation of blood, was born at Folkestone on April 1, 1578. His father, Thomas Harvey, was a native of this county and an al derman of the town. There is little real Information as to William Har vey's youthful days. At 10 years old he was sent to King's school, Can terbury, and five years later he went to Cambridge, where he was admit ted at Calus college. In 1597 he took his B. A., and having made tip his mind to take up medicine as a profession, started off for Padua, the most celebrated school of physics of the day. Here for five years he worked assiduously, attending the candle-light-lectures of Fabrlcus.the famous anatomist. Having taken his diploma, he returned to England, married and settled down in the par ish of St. Martin's Ludgate bill. From this time forth the path of fame seemed to lie open tp him. Scarcely had he begun his new life than he was admitted to the College of Physi cians, and later on elected a fellow. A year or so passed, and he was ap 'nnlntoA ucolotpnt nhvaiplnn than physician of St. Bartholomew’s hos pital. In August, 1615, Harvey was e lected Lumleian lecturer to the Col lege of Physicians and in the follow ing year he delivered the first of his famous discourses on the circulation of the blood. The notes, which cov er close upon.a hundred pages of closely written matter, may be seen to-day at the British museum. Some of the sentences are underlined with red Ink; others, probably those ex pressive of his own original ideas, are inltiaeled W. H.; 'there are, too, many marginal notes in Latin. The whole treatise is arranged with the greatest method, and Is an exhaust ive analysis of the various parts of the human body. The various lec tures occupied more than an hour a day, and by way of assisting his hear ers to grasp more readily the. differ-, ent parts in his argument a dead body was displayed on a dissecting table. It is said that Harvey, in or der to work out his great theory, dis sected more than eighty different an imals. The interest in medicinal circles produced by Harvey’s new theory may well imagined. It was the fashion in those days to talk with a show of learning. Thus the whole town was given up to the discussion of the new discovery. It was about this time that Harvey was appointed Physician Extraordinary to King James I. It would seem that hence forth the great physician took life somewhat easier, for we hear of him traveling through France with the Duke of Lennox; later he is in at tendance on Lord Arundel in Scot land, and at a subsequent date we read of him being feted at the Eng lish college in Rome. At such times as he comes before the popular no tice it is in connection with some public examination in which his ex pert knowledge is indispensable. Thus in 1634 he is Instructed to ex amine four Lancanshire women ac cused of witchcraft; and again he is -dfftWved to hold a post-mortem exam ination on the body of a Shopshlre laborer who was stated to have died at the age of 153. Then later on, we hear or him defending nimseir against the accusation of a barber surgeon, who declared that his serv ant had died owing to a dos^ of Har vey’s physic. Harvey’s immortal work on the circulation of the blood was published at Frankfort in 1628. This was some twelve years after his first lectures on the subject. His philosophical patience is much to be admired in that he refused to an nounce his great discovery to the world until it had been thoroughly matured and confirmed. At the outbreak of the civil war he threw in his lot with the king, and was present in his professional ca pacities at the battle of Edgehlll. It is said that he had charge of the roy al princes, to whom he read a book during the engagement. After the surrender of Oxford he returned to London, only to find that his house had been pillaged by the mob and all his papers stolen. From this time onward until his death he lived with one or the other of his brothers, who were wealthy merchants in the city. For the greater part of his li e he suffered agony from gout, to check which he used to plunge his feet in iced water. As he grew old er the disease became more virulent, until at last it was the cause of bis death. Thus, on June 3, In the yeat 1658, the great William Harvey died, in the 80th year of his age. His re mains were Interred at Hempstead, in Essex, whither all the fellows oi the'College of Physicians followed the coffin. Here his body rested wrapped in a lead covering, for more than 300 years. In 1893, however It was disinterred in the presence ol the then president of the college, Sli William Jenner, and removed to i white marble sarcophagus erected ii OVER THE STAT^ RECENT HAPPENINGS IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE STATE RE WRITTEN AND CONDENSED - FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUSY READERS—HATS GOING ON IN THE OLD NORTH STATE FROM MANTEO TO MURPHY. Big Railroad Company Chartered. A special from Asheville under date of the loth says: The Secre tary of State has issued a charter to the Appalachian Railway Company, an organization which proposes to build a new railroad from Whittier across the great Smoky mountains into Tennessee. The company Is capitalized at $100,000. - Negro Killed by Train Calvin Mitchell, colored, aged 50 years, was struck and instantly kill ed by a fast train at Salisbury at a late hour Saturday night. His body was terribly mangled, parts of it be ing scattered along the track for quite a distance. It 1b supposed that he failed to hear the approaching train, as he started to cross vuc track immediately in front of it. Show Car Burned. The Rabbit's Foot Comedy Com pany, a negro minstrel troupe that gave their show in Gastonia last Tuesday, lost their special car and all its contents, including three horses, by fire at Shelby early Fri day morning. Seven members of the troupe were terribly burned and were carried to the Good Samaritan Hospital at Charlotte. The injured negroes were sleeping in the car and barely escaped with their lives. It is thought that all will recover. Lota of Brandy in Davidson. Fifteen brandy stills are being op erated In Davidson county to date. Brandy is plentiful because there is an abundant fruit crop, and Is sell ing readily at an average of $2 a gal lon. Many are they who are laying plans to “store” applejack against the drouth that will set in January 1st. Almost every man who ever used whiskey at all is laying up treas urea of the Juice. There are eight stills on “Pounder's Fork" alone, this being a famous section so named because of a stream that flows through it. Drowned in the Catawba. Mr. Fred Alexander, of Sharon, Mecklenburg county, was drowned while swimming in the Catawba riv er near Fort Mill^ S. C., last Satur day afternoon. The young man, who was not an expert swimmer, met his death while trying to rescue one of his companions, a young son of Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Strong, of Charlotte, thinking the latter had gone beypnd his depth and was In danger of drowning. Another oom panion, Mr. Ray Lee, rescued the boy, but the swift current bore Alex ander out of reach. His body was recovered late Saturday night a short J knlnm fllO OPOTIO r* f ♦ Vl P drowning. t Odell Mill Qorned. Fire which started from a hot-box in the basement about noon Satur day entirely destroyed Mill No. 4 of the Odell Manufacturing Company’s plant at Concord. The alarm was sounded just as the employes were beginning to leave the factory for the dinner hour, and all escaped un hurt, although some had narrow es capes. The Concord fire department by skillful and heroic work, confined the flames to Mill No. 4 and saved the remaining buildings of the plant. The burned building was 126 by 367 feet and three stories high, and con tained 999 looms, 20,765 spindles and 50 carding frames. The loss on building and machinery was $450,000 with only $211,000 insur ance. The mill was the finest one of the Odell chain of mills, which are to be sold by the receiver, Mr. Cae sar Cone, 'on September 16th. Be tween 400 and 500 operatives are thrown out of employment as a re sult of the fire. Everey time the Republicans pre tend to cry and blow their nose or put on sympathy for the old Confed erate soldiers, one can’t help but think of the time a few years ago in the Legislature when the Republi cans turned down a one-legged Con federate for doorkeeper and put In a negro. The international committee • of diamond merchants is said to be in a fair way to restore harmony be tween the hostile interests. The De Beers and Premier mine companies have resumed negotiations. HempBtead church. In this, the present resting place of the great physician, was deposited a large edi tion of Harvey’s works, together with a scroll setting forth the inci dents of the re-interment. juuub rnivLititB rivuDL. Sketch of Judge Moore, Who Died Last Friday Night—Stricken Down in the Prime of Life. A8hevile C^Jlten. Judge Moore was born in Bun combe county on September 10, 18G9 on Hominy Creek, at the old Moore KbineBtead. and, at the time of his biitt, the home of his grandfather Charier Mdbrd. Judge Charles A. Moore, of this city, and ex-Speaker Moore, of Webster, were born at the same place, in September 1891, the deceased was admitted to the bar and immediately thereafter formed a partnership with the Hon. Walter Moore at Webster. This partner ship continued until 1893, when Judge Moore came to Asheville and formed a partnership with his cous in. Judge Charles A. Moore, under the firm name of Moore and Moore. He showed marked ability as a law V - L-il. ik. __ ♦ kio cases and In trials before courts and Juries. In 1898 he was nominated by the Democratic party to the of fice of judge of the Superior Court, to fill an unexpired term,and he was elected in November of that year. He entered upon the discharge of his duties of office immediately after the election. He was immediately rec ognized as one of the beat judges in the State, and no man upon the Su perior Court bench has ever achiev ed a more enviable reputation. He possessed a strong and clear intel lect. He was well grounded in the principles of the law, a hard student, and, above all, eminently Just. While bis career has been ended ere he reached the prime of life, he won for himself an exalted position in the esteem of the people of North Caro lina to which few men have attained. He belonged to one of the oldest and most distinguished families in this part of the State, and Western North Carolina was proud of him as one of her very foremost citizens. Judge Moore was married on No vember 27, 1895, to Miss Lela Enloe, daughter of Captain W. A. Enloe, of Jackson county. His wife and five children survive him. The whole community sympathizes with the stricken family. North Carolina has suffered an irreparable loss and thousands of personal friends mourn the death of one whom they so much honored and loved. THE FARMER ON TOP. No Longer the Slave of the “Time” Merchant as of Yore. Charity and Children. We rejoice with exceeding great Joy that the "poor down-trodden farmer” has arisen from the ashes and now bosses his own business. We have recently visited a commun ity, where, a decade ago the "time” merchant was the monarch of all he surveyed. The farmer put himself completely under the power of this village autocrat, and when he laid in his supplies the crusty clerks were under instructions to sell him as lit tle as possible and at as high a price. The poorer the buyer the bigger the price. In the fall of the year the crop was simply, turned over to the merchant, and there were hard times in the farmer’s home until the next spring when the books were opened for another account. Oh, those were dark days for the tiller of the soil, and no negro who ever arose at the dawn or day ai tne craca oi me over seer's lash was more of a slave. Things are different now. The far mer has learned a few things. He has put his brain to work, and by the proper use of fertilizer, the drain age of his land, the employment of more common sense generally In the running of his business, he has be come the captain and the store man the servant. The line prices of the past ten years have amply rewarded him for all his toil, and the rural free delivery has brought him into close touch with the outside world. We wish the changed conditions in this community might be universal ly true, and we are glad to believe there is steady progress everywhere in this direction. The raw and awk ward hayseeder whose picture a cforns the funny papers, is coming to be the finest gentleman in the bunch. Erskine's Fine Prospects. Charlotte Observer. Prof. E. L. Reid, of the chair of chemistry of Erskine College, Due West, 8. C., is spending several days In the county with his brother, Mr. J. C. Reid, and also In the Interest of the Institution. Professor Reid states that the prospects for a large attendance at this college this fall are uncommonly bright, many young men and women going from this par ticular section. Owing to the growth in the attendance at the institution within the last year or so, it has been found necessary to erect larger dormitories and plans looking to Buch an expansion are on foot. "William J. Bryan," says the Kan sas City Post, "Is not now, never has been, nor never will be a chaser of negro votes." nnjuiuv, uum>, Several Hundred Masons nnd Their Families Together With Many Oth ers Spend Delightful Day at High Shoals—Several Speeches and Oth er Attractions. Saturday was a red-letter day at High Shoals and in the history of the Masonic fraternity in Gaston county. Perhaps four hundred Ma sons and their families, together with several hundred who are not Masons, making a total of 2,500 or more, gathered at that point for a picnic and the occasion was a grand success in every way. £o well pleas ed were the MaBons that it was an nounced that an effort would be made to make this an annual event in the county, one that would draw hundreds and thousands to this spot ror a day each summer. A special train consisting of three coaches, Svery one loaded to the muzzle, left GaBtonia for High Shoals Saturday morning at 9:30 o’clock. All of the Gastonia dele gation could not be accommodated on this train and quite a good many waited and came on the regular train half an hour later. Dallas also sent a good-sized delegation and many came from the country in wagons and buggies. About 11 o'clock the Dallas Cor net Band struck up an air and the crowd began to gather at the speak er’s stand near the banks of the riv er. Hon. O. F. Mason, of Dallas, presided and the opening prayer was offered by Rev. J. W. Rowell, of Waxhaw, who is traveling with the Binging class of the Oxford Orphan Asylum. Mr. Mason then introduc ed Mr. Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, who delivered an instructive and en tertaining address on Masonry, re viewing to some extent its past his tory and telling something of the great objects and aims the fraternity has in view and towards which it constantly works. He was* heard with interest and pleasure. Following Mr. Hoey’s address the crowd proceeded to the spring and across to the island where a sumpt uous dinner was* served. Most of those who came brought baskets and their contents were spread out on long tables. Some time was spent here In eating, resting and in social converse. - After dinner the crowd again as sembled around the speaker’s stand and heard an able address from Mr. Stonewall J. Durham, of Bessemer City, on Masonry and also a brief ad dress from Mr. D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte. At the conclusion of Mr. Tompkins’ address Mr. J. W. Rowell made a brief talk concerning the work of the Oxford Orphan Asylum. Senator Mason also spoke for a few minutes along this line anA-'lirged all Masons and any others so inclin ed to assist this worthy institution in the prosecution of its noble work. A most pleasing feature of the day’s program was the singing of the class of young folks from the Oxford Asylum. The entire program was interspersed With selections rendered by them, including both songs and recitations. Voluntary contdibutions amount ing to more than $100 were tken for the asylum. At the conclusion of the program Mir. Mason announced that the man agement of the mills at High Shoals had kindly tendered the use of the grounds to the Masons of the county for an annual picnic and that it is probable that it Will be established as an annual affair. In the afternoon there were two baseball games, one between Mc AdenviUe and Tuckaseegs, the for mer winning, and another game be tween High Shoals and Cherryville. Mr A T. Rnlwinkle. of Dallas. was in charge of the arrangements for the occasion and managed them admirably. Mr. a N. Boyce acted as treasurer. High Shoals is an ideal place for picnics and it is understood that the owners of the property contemplate still further improvements on the grounds within the next twelve months. Mecklenburg Presbytery. Presbyterian Standard. Mecklenburg Presbytery was set off from Concord Presbytery October 16, 1869. The first meeting was In the parlor of Mrs. Robert Pearson in the town of Morganton, N. C., Oc tober 16, 1869. The Rev. Robert Hett Chapman, D. D., presided by .appointment of Synod. The first regular meeting was in Steele Creek church in the spring of 1870. The following constituted the roll of charter members: R. H. Morri son, D. D., J. E. Morrison, J. D. Hall, Walter W. Pharr. 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There yet remains the most strenuous part of the Presidential Campaign and every cftlzen should keep in touch with it as it proceeds. The Gazette will keep you informed. Money must ac company every order. Send us Your Subscription To-day. number. Of this number, onfjr two. Rev. J. J. Kennedy, of Gaatonla, and Ruling Elder John Houiton, aurrtve. Ira D. Sankey, famoua as an evan gelist and singer, and for many yeaie a no-worker with Dwight l*. Moody di-.-d at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., last Thursday night at the age of #8. tie lad been blind for the past &ve y< i. it.