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PIUDAV.OOTOBKn 14, 1010. "kQ TWU TUB QASTONLt GAZETTE. I ? it w If If It Is Nice h A) U P W ' 1 M i - farm land that Gaston County has in its borders that we would be glad to show you and talk with you about it. If it is Life, Accident or Fire Insurance you want let us hear from you. Just call 89 when you want to rent a house and we will attend to your wants for you. Gastonia Insurance & Realty Company RIGHT OVER WOOD SHINGLES cutnUd without fuss or bother right over th. old wood ahlnsles. chaog;In the top o your building instantly from a Are catcher to A FIREPROOF ROOF that will lait aa long as the buiWing- itself and nerer needs repairs. For further detailed information, price, etc., apply to LONG BROTHERS Exclusive Agents Queen Granite & Marble Works CHARLES FORD, A Marble or Granite which shows lettering well Is what you need for s memorial. Oar fine grained American Light Marble or oar Winns boro Blae Granite will give yon very durable, handsome monument and distinct Inscriptions. Large stock on hand at oar works. Dil worth Street Cars. Phone 1618. Boulevard A Palmer Street, FAVORS NEWTON SITE? 3leported That Carolina & North western Has It Eyes on Ridge view Cotton Mill Property as Lo cation for New Shops. Charlotte Observer. Newton, Oct. 12. The town is -deeply interested in a rumor heard yesterday that the Carolina & North Western Railroad people regarded with a favorable eye the Rldgeview "Cotton Mill property as a location 'for the new shops of the railroad. "This property Is ideal for such pur pose. It is located just north of the corporation limits, between Newton end Conover on the Southern Rail way. The cotton mill people erect ed a brick structure, but the panic came on and the machinery was nev r placed. It Is reported as coming Vfrom official sources that the rail road people have been unable to de cide on any of the propositions of fered by Hickory, Lincolnton, Gas tonia and Chester, and that they like 'this Ridgeway property better than ny they have seen. As a result of this report, the Newton boosters will hold an imme diate meeting and start a campaign 'to produce as attractive an offer to 'the railroad people as possible. Gastonlana are unable to under stand the attitude of the Carolina & Northwestern in the matter of the new shops. The officials of the road were In a great hurry to ret the propositions of the various towns in hand, stating that they wanted to decide the matter and begin the erec tion of shop Immediately. It has been several weeks since the propo rtions were opened by th officials nd up to the present time no inti mation has been given out as to what they intend to do. Lincolnton, nnderstand. has withdrawn Its -offer. AH sorts of rumors bare been Farm Lands you are thinking of huvincr we are the . u people to see. We can show you almost any kind of land that you may desire. We Jgjhave some of the best Gastonia, N. C. City Gastonia Agent Call and see them. Take the Charlotte, N. C afloat the past week or so, including one to the effect that the road had already begun to build shops in Chester; another was to the effect that. If they accepted Gastonla's of fer and built the shops here, they would run special trains to and from Gastonia, affording their employes free transportation between this place and Chester, so they could continue to reside at the latter place. Other rumors along the same line have been heard. How much of truth there is in any of them we do not know. We give them for what they are worth. Several facts stand out pre-emin ently, among them the following: Gastonia made the company by far the best offer of any town on the line, including $8,500 in cash, a site and other considerations which made the offer total something like $20, 000. Gastonia gives the road something I like ten times the amount of busi- as much as Hickory, which stands next to Gastonia in the point of bus-1 iness given the road. I In the month of July, if we were I not misinformed, Gastonia gave the road 147 solid cars, both Incoming and outgoing, while Chester gave them 17. Gastonia wants the shops if they D088e"lon. XII 'Meanwhile in Llv- are to bring to Gastonia what our rp?1 Irta' nncl nd her ed flanc , . . rd of vessel's amailng fate and people were led to believe they iUrt for Amerl xm would, vis: Fiv hundred people to Hosier, aboard th German ship. In begin with, an annual payroll of lists that h and Iris ahall be mar something ilk $10,000 and eventu- rled oon they reach Brasll, ally the head offices of the company. Jutvthe n ! Mm. says she Bnt c.ati. v.-t . ... ,s honor bound to old Bulmer. XIV trlL? ' n6 V-Party land, on BraslUan trouble and expense of getting upth coast. Hosier and th others having cash and other requisite to make consented to help Dom Corria regain this offer, feels that she is entlUed JURY LIST. Following Is the Hit of Juror for the November term of Gaston Super ior Court. They were drawn by the rmmtT commissioners in session Monday: H. W. Allran. R. A. Beatty, R. C. Warren, Peter S. Beam, R. R. Maunejr, Oscar Anderson. W. B. Morris, W. D. Craig. R. C. Whitesldes, 'E. Q. McLurd, David L. Pasour, J. L. Gates, D. A. Summey, C. O. Pasour, W. C. Llneberger, J. C. Pearson, E. J. B. Moore, Frank Bell. to know what the road proposes to do without much further delay. The Gazette has heard a number of prominent citizens suggest that Gaetonla should withdraw her offer unless she gets something more sat isfactory soon than has appeared so far. Looking at the matter from every standpoint it looks just a lit tle bit like Gastonia is getting a raw deal. Editor Gazette. lie ware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense 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 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 F. J. Cheny & Co.. Toledo, O., contains ne 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, O., by F. J. Cheny & Co. Tes timonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. Stowaway By LOUIS TRACY, Author of the "Pillar of Light," Th Tings of the Morning" ana The Captain of th Kansas," Casfristt. If. r Mwwd J. CM SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I Overhearing a con spiracy between her uncle and the captain of his ship to sink the vessel and collect insurance, Iris Yorke se cretes herself aboard the Adromeda Just before it sails for southern fleas. Her uncle, who is her guardian and has commanded her to wed old Dick ey Bulmer, thinks she has run away to avoid the distasteful marriage. II Philip Hozier, young and hand some second officer of the Andrmeda, discovers Miss Yorke aboard. Ill Iris tells Hosier of the plot to sink the vessel, and he keeps watch on Captain Coke. Mysterious defect In the steering gear discovered, caus ing the ship to veer from her course. Coke treats the matter lightly. IV While putting into a harbor at an unknown island the Andromeda sud denly is shelled by a mysterious foe on shore. V Shots wreck ship. Hozier is wounded and his life saved by Iris. VI Survivors ar hauled up on a cliff by ropes let down by a party of refugees, the leader proving lo De orria a yiva, aeposea president of Brazil. VII, VIII and IX Rescued and rescuers earanA from detached cliff to main island. and shlp'a crew-end refugees to get h- r attack Brarllllan soldiers, who ieek cPtur Dom Corria. They capture a launch in which to escape to mainland of Brazil. X and XI Hosier gets lrl aboard. Party picked up from launch at sea by a German vessel, of which they take his presidency. CHAPTER XVII. A cocr or rue sapolxomo obou. ARMELA went back to a house hold that paid scant need to ber screaming. Dom Corria wss there, bareheaded, his gorgeous uniform Word slashed and blood be spattered General Ruhso. too, was beating his capacious chest snd shout ing: "God's bones! Let ns make s fight of Ii. A sprinkling of soldiers, all dis mounted cavalry or gunners, a few disheveled officers, had accompanied lie Sylva In til flight Wttb reckless bravery be and Ruhso bad tried to rally the troops camped at headquar ters, it who a hopeless effort Half breeds can never produce a military custe. They may fight valiantly in the line of battle they will not fare tbe unknown, the terrible, the barphts that come at night, borne on tbe hur ricane wings of panic. Unhappily De Sylva and his bodyguard were the messengers of iheir owu disaster. The cowardly genius at Pesquelra bad planned a surprise. He would not lead it. of course, but in Dom Miguel Bar raca be found an eager substitute. It itaa i coup of the Napoleonic order. An Infantry attack along the entire front of tbe Liberation 1st position elouked tbe launching against the cen ter of a formidable body of cavalry. The project was to thrust this lance into the rebel position, probe it thor oughly, as a surgeon explores a gun shot wound, and extract the offender In tbe guise of Doru Corria. The scheme had proved eminently successful. The Liberationisms were crumpled up. and here was Dom Cor ria making his last stand. He deserved better luck, for he was magn Intent In failure. Calm as ever, he tried to be shot or captured when Hip nsprves in camD failed him. Rus- so and tbe rest dragged blm onward bv main force. They want me only." be urged "Jlv death will end a useless struggle 1 shall die a little later, when many more of mv friends are killed. Why not die now?" They would not listen. It Is night!" tbey cried. "The en emy's horses are spent. A determined stand may give us another chance. But it was a forlorn hope. As San Benavides lurched into tbe pateo tbe horses of tbe ttrst pursuing detach ment strained up the slope between tbe bouse and encampment Carmela. all her tire gone, tbe pallid ghost of tbe vengeful woman who would hare shattered her lover's skull were tbe revolver loaded.' was tbe first to see him. She actually crouched in terror. Her tongue was parched. If she uttered some low cry none beard her. Dom Corria. striving to dispose his meager garrufou as best be could, met his trusted lieutenant His face lit with joy. "Ah. my poor Salvador!" he cried. Ml thought we had lost you at the ford!" -No." said San Benavides. "I ran away!" Even in his dire extremity De Sylva smiled. "Would that others had run like yon. my Salvador!" be said. "Then we should have been In Pernambuco to morrow." The Brazilian looked around. His eye dwelt heedlessly on tbe cowering Carmela. He was searching for Iris, who had been compelled by Coke and Bulmer and ber uncle to take shelter behind the score of sailors who still remained at Las Flo res. "It Is true nevertheless," be said la conlcally. "I knew the game was lost so 1 came here to try to save a lady, "Ah our Carmela? You thougnt of faerr "Nor Then th spell passed from Carmela. She literally threw herself on her lover. "Yea, It Is true."' she shrieked. "He came to save me, but I preferred to die here with you, father, and with him." Dom Corria did not understand these fireworks, but be bad, no time for thought Bullets were crashing through the closed Venetians. Light they must have or tbe defense would become an orgy of self destruction, yet light was their most dangerous foe when men were shooting from the somber depths of tbe trees. The assailants were steadily closing around the house. Their rifles covered every door and window. Each minute brought np fresh bands In tens and twenties. At last Barraca himself ar rived. Some members of bis staff made a hasty survey of the situation. There were some 300 men available, and in all probability Dom Corria could not muster one-sixth of that number. It wss a crisis that called for vigor. Th cavalry lance was twenty miles from Its base, and there was no know ing what accident might reunite th scattered Libera tlonlsta. One .column at least of the Nationalists had failed to keep its rendezvous or this last des perate stand at Las Flores would have proved a sheer impossibility. So th house most be rushed, no matter what the cost- This was a war f leaders. Let -Dom Corria tall and bis most enthusiastic supporters would pay Dom Miguel's taxes without fur ther parley. A scheme of concerted action wss hastily arranged. Simul taneously five detachments wsrmol against tbe chosen points of as nit On crossed th pateo t th porch, another mad for th stable entrance, a third attacked; th gardes door, . a fourth assailed th servants' quarters, and the fifth, strongest of all and In spired by Dom Miguel' presence, bat tered ,1a the shutter and tor away the piled up furniture of th ballroom. The National 1st leader's final order was terse: "Spar the women; shoot every rb- 1; do not touch tb foreigner unless they resist!" With yells of "Aba jo D Sylvan "Mono por revoltado!" th assailants closed in. Neither side owned mag sine rifles, so tb fight was with ma cbe'ea, swords and bayonets when th first furious hail of lead bad upent It self. No msn thought of quarter nor ceased to stab and thrust until be fell. When 800 desperadoes meet fifty of like caliber In a hand to band conflict, when tbe 800 mean to end tbe business and tbe fifty know that they must Me, fighting for choice, but die In any event the resultant encounter will surely be both fierce and brief. By one of those queer chances which sometimes decide tbe hazard between life and death tbe window nearest that end of tbe room where the sailors strove to protect a few shrieking wo men bsd not been broken in. Here, then, wus a tiny bay of refuge. From It the men of tbe Andromeda and the Unser Frits. Bulmer, Verity, Iris snd such of the Brazilian ladles as bad not fled to tbe upper rooms at the initial volley looked out on an amazing butch ery. De Sylva, no longer young and never a robust man, bad been dragged from mortal peril many times by his devoted adherents. Carmela bad snatched a machete from tbe fingers of a dying soldier and waa fighting like one possessed of a fiend. Once when a combined rush drove tbe defenders nearly ou top of tbe non- combatants Iris would have striven to draw the half demented girl into tbe little haven with the other women. But Coke thrust ber Imck. shouting: "Leave er alone! She'll set ubout you If you touch her!' Dickey Bulmer. too. who was dis playing a fortitude hardly to be ex pected in a man of bis years and hab its, thought that Interference was use less. "Let 'er do what she can," he said. "She doesn't know wot is 'appenln' now. If sue was on y watchln she d be a ravin' luuatlc. God 'elp us all! We've got ourselves into a nice mess!" But if Dickey Bulmer's simple words exalted him into tbe kingdom of the heroic David Verity occupied a lower plane. Prayers and curses alternated on bis lips. He was stupefied with fear. A tall distinguished looking man, wearing a brilliant uniform, his breast decorated with many orders, now ap peared on tbe scene. He shouted something, and tbe attacking force re doubled its efforts. He raised a re volver and took deliberate aim at Dom Corria. Coke saw blm. and bis bull dog pluck combined with avarice to overcome his common Bense. Without thought of the consequences be sprang into the swaying mob and pull ed De Sylva aside. A bullet smashed into tbe wall behind them. "Look out, mister!" be bellowed. "'Ere's a blighter 'oo wants to finish yon quick!" De Sylva's glance sought bis adver sary. He produced a revolver which hitherto had re- malned hidden In a pocket Per haps its ballets were not meant for an enemy. He fired at tbe tall man. A violent swerve of tbe two Irregular ranks of soldiers screened each from tbe other. An opening of fered, and the man who bad sin gled out Dom Corria for his special vengeance fired again. Tbe bullet struck Coke lu the hi pttixxd de sylva breast Tbe val sidk. iant little skip per staggered and sank to the floor. His fiery eyes gazed np Into Verity's. "Damme if I ain't hulled!" he roared, his voice loud and harsh, as If he were giving some command from the bridge In a gale of wind. David dropped to his knees. "For Oswd's sake, Jimmied he moaned. Yes, Pre got it Sarve me dam well right too! No business to go ag'in me own pore old ship. Look 'ere. Verity, I'm done for! If you get away from this rotten muss see to my missus an' the girls. If you don't blast you" Fire!" shouted a strong English voice from without A withering vol ley crashed through the open windows. Full twenty of th assailants feu, Dom Miguel d Barraca among them. There was an instant of terrible silence, as between the shocks of an earthquake. "Now. come on!" shouted tbe same voice, and Philip Hosier rushed Into lie ballroom, followed by bis scouts and a horde of Brazilian regular, no on not actually an eyewitness of that thrilling spectacle would believe that a fight waged with such determined malevolence could stop so suddenly as did that fray In Las Flores. It was true now as over that men of a mixed race cannot withstand the un foreseen. Dom Miguel fallen and. his cohort decimated by the- leaden storm that, tore In at them from an unex pected quarter, tb rest fled without another blow. Tbey raced madly for their horses, to find that very tethered group was in th hands of this new contingent .Then th darkness swal lowed them. Dom Miguei s cavauy was disbanded. ' At one the medley: within died down. - Men had no woros as yet to meet this astounding development Dom Corria went to where his rival lav. Dom Miguel was dying. His eyes met De Sylva's in a strange look of recognition. He tried to speak, but choked and died. ' ' i ' Then tb living president stooped over th dead one. He murmured something. Thos near thought after ward that he said: "Is tt worth it? Who knows!" But be wss surely president now. Seldom bsv power and place been mor hardly won. Hi quiet glance sought Philip. "Tbank you. Mr. Hosier," h said, "All Brazil Is your debtor. As for me, I can uever repay you. I owe you my life, tbe live of my daughter and of many of my friends and th suc cess of my cause." Philip beard blm as In a dream. H was looking at Iris, ner eyes were shining, ber Hps parted, yet she did Hot come to him. By ber side was standing a whit haired old man, an Englishman, a stranger. Bending over Coke and wringing his bands In In coherent sorrow was another elderly Briton. A fear that Pblllp had never before known gripped his heartstrings now. He was pale and stern, snd his forehead was seamed with foreboding. "Who Is that with Miss Yorker he said to Dom Corria. Tbe president bad a rare knack of answering a straight question in a straight way. "A Mr. Bulmer, I am told." be said. (To be Continued.) BUTLER. A DESERTER. A Man Without a Principle and Should be Shunned by All Some Observations on Political Topics by Rob Peak. To the Editor of Tbe Gazette. We hope to be indulged again. though it looks a little like intrusion. We wish It fairly understood that we are not attacking the rank and file of any party or creed because we are aware that there are good and evil doers In all churches and political parties and therefore can not afford ,to arraign the rank and file but the leaders. It Is expected of the leaders to keep their skirts clean, and In proper trim, that others seeing their good works may be en abled to honor the cause in which they may engage. Watch your bell sheep with a critic's eye, If be gets out of the straight path criticise him and If he fail to heed you down him at once, the sooner the better, try another, treat him likewise ad infin itum; but never desert. You have a principle which, if unchanged, you can't carry with you and you can't make a successful fight against principle, you can only play hypo crite. Marlon has deserted twice and how does he stand today? A con demned traitor and, according to Joseph Daniels, condemned in the urecuiuuru tuuii ui uumuus eiauuer against Judge Adams, we suppose an honest Republican. This is suffic ient cause to drive him off of North Carolina soil, the home of the brave. A man of the Butler type, without principle, can do as he has done, de sert every party but one. We know of no man anywhere of note that is laboring under so severe criticism as Marlon and we guess deservedly. What do you say, Zeek? Not an honest man ought to attend his ap pointment of any party. Treat him as his acts deserve. Following such leaders has brought about the down fall of the Republican party all over the union, though it may culminate in the redemption of our great na tion. The old adage says, "Exper ience teaches a dear school but fools will learn in nd other." Roosevelt set out to win the pres idency by his brilliant charge up Kettle Hill at the head of his rough riders and not a Spainard there. They were away on his right and were engaged by the late lamented little fighting General Joe Wheeler who drove them from their strong hold and won the day after General Shafter had about given it up. With both eyes on a third term he made the celebrated African bear hunt. but since hi return has lost more than he gained. Teddy has played out. The present administration has proven a curse not only to the Re publican party, but to the entire na tion. How Is that, ZeekT Now to the Ninth Congressional District. Taking Republican state ments as facts, for we are satisfied they are, we have the cleanest repre sentative and one who is an honor to his supporter aa well as to him self. He must hare a majority of at least 15,000 In this district Now to Mr. McNinch. You, yes yon deserted the Democrats possibly through magnificent promises sought and obtained the nomination4 for congress against Hon. E. Y. Webb th gentleman yon always support ed (and we believe will do it again) for notoriety's sake and are getting It How, now, Zeekf BOB PEAK. CherryrUl. N. CL, Oct 10, 1110. CLAIM and Delivery paper added to our stock of legal blank. Flvw cents each or SS cents pr dosra. Mali orders recelv prompt attention. Gazette Publishing Co, ISC W. Main Ar Gastonia, N. C
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