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GASTONIA, N. C. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1012.
NO. 9.
SATAN'S SEED GROUND
HON. JOHN G. W00LEY COMING
GAS'
NESHITT-FOISTER.
Mr. Marion W. Nesbit, of West Cias
tonla, Weils Miss Ethel Foister, or
Mara Hill.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
WEST GASTONIA, Jan. 29. A
, wedding of more than usual interest
to the people of West Gastonia was
that of Mr. Marlon W. Nesbit of this
place and Miss Ethel Foister of Mars
Hill, Thursday morning, January
18th, at 11:30 o'clock at the home or
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.
M. Foister. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. E. R. Harris in the
presence of a number of friends and
relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Nesbit came
to Old Fort immediately after the
ceremony, where a few days were
spent with his mother. They arriv
ed in Gastonia Thursday, January
25th, and will make their future
home here. Miss Foister spent a
part of last winter here and made a
number of close friends during the
.0 stay, and was very popular with all
who knew her. Mr. Nesbit is the
senior member of the firm of Nes
bit & Gilliam, one of West Gastonla's
largest and most successful grocery
concerns. Their many friends ex
tend to Mrs. Nesbit a most cordial
welcome to ther midst and wish Tor
them all the pleasure and happiness
possible in their new relation.
SAD DEATH OF CHILD.
Mr. and Mrs. David Abernethy, of
High Shoals, Bereaved Mr. A. (J.
Kale Huilds New Residence Per
Honal Rents.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
HIGH SHOALS. Jan. 29. The
death angel entered the home of .;r.
and Mrs. David-Abernethy last Sat
urday morning and took their prec
ious little son, Paul. His death was
unexpected and was a great shock to
both parents and town. He had a
severe case of pneumonia last sum
mer, but had recovered and was in
good health until Friday when he
took that dreadful disease mem
branous croup. The little body was
tenderly laid to rest yesterday ai
ternoon in the High Shoals cemetery.
We extend our profound sympathy to
the bereaved parents. Those at
tending the burial from out of town
were Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Mlngus,
of Lowell; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ran
kin, of Clover, S. C, Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Cline, of Southside, and Mr. Ed
Abernethy, of Reepsville.
Mr. A. Q. Kale has Just completed
a handsome residence about a mile
from town into which Mr. R. J. Del
linger, the cloth room overseer, win
move this week. Mr. Adolphus Da
vIb. of Bessemer City, is erecting a
nice residence for the High Shoais
Company. Mr. Sterne Lazenby, of
Gastonia, spent y sterday with his
brother, Mr. J. C. Lazenby. The
Messrs. Hubbard. Mrs. Hubbard and
son, of New York city, and Miss An
nie Twelvetrees, of Charlotte, spent
Saturday and Sunday in town. Dr.
Gamble ard Mr. P?rl i'eovc- ?"c:
yesterday In Llncolnton Mr. Baker,
of Hickory, spent last night with Mr.
R. F. Putnam. Misses Emma and
Annie McGinnas spent Saturday In
Maiden. Miss Fleta Ramsey went
last week to King's Business Co!
lege, Charlotte, to take a business
course.
Rlarksburg Items.
Gaffney, (S. C.) Ledger, 30th.
Miss Marie Goforth is visiting
friends at Gastonia, N. C, for a few
days.
Mr. C. C. Clark spent the week
end at Bessemer City, N. C, with
his family.
Mrs. G. F. Hovls left Thursday for
Gastonia, N. C, after visiting her
mother, Mrs. Randall, for some
time.
Rev. C. W. Payseur left Friday
morning for Lawndale, N. C, where
he filled his regular appointment
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Evelyn Barnhardt, who lives
In No. 9 township, Cabarrus county,
celebrated her 94th birthday last
Thursday.
Prof. R. J. Cochran, who has been
superintendent of public schools in
Mecklenburg county for a number or
years, has purchased 1,000 acres or
land in Moore county. He will not
stand for re-election to his present
position at the end of his present
term.
Mr. Lee Beaver, of Landls, Cabar
rus county, was drowned Thursday
at Ivanhoe, Sampson county. He
was driving a four-mule team across
Black river, when the bridge gave
way. precipitating the whole outfit
Into the stream.
Miss -Clara Sloan, of the city
schools, spent the week-end at her
v home near Belmont
In a game of basketball at Bel
mont Saturday the Salisbury high
'school -team lost to the Belmont high
arhnni team hv the score of -37 to 22.
.The line-up was: Salisbury, Thomas,
Marsh, Blackmer, Martin and Good-
"'. son; Belmont Armstrong, R., Gas-
ton. Query, Lewis and Armstrong, J.
" '" The two teams will play a return
1 game In Salisbury at an early date.
1,000,000 RAGS.
Atlas Manufacturing Company at
Ressemer City Has Ri'j Contract
Osase Company Figuring on Ex
port Product.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BESSEMER CITY, Jen. 29.
Mrs. J. R. Boulware and children, of
l.enoir, spent a few days with Rev.
R. R. Caldwell and family en route
to Florida where they expect to re
Fide Mr. Bovlware has a lucrative
position with a wholesale grocery
company at Lai eland. Fla. The At
las Manufacturing Company Is mak
ing pood on the cement bag business.
Tliey have orders now for near'' a
r.iilhon bags and these are pressing,
too. A hundred sample bags were
sent out one day last week. Any
success along this line will be noted
with pleasure. It is reported that
the Osage Company Is figuring on an
export product which if they decide
to produce will necessitate some
changes In looms and other machin
ery. Bessemer City Is a scene of activ
ity now along almost all lines of
business. Many people are coming
and going on the trains these days
and therefore there Is a rush around
the depot about train time. The
streets are also crowded in the even
ings just after the mills close for the
night.
Rev. R. R. Caldwell has taken up
mission work in West Gastonia and
services are conducted there in tne
Lindsay store room on the second
and fourth Sabbaths of each month
at 3:30 In the afternoon. Every
body is cordially invited to these
services.
Cleveland Cullings,
The Highlander, 26th.
It Is reported that a modern hotel
building Is to be erected at Patter
son Springs this season. This is one
of the most desirable resort proper
ties in the State and is owned by
Charlotte business men.
Capt. W. P. Eddleman and his
road forces are nbw at work on the
eastern part of town on the road to
Kings Mountain. A deen fill is to be
made this side of Flat Rock branch
and a steel and concrete bridge
erected over this stream at a cost or
about $1,800. This will add much
to the value of the property In that
section r" the city.,
''s. Mollle Weathers had tne
mK'nrtune Wednesday nlsrht to fall
and fracture her hip. About "a year
ago she fell down the stairs while
cnuifng from Quinn & Hamrlck's law
office, causing a fracture of the hm.
She was in the hospital for several
wpeks. It is now feared that her
injuries are nermanent.
Rev. L. W. Swope, pastor of tne
First Baptist church. left Sunday
niebt fo- Chicago, where he is this
wek attending a convention of tne
Woodmen of the World. After con
ducting tb evpnine service Pnndov
pi"ht. be drrv to ".-o,,p- nni hnrx-,-rt
n "in if "nssiHe he wili re
turn this Saturday and he here for
the service Sunday morning.
IN SOCIETY.
S. AND O. CLUB AND
FRIENDLY MATRONS.
At 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
Miss Laura Page and Mrs. D. A.
Page will entertain jointly at the
latter's home on North "Marietta
street, the former for the S. and O.
Club and the latter for the Friendly
Matrons.
IN HONOR OF
MISS ,FRY.
Mrs. Arnold Stovall will entertain
from three to five tomorrow after
noon with a novelty shower In hon
or of Miss Mary Gordon Fry. whose
marriage to Mr. Lewis H. Balthis
will be solemnized on St. Valentine's
Day, February 14th.
RRIDGE LUNCHEON
AT MRS. CRAIG'S.
Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o'clock Mrs, T. L. Craig will enter
tain at a "Bridge Luncheon" in hon
or Mrs. Cleveland, of Spartanburg.
S. C. and Mrs. E. W. Mellon, of
Charlotte.
Farmers, gardeners and poultry
men will find something of Interest
to' them In The Gazette almost every
week. Subscribe and keep up.
The Woman's Betterment Asso
ciation will meet in the Central
school auditorium on Friday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock. All members
are urged to be present. t
Mr. Henry Blount, of Wilson,
lecturer, editor and word-painter,
closed a two night's engagement at
Belmont Saturday night. His en
tertainment was ef a high order. His
subject Friday night was "Wit and
Humor." Saturday night he gave an
Impersonation' of "Rip Van Winkle"
as acted by Joseph Jefferson.
Get a Gazette dinner set free.
McAdenville Matters.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
M'ADENVILLE, Jan. 29. Mr. It,
R. Ray left Wednesday afternoon on
a business trip to New York and ot ti
er Northern cities. He will be ab
sent for a week or ten days. Miss
Llizabe'th Jenkins and Mrs. Sawn
Jenkins were the guests Sunday of
Mrs. J. R. Latimer. Mrs. B. T. Mc
Aden left Saturday for Baltimore,
Philadelphia and Atlantic City. She
has been spending several weeks
here with her eo?i, Mr. J. T. McAden.
Mr. Ed C. Ray was a Gastonia vis
itor Sunday. Mr. L. W. Jenkins was
a Charlotte visitor Friday. Master
Robert Ray Glenn, son of Dr. and
Mrs. I N. Glenn, of Gastonia, is
spending some time here with his
grand mother. Mis. R. R. Ray.
M. J. Johnson snent Sunday with
relatives in Gastonia. Miss Mamie
Kay was a Gastonia shopper Satur
day. Dr. L. N. Glenn, of Gastonia,
was shaking hands with his many
frionds here Si.nday. Mr. L. K.
Bumgardner, law agent for the
Southern Railway Company, was
here Saturday on business.
Mrs. Mattie Wilson returned home
Friday from Charlotte where she has
been for several weeks in the Char
lotte Sanitorium for treatment. She
was accompanied by her mother,
who spent several days with her son,
Mr. S. A. Mangum In Charlotte.
Mr. W. F. Garrison, of Anderson. S.
C, 6pent some time here last ween
w'.ih his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Kay.
Miss 11a Pressley, Mrs. Grace Epps
aud Mrs. George Ingram, of Mayes
worth, were McAdenville visitors
Saturday. Mr. T. G. Bentley 18
spending today In Charlotte on busi
ness. Prof. J. L. Webb Is expected
to return home this week from New
berry, S. C, w'here he has been
teaching p. singing school for tne
past month.
STUDENTS RECITAL,
Miss Atkins' Pupils Will Give Recit
al at Auditorium Friday Night, As
sisted by Her Orchestra The
Public Invited.
The pupils of Miss Lillian J. At
kins will give a recital in the audi
torium of the Central graded school
Friday night at 8 o'clock. The pub
lic is cprdially Invited to attend. The
program, which is given In full be
low contains several numbers by
MiSB Atkins' Orchestra. The pro
gram is as follows:
PART I.
1. Anthony and Cleopatra, Suite
de Ballet, Gruenwald.
(a) In the Arbor.
(b) Dance of the Nubians.
(c) Solo Dance.
(d) Anthony's Victory.
Atkins Orchestra.
2. "Sleep, Dollie Sleep," Isabelle
Killlan Betcher.
3. "Sing, Robin, Sing," Ruth Mor
ris Spaulding.
4. "Barcarolle," Lois Smith
Behr.
5. Waltz, Lillian McLean. Mason.
6. "The Young Recruits," Janette
Davis, Mary Nell Davis, Reade.
7. "Cinderella Waltz," Mary
Dunn, Gurlltt.
8. Waltz. Mary Nell Davis, Gur
lltt. 9. "Poetry of Motion," Janette
Mason, Davis. Gurlltt.
10. "Reaper's March," LucIIe
Mason. Read.
11. "Flower Song" (violin), Ben
Clark, Longe.
12. "Meditation," Vernie Arthurs,
Oldham.
13. (a) My Beautiful Lady
(From "The Pink Lady).
Caryll.
(b) March, Lampe.
PART II.
14. "Coronation March" (From
The Prophet). Orchestra, Meyerherr.
15. "Hilarity March," Earl
Groves, Mero.
1 6. Second Valse, Lola Davis,
Durand.
17. 6th Aire Varii (violin), Ers
kine Boyce, De Berlot.
18. Mazurka, Mary White, Lind
say. 19. "Military March," Annie
Kennedy, Galbraith.
20. "Souveneir de Weiniawskl"
(violin), Robert McLean, Hae sche.
21. "Meditation," Ruth Mason,
Engleman.
22. "Carnival King," Atkins Or
chestra, Paull.
The date of the annual recep
tion Of the Gastonia Commercial
Club has been set for February 22T.
Rev. George D. Herman! form
erly pastor of Main Street Methodist
church here but now pastor of tne
Methodist church at Wadesboro, is
spending the day in town with his
daughter, Mrs, Chess Abernethy. He
will return to Wadesboro on No. 12
this afternoon. Mr. Herman's many
friends in Gastonia were exceeding
ly glad to see him again and hope ne
will visit our town again soon and
remain longer. Mr. Herman was
pastor here for three years and In
that time made a host of admiring
friends whose best wishes are with
him in his new field of labor. . i
Rev. J. E. Abernethy Preaches
Strong Sermon to Roys and Young
Men on the Subject of "Where
Satan Sows His Seed" Pointed
Out Some of the Dangers Which
Lie Along the Path of the Youth
Greatest Drawback to Christian
Progress is 1ass of Consciousness
of Sin.
"So the servants of the
householder came and said
unto him,. Sir, didst not
thou sew good seed in thy
field;' from whence then
hath It tares? He said un
to them, An enemy hatb
done this. The servants
said unto him. Wilt thou
then that we go and gather
them up?"
From the above text, found in
Matthew 13: 27-28 Rev. J. E, Aber
nethy, pastor of Main Street Metho
dist church, preached a very strong
and Impressive sermon to boys and
young men Sunday evening, his sub
ject being "Where Satan Sows His
Seed." While Intended especially
for the younger men it was Intensely
interesting and valuable to the older
members of the congregation.
Before taking up his subject prop
er the speaker said he would not at
tempt to even name, much less dis
cuss, all the places where Satan sows
bis seed but would confine his dis
course to dealing with a few of tne
more prominent ones.
Satan sows his seed, first of all, in
tne life of every boy who has the ci
garette habit. No other one habit
b:i;if.6 ruin of health, debasement or
morais and commission of crime to
so many boys as this one
habit. The cigarette smoker is
unreliable. Men at the head of
vast industrial enterprises real
ize this. They will not employ a
figarette smoker. Nobody wants
h:ii:. He is physically, mentally and
morally unfit to render service or
value. Judge Ben B. Lindsay, tne
most famous juvenile court judge In
the country, whose word on all sub
jects pertaining to crime among boys
is Mithorltative was quoted as sar
ins 'hat the ciearette is responsible
io." the downfall of more boys than
any other one -thing. The same tes
timony is given by the head of the
Illinois State reformatory and many
others. The speaker plead with the
bovs and young men not to form this
hahlt and. If they had already done
so. to discontinue It at all hazards.
He presented conclusive evidence
that there is no future for the cr-'a,-Ptte-smoking
boy but in the criiri
Inal'r cell or, at the most, in 'tie
ptrce where he will be left by men
who are employers but who will nl
wavs turn him down.
In the life of every boy or young
man who is a dram-drinker Satan
sows his seed. At last It blteth like
a serpent and stineeth like an adder.
Intemperance Is the greatest curse
resting upon our country today.
Whiskey lulls to sleep the better side
of man's nature and arouse to ar
normal activity the jungle nature,
the beastlal. animal side and crime
results. It robs a man of his selr
respect and causes him to turn from
all that Is honest, honorable and up
right. It Is but a step from the
dram-drinker to the drunkard. The
speaker did not mlnce words In crit
icising our lawmakers who license
the making and selling of Intoxicat
ing liquors. There never was any
justification for it and there cannot
be. Its effect in the political world
has been of a stupendously blighting
nature.
Another place where Satan sows
his seed In the young life is In the
matter of bad company. Evil asso
ciations, working Insidiously, taint
the life of the boy almost beyond re
demption. The little tots, barely old
enough to venture out on the
streets, hear things and learn
things that our grandfathers did
not hear of or learn until they were
twenty-five years old. In this con
nection the speaker paid his re
spects to the man woh would swear
or use foul language on the street
In the hearing of boys or girls. Such
a man Is unworthy of a place on the
street.
Bad literature is but a step be
hind bad company In its evil effect
upon! the young life. Much of the stuff
printed today is not fit for grown
people to read, much less for boys
and girls. The yellow-hack novel is
a curse: the continuous playlng-up
by the newspapers and cheap maga
zines of the crimes an! sensational
occurrences Is no less detrimental to
the morals of the young.
Card-playing was named as the
fifth place In which Satan sows his
seed. Many people will say. se.ld tne
speaker, that playing cards for
pastime, pleasure or fun is not
wrong. He took issue with them on
this point and declared that any per
son who would give the snbteet tne
proper amount of Investigation and
study would not controvert his state
ment. Whether one plays cards for
pastime, "pleasure, fun or meney, the
result In the end is the same! Many
a boy learns to play cards as a social
game around the parlor table at
home and is taught to believe It ts
not'wrong, who eventually lands ad
the gambler's table and all too often
behind the bars for murder er some
other heinous crime. While on this
subject the speaker quoted the for
mer champion woman whist player
of the world who. In an address be
fore four thousand people at Winona
Lake chatauqua last summer on
"Why I Burned Forty Parka of
Cards," declared that no otter one
things was having such a harmful
effect upon the Influence .ant work
in the church of the women as card
playing. ' ,
Indulgence in sensual pleassre ts
Noted Temperance Lecturer to be
Here Next Tuesday Night Sec
retary Davis of State Anti-Saloon
League Also to be Here At Main
Street Methodist Church.
Gastonians will have the oppor
tunity next Tuesday night to hear
one of the most , noted temperance
lecturers in America in the person of
Hon. John Granville Wooley, editor
of The New Voice, the well known
temperance organ, and twice the can
didate for president of the United
States on the Prohibition ticket. Mr.
o!ey will speak in Main Street
Alethodist church and everybody is
cordially invited to hear him. He
sneaks Sunday night at the First
H-jptist church in Charlotte ana
Monday night at Shelby. Under the
PUHpKeF of the State Anti-Saloon
League Mr. Wooley has been engag
ed to deliver fifteen addresses in
North Carolina. He will be accom
panied to Gastonia by Rev. R. I,. Da
vis, secretary of the State league.
Mr. Wooley has been a command
ing figure in national temperance
wovl; Icj more than twenty years.
He is a native of Ohio and studied
a,nd iiractired law. Since 1 890 ne
has devoted himself largely to work
ing and :-poaking against Intemper
ance. Since 1899 he has been editor
of The New Voice. In 1 900 and
once since he was the candidate or
the Prohibition narty for Prosident,
receiving the first time 208, 9H
otes.
Gastonia is especially favored in
laving Mr. Wooley as her guest ir
for only a portion of one day and
all Gastonians should avail them
selves of this opporturlty of hearin
him sneak on a subje. of very vital
importance to our country
What Made Lee Great?
Exchange.
Napoleon was a great captain and
Napoleon was a greater captain
than Robert Edward Lee; Washing
ton was a greater statesman, and in
all probability, Woodrow Wilson Is a
greater teacher. Then why is it that
the figure of the south's beloved tow
ers so high above them all? Gov
ernor Aycock explains the mystery
in the following gem of oratory ta
ken from the speech he delivered be
fore the students in Meredith Col
lege on Iee's birthday:
1 think the reason may be found
not alone in his handsome and com
manding figure. In his magnificent
intellect, In his perfect life, In his
ideal Christian character, in his mas
tery of the science of war, but in
that older fact which first sees tne
light when after Moses returned from
his Interview with the Lord on Mount
Sinai he found in his absence tne
children ofIsrael had made for
themselves a golden calf and were
worshipping It, and he lost his tem
per and broke the stones and pun
ished his people, and then went up
unto the lxrd to make intercession
in their behalf, and said, "Lord, O
these people have sinned a great sin
and have made them gods of gold,
yet now if thou wilt, forgive their
sin; and if not, I pray Thee blot me
out of Thy book." This was no dem
agogy. It was not said In the pres
ence of the people. It was said by
the creature to his creator. It was
said by one in whose face there shone
the light which emanated from tne
Lord. It was said by one who had
seen the lightnings and heard the
thunders of Sinai. It was said unto
the Almighty God. "If thou wilt
punish my people, punish me also."
From the days of Moses to the days
of General Robert Edward Lee no
other man had ever done so fine a
thing; for Lee, who did not believe
In secession, who was an officer In
the United States army and loved It,
who had won renown on the fields of
Mexico under the stars and stripes,
to who had been offered the highest
position in the command of the
armies of the United States, to whose
clear vision there must have appear
ed the certainty of final outcome,
calmly said to the Union, "If you
will punish my people punish me al
so. I will not fight against Virgin
ians." another seed-ground for Satan. At
the head of the list of sensual pleas
ures Is dancing. The new-fangled
dances recently invented are a dis
grace to our civilization. The
speaker warmly commended Mayor
Gaynor, of New York city, for shut
ting down on the dancing teachers or
that city and giving them the alter
native of dispensing with these mon
strosities or giving up their licenses.
Another sensual pleasure which has
in it the elements of good and the
possibilities of accomplishing a great
deal in an educational way is the
moving picture show. But it has,
been turned over largely to Satan
and has become a very demoralizing
agency with young and old. Its In
fluence is exceedingly harmful.
The solution of the problem of
routing Satan and preventing his
sowing of evil seed broadcast in tne
hearts and lives of boys and young
men and of persons of all ages ana
conditions lies in the awakening of
the moral consciences of the people.
The lack of consciousness of sin is
the greatest problem the church has
to contend with today.. People have
grown hardened and calloused. They
do'not care. The criminal faces the
electric chair without a tremor. He
has lost all consciousness of sin. It
Is a widespread condition and one
that presents a very discouraging as
pect. Only an awakening In tne
hearts of the people of this conscious
ness of sin can bring the church and
civilization back to the ground on
which it should by all means rest.
MUM
me
Don't fail to hear Hon. John O.
Wooley next Tuesday night.
Read Poole's ad on page nve.
He has the first new vegetables of
the season on sale.
- Remember the meeting of the
Dajgnters of the Confederacy Thurs
rlay iifternoon.
- Mr. A. B. O'N'eil has been con
fined to his home for several days by
illness.
About twenty-five or more Gas
tonians will go to Ciariotte Thurs
day to see "The Pink Iady'' at tne
Academy of Music.
Mr. George A. Gray, Sr., who
recently underwent an operation for
appendicitis, is getting along pretty
well at the City Hospital. His many
friends hope for him a speedy res
toration to health.
Attention is called to the adver
tisement on page eight of today's
issue of the H. P. Nelson Co's. car
load of pianos now on display and
for sale In the Craig & Wilson build
ing. Mr. R. L. Davis has moved from
the Old Mill to Mount H)i'y, route
two, where he will engage In t'arm
'ng. He has rented a gcod-s'.zed!
farm and moved his family last
eek.
Belk's, the popular department
store, has a double-page ad In to
day's Gazette. They will be found
on pages six and seven and make
mighty Interesting reading.
Esquire W. Meek Adams
moved his office as justice of
peace and notary public from
Glenn building to a room over
has
the
the
the
J. Flem Johnson & Company's whole
sale store on West Main avenue.
It's as "sure as shootln' " that
the Southern Railway is never
going to build a passenger station in
Gastonia until the city authorities,
with the help of the Corporation
Commission, make them do so.
Mr. John L. Ferguson, The Ga
zette's linotype operator', and his
family will move to Gastonia this
week from Kings 'Mountain where
they have resided for the past sev
eral years. They will occupy one of
Mr. W. T. Rankin's cottages, corner
West Long avenue and Dallas street.
The T. P.- Rankin Company, of
Lowell, was chartered by the Secre
tary of State last Friday to conduct
a general merchandise business. The
authorized capital stock Is $25,000
with $4,riO0 paid in. The incorpor
ators are T. P. Rankin, John R. Ran
kin. Justus Armstrong and John W.
Groves.
Mr. J. Ralph Carson, of route
one, Gastonia, was In town Saturday
and was awarded the first prize of
?30 in cash which he won in the
contest the past season by the Gas
ton County Boys Corn Club. This
Included $15 interest bearing cer
tificate of deposit given by the Citi
zens National Bank, $10 cash given
by County Superintendent of Educa
tion F. P. Hall and $5 cash given by
The Gazette. Mr. Carson raised 84.4
bushels of corn on one acre of land
at a profit of $57.60. He is a very;
enthusiastic young farmer and says'
he is going in for corn raising again
the coming season. The other two
prize winners are Mr. Falls Garrison,
of Belmont, and Mr. Frank Hoffman,,
of route two, Gastonia. Their prizes
are ready for them at The Gazette
office.
Slipped Up on the Sleuth.
A Cincinnati reporter, acting inde
pendently of the men working' for oth
er papers, resolved to have an ac
count of the proceedings of a council
meeting to which no outsiders were to
be admitted. By collusion with the
janitor he climbed to a spot that was
not without its dangers and was dusty
beyond description. There he took
out a notebook for a shorthand report.
The meeting came to order and the
first thing the chairman did was to
move a reconsideration and admit the
reporters. This was carried and they
all (mipus one) filed in to take their
places in comfortable positions.
Elixir of Life for Steel.
For mankind, as yet, the elixir of
life remains undiscovered; but for
steel it has been found. The element
vanadium, when added in certain pre
determined and small proportions,
gives to steel the combined properties
of increased tensile strength, higher
elastic limit and greater ductility.
Strength, toughness, elasticity, united,
with freedom from crystalizatlon
these are the life-giving properties
which vanadium imparts to steel, prop
erties which raise Its endurance, to
meet the burdens which are dally in
creasing upon It '
. Gentle Hint .
Professional Beggar (in Hardupp"
Office) I've been out o work for over
a year, mister, and aint got the price.
of a night's lodglnV .Can yer do any
thing to help me out? .
Hantnnn rurdonlcallvW I'd like to.
but l sprained my foot on a collector
Tftaterriav. -.'- .
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