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vjlzh roxm. THE GASTOSIA GJLZ2TTTE. MONDAY, AUGUrf? C, tit. ' 'THE . ONE PRICE ONCE IN THE Being Talc of Those Who v and Then Dropped , . . BERTHA CLAICHE. In m little out-out-of-the-way Paris embroidery shop, in 1889, a 16-year-old French girl eat huddled over her frame. She was pretty to look upon and as ahe glanced at the passing throng of handsomely gowned wo men and dashing men her fancy roamed. She wondered why she was poor why she could not parade grandly past the window instead or sitting inside working long hours over the embroidery frame. The girl was Bertha Clalche. Bertha was a go&d little girl, and theffta week she earned making embroideries was much needed to help support her aged mother and two younger sisters. Because f the family at home Bertha's lingers nev- r ceased to fly orer the frame, for 86 a week was not to be despised. 1 The ,. scene, changes, six years hare passed, and Bertha sits huddled In a room In a new York flat, cower Ing before the brutal figure of a man, -He is cursing her in French, gener- . ally 'punctuating his remarks with a uiuw or B kick, ouo nana, utnes uer hat and a tiny handbag and leaves the room, softly crying. Her face la . still pretty, but her bis, black eyes are no longer full of lustre. They show the unmistakable marks of dissipation., , . -She has fonnd that the glamor and dazzle of life Is attended by pitfalls and traps of-which she never knew. She realizes that she is but a woman of the streets, to be kicked and beat en if she does not return to her mas ter, andi her soul rebels against the 4 ' The eVenlng is not a profitable one. - W rlnthA r not attraetfve bh they might be, . and she is hounded by the police: Upon her return to the fiat she has but $8. She hands orer 7 to Emlle Gerdron, the man whom, she owns as master. He dis- ' covers she has withheld a dollar, in a fit of rage he strikes her in tne face. She falls to the floor and he continues his brutal attack. Dragging her to her feet, he push- ,es her out the door clad only in a night robe. Passersby hear him vili fy her and threaten her life If she eomnlalna to the notice. She finds refuge with another girl, whose heart has been softened by like experien ces, and the curtain rings down on the second act. The third acts presents an even more heartrendering picture. The curtain goes up on a stern-faced Judge and jury. Bertha Claiche is on the witness stand, and she is lay- a a. .s a i m i a. i ins osre uie ueiaiis 01 uer past me. 3 -rii B ,-vt Lis 2 QQCSi B Perfection Candies z Aasorted Chocolate:;, full -fruits; Bon-Uono,Clioc-o!a'-3 Maraschino Cher ries, . CryeteSzcd " Fruita. GxjccL'jj r.o.-Zi. A Feast I s tOa.fLOO and (LZ3 perpovnS J. Jj. ADAMS DRUtf : STOKE flee and Just as Relia ble. . Opposite New Poetor- , ti it 1S SAFEST' DRUGGISTS SELL E-RU-SA PILE CURE . BECAUSE It .contains no opiates, no. lead, no belladonna, no poi- -sonous drag. All other Pile medicines containing injurious - narcotics and other poisons cause constipation and damage all . who use them. 22-B.U-SA cures or $50 paid. ' TC.XE DIIUG CO. AND J. L ADAMS DRUG STORE ? FURNITURE STORE" LIMELIGHT Reached the Front Page Back To Obscurity How Emile Gerdron had lured hen inio a mocK marriage, then forced her to go on 'the streets that be mignt loll around in ease and luxury now, wnen ne naa amen ner to me street mat night clad In her night robe, she had found out that he was laying plans to put her little sister under a similar rule of slavery, ana naa snot ana Killed him. Time went on, her attorney brought 10 lignt a condition of affairs which implicated the police. The Tender loin was rotten with police corrup tion, and because Bertha Clalche could get no police protection she had taken the law into her own hands and killed Gerdron. Soclear was the case made by the attorney for the , defense that the little French girl received a light sentence, jror two years she served in the State penitentiary at Auburn. inen she was pardoned. Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth, Sal vation Army leader, was on hand when the girl was released, and took her to her home in New Jersey, where she was shielded from the gaze of the curious and started on the road to a better life. Under the teachings and influence of Mrs. Booth, the past was blotted out and a new life dawned. Many weaitny women were interested in the girl s case and came forward with financial aid. iShe was taught how to do things that were of value and how to be a credit to hci rescuers. Then the unexpected happened. a w . a weaitny ixmg isiana woman iook joertna viaicne into ner own home. The harsh , lines disappeared irom ner race, tier eyes once more flashed fire, the Are of a new born hope, and Bertha Claice's ie;;oi.era tion was complete. Today Bertha Clalcho wends her way through life happy in the reali zation that she is an example ot what proper Influences can do in re- claiming those who have led similar pasts. She has fought her battle and has won. COUXT BQXI 1K CASTFXL.WK. Aitnougn aom ae tasteiiane was well known in France previous to hia marriage to Anna Gould, the Amen can neiress, in iui, be did not De come an International topic of news interest until the facts of his money spending proclivities became gener ally known in 1912. me marriage oi Anna uouid was at first heralded far and wide as an alliance of Importance. She was tne possessor of 19,000,000 in her own name, while De Castellane was the proud scion of famous ancestors and had a title and numerous bad debts. The wedding was one of the most brilliant affairs that has ever taken place in France. It ranked in pomp and ceremony with those of royalty, and took place in the De Castellane chateau, on the outskirts of Paris. For a time the married life of the De Castellanes seemed to be moving along in the manner prescribed by authors of fairy tales. Three beau tiful children were born and, because of the Count's religion, brought up In the Catholic faith. Then discord appeared and it became known that Anna Gould was seeking a divorce. During the proceedings it devel oped that Boni de Castellane in the eleven years In which he had been married-to Anna Gould had spent al most her entire fortune of $9,000, 000. He had entertained royally and become quite a pet of the boule vards. He had purchased a coach and horses and hired an outrider formerly employed by tho President of France. The outfit had cost $150,000. An antique clock that had caught his eye had pleased him to such an extent that he had parted with $50,000 for its puchase. Next came a set of furniture for which the mere sum of $54,000 meant nothing. To match the furniture he had to have a mantelpiece, which added another $50,000 to the financial casualty list. But It was through the medium of a simple taste for frut that he came a cropper. Cherries were his "grand passion," and those which he select ed to enhance the beauties of his breakfast table were furnished by .an enterprising merchant for four dollars apiece. It was this little item that an gered his wife. She told Boni in plain language that . she wouldn't play with him any more, and then the war was on. Boni got highly indignant. The IVOMEH OF STATE PLEDGE SUPPORT TO COOPERATE WITH 8TATE DEPARTMENT TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND FIRfS. STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION Commissioner Young Teys Women Awful Firs Waste Will Be Greatly Reduced. At the annual convention of the North Carolina Federation of Wo man's Clubs held at Durham during the first week in May the unanimous support of the organization was pledg ed to the work of the North Carolina Insurance department in fire and acci dent prevention. This action follow ed an address by Commieener James E. Young in which he outlined the nin fnr tha department alone the Unes of fire and accident prevention and told of the great need o' co-opera tion on the part of all civic organ! la tloos in every town and city In the State and especially the co-operation of the women's organizations. Commissioner Young expressed him .Air ui hirhlv rratified at the assur ances of support given him and stated that he considered the action of the federation a step in the right direction and one which is sure to bring splendid results to the citizens and property owners of North Carolina. A reduction of the awful fire wate in this country. Commissioner Young says, can only be brought about along educational lines and through the co operation and assistance 1 of citizens who are lust beginning to realize the mnnnihimv that rests on their shoulders because of carelessness or the lack of ordinary precaution. Every fire Is aid for by all the people, Mr. Young ays. Insurance is collected from all and paid to him who baa a fire; hence the man who has a fire intentionally or unintentionally takes money from his neighbors. Every week in this country fire de stroys 1.600 dwellings, 140 apart- ment buildings, 26 hot eta, 12 schools, 10 churches, S large department stores. 3 hospitals.. 3 Jails, 3 theaters, 3 pubHc halls and 2 colleges. Eight thousand persons are rendered home less and nine persons are burned to death every day in the year In the United States. Reasonable care and precaution would have prevented a vast majority of these fires and accidents and the Federation of Woman's Clubs in state are to be commended for the the fire poeitlon they have taken in prevention campaign. the The First Pay Day. Charlotte Observer. Next Saturday is the first pay-day at Camp Greene, when many thou sands of dollars will be distributed to nearly 3,000 men now employed there, to be again distributed to a great extent in Charlotte by the workmen. Xo Credit to Durham. Charity and Children. Durham did itself no credit in raising a row because young Beverly Royster was appointed lieutenant of the Durham battery of field artillery, on the recommendation or the com pany. Royster declined to accept the place, and five different milItary--Qr- ganizations asked that he be assign ed to their commands. He has been commissioned as second lieutenant of aVNew Berne company. "w--Mi Mr. John Hiram Kirby, a wire less operator, stationed at EI Paso, Texas, was the guest last week or his uncle, Mr. J. I. Hammett, at Bel mont. Mr. Kirby has been in the government service for the past 17 years and says he will stay seven years longer. He talks interestingly of army life. He says he likes It and intends to stay In it. --Mr. W. C. Biverfs, of Wades- boro. was a pleasant caller at The Gazette office o &f last week. Mr. Bivens is editor of The Wadesboro Ansonlan and is also county superin tendent of education of Anson coun ty. He Is a brother of Messrs. J. P. and Walter Bivens, of Gastonia. He was recently appointed one of the di rectors of the North Carolina Ortho paedic Hospital and was here to at tend a meeting of the board. Countess had received a few more millions from her father's estate and Boni could not understand why the fact of his getting rid of her former fortune should annoy her in the least. She, on the other hand, had di Cer ent ideas. She told Boni in good American language what she rated him at, and from all accounts It was far below par. The courts set her free and the Pope refused to let Boni marry a- gain. Anna Gould later became the wife of the Prince de Sagan. Boni. in the meantime, througn Judicious sale of the things he had purchased with Anna Gould's money, got funds together and fought ou: his case with the Vatican. Trial ar ter trial resulted In failure, but the new evidence supplied for the last attempt gained him an annulment and he was free to marry. The Prince de Saean mnaaed un Son! with a horsewhip for some al leged remarks about , the 'former Countess, and after this incident Boni did not linger long in the pub lic eye.' ' ,. - v ' . , ;' DALLAS HAD BIG DAY. (Continued from page l.r - - of growing legumes and increasing the vegetable matter in the soils to liberate the potash and to Increase t,m. !..... . II.. ..II. spoke of the Importance of having a balanced plant food In the soil. , Mr. -Williams Is without doubt-the best authority upon soy beans- in this country and of course did not leave this important Jegume without speaking dibits special adaptability to almost every type of Soil and cli matic conditions, its splendid advan taged over the other common legume and why it is destined to become the fourth crop in our farming practice, ranking on a par with corn, small grains, and cottdn, it being second to none in food and feed stuff pro duction,, besides being probably our best crop for soil building. Practi cally the entire crowd assembled under the large oaks on the campus and listened with undivided atten tion for 50 minutes to thii.able ad dress. Mrs. .lollowell, of Wayne county, under the auspices of the State In surance Department, spoke next on losses and prevention of tire. Sne said that our loss from fire last year was more than $3,500,000, to say nothing of the foreat fires and that 350 people of which 1 90 were babie3 were burned up in this State last year. She recommended that a lad der be kept in reach of every house, a fire extinguisher in every home, keeping buckets full of water, a ceas ing of the use of kerosene in building fires, great care in the use of gaso lene in the home, keeping all trasn and waste from under and about tne house, and a fire screen for every, open fire place. Her talk was full or interest and was characterized iy her Scotch wit and humor. At this time Mr. J. M. Holland was called to the platform and responded by making some important announce ments in regard to the county fair and soliciting the co-operation and support of every one present to the end that this might be the biggest and best fair that Gaston has evei had. Long before this time the process of distributing the food from the baskets and boxes on the long tables had been under way. This work was under the direction of the ladies of the Civic League who were ably as sisted by more than a score of men. Not a moment was lost in changing the program from one of attentive listening to one of happy feasting. A more orderly crowd was never seen. A more amply provided table was never witnessed. After a brief recess the program was resumed by a talk by Mr. Ivey on poultry raising and feeding. It was a very fitting talk fos the hour and was enjoyed Immensely. At this time Miss Nell Pickens,, the live and progressive home demon stration agent of Johnston county who came as a substitute for Mrs. McKimmon, made a brief talk on th scarcity of food and emphasized the importance of conservation along all lines at this time while half the world is hungry and the greater part of It at war. ' Following Miss Pickens, Mr. Ware of the State A. & E. College spoke upon the importance of saving and improving farm seeds and emphasiz ed the fact that seeds of all kinds, especially the clovers and small grains, are going to be scarcer than ever before. He outlined some very practical methods for Improving farm seeds. This brought the program to a close after which Mr. Kirby thanked the audience for their presence and excellent attention durin? the whIe day. He congratulated the people of Gaston county upon the fact that they had been honored with the pres ence of such distinguished guests and J upon the fact that they had made possible one of the greatest days that ever was enjoyed by so many people in North Carolina. MANY IX FUNERAL CORTEGE. (By International News Service.) BUTTE, Aug.. 3. 4,000 men will march in the funeral cortege of Frank Little, the lynched I. W. W. leader when his body is taken to the station for shipment to Chicago. Arrangements were made by his friends for a silent demonstration. Troops will be on hand to prevent disorder. MB ffllME JF Hew Discovery! Dodsbh's Liver Tone Acts Like" Calomel But Doesn't Gripe Salivate or Make You Sick Don't Lose a Day's Work Harmless Liver ; Medicine for Men, Women, Children Read Guarantee! Vgfil Calomel makes you side. It's jwrrible! (Take a 3ose of the dangerous drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose day's work. Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel, when it comes in to contact with sour bile crashes into it, breaking a! tipr This is when you feel that awful nausea and cramping. If you are sluggish and "all knocked out," if your liver is torpid and bowels constipated, or you have headache, dizziness, coated tongue, if breath is bad or stomach sour, just try a spoonful of harmless Dodson's liver Tone tonight' w Here's my guaranteeGo tOu'Any drug store and get a 0 cent bottle of Dodson's. liver Tone. Take a spoonful and if it doesn't straighten you Why donf bavef PfcjtVDur (i Y 7 Money in Our Bank SAVING IS A NATURAL INSTINCT, IT IS SELF PRESER VATION WHICH IS THE FIRST LAW OF NATURE. HOW ANY MAN CAN SEE EVERY CENT OF HIS EARNINGS "GO" EACH PAY OAY, AND NOT SAVE SOME OF IT, WOULD PUZZLE ANY FRUGAL MIND. OLD AGE IS SURE TO FIND YOU EITHER PENNILESS OR WITH PLENTY. START A BANK ACCOUNT YOU'LL GET THE HABIT AND YOU'LL SOON HAVE A "BIG WAD." 5 PER CEXT. INTEREST PAID OX CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT COME TO OUR BANK The Citizens Natl. Bank Officers; ANDREW E. MOORE, Pres. A. G. MYERS, (AcUe) Vlce-Pres. . W. H. ADAMS, Cashier. C. II. ARMSTRONG, Vlce-Pres. Depositary State of North Carolina City of Gastonia Gaston County American Efficiency. Gaffney Ledger. German efficiency has been heiii up as a degree of excellence unat tainable by a Democracy. The ac complishments of the United States since April 5th last refute the truta of the claim. In the short space of time since that day the United States has accomplished the following: Declared a state or war as existing between this country and Germany. Seized 91 German ships and begun repair work on them. y Authorized unanimously a war fund of $7,000,000,000. Appropriated $600,000,000 ror merchant shipping and as much Tor air fleets. Agreed to loan our Allies $3,000, 000,000 and advanced them a large proportion of that sum. Passed a selective draft law and in a single day registered nearly ten million men for military service. Enlisted 600,000 voltlnteer soldiers in the Regular Army and in the Na tional Guard of the States. Sent a Commission to Russia to aid Democracy there and a body of railroad men to Russia and another to France to advise and assist in railroad transportation tin those countries. Begun the construction of 32 camps for our soldiers. Sent to England a fleet of destroy ers and to France a detachment of troops. Authorized and now enforcing em bargo whereby our enemies will re ceive no more food or material from us. Passed a food conservation law. Organized many voluntary com missions and boards who are aiding the Government and the people in the speeding up of work, conserva tion of food and other national move ments. Drafted by lot 687,000 men for ltciuig imc iwr it is harmless ; anttaste. You . r - , ... 1 ? V - I .fit ....... , - While the. Government was ac complishing these things the Ameri can people have loaned the United States $2,000,000,000 and offered $1,000,000,000 more, over four mil lion citizens subscribing to the loan. In addition they have given over $10,000,000 to the American Red Cross and $3,000,000 to the Younjt Men's Christian Association. ' i Tho Mills Arc Busy. , Charlotte Observer. v' The activity of the cotton mills if indicated in Secretary Hester's state ment that for the year ended Tues day the mills had used 4,358,001 Bales, which represents the largest amount of cotton ever before run through the mills In the course of a year. It shows a business of 1,295, 000 bales over two years ago, when the mills were Just beginning to feel the influences of revived business. ' Proper Precaution. Charlotte Observer. Major Boyette, medical reserve corps in charge of the temporary hospital at Camp Greene, has order ed 1,000 ampules of combined ty phoid and para-typhoid prophylaxis for use In making immune from this disease some of the men employed at tho camp. Plans are about completed for the beginning at an' early date of syste matic physical examination of the men working at Camp Greene, in an effort to weed out any who may be sufferers from communicable diseas es. To the " man that is 4 0 who has made moderation in all things his rule, life has only well begun and fame is still possible. The best things in a man's life usually come to him after the age of 40. r JghTTupandJ'maCer you feel fine" and goraisI want you "to go? back to tEe store and gef !ypur, money. Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying fthe sale of calomel because it is real liver medicine; entirely vegetable, therefore it can not salivate or make you sick. . , I guarantee that one spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work. and clean your bowels of that sour bile and constipated waste which is clogging your system and making you feel miserable. I guarantee that a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will keep your entire family ri: r -t. A ... luunius. vjivc it io your CQiiaren. doesn t gripe and they lii like its pleas-
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