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- To all oar customers and friends: GREETINGS a most successful one with this bank, for which we birt to thank out customer* nod friends who have mads this possible. Wc hope you have enjoyed a prosperous year,and that we have been of satisfactory aeryice to yoo in brisging this about. like Officers and Directors individually and collsc tively extend to yon the Compliments of ths Season, hoping that your Christmas may be a Merry one, and that the corning year may briag you increased pros perity and happiness. Citizens National Bank of Gastonia ££ ■ ■ jiflfe FtOHTBC OLD COUNTRY A Christ mas LiUir From lay. J. Wslfar Stmpooa fa Ufa Boo aamar City Sunday School. Mated bj Edinburgh. Scotland. Dec. 11, 19Q5. My dear little friends:—How I would love to be with you to* day, aud all through Christina* but since 1 am far away across the sea and can’t be there to enjoy Chriatmaa with yon and talk to you abont the first great Christmas gift, abont the dear Loid Jeans whose death yon celebrate. I am going to write a letter ana get your Superinten dent to read it to yon, jaat to let you know you are not for gotten 1 wish 1 had time to write every one of yon a letter. Ob bow often 1 think of my dear jroung friends in far away America, and how often I pray that God might keep their dear Dill# kwavfa nnn> moist «m«I bow I pray that they may be kind and loving to each other, kiod and loving to their Sabbath school teachers, kind and lov ing to their parents, kind and lov • ing to Christ. I have sent each one of you a little Christmas card to let yon know that though I am far. far away from you, my thoughts arc of you and can cross the great sea that separates us. Yes, I send these cards to let you know that 1 think of you and want yon to be happy Christmas day, but listen little friends, 1 did not send these cards to make you think of me. 1 want yon to think of Jesos. Don’t jet Christmas pass with out giving your best thoughts to Him, and little friends don’t let Christmas pass without kneeling down and lifting np your dear young hearts to heaven and whispering a little prayer Into His anxious ear. "Dear Jeans, I love yon because you first loved me. I thank you Jesus that yon thought' of me when in heaven, and loved me so much aa to leave that home to be born in this world and for me that I might dwell in that heavenly home too ” - Don’t forget to thank Him for that first Christmas morning and all He has done for you, remember too Jesus is thinking of yon and see’s yon, and is happy when yon are good and kina and happy. Listen again, try to make others happy; don't be selfish. Let roe ten you what happened here in Edinburgh the other day; two poor little ragged and bare-footed children, a boy and a girl, stood one cold morning at the door of the Drill Hall wanting to be admitted to the free breakfast which the good people in Edinburgh gave to the poor hungry ones that have nothing to eat and no nice comfortable homes like yoa have. Well, the little boy see ing the little girls feet was cold standing on the sleet covered rock pavement took off his.cap and laying it on the cold hard ..Li. « -rv._ .,..j on that and it will keep your lit tle feet warmer." Now that was a simple act, was’nt it? Yet it •bowed that a kind noble heart beat nndet that poor boys ragged clothes. I wonder bow many of my dear young friends would do that? That poor little ragged fellow was a little gentleman, and had something of the heart of Jesus sod don’t yon know it made that poor little girls heart warmer too, to see inch kind ness, sod don’t you know that it makes the heart of Jesus hap py also I You know when we snow kindness to the poor, to the sick, and to onr friends we do kindness to Jesus, for he says; "Inns ranch as yon bare done it onto the least of these, mr brethren, yon have dona It aato me. 10 Bake Jesus nappy Lnwnn by making others bappy. Do you know that trtie happiness consists in making others happy, if yon don’t believa it, ]ost try it. Try to see bow many hearts you can make happy during Christmas, and try to see how happy you can make the heart of your Sabbath school teacher during the new year, and ace bow much happiness yon can make in your home by being kind, loving and obedient. Now listen lastly. Jesus is making you bappy this Christ mas, what are you going to do to make him happy? Are you going to forget him aud let your toys, fruits aud candies and other things crowd Jesus out of yonr hearts? Do yon think Jesus would be happy Christmas if you did that? Remember be left his home in heaven and gave bis life for you that you may be bappy al ways. Now what are you going to give bim7 Ob, how happy you would make Jesns if you would give him your young hearts and let him dwell there, he says, "My son give me thine heart.* Oh, won’t you A.. :»i u. _1:t- i_ you. can't you give yoor bean to him? Ob bow I wish I could be there to talk to yon about Jesoa the first great Christmas gift of the world. I will have lots to tell you when I come back to America. Just about four weeks after Mr. Oates reads this to you, 1 will start on my long journey to the faT Bast to visit the Holy Land. I am go* iug to tbe town, the very place where Christmas originated where Christ was born aod 1 am going to the garden where he spent those hours of agony in prayer, to where he was crucified aod buried, am going np into the mountain where he loved to go and pray, and climb the mountain where be was trsnsfignrated and climb tbe mountain from which be went back into heaven bis home, am going to awirn the river iu which be was baptised. Iu a boat I will cross tbe sea on which be walked, I will drink at the well by which be sat and ont of which be drank and said, "Whosoever drinketh of this wster shall thirst again,” and will visit the bouse and home he loved to visit so well, and a great many other places. I wonder if you can tell me these places and where these things happened. I am going to nut you when I come back to yon and see bow many can tell me. Oh, I will have so mnch to tell yon when I come beck to yon. and I want you to tell me lota of things. too. I want to see how much you will have to tell aie about the new church, how mnch money yon have made to help build it. And I want yon all to see how mnch money yon rati maV# fnr (ha naw rhnrrh next year. That it one way yon can give to Jmii and make mm bappv. Now what do I aak yon to do for me? Well, I will tell yon. I want yon to pray for me and pray that God may bring me back lately to yon. I am three thoneand mile* from you now and when I go to Holy Land I will have to go foot tbou.aod ■ilea farther on the aea; I will be traveling until I get bock home three long ■ out ha. Don't yon know I will he glad when I arrive in Beaeemer again? Well I moat write to myliule friend* at Concord and Glaaa too, to I will have to atop. I wonder bow maay happy hearts you are going to make Cbriat ■aa, and what ara yon going to do to make Jesus happy. I want yon to tell roe when I come home And now young friends love one soothet, and love Jesus and may Ood bless you dearly is the prayer of your friend and pastor. J YOU ANBjrOKKVIUE. What’a Betel Among nt Ntigh Nfl Jail Across Iks Lias. Yor krill* Baqairar. tit. Mr. sad Mrs. Samuel A. Gilfillan of Sbaron, have moved to Gastonia. The Associate Reformed church has commenced a bond ing fund to be used hereafter as circumstancca may seem to justify. Mr. sad Mrs. Francis Tiddy have moved into their cottage on Cleveland avenue, vacated by Mr. J. 0. Allison's family. M. Allison has moved bis family to Tirsih. Henry T. Roddey, who was caagbt in tbc act of selling whisky by Policeman Saoders on Tuesday of last week is still in jail. The solicitor consented to his release on a $200 cash bond; but be failed to get up the money. Tbc local electric system was connected with tba feed lines of the Catawba Power company Sunday morning and since then electricity baa been on tap at all boors. It is a good strong current that the power company furnishes, and the lights now seem to be all that conld be desired. Kings Mountain battle ground baa a right to be converted into a national park and our people should not rest until the con version Is effected. Farm labor generally is de manding higher prices than have ever been known before, sL. _1s_At_ • m miuniiVU M VUC Ol UU •mall embarrassment to the farmers. Labor is plentiful enough; butlt is not inclined to work for former wages. At a congregational meeting in the Associate Reformed church last Sunday morning, Mr. R. J. Caldwell was elected i a deacon and Messrs. J. S. I Brice, W. D. Grist, W. Brown Wylie and W. D. Glenn were elected elders. The installation of these officers will take place next Sunday week. The special railroad tax levies for the payment of interest on the bonds issued in aid of the Three C'a. railroad will be as follows next year: York 3 mills; Catawba 2 mills; Bbenexer 1 mill. The York levy has been reduced a ball a cent as com pared with last year and the Catawba levy a quarter of a cent. The collections of Treasurer Neely up to December 31. 1905 amounted to $95,559.08, or 85.7 per cent of the whole book, which is $111,485 89. The tot >1 number of receipts issued was 6,325 out of a total of about IQ, 500 Last year’s tax book was the largest in the history of the county, and the collections were closer than they have been for a number of years. Fire broke out in the ware houses of the Eureka mill Chester last Sunday night at 9 o’clock and destroyed about 1,500 bales of cotton. The Eureka mill la situated on the outskirts of town and the town fire department could be of no service in fighting the fire. The stock of the two new banka to be opened in Rock Hill was gobbled up too fast for several who wished to subscribe. Books of subscription to the "Peoples Trust and Banking Company.” were opened on Jhorwisy the 4th, those of the "First Trust and Savings Bank” on Friday the 5th; before Satur day night all the stock was subscribed and there were others who wanted k. Rock HUl'a toor banka will do some hustling th* Old time Style of the "Mtgtc City.” At ■ meetInBr of the town council last Friday night, it was arranged that Mr. P. W. Love will look after the town’s electric light business in connection with bis other dntios. He will also continue to exercise police authority. It is also understood that the town council will here* after ose for its meetings, etc., the office in the J. 8. Lowry building formerly occupied by Mi. J. C. Wilburn. The stockholders of the Pint National Bank of Yorkvtlla, bold their annual meeting in the offices of the bank at noon to day and elected its directors sa follows:. W. R. Carroll, J. M. Stroup, Dr. W. M. Love. Dr. W. 0. White, W. I. Wither spoon, O. 8. Wilkins, J. L. Rainey, W. B. Moore, R. C. Alicia. At s meeting of the di rectors immediately after the meeting of the stockholders Mr. O. B. Wilkins was re-elected president; Mr. W. I. Wither spoon, wke-preaident sad Mr. K. C. Allein, cashier.. Subscribe for Dm Oasam I —***■ ■■ . . —— COTTON IN AfllCA M ChUmbi Nikn InM pthtm* via as stta. TwtvUls Raqulnr. During the last few years, says a correspondent, efforts have been made in different parts of the world to grow cotton in com petition with that grown in this country. Tbe last report alonjr this line la from Sooth Africa where the effort has recently been made to grow tbe product successfully. Last year a small experimental plantation was es tablished ou a portion of land in the middle veil. Poor varieties were planted: Egyptian, Brasil ian, Sea Island, and Uoland big Boll. The seed of tbe latter were received there late, conse quently the plants suffered ia a severe hurricane that rear, blos somed in tbe early winter, and consequently the teat was not a fair one. Both the Egyptian and Brazilian varieties grew well. The average number of bolls per tree was 40, bat ia qaality sod rise tbe Brazilian was the better of tbe taro. Cotton seed was distributed generally throughout tbe country by the British Cot ton Growers’ association and tbe Transvaal agricultural depart ment. Tbe year's growth in va rious parts of Switzerland proves that the climate and soil are con genial and that the plant trill do «r»l1 in etuial vtarfa aI llto aamm. try, and once cheap transporta tion is available there will be ev ery encouragement for the es tablish meet of a cotton planta tion on a commercial scale. Curious as it may seem, Great Britain sent to the United States last year cotton goods aggrega ting nearly $15,000,000. Its ex ports of cotton goods to all parts of the world went up to $403, 919.500, including yarns worth $43,579,963. Of imports into Great Britain, cotton leads with $195,819,878, followed by oxen and balls, $34, 828,610, and bacon $30,216,143. In short, foods and the raw ma terials of commerce make op about three-fourths of all tbe commodities that go into Great Britian from the Uunited States. Bis Imaodanca St Hi ad It ranaStivUB kmm*. The friendly qaami between two acquaintances as to who shall pay the car fare when they happen to be riding on a trolley car together has come to be con sidered bad taste, and among tbe knowing it ia now taken as a sign of greenness for one person to try to pay for another. Nev ertheless, ihe attempt ia often seen. Yesterday two gashing girls who fought over tbe ques tion attrsctedtbe attention of all in a crowded car with their Gas ton and Alphouse-like perform ance. "No, really." said one, "yon must let me pay. Yon know you've paid for everythin* this afternoon, so far, and you must let me reciprocal.-." " But didn’t you take me to the mati nee last Wednesday?" said the other. "I really feel as though I mast do1 something to pay yoa back.” When a momentary si lence fell as each girl tried to hold her money out farther than the other, some rude men sever al seats away said, loud enough for all to hear: “Conductor, htfye you raised tbe price lor a ride to $1, or ia it still 3 cents?" The silence of tbe girls contin ued. and their fare was paid without farther wrangling. Mr. W. H. Miller baa sold fail brick office building la 8helbj to Dr. R. C. Bills for $1550 sayi the Cleveland Star. Thi*^build ing la now occupied by the Shel by Aurora sad tbe job pristine office. A MA TTtK OFHIAUTH I 1 1 MCI §f SRABMHR inuuintt. Unde Bahia Love, m W Uadi ■Mfc aai Won Plan Character a! Taft Candy, la Sand at the Age el II Year*. Yorkvill« Baqttlrvr. •»*. .J?kaS3i,,fiLi,aSifi: out tba western pact of York eounty aa Uncle Robia. is dead. Ha passed away at the boom of kk mb. Mr. R. J. Lora, kat Monday morning, at about two o’clock, altar haying bora con §£«d to M» bod about two woaka. Hia death waa dm* portly to old age; but more directly to the electa of a snake bite received nearly fiftyei* yean ago. Uack Robin waa bora oa Ckrk'a Pork on the plantation oa orkiek be died, on May 17. U17. He waa of Scotcb-Iri.h descent. Hia .greatgTaodfather who was one of the Scotchmen who fled from their native land { on account of the atrnggk ha* | tween the adherents of the Presbyterian form of govern* meet, and of the Church of England, and went to Ireland. Hia grandfather waa bora ia Londonberry, Ireland. and came to Aeserica with his three aoaa, John. William aad Robert, in 1790. The elder Love par* Clark1! Pork, and moat of it dc* acceded to his mw—m Tk# ownership of the plantation cm which Uncle Robtndiod gw— down from bis father, Robert, sod was still held by Unde R£1b at the time of Ms death. The sdaeatioasl advantages erf this section were poor during the youth of Unde Robin, and were confined to indifferent private schools. Books also wore scarce, and bis teaching was mostly from the Bible, with which book he was made faaril. itr from cover to cover. Andtbns be Bible bees me the infallible gaide of ell Ms after Ufa. Uncle Robin was twice mar ried, the first time to Jane Love, sad the second time to Abigail Bradley. His fret wife bore Mm seven children, three sons and four daughters. There was no issue from \bc second marriage. One son died in in fancy; one disappeared at the battle of Sbarpsbnig, sad the third, Mr. R. J. Love, is still living on the old homo place. Two daoghters ere living. They are Mrs. J. L. Hoffman of Hickory Grove and Mrs. J. W. Love of Yotkviilc It. P. D. No. Although of Presbyterian descent sod reared by Presby terian parents. Uncle Robin was a Methodist. He joined the Methodist church aft P—■■■ un der the preaching of the Rev. Samuel Townsend, end re mained a consistent and valuable member of the church np to the time of his death. Uncle Robin bad the misfor tune a great many yuan ago. to be bittenby a copperhead snake. This was on June 14, I860. The wound was on ■ one of Ms legs. He came near . dying horn the bite aft the time; bat finally re covered somewhat. The wound, itself never healed, however. It became the centre of a ruuniag sote, which soon involved the whole lower Hmb, and which re quired constant and careful at tention during the balance of the old man's days. It was aft lest the cause of his death. Despite his terrible afltctioa lasting for so many years. Uncle Robin bad a most delightful dis position. He seemed to be In love with all the world, and oever had e harsh word for say kni.. ml ftLl. La held in high esteem by all who ’ knew him. Uncle Robin had a splendid , memory and his acquaintance extended hack to men who had participated in the Revolutionary war. He used to te!l of having talked with men who bad fongbt at Kiag’a Mouatain and rente as - bend with pleasure of beoriaa the older female members of mi boyhood home say bow they heard the shooting daring the bottle and the shouting after ward. The funeral, of Uade Robin took place at Bcorsbeba today, sod wss attended by a great con course of people from sli parti of the eonntry lot mediately ear ronading. t **/ vy4-.- ;tok5I • { * r-v «v ^ w f. $ $ % $ 3 r • 1 -•* J < 1
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