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VOL. XXIV. GASTONIA, N. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER fl*. 1003
THANKSGIVING
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THOMSON CO’S.
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Wtrthank our many custo
mers for the liberal support
they have given us which has
enabled us to make our stores
second to none in this section.
Already the spirit of Thanks
giving is stirring. Already
the distant glimpses of the
Thanksgiving dinner with the
steaming turkey as a center
piece are seen. Already there
come to the mind pictures of
other Thanksgiving dinners
of the long ago, when the
faces of old friends and dear
ones are as fresh in our minds
as If we’d seen them but yes
terday in the joyful group
around the festal board.
While this big store Is striv
ing in the strenuous arena of
commerce for mastery in Its
line — striving, it believes,
honorably and legitimately—
yet it hopes that It may al
ways have a truly human
heart—a truly American heart
that will thrill and throb and
beat and feel for the interest
of Its patrons.
Big preparations have been
made for this season. Our
~ buyers have left no> stones
unturned in looking for high
grade dependable merchan
dise.
Their purchases have been
very extensive* and great
saving opportunities await
^shoppers, owing to shrewd
buying and accurate Judging
of the people’s needs.
N Prudent buyers will take
time by the forelock and make
their purchases early, while
our mammoth* stock Is un
broken and prices are the
lowest.
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POINTS AND PARAGRAPHS .
ON TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
Ua«a CM* bca4 will be »r(at*4 InwtlMU Us* n***w»rthy wtteraaca
«■ Umoa al camat tattmt Tbay will b* Uktn Item pohllc Klliwm.
b»oh«. moamp**. a**wp*p*n. In fact whativar w* may S®4 thaw. Noaua
timaatham aeltatlon. will irwnl with mu aiaw* ul th* view* el am ta*
*ra mM*ttm«a the oppoait* will b* Uu*. But by rwuaa at th* atMact Mattel.
*5*«*»W- «*• aaUmrable. or UM vtew* esec*Mrd. *ach win bar* aa *km*et
•4 tlwalr tot*root to m*k* It * ceoaiesaa* atfreeaa.
Where Campramisa Canata.
Harr WMtoiwm. I.i -TX. Compramlw* at T.li*.* '
Affection compromises nil things. It is where there is no
love, ont, out upon the storm-laden occeu of life—in the world of
affairs, where meu meet in furious contention, where the play of
The Rivals is not a comedy, but a tragedy, where all is strife—
commercial, political—avarice playing at hide-and-seek with hon
or, and expediency pouring lies into the pliant ear of ambition—
every tnan for himself, tbe devil to get the hindmost—etch tub to
stand on its own bottom—it is here where the shoe pinches, here
that good men, great men, know the true need and meaning of
tolerance, the God-like wisdom of the spirit of compromise,
Salacliaa of a Lila Wark.
Hucmm.
Selecting * life-work is serious business. It should be done
only after careful study sad test of aptitudes, fitness and tastes,
by both the person choosing and those having authority with him,
unless his bent speaks so loudly in his blood, and his dominant
faculties are ao imperative in their expression of choice that he
cannot mistake the calling for which he is gifted. It is every
thing to s boy or girl to get into just the right place, where the
highest and noblest faculties will find a healthy and delightful
exercise, instead of the lowest and meanest. To do the kind of
wark for which one ia fitted by nature, and to do it to the best of
one’s ability, is working along tbe lines of one’s strength, which
increases with every well-directed effort.
A Thanksgiving Ssatimanl.
Ckaiilx rad Chtldrra.
Count yonrblessing*! Canyon doit? Can you tell tbe value
of the goodness of tbe Lord to yon through the year that lies be
hind you? Are yon grateful? You need not answer in words.
Money talks. Let your voice be beard next Thursday not so ranch
through songs as through silver. Your money will sweeten yonr
tnusic aud make your gratitude effective and worthy. Anybody
can speak or sing or pray, after a fashion, bnt it Ukcs a man to
come down with his cash.
And after all that is the measure of our gratitude to God. Be
ye warmed and filled, is a very nice sentiment, but it is mockery to
say it when we have not raised a finger to warm or fill anybody.
Mouey makes more than the mare go. It makes the kingdom go,
for tbe Lord hat ordained that hit work in the world shall be car
ried on through the use of incaus furnished by men.
The IsiiHiilut Farmer.
Otfser Lcdjnr!
The ene-Mbrse farmer who baa had the business prudence to
buy a small farm, and pay his surplus earnings for land of bis own
instead of for rent for other people’s land, and who by industry
and judicious management has gathered from his field enongh
grain aud long forage to make bread for himself and family and to
fccrjffihis necessary (arm animals, and then has plenty of hotne
raiTW meat and milk and butter for home consumption, ia as in
dependet as a bank president or the richest merchant in his sec
tion. We believe more so. His ^very action it above board aud
known to the world. He rather delights iu talking of bis methods,
his plans, aud ia generally willing for the world to know of his
tail urea and successes aud whatcansed them. He is devoted to his
family, loves hfs worthy neighbors, has contempt for the vicious,
be they high or low, and the manhood to expreas it. He walks
the earth erect, a man not afraid.
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Aaaaett Criticised and his Parsecatsra Roasted.
Nn» York Tim... UA.
Probably it would have been wiser in Prof. Bassett had he
omitted to pilt his estimate of Dr. Washington in to emphatic a
form, and especially had he avoided a comparison which is, in !
iu nature, impossible accurately to verify and ia offensive to many
who might be in sympathy with Prof. Bassett's general ri^eaa.
Possibly be would have done better to give the facts that anstain
his estimate of the great and noble leader, leaving his readers to
make each comparisons as they wished. But the form which baa
be<fn taken by the resentment of tbf Southerners offended is not
creditable to them. With proteau and thr^aU they liava fotced
the Trustees of the college in which Prof. Bassett taogbt English
to accept hit resignation. That is illogical, narrow, petty, and
must do more harm to the reputation of the South, more damage
to tits claim to superiority, than any professor could do by the
extremes! unfavorable comment. The worst (hat can be charged
to Prof. Bassett ia that he was intemperate in his inferences as to
the intelligence and character of his section. Tbe people who are
venting their spirit on him prove that their own folly and -nnia
telligcnce are not a matter of inference* bnt of fact.
Bavec Wrought by Nagging.
VIchBovd Mm-Utiai.
We have horrible stories from old times of people fastened
where drops of water wonid fall on their heads at regular intervals
and of tha frightful death, preceded by untold agonies, that re
sulted. Thousands of hearth and brains suffer daily under a pro
cess just as cruel, excruciating sod fatal. Unquestionably, long
'processions of people have been nagged into their graves untimely,
and others into tnad-hooxes or worse places. No advantages of
money, culture, refinement or position can give happiness or peace
where there is nagging. It lacerates the sensitive surface of
minds. It is as if we cxpoeed one of the great nerves and sewed
at it with a dull knife without the merciful preliminary of an an
aesthetic. Moat of us have had experience In one way or another.
Sometimes we become morbid and we can feel the nagging com
ing and begin to shrink from it and to feel the ache of h; and
when it does come it jars and stings like some ghastly combina
tion weapon simultaneously piercing, braining, burning and pois
oning. The ranks of the outcasts end derelicts of both sexes and
all ages are increased annually by thousands by the nagging
tongues. Boys and girls actually are driven from homes by cease
lees, unnecessary fault finding; huabeoda and wives are carried to
the divorce courts, willing .employes are discouraged and demoral
ised, good servants are ruined.
VE*¥ NOVEL OrtlATldW.
Ut drafted aa MllUenairs.
CkKlott Obwrvw.
Philadelphia, Noy. IB.—Dr.
Andrew Malden, of New Yolk
to-day performed the operation
of grafting an ear upon the head
of a Western millionaire, whose
name, the surgeon says be is un
der bond not to divulge. The
operation was to have been per
formed in New York, but Dis
trict Attorney Jerome is said to
have interfered. Mr. Kclden is
said to have advertised for a
nua wiUtog to sell aa ear for
$5,000; and of 900 applicants he
selected a young German, who
conducts a restaurant in Mew
York. Dr. Peiden said to-day:
"The operation has been per
formed, and promises to be suc
cessful, I am under legal con
tract and heavy bond not to re
veal the name of my patient.
"Generally speaking, he is a
wealthy man from the West.
How he lost one ear, I don't
know. It appears to have been
cot off with a sharp instrument.
I believe be saya it was accident-,
al, but I never asked him to ex
plain.
“The operation took place at
a private hospital here, where I
was assisted by a Philadelphia
physician, I think they will be
willing to have their names
known later.
"The two men were placed in
opposite directions, npon an
elongated bed. One-half of the
volunteer's ear—the upper ball—
was cut off, together with about
four inches of the akin behind
the ear.
"This was twisted around and
fitted to a freshly prepared wound
upon the patient's bead. The
half ear was held in place by
bandages, and the two men
bound so they cannot remove
their heads. They most retain
this position for at least 12 days
to allow the circulation to come
through the flap of tb« skin that
still remains a part of the volun
teer’s scalp.
"If this half ear starts to uuite
properly, the lower half of the
ear will be grafted in the same
manner."
Worth Carolinian's Saccos# la
Tamo.
Wuhlactoo Po*.
"Texas spent mote money for
higher education last year than
any three of her sister States of
the South," remarked President
Houston of the State Agricul
tural aud Mechanical Col lege, to
a Post reporter, at the Shoreham.
"In the aggregate, nearly $1,000
000 was disbursed in this cause,
and about $3,000,000 for the com
mon schools."
President Houston is a young
man, a native of North Carolina
and enthusiastically devoted to
bis great work iu the Lone Star
State. For several vear be held
the professorship of economics
in the university at Austin and
was dean of the faculty. Asked
as to the condition of agriculture
1 in his State, Mr. Houston said:
"While it Is true that our chief
crop, cotton, is seriously men
aced by the ravages of an Insect
known as the boll-weevil, I do
not think that its visitation will
prove an absolute evil. It will
cause our farmers to redouble
the efforts in the way of select
ing that kind of aeed which will
produce a crop earlier *ha« the
usual time of maturity. Best of
all, it will cause them not to re
ly on.cotton as much ss they do
now, bat to grow s diversity of ]
products. In tome parts of the
State much attention baa been
given with splendid results to
the growing of fruit and early
vegetables. The cutting down
ot the acreage devoted to cotton
and the mote general engage
ment in truck farming will re
dound to the benefit of the Tex
as people.’’
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WEOIM KOJABtM
TRIKE IS ND SUBSTITUTE
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Going to Have a Turkey
for Thanksgiving Day?.
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That's right. TBs place to get the necessary Cat Otass, 8U
rnvut, Table Cutlery, Carving Seta, etc., to atafce that Tarkey
■how op right, is at Torrence’s Jewelry Store, Here the Sock la.
ample and the prices reasonable.
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out to dine? "It'a op to yon* to idoct an appropriate «***»*•
hflgtfi that will reflect credit on your tult in Ifi 1 ^
Tonanca'a yon con tad alansri —ytkhwr y— Might d*Jw A Cnt
Glut Plate, Bowl. Vaae. Tankard, Bonbon Wak, n Silver Tan Bet.
' S agar Dish, Cream Pol. Ladlo, nt of Bpoona- Ouaka, IdiM. flol*
ad Seta,.and ■ hundred articles in sterling goods- There ate many
other suitable gifta. Coaaa aronnd and eonanlt o«r aioUt.
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TORRENCE, the Jeweler.
UPON THE DOLLARS
GASTONIA SAVINGS BANK,
L. JENKINS. Pm. L. C. HARDIN. CiikUr.
Gastonia Banking Co.
-Gastonia, N. C. - ■
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. $75,000.00
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State Bank Incorporated May IS, 1903
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