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y. f. MAI SHALL, UUor *mi rro»ri«tw._ DEVOTED TO THE PROTECTION OP HOME VOL, XXIV. GASTONIA, N. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22. READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS •J Our buyer is just back from the northern markets where he purchased a large and complete line of goods for the holiday trade. We have just what yon want. Don't do your Christmas s h o p p i n g till you have been through our store—you’ll find just what you want right here. Our Grocery Department is also excellently prepared to fnmish everything for t h e Christmas dinner. E v e r y department full and complete. You’ll find a welcome at the People’s Store Thomson Co. The People’s Store SPANIARDS DESPISE TRADE AMD LABOR. Have an Idea Thatl It ia Dagrad log—All Want Garernmsnt Po siliana — Millions art Idle— Ahant t5.0M.0D0 Aanoally Ex. yen dad on Boll Fights, Bat Schools Are Scarce. William E. Cnriia, writing fox the Washington Star from Gran ada, Spain, Nov. 30 says: It may seem a very simple thing, but it is nevertheless a matter of great importance that a Spanish workman rolls a cig arette every few minutes, and thns wastes a great deal of valu able time. OveT in Gibraltar, where ten or twelve thousand Spaniards are employed by the British government, no holidays and no cigarettes are allowed, and any one who cares to study the question can find a most ex traordinary difference in the men, in the results of their labor and in their character, their con dition and their earnings. They "get a white man's wages, but are required a white man’s woTk,” as the English boas put it tome, "and no dago nonaenae is allowed.” Tne success of this policy indicates what might happen in Spain if some practi ces were introduced, throughout the kingdom, but Spaniards will tell yon that a revolntion would follow if snch a thing were at tempted. Another important point, which also may seem absurd, is the amount of time wasted in formalities, • such ss I told you about a day or two ago. No gentleman will introduce busi ness at hit first call, but will come back the next day; nor ia U considered good form for a Spaniard to decide a question at the first interview, it will not do for him to agree to anything promptly. There must be an overture in every opera. That is the etiquette of the country and waatca no end of valuable time. THAtnt AKn u»o« DFsriann. Then the old fashioned idea still prevails that it la degrading lor a man to have anything to do with labor or with trade. Trades men have ho social position. 'The farmer who raises wheat ia ••■***4 in an honorable occupa tion, but the miller who grinds it and the merchant who sells it are not. They are not gentle men aod cannot be as long as they live. They must be born aguin before they can be admit ted to good society. For this and other reasons young men will not go into busi ness or engage in manufacturing. It ia more honorable to be a sponge or a loafer and spend their time gambling at the club. In Spanish families to-day the eldest son looks after the estate; and of the older sons, if there are so many, one geta a position under the government,- another becomes a lawyer, another a sol dier, another a priest, or they be come chronic loafers. Service in the army iiinore popular than it used to be, because there are no colonies to keep in subjection and the army ia not sent out of Spain. Bat the regulation that military officers may not marry without a certain tucotne, in or der that their widows and or phans shall not be a burden to the state, prevents many a young man from entering upon a mili tary career. The most desirable employ ment is in a government office, no matter bow hnmble or how unprofitable the position. Hence about one in every 195 baa hie name on the public payroll, drawing from $10 a month up in the way of salary. No matter how small the pay, the occupa tion is honorable, although there ia no chance of advancement, and a young woman of wealth and social position will marry a man wbo holds a sinecure iu a government office with earning naif the small salary he receives, while she would reject with acorn an offer from a prosperous merchant or manufacturer, who u earning an honest living, ac cumulating wealth and doing something toward the improve ment of hia country. MILLIONS OS TDLSSA. Nearly one-half of the 19,000, 000 population of Spain, or to be exact, 8.727,519 persona, accord ing to the last census, declare that they have no occupation, and they are proud of the fact. Probably many of them lied about it. aud claimed to be idlers while they are actually working for wages. That it enough to explain tht poverty of the coun try, and why the streets are filled with idle yonng men, who re ceive small allowances from their fathers and spend theft time in dissipation and vice. According to the same census there are 97. 257 persona in the employ of the government, 64,008 retired mili tary and naval officers, 91,600 lawyers, 68,916 doc tors, 43.258 priests and only 41,654 school teachers. A little calculation wilj show you that there if one priest to every 400 people and if you will include the 50.932 monks and nuns, which is a very low estimate, you will find that there Is only one tracher for every 200, while there is only one teacher for every 400 of the pop ulation and a school house for every 2,200. MOBR SPENT ON BULL UINGS TltAK SCHOOLS. School houses are very scarce in Spain. More money is paid to support bull ring* than tbc schools. It is estimated that more than $5,000,000 is expend ed on hull fights during each year, while in 1001 only $1,617, 314 was expended for public edu cation. There were more stu dents in the University of Sala manca alone 400 years ago. dur ing the reigu of Ferdinand and Isabella, than are enrolled in all the nine Universities of Spain to-day, and, by the census of 1606, more than 68 per cent of the population are illiterate. The exact figures show that 6,104,470 can neither read nor write, 3,417,855 can read a little, while 2,686,815 can read and write a little. The act of July 1902, requires a school for every 500 population SLANG PtAlSED BY _HAIVAIB MAR. Frederick Manley Brads Oat the ■ul Gesds ts Essex. N. J., Trackers Institute. New Yolk World. Slang was handed out yestei day good and proper to the Es sex County, X. J.,Teacbers’ In stitute. Frederick Manley, of Harvard University, who was carded for a spiel on "Language, Literature and Life," let go of aome- wise, straight, talk that made the bunch of intellects sit up and get next. For the first time in its history the institute had a divided an nual session. The Hi^h and Grammar sections met iu the First Presbyterian Church at Newark, while the primary and kindergarten sections met in the Newark High School. Mr. Manley addressed the High and Grammar School teachera in the church and the way he whirled out hot facts about slang would sure make George Ade happy. He urged his bearer* to get wise to the fact that he wasn’t rooting for the slang fac tory, nor yet carrying arouod slang samples in a neat weather proof case; nevertheless there THE LAWYER’S ADVICE While returning to his home in Grand Rapids tfccently, Stewart Edward White, the author, fell into conversation with an elderly In the smok ing room of the parlor car. The man, ns he af terward found out, is one of the most prominent lawyers in Ohio. Tim talk turned on the timber interests of the North, and several other men took part. Mr. White has lived half his life in lumber camps, and showed a familiarity with the sub ject that greatly interested _ the Ohio lawyer, who i to him and said: “Young man, do you know of a book called 'The W«H 1 Trail?'" “Yea, I know of it," said White; "in fact-** "If you haven’t read that story," broke In the man, “you ought to get out at the next station and get it. I've recommended it to every man of my acquaintance, paiticu- < lady the young men. But you particularly ought to read It, for you’re interarted in lumber—I suppose you are in the , business end, as a picture of forest and lumber camp life, It’s wonderful. I tell you, young -” i "Excuse me," interrupted White, in confusion; "but the fact is I wrote ’The Blazed Trail!”* The older man looked at him hard, and thy his eyes twinkled. “I’ll send yon s bill later for the work I have done in booming it,” he said. , THE BLAZED TRAIL BT STEWAXT EDWAID WHITE WILL BE OUR NEXT SERIAL STORY You can avail yourself of legal advice without paying for it. Commences in The Gazette Dec. 29th. and the minister of education is required to examine teachers to see that they are qualified and to inspect the schools for sanitary reasons and for discipline, bat tbc law it not enforced, and i few day* ago Senor Silvela, re cently prime miaister, in ex plaining his retirement from po litical life, declared that he bad reached the melancholy conclu sion that hit country was not in terested in agriculture, industry, trade, public works or public in struction._ AGoed OU Ale HeW Ynck rice. United States Senator Pettus, aged eighty-three, attributes hi* health and long life to an avoid ance of gravy on his meats. Perhaps if he had eaten gravy he might now l»e 12,1 fears young, instead of eighty-three years old. which reminds me of a story: Uncle Jeff—"Look s-heah, yo' Ilcn’y Clay White I How many timea has Ah toi’ yo’ dst smoke in'll ahoten yo’ latfe tno’n haf?" Young Ilcnry Clay White— "Wal UnWer Jeff, vo’s been smokin’ mo*' all yo' laife, en yo's er putty ole man.” "Dat’s all rtight, yo’ fool nigger. Ah’a eighty-four, en el Ah hadn’t er smoked when Ah was er b<>v Ah ma<ght e-been tuo'n er 100 year* ole b/ dis time.” were times when slang waa the goods—the real thing, from soda to hock. "For example,” said Mr. Man ley, the "marble heart, and the "glad band," are expressions which had they been used in the Dible, would now be referred to by professors of literature as simple and beautiful. I remem ber a small boy at a prosy lec ture who exclhimed: ’Gee I If I don't get out o’ here. I'll have bats in me belfry I” What could be more severely critical and definite? "I remember hearing a boy enthusiastically describe a girl as 'a peach with the dew on it.” She was a lovely creature with the bloom of May on her cheeks. Was not the boy’s description of her beautiful?" *— ■ ——- i Shipping North Carolina Cette* Seed U Texas. Monro* Xwirlrrr. Msoy thousands of bushels of cotton seed for planting will be shipped from North Carolina to Texas this season. There is a buyer on the market in Charlotte buying every bnehrl of King's Improved cotton seed ha can get. This variety, being early, is In great demand by Texas planters, as it matures before the dreaded boll weevil does so much dam axe. 4a OwanrcvM Vbbub. K«w York Moil oad Monts I stopped to get ■ glass of milk the other day at a Jersey farm home, said the commuter, and the female head of the estab lishment, who bad six children playing around, waa inclined to repine at her hard lock in hav ing so roach work to do. I ran this whole farm," she remarked, in a tone which in dicated that she was ready to resign." "How maoy acres have yon?” I inquired. "A hundred and forty." "Ciot any atock.” "Ten head of cattle, two :owa, six bogs and work bones For the place." "And yon ran the whole bnsi pest?' i asked. "Indeed I do; every hide an1 hair of it,” she sighed. "Don’t yon hire some help?" "Of course, but 'taint hired kelp that takes the load often one's body." There was some philosophy in thst and I panned a minute. "Haven’t yon got a husband?" I then asked symnatbetically. "Yes." she said sternly, "bat pou see I have to ran him,too." Canadian Empire. Kirtunoad Nwi The disposition in this country to minimize the outlook for a great empire to tbe north of tut is largely tbe reaultof ignorance or thoughtlessness. The more prevalent conception of Canada takes in only the provinces of Quebec. Ontario and New Bruns wick and a few more or less im portant islands, with tbeir com paratively limited area and a population less than that of the State of Pennsylvania. As a matter of fact, however, Canada possesses a total land aud water area greater than that of the United States. There is a gen eral Vague impressionol a north west Cauadian territory, hut this carries with it the idea of a bleak, m uninhabited, region—a notion as erroneous as the one regarding the size of Canada. Several years ago tbe Domin ion government instituted under ■ scientific commission a syste matic survey and exploration of Northwest Canada, and the re ports of tbe commission, which arc given in great detail, show that within that territory there is a vast area pf unparalleled rich nesa, with a climate little, if any more severe than the climate of tbe States on the northern border of thia country. With the spread of this information the region has begun to fill np rapid ly, and there has been steady development. For the fiscal year ending June 30 last nearly *2.000 natives of the British Isles settled there and 38,000 foreign speaking immigrants, from every European country except Turkey and Spain helped to swell their ranks. In addition, 45,000 farm ers front the Western States of the United States emigrated to tbe "new land of promipe,” many of these we are told, mov ing tbeir flocks and herds, their agricultural implements and all tbeir possessions with them, while others bought their out fits on arrival. During tbe year the Dominion government granted free 31^343 home steads, of 160 acres each to settlers and other incomers bought 2,680.519 acres from the Canadian Pacific Railway Com pany; 1,160,000 from a specula tive land organisation from the United States, and large areas from smaller corporations and from the government. In the meantime’ railroads are building into the region and others ere are projected. This story of northwest development is inter esting not only in its bearing on the matter of dixpelliag wide 3 resd misapprehension bat as demonstrating the wisdom of basing all efforts to secure im migration on absolutely reliable intelligent statements at to WE OLD RELIABLE , , THREE PAYS MOREI | Scarcely three day* remain ia which J to do your holiday abopptag. Almost 4 takes one’s breath as the lew remain- J lag days before Christmas' go flying past, ft ia ao easy to pat thing* of. > Don’t doit. Come to (U right now , and let us belp yon get answers to yoar Christmas questions. ft it’ss question of anything beantlfnl for 4 the correct answer, the stylish answer, 4 the latest right.trp-to4be-miMtt answer, and we shall be perfectly hap- * py to place ourselves at year service A when you call. 1 Call early aadoften is the cordial Invitation we give * yon. Yours for a Happy Christmas. t J. F. YEAGER : .>3 m PRUDENT SANTA CLAUS will depots* here at least part o! the amount onlinar. tei&’SKSSES little hoar hank*, and drop them into the stocking,.la* atcad of somethin* of tea porsry valne. The Gastonia Savings Bank nil! open an account upon a deposit of $1 or over. Yon not only give yoor child the dollar, hot you nay firt hia a habit of aaving. worth' more than i money. GASTONIA SAVINGS BANK, L. L. JENKINS. Aw. /_ £.. HARDIN. Cmxkitr. Gastonia Banking Go. ■ ■ Gastonia, N. c.—— __ « CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $75,000.00 State Beak Incorporated May 13, 1303 STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY ' OFFICERS DIRECTORS ♦ ♦♦ ♦♦♦ JNO. P.LOVB.PrcaUattt «, o. LOVI R.C.O.LOVB.V*. Pr~, J-J"* JAJL *♦ rAO»« Cm»t mr. t f T» _ -V * Gne of the most perplexing questions of the jresr is what tobayaa a Christmas gift. What is mom asefal fora Christmas present than something is Clothing nr Maw’s Furnishings? If you want something that wfl) please yawr husband, youc non, or your sweetheart nothing will tans fully meet this requirement than a nice : I j * 811k Muffler. Keck Tie, a pair of 8flk laspsnden, Glores. Handker chief*. eod a thousand other thiags to he had at the : : W. A. SLATER COMPANY aaay..Vfc^ tesaftFEisgj
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