THE
Citizens National Bank
op Gastonia
Capital.$30,000.00
—
OFFICERS!
R. P. RANKIN,
Praal4aat.
C. N. EVAN A,
Vlca PraaMaat.
A. O. MYERS,
Cukltr,
DIRICTORSi
R P. R«nhla,
C. (I. Ev«aa.
Etfjlat L »«. .
J. A. Ol«na,
Dr. J. O.Mmi,
R- R. Hajara.
Rufccft A. Lara.
We wish to express our
grateful appreciation to our
friends who have given us their
business since we opened.
We extends cordial invite*
tion to the public to do busi
ness with us, andpromise lib
eral treatment. Will make
loans at the legal rate of in
terest, and pay interest on
time deposit*.
We want your business and
will extend every courtesy and
accommodation consistent
with sound banking.
Call to see us or write us.
A. G. MYERS, Cashier J
CHARTER
OF T.-IE
CITIZENS NATION\L BVNK OF G VST0N|\, N. t.
No. 7xM.
TREASON! DEfAlTNENr.
00lc« at Comptroller ol iba Carroacy.
Wasiunotok, f». c.. Di CiUfbF.R 30. 1904.
Whereaa, by aati.factory rudne pr.»«in..l ,.. ,l„ .. a
aifrurd, it baa been wadr to npp „t that Til* C«,i* ... Naii ,*
Bank of GaMoma, U cated in tbr low,, «i Gi.toma, in tbr cm,,
of Gaaton and State of North Caroli,,,. |u, Con,pli.d *iih .11 tl.
provision, of the Statute* of lb* U bed Slat.». r. qnir d to b. con
plied with before an aM6ciation .hall br amli rued to com.no.
the bnaineaa of Banking; •
Now therefore I, Tbomaa P. Kane. D ,.«m and Act,, v
Comptroller of the CurTrncy. do hereby ce.t.ly that tin- Cm* .
National Bank of Gaat, ui •. local, d in the town of G*>l<.nl*. in U
county of Gaaton and St .te of N .rth Carolina, ia uuth.„i* d
commence the buaincaa ol Banking aa prowled in Section Slty on
hundred and aimy-nine of the R tiaed Statute, of tW. U Ur.l S*t
In teatimonv «*.-,■ nf witneaa tuy hand aud Seal of ..IS . t
niimr ioimd Thirtieth day of Dvccrnbti. 1904.
hut or rat caamoua. T. P K INK,
orTatmuKT tv *"d Acting Comptroller of II <
T.urair Mr.trwn. Currency,
A NAVAL TEST. I
• law Oral—i.
Tha now train Uilwankaa. mow
Marine cotnptetlon al tba Colon Iran
troika In San rraadaco. arhaa ah*
atarta on bar aStetal trial trip natt
auranar trill oaiarpa a naral tret. aa7*
tha Sow York Pan. In adJMlxi la tha
oaual ratio at apaaj. turning. atopplny.
back las and parfomlne other arato
tteaa, tba MIHrauka* win be abaarvai
far tba a non at of auin*cc abe omit*
bar atocfca. Tl.r retain a aad
ot amok* jllrao oot white
baa 1 aroma itpudN aa a
of tba ram aft effldaorr. tar bar
TV* Bumm •* IV* Ckav
1 taalpajp Ml CM H«M
1 £**« tail 1 lyaaadta
■WK ta M tan a m»V
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**• tavecaaltaa
OIJWHU cate* and bantu* baa*
"■» patriotic Itaaaitca.
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Jl thWf* my mA*-i*tr.
abrajwl«I ahrtdoi bod build* Vp
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M“t dsranrwt Pf r m*
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' GLIMPSES OF GOPOB.
1 OoeUen Prie.t, leader oi OM
8trdter* Ip 8t. PiUnbm|,
CHOCS 8TDDCCT CF KdlLISL
—N«P mt Pin a ad Inn la Mto
Vaalb. !:• Mm Idwi a IwIn ml
Mmm hr ttm Imi mt — UNlidd
Kara Chrtotlaa Orldlea — "—~~~l~r
IjlitT* CUd. aao Ka la rmnlil
| br <ba leMlen.
fattier Lurp Uopoa. loodor mt tha
Be 1 atiraliurx otraur*. TlolitJ tha
lulled Mule* U> UIOI and toaraJ Xaw
York la coaijwuy a-lilt a palto aad
iLtJ M..I su u ddUu aa • la*| rr
to Cm ■. Unit *_a.rcro_ry t(.o>aua
of t_a Yanas Juaua Uhr-atUu *oooii*- !
teou. *_i* t_T Naw Verb Ascrloua. I
TLoa* wLo atet llm la Biwna a* .
atrib* bltu •* a vary auargoLo panaa, 1
arLa iUJ not look nyra Una forty yaart
old. wLa.auo ho to oaarly alatydlra. '
Ulo fatally tump Li ||*lbaa bat for
puIXcul rcanitn U Laa cbaa*od that
10
la both \*w York aad la Baatoa tha
prlaat took a kr*iy tolocaat la pMIc*
•-amtbaol aad political aiotkoda. Ha
rloluj aad cxi.ailaad Ovary loodtaxlaa
of a pobl-c cLur.clar tfcot La coaid,
oaj >btr b> retua to Baal* ha hao
huaaJ ucvb or Ua wtlUaca oa what ha
•born t J Lara.
TL* aiau a La bus parhapo aaaaa tats
eioaut cyauil with father Oopoa la
CleUUua Dr.atau. aa art erWc at Bow
York. wLvi buo opaat anay yoaro to
Buasto *ud Lao kaowa father Oopoa
far tm Udu Uri yaara.
“TL* prM I* a patanL* aato Mr.
Brlatou. -Hr ooaiaa fraa* tha pa**
aalry of Paltora. aa4 la hi* tfcaashla
aad faailapa L* to at an with tha
wtakinjM *a wlio ora sow «|imM (or
tLelr UbcrO*.
i»-k* whit a* vm a border at piga
aad po* w.4j wa was a chJJ aad.
1H* tV.ns. La b ta la.oan u lauds.- of
«»cu III aLo.-r fa co of ckmlit, Bla
• l »ts r's t in. Ula pea ua wort poor
pLIu pauwa.s nr-jj gave tbsfr aii ta
g ra kLu > t>oj oducuUsa. ami la re
lo.-a la has glrou bio mighty lots! Ion
teal pawc-s la (hr poop:* of bis daw.
TLa workla.TtMOj warship kla. Ulo
wot-j a law awing than.
~K:om . la *-rlle4 yootb ha ho* baas
*» uo co; of t e sac a l soi) oceanic
catid . I JtM surround.ag lhr poorer daw
•j o: Ur itjjsi a *jp:.a tfr mat u
rood tchoalo ia . Mtira aad Beany ah
ta no. It a • i. trance i.t oaa at the anal
imrhw. »Ui a tx Mod a fa - Ur prl/at
Load. Uol Lx that flaw Us Mi sag aa .
I Ur -I r cw I h d takas root aad Ula
cttar.UK.ia ire a of see • i I.Urai char
acter tb- i kr was canape tea ta Uar.>
lb- w.lus-y lefor Kra.'.attlan. hj
cle or d rluo cx. at which La Is a Ma
le.-. b- Us way, ba Mivigsd to o .tale
p.la-glj o -a a. taojga ts llaadin
church wowl. asrer great bus pas
torals.
“.a ba tuts gotta frsn tows ta taws
aad f am prances ta pi si IMS petash
tau- t> coo. rogst oca that always wat
ermr b to with delight naj rwrassan
lo this m o a be has Use able ta
icach a fa.- l. r^sr nadlaa a them ha
coa 4 ha e dans hod la baaa a pastor
la s simple 1-1104.7 csmmsntty.
“Ti e reset! h. s l a.-u that
*U 1 ana now* the maa unj Utter*,
la him. cf ear a the oOehU dan hat -
r.«U fo-.r k.aJ. but t ay 4a art drsptt •
Uol. for t a,- new his power with the
l«'U 7. at s why ba has oarar been
arr.etaj * ud exiled. But for bla
W ta ue peoatot 7 a d t
I ers . a woosl bare long
ia Elb# la
* I Lara aarar ssaa a mo *
1-r I ai if nil t'jto hihu
»•<*«. Be ■ a jt tatt. bat te la a pate
a-racy lartt. ..aa.i cbe tat water*
aw#. I Ha ott to ray tap ate wfeaa
te la wrao^bt t > terror 4 (too wHti
tte paw v or a braaaa traiapit t fear*
•* a Ui u4nn ambp af aeetlw
taco at wbtok tte pa..aaata at ate
•may «yoa bii words aa itate te
war* tte incarnate eplrtt af tte te
•a^bty.
-TtP Bj|;l|an late fte- ite Mte ante
tbr.t to aoa of tte raaaoaa why te waa
aat billed Corln ; tte i
Ml lataraterc. Tte I
aC ttew would teTtf ■itop aa a
meat wbo mmed a croaa er aa Mwa.
“r.tba-. Oopatra (we to aaa af tte
ate Inpreaaiv* that I teraorar e*a.
■B p» tar.j are tars# ate gaaarawh
bet.ora not baary. Tier hi e> Mate
aan n t. e .*■* ate Ok kto am
•» tejry ate \»y pnwlBtM to*
a-otb tteaa gtaaa bto ayas. tape
dtaawy nad aaft. tte ayaa at a wywia.
Oaty wtea aratwal by azateawat 4a
bto ayaa abaw tte traa a »a. amj ttea
ttey «*=* W.th tte lutaaaty af tte
Marietta) ih t te fteto.
"t « at: ay yaara te baa tew a Mate
rf Mast a «*».*/. kit La li by ao
aiwaa tte rrroluttootot that tbto a*M
laqdy.
“Set * Capet «t tea eantadaa hto
work ly rue aaef addraaaaa ta ttepaa
pla aai c4aM. oo.il rwphtrea. whWh
btirr baa Ij mat atwbtie. Bto
Hear rtedy of PacCttow ate Mi 4ar
rat io 1 Wh ir la thto coaatry ate ■»
rap# a eountrtoi otter tbaa la*
tera piiea bha a raat etora ta 4raw
mo. MNtH ntd It Ubtmlly tor
tototo _
CRITICISM OFSTOESSEl
Port Arthur Cot&mao6«rWMia
cap^lr. lay* Csar'a Admiral.
galli nuunx a b—
•o* fwaamiiii Va* Oki n»w
•* *• aiiai «a n«i r—tF—
°HlM —tu ■»*» b«u *m r«
M—tk-Oa* fir—t ‘^rt
*mm Nr CU c-«f.
-Ik* Siw Jipu.M nm.il a.tick n
I*-t Arthur vu aa a-aaJuui mn.jt.jn
to bou .ha buiini utjtf i.u_ am ■/,’
•-n a Lnm—a kd>olr..L an* oTCn Ito.1
Art*nr prOo^u at Tm,*.
t-a aaaoar ta *lub Ua J apmmatm bait
Mu LAI aul. a .ul ua
* J to wbab to*/ m« | j thoi.
aaramuta. -at tU| anW an to* .tb
•f aaatij*. If U thia brat mttxu « jtj
^auckrJ . j ibatr .a. pa.* .aut Co
UUa af.ua t to* 'Oaailra b |u arhO
**« to a antol tiiu nt aaprapaiaJa.ao
L—*4 of aaa.i jg * oau/ a fa* vo*
ta*. to*/ «J.Jd buv* *macat«J a CUun
toaaa «m> *-• ».ia a t/ . an a/lo/ pr
onto/ wry ab_p ut to* hpibjr.
"0.4 a a mj.art/ LMJ po le/ La*j
abrr'4. *=« t r Japan *c* C3 .U hi.a
too*** a ton* to ib* wit or to* tort*
*4 ton and captoraJ t-a i> t cat ml
■art vkbuot oppsa Uou. it* fart* hod
•*• Utoo Mi 4a, mi L*a too ma
Jn It/aftU.ua bat mc bam am
Own* ■ —a. ib* aatoa
MW MB. **"
"T“*» wa frxllaa batv.aa tta* nr
■W ***d ta* par/ an tk* mi, a. or
M. reniiKj.
’ to Oa**ral bu*ii*|
t-d Coat tb* ajry to aid
> «»d bCht to* Jipiaaam. u*t R
w**4 bat* Laoo boprlaaa u giro Tagj
batl*
ooojoI. Vl-.o «sa la itao
— of tbo fort.-eia, »>g* no
tbo aar.i policy, lb m.u»
I uojpita tbo bj rnamliwu
oo* I'at Artba cool) ool;
* by troop* araal oaly w'JJ
ojpjai ibo dtu that mto
■ ocomrjr. Lot ibis ronliel
frtcioj betwn.-j bn sal
10. 0 o of tbo (ortvoi* (uto
lw».
“I an aony t>oay that frob tie arat
Ibm Mo*j e prnod to bo a apa
b*a. Tboacta la foil command. be aara -
riMOj tbo Lbbt-mg po -.ton dirtc; th
Itfbtlna of Ueuonil lioodratenio. who
wa» am oa r t-a i Co of tie Or.'oua
po •• oj la n I ire* nou .ro tbo
yo Lly of poac tanker. Uc Intervened
la aU coses af troualo jbJ Uwayo a.j
P**o_a tbo c-ioao of tu kb
l># ac . ad the u.cwu tv f >- (’are.ua.
“By 4 y i ad b.- sight Or.*- | Krj
ho^abo riailod rro;y portion of the
pootdao oad cooat .ally rbCtoi bu l.fa
Bo wae oar Inspire tloo. Mo K-.aoUu
aaaj bo anunoj o.* tbo d fra o to: o
*7 «Bc «owi»M orbCe Koadmenbo B»
Id.
tWaf af I
ptout wrrt p. apart** for l _
Ikmih toaaa-als wriai tb* «*i
Vm bNUN «#IN Of what waa oam
hMwtiiSa SmUrMtStr w*'*' ***•
“At a nuiel at war haul thrae 4ijra
MW* tap Wato at wkah twit
twa *f tb* bighar aifcat* t* tfc* aa,
Mt iapnaMtK|I^Mta tf twit ArVkm
MtoaU U* tahaa hr aaaaatt that* waal*
ka flghtia* ta tba at*
;
|
iiTo* «iN<h»
prt** .a..4a
[la* attar t
to «ltt*
I Orl Ur #3r. ra mid «mj Wt'eai bee
til* KM CUraifllt a lad -m ■fl
UkMnUif.i«iii^oMrt|MM,
Ma^tfaa at the factum. waa a &*
•fcXae Ota aawa that Caoant kMae
S^a* wlwtSlriMS*^
, wa raaUmC iW MaawKy at daatiaftaii
Sdr'^byUja t ™'F"*,£'Lt7 *
" «d ca tha ai»bt aCJaTT
1 -tr# rutr adtti a tha
> Tha fcJbutry era w mCm~ '
aod Ceh r Oaaa^ I* aa ,
ten a a Uc.ar cal aMa I
J_p ua* art a«leba< aj ,
T ar ua »«7 ta-rcuoaa tr* m «r
faiej a Japeaaaa rtwpt ta take Ike
• faro hr tm u*. The Baa3a Mlm
wr.e clwaya caalaea t> aaet Ike Jam.
alma *ecna:«. Hamate
ta-t »r bh traia utlliat a4 f_a>
•■parlo fly arkh tha bayaaat The Jaw
•tea • laetad ———*‘r wkae De
•ktrral Port Arthur.
*-1 camr re a ybMn ta Jaoaa be
aaara i Mt :r li be a- Bat- ta Am
tUONi^iAnrom. lAHtett
Are t!in# wbaeara Mr parata. bat I
MnaDitl wtrdd ’atbbmrN if I
wtemrd ta Bmb altar 4e-j» ear
IttinAiflaid'Xr rnttkya
UapVatritat— waa h.iii aalal m a
AWm tare ter bawl ta a latemw
JojK-nr-a ran tar imnhf bat Maw
AMh
CHINA FOR MRS. ROOREVtLT
arm addition ta bar_
ICaa:tal cbtaa. oaya a W<
patch ta tha I’ktlaCatpUa PaMtr Late
«• af eight pa
(ha_ - ‘
Ttey cm*
■ tanioe uy Mra. j,
1 York. a premia
Da ask ten of tha
t who baa taboo |
work of lira. Uaoearait la
Oa dlalaa ware af tha tfhtaa Bee
from tfar fwaiUttoa of tha m abB
la tha bataf tiici tiaXtR ta caftan
amuptra of liar ptealdeattal warn at tha
* U:ig Hw« ii a work of aa
. well ** potrlotlwa. Uri. Bi_
ma.til ta OMba iU kaaa af bar
tlea.
T1 a WiMhiartoobi makp af as aM
re-w Enpllab rat pi— I'atnmai. a ptaai
P—aarr* UUli of tbr mow —fca, a*
Cain on warr pb-kl* d!ab af tha wS
tow pot ern a:«l a Mi knit* af Sbaf
C«M idalo. TU-f p’c. r* were •Mala
wi hr Ur* UroCley at the Bail mttla
w.ont of fit* U. L. D. Law la aatata la
Hr. Into.
Tl* .Modlaoa p'acea caariat af tw*
taa*ioi_c eau ielabra. which wrr* eaod
by br* Uadlion wkCe nilalraaa «f tke
pn*Xtmt'K boaar; a armry bawt aad
••Whr or tlir Jladiioo art aad aa ««
art mntifa to the Uodiaae piatoa wMeb
were plvoo to iLr Wh:t* Kan roOaa
«lo'> by Ur. i. Ilrulry Smith af Waab
M? tan a abort thee cp aad a fnit
mtadcapaad aaoraraf OaaebcMaa. •
tin. Bradley obtained thaaa ptocaa
Oaai tha Payne Totfd eoDccttaa. ltw«)
ho rrmimbnaJ .that Payaa Todd waa
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Home Made
Have year ate, muffins, and tea bis
«•* home-mede. They will be fresher, '
cleaner, more laity and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the home
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty die raised
hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer
cak*» crisp cookies, cniDen, crusts and
Muffins, with which the ready-made food
found at die babnehop or grocery does
not compare.
Royal is die greatest of bake-day helps.
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