! _ QA8TONIA, N._ I T AE ) j Citizens National Bank j ( OP GASTONIA \ \ Capital.$50,000.00 j S ' ( | OFFICERS i * DIRECTORS t A ( R. P. RANKIN, R. P. Raafcla, \ J PraaMaat. C. N. Eraoa. J J C. H. BVANS, Vy* , | | Vlaa PraaMaat. | Dr. 4. M.Maaa. A \ A. O. MYBRS. R. R. Haraaa. J f . CaaWar. Rafeart A. Lara. I 2 t J ACCOUNTS J j SOLICITED J ■ ' J0 ? No account too large J J. for our facilities and I | none too small for our ( \ courteous attention { f #and appreciation. We J 2 have no “special custo- * J • mere”. All are accord- S | ed the same treatment. \ | HThe legal rate of In- g I terest Is charged at all !, times. Interest paid I 1 on time deposits. A A ) J i j ~ J A. G. MYERS, Cashier \ —--.-——1 The Ctfiten Apple. New Yo»l TUbm. The producer of the coreless applet which was described by Mr. Sampson Morgan in the Nineteenth. Century and After for December, is John HI Spencer, a Colorado fruit raiser. Two dozen specimen* of this bew triumph of horticulture were lately sent by Mr. Spencer for exhibition to this city. The coreless apple, which is also seedless, is the result of twelve- years’ experimentation. As it is borne on a bloesomless tree, the grower baa little fear of the late Spring frosts that kill HEALTH h the Most 1 important ■ » i Tka WMftcfmi of Royal hare had 40 » royal ABSOUlTKLY PUR4 ' • " ‘ L‘ 1 l 4 v '' i »kj fruit lo bloom, and on the rudimentary stamens that evolve the apples there is no harborage for the eggs sod grub of ths codling moth. The new apple is grnbless as well as seedless. .. P^**?**** one-fourth more solia fcth than the seedy apple of like proportions, and re sembles the seedless orange in having a slightly hardened at the. navel end which ia being obliterated by culture. Such standard varieties ol commerce as were recently ex “«ted. for example, in the r*cTiceiey Ivyeeu tn by the apple °.lNew York State, in ftwIHar SplUeo pnrgps, Us Id wins, russets, and ^■hode Island greenings, whose qualities sod flavor arc jnstlv will not yield aaaily to their formidable coreleu competitor. l|r. Sampson Mor era n mm sL_. j„ *« i. ■ otfttM mere ere it present 200> OOMQO.opjrjrS^lTbi.riS, foojn which 250,OOOjOOO bushels of ftyit «e harvested each year, and im mb year* these trees will output of 400, OOQ.OOO bushels. Great Britain *>0°°.000 hundred welghtof imported apples year; w\*rwww*** lha product of its 20,000,000 trees. The corelese fmit must approve Itself of fine consistency, food salable sis* and color, «pd safe keeolnr qualities before it can revolu tionlae the lam commercial apple-growi^ dairies But |Uv9p^ocer has n«r h stock of dmereot varktfoa available for ** **» **•» g*r- IT piffSHrMSTSt leas fruits sach season and at *«•*•«« Winter variety it W ported to be Of singular delicacy hi flavor sod aromstlc. It is »ot anprobabld that are shall •ooa be supplied at mode rue tort with s quantity of these straaft fruits soUdly fleshed and Juicy.* The Southern Hallway Friday sseeahHr *»•*» ‘“ring down Its passenger station at Charlotte pwpuruocy to the erection of s ■rodsrn paseroger tut Ion that will cart seventy-4 vs thouaaad dollats, '<.• . * ' . [• *l,v ■. . .* * PlUlfE JUICE THE CUM. leaarkahle Hiccough Kenedy Macuvered. WuhlutM Fom. Lebanon, Pa., March 6.—Orth Light, of this city, it slowly re covering from an attack of hic coughs, which came very near killing him. Of all the hundred# of remedies suggested from all parts of the State, the one effica cious was cold pruna jnice. When the patient’s vitality waa all but apent by the hic coughs, which bad continued in cessantly for five days and nights, and bis death waa momentarily expected by hia family, the at tending physician detected the first faint signs of the ailment responding to treatment. After returning at intervals for sever al days, the hiccoughs finally ceased. For a time following the pas^ ing of the attack it was (eared the patient wonld die o( exhaus tion ; but he rallied and now ex pects to enjoy walks in the open air in a very abort time. all i ha wniLR. The attack of hiccoughs fol lowed leisures of nausea, which were preceded by a alight attack of pneumonia. Light was uBcoaaciona when the hiccoughing began, and be continued in that condition for some time after the attack bad ceased. When be recovered conacionaaess be had no knowl edge of having had the hic coughs. The case attracted an unusual amount of interest, which was not confined to this city, but ipread throughout Pennsylvania uid adjoining States. Thousands of people manifested an interest in it by sending remedies for the relief of the sufferer. Hundreds o. f sympathising people called at thg Light home snd volunteered their assistance in suggesting remedies, and every mail brought many letters to the same effect. The suggested remedies ranged all the way from anti dotes found in the household doctor's book to powwow and Cbiistian Science. Some were of a superstitious character, and asked the pancot to tie a reo string around his waist: another suggested that he mb his abdomen with a rabbit's foot. Another, suggested tbe wear ing of his nightshirt wrong side out, and still others were almost barbaric in their strange re quests, All bad one thing in common, however, and that was in evident desire to help the raftering young man. STtCCSSTTOKB BY MAIL. Here are some of tbe truly Wonderful remedies that came by mail: Man from Western Pennsyl vania—Hold your ear* and note shut, and then swallow the end of a long tube, to which air is to be pumped from a bicycle pump. York Barber—Hold the little Baps shot in yonr ears tbit yon cannot hear anything, then take s few swallows of water. Benevolent Young Wbtnan of Philadelphia—If you will dtlnk half a.glaaa of vinegar (a wine glam) you will find immediate relief. Kind-hearted Woman of Pom eroy, , Pa.—Lie down on yonr back at fay as possible, open your month widely, then bold two fingers above yonr ' bead, well back, so that yon have to strain yonr eyes to sea them; gaxe intently at them, and take long fall breaths. In a short time you will be entirely relieved of the troublenome hiccoughs. Unsigned Postal Cara from Jamestown—Ice cream, without sugar, la said to have cured hic coughs. Try lb • Kensington Resident—Can cure your hiccoughs; will coat you nothing; but must see yon personally. Notify me at once if I can be of any service to you. r nnaocipoil man—1 IIVI beard that Damson plums will core hiccoughs. I always dad the pulse oa tba kit wrist sqd press for five minute* n bard as possible. Tbit wifi stop them. Philadelphia Woman-A dish of cold i^s cream. Bat, as already stated, of all the remedies taggested but Mae was ased, and that only after the sufferer had already been re lieved by the attending physi cian, who tbea recomcftded it. Oa the eve oi her eisrrkga'Mlft Rdoe Millet daughter of A, H. Miller, of tbk dty visited the Light horn with a quantity of coid pcaae Jaice, which she bad leaned weald atop hiccoaghs. nv** Jtnca rwrtcACtoca. -With the petptieeloe aad at the suggest ion of the doctor, the patient was given soma of the prase Jufoe oa the ocbaaios of a reton of the hiooosghs aad • * ! they ceased almost immediately. Thereafter the prone Juice was ua*d to addition to the medicine, and is credited with bavins •topped all the subsequent ‘ at tacks of hiccoughs. While he feels deeply grateful for the great interest shown in him by the people, Mr. Light ■ays he cannot find words to ex press his thanks to the attending physician, to whom be gives all the credit for having saved his life. Mr. Light is 32 rears old, and the present district deputy Golde j £ f the Knights of the CAST 6ASTON 60S Sir. Bast Gaston, March 20th.— Since the pretty weather eet in our fennei ■ baye trfkde greet headway with their work. Pnrf. Rutledge's school in Bast Gaston is nearing its end. He baa made a faithful teacher end hai done well this winter. No objection of any kind have we beard against him or bis tncUnff. While the people are ueces sarily wakened op with their work, some are trying to wake them up on the subject of bonds for good roads. In the summer sad spring our people forget that roads get bad in winter, hence the wrong time for a road campaign. But possibly this was the best* the promoters could do. If so all well end mod. i Uncle Sboog end his pretty daughter have returned home efter e visit up the country. Some people have already been going to the polling pieces to vote on the bond question. Unite early, bat it is the early bird that catches the worm. Do you favor good roads end high taxes sll the time, or do you favor bad roads a part of the time and low taxes all the time? Settle this question right with yourselves. Bonds, like mortgages, are easy to make sod hard to pay. ' But some times it pays to have them anyway. Get a man in debt to make Urn hustle. Bond yourselves now and von will have good roads to hustle over. Home sweet home should be token cere of, and then educate your children and send them to church over a nice smooth road built for them. Some fertiliser has been hauled op the roods, hot little cotton is leaving the farms. The farm ers are right in bolding on to that which they have. Old Uncle Albert Nance died aacnrasy night it Ms bone on Catawba River three miles •bove Laris. We were not able to get 'the particulars: Everybody in this section re gretted the death of Mac Kale. He was liked by ajl who knew hha. He told s friend shout two week* ago that be was pee. pared to go, sad be thought his time bad come a few days be* fora that. How good it fs to be read y I Mias Emma Farror of East Gaston is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hoover, la Moaat Holly. Mr. Math Good son and family have moved from Lowesvill* to Open View farms. . Mr. Conard Pryor of LoWes vilU a few days ago overtook WOlas Lsmaa in the road sad fatstt sr la not paid for. He was tried for the offence by Esquire Aber nathy sad was taxed with the coat ia the case which amounted to two dollars sad twenty cents. Tbs[Cotton Growers Asaocl* ation far River' Bend township was held at Mount Holly fast Saturday evening at 3 o'clock. Mach enthusiasm was mani fested la tbs msstiag. It was moved and carried that a coun ty meeting of the cotton grow* •tabs called to meet in Dallas on Saturday, April 1st, at 10:30 M. m., and that Col. John 8. Cunningham, President of the State Association and Capt. 8. B. Alexander of Meckfaabiug, be lavited to address the As sociation. A fatter received from Col. Cnaa aakan but Sat. ttrdsy Mated hit detire to meat oiaat with them on tha 29th of laat month. It *u also moved tad carried that a mate meeting be called to meat in Dallas oa Saturday April 1st at 1J» far the patpoee of diecvtaing the issuing of $300,000 of bonds for tha improvement of public road a aad rtjit at said meeting arrangements be made for the eaavaas. It- was else moved ■ r •«d carried that Cape. Alexan der address tbit meeting sad tlut the chairman of tbe coanty Cottom Growers Association invite those gentleman at once. Hence It ie tfeat a matting of the cotton growers and tbe jjood roadi advocates an tbe asms day ^wsriftMs have accomplished rnneb in the way of Road building for tbe last few weeks and right here we west to take the Hberty to say that while Beat Gaston is getting every thing her citizens could reasonably expect la the wev of roads.* Yet we want to call tbe attention ot the public to the necessity of a belt line of roads and for that reason we favor connecting the link be tweea Mount Holly and St. Mary's college and from there to McAdenville before they foam this end of tbe county. This is business and should mar h* n»»r. looked Md the.people of that section should loose no time in Uking tins matter nps Some men think because others do not ante* with them that they should receive no SSgftS; S&s £& Moop so low^SL to derive him »f such._ ■ ItfaTbecomiac apparent that EmssU, in spite o( her over whelming numbers of men, most soon make overtures for with Japan. Russia's war ex* !fSJy £££■*“■« £ She bom wad $81,000,000 from Preoch financiers in January, a-uh diffienlty and on costly and humiliating terms. Now Ac is Mkiag for $120,000,000 more. Evidently the expenditures an vastly neater than during last fW« The fifiCDchts hesitate. Si'fe's? iSSJKX* 2S nearly 5 per cent, shall remain in their coders as a commission, uul that Russia sbaU admlt wines practically free of f nty. Other conditions ate im* |Kyltrti.h cll„l. mixed with the friendliness of Prance. _ Apparently the war Is coating Eass*s $40,000,000 a mooth. This stupendous ’ expenditure, which thus far 1ms resulted ^delaying the evacua tion of Manchuria, cannot be ■aiatained in tbs face of credit and internal disordar. Neitier ths IrfendliSr^f Prance nor the retwirrcs of ESS=!f ■« Ir.r?****.-** *«w« of war. Japan has proved herself to be as superior to the fee m upon the battlefield. Her expenses were estimated late last rear to bfc one-fourth those of Her victories hove «Wed to her credit. With control of Manchuria aaanred it Is inevitable that Japan should onset a heavy indemnity in •ooejr as a portion of the finite of victory. The fiaancfen of Prance foresee that Russia must not only pey for har ows army, If the contest were baaed solely on the reaowrces of Che .notions in aoldiert—few !a.ae^ *••?-»—n» you to the fcc«tef*£ a putty aa boelnese m> aa4 frnHfaa >nj P" T»« tt« «Nef«e e> "fcatSerecIipS? We cordially Invite yeu to”coofer with us. 5 Love Trust Co* Gastonia, N. C.