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D. D. ATKINS, Editor.
Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interests of the County.
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OABTONIA, N.C TUESDAY, DECEMBER I0.I907.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
GARLAND & J0NE3
Attorneys and Counselors
. Over Torrence-Monls Company.
Gastonia, N. C. ' ..
S. B. SPARROW '
- ' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
DALLAS, N. C.
Office upstairs over BankAof Dallas
JOHN 0. CARPENTER ,
. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
DALLAS, N.C,
Office over Bank of Dallas. ...
DR. D. E. McOONNELL;
DENTIST
GASTONIA, N. G.
Office First floor TrM. C. A. BW
Phone 69.
DR. T. A. WILKINS
, - pENTIST
; -v GAS'fONIA ,N. C. ,
. Office in Adams Building
Phone 311
Mahara'i Minstrels.
Mahara's Minstrels, composed
of 30 people, male and female,
presents only the finest of en
tertaiments by the best of select'
ed artists and assembly of. sweet
singing colored people in catchy
music, light comedy, dancing'.
t EASY TO MIX THIS.
Prepare This Simple, Mixture
:. at Iloma By ShakinC Inre-
dlents Well ia a Bottle.
What will appear' very inter
ettiofir to many people' here is
j CO-OPERATIVE FARM WORK.
United Statea ' Department ol
Alricolfara Will Take op Work
in. Gaston Connty i! Farmers
and Others Show SoIIlcient
,t1 the article taken from a New
simple prescription, as forma
music, beauttiui scenery cos
tumes and light effects. Comedy
that is clean, wholesome, perfect
and delightfully ' pleasing. Not
a dull moment, making in all a
high class, enjoyable evening's
pleasure. This company will
appear on the 16th of December
at the opera bouse.
DURNO
REPORT OF TUB CONDITION
th ' '
- MT. HOLLY tttvtS:
Correspondence of The Oasctta.
Mount Holly, -Dec". 9, The
fire that broke out on the second
floor of the graded school build
in? jasr. weanesaay was soon
.j : t-j . i .a
fni..t m-..i- I "uukuucu, put ine wau was
--. badly torn up in order to con
troi tne names. The smaller
same
Bank of Dallas,
AT DALLAS ,
in the State of North Carolina, at the
close of business; Dec. 3d, 1907.
- MSOUBCES.
Loam and discounts $46.903.28
Overdrafts unsecured
Banking bouae, furniture and
fixture
Demand loan
DR. P. A Pressly
DENTIST
CLOVER, ------
Due front Banka and 8ankera.
Cash Items... ,
Gold coin
Silver coin, including all minor
coin currency .
National bank notea and other
V. c, note ...
533.80
6.000.00
117.50
4.800.31
916.02
497.50
1.001.71
3.400.00
s. c.
See
Volfe Bros, for
Jewelry.
Watch, Clock and Jewel
ty repairing a specialty.
Eyes Tested
and
'...
Glasses Properly Fitted
Total $65,070.12
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock . $ 10.000.00
Undivided orofita. leaa current es.
pensea ana uzea paid.... t&al.ia
Bills payable..-,. 9.0O0JK)
Time certificates of deposit 16.901.03
Deposits subject to check 26,816.34
Due to Banks apd Bankers
Cashier's Checks outstanding 310.00
...So5.970.12
WOLFE BROS.
Total
state op north carolina,
ma gaston county-m: j
I, M. A. Carpenter. Cashier; of the above-
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
M. A. Carpenter. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. this
7th day of Dec. 1907.
Robt. S. Lewis. Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
J. R. Lb wis. )
O. F. Mason Directors
L. L. Jknkins. 1
. "DURNO
lated by a noted authority, who
claims that he has found a post
tive remedy to cure almost any
case of backache or kidney or
bladder derangement, in the
following simple prescription, if
taken before the stae of Bngbt's
disease r :-'
'Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-
half ounce; Compound Kar
con, one ounce; . Compound
Syrup Sarsaparilla. three ounces
Shake well in a bottle and take
in teaspoonfnl doses after each
meal and again at bedtime.
A well-known dru trees t here
at home, when asked regarding
this prescription, stated that the
ingredients are all harmless, and
can be obtained at a small
cost from any good prescription
pharmacy, or the mixture would
be put up if asked to do so. He
further stated that while this
prescription is often prescribed
in rneumanc amiciions wun
. mm
spienaia results, ne coma see
no reason why it would not be a
splendid remedy for kidney and
urinary troubles apd backache,
as it has a peculiar action upon
the kidney structure, cleansing
these most important organs and
helping them to sift aud 5ker
from the blood the foul acids
and waste matter which causes
sickness and suffering. Those
of our leaders who suffer cau
make no mistake in giving il a
trial.
CORN -FROM AZTEC SEED.
Opposite Post-office
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Order Your
Christmas
Photographs
At Once
Delay will mean
Disappointment
no better Christ
mas remembr
ance can be
found than a
good photograph
of a relative or
friend".
Frames Made (o Order
We have the
largest and best
assortment o f
picture mould
ings ever shown
in Gastonia.
Pictures Framed
Promptly
Phone 147
J. I. GREEN
RF.rORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
Mount Holly Bank,
AT MT. HOLLY.
in the State of North Carolina, at the
close of business, Dec. 3, 1907
RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts .. $43,350.04
Overdrafts secured 75.77
Furniture and Fixtures, .. S 00.00
All other real estate owned
Due from Banks and Bankers 26.945.41
Cash items .
Gold coin 170.00
birver coin, including all minor
coin currency 600.49
National bank notea and other
U. S. notes 1.385.00
Tota ., :.......$73.026.71
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock .J., $ 10,500 00
Kernels Canturies Old Found In Seal
ed Jar In Ancient Mine.
Tlirougti the experiment)! made liy
Lou la sinitn or Duraugo, Colo., corn
buried for t-eiiturleH ia the Aztec rultw
of Colon-do has lieen made to pro!:ii-p
remarkable new rarletles. Rays a Deu
ver special dispatch to the Now York
World,' Mr. Smith recently tlnlhed
gathering a crop of corn which he
raised from need found la the ruins of
the Aztec. The yield la the heavies!
ever reconi?d hi the dry familu ic
jrlous In the vicinity of Put-nuo. tin-
ears lelu of K'ftit .size.
The coru Is if n variety unknown iu
ruouoru rurmluK- Its Uernelx lire coul
black, the ears much larger than tin
oi-JIiuiry com. Lnt fall while dl:xin
lu ouc of the Aztec uilues Smith came
upon a large earthen receptacle tightly
sealed, whkh on being oieued was UIs
covered to contain shelled corn null)
dent lu quantity to plant an acre of
ground, and be sowed it early In the
spring.
PREPAID DIVORCES.
Undivided profits, less current ex
pennes and taxes paid ..
Time Certificates ot Deposit...
Deposits subject to check
Cashier's Checks outstanding.
Total,.
889.41
..26.112.77
.35.519.53
5.00
.. $73,026.71
LIFE'S JOURNEY
Is Burdensome to Many in
North Carolina., '
Life's journey ia a heavy burden
With a constantly aching back,,
, vVith urinary disorders, diabetes,
J - With any kidney ill.
Doan's Kidney Pills relieve and core
- ' J. H. Robinson, bricklayer, of
; 95 N. Tryon St Charlotte, ,N.
C says:' "For a lonij time I
suffered with a bad back, un
doubtedly due to disorders of
the kidneys. The secretions
. were all out of sorts, very, dark
and full of sediment. I heard of
Doan's Kidney Pills and'ota
. box at a druz- store, an I rav
them a thoroueh trial. They re
stored the secretions to their
natural color, made the secre-
tions normal and strengthened
my back so that it does not pain
me at all. In fact, I have nnt
uau uu Hi.uc iulc i nsen inr
.remedy.':
- Foraalf by all 4ealersv - Hrtce
-50 ceats. - Feater-MAbara
Bfflo. New Yark. sola areata fr
the Ualtel States. " .
; Rensember the aanjaDoaa'a
. and take aa albcr. - , 2
STATU OF NOBTH CAROLINA. I
GASTON COUNTY Jl! I
I, J. A. Costner, Cashier of the above-
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
J. A. Costnek, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. this
6th day of Dec. 1907.
John M. Hoover, Notary Public.
Cosrect Attest :
H.A. Rrtnk.
A. r. KHYNB.
I Directors;
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
Farmers and Merchants
Bank, "
At Stanley
in the State ot North Carolina, at
the closeof business, Dec. 3, 1907.
RESOURCES. s
Loans and discounts $1753.32
Pennsylvania Judgs In Futura Will In
sist on Cash In Advancs.
Judge Rlchuhl Holt of Bearer coun
ty, Pa., announced In court the other
day that hereafter any person who
wishes a divorce In Bearer county will
have to pay for it lu advance, say a
Pittsburg social to the New York
Times. Judge Holt has during the
last few years granted many divorces
and recently upon making an Investi
gation discovered that not more than
half of them had been lifted, the costs
still being owed to the county officials.
Many of the couples bare married
without lifting the papers under the
Impression that the decrees were Dual.
Judge Holt declares that the decree Is
not final nntil the costs are paid and
the papers lifted and that he will com
pel all couples In future to pay the
costs In advance when they come to
bis court for divorces.
Thursday.
A few dm I ago Mr. C. R
Hudson ... special aeent of the
U. S D iMrtment of Airricul-
tnre, '.van here investigating sen
timet t with a view of establish
we c '-.operative work in Gaston
county. . "
A number , of business men
and farmers ! with whom he
talked, and ' to whom he ex
plained the 'work, expressed
themselves as very favorably
impressed with it. He there
fore . authorizes, us ' to sav that
the work will be started as soon
as a eood farmer can be em
ployed to assist in the work. -
' Gaston county is thus one of
the few counties in the State
where this work will be taken
up-
It behooves the farmer to eet
all the assistance he can from
the Department. This work
costs millions of dollars, not one
of which comes from the farmer
or the Department of Aericul
ture but from the General Ed
ucation Boird of New York.
Farmers are. indeed, fortunate
in having in the U. S. Depart
ment' such a friend a Dr. S. A.
Knapp who has procured this
money from the Board.
After years oj costly experi
ments, close observation and a
study of the methods of the
most successful fanners over
the country. Dr. Knapp now
proposes to give farmers the
best there is at present known
about farming. He will pur
chase from farmer seedmen and
other seedmen large quantities
(Si the very best native jrown
seed, and will introduce a few
ol tnese into various counnum-,
ties in the counties. Alone
with these will be taught the
principles of plant breeding; and
especially the methods of im
proving by selection. It is de
signed thus to have a few seed
farms in each community.
Records kept of this fork for
several vcars in the South show
conclusively that mii who hvr
taken up this w,rk havt- been
materially bt-m fi'.ed ihrn-by.
Many of them make from ten to
fifty per cent more than foimerly
on their farms. In exceptional
cases some have made one hun
dred per cent or more than be
fore without materially increas
ing the cost of production.
A meeting will be held at
Gastonia next Thursday," Dec.
12th, at two o'clock, for the
purpose of explaining the work
and taking the names of all wlic
wish to co-operate; We hope
our farmers will show their ap
pieciation of the movement by
attending the meeting and avail
ing; themselves of the aid offered
oy the department.
children were frantic in their
efforts to secure their books and
escape. ; School is suspended
uuiil next Tuesday for the . re
pairs on the building.' The fire
otigmated in the tove flue in
the room where Miss Ca rie
P.'ts is tcscber.
Edna, the little 8 year old
daughter of Mr. Bert Rhyne
while plavin? in the vard at the
home of Mr. E. R. Cannon fel
and broke her lg, last Monday
afternoon Drs. Stewart and
Rhyne were immediately sum
moned, and performed the opera
tion quickly and skilfully, then
had the little sufferer carried on
i cot to her home two miles
from town. She is reported
getting along fine
Mr. G. D. Jenkins lost a fine
mule a few days ago. The
cause is unknown. The men
at the livery stables worked
with untiring efforts, but not
single remedy administered
brought the slightest relief.
Mrs. Emma (Rhyne) Ken
dall, who has been visiting rela
tives here, returned last Wed
nesday to ber home at Norwood
Miss.Ethel Welch came home
Wednesday after a short visit to
friends in Charlotte. Misses
CWu Patrick and Bettie Coon
have ;jone to their homes to
spend a few davs till school
opens again next Tuesday.
DURNO
Constipation causes headache,
nausea, dizziness, languor,
heart palpitation. Drastic
physics gripe, sicken, weaken
the bowels and don't cure.
Doan's Regulets act gently and
cure constipation. 25 cents.
Ask your druggist.
DURNO
Five hundred "night riders,"
masked and heavilv armed, en
tered the town ol H .rkinvi'li
Kv., Saturday .i.Qi d-uof(
property valu t v $200 000
They took charge .A he lek-
phone and tel. jjruph offL-es and
the fire departui.-ut while tuak
ing their raid '
DURNO
We are prepared to extend our customers every accommoda
tion and courtesy their business will warrant. If you havt
no account with us we invite you to open one. : ' ; :
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
... ; y -!, : .... to . ,
We pay interest on savings deposits at the rate of 4 and
compound the interest quarterly. : y .
R. P. Rankin,
President
CITIZENS
sfiaftsULsSBasBsla&BULl
BANK
A. (J. Myers,
Cashier.
Wash Day
Means all day worry and trouble, hard
tiresome work, unsatisfactory results.
What's the use when we can save you the
bother? Phone 13
Snowflake Steam Laundry.
DYSPEPSIA and INDIGESTION,
Constipation, Sour Stomach, Sick
Aeadactre, Malaria, Billiousness,
lorpia Liver ana jaundice are
quickly relieved and permanently
cured by father William's Indian
Herb Tablets. They act directly on
tbe Liver and Digestive orerans.
causing perfect assimilation and
Digestion of tbe food. Cleanses the
Stomach. Resrulates the Bowels
They are only 20 cents per box, and
your money cheerfully refunded if
not as we represent them. For sale
only by Frost Torrence & Co. Gas
tonia. N. C. 6
Overdrafts secured .
Furniture and Fixtures
All other real estate owned
Deniasd loans , ..
Due from Banka and Bankers..
Casb items ,,, , , ,. ,
Uold coin... , v ,
Silver coin, including aU minor
coin currency.
National bank notea and other
V. S. notes
94.72
-472.99
87.50.
4.303.28
. 45.00
110.69
1.447.00
To
AX
LIABILITIES.
Cip'Ul Stock..
S mlna fund..
Up to "yesterday, only 53
bodies bd been recovered from
mines of the Fairmonnt Coal
Company at Monongban, W.
Va., which were wrecked, by
an explosion last weeTc.- It is
ielieved that fully. four hundred
: ".inert perished in this disaster.
Undivided profits, less current
expenses and taxes paid.,.
Rills parable . '
Demand Certificates of DeposiU4.904.34
Deposits subject to check . 8.109.39
Cashier's Checks outstanding ' 70.00
S2U14.50
. S 9.500.00
500.00
30.77
1.000.00
Totax ,
S24.U4.50
STATS OF KOaTH CA lOLINA. 1 V
i GASTON COCJfTT If. . I :
I. J. St. Bernhardt. Cashier of the abo-c-aamed
bank, do solemnly swear that the
above atatensent In true to the best of my
knowledge and belief. - ' . .
: - J IM. Kxinhadt. Cashier.
Subscribed and awora to before me, this
6th day of Dee. 1907.
Q. B. Carpenter. Notary Pablic.
CoktscT Attest: ,
BL F. CiWTII, '
. fc . IMrectots.
E. I Pboeam J
DURNO
Train. of Kansas Products.
-Kansas will send to the east In No
vember the longest train of Its prod
ucts ever seut lieyond the borders of
tbe state, anjn the Kansas City Jour-'
Dal. A tram of forty cars, hauled by
two monster engines, will leave Tope-
ka on Not. 10 for Chicago. New York
and Boston. Tbe route selected la via
the Santa Fe and rennsylranla rail
roads. Stops will be tnnde at Gale,
burg. 'Etrea tor. aud Joliet 111., and at
Chicago tbe tram will be switched into
the Polk street station for a day. Syl
Dixon, tbe manager of the expedition.
has secured the largest calliope in tbe
United States for use on tbU trip. It
can be heard Ave miles, and on ap
proaching a town tbe operator will
give tbe people one of the national airs
with inspiring variations.
The dead body of Alden
Thomas Cushine. a prominent
business man of Lancaster, N
Y who disappeared a month
ago trom riendersonvule, - was
found Saturday in Laurel Park,
near Hendersonville. It ; was
lying: almost hidden under the
undergrowtn. A coroner's jury
rendered a verdict that he came
to his death from some unknown
cause. He was engaged to be
married soon and came to Hen-
dersonville for his health. He
was known to be afflicted with
heart disease. s
The famous Gridiron club, of
Washington City, held tbe first
of the winter series of dinners in
that city Saturday night. Two
hundred men prominent in poli
tics, diplomacy and business
were present, including tbe vice
president, Speaker' Cannon and
Secretary Cortelyou.
DURNO
Secretary cf war Taft left Ber
lin at noon Saturday and sailed
from Cuxhaven for New York.
AIM CREATURE WAS
tlJETY FEET LONG
Lto . I m 1
Recent Grewsome Experience of a Chicago
Man Is Sample tf a Series of
A Such Cases
.To the Pumpkin Flower.
Queen of the ' cardan, wondrous golden
tning. - - - - ,
Tbou haat a. beauty that my muse shall
sing! . S . .,- ...
What flowermore modest In Its fullest
- - bloom?
Or what more bright hi aH thine acred
roornf
What -ears exotle can, with - priceless
;. power. - ... ..
Case more tbe hungry footings of a
taourT . . .- ..
When ail tbe autumn, harresttna-a are br
7 ny memory iina-ra-ln the pampkln pie.
Lurana ' W. Shrldoa . tat UoDtncott's
aiagaaioe ror Norembar. '
" DURNO y
John Clinard. ' a hfehlv re
spected citizen of Centreville, a
suburb of Winston, committed
suicide Sunday ' mormne. De-
spondeucy over financial affairs
was the .cause... V
During 1 T. Cooper's recent visit to
Chicago, when his new preparation
and theory created Uu usual sensation.
many hundreds of people - brought
enormous Internal parasites to the
young Ban, which had left the tyitem
after taking hia medicine. -
Among these people was Mr. Emfl
Winkler, who brought to Cooper a
tapeworm that preved to be. over
ninety feet In length. ' Mr.,-Winkler,
who resides at 181 East Ohio Street,
Chicago, had thl to soy of his expe
rience: "For nve years I have been
more or leas complaining. I have had
seven headaches, and any food that I
would eat would nauseate me. I would
have bad dreams almost every night;
dixiy spells would compel me to quit
work. Black spots would appear be
fore my eyes when stooping over and
rising quickly. I would feel tired most
cf the time; In fact, I had no life-la
ma to speak ot for the last Ave years.
X tried T&riooa treatments, aai one
physician In fit Louis was recom
mended to me, and I was under his
treatment some time, but as usual I
obtained no relief. - - -
"So many people asked me to try
Cooper's preparation that I decided
to do so, and after using It for a few
days, this awful thing passed from my
system.- I feel much better already,
and I want to say right here that I
thank II r. Cooper a hundred times for
what his medicine has done for me. .1
would not take f 5,000 and have that
thins: back in my system again.
Mr. Winkler Is a fair sample of the '
experience of many during Cooper!
stay In Chicago, and this bo doubt
helped to account for the enormous
sale ot the Cooper preparation In this
city and others, recently visited by
the yottuV man. t "
We sell and win be pleased to
exolaln tha Coopea - DreparaUooa,
r Frost Torrence at Co, -
m. and mte. new- eoujifo:-
know you thought aSoulK it a J
Cong time &jAe you did lt Pv ij you
haven't yet tfouyht the Cieente that
you ae wmdeHng wheth&v ok not
ti&o eon twe fy ekeafcCy ab one.
iVo tinted one ti come eCotek to
Selng one ifi you Suy that junltue
foom u&. thib much junibh a
home eomh&teCu.
10
now what ae you tfoing to do? r
youte fouty 1
Williams Furniture
Co.
CRAIG A WILSON BUILDING
Jnp. H. Williams. Manager.
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