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GASTONIA IS A BUST TOWJT. axiazvD fikoxsyd aux TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, !!. FAGEN5IX. Come 1 Before oar fall rush begins come and jsee about having your dental work done. Don't worry about money. Oar prices will soon advance. COME TODAY AND BE A WALKING AND TALKING AD. VERTTSEMENT. YOU WUJi BE PAID LIBERAL LY FOR YOUR TROUBLE. THAT IS THE SECRET OF OUR . $4.00 CROWNS AND $5.00 PLATES. Oar work is painless and the best. Our prices are lowest because of oar tremendous patronage. Fire large offices in North Carolina. Delay is the thief of opportunity. Do it now before our prices advance. All our work guaranteed IS Years, and must be satisfactory. Remember the Place. Baltimore Dental Parlor Gastonia Branch Phone 15 Over Morris SMALL FARM FOR SALE The Riddle place at Olney Church, 3 miles from Gastonia. Twenty and one-half acres fronting on sand-clay road and C. & N.-W. Railroao, two-story, six-room dwelling and all outbuildings, two acres in fruit trees, balance producing a bale of cotton to the acre. For price and terms see J. WHITE Citizens National Bank Building 75 Horses, Mares and Mules 75 The car load of good mares are here. We can suit you in either a good mare, good horse or any kind of mules. Have some extra fine pairs of big mules and in fact any kind of mules you want. Come in and see our stock and make your selectoin before they are picked over. Craig and Wilson Dr. A. J. Little Dr. H. J. Moore DRS. LITTLE & MOORE OSTEO PATHS Specializing: Rheumatism, Nervous aud Stomach Disorders Phones: Office 1073; 707 Commercial Batik Building Residence 1888-J Charlotte. N. C. NECESSARYAPPAREL At Lebo's store for less money. Prepare yourself for the cold weather at money saving prices. A few of our specials for this week: $3.50 Ladies' Wool Sweaters at $1.79. 75 cent Fancy Fadnators a t 48c $1.50 Heavy Knit Shirts a t 97c 75c Child's Wool Caps at 47c $1.50 Ladies' Union Suits at 98c. 7 5c Ladies' Union Suits at 47c 39c Hea v y Underwear for ladies' at 23c $1.50 Fancy Kimonas at 95 cents. ALL 10c DRESS GINGH AMS AT 5c PER YD. SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY FOR SAME . v LEB0VITZ' DEPARTMENT STORE Quick! Mid-Season $5.00 Offer A Set vl. Crowns Cyy 127 1-2 W. Main Ave. Lady Attendant Cafe. WARE Gsotonia. S. C. $2.50 Heavy Blankets at$l. 79 $1.50 Ladies' Dress Skirts, 95c $1.25 Ladies' Heavy Flannel ette Night Gowns at 88c $1.50 Wool Child's Sweater at 89c LADIES' COAT SUITS, COATS, FURS AND MIL LlNERR AT VERY LOW PRICES, GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES 0 Political l'pr?8t and Wrecking of Public School System Suggest Ex tension of Mission's and Mission Schools- Intellectual Kmanrlpa tion of Mighty China's Womanhood Paris and the lroblenis or the Strange Young Woman Within Her Gates Distributing ruble in Armenia on the "Gideon Plan" Largest Missionary Province in the World Chinese Itnilding Their Own Churches Little Facta of Large Interest. BY SOUTHERN MISSIONARY NEWS BUREAU Ida ClycU "The prevailing political unrest, in spite of its disastrous effects on the economic condition of Mexico, is destined to fall out to the further ance of the gospel. The struggle is but a continuance of Mexico's long drawn out effort to shake uerseir free of tyrannies, political, indus trial, religious. It is prorounaiy stirring the intellectual heart ot tne people. They are taking lessons as never before in the art of thinking for themselves. They need educa tion and they need moral stiffening. These are precisely the things for which Protestantism stands. "The temporary disabling or mucn of the public school system makes at once a demand and an opportunity for missionary institutions. That great republic, destined by its very exertion and resources to set the type and hold the leadership of all Latin-America, is sure to be a field worthy the life devotion of our best and brightest young people." Dr. O. B. Winton, in ''Mexico To-Day." The womanhood of China, one of the mightiest nations on the glooe, is well on the road to intellectual emancipation, although 75 years ago it was hard to find a woman there who could read. Dr. Martin, for many years presi dent of the Imperial University in Peking, said In 1877 that there were not one in 10,000. At the missiona ry conference in 1890 Mrs. Artnur Smith said that "among the thous- ! Ands of women .we have met, not more than ten could read." As a matter of fact the Chinese were not simply indifferent, but often strenu ously opposed to the education of their daughters, and many held to the belief that they were incapable of being taught letters. It )a interesting to note that this wonderful awakening of China to a sense of her duty to her women comes -while the first pupil of the first school for Chinese women is yet alive. It was In 184 4 that a delicate woman put her hand to a task that seemed then as impossible as dipping up the Pacific ocean with a tea spoon. The story is one that la, full ; of inspiration. i In 1834 a little group of English ' women organized themselves into a . society which they named "The So- j ciety for Promoting Female Educa- tlon In the East," and three years la- ' ter sent out Miss Aldersey as mew first missionary. As China was at that time not open to Chrlstran workers, she landed at Fourabaya, on the island of Java, and, among the Chinese settled there, opened a school ror Chinese girls. But her heart was set on China; and wnen the five ports were opened to for eign residence by the treaty of 1842, she at once transferred her work to that country, and in 184 4 opened in the city of Nimgpo the first school for girls in China. After a time, other missionaries, encouraged by her success, followed her example. The output of these schools that gradually grew up a round the mission schools was an argument impossible to resist. To Shanghai belongs the honor of having the first modern school for girls founded and carried on by the Chinese, but it was not long Derore many other cities followed the exam ple. Chinese ladles of wealth and rank became greatly interested. Quite a sensation was produced when the Empress Dowager Issued an edict commending female educa tion, and another thrill was felt when she ordered a Lama convent transformed Into a Rrhool for gins and contributed one hundred thous and taels (about sixty-five thousand gold dollars) for the cause of wo man's education in Peking. In 1906 an imperial commission was sent out to study woman's edu cation in other countries. In 1903 her highness the Princess Consort, proposed that a national education al association should be founded, of ! which she would be the president. Schools were started all over tne country. In Shanghai the number was increased to 12. In Peking there are 20; In Tletsln, 20; and even In the distant Szchwen Df oy- inoe. three thousand miles from the i coast, there are 4 9 girls' scnoois opened either by the officials or tne wealthy gentry, and 300 pnmarr schools, attended by both boys and girls. PARIS AND YOUNG WOMEN. According to the Paris corres pondent of the Living Church, tnere are few cities which make so good a provision for the protection and care of young women coming there for work or study. He says: "Stran gers who come to Paris fine" a large number of institutions with open, hospitable doors. For the Krencn speaking people there Is 'L'Ami de la Junene Fllle.' In particular, wnere Catholics and Protestants unite in a great work. Lists of houses, oi pensions, of restaurants, respectable and inexpensive, under the surveil lance of this society, are posted up at many church doors, at some rail way stations and elsewhere through out the city. "L'Union Chrettenne des Jeune Gens" is a work along somewhat similar lines for young men. For English-speaking girls there is the Girls' Friendly Society. Miss Leigh's home, the Christian Association and several admirable American homes and clubs. None of these would ever let i girl take situation without due In quiry; all are glad- to be appealed to. THFS GIDEON PLAN IN ARMENIA. ; The work of placing Bibles In the hotels of America by -the Gideons has attracted the attention of - Ar menian Christians In tlarput. Asiat ic Turkey, who nave decided to Imi tate the example and place the Bible . ' ' ' " '"' Si Mrvinn II Clarke, Editor in the so-called hotels of their coun try. Hotels there are very unlike our hotels, as they contain no furni ture and the guests sleep on bedding which they bring themselves. These empty rooms in the caravansaries are to be supplied with Bibles, eith er in the Armenian or in the Turk ish language. It is said that the owners do not object to the plan except that the Mohammedan owners insist that the Bibles must be hung on the wan, since it is a sacred book and it would be a desecration if it were placed on the floor. LARGEST MISSIONARY PROV INCE. The largest missionary province in the world is that of Sinklang or Chinese Turkeystan which reaches right into the heart of Asia. It has an area of 550,340 square miles which makes it approximately equal to the German empire plus France and Spain. Its population numbers I. 200,000 and consists of Chinese, lurks, Kirghiz. Mongols and some Yanchu settlers. The first China inland missionary entered It in 1888, and the present missionary, Dr. Hunter, commenced his definite work for this long ne glected region in 1905. The num ber of communicants reported from the province In 1911 was two. CHINESE BUILDING CHURCHES. "Since writing you last, I have mode a visit to one of the out-stations on the work. There I saw my first real country church. It was erected largely by the few members and adherents in that community and it did one good to see it even though its floors were of dirt and its benches backless. It was in keeping with the homes and that is more than we can say to the credit of some of our communities in the States. "In the town not far away ana in this country community Mrs. Hawk and I were both struck with the con trast between those who had come in touch with the gospel and those who had not. This is of course true everywhere, but here It seems to stand out so plainly that it was even more noticeable than Is ordinarily the case. Oh, friends, If you could only see some of these marvelous changes that take place In the looks and in the lives of these people then you could see that your money and your prayers are not misplaced but are being used of our Father to bring to pass His kingdom here on earth, yes, here in old, no not old, but new China. John C. Hawk, Changchow, China." TALKING IN A STRING. The new telephones, the gift of friends in America, are a constant source of amusement to the native, who can never overcome his aston ishment at the white man being able to "talk in a string." The Kaise Herald, oublished at a mission sta tion In the Congo. LITTLE FACTS OF LARGE INTER EST. Fifty years ago there were only 30 medical missionaries ana now there are, in all parts of the world, II, 000. In a report submitted to the Ger man government it is shown that China has the finest coal heids In the world. Coal was found In fifteen of the eighteen provinces examined by the expert. In one province alone the report said that there is enougn coal to supply the human race tor several thousand years. Side by side with these supplies of coal vast supplies of iron were found. The Bible has already been trans lated into all the principal tongues of the world and portions of It into more than four hundred languages and dialects employed by nearly l, 200,000,000 people, or seven-tenths of the human race. Mongolia is a part of the empire of China and comprises about 1, 367,600 square miles and a popula tion of 2,500,000. Of this popula tion at least 2,000,000 are wholly unreached by missionary effort. There are more than 77,000,000 persons in the United States who do not attend any Sunday school. Out of the total of 83,638 Chris tians on the church records In Ja pan, 30,666 are non-resident, or a bout 37 per cent of the whole. Miss Annie Stockwell, a mission ary In Persia, estimates that there are now at least 1,000 Moslem girls and boys attending the 13 Christian mission schools in Persia. This, tne says, is twice as many as were at tending these schools, five years ago. Of the number given 700 are paying tuition. Sixty years ago there were oniy a handful of Christians in the whole of the Telugu country. Now there are 300,000. In Talyuanfu, China, where In the Boxer days 45 Christian work ers were beheaded by order of tne governor of the province, a number of the leading men have sent out a call for the establishment of a free Christian church. Among the sign ers of the call are the chief military officer, the chief civil officer, the president and vice-president of tne provincial assembly and the chief of police. The latest news is that Pern has thrown itself open to the gospel as preached by Protestantism. Hither to Protestantism has been practical ly ruled out or the ountry. A new call comes to every Protestant de nomination. 'The pity of. It is that so many gates are being opened througn which we are not prepared to enter. For Weakness and Loss of .Appetite The OM Standard (rami strengtheninc tome, GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drire. eat Malaria and tmilda up the " -i. A true tonic and aure Appetizer. For rfe''t .. jl Jreo. 60c. ILAIUU Thirty Days- In the future all accounts due this firm will be payable by the 10th of the following month. Statements of accounts will be sent you promptly the first of each month and you will be expected to settle same on or before the 10th. We have decided to confine our credit business strictly to thirty days. This step is taken after careful de liberation and is not meant to work a hardship on anyone. We belive that thirty days time is all that any of our customers need. In extend ing it we feel that we are giving all the accom modation that could reasonably be asked of us. We have to pay the houses from which we buy at stated periods without fail and if we extend unlimited credit we cannot do so without borrow ing money and paying interest thereon. To do that would be working an injustice upon ourselves, as we cannot conveniently charge interest on open accounts. We prefer, of course, cash payments, and be lieve that most of our customers would really find it to their best interest to pay cash. How ever, as stated above, we are willing to continue to extend thirty days credit in those cases where it is desired. All we ask is that you settle promptly not later than the 10th of each month. By thus reducing the labor in our bookkeeping and collecting departments we shall be enabled theerby to give even better service than ever before. Isn't this worth something to you? We appreciate your patronage of the past and solict a continuance of the same. Thomson Mercantile Co. Notice To Taxpayers The City Tax Books For 1913 Are Now Open And Immediate Settlement Is Requested. Please Call at Office and Settle Same R. A. Ratchford, City Tax Collector GASTONIA OPERA HOUSE Thursday Night, November 13 NEWEST MOST PROGRESSIVE THE BEST . J. A. Coburn's Greater MINSTRELS ALL WHITE PERFORMERS THE SHOW YOU KNOW EVERYTHING NEW NOTHING 0BJECTABLE TOLERATED A CLEAN, LAUGHING FUN SHOW American's Progressive Minstrel Favorites A Laughing, Whizzing big show "OUR PAST RECORD" YOUR GUARANTEE The Latest Music The Sweetest Singers The Funniest Funny Men The Greatest Dancers An All New Company Finest Male Chior In Minstrelsy STREET PARADE AND BAND CONCERTS Noon Business Center. Night At The Theatre. PERFORMANCE 8:30. aat On Sal a Af TnrrpnrA Timor Pn Prlr $1.00, 75 and 50. Campaign for New I. O. O. F. Mfm- DeTS. State Journal. Grand Master V. I Shlpman, of the North CarollnaLodgaJsr Odd Fellows, has Issued special call for the local lodges In all parts of the State to Inaugurate strenuous cam paigns for new members. In this way It is expected that the present membership In the State of 16,000 will be greatly increased. He directs that the Noble Grand In each local lodge shall name two capable, ag gresslre Odd Fellows to captain the two teams In the lodge who shall No More work up new membership In compe tition and with due regard to fitness of prospective members for the se crets of Odd Fellowship -Grand Master" Shipman is impressing, " the greatest care in me souciung ox new members and strict Investigation by the lodge before accepting as mem bers those proposed by. the canvass ing teams. - Our register and ballot box la the inuup rony vuniesi wiu De Kent at our branch office at Morris Bros store. Snowflake Steam Laundry, '.
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