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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1913. THE GASTOXIA GAZETTE. DO YOUB CimiSTSIAS SHOP FTXd DC GASTOKIA, PAGE SEVE2I. r " ' " v O'nelTs VISIT O'NEIL'S TOYLAND 9 You the biggest assortment of Toys and other holiday goods in the city. We planned to make this the biggest selling event in our fiistory in Gastonia this holiday selling and to that end we began months ago to search the markets for the biggest and best variety of Christmas goods that could be had. The result is here for your inspection a feast of wonderfully attractive things for young and old of all classes. We can only mention a few of the hundreds of articles on sale: You miss half the fun of shopping if you miss visiting our store O'NeiTs A Glimpse of California For You Would you like to see some of the wonders of California? Haven't you been dreaming about the Golden State for a long while? Wouldn't you like to see with your own eyes some of the world's famous reosrts and hotels? Wouldn't you like to know how to see and enjoy these big, hospita ble, homelike hotels? Wouldn't you like to look at the green hills and smiling valleys, the fragrant orange groves, the folks at play in the wmterleas paradise of the Pacific? HOW TO BRING CALIFORNIA TO YOUR HOJ1E Yes that is possible. If you will send us ten cents mere ly to cover cost of mailing, we will send you a booklet de scriptive of California's ramous resorts and in addition the big Christmas Number of Sunset Magazine with a big sto ry of the progress of the Panama-Pacific International Ex position and further views of this Pacific Coast wonder land. Be sure to mention this newspaper and address your letter to SUNSET MAGAZINE, San Francisco, California PIEDMONT TRACTION COMPANY Between Gastonia and Charlotte n. a Effective Sunday, Sept. 28, 1913. Station 204 wt Main avenue. Leave Leave Arrive Charlotte. Mt. Holly. Gastonia No. No. No. No. 1. 7:00a :16a 8:15a 10:50a 11:45a 12:55p l:55p 3:40p 4:35 6:46p 7:27 1:45 9:42 11:20 12:12 1:23 2:21 4:10 6:02 7:15 10:00 11:30 7:66 9:11 10:16 11:50 12:46 1:66 2:51 4:40 6:36 7:45 10:30 11:69 S e 5 . 7 9 No. No. 11.... No. 15.... No. 17.... No. 19.... No. 11.... No. 23 9:J0p No. 25. .. .ll:00p Leave Leave Arrive Gastonia. ML Holly. Charlotte La No. S.... 7:00a 7:27 7:65 . No. 4.... 8:16a 8:45 9:11 No. 6.... 9:30a 9:55 10:26 Now 8.... 10:20a ' 10:48 11:21 No. 10.... 11:55 12:27 12:66 No. 12.... 12:50p 1:22 1:66 No. 18.... 2:00p 2:30 8:04 No. 18.... 8:10p 3:38 4:10 "No. 20.... 6:00p 6:28- 8:01 - No. 22.... 8:45p T:15 7:46 i No. 24.... 9:30p 10:00 10:30 . No. 28....11:00p 11:30 11.59 v Connection -made at Mount Holly N. C with Seaboard Air Line to tlx TEast and West, at Gastonia. N. C. v with Sontlem Railway ud Carolina I Christmas Headquarters will find in our A BIG LINE OF DOLLS OF ALL KINDS, DOLL FURNITURE, WAG ONS, TRICYCLES, HORNS, FLY ING MACHINES, ROCKY HORSES, ANIMALS OF EVERY DESCRIP TION, BOOKS, WORK BOXES, TOI LET SETS, SHAVING SETS, MILI TARY SETS, MANICURE SETS, PI ANOS, JEWELRY BOXES, TEA SETS, DRUMS, TRUNKS. GAMES, TOOL BOXES, HANDKERCHIEFS, HAND BAGS, PURSES, BUILDING BLOCKS, NECKWEAR, AND A THOUSAND OTHER THINGS. WANTED Oak blocks 44 inches long, poplar, pine and all kinds of oak logs, and all kinds of saw ed lumber. Highest market prices paid. J. B. Atkinson, D-9 Gastonia, N. C. 1 HICKORY ; Wanted ; t We bay lop, sawn lumber J and dimeniion'stock. Write r for prices. t Ivey Mfg. Co. Hiclorj, N. C Smartness That Recoils. Baltimore Evening San. Thousands of rabbits tent to the garbage plant that might nave car ried comfort to Thanksgiving ta bles. And simply because the mar ket men would rather have tnem spoil than sell them cheap. Keepmg up the market price sometimes means no price at all. The short' slghtedness of business longsighted ness thus receives another illustra tion. .... Store JJ 11 THE THRICE -A-WEEK EDITION OP THE NEW YORK WORLD. Practically a Daily at the Price of a Weekly No Other Newspaper In the World Gives so Much at so Low a Price. This is a time of great events, and you will want the news accurately and promptly. All the countries of the world steadily draw closer to gether, and the telegraph wires bring the happenings of every one. No other newspaper baa a service equal to that' of The World and it relates everything fully and prompt ly. The World long since established a record for impartiality, and any body can afford its Thrlce-a-Week edition, which comes every other day in the week, except Sunday. It will be of particular value to you now. The Thrice-a-Week World al so abounds in other strong features, serial stories, humor, markets, car toons, in fact, everything that is to be found in a first-class dally. The1 regular subscription price or the two papers is $2.50. Address GAZETTE PVBLISHING CO., Gastonia, N. O. THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLD'S regular subscription price is only 11.00 per year, and this pays for 156 papers. We offer this unequal led newspaper and The Gastonia Ga zette together for one year for 2. 00. HI 3 --: Reproduction of this year's Red Cross Christmas seal. Ten thousand of these bare been allotted to Oaa to ilia and are now on sale by the sanitary committee of the Woman's Betterment Association at Torrence Morris Company's. Every cent de rived from the sale of these little seals goes to help the fight against tuberculosis, the "great white plague," which exacts every year a greater toll in human lives than any other one disease. A portion of this money remains here to aid in the local fight against this disease. Ton can help in this great work by baying these little stamps at one cent each and using them on your Christmas packages. ' Horn, To Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Craig, Wednesday, December 3, 1913, a son. J. vm . HI J I U I A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE AT NIGHT By ALICE E. ALLEN. (Copyright. 1913. by American Press Asso ciations I T seemed to Rutb as she Dew for the dozenth time to ber telephone that dreary afternoon of tbe day before Christinas that she bad friends in tbe grim oid city of which be bud never known until then -true friends, even If they were bumble and too poor to do more than telephone their good w ishes. This special message was from Ruth's proprietor. Could he mil that evening? I'utij's "Of course not. Mr Mayue." was tirtn Could he take her out. then -a dinner somewhere, the theater? Just this once, for Christ mas' sake: Ruth's refusals lis trans tnltted by the telephone were nil firm and relentless. Hut n she came away and sat down In her chair by the win dow ber eyes were wistful. "It will never do for the proprietor to call upon his stenographer." she said, with a sorry little smile. "To be sure, there was n time" when he was ber father's clerk "but times have changed." Perhaps because It was Christmas eve, when memories, no matter how well behaved at other times and sen sons, will v.alk abroad: erhaps lie cause other things such as love. Joy. peace and good will- were thronging heaven and earth below: perhaps ouly because Ruth was tired and perplex HEB REFUSALS WERE FIKM AND RELENT- LESS. ed and lonely whatever the reason sitting there In her little window looking down upon tbe street, with Its throng of gay, good natured shoppers, Ruth did what she bad sternly forbid den herself to do she went back over the'years which had made such changes in ber life. There was ber father's business disgrace, tbe loss of every' thing, followed by his death. Then came her own beginning in business In spite of herself. Ruth smiled to think of what her old friends would say could they know what a capable little business woman necessity bad made of her. But not one of them all knew where she was. Not one had traced .her to this great city that Is. except Jack. Jack? As soon as Ruth admit ted that name into ber thoughts, it dominated all else It brought back its owner strong, manly, insistent one of tbe won't-take-uo-for-an-auswer kind Huth found herself wondering almost that Jack bad taken ber no as final Apparently he had. It bad surely been as strong as she could make It And he bad gone away and bad not come back. With the many friends who bad rung up to ask bow she was and to say "Merry Christmas" there bad been Do Jack Jack of the strong face, tbe loyal heart, the tender eyes and voice. How bad she ever let him go? "Some time you will want me. Ruth." be bad said. Above the rush and roar of the great city Ruth beard tbe words again just as she bad beard tbem ev ery day and every night since Jack had gone away. "I could urge you now. but 1 want you of your own free will, dear. And you will" come some day. I do not even need to ask a promise 1 know. What Is ours does come to us. If we wait 1 can wait." That was three years ago. At first Ruth had half expected his return. J But be neve came And be never sent . ber a word Ruth was tired of wateh ' ing the mails now. And her proud lit tle head told her eager little heart that It was not fair to call Jack back Just because life was hard and loDely and almost unbearable sometimes. So she toiled away until toil became work work that she enjoyed. She had her little rooms by berself, ber books, her pictures enough to eat and wear What more need any one ask? Noth ing except at Christmas. At Christ mas, to a woman.' love Is a necessity. That night, in tbe middle of the darkest hour. Ruth sat up straight in bed. She was absolutely sure that tbe telephone bell over her desk bad just rung. All was still, so. after a min ute of waiting, she lay down again, laughing to berself The telephone bad been so busy all day bringing ber messages that she bad beard it in her dreams. It could not really have rung. After a little she drowsed off. only to hear its shrill jingle again and i again. It no longer wakened ber. But t : - In her dream she went to tbe tele- pnone. took down the receiver and lis tened. Out ef the darkness and dis tance s voice spoke Jack's voice "Merry Christmas" was its only mes sage. But so strong and clear were tbe words that when Ruth finally awoke to a sunny Christmas morn ing, she still tingled to their memory Perhaps, when one first awakes, tbe heart has more control over one than tbe bead Anyhow, when Ruth sat up and looked nt of ber window at the already busy streets far below her. her heart was doing the talking "Jack Is waiting for you some where." It said. "And he belongs to you Why not claim your own?" After a minute Ruth's htart spoke again "What if you are poor? What If he Is not rich? Can't two work to get her letter than apart? Why not give Jack a Christmas gift? The ouly one he wants?" Ruth did not give ber head time to argue with her heart. As soon as she was dressed she was at the telephone giving Jack's business number. After she bad waited what seemed a long, long time her head did remind her. "Why. of course," she said slowly, "he will be up country today." She was just almut to bang up tbe receiver. "Walt ji minute," cried her heart. Hearts do know things, especially at Christmas And then "Hello! said a big, hearty voice out of the distance. "Oh. Jack!" cried Ruth. "Is it you. reilly you?" "Yes. Ruth." said the voice. "Who else? Yon wanted" "To wish you a merry Christmas,. Jack." Ruth faltered. "Thanks. That all?" "Yes." said Ruth, listening to her head Then: "No not quite. I I want ed to hear your voice; that's all." "Is it?" asked the voice Uuth wanted to hear "You see. Jack," Ruth hurried on, "I drenmed about you last night I I thought you called me up. and and it was only a dream." "I came so near It." snld the voice "that I stood here by my phone for nn hour But It was late, and well. Ruth I wanted you to call me np this time. "You're not In the country?" "Not yet We go tonight." "We?" "Mother and I. She's spending part of Christinas In the city But we miss tbe snow und the slelghbells and the home folks " "It sounds lovely." cried Ruth, "and so Chrlstmasy. Give your mother my love, Jack, and wish her the merriest Christmas." "She'll be glad to hear from you, SITTING IN HER LITTLE WINDOW. Rutb: we've beeu talking of you. Any thing else?" "No " "Sure, dear?" Ruth's eyes were so full of tears that as she said afterward, she couldn't see to talk. "Sure, dear?" asked tbe voice again "That's all." she said bravely, "ouly are you well?" "I'erfectly. And you?" "Oh. yes! Wasn't It strange I heard tbe hell when you dldu't really ring up last night Jack?" 'No." said Jack firmly. "Your heart beard mine, little girl. If only you would listen to It oftener." 'I can't always bear it" laughed Ruth "My head Is such a good talker. ' "Time's up." said a strange voice somewhere. "Goodby, Jack, dear!" cried Ruth But there was ii' answer. The next minute she again took down the receiver "Get 381K3 again; quick!" she saldh "Hello!" said Jack's voice. "Is that you. .lack?" "Of course Something you forgot dear?" 'No; I didn't fri:et I wouldn't say it, but I must Don't look nt me. Jack. TTX BEES BEAOTT AlWATS, JACK." bnt listen. I'm listening to my heart now. There Is something I want Jack." lea. sfe I "It's a big something. Guess. No r aoni guess Wslc nm wii" Kutb buug up the receiver and ran to the -i chair by tbe window quits the other side of the room. .' ' It was not quite a minute when the :. telephone Ih'II rang shrilly. ; 1 "Is this MUs llazenr said the oper ator's volte , .'-''. "Yes." said Rutb. "Message wasn't Cnished wait" t "Hello!" came Jack's voice, big, strong, viltrunt ith happiness. "That you. Ruth?" "Yes" - "Coinlrm." snld the voice, "mother -and I. to Mie you np state with us. Can yiiu I- ie;td In ati ImnrT "Yes." n.-i"l Rutb 'Tv i-en ready always. Jack " What came next must hfl re surprised :y even th;it Ions suffering, much endur- v Inn win. , Sure It l that Ruth's cheeks J fiunicd like red Imllv ln-rries. And even lief ore she ma to put her clothes in her "M '-rise, to do her hair. and to put on her uue good iiwn. from alwive her ImwiUchs,. she took a sprig of scarlet holly. With m red ribbon she tied It i.ver the telephone. "If everjiuvtlil'iB deserved a merry Christmas." she cried "you do!" Io Your Christmas Buying Cheerful ly ; It's Good Exercise. Christmas shopping Is filled with , hustle, excitement, pleasure and good exercise. Whoever has not V tasted theso things has yet to ex perience all of the Jojb of Christ- 4' mas. It Is true every shopper, 'once ar rived home, vows Christmas Is a nul- sance; that It is the part of wisdom ; , to. have it only once a year; that' next Christmas some younger mm ' ber of the family must take npon . j herself the onerous, fai Iguing, brain wrecking, neryc stn.lnlng work. Cut no one who hears this declaration ' takes It for more than lis value which is lnflniteslm.il for when the next Christmas puts In lis appear ance and shops and stores and streets are once more alive with hurrying humanity and good natur ed crowds the shopper who voted It "killing" this year will plunge Into the excitement as of old, with great- . . er enjoyment than ever. A. if ' ; It is true the elbowing of ones way through crowds, the long waits In the stores, the standing In cars al most bursting with their load of hu man beings and the despairing de- ' lays of these selfsame cars are apt ' to leave very little balance on onem '. account of rheerfulness. In spite of these hindrances, however, lies the'' true satisfaction; If not real pleas ure, of having purchased for this one or that some little ' surprise '. which has been longed for, but nev- " er expected. For mental attitude and for a hint from the athletic teachers the . wise woman will go Into the work of Christmas shopping with the ex hilarated feeling rightfully attached to any form of pleasant and excit ing exercise. The cultivation of this spirit will make the crowds, tbe dis comforts and the inevitable disap pointments of the annual gift pur-v chasing experience no more worth fretting over or noticing than the varied experiences of tbe athletic ; field or, gymnasium, and It will bring -the aforementioned wise woman up to Christmas day in the most envta ble and desirable physical condition she could fancy or imagine, ror ev erything depends upon the manner ' in which the feminine shopper at- ' tacVs the Christmas situation, and a well conducted round of Christmas shopping provides as much fun as the merriest game of basketball or ten nis and stirs up and strengthens ne- glected muscles Just as well. Residents on rural motes should se return envelopes. Get them foe any mnte In the roontr at SO m. per 100 at Tbe Giwtfe office. Children Help Red Cross Seal Sale. Children are among the most ea-; ger buyerB of Red Cross Beats, and many a little boy or airl sets root example of generous giving to the grown-ups." For Illustration, a teacher in a MassachnaeUa .ni tells of one small, shabby girl who brought In a Dennv for ui the next day purchased another. She' then looked ud Into th tM.-. face with great satisfaction ana ass. ed, naively; "There! How manr people do you think that will curet" An urchin In another school, after bearing the teacher explain about the Christmas Seals and how all the money raised by the sale of them will go toward lighting off the white plague, came to bis teacher's desk the next morning and bougnt a stamp. Then he lingered, and the teacher inquired what he wanted to ask her. "Will that really go to give medi cine for siik people aud helD cure 'em?" he inquired. , "It will help." was the answer. . "Gee, but isn't that tine!" he ex claimed, his face shining. lHe Not Want $2.(K) Men. Yorkviile Enquirer. "Now is the time for those who- wish to be excused from Jury fluty, to present their excuses," said Judge Prince, when he opened court yes- terday morning. ' . "The best excuse that you can pre sent is to make affidavit that you can. well afford to serve on a Jury at f 2 day and that you are anxious to serve, it you win swear to tnavl will willingly excuse you. I do not want men who can afford to serve on jury at $2.00 a day. Eucn men ' cannot appreciate the responsimt-. ties of jury service and are not fit to service. - "But," his honor continued, "don't any of you Jurors come np here and tell me that you will lose $10 a ttar or even J 100 a day if yon are maa to serve on a Jury. Yon men are , the kind of jurors I want. You are- worth something and you have kooa business sense the kind of men X want on a Jury. - . . I would like to have a Jurv com posed of men who make $100 a day. ii. - dku i juuye bs ne Degan to ex--. amine, the affidavits before hlta.. ,
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