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thb gastonia gazetts. THURSDAY', NOV. 23, lOfff. t .... The Gastonia Gazette Issued every Tuesday and Friday ' y Tbe Gazette Publishing Company. Only eml-Weekly newspaper pabUabed In tiastoa Coanty. - Admitted Into the mails at tbe Poet Office at Gastonia. N. C. at the ' pound rate of Postage. April 28. ' SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: One year $1.50 8tx months ' J Four months 50 One month 15 . All subscriptions payable In ad vance and discontinued promptly upon expiration. ESTABLISHED 1880. SO. 836 West Main Avenue. PHOXE NO. SO. THURSDAY, NOV. 2:1, 1916. WHERE VOI R CHANCE LIES. Tbe Outlook. An army of men and women are looking for "chances," to use a word commonly taken to mean opportuni ties. I They are eager to be something worth while and to be something that -will count In the world. To many of .them the search seems to be fruitless! 'in spite of passionate ap peals the heavens are brass over . their heads. And there are some men and wo men against whom the doors seemed to be barred, but they are few; the . a a, . A 1 trouDie wun me vasi-majority is that they do not understand the meaning of two very Inconspicuous monosyllables here and now. A ' teacher who has the gift of diverting her pupils from looking for , things outside themselves by showing them bow to find unexpected things Inside themselves Insists that they shall ifonn the habit of looking througa ulngs instead of looking at things. Reclamation, which is one of the key words of the time, is chiefly finding the uses of thing that have been overlooked or neglected; and fort unes are being made today ty the utilization of things that were thrown away a generation ago. Tbe by-products of one period become the sta ple products of the next period. Peo ple witb brains have looked through them Instead of at them. Most people fail of the success -they long for because they do not look through things; they rest in appearances, and are deluded and, so to speak, tricked by the outward ahow of things'. It is a mistake to look for chances at a distance : for : chances, like charity, begin at home ' They are not even next door; they are in the house. Like Emerson's "Hypocnue Days, tney are meamy - attlredj and those who Judge by ap pearances, think them of no account and give them no hospitality; when they have gone beyond recall, they shine like princesses with priceless gifts in thier hands, They stop at the doors of many who are not at home because they are abroad look- : lng for chances. The tragedy of fail ure Is far oftener In absence ' from - borne when the chance comes than in the fruitless search for it. r The chance lies chiefly in us, and we Invite success, not by sending in vitations abroad, but by making our selves ready to entertain the chance wben it comes. Mr. Nicholson has recently said that one reason why so many second-class men are, promin ent in American politics is the fact that so many first-class men would rather be President of the Pennsyl vania Railroad than of the United States. : However that may be, the man at the head of that great trans portation enterprise did not start out and look for that position; ,be did tae work, that fell to him day by day with such fidelity and skill that tne obscure path he climbed led straight on to the top of the hill. The young physician who means to become an authority does not waste the days when he is waiting for patients; be makes himself ready by tbe hardest kind of study. The young lawyer of ability, waiting for clients, does not fill his apprentice ship witb impatient wishes for the coming f he qualifies himself for the time when he will be mercilessly tested by his opportunities. Tbe ro mance of real success is the story or obscure years of faithful preparation for the chance which at last opens tbe door. Waiting for a chance does not mean sitting at home and letting the world go by; it means putting into the present hours the most faithful kind of nrenaration. and dealing with the task in band as if It were the work on which- all the fu ture depends as very likely it is. Humble Men and Women Have Power. - The Final Argument for or against Christianity, is always people. Faulty Christians are the adverse argument hardest to meet. Humble, sincere believers are a favorable argument of the strongest sort. In "Uncle - Tom's Cabin" St. Clair speaks of his mother:, , "Why, cousin, that mother has been all that has stood between me and. utter disbelief for years." She was tbe direct embodiment and personificatidn of the New Testament a living fact. to be accounted for, and to- be accounted for in no other way than by its troth. A church is al ways strong if among its emmbers or In Its pulpit and choir gallery are men and women who can stand be tween other men and ' disbelief by embodying their faith. , Humble men render tremendous service in . this way where prominent men may utter ly fail. In God's reckoning it must be that the men who give bis grace a chance in their lives stand higher l ha a men who refuse it tbe chance, wherever they may- stand '- among other- men. Ex. . .;- . Fpeod Yonr Money T1U Home I 'isrrhaat. . .. . Some Valuable Statistics. -Nashville Christian Advocate. ; ' ' .. Last year's Southern 1 Methodist Handbook reported only one Confer ence which gave as mucb as $7 per member for "ministerial . support. This was the Los Angeles Confer ence, which 'paid $7.18 per member. There were two . Conferences which paid $6.24 per member, and the Mon tana Conference, which paid $6 per member. Two Conferences paid as high as $5 the New Mexico. $5.70, and the Denver. $5.26.. Five Confer ences were in the figure "4" class West Texas, $4.67; German Missis Ion, $4.50: East Columbia, $4.4o; Florida, $4.22, and South Carolina. $4.17. Tbe highest in the figure "3" claas-waa the Northwest Texas, which paid $3.98. The next to tne Northwest Texas was the Southwest Missouri, which paid $3.82. Tbe highest amounts paid per member for missions should be cred ited to the following Conferences in respective order: German Mission. $1.16: China Mission. $1.10; Mon tana. $0.87: Los Angeles. J0.80; Virginia, $0.7 4: Denver. 0.7f: West Texas, $0.62. According to the last Handbook, there were 835 superannated preacn ers in Southern Methodism. The Conferences having the largest num ber are respectively as follows! North Georgia. 47; North Texas. 46; Central Texas. 43: Baltimore, 40; Virginia, 38: Texas. 36. There were 652 supplies. The Conferences having the largest num ber are. respectively, as follows: St. Louis, 37; East Columbia, 36; Hol ston, 33; Louisville. 30: Southwest Missouri. 29; Texas. 28; Western North Carolina. 28; Tennessee, 27; Baltimore. 24. How to Enjoy Sunday. From the Calendar of the First Con gregational Church, Topeka. Kans. 1. Stay at home Saturday night and get acquainted with your family. Retire a little earlier than usual. 2. Get up early and help do the necessary work of the home. An honest division of labor helps to oil the wheels of the household, but a man who sits around reading the morning paper and letting his wite. do all the work , V 3. If possible makevyour plans to go to the Bible school. Go to churcb. Religion and worship are necessary to a full-grown life. 4. If you have a neighbor wbo does not go to church, invite him to go with you. If he faints away at your Invitation, telephone to tne bead usher of this Church and he will send an automobile for him. 5. ' Do not expect your wife to rush home from church and get you an extra good Sunday dinner. Let the Sunday meals demand a mini mum of labor for housekeepers. 6. Keep some Inspiring book on hand for Sunday reading. Write some letters to friends or to the boy or girl away from home. 7. Ask some one who Is not a Christian to confess Jesus as their Saviour. How long have you been a Christian yourself without doing this. 8. Get all you can out of the Sun day church services, either as a worker or a good listener and doer. Do not criticize the choir. -You are not such a great singer yourself. 9. Keep thanking God all day that you are well enough to :worR and good enough to keep out of jail. 1 0. Close tbe day with a song and a prayer after calling up the preach er and telling him you plan to follow his advice when you go to work to morrow. THE UNIVERSAL RELIGION. Why is Christianity tbe universal and final religion? 1. It is the only religion that recognizes tbe universal brotherhood of man. 2. It denies the existence of, and therefore overturns, all racial, nation al, and sex barrjers. ' 3. - Its Leader and Inspirer, its Lord and Master, is not the son of any nation or of any people, but is "the Son of man." 4. In its purpose, in its promise, and in its command it is the universal religion. 5. It is the only religion , that needs no temple, no cathedral, or special place for worship. 6. Its sacred book Is the only one that can be translated for spiritual profit into all the languages of hu manity. 7. As a universal religion it has begun to hold a dominant place In the world of international law, cul ture, and morals. K. It presents the highest, and most comprehensive idea of God. 9. It offers the highest Ideal of character and gives the highest ideal of redemption. 10. Jt offers the highest and most conclusive proof for its final and absolute truthfulness individual experience. Samuel M. Zw'emer, in Missionary Review. Good Year at Hawthorne Lane. Charlotte Observer, Sunday. Sunday was the last of the confer ence year in Charlotte Methodist Churches and many reports were ren dered on the year's activity, among them being that of the Hawthorne I-ane Church, which completes Its first year's work under Rev. R. D. Sherrill. At services held by the Hawthorne Lane Church Sunday It was shown that the church building is nearly completed at the corner of Haw thorne Lane and East Eighth street, services to begin there immediately following the conference. Superintendent O. O. Atto has been re-elected to head tbe "Sunday school during the ensuing year and at a re cent meeting stewards of the church were elected as follows: O. O. Atto, E. H. -Bell. E. A. Cole. J. A. Eagle, B. D. Heath, A. J. Hagood, J. B. Ivey. W. B. Harrell. J. P. Lucas. C. I. Myers, T..D. Payne.'J. E. Propst, J. L. Snyder, C S. Stone, H. C. Sher rill. Dr. J. W. 8quires, J. W. Tfiomas and F. H; Washburn. -,, ToW Him A-plenty. Monroe Enquirer. v , . A. North Carolina citizen got mad at another citizen and be wanted M cuss him, but he ' didn't. He Just opened hisoouth and said unto him: "If your fool .. head was whittled down to fit your brains a peanut bull cut In. two tbe long way, would make a bat too big for you.". , An English John Wanamaker. J A. R. Presbyterian. ; - ; . - When , Mr. Wanamaker was Post master General, and his-official duties called him to Washington, he made a practice of returning each Saturday to his borne in Philadelphia so that he might superintend the great Be thany Sabbath fcchool. In the fit. Hon. T. R. Ferens, of Hull, England, who has Jast been chosen President of tbe World's Sunday School Asso ciation to succeed the late Sir Robert Laldlaw, We find another Instance where official duties are not allowed to interfere with the Sabbath School. Mr. Ferens was nominated by tne British Section of the World's Sun day School Association and unani mously confirmed by the American section at the meeting of Its -Executive in New York City on October 26th. Mr. Ferens has been a member ol Parliament since 1906, but during that time he has continued to act as Superintendent of the Brunswlcn Wesleyan Methodist Sabbath Schdol. of which he has been in charge for forty-two years, and which now has a membership of 2,500. During Par liamentary sessions, Mr. Ferens travels back from London to Hull each Friday, returning Monday morn ing about two hundred miles each way in order to superintend his school on Sabbath and conduct -the young people's service on Sabbath evening. He has been Treasurer or the British Section of the World b Sunday School Association since 1913 and in 1908 was President of tue London Sunday School Union. In addition to his Parliamentary duties, Mr. Ferens is Privy Cuncil lor of London, and also High Stew ard of Hull an office generally bald by a Peer of the Realm. Political opponents admire him and many vote for him because of his high personal character. Mr. Ferens is chief director of an industrial firm with a capital of 2. 000,000 pounds! He entered the firm nearly fifty years ago with an empty pocket, and sterling worth has brought him to the front. He be lieves In systematic giving: when a man Is only moderately well off, one tenth of his income may suffice, but as he becomes rich his proportion should be raised. He has presented a public park to tbe city of Hull; given 10,000 pounds to purchase pictures for the Hull Art Gallery; built and endowed a Haven of Rest for old people, and provided two recreation grounds for tennis, cricket, etc.. In different parts of the city. To such a national and interna tional leader as Sir Robert Laldlaw, Mr. Ferens is a worthy successor; and the World's Association may well feel honored in his selection as the official leader of the Sabbath School hosts of 31,000,000. PRESIDENTS' LONGEVITY. Lancet Contributor Consider!) Their Age Remarkable. New York Times. An anonymous contributor to tne Lancet of London discusses longevity among great men and points out that tbe longevity of the Presidents of the United States Is remarkable. The New York Medical Journal sum marizes as follows his remarks on the Presidents: "Their ages were as follows; 67, 90. 83, 85. 73. 80, 78, 79, 68, 71, 53, 65, 74, 64. 77, 56, 66. 63, 70. 49. 56, 71, 67 and 58 years. Those at 30, 49 and 58 were, respectively, Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley, who were as sassinated. "The ages of those twenty-four men totalize 1,663 years, or an aver age of 69 years each showing, as is believed, that the stress and respon sibility of leadership seem to have no effect on longevity." , lrlft From Country to City. Literary Digest. Some further statistics as to the drift of population in this country from the country to the, city were presented in a recent census bureau report. Figures show that this drift has now covered a period of a cen tury and a quarter, or from 1790. to the present time. 1790, being the year in which the first census of popula tion was taken. Since that time the drift has been practically uninter rupted. In 1790 cities were extreme ly rare in this country. Only one had a population of more than 30,- 000. This was New York City, whlcn had at that time 33,131 inhabitants. Next came Philadelphia, with 28,o0, and then Boston, with 1 8,320. in the entire country there were only 3,928,214 people. SATAN AND RELIGION. The whisky interests are sending out plate-matter articles to news papers all over the country, without order, on "The Pulpit Warned, against Politics" and "The Country Nee"ds "Old Time Religion." They hope to deceive and dupe some of the papers into using these miserable articles and thus help work up an Impres sion that the people do not wish thiir ministers to speak on tbe subject or temperance. A pretty set of fellows these brewers and saloon keepers are to dictate rules for ministers of the gospel and the policy for the Churcn of Jesus Christ! With the same con cern for pure religion that Satan has, these whisky men would like :to muzzle the ministry with the hypocri tical claim that the people are crying out against temperance In the pulpit. If any one sees such articles, he will know where they came from and es timate the newspaper that carries them accordingly. Herald and Pres byter. Whole-Hearted Consecration. ; What we need Is to atop dallying with sin. We must come to bate the devil and all his works;' we must take the Bible more as our fathers took it, and believe it and -govern our lives by its precepts; we must believe intensely in heaven and hell, in sin and salvation, In the funda mental . and eternal verities of God, and then preach them and live them. Above all, we must give ourselves and all we have to God and wait before bint until we get the cleansing- and empowering baptism of tbe Holy Ghost. Bishop W, F. Mallalleu. X" ' . fiend The Gazette to the boy or girl away at college; only 91 for the chool year.' Send cash with order. WAS SHOT AT BY.WOMAX.: Mrs. J. M. Neill Fires One Shot at Barney Scruggs Claiming that He Rained . Her Life (-cuirel in Boyre-Falls Building at 10 Oclock, ' Considerable excitement was, oc casioned on Main street about 10 o'clock, this morning wben It was rumored - that Barney Scruggs had been shot to death at the head of the stairs in the Boyce-Falfs . build ing by Mrs. J. M. Neill. An investi gation, however, proved that al though Scruggs had been fired at be had escaped without any Injury whatever save a good scare. After firing one shot at Scruggs the woman quietly walked to the po lice station and surrendered to Chief Carroll and Patrolman Adder holdt, saying that she had shot Bar ney Scruggs with the Intention of killing him. The officers went to the scene of the shooting with the expectation of finding the dead body of Scruggs in a pool of blood, but In stead they found, after looking tn every room in the building, Scruggs hid in a closet in one of the offices, alive and unhurt but badly frighten ed. Scruggs stated just after being shot at that he had received a letter yesterday from Mrs. Neill asking him to meet her at the P. & X. pas senger station this morning. This he said he did and thinking that tne woman wanted to see him on some business matter, told her to go with him to Lawyer CD. Holland's of fice where they could talk without being interrupted. He says he and Mrs. Neill walked across the street and up the stairway and Just as they turned down the hall she drew a pis tol and fired directly at his head, missing him only an inch or two. When the shot was fired Scruggs stated that he ran down the hall ana hid In the closet. Mrs. Neill stated to Chief Carroll that Scruggs had made it unpleas ant for her and had ruined her life. The trial will be held tomorrow morning. At noon an effort was be ing made to raise a bond for the woman. Her husband Is a carpenter by trade and was at one time in the furniture business in Gastonia. Can't Iiocate Man. Chief of Police J. W. Carroll re ceived a tlegram this morning Tor V. R. Penland stating that the lat ter's sister was dead in Asheville and asking him to come. No one of that name is known here and the police department bad not been able up to noon to locate him. Any one who can furnish any information regard ing Penland's whereabout to Cbier Carroll is requested to call the city hall. Visitors. Among out-of-town people here yesterday, either on business or pleasure, were the following: H. f. Forbes, Crowders Creek; Mr. Leon Oppenheimer, of Baltimore; Mr. W. H. Falls, of Pleasant Ridge; Mr. T. M. Ferguson, of Crowders Creek; Mrs. M. J. Patrick, of Union; Mrs. Joe Riddle, of Bethel: Mr. H. B. Pursley, of Crowders Creek; Mr. H. W. 'Ramsour, of Bessemer City; Mr Laban Falls, of Pleasant Ridge; Mrs. R. R. Ray and Miss Mamie Ray. or McAdenville: Mr. C. T. Cornwell, or Kings Mountain; Mr. T. B. Brown, manager of Belk's Greensboro store; Mr. J. D. B. McLean, of South Point; Mr. C. J. Hubs, of Bessemer City; Mr. Joe Thompson, of Kings Mountain. HOY PLUS BOOK EQUALS MAN. It happened on a day that a boos, a real book, fell into the hands of a gifted and impressionable youtfi Tbe reading of it stirred the deeps of his sensitive nature, wakened and stimulated his latent powers, and forever widened his intellectual hori zons. The influence and suggestive power of this book Keats portrays in imperishable lines while yet the spell of .Homer is on his soul: "Then 1 felt like some watcher of the skie.i When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific, and all bis men Looked at each other with a wild surmise, Silent, upon a peak in Darien." Every lover and reader of true books has had some such experience. even though it may not have fashion ed itself so compelllngly in his thought or expressed itself in such unforgetable numbers as in the case of Keats. Some piece of noble fic tion, some lyric strain from the poet s pen. some dramatic representation has opened a door that can never be closed. A milestone has been pass ed, an epoch marked. Life can never again be quite as It was. The hori zons are lifted; the world takes on new meaning and is filled with a hitherto undreamed-of glory. D. G. Downey. THE OUTLOOK FOR $30 SHOES. (From The Boston Transcript) The shoe manufacturer who, at the banquet of the Boot and Shoe Club last night predicted the price of $30 for qn all-leather shoe "In a few years,"' is probably not altogether an idle alarmist. More people to be shod, fewer cattle and horses to sup ply them with leather for shoes; in creasing gold supplies and less di minishing purchasing power in tne dollar; what else can we expect than to have to pay more for shoes? THE GAZETTE $2.00. On and after tannery 1, 1017, the subscription price of TTe Gazette w ill be 92 the year , tn- stead of 91 JiO as at present. . Until that date new aubscrtp lions and renewals will be taken at the old: price. AD eahscrip-, tlons are ' strictly rash In : aW ranee. This Increase la the price of the .paper Is rendered Imperative because of the un- precedenled Increase In the cost of print paper and all other tna- terials which enter Into the making of a newspaper. ? - : G0ZY THEATRE "GASTQNIA'S COZIEST MOVIE" . TODAY. LADIES ADMITTED FREE 10 a. m, to 5 p. m. Also children Under 12 years old. First' Chapter of "THE CRIMSON STAIN MYSTERY," featuring, Maurice Costello and Ethel Grandia. VFROM THE IEEP,M ' i 3-Act Fedture, featuring Joyce Moore,' will also be shown. FRIDAY : TOMORROW, "LOST TWENTY-FOUR; HOURS" 3-Act Special Feature. HELEN GIBSON IN "TO SAVE THE SPECIAL" . Sensational COMING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1. "GOD'S COUNTRY AND THE WOMAN.' BRUSHES FOR EVERY USE Our Showing Comprises brushes of Every Sort from the tiniest and cutest little tooth brush for the child to big bath brushes for grownups. Tooth Bruhe VVhuk Broomg Fleah Brushes Nail Brushes Clothes Brushes Hand Brushes Hair Brushes B&th Brushes ALL AT LOWEST PRICES Fresh Shipment Norris Candy Received Today Try our Famoua Ice Cream, 50c per Quart, Packed in Ice. PHONE US YOUR ORDERS. Torrence Drug Co. nnnnnnnnnonnnncooonncncnnonnnnzn u D D D D D a D D D P a a . . OUR STOCK OF . . LADIES' COLORED SHOES is about complete. We have them in all the new shades in Kid and a a a a Back Skin from p p p p p p p p p p p HOWELL -GROVES SHOE COMPANY annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennncp THOMSON'S Big Thanksgiyin IS NOW Big Reductions throughout our entire Store. Sale Continues through the week. Special fj Prices on Coat Suits, Dresses,, filiUinery, 8 Etc. Etc. Come Thomson Mercantile Co. 1 ' ; "Quality and Service , r. ;i 1 i THURSDAY Railroad Drama. . 1 'v a n a a a a a a p tx p p p' p . p P P P P P P P P P. P. a Pi P P P D double A's to D's. GOING ON rl if 1 and See n g Sal
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