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A BANK
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STRONG COMPANIES
BOOK
SEASONABLE MERCHANDISE
AT REASONABLE PRICES
OUR STORE IS BRIM FI LL OF TEMPTING VALUES IN'
RELIABLE MERCHANDISE. ANTICIPATING RECORD
BREAKING ADVANCES IN PRICES, WE FORTIFIED A
" GAINST IT BY CONTRACTING WITH MANUFACTURERS AND
JOBBERS EARLIER THAN HAD BEEN OUR CUSTOM UNDER
NORMAL CONDITIONS, HENCE WE CAN SAVE VOL' MONET
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF OUR ENORMOI S STOCK.
A Visit to Our Store Will Verify This.
Morris Brothers
TO SPKAK HERE IX JAXUAUV. BltilKJK COXTHACT AWARDED
Clement H. 1'cker, of Baltimore, Ac
cepts Secretary Roberts' Invitation
to Address Rtate Convention or
Chamber of Commerce Secretaries
In January.
Clement S. Ucker. vice-president
of the Southern .Settlement & Devel
opment Organization, of Baltimore,
Md- in a letter addressed to Secre
tary C W. Roberts, of the Gastoma
Chamber of Commerce, advises that
he will accept the invitation to speaK
to the State convention to be held in
Gastonia some time early in January.
In bis letter dated. at his Chicago
o?5ce he has the following to say:
"It gives me a great deal of pleas
ure Indeed to accept your invitation
ar.d you may count on me as being
present and delivering an address, t
have noted very carefully all you
have to aay. and the trouble witn
North Carolina, as I see it today, :s
that, enongh money and energy is
being expended but co-operation and
co-ordination is greatly in need.
Mr) Ucker has studied the prob
lems of the South for several years,
and has also studied the same proD
lems in other parts of the country
and abroad, and his address to the
people or North Carolina will be un
usually Interesting and instructive.
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System
The Old Standard ntl strengthening tonic,
G&OVB'S TASTELESSrhill TONIC, drive out
Ifalaibwearicbes the Mood. and bur Ms tip the tys-
A tret looic. For adults and children. 50c.
County Commissioners at Special
Meeting Wednesday Award Con
tract for Concrete Structure Over
ljong Creek.
At a special meeting of the bridge
committee of the commissioners of
Gaston county held at the court
house Wedensday. a contract was
awarded for the erection of a $6,
880 concrete bridge across lxng
Creek two miles from the city on the
Dallas-Gastonia public highway. The
bridge at this point was one of tne
many that were destroyed in July by
the high waters and the commission
ers in letting this contract are carry
ing out their work as previously
planned, whlrh wasto replace every
bridge in the county. Sinoe July a
temporary structure has been serving
at the Long Creek site.
Catarrhal Deaf sess Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, aa tbejr cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There
Is only on way to cure catarrhal deafnraa.
and that Is by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness Is caused by an in
flamed condition of the mucous lining of
tba Eustachian Tub?. When hls tube Is
Inflamed you havo a rumbling sound or
Imperfect bearing, and when it is entirely
closed. Keafncss in tho result. Unless tha
Inflammation ran b? r.duccd and this tube
restored to Its normal condition, he. ring
will be destroyed for ver. Mny omos of
deafness sre cauad by csCirrh. which la
an Inflamed condition of !'- mucous sur
faces. Hall's Catarrh Cure nets thru the
blood on the mucous surfaces of the sys
tem. We will give One Hundred Dollars for
my case of I'atirrh-"! U "f-'-ss that cannot
be cured by Hall e ' ai'rrh Cure. Circulara
free. All Drueriiis. '..
F. J. CHENEV &. CO.. Toledo. O.
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Holland Realty & Insurance Co.
. J. M. HOLLAND, Treasurer
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WINTER CXHRNK.
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A. and M. College Provide for
struct Ion for Those Interested
Farm i ng.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
WEST RALEIGH. Dec. 6. A bul
letin has just been issued by the A.
and M. College announcing the rour
weeks course in general agriculture,
which begins January 16 and ends
February 13, 1917. These may be
secured upon request to the registrar
The winter course in agriculture
Is a practical course in farming, giv
en by practical men for practical far
mers. It is open to all who are en
gaged In or interested in farming
apd is designed to aid the man who
wishes to farm in a modern and busi
ness way. who wants larger and bet
ter returns for his labor and who
wants to make a better and more
comfortable home on his farm.
It is designed to aid .farmers wno
wish: To manage their' soils so that
there will be a gain and not a loss in
soil fertility; to use fertilizer and
manures with less expense and with
better results: to save soil moisture
HAXK OFFICIAL RKCOMMKXDs
Til KM.
T. J. Xorrell. vice president of tne
Bank of Cottonwood. Tex., writes:
"I have received relief and recom
mend Foley Kidney Pills to any one
who has kidney trouble." Kidney
trouble manifests itself in many
ways in worry, by at lies, pains,
soreness, stiffness, and rheumatism.
.1. H. Kennedy & Co. Adv.
and plant food; to save soil from
washing away: to rotate crops so as
to add to crop yields and increase
the fertility of the soil; to select the
best types and best individual dairjf
and beef cattle and to feed and man
age them to the best advantage; ;o
judge all kinds of cattle, horses,
hogs, sheep and poultry; to breed
livestock so that each generation
may be improved: to produce and
feed balanced rations for the bes:
economy and results; to fight insect
enemies intelligently and fungous
and bacterial diseases with success:
to prevent disease in livestock: to
care for livestock so as to keep tliem
healthy and to get the most profita
ble return from their work and prod
ucts; to hatch, feed and care Tor
poultry: to breed, graft or otherwise
propagate plants: to know how and
when to spray, and grow fruit and
vegetables successfully.
These and other things will be
taught simply, practically, and as
thoroughly as the time will permit.
Ituy It In (last on ia.
STOPPKD CHILDRKX'S 'IUri .
COltiH.
"Three weefrs ago two of my chil
dren began choking and coughing,
and I saw they were having an at
tack of croup." writes Billie Mayber
ry. Kckert. Ca. "I got a bottle of
Foley's Honey and Tar and gave
them a dose at bed time. Next morn
ing their cough and all sign of croup
was gone." J. 11 Kennedy & Co.
Adv.
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The ninn who liar, never hud a bank account has one great pleasure
in life yet left to film STARTING one. , ,
Hanking money and seciii: the liala .ee OliOW bigger and higher
month by month 1 m continuous Joy.
An hi hank lialanco GIIOWS a n an takes more interest In his work
or his business und earns more and gain-; self-respect and the COXFI.
DKXCK of his firm and of himself. r
Make OL'lt hank YOl'K bank.
Citizens National Bank
Officers:
AXDRKW K. MOOHK, Pres. A. G. MYKNS. (Active) YU-e-Prea.
V. H. A DAMN, Cashier.
Depositary
State of Xorth Carolina CIt y of Gastonla Gaston County
5 PER CENT. INTEREST PAID O X CKIfi IFICATKS OF DKIHS1T.
Xorth Carolina Still Lead.
Raleigh, Dec. 6. For the seventu
year North Carolina is first in the
production of cotton, sweet potatoes,
peanuts and probably so J a beans to
the acre, according to the report
matfe today to the board of agricul
ture by MaJ. W. A. Graham, com
missioner of agriculture. The corn
crop this year will be about ."ifi.OOo,
inm bushels, or about 8.000.000 less
thsn lat year. The oats crop wa:
the poorest ever harvested. Vhea:
and corn growth In the state are suf
ficient to feed the populace, the com
niissione said.
OI K .IITXKY OFFKIt This and 5c.
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with five cents to Foiey
& Co.. 28:5.'. Sheffield Ave.. Chicago,
111., writing your name and address
clearly. You will receive in return
a triiil ti.ir-l, ii pnntainlntr Foleys
Honey and Tar Compound for colds, j
coughs, and croup: Foley Kidney i
Fills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets. I
YYeJrb'ft Xational Liquor Hill.
Yorkvillo Enquirer.
The fact that Yates Webb haa
started after : national prohibition
bill is notice of a serious probability
of the earl: omlng of dry times
throughout im i'nlted States. It was
Mr. Webb . '( cut through the law
that prohibits fee importation of li
quor into dry states. Before the pas
sage of what is known as the Webb
law. a state was unable to prevent
the importation of liquor from an
other state. Xow Jiquor cannot be
imported into any state except witn
the consent of the state into whlcn
the liquor Is being imported.
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Grove's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
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in styles and fabrics. Yalues be
'yond roniparlMn.
Furs, Sets and Single Pie-es in
Fox. Lynx, Wolf, O'PosTini, Mannor,
White Tbilet and other kinds.
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Suits . and Overcoat. Mackinaw.
Men's evtra Tronsen, Hats and
Shoen. ,
Dresses Seclal values in Wo
men's and Misses' Silk, Serge 'and
Yelvet Irresses; all of the latest
styles and colors. One-fourth off on
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