Concord's Fighting Rat Goes
On Another Rampage in Fight
Concord.—■Cor,cord'a most famous
rat. conqueror of a three foot rattle
snake after a Week’s buttle, is seeking
new worlds to conquer. Inspired with
a zeal uncommon in rats and charg
ed with vetnon from the snake In*
killed after being bitten several
times, the rat recently drove off a cat
placed in the cage with him and to
day *k the sole occupant of the cage
originally construct'd for his first
victim.
Admire- • of the rat's fighting
qualitie- following his victorious bout
with the rattler, wagered that it
would he just as .stlcrc t mI agaii si
a cat. The wagers were quickly cak
ed and a neighborhood cat placed in
the cell.
Several person who questioned the
rat’s ahil tjr to kill a snake were
called into witness his second major,
battle within ten (days.
The cat knew his business hut not
the temperament of his foe. No soon-,
er was ho in the cage than lie made
a lunge for the rat. which war quietly
sheltered in a corner of the cage.
The cat”s paw found the corner of
the cage blit, not the rat for with un
usual speed the rodent shifted to the
bar!: of lhi' Toni, pluntihg Ms; teeth
in tl'ii1 cats neck.
The cat showed iiis surprise with
convulsion; of the body ami shrieks
of pair, lie rubbed against the cage,
shook his body with all his strength
and sought his foe with the. pnw.
.Still the rat clung, on driving hr
teeth again end again into the heel;
of ids would-be-.-layer.
Kor some time the battle went on.
alv.ay with the rat. on top. The rat,
stuck to his job for fifteen or twen
ty minutes, then began to lire of the
tabbing in hi: tie. k. lie forgot to .use
h pnw a. an oflVn ive weapon and
: olighf lo loe.tte with il some ope.'.'JUT
i'l the y.-ire of the cage
In his eye was the look of wonder.
Why'.everyone knew he was suppo:
to kill that rat, secine.il to say the.
ore i,;' hi- face. yet here was
the rat on Id; back fighting with the
deti" niinjitioo c “ a tiger.
Supporters of the eat finally took
him from the rat, and I he rate vent,
bark to his rorncr,, with his fur still
-i newhar like the feathers of a frizz
iy chicken, tile only mark he bear- as
re: lilt, of the f'ght with the stark
Preparation for a New Day
A Sermonette
i (Rev. II. W. Mi'Diarhiifi.)
Notwithstanding the extreme old
weather and the Christtna. holiday
changes good interest .’was manift i
od in the Presbyterian services Ins;
Sunday. At the evening service the
pastor , Rev. II. N. McDiurmid,
preached a most unique sermon from;
the subject, ‘ Preparation for a New
Day,” using as his text. Luke d l l.
“What Shall We Do?"
In part the pastor said, “when
•TShn the Baptist the fore runner of
Christ came into the region- round
about Jordan announcing the coming
of the Messiah, anl preaching the
baptism of repentance, lie aroused
the interest of three cl asses the
common people, the publicans and the
soldiers. One hcai i' e; John's message
and the character "f *1'' Savior to
come, and the nufut. of Id:; mission,
these three (la ses '•’.uim to hint ask
ing the same (picslion. "What Shull
We Do?” To the common people
John replied “Hi n that hath two
coats let hint import to him that
hath noruq and he that hath meat |
let him do 1 kewiso," ttnpiv. sing up-1
on them that the po.se ion of these
things implied an obligation upon j
them. To the publicans who were
guilty of exacting more taxes than!
the law allowed and crediting them- !
selves with the seme, John answers |
their question by -saying “Exact not
move than that vvhdh is appointed j
you” thus showing that the Savior!
expected to establish principles of
honesty in business. I > the soldier- ;
who were guilty of intimidation and [
robbery hi the regions in which they
camped, John ihpii-d to their ques
tion and raid, “Do violence to no
man ftv'ti . -r accuse uny falsely and
he eon! it with your wages.” la art-1
swering these three (da s'- , .moitnc
ing the first coming of Chris", John
was making known the manner of
living which Christ expected to elmr
aetetir.-.' citir.e>V‘ in his kingdom. As
we today are closing an old year
loo-king forward to the opportunity
of a new year and anticipating the:
second coming of Christ when he
shall come in power and great glory,
■these same principles of charily,
honesty and righteous living hould
characterise ail the activities of
Clod’s people. If these principles are
not already established in our con
duct, the most important tiring for
os to do is to see that they are
tablished before the wow Year dawns
upon ns. hi d before ('first come un
exoectcdlv.
'At the rtiorniiig hour Mr.
ibid used for his text, "!-t
CTEven into Bethlehem and
thing] which is-come to pass,
they went and found it even
McDim
wr V -iw
see this
And
as the
Angel had said. Speaking of this
solution of the shepherds, i temio-i
was called to the fact that these
shepherds were abid ng in tla* same
country where Abraham journeyed
and toward which Daniel faced and
three times a day prayed to (led
while in exit.' in Babylon, and where
God hud efforrn to build up a right
eous nation. Attention was further
railed to the fact that God first,
made known the Suvolr's hirth to
Shepherds rather than to merchant
men, bankers or men of any other
trade, because the shepherds in car
ing for their flock represented the
care which Christ was to exercise for
ECK & STEPHENS
Certified Public Accountants
Gastonia, N. C.
Systems — Audits — In
vestigations.
Incone Tax Specialists.
— • . ■ •
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that the an
imal stockholders meeting of the Clev
lattd Bank -and Trust Co., will be held
in the director's room of I hr bank on
Tuesday January 12th, at 11 o’clock
tar the election of officers and the 1
transaction of any other business that;
may come before the meeting. This <
December gfffh. lft?5. j
me J. J. LATTlJffOfcE, Secy.-Trca3. k
tils ptHiple. Tlii- rtnnitwintimi wr a!
so made L,y fiife-h; to emphasire I ha
fait Hui* Christ wtis to be the ligftt
of tin.i in a dark world.
On .hfnrfni? (rial’s video thro.mdi
the . Mo t: those shepherds
did dffereutiy from what men arc
dcdojr today, not oue.itioninp the fa. *
of (,'hri si's birth and of hi- divine
oHv'it*. t ut mid. “Lot us go oven into
Bethlehem and son. and when they
woiil they found oven as the Anjt<d
hud said." If men will search as
cam.-dly today for Lie divinity of
< hrist 0ntf his virtrin birth as these
sin pherds did their search wil] like
wise lie rewarded.
la view of tJod’a offer to the world
of a Savior and especially at this sea
son when wr have just; celebrated 'Ids
birth, all people .should tome from
the way:-' of sin and dedicate them
selves to God in Christ. In .illustira
ti: tv this point the pastor told u
trmvhinj* story as yriv* n by Dr. It. K.
Neighbour, the whole of which i:
worth repeating::
“Once upon a ti ne there was a purl
that? weni far away from her home.
She ran away, and lived in sin. Soon
the roses left her cheeks and the
1'jjht went out of her eye. She be
eame sick, and was carTied to the
hospital. There slv hovered bet v i.u c
life and death for two or time
months, Shi was tiirned out of tap
bo. pita} on Christmas Kve. She said
to herself, “I am not f;t to go home
to my father and mother. 1 will not
po On in nty life of sin. Ti-ere is mi
place to go, 1 will go out yonder and
driiv i myself." She was strolliny ,a
loi’i; the street that wintry nijrut.
that t iii'intnvns Li e: A s<k» passed
a church sh. • heard music, and so
• he just slipped in, and took a hack
sea . The minister stood tip. Bible in
hand; he reed for his tY'ft, these
ivo-d : "lit' was wounded for our
transgression, lie Was bruised for
our iniquities, the chastisement of
our peace was upon Him ami with
His stripe- we are healed." When
Lima heard these words of the text,
he dropped her head over on the
heath ip front of her, end there with
her face buried in lit"- hands, s!i(,
l ho tilth! of cm. i matchless Words.
Lav (ftd not hear th ■ minister: ser
mon, she did not-hear the choir sity.:
mp, nor did she hear the benediction,
"'be though! only of C hrist ami His
ttoss and of her own sins. LiimUv
the hand of the ...avion touched her,
a d ho said, "Woman. are vou go-\
'UK home to-.. lit ? She looked "up I
i ff: iphted, and staggered 0u> ictc
NOTl(’L TO f TO< MIOl.DIiUS.
tnuual nmeiinp ef the sto k
' "I the 1 aion Trust Company
a Sh- lav, tor the election of directors
lev the ensuing year and anv other
hicam - ■ xominir hrfore the meeting,
, I ■' la id Tuesday January lift1',
he’U at 11 o’c lock a. in. at their hank
tv • room in Shelby.
I’OUKKST KSKRIDGK, Cashier
NOTirr TO STOCK HOLDERS.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of tho First National Bank
<•' Shrihy for tho election of director*
t< r the ensuing ' ear. and for any otl>
fr business coming before the nicct
ine, will be hold Tup- lay. January
1:1th. 192(1 at M o'clock a.'in. at their
banking roont.
FORREST ESKRIDGE, Cashier.
COME IN NOW
AND JOIN OUR
1926
CHRISTMAS CLUB
CLEVELAND BANK
AND TRUST CO. *
Shelby, N. C.
Ih-j night. A. fs!ve: went, she aid.
"He w.i wound d for mv tranrgm
side, lie v.i. bruised 1'oi iriy itiiqai
ty." Finally she siSid, "I atn going
liemc.” !; was a long trip, particu
larly, the final eight miles Imyor.d
the sTeet-car. .la ' out of the hospi
tal; aid hardly ahlc to walk. ■ I.'•
'staggered 0:1; At lust Ii;t a little hill
t»,p, .fi'yni which . he coithl view i""
fountl'y home, she said, “I eannftt--' f.o
briy farther, 1 am ready to drop Its
mv tracks nail die,- yet 1 wort to
tal'b o ie look at my girlhood homo."
As she leek • !, she saw th-> Tehe
• hiring from tlrn windows. Tint
nerved her on. Reaching the Inr.n:
.die peered in through the window.
Father end mother could not sleep
Hurt nigh*, for i* wm; just one year
sir.ee Flora had. 1 ft their roof, am!
gone out into the world of sin and
wee. They were saying .'omXl'.ing
like this: ‘Mn;.! a year ago Mora
left." “Oh; that Flora might return.
\\V haw Wailed ami waueu and
tiled with tied that she .'might, ■ m ■
home.” Finally the wife aid. "< *li
hu'shard. I .a.'. Flora's free, a-, she
looked ;ii through the window pan; .”
IF said, “No., darhog, y* u did not
•ee Mora's face on a wintry night
like th a. That is orjy the wind and
m w I,rushing ih- braacher- against
•Hie .window-pane." They talked on,
ail!;', mid tl eh the mother sit’d., ‘'Oh.
look, look I saw Flora's.-feme.’’ 'I he
girl had peered in-through the win
dow and then turned from view.
Flat a dragged her. el " to t he door,
t.iu n d the latch, and, a ' it flew open
she fell across thy time held. The
loving .nr-ns of father and mother
picked her on and laid h r on a hsanyo
•\« Flora segain d consciou- o -..;. her
;<l final !•:' nveiiev, theft Her
Iiu■ - beam to move, ;in*l ■ k;iv< 1.
it’.";“Vo«. p|< v:i, .U'or. whnl is
it’.’” “ Mother, lie wo- >yi>uiatcd for
t*:y tre., t.Vu.; lie wi bruised
for in' intouiiit"; mid the chusiisc
iv.'i'1, of my peace was upon Him.
and. mother, oh. mother. with ITia
stripe; I am healed.” i teJI you men.
ru'd women, tVe Ehri:' eias-rid; , let
us -.ay vit/Tth" shepherd
“T.et 11 now co even unto Bethle
hem, tiivtl of this thing which is
cottic to' puss"; i-.iid .they went, am!
they foui ci it even :r. til l ango! ’r.'.ul
smith"
Farmers Interest In
New York Auto Show
Farrier ; throughout. the hr,nil are
more interested in the 1020 Automo
bile Show thin 'ever before, a-'eord
u"X to \V. <!. Arey of the Arey Bros
Motor Company, it; this city. Mr.
An y declared today that the foe i n re
oi this year’s i-tuiw "s the beatify .and
variety of: i)i:k'o colors s e., on the
ik v eary gx,bil; •,! by thy Chevrolet
.'■h .. „e f I .ir .
The ayi'H ultural 'interest- in tin sc
colors route irom the fact that two
of the largest crops grown in the
I iiiUvl Staff s arc combined by the
chemist hi the manufacture of Du
co. i iiilotv, hi the form- of inters, is
BILIOUSNESS
Retired Minister Tells How He
Keeps in Good Form With
the Assistance of
Black-Draaght.
West Graham, Vrr.—The Rot.
Lewis Evans, a well-known retired
minister, now past SO, living here,
has a high opinion of Black
Draught, which ho says he has
taken when needed, for 2r> years.
'I or years 1 had-been suffering
with my liver," he su;-s. "Some
times (he pain would he very In
tense and my hack would hurt all
the trine. Black-Draught was the
first thing I found that would rive
me any relief.
"My liver has always been slug
fhh. Sometimes It. give- me a lot
of trouble. I have n'uf forc'd a lot
with it—pains in my ride mul hack,
and bad headache, caused from ex
treme biliousness.
"After I found Black-Draught I
would begin to take it as icon as I
felt, a spell coming on and it re
lieved the cause a! once. | ran
recommend it to anybody suffer
ing from liverurouble. A dose or
two now and then keeps me in good
form.
-Made from selected medicinal
roots ami herbs, and containing no
dangerous mineral drugs, Black
Draught is natures own remedy
for a tired, laiy liver. NG-166
NOT ICR SALK OK $5000 KI.KCTHIC
LIGHT BONDS OK TOWN UK
WACO, N. (\
Thi> town <-f Waco, in Cleveland
county, N. < „ will at two o’clock p.
m. on Thursday, December 111 1025,
at the town office in Waco, N,
roll $5000 electric light bonds of said
town and sealed bids are solicited lor
said bonds up to the time of sale. The
bonds will be dated January 1. 1020
and bear interest at. the rate of 0 p.>r
cent, tier annum, payable semi-annu
ally, and the prineipal will mature
5-00 per annum on the first day of
January of each year, 1929 to 1953 in
clusive.
Raiders, when making their bids
must deposit a certified check upon
an incorporated bank or trust com
puny payable to the Town of Waco
f *;er con'' °r the time amount
of the bid to secure the town against
any less resulting from a failure of
the bidder to comply with the terms
of the bid.
Bids could lie filed with undersign
od mayor or clerk and treasurer.
This December 19, 1925.
BLAi K. Clerk and
n of Wuyp, N. p. 2t-2lu
j mix (! wiih nitric acid to form nitio
I rciiuio :<• while corn, after l.ei”e; dis
! (iltd into duty alcohol, m used as a
i solvent. The result is that today
thousands of bale; of cotton lii;Uv.
and million;- of bushels of corn are
betii" consumed by the da Per.; Coni
j puny .in the product'nn of Difco,;which
i is unlike paint, varnish and enamel
jin that it contains no oils. Thu ,
a new by product of ajrhiculture, it
has opened new marke.r for the
farmer.
In Mark Twain', days on the ”
sis'dppi no’ one had an nhtomob.'l''
i end no one dreamed that, cotton and
corn would some (lay be used as a
i finish for automobiles and still UTs
! year this chemical aebi •> < men! is u
j I’MUsit ft more interest amorur the
farmer, than an yother feature <<f
the auto show.
The exhibit of the ( heyh.'»!;•* Corr.
I puny ((l’lta r.i-d many new ar.ii i> •
| tifill Dace color combination' which
; can also bo seen at the local show
! room of Arey Bros Garage.
j ..
Can miivh' have, been v/mv . i1 ■
I didn’t cbi’ro he v. doi it t
, Loot his. rights.
i'
(■<;[ ’ T'dY VYKIlKlA HKVr
DHIXK Vi) MKDll’M
■A representative of the St. lands
office of 1 ho (in-on River UeUlimr
i onip.!!', recently tout a represent"'
tivo of Tio- I n:i"<l state • I’tiVdsi: r
Mint hi* believed country nrtvv ria
to I)-- t.lv? >K ■[ effective fern; of ad
■ 'Ttjsing for bottlers of > iicbctiuit' d
lx ■ raffc-s. Ho aid that ad !'(■: 11
merit of : ivh a predDct as re.
!•:duoht relatively better rf -*u!-.in
country paperr than in city pa.prry.
‘•The people in the ci - -kirn
through thy paper until th>-v find tin
!>:;:>■! ifftilur thing- they are looking for.”
the country weekly read ever- •
lie ru'd. 'dllt tile pe: r v
in- it."
Paris.-— eladanu- lamia. < ngnar i.
who v. itii her husband b.'i a nr ■ arm
darted a little shop '(hat became n
f.-n .•*, fh |.:irt;tn re and brought
t':..i irimeo.;» fortune i ; d. '.d
!\ :■ '(! ‘-i i-cr n'.’itiii i- : •... di a w.ciiti. n.
if only tlie i chop) hint•>r,,'v >'■ 1 i.-i
n’t muf • fit.'. c:> an tit yV p.-t i . ■' -
horn.
— SCHEDULES
INTEIt-CAROI.l'N.A S MOTOR Bl S COMPANY
Leaves Shelby for Charlotte 7 r.. in., ft u. rn., 11 a. m., 1 in
3 p. m., 5 p. in,, 8 p. ni.-Leave:- Charlotte. for f h my a. in.,
10 a. m., 12 Noon, 2 p. m., 4 p. m.„ (> P m.
SCHEDULE LINCOLNTON-SHELBY BUS
Leaves Shelby 7:20 a. r.:., 10 a. Li , 1 l>. re, r :1 rr- !■ rer
Lincolnian :8:30 n. m., 11 a. in., •IrOO n. ■■'.W ]■. nr. . ZEB
COSTNER, Manager.
SOIEDULE SHELBY-RUTH ERFORDTON BPS
Leaves Shelby 8 a. m., 1 p. in.. Leaves Ru.t her fordton fh55 a. m.,
2:15 p. in, Z. V. COSTNER, Manager.
St HEDl'LE SIIFI.BY-ASHEYTI.LE BUS
Leaves Shell y 10 ire. 12 No 2 p. pi.. 1 ,p. ;n.. <> p. m. REL>
TOP CAB CO.,' and. BLUE RICCK LINES, (Lva -r , A mil'e,
N. C.
For Information Phone 150—Union I5i;s Terminal, Shelby, N. C.
Ann
be Manufactured in Shelby, Beginning
at an ea- iy date.
WATCH FOR
NNOUNCEMENT
ICE & FUEL CO.
Shelby, N. C.
-n r^n rpn rpn n^n m*. r=n ,n» r r?=n r^n r=*r. rr- r, n=n m rr=n rc=ti r^n rr:n. „__
THE southern serves the south
A day’s work on
the Southern
When a railroad system extends for
8,000 miles across eleven states and em- x
ploys 60,000 workers, it does a big day's
work.
Here are the figures of an average day
on the Southern Railway System:
Trains operated . . . 1,270
Passengers carried . . 50,000
Carloads of freight loaded on
our lines and received from
other railroad*; .... 8,000
Ton-miles produced . 32,000,000
Tons of coal burned in loco
motives .14,000
Wages paid . . . $220,000
Materials purchased . $135,000
It takes management, and discipline, and
a fine spirit of cooperation throughout
the organization, to do this work day
after day, and maintain the standards
of service that the South expects from
the Southern.
Sonic'i"IPs lull •• Kin.
I . \V; !f;c: had been tfninrr about for
! «-xvc-<ia"t' y.’ith a worried look on h»*
' usually ; i"-ijlinir <uvo. A friend atop
hi; ; an! a.-! •(! the reason for I he
sudden chv.ige f’-wm jo;. , > bloom.
‘•1 fo;.,- pry \v;b' i firms" d.sare. If ;
fliose people nexf door," Walker said.
"What have p.ey done? W hat’s
tip. trouhld. ?” the fried!I e ked.
• ,-he car.’ !; a sound f the.p ;.!!
dry Ion?.”
I't r ustent
A certain actor £:.•<' a gratuitous
performance at one >> the big hoapi
hds, and after t' ■ sk v the students
i, i (I to pro of refresh
ments on him.
'have a vhisk'v and soda, Mr.
“No thank you*very much.”
“Well, have a cigar, then?”
“Don't smoke them, thanks.”
“■Oh, I say do have something, “pro
ie. .'.■(! one student.. “Look here; have
i
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AT THE
DRIVE IN FILLING STATION
TEXACO GAS AND OILS
\W ■ a icv/ Ti’-a:.? for Forcis at a •
VERY LOW PRICE
DRIVEJN FILLING STATION
,JAME:' F. ROBERTS, Proprietor
GENERAL REPAIRING ON ANY
MAKE OF AUTOMOBILE
Wrecker Service — Road Service
THE SERVICE GARAGE
B. F. Spangler
Shelby, N. C.
Phone 371.
FOR
— HIGHEST QUALITY_
— QUICKEST SERVICE
— LOWEST PRICES —
ON
SASH — DOORS — FRAMES
SIDING — FLOORING — CEILING
And All Other Building Material
SEE
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North Washington St., Phone 167.
1 NEAR SEABOARD DEPOT
SSyS&SS! Fife' >>? vtk ^ 5SSS
WE
SPECIALIZE ON CYLINDER BLOCKS
tCITING, WELDING, BRAZING
PHONE 237
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A
Coal
AND
DRY WOOD
Ideal ice & Fuel Co.
PHONE 250
NIGHT OR DAY
WE NEVER CLOSE.