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The closing exercises of the Arbor
and Bird Day programme of Friday,
November 16th, was given by the
Senior Class after all of indoor exer
cises had been carried out. AH the
crowd aswmbled on the ground*
where the place had been ch i n to
plant ?? trie. The exercises were It ad
by the President, Houston Reynolds.
It was decided to nam the tree Liber
ty Oak, fcince we are fighting for the
cause cf liberty. Ti e speech of why
we should name it the Liberty Oak
was b Lillian Snipes, the Secretary
and Tr vsurer ef the class. Although 1
this W s sh?rt*it caused every <>n"
who heard, it feel glad that we arc
fighting for the causes of humanity
and liberty. After this all th?s class
pledged themselves to do their bit
"to make the world safe for democ
racy." " Breathes there a Man with
Soul so Dead" was recit<J by Lin
wood Richardson. After this "Amer
ica" wr.i sunt?. This prove 1 to be a
very patriotic and interesting part of
the programme.
? R K.
Last Thursday evening, at eight j
o'clock, there was a mass meeting held
in the school auditorium for t* ?e bene
fit of the Y. M. C. A. movement. The
meeting was called to order by Mr.
George F. Brictz. Prayer was of
fered oy Mr. Johnson. The Glee Club,
of the Selma High School sang "God
Keep Our Men," after which Rev. C.
E. Stevens made a short talk on the
Y. M. C. A. work, by way < f introduc
tion. Mr. ( ockerham, having had
some experience as a soldier and see
ing some work of the Y. M. C. A. told
lis in a few words some of the princi
ples of the Y .M. ('. A. work. The
Glee Club sang "Over There," while
cards wire passed out for subscrip
tions to help this work. Mr. BrinsOn, |
pastor of the Baptist church in Smith
field, was the main speaker of the
evenin ?. lie pre ented to ** a picture
of the great movement. He told us
some of the reasons why this work
is so important and why it will be in
the interest of the people back home
to support thin movement. Selma
Township has obligated to pay one
thousand dollars for this work. We
are glad that our people can realize
that there is a work for each one. We
hope, that in this time of need, when
so many of our boys are placing them
selves at the disposal cf our govern
ment that these that are left back will
cease t > be misers. May they realize
that when they have given the very
last penny thoy have, that they have
given only in small proportion to what
the hoystwho so nobly give their lives
have given.
? E. E.
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The seventh grade had charge of
the chapel exorcises this morning.
The first thing on the programme was
a song "Trove's Old Sweet Song," hy
the grade. They sang this beautiful
ly, especially the last chorus which
was sung very softly. While still on
the stage the grade recited a memory
gem from Kipling. Henrietta Simth
and Sydney Vinson recited in con
cert, "L'Envoi," by Kipling. Mildred
Driver then recited "If we Only Un
derstood," hy the same author, which
ended the much enjoyed programme.
? M. W.
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The Archer Literary Society met
Thursday afternoon, Nov. 15, 1017.
They rendered a very interesting
proerrnmine. The society "hns been
divided into three groups and each
group is vyinir with 'he oth?>r to have
the be . t programme possible. The
committee, Rena Kin^, Mabel Wilkin
son. and Julia Ashworth, made an ex
cellent programme as a beginning.
The following programme was carried
out: Song, 1 Am Proud of My Town,
was sung by section. Current Events
were given by Rena King. Jokes
were well told by Maggie Benoy. One
of O'llenry's stories was read by Julia
Ashworth. A patriotic recitation was
given by Lois Rowe. El ma Poole
read an original character sketch of
Washington Irving. An impromptu
speech on "Economy" was delivered
by Annie May Roberts. The last was
a mental arithmetic match, which
proved to be very interesting. Emma
Lucas Ward scored the highest.
? F. M. W.
Selma, November 16.
.<250,000 FOR WAR ORPHANS.
American Committee Sends Aid to
Fatherless, in Honor of Joffre.
New York, Nov. 11. ? Miss Lisita
Lelland, secretary of the American
national committee of the fatherless
children of France, announced to
night that $250,000 had been cabled
to Paris through J. P. Morgan & Co..
in honor of the assumption by Marshal
Joffre of the duties of the organiza
tion.
One hundred and forty local groups
in principal cities of the country made
tip the fund.
What the Arm) V. M. ('. A. in I)?in?.
(By C. J. Wins.)
W hen war was declared, the follow
ing statement, or one to the ssyne :
eft oct was s< nt President Wilson by
one of the Y. M. C. A. secretaries:
"Wherever one of our toys in Khak
is found on duty and the Government
n.-iut- our service the V. M. C. A. is .
I ready Sir."
! Today the Army Y. M. C. A. > ;
ren t:riizt"l by the Government as the I
agency for promoting the work of th" ;
j Chwh in the army. It attempts to:
, supply the environment so needful for ;
I the preservation of character. It
| seeks to fortify the soldier against the
hi/Ur of tcniptit ion and strengthen the '
morals of the army by a constant in
fluence which, inc lude the religion*,
social, educational and physical activi- I
ties.
It provides outdoor and indoor
frames, baseball, baskehall, volley
hall, football, checkers and chess. It
suppies entertainments, musical in
struments and good wholesome mov
ing pictures. It conducts classes in
French, English nnd other educational
I branches. It organizes Bible classes
and promotes a strong religious work
program. It keeps the fellows out of
I trouble by filling their spare hours
with useful and enjoyable occupation
It takes the place here of school,
church end home ? and more ? it's the
soldiera' and sailors' C'ulb. It's secre
taries are friendly men, living under
the same camp conditions "as ourselves.
When we go overseas these com
forts will go along with us to do for
the American boys what they are do
ing for our Allies in England, France,
Russia, Mesopotamia. Kgypt, and It
aly. The " Y" is always over there.
The aim of the work is at all times
to keep us fit, happy and contented,
and our officer:; and the pastors of
near-by churches are helping to bring
these results.
1 nousanas 01 liners leave our
('amps every day, written on strtion
< ry of t h<- Y. M. C. A.. Over 100 large
huts fully equipped are in constant
use in the Camps. These buildings
lire taxed to their uxmost capacity.
Not only for entertainments and con
certs, hut also for religious services.
Thousands of tlecisions have been
made for the Christian. M:iny ordain
ed clergymen havae temporarily re
leased from their churches, and are
serving as religious work secretaries
under the direction of the Association.
Without exception these men consider
this work the bpportunity of a life
lijne.
To render this service here and in
the other Camps C>00 buildings and
tents are required in America and
hundreds more abroad. Thousands of
men together with equipments and
maintenance, are also nececsary. And
it doesn't cost us fellows a cent. Who
pays it? As usual they call on the
folks back home. I've been told too,
that the fund which was raised for this
work last spring has been exHr.usted,
and they're going out again in a na
tion-wide campaign to* secure enough
more to last until July.
There'll lie campaign committees in
each State and a good mat\y of the
counties of each State. We are ex
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pecting to hear of " Old Johnston "
doing her full share as usual.
Shall this work which I have men
tioned fail because of a lack of funds?
The war work council is facing a great
crisis. Some task can wait ? not this
one of ! rving twi nty-four million men
in American, Russian, French and
Italian armies between now and
spring, the most critical period of the
war. *
Thi is another opportunity in which
is given the people back home to add
to the comfort and necessity of their
boys, while they occupy their place in
the trenches. Surely the people of
good old Johnston will do their "bit."
Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C.
Nov. 14, 1917. *
SAVING WASTE WOOD FOR FUEL.
Farmers Urged to Utilize All Timber
Cut in Clearing Land.
Plans for making use of all available
waste wood as fuel are under consider
ation. Tho United Stato Fuel Admin
istration . The State of Arkansas has
already urped farmers to utilize all
timber cut in clearing farms. II. C.
Couch, fuel administrator for Arkan
sas, in a telegram said:
Gov. Bouph at our request has is
sued a wood proclamation, urjrincr
farmers to cut timber in clearing their
farms into ccrdwood rather than burn
ing: it in the field."
Similrr action is bcinpr taken in
North Carolina and other States.
The City Commissioners of Raleigh
have donated $25)0 for tho purchase
of wood for the needy people of that
city. The present price of fuel is hard
upon the poor people in many of oar
towns and cities and unless those able
to do so come to their rescue there
may be much suffering in some com
munities. This is a time when those
who are able and charitably inclined
may do a good deed in the service of
humanity.
A letter from I'rof. Vermont.
Dear Mr. Editor:
Th.' Full has been just beautiful. I
have never seen such a successic n of
|
gold, brown, russet, scarlet, frrecn.
The mountains ran riot in all thei- !
glory. It is impossible to dream of j
r*ny'ihintf that might surpass their
beauty. No wonder that people come ,
in thousands to see the Ci'y and its :
wonderful surrouding*.
Th ? other d: y, we had the pleasure
< f seeing this. country from the top
of a mountain. The p!ace formed a
divide and the automobile stopped on
a harrow spot, from which we could !
ste the city of Ashcville on the one
lido, the country on the other. I have !
visited many of the wonderspots of j
the world, but I hrvc seen seldom any
thing that could surpass that view in
proportion and in . plendor. The lines
of Wordsworth came to my mind and
"my he. i t leaped up when I beheld
that beaujy 011 the land."
It is useless to say that all this in
vites to wa'l.s. Yesterday evning I
took a long stroll with some boy
neighbors. One was originally from
Indi. n:', the otli r from Tennessee, the
other was born in North C'irrolina, the j
fourth in? Florida. All these boys had '
traveled over the United States,!
though the youngest was only eleven
years old, the < Idcst fourteen. That
walk reminded me of the fin? chaps
of Smithfiehld, my companions of |
a s(roll through the wocds, alon?r the
high-Ways of Johnston County. They j
told me about their travels, spoke of .
the wonders of California, tile glories
of Florida and finally one began to
speak about Port Said, Egypt. I was
surprised. I understood finally when
he told me that his people were living
I .shall soon take a 'long stroll with J
th h Bo.', -Scouts of Ashville. They
have a Icrge troop under command of
r\ gentleman of culture and experience.
This man has traveled considerably
and feels at home with his Scout3.
So, we shall all -> armed with frying
pans and the paraphernalia that make
up a trip. We shall camp near a clear
little brook and cook supper. I just
wish that I could invita the Smithfield
boys. ?
The other day I strolled through the
mountains and came to a little seclud
ed spot that is? beautifully situated.
It is in the very heart of the moun
tains. A spring provided clear, cool
water. There is no more quiet restful
place to be found anywhere. It is for
-.ile. 1 wonder if some Johnston County
friends would not be interested in
buying it. It would be easy enough to
form a little Summer-Colony and there
are enough refined people in Johnston
who would take delight in a two or
three weeks' sojourn in the mountains.
1 should be glad to hear from some of
the friends about this.
I noticed that the ShewfF of Hun
combe County has put up a notice to
the tax-payers notifying them that he
will alloow 20 per cent payments to
those who will pay their taxes at once.
This is a very fine idea and will
certainly help along the collecting of
the taxes. The idea seemed practical
to me and worth Svhile passing' on to
Johnston County.
Another idea which is very practical
has been worked out in our school.
The books are sold at cost to the stu
dents. The City of Asheville buys the
books, pays the express an delivers
the books at a price much lower than
they arc usually sold. Books are sold
three times a week in the school
building. A woman is appointed to
this work .and the scheme seems to do
well. This, however, does not apply
to the grammer-grade school-books.
In a High-school of some five hundred
students this scheme means a tremen
dous saving.
Miss Laura Jones, formerly princi
pal of the Wilson's Mills School, is do
inpr excellent work in Runcombe
County. She has charge of the schools
among the illiterates and her work is
commented on highly by the Ashcville
papers. Miss Jones is one of the very
best teachers that ever went from
Johnston County. Iler success is no
surprise to all who knew her.
Occasionally we have a visit from
a former collepue and member of the
T. G. S. Faculty, Mrs. J. T. Homey, I
formerly Miss Trotter. Her husband
is one of the most promising lawyers
of this section and has become inter
ested in real estatc.\ He promises to
be a most successful man in this busi
ness, too, whilst his reputation as a
barrister is rapidly growing.
Dr. E. K. Graham spoke to a number
of the business men at a recent ban
quet, and I have seldom hear a finer
address. 1 would not be a bit sur
prised if some day Dr. Graham would
Succeed President Wilson in the White
House. There is presidental timber
1 in that man. In a few minutes he had
the whole assembly still and attentive,
and that audience went home with a
new vision.
Our friend William Sanders is doing
well at Binpham's. The other evening
I met Colonel Bingham and he spoke
jin flattering terms of the younp man.
[William belongs to that galaxy of
young men who are doing credit to old
T. G. S.
I of ten meet friends from the East
? rn Fart of the State. A few days
ago, I went up town ami met Dr. Tom
linson smiling and supremely happy.
He pave nie the news from Smithfield
anJ the friends. ?
This wee!:, Miss Hazel Doles, the
cultured mu.sie teacher, came by on
her way to Virginia, where she be
come ; a member of the Jackson Col
!>*"o Faculty. Her sister, Miss Lady
Doles, iB also a member of that facul
ty. The position offered Miss Doles is
a flattering one, and no one is more
able to do the work required than this
refined young lady.
Best wishes to The Herald and to
the friends.
A. VERMONT.'
Asheville, N. C., Nov. 10.
The News from Kenly.
Kenly, Nov. 15.*? Wednesday even
ing in the Kenly Hitfh School audito
rium, the singing class from the Ox
ford Orphanage rendered a delightful
two-part program consisting of son;,*,
readings, and an operetta. Notwith
standing the unpleasant weather,
something over two hundred people
came out to hear the young folk, and
the collection amounted to $GG.45.
Superiuiendent M. B. Andrews has
issued the following invitation to the
peopl? of the community: "Next Sun
day afternoon at three o'clock in the
high school auditorium, Dr. Clarence
Foe will deliver an address to the peo
ple of this community dealing with a
topic of world-wide importance: 'The
( hurch and the Kingdom of God on
Earth.' Doctor Foe has traveled the
world over; he has written several
books that are nationally famous; and
he is editor of the Progressive Farmer,
which many believe is the greatest
agricultural paper published in the
South."
The students of the high school have
observed this as clean-up week. They
have divided themselves into six
groups, and the members of each
group elected a captain or manager.
The campus was divided into six parts,
each of which was assigned to one of
the high-school groups. The clean-up
work has been entered into with en
thusiasm by the students.
Professor and Mrs. M. B. Andrews
entertained the following last Sunday:
Mr. H. D. Andrews and family; Messrs.
A. B. and A. E. Andrews, and Miss
Gladys Andrews, who has acccpted
a position to teach at Pinkney this
year. The above are brothers and
sisters to Professor Andrews, all of
whom live at Mount Olive.
BENTONVILLE NEWS.
Rev. Mr. Crockcr filled his regular
appointment at St. John church last
Sunday.
Mr. Harvey Westbrook of Buies
Creek Academy spent the week-end
in this section with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen Westbrook.
The Railroad Bond election in favor
of the Central Carolina Railway which
was held in Bentonville Townrhip on
Nov. 9th, lost out by a majority of 40.
The school at Mill Creek did not
start last Monday as was expected.
The committee and teachcrs thought
it best to wait another week.
Messrs. Tennis ;;nd C.olT, of Phila
delphia, Hall and Shnfer, of Montana,
and J. R. Baggett, of Lillington, N. C.,
were callers in Bentonsville Nov 9th
in interest of the Central Carolina
Railway Co. ?
1 The Directors of the Bentonsville
Township Fair are expected to hold
a meeting at Mill Creek school Fri
day, Nov. 16th, at 2 p. m.
The Juniors expect to hold the next
meeting in their nqw hall, which is
now completed. They have a building
which is a credit to this County.
The members of the Mill Creek
Federal Farm Loan Association are
requested to meet on Tuesday, Nov.
20th, at 2 p. m., at Mill Creek school
house.
Bentonville, Nov. 15.
Health and Patriotism.
All the armaments in the world, the
best that Krupps or Bethlehem Steel
can turn out, will never prevent one
foe from landing on our soil if the man
behind the pun is a degenerate.
Not less so is it on the farms than
at arms.
One i? surprised to find how large
a proportion of our young men of to
day are rejected. One is reminded
that we are threatened with a deteri
ation which may imperil our very exis
tence. May we not well say to the
men of today: "The waste of your
health may imperil not only your liv
ing, but your liberty."
And have we as a nation realized
that our greatest asset is not our
banks, or our factories, or our mines,
or our farms, but our manhood?
Now is the time to turn our atten
tion to building up our walls at this
point. So sr.ve the children's health
is to have a strong, healthful man
hood and womanhood. ? Health Bul
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Doctor Says Nuxated Iron Will
Increase Strength of Delicate
People 100?/c in Ten Days
In many Instances ? Persons have suf
fered untold agony for years doctoring1
for nervous weakness, stomich, liver or
kidney disease or some other ailment
when their real trouble was lack of iron
in the blood. ? How to tell.
New York, N. Y. ? In a recent discourse
Dr. K. Sauer, a Boston physician who has
I studied widely both in this country ;Shd
| in great European medical institutions,
! said: "If you were to make an actual blood
test on all people who are ill you would
probably be greatly astonished at the
| exceedingly large number who lack iron
and who are ill for no other reason than
the lack of iron. The moment iron is sup
; plied all their multitude of dangerous
symptoms disappear. Without iron *110
blood at once loses the power to change
food into living tissue and therefore
nothing you eat does you any good; you
Bon't get the strength out of it. Your
food merely passes through your system
, like corn through a mill with the rollers
1 so wide apart that the mill can't grind.
? As a result of this continuous blood and
' nerve starvation, people become generally
weakened, nervous and all run down and
frequently develop all sorts of conditions.
' One Is too thin; another Is burdened
i with unhealthy fat; some are so weak
they can hardly walk; some think
they have dyspepsia, kidney or liver
trouble; some can't sleep at night, others
are sleepy and tired all day; some fussy
and irritable; some skinny and bloodless.
J but all lack physical power and endur
ance. In such eases, it is worse than
foolishness to take stimulating medicines
or narcotic drugs, which only whip up
your fagging vital powers for the mo
ment, mlybe at the expense of your
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or how far you can walk without becom
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test your strength again and sec for your
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even triple their strength and endurance
and entirely get rid of their symptoms of
dyspepsia, liver and other troubles in from
ten to fourteen ilrys' time simply by tak
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after they had in some cases been doctor
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benefit. You can talk as you please
about all the wonders wrought by new
remedies, hut when you come down to
hard facts there is nothing like good old
iron to put color In your cheeks and good
sound, healthy flesh on your bones. It is
also a great nerve and stomach strength
ener and the best blood builder in the
world. The only trouble was that the
old forms of Inorganic iron like tincture
of iron, iron acetate, etc.. often ruined
people's teeth, upset their stomachs and
were notnssimilatedand for these reasons
they frequently did more harm than good.
But tflth the discovery of the newer
forms of organic iron all this has been
overcome. Nuxat.ed Iron, for example,
is pleasant to take, does not injure the
teeth and is almost immediately bene
ficial.
NOTE.? The manufacturer! of Nuxated Iron hare
such unbounded confidence In its potency that they
I authorize the announcement that they will forfeit
: $100.00 to any charitable Institution If they cannot
i take any man or woman tinder sixty who lacks Iron
1 and Increase their strength 100 tier cent, or over
i in four weeks' time, provided they hare no serious
i organic trouble. Also they will refund your mon?y
In any case tn which N'uxated Iron doe? not at least
[ double yowr strength In ten days- time. It U dis
pensed in this city by all food druggists.
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