e WAR CROP
APPLES SHORTLY
iil Equal Two Bushels for
ery Man, Woman and
Child in the Land.
PLE FOODS TO ALLIES
This Year Is "Eat an Apple and
Jul a Biscuit" Unusual Need
tor Handling Crop May Be
Short of Help.
Jv. United States is about to har-
Jlts great war crop of apples. It
is two bushels to every man, worn
fid child In the country. In order
hd as much staple food as possi-
o our fighting allies, Americans
irged to use as many arDles as
Me. The motto this year is: "Eat
ple and send a biscuit."
Jsr conditions also confront the
growers,. for there is a scarcity
ck'ers, and careful preparations
now be made to see that this
Is all safely harvested and put
storage. Now is the time to be-
organizing picking crews in every
growing section. A survey of
jsttuatioa shows that the farmer
need co-operation from business
In the towns and cities round
t at which he trades, and which
Just as great an Interest In this
as the farmer himself. This Is
fgency organization work to be
fo up immediately by chambers of
fneree, boards of trade, state and
ty councils of defense, and busl
men generally.
i labor supply to harvest this
I exists right in the cities adjacent
i i i .
uie ijjie urciiurus iu most cases,
the draft and demands of fac
s and railroads for 'labor have
brbed the normal supply of work-
upon which the farmer usually
vs. and it Is necessary to recruit
kinds of workers. People who
never regarded themselves as ap-
plckers may this year be asked to
o the orchards and help get in the
I) for patriotic reasons.
lie organization work should take
form of an immediate survey of
r resources to see where a picking
e Is to be recruited. Stores and
ories can often release clerks and
kmen for this service If notified in
. Families who would like a week
wo of vacation in the country with
t, healthy outdoor work at satisfac-
v wages, may also be Induced to
the picking army. It has been sug-
Ited that the schools might be open-
ater this year so that boys and girls
be sent to the orchards, but this
not be necessary in all cases. One J
y good source of pickers can be
nd among the women's organlza-
hs of this country.
fnch is heard about the scarcity of
for, but there is not as great a scar-
v as most people Imagine. Workers
m whom the farmer depends in or
ary times have simply been shifted
Jo other occupations, and war condi-
bs demand that business men step
locate other classes of workers who
fi be shifted to the orchards for this
ergency and see that the farmer has
nty of help. .
JThe principles of careful fruit pick-
k are very simple, and easily under-
'Od. If the farmer can start with
o or three experienced pickers and
End a little time explaining good
king methods to his volunteers he
iuld get excellent results, for these
lunteers, while new to the work will
po be people of good average intelll-
nce, and the war emergency will ap
al to their interest so that they will
more than ready to help harvest the
op skillfully.
Apple growers are advised to get in
uch with the business organizations
their nearest town, ask that help be
ven in securing pickers and report
lie number of pickers needed by them
llves. One of the greatest difficul
Jes in organizing harvest hands for
hy crop is that of gathering accurate
fiformation as to how many helpers
Ire needed on each farm and in each
nvnship. For lack of such lnforma
on it very often happens that one
iwnship will be handicapped because
h is without sufficient helpers and a
nvnship twenty-five or thirty miles
way will have a surplus of workers.
:y ascertaining in advance just how
iuny workers will be needed in each
K'allty," business organizations will be
ble to recruit a sufficient force and
Here will be neither scarcity nor sur-
lus in any section.
This year's apple crop calls for spe-
ial methods of handling. The size of
he crop makes it necessary to send
nly the first-class fruit to market and
o see that all fronds and culls are
Sid into by-proJucts. There must be
'reat care to see that apples are not
i-xposed to the hest or outdoors after
picking, but are i-roperly housed in
temporary storage places on the farm
and carefully cooled. The scarcity of
(pickers will probably make Unneces
sary to pick and house the crop first
Und grade and pack it afterwards. Full
'directions for handling the fruit will
be published later.
j The great big task immediately
! ahead la that of securing a picking
j force, and in this work the business
man and the fartaer JL.'e co-operating
5 to an extent never known before. This
! U a wsr crop. It will be harvested
- wttb a war orgar Uatk-o.
MfllOHCfCUST IS KILLED
Winston-Salem Boy Plunges to Death
Over Bridge Near Lexington.
Another Boy Injured.
Lexington. Hace Green of Winston-Salem
was instantly killed about
three miles north of Lexington, when
a motocycle on which he was a pas
senger plunged off the end of a high
way bridge and on to the tracks of
the Southbound railway, forty feet
below. Green's head struck one of
the rails and was split open. One
shoulder and arm were also fearful
ly mangled and crushed.
Marvin Shore, who was driving the
motocycle, was knocked off by the
Impact with a piece of timber railing
at the end of the bridge and fell to
one side in the grass on the bank,
while Green and the runaway ma
chine took the fatal plunge through
the air.
Both are young men and under
stood to be unmarried. The motor
cycle was coming toward Lexington
and was speeding at a very high rate,
it is reported, down a mile stretch
paralleling the railway track, before
the road approaches the bridge, which
crosses the track at right angles. Ap
parently the driver of the motorcy
cle did not see the bridge until too
late to check his speed to make the
turn. At this same spot one or more
automobiles in the past have gone
over the bridge and on to the track,
at least one with fatal results.
Three Brothers Volunteer.
Durham. The item relative to the
Granville county family that volun
teered for war duty inspired the re
port of a trio of Durham brothers who
have volunteered and a premium has
been placed on their services. Thom
as J. O'Brien is the member of an
aviation corps in Toronto, Canada.
Joseph J. O'Brien is on his "journey
to France as a volunteer recruit to
drive an ambulance subscribed by
Durham Citizens. He left America
the latter part of July. William
O'Brien will leave Durham on August
27 for Fort Oglethbrpe as an appli
cant in the second training camp ol
the officers' reserve corpsr-
Ship Building at Beaufort.
Beaufort. An enterprise that bids
fair to be of much benefit to Beaufort
and to this community was started
here in a small way some weeks ago.
The name of this concern is the IJeau
fort Shipbuilding Company and it be
gan business without any flourish cf
trumpets or the usual brass band
methods of publicity that accompany
the launching of important ventures.
Indeed so quietly has thi3 concern
gone about its business that many oi
Beaufort's own citizens do not know
of its presence here.
The capital, has been furnished
mainly by New Bern people. W. B.
Blades, of New Bern, is one of the
principal stockholders and the late M.
M. Marks of that city was interested
in it. Mr. Blades is in active control
of the business. As its name indi
cates the object is the building of
vessels and it already has valuable
contracts. Five barges and a large
fishing schooner have already been
contracted for. Work has already
started on these contracts and will
be pushed as fast as circumstances
will allow.
The various building projects that
the national government is carrying
on all over the country are making
railroad service very uncertain and
also draining the country of carpen
ters. As soon as these difficulties can
be overcome work at the shipyard will
eo forward in a lively fashion. Y. A.
Williams, of New Bern, an experieced
man, is in charge of the yard and
hopes to have a large force at work
at an early date.
Meeting Clerks of the Court.
Durham. Secretary W. H. Young,
clerk of the court of Durham county,
is mailing out notices to the central j
committee of the State Association of
Superior Court Clerks for a meeting
in Charlotte on Thursday, August 22.
The purpose of the committee meet
ing is to formulate plans and name a
convention city for the 1918 program.
Members of the central committee
are: C. B. Skipper, Robeson county;
W. K. Bogan, Anson; J. J. Barrow,
Franklin; D. W. Bradsher, Person;
John HCathey, Buncombe; C. C.
Moore, Mecklenburg; M. W. Gantt,
Guilford, and W. II. Young, Durham.
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.
The annual session of the North
Carolina State Association of County
Commissioners convened in the court
house at Wilson. Addresses of wel
come were made on the part of the
city by Mayor Killette for Wilson
cofnty, W. F. Woodard for the Chem
ber of Commerce, R. A. Turlington for
the Rotary Club, T. F.,Pettus for the
Merchants Association, and C. Wood
ard; all of which were responded to
by W. C. Boren, of Guilford, president
of the association.
The sending of eighteen men away
from Burke to chaingangs of other
counties, when Burke's own roads are
desperately in need of work, ha
created a sentiment so strong that It
is practically a demand on the county
commissioners to establish a chain
gang in Burke.
Miss Jessie Randolph Smith, of
Henderson, daughter of the late Mr.
Orren Randolph Smith, who design
ed the Confederate flag, is a yoeman
in the naval reesrves at Norfolk, Va.
Following a month's illness, Thomas
Watts; a respected citizen of Taylors
ville, died at the age of seventy yearp
How to Acquire
a Relish for
the W ord
By REV. HOWARD W. POPE
Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago
TEXT How sweet are thy words unto
my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to
my mouth. Ps. 119:103.
It is a well-known fact that unless
one Uses the strength derived from
his food, in labor
or exercise, he
soon loses his rel
ish for food alto
gether. On the
contrary, vigor
ous exercise as a
rule creates a
hearty appetite.
The same princi
p 1 e applies to
spiritual things.
Unless we give
out to others the
comfort and In
spiration derived
of our dally read
ing' of the Bible,
we soon lose our
interest iu it, and find it rather a dull
book.
If you reply "I do not seem to get
much inspiration from the 'Bible. In
fact, I doubt if I have gotten a fresh
idea from it In a week." let me ask
you if you take time to ihink on what
you read. Gold has to be mined, and
diamonds are dug from the depths of
the earth. In fact, very few of God's
best giftacan be obtained without ef
fort. So the Scriptures must be
searched If one will discover their
hidden treasures, and even truths re
quire prayer and thought before it re-"
veals its full beauty and strength.
Aside from the daily lessons which
God gives us from our morning read
ing, if we look for them earnestly, and
we may be sure they are adapted to
our needs for that day, we wish to call
attention to the opportunities for serv
ice which arise from our contact with
people on the way to or from business,
or on the train, or in the performance
of our daily duties. How often at the
table conversation drags, and almost
dies for lack of rt fresh subject, and
yet how seldom anyone ventures to in
troduce a religious topic, even where
the majority of the people present are
professing Christians.
Out of the Abundance of the Heart.
On the other hand, how refreshing
it is to meet one who is evidently in
the condition of Peter and John, who
said: "We cannot but speak the
things which we have seen and heard."
A gentleman overtook a stranger and
invited him to ride. As he approached
him he said to himself : "I wondtr
what the man Is thinking about and
what subject of conversation he will
introduce. Surely it will be one of
three things the weather, the crops
or the election." It was none of these.
His first words after the salutations
were: "How's religion clown in your
country?" The question startled the
man a little by its directness, 'but it
showed where the other's heart and
hopes were, and led to a long and
profitable conversation on spiritual
things. ;
How much might be accomplished
by each of us if our hearts were warm
and glowing with love to Christ, and
our minds on the lert to Improve ev
ery opportunity that God sets before
us. Instead of telling a dozen people
tomorrow that it is a fine day, or that
it looks like rain, suppose we give the
weather a rest and try to talk about
something more profitable. If your
neighbor opens up the subject of war,
ask him 'if he ever noticed that verse
in Psalms where God says, "He mak
eth wars to cease unto the ends of the
earth," or say : "Here is a verse which
has helped me lately. Let me give it
to you." If they open up on the
weather and complain because the day
is so cold or wet, meet their com
plaints by saying: "This is the day
which the Lord hath made; we will
rejoice and be glad in it." Try this
on a dozen people the next rainy day
that comes, and watch the effect of It.
Or call attention to the promise in
Isaiah 55:10, that as the rain cometh
down, and the snow from heaven, and
returneth not thither until it has done
its appointed work, so shall my word
be that goeth out of my mouth; It
shall not return unto me void, but it
"shall accomplish that which I please.
What an opportunity this gives one to
talk on God's overruling Providence,
and the certainty that his purpose will
be fulfilled. ,
Refreshing in the Word.
If the day be hot and sultry, what
more refreshing than the verse, "He
shall come down like rain upon the
mown grass; as showers that water
the earth." Ps. 72:6. Whatever the
weather or political conditions may be,
there is always some way of diverting
attention to spiritual things if we will
make a study of the fine art of relig
ious conversation.
And just as a nursing mother eats
both for herself and her child, so, as
we read the Bible, we should be on
the lookout for truth which we can
ptss on to others. And as nurses in
royal families are fed more carefully
and bountifully because they. supply
life to the king's children, so we may
be sure God will cause his word to
dwell in us more richly, if he knows
that we will pass it on to others.
It Has Its Price.
Whoever wants power must pay foi
t. Emerson.
fas - w ' h
MiMnom
Swrsotooi
Lesson
03y REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR AUGUST 26.
THE CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH.
LESSON TEXT-II Kings 25:1-21.
GOLDEN TEXT As I live, salth the
Ixrd God, I have no pleasure in the
' death of the wicked.-'-Ezekiel 33:11.
I
Many years after the kingdom of
Israel was taken captive by the As
j Syrians, Judah was carried away to
j Babylon. Judah's captivity was in
j three stages, covering about twenty
j years. The first deportation was while
: Jelioiakim was king. Daniel and his
! friends went Into captivity at this
! time (Dan. 1:1-0). The seventy years
I captivity dates from this time. The
j secoLd deportation was while Jehoia-
kim reigned. Most likely Ezekiel was
: carried away with this second com
1 pany 4 (Ezekiel 1:1-2). The third de
portation, some twelve years after the
I second, Is the one described in our les-
son. At this time the greater part of
j the nation was removed to Babylon,
j Only the poor and unimportant were
i left. Jerusalem itself was destroyed
at this time.
j - I. Jerusalem Besieged (vv. 1-3).
' Zedekiah owed his kingship to the king
of Babylon (chapter 24:17), who ap
pointed him to the throne after the re-
moval of Jehoiakim. Ills name was
changed from Mattaniah to Zedekiah.
He was not a good man (24:19).
, Though having his position by the will
' of the king of Babylon, he rebelled
against that king. He thought that by
the aid of the surrounding nations,
especially Egypt, he could throw off
the yoke of Babylon. Jeremiah coun
! seled submission, but the king refused.
Nebuchadnezzar came in person with
all his host and laid siege to Jerusalem,
even building forts against It (v. 1).
This siege lasted for about a year and
a half. For a while during that period
the Chaldean army withdrew because
of the appearance of Pharaoh's army
(Jer. 37:5). Shut off from help from
without, the Jews soon were famish
ing for want of bread. The horrors of
' this famine were awfui. For a descrip
tion of it one should read the book of
Lamentations. Mothers ate their own
; children (Lam. 4:10). The richest, even
' ladles in silken robes, wandered about
i searching for scraps in the dung heaps
i (Lam. 4:5-10). Their tongues clave
' to the roofs of their mouths, and their
skins were dried up. Added to' these
! horrors were murderous fights between
i parties among the Jews. Some wanted
. to surrender; others insisted upon
. holding out.
j .11. Zedeklah's Flight (w. 4-7). At
j length the city was broken up, and the
j king and his warriors fled by night. His
thought wras to escape to the country
beyond the Jordan. The Chaldean
I army overtook him, scattered his army,
and carried Zedekiah to' Rlblah, where
Nebuchadnezzar had his headquarters,
j Here judgment was passed upon him.
j In his trial it was shown that his
I solemn oath of allegiance to the Chal
deans- had been broken, thus showing
himself a traitor (II Chron. 36:13). As
a punishment for his treachery his own
sons were slain before him, his eyes
put out (v. 7), and he himself carried
to Babylon, where he remained a pris
oner till his death (Jer. 52 :11). In this
we have a marvelous fulfillment of
prophecy (Ezekiel 12:3), which say3
that Zedekiah shall be taken to Baby-
j Ion and die there and yet not see the
j city. He could not see it because his
eyes were out. Let us learn from thia
I that that which God says will surely
I come to pass, even though we cannot
j explain its details.
j III. The Destruction of tlie City (w,
i 8-10). Not only were the people taken
captive, but the city Itself was sub-
jected to the utmost rigors of war.
j They plundered the house of the Lord,
the palace and the houses of the rich,
j and then consigned them to the flames
i (v. 9). They even broke down the
I walls of Jerusalem- (v. 10) and mas-
I 1 1, n If nw.
2:3,4).
IV. Disposition of the Inhabitants
and the Contents of the Temple (vv.
11-21). 1. The inhabitants (vv. 11, 12),
They were divided into two classes,
these Mho had deserted to the Baby
lonians during the siege and those who
were found inside of the city at the
time it was taken. Many doubtless de
serted to the Babylonians during this
siege, as even Jeremiah was arrested
on this charge (Jer. 38:13).' The poor
of he land were left to be vine dress
ers and husbandmen. The " wealthy
and influential were taken away as
they woul be of value to the conquer
ing nation; besides they would be a
menace if left behind. The poor were
left because pauper captives would b
a burden.
' Besides it was very undesirabli
for the land to lie in waste, as then
they could not exact tribute from it
To that end encouragement was given
hy the Babylonians as "vineyards and
fields" were given to the poor.
2. The contents of the temple (vr.
13-21). From the temple which had
been twice plundered before (II Chron.
3G:7, 10), such of -gold, silver and
bronze vessels as still remained were
taken, even the great pillars of the
molten sea. The captives and the treas
ure were delivered to, Nebuchadnezzar
at Rob! ah, where more than threescore
if men were killed (vv. 10-21)
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Heads of Industrial Plants Say She
Can Do Any Work Consistent With
Strength Better Than Man.
Once man pretended to place wom
an on a pedestal aud worship her.
Now, according to Donald Wilhelm,
who reports "The Confessions of a
Munition-Maker" in the Century, he
is forced to recognize her as an equal,
and respect her. The quotation be
low states the opinion of a hard-headed
factory foreman, on the importance
of women in the world of labor :
"Welch, one can see, isn't emotion
al. One can trust his judgment of
women.
"That is why I was glad he was
present in the officers room of the
company eating quarters when the re
port wns made in detail of the strike
scheduled to take place the follow
ing Monday mornig. lie made a
speech, saying:
, " 'Gentlemen, we've all known wom
en practically all our lives. Mosto of
us get to thinking that a woman can't
do mechanical .work because they're
always willing to let a man use the
hammer, that being something he
thinks he can do. But a woman can
do it. A woman can do anything that
a man can do, and most things bet
ter, but men can't do anything near
what women can do. " Now, maybe
you can imagine what women can do
in mechanics, and I know what they
can do. Leaving out big girls, I say
sv:mcr; ovn do any kind of mechanical
i'trk tfcst's consistent with their
rirength 'ttter than men.'
"Anotbr- superintendent, a new
man, saIJ lie had thrown out a hun
dred mer; n his plant 'back in Ohio'
and put ftrls In their places, and he
had foun'J them better all around."
The Listener. ,
"Have 3'm any suggestions to make
about our flew house, dear?"
"Yes. J wish you'd have the keyholes-mad5
larger."
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