SOMETHING NEW IN ORGANIZED CHARITY Before the state legislature In Al bany, N. T., this winter Ylll be pre sented a plan for America's first "de partment of home assistance," the first organised government bureau to care tor the destitute home. More than a feneration ago gorernmental aid tor the families of the Terr poor was abandoned In New Tort city; living conditions and Urine's cost have changed radically since then: today the specially appointed commit tee of Investigation for the city con ference of charities -and . correction urges governmental aid as the only dope of real "social Justice" and liv able support for the homes of the destitute. There are hundreds of. women and children starving In New York for whom only the government can adequately care. "Of course It Is, primarily, a mat ter of the cost of living," said O. F. Lewis, chairman of the conference committee on governmental aid of New Tork city. "The price of the necessities of lite has Increased so much that destitution has become a problem too great for the private societies to meet alone. I have no doubt that the private charitable organisations could take care of the destitute families If they only had enough money; but under present conditions they have not enough money; and so something else must be done something else must be added. "What wo are suggesting Is something absolutely new. But it Is simply the outgrowth of present conditions. It Is a question that has "broken through' many times lately In various parts of the United States; here In New Tork we are first bringing It to the point of definite, organised action." The suggestion of a department of home assistance has as Its single ob ject the care of destitute widows with little children. Under the present regime in the care of the poor a woman with children and no means of sup portmust either be taken care of by a private organisation, or must break up her home and send her children to an Institution. urn""' 1 1 AMIR OF AFGHANISTAN HELPS TURKEY Wl I iff The specter of a holy war Is un folding Itself before the eyes of Eu rope. It began when Italy clashed with Turkey In Africa, and now that the little Christian states, that act as s buffer between the larger powers and Turkey, are at war, the cloud Is dark ening rapidly among all the Moham medan nations. In the mosques of India, the pago das of Malaysia and the shrines of s dozen other nations prayers are being said for the success of the Turkish arms. All Islam has thrown Its religious support to the kahllfate at Constanti nople, and should the sultan, as head of the Moslem faith, unfurl the green flag of the prophet It Is feared the fanatic Mohammedan nations would begin holy wars. .Even the most conservative of European diplomats admit there is a possibility of political alliances be tween Turkey and other Islamlo nations The Russian persecutions in Per sia have fired the Mohammedans there, and the Asiatic Moslems are looking tor a champion who can come to the rescue of the threatened Islamlo states Turkey and Persia. Hablbullah Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, Is the man. One word from him, alarmists say and others fear, will bring on a series of religious clashes that will entangle every nation In Europe, Asia and Africa. The amir has not failed to take advantage of the almost universal mani festation of respect paid him. and in a meeting held in Kabul recently to express sympathy with the Turks he spoke In no uncertain manner. Although the sovereign of a comparatively small state, the Amir Habl bullah enjoys the prestige of being the only Independent Moslem ruler In the world.- His country has no public debt with a foreign commission controlling Its finances. It has a respectable and fairly well trained army. It manufac tures Its own rifles, ammunition and guns of the smaller calibers. MRS. GROVER CLEVELAND TO WED AGAIN Mrs. Grover Cleveland, widow of the former president of the United States, Is to be married next April to Prof..' Thomas Preston, an honorary professor at Princeton University and now occupying the chair of archae ology at Wells College, Aurora, N. Y, the institution attended by Mrs. Cleveland, then Frances Folsom. Although formal announcement has not been made and probably will not be made until after the debut of Miss - Esther Cleveland this winter, the fact of the engagement has been known for some time among the In timate friends of Mrs. Cleveland and Professor Preston. ' The second romance of the woman who as "the bride of the White House" charmed a nation and whose high character and devotion to her distinguished husband have been, by example, a national Influence toward high Ideals of wifehood. Is the out come of an acquaintanceship of little more than a year's duration, with a man practically unknown .In America. Thereafter he became a frequent visitor at the Cleveland home In Prince ton, and undoubtedly Mrs. Cleveland's ardent Interest In education fostered the first bond of sympathy that grew Into stronger attachment, and has resulted In the most Interesting announcement of a betrothal since the world heard that the beautiful Frances Folsom was to be married to the nation's chief In the stately walls of the White House. , Professor Preston, who Is about fifty years of age, a literary scholar and a linguist of Internationa distinction, is a man of strong but retiring per sonality, and, although he has held a high place among the faculty of Prince ton tor years. It Is said that his first meeting with Mrs. Cleveland took place not many months ago. ,.. K ' jr saw w-rw -V-'' r v .tfWx" PRINCESS NURSING WOUNDED SOLDIERS 1 !.:, is c According to press reports from Greece, the hospital arrangements of the Greek army are entirely Inade quate for emergencies. The army has acted with such rapidity that It Is Im possible for the field ambulances to keep pace with it Princess Alice, wife of Prince Andrew, the fourth son of King George, with a staff of picked nurses, is following the army and ren dering first aid to the wounded, by Whom she is spoken of as "the minis tering angeL" At Sarandoper she performed al most miracles, flitting with her staff from one quarter to another until late in the evening, when she was compelled to stop' because her cloth ing was drenched with blood. ' Princess Helens, daughter of the Crown Prince, has also arrived with her hospital train. Looking around the railroad sta tion at Larissa, which was .littered with wounded men, some on ambn- : frg i ro; ped sgalnat the walls, she exclaimed In pathetic tones: three ner'-'s to prepare for all this! It was not enough time, and :? t: a bf;':.u::."3." J , j sc::e rare opportunities - Interest About Southeastern States A reused Ry Southern Railway Ex hibits At Fairs In North. Chicago, ia Great Interest about the Southeastern States was aroused by the exhibits made this fall by the Southern Railway System at Northern fairs and expositions, over a quarter of a million desirable people seeking and receiving Information regarding the resources and opportunities of the Southeast, according to reports re ceived from repersentatlves of the rail way in charge of the exhibits. . The various exhibits extended over a period of two months and Included the country north of the Ohio river from New York and Pennsylvania to Iowa. There were twenty-seven sep arate exhibits made at district and county fairs In the Northern states In addition to a fine display put in at the Canadian International Exhibition at Toronto. The exhibits everywhere attracted attention. As a rule visitors pronounced them finer than those made by local exhibitors, and It was usual to hear the statement from man that he had no Idea that the Southeast was a country of such won derful resources and opportunities, The fine displays of fruit, of corn, wheat and other grains, and the show ing about other products of the South ern soil were things that especially appealed to great numbers of Northern farmers. Not less than two representatives of the Southern Railway and Its asso ciated lines were present at each of these exhibits, explaining conditions In the Southeast and the opportunities offered to the homeseeker as well as the attraction of the Southern country for Investors or for visitors. Reports of these agents show that the total at tendance at the various fairs and ex hibits visited amounted to over 1,50, 000 people, that about 240,000 visited the Southern Railway exhibits, over 70,000 people were personally talked with about the Southeast and nearly 260,000 copies of literature advertis ing this section were distributed. In addition to these exhibits special dairy exhibits were made at the Chi cago and Waterloo, Iowa, exhibitions, and a special exhibit on live stock op portunities will be made at the Inter national Live Stock Exhibition at Chi cago In December. Wide Distribution of Products. Washington. The wide distribution of American manufactures Is Illustra ted by some recent figures of the sta tistical division of the Bureau of For eign and Domestic Commerce show ing the variety of articles exported and the numerous countries to which they are distributed. Barbed wire, fly paper, telephones, boots and shoes automobiles, wire nails, motion pic ture films, flying machines, tele graph Instruments, locks, hinges, ra zors, .bath tubs, traction engines op erated by steam, traction engines op erated by gasoline, stationary engines operated by gasoline, stationary en gines operated by gas, electric loco motives, elevators, cotton gins, cash registers and cream separators, these area few of the numerous products of American ingenuity distributed literally over the entire civilized world. Design For- New Nickel. Washington. The design of the new nickel to supplant the five-cent coin now In circulation will be per fected by Secretary of the Treasury McVeagh within a few weeks. George E. Roberts, director of the mint, and J. E. Frazer, of New York, an artist who Is working on the design, con ferred with the secretary. An Indian head will adorn the face of the coin and the flguer of a buffalo the re verse. The design Is intended to hon or the disappearing Indian and buf falo, linked together in American history.- ' Woman 8uffrage Endorsed. Philadelphia. Woman suffrage, which both the Democratic and Re publican parties at their last state conventions recommended should be voted upon by the people, has receiv ed further endorsement here In the notion of a legislative commission ap pointed to codify and revise the elec tion laws of the state. ; The commis sion voted to include it among the rec ommendations to the next legislature. Pujo Committee Denied Facts Washington. Attorney General Wickersham presented to President Taft his decision on the right of the Pujo committee of the house to seek through the comptroller of the cur rency Information as to the banking conditions and the Inter-relation of financial interests for use In Its Inves tigation of the so-called money trust The opinion has not, been made pub lic The attorney general has held that the president has no right to di rect the comptroller to give the coin mltteed data which is not made public. Against Free Toll Provision. Washington. President Taft told official visitors that he did not expeot to recommend to congress the repeal of the free toll provision made Jpi the Panama Canal bill last summer tor American coastwise vessels. A second portion of the report of Prof. Emory R, Johnson, the expert upon his In vestigation the president based his re cent proclamation of tolls was made public and contains strong recom mendations against the giving of free tolls to American ships on account of the cost of maintaining the canal. Postmasters to Meet In Denver.. Erie, Pa. Fourteen members of the executive committee and 16 members of the committee on topics to arrange the next national convention of post masters of first class cities were an nounced by Isadora Zobel, postmaster of Erie, and president of the national association. The convention will be held in Denver next September. Edgar Allan, Jr, of Richmond, Vs., was ap pointed chairman of the executive committee, and Daniel T. Gerow of Jacksonville, Fla, chairman of the committee on topics. FIGURES OF STATE PRESIDENTIAL AND GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS V - .ii 1 THI LATEST FIGURES THAT CAN BE OBTAINED UNTIL AFTER THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS MEET AT RALEIGH AND MAKE THI OFFICIAL COUNT. REVISED TABLE GIVES FIGURES OF THE CANDIDATES Through an Error the Figures Gsve Wilson 100,000 Votes More Than the Returns Justified at Last Report Seventy-Five Counties Report 11V 749 Votes For National Ticket For Governor Craig 118,239, Settle 36 027, Meares 88.618. Ralolgh. Below are last figures on the election, which will be obtainable until the board of canvassers meets and makes the official count A trick of the adding machine gave Governor Wilson mors votes by 100,000 than the returns at that hour Justified. The seventy-five counties report tor the national ticket 111,749 votes and for Governor Craig 116,239. The table, revised to date, gives the figures of all regular candidates for the presidency and the governor ship. Counties Wilson Alamance 2.132 Alexander 852 Alleghany 653 Anson 1.510 Ashe 1,643 Avery Beaufort 1.605 Presldsntial Taft Roossvelt Bertie Bladen (1 missing) .. Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden - Carteret .. Caswell 1,582 1,140 150 628 204 109 478 m 43 83 1,468 497 219 128 1,241 648 66 611 Gubernatorial Craig 8ettle Meares 824 1,416 852 141 884 (0 2,168 871 ' 675 1.501 1,700 . . . 1,825 1,636 1,229 1,027 sees 293 28 43 641 tea 482 67 414 Chatham (1 missing) Cherokee Chowan Clay .. Columbus Craven .. Currituck. . Dare . . Davidson .. Davie Dublin .. . Durham .. Edgecombe Forsyth.. . Franklin.. , Gaston .. . Gates.. .. Graham .. Guilford Halifax Harnett .. Haywood Henderson (Dem.) Hertford Hoke.. Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones.. .. .. Lee Lenoir (Dem.) .. .. Lincoln Macon .. Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg . . . . Mitchell . . .... Montgomery .. Moore .. .. .. .. Nash .. .. .. .. . New Hanover .. .. Northampton . . . . Onslow, Orange Pamlico .. Pasquotank Pender . . . Perquimans Person . . . Pitt .. Polk Randolph . . Richmond Robeson .. Rockingham Sampson Scotland. Stanly .. .. Stokes .. .. Surry . Swain.. .. . Transylvania Tyrrell . . . . Union .., .. Vance . . . . Wake .. .. . Warren .. . Washington . Watauga .. . Wayne .. .. Wilkes .. .. Wilson . . Yadkin ., Yancey . . Total .. .... .... .... .... .... .... 3,716 426 2,285 3,875 1,045 1,493 1,791 312 1,397 1.667 822 614 1,627 813 1,263 1,661 593 828 803 40 -62 817 29 48 see e s e e sees e . 705 164 45 830 802 10 2,113 203 1,873 2,136 800 1,763 1,691 61 1,254 1,618 152 1,129 906 734 477 949 1,165 64 663 60 77 695 48 60 372 17 385 381 9 886 2,357 ' 81 943 2,398 114 813 esse e e e e esse st e e sees e e e e e seas 1,678 235 870 1,749 482 477 621 22 11 629 10 8 2,484 1,509 1,143 2,505 2.118 667 sees eeee ease e wees 1,757 33 1,066 1,829 46 970 2.100 126 1,213 1,861 102 77 1,823 93 43 2,186 2.096 2,096 3.119 2,646 312 1,856 71 346 1.941 .133 202 2,325 816 1,309 2,352 383 1,070 esse sees eeee eeee see sees sees esse sees esse 1,561 193 343 1,670 . 289 198 894 124 162 921 100 161 3.830 460 1,979 3,874 661 1,685 2,300 ' 42 135 2,334 40 120 eeee Bee aeee eeee eeee aaee 2.068 354 861 2,087 661 625 esse eeee aeee esse, esse aeee 744--' 61 .. 105 764 88 53 sees aeee eeee , aeea eeee aeea see eeee aeea aeee 2,530 893 1,046 2,645 612 1,000 1,211 332 709 1.233 764 260 2,169 1,349 1,129 2,959 1,761 602 eeee aeee see 4 aeee 862 60 452 888 86 894 ee aeee aeea aeee aeee 1,280 49 1,066 .... .... .... 1,020 134 841 1.066 314 614 897 430 1,320 925 842 89 1,251 229 234 1,264 . 231 18 1.039 843 773 1,062 886 189 3,995 246 390 3,985 349 298 200 138 950 227 172 847 112 144 846 1,132 291 668 1,167 252 678 1,208 464 410 1.062 176 676 1.922 200 426 2,000 139 99 1,990 211 69 a a a e e mo a e eee .... 906 63 445 997 172 - 821 1,096 616 468 695 74 829 703 103 279 948 77 184 1,014 73 116 aeee .aeee aeee aeee .647 44 228 686 . 210 42 833 701 184 859 803 58 2,311 433 847 2.420 , 457 239 2665 374 1,810 2,828 475 1,759 1,319 82 174 1.357 116 85 2,706 154 660 3,103 '211 844 2,740 280 1,537 1.839 808 . . 971 2,286 279 . 1,427 2,241 .247 1,438 1,265 84 2,620 1,209 1,762 ' 2,866 753 72 777 , I '48 1.697 105 L548 1,742 600 1.005 1.144 ' 1.450 210 1.168 1.688 48 L919 2477 608 1.006 2,527 288 tin km , , sees ease aeee.'-'.'eeee 631 107 , 637 640 810 821 298 224 100 .... : L786 92 467 1.724 114 326 1,204 If 234 1,223 199 161 .16,605 24,137 67,692 121,661 87,202 48.525 987 112 . 46 1.044 88 22 603 . 384 149 609 471 390 933 420 r 819 981 728 455 2.293 96 990 2,448 131 948 1,636 831 2.571 1,622 628 2,833 nil e a e ease .aeee a .... " 773 1.666 430 1.111 1.036 69 1,187 60 1,028 1,749 23,660 56,868 116,239 86,027 88,615 Edgecombe County Teachers Meet Tha first meeting of the Edgecombe Teachers' association of tha year was held In tha graded school auditorium at Tarboro. R. G. Klttrell was unan imously elected president of the or ganisation and Miss Agnes Moors was chosen secretary. Plans for the year's work were discussed and every tacher was urged to begin prepara tions at once for tha big county com mencement to ba held next spring. Mrs. G. W. Thrash, of Tarboro, was chosen leader of the county Womans Betterment association. : . . Executive Clemency for Two. The governor Issued a conditional pardon Xo Hannah Harrison, Sentenc ed for burglary, la Wake . Superior court in July. 1909. The reason given by his Excellency is: "On recommen dation of the trial Judge, the solic itor, who prosecuted and the mayor of the city of RalelghJ pardon pris oner on condition that she remain law-abiding and of good behavior, sober and Industrious." Governor Kit chin extends clemency to Arthur Johnson, negro, convicted of murd r in Pender county. Officers Destroy Distillery. Recently Sheriff . Deaton received word of a still being operated in Un ion Grove Township, whereupon he summoned Deputy Sheriff Ward and Chief of Polloe C. W. Connor of Stat esvilla and went out to take a look, Tha still was found going at full blast near Warrens Bridge, on Big Hunting Creek. The still was cut up along with the tubs, boxes and other accessories, and as there were be tween seven and 10 gallons of "white lightning', It was poured over the outfit and the whole of it burned np. N. C. National Guards to Attend. , - As delegates to the annual session of the National Guard Association, of the United States, at Norfolk Decem ber 2 to 4, Adjutant General Gordon Smith announces the following dele gatlon: Adjutant General Gordon Smith, Raleigh; Gen. B. S. Royster, Oxford; Capt.S. C. Chambers, Dur ham; Capt F. L. Black, Charlotte; Capt I. H, Kerney, Frankllnton. Com missions are issued to C. D. Smith as first lieutenant and to Roy B. Case at second lieutenant. Third Company, Coast Artillery, Salisbury. STATE SENATORIAL FIGURES But Four Counties Are Still Missing. Tha Majority, Is Nearly 80,000, ' Table Given Below. Raleigh, la tha ten' congressional districts in North Carolina with fig ures obtainable. Senator Simmons has a majority of 10,106 over both Kltchla and Clark, and has polled 80,507 votes. Govenor Kltchin ran second with 46,016 and Judge Clark third with 16,388. The closest of tha districts were tha first and tha second, tha home of Governor Kltchla once be ing In tha second, now tha home of Congressman Claude Kltchin. The latest Senatorial report follows: First District S. K, a Beaufort.. .. .. 967 428 261 Camden 87 135 91 Chowan 367 268 . 86 Currituck 270 285 128 Dara 116 197 18 Gates . 205 178 262 Hertford 860 332 86 Hyde 423 173 167 Martin 626 443 221 Pasqoutank .... 823 654 121 Perquimans .... 445 165 63 Pitt 1,278 946 431 Tyrrell .. .. .. 104 255 22 Washington .... 301 178 63 Total .. .. .. ..6.876 4,462 2,091 Ssoond District. Bertie 909 773 67 Edgecombe .... 658 1,086 15 Greene 171 747 21 'Halifax 824 1.604 427 'Lenoir .. ..... 1,124 576 76 Northampton .. 908 694. 158 Warren .. .. .. 520 820 233 .Wilson 1,011 861 66 Total Third Carteret Craven Duplin 'Jones Onslow Pamlico Pender Sampson ... .. Wayne .. .. .. 6.625 6.660 1.042 District 909 263 15 1,658 209 62 1.278 832 161 682 125 5 695 271 64 449 223 26 721 , 178 62 992 165 120 1,423 833 130 Total 8,607 2.604 ' Fourth District Chatham 997 601 franklin 1,147 Johnston 1,669 Nash " 883 Vance 675 483 990 988 .. .. .. -I " Wake .. .. .. 1,823 1,680 644 156 345 280 163 214 830 (Conducted by the National Woman's Christian Tsmperanoa Union.) WHO PAYS THE SALOON TAX? Answer Is' Found, In Tired Women Leaning Over Washbosrd and Un kempt Children- In Streets. Did you aver sea a wan, tired wom an leaning over a washboard, with an expression of woe and misery on her race, with clothes that betokened the extreme of poverty, and a thin, worn body that told most eloquently of the lack of nourishing food? Have you seen such a woman working her Ufa away while tha man that promised to cherish and support her Is out In dulging In the sparkling cup of so called "good cheer" and complaining about tha invasion of "personal lib erty" by the temperanoe fanatic T That woman la paying the saloon tax. Have you seen Ul-kepl, unkempt children roving tha streets, their men tal and moral degradation pictured In their faces, growing up to be a charge on society, and perhaps a men ace to It. Instead of becoming, as God Intended them to become, a moral and economlo asset to the oommunltyf These children are paying Uie saloon tax. . ,j BAKER'S MESSAGE TO YOUTH Total Fifth Alamance . . . . Caswell Durham Forsyth Granville Guilford.. .. .. Orange .. .. .. Person Rockingham . . . Stokes . Surry .. .. .. ' Total.. .. .. . Sixth Bladen . . .. .. Brunswick .. .. Columbus . . . . Cumberland.. .. Harnett .. .. .. New Hanover .. Robeson Total.. .. .. 8eventh Anson Davidson . . . . , Davie Lea 'Montgomery. .. Moore .... . . Randolph ... . . Richmond . . . Scotland .. .. Union ..- .. .. Yadkin Hoke' Wilkes.. .. .. Total.. .. .. Eighth Alexander .... 'Alleghany .. . . Ashe .. .. .. .. Cabarrus . . . . Caldwell Iredell .. Rowan .. .. .. Stanly .. .. .. Wautagua .. .. 7,044 District 613 246 687 1,183 629 1,772 810 66 662 102 . 877 4,987 1,978 1,249 631 1.378 1,461 797 1.811 790 765 1032 1.012 767 281 49 198 299 275 lit 90 9 400 ! 56 174 Noted Baseball ' Player Naa Not Drink or Smoke and Advises Boys to Follow Example. J. kTanklin Baker, tha ma whosa home runs won tha 1911 world's cham pionship tor the Athletics, would be great teacher. Yet he recently ut tered a great truth which should ba Impressed upon the mind of every boy In the United States. Here Is what the great popular hero of the American small boy has to sayi '1 don't drink or smoke. Neva did drink or smoke. If any youngster wants advice from one who doesnt mean to preach, there It Is. Leave cigarets or tobacco In any form alone, and don't touch 'booze,' now or at any time. It's the usual advice and don't carry much weight as a rule, but com ing from a ball player perhaps it may mean a little more to tha American kids." GREATEST NEED OF CENTURY 6,837 11,583 2,072 District. 774 283 35 esse aeea see aeea aeea e a a 1.258 278 276 681 430 275 1,665 469 175 2,409 757 N 144 6,677 2407 District. 734 96 1,896 627 640 740 742 2,049 666 472 555 461 839 1,182 464 . 222 220 ' 233 235 361 628 (38 638 226 179 357 906 680 28 63 93 96 199 230 106 63 769 ; 75 133 , 80 New Occasions Tesch New Duties Ssys Rev. Frsnk Qunssulus, Talk ing of Liquor Question. God give us a Webster who shall so interpret the Constitution that It may be a coign of vantage In tha nation's fight against the villainy of that slav ery which unites the saloon and tha brothel against humanity and govern ment! Ood grant also a Wendell Phillips to understand Its desperate, ' bold and cunnnlng crime, to show, us that we "cannot neutralise nitric acid with cologne water;" to look away, If need be, from a past triumph over human piracy to the coming and fierc er battle,' and' say, with the orator whose hundred years of purity and pa- PHnttBnt am 1nnntif In him wnnlif "Wa will not aay 'farewell.' but 'all hall,' welcome new duties! Wa sheath no sword. . Wa only turn the front of the army upon a new foe!" Frank W, Quusaulus, D. D. 10,903 4,097 District. 600 200 405 1,220 1.817 1,278 1,992 197 263 452 192 695 1,202 1.291 1,226 304 2,605 131 ' li 106 -363 ' 177 64 163 138 Total. . . . . . 9,240 8,484 1,148 Ninth District Avery .......... ........ Burke .. .. .. 1.039 187 68 Catawba ., ..... .... .... ... Cleveland .. .. 1.618 800 166 Gaston .. .. .. 1.441 790 161 Lincoln .. .. .. 887 263 112 ! Madison.. .. .. 635 201 17 Mecklenburg ... 2.718 982 688 Mitchell.. .. ... 231 105 27 Yancey.. .. .. 654 866 101 Total.. ...V .Tenth Buncombe .. ,. 'Cherokee ... . . ,'Clay.. ...... 'Graham .. .. .. Haywood . . . . Henderson .... Jackson .. McDowell .. .. Macon .. .. Polk Rutherford .. Swain .. ,. .. Transylvania . . Total. 9.018 8.694 Dlstlrct 2,683 743 275 270 1,441 276 791 747 : 803 1.696 650 405 627 101 66 84 452 21 115 ' 88 89 288 75 132 pas S9ff 98 .36 49 70 64 290 176 177 a 221 75 36 10.680 2,138 1,671 Llve-8tock Fair For Iredell. Statesvllle. The Iredell County Livestock Fair has been Inaugurated and the date for the fair fixed for. Wednesday, December 11. The prem ium list was made out and turned over to the' printers. This list shows a goodly number of nice premiums, something like 100 prizes being of fered, and the exhibits cover a gen eral line of livestock exhibits, as well as some special prizes for riding and driving. The various eihiblt&rs will nave a parade on tha day of the fair. THE TWO STREETS. By Nlxen Waterman, fwe streets them are In many towns, A sad on and a fair; In one. good cheer and peace abound; In one. a dark despair; ffn A, Vi llc-ht nt lnv le wAiAA: In one, griefs bitter tear; The name of on of these streets Is Bread, The name of the other la Beer. . .. (n Bread street there are busy men, And happy homes and wives. In Beer street the degraded dens, , . And sad and broken lives: In Bread street Plenty sings her song. And Labor chants her rhyme, In Beer street Want la joined . with Wrong And Idleness and crime. " Oh. men and mothers strive to So The children shun the on who brews And trust the one who bakes! i One street there Is their feet should tread, ' And one their feet should fear. (- i ne nam one v mttm. X... . The nam of the other 1 Beer. Rsdeemed Nation. '; iVTion thmuerh lesson and storf . God's great truth concerning total ab stinence Is deeply Implanted in tne KmU, mil hart tit avnrv ho and airl. - we shall soon - reap the harvest of a nation redeemed from tha alcohollo , curse. Anna A. Gordon. General Sec- - Mt.n WnrH'i T,nvl Temnnranc Le gion (Children's Branch ot the W. C. T. U) V; ;f";:"A Abstainere Win. In the 62 mile walking-matches at -Kiel, Germany, In 1908, total abstain ers won the first, second, third, fourth, eighth and ninth places. Moderate drinkers won the other places up to the tenth. Of the 71 per cent of mod- .m,. Mfnlrnr whn AntAl-All 94 nop . cent, failed to reach the goal. 73 per cent, were In the last 26 to reach the , goal; only 40 per cent In the first 25 to reach the goal. Of all who entered, 29 per cent were total abstainers, and they furnished 60 per cent of the prise winners. ' . ' Money Unclaimed. Crulkshank, the artist offered five hundred dollars for proof of a violent crime committed by a total abstain er; and the money remains unclaimed to this day. Lincoln Was Peculiar. X Abraham Lincoln promised his mother, a few days before her death, that' he would never drink Intoxicat ing liquor. This promise, made when i boy, he ever faithfully kept In the lays when drinking was almost unt -ral. he was regarded as peculiar.