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POLK COUITTY ITEWS, THYOIT, I70RTXX OAROLLTJA LIVE C723YS9 nTtZXkTtZZtX , i , Katfonal- CniTwl1 n (Coir3"1 poy Sl?0uts of America.) PERSHING'S COUSIN A SCOUT sin (.t uenerui f ersning is the . v 1 T 1. . " " coui 'tliet m uKianoma City. 1 r t)u trnstwnrthfnpsc rvP thoca Writ" - . cjprmt PVswuHtto T Tn sr says: - T . j.i ..v,,f lonir since me manager or one lomii City's biggest concerns i jiie liraumittiicio mm asKea ior Pllnaut to v ork in hls omce. 1 I want a scout, because I can de j ()D 'f)iiu. he is trustworthy.' ?e?t m scout and stlU has him. -A leader'" one of our leading clubs anted - scouts for a particu T stH-tice during the war. The hief exprt sed doubt about his ability, ; cet them, and suggested he ask an ther source. The answer came iiiickly- ijf i can't get scouts, I doij't want JDV. i can trust a scout" i might multiply these instances I hundredfold. The fact is the pub lic has come to trust a scout because ie is trustworthy. . Put after all, the real test of a ;cout is his home life. .If dad or aether can say ; "Our boy is a good icout. he is worthy of our trust," then j,e jS 9 srood scout indeed. A "stout is trustworthy. This law ,irniitintr is heard around the world. t is the foundation, the flower of the scout movement. " SOLDIER JOINS SCOUT RANKS. Widely known amoig. boy scouts and prominent as a teacher in south Georgia, Prof. W. L. Sprouse, returned soldier from France, begins his work as scout commissioner of Waycross and Ware county with the reorganiza tion of the movement in that section. Scouting is fortunate in lining up such capable men who have an abound ins interest in boys and a! great love for the outdoors. I ; Mr. Sprouse was. reared in the foot bills of the Cumberland . mountains, educated at Peabody college and the Cniverslty of Tennessee, has taught in public and private schools for eight years, served with the A. B. F. over seas for nearly a year, has traveled ex tensively, lecturing the boy scouts on the Mammoth cave, where he has made ?xplorations, and for five years has seen a hustling scoutmaster in this section. - ' "1 shall hope to see the day when scouting will become a tremendous factor in training our Southern boys for citizenship," said Professor Sprouse. "Organized boyhood has won a prominent and lasting place in our national life because of what boy scouts did for the country and the world during the war. SCOUTS LOOKING UP SOLDIERS Again the boy scouts have been called into service by Uncle Sam. The treasury department is having difficul ty in locating many of the returned service men, whose war risk insurance is apt to become void unless payments are kept up. Secretary Carter Glass says: Tt is Impossible for the treasury department to reach a large proportion of the demobilized men by mall, for the rea son that many of them are not return ing to their former homes, or have changed their addresses, or for the time being are transient. If they per mit their insurance to lapse and die before they reinstate it, their depend ents cannot receive any insurance from the government, and consequently there will be widespread dependency, destitution and suffering throughout the country during the years to come. The services of the boy scouts have been called upon to aid in preventing the threatened condition. Every troop will be supplied with a number of gov ernment posters to be placed in favor able places. SCOUTS A FAITH RESTORATIVE. So common is the sight of the scout uniform, so far-reaching is the scout service, and so deep is Its impression Q the American imagination, that it is hard to think that scouts have not al ways been. There are times when all of us des pair of the future of-the race, so ram Pant seems evil, so triumphant and ar rant seems vice and selfishness. We know nothing that can so swiftly re "tore faith for humanity as the sight a troop of uniformed scouts. Give the scout movement its rlght fDl chance and when America's pres ent boyhoed becomes America's man nod. a bond of comradeship, a bond 01 brotherhood, shall have been forged whioh it will be Impossible to break. Then we shall have the brotherhood ff man, then we shall have true Amer icanism. WHAT KEEPS SCOUTS BUSY. The juvenile probationers in Mont claIr. -N. J., are handled at the boy scut office. ; A u'leel chair was bought for an "valid boy by the scout troop In Iohnuag, N. Y. Sco its in Wyano, Penn., raised eJ()tiKh money to buy a bell for a ch,irch and also pledged $50. As a novel "good turn," the scoutf n Troop No. 4 of Dorraont Penn. Jave planted 25 cherry trees "just to "blrds." , v . SERIOUS DISEASE OF HORSES Reappearance of Malady in West Leads Experts to Urge Value of Protective Measures. Oepared by th united States Depart, ment of Agriculture.) An outbreak of what is commonly called the "Kansas horse disease" has taken place in western Kansas and eastern Colorado within recent weeks causing the loss of several hundred horses. With the reappearance of this malady, which veterinarians designate as forage poisoning, or cerebrospinal meningitis, representatives of the bu reau of animal industry and the Col orado agricultural college began a vig orous campaign, which it is believed has effectively checked the epidemic. The fact that in the outbreak of 1912 Kansas lost some 20,000 horses indi cates the serious possibilities of such an occurrence, and the value of speedy protective measures such as the fed eral and state experts have taken. The cause of this disease is not definitely known, but it is believed to be due to eating some -form of Well-Ventilated Stable tor Keeping Horses Is of Great Importance. fungous growth. In response to ques tions in behalf of farmers and others whose animals have been stricken, the bureau of animal industry has sent out a number of telegrams informing owners that work horses in the afflict ed areas should "not be permitted to graze, and as 'far as possible they should receive only hay and grain ra tions from last year's crops. Horses in pastures should be removed to barns .or dry-feed lots, and should likewise be fed only hay and grain rations from last year's crop. FEED FOR BEEF PRODUCTION Silage Has Proven Profitable In Tests Recently Made by a Few Ex periment Stations. R. W. Clark, Colorado Agricultural Col lege, FOrt Collins, Colo. Tests recently made by a few ex periment stations proved silage a prof itable feed in beef production. Wisconsin fed one lot of steers per head per day as follows : Shelled corn 12.4 pounds, cotton seed meal 2.7 pounds, corn silage 32.8 pounds, and mixed hay 2J2 pounds. The cost of 100 pounds of gain was $22.64 and the profit per steer was $19.36. Another lot of steers was fed per head per day as follows: Cotton seed meal 3.5 pounds, corn silage 56.4 pounds, and mixed hay 2.6 pounds. .The cost! of 100 pounds gain was $16.03 and the profit per steer was $25.33. The day of heavy grain feeding is over and to offset it -the farmers are building silos and feeding silage. LOSS BY HOG TUBERCULOSIS Raisers Should Be Posted as to Na ture and Prevalence of Disease ' and Prevent It. (Prioared 'by tbe" 'Unlted States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Hog raisers, says the United States department of agriculture, should be well posted as to the nature and prev alence of hog tuberculosis and how to prevent and get rid of It, so thatfinan clal losses may be avoided. Farmers' Bulletin 781 is devoted to a discussion of the subject. The big draft horse Is self-repairing. . Prepare warm, dry, hat well-ventilated quarters for the brood sows. e v Early gains are the cheapest gains in feeding any kind of live stock. In fattening hogs for market, they; hould be fed a balanced ration regtt- . ;-;;':"','. There should be more hogs on many fams, enough at least for the meat Supply of the manager. m : Sleeping quarters should be provld d that will keep the hogs comfortable nd keep them from squealing and pll ag upon each other on cold nights. m m -.fin Castle of EWS comes from Bavaria that r new viVfjiumcut LllCi C AO negotiating with the ex-klng, Ludwig in, now living as an. exile in Switzerland, for a legal settle ment on the state of his landed prop erty in Bavaria. If this is so, it doubt less involves the most gorgeous trio of palaces built by any European mon arch in modern times. These struc tures, says the New York Times, were well known to tourists before the war; in fact, so large and sumptuous are they, so hopelessly beyond the modest needs of the Bavarian royal family did they prove, that for a long time their only use was to provide a little revenue "through the fees charged to the thousands of visitors who passed yearly through their spacious halls. The palaces in question are Neu schwanstein, Llnderhof and Herren- chlemsee, all three built by the "mad J King," JLudwig II of Bavaria, who reigned from 1864 to his tragic death in 1886, and cost Bavaria such huge sums by his extravagance that he was finally deposed and locked up as in curably insane. During the time that Ludwig was pouring out his own and the state's funds in rebuilding old castles and building the new ones that were to make his name a synonym for extrav agance he was bound in intimate friendship with Richard Wagner, the famous composer. The signs of this friendship may be seen in one of the castles, Neuschwanstein, where there are many paintings of scenes from the legends upon which Wagner based his world-famous operas. Neuschwanstein Most Remarkable. Of the three great palaces which may revert to the Bavarian state as a result of the negotiations between the exiled Bavarian king and the govern ment which overthrew him, the most remarkable, both in location and archi tecture, is Neuschwanstein. It is about eighty-five miles south of Munich, in the Bavarian highlands, three 'miles from the quaint old town of Fussen, and close to the old castle of Hohen schwangau, which originally belonged to the house of Guelph and was pur chased in 1567 by the dukes of Bava ria. Hohenschwangau was the favor ite residence of the mad King Ludwig, but, tiring of staying long in one place, he conceived the idea of building an other castle-palace, In the manner of the kings of the middle ages. His eye fell upon a precipitous crag close to Hohenschwangau, and there, between 1869 and 1886, arose the splendid pal ace which ranks as the greatest of all the many monuments to Ludwigs building mania. Its name, Neusch wansteln, 4s due to the fact that the near-by castle of Hohenschwangau was formerly called Schwanstein. - Ludwig set three of the best-known Bavarian architects Dpllman, RIedel and Hoffman to work on this creation of his wild fancy, and they reared for him a grand structure in the Roman esque style, planned somewhat after the style of the Wartburg. Here the influence of Wagner on the king may be traced, for the Wartburg, in Thur- ingia, is where Tannhauser and other singers meet, in the Wagnerian opera of that name, to compete for the land grave's prize. Neuschwanstein, however, was built on a much larger and more magnifi cent scale than the Wartburg. It is splendidly fitted up throughout, and from its windows there are surpassing ly beautiful views of the Hohen schwangau, the Alp-See, a little lake far below, and the wild gorge of the Pollat Visitors ascend to the showrooms, which are on the third floor, by means of a stairway In the main tower, which Juts up' to a height of nearly 20C f set i 12 "bLimWmwW Neuschwanstein. The Wagnerian leanings, which were so important a part of King Ludwig's life, are evidenced again by a series of frescoes, showing scenes from the life of Siegfried, Tannhaeuser, Lohengrin and Parsifal, and from the lives of those two familiar figures in the "Meis- tersinger," Hans Sachs and Walter von der Vogelweide, which adorn the magnificent apartments of the third floor. In the gothic bed chamber, Wag ner again comes to the fore, for it Is adorned with scenes from the story of "Tristan and Isolde." Product of Wild Extravagance. Llnderhof, another of Ludwig's fan tastic palaces, is some seventy miles from Munich. Like Neuschwanstein, it also is in the Bavarian highlands, sev en miles from the famous town of Oberammergau, renowned all over the world for its "Passion Play." Llnder hof is in the rococo style, and was built between 1869 and " 1879, when Ludwig was at the height of his wild career of money-spending. Its princi pal feature is the beautiful gardens that surround it, which attract large numbers of tourists, who combine a trip to the castle with a visit to Ober ammergau. . In these gardens Is a bronze eques trian statue of Louis XIV of France, evidence of the mad Bavarian mon arch's hallucination that there was something in common between him and the great French ruler. This crops up again In the decorations of the interior of the palace, which include a series of portraits of French celebrities of the time of Louis XIV and his suc cessor, Louis XV. Ludwig did not for get a statue of himself, which is one of the adornments of the gardens of Llnderhof. Another object of interest Is an artificial grotto, with a small lake and waterfall, which visitors may have illuminated with electric light, provided, however, that they number at least ten; or, if fewer, pay for as many as ten tickets a good Instance of the frugality which ruled in Bavaria following Ludwig IPs career of ex travagance. Llnderhof s gardens also boast a kiosk, in the Moorish style, with sta lastic vaultings. An Imitation of Versailles. The third of the series of Ludwig n's "follies" is Herrenchiemsee, an Im itation of the great palace of Versailles, situated on an island in the Chiemsee, a small lake fifty-seven miles southeast of Munich. Dollman and Hoffman, two of the architects who built Neuschwan stein (the former also did Llnderhof). were engaged by Ludwig to design Herrenchiemsee. They worked on it between 1878 and 1885, hut left It un completed, as by that time the Bava rians had had enough of the king's wild ways and were getting ready to lock him up. Herranchiemsee Is built on three sides of a square, in which tre fine fountains without water, though, for many years. In the vestibule Is a beautiful group of enameled peacocks these birds were great favorites with Ludwig. From the vestibule opens a court paved with marble, on the right of which Is a staircase splendidly adorned with marble, stucco and paint ings. ' r ' The mad king never really enjoyed any of his palaces. His malady grew upon him from year to year, and he spent much of his time restlessly wan dering from one palace to another, In dulging in wild night rides without definite aim, craving solitude. As early as 1880, sixteen years after his accession to the throne, Ludwig's extravagance had brought financial ruin, upon him, and it became apparent that something had to be done to check his follies. On the 6th of June, 1SS6 he was adjudged Insane. PRICES PAID BY MERCHANTS FOR FARM PRODUCTS IN NORTH CAROLINA MARKETS. Asheville. Corn, $2.00 bu; wheat, $2.26 bu; obts, 96c bu; peas, $2.40 bu; Irish po tatoes, $2.50 owt; sweet potatoes, $1.25 bu. Charlotte. Corn, $2 bu; wheat, $2.25 bu; oats, $1 bu; peas, $2.50 bu; sweet pota toes, $1.25 bu. Fayttteville. Corn, $1.80 fou; wheat, $2.40 bu; soy beans, $3 bu; peas, $2.50 1 bu; Irish potatoes, $2 bu; sweet potatoes, $1 bu. Greensboro. Corn, $2 bu; wheat, $2.30 bu; oats, 95c bu; peas, $2.75 bu; Irish potatoes, $3.75 swt; sweet potatoes, $1.50 bu. Raleigh. Corn, $1.85, bu; wheat, $2.25 bu; oats, 91c bu; Irish potatoes, $5 bag; sweet potatoes, $1 bu. Salisbury. Corn, $1.90 bu; wheat, $2.35 bu; oats, 90c bu; soy beans, $3 bu; peas. $3 bu; sweet potatoes, $2 bu. Scotland Neck. Corn, $1.90 bu; oats, $1 bu; soy beans, $2.75 bu; peas, $3 bu; Irish potatoes, $2.75 bu; sweet potatoes, $1.50 bu. PRICES OF BUTTER, EGGS, POUL TRY AND HOGS. Asheville. Country butter, 52c lb; creamery butter, 65c lb; eggs, 62c doz; spring chickens, 27c lb; hens, 26c b; hogs, $19.50 cwt; country hams, 40c lb. Charlotte. Country butter, 65c lb; creamery butter, 75c lb; eggs, 60c doz; spring chickens, 35c lb; hens, 30c lb; hogs, $20-$24 cwt; country hams, 40c lb. Fayetteville. Country butter, 65c lib; creamery butter, 70c lb; eggs, 70c doz; spring chickens, 35c lb; hens, 25c lb; .hogs, $20 cwt; country hams, 50c lb.' Greensboro. Country butter, 65-70c lb; creamery butter, 80c lb; eggs, 60c doz; spring chickens, 40c lb; hens, 30c lb; hogs, $22 cwt. Raleigh. Country butter, 50c lb; creamery butter. 62c lb; eggs, 65c doz; spring chickens, 40c Kb; Lens, 30c lb; coun try hams, 55c lb. Salisbury. Country butter, 60c lb; eggs, 70c doz; spring chickens, 50c lb; hens, 35c lb. , Scotland Neck. Country butter, 50c Kb; creamery butter, 70c lb; eggs, 0c doz; spring chickens, 35c lb; hens, 25c lb; hog, $25 cwt; country hams, 45c lb. PRICES OF COTTON, SEED, ETC. Charlotte. - Middling cotton, 38c; , cotton . seed, $1.20 bu. Fayetteville. Middling cotton, . 37.60c; cotton seed, $1.20 bu. Raleigh. Middling cotton, 36.50c; cotton seed, $1.2750 bu. Salisbury. Middling cotton, 38c. Scotland Neck. Middling cotton, 36c; cotton seed. $1.30 bu; cotton seed meal, $75 ton. Stolen Jewels Recovered. Raleigh. Police recovered about $75,000 worth of diamonds and other Jewelry stolen from a local hotel by a bell boy who, according to the chief of police, thought the trunk contained whiskey. f The trunk, from which some of the diamonds ere missing, was found in a patch of woods four miles from the city and " two miles from the place to which it was originally carried af ter removal from the hotel. The jew elry. In charge of a salesman, was the property of two New York firms. McCall Plans Stranded. Oastonia. The airplane contracted tor by the MoCall forces for cam paigning in the district In the Inter est of his nomination for congress on he Democratic ticket is stranded at Oastonia, the landing gear having been torn up in alighting there. Plans for the airplane to visit Lin colnton and other places In the dis trict were hrterf erred with as a result of the damage to the machine, which was scheduled to make a trip to Lin- colnton sd other places during the campaign. Innocent Steel Pigeon. Charlotte. Bearing a message from bis fathera fugitive : from Justice Ray Giles, son of D. M. Giles, Rock Hill photographer, who shot down his wife in a busy Rock Hill street, inno cently and unwittingly led Charlotte Dolice to his father's hiding place. While Mrs. Giles lay near death In a Rock Hill hospital, Charlotte police trailed her stepson to a rooming bouse and arrested the husband- father. . Lying beneath a . fceavy blanket in bis eelL Giles admitted the shooting. , Lesson C8y I REV. P. B. FITZ WATER, D. Teacher of English Bible la the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) (Copyright, 119. Western Newspaper Union) LESSON FOR DECEMBER 7 PETER AND JOHN ASLEEP IN GETHSEMANE. - LESSON TEXT Mark 14:32-42. GOLDEN TEXT Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. Mark 14:33. ADDITIONAL, MATERIAL, Mat. 26:38 W; Luke 22:39-54; John 18:1-11. PRIMARY TOPIC An Ang-el Strengthening- Jesus. JUNIOR TOPIC Peter and John Fall to Help Jesus. ;? INTERMEDIATE TOPIC Asleep on Duty. SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC Jesus Depends upon His Disciples. I. Christ's Suffering (w. 32-34). 1. The place (v. 32). The garden of Gethsemane an Inclosure containing olive and fig trees, beyond Kidron, about three-fourths of a mile from Je- rusalem. The name means olive-press. The name Is significant of the occasion. Edersheim says it is an emblem of trial, distress and agony. Perhaps the garden was owned by ' one of Jesus friends. 2. His companions (v. 35). He took with him the 11 disciples, that they might share, so far as possible, this sorrow with him. Being a real human being he craved sympathy. He bade them watch with him. While he knew that he must "tread the wine-press alone," he had a keen appreciation of sympathy so far as those who loved him could give it. The behavior of the disciples shows the utter limitation, pf human sympathy. 3. His great sorrow (v. 34). This is the same as the "cup" in verse 36. It was not primarily the prospect of physical suffering that was crushing him; It was the suffering as a sin bearer the sensations of his pure soul coming into contact with the awful sin and guilt of the world. Only pure and refined natures can understand this. In addition to this, there was the Judg- fell upon his Son instead of the sin ner. God caused the iniquities of the world to strike upon Jesus (II Cor. 6:21; Isa. 53 :6). , II. Christ Praying (w. 35-42). Though he prized human sympathy In the hour of supreme need, his only recourse was prayer. The sympathy of our friends is helpful, but in the great crises of life we can find help only when we go to God in prayer. "Is any among you afflicted? Let' him pray" (James 5:13). - ' - 1. The first prayer (w. 35-38). (1J His posture (v. 35). He fell on his face, prostrate on the ground. In. the hour of our great need we naturally prostrate ourselves before God. ; This is a becoming posture. (2) His peti tion (v. 36). "Take away this cup from me." By the cup is meant his death on tne cross. He did not desire to escape fre cross. No doubt it was most grievous to him to face its shame, but he pressed on, knowing that for this cause he had come into the world (John 12:27, 28; cf. Heb. 2:14). He prayed that the "hour might pass from him,' that is, that his life might be prolonged to die on the cross at the appointed ime to make atonement for the sins of the world. The burden was so great that it seemed his life would be crushed out His prayer was heard (Heb. 5:7). . When God hears our prayers he grants the petition desired (1 -Tnhn t141RV Ancplfi mfntfltorori to him, giving the necessary grace to endure to the end (Luke 22:43). (3) His resignation (v. 36). His will was In subjection to the Father. He knew that his death on the cross was the will of God the Father ; for he was the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (4) The disciples rebuked (v. 57). He singled out Peter, since he had been the most conspicuous in pro claiming his loyalty (John 13:38). Though he would go with him to death, he could not watch one hour. (5) Ex hortation to the disciples (v. 88). "Watch and pray, lest ye enter Into temptation. The only wayto be able to stand in the time of trial is to be watching and praying. Jesus knew that although the disciples meant well, tA nrntiM a II In til. Mntoaia tJt Hit; uuiu tail iu uiai UIIICB9 Bill ed from above. The flesh is too weak to stand the strain. 2. The second prayer (rv. 89. 40). He withdrew the second time from his disciples and uttered the same words In prayer. This was not vain repeti tion. It is proper to repeat our re quests. He found the disciples asleep again. Their shame and confusion was more marked than at llrsL 3. The third prayer (vv. 41, 42). He uttered the same words In his third prayer (Matt, 20:44). He now tells the disciples to sleep on and take their rest, as the hour had come for his betrayal. There Is such a thing as being asleep when wanted and awaking when It Is too late. If the disciples had been praying they would not have fallen asleep. Kindness, Cheapest of All. The cheapest of all th' Is kind ness, its exercise requiring, the least possible trouble and self -sac. iflce. Bmll'- Opportunity. Some men see to expect opportu nity to drive up to the door and take them for a Joy ride. Rights tf Others. . Zeal Is very Wind, or badly regulatM. when It encroaches upon the rights cf tthers-QuejuieL
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