. December 4, 1915.'
TEZ ASHEVILLE GAZETTE-NEWS
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T Charitable Or
ganizations, Church
Societies, etc., that
might need Toys
for Xmas Trees.
Children's Vehicles
Dolls
Doll Carriages
Baby Carriages
Baby Rollers
Velocipedes
Tricycles
Automobiles
Wagons
Sleds
Irish Mails
(Single and Double)
Baby Rockers
Hobby Horses
Roller Coasters
Children's Desks
Chairs . . V ,
Tool Boxes
Tables
Pianos
Trunks
Billiard and Pool Tables
Doll Beds
Doll Houses
Doll Kitchen Cabinets
Electrio Trains
Blackboards
Indian Suits
Cowboy Suits
Boy Scout Suits
Teddy Bears
Kitchen Outfits
Markets
Stables, etc. .
Games
Dissected Maps
Building Blocks
Krectors
Quoits
Children's Dishes
Toy Stores
(Large Selection)
Rubber Balls
All kinds of Mechanical Toys
Wash Boards and Sets
Xmas Decorations
Xmas Ornaments
ly Watches
Pi.'tols
Tops
Horns
Musical Tops
Beads
Toys That Talk, Walk
Bark and Run
And Thousands of Other Toys
and Articles too Numerous to
Mention.
FOR GROWN VPS
Smoking Sets
Shaving Sets '
Toilet Sets
Leather Goods
of all kinds
Ladies' Hand Bags
Brass and China Vases,
Imported and Domestic
Lamps
Candelabra
Clocks
Baseball Goods
NOTICE
To Merchants
Handling TOYS
I am in Position to
sell you toys and
save you 25. Call
and talk it over.
L. BLOMBERG.
Don't Forget the Place-
BLOMBERG'S TOY STORE
17 Biltmore Ave.
The Burden Of Armenian
Women Has Been Heavy
Vough Many Generations They Have Passed Lives, Brought
Up Children, and .Labored Steadily Toward Upbuilding
of Family Fortunes Under Continual Threat of Pillage
and Massacre.
Washington, Dec. 4.r-" Armenian
omen and girls, who are much less
Viown In this country than are their
jusbands and brothers, have born a
Mvier fate than the women ot any
iitt Chrilstia people. Through many
peratlonB, as far back as their tra
Itions run, they have passed their
'ra, brouuht up their children, and
labored steadily toward the upbuild'
Ing of' their "family fortunes, under
the continual threats of pillage and
massacre. What kind of women such
a long history of suffering and lnae
curity has evolved, is told in a study
Just prepared for the National oeo
graphlc society by Hester Donaldson
Jenkins, who, as a teacher In the near
east and as a lover of Armenia, has there lurked a spirit of much more
had the opportunity to look behind Intense, violent, and consuming sort
the veil of the Armenialn woman's! than usual among the women of
apathy. She writes:
"Armenian women are full of sen
timent and emotion, and unless they
have been repressed by harsh experi
ence they are unrestrained in expres
sion. As students they differ among
themselves, ranging all the way from
dense stupidity to brilliance, but av
eraging high in their studies. When
those lands .where family life runs
in better guarded and more peaceful
paths. Illustrating the emotional na
ture of the Armenian women Miss
Jenkins tells:
"When the news of the death of a
school mate reached one of our dor
mitories, the girls wept and even
screamed with such abandon that one
V . . ' I 1 1 01 tnem became ill and had to go
students were Armenians eager to get home Yet , under torture and perse-
wuuv. .,u cution these women have shown mar
Armenians were the most numerous ; veIoU8 patienco and endurance.
of the nationalities is present. Scutari
where the college was situated until
It moved across the Bosphorus last
year, was an Armenian quarter,, so
that long-after Greeks and Bulgar
ians came in larger numbers into the
boBrdtng colleges the day scholars
were predominantly Armenian,
"Beneath expressionless masks
which the average Armenian woman
wears to all the world that is strange
to her, Miss Jenkins found that
A Message By
By Telephone,
or
Mail
Which?
"Every letter written in a business
house costs somewhere between twenty and
fifty cents. The stamp is the smallest item.
Stationery, stenographer's time-all bring
the actual cost of a letter higher than most'
people imagine." a. cuum.
It is more Economical to Telephone
Not only does it actually cost less to telephone your message
but you reach your man instantly, talk over your business per
sonally, and set an immediate reply.
Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station.
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ASHEVILLE TEL.
"The Armenians have dramatic
ability. I well remember one strongly
featured Armenian girl who acted the
double role of priest and king in
Sanscrit play. I recall in that same
year a pretty Armenian girl who
played the part of Tolnette In 'Le
Jmaglnaire," with more charm and
piquancy than I have ever seen In
any American production of that
classic.
A strain of unconscious egotism is
one of the effects of persecution stur
dily borne:
"Where there is so vigorous a na
tional pride, some personal conceit
would naturally follow. That is not
always the case: . some of the most
modest and humble of women are
among my Armenian frleinds; but the
characteristic expression of compla
cency that one often hears is: 'He is
a fine man; he likes me.'
Miss Jenkins, as commentary up
on the effects which the tragedy of
the Armenian race has had upon Us
women, describes the following types
of Armenian girl students, who are
numbered among her pupils:
"Filore was a sparkling girl, with
jet black hair and shining eyes and
teeth. She was delightfully respon
sive In class, although her quick ap
preciation was rather shallow. She
was always happy and care-free. Her
father was high in Turkish favor afid
she had apparently no consciousness
of her people's sufferings.
"Zabelle was another happy girl,
but of quite a different type. She was
small and plump, and maintained a
position at the head of her class only
by constant hard work. One would
never nssociate her with tragedy In
the remotest way. But when In 1S08,
people's tongues were loosed,' the
press freed, and people seemed to
wish to express their long pent-up
emotions, Zabelle wrote a composi
tion. She began in her clear round
hand, 'I have always wanted to tell
about my cousin Mesrob, but I did
not dare; now I can speak,' and thero
followed a horrible tale of persecu
tion, torture, nd death inflicted on
n Innocent young man.
'"Helgoohee was touching In her ex
pression of the Joy that It gave her
after the revolution of 1-008 to be
able to say 'my country,' for she had
always felt so lonely when among
girls who had countries of their own.
such as the English and the Turkish
girls.
"One of the sweetest souls I ever
knew was Annltra. She was a Protest
ant from one of the mission schools
In rillcla. Shs was older than most
of the girls, a woman In character
and suffering. She was very delicate
and unconsciously appealing and ab
surdly grateful for any little thing
that was done for her. Her apprecia
tion of beauty wss very great. Oneo
I took her to see the wondrous
mosque flsncta BophU, In Constant)
nonle with a class of girls. She wan
rtred off br herself, and when I
found her she was sitting quietly wlp
In the tears from her eyes, because
It was 'so beautiful.' Annltra was one
of three girls who came from the
district of Adana, wher the msJwaeres
took place In the spring of 110 J For
seevral weeks we gave these girts t
separate place to eat and alt while
waiting for news of their loved one.
One day I met Annltna In the corrl
dpr and uttered a light word. Her
face stopped me, and I aald quickly,
Hnd news, AnnltinT Kha made
pitiful offort at self control, then
snlrt 'Oh, teacher, e!v.n of them.'
and despite the respect that Vspt
an Oriential girl from familiarities
with a teacher, threw her arms
around my neck and wept. And that
was not the whole tale. The next
week added four more to the list of
viotlms in her family. Patient Annlt
za, with her soft, pathetic eyes, al
ways seemed to me a type of the Ar
menian victim.
"Hrypsime was not a type at all;
she was a strangely individualized
girl, but the product of suffering and
revolution. Ono would not have
thought It to see her in school, eager
to learn, docile, appreciative of all
little galtles, patient in her poverty
and humiliation. She was scarcely
over fifteen years old, a preparatory
student, but her composition reveal
ed an embittered disillusioned heart.
She also began to express herself at
ter 1908 and poured out tales of per
secution and revolution with bitter
vindictiveness and hate. On the day of
battle, April 1909, Hrypsime ran off
to Join the Red Cross. When I asked
her whether her mother knew, she
shrugged and said: 'My father gave
his life for revolution; why should
try to save mine ?'"
RICHMOND OlSTRiCT
ASHEVILLE LODGE
ELECTS OFFICERS
At the regular weekly meeting of
the Ashevtlle lodge, No. 106, Knights
of Pythias, which was held last night.
the following officers, for the ensuing
term, were elected: Chancellor com
mander, J. Arthur White; vice-chancellor,
D. A. Roberts; prelate, Clyde
E. Case; master of works, J. J. Wors
ly; keeper of records and seal, E. M.
Lyda; master of finance, Herman C.
Clarke; master of exchequer, 13. H.
Taylor; master at arms, Philip
Schwartz; inner guard. G. D. Allison;
outer guard, P. J. Johnson; tiustee for
18 months, W, D. Tennent.
The meeting was well attended and
following the election of ofliccrs he
members discussed at some length the
welfare.of the lodge, many suggestions
of a valuable nature being given,
Asheville lodge is in a very flourishing
condition now, the members taking a
great deal of interest in the work of
the lodge.
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Nervousness nor Ringing in Head.
The happy combination of laxatives
in LAXATIVE! BROMO QUININE
makes the Qninine In this form have
a far better effect than the ordinary
Qnlnlne and it can be taken by any
one without affecting the head. Re
member to call for the full name.
Look for signature of E. W.
Grove. 25c.
Thus, tiny CAPSULES
ire euperlor to Balsam
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tame diseases with
out Inconvenience.
Sold by all drveoitti.
increase m Prict
Lumber and Manufacturing: In
dustries Are Showing Grad-
ual Improvement.
Gazette-News Bureau
The Riggs Building
Washington, Dec. 4.
The federal reserve bulletin fori
November, made public yesterday,
shows that conditions In the fifth,
Richmond district, were very satis
factory; cotton sold freely at top!
prices and permitted a general and j
generous liquidation. The lumber and
manufacturing Industries showed j
gradual improvement and the weath
er conditions tot the month were!
favorable for the handling of crops.
Tobacco, both natural and manufac
tured, is In a satisfactory condition.
The bulletin says:
"The lumber Industry Is improving
slowly, and an increasing demand
both for export and domestic uses Is
anticipated.
"Manufacturing enterprises are do
ing well, while Jobbers are booking
generous orders from interior mer
chants desiring to replenish exhaust
ed stocks. ,
"Collections are good. Commodity
liquidation has permitted borrowing
banks to meet the maturing obliga
tions and has provided surplus funds.
For these there is at the moment no
real demand. Banks throughout the
district are in mora comfortable po
sition than for some years. Borrow
ers in many directions have been able
to pay their Indebtedness, due to
their operations In the past season.
and to settle a generous share of
debts carried over from 1914.
"While the banks are not able prof
itably to employ their full resouces.
It is true that in the district as a
whole general business Is In excellent
position, both Immediate and pros
pectively. Labor is fully employed."
Why We Sell and Recommend
Davis' 100 Per Cent Pure Paint
First Reason: Because the analysis made by the United
States government shows it is the purest paint made, and
have used more than forty carloads of this goods in the
past year. We don't ask you to take our word for this,
but write the Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricul
tural College, North Dakota and ask them for the latest
bulletin on paint test, and you will find that Davis paints
stand higher than any other paint manufactured.
Second Reason: That when a painter put the brush
into Davis Paint he wHl always come back for more;
practical painters know a good article when tried under
the brush.
Third Reason: "When a property owner once tries
Davis Paint and sees its sprending and lasting qualities
ho will use no other on his buildings.
We have sold more than two carloads in Western North
Carolina in the past six weeks.
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