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ORAHAM, N. C., Nov. 9, 1910.
WOOD ROW WILSON.
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THE PRESIDENT.
HAS 269 VOTES-OTHERS STILL
IN DOUBT.
THE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC.
In Alamance Tuesday a hard bat
tle waa ionght and the victory was
won by the Democrats. Every Dem
ocrat on the ticket for county office
was elected by a safe, though, reduce
ed, majority. Outside of Sheriff the
majority will range from about 160
to 200.
The opposition centered their fire
" -on Mr. Chas. D. Story for Sheriff
and Mr. John H. Vernon for Repre
sentative in the Ilonae. The returns
as sent from the various precincts
show Mr. Story elected by a majori
ty of 26 and Mr. Vernon defeated by
36.
It is safe to say that Mr. Vernon
was defeated on account of certain
legislation in the last Legislature
which applies to every town in the
State the same as it does to the city
of Burlington, Mr. Vernon's home,
but his defeat is of general regret
throughout the county.
THE STATE ELECTION.
The result in North Carolina is
about all that could be wished—more
than was expected. The majority
for the State ticket is estimated from
returns to be as high as 55,000,
whereas only about 40,000 was ex
pected.
Every Democratic Congressman
waa elected. Up in the 10th distri
ct Coogreasman J. J. Britt, Repub
lican, failed of reelection, being de
feated by Hon. Zeb. Weaver, Demo
cratic.
Of course the next Legislature in
both houaes will be overwhelmingly
Democratic.
CONGRATULATIONS.
The Democracy of Alamance
county, under the leadership of
Mr. E. S. Parker, Jr., County
Chairman, made a valiant and
victorious campaign. It was a
hard fight, but the excellent or
ganisation led by the chairman
brought about the result.
The chairman and all who aid
ed him In the work are entitled to
tfee congratulations of the Democ
racy of the county.
At the alight risk of having to
announce otherwise in our next
issue, we are showing the facea of
onr champloqs for President and
Vloe-Preaident on our first page
today. We are reasonably con
fident that when you look upon
those faces you will bs looking
upon those of the next President
and Vloe-President.
R. C. Addison, agent for a re
fining company, at Punta tiorda,
Fla., shot and killed himself short
ly after he and his brother, Locke
Addison, had been served with
warrants charging complicity in
the robbery, September 15 last,
of the Bank of Homestead, Fla., a
State institution. Three posse
s men And two of the four men ac
cused of committing the robbery
were shot to death in a two-weeks'
chase through the Florida Ever
glades. The Other pwo accused
000 surrendered.
XSonn Carolina's
» Governor
T. W.
STILL DOUBTFUL.
Both Sides Claim National Election—
Neither is Absolutely Sure of the
Necessary 268 in the
Electoral CoHpfe-
CONGRESS STILL DEMOCRATIC.
Wilson Leading in States Necessary
to Give Him a Majority.
Tuesday night the early returns
favored the President. These were
followed b> reports changing rap
idly to Mr. Hughee; so much so that
everyone almost was willing to con
cede Mr. Hughes' election.
Later in the night—after 12
o'clock, reports again began to look
better for the President.
Upon the first reports and those
that seemed to confirm Mr. Hughes'
election some of the State papers
went so far as to write editorials for
thoir morning editions, in which
they told how it was done. It looks
like they will have to reverse the
opinions then expressed.
It appears to be definitely settled
that the President has 232 and Mr.
Hughes has 239 electoral votes, with
60 in doubt and 266 necessary to a
choice..
The States in doubt are California
13, Idaho 4, Minnesota 12, Ne
braska 8, New Mexico 3, North
Dakota 5, Washington 7, W. Vir
ginia 8.
Early morning reports showed the
President leading in California,
Idaho, Minnesota, Nebiaska, New
Mexico and Washington. If he gets
these, 47 votes will be added to the
232 definitely settled and Isive bim
279, 13 more than necessary for
a choice. In West Virginia and
North Dakota with 13 votes the
President's chances appear to be as
good as Mr. Hughes'.
The following attach some inter
est to States already counted as
certain:
The Democrats in Indiana refuse
to concede the State, though it is
placed in the Hughes column.
Democrats demand recount in Now
Hampshire which is put in the
Hughes column with Bn apparent
majority of only 161.
The New York Tribune and Sun,
supporters of Hughes, give him 252,
and to Wilson 251, and regard Cali
fornia, Minnesota and New Mexico
as the only doubtful States.
The World, supporter of Wilson,
gives him 261, Hughes 228, and
places California, Connecticut, Min
nesota, New Hamahire, New Mexico,
North Dakota and W. Virginia in
the doubtful column.
Neither of the National Chairmen
has conceded defeat.
W. A. ORAHAM
Reelected Com'rof Agriculture
A Christmas ship, a naval colliet,
will sail about December 1 carrying
3,000 tons of food and 1,000 tons of
clothing for war sufferers in Arme
nia and Syria, it is announced by ths
American National Red Cross. Ths
destination of the collier will be
Syria. .
50 DROWN AS CAfi
PLUNGES IN RIVER
MOTORMAN CHARGE THAV PROP-
I ER SIGNALS WERE NOT DIS
PLAYED AT DRAWBRIDGE.
TWELVE REPORTED RESCUED
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Elsvstsd Trolley Car In Beaton
Plungaa Through Open Draw.—The
Bodlea of Vlctlma Recovered from
Water.
Boston.—Nearly 60 people loat their
lives when a Boaton elevated trolley
ear plunged through an open draw at
the Summer street bridge.
{ The car ts believed to have carried
(0 person*, of whom probahly not
more than 10 escaped by Jumping. The
remainder, Imprisoned In the closed
car, went to tiielr death at the bottom
of Fort Joint Channel.
Motorman Gerald Walah, who, with
the conductor, George McKeon, saved
themselves by jumping, asserted that
the bridge was not properly lighted
and that he saw mTmrnlng signals.
The bridge tenders 1» charge said the
red signal lights on the gate were
showing.
signal lights on the gate were showing.
• Forty-four bodies have been recov
ered by dlvera and by the police With
grappling Irons.
Although early reports said tha
passengers Included a number of wo
men and children, all the bodies re
covered are those of the . men..
Mayor Curley ordered an Investiga
tion.
SOUTH GIVES WILSON
USUAL 810 PLURALITIES.
Atlanta, Oa.—Returns from Alaba
ma, Florida., Georgia, Louisiana, Ar
kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South' Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
Virginia indicate s normal vote was
cast In those states with the usual ma
jorities for the Democratic candldatee.
including President Wilson.
BELGIANS TO PROTEST
DEPORTING OP CITIZENS
Havre. The Belgian government
has decided to proteee to neutral Gov
ernments against the deportation of
Belgians and |thelr alleged employ
ment at forced labor In German fee
tcries and in military work at Verdun.
The Belgian announcement says the
go Vermont has positive information
that 16,000 Belgian mtf and women
and a number of French clvtiianeforo
ibljr were taken between October II
and 24 from., various parts of Belgium.
S SLAIN BY VILLA BANDITS
IN WILD CHASE AFTER AUTO
Wife and Dsughtsr of Msn Whs
Esosped Killed—Unldsntlfled Wo
men Also a Victim.—Pursuit Ends
In Arliona.
Tucson, Arls. Arthur Williams,
agent for an automobile supply house
In Chihuahua reached here In a bat
tered automobile after a chase by Villa
bandits In another car 1* the coarse
of which a woman whose name Is un
known here and. Williams' little daugh
ter wire killed.
PRENCH GAIN ON PRONT
OF TWO AND ONE-HALP MILES
Paris.—The French took German
positions on a front of four kilome
ters (two and one-half mllee) extend
ing from Chaulnes wood to southeast
of Ablalnconrt refinery, says the offi
cial communication lssusd by the wai
office. t „
DELAWARE COMPLETE
jGOES SM POR HUGHES
Wilmington, Del.—The completed
count of Delaware gives Hughee SOS I
plurality. For United States Senator
Joslah O. Wolcott, Democrat, defeat
ed Senator Dupont, Republican, by
1,011.
Congressman Miller was defeated
for re-election by Albert F. Polk,
Democrat, by 60 votee.
Republicans Less Cengreeeman In
New Jereey.
Trenton. N. J, Not. I. —Democrats
and rspubllcans split even oa the two
eongrssslonal districts In Nsw Jsrsey,
wbieh were doubtful In the early re
turns. Edward W. Gray, republican,
carried the eighth district and John A.
Matthsws, democrat, carried the ninth.
This gives Nsw Jsrsey 7 republicans
and I democrats In congress, a loss of
one seat for the republicans.
Hughee Gets tS In Reek Hill.
Rock HIM, S. C.—Out of a light vote
cast ksrs of SM votes Wilson got US,
Hughes S3 and one was cast for tha
Bull Moooer ticket. Twenty-four ne
groes voted In all and all for the Re
publloan ticket except one, who asked
for a Wilson ticket and voted It.
Calomel Dynamites
A Sluggish Liver
Crashes into sour bile, mak
ing you sick and you loose
a day's work.
Calomel salivate* I It's mercury,
Calomel acta like dynamite on a
sluggish liver. When calomel
cornea in contact with soar bile it
crashes into It cauainf griping and
nausea.
If you feel bilious. headachy, con
stipated and all knocked out. Just
go to your druggist and get a 60c
bottle of Doaaon's Liver Tone,
which la a harmlesa vegetable
substitute for dangerous calomel.
Take a spoonful and if It doesnt
start your liver and straighten TOO
up better and quicker than nasty
calomel, and without making you
sick, you lust go and get your
money back.
If you take calomel today youll
be sick and nauseated tomorrow;
besodes it may aalivate you, while
If you take Dodson's Liver Tone
you will wake up feeling great, full
of ambition and ready for work or
play. It's harmless, pleasant and
safe to give to children; they like
it adv,
✓ngreasman
mk
CFA.B. M. STEDMAN
ELECTION RETURNS
SILDMPIETE
FIGHT FOR PRESIDENCY HINQEI
ON A FEW DOUBTFUL
1 STATE#.
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PRESIDENT HAS 232
| T AND HUGHES 239 VOTES
Four Hundred and Seventy-One Elso
toral Votes Havs Been Definitely
Settled—light Doubtful States.
New York., Nov. 9.—At 2 o'clock
Thursday morning returns such aa
were complete or so tar complete as
to be regarded as Indicative, gave
i President Wilson 232 votes in the elec
' toral oollege; Hughee 239, and left 60
j voters doubtful In eight states. U re
quires 266 votes to elect a president.
| California etill showed a lead tor
' the preeldent and his campaign man
agers were claiming It by at leaet
16,000. The preeldent'e majority there,
was a little more than 4,000 with about
one-fifth of the districts mleeing.
| In Minnesota the Wilson lead,
which waa aa high' as 10,000 early In
' the day, steadily decreased as the
vote of the rural districts came la.
During the evening Hughes took the
lead with a small margin and then the
I President shot ahead agtUn with lesa
I than 1,000 votes, The Republican
managers claimed the state on the fi
nal returns.
Idaho was eetlmaied for the Wilson
column with a majority of It},ooo. Kan
sas, while Incomplete with a little
more than two-thirds of he district*
'reported, showed Preeldent Wilson
leading with more than 27,000. Wash
ington a little more than half reported
was *1 ving the president a lead of
7,000.
Weet Virginia, two-thirds reported,
waa showing Hughes a majority of
nearly 2,000. North Dakota was very
close two-thirds complete, showing a
Hughes majority of lees th*-> 1,000.
Wilson was leading In New Mexico
with only a small proportion of the
precincts reported. Delaware and
New Hampshire, counted among the
Hughee states, but incomplete during
the day, definitely turned Into the
Republican column.
TO DEMAND RECOUNT
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
I .
Democrsts Claim Hughes' Majority of
161 Announced by Btate Secretary
Is Incorrect as Wilson Has Lsad
Concord, N. H., Nov. 8. —A recount
of the vote for prealdential electors In
New Hampshire wIH be demanded by
the Democratic state committee, ac
cording to information received Wed
nesday. It waa learned that the com
mittee had been directed by the na
tional committee to call for a recount
at once and to obtain the best avail
able counsel. The National committee
| Is aald to have guaranteed expenses
of the recount aside from those which
regularly would fall on the tsate. As
far as known, no charge of fraud has
been made.
Complete returns announced by
Secretary of Bean tonight give
Hughes a plurality of 161. It Is un
derstood the figures are based on offi
cial returns.
Oeorge E. Ferrand, chairman of
the Democratic state committee, gave
out figures Indicating a small plural
ity for Wilson. Chairman
statement said that with 13 small
towns missing Wilson had 42,4(4
votes; Hughee, 42.326.
CONTROL IN NEXT HOUSE
HANQINO IN BALANCE.
New York, Nov. Although the
Democrats are assured control of the
Senate by a working majority oon
trol of the House was still In doubt at
an early hour Thursday. The Demo
crats had made slight gains, however.
In the late returns la Montana and
Kansas. At 1 o'clock Thursday morn
ing 20S Democrats, 201 Republicans,
two Progresslrea, one Socialist and
one Independent haa been elected
with U congressional districts yet to
be heard from.
In the Senate four present Demo
cratlo members, according to ths lat
est Indications have been defeated.
They are Senator Kern and Taggart of
Indiana. Martina of New Jersey and
Chilton of West Virginia Thrse Re
publican Senators, Ptppltt of Rhode
Island, Clark of Wyoming and Suther
land of Utah, also have loet their
seats on the basts of the returns.
Ths defeat of Senator Kern of In
diana by Harry S. New, former chair
man of the Republican National Com
mittee. takes from the Democratic or
ganisation Its floor leader. Among
Democratic Senators mentioned ffor
the succession are Sanlsbury of Dela
ware. Marin of Virginia, Walsh of
Montana and Underwood of Alabama.
In Tuesday's election the Demo
crats elected 14 Senators and the Re
publicans is with one state yet to be 1
beard tfbm.* I
lIOUS VOTERS
WAIT MANY HOURS
FOR THE RETURNS
TWENTY-SIX YEARS BINCE NA
TION HAS HAD TO WAIT OVER
NIGHT FOR OFFICIAL
RETURNS.
FIRST REPORTS SHOWED
MR. HUGHES HAD WON
Msjorlty For Republican Candidate
Melted Away as Returns Come In
From Western States^—Most Doubt
ful Contest In 32 Years.
New York. —The reenlt of the elec
tion still was officially in doubt early
Thursday with a decided drift toward
the re-election or Mr. Hughes.
Upon eight doubtful states from
which the returns were slowly coming
depended whether Mr. Wilson had
been re-elected or whether the next
ppesldent of the United {States would
be Charles Evans Hughes.
Steedy Trend Toward Wilson.
Chairman of both national commit
tees claimed handsome majorities in
the electoral college for their candi
dates. but the actual figures Wednes
■ day made good the claims of neither.
They did, however, show a steady
trend toward President Wilson all
through the west. Aside from the un
certainty of the result the most re
markable thing about the election was
the sudden wiping out of the Hughes'
majorities piled up in the East by the
i returns coming In from the West.
When the Republican landslide in New
York become known and was quickly
followed by the heavy Republican vic
tories In New England, there was a
veritable stampede to announce the
election of Mr. Hughes and the defeat
of President Wilson.
West Swings to Wilson.
1 The first figures of Wilson's major
' Ity through the West did not shake the
1 confidence of those who were predlct
' leg the election of Mr. Hughes and
1 not until the steady stream of Wilson
majorities began eating the Hughes
columns piled up In the Blast did any
of them suspect that the result, was In
danger.
At midnight it was apparent that the
1 free predictions ef a sweeping Repub
lican victory throughout the country
were being contradicted by the results
from the West.
In the meantime the race of the pres
idential ballots was running on and it
is the first time in 26 years that the
country has had to wait over night to
learn whom it had chosen for its
president.
As every hour saw the Hughes lead
melting down it became clear that the
president was. not to be defeated, so
easily and then at daylight without
any decisive result, it became appa
rent that the battle waa being fought
out In the doubtful states with the ad
vantage decidedly in favor of Mr. Wil
son.
Most Doubtful Contest In 32 Years.
Not since a next day's revision of
the returns seated Qrover Cleveland in
the contest of 1892 has the country
been compelled to wait eo long to
know the result. More than 12 hours
after the polls had closed President
Wilson and Mr. Hughes were running
a neck and neck race In doubtful
states.
Congress Undecided.
Congress returns were equally un
certain, but on their raoe at 8 a. m.,
Wednesday, the Republicans had not
been able to overthrow the Democratic
majority although they did succeed
In reducing It in the House. In tho
Senate the Republicans appeared to
have gained seven seats.
Despite the lack of certain returns
from the states which would turn the
scale of victory or defeat neither of
the national chairmen hesitated to
claim the election.
Governor Whitman's plurality over
his Democratic opponent, Samuel Sea
bury. with 628 districts missing is
132,233. The total: Whitman, 773,-
906; Seabury, 641,673.
William M. Calder, of Brooklyn, Re
publican oandldate for Senator, polled
683,353 against 608,732 for William F.
McCombs, former chairman of the
Democratic national committee. 1,093
districts *re missing.
This city, complete, gave Wilson a
plurality of 40.069. The president ran
ahead of hie ticket, both In and out of
New York City. Seabury's plurality
here was 21,462, while in the vote for
United States Senator the city went
Republican by 14.549. (172 districts
missing).
The New York delegations In the
next national House of Represent*-
tlvee as indicated by present returns,
will be Republican 28, Democrats 17,
with one district, the twelfth, stlil In
doubt. In eight districts however,
the race was cloee, and later returns
may change the flnal result. In the
present House New York has 24 Re
publicans, 18 Democrats and one So
cialist. Meyer London.
Democratic Chairman McCormlck In
a statement declared President WM
eon surely would hare 304 votes In
the electoral oollege. Republican
Chairman Wlllcox at 6 a. m.. claimed
•very state generally classed as doubt-
There la more Oatarrah In thla aeotlon of
the country than all other dlaeaaee pui to
gether, and until the last few years was aup~
poaed te be lqmirabla. For a great many
yean doctor* pronounced It a local disease
aad prseorltieo local remedies, and by con
stantly falling to cure with local treatment,
Kjnounced It Incurable. Science baa proven
tarrh to be a eoaatltutloaal dlaeaae, and
therefore requires oonatltuttonal mat menu
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by P. J.
Cheney * 00.. Toledo. Ohio, la the only Con
stitutional cure oo the market. It la taken
Internally In doaea from 10 drope to a tea
apoonful. It aots directly on the blood and
muoouaaurfaoeeof the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for anv caae It falls to
cure. Send for olroulars and testimonials.
Addreaa. K.J. CH KNgY * 00„ Toledo. Ohio.
Boldtir Dragglass; TOe.
Take Hall's holly Pills for oonstlpa-
Uoo. adv
A New York dispatch says the ex
ecutive committee'of the National
Housewives League haa decided to
nrge its membership throughout the
country, said to number 700,000, to
•top baying cold storage eggs nntil
the price has been reduced from 60
or 70 c-intj to 35 cents a dozen. Offi
cers of the league claim that the
dealers paid 22 cents a dozen for the
eggs, for which they now demand 60
to 70 osoU.
VANCE McCORMICK.
Chr. Democratic National Committee.
ful and counted .323 rotas (or Mr.
Hughee.
Estimated Figures.
The actual returns, considering defi
nite and Indicative figures, gave Pres
ident' Wilson 232 votes, and Mr.
Hughes 212.
On the votes of California, Dela
ware, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Minne
sota, New Hampshire, New Mexico,
Oregon, Washington, West Virginia
and Wyoming the decisive result of
the Presidential contest turned.
There seemed to be no doubt that
President Wilson had safely carried
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansls, Colorado,
Florla, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Caro
lina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, and Virginia.
In the Hughes column were count
ed Connecticut, Illinois, lowa, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is
land, South Dakota, Vermont , and
Wisconsin.
When word went over the country
that President Wilson had been de
feated the republican hosts were Jubi
lant. Although New England returns
supported the predictions of a repub
lican victory as the ballot counting
started in the middle west, and on the
coast. It dawned en those assembling
the vote here that President Wilson
was far from defeated, that the
Hughes landslide was entirely confin
ed to the east, and that In the states
which will make up the majority in
the electoral college a very close race
was being run. -*
Other presidents have been elected
without New York and some of the so
called pivotal states. Hayes lost New
York and Indiana and five others to
Tllden, but was seated In his close
contest. While Cleveland carried
New York in each of his successful
campaigns he lost in one or the other
of them, Indiana, Maskachusetts, Ohio,
Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Polltioal History Repeats.
So, as soon as the Wilson majorities
began piling up toward the west it be
came apparent that political history
was repeating itself. Never at any
time did democratic headquarters re
cede from Its claims of President
Wlleon's election. Chairman McCor
mick at one time got his estimates of
the President's majority in the elec
toral college down as low as two, but
with the encouraging returns from
the WMt he raised It again.
The Hughes managers, however,
were equally confident that the un
counted votes would put their candi
date In the lead. ••
Intertwined with perplexing ques
tions affecting the country's foreign
policy and coming at one of the criti
cal junctures of world affairs, the eleo
tion was generally regarded as sur
rounded with more critical Interest
than any other since the civil war. It
was the first time In nearly a genera
tion that the Democratic party, after a
term in control of the country was
fighting to keep Its place and against
the forces of a reunited republican
party.
It appeared that the democrats
would retain control of the senate by
a reduced majority. -
With nearly a hundred congres
sional districts still In doubt the re
publicans had made a net gain of 6,
capturing 15 democratic districts while
the democrats had taken 9 from the
republicans This would reduce the
present democratic house majority of
23 to 11. Republican leaders, how
ever, Insisted they would win the
house. They claimed a gain of several
■eats In Indiana and two in Michigan.
Practically complete returns show
ed that the democrats have lost four
senators, one each In Maine, New
York, New Jersey and Maryland, while
they gained one each In Rhode lsland,
Delaware and Utah. Indications point
ed strongly to a further democratlo
loes of two senators In Indiana, one
In West Virginia and Arizona and pos
sibly one in Ohio and Montana.
The eleetion of republican senator*
in Wyoming and New Mexico had not
been assured. If the republicans and
democrats should lose all these as in
dicated the senate still would remain
democratic by two, 49 democrat# to
47 republicans.
You Can Cure That Backache.
Palo along the back, dlulneea. headache
and genneral languor, (let a package of
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oae this remarkable combination . f naturea
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sample sent free. Addreaa, The Mother
Gray Co.. Le Boy. N. Y.
The daughter of Mr.
Farmer of Morrisville, Wake coun
ty, was killed by a railroad train
last week. The baby wandered
from ita home near by and lay
down on the track.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Vll.—Fourth Quarter, For
Nov. 12, 1916.
TH£ INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Taxi of the Ltiaon, Rom. xlv, 13, to XV,
3—Memory Versa, xlv, 16, 17—Goldan
Text, Rom. xlv, 21—Commentary Pre
pared by Rav. D. M. Stearns.
Tlila Is called a temperance lesson
and la no doubt Intended to be used a*
' an exhortation and a warning against
the use of Intoxicants, a most Impor
tant topic, and a line' of service on
wblcb we cannot do too much, but
when I consider the Intemperate peo
ple who are so often prominent In what
Is called temperance work I feel in
creasingly the need of getting at the
root of the matter rather than prescrib
ing for symptoms. The words "tem
perance" and "duty" are seldom used
In the Scriptures; not over six or-seven
times in each in the wbole Bible, and
the meaning of temperance Is self con
trol In every form (Acts sxlv, 25; I Cor.
lx, 25; Gal. v, 23; II I'et. 1. 6). As In
Paul's talk with Felix and verse 1? of
our lesson, -righteousness comes first
In 1 Cor. vl, 0, 10, where the drunkard
is mentioned among other gross sin
ners, the oi>enlng sentence Is "The un
righteous shall not Inherit the kingdom
of God."
The (rreut topic of this espistle is
righteousness, the word being used at
least thirty-five times and fifteen of
these In chapters -'lt and x. As In
1, 17, It Is the righteousness of God,
that whlcb God requires, und has pro
vided fully and freely In Christ, but
wblcb men object to. preferring their
own filthy rags of self righteousness,
character, reformation, duty and the
like (Isa. Ixiv, 6; Rom. x, 3). There Is
no possible "way for any one, drunken
or sober, moral or Immoral, but to
plead guilty, according-to chap. 111, 19,
and be Justified freely by grace (111, 24);
then will come the peace and Joy of
being Justified by faith (xiv, 17; xv, 13),
and tho patience and comfort of the
Scriptures (xv, 4-6). It Is no use to ap
peal to any kind of a sinner to do right,
for until born again by receiving Christ
all are said to be "In the flesh," merely
"natural" people, and cannot please
God (John 1, 12, 13; Rom. vHI, 7, 8).
When Christ Is received as a personal
Saviour and our righteousness, then
we are said to be "in the Spirit/' and
by the Spirit we may be led, control
led. live and make no provision for the
flesh or Its lusts (Rom. xill, 14; Gal.
v, 10-25). Salvation, of which the first
eight chapters of this letter tell us so
fully, is the free gift of God for all
whq will receive It, or rather Him
(Rom. vl, 23; Rev. xxl, 6; xxil, 17), and
there are no differences nor degrees,
for all who are In Christ have all the
benefits of Ills finished work and are
equally saved and delivered from the
wrath to come (I Thess. I, 10). Now,
as saved people, we are supposed to
have done" with Belf and walk in HliT
steps who never pleased Illmself, but
always pleased the Father and lived
and died to save others (Rom. xlv,
7; xv, -8; Fet 11, 21-23; John viU, 29;
Gal. ii, 20). If we thus had the good
of others at heart Instead of our own
selfish ends we would not talk of
eating or drinking whit we pleased re
gardless of others' infirmities.
We nre here to win others to Christ
and then to help build them up in
Him, rooted and grounded In love and
filled with all the fullness of God for
service here and an abundant en
trance into His kingdom by and by
(xiv, 19; Eph. ill, 16-20; II Pet. 1, 5-U).
Although all believers are accepted In
the beloved, washed, sanctified and
Justified and made meet to be par
takers of His Inheritance (Eph. 1, 6, 7;
I Cor. vl, 11; Col. 1, 12), we are left
here for service and good works, for
which every one of us shall give ac
count of himself to God at the Judg
ment seat of Christ, where only saved
people shall be, and there our service
shall be approved and rewarded, or
i else burned up and we suffer loss (xlv,
7-12; I Cor. 111, 11-15). The service
which will be rewarded will be that
which He has wrought in us by His
Spirit, according to Phil. 11, 13; Heb.
xIU, 21. We cannot expect that any
thing we do of ourselves that Is not
His working In us will have His ap
proval.
When I was off duty for eleven
weeks a little over three years ago be
cause of heart failure, which many
thought would take me home, nothing
gave more comfort in my weakness as
I lay In bed than Rom. xlv, 8: "Wheth
er we live, we live unto the Lord, and
whether we die, we die nnto the Lord.
Whether we live, therefore, or die, we
are the Lord's." It Is possible so to
abandon ourselves to Him for life or
death, for service or suffering, that
His perfect will shall be everything to
us, and our heart song shall be, "Not
I, but Christ; "Not I, but the grace of
God" (Gal 11. 20; I Cor. xv, 10). This
will keep us so occupied with Himself
that we shall not see others except to
help them and will make us so sensi
tive to what He likes or dislikes that
we shall not wish to allow that which
He would condemn.
Forevermore, beside us on our way,
The unseen Christ doth move.
That we may lean upon His arm and say
Doet Thou, dear Lord, approve?
The kingdom to which we are has
tening and which cannot come till He
cornea, if It fills our soul's vision, will
lift us above all such matters as eating
and drinking, and Is there any harm
In this or that, and.our acceptable serv
ice of Christ wRI be manifestly right
eonsness and peace and Joy In tbt
Holy Ghost (xlv, 17, 18).
President Wilson declared him
self as favoring legislation providing
for the appointment of postmasters
to all classes through competitive
civil service examination, in a letter
to the National Civil Service Reform
League, which was made public Mon
day. Last week Charles E. Hushes,
Republican nominee for President,
endorsed such legislation.
To Care a Cold In One l>ay.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if It fails to cuio. E. W.
Grove's signature l» on each box.
26 cents. adv.
One jockey was killed anij. two
orhers were seriously injured atPim
lioo race tract near Baltimore, Mon
day. Harry Tanzey, 23 yearn old,
Brooklyn, N. Y., fell with his mount
and was killed. "Tom" Parrette
bad his ribs and wrist broken by a
j fall. Clinton Preece broke bis leg
i when bis mount fell.
Where They Come From; Numbers
In Each Class and Churches
Represented
Chapel Hill, N. C., Oct. 6th,
Statistics of registration at the
University of North Carolina for
the current session, just made
available through the register's
report, show that the student body
this year iff one truly representa
tive of all the elements that go to
I make up North Carolina life.
More than 92 per cent of the stu
dent body this year coifie from the
State of North Carolina, while
only 7.4 per cent comes from other
states. Out of the 100 counties,.
94 are represented by students
here, only Avery, Clay, Dire,
Graham, Stokes and Swaiu being
without any. The counties which
send ten or more students to the
University are raDked as follows,
according to numbers here: Wake
57, Guilford 40, Orange 44, Bun
combe 38, Mecklenburg 38, Wayne
35, Forsyth 31, Alamance 27, Ire
dell 22, Robeson 22, Rowan 21,
Durham 20, Edgecombe 20, Burke
18, Craven 17, Halifax 17, New
Hanover 17, Surry 17, Davidson
16, Gaston 15, Lenoir 16, Union
16, Granville 15, Wilson 16, Cald
well 14, Johnston 14, Carteret 13,
Cleveland 13, Pitt 13, Beaufort
11, Cumberland 11, Sampson 11,
Warren 11, Chatham 10, Rock
ingham 10, and Wilkes 10.
The numbers of students from
outside the state are as follows:
South Carolina leads With 27, 13
come from Virginia, 9 from
Florida, 7 from Tennessee, 5 from
Georgia, 4.from Pennsylvania, 3
from Maryland, 2 from Connecti
cut, 2 frour Maasachusots, 2 from
New Jersey, and one each from
District of Columbia, Illinois,
Louisana, New York, Texas, West
Virginia and Wisconsin. Japan
has three students here, while ~
there are oue each from Cuba and
Rorto Rice.
The total registration df Nov. 1
was 1259, or 63 more than at trhe
same time last year, and over 50
per cent more thau in 1912-four
years ago. The undergraduates
and graduates in academic work
number 1029, while the law school
enrolls 117, the medical school 63,
and the pharmacy school 50 Of
the total registration, 14 are wo
men. The senior class this year
numbers an even one hundred,
the largest since 1911, which had
the same number. The English*
Department, with.B42 students,
has the laargest department en
rollment.
The members of the freshman
class at the University this year
received their preparatory school
training—lßs in state public
schools, 67 iu state private schools,
6 in outsideside of the state pub
lic schools and 32 in outside pri
vate schools. 21 come from other
colleges. In the state 107 public
and 21 private schools' are repre
sented, while students come from
6 public schools, 16 private schools
and 13 colleges outside. Candi
dates from these for the A. B.
course number 213, while 107 are
in science courses, and 12 are
special students. The chemistry
courses this year enroll 152 fresh
men.
The church membership is rep
resentative also. The four largest
denominations in the state, Bap
tist, Methodist, Presbyterian aud
Episcopal, have the largest mem
berships, though many other de
nominations are represented.
Atlantic Coast Inventors.
The following patents were just
issued to Atlantic Coast clients
reported by D. Swift & Co., Patent
Lawyers, Washington, D. C., who
will furnish copies of any patent
for ten cents apiece to our readers.
Virginfa—J. M. Alexander, Tim- -
berville, automatic car coupling;
B. W. Kadel, Roanoke, brake ar
rangement for six-wheel car
trucks; 8. T. Marye, Barcroft, code
or cipher transcribing and trans
lating mechanism.
North Carolina —O. Carr, Ashe
ville, manufacture of sugar; J. E.
Hewett, Wilmington, broom bri
dle; G. H. Lambert, Asheville,
device for painting golf-balls.
South Carolina—R. E. Camp
bell, Columbia, pneumatic tire for
vehicles; C. W. Hewitt, Darling
ton, bicycle prop; G. F. Von
Eolnitz, Charleston, producing
pot-ash. 1
Red Cross Seals—l9l6.
State Board Health Bulletin.
The Red Cross Seal Campaign
is on in earnest and Dr. L. B. Mc-
Brayer, of Sanatorium, is again
acting as Executive Secretary.
Dr. Mcßrayer says the prospects
are very encouraging and he be
lieves that in many places the
sale of Seals will be doubled; in
fact he is so thoroughly convinced
of this that he placed an addi
tional order last week for half a
million Seals. His flint order was
for one million and he is expect
ing these to arrive this week,
whent hey will be shipped out to
the varions woman's clubs and
other committees that are hand
ling the Seals in the various com
munities. However, the commit
tees will not begin the active sale
of Seals until Thanksgiving.
r-
George Arndt, who was exon
erated in Chicago two years ago
of the charge of killing Miss
Frances Bloom, his fiancee, is re
ported by military officials in
Texas to have confessed to the
crime and is under military ar
rest. Miss Bloom was a telephone
operator, 18 years old. Arndt's
story at the coroner's inquest was
that she bad jumped into the lake
to kill herself and that be hjt4
tried to Bave hef.