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14 Bill App 5 s Letter, (copyright, 1902, by The Constitution. I I am very much perplexed to know what to do for the country boys and girls. Os course they can get a little schooling under the present system, but that will be only in textbooks of read ing. writing and arithmetic. What they need is books of reference that will ans wer their many questions. Every mail brings mo letters wanting to know things that they cannot learn in their country schools. Their teachers can not tell them nor their neighbors. Os course not more than half of. them care about knowing anything outside of their school books, but the other half do, and on that half depends the culture and pro gress of our country.* Why should these boys and girls have to ask me and Joel Chandler Harris and John Temple Graves and others sd many questions? When they inclose a stamp I answer all I can, but these young people need books that they cau refer to. If Mr. Carnegie would place in every country school a standard cycyopedia* such as Appleton's sixteen volumes of universal knowledge or Dodd, Meade & Co.'s International of sixteen volumes, the young people would have a library that would answer all their questions. Add to this Appleton's seven volumes of American biography and a country youth can get an education with out anything else. A young farmer in Alabama asks me what books he must buy to improve his mind and store up knowledge by reading and studying at night. Well, it will take near SIOO to buy the above named books and he had better skip over all the modern trash that does nothing but entertain and amuse and strain his farm and his cat tle and everything to get that hundred dollars. I think he could get them from Wannamaker for? 75. Now, of course, a boy or a girl not yet in their teens would prefer books to suit their age, and they ought to have them. I still treasure with delight my enjoyment of such books as “Robin son v.rusoe,” “Arabian Nights” and Jules Verne's works, “Swiss Family Robinson” and some of Seott’s novels, like “Rob Rov” and “Kenilworth.” Children must have entertainment. As they grow up they must have knowledge, for as Lord Bacon said knowledge is power and Lord Brougham said. “I had rather trust the schoolmaster to perpet uate this government than all the armies of England.” Now, here is a youth who writes to me to know who invented the alphabet. Well, that is going afar back, but it Is a question that should be answered, for the alphabet is the very beginning of knowledge. The alphabet goes away back a thousand years before Moses wa s born. The Phoenecians made the first one that we know of. They lived in a narrow region that lies between Pales tine and Syria, a country about 200 miles long 20 miles %vide, and yet they domi nated the civilized world for a thousand years, for they had control of commerce and manufacturers and the gold of Op hir and the silver of Tarshish and the brass and copper of other lands were all theirs, and it was a fact that as Isaiah wrote. “Silver was heaped up as dust in the streets and was more plenti ful than iron.” Hiram, the king, was the friend of Solomon, but a thousand years before their time these Phoene cians had made an alphabet and used It in writing and engraving. But that al phabet has passed away. In course of time the Grecians conquered Phoenecia and the Greek language prevailed. Their alphabet is the origin of ours, the very word being compounded of the first two letters alpha and beta. Just as the Phoe necian language was lost and went into disuse just so has the Greek and Latin language been abandoned and our Eng lish will no doubt be the language of the civilized world before this century ends. Nearly a hundred years ago an Eng lishman by the name of James Smithson bequeathed to the United States some thing over a million dollars to be used to rromote the diffusion of knowledge among men. That sum has been in creased by our government from year to year until now the Smithsonian Insti tute is one of the wonders of the world. But you cannot see it unless you go to it. and the rich and members of on gress can do that. TChe common people are still in the woods, and that is why I wish Carnegie or some other philan thropist would do something for our country schools. The spirit of progress is doing well in the towns and cities. Right here in Cartcrsville our good wo men have organized a public library as an attachment to their club work. The corner stone will be laid next Saturady and I have been honored with an invi tation to upheave the first shovel full of earth, which I shall certainly do if I am strong enough to lift the shovel. I feel a deep interest in this educational work and hope to live long enough to see it in successful operation. Not long ago a lady asked me who designed the Confederate flag and who first suggested our Memorial day. When our library is j well supplied they will not have to ask ' these questions, but will go there and find out. * But I must stop now for fear I will not only overtax my bodily strength, but will strain my mind besides. BILL ARP. “THAT KOIHIKG BE LOST” If These Words of Christ Were Obeyed, There Would be Enough lor all. Jesus was the world’s best teacher. Never man spake like this man. He taught the sublimest spiritual truths. He uttered supreme wisdom in regard to temporal things. When He had fed Jive thousand hungry people, to repletion. He told his disciples to "Gather up the fragments, that nothing be lost.” Frugality is a matter of vast import ance. Dr. Franklin said: ‘‘lt is not so much what a man makes, as what he saves, that enables him to get on well in life.” Some people make but lit* t , but take care of what they make, and live well. Others make much, but spend it foolishly, and are often in need. It his beer, wisely said: "Take care of tin dimes, and the dollars will take care of themselves." Jesus taught the import ance of taking care of the fragments, because all he made was good, and ougl-t j * I # f YXOCCC t * ...If | | This is to commend to your favorable consideration an enterprise in which | g I | we feel a great interest, and which we believe is destined to become one of the | | j| \ South’s most important financial institutions. We refer to THE NORTH CAR- | £ IOLINA HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, of Raleigh, N. C., which offers pro- I § i i tection against loss by fire. B S | If You can readily appreciate the advantage of keeping in the State a large $ g % & 2 If percentage of the premiums annually sent to other sections for fire insurance. | • | Os course, a part of the money sent away for this purpose comes back in the form I f | of losses, commissions to agents, etc , but it is certainly true that there is always | g | | a HANDSOME BALANCE invested in the company’s home State, and for this | § | P reason it will help to build up North Carolina if you will patronize THE NORTH Z S 1I i f | § CAROLINA HOME, whose investments are largely in ths State. It was organ- B, } t \ ized in 1868— and has, therefore, been successful IN BUSINESS FOR MORE i g g I THAN THIRTY-FOUR YEARS. | § f1• % ® J AAXX ,\AA» A >V\ J i • •MHHMHHIHmMtNIMHIHMINHNfIINHMHMmiMiNIimNHMHNHItMNttIttNMMfm THE NEWS AND OBSERVER. SUNDAY, NO\ EMBER 23, 1002 not to be lost, and because the fragments would feed Ilis disciples several days, and save the expense of buying other food. Then, too, many other hungry peo ple might be fed with those fragments. My father never allowed even a grain of corn to be wasted. He said: “There is a hungry chicken, or hog that needs it. ’ 1 rarely ever fail to pick up every ! pin, or nail I find. A young man went to a merchant to get work. The merchant told him Ik j had clerks enough. As the young man j started away he picked up a pin lying on the floor. The merchant saw it, and called him back, and said: “I saw you pick up a pin; why did you do it?” “Because.” saul the young man, "I want to save all I can.” “Then,” said the merchant, “you are the man I want. I will employ you.” “Straws show which way the wind blows." Little things show the trend of our lives. | Wastefulness is a great sin. God has put enough in the world for the needs of all to be supplied. But by the waste fulness of some, many suffer for the necessaries of life. Because of much valuable time wasted thousands have to live on short rashers, ill-furnished homes, and scanty clothing. ; Millions of dollars are wasted on sinful pleasure, and useless luxuries When needed work has been done, it there is | time for innocent pleasures, that is all right. Hut to neglect work, and spend money and time to indulge in sinful j pleasures, is all wrong. Judging from the amount of chewing gum made and sold, the American peo > pie spend about as much for that, as they |do for the support of the gospel. How foolish, how useless, how unrefined the use of it is! It does no good; but its use is repulsive to the feelings of all re fined people. To sec a girl or woman chewing gum is disgusting. It looks like they were chewing a big quid of tobacco. Millions of dollars are worse than wasted on the use of tobacco. No one is benefited by it, but thousands are dwarfed, enfeebled, and ruined by it; j especially are boys ruined by cigarettes. 1 know a day laborer who spent, twenty five cents a day of his wages for to i bacco to smoke and chew, and nearly that much tor whiskey, and then com plained that he could not live on his ! wages. The liquor bill of the American people is annually nine hundred millions of dol | lars. This vast amount is worse than f wasted. Those who make and sell in toxicants make money by it. But the i curse of God rests on them, and all the I money made in that way. They lose their happiness, their usefulness and their | souls; and money thus made usually ! takes wings and flies away. And those | who buy and drink intoxicants usually | lose time, money, health, respectability, happiness, and heaven, and Bring upon ! themselves poverty, disgrace and ruin, j and drag those dependent upon them to the same depths of degradation and ruin. Vast amounts of money are wasted on other unnecessary things. Money is un usually plentiful this year. But instead of using it wisely, many are spending it for things they coujd well do without. Much money that might be wisely in vested. or laid away to supply future needs, is now being foolishly spent. Cod has given enough to supply the real needs of all his creatures. But j some, through physical or mental dis- I ability. are unable to earn a living; ; ot i, ( .rs are too lazy to get what they i need; others earn money but waste it on | un n<?cessary and hurtful things. And so j poverty and suffering is the lot of thou sands. If Christ’s instruction was obey -1 iq “That nothing be lost.” there would i enough for all. all through life. J. A. STRADLEY. Oxford. N. C., Nov. 20, 1902. SPECIAL RATES VIA S. A. L. RAIL | WAY. i 1 J 5.90— Raleigh to Norfolk, Va., and re turn,l account following footbal games: University of North Carolina vs Georgetown, November 15th. Tickets to be sold November 14 and 15, final limit November 17. Univer sity of Virginia vs. Carlisle Indians. November 22nd. Tickets to be sold November 21 and 22, final limit No vember 24. Virginia Military In stitute vs. Virginia Polytechnic In stitute, November 27th. Tickets on sale November 26 and 27, final limit November 28th. Rates on same basis apply from Raleigh, Durham and intermediate j points ss.Bs— Raleigh to Asheboro, N. C., and return, account North Carolina Con ference Methodist Protestant Church, Asheboro, N. C., November 20th. Tickets on sale from all points in North Carolina, including Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Clinton, S. C., at rates on same basis as from Raleigh. Tickets on sale November 19 and 20th, final return limit No vember 27th. Route via Aberdeen, whore connection is made with Aber deen and Asheboro Railroad foi Asheboro. For further information, apply to any agent's. A. L. Railway, or address, C. 11. GATTIS, C. P. and T. A., Raleigh, N. C. H. S- LEARD, T. P. x\., Raleigh, N. C. SPECIAL RATES VIA S. A. L. RAIL WAY. $6.55— Raleigh to Wilmington, N. C., and return, account North Carolina Con ference A. M. E. Zion Church, Wil mington, N. C-, November 26, 1902. Tickets on sale from all points : n North Carolina, including Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk, Va., to be sold November 24, 25 and 26, jnai return limit December 3rd. $6.55— Raleigh to Wilmington, N. C., and return, account North Carolina ’on ference M. E. Church, South, Wil mington, N. C., December 3-10, 1902. Tickets on sale from all points in North Carolina, including Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk, Va., to be i sold December Ist to f.th. inclusive, with final limit December 13th. j For detail information call on any v agent, or address C. H. GATTIS, C. P. and T. A., Raleigh, N. C. H. S. LEARD, T. P. A., Raleigh, N. C. /"k I I I H i| Morphine and Whiskey 1 I U ill Ilf I habitstreated without pain I U 111 |M| or confinement. C urei uar | | Vvl auteed at Sanitarium rr nc I pay. B. H. VEAL. Man’gr Lithia Sprint;a Cure I Co., Drawer A, Austell,Ga. Home treatmenUeu | *f oreferred. Correspondencestrict’yconfidential I Sleeping Volcanoes/,^ A thin, vapory smoke, lazily ascending from its crater may be the only visible sign / -.<• of life in the sleeping volcano, but within is a raging sea of fire, molten rock and sul- 9 phurous gases. Those who make their homes in the peaceful valleys below know,, the danger and, though frequently warned by the rumblings and quakings, these signs of impending eruption go unheeded -> *■^*^**■£l They are living in fancied security when the giant awakes with deafening roare and they are lost beneath a downpour of heated rock and scalding ashes? rhousands of blood poison sufferers are living upon a sleeping volcano and are taking desperate chances, for under the Mercury and Potash treat- ment the external symptoms of the disease disappear, and the deluded victim is happy in the belief of a complete cure, but the fires of conta gion have only been smothered in the system, and as soon as these min erals are left off will blaze up again. Occasional sores break out in the mouth, a red rash appears on the body, and these warning symptoms, if not heeded, are soon followed by fearful eruptions, sores, copper colored splotches, swollen glands, loss of hair and other sickening symptoms. Mercury and Potash not only fail to cure blood poison, but cause Mer curial Rheumatism, necrosis of the bones, offensive ulcers and inflamma tion of the Stomach and Bowels. The use of S. S. S. is never followed by any bad results. It cures without tf!e slightest injury to the s\ ? stem. We off&r $1,000.00 for proof SSS We will mail free our special book on Contagious Blood Poison, which fives all the symptoms.of the disease with full directions for home treat* ment. Medical advice is furnished by our physicians without charge. THE SWIFT SPECIFIG CO., ATLANTA, GA. J.R. FERRA L L & CO. 222 Fayetteville Street. JUST RECEIVED. Georgia Cane Syrup, Old Fashion Mountain Buckwheat, Prepared Buckwheat, Pan Cake Flour, New Cured Virginia Hams. Few Old Virginia Hams. ALL 'PHONLS 88. Bowlins' Green, Ky., March 24,1902. Gentlemen: For over four years I suffered greatly from a severe case of contagious blood poison. I went to Hot Springs, staying there four months at a big expense. I then con sulted physicians, who prescribed Mercury. Nothing did me any good, in fact, the treatment proved more harmful than beneficial. I mentioned my case to a friend, who told me that S. S. S. had certainly cured him. lat once commenced its use, and in six months could find no trace of the dis ease whatever. This was about two years ago. I continued S. S. S. for some time to make sure of a perma nent cure, and I can truthfully say I am entirely well. . D. M. SANDERS. j that it contains a mineral of any de- ' scription. S. S. S. is an antidote for contagious blood poison, and the only j radical and permanent cure known. It ' destroys ever}' atom of the virus and puri- I fies and strengthens the blood and builds up the general health.
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