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VOL. XXXVI
PITTSB0E0, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, JULY 29, 1914.
NO. 51.
Mttim
ORTANT NEWS
pipings of This and Other Nations
Fcr Seven Days Are
Given.
HE NEWS J)FTHE SOUTH
What Is Taking Place in the South
land Will Be Found in
Brief Paragraphs.
War clouds are again hanging over
Europe. Austria has sent an ultima
tum to Servia to be complied with in
twenty-four hours. It is generally be
lieved b" tne powers that Servia can
not comply with the humiliating terms
cf the demand without making an ad
mission of guilt. The ultimatum is the
cutsrowth of the assassination of Arch
duke Ferdinand and his wife by a" Ser
vian student. Other powers may be
drawn into the difficulty.
The flagman was reported killed and
two ether members of the train crew
were reporttd missing following the
hold up of an L. & N. passenger train
near Xew Orleans by three masked
men. According to dispatches from
Xew Orleans only a small amount of
money was secured by the bandits.
Another rat effected with the bubon
ic plague has been caught in New Or
leans. It was trapped within a short
distance of where the first case' of the
plague was reported.
When the news of the failure of the
conference between the leaders of the
liome rule advocates and the anti-home
rule people of Ireland, which was held
ui the request of King George, at his
astle in London, reached Belfast, Ire
and. there- was little demonstration,
as telegrams from the Irish leaders in
London had preceded the news. Sir
Edward Carson and Captain Craig
have issued the ultimatum that if home
rule is forced upon them the men of
Ulster will set up a provincial govern
ment. In arranging the plot for the anti
trust program in .he senate, haste was
the principal issue.
Reports have rfr-ched the United
States officials at Washington that
General Carranza and Provincial Pres
ident Carbajal have signed an agree
ment for the taking over of the gov
ernment by the constitutionalists. It
was further stated in dispatches that
general amnesty lias been" granted.
It is expected that General Alvaro
Obragon's army of 30,000 men, who
ire now within a day's journey of Mex
iro City, will be the first of the consti
tutionalists to reach the capital.
In view of the fact that a serious
break may occur between Villa and
Carranza, strenuous efforts are being
made by the United States officials
to prevent arms and ammunition be
ing carried across the Texas border
to Villa's army.
The foreign powers are pressing the
United States for a settlement of the
evolution in Haiti and San Domingo.
The officials at Washington have be
come impatient and an ai "ied inter
vention of these islands may occur at
any time.
The last wn d from conference be
tween the two factions of home rule
in Ireland, which was called before
the King for the purpose of reaching
some agreement, has proven futile.
The largest shipment of gold bul
lion received from the north
this year, arrived at Seattle, Wash.,
from Nome, Alaska The amount of the
shipment was $P00,000 in bullion.
The ultimatum has been issued by
the United States officials to special
consul, John R. Silliman, to be de
livered to Carranza and Villa, that
they must bury their differences, get
together and work in harmony for the
one purpose of bringing about peace
d a substantial government in Mex
ico. .'
Roscoe Luke of Thomasville, Ga.,
is the i robable successor to the Unit
ed States district attorney, Akerman,
f the south Georgia district. Luke's
appointment has been certified to the
P"f-sident by Attorney General McRey-
1qs. It is also understood that all
. position to Luke's appointment has
withdrawn.
re outlook for peace is more prom
; 1 '.T now than it has been for many
"cnths. Carranza has stated to the
' tiUed States representatives that he
ls "iliing to mediate with Carbajal
and discuss plans for the peaceful
try of the Constitutionalists' into
-uan city.
Hterta and his family have bid
a ios to Mexico and have sailed for
arnica. There was no one to even
them farewell on their departure.
Av.Qther death from the bubonic
P-agi;,, ilas beeQ reported in New 0r-
eat s, the last being that of a young
This makes .the seventh death
rm thi dreaded disease.
December 8 is the day that has been
aside by the United States sen
e in which to commemorate the
ory of the late Senator A. O. Ba-
ct r.
A-icording to the reports of the Unit
f f f','trates department of commerce
'' U,'jO,000 worth of cotton was ex
p rte hy the United stateg durillg the
ear,f1914
A Panii
1c was caused In Paris during
tli
C V.,11
'atcs wiitju one ui lug
e balloons became unmanageable
in'o Crashed into a tree, later falling
u- f df'isely thronged section of the
bandstand. There were no fatalities.
Xe'.d"vr Purry Mitchell of Greater
th v 0rk is in Charleston, attending
, ex. rcises in memory of his uncle,
f't. Jojm C. Mitchfil of thn nnnfed-
"Jaiiorm r i v.
army.
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The Republican senators have also
expressed themselves as being anxious
to get away from the sweltering at
mosphere of Washington and assert
they will hold the Democratic senators
strictly to the legislative program.
"Master Humphreys' clock," the old
grandfather clock made famous by
Dickens in "Nicholas Nickleby" in
London, has been sold to a Ner York
dealer.
Two were killed in auto accidents
which occurred within a few hours'
time in Griffin, Ga.
Following an investigation of the
finances of the Mexican government
during the administration of Huerta,
a warrant has been issued for Euge
nio Paredes, charging him with the
shortage of two million pesos. Pa
redes was the general treasurer of the
republic during the Huerta administra
tion. The reuniting of two royal families
may be brought about by the marriage
of Prince William of Hohenzollern, father-in-law
of King Manuel of Portu-
gal, to a daughter of the king of Ba
varia. In rebuke of the men who preferred
to go to work in the mines of Cananea,
Mexico, rather than join the Constitu
tionalist army, the Mexican women of
that place flung their skirts in the face
of the workmen.
Enough sugar to last the Southland
for many weeks arrived at Philadel
phia from Hawaii and Cuba. The three
ships were loaded with . 43,400,600
pounds of sugar, which is the largest
amount of sugar that was ever receiv
ed at this port in one day.
There were so many thefts of books
from the Carnegie Library in Atlanta
that it was necessary for the librarian
to place turnstiles at the entrances and
exits in the file rooms. In this man
ner no one can pass the librarian's
desk, without first tieing permitted to
pass through the turnstiles.
In gret discord with the dominant
note of the peace conference of the
American peace centenary committee
in session at Mackinac Island, Mich.,
the orchestra at the hotel where the
conference was in session, persisted
in playing an elaborate program of war
music.
According to the figures gathered by
the department of apiculture, as pre
sented recently, the importation of
meats, principally from Australia and
Argentina, into the United States has
greatly increased.
The United States postal authorities
have announced that in the near fu
ture there will be a decrease in the
rates of money orders to foreign coun
tries and in some instances will be
nearly half of the present rates. In
making this announcement, the post
office department stated that this de
crease will be made to benefit those in
this country who are sending small
funds regularly to dependent ones
abroad.
Paul M. Warburg, whose nomination
as a member of the federal reserve
board was offered by President Wilson,
has changed his mind and will ap
pear before the senate banking and
currency committee while he is con
sidering his nomination.
According to a dispatch from Mo
bile, a traveling salesman, was
recently arrested in Jackson, Miss.,
charged with giving a 10c tip to a
hotel porter.
A French woman while experiment
ing with a parachute on a biplane a
thousand feet in the air fell to her
death when the parachute failed to
work. Her husband was one of the
spectators who witnessed her tragic
death.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in
America are holding their forty-ninth
biennial convention in Norfolk.
Representative McDermott of Illi
nois tendered his resignation as a
member of the house. McDermott
represented the stock yards district
of Chicago. Charges were pending be
fore the house against him . in con
nection with the pawn brokers' bill
and other legislation in his district.
A contract for the construction of
an army hospital at Fort Shatter, Ha
waiian Islands, has been let to a Chi
nese firm.
Protesting against the measures
adopted by. the authorities of St. Pe
tersburg, Russia, against demonstrat
ing strikers, 100,000 workmen in that
city laid down their tools.
In view of the approach of peace
in Mexico, a great educational and re
ligious campaign is being planned for
that country.
Sultan Ahmed Mirza, the 16-year-old
shah of Persia, took the constitutional
oath of office.
Maj. Robert Cobb, the commander
of the Cobb battery in the Confeder
ate army, died at his home at Wichita
Falls, Texas, at the age of 79 years.
Mme. Henriette Caillaux, tne wife
of a former premier of France, is now
on trial in Paris for the murder of
Gaston Calmette, an editor of a Pa
risian publication.
The senate postofflce and post roads
committee approved the Bourne sub
stitute in place of the Shackleford
good roads , bill which has already
passed the house carrying with it an
appropriation of $25,000 for road im
provements. This practically knocks
out the possibility of federal aid.
Maj. Gen. Leonard A. Wood paid a
visit to the students' military camp at
Asheville, N. C.
President Wilson, in speaking of his
conferences with different captains of
commerce, said that those who did
think that business was dull were free
in their expressions that the tariff was
not to blame for it.
Death and destruction resulted from
a conflict between the striking miners
on the one side and mine guards and
strike-breakers on the other, in Ar
kansas. The governor has ordered that
troops .be hurried into the coal mining
region.
FRST
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EUROPEAN
REPORTED ENCOUNTER OF AUS
TRIANS AND SERVIANS NEAR
SEMENDRIA.
UNDER STRICT CENSORSHIP
News of Activities Cannot Easily
Seep Through Sieve of Censor
ship. Towns Under Martial Law.
Vienna. No declaration of war has
been issued and it is believed none
will be since Servia never subscribed
to The Hague convention. The send
ing of his passports to the Servian
minister, M. Jovanovitch, by the Aus
trian foreign office, however, is deem
ed equivalent to the declaration of
war. This action was taken when
the report that the Servian minister
had left Vienna was found incorrect.
M. Jovanovitch will leave immediate
ly. In his absence the Russian am
bassador will take charge of Servian
Interests.
There were patriotic demonstrations
throughout the day, although a heavy
rain fell. Great crowds gathered in
front of the war office and cheered, the
officers who appeared. Processions
filled the streets.
A general mobilization in Montene
gro is reported.
Italy has informed Austria that, in
the event of an armed conflict with
Servia, she will adopt a friendly atti
tude in accordance with her relations
with the triple alliance.
Proclamations have been posted or
dering partial mobilization. The Aus-tro-Hungarian
Bank has raised the
bank rate from four to five per cent
and the committee of the Bourse has
decided to close the Bourse to "pre
vent an unwarranted disturbance of
industrial interests and to counteract
disquieting reports."
The Neue Frier Pres-e says the
minister of finance will raise $65,000,
000 for the' government's immediate
requirements and adds that negotia
tions between the power's for localiza
tion of the conflict will continue. It
was said by one diplomat that
"France has no intention to expose
herself too much on Servia's behalf.
The Imperial decree issued gives
the government enormous powers to
ensure the secrecy of its measures.
Authorities are enitled to open all
letters. Only telegrams approved by
the censor can be dispatched. News
papers publishing details of military
preparations or movements can be
suppressed.
All the railways are guarded by
sentries with orders to use their arms
on any person who fails to stop when
commanded.
The prospect of war is not regarded
here as child's play. The Servians
put 400,000 men into the field during
the Balkan wars. Both officers and
men are passionately patriotic. It is
expected that Servia will attempt to
hold the front along the Danube and
the Drina with only a weak force,
while the greater part of the army
will be concentrated in the central
district, probably near Nish or Kra
guyeratz and another strong force in
Novipazar, which will be destined for
offensive operations against Bosnia.
AUSTRIA ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
Gave Servian Minister Passports and
Sent Him Home.
London. The latest developments
appear to furnish new proof that Aus
tria is determined to make war on
Servia. The possibilities of a gen
eral European war seem greater than
ever have confronted the present gen
eration. The Servian reply to the Austro
Hungarian ultimatum was an accept
ance of almost all the imperious de
mands, except that Austrian officials
shall participate in the investigation
and fix the responsibility for the anti
Austrian propaganda. Servia propos
ed an appeal to the Powers at The
Hague for the settlement of that fea
ture.
A formal declaration of war is not
expected because Servia is not a
party to The Hague convention, which
requires this.
Prosperity at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. An expenditure of near
ly $2,000,000 for a great new pas
senger and freight terminal on the
north side and for a fine passenger
terminal at Smithfield and Water
street for the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road Company is taken to mean that
Pittsburg is rapidly coming into its
normal state of prosperity. Work has
already begun on the improvements
laid out by the railroad company and
within 60 days several thousand i5n
will be employed on the work.
King Honors Marconi.
London. The King received Wil
liam Marconi at Buckingham Palace
and conferred upon him the honorary
knighthood of the Grand Cross of the
Royal Victorian Order. This is the
newest order of knighthood, dating
from 1896. It has five classes of which
the Grand Cross of the Victorian Or
der is the highest. The English mem
bers of this class take .the title "Sir,"
but honorary" membes are chiefly for
eigners and do not use the title.
GUNS
RED
IN
WAR
GI1NITY
WORK
OF STATE B
NORTH CAROLINA IS PIONEER
STATE IN COMMUNITY
HEALTH WORK.
LATE STAT CAPITOL NEWS
Review of the Latest News Gathered
Around the State Capitol That
Will Be of Interest to Our Readers
Over North Carolina.
Raleigh.
Community health work in the
state took another step forward re
cently when the state board of health
announced that one more county had
been added to the list of those which
desired the community method of
hookworm eradication. This county
Is Columbus and the particular sec
tion of the county where this work
will be done is at Hallsboro.
Along with this announcement by
the board comes the one that Dr. P.
W. Covington, of Wadesboro, who has
been connected with the state health
work as an officer for the past four
years will be assigned to the work of
hookworm eradication as a member
of the hookworm commission and will
begin his duties in Hallsboro at once.
Dr. Covington will leave Raleigh at
once for the seat of his new work. In
making the choice of Dr. Covington
the state board of health commends
him for his past services which have
been most efficient. He has served
in several departments of the state
health work and in each of them he
has (done excellent service.
North Carolina is the pioneer state
In the community health work. The
results of Its efforts along this line
are being eagerly watched by other
state health departments. The lit
erature of the North Carolina state
board of health is being scattered over
the. country and a great deal of it
Is sent on request from other states
for information in regard to the work
which is being done in this state.
When the hookworm was found to be
so prevalent in the South the various
health departments of the South" im
mediately undertook the discovery of
the most practical method of eradica
tion. The North Carolina board fin
ally determined that the hookworm
dispensaries established at various
points for a short time on general
campaign were not bringing the re
sults which had been hoped for. The
Intensive method of hookworm eradi
cation was then undertaken.
Farmers Expect Big Meeting.
The program for the Twelfth An
nual Farmers' State Convention and
Round-up Institute, to be held at the
A. & M. College August 25-27, is ready
for distribution and carries a num
ber of features of special interest to
the farmers of the state.
A number of prominent speakers
from out of the state have consented
to come and address the convention.
The evening programs will be of a
more or less popular nature and with
illustrated lectures "and1 it is 'hoped
that the citizens of Raleigh will at
tend these sessions. All sessions of
the convention will be held in Pul
len Hall unless otherwise provided
for.
On Wednesday, August 26, the con
vention, will be divided into five sec
tional conferences, to be held in va
rious halls on the campus, each con
ducted by a specialist. It is the de
sire of the committee that these con
ferences be made very informal and
that the farmers will join freely . in
the discussions. Field demonstra
tions in the early mornings and late
afternoons will be features of the con
vention. There will be a free band concert
on the college campus Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to
7:30.
The college will furnish the dormi
tories free, and meals at 25 cents each
will be served in the college dining
hall.
The largest convention in the his
tory of tbe state is anticipated and
it is hoped that the framers of the
state will take a few days off and
come and enjoy this great occasion.
Work of Assessing Corporations.
In their work of assessing the taxes
against the 5,000 or more corporations
in the staten now under way the cor
poration commission is touching these
institutions in most "vital spots" and
that they are squirming considerably
at the probing and assessments that
the commission is making is indica
ted by the increasingly large number
of the heads of these corporations
that are coming to Raleigh from day
to day "to see the commission on a
little matter of business." This work
will not be completed before Sept. 15.
Will Be A Record Corn Year.
Maj'. W. A. Graham, commissioner
of agriculture, said recently that af
ter a careful examination- of reports
from all parts of the state he is sat
isfied that North Carolina will this
year produce more corn than Is re
quied for consumption within the
borders of the state. Indeed, he esti
mates that the production will exceed
the consumption by five million bush
els. He estimates the corn crop this
year at sixty million bushels and the
amount of corn neded for the state
at fifty-five millions. ,
HARD
Age of Justice Clark May Debar. '
Washington President Wilson told
Senator Simmons and Overman that
he could not consider for the U. S.
supreme court a man over 65 years
old and would not consider if he could
help it a man oer sixty years of age.
This eliminates Chief Justice Walter
Clark, of North Carolina, for consider
tion, as he is 68 years old, and makes
doubtful the prospects of Judge B. F.
Long, of Statesville, whose friends
have beeny active in his behalf. The
senators asked the president to con
sider Judge Long, whose age is 62, if
he goes over the 60 mark. If he does
not go beyond the 60-year limit, Sena
tors Simmons asked him to examine
the record of Associate Justice Wil
liam R. Allen, of Goldsboro.
Senator Overman presented the en
dorsements of Judge Clark, which
have been forwarded to him. Senator
Simmons brought, forward Judge Al
len's name, after the president had
announced his policy of apointment.
In stating his obection to appointing
a man over 60, the president is fol
lowing a precedent which he and the
attorney general have, adhered to
strictly in the making of judicial ap
pointments. A. W. McLean, of Lumberton, and
J. W. Bailey, of Raleigh, followed the
North Carolina senators into the
presence of the president to discuss
Judge Clark.. They accompanied the
senators to the White House. After
these conferences Representative Pou
was asked if he intendei to keep his
engagement with the president, when
he is to accompany a Raleigh delega
tion to the White House in behalf of
Judge Clark. He said he would keep
the appointment unless he was ad
vised by the president that there ls
no hope forjudge Clark or unless the
Raleigh people tell him they have
given up the battle.
Ex-Gov. Jarvis heads the list of en
dorsement of Judge Clark In Pitt
county, which reached Representative
Pou.
Successful Combat of Army Worm.
The department of agriculture con
tinues . to receive queries concerning
the army worm which is infesting the
crops in this section of the state and
which has laid waste entire crops of
certain farmers. Mr. Franklin Sher
man, state entomologist, addressed
the Farmers' Institute Normal in re
gard to the methods which may be
used to stop the march of the worm.
Mr. W. A. Smith, of Neuse, Route 1,
recently forwarded to the News and
Observer a suggestion which he de
clares has been found sucessful in
combating the inroads of the pest.
"To destroy army worms," says he,
"take a pitchfork . full of pine straw
and put piles of straws in the rows
about twenty feet apart and ahead of
the worms. Sprinkle one-quarter
pound of sulphur on each pile of
straw. Set fire to piles of straw just
after sundown, when the wind is
calm. This has been found to be a
successful remedy."
Secretary Issues New Charters.
Winslow System Co., of Greens
boro. Purpose is to do an accounting
business. Capital stock is placed at
$100,000. The incorporators are C.
G. Harrison, J. Clyde Cheek and R. B.
Young.
The Wayne Distributing Company,
of Goldsboro, with capital stock of
$100,000. The object is to deal in
lumber and fuel. The incorporators
are W. J. Lunsford, F. B. Edmund
son and others.
The Universal Cement Products
Company of High Point. The capital
stock is $125,000. The purpose is to
manufacture all kinds of cement pro
ducts. ThelEl Ore Mining Company, of
Hamp, Moore County, was incorpo
rated recently by the secretary of
state. The capital stock is placed at
$300,000. The incorporators are
Charles F. Gerhardt, of Washington,
D. C, Paul Gerhardt, of Hemp, and
Henry M. Green, Asheboro.
Battlefield Maps Placed in Hall.
There has been placed in the
North Carolina Hall of History a map
of the battlefield of Fredericksburg
and Chancellorsville, this being
drawn with pen by Engineer Officers
W. L. Martin and Claud B. Denson,
of the Confederate States topograph
ical engineer corps in September,
1863. Officer Denson referred to was
Capt. Denson, so long a resident of
Raleigh and who at the outbreak of
the war had a military school in Dup
lin county, he having entered the ser
vice in the early spring of 1861.
Mr. Broughton in California.
Mr. J. M. Broughton, who Is spend
ing some time in California, and who
is now at Mill Valley, a suburb of
San Francisco, writes to his son, Mr.
J. M. Broughton, Jr., of this city
that he is taking hikes and auto trips
over the mountains. The tempera
ture there he says is like that we
have here during the Thanksgiving
season. One of the interesting fea
tures of this trip, he says, is the meet
ing of old acquaintances who went
out there in '49 and remained. He
expects to return about September 1.
Commissioner Young to Montreat.
Commissioner of Insurance Jas. R.
Young left recently for Montreat
where he will -spend a short time. Mr.
Young has.' been ill and his physician
advised a short stay in the mountains
for his health. Treasurer B. R. Lacy
has also gone to the summer resort
: spend his vacation.
.
Army Worm Damage Reported.
, Reports of army worm damage in
Tyrrell and Currituck were received
by Commissioner of Agriculture Gra
ham recently. .
STATE ITEMS
OF INTEREST TO ALL NORTH
. CAROLINA PEOPLE.
Work Day and Night.
The contractors in charge of the
construction of the Geer building at
Durham have employed a' night force
and in the future will use about a
hundred hands on the excavation for
this building during the day and half
that number during the night. Hun
dred watt incandescent have been
stretched across the building site,
and these make the night about as
bright as the day for the laborers. -No
trouble was experienced in getting
negroes to work during the night for
they like the cool nights better than
the warm days. The construction
forces are using two forces of horses
and are hauling the dirt from the
excavation as fast as the negroes, can
get it up. Putting on of the night
force was made necessary on ac
count o'f the nature of the soil six feet
under the surface. A kind of sand
stone was encountered which made
the progress of the work so slow that
the contractors had to resort to the
night work in order to get the build
ing completed on schedule time.
Prepare For Farmers'- Meetings.
More than 500. well known agri
culturists and practical farmers from
various parts of tbe state and mem
bers of the staff of farm specialists
maintained by the state department
of agriculture were in Raleigh for a
three days'., conference preparatory
for dividing into special farmers' in
stitute workers for the series of farm
ers institutes that are to be held un
der the auspices of the state depart
ment of agriculture in all those coun
ties stretching from Raleigh west
ward to the crest of the Blue Ridge
mountains during the next 60 days.
Newton Installs White Way.
The installation of a sixteen-polo
white way around the business square
in Newton has very nearly assumed a
stage of completeness, and when fin
ally installed will place the square
in this city in a competitive sphere
with any city in North Carolina. The
white way poles which are construct
ed from a metallic substance are 13
feet in height, containing one larye
bulb on top, together with fcmr small
er bulbs, hanging from suspended
beams at the top, and situated as the
poles will be, three to the side of each
part of the square.
North Carolina Boys Good Shots.
The Newbiern division of the North
Carolina naval militia, under com
mand of Captain Caleb D. Bradham
has returned from a 10-days' cruise to
Bermuda on board of the U. S. S.
Rhode Island. On board of the
Rhode Island were four divisions of
militia from North Carolina and the
militia from New Jersey, Pennsyl
vania and the District of Columbia
and out of this entire aggregation the
Newbern division won the highest
honors In the target practice with the
big guns.
NORTH CAROLINA. BRIEFS.
The building of the farm life school
at China Grove has begun, the laying
of brick starting a few days ago. Ar
rangments are already under way to
have appropriate and entertaining ex
ercises at the laying of the corner
stone. The Durham county commercial or
ganizations have stamped their appro
val on both the routes between Dur
ham and Raleigh the section of which
has been a. bone of contention between
two sections of Wake county. 1
Mr. Walter Clark, Jr., representing
the association of short line railways
of the state, went to Asheville to ap
pear at the hearing in that city being
conducted by the committee appointed
by the governor to Inquire itno the
state railroad rates.
The Patterson Lumber Company
lost $30,0000 worth of lumber, mostly
hardwoods, by fire recently at the
yards south of Lexington. The origin
of the fire is unknown. It may have
started from defective electric wir
ing, as the fire was discovered in the
corner of the yards.
William A. McKeever, professor of
child welfare in the University of
Kansas, delivered a series of lectures
at the State Normal College Summer
school at Greensboro. The first of
the lectures was given on "A Con
structive PhilosoDhy of Education,
"The New Social Uplift."
E. S. Millsaps, district supervisor
of farm demonstration work, has ap
pointed R. D. Goodman of No. 4 town
ship, farm demonstration agent for
Cabarrus county. Mr. Jackson, of Ten
nessee, was recently appointed to tbe
position but notified the department
that he could not serve.
The committee from the chamber of
commerce on the tobacco market are
at work advertising Greensboro among
the tobacco raisers in this section. In-
.couraged by their success of the last
two seasons the committee believes
that Greensboro can be made one of
the big markets of the state.
J. B. Pennington of Tarboro retains
for another year at least the title of
champion trap shooter of North Caro
lina, having won the distinction at the
tenth annual North Carolina state
shoot at Wrightsville Beach.
The large auditorium at Montreat,
which seats 1,200, was' packed to its
utmost capacity to hear .Dr J. Wilbur
Chapman, whose sermon have made
a deep Impression on those who have
beard them during the past week. He
took his text from Waymouth's tran
sition of the Bible. Phil 2:9 "The
name supreme." His subject was the
"Ineffable Name."
MlTMTIOM,
JDiTSOIOOL
Lesson
(By E. O. SELLERS, Director Of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR AUGUST 2
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY.
LESSON TEXT Mark 11:1-11.
GOLDEN TEXT "Rejoice greatly, O
daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of
Jerusalem, because thy king cometb unto
thee." Zech. 9:9 K. V.
Mark devotes 233 verses to his ac
count of the last week of our Lord's
life and 425 to all the balance. Mat
thew devotes seven chapters and Luke
five. If all of the life of Jesus had
been given to us in like ratio it would
have taken at least 80 volumes in
which to tell us the story.
Today's lesson is the Introduction
to that week. We must consider his .
entry in its light upon the whole
movement of his life. His instruc
tions how to secure the colt seem to
indicate his intention to provoke a.
demonstration. Though often in Jerusalem-
before, this was a different
occasion, and for a different purpose.
Before he did not provoke his con
flicts, now he courts publicity, that he
may fasten his claims upon the at
tention of all.
. Test of Faith.
I. "The Lord hath need of him,"
w. 1-7. It was a test of faith for these
disciples to obey the Lord's command
(v. 2), yet they did precisely what
they were commanded to do (v. 6).'
Obedience is the supreme test of dls
cipleship, John 15:14. When the dis
ciples entered the village (v. 1) they
found the colt "whereon no man ever
yet sat." Jesus knew all and had
the keys to the human heart. Perhaps
this colt belonged to a disciple, hence
the willingness to let it be used for
the occasion Jesus was for the first'
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Many disciples are not willing to be
so explicitly and simply obedient
This obedience is heightened when
we remember how the disciples had
followed Jesus towards Jerusalem
"amazed" and perplexed.
Those who stood by asked the very
question suggested1 by Jesus, v. 6 CL
v. 3. As these disciples cast ..their
garments upon the colt for Jesus to
sit upon, they proclaimed their al
a ri ii nn ir t i m i in i r rr
legiance to him as king.
U. "Hosanna" vv. 8-11, Literally,
"save now," Ps. 118:25, 26. His en
try was characterized by a remarkable
outbreak of enthusiasm. Before this
only the disciples accepted his king
dom claims, now the multitude found
their expression of gratification. Pass
ing Into the city, sitting upon the colt,
he was accompanied by their chants
of praise. Their first word was, 'Hc
sanna" their last "Hosanna in the
highest." Between these they ex
claimed, "Blessed. Is the kingdom that
cometh, of our father David." It has
been suggested that this host was made
up largely of Galileans, and that theirs
was an appeal to the city to receive
the one who was coming, hence their
double blessing to the king and to the
kingdom. Jesus seems to have yield
ed his whole soul to this glad acclaim.
It was a necessary part of that dig
nity which should properly be accord
ed to the Messiah on this his last
entry Into the Holy City. This sug
gestion about the Galileans may ex
plain the cry uttered the last part of
the week by the citizens of Jerusalem,
"Crucify him." Still we feel sure
that many of this same crowd joined
this latter cry. The use of the word :
' many ' (v. 8) seems to indicate that
everyone joined the acclamations of
ioy.
Effect of Psychology.
Some of that crowd were doubtless
moved by the "psychology of the
crowd," and their devotion was short
lived. It is not hard to imagine the
effect this strange procession must
have produced upon the city as It
moved On to the temple. Some threw
their garments upon the ground to
pave his way. Others took palm
branches (John 12: 13). and strewed
them in his path.
Some of the Pharisees cried out
against this demonstration, Luke 19:
39, but the Master replied, "If these
should hold their peace the stones
would immediately cry out," Luke 19:
40. From Luke's account we see that
Jesus did not seem to share the joy
of that day, Luke 19:40-44. He saw
the end from the beginning, and right
ly estimated, at its true value, the
evanescent adulation of the crowd.
Summary. This is a strange triumph.
What a variety of emotions it must
have aroused. Those of the disciples,
the crowd, the Jewish sects, the Ro
man soldiers and citizens, and in the
breast of Jesus. How different than
the triumphal processions of Rome.
Heaven also saw the events of that
day.
The clothing cast before him speaks
of sacrifice on his behalf. The chant
ing of children's voices were a proph
ecy of his ultimate victory.
The disciples and the multitude were
filled with hope. The Galileans poured
forth their paean of praise and exulta
tion. The on-looking rulers of Israel,
already plotting his arrest, must have
presented dark and sinister faces. In
the midst of all this what of , his
heart? Was It not filled with lone
liness? Did he not know the mistaken
zeal, the false hopes, the aroused an
tipathy? Yet, he is not alone, for ho
had the Father with him.