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THE CHATHAM RECORD THE CHATHAM RECORD ' Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion - - $LD0 f One Square, two insertions - L50 . One Square, one month - - $2.50 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will be made. H. A. London , EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance VOL. XXXVIII. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, NrC, SEPTEMBER 22, 1915. NO. 7. .4- Mi, WmtMM yVW J aJv-v lv-' IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER happenings sf This and Other Nations to For Seven Days Are Given. HE NEWS OF THE SOUTH What Is Taking Place in the South land Will Be Found in Brief Paragraphs. Foreign The Germans have lost twenty sub marines since the beginning of the ,r while the British losses have been only seven, including the E-7. The professional bicyclist, Doerflin eer a resident of Basel, Switzerland, has teen cndemned to death as a spy hv a German courtmartiaL The Swiss government has intervened in his be half with a request for clemency. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canadian arctic explorer, is not dead, as was reported, but found the new land, and the only hardships endured were those of short rations. Formal recognition has been accord ed by the United States to the new eovernment of Haiti. The present plan of the joint Anglo French financial commission is to bor row one billion dollars in the United States on straight British and French government bonds without any col lateral. It is reported in diplomatic circles in Athens, Greece, that there has been a heavy mobilization of Roumanian troops, including several regiments of cavalry, to face an unexpected con centration of Austrians, which is di rected presumably against Roumania. Railroad traffic in northwestern Rou mania is declared to have been sus pended in favor of troop movements. Reports of a frontier skirmish be tween Greek and Bulgarian patrols near Fatorna have been confirmed of ficially. An investigation was order ed. - German aeroplanes are reported to be flying over Servian and Bulgarian territory from Orsova, Hungary, to Adrianople. Each Is loaded to its full capacity vith supplies for the Turks. General Carranza's reply to the ap peal of the United States and the Latin-American countries for a confer ence between the leaders of the vari ous Mexican factions having in view an adjustment of Mexico's internecine struggle, is a polite but unequivocal "no." Domestic In an after midnight session of the Alabama senate the bill providing for the abrogation of the-convict lease system in Alabama was killed, 21 to 12. At Corpus Christ!, Texas, a verdict of guilty was returned in federal court against five citizens of Nueces county charged with irregularities in the gen eral election in November, 1914. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the cases of sixteen other defend ants. -"' " '" .""'-' i5 William Jennings Bryan announces that he has taken under advisement a suggestion from editors of foreign lan guage newspapers published in the United States that he make a trip to Europe as a private peace envoy. S. B. Burnett, the man who went to the home of Asa G. Candler, Jr., and Mrs. W. D. Owens, the daughter of Asa G. Candler, Jr., in Druid Hills, Atlanta, and demanded money, was tried in the police court and held in a $5,000 bond for attempted black mail. ,- i " cotton prices continue on tne up ward trend, prices having made new bigh records for the season on the "ew York City market. October con tracts are selling as high as 10.88 and January 11.38, while next July deliv eries have advanced , to the 12-cent level. From El Paso; Texas, comes ; the news that fourteen staff officers of General Urbinas forces were executed with Urbina himself, as the result of the visit of Gefferal Villa to Urbina's ranch at Las Nievas, Mexico.; South Carolina has adopted state- w ide prohibition to take , effect Janu ary 1, 1916, according to almost com plete unofficial returns gathered in. Columbia. The Austro-Hungarian ambassador, Dr. Constantin Y. Dumba,' summering at Lenox, Mass., announces e that he bag requested his trwn recall, and states that when he" gets back to his native country he will make a person al report on the situation in the Unit ed States Two companies of infantry- have hurried out of Brownsville, Texas, for San Benito . and Lyford, on reports that there was danger from Mexican bandits near those places. "Eight Mex leans have been found dead. Engineer Carson E. Lanier of Ten nille, Ga., is dead from scalds and in ternal injuries received -in a railroad v reck at Alcorn, near Dublin, Ga. The negro fireman had his arm broken, and an express messenger 'was bruised." When the war broke put in Europe, -!rs. Nancy Brooks, 72 years old,' lost kfcr husband, an officer in the British army. Aeroplane attacks subsequent ly destroyed her home In London. She 'Vl came to this country to live with her eon in California, and- found him hopelessly insane; because' recruiting officers had refused-to nermit him to enlist undpr 'thfl Canadian colors. A dispatch from Laredo, Texas, an nounces that ninety persons were kill ed in a wreck near Saltillo, Mexico. A railway train was en rant a fmm Saltillo to Monterey with a large body of Carranba troops, and left the track at a point near a canyon, precipitat ing two coaches with their occupants the rocks beiow. A thrilling six-hour battle between sixty police and George Nelson, a for eigner 25 years old, who was wanted for complicity in the robbery recently of a Los Angeles bank, ended at the dawn of day when Nelson's body was found stretched on a cot in a rooming house. He had ended his life by send ing a bullet through his head. The rooming house is in a populous sec tion of San Francisco and thousands watched the battle. Several were wounded before Nelson killed him self. European War Von Hindenburg's army now. is well astride the Dvinsk-Vilna railway in Russian Poland. - The German center has made a slight advance near Pinsk, Russian Poland, and there is a probability of a separation of the northern and south ern wings of the Russian armies oper ating on either side of the Pripet marshes. The allies can no longer count on the help of Bulgaria, as Turkey has ceded certain territory to the Bulgari ans, "which pleases them so much they will stay out of the war. Field Marshal von Hindenburg's drive toward the Dvinsk-Vilna railway is not progressing as rapidly as hia others, and except at one or two points about midway between these towns. where his cavalry has cut the railway, he is still being stubbornly, opposed by Russian counter attacks. Lord Kitchener says the Germans appear almost to have shot their bolt, and further states that their advance in Russia, which at one time averag- ed five miles a day, has now dimin ished to less than one mil a day. Another battering offensive has taken von Hindenburg to the Rovno- Petrograd railway between Vilna and Dvinsk. The whole Austro-German forces have been striving to gain this railway since the fall of the Polish fortresses. The advance was carried on from three directions upon Dvinsk and the railway on either side of the town. The Russians were forced back to the lake district which the rail way penetrates. The French steamer San't Anna is reported on fire at sea, and is report ed in need of assistance. The vessel Is bound from New York to Mediterra nean ports. The Russians are increasing their activities in the Caucasus, and it is believed the arrival of Grank Duke Nicholas: will be the signal for opera tions that will be the signal for opera tions that will lessen the burden of the allies trying to force the Darda nelles. The next big German effort. It is believed in London, will be made against Vilna and Dvinsk. Already the Teutonic forces are hammering savagely at the Russian lines west of Dvinsk. There is no waning in the heavy battles being fought all along the eastern front, now stretching from Riga on the Baltic to the Roumanian border. The central powers still have an overwhelming superiority in all the material and equipment of war and the allies, to win, must put forth all their strength is the statement made by David Lloyd-Georgia, English min ister of munitions. He states that af ter twelve months of war his convic tion is stronger than ever that Eng land could not have honorably kept out of the war. ' Washington It is announced that the Austria- eovernment will recall Ambassadoi Dumba for "consultation." Secretary Daniels ordered all sub marines of the F-4 type out of commis sion for a thorough examination. His action was taken upon the report oi a board of inquiry which ascribes the F-4 disaster to a bateery explosion. Use of automobiles on rural delivery routes has improved the farmer's mal and express facilities, according to nostal officials who announced that 500 routes in all now had been au thorized. Of these 288 are now in operation. Rear, Admiral Caperton reports that he has exchanged national salutes with the Haitien shores batteries and that he has called, with his staff, on the new president ' ' .American consuls in northern Mex ico, the chief battle ground between the contending factions, have been ad vised by the state department not only to notify American citizens to with draw' from the danger aones, but to leave Mexico themselves if conditions become Intolerable. The German government, In anote from the foreign office to Ambassadoi Gerard, at Berlin, which he has trans mitted to Washington, .made a quali fied disclaimer of responsibility foi the sinking of the steamship Hespe rian. " Prospects for a favorable adjust ment of the controversies between the United States and Germany depend entirely on the attitude which the Berlin foreign office will take toward the recommendations made, by Count von Bernstorff, the German' ambassa dor, as a. result of his conference with Secretary .Lansing Conferences between-President WI1 oni 'Rprrfitarv Lansing' and be- I . . , t r,A .Pmm( DUU fcrfrw , y tween oecreuuj a.-- von' Bernstorff; .the' German ambassa, dot; .brought the, situation growing of Geman suomarmB uvuu definite status. 1ST RECOGNIZE ONE OF FACTIONS RECOGNITION OF A MEXICAN GOVERNMENT IS NEXT STEP AY DIPLOMATS. CHANCES FAVOR CARRAKIA Any Provisional President With Ne essary Material and Moral Capa city to Maintain Civil Laws. New York. Secretary Lansing, rep resenting the United States Govern ment; and the dipliomatic represen tatives of Brazil1, Chile, Argentine, Bolivia ( Uruguay and Guatemala, re solved at their meeting here that the time had come for the extension of formal recognition to a government in Mexico. In three weeks another meeting of the conference will be held in Wash ington, at which a decision is to be reached as to the elements upon which the recognition should be con ferred. A - formal statement issued by the conference declared that inas much as the factions themselves had failed to come to an agreement, rec ognition would be accorded to the de facto authorities possessing the "ma terial and moral capacity necessary to protect the lives and property of Nationals and foreigners." . Eacn of the .several governments, it was an nounced, would itself "judge such capacity, and recognition will likewise be extended by each government sepa rately at such time as it may deem proper." . ? Unless the military situation in Mexico takes - a decided, turn within the next three, weeks in favor of General Villa who has " concentrated his forces for battle with General Ob chief, at Torreon, most of the con ferees were of the opinion that the Carranza government would logically be entitled to recognition. The several governments will en deavor to learn, however, not only what territory each faction controls but what promise of stability the fac tions give that aspire to recognition To determine exactly what is the status of the different factions the several governments will examine the situation each in its own way. The United States will seek to form its Judgment through long and exhaustive reports from its consuls supplemented in personal conferences in Washing ton between Secretary Lansing and representatives of all groups and ele ments. UNDERWRITE BIG LOAN. Syndicate Will Receive Commission Also Securities. New York. The proposed mammoth credit loan to Great Britain .. and France it was reported Is to.be under written by a large syndicate of Ameri can financiers and bankers who are to receive a commission for their ser vices. The securities offered, it was said, will be British and French five per cent government bonds, and the price to the investor Is to be par The amount of the loan it was re ported is as yet undetermined but will be between 1600,000,000 and $800, 000,000. The underwriting syndicate, It was reported, will be the largest of its kind ever established in the United States and probably will be Open to nearly all national banks, trust com panies and state banks that may care to participate. Elimination of the reported differ ence In opinion between American financiers and members of the Anglo French - Commission over the manner of placing the loan apparently has re sulted in a victory for the American financiers. Previous reports were to the effect that the commission's views were that the loan should be placed by subscription and that there should be no underwriting syndicate. Confederate Naval Monument. Washington. A Confederate naval Monument to cost not more than $150,000 is proposed in the annual re port of the Vicksburg National Mili tary Park Commission jusst submitted to the Secretary of War. Decisive Battle Near Vilria. London. The Germans have occu pied Vilna, and by a wide sweeping movement to the north, have succeed ed in almost if not entirely surround ing a portion of the Russian army flehtins: In the railway triangle be- twoi.ii vilna. Lida and Vileika. The, Russian forces In this district either must fight their way out eastward or retire rn a southwesterly direction, for the only railway left entirely in their hands is that which runs from Vilna Xo Lida, and thence, to Barane vithohL Fire- Prevention Day. New vT-ilTe f'Safe-ty First Fed eration of America.: announced that Saturday, October : 9, the anniversary of t the Chicago . fire,' had .been" ; desig nated : as National. .Fire. Prevention nair with nlans for a' general obser vance :in ttany cities throughout ytlrfl -Country The; governor Qf eacn stare- has been requested: -to wsue a procla mation asking -tne puuac iu wi fttet in the movement. The fire loss in the United' States and Canada; in 19J.4 was estimated at U6i,wx.iO" j GOVERNOR URGES FIRE PREVENTION PROCLAIMS OCTOBER 9 AS THE DATE FOR OBSERVANCE IN NORTH CAROLINA. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and;, Happenings That .Mark :the Progress of North Carolina Peo ple : Gathered Around N the State CapitoL Raleigh. Governor Locke Craig has issued the formal proclamation setting aside Saturday, October 9 as "Fire Preven tion Day" in North Carolina,, declar ing at the same time, that ; human life is too needlessly sacrificed by fires in the state. A program for ob servance on that day is now under preparation in the : office of the North Carolina Insurance Commissioner. This action ' of the Governor was in accordance with the act passed by the last session Of the General Assembly setting aside October.- 9 as Fire Pre v ntion Day and eaiitngupon the In surance Commissioner and the Super-; Intendent of .Public Instruction to provide, so far as practicable; . for the teaching of the .subject ot fire pre vention in 'the' schools and colleges qf. the state. Governor Craig's proclamation was as follows: " ' " V The General Assembly of 1915 amended the insurance laws of Northaons f Europe are straining all Carolina, and among other things en acted: . "It shall be the duty of the Insur ance Commissioner and Superintend ent of Public Instruction to provide as far as practicable for the teaching of 'Fire Prevent' in the colleges and schools of the state, and if the way be open, to arrange for a textbook adapted to such us. Also by adding to said section as sectionvfour thou sand and twenty-one (b) the follow ing': "The ninth day of October of each and every year shall be set aside and designated as Fire Prevention Day, and the Governor shall issue a proclamation urging the people to a proper observance of : the said day, and the Insurance Commissioner shall bring the day and Its observance to the attention of the officials of the municipalities of the state, and espe cially to the flremeu, and where pos sible arrange suitable programs to be followed in Its observance." "Now, therefore, I, Locke Craig, Governor of North Carolina, in ac cordance with this statute, do issue tnis my proclamation, and I do set aside and designate Friday, the 9th day of October, 1915, as Fire Preven tion Day, and do urge all the people vo a proper observance of this day in obedience to the law of North Caro lina. I urge the public schools of the state, and the municipal officers there of to give proper and formal recog nition of the day and its meaning, and request the 'citizens generally to give special attention on that day to the condition of their premises to the end that the waste and loss of propery and life by fire may be reduced in this state. "The loss by fire amounts approxi mately to three million dollars a year in North Carolina. A large per cent of this loss is unnecessary and can be prevented. Human life too is need lessly sacrificed. "We should remedy the conditions that ential this enormous expense and loss suffered, only by those whose property and lives are destroyed, but by all citizens in the high rates of In surance caused by unnecessary fires. The prevention of the needless de struction of the faults of our labor, and of humiatt life is a duty dictate by economy and humanity. "Done At our City of Raleigh, this the sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen and in the one hundred and fortieth year of our American" independence. "LOCKE CRAIG, "Governor." Fate of "Woman Notary Case." There Is no indication yet as to when the; fate of the petition for a rehearing in the case of State vs. Mrs. Nolan Knight, the noted "woman notary public" test case,, will be . an nounced by Justice w. A. Hoke of the supreme court, who has it under consideration. It is learned, however that the'ebjits in the original appeal to the supreme court, aggregating -'40-odd dollars, has not been paid and that it is a practice of the court, to take no action until these costs have been jaid. .- r - I V-.s... Governor ..Craig.; Reuses .Pardon,, More than'. 100 cxtizty$i'b Roxhor.o and Person county, headed by; Victor. Bryant, B. S. Rpystef'w. : I; F6 whetf and other counseL' pleaded in . vain to Governor Craig -for a pardon' for Dan H. :Andrews,v aged 6-Q, -a. wealthy Per son" county-man wlw -is now in jail waiiing to': begin a Sentence ' ' of six moath's f or- havMg '40 gallons of whis- .IV. His advocates . pleaded with" ..the governor that "Andrews is ,ja big-hearted, " genercra's ' and' law-abiding citizen. Weil Pleased With Forest Reserve. Special from WilmingtohA-Receat-ly Washington forest expei.- have been over the Appalchlan Forest Re serve in North Carolina witalV'a view to ascertaining facts as to iita. extent and appearance. They ana - highly pleased with the government pur chases. The appropriation for the further purchase of lands runs but this year, and the Appalachian. Pajcls. Commission will ask for nO,000,tXfo additional to carry on the work ' al ready started. ; Certain lands already, or1 being surveyed will not be taken over unless more money is provided; ; The commission, which is compes ed of Secretaries Lane of the Inter ior, ' Garrison of the War Department and Houston of the Department of Agriculture and a number oil Con gressmen, Is supported in its : desire for $10,000,000 by the various forestry associations and the automobile and scenic people. The North Carolina , lands taken over by Uncle Sam under the Weks law amounts to more than" 800,000 acres. The Biltmore tract, with its beautiful scenery, improvements In the way of roads, and well-handled forests, contains 75,000 acres. It is proving a blessing to the people of the Asheville section. The govern ment will open it up next year, and it will be a vast, popular playground for tourists and others. The government is making parks and roads through its purchases. Craig Declines to Aid Cause.. Governor" Craig declined to comply with a request from Joseph H. Choate? president of the . National Security League, that he appoint 20 North Car olina ' members of the league. In the jtetter to Mr, Choate to this effect the governor said: - ' "I do not believe that the United States is in'" the slighest danger of attack by any outside enemy. The their energies to defend themselves in the present war and tta perpetuate their existence. They ,have no re sources to send ships and armies 3, 000 miles across the sea to attack Ue natio nwith more potential power than any on earth. After this war is over I think the world will be tired of war and we will have an age- of peace. "la. my opinion the president of the United States and his advisers have a proper conception of this situation, and are ready to. urge congress to adopt any measure necessary to pro vide for our defense, and to assert In every way the rights and dignity of our country and ' ; of all" the citizens , "With great respect for your or ganization and for the ability and the patriotism of the men who are promot ing it- I think that it Is unnecessary and may tend to engender in this country a spirit of militarism that, would burden our people with a tre mendous expense for war equipment and create a desire for war rather than hope that we be at peace with all the world. "A spirit of righteousnss to all men, and just consideration to all nations has been the diplomacy adopted by the president of the Uni ted States. It has won magnificently. It has given this country a -higher place than she would have had if her policy had been one of arbitrary dic tation backed by force." New Enterprises Chartered. Star Theatre Company of Louisburg with a capital stock of $20,00. Sub scribed stock $1,000. Incorporators P. S. Allen, K. K. Allen and W. H Allen, all of Louisburg. Chadbourne Tobacco Warehouse of Chadbourne. Capital tockf $25,000, Subscribed .stock $3,000- Incorpora tors. Brown Mercantile Co., E. J. Britt and J. E. Konee, all of Chadbourne. Chapman Manufacturing Company, Of Morven, Anson county . Capital stock, $125,000, Subscribed x stock, $300. Incorporators, J. M. Chapman, Morven: J. P. Mahon, Charlotte; E. E. .Chapman, Hickory. Governor Pardons W. F. Stinnett. A pardon was granted by Governor Craig for.W. F. Stinnett, , Guilford county, who has served 10 months of a 20-months sentence for selling whiskey. The governor explains that Stinnett is" crippled, having one arm and one leg, that he has done much valuable i work for the county since he has been serving the sentence and that the paidon. is recommended, by the solicitor, by. the trial judge and the county officers and many others Historical Asociation Meeting. Indications now are that the an nual meeting of the North Carolina State Literary and Historical Asocia tion will be held in this city Novem ber 2 and 3. However, anouce- ment as to the exact dates will be made bv Secretary R..-D. W. Connor within the. next , day or. two. It will certainly be within that 10-day period ;as it is about this time that Secre tary of the Interior Franklin K : Lane has indicated .that he could . jcom to deliver the. principal" address I Tucker Estate . Is Appraised. . Franklin McNeill, p ' special, ap praiser, has appraised the Tucker es; tate here at $920,796 for. inheritance taxation under the . inheritance; tax clause of the revenue act in force from 1905 up. to 1913," this being a step in the process of the winding up of the case brought by the ' corpora tion commission to test the Issue as to whether the inheritance tax law applied to real estate as wel as per sonal' property. Attorney General Bickett had advised the state that the section did not apply to real estate. PROTESTS FROM ! THREE COUNTIES BURKE, CATAWBA AND, GUIU " v FORD BEFORE STATE COM- MISSION. ' ABOUT ALL HAVE BEEN HEARD Number of Protest) Have Been' Heard Against the Advances Made In . Tax Valuation. Raleigh. The corporation commis sion has been very busy in the . mat ter of special hearings, to delegations from counties protesting ..against ad- varices that tne commission us made in the tax ' valuation of real property in the great majority of the counties 78 of them to be exact. There were delegations' here from Burke, Catawba and Guilfbrd, Burke's increased assessment was. 10 per cent and the plea for reducation was made by A. C. Avery, Jr., and T- L, Mc Dowell. The Catawba advance was 15 Der cent and the interests of. the coun ty were presented tq the.: commission n offnrt. for - eduction by A. A. wnitr ener . ana uonnxy (jommissiuucr wn borne Brown. Guilford county's dele gation 'here was John M. Wilson and W. C. Boren. and they came, to urge hat the 10 per cent advance matv Mlnt that . county was more, than t h e conditions would Justify. . The commission heard these dele- gations at considerable lengtn ana . . . m through Chairman iTravis detanea conditions " that brough the members of the commission to the conviction that the advances they have ordered were necessary in the Interest of tieseouality of taxation between the counties and to bring all more nearly on a level in the burden of taxation. There was no intimation by the com missioners as to what final disposi tion will be made of the appeals for reduction of the assesments, the hear ings being understood to about com plete a series for which dates nave been set. . Ifideed, it was said at the offices of the. -commission that the indications are 'that nearly, if not all, the excep tions that are to be made to these as sessments have been heard. Further more, there Is the. strongest sort of an intimation that the members or the commission are determined to stand by their equalization assess ments. AThey point out the fact .that they gave definite notice to the county assessing authorities at the very out set that ' substantial increase in as sessments over those of four years ago was necessary and would, be re quired and that there should be no hestiation about putting property at adequate tax basis of valuation un der the impression that this would not be the case in other counties. The commissioners say that it is the fixed purpose of the commission, in its work of. equalization, to strike ' a real basis between the counties, which they are insisting that they have done in the best possible manner in the Increased assessments ordered. Contract Let For Cotton Mill. Concord. The contract for the erection of the Norcott Mill has been awarded to T. C. Thompson & Broth er of Charlotte. Under the terms of the contract the mill Is to be com pleted January 15. The firm plans to begin work at once it is understood. The building, which will be located near the Brown Mill will be 210x106 feet, -half two stories, the other half The cost of the mill will be $175,-000- It will contain 12,000 spindles, 6,000 to be placed in operation in January and 6,000 six months later. ! Food Crops Increased. Washington. The crop report for September 1, this year, issued by the department of agrictulture, shows large increases in food crops for North Carolina over 191. The fol lowing increases over last." year are snown: -'---V Corn, 2,085,000 bushels;, bats, 1,- 009,000; peaches, 92.000; potatoes, 1,313,000; sweet potatoes, 53,000; rice, 1,000; tobacco, 19,374,000 pounds; hay, 105,000 tons. Big Signs Begin "Talking." Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem's mammoth electric talking sign, the second of its kind in the South Atlan tic States, was formally introduced to the people of the city and section a few nights ago. It is estimated that several thousand people, many of then! coming from Charlotte, Greensboro, High Point and other nearby cities were nresent on the court house Bquare v-hen the huge sign was light ed -for the first time. One of the fea- ture sof the evening was the band concert.: Big Catawba County Fair. ' Hickory. Catawba fair directors planned a - home-coming for 'the first day of the fair to be (held here Novem ber 3, 4 and 5, educational day the second day and livestock and poultry day for the last day of the fair. It was also decided . to have an aero plane here to make two flights each day which will be a drawing card, weather permitting., It is expected to have prominent educators -here -edu cational day to address the public and a parade of the school children will be a feature. M1DMHDNAL SWOTOL LESSON (By O. E. SELLERS, Acting Director ol tne ssunaay scnooi course oi me aiooar LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 26 obedience and kingship (re- LESSON TEXT Psalm 72. GOLDEN TEXT The kin ball lor la thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salva tion how greatly shall ho rejoice.. Fa. . The subject assigned for this review . lesson is aptly chosen, for the kindli est quality or virtue passed by any king is to be obedient The servant who truly serves . is obedient. Th motto of the king of England is "Ich dien" I serve. Gen. R. E. Lee once said that for him the greatest word in the English language is -the word "obey." We read of our master that he "learned obedi ence by the. things he suffered" (Heb. 5:8) and he taught that "if ye lov me, keep (obey) my commandments"" (John. 14:15). ' The lessons for the past quarter cover an approximate period of about 125 years beginning probably. B. C 1024 (Beecher). In them there are pre sented, bine rulers;- David, Solomon, Rehabbam, - Jeroboam, Asa, Ahab and Jezebel from- within and' two v from ' ' without Israel, the Queen of Sheba and ' Ben-hadad, king of Syria. There are also five prophets mentioned, Nathan, ATitaVi AvarfoVi an A TTlHnh III . might be well for-teachers to dis tribute blank pieces of paper and ask the scholars to. write a brief outline of the oustanding facts regarding these rulers, also or Matnan ana uujan. though the last will more properly ' come later as there are yet several lessons about that great propheL , These kings can be classified as good and bad, though the greatest of them all (David) suffered a most terrible fall. From these lessons the great facts of sin, grace, prayer, the word of God, faith, salvation and unbelief are all to be emphasized. - For the older classes a most Inter esting study can be made of the de velopment of God's people materially and the religious development also, as well as a study of the causes for -the division of the kingdom. The tendency in both kingdoms was downward towards the destruction of the northern one and the captivity and impoverishment of the southern. A good, method of review would be to take up each of the different char acters and give a summary ot his life and of its effect upon the nation. It will be profitable to answer such ques tions as: What do the events of the past quarter teach us about the char acter of God? What great teachings have we had presented on the subject of prayer? What peculiar manifesta tions have been seen in the develop ment of sin? In this quarter's lessons what emphasis has been made relative to the word of God? What moral du ties and obligations have been empha sized? If a good crayon artist Is avail able prepare on the blackboard 12 cir cles, five above; five below, and ojie at . each end, of a rectangle. In this last place the Golden Text for the day an In each of the Circles, beginning in the upper left hand corner, either a sketcm or some other suggestion of each of the several leBsons. . Another suggestion for use upon the blackboard would be to draw two panels or columns on. either end of the board and connect the tops by an arch. Diyide the arch into five divisions and in the top, the keystone of the arch, place the name of good King Asa, to the left Absalom and Adonijah, and to the right Elijah' and Ahab. On the left panel write "Tha Word of God" and on its capstone ''David." On the right panel write, "Obedience," and on the capstone "Solbmon." Then under-' neath the arch and between the panels first the names of the remaining chief characters belonging to Israel, and be- . low, but separate, those from without whose names have been considered during the past quarter. This arrange ment of names might be so made as to call attention to the separated king doms of Israel and Judah, using the arch v'or the names of the characters affecting the kingdom before its dl- V INlllIl Again the board may be ruled into two columns, one to contain the names of the "chief persons," and the other the "chief facts," Divided according . tn lessons thev will be about as fol lows: Chief persons L David, Jo ah, ' a a A X J ' T" aS . a ADisnai, ADsaiom; 2, uaviu, ji&ia 1 sheba, Zadok, Nathan, Solomon, Adoniy . jah; 3 and .4, Solomon; 5, Solomon. r Queen of Sheba; 6, Rehoboam, old and young men; 7, Jeroboam; 8, Azariat, Asa; 9, Elijah, Ahab and the widow ot Zarephath; 10, Elijah and prophets, of Baal; 11, Elijah and God; 12, Bea hadad, Ahab, young men. t Chief Facta 1, failure; 2, anoint ing; 3, choice; 4, prayer; 5, wisdom, J 6, division; 7, sin; 8, reform; 9, ryvi-j dence; 10, testing; 11, dlsceurage ment; 12, defeat. Thus by careful and' prayerful preparation a review of each lesson can briefly but profitably be The material for a . successful re-; view along any of the lines suggested; will demand careful preparation oai the part of the teacher, but will b' well worth while in fixing the chief: facts in the pupils' mind wUle it also will test the sort of work the teacherjj s has been doing. r