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BEY. BELK, WHITES OBSERVER
OF HcFALIS MISFOBTUJTES HEBE.
Evangelist Starts Subscription for
Stricken Family o! This County.
Meets With Success. .
The result of writing an appealing
letter to the editor of the Charlotte Ob
server brought over $125. and the.
amount is still growing for the strick-
en iamny or w. u. nicwu- ui xvugujr
who has met with so much misfortune
during the past year.
Th news of Mr. McFall's last sorrow
was first published in the columns of
the Hustler.
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Belk, a summer resident of this coun
ty, is as follows:
To the Editor of The Observer:
Permit me space to tell a story, that
even in lueac nixies ui uagcu;, siauuo
almost alone. The bare recital of the
facts will doubtless stir the heart of
every reader.
Mr. W. Li. McFall lives at Rugby, in
Henderson county, five miles from
Hendersonville. He is known and re
garded as an honest, industrious farm
er, living on rented land, and having
a large family. His farm . is on the
16 w lands of the French Broad river.
and his home is half a mile from my
little summer cottage. Consequently
I speak from, personal knowledge.
Last summer his crop was unusual
ly fine. But the great flood of July
i i a anrAnt it oil o war wTiont' rvfl naLs
corn, a total loss. ... I never saw a de
struction more complete. Now, that
was bad enough, but the worst is yet
to be told. ; . 1
A few weeks ago,'tiis dog went mad.
And after biting his two milk cows, a
yearling and hog, it came into the
yard. The little boys not knowing
why it would not eat, tried to open its
mouth and feed it. Even mad dogs
have seasons when they seem perfect
ly harmless.
But one of its mad cpells came on,
and before the mother could rescue
them; two of the children were bitten.
It also snapped at the mother, bare
ly grazing the skin on her hand.
The dog was killed and the children
sent to Raleigh for treatment. Some
of the cattle developed rabies, and all
that had been bitten were killed.
On the twenty-seventh day, the
mother was stricken, and in the midst
of her unutterabe agonies, gave birtn
to a little baby girl. Those who wit
nessed her death, declare it was sim
ply awful.
As soon as the funeral was over, the
father took the babe to Raleigh for
treatment. All say it is a beautiful
baby. He also took the two little boys,
fearing they might have been infected
by the saliva.
All this cost money. The-neighbors,
notwithstanding their losses from the
flood, same in' and helped hiia in his
trouble. They are a kind-hearted peo- .
ple. I know them. 5 p v And no w, to sum
it up, this is. the situation!" Mr. Mc
Falls is left with. 10 children. -No
crop, his milk cows killed, and a baby
only a week old to care for.4 .
'These s are the facts . simply stated.
The tragedy is beyond words to tell.
Knowing all these things, Mr. Editor,
I make this appeal to your readers.
Will not the generous people' of this
community respond to this appeal, and
Jeave, or send their donation at The
Observer, addressed "For Mr. Mc.
Falls, in care of Rev. G. W. Belk?"
r The gifts will be carefully gathered,
and promptly sent to him. Do it now
Porv. 19:17. Thanking you in ad
vance. - G. W. BELK.
In response to - the appeal . made
through the Observer Sunday corn
ing for W. L. McFalls '- and family ot
Rugby, Henderson. County, by Rev. G.
W. Belk, the people of North Carolina
are making a generous response and
beforg many more days, Mr.' McFalls
and his, motherless .ten children will
have substantial reason to know , that
the "milk of human kindness" Jx&a not
run cold. . ' " , . - v v
-Tuesday morning. The Observer ac
knowledged contributions for the aid
of Mr. McFalls and family amounting
to $50. ' Yesterday the total was swell
ed to $104.20 in addition to clothing
for the children. The following cash'
contributions sent in' care of The Ob
server to Rev. Mr. Belk for Mr: McFalls
an family were received Tuesday:
Reader of the paper. ...$1J)0
Cash lttO
A. Moffat -i 1.00
Blanche Gray ...U' 5.00
Economy Stove Tcfp Co. iM.OO
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Farrell "2.00
Cash 2.00
Salisbury Post - , 5.00
W. C. Warlick.i - -J? 1.00
A. S. Powlas, Barber. :v' 1.00
A. C. -Miller, Shelby.- 1.00
D. P. McClurd, Cherryvllle 1.00
H. C. Long Co , 1.00
Mrs. S. C. Leslie and mother 10.00
A. C. Hewitt, Hickory r 1.00
G. S. Delllnger, Hickory ; 1.00
Sam Schwarz 1.00
V. M. Stine 1.00.
C. S. Howard .10
J. R. Brown. .10
Cash : 1.00
Mrs. S. E. Barnhardt, Concord 5.00
Cash, Salisbury i 5.00
Benevoletn So. Pres. Church,
Concord. 6.00
$ 54.20
Previously acknowledged by the
Observer 50.00
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Smith, Jackson & Morris Co.
; Hendersofiville , N. 0.
Gentlemeni -
jamrrr-- -; - $104.20
In addition to The Observer's ac
knowledgement, Rev. Mr. Belk ac
knowledged the following contribution
for Mr. McFalls, received by him dur
ing Tuesday:
Henry Knoblaugh, Asheville $ 1.00
A. J. Sally, Statesville 1.00
Neely Kincaid, Statesville 1.00
F. D. Barkley, Gastonia 1.00
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And not find a stock of Dry Goods, Clothing,
Shoes, Ladies' and Gents' Outfitters
better to select from than ours.
We Buy what You
and we Buy it at a
to You.
Want
Saving
SPECIAL SATURDAY ONLY, FEBRUARY 17th
12 1-2 yds. Percale for 79c Mill Ends 1 to 3 yard lengths,
this is 20c quality which buying by the yard would cost $2.50
a bundle. Remember 179c , a bundle. We bought about
50,000 yards to get them at a bargain.
Every Day is Sales Day at
rsbm
tut
. Some "'.'''time ago, rathe r; against my will,
I took out'an Accident & Health Policy
through your Agency. o .
I rather thought that I was throwing
$18 .00 away when I took it, as I did not
think I could be sick, but accidents wilj
happen, and I took down 'with the Grippe
I made my claim f or two weeks sicknesjs , and
just as, soon as Uncle Sam could carry the
mails to and from .Charlotte, t received the
Company's check for $45.00.
V I consider this treatment more than
f a i r , and I am a. booster for this f o rm o f -
insurancia; I1 pays when you need it most .
? Yours truly,
V. -E . ' GRANT
Get yours while you are well-Collect when you
need it. Nuf Sed
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Wm. Morrison, Statesville 1.00
F. H.. Conger, Statesville .50
W. L. Keller, Statesville 50
Miss Carrie Anderson, Statesville 1.00
C D. Hess, Rutherfordton '. 1.00
J. S. McRae, Maxton ; 2.60
S. J. Baird . 3.00
Mr. and Mrs. D. U.Blue ' 1.00
H. D. White, Salisbury 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Smith 3.00
Dr J. . Irwin 1 5.00
C. M. Carson - 1.00
Total 1 $25.00
PROSPECTS ARE FINE FOR SPRING
(Continued from First Page.)
KING CLOTHIER.
Two Stores
Hendersonville: N. C
per pound on all meats by some local
markets last week and the continuei
fear of this country being drawn into
a world war. besides the already high
cost of living, Hendersonville citizens
are wearing a smile and in many cases
they are convinced business is good.
The recent cold weather is thought
by many of the farmers to be a good'
sign for the greatest crops ever pro
duced in the county. ' '
There is a persistant hope by a few
that the county commissioners will
yet decide to employ a farm demon
strator, who is under the direction of
the government to aid in the cultivaT.
tion of the farms this spring. State
Agent Millsaps stated a few weeks ago
that he had a fine man in view whom
he thought would be suitable for this
section and could be employed at once.
FLETCHER R-3 NEWS.
Miss Hattie Livingston of Hender.
sonvile No. 5 spent the week-end with
her parents here.
Mr. T. J. Curran of Asheville was in
this section last week on business. '
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Murphy of Hill
girt were guests of relatives', hero
Saturday and Sunday.
J. P. Wilkie spent Saturday in Hen
dersonville. '
Wt R. Taylor is erecting a very
handsome residence on his farm near
Fletcher.
Walter Lanning of Fruitland spent
the week-end at hi shome here.
C. R. Cunningham is teaching a singl
ing school at Hoopers Creek.
STAGGERS IMAGINATION.
Fifteen and a half million dollars is
the total of National Bank resources
of the United States on November 17th
last. The increase has been four bil
lion dollars in the last two yeai3. The
total has doubled in the last ten years.
Now add four and. a half billion dol
lars of resources in the state banks
and five and a half billions more in
the savings banks of the country, arid
our total bank resources amount to
more than 26 billion dollars.
And the South shares in this wealth.
The resources of our southern nation
al banks run ahead of the total for
the New England and Eastern States,
including such financial centers a3
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and
Pittsburgh. Our per cent of increase
between September 12 and November
17 of last year was greater than that
of any other group of states in the
Union. It was 15.98 per cent against
7.69 per cent in the country at large.
So reads the report of the Comptroller
of the Currency. .
The oft repeated story of the ages
is, Where wealth accumulates, men
decay. A question of fundamental im
portance' is can America reverse the
verdict of history? University News
Letter."
CARLSON PARDOJEEI).
(Continued from First Page.)
MAY OPEN YOUB EYES.
Accept a Free trip to Washington
at the expense of the Hustler to see
President .. Wilson inaugurated. Its "a
trip of a life time and as many as vrnat
to can &0. The plan is simple; Yon
cannot lose a cent for your time. Call
in at once.' One month before the trip
1Afrtno
Every North Carolina farmer who
seeks to be well informed ought to
welcome the opportunity to get a free
copy of the North Carolina Club Year
Book for 1915-1916 just issued by the
State University
It is a veritable treasure-house of
information on subjects vital in affect
ing the future of the Commonwealth
such subjects as our natural re
sources, our farm products, our indus
tries, soils, per capita or per acre
crop production, food and feed crops,
our livestock ' industry, co-operative
enterprises, idle lands, our system of
taxation, our percentage of tenancy
etc., statistics being given for both
state and counties in many cases so
that you may find out how your own
county is doing in comparison, with
neighboring counties. .
Write the Bureau of Extension,
Chapel Hill, and ask for a free copy.
It may open your eyes about things at
your own door! The Progressive
Farmer. ' "
due him by the Troy Wagon Company
in a contract between: him and said
company, all of which has been sub
mitted to and approved by the attor
ney of Mrs. Fuller. Mrs. Fuller earn
estly recommends that a pardon be
granted, as does also a large number
of the , best citizens of Henderson
county who certify that in their opin
ion .the defendant; is not a criminal.
For the above reasons, and upon con
dition that the defendant pay the costs
of the action in which he was. convict
ed In the Superior court of Henderson:
county, and comply fully with the
terms of the contract above mentioned
a copy of which is lett on file inThe-
Governor's office, a conditional par
don is granted."
THE LARGEST NAVY BILL
PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
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Positive!: Relieves
Colds,C;cjp.Pneumonia :
25cf 50C, $1.00 ' . AT DRUGGISTS
CABBAGE PLANTS.
We will have them soon leaxe your
orders Plant's scare. . Hunter's Phar.
Carries More Than $? "8,000,000, and
the Majority for x is Over
whelming. Washington, Feb. 13. The largest
naval appropriation bill in the coun
try's history was passed today by the
House and sent to the Senate, where a
sub-committee ; immediately ' was ap
pointed to - hasten its consideration.
It carries more than $368:000,000, pro
vides,for the second installment of the
great three-year program adopted last
year, and includes administration
emrgency amendments authorizing the
government to commandeer private
shipyards and munitions plants in time
of national peril and to purchase the
basic patents of air-craft..
The vote on the hill was 353 to 23,
18 Democrats headed by Majority
Leader. Kitchin, four Republicans and
one Socialist yoting ajainst jit.
During the debate which was m
progress intermittently for about a
week, various provisions proposed as
a result of the submarine crisis were
added to the measure. Because o
government's difficulty in placing con
.tracts for warships, authorized last
year, an amendment; asked for by
Secretary Daniels providing an addi
tional $12,000,000 for equipping navy
yards for construction was inserted.
The Habit of Taking Cold.
With many people taking cold is a
habit, but fortunately one that is easily
broken: Take a r cold sponge bath
every morning when you first get out
of b'ed not ice cold, but a tempature
of about 90 degrees F. Also sleep with
your window up. Po this and you will
seldom take cold. When you do take
cold take Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy -and ' get rid of it as quickly as poa.
ll?L .pbjaabie everywhere. 1
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