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He sleeps 'neath the sod for which he fought Undisturbed by the battle's din, And we give to our heroes the laurel wreath, While we shed our tears for him. ' 'Glorious things of 'them are spoken' While they are in" the thick of the fight, Forgot honor and glory, 'mid an guish and pain, Their country's wrong only in sight. They wore no stripes on sleeves of gray, Their names in no history appear, Yet we raise to our heroes a marble shaft, While we water their graves with tears. And yet the years roll on and our thoughts are lost. In the ceaseless whirl of life, v4- : i ii. i : lei. iinu uiy ciiciuyes ui turning years, We forget not that scene of strife. The power of nations come in like j the tide, j And go out eath the hero's j sway, But to those labors of power we bow j our heads, While we wipe the tears away. Sleep on in our realm of Southern j earthquake sufferers at Messina has ray; undertaken to aid those who have That color enshrined in our minds, suffered from the massacres in Tur Sleep on while we guard your lowly key. It has aiready sent $1000,00 mounds, j to Ambassador Leishman at Constan- Thro' the harrowed ages of time, j tinople for relief work and has made Sleep on 'neath the land you washed j appeal to Washington for funds to wxtn your oiooa, , Through the vista of fast flitting years, the reckoning day when 'Till God above Shall wssh vour soul with his tears. Good Humor. A Washington man recently visited an uncle in Ohio whom he had not seen for some time. "Well, Uncle," he said. "How's ( everything?" "Fine!" responded that optimistic old gentleman. "Except that I've grown a little deaf in the left ear." The nephew smiled indulgently, i "Well, uncle," he continued. "You must expect that. You're getting a little old, now, you know." "What's that got to do with it?" asked the uncle. "My right ear is just as old as the left, and I can hear perfectly with that." On the occasion of his last visit to Washington a number of Congress men were chatting with "Private" Johnson Allen, of Tupelo,Mississippi, formerly a member of the House, when some one asked: "What do you know about this new member from your State? Is he a man of parts, John?" "They don't think so down our way," said the Private, "an opinion in which, I reluctantly- confess, I agree. He offers, by way of exter ior, a pretty good bluff; but open his front door and you're in his back yard." Some years ago, When William Allen White was truggling to make a paying proposition of his first news paper in Kansas, he received a call one day from some young persons., members of a "culture club" in Iowa. White good naturedly admitted them to his sanctum. "Oh, sir!" gushed one, "how glorious to en gage in a purely intellectual calling! What is the most difficult part of your labors?" "Trying to pay the staff," answer ed the matter-of-fact White. A young woman of Indianapolis had, on the occasion of her -meeting James Whitcomb Riley, been gush ing in approved style with reference to the poet's work. "Mr. Riley," demanded she, in a soulful tone, "is it not true that sometimes you have thoughts that are absolutely unutterable?" "Yes, even unprintable," replied the honest poet. National Month ly. . Shake IntoTour Shoes. Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It cures painful, swollen, smarting, ner vous feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions and makes walking easy. Try it to-day. Sold everywhere. Sample Free. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST. What is Transpiring in North Carolina and Other States. . The Roanoke Navigation and Wa ter Power Company is having a pow erful dredge built to be put in the canal for dredging and keeping it cleaned out. It is being constructed by the Albany Dredge Company, and will be completed within the next six weeks. Suit has been entered by the County Board of Education of Wake County against ex-Chief of Police J. H. Mullins, of Raleigh, for the sum of $5,500, this being the difference between the amount of fines and penalties endorsed on warrants is sued by the Police Justice from De cember 1st. 1905 to March 29th, 1909, and the amount receipted for by the county treasurer. Confirmation has been had of the j report that W. A. Garrett, president j of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, j and chief executive officer under the i receivers of the road would resign j his position, resignation to take ef j feet November 1st of this year, at i which time Mr. Garrett will become vice-president of the T. H. Syming- ton Company of Baltimore,extensive manuiaeturers 01 railway equip ment. ! The recent massacres in Turkey ! have caused many of the inhabitants j much suffering. The National Red j Cross Society that did such splendid i and effective work in aidincr the aid in this work At the convention of the Daugh ters of the Revolution that met in Boston last week.Miss Mary Hilliard Ilintcr., of Raleigh, by her especial ly clever remarks in the capacity of toastmistress, made the big personal hit of the meeting. After a gracious j introduction by the president gener al, Mrs. Fritz, Miss Hinton told her hearers she had that feeling graph ically described by "Uncle Remus" as "Midway betwixt a balk and a breakdown." This captured her hearers at once. Her other remarks were equally as clever. On Wednesday of last week a mon ument to Captain Henry Wirz was unveiled at Andersonville, Ga. Dur ing the Civil War Captain Wirz was Commander of the Andersonville prison. At the close of the war he vas taken to Washington, tried be fore a military commission for mur der and flagrant cruelty, and execut ed at the commissioner's order martyred not executed say the Daughters of the Confederacy who unveiled the monument in the hope that it will stand to see Wirz's mem ory considered everywhere in a friendly light. Bishop Charles B. Galloway, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, Mississippi's most distinguished di vine, who ranked among the great est pulpit orators of America, died at his home in Jackson, Miss., Wed nesday,' May 12th, after several days illness with a mild case of pneumon ia complicated with heart trouble. Bishop Galloway has traveled exten sively; his writings covered a wider range perhaps than those of any other person connected with the church of which he was a member. For several years he took an active interest in the prohibition campaigns in Mississippi and other Southern States. A communication was received from Asheville some days ago to the effect that gold had been discovered near Black Mountain, and there is much excitement in that section over the prospect of a bonanza. That there is some gold in that section is quite true as tests of dirt taken fromJ the farms there go to show. The gold, in question, whose discovery has caused so much excitement, was found by Rev. J.C. Coggins in a pas ture where he was allowed to graze his cow. He saw something glitter ing in the sand, with natural curios ity picked it up and examined it. It was a nugget and contained about $15.00 worth of gold. Hundreds of thousands of people use Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as family tonic. If taken this month it will keep the family well all spring. If it fails get your money back. 35c. E. T. Whitehead Company. Optimism and Progress. Extracts from an address made by Mr. Henry W. Wood before the Chamber of Commerce, Richmond, Va., March 25th, 1909. Optimism is one of the most pow erful influences for progress. The man who thinks and governs himself optimistically is ever looking for ward and upward. The difference between optimism and pessimism might almost be compared to the difference between light and dark ness. Optimism is constructive, pes simism destructive. It is the opti mistic thought that makes for suc cess, happiness and prosperity; the pessimistic thought that fetters, im- pairs and destroys usefulness and ef- fectiveness. It is the thoughts of man that form his character and des tiny. Very few of us. I think, give sufficient attention to the control of thought. If we give way to pessi mistic thought, and doubt and fear results, we shall accomplish very little. On the contrary, if we kill the pessimistic thoughts with optimistic thoughts,looking forward hopefully, having cenfidence in ourselves and in what we undertake, and working in dustriously toward our aims and ob jects, we can do almost anything we desire or set our minds upon. The difference between men is largely the difference in their thoughts. "Thoughts make acts, and acts make j to keep up the connection by attend- j jiave ;t SOj j vvjh jrrant you a very habits." ing every year. To miss the first or I hij?h value' to scholarship, but claim ml . 1 a 1 Mil I 1? 1. 1 lJt. ine natural trena or tne average man's thoughts is towards pessimism, and it requires and effort to over come this trend, but it can be done with determination and proper con- trol of thought. Doubts and fears are twro of the greatest obstacles to human progress and welfare. "Nev er cross bridges before you come to them" by doubting or fearing re sults. Always have confidence in yourself. If you have to think of anything that may happen, always think of the progressive and cheer ful side. If you have pessimistic or depressing thoughts, check yourself, and ask. What is the optimistic or cheerful side of the matter? and then let your mind dwell on the optimistic phase and you will find that it will bring to you thoughts and feelings that will help wonderfully. Every thought, every act, and every impression influences the mind, consciously or unconsciously. Pro gressive thoughts and uplifting in fluences build up and strengthen, de pressing thoughts and influences weaken and destroy. How impor tant it is for us to control our thoughts and actions aright, if. we would build up both our success and happiness. Train your minds to think prosperous thoughts, success thoughts, and work industriously towards these ends, and success and prosperity are pretty apt to come to you. Stonewall Jackson is one of the best exemplifications of the power of confidence and the influences that emanate therefrom. Stonewall Jack son's men relied implicitly on their leader, and would follow and dare to do whatever he might plan. The very fact that Stonewall Jackson and his men were in front of his enemy put fear and dismay into their ranks, and really won half the battle before it was begun. This shows very clear ly the power of well directed thought and confidence. The man that goes into an enterprise hal.f-heartcdlys with doubts as to his success, had better not go into it all. If he has not confidence in the enterprise and work which he is doing, how can he hope to inspire confidence in others, and in those from whom he expects to get his support? By confidence 1 do not mean ego tism, but I do mean the confidence that arises from the power of know- ledge; the confidence that arises from a man's abilitv to do. and the confi dence that will make a success of what he undertakes. A Short Verse. An Englishman named Thomas Thorp died, leaving nis lortune to a j panther timber wolf, polar bear poor relative on condition that a and all the srnaner creatures whose headstone, with the name of the said haunts are far from the places fre Thomas Thorp and a verse of poet- quented by man, will be exhibited, ry. be erected over the grave. Cost- These var5oug animals will be seen ing so much a word to chisel letters ( in ag near their naturai conditions as on the stone, the poor relative or- p9Csiblet an(i wjn snow elaborately dered that the poetry should be brief, i the soliary inhabitants of the vast Upon his refusal to approve, on ac- J f orests and mountains of the western count of their lengtn, tne lines Here lies the corp Of Thomas Thorp the following was finally ordered and accepted: Thorp's Corpse. Itching piles provoke profanity, but profanity won't cure them. Doan's Ointment cures itching, bleeding or protruding piles after years of suffer ing. At any drug store. Wby Rural Teachers Should Attend the Teachers Assembly. The indications are that the next session of the North Carolina Teach ers' Assembly will be the best at tended that we have had in a num ber of years. To those of us who have been regular attendants it will be like going back home: to those who have not been to Morehead for a meeting of the Assembly, it will be a combination of pleasure and profit. The work at some of the former meetings held at Morehead was hin dered because the pleasure idea too largely dominated the spirit of those who attended. I believe we have j reached the point in our educational life in North Carolina that we can go to a pleasure resort and do some real work. The plan of the Consti tution which was adopted at Char lotte last year will be carried out at Morehead this year. This means that we will make a start in gather- j ctq t in irnrn or. ing all the information available along certain lines and also begin to work out some of our problems in a consecutive way. The work of each session here after will be directly connected with the work of the former session. Now that we are going to make a start along this line, it seems to me tnat every. teacner snouia ue anxious l any bucceeuing year is io ureaK ine contmuity. Of course, there will be general addresses by leading educa tors in addition to reports of the committees to which have been as- i signed the special topics. While a meeting, along the lines I have indicated, will be very helpful to all, I hope the rural teachers of the State will make a special effort to attend for the following reasons: 1. The rural teachers, of necessi ty, are somewhat isolated, and the meeting at Morehead will afford them an opportunity of learning what is being done in every section of North Carolina. 2. We will all stay at the same hotel, and this will bring each ci.c in personal contact with all who at tend. 3. By a comparison of what you are doing and the conditions under which you are laboring, with the work of others and the conditions in other communities, you will be in a position to render better service to your community next year. 4. The executive committee has tried to arrange a program which is definite and concentrated along the lines of our greatest needs. The rural schools of North Caroli na have made wonderful progress in the last ten years, and I hope that the attendance of the rural teachers at the Morehead meeting will show that they are fully awake to the in terests of this forward movement, Thos. R. Foust. The Wild Game Preserve. Seattle, Washington, May 15th. The Wild game Preserve of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition em braces an area of ten acres, and is located on the shores of Lake Wash ington. The land within the enclos ure has been left in its wild condi tion, and nothing in the way of clear ing will be done other than is actual ly necessary. The collection of spe cimens will include every wild ani mal found in the west, northwest, and far north, and in gathering the exhibit, everything possible has been done to insure a full and complete representation. The fauna of the Pacific Coast is extensive, and embraces many rare and Deculiar specimens. In the ter- ritory of Alaska, representatives of the government have been actively onrmloved for the past two years m j prosecuting the work of collection, ! and their efforts have resulted in ! the capture of examples of nearly ! every variety of wild animal life in i digenous to the Arctic country. I . Live moose, elk, deer, bear, coug- country. Smashes all Records. As an all-round laxative tonic and health-builder no other pills can com pare with Dr. King's New Life Pills. Tbev tone and regulate siomacn, mt-r fv the blood, strength- en the nerves; i-ure wusuimhuii, jo . pepsia, biliousness, jaundice, headache, chills and malaria. Try them. tirw. at E. T. Whitehead Company Personality vs. Scholarship. In fact, 1 am sure that the most important equipment of a teacher - . . j rhinf nnitp difTpront ami nuitp hpr. 0 ! ..v ter. I should say that the chief stock-of-trade of a teacher is person- I ahty. What's that? No. paraging scholarship, ly respectful to it, whether scholarship This is not dis Itis thorough but doubtful realiy is the quality of most importance, either in Mife or in teaching. If vou must , that "personality transcends it. Schol rship never produces "person ality , out personality strong in a teacher will generate scholarship in teacher and her student. What is the kind of personality that makes an effectiv e teacher? It is the personality that is interesting. charming, enthusiastic, sympathetic, i hopeful and inspiring, (let a woman ; with these characteristics into a class- room and you will not have to preach much about improvement of her scholarship; because her sympathy and interest, her hopefulness for children, and her desire to serve them will lead her to acquire scholar ship to that degree that will enable her Lo tei ve the more those she loves. If personality and scholarship were capable of expression by per cents, I should prefer the sixty per cent personality, than forty per cent scholarship teacher to any man or woman who sacrificed the former to an increase of the latter. Why? Be cause the question is not how much do you know, but what is your pow er to arouse my boy so that he shall grow in knowledge and in power? Scholarship itself repels the average healthy child; personality commands him. Therefore, the superintendent ex horter to a higher scholarship seems to me to be off the road to efficiency unless he preaches more strongly for the preservation and cultivation of personality. School Journal. Stand by Your Town. The place that gives a man his liv ing is entitled to his best efforts to advance everything calculated to benefit the place and the community. No man has a right to live in a live town who sctrk? to enrich himself and not actively identify himself with its interests. To be classed a drone, or a chronic kicker and op posed to every measure believed to be for the good of the citizens is a st'gma and should not attach to Rny man in the corporation. The im provements necessary to be made and the manner of making them a monument to the enterprize and in tilligence of the citizens is the duty each person owes to the place in which he lives. No man has a right to oppose progress in his town simply because he is not personally benefit- ed by the proposed improvements or perchance mav have to pay a little toward it, for in the end it will no rjpubt have proven a wise proceed ing. Let all join in any improve ment calculated to better the town and community in which you live. Albermarle Enternrize. Won't Slight a Good Friend. ' If ever I need a cough medicine again 1 know what to get," declare s .Mrs. A. L. Alley, of Heals, Me., "for, after using ten bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery, and seeing its excel lent results in my own family and ot It ers, J am convinced it is the best medicine made for coughs, colds and lung trouble." Every one who tries it feels just that way. lielief is felt at once and its quick cure surprises you. For bronchitis, asthma, hemorrhage, r-rnni). laerinne. sore throat, nam m .... -. . 1 i chest or lungs it s supreme. .hc. ano j " f Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by E. T. Whitehead Company. Vnra?fljA Jflsoluttiy Part Tlie finest, most tasteful and wholesome biscuit, cake and pas try are made with Royal Bak ing Powder, and not otherwise. Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar How to Be Happy. A lecturer, in answering a query relative to what was required to make a person happy, gave the fol lowing three rules with instructiona to keep them faithfully every day for a week without skipping a single day, and archly added: "They won't work if you skip a single day." "Commit something to memory every day -something good. It needn't be much, three or four words will do, just a pretty bit of a poem or a Bible verse; something you'd be glad enough to remember if you went blind. "Look for something pretty every day- a leaf, a flower, a cloud. Stop long enough to drink in vtry detail of its beauty and sec i ho loveliness all through. "Do somct hing f r somebody every day " someting which is done with the distinct purpose of adding to the joy of soma one with whom you feme in contact. These instructions carefully heed ed, would add immeasurably to the actual happiness of life, for "The quality of mercy is twice bless ed, It blesses him wdio gives, and him who takes." It is true, isn't it, that most of us have either attained or are attaining, a comfortable degree ot competence? There is scanty need for actual wor riment concerning the absolute ne cessities of life. We have also a little leisure. Or even if the day is really full of ceaseless toils, there are certain tasks which employ the hands only, leaving the mind practi cally free. Such time could he snatch ed for the learning of a wise saying or a pleasing couplet which appeals to one's sense of need, and the things thus learned would prove a mine of wealth from which one can call at need riches greater in value than the heaped up treasures of gold, which are valuable to us only as they give us leisure and opportunity to satisfy the higher cravings of the soul. Ex. The great trouble is that the ma jority of people are not content to let the past stay past. Moct lisiiiirinjr skin rrupt ion, scrofula, pimples, rabies, He, are due to impure IiKhxI. linrdock 1 1 tx n 1 Hitter is a cleansing Mood tonic. Makes vou clcar-cyeil. clcar-liraineil, clear-skinned. "We have reversed the ordinary laws of nature," said a witty United States Senator, speaking of himself and an almost preternaturally digni fied colleague. "Blank has risen by his gravity; I have sunk by my lev ity." Youth's Companion. 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