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1 11 - i H I- ! ! 1 w s I! ; ,- f it -i if ; n - .'I -'I I1-' i t . 1 ; n 1 THREE MILLIONS ARE DESTITUTE APPEAL TO AMERICA ISSUED BY COMMISSION FOR RELIEF IN BELGIUM. GREAT NEED OF cloTHING Women and Children Must Be Clothed This Winter Nine Million1 Whole ly or Partly Destitute. New York. Over 3,000,000 persons in Belgium and Northern France, mostly women and young children, must be clothed and shod by Christ mas. . If the garments and shoes for those destitute people are not forth coming at once, their sufferings dur ing the winter will become desperate. Such is the note of an urgent ap peal issued to the people of the United States by-the commission for relief in Belgium. The New York committee have received from Mr. Herbert Hoover, chairman of the commission, the following statement: "It appears to me that it is neces sary for us to go frnnkly to the American people .and ask them tor clothe the destitute in" the occupied, areas of Belgium and northern France during the comfng winter. "There are 9,000,000 people in these areas and of these over one-third are now either wholly or partially desti tute and are today receiving their food either wholly or partially with out payment. ; "As you know we have set up economic measures based on the ability of a portion of the population to pay for its food which, with the contributions of other countries, en ables us for the present to find the bare minmum of food supplies for the whole 9,000,000 people, but we have no reserves with which to pro vide clothing for the destitute. We now plead for help on their behalf. "Even if these 9,000,000 people had money they could not import clothes, or the raw materials with which to manufacture them, - through the blockade into an area under military occupation. "It is a certainty that the undue exposure of undercfad men, women and children to the bitter winter will greatly increase mortaltiy. The cloth ing for these people can be provided only if we receive gift supplies for the purpose. We must depend Upon the American people." KING PETER SEEKS DEATH. Tells Serbians When He is Dead They Can Flee or Surrender. Saloniki, via London. After heavy fighting with the reinforced Bulga rians troops in southern Serbia the French were compelled to retire at two points in the vicinity of Gradisce, 12 miles north of the Greek border. A Bulgarian attack along the Cerna River was repulsed, with heavy, losses to the attackers. Old Serbia is lost and new Serbia is in a precarious condition, in the opinion of M. Jacowscheff, secretary of the Russian Legation in Greece, who arrived here from Mitrovltza, western Serbia, by way of Albania. The secretary asserted the Ser bians at Babuna Pass could not hold out much longer, and that the only hope was that the Serbian force con centrated at Mitrovitza would prove to be strong enough to take the offen sive and advance through Tetovo to wards Monastir. "The morale of the Serbains is splendid," he continued. "Half train ed recruits march to battle singing like veterans. Their aged King Peter Is fighting in the trenches, clad in the uniform of a private. He seeks death, saying: 'When I am killed you can flee or surrender.' "Famine and misery prevail. There is no bread at Mitrovitza. The peo ple are reduced to eating haricots." $200,000 Ffre at Newbern. Newbern, N. C. Fire completely de stroyed Norfolk Southern shops here. The loss is placed at $200,000. The fire at one time- threatened the entire northern end of the city and the union station and freight warehouses. Some Tasks For Congress. Washington. Revision of the Fed eral neutrality laws so the department of justice can deal with offences diffi cult if not impossible to reach under existing statutes is one of the tasks Congress will be asked to undertake at the coming session. This . was among subjects discussed at the cabi net meeting and Attorney General Gregory afterwards said his depart ment would ask for a change in the Sherman anti-trust act so there would be no question about its application to conspiracies. Penfield to Investigate. Washington. Ambassador Penfield, at Vienna, was instructed by cable to ask the Austro-Hungarian foreign of fice for a statement in detail of the circumstance of the torpedoing of the Italian liner Ancona in the Mediter ranean last week with a loss of sev eral American lives. This action was taken upon the presentation by the Austrian , embassy here to Secretary Lansing of a communication from the Austrian admiralty stating that an Austrian submarine sank the Ancona. APPEAL FOR ORPHANS OF NORTH CAROLINA FIVE THOUSAND' HOMELESS' WAIFS IN THE STATE OUT SIDE OF ORPHANAGES. Every rerson In North Carolina is Asked to Give One Day's Wages ... on Thanksgiving Day. Raleigh. The following is from the publicity committee of the North Car olina Orphans' Association and signed by M. L. . Shipman, James R. Young, Julian S. Carr, Archibald Johnson, Hight C. Moore and C. B. McNairy. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me," says the Master, who did greatly love all chil dren. But especially did His great love enfold the friendless orphan. And. there are 5,000 such home less waifsin North Carolina outside the various homes supported by chuches and fraternal orders. . Five thousand, friendless and home-, less children 5,000 little ones with infinite possibilities for gpod or for evil 5,000 Immortal souls drifting where chance? may lead them right here at home in the Old North State. A pitiful, a dreadful condition, truly, and one easily remedied if you will but lend a helping hand. If every man, woman and child in North Carolina, who can, would con tribute, as a Thanksgiving offering, but one day's income to the orphanage work of the state, what a prindely sum would be realized, what a vast charity would be accomplished, and what a real thanks offering that would be. And North Carolians have a spe cial right, on this Thanksgiving Day, to offer up thanks to their God, . but He will expect something more from then than a service of the lips alone. One's day's income given to the or phaned children of our state may in volve some self-sacrifice. But without self-sacrifice true hap piness may not be attained in this world. And the Recording Angel will sure ly heavily underscore your Thanks giving offering, to the friendless ones, if that offering involves some self denial. The orphanages of North Carolina are doing a wonderful work. They gather up waste material and trans mute it into something of vast value to the commonwealth. And they do this without cost to the commonwealth. But now they urgently need this aid from you, for the 5,000 homeless ones must not longer be without homes, or friends, or guidance, or training. Every orphanage in the state Is crowded to its fullest capacity. Their capacity must be increased, or else thousands of children now wander ing the highways and by-ways, sub ject to every evil temptation the world has to offer, are lost in this world and mayhap in the next. Hardly Is there a wage-earner, man.woman or child, in this great state, who may not devote a day's earnings to this, the Master's work. Let North Carolina make this a Thanksgiving Day of historic import ance. Let it be one which will open the doors of homes to little ones who now have no homes, who have no friends, who daily are learning evil and not good, and who have souls, like you, to be eternally saved or eter nally damned. If you wish to divide your Thanks giving" offering between the orphan age of your church and your fraternal order, that is your privilege. But let not the day pass without making a thanks offering to your God of something more than words alone. Your own children warmly clad, well nourished, guided through a tough old world by the infinite-love and tenderness of a father and a mother. v Some other child just as precious to the Master shivering in its rags on Thanksgiving morn, no food, no friends, no guidance or love. Why, men and women of North Car olina, "There are 5,000 such children right here in your own great state." t3an you afford not to deny yourself some pleasure, some luxury, even some necessity, to help the helpless become what their God and your God intended that they should become? "Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish." You cannot and you will not, for the Master says: "Inasmucch as-ye have done it unto one of the least of these, ye have done it unto me." So this Thanksgiving Day let's do it and make North Carolina a state where its future citizens are all given a fair chance. Forward your contribution through your pastor or the treasurer of your lodge to the orphanage of your choice and you will be happier for having assisted a most worthy cause. Delecto Fruit Salad. Halve and seed one cupful of Cali fornia white or red grapes and mix with one cupful of stoned cherries, two oranges cut in small pieces, one chopped tart apple, two diced bananas, one-half cupful of chopped celery and one cupful of chopped nuts. Chill thoroughly and serve on lettuce with the following dressing: Mix one cup ful of sugar, one tablespoonful of flour, - two tablespoc ifuls of melted butter, one well-beaten egg, the strained Juice ' of one lemon and two cupful of bollinx water together SECURE OLD DEEDS HEIRS OP MARGARET MITCHELL OWN PROPERTY-JUDQE B. F. LONG ACTIVE. TAR HEEL CAPITOL NEWS General News of North Carolina Col " lected and Condensed From the State Capital That Will Profe of Interest to All Our Readers. Raleigh. A special from Asheville says; Through the efforts of Judge B. F. Long, an ancient deed conveying the top of Mount Mitchell to Margaret E. Mitchell, daughter of j Prof. Elisha Mitchell, who discovered the height of the mountain which . bears his name, has been brought to light, and may make a material change in the plans made by the state of North Carolina for securing the mountain top as a state park. Professor Mitchell is buried at the top of Jftie mountain, his grave sur mounted by a monument, and the last legislature appropriated $20,000 for the purpose of buying enough land surrounding the grave for a state park. By virtue of various j papers, Mrs. Alice Connally, a leading society wo man of Asheville, claimed possession of the plot on which Doctor Mitchell is buried, and fixed the price of five acres jwhlch she claimed to own, at $10,000. i . ' This has .caused the deal to hang fire until Judge Long, now a venera able and honored member of the Su perior Court bench, happened to re member that, as a young lawyer, back in 1888, he had drawn up a deed con veying the property In question to one of Professor Mitchell's daughters.' He immediately instituted a search for the missing deed, and after consider able search, located it on file in the office! of the Buncombe County regis trar of deeds. Judge Long states that by reason of this deed, title to the property rests in the heirs-at-law of Margaret Mitchell, who died at States ville several years ago. Judge Long immediately telegraphed Governor Craig, telling him of the discovery of the missing deed, and received a mes sage in reply, thanking him for his efforts and stating that he (Judge Long) had undoubtedly saved the state much trouble, injustice, and ex pense. The state will now undoubtedly take immediate steps to acquire the property, as there is little doubt that the new owners will be willing to make concessions to have a park set aside as a tribute to the memory of their distinguished kinsman. Counties Planning Good Roads. State Highway Engineer W. S. Fall is, just back from Mecklenburg and Gaston counties, is enthusiastic over the success that attended the installa tion of the road-building exhibit of the state highway commission at the Charlotte fair. He was enabled to make a much better Installation of the exnibit at Charlotte than was pos sible at the state fair, and he says that the interest shown was much greater at Charlotte. Mr. Fallis has arranged with the Mecklenburg county authorities to do co-operative work In road building and maintenances. His trip to Gas tonia resulted in an engagement with the Gaston county authorities for a representative of the state highway commission to play an important part in extensive road repair work and road building that will be done in the next two months on the strength of the $150,000 bond issue which the county has just floated. Agricultural Board Meets 8oon. The next annual meeting of the state board of agriculture is to be on the first Wednesday In December, continuing for three or four days. The heads of "the divisions of the state department of agriculture are especially busy with the preparations of " their report of departmental work for thevtpast year and most especially for the six months' period just closed. Commissioner Investigates Assessment Chairman E. L. Travis and Com missioner Lee of the corporation commission are in Yancey county this week making a special investiga tion as to tax assessments made by the Yancey county authorities on the lands and other property of the Highland Spruce Company, and Pur iey & Crockett, these corporations be ing allied in timber interests. The officers for the two concerns complain that the assessment made by the county assessors are entirely too high. Make Use of Damaged Peanuts. Dan T. Gray, chief of Animal Indus try Division of the State Department of Agriculture, has demonstrated the possibility, of farmers utilizing their damaged peanuts in raising meat. A series of experiments, the result of which he has just announced, shows by feeding these ' unmarketable pea nuts witn a proper mixture of corn to hogs he was able to realize as high as $1.25 a bushel for these otherwise worthless peas. In the feeding he valued the corn used at $1 a bushel and the pease at 25 cents. . GOV. CRAIG ISSUES THANKS&IV ING PROCLAMATION. That North Carolina Is now bouyant with hope and looking forward with ennobling faith to greater achieve ment is the declaration by Governor Craig in his proclamation calling on the people of the state to fittingly ob serve Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25. In his proclamation the Governor says:, . "The earth yields another harvest. Plenty rewards toil: On field and city peace pronounces its benediction and industry is victorious. Opportunities increase with progress. The quicken ed conscience of v the time 'demands and creates conditions that stimulate and respond to aspirations for ampler and stronger life. The state Is buoy ant with hope and looks forward with ennobling faith to greater achieve ment. Ours is the land of inexhaust ible power, where honest effort Js en couraged, where the rights of all men in all ranks of society are recognized and protected further than in any other land. "Now, therefore, I, Locke Craig, Governor of the State of North Caro lina, In obedience to the custom estab lished by -our fathers, and In accord ance with the President of the United States do proclaim Thursday, the 25th day of November, a day of Thanksgiv ing. "I call upon all the people to ob serve this day by assembling in their usual places of worship to pray for strength and guidance and to give thanks to the Almighty for His bless ings, and for the glorious opportuni ties granted to us above all people. "According to our means we must provide for the fatherless children and widows and. all who are desolate and oppressed, for if we do not we are unworthy of our own good fortune. "Let us on this day deicate our selves with renewed energy to the work laid off for each of us, and call ourselves to the relization of our obligations as neighbors and citizens that we may strive with faith and earnestness for the high social order whose law is perfect justice. Let ua in humility and gratitude remember that we have been spared while the world is consumed by . war. We should pray to the lands now strick en by desolation and death, the bene ficence of peace may t be restored, and the power of righteousness exalted In all the earth." Secures Money at Low Rate. state Treasurer B. K. Lacy was pleased at the success that has at tended his efforts to secure the low est possible interest rate on a $375, 000 loan that had become necessary for the state to negotiate in order to take care of the needs of state insti tutions pending the payment of state taxes into the treasury. Mr. Lacy has obtained a rate of two and seven eighths per cent compared with three and one-half per cent which is the lowest rate that has ever been secured for a state loan until now. Some days ago the Council of State author ized Mr. Lacy to negotiate this loan on the basis of three per cent, which was considered especially good financ ing. Nbw, Mr. Lacy goes one better and saves another one-eighth per cent. In Interest of Cannina Clubs. Mrs. Jane Mcfcimmon and others of the canning division of the de partment of agriculture are visiting counties to interest the commission ers in making the annual appropria tion for the maintenance of the can ning club work in the counties. The counties which have tried out the canning clubs are readily renewing their appropriations and In numbers of cases making material increases. Wayne, Chowan and Beaufort are three new counties that have just made the appropriations of $500 each for this work. Tobacco Sales Unusually Large. Fifty North Carolina Leaf Tobacco markets sold during October 64,152, 000 pounds of tobacco compared with 62,901,881 pounds sold 'by the mar kets of the state during October, 1914. The sales first-hand for growers dur ing October just closed were 57,608, 799 pounds. Winston-Salem led all of the mar kets for the past month, having sold 5,970,707 pounds first-hand and a to tal of 7,011,554 pounds. Klnston was second with 5,170,904 pounds first hand and 5,880,592 pounds total sales. Corn Club in Johnson County. Representatives xf the state depart ment of agriculture to attend the re cent Johnson county fair give espe cially high praise to the showing made by the Boys' Corn Club of the coun ty. There were 53 exhibits by mem bers of the club, and A. K Robert son, who was one of the judges, says that there were 25 of the finest sam ples of corn that could be found any where In the state this year. The first prize went to JSzra Peacock and the second prize to Paul Lee. There were 10 blue ribbon winners. Secure Names of Automobile Owners. There came recently to the Secre tary of State a letter from Sheriff George W. Flynt of ' Forsyth county setting out in figures the numbers of 52 automobiles, the owners of which the sheriff desires to know. It is un derstood that these machines have re cently violated automobile regulations in Winston-Salem and in Forsyth county and that Indictments are pend ing. The list of owners was made out and mailed to the sheriff. They , in clude machines from numerous parts of the state. : . . lessons in -- Reading, Writing and Arithmct .: ' FOR USE IN THE MOONLIGHT SCHOOLS TN NORTTT P! A Tfm tvt a Prepared In the office of the State LESSON NUMBER ONE READING AND WRITING I read want can to you teach me Will I want to read. Will you teach me to read? . Can you teach me to read? Will you read to me? I will read to you. Teach me to read. SOUNDS EAR TRAINING. NOTE Let the teacher epell by sound the following words pausing at the end of each word for Its pro nounciation by the class. no low see bee lay go row Lee bay may Joe bow we day nay so mow ye gay pay hoe me fee jay say toe he tea hay ray ARITHMETIC. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Writing Writing Writing Writing Writing Writing Notation numbers Writing 999. Writing numbers from zero to 9. the number 10. numbers by 10's to 90 numbers from 1 to 99. the number 100. numbers by 10's to 900 and numeration of to 900. numbers from 100 to 1,000. THE PARTIAL JUDGE. (Prom Webster's Elementary Spelling Book, copynght 1880 and 1908 by G. and C. Merriam. Reprinted by arrangement with the American. Book "Company, ;pub llshers.) A farmer came to a' neighboring lawyer, expressing great concern for an accident which he said had just happened. "One of your oxen," con tinued he, "has been gored by an un lucky bull of mine, and I should be glad to know how I am to make you reparation. "Thou art a very hon est fellow," replied the lawyer, "and wilt not think it unreasonable that I expect one of thy oxen In return. "It 1b no more than Justice' quoth the farmer, "to be sure; but what did I say? I mistake it Is your bull that has killed one of my oxen." "Indeed!" says the lawyer, "that alters the case: I must Inquire into the affair; and. if " "And If!" said the farmer; "the business I find would have een con cluded without an if, had you been as ready to do justice to others as to ex act It from them." LESSON NUMBER TWO READING AND WRITING. write I want to write. Can you teach me to write? Will you teach me to write? Will you write to me? I will write to you. Teach me to write. SOUNDS, EAR TRAINING. high by- pie few new he sigh rye hew pew my die tie Jew view nigh guy dew mew cat ARITHMETIC. Review and drill on the points that seemed difficult for class to understand, the first night Writing numbers by 1,000's to 9,000. Writing numbers from 1,000 to 9,999. Write the population of the fol lowing cities as given in the cen sus of 1910: Elizabeth City, 8,142; Fayetteville, 7,045; Oas tonia, 5,759; Kinston, 6,995; Mount Airy 3,844; New Bern, 9,961; Salisbury, 7,153; States vllle, 4,599;' Tarboro, 4,129; Washington (N. C), 6,211; Bur lington, 4,808; Goldsboro, 6,107; Writing the hummer 10,000. Writing numbers by 10,000' to 100.000. Writing numbers from 10,000 to 100,000. Write the population of the fol lowing large, cities as given in the census of J.910; Greensboro, 15,895; Charlotte, 34,014; Dur ham, 18,241; Asheville, 18,762; Winston-Salem, 22,700; cWilminr ton, 25,748; Raleigh, 19,218. (2) (3) (5) (6) (7) (8) THE BOY THAT STOLE APPLE8. (From WfiVilliflr'a T'l, . c?Pyight 1880 and 1908 by G. and with the American Book Company. Dub- usners.; An old man found a rude bov nnon one of liis trees stealing apples, and desired him to come down,, but the young saucebox told him plainly he would not; "Won't you?" said the old man, "then I Will fetch you. down"; 80 he pulled UP SOme turf or irrftsa and threw at him; but this only made the youngiter laugh, to think the old man AXij,V7Ui I Superintendent of pUbu should nrpfoni ' , from the tree "with TL M neither words r B " miiol i . n "111 Hr It ' wnai Vlrtue tw v - .ZnJ tue 0ia Delt tha '-r " wnica soon the tree and beg the o147an from Pat- LESSON NO, THm READING AND' Writing and mi. n I can rpflrt on "nee. I can read my name. Will you write my name? I can write my name. . I can read and. write my name T jmrm J 7 wft euu ana write my nantk SOUND, EAR TRAINING. pat bat hat gap eat rat cap lap mat cat sap nap fat vat tap map dab cab gab cats ARITHMETIC. ivcvyiu ievew oi tne most diffj. cuit points in Lessons I and n (2) Fix thoroughly in the minds ' the pupils the points most dlffi- vuii. i.iLiii iu gi asp ua me pre vious nignts- i New Work. Addition Without "Carrying." A (1) If a parent buys a primer for his little boy for 25 cents and a reader for his little girl for cents bToV mucn does he for both? (2) If a farmer has 35 acres of tirn- ber land and 61 acres of cleared land, how many acre's of land has he? (3) A man buys 2 milk cows for $ and 2 hogs for $24, how much money does he pay for the cows and the hogs? (4) Rapid drill on adding units and tens. Add: 23 67 45 74 54 32 24 25 B If a man pays $175 for a mA (1) and $2&0 for a horse", how muci does he pay for both? On one ten-acre fitld a farmer (2) raises 575 bushels of corn, and on another ten-acre field he raises 424 bushels. How many bushels of corn does he raise oa both ten-acre fields? (3) Rapid drill on adding units, ten1 and hundreds. Add: 375 898 658 948 224 101 241 151 (1) A farmer pays $2,753 for on? tract of land, and $1,325 for an adjoining farm. How much does h nay for both farms? (2) A town lot costs $1,250 and the house $2,125. What is the cost of both? (3) Rapid drill on adding units, tens, hundreds and thousands. Aaa. 9482 3458 8265 1516 5441 1734 THE MICE AND THE CAT. , . , Pnhiinhlr.C r? fmm findfld Classics. CopK.gnw An old cat was fast killing an in mice in a house. The mice met one night to see what they could do t? make the cat leave the house, w mouee would get up and tell of some way. A little mouse said. "I will te you what to do; hang a bell on the cw so we can know when she is cuuu- and get out of her way." , "Good, good!" said the mice, some of them begn to dance i 4 Vq11 some rail tu sot a. fv . .... v, nn IB "Now who will nang u" cat x sara. au oiu uiw" r t nsvt t " ald '1 the mice a once. . .inr i cAns IN NORTH CAROLINA. Our sources of wealth to olina, named in the order of tneir portance, are: 1. Fish and oysters 1905 soo:o00 and 1911 ';,n ooo 2. 8. 4. Mines and quarries, ' i . m ma a n u - Values , added dj 0 factures, 1909 94'' Agriculture, crops animal poducts, 1909 . . i Agriculture, crops &loue;tl,m$ 1915 " , f i'.- 5. number the workers in ai lll;rd .y pations in the ratio of 5 to 4 i5 wealth they create year h j3. more than double that of V dustrial enerprises eoxaw. During the ten-year per" tf0? -1899 to 1909, the production wealth increased $74.ou.uu. increase was more than next six years. . dur!n . Bat -best of all, the a;nd feed this laat period is in to crops, we nave but more bread ana mw . V
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