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vol. 1 NO. 7
LESSON8 FOR USE
IN THE
MOONLIGHT
SCHOOLS
IN NORTH CAROLINA
LESSON NO. SEVEN.
READING AND WRITING.
our
homo
is
mother
keeps
fruit
floweri
neat. .
claaa
Our home is on the farm,
tt is a good home.
AVe like our home.
We have fruit flowers. '
Mother ; keeps ; V ii6me nat
and
Mother keeps our house neat and
dean. .
SOUNDS, EAR TRAINING.
pod bob rob fog: jobs
rod sob fob jog on
sod .cob dog Vpods f0ffs
nod mob - log feobs' rods
God job hog mob nods
ARITHMETIC.
(1) Short and rapid reviews oi
writing and reading numbers froir
1.000 to 10,000; from 10,000 to 100.000
from 100,000 to 1,000,000.
(2) Short and rapid drill in addin
hort -.columns of figures of unitj an
tens; units, tens and hundreds; units
tens, hundreds and thousands.
(3) Short and rapid review o'
aubtratcing untis and tens; units, ten
and hundreds; units, tens, hundred
and thousands without using bor
rowing."
(4) Short and rapid drill in sulr
iubtracting units and tens; units ten'
and hundreds ; uniti, ten hundred
and thousandsfusing the borrowing
process. v "' ; : '
New Work.
Multiplication.
(1) Oral work. If one 500-pound
bale of cotton brings $50, how much
money will. 5 auch bales , bring? If
you buy 5, acres of land at $60 an
cre, how; much money will the 5
acres cost? etc. ,
Multiplying Quantities by One
Figure.
(t) Written work. If a farmer pays.
1144 apiece for a pair of mules, how
much money does he par for both
nalesf
H Short and rapid drill on multi
plying quantities .by one flgrure. Mul
tiply: ' r
m 134 in m 122 mv -x
xa xa xt x ks
121
X4
IS
X8
in
XA
114
xe
111
12S
m
x
its
xs
t7
m
xft
KB
X8
Asttea for the foHorfajr lickt
Ae flrct te Iiaen of die nuitlfrltoaticm
Lcccon no. main?.
RGAOiMQ AMO WRfT4t40.
choot
har'
teacher
We wait a rood school.
We must have, X. good tea-cher.
good school wiirhelVrBvat
brother. ... V ,
IT like our -.a'chbol. " -:
Ve like our teacher.
Ve keep our school house aeat and
clean.
We keep our school house neq,t and
tlean.
SOUNDS, EAR TRAINING.
(Review.)
- mad
hat
map
Nan
can
my
vat
tax
wax
tan.
gag
rob
bad
w
pats
new
hat
log:
nod
rat
ot
SOUNDS, EAR TRAINING.
nut
liut
Jittit
tug
hub
bug
pug
nuts
liug
jug
tug
dug
rug
gum
hum
sum
rum
sun
suit
run
bun
fun
suns
arithmetic;
(IK Shorthand rapid drill in adding
ahort columns of- figures, in 'unit5,,tens,
hundreds and thousands. ' . ' 5
.,.(2) Short and rapid drill lii sub
tracting, units, --tens,- hundreds, and
thousands.
(3) Short and rapid oral, drill on
he first ten linear the multiplication J
la-Die.
""(4) . Short-.and-. rapid drill' in muiti-
plying quantities by any figure from
1 t0 9-. I t
u it a -bairelt of fl6v
what. will 10 barrels cost'S
barrirof flour costs $7,'
barrels cost?
biiort and rapid drill on mul
tiplying quantities fry TO. Multiply.;
7X10. 8X10, 9X10. 17X1, 18xl6
j.v)xiu, 117X10.:': itsvm iiQYin
127x10. i2Sxio; 13SX10.
J3 Slate , the rule ; for multiplying,
quantities by 10.
ii! 1
multiplying Quantities by 100. 1J
(1J v hat -.will aarm: "of 175 acres
cost at $100 an acre?
(2)s Short and rapid drill on multii
lying quantities by 100. - Multiply:
175X10. ISXIOO- 15X1(M), 275X
'00, SZ5X100, S75X1D0, 975X100. etc.
(3) Stato the rule for multiply In g
quantities by ,100. .. :
Multiplying Quantities by 1,000.
(1) Short and rapid drill in multi
plying quantities by 1.000. Multiply:
m$X 1000, S8-5 X 1005, 5898 X 1000,
9875X1000.
(2) . State the rule for multiplying
quantities by 1,000.
Multiplying Quantities by Units
" ; y 'and Tens.
(1) If a farmer buys a farm of 0
acres at $33 an acre, how much does
he farm cost hint? ,
42) , Short and jaid, drill in mnl,
plying r quant HiHbynits nff
Multiply: 25X11 26 x' 22, 4 3653
B X 44, 58 X 55, 66 XffB. 7x5, 89 X 89;
Multiplying Quantities by Three
' or More Figures.
LESSON NUMBER NINE.
READING AND WRITING.
roads cost
community bad
church
lest
than
We want good roade.
Good roads will help bar community.
We want a good ro4 t school. ,
We want a good road to church.
We urant , Jsood- road to . town,
pur. community mast : have igood roa4
and a good scttool.
Goad roada coat aur oomaunity, leaa
thaa bad roadji.
Good rveuth eost fesa thmn bad vacate.
SOUMDO, 6AH TftA4NNi:
fat Jwet- miy&
iJQHft kat lied &t dt
''tpt M ' fed"' at, imy
:'bet yet tod nit 'teda
st yea irad felt -'teSa .
Aft4tHf4TlC U:
1. Review taultiplying osatitte
T aaa agure.
. Btata a ataapla) prcla ; : aalva it.
. b. .State tke inveraa -division
aolve it.
d. Dritt oa dainafaa iaaltipltcs
tUoirisioa MMa.
i. ptVjajan. Dividing tuaa
titiea br'oae figure, with all even nua
bers and aa iMders. '
a. A farmer bl young horsea ter
424. What w$a the value of eaok?
b. iFour ooria club boys raised oa
their 4 acres 4S& - onshela of cara.
Wliat was their average yield? '
c. In a certain community 6 farm
women sold 'in a single aeason $84
worth of poultry and eggs. "What was
the average amount sold by each?
d. To build 8 miles of good sand-clay
road costs about $6848, what does it
cost to build 1 mile? ,
e. Drill:
8 -s- 2 ? .of 8
22 -r- 2 ?... -of 22
?
24 4 ? . of
24 ;?
23 2 ' ?' , of 28
468 - 2 ? : yz of 468
4S4 4 ' ? . ii of 4S4
SYLVAN N. C
HER 19, 1915,
W. N.
l. mi lir.l
CAM P
sefeft of f the Ashe vj He
of trade has wriff an tn th
weiftmeilt regard to the
cian miiUarV camp proposed
fbrjthisi state, urging them to locate
tie; instructtin s camp in western
JNoh Carolina This action was i
MnW amA xaja !
" ,. - 1C,4U uuu Ulilie
Tntly itottneCRichmond alumni
of the Virginia Military institute
to the effect thit such a training
state next year.' The camp will be
similar tn thA t Plnttbh.ivT
111 IIIIS,
si
; , I
A tni:MrA.A
u . i ,
r ,dn w
"y e aepartment on
olinsei mo tfltaill finfl MiP: hnarH nf
Sunset mo lutaiti and the board of
tradft dnvA vniiiKia Qo0;0
u.uvtvtv . uooioiauiC m
dvertising the school and securing
enrollments for it. The camp was
abandoned on apcount of the I small
number of enlistments for the camp
at Chattanooga the following year,
all southern applicants being taken
o Pit tsburg. ; . y
A few months ago an army offi
cer was in western Carolina exam
ining various locations for the pur
pose h$ did; not divulge. It is
t' oughthere today; following Gen-
eral Wood's announcement thai
this section will hay first consider:
ation, now that it has been definite
ly decided to , locate: the canA) Jin
iQ - l;L. -
r 1 he summer encampmeat at
Plattsburg was exceeding popular
among citizens, thousands taking
ketraini ag the re for several weeks
Ii the war department should decide
to select a site' in the recreation
center of the Carolina mountains it
will be a movement of great import
to this region, commerciHlly and
socially. Resides bringing hund
reds of men here who will advertise
this section, it will bring thousands
of dollars into the country. Such
i camp would also be one more
place of interest to tourists.-
It is regarded as certain, also,
that military s instruction will be
popular amon laife number of
citizens in this section. The
mountain population is not neces
sarily war-like, but it is believed
that there are large numbers of
citizens in this territory who would
welcome an opportunity to learn
the rudiments of the "art of war
and would gladly submit to the
rigid decipline of a military camp.
Gazette.
CADD OF TUAnn.
Sylva N. C. Nov. 15,1915.
We the Brothers, Sisters, and
father of Martin J. Calhoun want to
extend pur thanks to the people of
Tucliasrgee for the many kindness
during his illness and death.
We want to a especially mention
Mrs. J. ft. RigcJon, Mr. Bill Wiggins,
Wm. Moses. There is no place in
Jackson County and no set of people
with bigger hearts in them than
around Tuckaseigee.
We want to thank the DeoDle of
Scotts Creek and Sylva for the re
CIVILIANS
spect paid our brother at the funer
al. His companion deeply appre
dates all that the people have done
for her husband while . living ana
since his deathV ' :"
U . . Respectfully,
- J. S. Calhoun:-:,
THE REVIVAL A SUCCESS
The revival that has been goiag
bn at the Baptist church closed
Wednesday night.
Rev. Owen, the Home Board Evan
gelist, has been doing the preach
ing and there have been several con
versions in the past ten days.
Rev. Owen has been doing some
great preaching since he has been
here which will do ever .lasting
haaiI -
: MU u .
, smng nas been one of the
meeting which has
T.
- Tnere were ten baptized last
j'
: Sunday by the pastor, Rev.'.Harris.
aim ulclc are several ocners to be
s baptized yet. There have teen sev
ua Diizea yet. mere tiav hp?n rpv.
othft prt p. .
"
! ter and several joined othei
churches.
PROSECUTED FAILURE TO REGISTER
BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
Mr. J. A. Mclntyer State Prose
cuting Agent for Bureau of Vital
Statistics is now working the County
of Jackson, Mr. Mclnty re was in
town Saturday and brought suit
against Mrs. Joe Pavis for failure
to make out birth certificate, and
against Clarence Love, Jno. Norman
ah4 Bill Coward for the burial of a
deaid body with just jobtaining a
burjal permit. Mrs, Davis was fin
ed $3kQ0 anc cost amounting: to $7.-
53 the others Seree6f$500 ofid
cost amounting to $9.55. Mr. Mc
Intry's job is to prosecute all who
fail with the law which requiresa
forth certificatefiled with the Local
Register in town or township which
the birth occurs within 5 days after
date of birth. The law alsor ?quixe3
ueatu cerimcaie to oeniea on the
Local Register and a burial permit
obtained before the body can be
buried or other wise disposed of;
any and all who fail tocomply with
this law may expect to be prose
cuted as Mr. Mclntyre is appointing
n prosecutor in each county in the
,?tte. Mr. Mclhtyrf hasTs:veiil
this county that he knows of. !f
SPEfflDElL
Mr. Fiddl Bryson, an old and re
spected citizen of Cuiiowhee, was
buried in the Cuiiowhee cemetery
on Sat Nov. 6th;
Mr. David Bryeon, age 72 yean
died Nov. 12th, and was buried in
the Hooper grave yard Nov. 13th.
Not withstanding the rain and bad
weather a large number of people
attended his funeral, which was
conducted by Rev. C,C. Totherbw.
Mr Bry son was a good, quiet, inof
fensive man, and loved by all who
knew him. .Me leaves several child
ren to mourn his absence in the
home.
Mrs. Sam?Parris and two daugh
ters, from Balsam attended the
funeral of Mr. Bryson.
Mrs. Agnes Henderson and little
son, and Lawton Henderson are
h ere from the State of Washington
visiting relatives and friends.
The blind peddler and dog man
spent Sunday in Speedwell.
The writer sa w 75 people join the
church of their ; choice one night
last week, in the.ChapmanAlexan
der revival at Ashevil. ; -
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$1.00 THE YEAR IN ADVAfcC
1
THE VH'S I
MISSIONARY OiillJiJ.
The Woman's Missionary Uion,
of the Western Carolina Baptjsts,
met with ladies of the Bryson City
church, November 5th and 6th. i
The meeting was very .helpful to
the societies represented: the manv
phased of Missions. Home and FW-
jeign, were discussed.
Quite n . large delegation frjm
Murphy, Andrews, Whittier, Sylva,
Beta and Cold Creek, was there. I
Our leaderMrs. W. H. Wbodalliof
HO
Asheville, gave m uch valuable : fn
formation in regard to the o'rganizW'- -tions
of Societies, arid how to rnajce
the work interesting and instructive.
The ladies seemed to gain hew ifi-.
spiration from the meeting, and are
looking toward the work of "the niyf.
year with renewed zeal. ;
The Union was delightfully en
tertained by the Bryson City ladies.
Luncheon was served Friday for i he
visitors and members of the Mis
sionary Societies of the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches. y
Sylva was selected as xiyj next
place of meeting and we are an
ticipating a pleasant and profitable
session next November.
Mary Garter Brinson.
DILLSBORO
Rev, R H. 'Askew will preach
Sunday 11 a, and Tp. . m at
DitfsborcT Baptist church. Special
music by the choir rendered ai
these services. - r r . a.
Prayer meedng Wednesday night.
7:30 p. m. Choir practice 8:15 p. m.
Prayer meeting cjnducted by the
pastor, assisted by Miss Beulah Par
ris. Theme for this service will be
"God, the Creator "Come, let us
reason together "
We are indeed very glad to in
form our friends that Brother Chas.
Mason is out of danger, and we be
lieve that it is our Father's good
pleasure to restore him to his fam
ily and loved ones.
DIUJOT
What Wilniot is doing
The graded school is getting albnfl
fine. Mr. George Sprinkle, the prin
cipal, got carried a few daya 'agrii
Miss Vera A. Moody taught in Dis
place while he wes away.
The Qualla Graded school came
over to spell against the Wilmot
school, and the Qualla graded school
got beat. Hurrah fo Wilmot!
We are sorry to say that mahce
Farley is very ill.
Dr. Candler was in town on Sun
day.. Mr. George Sutton of Sylva Tvas
in town Saturday.
J. W. Potts was in Wilmot oa
business Thursday. -
W. Bellia of AsheviUe was 'in
town Thursday on buicess.
R. L. Watts came home Satur
day. Willie Willie, what is wrong that
you do not shine? Come once more
for we would certainly like to hear
from Qualla.
U. M.
We are offering at half price our
stock of beautiful plain and fancy
ribbons reserving the Very narrow
width,for one weekonly Begin -
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ning MondayvNoys 22hd;
' Tompkins, and Luck.-
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