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i x k i i i i * ******* ME IK * THRIFT. * * * * Karn What You Can, Spend What * * You .Must, Give What You Should * * And Save the Rest. * m * * Conducted by G. T. Whitley. * * X ******* * ******* For Dictation from Bible. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; look on her ways and become wise. She, that hath no prince, officer, or ruler, provideth In the summer her provision, gatherest in harvest time her food. He becometh poor that laboreth with an indolent hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is an intelligent son; but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. Wealth gotten by vain deeds will be diminished, but he that gathereth by close labor will increase it. A rich man ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the man that lendeth. THRIFT. (By Edieth Powell.) Thrift is defined as something more than mere saving; it means also earn ing, working, planning and increasing as well as conserving. Thrift does not mean that one shall deny himself the necessities of life, food and cloth ing ? no, the thriftier he is the more money he will have for such purposes. But thrift aims at cutting out the use less expenditures that there may be more money for the useful and sensi ble things. A spendthrift may be as much a spendthrift with a dollar as with a fortune as thrift does not re quire a great deal of money but only wisdom in using it. To be thrifty means to abhor waste, waste of material, waste of time, waste of anything that is useful. There is . n enormous waste of food supplies taking place daily, by cooking more than we can eat; by throwing away everything left over. Use the spare moments. ? "Dost, thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the staff life is made of," said Franklin. The very hours you have , wasted, had they been improved, might have insured your success. , Thrift is the foundation of indi- , vidual efficiency, and individual ef- ] fkieney is the foundation of success. Upon individual thrift the prosperity of the whole nation depends. There cannot be national thrift until there is community thrift, and there cannot be community thrift until there is individual thrift. Out of every thousand of population in this country, statistics show that only one hundred eight actually save money. This percentage is low com pared with European countries. In this country people have spent asihey earned and have spent bountifully. When orators talk about our pros perity they forget to mention what would happen if this prosperity should cease. We are today the most thrift less nation among the great Powers. Incredible as it may seem, in this country of such vast wealth there are between ten and fifteen million peo ple in absolute poverty. It might be well to inquire into the cause of such a condition in America. The happy go-lucky spirit of the Americans is perhaps one reason why so much money is spent on senseless pleasures. A certain amount of pleasure is need ed by all classes; there can be no efficient work where there is no pleas ure. All great nations have been thrifty. When extravagance overran them they perished. History shows this to have been the case of Rome, Greece and other great nations of the past. Take the German Empire to day; what is it that has enabled this little band of Prussians to build about themselves a nation that has been able to hold at bay most of the world for nearly three years? Thrift ? only thrift and its results. "Made in Ger many" is a well-known phrase. It is a standard of quality in every quarter of the world. How did they do it? They wasted nothing; everything was utilizod. The waste /from one in dustry was used to establish another. Getting something useful out of every part of everything is thrift. Where it is easy to obtain credit a man finds the situation so alluring that he buys more than he wants and more than he needs, altogether for getful of the fact that some day he must pay. The wise man will pay as he goes. The sign on the street car is significant, "Pay as you enter." The man who figures on the future will never spend a dollar till he earns it. The thrifty boy will be industrious. If industrious, then he will be steady. If steady, then he will be well-be haved, then manly. If manly, then temperate. If a boy is busy he has no time to form bad habits. If a thrifty boy, he is a busy one ? so there you are. Having stated what thrift is, hav ing shown some of the causes for the lack of it in America, it is well to point out some reasons for cultivating this excellent attainment. After the age of sixty years more than 76 per cent of the men cease to be self-sup porting. We are better citizens when we own the roof that shelters us. There will be heavy demands on the next generation. Therefore, the boys and girls should be given the best possible start by means of a good education. Be thrifty that some of the enjoyments of life may be ours ? such as good books, music, travel, entertainment and etc., to have the means to do our share in upholding good things and in helping others. Now some of the ways to be thrifty are to invest in real estate, to have a savings bank account, a building and loan fund and an insurance policy. The saving habit is a saving grage; Set it, and help others to get it. o How to Spend Money and Keep It. Thu wise buyer never "spends " money in the common interpretation of spending. When he buys an article ? for he sees that it will return him the cost either in genuine pleasure, convenience, increased efficiency, or actual money. The farmer should keep some money on hand to carry on his busi ness, and this should be in the /orm of a checking account. All the other money he has should be invested or lent out on good security. Hut before a farmer lends money, he should find out whether or not he can use it to better advantage. All successful business men have made their success by knowing when to spend money; and when they could spend a dollar to advantage, they spend it quickly. The farmer must learn the same lesson. You may put off buying a farm level because it will cost you any where from $15 to $20 ? and let $100 worth of soil wash away.? Progres sive Farmer. W hat Shall We do With Our Prosperity? For two years we have had more universal prosperity than any of us living can recollect. Farmers have raised good crops and farm products have been a good price. Laboring men have had money to spend for food, clothes and furniture; railroads have had more business; manufacturing war goods require cot ton and wool; munitions require metals, and this stimulates mineral production. The average amount of money that will be spent for farm products in the next twelve months is estimated to be more than a thousand dollars for each farm in the country. What shall this money i>e spent for? To pay off mortgages, to put our men where they can pay cash. And then what? More land to lie idle? No. For plumbing, lighting and water system in the home and for a nice little trip off somewhere? We hope so. Let us plan for it. ? Progres sive Farmer. An Ode To Health. "Health of itself makes life a per petual joy. Nothing daunts, nothing overawes, nothing discourages and nothing overpowers the man and woman possessed of health. Health means not only vigor and energy of body, but also clairty and strength of mind; purity and beauty of soul. The healthy person dominates life instead of allowing life to dominate him. He scarcely thinks of his body as consisting of parts or as perform ing separate functions. To him the body is but one harmonious whole. He is a unit, a being, a man; complete, vigorous, perfect. To such p man work is joy. He regards obstacles as- but opportunities for testing his strength. He hardly knows what weariness is. He never experiences exhaustion. Merely to grasp his hand is a pleas ure. To gaze into his eyes is a joy. To hear his voice is to feel a thrill pass over one. To peer into his mind serves a stimulus to higher achieve ment. Health supplies the courage, the aggressiveness in life. Without health one is bankrupt regardless of what his financial capacity may be. He becomes a cipher in the world of real men and women. If you have health, then, cherish it, guard it, and treasure it as you treasure life, for out of it are the issues of lif*." Progress of the Negro. At t':e recent meeting in Houston of the Negro Baptist Convention of Texas the following facts were brought out: Of a population in the South of 10,000,000 negroes there are 6,000,000 church members, of which 3,000,000 are Baptists, with 20,000 churches and 26,000 Sunday schorls. The Baptist negroes have a hundred missionaries on the foreign field, for which work they have raised $250,000. Half a million negroes own their homes and 1,000,000 carry on farms. They own 500 high-grade, schools, and have aecumulatod v/ealth amounting to more than a billion dollars. ? Bos ton Transcript. ^ ft ftft ft ft ft ft MjK M M MM MMMMMMMMMMM M * SELMA SCHOOL NOTES. ft * ft On Thursday, January 17, 1918, a very patriotic entertainment was given by the pupils of the Sclma Public School. In the program there were some patriotic songs and poems, the salute to the flag by the school and some compositions on subjects closely related to patriotism. Mr. C. K. Proctor made a very interesting and beneficial talk on the ways he feels that North Carolina is going to do her part in the Great war. He said that he expected that when the time came for North Carolina to do her part, she would readily respond to every call, and show her patriotism and loyalty in the future as she has done in the past. This occasion was a real community gathering and many compliments have been paid to the ones who took part in the program. ? O. L B. 9 I o I Along with the call to serve your country by feeding the bodies and minds of the soldiers, has come an other call equally as important as the first. This call is the one to feed the minds of growing children of Amer ica with good wholesome literature. In the Selma School Library arc: (1) Reference books on History, Science, Literature and other studies, (2) Books for small children to read and study and also books for the larger boys and girls and even the grown people of the community. In order to answer this call, Superintendent Moser has had 200 library cards printed. These cards will be dis tributed among the citizens of the community ar.king the citizcns to make subscriptions to a library fund which will be used for buying books of interest ."nd help to the pupils and citizcns. If this plan works as we earnestly hope it will, the library will be open to the community on Sundays between the hours of 2 and 4 p. m. Books may be borrowed by citizens at these hours. ? 0. L. B. The enrollment of the first prude greatly increased since Christmas. Twenty-three new pupils have come in the first. grade since the spring term began. There was also an in crease in the fourth grade. Twenty tour pupils from the third were pro- ? moted to the fourth grade. There j were some from almost every grade promoted to a hi^er grade. We are glad to hear of these pupils doing so well and hope that they will not ^top here, but go on further. ? L. R. S. o Friday, January 18th, Mr. Moser Wont to Pierce's School House, near Micro, N. C., to make a speech to the1 voters of that community relative to the building of a new school. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week will be devoted to Mid term examinations. These examina tion will be given in the higher gram mar grades and the high school. The schoohyear is just half ever and these examinations will be a test of our knowledge of one half the year's work. ? G. F. o The Archer Literary Society which mot Thursday afternoon, January, 17, 1918 rendered the most interesting programme, we have had since school began. The new officers had been elec ted and they were installed in office. After the old president had transac ted the old business as usual, she call ed the new President, Lillian Snipes on the stage, who took the oath of office. Then the new President took ch: rge and called for the other new officers in the same ordnr, and they were seated on the stage. The follow ing is the programme rendered in honor of the birthday of Robert Ed ward Lee: Song By Glee Club Girls. The Spirit of Lee and the Confed erates Rena King. Biogriphical Sketch of Lee, Emma Lucas W; rd. The Sword of Lee, Lillian Snipes. Lee's Horse Lelia Straughn. The Conquered Banner, Margie Be noy. Tribute to Lee ..Mabel Wilkirson. This program was much enjoyed by the society. ? B. M. The program of Moser Literary Society for January seventeenth wj.s very interesting indeed. Owing to Lee's birthday being January 19th, the society was asked to celebrate, in an appropriate way, Lee's life in read ings, recitations, and talks. James Rose recited "Tribute to Lee." This was recited very good, and showed the talent that would be beneficial to him in the future. The next thing on the program was a composition prepared by Linwood Richardson, "Lee as a Letter Writer." Houston Reynolds was next on the program with a well written composition, "Lee as a Man." Jennings Talton, then, covered him self with glory by reciting " The Sword of Lee." Baxter Ray read a composition on "The Birthplace of Lee." This was also well prepared. Superintendent Moser then made an excellent talk on "What Lee Meant to the South." This closed the pro gram for the afternoon and the soci ety adjourned until January 24th. ? C. L. K. IN MEMORIAM. The grim monster, the great leveler of time, Death, has laid his icy and unrelenting grip on our beloved sis ter and mother, Mrs. Sarah J. Whit ley. The summons unheralded came the eighth at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Sara Thad Woodard, and she now sleeps by the side of her husband, W . H. Whitley, and several children in their cold, lonesome, mouldy, silent graves, awaiting the great res urrection morn. Four children survive her. Messrs. J. C. and Beverly Whit ley, Mrs. Sarah Thad Woodard, of Selma and Mrs. P. A. Holland, of Sanders Chapel, and several grand ar.d great grand children and a Wheth er, C. S. Powell, the last of a family of six. n ssessea oi nne conversational powers she was an ornament any where. Her universal and persistent visits and ministrations to the sick, afflicted and needy were proverbial. Her sympathy and words of condo lence for the bereaved and unfortu nate was a jewel that many do not possess. Sunshine was in all her walks of life. To know her, was to love her. Her entrance into the sick chamber was always charming, and many are the little cold hands has she folded for the last time. Educated in the old schools of the "Blue back" speller era, by such sterling teachers as Bill Wellons, Everett Bizzell, John A. Daniel, J. L. Ricks, Mary Law, Fannie Higdon, Lizzie Maghew, Sue Becton and others and associating with those boarding at her home, her father's, A. G. Powell, were Lucian Roberson, Joseph Lawrence, Frank Farrott. Lam Hardee, L. A. Sasser,, J. R. Whitley, Lafayette Whitley, Gaston Adams, Fountain bizzell, Devenaux Holt, Henry Holt, and many other males and Nannie Carr, Dorcas Carr, Lou Hamilton, Julia Sasser, Indiana Sasper, Mary Phillips, Mary Finlay son, Virginia and Lucretia Whitley, Julia Adams, Mary Atkinson, Fannie Atkinson, Loma Atkinson, Bettie Whitley and others, the most of whom have long since paid the great debt and gone to the great beyond. She witnessed the scourge of Sher man's march of rapine, murder and fire, the abominations of the freed man's Bureau, and subsequent adjust ments of the great K. K. Klans. A great land mark has been leveled. She has joined the great throng of her ancestors who have operated here since anti-revolution times to this good day. viler surviving brother, C. S. Powell, the last limb of the old family tree, now past the three score and ten mark, still walks the old now lone some barnyard. One who knew and loved her, C. S. POWELL. Jan. 16, 1918. The Thought That Must Rule The World. (President Wilson.) Germany's success by skill, by in dustry, by knowledge, by enterprise we did not grudge or oppose, but ad mired, rather. She had built up for herself a real empire of trade and influence, secured by the peace of the world. We were content to abide the rivals of manufacture, science and commerce that were involved for us in her success and stand or fall as we had or did not have the brains and the initiative to surpass her. But at the moment when she had conspicu ously won her triumph of peace she threw them away, to establish in their stead what the world will no longer permit to be establised, military and political domination by arms, by which to oust where she could not ex cel the rivals she most feared and hated. The peace we make must remedy that wrong. The thought of the phi in people here and everywhere throughout the world, the people who enjoy no privi lege and have very simple and un sophisticated standards of right and wrong, is the air all governments must henceforth breathe if they would live. It is in the full disclosing light of that thought that all policies must be conceived and executed in this midday hour cf the world's life. The Patriotic Negro. A Negro received his questionnaire and went to one of the lawyers ap pointed to aid him in filling it out. The lawyer began his work and the following conversation took place: "Are you a citizen of the United States?" "Naw sah." "Where were you born then?" "Down in South Carolina near Columby." "Do you claim, or waive exemp tion?" "N.ih sah. I wave nothing but de glorious Star Spangled Banner." Length, five and one-half inchei. The similarly colored Audubon's war bier has a yellow throat instead of a white one. Range: Breeds throughout most of the forested area of Canada and south to Minnesota, Michigan, New York, and Massachusetts; winters in,. the southern two-thirds of the United States and south to Panama. Habits and economic status: This member of our beautiful wood warbler family, a family peculiar to America, has the characteristic voice, colora tion, and habits of its kind. Trim ot form and graceful of motion, when seeking food it combines the methods of the wrens, creepers, and flycatch ers. It breeds only in the northern parts of the eastern United States, but in migration it occurs in every patch of woodland and is so numerous that it is familiar to every observer. Its place is taken in the West by Audubon's warbler. More than three fourths of the food of the myrtle war bler consists of insects, practically all of them harmful. It is made up of small beetles, including gome Weevils, with many ants and wasps. This bird is so small and nimble that it success fully attacks insects too minute to be prey for larger birds. Scales and plant lice form a very considerable part of its diet. Flies are the largest item of food; in fact, only a few fly catchers and swallows eat as many flies as this bird. The vegetable food (22 per cent) is made up of fruit and the seeds of poison oak or ivy, also the seeds of pine and of the bayberry. ONE MORE COPY ARNOLD'S Practical Commentary on the S. S. Lessons for 1918. Price GO cents. By mail 65 cents. Herald Office, Smithfield, N. C. OVERWORKED, TIRED WOMAN TOOK VINOL Now She is Strong and Hearty Philadelphia, Pa. ? "I was over worked, run down, nervous, could not eat or sleep. I felt like crying all the time. I tried different remedies with out benefit. The doctor said it was a wonder I was alive, and when Vinol was given me I began to improve. I have taken eight bottles and am now strong and perfectly healthy in every respect, and have gained in weight. 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Inten sive farming and gardening, a.-d the liberal use of fertilizers, together with proper rotation of crops, "so as to increase and improve the fer tility and productiveness cf the land, are all vital and neccssary considerations at the present time. - Wood's Descriptive Catalog For 10iS gives the fullest and rno^t up-*o-date Information in regard to all F&rin ur.d Garden Seeds I And tv'ls at>out the best crops to ! grow, both for profit and home use. ' Write for Catalog and prices of Grass and Ciover Seeds, Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats, or any Farm Seeds Reqtiired. Catalog Mailed Free On Request. T. W. WOOD & SONS, SEEDSMEN, Richmond, Va.
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