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for wkick it stanoej a
nation indivisible w 1 1 .'4
Liberty and Justice far aO.
MORNING TONIC
(Nieaelae Mwssap Bulla.)
rFHESS ve characteristic 1 afar a evideacet
i u education cetseclaoet aaa xurecauaa
ia the aaa of tbe mother tongua; refined and gra
tia maaaere, which ara tha expression af fixed
kahit of thought aad action) tha power aad
habit of raflactioa; tha powtr of. growth, aad
emaieaey, or iho power lo do.
UNCLE WALT MASON
'THt WORKDAY "WORLD
TfHlU wa aro bent aad a waa ting beos.tk wrfmm wk'c W tke eturel
T wertima care lot' not ka suite ferawtwag I wrU, krawa-
a 007 day affairs. Tka spring was ka ant.
hut keforn wo wiat ar net, aad wa tkowld al ka
atrivmg to Vara gardoa plot. Ok, aaada tka
yairdaaj a dor, apada ovory Iwall aaal tor, aad
tw atrfof kaaai lika tkuaJar, for kaaai will
Hm tka w, Tka aprkag U faat approatkliig,
rita ajOd roarrnag rtia, aad aaaaciaaca tkoaUd U
kraaakiag a alaaaiag ap aaipalga. Ok lat aa,
aMifaUr, rally, to hoar tka traak awayi tka
a4 Cat ht tka allay, tka aaaitarW Uayoa aad
MW tkaroll ka a plagua to awal aa, aad an
wr aajBDara dowa, if wa doa't kuaap, dod rat
H, ad artgktoa up tka Iowa. Ia laagwag kigk
fluaa wa aaay, wkoa work ia daaa, daaawan
fka looting Tauten, wkoaa couraa will aooa ka
raa. Bat aack a cauraa ia dakkiak kaa tkara
if work to do wa Uould ka cartiag rakkiak tka
aMiaaaaa ajloya throagk. Naw caaaaa tka nana
; FaraaJ, aad wo should aQ prapara to pUat a aood
Varaal, or raiaa a Balgiaa karat to aaaka two
, gaccptaikaa grow up wkara oaa kaa growa, that
if kka atuaT tkata aiaakoa tka Kaiaar fraai kk
I aVraaa. Ok, kuckla dowa, fair aoigkkar, tkoagk
o8 yea aaay akkor) got down to atoful lakar, for
Work will win tko war.
I f. No 00a ia thy a food for thought.
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S Maa you bought that War Saving Stamp)
j Cat raady for tko next Liberty Laa.
Tka war kaa prorad a
gaavia.
graat atiiaalaa to m
' Tka kumkla paaaat ia tka food plaa ia akR
lag pat aa kaat it (a a.
la handing out fino kraad of waatkar March
a far ia outdoing tka good record of February
, Japaa would lika to gatkar up soma of tka
yjioaaa.
TV maa who ia drilling an oil wall ia
doing kia part to kalp tka army.
Having miaaad tha mark. Trotiky and Co, wiD
aw akoot tka thutae. 1
wnilo tha aap M bomg changed Japaa i af
Tka ppiaioa that aha ought to hare a little part
Witk aa many authorities talking it ia raaDy
aUCaak to under etand jut what oaa' eupreata
duty ia a tkaaa day.
Of coaraa it will ka a cod jqk kut tha ica
adailaiatrator will ataka it kot for tka coaaiuaat
tka) aaaainf, awauaar.
f ftutaiaa tarritory for tka Coravaaa
fonaod tko kaat part of tko peace term made
With ika Bolakayiki.
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oaaiwT uaumaer e aaaeTimi mac taaro ara
laaa) ia tka government aenrice drawing $6,000
yaar wko could aot earn $1,500 elaowkei
really iaa't now.
Tkal Nw York avaa who ia growing four
gjadg af applaa oa oaa treo kaa aotkiag oa tko
atarckaat who w ckargod witk eelling tkraa
gradat af dotk elf tka aaao koh.
Probably ona reaaoa for tka dolay ia tka pro
pad Carman, etfenarra o tha Vaatara front
W kotaaaa it ia aa aflaaaiwa to tko rank aad ila
of Taatoaa wko kro got to make it.
"Now tkal tka war ia koiag foagkt witk gaa
hella, why aot aaad lot af Congraeeaaaa to tka
front m Franca aad halr aakl tka Florida
TiaUaJoa. Vaald tka Tbaao-Uaiaa add
tha kocrara af tka war?.
"UUN TAlXi TlIXRfS A IXASON
pLAIN talk akaractariaad tka diacaaatoa of tka
Social Serrico Coaioreaoa. - Qn af tko
plaiaaat and moo) ootoaokaa addroaaaa of tka
aaajwaatiaa auitad tka aoriaaa aad mtaaaary aara
oat parpoeaa of tka maaakaiakip ao complataly
tkat a rising yoto of thank waa tan dared tka
apeak er. Nor waa tkara any fa lea modoaty ia
tko Governor 'a atirring addroaa of Tuaaday night.
Racognixing and raajixing tka osteal af aa avil
ia aa aaeaorial pralkaiaary to combatting ft, aad
if pubBa apaakar aad aawapapora aro aokaraod
ky mistakes notions of propriety from diacaaaiag
tko aril, raoultant from social vice, tka full facta
will aareTke grasped ky Ika paopla and Ika cor
rection of tka aril will aovor ka attained. It i
merely another incontrovertible argument for tka
"pitiless publicity' which ia tko greatest agoat
for reform kaowa to maa. Turn pa tka igkj ao
tkat maa and woman may aaa precteely wkt It
ia tkat they ara trying to dot
la kia apaock before .tko Social Senrico Coav
foaoaco Governor Bkkett called for tko abolitioa
af tka doukla atandard of moral. Ho ia on
lastingly right tit kia demand. Woman akoald
rotjuiro af maa tka am kigk moral charactar
tka maa damaad of woman. Tki ia dona aaw
to a greater as teat tkaa ovo? before). Tko growtk
of this aanaiklo aad wkoloaorno aantimaat will ko
accelerated ia proportioa aa tka public awakens
to tka truth of tko Governor' atteo3Qt tkat
"practically ovary immoral panon ia a diaaaaad
poraoa. Tkara ia no mora excuse for impurity
oa tka part af maa tkaa tkara ia for impurity on
ika part of women. Tbia ia .a day of woman's
righta and. tko principle of woman's right inv
puoa justice ana tha complete absence ot. any
apacial privQega for maa.
All tko proposal made ky tka Conference
looking to tka reariag in this State of a stronger,
cleaner, aaaar race should have tba roost careful
attantioa of tka mambora of tka pest General
Aaaemkly. Tka legislator wko undertakes to
sponsor tkaaa prograaaivo measure and will get
tkem written lata tko atatutee of kis Suta will
write himaalf dowa aa a public benefactor in tbo
yea of all posterity.
MRS. BOOTH'S ADDRESS
tkat aack ia tka caw ia aot oaa ia tea thouaand.
Germany' action balia any evidence of fair pl
tkat may ka supposed lo He coacealad in voa
Hart ling' apociout warda.
THE COMING RUSSIAN CONGRESS
ri sua of tko audiaaca wkick greeted Mrs.
s in ti n ' . . .
maua oauington Doom at night waa a com
pliment botk to Mrs. Booth aad to tha audi
ta iteetf.
Mrs. Booth came witk none of tko ueua! claims
to atteatioa. Ska did aot coma aa a graat linger
or a groat aotroaa. Ska came manly aa aa apoa
tlo of asrvica. Tkat ao large aa audiaaca, ona
tkat practically ailed tko graat auditorium eeet
tag aeveral thousand paopla, should com out to
kaor a priaaa warkar wa flattering to tko au-
dieaaa, for it ekowed tkat at momkora waro alert
tka aew eoacoptioaa of tka purpose of life
Ikal tkey wero abreast of tko kaat tkoagkt of tko
of diatiactioa oak aa
wa Mttenni to tha speaker because it
bowed tkal akkoagk living ia a distant State aad
walk kar activate coaiaod largely to other sec
tion of tko country, kar fame kad goaa kef ore
kar and kar We-work of aneelfUk service kad
kooa observed aad appreciated.
It is a kaa thing for tka State tkat euck a
groat galkeriag of paopla could ko ptaaant to
toaoivo tko meesege krougkt ky Mr. Bootk.
Nortk Carolina ia dealing more sanely with tko
prisoner than it kaa dona, yet there ia a long
wny to go before the prieon problem will have
booa solved lad solved right ia thie State, Tka
inspiration of n message aack as tkal breaght by
last night's speaker will bo felt ia tbo hearta aad
activities of tko prison workers ia tko State and
will take practical form ia better conditions for
tka prisoner. A wholesome, tender appeal such
tkat made by Mr. Bootk cannot be made
before a reepoaeive, earnest audience of thou
aand without there beiaa sowed the seed of
future substantial reforms.
Tko addroaa of tka famous prieoa worker was
kttiag finale to tka sessions of tka Social
Service Ceaforoace.
NEGLECTING NO POSSIBILITIES
f ORD LANSDOWNE. England, leading pack.
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mints ino answer 01 l ounl von rtertltng, the
Imperial German Ckaacellor, to President Wil
aoa'a addroaa to Coagreaa akowa a percaptibla
advance ia peace discussions. Moat statesman
of all tko aatioae ueder pledge to defeat Car
man aim recegaixed ia tko speech tko voice of
Hortliag kut tke purpose of flindeukurg.
Still it ie possible almost anything ia pos
sible that Germany ia disposed to start making
concessions aad keep oa making them until tka
Allies ara ealieaed. Thie. kawever, ia vary un
likely. Tke Kaiaar. after tbo signing of the Rua
aiaa peace pact at Brest -Lit ovtk, aent tbia mes
sage to Count voa Hurtling :
Tke Carman award wielded by great
army leaders ka brought peace witk Rus
sia. Witk deep gratitude to God. wko kaa
been witk us. I am ailed witk proud joy at
tke daada of my army and tke tenacious
perseverance of my people. It ia of especial
aatiefectioa to me that German blood and
Carman Kaltur have been eaved. Accept
my warmest tkanka for your foitkful and
atrong co -operation ia tko groat work.
Tki ekeere tkat aa far aa tka Kaiaar ia coo
cornea, ha t pertectty content to cootmua to
place kit reliance in tka German sword- Looking
at tka aaaatity of territory tkat tke award kaa
krougkt under tke Kaieer'a dominion, it im aaay
to aaa tkat from tke pomt of view of a would-ha
world ceaojoaror tke Kateer kaa aaate lie ansa to
(wear ky kia award.
Of cearae tke work of von (Urtling
unimportant. It ia a part of a woll-tkoagkt-owt
plaa of campaign. Tko Kaiaar leaden
tkaake for Hertlieg'a "faitkful aad attoag
opomtioa ia tke work.
Tke Carmen policy eeema to ka to aaa Hart
ling to cause tko Cerataa Socialist and other
pacifists to tkmk tkat tka Carman government
ia trying to negotiate peace wkea, aa a matter of
fact, tka Carman goToaameat ia aa determined
aa over to agkt it war for coaqoeet to tka kilter
aad kloady end.
Bat ao ftsstility' tkat Germany will yield
kafara keens, campaDod ky tka arbitrament of
arm to da ea oagkt to ko aeglectod. Tka Cer
ataa government may noma to its esnsss. Tke
Carman rulers may kave even ia - tke face of
recent succassss ia disp ailing kelpUee people,
made up their mind to try to gam keck tke
favor af world wkick Count waa Hortliag myt
ia prejudiced against Germany. Bat tka ckaace
QERMANTS traaklag k Raaola ara pot over.
In fact, tkey kave oa."y aguq, Instead of
Carman y swallowing tka portion of Russia tkat
k a appropriated to itself tke Germans ia tkaaa
portions of Russia, may ko swallowed ap ky tke
Russian. The All Ruaeiaa Con greet of Soldiers'
and Workmen' delegate meat pexj weak; a
Moscow. Tkat It wilt reject the kard peace
term af tka German i said to ko very prpbgtita.
Refusal of the peace treaty would result natur
ally ia tke downfall of tko T'tky-Lniae regime
ad tke eleratiog af tka eection of the Bolskeviki
that ia friendly to tka Entente Allies davalop-
nent wkick of caurf )at) met"; encouraging
aspect to ine siiuauun, t
The Russians are, from all aocouata, ratkar
dens lot, kut even tha Rustisn must aadaratand
tka aignificancs of tk peace term thai Cfrmpny
is striving to impojo oa Rusti. Tkf dullaat Slav
mind most be akl to aomprekepd what It maaaa
wkea a country permit hlf to k robbed of
wat of it territory.
Tkoro ie hops long tkerg k) Ufa. Soma
good may come out of Russia, yet. h ia 'gratify
lag at all event tkat there ia reepectakly-ilzed
element of tke Russiaa people wkick will raiua
to yield to th unrigkteou Germaa demands.
This element may muster strsngth. enough to
repel tke. invader. It it a war af eu,rprie.
' GOOD FOR WISCONSIN
rT,HE Wisconsin lower House yesterday pasted
the resolution tenturing Senator La Fellette.
Tke majority wt decuiyo j3 to 3). Tka San
ate previously by large mojority kad passed
tke raeolution.
Wisconsin kaa partially at least demonstrated
to tke reat of tko country tkat it ia loyal to tke
gave rnm ant. Tka State will apt completely clear
ita skirt until it retina Sanntor La Follotte from
further participation in tke national council. Ha
ia not, wo believe, purposely a traitor to kit coua
try, but ia ao obsessed witk tke notioa af h own
infallibility and i so stubborn in aa attitude tha
unnaturalnes of which appeal to tke veriest
tyro ia tko nature of tke relation tkat ought to
oklaia kesweea the citizen of country and tha
government af tkat country ia time of war, that
kia usefulness long ince ka ended. La Follette,
ia view af ika action of the. Legislature of hi
Stale condemning hi course witk respect to the
war, oagkt to get dowa and aut. Hi voluntary
retirement, now that tka Witcontin Legislature
ka acted adversely te kis contentions, would be
at least aaa atep to hi credit.
NEW PRESIDENT OF SERVICE CONFERENCE
JJR. HOWARD RONDTHALER, of Winston
Salem, tka new preaident of tka Social Serv
ice Conference, U loyal, energetic aad efficient
public servant. No atan in tka State ia more
enthusiastic ia ki devotion to Nortk Carolina
tkaa ko ia aad no ona ckeriake higher ideal
for the commonwealth than ke doee. Ha ka
already rpderd distinguished service a tha
preaident of the Nortk Carqliag Literary and
Historical Association aad ia other capacities,
and ko will make goad us of tka opportunitia
for serving tka State tkat ki position a bead
of tke Social Service Conference will give him.
DEFENDING THE CONSUMERS
''WHITHEIl ARE WE GOING?" "
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r it to, ko hoped tkat Congrats will give the
Federal Trade Commission all the legislation
it naeda for tbo Investigation of the meat industry.
' The packers kave extended their operation
uatil tkara b hardly any limit to their power.
Tkay owa public asrvica corporation, tkey kave
gathered ia the cream af tke Industrie allied
with tkeir own, they dictate price of a large
part of tke food aupply of th nation.
h ia klskly deiirable that full publicity a to
what tkey kave done and what thay ara seeking
to do ia tko direction of strengthening their grip
on tha food aupply be available.
Tke Federal Trade Commission i fighting
tooth nnd nail tha powerful organisation which
are growing fabulously rich at tke expanse of
tka doodIo and without acruple a to tke mean
employed. Tke commission i a body tkat kaa
tke rigkte of tke eeaeumer of tb country at
heart. Few Federal agenciea are of suck great
service to tko general public
INDEPENDENCE WITHOUT STRINGS
T tTTLE Belgium repeat it condition of juet
paace aad tkay are condition wkick might
Wol ko adopted ky all the little countries which
kave kooa pereecuted by Germany v Tka Belgian
government aayti
Tka integrity of the Metropolitan and co
leaial territory, political, economic aad mili
tary independence without condition or re
striction reparation for damage and guar
aptaae against repetition of tha aggression
of HI 4 are tke inditpentable condition for
a just peace a far as Belgium ia concerned.
Tke present indication ara that tha foaa of
Germany are quite atrong enough to prevent It
from limiting tke independence of any country.
Tka Bolakaviki in Russia kave certainly proved
a "bull ia a ckina shop."
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS
Ckicage and It Mayor.
Brooklyn Eagle,
Chicago' repudiation of Mayor Thompson fa
the Aldermanio primaries wa emphatic and de
cisive. Ctilcago may not be able lo rid itself of
a bad Mayor, bul it ka no hesitation in tailing
kirn what it think of him.
Why Aeroplanes FsJL
Meraphai Commercial-Appeal.
Asked the causa for the falling of aeroplanes,
aa expert replies 1 "Defect in the aeroplane, error
of judgment in flying, loss of head, brain fatigue
or lethargy, fear, physical illness, unavoidable
causes." Outside of tbeae we presume th fall
ing i merely a matter of gravitation.
Tkat Strangely Working Russiaa Miad.
Pkiladelpkia Record.
la Russia tke Belakeviki tamely aurreaderod
to tka German, wkila ia Siberia tkey ara said
to ke destroying railroad kridgaa ia order to
prevent tka anticipated advance of tko Japanese.
Tkay kava million of aoldiera in Russia, kut will
aot (gkt gainst tka invader. In Siberia, wkara
tkey aro ouppoaed to be week, tkey aeek to put
up held front. Wky teak to egpkai) it )
Tko working af tke Russian, aad eapocieily ika
Bolahevikiet mind, ara too involved for tka ordi
nary American brain. Tba new Socialistic states
manahip, a interpreted by Lenine and Trotzky,
i a law unto itself.
Tka Navy Not tko Senate.
Louisville Courier-journal.
Soli Solomon O'Henn ia a Spaaik-lrik Jew.
He appeared at tka United Stat Marine Corps
recruiting' station in Twe'nty-lkird' sfreetV "New
York, and said ke wished to enlist. The pre
liminary examination akowed thet Solia Solomon
stammered slightly aad oa that account, tkougk
n fine strapping fallow, ke wa about to ke re
jected wkea, according to tha Herald, ke thus
exploded :
"L--aok here, d-d-d'you w-w-want a t-t-talk-iag
m-m-man ar a f-l-f -fighting m-m-man ) I'm
a M-f-nghting m-m-man, k-but I c-e-can't g-g-get
my word out q-q-q-quick enougk to ---aay
-a-a--urrnder if tke whole d-d-d d
H-h-hua army's aa t-t-top ' me."
Soi Solomon' case waa taken under advise
ment. Here's hoping tkat ka pastes, ft ikould
k kerne in mind tkat ka ia trying to enlist ia
lbs United State Navy, not tha United State
Senate.
THE WORLD WAR IN PROPHECY
(By S. i. Beta.)
O country in all peat history ever kad tke
coloatal kurden of reepontibility banging
over it tkat America now ka. W must feed
our soldisrs, and feed tkem well witk nourishing
food, while they fight for us and the rest of ths
world. We have also tha burden of feeding oar
Allies, wko for tkree and a half years kava been
sending their men from tbo farm by tb mil
lions, leaving, in thousands of instsncss, only tk
womsn to till tk soil Wkea we realise tkat
tkey kave keea a truly fighting for America a
they have for their own native land wa can bet
tor enter into mutual ympethy with tkem aad
make every sacrifice for them..
This prophetic war waa to ba world-wide; aD
nation are to become involved are it come to
a close. It ia a battle of the aatioae tkat love
liberty and the equal right af all maa to live ia
peace witk unhampered opportunities to develop
the beet within them, regardless of atation in
life, race ar creed, ia a free democratic country,
against autocracy, governed by the moat detpotic,
arrogant, militaristic ruler tke world kaa aver
known.
Tkat tke Kaiser' purpose, was to conquer tke
world at tka cost, it need ka," af tke attar destruc
tion of all people wko presumed to oppose kim,
is generally conceded. First, Belgium tkrew it
self before tka oarusking wheel of tka jugger
naut, wkick ia it blind rage ground beneath it
weight innocent women and ckildrea. Until tke
curtain ia drawn in tka graat day of judgment,
end tke korrible atrocitie of tki instrument of
human slaughter, as perpetrated in Belgium, are
revealed, tka world can never form tke faintest
conception of its korror. Wkst Franco ka ui
fsrsd only tk hundreds of thousand of bleeding
hearta can know; loved onea asperated aad takea
away into slavery of tko worst kind, and tkeir
komea waatoaly destroyed. i ..
Tk kt war far of actual self defence oa tke
part of the Entente Allies. We are fighting only
lor tba Inalienable rigkl to govern ourestvea.
We must not allow bitternes or barred to
enter our kearta daring tki conflict, ft wil re
quire aa ef art aa aut part aot to kale our oppo
nent in tki lira .aad death struggle, kut wa must
remember tkat tka mats of Germaey aro mis
led ky thlr autocratic ruler threugk falsa prop
aganda, aad aro net allowed to knew aaytkiag
of tko true motive tkat prompud America to
enter tka wer.
Wa would ka at tka mercy ef tko Germaa
Kaiaar Russia is today if ke ceuld deceive ui
by "peece' parley a ba ba Russia. Let a aet
forgot Deaiel I $45. "aad by PLACE ka akail
destroy auaay," aad ka led into an armistice
wkick waa o clearly demonstrated ia Germaa
dealings witk Russia, aad ky tka Turkt aader
Carman ottter recently, wko began kostililia
before tko armistice kad expired, to ka nothing
more tkaa play for time to make bettor prep
aration for furtker carnage.
Wko can doubt tkat wa will lots ikousands of
soldier threugk this artful trick of theenemy
by ki promise, f peace on fair terma with
Russia) Tka armistice aad promise ware kut
aaotker "scrsp of paper." Tka whole world of
intelligent tkioker kaa forever loot all aoa&daace
fa tk kaUea. ,
Lat every farmer wko cultivate tk o3 realise
tka bjnpertaut part ke ie performing fa tk win
ning af tha war, aad ika good housa-wif also,
a k tax ksr brain kar heroic affort to
conserve food that th starving people of Eu
rope may kave a little. Tka farmer, the me
chanic, k merchant, and lee) kut aot least, tke
eon, all kava an important part fat tl)i gigaali
struggle for tka world liberty, (
RACY OF THE SOIL
Oa ef tba Old Gasrd.i
Oxford Public Ledger.
Capt J. A. Daria, of Route 3, a vet
eran of the War Between tk States,
pent a few hour in Oxford Saturday.
Tlal anfl-'btarty; 'hwonw of'-thev'beot
preserved men of the Old Guard.
Saviag Meat ia Warm Weather.
8mitkleld Herald.
Tha warm weather of the latter part
of last week caused a little nneaaineat
on th part of those who had Juit kill
ed pork. Pome say that there i ao dan
ger of loting meat if all the animal heat
passed out before the pork U salted
dawn. Mr. W, A. Lastiter, one of th
county' bett farmer, aari kia exper
ience ka taught him that there la not
much danger in losing meat If It la dry.
Ba eeya it it the damp day that cant
neat to sour and inoil. Mr. Lat iter
ay that hi grandfather who raised
lot of meat used to any that there waa
ao danger of losing meat If th night
were cold enough for water to get cool
er during th night.
TAR HEEL BRAINLET3
On of tke chief thing tkia war ia
doing ia this. It ia bringing ma of all
condition ia life closer togethar. It ia
removing more than ever before elaaa
distinctions. It la taking dowa barrier
that kar been existiag la th past and
giving mea a new sea of haaiM brotk
arhood. Winston-Salem Sentinel
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And now witk the eomin of Spring,
tha "plant a garden" drive It opened,
gad lota of wise guy who don't know
mustard seed from eabhag will tell
us all about how to feed our families
and tha neighbor oa a 10x20 plot of
grou b d- Ft yettev ill Observer.
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In his owa eouatry Mr. Bryaa is new
known at a real patriot, evea by thoae
who disagree with kim es almost all
publie question, aad tka Toronto aoi
dier only (ueeeeded in attracting at
tention to their bad manuert. States
ville Landmark.
nee
The Rustiaaa must kave been unus
ually well armed to hate been able to
lose all those guaa to tka iavadera.
Hickonl Record.
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Trotsky, Lenia and otker Bolahevikl
ara putting up a pretty good bluff bul
there ia eviJenee that tha Buxtian mase
ss will toon e through tk mask and
abaerv the Kaiaert phyxiogoniy. Kia
ttoa free Press.
A POEM FOR THE DAY
NOT MTJCa OF A MAN!
Ea may be a rich at a millioaaira.
Or a scion of noble name;
No Sage with ki wisdom may compare
Re may thiae ia the blaxe of fame.
Be may be the most maxveloua tkiag la
eight
Tkat our bumble eye eaa aran,
But if kia heart la not ia OUB TIQUJ
Ha lent much of a MA"!
Ha may U aa aquar aa the day ia loaf
lnJ iumt la kia everv deaL
He may aeek the right aad eschew the
wrong
And to rolt of aQ uret kneel.
Be may be a taint ia hit holy ways,
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noul para ataee a is uie organ,
But if out of HIS COOTBV8 WAB
ke stay,
H laal muck of a MAN!
A man may ba true to kia akUd aad wife
Aad loyal to afl maaaiad;
He may ie ao 111 in kia whole kag life,
Aad yet, to kia korror. Bad,
Wkea ao patriot fervor Sood khj breast
At the threat ef a f oemaa a elan.
Be lackf to Ut "Web, of all,! btft, '
for ke lint mock of a MAXI
LubaaA SlAdoa' U RlvTork Times.
AS I WAS SAYING
Tha difference between lupervUiow
wkick a eouaty tuperiateadaat tax x
ert witk th meant at kia disposal aad
that whkh city mperintenden exert
without the bowl of too mneh rnpervi
ioa, atraiiaaUoa and kaadlaf dowa'
of order from tka man higkar ap, ia
pointed out 1 early by Mr. L. 0. Brof
den, State Agent for Baral Schools, wkt
haa aloaaly Uvrnti gated tk aitoatioa
to fad out by eampariaoB jutt what It
paasibl fa tk way of atrperriaioa.
"Ia tha fall af J8W," ay Vtr. Brof
dea, w mada) aa Uvastigaiioa to a raa
repreeantative aountia aad ika aevea
eitiea-ia thoee aouatiM for th pnrpos
f imertalnJag th need la sack par
tlaolgr aitoatioa for tka direction aad
tkg iraperriadoa af th work, of tM akll
dren j to nnd wkat waa being done la
each aitoatioa to meet tta meed aad
also to fad Ua par test of iU" total
school fuad aack waa apeadiaf far tka
rapervixlo of ita schools."
Tkaaa eeuatie and eltica, K. Bror
dea explaiaa war Wayaa, aad Oolda
bora; Bobeooa gad Leuabertoa, Oabar
ru aad Coaeord, Clvlaad aad ffkalbj,
Forsyth aad Wipton-Balm, Buneembo
and Aakerilla, kfscklspburg aad Ckar
lotte. "Wkat wa found," Mr. Brogdaa aum
marUes, "waa tkat aaak af tka aevea
eouaty aupeiiiitaBdnBU kaa oa tka
average approximately fifteen time tka
amber ef white Mparato aakeele, aad
not than twice tko aambar of white
teackera to direst and to raperviae
than haa kia eity achooi aaaoeiata; tkat
each af the aevea eouaty super in tea
dents kaa oa tha average 69 per cent
lee af kia teaekorg eellega fradnataa
aad TS per teat mora ef tkem teaekiag
their first Urma tkaa kaa ika eity an
per in ten den tj thai aafih aounty aupor
intendent kaa rural aohool term
thirty-tarea par aaat laaa than that of
tka city achooi auptriateadenti tkat
the average area of tke aevea eounty
(uperiataadaata district ia 571 qnare
mile while th average area of tha
city school superintendent' district I
only T aquar mile; that wb.il aab
of tk eouaty uprintekdna - kaa oa
aa average of fifteen time aa maay
separata schools, mora tkaa twice tka
number af teaahora to tupervise aad
direct with a aehool term thirty-three
per cent leas witk these teackera aad
achooi scattered aver aa area mora
tkaa eighty tisja aa large yst, nst
witkstandiag these facta, aot oaa of
these aevea eouaty superintendent kaa
a supervisor to supplement kis work,
while kia aevea city eekool associate
kav 19 whole time aad part tin su
pervisor to supplement their workj.
aad while U eouaty ia apeadUg oaly
Li per cent ar loag tkaa two aad oaa
kalf eonta out of each dollar of ft
total atkool fuad for tka dlreettoa aad
topcrviaioa of tha work ef if toaatry
children, each af th aevea aitiat It, an
tke average, spending fourteen percent
or fourteen eenta out of each dollar
of ita total eekool fond for the (upr
vUloa aad directioa of tka work of tta
eity ckildrea." ,
"I am heartily In favor of tka Oar
ers or proposition for $ keatlasa earn
paign said Co). H. B. Vara sr. "Th
patriot! demaada af tko koor are fufl
eient to take np all our tlm ' aad
trengtk. We bar too big a Job fa
our heads ia halniae eanonar flumiss
to waste oar eaergiee ia petty politleal
Ights. Ia ales eoaatiea tbo executive
committees of tk two parties akoald
get together aad put out a bl-partltaa
ticket aad let tkat be th amy ticket.
Tkia plaa la perfectly ptaetieabU aad
I beUev tkat tka pstrioti leader of
tbo political parties would ckearfally '
put H la sacutioa. Tkia la a tlwe
for patriotism, aot partisanship. Th
mors partisan atari W put forth tka
leas painoue snort wa will DO a til to
iut forth. Tke keatless' eampaiga la
ka only sort tkat will be tolorabla tkia
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