WARREN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Warrea county was formal in 1778 out of
old Bute county, which was what is now
known as Franklin and Warrou counties and
that portion of Vaueo county cut off from
Warren.
Its present area is about 500 square miles.
Population in 1900, 19,151.
Chief Products Tobacco, Cotton. Corn,
Wheat. Oats, Grasses, Gold and Granite.
4. Surface Hilly and Kollinpr,
Soil -Loam and Clay. No wsste had, all
well watered by streams.
OFFICERS.
Judo'of the Superior Court, Second Dis
trict, Hon. F. D. W'iustoti, Windsor, N. C.
Solicitor ot Courts, Hon. V. E. Daniel,
Weldon.
Congressman ol Second District, Hon,
Claude Kitchva, Scotland Neeic.
T1MK OF COURTS.
Superior Court? Second Monday in Feb
ruary, Second Monday in May aud Third
Monday in $etvmber ot each year.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
lerk of Court, W. A. White, Warrenton.
Sheriff It. E. Davis. Warrenton.
llegister of Deeds, J. A. Dowtin, Warren
ton. Treasurer, J. L. Coleman, Macou.
Coroner, S. P. Fleming. Crinkley.
ltoad Supervisor, Grant Berdsley, Man
son, X. C.
Surveyor. A. F. Crame, Macon X. C.
County Commissioners, M. J. Hawkins,
chairman; P. M. Stalling. J. J. Myrick,
John To well aud Walter Allen.
Bjard of Education, W, J. White, W. G.
Coleman and A. S. Webb, chairman.
County Superintendent, J. It. Kodwell.
Fublic Examination days, second Thursdays
in July and October. Fee on those days,
nothing, all other davs, SI.
WARRENTON DIRECTORY.
Situated on high rolling lands, three miles
from the great S. A. L. system of railroads
and connected with the said railroad by the
Warrenton it. 11.
Communications with all the world bv the
Postal Telegraph and Western Union Tele
graph companies, and telephone systems.
Good water aud a health record second to
no otticrtown iu America. Population, 1,200.
OFFICERS.
Mayor, W. A. Bur well.
Treasurer. H. J. Jocea.
Chief of Police, J. W. Ailen.
t.'oininis.ioiiere. Dr. J. G. King, II. T
Macon. XV. G. ltogers. Dr. C. A. Thomas'
11. L. Faulkner, Jr.. W. T. Johnson and
Tusker Toik.
CHURCHES.
M. E. Church, Dev. E. II. Davis. Pastor.
Services every second aid fourth Sundays
at 11 o'clock a. in. and 8 p. m. Sunday
School at !) o'clock :.. m. H. A. Bovd
Supt. '
Saptist. Itev. T. J. Tavlor. pastor. Ser
vices every first, third aud fourth Sundays
at 11 o'clock a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday
School at 9 o'clock a. m. J. K. Rodwell.
superintendent
Presbyterian, lie v. C. N. Wharton, pastor, j
services every first ani third Suodavs at il
o clock a. m. and 8 p. tn. Sunday School at
9:30 o'clock h. m. J. L. Henderson, Supt.
Episcopal, l!ev. B. S. Rronson, rector.
Services every Sunday at 11 o'clock a. in.
and 8 o'clock p. m. Sunday School at 3
o'clock p. ni. W. G. Rogers, Superintendent.
FOSTOFFICES.
Warrenton, Macon, Manson, Oakville,
Nutbush.Elams, Oiine. Greeuback.Churchill',
O Jell. Mt. View, Wise. Embro, Areola, War
ren Plains, l itts. Merry Mt , Ridgeway
Foplar Mt., Newman's, Inez, Creek, Marma
duke. Grove Hill. Vaughan. Afton, Brodie
Vicksboro.Axtell. Crinkley, Elberon, Shoceo.'
Dewberrie and JSoriina. '
PR0FES8108AL CARDS,
HE WRY A. BOYD,
Attorney at Law
AND
Notary Public,
Warrenton, N. C.
Reference:
Gardner & Jeffres, Bank
ers, JVarrenton, N. O.
B. G. GREEN
Attorney-at-Law.
WARRENTON, N. C.
Practices In all State and Federal Court
DR P. J. EYJACOft,
Physician and Surgeon,
Warrenton, North Oaiojlni,
mmm & kerb,
LAWYERS.
WARRENTON, N.o.
Dr. Robert S. Booth.
DENTAL SURGEON.
n-
Having permanently located in War
teuton for the practice of my profes
sion, I offer my services to the people
Df Warrenton and surrounding conn-
Guarantee Satisfaction.
Office ovei The Allen & Flemming
Co' s. store, opposite bank.
PhoDe. Office 69, Res., 5G 4.
Dr. H. N. Walters,
Surgeon : Dentist,
Warrenton, N. 0.
Offloe oppopite court house in Fleming-Harris
Building.
Best work guaranteed.
'Phones: Office, No. 59; residence,
ro. 46. '
A. S. PENDLETON. E. M. GAYLE.
WS. FEN PL ETON & (iAYLE,
Practicing Physicians
Rajiroad.
.. . .. AJune 2C, 1902.
MAILSCHLniJI
On and after today tho Mail T
leave- Warrenton .imi,, , . " irain
will
D. m. to meet th Ll.' M:
north-bound trains. UOUDU
md the
W, J. White, J. II
ei. arcnar-. R P TrrMit
., 1 1.11011,
rce. ocu. a J.' it-ad.
Agent.
Our "Rina ' mfttea uigM emieRion h.
aolutely impossible, o we forteit 10Q.
Btop the cause and you stop tie effect.
Cures the worst cages. ii.OQ by malj.
Order to-day. It will be worth thous
ands to yea. Oxtvsxx, Cbm.
jmz on, AUaota. Qa.
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'JOHN WJNTHROP'S DEFEAT
tf'EA'N
ICOFtRlGHT, KOBKBT B"
CHAPTER XIX.
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"Mr.
' (Continued.)
Bensontmrst," she said, sweet
ly and low, and lie begad V6 grow
ashamed of his auger, 'you will for
give me if you consider me presuming;
I mean it iuost kindly. I consider you
my friend you were my husband's
friend. . I know why you are angry-.
No one told me, but I know-. Perhaps,
too, I know Beatrice better than you
do with your great love for her; for I
know that you love her. I also know
that she loves you. You smile unbe
lievingly. Believe me; wait and you
will learn for yourself sister is
proud to a degree that few women at
tain, but she is equally loyal, once giv
ing her love. Winning her. you win
her forever and utterly. Is not that
worth waiting for?"
Her swift, brilliant smile was upon
her facev find his owii lips parted In
smiling, looking down upon the soft,
light lingers upon his arm.
I will wait," he said, gently, "You
are like a good angel to one in trou
ble, Mrs. Graham. I do love Beatrice,
and I thought t might win her. until
there came a whisper that she was uo
longer to be won, and that clearing
away, her own reply to-day. But now
I shall hope and wait, and it time
proves that she doe hot love me "
"You need not fear," said Aleeia
softly, filling the pause of his voice.
Her eyes lifted to his were perfectly
steady; and as they passed up the
staircase together, parting at her
door, a new faith iu woman entered
the soul Of Gregory Beusouhurst and
stung his easy-going spirit into a
mo;e acute life and ambition.
Mrs. Graham returned to her room,
seated herself again at the open win
dow, and looked across the sand-hill-!
tj the glittering stretch of water bear
ing the ships right royally unon their
way, and the smile was gone from
her face, and only sadness rested
there, the grieved look in the violet
eyes betraying a troubled heart.
"Chiding my sister for her pride that
wounds a true heart, am I tree from
the same? Was I unwomanly in my
harshness to him?"
But goiug down to dinner, dressed
in a teuder-hued. clinging gown, with
her delicate laces and perfumes, no
one AVOl,ld Suess of the undercurrent
of bitterness or the sadness behind the
brave eye. Her wit and lrutgua-r
made the T inner one to enjoy and
rememl.)er ; one of the pleasant
things of the day. '
Her seat at the table was between
Mrs. Winthrop and Jessica (J ray, and
ili3 looked like a rose contrasted with
the quiet elder woman, and the hxn
suid, pale beauty; aud those who
knew her during that other summer,
whispered of how much more beauti
ful aud charming she had grown dur
ing the past three j-ears of sorrow and
trial.
Perhaps the knowledge of this was
sti-o uPa Joha Winthrop. facing
uer at the table. He left the hotel
that day on which he had made
kuowu to this woman his proud heart,
going to the city upon business for
rainier Earle, and It was only this day
that he returned, summoned by his
mother in her anxiety for his good.
Perhaps, too, this subtle change in
the proud face of Alecia gave him
courage to request her to walk with
him upon the sands.
It was a simple request and utterly
Insignificant, but Jessica Gray, catch
ing the words, moved gracefully aud
languidly across the room toward
them from the window and murmured
in her liquid voice so strangely fas
cinating that Mrs. Winthrop was so
anxious for Mrs. Graham to go with
her to the pavilion for a little while
before she should retire to her room,
although she, Jessica, had taken it
upon herself to request the favor,
knowing what friends they were.
So it was that Alecia smiled pleas
antly up at John Winthrop, and said
she must go to his mother, knowing
that he would excuse her upon that
plea.
"Mamma Winthrop has gone to her
room for a moment," said Jessica,
calmly, "but she will return directly.
She has such an intense admiration
for you, Mrs. Graham, that I often
think how really wicked it is for her
son to be so hard upon you. But,
then, Jack is so honorable and strict
himself that he could not think lightly
of wrong in others, and believing that
you swore to a lie when they were
trying to prove the extent of your
husband's failure, of course he cannot
forget it. You see, you came back
with plenty of money, and not until
after your husband died. But you
mustn't feel cross with me. dear Mrs.
Graham, for I surely could not be
lieve such a thing."
Never in her life had such fire blazed
in Alecia Graham's eves as at th.-.t
moment, facing Jessica Gray upon the
hotel piazza. The sweet violet color
deepened to intense purple; her face
was touched with the snow of passion;
unconsciously the slim hand holding
the ivory fan snapped the frail sticks
under the grasp of the slender fingers,
fighting back the blow to her honor and
pride. The music of her voice, too,
was frozen with pain, and ihe pas
sionate heart beat fiercely under the
silk and lace of her gown.
"I beg you to thank Mr. Winthrop,"
she said, haughtily, "for his courteous
opinion of me, Miss Gray, and inform
him that, perhaps, my husband's liqu
or is more spotless than his own. He
could never have insulted a woman!
One would scarcely have believed this
of your upright guardian!"
""Turning away, her face still angry,
she encountered Mrs. Winthrop.
"Thee is troubled, clear," said this
gentle woman in her soft, low voice,
laying one hand detaingly upon Ale
cia's arm, searching the pallid, scorn
ful face with kindly eyes. "Will thee
tell thy trouble to me that I may help
thee, if I may? I am old and thee is
young, and sorrow should not come
too near thee to thy hurt!"
Alecia shook her head, an icy smile
upon her lips. She must get away to
her room and conquer this emotion,
lest she betray her heart.
. . "There jnothing,jshe said, jtead-
KiE LUDLUM:
ily, "that T should" fell you, or any one,
dear Mrs. Winthrop. I have heard
cruel news of a friend, that is all, but
one cannot depend too much upon
one's friends. If we honored them
less Ave would be less wounded 'when
they fdlir
She smiled again quite steadily and
Uii'ued away up the staircase, fortu
nate in meeting no one on her way to
her room. For this thrust bf subtle
word? was so fcuddeh and keen that
ishe had no opportunity of hiding how
buicli she was wounded. She would
conquer it presently alone iu her room.
He should never guess how he had
wounded her.
And hieanwhile -Jessica Gray was
languidly Strolling along the promen
ade toward the pavilion with Mrs.
Winthrop and her son, aud was softly
murmuring, looking up to the" tall
man beside her, that flickering flame
in her eyes-, what a charming woman
MrS. Graham was, if only she were
not so harsh and unforgiving!
"I could scarcely believe my hear
ing," she said, softly, breathing n sort
of fascination, even upou this quiet
man, "when she told me to-night that,
iu spite of all men say or think, her
husband's honor is higher than yours.
Jack! What a strangely vindictive
family they must be, judging from
these two! I would not care to call
either of them my friend!"
under her curled lashes she saw
that her words struck home, from thc
pallor upon his face and the sudden
convulsive fcettihg of his lips. The
flame in her eyes was vivid, and be
should have been warned, but who
pauses to examine the arrow that
strikes?
"Thee must have misunderstood
Mrs, Graham, Jessica," said Mrs.
Winthrop. mildly. "Thee is often
time too impulsive in thy judgment!.
Mis. Graham is iuy friend. Kemem
ber that la thy speaking of her, my
clear. She knows that John i thor-
oughly upright, and she is not one to
condemn any net of justice. 1 scarce
ly think that she could have said what
thee repeats."
"Well, I am sure it is nothing to
me," s:iid Jessica, carelessly. She
Avas saiisiied Avith her shaft of subtle
Avoids. She knew perfectly well that
she had Avouudcd her guardian. She
knew, too, that he loAed this other
Avoiuaii.
And presently John Winthrop left
them and no one saw him again that
night. And Alecia betrayed no sign
of her struggle on the following day,
even joining a little sailing parly iu
the Banjo, because John Winthroi
Avas going, and she Avould haA-e him
understand that his presence was
nothing to her.
T am almost afraid to venture.
said George Priestly, as they stood on
the pier Avatc'niug him making prepar
aiions for their comfort. "That thin
cloud over there iu the northwest
looks like a squall. It Isn't a specially
nice thin:, ladies, to be caught on the
bay at such a time."
"Oh. but it simply couldn't storm
you know," said Althea Dunraven
persuasiveiy, necause l wisn to go
so much. Mr. Priestly."
"Very avc-11,"- he said, smiling. I
will not go beyond quiet water, any
way. Miss Duuraven."
"Danger gives spice to pleasure. Mr.
rriestly," said Beatrice, laughing
She was bright and Avitty and reckless
of speech because of the presence of
her lover. He should not guess that
her heart was heavy. "How stupid
life Avould be if one could know the
end of everything."
"But do you truly think there will
be storm?" queried Althea, with puck
ering brows.
"Nonsense," said Miss Catherwood,
impolitely. "Don't be absurd, Althea.
Do you imagine that that thin, streaky
cloud could do us harm? It is just a
little bit of drift from some far-off
bank of cloud. I am not afraid!"
'Tf Miss Catherwood has iio fear,
why should Ave, avIio profess to be
brave?" asked Alecia, amused.
"To profess a belief does not ahvays
signify its truth. Mrs. Graham," said
John Winthrop. coldly. He joined the
sailing-party upon impulse, when Jes
sica positively affirmed that he would
not go. "We may often be more cow
ardly than Ave show."
"Then," said Alecia, calmly, dipping
her hand deep in the water as the
Banjo SAvung aAvay from the pier and
caught a thread of breeze and filled
away merrily, "if so, Ave prove that
Ave have conquered weakness, Mr.
Winthrop. To hide fear or pain in
our own hearts makes us the more
strong in character. It proves that
we have struggled and conquered."
What Avas there in this woman that
drew his soul up to the admiration no
matter how fiercely he set her away?
lie had it iu his heart to leave the hotel
that morning after Jessica's subtle
Avoids, but he scorned this as weak
ness. Would he run from any woman?
Would he be Avorsttcl by a pair of
level violet eyes or a smile or a rose-
leat raouij? He. John Winthrop,
hitherto unmoved, hitherto rather
scorning women save his mother.
"Nevertheless," he said coldly "an
open fight is much more honorable
than a sly Avound. such as Brutus
gave, Mrs. Graham."
"Yes," she said steadily, a strange,
tense line around her mouth, though
a smile AAas in her eyes, and her white
hand splashed the water carelessly,
"and a man's strange way of believ
ing the worst always of a woman, Mr.
Winthrop. I wonder that you could
express such a thought."
He hated her; he Avould hate her, he
said to himself. saA-agely gnawing his
mustache as he leaned back against
the. railing, and looked from her be
wildering face to the strange streak
ot Cioud, gauze-like, noAV almost over
head, as though some mighty .wind
force drove it ruthlessly up, though
there was scarcely noAV enough wind
to fill the sail as it spread to meet it.
Priestly, too, was Avatching that film
of cloud, 1 hough not with mere idle
curiosity, and he kept the ropes taut.
ready for an emergency. He would
not alarm his companions, but as that
cloud lifted thinly up the heavens by
some unseen force, he felt more and
more conA-jnccd Hint he should have
refused to toinr Out Aviiilo it remained.
Btii); he would not alarm any one,
and, ready,, for, what might come, he
turned his attention, to. his guests, and
at the request of Althea, echoed by
the others, he started a song Lcland
had written to the Banjo, in memory
of their many pleasant trips upon It,
striking light accompaniment upon the
strings of the banjo he had brought.
They were laughing aud very merry.
criticising or complimenting Lcland
upon the sqhg-, hone bf them save
Priestly thinkbur of hami, when
There came a sigh over the water
like a monster's breath, a sudden
bending and tAvisting of the trees on
the distant shore,, a shriek bf wind.
the, rattle bf falling sail and swift
tntid of the rudder turning to meet
the squall, aud the Banjo lurched and
struggled up. and endeavored to beat
around to the wind, answering her"
helm, but AAa s struck down and overj
arm the waves went over her passen
gers! CHAPTER XX.
FROM DEATH'S
The sqiuiil passed nearly as quickly
as it came.
The Banjo righted herself as soon
as she Avas lightened; her ropes were
trailing in the water and the rudder
swinging to and fro under the force
of the shock and her swinging boom
George Priestly, on the lookout for
some such thing as this, had kept firm
hold of one of the ropes, aud had
shouted to the others to do the same,
but only he had presence of mind
enough to obey
Althea was clinging to him. frantic
wnu terror, ana ne was soon back in
the boat with her drawn up beside
Lim, and then with deft movements
lie had ihe sail hauled up to the risiu
breeze and aais guiding the boat tc
where the others were struggling in
the Avater.
He was not at all fearful of the con
sequences of the accident, for with or
uiuary level headedness and prompt
action they could be returned to the
1-oat none the worse for the welting,
And. in truth, it Ava scarcely three
mi-juto later that all were safely
back in the Banjo all save Alecia
Graham and John Winthrop.
.vi'c-ia, in lauing, was struck sense
less by the sudden swerve of the
boom, aud had sunk instantly, coming
to the surface some few feet awav
Her beautiful Ktinny hair was uufast
ened from i:s pins and drifted like
ropes of gold about her death-like face.
She was still unconscious aud drifting
farther av.ay from the boat and her
fiic-mis.
John Winthrop. sitting beside her
Avhcii ihe accident occurred, was also
si ruck by the jibing boom, but iu such
such a manner as to receive a deep
cut iu ill; head just at the edge of his
hair, but the dash into the Avater re
vived bis instant's giddiness and Avith
the instinct of l:ve more poAverful
than hate at such a moment he
looked about him for Alecia.
But the wound upon hii head was
severe, unconscious though he was of
the fact, and at first his sight Avas
blurred and he s:iav only the dark out
line cf the Banjo. Then this pallid
face with the drift of gold hair about
it touched the surface of the throb
bing water, and utterly forgetting
himself in his thought of her he struck
out to her rescue.
For the second time she sank aud
rose ere he reached her. swimming as
he was powerfully, and as he caught
her to him. keeping himself afloat now
with one arm, his eyes burned down
upon her as though they held the
might to restore life should life have
goue.
Aud then they were lifted into the
boat, and all things went out of John
Wiuthrop's mind for many clays even
the consciousness of this one womau.
"By George!" said Bane Belaud. In
a low tone, as they used every effort
to restore these tAVo to consciousness.
"But there are the strangest jumbles
in this life! These tAvo SAVorn enemies
seem foreA-er to be thrown across each
other's lives, and always iu some such
dramatic manner. What Avill it end
in, I wonder?"
"Oh, don't!" moaned Miss Cather-
Avood, piteously, doing her best to
obey instructions for restoring con
sciousness to the beautiful face of
Alecia upon Beatrice's shoulder. "It
is so dreadful, dreadful to have her
look like this. Lane! What cau avc do
and why did avc ever come?"
(To be continued.)
Friend "Your two sopranos appear
to be very good friends." Manager
"Yes: each thinks the other cau't
sing." Tit-P.its.
HAVE FOUND A SMUGGLERS' HOARD.
JlllaoU Men Unearth 97,000,000 on i
Island Near I'orto Rico.
A smugglers' treasure of 57,000,000
bidden on a Email island a couple of
hundred miles from Porto Rico has
been found by Philo Reude and Abe
Fogel of Herrick, a little city in the
southern part of Illinois. During the
civil war a party of half a dozen smug
glers were engaged in the slave trade
between Porto Rico and the United
States. As there was constant dan
ger of capture they merged their
wealth, amounting in all to about
$7,000,000, and concealed It in a stone
embankment on a email island 200
miles south of Porto Rico. At the
close of the war they started for the
Island to recover their hidden treasure,
but the elements Interfered and- they
were wrecked. There were but two
survivors and they returned to this
country. While at New Orleans one
of these died, and the other, being &
nancially unable to recover the money,
kept his secret until just before his
death, when lie revealed It to his kins
man. Reude.
Just recently the latter confided la
his friend Fogle, and together they or
ganized the Porto RIcan Prospecting
company. Several prominent citizens
of Shelbyville, 111., took stock in the
company and were greatly rejoiced to
get this message dated at Porto Rico:
"Amount all O. K. Reude."
This message is taken to Indicate
that they had found the treasure and
Avere in possession of it.
It is expected that the largest and
most complete exhibit of motor vehi
cles ever installed at any exposition
be made at the St. Louis Fair in
1901.
ADDRESS OE
J. R. RODWELL,
Supt. of Public Schools for Warren
County, N. C, Delivered Before a
Joint Meeting of the County Board
of Education and School Committee
man, July 14trt, 1902, and Published
by Order of County Board of Educa
tion. Gentlemen;
You are called here in joint meeting
with the Board of Education by their
request, because the Board wishes to
talk with you on the matter of progress
in the public school System in our own
county. I know i speak the heartfelt
wishes of the gentlemen of the Board
when I say they desire that whatever
can be done to make our public schools
more proficient, more beneficial to the
children of Warren county, better
patronizeu ny me people of the county,
they stand ready to do with all their
power. Our grand old State is walking
up to this subject one of the most im
portant works of this generation uni
versal education the giving of every
child in our borders a good chance to
equip himself in the fundamental
branches of education for life's work.
The State is particularly exercised on
this matter now, as never before, be
cause of the magnificent educational
campaign inaugurated and headed by
our most excellent Gov. Charles B.
Aycock. Avho has consecrated his ad
ministration to the most worthy and
highly-to-be-commended task of wip
ing illiteracy from our beloved State.
Xo people can attain to that height of
citizenship and industrial prosperity
that they should without universal ed
ucationthe education of all the peo
ple. North Carolina is beginning to awake
to this immortal truth, and be it said
to our credit, that an educational wave
is sweeping over our beloved State
such a wave as neA-er before has struck
us and is bound to sweep everything
before it. and will eventually practical
ly sweep illiteracy from the borders of
our State. God grant that this glorious
day may be hastened. Now. my
friends, if we. as a county, do net
move along with the tidal wave we will
be left, engulfed in despair, and be at
a disadvantage as compared with our
sister counties of the State. Iet War
ren county arouse herself, shake off
her lethargy and put forth her very
best efforts along the line cf education.
Warren county people are among the
veiy best in the world. We are blessed
wim a good country, salubrious cli
mate, excellent water, and a DeoDle
hat are kind, generous, peaceful and
hospitable as any on the globe. We are
slow to move. which generally
speaking, is commendable. We are not
ed away by everywind into imprudent
enthusiasm, but our past history teach
es that without sound of trumpets
cr great muster when Warren county
people sec? their duty and make up their
mind to do it. nothing daunts them,
nothing deters them, but like the pow-
ewui snip upon the mighty ocean thev
icll on and on to the desired harbor
they set sail for. My friends, we have
aunched upon this warfare against
gnorance in our countv. and let me
congratulate you upon the attainments
we have already made. Our school
term averaged over four months tn
every rchool district in Warren countv
this past scholastic year, several hav
ing five months and more, and here
and there in the county we find dotted
upon the hillsides nice, comfortable
school houses, neatly painted and good
sects and desks in the school room.
witn real true teachers in charce bi.t
there are only a few of these kinds.
The great majority of our school
houses are unsightly, with miserable
seats and some even with no facilities
of any kind for teaching writing. These
things ought not so to be these things
must not be allowed to so remain.
School Committeemen cf Warren coun
ty. I declare to you that no forward
step can be taken in these matters
without your enthusiastic, heart v co
operation. A County Board of Educa
tion and County Superintendent how-
Avere energetic and enthusiastic thev
may be. cannot accomplish the desired
results without whole-souled co-opera-
uon cn tne part or every school com
mitteeman, and through them of all
our citizens. We want you to help us.
auvise us. encourage us. hold up our
hands in the great work of providing
a good school for every child, whatever
his condition or position in life. In our
beloved county. There are three things
that are absolutely necessary to make
our schools in Warren county what
they ought to be three things that all
of us must work for and null m.w
to accomplish, if we shall ever have
public schools of real merit, and worth
i-e me give them to jou for your ser
ious consideration:
1st. Better school houses. We must
have our school houses neater and
mere comfortable. I do not mean that
we shall have expensive houses, but I
do insist that we shall have neat, at
tractive houses, leasing to the sight
and calculated to make teacher, child
ren and patrons feel that the school
house Is clean, pleasant and refining.
This Is an absolute truth that all ar
guments in the world cannot contro
vert. A child raised with neat pleas
ant, attractive, cleanly surroundings
will 90 times out of 100 be a neat, clean
pleasant, attractive man or woman In
life mark your. I do not say raised in
elegance. Idleness and luxury. These
latter surroundings generally damn the
child that is surrounded by them. On
the other hand a child raised in sur
roundings that are unsightly, unclean
ly.' unattractive, uninviting will 90
times out 100 grow up to be a man or
woman of uncleanly habits, negligent,
sluggish in mind and body and will
amount to notning m life. Friends,
we are dealing with the men and wo-
men of our country, when we are deal-
Ing with the rearin and JJZ?,
1 . . . ... " kauo
me Doyg and girls of our dav and th
responsibility is oJrs whether nnt
they shall be abreast of the times
iao.a .... uine8
give them. Some will cay that each
family should see to his U id ow-J
55!" GrabHt they do itr
UOVA tkA J - 1 . m ... ...
they ever do it. ThP rmtni rv
sia 1 it l 1 1 r v iv unno it -v: - t 1
man ta tho r,iifttr, .i
co,' ' X; u7r
saving of his fellowman. The great
teacher said when on earth "The poor
you have always with you," and we
can do them good if we will. This does
net refer exclusively to the poor in
wo-ldly goods, but the poor in spirit
and in intelligence and refinement as
well as poor in purse. More often than
otherwise it Is better charity to help
a poor roan to honeet, pleasant, agree
able work than to give him alms in the
way of money or things that he does
cot obtain by h,h own Ubor. Thla il
certainly true aa to a real qu;
There are people around you, gentle
men, who will never rise any higher in
life unless you or come one else take
them by the hand and help them up to
a higher and better lire, and this is, in
my opinion, just what the treat Teach
er meant. Help them In every way.
Human beings need more help help
in a higher sense than our dumb
brutes. Meat and bread are not all the
wants and needs. Then I Insist that
we shall lift ourselves and our neigh
bors up to a higher plane of life and in
telligence and happiness by making our
school houses neater and more attrac
tive, and especially more comfortable.
It is an abomination to the Lord to
have a school house with cracks In the
floor and sides that let in great
volumes or cold air all the winter, and
seats that are miserable, and calculated
to give the children that 6it on, them
spinal diseases. No child in the world
can do justice to his studies with such
SUrrOUnrlines nnrl It fa Vlifh lima that
o
" ..w.-w ci.ii.iub vv vi iuc luiucg.
Then too. no teacher can do the work
he or she ought to do. or couid do, in a
school room equipped with such seats
as we usually have, and floors and
sides of the houses with tfreat cracks
in them, and no blackboard, no nice.
clean water bucket, and dippers, no
wood with which to make a good sub
stantial fire. In these things we are
woefully deficient and must move up
from them to make the progress that
the times demand that we should in
our public schools. Whenever a man
or woman respect himself or herself
others will respect him or her, and it is
so Avith regard to every thing In life.
If we would have people respect our
school houses we must make them re
spectable by having good, neat housej
and have them well furnished. I could
say much more along this line but I
hasten on.
2nd. More attention should be paid
to the employment of teachers.
Not every one, by any means, who Is
educated, can teach. Hearing of les
sons, and scolding children and some
times switching tbem. 4s not teaching
by any manner of means. A teacher
is one who has that happy faculty of
Imparting to ethers what he or she
knows. A great bear In a school room
as teacher is a monstrosity. You can't
scara learning into children. That Is
an absurdity that has long since been
proven to be absurd. It does not seem
that in the twentietn century of our
Christian age that all our people would
learn the great lesson Christ taught la
his life, and la the setting up of His
kingdom. It is net by might or pow
er. but by love that people are ruled
and taught, Ycu can lead men by love
and gentleness much better than by
driving them and children after all
are little men and women.
The school committeemen are the
people who have more power and con
trol right here In the employment of
teachers than all others. The county
superintendent will have to give a per
sen. who stands as good examination,
p good certificate although that very
seme person may be no more or a
teacher than the most Illiterate. Sure
ly a knowledge of books Is necessary
for a good teacher, but by no means 4s
that the only accomplishment or re
quirement. Gentlemen, if you will be
careful along this line and employ Just
so far as you possibly can. only teach
ers that a-e teachers indeed and In
truth, wonderful progress can be made
in our public school work. Don't em
ploy a teacher because he or she is the
sou or a ighter of any particular per
son, or becuiTFt be or she is needy, and
ths Falary will help them. The schools
must not be run for the teachers, but
for the children. Don't employ a teach
cr purely and simply because they are
well educated and hold a good certifl
cate. but look arourd, make enquiries
and employ a teacher that can teach
one that can gently and lovingly lead
the children into their studies and up
lift them in mind and soul and life. No
power on earth can calculate the good
a teacher will do in a community, both
for children and patrons. See to it.
committeemen, that you get the very
test school cachers. not school keep
ers. every ikne for your schools and
f,rtat progress can be made. This
brings me to consider the third thing
absolutely necessary to make our Dub
11c schcol more proficient and benefi
cial, and that la the means to secure
real teachers.
3rd. More school funds. Ah. some
one Is ready to say right straight that
our people will not take advantage of
the time the schools run now, but
friends, you can't get the best teach
ers, real teachers, unless you pay
them a salary that will command them.
I just as confidently believe, as I be
lieve In any thing, that if you will
raise the money to have your school
houses comfortably fixed, well seated
with neat desks, and house neatly
painted and yards properly cleaned and
ornamental, and then put a good teacn
ei. a real teacher, in such a school
hovse that you will have no lack of
pupils at any time of the year. How is
this to be done? Well. I have three
T8 8 10 u- If jour district
""lJKS? if
ment ycur public school funds with
private subscriptions and thereby have
enough money to properly fix up your
school houses and grounds and employ
the best teachers available; or 2nd.
consolidate ycur numerous schools. 60
closely located, and build you a good
school house centrally located and with
the two or three districts funds thrown
logemrr employ you the very best
teacher and run your school longer; or
3rd. vote a special school tax on your
self for purpose of supplementing your
own school fund, and thus raise all the
money you need. And Just in this con
nection comes In the offer made by the
Northern Educational Association that
so generously help us of the South edu
cate our c hildren for every dollar any
school district taxes itself bv local tax
ation these phllanthopists of the North
agree to give a dollar. In this nftVr la
found one of the best helps to raise
needed funds for better school houes.
better school teachers and therefore
oeuer schools.
mesa people do not manage the
funds, but they eive it to inr nmnl
In the South who will show that they
warn 10 neip themselves and let
the
1 1 t t mm - -
vi n 111 rp tnst im a m -Vih w i
quire that the aid shall be given to
I . ,v 1: snea
U.a"tlc:f.?eoi?!e ? Strict.
.VTi." - e appose or the money
?8 ,lhe-v. proper, except that they re-
And
or Z E V? oner.ea a chance for those
?r ho have heretofore ODoosd lnai ta-r-
ll teS,0Ul( pay " lhe Uxes n
fli0 ?J V'0ul
?&rSci?P&
"r . or ?"ar Irom Northern
. . -
i ".uul"llUMI isfcocianon and that
will
ua allow the white neoole to mil!,,, v
dollar they raise by taxation on white
schools and let the amount cIvmi
the good men of the North go to
u bi uwip, or a part 01 it at. least.
The d'stribution of this fund supple
mental to local taxation will be entire
ly In the hands of the local authorities.
It la far easier to keep the ordlaarj
wolf from the fioor than 1: Is to fceej
the "gray wolf out of odco.
fcAM'S HORN BUSTS,
- HE tortw
dta U cot j;
In our kUyii,-
The worn ik
proflu-d tiotbit t
by tb pl-amr
-kicg life.
It Is Kitr ,
tnies Lcin rih
than to tuiu
others ptr,
Some met)
horn with m
to 6
verse gear and nothing ise.
The true servant is discavrr,
his master's absence.
A man's desire for rt-lirimi
a uui tuuD VJ BIS aCYJilK'
omer trutn.
The brotherhood t,t man .
I mh litlnn j i .L . . . 1 1
ujuvu uriu uy I lie urUln'TS-ln 1
1 JL l lit! I 11 11 1 1 II
The arrangement of the Hit.u
prophetic of our lives, culminati- .
a revelation.
Even though the face of the fcr
cnte went to heaven all it 'J. Z
would go the other war. 1
-rU loht; iKai oi doctrinal lirn. -
f , 1 f , m .
the glorious light of divine love.
Not the things we endure but iVr...
we miss make life's tragedy.
hen laws and legislators ar r
spectable they will be respected.
It Is not our fault if temntatW,
call cn us; but it is if we ceteris -n
tbem.
No man can both measure Li wv
and do it at the Fame tini
You cannot serve God with tr,v
invented by the deviL
Ylcter HifTt Abat-Mlad4.
When Victor Hugo lived In Parii, i
the Place RoyaJe he used to be tUxa.
by a barber named Brassier. A Irieal
of the poet asked the barber one tit
if he was busy. "I hardly know wtita
way to turn, was the reply. -?r,
bare to dress the hair of thirty liiln
for soirees and balls." and M. Brawler
showed the list to his friend. A far
days after the friend returned id j
quired about the thirty ladies, "Afc.
monsieur, said the barber sadly, i
was not able to attend half tbe num
ber, and I have lost many good cus
tomers through M. Victor Hugo.' it
appears that the poet, when about
to be shaved, was suddenly ijura
and seized the first piece cf parr t
could find to write a poem. Hu
hastily left the shop with Li csSiKtb
ed verses, on the back of whUa wre
the names and addresses of the Hxrj
ladles, many of whom waited ft
for their coiffeur.
That ! a good day in Ttirh y -n
make some one harpy. It is aston
leg bow little It takes to make ol
happy. Feel that the dsy is asi4
In which you hare not succcccej tn
this. T. DeWltt Talmase.
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