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. - v.; yr: r s " V "k - V I S , Pr 4 r V- f - 1 1 t VVl- Vol. 5. ' 3a3 ' V V Example7 Of'TML Civilizata Wasbingtoo. D. O. The Ameri can brand ot diplomacy under the adminstratiou of Woodrow Wilson haa.wpa; the 5 admiral iui of the world, and - has placed America in the forefront of ciyiliz ed nations. At hbtnend abroad taidy reaogn ition is ; being giyeD the admitiistratioii'v wise a ign? Committee, seems to delighted everyone. The edifcoritariroyalofthePrei 4eoisioji: is Jjaa 8tecmg in Ball Moose and, Bepublican as in Democratic papers." The sympa thiesof the American people are witlrc tho : President, who has devoted a rmost i strenuouR year iind a half to constant .perform ance;of . daty.; WB-Bi 'c'y'' BTo h Horn . policy, al otig -with deserved -commendation 'of1 the activities of our representatives who are so ably. looking after the interests ro the civilized world f in foreign lands where war is ragingr Here are a few expressions, editoral . and otherwise: " War-Ming In The Dark. Asking the question "Can Europe ever again tolerate the appalling periL of secrat diplo macy?" tne : conclusion 7 of the London Daily News is that "the example of the United States most hereafter become the model of the civilized world.' ::M It is early in the present struggle to begin balancing the books, bttt' OuoV such expression fts.tbis gives us an accurate- fore Scaafc; of some of the accounts jthat i4eibingitb l3e ttlpoifei kaisers andh Kingst out s byj people, when peace shall.: have been restored, l.. '- ': :-' . ; Monarchy-has always .n sheered at American diplomacy as of the shirtsleeye' variety. Because it was open, direct and honest, it was pronounced xncpnth.' Because it refused to engage' in intrigue, it was held to be deficient . in skill Because it kept faith at was pityingly regarded as maladroit Bat the worst. of its offenses ' has always been publicity The war how raging in is the direct .result of " royalty's secret diplomacy. For a genera tion past the :: great armaments there have been falsely represented as making for peace when we all know nowlEhat they were making for war. Every thingtelating; to supreme : governmental policies has been secret except th e - "exist ence of the colossal war machines and the crushing taxes which have sustained them. In this way the censorships 4 of peace have been almost as drastic as the jjensorships ' of war. A hundfal o f men in each country knew what was going on. Hun dreds of millions who : ara- now arrayed against each jDther in battles as secret s the diplomacy that led to them had no - more knowledge of the true sithation than their relatives at home have now whether fathers, sons' and brothers at the front are alie or dead. ; ;. . :-, To praise the American idea of diplomacy is. to exalt democracy The New Yort World (Ind.) job, :I now. know,- can ' be besli Only if I devote : my whble thought' and attention to it andf think - of : nothing f but the duties of the hour. I am not" at liberty, and shall not be, so for as; I an now see,' to turn away from those duties to undertake j any kind of political : canvass.''- President - W ilSo'riK :iS. 1- We Have A President. We like to feel that Woodrow Wilson . expresses in his own personality the good genius of this country. The President's service to ;. the nation within the past few months has been sufficient to make an entire, fouryear term notable. , War w ith Mexico has been averted through patient statecraft hat persisted despite criticism; abuse and lack . of iaith. V- A stHkbf trammeu jjbn hiriety- eight Western railroads has been prevented by 7. the agreement of thehtnctihgt parties 'Pid V airbi- 4rate.3i83ilcel e Many Tributes To Mirilsdii Washington, 1. : C The Presi dent s decision tp' remain at his post of duty, and not toepgagejin political speech-making f during the fall campalgri, as indicated- in his letter ttf Hon. -T E-Doremus. fin r cs rvwnir . v- J -i do tbwUheAl IlMvnothrnM goespflrJc cnnbtlfhellf ati'n3Umi pdMialjwlil stanbyer lii h?r wprK In order toote es!fo mcnts it will be necessary t6mak$ a cross (XV mark :rwitb -pen or pencil . bcsiidet Uef amendment you wish to 'subpart fiv y on 'rwt:xat&i corded Jfpr:ali,Unvarte ;?:avcross:":(:mart along v X; The Hhree most fimpbrtaamendrnents: arer.No. HI'. which would prevent the'Iieslature from - wasting its time V -; with sq. much local iegiatitdiyef tbXthe3lpunties and towns powerrtb settlegjiatUrs No.yil,-which would; giv taxation reforms, but does; notri increase the rate Vahd Noyk X, which (declares for six mtlMsch 5 company ing illustration shdwkhoiv the cross (XV mark r; must be placed in order to K?on thesethreeri-j amendinents. But don't forget that' you must put hT cross . (X) mark alongside " ye8"i&(n v'-iifi amendments as d whole thisllih&rNoirano have to make allowances,land modern buildingvis .abbut com. " ", T;'- :n TePorfcs ; ithl:ay reat jfletedthqSs ) ? 3 "ii-f'viv III YESX NO ; Amendmenrtic Restricting 1bapiate ah'd-' scaltegf station. VII YES X NO ' Striking but; Article V an'd Sectioh'9 of Article VII arid ituiirierif b11ajihBe: ; to Revise andlUeforni :ther-J3ystem - of-; Revenue school', say nothing r untii ; you ave a;talk ;with;the:tacherl; if you do thison will fin ninety-nine times out of : ahnn- you- have V. got :nothi Jtb tailor complain ar minds are very imaginable ;- and you listen degree of caution. Le ius f al ljjfwpr k jfogetlierio make this term successful in every way and especially, to - show, the est average:- attendance" have ever had. ' V , , All ;schools jn the pounty; will. close op the 18th day of V Decem- jfor Christmas holidays : an will give two weeks,, reopening, on the .hvday lof JanuaryII6i County Superihienden. lYESX X NO . A menBmento: Article; IX Secjtidii ;Tp requIreAIx months public school term. lieofc would have .been immeasurably worse at this time. . Credit . -mtist be 'given to the.men and the man agers for agreeing to get together, but .this was not brought - about until thcCPi esideht had entered the negotiations.. . v The placing of American busi ness conditions -upon a basis where, the European disorders can affect them little if at all was at the cooperation of the admin- istrationr which is l- also tor be credited with fathering a currency law that will provemost efficient in the present situation. In the last three or four months it would 'have been distressingly easy Jor a Presidential blunderer to embroil or ' embarrass- the United States. We' have come through with credit and clean of unworthy compromises or entang ling alliances. Thank Grod we have a Presi dent .Minneapolis News (Ind.) butterfat is likely to be slightly decreased, although the total" ar mount of butter made may be increased. The quality I of the milk is not largely influenced by the feed, but - is an individual breed, or inherited character of the cow i, . ' : -' If a cow is v getting all the green stuff she will consume there is probably no more economical concentrate or grain feed than cottonseed meal, and it will pro bably riot pay to feed a cow giv ing thirty pounds of milk, ; or less any other concentrate s but for heavy milking cows tsbmej other feeds may be profitably; fed in limited quantities. : Which: feeds should be added, in such a case, will depend on those available and their prices. The Progres sive Farmer. . . ' j; ; . ' ber 26tor thelaW? fe'ettlelH. R ttltotig inTherVogressiye Farmer. Of Interest To t Of Gates. People Richness of Milk not Inf luenced by Feeds A reader says lie , has a? cow that gives 30 pounds of milk a day on pasture, or green stuffy and cottonseed meal ; but J that the milk is not rch, and he wants to know what he can feed her to make more butter .. ;: ;'; ', I 'Th verageperson will not be lieve that" he. cannot materially mcrease;the richness of the milk by the kind of feed giyen.but since to fact weare 'conipelled to" . make the statement, in reply . to l this question ; even though we now i-iiW rof heltevelt. - .. xne quantity of milk may be increased and in that way the total amount ofSutt perWht of butterfat or the '"rich- Best Time For Planting - Oats A reader has land in lespedeza which is now (Septenber 7) prepar ing to cat, and wants toTknow -ri f he can 'sow this land to oats and fed clover about , .Octoder; 25, provided the land is well; prepar ed" two or " three weeks : before planting time- ' ' We believe it is generally a good plan to break land some time before stwirig faU crops, if it can be done, becauVe there is lei s danger of the "crop suffering for lack of moistare ' when sowed; but we would not delay the J so wing Of a crop Until tobiate in: order to give time between plowing r and seed i dsI We bel ieve October ; 25 too lite to sow oats in . central M ississippi for the best r results, and feel certain ?8 r lktief or red clover for the to suits an average year. If the land can .be put in good; cohditi6n' by The Public Schools of Gates County will open on Monday -the 26th day of October. I hope that all parents will arrange to put Jtheir children in school the very first day and keep them there until the school closes. : By doing thisyour child will obtain the full benefit offered by the schools of the County. To keep them out a day or two in the Week - means that your child can net make the grades and it" really disarranges the entire work of ' the school Ask any teacher in the County what is thegreatest; drawback in their school and they will invari- bly answer, irregular attendance on the part of some pupils. " -"-C t Your 'child should have the same advantages and oppbrtuni ties as your neighbors children. This much is due the child. . You may not be able to give him the same opportunities without mak ing some sacrifice. If this be true, then make it for the chiill's sake. Give him a ehance to make of himself all that God intended him to be. . -r-i'' '--- fr, : ' The Compulsory law will go into effect the 23rd day- of No vember. -This law: requires rall 'children between the ages of eight and twelve, to attend school . after Rhat date? cantinuously for : four rhontus; f-This law was enforced in some.Townships hist y ear.;ancl Gorily partiallylenforcedj miners? TbeA.ttendancepffi enforce if strictly r this V year s in every- Township. -1 hope ' that every way vi y on : can ; Jt any i anses as. is-oi ten tnecae wh en chi Id ren carry news r from "About w Gates CpiitytNp., aGatfieretf IgbyijrC of the Fanners Bank el Sun rim tii&M4ivr vtsanfpecneHn tstrehw f?. M 1 side'bfrthladfromM f xtheisimexsideofjbe: ; this tnis were . pux: on rougn. ana. tnen w.iMicwasiicu ,m ,io 4 ;tna was torn downandV anotherjone : was ' i ; rectedseingithe5; tourthinfeM t theiBaptiiriflueceas tomlS-liSS ! 11 from one way we, will, now! look ' i in another direction : and ? we find " U thatShilphlBaptistfhijfch: in - ! Camden county, C.was con- , - - -, ; sdteiedimlTTrand in Cn'owan was constituted i77o ' The date of Ballard's Bridge- Jarid I m iuuic awuiip ii vc juireaoy. ocen - -r : ; given aboveandaii I the M iddlebwamphurchVRcy; r noldson was the nekt church con--:''.v. I Z stif uted inaSST SandytCoss m t828,scodi $ptm&$mt,mmt;. Gasilkiinl'KEufekiii : :" AT lomandBenlah' irt'188IPi ; ' pttCleW'hutesbeloj .tlChowanBaptistssociatibnS whicmwas organized in 1 1 wo v; at i r.The firsf -settlement of this de- nomi nation, in this section of the country was r according: to 4 orte authority at? Burl ey :mIsieof Wight cou nty, Yirginia in! 1727. These I were composed of : emi grants from England, and Rev: Richard Nbrdin was their minis ter, he being succeeded by Revs; Casper Mintz and f Bichard Jones. According to another ancient authority the first settlement was in. Prince George f county, - Va.y prior to 1725. Western Branch Baptist church in Nansemond county, Va, was constituted in 1779, this being, the one nearest this county in Virgfnia. H owever the influence b f the Baptist denomination in Gates begair with' the foundiug of Bal lard s's Bridge church in - Chowan county by Itev. Lemuel rBurkett in 1781. It is more than probable that many- residents of : Gates were members of "that organiza tion before there was a. Baptist church in the county.'V : We ' are tioidt by a minister- of that denomination something, of how the influence of that body made its way into; the ( county. Says he : "Years before Ballard's Bridge Baptist church was estab-; lishedr Rev. Lemuel . ' Biiikett while on a journey from Amelia county, Ya :, passed through the neighborhood aad stopped iat a man's house whose name Was Welch, and in the day s -journey he had not seen aiCbristainlmari or woman. From a this incident ahtfa dream he had that "night grew the Ballard's Bridge church; Then tnessengers and ministers passing , from Western Branch church in Nansemond county, Va began to -stop in ; the Jneighbor- hood of Middle bwampVchurch to spend the night and held pray- errneetingsiat thel homes of Jas. Pruden, MiCajah ;Riddick, Mrs X-:'. I-: 1 -The folio wing , Moderators of the Association haye been Jrom Gates: W. H.. ManningJycur- gus Hbfler and . John Harrell. The f pllowjn g. . ministers baye been furnished 'by the. ; county: Revs. Q., II. Trotman j j Nathianel Prud en, Henry Speight.? jC. J. ? Woodson, T. Wv'r Babb, W.B. Waff, T. ,T., Speight, .A. v Speight, John ;HarreU,bShadrick Worrell, John H. Wonbl T. Satterwhite and ;Dr CifLtBailey ; . ;; : : of the Biblical .Recorderr labored here before going. to higher du ties as - editor.- Thi&,denonina- tion is ? atill ' flourishing , in the county , ; .-;:t-4 y:: The; writer wishes , to thank Rev . Josiah .Elliott for r9iufh of the data in, this sketch v t' i . ' i i : ! - s - X 5 ; E. G. JEI ollowell ndfaaU oi Locust Hill spent r Sunday with MrB'vife'fe Mesdames,W.;A Perry nd F. M Porehandcalled -on Mrs S. L. Dalerwho is illumay4?f -; Misses Agnes Toppin and Alice Blanchard '.spent Sunday in Eden tQn with friends. . , " MThe friends of Mr Cleveland femrHUll his iirnl44oter c serving in 1 Born ito Mr ahd Mrs. lEunice" Brlnklejr OctvCl jA19j4sonT? Mr. and Mrs,' E Boyce and ' -Mrs. , W Wr NixonVspentSwnday , afc the hbme-of Mrsrj2 Jl Boyce. IJidnnie Privbtt (colore fipnly -: j day morning.and was buried Sun fa MKand MrslllJi levisit- ed Mi&:pa)8unda; ; A. L. 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