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Volume XX,
RICn SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. N C, THURSDA Y, MARCH 23, 1911.
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MASON & WORRELL.
Attorneys ft Counsellors at Law,
JACKSON, N. C.
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promptly and faithfully attended to.
Office 2nd floor bank building.
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' Attbrnej and Counselor at Law,
Jackson, N. C
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
JACKSON. N. 0.
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EDGAR THOS. SNIPES,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Real Estate bought and sold, Loans
negotiated.
Ahoskie, N. C.
Practices wherever services are deeired
Phone No. 16.
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DENTIST,
POT EC AS I, N. C.
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Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Jackson, N. C
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Law Building
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A GREAT GATHERING.
The Educational Bally a Great Sac-
cessAbie Addresses by Gov
ernor Rltcblo and Others.
Last Friday was a day long to
be remembered "by the people of
Rich Square. Many distinguish
ed men and women were present
and the address of Governor
Kitchin was masterful.
The roads leading to town were
in a terrible condition, but the
weather was ideal. By 9 o'clock
the people began to assemble. By
10 o'clock the large auditorium
of the school building was full,
but still they came. About every
town, village and community in
Northampton, Bertie and Hert
ford was represented. One gen
tleman from Windsor who has a
large acquaintance stated that
there were 300 people from Ber
tie., Hertford sent as many. Every
school in Northampton was sus
pended for the day and the teach
ers were present. Most . of the
schools of Hertford and Pertie
gave holiday that the teachers
and pupils might come Never
before had so many teachers and
preachers assembled here at one
time.
Mr. E. C. Ruffin, the principal
of the Rich Square High School,
conceived the idea of this meet
ing and worked unceasingly for
its success. The people rallied
to his support, and the result was
highly pleasing.
Below is a detailed account of
the ' meeting, written by Miss
Helen R. Browne, of Olney High
School:
Morning Session.
The long looked for Education
al Rally was held in the Rich
Square High School building,
Friday, March 17th. The large
auditorium was filled to overflow'
ing long before the exercises be
gan.
Dr. W. B. North opened the
exercises by reading the 103rd
Psalm, after which he offered a
fervent prayer. Following this
was a duet.and then the Address
of Welcome by Dr. E. W. Lassi
ter, Mayor of the town, in which
he gave every one present a
hearty welcome, in a very feel
ing and impressive manner
Col. W. H.S. Burgwyn of Wei
don then introduced our govern
or, W. W. Kitchin, in a few very
appropriate remarks.
Every one was eager to behold
the Governor of our State. ... For
nearly an hour and one half he
held the immense audience spell
bound. Some of the important
points on which he touched are
as follows:
Wherever we are we must do
our duty, whether we love the
work or not It is alright, he
said, to love our work, entirely
proper that we should, but pro
vided we do not like that which
falls to our lot to do, we must do
our duty, whatever that duty
may be. .
Education helps to improve a
man's moral character. It makes
him feel more friendly to the
world. It makes the world more
friendly to him. .
Educate a man's soul as well
as his mind. A man who has had
no bouI education, no matter how
much education his mind may
have had he is no more than a
barbarian,' for without the educa
tion of the soul, the education of
the mind does not avail anything,
Education must keep pace, with
civilization. It' is therefore1 more
necessary that we educate today
than it was ages ago. For now
instead of the hig hway robber to
look out for, and guard against,
we have the shrewd "gold brick
swindler' ' and the educated graft
er. It takes more intelligence
today to protect us against these
curses than it did ages ago
against the highway robber.
The first great duty of every
living being is to look for higher
things and it is education that
makes us look upward and for
ward, and not backward. It does
away with our selfish motives, it
makes the timid man courageous,
more intelligent and more hon
est. We should have universal
education, it being not only - a
governmental but an individual
necessity.
G.E. Midyette of Jackson then
introduced our next speaker, J.
Y. Joyner, State Superintendent
of Public Instruction. Mr. Joy
ner spoke to us very feelingly
and impressively, begging us to
go out in the bv-ways and bring
the poor children to the school,
that they may have a chance to
learn what an education really is.
He said that he did not doubt at
all that within the sound of that
school bell were parents who
were negligent about -the future
of their boys and girls, and who
were showing it by keeping th'em
out of school, probably haif of
the time. "Go out," he said,
"and get the children, bring them
here and keeo them here."
A touching little incident that
he related of the little urchin.
who came to him while he was in
his office one day in Goldsboro, so
moved the audience that tears
were brought to the eyes of
many. The story was briefly as
follows: "One morning while in
my office in the town of Golds
boro, a little ragged, dirty boy
came in, and said to me, 'I want
to come to school here.' I sent
him to one of the teachers of the
school, and she. who was one of
the sweetest spirited women I
ever knew, looked at him gently
and said a few kind words to
him. The boy began to bright
en from that moment. He con
tinued to come to school, and
from day to day we could see his
rags disappear and instead he
was clothed in nice, clean gar
ments. He grew in knowledge
and in power from week to week
and finally graduated from that
institution and went to college
He went through' college being
held in the very highest esteem
of those around him. Not long
ago I saw that very boy who had
come to me some years ago in the
town of Goldsboro, and today he
is holding an honored position."
This is only one of the many cases
that we might call attention to,
throughout this old common
wealth. The meeting then adjourned
for dinner.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was
opened with a song by the school,
"Flag of our Nation." Follow
ing was a duett, "Dixie" by Mis
ses Pearl Hill and Helen Weaver
Dr. M. Bolton then in a . few
appropriate remarks introduced
Mrs. C. D. Mclver.
Mrs. Mclver is the Field Sec
retary of the Betterment Associ
ation and is doing much for the
betterment of the rural schools
in North Carolina. She thinks
that in efder to bring about bet
ter health in the communities,
the women will have to be reach
ed, and the best way to reach
them, is by organizing Better
msnr Associations. Mrs. Mclver
cited .the audience to many re
markable ways in which the Bet
terment Associations' V have
brought about marked changes
for the . improvements of rural
schools in North Carolina. She
insisted oh a longer school term
and said that the Woman's Bet-1
terment Associations were,' in
many places, making it possible
for the school term to be length
ened from four to six and even
eight months. She did not hesi
tate to say that North Carolina
had some of the brightest boys
and girls in this United States.
Yes, she even went so far as to
'say that we. in North Carolina,
have the smartest children of
any part of the country. But
said she, "Our boys and girls are
not enough smarter than the
boys and girls of other states to
learn in four months, what the
children in other states learn in
nine months." Therefore she
plead for a school term to last
nine months in the year.
The last on the program was a
National Medley by the High
School Quartette.
Surely none need regret taking
the day to attend pne of the
greatest meetings ever held in
this community, and we hope
that ere long, many more such
meetings will be held, when we
mav listen again to our most no
ble Governor, our enost worthy
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction and our beloved Field
Secretary, of the Woman's Bet
terment Association.
We do not -wish to fail to con
gratulate the good people of Rich
Square for the bounteous repast,
thev gave us. They are noted
for their great hospitality, their
sumptuous feasts and their good
meetings.
Helen R Browne.
Little Heroes ot GarySburg
Eevry Friday morning, in the
Gs rysburg school, about fifteen
minutes is devoted to "Pleasure"
as they express it. During this
period children and teacher con
verse on any subject they desire.
There are only ten boys and ten
girls in this school.
To the surprise of all, Friday
morning March, 10th a little boy
suggested, "The Famine in Chi
na" consequently that was the
topic of conversation. . After a
few remarks from the teacher,
who merely suggested how noble
it would be if they could prevent
one little boy from starving, they
all decided to take their own
money, which they had earned by
shelling corn, picking cotton and
selling papers, and send it to the
poor little starving Chinese, In
stead of buying apples or, candy
for lunch Friday, the money was
saved and Monday these twelve
little heroes and heroines gave
three dollars to be forwarded to
the relief fund for the Famine
of China. The average age
of these children is just eight
Can you think of a more heroic
deed? Surely Northampton should
be proud of these children' This
scribe wishes the people could
have seen the interest that was
shown in this incident. O ie litt'e
boy remarked, "Surely the little
Chinee boy will never forget us,"
and surely we shall never forget
the Jittle heroes of Garysburg,
we shall expect much of them in
the future.
flr Mistake.
"My dear," said Mr. Brown to
his wife, "where did alt those
books on astronomy on the libra
ry table come from? They are
not ours?"
V Apleasant little surprise . for
you," responded Mrs. Brown.
"You know you said this morn
ing that we ought to study astro
nomy, so I went down to a book
store and bought everything I
could find on the subject"
"My dear." he then said very
slowly, his voice husky with emo
tion, 'I never said we must study
astronomy. I said we must study
economy." Exchange.
Woodland News.
Quite a number of our young
people attended the entertain
ment at Poreoan last Thursday
night given in the auditorium by
Prof. Woodall., They report it
as both a very pleasant and in
structive occasion.
Mrs. W.T. Benthall and daugh
ter Miss Maie, spent last week in
Baltimore, Md., purchasing goods
for the firm of W. T. Benthall.
Mrs. Benthall returned Saturday,
while Miss Maie stopped over in
Norfolk to spend a few days with
friends.
Mr. C. J. Vaughan spent last
week in Baltimore purchasing
his spring and summer good.
Mrs. J. L. Outland and Mrs.C.
J. Vaugl an with her two chil
dren, Charles and Southgate,
spent last week in Norfolk.
Miss Estelle Outland left Mon
day for Norfolk to be at the bed
side of her mother, Mrs. Levi
Outland, whom we are very sor
ry to report very ill with pneu
monia.
Mrs. Ida Browne of near Mur
freesboro visited Misses Mary
and Sybil Harrell Friday and
Saturday.
Mias Stella Gatling of Como is
visiting in the home of her uncle,
Mr. G. B. Pope.
Mr. J. B. Griffin is in doors
this week suffering from an at
tack of Lagrippe.
Miss Eunice Pope has returned
from Baltimore, where she has
been for the past two weeks.pur
chasing millinery for th$ firm of
C. J. Vaughan.
Our town was indeed shocked
this (Tuesday) A M. to learn if
the death of Mrs. Georgia Hart
of Potecasi, who died last night
from an attack of pneumoniae
Miss Lillian Pope, who is teach
ing in the Graded School at Kel
ford, spent from Friday until
Monday with her people here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pond have
moved in their home recently
purchased of Dr. J. M. Jacobs.
Dr. Jacobs and family have
moved to Roxobel. We regret
very much to lose these good
people from our town.
Don't Depend on Tbe Hoe.
W. F. Massey, in Raleigh (N. e.)Pro
gressive Farmer.
The hoe is too costly an imple
ment jto.be depended upon for it
takes a man, and you will never
need a hoe in the field if you3tart
early with smoothing harrow and
weeder, and if the cotton is plant
ed in hills, there will be little
need for chopping.
For the cultivation of the hoed
crops you will need power, and
we roust . have the horse-power
to start with the smoothing har
row and the weeder. With these
you can get over the land so rap
idly that you will never be caught
in the grass, and will never need
to put a plow in to cover the
grass in the rows, for the early
use of the smoothing harrow and
weeder will prevent its starting
there. '
Notice.
Having qualified as executor to
the las( Will and ' Testament of G.
E. Futrell, deceasedjate of North
ampton County, N. C, . this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to me on or be
fore thejith day of March, 1912,
or this notice'will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery.
All -persons indebted to said es
tate wyi please . make immediate
paym'entvH.V ';; v : ; ..
This i4th day of March, ' 1911.
Join Fi. Caul Roxobel, N. C,
Executor of G. E.? Futrell, dee'd.
THE V1CT0KY Of VACCINATION.
Smallpox Before Vaccination-Comparison
ot Vaccinated and Un
vaccluated Population. .
(By Dr. W. S Rankin.)
The victory of sience over
smallpox through vaccination is
one of the greatest sanitary vic
tories everwon. .Tenner, thedis
coverer of this method of preven
tion, is considered by many au
thorities the greatest benefactor
of the race that ever lived.
Lord Macaulav, in his History
of England, describing the dis
ease in England before vaccina
tion, wrote: "That disease over
which science has achieved a suc
cession of glorious and beneficent
victories, was then the most ter
rible of all ministers of death.
The smallpox was always present,
filling the churchyards with
corpses, tormenting with constant
fear all whom it r.ad not yet
stricken, leaving oa thosa whose
l.ves it spaied trie hideous trace;
of its power, turning ihe bab'3
into a chargtiing at which t.'c
mother shuddered, and making
the eves and cheeks of a betroth
ed maiden object of hcrror to ihe
lover."
In the latter part of the eigh
teenth century and the early part
of the nineteenth century one
tenth of all deaths in eivilized
countries resulted from this dis
ease. Ninety-five per cent of
the population of Europe had the
disease at some period of their
lives. Every year in Europe
400.00Q deaths were caused by
this "pesta magna" (greatest
pest).
Some countries have taken ad
vantage bf this groat discovery;
others have not had the faith irt
this truth necessary to save. It
may he interesting to observe thr
effect of smallpox where vaccina
tion is compulsory and where it
is only optional. Between 1870
and 1874, in three years, an epi
demic of this disease in Austria
and Prussia caused the death of
162,000 Austrians and 172,000
Prussians. Prussia, profiting by
her dreadful experience, passed
a compulsory vaccination law;
Austria did not. Results: Prussia,
with a population 8,000,000 great
er than Austria, hat, in the next
twenty years 8,500 people from
this disease, while Austria, dur
ing the same time, lost 239,000.
Another demonstration of the
saving power of vaccination is
seen in the French and German
army in the great war between
these countries. The French ar
my had not enforced compulsory
vaccination; the German army
had, and the German soldiers
were all vaccinated. Result:
The French army lost over 25,000
soldiers from smallpox; the Ger
man army, although holding the
French prisoners and living with
them, lost only 350 from the dis
ease. '
Still another dimonstration of
the protection afforded by vacci
nation is seen when we : compare
the annual death rates per mil
lion population in countries with
compulsory vaccination and those
without compulsory vacciation.
Compulsory vaccination: Ger
many, 1.1; Denmark, 0.5; Swed
en, 2.1; Norway, 0.6.
Non-Compulsory vaccination:
Belgium, 99.9; Russia, 46.3; Spain
56.3; Hungary, 134,4.
In this connection it is well to
remember that it is . not claimed
that vaccination will always pre
vent smallpox. It furnishes a
protection equal to that of having
had the disease, but a few people
ii I have the disease twice.
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