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' . ; : . ' '" :. !''. K. -. ..: ;',:' ' '"::7'. '.',v ; ' I nmroeSo Hie KaKo ANDREW J. CONNER, PUBLISHER. "CAROLINA, CAROLINA, HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER.'' SUBSCRIPTION PFK ANNIW $1.00 Volume XX. RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. N: C, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1911. Number 18 A high grade business school where young men and women are prepared tor Independence and Prosperity. m i . e . .. i inouHunas 01 our iormer siuaenis are Holding leading: office positions xou see them wherever you go." Special rates to those who secure scholarships now for the New Year's term which beginB January 2 3. i atn logne. Address J. M. Ressler, Pres. Norfolk. Va. T. W. Macon. I. A. WomU, MASON & WORRELL, ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW, JACKSON, N. C. Practice is all Courts. Business promptly and faithfully attended to. Office 2nd floor bank building. RAYMOND G. PARIOER, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Jackson, N. G Practices in all courts. All business given prompt and faithtul attention. Office 2nd Floor Bank Building;. a a. PmdIm. F. R. Flurrii PEEBLES & HARRIS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. JACKSON. N. O. i-HCtice in all Courts. Business promptly and faithfully attended to. EDGAR THOS. SNIPES, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Real Estate bought and sold. Loans negotiated. Ahoskie, N. C. Practices wherever services are desired 'Phone No. 16. DR. C. G. POWELL DENTIST, POTECASI, N. C. Jan be found at bis office at all times xcept when notice is given in this paper W.H.S.BURGWYNJR. Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Jackson, N. O. Practices where service desired. 8. T. KTANCKliLi Attorney and Counselor at Law Law Building Norfolk, Virginia Practicing in all Courts in North Caro lina and Virginia vi. B, Wmbobmb. Stanut Win bo bum. WiNBORNE & WINBORNE, Attorneys at Law, MURFREESBORO. N. C. Phones Nos. 17 and 21. .8. a Gar O.K. MidTntt. GAY &, MIDYETTE i itornevs & Counsellors at Law JACKSON. N. C. Practice in all Courts. All business romptly and faithfully attended to. Office 2nd floor. New Bank bnilding. DR. J. M. JACOBS DENTIST, ROXOBEL, N. C. Extracting from children at same price as adults. Dr. W. J. Ward, DENTIST. WELDON, N.C Dr. E. Ehiinghaus, Dentist. Now located at Jackson, N. a, where he is prepared to do first class dental wort Office in 2nd. story Bank build ing. Fire Insurance Notice, , I will be glad to furnish rates, - - etc. on all classes of fire in suranco in North Carolina and write your insurance for you. Take the safe course and run no risk by insuring your prop erty in the Virginia Fire and Mai ino Insurance Company, of Richmond, Va. or the Dix- io Fire Insurance Co., of Greensboro, N. O. : : : R. E. BROWN, Agt. Garysburo, N. C. A 6000 INVESTMENT. k Business Mao of Weldon Tells Hew I That Town Erected Its School Buildings. Several towns and communities in Northampton are either build ins? or contemplate building new school houses this year, and it may be of interest to our people to know how our sister town of weioon just across me noanoKei proceeded 'to erect its school j buildings. We have before pub- j lished in these columns how the I m.u . T- town of Weldon issued $10,000 in bonds for building, and that amount not being sufficient how Hon. W. E. Daniel and other citizens came to the relief and made it possible to complete the necessary buildings. Rich Square and other towns in Northampton having building propositions to solve we concluded the republic v tion of the facts about the erec tion of the school buildings at Weldon would help solve the problem we wrote to a prominent business man of Weldon for the exact facts and we give below his letter: Weldon, N C, April 29. 1911. Dear Sir: I have your letter of the 28th inst. in the matter of the building of the annex to our graded school building for white race in Weldon. We found after we had expended the $10,000 bond issue in building (our school buildings that the building for the white people was inadequate, that there was needed two addi tional class rooms and an assem bly hall. The town of Weldon. the municipality, has always been j very generous to our graded schools, and at the suggestion of W. E. Daniel they guaranteed payment of the additional amount required at the rate of $500 a year, provided the school would attend to the payment of t!.e in terest. We expended about $3,000, and the payment of these notes was guaranteed by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Weldon, and they have paid these notes as fast as they have matured. The question arose at the time as to the possi bility of a future Board of Com missioners repudiating the obli gation; only, however, on account of its effect upon those who would be inclined to lend the monev, and thereupon, W. E. Da-uV, to satisfy the lenders, endorsed the notes individually. We had no trouble in negotiating the loan and building the annex in this way. We have by far the best auditorium in the County, hardly excepting the new Court room at Halifax, with opera chairs and a capacity for seating, with additional chairs put in, not less than 600 people. Before we established our graded schools we tried to main tain a pay school here and bad on an average about 50 pupils. There was a public school for the white race conducted by a lady in a small room, and7 I think she generally had about 35 or 40 pu pils. Today we have a splendid ly equipped graded school build ing for the white race, with an average attendance of about 250, with nine teachers in charge. We have a good school building for the colored peopla with three teachers in charge. I consider the investment here tha best in vestment the tdwn has ever made, even comparing tha institution with the industrial enterprises of the community. The last census gave Weldon a population of 1999 in the corpor ate limits, and between the cor porate limits and the fair grounds not less than 800 more. This part ' of the community is in the grad-: ed school district. Thare is not a vacant house in the town of Weldon. I trust that you may be able to make the necessary arrange - ments for the addition which you need. If the investment is made your community will never regret it. Is there a "Servant Problem?" It has recently been found that only about 18 per cent, of the households of the United States employ "servants." There has been a great hue and cry about "solving the servant problem," and thousands of people came to the conclusion that the whole country was going to the dogs because enough fervants were not to be hnd. We have been deceived! What about the 82 per cent, cf households thst have no servant? Thev have solved the servant problem. The mother, daughters, sifters oo;sibly the husbands or brothers do the work, or perhaps all "lend hand." Why all this rumpus and noise about less than one-fifth of the households of America? is this one-fifth the important pait? It is doubtless important, but by no means the most important. There is as much more real American ism in the 82 per cent, of house holds where no "servant" is em ployed as in the 18 per cent, where servants are required. In other words, 82 per cent, of American women are neither shirks nor snobs. They tlo their own work, and are not ashamed to do it or at lease the maior part are not. Tii'iy :'eel a ioy in service. 1 hey are too intelligent, too wise, too womanly to think for one moment that the dis charge of any duty that makes the home more homelike, more comfortable to the tired husband when the day's work is done, more attractive to the children than the street or the question able place of amusement, which lowers their dignity or degrades them. True service comes as near to divinity as anything that im perfect man or woman ever does. Here, then, is the mental attitude which helps solve the servant question. From Physical Culture for May. Living fur Others The Christian Herald The only thing worth while in Ife is service to others a life that will brighten and lift up all it touches. Any trial, any hard ship, any victory over difficulties that can give the sweetness and strength for such a life of cneer and helpfulness is a wonderful blessing. When some brother or sister who is passing through the "val ley of the shadow" reaches out an appealing hand to you for help, it's worth while to be able to give that help. The burden and the pain in all walks of life give glorious opportunities to the strenghthened, purified, valiant soul. He who came into a sinful and suffering world with miracles of love and helping wa3 a "Man of sorrows ana acquainted witn grief." He uttered his most in spiring message when he said, "He tha$ believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also, and greater works than these shall he do." Certainly he snoke not to cringing, doubting, selfish, or easeloving men. His promise, his wounderful legacy, was for those who are willing to gain through pain and struggle his meek and kindly spirit. Is there anv more wonderful blessings in all of human life than such a lega cy and thjs experiences which fit a man or woman to claim it? A liOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. . - j To Benefit Present and Future Gun erailons by Establishing Good Schools. ! fnnHiimna in onr pnrmrv arc iuchthHtI feel it my duty to write in order that those who o- pose school tax may see the con dition in which they stand. This is not a question to be i!i treated, but on the other hand, a question to be well considered. The question before us today is: "Shall we rfive our boys and girls a chance to be men and women?" This is not a question of money as some think, but an intellectual and moral question which ap peals to every man and woman whether rich or poor.or whether thev h-ive children or not. F.very man is responsible to a great ex tent for the opportunities of his neighbors' children. We ave now breathing the at mophere of our fathers and some of it id a very poor and sel fish atmosphere, too. We owe what littla we are to the great men who nave sown that we might reap. If some of those men had seen the prospects which we pave betore us today, we wo dd not have been discussing this question. We would have been educated and our section would not have been wrapped in ignorance. The learned men and women today are trying to speed the time when all children of all classes may have the blessed and glorious opportunities being of fered thvm that they might be able to stand above ignorance and take their position for every rigntVftt:d irlorious opportunity which may come into their path way. We ar not selfish when we say we want our children to have ail the blessings they can get; but on the other hand we become un selfish as soon as we wake up to the things which do our children good and want other children to share the same. I said this is not a selfish question when taken in a broad sense, but it is a selfish question in another sense. We should be selfish in a righteous sense standing for the best things against evil and ignorance. We call this selfish, but we are told 'to covet the best gifts." We must stand firm on these things in our homes first of all. Call your family around you" fire side and tell them you are not selfish, therefore you are go ing to vote on the election day against their golden opportuni ties. Tell them there are Chris tian men and women who are paying for them to he equal to any of their surroundings. But you are going to burst up all their prayers by registering or voting against their strong efforts to make them men and women. Tell your children you are satisfied with what you are and the op portunities you have had, there fore in spite of all your con cience vou rather vote to please others than to give them the best opportunities. Tell them that you may not live long and you are not able to labor to educate them, but rather leave them in the world as orphans than to let others who should do so educate them. Tell them you are going to do like some others; ycu will show to your children and to your neighbor's children on the elec tion day that down in your heart vou do not love your own or oth er children, Tell them that they don't need any more than what you will be able to give them, and you don't want any one to help them. Tell them vou have a glo rious opportunity to leave thfm in the world well cr-i fm- as their edu tio'i is cone si nd. out you are di-terniird to kill '! is by votine on ih" c .'i- day. Tell them th:;t reii.u.' put in niin u mission spirit to develop th-Wf-rld then read, wHt our Lord Slid "In as much as ye did it un to o.ie of the least of these m7 brethren ye did it unto me." Tell them - on are a Christian man and havn the chance to provide for them. And read, "He tint provid .'ill not for his household h worse than an mndel. lell them that through prejudice, strife, and stinginess you are de t rmined not to allow them and o:her children to have the oppor tunities that others are trying to give. Tell them that you desire to please orhers rather than ban ii: your o vn children. Dear citizens of Northampton C mnty, wake from your state of lethargy and look at the cond tions ct this county, ritty per cent or more of our voters can't read and write well enough to be called upon to perform any duties of public life, whether church or state. There are numbers of our young men who became of age since 1908 can neither sign their name nor vote. And if this law had not protected the unfortu nate men prior to this time there would have been scores of men who would never have been al lowed to have a voice in their country. Think on these things, dear friends, before you cast your vote. You say that you are satisfied with the preseot condi tion, then why do vou try to make a nun vote who can't read and write? For they know nor, what they are doing. One ot' these men told me a few days ago that he did not enjoy life on ac count of his not knowing how to read. His friends begged him to vote for the school tax, but he wo lid not. His friends on the other 3ide asked him to vote against it, but he declined for fear he would do wrong. There are men who are not so far-sighted as this man. who will vote against their own flesh and blood and blight the usefulness of their children and their children's chil dren. Citizens of Northampton county, wake up, look out on the field of ignorance and march to the ballot box and relieve your boys and girls of this awful crime, ignorance. You said vou wanted your children to be deliv ered of the awful crime, strong drink, when it cost you nothing, and refuse now to try to relieve them of still greater crime be cause it may cost you something. Shall we turn down the bright boys and girls of our county and hide ourselves behind the dollar and let them go in ignorance and shame in this enlightened age? Vote for our young people. Ig norance demands it; intelligence demands it;your county demands it; your state demands it;religion demands it; and your Lord and Master demands it. "Go teach all nations," is our command. I long to see the time when every boy and girl in our old state will have the blessed opportunities that are being presented to some part3 of our county. God speed the time when darkness of ignor ance will vanish and the light of intelligence take it3 right place. Yours, R. T. White. Conwav, N. C. Scribbles I say, old man, the first edition of my book is ex hausted. Dribble3 Well, I trust your friends appreciate your generosity. Mil! I H AMPTON COMMISSIONERS. Tax Assessors Quality-Health of Co'inty Gond tar Aprn-Kiiutuie businrss. Th" hoard of C:unty Commis sioners met in regular monthlv session in the court house in Jackson on Monday, M iv 1. 1911, with al! 'he members present as follo w: J.G. Scancell, chairman ; J. H. Filzhugh ar,d J. T. I3jlton, with S J. Calvert, clerk. It va? order id that Alic;' Hand ing and Henry Crocker have help from lh H me of the Aged and Infirm for two months. Mr. J. "A Fiythe, Supt. or the Home of tie Ad and Infirm made his monthly report, show ing bahnce due him of $1.04. He was allowed $175 for use at the Home during tho month of May. Mr. J. T. Flythe presented one hd'f fee bill of last term of Su perior Court which was approvei and ordered paid. It was ordered that U. P. Bur gwyn be refunded tax on $2J0 valuation of property. Mr. G. S. Pruden was appoint ed Assistant Tax Assessor tor Seaboard township. It was ordered that the Assist ant Tax Assessors be paid $3.00 a day for their services. The Tax Assessors and Assist ant Tax Assessors qualified and instructed to perform their du ties as the law requires. It was ordered that the Finance Committee meet next Monday to settle with th set o ls. Tin following accounts weri examined, approved and ordered o iid: v'. .M. Floyd, for paupe-s $ 8.0J 4 00 54.66 8.00 17 31 J. L. St'phnson " " E S. Bowers & Co. " " Stephenson & White " Crocker & Harris " " A.sa Brown, coffin for pau per 3.UU W. C. Smith, officer of Grand Jury 6.00 H. L. Joyner, Sheriff 46 10 S. J. (Jalvert, Keg. of U. 32. 2& Edwards & Bro'jghton, Record Book 16 00 C. C. Camp, bringing pris oner to jail 4.00 W. H. S. Burgwyn Jr. .ser vices County Board of Health 4.00 J. H. Fifzhugh, services as Commissioner 43.00 J. G. Stancel 60.90 J. T. Bolton. " " 47 3 Charlie Mabry, account 4.5D Dr. H. W. Lewis, Superintend ent of Public Health, submitted his monthlv reporr, aj follows: "I would respectfully report that che health of the County has been good for the month of April. 1911. Very little sickness of a serious nature has been reported. The health of the jail and County Home has been good and they are in good sanitary condition." There appearing no other busi ness the board adjourned. Clarence They say that you should not put a $5 hat on a 5 cent head. Percy Well, it's easier to nark down the hat than to mark up the head. Midnight iu the Oztirks and yet sleepless Hiram Scrauton, of Clay City, III., coughed and coughed. He was in the mountains on the advice of five doctors, who Maid he had c vi sumption, but found no help in the cli mate, and started home. Hearing of Dr. King's New Discovers, he began r- , use it. "I believe it saved my life," : he writes "for it made a new mm of me, so that 1 can now do good wor again." 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