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VOL. XXII
WARRENTON, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1917
NO. 40
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By T. J. TAYLOR, D. D.
Some may regard the following
icautiful poem as the thought of a
pantheist, but I do not think that Car
ruth meant to set forth the doctrine
tf pantheism when he used such words
as these
'Some call it Evolution,
And other Call it God."
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"Some of us call it Autumn,
And other call it God."
He did not mean that nature is God,
fcut rather that God is nature, and
reveals himself through nature to us.
The Invisible has clothed Himself with
Ike visible. The things we see are
a at God, they are the garments he
wears, but we know. God is in them,
amd through them He reveals to us
iiimself. The bush in the wilderness
was not God, neither was the flame
ikat inveloped the bush God, but God
L was in the bush, and in the flame. The
r burning bush was for the time being
tke chosen garment in which He re
Tealed Himself to Moses. In a sense
equally true the invisible God clothes
Himself in nature, and through na
ture reveals Himself to our senses.
Pantheism calls the garment in which
God clothes Himself, God;: -The true
eeliever looks through nature up to
manure's God, andjworships not na
ture, but nature's God.
F. W. Robertson eloquently says:
"Let us not depreciate what God has
ffivcn. There is a rapture in gazing
this wondrous world. There is a
jey in comtemplating the manifold
ferms in which the All Beautiful has
concealed His essence the Living
Garment in which the Invisible has
rbed His mysterious loveliness. In
every aspect of Nature there is joy;
whether it be the purity of virgin
coring, or the sombre gray of a day
f clouds, or the solemn pomp and
itajesty of night: whether "it, be the
ckaste lines of the cystal, or the wav
ig outlines of distant hills,"tremul
us, vi sible -through the dhn vapors:"
tke minute petals of "the fringed daisy,
r the overhanging form of mysterious
forests. It is a pure delight to see."
"But all of this is bounded. The
eye can only reach the finite Beautiful.
It does not scan the King in his Beau
ty, nor the land that is very far off.
The Kingdom, but not the King some
thing measured by inches, yards, and
miles not the land which is very far
ff in the infinite."
God seeks to reveal Himself to all
'people, but no two persons have the
same conception of God, as he is re
vealed in nature. This seems to be
the thought of the author of
EACH IN HIS OWN TONGUE
A fire-mist and a planet,
A crystal and a cell,
A jelly-fish and a saurian,
And caves where cave-men dwell:
Then a sense of law and beauty,
And a face turned from the clod,
Seme call it Evolution,
And others call it God.
Jiaze on the far horizon,
The infinite, tender sky,
e ripe, rich tint of the cornfields,
And the wild geese sailing high,
ad all over upland and lowland
The charm of the goldenrod,
Sterne of us call it Autumn,
And other call it God.
Like tides on a crescent sea-beach,
When the moon is new and thin,
Into our hearts high yearning
Come welling and surging in,
Come from the mystic ocean,
Whose rim no foot has trod,
Some of us call it Longing,
And others call it God.
A picket frozen on duty,-
A mother starved for her brood,
Socrates drinking the hemlock,
And Jesus on the road:
Million?, who, humble and nameless,
The straight, hard pathway plod,
Some call it consecration,
And others call it God.
The p0t is right the whole world is
f UJ1 of God.
Wherever ' we are we live, move and
have our being in the midst of the
Presence ol the living God. We can
not see Him we do not need to: for
He makes himself known to us. There
are times when we feel Him so near,
that we feel that if we put out our
kands we could , touch Him. We are
not, we cannot be conscious of His
'Presence by a sense of physical touch,
ift He touches our lives at every point
!nd all the1 time.
. i is nearer to us than Uie mem
"es r,f iai, nflnrr than our
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oreatv t t Aarel life
. lie DUa vac Dunsv.viv.
his gracious presence. Jesus
who cas into the world to reveal God
us gives us this" blessed assurance,
He ttat loveth me shaH be loved of
my Father, and I will love him, and
will manifest myself to him, and my
Father will lqve him, and we will
come unto him, and make our abode
with him."
Mrs. Browning says, .
"Earth's crammed with heaven,
And every common bush aflame with
God,
But only he who sees, puts off his
shoes. ; -
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Do not forget for one moment that
"God is near thee
Therefore, cheer thee
Sad soul:
Hell defend thee
When around thee '
v Billows roll."
Next week I hope to resume my
sketches, "Old Times in Warren."
From time to time I purpose inter
spersing the sketches with other writ
ings. THE GIST OF WISDOM
"We have no room in a healthy
community for either the knave, the
fool, the weakling, or the coward."
Theodore Rooaevelt.
"The Bible has been the Magm
Charta of the poor and of the oppnv?
ed. Down to modern times, ao state
has had a constitution in which the in
lerests of the people are so largely
taken into account; in whiel the d -ties,
so much .more than the privi
leges, of rules are insisted upon, as
that drawn up for Israel In Deuter
onomy and Leviticus. . Nowhere is the
fundamental truth, that the wef are ot
the state, in the long run, depends
upon the righteousness of the citizen,
so strongly laid down. The Biblo is
the" most democratic Tsook in the
world." Huxlsy,
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"Let every man pray that he rarvy
m some -true sense oe a soiaieij ox
fortune, that he may have the good
fortune to spend Tiis enegies. and his
life in the service of his fellow men in
order that he may die to be recorded
upon the rolls of those who have not
jo u3noq :mq 'saAuasraairj jo iqSnoqi
those whom they served." Woodrow
Wilson.
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"Bring up your boys with both love
and wisdom; and turn them out men,
strong-limbed, clear-eyed, stout-hearted,
clean-minded, able to hold their
own in this great world of work and
strife and ceaseless effort." Theo
dore Roosevelt.
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"Never esteem any man, or thy
self, the more for money; nor think
the meaner of thyself or another for
want of it. A man, like a watch, is
to be valued for his goings. Show is
not substance. Realities govern wise
men. Have a care, therefore, where
there is more sail than ballast." Wil
liam Penn.
If If If
"If we are but sure the end is right,
ton ant to erallon over all
bounds to compass it; not considering j
that lawful ends may be very unlaw
fully attained. Let us be careful to
take just ways to compass just things"
William Penn.
AIR-TRAINED FISH DROWNS
Horatio is no more. Some time tne
other night Horatio died a most unu
sual death, a tragic climax to -a re
markable life.
Horatio was a pet sucker which, by
being able to live out of water, had
baffled the world of science for six
months.
S. H. Masters one day found the fish
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floDD-'ne in the mud ot tne uaKiana
estuary, put it in a can of water and
brought it home. Masters performed
one of the scientific wonders of the age
by getting the fish to live put of wa
ter, and he now bemoans the loss of
his pet.
By keeping a constant temperature
and removing a millimeter of water
each day from Horatio's pool in the
backyard of the Master's home Mas
ters eventually " got the sucker to
breathe the atmosphere.
The fish was kept in a cage in the
backyard, but, due to the cold one
night, Masters brought Horatio into
the kitchen. Near the kitchen sink
v.nMrof nf salt water. While
cavorting about the kitchen at night,
Horatio found the water. He heard
the call of the wild and plunged into
the bucket, where he was found the
next morning by Masters drowned
Oakland (CaL) Dispatch to the Chi
cago News
HOME-CURED MEAT
How to Preserve Beef and Pork
on the Farm Satisfactory
Method for General Use.
Curing meats with brine is a good
method for farm use. It is less
trouble to pack the meat in a barrel
and pour brine over it than to go over
it three, or four times and rub in salt,
as in the dry-curing method. The
brine also protects the meat from
insects and vermin. Brine made of
pure water and according to the di
ections in tfle following recipes should
keep a reasonable length of time. Dur
ing warm weather, however, brine
shouid be watched closely, and if it
becomes "ropy" like syrup, ' it should
be boiled or, new brine made. A' cool,
moist cellar is the best place for brine
curing.
Pure water, salt, sugar or molasses,
and saltpepter are all the ingredients
needed for the ordinary curing of
meat. The meat may be packed in
large earthen jars or a clean hard
wood barrl. The barrel or jar may
be used repeatedly unless meat has
spoiled in it. It should be scalded
thoroughly, however, each time before
fresh meat is packed.
Curing should begin as soon as the
meat is cooled and while it is still
fresh. Ordinarily 24 to 36 hours after
slaughter are sufficient for cooling.
Frozen meat should not be salted, as
the frost prevents proper penetration
of the salt and uneven curing results.
.... ..Recipes for Curing
Corned beef The pieces commonly
used for corning are the plate, rump,
cross ribs, and brisket, or, in other
words, the cheaper cuts of meat. Tiie
loin, ribs, and other fancy cuts ae
most often used fresh. The pieces
for corning should be .cut into convenient-sized
joints, say, 5 or 6 inches
square. It should be the aim to cut
them all about the same thickness so
that they will make an even, layer in
the barrel. - ; -
"Meat from fat animals, makes choici
er corn edbeef- than : that from 1 poor
animals. When the meat is cooled
thoroughly it should be corned as soon
as possible, as any decay in the meat
is likely to spoil the brine during the
corning process. Under no circum-
stances should the meat be brined
while it is frozen. Weigh out the
meat and allow 8 pounds of salt; to
each 100 pounds; sprinkle a layer of
salt-one quarter of an inch in depth
over the bottom of the barrel; pack in
as closely as possible the cuts . of
meat, making a layer 5 or 6 inches in
thickness; then put on a layer of salt,
following that with another layer of
meat; repeat until the meat and salt
have all been packed in the barrel,
care being used to reserve salt enough
for a good layer over the top. After
the package has stood overnight add,
or every 100 pounds of meat. 4 pounds
of sugar, and 4 ounces of saltpeter
dissolved in a gallon of Un.id water.
Three gallons more of water should be
sufficient to cover this quantity. In
case more or less than ICu pounds of
meat is to be corned, make the brine
in the proportion given. A Riose board
cover, weighted down with a heavy
stone or piece of iron, should be put
on the meat to keep all of it under
thes brine. In case any should pro
ject, rust would start and the brine
would spoil in a short time.
It is not necessary to boil the brine
except in warm weather. If the meat
has been corned during the winter and
must be kept into the summer sea
son, it should be well to watch the
brine closely during the spring, as it
is more likely to spoil at that time
than at any other season. If the brine
appears to be ropy or does not drip
freely from the finger when immersed
and lifted it should be turned off and
new brine added after, carefully wash-
! ing the meat. The sugar or -molasses
in the brine has a tendency to fer
ment, and, unless the brine is kept in
a cool place, there is sometimes trou
ble from this source. The meat should
be kept in the brine 28 or; 40 days to
secure thorough corning.
Dried beef .The round commonly
is used for dried beef, the inside of the
thieh being: considered the choicest
piece, as it is slightly more tender
tender than the outside of the round.
The round should be cut lengthwise
of the grain of the meat in preparing
or dried beef, so that the muscle fibers
may be cut crosswise when the dried
hpf is sliced for table use. A tight
jar or cask is necessary for curing.
The process is as follows: To each
100 pounds of meat weigh out 5 lbs.
of salt, 3 pounds of granulated sugar,
and 2 ounces of saltpeter; mix thor
oughly together. Rub the meat on all
surfaces with a third of the mixture
and pack it in the jar as tightly as
possible. Allow it to remain three
WARREN'S GLORY.
It Had Both Senators, Repre
sentatives, Governor and Other
Prominent Officers at The
Same time.
To the Editor: I saw a statement
to the effect, not long since in your
paper, that at one time Orange coun
ty , had the honor of having both of
the United State Senators. It is a
great honor for. a county to have at
the same time both; of the Senators,
and it is but natural to be proud of
the fact and to boast of it. In writ
ing this it is" not my purpose to try to
mimize Orange's distinction in hav
ing both of the Senators, but to show
that while Orange has just grounds
to be proud, Warren has greater. In
1816 Nathaniel Macon and James
Turner, ex-Governor of ,,. the State,
were both in the Senate; Weldon N.
Edwards was the represenative in the
lower house of Congress from the dis
trict, succeeding Mr. Macon when he
was transferred to the Senate; Judge
John Hall was on ,the Superior court
bench, and was transferred to the Sur
preme court bench two years later
when the - court was organized as it is
now constituted; Robert H. Jones was
United States District Attorney, Chief
Justiee Marshall being the presiding
judge of the circuit; William Miller
was Governor of the State his im
mediate predecessor being "William
Hawkins all of Warren county.
For fifty years, without interruption
the represenatives in Congress from
the district was from Warren- f rom
1789 to 1840;. :And Warren has furn
ished more 'Attorney General s than
any other eounty in the State. Oliver
Fitts, afterwards Judge Fitts of Ala
bama, Robert H. Jones, Blake Baker,
Wm. Eaton, Jr., Matt W. Ransom,
Jos. B. Batchelor and-Wm. A. Jenkins.
So if Orange has just cause for boast
ing, what should be the feeling of old
Warren ?
J. H. MILAM.
And we add to this list of disting
uished Sons the names of Walter A.
Montgid Charles CA, Cook.
iboth on the Surpreme Court bench at
jthe same time. (Editor.)
days, when it should be removed and
! rubbed again with another third of
. the mixture. In repacking, put at the
bottom the pieces that were on top tne
first time. Let stand for three days,
when they should be removed and rub-
bed with the remaining third of the
mixture and allowed to stand for three
days more. The meat is then ready to
be removed from the pickle." The li
quid forming in the jars should not be
removed, but the meat should be re
packed in the liquid each time. Af
ter being removed from the pickle the
meat should be smoked and hung in a
dry attic or near the kitchen fire where
the water will evaporate from it. It
may be used at any time after smok
ing, although the longer it hangs m
the dry atmosphere the drier it will
get. The drier the climate, in general,
the more easily meats can be dried.
In arid regions gcod dried meat can
be made by exposing it fresh to the
the air, with protection from flies.
Plain salt pork. Rub each piece of
meat with fine common salt and pack
closey in a barrel. Let stand over
night. The next day weigh out 10
pounds of salt and 2 ounces of salt
peter to each 100 pounds of meat ana
uissoive m querns ux uunmS
Pour this brine over the meat when
cold, cover and weight down to keep
it under the brine. Meat will pack
best if cut into pieces about 6 inches .
square. The pork sliould be kept in
,t - i n c i -1 :
the brine till used.
Sugar-cured hams and bacon When
the meat is cooled, rub each piece with
salt and allow it to drain overnight.
Then pack it in a barrel with the hams
and shoulders in the bottom, using the
strips' of bacon to fill in betveen or to
nut on top. Weigh cut for each 100
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iivi1h r-P woof . Q -riAnnflc rT coif V
pounds of brown sugar, and 2 ounces
of saltpeter. Dissolve all in 4 gallons
of water, and cover the meat with the
brine. For summer use it will be
safest to boil the brine before using.
In that case it. should be cooled thor
oughly before it is used. For winter
curing it is not necessary to boil the
brine. Bacon strips should remain in
this brine four to six weeks; hams six
to eight weeks. This is a standard
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faction. Hams and bacon cured m the
spring win Keep rigni; inrougn me
summer after . the are smoked. The
meat will be sweet and palatable if
smoked -properly, and the flavor will
be good. -National Weekly News Let
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SLEEP IN A BATHTUB
That a new discovery of doctors will
make beds unnecessary in the modern
world to come is the declaration com-
ing with the announcement that the I
best way to obtain healthful repose is '
in a bathtub filled with water main-
tained at blood temperatui-c.
This also will be a boon for the busy
man, for the rushed society bud and
for him who likes to stay out till "all
hours", for the announcement further
says that only one half the ordinary
sleeping time is required by the per
son who practices the new method.
The explanation given is that the
warm water completely relaxes the
nerves which ordinary sleep, even in
the best of feather beds, does not al
ways do. The problem of sleeping
in a bath tub filled with water has
been solved in this wise: The person
climbs into the tub already filled, his
head protruding through a holel in a
rubber blanket, which is strapped a
round the tub. Los Angeles Tribune.
TEACHERS MUST TEACH
HEALTH
Public Schools Should Teach
Children Individual and Com
munity Health, Says President
Wright.
"Public school teachers must teaeh
public health", said Mr. Robert H.
Wright, of Greenville, President of the
North Carolina Teachers Assembly in
its Raleigh session, in his address to
the teachers Thanksgiving evening. In
outlining greater things that . will
make for greater service for the tea
chers of North Carolina, Mr. Wright
said:
"Teachers must teach not only in
dividoal health in. the public schools
but community health. We now know
much about preventing sickness and
disease, and these things should be
given the children in the schools: - I
remember years ago when a letter re
ceived from the yellow fever zone was
punctured and fumigated before it.
was read. We know now that only a
"Certain kind of. mosquito transmit yel-
, low fever and by screening our homes
and otherwise protecting ourselves
from mosquitoes, we may protect our
selves not only from yellow fever but
from malaria also."
Again Mr. Wright said; "We are
truly grateful that the time has come
when every child in the land is not ex
pected to have whooping cough and
measles. We are glad also that the
ignorance of the means of preventing
diseases which have been filling our
blind institutions, our feeble minded
schools and our child reformatories is
being dispelled. The light of disease
prevention and health conservation
that is so rapidly coming to us should
as rapidly be given to our children
through the public schools."
NEWMAN ITEMS
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(Received too Late Last Week)
A Happy New Year to a1! today,
T! c :,' winds ;.ie blowing and skies
are gray, ' ' .
And each one's thinking, oh, dear! oh.
dear! j
A pretty way to begin the year!
But it lies with you, I'll whisper here. '
To make it a sad or a merry year;
For all the sunshine thats in the sky J
Will not bring smiles it you choose
to cry, "
And so, whatever your score may be,
jugt please to remember,
And not blame me
christmas passed off very quietly
nd we hope one and a enjoyed it.
Mis , M1WTri!1 f wico f
theChristmas holidays with Miss Ma
mie Cole of this place.
Mr. O. C. King has moved to the
Burrough's farm, and we welcome Mr.
King and family to our neighborhood.
Miss Virgie W. Cole and brother
.To km wprp tine cnocf c: nf ATisa "IVitimio
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Cole from Wednesday until Friday.
W( wpre flad ta wp!rnme Mr. R P.
ATft00 TTonriafisnn v, c, 1, J
holidays with parents and friends. .
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xviisses Zieia iewman ana iviamie j
Cole went to Norlina Saturday to
spend several days with Mrs. " Z. Mt
Newman.
Mr. W. J. Colewent to Warrenton
Monday on business.
Mr. J. D. Moss went to Henderson
Monday to the Hospital for an opera
tion oh his foot, which was hurt- sev-
era! weeks ago
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And we hope he will
soon be at home in a good condition.
We wish the Editor and his readers
a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
LILY.
The Feminine Aim
"How did she come to hit you with
the snowball?"
"I was hiding around the eorer,,,
DAADn AT? EnTirATTAM
Ur LUX) Li 1 1U1Y
The Board f Education met Mon-
' day January 1st at eleven o'clock, all
i members present. It was called to
order by the Chairman, and lead in
prayer by Mr. Rooker. Minutes of
I December meeting and Special meet
ing read and approved.
The Clerk of the Court presented
his semi-annual Report, which was re
ferred to the Auditoir for certification,
and when approved by him was" ac
cepted and ordered filed.
The Superintendent of Schools call
ed attention to the amount of Loan
Fund dueto State, viz. $1,068.13, im
February 10th. The Board instruct
ed him to pay the same.
The following correspondence with
Supt. Joynej's office was read and or
dered spread upon the minutes, and
the Secretary of the Board was in
structed to send copies of the cor
respondence to the Board of Education
of Halifax county, and to the Chair
man of the Board of Trustees of the
Littleton School District with the re
quest to said Chairman that he turn
over to the Board of Education of
Warren county the amount received'
from bond sale for the school district,
which, action will place the funds i
the proper channel for an order by tfce
trustees for disbursement. All mot
hers voting '"aye."
Ilaleigh, N. C, December, 7,
Supt. Howard F. Jones,
Warrenton, N. C.
Dear Mr. Jones:
The Attorney General
has been absent and is still absnt
from the city en important state busi
ness. It will prebafely be impossible
to get an opinion from him before
about the first of the year, if the.
I have today carefully considered
the question presented in your letter
of Novenabe' i7. with the Assistant
Attorney General. I am enclosing yeu
a copy, pf a ruling based upon the
opinion and advice of the Attorney
General, upon almost exactly the same
question in the Columbia school dis
trict, Tyrrell County I am sending
you "also a copy of the order made bjr
the county board of education of Tyr
rell county on that matter. I suggest
that your board pass a similar order
placing it on your record, preceding it
by a statement of facts similar to that
presented in your letter to me, hut
briefer.
As you will see from this ruling
based upon the "opinion of the Attor
ney General, your board has authority
to direct the disbursements of these
funds and, in my opinion, to turn thtm
over to the trustees of the Littleton
graded school to be disbursed upen
thejr order by their treasurer, whe, I
understand, to be a bonded officed. Out
of an abundance of caution, it might
be well to get the Halifax County
board of education to pass an order er
resolution concurring in the action f
your board in this matter.
Very truly yours,
J. Y. JOYNER,
State Supt. Public Instructice.
f)ear Sir
(Copy.).
November 21,
The Attorney General with
whom I was unable to secure a confer
ence until this morning, advises that
under section 4 of the state-wide bend
act of 1915, the proceeds from tk
sale of the bonds are placed under the
control of the county board of eduea-.
tion and that board would have au
thority to direct the disbursement of
the same upon the order of the trus
tees of the school district. He is of
the opinion that they need not be dis-
bursed through the county treasurer,
if the board should order otherwise.
(Signed) J. Y. JOYNER,
State Supt. Public Instruction.
Columbia N. C, Sept. 6, 1016
r' T H odleyf Chairman,
Board of Trustees.
Columbia
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Graded School,
Columbia, N. C.
Dear Sir:
At a called meeting of tus
Board of Education for Tyrrell County
held August 29th, 1916, the $8,6C0
bonds of the Columbia graded scheo
district were awarded to W. S. Slayton
& Company, of Toledo, Ohio, at a
premium of $201.00
The said W. S.S layton & Company -were
instructed by this Board to pay
over to the Treasurer of the Columbia
Graded School Trustees, the suj mt
$8,000.00 and premium, as above stat
ed, to be used by your honorable
board in the purchase of site, build
ing erection and eguiping of a tit--
(Contixtoed on paga 4)
S