W trills PAPER ISN'T WdRTII THRIVE CENT3 A 7CDlO IT, ISN'T WORTH PRINTING - a v. Y-it V . A IV I: V 1 rV..V Y -:l A i f j' a .if m m vol. xxn (TUESDAY) WARRENTON, N. C. FRIDAY, APIUL:13TH 1917 (FRIDAY)' No. 62 $1.59 A YEAR A SEUI-TfEESLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY 3c A COPY V I V J? ' ' M I 1 J f ... EI JT I I a HlliX. X ..r . II- M I I ' ' "" I -V 1 'I I I ; J I 1 i 1 . OLD TIMES IN WARREN (By. T. J. Taylor, D. D.) NATI0NAL CHARACTERS jUTHANIBL MACON. T, foraer paper I endeavored to f the home and neigh- S Jod life of Nat. Macon. In this I skill endeavor vu - - U public life. Tate great commoner was born and km and died in Warren County, and b regarded by many as the greater f our pd . f- ... . ir Macon apent j A souther part of the county not to from old Bute courthouse, and at- the school conducted by Rev. Carles F. Pttirew at that place. lrt hs commenced the study of th cissies and was prepared for college. h entered Princeton college with liojamin and Joeph Hawkins. These Ur young men lived in the same action of the county, attended the neighborhood school, and togeth . hev eatered Princeton college wjC?e they continued until that In itiation was closed en account of the RtToluticnaxy Waa Ur. Maeon entered the army and itrred under Washington in the North. YfUa he enteredthe array he refused a commission as he preferred to serve as a private. Although he served his ouatry in many public and exalted asitior.s h was never an fflce-seek-j, the oficea always sought him, and .tfrtVs the way it always , should be. H did not serve his country for fame r wealth; she was in danger; Tier lib erties were in peril and he gladly gave to wrvices in hex defense. He not ioiily ref used a commission in the army bit also declined to accept pay.f or his .terrices as a soldier. He loved his iCWitry as a devoted son loves his nether and gave the best that ht had her defense and to the promoters f ker in-rsst. Ib lit: id while in the army, with oit his knowledge', or consent, Mr. Uaeon vas elected to the Senate of iU North Carolina general ssmbly trtB Wansn county His.ptiiotism una of such a high order and his de vtin to his comrades in arms was :i great that he refused to leave the amy for the honor of the public of Fnally, he yielded to the persua- I tea of his commaading ef&cer and left the army to serve in the councils ei his country where he had a long tie brilliant career. Be served in the State Senate for lis consecutive terms and won great '(tfrtinction as a wise legislator and a patriot who put the welfare of the ceuBtry before his private interests. About the time he retired from the legislature he was united in marriage w Mtss nannan nummer. ne sei tied at Buck Springs and devoted him- :itif to the improvement of his farm aid the enjoyment of family life. But teeaient. His services in the State State had been of such a character s te attract the people ef the State to iba wm ability fitted hba for large ser vice. TWefor, in 1781 he was elected a Member of the Natioaal Congress torn his district and his seviees were aoceptable that he continued in Ceagress from the same district until Ull, a period of 24 years. From 1801 h 1106 he was Speaker: of the House Jf Representatives.- In 1805 on be ff re-elected Speaker of the House ade the following speech: "Gentlemen: Accept my sincere waaks for th honor you have con jerred upon me. Permit me to as- jwu tnat my utrnos enoeavors j exercised to discharge thb of the Chair, wHh fidelty, im partiality, and industry, and that I ?y with confidence on the liberal and Mid BUtmnrt. of hm. TTM. 'f Tie brevifv 4-1,-. -i -j vx auuxoea, uu it wttW be better if other would take a model, reminds me of his cir- letter informing ..everry Post Wtw in his district ef the Tiecfarai rf Wr f 1S12. Here it is: "Washington; June ' lfthr U10. .,' Sir: War was , declared against Britan yesterday." te a 815 Mr ;MftcB was transferred tV ! Senate of th United States. " oonor cerae to kin nn i honors caCe. He continued ti 1, nate untfl 1123 d then re d because having passed - his Tea4??111 year h felt he bjw! - ced a period whea he ought to r. rVofavor cf a younger man. l825-25 and '27 he was elected l- pro tej. of th Sanate. In 1Z2A rewivel the 24 electoral vete ef WISE ITEMS "Breathes there a man with soul so dead ; . . Who never t himself hatn saia, - This is my own my native land! This is a time when it behooves us to be patriotic; tO;teach our children patriotism and the nation's ideals, to teach them to love and honor the flag and to teach them the ideals that it stands for. We would be ashamed to admit that a flag is conspicous by its absence in Wise, were it not for the fact that steps have beer, taken to purchase one immediately. At the parents meeting held at the schoolhouse on last Friday, at which time Dr. W. ;W. Taylor waeto have made an address, but was 'unable to come. Mr. Ciaver urged that each child centributu something, if only one penny to a flag to be hoisted on the schoolbuilding. He said that he want ed every child to feel that they had an interest in itr He also appointed Miss Mary Perkinses, Miss Cliffle. Williams and Mrs. R. T. Perkinson to solicit funds outside of the school. Any per son wishing t a show their patriotism by contributor y may send' their con tr IV ution to ajiy member of this coro na it tee or to Mr. Craver. Let us make haste and demonstrate that there are a few patriots in Wise who would love to see the emblem of liberty flying in their midst. Miss Mary Sally Perkinson, of Ox ford College and two friends, Misses Parker . and.Sherwell spent Easter with Mr. and MrsV C. W. Perkinses. Easter Monday was exceedingly qviet and uneventful with us. Groups ef 6erious-mind!d men gathered at the stores and talked over the war. In the evening 'Uis Viola Perklhsoa en tertained the teachers and the, young people of the community numbering in all nearly fifty. Games were played and th festivities' lasted until a late hour. It was with regret even then, that the you off folks left for home. About eighteen pecan trees have been set out at the school housev It will b intoresting te watch them growl ;;; x Commencement eeraen will be preached em the fourth Sunday morn ing at the church. HOW IHD YOU TAKB ITT Did yeu. tackle the trouble that tam your way . With a resolute heart and cheerful ? Or hide your face frera the light ef day With a craven Soulier fearful? Oh, a, trouble's a tea, or a trouble' an ounce, . ..v; Or a trouble is what yen make it; And it isn't the fact that you're hurt, that counts, ' But only. How did you take it? Edmund Vance Ceek. "Our ancestors , came over in the May-flower," proudly announced, little Miss Uppson, of Boston. , ; . "Pshaw, that nothing," retorted the little miss from Indianapolis. "Our ancestors vrere the original settlers in the Gardea of Eden." Eac When h i resgned his - seat in the Senate, returned to his heme at Buck Spriag and took up' the duties of private life, hoping to spend his remaining years in the. suiet enjoy ment of, domestic life. The people were not willing to de prive theraselvee entirely of ; his val uable services. ; Therefore in 1885 he was elected a member, of the Consti tutional convention of which he was chosen President. To Mr, Macon and William Weston, the ' one a I Catholic and the, other a Baptist inaentiment, is due the honor of putting into the Constitution of ourStaU the article securing unto all mea absolute, liberty of conscMaice "and religious liberty. Mr. Ms con only appeared in publio once mori. in i5au ne was eictur on the Democratic; ticket. Hepresided at the ciAlege - ef Elector and, the roU tit North Carolina te Martin Van Bute; the JPeocra i Camdl- date. f-.'-'r : ,r " Including tne aix years that Mr. Macoir sjieRt im the State Sene he served in LegisUtive Assambiies forty-three years. . This, i s probably a longer-psriod-than any erther North Carolinisn sisrver in sb distinguished a way. .... He has no descendants of his own rame ard his-daughter who married M r. Eat han in descendaata. O ie of his duughters manned a Mr. Mar ti". Sh may have left descendants. If she did Mot then the bleod,f N thanirf Ilacea t flew ia the RIDGEWAY ITEEIS Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Overby spent Easter in Winston-Salem. Messrs. Earnest Hecht and Arthur Dill, of Henderson, spent Easter Mon day here. ' '; Mrs. Pavis Peekr of Warrenton, spent Friday night and Saturday with her mother, Mrs. M. B. Alston. Mr. J. A. Meeder was in our midst Wednesday. - " Miss Lizzie Wessom who has been visiting Miss Nena Dortch, returned to her home at Diamond Grove, Va., Sunday. Miv arid Mrs. Horace Mayfield, ef Oine, were here Wednesday. Miss Gracie Moore is visiting friends at Norfolk, and Cape Charles, Va, We are sorry to report that Mr. Nat Allen is very sick. We hope he will aoon be well. Messrs Ivey Allen, of Louisburg and Eugene Allen, of Warrenton, were here to see their father this week. Mr. Will Wyckoff and Misses Alice and Nellie Wyckoff, of Henderson, epent Easter with their parents. Messrs. J. C. Brauer, Henry Hexing and "Paul Brauer went to Warren ton Monday. Misses Edna Allen, ef Louisburg, and Sallie Allen have been heme this, week to see their father. Mrs. M. B. Alston has returned heme from Warrenton, where she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Davis Peck. ' - " - Mr. A. Paschall, ef Drewery, past through here Sunday, Missea Clara and Freida Heeht, ami Lena Sinn were here shopping Tues day. ' " -. . Mr. S. W. NeaL ef Macon, was in our town Wednesday. Mr. K. Kilian and sens were pleas ant visitors at Mrs, L. M. Kiliaa's Sunday. Mr. R. C. W, Hecht was in eur tewa Wednesday. FOR-GET-ME-NOT. GOVERNOR BICKETT CALLS TO RED CROSS SERVICE Itriotic Men and Women Evfcty--where Urged to Form Red Cross Chaptere and First Aid ClfiGses. , Raleigh, April 10th"The forma tion of Bed Crosa XJhapttre and First Aid Classes," said Governor Bickett In an interyiew today, "is'bne of the duties of every patriotic North Caro linian over sixteen years of age." The Governor calls attention to the fact that "while no field service is required of members 1 of the ; ; American Red Cross, immediate help is needed to stock field and lase. hospitals with the necessities of .military and civilian re lief, to train those who enter or are contemplating entering any branch of military service, as well as those who remain at home or on the battle field. "Already," said Governor Bickett, "there are scores of First Aid Classes being formed .in every, section of the State. Doctor are volunteering to teach classes in First Aid free of charge, while patriotic men and wom en are orranizing such classes, life saving corps, industrial work, and eth- j er Red Cross work. " "The United States," said Governor, 1 "is far behind other countries in this work. With our hundred million pop ulation we have a Red Cross member ship of only 250,000, while Germany, with only two -thirds of our popula tion, has over five times our Red Cross membership, and Japan, with ' about half our population, has over seven times our, Red Cross membership." - The Governor calls further atten tion te the fact that the American Red Cross is chartered by Congress, that it the only volunteer agency for relief commissioned byN the Govern ment in case of war or overwhelming disaster, that the President of the United States the president of the Society and that ;it reports to Congress and ha .a. its. accounts audited by the War Department. Every person interested in the for mation of First Aid class er any phase i of the Red Cross work is requested te write at once .to . the Amerieam ,Red Crss, Washington, D. C. LAST CHANCE FOR ILLITERATES There's a rush of immigrantB ta escape the literacy test. t Five hun dred Portuguese arrived at Boston last week; the largest number that ever came on one ship. After May 1 ail immigrants must he able to read ia some language or theywill .net be aimitttii "3ti, 1 tittei V Airafjsat Urista, - -' Jr Mr. R. L. Beli went-io Warrenton last Tuesday. . ... Mr. H. M. Gardner, from Keller, Ga., came home.;. Saturday to spend the Easier Holidays witli his mother. " Messrs. Jim Bell, Visiter Haithcock of Warrenton attended. the Easter S vices at Churcliill Sunday snoring and visited "The girls'' that - afternoon. Messrs Andrew and Bud . Harris, of Durham, are visiting their ' parents Mr. and Mrs. H. H." Harris, Sr. Mr. Harvie Gilliland, of Rosemary, came home tof spend. Easter ; Misses Val Alston and Jonnie Math ews, 'teachers of Churchill School, left Friday to spend A the week-end near Henderson. ," " The young people of this community regreted to see. the rain. yesterday on aecount of .breaking the plans for a big picnic at Robinson's Ferry. ' Mr. R. L. Bell, spent Easter 'in the home of MissLVal Alston. Misses sMaude -Sadler, Nannie Gard ner and llri "Jim Bell were pleasant visitors - in the'heme ? efMr. and Mrs. R. P. Burrows. w Mr. and Mt&.t4h. Gardner, of Wel den, are visiling their parents this week.' . ' ' - ." . Mr. Claude Coleman, of Rocky Mt., attended service at Churchill Sunday. Miss Bertha : Sadler, t of Littleton, came heme te spend Easter with hr parents. ' .: "-" : : ; Mrs. Beck Shaw is still staying with her sister- Mie. Joyce Coleman who has been on the sick list for some time. Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Allen, and Mrs. H. B. Harris spent Sunday with Mr. and Mra. WS. Gardner. Mr. and Mrs. I. A: Coleman spent Sunday and Monday with -Mrs. Lucy Gardner. , f Mr. Ed. Blalock, ef Warrenton,- visit ed Mrs. Ruth; Hunter Easter: Mr Simonv Gardner and Miss 'Alma Shearin weri out - riding Sunday. . af -teruoon infills brother "new Ford. . On account of the rain Sunday night the B. Y. P.jJJ, was postponed. The young" boys of Churchilt were "Rearing te go" to. "Hobo uaetion" Sunday afternoon.. . Think-they should taki anctherday; fer it instead, of Sun day. . ,. "DAISY." SOUR MILK FOR CHICKENS The feeding of sour milk or butter milk te fowls has been practiced with splendid results for years in the best farming and dairy sections of our pty f oar rendering their country a most country, yet we often hear : persons timely .'and needed aid, suggests .the say they think it is dangerous to feed State Becard o Health. It is believed this kind of stuff to fowls, and espec- (by those unost. actively engaged in Red ially to growing chickens., We thinkCross Work that voluntary services that the reason some people h -.vefcn the part of the phy sicians to "teach trouble in feeding is on account of! jFirst'f Aid Classes will be the - first carelessness in its handling. WhileJmove Itoward & more general interest it is true that the milk is soured to Jin relief work, jpaTticular in personal start with, yet it is possible, by leav ing it in the hot sun, to let it get into such a stage that it is neither p vhu able nor wholesome, and is really, r -jorous to anything that eats it. . 7 have known many who 'thought 'thstt. sour milk was sour milk, an l" that was all there was to it. They got inc. all kinds of trouble in feeding it. 'Bow- el trouble ensued and, ef course, the milk was comdemned. We fed spur milk for years with the most satisfactory results, both to laying hens and to growing chicks af ter they wore six. weecs old; bnf we iad a strict method .we followed for keeping things in a sanitary condit ion. .We had iron -vessels in which w fed the milk as a drink. When the weather was, . at all -hot these were scalded out every other day, and the' milk was changed 'every day. If any stale milk remained from the day be-: fore it was emptied out and fresh milk put in. This is the way it was given to old and young as drinkr Then it was often used for mixing a damp mash. Just, enough. was added to make, the mixture hold . lightly together ui a crumbly dough. JThe-mash consist ed of wheat bran, corn meal, , mid dlings and ground oats. Under no circumstances . was more fed than could be promptly cleaned up. Tte" troughs were then rinsed and cleaned, for the next time. The secret of suc cess in the feeding of this most valu-" able milk feed lies in keeping things fresh and clean. When it is allowed te stand about, turning green and mouldy, it is time te look out. Southern Ruralist. " ' " ' One ef the first- acts of the new Russian government is to . abolish the death penalty. That may mercifully save some high personage from shar ing the fate of Louie XVI. Imprison "Ueat for life is mew the extreme per altry. Curreat Uveats. . AFTON ITEMS Mr. Banzette, "tho chicken man," of Ridgeway, was- in - Af ton Wednes day.. : , -'; : 1 Mr. H. B. Hunter visited in Macon Tuesday. - - Mrs. L. L. Fuller Is slowly '-improv- -" " r A. " recent spell of rheumatism. f': ryTeff ' Williams and family of WSrr J: on, visited his brother, Mr. D. C. "Williams last Sunday. . Mr. LrE. ThCr-psori, of Macon, was a pleasant visitor in the home of Mr. II. B. Hunter Monday, We understand that Mr. M. H. Dry den has bought Mr. Montgomery's property. We welcome hinf to our community and wish him success. II:. J. W" Burroughs and daughter, Misi Katie, . spent last Sunday with Mr. -cd Mrs. J: A. Temple near Nor- lina. - ' -Mr Sam JDavis, of Shocco, passed throu Afton" Tuesday, enroute to Warreittwi. Our school closed last .week with an Easter Eunt and our teacher, Miss Catherine ;3ges; left for heme last Friday. ' . - Mr. L. L. Fuller went to Warrenten Monday. ' v . "- - Mr. A H. Frazier was in Warren ton on business Tuesday. - - : Miss Victoria WilUauas was in War renton shopping last Saturday . ; Mr. N. C. Burrougha and son Jer man, of NoTlina, were pleasant visi tors in the home of Mr. H. 5; Reams since our last writing. It was a great disappointmest to all our school children that last Thurs day was a rainy day as they had an ticipated a big time at County Cene mencement.' . ' " Mr. H. G. Limer and little daughtei cf Elberon were pleasant visitors in the home of: her parents,. Mr. and'. Mrs. L. L. Fuller, last week. :- V" .Miss Annie Robertson spent the Easter holidays at her home near Lit tfleon. ' ' . . ' v ' .- " AN OPPORTUNITIES PHY : SICANS '.- Only Practicing Physicians May . Teach First Aid Classes, More J :Physicianailted 'for "'Tftis WorK. .- .c ' V A only qualified physicians in ac- Itive practitce .can be teachers of i?irst Classes of the American Red Cross, this service comes to physi- Icians as a most acceptable opportu - oquipment. - J ' Mrs.JWm. B. Grimes, vice-chairman jf the Raleigh .Red Cross Chapter, says that wherever ie doctors yolu ' teer their services, there's no trouble in organizing 'r classes, ttor there's al ways some good woman in a town ur community who so feels the need of this work ' that she will give 'her time land services to v form classes nd see cnac j. mey are oiganizwi --w w Red Cross regulations. Mrs. Crrims feels that every woman - in the' State and men too, as for that matter, WIS wantv to -avail themselves" pt this opv -i . . : Z I &Zn mr 4-M portumity to become better equipped to sesrve their country in war or their homes and family in-time. of peace. - But 'Mrs. Grimes explains that this does not mean that women who . be come members ;of Red Cross Chapters or of First AidClasses are under any obligation to volunteer to go on the field, in -hospital ; work or elsewhere, but that : its educational work as well as the. making ; of supplies is for a greater efficiency and a state of pre paredness which our country yet lacks. A Red Cross -First Aid Course con sists of not less than ten lectures and demonstrations v of one' and a half hour's duration each. In -many places physicians are volunteering ther ser vices as instructors ;of tliese . classes free, but where a class cian well pay for such services it should do so. The text books are, arranged IsO that ene lecture will cover a chapter and there are various editions of text books far various classes of individuals, as Men's, Women's, Miner's, .Police, Rail road and Industrial editions. "Yes, gentlemen," said the geolo gist, "the ground we walk -en. was once under water." , "Well," replied the patriotic yeung man of tho party, "it simply gees te show that you can't held this country A DELIGHTFUL PARTY t "YOUNGER SET" ENJOYS EASTER ENTERTAINMENT The girls" of the younger set" en tertained at ;the home of Miss Cate Monro iGardner on Easter Monday evening. The guest assembled about nine o'clock and a delightful evening was spent playing games and compe ting in various contests. In one of these liss Agnes Henderson and Mr." Earl IVacon were successful. About eleven o'clock a tap on the door announced "bread and butter come to supper." The hostess lead the way into , the dining room and the guest with their respective escorts followed: ' Miss , Agnes Henderson with Mr, Graham Boyd;Miss Gayle Tarwater with Mr. Will Price; Miss Sallie Davis with Mr. Robert Broom; Miss Will Jones ' with Mr. Frank Hunter; Miss Critchton Thorne with Mr. Van. J)avis, also Messrs. John Tarwater, Bignali Jones, Douglas Henderson and Earl Macon. . ... The dining, room was artisticly dec orated with red crepe paper, a big bowl of crimson tulips helped to de velope the color scheme. Each guest found his place by an individual place card and then a cup of hot chocolate, cheese; straws, pickle and beaten bis- cuits made the place worth searching for. Ice cream and cake followed with a.generous bit of fun thrown in, After refreshments the guests re turned to the reception room and things, were made lively by a "rooster fight" with a bowl of wild violets. The fun was kept up until late at night vwhen the guest departed all witfc & sincere good time speech for the hostess. GERMAN PRESS MUZZLED Newspaper . in Germany were not allowed, for two days to publish Pres ident i Wilson's1 Address to Congress. Then jthey were permitted to print a garbled yersion, jfrom which every thing h that showed Germany wrong kad been cut out. But the Address may yet reach .the Gersxtair troops and people. . In France . - -millions', of true copies, translated into German, have been printed and, are being dropped from aeroplanes that fly ever the German lines by night. 1 German newspapers are filled with -personal abuse of President Wilson, . and .false statements of the reasons why the United States went to war. ... These papers are particularly angered by the distinction the President mauj,.-. . aboutj Americans making war on the ruthless German government "while re maining sincere friends of the German people. Nobody likes to have a . sore, spot touched, and Germaripapers, con trolled by the government, see in the distinction a force that may yet over throw; the "WaT Lord" in Germany s in Russia. . v "That's good, that's splendid," 'said - . I Private Secretary Tumulty, when he?- j heard that French avaitors were sc&t. Itering copies .of . President Wilson',? Address from aeroplanes over the Ge.r. man lines. We wish the German .peo-4,. jple to know that we are not theirNene 'government. Current Events.' s; RESOLUTIONS OF LOAIkT rTo"ithe President and SecretaryDf i the vNavy of these United tate-W,v the sjndersigned representativds x not oifiy the best ' thinking arbL-fc&wft abiding infgro citizens, but thegnast' masses of 1e Negro "Race, taltKi method of expressing, the SenttmeS of thi Negro people in OUr 'Stat2K pecially in this, vicinity. ; Istl That the Negro fs'Joyar : to 'the" "Flag" of our country. ' -' ' ': ;-'tV 2nd. That we are citizens who staiM ready to answer any call of the Am'cr r-icanifioyftrnnient bv its President. ' C. H. WilliamsonV . J. S. Wortham, P. H. Haley, ;M. F. Thornton, A. H. Green, Cyrus Green, 3. S. Plummer, Rev. J. H. Hudson, W. M. Harris, R. P. Green, ' i ' J. S. Green, J.' T. Crosson, James Jordon, O. E. Ellis, - O. M. Green, r " Rev. A. W. Jones, 2? 3 1 Rev. A. A. Thompson. ;A'J small girl who was just ' having her rfirst soda said, "O father, it niakjas my nose feel as if my foci was adeeji." . I