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MARMADUKE ITEMS.
The school term closed here last
cek A small gathering of friends
AV,tited Mi Hudgins on the eve of
her departure, to bid farewell to her
ho has won many warm friends in
mere is one young man
this vicinity
vvho
comes anc
feels especially sad 'till Sunday
1 then we know the rest.
TO ALL COUNTY AGENTS
AriD COUNTY SUP
We are enclosing herewith a sheet
showing the enrollment in the various
clubs conducted by this office. From
this you will see just where your coun
ty stands in comparison with other
counties in the state. Are you satis
fied with what
A coil V-lilUUC, yaoovvi viwvt.feli "iv v -J UU"'S "
ana ' u;n I club work ? Dnn'f it-. V,;L-
,, j,t eiU'Ouie tu vnuvc ixm ui I - " - jvw wuuxn. mcic rc
rai"ex l J? I wVl r sVlftnM ka anltnJ XT A rf-i
11110 ucu in nurui iur-
olina's "Armys of Food Producers,"
an army, according to President Wil
son, just as important as the army or
fighting men at the front ? Do you
not know several wide-a-wake, aggres
sive boys in your county to whom you
can make a personal appeal that they
attempt to organize all the boys of
their township or school district in
this army, with the bov vou desig
nate as Captain? ' -
If we only had the printing and mail
ing facilities we should lauch a cam-
Kinz had his hand badly hurt at a ! paign for a semi-military campaign
saw mill which entitles him to a good ' among the boys of the state, to get
lone rest for the next month or two. them, to enlist in this important ser-
vice ro me .Nation, it we could only
Tr Billie Williams, of Richmond
Claude, passed tnrougn nere
i.i . . -
a visit to relatives living , oiner Dys and girls in your county
mi T J
near that omce. mey aie uum luun
erlv of Warren county.
Mr. Jefferson L. Davis and a car full
(young people of Henderson spent
Sunday with his parents and grand
parents he-e.
Airs. J. C. Pridgen and children with
Alston Pridgen made three or more
calls in Marmaduke Sunday afternoon.
Mr. L. L. Powell has gone to Hamp
ton, Va., to work at his old stand as
street car conductor.
Mr. and Mrs-. Russell King, of Oak-
,i. , I'cUincr her father here. Mr.
vine, aic
WISE ITEMS.
WISE SCHOOL CLOSING
They will move to Warrenton to live
next week.
Our Sunday School and Missionary
Society are both in a flourishing con
dition and especially since the Sun
day School is meeting in the afte - :
noon and we have Mr. J. A. Cheek
for superintendent.
Mr. John S. Davis, wife and son
spent Sunday afternoon visiting his
mother, brother and sister here.
"CALLIE."
OAKVILLE ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. P. V. King, from
Petersburg, Va.. spent last Saturday
and Sunday with Mr. I. W. King.
Mr. G. B. Karris and Mr
J W. King wert to Norlina la:-i; Sat
urday to br:i hit car 1 "ic
Mrs. J. J F spent Saturday even
ing with Mrs. Rov .Sllis.
Mr. Will .Shearin was in o'ir midst
last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ellis :po,nt lail
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. N.
Smiley.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Battoms spent
last Sunday afternoon with Mrs. J.
Felts.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Weldon, of Pas
chall, attended Oakville School clos
ing. Mr. Boyd Williams and Miss Mavj'
Batton, of Paschall, were at the clos
ing exercises of the Oakville school.
Mr. R. F. King, of Warrenton, was
in our midst Tuesday night.
Mr. Lawrence King took a car of
young boys anod girls out car riding
last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. King spent
last Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. W. Y. Fynch.
Mr. John W. King and Mr. andMrs.
p- V. King and Mr. C.
Egerton went to Churchill last
Sunday evening.
Messrs H. W. Rodwell, C. W. Eger
ton and G. B. Harris went to Macon
last Sunday evening.
Mr. Alvin Whittimore spent a while
last Sunday evening in the home of
Mr.W.W Finch.
Best wishes to the Warren Record.
BUSY BEE.
HIDGEWAY ITEMS
Mrs. Jim Cheatham and children, of
Work, Va., -pent the week-end here
Vlfh relatives.
f. and Mrs. F. C Shadow, of Phil
welphia. Pa., spent Tuesday in the
10e of Mr. L. M. Kilian.
Misses Ava Alston and Gracie
vore spent Monda afternoon in
Mrs. D. Scott nrwl IVToc -Rnl, To
turned Wednesdnv frnm ,ri
in Nor f nil- Vo
Messr? L. M. nn t r
Friday in HepderSon.
. tne week-end in tViA
ir. B. T) t
llSS Emrna P .rnv x- n. tr
;lf1- relatives h.. i.
"i icisl ween.,
hisses T?.,fu t i . .
Colli,., 1" ..etar and Rebecca
Se.,. Kosa and Emm
relatives
Went Warrenton shopping
saman
Mr. Hm,,. ,T .
viif:3' Dav ck, of War
woeV Min- M- B- Alston this
We
1
e are o-inj 4 . -
I''s 4" LU report Mr. Nat Ai-
on i
vory much imp: ov-
M
r- Paul B
(n priday irauer went to Hender
-:t half of the boys of the state, of:
5giblerage, to join one or more of our
clubs, and produce something to eat
this year what would it not mean to
"'lie State, and to the Nation? Can
you not-try this planout in your coun
ty? Mr. R. W. Graeberj of Mecklen
burg County, has suggested this idea,
and will probably give it a trial in
his county. -
We are going tot extend the date of
enrolling club members in order to
increase our list. We certainly should
have ten or twelve thousand club
members this -year. Can you not us
the papers of your county, and other
agencies, during the next thirty days
to help $;et this number? We feel
that conditions justify our placing
emphasis upon enrolling the boys, and
getting the - stuff grown, rather than
upon getting every member to report
this year. The state is looking to you
as the most valuable man in your
county in this crisis.
: Cordially yours,
T E. BROWN,
v Siate Club Agent.
4
We all know Mr. Browne and and
know that he . is deeply interested ii
the farmer and the farmers son. The
editor of the Warren Record will b-.
pleased to "put his shoulder to tho
wheel," and in this egort to encour
age and aidthe boys and do all
we can through this paper and per
sonally. Can't we form Companies
of boys in each neighborhood under
each Company plant, say ten acr of
corn and work it together and sell
the proceeds and put it in some im
provement for your schools, or for
some other joint need "of your com
munity? Ten acres of corn well
worked on good land will bring sixty
barrels which will bring nearly five
hunderd dollars at present prices. The
idea "boys is to have you help your
country in its need, and make money
for yourselves. This is a serious
suggestion, because these are serious
times. The American farmer can
win this war, and the American boy
?an do more to encourage that farm
er than anv one else. Get together
boys and organized your. Companies.
Your parents will help you, and will
spare you from the home duties long
enough for you to organize and long
enough once each week for you to
cultivate your ten acres of corn.
Turn your baseball holidays into Com
day. We are quite sure that some
patriotic farmer will donate ten acr.
of land for the purpose, or if you can
not . get ten acres then ten one acre
plots, and all togehe be ten acres.
Then your Captain can send a group
to each plot under a lieutenant or ser
geant. Your hoes will be your guns
and your plows will be your Artillery
and your Weeders will be your Ma
chine - Guns. We are quit sure that
the Board of Education will furnish
Flag to war above each field
of corn. The Record will publish anv
letters your officers (or-privates) mav
write telling about your crops and the
progress you are making, and will aid
you in any way you may suggest. And
the Captains and the Lieutenants will
lead you along the row, as your older
brothers may lead our troops. Think
of. it boys! Five hundred boys, at ,
least, formed into Companies, and
each company producing sixty bar
rels worth five hundred dollars! Don't
vou see how much help you can be to
your Country and to the soldiers who
are fighting for you and for me ;
The commencement exercises of the
Wise High School; were- largely 'at
tended and much enjoyed by all pres.
ent. , r
The baccalauretate sermon was
preached on Sunday, April' 22, at the
Church, by the Rev. W. W. Staley of
Suffork, Va. t He took for his sub
ject, "The Crown of Education." There
was special music by the school chorus.
Mr. Staley was kind enough to preach
lor us again, in the evening, takinj?
for his subject "Where to Find Jesus.'
On the following Wednesday even
ing there was a musical entertain
ment at the school house by the pupils
of Miss House. Particular pleasing
and appropriate at this time was a
patriotic flag drill set to the music
of "Columbia The Gem of the Ocean."
On Thursday evening two plays
were presented, "Aunt Dinah's Quilt
ing Party" and "The Negro Boarding
House." The latter was exceedingly
funny. The bill of fare at this hos
telery consisted of herrings for break
fast, herring-bone soup for dinner, and
the leavings from breakfast and din
ner for. supper. The parts in both
plays were "well taken and showed
that the participants had been well
trained. : Toe ladies of the Better
ment Association served ict cream at
conclusion of this entertainment and
$10 was realized. The supply of ica
cream gave out long before the crowd
had air been served.
On Friday evening Mr. Clearen.ee
Poe, editor' of the Progressive Farmer.
made a patriotic address on communi
ty development and among other good
things said that one of the best ways
to serve ones country is to serve your
own community.
Several scholarship priz3 were pre
sented by Mr. Robert M. Dunn on be
half of the teachers. Rev. Mr. Mer
edith then made some imprersive and
interesting remarks to the graduates
and presented the diplomas to them.
The graduating class of 1917 numbers
four, MiM Lizzie White, Miss Bertha
White, Mr. Nat Hayes and Mr. Sterl
ing Perkinson. "
Mr. Craver then read his report for
the ischool year together with reports
of the Libririan and of f the Betterment
ARspeiation. The Betterment Asso
ciation had on hand on April 25, 1913
the sum of $97.50. It has received
from all sources during the year the
sum ipf $103 exclusive of the sum col
lected. 'for pecan trees and the sum
subscribed for the--flag. The sum of
$197; has - been spent in improving-
ments leaving . balance of-aboxrt$22
on hand.
0Um BIS IN WARREN
CBy. T. J. Taylor, D. D.)
national Characters
A CONGRESSMAN
! IJ had written : the- political history
pi a gentleman, whose long and suc
cessful public career entitles him to a
stand in the very front rank of War
ren County's most honored sons. Af-ier-
writing' his brillant political ca
reer I learned that it was possible to
obtain a good: story of his private life,
and feeling, that after all we are more
deeply, interested in how a man lives
at home, and among, his neighbors;
I determined to hold the story al
ready written- until I could get the
desired information and instead write
something- else, for this week's issu
of WeWarrenV&eeor....-.
DANIEL TURNER.
It is regretted that although" & fund
of $7 .was raised Ywithj'whieh" to pur
chase an 8ft. flagffor the schol build
ing, the firm to which the", order was
sent were unable to supply one at the
present time, owing to the enormous
demand. Sinee there will be no one
at the school house during the .summer
to take proper care of the flag, Mr.
Craver thought best not to hoist ow
until school opens in the 'fall .
The- ladies of the Missionary So
ciety have been holding quilting bes
at the schoolhouse during: the past
week in a successful effort to finish up
two quilts for the Thomasville Or
phanage. Dr. Holt has been appointed a mem
ber of the sehool ' committer to fill the
Vacancy caused - by the death of Mr.
P. R. Perkinson.
Mrs. H. J. White has a new touring
car.
Mr. R. H. Rudd is able to be about
again after several days illness;
Mrs. Walter Thacker and Mrs. R,
T. Perkinson .spent a few hours in Le
crosse on Wednesday at the - home of
Mr. L. W. Perkinson," whose wife is
seriously ill with typhoid fever.
Our new side Walk through Wise is
nearly completed.
Economy and conservation of food
should be the watcswords for all house"
keepersduring the commmg sumrner.
Canning club work will be more time
ly and in greater demand than - ever
before, for nothing should be waste!
that can be put up for winter use.
A County demonstrator to teach our
women how to do this-work properly
and efficiently would be - moKt be'nev
ficiaL
The - honorable Daniel- Turner was
a native of Warren County. He was
a' son of Governor James Turner, and
was born, at Bloomsbury, a short dis
tance North of the prestnt town ol
Ridgeway, September 21, 1796. '
He enjoyed the advantages of i
liberal education. After completing'
a course of academie studies at War
renton Jtlale Academy he was admit
ted to the Military Academy at West
Point in 1813. .In 1814 he was ap
pointed a lieutenant of artillery. This
appointment came to him before his
graduation, hecause the war with
England, made it necessary to have a
large number of men who had enjoy
ed military training. He served un
der General Swift on Long Island, who !
had charge, of the force on Brookland
Heights, for the defense of New York.
From New York he was transferred
to 'Plattsburg and served under. Gen
eral MeCombs. After the war, he re
mained only a short time in the army,
and resigned ; his commission in tht
fall of 1815, when he was about nine
teen years old, , . ;
Being still a very young man, Mr.
TnrneTielermined to further prose-
cut life literary education. There
fore, he entered William and Mary
College in Virginia where he remain-
ed two years, fitting himself for a life
of large" usefulness. His political ca
reer commenced in 1819, when he was
elected' to represent Warren County in
the House of Commons, where he
served, being continuously relected,
until 1823.
He was elected to represent his dis
trict in i the twentieth Congress. He
covered rpon his Congressional duties
Decmber-3, 1827, and his term of of -
vee expired March- 3, 1829,
While i . a member of Congress, Mr.
Turner" met "Anna- Arnold the accom-'
plished' daughter of Hon. Francis
Scott Key, . of Washington City. Mr.
Key: was an able lawyer and a gentle
man of distinguished literary attain-
n.ent. His literary reputation rents
on his matchless, patriots sonr, 'The
Star-Spangled Banner." This im
mortal poem was written under pe
culiar eircurn stances. The British
held as aprisioner of war a promi
nent planter-by; the name of Dr. Wil
Uam Beans. President Mad isorj sent
Francis Si Key ; and John S. Skinner
under a flag: of -truce to General Ross,
the British commander, to secure the
release of Dr. Beanes. Although sue-
KAISER AND PEOPLE.
That President Wilson's di? tac
tion between the imperial -government
tnd the German people should str
deep resentment w;s of oourfie to be
expected. The very fact, indeed, that
it may find secret sympathy perhaps
maVree resentment6 all the stionger ?t
what a corrmittee f ,the progressive
people's party calls the presidents
"attemtp to sow discord between -Raiser
and the German people.", That
is a wholly false interpretation -if
President Wilson's speech, which
though it must have a poweful re
actior. in Germany was addressed to
Americans, many of whom are ger
mans, who do not defend the conduct,
of the imperial government, yet k-:eo
?.ll their affection for their iatl.ej?
I md and its people.. It was impor
tant -for their sake to have the dis
tinction made perfectly clear; ifMt is
to find a response in Germanyr tap,
(so much the better, but it is very far J
from being a diplomatic trick. Later,
if not now, the German people wPl
recognize the absolute sincerity of
President Wilson's expression of go0d
will to the German people.
FROM HE MANY FRIENDS
AND CITIZENS
AROUND
WISE.
Our neighborhood was covered with
quite a gloom on last Thursday morn
ing, April 19, 1917, when we received
the, sad news of the death of Mr. P.
R. Peirkinson. We the colored citi
zens of this community feel that we
have lost one of our best friends In
dealing with his customers he was at
til times smooth and pleasant and
seemed to be always willing to assist
one when asked in the time of need.
As Chairman of the Committee of the
Colored Graded School at Wise we feel
that we have lost a great friend. It
may be well said of him that "a great
man in Israel has fallen." In con
sideration of these facts in a meeting
held by the patrons at the close of th?
Public- School, the following Resolu
tions were read and adopted:
WhAreas it has pleased our Heaven
ly Father to take from our midst one
who has for many years proven hiro
selC U, te a great friend to the colored
people of . thi3 section. And whereas
on th Committee Board it seemed to
be hif pleasure to assist and help the
If in Germany it is taken for a tny Patrons and Teachers in every w.i
possible. And whereas he was at all
times ready to impart to us good ad
vice relative to the Public School work.
Resolve w crfore th.i vo ?ow in
Humble Submission to him who is too
wise to make a mistake, and too loving
to chasten underservingly.
Respectfully Submitted,
W. O. HARRIS,
HARTWELL JONES,
Committee.
(Bev.) L. J. ALEXANDER,
Secty.
1.1 ia.i cHexed that copy of these
Resolutions be sent to the family of
the deceased, one to the Warren Rec
ord and one reserved for the Colored
Graded School at Wise.
German history may perhaps explain
this cynicism. Prussia has consist
ently refused to distinguish between
dynastic and national responsibility,
because to admit such a distinction
would interfere with its systematic
expansion at the expense of ita neigh
bors. After Waterloo the Prussians
were for shooting Napoleon; the oth
er allies for sparing his life. But the
fall of the usurper did not placate the
Prussians toward France. They de
manded ari enormous indemity and a
wide belt of French territory from
the Nethelands to the Alps, and raged
when England, which for 20 years had
been fighting the revolution and the
Nanolenic empire. insisted that
Bonnparte having failen must be mag
nanimously treated and brought back
into friendly relations with Europe.
As a consequence peace between
France and Germany was maintain
ed for more than half.a century and
when - war- did. break. jut Bismarck
was quite as ; much responsible for it
as Napoleon III or his arrogant min
ister Gramont. -When the emperor
capitulated at Sedan. Prussia again
refused to distinguish between the
ruler and the people and Instead of
i making peace with honor when Na
poleon had been overthrown proceed
ed to make war on the French nation,
exacting the biggert war indemnity
on record, which far more thon car
ried the cost of the war, and seized
as much as she dared of the territory
denied to her after Waterloo. In both
these cases, official Prussia held, and
literary Prussia as vehehently ar
gued, that the people were fully re
sponsible and must suffer tne conse
quence of the acts of the government
.That is a merciless doctrine : which
like the implacible severity to whish r
Wncoion nflfiATfl - framed rr-
w r ; French nation, after the fall of Na-
arms. "Let them hate, "so long as they poledn. If German is beaten now
fear" has been the Prussian rule in I will there be a like comtempt for mng
war, taking for granted that the 1oolY to German people? .r flP
will" be unable to retaliate. On for- e learned professors who follow
eign soil Prussians exact the utmost Trehke and preach JVae vittis
again denounce Angio-axon senii-
i It is admitted by those who
know that there is a great shorl
age in food crops in the Workl
even in our own America. The
President by proclamation has
urged "our farmers to raise corn,
meat and feed stuffs. Th -partment
of Agriculture is in
sisting that our farmers plant
food crops, every means of pub
licity? is being used to impress
upon our pople the importance of
this- demand. America is at.
W&tl Our. own army must bo
fed. This army may be. a mil
lion or more of strorur men taken
frorr field, forest ancl office. The
American farmer. ,must feed
them. We also must, in large
measure feed tho Allied armies
of Burope. You, Mr. Farmer,
can do no. more patriotic service
than, that of cutting off tho to
bacco and cotton crop and plant-
ins .this acreage in corn, petfis,
beam and other crops for food.
rigor of martial law, and go far be
yond what the law of war permitr,
secure in the belief that they will
never be called to account, and -that
the enemy will have to rebuild the
1 devasted towns and pay a crushing
It was a night attack, and nearly all
night; in the glare -of the battle, they
could see the American lag proudly
floating-over the ramparts of Fort
MclHenry.' Under these circum
stances Francis S.,Key wrote his fa
mous, "Star-Spangled Banner," which
is destined to be sung; as long as there
is patriotism- left in an Aemrican
heart to shout
"The Star-Spangled Banner in
triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the
home of the 'brave,"
In- 1829 Daniel Turner and Anna
Arnold1 -Keys were united in marriage,
and - settled in Warren County. For
a number ' of years, he enjoyed the
pleasures of private life, and devoted
himself to the vocation of a country
gentleman.
Some time before the middle of the
last century, Mr. Turner was elected
President of : Warrenton Female Col
lecrei He continued at the head of
this - school a number of years, and
coTitributed- largely to the educational
is the food boys thatTPresident'WHsori interest- and intellectual life of the
and Goyernor-Biekett -and all thought- community.
ful men in Araeriea are asking the When he: retired" 'from '-the' presi
South' and the West to' produee-and .dicy-ef the College, I have heard
It thereby .wm-clsatties,1 r - r-t23d; heitfeought of emigrating to we-
cessiui m tneir nun wuc ( indemity to boot. That is a part of
tained by the Bdtish Commander traditio, and to sman
during the-attfcon Fort McHenry tradition is one of the principal
objects of the present war.
Prussia has never ceased to sneer
at England for its generosity to the
braska. Instead,however, he built a
double log house in a beautiful grpvt
about two miles from Warrenton, on
the right hand side of the Shady
Gtove road, which he named Nebras
ka, and where he and his interesting
family lived several years.
Some tim? in the late nfties he re
ceived a government appointment
which caused him to move to Califor
nia, where he died at 'Mare Island luly
21, 1860, in the sixty-fourth year of
his age. -
Mr. Turner does not seem to have
been a great talker, but his wife and
daughters were possessed with con
siderable colloquial powers. After ho
moved to California, the late 5irs.
Vin Msh, then the wife of Benjamin
Watkins Leigh, spent a short tinje in
his home. One day he quizzically
said- "Mrs. Leigh, you h we perhaps
observed that I do not talk much. You
may also have observed thatI do not
have an opportunity."
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mentality as after Waterloo? Or will
they find an unsuspected "virtue in the
distinction between the dynasty and
the nation, drawn by England after
Waterloo as now by President Wil
son. "Be hard" is the doctrine with
which Prussia has inculcated the new
Gertjiany; for moral platitudes it has
unmitigated contempt but all this
teaching assumes a haughty, victor
ious. Germany. It is now beginning
to seem probable that Germany faces
that incredible thing, a- smashing de
feat.. Unless its fortunes soon mend
it will do well not to take amiss Pres
ident Wilson's kindly distinction be
tween the imperial Government and
the German people.
England spared France after Wa
terloo and French and British are now
fighting side by side. Prussia has
despised mercy as weakness, and no
rinds nearly all the world arrayed
against it. By Prussian precedents
a victory for the allies would be the
end for Germany, but the allies are
not Prussians, and we cannot douoc
that President Wilson's lead will be
followed: There can be no greater
moral lesson than an overwhelming
defeat for Prussian militarism, fol
lowed by a generous treatment of the
German nation. When the hour comes
we may doubt whether the German
people will regard magnanimity as
weakness. The result is much more
likely to be the discarding of the mer
ciless Prussian doctrine that has pois
oned modern Germany.
Tiie Springfield Sunday Republican
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