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WARRENTONr"WAT0lEN COUNTY, N. C FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1920
Number 95
A SEMlVEEWI?rEWSlAPE WARRENTON AND WARIiLN COUNTY
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There is no excuse for a man to vio
te a traffic ordinance. If he has
nough intelligence to drive an auto
mobile he certainly ought to be con
usant with the rules and regulations
Iteming its operation.
Of course, children and you .mus.
notice the large number of ten and
twelve-year-old kvs and Sirls en'
trusted with automobiles- need not
be expected to know what to do- in an
emergency, but a man or woman
should know.
That is why every municipality and
dounty ought to have an examina
tion before a man or woman is allow
ed to drive an automobile. They have
examinations now but they are only
make-believes, farces. .. j
When such a system is adopted,
when the same care is taken about
riving a person possession ' of the
wheel of an .automobile that is exer
cised in the selection of a locomotive
engineer, or licensing a pistol toter,
vou will not have to do so much dodg
ing to save your neck. Greensboro
Record.
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A Wise Move
City Solicitor Kennedy is taking a
forward-looking step in his decision
to enforce the law againt minors driv
ing automobiles. Children under 16
jears of age are prohibited by law
from steering cars, but tn"e law is like
quite a number of others on the books,
it is covered with dust. Children
have no business driving automobiles.
They may be ever so proficient at the
wheel and actually seem to know as
much about it as older, and wiser
heads, but it is a characteristic of
youth to 'become excited and when
the driver of a car gets excited,
something is going to happen. ' But
whether or not the law is wise, it is
the law ad ought to be enforced. If
it is not needed, let it be repealed.
One of our great laxities in these
times is to pay no attention to laws
unless they nappen to suit our own
notions as to whaV is wise and bene
ficient. Charlotte News.
Gasoline Danger
Gasoline is one of the commonest
items of merchandise hi' general use
in North Carolina. Yet it is one of
the most powerful explosives made.
Enough gasoline is in North-Carolina
this morning to blow the face off the
State if it could be confined a few feet
below the surface and exploded all at
one time. It is the explosive force
of the gasoline that drive these cars
that run, and that power makes dyn
amite jealous.
Gasoline is the most volatile of all
the fluids that are used to any extent
k the people generally. In the bar
rel it is harmless. When it is allow
ed to come out and mix with air the
Sas that is formed is as explosive as
oitro-glycerin. It is even more dan
gerous, for a light of any kind will
explode it. while it takes a jar to set
ff the glycerin. The dangerous cer
tainty of the stuff to explode is shown
in the fact that-an automobile, taking
gasoline from the tank on the car
will daw it into the engines time af
ter time for hours without missing
once, a sufficient charge to keep the
car running like a clock, and explode
every single charge, on eafter the bth
er in proper order. If any one doubts
tlle positiveness of gasoline, and the
ctainty of its explosion when, the
Editions are right let him think of
this. Thousands of consecutive ex
plosions in each of the four clyinders
an not one missed. . - '
Yet men fool with this dangerous
anJ certain agent as if they were play
y with sand. The result is we have
equent reports of accidents, and as
ears
mcrease in (numbers we may ex-
pect
moie accidents. Gasoline is a
5e agent only when it is kept from
Matches, smoking and lights
sould never be permitted anywhere
open gasoline. News and Ob-servei-.
More Outlines of History
Sailor "We have just seen some
aiige-peel and banana-skins floating
n the starboard, sir." .
Columbus "Was there any chew
Sgum?" ; ..-
Sailor Vn cv"
Rumbus "'Then it must be the
31 Indies we're coming to, and I'd
ho
Pm.T was somg to be America.'
Uneh (London).
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Youth is not a time of life; it is a
state of mind. It is not a matter, of
ripe cheeks, red lips and supple knees;
it is a temper of the will; a quality of
the imagination, a vigor of the emo
tions. It is the freshness of the deep
springs of life.
Youth means a temperamental pre
domination of courage over timidity,
of the appetite, for' adventure over
the love of ease. This often exists
more in a man of fifty than a boy of
twenty.
Nobody grows old by merely liv
ing a number of years. People grow
old by deserting their ideals.
Years wrinkle the skin; but to give
up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Worry, doubt, seft distrust, fear and
despair these are the long, long
years that bow the heart and turn the
green living spirit back to dust.
Whether sixty or sixteen, there is
in every ""human heart the lure of
wonder, the sweet amazement at the
stars and starlike things and thoughts
the" undaunted challenge of events, the
unfailing, childlike appetite for what
is next, and the joy of the game of
living. "SSou are as young as your
faith, as old as your doubt; as young
as your self confidence, as old as
your fear; as young as your hope, as
old as your despair.
In the central place of your heart
is an evergreen tree; its name is love.
So long as it flourishes you are young;
when it dies you are old.
In the central place of your heart
there is a wireless station. ' So long
as it receives messages of love, hope,
beauty, cheer, grandeur, courage and
power from the earth, from men and
from the Infinite, so long are you
young. When te wires are down
and all the central places of your
heart are covered with 'the snows of
cynicism and the ice of pessimism,
then you are grown old, even at twen
ty, and may God haye mercy on your
soul.
A PROTEST
A recent editorial in the Record
relative to the speeding of automo
biles was much - to the point.
What Wake County is doing, War
ren should do.
The good roads of Hawtree are our
pride, but much of the pride We so
justly feel is eclipsed by a sense of
fear for the welfare of our children,
on account -f speeding on these roads.
To delay act:on m regard to. the fast
driving through Wise, especially in
the life of some little tot.
Let's do something. Post signs
along the road and then put an officer
here for a few days. Give the fines
imposed to the school or to the Red
Cross
CHARLOTTE S. PERKINSON.
' BETTERMENT ASSOCIATION
The regular meeting of the Better
ment Association of Wise will be
held on Thursday, Dec. 2, at the
school building.
Miss Beck. of Warrenton, has been
invited to speak on a subject in which
all mothers are especially interested.
Come and let us forget our petty
selves and the hard times, and keep
on working for our school and the
general welfare of our beautiful lit
tle community. '
"And is ten' dollars all you' are of
fering, for the return of your wife?"
"Every cent."
"No one will bring her back for
that paltry sum."
"I know it." Louisville Courier
Journal. Restrictions.
"Don't they allow us to raise chil
dren in this apartment-house?"
"No,7 said the janitor.
"Nor kittens nor puppies nXr par
rots ? "
"No. Nothing is permitted to be
raised here except the rent.
Wash
ington Star.
's Cheaper.
"Fancy your getting married again,
Mrs. Smale. I hope you have done
wisely."
"Yes, mum; I reckon. Yew see,
I 'ave so much washing to take 'ome
now if I 'adn't got e I should have
been forced to buy a donkey, sure
'nough." London .Tatler.
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Sufficiency.
One of your Uncle Samuel's stal
wart brunettes had been gazing
thoughtfully over the rail of the
homeward-bound transport for twen
ty minutes. A doughboy, curious at
the cause of such concentration, de
manded: "What you thinning about,
Sam?"
" 'Bout de ocean, boss," came the
reply. "Dat's de fust time in all
mah life I ever saw somethin' dare
was enough of." The American Le
gion Weekly.
Everything Goes
"No, I know nothing about music."
"All you have to do is to jangle this
cow-bell."
"But suppose I come in at the
wrong place?"
"You can't do that in jazz." Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
Then and Now
1610 Indians sold Manhattan Is
land for a keg of whiskey.
,1920 Citizens want to trade back.
Detroit News.
"TO MY SON"
rnCKlE SAYS
THf. PELLEQ VOHO GOBS
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By Contrast
He "The artist whose paintings
show" that angels are all women cer
tainly didn't know women.'-'-'
She "That is perhaps true. ,It
may be that he knew only men."
The Overhere Digest (Minneapolis).
Prof. "What is there to substan
tiate the opinion that Shakespeare
was a prophet?" .
Soph "He was foretelling the era
of home-brew when he wrote the re
cipe for Witches Broth in 'Macbeth.' "
The Pitt Panther.
Considerate Debtor
Oke "I don't see why you haggled
so with the tailor aoout the price
you'll never pay him."
Owens "Oh, but, you see, I am con
scientious. I don't want the poor fel
low to lose more than is necessary. "
Boston Transcript.
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New York World:
. With apparent authority, the Swe
dish newspapers announce that the
Nobel Peace Prize for 1920 will be
awarded President Wilson. In this
event, however, never will the bestow
al have been justified so amply by
facts and. the chosen man. This may
be said without prejudice to any pre
vious recipient of the prize, since
never before has the award followed
upon the heels of so portentious and
mtomentous an occasion as the late
World War.
Mr. Wilson is an idealist, as his par
tisan enemies have charged.
There is distinction in the truth of
this charge- But it was a practical
man as well as an idealist that took
his place among the forces directed
to the bringing of the conflict to a
righteous close. Amreican troops
turned the tide of European battle.
It is quite as literally true that the
fighting stopped at the word of an
American President. How futile par
tisan criticism has been or can be in
an effort to rob Woodrow Wilson of
the great and lasting glory of his pu
sition is indicated in the words of
Maximilan Harden, quoted today in
the news columns of the World.
"Immortality," says the great in
dependent German editor, "is as cer
tain to Wilson's speeches as to the
meditations of the Roman Emperor
Marcus . Aurelius, who also dropped
half way up the heights." And in
continued eulogy of our President, on
the occasion of the League meeting
at Geneva, . Harden stamps as "the
most beautiful, the only great exper
ience of the war," the fact "that Wil
son existed and that he aroused an
echo that the roaring cannon could
not drown."
The heralded judgment at Stock
holm is thus appreciated in advance
from the land which was so lately
that of the enemy.
THE BEST PLACE TO WORK
Abraham Lincoln.
If you intend to work there is no
better place than right where you
are; if you do hot intend to work, you
can not get along anywhere. Squirm
ming and crawling about fom place
to place can do no good.
WISE
A fine lot of books has just been
received from the State Library Com
mission. What better books do you
want than these?
"Fear God in Your Own Village"
By Richard Morse.
"The Kentucky Cardinal;" by James
Lane Allen.
"Red Rock:" by Thomas Nelson
Page
"The Man from Glemgarry," by
Ralph , Connor. s
"Miss Mink's Soldier," by Alice He-
gan Rice.
For those who can digest heavier
fiction, there are "Adam Bede," "The
Newcomes," The Talisman," etc.
Books will be given out by Mrs.
Perkinson. on .Fridays fx'om one to
three and almost any time when she
is at home.
The Second Reason
Tipping is said to be due to public
weakness, and it is also due to the de
sire to have uncheon served in time
for dinner. Augusta Herald.
"TO MY SON"
The following lines are published
by request: .
"Do you know that your soul is of 'my
soul such part
That you seem to be fiber and core of
my heart?
None other can pain me as you, son,
can do;
None other can praise me or please
me as you.
Remember the World will be quick
with its blame,
If shadow or stain ever darken your
name.
'Like mother, like son' is a saying so
true
The world will judge largely of moth
er by you.
Be this then your.-task if task it
shall be
To force this proud world to do hom
age to me,
Be sure . it will say, when its verdict
you've won,
'She reaped as she sowed; this man
4 is her son
Jackson, Miss., Daily News.
Boost the business you rae in or
get out of it. If you are proud of it,
if you th'nk there is a better business
to be engaged in then you are making
a mistake in remaining in it. - Wheth
er it is the law or medicine, a dry
goods store or a grocery, whether it
is a manufacturing plant engaged in
the steel industi y or a saw mill
whatever you are working at you
ought to consider the real thing to
be engaged in.
It isn't what the other fellow thinks
of your occupation or your work it
is what you think that counts. You
are the one who has to live with it.
If it is distasteful to you, thenyou
are going to fail. But you can suc
ceed if you are satisfied with your
position, regardless of whether some
body else is satisfied with it or not.
Boost the business you are in, and
on't apologize. If you have to
apologize to your friends for the bus
iness or the way it s conducted, or
for the people engaged in it, then you
may know that you are working in
the wrong business. There 'is no bet
ter test, especially for a young fel
low who is "just embarking. There
are in human history no records of
successful men who apologized for
the business in which they were suc
ceeding. NO NAMES CALLED i
A New Bern correspondent writes
the Greensboro News that an inter
esting story has come to New Bern
from Greenvile, where Rev; Baxter
McLendon (Cyclone Mack) who con
ducted a great revival meeting here
some weeks ago is' holding forth and
saving souls. -
According to the story brought to
New Bern "Mack" arose in his pulpit
several nights ago and announced
that a "certain well known man in that
town was leading a life that was far
from righteous, that he was tempted
to call his name from the pulpit and
expose his actions, but that instead
he would give the fellow, a chance to
contribute to the work he was doing;
contribute to the work he was doing,
$10 bill into the collection plate, and
that if this was not forthcoming the
name of the man would be called out
at the next meeting, as it would show
that he was an unregenerated sinner
and din't give a hurrah for himself
or his family. . V
The collection was passed around
and when the $10 bills were counted
it was found that there were 47 of
these, and that there were five notes
to "Mack" begging him to keep quiet
until the next night; that the writers
didn't have the 10-spot with them, but
would drop it in the plate on the fol
lowing night, which they did.
Thus far, according to' all reports
no names have been called out.
"About as safe as a baby with a
razor is an unwatched incubator lamp.
xad eiectric wiring cost Americans
$17,000,000 last year.
PEOPLE OF OUR TOWN
. The Volunteer Proof Reader, alias
the Printshop'Pest, Loafs 'Round the
Office, Entertains the Printers, Pies
Type and Soaks Up all the News In
advance by Reading Proofs and the
Copy on the Hook. He's as Welcome
around this office as a Bolshevist at an
American Legion convention and any-
body who Gets IV-v d at this Recog-
I mzes tne escnptiou.
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Chapel Hill, Nov. 26. The North
Carolina Good Roads Association to
day announced plans for holding a
good roads conference in Raleigh, on
Wednesday, January 5th, the opening;
day of the new Legislature. To this
conference will be invited all mem
bers of the Association, of which there
are now over 5,000 representing every
county in the State; members of the
Legislature; all county and road com
missioners; representatives of boards
of trade, chambers f commerce, ro
tary and kiwanis clubs, women's clubs,
motor clubs, automotive trade assocla- .
tion, farmers unions, as well as the
public generally. The local State
Highway Committees of the Associa
tion in the various counties will taka
an active part, as they are in close
touch with local conditions and senti
ment in regard to the program for &
State System of Highways.
Indications now are that this will
be one of the greatest meetings not
Only in numbers but in potential ac
complishment ever staged in North
Carolina. Fully (ninety per cent of
the people of the State, realizing the
importance of an adequate transpor
tation system in the State's develop
ment, are ready and willing to pay for
the construction and maintenance of
such a system. AH they ask is a fair
deal in raising and apportioning: the
funds, efficiency in expending tha
money, and protection of the invest
ment. It is also being realized that
delay in providing the necessary funds
for the rapid construction of a State
System of hard surfaced roads will'
only retard the State's progress.
There will be"" a few set speeches
of the inspirational type at this con
fer as it called primarily for a thor
ough discussion of an adequate road
law by citizens from all walks of life.
Far from Thankless.
"Don't you find writing a thank
'ess job?"
"On the contrary, everything I
write is returned to me with thanks."
Fliegende Blatter (Munich).
Where They Wait
"There's a story in this paper of &
woman that used a telephone for the
first time in eighty-three years."
"She must be on a party line."
Notre Dame Juggler.
BROKEN MACHINE
Both the Friday and Tuesday is-
sue of this week's Record have
been unusually late on account of
a break down on the Linotype
the machine that sets the type
to the absence of on of our print-
ers who has iot shown up this
week; and to the fact that the
printer .was out for two days on
account of sickness. We hope to
have the machine fixed in tizae
to put Tuesday's paper out on
time.
THIS IS ASTOUNDING
Greensboro News.
We were astonished to find in the
New Carolina Magazine an article en
titled "Why do Girls Close Their
Eyes When You iKss 'Em?" Some
how, we cannot choose but see a glar
ing anomaly in any such question be
ing presented by a magazine issued
from a seat of learning. It doesn't
fit in either with the character or the
traditions of the University of North
Carolina. If the sort of education
implied in the title of that article is
the type of instruction being given our
young men at Chapel Hill, then we
are forced to believe that a boy is
liable to lose, ather than gain, by at
tendance there.
Why, the Greensboro High School
would be ashamed te graduate a boy
who didn't know enough to, kiss his
girl on the lips!
A diplomat is a man with an axe to
grind who gets another man to turn
the grindstone and makes him believe
that he is being entertained. Chat
tanooga News.
Patronzie your home merchants.
Each day Americans smoke 5,000
miles of cigarettes and carelessly
flung butts, burn $11,00,000 .worth of
property each month.
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