PAGE 6 bale Co 5*Minute Biogi Author of "How to W and Influence Pec HOWARD 1 The Missionary Whc Train?And Became One cold night, half a century ago, a crowd was pouring out of McVicker's Theatre in Chicago. It was a laughing, happy crowd?a crowd that had been entertained by Alexander Herrman, the great magician of that day. A shivering newsboy stood on the sidewalk, trying to sell copies of the Chicago Tribune to the crowd. But he was having a tough time of it. He had no overcoat, he had no home, and he had no money to pay for a bed- That night, alter tne crowd faded away, he wrapped himself in newspapers and slept on top of an iron grating which was warmed slightly by the furnace in the basement, in an alley back of the theatre. As he lay there, hungry and shivering, he vowed that he too would be a magician. He longed to have crowds applauding him, wear a furlined coat, and have girls waiting for him at the stage door. So he made a solemn vow that when he was a* famous magician, he would come back and play as a headline!' in thev same theatre. That boy was Howard Thurston? and twenty years later he did precisely that. After his performance he went out in the alley and found his initials where he had carved them 6n the back of the theatre a quarter of a century before when he had been a hungry, homeless newsboy. At the time of his death?April 13, 1936?Howard Thurston was the acknowledged dean of magicians, the king of legerdemain. During his last forty years he had traveled all over the world, time and again, creating illusions, mystifying audiences, and making people gasp with astonishment. More than sixty million people paid admissions to his show, and his profits were almost two million dollars. Shortly before his death, I spent an evening with Thurston in the theatre, watching his act from the wings Later we went up to his dressing room and he talked for hours about his exciting adventures. When he was a little boy, his father whipped him cruelly because he had driven a team of horses too fast. Blind with rage, he dashed out of the house, slammed the door, ran screaming down the street and disappeared. His mother and father never Saw or heard from him again for five years. They feared he was dead. And he admitted that it was a wonder he wasn't killed; for he became a hobo, riding in box cars, begging, stealing, sleeping in barns and haystacks and deserted buildings. He was arrested dozens of times, chased, cursed, kicked, thrown off trains, and shot at. He became a jockey and a gambler; at seventeen years of age, he found himself stranded in New York 1X1 X _ J.ll __ l HI 1 witnout, a aonar, ana wunoui a friend. Then a significant thing happened. Drifting into a religious meeting, he heard an evangelist preach on the text, "There is a Man in You '' Deeply moved, and stirred as he had never been stirred before in his life, he was convinced of his sins. So he walked up to the altar and with tears rolling down his cheeks, was converted. Two weeks later, this erstwhile hobo was out preaching on a street corner in Chinatown. He was happier than he had ever been before, so he decided to become an evangelist, enrolled in the Moody Bible School at Northfield, Massachusetts, and worked as a janitof to pay for his board and room. He was eighteen years old then, and up to that time, he had never gone to school more than six months in his life. He had learned to read by looking out of box car doors at signs along the railway and asking other "ramps what they meant. He couldn't write or figure or spell. So he went to his classes in the Bible SChool and studied Greek and biol ogy in the daytime, and studied reading and writing and arithmetic at night. He finally decided to become a medical missionary and was on his I way to attend the University of Pennsylvania when a little thing happened that changed the entire course of his life. On his way from Massachusetts to Philadelphia, he had to change trains at Albany. While waiting for his train, he drifted into a theatre Warrenton, North Carol trnme ra phies in Friends HURSTON Got on the Wrong ; a Famous Magician and watched Alexander Herrman perform tricks of magic that kept the audience pop-yed with wonder, Thurston had always been interested in inagic. He had always tried to do card tricks. He longed to fal2 to his idol, his hero, Herrmann the Great Magician. He went to the hotel and got a room next to Herrman's; he listened at the key-hole and walked up and down the corridor. trvine to summon up enough courage to knock, but he couldn't. ^ ^ ll ^ He Slept on a Grating in Back of the Theater and Dreamed of Baffling the World The next morning he followed the famous magician to the railway station, and stood admiring him with silent awe. The magician was going to Syracuse. Thurston was going to New York?at least he thought he was. He intended to ask for a ticket to New York; but by mistake he too asked for a ticket to Syracuse. That mistake altered his destiny. Which is i Adequate * or Less-th Advertisii I The War "Goes Into The is ^ lina Jf That mistake made him a magician | instead of a medical missionary. At the flood tide of his fame, Thurston got almost a thousand dollars a day for his show. But I often heard him say that the happiest days of his life were when he was getting a dollar a day for doing card tricks for a medicine show. His name was painted in blazing red) letters across a streaming banner, and he was billed as "Thurston, the Magician of the North." He was from Columbus, Ohio; but that IS North, if you are from Texas. His success was due to at least ' two things. First, he had the ability to put his personality across the j footlights. He was a master showman, he new human nature; and he 1 said those qualities were just as imi portant for a magician as a knowledge of magic. Everything he did,, even the intonations of his voice. and the lifting of an eyebrow, had | ; been carefully rehearsed in advance, | and his actions had been timed to split seconds. And second, he loved his audience. Before the curtain went up, he stood in the wings, jumping up and down and kept saying: "I love my audience. I love to entertain them." He knew that if he wasn't happy. no one else would beMacon Items Mr. and Mrs. Ovid Porter of Raleigh and Mrs. John W- Smith and daughter of Bracey, Va., were visitors here Sunday. Mr. Charles Harris, who has been sick for some time, has improved' enough to be back at his work in' Warrenton. Mrs. C. M. Duner, who has been spending some time in the home of Mr. and Mrs- Edwin Russell returned to her home in Washington, D. C., last Sunday. Mrs. Edward Bullock, who Is at Duke Summer school, spent the week end here with her mother, Mrs. A. F. Brame. Mrs- W. T. Person of Littleton is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Plummer Fitts. Mrs. Jack Clark, Mrs- Robert : j Clark and son, Robert Jr., Misses i Winifred Clark and Hattie Daniel t ; of Littleton were visitors here Tues-1 ' \ day. j Mrs. Alfred Rhoads and daugh-, ! ter, Miss Elizabeth Rhoads, arrived Monday from Wisconsin to spend ' some time with Mr. George Rhoads. Patronize the Advertiser. more Expensiv Advertising, an-Adequate ig? A Full Page in This Pap< Advertising Less than O Person Rea< D I Wll lVttUl VI Homes" No Wa IE WARREN RECOR SOMAftOKKH ! v ffSSOH God Prepares a People. Lesson for July 25th. Exodus 12:21-28. Golden Text: Deut. 7:6To understand the Old Testament we must study carefully the history out of which it came. For the nation and its destiny looms large in the Old Testament. To get the full flavor of this national spirit we must turn to the writings of the prophets. For the prophet was a close Student of the politics of his day. His message was determined to a large degree by the circumstances in which he found himself"Out of them," writes one commentator, "he read the will of God and in them he saw the hand of God at work." Thus the prophets were convinced that the long pilgrimage of the Jewish commonwealth, with all of its ups and downs, was essentially sacred. They loved to dwell on the covenant between God and Israel, the redemption from Egyptian serfdom, the divine guidance through the wilderness, and the overthrow of the heathen in Canaan. Carlyle once said that "the Bible of every nation is its history. This is peculiarly true of the Hebrew folk. Intensely patriotic, their history meant everything to them. It is no wonder then that their Bible is soaked with a vivid national feeling. Our lesson text is a reminder of this striking emphasis. It deals with the institution of the historic Passover Festival which the Jews have always associated with the Exodus from Egypt, and which they still observe- Note that the Passover lamb was originally sacrificed and the blood sprinkled on the doorposts by each head of a family, for there was no tabernacle and no order of priests. To Christians the crucifixion of our Master fulfills all that is signified by the Jewish Passover. 'Tor you are free from the old leaven," wrote Paul to the church at Corinth. "Christ our paschal lamb has been sacrified " As God saved His people from their slavery under Pharoah, so Christ, by his death, redeemed his followers from spiritual bondage. Renew your subscription. i C: I ill! llj V Advertisement n| er at Regular Rates Costs ne Penny per w died. sted Circulation t u 1 dft, A D Farm Questions And Answers Question: When should the laying flock be culled? Answer: Since efficient production comes through continuous selection some culling may be needed each month in the year, but the most rigid culling should be made toward the end of the laying period. This usually occurs from July to November and the flock should be watched carefully during July and August for early molters. Hens that molt in June, July, or August should be taken from the flock and disposed of as soon as molt appears or production ceases. Question: How long does it take to properly cure a barn of tobacco? Answer: The time required varies from 84 to 98 hours depending upon the rapidity of the various curing processes. After hanging the weed maintain a temperature about ten degrees higher than the outside temperatur^ until the leaf is fairly yellow. The heat is then raised 4 to 5 degrees an hour until a temperature of 120 to 125 degrees is reached- This temperature is held until the tips of the leaves are dry and then raised to 140 degrees. This will dry out the entire leaf. The temperature is again raised to 180 to 190 degrees and held until all parts of the leaf stem is dry in all parts of the barn. Question: Should a dairy cow be given a grain ration during the dry period? Answer: If there is plenty of good pasture available and the animal is in good flesh no other feed will be necessary, but the animal should have free access to a good mineral mixture unless the grazing is legume crops or hay is being fed- If the pasture is short or the cow in poor flesh enough concentrate should be fed to put the animal in good flesh before freshening. However, all high protein grains and corn is usually removed from the grain ration about two weeks before freshening. A good grain mixture to feed during this period is composed of equal parts of wheat bean and ground oats. f ~=~ ^ cm: of Warrenton, in the State Cash, balances witn otner i United States Government State, county, and munici] Corporate stocks, including Loans and discounts Banking house owned, fui Other real estate owned.. Other assets TOTAL AS! Deposits of individuals, pai (a) Demand depo (b) Time deposits (c) Other time dej United States Government State, county, and municif i, Certified and officers' che< cash, and amounts TOTAL DEPO 1 Other liabilities TOTAL LIABI Capital account: (a) Capital stock i (b) Surplus , (d) Undivided pro (d) Reserves (e) Total capital i TOTAL LIA On June 30, 1937, the requi Assets reported abo' i This bank's capital is rep struction Finance Corporati no shares of second preferri Pledged assets (except real (a) U. S. Governmi to secure liabi TOTAL.... Secured and preferred liabi] (a) Deposits secured TOTAL I, JOHN G. MITCHELI the above statement is true the several matters herein belief. Stat and U (Notary Seal) ban] jj My I! I '= Warrenton. North Carolina Washington, D- C?The Library Ji of Congress is among the largest in. < the world, with 15.29 acres of floor ] space and nearly 5,000,000 printed! books and pamphlets. 1 < Tobacco growers of Wilson county who have been planting the crop | < on the same land year after year 1 report Granville wilt to be spread- I [now to hav< FAULTY PLUMBIN I REPAIR] I Don't wait until ne: your pipes and fau leaks, to have them ] freezing weather, o: sired changes in yo tures. CALL 303WARRE PLUM] COMP M. C. HULTS, Temporarily Locat< Of The Press Pi 0 = * ?. ' - " ' ***1^ ......?~ ^ - - ? - ?a REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF ZENS Bj ) of North Carolina, at the Close of Bi ASSETS banks, and cash items in process of coll obligations, direct and fully guarantee pal obligations none of Federal Reserve bank stock.. rniture and fixtures SETS LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL tnerships, and corporations: sits evidenced by savings pass books posits and postal savings deposits >al deposits ;ks, letters of credit and travelers' ct due to Federal Reserve bank (transit SITS LITIES EXCLUDING CAPITAL ACC< and capital notes and debentures *... fits iccount - BILITIES AND CAPITAL ired legal reserve against deposits of tl ve which were eligible as legal reserve i >resented by no capital notes and deb on and none sold to public; no shares ( 3d stock; and 250 shares of common stc MEMORANDA estate), rediscounts, and securities loar jnt obligations, direct and fully guarar lities ities: 1 by pledged assets pursuant to requirer j, Cashier, of the above-named bank, < , and that it fully and correctly repre contained and set forth, to the best JOHN ? m * It. 1. \ c. r. : H. A. ] ;e of North Carolina, County of Warre Sworn to and subscribed before me thi I hereby certify that I am not an ofl t. commission expires Sept 5, 1938. MAI FRIDAY, JULY 23, 193/I ingf over the county, other 1 eases are also appearing. I A marketing center for shipp^ I logs from Washington and Tyrrell I counties will be established soon. I Plans have been completed for 4 I lairy show to be held at Recreation I Park in Buncombe County, October I 1. Premiums will amount to $iooq 1 the time , I e thdt II G II ED | r. 5,718.47 DUNT 886,415 44 j|l $25,00000 1|.likl 42,500.00 H 8,968.94 ^|' 6,000.00 82,lOO.yi $968,884.38 '< I lis bank was $90,344.45. Hft~j amounted to $317,16119 entures sold to Reconof first preferred stock; >ck, par $100. per sliare. iteed, pledged ^Blj $ 40,762.50 Km .$ 40,762.50 nent of law. .$ 40,762.5U ^H?n $ 40,762 50 A io solemnly swear that sents the true state of ' of my knowledge and G. MITCHELL. VATSON, B'icJ, T-VT\TirCT T. MJLS VY JCU-LUI, MOSELEY, grn Directors. ^ Rtin ~~ L. '^K''r s 9th day of July. ^ ^B^ti leer or director of tW* u B&s, ^ RY E- GRANT, ^Wdre; Notary Public- ^ onlej