IP HO SAID “I am not a Virginian but an American." UAU Patrick Henry live*! 50 years later than he did, would we have clung to his assertion that he was a citizen of the I'nited States, rHthei than of Virginia? It was on this question of whether the citizens of the United States were citizens of the nation or of the state in which they lived tHat the Civil war was fought and finally decided In favor of those holding to the theory here enunciated by Patrick Henry. Os course, Patrick Henry lived be fore the real development of the na tion into states. They were but loose ly organized colonies before the Revo lutionary war and their structure had not changed greatly before death claimed tlie renowned orator. Had Patrick Henry lived later in the his- 71 N XJbbreviated kJ/ L " STORY THE LEAD PENCIL TWO days ago I was a beautiful, brown pencil, hale and hearty and of full stature, with my name, “ Writ 3- easy, No. 6,” printed on my sleek side in letters of purest gold. I hadn't a single care in the world, and my heart was full of love for all human beings —for was it not to humans that I owed my lovely shape, my long sturdy bar of unbroken lead and my soft, firm wood? Today I am a miserable abandoned stump without even a point. My gold name has been cruelly hacked off, even to the capital W. For a woman tried to sharpen me. If I had been wise I would have strug gled out of her hands as soon as she borrowed tier husband’s penknife — struggled out of her hands and slipped down a crack to an eternal dark ob livion that at least would not have robbed me of my shape. At the first inch of wood and lead tHat she hacked off, she said: “Some thing must be the matter with the wood." At the second Inch she said: “Some thing must be the matter with the lead.” At the third inch she said: “Some thing must be the matter with the knife.” At that I fainted from pain and humiliation, and awoke a scraggy cast off stump of my former self. And a confirmed woman hater. ((£) by George Matthew Adams ) SOMETHING TO THINK 1 ABOUT Sv F. A. WALKER MENTAL ATMOSPHERE XI7 HATEVER It may be with re * V jr ilr( j t 0 your Idea of peace of mind, quite apart from wealth and position, you will soon or lute discover that the mental atmosphere in which you move from Jay to day has a great deal to do with your happiness. You cannot experience those de lightful seasons of peace, joy and harmony which come frequently to tHe souls who habitually indulge in right thinking, unless you, too, live and work lu a spiritual and mental sunshine, at tuned to the glorious harmonies which are all about you. waiting for you to ciasp them in your hands, press them to your heart and accept them as your own. You may grope for a solution of life’s problems year after year, hut you will not find it until you climb to the Hill tops and get In a cleaner atmosphere which has a mystic way of its o«\ in clearing the vision and lightening the heart, even when the skies all The young lady ACROSS THE WAY The young lady across the "'ay says she always has stood and always will stand for tne open window In fhlnu. Cfi by MeClure Newepaper Syndicate.) torr of his country It is quite likely that hie intense love for Virginia would have caused him to alter the declaration quoted above. Patrick Henry was in Virginia in 173 ti. He was given a good educa tion Hnd in 1700 lie was admitted to tiie liar of ids native state. Henry's ability soon became evident. No other public speaker of his time could sur pass him in his hold upon Iris audience and ids impassioned addresses played a prominent part in lining up the col onists against the British. He was one of the most bitter opponents of the Stamp Act and it was ids repeated speeches against it that made its en forcement practically impossible. The one declaration best remem bered of this orator is the famous one: “I know not what course others may take; hut as for me give me liberty or give me dentil." Patrick Henry died in 1799. —Wayne D. McMarray. (©C-eorge Matthew Adams.) O Sign for Manuscript MS means manuscript. MSS is sim ply the plural, meaning more than one, M.M. means Maelzel’s Metronome. It is wrong to suppose that it stands for Metronome Mark, although of course the letters may be so interpreted, but then they stand for a number of ether words also. A|| SCHOOL PAQS | A ■"“vuct, VOO Pdoa s\e\t>, '-°° K - S V*- \Nv\Ki m OFfewn’ vou! hWJ- hr* IWII vaKWUL, FiSvmh' VDLt me MO | around you are hung with sombrous gray curtains. All that is good and glorious in life comes from right thinking. Superb paintings for which fabulous prices are paid ; masterful music which stirs tiie soul and carries it away in to the land of bright dreams; beautiful buildings with exquisitely blended pro portions and pleasing lines, and even tiie human face with Its beaming eyes and cheerful countenance come into be ing through right thinking—through living in a higher mental atmosphere, where mind substance is purified and molded Into unusual forms, which in mother’s CooL Boole Is life worth living? I think that question has been answered for good and all. The cost has been more than doubled, and we still hang on.—Louis ville Courier-Journal. SAVORY FOODS A FLANK steak, when carefully pre ** pared, makes a most appetizing dish. Pound the.meat until tiie filters are well broken, rub with three table spoonfuls of butter or cooking oil; when the oil is absorbed fry in a hot Iron frying pan. Place the browned meat In a casserole, rinse out tiie pan with two tablespoonfuls of boiling wa ter and pour it over the meat. Add one bayleaf, one clove of garlic, two teaspoonfuls of salt, two tablespoon-' fuls each of minced celery, green pep per and carrot. Add two cupfuls of boiling water and in the last half hour of cooking six medium-sized potatoes. Cook two and one-half hours. Thicken with a tablespoonful of Hour mixed with a little cold water. Savory Casserole of Mutton. Cut a slice of mutton from the mid dle part of tiie leg of a yearling— have the slice two Inches thick. Re move the bone and fid the cavity with minced onion or celery. Dredge w-lth flour and salt and pepper. Prepare the bottom of casserole a rich gravy of one cupful of brown stock, one-half cupful of currant Jelly, a dozen chopped olives, six peppercorns, three whole cloves, one tablespoonful of lemon Juice. Thicken when boiling with one tablespoonful of flour mixed with a little water, to a paste. Lay Into this the round of mutton, spread ZEBULON RECORD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1925. MOST WELCOME By DOUGLAS MALLOCH « ,l " 1 111 "" " • T?AME, pass me by, and, wealth, elude My eager grasp, and what’s all that? The stare is often only rude, And greatness only wondered at. I would be great anether way, So great that other men would say, “I never knew a man so kind, ' For such a friend you seldom find.’’ Yes, wealth, elude my eager hand. And will it matter, after all? Who builds upon the golden sand May only build a house to fall, I would be rich another way. So rich that other men would say, “Though little Is the wealth he spends, No mortal has so many friends.” Yes. wealth, elude, fame, pass me by. Though both a man may well desire. But let me know that always I Am welcome at another’s tire. I would he famous in away. So famous other men would say, “Though Croesus come, a king he host, He Is the one they welcome most.” ((c) bv McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) t Heir simple grace and beauty arouse tiie admiration of tiie world. Y’hu may have priceless talents, but they cannot long survive in a tainted atmosphere, for like tiie peach and the rose, they must have tiie helpful sun shine, tiie pure rain and dew, to de velop their full sweetness; they re quire an atmosphere suitable to their proper growtii and development. You may have a wonderful mind, but unless you live in tiie right atmos phere, keep it in touch with other minds and burnish it by constant use and rubbing, it will sicken, mildew amt perisli among the vanities on which life turns from exaltation to despair. If you would have understanding, a frank interest In accomplishment, two or three good friends and success in heaping measure, you must live -and work continuously in an uncorrupted mental atmosphere, otherwise your lit tle journey through this world will terminate in disappointment. ((C) by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) the top with beef marrow, cover the casserole and hake for an hour and a half in a moderate oven. Fowl Supreme. Clean an*l cut up a six-pound fowl, leaving the breast in one piece. Add salt and steam one and one-half hour.). Remove the breast, leaving tiie re mainder of tiie meat to cook. I’lace tiie breast skin-side up in a casserole without water. Put on the cover and. cook one hour. I)o not remove tiie' cover while cooking, as tiie steam es capes and also the flavor and the meat wJll i»e toughened. Cut tiie dark meat Into cubes and add to a pint of white sauce. Place the breast on a serving dish with a head of cooked cauliflow er; surround with sauce and garnish with toast points. Chicken and Spinach Soup. Wash and pick over two pounds * f spinach and cook in one-half cupful of butter until tender. Add one half cup ful of flour, mixed with salt anA pep per to season. When thick rub through a colander and add two quart j of chicken stock. When It comes to a boll serve In cups garnished w-lth whipped cream. Blushing Apples. Cook after washing and coring good flavored apples. Fill tiie centers with cinnamon candles, tasting during the baking. 'Hux U. (El