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L ivermon l) Fcotland Neck, No: rh Caralina Office un-atairs in the Whitehead Building. Office hours from 9 to 1 'c nd 2 to 5 o'clock. Willie II. AlLsbrook Lif- Tn irnn- ".cot1. -if, 1 N -k. M .. m - 1 , Representing the CLASS WILL AND TESTAMEKT OF THE CLASS OF 1915. Prepared and . Read by Miss Ri by Lowe at the Commencement. We, the members of the Senior Class of 1915. being most of sound body and a "few" of us of souni mind and memory; but being aware of how shaky all of us felt about graduating during the last part of our term especially on geometry, or we could not get fixed into our "briiliant minds" what proposition each proof belonged to; and we just did glide through on Cicero. But after all considering the cartainty of our absence during next term deem it advisable to declare this our 1 ist Will and Testament, that is to 1st. Our executors named herein shall carry out all the provision? of our will. 2nd. .We declare it to be our de sire that the class historian, before her demise, shall convey to posterity in fitting terms a record of all our ;rreat achievments, from the begin ning of our first year in echo 1, about ten years ago, to our last Msket ball game with Williamston which we joyfully won in 1915 ; not forgetting to do full justice to all the members of this illustrious class. 3rd. It is our one great wish and desire, after all school duties have been discharged, to bequeath to the Senior Class of 1916, our beloved sreometry teacher, Mr. Zimmer Hardy Rose, as we consider him capable of banging into their mind i jumbled knowledge of angels, rectangle?, polygons, and circles ; hut we do hope that they will get fixed into their minds that the erea of a "triangle" is equal to half the product of its base by its attitude. As we have willed the Senior Class our geometry teacher, we will to him the use of any "erasers" in the Senior room, hoping thathe will use them instead of his "hands" to rub out any geometry problems. 4lh. We would bequeath to the high school literary classes of 1916, our most popular and beloved litera ture teacher, Mis? Claudia Stella Blount, but she will be teaching only one next year. The Senior Class of 1914, willed to her the mayor of Scotland Neck, but they must have gotten matters mixed for it is said that she is very much interested in horse races. We will grant to these classes, however, our favorite literature hero and heroine. "Uncas in Last of Mohicans" and "Maggie Sulliner, in Mill on the Floss." 5th. We give to the Senior Class of 1916, all the dignity consistent with seniordom, the right to appear wis: and dignified whether ,they are so or not ; and the unspeakable de light of being pointed out at tom riencement as a. member of our graduating class, even if we don't kr.ow how we ever attained to Seniordom. 6th. We also relinquish most re- ucrtintly to our successors our senior privileges c mcarning a'l school wcrk, which we have i:ot h -d ; the right to move about from rCit to seat, without the teacher's p-ir mission only, with execption that they may not be ordered to their seats by the teacher in the midst of an interesting conversation, for as we endured ail this we can sympa thize with them; also to appropirate to 'heir individual use any of our books which ihey deem necessary for their instruction. tn ')-'. d..w to the j"n 1 d liir-im tht-m- iv. v w. u,u".h us to n tice it, all ! te iiuVset- and gcod counsel we i h?ive ivc-.'ived from various sources ; during tt-e pat four years of h'gh i sch nil work, especially time in re Igaid to undue pretensions to learn- na- and wisdom We hop;1 that they wi'i m vi tues love our faults con-dc--o: , a d pit take our hopes and ieait, "t irom their lessons seek and fl d instruction with an humble mind. . .,, . i0 s ,r"J m their ettoHs next year to exp!ain how they are 6enioi-.-s ana are yet latung juuioi i di s," with the hope that they whi succ: ed better that ti.eir pred- e-cessrs have done. 9rh. We bequeath our sincere svmnathv in the teacher's honest, i but alas, tutile efforts to produce j in the fulur? another class like unto the pr-nt. ' " . ' gr t rions ou t.c sciiuoi on u e pnvueg ihey I II I II . ULJ to their midst such a distinguished body as the class of 1916 will be. 11th. We hand down to Annie ! McDowell, the back seat which has no back in the Senior room and we fully expect her to make gcod use of this opportunity, and not let any "Saxon cars" pass along in front of the school building without her see ing them. We also will to Evelyn Kitchin, the seat opposite this so that she will not mis? seeing any gay cavaliers on horseback that pass along. 12th. We do hereby hand down to the senior class of 1916, our share in the basket ball, conditionally, that they redeem our ability to play and raise our flag which Greenville has trailed in the the dust. We also bequeath Annie Wilkinson's nerve while playing a match game with Greenville to lone Kitchin, hoping that she will be the champion goal thrower of 1916. We give to Janet White, Bertha Albertson's ability to play as a guard, with the hope that she will not have any bad luck in playing such as guarding a sky sweeper. 13th. To the brave boys and girls of the Junior class of 1916, we give our knowledge of German and we hope that they will speak as fluently as we. If a few of us !o not speak German so flnenrly, I am sure it is not Miss Louise FutreU's fault, for that dear lady has tried hard to cram into our minds the German grammar and German stories. Perhaps it will serve the Juniors a good purpose in the fu ture, if the war keep? on, or if any of the boys are chosen as Embas sadors to Germany, or if any of the girls go over as red cross nurses. 14th. We would like to will to the senior clas? our history teacher but we got history so mixed in our minds, espeeia'ly the dates and tariff, that Miss Harriet. Herring has decided to seek new laurels else where. 15th. We hand down to Mary Ausbon our famous pony Cicero, hoping that she will not lose him at the most fatal time, "as we did this year." and we spent a good deal of our time looking for him but all in vain. We hope, however, that she can ride him successfully through the term, as he ran away from us and jolted all of our clas out of the cart except Dupree Shields, but he held the reins and rode gaily through the term without so much a-3 receiving a scre. 16th. We bequeath to the senior class' of 191G our motto, "Ad Astra'' and we sincerely hope that they will strive to attain this motto, as you see we have done. Of course, we dont expect them to reach as far as this mo;t brilliant class, but they can reach nearly as far as we did. . 17th. We hand down to the sen ior ciass of 1916, our most becom ing class colors green and white, a? we fear green will probably suit them very much. 18th We will Emily Edwards position as Mr. Rose's pefto Maggie Hoggard as her sweet disposition entitles her to that favor although we all know how Ennily hates to be deprived of this exalted position but as the rest of the class could not know how to sympathize with Emily on the lose of it. 19th. We will that the "lady principals' partiality" to Dupree Shields, be equally divided between William Edwards and Willie Ausbon next year. Yet, we can frive Miss Blount her way of petti g Dupree as he is the only boy in our room and this alarmed Miss Blount lest he should get los!: among so many girls. 20'h. We hand down to Dallas Hardy, Leona Boyette's talent in elocution and we think thit her voice can move tree? and stones to tears ; if she jut-t practice for a while, but we fully expect her to hold this audience in spell-bound silence in just one year from now. 21st. We bestow upon Teresa Hopkins, Mildred Futreli's lute-tone voicH, as Teresa assisted in the swing ing s, faithful this year ; and we hope that it will so develop in a few years from now that her voice wi 1 j f ir surpass amphion's lyre, and when it is heard, all people will stop wh;iteer they are doing to listen and forget their troubles. We ex pect hereto sing forth a fl.;od of rap.ure so divine that people will say vv hen her song is ended, "was it a vision or a waking dream?" Fled is that musical voie: do I wake or sleep? 22nd. We will Bertha Albert son's easy going nature to Bettie ,..p -i d we H p tH.it her hard , lessons and too much studying fpnd to ruin her disDOsition. will SCOTLAND NECK, tl C, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1915. UWijUUUilMTa -23d. We hand down, to Lillian' Purvis, Estelle Hancock's ability to I obta:n high marks of deportment! and studies and we sincerely hope that she will strive to earn them as Estelle has'. 24r.h. We will to Mary Lamb, Annie Wilkinson's position ss Mr. Rose's mail carrier and private secretary, and we hope that she will enjoy this honor quite as much as Annie has. 25th. We did have another pupil in our class who would have liked to will to the juniors one of her talents also, but Sue Dunn stopped before the term was ended, for the reason that Ernestine Rasberry would in sist on bringing "candy kisses" to school for Spencer Lewis. 26th. We leave to the Scotland Neck Graded School, as a parting gift, cno set of books by George Eliot, eight in number, and one set of books by Sir Walter Scott, twenty one in number. 27th. If there be any species of property we have not already dis posed of, we will that it shall be di vided, share and share alike, among the kids of this institution. Ve appoint as executors of this wili, those members of the class, who for reasons best known to themselves and the school, shall con tinue with the school for another term, and we admonish them to carry out all the provisions of this will according to" its trua intents and purposes. seal (Senior Class.) S-'gned, sealed and declared to be our last will and testament ; sworn in the absence of the Mayor of Scot land Neck, which we as respectable witnesses do hereby set our hand this 26th day of May, 1915. Signed Mary Lamb, Mary Ausbon, Billia Edward?, "I see that Sienkiewicz, the novel ist, says that America w!U become the conscience of the world." . "He means that as a compliment, of course, but I don't know that we want to become the conscience of the world.' "And why "not?" "You know the conscience plays a mighty small part in the general run of things." Enmaeile Novel ft ilSl -II 1 V or a Siiciciestloo! $l0t000 vas paia for this photo play. Another $ 1 0,000 is of fered for a sequel to if. TIks cfrer is open to ev ery man, woman and child to you! Tbo story of s a g n n ?. rarfc&a Trnzr. cfv r1 i-A -r-i 5 SSI. Oi! vill appear in this newspaper soon. You can rear! this thrilling slory and see the motion pic ture version of it . simultane ously. Don 9i miss it! Ks a beautiful story, beau tifully told, beautifully SlmscL SEE THIS a READ THE STOiY K 'HISNEW5PAPEK I! 'k- "'''"--""""" y i& ft WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF LEADING FARMERS. Why should women vote? That is the question that is ringing from ocean to ocean and reverberating from the Canadian boundary to the Mexi can border. It is the mission of a newpaper to give the news and the action of the Texas Farmers' "Union in opposing woman's suffrage when that question was recently before the Texas legislature is significant as representing the attitude cf the or ganized plowmen. "We reproduce in part the argument presented by Hen. W. D. Lewis, president of the Texas Farmers' Union, in opposing the bill: "It is gratifying to note that it is not the farmer's wife who is clamoring for the ballot. She is too bnav trying to make happier homes, mold ing the minds of future citizens and sharing with her husband the cares of life to indulge in political gossip. The ballet will give her no relief from drudgery, give no assistance in cloth ing the children or bring to the home additional comforts, conveniences or opportunities m life. It is, as a rule, the city woman promoted to idleness by prosperity, who is leading the suf fragette movement. "From many standpoints, perhaps a woman has as much right to vote as a man. So has she as much right to p!ow as a man; she has as much right to work in a factory as a man; &he has as much right to shoulder a musket as a man, but we would rather she would not do so from choice and we regret that necessity ofttimes compels her to earn a living by en gaging in gainful occupations. We do not consider misfortune a Qualifica tion for suffrage or a business acci dent a reason for granting franchise. We are opposed to woman at the w -, w.-k. iu'j ot. in 3 d o v u ale UjJ posed to woman in the field, in the factory or in the army and for the self-same reasons. WTe had rather see her plant flowers than sow wheat; gather bouquets than pick cotton and rear children than raise political is sues, although she may have a.3 much right to do one as the ether. Opposed to Unsexing Humanity. "Sex qualification for suffrage may have itfj apparent inconsistencies. No general rule adjusts itself perfectly to ail conditions. It is a favorite ar gument advanced by the proponents of woman's suffrage that many cultivated and noble "women are far more capa ble of intelligently exercising sov ereignty than a worth!', ss negro, but the South never was anxious for negro suffrage, and while culture and refinement, and even morality, are desirable virtues, they are not the only qualifications for franchise. "The primary, inherent and insep arable fitness for suffrage is support ing a family. The plow handle, the forge and the struggle for bread af ford experience necessary to properly mark the ballot. Government is a great big business and civilization from the very beginning assigned woman the home and man the busi ness affairs cf life. "There has been much freakish leg islation enacted during the past de cade that no doubt appeals to woman's love for th3 ridiculous, but to under take to UTisex the human race by law is the height cf legislative folly and a tragedy to mankind. "We are opposed to the equal rights of v.oma-n we want her to ever re main our superior. We consider woman's desire to seek man's level the yellow peril cf Twentieth Century civilization. "Woman is the medium through which angels whisper their messages to mankind; it is her hand that plants thoughts in the intellectual vineyard; it is through her heart that hope, love and sympathy overflow and bless man kind. Christ the liberator cf woman kind was satisfied to teach the lessons cf life and He was a man. He chose to rule over human hearts and re fused worldly power and men followed after Him, women washed His feet, little children climbed upon His knees and the Ruler of the universe said that in Him He was well pleased. Can woman find a higher calling?" THKMISTOCLE5 When Themistecles was asked by his host at a dinner party to enter tain the guests by playing the lute, he replied that he could net ilay the fiddle, but that he could make a small town a great cit5. We have in this na.ticn many politicians who are good "fiddlers," bat they cannot make a sma.ll town a great city. We are over-' run with orators who can play upon the passions of the people, but they can't put brick and mortar together. We need builders. Let those who hunger and thirst for, power understand that the. highest; glory cf a statesman is to construct, and that it is better fcr a man that he should build a public highway than that he should become Governor of a; state, and that he start a plow than' that he become the author of a lav.-. The tret test of statesmanship is the' plow and the hammer, so let those.; who would govern, first build. ftGITftW POLITICIANS WHO CAPITALIZE STRIFE A MENACE TO GOVERNMENT. Neglect cf Agricultural and Industrial Opportunities a National Crime. By Peter Radford. There never was a time in the his tory of this nation when we needed statesmen more or agitators less than at the present moment. The oppor tunities now afforded us on land and sea demand the best there is in state craft and the possibilities that are con fronting us call for national issues that unite the people, build industry and expand trade. The agricultural and industrial development of this nation has suffered severely at the hands of agitators who have sent torpedoes crashing into the port side cf business and whoso neglect of the interests of the fanner makes them little less than political criminals. Wo want no more of these evil spirits to predominate in government. Too long their hysterical cry has sent a shiver down the spinal column cf industry. Too long have the political agitators capitalized strife, pillaged progress and murdered opportunity. An indus trial corpse is net a desirable thing, a crippled business an achievement or neglect an accomplishment about which, any representative of the gov ernment has a right to boast. Issues that Breed Agitators Should be Eliminated. The political agitator must be elim inated from public life before thought ful consideration can be given to a constructive program in government. The liquor question is the most pro lific breeding ground for agitators and whether pro or aiiti, the hatch is equally as undesirable. This article is in no sense a discussion of the li quor question but deals solely and by way of illustration with the political products of that issue. Other sub jects will be dealt with in the order cf their importance. In the history of our government the liquor issue has never produced a constructive statesman worth men tioning and it never will. It has sent more freaks to Congress, Lilliputians t.- the Senate and incompetents to effice than any oilier political issue under the tun. The recent experience of the Eng lish Parliament which l.'.ched itrcU' into a fury over tbe liquor question lias a lesson that it is well fcr the farmers of this nation to observe; for the subject in som-i form cr other is constantly before the public for solu tion and ct'ttimes to the exclusion of more important problems to the Amer ican plowmen. Too Many Political Drunkards. Lloyd-George, the Prohibition leader of Europe who led the prohibition fight in England, has declared that he will never again take a drink politically and there are many American politi cians pro and anti who would render their country a service by ciimbing on the water wagen or signing a pledge of political temperance. Too often our legislative halls are turned into political bar-rooms and many of the members become intoxicated on liquor discussions. We have too many polit ical drunkards pro and anti in our public affairs. No one who i3 a slave to the political liquor habit is quite so capable of dealing with the busi ness affairs of government as the sober and industrious. We have few public men in this day who are strong enough to resist the temptation of strong drink politically and when the demon Rum once becomes firmly en trenched in the mind of a politician, he is less capable of meeting the de mands for constructive statesmanship now confronting this nation. We have in this country too many red-nosed politicians both pro and anti. A candidate with political deli rium tremens, a preacher with politi cal snakes in his boots and an agitator drunk on the licpior question are the saddest sights in civilization and they should all be forced to take the polit ical Keeley Cure. It is far more important in govern ment to make it easier for those who toil to eat than to make it more dif ficult for a few topers to drink. There is not one person in one hundred of our rural population that ever touches liquor but we all eat three times a day. THE LAYMAN'S DUTY ; There never was a time when preachers and politicians formed an unholy alliance that civilization did not shriek out and Christianity cry aloud. Since the beginning of gov ernment, politicians have sought to decoy the ministry into the meshes of politics and make them carry banners in political processions. They have taken the ministry to the mountain top cf power and offered to make them monarch cf all they surveyed, and while most of them have said, "Get thee behind me Satan," a few have fallen with a crash that has shaken .every pulpit in Christendom. SUMMER IS HERE!' We are now prepared to supply you with Refrigertors Water Coolers Ice Cream Freezers Oil Stoves We have just received a car ot Stool I hairs, Rockers and Upholstered Rockers, &c. Scotland Neck Furniture Company Cash or Credit New Ice House AT WomacFs Grist Mill We have equipped a storage for ICE and have received our first ship ment. Ice will be delivered from wairon any hour and anywhere in town. Prompt attention giv en to every order for Ice and your patronage will be highly appreciated. Full supply ot T e will 1h kpt t)i'(io;h tho (-. ; ir;' y:--;i- umimr and u in iei . Call 1-5-4. WOMfiOVS ICE HOUSE S.H. ALEXANDER, Mgr. A Long Day's Work The day's work won't seem so long when you go about it with energy and enthusiasm. Your nerves must be in proper shape and you must have the right amount of endurance, if the work of any day is to be suc cessfully accomplished. NYAL'S TONIC tones your nerves, gives you vigor and vitality and makes up for lost vital energy. It is a real beneficial tonic medicine that aids every organ of the body to more prop erly perform its func tions. Put your system in shape by talcing it. $1.00 PER BOTTLE The North End Drug Store ru o S Store 96 Phones Room 96 C ASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of Life Insurance Co., ofNew York I are so soon lu uavc ui vrcn-uunu6 " i
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