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It is no new thing to say that the man who wants work today
can usually get it. There are lew exceptions; for one must be
unuasually situated, indeed, hot to be within grasp of many op
portunities to work.
The most remarkable feature of the situation, however, is that
the exceptions to this rule are almost entirely to -be discovered
among the uneducated classes. It is far easier for a man worth
20 a week to get it than it is for one worth $6 a week to get
that. In other words, the great demand of the hour is for edu
jated people.
The manager of one of tho world's largest employment bureaus
aidto me the other day: "Wo come into communication with
both the employer and the employe. The uniform rule is that
ti.e employers who need our sevices are those who are looking for
high-grade help, while the employes who come to us most often
for assistance are those who are incapable of holding responsible
positions on account, chiefly, of lack pf education, If We fall to
bring employers and men together, which istnpt as Common now
adays as it was 11 or 12 years ago, is because the applicant does
not possess the necessary education." (
The call for help is tne loudest" where it Is hardest -to make men
hear. -' ; r-
If you want a hundred men to work at ordinary labor at $2 k
lay, it is simply necessary to put a three line want ad in a big
ity paper, and 200 men who- can answer your requirements will
be at your door with an hour after the paper has been . issued.
If you want one manvto taktcma
$15,000 a pear, you may havje to look a long time before you t find
him. Expensive men who are worth the money are hard to find
The reason for this pecular situation is that most men and wo
men do not realize the valuel of education, especially business edu
cation, until they believe it to be too late for it to be secured; and
then, instead of attempting to mend matters by study, they sim
ply fold their hands and givs up the ghost, so far as learning is
concerned.
It is the ability to hear the "call for help" that comes constant
ly from those who are looking for
which distinguishes tne ambitious
is doomed to failure in later
life.
Obituary.
Where as, our Heavenly Father
on
saw
be-
the night of December 27, 1911,
fit to remove from our midst our
ioved sister. Mrs. Bettie Harmon.
She was a faithful member of Holley
'Grove Baptist church, a good worker
never letting an opportunity pass when
she could speak for her Lord ; by word
or deed, a loving mother, true f riend
and splendid woman;
We the members of the Wonan's
Missionary Society of Holly Grove
Baptist Church adopt the following
resolutions. I
Resolved 1. That we bow in hum
ble submission to God who doeth all
thiners well, realizing that our loss
Jier eternal gain.
2. That the Society has lost a
dutiful member and has left inl the
iiome a vacancy that can never b 3 fill
ed. 3. That we extend our heartfelt
sympathy to our friends, the bereaved
ones, commending them to God, who
was her guide and comforter.
4. That a copy of these resoli tions
be sent to the Biblical Record ar d to
the Windsor Ledger for publication,
that a copy be sent to the bereaved
family, and one spread on the: minutes
of our society.
MISS LILLIE HOLLOMAN.
ten things to do
this'month.
We take the following from the Pro
gressive Farmer:)
1. Plant cotton and ccrn
but not until your land Js x ;hor
oughly prepared, and noWjuntil
you have' secured good seec " and
seen to it that your planter does
good work. . " ' ; , .
2. Plan seed; patches of both
cotton andcornr so " as C ' to nave
The Call For Help.
the higner class of helpers
young person froni the one who
good seed of your; dwn next
spring 4' ; ;
" 3. Plant some pasture lots for
the hogs, rape early jn the
month, cowpeas, soy beans and
peanuts-after the -ground be
comes thoroughly warm.
4. Look: after all the live stock
put them on pasture but don't
cut them off grain food at once.
gee that work stock is properly
feed, and that air young things
are freed from lice.
5. Arrange for plenty of both
Irish and sweet potatoes; keep
the garden going.
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I snrav. nlow.' fertilized m
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7. Prepare land for hay crops
and be sure that the acreage is
liberal. -;
8. Start the cultivation right
that is with harrows i arid
weeders, and at the right -time--that
is before the grass starf
9 Screen the house ; drain all
the puddles near it; see that all
garbage is removen from; about
tne nouse. ;m i
10t Open the widows and let
the sunshine in the house jdurjrig
the day : open them at night and
let the fresh air into the bed
rooms. v ,
The Odd Fellows of Windsor ' will
celebrate their 93rd Anniversary of
American Odd Fellowship on & 26th
of April in the ' Opera : Housei f Exer
cises commencing at 8:00 o'clock, P.
M Col.v A. C. Davis, of Goldsboro,
will deliver the address. ; THe Odd
FellowshaYe been fortunate m having
the very best speakers iii the. state
and Colonel Davis ; is one of the best;
The public is invite to attend..; -
SAYS BE HAS KEPT FAITH
Baseslhis Glaims for Re-election
. x)n the Broad Ground "that he
' has been Faithful to the
. k Trust of the Peopled
Always: Tor . their Interest.
(Contributed)
F. .M. Simmons
Hon.
bases his
claims for re-election to the United presented here inthenea future. '- '
States Senate on the broad ground Notwithstanding the - fact ihai a
that he has been faithful to the great show by white people was turne'd "dwn
trust the people iut in him and that ' or rather away a'few days ' ago a ne
he has always stood for the interest of ! gro show, was allowed jn Odd Fellows
the people of his state whose servant! Hall Wednesday night. Fortunately
he is. : ; j not many people" attended.; If we can
The recdrd bfr Senator Simmons is ' not have refffied entertainments of - a
open; there is nothing id about it.
The people of North Carolina, always
fenbw where to' find him. They know
Via ina 'Kaanf '-faith fill nnJ
he .has done v them invaluable : service.
SENATOR F. M. SIMMONS.
- Senator Simmons has both a Nat
ional and State record. The honest
voter will examine both before -he al
lows, himself to vote against him.
He as the first Democrat to beat
fa negro for Congress in the Second
District. After he did it, others could
do it. j He was. the first.
- When he went to the Senate he
went as the representative of all the
people not of his friends, but of the
wbolf ,bodyof citizens
The great "National questions that
have beenf voted on since he was in
the Senate are Election of Senators
by the people, the income tax, and the
Tariff.
On these questions he voted in the
interest of the peOIe, for allowing
them to vote for Senators and for the
income tax.
On Tariff legislation he has always
voted to -reduce the rates. Sometimes
he has seen that to take off all rates
would destroy large business, and he
has been unwilling to, do that. The
man who wants something put on the
free list regardless of the effect on the
people- of iiis S tate and -their interest
need not vote for Simmons .
A marked feature of his votes has
been -that he wanted North , Carolina
treatedustyas well as, the other
8tai were treated. . :
When other states were given mil
lions Of jdollatrs for public buildings and
riveriand harbor improvements, he
thinks ' it nothing , but 'fair and just that
yNbrth 'Carolina have her-'just : share.
1 Any man who wants Massachusetts
ana owier greav states w uer imprpvea
by these nieasures and"North ' Carolina
get nothing, need not vote ' , fori , him.
f Senator Simmons Will demand, aricV get
r for, Bis people 'what is: justly duethem.
When the proposition was made to
ftput lumber, onthe jfree. listt and to
t Keep trace, cnains,. jiiowB, ( uammere,
nans loois ,01 every .xuu yiu tecteu-. ne
f6ted? keep: some duty Slumber,
He aid the sonth had i the lumber and
the Nqrth had thechains, plows, ham- j
mers, nana -ouu uuici vuyxs, ouuLUiaii
it was, unfair and unjust , to ,discrimlf
hate against the' South andNhe refused
to do iiSEvery mahan i-Northi Caro
lina who has a few trees growing into
timber will appreciate this vote ; and
most of the': voters of. this State ; own
, r.r. 4-r
(land. - ' N.,
THE NEWS FflOM AULANDER
Oil Mill's Biggest Season:Roads
i Showing , up the ) Past work
-Mr. Royal White Building
, up Big Business..;' , r
Other News-items of Interest
Some of the students of the Graded
School are. preparing an operetta to be
good class, .it is, better, to pass hem
on. Such rot as this troupe-' present-
ed is not calculated to' uplift fanything
anxrhrUXT ' ' 1 ' '
This is no doubt the biggest season
for the oil mill since it began business
The. business is so large that a: special
llfshifting engine.was-- necessary; to re-,
main nere w xieip outline vpauic a
tremendous work done in .fertilizer and
cotton prodncta., " . ... ' - '
moving picture .- show was given,
lier& last Fridayevenlng tof fa. fairly
sized audience. " - t Jl '
.'Miss- Edna Dunning , hasreturned
from "a visit Mrsr R. W" jpodson in
Hichmnd. Mrs. Dodson'and little
daughter, Mable Lee: ; accompanied her
home and will" remain for some thjie
the guest or relatives here. r- J "
!N6w the weather is goodi the good
roads are Showing, up some of the wprk
which has been done. Around this
seetionthe rcuare -fine i and such
aone is aiicnai;is necessary, xo Keep
them so. In Mr. M. E, Britton,i the
county has a man who is J splendidly
fitted for this- work, r and 1 this year
should show "a great improvement.
Too much cannot be said in I favor. ?pf
good roads, and . to have them, some
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: When it -; was : proposed to ' admit
wheat free and keep a tariff ? on (flour
and the various products- of wheat,' in
the interest of the farmers! f he voted
against it. .
The fact is when it has been ' pro
posed to put the farmers .products t in
competition with foreign raised crpps
arid at the?same time leave high r du
ties on the manufactured product; Sen
tor Simmons was found on the side
of the farmer and voted against i both
propositions. - . , i
? The charge is made by some? that
Senator Simmons'is not a Democrat.
The men who make that charge must,
think that the people have -either no
sense, or no memory. - - .
The well informed' man will not be
deceived by any such statement. ? The
people of J-Iortb Carolina i have 1 accu
rate and long memories. 'They re
member how- bad political conditious
were fifteen years ago. They remem
ber how many negro office holders we
had in the state. They remember ; the
various scandals that grew up. - They
recall how frightened the white -wo
men of the state were.. And , they re
member who was asked . to lead j them
out of those conditions. Whence; recall
Russellism and Butlerism and , their
overthrow, the first name that, - comes
toiourmind is that of F, JM. Simmons.
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He was good enough a Democrat . to
lead the white, people, of Hoxth ! Cara
lina put of itiie
!corraption of Republican and : Ipulis t
misrule. He is' hot asking office., for
that, but when the people forget snc
service and the men wio render- them,
it will not be long ief ore the, , same
bad conditions will retuni - . r.'.'
r No! You cannot-persuade thlej fair
minded, just thinkuig mend jwomen
of this state that F. , M.Simmons - is
not a Democrat..
He irefusesr to
attack and u abuse
other bemdcrat$( Heknows hbw jbad
it hurts theparty to haye Democrats
abusing each other He V knows that
it;producesrf riction. Then besides 7 he
doesliot want offi2l-Tthat comes from
abuse.' He is eyer. ready to fight: Re
publicans'but he has no fondness y. for
fighting Democrats. V 1
North Carolina "never had.; amOre
faithfuL attentive and fairminded
Senator. , . ? , - j f ' - -:
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FCOrj GOVHHTCIIIN'SSPEEGn
.it.: I." -v..-..
Delivered atGreensbpro that Part
" Referring to the National Rep- .
utation of SenstoV F. M '
- Simmbris.'
His Phsltihri nn inptinn
' . . v (Contributed) ' '
- His record is such that ; as - far to
the northwest as Chicago the Ameri
caii.Lumberman:the X high" : protective
ogan of " the norh western, lumber.
kings, published "with distinct approval
his speech, ahdalso .a'full page picture
of him. In New York; the metropolia
of America, the Protective .Tariff Lea
gue the, strongest Republican ; organK
zation in the country; in 1910, under
the had of r ''Southern Democratics
Senators yFavor Protection' on Lumber.
in its campaign book, Story o a
Tariff published a partVf one of hia
speechesahd. the Republican 7 Najtion-"
al Congressional Committee helped
distribute this book. . Again in, Nevr
York, Harper Ts -Weekly, declared edit
orally, ''There is a reason Twhy we can
not ancept Senator Simmons as a trust
worthy leader of his party, when it ia
dealing with the subject (the tariff,.
The reason is we. haven't . forgotten
his speeches and his: votes during the
passage ;of ;J the 1 Payne-AJdrich bill
through he Senate. Simmons then
did not shine as an opponent of pro
tection. cr On ,the contrary,; he! stood
distinctly for the Jdea that Democratic
Senators pugh't rto get what they could
for J 'their, particular i constituencies.
He belonged to the group of I Deme-
raxic senators, who byactiug on ithat.
rM
get what he wanted. I
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- As far to the Southwest as " Texas
the Dallas (Texas), News, October 15
1910 one off the 1 great P Democratic
pampers of the country declared ' edit
Orally that Senator Simmons , was one
of Senator Aldrich's ready rescurers,
one of the most dependable; of that
leader xf reactionary: Republicans ia
helping them out pf their, troubles.
.Mark Sullivan, writing " from the
National Capital in 7 Collier's ; -Weekly,
March 16, 1912, said: "One of these
Senators who ought to be. clearly de
feated is Simmons, of North Carolina.
during the coming Democratic revision
of the tariff, he is one who ? may be
expected, to play, the part v that Gor
man played the last time ; the ; Demo
crats were in power, ; .the part ; which. '
made trover Cleveland cry out . (in his
famous letter to Wilson of West Vir
ginia) in these phrases; V- ji
"The deadly blight of treasion haa
blasted the councils of the brave int
their hour of might. The liberty of
Democratic tariff reform has." been
stolen and worn in the service of Re- :
publican-protection party,; perfidy and
dishonor. .. 'uy f .t-- t
;, Surely I do him, no injustice, but da
the party justice in declaring he is not
in accord with ; the principles f of De
mocrac'on .the tariff. ; Against ' thi
damaging r, record 3 r his ( y. friends
seek to'atta.peopte.to'.hiimi;by'. the
fanciful prediction that his colleaguea
will make him chairman of .the tariff
considering committee, of 7 the Senate.
Those who, make this(. prophecy, in hla
jbehalfought to-be,. able to :, name at
least a dozen Democratic senators-who
have indicated their desirerto put ta
riff legislation in his control. Thia.,
thejliaye not'done ahd predict can
never do. - -
Windsor Town I Election.
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1 1 Ineelectionqr town ofBcers of tha
town of ; Windsor ) will be held on Tues
dayJtaay th ,1912. .Thet. registrar,
tion books will be open from "April 20
to April J27th, 1912- Parties desiring
to register will find , the Registrar, J
B- Cherry, .at the Citizens Bank, x
This 1 April 9, 1912.' V - '
M. B. GILLAM, Mayor
' We" have a special, offering in creara
and tan' serge V also in. Embroideries
27 Inch embroidery others price 75c, .
our price" 40c
t '45 inch Swis fldtmce $1.25 grada
fcr-75&;f-yf -.7-" - -
s . - y.y W. L. DAVIS.:
7 ,Court convenes On the 29th and ia CV
"two weeks term. 7 . - "J.