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VOL. Y
COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. APRIL 10, 1016
TWISTING THE
TAIL OF THE
GOLDEN RULE
.Itbe Golden rule is a good
rule, but we often twiA its tail to
a frazzle
It waa laid down as a guiding
flar to .the faltering: and way
ward footsteps of humanity. But
there arc many feet in this slate
that negletft to trestd the golden
pathway of life.
It has been taught us at the
mother knee, preached to us
from the pulpit, fed us in the
schools, declaimed from the lec
ture platform, mid advocated
from a thousand other sources.
But there are' local ears that
bear not and eyca that refuse to
see.
The tail of the Golden rule is
receiving some vigorous twiils
in this, section.
Often we ore asked by some
merchant to pteach the dodrine
of "trade at home." We preacl)
it, and it helpa to enrich the
merchant who made the request.
That is good, for we believe
in patronizing local institutions
? welikefto see them grow^
we want the money ke^t at
, home
But when the tame merchant
whose money till we have helped
to fill tends out of town for his
job printing we can Dot but pity
the isolation of the poor old
Golden Rule.
Some people make their mon
ey in (hit c6mmuoity, enjoy life
in the community, educate their
children at the expense of the
community, and then buy their
goods from merchants who are
not in or of the community.
There are some people who
want the earth for what they sell
aad then expeft to receive some
of their own purchases for lest
than coft, And the Golden Rule
is helpless? forgotten? k i c k e d
into the ditcard.
A few people make a practice
v.&l sight, though the leat fortu
nate experience the gnawing
pangs cf hunger.
Occasionally wiice a sancti
monious countenance in church
while the mind within is devis
ing means of skinning others
out of their hard earned dollars.
Why,. the poor, decrepit old
rule it Wrangling three hundred
' and sixty-five days in the year.
It't coat of gold has tdrneo to
rufc and the once sparkling wa
ters of its purity arc tflagnant
from disuse.
Cab you point to a soul in this
wide world who la all thing?
does unto otherv as he ttxfld
Jiave them do unto him? *
Possibly we, too, are twifting
t!>e tail of the Golden Rule when
we publish this article, for w< r
telling others of their faults
when we have many of our own
?which we too often (orge^
And yet vo repeat, the Gol
V den Rule is a: good rule.
Some want to hog everything
THE FOUNTAIN AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
THAT SYMBOLIZES THE BUILOING OF THE PANAMA CANAL
*??? iAbJp that went Into the building of the Panama canal la symbolized In the Fovntaln of Energy, by A.
Stirling Caldej*. This hsrolo sculpture stands in the center lagoon of the three lagoons of the doiith Gardens and
faces the main entrance gates. The waters were first released on opening day. February 10, colnclflently'wlth the
j opening of the portals of the exhibit palaces and by the same means: tho electric spark transmitted acrosa the con
j tlnent when President Woodrow Wilson opened the great exposition at San Francisco by wireless.
the shadow ol the Golden Rule,
though our Steps be faltering
and our limbe over weary.
For we are but human, and no
human being of today is perfect.
Yes, the tail of the Golden
Rule receives, many twiSts, yet
it is the tail that never kqpws
disjointment.
Get Oat of the Old Rut.
tyhat's the use of spending
our whole lives sleeping in the
same old rut when 'there are
bigger ones all around ns?
What's the use of being in a
rut at all?
We want more industries in
Farmville, and new industries
are never found ib ruts. Ruts
are too small for them.
Let's crawl up out of our rut.
There is nothing in the old rut
for us, but there are oppor
tunities' in every direction if we
care to reach out and grasp
them.
It is up to us.
We can Magnate in our rut, or
we can reach out and grasp
something? pnll ourselves Out?
do something? get' 10 the top.
But well never do it a* ioog
as we rattle arinjnd in the same
old rvwith t he dry bones of our
ancestors for company,
Wfe need new industries, and
ihere are manufacturers all over
the country locking for changes
invocation. :
But they will never credt their
plantt in a rut. ?
They ara fult of life, a -^V they
want a live atmosphere about
them. 'I
-They , want to locate io a oom
munityiwith advantages.
We have lben*fc&":
They want to be
S3&2...
?v?ev?
dynamite, but it is in a rut and
needs some one to blow it out.
Let's all get busy and blow.
Let's pull some of those manu
facturers into Farmville on a
tour of inspedion, and then let's
give them a fair opportunity to
size up our natural advantages
and our intellectual force.
We won't Ret them all, but we
will get come of them.
Nobody ever swallows a loaf
of bread at one gulp.
Many bites make tip a square
meal, and many efforts will
brine new industries into our
mid&, with bigger pay rolls, and
mora money in circulation, and
more houses to be filled and
mouths to be fed.
It all contributes to the pros
perity of a community.
We want prosperity here, but
prosperity never goes out look
ing for a place to light.
Wemuitbook it On the f|y,
and our hook mud be well bait
ed or the other fellow will have
the&ronge& pull.
Again we say, let's get out of
our rut and do something*
Let's make a careful and sys
tematic campaign tor new indus
tries, increased population and
greater prosperity.
^ It's waiting for us, but it won't
come to us.
We muft go out after it. y
Opportunity is everywhere,
but it won't crawl into our pock
ets uninvited.
We must i reach out lor it,
grasp it, haul it in with a united
cpmmunity pull.
How many of our citizens
would like to see factories come
to this town?
How many are willing to join
whole heartedly in an effort to
get them?
Let's stand up and be counted.
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A SUCCESSFUL
MEETING OF
M1SSIONERY S.
The missionary society of the
M. E. Church South, met at the
home of Mrs. Chriiiman Friday
afternoon April 9th at 3:30
o'clock.
The meeting was called to
order by the president. "All Hail
the power of Jeasus, uame/* was
sung. The meeting was then
taken charge of by Mrs. Mor
gan, who had charge of the
literary program. After Teading
the 6lil chapter ot Igiah.her sub
je<5l ? "social service" which was
moil ably handled, impressed
upon the society their duty to
follow in the foot ileps of our
Lord and Mailer. "As much as
ye have done it unto one of the
ieail of these ye have done it
unto me."
NVe then had a moil helpful
leaflet by Mrs. Morgan, on '.he
'"Uplift of Humanity." Then a
poen*r11A~house by the side of
the road," by Mrs. Lovelace, also
a reading by Mrs, Bynum. The
literary program then closed!
With a little tnlk^by^Mrs. Morgan
which contained many helpful
thoughts, to take home with us.
The meeting was then open
for busino63. Afier reports of
different committees, collodion
of dues etc. the talent money
Was turned in. This was the
crowning,?vent of the' meeting,
the ladies had about two months
ago been given 5c. a piece to
use as talent money. The Amount
given out as a whole, amount
ing to 80c. ; The amount turned
in was $50.00. At the suggestion
of the president, every one arose
and sang, "Praise God from
whom all blessings flow," and
sung it with their whole hearts.
This amount, together . with a
contribution from the Philathca
class, will go towards placing a
nimble front in (he M. lv church
in memory of Mrs. Ada Thome,
who so many remember and
love as one of the moil earneil
workers of the church.
This, one of tl?c moil enthus
iailic meetings that has been
held, was brought to a close in a
moil delightful manner by our
moil charming hoiless and
daughters, serving the dantieil
refreshments.
.."Chicago woman kidnaps her
wealthy husband," is the lateil
ipUfoaliil thriller. Skylarking in
nigh finance.
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Rooms 3? 3a. Horton Building
Practices wherever ser
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FarmvUlc, N.. Carolina.
FARMVILLE LODGE
I. 0.0. F. No. 373.
Meets every Monday nigh! in
K. of P. hall in the Horton Build-1
ing. All visiting Brothers wel
come.
FARMVILLE LODGE, No. 218
K. of P.
Meets Every Tuesday Night in
their Hall in Horton Bldg.
Visiting Brothers Welcome
DR. PAUL E. JONES
DENTIST
Office in Lang Building
FARMVILLE - N. C.
W. C. DRESBACH
Civil Engineer & Surveyor
Greenville, N< C.
COUHTY SURVEYOR FOK PITT.
E. M. COX
Attorney-at-Law
FARMVILLE. - N. CAROLINA
Office over CiUxeoa Bank
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