TUESDAY, MAY 1,1917
THE REVIEW: REIDSVILLE, K, CI
ANNUAL INSPECTION OF
THE RSIDSVILLE MILITIAMEN
in
the
The annual Inspection took place at
the armory Thursday night, the in
spectors being Major Stringfleld, Stat
Inspector, and Capt. A. T. Rich, U. S.
Army. But 38 men were present. The
Inspection was satisfactory, and the
drills reflected credit aline upon om
rs and men. and showed a wonder
i iTinmvement as compared with the
conditions before the men went to the
border.
Immediately after the regular
traction. Canti. Rich addressed
men. and those who listened to the
plain, unvarnisihed statements he
rnnHn in that talk, are no longer un
der any misapprehensions as to the
actual condition of affairs in our coun
try, and in our relation to the other
civilized, and uncivilized, nations 01
he earth. He said:
"You imen of Company G, 3rd North
Carolina Infantry, are a credit to your
regiment, your State and your nation.
I have noticed you at Camp Glenn and
and you have made a splendid record
for yourselves. Hut I cannot help
haying that the showing made tonight
in the way of contribution to the de
fence of the nation by the men of
Heidsville is a terrible disgrace to your
town. Your company is terribly short
ot its full complement, and I am in
formed by your captain that, after tre
mendous effort, all he has to show is
four or five recruits and that with
our nation at war with another. It is
a disgrace to Reidsville. Burlington
lias given thirty-three recruits within
the past few days, and every town
in North Carolina has done better
than Reidsville. I want you men to
say to your friends that, if thev want
to serve in a North Carolina regiment,
nder officers whom they know, they
had better come , forward and . enlist
before the law now being debated is
passed. As soon as the act becomes
law and that will be next Saturday or
Monday every young man between
the ages of 18 and 25 will be drafted,
unless he has someone dependent up
on him, to whom it would be a great
hardship to draft him, and after the
full complement of the North Caiolina
Regiments are made up, he will prob
f.bly be sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, or
tome other assembly place and used to
fill up vacancies in the regiment) from
ether States. Men who have married
since the declaration of war will not
be excused on that account. They
will have to serve the same as if they
were unmarried.
"As soon as the companies are filled
the mien will be sent into camp and
subjected to a thorough tralnin? be
fore being sent to the fro t.t Thers
will be time enough for this, for every
one at Washington In any authority
knows that this war is going to last
at least two years longer, and our
country is in a pitiful stats of unpre
iaredness now, and no ooppo-tuniiy
will be lost, you may depen 1 upon it,
la making up for lost timo
,lt ifl disgraceful, I say, that your
comDat y should make such a showing
ia i- :;1 of numbers. No reflection
rnn .pon you men, win Ii.ivc mo
ci faithfully; .who i i. to tbo border
and did good service there, and w.o
make such a splendid showing tonight
but 'the drug store loafer, the mjan who
f tuts out in the spr hv. wl't'n straw
Palm Beach sui. p'j.'nisd hos.
an.! a number eleven collar, and who
ought to be with us tonight, ife he had
any patriotism left in him, will soon
be made to come, and every loafer of
Hfiy kind will be drafted and made to
Hcive his country, and compelled to
do what his forefathers did in 1862
They did not wait to be compelled. I
wonder these it en have the nerve to
nass the statue that stands at the
head of your principal street, and not ,' fifty thousand dollars at the age of
Hush for shame. If I were one of forty one. Neglect of little things has
them I would walk round four blocks , ruined many fortunes and has ruined
M escape seeing it. But they have many lives.
apparently lost all sense of shame, and ; For the mant of a nail, the shoe of
pride In their nation, and care for , the courier's horse was lost; for the
nothing but their own selfish person-j want of a shooe the horse was lost,
cave 'but little without the aid of bis
wife. A thrifty person is on the road
to success. You can get a college ed
ucation by working your way through
school if you will.
The right kind of education is the
highest kind of thrift because edu
cated people always command higher
salaries than the uneducated. Thrift
produces character. To be successful
you must be thrifty.
The fawner who raises his home
supplies for man and beast and some
to spare, is Invariably a thrifty man.
Soma people become wealthy because
i hey build up their fortunes little by
111 tie and have learned the lesson of
thrift. Mike, New York's richest
bootblack, accumulated a fortune of
al comfort. They will have to do
their duty now. There is very little
lime left for them to come out like
men, and oner themselves in defence
of their country, but if I were one of
them I would take advantage of the
opportunity and enlist in Company
G." -
Capt. Rich's remarks were listened
to with close attention and warmly
applauded.
"THRIFT"
Annie Purcell)
(Composed by Miss
What is Thrift?
Thrift is the mother of wealth; the some with everything in their favor
and for the want of a horse the cour
ier was lost; killed by the enemy;
for the want of intelligence of the
courier, the army of the general was
lost. And all because a lititle nail
had not been properly fixed In a horses
shoe. The lack (fy thrift, neglect of
small things is the rock on which the
majority of the human race have fal
len. Human life consists of a succession
of small events.
Accumulation of knowledge Is the
result of little bits carefully treasured
up at the time. This is equally true oi
money. People with everything against
them have become rich by thrift while
first, step of which is dilligence and
honesty in acquiring money.
Thrift means private , economy; it
iincludes domestic economy as well as
the order and management of the family.
have become poor by extravagance.
Extravagance is to be seen every
where; especially in city life. People
live in style beyon their means. They
rv tr Rppm rich, to make an nnnear-
ance in the eyes of the world, though
It is a household necessitiy, because lt imay be faise aml hypocritical to of
the nation thrives as its homes pros-; fsr themseives too often as willing
lfr- I sacrifices to fashion. We as a people
It is not a natural instinct, it is an reed to be more tnrlfty. Some raise
acquired principle of conduct. It in
volves self-ednial-the denial of pres
ent enjoyment for the futture good.
dogs and buy bread; raise weeds In
(heir gardens instead of vegetables.
lUanv could reduce the hifrh cost of
it works for today but also provides j ,lvlng by working their own gardens
for tomorrow, it invests earnings ne ihonindvoa
has saved and makes provisions ror
the future.
Thrift is common sense in every
day actions.
It Is the daughter of prudence; the
sister of temperance; the mother of
wealth and liberty.
It is an assest that should ba covet
ed by every one, while waste is a li
ability that should be avoided by all.
Thrif t produces a well regulated mind ;
it gives prudence aWumph over ex
travagance; it gives virtue the mas
tery over vice; it puts passion under
control; it drives away care and se
cures comfort. It enedeavors to make
the most and best of everything.
One of its objects is to manage fru-
Hired labor costs nearly as much as
the vegtables are worth. Every thrifty
person is regarded as a public bene
factor and every thriftless person as
a public enemy.
No people ever accomplish anything
who live fram hand to mouth. Thrift
of time is equal to thrift of money, for
time is money. It requlresus to deny
ourselves but not to abstain from
proper enjoyment.
Thrift qualifies us to grasp situa
tions; to have keeness of perception
and to exercise reasoning power.
We must bo ever vigilent, alert to
all opportunities, be prepared for them
Me is filled with shadows and miser
ies. However small our earnings are,
we should lay aside some for sickness
and old age; for a dollar saved is a
dollar made. With thrift life will be
a blessing and old age an honor. The
more the habit of thrift is practiced
the easier It becomes.
Without economy none can be rich
and with it, few can be poor.
Careful saving acts likeimagic; once
begun, IN grows into a habit. It gives
us a feeling of satisfaction, of strength
and security.
Our savings give an assurance of
comfort in sickness or rest in old age
while those who save not, have noth
ing between them and blighting pov
erty.; It Is the duty of parents to encour
age the spirlti of thrift in their child
ren and one mighty good way is to
s.art a savings bank account and con
tinually add to it till they are grown.
Do not depend on luck, rely on
thrift. Luck is ever waiting for some
thing to turn up. Thrift always turns
up some'hiing. Luck depends1 on
chance and slides downward. Thrift
relies on labor and strides upward to
independence and the highest growth
oi human character. It is a fact that
the greatness of humanity, the glory
of cc-rmunlties, and the power of na
tions are the result of tiirlft.
Thrifty Industry lies at the root of
the civilization of the world.
"There is that scattereth, but yet
increaseth; and there Is that withhold-
eth more than is meet, but it tendeth
to povety."
TO FARMERS OF THE COUNTY
nr,A ccba thorn If wa wflrt I1WPS!
gaily the resources of the family and i jt , , . . ,
to prevent waste, I for there Is tide! m the affairs of
A prudent, thrifty woman is a crown rr.an, which taken at Is flood, leads on
of glory to her husband for a man can to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of
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Spring
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People are "dressing up" today, all over
the country. Dress up is the spirit of the
Pays not only in satisfaction, but it pays
to look prosperous; it helps to make you
prosperous, and it. gives self-reliance and
poise. v-C- ."."-J":-:
The new colors and fabrics are now
ready; the new models and styles.
New variations in the "Clothes
Beautiful." Smart effects in light
weights. Just come in and look if
you want to, the lookings are very
good. The prices are from
$7.50 TO $25.00
WILLIAMS & CO.; The Man's Store
I
, The eyes not only of the nation
i ut also of your own fellow citizens
ho are not food producers, but who
work in the store, In the factory, and
in the professions, are upon you.
The'have never before called upon
you for help as in this emergency.
They have never had to call on you.
Heretofore the markets of the country
were open to them. If sufficient food
was not produced in Rockingham coun
ty, there were always a surplus in
other parts of the country.
This year there will probably be no
available surplus in any part of our
whole country. Each county will have
In all probability to feed itself, and
those countiog that perchance may
havd a surplus will be called upon to
give '.It over to the relief of the army
and navy, and the starving nations of
Europe, whose men have been fighting
for the past three years, for what w
ei) going to Ight for now. We cannot
let these poople go hungry. No; not
even if we have to curtail our own
cllowance.
A solemn duty lies before the farmer
of Rockingham County. We know that
our fanners are badly handicapped for
lack of labor, and lack of preparedness
fencing, stock, and soil fertility
but we know they will do their best,
and if there be any "slackers" meji
who will go along in the trodden paths
of former years, and fail to imeet the
present emergency, theirs will be a sad
awakening.
There will be ar tremenous reward
for the industrious farmer in our coun
ty who hears the cry of the nation for
MORE FOOD; but the lot of the
"slacker" will be hard.
No matter what our farmers raise,
provided it is food for human consump
tion, It will pay him a big profit, and
help stave off suffering. If you have
f weet potatoes, you can swap with
the man who has pork; If you raise
corn, you can exchange lt for wheat;
if you have Irish potatoes you can use
them as a medium of exchange for
anything on the market, but always
bear In imind that;
Money Is of no value as a medium
Of exchange if the present shortage
ot food is not relived, and we fail to
carry over enough to feed the nation
until another harvest matures.
The wheat crop in 1917 Is short fifty
two million bushels as compared with
the 1916 crop, and two hundred and
forty four million bushels as against
the 1915 crop. Add to this one hun
dred and seventy-eight million busliels
(he Argentine republic refuses to ex
port to us in 1917, and we are this
year short of wheat two hundred and
thirty (million bushels as compared
with 1916, and four hundred and twen
ty two million bushels, as compared
v'ith 1915. In short the wheat crop
is short as comared with 1915 by two
hundred and fifty-three pounds for
fcach individual in the United States,
and we can only depend upon our pres
ent estimatel crop of wheat for 1917
to carry us over till next harvest or
two hundred and fifty-eight pounds
for each one ot our citizens In the
United States.
Nature Cures, The Doctor Takes the
There Is an old saying '.hat "Nature
cures, the doctor takes the fee," but
as everyone knows you can help Na
lure very much and thereby enabe
it to effect a cure in much less time
ihan Is usually required. This is par
tlularly true of colds. Chamberlain's
Ccugh Remedy relieves the lungs, li
quifies the tough mucus and aids in
Its expectoration, allays the cough
and aids Nature in restoring the sys
tem to a heal-hy condition.
Some Good Adv'ce
Don't think too much of your own
methods. Watch other people's waya
and learn from them." This Is good
advice, especially when bilious or
constipated. You will find many peo
ple who use Chamberlain's Tablets
tor these ailments with the best re
mits, and will do to follow their e
ample.
LIVER DIDN'T ACT
DIGESTION WAS
Says 65 year Old Kentucky Lady, Who Tells How She Was ReBereJ
After a Few Doses of Black-Drtoght
DAD
Meadorsvlllt, Ky. Mrs. Cynthia
Higginbotbam, of this town, says: "At
my age, which is 65, the liver does
not act so well as when yodng. A few
years ago, my stomach was all out of
fix. I was constipated, my liver
didn't act. My digestion was bad, and
It took so little to upset me. My ap
petite was gone. I was very weak...
I decided I would give Black
Draught a thorough trial as t knew It
jaa hlghl recommended for this
e. I Sagan taking lt I felt
'iWer after a fe doses. My appetite
S53wfe4 and 1 Kama stronger. My
boweLi fceted &. Jlly and the least
ti3 ur ISA- gbted with a few
doses of Black-Draught"
Seventy years of successful nsa E&f
made Thedford's Black-Dranght
standard, household remedy, EverjJ
member, of every family, at times,
need the help that Black-Draught caa
give in cleansing the system and re
lieving the troubles that come from
constipation, Indigestion, lazy liver.
etc. You cannot keep well unless your
stomach, liver and bowels are In good
working order. Keep them, that way,
Try Black-Draught It acts promptly,
gently and In a natural way. If yotl
feel sluggish, take a dose tonight.
You will feel fresh tomorrow. Price
25c. a package One ceat a dose
All druggists. J. 69
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