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WILL POWER
(by w. h. dugdale)
IT is a part of every man's nature
to seek out the things that to him
seem the source of the greatest en
joyment and pleasure, rarely ever
giving it a thought what the results
may be so long as no harm is evi
dent in the fulfillment of his desire,
but there may be a long train of hopes
deferred, in the absence of a proper
conception of the
action. The first!
glass of liquor, the
first cigarette, the
use of the first out
burst of profanity
does not teem like
an event for future
cause of alarm, but
it is the wedge that
splits the log, and no man ever has
nor ever will indulge in any abuse
of nature except he expects to pay
the price, for a man cannot be im
mune from consequences when he
has not cultivated the will power to
resist temptation. Men are consti
tuted alike; all start off with the
same opportunities to do right, to be
imht and to act right. Wealth and
nosition have no bearing on the
matter; it is all up to the individual,
and he always is what he makes
himself. A man may be a good
poor man or a poor rich man; it is
all up to him. Of course a person's
environments have a lot to do with
it. Some have betttr optortunities
than others; some know how and
when to take advantage of them
and some do not, but be all this as
it may, will power plays a promi
cent part and is the dominant fac
tor in shaping cur destinies, and is
simply intensified determination
the power that controls our action
and says I will and sticks to it with
bulldog tenacity. It is a power that
may be cultivated. Washington, Lee
and Grant were all men possessed
of wonderful will power. They
moved armies and built a nation by
their indomitable will power, and to
day it is Woodrow Wilson's greatest
asret, m persistent will nver.
Be careful not to mistake o6sti
nancy for will power. A man may
have a stubborn will and persist in
doing something he knows is wrong
to satisfy some personal object This
is not will power, it is cussednss
pure and simple and often indulged
in to the sorrow of all parties con
cerned. A wiseman will change his
mind when evidence will justify it
but an obstinate man seldom does,
and why? Because he has not the
will nower to overcome evil with
good All men with noble charac- i
ters have will cower strong enough j
to discriminate and be governed by
conditions as they are and acquiesce I
when the means will justify th
ends. This takes will power.
Milton, although blind, saw more
beautiful visions and the great mu
sical composer Beethoven, although !
deaf, heard more heavenly music j
than you or I can ever hope to en
joy. It is a weakness of men when
we are not aware of what was to j
happen to fear the worst, and it is a j
fact that when we know the full ex
tent of any danger it is half over it
is the things we do not understand
that we are afraid of. We are more
flfrnirl nf a tihnat than nf a robber :
we are more afraid of an electric j
wirA than rf nr rf rnnP and Whv? I
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Because we - know the possibilities
hidden in the wire, while the mpe is
in no way connected with bodily
harm. And as self-preservation is
the first law of nature, it does not
require any special eftort to exercise
your will power to keep away from
the wire, while the rope we may
handle with impunity.
Happiness depends more on what
is within us than without, and will
power has it in the making. Some
of our troubles are evils but not
real, while others are real but not
evil niri vnn fvp.r notice that we
magnify our troubles and difficul
ties? We think about them and
talk about them until they seem
greater than they really are. If a
nian has the will power to face the
inevitable, look things fairly in the
face, and has will power developed
song enough he can meet his diffi
culties half way, and he often finds
they are imaginary and soon dis
solve into thin air and will power
win do it. It sometimes occurs that
by some false step we have missed
fhe road, whether intentional or not,
but by our will power we may re
trace our steps and recover what is
lost It is a noticeable fact that so
many people are foolishly selfish
that they insist on a course of ac
tion that neither makes themselves
or any one else happy.
It is the duty of every man to be
gin with himself and cultivate cheer
f ulness and happiness from which
The
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matter
ne wise
various ads
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will emanate a snirirnf
that 11 be far-reaching and beneficial
to every one within the Radiance of
its influence. Will power will do it;
can you concieve of the results if
people could be brought to realize
that they never add to their own or
the happiness of others by doing
wrong? A spoiled child is never a
nappy one. is it not far better for
him to have been punished at first
than to be obliged to submit to
greater suffering in after life? Par
ents know this. Object lessons can
be seen every day, when parental
will power applied at the proper
time would obviate all this and save
the child. And remember that con
science is ever on tne watch and at
all times ready to warn us of dan-
ger and will power is the only ave
nue of escape. It is the lever that
P ntmls niir actions anr (iotarminac
h s. issue. There are men who have
no will power and if they had would
not know how and when to use it.
Such men are indeed pitiable but
fortunately they are exceptions
but the large majority may by pre
cept at least set a good example.
We are told in the first book of
Genesis that at the end of the sixth
day "God saw everything that he
had made and behold it was very
good, not just good but very good.
Yet how few of us appreciate the
beautiful world in which we live. If
we will only do our best, and after
having done so we may await the
results without much anxiety. But
before the desired results will ever
be realized, before we can hope for
the promised rewards we must do
something resist temptations and
don't forget it takes will power to do
it It matters not how strong you
may be along other li'ies, if you are
short on will power you lose. There
is no other way out. The young
man who came to Christ to find the
way t ernal life met all the re
quire menrrln his case but one; he
was told this: "One thing lackest
thou: sell all thou hast and give to
the poor." Did he do it? No. He
was rich, but lacked the will power
to me?t .the requirements, and lost.
i Conditions have never changed. We j
must meet the requirements, make
the necessary sacrifices either mor
ally, socially or financially, as the
case may be. It takes will power
to do this and must be cultivated
and put to practical use before we
get any benefit. Then, and only
then, can we hope for reward.
AMERICAN RESENTS INSULT
A traveling salesman recently ivis-
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Arcade at Springfield, O., and after
selling a bill of goods expressed the
opinion mac u uierc wu c. u.uu
held now with Wilson and the kaiser
on opposing tickets the German
would get more votes. He returned
a little later to the store and Mr.
Hof man gave him just one minute
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net as auicklv as commanded and
he was knocked througn a snow
case in the store. It took two clerks
to keep the jeweler from throwing
the man to the street. The order
which had been booked was at once
cancelled. Mr. Hofman is still re
ceiving congratulations from bis
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many friends throughout tne city.
Jeweler s
Circular weeKiy, iew
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WITH OUR ADVERTISERS
Efird names a few specials in ad.
today. Hundreds of others just as
attractive.
The High Point Steam Laundry
has a timely announcement in this
issue.
Beavans tells you of his big values
in coats, suits and skirts for Thanks
giving buying. See ad.
The American Land Co. has a big
land sale here t Thanksgiving day.
Be sure to read ad.
Staley is closing out his jewelry
business. See ad.
Efird announces a big Pre-Thanks-giving
Sale in his ad. today. Be
lure to read all the interesting offers
of this big, value-giving store.
The city has a statement in this
issue.
fhe Lashmit shoe store is now
open for business with E C. Doub
- ehargeand would be pleased o
serve one aim .
shoes at moderate prices,
enced salesmen, courteous
cient attention. See ad.
Experi-
and effi-
A union Thanksgiving service will
be held Thursday morning at the
First Baptist church. An interest
ing program has been prepared m
which the Protestaht ministers of
the city will take part.
High Point, N. C,
Another Pleasant Day in
the Country
Many pleasant outings in the
country have been the pleasure of
the editor and family and last Sun
day was another one. This time
we were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
R. M. Clodfelter of Route 4. This
was our first visit to this hosnitahle
ho me, located one mile this side of
Wallburg on the Thomasville-Winston
sand-clay road. These good
people "live at home" in the true
sense of the word as the comfort
ably arranged home and the good
things to eat on the table showed. I
thrifty people and believe in ha ing
things around them for present needs
as well as for the rainy day " Ev
erything is in order about this home
and premises, bespeaking pride,
neatness and stability, crowned with
oljl fashioned Southern hospitality,
such as can only be found in its
fullest measure in the country. Some
how the open country and the soil
(close to nature) seem to mould
and perpetuate such characters.
The two interesting grandchildren
of Mr. and Mrs. Clodfelter were pres
ent on our visit Misses Wilmer
and Janie Clodfelter. Mrs Clodfelter
is The Review's correspondent in
that section and is a good one. Miss
Wilmer Clodfelter was one of the
most interested children in the puz
zle department conducted by this
paper and drew all the puzzle pic
tures correctly.
Sunday afternoon we attended the
baptizing at the Wallburg Baptist
church when 17 candidates were
immersed. A two weeks' meeting
was just closing, which was very
successful from a spiritual stand
point. TO MY NEIGHBOR, LITTLE DORIS
FIELDS
Doris, little Doris,
With eyes so shy and sweet,
Loaned to us a little while
To love, to bless, to keep.
Tteftot'God, dear little Bria
Was this precious life of thine;
Earth cannot bestow such treasure,
God alone gives life divine.
Were the angels with thee always,
'Midst thy joyous happy days.
That a smile was ever lingering
'Round thy lips in sleep or play.
Did the angels whisper to thee
Loving thoughts the whole day
long,
Filling all our hearts with sunshine,
Filling all our lives with song?
Just a little bit of heaven
Was thy stay with us below,
Just a little bit of heaven
In the hearts that love thee so.
This old world and that above us
Do not seem so far apart,
Just a little path to follow
Since our Doris went to God.
Mrs. Benj E. Moore.
MRS. SMITH PASSES
Mrs. John A. Smith of Bessemer
City, died Monday morning in a
Charlotte sanitarium after several
weeks' illness. The remains were
brought to the home of her sister-in-law,
MtssVenetia Smith, Monday
night and interred here, following a
short funeral service at the home
Mrs. Smith was well and favorably
known here. Before marriage she
was Miss Fannie Pinchback of Cas
well county. She is survived by her
husband, a well known business
man of Bessemer city.
MRS. RUSSELL DFAD
Mrs M. S. Russell died Saturday
morning at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. Smith, in Winston. Sur
viving are four sons, Z. Z. Russell of
Salisbury. C. M. Russell of New York,
A. B. and J. H Russell of this city;
two daughters, iMrs. J. Smith of Win
ston and Mrs. Paul Misenheimer.
The funeral services were held at
Franklinville, the old home of the
deceased, Monday, where the inter
ment took place.
MR. ANGEL DEAD
Sunday afternoon at his home,
206 White Oak street, J. N. Angel
died, at the age of 63. Surviving
are widow and five children. The
funeral services were conducted
Tuesday evening from the Primitive
Baptist church, Mechanicsville, and
the remains interred in the burying
ground there.
Geo. A. Matton is still suffering
with rheumatism or something of
the kind which has kept him in
doors for several weeks. His friends
hone his slight improvement indi
cates an early return to health.
Reviews
Thursday, November
tttj&mwvi&m rata
HO ! FOR TH A NKSGI VING !
Sing Ho! for Thanksgiving
And bountiful plate,
Sing Ho! for the Appetite,
For 'tis surely great.
Sing Ho! for the Pumpkin,
And Ho! for the Pie,
Sing Ho! for Plum Pudding
With black raisin eye.
Sing Ho! for the Maker
Of Thanksgiving fine.
Sing Ho! for the Turkey,
And invite to dine.
Sing Ho! for the Parson
As fat as can be,
Who ate up the Pudding
As slick as a flea.
Sing Ho! for the Doctor,
Whose pellets and dope
Give this feeling sublime
When we quite lost hope!
M. P. APPOINTMENTS
A few of the close by appoint
ments of the M. P. conference, the
ministers heing known here:
E. G. Lowdermitk goes to Con
cord; B M. Williams to Haw River,
Geo. R. Brown returned to High
Poinr, LdwardiSuits to Lebanon, W.
D. Reide to Thomasville, C. L. Whit
taker to Asheboro, T. H. Moton to
Albemarle, A. D. Shelton returned
to Mt. Pleasant, A. L. Hunter to
Welch Memorial, this city.
DEFENSE HAS THE ADVANTAGE
It is a safe bet that Gaston B.
Means, who stands charged with the
willful murder of Mrs. Maude King,
will never go to the electric chair
sioce a judge refused to let the trial
be removed to another county. His
mtraey and influence will save him.
kFtvU weeks detectives have been
scouring the county of Cabarrus in
various capacities to find out just
how each man stood on the ques
tion and when the jury is selected
the defense will naturally know how
it stands and the defense under the
law can challenge ahout six times
as many trom tne venire as the
State.
ARE YOU IN THIS CLASS?
Evidently there are scores of citi
zens in High Point who need to
awaken to their duty to their coun
try and fellow-man in the country's
crisis and give something to the va
rious calls of their government, while
others need to give more liberally.
The soldiers and sailors must be fed
and equipped, the Y. M. C. A. main
tained, etc. Surely every American
should have some patriotism stored
away under the bosom of his shirt.
A man who is not in the army or
navy and refuses to help his coun
try is a mighty poor specimen of
American citizen. Now isn't this
the truth honestly ?
INCONSISTENT, UNCONCERNED,
ETC.
We have only a very few sub
scribers who seem inclined not to
pay for the paper, although they
are well able to meet their obliga
tions. We have offered to take
trade if not convenient to pay cash,
and various other inducements, but
these few subscribers seem to be
"bomb-proof" against any entreaty.
We fear they are past redemption
and will be eternally lost.
Yet, no doubt these same uncon
cerned people will sit down to their
Thanksgiving dinner and ask the
usual blessing, little thinking of their
obligations to their fellow-men. Hon
esty, you know, is close to godliness.
WEBSTER GETS HIS MONEY
The county has withdrawn its ap
peal in the matter of the condem
nation of the property of J. B. Web
ter for the new court house. Mr.
Webster has been paid the $14,500
allowed him by the appraisers, lie
asked f;r $15,000 and the county
commissioners thought $12,000 was
enough. The money was paid him.
when the insurance company de
clined to keep his property insured
and he informed the county that he
would look to it for protection.
It will soon be time to buy the
little Red Cross stamps which mean
big things for your brother afflicted
with tuberculosis. We should be
so thankful of our health and lives
that we will gladly support anything
pertaining to the well-being of our
fellow-man or our country.
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10
goodssold in High Point-JO laboring people
29, 1911
THINGS PERSONAL AND
OF A GENERAL NATURE
The Review is issued one day
earlier this week on account of
Thanksgiving.
Married, last week, Miss Thelma
Payne to William Groves, Rev. Mr.
Fogleman officiating- They will re
side at Seagrove.
W. W. Gordon paid us a pleasant
visit Monday and renewed his sub
scription. 1 hanks.
Rev. J. H. Moton, who was at one
time pastor of the Mechanicsville M.
P. church, but who has been sta
tioned at Fall&ton for the past four
years, was in the city Monday. He
goes to Albemarle this year.
The boys of Liberty-Piedmont In
stitute, Wallburg, defeated the boys
of High Point High School in a
game of basketball here Friday
night, score 19 to 16.
If the same rate of exemptions
from the army keeps up in this
State it will not be long until all the
boys are back "home.
Dependable jewelry at a big re
duction at Staley 's. See ad.
"The Man Who Dared" will be
presented Thursday night, Nov. 29th,
at the auditorium under the auspices
of the local lodge of Odd Fellows
and for the benefit of the Y. M. C.
A. war fnnd and Orphans' Home.
Professional talent will support the
local talent in the production. An
interesting show is promised. See
ad.
J. P. Traynham of Route 4 was a
caller at The Review office Satur
day and is now one of our readers.
Oscar Mitchell, living on Park st.,
lost a fine hog by fire last week,
which did considerable damage be
fore being extinguished.
The banks and postoffice will ob
serve holiday Thursday.
Married, Thursday night, Miss
Juanita Craven and Little Pierce,
Rev. P. D. Brown of the Lutheran
church officiating. They will reside
in Spartanburg, S. C.
M J. Freeman and son Marshall
of Hudson, N. Y., visited relatives
here the past week.
Mrs. Geo. A. Matton is visiting
her two sons, Lieutenants Charles
and Lawrence Matton, at Columbia,
S. C. She was accompanied by
Miss Mary Alice Tate.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Terry are in
Baltimore this week.
A big Metro of seven reels show
ing a great Western picture at the
Rose today (Wednesday.) See ad.
Mrs. W. L- Stamey is confined to
her room with a bad cold.
GOT UP HIS IRISH AND WON
City Manager and Mrs. T. J. Mur
phy have returned from Detroit and
other points. While at Buffalo some
one touched Mr. Murphy's pocket
while on a street car. Our manager
immediately got busy and held the
whole crowd up until an officer ar
rived. While the searchjwas being
made the pocketbook was found on
the floor where the guilty party
placed it when he saw the jigjwas
up.
THINK OF HIM COMING HOME
AGAIN
Grieving American mothers who
have seen their boy march away to
what seems almost certain death in
war can read figures printed about
the first Canadian contingent and
be comforted. No soldiers of our
country will encounter greater risks
than have those in this contingent.
It has been in the forefront of the
fighting, as the frequent stories of
its brilliant achievements have prov
ed. Accounts of the daring of its
troops have filled columns. It has
undoubtedly lost more of its total
number than the average group of
fighting men, yet the statistics show
that its total mortality in three
years has been 2,627.
Out of the 33,000 who went across
to Europe in 1914, there are more
than 30,000 alive today, and not
only alive but better in health and
better in every way than they would
be if they had remained at the work
in which they were employed at
home.
It is natural to think about the
fearful risks the boys are to run
when we bid them godspeed and
send them to the training camps,
but if we will bear it in mind that
so far from going to certain death
the chances for any one of them is 9
to 1 that he will come back, sturdy
and proud of what he kas done for
his country, it will help to lift the
load of care while he is gone. Let
us think of our joy when Johnnie
comes marching home again.
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SHOP EARLY
If you buy a Christmas present,
Buy it now !
If for prince or peasant,
Buy it now f
Buy it while you're thinking,
Ere the holidays are blinking ;
You'll be glad if you remember
Buy it now !
While the counters stretch before
you,
Buy it now!
While there are no crowds to bore
you,
Buy it now!
Buy before the air is stuffy,
Buy before tlje girls are huffy,
Buy while things are fresh and
it now!
Tarry not until tomorrow,
Buy it now!
Even though you have to borrow,
. Buy it now!
See that shop-girls don't have reasom
To abhor the Christmas season;
rut a conscience, if you please, on
Buy it now!
VICIOUS LIES NAILED GOOD
AND HARD
Secretary McAdoo issues a state
ment in regard to the vicious rumors
spread broadcast probably by Dro-
German influences to the effect that
the United States proposes to confis
cate the money on deposit in the
banks, lhe rumor is wholly without
foundation and doubtless circulated
for evil purposes. In the first place
the government has no power to con
fiscate the money of depositors in
banks and wouldn't if it had such
power. The only chance for your
money to be confiscated would be
through a German victory over the
United States or a revolution within
and this will not happen if you do
your bit as loyal Americans, There
need be no fear if we do this and
the rumor is absolutely false and
spread broadcast to deceive the ig
norant. By keeping your surplus money
at home you are crippling your gov
ernment; ;the bank is the place
for it and it is absolutely safe there.
Don't give ear to such silly rumors
hereafter.
Small Fire at Elm Street
School
Fire broke out in the basement of
the Elm Street school building Mon
day afternoon a few minutes after 1
o'clock and for a while looked threat
ening. The timely arrival of the
fire department put the flames out
just as they were eating into the
rafters overhead. Very little dam
age resulted.
The fire drill was carried out per
fectly and all the children got out of
the building in good time without
the slightest sign of a panic.
BIG LAND SALES BY PENNY
BROS.
Thursday, Nov. 29th a number of
choice lots and homes on Mallory
and Centennial and lother parts of
city at 10:00 a. m. Don't fail to at
tend. Read ads on last page.
We do good printing of all kinds
at reasonable prices and are extra
prompt. If we can't please you don't
try us again. STAMEY PRINTING
HOUSE. Phone 275.
I BELIEVE IN THE AMERICAN
SOLDIER
1. I believe in the American sol
dier. 2. I believe in his ability to rep
resent nineteen others of America
and myself in the greatest struggle
of all ages.
3. Whatever may be his fate in
the furnace and fury of hell, I shall
always believe he did his part with
a free heart, hand and mind, and re
member that he has gone to a for
eign field where liberty has become
the highest priced goal in the his
tory of all the world and where
American resources, American brains
and the American soldier are ex
pected to accomplish that which
nearly all the peoples of the earth
have failed to accomplish, as yet.
4. I believe, therefore, that I am
morally obligated as a free Ameri
can, to do all within my power to
make the burden lighter for those
who face death and endure priva
tion for me, and to fearlessly face
the supreme test of Americans by
all the world.
We know how to execute any and
all kinds of printing in shortest time
possible. A trial will convince you.
STAMEY PRINTING HOUSE. Phone
275.