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.J - .-.--Li...-:'''' ^ : . .: u’s^ ^.aijsisi^si^-i. ^ TIONAL NEGRO PROBLEM. (By Charles Sieizle. Presbyterian Bu reau of Social Service.) The negro problem is shifting from i the South to the North. At any rate,; the census figures indicate that the South is becoming whiter, largely due to the fact that iC re is a steady mi gration of the .'gri to the North. Also the ligule 4 show that the negro is go ing to the city in both the North and the South. The jtercenfage of negroes for the entire country is In.7; for the Cities of 25JHHI and over it is Id.5. Ne groes constitute one-fourth or more of the total population in each of twenty- seven of these cities, an.I in four of them the proportion i.- more than half. In each of twelve viti -s there are more than M’otiti u::ro. . all hough in Wash ington. I). C., the neuro population is 94,44k. The wildest guesses imagina ble have been made as to the future; o! the negro race. Il has been said with equal insistence and with proba bly equal authority, both that the negro would ultimately dominate the United States because of the large birth rate among negroes, and that the negro race would some day be practically eliminated. As a matter of fact, while during the past sixty 'ears the total population of the country has increased fourfold, the negro population has increased only two and two-thirds fold. But it must not be forgotten that whereas the in-, crease of the white population was. largel} due to a considerable influx of foreigners, the increase of negroes de pended .ili.^' entirely upon native' stock. However, the actual situation maj be arrued .■ h comparing the relative death and birth rates of 'he While it is imp.- ilde to secure com plete vital statistics in this country, there are certain registration areas In which it-.ties are kept. Unfortunately these arias are for the most pa ’ in the cho Hir e are almost no records for the country. In 1S9O the death rale for negroes in the registration areas was 29.9 per t housand, whereas, for whites it was only 19.1 per thousand As these figures for the nogmes in cluded a few Mongolians and Indians, it would be fair to say that the ac tual death rate was about 21 per thou sand fo? the negro. This means th-t whereas i. is c. leasing among 'h" whites. In the mailer or birth rates, all the negro women (including Indians and Mongolians) 759 children. In 19D‘i there were to every 1,'hhi white women 51 8 children, and to every 1,001) negro women 585 children. While the birth rate has greatly declined for both races in 20 years, it has declined more rapidly among negroes than among whites namely, 78 per thousand for whites and 174 per thousand tor ne groes. These figures would seem to Indicate the continued supremacy of the white But this fact continues to stare us in the face; the negro is actually increas ing in numbers, not as fast relatively as is the white, but we may as well make up our minds that the negro is here to stay. It’s simply a question as to whether he will be a “good” negro or a “bad” negro. And the j answer to this question depends as i much upon the whites as it does upon the blacks. We should also consider it a finality that the white race and the negro race will rise or fall together. It is impossible to have a nation part free and part slave; it is still more impossible to have at the same time in one country a morally and physi cally decaying race and a surviving race untouched by the dying race’s fate. If we could definitely settle this it would save us from a lot of fiabby thinking and worse scheming. The negro will never return to Africa to establish a Liberian republic. He is the only man in America who has been brought here against his will. For 250 years there was systematically ex punged from the negro race the best qualities which fit a man for citizen ship in a democracy. Considering the lack of opportunity, the advice of fool friends and the inherent limitations which are both natural and acquired, the negro has done pretty well since the day he was set free. The fact that the negro is dying in such large numbers of tuberculosis and other still more frightful diseases is, of course, due to his ignorance and to other reasons for which he is largely responsible, but we cannot forget that it is also to be charged to the fact, that he is compelled to live in the yorst sections of our towns and cities, often without drainage or sewerage or garbage service, without water within a reasonable distance, and scarcely any of the sanitary conditions in house or yard or street which whites con sider an absolute necessity. We drive the worst forms of immorality into the negro quarters and then curse the negro because of his moral weakness. We subject him to the severest test of our city life—physical, moral and I political—and then cynically declare (hat the “nigger” is no good anyway. Let’s give him a square deal—a man's chance Neither race hatred nor maw kish sentimentality will settle this very delicate question. The South cannot settle it alone, and the North cannot do the work for the South. The North and the South, the city and the country must tackle the thing together tor this is e national problem. A. L. ASKEW, Chemist, 103 Sixth Avenue, NEW YORK, Manufacturer and dealer in all kinds of Toilet Preparations. Write Him for What You Want. School-View Inn J. R. WEAVER, Prop. Winton, N. C. A private boarding house for per sons who desire to stop over in Win ton, N. C., for a few days. Drop us a postal card when you ex pect to arrive. Biggest Average Income About Equal to That of a Good Carpenter. President Pritchet, of the Carnegie Foundation, declares that the medical fession scarcely pays now and tends to pay even less. It is becoming more and more a profession to which men give themselves from ideals of public service, recognizing that the average practitioner is to obtain little more (han a comfortable living, and in many cases not even that. Everybody knows that teaching does not pay, and preaching pays still less; while literature—if you measure the total bulk of time expended against the gross receipts—'represents a pos itive deficit. There remains the law, in which a sufficiently agile youth ma- now and then overtake a fortune, but the grand prizes are very few and the average income is about equal to that of a good carpenter. Thus, of the old professions, none pays. A dilligent and skillful man may make a comfortable living and keep up the premiums on his life insur ance. Probably, as a matter of fact, there are more futive Socialists pro fessional men than professed ones among workingmen. It seems as though a woman can get sick every time the doctor needs money. INSTTUTE The Next Session will begin Monday, September 30, and continue Eight Months. LOCATION. This school is beautifully located in the quiet and healthy town of Winton, only a short distance from the wharf, telegraph office and post office, and only half hour’s ride from Tunis, N. C., which is our nearest railroad station, on the Norfolk and Carolina road. Tunis is also our nearest express office. A steamer meets all trains and brings all passengers to Winton. Students should notify Principal what time they expect to arrive. BUILDINGS.- Good, substantial and comfortable buildings have been erected for the entertainment of boarding students Rey nold’s Hall, an edifice beautiful in design, contains lodging accommodations for fifty girls, and a commodious brick edifice, Morehouse Hall, also accommodates an equal num ber of young men. Students are therefore expected to board in school, as by so doing better results can be derivtd. EXPENSES. Board and washing per month (four weeks) for girls $ Board and washing per month (four weeks) for boys Tuition alone, for day pupils Instrumental Music.... Incidental fee Send fox- a Oatialogiie. Address: C. S. BROWN, - - - Winton, N. C. I fc========================^ looking on the bright side that thev can't see the other side nt all. lERTirA C ADE M1 This school is beautifully located in the thriving town of Windsor, N. C. It is of such altitude as to give the utmost quiet and privacy, while it over looks the busy town spread out before it. The Campus is renowned for its natural beauty, shaded by beautiful shade trees. It can be easily reached both by water route and railway. The Girls’ Dormitory presents a front of sixty feet, extending to a depth of eighty-two feet, with fifteen students' rooms, comfortable and con venient, with a well trained matron in charge. Expenses are moderate; $6.00 per month will cover all expenses. Students are allowed to furnish their provisions, and do their cooking under the supervision of the matron, | when they do this, the expenses are considerably less. Send for catalog. W. S. ETHERIDGE, Prin., Windsor, N. C. 7 00 1.00 1.00 1.00
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