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T II E EDUCATOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1874. WADDELL & SMITH Editors and Publishers. Our ftiuiuls will see that our terms arc Cash. YVc hope they will govern them selves accordingly. PROSPECTUS OK *3PHE EDUCATOR. A weekly newspaper publirhcd every Saturday in Fayetteville N. C. TIIE EDUCATOR, u journal or mor ■al ami intellectual advancement, will be especially devoted to the interests of the colored youth of North Carolina; and will be the untiring advocate oi eve ry measure calculated to beuelit that class of our citizens who most feel the need of education and an organ. While not strictly a party paper, THE EDUCATOR will earnestly defend the Republican principles and policy, believ ing them to be necessary to the peace, prosperity and happiness of the Ameri can people. Religion, Literature, Agriculture and News will be made special features ot TIIE EDUCATOR. Terms of Subscription: One year in advance, $2 00 Six mouths in advance, -- -1 00 Three months in advance .50 WADDELL & SMITH, Editors and Publishers. Fayetteville N. U. Our Uoy«. A boy with good manners will be n polite and courteous man. A boy that is radc, and has no respect for himself, or any one else will undoubt edly become a reckless and bad man. ’“Raise up your children in the way they should go, and when they get old they will not depart from it.”! Who can dispate the truth of this? Then how grieved we must be when we look at the conduct of the boys of this day! Should they become such men as they are boys, it W’ould be better they never live to see man hood. But is there no remedy? We think there is, yes there is more than one remedy, and some one should be looked to. We think parents should Control their own children, and look to their future welfare. To do this they must cause them to have prop er love and respect for their parents, their brothers and sisters, and obey all in authority over them. We think whon small boys have no par ents or guardians, they should be looked after, sent to the asylum, bound out to trades or treated ac cording to law. Boys coming up without parental protection are in danger of all kinds! of vice. They are getting no educa- 1 tion, no trades nor anything that is j good. We can say but little less for! boys whose parents pay so little at- j tentloh to them as to allow them to • smoke cigars, swear, go to church at, night by themselves, and have their own way in almost everything.— J Such parontß should remember tiiat the Bible tells us “Spare not the roil, j and spoil the child.” The greatest cigar smokers, pro lane swearers of this day are boys' from ten to twenty-one years of age, and they are very numerous. These arc fast fitting themselves for the State prison or the common jail.— Now we think parents should not allow their boys (nor girls) to use lobaeco, drink liquor, swear; nor should they allow them to idle their time upon the streets or at home, neither should their small boys be allowed sueh privileges as making their own associates, and going to any place of amusement at their own suggestion and under their own pro- Icc lion. ISlcetiou News. We gather the following as the re sult of the e?ections tela on Tues day, the 3rd inst., as far as could be obtained np to the time of going to press. While large Democrat!* gains are reported in many cases, the returns arc of too meagre a cliar actet; to forth, an opinion upon the state of the parties in the next House of Representatives, although it is conceded that tbe Republican majority will be considerably reduc ed. ’ • t Alabama. —Democrats elected five members of Congress, beluga gain of 2. Delaware. —Full Democratic delegation elected. Georgia. —Election very quiet. — State conceded Democratic. A. H. Stephens elected almost without op position. Florida. —. Returns scattering, Finly Democrat, reported elected in Ist district. Illinois. —Small Conservative gains reported; nothingdefinite, how ever, heard. Supposed that usual Republican delegation elected. New York. —The Democrats car ry the citv of New York by about 42,000 majority which is a considera ble falling off. The Tribune claims that the Democrats have elected two thirds of the Congressional delega tion. It will require returns from the rural Districts to decide the Governor’s election. Louisiana. —Voted on the 2nd inst., The Democrats claim the election of fiye Congressmen. Re turns not fully in. Pennsylvania. —Returns indi cate that the State is dose. The city of Philadelphia has gone Re publican. Republicans claim 15,0f10 majority in tbe State. Rhode Island. —Both Congres sional Districts gone Repnbl'can. South Carolina. —Result for Governor reported in doubt. Large Conservative gains claimed. Tennessee. —Vote much reduced since election in August. Estimated Democratic majority in State 2. r >,WO. Both branches of Legislature Demo cratic. Vermont.—Usual Republicin ma jority reported. Virginia. —Walker elected to C . ngress in the Richmond District. Vote in the Norfolk District close . between Goode and Platt. State ! conceded Democratic by heavy vote. W isconsin. —Republicans elect ed five members of Congress. Re sult m others doubtful. Missouri. —No returns of a relia-; ble eharac or. Michigan. —Democratic gains re-; ported, but nothing of a definite! character. Massachusetts. —Butler defeat ■ ed for Congress and Gaston elected! Governor by a plurality vote. New Jersey.—Slight Democrat-! ic gains.— Era. Newspapers and Cities. —The Louisville Courier-Journal remarks: “It is the opinion of a celebrated ob server that the population of a city may be doubled within ten years by means of one distinguished, well-con ducted ami widely-circulated news paper.” There is a good deal of truth in this. If the paper is well conducted and widely circulated it j attracts attention to tiie place. Stran- I gers first visit it out of curiosity and j then in the interests of business. En : terprise is stimulated, and constant ily there are new accession to the j population. The outside world judge j of a place or thing by its literature. ■ If a town has a feebly-conducted and j poorly circulated newspaper, you J , may rest assured that there is a j j good deal of stagnation there; and where stagnation is, busy, bustling] j humanity will not intrude. Tiie place j j is left to itself, and it grows dilapida- j ] ted with age. Sharp, vigorous, eu-! terprising journalism has done as \ much as anything to make New York the great city it is. After severil years uv reflecktion, I have come to the konklusion that the three most diffikult things in life are—lst. carry in’ an arm-full uv live eels up a steep hill without gpitlin an eel; 2d. Aktiu as a referee at a dog fight without getting mad; 3d. Editin’ a newspaper. Send us your address, and 12.00 for tiie edueaituh. COH K KSTOIS DENCK. TllcTrueT&lucatio*. j BY K. IllEXte fS IV„ * 1 A-thorough training lit tmaduzil cal pursuit* dees net prevent I*l one from repining to a KgSaer |sr*m tension. The Minister, tbe Lawyer, tbe.; Physician or the Merchant as atmo the worse for beings good tarenr He may lose his busiixt'iss or has capital, bat he* mechanical edacatkra is never lost It is to be hoped that better op portunities for industrial edwratioo may lie afforded hereafter than are to be hail at present. Tills can be accomplished by an increase in the number of factories. j and workshops. See to it. parents, that ywar dob dren are trained to some rectal ere- 1 plojrmcnt, by wind* health are! hap piness may be secured and retained. Let it, not be forgotten that in or-, der to become good mec&tnieSv tam ers, or business men of any daw. the culture of the mind so absolutely ne cessary, for no trade or bretness can be thoroughly mastered or ■arenas-jj fully followed without Est. The commonest laborer does his work better when directed by aa iutelligent mind, and he esc gener ally secure more empioyment awl better wages than his am ignorant. associates. Even a small investment ’ in mental culture pays a huge inter est in this way. The man who can read, write ami cipher would mot barter these aeqatsitiorss for any amount of money, so invaluable are these esteemed by aHL With the facilities for mental and moral culture which are now extern-, ded to all classes in this ooculoWMty it is c timbrel on the part of parents or guardians to neglect the educa tion of the youth. It is hoped and expected that er- j en greater privilege* will yet be aft fir Jed in this direction, but as - Yaonh i is the season tor improvement” chalk dren should not be allowed t© greiw i up in ignorance while waiting for better times. The parent who faKa to provide i food and clothing for his offspring is considered as worse than a heath I en. but is he not equality guilty who negfects the education of that immor tal mind? The Legislature of the State- ©ft New York has recently paused a law , compelling par mts to school their i children at least fourteen weeks m j every year, between the uses of j eight and fourteen years. We hope ] the time wilt come when this; will be done in every State, j Tiie habits of punctuality, regw ] laxity, onlcr, obedience and self roo | trol which are formed in the school are of inestimable value to every in dividual, in the affairs of Efb. If a child is put to a trade too soon, he is apt to become Mretied or dwarfed in mind and body. From the ages of C or T to 12 or 14 i» tbe : time usually allotted for children to attend school, and during this period is laid the foundation for the saeress or failure in life which is afterward attained. If the seeds of knowledge I land virtue are sown in thw virgin l ' soil we may expeeta harvest of good fruits, but if the mind is neglected in tins forming period, vice and im morality is tbe natural seqpamee, for, “Tis HducaLfou forms (he voevviijs miinl. dust as tbe twig fc bent live tree!* tire Bre d.’* I In conclusion, we urge upon 1 you, parents, the duty yon owe to ! your God, and your country, to ed j ucate your children, mentally, moral-] ! ly and physically, that they may be- - j come an horror to yon, to themselves ; and to their country, aMessing to you in your old age.your support and eom- l! tort in your dectinmg years, and when your heads are tad low in tbe bosom of mother earth, yoor chil dren will rise up and call yoa bles sed. For the Kmpcatos. Dudley, X. CL, CM. Jfiti I«T4. .! frurr. Rlitnr*. —As I have had the pleasure of visiting several counties ia the cast recently, and I thought that it might be of interest to your many readers to inform you how our pco- iplearo living. Some of them are doing 1 very well indeed, except in education 3 very little is being done in that di liwrip*. I traveled through tbe up jwrport of Sampson Co.’ a few days ago and had tire pleasure of visiting one soieved school, taaght by Miss Amnio IVttifoot, of *avrttevile N. TC I was informed that there was ametber colored school in the upper part of the same county. Miss Annie Petri foot has a very fine looking set of pupils, which are learning very tad- We need more teachers and "more schools, and we must have | them. I also visited some of our colored 'farmers in the above named county, and found them doing as well as eouid be expected on rented . hard. Their crops of corn and cot ton are looking well. Our race is . doing well, when we consider the past. Wayne oount v, I visited this grand jotd county, and find everything looking prosperous, farmers both white and colored are rejoicing at the prices that, they have received 1 for cotton and other produce In this county the colored people are very well, yet not as well as they could do. They have in this couinty this year, nine or ten schools supported by the State and all tbe Teachers are colored. Dudley is a very nice small village on the W. and W. R. It., and mostly inhabited and owned by colored people. At this place there are three Churches, cue white and two colored one A. M.E.Z. Church, and one Con givgxlKmaiist. Deacon R. H. Sim mons is the Pastor of the Methodist CThuteh here, his church is increasing , am membership very fast. He and ! his congregation are at work on their 'mew church. Rev. Mr. Tucker is the Pastor of the Congregationalist ! church, a young man from Howard I University, Washington, D. C. He is hiving great success as a young Minister here. Duplin county, I have also visited some of our people . am this county, and fijjd some of them ,j doing well, crops are very good in this county. There are very little being done in the way of education - in this county. Lenoir county, I traveled through this county and tomaad the people in good spirit, their crops are so good this year that it makes them glad. Kinston, : X. CL, is » beautiful town on the IN ease River. Oar people have four churches la Kinston. I had the plea [ j sure of visiting a Camp-meeting at Kimstom, conducted by Elder Abra ham Allison, the Elder in charge of Ziom at this place. The congrega ■ tiom was entertained throughout the biabhalh day by Deacon R. H. Sim mons. Deacon S. B. Hunter and I BdL Many inquiries was at the Al tar for prayer, J oknaom comity, I traveled through this county and I am very much ; pleased to see the cotton and corn looking so well. I did not visit any of the school# in this county bat was informed that oar people have some very good schools. Wake county; I visited the city of Raleigh during Fair week and found every body in a great rush of bnuarere schools are numerous, and I buildings are going up rapidly. You will hear from me again. Traveler. Bcetsteak. A method of broiling equal in every respect to the gridiron, excepting that, it lacks the smoky taste, it this Set your spider on the stove and let it get smoking hot. Put in no bntter j! or »ny kind of grease. Have your meat prrevioasly prepared by trimm ing off all pieces of bone, gland, su perfluous suet, and tissue that will i hind the edge and make it turn np. Lay it very carefully and smoothly in the spider. It will stick fast at first, but as soon as it is browned ■as be loosened with a knife. Sprn- I hie a little salt on the upper surface and tom it over. Let the other side brown tbe same as the first Have a platter warmed, lay the meat care fully upon it, without fxwtnetring the , edges dress with butter and pepper *1 send to the table hot. Ry this process you have a crisp and brown sbScp, with the juice retained as well as by broiling, and the addi tional advantage that the inevitable drippings are sav ed, and can be con verted into gravy. i By the President ofthc United States* of A merlon, A PROCLAMATION. IVc are reminded by tbe chang ing season that it is time to pause in our daily avocations, and offer thanks to Almighty God for the mercies and abundance of the year which is drawing to a close. Tbe blessings of free government oontinne to be vouchsafed to us, the earth has responded to the labor of the husbandman, the land has been free from pestilence, internal order is being maintained, and peace with other Powers has prevailed. It is fitting that at stated periods we should cease from onr accustom ed pursuits and from the turmoil of onr daily lives, and unite in thank fulness for the blessings of the past and in the cultivation of a kindly feel ing toward each other. Now, therefore, recognizing these considerations, I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States, do recommend to all citizens to assem ble in their respective places of wor ship, on Thuesday, the 26th day of November n x , and express their thanks for the mercy and favor of Almighty God, and laying aside all political contentions and all secular occupations, to observe such day as a day of rest, thanksgiving and praise. In witness whereof I have hereun to set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this twenfy-scvnth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and of the Independence ol the United States of America the ninety ninth. U. S. GRANT. By the President: Hamilton Fisn, Secretary of State. The Jeweller of Asoalon.— Many years ago I heard Rev. Ho sea Ballon preach a sermon on the i subject of Filial Love, from Ihe text —“Honor tby father and thy moth er”—in the course of which he re lated the following story. Very likely it has been in print. If it lias, it will bear printing again: Dama was the chief jeweller of , Ascalon, and eminently distinguish ed for his exemplary life and many virtues. On a certain occasion a committee of the elders cabled upon him for the purpose of purchasing precious stones with which to orna ment the ephod of tfce high priest.— Diamonds were the stones they ■ sought, and having thus informed the jeweller, they offered him what , they considered a fair price for the gems. Dama told them he could not at that time attend to thorn, and bade them call again later iu the day. The elders did not wish to be thus pnt off; and, moreover, they suspect ed this was only a ruse on the part of the jeweller to increase the price ot the stones. They persisted in ! their demand for immediate atten tion. Diamonds such as only Dama possessed were necessary to com plete the ephod, and they offered double, and triple, the price they had at first proposed. But Dama was immovable, and they finally went away greatly disappointed, not to say wrathful. Later in the day the elders called again, and Dama placed before them the diamonds they desired, and when they had made their selection they tendered to him the higher price which they had last offered. “No,” said the jeweller. “Your first offer was all the stones are worth, and that only will I take.” “Why, then,” exclaimed the chief of the elders, in astonishment, “did you not close with that offor this morning?” “Becauso,” answered Dama, “my father had the key of the chest in which the diamonds were deposited, and he was at that time asleep. He is aged aud infirm, and his short houi of sleep was of more worth to him thau was your increased otter of price to mo. My father has not so many comforts that I can knowingly deprive him of a single one of them.” The High Priest, when he had : heard the story, came to the jewel ler’s house, and laid his hand upon : Dama’s head, and said: “Blessed he thou by Him who I hath said, ‘Honor thy father and thy l mother; and iu the time to oome I may thy children honor thee as thou i hast honored the author of thy be- I iug.”—Ledger. ] Carrier Pigeons, Onfc of tbe mbst curious incidents connected with modern journalism, says Land and Water, is the regu lar employment of earner pigeons in collecting intelligence for the daily and weekly newspaper. In the com petitive exertions to procure the lat est intelligence, it has been found 1 that for short distances newspaper 1 reports can be sent readier, cheaper, ’ and quicker by press carrier pigeons, flying a mile per minute,than by the ’ postal telegraph. Those aerial post man are entrusted the resident cor respondent in various plaoes, ready 1 to be dispatched any moment, while important events are transpiring, f It is now no uncommon thing to ■ sec reporters at police courts, in ; quests, public meetings, etc., dispatch ■ folio after folio of “copy” by press carrier pigeons tossed through the ! nearest window, or thrown out of a , train or steamer going at full speed. ' The attachment of these birds to - tbe place of their birth, and the ab ■ ility to find their homes from mar velous distances, are, of course, their r distinguishing characteristics. A f “columbier,” or home, is established I at the various newspaper offices, and whenever a bird arrives with a mes -1 sage, the act of the pigeon entering ■ its cot sets a bell ringing in the edi • tor’s room, the bell machinery con- I turning in motion until attended to. Carrier pigeons, though as a rule > i only used for short distances, in com petition with the electric telegraph, ; ! cao be specially trained to distances [ oft 500 miles, arid frequenty fly to . England from Dublin, Brussels, Paris Lisbon, and even Rome, The utili . zation of the instincts- of birds for press purposes is being earned even further than tins. Ai» ocean huming bird of great docility, iu telligence, and sp’rit has been found in Iceland; and it flies at a meteor-like speed of , 150 miles an hour, and is able to find! its home, over sea and laadifrom-any part of the habitable world A pair of these birds, a short time since, brought dispatches from Paris to a lonely spot., congenial to nature, iu a wild and rocky part of Kent, with j. in teu miles of London, in 1 1-4 hours Press carrier pigeons took the dis , patches on to the city, the whole dis t tance from Paris to London,by actu al parcel mode of coveyance, being . done within 11-4 hours. The New York Sun was the first newspaper, we believe, to employ the • aid of carrier pigeons for the rapid | transmission of news. Thirty years , ago, before the electric telegraph had i a large pigeonry upon the roof of its i building, just overits editorial rooms [ corner of Nassau and Fulton streets New York city, where many carrier i pigeous,of the best procurable breeds were maintained. In those days i the publio were surprised by the ap pearance of importautnews, brought by the birds, in advance efthe ordin ary mails, The advent of the tele , graph superseded tbe Sun pigeons, and the department was sold out. At the present time the telegraph business here is in the hands of com • peting private companies, who take especial paines to transmit tho news dispatches of tiie press with the great est promptitude, and at very low rates. But when the telegraphs pass into the hands of the Government, as in Great Britain, the press will no longer have the advantages of this promptness and economy. Lazy officials will then govern the sending of telegrams on the red tape system, and our newspapers will doubtless find an advantage in using pigeons as they are now doing in England.— Scientific American. The Emperor’s Heart.— When Napoleon the Great died at St Hel ena, an English physioian took charge of his heart, depositing it in a silver basin filled with water. Two tapers burned near it, but the custodian felt nervously anxious while watching it through the night, and did not sleep- In the silence of midnight ho heard a rustling sound, then a plunge into the water, and rebound on the floor all occurring with the quickness of thought, lie sprang from his bed to see an enormous rat ‘fragging tho precious relic to his hole! A moment more aud the heart which had been too vast in Us ambition to be satis fied with the sovereignty of conti nental Europe, would have been more degraded thau the dust of im perial Gseser.
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