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ClIAULOTTK DAILY OHSIMVKK, rlANUAIiV 11, I! )7. to lay lavs for the support of ; IiooSh, i secure to him tho protee-,"-n that ho pays '"", nfialnst tho Ut norance of th child. If the Statfe hn a light to puntHh crime ana vice, no often resulting from ignorance, It ought to have the rlgftt to take the necessary steps to remove the cause." i In my inaugural address I said: I "Illiteracy, twin sinter to vice. In oncj of the greatest of curses, and In Itself I often the eource ot evil, while edu cation is power, and shows itself in . devclonlner our industries an well a In expanding our mind and elevating , our moraie. " ; Tmrty.nve or ine'ior-ty-seven States have resorted to com pulsory education; and these States contain the richest and moat progres sive people lit the world. If. there 4 xore, you are not yet reaay lor a a- tic compulsory law, you can at least try And stlmualte parent to "end their children to school, by having these schools as attractive and well equip ped aa possible, remembering that knowledge Is power, power Is wealth, and wealth builds up the mate. Let us teach our children, not to Judge . neonl hv th. rdnthea Ihc-V wear, or the occupation they follow, but by the higher ideal of respecting men and women for their Industry, ac quirements, and character fne Inte rior instead of the exterior. The present Superintendent, with no disrespect to others, is in my opin ion, the ablest and most efficient the State has ever had. He has made valuable suggestions to you, which I urge you to carefully consider. To better instruct teachers themselves, he desires more institutes and sum mer schools. He urges that you con tinue the special appropriation of lluO.OOO for insuring a four months ' school in every county. He suggest ,the enactment of a mild, conservative compulsory attendance law, requiring All children between eight and twelve to attend the public school, or Home prlvateT school, for four months In 4U n . aa !, in Ka nut Into ft- wi miu i " v .... , . . - - vfect in county upon petitions made in compliance with his suggestions; or. If jrou deem bent (and this 1h, In mv in A mr ari ivIuAut anil m.lMt dem- ooratlc), to submit It to the qualified .voters of the territory petitioning lor compulsory education. He also rec ommends that you enact a law dcclar ing schools a necessary expense and authorising the commissioners ot a county ' to levy a special tax on all property and polls, not exceeding ten ceirts "On tne hundred dollars worth f property, and thirty cents on the poll, for the Improvement and sup port of the public schools, and requir ing the commissioner of every coun ty receiving aid from the special ap propriation for four months' schools, to levy a tax on all property and polls sufficient to raise an amount equal at least to the amount receiv es xrom in special mam aj'l'i "1" ' tlon. Again, I repeat: 1 approve all of the above splendid suggestions of the Superintendent, and hope you will carry them into effect. - Kls to his recommendation I hut one hundred thousand dollars he ap propriated for the establishment of plgh schools, etc., while I will not op pose, Still I cannot endorse, for to me it is doubtful whether the time has yet arrived for putting thin plan Into execution, for If we have an ex tra amount to spare In encouraging educations would It not be better to Use it in still further lengthening the terms and In getting more MI ctent teachers and eouloment for the district schools, where tne masses can 1 be reached, rather than In establish-1 Ing a high school In a township, of ten remote from the children, thus debarring from attending all who could not board, or afford convey ances? To me, at tnls time In our ed ucational growth every cent available should be spent In reaching the Illit erate masses; and later, when the dis trict school Is made more efficient, then we can establish others. I sub mit aU these matters to your Judg ment. HTATK lNSTITI'TIONH. Our Ktatc Institutions are In splendid condition. I doubt if any State, with our population and wealth, begins to have such fut ilities for edu cating Its youth or caring foi lis un fortunate. The one" need '1s the growing de mands for larger equipment, for to day every institution is tilled to over flowing and still more room is de manded to properly care fur tnoso seeking admittance. I respectfully re fer you to the various reports sent In by the heads of these Institutions, to' the end that you may see th great work Of education anil humanity that i earn Is doing, and then he utile to In- I telllgently consider their urgent ' needs. THE I'NI VKRNIT V K HtTH' CAROLINA The University of Noi tli Carolina 1 doing S great work, and has more stu- . dents now in attendance than ever: before in Its history. Kvcry dorml-' tory is ttlled, and every possible bed in the village rented. lis work fur toe higher education of our young men, and In sending forth cut h year; men of strong bodies, trained minds, and clean morals, w ill prove a great I factor In making ihe future wealth1 and prosperity of the state Juj management was never better, and Its! president. Dr. Venahle, has the inspect and confidence of the student body, as well aa Ihe people of the Htalo. Lis-j ten to his statement of the needs of j the University, for he will In no way! iHTsleid you, and then do all you can I to give it sld. I visited the Cnlverslty in person and saw for myself. I rec ommend an Increase In the annual j appropriation: also enough to erect a auiisoie medical uulluugr, una as mucn more as can be f pared, consid ering other demands. NORTH CAROLINA COLLKOK OF AG RICt'LTC It K AND ME CHANIC ARTS. The College of Agrti ulture and Me chanic Arts, as lis Hume Implies Is for the purpose of educating our j young men along agricultural and in- dust rial lines, and Ik omipllshlng , much good for the Ktme by each yeur turning out young men who are prac- I ticai farmers, manufacturer. I -c - i . trlciana, and civil and mechanical n- ' glnsers. Tne best tt .f it wlkUii ey is the fact that there is a constant I demand from every Industry for its I graduates roitirct often being ' made with the students while in their I . senior year. Jefferson said, "Tnose who labor In the earth are tin- chosen , people of God." and. also, that "the skilled laborer was the force that re- t VOlveu the wheels of IniluKti). set tine sll other forces in motion.'' nnd I so college that furnish- u Hint ' with those who produce the staff of i life, and also turn "the wheels of Industry, Should receive the liberal. SUPPOrt Of S benefited people. At present the college s under the direc- j torshlp of the trustee of (he boarif of agriculture, who must be farmers. 1 They have been faithful to their trust; ' but the enlarged dutl's of tn.-lr own. department require much time; ie. sides, they are not mechanics, engi neers, otc, and therefore cannot know the needs Of such Industries tike men trstbod to such work. I therefore, af ter consulting with Ihe trustee, and with their approval, recommend that the control f the college be given i A board ot trustees consisting of twen ty mombers, with the Governor eg officio chairman of the bosrdrten of said trustees being the directors of the board of agriculture and the other ten appointed by tho Oovernor and con firmed by the Senate, and who shsll J good moral persons, and interest rl In Mechanical and .industrial edu- .fi, . .. At present there is no room In tho dormitories, and one hundred boys board In the community. To prop erly equip the college, a central heat- In and lighting plant is an absolute necessity, and will in saving of fuel j and employes, reduce current ex- penses. '.- . , A mechanical building is also need ed to do efficient work, and the year ly appropriation must be Increased, If the desire of young men to. enter tnls college Is heeded. . : r Just before the college opened last f all . 1 Was ascertained that typhoid fevef wur in the college during tne summer school, and experts declared it was caused by Improper sewerage. To neglect to remedy this' menace to life not only would have been Inhu man, but would have virtually closed the college; so the council of 'titajte and executive-committee of the board of agriculture borrowed from the col lege treasurer $7,600 belonging to the current fund, which -amount . I re spectfully ask you to return at once, as it. is now needed to defray the running expenses of the college. This was an emergency call, and there was no other remedy until the Legislature could meet. THE STATE NORMAL AND INDUS TRIAL COLLEGE, In 1905, my predecessor, Governor C. B. Aycock, announced to the Gen eral Assembly in- his message the loss by fire of the main building ot the State Normal and Industrial College; but to-day I announce a far greater loss than that of a few material buildings, for I speak of the sudden and'sad death of Its founder, master mind, and beloved president, Dr. Charles D. Mclver. The buildings could be and were rebuilt, but the loss of Dr. Mclver can never be rem edied or repalced. He conceived tho Idea of erecting a college for women, where they could be educated and rained to be worthy wives, mothers, and teachers of North Carolina's sons and daughters; and this splendid , normal and Industrial Institution thus rTcied, for our women, remains a njonum'ent to the devotion and patrio tism of tnls brainy and philanthropic man. educating, as it does, our wo men, can there be any lnntltutlon In all the State that will ho commend itself to you, and need I tell you that State pride demands that we so main tain if- as to give our girls tho most thorough mental and moral training and development? Carefully read the report of tho acting president, and then have him and the Superintend ent of Public Instruction to come be fore your committee and go over with '.horn, what they request, and then Vote this college what you deem nee vss.ry lor me proper equipment anu 1ng to the boy. and make him lla malntenanco of an Institution whose blp to Indictment and most severe value cannot be estimated In dollars punishment. Pass a law. also, renulr- and cents. ' CULLOWHEK HIGH SCHOOL. No school to which the State grants do so, many will sell in their foun tn appropriation Is doing, according tains the drinks tnat breed the dope to Its capacity, a better work than and liquor habits. You cannot too the Cullowtiee High School. This I closely safeguard our youth by check- Hummer the student body marched live miles to meet me, and a healthier more Intellectual and finer-looking body of strong men one scarcely ever meets; and as 1 looked at them and learned of thlr sturdy characters and good attainments, I felt that with such sons North Carolina wuh safe. THE COLORED AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. The Mate Agricultural and Mechan ical College for the colored people, at Greensboro, has a wise board or white trustees, and has been conduct ed on practical business principles, and I doubt If any like Institution In tho South has done more In giving U)n proper kind of education to the negro. Its president teaches his students that they must labor with their hands as well as their brains; and as a result, the students acquire a fair knowledge of farming, and of the carpenter and blacksmith's trade, us well as bonk knowledge, and most of them make good citizens. The trustees ask a newer-age, system und u central heat ing plant, all to cost about 17,000. Also t'i.hOO more for maintenance; and. Iii my Judgment, tnese requests, considered In the light of what the collegs Is doing, ure reasonable. COLORED NORMAL HOHOOLH. The normal schools for colored peo plp have gradually been reduced, until In-day thera are only three ono at Wlnston-Halcm, another at Kay ettevllle, and still another at Kllxa heth City. This reduction was made afler most careful Investigation, and Iihs proved most beneficial. At the 1lme the change was made, tne honrd of educutlon agreed. If they wero properly conducted, to recommend to Multeity luiiuui inn, to Ami an Increase In th l'ii. The education of heir approprta- f the negro has In many cases been most disappoint ing, for Instead of making them ac tive mill Hilling to work, II lias loo often rendered them Indolent and thriftless. This. however, has not been Ihe case with the negroes taught in I lies- schools; for their pu nil are not afraid of work, and they honestly acquire property and make j when a mob assembles, be required to good citlsens lletw een Ihe teachers order them to disperse, and If they re and pupils of these normals, and the i f use to go. let all remaining be de AVhlte people .nere Is no clash, hut clnred an unlawful assembly and lla perfect hnrmonv. Ho. after a person- i hie to arrest. Make such offleer after al visit to two of these schools, end , making the proclamation, also tako hearing from the best class of while ,lhe names of nil refusing to go. and people as to sll of them. 1 t an reeom- i give them to the solicitor for Indlct mriiu the policy of these schools as!mnt. Huch precautions will In many w ise and full of common sense, and as tending to make of th- negro a much beitei rltlxen. I trust you lll .give them all the sld you can. THE OXFORD ORPHAN ASYLUM. The HtBte and Grand Lodge of Ma sons, together, maintain an orpnan 1 asylum at Oxford. N. for little boys and girls who have lost their par rents. It is a home where useful work I in nnn.i"i . ,n in" children, and where likewise, their Hally speaking I the Stn'te' a ' prison minds are trained. Hut for such In- , Mt..uvtmrUng uml h a n; stltut ons, hundreds of little ones to.d .,, , ,t tni.Ul -would be waifs, and grow up In Idle- , M howevr to the fact that ness and crime; whereas, now proper-I ,., , , ..Y . ly taught and cared for. they become worthy and noble men and women. Huch a work commends Itself to sll christians. Help It If It requires aid. for it will be for tender humanity. 1 .1 E STATE HOARD OF PUHLIC CHARITIES. With scarcely any funds, but with patriotism and fidelity unsurpassed, the State board of public charities lias done good service for humanity by keeping A watchful eye on every department In which God's afflicted, pool, and distressed are confined, and by quickly making known any wroni- i Tul iii gleet or treatment. The condl-i die. I recommend tbut you fix a limit tlon of county homes, prisons, tempo- 1 requiring all persons sentenced for rary quarters for chalngangs, asylums f'ur years to be assigned to the for desf, dumb, blind ami Insane, has Stale's prison. tieen carefully and fearlessly given. 1 The 4 per cent, prison debt bonds, and thus abuses that might have j amounting to 1 1 1 0.000, and i per cent, proved serlou Injuries have been prison farm bonds, amounting to 10. broiight to light and corrected The 000, become due January 1. 10. boaid's reports have given m great These bonds, a the name Implies, help and enabled me to prevent hard- were Issued under a former admlnls ship and w rongs. Th fonner ef-j I ration lo pay debts of the State's prls tlcleni secretary, Captain Denson, I on. Treasurer lcy, therefore, sug tiroke himself down serving humant-1 gests. and I recommend, that these ty, and his daughter who succeeded bonds when due be paid out of the him Is Just ss faithful lo the cause funds belonging lo Ihe States prison, of right, sod deserves insny thanks and I hope ypu will pass a law author. Tor liei noble worn. Ixlng and directing the prison direr- Whatever help the board usks. give lors so lo do. 11 If you n. for U will do good. SCHOOL FOR THE WHITE DEAF REFORMATORY AND REFORM AND DUMB. Youthful criminal should not be' A, h herlng Inst year In Mor confined with old end vicious offend- j ganlon of the various principals, ers. fur such association hardens teachers, and promoters of the differ their natures and lessens the ihsnees ,, shoots fr the deaf snd dumb of ever reclaiming tftern. I will. It WM ,treed by all that the School therefore, throw no obstacle in Ihe !rr tnt whUt Deafd Dumb of North way oi eaiaunsning sums aina oi reformatory or horns for young of- fenders, provided you find It expedi ent and the Stale ran now afford It. At the last session of Ihe General Assembly, in order to protect youthful criminals all t could, 1 sent A special message, and got th Legislature lo pass law allowing me to grant A con dltlonal pardon,, or rather pardon on parolu. Under this authority, 1 have taken several young criminals out ot prlson.and get them good homos wnmrimy are bum pi wpeily tiaia- ed. Under this parole. It the crim inal remains of good behavior, he is free; If he violates his parole, he Is returned to prison. The law . has worked well, 'and with the help ' of good people in securing"" suitable homes, I believe I ten reclaim the wayward boys without i cost to the State. . , ; . , Therefore, as - this is a matter of grave Importance and no mistake should be made, and as for the pres ent I can by parole pardons provide homes tor young criminals, would it not be wise for yoU to appoint or have the Governor appoint a commit tee of wise and humans men to take the whole matter Into consideration and report to the next Legislature if a reformatory is absolutely needed, and if so, to recommend the kind most suitable for such criminals, and 't'nen with all necessary Information before them, there will be slight chance of there being any mistake made? ' In this connection, 1 desire most earnestly to ask this serious question: Why is there to-day such a crying de mand for a reformatory, and what is causing so much sin and vice among our tender youth? The answer Is easy, for never before were dens ot Iniquity and vice so plentiful, or so many temptations placed In tne path of youth to warp and destroy their moral stamina. Hee the thousands of cigarette fiends, the opium-eaters, the cocaine victims, the whiskey and beer drinkers, the soda-fountain fre quenters, and many others who are taking drugs, opiates, stimulants, and nerve-tonics, and you will see why our boys, and alas! sometimes our girls, are becoming nervous wrecks and moral degenrates. Whllo seeking tfi iSitllrl u raf'niwnalAeii in tn Ira rtari of nur wavwAprt v.,fh ,pt ... , neglect to take away the causes and cures that make such Institutions nec essary. Make the most stringent laws, well safeguarded against selling drugs, sucn as cocaine, morphine, etc., except on the prescription of a prac tising physician, and add penalties und forfeiture of license to a physi cian or druggist aiding any one to violate this luw. Enforce the law most rigidly against any one selling liquor, cigarettes, opiates, etc., to minors and compel all ofllcers find ing a boy with liquor, cigarettes, or opiates to make him testify before some Justice or mayor as to where he got his liquor, cigarettes, etc.. and then at once arrest the offender sell- Ing regular Inspections of fountains; for while conscientious men will not I mg tnese rearrui practises Last year It was estimated that sixteen millions of dollars was spent In North Carolina for liquor and beer. Add to this equally as much for cigarettes, opiates, and so-called soft drinks, and we have about thirty-two millions a year, or 116 per capita for every man, woman, and child In the State that is wasted or worse than wasted, while only four and a half million Is spent by the State for edu cating our youtn and in building up our Institutions, etc I can by parole take care of the few young criminals who are convicted and sent to prison; but you alone can stop i ii" practises that are now at work corrupting and destroying the oodles, minds, and souls of our boys and girls. If you will only pass laws helping to save our youth before they fall, what a blessing it will be to them, and In saving our youth we save the Htato that we love and should pro tect. PARDONS. I have repeutfcdly exercised the con ditional pardon for young criminals, and have likewise pardoned some old, decrepit men and women, and some who were diseased, and wno would suffer greatly, or perhaps die, If long er confined. ' Likewise. I have extend ed clemency In worthy esses; but I do not believe I have abused my pow er and some complain that I am too strict. Law and order, however, must be maintained, else mob law follows, and pardons too easily granted bring contempt of law; so, where a defend ant has had a fair trial and nothing has occurred since to change the re sult. I have been. hiiiI will continue, slow to interfere with what the courts nave done. LYNCH INGH Mob law Im to be iir-epl) rrgretted, and If possible. stopped at all hazards. I recommend the re enactment of the Watson law of 1NHH. with such HinendmentH as will make it more efficient. let the sheriff, or other peace officer. Instances save all trouble. Authorize also, nny peace officer. In case, where It Is absolutely necessary, to call out the military and lake every needed step lo dlspcrae the disorderly crowd, for mob law Is a blot on society and Injures more seriously the entire State PENITENTIARY. Perhaps the best managed instltu- I tlon In lh Sll j In ,nrl,...il,- ... .1 MonlfHt are pnl lo th(, ' ' r lh various counties, and only wo ,,, ,nJ ,nd d(.crDlt men. wlt, U few long-termers, come to the State's prison, It will again become a burden on the tax-payers. For this reason, and for the further reason of human ity, I do not believe that persons un der sentences of over four years should go to the county chain gang; for th county authorities, even when they .do the best they can, cannot take the care of convicts the State does, and so front exposure and hard- ships many of the long-term convicts art I Carolina was one of the best man aged and most efficient schools of ths kind In the whole country, and was doing a noble work for the unfortu nates from whom God had taken hearing and speech. Since then charges were mad against tha man agement, and I felt that a full Investi gation should be had. This was don,1 and I am glad to say the report shows no corruption or mismanagement, and the' condition of the school is first claHS, : r'. ";( , .- y" There are four hundred children In the State who have been offered ad mittance Into this institution, but their parents refuse to let them enter. This Is almost a crime against the child, for by education the silent ear and lip Is made to hear and speak, and chil dren who otherwise would be hewers of wood and drawers of water, are taught useful employment and become well-equipped, self-supporting citizens. A great effort ought, therefore, to be made to get, all these unfortunate lit tle ones Into this school; even if It re quire a quasi-compulsory law to make" them enter. The board will Ask addi tional help for a new building and for lighting And for repairing tho old one, and for A better road to the school. I know you will Allow the mwhat is right. ;:;;M,i-k .?'. ..--1 :! ,: SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND THE DEAF. . The'attendance for the white blind, and the colored deaf, dumb and blind In the two Institutions in Raleigh, on December 1, 1109, was three hundred and thirty-six. Of all the unfortunates of sound mind, the blind are the most helpless, and demand most our sympathy and assistance. ? ' . This schoof educates deaf, dumb and blind children for useful work, and Its graduates become self-supporting and not dependent on the world's cold charity. To encourage such a noble work should not only be a duty, but a pleasure. From a finan cial standpoint, this Institution has been splendidly managed, as shown by the fact that it had a balance to its credit at tho end of the fiscal year. The Legislature can rely upon it, that not a dollar given this institution will be wasted, but all honestly accounted for. A fire escape for. both white and col ored Is an Imperative-necessity, and n failure to protect these little holplea ones In case of fire would be criminal. Some needed repairs on roof and cell ing, and In raising one building a sto ry higher, will be requested, and. I think, should be granted. In trying to follow the teachings of our Master, in bringing light to the blind, hearing to the deaf, and speech to silent Hps. we do well, and I therefore most earnestly commend to your care these helpless oned in Kal elgh and MorK-inton. STATE HOSPITALS FOR THE IX ' PANE. Article XI, Section 10. of the- consti tution, thus reads: "Tha General As sembly may provide thai all the Indi gent deaf mutes, blind and insane, ot the State shall be cared for at tho charge of the State." Indigent persons are thoae destitute of the means of subsistence, and under this provision may be cared for. Other citizens of the 8tate, who are not Indi gent, but who have property and by taxation help to bear the Stale's bur dens, are also often Insane, and they and their people dcslro that they should bn treated In their own Slato, and not be compelled to go elsewhere often far away from home and loved ones. Therefore. In my opinion, tho General Assembly should provide not only suitable and sufficient nospltals for the Indigent Insane, but tor all giving, of course, under the law. the preference to the indigent, and requir ing the non-indigent to pay enough to reimburse the 8tate for Its actual ex pense In caring for them. The Insane are not only Indigent and non-indigent, from tha fitandpolnc of wealth, but aro also curable and in curable, harmless and dangerous, as well as those who are epileptics and idiots. Humanity demands hat the State should take eare of all these classes, except (he harmless idiots, and for these strong laws should be enacted, requiring their counUcs to properly care for them, unless provid ed for by their own people. Ii la a fatal mistake not to care for the epi leptics, for often they are the most dangerous of all classes. Hundrtds of these unfortunate persons uri In curable; but this does not lessen our legal and moral obligation to provide for them. There are others who with proper treatment and good sur roundings can be cured and return re stored In mind to home and faniuy. The State can afford to tak..- ci: In sane persons mil of the common Jall.s and county homes and proper iy tieat them In hospitals provided for that purpose, and God will not bless or al low a Slate to prosper that neglects to care for His afflicted. I send you the reports from all the hospitals, :uiil ask your careful consideration of tl.elr requests. The State Hospital at Morganton will nsk for an additional bu'.lulng to furnish room for hundreds ask'ng ad mittance, and for an Increase In lis yearly allownm e The Ce.ntrHl Hospital at Raleish will ask for more buildings and a larger appropriation- It has an option on 1.150 acres of land adjoin ing Its property, at $55,000 .This land is well wooded and watered, nnd these advantages alone would nearly pay for It. The land could also be cultivated to ad vantage by th- Inmates, and ould be well suited for the colony system of treating the Insane, now much In use, The last Legislature appropri ated money for n now building, but failed to give funds to furnish or maintain It. It was completed, and one hundred and twenty patients could be cared fm If It was furnished. It was an emergency, and listening to the wall of the unfortunates, the coun- ell of State borrowed the monev to urnl"n ,Me nu"dlng. and now ask you io pay tne amount borrowed. The hospital at Goldsboro for the colored also had to get l.'i.Ooo under an emergency, and we hnd to supply It. In order to avoid a heuvy loss, and to help relieve the demand for loom. We hope our action will b i approved, as It would have, ben Inhuman not to have granted the lellef. As to these hospitals, I would make the broad suggestion that you send for their superintendents nd find out what Is required to put them In con dition to receive all now applying for admittance, or who may apply In the next few years, and then do what Is right for their proper support. The platforms of all parties pledge themselves to care, for the Insane: all people of humane minds demand It, and our duty requires It. Let us, therefore, do this duty fully and fear lessly, thereby caring for our afflicted loved ones as we would desire to be cared for If this Tearful blow bad fal len on us. In doing what IsVeeded, we cannot do too much; so let us act as those, feeling their responsibility to God and man. i It hss been suggested that the State's prison is not now needed for convicts, snd could be made an ele gant hospital for the; epileptic and dangerous Insane; and 1 would advise that you appoint a commute,,, and have them, together with suitable architects, to Inspect the building and see If Ihe plan Is feasible. SUGGESTIONS. I cannot conclude my message without making your honorable body a few suggestions that 1 hope may aid you In your work, for I am here all the time studying conditions and try ing to bring about those changes most conducive to the State's betterment snd prosperity, snd so give you tha re sult of my observations and opportu nities, to be used or rejected by you ss your wisdom and patriotism mar suggest. f North Carolina Is a rapid) growing and prosperous State, and Has arrived at a very Important crisis. In Its his tory. Hoys and girls ntust.be edutat ed, and unfortunates earec" forj and larger and better fucllitlcs are there fore needed, With a purpose, tner-!-fore, single to the State's welfare and the glory of God, let us each do our duty without dernugoguery or ,fear. Unless necessary, do not lBue bonds; but if for humanity's sake, and the best development of the material educational and. moral upbuilding of tha State, such a course is necessary; do not for fear of criticism refrain from ' doing your full duty, for the people to-day are far ahead of the pol iticians .In desiring all to be done that Is Really for the State's development The HtAt l nrnctleallv out of debt. Tt owes in bonds about" $7,000,000, bearing .four and six per cent, inter est; but ws own over $7,000,000 worth of stock In the North Carolina and Atlantic North Carolina railroads, paying five and seven per cent divi dends; so we really owe nothing, but have a small surplus. rv" It has been wisely suggested that the State authorise the Issuing of two million ddltars worth of bonds, bear ing three or three And one-half per cent Interest, paysble in thirty years, and with the proceeds put All of the public buildings And Institutions, es pecially those for tho care of our af flicted. In first-class condition. And suf ficient for their requirements for years to come. In doing this tho current tax would keep the Interest paid, and maintain the institutions, and posteri ty, for whose benefit the improve ments were made, would pay tho prin cipal of these bonds In tho enhanced value of its property. The rate of taxes would not be Increased to pay ths interest, the new bonds would only be issued as they were wanted, and the Improvements in our institutions would be made permanent and not patched as at present, and North Car olina would soon be the first State in the South. Much as I am ordinarily opposed to a bond issue, I can see the wisdom of the above suggestion, and if the demands require it, believe it should be adopted by you; and I as sure you, as Governor of the State, as well as individually, I will cheerfully assume all censure. If any, for urging you to follow such a course, for glad ly will I welcome crltlclim, if it is for doing a duty that uplifts humanity, ameliorates suffering, and adds to per manent and needed improvements.. To make all the Improvements asked for by the different Institutions, as well as meet other demands, will re quire about two or two and a half mil lion dollars. We will have a surplus this year, according to the Treasurer's estimate, of nearly half a million, and the new assessment may make it even more; so, perhaps, not all the bonds authorized may be needed for the pur poses demanded. The last Legislature gave me moro direct control than before over all State institutions, and hence in per son and through the board of internal Improvements, I have kept in close contact with their management. My- finger, as It were, was on their pulse, so I could tell whether It beat clean and true, or false. This supervision has worked well, and much good has been accomplished by investigating their needs and conditions. It also en ables me more Intelligently to tell you their Just wants, and recommend changes. In addition to what I have already stated as to each particular Institu tion, I desire to make these special re quests: As the law now Is in some institu tions, no officer employed, or agent can be elected by the directors, unless nominated by the superintendent; thus making the appointee under ob ligations to the superintendent.. In all cases the superintendents are the sec retaries of the boards, snd sit with them even though Investigating their conduct or management, and In in Institution the directors can trade with themselves. AH of this is wrong, and should be corrected. The direct is should In fact direct, and elect all of ficers, etc., so that they would not be under obligations to the superin tendents. The superintendents ough: not to be the secretaries of the boards, but should at each meeting make their reports and retire, unless requested to remain, thus leaving the directors free and unembarrassed by their pres ence; and no director or supenlnten dent should ever be allowed to trade with the Institution they represent thus avoiding even the appearance of evil. If these suggestions are adopt ed. I assure you much friction will be allayed, and wrong prevented. SALAR1E8. Tho cost of living has so greatly In creased that -many employees, and some State officers, cannot live on their salaries. The department em ployees, such as Janitors, night watch mon, office boys, etc., have faithfully served the State, and I ask that their I wages be Increased at least ten or flf j teen per sant. I I asked that the Governor's salary be fixed at $6,000. and that the Attorney. General's and Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction's salaries be Increased. This Increase will not affect the pres ent officers, but their successors. I I have tried to live eeonomlcelly. but my books will show that It has cost me at least $1,600 a year more than I have received to live In Ral- i elgh. To be Governor Is a great hon or, and should be appreciated; but the salary ought not to be so low as to prohibit a man from holding the of fice, unless he uses his own means. I ask that this Legislature correct these wrongs, and not leave It to the next General Assembly that comes In with a new administration, for salaries cannot be Increased during an officer's term. REPORTS. As required by law, I send you all the reports fro mthe heads of depart ments and State Institutions, and ask you not to throw them Into the waste basket, but to carefully read and con sider them, for they will assist you greatly In fjour work, and If you carry them home and let your neighbors and friends, read them, they will gtvs them a higher Idea of the State's great ness and fill them with more patriot ism and plde. In particular, I call your attend 1 to the recommendations of the Secre tary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, snd Superintendent of Public Instruction, for seldom has sny State had wler. better Informed, and more efficient officers than the gentlemen wh now occupy these places, and therefore their opinions ought to have great weight with the General Assembly. LOBBYISTS, I recommend that you exclude from your floors all lobbyists. They retard legislation and are often a menace to the enactment of good laws, or the repeal of bad ones. Vhf n you need the heads of the vsrlous State departments and Institutions, send for them to appear before your committee to give such Information as they possemi, and then let them return lo their duties, unless you re quest them to stsy. t know you will sllow sll persons to be heard befoi your committees, both for or sgalnst any pending legislation In which they are Interested; but the button hole lobbyist who slips Into a chair by your sldo, or secretly tries to In fluence your action, will bear careful watching, tend shoutd receive cold comfort from the honest legislator who Is trying faithfully to serve his Slste. My message Is ended. I have only suggested what I earnestly bellend was for tho State's best food. II I have mads mistakes In my recommen dstlons, you will in your patr''iujm and ,v I ;.lom correct . tln-m by your acts. I am ready to aid you ali 1 "an. All papers, documcnta, and record In my office or that I can obi no. for you, are free to you, and any Infor mation I possess will always be gladly given. My door, whether before or after office hours, will always be open to you. Only make It known that you are a member of the General Assem bly, and you shall have preference over all visitors, for your time Is short' and valuable, and you have a right to expect such a preference. . ; Fresh from tho people, you know their wants, and I believe will prove yourself ' sufflclhetly broad-minded, Just and patriotic to do your full duty (and jovercome ; every obstacle .. that stands In the way of the State's prog ress, and while we proclaim In the language of our State song "Carolina! Carolina! Heaven's blessing' ' attend thee! ' . " While ws live we will cherish, protect, and defend thee!" 1 i let us not forget to so build up her resources and educate her- people as to be Able to truthfully add tho other line of tho sons ' -:?'; "Our hearts swell with gladness when- rover 'wo-lnams her,":-',-.''; 'v',;' and let both legislative and and exe cutive branches of the State govern ment Join together In doing all (hey can for our State's wealth and glory. Hoping that your stay In Raie'sti will be both i pleasant and profitable and believing that your acts will prjv beTeficlal beyond compare to , the State, In tho uplifting ot humanity and the amelioration of suffering, I bid you Ood-speed In all your,vruoua labors, and ask Heaven's blessing on what you may accomplish. ' R. B. GLENN, Governor of North Carolina. ' SCHOOL FUNDS APPORTIONED. Durham County Children Get $3.80 Per Capita From School 'Fund City Attorney , to Move West. Special to The Observer. Durham, Jan. 10. The county board of education has made the ap portionment of the school fund for this school year. The per capita was raised from $3.25 for each child of school age to $3.50 for each child In the county. This is the largest per capita apportionment ever made in the county. When all of the figures were com pleted the board set aside something over $3,000 as a contingency fund, to cover drawbacks, Inprovements and incidental expenses of the board and then apportioned $36,312.50. Of this amount $17,482.60 was apportioned to the city schools and the remainder went to the various townships. Dur ham township naturally received the largest amount of any one township. In this township, outside the city limits, the board apportioned a total of $9,999.50. The school term will be full eight months throughout the county, and In some townships longer than this. Mr. R. B. Boone, one of Durham's nIH nnd vprv nhln law vers, has decld " - - - J . ed to move his family to Pawhuska. Oklahoma, this being in the Osage Indian reservation. He has Just re turned from a trip West, on which he made all the final ariangements. He has associated himself with a law firm there for the practice of his pro fession, and the style of the new firm will be Boone, Palmer & MacDonald. Mr. Boone says that all arrangements will be completed and he will get away for his new home within, the next 30 days. He has been city at torney under the present board of aldermen and he has tendered his resignation to this position. Mr. R. P. Reade, a law partner of Judge Biggs, has been elected city .attorney In his place. The remains of James T. Hender son, the man whose death was caus ed by a fall while at work as a car penter, wero taken to his old home In Virginia. ROSES, CANDY AND HUMOR. Carolyn Wells Says the First Two New York Sun. Miss Carolyn Wells was aeated on a couch In her suburban home when rmebody from the Editor asked her how she worked at her Job of being funny In print. "How? This way." and she dropped back among the plllown. "Always at an angle of 96 degrees, usually on this very couch, with a box of chocolates boslde mo end a red rise In my hand. The roo Is not for sentiment, but I like roses, and I always like to fumble with something while I am thinking. The chocolates re for inspiration, if there's anything in such a theory. I eat pounds and pounds of them every week." In resoonte to further questions Miss Wells in!d: "I work very h.irslrMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Then I go up to New Tork on Friday snd Saturday and play. I go to the theatre and lunch eon and dinner parties, and I shop some times, and always walk down Broadway nnd rend the nlgns." "The sign of what?" Mist Wells laughed. "Oh. Just the sign; the advertisements on the tides of the buildings, in windows nnd on wagnnt. With a good companion, a man or woman with a keen, well trainiwl enne of humor, a walk down Broadway Is like a Journey with Alice through Wonderland." A Test of Sanity. South China Post. In Laos, an undeveloped region of French Indo-Chlna. there Is some thing out of the way In the shape of a village of lunatics. The most common form of madness there is belief among the lunatics that buf faloes are Inside them. When these madmen get too troublesome they are at once removed to the village. But previously they are tested for madness by being bound 'hand and foot and thrown Into a river. If they manage to swim that Is a sign of their being of sound mind. If they sink to the bottom, as Is mosf often the rase. Isolation In the village Is the sentence In the evervt of their being rescued alive. THE KINGS. A man dld unto his angel: Mv snlrlt are fsllen thro And I cannot oary this battle, O brother! what ahall I doT The terrible kings are on me. With spears that are deadly bright; Agaliwt me so from the cradle I)o fate snd my father fight Then sal.l lo the man hi angel: Thou wavering, foolfcth soul. Back to (he ranks! What natter To win or to lose the whole. As Judged hy the Utile Judge Who hearken not well, nor see; Not thus, by Ihe outer hsue. The wte shall Interpret thee. Thv will h the very, the only, The solemn event of thlngt; The wraki-st of hearts defying I stronger than all these king. Tho nut of the p"t they gather. Mind's Itoubt and Bodily Psln, At nellld Thirst of Ihe Spirit. That is kin to the other twain. And Oref, In a eloud of hanner. And ringleted Vain Desire, And Vice, with the spotk uoon him Of thee and thy beaten tire. While kings. of eternal evil Yet darken the bill about Thv part lo, with broken seher, To rise on th last redoubt. To feer not sensible fslture Nor oovet the seme at alt, . b lighting, fighting, ggbUng, , Die. driven Mnet the wsU. . .. r Lout Imogia Quinsy. , IKSAMTIESCTTIIKLNSANE DK. QUACIttf NHOS ON DELUSIONS Tulka to the lOntcrinlurncut Club of ' iSitc;cHtloii iind tho Mental IIIn It Cui Cure Sad Case of Young Wo man Whom Ho Prepared to Kocclvo i w Proposal. . .. New Tork Sun. . Dr. John t. Quackenbos told the Entertainment Club at the Waldorf. Astoria last night how easy it is for perfectly , sane people to ' get Insane at times And how wheejs In the head may be removed ,by mental sugges tion. The doctor, who mixes psychic- : i iccm tn . wun nis meaicines, paia , for his entertainment by the club by handing out, a choice collection of thrills snd croppy stories, all of which were culled " from - his ' professional notebook. - J ' veiusiunn or tne sane are a matter of , nerves and twentieth century' strenuouslty, said ths doctor. If you play bridge or poker too much, play r tv-i j i " ., ; rBB' BPe an automoDiie, dabble la Wall Street wot-lr flf l1ov. tno tvi iis Vt fby; electric light, .ve in a flat, eat aauiterated food or breathe bad Air you Are liable to' Imagine that mii. crobes are playing tag . on your cqat sleeve; or, if you happen to ikoep t poes In your cellar, you may be Afraid to go into that cellar for fear of eat- ' ingr a bee. Thee aro merely mild pranks of the delusional bus-: but If you have a bad cose you may be scar- u io- aeain or lemons or want to throw yourself Into the arms of the. first fat lad" vou may chance to meet on Broadway. , . "Among my patients." said the doc tor, have been persons who dared not cross the threshold of their homes and had not been out of their houses for months who could not force them selves In a car, or wash and dress themselves, or shake hands r sleen under a bed quilt. Some have dis eases that no one ever had before. Wheels go around in . their ears, they see birds and the fluttering of wings, footsteps follow them, strange things crawl through the keyhole, faces stand out on the wall, files whis per secrets to them. Many have a baseless fear of Insanity, and one lady sought a position In an asylum so as to be on hand when the day of aberration should arrive. Lots of people come to me saying they are be witched an exceedingly common de lusion to-day. "A well-known authoress believes she is under the hypnotic power of a doctor, who comes into her room dis guised as a cloud and flaps his astral wings underneath her bodice. There was a lady who was on her way to Alaska to found a moral town where drinking and gambling should be ex cluded. She met on a train a gam bler, who fixed his piercing black eyes upon her ana put her under a spell. From that hour bad luck pursued her and she abandoned the scheme of the.moral town. Dr. Quackenbos told stories about a woman who could not sit In a the atre for wanting to fire a pistol at the person in front of her; of a wo man who saw a coarse word scribbled on a fence and couldn't help saying It herself; of a man who developed a mania for going to law and In one instance pursued an executor with . . . - . - '.'... r.cvuiVI Willi Nperslstent malignity during Ave years or controversy, only to be defeated in court twenty times in succession. One subject complained of a spirit that came to him and offered to give the Odd Fellow grip. Another declar ed that God had dictated a Jetter to her. "Others imagined that neighbors were stepping on their feet, putting weights on their shoulders, afflicting them with electric currents; that they are abused by playwrights; that peo ple read their thoughts. Some are in deadly fear of being poisoned, and one man the doctor told about kept an electric fan constantly whirling over his pillow to blow away a nox lons powder that a member of his family had sprinkler there, he Insist ed. A common delusion of the sane, said Dr. Quackenbos. Is a morbid hor ror of dust and disorder (noso phobia). One patient feared that If the cups and saucers were displaced they could never be put back and spent the greater part of a night keep ing them on the shelves. The sight of a goblet upside down threw him Into a frenzy. Cases like these are promptly cured by suggestion, said tha doctor. ''What has been wrongly called Insanity of Indecision manifests itself in delusions of doubt. The sub ject will go back several times to see If the gas has been turned off proper ly or the stock certificates returned to the safe. A neurasthenic Tale gradu ate of my acquaintance I have known to stand on tho front steps undecided as to whether to mall a letter In the lamppost box on Fifth Avenue or the next corner In Madison avenue until the mental conflict precipitated an at tack of hysterical WeTplng. "The vague sense of being afraid, so characteristic of neurasthenia, often takes concrete shape in specialized phases of anxiety or fear like horror of matrimony of a bridal tour, fear of proposing, fear of making people cough or sneeze, of being locked up In a steam car or cabin, fear of a church building, the service Itself on the part of several clergymen feer of going to bed for fear of wak ing up and knowing nothing the next morning, fear of crosslg the North River In ferryboats, of looking down hill, going up in sn elevator, fear of going Into the cellar on the part of a man who kept his bees there in winter and who was afraid he might pick up a bee and eat It fear of sim ply being afraid. "There Is a humorous a well as pathetic side to some of these abnor mal thought forms. A physician re cently under my care Imagined that his clothing was covered with mi crobes. He was constantly brushing them off. He soiled fifty napkins a day In desperate efforts to brush them off the tableware. His wife was unable to keep a servant In her employ and' his practice went to the bad. "Even hard headed business men become the victims of ludicrous ob sessions. A young man applied to me last autumn for the cure of an Ir resistible Impulse to throw himself Into the arms of every corpulent wo man he saw and be hushed to sleep be her. It Is generally conceded that asylums for the Insane are filled with Inmates that might have been saved had they been opportunely treated." Dr. QuacKenoos read a numbor of letters sent him by persons who lm-f aglned he could benefit them by b-' -en, iicMiiit-iii nuBBC-ntiuij yf OinerL persona One man who had someV oil paintings to sell wrote the doctor asking him to make Tom Lawson buy his pictures. Another wanted him to hypnotise procrastinating debtors and mke them pay up. I once prepared a young lady to re ceive a proposal." said Dr. Quacken bos. "Her lover was due that very night from Boston, and I consented to do the best Hi could for her. She must not be too eager and so convev me impression tnat ane was an easy conquest. She must not be too frigid and repel the advances of affection. 1 worked one hour over that sleeping beauty Impressing my view, and when I waked her I felt that she was thoroughly squirmed to so thmuvh th trying ordeal. Do you know, that men never rem. VI m Uum . ..... materialised and the poor girl Is stilt waiting for an opportunity to give - - - m iiij limn uvuuiib, vin another occasion I was Induced to put a young man to ileep and make him mmA tm Jk a i . - . girl threw him .down and 1 nver . UHii w iui aiiv . ut-t iiraiuin. nnr wwtm vuuiu uvuevn mat ne carried out mv suggestions." . - ; .,-,.,:- -,-r r' '-. I - ' " ' , . I
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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