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.CHAELOTTE DAILY OBSERVER," JTTLT 28, 1903. . r t . r. t "KOBTtt IX EDCCATlOXAl CABULTSA ! J1BST Mr. Ray Suuuuund Baker Tmr Spleiw Bd Tribute to tbe Achtovmtrau of . ..th Old North State 1b the-line of . frttuusttooal ProgTOsa Of Southern fruuea the Oue Kost Instinctively Democratic Otic . Mecklenbura; Declaration -North s Carolina as Compared With MaHsachuMnm w (Sctiool and Xew Library Jtrrerj uajr . A Splendid Record. No aerlea of articles -appearing In ' public print la attracting more lnter 4 , eat and comment Just now than that , et Mr, Ray Stannard Baker in The , American Maculae on "The Negro 't Problem," "The New Southern States- , manahip" U the title of the instalment which Is to be found in the August ia " eue f tfcis well-known publication , . which In 1U entirety is well worth reading. Mr. Baker spent months in : the South securing material for hla - articles visiting; Charlotte and other centre in North Carolina and wher ever he went wonderfully trrtpre8ed r those with whom he came in contact ' as a seeker after the truth and a - writer of wonderful capabilities, Un- - der the heading "The New Statesman ship' and In elaboration of the Idea that the only sure foundation for democracy is universal education; Mr. Baker has the following to eay of conditions obtaining In the Old North State: INSPIRATION OF DEMOCRACY IX NORTH CAROLINA. "Not unnaturally the movement found its earlist expression in North Carolina, which has neen the most ln etlnctively democratic of Southern (ates. From the beginning of the country North Carolina, with its popu lation of Ncotch-Pres-hytertitnN and Quakers, has been Inspired with a pe culiar spirit of independence. When I was in Charlotte J went to see the monument which commemorates the Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepen dence; the work of a group f stout hearted citizens who decided, before the country at large was ready for It, to declare their Independence of British rule. North Carolina . was ' among the last of the Southern State to secede from the t'nlon, and Its treatment of Its negroes all along has teen singularly liberal. For example, in several Southern States little or no provision is made for the negro defect ive classes, but (K Raleigh 1 visited a large asylum for negro deaf, dumb, and blind, which is conducted accord ing to the most Improved methods. And to-day North Carolina Is freer po litically, hc Stale s nearer a new and healthy party alignment, than any other Southern State except Tennessee nd possibly Kentucky. "Such a soil was 'tortile for new ideas and new movement. In 1 t s 5 two young men, Charles D. Mcjver and (Edwin A. Alderman, iww prexldent of the University of Virginia, liegan a erles of educational campaign under the supervision of the State. They poke in every county, musing the people to build better school hou.cs . and to send legislators to Raleigh who Bltould be more liberal in educational appropriations. ln many rases thrlr rallies were comparable with the rnnsi enthusiastic political meetings - only no one was asking to be elected to offlcw, and the only object whs public ervk'e. As Alderman has suid : "'It was an effort to move the cen tre or graWiy from the court house to the school house .' "And It really moved; the State took fire and has been sflro ever since. Governor Ayeock made the educatlon . al movement a part of his campaign; Governor iJlenn )vi been hardly less enthusiastic; ami the dcvrlnpm, nt of the school systeIM has been II' He short tf amAzlnu. When J was In KaleKh last sprtntr J V J ner. Ft:. Superin tendent of .".duration, who was also one of the pioneer r.i mp.i liners. Inld trie that a new m li'iol !i"uv u ,i , being built for every ,!av in the . ,,r. and Tiew hool libraries estn blithe, I at Ihe fame rate HH.-.n i ;hio ;lM, i;no; the total a'ri'oirit of money expended, for schools In North faiohn;, i.,re xnun nMir'iei. an I uh;l- Mm- s, hoo Imputation in the ;iiiip Mars bad In creased only p r .rut . the dalU- at tendanee had iru re.i.ied J H per i tit NOKTII 'AH'H.INA id.MI'MiKt) WITH MASSACJI i'SKTTS "To give a Kraphlc Idea of the prn rres In edinati'.n, I ran do no better than to .'iiniH tho liu reape in public expendituri'K since 1ST:;; 172 total nhooi expendltiires JII.V, "1 have ooke, Into lb and 1 find that North Carolina sp nds more per hundie.i dollars of taxable property for sehoo purposes than Masa husetts. which is perhaps the leading Ameriat, state in edura'lonal eipenditori . In l!nr, North furo l!na raKeil $ 40 ,,,, every one hun dred d. liars. while M.tHs.uliuseii, raised t .'J7. Him this not mean. I course, that North Carolina has reached the standard ,if Massai h u etts; K only shows h"W the people, though iwit rich, iav bwn willing to tax themselves. And they hvo only Just, begun: the rate ; Illiteracy of he State, an n all the South. Is Mill excessive both among white and color ed people. According in the last cen sus, North Carolina' haa more illiterate -white people than any other State In the Union, a condition due, of course. to lta large population of noun taineera While the progress already made Is notable, the leader adll have a stupendous task before them. At the preeent time, although taxing Itself more per hundred dollars'- "worth -of property than. Massachusetts, North Carolina " pays only 2.63 each year for ehe education of each child, where as Massachusetts expends" 114. nearly ten Times as much. I do not wish to over-emphgaire the work. In North Carolina; I am merely using conditions there as a convenient Illustration of what is go ing on. in greater or less degree all over the South. ,;',-S;;;s-'.v;,- 4 . ' ..X 'S V" 1 Girl is Kcmembered For a Kind Word - to Sick Man. "This for atkind word to a alck man," aid the telephone girl at the hotel exchange as she set a basket of fruit upon- the counter. "Peaches. apples, oranges and grapes for a kind word! How grate-" Xul! How thpuglrtful!" "Who sent them?" asked one of the party. ,"1 do not know his name but he said h4 sent them because I spoke a kind word to him. Don't you feel sorry for (the, poor fellow? Just to think how short he is on kind words! Do yem reckon he has a' wlfe?" "No. I should say. not. He Is alrne In this cold, cruel world, and this dear sweet girl, with milk of human kind ness in her soul, and the color of the morning sun in her cheeks, has arous ed an angelic spirit in the. zone about his heart. O. ion't you know he is gUd! He has found a friend at last!" A WORTHY ASSOCIATION. 1 t'.X ai;i vii TKT.l I.', l.'fl.tiM ;:.:.-l avi statistics A Representative of the National Negro Business Letugtie In the t'lty Prof. Charles II. Moore Carrying Out Works planned by BOoker T. Washington yme Interesting I-act a. Trof Charles H. Moore, represent ing the National Nem business League, the founder and president of w hl-h Is Hooker T. Washington, of Tiistcegee, is in the city for the pur pose of organizing a local 'bran.'n of the national organization attionn the colored men in this community. A meeting was held last night In the col ored library building to consider the' advisability of effecting local Negro Business league. Professor Moore, during the past two months, has been traveling In the States of Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina, visiting leapuis already or ganlzed and establishing new ones. In answer to the question of the re porter as to the object and scope of this league. Professor Moore said: "Doctor Washington, always Inter ested in the development of his peo ple along the lines thit mnkc for tnelr solid and higher civilization, conceived the Idea, of Inviting a few successful busings men of his race to nteet In KoMon In th4 month of August, eight years ago. to form plans for oruaniz Ing tlie National Nero Business league, having for Its main object the bringing toother of the men and women engaged In different kinds of business in order that they mlsjht be come acquainted with each oth. r and also get Information and inspiration from one another by exchanging Ideas and experiences. "Furthermore to form plans for a permanent organization, which should hold meetings In the diffi rent parts of the country and encourage the forma tion of local leagues, which should ro operate with the national organiza tion. "Both of these objects have been successful; for out of a few members to start with, over 1,500 business men and women have enrolled their names among the membership of this nation al body and sibout TiOO local leiues have lieen organised, affiliating with the national league "In ISO the league met In Atlanta. Resides receiving an invitation from the local negro league, the chamber "f commerce of Atlanta as well as tho Governor of Ihe Stale of Georgia, ex tended Invitations. Last year It met in Topek.-t. Kansis. and tills year, August llh. JOth, L'lst, will meet In K.iH'. more "As an evidence of tln I in nort .1 nre and value of this National egrn I'.iiyl ness l.i-IKlle, 1 simply refer to the fact, that the city council of Baltimore ba recently jrissed two resolution of In-, terest t, the organization, one pro-' vldlng for the electrical Illumination! by tite city of Druid Hill avenue dnr-; ItiK the ses-lotis of the league, and the other for Ihe use of the larRcst steam er licloiiKlntr to the City Hart, or Hoard during convention week. I "The far-reaching Influence of the! Natlon-il Negro Business 1. 1 acne us-! surrg an attendance at Baltimore si c- I ond to that of no former session of th0 organization. Heduced rates will be se-ured from almost eviry section of t he country." Professor Moore h a native of this :Mate, unit lias been engaged In the educational work for his people for many years, ills homo (s In Greens boro, win re he was formerly connect ed with the Colore,) A. k M. College, wlilch was located there mainly through his efforts In successfully se ciinnf the financial backing of the white 'business null, when the school was established by the Leglsl'it lire In 1901, with the understanding that any town In the state -might have it that offered the mom satisfactory proposi tion to Its board of trustees. Wilming ton. Ualelgh. Winston and Greensboro hotly contended for It; but the hitter's proposition belnc more substantial and i-atisfactory it finally won out. Soda Crackers vnthrtrack to them Soda Crackers with snap to thm Soda Crackers with taste to them Uneeda Biscuit Oven-fresh -Oven-crisp Oven-clean J In dust tight, moisture proof packages. Neper sold in bulk. national Biscuit company v-e e ill Prominent Negroes ( timing;. The Grand Dode, K. of P., color ed, will meet here this weelc. The court house has been secured and the meetings will take place In the criminal court room. This order In clude some of the leading negroes of tne Mate. Mayor Franklin and Messrs. J. p. McCall and T. L. Kirk will ai Patrick address the visitors. Health Coffee is reallr the closest orres imitation' ever yet produced. This clever I one HUDdltute was recently imniucra ny ur. aouop, 01 KJCIIte, Wis. Not a grain ef real Coffee In It either' Dr Snoop 1 Health Coffee la made froni pure toasted grains, witn malt, nuts, etc. Really It would fool an expert who might rins 11 tor i orree. ,-mo ai or 3D minutes' tedious boiling. "Made. In a mlnuta." says the doctor. Bold by Mbler-Van Neas V Q. jSTIEFF PIANOS j Please j I I Particular j Ii cupic I I Our thousands of I pleased rustoniors is I I IB It Was pt PowelL An Observer man received the fol lowing wireless message from the steamship Huron, via Atlantic City, Sunday: "Pat Farwell and family aboard. Oood fellow. Having fine time. Ben file." Search himself as he did the news paper man could not understand the message. "Who is Pat Farwell T" "Who Is Bennle?" he asked himself time after time. The telegraph company was askej to have the mes sage repeated. This came back: "Pat Fowell, etc." Pat Powell and his family sailed from Charleston last Wednesday. His son Bonnie sent the message. All is well that ends well. our host advertisement Fine Piano Tuning, Polishing and Refinish ing, General Repair ing. All work guaranteed. "Get It at llawley'a.' Clean Teeth Is one of nature's first demands. If you are fussy about this part of your toilet no one, even your enemies, will call you "fussy." Dr. Henderson's Dentifrice Is an antlsenyc, daintily flavored Tooth Pow der that will keep your teeth healthful and good to look at. 25c. a bottle. Hawley's Pharmacy 'Phones 13 nnd260. Tryon and Fifth I'treeta. CHARIOTTt; T THE FHONT. fMipertntendrtit Joiner's Report For . 1HS-07 Gives Charlotte Skki PreeedeiM Over All the Other in the Slate Save In School Population A Splendid Showing Vr the Quern flly. Superintendent Alexander Graham kas copied from State Superintendent 3. T. Joyner's statistical report for H0-lt07 some Interesting figures rel ative to the standing of the graded acboots In ten of North Carolina's pro rreasive cities. The llgrures nlve OharloUe first place over such cities a Ashevflle, Durham, Kali ikIi. Wii- mti'gton. rjreensboro, Winston, High Point, Newbern and Ooldsboro In en rollment; aHy average attendance and per cent- of total daily average attendance to total enrollment. In one particular only Is the Queen City surpassed and that Is In school popu lation. Halclgh ranking first. Wilming ton, second and Charlotte third. This Is for the year 190-1907. The report j..r um-isoi win give Ureater Char lotte a total school population of 9,08, with total enrollment, of 4. $66 and total dally attendance of 3.275. Uhe following table gives a statisti cal table showing the relative standing of the schools in the ten leading SJorth Carolina cities: CHAS. M. STIEf f Manufacturer of the) Artistic Stieff and HUaw, the pianos with the sweet tone. The Cameraphone This wonderful machine, which has set all cities talking, has been installed at, the Academy of Music for a two weeks' show. The pro gramme for Monday and Tuesday neing or high merit ought to war rant hrmanager packed houses. Go see for yourself If the Cameraphono Is not the best amusement for the money ever offered tho people of Charlotte. "SI and 81a," "Anthony and Cleopatra." "Mexico'" and "Tlp perary" are all good. "All In. Down and Out," "Every Uttlo Bit Added to What Ton dot Makes Just a Uttle Hit More," "Cordelia Malone," "The HuRklng Bee" and Helen Johnstone's Scotch Ballad are exceedingly fine. The price of admission is: Adults, 10c. Children under 12 years, 5c. Mr. Storekeeper Remember you don't have to buy dirty rags any more OASIS COTTON COMFORTS made from pure, clean, raw cotton marks a new era in the comfort business. Save us your orders. Buy at home. Better goods for less money. SAVE FREIGHT. The Southern Cotton Oil Co. 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VJIte'Jircolo and color combinations. Price . 50 cents. The Tate-Brown Co. WttUe Skirts 10 Per Cent. That is what DIAMONDS have Increased every yiar for the past elxht ' years. Do you know of .ny safer Investment? We havo all flze stones, loose and mounted. Our prices are very low for tho quality. Let us show them to you. GARIBALDI, & DIXON Would You Enjoy the Prospect of looking at the finest lot. of Rugs and Mattings you ever saw? Then come and let us show you what we have to offer. The high-grade Rugs and Matting we are offering will certainly appeal to both your taste and your judgment. s We have always shown a choice lot of beautiful Rugs of high grade, but we are now able to show you more than double the quantity that we have ever shown before. We know you wirl-enjoy your visit and we shall be glad to see you. Lubin Furniture Company COAL Leading Jfwclcrs, !l C C B. 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