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Refits or education.
Should Learn That the
J I J Liberally Educated.
t. Vhe days of slavery 'the youth
a south was wonderfully well
; 1 'j.Lj for the subsequent life he
. ndeid to ,ieaa, wnicn in none
. xAndnnt 0 rtl a rt t a f irtn
Ichools he attended in the
'J Q ro aimn a in thfiir meth
viiitrv r,w t- - .
vJ;ieurroundings,but they were
'l$)itty efllcient. The-work of
,i: (iber was usually thorough
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Jajjioned and the rod was used
. 1 1 1 . u: . j . : .1 .
g Olu-iaBiiioueu ntxy wnuuui
(Ihe eon of thenre-eating
rtrat was no more spared than
"-sVn of the overseer. If there
" , objection to the discipline
I i,v a. lew or me larger pupus
mfold organize a rebellion and
ie they would go so far as
the teacher in the spring
hut in euch. cases these
Hebels always knew that such
would only emphasize their
support of the teacher and
v would haye to stand for
'-ei and take chances as to
errt consequences.
'Jveie young fellows not only got
ruling unuer a wnoieeome,
ine times even severe, discip-
ithey served a magnificent
ceship, somestimes volun-
11 ieometimes involuntary, in
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. .-'stion -worK, iNODoay 01 orai-
j.; 'sound mind and body reach
Vffialunty on a plantation with
learning to plow, noe, drive a
Ul jwing-ari axe and do every-
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52 We eve requireu io oe uone
'liWantation.. He learned all
I mules and horses and not
.j ihew mules nature in general,
::the pature. and peculiarity of
U particular mule on the place.
hiaew negroes in general and
Kidioayncracies 01 particular ne-
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Xhe skill and the practical
rjdge acquired in the youth's
;::enticeehip gained in his ordi
'irrhijme life and surroundings
L.:'e invaluable to hm in the sub
test management of a planta-
:s with' mule, power and slave
at. l U wa8 au apprenticeship
u: developed the body as well as
! i i 1 . .1 m T m J 1
V:en or the youth of his mind
th'eee modernimes, while the
i or! school part of education
L beep extended and improved,
lilni has. been incorporated into
modern system of education to
lie the place of that practical ap-
eaticeship for plantation work,
:J which laid the foundation in
:jiique and mind, not only for
e best possible plantation man-
bre, but. for statesmen, lawyers
:i other professional men. .
The chief need of the youth of
it? is training in manufacturing
:uiw. The school and collegiate
nation of today is all right as
ca9jVgQes. .The graduate of
, 'fcojiefer, is largely without
wticil knowledge or training in
liae8 of the work he wishes to
striate. ; If the young men of
iy kjjew a&much about spindles,
-rind etram engines as the
"eljum young man knew about
"corton growing and the like,
-.:puld be ample occupation
' at good pay in the cotton
ucr lactones, inaeea , we
iv in a condition where the
: rfs uianuiaciures are con-
7 W need nf nnrl Bool-innr nn
and practical class bf
:juien, While the countr' is at
nine lull of education and
j-erui practical young fel
,? turning positions. Some of
Min-g t.ellowe, realizing their
'LtjV take Bteps to get the
?; and -go. ro work to make
VilPhle to do efticient
V ihejse invariably succeed
"ecome in due. time.su-
k" lt,nts managers and own
.n' f them, however, are
Pped for a loner time solelv
,re ranl f. practical training
VfPrenlice8lliP in the practi-
me wotk iney want 10
feetofihis practical side4
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uon the modern schools
mgall the time, but the
vn't do it all. Every
IV f Attends to eo into man-
fl : W W I
"78- pursuits should, whilei
: fp iake a year or more in
, ciory or machine shop or
5. f , cluow voucn wiin
!4tPn aad Wilh that Practi"
if life, that is so necessary
Kff lira.
'3ivia v.
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f-made man without ed
19 handicapped. , But the
;iim?n without practical
isj '4 CaPable man is always
'4L 9.a 80(d education" and
iiri1 training combined.
r e Observer.
FANATIOISII.
G'?9 of gphite have
"M of fed near Wilkesboro.
1 f 8coun about
u uiieaboro.
The Result of a Narrow View of
Life and Should be Avoided.
The man who is called a fanatic
in one generation may be bailed as
a pioneer in the next, but' that cir
cumstance does not prove that he
was unjustly stigmatized at the
time of his unreasonable activity.
We have had instances in the his
tory of our own cpuntry of unrea
sonable bigots violating the laws
of the land and ntirring up insur
rection and strife, who were quite
justly regarded as fanatics, and
yet, under changed conditions, they
have afterward appeared as men
of advanced ideas and sometimes
have been lauded for the acts for
which they were at one 'time con
demned. One might suppose from such
instances that there is no sure test
of fanaticism ; that any man who
is unduly zealous and bigoted may
be only a little in advance of time
and entitled to honor rather than
opprobium. But men are to be
judged not by what may be devel
oped in the future, but by their
conduct under the conditions which
confront them. The fanatic who
unreasonably presses his idea long
before the world is ready to re
ceive it, or at a time when it is op
posed to law and morality, is not
to be excused if long afterward,
Without influence from him, con
ditions so change as to make his
views orthodox and in accordance
with the law. Fanaticism is us
ually developed from a form of ig
norance which may include a great
amount of knowledge in a very
barrow field. Its victim examines
the world under a high-power mi
croscope. He may know more than
his fellowmen about some phase of
social life, but his field of view is
so limited that his observations are
of little value to himself or to any
one else.
The world learns something even
from its fanatics, but they are not
entitled to honor merely because
events beyond their control or de
velopment of ideas jwhich- they
combated may after the lapse of
years have made their vagaries
somewhat more reasonable. Fanat
icism is usually associated, in our
thoughts, with religious zeal, but
it is a potent factor in politics, and
the political fanatic, though alto
gether unreasonable and wrong
during his lifetime, may come to
be regarded in after years as a
great prophet. The only way to
get anything like a correct view of
a man is to consider him in his en
vironment. His views may now
be regarded as reasonable and
right, but were they either reason
able or fight at the time they were
promulgated? Under such a test
some of the fathers of parties
would appear as mere fanatics, not
entitled to honor by later and wiser
generations of men.
When a, fanatic of our own time
is denounced, the suggestion is
sometimes made that we are doing
him an injustice, and in proof
thereof we are referred to philoso
phers who were misunderstood in
their day and generation. But
men must be judged by their fel
low men by the standards of the
time in which they live. The un
reasonable zealot of today is a
fanatic, because he 'is unreasona
ble, and the political changes of
the future that may make his views
more tolerable cannot change his
present character. Fanaticism is
to be avoided because it is the re
sult of a narrow view of life of an
intolerance born of ignorance.
The broad-minded man may not
be as zealous as -the fanatic, but
he is more jusr to hie fellowmen
and is lees likely to lead them
astray. .
Cleveland on Militarism.
Among the letters received by
Bolton Hall, temporary secretary
of the American League, recently
organized to oppose militarism in
the United States, is the following
from Grover Cleveland:
Buzzard's Bay, Mass., Oct. S, 1S99.
Your letter and the statement of the
principles of the proposed American
League have been forwarded to me.
I think the statement is the best I have
seen on the question of anti-expansion
as itjs at present exhibited to us.
-The concluding- paragraph com
prises, in my opinion, the pith of
the matter. The use of force in the
extension of American institutions pre
sents an inconsistency whose evil and
dangerous tendency ought to be ap
parent to all who love these institu
tions and understand their motives
and purposes.
I have no objection to being among
those who subscribe to the statement
you send me. If it Is altered, how
ever, I desire to be advised of the
change before I am recorded as an ad
viser. Yours truly. -
Grover Cleveland.
The paragraph which Mr. Cleve
land refers to is the last one in the
platform of the organization. -It is
as follows :
We are therefore opposed to the use
of force in the extension of American
Institutions.
The young king of Spain is now
fourteen years of age and growing
very fast. Under the laws of Spain
he comes of age at sixteen. .
. Yellow Diplomacy.
We understand that the New
York World has sent a proposition
to the governors of states of the
United States, asking that they
call immense mass meeting to pro
test against England making war
upon the Boers. It seems to us
that this is the most un-American
performance we have ever known a
newspaper in this country to en
gage in In the first place, it js
pure insolence, and in the second
place, could it be carried out it
would be an exhibition of such in
gratitude as no nation was ever
guilty of before. We do not sup
pose, that there Is one man in a
thousand in America who has any
clear understanding of the difficulty
between Great Britain and the
Boers. But- waiving that, a year
ago we were engaged in a war with
Spain. All that kept us from be
ing involved with four or five na
tions of Europe was the attitude
of Great Britain. That country
showed us the utmost friendliness,'
and showed it in a way to give con
tinental Europe notice that if the
United States was interfered with'
in the slightest by any of them1
they would have Great Britain to
fight as well as the United States.
Again, when preparations were
ready for the attack on the city of
Manila and the warships of other
nations took up their positions in
the harbor, the British squadron
there got up steam, hauled in its
anchors, and quietly and without
noise took up its position between
the squadron of Admiral Dewey
and all the othefa. It was a quiet
but effective notice to all the others
that they must not interfere next
day. That any paper in our coun
try should ask such a thing is a
dead clear proof that the man in
control of that paper has not yet
learned either the spirit of our ini
stitutions or the character of the
-
American people. We do not be
lieve that in all the states there
will be one favorable response to
the un-American request. Salt
Lake Tribune. !
A Libel. ' j
In a recent address delivered in
Chicago by Col. James E. Boyd, of
Greensboro, N. C, assistant attor
ney general of the United States,'
he took occasion to say that the
Confederate soldier came back!
from the war "with, the feeling of
a wayward son to take his wonted;
place around the Union altar." !
This is a libel on the Confeder
ate soldier. There never was a
doubt in his mind that the course
which he pursued in taking up
arms in defence of Southern rights
was honorable and patriotic. He
did not lay down his arms until he
was compelled by overwhelming
odds to do so. He surrendered un
der protest, and it was in no spirit
of repentance that he "took his
place around the Union altar."
He was as proud and as con
scious Of right when he came back
as when he went out. He fought
for a great principle, and he had
no apologies to make. Nor has he
been in an apologetic frame of
mind since that time. He is true
to the flag, true to the Union, and
he gave abundant evidence of his
loyalty, if such evidence were need
ed, when the war with Spain broke
out. But he has never regarded
himself in the light of a prodigal
son returning home to ask forgive
ness for an error committed. He
came back with heart bowed down
in sorrow, to be sure, but with head
erect and with the proud conscious
ness of having discharged his duty
like a man.
After the fight was over the op
portunity was offered him to come
back into the Union and he ac
cepted the invitation in good faith.
But if the condition had been that
be should repent and recant and
confess himself to have been a
"wayward son," he would have re
mained outside the Union to his
dying day. Col. James E. Boyd
knows Very little of the people with
whom he was raised. Bichmond
Times. -
Groker Turns Hill Down.
At a meeting of the New York
state : Democratic committee in
New York city last week the fol
lowers of ex-Senator Murphy and
Richard Crriker defeated ex-Senator
David B. Hill in a struggle for
supremacy.. Just what the victory
means the campaign alone will
cell, for Senator Hill, in a strong
speech on other matters, emphati
cally declared that while Croker
had won the fight in the commit
tee, he could not ride rough shod
over the rights of up state Demo
crats at the polls, and followers of
the senator declared that Croker's
victory meant defeat for every
member of the legislature above
the New York city line.
Strong Bryan resolutions, sec
onded by Croker, were adopted,
over the protest of Senator Hill,
who could muster only ten votes
against them. -
A man's love is apt to be regu
lated by his digestion.
Answer Not a F00L
Kansas Populists are playing in
the hardest kind of lock. There
was no drought this year, and the
grasshoppers did not appear.
Easton Free Press.
It was McKinleyism, Dingleylsm,
imperialism and "sound money"
that fixed the clock of the grass
hoppers and changed God's plans
and kept the drouth out of Kan
sas. Why, so blessed is McKinley
ism, Dingleyism, imperialism' and
"sound money" that the factories
of Europe are oerwhelmed with
orders and railroad building! in
China, Japan, Brazil and Russia is
progressing as it never did before,
thus giving American manufac
turers a market for their surplus
products. And it must also be
borne in mind that while McKin
leyism, Dingleyism, imperialism
and "sound money" have resulted
in keeping grasshoppers and the
drouth out of Kansas, it slipped a
cog in the operation and devastated
crops and homes in Porto Rico and
made thousands and thousands of
paupers and hundreds and hun
dreds subjects for burial. McKin
leyism, Dingleyism, imperialism
and "sound money" made big wheat
crops in this country, caused hens
to lay more eggs and made richer
and sweeter grass for cattle to fat
ten upon; but the pity of it is that
under McKinleyism, Dingleyism,
imperialism and "sound money" we
have smallpox and typhoid fever
in Pennsylvania,the bubonic plague
in Paraguay and China and yellow
fever in Florida and Cuba. Per
haps a slight amendment to the
tariff and financial laws of the
country would remedy these evils.
Johnstown (Pa.) Democrat.
During the winter of 1897 Mr.
James Reed, one of the leading cit
izens and merchants of Clay, Clay
county, W. Va., struck his leg
against a cake of ice in such a
manner as to bruise it severely.
It became very much swollen and
pained him so badly that he could
not walk without the aid of crutches.
He was treated by physicians, also
used several kinds of liniment and
two and a half gallons of wiskey in
bathing it, but nothing gave any
relief until he began using Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. This brought
almost a complete cure in a week's
time and he believes that had be
not used this remedy his leg would
have bad to be amputated. Pain
Balm is unequaled for sprains,
bruises and rheumatism. For sale
by C. E. Holton, Druggist.
fcmdi! Warehouse ?
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GREENSBORO, N. C.
J. H. VfiTTT & CO., Owners and Proprietors.
Thomas Jeryiing died at his
home in Boon Station township
one day last week. He was a na
tive of England and about 50 years
of age. He had been in the Unit
ed States something over twenty
years. A wife survives him.
Graham Tribune.
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Krt.EVnry faumer Th?,j rlU bfiDg hi9 tobcco tb'the Farmers' Ware
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every pile on the floor of our house. 1
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We thank all customers for past favors and Datronage and will ap
preciate any trade they may favor us with in the future.
We also promise that we will not neglect anything that will enable
us in getting the highest prices at each and every sale. We expect to
buy tobacco largely again this year, so if you sell with ur you get the
benefit of one more straight! out buyer, as we shall confine our purchases
entirely to our own floor, We invite every farmer who visits our market
to attend our sales and they will be convinced of the aboVe statements
and wfr believe after seeing for themselves by attending our sales from
day to day when on our market, they will favor us with their trade.
To thosa who have never sold with us, we will say: If you will bring
us or ship us some of your Crop this season, we will prove to you that it
will be to your interest to patronize us in the future, as our efforts to
obtain for you the very highest prices shall not be surpassed by anyone
on this or any other market
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Again thanking all for past favors, hoping in the future we may be
favored with your custom and support, we remain.
Truly your friends,
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THE WELL KNOWN AND POPULAR
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Remdy, fr having put on the
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thousands of mothers whose chil
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who must also feel thankful. It is
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