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v''.;-.-'fv 4 I 1 1 I 1 1 I I 1 I , The Pulling Power , r , of an ad In Tbr Fbkis . . ,.i t Pars Is equal to tlx , North Carolina male. ' I t I ' 1 ' I i 1 1 1 . ,'. Press 1 I I I i I I THE WEATHER: Rising temperature: fair and warm Saturaiaj- L 0 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 Pree Tee Daily i i . . i. . - . - , -i , .- i i. 4 . i ,,t ii j i . m , , , ,. ,- '. J.'. : , . ' -i i' .'"? , PUBLISHED' EiERY ,KFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY. VOL. V.-NO. 17. ? . KINSTON. N. O:, FRIDAY APRIL 18. 1902. PRICE TWO CENTS. ' 1 " - - ' ' ' - ; .'; . ' ; i .L---. J " '. ; ' J 1 .....J. . ; V - ,, , a - , , , , ,. . . . ,. - i MODERATE 'EDUCATION THE MEANS TO WEALTH AND PROGRESS GOT. ATCOCK'S SPEECH AT LlGRAHG Ij Pointed Comparisons Showing the Vala8 of Education Ttetnrcda the MacDonald Whoae Charre Sare4 am Empire He Bays it ia No He but the People Who Can and Mnat Pierce the Center and Dlaalpate the Force of Ignorance He Dwell Upon the Glorious Poeeesaions of North Carolina, hot Bay They Can Xever be Made the Moat of r 1 Without Education of the Masses We , Educate the Mule and the Do, Why Hot Oar Own Children and the Negro! Money Can Not be Better Spent Than for Education A Great Crowd and Inter - eating- Exereiass. - "'V A large crowd waa at LaGrange ye tar- day to hear Gov. Aycock deliver an ad dreM at the closing of the public schools at that place. An elaborate program nad been ar ranged by the principal, Mr. M. H, Woo- ' ten, the trustee, Mess'.'JPridgen, Wood and Kennedy, and other citizens of the community v. . : 1 w. ,' Toeomoextent the program wasbroken . into bv the faflare of the Pythian band, of Goldeboro, to come, owing to the sud- ; den death pf Mr. Cohen, father of the . leader of the band. v The remainder of the program waa car ried oat without a hitch and thecommit- ; tee on arrangement deserve credit, ae do the eltiaen of LaQrange for the cordial - welcome extended the large number of Wtore. ' , - ; . " .. The effecte of the meeting will reach over the whole county and result in snnchgood for better and more educa tion. v; " ; . 4 ,1 About 11:80 o'clock: the crowd as sembled In one of the tobacco ware houses, every seat which had been pre- - pared for the occasion being taken and a number were standing. Misses Mabel iWooten' and Mary Taylor acted a ,uebers. ' North Carolina la one of the oldest 4. States in the Union. It has more 1 natural resonroes and better" Clt- mata than any ' other State Itt the : i . . u nion-uu wny u i we are ine poorest people la dollars and cents In the whole Union f . , IT IS BECAUSE WE ARE THE MOST ILLITERATE PEOPLE IK THE WHOLE UNION, SAVE ONLY SOUTH CAROLINA. I Got. Aycock at LaG range Thurt- i i i. . r . . . i, . i . t -i . i i . i.-t- Those who occupied tbe rostrum (wltb tbe governor were Mess. J. W. Grainger, B. W. Canady, 8. L.' Dill, Bev. C. W, . Howard, Dr. H. p. Harper. J. B. Temple, E. B. Klneey, Col. J. E. Debnam, D. W, Wood, T. T. 2 Ormond, f Mayor ' Alex Sutton, C. 8. Wooten, A. W. Kennedy Owen Holmes, B. 8. Pridgen and A. T. Eedditt - The Debnam-Kinsey school cadets marched in in column and occupied seats to the left of the rostrum. They made a fine and creditable appearance. Mr. C. 8. Wooten bad been chosen to Introduce tbe speaker of the oocasiot, Gov, Aycock. ' . 'Mr. Wooten, in his speech of introduc- ' tion, made an illustration of the import.' ant duty and responsibility resting opon Got. Aycock, put upon him by tbe people of the State. He related that in an fm port ant battle the great commander Na poleon realized that it was necessary to ' pierce the opposing Austrian army's ceu ter to win victory, and that unless the vic tory was won the French empire would lie destroyed. Napoleon knew that if any mortal man could do it, one of his gen erals, MacDonald, could accomplish the necessary, but hard task.; Mr. Wooten' In graphic language, told how MacDon ald led tbe charge with 16,000 men, and though all but 1,500 fell from tb deadly fire of tbe opposing forces, the center was , pierced and the victory won. He said that Gov. Aycock was given as great a trut ' ty the people of North Carolina as was given MacDonald by Napoleon, and that Gov. Aycock would win as great,. and ven greater victory, as. leader of the fons to dieslpate illiteracy in the Stats'. Mr. Wootea's comparison was received with much enthusiasm and applause. Go. Aycock then arose. lie said he ..., .,r,,.T? .., the great duty and responsibility of edu cating the children of tbe State was not upon him, but upon the people, that he couldn't accomplish the task himself, but that the people could, and he believed, he knew they would. The governor said he believed that every man present who could vote at the past election had voted for him; that if any were present who didn't be knew they were sorry for it by now. He said during the campaign be had stated 'that he didn't want anyone to vote for him unless tbey knew what they were voting for and that he had promised that if chosen governor he would devote the entire four years of his term to working for the education of tbe ehudren of tbe State, and that he had thus far kept and intended to keep his pledge. He said that he bad been called a crank on edu cation. Said he was told so by a man in the 8tate. "Ii I am a crank, I have this point in my favor: A crank turns, a blockhead stands still." The governor paid a fine compliment In a humorous way to his constituents said there were no people on theearth like North Carolina people. "I have been at Charleston the past week associating , with . cabinet officers and president, and I got mighty tired of it, too. Came back -to North Carolina tor see i some people.", ' r The speaker then went Into some minute de tail to show what a great State is North Carolina and what a history it has; told how the women had suffered privations daring the war to let more- than the State's voting population - go ' to the front and fight; said , the people i were virtuous and good, there being less crime than in any State in theJnlon; they were industrious people, too, bat there is one thing in which tbey are weak, mortally weak. V f :.-y;it '"j'";. . 5-"! North Carolina is one of 'the oldest state In' tbe Union, has more natural P-T resources and better climate than any state In tbe Union; then why is it that we am the poorest people in dollars and cent in the whole Union? It's because we,are the most illiterate in : ih whole Union with the single exception of South Carolina. Thank God she save as from being last. I want all who .think we are oppressing industry in levying taxes fo education to think of this. - WHY IS IT THAT MASSACHU SETTS IS THE RICHEST STATE IN THE UNION! BECAUSE SHE IS THE BEST EDUCATED. , . " We are the poorest 8tate because we are illiterate. With education we can make wealth and hold It The Jbest educated are the most efficient. Not necessarily best educated m books, bat In work., When you get a mule the first thine yon do Is to break him, that la educate him to do your work. The same way , with a hound doar, yon educate him to run foxes and let rabbtta alone. "Some people tret scared about Aralnlna; the necro. As for my part I think aS much of the negro as of the male and doar. J AJtf IN. FAVOR Or TEACHING EVERY CHILD, WHITE AND BLACK, IN NORTH CAROLINA TO WHITE. It is not necessary, though, for yon to look out for the negro children. They will look out for themselves. Why, when the constitutional amendment was being agitated 14,000 more than had been attending school, turned oat iA man told me he met a little colored boy in the road about that time, going to school. Through curiosity be asked the boy what he had in his bucket He found that it contained two green ap ple. This waa the boy' dinner. There is no wit in this. There is pathos. Tbe little negro had rather go hungry In body than in mind. I wish every white boy in the State bad the same feeling, i I have no sympathy for this feeling of not sending boys to school because they haven't got good clothe. If yon don't educate them tbey never will have good clothes. Ever think of that?; In the course of time the boy who goes to school in spits of his clothes will some day be at the bead of tbe nation. i "I am a firm believer in public schools. Believe e very man ought to send his child to them, rich and poor alike. The rich man's boy and the poor man's boy sit in the same seat together and study from the same books. It has a good effect. It gives power to the people of the 8tate, brings all classes closer, takes away some of the Improper pride ox the ncn man and raise the poor man to a higher citizenship." i The speaker gave a pretty illustration of bow fathers who didn't speak would be drawn together as friends, 'through their children going to school together,. Educate until the masses in the State are educated and in twenty years after t'aat Is done, instead of being the poorest State in the Union w will be the richest North Carolina has always , had some educated men. We have had as learned judges on the bench as any State, bat oar error ; has been in educating tbe few and not the masses. . To do this tbe first step to take Is to get money inthetrear '' - ' ,l ?! i'- - 1 1 "When the public school first started the rich man wouldn't send his child to school there, but North Carolina people are a practical people and when the tax collectors came around i the rich man asked himself what was be getting for his money. He then began sending hi children to the public school. "When we get school tax levied and schools running how can ws get children to attend the school? i Last year a third Of tb children who ought to have at tended, failed to do so." ' , ' The speaker said there was no law In this State compelling the parent to end their children. A number ' of those present thought the governor was going to touch on a compulsory school law at this point, but he - eased ' off, although from what he said, the impression was gathered by many that were the ques tion to come up he would be in favor of such a law. "Yon can by public opinion, cause ev ery child in your township to go to school. Did you ever think what agreat force public opinion is? It is the highest 5 , FIND THE GYrSY QUEEN. TIMELY TOPICS TERSELY TREATED. Short Local Stories, Editorial Kotes. oro4K4HKooo-rOf. f o t 0c0OO0OO0O0-rOOO00OOO0OOOO The Bargain Counter. a ' 8PBIN0' HAS- OOMB We mean, of course, our line of Red Springs, ion should inspect them. You will find them all banralna. ' W have a complete stock of Furniture and : can snppiy any oi yonr neeaa in that line. ajruive us a triaL ---'- - - V'T- vnr? QUINN k MILLER WB WANT TO BED YOU at our store where we keep constantly on nana a cdoios line oi r ancy tirocertes. we are striving to please. Prompt deliv ery to any part of town. s -i ; - -.i a - H J. H. ALEXANDER. - - V General Store. JNortn Btreet. ; ; - his friend would prove true and that ''tw of education would move for ' "rich iron tones and with such that every man and wo ' In in the movement and - into every tome and ed ' itLe Etate.' lie said HANDSOME BIOTOLE3, $ 15.00. Think of itl Only f 15 for a handsome wheel "bran new," Com and see them. Wheels of all kinds. - 5 Repairing a specialty. . ' KIN3T0N CYCLE CO. cajioaets ci RjirrrrDrcK We have some more of tose Letter Heads, Note Heads, U Heads and Statements ta fine quality colored bond papers, j 'k and blue. 1T"y are pood va'-eiur frloe charged.- If in need of some et pry exani!r!e tese poods More r j vonr e-Urf!on. letter Heads 500 for U.75, 1,C ) for J 3.00. Not H f O ) for tl.3, 1,000 for f2.Lj. l,ie( :i ri-L!) Iori i'ak NoteUeis fcoi) for 41.C3, 1.(1 for f2.63. line line or r'nk I I V a?3, 7xt'i ines, 100 for 41.43, l.f J for f 2.40. : itemed, e'.ont izL:j bond jwrii.i-j,i,ul,jior,i.iJ. , WB USB TO BAT. j So doe every healthy person,' espe cially) when they have something nice. If yon buy your BTocerles from u you will have it and It won't cost yon more than it's worth either. , Just stop our wagon or 'phone your order. It will have prompt attention. 1 , LaEOQUE ft EOUNTREE. - . Tbe Up-to-Date Grocer. WAKTEDI WAMTBDI ; We want to number you among our customers. We keep on had a rail line of Fancy Groceries. Get your "table comf Jrts from us. Prompt delivery. . V W &L CARROLL'S. .J Staple and Fancy Grocer. North Street. - . , OOUB DP. "Yes. if von buy your Seed Oat from n they will beyond a doubt We also have a large stock of Hay, Grain and f eed. W e are headquarter lor every. thing in our line. Come tosesus. . . f -.. - NEUSE MILLING CO. W. A. LaRoque's late stand. ABB YOU ONB who la going to build or anticipate 'uZlngl If so we wish to let it be known that we can furnish on receipt of order Framing and Box Boards, cut from Loc Leaf Fines, also all kinds of Dressed Lumber. Come and examine our stock and get our prices before pur cii&mn;?. 'IhankiB? our customers lor ra&t r atrone e end hoplnz to renew same, we remain, Yours truly, THE GAY LC1IEE3 CO. rror: ;t Toll very. j law in tbe world. Why is it that I wear shoes? Not because I want to, for I haveri't been bappy since the day I was fbreed by public opinion to wear them. I wish publio opinion could be brought to put shoes on the mind of every child in the State. ' The governor then appealed to the women to create - tiys public opinion. Asked, them why they eonldn't make soms sacrifice now to redeem , the State from illiteracy, a tbey had done to pre serve her during the civil war. 3 , g "When making my campaign I pledged that every child in tbe State should be given a chance to learn to read and write Too voted tor me then, and you must stand by me now. In 1908 every one who votes must be able to read and write. "It ts a serious thing- to take away suf rfrsei and it shall not be done aa Ion- as I can find a dollar to educate the people. It shall not be done until after the peo ple bave-gone back on their pledge. ' ' "It Is not such a hard task, after all to educate the people ol the State. All of them are in some township, not all in one. Let each township see that all in that township are edpeatad. . First educate in your own township, then help others. "An educational revival is on and when a revival strikes It Is apt to go over the entire State. I assisted in a meeting held at Greensboro ' recently, ' which . was largely attended by the business men of the place, and (8,000 was raised in sub scriptions at that meeting.. This money was all raised for the schools in the out lying country districts around Greens boro, too. These are the places that should be given attention.' Give them good school houses and furnish good teachers and it will stop the exodus of people from the country to the town, and it will be, as was the case in tbe past, that our greatest men come from the country. I am going to assist soon in meetings at Goldeboro and Charlotte and I am sure the same thing will be done at these place as was done at Greensboro. "You women have built churches; know yon built them, for I have eaten enough ice cream made by yon to make me sick and have drank a plate of soup to each oyster. j - "You can build school bouses, too, and I believe yon will do it. When you say to the men 'you must build these school houses' they will be built I :V - "It is the country schools that I came (to talk for.' . 1 call to their aid every business and professional man, call to their aid everybody, and good public roads should be built to get to them. "I believe what you have done Is earnest of what you will do. ' "Go to the aid of country schools until Lenoir county roes ahead of any county in the State. Gov. Aycock said be believed Lenoir county was claiming to be tbe best county in the State anyway, that Kins ton was claiming to be tbe largest town and if it isn't now, it will be next year. The governor in his peroration made a plea for Lenoir county to take the lead in the educational movement In the State. Said it was eminently proper for Lenoir county to do so, as the State superintendent of education, Prof. Joy ner, waa from Lenoir. He said "You love me because yon can't help It, and I love yon because you love me, and I have a right to ask yon to take the lead," . The address thrilled and enthused all present and without doubt tbe impres sion made on hi hearers will extend over the whole county and ' result in actual achievement before dying out i Tbe crowd then called on State Super intendent Joyner for a speech. In his response he said he did not want to say Counterfeit dime and quarter are re ported in circulation around Goldeboro. Klnstonians better keep their eyes open. V'-Va.''.;.;: BILL ARP ON SPRING, "The bull frog hellers In ths ditches, He's shuffled off his winter britches, The hawk for Infant chickens watcbeth, And 'fore you know it one be cotcheth, The lissard is suontn' himself nn a rati. The lamb is shaking bis new horn tail, King cotton bas nnfnrled bis banner, and scents the air with awn.t gnanner,' The darkey la plowing his stubborn mule And jerks ths line irita 'Gee, yon fool,' Adown the creek and round tbe ponds Are gentlemen and vagabond Add all our little dirty sinners Are digging bait and catching mlnners Tbe Hampton Normal and Agricul tural Institute nature study bureau, of Hampton, Va., la Issuing a series of na- one thing that would obliterate the Im-n maf -new wnicn swixes iimeiy nraaelon kft bv Gov. Avcock's soeech and AP1C8 someining very .vaiuaoie rar consequently would not attempt to say Pctlcal education of the youth. A mncjj i, : . i prospectus says: ,. ne. cuuaren la pur scnoqls are growing up without seeing what they look at. Every day as tbey aa to school thev nivss hnndrada of County, Superintendent of ;Ed.ication thln that are worth examinimr. but &W. Howard, in behalf of the public thev seldom eive these thintrs a thomrht" schools of Lenoir county thanked. Gov. 1 lU on "A Child' Garden." and Aycock for hta.magnificent address. Jt u ,0 -.ttractivelv written and illus- A large bouquet of flowers was pre- trated as to awaken. Interest and create seated to tbe governor on behalf of ,. tbe an ambition in almost every child reader, lalies by Mr. Y.T. Ormond. In his pre- Any child could make a lovely little gar. stntation Mr. Ormond gave expression den by following it simple direction to a grand thought He said be would and this wonld be play that would be of not say that he hoped ths path of the lasting benefit by creating a love for governor would be strewn with roses such work and an ambition to excel, for be knew It wouldn't "It is a bard Leaflet 2 1 on "How Seed Travel" and " task, governor, thatyoq bave before you, so they go on, making interesting sub but in your noble labors 1 hop j the Jeets of the commonest ;thlng In every ' aroma of these flowers wilt be wafted day nature life. These leaflets are pre aeross your path and be an-Incentive pared for use In public school and tbey and Inspire yon to even greater efforts in should b in every school. Deeply inter. estlng in themselves they would Infuse greater interest In other , studies and 1 He spoke about ten minutes and added to the enthusiasm of the occasion. An iKVa WA.b " JVU. UUU.V u , Ii ',- 7-:' -- 1 (From Tm Frbs Paul Corrtipondcot, LaGbanok, AprQ 4, 1902. The 17th of April has come and gone, with it comes fresh laurels for our peer- less governor, Hon. Chas. B. Aycock Tbe lowering clouds of the early morn ing dispersed and gladsome sunshine greeted the multitude that had assem bled to hear our gifted exponent of the education of all the people. The force, vigor, earnestness and Instructive com parisons carried conviction to all. Elo quent but simple, it reached and was as- male tbe school hour , much , more at tractive. Those interested may , obtain copies by addressing ths bureau. Gaston now has three miles of maca dam road. The county has been two years in building this road from Dallas to Gastonia, but this practical illustra tion of the benefits of ; good ; road ha inspired ths people of the county with the idea of issuing bonds for tbe purpose aimiutad bv the imiorant and the Intel. building roads all through the county, " ' I Ti. I JLl A. J Al. A .11 r , rtV f 1 llirent. the white and the black alike. I ' esuiuaieu mat iuero.are iw mues ' - 1 tti J At a. . m .i i wn Vtk rAmi.n& oi puouc roaus in sne couuiiy ana man sr w I anv tei. 1 . a her loyal on who is expending all bis woni? nem. enerirv and talent for his fellow conn- way to wo up trymen, that the black cloud of ignor ance may be banished from her borders. But it is not my work to report tbe pro gram In detail. A staff correspondent ha undertaken that and to his facile pen ! the readers of Tux Fbes Preks will be senti ment for good roads. There is nothing like an object lesson to drive home a point. It would be a good idea for the county commissioner to macadamise a mile of one of the principal road lead ing in to town.' - Tbe farmer would soon indebted for a fuU report The governor '"n tbe Improvement extended through- left In the Wlv afternoon and with his o " ' ' ' ' . ' . -t.M tha Mfnrn l ftha Of COUrSS KinStOU should haVS it and a downnonr of rain. . 'tneta macadamised. , It will give a tone haiwii the town that wlU favorably impres , . ... j .v. Liu m 1very newcomer and greatly enhance tog tonight crowded the ball to uffgpa- the of property, but thew two won. uy requess weu wj r7 w m.u . ? , a report for publication, but such was a signal failure. The aisles, benches, desks and window were crowded. The audi ence was so enthusiastic over the cause of education, and so vociferous and bois terous that Prof. M. H. Wooten threat ened to stop if order, was not restored. A glimpse at the stage and its actors Impressed me ' that the exercises ; were enjoyable and reflected credit to the management! but those unfortunate other things needed ; equally as bad which It would te wisdom and economy to provide first a sewerage and a water syetem. Then the macadam would not have to be torn up. It never can be made as good as originally when torn up. These things are demanded for health, progress and prosperity. Of coarse ihy cost money, bnt a tnwn is much like a private business. The true economy lie' in having everything organised to do hnafnaoa rAnMlv anil ' Aiwinnrn?AAlv fin ones, like your correspondent, who were eltber eaw Th, bo8,nwM m&n near the door,, to understand was monor ,.nin,ht utter JmpoeslbUity, All sympathised theseadvantaes;the merchant spend . ?v 7 ew?fT mon7 -oMr to give hi. good, the most in the disadvantage under which tbey HlanUr. A labored. But people will come to La-. ,,- h- Vl . Grange commencements, and inasmuch sams principle applies to the town. A as they will, one thing, among many L.M.i nt Ma f f - w A. at. JJL. - I n a. waste which otherwise soak into the Durability of Pine Bhlnflea, ' . ; ' I ground, ferment in the sun and breeds Statesville Landmark: Dr. T. E. An- j malaria, typnoia ana unarea ailment. derson. In srjeakinir vesterdav of the u auractivs to tne prospecnv resiaent durabllltvof Dine shlnirles. referred tn T manufacturer and proves the attrao- tha Nn Rrawkr hnn-A twrt I tlon which will caue him to select soch mile west of town. Tbe house was built I town to PreIerenca to the one without by Mr. Brawley 99 years uro and covered ttiem- " requires mveetment to provide with cine shingles. It is belnir recovered these things VK Ao, this week, the second coverimr it has L Let , us Degm uunung ana ngunng had since it erecUon. Mr. Baacom along tness nnes. iimeiy xopics wouia Wooten, the present occupant of the bsglad to receive letter lrom practical house, vouches for this fact, as ha onlv progressive aniens, , wren sugge. found evidence of one set of nails belni t,on- W will be glad to publish thsm driven In the old rafters. , all, pro and con.
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