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t)Mm. Free FresISJ i i i i i i i i i . i. , , Jit IS ECt toadra Coalar too tot rtkitr dy aia advwtiu vKr 4 mil. ajr ara cooung . .1, I i i i I i f lliillL ! . PUBLISHED EiiERY KPTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY, VOL.'V.r-NO.BS. , -i KINSTON, N. O, . MONDAY, JULY 21. 1902. y--rr r -' v a PMCE TWQ QENTS GREAT MEED OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. la the great educational movement In -our state for bettor schools much too little, I tear, U being said about a change In tbe character of the studies taught. ' 1ST . a. i 11 1 ean see tnat to reap tbe beat re- , alto of the Improved schools and to make them popular that local taxation may not be ehanned, there must be a de- Telopment in oar public school courses (earrical) which will make the schools asm ths need, of tnelr constituents. I am aware that the prime object of oar schools li to train the youth for citisen- ; ehlp, and I do not understand that they bare consummated the purposes i for , which the were Instituted unless - they . make lor as a useful dtlsenshlp, men and . women who are enabled to eenre then , county and their state by first serving cnemseifes. . - It Is a known condition In Lenoir county and in the state of North Caro- Una that the public schools have been laying almost the whole emphasis of their teaching upon one of the two values of study, that of disciplining the faculties of the children, and has failed to give knowledge knowledge which tbe pupils bare been ajble to use in supporting themselves, In providing the stem neoes alties of their existence, .. unless perhaps ney become teachers. I would not be understood to dlacredl ' ; liii,Mfi.iifc...-.j .... , ' 1 n?lX ' TZSul a . .T fined and polished "lady" and "gentle- - man." Inolr county Is Indeed not; In tbe lurch with this sort of oltixenship An 4 vould not say a word to offend jnostdelicatobillUesof any of auvav. i w win eaewra county nas , aent from her common schools more men ' : and women than our own? Bat what I ; do want to say Is that tbe majority ; o this class of educated citizens when first j ( II Hnrm d loose Into the world are unable to make their own bread, v And I say this , wlthoat qualification. It stands self evi aent and it It only to be regretted that -, ws have gone so long on such a course. ' l frequently call to mind a southern , lad who began his education In the county district and who in thofourthyear of his course (the year to which I refer was the three months school learl had placed In his hands' a text book on geog raphy, tne next ear , technical English , grammar and history of bis state. Need- - ss to say most of the remaining years i la thta school were spent on these sub jects, Interspersed with a little reading, " v , arithmetic and spelling. This sort of thing was kept up until he went to col- lege, except that algebra and Latin had , '' been taken up In a short period spent In some high school He. graduated from : (Mie Of ntlp nnltanltlu whan K UaA . ih". 7 . wu, , .soay. Ana . !T . lor tne practical experience that youth got ou the farm before he; began school and daring the vacation periods of his attendance he could not earn his actual vital support. Why was this if not be- cause his faculties bad been developed and no knowledge acquired for his de- veloped faculties to use? , Possibly he could teach school, and ws need more and better teachers, but I declare before h!;h Heaven we dou'fi want such teach ers as be would hare made. whatever I shall say or have said comes inaeea irom no Intention of creat ing or stimulating a derogatory attitude to the ornamental studies of our courses. But I do contend for a harmonious mean between them and some practical etadles and departmente which shall make us a self-supporting, self-Improving citizen ship. Boms such departments will not only f ulSIl, I believe, the function of disci- pumng tas young minds, out will give them a working knowledge, by the use of which they may work to more ttdvan- ta,;. : ' . v KMu a few ensuing years I believe the southern states will awake tu a full rea'izdtiou of the Importance of educa tion, perhaps tbey have already, but 1 nieau tj t.'i iii2uite iieed of educatiug for ewrvli-e, ttnd pur own schoc U .hull giir u b. k for our children m.-n'aod wouifu ohoeha.:! t pobitKe chirctei Vacs r 7. - 1 tie t Mrvu arr Ittirly l.vu r o.'.Z if i t . ' '. r i i t t ' i . t ,: . vrd BZHtat-t t' r it) Lillet i 11 rv I" u rif,i i.i i l in the rapid development of our section of the country and whose part in the movement shall stand for something! y Educators and those among us who sympathise ' with them are often ' re proached with the trite saying that "you educate a boy and you rain a good work hand," that he gets above his work. God knows there fa troth ia the adage and It is not without some foundation. But not that the boy get a above his work, he doesn't know how to work. too long ne nas oeen educated away from his work instead of to it And what we want to do now is to teach the children of oar rouuty and state ho they can work. ' The graded schools have already begu: to Institute departmente of manual training, where girls are taught to sew, cook, cut and fit garments, care for i the sick, ano general domestic - work, and boys lean the use of carpenter's tools, lining, sawing and planing, - draw- log plans for work, designing buildings, woodturnlng, carving, . something; of electricity and machines, chemistry and physics. And when a pupil leaves at the end of thej;ouree, if he does not enter school again otherwheres, doing higher work, he ie not at a loss for something to do, for there is forever work for him who knows how to work. He may not care to follow any of the lines . taught, but be always has the assurance that he does know some trade and has a re source upon which he may fall back In any emergency. - , now mucn more profitable ana &g WW . . . a - "ut wouiu tie aone in our eouny ooto tt the elementary prlaci- grceaoie wok would be done In our 8rfcolture, "took feeding and taught and made ev basis for .English workl After some definite Ideas on these subjects are gained, when the child really knows something, I am sure that better thai composition work can be dons with upon some dry bone like the "Battle of Banker Hill," "The Lords Proprietors" or "Julius Caesar," about which no child in our county schools ever gets enough definite Ideas to put in writing and not be ashamed of it... .. -V"- . - r ' . I'M . My great aesire, tnea, is to see our children learn , to do things with the hands as well as to think with the head. For I believe bo man or woman Is prop erly educated who has not done manual labor and does not know how to make an honest living. ) Let us keep ever be fore us these Indisputable facts ) which have laid down. The time is not yet when the public schools can adopt . tbe entire course I have suggested,' but the time is Indeed upon us when we can make a beginning, when we can place these things before us for new Ideas and work to accelerate a growth that Is sure to come and In which . our future is con cerned. 7; t X'f .' : . v.,;-. k - ' ' ,:i-'J.-:- ' .' ';- ' ;.,'v ; Auu J. Bahwkx. ; ; ; ' Principal Ooldsboro Graded School MotkevAlwar.Keep.lt Handy. My mother Buffered a long time from dlatreasing pains and general ill health doe primarily to Indigestion,", says L. W. Spalding, Nerona, Mo. . "Two years ago I got her to try KodoL ' She grew better at once and now at the age of seventy eix, eats anything she wants, romarking that she fears ho bad effects as she has her bottle of Kodol handy," . Don't waste time doctoring symptoms. Go after the cause. If your stomach Is sound your health will be good. Kodol rests the stomach and strengthens the body by digesting your food. It is na ture's own tonic. J. E. Hood. ' i ................ Rmil"t1, . , . r - vTI : :: : t;:;: r nvz rr.c:..:. - HEW AMD OLD FRESHLY t6LD Items of Interest for Kale in d Venule SPOUTING NOTES.' i. ftaorge Davis Is leading, the Ameri can league shortstops in fielding, 1 but his batting is under .300. .? j ' Vasbtl, dam of Lyiine Bel V'w. by Bayonne Prince, has been Ih1 to: Di rector's Jug, 2:29& son ot PreCtor, , Johnny Mack has posted a forfeit of f 1,000 .to bind a match -between "Kid" McFadden of , California and any other 122 pounder in the business. : The green paeer - DlPect Hat holds the : track record for , the iseason- at Glenville, 1 Ok He showed . a wile re cently In 2.-08; witb the3lasf half tn One of tbe fastest and vhandBptnest trotters . at the Indianapolis, track Is Budd Doble's Kinney Lou, ;the green son , of McKlnney, 2:11&. and Mary Lou, 2:17. - A The famous Carteret Gun club of New York has followed the 'example of the trusts and located In New Jer sey. New Jorsey gives no' protection to the birds. - Peter Maher's recent showing against Fred Russell, the western heavyweight, has convinced the Irish man that be has outlived his useful ness as a pugilist Seven hundred automobile licenses have been Issued in Chicago, but only seventy machines were scheduled for taxation. This Is the first time en rec ord that an automobllist ever dodged anything. FRILLS OF FASHION. The pongee corsets rival the white net styles in favor for summer, 1 Delicate transparent sailor collars. yokes and vests are to be worn exten sively this season. Many of the gowns prepared for. aft ernoon wear are In black and white silk or Frendumuslln. ... '. .' Dunstable straws, rushes, alder stems and other rustle braids loosely woven or lace plaited are in great aemana both here and abroad. One of the season's latest Jackets that has already proved a favorite Is the Monte Carlo or Klmona coat; fash ioned In silk, pongee, veiling or canvas, lined with , colored silk and trimmed with lace or embroidered bands. Linens of every description are In good taste. By French tailors they are made Into fairly long skirts heavily strapped," and , these are worn either with skirted Russian blouses, the short er Gibson waists or Eton blouses, with Irish lace collars attached, One of the.new summer skirt models designed for veiling, muslin, etamine and other soft delicate goods is a flar ing five gored style with applied folds in tucked effect reaching almost the entire length of the skirt, although any desired number may be used. New York Post , AUSTIN'S LATEST. Alfred Austin's ode is not disappoint ing. It is fully as bad as could have been expected. Chicago Record-Her ald. - The chances are that If King Edward can survive Alfred Austin's latest ode he will somehow manage to get weli. Philadelphia Inquirer. v; -C; ,;' Why not speak a good word for Al fred Austin? His coronation ode con tains nothing that could bring the faintest blush to tbe cheek of modesty. feSL JA J aJi FIGHTING FIBE WITH AN ELECTRIC LIGHT. Th. New York fire danuimaiit hu tnat adontod and is makiac rood nae of the eltotri. seareUight in figlitint nocturnal eonflarntiona; th. liht, which can be trained in any direction the high building, that abound ia Gotham. 'Purely SPcrsona , 3 , Items About People T Who Come and Go Mr. F. T. Harper went to Wilson Sun day, . i " Mrs. Robert Parker went to Burlington Sunday., Mr, Charlie Nunn returned from Wilson Sunday. " Mr. N. J, Bouse went up to LaGrange Sunday. . . , ... Mr. A.JP. Bill left thlsmornlngjor Wilson. -,.,. Mrs. J. P. Tucker went to Grlfton this morning. Mr. H. W. Taylor returned to Wilson last night. Miss Bessie Braxton spent Sunday In Goldsboro. . '-' Miss Kate Button went to Falling Creek 8anday; Mr. J. L. Moore returned this morning to Pitt county. . Mrs. Geo. B. Wilson of Dover came to Klnston Sunday. ' ' , Mr. L. F. Eighteen of LaGrange spent Sunday in KJnston. Mr. Adblph Einstein went to Morehead City Sutday afternoon. Miss Es tells Wooten returned Saturday from visiting at Norfolk. Miss Clyde Watson of Wilson Is visit ing Miss Ethel Hodges. Mr. Wilbur Dawson left this morning for Cone toe, to spend a few days. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Hooker returned this morning from Chase City, Va Mr. J. W. Grainger left this morning to spend a few days at Seven Springs Mr. F. C Dunn went to Morehead City Saturday and returned this morning. Mr. John Carr spent Sunday at More- head City and returned this morning. Mr. Zeb. Murphy of New Bern came up Sunday to visit his sister, Mrs. L. Hlnes Jndoe 0. H. Allen left Saturday evening for Robeson county, where he gdes to hold court. Miss Sadie Kornegay and Miss Char lotte Parrott went to Goldsboro Satur day night . ; Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Ueacham went to Morehead City Saturday and returned last evening. ' Miss Sadie Kornegay and little Mies Charlotte Parrott returned this morning from Goldsboro. . Mr. T. J. Roberta, of Norfolk, Va., who had been visiting at Mr. L. Dawson s, returned home today. ', . , ' ; . Miss Alice Lang, who had been visiting at Mr. W. E. newborn's, returned this morning to Greenville. s Nora B aisle j, of Greensboro, earns tl's morning from Morehead City to visit s Hannah Dawson; Ir. Horace West of Durham, who had a v luting his mother.Mrs. Sofia West, urrjc home Sunday. " rru Forbes, of Greenville, passed H'ugton t-!s morning returclrj 'tt C , boro. s. C . tus r.ojal, of New- -j to visit at He. i. n, ylo has teen en C, I t sor-3 t'ra, 3 r .. . A portable dynrao sapplia. th. powar for and is of espMial m. in eombating fires in ' Mr. : Frank Hyman, of the Hyman Supply company of New Bern, took the ears here Saturday for Seven Springs.; Mrs. Nancy Gaskins and Miss Minnie Gaakins, of New Bern,-who had been visiting here, returned home Sunday. - Mrs. 0. B. Saunders and Miss Mary Saunders, of Washington City, cams Saturday to . visit at Mr. John Albert Long's. Mrs, J. F. Mewborne and two children, Louise and John Franklin,left this morn ing to spend a month . visiting relatives near Winston. Mrs. Jas. F, Jordan, of Raleigh who had been visiting Mrs. J, H. Parham tor about two weeks, returned to her home Saturday night .. . : r'1 Mr. E. B. Lewis, private secretary to. Hon. Claude Kitchln M. C, left for Tar- boro this morning to be with Mr. Kitchln a few days. . ' '; ! . Miss Hannah Dawson, who had been visiting at Wilson for some tlme.returned Saturday, arcompanled-by her friend, Miss Ruth Gold oftbat town. Mr. Floyd Lawrence, who Is superln tending the conetruction of the American Tobacco company's improvements, Is spending the day in Greenville. . Celebration at Boanoke I.land. Committee having In charge pilgrim' age to Roanoke Island hai arranged the following program of public exercises Preliminary business meeting of celebra tion committee. . Address of welcome by C B. Pugh of Man too. Response by W. D. Pruden of Edenton; address on "Sir Walter Raleigh," by J. 8. Carr of Dor ham; Song "Old North State;" address 'The Sound Section of North Carolina;'' by Hon.' John H. Small of Washington; Bong, "America;" address "What Cele bration Means" by Walter Clark cf Ral eigh; visit to "Fort Raleigh" and other places of interest; song . "Old North State;'' address "Roanoke Island a Cen tre ot Historical Interest" by Charles F. Warren of Washington; "Raleigh's Char ter, Dawn of Civil Liberty . in America," by H. G. Connor of Wilson; song "Star Spangled Banner;" address, "The Na tion's part in Celebration,", by Senator F. 7 M. Simmons of Raleigh. - Friday morning July 25, 9 a. m.business meet ing of committee and 1 p. m. adjourn ment. - ; - ' - Jmmenee Turtle. Wilmington dispatch: Messrs. Joe Lane, Jack Cowell and Jack Borriss re turned from Bald Head Island today with an Immense sea turtle which: they caught on the beach ' last night The turtle weighed about 850 pounds. They caught another that was fully a third larger, bat belcg too heavy to handle in their small sail I cat, they turned it loose. The party found 500 turtle eggs on the beach. . : " , .:' r . ' -. ' .' ' Democratic County Conrntioo. At a meeting of the County Democratic executive committee it was unanimously agreed that tbe primaries for the town ships should be held on Saturday August 8th and thecopnty convention to beheld on taturaay, Augrust iota, inereiore be chairman ot each township and vot ing p'ecinct wlil please give notice hrousnout their repective- townsn'ps calling: upon ail white voters to assemble pmIves at tbeir nfual piaoe oi vot.n? &ad elect deV"at-s to t '.e county conven- oa who wLl noir 'aats a member of V Le-'olature, Clerk -?'vriorfnnrr, l:.cr:l ani other county o:..'rs. cennty en vent ion will te b-'.i li erH to1-- W n, L .tJrJ:, A': U s f t 12 oM i k, J. . . I TILIELY TOPICS , TERSELY TREATED. Short Local Stories, Editorial Rotes. Cheap men are a cures to the country. i Egotism a saddle used by a man who rides a hobby, He who seeks the honor of men must become their slave. - - v J The world Is debtor to every one who wears a smile. t . s Diplomacy tbe art of yielding grace fully to the Inevitable. ' Microbe a doctor's excuse for . an ailment that pussies him. It Is surprising bow much deepera bole Is after one gets Into it. , Quarrels would never last long If the fault was only on one side. . ; Two young ladles who were very Inti mate friends agreed to point out each other's faults without reserve tor one month. That was a month ago and they haven't spoken to each other In twenty nine days. ' The bouse of a colored man at Sanford was Infested with fleas. To get rid of them he put dried leaves under the house and set them on fire, and so far as known he got rid of every' flea, but unfortunately he got rid ot the house at the same time. Refor law makers do some queer things tn their laudable efforts to sup press vice and crime by d'gg'ng out tbe rodte Charleston SLJu., authorities think there to altogether too much shoot ing. . Of course there Is a good and plenty law, Already against men shooting each other, but these wise; men thought the root ot the matter had not been reached and .tbey proceeded .totdlg for it. After prolonged deliberation they hit upon a plan which struck them- as clever ana a sure preventive. They passed a law pro hibiting dealers from selling a pistol lees than twenty Inches long and weighing less than three pounds. Such an Imple ment of destruction. Is. nothing short of an Infant cannon and of course could not be carried concealed, but worse than that they call for a 55 calibre bullet and the rebound would be so violent the man be hind tbe gun would be in far greater . danger than the man before it. When they got this law on record tbe olons chuckled In glee and patted themselves on the back as clever fellows. They thought -they; bad, solved tne problem, but deep was their chagrin and utter was their dismay and horror to learn that pistol 'blind tigers" bad . been established, that tbe sale goes on under cover and that man shooting will be as fashionable and promiscuous as heretofore. - -: ' ," ' Massachusetts Is always tinkering with its excise laws and has a new one almost every year Some years ago the wise men came to the conclusion that the evil lay in men standing too long at the bar -and they passed a law that a man must sit down at a table' to drink. The day it went into effect about half of Boston was drunk. It is a peculiar feature that men get drunk quicker sitting than standing. Then they passed a law which widely separated saloons, but allowed "bottle houses" to locate any where. : This was pie for the "old Boak" tor he could buy at a Dottle nouse ior iwentjr cvuim u : would cost him a dollar at a saloon and drunken men were to be found every where.' -.-v - ' Y : . y ' : Last year tbey passed a local option law, allowing local authorities to fix the price ot licenses. This led to some hot fights and amusing Incidents." A man was determined to establish a saloon In a highly restricted district and finally obtained a court order directing the local board to grant a license. A vast crowd attended the meeting and there was both rejoicing and wailing over the prospective saloon. But there was a wise man In the board and be had -the "little joker" up Lis sleeve. " " . ; ' The llo. o.e was duly granted and the ch&lrmaa aeked: ''What will you mate "One niHMou dollars," rt-?;GT.J wise ma.' Ti'cor. 1 tie motion" sail anot: It was fftpd uraEiu-ouyV a crowd wert cut t ) t ..' I" 'a. 1 t:.e i i'
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