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DELI.AS VTIOX AGAINST ILLITER ACY. Addr ess to the People ot North Caro lina, hy Conference ot Educa tors, Held in the Governor's (Jttice in Raleigh, Feb ruary I3tn, 1902 The Names ot the Signers. Profoundly convinced of tin prophetic wisdom of the declara tion of the Fathers, made at Halifax in 177(?. that '"Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government, schools and the means of educa tion shall forever beencouraged;' and cognizant of the full mean ing of that recent constitutional enactment which debars from the privilege of the suffrage, af ter liMtS, all persons who cannot read and write; and relying on the patriotism and foresight of North Carolinians to deal with a great question which vitally con cerns the material and social welfare of themselves and their posterity, we, in an educational conference assembled in the city of Raleigh this February 13, 1!>02, are moved to make the fol lowing declaration of education al facts and principles: 1. Today, more fully than at any other time in our past histo ry, do North Carolinians recog nize the overshadowing necessity of universal education in the so lution of those problems which a free government must solve in ueroetuating its existence. 2. No free government has ever found any udequate means of universal education except in free public schools, open to all, supported by tne taxes of all its citizens, where every child regaid less of condition in life or circum stance of fortune, may receive j that opportunity for training into social service which the con stitutions of this and othergreat States and the age demand. 3. We realize that our State has reached tne constitutional limit of taxation for the rural schools, that she has made extra j appropriations to lengthen the j term of these schools to SO days ; in the year. We realize, too, that the four months' term now provided is inadequate, for the reason that more than 20,000. 000 children of school a-e in the United States outside of North Carolina are now provided an I average of 145 days of school j out of every 305; that the teach-1 ers of these children of North! Carolina are paid hardly $25 per month, thus securing for all the children of our sister States more efficient training for the duties of; life. And we realize that, accord- j ing to tne latest census report1 and the report of the U. S. Com-1 -.missioner of education, for every mail, woman and child of its pop- J illation, the country at large is spending $2.83 for the education ! of its children, while North Caro-j lina is spending barely (>7 cents; that the country at large is spending on an average of $20 20 for every pupil enrolled in its public schools, while North Carolina is spending only S3 or $4, the smallest amount expend ed by any State in tlie Union. And still further do we realize that the average amount spent for the education of every child of school age in the United States is approximately $0.50, while North Carolina is spending #1 78 These facts should arouse our pride and our patriotism, and lead us to inquire whether the future will not hold this genera tion responsible for the perpetua tion of conditions that have re sulted in the multiplicity of small school districts, inferior school houses, poorly paid teachers,and necessaiily poor teaching; that have resulted in twenty white il literates out of every 100 white population over ten years of age; in generally poor and poorly paid supervision of the expendi ture of our meagre school funds a id of the teaching done in our schools and, finally, in that edu cational indifference which is the chief ca ise of the smal average daily attendance of about 50 pupils < u of every 100 enrolled in our j u die schools; We believe the future will hold us responsible for the perpetua tion of these unfavorable condi tions, and, therefore, we conceive it to lie the patriotic, moral, a id religious duty of this generation of North Carolinians to set about in earnest to find the means by which all our children can re ceive that education which will give them equal opportunities with the children of other sec tions of our common country. 4. Viewing our educational problems and conditions in the light of educational history and experience, we declare it tobeour firm conviction that the next step forward for North Carolina, in education, is to provide more, money for her country public schools, making possible the con solidation of small st liool dis tricts, the professional teacher, and skilled supervision of the ex penditure of all school funds and of the teaching done in the schoc Is. The history of the adoption of the principle of local sell help by our ?'!."> graded school towns ami cities must surely he au inspira tion and an example to every village and rural community in North Carolina. Those towns and cities have adopted th-t only means at hand for tlte adequate education of their children. In adopting this principle, local taxation, they secured: first, ad-1 equate school funds; second, competent, supervision; third, skilled teachers. Lacking ituy one of this educational trinity no community has ever yet suc ceeded in establishing the inoum of complete education for its children. Those towns and cities within our borders have followed the lead of other sections of the I nited States in adopting first the means of education, local taxation The fact that (>1> per cent, of the total school fund of this I'uion is now raised by local taxes, whileNorthi'arolinaraises only 1 1 per cent, of her funds by that menus, and lags behind all her sister States in every phase of public education, has both its lesson and its warning. Remembering that it; the hint .year nearly thirty communi ties in North Carolina, some of them distinctly rural, have adopted the principle of local taxation for schools, we think this time most auspicious to it rye a general movement of all our educational forces in that direction, and, therefore, we ap peal to all patriotic North Caro linians, men and women, who love their State, and especially, t hat part of their State which is worth more than all its timber, lands, mines, and manufacturing j plants, to band themselves to gether under the leadership of our "Educational Governor" and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, aided bv the Southern Education board, to carry forward the work of local taxation and better schools, to the end that every child within our borders may have theoppor i unity to tit himself for the du ties of citizenship and social ser vice. And, finally, heartily believing | in the Christ likeness of this work of bringing universal education to all the children of North Caro lina, we confidently rely on the full co-operation of all the churches of the State, whose work is so near the hearts of all the people, and, therefore appeal to the pulpit to inculcate the su preme duty of universal educa tion. Charles It. Aycock, Governor of Noith Carolina; T. F. Toon, Su perintendent of Public Instruc tion; .John Ifuckett; Charles I). Mclver, President State Normal and Industrial College; F. p. Venable, President University of North Carolina; George T. Win ston. President College of Agri culture and Mechanic Arts. Chas. E. Taylor, President Wake For est College; Edwin .Minis, Trinity College; Henry LouisSinith, Pres ident Davidson College; Charles H. Mebane, President Catawba College; J. (). Atkinson, Elou College; T. D. bratton, President St. Mary's College; R. T. Yaun, President baptist Female 1'niver sity; 1>. U. Hobos, President Guilford College; C. G Vardell, {'resident Red Springe Seminary; .1. 1) Carlyle, Wake forest Col lege; .1. L. Kesler, Baptist Female University; J. V. Jovner, Tlie State Normal and Industrial College; 1>. 11. Hill. College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; U. W. Crawford, Jr., Rutherford College; J. 1. Foust, The State Normal and Industrial College; M. C. S. Noble, University of North Carolina; llenry Jerome Stockard, Peace Institute; F. P. Hobgood, President of Oxford Seminary; Robert Bingham, Bingham School: J. A. Holt,Oak Ridge Institute; Hugh Morson, Raleigh Male Academy; 1). Matt Thompson, Supt. Statesville Public Schools; C. L. Coon, Su perintendent Salisbury Public Schools: E. P. Moses, Superin tendent Raleigh Public Schools: R. J. Tigbe, Superintendent Asheville Public Schools; T. R. Foust, Superintendent Golds boro Public Schools: E. P. Man gum, Sujierintendent Wilson Pub lic Schools; E. C. Brooks, Super intendent Monroe Public Schools; Alexander Graham, Suj?erintend ent Charlotte Public Schools; Frank H. Curtis, Superintendent Burlington Public Schools; Har ry Howell, Sujterintendeut Wash iiijitoii Public Schools; W. I> Cannirliael, Durham Public Schools; \V. S. I jouift County Superintendent of Aluumnce; ?). A. Antliouv.County Superintend cut of Cleveland; J. A. Mutler. County Superintendent of Iredell; J. K Hay, Superintendent of the School for the Deaf, Diitnli and Hlind; K. Mi'K. Coodwin, Super inteuilent of the School for th" Deaf and Dumb. Mr. Pou's Remarkable speech In an extempore speech of les> than thir > minutes Hepresentu tivc Kdward \V. Pouof the Court h Congressional district ol North Carolina, has done \\ has nooiher ntefnber of the House baa aoconw pllslied this session. He has broken the ic> and started holdly forth us one of the strongest debaters on the Democratic -hde. It was during the debate on the Indian appropriation bill late Tuesday afternoon when the new member from the "Tar Heel"1 State was recognized by the ('hair. His remarks were not confined to the hill under discussion, but lie devoted himself to the Republican party and its platform, lie had not spoken five minuts when he had the attention of every mem ber on the floor. And us he warmed up to his subject liejtrew eloquent. As he scored the ma jority for its refusal to allow diseusion on important measures while jxivinp: ample time for the debate of unimportant measures he was applauded to the echo by the Democrats, lie chanted that under the existing tariff farm implements, grain drills, harrows and things of the kind were sold cheaper to the people, of South America than to the peopleofthe Inked States. "The trusts," said Mr. l'ou, "are treating us worse than they treat foreigners." His arraignment of the Republi can party was announced by all who heard it as the severest that has been delivered in the House this session. It is so pungent that it will be distributed by the Democratic campaign commitet. Representative Richardson of Tennessee, the Democratic House leader, declared the speech to be the best delivered in the House this session.?Washington Times. Saved Her Child's Life. "In three weeks our chubby lit tle boy was changed by pneu monia almost to a skeleton," writes Mrs. W. Watkins, of Pleas ant City, O. "A terrible cough set in, that, in spite of a good doctor's treatment for several weeks, grew worse every day. We then used Dr. King's New Discov ery for Consumption, and our darling was soon sound and well. We are sure this grand medicine saved his life." Millons know it's the only sure cure for coughs, j colds and all lung diseases. Hood Bros, guarantee satisfaction 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottles I free. Living a Novel Into an Autobiog raphy. The news recently published that Booth Tarkington, author of "Monsieur Beaucaire" (Mc Clure, Phillips A Co.), is themost nr. uninent candidate for the Con gressional nomination in one of the Indiana districts, recalls the hero of his first novel, "The Hen I tleman from Indiana." John Darkless, it will be remembered, had been a lion at College before he went to Indiana totakecharge of a little country newspaper. Booth Tarkington was also the subject of much hero worship at his university before he went back I n< i i:i ?m l w tl is In st:U'f nil Ill's literary career. It seems as if as far as that part of it went Mr. Tarkiugtou hail unconsciously written an autobiography. Hut John Harkless of fiction was nominated for Congress and saw the fact published in book form long before booth Tarkington of fact had any idea that lie, too, might be a "Gentleman from Indiana." It seems almost a case of living out one's autobiogra phy. Fat Man Dead. In .New York city last week it required the utmost strength of 12 men to carry to the grave the casket containing the remains of Dennis Leahy. The dead man weighed 700 pounds. Leahy's enormous weight had been ac quired within the past ten years. When he turned the ">00 pound! mark two yvars ago his phy sicians pronounced the increase in size due to the fatty degenera ! tion of the heart and told Leahy his death was only a question of time. Appreciating the trouble his interment might cause his friends, Leahy hunted up a resi dense close to the cemetery and it was necessary to carry the coffin only a short distance.?? Exchange. Rijrht Kind o! Christianity. Christianity, says Dr. Wash ington (iladdt'U in his "The Christian I'astor," i-s not merely for Sundays and prayer-meet ings, for closet and death-bed; it j is for shop ami office, for count ing-room and factory, for kitch en and drawing-room, forum ami council chamber. And Dr. Chid den intimates that one reason that the allegiance of ?'lie world to Christianity is not m >re gen eral is ' hat too much attention has been given to Christianity as a scheme for gel ting people safe ly out of the world, and too lit-' tie to insisting on how tlie.v shall carrv themselvi-. in the world Christianity must not be rclega ted to a secondary place? hat is no place. The law of love is not ; sentimental maxim St .lames ? ?ailed it. the royal law?tlie law regent everywhere, every while, in everv relation to > every bo iy. The whole creation groans and travails together until now, in! need of such a Christianity.? Ham's Horn. Clerk's Wise Suggestion. "I have lately been much trou bled with dyspepsia, belching and sour stomach," writes .M. S. Mead, leading pharmacist of Attleboro, Mass. '? I could eat hardly any thing without suffering several hours. My clerk suggested I try Kodol Ilyspepsia Cure wliich 1 did with most happy results. I have 1 1 i i I i iiau no more irounie anu vwien one can goto eating mince pie, cheese, candy and nuts after such a time, their digestion must be pretty good. I endorse Kodol Dyspepsia Cure heartily." You don't have to diet. Eat all the good food y.tu want but don't overload the stomach. Kodol I tyspepsia Cure digests your food. Hare re Son, Hood Bros , Benson Drug Co., J. 11 Led better. A Rare Old Book. Mr. R. F. Henry, who goes about collecting: old and rare books, bought a quaint and rare volume from H.J. Hoss, ofStates ville, a few days ago. The book is a compilation of the laws of North Carolina enact ed at the session of the < ieneral Assembly held "'in the house of Capt. Richard Sandefon, at Little River, begun 17th day of Nov., 1715, and ending the 17th day of January, 1715." The date is of course an error. One of the years mentioned should be 11 or 1(? but we don't know which one. The book also contains the charter granted by Charles II. to the proprietors of Carolina, and the boundaries ofjCarolina, which then embraced a good portion of the country, are laid down in the charter. The book was compiled and printed by J. A. Iredell, May 17, 17!) 1. Mr. Iredell says in his note that he was "authorized to revise and publish the laws of this State in such mode, form and manner as his own knowledge and disere- [ tion may direct." The book is a | rare and valuable one and Mr. Henry values it highly.?States-' ville Landmark. Favorite Nearly Everywhere. Constipation means dullness, depression, headache, generally disordered health. I)eWitts Lit-1 tie Early Risers stimulate thej liver, open the bowels and relieve this condition. Safe, speedy and thorough. They never gripe. Favorite pills. Hare & Son, J. R. Iiedbetter, Hood Rros., Benson Drug Co. Railroads as Industrial Enterprises. In considering the nrarvelous industrial development of the al most incalculable resources of ; the South we must not overlook t he important work of the rail I roads. They are not simply car riers but developers. They seek : out and bring to noticethe local ities where hitherto undiscovered opportunities and possibilities may be found. They advertise these often at great expense to themselves. They help to get the investor and the < pportunity together. They putiusidetracka and give low rates to new enter | prises and thus help them into: ! existence. They relieve the congestion of cities and reduce the cost of liv ing. They make it possible for ]>er sons to live at long distances from their work and get to it in good time and in this way great ly increase the working power of any given community. They supply the manufacturer with coal, and the miner with food. They bring the producer and the consumer into quick and easy contract. They are the arteries, through which flow theliveblood of the busy hive of human toil ers. Success to them.?Southern Cultivator. A LITTLE NONSENSE. ? Juvenile Pilferer Who Made Good Terms With his Detecter. A gentleman who.'-'' fruit orchards had been very often robbed caught a boy up one of his trees one dar last Riitunin. "Come down, you young rascal!" I shouted the owner. "Xoa fear und ton th re," replied the urchin. "Well, I'll wait till you do." "Verrn v el," said the lad. They .i.i I waited about an hour c when an id a or ;;rr i to th" boy. Snatching an apple, ho took a steady aim and hit the old follow on the c head with it. f "Hello! What's up now?" \ "It's just tin-: I'm gaun to keep c peltin' till every apple's otf the tree t unless you promi e not to lick me,for ' if I'm gaun to get a hidin* I'm pom J to hne me sport for it. What d'you c eav?" c The old fellow had to ugree.? c London Answers. I Never Hit Him at All. t Tii" o :dre - W! it did \ou hit this man with anyway? ' v Prisoner?I didn't hit 'irn wit' r annvthing, yer honor. a The Judge?Hut look at him. * He's in a horrible cot,di: ion. Surely * you didn't do that with your fists. Prisoner?No, ycrh-mor. I ketch- , ed 'im he the heels and humped 'im ag'in a brick wail a few times. Hut I didn't hit 'im wit' annvthing wanst.?Chicago flccord-Ilerald How It Scerred to the Pup. W . K 1 ^ There was really only one small s can that Tommv tied on to the 1 pup's tail, but afler? i ; m?rrr. n ' ""*?? 1 ?that pup had run half a mile it seemed to him more like this. j, r ^ ? 1 , ; / ss s 1 ' ! And by the time he'd run half the afternoon trying to get away from that clattering can this represents what he thought of.it. Those Dear, Sweet Things. M iss Sweetly?1 got some wed- i ding invitations this morning which seem something quite new. Aren't they nice? Miss Elderly?Oh, aren't they just swell ? Do you know, I'm going to have mine just like that when I'm married. Miss Sweetly-?Oh, my dear, they will be years out of date by that time I It Puzzled Her. "I can't understand about this wireless telegraphy," said Mrs. Wun der. "Why, it's plain as day," said Mr. Wunder. "They just send the mes sages through the air instead of over wires." "I know that," said she. "but how do they fasten the air to the poles?" ?Baltimore American. How It Leaked Out. Towne?\*etheir marriage was secret, and it never would have been discovered but for one thing. Browne?What was that ? Towne?They couldn't keep the divorce proceedings from becoming public.?Philadelphia Press. Forced to Submit. "Mrs. Flummery caught her hus band kissing the cook." "Mercy! What did she do?" "Nothing. She didn't dare, for fear the cook would leave."?1Phila delphia Bulletin. thousands Have Kidney Troubk and Don't Know it. Bow To Find Out. Fill a bottle or common glass with your rater and let it stand twenty-four hours; a Qt'Himpnf ctr east. tling indicates an 73> unhealthy condi T tion ef the kid I neys; if U stain3 your linen it is evidence of kid ney trouble; too frequent desire to pass it or pain in the back is also onvincing prooi mat tne Kidneys and tiad ier are out of order. What to Do. There Is comfort In the knowledge so iften expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp toot, the great kidney remedy fulfills every krish in curing rheumatism, pain in the lack, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part if the urinary passage. It cerrsots inability o hold water and scalding pain in passing t, or bad effects following use of liquor, rine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant lecesstty of being compelled to go often luring the day, and to get up many times luring the night. The mild and the extra irdinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon ealized. It stands the highest for its won lerful cures of the most distressing cases, f you need a medicine you should have the test. Sold by druggists inSOc. and$l. sizes. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful discovery | ;nd a book that tells nore about it, both bsolutely free by mail,^^^*i??j^fj3P'?S .ddress Dr. Kilmer & nom or s'w?mp-Root ;o? Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men ion reading this generous offer in this paper. linisters Want a $5 Fde For Marry ing. Hereafter all men who take on die bonds of matrimony in Kan cakee mutt present ? he ministers vitli not less than ?'it") and for liora prt tent ions functions as nueh more as they consider the iffair worth. The Protestant Ministerial Alliance of this city las formed a trust?not a trust :o raise the price, hut. as they lay, to protect themselves from aeing imposed uponhy theyoung neii who call them into the coun try several miles, mccssitating the hire of a livery rig for $2.50, ma'Tying the couple and receiving or the service $1. This they insider is more of a sacrifice than even a clergy man can stand. Phis action was taken by the majority of the ministers at their weekly conference.?Kan kakee, 111., Dispatch. Stops the Cough and Works oil the Cold Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tab lets cure a cold in one day. No 2ure, No Pay. Price 25 cents. GREAT WEALTH Is perfect health. How do you feel? Ever have attacks of Indi gestion and Dyspepsia? Most people have. "Coleman's Guar antee" will positively cure these jommon ailments?"take it, eat what you want and be happv." Price 50c. large bottle, at drug gists. For sale by Hood Bros, and Benson Drug Co. She Married the Ex-Con vict. The old maxim that nothing will in the end thwart true love was once again exemplified Wed nesday night in the marriage of Mrs Cornelia Benton to Mr. J. E. Gosleen. This was the second lime that marital vows had been taken by this cou ile It will he recalled that a few years ago they were, or they both thought, as least she. and he so claimed, married. A few days afterwards he was arrested on a charge of bigamy. Ile claimed he thought he had secured a divorce, but he was convicted and sent <o the penitentiary. She made the statement at that tune that she loveu him and didn't care if he had six wivts, she would marry him in the end. About a year ago he was pardoned, lie se cured a divorce and renewed his suit to Mrs. Benton. Wednesday night thev were married by Rev. N. E. Coltrane at the home of the bride's daughter, Mrs. .1. B. Taylor. They will make their future home in Kinston ?Kin ston Free I'ress. Don't tie the top of your lolly and preserve Jars In the old fashioned way. Heal tliein by the new, quick, . absolutely sure way?by y a thin coating of Pure Itellnod Paracrine. Has no taste or odor. Is * J air tight and acid M\ pro:f. Kaslly applied, gffy) Useful In adozen ot her Wv ways al>out the house. ?/ Full directions with r ?nch cake. 8 Sold everywhere. Made by \ STANDARD OIL CO. "?i'.W.gy ?? i When you read thispaperhand it to your neighbor and auk hitu to subscribe. . '
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