The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26

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holding the offices in the Department
and A. such they could decide for you
better, that you, the people. oeuji not
sec but 'one Po.nt IN anything, and
that was the expense % o.s>t If II,
| This l. ia substance. # ~; literally. what
the commissioner sad Of you Nov, -
>ay thiS-li he has such oon.cmpt tgr
Ihe people OF North Carolina and Cspe
elaiiy, ,hc farming clE~-, and at The Sarse
time holding the highest office in their /
department Of agriculture. he should fa}l /
up has tent, aud bivonGc IN some other /
oihoe. We say more than that, ifthegr
Is not farmer ia North Carolina, al tho /
way from the scaboard 10 the mountains |
capable OF filing the office of commits |
sioher IN the Agricultural department /
the sooner we, a. farmers, appoint .
receiver aud surrender III al oug sase;,, |
IL the way OF common sense aud sell fs- |
spect the better. And more than that /
Ii our young men, the sons 81 farmers |
who wish 10 qualify themselves Ter farm |
ing are not competent e. Gil the many /
secretaryships aud eerkships in al ii, |
divisions, they too, must be considered |
as illterate sous OF lgnoblc sircs, and l., |
likewise included. Ii this be not practica
bic, change the name Of that depart.lcnt
II bears mis- nomcr, il i aoBt de J3iipic
DO this or abolish II This Is positive
and direct insult to every intelligent
farmer III North Carolina. We repeat
the Commissioner uacft0us phrase, 1t
IS trusted that these reflections will not be
deemed out OF place; they seem pertinent
to be considered IN this connection
Where else. brother farmers, can wo
,
doctors aud the preachers all have fnilcd
Us. The scientific men don't seem satj-
factory, they so mystiiy facts that wc
advance in scientific agriculture about as
much as we would. ii they were TO tell
rs about the TRANSMISSION Of blood, the
ponderatlon OF air or tho fxation OF mcr
cury.'
Il has been said that Jr1ra AM
br1mS' succeed everywhere, and IN a.
enterprises. Brawny armcs can do great
things where muscular strength alone Is /
required, but when directed by tha |
power which LAotcioiq, only couicrs |
man efforts seemingly become omri-I
potent. Where are we TO look Tor thi. |
grea lesideratum, which VIII II associated |
with strength, rcvolutlOuZes the world |
The declaration miSnt ba made without
hesitation, and with no fear whatever Of :
contradiction, that this secret is 10 be
found in the plbhc Press, in that great
educator of the world, the Negsp1per
1t not only educates, it civilzes, it chris
tlanlZeS, wherever II goes. Ii hghteus
up the pathway 10 success in all occupa-
tons. 1t reminds NE Of the great statue
now being erected on Bedoc's Island in
the harbor of New York City. Ii repre-
sents the GODDESS of Liberty eulig ghten
ing world. 1t is gift OF the French
people to the people ofthe United States.
The statue Is OF wonderful size, il is SAID
to be l3S feet high, much taller than the
highest trees il our forests. She stands
erect, holding under her left arm parch
ment containing the Declaration Of Amer
lean Independence, with her right arm,
street, he'd high above head. she holds a
torch 10 her hand II is said that this
torch Is to be a powerful electric light
and that the harbor will be so Illuminated /.
as TO make il lar around as hight as DAY. /
such torch Is the newspaper IN our
country to day Wherever this Iight is
turned, tie prospect OF success IN ans |
enterprise, is the brighton. Let us read |
them. Take the Religious Journal il you
will, but don / stop there. You Will find |
that learned dissertations IN the mctaphy- |
sizes OF theology, the hypothesis Of evolu |
tion and forus oi church worship, don / |
aid you much ID reno vatIng your land or
assist you in adopting this or that mode |
of cutivating Take your county paper
also, and il there IS not one published IN |
your county, take the nearest one in the |
adjoining county. Take a central State |
paper, representative OF your party Learn
the issues dividing the political parties |
1t is your duty to do so Take one Of The |
large weekIles, giving you the new oi /
the world. Don't forget the Magazine |
for your family. This makes five news
papers or Journal, and all for ten dollars |
or less CuitiCate a taste J0r readtHg. |
L will pay Us better than any investment
whatever. One quarter Of the seed cot |
ton raised on an ordinary acre Of our land
is all sufficient. Brother farmers, thts Is
the rag to success IN fdrm,ng.
Orce more geography teaches that
civilization In all nations, is graaed just
as the treatment Of women by the dOmi
nant masculine race. 1t We, brother far
mers Of the South, are graded on this
assumption, it would be hard to tell
whether we are half enlightened or hal
civilized i had almost said, or halt
savage.
1t is fact, not to be disputed that the
white women of the South do not receive
that consideration to which they are
Justly entitled, nor do they enjoy that
civil freedom to which civilized manhood
| should elevate her. Like the great
| Apostle to the Gentiles, she could well
exclaim with great price purchased
I Il, G~ooJ1,, ~ W. ~
truly say that in this thing you call hoDie
drudgery and domestic confinement with
all its mouotinous duties, there il no
liberty. Their patriotism and encourage
ment to US In war, their sympathy aud
christian patience with US in poverty and
their con-endurance Of wrong and opprcs-
sion, all entitlc her 70 a speedy emancl
patton.
Like Senator Malone, in the Senate
| Chamber Of the United States, few
years ago when he was chded by Senator
Hill Of Georgia and others about how he
was misreprese enting the State of Virginia
in Congress, said THIS thing must stop
| repeat that mans phrase and say, this
thing should stop. Our noble women
are worthy Of better fate. We need
not turn to classic story to find all that Is
grand in female character, This whole
sunny land is filed with it, AMI their
deeds as they deserve will yet receive
a proud recompense. The patriot bard
will in the future sing her glories.
The historic muse,
Proud Of her treasure, marches with it
down
To latest times. and sculpture in her turn,
Gives hond In stone and eyer during hrasS
To guard them and immortalize heI
RI trust"
When woman attains to this liberty
man will be elevated thereby and he vii
. better appreciate the beautiful sentimen