Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-11-26

ty of improvement, not 50 much by
immigration, as by renewed and in
creased energy of our own people. AL
though a Virginian by birth, Dr.
Charles M. Dabney, from early youth
looked to North Carolina, as land
of promise, and having finished his ed
ucation at the best colleges in the
South. he availed himself Of addition
al advantages offered by European
Universities, and on his return from
Europe, entered our State, not as an
adventurous Speculation, but as high
ly educated gentleman, willing to de-
vote his best efforts toward the prog
ress and influence of the land of his
choice.
His labors in our State have been
eminently successful. The State lab
oratory under his supervision is pre-
pared to analyze anything and every
thing which may prove of Commercial
or Economic value to our State, and
this department is equal to any in the
South to-day. Previous to the thor
ough organization of our State Chem
ical Department a number of inferior
fertilizers were sold over the State
these have disappeared under the
careful analyses made annually, and
the amount saved to our farmers is
larger than is generally supposed.
DR.. Dabney is just 80 years of age,
and yet his reputation is not local, but
national. He took an active part in
the Boston exhibit, which did so much
for our State, and his work in connec-
ton with that exhibit was SO highly
| commended that when the representa-
| tives from various States met IN W ash
ington to consult about the New Or
leans Exhibit. DIR. Dabney was chosen
chairman of the meeting and later was
made Chief of the Department of Gov
ernment and State Exhibits at New
| Orleans.
He is a member of German and
American Chemical Societies, OF the
American, Institute of Mining Engl-
neers, prominent member and officer
in the National Association of official
chemists, and member Of the society
for Promotion of Agricultural Science.
While the. DIR. enjoys his acquaintance
| among scientific men, he is himself q
man Of unassuming manners, easily
approached, and willing to lend his
aid to all matters that may pertain to
the advancement of North Carolina.
It would be far better for our State, II
our farmers would consult him more
/ frequently concerning the management
of their farms-for those who have
taken his advice find that the results
have been fully equal to their expec-
tation Since the permanent location
of the Department of Agriculture al
Raleigh, DIR. Dabney has resided there
with his wife and daughter-more re
Gently he has purchased aneat and
comfortable residence in the City o1
Oaks, and may now be considered al
true and as loyal a citizen as any true
born North Carolinian. It might ht
supposed, that being SO constantly en-
gagged in the secular affairs of life, he
4 would not be interested In the mora
and religious condition Of men-or
the contrary, he is an active and infu
eHtial member and also deacon II
the; Presbyterian Church. It NIGH
be added that his father, DIR. Rober
T.. Dabney is Professor of Mental an,
| Moral Philosophy in the Universit,
of Texas-a man of extraordinar1
strong and physical mental powers
At our. request, the Doctor FURNISHED
| the following facts concerning his par
ents:
ssMy father is descended from lin
8 of Anglicized Huguenots Hnguenot
/, who settled firstin England and cam
later to Virginia 1t is an old famiI
in Gloucester, Powhatan aud Hanove