The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-06-21

experience and necessity have taught
them to excel us in cheap living and
productive labor. To remain re-
spectacle race in such a contest,
our people must pay special at
can guide them to better methods in
the conduct of their agricultural at
fairs.
A scientific farmer is public ben
efactor. The formulas and directions
which were promulgated by our late
State Chemist, graduate of the Uni
versity, informing the farmer how to
manage his fertilizers have been of in
calculable benefit to the agriculturists
of the state. The leading idea of Mr..
Furman and also of Mr.. Dickson was
how to incorporate Ammonia Potash
and phosphoric acid in proper proper
tions to make good fertilizer. The
success of such men as farmers, to-
gether with the benefit which they re-
ceived from their educations was well
manifested by the wonderful progress
they made in their business. We
must acquire that knowledge of the
conditions of life in the different coun
tries OF the world, which may prepare
us to submit with patience to such a
reduction of the comforts and luxuries
of life as the struggles with the labor
ers of other lands may force upon US.
A nation is strong, only when like
the fabled Libyan giant it rests its
feet upon the solid earth. Land is the
basis of our power, and better train
ing of the Judgement broader edu-
cation of all the faculties is needed to
till this land than in any other calling
in life. But agriculture is not the
only occupation which requires the
skill and judgment Of a trained intel
lect.
The development of our mineral
sources demands wide spread knowl-
edge of Geology, Chemistry and Min.
eralogy. Our gold, copper, lead and
zinc mines are the purest fountains of
wealth and furnish the richest fields
for diversified industries. The igno-
rant Bushman roamed for centuries
over the rich treasures of gold, copper,
tin AID coal in the wilds OF Australia,
which waited for the educated Euro
pean to bring them to light.
North Carolina needs this education
unless she is willing for intelligent
strangers tn come in and gather her
treasures. Nature in her bountiful
providence seems to have blessed our
state with all the sweets that make
men happy. In no country upon earth
is there better diversity of soil, CHI
mate and productions. The conyer-
sion of our raw materials into useful
articles demands the instruction of
our people in such knowledge as will
enable them to perform this work and
reap the rewards of manufacturing
skill. They must do this or submit to
pay tribute to the artizans of other
states and countries, as we'll as trans
portation companies. "No prosperity
can come to us SO long as we have our
shoe-shops in Massachusetts, our fur
niture shops in Grand-Rapids and our
rolling mills in Pittsburg."
There must be better knowledge
of the la,os of the land. If any State
in the union be too poor to incorpor-
ate such system of public schools as
shall give every child some practical
knowledge of the laws, and principles
of his government, it should be assist
ed by the general treasury. To day
in North Carolina, there is consid-
erable percent of our population that
exercise an ignorant ballot. Such a
thing should be an impossibility for
Ignorance is a ready tool in the
hands of designing villainy." All
children should have so much general
intelligence as shall make it safe for
them to become citizens. We must
be so enlightened that we may wisely
ordain such laws and such changes in
our constitution as may best promote
our happiness and transmit to poster
ity some approach to that perfection
Of human government, of which the
wise and good of all ages have had
prophetic visions. For our present
welfare we need this education in order
that we may understand and rightly
estimate the social, Industrial and
| governmental changes which may be
proposed for our consideration Why
can't more of our farmers be equally
at home in the forum and in the field,
discharging with singular tact the
uwo- fold functions of an accomplished
iurist and skillful tiller of the soil
But while we are thus material be
ings in decidedly material world We
must not forget that the subtitle spirit
ual nature with which we are endowed
was not meant to be simply passiv,
recipient of incidental influences. "I
is not all OF life to live" There ar.
other and higher functions of the hu
man organism than the satisfaction
of the demands of the flesh. We hav,
hearts as we'll as hands that must b
educated. Yet the need Of highe
moral culture is not so imminent ii
North Carolina. Morality, patriotism
| and freedom are the spuntaneou
growths of our soil. There is a certain
nobility and natural purity of charac
ter that is won't to dwell in the bosom
of many of our people.
i Of late years kind of sor,lid ma
terialism with its worship of the sal
mighty" dollar is beginning to stiff
the natural intuitious for good tha
fash up from the soul. We need
healthy and general educational ser
timent to protest against the Me-
South, with its new theology of som
of our New England friends. Le
our rising citizens be awakened to til
fact that there is something create
than wealth greater than numbers
| greater than power. It is truth, VII
4 tue, love Of home, love OF family