The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-10-12
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

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Present, Past and Future.
The Baptist Female University a
Raleigh, which opened two weeks ACC
s.ar:ed OF with more fiattering eros
poets perhaps thsa i any similar institu
tion eyer opened In the State. The re
ception giyea By the members O: th,
Baptist chu ches o. the city LIST weel
was an elabordte affair. It was given tba
the faculty of the new institution Nigh
have al opportunity Of meeting ths
people of Raleigh, aud the papers sale
a thousand persons attended the re
ception.
Planting forests is strange and new
idea to most people of this region, bu
it will have to be done before two more
decades pass unless there is some arres,
to The destruction of timber. The
Scientific American says:
"a few years ago a westel d railroad
planted 600 acres of land with trees
with the idea of growing timber fo1
railway tica and telegraph poles. The
trees have made good growth, but are
not quite ready foi use as poles, aud
some of the trees are now being cut
out and made into fence posts in order
TO thin the forest"
Stale Superintendent of Public In.
stcuc;;oh, G. III. Mebane, has sent out
the following letter 10 the county su-
perintendents and teachers of public
schools in the State in the interest OF
temperance
''Dear Friends II wish to call your
attention to Section "a OF the School
Law: The na.;re OF alcoholic drinks
and na,cotics aud special instr uction as
TO their effect upon the human system
shall be Included in the
branches of study taught in the COM
mon or free school a the State OF North
Carolina, and shall be studied
and taught as thoroughly and in the
same manner as other like requi1 ed
bcanches in sad schools etc.
"This subject has not received the
atten,ion and has not bad the time de-
voted 10 it that should have been by
many of our county supee:ntendents
aud teachers.
eff we ale TO become a sober, Temper
a.e sople, we must look to the rising
generations. large per cent. of the
men and women-what pity we must
name women who are slayes to mar
coties and alcoholic drinks will never
be reclaimed rom the miserable bands
which sve crushing their lives, their
hopes aud happiness, and hurrying
them on to fll untimely graves. Then
how important it is that the awful con-
sc auert ., OF these narcotics and drinks
be imp s. ed upon the minds aud
hearts of the children!
"Wbat strong drink is doing for the
men from twenty TO fifty years of age,
the same to a wonderful extent, the
cigarstte and tobacco are doing for the
boys IRON twelve to twenty yeas OF age.
ssThe time has come for teachers to
cry aloud and spare not. 1 care not ii
our school fund is increased some from
liouor license. The more's the pity.
I care not if tobacco men give their
thousands to colleges and educational
institutions. This ought not, and will
not, shut the mouth of any true teach
or against these evils.
"Yea, what shall it profit us if our
public school funds are increased and
our colleges are handsomely endowed II
our boys and girls are to be ruined?
"Let our teachers and county super
too, be living examples OF
total abstinence i.'om the use OF mar
cot:cs and alcoholic drinks. l like to
sea preacher prac.'ce what he preach
es. and 1 like to see teacher live the
life he sets up as a model for his pupils
as nearly 90 possible.
"The very idea of a superintendent OF
schools or a teacher taking drink on
the sly, or putting filthy pipe or
cigarette Away with such
conduct on tie part OF teachers.
"Yours in behalf OF the children,
nc. III. MEBANE,
"Supt. Public Instruction.
ERAVE MEN FA LIZ