The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-31

GREENSBORO Christian Advocate F.:
Gen. Matt. Ransom spoke to a large
crowdin the College Grove in Green's
boro on Tuesday, July oath. He is
well preserved for a man of his age
but has lost much Of his former
energy, life and power.-The town
of Rutherfordton has had a dispen-
sary for one or two years, and now
It's best citizens have joined in a
move to dispense with it and substi-
tute prohibition in it's stead. The
county has prohibition and we hope
the town will soon fall in line.
The County superintendent (for
Wake), Mr.. Clements, says: when
it is taken into consideration that
the enrolment in this county out
side of Raleigh Township, was 747
more than it was last year, and that
the average term in the county was
80 days, and the school fund has to
its credit, left over from the
scholastic year, So, 1928, which, if
it had been used, would have in
creased the term about ten days,
who will. say that in educational life
the future of the county is not
brightening?"
I will tell you a little about the
campaign just ended in Yadkin. We
had a quiet and peaceable time. AL
the candidates seemed to show their
Christian love and respect one for an
other. The crowds that gathered
from day to day deserve credit, for
we never heard a cross word during
the campaign. When the last speech
was ended the crowd arose to their
feet and sang "God be with you till
we meet again." the candidates
shook hands and Bro. Adams pro-
nounced the benediction and dis
missed the crowd. l hope this good
spirit will still continue until the
election is over and that those hold
ing the election will do justice to all,
to themselves and their God.-Isaac
Shore, in Yadkin Ripple.
In an interview in the Raleigh
Post, Gov. Russell, speaking of the
amendment. says: with a free
and fair vote it would be defeated,
but of course, it will be adopted.
There is no way to prevent it. The
Democratic managers have got pas
sion and prejudice aroused and have
established a reign or terror in many
localities. This they started out to
do and have done it. My advice to
the colored people is to let. this
amendment thing alone. They r
helpless. Let them leave it to the
whites. 1t is going to be adopted
and remain so until set aside by the
courts and their opposition only
makes bitterness against them and
puts them in peril. I advised against
the policy of permitting this amend
ment to be made a party issue. But
the machine managers ordered the
contrary"
Charlotte Observer: The state
ment is made in Charity and Chill
dren-one of the best written and
most interesting papers in the State
the organ of the Baptist Orphanage
at ThOmasviIle, that the children in
that institution are maintained at an
expense of S4.75 per capita per
month. The figures are from the
t~reasurer's report and hence authen-
tic. They show how cheaply human
life can be supported in North Caro-
lima. But upon the amount named
a child at brownsville is not only
fed, but clothed. Think of food and
raiment for $500 a year! Charity
and Children, remarking with pride
upon what it justly calls "this aston
ishing statement" adds that 1.-The
children are feed and comfortably
clothed in winter and summer"
We are sure of it, for no institution
of the State is under gentler, more
humane management.
DEATH OF GOV. CARR.
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