The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-25


Who GRO 1ve2 We import no foreign
ors 10 do orr work. and hire no Hes
eianS to do our fighting. How did our
1,aa,.+e h,1,.n within us as we read the
l,,.a1,e words of General Evans to the
Ca1,faderate veterans at Augusta: DO
not LET the history we have made DE
prevented by partisan pens or Poilulled
Nv sectional Slime Our schools must
be cleared Of northern rubbish dump
ed into the minds of our children. we
want a literature that will not con-
tinue divisions, but will contain the
honest relation of facts, that will uni
fy the youth of this country in com
mon appreciation of the truths OF MS
tory"
Yes, we have been shamefully care
less in the selection of our school
books. The poison has already crept
i'm and must be elected. There should
he a school commission in every south
ern State, for it is a well-known fact
that there are teachers who are secret
" paid by northern publishers to get
their books into our schools. we can
not control their literature. but we
con their school books. few weeks
AGO an artful canvasser Vlslted our
town with an attractive history OF tlle
world in fen volumes. He was the
out-talkingist book agent have ever
met. and his scheme was to give away
five or six sets in every town to IN
huential men of culture. lie called IL
giving away, but required the cost OF
the binding, which he said was Sl4.oo'
The sale price was $500. L was Sc
lected by him as one of the favored
six. and he fed me literally on flat
tery and assured me that there was
not a line in all the volumes that any
southern man would object to nor
could anv reader tell whether the au-
thors lived North or South. lie had
one volume as a sample, and noted
that the authors were distinguished
professors in some northern colleges.
| The volume was we'll written and i
was pleased with it and with the price
and the fattery and so l put my name
down with the condition that ON eX-
animation of the other volumes /
might accept or reject. In due time
they came, and took in the ninth vol
u1ne that contained the history of our
civil war. The book was opened at
frandom and there was an engraving
of William II. Seward and the first
paragraph read ''He had hardly got
! installed into office when he was CON
fronted by three audacious commits
sioners from the rebel States" Auda-
cious! Just think of it. l was mad
and got up and walked about and Their
PLAYED on the piano little and then
opened the book again at Mr.. Cal
houn's picture and read another para
graph. which said that there was but
little difference between Calhoun anc
John Brown. for they were both ia
natics and would go down in history
on the same plane. Of course the
books were rejected, but the agent has
my influence as a cultured gentleman
''Timeo Dances forentes dora" IRE
ware of the Grecians when they come
with gifts" and beware of histories
published by northern houses unless
they are written by southern authors
Sometimes when / ruminate about
all their ISLANDERS and lies and bragga-
docio / get sad and then made and dis.
couraged for fear they will drive us
into another war and we will have tC
whip 'em again. When a country dog
comes to town he hides underneath
/ tlIS NuSOll 90 lOiiS iiN Nois bhO YIN
town dogs drive him out and he runs
off and backs up in the corner Of the
fence and whips the whole gang and
all they dare to do is to stand off and
bark at him. Those yanks are bark
ing at us now. Let 'em bark. Those
who come down here to live with us
are good people and soon fall in love
with US. | never knew an exception
except that Mrs. Garfield, who wrote
that malignant and fool letter back to
her folks and said she longed to see
the time come when black heels
should tread on white necks. Those
who come down here to stay soon har-
monte with our folks and their sons
marry our daughters and our sons
marry their daughters. Old DR.. Kirk
says it's a mixture of blue blood and
greenbacks and makes a fair average
So it's all right, and no loss on our
side BILL ARP.
p. S: There are two Mormon elders
in town and I've got no dog.