The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-23

rat the recent commencement occasion
of the A. and NJ. College in Raleigh. the
baccalaureate sermon was preached by
Rev j. j. Lafferty, d. d., editor OF the
Richmond Christian Advocate. Upon his
return he wrote the following editorial
CORRESPONDENCE to his paper about the
A. and NJ College and his trip to
RaIeigh.-Editor.]
The State School of Tools held in Raj
eigh last Sabbath, its initial commence
ment number (if those words can go
together)-the baccalaureate sermon. 1T
was delivered in the Methodist cathedral
or Edenton Street church. OF course it
rained and SO there were a few chairs
left in the lecture room. There was quite
a crowd. for the Carolil ian knows the
value of this institution az its chief city,
where haniicraft is taught and gives
countenance to it's celebration. The di-
ploma class was the largest in its his
tory--a splendid type of the men who
have made th.nas come to pass
There is usually man where there is
a display of public spirit and wise
achievement. The party of the first part
in this problem is a Winston. And, IN
the MAN, when a Winston is abroad some
think happens. They know what Israel
ought to do each an Issachar. IT there
is person who can chloroform tooth
ache without the volatile fluid 1t is tnat
wizard of words-the Raleigh Winston.
We heard a happy turn another winston,
Pat" (by the bye, it was Patrick Henry
winston, for the original P. H.. the
''forest-born Demosthenes,' was of the
Winstons) gave He fourishes in the
wild and wooly' or rather beyond that
region Now pat had a crowd. Pres
emily an unkept anarchist, with a great
shock of hair, with cockle- burrs IN the
uneombed locks and vast whiskers, ''yal-
ler' except below the mouth, dyed ma
hogany by tobacco juice, huge travelled
out nest of the extinct auk-this bison
thrust his NANCY face right in front Of
Winston and beloved Say, tell me
why there is such an UNEQUAL distribu-
tion of wealth in this free country
Winston bent over from the platform till
his own head, shining like a billiard bali,
was as near as he could risk migration
of vermin from the surplus population,
and shouted: "Can you tell me the rea-
son for the unequal distribution OF
hair9'' The crowd saw that Winston had
''wooled" him, and shouted to the owner
of the swab for a 16-inch gun to 'get
out"
The danger to all scientific, literary,
professional people is loss Of roundness.
They get fiat place on them and can't
bulge beyond talk on shop" they as the
boys at marbles say, get fiat too often
by pausing on the Clipped side A sense
of humor keeps man from listing. The
dullness that passes for dignity is
physical misfortune. Look at the window
of a toy shop. There is strung on wire
a lot of lead images of men. Upset one.
He soon regains his upright position.
The excess of weight about the hips ad-
1usts the body The head is light. Chill
dren are charmed with the quickness of
the recovery. Lead in the right place is
better than a bulge of brain in the esti-
mate of the immature and unthinking.
There must have been common sense in
the committee that selected so sane a per-
son as this spheIoid captain of industry.
I am his debtor for an outing unusually
refreshing. In drive through the city,
his comments on the notable persons.
once citizens, doubled the delight of the
tour. 1t is characteristic of the Caro-
linan to have best things, but say moth
ing about them. | have sauntered
through many Southern cities, but / have
yet to see another Raleigh. The chief
streets are broad avenues. well kept. 1t
is near enough to the tropics to have pic
turesque cottages of native pine And
what a profusion of jessamine, creepers,
roses, verandas covered with running
roses. The air is fragrant. Such atten-
ton given to grounds, sward, pavement
There are also residences of baronnial
amplitude, with groves rus in urbe
| passed notable business building,
s'the Tucker Block The name brought