The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-04
NORTH CAROLINIANS WHO
ARE IN THE LIMELIGHT
Anecdotes Of Some Well Known Tar-Heeis, People
we knOw-"Mighty Interestin
Readin'.'

(Col. J. c. L. Harris. in the New York
Tribune.)
Albion w. Tourgee was judge Of the
Superior Court in North Carolina just
Republican and drew the fire OF the OPP
position. Being what was then known rs
9 .'carpot-baggcr. ne was more severely
attacked than ne would otherwise have
been. He lived at this time in Green's
boro. or as this town is known in the
Fools Errand," Verdanton. One Of the
prominent lawyers Of the town was
Nathaniel Mclean. He was a Democrat
but was not intoIerant in his views and
he and TOurgee became intimate friends
and he extended every cOurteSy-Soclal
and otherwise-to TOurgee. ~ a term
OF Orange court, where Tourgee was pre-
siding. Mclean was in attendance ana
came into the bar Of the court room
very much intoxicated, and was guilty OF
some very contemptuous conduct toward
the court. gourgee could not allow this
proceeding TO pass unnoticed and saId:
Mr.. Mclean, you surely do not intend 10
treat this court with contempt? Nc
Lean steadied himself and said: May
il please your Honor. you and | have
been close personal friends. and not
uithstanding | am d Democrat and you
are Il Republican, / have not joined in
the accumulation Of yourself by my party
nor have | Joined i'll the social ostra-
cisn which has been extended 10 your
self and family by my personal and poll
rioa1 fr;anlc Nv inn rcoInGq Hitb Won
and your family has not been different
from that with every other family in the
town. / admire your talents and am still
your friend. and taking all these matters
into consideration. | beg your Honor viii
not insist or an answer TO your ques-
tior." The humor of these remarks was
100 pungcnt for the judge. Mclean sat
down and the incident was closed.
aIr. George 7. Winston, president of
the North Carolina College Of .Agricul-
ture and Mechanic Arts at Raleigh, is
IN enthusiastic advocate of Industrial
education for both races and both sexes
in the South. He believes that the negro
can be trained to a very considerable
degree Of skill, and that the native
Southern white population of English,
>tbifI tli'! 'ItI man ttStCllO, bdH Bt maze
the best and cheaDest laborers en- the
globe for mills and factories.
Fer many years the Doctor was Pro
lessor Of Latin and president Of the Uni
versity Of North Carolina. which insti-
tuition h. raised 10 the front rank Of
Southern universities. During his presi-
dcEcy there hc stu:nDed the state annu-
ally for education. and brought the chi
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we'll as with the schools of the State. lie
is now doing the same work for indus-
tri&l education and is making an indus
trial revolution in the OLD North
stale"
The Doctor il famous. not only as an
educator. but also as q hum0rist. Re
Gently. while Stuu1ping the state in be-
half Of industrial education. one Of his
former University pupils ana a promising
young lawyer, Interrupted him, while
speaking, with the following questions:
Doctor. u few years ago you were
stirring up the people in behalf OF Uni
~vefsitv education. when a great many
young men, myself among the number.
persuaded by yonT eloquence, graduated
from the University and entered the
lbdLltU DlOteSSlOl. but now, you are
preaching industrial education" as the
great means OF salvation. Were you
right then or now" i was right both
times" replied the Doctor. The State
needed strong young men in it's profes-
Si0ns: ana 50 | persuaded YOU bright
boys TO prepare yourselves thoroughly for
professional careers by University train
ing; but now that l have filled up the
professions With bright young fellows. |
must educate another set or bright fell
lows TO 20 10 work and feed and clothe
YOU professional men"
The Doctor. although a good disciple
marian, is a great friend Of young men
and is especially appIeciative of student
Jokes, FRANKS and wit. This quality
added to his enthusiasm, enabled him to
I'll to o~verfoWing the University and is
rapidly making the North Carolina Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College one of
the most popular in the South. The
Doctor admires smartness and is always
ready ito give and take" Or one of
his rounds of the college buildings a few
weeks ago. he entered d room whose in
mates. with several visitors, were intent
uDon the forbidden game Of poker. The
table was picturesque with chips" It
was too late to hide. and so by instinct,
the brightest and most impudent fellow
in the crowd, invited the Doctor to sit
down and have q hand No, sir" said
the Doctor, II am amazed, Inundated,
disguised. You ought to hang your head
in shame, sir" But. Doctor, some of
the incest people play poker" Not so.
sir; you don't believe it yourself. Come,
now, be HOMESTEAD me frankly, what
would you think if you should enter a
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