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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
Chapel Hill. y. G.
For Public Tcmpcrcncc Sentiment.

We should be thankful for life and
its ever increasing comforts and con-
VenienceS. We have 50 many OF
these that our ancestors did not have.
We should be specially thankful that
the political party. the mon. and the
Legislative cnaCtmcntS Of our recent
forward temperance movements ave
again been confirmed at tho ballot box
by an apprcciative people; specially
thankful also that sod gave To u
state the splendid life of Or. McIvcr.
3:17.1S.
d. II. TURTLE,
Pastor Hay street NJ. +. Church.
Fayetteville, y. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For State Advancement.

We should, az citizens Of the United
states, be thankful for our escape
from any great national calamity.
while enjoying ~boundless material
prosperity, and a saner public spirit.
As North Carolinians we should be
thankful for the steady advancement
of our state along all lines of prog
resS, and for the continued prcscrva-
ton of the ancient characteristics OF
her people.
ALFRED MOORE WADDELL.
Wilmington. " G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
IOr AnSWClI PraNCrS.

For Gods openhand. as signiied
by his goodness. h nearness.
For his enabling hand
For answered payers.
| am now doingwhat | have often
prayed to be ableto do. but what !
thought | could over do. | know +
could not have doe so alone.
M. LUNSFORD.
Pastor Fir Baptist Church.
AsheVilIe. n. c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For the Educational Awakening.

we Should De thankful bocausc OUT
state is making strides in industrial
development: in respect for law, and
in the things that make for peace.
As educators we should be cspc-
cially grateful for the educational
awakening among our citizens, as
shown by the crowded schools and
colleges of the State.
j. L. BItIDG IS,
President Presbyterian College for
Women.
Charlotte. y. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
Fayetteville, n. c.


The nation is croned with glory,
the state With greatess, Gods bless
ings are upon our pople. Cities and
towns prosper. the celds are filled
With righteousness. our industrial
progress marvellous. Schools and col
legeS are filled to N~erfioWlng. The
uplifting hand of eucation is recog-
nized. Charity and good will prevail.
There is peace, andOur people cease
not to remember IL Giver OF these
good gifts. LEES. ONERMAN.
Salisbury. n. G..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For the Teachings Of christ.

We should be thankful for th,
teachings of Christ and their influence
over our peoples. for freedom 20 Wor-
ship as our conscience dictates, foG
being citizens Of the greatest republic
of the ages. which gives the fullest
home-rule and amplest national pro-
lection; for opportunities Of education
widely diffused and constantly in
creasing; for the harmony and purity
of families; for the gifts Of sun and
sky. fertile lands. rich mines ana
teeming waters. for sound conscience
and honest hearts.
KEMP T. BATTLE.
Chapel Hill. ~. G..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For. Religious and Moral Progress.

For distinguished prosperity in ma
torial things; for a deepening human
sympathy the world over: for tokens
Of religious and moral progress, not
least of which is the movement for a
national divorce law. we should be
thankful. w. :. ROME.
Pastor First NJ. z. Church, South.
Rocky Mount. N. c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27

Wilmington. y. c., Nov. give
should give thanks for the goodness of
God, the purity Of our homes. the
rugged honesty Of our people. the
quickencd pulse Of our industrial and
CIVIC development and for the indie
rendence Of our nation.
G. L. EVANS.
President State Rankers Assncia1lnn
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For Wife and Children and Example
of McTVCr'S Life.

Every man who has a faithful and
loving wife and who has healthy and
dutiful children should be thankful
Every citizen of our State should
be thankful for the example of the
lamentcd Charles d McIver and for
his life's work. GEO. n. IVES.
New Bern, n. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
That BRYAN still Lives.

That William Jennings Bryan 4
still alive "and doing we'll"
w. A. GRAHAM.
Machpelah, Y. c..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For the Smile of Providence.

That the smiling face" Of a kind
Providence appears behind and be
tween the local clouds, over the fruits
of the earth. that there are signs Of
an awakened public conscience. law
abiding and law enforcing; that there
are such movements as the "Men :
Thank Offering in the church.
ROBERT p. DRA\E,
Rector Episcopal Church.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27

For peace and, prosperity and pro-
gress in Religion and knowledge of
material things. The unfolding to US
Of the beauties and force of nature
with the power to apply them. This
is a marvellous age in which we live.
NJ. H. JUSTICE.
RuthprfOrdtOn. n. c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For GODS love TO Man.

For the great Fathcr-heart Of God.
for the perfect expression Of His love
in Jesus Christ. and for the countless
manifestations of His goodness and
mercy: for any VencsS of men
to cod: for any cooperation Of men
in the work Of God; for any growth Of
men in the likeness of God.
w. J.. HICKS.
Superintendent Of oxford Orphan
Asylum.
Oxford n G..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
That Orr Ewes are Not Blinded.

We should Dc thankful That mate
rial prosperity has not entirely blind
cd the eyes Of u people to the things
of the Spirit which are more to bc
desired than gold, yea. than fine gold
and we should pray that tn" fear of
the Lord, which is the beginning of
wisdom, may always move us To- love
Righteousness and to hate %iniquity.
Il. c. CAM PBlELL.
Pastor Presbyterian Church.
AShGyilla y
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
INSIGHT into the Spiritual Things.

We should be thankful for that
deeper insight into the things Of God
which comes from making Use of
every opportunity we have of helping
our fellow men.
J. ALLEN HOLT,
Principal Oak Ridge school.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For Advancement in All Lines.

We have a cause I, he thankful Tor
advancement in religion. education.
morals and temperance-a state GOV
eminent free from graft. honest ami
economical administration.
WILSON @. LAMB.
Williamson. y. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27

We should be thnkful for life it
self i'll the fulneSs 0 this time and the
marvellous POSSIBILITIES for the en-
~richnaenU of life though sincere un-
selfish service.
]. l. SOUTHGATE.
Durham, \. c..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For Health. the Greatest blessing.

We should be thankful for health,
the greatest of life's blessings. We
ought to be glad of the privilege of
having lived through another year
with its trials and temptations.
HUBERT ASHLEY ROYSTER.
Raleigh. n. G..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
The Reasons O ThaIcS.

Thales, the Milisian, Of the scv-
en- wise mes, was Wclt to thank his
God for three things First, hat he
was born a rational ceature, and not
a dumb brute; secoll, 4 Greek, and
not a barbarian; thfd, a man, and
not a omar I canenlOrsc the sen
timent to the full.
Yours resScfully,
T. j. GREEN.
10 Eatfnr;11n n O.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For IndOmitabIc Manhood.

I am thankful: For anational char
acteristic-the spirit ofmanhood that
defies failure. and bid us over the
very grave of buried nope or a de-
feated project, to male yet another
endeaVOr.
F. :. SPRUILL.
IOuiSburg. \. c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For Gods Great Mercy.

We ought to thank God that as a
people we are still the spared monu-
of His mercy, though we CON
tinue to forget the golden ule-eac
striving to master others instead Of
himself.
r. H. LEWIS.
KinStOn &
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
v.r tho love of Those NC love.

think Ne holl5 IT, tcanhfsl far
.ea love n tua~. waon We lcEe faT
shelter ana food ana clothes FOR the-
Who DEPEND upon ~. fnr whatever at
and strength ard joy eur PMS
..ears m4y have left IS W.ta-
Love In all the folks
Faithfully.
ttrar-a. G4. u l.. CHRISTIAN
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For Purity Among the People.

We should be thank full for the peace
and dignity in our State, for the de-
gree of purity among u people, for
the prosperity to Il country, espe-
cially in our Southland; for the great
advance in educational work, for the
great Christian charity of cur people;
for the many silent u~nSpcakable gifts
and graces of Divine Providence. Let
all the people give thanks and praise
Him.
JAMES l.. FOSTER,
Supt. Christian Orphanage.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For JndCSerNC1 R~IpSSinoS

We ought to be thankful because of
the many undeserved blessings ybic5
God daily ~bestoWes upon each ono Of
us. w. j. SMITH.
8rlotte, N. C.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
JAMES l., FOSTER,

Supt. Christian Orphanage.
EIon College, n. c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
For f.t,d VIII, &

Material ~rr"Slr.itv. educational
p''+ress, absenCr of famin. or PEST
te1Ct, preVa, n " II peace, wholesome
IL ~. t"n,f"farr reforms. advanced
rHt Al Ideals. charging God-CopariDNs-
Iess, the 81 irit of hrotherhu1 rrar-
tics Of righteous ess, the spirit . III, :
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27

President State Historical Associate
EdentOn. N. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
Iror Better Feeling Among the People.

Raleigh. Y. c. w. G. TYREE.
Pastor First Baptist Church.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
Iror Freedom from P~cetilcncc.

II ". " II.EIS =
Washington. y. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-27
or on Untranmclicd Press.

fr thankful We live in a .tnl of
j. ""c and plenty and have an Gnt1anI-
nIJlled press. VIM. f. COX.
IDRnnln n
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-23
WAR OUT OF THE QUESTION.

We decline to share the fears OF war
which the correspondents of Algeciras
so frequently express In case an agree
ment is not reached there on the Mo
roccan question. 1t would be criminal
folly for the nations Of Europe to go TO
war on account of any disagreement
on the policing of Morocco or the ques-
tion whether France should have the
predominant influence. or should be
obliged TO share equally with the other
powers Even one days general war
fare among the powers would be more
disastrous than any possible outcome
OF the negotiations at Algeciras.
The correspondents at that place nat
urally conceive that the conference
there Is OF worldwide Importance;
that Algeciras is the center of the
worlds intense interest and anxiety to-
day But as n matter of fact. the world
is not caring very much about what is
said or done there. It's interest wheth-
er the French and the Germans agree,
or not. is languid. 1t does not Set
nervous over wars which are merely
academic. The truth IS, that the Mo-
roccan question was settled before tho
Algeciras convention assembled. That
gathering is but a means to let the
German Emperor down easy, from the
giddy flight he took last year on this
question. The material points In the
agreement about Morocco which had
been entered into previously by France,
Great Britain, Spain and Italy were
conceded by Germany before the con-
ference, Naturally. France Will hold
OIL TO her advantage, and if the confer
ence adjourns without any formal
agreement, Germany VIII be alone and
helpless I'm this Morocco business, That
the Kaiser would for a moment think
OF going to war TO vndicate his inter-
ference, is not to be thought of And
that is the only possible chance there
could be for war over Moroccos af-
fairs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-23
CHINA AND THE PACIFIC.

II Is, of course, always we'll to be
prepared for emergencies Ii we have
a navy at all, the only reason for its
existence is that 1t shall be instantly
available al need, TO protect the Coun-
try or TO enforce the Monroe doctrine.
navy must be Quilt up in time or
peace. and kept ready for action. be
to break out there Is no time To build
a navy, and navles are not on the mar
ket TO buy. An army may be knocked
together around a small nucleus. and
Go fair service, but never navy
Representative Hull was quite right
In his remarks in the House on
Wednesday, when he urged that both
navy and army be fully prepared TO
meet any call for service in the Orient
At the same tima. recent adyices from
China are more reassuring. the first
reports of an impending outbreak Sim
liar to that of the Boxers have been SO
much modified as To practically reas-
sure the world. Cr,nL. however, is "a
vast empire. and IT is doubtful If the
central and southern provinces have
heard much about the mercilcss pun
ishments visited UPON the great north
ern province because OF the Boxer
outrages. So, in the secthng masso S
of that ignorant and 2onceited popula-
ton, there is liable to be the worst sort
of trouble at any time when vigor-
Iaador NAV arISc
II Is well. therefore. 20 be prepared
TO protect the lives and property CT
Americans when these may put in jco-
pardy. And MT. Hull IL conspIcuousiy
right when he saws that 1t will net DO
to assume an acti.ude which that far
tastlcal people miRh- conScruc u be Il
sign of fear. either by way OF return of
the Boxer indemnity money paid 10
this country or otherwise. And at any
rate, Minister Rockhill had no author
ity to promise anyJhinS OF this kind
for Congress must necessarily act be-
fore that could be done, ard no ouch
proposition has thus far been even
mooted in Congress.
China has been II s'eepin" giant, fac
cid. inert. ponderous, awkward. help
less. She Is waking up. but is ye:
helpless before the nations and able
only to commit outrases for which q
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-23
KEEPING MEMORY GREEN.

The Chicago Interior thinks that the
oath OF vengeance against this Nation.
as described by some OF the witnesses
In the Smoot investigation at Washing
ton, is "one way of keeping green the
memory of oJseph Smith" the founder
of the Mormon faith
And 1t Is a sad way and a destructive
way. The spirit which that yengeful
expression instills into the minds OF the
young people of the Mormon church Is
one which darkens all their lives. Their
mental powers develop always under
the strain OF warning thought and SEN
timentality. on the one hand, every
home tradition, every lie of lSinship.
every feeling of parental loyalty urges
them TO the belief that the church is
right, that their fathers and mothers
have not only lived sanctihed lives but
inspired lives. that all the rest OF the
world Is wrong and sometimes wilfully
wrong And on the other hand, every
devotion which men can naturally feel
toward native land, toward institutions
Of liberty toward n history the most
magnificent the world has ever seen,
prompts them TO loyalty 10 country.
Both cannot be right, and In the tear
ing and the rending, there have been
more tragedies of thought ard heart
among the young people of the Mormon
church than have ever been portrayed
upon the mimic boards
Under no other government Of tho
earth could there have been as wide
religious liberty as has been accorded
to all peoples under the nag since the
United States became a nation. Except
for the institutions founded by the ia
theirs Of this Republic. the men who es-
tablished the Mormon faith might
have been peasant Serfs under tyran-
ny with no right of property person or
conscience.
Because Of the glorious liberty here
extended there should have been
through the generations of the Mormon
people teaching OF sublime faith In
and rcvernce for the Nation and the
principles upon which II was cstGb-
lished by the best men OF their age. TO
been at once a cruelty and a misfor-
tune for the Mormon people themselves
2 menace to the dignity and the safety
Of this great Government. and q prob
able destruction Of the present form Of
the Mormon church,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-23
AMERICAN CONTROL.

The Payette Uoaho) Independent is a
Republican paper Of proved valor in It's
party's cause. 1t says;
The real menace In the Mormon ques>
tion is not In polygamy but I'm the inter
ference OF the Mormon church in politics.
to be brought against the Mormon
church In It's operations in Idaho. One
is that It inculcates. protects and re-
wards the crime of polygaEly which is
not a menace. and the other Is that il
interferes in politics, which is a menace
if not a crime
Let the church be met fairly on both
propositions by the brave people of the
Gem State. Neither one of the practices
-polygamy and political control Under
direction of "a church-is a desira ole
community characteristic On the con-
trary, either one Is enough to condemn
Idaho in the minds of thousands Of
homeseekers who are vending their
way across the continent; and both to-
gether are bar TO any such progress
as our neighbor commonwealth de-
serves
Better than all the sugar factories
which have been built or promised. bet
ter than all the investment OF capital
filched from Mormon toilers and used
for the establishment OF hierarchical
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-23
INCLINED TO INDoRSE.

Senator Warren OF Wyoming has cx-
pressed himself "as being inclined to
indorse the view" that Apostle Reed
Smoot should not be excluded from the
Senate on account of his religious faith.
The distinguished Senator from Wyo-
ming might have spoken with even
greater clarity and still not have Of
Tended against good taste. He might
have said that II would be unconstitu-
tional TO apply any religious test He
might have said that blgoted warfare
upon creed was essentiOnally un-Amer-
lean. He might have said that every
man has a right to his own religious
convictions and that II is tyrannical to
attempt and impossible to exc
cute an invasion OF personal
conscience, or to punish and
prescribe any individual on account of
opinions All these things and more
Senator Warren might have said. and
stil he would have afforded no edif1ca-
ton. What he did say and all these
additional things that he might have
uttered are so essentially a part OF
American life, they are so clearly cs-
tabhshed as one of our unassailable In
sttutions that there Is as little need
to be inclined to indorse them" in or
der to offer instruction TO the Nation as
there is TO argue-as If It were matter
OF dispute-Franklin philosopher,
Washington patriot. jefferson a
statesman, and Lincoln an emancipator.
Thank God, there are some things in
the United States which are estab-
llshed as an indsputable and common
heritage; and one Of them is the free
dom OF religious faith.
While some Of these distinguished
gentlemen are expressing their inclina-
tions II might be as we'll 10 tell the
people OF the United States that they
do not think that a Senator should be
expelled on account Of the color Of his
hair, or the kind OF breakfast food he
takes in the morning. 1t is true that
no inquiry is pending on these irnpor-
tant subjects. But equally true, there
Is no Investigation into nor charge
against any mans religious faith.
Apostle Reed Smoot happens to be
charged with active, practical treason
TO this Government, There are some
people rather well informed on the sub
ject who are inclined TO indorse" the
statement that the charge has been
proved. If active treason TO this Gov
ernment has anything to do with re-
ligious faith we are inclined" to the
opinion that the people of the United
states Will be glad TO hear the argu-
ment on that point elaborated by the
distinguished Senators who have given
their antecedent Endorsement to Apos-
tie Reed Smoot on grounds which are
non-eXistent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-23
No Tariff w ar
ss1nNs EROM GERMANY.

CONCESSIONS FROM GERMAN L
Philadelphia Lc,iecr.
As the German Emperor has way
OF getting what he wants from ''1
Reichstag, the announcement tnat nc
has decided to ask that body to autnor
lie tariff concessions to the uhitcu
States may be taken as n more OF 1850
definite assurance that the threattheo
tariff war" with this country VIII De
postponed for season. We are TO give
such notifications In the adminlstra-
tlon of the American tariff as are WIN
in the control OF the Executive, ana
Germany VIII not impose the maximum
schedules of her new tarin on llnpor Is
from America when II goes into erect
on March !.
IL is not to be expected that the Ger
man protectionists and agrarians VIII
agree without vigorous protest TO tnis
programme. but the support OF the
great mass OF the German people, VINO
have been dreading an increase OF the
prices OF their food supplies as a result
of the elimination OF American compe-
tition will probably carry it through