The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
RECffVisD FIRST AWARDS ON
THElR DAY Ar MACON
r y z :.a ;COUNTY FAIR. y t..
Women Get Premiums
For Varieties OF Sewing Work and
l.G Cooking, Residents OF the Tus-
kegee Institute Community Be
=, ing Among the Number.
Especial to The Advocate )

Macon county fair came to close
today with the celebration OF Negro
Day. Rev. Richard G arrol, Of Co
lumhia, S. 4C,, heingS the principal
speaker, A large attendance :. of
Negroes y from the surrounding
country and the Tuskegee Institute
community, together with the ex-
cellence and size OF the Negro ex-
hibits made this one Of the most
notable days of the week. -.
Rev &C afroll spoke on the. sub
ject. Develop What you Have"
basing his remarks upon the scrip
tural passage with reference to feed
ing multitude with, five barley
loaves and two small fishes. He
spoke; frankly to the thousands or
Negroes making up%his audience for
the most part, advising them to
make the most OF their opportuni-
ties here in tho southland and to
develop the farming territory In
their hands. "God begins with lit
tie things" he said, Just as Christ
took the five barley loaves and two
feed multitude, so We must take
what we have around us and de-
VeloD enough for the needs of all
people in our midst. -. ~ :. - .
-. Every county and state fair ought
to be educational. Jesus Christ
himself was an educator. He taught
men how to do things. =. He even
taught the disciples how to catch
fish. GOD is not, satisfied alone
with the s aviation OF meu's souls.
He wants us to provide food for the
stomach, and rafment for the body.
g. - - - People who arlless. to the. colinty
fair above al. things should learn
more about how to make a. living
by develping the things they have
~ hand: How TO make The small
hog larger, how to develop milk
COWS, how to get more milk II you
desire it., rich butter, how to- raise
better chickens, larger chickens,
how to make hens produce more
eggs, how to raise larger beef cat
tie, how to make the small ears OF
corn larger and more prolific, how
to, grow a larger potato, tomato,
watermelon, pumpkin, more cotton,
in fact how to learn to develop and
add to what you nave.
Shows and attractions do not
help people. The eyes never get
tired of seeing them, but there is no
profit in them. Why spend money
for that which is not bread and
Your labor for that which satisfies
not The people should give more
attention to the agricultural side,
In these fairs and the raising OF
stock and poultry. We need more
bread, more home raised meat,
more chickens in our yard, more
eggs, more potatoes, more vegeta-
bles, more home raised mules and
horses. .-'--. 81.
Jesus Christ is our example. He
made much out of little. Five bar
ley loaves and two small fish feed
many thousands after he touched
them with his hands and implored
blessing upon them from Heaven. ."
"A large number of Negro farmers
their wives and residents Of the in
stitute' community were awarded
premiums for the excellence of
their exhibits. The following pre-
miums were awarded Negro exhib-
ions: 49,.
Mrs: G. J. Galloway, individual
booth, first prize; w. r. Gum, sec
ond prize, W. J. Harris, hat display
first prize; Clark Webb, second.
w. j. Harris, pea vine. hay, first
prize; E. D. BROOKS, crab grass
hay, first prize; l.. G. Pollard, corn
fodder, first prize. Clark Webb,
johnson grass hay, first prize. w.
NJ. Levett, best bushel oats, first
prize. John Johnson, best bundle
oats, first prize. Thomas Anderson,
variety of corn, first prize. A. r.
Ford, variety OF corn, second prize.
l.. C. Pollard, bale of cotton, first
prize. Belsa Washington, sweet DO
tatoes, first prize; Phil Bessick
field peas, first prize. Thorn as
Pugh, turnips, first prize. w. M.
Hunt, pumpkins and cushaws, first
prizes. Thomas Pugh, sugar cane,
first prize G. L. Malone, hams,
first prize, d. v. Hooks, syrup,
first prize. J. p. Philpot, valentine
beans, first D rize. D. Tradwick,
Lima beans, first prize. Thomas
toward, collards, cabbage and rape,
first prizes. .....
In the woman's department, first
and second premiums were given for
varieties of sewing work and cook.
ing. More than twenty ladies won
- ''os=''SStssA % = 80 z. =. I.f<ss4 .s1