The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-26

turdcned With heavy responsiveness
think HI the poo enjoy all the
blessings, while every poor man be
licve4 just the opposite to be true.
Such evidences Of the frailty OF hu-
NAN nature are sometimes allowed
10 enter into the spirit Of Thanks
giving. but this is not a season only
Tor others. every one should have a
share in it.
Thanksgiving is a great day, isn't
it? 1t should be. 1t will be if YOU
will but make it SO. Start early
Thanksgiving morning with cheerful
greetings to other members Of the
family. Civ a cOrdia greeting to
some passer by. ITS a great morn
ing. isn't it?" say to those you meet
upon the street. or when attending
Thanksgiving service, vii! make 1t a
great day indeed.
AS q section. possessed OK the char-
acteristics Of appreciation, the South
il imbued with the spirit OF the
Thanksgiving season.
Nationwide. confidence is in the
air. In spite OF an old -fashioned n
unfounded fear Of an election year,
prosperity has been triumphant. max
ing this. indeed. a year filed with
blessings for which we should be
truly thankful.
FOR the goodness OF heart IN this
old world, for freedom from calam-
ity and disaster, for the gifts of life
and strength supplied by tho fruits
Of the harvest. and for the material
comforts sufficient for u needs, all
these. but f~Qrecasting the wonderful
possibilities Of tho future. We OF the
South are thankful.
Now with this spirit OF thankful
ness for the blessings OF both past
and present, we must take as a choice
possession Il cheerful view Of life so
that the darkest clouds of doubt will
fade away with Ii night, and the
bright beams Of faith In our great
morning sui inspiring us to be up
and doing those things which the
. realization Of our opportunities show
rs to be our duty.
i'Or the success which has enabled
our Southland to rise above poverty.
and through which we hav learned
hat God helps those who help
themselves we must needs be CRATE
full.
our people should resolve TO con-
tinue to press forward for the still
greater a~ttainments hoped for.
knowledge is power. We have be-
come studious. gaining knowledge and
applying it for the furtherance Of oul
collective needs. To the education Of
AS ptopiCp Co u 10 " I IL
ful natural resources, does the South
owe it's marked Improvement.
TIE the close of the war the facili
ties for obtaining an education wer'
limited. but when. to this plucky PEG
pie the advantages OF an education
became more apparent. the ide:
spread until today we have rural an,
public libraries and farmers inst
tuteS On every hand, more schools
more pupils and better teachers. $
now every child. who viii, may oh
tain an education.
Colleges and universities have bee
built and schools for those desirin
cial, scientific or Industrial lines
Nothing is S nearly free in thes
days as Is an education.
OF the 81, 900, 900. 900 spent for pub
lie education since 1871, the sum G
S185, 900. 900 has been expended i
the education of the cOlOred race.
In Its natural advantages for agri
culture, for manufacturing, for min
Ing, or for residence, no other seq
ton surpasseS the South. Possesse
OF such advantages, one has bee
poured into this section In return f.
our products until we are better abb
tc till the soil. operate. our factorie
unearth Il minerals, and with til
present activity In the Harvesting {
oNOA pO ~ 6OC
roads and increasing railroad facil
ties. we are attracting attention
he extension OF foreign trade ca
ned on through southern ports.
The South, with an area Of S29.7t
miles of land and water is in sis
0 o~ne-fOurth OF the Unite
States. The increase in populate
from $4,000, 900 in 1880 to more tina
27.5OO,0 900 in 1910 shows that it shou
no longer be said GO West, your
man." but instead. Young ma
come South"
In spite Of poverty and a labor sy
tenn wholly disorganized as the r
suit Of the war. the remarkable agr
cultural advance of the South h;
been a worldwide wonder. TIL
growth has been increased even du
Ing the last two years when compar
lively poor showed in the e
rect upon the amount and quail
OF several leading crops. In spite
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