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Corn responds readily to proper f< tilization. Larger crops, fuller ears ai larger grain are sure to resi 'rem a 1:1 > ral vse of f rt:!i containing at least 7' actua ? ^ A * C\ A ' yJ.-A u ? r* v-s,.. ' O- - * 1 . r . CVHMAo KA! ! W *RL \ 9 ' . . . ItV ' \ II !l A L/i ioroo t i viciciici s bosp ot bo 1 Sense. A iVJ' ;(>L . a: - 11 bS Ai" SUtflI! S ijjjr m-markahh iMsiin Sja aKlrir lor an Finanripnt ion S Yoclninal ion Ua> t'olohrutioii. i lie !{ov. Hirhird .('arroll < ll OHmI t ll?- follow illU spOOC'lu'S y? i> r day ?.t la-irnn's as-oinhl at Snintor to hoar him : Follow < 'it izons : I thank y heartily for this invitation to :i dross volt on this occasion. A w ill hardly a?rroo with ovorythi I shall say. nor ondorso all ofi statements. hut 1 come to bene you, not to please. I may won the sentimental ami fastidio ones, hut remember that a tru that will not wound will not he Salt that has its sa-ur burns t sore spots; the bud may have bitter taste but the flower will sweet. We must kill to ma alive. I shall not speak of the we dert'ul progress tie* race has ma i you have heard enough of thn or point out the great women a men o| the rare, but I will spe ot the present and future, l'org? ting these things which are 1 hind, i shall pr< s< forward 1 ward the mark of the highealli ot the Negro race < I today. < >ii J.aniinrv- 1 t sr.:! Lincoln with a trcinMin^ liai - i L'MOll !li> DTII " to til,- OIII.'UK'i} 1: *i i roclaniation. u 11i? !t jr., i i.a11 in |.inn?.i mii who li ! a in Ihi'i 1 Wo -!iini !i .n< Jo '. .1 I) I) i\ i--. A1 if.i'. Unco! u, n ! I '.a yallant a i it* o - iior- 11: t h.> <' ?>}.-.! 411 I : i 'loral arm - **??i I hi- IV lavory I i- !11 on t v-iv, : ! i hroiiulit onianci oat ion. 'I'll" o I'o \\ a - n : !o a cit i/ i t!. i I',. 11 i > I a 11 ? u 11 i i 11. i r i to vot ml ho' nllifc. I !( o\i cisi' ! Hi- ri" ! t. ml tin* ?uvcr i 1 ' II III I " I I III* ill I II v. I- ?l! Ul'l'l| his IiouM'T-. i iimsl ?*oii i'< lli.it ho W"i? not 11r?'|I I?? hr his jriv.it burden .-it t he t imo. 1 was itrnornrit. inexporioneod a prior; oonseijuent ly ho fuilr I'ho iNoirro moo wont up to f top of tho mountain not round round.|hut with ono leap ho roar1 <m1 tli?> pinmu'lo of farno ;<i honor, while tho world looked i wiiii wonder. 1 In* raco did n Iii riu'hf, and it will havo inaKo another start, l?y laying t Ion 'at ion d#M'j? down on t rocks <>' jiermanenee. It was contrary to lit*' l:nvs of nature * and divinity so to 'on: 1. lie who, lueaks tin* laws of nature will *r- suffer, .onl have we not Pilfered for this aet ? We liave astonished the civil id i/.ed world ov our unjirecedenleil pnrjno and achievements,! hoiijili lit we did not lie"in ri:;iit. We went r*.* 1 ' , w hen We -liouM have; :.on 1 to t hi- Held < : we w -nl ; into i.dice when *v< si nil I have ,if' ' > >e!mol , we went 'ami) ' i ' n ' '? " '? om 'Ii' to have "one .. ' ; we wed ' . :' ' n an ! admii.isleriie. . w on v?e w .i v. . -i lit:\ ?;tu "i>\ ; have remained whet-' Wi: were : to tic lit in i! . rn . ; m-1u m v ' ! ' I ? ' j 1 11 :; .;.! < 11 11 . - i . I:; > :; ( ?u ' t' i?'i . the race w*n* had led,1 . I 'Mi v "i lin*t ll IOI . ' , i i intiTe. ! *. V f>:s 1?I it he pos.-uhlel lor ignorance to tt'ivcrn ami rule) iiiIolIi^onc( ' '"an poverty con ' 1 11 trol wealth? I- it not true that ,! wi'.'ikm'-- must give wav t??: Hi ; 1 rengt !i 1 No one can nue'stion tin* pos*i hilities of lhe negro, for ho hasj 1 h'cii tric'i a- silver i* tried. in all I tho avocation* of lite, lie ha'''" |-ncco.*!u 1 ly followo<! the while "* > linn. lie can *hoot a gun, fol low a plow, huihl houses, practice j nietlicine, orate, preach the gos"" pel, practice law, teach school, t -II ! I manage hanks, write hooks, edit ; new spapers, navigate the high i ,,sr seas, invent machines and hold ?>* office to the credit of the race; hut we must go hack to the first principles?to alpha before we l,,s think of omega. People who livo fast do not live n' long, and those who run soon lie I - i. .i i ..? 4i... : i i <ii. il i 11v run mu jwm ni'j , uii'i :l tiii< 1 that they ?ii< 1 not enjoy the blessings strewn all along the 5? pathway. The race is in foci big a hurry. The hoys want to he ,n~ men before they tire '21. ami mar '1? ry before they nro able to take' ) eare of a wife. The preacherj ,1(1 wants the title of I). I), before' n^!tliey know .livinity ; ami the' '' | lawyers want LL. 1). before thevj M>" ' umlerstaiul the law. Most all ? who gnnluat" in the Knglishi course must lie ail?lresse.l as 1 To l. v-iir." We want a biography : b. tore Will, ive livcit u o w .'i n t In l.i. i'l pastor- \v In mi Wt' filial it to 1 to i:i ' t ho past liif. Soino w ant to teach v,> that should lio in soliool : <?111 o v\ till roco.rnit ion. ^'Iioii thoro inot hi ;iji iiho:it thoni worthy of i??> '1 I i. i ; -1?111 o Unlit a I i . o 1 to s W i III '"I in. wli n a -nri!1 ? rook i- t 111' !ar_'o ; -oino want to tal;o h i! in .hi . <ii?ool>. tli .t tin not know a ' i i nal pioiioiiii in |-.n,'ii -ii. . u ..it to _'<? to ooii^ro- - lint 'Io tiot know tlio r-1 elements o| "" : it -inanslii jt ; ? an ' v int post 'I ollioo- that <! ? not know ho v' 'many -lamp" i on\ h po- to jjivo' 11 tor 11 cent-. < *! my pooplo ; whs "" oek to pluck -tar ali i !o-o jou els at your loot, or rnlo on the winj of the wind, ho.at tho air I'" for .a while ami tlion come downj ml 1 ill di s^raoe ' *'? You will a^roo with me that ho our growth has boon loo last in hv f wron^ direction. All is yours I' straight up, and you will always li ml "room at tho top," hut you "" ! tiiuKt not forgot to huihl down ot ; ward before you start upward.' to1 if ousos built f?n sand cannot J 'stand. I am ofton rcmindod of' ho; the tact, when I ^ivo my ^looploj advice, that "white people do this i ami that and we are the equals i of the whiti people." We are ; not the equals of the white people. and any man who tear lies : such makes a >< rious mistake. I We are horn equal, and (lod made of one hlood all the nations , of the earth, hut the white race | is the superior r ice in this conn- < try. You are not-their equals in , it bi')\ trrif/t/t, /'/'/. /must t / if/( ! (It // i \ It (tlk i ft If /ft .) ( i There ;i? individual <v\p? i<>?< . j ; I.in I speak of the raee. ^ mi 1 < :yen i . what ties j : ' .... in- ? I nan. (i > to '' ' Stick 1; I t !:c ; : <11 v. ' > , rent.! | lease or lnty I uul I he old ]>a trianTs. \lira' rim. .laeob :iml i others woro fanners, (.Sod intond i. oil 11.it in hi sliouli! till tie Mill.11 ''"lie ncy.ro"-- arc making irreaf ' , mi-t.11:< 1 >y ! avin. ' the country! mi! moviny to tin- cities, where ' Ihev have ! > pav li u-e rent, bay | wood and halt starve. Hesides. . t lie majovitv of the vonny ne^ro , i ' criminal come from t he cit ies and town-. Some ol the lirst lessons ; the hoys learn are iramhlinur.' drinkitiir. stealing and other viees.'; They hecomc polluted as soon ] as they move to the cities. Yon should not come to town unless | you have a trade of some kind I I.. l ^ 'Hi .urn Mi-iiuv cm piuyini'iii. i lie ( town loafer ahovo all loafers is t lie most dangerous. There are thousands of aeres of i land in this State you can rent, ( buy or lease. Plenty of white i men will ho glad to irivo you a , mule, land, etc., and Kire you i half you make. Does it pay to i farm ? Yes, if you will stay away from town on Saturday, and as j .Mr. Thos. K. Miller said, "rake straw and leaves from the woods \ in winter and put on the land." I The negroes in lower South Oaro | lina can live easy if they would work and save. You can j;row rice, poiaioes, corn. peas, conon,i su^ar cam*, mill<*t and grain ; you 11 can raise raffle, hogs, chickens' ami other poultry ; you can ko11| chickens. eggs, liutter ami now j and then Urine a call' or cow to! market lo -ell io i he butcher;!: you should never come to town unless yon bring something to sell 11 or .xchange ; then, tlie creek-. * rivers ami lakes abound in lish : t! ? u 01 ' 1 are lu! 1 oI _ tin Nou ,einenil>ii- the old time tliel, (tossiim an latter. the raccoon I i n the swamps; win re is the 'pie um dog' Mir rabbit" is as pro!ilie i- ever ; \ on call live if you will. i',u . / lii 'h / ii/ii' lit / I ft /' Aiill.ii < . W'e \\i!i never lie the equal of >f. el races 11 li i < ss \\ o e.-a-e lo !i\ e iii one room cabins and shanties. It will not do fur grandpa, grand in i will' i iii i 1111 -! il in 1 - Mm. iinl '1 lllglltei'S to sleep lit till' fillnc room. There arc white land i owners wlio wiil gi\e you the! lumber ami nails if you will <Io the building. Some of them fell., me the negroes are too lazy to i build, others say they don't want any better houses. The house is < greatest institution on earth lor, good or evil ; you can't make a great, good, patriotic and intelligent race if you live in low, wicked. filthy and ungodly homes, < The home is the foundation of society, morality and religion. It I i is very hard to trr?ii> n?> children ' in tli e school house ami Sunday school il t In-ir homes arc polluted l'hoy must have good, upright iml intelligent mothers and. lathers, and a l'ainily altar. We do not want to govern the country until we learn to govern, I lie home. Defective homes j will living a detective go\orn , nent in church an 1 St ate. ! mis' confess | hat we have jdenly >t church and Sunday religion, out not enough at home. I !ili? o bog good homos owned and) j .iid lor h,\ :i ,,i < > . !!. .' i ai t in? me t reliahle and best eiti a .i - j Vi i',\ H*.% ol i.ni - ei.? i ' i :ii! crime. They aia- I he whit e 'ii : ' !> ! neighbors, and Strang, to s y, ilf\ i . ! .1:1' i i " ' I The (.'duration of t! negro Mi1;1 is ini i" at! v(?. All Im?' ; >! mankind should I?e ' . t< ' luit tim education <>1 tin* nc "o race lias 1 c.'ii on the I ij>t style, as in most everything < riie teachers have * ecu in a burn to r.idilate" the sidnd'U's. I'h" scholars want to nuke haste and get through. Latin. (Ireok. I French and grammar were taught it the expense ol Lnglish. They lie<ran their eilucation at the top. is the Chinese huild. Some who have taken the lull course t col Iego ) cannot stand an exaniina lion for a second grade eerliticate j to teach in the public schools. The question is often asked 'What kind of education does the negro race need?" For the proKent, the masses should have industrial, mechanical and literary training. Those who wish to bocome teachers, preachers, physicians and lawyers should have the higher or classical education, hut as we are a laboring people and must live by the sweat of our brow, let as by all means give the masses industrial education, the foundation of wealth and progress. Fvery negro school should have an industrial department. What does a negro or white man man want with a classical education unlesH there are opportunities whore lie can use them toad vantage < We are shut out from many avenues of employment, es-1 i.. ?i i "i j ?? Htiif III i 11 * I1W1III, ?111 V III I 11U | south we have many open doors, j We c:iii huild houses, farm, iner rhandi-e, rook, wash ami iron an I ilo manual lahor ??I all kinds. A great m my negroes object to i .i washing, etc.. !>m I loem just what I say. \\ e slioii'<1 do any kimi ot work to make an honest living. 1 am willing to bo n liosv er oi wood and a drawer ol water, it t hat will give me a house, clothes to wear and hrea 1 to eat. I .a I tall while 1 wa i II I lost on, I heard a colored preacher make this statement : long to see the day when the girls and women will leave the kitidien and rook pots ol the white people." A while man, who was silling hy inv side, said to mi? : Wo Ju?re| in I{i>stoii are trying to jjjot our krir 1 h to go to the kitchen to wash and iron, hut I see the negroes are trying to get. theirs from it." We are inclined to he too aristocratic, after the order of the old lime southern people?hut we are too poor. Work, work, work, follow the plow, take up tin? hatchet and saw, push the pi me. Make the country hud and h.'osHOtn as the rose. Huild a sell ml house hy every church and make home happy. Tutt's Pills ' I Cm re All I Liver ills. I Arrest * disease 1 y the timely use of Tutt's 1 1'il's, an old and fav ri* iv. dy of increasing * ; . v- A 'way', cures S5CK HEADACHE, * sour sto'*ia< n, malaria, indigestion, U , . lira r, constipation and all I >. " ? d's<: .v i. ;' :YfT t?-iuS ' MZ S3HJ) P i/ H1 s 3 ! |j d 'j d 1 ' ! i M A i'', < i. 2L A. *: iitU'JlJWl --j v': ^ T\ Y v ' i 1 ii< \\|41 I ^ V ...i ii iLJ A ^ ^ W|i -.ill ? ? ?<! \ i| |>\ ;n ii 1 I in plain ' p ^ ;>:? AHSOLUTELY Fltl?13, I I in* power I'u I DR. HOFFMAN'S Vll'AL RESTORATIVE TABLETS, g wilh n le^al jtu '.i at.too to permanent ly en re l.OST MA NIK ?<?!?, WKAKN KSS, V A It I <'?> KI.K; ?tops forever ail unnatural drains. Speed ily restores health and perfect inannood. We liavt' faitli in our t rent ini'iit anil if we could not euro you wo would not send our inedieinw FHKK to try, and pay when ?nt istled. I WESTERN NEW CO. i (Ineorporal^it), KALAMAZOO, MICH. fsb.a-ly. 1 LADIESdoyookno* X- W'f OR? FELIX LE BRUN'3 \JTa\ Steele Pennyroyal Pills J J *r? th?? orlulnul and only / I FltKNClI. mta and roliablo euro on the market. I'ric?, tl.OO; cent \ by mail, Uonuinn sold only by <Vr?-in curt for Hick llriutachu Dynio ixliw, liidlyoitlon. MoiMfb. < 'onrtlj'Mlon. I.lrrr < omplnlnt, l VniaJn .lot \orvo'i. Kevor?, utiil all 1 itTMiir*:nrnts of U:r Hloinaeb. I.lTcr anU IMood. I'xia.aul, U.;U. i'rwiupk fnn.iuf.nrfrliilni In bulll?a, nfi y doira. V.c, Bold \-j all I lu.'.in. i c lu'iSJ'v' > c'i r.iTBsr.u mi:x nC DiiUr u This rrnifily tiring In j^dtrrrtly to tlie ftajk ?- rtlh r.f !\t of tlioNr dlHcaNrn HTBB Q Mb oj* tho <>rnito-l'rlnnry rHKi /K:' 6?SH ^rjranrt, rfqulroH no wL?3 VCLa? nil-3 change oT diel. Cure , grsirnntofd In 1 to 8 jA - Niimll plnin iiurk<rn vrv fj's age. I?y mall, 8 I .Oft <4^' w*) .Lav i?-?? r?oUl ouly l?y J. J1* Mvic v A iri.l H (I ll.tiik'li &On ?100 To Ally Man. , V/TLL PAY CIOO FO;l ANY CASE ... .j:a i.i : ' en Tlx j Treat and t > ? si. A f',m li i ' .y <ilr. f-'T the flivt '' ' vA r* V I n i L N'mm ; v.<tii. nM iif ' re In < I young man, No i1 ; no i . h: vl !t id > r il in 1(4 > .itvr.H, ~ . - . i v.i iImt t .. > . i ... at . i ii< 1 V I . - . -I ill l , . i . . .1. J i :H ( 'II. i .. <-l?lit .i .. . il <1 OC II <Mir iir !. .>:* ' 1 , t!: ".i to J.crl< ?' ii .... .i 'I Ims M " . i : >. iv I' ken nt hoii i r . r directions, or t&ey will ' t nv ri- ' ! i |ii'> t > > jirofor u< k t f- ? troiiinigiit, if ttioy havo it i r . ro criniiuiiK, ? iro? i .v> i > < .! . ..T.I 11.11 lira i.'. : . iv>!<>llar; >i tli.-it rim. i mnv l><i <li>| >m in n It. v.luu a euro i* M.o'U.I WriJrt ll.i?m in '.iiv Sow (Jrass. There is not ;i farm in the ^ South that would not bo more . I valuable it one-third of its area was in pasture or hay grasses. C'ommenee now to prepare pas turoK ;111< 1 meadows. J OASTOniA. N /