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M'lVEROF NORTH CAROLINA
(Ajbert Shaw In North American Ite-;.-
view.)
'7'CharIog Duncan Mclvor, who died
suddenly last month, was one of the
rifosfc useful and important men of
his generation in America. If the
country did not know him well it was
because Ife was too busy sorving its
Highest interests to impress himself,
as. He might easily have done, upon
til 'entire nation. Dr. Mclver was the
psident of the. North Carolina State
Normal and Industrial College, an in
stitution for young women at Greens
odrot That would have been a worthy
and'; honorable post for any-man to
flll$?hut Dr Mclven was much more
than the administrative head of a
scliodl for girls. He was a groat ed
ucational statesman at a time and in
a'" section where the education of the
children ought in truth to be ther fore
most task of the real leader of a state.
Dr, Mclver was not quite forty-six
years old; but his influence was al
ready great, and his achievement was
of.the sort that saves imperiled civ
ilizalions and transforms communities.
He recognized the fact that the south
wad backward in its educational work,
, and from the very day that he gradu
ated ,at the University of North Caro-.'
Una' jha became an aposUe of the move-
frf&nr. fin tmivrovfi' thn'fwhnn1q. TTa Hei
j&nie an organizer of public school
systems in the cities of his state, and
pleader in the work of creating rural
schools' under conditions of v lack and
need such, as can hardly sbe under
stood in the north.. He organized and
conducted teachers' institutes in all
the counties, and became the great
ticularly of the rural districts. He
appealed to the legislature with ulti
mate success, secured his appropria
tion in 1891, and opened his school
some fourteen years ago. The state
has dealt with him generously,, for
Dr. Mclver's enthusiasm has never
failed to carry the legislature in the
direction of his desires. Other very
important educational posts Worn time
to time were open, to him but he. felt
tliat his work could best center in .the
direction and development of the 'won
derful institution he' created at Greens
boro. It is one;6f the finest schools
"for the culture ol Women in the whole
world and it will stand as a monument
to Mclver's energy and splendid; tal
ent, both as an organizer and as. a
trainer of teachers. "
In duo time Dr, Mclver became -the
leader of a remarkable movement in
Li. H At- " .3 4-1 It '''I.
ais stum lur iuu uuujjliuu ujl .- pia-u.
of adequate local ..'taxation to suppler
ment state funds in the carrying on
of schools. The transforming results
of this campaign ought to be widely
known for their inspirational value
elsewhere. His personal influence !as
an educational leader could not be
confined to the bounds of his Sown
state, and he became influential
throughout the south as' one of: .the
half dozen foremost men In acmove
ment fpr improving school legislation
and .bettering practical educational
conditions. '
He was a manof remarkable, elo
quence, and ofgreat- readiness and
power on allpcasionsv in public
speech. He was famous for his wit,
and for his unlimited store of amus-
educators in the United States
throughout the north as well as the
south; If he had chosen to turn his
energies Into political channels he
would'have been governor of his state
and then United States senater.
His efficiency and his gifts of lead
ership would have made him a marked
man, and a rare success in any pro
fession or calling. But he gloried in
the work he had chosen, and believed
that the right training of women, for
the sake of ,the home and the common
school, wp.s the most fundamentally
Important thing with which he could
possibly concern himself; and so it
was that ho gave. his strength and his
life to, that, work. He- can be ill
spared, but he had btiilded so broadly
and staunchly that what he has-done
will remain. Furthermore, he had a
fine gift for working with other' men
and for bringing fonward young asso
ciates and, colleagues imbued wiiluhis
ideas, and spirit, and trained to pro?
mote educational, progress along the
linos he had laid down. Thus, his
work will remain;; his memory will
long be, honored in North Carolina;
and in the loss of their nobie educa
tional leader many of the citizens of
his state will be , the more firmly .re
solved ,to. devote themselves ,to the
great cause of "which' he was chief
apostle.
passed to the boss, who has robbed
Rhode Island of millions of dollars
worth of franchises. Under this sys
tem the people of the state have been
system" which, it declares, dominates
national ana state affairs. "The gov
ernment of the state," it asserts, "has
deprived of a revenue from taxation
of millions of dollars, and a portion
of tliis money so unjustly withheld
from the state has been used to cor
rupt a controlling element in commu
nities.'.' The establishment of the eight-hour
day for all state and municipal work
is demanded, as are the calling of a
constitutional convention, with repre
sentation based on population, and the
enactment of a corrupt practices law
applicable to elections and primaries.
The platform also favors the elec
tipn pf United States senators by di
rect yode.
propagandist of progress in school af- ing incidents and anecdotes.
.f&irsJthroughout North Carolina. 1 When the southern education board
;He soon came to realize the fact
that a good school system could not
be possible without a better trained
corps of teachers, and he determined
to ptqvjde an institution that would
receive a great number of promising
glrlsVfrpni all parts of the state, give
vras formed some years ago he be
came one of Its members, and aschair
man of its campaign committee, his
labors were incessant and of priceless
.service to the cause. He was presi
dent of the Southern Educational As
sociation last year, arid was always
them- an -education at small cost, and I one of the most prominent men in the
train them to be teachers of exactly 1 National association counting among
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS
The Massachusetts republican sijtate
convention in session at Boston nomi
nated the following ticket;
Governor Curtis Guild, jr., Boston.
Lieutenant governor Eb en S. Dra
per, Hopedale. " '.
Secretary of State William M. Olin,
of Boston.
Treasurer and Receiver General
Arthur B. Chapin,k Holyoke.
Auditor Henry E. Turner, Maiden.
Attorney General-11 Dana Maldne,
Greenfield.
The platform expressed especial
commendation of President Rdosevelt,
greeting him as the man "who had ex
posed misconduct in public without
pity and punished it without mercy,
The democratic state convention for
Massachusetts, In session at Boston,
nominated ' for governor, John B. Mo
ran, now district attorney at Boston,
B Sura You Are Right, Then Go Ahead
Don't take any chancos. Bocuro export legal ad
vice on all questions of law or oqu ty. All In
quiries ansnored by oxport counselors, each de
partment handled by a specialist. Ono question
9 1.00, or flvo auoBt ona for f3. ltomlt with your In
quiry by post o 111 co or oxpross money order, or
.bank draft on Chicago, enclosing self addressed
stamped envelopo for reply, a-d clear and force
ful statement of the Jaw Hearing on your cane wiu
bo mailed you by return mall.
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Sulto Ulj, Uopt. 1
The Farmer Legal Aid Association
lai jui aiuio at., tioicogo, iii.
tie' typja needed in the schools, par-1 his close personalfriends the' foremost I and as a potent influence' for peace in
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THE PRIMARY PLEDGE
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I promise to attend all the primaries of my party to be held between
now and tho next Democratic National Convention, unless unavoidably
prevented, and to use my influence to secure ' a elear, honest and
straightforward declaration of the party's position on very question
upon which the voters of the party desire, to speak. .
Signed.;
Street "....'. ..Postofflce
County state
lhe interests of the whole peop'le."
The administration of Governor
'ruild was approved. The public own-,
orship of railroads was opposed. Sym
pathy was expressed with the "suffer
ing and outraged Jews in Poland and
Russia, although with a sense of pro
found humiliation that our own gar
ments are not free from the innocent
blood of Americans of African de
scent."
The platform dealing with the dis
franchisement of the negroes urges
enforcement of the fifteenth amend
ment to the constitution "as a sacred
duty to the nation."
The tariff plank was less favorable
o pronounced tariff changes than ,that
accepted at last year's convention,
which advocated immediate action.
"XTEBRASKA SCHOOL BONDS, IN $100
XS denominations; 4 per cent interest: safer
tbantmnUs; we buy tbem,back any time, Lin
coln Safe Deposit and Trust Co.. Lincoln, Neb
Votirig precinct or? ward.
Fill, out Blank, .and.mall.to Cammonn'offlc,Xlnolnf ,Nibrk, .
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The Rhode Island democratic state
convention in session at Providence,
nominated James H. Higgins for gov
ernor, now mayor of Pawtuclcet. The
convention declared that in Rhode Isl
and "the money and rights of the,
neople have been bargained away for
Individual profit, A brutal boss with
a warped conception of public morality
has sold our laws and offices from ah
auction bloclc in the statehoiise.J'
The ticket was completed as fol
lows: Lieutenant Governor Charles M;
SIseon, Providence! " -
Secretary of State William Palmer,
East Providence. . ' ? ,
Attorney GeneralEdwai'd M. Sulli
van, Cranston.
State Treasure: John A. Archam
bault, Warwick; ' ,. ' 1
The platform denounces "the boss;
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Has running water and natural timber. All
good land. Valued at $16,000. Will exchange
for land in Eastern Nebraska or Iowa. J. A.
Donohoe, O'Neill, Nebr.
FOR 85.50 WILL SHD?, EXPRESS PRE
paid (consumer) "one" quart can "Finch'"
Compound" A preserver and reflnlsher var
nished surfaces on carriages, buggies, wagons
(Formula to make and apply also given). When
applied, varnished surfaces, wood-metal, look
new 1 to 4 year. Glazes varnish, also prevent
cheoldng-cracldng. Will send rubbing1 waste,
cloth necessary. Follow directions. Satisfac
tion guaranteed or money refunded. Robert
C. Finch. Technical & Mechanical Engineer.
2117-10 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo.
REODPE BOOK FOR BEST CHELI AND
Tamales. Most popular lunch. Send
50 cents. Phineas Gold, Neoshot Mo,
FOR SALE SPLENDID AGRICULTURAL
Land. Owner. Geo. F. Langenour, Hun
ters, Stevens Co., Washington.
PRAIRIE AND TIMBER FARMS IN
southeast Arkansas for sale. Flno
climate, pure water. Write me what yoa
want. John Sims, Hazen, Arkansas.
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HOME SEEKERS, BEFO.RH LOCATING
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He Is a farmer of 2 years in different parts
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