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and down and used words to express his feelings that you can not find 

 in the largest dictionaries. 



These three persons, with the best intentions, ruined a pair of pants 

 and disappointed a man in going happy to church by not cooperating. 

 The things done cutting off two inches were not only proper but neces- 

 sary; there was too much of a good thing and it became evil, but it was 

 the same to John as if they had agreed to ruin his goods. 



How true this picture is in many homes and communities. I once 

 told this where it had actually occurred as far as two cuttings were 

 concerned, and John was accused of telling me. 



3. In thinking. Attending institutes and other assemblies and par- 

 ticipating in the proceedings and in performing the deeds proposed. 



4. In borrowing. The State has a law as to Rural Credit from which 

 it is hoped to develop some system agreeable to our people. As it is 

 in all other matters, an increase in Rural Cash will aid greatly to solve 

 Rural Credits. Rural cash will only come by having the outgo to be 

 less than the income on each farm. 



5. A Currency System that will furnish money to meet the increased 

 amount of goods by the appearance of the farmer's crops in the market — 

 that they shall not suffer in price until the farmer has sold and that 

 the new goods or crops be used as the security for the new money 

 needed. This is largely provided for in the new act by making the 

 warehouse certificates good security to borrow money. This is all that 

 there is in the sub-treasury scheme advocated by the Farmers' Alliance. 

 It is grateful to those of us who favored it to see this. The Govern- 

 ment has confessed that the farmer knew from the first from what he 

 was suffering and proposed the best solution — not "or something better," 

 but the idea he advocated was the best remedy for relief. 



It has been a pleasure to make this imperfect report of conditions 

 present and future of the Old Forth State. While the State has by 

 natural production attained an additional member of Congress each ap- 

 portionment, there is room for many more desirable people to come to 

 us and help develop the resources. If you come you will know who your 

 neighbor is and what has been the character of his ancestors for a hun- 

 dred years. 



Our school system is now well administered and I do not think any 

 other State has a system better suited to its people. The census men 

 tell us that the State is almost at the bottom in illiteracy. I can not 

 say this is not true, yet when you examine the figures which I have 

 given you, you must conclude that the tar heel farmer may be illiterate, 

 yet he has advanced much further in practical affairs and added much 

 more to the wealth of the country than the farmers of other States who 

 have much better educational attainments. A man may not be able 

 to think and reason as to the cause of results, yet he can observe and 

 see that "that is right which we do," and frequently surpass the thinkers 

 in results obtained. Although illiterate he is not ignorant, and the man 



