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COPY 5 CENTS
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CF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. .
JFree PiiB'ic SelieWs the Vasls of I'opii-
I.y Education Tnxe are Puidbylhe
, Wealthy to AM t!v Lc Faorel
By This Means Oiily Can tfce Opportu
nities Keacli All.
Mfc. Pleasant, Feb. 27, lt)02.
It is not now necessary for us
to put forth arguments to show
tho value or necessity of public
schools, They have passed "the
experimental station far into a
process of steady growth, and
today present a broader, , more
substantial and far-reaching
work for the children of our
country than could ever have
been anticipated' in the days of
their inauguration. Many mis.
takes have been made, but these
have only served to give us a
clearer vision of, and incite into
. our sphere of work.
While we do not. advocate tho
present system of "schools as be
ing the best that could be de
vised, we do say that in some
shnpe or form, such schools must
exist.
No nation, is safe with its
masses gi oping in extreme ig
norance. It is a well-known fact
that. tlic great majority ofbur
people cannot take advantage of
the opportunities which the. high
schools and colleges offer them,
ndr . are they able to employ
teachers out of their, too often,
limited means.
It behoves us as a State and a
nation to educate these people.
It is our duty and to our advant
age Jo .do so. If they have neith
or tho means nor the opportunity
for acquiring at) education, how
aro they to prepare to faco tho
the stern realities of life. It is
the duty of some one to come to
their rescue. Who is more abie
to assist them than their botter
favored and wealthier brother
who owns the property and pays
the taxes.
To estimate public schools
would be to bear our country
back to tho pro-historic time
when but the favored few could
expound the Law, fix the prices
and rule the country.
A brief review of the history
l,i our own State, preceding the
date of 1810, would cause us to
appreciate more fully the im
portance (f ptibhc schools; tiio
great pari wmci vioy nave
played in the building up of the
State, ma the magnitude of the
advantages, comparatively speair
!ng, hicb we now enjoy. To
t U'e way t-he educational ad
vantages from the pocjr people
wrould beu-virtually, to crown tho
rich man monarch. Even under
the present circumstances, there
seems to be approaching, near
enough, this crisis. There is but
one way to successfully ward off
this danger, and that is to edu
cate the poor man, in order that
he may safely guard his own'
rigfits.
Observation teaches us tbrt
the coyeges and high-schools are
filledwith. children of parents of
limited mbnns. Children whose
nobler impulses have been
awakened in the free schools and
whose energies have been aroused
tp such an extent that they could
not content themselves with the
little that such schools were able
to give them. Aud through the
schools we see them aspiring to
fill the most prominent positions
that our Slato or country affords
These, we contend, ate iu many
cases, minds, that had it not
been for the free schools, would
have lain dormant, ignorant of
their real "worth, and of that
which lay within their power to
obtain or accomplish. The free
schoolis therefore a necessary
precedent 'to tho college, and the
State is dependent upon the col-'
lege for men to direct and gov-
crn her people. '
Such being the facts, may we
not. justly conclude that the free!
school is no mean tiling." That but that it probably 'would take
there is a great resposibility ! placu late in the present mouth,
resting upon every teacher who j In a days Secretary Cortel
cnters the schoolroom for tho you will take up Hie matter with
purpose of moulding tho charac-! th exposition authorities and
ters that will make our future 'railroad officials with a view to
citizens and State, for as we have' seloctmg a date that would be
said, a large-majority of our cit : niast couvenieirt'to all concerned.
izens never go further than
through' the free school. That
the responsibility is great enough
to arouso a determination in
very conscientious teacher to
labor more-strenuously in tboMomlay. at Landis. Tho
future to promote the well b(4mg ! circumstances as related to us
of our State, to arouso nobler , hv Mr R w wineeon. unele of
impulses and higher ideals in tho
hearts and minds of tho children
intrusted to their enrp, and cre
ate in them higher aspirations, )
a higher life and a nobler citi
zenship. ' Z. E. 11.
I'DUGATIUNAL WLEK AT CirAULKS
TON. t
Educators Iaritnl Easier Week Com-
mitteos 111 Met una Escort The t.
Homo.
Easter has been designated as
educational week at Charleston,
Educators are 'urgently invited
to attend on that occasion and
.pond from a week to ten days
taking m educational ideas along
with tho sights on the exposition
grounds and a view of" the his
toric Fort Sumpter, tho seaside
charms at the Isle ofPalms and
the realm of exquisite llofal
beauty of the rq,ftonolia gardens.
Mr. Alger M Wheeler Assist
ant Director General desires ed
ucators ,vho will avail fhomsoive
of this special occasion to make
known what Jlay they will ar
rire that a special committee
may meet them and escort them
to private or public lodgings
which will cost from 25 cents
Hper night at private houses to
$2.00 at fine hotels, meals cost
ing from 15 cents up.
THE 1'EESIIIEXT WILL ATTLD.
He '.Till YiSit ifie Charleston Exposition
tfie Li!tr l'nrtff T)In Kouth. .
Washington, -March, 3. A del
egation of citizens from Charles
Ion had a conference with Presi
dent Roosovolt today in regard
to his attending tho Charleston
Exposition. The delegution
strongly urged the President to
keep his engagement to visit tho
exposition' and assured' him a
most cordial welcome. The
President told" the delegation
that if nothing intervened to
j prevent he would take 'great
pleasure 'in 'Visiting Charleston
j and the exposition some time in
tho t-.r future "
The party was invited to lunch-' ',
e6u with the President. Tho
delegation consisted of Mayor
Smyth, Aldern'en Uhett and
jTvollocl:. representing the city, j
and President Wagener, Mr. ;
Hemphill and Dr. Gndson, of the i
exposition boar 1. After lunch-
oon it was stated that no date
could now be fixed for the visit,
iM II. JNO. VS INECOFF DEAD
Mysterious Cause lie Stepps off Moving
Train at Landis and Is round ifead
, Wu :J7 Vf art OM and Unmarried.
Mr. John WmecotT was killed
the decease.!, are as follows:
' Mr. WiiiecolT, with Mr. Brown
Pethel and nnotho.r friend, as
on train No. 7 coming from Sn-lis-
bury. Mr. Win ecu IT got up from
jhisseatat Imdis and without
'making known any purpose
walked out and slopped off tho
I steps, his friends fio't being able
. to act (;ui k!y enough to save
Ihiiii. Wnt":i the train stojiiicd
' they hastened back to the spot
ho find their worst fnars realised.
tyfo wjis de;H.
Mr. VinecofT was near-sighted
but not a man that drank and
there is no accounting for the
act or accident if such it was.
Mr. VVinocofNwfls sbout 37
yearns old and w;;Js unmarried. ,
His burial occurrod at 4 o'clock
today (Tnelay) at Lutheran
Chapel church.
' Yon Can CM T'lesb Her.
International Poultn Food
makes hens lay ana keeps tho,
young chicks healthy.
Use International Lice Killer
to free Poultry from vermin.
Price 25 cents
Photographic Supplies Plates,
Papers, Mounts, Films, Chem
icals etc., for Amateurs and
Protesssionals, for sale ' at
Fetzer's Drug Store. t
New
me
They are beginning to arrive. .Evcry
freight brings in a cargo of new merchandise i!
tfor tie Department Store. We will show youf
nho greatest exposition
merchandise that has
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Hfi'ooi.. e are out tor
ami ijiuuny. counrior
sliare ot your patronage already.
Here are some good Tallies
I Plain Colors
in Albatros.
m Half i do:eJi popular
ilar shades in wool Alha
m tros, very stylish for
m vaistsor. Dresses, the
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If You Miss the Chance of Your Life to Get GooJ Fcr "Nit'
Don't Blame -Us.
Another chance will be given you next
at 2 p. in. and 7:30
will be sold to the highest bidder for cash at the
At The Bell & Harris Furniture Go's. Old Stand.
An Honest T1m1h'Iii fyr l.a (Jf ippc.
Georg'o W Vvriutt,.of Sor,th
Gardiner, Me., says: "I havei
had the worst oongh, cold chills
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Chamberlain's Cough Kerned y
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TOV,ofoVr.i. T hn.vn uul i
one botthi of it and the chills,
cold aud grip have all left me. j
I congratulate the manufacturers I
of an honest medicine
sale by M. L Marsh druggist.
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