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'1 he Man lVlio Itoilo lo Cone-luailgli.
I&to the town of Concmaugh,
Mi iking all tbe j.euj.o'd souls with awe,
Dashed a rijer, aflame and pale,
l'ner alighting to tell bis tale,
bating Lis tig bay horse astride.
''Ifuii tor your live- to the hill !" he cried
4 Han to the hills" was what he said
A- he wavtd his Land and daahei ahead.
"Kun tor your lives to the hilis!" he cried,
Spurring his horse, whose reeking bide
Was flecked with foarn as red as flame.
"WhitLcr he goes and whence he came
'olody knows. They see his horse
I'lunging in his frantic course,
Veins distented ani nostril wide,
1'irtd And frienzied at such a lid'i.
.Nobody knows the rider's name
-leai forever to earthly fame.
"'Hun to the hills J to the hills!" he cried ;
k,l.un Jor your lives to the mountain side!"
''Slop Lim ! he's mud! juat look at hiru go !
. """m't safe," they saiJ, to let him rideso."
' -s to scare us," said one with a
n,lie thn.
laugh.
1li don't swallow no
"But Conemaugh. to
chaff.
'Taint nothing I'll bet, but th'5 same old
leak
In tbe dam above the South Fork Creek'. '
Blicd to their danger, callous of dread,
TLey laughed as he left them and dashed
ahead.
'Kun fur your lives to the hills!" he cried.
Lashing his horse in his desperate ride.
Down through the valley the rider passed,
Shouting, and spurring his horse on last ;
Uat Dot so fast did the,rider go
As the raging, roaring, mighty flow
Of the million feet and the millions more
Ol water whoso fury he fled before.
On he went, and on it came,
The flood itself a very flame
Of surging, swirling, seething tide,
Mountains high and torrents wide.
God alone might measure the force
Of the C'oneiuaugh flood in its V-sLped
course.
Uohind him were buried under the flood
C'ocemaugh town and all who stood
Jeering there at the man who cried,
"Kun for your lives to the mountain side!'''
On he ped iu his lierce wild ride.
"Kun to the hills! to the hills!" he cried.
Nearer, nearer came the roar
Horse and rider fled bufore
Dashing along the valley ridge,
They came at last to the railroad bridge.
The big horse stood, the ride cried,
"Kun lor your lives to the mountain side!"
Ther. plunged across, but not before
The mighty, merciless, mountain roar
Struck the bridge and swept it away
Like a bit of straw or a whisp of hay.
But over and under and through that tide
The voice ot the unknown rider cried,
"Kun to the hills! to the hills!" it cried
'Kun for your lives to the mountain side!"
. -John Klliott Boicoi, in Harper's Weekly.
MISS HABCOURT'S
GOVERNESS-
.CHAPTER I.
was a cod di7 lu winter, aud
ircouit Hall, in th midst of its
itely avenues .of linked trees,
, :jpped pf their Summer clothing,
looked gloomy ju the extreme. But
within the old fashioned sitting
room, where Haieourts of many
generations had lived, and where
their handsome and lovely faces
still gazed down from the lofty
walls, a bright, cheerful fire cast its
pleasant glow around, and mad
the scene so comfortable and home
like, that ne almost forgot tbe
piercing cold ot tbe out-door world.
The room bad ouly two occupants
th;s gloomy day iu January ; the el
der, a. man far beyond tbe prime of
life; a tall, noble-looking gentle
man ; a fine representative if the
old family whose name he bore
whose pride he inherited, together
with the countless acres which sur
rounded his lonely mansion. 'As
be sat beside the centre-table, ever
aud anon lifting his dark grey eyes
from the book he was perusing, and
glancing at tbe girlish figure of his
companion, who, engrossed iu cro
cheting, seemed almoit oblivious of
his presence. Sue was a Irail, lovely
being, this gentle maiden of sixteen
summers, tbe only c reatare, said
the world without, that tbe stern
Judge, her grandfather, bad any af
fection for. But no one cou'd live
tso constantly near her, without feel
ing the greatest love for the pure
womanly character, and self sacri
ficing and unselfish spirit of Maude
Uarcourf, linked with compassion;
for, for ten years, she bad never ta
ken a step without the assistance of
crutches ; she was a hopeless crip
pie.
Presently tbe door opened, and a
Hweet, pleasaut lace eered in, as
the housekeeper said :
"Judge, Itobeit has broupht the
mail,'' handing, as she Npoke, a bun
dle of letters to the geutlemau, who
bad risen to receive them. Select,
ing one, whose superscription be
lokened a woman's chirograp'iy, he
broke tbe heal, and hastily sc tuning
the contents, while tbe .oung girl,
laying her woik aside, watch-d his
ace with a lively interest. Tbe
gentleman broke the ilenc?, as ap
proaching the mantel, and graceful
y leaning theieon. be said:
"Well, darling, your new gover
ness will be here on Thursday; I
sincerely hope she will be as com
panionable as Mrs. Lyndhurst, aud
uo doubt she will be, and perhaps
more so, since she is considerably
younger. "
A,Poor Mrs. Lyndburt," s:ghed
tbe young girl, "it is just oue rnoutb
today since she left us, and to ihink
she did not live to reach her sister."
"It was very sad, my dear," re
plied the Judge, "but you must not
dwell upon the sad things ot life 5
try to pluck all the flowers as jou
pass along.''
It would be well heie to teveal
Judge Harcourt's past history. At
oue period of bis own lite, it might
have been truly said that his path
way was strewn with flowers: bnt
alas I thorns were concealed beneath
the lovely forms, which inflicted
many aud severe wounds. A devot
ed wife and throe promising child
ren were his ''household gods;'5 but
a fatal sickn&ss plucked in one short
week the two fairest; one grave re
ceived the mother and the golden
baited, blueeyed daughter, just
lingering on the threshold of wom
anhood while the grief-stricken
father with his two sorrowing boys,
bent over the new-made mound,
which contained his most precious
. reasures.
Horace, tbe elder ot the sons, laid
down a promising life on the ''field
of Mars " and bis gentle wife, bow
ed beneath the foarful tidings, lia
gered for a few short weeks, th6n
bade farewell to this world ot sor
row, to be re-united to her heroic
busband in a brighter, happier
sphere, leaving bebjnd, as a priceless
legacy, a wailing infant, w ho looked
up into the tond grandparent's
face, with the dark eye of tbe
brave soldier who bad never gazed
upon bis little Maude. Harry, tbe
generous, gifted darling of theproud
Judge's heart, was an exile from the
paternal roof, and the cause for the
oauishment was simply this ; he, a
Uarcourt, bad married a woman so
cially beneath him, so thought the
haughty father ; a bright, bewitch-
ing maiden, with a fair share of this
world's goods ; an orphan, whose
ancestors bad not felt ashamed to
earn their maintenance by the sweat
of the biow. But a Uarcourt had
never stooped to unite himself with
a tradesman before ; and conse-
quently, without even giving himselt
an opportunity of judging of his
son's bride, he wrote that his mar
riage severed the tie between them,
that they were strangers thereafter
uo longer father aud sou. Let
ters which came from the youthful
bridegroom were returned unopen
ed, and iu the home of the youth,
bis name was hushed on the lijs,
for fear of the master's threatening
ing frown. Even his name was
strickeu from the will, and Maude,
the delicate granddaughter, was
the acknowledged heiress of the
wealthy lawyer.
This was the state of affairs at the
opening ot dur sketch, and bad been
for live years.' Maude's crippled
condition prevented her from the
privileges of schools ; consequently
her grandfather; desirous that her
education should not be neglected,
had always employed competent la
dies as governesses, to superintend
it. Mrs. Lyudhurst, the last ono
had resigned her post at the sam
mons to attend the bedside ' of an
invalid sister ; but death claimed
her befoie she reached her destina
tion ; a railroad accident occurred,
and sbe was one ot tbe victims. It
thus became necessary to supply
her place ; and after advertising
and receiving numerous appjica-
tions, a young lady, by name Miss
ad
vent was now expected on
Thursday follow iug.
tbe
CHAPTEtt II.
Three weeks previous to tbe opeiii
i g of this story, another couple sat
within a cosy room, watching the
snow-flakes falling from a leaden
December sky. The gentlemau bore
a striking resemblance to ihe Mas
ter of Uarcourt Hall ; one would
have felt conviuced that it was tbe
sme man, except for the difference
in tbe yeair, as evinced in the dirk
brown locks unmixed with grey,
and the elastic step of tbe younger
man.
In fact, this stereotyped likeness
of Judge Uarcourt was none other
than bis only liviug child, tbe son
who bad, in bis father's opinion.
disgraced the proud old name, and
was an alien from his home. The
lady, winuing and attractive, who
sat near, was the woman for whose
sake he had incurred his parent's
serious displeasure. His voice,
clear and strong, a gift inherited
from the Harcourts, btoke the si
lence.
"Really, Lity, I dislike to be sep
arated for so long.''
"But you know, dear,'' she said,
glancing up from a paper which she
was intently perusing, "there is uo
other alternative: tbe opening is
too fine to be overlooked, and a
year will swiftly pass. Edith will
be rejoiced to have me with her,
aud our letters will be a very alight
compensation for our not seeing
each other."
"Well, I suppose it i best to subi
mit with a good grace, inasmuch as
I have determined to accept tbe po
sition offered me."
For five years these two, bound
together by the sacred tie of wed
lock, had drifted down life's stream.
An opportunity of rapid advance
ment had presetited itself to tbe
ambitious man, in a new town, a
considerable distance from their
present abode j consequently it was
necessary for the U,usbapd to go
first, and prepare a suitable home
for his lovely wife. In tbe mean
time, she had resolved to accept a
.tanking invitation ftom an old
-chool friend to pass 1'ie time of bis
absence with her. This friend re
sided near Uarcourt Hall ; aud for
t his reason the youug husband, still
iesentinghis father's conduct of
treating all bis overtures with silent
contempt, had given a reluctant
eonseut.
Again we fjnd ourselves at Hars
court Hall. It is a lovely morning
in February ; one of those winter
days which brings with it a foretaste
of spriug. The new governess bad
atrived two days previously, during
the abseuce ot the Judge, He had
returned, however, the night before;
but after his fatiguiug duties, was
regaliug himself with lengthy slum
bers. Maude was anxious to pre
sent Miss Norwood to him, for the
winning governess had already
made a favorable impression upon
her charge. So, upon this sunny
morning, while indulging in their
after-breakfast walk, before pro
ceeding to the day s exercises, tbe
cripple spoke iu enthusiastic terms
of her grandfather: his genero.-ity
to the poor around ; bow they all
loved him. Her cjmpanioo, listen
ing to her in silence, gazed at the
distant heavens with a dreamy, far
away expression ; perhaps she took
no interest in a person whom she
bad never se?n, or having had sad
experiences iu her life, looked npou
mankiud generally in a cynieal
light.
Presently a turn iu the path
brought them in view ot the house,
and Miss Norwood started percept-
ibly, as she beheld a tall, command
ing figure descend tbe steps and
advance toward : them he probably
resembled some friend, tor her eyes
dwelt upon him with a look of
puzzled surprise. He came forward
to them, as they had stopped to
await his approach, and. tenderly
embracing his granddaughter, ex
tended his hand to her companion,
and said in a soft, mellow tone,
whose music almost brought tbe
tears t0 tbe e?es ot the adressed,
or wood, was engaged, whose
s much did it re mi ml her ot voice
dear to her :
"You are Miss Norwood, I pre-a-nne
; you and your pupil have had
ample time now for becomiug ac
quainted and, I sincerely trust, are
ioth wt-ll pleased."
The lal had entirely rec vered
ht-r self-possession, an Hhe replied .
"I can fpeak for one, nr ; your
lovely home and granddaughter
nve already won my htart.''
"O Grandpapa!" aid Ma.iide,
"her marae is Lily, and she p'ays on
the harp beautifully," and clinging
t bis aim, she portrayed her new
governess' char ins in a most com
plimentary mauner, wtiile the lad,
walking slowly nhead, seemed lost
in her own thoughts.
The uarne aud the accomplish
ment touched a teuder chord iu the
gentleman's heart, for the daughter
whose lovely presence had vanished
from his lite at the beginuing of a
noble womanhood had borne tbe
same ; and a harp, long unstrung,
proved that she too had once
charmed them with that musical
instrument. Ho gazed at the lady
with renewed interest, as he begged
that she would sometimes regale
them with a soug.
Time passed pleasantly for tl e
inmates of Uarcourt Hall j spriug
merged into summer, and the sum
mer was succeeded by the fall.
Daily the new governess had
improved in the household's esti
mation 5 from the master to the
cook, all loved Ihe sunbeam which
had fallen across their paths. When
ever ihe light brown hair and blue
ees, so kindly in their expression,
were seen, discord was banished,
and harmony reigned supreme.
Maude idolized her; poor little
crippled Maude, whose future, to
the worldly eye, promised to be so
bright, was fast hasteuing to an
other, far beyond this earth. Her
face grew more ethereal day by day,
and often a the three sat together,
during the summer eveniugs, while
the governess fulfilled her promise,
and her sweet contralto voice, with
the harp's plaintive accompaniment,
floatod out on the still night air,
would the Judge look troubled, as
his ee rested upon the pale, un
earthly countenance of his only joy.
But wealth and love, although they
brightened h$r days, could not
detain her below ; aud one night,
when November's wind was sighing
thcough the air without, a groan
lent the air within, as a man's
strong form cast itself beside a bed,
whereon lay the mortal image of
her who was his all
In the family vault ot Ihj Har
courts Maude reposed ; and she who
bad blessed ber sick room with her
bright, cheerful presence she who
for ten months had beeu her
constant companion, was about to
leave the house which she bad
learned to love so weli. Equipped
for her journey, t-he stood in that
same room where our story opened,
and gazed out upon the distant
heavens, f boss azure hue rivaled
her own lovely eyes, whose sight
was now dimmed with tears. She
uaztd, as if she would impress upon
her memory every bush and tree,
e?ery spot where sbe had once been
happy.
Alone she stood, in all her wom
anly grace, a creature too fair and
dependent to be tossed hither aud
thither ou life's tempestuous sea,
thought Judge Uarcourt, stopping
tor a moment upon the threshold of
the door, and glancing at the occu
pant of the room.
"You are ready to leave u?," he
said, advancing towards her. "How
gloomy the old house will be!'' be
murmured, as if to himself; "no
youthful voices, now, 10 banish the
gloom."
Sbe did not hear him, perhaps,
for she was still looking without,
and the crystal drops were falling
fast from the deep blue eyes.
A crimson tide suffused tbe mau's
pale cheek a feeling as of snffoca
tion came over his frame he groped
forward as if blinded, and grasped
the back of a chair standing near.
His own tones sounded husky when
next ho spoke :
'fMiss Norwood'-' and to the
listener there was a sound of en
treaty in the voice "yo have naid
that you were an orpKan, without
brothers or sisters .,10 claim your
caro. Perhaps Providence directed
vour footsteps here, foreseeing the
blow which Las so recently fallen,
lhat we two lonely beings to-night
hecome necessary lo ea-'h other. I
eg you. therefore, lo remain Aith
me as my daughter; in the eyes of
ihe law it can soon be accomplished,
nd GoJ knows a parent's love wil I
te bestowed upon yon by him who
sees io you tbe vieion id" his long
kwt Lily."
The two white bauds at the win
dow were clasped with such force
that the prints of the ringers must
have beeu discernible, the eyes had
dilated iu a strange manner, as the
master ot this old mansion said iu a
beseeching tone :
"Will you be my child ? Tell me,
oh ! do I plead in vain i '
She tried to frame one word, but
ber voice seemed to have vanished.
She stood rooted to tbe spot, and
stating at him in a manner as if
bereft of sense. She seemed to her
self to be slowly receding. Tbe
walls, pictures, all seemed fading
from view. With a mighty effort,
she brought herselt back to the
reality of the preseut moment, aud
with a etifled sob, said:
"Oh ! I can never hope ior your
forgiveness for my deception. lam
your child," she said wildly; T am
your Harry's wife."
lie recoiled at the sound of his
son's name. Then, as if stunned,
said in a bewildered tone, as if to
himself :
"You so refined, so iutelligeut, a
plebeiau !''
At that word tbe girl's composure
was restored, as she replied :
"Perhaps I canuot boast of the
Harcourt's ancestry, but at least I
brought my husband a name un
sullied and pure as the noblest in
ihe land.5'
The mau gazed iu admiration at
the maiden thus transformed, as
with flushed cheek, and flashing
eye, sbe stood before " him, and
thought that such a spirt could not
disgrace even the Harconrtt.
''My husband knews nothing of
this masquerade," she sai I, alter a
short sileuce. "lie in in bisinees
in G , and thinks t am spending
the time, whde he is preparing a
home for me, iu this new State, with
aa intimate friend, who resides not
far from here. But I saw your ad
vertisement for a governs, and
determined upon this rus, to en
deavor to bnug about the reconcil
iation, for which our loving boy
has so longed. I knew I had only
to overcome your prejudice, aud
that could more effectually be done
by coming to you alone aud un
known. My friend has lent ber
assistance, iuasmuch as sbe has re
ceived and forwarded all letters
between my husband and myself,
thus keeping bim as it were in tbe
dark."
Judge Uarcourt, frer fhe bad
finished speaking, walked up to her,
and affVctioux.lely clasp ng ber band,
said :
"You have overcome mv uufound
ed prejudice, my daughter, and if 1
was a younger man, the lesson
might prove beneficial j but with
oue foot in the grave, it will hardly
effect the same now; but it will
bring my son to me, the greatest
happiness that Heaven can vcuch
eafe to me.''
Thus was accomplished tha mis
sion of Miss Harcourt's Governess.
CHAPTER III.
It was Christmas Eve, and Mrs.
Harry Uarcourt, settled in her new
home, surrounded by every comfort
that ber loving aud thoughtful hu
band could suggest, wore an ex
pression of perfect contentment, as
she sit beside a cheerful coai tire,
comparing the pleasant aspect
within to the storm which seemed
ragiug without. Every few mo
ments she glanced at the tiny clock,
merrily ticking upon tbe mantel ;
then going to the windows, sho
would peep out into the muddy
streets, illuminated by tbe fitfiuT
glare of the lighted lamps : then
arranging the heavy curtains, sbe
would letuin to ber s nrat lo
Kide the tire, to aw-it the ariival of
the expected one.
"At las 1 her pitience was rewar.
ded, for a ring at the bell raued
hei to a i-e jinrkl fi o'u her chair,
and hMeii 10 Uied.'i. A Ml figure,
clad iu an oilcloth overcoat , entered
tbe ball, and having removed the
weather prottor, revealed tbe im
posing presence ot Judge Uarcourt,
who, drawiuij the graceful form of
hh daughter-in-law towards him,
tenderly embraced her, and imprin
ted a kiss upon ber fair white fore
head. He had scarcely seated himself in
the soft chair, pulled forward for
his reception, wheu another liug
caused the lady to change tbe posi
tion of her guest ; he was escorted
to a window, and concealed behind
the drapery of the curtain. In an
incredibly short space of time, the
hostess was again at the door, and
another tall figure passed from the
storm into the lighted ball; another
pair of strong arms encircled the
lad', and another kiss was imprint
ed upou her brow, cheek, aud lips,
a the fond busband, having just
left the counting-room, entered bis
happy home upon this Christmas
Eve. He walked into the parlor,
and took the same seat so recently
occupied by the first caller.
After a few moments conversa
tion, the wife remarked :
"Well, Harry, I cannot refrain
from presenting my gift to-nigh1,
instead of waiting until to-morrow ''
"All light," he responded, "it wiP
save me the trouble of banging up a
stocking."
She advanced towards tbe es
pecial window, and drawing the
curtain asde, a gentleman stepped
forward, and before the astonished
husband, who bad also arisen, could
recover his surprise, be was clasped
iu the arms ot his father, whom he
had not beheld for more than sis
years- Tears filled the eyes of both
mea, as they gazed upon each other;
and with mutual promises of for
giveness, resolved that nothing
should agin part them, and declared
the reconciliation complete.
The husband was duly informed
of all that bad transpired in that
year's separation ; aud when his
wife, with drooping eyes, also sued
for forgiveness, in thus deceiving
bim, be said :
"My dearest, i is ours, for as an
a'ien from the home of my boy
hood would I have wandered per
haps forever, had if not ben for
the iuterpesit'on ot Mis Harcourt's
governess." Many Christmas E-'es hav
passed since then ; but never ha
tbe busband received a gift ho tru'y
prized a the one presented upon
tbat memorable uijjht by the hero
ine of our sketch, Miss Harcourt's
Governess.
K. M. J.
CHARTS.
Stiite Superintendent of
School Finger makes a State
ment about Cliart.
Office of Supt. Public Instruction,
Raleigh, N. C, July 10, 1889.
Since the publication of my card
of tbe 8th of June about charts ha
caused comment, I deem it proper
for me to make tbe following state
ments and explanations of my views
on this subject :
1. I did not aod I do not no
condemn tbe use of charts, but I do
say tbat the beneficial results to be
derived from their use are, by many
people, very much overestimated.
2. This one cardiual pnucipie 1
in.-ibt upon: The sooner the
CHILDREN IN SCHOOL CAN BE
TAUGHT TO GET FOR THEMSELVES INFOR
MATION CUT OF BOOKS THE BETTER
This is so whether we have regard
merely to storing tbe mind with
useful facts or whether we consider
the diciplme and strengthening of
the mind. While reading chart"
and other charts, in tb bands of
expert teachers and under proper
conditions, may be helps, they, in
tbe very nature of tbe cane, can con
tain very little of the great range of
information which the children
must have, aod so tbe books must
soon be resorted to. Besides, all the
elementary books and others adop
ted by the State Board of Education
are constructed upon the new and
most approved methods, and they
con a n the IMCTITRF.S. SCRIPT, EL
EMENTARY REAUINU, ACSub
ftami illy all that the charts do and
very much more and all teachers
should In made to feel that with
proper desks for the children, and
wiin the e hooka and their slates
111 their bauds, MiceeaH must attend
their teaching. HiseaMl) possible
in the very begiumug of school life
to interest children iu these books
at their seats. The desirability of
doing this, especially iu tbeungrad.
ed country school in which tbe
teacher can give comparatively lit
t'e attention to the little children,
is evident. And this loads rue to
say tbrt charts are by uo means
necessary ami in the tud are no
very great helps either to children
or teacher.
3. With all due respect to Ihoso
who may dider with me, I iusist
tbat before money is spent, if spent
at all for charts, safe and cimforta
tie houses and comfortable seats
with writing desks should be pro
videdthe doub'e desks.
4. So long as I am State Sttperim
tendent I will not, especially when
my name is used, appear even by
sileuce to approve tbe sale ot any
charts or other school appliances bv
ageuts who ride through the coun
try and make a personal canvass.
This mode ot sale is unnecessary
and very expensive, aud of course
the children's school fund pays the
expense.
5. If such things are wanted, the
State P ard of E lucatiou will take
pleasure in making au arrangement
by which the Couuly Superintend
ent and Couuty Boards can furnish
committees at reasonable prices. If
reasonable prices cannot be arrang
ed, we can easily get on without
the charts.
C- The charts in question contain
18 sheets, 3 pages of manilla paper
without very much matter, ot course,
on each of the nine subjects- They
sell at S16, or at 815 1 believe caih
on delivery. Ono house publishes
them and of course makes some
profit ; another House acts as gene
ral aent or in some way controls
sales in a geueral way and must
have a profit j Mr. VV. O. Hightower
becomes the general ageut for this
State and expects a profit; eleven
other gentlemen are employed ry
Mr. 11. to canvass the different
neighborhoods and they expect to
make good wages and to have their
horse aud carriage hire paid.
Who pays all these profits aud
expenses? Of course they are ail
included in the price of tbe charts,
ind of course tbe price is higher
hau it ought to be and higher than
t would be under a proper arrange
meut. It reminds me of the Hale
in some counties a few eus ago of
1 cooking stove at 48 when as good
a stove could be bought of the local
.nercbaut for one half that sum
The argument that these cbartn are
aot biguer tnau other charts is not
Che question at all.
7. It is but just to the local a
euts lor me to say that prior to the
sue of the card of June Hlb, but
o.ie pei sou had been to see me about
these charts He was no t a native
n th's Srate.
Whether or not he alone was re
sponsible for misrepresenting me I
do not s.y or know. As to the fact
ihat I was misrepresented I have
iuundaut evidence. Tbe last letter
t have on the subject s 13s tbat t ie
igeut said that I was ''anxious to
iave these charts introduced
pioughout tbe State."
8- I have no word of censure for
tny local ageut who was misled by
Htatements ot others, nor have I any
void of censure for any county
chool autho ities w ho purchased
nese charts.
As I conceived, it became necev
ary to set myseit right, and a it
was drsuable to do ih's promptly I
issued ihe card. Whatever fur her
.utsrepresentations may bd made,
and however my motives may be
impugned, which is about tbe meau
est thing a disappointed man can
do, I believe the people will ap
prove my effort to protect the child
tea's school fuuo. Long ago I
learned that the State Superinten
dent who does his duty along tbi
liue will 'je auused. Long ago I
learned that nume of the new things
are good, soma of them bad, aud
some of them ot but little use. Tue
power of mouey is behind the n all
and not uu requently it forces the
use of not only tne good, but, also
the bad and the indifferent.
S. M. Finger,
Superintendent Public Instruction.
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