Fiery Cross, Volume 4, Number 3, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 November 1924 — Page 5

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AROUND THE FIRESIDE The Jolly Discuss the Beginning of the Revolution.

WELL,' I'll declare!" Mary Jolly wriggled reluctantly out of the Sleepy Hollow chair by the shaded reading lamp in order to make a place for her father as he joined hi? family in the livincr room on SaTurdav evening. "Weil, I'll declare!" she exclaimed again as she stooped to recover the history that she had been reading, "I certainly thought that the War of the Revolution began in July, 1776."

"Wellll.ll. who disputes it?" lnlmleked Clarence, placing his mother's low chair nearer the fire, nlandlng until the had taken her seat. "The fawn, ("loose!" enappl hl.i sister. "Th first shot was f rod at Lexington in Ap:-i!, 1775. That's the famous shot heard round the world that John Adams mentioned, and every tchoolboy lias told ua chout ever since. 'The embattled farmers stood and fired the nhot heard 'round the world - all that sort of thin? you know!" "Aw shucks, who doesn't know that!" prowled Clarences indignantly. "Kveryhody floes except you." Mrs. Jolly hastened to divert them from the rrllical subject: "Tell us dear. something ation? the situation of the Colonists at that critical time. In our last lesson wo learned of the fateful Congress at Philadelphia and Its stormy senion of fifty one days. We know thet It brought Orneral Go Re to a realization of how far the people were pier?ard to f.o to defend their liberty. We know. too. ;hnt 7.000 troops were sent to him from Kngiand. jnd that 1-e seized all the munitions that lie could find, and fortified Hoston Neck. There ho had to stay because the Colonists would not allow him to get out." The Concord Arsenal. "Naturally." grlnne-1 Mr. .Tolly, thoroughly cnloyine the predicament of the haughty Hrltlsher even after the lapse of centuries. "The complacent Oencrul who thought that Americans were only lions because tha EnsHah were behaving like lambs, arid who had boasted so confidently that with 6.000 troops he would enforce all the laws was beginning to catch a glimpse of the light! There v.-an an nrcenal l;i Concord which he determined to ii7.e, but the Commute of Hafety found It out..." "I'll bet Paul Kevere had something to do with part of it," interlupted Clarence eagerly. "I don't doubt It. Anyway, when the General or rather his representative. Major Pltcalrn. pot to Lexington, he found a fow scores of citizens armed with all sorts of old weapons, drawn up on the preen. When they refused to disperse at his order, he ordered his troops to fire, killing a rumher of the citizens and putting ihr- rest to flight. He pushed on to 'on ord to find that most of the munitions had been removed from the nrsenal." Mary could stand yielding to the ' 'tint of the stage no longer. She Interrupted her father: "And then he veiiastlngly beat it back to Boston double quiei: with tho Colonists right b'-hind him lilie a swarm of yellow Jackets," she interposed excitedly, taking out her chewing gum so that rue could (elk faster. "Washington Irvlnj: wrote aliou't how they marched through noxbnry in the morning with th band playing Yankee Doodle, nnfl then came back at sunset, 'hounded rlrg the old Cambridge road to 'l-.arlestown Neck by mere armed yeomanry.' " ' "OreaC floated Mr. Jolly, whose Imaglnnlton was so vivid that he always felt as if he wore taking part in the scrimmages. "It fires my blood to think of old men like Israel Putnam who left his plow In tho furrow, when lie heard of it and set out for Boston without even ttolng home. Just sent his win buck to tll the family wtiere lie had gone, and for what purpose. That's the spirit we read about!" Brother Against Brother. "It was heart rending to men of Islon . llko George Washington, howtver, .Mrs. Jolly reminded gravely. ' Ho foresaw the dreadful Bufferings tit many men. and grieved that they taust fight the KnKlish. In a letter to old Lord Fairfax, who was then In Kngiand. he wrote: 'Unhappy it is to reflect that a brother's sworj has b"en sheathed in a brother's breast, and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are to b either ilrcnrlied with blood, or inhabited by b!avrs." "That didn't cause him to weaken for u moment, though. Mother." Clarence broke In quickly. "George Washington ur-K-'d Congress to create an urmy. and provide for defence. Me reminded the Congress that our apJ.cals had I;n spurned, and that Knglanl thought we wre cowards because we bed been patient and respectful. Since British oppression had appealed to arms, he raid, he munt urge that it bo promptly met by warlike preparations and a challenge to battle. 1113 brother John had already been drilling a company." "Oh. armies- I mean eompanyn began to spring up everywhere after the Lexington nfTair." yawned Mary, who hr.d Just hail a surreptitious peep Into the hlslory, and felt superior accordingly. "They took Fort Tlcondoroga and some other place before tho I rlllsh knew what had happened to t them. George Washington was made Commander in Chief of the Colonial Brmtes. but these were free lance happenings Ijefore he could get started." "Aw shucks! The finest fight of the war was before he got started." gibed Clarence. "Pity you don't know Kome'hlng about the battle of Bunker Hill." "Tell us about It. Son," smiled his mother, and Mary had to content herself with making a face at him. The Battle of Bunker Hill "Well, Generals Howe. Hurgoyne ind Henry Clinton Bailed Into Boston harbor and nearly exploded when they found 6, 000 trained troops of Kngiand held In a town by 10,000 farmers. They were really amused and a trifle bored that It was all ao easy. Peasants, they called the Americans." "Humph!" ejaculated Mary Indignantly. "They had all the action they were looking for before long. While they slept, and made their elaborate toilets, the farmers were throwing; up fortlflcntiona on Breed's Hill and Bunker HIU ao cloee to the English that ftfeer could hear th sentinel calling,

'All is well.' In tho mo-eing. when they saw th crude fortifications of the 'rustler.' they were still more -mused." "They Innhed -on-the o!he- sid" cf thalr mouths prety soon, thank God!" gritted Mr. Jolly. "Twice they stormed' urf the hill, and were driven back with terrible slauKhfer. und the third time. (Vip troops romons'rato'l thev Hid 1-rned how the 'rust!.;' ecu!.! ohoo-t." "Gee! Thit was fie bullies' fight of the war tht ba'tle of Bunker's HIU," rlontnd Clarence. "Just sud pose that our ammunition hadn't given out! T believe we woj'.d have run those fancy troops all the way back to Kngiand. As it was. we re treated in such order that we los? only j! SO men while the British loss was 1.054." Mr. Jollv chuckled: "It's oh Isrnel Putnam directing them In his shirt sleeves that elves me the greatest thrill. The Englieh said that he looked fit to lend rnthiiig but a troori of lalwrera. Tt rtlffcrs mv backbone Just, to think about that old fellow!"

A Moral Victory. "And how it did grine the British." giggled Mary. "It made them so snr and boosted the feelings of the Americans so much thr.t it wr3 considered a great moral victory for the Americans." "When George Washington heard of it he exclaimed that the liberties of our country were saved. Just what did he mean by that?" queried Clarence with a perplexed frown. His mother hastened to reply. "My denr. it. proved to him that the spirit of the American peonle was the same they were united in spirit although they differed amo:ig themselves about many things, rwd came from different parts of the country He knew that they were all struggling together for a common ideal." "You see son. the New England t'urttan inherited an antagonism toward the Cavalier Southerner, to say nothing of the widely differing religious factions. Bunker Hill proved that rich and poor. Cavalier and Puritan, aristocrat and laborer were as one in th's matter of defendln? their llherty." Mr. Jollv explained this with pride, and added: "The common danger blotted out lesser grievances just as. In the late World War. there was on North and no South all were Americans defending their country." "Gee! I wish I could h; been in that Bunker Hill fisbt." muttered Clarence, his voice tremulous with e.xeitement. Mary Tells on Clarence. "You would have rushed the retreat ludglng from the way BUI Simmons blacked your eve the other day." gi')bed Mary with sisterly Insolence. "You can practice for the next war. but J'm going to slep," and she was out of the door before Clarence could recover from her attack sufflcientv- to spak. "Aw. shucks; I blacked both his eyes for him." he sputtered indignantly, and then stopped short to look ruefully toward his mother as Mary's sweet tantalizing laughter floated back to them from the top of the stairs. "Never mind. Ron." consoled his father with twlkling eyes. "Bill Is the neighborhood bully: I'm sure you had a reason for titling scores with him." Mrs. Jolv threw ',;n her hands in despair. "What is to become of the world tfTYien don't learn some way to settle differences besides their fists. It Is so primitive. What are wo to do!" Clarence and Mr. Jolly looked at each other, and then grinned understanding: "Give it up," they said In concert. "I bet." remarked Honk Peters, "that by thtj time Bill Tibbnl s wife got through with him for takin' that three thousand dollars out of the savin's bank an' going an' spending it for them forty thousand uharc-s of fake oil sto;k poor ol' Bill wished he hadn't trie.! to be a high financier." "Oh. Bill's wife didn't raise any rumpus over that transaction." srild young George Jfaskins. who is a distant relative of the Tibbals and lodges in their lioine. "But mv wife heard her!" asserted Hank. "She went, to call on her last evenin'. and' while she was standin' in the vestibule waltin' to ring the bell she heard Bill gettin' the jawin' of his life!" "But that Jawing wasn't being given because Bill had .bought the oil stock " explained young George. "It was because Bill was paying five dollars a year for a box In a safe-deposit vault to keep the oil stock In." Youth's Companion. Mrs. Tindle How do you always manage to have such delicious beef Mrs. Hands -I select a good, honest butcher, then I stand by him. "You mean that you give him all your trade?" "No; I stand by him while he's cutting the meat." "What! A widow for the third time?" "Yes temporarily." Excelsior, City of Mexico. Suitor Do you think that yon could learn to love me? The Lady Poaalbly; but. If I were a man. I'd hate to think I was an acquired taste. Answers, London. o People who dislike to talk about the Klan seldom love to talk about patrlotlaA.

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DELIGIOUS strife In Alsace and Lorraine is a public topic and should Interest Klanswomen and Klansmen. In come ways Premier Herriot Is the apostle of directness. When he came to office In May . he did not approve everything his predecessors had accepted as a matter of course. Here, he noted, were two provinces governed by German laws. These laws permitted the Catholic religion to bo taught in the public schools something French laws did not do. Very promptly, Indeed. Premier Herrlet insisted upon the abolishing of the German laws and the substitut-" lng of the laws of France. The Vatican felt an angry tremor alons its spine. And throughout Alsace and Lorraine, the pope-led people raised a whoop and hallco. The sister provinces declared that they had been faithful to France through tho entire German occupationthat la. from 1870 to 1918 and that they should have a moral right to free exercise of their religion, both in churches and schools. Finally the mayors of Sarreguemines telegraphed the French premier, protesting against the proposed changes In the laws of the provinces insofar as they affect religion and religious teaching, and they also requested Monsieur

OdAs and Ends "The Kosvedena Zena." "The llo3vedena Zena" (the divorced woman) is the name of a paper recently established in Czecho-SIovakia to promote the interests of the "Divorcees Union." It is published by the women divorcees who originally composed the "Union:" but so popular has the club become, its membership now embraces thousands who are not divorcees. The object of the Union is threefold, according to preliminary announcements: 1. To give advice on how to be hapny though married. We presume that this advice would -consist in something like the following in the interest of consistency: "Do as I say, and not as I do." 2. To give advice upon what to do if one cannot he happy, though married. Obviously in this predicament tbe advice would be: "Ho a-s I do." 3. To expose husbands who are ruining matrimonial bliss, and to aid U divorcees, actual and potential. We shake our heads over the latter clans?. In this country, such exposure would only pique the interest of the women. Everyone knows that a person who can marrv once, can marry twice and more. That-explains the deadliness of the matrimoniallybent widow, as Dickens explained to "Samlvel." "The Divorcees Union" Is Interesting precisely as any new manifestation of disease is interesting, because of the mental exercise which the investigation of Its causes, and probable and possible effects it affords. Nevertheless, we can afford to do without It in America. Tiic First Lady of the Land. The estimate of America's beloved "First Lady" as given by Miss Eliza beth Marbury o New York; welk. Known play-broker, and Democratic Commit tecwoman, has brought her Infinitely nearer to every woman in the United States who Is earnestly striving to be a home-maker, wife, and mother a real help meet to her husband. Mrs. Coolidge has taught school -he most responsible of professions has made her own clothes, and has takfn care of her own babies. She is the tvpe of woman who givt . us heart when we grow pessimistic over domestic, as well as national affairs. As the mistress of the White House ?he has lost none of her charm and it is our hope that the youmrer generation will take her as a model. The Princess Dressmaker. Prlneees Xeniai Shaikof. once a member of the royal family of Russia 's now an overseer in a dressmaking establishment in France where one tnmdred and fifty noblewomen of Russia eke out a living by doing fine needlework. The Princess has come to America recently to study the American styles with the hone of carrying back ideas to her establishment. The story of thin young Princess, and her fall from a position of affluence recalls the story of the Queen of England had a trade taught to each of her daughters. This is a hint to ome foolishly fond American mothers who arer bringing up their daughters in idleness with no protection within themselves against the reversals of life. A Kitchen Marathon. Th Iowa farm women who wore a speedometer and found that she walked five mi'.os per dav in preparing the meals for her family of three is bv way of being a public benefactor If her experiment will only bring homa to women the fart that a little headwork in planning the day's work would save some of the footwork. The habit of Rittlng down to do the work, even the cooking on the stove, is a wonderful saver of energy. A high stool Is one of the very best investments for the woman who must do her own work. Lady Astor May Have Cabinet Job Our own Lady Nancy Astor may become a member of Stanley Baldwin's conservative cabinet. We know In America that no better selection could be made. Women of India Make Progress. Increasing numbers of women are entering public service in India. The Maharanl of Travancore has recently appointed Mrs. Lukeae as Dunbar physician and member of the legislative council. Mrs. Lukese attended the University of London, and holds several British degrees. To Obey, or Not To Obey! Miss Maude Royden. the famous English preacher .who says that Americans are the moat Intolerant people In the world (!). has turned her guns of eloquence on the marriage service of the Church of England which is some three centuries old. She wants that harmful and degrading word "obey" eliminated from the vows of the women. Well, it U Just a form and really harms no one. to say nothing of the opportunity for conversation which it

Herriot to maintain the Frnch Embassy at the Vatican. More chills along the papal spine, no doubt. However, Premier Herriot stood pat, with a firm and steadfast resolution to do what he thought wise and best. He replied to the mayors courteously: he thanked them for their frank telegram. But his stand was as staunch as that of the Old Guards. Ho pointed out. that the mayors' objection was founded on a misconception of the Government'3 intentions "which." he said, "do not conflict with the free exercise of religion, but rather support re'.igtous liberty and national concord." That was a fine distinction. The term "religious liberty and national concord" connotes separation of church and state and, equally Important, the banishment of "religious orders." Of course Alsace and Iorralne did not want the practical operation of that "nice distinction." Still these provinces will llvo and learn. And it goes without sayins that they will obey Premier Herriot or the French military will find out why they do not. America can learn a few things from Herriot's methods. Religious and political cabals in America should be treated in the Herroitian manner. Many a French statesman has his good points.

Pollys Pickings Wr nrtipn ronio lnl. ....... t i.t election, winning gubernatorial posts in two states, snrl tnlrino- nntn hara.lr a seat In Congress In another. Mrs. ' 1 1 j m i r . . . -lenie iayioo rtoss. wiaow or Governor Roes, of Wyoming, was elected to the governorship of Wyoming, and Mrs. Miriam Ferguson becomes governor of the Lone Star State. Strange io say, Mrs. Koss won her fight without a single campaign speech, and some of the unkind gentlemen politicians declare thev elctd Tm. cause she proved herself one woman .. . i. , . A i . . . . nj i-uuui resist; ine iemimne desire tO talk. Mrfl MaPV T TJr. n,n elected to Congress from New Jersey. "Can she bake a cherry pie. charm ing Billy?" no longer Is the sole test of the prospective bride. "What is your ethical code in re lation to family life?" is one of the pertinent questions which she must answer today. Mrs. John D. Sherman., president of the federation of women's clubs, attending the biennial con-' ventlon of the federation in Wash-' Ington. is in charge of a department, called "The American Home," which, will concern itself with the "art of living" in the home as well as the more material family pursuits of cook ing and cleaning. The -ebullding of the American home is the supreme challenge of "the American woman to day, in the opinion of Mrs. Sherman. Ladv Aatnr fVn-mor-Ti- t!aa Vonfur LanghorneTif Virginia, and a member of the British Parliament. Is being indorsed by men high In official life for a place In the new Cabinet being rormea tn Great Britain by Stanley Baldwin, who succeeds Premier Ramsay McDonald. affords at more or less happy weddings; but maybe Mi3s Royden la right; unmarried women have more time to Judge of matters In the abstract unhampered by experience. Pavlowa's Shoe Bill. Pavlowa. the famous Russian dancer. Is reported to have an annual shoe bill of $7,000! Since her feet torn her money, they are the ones to spend It. Fabric Pictures. There is something new In the world of art, and that something was created by a frail little woman milliner who had given a lifetime of service to her family, before she realized her dream of making pictures. Miss Orpha V. Ellis, for forty years a milliner in a small city in Illinois, conceived the Idea of making her scraps of beautiful stuff Into pictures. The conception grew, and noted ariista recognized her genius. Her pictures have been exhibited at the wntn studios in New York City: In the Arts and Crafts exhibits at the Chicago Art Institute; The Anderson Galleries. Chicago; the Arts Club, Tampa. Florida, and in public expositions at St. Petersburg, Florida. The story of Miss Orpha Ellis holds a hint for the writer she used the materials with which she was familiar and created an art where as had her dreams of painting pictures come true, she might have been just one of mony good artists. It is said that no one climbs to fame who does not ride rough over someone else. Miss Ellis has proven that the duty which lies nearest is one way to the heights. LETTERS TO To S. E. W.

NOVEMBER WIND. Man's Just like a car with the engine left running." The wind of November, old Friend, swirls a-flurry; He nips at one's nose shrilling. "Hurry, oh, hurry! The moments are Hying; the year's on the run; Now winter's upon you, just what have you done?" My dear, I refused to be catechized so By any pert wlndling that ever did blow: With a brace of my shoulders (and grab at my hat), I said: "Sir, why hurry or worry? That's that! Why hurry when hurry but catches a hearse; Or maybo a scolding, a bad cold, or worse Why worry when worry's a child of the devil, Designed to tip side-wise the head that Is level? It dries up'our juices, and palsies our hands. Afflicts us with wrinkles, makes senile our glands: His brain-power wasting by worry's low cunning, Man's just like a car with the engine left running." And right there I added with no thought of rhyme, "Stop worry, and llvo life one day at the time." C-ood counsel, you say. to be flung on the air? The wind did not think so. he whipped at my hair. Then whirled In a pet. flinging dust in my eyes Which happens quite Often when folks will advise Quoth he: "Trust a woman to make argument. She wastes more good wind " then, disgusted, he went! Went shrilling and whistling, this wind of November, A boisterous boy malting way for December. You love him, old Friend, as you sit by the fire. And hear the wild shout of his eager desire. You who are so tender are llsfnlng tonight; And the wind of November chants lov as I write. As ever, . E .

America

Thanksgiving Approaches! After the fast, the feast! For the weeks just past, the housewife has been swept into the political current whether she would, or no. She has been besieged by literature, luncheons and whatnot, until the matter of three meals per day was necessarily held In abeyance for the time being. Now she is ready to return with renewed zest to her culinary affairs and whether the administration Is republican or democratic there Is no one to make the world safe for tho Thanksgiving turkey. Of course, there are traditional dishes which everyone expects to flank the royal bird; but the thrifty house-, wife is always alert to learn of a different way to prepare side diBhes, not only for the great occasion, but to help out the menu in the days following the feast when the turkey Is beginning to run low. Mrs. Christine Frederick, the dis tinguished authority on household .efficiency, gives some suggestions as to the preparation of winter vegetables which gives to our homely old friends all the flavor of a brand new discovery. There is the oyster plant, for Instance. Try parboiling it, cutting it Into small sections, and serving with butter, or a good cream sauce in which a little parsley has been chopped. For a change, mash to a pulp and combine with whipped eggs for a souffle. If the family tire3 of the potato, try the paranlp as a substitute. Parboil carefully so the parsnips will not become soggy, remove skin, slice and fry In brown sugar, or maple syrup. As an agreeable change, dip in batter and fry In deep fat. The unfamiliar leek has all the delicacy of asparagus when properly prepared. Cut off rootlets and tops, leav ing about six inches of the bulbous stalk. Steam this In as little water as possible, and aerve with drawn butter. Served cold with French dressing, it Is an excellent and cheap winter salad. Cabbage, a valuable, as well as cheap winter vegetable, is often ruined by overcoqking, Contrary to the accepted idea, it Is very digestible when properly prepared. The process is as follows: have ready boiling, well-salt e.d water, shred the leaves and drop into the water a few at the time. Leave uncovered, and boil for not more than twenty minutes. Red cabbage is nutritious and dell clous prepared as a hot slaw with slow, continued cooking. Another way of preparing it justifies the extra trouble of its preparation. Put sev eral tablespoor.sful of bacon grease or meat drippings, in a Scotch frying bowl of iron, heat very hot, and shred the cabbage into It; turn frequently and simmer over low fire. About half an hour before serving, stir in enough vinegar and brown sugar to give sour-sweet taste, adding a lew cara way seeds. This Is guaranteed to be a dish of 100 per cent excellence. : o Local Color. "Liza, why fo' yo" b. dat odder box of shoo blackln'?" "Go on, dat ain't shoe blackin dat's mah massage cream." A "SHUT IN" Rhymester's Roost, November, 1924.

OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

U a Nation. Expects to Remain Ignorant and Free in a State of Civilization, it Expects What Never Was, and Never Will Be. Jefferson.

gHALL the Bible be read in the Public Schools? What a "Trw!?011 ? asA,in a country which claim as its motto:

If we believe in God, how caring of the Word of God? A Discrimination One of the discriminations against omen which the Woman's Partv among others. Is working to have removed. Is that an AmsrinQn . . .... .h.., nwuidll ho marries a forcisner Inaea zenship thereby unless tho foreigner a naturalized American , however, is still an American citizen, although he may marry the Queen of anniDat Isles and liv with her the farthest Quarter of the globe. This fact was brought out recently a question that i, o,-,,., i newstratwr. tk. . ' question was as follows: a woman citizen of the United Mates mai-rlod , 1 1 e . '-' ' iu y ram ago. Five years after her marriage her husband became an American citizen by naturalization; two years ago she divorced him. Is she an American citizen or not?" According to the answer given. - - - .u&u m. .cu me lui einer, sue iOBt hr American c(tt7onortn ht hen hd hAratno nifnnniuAj t gained it. The fact that she subsequently divorced him did not alter the case. This is fin a rHcfmlnn-:n - .. 1 1 1 1 .A LiVJ 1 i cljiiuilK the manv ncainoi . i , . . j .. -j . wuuwi WUH.il MI HJ u 1(1 be removed from the laws of this enlightened land. The women of each state should see to it that this Is done. oPRAISE Praise ye Jehovah. praise ye Jehovah from the heavens: Praise him in the heights. Praise ve htm all t. Praise ye him.-all his host. naise ye mm. sun and moon: Praise htm nil v, Praise him, ye heavens of heavens. ihu ye waters that are above the heavens. Let them praise the name of JehovahFor he commanded, and they were ' created. He hath also established them for ever a-nci ever: He hath made a decree which shall not pass away. Psalms. o That's Right. He: "TTflW am vnti n..t . . ,. 6i"s lu live, my dear?" ,.Jn.my sreen velvet walking suit with hat to match." Jack-o'-Lantern. Fair Offer. Prof: "I take exeat- Tiimln i giving you 81 in Math." Rtude: "Aw. make it a t,nxi,nj - -- UU11U1K, ..111, enjoy yourself." Orange OwL

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the public schools differ widely la their interpretations of the Scriptures, and that sectarian teaching of any kind would be both unwise and unfair on this account; but the fundamentals of religion and the hair-splitting niceties of dogma and creed are as far aPrt as the poles. There is not a child or a grown-up in the whole wide world, Jew or Gentile, white or black, bond or free, who would not be benefited by hearing the words of truth which have stood the test of the ages presented in the Book of God. nJ F?,UH States b Christiatt-ji Lhnt-f allowing nation. Those who come to us of their own free will with the knowledge that we are a Christfollowing nation. They cannot expect us to change our foundations for the sake of some who may not agree with us. The Congress of the United States does not begin its day without an appeal to the Ruler of ail Nations for guidance, and is there one who will say that the direction of the affairs of this country is a more solemnly responsible task than the training of tho youths who must carry on when we are dust? Education is but the leading out. and developing of qualities already innate in us all. Man is a spiritual being, and to neglect his spiritual side is to lose the most vital part of him. Wo strive in our schools to turn out men and women, not intellectual machines. For many years, chapel exercises, that la Kcrintura rmdinn - .. formed a part of every school's day. The method was very satisfactory, and it told to the world just where we stand on the fundamentals of the Christian religion. "There is but one thing the matter with the United States and with the world. We do not educate all our children. That 1 faults." Dr. Frank Crane. The fundamental purpose of education is that the citizens' shall be trained, first in moral character, and second, in citizenship, and true patriotism. If we lose sight of that. I cannot blame certain religious and certain denominations if they shall say we have to withdraw our children from the public school in order that they shall have religious and moral training. Let us make first, education of character, and our hearts and then we shall not be disgraced as a nation by having young men that have passed through our high schools and even our universities, commit crimes unspeakable, and almost unknown In history. Dr. Hiram W. Evans. o He "If you hadn't taken so long getting ready, we should have caught that train." She "Yea, and if you hadn't hurried me so, we shouldn't have had to wait so long for the next one." London Mail.

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