The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-07-21

t., 10 s7oo-W HOLEN y440.
only know that the wind boweth wh;ther
soeYer il slisteth, but we oalnot tel. whence
it cometh, nor whittier it goeth. The
contemptible .paganisms which have been
driven from Astronomy and Chemistry,
still maintain a lingering foothold here.
The moon still exercises q usurped5 do
minion ever the weather, even. as she
tyTannizes over the plant ofgcucum-
bers, the killing Of swine. and The denti
tion Of babies. Nevertheless, this, cannot
continue always.so The strong light Lof
truth viii yet scatter such silly ameon-
shine. We cannot doubt that the storms
ike the planets. move in obedience to
some liked and definite law Phe human
mind everIseiziug lalpon big her prizes of
knowledge. will yet wrench, this closely
held secret from Nature also. We shall
some day learn the Law. aud trace It to its
spAgnomena, and predict. the
path Of storms with as mndh certainty. as.
We now foretelk eclipses.- And here are
6 reateE things, yet in store for us. Re 7
cent eyements1 in France. point the
way - BY the vast multiplication oflight-
ming reds, which disarm The. electric
clouds by quiet aud silent, discharges,
the vine growers. Of France have put an
end to the hailstorms, which every fourth
yea. had destroyed their previous crops.
And if this has been done already, Why
shall we not still go onward, conquering-
and to conquer2 Why Ssmay we not yet.
send the feItili2ipg clouds across our
arid plains, aud the African deserts. and
50 fulfil the grand old prophecy that the
hg and myrtle should yet displace the
thorn, and the wilderness blossom as the
rose 2 3ffH' -.'sh o. s-o Zoo"
@' Astr0homy also has many practical
uses in the economy of earthly life, and
surely no otheF=humahi science can so lift
the soul upward through eyer widening
Spirals;wso draw it away from sordid, APP
petites to minglo with its Creator; SO ex.,
pand it to Eli the Universe '''.t' PHI
"--the stellar sea, r
Whose waves are suns; chat break upon the
Of S GODS infinituae forever l e. -1
And brea king, far iffuse diamond spray
Of sPhered immensities, and burning day
Such is the curriculum of physical
science that mast be, learned by our pu.
Pill before he is sdeysloped into the, Prizes
Man whom we seek to produce, But be
must learn other things also. Why
should the people know SO little concern.
ing the Constitution and political history
of their.own country The popular ig-
porance is utterly, irredeemably mischiev-
Gus. For our children's sake, and our
country's sake, let US put an end to this
suicidal and wicked negligence. During
the last four bloody aud CHASTITY years,
and in the present useless and shameful
crisis, we have been reaping, The bitter
fruits. Let US teach our Children the his
tory, laws, and constitution Of their own.
county, the true theoFyef political sci
ence, be fore we teach them foreign ordeal
languages; aud above all, let US raise a
higher standard. of female education In,
this respect. The mothers Of tie future
rulers of America ehoula receives higher
training than the tWaddling friVolitiee Of
many of our fashionable Seminaries. The
tendency of The present age is toward pro-
gressiVe democracy. Not women 8
rights, or negro rights, but Human rights,
are thesreal goal Of the march; we are
pushing toward democracy unlimited
by any conditions of sex, color, or BIRTH
place, and an aristocrscy based only up
on absolute mental and. moral superiority.
The girls who sic within the sound Of my
voice will one day, at the ballot. box; aud
In the halls of Legislation, be sxerting
their Just influence upon the destiny OF
ho
healthy Influence, or shall they waste
worthless lives upon French and fashion,
Lady'sa Book and Ledger, like the cara less
women W HON the prophet cursed, Wink
the Great Republic goes down IN shame
and ruin? Shall our sons tread in the
path we have marked out, and still bs
the prey of a lying rostrum and vena
press? Shall the foul vapofs that are for.
1 ever pouring their internal choke EdatnpI
from the bubbling, lrotting cloacsiot GU
national politics, never be "bloWn clea
by FreedQm's northern wipd,?" Shal
traitors and corruptionists, thieves
drudkards, dotards and imbeciles, fofeve
sit in the nations high places?a Shall th
halls and.balconies of our ssationat palace
be still disgraced by such outpourings 0
4 biackguaTd scuTrilIty and shameless ebrl
ely as have brought down upon our head
the terision of all IChTistendom If moi
then, in the name Of God and Humanity
Iet us teach out .sogsI and, daughters ia
political history, philosophy and eeono
my of a true Republic. Let knoWledg
q Of this be required of every teacher; .ls
t7be made an Integral part Of theseours
Of study 10 every district schools. lie
accomplishments classics, and sPhilo
sophieal mathematics stand aside ii
this is accomplished. ,..@r -. =
i 8 - s2Gt bri .-nr 80 fa oa1s
.Snch is a brief outline Of the course {
study necessary to the proper training {
! a wgn informed citizen ahd1usefdli mem
4 Der of society," No ifaTmesS me0hanic
E professional or business man, eroVemar
can well afford to forego any part of this
!. To, this. must be super added speei'
: Training for the calling which is to b
I pursued Ia life. And if, after this, iher
Is still time and opportunity, then let. u
3 advance into ether 6eldsof learning. A
4 the graceful Corinthianleelumni s,erewn
: ed WITH the acanthns wreath, so let th
: lofty forehead of manhood and woman
= hood be crowned with the 0arlands ofa