The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-06
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Ea7 Old philosopher, ArcGiIur-
COS, u reported 20 have said that
u he had oRly place Whereof In
stand, he could move the esrth
With his lever. But . soinelhin.
"a which to stand Is needful not
alone TO him, for Political Econo-
my teaches us that a place to
stand or Is necessary ia order
that any business be carried on;
Gad the value of the etc ndinE-
place is represented in tho price
We pay for every pair OF shoes or
s7sEy peck az POTATOES. &C., We
Suy. !
Not only phS hut mental
- also, must every one have .
staRding-plGce. We mean 10 say
that no ono can exact any infiu-
sace whatsoever upon the world
1sleSs be he's sone Groaad no
which mentally TO Stand.
hut ve do not al stand On The
same kind OF ground here. One
man places under hie GseL the
merits of long line of ancestors,
and stands upon HE family name;
another mounts upon the richeA
Shich bis father, haring no time
tor she education and overnight OF
his SOD, had ample time for Rcca-
raulGting; another aPeaks 90 ia
from o vantage GROUND OF u thor
opgh and symmetrical education;
another claims o1r attention IN
she ground OF a pretty face Or q
1nc QEure, and get another on tho
silks, VelvctS and diamonds which
shs carries Gbont on her person.
Nothing IL more curions or
E.oEe lndricrouS 10 tho stt0ntire
observer than the sisht OF these
different grounds CD which psa-
pc base their nsrits. But auoth,
ST cnrioSs observation which Ne
md ourselves making is, that
people very frequently endeayoF to
stand oa--nay, actually do stand
Cuttings which they do net at
Al possess. Thus In Shskspeare's
king john" sc ind tho usnrp-
lag king before the Cardinal, the
representative OF the Pope, utter
Jag his defiance tn tho "Holy
Father" from the elevated ground
Of YightCul authority. When the
coward threatens, be stands on
the ground OF Q courage which he
Toes eot possess, and the beSsars
Who claim our aims In tho street
10 50 ON ground of q misery
which have no Rctaat cXistance.
We were about to say that THE
observation would apply only tot
internal places Of standing. The
man whs eleVstes himself 90 his
gold sud S.ee1backs. must have
tSen to show, saA be- stands Oh
kAen 10 defanit ~ soAethinE
higher aad better The ~oDan
Tbo claims our attention by her |
diamonds snd velvets, cannot do |
60 unless she be actually adorned |
With them, though evcA in that !
case che May not be tho real, but !
only tho seeming, possess0r there !
of. But what Shau re cay OF
sDeh 80 these who stand alone on
SStWRTd Gdornment or money /
Dceely rs a means To THE, or as
40 end in itselff Are there not
500 many such IN America? Our
citisa eTRSm with them, men aai
yctrca possessed OF nothing that
San be called 40 education, unable
% Csc their ora language proper
y, their whole thought for the
outward glare and glitter? Are
5e rot sadly eneducStsd pco-
PIE, in the aidst OF ell our out
Ts-d prosperity, nsr, even be-
canse Of our outward presperitys
We have . moro bitter sarcasm
taao ono uncoRSciously uttered
BY On ignorant servant girl, just
SFsivsd in thls country u few days
ego: Why, what queer lGdies
you 30 have in this censtry!I
They are not like ladies at all"
We aust work 10 raise the
ideGle Of the Riris and boys in our
schools. ARd this must Do done By
teachers who have themselves
high ideals, because they stand
- high and secure mental I
ground. I
People do not build their dwell
!nSs n swaup@ &c they own hilts.