Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-25

not the atst Of the States Ia her jCyoiou 10
ths cause =. Srpulnr S3uctttcn aud th9 pre-
yltiuas made Tor iH mRiptsiusnee. .
The o~oBstitu uen Of le20. 1855 and 1870 All
make This subject one Of nftt lDpoftante, and
rusrd the p1alic school .nad with zssloas
( care, While The constellation Of DO STATE eoB-
taias more liberal Provisions ipf popular
eiotatlon than he Constitution u h'sfourt
s31pied 10 1915. Nos q negtimont immscal
10 ire eRuse can 30 ioabd 10 hpT Of Der siai-
ute books sOf fiXty Sears az her ezitiAnca
No pol ursl paHy hss been in The Etccndrn
cy 80 eli her history wbieh bse srrayed u.s.
sgsinu free school,, ard her Governors from
lklg q she present time have been tAfuett
( advocates q . broad Epd liberal system a.
educAtion. In 1883 The eftnbAthed e genera
scholi Jaw snd sysgem, suh D. 1883 she dsdi
Gated ore fourth 81 hcs revesue Annually 70
| the mainlslasnc8 offTPc slhrols,
10 The gGerAt oiheiRNA0hoie end pTcd0c-
tive public school iauds She Eurpssses every
otLrr Stale Ia tho Ulion Cxcept iudiarai sno
II th1 iuads had been managed o. the Con-
s~titusion aud laws require, II ts demuustrable
tsst to-dsy she would have The large 81 ia he
Union,
Mi.soafi has move school houses 10 the pop
uistiou than Massachusetts, Tho amoun,
sie prpebds a~nnaslly fer public cducriton j.
neatly d0ubie the rate on toe amount OF her
asaes-ed valuatiOo that tho amcunt expended
by the lsster 5 ate Is On bCr vaiuatloni white
our pubie school fands exceeds those %
81 -ssobusetts g. i0j, lsI.o D
But ID matters rot What cur Slste 10, com-
pared With other States, We hsve our laws 10
enforce snd our own 3rc-tcfs 10 make.
Our state, ~ | sGii before, hes been grossly
misrepreseuted and we must work 20 Fsin
the repR'suon w desire and deserve. w
are mskiug progress rapidly aud Il il w CON
neeti0n witb the whole world. Our sciences
sud srit are advancing with a pace equal 20
that OF any ttbef safe. No ore VIII ceny
the iAcl tnst We srs advancing Va The lpP.
Look ST eur urii Tske Vie hiftory Of sTt and
WSSt 60 We DAD regarding hs progressi We
dEd that lt9m lbe begltniug % tte pr9Seat
Ee base had a contiugAi aud rapid Progress.
To show that tEli Is trde we may refer to
ATT 10 Arctilect ure. Our bfstbcuses were The
screa3iuE bfaHctes a. ihe forest trees AZ we
Cad them ia nature. But u 30 bEppfued
TIA, upon a camping er6und The trees wrrr
not large enough &C. igru,sh SHELTER as tbty
stood 80 iugeaeUus man 5sgan Ia bend the
tops oypr ana issisn ihcm toeeibpr mskiue
( shelter in the fuFm OF aH arch. Ibis ioitew.
81 very nstutally from tie brft. Aftsrwatd
places were found where the trees aud bu-hes
were ton ist hps7t o. he Oti asd, this come
qnsnt : was the iieA OF using ibs body Of
: tne ssplings AS stskes suggested Itself and
man proceeded At osee b arrange tnem 20
the ground. lie then spresd his 5lnuket over
aDd formed foF bimsHi a kiad Of icpt. some
improvements he!ng IA tde go havo tho tent
IA It's present form, Bat the Ircgafs did
not stop here. Other thlrgs we're ucossssry.
ana what vas kroNn olcted the min o.
msn and he hogan % trY 70 make Iomeihinc
else, ard be rucee. ded. IL lhe tent We hhy,
the idts sdyatcet witch finally led to the
srso ion OF frAme buildings Bat ttera VS.
one "a or, tho Abtencs of which, csuscd the
10y houge 30 DO used arst. This was a ms,
chine fos changing The trunks OF trees into
lumber.
We Cad ihs, tbs erection Of these lcr
houses grew out OF ueces ity. In cefts'n
forests Il vas tcessaEy fGf tie people IL b.
protected from w3d aG'm,l.i iei this ufrosr
they fpilpd trees and rclttd The truuka 10.
gether forming lqHarrs titus mshtng q place
uf protection. soon 'bay began 70 Eo.Ch Ihs
logs aBd place thtm, upon another, form
ing a pen. Thrp il ass necessary 10 have =
root This wEs h-at made - ihfowifg the
limbs Of treeS over the would te bouse.
Then seeing how the water gCJiI ruu down
the small branches used as covering, a design
was formed iCT keeping oat all the water
and tne eiApbnard roof was the result,
Thus we 70 from step to step allowing
each discovery or Invention 10 stsist 10 the
next TN our progress IS 50 great tbst Nc look
on the arSt thirgs as very ordinary and si,n-
pie, bot upon ibo though iarubhed By these
ample ones Is tho Foundation Tor other things
laid
The question Is now, what has n Ills dorr |
far ~ Cen We not see tie tl,ct every dgSFl
n ave W. uot had revolutions 10 every senRe
OF thn word within the last hundred yeanfl
At lbs beginning Of oar career Ws aad a rev
OF seven years fury, 70 which we.
DAY, ~ Americans owe our Independence
with which We have been able to bulld this
powerful nation which has been able 10 WITH
stand the demOTsl s ng eR ct OF syIl diseord
~hich threatened % shake The very foupts.
ton Of our nationality. ADD wP Gnd the mpn
who lesd IN these resolutions 10 De mon who
were born 10 tho lower ranks OF life. Their
rising proves most eopclgsively, "Tbat bv
MS owe tn,rt ta4n may rise" This country
Is a lree soil empire, Hero tho younn man.
10 nlRlteTg not whittier bora III A mud.bgt ar
a palace, has the same privilege for adj.
yagcement Tie pOoF Of our country may
bueome te learned as $40 wsAithy tkay
viii, knowledge Is not CbiAiBud by wealth or
ismily but by the honest EFFORT put forth bv
Tho oge who desires Il. Money cannot bpg
y, No parent ean tfansmit u TO biz children.
No royal power can bcqutath L To his sue
,os,5S. Bat The prince aud potent4ts must
'tudy al9o with the tamblest peasant In
rider 20 become learned. Both must devote
heir time 70 study II they would fuseeed.
But OF sl the advAnconlenis aud rapid i'm
~lroyeracnls we have made what .hould de-
our attention more than The pfnereqs
lSd work OF education. Education IS The
ever OF poRet and The plane q liberty 10 fast
preceding abroad In OaF sge and Is waxing
no wor'd irom that profound sleep ofslaYery
Q which IL has yepoted Tor ages. Tho mist
u superstition IL fast disappearing and lenoF-
NEE Is falling beneath tho s'ckel OF The
overs OF liberty sod the pioneers ~ knowl
'dee, For as what has II Cont II has
'ronghl within reach OF the poor and iQuor-
'al lhe only means by which they are made
rue c%liizans, and without good citizens va