Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-01


l have not met her yet.
A Letter from Goodland.
If that anomalous body called the
public, or any part thereof, supposes
that simple fracture Of a collar bone
can lay aside the pencil Of what some
call "that old crank" that party is
mistaken.
There IL one other matter in Belle.
view to which attention is called, and
that is the stump-pulling machine that
operated on the farm of Mr.. Houston
Russell. The principle of the machine
is perfect, and its lifting power Is only
limited by the capacity Of Its materials
to resist fracture. Will patentees and
purchasers listen to suggestion? AL
ways build that machine for two hors-
es. What one horse cannot lift, or on
ly lifts with difficulty, two may lift
with ease; and it is always we'll to have
some reserve power.
Last Wednesday night we had ter
rible rain here, and consequently thin
school on Thursdsy. But the time was
we'll spent by those present. On Fri
day a young lady who has to cross a
large creek to reach the school, brought
an Ak, and having cut down quite a
large tree, made a good place for cross
ing the stream, and was in school on
time. 1t Is scarcely necessary to say
that In school she is very orderly and
diligent scholar, standing high in a
band Of noble young folks.
Although the writer does not belong
to meetin' yet he asks leave to feel a
deep interest in everything pertaining
to religion and sound order, and is very
glad TO know that the Central Missou-
ri Association Of United Baptists re-
Gently held pleasant and profitable
meeting near Irondale, at which sew
eral new churches were admitted to
fellowship, showing good growth in
the organization.
The franklin Association of Mis-
sionary Baptists met about the same
time near Webster and, unless the in
is sadly perverted, broke up
in row. The word came from those
who were there, and 1t came in this
shape: The Association had secured q
few hundred dollars to start a college,
and two ministers quarreled about the
location. Out Of regard to propriety
their names are withheld.
It is too late in the day to question
the knowledge Of the writer in regard
to the work of education, or the inn
of sectarian colleges. If the
Baptist brethren i'm Belleview wish to
establish q sectarian school, let them
rent the room under the Mosaic
Lodge and fit it up plainly and COM
twill accommodate all that
will attend; and then when 1t falls, and
fail it will, they will have only q very
small dead horse on their hands. Let
them remember that it Is the teacher
and not the building that makes the
school, and that the sin that doth most
sasily beset the average builders of
,ectarian colleges is a disposition to in
vest too much in brick and mortar and
too little in brains.
Let the friends nf education give
heir strength to the common-school
system and make it effective in the
highest possible degree. Those who
20 off after sectarian schools do not un-
ierstand the signs of the times in re-
yard to education.
Have seen the report of the Teach
,rs' Association at Pilot Knob. It is
very gratifying. A few chapters from
he experience of vigorous teachers in
'ural districts, If well presented, would
,e good reading.
On last Thursday the writer had his
light collar bone broken by fall from
wagon. The damage was repaired
ls Tar as practicable at the time by
elder J. r. Adams, and no time was
ost from school on Friday, and on Fri |
lay night an address was given by the |
writer on Education. No time has
,een lost from school. The fracture
vas subsequently treated by Mr.. Mar
hall Henderson according to Druitt, |
md is doing very we'll. Owing to the
Ige of the patient, convalescence will
,e somewhat protracted.
The writer is sorely distressed at the !