Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-15

North and South alike are the argument
of to-day"
The inspiration and history of popular
songs, and the circumstances that sugges-
ted them to their authors are of special
and peculiar interest. "Auld Lang Syne''
is popularity supposed to be the compost
ton of Robert Burns, but in fact he only
wrote the second and third verses of the
ballad commonly sung. The "Old Oaken
Bucket" was written by Wordsworth, a
printer, in New York city, during the hot
summer of 1917. He came into the house
and drank a glass of water and then said:
GLOW much more refreshing it would be to
take good long drink from the old oaken
bucket that used to hang in my fathers
we'll" His wife suggested that it was a
happy thought for poem. He sat down
and wrote the song, 80 we'll known, as we
have it. Payne wrote "Home Sweet Home"
to fill out an opera he was preparing, and
at first it had hut four stanZas. The au-
thor never received anything for it, but
though the opera was a failure, when
played in Cevent Garden Theatre, London,
the song took and over 100000 copies
were sold the first year. Fosters "Old
Folks at Home" was the best song he ever
wrote, over 100000 copies were sold by the
firm that first published it. Crock me to
Sleep was written by Mrs. Allen of
Maine. She was paid S. for it, and the
publishers cleared $4,000 by its sale. GA
Life on the Ocean Wave" by Epes Sar-
gent, was at first pronounced failure, but
afterwars the copyright became very val
liable, but Sargent never received anything
for it. "What are the Wild Waves Say
ing" was suggested to DIR. Carpenter by a
scene in Dickens novel, Domby & Son.
kathleen Mavourneen," was sold by
Crouch the author for $25, and brought
the publisher as many thousands. "rll
Hang My Harp on a Willow Tree" is said
to have been written by young English
nobleman, in love with the Princess (now
Queen Victoria. "Annie Laurie" is 200
years old, and was the production of man
named Douglass, to celebrate the praise of
a girl named Laurie. She afterwards de-
serted the man who made her famous, and
married a man named Fergu-
son. "Loves Young Dream" was
one of Moore's best, but the
tune to which it is commonly sung is from
an Irish ballad called ''The old woman"
Moore sung his own songs so we'll that both
the auditors and himself were often moved
to tears. Once when he was singing this
song lady who heard him implored him
to stop: "For heavens sake, stop, this is
not good for my SOUL" "Auld Robin Gray
was the work of Lady Anne Lindsay, who
tells curious story of the circumstances OF
its CO IMPOSITION: 81 called to my little sis
ter, the only person near and said" have
been writing ballad, my dear, l am op
pressing my heroine with many misfor.
tunes. 1 have already sent her jamie tc
the sea, and broken her fathers arm, and
made her mother fall sick, given her Ault
Robin Gray for a lover, but wish tt
load her with a fifth sorrow within the
four lines, poor thing. Help me to one
Steal the cow said little Elizabeth. The
COW was Immediately lifted by me, and the
song completed"
TEACHING is not education. This is 6
broad assertion, and to superficial view
may seem unwarranted. But it is never
theless true. Let US look at it. Over thi
broad country the public schools are piled
upon false plan. 1t is remarkable, that
this defective plan prevails every where
is confined to no locality. The defect il
in the iron-clad, relentlessly exacting sys
tenn of SO called teaching. The grea
fault of the system is in the selection O
too large a class of studies, and the effor
to cram the pupils with them all. Thu
true principle of selection is entirely ig
nored. The taste, capacity, ability. ant
future position and employment of tn
pupil in after life, are wholly disregardet
The bright and stupid pupil are treated
alike. The former is held back, and per
mitted to go no faster in his studies thai
the dull pupil with whom he is classed, AM
the latter is dashed and urged forward
with merciless exactions, and tasks re
quired absolutely beyond his power of &C
complishment. The methods of teaching
proper sense adapted to the tastes and ca
pacities of students. All, without regar
to their mental characteristics or physica
strength are placed upon one commcI
level, and whip and spur are applied, t.
drive pupils through certain round O
studies at breakneck speed The resul
is imperfect requirements, superficial al
tainments. and large gang of pupil
turned out who can be classed only as 81