The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1883-03-23
Hazsuek Camty Iss-


EpriuE tina seaEAer EzE8s z<r
~ 6ir.ls, EFeea gas. barAzE e
e1Es. blealinz q sAesP ard ges-
slIa< q sd rEExeys % - AezrL
Alrhoagk aoc Sag slsee Ee - sEo
frusgs u sarcessisa, tie iszs e. els-
rse sEl be coopslr1tirely sal tzlz
seasos, and Ihzr e sheep eaor1aaz-
PiaaIing = Pfogrzssisk. TIE szskF
% the gro1ad h4xiag saesi1zl =
s01e sItesr, euas<qaSasiy tAs Eoa1z
are begrsr.
T01ng gsn;Isnsa aad ladies. let
parearaI ai1oaIEzoa take the fro1t
sess IN ysGr hearts; Erss. bsezzss
iE istAe fcssss paEeats sAo kEos-
ingiy advise 4 90 CT = daughter
0uly for their sood ov benefit Il
aezIly every community there =
some anPEiasiples. ErsEeh whose
gl0ry i 10 stick lis pgooaseis Ia.o
scue naa'S hoEs~Aold Affairs aad
emiE his pois0u, w1ieh. w 1en izhzIrd
BY a y0GHg gentleman og LIdy :
gf-eFiy dan-ErGGs- j parenral r.
bake, thcggA il may oe ever -
sharp, i nog ape 90 Be vrry d1ngeT-
ous, bct the sseGlEg fF1eadsAiP OF
those vile AdLerz i aarro6rahle
and dangerous, for they have %
n0ce rc1arSe OF conscience tAea ,
drisd cod fsa- Many a yoang nan
has been decoyed away and ed into
wee and disodeslIenee where they
lose their friezsIs, and lose their
good la1e, a1d 6nally eo4e 20 the
grave N Disgrace Many 4 yeaBg
lady has been brOa.hf 70 sorrOs
and to ruin from which there Il no
relief, at least this sideofthe grave,
By allowing the sinOon Wind OF this
class Of d0able dealers 10 sofoczle
psFentzl stnoaiIios. They are ever
ready with their Ioag toagaes Of
double dealing, aud lips OF lying, TO
bios the smallest spark into a great
conn<gFstioB, % destroy the Veaee
aud morals OF the vicinity in which
they reside. I0eug gentIemen, and
yoqng ladies'. We imploFe yoa 10 b
on your guard against this class OF
yIpers turn your backs on them as
the Inhabitants Of Snbia fall With
their facssto the groand upoa the
approach Of the samiel wind 10 es-
cape its deadly effect, so you bad
better fall upon your knees and i'm.
plore the Lord to pass tisir poison
By and leave yOa unharmel.
We notice in oar valuable paper
OF February 9th, an article on our
pablIc school law, which in most
points, - an expression Of our
views On this subject. However.
sc think the namber Of schools
shoald not be diminished. In our
opinion, compulsory attendance TO
public schools IN the districts as nou
arranged would have beneficial re
suits, It would make a greater ave. {.
age attendance, a. well as it world
give more instruction. bus let Us
have oDe aniiorm grade in public
education, aud ,h4tOuly to enIbnlee
the elementary branches; F; then psy
seven and halt or eight cents per
day tor each days atterdanes. Tn
der our present System OF gFasles
aud pay tor teaching them, is Of
Itself detrimental to public educs.
ton. At lO1st four-dflhs of the
edUcable children IN this State only
have tue capacity to be taught in
the branches Of the third grade,
and at the rate the public pays for
that grade 4 daily average of forfy
VIII only pay thirty dollars per
month. Many teachers holding a
first gradecerti6caie, and fully CON-
petcnt to teach the branches Of
that grade, get schools where not
one scholar is eapacits ted to re-
ceive anything above the third
grade. a daily average of forty at
first grade pax is forty eight dol
laIs per mouth, a ditferfnce Of eigh
tee dollars per month between frst
and third grade pay where there is
an average Of forty scholars per
day. Now iD order to get better
paid, some teachers attempt to
teach that which it is impossible for
the young mind to comprehend !:
therefore, it is detrimental to the
advancement of education. When
a carpenter builds a boase he laws
the foundation before be can put
the top on, aud the foundation OF
education is in tue elementary
branches, and when competent
teachers is paid to lag il, rest as
surrd it will be done. Let the
foundation be laid at public ex-
peuse, and pay one price, and let
that be sufficient to secure teach
ers, aud wien the foundation is laid
let those who feel disposed to build
mp higher resort TO private resour-
ces, aud by those means all who
will can get common school cdu-
cation.
| Our present system of free
schools Is just a little too free In
one respect, and little too econom-
ical in another. 1t Is too free be-
cause patrons may, at their will,
take their children from school. aud
they are not responsible to the
teacher or anybody else. The pa
tron that takes his children from
school to do a job Of work, is vir-
tually robbiIg the teacher of por.
tion of bis salary, and his children
Of their tuition. II every patron