The National tribune., 1885-09-17
Edijor's Cils..

Editors Chat.
David Lord, Adrian, Mich, celebrated his tenth
birthday Aug. %, boy writing letter TO THE TEIB-
UsE and sending answers 10 two puzzles. David
could not have employed his time better, and his
letter is very well done.
Mrs. L. C. Warner. Ada Mich, says the answer
to Hertisman's Puzzle, as given in THE TRIBUNE is
for 20 years that the for 81 years is 46S6S
NJ X S: keokuk Iowa, is known as the Gate
City.
A. W. B.: The Conversation Club is open to al.
Tha desire 10 improve. Al the names are genuine.
Your fathers fine record certainly entities you TO
give his fun name with pardonable pride.
John Maynard will find his question answered in
TIE TRIBUNE Of Sept. 10.
G.. A: Send name of the winner of Biblical
Acrostic Enigma. with answer IN iuil, should there
be a winner
Minnie Kreslzy writes that her father would hear
from comrades, and forgets TO send his pcst-oiiee
address.
chief incentive 10 human action " will close next
week when n new question will be presented 10
the Club by contributor.
Conversation Club.
Rules of the Cittb-I Write briefly. .. Write
Oh side of the paper. g. Write to the point. 4.
Write one subject s. Write your best 6.
week the of those writing the best letters
style, composition, spelling penmanship and gem
eral merit eonsidered-will be named at the head
of this column on the Honor Roll First honor viii
include all of these requirements. Second honor
will include deficiency in some one point. No
Others viii be named.
HONOR RoLL-BEsT LETTERS.
First Honor-hinne +; Brown. Unity. vi Wis
Second Tonor-Bert n. Dennison, COO West
Washington ST., Bloomington, Ill.
TIE PRIZE ESSAY.
J.J. Weeks Long Island n. Y, writes that he
has awarded the prize book {" Cape Cod, by II. d.
Thoreau) TO Hiss Ivie Ginger, Winchester Randolph
Co.. Ind, for the best essay on Self Culture u
Miss Ivie is favorite in the Club and the members
will be glad TO hear of ber success. There were
Il competitors, and Dir. Weeks pFonounces some oi
the essays very good. The l6 are as follows: VIII
liam A. Siegfiied, East Maueh Chunk, Pa. How.
ard Everett. Tama, Iowa Alice Howard. Hubben
Neb.; Ruth Dulton, Dakota City, Neb.; Willard ID.
x. Smith, Dayton, o.: Nettie Robinson and Clara
M. Mercer. Cadiz, o.; Anna Okee, Wisner, Neb.
Adilla Ticbenor, Sullivan, H.; Sarah f. Mackey,
Piainfeld n. J.; Lille Bsrbee, Girard Ill Carrie
NJ. Brown. Burgh Hill, o.; Susie e. Wakeman,
Hancock y j.: Minnie Andrew, Fenton, Eieh
Frances Ainswor.h, Detroit, Iowa; Myrtle b. Pool,
Edgertea, o. The essay is neatly written. and tict,
with white ribbon. Ii is well considered. and VIII
be read with interest ard profit, il touches upon
the very important subject of manual training in
our schools throughout the land.
sELF-CULTURE.
(By Irie GiRgcr.(
Every person has two educations: one which he
receives from others, and one, more important,
which he gives himself. The education which we
receive at school or college is but a beginning;
nevertheless, il is valuable to US in training our
minds and habituaiing them TO continuous applica-
ton and study. knowledge which acquire by
hard labor becomes a possession entirely our own.
and facts thus acquired are registered permanently
on our minds. This kind of sei-training culiiyatcs
our neutral strength and calls forth all of cur
powers. When We solve one problem of life, it
helps IN tie mastery of another. Thus power
growa out of the acquisition of knowledge. Our
own efforts are the most eseatil things in life;
books. teachers. nor lessons learned by rote will
enable as 10 dispense with them. The best teachers
have been first TO recognize this fact and have there
lore reiicd more npoi, training than upon telling
thus making tcac5ing something better than the
silent reception Of scraps OF knowledge.
Or. ArIiCld once remarked. when speaking H,)on
this subject would far rather send boy where
he would haze 10 work tisau send him to Oxford
70 1--we IN luxury, with NO desire to avail himself o
his isadvantages."
Physical toll in moderation is necessary as well
as agreeable to The human constitution Work i:
to the body what study Is 10 the miud-it eGcatss
IT, Practical success in life depends more upon tia.
physical health than Is generally imagined
Among students there Is a tendency toward dis
content ,iIAalpiness, revere and inaeton; this
Is eaiised by neglect OF physical exercise. La Sil
Isaac NentGn's boy hood, he WAS what we would
call very expert in the use OF tsois slich as ham
mer saw al,d ha.chet. Stephenson, Wait and
SIneaton were equally skilled. and but for such
sef-cuiture in childhood. doubtless they would
have accomplished SO much In manhood. Th,
training OF young meH in tbs of tools teaches
them the proper Of their hands and arms anC
fainlliarlzes them with healthy work THIS is ont
advantage the abcring class enjoys the seGen
tary. There mEy arise enc disadvantage here
while the former are training themselves in piysi
cal work, they are ii danger Of neglecting tlit
proper exercise of their moral and intellectual
faculties We should combine physical trainiat
With intellectual labor.
The maxim that Labor conquers all things
holds true IN the conquest of knowledge The roat
TO learning Is free to all who will bestow the labo
requisite TO obtain il. There difficulties 81
great but that the student, rcsoiute Of purpose, ma,
overcome tseia. Our arms were made long cnoua
TO reach Iyihhs. If we choose, providing We ex
ert ourselves properly.
Energy is 4 powerful incentive in study II /
surprising 10 see how much may DC accomplishe,
by the proper use of tic fragments OF spare time
We are Informed that Ferguson learned astrono
my while tending sheep on the highlands; fIille
taught himself geology while working in quarry
Stone learned mathematics iaboTinS "A journey
man gardener.
True excellence is never granted TO a man but a
the reward of labor. Ii have bat modcrat
abilities, industry viii supply the deficiency; if
have great talents. indn5.ry will improve them
Accuracy and tiloroushness are two things 10 b
aimed al in stufy. Ucnce Il little knowledge OF q
exact character IS more highly valued Ih,u ex
tensive superficial learning. The most protitabl
stady II that which IS conducted with definite oh
ject in view. WLen We thoroughly master one stud
or branch we have the power to recall it at an
moment. ihis Is practical wisdom. We ought nC
70 carry cnr knowledge under our arms in morocco
binding. bat in our heads.
There is no want of desire TO arrive at the resul,
OF seif-cuturc but how many willing to max
the sacrifice necessary 10 obtain them? They ar
like the lady cf fashion who engaged professor
Insuud , nes an language, ON condition thai he di
not bother her With pariicipies and verbs.
We obtain smatierng Of science in this wa,
We learn chemistry 10y seeing phosphorus burnt
Oxygen, and witnessing few other experiment
Now we have our smaticring, and We imagine VI
getting education, while in truth il is onl
amusement. This occupies but does not enrich tf
mind. In such a case knowledge Is only sensi
tion Persons accustomed 10 derive information fro,
amusement viii soon learn TO reject a subject give
10 them a suGy. We must learn to labor for
purpose. All progress is very slow, but we mu
work on, for the task OF sc.fculturc is never &:
tsiied. and the reward Is 10 come IN the eli,
and we will have an eteFaiiy in which To- enjoy it.
In our daily life we sec maiIy interesting person
OF good intellec;s who know but little except VIII,
was Taught them in school. Il j. sometimes though
that the importance of literary culture Is exaggr
Ated Because we have many Institutes librarie
and museuins is no sign Of great progress I'll
possession OF wealth does not make man gene
Gus neither does library make wise All
learned