The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-03-12
CONVERSATION Clnh.
UCATION BETTER THAN RICHES.

EDUCATION BETTER THAN RICHES.
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB: As the old saying is A
fool and his money are soon parted. Better to rise
from poverty to wealth by education than to fall
from wealth TO poverty through Ignorance.
Don't think too much of money, boys,
And dig and deiye and plan,
And rake and scrape in every shape,
To hoard up all you can.
Though fools may count their riches, boys,
Ia dollars, pounds or pence,
The best of wealth is knowledge, health
And good sound common sense.
orion L. Murrel, Spencerport, n. Y.
FRIrSDs OF THE CLUB: 1t is education and sound
GeI;se which elevate man Some of our greatest
Dlcil have struggled hard in youth To get educa-
ton, but their struggles were. repaid by high
position in life and a. much riches as they needed
Father is veteran of the Sd MINI. would like
co-respondents.-G. L. Lundburg, Wayne, Neb.
NEW PHASE OF THE QUESTION.
FRIENDS OF TIE CLUB: ] see that the majority
OF you the education side, claiming that
education i better than riches Now beg leave
10 inquire what IS education and also what is
riches. ! have good education. as far as my trade
u concerned, but know nothing of the classics.
re: SIS a week at my trade and | know a young
highly educated who keeps books at s.
week / the of veteran of Co. H. 57th
4. y. and would be glad 10 hear from Elite Van
TOast.-r. O. r., Box -. Snithport, Pa.
SUPERSTITION AND SCIENCE.
I'IJESBs THE CLUB: No race, tribe or COM
nuuty is without lis own peculiar superstitions.
Ii would be a very great task to even outline the
5-Gucgsiitions whcn HING III clouded masses around
early Efgli n fathers to say nothing of their
generality among the primitive races of mankind.
Ne have only to glance into Greek and Roman
mythology to convince ourselves that the greatest
minds Of those times were tlnged with the gross
EDpcTsttlons common 90 the lower classes cOntem-
E,oIary with them. Socrates, Aristotle and Plato
we're only buds hanging on the outer twIgs OF
civilization Through showers of rdcule and
abuse they could catch but faint beams from the
clear skies of light and liberty beyond. Now the
SKY Is quite clear, vet here and there ignorance,
Oich is the mother of superstition. broods over
communities, aud even over whole nations.
4..sF fy,1 H..
which in our day have booned into the beautiful
flowers of modern science. The means within
reach, as The generation that Is now looking
INTO The grave passes away and the younger gen
Grafton arises, TO do much towards purifying the
human race from all the gross superslitions which
uoy hover over it. And TO this end THE TRIBUNE
NOW and forever. VIII friends of the Club write
the son Of q Union veteran Arthur L. Ferguson,
p bion, Marshall Co, Iowa.
EDITORS CHAT
VIII the bright young gentleman who uses
the phrase :" had orto" bear in mind that there
y no such word in the language as orto"? 1t
= a corruption of ought to-" But, neither
would ii be right for him TO say had ought
70, or hadn't ought to-" He should say in
stead fought to- or ought not to-" Never
use the word "had in this connection For
instance. if you should admonish a boy of the
danger Of using tobacco lest he might grow
pale and weak from blood poisoning or get a
cancer on his tongue, like Gen. Grant, You
should not say: john you hadn't ought to
smoke; II IS very injurious to your system"
You should say: John, you ought not to
smoke" etc. Avoid all such expressions as
hadn't Oughter," hadn't better" hadn't
either" and hadn't neither" Cultivate a
plain simplicity Of speech and you will feel at
home in the best educated circles 1t is not the
use Of big words that mark the man or woman
Of education and culture, hut the proper use of
little words. Write this down in your hat
Where several correspondents send the same
replies to questions proposed, the name of the
sender of the first received viii alone be pub
lshed. So be prompt.
Note Bene."-There is only one st" in
Latin, unless it is hog Latin.
II. G. S.-All answers correct but Numerical
Enigma. Well done, # not handsome"
Replies to Brain Hackers must be sent in the
week THE TRIBUNE is received TO insure pub
lcaii0H by those solving the same. Otherwise.
Elc answer Of the person sending will be given.
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM VERSES
Here are some choice album verses:
Honor and shame from no condition rise:
Act well your part, there ali the honor lies
And this:
A little word in kindness spoken
An action o n tear.
Has often healed a heart that's broken
Or made a friend sincere
Can any tell me wha; word has % letterse