The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-01
STATE BRHGE.
MODERN EDUCATION.

That there have besn grleVCuS Gre
rorR in the syatems Of education which
have obtained in this country is OBJ
yious, and 10 these errorsis frequently
attributable the failure OF those who
b avo been trained under them. Pre-
vi9us 10 the war thoy ware much more
defective thSn they have bssn since,
and we arc glad to notice taat there
has been gradual improvements, SDd
that improvement is going or nt q
mora rapid rate 10 latter years than
ever before. When q large clssa 81
our people were Shareholders
and sb,tnted tnoir wealth by
the hundreds Of thousands; it
was not thought necessary in the adu-
cation OF the youth, and especially
thoas belonging To that class, TO con-
sider the practical u.ilisy of the cur
rlcuiuna tO ba pursued. Consequently
wears wero spent In the study OF those
branches which perhained rather 20
The. theoretical aud iniprasticable
tbpn TO the useful. The student was
bprried over the elementary branches,
aud often put To the study OF tho
Greek, Latin and Hebrew, and OF the
u0eern laDguaEes, Frenoh, Italian,
German, etc, before no could parse
CORRECTLY tho simplest English spn-
teuce. The study OF ancient mythol-
nKV va WV bAhAV
hst ought 20 have been devoted to
th at Of the practical eeicncss and such
ether matters 25 peculiarly hG the
atpdeDt for tho ordinary businoSs of
active life. oflato years, however, 1t
Ia obvious that the tendency OF orr
bieh schools, colleges aud UNIVERSE
Tics ia tow ard ths cultivation OF the
useful and practical rather than tho
ornamental. Special degrees ana Ger
tificates arc conferred Tor proficiency,
and students are Ia every way encour-
aged to pursue the study OF special
branches, preparatory to the training
necessary to quality them for their
chosen professioa or pusiness.-ldreen-
vile Herald.
NEWSPAPER CHANGE.
I take p easure ia announcing that
have go ID ore-hslfinterest in the daily
and weekly Salesman 10 Aessrs. Mil
lar. satterfie and Brown, Of this city.
Tnesa gentlemen Will at once enter
upon active duties connected with the
several departments OF the paper.
Colonel ]. H. B. Miller has been con-
uected in on editorial capacity with
leading city daily papers. such as the
Richmond lDquirer, Baltimore Sxn
ana morning Herald, and is thorough
ly trained ana competonu. He Will pe
Ihe managing editor OF the Statesman
and will have able assistants, jnclud-
ing ssessrs. SatteTfield and Brown,
gentle men of capacity and high char
1cter. | ret2in the management OF tho
BUSINESS Of the paper ana will bo &C.
lively assisted by ali these gentlemen.
Having the advantage of
their experience, talent and in
austry 1t is believed that the splen-
did field of tho Statesman will be falIy
"A nt,A rt.c NJ
other material ordered tor tho States
nan some ago VIII DO received in a
short time, whRn the change to eight
usgas and ether mprovementg here
'ofore announced viii be made. All
business of the Statesmen up to the
% / of September, 1885, viii be settled
be me. WILLIAM p. GAINES,
President Statesman Publishing Com
pany.
Ia assuming the editorial mansge-
meDt of the Statesman, RS 1 will to.
Il sy, it is right that should say that
its policy as q Democratic paper Wall
free from all partiality and prejudice
for or against men. twill, therefore,
b. governed by the fixed principles OF
the Democratic party, be 1ndepend-
ent ia its discussion OF men and meas-
urea.. j. II. b. MILLER, Managing
Editor Austin Statesman.
A NEW MARKET.
How long will the business interest
of Galveston need be awakened up TO
one supre mo fact? For all purposes of
far-seeing business Galveston may
just AS we'll as now consider her mar
ke5 to be Mexico and South AmerlcR.
All the experiments the wholesalers
have made IN other directions have ac-
cunuiasea evidence in support of this
fact. Galveston has all the pos5lbiii-
ties OF tie situation within her easy
grasp. She will be- more than tradi-
tiounlly nsglsctful of them II she does
not come to the front. Captain Fow-
Ter aud other ship wners and agents
should coMe squarely to the 'front.'
There is no reason why the Commerce
of the Sguth Americsn ports should 90
controlled by alien governments. lt
il ours Of right by contiguiSy; by all
that is best of statesna anshtp. THESE
arguments hnvs been reinforced 50
often that 1t has become q twice-told
tale. When fishermen dry their nets
upon our neglected wharvas it will be
roo late. There are moro than dozen
basiilcss houses which, If they would
but rsach out in the direction OF their
Legitimate field, weuld reap. an
sbunt. ant harvest. On 70 Central and
South America is the word.-[Galvos-
ton TriDune.
TEMPERANCEc GRANTS.
Tho "teinperance crank" has APP
pehred In E lklish politics also. The
difference batween 81 temperance man
ADD temperance Drank ia the differ
an 40 between reasoning and an un-
reasoning creature. The crank hHS 80
idea OF eovernment beyond prevent
Jog his fellow men tron drinking