Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-11-19

II is the glory Of the State TO hold in
trust the formation of msmhood. The mu-
nifcence OF our statesmen opens the door
oi District Schools 10 every child OF the
republic. Within the walls Of these State
universities the children of the rich ana
poor meet together. Whoever stands at
the head or foot of his class in the school
room or WINS or luses the race as cham
pion in Tie games ont Of doors, recognizes
in each companion standing on common
ground as children of Uncle Sums great
family and giving 6 loiious illustration Of
the words in the preamble Of the Declara-
tion of Independence that all men are ere
ated Tree and equal, both black and white,
endowed by the Creator with certain IN
nlienable rights, ii ere we see in embroyo
the future statesman OF the republic. Here
are congregated the great mass OF human
ly which after n due process OF shaping
and moulding. go 10 make up the men and
women, the fathers aud mothers when
united sentiments will form that awe IN
spring product called "puLlic sentiment"
"a power that establishes or sweeps away
courts, cabinets and states with the inten-
sity and swiitnoss OF political storms or
with the cOnstnncy and firmness OF the
everlasting hills. 1t is not saying to much
TO assert that the well being and perman-
ency OF the State depends on what Ia tangh,
in the District School. 1t is well that
every school boy and girl should know
how 10 speak, and write and reckon, that
they should have some conception OF the
globe upon which We dwell and OF the
heavens above our heads AT least their
knowledge ought TO extend so far as TO
enable them to point out the North Star
and the attracting OF the magnetic needle.
Certainly they ought to know something
OF the laws that govern the material in
men. But it is OF far more consequence
TO be able to point out the Polar Star Of
the political and moral world to know ut
least whether the Ship OF Stale has helm
and sheet anchor or not and TO Know
something about the cargo aud crew, and
TO what port we are bound. In the older
times there used TO he in the primary
schools primer for the use of the wee
little ones, book now rusty and gone al
most ont of date, ignored by d. ID. aud L..
l.. d., book OF questions called calec-
chism. Among the questions then con-
sidered discnminately and fundamental
was this: "What is mans chief end ~
Whether the wee little ones can answer
thai question nowadays or not 1t seems to
he II question that puzzles children Of II
somewhat larger growth. ii seems 10 be
well defined and settled question among
many that the chief end OF man is TO get
money. The Almighty Dollar is a larger
piece Of furniture than anything besides.
pocket he thinks lie shall reached the ul.
timatnm Of his yeSrning spirit. The end
oi his hopes and aspirations will have
come. About tie first question that
ercels your ear when friends meet is how
dye do, how ye been getting along? That
is how much money have We got.
When woman hap Two lOvers, both Of
whom slle 40 much admres that she does
not know which one to let so, money de-
cides The case. The man with the Al
mighty Dollar steals her head Love and
the dollar so together. A State is in the
height Of prosperity when the treasury l.
full oi solid gold and silver A man is
we'll off when lie has plenty Of money. II
you put The question to vote ninety men
IN hundred will decite that the chief
end Of man ia to make money. OF the
remaining one tenth OF the world some
will say let me cross the sea, climb the
Alps, see Cleopatras needle, visit Rome
by way Of Paris, London, Saiitoga, Mag
ara, Yosemite; one wants To he n scholar
another a general, nn orator-a great man
--no matter what, President or Emperor
With few exceptions the chiel end oi man
is TO gel fame, pleasure and money, and a
little no,oriely Of sOIne sorl-a little Of re-
ligion, a very little, lnst enough to spice
the two, leaving out the salt. or for the
most part the ehei end OF man is to get
money, fame or pleasure, leaving out the
ppice aud salt altogether. JUROR.
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