St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-25

during The last year the sum total
Of educational gifts in this country vas
nearly $4,000. 600.
-Amusemsnts are 10 religion like
oreezes Of air TO the hame-gentle ones
will fan it but strong ones viii put 1t
0ut-Dr. Thomas.
Tho Soudan has been almost totally
neglected BY Protestants as . field for
missionary effort 1t has . population
Of about 60. DOC. 900 people.
"A grant oft600 a year was recently
made out Of the appropriation for the
Indian Bureau 70 aid the industrial
school carried on In Dakota. near the
Grow Creek Agency. b. Miss Howard.
. daughter Of Joseph Howard. Jr.. the
journalist
Young people ought to be interest
ID In our public schools. These schools
open the doors Of knowledge to all
classes and conditions of American
youth. We can not begin to estimate
their importance in the development Of
our rational life.
No business pursuit or employ
ment should be engaged in. however
profitable it may be. or may promise to
be. il we can not glorify God in con.
nec:ion with it. No plea Of necessity.
or force Of circumstances. il justifable
for wrong doing.
Again and again, ut homo and
abroad. tho world has seen and con.
fessed the power Of tho old-fashioned
Bible and its truth to brighten the face
OF human society. II free religion can
do it better. by all means let the world
sec it done at once-Boston Congre-
gationalist
1T is no more possible for an idle man
to keep together a certain stock Of knowl-
edge. than it is possible to keep together
stock OF ice exposed to the meridian
sun. Every day destroys q fact rela-
ton. or an influence; and the only way
OF preserving tho bulk and value OF the
pile is by constantly adding to it
Rev. Sydney Smith.
Tho cost OF maintaining public
schools in New YORK State last year
was $l49SO S4l. IN increase OF more
than 81. 200. 600 over 1887. This money
was for the education OF Liza. 9J8 chill.
dren Of school age. Of whom l.033 269
attended school The number OF teach.
ers employed was Sl.726. at an average
annual salary Of $4l9.75.
The foundation OF all education.
from the time q child first begins to
learn. Is thoroughness. Whatever is
attempted must be carried out thor
until the learner becomes
master Of the subject 1horoughness
l. the groundwork Of all good habits Of
mind, and . child's mind Is ~ much
bundle Of habits ~ its body.
I'VE have so much to be thankful
'or." Is an exclamation often heard
from the thankful heart. and it Is Ill
true-so true that il but the vail that
obscures our earthly vision werc lifted.
and we could see for . moment how
much has been done for US. perhaps il
might lead to increased thankiulness
expressed in life and deed. even II Less
In words Christian at Work.
Tho records OF tho Association OF
Collegiate Alumna show OF the 524
IL physicians. 9 journalists.
8 authors. 8 librarians. 5 lawyers. 5 art
lists, 5 printers. 2 each Of school princi.
pals. musicians. elocutionists. and pri-
vate secretaries. and ono each Of lee
turer. chemist. typewriter. government
clerk. and merchant Others are en-.
gagged in bookkeeping. dairy farming.
stock raising. insurance. biology. the
drama. and ono il the editor OF an ag.
riculturA paper.