The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-01-07

given, Teachers Institutes are a SAVIOR Of
life unto life professionally, and they 60
on e0nquering and 70 c0nqasr, but unto
those that do not, Teachers institutes are
and can only be q -saTor Of death unto
death, = professionally, and sooner OF later
such drop out Of the ranks and the
places that knew them once, know them
no more forever a. teachers. But it IS
not meant that ali men that leave the
pr9fessioh % 50 for this cause. The causes
are numerous. but il Is not necessary
to discuss them One only need be men
toned AID that IS increased income.
Wages are too low Men cannot be ex-
pected % work in the schoOlroom elect
uAlly, 70 spend their best years in the
schools, for the mere piltAnce tha, they
generally receive.
Music BY Prof smith and the Institute.
Prof Little continued his Instructions
on the subject OF Drawing.
These talks were very well receiv-
Ell by the teachers present and have been
exceedingly interesting But the instruc-
ton given, throughout, By Prof Little
has been 80 connected with the drawings
on the blackboard, that il Is entirely
impossible to report it, 50 as to render
any satisfaction.
Music BY Prof smith and the Institute.
ln.ermissiOn.
Music BY Prof smith and the Institute.
Talk By Prof 7. B. Moss.
Prof Moss has - often appeared be-
fore the Teachers Institute Of Somerset
county, and is 80 well known 70 othem all.
that it is needless 70 say that he received
q hearty welcome.
Music BY Prof Smith and the Institute.
This was Directors Day and the court
house was jammed; all available room
for either sitting or standing being taken
Up.
After remarks BY many persons, and
the announcements by the County super
intendant and Music by Prof smith the
Institute
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY EyENING SESSION.
Solo By Miss Pea bunch Of Wild
roses Encore. responded TO.
Quarrette-by members Of the Institute.
Piano by Prof Smith, Musical Director.
Encore.
The County Superintendent then in
trodueed the lecturer Ofthe eyeniug. Rev.
J. NJ. Buckley, Of New York, in his lecture.
entitled, Dollars and Cent? A highly
respectable city missionary was Obliged
10 beg his bread from door 10 door. and
being asked why one who had spent ais
life IN doing good should be so reduced
replied that he supposed II was because
ne had preached 50 long without notes.
The Old Testament says that money
answers all things, and the New saws the
love Of money is s..rOOt of all evil.
I'm not going to preach q sermon .Iwas
cured ofsubstitufing a sermon for a lec-
ture in Steubenville. Ohio.
I've never before SPOKEN in a hall q,
long as this in proportion to is width
it= nuits a new axT-.-;..-.-e.. q s-----s--s-.l,
ture IS entitled @Dollars and Cents I've
seen It advertised "DoIlars and sense.
I delivered this lecture once in England
and advertised it as pounds. shiIlings and
pence.
The bes- definition Of money was made
in this country. Various substances have
been made use Of to circulate as money.
Gold, Silver, Platinum, Copper. Iron,
Leather and Tobacco. Lyeurgus Of Greece
made his money ofir0n. and Of leather. So
long as the spartans retained the use Of
this money they were invincible, but
when he had passed away and other
substances were used they speedily be-
came enervated and subjected TO other
powers.
The human hand Is a soft thing, but it
can wear away a hard thing-so can
the human foot Who invented coins Is
not known. There are no pure gold and
silver coins, because they would be too
soft and would soon wear away. The
only country that ever issued coins Of
pure metal was Tuscany and they coon
became so worn that the Tuscans dis
continued the use Of pure metal for coin
age. The ring on coin was invented for
the purpose ofprsventing the clipping Of
it. 4 million Of dollars would weigh
400 pounds. Men can carry bui little
money in gold, and less in silver. Bank
ing originated in necessity. The necesi-
ty for place Of deposit. Henry Ward
Beecher once said, however vast the i'm
portance Of anything may be the rais-
ing or lOHering Of window Is Of vastly
more Importance. Money changing is
another phase Of the ease. I've been in
a country where a money changer vas
obliged to have the money Of twenty
countries on his table for the purpose Of
making change.
The most wonderful thing I've ever
seen was letter Of credit J once carried.
and I've been on the highest mountains
Of the world except those Of India, and
I've seen all the great cities ofthe world.
On the letter Of credit were the names OF
bankers in every city in the world.
Commerce is the daughter Of religion
Christianity follows Commerce.
During the war how was money rais-
edg The Government had the power to
make its notes legal tender. and they
did 80. and there was relief I once
bought 5000 Of Confederate money for
30 cents. Beautiful msney, but they were
worthless A man once carried 5000 IN
gold. and wanted 70 change it for Green
backs With Jay Cooke, and when Cooke
asked him what denomination be want
ed, be replied he would take 500 Bap-
tist, and the heft Of il in old school Pres
byterian-
Bears on Wall street are 50 called be-
cause Of the habit the bear las Of pulling
things dOWu-scrztching them doxn.
Bulls on account OF their way Of fght-
ing-putting their heads down and sud
denly tossing everything into the air. 1
went down on Wall street the other dav
with a Christian Banker and Broker.
there are such ne are trustees Of the
same benevolent institution.