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

against simple interest
I've got through what ] cals the dry
part Of my lecture. (Applause-l Dear IN
mind that. the important things eitnis
life are always dry.
Money Is u power. I've been IN Africa
and held Up a gold piece and the villagers
would come and look az il and rush OF
and bring me all they had and place 1t
before me. Money is weapon Of de-
fence.
IL you are in trouble money will hire
your lawyer will secure men 20 protect
YOU. Money is means conducting to re-
spectability 10 society. When yon see q
man with money you necessarily respect
him. On the other hand II you see
man that is pauper, you conclude there
must be something the matter with him.
Money is a support during the non-pro-
ducing period. Children are non-pro-
ducing, they are more, they are destroy
srs. Old age is similarly nonproducing.
Il is sad thing to see anyone that has
not laid I'D competence for old age.
Some Of the abuses Of money: Bribing
Legislatures, b-ibing Juries whether by
lawyer or otherwise are abuses Of mon
ey. / once asked Commodore Wander
bilt what advice he'd give young man
10 enable him 20 get rich I'd tell him,
said he, to save. and save, and save, until
he'd got together $1,000, then TO put this
on interest and live without touching the
interest. investing the interest regularly,
and longevity will make him rich by
the time he'd reached seventy-fiye years,
said the lecturer: he'd be worth $4,000.
Love of money makes man mean.
A man married a woman for money; he
died, and left the money TO her SO long
as she remained a widow.
There was a man whose father and
mother put all they had into his hands
and he died and left il all 10 benevolent
institutions leaving his parents paupers.
Many a man would have been rich
by the slow process, that has made
haste. and los. all he had Hold on to
your money as long as you live don'tgive
it all to your children. A man is fool
ish man who doesn't try 10 save money,
and If he's christian he's foolish
christian.
Last of ali, l say, Young men, be
smart, bu. don't be too smart
An old man had three Dephews-TOm,
William and Richard-Tom concluded
he'd visit his uncle, who was suffering
from some illness, and did visit him he
found the old man at his dinner, with
an egg, and some bread, before him ; he
welcomed Tom, invited him TO dine with
him, and produced another egg. which
he placed before his nephew Tom pro
ceeded TO prepare his egg for eating and
in the process discovered that il was bad
but thinking that capital opportunitS tC
Impress his miserly uncle with his, Toms
habits of frugality and closeness, he was
proceeding to put salt and pepper, etc, or
his egg, before eating it, when his uncl,
said
Tom, don't eat that egg it's bad
hold on, and I'll bring YOU another"
But Tom replied, &C, uncle, It's nc
matter I'd prefer this, and besides, one
must be saving TO get on in the world.
The uncle said no more, and Tom man
aged to consume the spoiled egg some
time after the uncle became i'll and SEN
, for his nephews, saying he was goinl
to die, which he shortly did before hi
death he called his nephews about hi
bedside. and said
William, leave YOU stocks and prop
erty worth 100000"
William bowed his acknowledgement
and expressed his thanks"
Richard, | leave you property, stocks
ase ,,-e-iI. 80 l....s.-,S ~..I CO.. thUus
and dollars"
Richard bowed his gratitude.
Tom had been standing by in silen
expectation the dying miser now direct
ed his CLASSY eyes toward him. and said
"Tom, you're fortune in yourself The
man that can eat bad eggs and say h
likes 'em is not in need Of any help from
me-" So say, young men, be smart; b'
as smart as you please; but don't be to-
smart.
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION.
Music, a Happy New Year to YoJ
Al" by Prof Smith anu the Institute.
Discussion-'Th spelling book, and
how TO use it." NJ. L. Snyder. Someone
has said, '-The ability to spell brings nc
honor, but the lack off entails disgrace
My school is divided into two grades
advanced and primary. In the advanced
grades pronounce from 35 TO 40 words
and have the pupils write them. teach
synonyms at the same time by taking up
some of the words and having them
give synonyms. or course, this cannot
be done with every word in the lesson.
Often I give words and require those of
opposite meaning.
teach the primary grade in a similar
way, making due allowance for their diff
ferent attainments require them to
begio every word with capital, not be-
cause il is proper, but for the,sake Of the
drill on the capital letters.
Note This is bad practice il causes
the pupil 10 capitalize wrongly in after
fe.-REroKTER
/ have spelling matches frequently ON
Friday afternoon.
Subject open for discussion time lim-
tied TO FIVE minutes no one responding.
Music b, Prof. Smith and the Institute
BOYS are Wanted"
Prof. Kendall on Spelling by request.
The young teachers in the county are
poo, spoilers, because we have in a
great degree thrown the spelling book
out Of the schools. The older teachers
are good spoilers, generally, because they
were thoroughly drilled in the spelling
book. ] believe in spelling matches and
spelling bees, but 10y all means LET us
have the spelling book and use it.
J. G. Barron. of Middlecreek, gave a
very fine talk in the same vein as Prof
Kendall.
Prof. r. r. Sanner, Ursina schools:
Practically. there are no rules in spell
ing Words are mental pictures We must
have these pictures 50 fixed in the mind