The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-09
TIE ADVOCATE.
A LIsF.OF DAYS FOR PATRIOTIC
REMHMBERENCE.
tYouth,s companIonl

the birthdays of the principal CREATOR
of Liberty, of the Founders. of Repub'
lies and great educational systems ano
institutions of charity; and the in.
crease ofinterest in the examples o.
the nebest and best lives is one of the
healthful signs of the times. "Peo-
Piles are known by the men that they
crown" said an old Greek philosopher
The principle is as true now as when
written.
We give here an incomplete list OF
birthdays and events which merit
study in the course of human progress
and which might well receive at least
a brief notice in the schools, These
dates may be increased in number.
JANUARY l.
The Emancipation Proclamation OF
President Lincoln 1868.
"Our fathers brought forth upon
this continent new nation, conceived
in liberty and dedicated TO the propo-
sition that all men are created equal"
Lincoln.
JANUARY s, "
Battle OF New Orleans, 1915. This
battle the eliminating event of the
War of 1912 against. Great Britain,
and the browning achievement of
General Jackson, who won the victory
for the Americans.
JANUARY IL.
The birthday of Alexander Hamil-
ton. Hamilton was born in the is
land of Nevis, West indies, in 1857.
He was one of the strongest defenders
of the American Colonies, both with
voice and sword, during the Revolu-
tionary War, and was a member of
the Convention which met in Philadel-
phia in 1887 to form a Constitution
for the United States. OF this CoDsti-
tuition Hamilton has always been the
most able and inspiring exponent.
JANUARY II.
The birthday of Pestalozzi, the
originator of the method of object
teaching. Pestalozzi was born at
Zurich, Switzerland, in 1746. He
held that education was for the pur-
pose of forming character, as well as
for the acquisition of knowledge.
FrGbel, the founder of the kindergar-
ten sy stem, was his friend, and Hor-
ace Mann, a promoter ofthe American
school system, was disciple.
JANUARY Is.
Birth of Daniel Webster, the great
est of American orators, and one of
the greatest of American statesmen,
His speeches in the Senate are the
monument of his greatness. These
speeches will ring through American
literature and American political life
as long as the republic stands.
FEBRUARY D.
The arrival of Roger Williams in
America. Roger Williams was the
teacher of Liberty of Conscience,
principle which has found place in
the constitutions of most civilized ma
tions and of all republics. He came to
Boston in 1881.
FEBRUARY II.
Birth of Abraham Lincoln, the
martyr President and liberator of
American slaves.
.-- FEBRUARY %.
The birthday of Washington. "The
entire progress of the civilized world
for more than century has been shaped
by the influence of his life and pre-
cepts."
FEBRUARY 81.
Birth of Henry w. Longfellow, the
poet of Hope, Home and History.
MARCH 3.
On this day, in 1871, Emperor Alex
ander III. of Russia issued procla-
nation declaring that the serfs or ter
ritorial slaves of that country, who
numbered about twenty-three mil
lions, should lie free in two years from
that date. "This reform will ever
give the name of Alexander II. place
in the list of those rulers who have
conferred singular benefits upon their
subjects"
APRIL 2.
Discovery of Florida by Juan Ponce
de Leon, April 2 (23d March, o. s.
1913.
Ponce de Leon discovered Florida
while in serch of the "Fountain of
Youth" Because of its wealth of
flowers, or because of the holy day
when he first saw the land (Pascua de