Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-11-26
years work is very eucOurag.


school association, j. H. Eagle, re-
ports O., very satisfactory growth of
the Sunday school work In Phillips
county in the past year.
The French academy has received
legacy Of $4,000 the interest Of
which is to be spent in the encourage
ment OF moral literature.
The newest literary light is a young
negro poet, Paul Lawrence Dunbar,
whose works have been highly COM
mepdsd by the dignitares in the
world OF lettorsj He has just pub
lished n collection of his poems under
the title Lyrics OF Lowly Life"
~
The present time ls marked by an
intense interest in all matters that
pertain to education 1t is recogniz'
ed that the high school and the col
lcge cannot reach each individual in
the great mass Of people who are
anxious for intellectual growth, Such
widespread movements as the Chau-
tauqus ReOding Course and the sum.
mer schools chow 10y the support
which they receive that they supply a
definite want. The limitations and
defects Of early education can be
largely eliminated by reading that is
definite in his aim. Many people are
too much. occupied with the number
less details in the "bread and butter'
struggle TO give even the forty min
utes per day required by the Ohau-
tuuqua course. These same people
are anxious for mental improvement,
but demand the maximum OF result
for the minimum of exertion. A
western editor wrote 10 Charles A.
Dana, the Dean Of journalism" fol
short list of books valuable FOL
country editors. Mr.. Dana replied
in the words:
DEAR SIR:--I enclose little lis
Of books which seem to be- indlspen
sable, DOT merely to country edItorsbu'
TO every person Of American origin.
Yours sincerely.
q. A. DANA.
The Bible, The Declaration OF In
dependence, The Constitution OF thu
United States, Bancrof's History o
the United States, McOlure's Life o.
Lincoln, Irviug's Life OF Washing
ton, Franklu's Autobiography, Chan
ning's Essays on Napoleon Bona
partA, Gibbons Decline and Fall o
the Roman Empire, Shakespeare"
1t is safe to assert that no person
with a thoroughly assimilated anc
digested knowledge Of this short lis
Of books could be considered in an!
sense as an unread person. TIL,
Bible and Shakespeare have Otter
been named as the basis of goo(
training in English. It is certain
that the study Of biography gives al
insight into life. The lives of Frank
lin aud Lincoln in particular hsv,
the endearing quality Of an averOg'
humanity united with exceptions
genius. The plan, homely characte
Of these two men 10 in strong contras
to the abnormal elements that arr
shown IN the life of Washington anC
Of Bonaparte. A good knowledge o
English, an intelligent grasp of thu
essentials of history, a comprehension
Of men and an understanding Of thu
elements Of government certainly
furnish a practical working basis fo
good citizenship. All this would b.
the result Of y careful study Of MIR
Dana's list of books. 1t is shor
enough to be worth dong for thu
sake Of the results.
w.
| The coming president Of the Unite
States who IS elected in November
will find himself in a unique position
Never before in our history has thu
presidency carried with it so small ar
amount of what is called politica
patronage. From the date Of the
first Civil Service bill until the fna
act OF last May, the sentiment in re-
gard to the desirabllity Of such meas
ures has grown with both polltics
parties. The "spolls system" thai
was inaugurated by Jackson may b.
said to havs finally gone out Of poll
tics under CLEVELAND. There are now
$500 government employees VINO
are included in tho law that calls fol-
appointments by competitive examine
ton instead Of as reward for politi.