The state herald., 1897-03-12
eral way, ns 1 supposed he did.


This we do know OF Greece, that liber-
ty shone over her far land for brief pc
riod, and during that time education ad-
vanced, language became enriched, liter.
ature took on its most subtle form, the
drama was born, canvass, under the touch
OF tho inspired artist, reflected all TINT
was grand and beautiful, was personiiied
by the magic hand Of the sculptor and
the Greek soldiers fighting for home
and country they loved, formed barrier
agains, which the mighty hosts of the
Persian kings beat as against solid rock
Tnrough causes various and many, her
liberty was lost.
When M. II. says that after the aboli
tion OF the wholesome laws OF Lycurgus
Gold, the misers OF the god, became
king" l do not catch the connection.
lam asked to make the CON mparisor
between Pharoah's $1,000 "worlsmen who
were well ted ard clothed" and tho other
thousands who were gwen employment
to produce what the $1,000 consumed aud
tho millions in our own country who are
employed for mere pittance.
The marked diifarenc between Pha-
roah's workman" and the American
workman, however poorly he may be paid
is IN the fact that he has the 'egal right
10 own himself. A right that was strug
elcd. for. through 20 t0yeurs that history
records and which was finally establish
ed by the sacrifice OF thousands Of lives
mi milliors OF treasure.
But the poor Egyptian slave or ''work.
man" was property to be bought and sold
hy his master.
The mad race for wealth which char
acierlzes our times take to he n mani.
festation OF phase IN human nature
which under natural coniitions will be
found nescessary iCr tho advancement Of
the race.
Mr.. Hazen informs us TINT education,
in the ancient civilizations, WIS consider.
cd beneath the ciI und powerful
The fret great library, which ircluded
all the known Writings was collected by
one Of Alexsnder's generals, Who was
then ruler Of Egypt
The claim will hardly be made that in
Greece, knowledge was considered be.
meath the rich.
In Chaldca, Asyria an Egypt, far aa |
can learn. knowledge was confined chief
ly To the priesthood.
10 Rome did sich men ~ julius Ceas.
arpIiny, Eldos and y nm .er, the Gracchl,
Cato, Cicero, he III starred Nero aud
scores Of Others | might narno CONSIDER
education a- menial2
Hundreds OF years after the downfall oI
Rome when civilization wns emerging
from the ozark Agea,' In what IN called
tho days cf ch,vs,ry istheonly ,mo edu
cation was discouraged by the influential
Finally the gallant knight awok, to H.,
fact that a little knowledge need moi
lrssrn hls ya'or
The plini I wish TO make il Ibis that
ct the nllm nj be- ever ~ favorable IL
those times for .dncni lon, conditions were
such that only the few c1nld be educated
Ana were Mr.. Hlzcn's clam true IT onl,
proves that We arc greatly Ia advance Of
those nations that have been and gone.
There is quite difference beiSe, &
oas,es IN th'rry mud ots,os n fact. III,
immortal jefferson set apaiteru ,ha, vii
neyor die,
II is Ia he regretted iha genius ana
worth often has TO step side fof bag OF {
But We are Informed TINT It /. becoming
raj" aud popular to recognize genius u
tho generation III which It lives,
II seems to me a queer point to mako
that how Rome sustained herself shai
her educational facilities, otc,. mas 20.
thing o do with the subject IN qursti, IA
Any n,ti7u to bo perpetual must bs
bas"d oe justice, lis people must be- edu
Gated, wealth must be produced to fatit.
~ all Nants aud time Tor education aui
tho sindy Of tho science of self Rnusfl,
m.nt mus, not be want ug.
Wer, Hll men 10 labor who nrs o,pal lr
< bonrs dny.nueh is tho power hat mat
hHs W. n,iuf" a the present time, ma
chinrtt sould he NEEDED to destroy ul
". u. Tint assuming that wealth wen
10 the capitalist aud luhufst b. NJ ON i
Is prudncrd.
But according 10 Mr lllscni statement
phou, machinery robbing labor oi ~
uRhi. hr must belong To that school WI,
teach The paradox that tho hqrier II Ia IA
produce vealii. to ~ 10 wealth th.f,
Will be- ploino d nnd the more thef. vii
ct go ar nnd, bell y, ho eili. II b.
sHuh - u lu daa. - 80 yri that III.
tall /. in.' 10 tic lab Swing macliutr,
. ~ ,bf iscf iual mp'u,, IN o., ~ nj
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il.tuaH.r,
iiIr fauir II su uurD m 10y in H..
rlr1 fr i.r .'HuT ,isl,a ~ tie celr
I..I.| .ruI at ulhHruf"Slipf A,rn- p
u,n., .,surr. O. N cunning sud VA
10. r,urti 4 h- jo,isu oft , Creator
shHH af N i.r nrR uuinR, fBd nov is
iub 'r.rh ~ Cor al. met. ior ~. sus
lrnHuur fu.l lir, with thich II is pfes
aant ri fH rbie 4 is CO... inrIly giving
mIh uHuI HHa hay the human lau
H1a .H. rsri belongs Ia the ~ i,idu
ho ruts u from he hb'r who steals n
nom the rubber Nhn proceeded hin Thi
'e-nlt sinyplunuft disbea-. slice. rfiin-