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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10
TINE USES Of
EDUCATION,
HERE ARE AS MANY aud varied opinions Of "

bENISh iIH NS E"hN ti "NhN phNUHNo VI NHuu
euuIA''uN' a education means, its purpose, effect and tendency,
as the clouds are manylormed. But notwithstanding the fact that the
theme is old. it is of everlasting interest. Pertinent to the subject, the fol-
lowing will be read with profound interest and profit:
1--WE fear that, with all the alleged Improvements that re being intro
duccd into the methods of education. the true end OF education is being
more and more lost sight Of The idea that education is essentially a prep.
aratton for money making is, it seems to us gradually taking complete pos.
session of the popular consciousness. Il is needless to say that this was not
the ancient ideal. Today VIC look upon arithmetic rs indispensable for the
earning Of a living. Plate, as Oscar Browning remarks in his little book on
Educational Theories considered 1t AS the best spur to sleepy and uatn.
structcd spirit Admitting that the modern view must be recognized, why
should not the more elevated ancient view be recognized rs we'll? But what
child is made aware today that In studying arithmetic he is doing more thar.
acquiring an instrument by which aitcrward money may be made? There Is
just as much need to rouse sleepy spirits now as there ever was; and there
are more sleepy spirits than ever to be reused. We fear the arithmetic of
the public schools sis not doing is much to rouse them Us might be desired.
and the reason may partly be that the higher intellectual aud moral uses Of
the study are not kept sufficiently in view.
'In the Greek scheme Of education reading 1--WE quote from Mr.. Brown.
ing) was taught with the greatest pains; the utmost care was taken with
the information Of the voice aud the articulation Of the throat II anything
Of the kind were proposed today, objection would at once be raised that such
training of the ear and vocal organs might be very useful, and pecuniarny
profitable, to a youth who was going to be a professional elocutionist, but
that for Others it would be q waste Of time. So with the study Of modern
languages; their utility is recognized In 50 far rs they may be required for
business purposes, and perhaps for actual use in foreign travel. That they
may become q source Of refined intellectual pleasure by extending ones sur.
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Mr., Jas. II. Eckles. late comptroller
IT the currency, in his report makes
= very earnest plea for the banks.
He thinks that the banks alone should
be permitted 60 supply the paper
currency Of The country. Cuutcnding
that the banks are better prepared to
redeem the paper issue than the
government. His ideas are striking
iy undemocNtic. aud tends to A very
dangerous condition Cuntrastcd with
the ideas expressed in this number Of
The Commonwealth by Gcn'l. a. j.
Warner, the people viii have no
trouble in finding the true aud better
thing to do.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

THE Carksdale Challenge, in its issue of November %. 1897, presented
/ some very strong arguments in favor ofinvesting the women OF Mis-
stsippi with the right to vote and hold Office in all matters pertaining to
pubic education. So far us we ere concerned we:have no objection to giving
the good women of the state that right-Indeed we are in favor of giving
the women anything they want. God bless them, they are always right.
anyway their 'because" is "a thousand times more accurate and reliable
than a whole course of logical reasoning by 4 man: therefore, whatever a ma
jority of them want, 1--WE ar fur it, But we are reminded just here that
there is only a very small per cent. who careio vote for school trustees or
anything else, except controlling their husbands or lovers. and they do that
anyway without the least trouble or change of the constitution. And the
beautiful part of the whole business is. the wonen know they are doiog it,
while the men are rrogantly ignorant. There is no doubt about the women
of the state ruling the state. The whole business rests with them. But if
they want and must have more authority wearG in favor of giving it to
them-That is, when a majority ask forit&
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

The deepest sympathy Of the pco-
pie of the nation, irrespective Of re-
livious creed, political alillation or
race, so ont 10 President Mckinley in
this his hour Of bereavement. His
devotion TO his good old mother is the
most beautiful trait In his character.
IL Is a trait which strikes u sympa-
thctlc chord In every human heart
and arouses y depth Of sympathy
which nothing else will.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10
no tendency to revert to barbarsm, such As We see today everywhere in the

no tendency tt revert to barbarism, such IS We see today everywhere in the
United States.
II an end lis to be put to this evil, the preaching and practice of the vi
cious doctrines that pervade the address OF superintendent Skinner must
cease When IN work for the betterment of the moral and physical welfare
of children is to be undertaken, it must not De thrown upon the STATE. which
has come to consist Of nothing more than the politicians whose violations
of all the yirtues he enumerates with such epllence IS the theme OF count
less phlippics in the pulpit, press, and conyeHaGon; It must be assumed
by parents. who alone have the power to inculcate those virtues with anyde-
gree of success. While we do not believe with Poi Norton that there
shou)d he a restoration Of Puritan discipline wsuh tfe theology left out, we
do believe that there must be aTestoration OF Puritan responsibility toward
children, tempered with love and unfaiing patience. Ii viii lead parents
to assume a vastly larger share in the work Of education than they now do,
thus strengthening the ties Of affection, so potent if mora cont.ol, and
making it impossible for children to desire or parents to allow them to COON
the streets to take "their first lessons in hUydlumistn.'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10
3sitAfY N ~
JOURNEY AND SLEEP.

The height we strive and behold in drfam
Ishigiier than the highest iAlp.s titles
In far sublimity against the skies, fat t.
Clcud-hooded, inaccessible: supreme ~ n88
The empyrean SHOWS upon it Scent '*f y,
Like glints Of glory throiEh tKetrihson dyes
Of.falling snow-nakcs where they crystalize
Under the suns intolerable CLEAN.
That upward way! How steep and sharply drawn.
Across the shadows Of the mouI.ains face
Lies the white line of tfeycll up TIE scar.
There, must the bleeding 'fee:, ssi:ltolling on
Der broken stones, climb vel. a little space.
And then, Sleep, sleep+-undeE the Evening Star.
"a IN ,f.ta 4ets The Arena.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Senator W. +. Ncsbit, OF DeSoto
county, has a communication in this
number of The Commonwealth which
VIC commend most heartily TO the
careful consideration Of our readers.
His suggestions are sensible. his
reasoning sound, and from u long
acquaintance with him the writer
knows his judgement is reliable.
We commend this article especially to
tue members Of the legislature aud
the governor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

IF there is n which we detest above anything else in political and
official life it is deception and double dealing. The making Of a plat
form to yet in Office for instance, and then the grandstand' play after they
get in for the purpose of misleading the people. a man that VIII deiiher-
atdy lie about those things will do anything else dishonoable fora sufficient
consideration. But such conduct is a common fault, and 1t is the same the
world over We find the Spanish premier. Segasta. expressing himself as
entirely satisfied with President Mckinleys message, saying that the
tthreat Of intervention ia Cuba was made merely to give satisfaction to a
portion Of American opinion without the intention of.fEecntlng II. such
n criticism is highly discIeditabe to the president.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Two French editors luarrcllcd.
They met on the field Of honor and
fired two shots in the air, and the
seconds declared ''tilat honor was
satisfied OF course il was Il very
pleasant termination Of the savage
meeting" but 10 one in Mississippi
1t appears very tarcicnl,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

Senator II. ID. Money took the oatl,
Of office on the Ttll. inst. There was
some objection tolhc form Of his com
mission, but that wasp passed, liewaS
assigned the seat formcrally occupied
by Senator Daniels of Virginia, Dan
iels getting the seat occupied by
Senator George.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10
The New Orleans Picayune's /,

The New Orleans Picayune's Jack
son correspondent rises to remark
that, ''Guycrnor McLaurin seems to
have again lost The Jewel Of consist.
ency. Only last May the governor
vetoed the state capitol bill because,
~ lle alleged, the Gordon plans and
specifications were drawn for a court.
house. Now according to Washington
dispatches, the governor has made out
tuc commission ~ Hon. II. u. Money
8QaiisAl 6tstes senator On a blank
Apaantp,eat n ! Justice
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

We understand that tienl, tVXcy Is
coming south ona Iecturing tour If
he strikes Mississippi he VIII doubt
less make Oklahoma, the home OF cur
disappointed Burkitt, his llcadluar-
tcrs. Burkitt needs CoXcy's Condol-
pnrp
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

GOV. nrigg, If New Jersey, viii
succeed MckcHna as Attorney Cen
cral, GEM Mckonnn will succeed
Judge Fields In the United States
Supreme Court.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

DR.. W. H. Clark has resumed rdi-
torlal control Of the Quitman QUIZ.
The Doctor +, u good writer and "c
welcome him back to the fold,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

llanuis Taylor is doing good work
for Cuba, He is familiar with Span
ish affairs, and therefore Is able 10
expose the ialsily Of promises made
by this cifetc monarchy,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

A Washington special says that
congress will take up the Patterson
CarmaCk contest ease at once. God
knows we hope that tarmack viii be
permitted TO hold his lace,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10

HE MONEY QUESTION is still the burning
question before the American people. 1t mat
GENERAL WARMERS
REPLY.

like the prOycrbial ghost. will not down at any man Shielding. In today pa
nor we uuluiyh. an article from the pen Uf Gent. Al. Warner written in reply
iothcI ntcrrogaii ions pIolDuuded by The indianapolis Sound Money Commi'
sion, which should he read and studied by every American citizen VIII" wishes
to know the truth on this most vital question. In THIS paper the situation Is
In language and terms which admit Of neither doubt r question.
The enemies If silver coinage are met at every turn Of the road and the
TRANSPARENCY Of me "sound money mcns shccmcs Is made manifest The
nrtlrlc is ratncr long but II viii repay The most cNrlnl reading.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-10
Congress Is again hammcring away

The legislature viii soon be upon
Us again.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
s1II.I.lS INJURED.
lie Gets Mixed Up i'll Runaway in
Dublin Gulch.

Donald Gillis, the football player
was injured in a smashup OF vehicles
at, the foot Of the Dublin gulcll road
about 3 o'clock this afternoon, but
Just now serious could not sse asccr-
taincd in time for publication. Mr..
Gillis is employed us mining engineer
by w. a. Clark and was driving up
to the Colu&a- Parrot mine in Il buggy
when from some cause two horses ut
tachcd to as many rigs, one Of which
was a light spring wagon, ran away
and collidcd with the buggy in which
.hc was riding. 1t was a bad mix up,
swo Of the rigs being smashed and
tsae occupants thrown out. Mr.. Gill
lis was caught in the debris, and in
addition to receiving i severe blow
at the pit Of the stomach, had his
left leg either broken or SO near to it
that it will be Of rlS use to him for
some time. lie was carried int
Ferus' store, scar by, from which he
WAS taken home in a hack half az
hulr later. DR.. johnson made !;
superficial examination Of his injuries
at the store. but could not determine
the extent Of the injuries. s.-lntc'
Mountain. "...
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17

Say, kcrnal," lie said as he walked
into the editors Office and stamped
about 10 pounds of mud off his boots
against the legs Of the stove, II
sortcr thought Id take yer paper ct
you'd do the square thing"
"Why, Of course, we arc always
glad to accommodate our subsarib"
ers."
"Wcll, here's a little obituary Of
Aunt Kallinc-hit's jcs' ten pages O
foolscap an won't make much, l
reckon"
"Wc'll print it,"
"And youth send 40 copies Of the
paper to this ere list O relatives,
won't you?"
eyes"
"And next week my daughter Ser
Eillv is goin' to git married l reckon
you'llnint a hull lot about that?:"
"Of course. That's news"
"An' say. Eve got one of the
finest young shotcs you ever have
saw. / want you to come out some
day and write hit up"
II shall be glad 80 do 500
:'You amt gotta dozen cr two ole
magazines whit you've dun read ;
layin' Ground handy, hev you?"
eyes, here's three or four
:.rhanks. Jcs' put me down fo1
three months, an I'LL hand you TIN
quarter long this fall some time. -
Atlanta Constitution.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
Retreuchmcnt and Reform.

The people of Montana will not
have to do much fasting or pH.uance
during the lcntcn season. The late
legislature was sufficient intlction to
wa!S;1. our souls as white as SHOW
IAle. Whole Truth.
HYhc Montana populists consumed
fifty days of the legislative session
in spouting about rctccnctMncnt and
reform, and spent tho closing ten
days in boosting up all salaries where
populists are insolvcd.- Anaconda
Standard. '-".
i member of the Legislature, who
| is so lacking in refinement as TO cal
Il bribc bribc, instead Of calling it
a retainer, ought to be expelled.
Such coarseness Of expression must
have been very shocking to the cars
of his refined Observation-Disclosures.
Here is a specimen Of democratic
rctrcnchmcnt and economy as prac-
ticed BY the house. Among the
many amenAulepts offered and adopts
ed to the general appropriation bill
is one increasing the salary OF the
clerk Of the board Of equalization
from ST 800, as the bill provided, tc
81 500. For 1897, the boiler inspcc-
tor and deputy boiler inspector will
receive So, 500 and 81, 800 each, re.
spectively, instead Of $1,000 and
81 500. FH 1888 ti1cir salaries will
be s., 900 and 81. 500. The office and
travelling expenses Of the commissioner
of agriculture. labor and industry
was raised from 1900 to $500
Anaconda Recorder.
Tie artistic and charming manner
in which Il few or the populistic anG
democratic members, who in 50 load
moutheG Il manner, cllamMoncd the
cause Of rctrcnchment and reform
during the first few weeks OF the ses
sion, now choose to show their con
; sistency is the most amusing feature
; of this most interesting Legislative
farce. In the infancy Of the session
several days in all were consumed b.
these gentlemen who SO bravclY an
, nounccd their stand for reduction II
salaries and other legislation dccmct
necessary to~s;e'c the state from irrc
trieyable ruin. 1t is well known hov
: they baked at the very first hurdle
! the cut in the governors salary
But the action of these champion
during the last few days has show'
, them to public in their proper ligh
, for not chance do they let go by t.
!, increase the salararicS Of state officer
which for the first time lin scvcr;'
wears are filed with friends OF thci
q political faith. What a difference i
i makes which side OF the fence yo
are on. .--1Iclcna Herald.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
Doctors tDsOrdcI.

Madison, Wis, March 10.-"Dr."
Fred Rutland's Milwaukee medical
institution, the Wisconsin Electric
Medical College, went out of exist
cncc today, Rutland as president and
J. Gordon as secretary Of the corpor'
alton fling notice Of it's dissolution
with the secretary of state. This is
one of the three Institutions against
which Attorney General Mylrcs
brought suit to ANIMAL their charters
on the ground that they were prac:
ticing fraud by issuing medical Ger
titicates without putting. ''students'
to any further trouble than the pay
ment of Il S25 fec, and is also the
institution from which Assembly
man McGrath secured his pseudo
diploma to use us an object lesson a
to the value of medical certificate
in opposing the medical bill. Rut
land, the president, few days ag'
was arrested in Chicago.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
Killed I}y 4 Fall.

BoZeman, March 10.-Patrick Elan
merry, brother Of Hon. William Elan
merry, was killed this afternoon, Mr..
Flannery was binding down Il load OF
straw. He was pulling at the rope
which was too short and lost his bal
ance and fell. 1t was supposed that
he broke his neck, but on eXamina-
tion by Dr.. Fortcr it was shown that
there had been an artery ruptured in
his neck. The distance he fell did
mot exceed four feet, but he struck
the ground in such a way as to pro
ducc almost instant death. Deceas.
ed has lived here about 13 years. He
leaves wife and family; also many
friends.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
Wolves Appear in the priekly Pear.

Will 1lilgcr was in the city ycste1
day from the Gate of the Mountain
ranch. He says the stock on the
priek]y Pear and Bear Tooth ranges
is in fair condition a1s} that there is
considerable feed leftT:in these sec
tions, but that horses and Cattle; in
the valley are poor. <a4a there; ;.i:.,pc
fooS Of any .ch:lri@etc, to be found
south Of the dividing range between
the Prickly Pear and Missouri val
lcys. Wolves are plentiful in s34lt
section, although, owing to the mild
+ wep11hc: they lave not troubled the
range stock to an:' great extent. The
animals are So sky tIf2t it is almost
to get sllp..,lt tnem,. but
Mr.. lIilycr caught one in u trap.
Although a small oncu;t weighed 80
pounds. ds.-lndepcndcut
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
Sells His wife For Beer.

London Mar. tn Marlborough,
Yorkshire, last week John Tart, a
miner, went to a tavern with his
wife and offered her for sale for d
quart Of beer. \ lodgcr, Enoch
Childs, gave him half a gallon Of
beer for her and signed an agree
ment to make her his wife. Tart
and his wife also signed the docu-
ment.
Childs and the woman then took
Tart for lodgcr, but after five
months he went away and she sued
for desertion, denying that she 81 g;sal
cd the agreement.
Exactly such sale Of a wife is the
most sensational feature Of one OF
Thomas Hardy's novels, for which
apparently improbability he has
been severely criticised.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
Hardly Probable.

Chicago. Magah l1.---Crittcndcn
Marriott, the Record correspondent
at Havana, declares that Gen. Wcy-
Ter has received positive orders from
Madrid to end the Cuban war at
once, even going to the extent Of
selling the island to the insurgents
if need be. Wcyler set out for Villa
Clara to find General Gomez and
undertake negotiations. iWeyler
himself said the war will end within
three weeks. The fear Of President
McKinleys position is given as a
leading cause for the Spanish change
of DOlicV,
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
Run OUT OF TOWN.
Editor OF the Wardncr, IdahA. Citizen. n
Z Victim Of Hatred.

Wardper, idaho, March 9.-1n-
tense cxeitemcnt prevails here and,
II may be said, I'LL through the Occur
d'.Alcncs. Everybody is taking sides
and IA riot may be the result. 1t is
on account of religious differences
and prosecution Of an editor by the
\. p. AS, through the organization
known as the Junior Order Of Amcri-
can Mechanics. Sunday afternoon q
delegation from the aforementioned
oadcr appeared at the oa5>e of the
Wasjlnpr Citizen and seized the cdi-
tor, G. r. Burrus, who Was DISTRIBUTE
inc type, and marched him to the X.
Of p. hau and gave him court mar
tial trial. He was charged with
having published defamatory articles
in his paper, and was told he would
be tarred and tcathcrcd. Mr.. Bur-
rus advised them to 60 to his office
and Get printers ink as it would
stick tighter. Mr.. Burrus was taken
from his Office in his shirt sleeves.
lie had a handful Of tyne in his
hand. This was taEal: "aWay from
him and tossed out Of the window
His coat was brought from his
office and he Was t;lken to the depot
and told to leave. lie walked tt
x)sburn and was taken by a rancllcl
to Wallace, and from there he went
to Spokane.
There were about l25 citizens who
took part in Burrus expulsion anc
| off fnrtt tn
identity. The occasion for the out
cage dates from Waahington's birth
day. There was an entertainment
given here and Il Miss Johnson made
1 an address in WHICH She attacked
the AmeEicaminm oa Catholics. Ed
itor Burrtls in commenting upon hc]
uttcrances made some severe strictur
cs upon Miss Johnson but called ne
names. This aroused the Jupio
4 Order OF American Mechanics atsl
they appointed Il committee to avail
upon Burrls with the result stated
lie would have been hanged bad i
not been for Agent Ross, who sue
cceded in inducing the men to 3
satisfied with running him out Q
town. Much Indignation prevail
4 here at the outrage outside OF tn
members Of the order, which is yer
powerful. Sheriff lIeney has arrest
cd T.. S. Gay, j. Il. Edmondson4
I teacher in the public schools: G. )
Perrin, Joseph Campbell, U. :
4 deputy marshal: Henry Miller an
II. NJ. Ross, agent for the 0. II. Y n
Warrants are out for six Others
The men under arrest gave bail fc
their appearance. with -. Il. Eran>
combc, manage1-or the Bunker Ill
r. Sullivan sc Sl1rntN