The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-01

and revenue officers in white commun
tiles. l have had no respect Tor hin
siuce he did 1t. They say that he ha
quit it, but he has not apologized
How much longer Is he going to kee
that educated negro politician in ollic
at Hogansville? And yet there ar
thousands OF Democrats, men and wo
men, in Atlanta who gave him a vel
come and threw him flowers ant
shouted "All hail Mckinley " Pvt
no respect for them, either. | want tt
i've long enough to SEQ u man in tht
presidential chair who ia far abov.
such machine politics. They say they
want to break up the solid South ant
yet they DO the very things to keep II
But my wife is calling mo again
she says it is about time for me tt
about fifty buckets of water every
evening, but tho hydrant is near by
ana don't mind 1t. The little chaps
try to help me with little buckets and
they get their clothes wet and OF course
am scolded for 1t. II they get dirty
or take cold or run at the nose it's all
my fault. They say that | spoil them
so NOBODY else can do anything with
them. | don't care. They shall have
u good time as long as | live, for
thcre will be trouble enough after am
gone.
NOW about this thing that Is called
education do not wish to be misunder-
stoou' Millions arc wasted on it to no
good purpose. Every mothers son and
oaugh hter should be taught to read and
10 wrlto and multiply. Good reading
DOCKS should be placed within thoir
U
lesson, BOOKS that exalt virtue and
condemn vice-but work, toll, industry
Is bigger thing than books. Modern
education is confined to the head, the
inteliect, and Is mixed up with train
ing the hands to play ball and the logs
10 run, and the boys tramp all over
tne country to play match games and
the Old mans money is spent for some
thlng that is not worth q cont to tho
young man when he settles down to
the business of life. The average boy
mas no more use for algebra, or comic
scctlons, or calculus, or astronomy, or
Greek or French than u wagon has for
MIN wheel. 1t Is valuable time
wasted. Outside OF the professors |
nave never found but one college
graduate who could translate q limo of
creek or solve problem in geometry
l'erhaps one in a Thousand shows q
lltness for these higher branches and
that one should have chance at them
II possible, for the world needs astrono-
mers and mathematiciansa and scientists
and llnguists, and will have them, even
II the requirement has to be hammered
out at the anvil as Elihu Burritt did
Work is the big thing in this practical
age. TO make d living is imperative,
and it is struggle. But to be great
orator, or poet, Or preacher is gift,
and like Patrick Henry, or Henry Clay,
or John Wesley, will come to fruition
with or without higher education.
10 read we'll and to read wisely is tho
best part OF an education. 1t ia strange
that our schools do not teach their pu-
pills to read-tO read with emphasis
and tone and accent. Not ono preacher
IN ten can read chapter or a hymn
IN an Impressive manner. 1t was his
happy faculty OF reading wcll that
made Sishop Beckwith great man.
1t was solemn feast to hear him re-
cite thellitany, or read a hymn or utter
prayer. Why do not the theological
scm,naries teach the students to read
and also something OF elocution 1t
Is an imposition on a congregation
to have to listen to the sing.sOng,
childish, unimpressive readings OF our
preachers.
But this is enough on this line. ! fear
| am getting hypercritical.
BILL, ARP.