The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29
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fire Saying.

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."rhe function Of the tfgh schools Is
10 afford the children of the common
schools more advanced degree OF
education than they can get I'm the
grammar grades W that stage or ed
ueation for thosr who do not intend to
go 20 college can also incidentally Mt
students FOR The universities no objoc-
ton need ~ interposed But 10 organ
ize the high school studies on the prin-
ciple that their purpose IL to prepare
studenAs for college would be TO con-
denim them as institutions supported
by public taxation -Pittsburg Dis
patch.
"As far back as December the Tri-
bune pointed OFT that the Hcrreshoffs
had always produced their winners by
easy stages. cutting away just enough
90 make the new boat win, but not
moving toward the extreme OF speed
too quickly thus leaving full chances
for other winners Vet 20 come. With
no one else In the trial field. there was
perhaps room To beat the Columbia
and still leave opportunity for a fur
ther winner But "a was suggested
that Crowninshield was almost sure TO
put out his best design az once, which
might compel the Bristol people TO do
the same and TO avoid holding back
anything for the purpose OF getting
further engagements. Consequently
10 was said, ~ would not be surprising
TO flDd that the Herreshons are even
at this late hour changing their de-
fgn.'''-New York Tribune.
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newspaper il an article OF mercha ndise
like any other, and that its source Is
immaterial This is a mistake The
popularity of journal and the esteem
IN which II is held depend on a variety
of considerations, or which the presen-
tation of the news is only one, and so
long as men differ I'm their tastes and
in their judgments the conversion of
the newspaper publishing business into
the Kind OF monopoly which Mr..
Harmsworth describes will remain i'm
practicable. e."-Philadelphis Isauirer.
1T is interesting 10 trace the paral-
lei between the experience OF the
Beers In their war and that of the
Northern armies In the American Civil
war. The process OF elimination by
which bureaucrats, supeanuated Of
ncers and fsvorites were supplanted
I'm time by younger group of dash
ing, effioient soldiers shows many sim
ilarities in the two conflicts. Chicago
Record.
THE wave OF reform in American
cities IL something to inspire hopeful
ness. In New York, Chicago and st.
Louis the forces OF publication are
up and doing These movements spread
from city 60 city, and the first years
OF the new century will be marked by
general arousal 10 the necessity for
new means 10 restrain vice aud cor
ruption In the great municipalities.
Kansas City Star.
when old Johnnie Rebs and Yanks
like General Lee and General Noble
shake hands across the bloody chasm
It's wosse than ridiculous for the non
combatants OF the Civil war period TO
scorn reconciliation. st. Louis Re
public.
ut In probable that the situation In
South Africa is more serious for the
British forces than is permitted TO APP
pear. Lord Kitchener is notoriously
unfriendly 70 reporters; he will scarce
~ allow them to send news of no
strategic significance. and his rigid
censorship may be trusted TO prevent
the publication OF anything unfavor-
able, so far as he can prevent it,
Philadelphia Ledger.
Congress Is 10th to authorize the en-
llstment OF additional men for the
navy. IL yields to the urgent requests
of the navy department only after
much hesitancy and debate. But IL is
beyond question that unless a large
increase is made I'm the number OF en-
listed men Il viii be impracticable to
put I'm commission all the ships now
under contract. Denver Republican.