The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-11-13
BILL ARP SOLVES PROBLEM
He Helps the Grandchildren With
Their Studies at Home.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
LIZ two-thirds of house costs four
ffths of the lot and both together cos
; S4 400, how much was paid for each
Well, that sum is easy if you know hov
to do it. Our little school girl has mt
to help her every night, aud some o
these tangled up sums strain my old
fashioned mind for the rule of thre,
is abolished and new methods adopted
L remember a sum in the old Smile,
arithmetlc--if six men can cut acres
OF wheat in three days by working si1
hours day, how many men willlt take
to cut acres in four days and work
eight hours day? These perpexine
problems remind me of Judge Boh
S.rolier's charge TO the jury in a
horse case, where the plaintiff sued for
damages because the horse he bought
had the glanders and was a stump
sucker and wouldn't work on the off
side. Fourteen witnesses had testified,
some for and some a. ainst the horse,
some for glanders but not for stump,
sucking, some for stump.suc' but
not for glanders, and some sM IRE he
was sound and some unsound. "Gen-
tlemen," said he, elf You believe that
the horse had the glanders but didn't
stump suck, or that he sucked stumps
but didn't have the glanders, or that
S,anders is an unsoundness. but stamp
sucking is only habit, or if the horse
wouldn't pull when worked on tie off
side and couldn't be cured of il, thoue b
this court knows from experience that
he could be cured of 1T or if you be-
lieve from the evidence that the horse
was not warranted sound as against
stump-sucking and off siding but only
against such material things as CLAN
ders and swiney and The like, then you
must find for the plaintiff or the de-
fendant according to the weight Of
testimony"
My candid opinion is that some of
these miscellaneous problems are too
perplexing for children not yet in their
teens, and if parents or grandparents
or uncles or aunts or somebody don't
give help the child would give up in
despair. | have often wondered how
those pupils got along who had no
help. My father helped me all my
school life and my wife and l have
helped our children. 1t is impossible
for school teacher to gi patient at
tentiOn to each chill where there are
thirty or forty pupils in the grade.
Only five hours to teach in and four or
five different textbooks for each pupil
and that gives less than five minutes
to each pupil and book, while it takes
me hall an hour every night fer one
pupil in one book Hence it is that
only few pupils get fair education
in graded school, only those who are
bright and willing and have help at
home.
Parents that can't help or won't help
lose their home influence over their
children. Every phase of their educa-
tion is turned over to the public school,
which is free machine and teaches
bnoks only. Morals, modest, and OBJ
edience are not in the curriculum.
Many little children are sent there to
get them out Of their mothers way, for
she has work to do or shopping or visit
ing or must go to the club. Never
theless, a few make good scholars and
good ci lens, and for their sake the
system inust go on. 1t is no better in
the colleges, for the most charitable
estimate is that not more than ten in
ever make creditable sue
cess IN life. The ninety had just as
we'll not been born, but the ten will
save Sodom, and it will be found that
these ten got their best education at
home. Good morals, good principles,
self-denial, industry, kind
ness and good manners Are better
foundation to build on than books. To
make the home happy and inviting is
the secret of all success.
The family is more important in
stitutiOn than the school, and love Is
the keystone of the family. / scolded
a little grandson the other day and he
got mad and went off and told his little
cousin that grandpa was mean and he
was going to tell his mamma on him.
Next morning he came to see us again
and came to me and kissed ME and it
made us both happy. A little grand
daughter was troubled because her baby
brother was sick and the doctor was
sent for. She mourned over it tear
fully and then frightened up and said:
"Well, if baby dies am going TO keep
him for doll" The innocent prattle
and sports of these children is my
greatest comfort, and it almost grieves
me that they have to grow up and en-
counter trouble and grief and misfor-
tune.
George Francis Train may be a
crank, but had rather be HIM in that
park with a score or two of happy
children around me every day than TO
be Pierpont Morgan or Rockefeller.
1t is pathetic to look at that man who
is now past his seventy years, who has
travelled all over the world; lived in
Australia, lectured in England, Ireland
and the United States 10 laboring men !;
written and hal published many books
of travel and biography; and at last
discarded all contact with men and
society and settled down to daily com
munion with little children in the
public parks in New York city. Ac.
companied by friend I got quite near
to him once, for wanted TO hear his
conversation with the children, bat he
turned and saw us, and, taking up his
little basket Of dainties, walked away
TO another seat, and soon had another
crowd around him, and the only rea
son he gives for his peculiar conduc,