Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-17

"BY JINGO. BUT THAT'S A STRONG PINT"
, day. 1t is education that makes a
nation. The less education the more
vice and wckedncss."
That's jest the way l look at it,"
says the squar. II say education be-
fore everything else, but we've got
men in this town who differ with me.
You wouldn't think that leadin men of
town would be ag'in schoolhouses,
would your
"They must be queer ssort of men.
Don't they want their children to know
who discovered American
That's mighty strong pint, mighty
strong" says Deacon Spooner, as he
turks his cane ON the floor and looks at
Abner Jones.
II reckon you're hittin at me-" re-
plies Abner after within away for a
moment, land I've got few words
to say. I'd like to ask this stranger
here if he knows who discovered
America"
"Why, certainly, SIR" said the man.
HAS it ever done you any good? Has
IL CNCA llidtAC any ulACICHCC W yOu
whether it was Smith, Green or
Brown"
But it is knowledge"
eyes, it's knowledge, and that's a
strong pint" whispers the deacon.
Eyes, it's schoolhouse knowledge"
says Abner, "but let me ask you sun
thin. What month in the year d'you
plant pumpkin seeds?'
"Pumpkin seeds! Why, what have
pumpkin seeds got to do with educa-
tion!'
"Quite a little bit l reckon. This
county ships huff pumpkins every
year to make 100000 10 cent pies. l
don't believe ten farmers kin tell you
when America was discovered, but
they know when to plant pumpkins
Which is the best fur EN-? l reckon
you kin tell what year George Wash
ington died in, which can't, but d'you
know whar to fasten rope when you
want to drive hog to market?"
by lingo, but that's strong pint,
and Abner's got himr' shouts the dea-
con as he jumps up and down.
The stranger appeared to be sort of
confused and taken down, but tried to
git out Of it by sayin they were
trilin with the subject.
'Tm one as isn't opposed to schools
and education" says Moses Plumber,
"but l don't want too many of 'em.
I'm sayin that everybody orter know
how to read, write and cipher, but
nowadays they want to stuff children
with heap that's no good to any
body"
But what man kin know too much? ?"
asks the stranger. But fur higher
knowledge how would we know that
the earth revolved on it's axisY
But s'pose we didn't know? S'pose
we figgered that the earth stood still?
Wouldn't we have licked the British
at Yorktown jest the same, and
wouldn't the price of wheat be the
same as today? I was talkin with
young Jim Benson t'other day. He
could tell the distance to the sun with
in mile. but he couldn't tell how
many rails to a rod Of fence. He could
give the names of all the stars, but he
didn't know that cuttin hogs tail of
would make him root the harder, prob
ably hopin to find new one. He could
tell when every state come into the
Union, but he didn't know that a cow
kicked sideways instead Of straight
behind"
by lingo, Moses, but that's oratory
and strong pint besidesv' exclaims
ehe deacon. I'm the face of them facts
can't see how We are to git another
schoOlhouse."
"You have been Ill at some time or
other In your life" queries the stran-
GOV ~ M~~~o
II the action of your bowels Ia not easv
and regular serious complications must be-
the Anal result DeWitt's Little Early
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