The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-02-07
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By 5. MOI y.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HilliilIliuiIIuIiillEx
By 5. McR n.
The fuest public school house IN
The West, the Eugene Field School
In 81, Louis, was opcued last week
! wonder Why u Is tue way Of the
world To wait until man is dead to
houer hlnp There il nn unwTlitcn
law Of the public schools that no
school shall be named for a living
man. Eugcne Field was born 10 ~,
Louis aud began bis newspaper career
ia that city. Denver and Chicago ap-
prccialed his genius more than 81.
Louis did, aud IL WAS IN the latter
place be won his fame, both by his
connection with the News. Record aud
the books Of poems he found time to
write. II was in Denver be began the
Primer style Of writing that has been
copied 40 much. The first edition Of
his little Primer Is considered almost
priceless, one copy selling for si2j.
There are only seven IN existence, one
belonging 10 me. having been given
me by MIR. Field with bis Autograph.
Now that hG is dead and cannot know
10 what honor be is held. schools are
named for him
We arc too apt to keep our flowers
and our loving words until !, is ton
late. The dowcr-ladeu easkot cover
ing the cold clay cannot atone for
unkindness and indifference know
Of woman whose life had bcen full
Of sorrow and was not frightened by
even the attention OF friends when
her lie ended the caskct was covered
with the most beautiful flowers Oil
the irony Of fate! Flowers for the
dead, but no flower for the living.
sometimes wonder Il, after al, these
flowers ate not an attempt ut atone
ment for something done or left uu-
done. read Ia magazine moi long
agJ q little poem, 1.-THE Immortal
Three" They were Memory, pale
featured SORROW. and the gray, uu-
sleeping lion Of HcmuFse. One verse Is
'swlf, linibod they move with even pace.
Torother. these Immortal three
These three that never quit the chase,
wherever souls 81 mortais he. 3"
Cherish the dead. but more than ever
cherish the living, 80 that with the
sorrow Of memory there will be no
rcmorse for sius Of commission OF
omission.
There IS . b.!! tor compulsory edu-
cation a, usual before the Legislature.
and | consider II one Of the mou inn
portant that hiss 80 far been presented |
II living IN land 4 Liberty means |
anything, /, means that every child has I
Il right 10 the knowledge Of at least
the three RS. and the compulsory |
part only takes the freed I'm from the |
parent 81 d gives II TO the Child Ey- |
cry earnest educator should usr every /
effort u secure the passage OF the law
This will bring IN the problem Of
child labor, with which philauihiopI-t, I
have been working for years. A child Z
doe, not come iulo this lie OF his own |
yoltiun. hui when he does como q j. I
the duty and privilege Of his ptrcut- l
TO start him ou The journey OF life to
their b'-t ability. The great DtcIari-
ton OF Independence dcolafr- tn |
three inalirnabic rights Of every ona
born to b. "iiie, liberty and the pursuit
ut h,ppiue,,," anl the latter mean,
knoN!cdg'--an1wlcise mean, cduct-
ton. Therefore educate by l1Wful
means, By making compulsory cduca
tion lawful.
Frank l. Stanton i. the author OF
these lines!
SONS FOLKS they keop huntln' Tor sorrow;
+'a'' a'"N 70 Atf'g Af ANHAN vs. AtAts &C
wrong,
Hut this days as good as 10 morrow,
50 Jest Keep Twin along.
I Jest keep alvin along.
! Jest Keep stBElu' O song,
ThgTc's no use 10 sigh
while the sun's 10 the sky.
80 Eccpn.ilyln' along.
when the Lord nlda the world was init
To give Hin direciiOnsg lie knowcl
I would not know how to begin a..
Bs'n' nothin but dust by the read.
10 Jest keep t.iiyiB' along.
Ana can't say the Lords work IS wrong.
never viii SIGH
while Hes running the sky,
! Jest keep liyin' along.
I'm thankful for sun and for showers
The lord mskcs the winters an Nay;
Ana Hold hide all the graves with His
flowers.
II folks didn't weed them away.
- Jest keep q iivin' along;
stIil thankful for sunlight ana song,
know when rs snowiu'
Gods roses are grnwin'.
80 Jest keep a Ilyln' along.
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