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should not be too much corporal punishment. and
while II should be used only as last resort, there
Is a certain kind of boy that comes from certain
kind OF home to whom corporal punishment Is
necessity. II anything good is TO be made of him.
out Of every hundred boys ninety .nno will be-
have themselves without II. but II Is the hundredth
boy that is the serious menace to proper discipline
In the class room. and in his case the rod should
not be spared. Every teacher will at some time
fnd himself between the devil and the deep sea,
and In such stress that he is driven to do In viola
ton Of rules what he should be able to do with
regularity and recognition"
"The devil'-does Mr.. COWARD thus
designate the bad boy? DR.. MYRoN
T. ScUDDER, principal of the New Paltz
Normal School, declared: Il believe in
corporal punishment. 1t is the teach
er's creed. But DR.. ScUDDER would not
whip all boys. He says:
"The question to my mind is not OF the proprety
OF corporal punishment. but how II can be exer-
csed within the proper limitations. Would whip
. child for lying' No. For stealing, No. Dis
obedience and dlsrespect for elders are the only
offences to my mind that should be met with
corporal punishment"
Some hope of happiness for the small
boy. He can lie and steal without fear
OF DR.. SCUDDER. DR.. BERNARD GROIN
Son, principal of Public School 1926. is
one who longs to inhict corporal punish
ment. Hear him:
Il cannot understand how nybody out Of Eden
can dress himself without clothes nor how any one
could snecze wthou, nasal appendagc. nor how
you can correct boy with the articles Of confedera
ton. Nor do l understand how II is going 10 make
an incorngible boy good 10 parole him In the Gus
tody Of an aged female missionary And yet there
Is higher power than the Board Of fSuperintendens
and higher even than the Board OF Commissioners.
and that power requires Of you that you make that
bad boy moral being
DR.. CRoNsoN committed serious
tactical blunder. He has driven the
"aged female missionaries" to the oppo-
sition. But the physicians are for cor
poral punishment, too. Will it help busi-
ness? DR.. P. DAVID SCHULTZ spoke:
Love. moral suas,on and the Ten Command.
mens all right. but let tell you these little
fellows in your class will control the situation every
punishment on them. II you have that right do
not think you would be called upon very often to
Il. but Il Is important that you should have 1t and
that the boys should know It,"
Man teachers should be allowed to
infict corporal punishment, but not
women, said OSs1AN LANG. Probably
he believes women are not strong enough
l. H. H. &~n n1I.1
had a pleasant evening. They do not
seem to have made much progress toward
corporal punishment, but they freed
their minds of various thoughts. So
far the small boy is ahead He is safe
from the ferule the switch and the slip
per, except within the sacred precincts
Of his home; and when the police find
time they will make rules prohibiting
parents from spanking their children.
The sun., 1903-11-26
An Americans Reasons for Thanks.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: Let Va
be thankful to Almighty God for all the bless
ings he has showered and is showering upon
the American nation in material things.
Let us be thankful for the way in which n"
has led the American people In the paths of
duty and honor in the years that are past.
Let us be thankful for the clear conception
He has given the American people OF their
obligations for the future. toward the op-
pressed OF their own and all lands.
Let lis be thankful for the spirit OF loyalty
and gratitude in which the American people
have always responded to these leadings and
obligations.
Let us be thankful for Abraham Lincoln and
the removal OF the curse Of slavery from our
midst, heavy as was the price we paid for i'
removal.
Let us be thankful for the sense OF duty dis
played by our brethren of the South in accept
ing the verdict OF the civil war, and for the
energy they have put forth in building up the
New South.
Let us be thankful for the patriotism OF the
North and the South In promptly responding
to the call for military and naval service when
the crisis Of the Spanish war was upon us.
Let us be thankful for the inspiration to
duty which always anmates o'lr army and
navy when the call to action comes.
Let us be thankful for the stars and Stripes.
which proclaims liberty to all. when flung to
the sun kissed breezes OF the Pacihc, or the
icy winds Of the Arctic.
Let us be thankful that we can point to thai
nag In any part Of the world. and with the
words: THAT is my country's flag rest safely
under its folds.
Let us be thankful for that American spri'
OF individuality which can always be relied
on to with the hour produce the man"
Let us be thankful for the examples left rs
by the lives of Americas glorious dead.
Let us be thankful for the magnificent CON
tributions continually being given by Amer
cans to the cause of American education and
advancement
Let us be thankful for the free public schools
OF America with their sixteen millions ~
American boys and girls.
Let us be thankful for the army OF devo'"d
men and women, who in teaching these SIN
teen million school children are building 'A'
America of the future.
Let us be thankful for that other army "'
devoted workers. who, either in the pulpIis hl
missions of our own land. or in foreiE' % T.
are doing Christ s work upon eHrth.
Let us be thankful for that reaiza'in" "''
obi lgation to duty which enables the AmHt
can people always to take TO heart what tn'
poet meant when he wrote:
For the cause thatlacks assistance.
For the wrong that needs resistance.
For the future In the distance.
And the good that We can do,
Let us be thankful that we are Americans
WALTER J. BALLAED
ScuEsECTApy n Y, Nov. -,
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THE DAY.
Thanksgiving.
Ttl ndPs ~
accounting

For all the Joys Of life and sense
Which bring 10 sorrow rccompensc,
For sunny day and starl,t night.
For rivers rush and Wild birds flight,
For healing wind and cooling rain,
For crowded mows and bins OF grain
For griets that go and hopes that stay,
Unto the Lord give thanks to day.
For brain that gives Its swift command,
For seeing eye and serving hand.
For willing feet, that daily go
Upon life q errands to and fro;
For chance to serve our fellow man
And work with God In natures plan.
For cheering friendships. loves that stay,
Unto the Lord give thanks to day.
JOCK ELM Wis. NISETTE NJ. LowATER
The sun., 1903-11-26
New Zealand NcpOilnln.

From the 81, .TGprS'S GG:c't.
one OF the Independent membcrs OF the Ne"
Zealand Parliament has been attacking the prem'e'
Mr. Seldom on the score OF undue ncpptl>m N
cordInC TO his statement. Mr.. Seddons own Saiir'
direct and Indirect" reaches the respectable NgIi
OF fs 900 per annum: Mr., Scddon s daughter "h
accompanies him everywhere as private sccr"'an
receives $500 year In salary and travelling et
penses: a son, who served In South Africa ura"
Zoo as a military expert" plus Is shl.lIngS day
travelling EXPENSES: q brother dips into the NcN
Zealand Treasury 10 the extent OF f'5o; son-in
law 600, and a nephew E2OO
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ForcibIe Friend Of Eiuca tion.


FrOn fF y, T9HloSI fr'5T'..
\ school teacher has received the following MOI
from tho mo her OF one of her pupils Dear MIS-
You writ me about whipping Sammy. heroy gi'
you permission TO beet him cnytime I, Is noceSSaT'
To learn him leScns. He Is 'uSte like his fahef-y"
have TO learn him with n club Pound nolese INT
him. wante him 70 get Il, and don't pay no Ate'
Shion to what his father says. I'll handle hlm
The sun., 1903-11-26
Cambridge Yearns for Girton

From the CrdntG, C0mbriig.
Does II ever occur to the heads Of our coLcg'
and the good ladies who preside over the sis'
institutions OF Ncwnham and Clifton. that In s'e'-.
dscouraglng any rapprochcment between the Wv
elements in Cambridge they drive many men Inv
unworthy and clandcstinc affections on the Oh
hand and bring up girls IN a ho.Lousc atmosphe'
on the other, We do not pr0nosc "b9le1AAs rn''f,
monial market between Gitvon and the unire's'
ties; but soirecs or dancce In oar sos'ese ha'''
and more frequent garden parties In summer
The sun., 1903-11-26
BRITISH SLANG WHANGERS.
A Collection or tho Hard Names Applied
to Chamberlain

The high plane upon which political dis
cussion proceeds In England ia indicated
by a correspondent Of the Birmingham
Daily Post, who has taken from the columns
Of five Radical newspapers the epithets
recently applied to Joseph Chamberlain
Some Of them follow:
The Artful Dodger. Crafty Muddler.
Impenallst knavc. Lying Campaigner.
Political HamStringcr. Little Loafer
Miserable Trickster. Vulgar Ranter
Great Panjandrum, Red Herring Trailer
Mugwump. Colossal Humbug.
Snug Face. Arch Dlddler
Imperial Bagmnn. Red Handed Dcsppt.
Imperial Trckstcr Bankrupt Statesman
Hungry Nose. slippery Fellow.
Brummagem BaEman. Republic Snashcr,
lmpudcnt 'rrickstcr. Crafty apt1'"'
Lie Factor. Red Herring Joe.
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The Bird.

Rest from honest labor
Join the hymn OF praise:
Draw your chair In. nclghbor.
"Tis the day Of days.
oh, the Joy OF living.
Health and lots of work.
Bless US. It's Thanksgiving
Take slice OF turk.
Children's faces shining:
Mother. thro' her tears.
Visions bright Is twining
OF their future years.
Years. In whose embraces
Shadows shall not lurk:
Bless their sunny faces
Neighbor. try that turk!
Things that are depressing
Let us all forget
Mother. pass the dressing
"ris the finest yeti
See. the sun Is smiling
Brightly thro the murk,
Happy hours begullng-
Neighbor. some more turk!
Better days before us.
Peace and plenty now;
Blue skies bcaJninR DER us.
JOY on every brow.
Business Just a-humming.
Neighbor. now, don't shlrk:
See, the mince Is coming
Finish up that "turk"!
EUGENE GEARY
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Why tn. British War Omoe !. Liked.

From The 81. Jdmfss Gazette.
Three years ago. In time OF need. tho City OF Lon
don raised equipped and sent TO South Africa 5000
City OF London Imperial Volunteers. free Of all e1
penss 70 the War once. Tho War once 10 day Is
not able, or Is not willing. TO provide the Lord
Mayor with the usual escort Of 100 Regulars.
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n our friend, pho faror u, uth manuscripts for
publication tsh 10 hare rejected articles returned hsv
rruH IN all cases send stamps for that purpoH
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Mr.. OpEIL was met at the station IN Washington
by Representative LIrrAuER.--Nep York Herald.
And why not? Why shouldn't he be'
Perhaps it was the occasion for a financial
accounting.
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The Fork !. Mlrhtier Than the Sword.

Some sing the praises OF the sword.
Beloved OF valiant men:
And as mighty weapon strong
Some others praise the pen.
From Klondlkc flclds to Mexico,
Manila to New York.
Now comes the day devoted to
The humble knife and fork.
MCLASDBURaH WILSON.
The sun., 1903-11-26

II you can't be thankful for much
Be thankful for what you've got.
For these little thanks are a crutch
To help on your own poor lot.
But you1l feel most thankful Of all
II you can honestly say
That you've helped on somebody else
In quite unselnsh way! l.. T. n.
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The Bird Of To-day,

The nrst turkey was strutting In the barnyard.
"No doubt" he mused as he observed Adam s
apparel. IL shall be dressed with ng leaves"
With a sense OF the eternal fitness OF things. he
reluctantly approached the block.
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THE SUN, New York City.

pARIs-Kiosoue Nh. IL, near GRAND Hotel. and
Kiosque No. 10. Boulevard des Capucnes
The sun., 1903-11-26

"Thcy ought TO be thankful I'm not turkey"
exclaimed the bird. Just think how many times I
could be warmed overl"
Spreading his wings. he prepared 70 enjoy . new
lease 6f life.
The sun., 1903-11-26

subscriptions by Mail. Postpaid.
DAILY Per Month. 80 80
DAILY Per yesr.. ,,,............ 500
SUNDAY. Per Year. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
DAILY AND SUNDAY. Per Ycar........ 90
DAILY AND SUNDAY. Per Month. ..,... 20
Postage to forclgA countries added.
THE SUN, New York City
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

II was 10 be observed that in this squabble the
magistrate, from the beginning, had been dis
posed TO take part. He froWned and shook his
head in reprobaton a great deal and finally he
said impatiently:
What's the use o talkin' so much about this
chap you call the defunct Can't You bring
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

lection to High Church ritualism brought him
recently into conflict with Bishop Potter in New
York, sat one day drinking brandy and soda
in the cafe of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
A group of reporters surrounded him. One
of the reporters said:
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

Fillingham, with sermons rather than with
violence?"
The vicar smiled Sermons" he said, have
effect always, but too often this effect is the
opposite one to what the sermonizer intended"
How do you mean, sir?" the reporter asked.
I'll illustrate to you what mean," said the
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
NEARING THE ENGLISH COAST.

NEARING THE ENGLISH COAST.
JONES CRETURNING TO ENGLAND)-WE ARE
QUITE FIFTY MILES FROM THE SCILLY ISLES.
MISS BROWN THEY SAY THE ODOR OF THE
FLOWERS THEY CULTIVATE THERE TRAVELS
THAT DISTANCE OVER THE SEA CAN DETECT
1T DISTINCTLY NOW-CAN'T YOU?
MISS BROWN FROM AHERICA)-I GUESS TT
HASN'T QUITE REACHED LIE YET MR JONES
-PuncA
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

him here and let him speak for h;m-elf?'
The defunct's dead, your honor the lawyer
interposed hastily.
The magistrate looked Modified. oh, that
alters the case he said.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1903-08-22
The U. G. V. Reunion at
Alexandria.

The President of Gordon Chap.
ter, U. D. g., of our town, has re-
ceived the following communica-
ton, which we have been request
cd to publish:
New Orleans. La Aug. IA, 1903
Tho United Sons OF Confederate Veterans
Louisiana Division invites y0n to come with
them to Alexandria oh the 25th. for the State
Reunion. We have arranged for special free
through chair cars, to leave here on the morn
ing OF the 25th, Gas a. ~, via Southern Pacific
Railroad, due to arrive in Alexandria that
evening.
We are particularly anxious to have as many
Of the L. u. C.'s accompany us as possible. SO
that we may have an opportunity OF stl ength-
elinR the ties that bind our orgAnizasi@sasss So
closely together; also Oshow them how anxi-
Gus We are TO deserve ard merit their highest
expectations and confidence.
Gen. J. B. evert, together with our sponsor
ana maid, as we'll as IL large delegation of Sons,
VII! go with us, and we would appreciate the
U. D. c. honOring us in this way. delegations
of the U. d. C. who contemplate joining our
party EN- route will please let me know as soon
as possible how many there will be and wherc
they wiz get on, that we may have ample ac-
coDmodations reserved for them.
Frateruaify yours.
T. 9. McCHEsNEY.. HARRY II. CLARK,
Division Adjutafit. Commander
The train will pass OpeloUsas
next Tuesday evening at 2:23.
when all from Opelousas who de-
sire to attend the State Reunion
at Alexandria next Wednesday
aud Thursday can join the dele
CATION from New Orleans here.
All the Confederate Veterans,
whether members of Camps or
not, and all Sons of Confederate
Veterans and United Daughters
of the Confederacy, as we'll as
their families and friends, are
invited, and will be entitled to
the special rate allowed by the
railroads for the occasion, which
is $l.90 for the round trip, from
Opelousas to Alexandria and re-
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A Matter of Supreme Importance

If the sidewalks on Main street,
between Landry and North, are
made wider, a fearful mistake will
be made. The sidewalks there are
already wide enough, while the
street is too narrow, and widening
the sidewalks will of course make
the street correspondingly mar
rover. Besides, it will entail con-
siderable extra expense to the
town as we'll as to those property
owners who already have first
class sidewalks of sufficient width.
Uniformity is a very good thing
an excellent thing-but that con-
sideration should yield to others
of supreme and overshadowing
Importance. We implore the au-
thorities to not commit this irre-
parable blunder, and to rectify it
at once if already partly made.
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II. L. Lee Camp No. IL, U. C. V.

At the meeting of r. E. Lee
Camp No. ID, U. c. v, held a
Sandoz Opera House last Satur
day evening, the following dele
gates and alternates were elected
to represent the Camp at the
State Reunion of the Louisiana
Division, U.C. ", at Alexandria
next Wednesday and Thursday
August 26th and 9th:
Delegates-Sam. Haas, Leonce
Sandoz, E. 7. Lewis, A. Simon,
M. r. Wilson and Ozeme Fonte.
not.
Alternates-Frank Wharton,Dl
L. Chachere, r. Boudreau, J. 0.
Chachere, f. p. Carson and NJ. J.
Richard.
A resolution was adopted au-
thorizlng the Adjutant to issue
credentials TO any member in good
standing who may be present in
the event Of the absence and in
lieu of the regularly appointed
delegate or alternate.
The following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates
from this Camp be instructed to
present the name Of Col. Leonce
Sandoz as ii candidate for the
position Of General of the Louis
lana Division, U. G.. ", at the
next meeting in Alexandria on
August Goth and 9th, and to use
their best efforts to secure his
election.
A resolution was also passed
instructing Adj. Leonce Sandoz
to send the amount on deposit
for several years in the St. Lam
dry State Bank to the credit of
the Battle Abby, or Confederate
Memorial Fund ($26.10), to ]. W.
Jones, Richmond, Va, Secretary
and Superintendent of the Con-
federate Memorial Association.
It was also resolved that al
election for officers of the Camp
be held on Saturday, Sept. IL,
1903, at 2 o'clock p. M, at San
doz Opera House, and in case q
quorum should not be present,
the present officers to holl over
until there is an election.
One new member, p. A. Nezat,
was elected, and the Camp ad-
iourned to meet Saturday, Sept.
-, 1903.
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dends are paid the stockholders

dends are paid the stockholders
| One of our most pleasant ex-
perlences in the Hills was a tally
no ride to Lead rendered to the
Southern members present by Col.
James A. George, a leading law
yer of Deadwood. The Colonel,
who is a relative of the late
Senator George, of Mississippi.
is a native of Georgia, and served
with distinction in the Confeder-
ate army. He has been living in
Deadwood since 1896, and has
built up a lucrative practice. Be-
ing the only ex-Confederate III
Deadwao3, he naturally yearns
for the companionship of South
erners, and our party had no
sooner reached the fine new hotel
where we were quartered for two
days than he sought us all out,
and until our departure was un-
remitting in his courtesies and at
tentions. When the balance of
the party were about to board the
cars for Lead, he drove up in
twelve-seat taIIy-ho drawn by four
fine horse accompanied by three
ladies, two of whom were New
York rel. tives on a visit, and,
taking every Southerner in the
party with him, piloted us over
one Of the most picturesque
stretches of country in America.
Some of the scenes we're so strik-
ingly novel AID beautiful that
Mi. Read, of Alabama, alighted
several times and took snap shots
of the9n txith his camera. Mr..
Read was accompanied by his
wife and daughter, and they, with
Mr.. Wilson, of Alabama, Colonel
Duke, of Mississippi, and the two
Louisiana folks made up the party
all of whom, we are sure, will
long treasure in their memories
pleasant recollections of the ge-
nial and hospitable old gentleman
whose warm and generous South
ern nature the SHOWS of South
Dakota cannot chill.
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It was a sickening shame to
butcher The fine shade trees on
South Main street as they were
butchered this week. I'm order to
permit the telephone wires To
pass through their tops 1t was not
AZ all necessary TO commit this un-
pardonable sacrilege. It is posi-
lively heart-rending 10 look at
that row of trees, so green and
beautiful last week, now robbed
Of both their beauty and their
utility by the rude hand of the
ealloua, tasteless and unsentimen-
tal lc0noclast. We hope nothing
ot the kind will ever again be per-
naitted ii 0pelousas.
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A Precious Souvenir.

Mrs. L. Desmarais, wife of our
postmaster, who is the daughter
of gallant Confederate soldier,
is the possessor of q little souve-
mir which she would not part with
for any amount of money. It is
supposed to be the last lines writ
ten by Hon. Jeff. Davis, and were
inscribed in the album of Miss
Alice Trainor (now Mrs. Desma-
rais) at her request, on the eve
of his departure for New Orleans
for treatment in his last illness,
where he died a short time after
wards. The lines are written in
a plain, legible hand, as follows !:
May all your paths be peaceful
and pleasant, charged with the
best fruit-the doing good to
others. Faithfully,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Brierfeld, Nov. 13, 1889.
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A Trip to Omaha and the
Black Hills.

On Lhe "trip from Omaha 10
Deadwood, our party was accom-
panied by the mayor of the latter
city and by Mr.. Jacob II. Gable,
the jovial travelling agent of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway,
who, during the 600-mile ride,
gave us a foretaste of the hospi-
tality that awaited us at the end
Of our journey. Trips to Spear
fish, some 81 miles away, and to
Lead pronounced Leed), 81
miles. we're particularly pleasing
features, for they are two of the
most exhilarating trips to be had
by rail anywhere in the world.
The road to Spearfsh has 375
curves and 33 bridges, and much
of the way the grade averages
PIG feet to the mile, while the
views of the grand scenery afford
ed constitute the chief attraction
of the trip. At one place you see
beneath you three tracks, the
lowest of which is 1900 feet be-
low you, and in descending to it
the train must go seven miles
around. This charming village
of 1900 inhabitants stands on a
level plateau intersected by the
beautiful Spearfsh 'river," a
creek not larger than Bayou Tes-
son, but we'll filled with a consid-
cradle volume of dancing, rush
ing water, always as clear as crys-
tai because of its rocky bed. With
it's wide streets and cosy homes it
has a prosperous look, and Mr..
J. Crawford, the only Louisiana
man in the town, assured us that
conditions were so favorable that
he proposed to spend the balance
of his days there. The town is
the home of the State Normal
School, and from the Govern
ment fish hatchery located there
millions Of trout are being con-
stantly-sent out to stock the vari-
Gus streams in that and neighbor-
ing States.
Deadwood and Lead are the
center of the mining industry,
and are picturesquely situated,
the one at the entrance of can
yon, the other in its very heart ;
and with hills towering up on all
sides, some of their streets ter
minating abruptly against bluff
and others winding through a
cleft in the hills, the scene is de.
lightfully novel and without par
alIel elsewhere in America. The
fact is that though the lofty
peaks are absent, much of the
scenery is very similar to that one
sees in the Rockies-grand in mas.
siveness and startling in the gran
deur of its unique and picturesque
beauty. Railroads run out in all
directions to the various mining
camps to bring in the ore, much
of which is of low grade, yielding
only three or four dollars per ton,
but the enormous amount handled
by the new and improved process.
ses makes the profits very hand.
some. The Homestake Co. s great
plant at Lead was thoroughly in.
spected by the visitors. 1t is q
mammoth concern. It's mine il
down eleven hundred feet, hav
ling eleven stations or levels 1O(
feet apart. Sixty-fve mules an(
horses are employed to haul th.
ore to the hoists, Of which ther.
are six, and 5000 cars may be han
died every "a hours, each car con
tanning a ton of ere. Two thou
sand men are employed, half O
] whom work under ground, th
/ standard wages being $3.50 pc
| day. Handsome monthly divi