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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-09
PORT ARTHUR HARBOR CLOSED
TO ALL VESSELS EXCEPT
THE SMALLER BOATS.
ADMIRAL TOGO MAKES HIS REPORT
SIDERABLE LOSS or LIFE
TO THE JAPANESE.

Toxic, May 9.-Vioe Admiral Togo
reports that the entrance to Port Ar
thur is blocked completely to all YES
sells except small boats
He adds that the Japanese have not
lost a single war vessel, although the
attack resulted in considerable loss of
life.
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PREPARED FOR ATTACK.
Japs Entrenched Themselves as 500,
as Landed.

Shanhaikwan, China, May 9.--An
officer of torpedo boat, who arrived
here from Yinkow during the day,
after confirming the announcements of
the landing Of Japanese troops on the
Liaotung peninsula, says the Japanese
rapidly entrenched themselves and
mounted rapdfre guns.
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he says, we first embrace, thin pity, thin
endure he says. Most iv TIL OF marrid
men l know threat their wives like a rock
in chair-a great comfort when they're
tired, but apt to be in TIL way at other
times. Now, it might be diff'rent if tn la
dies instead iv bein' secured fr life was
on'y held on a short term lease. Whin
Archybald, TIL pride iv South Wather
sthreet, makes up his mind that it wud be
we'll f'r his credit if he cnthered tn holy
bonds iv mathrimony an selects tn target
iv his mad affections he thinks that all he
has TO do is to put a geeranyum in his
buttonhole an inthrajooce himsif be mis-
first name to be carrid to tn altar. But tn
ladies, Gawd bless them, are be nature
skilled in this game an befure Archybald
has been coortin' two weeks he begins to
shift his ideas iv his own worth. He finds
that at best he has on'y an outside chance.
He wonders if he is really worthy iv tn
love iv an innocint young girl iv thirty
two. Has he money enough to support her
as she shud be supported? He even has
doubts. fr tn first time in his life iv his
own ravishin' beauty. He detects blemishes
that he niver see befure. He discovers that
what he used TO considher a merry twinkle
is a slight. cast in tn right eye an that tn
film shows in his teeth. He consults a
manicure an hair dhresser an buys tn
entire stock iv gents furnishin' store.
Thin whin he's thurly humble he goes
thremblin' to Belindas house reysolved
that if tn fair wan REFUSES him, as she
probbly will an surely ought to, he will
walk off tn bridge an end all.
'It's al. this time that tn short term con-
thract shud be sprung. I don't know how
men propose. l niver thried it but wanst,
an tn hired girl said th' lady was not at
home. No wan will liver tell ye. Most
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ping stone upon which we shall mount
nearer and nearer our goal-success.
1t is an indication Of royal blood to
behold the young man with head up,
eyes flashing, shoulders thrown back
and, like the eagle, his gaze ever set on
the sun Of success. The final analysis in
the majority of failures will reveal the
fact-lack of application. afraid of hard
work-has been the cause. Work or
starve" is natures motto-''it is writ
ten on the stars and the like-starve
mentally, starve morally. starve phys
ically." There is no success in Gods
universe for the idler. Hard work is
the price we pay, diligent application
is the price we pay. But he who will
thus apply himself will get full re-
turns, measure for measure heaped up,
pressed down, running over. There
is but one method of attaining excel
lence," said Sydney Smith, "and that is
hard labor The notices Of great men
reveal the secret of their success. Here
are a few: "Voltaire's motto was "Tou-
jours au Travail always at work..
Scott's was Never be doing nothing"
Work. work! work! has been the motto
Of hundreds Of men who have left the
blessed heritage Of success to all COM
ing generations. Daniel Webster said,
IT have worked for more than twelve
hours day for fifty years" Do not
be afraid Of work. young man, IL you
would obtain success.
1 have reserved for the last thing to
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birthday came around, an ivry time tn
annyvarsary iv tn weddin' occurred he'd
have frewurruks display firm tn front
stoop. Whin he'd succeeded in convincin'
tn objeck iv his Affections that she cud
put up with him fr another FIVE years they
cud go on their weddin' journey Y'ed
read in tn pa-apers, 'Misther an Mrs.
Archybald Pullets were marrid again las
night be tn president iv tn First Naytional
Bank. They departed on their twelfth we'd
din journey, followed be a shower iv
rice firm their grandchilder.' 1t wud be
fine. hope George What's-his-name puts
it through"
"Ye don't believe wan wurrud ye say"
said Mr.. Hennessy.
''Praps not" said Mr.. Dooley. "In me
heart l think if people marry it ought to
be FIR life. TIL laws ar-re altogether too
lenent with thim."
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be acknowledgements Here we
have something all important. The
very first steps along the royal road
should be steps of preparation Our
preparation for any given work nat
urally suggests to US the necessity for
some natural ability. the more the bet
ter. Success for the mentally incompe-
tent is out of the question. but with a
fair degree of natural mental ability
the work of gaining the acquired abil-
ity should and must be diligently pur-
sued Some years ago the writer spoke
to a young man regarding his prepar-
ing himself for certain profession for
which he had considerable ability, and
for which he confessed he had no little
liking. but he as frankly confessed two
things: it took too long to prepare
ones self for such a work, and. sec
ondly, one had to know so much that
he did not wish to undertake so dif1-
cult task That same young man is
still sitting around the stores Of that
little village waiting for success to
come to him in some easy way. The
golden crown OF success awaits the
brow OF him who is willing to strive for
1t. The royal road which leads ever In
that direction Is the road Of wise selec-
tion. honest desire. unninching deter
mination. hard work and adequats
ability. He who win choose and faith
fully apply these principles viii attain
unto the coveted prize Of this life
success.
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maintained since then by the teachers.
Such instruction is of vital worth.
Professor Brown offers as suggestions
for the general improvement of insti-
tutes that some of the lectures be
based on carefully directed studies of
the teachers during the preceding year;
and that a portion of the institute time
be given to discussion by the teachers
of real problems in school work. He
emphasizes the urgent need of the en-
ployment Of deputy county superin-
tendent in the larger counties to visit
the schools continually for the special
purpose of the improvement of teaching
along the newer or more difficult lines
of instruction. BY such helps the coun-
try teacher realizes some of the advan-
tages which are constantly enjoyed by
the city teacher in conferences with
the supervisors of special subjects.
Still further, Professor Brown deems
il possible that university extension
may be so directed as to cooperate
effectively with the institutes. He also
thinks that the experiment should be
tried of securing in agricultural coun-
ties such effective cooperation between
teachers institutes and farmers insti-
tutes that the work of the schools and
the farmers should come into more in
innate relations.
c. N. Shane, Superintendent of Placer
County, reports his views on this ques-
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package and place it in their hands
gladly enough would they receive it.
Remember, though, my young friend,
success comes not after that manner.
If that good thing you would obtain
there must be an honest desire. 1t is
an old but none the less true saying
where there is a will there is a way
An honest desire sees and seizes the
opportunity, where others less earnest
allow them to pass by all unnoticed.
'1 can't; it is impossible" said
foiled lieutenant to Alexander. "Be
gone," shouted the conquering Mace
donian. There is nothing impossible
to him who will try
AS another requisite to genuine sue
cess mention invincible grit. Bonar
sings well and truly:
What though ten thousand faint
Desert. yield. or in weak terror Zee!
Heed not the panic OF the multitude;
Thine be the captains watchword-victoryI
The road to success is full of diff
culties. Many are the discourage
ments, much need will you have for
all your powers of determination. Our
faces must ever be set toward the
goal. "Our greatest glory" said
Goldsmith, 'is not in never failing.
but in rising every time we fall" Hav-
ing once put our hands to the plow
we shall not look back. Every diff
6cr1lf ,,rohIarn avarv ro110h oIooo
every hard knot along this way should
be mastered and so thoroughly mas
tered that each would become a step
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sented to the teachers of various
grades. new subjects or new methods
of presenting them might be given to
the teachers of the county as varia-
tion from the present method and be
satisfactory, but / would not advocate
permanent change from the present
PLAN
Hugh j. Baldwin, Superintendent of
Sam Diego County, states that, "The
economic and educational value of the
annual county Institutes has been
source of considerable discussion in the
county Institutes of the State and in
the annual gatherings Of the California
Teachers Association. In each place
strong arguments are presented both
for and against, usually ending the de-
bate by referring the matter to a COM
mittee that never reports.
'sIn analyzing the school system of
this State and on tracing the sources
that have evolved our excellent edu-
cational institutions, one can readily
discover the great mission that the
county institute has filed. 1t has
assisted in developing many of the
strong features of the system and
professional spirit seldom met with
outside of California. This evolution
has caused us to outgrow it. The gar
ment no longer fits. The teachers as
a body are hungry for educational food
and the county institute does not salts
factoriIy supply it. The personnel of
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eF5sa' % p7 oso ass MR. DOOLEY F of9 1f sP5 @ S5 5 o5
WRITTEN FOR THE CALL BY F. P. DUNNE
Copyright 1904 By Mcclure, Phillips

versation is about his lumbago. He fire.
quently mintions tn fact that he likes GER
tain articles of food but they don't like
plays with tn dog, talks po1lytics with his
mex dure neighbor, puts his hat an pair
iv cuffs on tn piannah, sets down in front iv
tn fire, kicks off his boots an dhraws on a
pair iv carpet slippers an thin notices that
tn wife iv his bosom is on tn premises.
Hello, OF woman he says. 'How's all
yeer throublesF he says.
'Wanst year Belinda meets him at TIL
dure with flower in her hair WELL he
says, what are TIL decorations about? he
says. Don't ye know what day this is?'
says She Sure says he; its Choosdah.'
No, but what day?t I give it up. St. Path
rick's day, Valentines day, pay day. What's
tn answer?' But think I give it up It's
tn annyvarsary iv Our weddin' Oh says
he, so it is. I'd clean f'rgot. That's right.
raymimber it we'll now that we mintion
it. Well, betther luck mex time. There
take that he says. An he salutes her on
tn forehead an goes down in tn cellar to
wurruk on patent skid that will rivoluch-
ionize tn gracery business. If he suffers
a twinge iv remorse later he tells her to
take two dollars out iv tn housekeeping
money an buy herslf suitable prisnt.
"Hes pleasant in th' avenin'. At sup
per, havin' explained his daily maladies at
full length, he relapses into a gloomy ST.
lence, broken on'y be such sounds as es-
cape firm a man dhrinkin' hot coffee.
Afther supper he figures on tn prob'ble
market f'r rutybagy turnips, while his wife
r-reads th' advertisements iv tn theayters.
Jawn Drew is here this week. says she.
IS he? says Archybald. That's good he
says. I haven't been. to theayter since
Billy Emerson died. he says. I hate tn
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II WISH in this article, TO speak
serious word with the young men
Of our city.
It is possible for every young
man who wills TO succeed. And
yet. there is nothing so rare as
genuine success. / desire 10 have
the ears Of the boys and young
men Of san Francisco especially, be-
cause I. with all my heart, believe that
the young men Of our city to-day have
the widest open door leading into the
great halls of success that are to be
found anywhere in our land. The boy
who has il in him need not seek other
and greener fields from which to reap
his harvests Of success. Right at your
very doors the fields are white already
unto the harvest.
Let us for a moment look at the
subject. which indicates the lines
along which we wish to direct this
talk, The Royal Road to Success.
The. because there is no other which
leads to true success; Royal, because
the best blood. the purest and noblest
Of ours and every other land, of ours
and every other age, have passed along
here in their requirement Of success;
Road. because the word itself sug-
rests a Journey. He who would at
tain success must often make long,
long journey; Success, because no
word sounds more pleasing to the ear
OF the hard toiler than this-success.
Come, let us see. Is it success, true,
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the teaching force Of this State is too
templated by the law now on the stat
ute books. The State teachers associ-
ations and the summer schools under
the management of the universities
furnish mental equipment for our
teachers far beyond the possibility of
the county institutes of the day. The
county Institutes have we'll filed the
pioneering in the evolution Of the
school system of the State. Now we
want something greater and higher"
A correspondent who wishes his name
to be withheld writes that he is one
of those who believe that teachers in
stitutes have proved of incalculable
benefit to the school interests Of Cali
fornia. Yet. in his opinion. the time Is
ripe for a partial change in the law
which sustains them He claims that
the institute provisions of the school
law were framed for different period,
refers to the failure Of many institutes
to afford instruction to teachers, men
tions that the summer schools furnish
invaluable stimulus and knowledge and
vigorously protests against allowing
this statute to remain in force for all
parts of the State.
He adds: Dismiss, then, the idea
that the institute provisions must be
uniform in their bearing throughout
the State AS well might the inhabi-
tants of San Francisco. whose ocean
breezes compel use of warm cloth
ing. contend for uniformity Of wearing
apparel in California Educational con-
ditions in California are widely variant.
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marrid men give ye tn impression that
their wives stole thin firm their agonized
parents. But, anyhow, we'll suppose that
tn carpet an pullin' up tn leg iv his pam
falcons to prevent baggin', hurls himsilf
impetchoosly at th' feet iv his adored wan
an cries: Belinda, I can on'y offer ye tn
love iv an honest South Wather street
commission merchant an mimber iv tn
Brotherhood iv Wholesale an Retail Gro
GERS. Will ye take me FIR life? Belinda
bushes rosy red an replies: sArchybald,
ye ask too much. I cannot take ye FIR
life, but I'll give we five year lease an
resarve tn right to renew at tn end iv
that time she says. Will that doP says
she. I will thry to make ye happy says
he An she falls on his manly bosom an
between her sobs series, Thin let us re-
pair at wanst to tn Title Guarantee an
Thrust Comp'ny an be made man an wife,
she says.
"Well, afther Archybald is safely marrid
linda does her share to encourage him, an
befure long he begins to wondher how as
fine fellow as him come to throw himsilf
away. Not that she amt good creature,
dye mind, an slavishly devoted to him.
He hasn't anything again her, still, think
iv what he might have done if he had on'y
known his thrue worth. Whin a man gets
a good reputation he doesn't have to live
up to it. So birneby Archybald. KNOWN
firm what his wife says that he is hand
some enough without amy artificial aid,
f'rgets tn mannycure an TIL hair dresser.
Sometimes he shaves an sometimes he
doesn't. SO far as he is consarned, he
thinks TIL laundhry bill is too high He
advertises tn fact that he wears red
flannel chest protector. His principal con-
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tutes are of inestimable value to those
ter way. The best results are secured
where five or six contiguous counties
hold their Institutes at the same time
for several days and then adjourn to
central place for the remainder of the
week. In this way some of the cap
tains of education from different fields
are secured and they bring to the rank
and file of teachers the same con-
fidence, courage. enthusiasm and i'm
pulse for achievement which a great
general brings to an army.
IF all the institutes in California are
equal in merit to those held in the
southern part of the State, the people
as whole get more from the Institutes
than they give for them"
The views OF James D. Graham, the
Pasadena superintendent. are con-
tanned in the statement that: "The
present manner of conducting insti-
tutes is valuable to the teachers, in that
it gives them inspiration that comes
from hearing speakers and lecturers
who are experts on the various sub
jects on which they are talking; also
by bringing the teachers together they
gain much by exchanging views with
those who are doing similar work.
Possibly. If institutes could be con-
Quoted after the manner of summer
schools. having few subjects well pre-
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genuine success which we are seeking,
o. is it a mere gauzy delusion with
which we are willing to be wound
about and made to believe that we had
attained something real? If it is the
real you are looking for, l believe /
can help you; if it is the other, away,
away, viii have nothing to do with it.
There are some things. as essential
to genuine success as fresh air, pure
water, plenty of exercise and well
cooked food are to a healthy body.
They are what we are pleased to call
the milestones along the royal road
which leads to success. Our starting
point we will call the City of Selection.
r. which particular field of this great
worlds activities are we looking to for
success? Artemus Ward said:
Every man has got a Forte. What
each mans particular Forte is he
wants to find out. The sooner the bet
ter. Foolish is the man who starts on
q journey not knowing whittier, nor
caring where, the road may lead. What
ever you are by nature, keep to it;
never desert your line of talent. Be
what nature intended you for, and you
will succeed. Be anything else, and
you will be ten thousand times worse
than nothing" The theory that the
son be what the father has been, and
do what the father has done, has been
the means of scattering along the high
way the bleached carcasses of failure,
while if the child had been permitted
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theayter. 1t amt bit like rale life as I
see it in business hours he says. Afther
a while whin Belinda begins to tell him a
thrillin' says-she about wan iv the neigh
bors he lapses into a pleasant sleep, now
an thin arousin' himsilf to murmur 'Um-m'
At 9 o'clock he winds tn clock, puts tn
dog out fr III night, takes off his collar
on TIL stairs an goes to bed. Belinda sets
up little later an dhreams Richard Hard
ing Davis wrote book about her.
But tn FIVE years ar-re up at last. Wan
mornin' Archybald is glarin' firm behind
newspaper in his customary jaynial
breakfast mood, whin his wife says,
Where will l send ye'er clothes9 Whats
that?' says he. Where dye live to-mor-
rah?' Don't be foolish, oil woman. What
dye mean? says he. I mean says she,
that tn lease has expired. AT tin-thirty
to-day it r-runs out. l like ye, Archybald,
but l think I'll have to let we go. Th'
property has r-run down. Th' repairs
haven't been kept up. Ye haven't allowed
enough f'r wear an tear. 1t looks too
much like a boardin'-house. I'm goin' into
TIL market to prospect f'r husband with
all modhren improvements says She
well, wudden't that be jolt f'r Archy-
bald? Ye bet he'd beat tn quarter-mile
record to th' joolers. He'd haul out OF
pitchers iv himsilf as he was tn day he
won his threasure an he'd hurry to
beauty upholsterer an say, Make me as
like that there Apollo Beivydere as ye
can without tearin' me down altogether
1t wud be fine. He'd get her back, maybe,
but it wud be struggle. An afther that
about year befure tn contract expired
iv th' shop window, buying theayter tick.
cts be tn scoor an stoppIn ivry avenin' at
flower shop to gather bunch iv violets.
He'd hire a man to nudge him whin his
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tion by saying: "In the absence of
teachers institutes as they are now
conducted. 1t would be a serious blow
to our schools were they dropped with
nothing substituted for them. But in
chance for more efficient work to be
done along this line. Were it possible
to form district teachers summer
schools, district to be limited to say.
approximately. 500 teachers. the same
energy now given in many cases to in
stitutes of seventy or eighty teachers
If trebled would be sufficient for the
said 800. Then allow such schools to
continue in session for at least four
weeks. the expenses OF teachers while
attending the same to be borne by the
State. Attendance being compulsory
upon all teachers, and certain definite
work to be done by them, upon which
credits would be given. ALI credits so
made to be kept on file in such form
that school officers could conszlt them
when desired. Institute expenses in
this county are about $40 per teacher.
while the plan suggested would cost
much less in proportion
p. w. Kaufman, Superintendent of
Pomona Schools, contributes his opin-
ion by saying: MY observation in
Southern California for fifteen years
leads me to believe that teachers insti-
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to have chosen and pursued an avoca-
ton to his liking, he would have
passed triumphantly along the royal
road to Success. 1 urge, parents, give
the boy fair starting chance, by per-
mitting him large freedom in choos
ing his own life calling. To the young
man 1 submit the all Importance of
the right appreciation of a well chosen
vocation. Mistakes made here are
difficult of correction. Being some
body for life is better than being q
prodigy for day.
What shall do to be forever knownf
Thy duty ever!
This did full many who sleep all unknown,
Oh, never, neveri
Think'st thou, perchance, that they remain
unknown
Whom thou know'st not?
Divine this lot.
We will find close, very close to our
starting point-the City of Selection
the first milestone, with the lettering
cut deep. the memory of which we
will need to carry with US all along
the road which leads to success. an
honest desire to be that upon which
we have set our hearts.
Far too many young men have really
no ambition to be anything. II
success were to be bought with a price
of gold willing enough would they pay
it. If some kindly disposed friend
should bring it all tied UP in a neat