The Big Sandy news., 1907-12-06
Home Circle Column.
A Column Dedicated To Tired
Mothers as they JiOn the
Home Circle.
TALK WITH YOUNG MEN.

There Is always room enough up |
higher, said Webster, and so there |
is. It's better to be a fiist-class cob
bier than a third-cIass lawyer. There
's more pleasure and satisfaction in it
and more money 1t Is not the good
trade that makes men rich, but the
good understanding OF the trade.
Some would be poor all their liyes
and yet work at the best trade that
is known TO man; they don't under
stand IT, and they never will They
toll on, hoping for success, when the
work is in direct antagonism with
their whole being.
We do not believe in giving up the
slip until We know It must go down;
but, II We find, after commencing a
work that we are wholly untitled for
il. we had better try some other. All
men we're not born with the power TO
perform the same work. And yet, It
Is not necessary that We spend life
time In fruitless endeavor TO find ou
place II We know ourselves we shall
know our mission; II We do not. poor
success is inevitably ours We care
not how much man may study and
experiment. II mechanism is not in hi
head II cannot come out You cannot
grow pumpkins on squash vines.
Young men study yourselves. choose
your work. and II It satisfies. you
move on. Bid defiance to all obsta.
cIes.
Don't surrender 20 phsntoms-the,
Will ever challenge you: fight II our
on yome line II it takes all summer.
Our boats are headed up the river
and Just 30 sure as we drop the oar
50 sure we will float down. Keel
rowing.
This is becoming a wonderful worlC
Everything Is done by steam pressur,
= When the great Atlantic cable va
being lowered u was on al tongues q
the greatest project the world ha
ever known. and he who was III
possessor Of an inch piece Of the twii
ed wire was rich in relics. Now y
have almost forgotten there was Euc
= thing The air ship is the one Ger
& ter OF attraction, but in few yeai
that too will move into the shadow
n some mightier scheme.
. .
The most foolish thing In the wor
!, Is said TO be TO bow TO the rich II
you are unable 10 stand erect in Il
. presence Of an honest man"
o SPELLING SCHOOLS.
ie We should like to see the old-fasl
Toned spelling schools once more
= vogue in every school district. Go,
spoilers. nowadays. are 50 rare tn
u they are indeed exceptional. Thl
are not abundant among eoIlegiates
- mores the pity-and in the inte
mediates giades Of students they a
y but here and there seen. In min
y teenths OF the lettrs received by Al
y establishment having letter eommul
~ cations with a large number OF 4
people. errors in orthography are j
us markabIy frequent.
This Is a sad comment on cur stu
Of the primaries II calls for sor
u new educational effort. some syst,
. that shall awaken new interest In I
particular branch alluded 10 7
" best We know OF Is the old one whs
revival we now advocate Not Il
Il teaches all in connection with
biography which the young ought
know. but that Il adds a peculiar z
- u the study With the many he
which the scholars Of today posS
over those Of generation ago. II
should be Ear ahead in this brar
as in all others. That they are
IS due 10 the comraratively dry M
ner in which orlhography Is taul
az the present time IN all sections
our country.
A dictionary is not, on the Who'll,
very fascinating work for contin
ice perusal. no more is a spelier and
ar finer OF smaller dimensions. A 81
up ins school. OF winter evening. "
the excitement OF choosing side
and a final measurement Of syIa
d lances in spelling down. or er
= an hour devoted TO the same. Of
q occasional afternoon. when reel
a tions flag and a lively impetus
u wanted. will tell TO capital adyanti
y Try it. you teachers in the rural ,
u tr!cts. and having proved our wo
h true. turn 10 your fellow teachers
- the town districts. who believe 4
II tn perpetuate such an ancient c
Il tom would SAVIOR OF old-fogyism. 1
y say to them with the emphasis
y your experience. Go thou and do |