The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-03

egated to the shades OF obscurity,
thrown into the scrap pile" OF litera-
ture, dust-covered anu moldering in
| tho attic, had been resurrecteG and in
at least one spot of earth was to be
restored to the place OF honor from
which 1t had been hurled by the un-
holy hands.
The old speller that Is to be used
| in Georgia is not to be revised, Ii
mover has needed, or will 1t ever need
rovision-from the very first it has
boon perfect and with the hundreds
OF other spoilers that have been print
ed and forced on the schools there is
not one that is in any way the equal
OF the old blue-back Of years ago.
| There Is one Bible, only one, one is
all we need-there has never been In
the United States but one speller that
was worthy the name-that is Web
stor's OLD ,BLUE-BACK.
The Georgia speller is to have the
same old but ever new pictures OF the
long ago. How the boys and girls OF
| the then loved to read of the Farmer
who found the bad boy in shis apple
tree and how he brought the young
thief to terms by throwing stones at
the young rascal who was perched on
the limbs OF tho tree. Then there was
1.-THE. Country Maid and Her Milk
PAIL" and 4.The Two Dogs where
Tray got beating for being caught
in bad company. There was also the
Partial Judge whose bull gored his
neighbor's OK, or others that were al
most as interesting, really more 80
than the tales OF the arabian Nigl,ts.n
The Tri-Weekly Constitution OF At
.aatd, easily the leading paper or tine
tSouth, holds this book in such high
esteem that It offers q copy OF that:
speller as premium with each yearly
subscriber to that Journal III did
not already have a copy of the old
blue-back spoilers and could not get
one otherwise, / would at once for
, ward my subscription to the Consti-
tuition in order to secure that valuable
premium. other papers might do w~lI
10 go tiEic 10 iikcwiae.
There are two books and perhaps
only two, Mothers old family Bible
and Grandfathe,-'s Old Blue-Back
Speller that have never as yet been
improved by either revision or sub
stttution. 1t was the sacred pages of
the one that was tho solace and COM
fort Of that mother ~ her declining
days; 1t is from Che pages of the other
tnat the millions OF boys and girls OF
ss;s Sss.oi learned % ToaI inc p,.o1u-
ssos Contained in Holy writ.
The old blue-back spelling book and
the old family Bible have been worth
more to the people. OF the United
states than all the other books, PAM
phlets and newspapers that have ever.
Deen issued from the presses OF the
nation These two books are co-exist-
ent with the progress of education in
the United States since. or even before
tne Declaration Of Independence was
signed in I776. s
Three. .fourths OF the presidents OF
tne united States, an equal number
Of our United States senators. perhana
one half OF our present congressmon.
fwo-fhirds of tho railroad maenates,
OF the nation, q great big majority of
the men who have made their names
as financiers, three fiftiis of those who
are known to the wos.ld as men OF let
hose who are known In the arts
ana sciences. ami the millions upon
millions OF the bone and sinew OF this
country learned their A. B., G's from
the old biue-back spelling book while
sitting on rude benches that had been
,"ewed out BY willing hands.
f all the old bliie-hhck spalJing
books that have been printed ana ,isesi
ps3l the boys and girls OF this country
could DO brought together and piled in.
one great heap they Woiiid form 4,
pyramid that would reach far mn it,tf
the heavens above ana AZ that lot ssf
| books sworo set on fire the blaze there
from would light the whole civiiised
world. 4; S. - 4 - lt
or course love that old spelling
book. Next TO the Bible Il is to me Che
most precious book that has ever beeii
printed from any, De tie finilaAiiisi
presses of the nation. From G snesls
70 Revelation / tead and ponder the
books and In rnanfier. try 60 q; =,
life conform to tho tAachings OF that
blessed volume. From the "A. q. ca
On page 10 to the word s4hortiebefs
/ at the bottom OF the lass page az stiss
old spelling book. I and words. seiis
t2nces and pictures that take ma back
20 my Younger days tsaen as q bare
rooted boy In the country school lionee
started out to obtain an education
that would at and quality me for the
duties to pcnsibiIitics OF eitizen-
sliip, ~, ~. 80
But now / must stop. j find NV
mind wandering back 60 tie days of
the long ago. In q manner / am thus
living In the past, /. however, want
to live In the present and for tiie ftf
tuf6, yet Sonleti as In this lastsifee
4 find tnYAelf thinking and writing 81
thinge OF which the present generation
khcw hothtEg except what they hear
from the lips OF those Who are older
than themselves. But I do, love; hoHSs
and reverence the memory es the OLD
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