The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
OLD PAP PINKHAM
Bringing the President Closer to Jericho

and education says Moses Plumber
but | don't want too many OF en-. In
Isayin' that everybody orter know how
10 read, write, and cipher, but nowadays
that's no good to anybody"
/ But what man kin know too much?''
asks tn" stranger. But fur higher knowl-
cuGe how would we know that tn, earth
.rCNOlved on its axis"
"But s'pose we didn't know? S'pcsc we
imGgerrd that the earth stood still"
! wouldn't We have licked the British at
, Yorktown Jest the same and wouldn't
the price of wheat be the same as today?
l WAS talEin with young Jim Benson
ItOther day. He could tell the distance
/ to the sun within mile, but he couldn't
tell how many rails to Il rod of fence.
He could give the names of all the stars.
but he didn't know that Cuttin' a hogs
tail Off would make him root the harder
probably hOpin' to lind a new one. He
could tell when every State came into
the Union. but he didn't know that
COW Kicked sideways instead OF straight
| behind
BY jingo. Moses, that's oratory and a
strong pint besides" eXClaimS the dea-
son. I'm the face Of them facts ! cant
see how We are to sit another school
You have bech i'll at some time or
other in Your life queries the stranger.
! = heV Three wears ago / was down
with fever and everybody thought I'd
But you Were saved. and how? If the
Doctor who was called in had simply
known about fence rails. hogs tails and
the way COWS kick. where would YOU bc
today: lie had gone beyond readin
writin' and hgurin'. 1t was his higher
education that saved your life
That's a strong pint ag'in you,
| Moses" says the deacon.
Yes. but | didn't call a doctor" grins
Moses My old woman pulled me
through with herb teas and coed nursin
and YOU all know she can't figure tn"
valmc of two dozen eggs.
Ia like 10 SEE him dodge it,
The stranger was rubhiu' his toe aG'in
the SawduSt SpIttOOn and didn't look
happy, but nc braccd up and said in an
Let us take case right here at
home. Here is a store. 1t had to be de-
signed by an architect before the carpen-
ter could build it. Mr.. Plumber kin read.
write, and tigger. hut kin he draw til"
plans fur building? But for higher
education no man could do il.
Yes. and il WAS 4 smart bit of work.
ackn"wlodgcd Moses. but had con
siderable to say to that architect He
had never heard that thunder would turn
sweet milk sour: he didn't know that
didn't know how to stop Il hen from set
tin: Il hog from rootin'. or dog from
into 4 wasps' nest to see if the Critters
was at home. I'm not ag'in schools. but
# they IS 10 tell our children that the
,
back with corncob will help to fatten
him."
That's a pint. Moses: it's a pint
shouts the deacon. as he raps on Il bar
rel ''Abncr and Moses hey made then !
p.ints, and now we'd like to hear from
LiSh Billings
Lsh as he sits back, bumped up like a
But it can't he tnat an intelligent man
like YOU is opposed t" education:' pro- |
the
That's acrordin' to what sort Of "du-
ratiun it is.
Il refer to general education. You look !
like q man Of peace but perhaps YOU |
have had trouble with Il neighbor some |
'.YcS. had trouble with Sam Wheeler
;,And went to law
70 20 10 law YOU had lawyer. II
read. write. and figure. he wouldn't have |
been - lawyer lie had 1" have higher |
education to he lawyer. Don't you |
Il skassIy do" SAYS I.!sh
But YOU had a lawyer, and 50 did Mr.. |
Wheeler. Th"r" was "a suit and you got :
Justice.
That a r'iu; far the stranger Tish:'
shouts the deacon.
''Y,.S. mchh, ti<. but Ienmc toll him !
how il turned out. Sam sh"t up one OF |
Ey h"Gs with his, and I proved it. hut
my lawyer lost th'' case aud charged m"
81" tu boot. The. hos wasn't wuth over s..
IuI sam had to pay his lawyer ST.. and |
n" Went hunc from tn" law suit TO find
the critt,r dead. That's @incraI rduca-
tiou. sam and me lost SO and a hog
between Us. anh was mad at Zach other
fur ten wears, and I'm SIyiu | had 'nuf
Of il AN am aG'in more schOOlhoUscs Till
death
Thc deacon jumped off the floor and
said il was a point and a strong one. and
the stranger Gut down of the counter
and said M" wasn't feeling extra well !
and guessed he'd Kit TO bed early.
OLD PAP PINkUAM.
Postmaster !