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At Inst wo havo u strong bond of
sympathy with Omaliti. We are both
tnileiulcr.s in tho huso bull loiigucH.
Hurrah for Oinnhii. alio noon's it. Sup
erior extends consolations mid wo
tearfully accept. Hut we really fool
like blubbering.
How proud one is to win a prize
Thoso who witnessed tlio llttlo folks
ntcoinnionceiuentlhe other night re
ccivo their prizes could not but feel
Hint it was an important period in t ho
lives of the youngsters. The stimulus
oxcited in tho giving of those prizes
has done much toward increasing the
olllcleucy of our public schools and it
will continue to exercise a boiiellelal
inlluonco for years lo come.
More than passing hotico should be
Riven to tho display of tho wink per
formed Viy tho students of tho manual
training class. There is a strong de
mand for practical education and this
year's work demonstrates that our
public schools are capable of giving
prnctlcul,lnslruction and that it is up
predated by tho boyB. They are able
to not ojly manufacture useful arti
cles but also to mnlcu working draw
ings of them beforo beginning tho
work. This course will also hold in
school many who would otherwise
drop out.
Uernard McNony firmly established
his position as ono of tho Reading
criminal lawyers of tho state by tho
masterly mannor in which lie conduct
ed tho dofense or young Hedeudorf
and secured his acquittal. It is re
ported that after the delivery of his
iour hour address to tho jury thoro
was not ii dry oyo in tho court room.
Tho jury was out but u short time mid
Iho verdict is generally commended
by thoto who know the clrcumstancos.
Jur. McNony is rising rapidly in his
chosen profession and is being reeog
uizod as an attorney of losource and
ability. This labt achievement of his
wilt convince tho people of this state
that he lias tho proper qualifications
necessary to successfully conduct the
olllco of Attorney-General.
1'eoplo nro accustomed to tall; of
crimes as a toirible thing and say that
tho son has fallen dreadfully when ho
has not fallen at all. Ho was raised
that way. Hight herein this county,
homo fathers and mothers are educat
ing their children in the requirements
of first class devils. Of course they
do not moan to do so but they aio none
the less. Hoys are let run wild, tiro
lot eurous on tho streets until after
midnight and mo never put to work.
Jt is as natural for the idle boy to go
to the bad as it is for them to live.
Thoinlluonceisthat way. Instead or
tho pure liod hallowed atmosplioru of
home, many boys aro let breathe the
iinwholesomo air of a crowd of smok
ers aud listen to tho onths sworn more
oftcn.than prayers are offered at home.
Parents are responsible for their boys
and should surround thorn with attrac
tive home inllueuccs. Trnin a boy to
go in good company and he will go
thore; let him go wild and his associ
ates will bo anything but good.
. We could not help but notice with
-what enthusiasm and pleasure the
.people of our city grcoted the only
speaker of the class at Commence
ment. While the lecture delivered by
Hichard Metcalf was highly appreciat
ed wo would have been better pleased
to have henrd from more of the class.
Wo have more intorest In those of our
urobor than wo do of oquio etrangor
lioweVer eloquent ho may be and we
Relieve that it is the sentiment of the
majority of our people that commence
incut night should be taken up entire
ly by the class finishing tho course
Objection has been made to hearing
so. "many on a sIurIc night but that
could be easily arranged so that all
members of the class could deliver
orations. For Instance class night
'could consist of the Salutatory, Class
Hl6tory, Class Prophesy, Class Poem,
"Valedictory, etc., and commencement
flight tho delivery of orations by the
.remainder of the class, tho awarding
of prizes and diplomas. This arrange
ment would b much mOro satis factory
to the patrons of the' district and
would be of more benefit to the stud
ents themselves. No matter how well
.a, play Is presented it does not contri
bute much to the intellectual powers
nr attainment of students, while ou
!tuo other hand the writing, prepar
ation, tho committing aud delivery of
an oration develops unknown talents
cj&nd adds something to the Intellectual
Attainment which will remain with
Alio student the remainder of his life.
We trust that the board of education
Twill pnss an order requiring all giadu
Efitesto dolivcr orations and conduct
oHl tho exorcises at commencement
'lime.
The Odd KoIIowh lodge of, this city
arc orlously contemplating I he fleet
Ion of a imndHniiicTemplo to tnko tile
pine of their preMiit hall Vany of
tho brotherhood advocate building tlio
lower Hour ho thai it :ati be used for
an opera houso),'nnd auditoriinn, Wo
understand that tho measure will bo
brought, up ai the regular meeting
next Monday nl'lit. For some time
this lodgo has foil the u- oil of larger
quarters ami a '.new building Is fast
becoming a necessity I ills is another
indication of our city's growth.
Why not effect an organization of
our business'; fraternity and men of
cupltol The idea is to keep the pro
fccnt Intel est of our town at high tide
aud awaken new enterprises that will
add to Its giowth and piospcrity
This is a move in the right direction
and the only way such a thing can bo
oll'ecteil. Wo already see what new
and live enterprises will do for us.
There- are many live industries, espec
ially in the East, thai tho seeking
western locations, and if wo wore
properly organized in to a "Husinoss
Men's Association," those enterprises
might bo looked into, and if found
meritorious, Hiillicient inducement
given for them to locate in our borders.
Tills is what will give growth and
prosperity, new life and new interest,
make our town the place she was de
stined to be, tho flist, tho best, the
most, notable of all the places round
about her. Now the presentation of
this subject is not for mere elfect, but
for a purpose; for the consideration of
every business man of our town, to
awaken you out of slumber mid arouse
you up lo thinking on this subject
with speedy action in view.
For Value Received Wc Promise to Pay
Though we have looked forward to
this event for several years, though
wo have thomrht of it with hope aud
eagerness; there is a senso of regret
wo had nut expected. Hrlglitnoss and
festivity (low uppermost; yet, just as
a faint minor strain underlies the
song, I think especially to tho gradu
ates, a tinge of vague, indefinite sad
ness clusters about Commencement
and what it signifies.
It signifies the close of the first real
epoch of our lives our school-life.
The ties are being severed tonight
which have bound us together as fellow-students
for twelve long years. It
is tho beginning of responsibilities
when each and everyone of us is ex
pected to take his own place in the
woildonhis own footing, aud tight
his own battles. In a word, Com
mencement is the end of the old life,
aud the beginning of tho now.
As we drop the curtain upon tho
past, as wo pause at tho threshold of
the future which lies before us with
all its opportunities aud possibilities
and challenges us to do our best, sure
ly there could bo no time more appro
priate to express gratitude and appre
ciation for what has been done for us
iu tho past. Wo are not forgetful of
the fact that you, tho people of Ked
Cloud, have made this night possiblo
for us. Ily your time, money, and ef
fort you have purchased for us tho
priviledges of an education, thereby
giving us tho moans to earn our own
livlihood, equipping us to cope more
successfully with life's problems.
And so it is, wo aro entering our
new and greater tasks with a heavy
debt beforo us. aud the question is
Aro we going to pay back? Are we
going to 'mako good?"
But the valuo of nJf(hjation can
not bo measured in dollars and cents.
Can the cultural and intellectual de
velopment gained during the four
years in High School bo determined?
Ono of the chief alms of school life is
to develop good.Jbonest, broad char
acter. For how much cash would you
Bell your character? Can it bo pur
chased by monoy? Hy no meaus.
Some debts aroloworod and cheapened
by payment in cash and UiIb Is ono of
thorn. Since you have In a measure
mado us what we are, let us rather
give a part of our lives thereby
giving in proportion to value received
As wo have received-an education, let
us assist In giving others one. Lot us
help them, as much as wo aro able by
sympathy, by encouragement, by ma
terial assistanco,'to make the most of
their opportunities. ItiBtend of the
question "What dotli it profit me?,"
let it be, "What can I do for my follow
man?" and this I think is the greatest,
tho most far reaching life of all a life
of service,
It seems to me in this twentieth
coutury rush and soramble for tho al
mighty dollar, for fame or whatever
the aim may be, wo havo set tho pace
too fast, and in such au existence wo
havo failed to appreciate and pass on
what lias been given to us, wo havo'
failed to pay for value received. And
for this lifo of service, what will bo
the reward? It will be thosatisfnctlon
of knowing that those who behoved
in us have not been disappointed, that
thoir conlldenco has not been mis
placed. The satisfaction or knowing
that we havo paid fully with interost
doubled and trebled. We shallbo able
to faco the world with a clean record
knowing that we aro fully worthy of
Us conllleiico and trust. Wo shall
havo employed all our faculties to the
very host purposo, wo shall have lived
tho noblest and the met in-eful lives
possible.
It has been well said
"Wo live in deeds, not year1- in
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thought-', not breaths.
In feelings, not in IIkuits on n dial;
Wo should count t Itno by Ileal t-tlirobs.
Ho most lives who thinks tho most, -
feels the noblest, acts tho best."
We, then, tho chi'-K of litlO, pledge
ourselves to go foi th to our duty re
solved lo piny the part of the scholar
and the man.
Whether it bo tomorrow, a year, or
a me-tluic. "for vnlue received wo
promise to pay
The Town Croaker.
In ovorj town you find some men
who always croak and growl; their
chief amusement seems to ho to snarl
aud whine and howl. Of course they
do not prosper well such people sel
dom do and so they strlvo to make
themselves and all their neighbors
blue if strangers come thoto men
ondeaver to get them oil' alone, and
while they speak in doleful tones, tell
them how tho town is dead and passed
away, and hasn't any cnterpiise that
half begins to pay; how real estate is
very low aud taxes very high, and
every impiovement scheme issure to
wand ami die. The good book says a
day will come when all must pass
away and swopo for wings and golden
harps t his tenement of clay, t he earth
will burn with fervent heat, the sun
go out in gloom, aud every living,
breathing thingshall find a real tomb
When that tinio comes tho croaker
who drives against his town and
tries lo drive good men away, and
breaks their elToits down will be de
clared a victim for a special doso of
fiamo ten thousand yours and he will
be rousting just tho same. Meantime
the energetic man who labors for his
town, always works to build it up in
stead of tearing down, will ride from
earth to heaven iu n Pullman palace
car, and will dwell iu peace forevor
where the first-class angels arc.
(IKAl'i: (KIM SCO I' A I.) L'ltUlU'H
Itev. J. Ml Hates, 1'nntor.
Service Uiu llrsl two KtuulnyH In each
month.
Holy Communion ut inornlni; mm view cm
the II rut Sunday.
Munnay fcjiooi ni uu ciock every Sunday
Mrs. K.ll. Smith, Superintendent.
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ITS QUALITY THAT TOES SATISFACTORY PRGflflllDISE AND IT IS THE
satisfaction that women get from the garments and
other goods that make this, Red Cloud's leading
Day Goods store.
It's the fabrics, the perfect manufacture, the correct styles
and patterns, found in our merchandies that place our
several lines ahead of all others and make them preferable
by all who care for quality style and value. : : : : :
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or so-our line f new skirts arc now ready
for your inspection. Wc shall try and make
this department one of the best in our store.
Skirts like cut in all colors $4, $5, $6.
Black and white shepard plaid, panel front
and back flounce on sides at $7.00.
White serge plaided skirt S8.C0.
Ulack voile plaided skirt S0-.0O.
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Confirmation and Graduation Dresses
We have anticipated your demands in this
particular and have ready for your viewing
an exceptional yes a remarkable exhibit of
pretty white goods, lace and embroidery all
selected with the utmost care and thought to
get the best goods for the least money. It
willl pay you to look this line over before
buying.
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Kemarkab.'e from every view point is this Spec
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and cull's at Sl.'J.'i.
The Latest in Ladles Neckwear
dainty Neck Flxinis
Dainty! Hardly any other word could adequate
ly describe the new neckwear.
Our Summer showing neck pieces for the Sum
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We invite you to view our new neckwear bo
fore buying.
Lace Dutch collars from 2.1c to SI.
Lace stock collars with jabos ioc to 7c.
Lace yokes iu baby Irish effect from 7fie to $2.50
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