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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1904)
THE VALENTINE DEMOfW" I. M RICE EDITOR Thursday , December 1 , 19O4 ante Poet-office at Valentine. Cnerry Ri > ? y. Ziebntifca. aa Beeond-dasa matter. TERMS Habseription-tl.00 per year in advance ; $1.50 Whfto not paid tn advance , Hintfe copies 5c. Display advertlsi-B 1 Inch single column I5c t * r h roc or $6. < x * year. IAC&Notices , blluarfes , Lodge Resolutloir .XBd Bodals for 1venue Sc per line per Issue. Frauds. 1W Inches $4.00 per year In advance dintlonal BTOCO 13-00 per inch per year jengraved blccks extra ; $1.00 each. Fartiea living outside Cherry county not per eonally known are.requested to pay In advance 1 p r cent additional to above rates if ovorS aontba in arrears. Sotlcw of losies of stock free to brand adver tisers. One of the Bad Features of The Revenue Law , ( AtkiusoD Graphic. ) One of the first acts of our legis lative body should be to weed out the bad features of the revenue law. We do not believe it was the in tention of the framers of the bill to have any part of it made ob noxious to the taxpayer , for politi cal effect , by the assessor , and his deputies , who happen to be of dif ferent political views. We do not believe it was intend ed that one man's chickens should "bu . counted and his neighbors not .9 oven put on the schedule , or that one man's real estate should be as. * sessed higher than the same qual ity of his neighbor's which joins him- . The law itself is not to blame , only so far &s the methods of making the assessment. The law provides for the election of a county asses sor to serve four years and he has the power to appoint deputies to make the assessment in each town ship , which we think is wrong. Each township should elect their own assessor each year , and not be deprived of any of the rights of an-American citi7. n. If we have 'to - haveafigurehead drawing a salary . to. look after the assess- n y C T njerit , which is a part of the duties pif our supervisors , all right and good , but the power given to him of appointing political favorites for deputies should be repealed and amended so that the people could have a voice in selecting a man 'to assess them who will do his duty as he finds it and not use his office to further the interests of any political party. The tax payers of Atkinson vil lage are considerably exorcised over the increase of their tax this year over , what it was last , as shown by the report sent out by the county treasurer. Every tax payer in the city has to pay double and thrible what they paid last a iff < L year. Hans Again Active , Friends of Fred Hans are cir culating a petition among the tax- payers cf Brown county , asking the court to dismiss the cases now ponding against him. The tax payer's of Brown county feel keen ly the burden this case is heaping upon them , 'and they would be glad to rid themselves of the expense it is making , but there is a well settled opinion that it would be un safe , and unwise to dismiss the Mr. Hans was arrested on of a regular empaneled jury for murder in the sec ond degree. " He"was tried , con victed and sentenced , the case was remanded by the Supreme court because much of the evidence in troduced tended to prove murder in the first degrep. Mr. Hans is now under arrest for this c'mnre and his trial is srt for Doe. 121 h. Nothing short of a trinl will sal i f.v the proplc. and nothing less should 'satisfy Mr. Hans. If he is inno cent he deserves vindication for big act , and if ho is guilty lift uirlif. "to bo punished. " Tn "eitIior Vvont , tho taxpayers of Brown enmity : \ri1I feel that Hans' visit to this County on that particular daln veryunfortunate for thorn - . . er it-was prompted _ b.r.nccjdtit nrv i iieiMflr.Wwtonr Bwcbwr * - * s . . * - LECTURE OF .W.C REE I I VM k * i President of the Peru Nor = mal School. Delivered at the M. E. Church , Friday Evening , Nov 25 , 1904. A little more than two centuries ago Gov. Berkeley said of condi tions then existing in Virginia : "I thank God there are no free schools or printing presses and 1 hope we shall not have them these hundred years , for learning bring disobedience and heresy and print ing brings libel against best gov eminent. God keep us froi both. " We will not discuss Governo Berkeley's foresight nor his re ligion , his politics or his patriot ism. Neither will we seek tin source of the spirit which movec him to pray as he did. We pausi only to note the fact that othei colonies did not follow Virginia' . * lead , and that even the state In hoped to save from freedom an < schools , became ere long "mothei of presidents" of a country of free schools and free presses. What a change ! A complete transformation i n educational standards since his day. That which condemned a community in Gov. Berkeley's eyes , commends it to us today , namely ; as interest in public schools. We believe with Aristotle that "a state can be no better than the citizens of which it is composed , " and with Dionysius' that "the foundation of every state j | is in the education of its youth. " | I TheTnodern gospel is "seek ye \ [ first education of the people and ! all other blessings will be added unto you. " That is good gospel for the nation. It is also good for j the community. Our nation can point with pride to her schools. Though the youngest , the United States is the only nation in the world that expends more for edu cation than for war. France spends ? i per capita for her army and 70c for education ; England $3.72 for army and 02c for education ; Prussia § 2.04 for army and 50c for education ; Italy 81.52 for army and 36c for educa tion ; Austria § 1.36 for army and G2c for education ; Russia § 2.0A for army and 3c for education. The United States 39c for her army and § 1.35 for education. England 6 to 1 for war ! Russia 68 to 1 for war ! The U. S. i to 1 for education. The U. S. spends more per cap ita annually for education than France and Russia combined. Before attempting to describe the best school it may be well to decide what is the best education for our boys and girls as we find them represented in our schools. Surely it must be the broadest and best which our system is able to furnish , broad enough to equip men and women with power to get and do the best things in life , to act well their part in society and government. Education must be gin with the youngest. It must be enjoyed by the poorest. It must be shared by the richest. It must be secured to the remotest settler in distant states and terri tories and freely given to the humblest dweller m our great cit ies. It must reach and touch aliko the stately avonue and degraded slums. In brief , evi > ry child must bo given and required to develop the gifts with which God has en dowed him , that he may grow to perfect manhood , to genuine cul ture , a culture which in a hovel or i mansion stands for character. The. best education for a people ian education whicrfwill teach boys and girls their capabilities and which will give them power to I crra p opportunities , to nccom- .plish results , to realize worthy' ' ambitionsto know then > 'f.Ivps , to their limitations as well as their capabilities. That which will give them courage to endure adverse fortune should it come and wisdom to enjoy prosperity in case that should come. The best is the education that will help people to iclp themselves , that which will liminish discontent and increase lappiness , which will encourage hrift and discourage idleness , vhich will lead people to enjoy iat they have without envy , hich teaches the true dignity ol ibor and the value of money , vhich teaches how to earn a living lonestly , to live within one's in- .ome , to know that poverty is leither a crime nor a disgrace if in honest life stands near it. Such in education develops the noblest nanhood and womanhood , give > . , he best equipment for life's duties , its pleasures aiid its hardships. It teaches unselfishness , gives atten tion to good morals and man ners , leads children to be honest , temperate , and virtuous , exalts pure thinking and places the high est value of purity upon life and conduct. Such an education ( La dies and Gentlemen ) teaches your children to abhor crime , to hate evil , and , as a consequence , sets them against mob rule and anarchy. The standard is none too high. I > such an education too complete or too good four your son and daugh- Iter ? But such an education can't come from the schools alone. The teacher is the most , impoi1- ant factor in determining the char acter of the school. The teaching profession is one of hard work aii" heavy responsibilities , possibl.x less disagreeable and less arduous , however , than some of our early writers would have us believe. Carlisle , in speaking of the profession , says : "Those whom the Gods wish to make the most miserable they first make school teachers of. " Emerson , after teaching a short term in a country school , wrote this advice to a friend who was planning to teach : "Dig post holes , pick up stones , husk corn on bottom land where the shank is harder to break than one's arm , make hempen ropes , hang yourscly at one end of them , but don't teach school. " The director's wife took a different view of the teacher's WOFK. "How pleasant , " she said , "School does not begin until nine and it closes at four. All morning for sleep , Easy work a little while , half the afternoon and all evening for rec reation and pleasure. Big p-iy all the time. " We prefer to believe that the director's wife does not appreciate the arduous duties of the success ful teacher. We prefer to believe also that both Carlisle and Emer son exaggerate the disagree able features of teaching. There is certainly enough hard work and enough that tires the patience of the teacher to prepare fully for enjoying that which is encourag ing and pleasant. Before considering further the teacher's part , it nviy be uvll to call attention to other elements that should be observed. Doubtless the mo t important factorin human deve.lopme.nl is heredity. Children show the phy sical features of their parents in no greater degree 'nan' they reflect , the nmst pronoiujeil traits of their character. Kxunpl"-of the in fluence of heredity are * een every day. One young man deserves no praise for his excellent habits be cause of the Merlin clnractp.r of hi-j parents. Another , \vavward son , receives - liglircensurf for the reason. thit his conduct is much the same as that of his father at the same age. Parents often see their own weaknesses in a more pronounced form in their offspring , though it is likely that they more often see their own good qualities better brought out. However much the tendencies and inclina tions are due to heredity , the in fluence of another strong force is easily recognized by both parents and teacher , that of environment. Much that is unusually attribut ed to heredity may be due to en vironment and much that is un usually attributed to the influence of associates , may be due more largely to inherited tendencies. These two influences sometimes lead in the same direction , some times indirectly opposite direc tions , but they often extend into each other and overlap each other in such a manner that the real' , ! force of each cannot be measured. It is important , however , in the organization and management of , , schools to know that youth is in- j ; fluenced by surroundings , both geo graphical and social , that the ten dencies and inclinations of children may be modified , the good quali ties strengthened , the evil tenden cies lessened by surrounding them with right conditions and with proper influences. No further suggestion is necessary to call at tention to the influences of these forces on the work of the school. Children boin with the right kind of mental and moral fiber meet the first requisite for the best school. Next to that , nearly , if not quite as essential , is the influence of en vironment , home environment , street environment , neighborhood environment , book environment , school ground environment , in fact all outside and inside influences.i The best measure of a commua ; ity as well as of a school is the in- ; terest that is taken in the educa tion of the youth. I know nothing that speaks more highly of a dis trict , town or city thm ; a genuine interest in the public schools ; men ' cheerfully paying their school taxes , providing liberally for the support and management of their -schools. Fortunate are the child ren horn of such parents and into such an atmosphere. The parents have their share of responsibility in the education of their children , though the teacher stands for a portion of the day in the place of the parents , this can never dissolve them from their duty to their children. Children are the "gifts of God" to the home , and parents are their natur al educators. If the demand of civilization have caused a division of labor , hereby making the schools a necessity , never-the-less the re sponsibility of parents in the edu cation of their offspring can never cease. The schools are never able to perform thei'r full mission ex cept where parents fully co-oper ate with the teacher and with the board of education. Some towns have built around the courthouse square , the court hou < e being the point of irre.-itesfc ' interest. How much more ap- j appropriate , figuratively speaking , J to build around the school. The ' school building should be the best building in the town. The equip ments should be of the best. The . school should be the center of in- I terest for the entire community , i Its welfare should be considered ! of the utmost importance The. best compliment thaicould be. passed for a cort'iin town was by a travelling man who s-iid thevhoI - town was crazy over some school affair. Even the business men closed their places ol' business to sae a tomfool exhibition of school wor' < . Phi * traveling min poke. ap ovingly of the con luct of the. cit'Z'-ns ' of a.'ioHier town where he spent a day the same week with somof the business men at a coursing meet , watch inn the. irre.v- hounds chuso-j'ickrabbit" , most of the men putting money up on the speed of the cloirs. There was the right kind of life in that , town for him. It was his idea of a good tr/wtu ; [ EDITOR'S NOTES. ] Teachers miNt have symj athy wit-i the children and stir-up an y interest in the school. Children ' should take their books home from school and there have a study table where the family congregate after supper to read and instruct the younger members. This kind of a home was com pared with a town where the home was dark , while on the streets were crowds of laughing noisy boys , some smoking cigaretts , and groups of giggling girls. The one place , an ideal happy home where the children would be a credit to their parents and the community , would be the homes of a creditable generation , while the other might | develop wayward children and bring reproach upon fathers and mothers who have provided homes for children that means only a place of shelter. The Professor spoke of object teaching as being a good method but that like many other fads it was sometimes over done , and il- lustrated how the object used might detract from the lesson to be learned. Practical lessons and application of knowledge should be every teachers aim in teaching. The Professor warned us that fads were often of use to get a teacher out of the "ruts" in mak ing knowledge more practical and ihat fads were born of thought in correcting some evil or extreme idea that required an extreme op posite to correct the existing evil. Me mentioned the vertical system of writing in connection with fads as going too far for speed but it made the letters plainer and had probably been of service as a fad. The best schools are whore the children are encouraged by their parents and the whole community interested in education with a teacher that had progressive ideas and awakened new interest in the school with all the influences for a betterment of conditions , a union of forces. This lecture should be read In every school in the county. We are sorry that we could't give it complete from beginning to end but we are thankful to have' been permitted to give this much. We hope it will awaken a new interest in schools and fire the breast of every parent to educate their children and begin at once to do something to better conditions , to make a better community , to take enough interest in the schools in your community to visit them , talk about them and help the children at home , making burdens lighter at school. . J N DEALER IN Dry Goods i Notions CAXDIES AND FRESH FRUIT TOBACCOS AND CIGAR OLO POSroFFC : . ' W. B Hammond. ( . . H. Bulhs. H. S , Savage. koops the finest rig > and bo.-t ; teams of any livery stable west of Omaha. If you want your teams ii' * . to get fat and look slick put them up at the * B * TT"k * s v ? r , * A BV w - f when ever you come to Valentine. DENTAL WORK A SPECIALTY , PHONE 11-24 , rO , wr i JAMES B HULL W A TAYLOR. Sole Agents for HERALD PURE RYE WHISKEY Ale and Porter , And FRED KRUG'S BEER Choicest Wines and Cigars. VALENTINE x NEBRASKA ? i HENRY TAYLOR. GRANT BOYER , TAYLOR OVER , Contractors and Builders , Carpentering. All kinds of wood work done to orrW. Stork tanks made in all sizes i 23T Work shop in Charbonneau's blacksmith shop. VALENTINE = = NEBRASKA. St Louis i ervce. S. e thai vniii- tii-ke ! rea-ls via the Uurl- ittirto K''iite fr-m Omaha , to > r. Louis. * & ! ho iiurliiiir'.m'ri Exposition Klyer leaves te jit 5 : 5 | > . in. Driving at b't. Louin 7:10 : flic nex ? naitiear > - \ even * eiuip- iiu'Mt to m.k ( ! trjiveliii-r < -o iifn tsihk , and they run ove.r a smooth track all the wsiv. t/ Lot mi/toll . , ji.ii moriabout our ser , i vice. L. W Wakeley , Gem-nil Pjis TiiMjr A t , ' hnsiha , Kehr. k