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The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal
1877.
'THIS IHISI3 ITIII.ISIIINC COMI'ANY ,
W. N. lltlSli I'ruHlilunt.
H. K. HUSH , Vice President.
_ N. A. HUSH , Hecrotnr . _ _
ttvrry Friday. Hy nmll , p * r yrnr , > I.B ( )
tCnli-rril nt tint noHtofflcc at Norfolk ,
TclnjilioncH. Killtorlal Dopurtinciit
Nelirankn , ns Kccoiul-clnsB matter.
Hull 22 , Automatic 1122
The St. I'nul 1'lonocr Press says
tbo iircHlilcntlnl primary is "thu fin-
ncr hole In the dlko of party colldar-
ity. "
Onv. Htidle-y of Missouri doesn't
want to rotlro from active life , He
declines tlio vice presidency In ad-
The Mexican revolutionists arc hurlIng -
Ing tauntH across the liorder. They
would evidently bo thoroughly at
lioine on the bleachers at u ball gamel
If the beef packers Hhotild ho jail'
e-d , a universal move on the part of
the consumers of the country to wend
them flowers should bo frowned upon
JIB unncce'swary.
The kindling wood trust has been
enjoined , but that Is no reason why
father should sneak off to the office
leaving nothing but cellar sweepings
to build the fire with.
The Baltimore hotel keepers are
realizing that the national convention
sun will not always shine and are get
ting ready to make tons of hay the
latter part of June.
New York state will hold n primary
election on March 2C ; Wisconson ,
April U ; Nebraska and Oregon , April
I ! ) ; Pennsylvania , April 7 ; California ,
jf May 14 ; Now Jersey , May 21.
'
China's finances arc In bad shape.
The people who thought they could
get an appropriation for rivers and
harbors are likely to bo deprived ol
, the sacred privileges of freedom.
The 2100 cherry trees sent by Japan
nro to bo planted near Grant's tomb.
It would accord better with the eter
nal fitness of : things if they were
planted near Washington's tomb.
An Indiana man was sent to jail
for hitting bis wife with a pound ol
butter. It Is not explained whethei
tbo charge was assault or reckless
and malicious destruction of property
As a majority of the government
offices are still in the possession ol
the men < vho held them several years
ago , it is clearly the duty of the
president and congress to resign ii
favor of more efficient successors.
Canada is threatened with divisioi
and subtraction. There Is intens <
feeling between eastern Canada am
the western provinces. So hostilt
have the western provinces becom <
that there is serious talk of secession
George W. Perkins , the prominen
promoter of big corporation interest :
looms uncomfortably largo as tin
friend and advisor of Col. Roosevelt
It may become necessary for the co !
onel to treat him as Woodrow Wilsoi
did Col. Harvey.
The result of the North Dakota prl
maries indicates that a certain resl
dent of Sagamore Hill , who has re
cently been contributing some art !
cles to a New York magazine , hai
misunderstood his own voice for tli' '
voice of the people.
The postal savings bank system ii
the United States , although establish
ed only a year ago shows deppsits o
? 1F > ,000,000. It is predicted by th
postoffice authorities that by Juno 3
next the deposits in the postal sa %
ings banks of the country will aggre
gate more than ? uO,000,000. The Ent
lisb postal savings bank on last Sei
tember contained $820,000,000.
"Remeaber the Maine" is a cr
that has served its purpose. Foui
teen years have passed since th
trouble with Spain and It is time
with the burial at sea of the remain
of the historic battleship and th
bones of its ill-starred crew , that th
nation turn its attention In other d
rectlons. "Remember North Dakota
is a slogan that will please the Li
Follette and Taft wings of the repul
llcan party for the next few weeks.
The will of the people should b
and will bo respected. Those wh
declare to the contrary will reallz
that a large number the larges
number of the voters still believe I
a representative form of governmer
with Its checks and balances , an
that notwithstanding that there ar
many wrongs to be corected , they d
not bellcvo in abandoning n goven
ment which for more than 135 year
has stood the test as the best in th
world.
It is a general Impression In tli
public mind now that Amundsen hf
discovered the south polo that thet
are no more worlds to conquer an
the business of the discovery is 01
of date. But those well informed , poll
to n great deal of similar work ye
to be done. There is central Labri
< lor which has never been explored
Thibet Is still as much an enigma a
the sphynx ; the forests of Ne1
Guiana are unknown ; and hundred
of miles , both in Asia and Africa , at
yet to bo brought to the notice of
he world.
In a year when the great corn grow-
ng states of the country report a de
creased yield on account of drouth In
ho early part of the season and too
nuch rain In the fall , Minnesota asks
admission to the "corn belt" on the
strength of having raised the greatest
crop of corn In her history. The increase -
crease Is largely duo to the campaign
of education In corn culture carried
on by the department of agriculture
n ronncction with the University of
Minnesota.
The marked Increase In the price
of coffco which has not yet gone into
general effect but is pending will be
a heavy drain on the people of the
United States who consume almost
inlf ns much as the rest of the world
mt together. This Increase In price
s not due to the tariff for coffee has
icon put upon the free list , nor is It
luo to a shortage In the output of
coffee ns the dealers at first tried to
represent , nor to a suddenly Increas
ed demand. It is duo solely to a
combination In restraint of trade a
commercial monopoly peculiarly so-
euro from governmental interference ,
For a series of years the dealers have
icon holding back a portion of tbo
Brazilian coffee crop in order that
> rlces might bo kept up. Millions of
sacks of coffee arc bolng held In the
storehouses of Brazil and Now York ,
and yet the prlco is being arbitrarily
ncreased.
ANOTHER TARIFF ITEM.
President Taft has Just submitted
o congress another report of the
arlff board , on the cotton duties. He
recommends a revision and reduction
of. the tariff on cotton and asks for
funds with which to continue the tar-
ff board work.
This is in line with President Taft's
work all along for tariff revision. He
contends that a non-partisan board ,
nvestigating scientifically , the cost
of production at home and abroad , can
afford the only possibly logical basis
for tariff revision. He contends this
s better than the old log-rolling moth'
od. of "You vote for mo and I'll vote
lor you" which the democratic house
s now trying to put into operation ,
And this tariff work Is one of the
big reasons why President Taft should
jo kept in office. He has begun scien1
tlfic revision , one item at a time , and
ho ought to bo continued on the jol
until it is finished. Col. Roosevell
can scarcely be expected to live ui
to President Taft's tariff work , ant
continue the Taft policies in this mat
ter , since the colonel , during his sev
en years in the white house , nevei
breathed a word about the need o :
tariff revision. And it was as mud
an issue then as it was when Presi
dent Taft came into office and made
it a live policy.
THE INDIANA RESULT.
President Taft's candidticy has beer
given further impetus by the actloi
of the Indiana state republican con
vention in selecting a Taft delega
tion to the Chicago convention. Ii
spite of the advance claims of tin
Roosevelt managers that they woult
control the convention , Presiden
Taft had a surplus of 105 delegate :
and the four delegates-at-large chos
en are Taft men. Following the con
vention , the Roosevelt faction held ;
separate convention of its own , select
ing a delegation to contest for seat
in the Chicago convention. As thi
contesting delegation was not author
Ized by the regularly called r'epubl !
can convention of Indiana , it Is diffl
cult to figure how the Roosevelt moi
can hope to gain seats over the re
ularly elected delegation , at Chicago
Both factions went into the Indian !
convention to fight for the delegates
The Taft faction won and there wouli
seem no reason why this result shouli
not bo accepted as final.
But the action of the Roosevelt cor
th'.gent , in holding a separate conver
tion , may presage a third part ;
movement , in case the Chicago cor
vention nominates Taft , which 1
seems more than likely to do.
Col. Roosevelt has already aiinounc
ed that he would support the nomine
of the Chicago convention. But h
also had previously solemnly dcclai
ed ho would not under any circuit :
stances accept another nominatior
so this latest pledge might easily b
overthrown , In view of his recen
casting his hat into the ring.
And In contesting the Indiana cor
volition's choice , the Indiana Rees (
velt wing may be laying the foundr
tion for saying , when they are beai
en at Chicago , that Taft "has bee
nominated by corrupt methods an
the voice of the people still call
Roosevelt , " thus "inducing" the cole
nel to enter the arena once more a
an Independent candidate , without re
gard to the republican party.
THE SOUTH POLE.
While waiting for the details o
the south polo triumph , ono is Intel
ested to refresh recollection of th
problems of polar exploration , by re
reading the thrilling story of E. I-
Shackelton's' dash for the polo 1
1900.
1900.A
A remarkable aspect of the Shacl
elton narrative , was the success a
talned In keeping the men in goo
{ health. No doubt the experience ther
, gained has helped Amundsen an
Scott parties.
The older stories of polar explos
ion were full of suffering by neurvy ,
which Is said to have killed more sail-
) rn than all other causes , Including
mttlc , tempest , and other diseases.
Lack of fresh vegetables brings on
his complaint , but the Shackleton
) arty did not have n case of It , d ur
ns all their absence In a snow bound
country. Vegetables and fruits were
HO perfectly preserved In bottles that
his dread terror of remote solitudes
wholly disappeared.
The Shackleton party maintained
a fair degree of comfort without wear-
ng the heavy fur and pilot cloth gar-
nents with which Polar explorers or
dinarily encumber their movements ,
They found that If garments were
wind proof , and If they had enough
to eat , their vitality would keep them
warm. It was also remarknblo that
none of the members had colds , mi
ill ono day when a bale of clothing
was opened In n hut , when all the
uembers at once acquired catarrh.
In spite of all that science and ex
perience could do , the suffering ol
ho men in the final struggle was ap
palling , and no doubt this will prove
the case also of the parties now re <
turning. The 10,000 foot altitude ol
the highest plateau In the world pro
luccd intense headaches and made
exertion difficult.
Every page recording the final dash
of the Shackleton party Is a wall ol
famished men for food. When the
scanty biscuits of ono package prov
ed to bo shrunken and hard baked
.he men asked to soak them in ten
to make them swell and look bigger ,
But they found that If the swelling
was carried too far , the sensation ol
biting something was lost.
PATENT DECISIONS.
The decree of the supreme court
sustaining the rights of the owner ol
a mimeograph machine to control the
use of supplies on the machines sold
Is comparatively unimportant as fai
as this case is concerned. But the
sharp division between the justices
Indicates differing theories of the
patent privilege , ami suggests the
many holes in our present patent
system.
Without any reference to the case
above referred to , it might bo sale :
that the general situation in pateni
law is like the broom seller who sue
ceeded in monopolizing the trade am
underselling his competitor , by steal
ing all the brooms that the othei
could lay hold of.
The government hands a patentee
an Impressive looking document witl
blue ribbons and red seals , whicl
looks very good to the dreamy am
hopeful inventor. He imagines tha
the product of his brains will be wel
corned with the hosannahs of tin
business world , and sees Inflowinf
wealth requiting him for days of toi
and nights of thought and worry.
The Infringing lawyer , however
thinks but little of the documen
bound up with these seals and ribbons
bens , and instead asks how mucl
money the inventor has to fight sui
with.
Patent lawyers cost from $25 ti
$100 a day , experts $ l > 0 to $75 a day
It is customary to hekar a mass o
evidence that would be ruled out ii
court , and the record which the Jtidgi
is supposed to digest and understam
may fill 10,000 pages. Under thesi
circumstances justice is apt to perc !
on the side that has the smartes
l.iwyer.
The cost of litigation may thu
easily run into hundreds of thousands
Many an inventor lies in an unmarh
ed grave , while his ideas bring bi {
dividends to monopolistic corporr
tlons.
Another complaint is to the cffec
that great corporations buy up pal
ent rights and never make any us
of them , except as a club to proven
competition. For this itho remedy i
urged that patentees bo required t
make commercial use of their rights
or let some ono else have them.
BEFOGGING THE SITUATION.
There are now three avowed cam !
dates for the nomination for pros
den at the republican national cor
vention which is to meet at Chlcag
in June.
It is to be admitted that both Mi
Taft and Mr. LaFolIetto have oul
lined their ideas on great nations
questions and that they honestly an
widely differ as to the ways an
means to best bring about the settle
ment of the general national welfar
which both desire to promote.
But what on earth Col. Theodor
Roosevelt Is trying to do In the strcr
uous attempts to gain the presldencj
it is difficult to imagine. Ho ha
thus far based his long speeches an
statements that ho dally gives fort
to the press on the need of the refei
endum and the recall of decision
made by the judges. Along this lln
of argument the man from Oystc
Bay is very specific in having it ur
derstood that he does not propos
that these new schemes of reform an
control of affairs by the people shal
bo tried out by the national goven
ment , but rather by the states.
In his recent New York speech , th
colonel said ; "I am not proposing any
thing In connection with the sup re in
court of the United States , or will
the federal constitution. " In othe
words , Mr. Roosevelt Is talking nbou
certain reforms In procedure in th
llfforent states that hi1 deies not ovei
tsk or apparently expect t'o ) fedora
government to take up In any way.
The questions that ho Is spendliu
ils time on and compelling Presl
lent Taft to express his views on
while of much concern in each of tin
states , which will bo obliged to ac
ipon them , each Independent of tin
other ns far as the nation is concern
ed , are purely academic. At his be
icst the people .of this country tin
lenrlng a debate , In which ho Is t
[ vely * participant , on a matter thn
s not at Issue before the nation a :
n whole.
It Is strange and not particular ! :
edifying spectacle. It Is a great thlni
to talk about the "rulo of the pec
> lo" but on the question of the neei
of a larger conception of the rights
responsibilities , privileges and oppoi
tunlties of the average man , ther
Is no division of opinion among th
many millions who cherish this lam
as their homo and who believe Ii
i democracy. Temperament may leai
some men to use superlatives In tall <
Ing about them and may Induce oil
crs to omit them. But when It come
to real patriotism and love of coin
try and humanity the 0110 class o
mind would be found in the ranks c
peace or war , doing what ho can t
maintain the Integrity of the repul
He and the welfare of the many , jus
as ardently and devotedly as th
other.
Along these lines Theodore Roosevelt
velt does today , as he always has
some excellent preachments for civi
righteousness and higher nationn
standards of action. But ho makes
woeful and pitiful spectacle of bin
self when ho arrogates to his ow
superior knowledge or keener morn
perception either the discovery of th
ten cemnnandments or the new an
only correct Idea of a true democracj
William Howard Taft and thousand
of the rest of his fellow countrymei
who are rot so noisy about it , hav
visions of the ideal American , as loft
anel as just In practice as anythin
that has whirled out Into space froi
the brain of the lion hunter and e ;
president.
What the country wants to knov
however , in these weeks that are g <
ing by so rapidly and are frnugl :
with such tremendous consequence
afecting the weal or woo of the n :
tion's destiny , is the position of eac
of the contestants in the presidenth
race , on the problems of statecra :
that will have to do witli nation :
legislation and administration durin
the four years that loom up just nhea
of us.
On these questions the difference
between the views of President Ta
and Col. Roosevelt are surprising !
alike. It vould be well if the strei
uosity displayed in magnifying dlffe
ences was being displayed in callin
attention to their significance , as
rule.
rule.Tho
The Roosevelt policies In regard t
the great unrestrained combinatlor
of "big business" are the Taft pol
cies. The splendid work of restraii
and exposure and breaking up of tl :
trusts which the one so courageous !
begun is being carried forward in tl
same spirit with increased vigor t
his successor.
On the tariff President Taft is m
at variance with Col. Roosevelt. Bet
believe in a protective policy. Bet
believe in a gradual reduction base
upon n scientific knowledge of tari
commission. The only marked diffe
ence is greatly to the credit of Pres
dent Taft. During the seven yeai
that Roosevelt was president tl
work done for a reduction of the ta
iff was conspiclously little. In tl
little over three years , Mr. Taft hi
been president , there has been
steady , persistent working toward
reduction in certain tariff scheduh
and the president Is avowedly in f
vor of such reductions as have bee
recommended by an able and co
scientious tariff commission.
On the arbitration treaties there
a wide divergence of opinion betwee
the two men and at any time Ce
Roosevelt is anxious to test the jud
ment of the country , as to whotlu
the peace of the world can be a
vanced by a wise system of arbitr
tion of international difficulties tin
may arise , such as President Taft i
ardently advocates and which ho *
strenuously opposes , the friends i
the president will gladly accept tl
challenge niul complacently await tl
verdict.
On other matters , such as lab <
legislation , conservation , or the pros
duntlal preference primary there
no issue.
The referendum and recall of judge
and decisions are matters for eac
state to settle. Neither the presidei
nor congress has anything to do wll
determining these questions which a
feet the slfites.
Isn't it about time to quit pa\
ing the air with a lot of matters thi
are not. germane to the situation an
wasting the time and energy tin
might bo better directed In talkln
about fundamental truths over whlc
there Is no real disagreement In tl
minds of all patriotic people.
Col. Roosevelt has heretofore bee
credited with an unusual capacity fc
clear thinking and practical stat
ment. Will he please quit his avii
tion trip , descend gently to the cart
and get down to business ? If he hf
any real national Issues , new or eli
hat he * wishes to define and contend
for , he Is entitled to a respectful hear-
ng.
ng.If
If not , lu > should be generous and
mtrlotlc enough to step out of the
way and give earnest men who have *
i chance to make a manly , earnest
Ight for the convictions that possess )
them. This Is no time to be fighting
windmills.
AROUND TOWN.
Now we're accused of having shov
eled off the walk in order to accumu
late two columns of slush to make
the public read through. But wo deny
any such motives. We did It for the
good of society because the snow
shoveling movement needed n lead
er. Also wo deny any political am
bitions we're not a candidate "for
village snow shoveler and wouldn't
accept the nomination If it were of
fered. Consecutively or any other
way.
That's the way we feel about It ,
now that our shoulders have had time
to get lame.
Enough's enough. We're going te :
massacre the next guy that says he
saw a robin.
You never can tell by looking at n
man. He may be batty over golf.
Wo'ro feverishly waiting for nexl
week. The teachers are coming tc
town.
But when it conies to giving oul
figures as to the number in attend'
ance , the teachers can pad or not -pati
just as they choose. Wo got inte
enough hot water over that situatior
a few years ago. That's one event
that sticks in memory.
Bulletin : Add running story 01
Snow Shoveling Wo forgot to men
tion the other day that we left thai
porch light burning and it never goi
turned off till 9 a. m.
Friend Vredenburg of Colome pick
ed up this one and was good enougl
to shoot it down here :
"Backward , turn backward , oh time
in your flight , give mo July again
just for tonight ; soften the groune
where the frost king has lain , oh lei
me hear ono mosquito again. I an
so weary of snowdrifts and ice , wear :
of paying the coal trust its price :
weary , so weary of frost bitten pie
give me a slice of the Fourth of July
Back\vaid , swing backward , oh sea
son of snow mercury fifty or sixt ;
below turn on the heat of the trop
ical zone ; roast me until I am cookee
to the bone ; I am so tired of freezin ;
my nose , weary of chilblains one
corns on my toes ; weary of tryini
to sleep with cold feet , turn on thi
heat mister , turn on the heat. "
Does Norfolk need more paving
Take a look around you.
A snow storm isn't worth mention
ing in the paper any more unless i
amounts to at least 12 inches.
Another sign of spring , if you carte
to risk taking any stock in 'em
They're clipping horses.
A good many acres of flowers ar
expected to blossom on women's hat
during the next two weeks. Easte
comes a week from next Sunday.
Every time we have to buy a nev
red necktie , we have the satisfactloi
of knowing that we're that much neater
or what ought to be spring , even 1
it isn't.
Eighteen years ago yesterday w
went swimming in the Elkhorn , dowi
at Taft's farm , with "Mish" Leavitt
And we'll venture to gamble that nc
body got la that early this year.
A Norfolk man offers this as an ir
dication that spring is coming : HI
saw a boy counting his marbles. PCI
sonally , we take no stock In that a
a sign. Wo don't believe any of "em.
Duck hunters have about given u ]
in despair. They figure the duck sen
son will be over before the ducks ge
here and that when they do come
they'll just whistle as they go througli
A Norfolk man says there's nothini
to that billiard shot that was illus
trated In The News not long ago , a
having been made by Johnny McGrav
of New York. The Norfolk man say
he's tried It.
It it were'nt for the fact that it' :
In TiTo Nevs , we'd almost be tempt
ed to be skeptical about those threi
meadow larks at Niobrara. But yoi
can't catch us with meadow larks-
wo don't believe even in them1 nnj
more.
"Ball out for governor of Missouri , '
says a dispatch. A good many gov
ernors need to be bawled out.
After smoking cigarretes for fort ;
years , a Norfolk man has cut "em out
"I got so 1 could see clgaret papen
flying all around the room , In mj
dreams , " he said , "so I thought it wni
time to quit. "
"Why do you wear red neckties ? '
asks Constant Reader. For severa
reasons. In the first place , while we
concede that we'd be handsome ii
anything , we're convinced that we're
particularly fascinating in red. Ir
the second place , we wanted to dem
onstrate our Influence over natlona
affairs , so wo started It In order te
allow Taft to follow In our wake
And In the third place , it furnishes
lots of copy for the , A. T. column or
dull days. There are other reasons
If these aren't enough.
Speaking of flll-up stuff , - one mar
claims to believe -Ji-IFi-a.in.-tQ-Bliov
1-snow story was "tho biggest llo that
over went Into the paper. " And wo
submit that that would ho going
Home1 , when you coiisldor some of the
weather forecasts and some of the
imitations from politicians.
All of which goes to prove that vir
tue Is Its own reward If there's any
reward nt all.
Speaking of weather forecasts , why
not ask for the weather man's resig
nation ? The past winter has demon
strated hln nnfltnegs for the job. Give
us a weather man who knows when
spring ought to start and who can
deliver the goods. Hero's a chnnco
to work the recall.
We've tried working the recall on
weather observatory decisions , but
that doesn't do the business. It's the
man himself we've got to got rid of.
Isn't It about tlmo for the first
strawberries ?
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
We see by the1 papers , that the
handsomest man In Yale plays golf ;
everyone has a handicap or two to
overcome.
Where you have to pay the most
for your meals , the waiter Is a lots-
urly person who wants extra pay for
taking his time.
It Is possibly true that Pocnhontan
saved Capt. John Smith , but most of
the other Indians are too shiftless to
save anything .
So many towns won't recognize n
fire trap until it catches something.
Ik-coming n good wing shot is pos
sibly the most expensive accomplish
ment.
Sometimes a liar keeps It up mill' '
he fools himself into belief in lilt
veracity.
Most of the aviators smoke cigar
ettes , but , that habit isn't likely te :
kill them.
Lafe Doolittle says he thinks the
free list should bo extended to bin
as well as to our chemical Imports
It seems Lafe's wife has reduced his
allowance again.
Possibly you have observed that
the man who wears a string tie is
often negligent about tying it.
No one else has the cinch on re
covering from a surgical operation
that a novel heroine has.
Only once in a while does an ama
teur gardener's enthusiasm show en
durance equal to the weeds that fjghl
his garden sass.
When members of a family thinl
of reducing expenses , they are apt tc
say something about Father's Ex
travagant Habits.
A man who pays for the prizes car
make a few interesting remarks
about society affairs. One of then
did , but we can't print them.
An auctioneer seems in a great
hurry , but he gives you time to pa >
all you thinR-it's worth before the
gone follows the "going. "
Girls should know that a gracefu
dancer may not have a very large
earning capacity , and it's futile tc
try to waltz through life.
A bear is a peaceful animal , so fai
as fighting man is conrerned , but nc
man should try to conquer bruin wltl.
a club , just the same.
An Atchison man is so hcnpeckee
ho takes his vacation during house
cleaning time , so he can help. Prob
ably this entitles him to the cham
pionship in his line.
Lafe Doolittle kicks on the govern
ment a good deal ; he always has , ant
the chances are he always will unti
ho dies or gets a pension for whai
he hasn't done in the past.
Maybe > ou can find it , Mr. Man
by cleaning up your desk.
One sure rule of health is that yoi
can't buy It in bottles.
If your enemy does some gooc
deed ho was only grandstanding.
Calling a guess a prophesy doesn'l
greatly increase Its accuracy.
A course In orthography should be
included in a sign-painters' appron
ticeship.
An optimist is ono who Is willing
to take a seed catalogue's word for it
Bo good natured , but not enougli
so to make everyone Impose on you
Nearly every orator feels importanl
enough to think his speech should
bo printed in full.
Efforts to place the blame for the
high cost of living don't do much to
ward reducing It. '
Hospitality Is delightful , bosldefi
being a successful means of keeping
some people poor.
Next to his hunting coat , a man's
night shirt Is the
worst-looking gar
ment In his wardrobe.
An Atchison dictagraph has gray
eyes and yellow hair , and she Is al
ways on the job.
An Atchison man with a bad stomach
ach claims he still tastes n franfur-
ter he ate three weeks ago.
You can't tell how happy a brldo
will bo from the prlco of her trous
seau , -i
.
SATURDAY NIGHT
iERMONS
BY
REV.SAMUEL
"THERE WAS ONCE A TEACHER. "
Text , "nnbbl , wo know that tlinu nrt
teacher come from dotl. " John III , 2
Lift up your eyes , yo fraternity of
teachers. JCHUS of Nazareth wast once
n member of your honored craft , for
Christ was n teacher. "Ho taiiKhl
them , " says the opening sentence of
that wonderful Sermon on the Mount.
Notice that the discourse opens niul
closes with that word "taught. " The
last sentence says , "For ln taught
them as one having authority. " The
world has called that address the
"Sermon on the Mount , " but It Is nel
ther n sermon nor a speech nor mi
oration nor nil argumentation. It u
strictly nn instruction. Nor is thN
tlm only time ( Mirls Is put before us
as n teacher. Forty-four times In the
gospel is the verb "teach" applied to
him. The other times his .sayings arc
spoken of as "doctrines , " which In
teaching. Forty times ho IH called
"Master , " which Is teacher. Two bun
dred and twenty times bin followers
are called "disciples" that IH , piipllH ,
learners ) . I think the fact IH worth
noticing that even Nlcodemus salil ,
"Thou nrt n teacher como from God. "
I nm sure that every public school
teacher in the 400,000 leading that ar
my of 20,000,000 ncbool children , nR
well ns the thousands In other schools ,
will grasp with appreciation the knowl
edge that the world's Re'deemer felt
the trials , the discouragements ! , the
dlshenrtcnmcnts of a teacher.
"Miss Aurora. "
The KChoolteneher Is the guiding star
of the republic. She for most teach
ers arc women IH greater In number
than nil the doctors ) , lawyers and min
isters put together. I am tempted to
say her Influence Is just as great. Shu *
takes the little pantllng fresh from the
homo nest , full of his pouts , pets and
passions , ungovernable In many eases ,
n rampant , riotous little wretch whose
own mother often admits ! she wends
him to school to get rid of him the
teacher takes a whole carload of these
little anarchists , half of whom Hlngly
and alone cannot be handled by their
own fathers and mothers nor Inlluenc-
ed by Sunday school teacher or pastor ; t
she takes this regiment of raw recruits '
and without entertainment of vautle-
vllle or rod of reform school puts them
in way of becoming useful citizens. I
claim she shows rare qualities of gen- j
eralshlp. One can easily see that while j
teaching the young Idea how to shoot t
she herself has been unable to dodge
Cupid's arrows , and when she Is about (
doing her best work , managing what
Aristotle called "the most untamable
of all wild nuirnalH , " some fortunate
fellow entices her to manage a home
for him.
The Task.
Every teacher Is subject to periods j
of profound discouragement. She can
not see that her work is loading any
where. Some idle , childless ) clubwom
an addresse.s the te-achers' meeting
with patronizing air and tells how
inspiring it must lie to see the rows oC
eager upturned faces every morning
as hungry as young robins for Instruc
tion. Bless her heart ! If she could
have but Just one day of nn Irresponsi
ble , snickering roomful of children who (
appaieutly love nothing lets than a
book ; if she could stand with aching
head , somc'times with aching he-art ,
between four hard blackboaided walls
and the little faces harder Htlll to make
any impression upon , she would change
her mental tlgure of young robins feed
ing. The problem that faces the teach
er Is how to have personality enough
to go around among lifty children , how
to give each child sufficient Individual
attention to satisfy her conscience.
"The teacher must be happy. Unless
the teacher is happy and breathing the
breath of life the children will not be
happy and breathing the breath of
life. "
True. A smiling face In a school
room may brighten the treadmill rou
tine and U'sseu the possibility of pen
alty for nonfulfillment of tusks , but
the teacher may respond :
"How can n board of education ex- .
pcct us to be radiating centers of en
ergy and buoyant spirits when we are
so desperately overdriven , when we
are given forty or fifty pupils to han
dle , when very often all possible light
and life and joy } u the lesion are de
stroyed by vicious , dull wilted , trouble
breeding children whoso parents be
lieve their misstatemeiits and add to
our burdens ? "
Transmutation of Spirit.
We're In the morning of great Intel
lectual development. We worship
brains. We sit at the feet of great
teachers. The world's greatest teacher
was not Froebel or I'cstalozzi , but the
Man of Nazardth. He taught the
transmutation of spirit. I've seen In
dian women on reservation and prairie
weaving baskets , working beadworU
in which was the glory of leaf and
flower , bird and song , mountain peak
and sunset glow. Where did she get
the beauty , Uio conception ? Oh , out of
her own woman's soul. I've Been
teachers weaving their lives away In
the schoolroom , their soul in their
face and voice. The ieccher stands ! at
the beginning of raonrnl and soul life.
Her audience of fifty boys in n school
Is better than 1,500 In a chapel at Slug
Sing. There Is a sense In which a
grain of mustard is bigger than a
mountain , aud schools are cheaper than
Jails. The teacher saves thoracter nn
Christ saves souls.
A want ad campaign will get yon
acquainted with a lot of p opl who
want to buy homes and the home you
want to sell would tmre.iy milr snm of