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Hallowell Weekly Register An Independent Journal, Devoted to Home Interests. Established in 1878. VOLUME 23 * HALLOWELL. ME.. SATURDAY. APRIL 7. 1900. NUMBER 9 CHARACTER-BUILDING IN OUR —all may be benefical to the citizen, States publicly committed themselves itself to be in an unhealthy condition. come a mere glittering shell, wiiicli PUBLIC SCHOOLS. and in a reflexive way, to the Govern- to the proposition that to go to college If treated as it should be—that is,■'as went down like a house of cards on The Anthropological Society of ment; but this is all secondary educa- was a positive disadvantage for a young good, healthy play—it is of great benefit, impact with the Romans; for the Ro- NEW SPRING GOODS. Washington. D. C., about one year ago, tion and should only come after the edu- man who strove for success. Now, of not only to the body, but in its effect mans, with all their faults, were then offered prizes for the best essays on cation in the duties of citizenship. course, the very most successful men upon character. To study hard implies a thoroughly manly race—a race of We have just received a new line of Percales, Ginghams, Cheviots and “ Good Citizenship.” From these essays This education should come first, and we have ever had, men like Lincoln, character in the student, and to work strong, virile character. Lawns. Just the things for Summer Dresses and Shirt. Waists. it appeared that the proper qualifica- until it is completed or in process of had no chance to go to college, but did hard at a sport which entails severe Alike for the nation and the individ- As we shall sson make a change in our business we have bargains in tions for citizenship in our Republic are completion, it is regarded as unwise have such indomitable tenacity and such physical exertion and steady training ual, the one indispensible requisite is nearly all our departments. those going to make up what may be and impolitic to attempt a secondary or keen appreiation of the value or wis- also implies character. character—character that does and dares A few Winter Garments left at prices regardless of cost. called “ A good nforal man.” Among higher education. Our public schools dom that they set to work and learned All kinds of qualities go to make up as well as endures, character that is Buy your Kid Gloves for Easter now and save money. I he chief requirements for good citizen- appear, however, as a rule, to give the for themselves far more than they could character, for, emphatically, the term active in the performance of virtue no 89c duality for 69c. ship, therefore, are industry, honesty, pupil instruction in the higer branches have been taught in any academy. On should include the positive no less than less than firm in the. refusal to do aught truthfulness, frugality and thrift, tem- of literature and science, while they the other hand, boys of weak fibre who the negative virtues. If we say of a that is vicious or degraded.— Governor $1.00 duality for 79c perance, patriotism, obedience to law, neglect bis education in the commoner, go to high school or college instead of boy or a man, “ He is of good character,” lioosecelt in The Outlook. and, in line, the duty of citizenship can and therefore more essential, duties of going to work after getting through the we mean that lie does not do a great $1.25 duality for $1.00 be expressed in tbe general phrase of everyday life. primary schools, may be seriously dam- many things which imply much effort THE PARLOR IN THE COUNTRY doing one's duty to one’s self, to one’s I have been, for a long while, doubt- aged instead of benefited. But, as a of will and readiness to face what is $1.50 duality for $1.19 HOME. family and to society. The Govern- ful of the benefit to arise to the body- rule, if the boy lias in Him the right disagreeable. He must not steal, he politic, by a high-classic, or collegiate stuff, it is a great advantage to him must not be intemperate, lie must not ment owes certain duties to its citizens; The writer once knew a child, who, education to individuals who belong to should liis circumstances be so fortunate be vicious in any w ay; lie must not be FOWLER & HAMLIN, Augusta. but the foregoing comprise the duties accustomed to seeing- all the best furni- the lower spheres of society. We may as to enable him to get the years of ad- mean or brutal; he must not bully the which go to make good citizens, and ture and best ornaments kept in the grant that the well educated man can ditional mental training. The trouble weak. In fact, lie must refrain from which the Government lias a right to parlor, invariably called bis best clothes Your Inspection of Our New Stock of be easier taught his duties of citizenship with the two rich men whose views are whatever is evil. But besides refrain- demand of every individual. bis “ parlor clothes.” The boy was and his duty to fellow man than he who above quoted was that, owing largely, ing from evil, lie must do good. He In order to procure an understanding well grown before he had ceased to hold is ignorant and untrained. But the fact perhaps, to their own defects in early must be brave and energetic; lie must Spring & Summer Shoes and performance of these duties, or of in high esteem liis “ parlor hat,” and it remains that the same high education training, they did not know what suc- be resolute and persevering. The Bible whatever duties may be esteemed to is by no means unusual to find children mao also fit him for success as a crimi- cess really was. Their speeches merely always inculcates the need of the posi- comprise good citizenship, the Govern- of riper [years laying particular stress is invited. Whatever is newest in this line will be nal or vicious member of society, if his betrayed their own limitations, and did tive no less than the negative virtues, ment establishes its system of Public upon possessions around which the found in our stock. In the face of higher prices character and training are such as lead not furnish any argument against edu- although certain people who profess to Schools and levies taxes upon private halo of the “parlor” hangs. everyw here you’ll be surprised at the prices we shall him in that direction. We know by cation. Success must always include, teach Christianity are apt to dwell property within its jurisdiction in order The homes are numerous, scattered have. By xVpril 14, we shall have nearly all of our actual experience, by our everyday ob- as its first element, earning a compet- wholly on the negative. AVe are bidden to maintain them. In the foregoing list through the country and the country summer stock in and we should be pleased to have servation, that the criminals in the box ence for .tlie support of the man him- not merely to be harmless as doves, but of duties, education has not been men- towns, where the parlor is the one you call and look them over. You may want some- are quite as likely to be educated indi- self, and for the bringing up of those also as wise as serpents. It is very tioned, and it is believed that education, place set apart and sacred to the mem- thing for Easter, even if you do n >t want anything viduals as to be ignorant. A mere in- dependent upon him. In the vast ma- much easier to carry out the former except for the purpose of teaching the ory of the bill its furniture cost. It is we should like to have you see them. crease in informati on, the result- of jority of cases it ought to include part of the order than the latter; while children to become good citizens, is never opened, except for a funeral or a higher education, while it may make ;\ financially rather more than this. But on the other hand, it is of much more scarcely justified at public expense. wedding, or possibly on Sunday even- man wiser, may not make him better. the acquisition of wealth is not in the importance for the good of mankind That education which proposes only to ing, if the eldest daughter lias a beau, iiTXIB SHOE STORE. This is not an argument in favor of least the only test of success. After a that our goodness should be accom- convey information to the student, only and even then it is not open, with Avide- 125 W ATER ST ., dec! GARDINER. ME. bringing men up in ignorance. It is certain amount of wealth has been ac- panied by wisdom than that we should to make him intelligent and learned, thrown shutters or a cheery blaze on only intended to criticize a system of cumulated, the accumulation of more is merely be harmless. If with the ser- but which neglects bis education in the the hearth, to all the family, little and E. L. STAPLES. MELVILI.K SMITH. W. E. MOODY. education by which they are taught a of very little consequence indeed from pent wisdom we unite the serpent guile, duties of citizenship, has no sound right big, but only in a sacred and uncom- mass of information which will be not the- standpoint of success, as success terrible will be the damage we do; and to be carried on at public expense.
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