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In the days of old the prophet w® I® PJ?per10i crou®
commanded the people saying 8fc®cea would hare lain dormant
“Kun ye to and fro through the Bo of V°?r PwenU ““
street of Jerusalem and f°rced toflgh
now nd know and seek in the J® ? J18 own l°a’
broad place thereof if ye can : hiaschool days were over and be
find a man” When the people ha °ae orth to make hi own
of Oklahoma were assured that I a 1‘ie world he was
fronted as every boy is
the long sought for boon of
statehood was to be a reality and
the people of Sequoyah County
knowing that with the coming
of statehood a man would be
needed to fill the office of County
Superintendent to direct and
control the schools of the coun-
ty a cry was sent up for a man
and that call was nobly respond-
ed to by Fred Mershon who was
then principal of the school at
Vian He met the requirements
of bis party and was duly In-
stalled as superintendent
I have not been requested by
him nor any of his many friends
to say what I am about to write
but I have been intimately asso-
ciated with him for more than
two years and know something
ef his worth and the character of
work that he has done for the
schools of our county and I take
this method and opportunity as
a teacher and citizen of Sequoy-
ah county to say a few words re-
lative to the character of the
man and his unparalleled rec-
ord as a superintendent
There is a story that Diogones
sought with a lantern at noon-
tide ina ncient Athens for an hon-
est man and sought in vain but
we who know Fred Mershon and
have seen him go in and out be-
fore us for more than two years
know that if the old Grecian
were here today he would not
seek in vain for a perfectly hon
est and just man There are
scores of teachers as well as pri
vate citizens of all faiths and be
liefs who can and do point to
him and say "There goes an hon-
est and just man one who is fair
and square in all his dealings
with those with whom he comes
in contact’’
It does not matter whether
they come from the pine clad
hills of Mississippi from the
broad rich rolling prairies of
Kansas from the cold bleak gran-
ite hills of New England from
the wonderfully rich and pro-
gressive Lone Star state I say
it does not matter from whence
they come they are sure to re-
ceive a hearty welcome and as-
surance that he has a place for
each and every one of them if
they have come to this the new
est and grandest state and this
the fairest of all the counties
with a view of joining hands
with us and assisting us in
building and perfecting a gover-
ns ent that shall be an honor and
a blessing to all and establishing
a school system that shall rival
if not surpass the best in the
land
But I hear some stranger ask
(for no one who is acquainted
with Mershon would ask such
questions) “Why do praise this
man so highly? In what does
the greatness of your friend con-
sist?” In answer to all such
queries I would say that lie pos-
sesses those inherent qualities
that are so essential to a good
citizen a successful teacher
and a wise judicious
administrative officer Hisearly
training was conducive to the
con
every boy la with
two ends— success or failure He
realized that if he chose to follow
the former it would mean perse-
verance diligent application to
his chosen profession but his
ambition was so high his aspira
tion so lofty that nothing coulc
discourage him and cause him to
be content with anything less
than the best The man who
has triumphed over difficulties
crushed obstacles uqder his feet
bears the signs of victory in his
face and an air of triumph is seen
in every movement- The strug
gle to obtain knowledge and to
advance one’s self in the work
strengthens the mind disciplines
the faculties matures the judge
ment promotes self-reliance am
gives one independence o !
thought and force of character
Mershon is a logical thinker i
close observer hard student a
painstaking worker a success
ful practical school man who
loves his work and devotes his
entire time to it He knows that
a liberal education is rather an
attitude of mind than a know!
edge of courses Not what en-
ters the mind but what comes
out of it betokens liberalitv of
trainingEducation is the’product
of the mind's effort The devel
opmentofmind is from within
out not from without in He
knows that no teacher and no
curriculvm can educate the youth
who will not respond The
teacher may lead the pupils to
the founts of learning but he
cannot make him drink The
teacher’s art as some one has
said consists in making the pu
pits so thirsty that he will want
to drink He ' realizes that the
school will enable the child to
utilize his world to attain his own
rational ends it prevents his be
ing the puppet of circumstances
the creature of enviroment and
the slave of the strongest im
pulse
Since education is not a gift to
be bestowed but a trophy to be
won since it is not the trans-
mission of mental power from
the teacher to the pupil but is
making latent mental power in
the pupil become kinetic since
it is not a divine gift of tongues
from the teacher but a hard
earned victory for the pupil the
parents of Sequoyah county have
a right to expect yea demand
that the teachers know well the
way over which they would lead
those entrusted to their care
Supt Mershon knows that edu-
cation is not receptivity but ac-
tivity not impression but ex-
pression not learning but learn-
ing how to think He realizes
that the object of the school is
notto fit a child to do something
but to get him to be something
He has endeavored to secure
the very best of teachers for the
rural schools as well as for the
towns He has striven to secure
those teachers who measure up
to his own high ideals and who
fully appreciate the duties and
responsibilities of the school
room It is a common saying of
briming with interest in the
subject taugbt for its own sake
and for the pupils’ sake end that
is a rare and frigid class indeed
that will not tbaw under bis
genial Influence”
In conclusion I wish to say I
that while ’Fred Mershon does
not possess much of this world’s it
goods he is rich in integrity and e
character His distinguished!
publio services his complete honJji
estv and devotion to every dutyK
and his personal virtues wil1
find honorable record in hh
county's history No man shouh
be the incumbent of office the du )r'
lies of which he is for any caus
unfit to perform who is lackini’
in the ability fidelity or integ to
rity which a proper administn d
tion of such office demands bu oo
no one will deny that he meetjbia
any of these requirements but
When the election of Augut in
2nd shall have come and gone Mr
hope it will be found that tl un-
people have said by their vot ot
we want to retain Fred Mersho nd
as our Superintendent' Let i lon
vote for the man who has dor n
so much for the education of tl the
youths of our county and wtms
has raised the educational stai er:
dard to such a height that th
other counties of the state poll
toward Sequoyah and say “Sh)Ut
has the banner and she suilr
passes us all”
Chas L Rogers
D— —
Je
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Washington News
(Continaed from first page)
iure $425 on beef and muttoEof
and pork $1025 on bulldinda-
materials and so on In
In 1910 the cost of living bet
ngl5per cent higher than infd
908 the average family pay
: 1080 of which 10 per cent o
1 '108 is tribute to the trusts an
other protected industries
Here is a little table whicli
speaks for itself It compares j
the expenditures on the army
and navy in a period of peaces
with amounts expended for feat-)t
ures of civil establishment:
EXPENDED SINCE 1897
For rural and free delivery
$173755313
For rivers and harbors $296
075191
For public buildings an
grounds $128172407
For the navy $1126210193'
For the army $1044101188
PASS DATTLESIilFS ILL
mcEivit
IN
LITTkl OPPOSITION
UMIR HOUII
Mature Appropriating 1S40OP0O
for Now Naval Equipment Paatas
Sonata— Twp Battleships Will
Bo Built Instoad of One
Washington—' Voting down 28 to
89 an amendment offered by Mr Bur-
ton to authorise only one new oattlo-
ship Instead ot two the aenato Mon-
day passed the naval appropriation
bill The bill earrlea an approprln
tion of almost 1134000000
Two Important amendmenta wore
adopted One of them ottered by
Senator Johnston appropriates (M
000 for the purchase of torpedo boats
"when the vitals are to bo near the
low-load line" Another by Senator
Jonas eliminates railroad pounty
and municipal bonds from the secur-
ities which may bo deposited by the
contractors The naval Increase for
the fiscal year ending Juno 80 1911
provided by the bill Is as follows:
Two first class battleships to cost
not exceeding (6000000 each and
when equipped with armor and ar-
mament about (12600000 each
Two fleet colliers to cost not ez
ceedlng (1000000 each
Five submarine torpedo boats not
exceeding a total of (2600000
Six torpedo boat destroyers to cost
not exceeding (750000 each
The house bill provides for only
submarines and no torpedo boat de-
stroyers The senate also added
provision that no more than one ol
the battleships should be built by the
same company The provision In-
serted In the bouse requiring that the
battleships and fleet colliers should
be built under the "eight-hour law'
was retained by the senate
Thirty-five Rescued from Fire
Kansas City Mo— The sensational
rescuing of thirty-live men women
and children followed an explosion la
the Long -Brothers' building here Fri-
day -which soon enveloped the lower
floors and all the stair-ways with
flames All means of exit -from the
burning building -were thus cut o it
with the exception ot the -Are escapes
and that every one was rescued with-
out a death or Injury is a miracle
The exposure of Ballinger's!
secret relations with George W
Perkins J P Morgan & Co
n Alaskan matters has started
reports that the usefulness of
te present secretary of the in-
terior to even the land grabbers
las been destroyed It is antici-
pated that as a compromise the
nvestigating committee will not
only whitewash BaUinger but
will enamal him as white as the
ady of spotless town and that
n acknowledgement of this cour-
tesy he will hand in his resignation
Big Gun Records Broken
Norfolk Va — A new -world’s record
for -big gun shooting -was established
here Friday morning by the United
States -battleship South Carolina
With the forward turret -twelve inch
guns the shlp made sixteen "bull's
eye" target hits In sixteen shoti fired
In four -minutes and fifty-one second
The new record particularly empha-
sizes the superiority of the United
S-tates naval marksmanship
a — V v Vkiv a WWUI AV lo H WUi LUUU Ottj 1 LI U J
making of atnan Adversity has J his “Given a teacher himself
Special Low Round Trip Rates
TO THE
American Woman’s
League Convention
University City St Louis Mo
I June 9 10 and 11 1910
VIA THE
Missouri Pacific
and Iron Mountain
From Points in
WEST and SOUTHWEST
For apodal rates and full particulars seo local agent or address
II U PAYNE
General Passenger Agent
SAINT LOUIS
President Taft in an interview
printed in the June McClure’s
praises Aldrich to the skies and
says "there were not a few re-
ductions in the tariff schedules
which were introduced at his in-
stance or with his consent “In
other words concessions in leg
islation which was to affect the
cost of living to 90000000 Amer-
icans could only be had with the
“consent1 of a political boss and
that political boss the ncknowl
edged representative of the tariff
trusts and Wall street millionaires!
“We all know that Taft will be
renominated That is inevitable”
says the Washington Postwhlch
in the National Capitol is consid-
ered by many to be an adminis
tration mouthpiece
There is little doubt but that
the standpatters still seriously
consider Taft the logical candi-
date in 1912 and if they are in
the majority in Congress after
the approaching Congressional
elections are over tho President
will have little or no difficulty in
secrulng a renomlnatlonif ho de
sires it It is undersotood In
many quarters that the promise
of a renomination was the price
paid by the powers-that-be for
the Presidential signature to the
upward revision tariff bill
—
The next impdrtant question is
the location of our state Capital
Upon this question the lJoacon
lias up to this time refrained
from expressing nn opinion- We
Imve believed all along that con-
gress Imd no right to prohibit us
from locating our cupltal prior
to 1913 The initiated bill now
before the people only locatos the
capital It does not contem
plate removing the cap?£atl?Fouj
Guthrie until after 1913 We
have come to the conclusion that
the best way to settle the capi-
tal location q uestion is to act upon
it now and remove question from
politics in the future The perso-
nal choice of the editor of this pa-
per is Oklahoma City being cen-
trally located and the Commercial
center and metropolis of our
state It now takes three days
to go to Guthrie and retu rn We
can go to Oklahoma City in one
day and return The question
resolves itself into one of busi-
ness Oklahoma City is the
pride of all Oklahoma and if giv-
ing her the capital will increase
her growth we are willing to
contribute our mite in that di
rection —Cordell Beacon-
UNCLE mi TO
m
AMKRICAN FORCI IN NICARAQUA
WATCHING BOTH BIDKS
SITUATION IS COMPLEX
Popular Election Will Bo Forced If
Result o Not Satisfactory to
People— Madrii Not Recog-
nised President
Washington D C— The United
State It waa officially announced
will not recede from ita Intention of
retaining control of Nicaraguan af-
faire whether or not the Madria (ores
capturea filueflelda
The navy department baa continued
Ita force of a hundred men and ma-
chine guna from the Paducah at and
near the custom houie at Blueflelda
Tbla force la to be an International
police force and la to remain Indefi-
nitely in fact until a political condi-
tion baa beeu established In Nicara-
gua which will he entirely aatUtu-l:i'
to the secretary ol atate and president
This amounts In theory and In fact
to an occupation of the soil of Nica-
ragua which has been made neces-
sary the officials bold but the utter
Indefensibility of the acta both - of
Uadriz and Zelaya Uadriz is not reo-
ognlzed as the president of Nicara-
gua by the United States 1 The situ-
ation at Bluefieldg is complex but is
eutlrely soluble by the safeguards
which the state department has
thrown around existlug and all possl-
Ve conditions
'f the Estradists are defeated and
aie driveu back into the city tne
United States sailors will not perm't
them to be slaughtered in the streets
If the Uadriz forces gain the victory
end enter the city they will be sub-
ject In the first place to whatever po-
lice regulations may be established by
Commander Gilmer who Is In charge
of the forces of the Faducah and of
the Dubuque
A summary of the situation ac-
cording to the few revelations made
by the diplomatic officials on account
of the delicacy of the crisis is that the
United States will repudiate the pres-
idency of Uadriz
In other words if the Madrlz fac-
tion defeats the Estradlstg finally the
armed forces of the United States will
insist on a popular election This
election as in the case of Panama
where warring factions were suspect-
ed of Intending to defraud each other
will be held under federal auspices
In this way only can the United
States secure the presence in the pres-
idential chair of a Nicaraguan as a
chief magistrate with whom the Unit-
ed Sates can negotiate a treaty for
an agreement of peace prot
FIGHTERS IN THE UAJCHIT
Veteran Member of Congregation
Tiro of Fart Ha Had Beta
Playing
Representative Harry Maynard
Virginia tella the story of bow n w
llgloue old negro In bla district put
atop to tha exercise of Christian djai
Ity In the congregation of which b
waa n member It seems that It wa
n practize In tho church ’ to escom
munlcate for ono year any membe: 1
who had been guilty of n "blood light'
—that la any man who had attack
another with n pistol or n razor -
At tha end of the year it tha of
fender wished reinstatement ha couk
go to the "mourner' bench" rise ari!
declare hla repentance and ha forglvea
by the congregation Tbla went oa
for many years At last a youni
darky who bad been In n particularly!
objectionable broil appeared for relni
tatement The pastor made an elo-
quent appeal to the congregation anff
everybody began to about and sir
"Amen”
It was at this point that tha old
negro aroae and said hotly:
"Look hyab pahson eber since 1
been a membuh of dla congergaihun
dar aln’ been nothin' but flgbtln' an'
fuhglvln'— an’ I been doing all do
fuhglvln' 1’ae tired of It!" I
That broke up the meeting— Popqr
lar Magazine
$100 Reward $100
Th raster at thte paper will tw pleated te team
ISt there I at leaot one dreaded dlaeaM that acleow
boa been able to cure In all IK etagea and that Is
Catarrh Hall'e Catarrh Cure le the oaljr poeitlr
Kre now known to tho tnedlcai fraternity Catarrft
ln a eomtltutlpnal dleeuoe require a eoiuiltu-
ttonal treatment Hall'e Catarrh Cure le taken In
tenuity acting directly upon the blood and mucouo
iurtace ot the eyetem thereby deetroylng tho
foundation ot the dlaeoae and giving the patients
trength by building up the coortltutlon and omWO-1
big nature In doing ita work The proprietor! have
oo much faith In Ita curative powera that they ofleo I
One Hundred Dollara for any etuo that tt latla te
Cure Send for IMt of testimonial
Addrew V J CHRNliY CO Toledo O 1
Sold by all Drueelata 75c
Take Hall'e Faintly pula for conation tloa
Pergpiring Vegetation
The eyes of a Uttle Washington
miss were attracted by the sparkle of
dew at early morning "Mamma" she
exclaimed: "It's hotter’n I thought It
was”
"What do you mean?”
“Look here the grass is all covered
with perspiration” — Baptist Common-
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children and see that it
Bears the
Signature of
In Use For Over 80 Years
The Kind You Have Alwayg Bought
Not In the Agreement
Daniel had been cast into the Ilona"
len
"My main objection" be said as he
playfully tweaked a lion's mane "la
hat I get no moving-picture royal-J
lies" — Puck
Instructions as to how to
vote for Oklahoma City
at the Capital Election
June 11th 1010
Upon the bullot place in the hands
of the voter will be found a section
relating to the Capitul which should
be marked as follsws:
Shall the Capital of the State of Ok-
lahoma be permanently located as pro-
vided in State question initiative Petition:
We have our wagon on the street
every morning except Sunday and will
deliver
to any part of the city If J'SSSfSjiot
already on our list of
mers better ring ’Phone No 103 v
and give as your order
There’s a reason
use the kind of ice
about it
0
O No
Yes "m
Shall tho capital of the State of Ok-
lohome be pormantely located at:
Loggains Ice Company
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DADDY
13 months old Durham Bull
weighs 700 lbs sired by Pre-
mium Gentry Durham Bull which
weighed 2800 lbs at three years
old and which took prize at Kan-
snA City and St Joe stock shown
Dam half Durham and half
Jersey
Will serve at my pasture just
south of Falrvlew Addition Sea-
son $200
4-22-7t S E TURNER
JES8 W WATTS JAMES W BREEDLOVE
WATTS & BREEDLOVE
LAWYERS
Will practice In all State and Federal
Courts Real Estate and Probate bus-
inea a specialty
Offices Bulto 11 12 18 Farmer’s
State Bank Bulldiug
S ALLIS AW i OKLAHOMA
It requires two X X to make
tho ballot oorredt for Oklahoma
City— one X after tho State Ini-
tiative Question and one X after
Oklahoma City
a A MoKEEb M D 8 B JONES M D
McKEEL & JONES
11ifmI1uiim and Htirflvnna
Office Room 7 and 8 Farmer
State Rank Building
SAL LIS AW OKLA
W H BROWNE
Attorney At Law
Rooms 8 and 4 Up-stalrs
BREWER BUILDING
Will practice In all Courts both
State and Federal
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