Scammon Journal from Scammon, Kansas • 1

SCAMMON JOURNAL VOL. I. i SOAMMON, CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1903. NO. 11, 1 ElBllit SCAMSiON, KANSAS.

advocate the adoption of reform in all the institutions of learning where the indulgence of impure tones and incorrect pronunciation ip tolerated. Such indifference is an injury to the pupil, and a blight to the public at Urge, which is parrot-like in this par-' ticular it repeats what it hears. Thoughts on Bro. Hamilton's Sunday Sermon. Sparring Exhibition.

The event of the week in the way of sport was the sparring exhibition at the opera house Tuesday night, the chief attraction being a go between Matty Mathews and "Rube" Ferns. Mathews and "Rube" had met five times in the ring and the latter had the bes'. of it three times. The event had been advertised only a few days and the weather be-i tg very bad, the crowd was only moderate, only about a hundred people being present. But i was a lively affaV and mostly of a jolting character, Preliminary to the main attraction was a lively tilt between Dan and Andrew Frrns, and Jim Kell-tt and Frank rtanley.

The 'Ferns lads dis- ness at the old stand. Ferns forced matters after this and Mathews did the leg work to keep out of the way, and it is to his credit that he is a clever dodger. It was give and take in the third round, both men receiving some hard jolts that caused the perspiration to stand out in beads as large as some kinds of eggs. Interest in the affair warmed up about this time and when time was up, the con testants showed clearly that they had bee-i up agaiotst it. The last round was not materially different from the third only the hitting seemed hardly as heavy, there being more skill dis playd in this round probably than in any of the others It was a good sparring contest and called for e-q leut applause by the spectators, all of wh were well pleased with the entertain neut.

Rev. Hamilton had for his text last Sunday the 11th verse of the eighth chapter of Romans, and D. Mackie, thus beautifully sums up his remarks for Journal readers: Ulift my head, thou son of God, Let my poor heart receive Thy word. Enrich my soul with truth and grace, And let me see Thy, smiling face. The world has its temptations and attractions for the people; and the church realizes that, if ever there waa a time when the Holy Ghost was phyed considerable prowess ith th gloves and handed each other some Abuse of Words.

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Be string nd hlp thote who are wek, that they may fiid the rue fellowship in the church aud iy, pare and happiness in the religion of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Chrit Fine line of cigars and candies at 'ho po3frffice store. warm ones, the smaller seeming to have rather the best of it, but they both did clever, work. Keilett and Stanley then had a four round go that was notable for speed ard some good hard knocks. Honors were about equal and this feature of the evening's entertainmen-, very interesting. It lacked a few minutes to ten o'clock when Mathews and Ferns stepped into the riDg and the referee, Dicaie Martin of Weir, announcjd that it would be a four round contest of two minutes each, the intention had been for a ten round go.

Dr. Revell was time keeper, and the first round was mainly a getting acquainted affair, although some buiats speed were given that indicated what might be expected when thi.if go; warmed up a little better Both men seemed to be pretty well winded at the end of the round, hut when time was called fur the secon 1 they were as fresh as Jure roses and gave an exhibition of hard and fast work that kept one" busy to" follow. A slip by Ferns iu this round came near get ting him off his feet, but be recovered himself all right and was doing busi Words are as often abused as used. Pronunciation is an important factor iu the use of language. If you will give heed to and make a note of the words usd by ordinarily bright people you will discover that they agree (ith a few exceptions) on such words as I.

me, he, him, she.ber they.them, this, that, is and it. But dog, calf, district, depot, ditect, monopoly and amen stagger the average ppeakerjyet all are mmonly used. Our instructors should make an effort to purify pronunciation in the school room bf fore turning pupils adrift in theworld to become still deeper contaminated by imperfect pouurip and incorrect pronunciation. While we lack a great deal of knowing the words we use, an 1 have the faintest conception of the pure diacritical sounds as rnarke I by Websters I nternational Standard, or Uuiveisal, et we belie thai the prop' application method in youth, might have prepared with a knowing cf words, sounds and language than we know now. For the reason that "we expert ence and deplore our ignorance, we General Dealer in SHELF HEAVY HARDWARE Cook Stoves and Heaters Tinwork and Repairing Neatly Done.

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