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Show Fr -e I, xt Hooks. Harper's Weakly. Schools, like postofliees. are npnorted liy the state lo promote the eoiii'iioti welfare, and as text books ere ese utia! to the service of the schools, it is a question ques-tion whether they way not be a prop-orly prop-orly supplied as seals or i!e-k. It i-. agreed that they may be pinp-rly f ii-nished ii-nished free to' children w pom- p tfenl . will declare that they are un ible to lin -nish them, lint whv ii:L'lit mil ill-same ill-same argument apply to the instruction, that it shall be liirnisbed free onlv !o those cbildrecn whose parents or guai dians will declare that they are in .!;, to pay for it? If the IV-e r-uppiy oi sehoolbooks be a (legreclatioii oi iiuli vidua! self repecl. why is not I !;e tree supply of instruction open lo lti" .vim--objectiony Uogniatisiu upon ;he juct is dangerous. |