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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29
HOW SHALL MAKE MY PUPILS GET
THEIR LESSONS.
Ills, SchoOl-NaSter,

This question is repeated by teachers
ad iafnitun,. Its repetition is of very
frequent occurrence during the first years
experience after that the interrogatory
is made less and less often until when the
professional teacher takes the place of the
novice, the question is asked no more.
What does experience teach with regard
to this part Of the work ? Why do young
teachers so earnestly ask the question
which so seldom appears to trouble their
elders.
We are beginning to learn that all peo-
pie should not be similarly treated, even
though the old school discipline vigorous
ly so taught. Each boy and each girl re-
quires mental, moral and physical treat
ment different from that of every other
boy and girl We ought to be able to ap
ply this in each instance This cannot
be done, because, first under such regine.
one teacher could instruct not more
than twenty pupils and we do not know
enough, by this [ mean the mass of teach
ers know less than any other class of peo-
pie, of men and things about them, hence
less of human nature. Then the condi-
ton of things prevents the application of
the true method of making boys and girls
get their lessons, viz Treat each one
according to his individual character. In
school as well as in the world, some must
be coaxed and few driven the first
thing for the teachers to do is to distin-
guish these two kinds in her class.
One of the common methods of COM
pulsion is OBTAINING the pupil after school
hours. The results are, where the school
sessions last six hours day, vexation Of
pupil, impatience of teacher, and gener-
al unhappiness of both. In some cases
this is a good thing to do. A pupil will
not be harmed by an hours detention af-
ter school if his school day is but three
hours. A lazy, lymphatic pupil will not
be injured by detention in the school
room after school. Recesses should new
er be prohibited But the general rule
for both teacher and pupil should be
''leave the house when school is done
You can keep boy after school, but if
he is boy of spirit and persistence he
will not get his lesson. 1t is only the
good boys that go to work with will after
school, and they are the very ones you do
not care to detain Then if the pupils
cannot be detained after school, how shall
they be made to get their lessons Z? The
answer has never been given. 1t cannot
be given. There are duties of teacher.
the accomplishing of which requires an
amount of ability, tact torce-call it what
you will-the quality of which, though
comprehended by results, cannot be de
scribed. 1t is this that will make the
pupil get his lessons it is this that
makes school management relatively easy
it is God given, not acquired he who has
it not can never acquire it he can but
initiate.
As for the pupils, while parents remain
as they are, it can not be expected that
the child will ever learn tasks assigned
him just because he loves the work
some other incentive to study must be
found
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29

ANECDOTE OF MIR. THACKERhY.

Mr.. Thackeray was man of large
heart, and could not look unmoyed ON hu-
man need. His way of giving was quite
as prodigal as Daniel Webster's. who once
gave hundred -dollar-bill to beggar.
1t happened once to the writer of this
paper to be seated, one winter evening
in the small reading-room of certain old.
fashioned club in King Street, Convent
Garden. He was in rather despondent
mood, for the world had not been going
well with him. He heard step. and
looking round, saw Thackery
"What is thematter You look gloomy
Altracwo, Ell? Tell me; perhaps l can
help you"
| had really nothing | could tell. and |
said so. Thackery put his hand in his
pocket and, pulling out small leather
book, gave it to me.
Take that little volume" he said. You
may find something in it which will do
you good; and when you have read it,
then give it back to me-
opened the little pocket-book, and, 10,
it was full of Bank of England notes L
have never yet heard that great writer's
name mentioned without telling this story,
and adding my humble record to the
worth of his kindly nature AS | write
now, the whole scene rises as freshly be-
fore me as fit had happened only yester-
day, instead of twenty years ago, And |
write no more.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29
HOW DRY III WAS.
Louisville Commercial.


An honest old farmer from the country
gave his recOllections of the hot spell as
follows:
1T was so dry we couldn't spare water
to 60 in our whisky. The grass was so
dry that every time the wind blew it flew
around like so much ashes There wasn't
a tear shed at a funeral for month. The
sun dried up all the cattle, and burnt off
the hair till they looked like Mexican
dogs, and the sheep all looked like poodle
puppies, they shrank up so. We had to
soak all our hogs to make them hold swill,
and if any cattle were killed in the morn
ing they'd be dried beef at dark. The
woods dried up so that farmers chopped
seasoned timber all through August, and
there amt a match in all the country-in
fact, no wedding since the widow Glenn
married old Baker, three months ago
What few .grasshoppers are left are all
skin and legs, and | didn't hear Il tea-ket-
tie sing for more than six weeks We ate
our potatoes baked, they being all ready,
and we couldn't spare water to boil EN-
All the red headed girls were afraid to stir
out of the house in daylight, and, / tell
you, was afraid the devil had moved out
of his old home and settled down with US
for life. Why we had to haul water ali
summer to keep the ferry boat running,
and, and-say, it's getting dry; let's take
Sunthin' ~
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29
Over fifty years ago, youth, working

Over fifty years ago, a youth, working
on farm, asked his father to give him
money enough to buy a gun. The old
man could not spare it; but the boy, no
thing daunted, found an old piece of iron
ABOUT the place, and in course of time
contrlved to make gun barrel out of it,
with the very meager facilities afforded by
country blacksmith's shop. He had
not the materials to make a lock and
stock, so he walked to the nearest town
and traded for the necessary attachments
ana was encouraged by the smith for
having made so good shooter This
gave him ambition to make another: so
he went to cutting out grindstones from
the native rock to raise the money for gun
materials, and in short time there was a
considerable demand for guns of his make
During the French war with Prussia he
was called upon to furnish guns for the
army, and in less than eight months he
made and delivered to the government of
France, rifles of particular pattern, cost
ing S5,000,00O, which amount was duly
paid. The same man furnishes rifles now
for the United States, South America,
Rome, Spain, Egypt and Japan. The
farmers boy who wanted gun is Elipha-
let Remington, of Ilion, n. Y. His
manutactory covers four acres of ground
and he employs 1900 workmen.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29
THE RETURNING BONNET.

A Paris correspondent writes: The
idea is to have real bonnets once more
bonnets with brims, crowns, strings, and
perhaps curtains 1t sounds strange
enough. No woman who had any preten-
tions to youth has worn strings for three
seasons past, and curtains have been
long consigned to oblivion. Yet we are
promised both next winter. This bonnet
which will be decidedly large, will, how
ever, not shade the face at all-fashion
nowadays only goes gradually from one
extreme to another-but will be perched
up on the back of the head somewhat as
the first bonnets were under the Direc-
toire, before they became the beauty con-
cealing cottage bonnets of our grand
mothers; this extensive headgear to be
attached under the chin by short sittings
that form bows with cravat-like ends.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29

Arkansas is nice place to live in The
delegation from that State to the Chatta-
nooga Convention have made "a detailed
report Of Ku-Klux and White League out
RACES, of which the following is a tele-
graphic summary:
There have been committed from 1866
to October l, 1874, 669 murders, 213 at
tempts at murder, So threats of murder to
intimidate, and 8 whippings for political
purposes. Total 956 of these crimes. 7s
have been committed by Republicans, TAI
by Democrats, Csc by whites, 70 by color
ed men. OF those who suffered, $50 were
Republicans, III Democrats. Sixty of
these crimes were committed in 1866; in
1867, "a; in 1868, 2Gi; in 1862 1O4; in 1870,
94; in 1871, 63; in 1872, "a; in 1873, 50; in
1874 mine months 361 This report does
not include II out of the SO counties of
the State. Less than thirty of these
crimes were punished.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29
Disappointed in Niagara.

The Yankee who saw nothing especially
fine or great in Niagara, except as a "glori-
Gus place to wash sheep" was not much
behind this lady in nil admtrari stolidity.
Possibly the thing had been overdrawn 70
her. A gentleman writing from the Falls
says:
l met woman this morning, evidently
a down-east school ma'am.
(Which is the way, sir, if you please. 70
Prospect Park?"
Right along that plank; you can't miss
it," and raised my hat to pass along.
Would you be good enough, sir, to 90
down with me? | am almost afraid to 90
alone"
Upon my word this woman was as white
as this paper. So went down with her,
and fairly dragged her to the parapet
where she could overlook the falls. pull
ed her hands off of her eyes, and bade hel
to look. She slowly obeyed, and such q
look of disgust never saw.
What, is this Niagara-that mighty
cataract that have seen in the geography.
and heard so much about? And I have
spent all my money to see this thingrr
Wen, reasoned with her half an hour,
but d0 my best, she was bound to be dis
gusted, and off home she went in the next
train. 1t is just so with everybody.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29

The staid n Y Observer is responsible
for the story that Mr. Stone. well known
and excellent christian gentleman, belong
ing to one of Murry Hill churches in New
York city, was up in the country in the
summer and learning that an evening
prayer-meeting was in progress at the vii
liage church, walked in and took seat
in the back part of the room The broth
er in the chair conducting the meeting OBJ
serving the stranger, left his seat and COM
ing to Mr.. Stone said to him:
What is your name ?"
"My name is Stone"
"Where are you from ?"
Il am from the city of New York"
"Are you one of the Lords people?"
Il hope that | am, answered Mr.
Stone, with becoming humility.
The leader, satisfied with the answer
to his catechism, returned to his elevated
seat, and at the end of the hymn arose
and said:
"Will brother Stone, from New York
favor us with few remarks?"
Brother Stone, willing to do what he
could, and having often been told to do in
the country the same as he would in the
city, rose and made few practical obser-
vations to the best of his ability. No
sooner had he sat down than the leader
rose and said: "NVil brother Stone, of
New York, ask the Lord to bless has fee
ble rendrks?"
Undismayed by this commentary on
his speech, Mr.. Stone offered prayer, and
the meeting proceeded as usual
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29
A "FLABBY AND WEAK, DEFENCE.
From the Standard-Baptist.1

From the Standard Baptist,l
We must remind our brother who sends
us list of questions from the utmost
"down east, that we have never express
ed an opinion of Mr.. Beecher's guilt We
must also say to him, in plain terms that,
so far from considering it our duty to up
hold man in the face of appearance so
damaging, because he is minister and
processes to be christian, we make him
amendable to a standard all the more
strict just because he bears those two sa-
cred names before the world. Please OBJ
serve that the case is not that man sim
ply accused, but of man with an amount
OF evidence made public against him
which staggers many of his stanchest
friends, while the defense he makes, taken
at its very best, is so fabby and weak as
to be almost as damaging as the accusa-
ton. We are not under oath to sustain
Mr.. Beecher right or wrong
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29
HOW PENCIL LEADS ARE MADE.
American Educational Monthly.


Graphite, clay, and water are the ma
terlals used. The finest graphite after
being finely ground is mixed with pecu-
liar blue clay, found only in Bavaria, and
the whole is kneaded with water to the
consistency of putty. This mess is
placed in strong cylindrical iron vessel
in the bottom of which is hole of the
diameter of the lead desired. A plunger
forces the mixture out through this small
opening, which is received on metallic
sheets, which, when filed are placed in an
oven for baking The softness or hard
ness Of the pencil depends upon the de-
gree of hardness to which the baking is
carried. The leads are afterwardsbroken
up into the sizes required. Nine differ
ent sizes of leads are made and number
from to 8.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29
BUYING A RAILROAD.

Inc TACT that fruit cars are hauled from
San Francisco to Chicago for 81 GOO nor
car, reminds the editor of little story:
Shortly after the completion of the
Union Pacific an old friend of ours rand
an inveterate wag, Ed. Ray, who owned a
big ranch in Carson Valley, Nevada came
through to Chicago, and while in the CITY
concluded to buy car load of agricuItur-
al implements for the use of his farm
He visited the Union Pacific office and in.
quired the price of car, and the agent,
taking his address, promised to drop him
line, giving him rates In due time the
notification arrived, the figures being
somewhat up in the thousands. Ed. read
the note carefully and then sent the fol-
lowing reply:
DEAR SIR:-I regret that was not lit
tie more explicit in my language yester-
day. Your figures would imply that you
understood me as being desirous of buy
ing your railroad, whereas / wish only to
hire one car one trip. When / desire to
purchase railroad shall hunt one that
is held at lower figures than you hold
yours.
ED. RAY.
The result was, Ed. was hunted up, and
negotiations entered into by which he got
his Car at reasonable price, on the
ground, we believe, of being a resident of
Nevada, engaged in building up the
country. ."-Mner, Georgetown, Col.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29
liCa much we talk.

1t is well that all we say is not written
down-not only because some of it might
be against us, but because there would
not be room for it. John 21:25)
A curious Frenchman has lately been
making calculation, which is, that a
man talks on an average three hours a
day, at the rate of about thirty-nine octa-
vo pages an hour. This would make
eightyseven pages day, about six hun
dred a week, which would amount to fifty
six good sized volumes every year! !And
then, multiplying this by the number of
years in mans life, what library he
would have if lit should all be printedl
And, to, how little of the whole would be
worth preserving, and how much he would
be 50 glad if it had been left unsaid.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29
CITY DIRECTORY.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

DAPTIST CHURCH.-Rev. j. +. CHILDS, pas
ID tor. Services at l0la a. m, and "a =. IN
Sunday-school a. IN. Prayer-meeting Thurs
day evenings.
NJ E. CHURCH.-Rev. c. b. CLARK, pastor
VI. Services ut 10la a. m, and seven p III
Sunday-school , p. IN. Prayer meetings Ihur5-
day evenings.
STMPS0N CHARGE.-(M e. Rev. c. l.. STAt- :
~ FORD, pastor. Services ut lOia a. m anu anu
y. IN. Sunday-School at y. IN. prayer He0'
ings Thursday evenings.
TONGREG ATIONAL CHURCH-hcN. D. a.
~ SNOwDEN, pastor. Services at lo>s -, o.. IL,
and p. IN. Sunday-School AT L-1s H. 10y
meetings Thursday evenings
INIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Rev. IL.
= 5. SNODGRASS, pastor. ctIo az 3 r ~ - d. i''
and 6IL n m Suuday-School at 91s a. m
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Choi''h'
~ No pastor.
T1PISCOPAL CHURCH.-Re JAMES ALLEN
II rector services at l0l2 a. m, and "a p
m Sunday-schOol at l@:lo III.
~NTVERSALIS SOCIETY.-No regular SER
| vices Sunday-school at p III.
DHRISTIAN CHURCH.-No pastor. Ser
< vices at I0ls a. m, and : p. III. Sunday
school at 2iE p. IN. Prayer meetings Thursday
evenings.
+ p. CHURCH.-Rev. II. y. McAYEAL, pas
( .tor. Services l0ls Il. m, p. IN. Sunday
school 9Is Il. N. Prayer meetings Thursday
evenings.
SECOND NJ. E. CHURCH.-(colored Rev. -
- - --. pastor. Services lUls a. M
Sunday-school 3la p. m.
LRIENDS' MEETING.-On lst and +th days. of
A the week. at 10 a. m; on lSt day ut p. IN.
Sunday-School Immediately after service on lst
day morning.
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Almost Too Irreverent to Read.

A Dutchman who thought he had ex-
perienced change of heart, and wishing
to join certain church, applied for ad-
mission. The pastor in order to find out
how well he understood the plan of saliva
ton, asked him who it was that created
him ."Vell, | suppose it was Gott,"
said the Dutchman. "Very good" said
the minister snow can you tell who died
for you? "Vell, l suppose id pees Gott,
too" "No, no." said the man of the
cloth, at was Christ, Gods SON" 'Ah,
ish dot so? I'd vas der poy, den
dinks all the dime id vas der olt man |"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29

Since Dr. Brown-Sequards lectures in
Boston, this is the way they pop the
question there Dearest, believe me, |
do love you with all my whole nervice or
ganism You share with no other being
the emotions which prevade my undivided
gray matter, and if | were conscious of a
gangling that throbbed but for thee, be
sure | would not sleep till had procured
its neurOtOmy
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29
BEAUTY TOO DEAR.

The Chinese in California buy their
wives My Celestial, All Sam, who dusts
out my Office, has recently imported one.
Sam sent money to his mother, and in due
course of time the purchaser arrived,
and Sam brought her down for my inspec-
ton. She was as ugly Chinese woman
as ever saw. / said, "Sam, not hand
some, eh ?" Sam says, "No, no hand
some much handsome gal cost heap
money, and all the time kick up-bob-
berry," Sam had the correct idea of it.
and was wisely content wish plain arti.
Gle that was most likely to stay by him
Sam informed me that the original cost
with freight and charges, was three hun
dred dollars-all it was worth.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29

An Irish glazier was putting pane of
glass into window, when groom who
was standing by, began joking him, telling
nj HIM to mind and put in plenty of putty.
The lrishman bore the banter for some
time, but at last silenced his tormenter
with, "Arrah, now, be off wild ye, Or I'll
put pain in your head without any put
tY"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29

Two dyspeptics talking about what
they had done to cure themselves, one al
luded to pounding the stomach as RENE
dy, asked, DO you knead your stomach !?
1-l-couldn't get along without it y
responded the other, in the last stage of
aStonishment.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29

An Iowa j. p does up the marriage
rite as follows: Join your right hands.
Do you want one another?" They both
answered yes. "Well, then, have one
another. You are man and wife"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29

There isa refreshing honestyand glim-
mering of good sense that, for the sake of
ears tortured by amateur musicians, we
could wish more common in the following
advertisement that recently appeared in
the Y, Y. Herald:
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29

An ill-tempered lap-dog biting piece
out Of a male visitors leg, his devoted
mistress thus expressed her compassion :
Poor little dear creature hope it will
not make him sick y
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29
LONG AGO.
BY JOHN FRAZER.

BY JOHN FRAZER.
From Harper's BaZar.l
Blue was the sky above our heads,
And green the grasses under foot,
The flowers their sweetest perfume shed,
And blushed the rose from stem to root,
That time we wandered, hand in hand,
BY country lanes and fragrant walks,
In that dear, dim, enchanted land
OF love and light and happy talks
The land, you know,
OF Long Ago,
Where YOU were belle and were beau.
The sunnieSt smile, the bonniest face,
That ever flushed ut touch OF lip,
The Queenliest form in all the place,
Beyond hope of riyalShlp,
L he neatest foot that ever brushed
The dew from off the mountain heather,
Were thine Clarette, what time we crushed
The purple grapes of life together
That time, you know,
Long, Long Ago,
When YOU were belle and was beau.
Well, well. how fast the years have rolled.
'Tis more than thirty, dear, since then,
And you-ahem-are stout and old,
And j, the gOutieSt of men.
We have been all these years apart
You did me cruel wrong, Clarette-
But still fluttering at my heart
Attests do not quite forget
The love, you know,
OF Long Ago,
When you were belle and was beau.
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a burglar was shot by spring gun the
other night, in Clinton, while trying to eff
feet an ent rance into store. He escaped,
all but two fingers.
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IOWA ITEMS.

A farmer in Sac county some time
since lost span of horses, and the other
day both animals were found dead in a
slough
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29

Muscatine had sensation the other day.
A team of mules ran away and macadam-
lied the streets for short distance with
pottery
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Two young ladies holding converse over
a new dress. "And does it fit well p"
asked one. "Fit yes as if | had been
melted and poured into it."
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-10-29

A boy was drowned in the Mississippi
last Saturday night at Muscatine while
crossing from Illinois shore in skifr.
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Tried to learn, but give it up VIII
sell piano, stool, cover, and hymn-book for
$3.50 A few dollars cash. Address
eOld Bach,' Herald Office.