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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-22
ORIGINALITY.

Nothing new under the SUM-" How
many have echoed this declaration
with sigh Of dependency as the
poverty Of their own resources doomed
up before them as an impossible
mountain, the printers cry "More copy
and the brainracked editor of the morn
ing paper must produce an article on
finance, or commerce or politics, fresh,
spicy, replete with thought. The
student sits in pensiye mood intent
upon producing an original essay one
in which no indication of examining is
evident. The beauty of spring or the
surprising excellence of virtue cannot
be treated for the thousandth time
without palling on the public taste.
But write he must. Bricks must be
made without straw, for even the
stubble fields have been but too thor
oughly CLEANED or the bricks of some
one else must be rewarded and made
to pass muster as home made. Ea
O, to do or say something original
something none else has dreamed Of
1t is discouraging to think, that in all
probability, none of us will ever make
a discovery equal to that of Newton
or Kepler; to feel that there is evident
lily nothing original in us excepting
original sim
But hold! Are we not too hasty
What is originality? The capacity OF
saying OF doing something novel
unheard of? Not exclusively. The
same ideas have been handled SO many
times, the same thoughts thought over
and over so often, that we may grant
our incapacity to say or do anything
entirely new. But old thoughts may
be so dressed in new garb, so enriched
with wholesome expression, that they
become, in a measure, original. Ones
fayorite author may leave his peculiar
impress on the mind and ought to, if il
be good one, without detracting from
ones originality. And thus is the
distinction between a aoezJread and {
mach-read man, that the former has
d5gested, the latter deooured books
Originality is not to be sought ii
eccentric attempts for novelty, but il
the patient working out of the noblest
and prest that is in the nature of eacf
individual.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-22
NEW DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE

For the first time in the history of
this country has the doctrine that Con
gress can go behind the returns made
up by the States been asserted. The
constitution expressly gives the power
to appoint it's Electors to the States.
They determine AoW they shall be
appointed, and in all past time their
declaration has been deemed final. The
Electors are appointed by the States
the same as are the United States
Senators, and Congress has no more
the right to over ride the one than the
other. No principle of the Govern
ment seems to have been more fully
settled than this one; and still, in this
year Of 1877, the Democratic party
claims different principle shall pre-
vail. The Albany Euening Journal
| in discussing this point, says: "Tht
present Democratic doctrine has never
before been asserted in the whole his
tory of our country. We say it DELHI
erately and unqualifedly-not until
now has anybody yentured to set uE
the pretension that Congress can &c
behind the authentic declaration and
certificate of the state as to its Presi-
Dental vote. Not even among the
loose notions which grow out of The
rebellion was any such claim maintain
ed. What was asserted in order tC
meet that condition was that Congress
might enquire whether q State by az
act Of war had forfeited its right tC
participate in the election, or whether
its entire vote had been invalidated
But even amid all the necessities OF
war time, nobody pretended that when
the right of a state to vote was unques
toned, Congress could go behind its
certificate and undertake to reverse its
| declaration. We repeat, this utterly
unfounded claim has never before been
seriously urged it was left for the
Democratic party to discover when il
had no other means of success; and the
fact signally illustrates to what lengths
it is ready to go, in defiance of reason
| and the Constitution, in order to attain
its objects.-St0te Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-22
TELL THE TRUTH,

Teachers have their peculiar temp
tationS to lie. Each business in life has
its characteristic lying. Most men in
trade find it a little difficult always to
tell the simple truth, with reference to
the quality OF the price of an article
at least, such is the general impression
concerning tradesmen. Lawyers, as a
class, are not generally supposed to be
oyer-scrupulous to make their state
Iments conform exactly to facts, when
the fact is against their clients. Doe
tors find it sometimes inexpedient to
tell the patient exactly what is the mat
ter with him, or just what is given as
the remedy. There are at least two ca
ses III which it takes no little moral
courage for a teacher to state things
precisely as they are. 1st, when the
influential father or mother of a good
tor-nothing, lazy boy, or a rattle-head
ed, simpering girl, inquiries for the
standing and progress of the darling:
and I'd, when the teacher has thrust
plump in bis face, by some bright pu-
phi, a perfectly legitimate question up
on Qhe lesson in hand, and he does not
happen to know the answer to it. In
such cases the temptation to deal in ir-
relevant generalities, if not to down
right lying, is quite too strong, we fear,
for many Of cur number.
Cowardjce in the first instance and
a dlSlhgenuous pride in the second. are
the roots Of the evil. "But, whatiI
would you have me tell the parent that
his child is a dolt?" Perhaps not. cer-t
talnly not in such terms. But wei
would not have you tell lie, painful
as the truth may be to the parent orI
unpleasant as it may be to you to tell
It. L. may be enough to say Gf it is !
true) That, Your boy really seems anx-t
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-22

Popular education is the hope of the
Republic. I trust that the time is not
far distant when all the people will
acquiesce in sustaining the common
schools, and when they who ask q
division of the school fund will yield
to the genius Of republicanism, and be
satisfied to give religious worship in
the family and in the church, while the
State, with a sovereign impartiality,
shall perform it's great duty of making
education universal through the best
system Of common schools the world
ever saw. JUDGE TAFT.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-22

iouS to learn, but does not appear to be
able to get his lessons;' or, if the truth
requires it, "Your boy might learn, /
think, if he would try, but he seems to
have no ambition to do So"
And there are cases of conceit, AFRO
gance and stupidity, on the part of pa
rents, which demand severer forms of
speech. We have found it necessary
sometimes to say with the utmost
plainness, Your boy cannot receive amy
benefit from attending school; he either
will not, OF can not, learn; and it is
doing him absolutely an injury to be
pretending to do what he is not accom-
plishing"
But what as to saying, II don't
know" to an entirely opposite Ques-
ton, when asked by pupil in per
fectly proper manner? Simply this; ii
you don't know, say SO, though the
heavens fall" Nor need you be afraid
that this will bring them down. II
they have not some better prop thar
this miserable, lying pretense of know.
ing what you do not know, they had
better come down. You must secure
the confidence of your pupils on some
more stable foundation than this. Far
better say, Greatly, am ashamed that
[ cannot answer your question; it does
seem that [ ought to know, but don't
[ will try and be prepared to tell yo1
tomorrow" This will at least save
your self-respect, and if you are really
fit for the place you occupy, it will in
crease the respect of your pupils 70,
you. But don't lie. Your salvation
from the wrath of parents, or from thu
contempt Of pupils, does not depend OF
lying Educational Weekly. 1...
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ATTENTION.

Ii were boy again I would school
myself into a habit of attention oftener,
would let nothing come between me-
and the subject in hand. would re.
member that an expert on the ice never
tries to skate in two directions at once
One ofouF great mistakes, while we are
young, is that we do not attend strict
ly to what we are about just then, at
chat particular moment; we do not
oend our energies close enough to what
we are doing or learning; we wander
INTO half interest only, and so never
acquire fully what is needful for us to
become master of.
The practice Of being habitually
attentive is one easily obtained If we
begin early enough. / often hear
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-22
FALLA0TES.

One of the most absurd and mis-
Chievous fallacies which many teachers
practice has reference to the pupils
understanding of things. With the
view Of being very scientific and thor
CUgh, they adopt the rule that the pu-
pill must be made to understand every
thing; in fact, he ought to be made to
understand it before he is compelled to
learn it. Not the how nor the where
fore but the why is made the object
aimed at
The evil tendencies of this ultra no
ton are very manifest. Is not faith as
necessary as insight? Is the authority
of the worlds best thinkers of no
value? Is the pupil to accept no re-
suits except he reaches them through
original investigation? Is there not a
limit to all knowledge, a boundary line
beyond which the ''Why" is unanswer-
ed and unanswerable? Are teachers
themselves capable Of explaining even
in their own field of labor? Yet all
this is assumed.
Herein we see q great error, and a
want OF knowledge Of the human mind.
The fact is, that in the early period of
development memory and the percep-
tive faculties must be cultivated rather
than the understanding and the teach
er who ignores this cannot be success
full in the highest sense of the term.
He Injuries his pupils, and must him
self expect to meet with disappoint-
ment.
The truth lies neither in the one ex-
tremo of demanding a reason for every
thing, nor in the other, of giving rea-
sons for nothing, but in the golden
mean. A just combination Of the for
NAL with the philosophical should ever
be the aim Of the teacher. The mem
DRY and the understanding must be CO.
operative. Faith and insight each has
its proper sphere, and neither conflicts
with the other. Both are necessary to
full and complete understanding of
the subject. First the fact or form
must be recognized, and then, if posi-
BILE or expedient, the reason or explana-
ton given, but in many cases the fact
or facts must be accepted without
further questioning. The teacher should
understand that even when things adj
nit OF explanations certain preparatory
knowledge of a purely formal charac-
ter is necessary to complete grasp of
the subject. Having accepted the facts.
he is enabled to seize the philosophy:
having accepted in faith, he masters. in
the memory; having memorized, he
subjects to scrutiny, and masters in the
understanding. Thus the process con
tinues in the various fields of know
ledge and Investigation, and Just so far
IS the teacher recognizes these facts
and acts in accordance with them will
he be truly successful.
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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-22

Judge W. w. Campbell, writing from
Cherry Valley, tells the story Of the
invitation given to Mr.. A. L. Stewart
to become Secretary of the Treasury.
He says: Il dined with Mr.. Stewart,
in company with General Grant, on the
day when the invitation to become
Secretary of the Treasury was given
personally to him. AS we passed from
the parlor to the dining-ro0m, he press
ed my hand, saying only, 1T has come
After General Grant.left, Mr.. Stewart
opened the subject, saying that though
the invitation had been kindly and ear
nestly given, he could not possibly ac-
cept; that his business was SO extern
SiVe he could not well leave it and be-
sides, he had no political experience,
and while he might be able to manage
the financial department, he would not
be able to meet the political wishes of
the Republican party After hours of
earnest discussion it was finally agreed
that if Bancroft Davis. who had ex-
pressed q wish to be Assistant Secreta-
~ CT State (Which Office he obtained
and ably filed, could be induced to
take The place Of his assistant in the
Treasury he would accept. After it'll
was discovered that an old statute for
bade his holding the Office. MI. Stewart
said to the Judge that in his judgementI
the course he offered to take with his
business would have been
q substantial compliance with the law
that. he had carefully matured system
IN his mind for carrying on the depart
ment, and added, I would have taken
the oath of Office.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-22

The following are the names of pu
pills not absent during the past month
at District No. s, Somers:
Leila Porter, Eddie Neff,
Mary BoWker, Jacob Schaffer,
Minnie Dewey, Watson Spencer,
Lizzie Schaffer, Emery Bush,
Fannie Daley, Sherman Gibbon,
Fannie Bowker.
ADDIE LIEBER, Teacher
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-22

My books speak to my mind, my
friends to my heart, heaven tony soul,
the rest to my ears.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-29
A Burning Star.

The prophetic picture in Scripture OF q
day when "the heavens shall pass away
with a great noise, and the elements
shall melt with fervent heat, the earth
also. and the works that are therein
shall be burned up" has recently receivv'
ed striking illustration, possibly veri,
fication. A brilliant star OF the third
magnitude made its appearance suddenly
In the constellation OF the Swan. Previ-
GUS surveys Of the heavens have been so
thorough and accurate an entirely to pre-
clude the idea that this star could have
previously existed in its then apparent
size and escaped observation. Examina'
tions with the spectroscope have led as
tronomers to the hypothesis that 1T was
as sun like our own, which. for some un-
explained reason, suddenly blazed up
with several hundred times its former
luster, and with degree OF heat which
must have consumed its own planetary
system. if it were the center OF one. W.
speak of this as a recent phenomenon
but, though only recently seen, il proba
bly occurred some centuries ago, tn
light Of this confagration having taker
that length OF time TO travel from the
burning system to our own. Of course
this does not prove that similar catas
trophe will bring the worlds drama to
tragic end; indeed. thus far these blaz
ing suns have not been discovered In oul
region OF the heavens; but it at least IL
lustrates the possibility Of a very litera
Interpretation of the Biblical proph ecie'
concerning the worlds future destruc
ton.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-29

The great pecuniary loss which the
cou Itry sustained by the late civil war -
not generally taken into the account. III
YOU consider that. including advances
made by States, towns and ind viduais,
and what the Government paid out dur
ing the war, with its acknowledged debt
il makes $4,000 100000. The debt OF
the Confederate States was probably
half as much, or $2,000,000000. Then
100000 men. perhaps, were either Kill
ed or 80 disabled as to become non-Pro-
ducers. If these men were estimated a.
being individually worth only as much
an able bodied slave sold for in 1860
81, 500-there must be added further
loss to the country Of $l,5OO, ,OOO, 600
Then there were employed on both sides
nearly l,OO0, 900 men. who received for
their labor not more probably than one
third OF what they would have earned a.
home. Besides this, there was an i'm
mense destruction of property IN the
South during the war, while the North
sustained heavy losses on the sea in sev
eral modes. A fair summing up OF al
these items will show that the country
as a whole, must have sustained loss o
not less than $4,000, 900 900, and perhap
as much as $4,000, ,0Co 900.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-29

what on earth am | to do with that
ncorrigible son Of miner inquired an
anxious father of friend.
Dress him in shepherds plaid, was
the reply. So.
"Why, what possible benefit would that
be y demanded the wondering parent.
at would, at least, be a way of keep
ing him in check"
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II always did love to gaze on he chill
dren in their sports" said Potter, as he
pensively contemplated a crowd of ur-
chins; II au' carried back to" Just
then the baseball came over his way and
tried to get into his vest pocket and
doubled him up. When bis breath came
back he shouted, You young ragamut-
fin. you, if catch you playing ball on
the street again I'll get the police after
YOU"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-29

There was q revival meeting going on
just opposite a corner grocery. Two or
three nights puzzled patron of the lat
ter had been trying to comprehend the
refrain of one of the revival songs they
sang on the other side of the street Fl
nally be asked "Who is this ere Dlnah
More, any way2 They keep a-singin'
We're goin hum to Dinah Moore, an
then keep on stayin' good while arter-
ward y
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The Ruling PASSION STRONG IN DEBT.-
One of the discoveries made by the latest
arctic explorers is that the length of the
polar night is one hundred and forty-two
days. "What glorious place that would
b." says Brown, "in which to tell man
with bill to call round the day after to-
morrow and get his money!
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-29

A country editor received the follow
ing: Dear Sir,-I I've looked c@reful-
ly and patiently over your paper for
months for the death of some Individual
was acquainted with. but as yet not a
single soul | care alyth .ng about has
dropped off; you will please to nave my
name erased"
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woman mFy be of the talented few
may be accomplished-nay, even beautl.
full: but without Tfiection, strong and
lasting, she is like the iceberg that gilt
ters in the moonbeam; none may dream
of holding communion with its frozen
sterilitv
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-29

Jonathan, where were you going yes
terday. when | saw you going to the
millP
why to the mill. to be sure"
"Wall. wished I'd seen you I'd "a
got you to carry grist for me"
why. you did see me, didn't your
Yes, but not till you got clear out o
sight"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-29

Accustom yourself to overcome and
master things Of difficulty; for if you ob
serve, the left hand for want of practice
10 insignificant and not adapted TO gener-
al business. yet it holds the bride better
than the right, from constant use.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-29

Direct connections made at Lancaster for
Circleville, GAINESVILLE, and all points on the
Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railway-and
at Columbus for all points East and West. No
change of cars from Columbus 70 Philadelphia,
New York, indianapolis, and Chicago.
q. X. CARR, Sup't.
W. A. MILLS General Ticket Agent.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-29

A lawyer was noticed at recent con.
cert enthusiastically applsuding one of
the singers. Fond of music, isn't he
said one acquaintance to another. No.
was the reply. Its merely profess ona
instinct. He igmoving for q new trial :"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-29

The world is lookingglass, and gives
back to every man the reflection OF his
own face. Frown at it, and it will in
turn look surly upon you: laugh at It
and with it, and it is a jolly, kind con :
panion.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-29

An Irish peasant being asked why he
permitted his pig to take up his quarters
wi b the family. replied: why not
Doesn't the place afford i'ery con-
vanience that pig can require y
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Take Particular Notice.

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THE STANDARD.
From the Temperance Advocaie.l
Turn Rack; Oh Turn Back.

ny JosEPHIEE POLLARD.
From the way of destruction,
From misery's track,
From the wiles of the tempters
Turn back on turn back.
While the lights in thy dwelling
Continue TO burn,
Ere love has departed
Return; Oh return.
No longer unheeding
The conflicts and fears,
The anguish OF loved ones,
Their prayers and their tears.
From the tempest that threatens,
SO gloomy ant black,
To a harbor OF safety
Turn back; oh turn back
See. demons are waiting
Thy soul to secure;
Their touch In corruption,
Their breath ~ Impure.
With proud resolution
Resist their attack,
And from their allurements
Turn back; OH ! turn back.
Despise not the whispers
~ That WOO thee from SIM
Let grace, the refornner,
Its good work begin
And Ii thou hast wandered
Toward evil, obey
The hearts better impulse
And turn back to-day.
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TRAINS GOING NORTH.

All trains equipped with Miller Platforms
and Hendersons Hydraulic Brake.
pg- For Further Information Address
GEO. ID. CHAPMAN, Genn Manager.
j. B. PETERS, Supt, Columbus.
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NEW PIANOS & ORGANS
For Sale af Half Price.

They may be seen at the music rooms OF sew
eraI dealers both in the East and West. For
further Information, address Box 527, Elgin, III.
dec2lT6-3m
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SCIOTO VALLEY R. R.
TIME TABLE No. 3.
Took Effect Monday, Dec'mb'r 4, 1876,
AT g. 45 A. M
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SHORT LINE TO LAKES & NORTHWEST
TIME TABLE.

Two express trains daily as follows Except
Sundays:
Leave.
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COLUMBUS AND HOOKING VALLEY
r A RO A d
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Stations marked thus (el are flag stations, and
trains will stop when signaled to do so.
w. w. PEABODY, Master Transp.
W. G. EVANS, Agent at Jackson.
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RAILR DAD
MARIETTA AND CINCINNATI
R n il 1 n o IN d.
Q A r L II 7 M Z
PASSENGER TRAINS GOING WEST.

Took EFFECT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1877.