The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-10-30

paper. Such men should--sell, they
ind out.
The teachers influence for the whole
session is fxed-irrevocably fixed, the
first day; 50 true it Is that We are bet
ter readers Of character in childhood.
than in maturer years.
, We should set higher estimate upon
health than any other wealth; without
it, man is a poor, pitable wretch; no
matter how his possessions may be
valued.
81 forgot, / did not think" will
never make you reliable business
man. They contain the very quint-
essence of failure and Of disaster.
i What's in a name? Is often asked.
Well. you just undertake to introduce
a friend to Count acknowledgements
tomuchsnuFoski, and you viii find out,
that's all.
II What article, very necessary to
farmers, are you reminded Of, when
talking with Miss "Alexine," the old
maid correspondent of the Herald
Give it upf Well, usg-On-tongue.
of course.
Tell me the way in which q boy of
ten years gets up in the morning.
works, PLAYS, studies, and / will tell
you how as a man he will succeed. /
venture to say will not miss il once
in ten times.
From the minute baby begins to
notice surrounding objects. his charac-
ter Is in the process OF formation. 1t
grows with his growth, and strength
ems WITH his strength. Who can es-
innate the importance Of early trai6-
ing.
"Those who are so self satisfied that
they feel 40 responsibility resting upon
them On entering the teachers profess
sion will soon tire of the business"
There are teachers with whom 10
quaeity passes for ability. soft sod
der for kindness, and noisy show for
proficiency" From such, good Lord,
deliver US.
TEAcHER.-De6ne attraction. Pu-
pil.-Attraction means drawing.
Teacher.-Use the word. Pupi-The !
buggy goes by the attraction Of the
horse.
Put men of brains, Of energy, of ex-
perience, Of ability in -FOUR school
r0Qms; then you may truly look for in
teiligence and thrift in ali the avoca-
tons Of life, and prosperity and happi-
ness throughout the land.
Awell stored mind, kindness of dis
position, a natural love for children,
aptness in imparting knowledge and a
great deal of self discipline are the es-
sential qualifications of a successful
teacher.
A teacher may evinee more dishon-
esty and do more listing mischief in
manner of conducting his Rotations,
than many are prepared to appreciate.
Let him show answering integrity
then as he values the future happiness
and usefulness of his pupils.
In England teachers do not whip so
much as a punishment, as q tonic; so
that when they assign lesson. they at
the same time give the pupil q fog
ging to tone up the system or to
strengthen the mind. And the fog
ging Is proportionate with the lesson.
"He tells bis mother everything.
was once told Of a boy, who had that
day, for the first time, entered nv
school. "He will make a good man."
/ replied, and nobly did he verify my
prediction. Boys, follow his example.
Make friends and confdants of your
and in q little while You will
find that actions, you would not have
your mother know Of your doing, will
become hateful to you.
While the people on all hands are
striving for, and supporting loss priced
teachers, they overlook a source of
greater cost-in the high prices of
poorly bound school books. Let US
have our books cheaper and better Q
bound. or let US bolt the recommanda- s
tons of all Boards, and look for our :
books elsewhere. They are recon-
by the State Board, and the
people are bound to have them" said
an agent in our hearing not long ago.
PERHAPS NOT!
Barnes Educational Monthly for
1878, accidentally fell in
to our hands some time since, and so
pleased US, that We cheerfully recon-
mend it to the favor Of all live teachers.
Il is worthy to end its place ON the
tables of all reading educators. We
must read or be left behind. This
is published simultaneously
ut New York aud Chicago. Its price
is only one dollar and fifty cents.
Among the articles in the September
We particularly mention Co
Responsibility Of the Teach
er, and few words to young learners.
There are, however. many other ar
ticles Of great interest.
OF all impcsitions upon the PEOPLE
none calls for louder protest than the
high priced, poorly bound text books.
Every thing else--labor. material-as
l have said, every thing is low. For
literary books the price is only about
half or two-thirds that Of our common
school books, and the binding incom-
parably better. Why is this 7 Do
the publishers think that Is the State
Boards have recommended them the
people are bound TO bay them? When
will the people rise in the majesty of
their might and thrust from their
shoulders this shameless imposition
Let US purchase our books as We pur-
chase other things, where We can get
them most reasonably. Order them