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any effort to fix the attention of the
children in distinguishing between
general and peculiar qualities.
LESSONS ON OBJECTS


LESSONS ON OBJECTS.
A pln.-Parts.-The head, shank,
point.
Qualities.-It is hard, Opaque,
white, bright, solid, smooth, cold /;
the head is round, the point is sharp,
the shank is straight and tapering.
Use.-To keep together for a time
parts of dress, etc.
A cube of Wood.-The cube will
convey to the children a good idea
of a Surface. That part of an object
which can be felt or seen is, the Sur
face. A sphere may be shown as an
example of an undivided surface.
Parts.-The surface, faces, edges,
corners.
Qualities.-It is hard, light, solid,
smooth, dull, infammable, opaque.
The faces are fiat, square, the edges
are straight, the corners are sharp.
An uncut lead-pencil.-From this
object the children may become ac-
quainted with the Cylinder; for they
will not fail to observe that the ends
are fiat, and the other face is curved.
Parts.-The surface, faces, ends,
outside, inside, middle, lead, wood.
Qualities.-It is hard, odorous,
long, solid, Opaque, infiammable,
dry, brown, veined. One face is
curved. Tne ends are fiat, circular.
The form is cylindrical. The lead
is gray, brittle, fr1able, and bright.
Use.-Fof writing, drawing, etc.
Let the children point out on what
occasion a pencil is preferable to a
pen, and vice versa.
A YOU'LL pen.-Parts.-Th quill,
shaft, feather, lamina, pith, nib,
split, shoulder, surface, faces, skin,
groove, inside, outside.
Qualities.-The quill is transpa-
rent, cylindrical, hollow, bright, hard,
elastic, yellowish, horny. Tho shaft
is opaques, angular, soliG, white,
stiff, hard, grooved. The pith is
white, spongy, porous, elastic, soft.
A wax candle.-This object recalls
the idea of the cylinder obtained in a
previous lesson, and presents the Pc
culiar parts of the candle itself.
Parts. The wick, wax, surface,
faces, ends, edges, top, bottom, mid
die, inside, outside.
Qualities.-It is cylindrical, hard,
opaque, yellowish white. The wax
is sticky, fusible. The wick is in
fammable, tough, white, fbrous,
flexible.
Use.-To give light. The chill
dren should be asked. What must
be done before the candle gives light?
What becomes of the wick! What
of the wax?
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Our funny man.. being away
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Mathematical.

Problem No. "a liberty pole
whose height was SO feet broke; one
end of the upper part remained upon
the stab, the other struck the ground
"a feet from the foot of the stub.
What was the length of each part?
Go be solved by arithmetic.)
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Somebody wishes to know why we
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OF the problems published from time
to time. The solutions are long,
tedious and require characters which
are not commonly found in a country
printing Office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-27

Eight pots at the Buckeye glass
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of which many Of the employees have
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There are 4,562 CELEBRATES" in
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Personal.
my ml-s.l the nIrhl

TuKr missed the uight.
Miss Lacy RrHfoS has gone 10 si-ii isisnds At
rlastonville
Nv. McAtsrEs, 80. Is In Kansas on a
rf-Ieeting tour.
- Miss ANSir PrSplEroS has rone on = si.i,
h. hiends la Boyle.
MIS- MaME NCEoussIs Is the guest Of Ms.
John N. Mclsolcrts. ST.
Missrs PAutfSE AND EArE GssEs are The
guests oi the Misses lactey.
Ma JoK McALisrEa. the Texas Rambler. Is
With his friends here again.
Mis- CLAuA wELca, Of Louisville. Is visiting
her relatives In this vicinity.
pol Miss MAsY uALL.e Of Moaiioelio, VS. guest
ct Mrs q. u. Eduision this week.
Mss N. I. noURSE, Of Lancaster, was ga. Il
Of rs $ e. Trueheart a icw days ago.
JAHEs r. CAHsoS has returned 10 stanford
and taken charge Of the Express Delivery.
- Miss MiNNlK EpAisroS, Crab Orchard hcau'
-, L. visiting her cousin. Mr.. y. n. Emission
Nav l.. DawsoS AND WIS, Hos simpson
len On Monday Soc their new home In Missouri.
MIS- ANNIK RnowSK has iecn quite ~ Coz
.ssers dsys but We arr glad 10 say, isconvacsernt
u Miss FLoHKScE EsrEs. OF Middlehurg, VA
hsrg this week, booking brighter and prciter that
ever
Co., Mi.sss ASNE n Coos AND nElES REiD CAV
10y 10 their friends here by their presence THU
week.
- MlssEs MAaY BaowSE AND LKruE RocHEs
rEH visited Mis- salic Cooke, at Husionvills, thi
weck.
Ma ASp Mss M. CAHrEH. Of Lincoln, ar
guests OF the iau,ily Of Elder r. A. Hopper. leh
anon STANDARD.
Miss HALuE .. ArrERsoS, Of walaatia Col
lege sl,cnt saturday aud sunday herr With her is
ter, ars. Judge Philips.
pa. A. o. BuRros lon Monday to locale II
Marion Centre, Kansas. We admire his pluck, an
hoto 10 heat Of bis suooeeding even beyond his en-
leciations.
90 MH. AND Mas. LooAN srEruESsoS, Miss An
nile aud Johnnie Stephenson, Mrs. Livingston am
Misses Maggie aud Belle Livingston leit on .aonda
kr Marion Centre, Kansas, who're they viii resid
la iature.
-DR nc. MoRaAE has gone to Grceashurl
Ny, one II his Important points, aud vii he al
sent an the latter part Of next ~eck, when he vii
return nliy prepared ior the periormanoe Of an
work In his line.
A suMnER OF young people gathered with Mii
Paiiie Burnside on "Wednesday night TO sii up an
see Prof riees stars fall. but al 8 O'Clock, A. N
there vas no indication whatever Of meteori
shower, and they retired. The time, however. VI
very delightfully."- spent, and the party seened ga
that old Ticc did fnol thsu-proyided he will d
another night soon ior the phenonena
Our sunscnimKRs this week are }. Il. Carr
gan, Danyille, by n NanArsdalei Milton lalnel
John O'llair, STANFORD Mrs. sue C.walker, farn
insion Mo-; Jacob Wall, Fort Worth, Texas D
A. O. Barton, Marion Cenire, Kansas W. l., nas
son, New Home, Mo- Miss Hannah sweet, cra
Orcharii W. :. Myers, FLORENCE, XVI panL SAL
more, Ouiiiord Mo- y. N. Hall whitessiiie, Mo
!. NJ. Hogan, West Pork, TENN Mrs. sarah Aei
ling. J. N. Copeland, Jr,, Ncitle Carrier Tenn
wm. Innan, wallonsboro, MI n, n resis, d
ser, Mo- G. Nannoy, stanford W n. Malkef,iu
IL
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- There will be preaching morning nm,
evening At the Methodist Church next Sun
day.
- The appropriations made by the Gen
eral Missionary Committee 81 the Mciho
dist Episcopal Church require SOS, 1923 .,
be raised next year.
-- The Cy ihiana Ners denies the stor
that the white Baptist Church At Robert
sons Station had employed a colored pas
tor, Tor the best Of reasons: there y mol
nor ever has been a church there.
- DR.. Iovick Pierce. the father II Meth
odism in Georgia, died at his home IL
that State on the 10Th, aged % year.. u,
was remarkable Tor his wonderful vitality
being able to preach TO within few sun
days Of his death.
- Rev. n. u. johnson writes a. follow.
from Brodhead Our meeting at this point
Is still progressing with increased interest
Our congregations are large and attentive
and many are deeply Interested about iheii
souls salvation. We have 80 additions W
10 date. Can't say when we will close.
- The revision Of the Bible, now nearl,
completed by the University Press Compa
ny, Of London, will cost over S2OO,OOO, a.
though the ffiy-two members q the com
miiiee, which have met Eve days out Of ev.
cry three weeks for the past four years, gel
no pay for their services, beyond travelling
and toiel exnenaea
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- Rev. is Sims will preach at Brighi''
School house next Sunday evening At Z
o'clock
- The Fish Brothers aud Ned Humber
are carrying muskeis for each other since
they had the little fracas, reported last
week.
- Mr.. James 2. Bailey was in our town
this week shaking hands with every body.
lie l. taking we'll and will not be the hind
most horse on the track.
-- PERsoNAL.-M Miss Stella Marksbury,
Of Lancaster. was the guest Of Mrs. Joe
swope this week MIR T. s. Farris has
been quite sick with aux.
- Mr. Sam Engleman killed rabbit a
few days ago, and found large sine needle
in one Of is thighs. Il had been in there
some time, apparently, as 1t was complete
" rusied.
81 An election was held at New Provi-
dence last Sunday evening for the purpose
u electing a Superintendent. Mr.. @. r.
Pope was elected bv almost unanimous
vote ,,.IIe refused to act, so another elec.
ton will be held next Sunday.
-- One Of our new subscribers Of this
place is very much pleased with THE In.
TERROR JOURNAL but requests us Ia ask j
ycu ran out Of ink befors you finished his
paper. lie has reference to Geo. II. Bruce
a Co.'S advertisement. lie thinks Il ought
TO he "fllcd out"
- We had the pleasure Of paraking Of
the elegant supper served by the ladies Of
your town on Tuesday night. The tables
were ladened with every good thing that
the appetite could wish, aud Il has never
been our pleasure to see as many pretty
walters around a table before. II was
worth the price Of admission TO see them
We only regret that il was 40 soon over.
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BoYlEo oUNrI.


DanriIIe.
- Our long looked for rain storm was
stranglcd nj IL birth and len ne but the
forlorn remnant of drizrl,.
r. u. Logan bought Of David To-
gan, Jr., ~ head extra nice feeding cattle
at average, !, 40 pounds.
A little six year old son Of Mack
Thurman was thrown from n horse on
Wednesday morning and had both bones Of
hisright arm broken.
-- For $500 our County Judge, q. +.
lee, has bought Of Samuel Harding, the
old Carpenter property on the corner Of
Lexington and Cemetery Streets, and win
soon move TO town.
- Licenses have been issued by our
Clerk for the marriages Of VIM. G. Ed.
wards to Mis- Sarah c. Pope, on the 9th.
Same date, X. b. laws 10 Miss Matte
Wynn. On the 10Th, Winfield IIarvell 10
Miss Mamie Poindexter.
MARRrED.-In Danville, Nov. 1lth,
at the home Of Mr.. +. B. Russell. by Ed.
J. p. McGinn, Mr.. J. Wesley Durham to
Miss Mary W. Russell. The newly made
one, left Immediately for Chicago
There are fewer hogs for shipment in
Boyle county than has been known for
years. The farmers want S3.50.......
W. L. Caldwell sold to X. s. Russell,
our home packer, a nice bunch Of hogs at
1926.
Two persons in this county have been
adiudgcd lunatics by jurie- in Danyille
this week, and will be sent to the Lexing-
ton Asylum. John II. Moss, a young
man about 20 years Of age, and John b.
Pitman, about so years.
Mr. Felix Fishers carriage horses
ave another Of their interesting enter
tainments in the form Of runaway NATL
NEE on Sunday evening. This is some
thing that occurs with prosaic regularity
each week. The redoubtable Jerry held
on this time ill the left line broke. No
body hurt.
- PERsoSAL.-Dr. H. w. Dunlap, Of
Danville, member Of the State Board Of
Health, and ex ofIicio member Of the Ma
tional Sanitary Congress. will attend a
meeting Of the latter at Nashville, Ten
nessee, ON Tuesday next. Mr.. James A.
Lee, Of Independence, Mo-, is visiting his
fathers family in this county. ..... Messrs.
A. II. Sneed, Sen. and Jr., left Danville on
Monday, for Missouri, where they propose
to locate.
AT the colored Baptist Church in
Shelby City, on Saturday night last, Billy
Veteran was killed by Berry Hickman,
both darkies. and Deacons in the same
Church. IIickman's trial was set for
Wednesday. Billy was an old and faith.
ful servant of the Veteran family in this
county, having been in their service foi
over fifty years. Those good old darkie'
are 40 scarce nowadays that il is truly
pitiful to see them taken of in this man
ner.
DIED-Nov. 9TH, in the 2sth yeai Of
her age, Miss Jennie J. Nichols. Hers wal
life Of care and patient endurance. Sine,
she was fifteen years of age she has had
entire charge of a large family of younger
brothers and sisters, whose devotion to he
in life and ineonsolable grief at her dealt
show how faithfully she has performed her
duty. She was for eleven years a consist
ent member Of the Methodist Church, an,
her example for christian patience ia wor
thy Of emulation.