The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-01-08

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times at he close Of the day or week
in the form of lecture. But in some
form. they should be fequent and thor
ough.
A SMILE NJ approval is, sometimes.
mo-i acceptable reward, and often a
powerful incentive.
SOME one has said, whipping makes
children lie. This may be emiuen,ly
true of some. bur we have very di>-
tinct recollection that, in our boyhood
days, it frequently made Us tell the
truth, even when We had very strong
Discrimination 10 do so.
Ex-Governor SEYMOUR. of New
York, in recent address before the
school superintendent in New York.
in which he recommended the Use of
short words in conversation and writ
ing, Illustrated the advantages Of their
Use by an exceptionally clear speech,
composed almost altogether Of words
Of one or two syllables. One passage
viii show this and tell wholesome
truth besides: 1--WE must not only
think in words but we must also try
to Use the best words, and those which,
in speech. will put most Clearly what
is in our minds into the minds of 9th
ers. This Is the great art to be gained
by those who wish to teach in the
schools, the church. at the bar, or
through the press. To do this in the
right way they should, as a rule. use
the short words which we learn in
early life. and which have the same
sense to all classes of men. They are
the best for the teacher, the orator and
the poet. Il Eclectic Teacher, Nov.
We understand that brother j. III.
UAyPER, Of Rockport, XIV, is driving
things along all right; giving general
satisfaction to his patrons and advanc-
ing his pupils rapidly. Query: When
people have such school and such
teacher. at home, what sense in send
ing children away from home infu-
ences to be educated?
AFTER n careful examination of
MURCH's ChilPs Grammar, we pro-
nounce it the best thing of the kind
we ever saw and we recommend
teachers to try it. Published by JOIN
P. MORTON Il Co.. Louisville, Ky.
We have received from JoHx p.
MoRroS & Co.. besides MUEcu's
Childs Grammar. DoSSELL's first
Lessons in English Composition. No
one. whether a teacher or not. can give
this book The most casual examination
without being struck with Its many en-
cellencies. We have no hesitation in
pronouncins it far ahead of any book
on the subject We hive ever examined.
We will adopt it. whenever we can
prevail on our patrons to procure it.
WHAT is the matter JoaNSY 81
Mama whipped me.-Thunderl Amt
you got no Grand Ma?
Rev. ]. A. BENNETT visited our
school few evenings ago, and. after
the regular business was through, made
4 short address to the scholars. His
remarks, though few, were repleie with
deep thought and sound sense. Just
such ''lecture" as was calculated to
interest his young hearers, and to do
them good, and We thank him; we fur
thermOre, invite him to repeat his ia
vors at short intervals.
TRAIN your chillren to do things
quickly and correctly. Habit mas
much to do with success, and children
are easily trained to the habit of quick
ness and PromptnesS.
TnE American Journal of L il ca
ton published in St. Louis, is one of
the best &c ucational journals with
which we are acquainted. Its pr.
is one dollar and sixty cents by Il
single copy, though the propr'e ors
offer WEBsTER's unabridged dictionary
as a premium for list of twelve sub
scribers at one dollar each. Now see
how easily YOU can make Us happy.
If eleven teachers of Ohio County
will each furnish one dollar, they will
get a periodical worth many times its
price TO the wide-a-wake, thoughtful
teacher, while we will get dictionary,
impossible for US to own otherwise.
"SAY, PAT, can YOU tell what to do
with this cOnfounded horse to make
him fast ?" "Arrah Bedad an its
meself,entirely, that can do That same.
Jist put him in the stable. an give him
nOthin' to ate, an be jabbers, how will
he help from fasting
BRUNS Latin Grammar is peculiar
ly adapted to the wants Of those who
wish to commence the study of that
language. 1t and The reader, by the
same author, should be in every school