The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-03

WANT 70 snow you that you are n
wrong he said, rs he sat down. = Al
: nave therefore brought James alono
on can ask him any questions Won Is
nc. Perhaps you'd better test him /
geography little"
James, what are the principal pro
ducts OF LouisianaPr asked.
Sugar, molasses, cotton and rice
he promptly answered.
"How do we get sugar. What is /
before it is sugarPn
Z" don't know, sir.''
:" Does rice grow on trees, or how p,
ION trees, ] guess
What Is molasses, James?''
1T Is sweet stuff, SIR
:" How does cotton grow!n
don't know-we never had that. y
What are exportsPr
I" don't know, sir.-
why do you ask him such oues-
tlonsr put in Mr.. Old Fogy, getting
lrritated right away.
Simply to see il you have really
taught him any thing. You have been
teaching him for several years, and vet
ne can't tell whether molasses is dug ont
OF a hill or picked from an old Knot.
hole. When you first mentioned the
name Louisiana TO him you could have
explained all the rest in two minutes
Now James, what is our system Of gov
ernmenti''
Republican, sir.'
And what is that of Russiapr
Monarchial, SIR"
80 Xaru mall xx.l.& T.
between themP Name any one pointpu
:" II is awful cold in Russia!r answer.
% the boy after a long wait.
" That isn't fair-indeed it isn'tin
exclaimed MIR. Old Fogy as he rose IN.
!" Isn't IL? You have, as teacher.
lsked these same questions week after
week Tor twenty years, and yet never
Explained single point. The bow now
believes that the weather makes the diff
erence between free government and
despotism, and he'll keep on beljev-
az until some one outside Of school en-
ghtens him. Now, James, take this
late and pencil and draw me cape.r
Why, how singularl = growled Mr..
I'D Fogy? I
Yes, very" replied as James gave
up. "For years this boy has been
I'D that cape is q point OF land pro- J
citing into the water, and vet he can't
lark out one! Well, does he know
ly thing about arithmetic?-
/" He can do any sum in the first half 1
the book, sir"
" Can, eh? James, IL you kept store. a
ID q woman bought ten yards Of dress
'ods at forty cents per yard, but re- J.
rned the goods and wanted factory !
hive cents per yard, how many yards
ould you give herP" =
James figured. He bit his pencil and .
,ured again He pushed out his a
ngue, wet his pencil and finally re- r
led o
" Well, you see, sir, neve, kept store, !,
d so | can't tell- u
" Very singular very singular!r g
owled Mr.. Old Fogy. q
= So it Is. Now let me hear him "a
Nd - N
James took the school-reader and be- n
n: bs
!. a farmer whose poultry-yard had q
Tered severely from the foxes, sue q
'ded at last in catching one,r etc.
: Is your book right side up, James?-
: Yes, sir.''
And your eyes on the linesPr u
Yes, sir q
Well, now, wait a moment ~ -:
ialf dozen children were PLAYING ~ ~
stairs, and calling them down / Sc ~ y.
ed girl 3 years old, handed her the - -
*, and said Ky
Now, Lily, turn the book upside IN
vn and read US about the farmer and ~ ~
fox.r ne
he held the book away and repeated =. NJ
hole page without hesitation. ~
You see, Mr.. Old Fogy, your bow -. ~
read that article and heard il read n .n'
dred times. II was long ago monot- ~.
US to him. He simply repeats il 81
rot-likc, and his mind Is not whit - -
rested, as it would be II he read r''
ething new and different everv day. ~
', III show you how | would teach ~ A..
Dol. Children, stand here in row. - -
all answer together. II l ship goods ;u ~
edP'' 80 Zee
Exports, SIR H. IN,
II buy goods of any other coun Il
Imports, sir.' AZ;
Now, Henry, / give you the word
49,
Iron, SIR he began, "is dug from
earth In the form of ore. 1t Is melt +
purified, and then used in the manu- Ha,
ire OF thousands Of articles. Iron VIII
IS found in several States in the of |
N, and in many countries across the ing
MS. Without iron we could have no hog
Dads, steamboats,, street-cars or ma II 4
cry" like
y nat DOCK did he learn that fromP" 1t m
4 Mr.. Old Fogy. 20 !
from none. Two weeks ago show Of /,
IN q piece Of iron ore and explain like
hat he now knows as we'll ~ Won and