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office and now git." The agent says;
''knowing the custom Of the country.
lost no time in following this advice,
and got" This is why the pos1of1iee e
at Iron Rod was discontinued.
Why Girls Should Study the
Newspapers.
No amount of learning can atone,
for needless ignorance of the times in.
which we live. A girl who we'll un.,
derstahds what the world is now.
with its enterprise, :.1hventions, dis
coyeries, and progress, is worth doz~
en- Of those vho,revel in ancient his.
tory, while they avoid the newspaper.
like they would 4 political demagogue.
The fact is, girls are not half furnish
ed for the battle of life until they be-
come careful, thoughtful readers Of
the newspaper. Says DIR. Abbott,
''Study the newspaper; if possible,
study it with cyclol;cdia, with atlas.
with gazetteer, but study it. No lii.
erature is worthier Of your study"
The newspaper may become noble
auxiliary to the school. 1t will awak-
en- interest in history and geography.
,:any teachers claim that these stu
dies fail to interest the pupils; and
that much valuable time is wasted by
crammiDg their heads with a mass of
names and dates. It is believed that
the careful reading of some reliable
daily journal by pupils. will contri-
butte largely to their interest in all
branches, Suppose the journal LringS
fresh news of the war in Egypt; the
teacher draws from his pupils what
they have already learned about it;
instructs them to collect the news
from the seat of war, and calls their
attention to the geography of the
country, the history, manners, gov
ernment, and general condition Of
the people, past and present. In this
i way q few oral lessons will make the
Class better acquainted with the pre-
sent and past of Egypt; tegsther with
much incidental knowledge concern
ing the government of Great Britain:
than the study of weeks hy the old
method Of surfeiting the memory
with names and dates.
kew England Journal Of Education.
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Last Saturday one moro yacht was
added to the number of Oconomo-
woes fleet. 1t was launched in Ocon-
omowoc lake. Its owner, l.. C. Mer
rick, with J. NJ. Flower, Capt. Par
ker and Capt. McCaffery, of the yacht
Corie of Chicago, Icing present to
witness her safe removal to the finest
of W.ukesha county waters-Ocon-
omowoc lake. The boat is % feet, 6
feet keel in length by s foes inches
beam, and draws about l8 inches of
water. A pair OF, trucks have been
made for her safe removal from Ocon.
omowoc to La Belle lake, so that she
| will enter next season to compete for
the Townsend House prize pennants.
Her name is "Commodore." She will
give all the boats 4 full sail to beat
her. She is from Ogdensburg, n. Y
and is one of the finest made. Capt.
McCaffrey. who has been teaching
Mr.. Flower how to sail her, is in the
employ Of Commodore Griswold, ct
Chicago. and is considered one Of the
best yacht men in the United States.
In the removal of the boat to the wa
ters, J. NJ. Flower unfortunately dis
located his shoulder, luckily, however
without serious complications. lie
is gaining rapidly, and will be all
right in a week or two. More of the
sailing capacity Of the Commodore
Twill appear in these columns next
Wisconsin, Free Press.
Mr.. Flower was formerly employed
in the warehouse here by Mr.. Peake.
What Other People Say Of One OF
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