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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

An artesisn well is being bored in
Charleston. s. c., which is intended to
be carried to the depth of 1000 feet.
In the smallest part it will be not less
than five and half inches in diameter,
and when completed it is expected the
well will yield from three to four mil
lions gallons OF water day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

injured by the cold ffcszing weather,
and the prospect is gloomy one for .
crop this year. Preparations are being
made for the selling Of large tobacco
crop this season, rs our farmers find It
the best-psying crop that they can pro-
duce. A large amount Of tobacco Is
being sold daily at our warehouses.
and at very satisfactory prices. A
good dead OF leaf sold here is reprized
and sent to the Richmond and Lynch
burg markets. BORDER.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
Lf<rG RES.

7 ECTURF-FOURTH PRESBYTE-
II RIAN CHURCH. FRIDAY, sP. NJ. The
"TABERSACLE," illustrated by model
10 he erected in the presence OF the audi
ence. Under The auspices Of the Boys SOc-
ETY., for the benefit 81 the Presbyterian
church In Williamsburg. Admission -
cents; children under fifteen years. 10 cents.
NH l9-2t'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
WHEAT BAKuNe-powDgR
TT CONTAINS NO
/ INGREDIENTS

III CONTAINS NO INJURIOUS
l INGREDIENTS.
1t leaves no deleterious substances ia the
bread. as all pure grape Cream Of Tartar
ana Alum Powders do.
II restores TO the Flour ia. highly impor-
tsnt constituents rejected in the bran of
the Wheat.
IL makes u better aud lighter biscuit than
any other Bs king- Powder
MARTIN kALBFLEISCH's Sons
New Work.
Established 1929
kct sale by leading sroces.
mh a7-TuSrnJn
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DIME MUSEUM,
~ MOZART HALL.

ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDlNARY or
THE CELEBRATED COMEDIANS
TENNiSON AND O'GORMAN.
WITH their select company OF EASTERN
STARS in their latest New York success
GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.
THU RSDAI. FRIDAY. AND SATURDAY,
REILLY y PARTY.
Prices Of admission as usual, 10 cents;
reserved seats. 20 cents-to be- had AZ G. r
JohnStons. 9ls Main street. Doors open
afternoon 1870: performance CONNIE noes
$50. Night. doors open at 7; performance
commences at ;. NH l7-5t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

The Tribune says; " The favorite
literature OF Democracy just now is
blank verse" And II seems that the
Trbsne can't scan 1t with any sstisfac-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
EXCURSIONS.

EUROPEAN TOURS FOR YOUNG
~ LADIES. ANNE SHAW. until
March 23d. at S3s west Grace street. wilt ba
happy 10 receive, between the hours OF 10
and 5, on every week day except Monday
and Thursday young ladies' Tor their friend,
who desire TO Join her small and select tray
elliug parties. mn 5,I0,I3.l5,lT,19s
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
wMARyIAED, MT MARY.
LAND"
, Pretty wlyes.


Lovely daughters. aud ncsle men"
My farm lies ,n rather Tow and mia.
matte situation. saa
My vIfe."
"whof"
"wsss very pretty bleoisi"
Twenty years ago. became
"sallowt"
"iiofow
"withered and aged"
Before her time. from
"Mslarisl yapou. though Nj. a,aiN n,
particular complaint, not being n tho
grumpy kind, yet causing ne great unsa,
ness.
"a short time ago I purchased vOa,
remedy for one OF the children. VINO had
yery severe attack OF biiiousne-s andite
CURED To me that the remedy might he,,
my wife. as l fouud that our little gri -
recovery. had
Lost"
"Her sailowneSs sni lOokei .. fn-h a.
new blown daisy. We'll. the story =, .oo,,
told. My wife to-day has gained her Old
time beauty. with compound interest. ana
Is now ~ handsome matron ~ iosayu
MYSELF a. can I've found In this count,
which is noted for pretty women Anis
have only Hop Btters TO thank for a.
The dear creature JUS, looked over .,
shoulder. and SayS / can Halter equai u.
the days Of our court>hip: aud That r..
minds me there miRht be fipfs prrigy ir,s.t
il my broiher-isrmen would 10 a. hsys
done"
Hoping you may long - spared - 4.
gcod. Thankfully remain. e. T.. IAsf,.
Bottsuiie Prince csDrTe r3ur'g. nf. Ma,
20. iss3
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
MEETINGS.

A STATED CONVOCATION L5z
~ OF LAFAYETTE ROYAL.I
ARCH CHAPTER. No. -, viii be- &zlN ~
held at 81. Adams Hall corner nj Main and
Thld streets, THIS Thursday EVENING
Mt - O'Clock.
All Royal Arch MasOus IN good STANDING
are cordially invited.
BY order Of the NJ. T.. II. T.
CHARLES IFNDlN
NH 10 II" Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

A New Yorker has composed song
TO the BARTHOLDI statue" The com
mittee would rather have his notes j.
some other shape.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

The whiskey-men declare that despite
the assertion that Mr.. CLEVELAND is a
temperate man they found him loaded.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

The Philadelphia Times says: "The
annual South American revolution is
spreading itself very thin" When did
the South American revolution attain
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

wATTKRsoN cannot run the Ad-
ministration." No, the Administration
doesn't seem to be Of the running sort.
HENRY don't = scare it worth a
carf -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
BRIEF COMMENT.

As Senator BAYARD's successor is
GRAY, no doubt the organs will term
his election another rebel victory.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

lev, Of st. James church. The record
states that the brides age Is thirty
eight years. Mr.. and Mrs. vallsquettc
returned to Chicago, and arc new living
at No. 81 Lincoln avenue.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

The medical faculty have a good
chance in the Soudsn. WoLsELEY has
offered big reward for PAIN killer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
AN JUDGMENTS.
DICHMOND MOZART ASS0CIA-
IL TIDN.

The regular weekly sOiree viii take place
st Mozart Hall THIS Thursday EVENING
at $50 o'clock. Admission only BY mem
bership- on inv itat IOn-CAnls. which must be
presented at the door. Members can obtain
invitatiOn-cards on application 10 &. l..
-IfGEL. All Broad street: e.. +. JOHNSON,
9lS Mann street. "a RAMOS & M0>Iso. gl4
Min street NH 10 II
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
nERCASTIIE AGENCY.

{. CLARkF. Pres. b. r. KANDOLfh. II.
Established 1881
THE BRADSTREET MERCANTILE
AGENCY
TIE BRAuSrREEr COMPANY
PEoPRISTUEs.
EXECUTIVE OFFICES. 27e PSI AID Iss
BROADWAY. NEW YORK..
Offices IN al the principal cities of us
rnited states aud canada .n London fhs-
lsnd:ahoa Continental aud AustnAliSn eOt-
rehpondt nce. ..,,.,.,,N
VOLUMES ISSUED QtAkIElh1,
Sheets OF Changes sem. 80 = -. s.h
reviAous and prUmp' noiinca i'h 20 s ~,
scrit.rS. Names Of rrlADe A"5e'' We
make co,ier Ions a SI+'ialtf ,-..,
tn umtticst! OIls are greater M" - -
49, lsrv,I Than ANY Other slini.s' "tNahl~
~ in The world conducted IA Que .hJctos'
and under one management. ..-.,...,.
You arr respectfully invited y" hs -, 'e 80
ana n In uerd OF any ssency Ia teSt ~ s"i'-
ny 10 serve YOU .
No. l2IsNAlN srREEr
J. II. WITTY
Superintendent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
TOOTH BRUSlIES-

VERNON. LOtsNEN. AND OrHIR,
Also. TOOTH-BRrSHE IA pairs ln-If
and outside
HAIR-BRU SHES. great variety .'u p'io'
from p cents la SO.
NAII-BRUSIES. CLOTH-BIti'-
COMBS. SHOE-BNU ~lilo. Sc.
f. BLAIR
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
90 "a TItI A RRR
q Dir + A RRR
o OF 7 AAA : 3

Miss NELLIE THOMSON i25 uprh
sixth street AFTER having u-''d rNrrS 'hius
recommended to M for au upluirn'ly ln'u
raOle Cough AMI Asthma. ana nudus no
relief from any sourc". ! tticd Nouf remedy
with great >keptici-m. and tp uN ,IrP'>-
and pleasure found the relief ! hat -ou,h
IN vain for rhine years.
Hundreds of like testimonials can 80
shown ut l. pplr AZ your own lulr. ID l".
had OF an r.lt,fdif, Briggl~f>. uut pi Purr'U.
iadd 4 60. Powers. Taylor a 60. Hui II
Robins. general depOts Price. Doe. irF
bottle. 25c.
TiiE MARX MANI FEATURING 90.
NH i-Su TuH Ih8m Rich mOui. -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
sss.Y YRRR q u PPP
SIS Wy ERR ~ ! PR Ppr
ssss Y 4 r M y

From Mr. l. COHEN. Of Cohen Rrp'1rr,
Fourth and Broad streets. | placed 10 80 ths
hands OF an aged servant in the employ ~
A member ufmy family who fpr,eNeuii va.
tets mad been greatly annoy ed h' sfmp.pnis
of asthma and bronchial irritation. Ait's
taking Il fOr two or three days size beams
entirely relieved. IhaNc sine" srru tu<d
in various cases 81 colds and cau,rfh ~ ali
of which u proved a speedy and most Ell
cicnt remedy
NJ. +. PLEASANrS Isl. clerk United
states Circuit Court Altrr taking feH
small bottles md myself rHrsci from .
state at pa In and annoy nrr mat hNi riu,rs
me Tor ears great tUuh.c tui AJAX .rtt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
OffICE ot TIM CHFSAPFAkE e. ONO J
RAILWAY COMPANY.

NOTICE.-TO THE STOCKHOLM
~ ERS or THE CHESAPEAKE AND
OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY: The annual
meeting ot the stockholders OF the Cnesa-
pcake and ohio Hallway Company vii he
held AZ the office of the company In the city
OF Richmond. Va. on THURSDAY the 18th
day OF March. 1885. j. GARRETT
fe lI-SaAt2tawtd Cashier.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

So Some genuine without bunch .
grcen Hops on the white 'ai-',. ~lia Az
the vile, po,sonou, stud WIN Hpp" od
IlOIs ia their name
mh l-fU.1TI .atN~.Im
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
COO INN Ma PIP OO 4 u M nDD
3 3 O. s s$fS EE*r'F$ g $$$$$s:$ :

FNITlVfN fTWTn TFffFTN
From pr. &. \. Bkh ~. 81 tor S1,fh-.r
Gtair: The syrup mcptsuy most sangu.u-
expectations. I ind II superior tp thu M
jority of preparations. I heartily rrpJa
mend q 10 The profession.
Br. &. l.. ANDERSON. drJiss ~. IN
Eruad street. D." have only given D. 90 "a ~.
who JAILED 30 experience an} Irilr. irDs
other remedies. u ssrus t-giN" gpat r'If-t
AT night io those unable 10 sleep On 'Duui
OF pulmonary troubles who's hra.;h tni
prov I'd very much under IT, u.s.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

70 the dignity Of an anauslf We had
Iboueat i was ) semi-nontA'y. and =
very poor one Al that.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

CONSUMPTION. l have a positive
~ remedy tor the above d.set,r ~ -
tis.. thousands of c.ts,~ OF me Wpr>f KIND tnl
of long standing HaN. t-.su Cared. lffr'd
NJ strong T. nay faItn 300 Do, efficacy 'i,t I
Will heui TWO BOTTLES FREE. tliri
with aNAl.UABIETE On ms 10
ease tOany sufferer. GiNrrNpu->s AMI lj---
office address pE r. \. SLp'Lh
Isl Pear! street, Sew lOrk
te O-apdgfn
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pLow.HANDLrs. BEAMS. ROUNDS

CEN0 TO FARMNlLLE MANU-
FEATURING COMPANY
for pr,ce list OF PLOW.HANDIE BEAMS.
and ROUNDS. FarmyL.e. Va f. ISM
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19

I ADlES.-Pennyroyal PHI, foo Chlch-
IL ester's English arr worth their w'ighl
In gold Full particulars a.. 1hichese's
chen, ical 90 23Iy Mad ,ou square Phila-
delphia. ie l3-Iu, lh-'t ANu 'APi
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
NH - corner Broad AMI Nnth ,fre.I
IAEnEN TME MurM AnYERTIsEo

w remedies fail try BpDEhi r.
PITIMON AIll BAl~AM or cough, rI.ls
hua rseneA~ and sou thfoHt. 10 n.ts been ih
successful uAi' Tor twrut5 years. uni - atih
the best remedy known. o. -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-19
OEUSs, MEDICINES, 1e.
nm NM a RRk \ ~ 50.
" y NJ NJ "A X RN
N NM NJ A A RRR \ So
n n AAAR RNN
N N MA AR RN \ SSso

- n harmless hut rficar.pua fcnrfy ls
tbs. CONSUMPTlON and ell pit.MO
NARY AND BRONCHIAL lRpiIli ~,
II dOcs not contain one single grain of NOR
phine, opium. or Other oplnte ur t-J'>lustt,
narcotic. our formula chrsrulJ Wsu-,hrs
imam nffeafInn
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-22
Greeks Bringing Gifts.

The Democrats in Congress who vote
for the bill to give General Grant the
rank and salary of General OIL the re-
tired list will get no more credit for
good will to Grant or to the Union or
it's soldiers, than those who vote
against the bill. The ex-Confederates
in Congress may all echo the speech OF
the Mississippi Senator who said that
he felt it his duty to be governed by
the sentiments of the North on all such
questions, and that he had taken his
seat with the sincere wish to vote on
all such questions as II he had worn
the Union instead of the Confederate
uniform, but that Will not satisfy the
captious Republican organs. Lamar
eulogized Sumner, pronounced seces.
sion mistake and said many things to
please them, and now they are all
again hanging him on sour apple
tree because he declined the other day
in the Senate to admit that he and
Jeff Davis are both traitors and viii
lains of the darkest dye. To become
anything else in the opinion Of those
organs, an ex-Confederate must first
proclaim himself o traitor to the c0uf,-
try and an enemy of the Democracy.
Then he is suddenly transformed into
q patriot and q Republican,. Then,
and not till then, can he vote for huge
pension appropriations for Union
soldiers without having his vote at
tributed to coward policy or traitOrous
designs, rather than to the honest
which move other people.
General Joseph r.. Anderson, an ex-
recently wrote and pub
lished in a Richmond paper gushing
appeal to all ex-Confederates To sup
port the Grant bill and to stand by the
Hero of AppOmattox in his misfortunes
as generously as they would have stood
by Lee. But General Anderson un-
remarked In his letter that
the War endesi on the 4th OF last Nov
ember, and out of this little figure of
speech the Republican papers have
tortured q frightful amount Of treason,
sectional bigotry and Confederate tri-
umph over loyalty and the Union. All
speeches In favor OF the
Grant bill. will receive similar treat
Post Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-22

strongly cociaIistic diagnosis of tn,
condition of society, calls himself &
Christian socialist. Then he says
Probably every one Of the newly en-
franchised citizens will, in the next l.
months, be called upon to vote for
| new Parliament; and that Parliamen
would have great deal of work TO d,
and he knew of no greater question t.
be debated in the future than that o
the land. (Cheers) That question wal
becoming much better understood
more talked and written about, and ht
was strongly of the opinion that the
House of Commons would have to take
it in hand before long," Then this
mill-owner and member of Parliament
goes on to quote approvingly from
VIM. Ruskin, the renowned artist,
opinions as radical, and identical with
those of Henry George in regard to
land. Having to wait for train IN
jacksonville, the other day, went in
to the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton building, and taking from the Ii
brarian's table three periodicals, seated
myself in rocking chair before a
bright fire; to run at ran dom over these
sheets. Almost the first articles my
eyes caught in all three were very
sensible discussions of economical ques-
tions; two treated socialism with re-
spect, while the third, religious pa
per, contained a well written letter
from correspondent who ''looked for
ward to the near success of some intel
ligent form of socialism, not with fear
but with hope. The way to make So
cialism respectble is to make it hui
name; to throw out the elements of
virulence and violence, born in the
siums of poverty and despair, and
make its teaching coincide with the
interests of all honest men. Whatever
turn things may take, the days of the
landlord and the usurer are numbered.
Since beginning this letter have at
tended meeting of citizens, held for
the purpose of stopping the issue of
bonds for building new court house.
The tickets at the last election were
printed to mislead the voters. There
is undoubtedly large majority against
the measure, but the count was made
to show small majority in favor. A
great deal of angry feeling was shown,
and some of the speeches were far more
forcible than polite. The result was a
petition for new election. 1t is likely
the lawyers and tricksters will press
the matter till they are met by force
against which protests and warped
laws are idle. FARMER.
Jan. 18th, 1885.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-22

thlngs which he afterward regretted
and for which the most infiexihla on.
ponenfs Of executive nsurpation have
cheeruily forgiven him. Although
the expedient is sanctioned neither hv
our Constitution nor by that Of the
CoDfederacy, there are times when
the instincts of mankind justify resort
to the old Roman practice by which in
supreme exigencies an officer was Ia
gallv commissioned to violate All lau,s
And had Davis in his Ciesperate str,,u.
gle to break through the circle Of Are
and iron that was Tightening around
Richmond coerced the State Of Georgia
into enforcing conscription and sun
plying him with re-enforcements. he
would have done no more than Lin
coin would have been praised for doing
under like appalling pressure in New
York or Indiana.
There are few men now, living in
this country who desire to slay the
slain, or who can derive any satisfac-
ton from assailing Jefferson Davis.
The differences of opinion which, un-
der the sharp stress Of In vasion and ex-
haustion, are said to have arisen be-
tween the central administers ton of
the Confederacy aud the Governors of
Georgia and North Carolina, will not,
as we have sald, be held by generous
and candid men in any section OF the
Union to cast discredit upon any Of the
parties. Gov. Brown and Gov. Vance
did their sworn duty in the posts with
which their fellow citizens intrusted
them, and on his part President Davis
obeyed law written in the heart, and
which overrides all statutes-the law
that bids cause save itself from an
Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-22
An Awfnl Experience.

"Talkin' about awful experiences. >,
remarked the tramp, ''bet you never
heerd tell on a wOrser time than me an
Bent Nosed Jack had last winter.
Twas the talk nf the road all summer.
boss, an me an Jack was noted char
acturs, we was
"What was this experience.n
"Well, yer see, me an Jack was pix
in around de railroad yards in Chicago
one day last winter, lookin' fer bust ed
cracker boxes or any other layout,
when we got locked IN car. There
WAS no getin' out, an so we made the
best Of 1t. The weather wa. awful
cold an, we was III that car when IL got
to San Francisco. Three whole weeks
on de road.n
"Incredible. You would have starv-
ed or frozen to death. II you're telling
the truth you must have been mere
skeletons when you were liberated. -
"Starve! Freeze! Skeletons! Saw
boss, you hain't very flip, is yer? You
don't ketch on. In that car was q hull
lot o. Armonr's packed meats, ton or
two o. crackers an cakes In boxes. a
shipment of cigars, dozen cases o.
champagny, nice lot o. McBriur wl.is-
key; candy boxes, nuts, raisins, some
Milwaukee bottled, q hull lot o. over
coats. and merchandise generally. But
the boss thing was some o. these yer
oil-heatin' stoves. We hadn't any OH.
but there was barrel o. alcohol there,
and that did all the same, We had
euchre deck, too, an played seven-up
for champagny by de bottle, mn segars
bv de box. Skeleton, boss! The only
skeleton we had on that trip was de
stuff In de car when we got to Frisco.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-22

CIRCUIT Court is held on the Fourth Mon
day in October and April.
COUNTY COURT convenes on the First Mon
day of March, June, September and December.
PROBATE COURT is held on the First Monday
in February, May, August and November.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-22
NUMBER 81.

The first demand is for the Phonetic
System, which will gain two years and
half in learning to read.
And, next, the publication OF Spell
ing book should be made indictable by
Grand Jury, because it lumbers uI
the memory of a scholar with words he
does not understand, and for many ol
which he will never have any use.
Our children want ideas, and not
words merely. Teach on the words
method, and begin with Reader, and
at the earliest possible time begin to
train on the newspaper, which is en-
phaticallv the book of our day.
Our best elocutionists only use five
rules for reading, which are exactly
the same as those used for public speak
ing and singing.
In regard to penmanship, we must
use the copy slip, and make liberal
use of the slate and pencil, making
clearness and smoothness the objective
points.
Mental Arithmetic should receive
ten times the attention it does, and the
scholars should be taught from the first
that all problems can be solved by
Analysis, and be should have that
principle thoroughly explained tn him,
and be taught to rely upon it in action.
Upon Analysis of words and sentences
it will be easy to ingraft all that need
be taught of Grammar.
Classify words according to the duty
they perform in the sentence, and take
all the words needed to fully perform
that duty, and treat them as one word.
The end OF all improvement is to SIM
plify. and "it is written in the Book of
Fate" that in the near future no writer
or speaker will be patiently listened to
who uses any sentence containing more
than one subject, one predicate and one
modifier. The days of the too awfully
too-too are numbered. More anon in
answer to objections.
THOMAS CALLAHAN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-22
What Should We Teach7

In former article some of the draw
backs in teaching were set forth. Judg-
ing from the reports of educational
conventions, our Common School Sys-
tenn is not yielding as good results as
were expected. This fact is explained
in various ways, all OF which may con-
tribute in turn to a general result.
1t is doubtful whether any other one
cause has done more than the effort to
to teach too much. This was all un-
avoidable reaction from the idea that
too little had been taught.
When schools were based on individ-
ual enterprise the difficulty was not
that they taught too little, but that
they did not teach thoroughly, and
that instruction was not more evenly
diffused in the community,
The reaction was founded on a mis-
take in regard to the shortcoming in
the old state of things.
It is now time to correct that mistake.
School teaching is deduction from
the habits of the people, and within
twenty years we as nation have been
going in such tremendous hurry, that
our Common School System must be
changed to meet the case, and secure
thoroughness.
Keeping these points in view the
ideas of Mr.. Everett meet the case and
are impregnable, and all that remains
is the question of ways and means te
react them. Thoroughness must be
the sine qua nom of education. Ankle
ty to become celebrated at too early
period in life. is the besetting sin of our
average youth, and yet it is only the
refraction of the great truth that men
should be taught to act promptly even
in early life.
Human existence averages three gen.
erations to century, and the system
of Common School education that re-
quires man to spend two thirds OF
that time in getting ready to act is
blunder.
We repeat that thoroughness Is the
sheet anchor of education, and that we
should teach no more than we can
thoroughly teach in reasonable Pc
riod of time. We stand on the platform
of Mr.. Everett, composed Of four planks
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and
Grammar.
To avoid any mistake, we must mark
here q distinction between what a
scholar is at liberty to learn, and what
the State is bound to teach in the Conn
mon School.
We leave a province for private en-
terprise.
How, then, shall we teach those four
branches thoroughly in a reasonable
time?