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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-05

Esssy.Sm OiscIpiin asd Dises ssisn en-
Rea ding.

EsaayG m OlSrfp pin q a6o 0SS68 Astoo On
The>S.ate Superintendent being alb
sent, Csrnty Superintendent Chenoweth
spoke of the Importance OF school
d Journals. Evsry teacher in the county
should take such . journal and read it..
The advanced thought and methods of
our best teachers is presented in these
.ionr nals, .asd our teachers, if they
wosld kesp,rp with the times. must not
psgisct these sources of Improvement.
Mss. L. Chenoweth read her essay on
'iIIscIPLEE."
She held that teachers must first
learn TO govera tn. mselves il they
would govern others. We must gain
the love and respss;t OF our pupils. The
pupil must feel that the teacher is his
friend, 4staading to him next to the
patents. The sohosl.room should be
made pleassnt and attractive. Few
rules should be laid Gown. and those
carefully enfoseed. Let them be made
to fee! that they are essential to the
school. that the teacher relies on each
to help to make school pleasant, inter
esting aud profitable. The essay was
model of brevity aud clear thought.
John Il. Bray followed in an address
upon
''READISG AND RLocUTIoN."
He first inquired the aim of instruc-
ton in reading. 1t should not be SIM
ply elegant expression - evolutionary
effect. Lord Bacon well said: "Read.
iug makes the full mar" Right reading
does; and the teacher would do we'll to
remember that that is the true. ultimate
end Of instruction 10 this branch. There
are tvo seemingly diverse theories 10
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might be abolished throughout the

| might be abolished Throughout the
United States.
Mrs. Chenoweth believed there was
still some of the spirit of Adam and
Eve in our children, and that punish
ment is occasionally necessary. The
experience of many of our elder teach
ers was conclusive that corporal punish
ment is occasionally necessary. We
must not set ourselves upon high plane
of action and say to the world "Come
up to us. 1--WE .must help thempp. We
must accommodate our government to
the sabjects.
M. Herrod and Miss Cutting would
alec occasionally use the rod.
Mr.. Bray would not dispense with
the rod entirely. but would use it when
no other remedy could be applied.
Some of them wao advocated its aban-
donment resorted to questionable means
of punishment - they would detaln
pupils from necessary exercise in the
open air; would roast them near hot
fires; would place them in dark closets
for hours; wo9ld have them stand
, IN their feet, place the tips of their
/ ngers to the foor, and remain in such
. ositioa until almost exhausted --such
o anishments are worse than corporal
D, ,nishment. they humiliste the child,
an d in time impair his health. In fact
tn, ~ are ia che worst sense corporal and
spi ritual panishments. Let these first
be done away with, and then let US
ben our energies to the total abolition
of b ,dily punishment. 1t is q desirable
end, but the experience OF the world
seem 9 conclusive that it mast be the
oute, owth OF kindlier civilization than
we hi we at present. Bat as teachers
we sh build have coastaotiy ia view this
propo. ition: Reduce all puaishnents to
the mi uimum; keep your pspiis inter-
ested nd at work. aud the rest OF gov.
ernmen { is easy--make il as far,as pos
sible q matter OF kindLess and love.
Supe, inteadeot Young would resort
to most any other agency than the in.
Fiction If pais by the rod. Schools
had been governed successfully without
it. In his career as PRINCIPAL of
schools il (, this State the rod was q
stranger. and no ooe had accused him
of an abse. ice OF good order in schools
under his charge He had whipped
but one b, ", aud that one was ever
after an or, lerly papiL
A vote be ing called for by Sups.in.
tendent You ng, aboat halt of the teach
ers present aid they got along nicely
without cor poral punishment. M.
Groves had n, aver resorted to it. thine
Icing called be discussion was closed
.cntl 10 o'clo TX to day, at which time
it will be resui ned.
The discuss ion was interesting as
showing a prog essive tendency on the
part of our tea ;hers-a disposition to
,bas;sh that relic of barbarism, the rod,
asa chief elemen Of discipline in the
schosl.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-05
yet young. remembering to cultivate
your whole brirg. and boundless possi-

vet young, remembering to cultivate
your whole brirg. and boundless posi-
matie~ '"rSu
Miss ST. RI tn.-n sang RE-
Lose, u ur Prayers" in
y ver snd The Insti-
tate adJ n'd
8fe nr citizens, yes
a,ies still greatly
,r dominating {. AT zeal is being
lspla,,atr ,chers, and much
good educet9 i $ being sown.
Professor OCan VINO has had great
experience d i,4t.t- work, says that
6e uevei krev m re interesting or
better workIus lustltute. This is .
great compliment to this section of the
State. and it is to be hoped that 1t 10
deserved.
Hiss MARI - asa five classes in read
think anu write IN connection with their
re sdirg She resorted much to slate
/ and blackboard exercise in her reading
work.
Superints ndent CheDoweth was pleas
ell to find that SO many Of the ideas
that he had advanced to teachers in this
county in time past were in accordance
/
with the best educational thought OF the
age. For thirteen years he had the
honor to act as Superintendent OF the
Humboldt county schools, and though
occasionally censured for what were
termed his radical ideas, his teachers
would now bear him out in the state.
mept that he has been mainly in accord
with the best educational methods.
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Letter from Sacramento.
To THE EDITOR:

The Capital City of California presents many interesting
sights but few SO than the store OF Wens.ock ub
almost like Started
with capital OF but few hundred dollars,
face of competition has in eleven years in
of its ground floor than hundred
number of its clerks from to hundred and fifty
and sixty has completely outstpped its rivals and OF
the largest general retail stores in the United States
Long ago people predicted that account of its already large
business that further growth impossible But 1t has grown
been larger proporionaly than for number OF years ms u
oubey has sodfed and perfected its organizes
ton added experience and to the people that Its
principles steady and fixed as they are just
In newspaper Jngy with age we find the germ
of these principles apy stated in of the store
I'VE aim treated If
their place." How this the millions
who have dealt with the started how much
continues to-day tell who has It's
methods personal trial
Even distant and territories people found who
have visited Sacramento hut whose confidence this Houses
and the superiority of its goods CAN'T They know
by experience whereof they think or speak.
One almost feels that with such brilliant record House like
there still chance provide the people the Pacific
better goods than whole, they get-l lower
the prices they What fit undertake the
this store AND In fact it doing it.
Even distant merchants feel the potency its influence
have heard this Store but who to-day being
local dealers better and true than they would be- but exist
In word public opinion being slowly revoutionzed
to the treatment in justice due from dealer
While the Store is thus accomplishing indirectly it i'm
direct work that its principles and methods shine brightest 1t
stands at all times ready the wants percance of the
distant widow who send for twenty-five cents worth of goods
does the banker capitalist who its spend
hundreds of dollars Neither favor affection patronage friend
ship influence the determination to treat all
alike
Furthermore people know sending Weinock Lubin
Sacramento who deal direct with the leading of
Europe and Amercathat they the benefit of styles
and ashonsand prices low and lower than those
dealers
There is hardly anything which this House does keep
Shoes Hats Notions all command its
large Illustrated Catalogue of its goods prices etc. free
to any address,
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EVENING SESSION.

Exercises at the COui t.hOuse-A Large
Attendance.
The Courtroom was filled with ladies
and gentlemen last evening as Superin-
tendent Young called the Institute to
order, The frat on tn. programme was
0 duet, "Come With Me-" by Mrs.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-05
THE TEACuER,'nISsTIrUTE.
The Business Transacted at Yeste
days session.

The second days session of the l.
stitute was opened with music by til
local choir.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-05

Facts but food for reflection The lesson they this
is plain Do UNAcQUAINTED ADyAN.
PRESENTED STORE
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A Pointed illustration.

The Importance Of writing dis
tinctly when writing for qualifications
was recently illustrated in magazins
in London. In a clergyman's letter
from Asia he meant to write 'the peo-
pie of Judea,' y but the printer made 7
.'the people Of India. I" The nanuscrips
was submitted to an expert chirograptf
list, who decided that the printer was
entirely justified The Clergyman =
s.Judea, as written, had an / instead
of a j, an n instead of a, and It Wa
impossible to decide whether the neEs
to the last letter was intended Tor an
or an i, it being as much like one q
the other. People who write caTeIessiy
and indistinctiy, when writing Tor pap
LEGATION, have nobody but themselves %
blame when mistakes are made in prln1E
ing names of persons or places Ans
printer is usually wonderfully expert y
tieciphering bad writing, but he can nes
perform miracles As an experime9t
let the reader hastily write down sne
words Judea and India, without aos.
ting the ! of the latter, and then sn0mn
it to a company of friends to Gee 81
(which is which aud which is tothek
Chicago JeNy7sGk
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FARM AND FIREslDE.

Rock salt, pllt where it can be licked
at pleasure, suits sheep. Prairie Farm
or.
To stain wood blue, boil pound of
indigo, two pounds of wood and three
ounces of alum in a gallon of water;
brush well over until thoroughly stained.
Philadelphia Press.
Lemon Pie: Into one pint of boil
ing molasses put one-half cup of water,
the grated rind and juice of three
lemons, one tablespoonful of corn starch
and two beaten eggs; bake with only
an under crust.-Ine Household.
"A very good way to clean rag car
pet is to cut fresh grass and, sprinkle
over the carpet and sweep. A good
way to clean wall paper is to take new
baked cold bread and rub the paper.
It will take off almost all kinds of dirt.
IN. Y. Times.
"A clothes-pin apron is made of two
pieces of ticking the same size; these
are fastened together in band for the
waist; the lower corners are rounded;
In the upper piece of ticking make two
round holes large enough to admit the
hands, bind, or stitch firmly around the
edge This is convenient for hanging
out or taking in clothes, and the pins
can be kept in it and be always ready
for use.-Boston Budget.
Lancashire Pie: Take cold beef or
veal, chop and season as for hash; have
ready hot mashed potatoes seasoned as
if for the table, and put in shallow
baking dish first layer of meat, then
layer of potatoes, and so ON till dish
is heaping full; smooth top of potatoes
and make little holes. in which place
bits of butter; bake until nice brown.
| N. Y. EInpaiaser.
/ For Scotch shortcake (not straw
berry, take one-half pound of slightly
sailed butter and one pound of flour;
then mix flour and butter with the hands;
then add four ounces of loaf sugar, and
work all into smooth ball; then roll
out until it is an inch thick; prick over
with fork and pinch round the edges,
and bake for half an hour in an oven,
with moderate fire, in q round OF
square pan, according to taste.-1 Toledo
Blade.
Mr.. Thomas Meehan says: Rose
cuttings are generally cas- ly raised by
those who know little about it. In pro
portion as one becomes skillful florist
the failures to strike rose cuttings in
crease. Almost every one who puts in
d few '.slips" of half-ripe wood into 8
pot of earth, and sets the pot under 8
shady fence. succeeds; but as soon q
he or she knows '.all about it., they
| can't strike roses. Here, at least is 81
encouragement to the beginner.-M. e
Farmer.
| For a good common whitewasf
take piece of stone lime as large as {
child's head. having it new and entire
| ly unslacked, and put it into an iror
Kettle that will hold a pailful. Poul
over it a few quarts of boiling water a
night; cover and let it stand till morn
ing; then fill up with water and set or
the stove. Add handful of salt AMI
stir occasionally till hot. Pour off int
a pail, and if too thick, add more water
Allow it to become cool before using, a
the smoke will strike through worse
used hot-Rurdl New Yorker.
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WEBSTER.

A Hitherto Unpublished Anecdote OF the
Great Expounder.
Here is an anecdote of Webster, told
by the late Colonel Munford, who was
at one time Secretary of the Virginia
Commonwealth. and never published:
Colonel Munford was in his Office at the
State House one day when a distin-
guished-looking man. accompanied by a
young lady, came in. and asked if they
could see the legislative chambers.
Colonel Munford at once recognized,
from portraits that he had seen, the face
OF Webster. and wishing to see as much
OF the great statesman as possible, Of
fered TO accompany him through the
State House. The young lady seemed
to be arelatiVe of Webster, and was very
bright and piquant in her conversation.
There was constant fire of clever re-
partee between the two. and when the
party reached the Senate Chamber the
young lady, turning to him, exclaimed:
Now, everybody says you are great
man and can make speech without
any preparation. 4 want you to prove
it, As she said this she moved to the
rostrum and took possession of the Pres
ident's chair. s.1'he House will please
come to order. The gentleman from
Massachusetts has the floor ssWeb-
ster," said Colonel Munford. relating
the incident, took. as if by instinct, the
most favorable position in the room. 50
that his voice could best be heard, and for
ten or fifteen minutes he spoke with an
sloquence that have never heard
eqaalled. - Boston 1ranscrips.
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RAlNBow-Huep coFFlNs.
4 Singular Custom In the Down East
State-Queer Colors.

4 Singular Custom In the Down East
State-0ueer Colors.
While riding with friend through a
town in Lincoln County not long ago,
we came upon a small shop curiously
decorated with waves of paint OF
different colors. The front looked as
though the occupant of the shop, when
over he wished to test q newly mixed
color, dipped his brush into it and then
wiped the brush on the outside of the
building, In this way or some other he
had produced rude rainbow. the hues
dissolving into each other where one
brushful of paint encroached upon the
margin of its predecessor.
"That is an undertaker's shop" said
my friend, sand those are the colors in
which he paints his collins. He splashes
those samples on the outside of the
building in order that he may see how
they look himself, and also that the
friends of the departed may pick out
the color they want.
what"
"Yes. Nearly all the people in this
town who have died during the past ten
| years have been buried in colored
coffins. Light blue is the fayorite tint
here for children, and orange the pre-
vailing shade for old people. You see
| this is one of the most retired villages in
/ the State and he is the only undertaken
anywhere near here. The people have
got used to his notions, and now they
rather like the painted collins. One old
fellow got disguised and took solemn
oath that this undertaken should never
| make coffin for him. So he drove to
| Augusta, while he was yet in the land OF
| the living, and had himself measured
for nice coffin. The coffin was made
and he carried it home. He tried his
best to induce his wife to have her coffin
made, too. She said it was ridiculous
the idea of having your coffin made
before you we're dead! and plumply re.
fused to be measured. This made the
old man so mad that he threatened te
sue for divorce. and he and the old
lady had many jar after that although
they had previously lived in peace and
content.
The old man put his coffin in the
barn and used it to keep bis yellow eyee
beans in. In the course of time he dice
and was prepared for the grave. The
yellow-eyed beans were turned out O
the coffin, and an attempt was made Il
put the old gentleman into it. They
found that his body had swollen so mucf
that it could not be squeezed into th'
coffin. They had to patronize that un
dertaker, in spite of the ,enmity existing
between him and the late lamented
They tried to get him to swap one o
his collins for the old gentleman's Au
gusta purchase. but this the undertake
positively refused to do. and insiste,
upon being paid cash down for tn
coffin.
Il think this is another good illustra
ton of how the best laid plans of mic
and men come to grief. and of the foil
of thinking your head is bigger tina
: your wife's ."-LeWtston NE. ! Journal
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A GREAT POINT GAINED.

why the French Dress Well-First Select
ing a Pattern and Then Buying the
Goods.
The French woman is acknowledged
to have learned the secret of dressing
well beyond all of other nationalities.
Isolated cases, exceptions to the rule,
prove the statement. Some American
women are these isolated cases, not all
Foreigners say that Americans are
among the most captivating, and often
the best dressed women they meet, but
this comes of conglomerate clrcum-
stances for which the women as nation
should take little credit. We are not
vet the best dressed women III the
world. But we are on the road to that
distinction. We have learned the Sc
cret of being "bieta chasse, bie9 gG'ate. ;"
That is one great point gained. An
| other rule we are learning slowly, to
preserve the street costume plain, the
carriage or visiting toilet elaborate,
and all efulgence, so to speak,
| of costume for the ball or toi-
let's of high ceremony. These rules
are being adhered to more and more
with us, but. withal, we need that APP
pearance of the Fitness of things that
is never absent from the toilet of the
| French woman of fashion. And here is
the secret, an open one to all. The
| American woman sees material, is
caught by its beauty, its colors, its
heavy folds. its flny lightness, any of
its attributes that please the eye, and
she buys it. Then she looks up the
styles, hunts for patterns, consults the
modiste and gets it made often without
knowing for what occasion she will
need it. The French woman is too
wise for this. She has made the sub
| ject of dress too serious matter of
study. She notes and analyses the
different kinds of treatment given by
artists to drapery on the female forms
of their canvas. She studies her own
height, shape, color, carriage and nat
ural movements. She keeps list of
the probable and possible times and oc-
casions which she thinks she will need
| preparation for, and when the time ar
rives for her to have a new costume
made she has its general appearance
and minor details all familiar to her
mind, even to color and cost. Then,
and not till then, she goes to the mart
and selects the material that comes
the nearest she can find or afford to
realize the conception of the costume
she wants. In other words, the Ameri-
can woman purchases her goods, then
finds her pattern; the French woman
selects her pattern, then buys her goods.
Let some of our lady readers who have
never tested this matter see if our idea
is not correct. II this French plan were
oftener followed there would be fewer
magnificent and beautiful fabrics spoiled
in the making, by no fault of the dress
maker. The incongruity in the effect
If many of the most magnificent toilets
is due to the fact that the Fitness Of
things has been lost sight OF. n-clevc.
J and Lender.
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FASHION NOTES.

Some of the TriHes in Dress Which De-
light the Metropolitan Woman.
Stripes are coming in vogue.
Very little crinolette is worn by the
best-dressed people.
The Marquise Catogan couture grows
in fashionable favor here and on the
other side.
Large wooden orporcelain beads are
some of the decorations of the latest
woollen laces.
The new woollen laces with velvet
figures applique thereon come in colors
70 match fabrics.
''Housemaid" frocks of white lawn,
nainsook. and null are the order of the
day.
Fluffy Fedora hair curriers' are in de-
mand this warm weather.
Woollen lace comes for fall enriched
with the addition of q velvet pattern
chain-stitched on the wool ground.
For evening, dinner, and garden
party toilets young ladies wear one
small tuft of natural flowers in the hair
and another on the shoulder.
The coarser and rougher the fabric
the more fashionable it is for the day
wear, but for evening it must be the re-
verse, as fine or sheer or elegant as pos
sible.
Drawn thread work, filed in with
braidene, the new fancy embroidery
stuff for flower petals, is the popular
occupation for mornings on the piazzas
at Saratoga and Newport.
A woman must have a good figure to
wear the English housemaid's dress,
for its plain skirt reveals all deficiencies,
and to try to cancel them with crinoline
makes the matter much worse.
The s'housemaid Dress" so popular
in England, is gaining ground here. II
is good dress, but its chief charm, sim
| plicity, is entirely lost when it is worn
over crinolette or artificial protuber-
ances of any kind.
The costumes seen on the various
beaches near the city yesterday, when
the Wearers were near enough to be seen
under their portable canopies of red,
blue, black, beige. and white -their
parasols- showed that the art OF dress
| making has progressed lately among
the masses. But for all that, there are
still plenty of women that nothing car
ever float into the heaven of taste in
color, form, and niceties of detail.
/ A gown or printed lawn, rhythmic in
form and harmonious in color, is made
by having the ground of the material a
warm, pinkish shade OF cream falling il
full straight conlisse skirt over white
pettieoat, banded with maroon Saline
edged with narrow cream color woolleI
lace, the blue bodice of lawn worn I'M
| der short cutaway Figaro jacket O
maroon Saline, bordered and edget
with woollen lace, and high COLA
and cuffs of maroon velvet to match tn,
Saline. This frock, worn by tall
slender, pale brunette, along with ha
of pinkish cream straw trimmed with
nodding tuft of maroon and cream
| feathers, and lined with maroon velvet
makes picture worthy of the study 0
Vandyke, Joshua Reynolds, or Angel
ica Kauffman-N. Y. Sun.
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FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
A LESSON IN BUILDING.

% How shall I habit breakY
AS you did that habit make.
As you gathered, you must loses
AS you yielded, now refuse.
Thread by thread the strands we twist
Till they bind us, neck and wrist;
Thread by thread the patient hand
Must untwine, ere free we stand.
AS we builded, stone by stone,
We must toll, unhelped. alone,
TIL the wall is oyerthrown.
But remember, as we try,
Lighter every test goes by:
Wading in, the stream grows deep
Toward the cenfer'S downward sweep:
Backward turn, each step ashore
Shallower is than that before.
All, the precious years we waste
Leveling what we raised in haste:
Doing what must be undone
/. Ere content or love be wonl
First, across the guilt we cast
Kite-borne threads, till lines are passed,
And habit builds the bridge at lastl
John BOYLE o Reilly, In Wtde Atpdife