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REVIEWS.


The best educators recommend frequent
reviews. One has said, 81 know my own
name perfectly because have heard it
called so Often" That illustration is
common place, but loses none of its force
for that. The teacher, perhaps more
than any other, must learn how to give
.'line upon line and precept upon pre-
cept." We read an article once and un-
derstand it in part only, perhaps we read
it the second time and get its meaning
thoroughly. The same principle applies
in both cases. The child gets partial,
or indefinite, idea of lesson or subject
on first going over it, but let him try it
again and it becomes clear and takes a
deeper hold upon his understanding.
The first blowing of field will not pull.
verize the soil thoroughly. Give it the
second and third turning and the par
ticles become smaller and smaller.
In conducting reviews, however, there
is one danger to be guarded. Children
are apt to think that there is little use
for study, inasmuch as they made a
good recitation on going over the subject
the first time. The painstaking teacher
must exercise this inventive genius in
de7ising some plan for convincing the
student that there are valuable nuggets
of pure gold at the bottom of the lesson
something beneath the surface.
After students have made considerable
advancement in school and are devotipg
their energies to the study of the classics,
it is we'll 10 have regular weekly review
lessons in grammar, geography, history
and arithmetic. Keep them fresh and
bright in these branches. A young man
who made application for cadetship in
the South Carolina Citadel, but failed in
the competitive examination, made this
remark subsequently, to the writer: 81
see my mistake now; l paid no attention
to the regular review lessons in history
and geography last year. thought it
was unnecessary and went through the
exercise mechanically" Some of us
who are not school-boys sometime, learn
things too late. The young mans expe-
rience was simply repetition of the ex-
perience of many who are much further
advanced in life than he. Truth learned
late, however, is much better than truth
never learned.
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PROFESSIONAL TEACHING.

AS promised last month the space Of
the present issue of this department. is
devoted to some thoughts on profession.
al Teaching" with special reference to
its relations to our common schools. 1t
is presented with the hope of suggesting
a practicable substitute for the present
system of employing teachers for our
public schools by holding teachers ex.
aminations-a system which, in the
highest stages of its development, is
from its very nature impracticable and
inefficient. The system here suggested,
while it will entail no more expense to
our public school system, will be found
on careful examination to possess the
advantage of supplying more earnest and
efficient teachers for our schools, and
presents the possibility, at least, of ele-
waiting and advancing the work of our
common school teachers to the dignity of
profession.
That the Just claim of the common
school department of schoul work to
rank as profession, or as a department
of the profession of teaching, has not
heretofore met with general recognition,
is not surprising when we consider the
class of teachers to whose tender mercies
its advancement and we'll being, under
our prt sent system, is delegated. The
condition of the work is chargeable to
the system of selecting teachers by ex'
animation inasmuch as by so doing,
even where the system is developed to its
highest state of efficiency, teachers who
have not the advancement of the work at
heart are selected. We are too prone to
look upon our common schools as very
unimportant department in the economy
of our public school system. Its great
importar ce can not he loo strongly en-
phasizpd; for even though we had The
most perfect system Of higher education,
the faults and errors of this department
would bid defiance TO the efforts of the
higher departments to eradicate them.
Then, TOO, it is but common Justice that
the common schools should be raised to
the same plane of the town and city
srhooIs. No work will be recognized as
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An Ape rs a Switcllman.

Two years ago, says writer in the
Omaha Bee, when l was in South Africa
for New York firm of exporters, I was
informed that eight miles up the rail.
road, which runs from Capetown north,
there was trained ape which acted as
switch man, and drew regular salary
for his master,
Of course believed the story to be
canard, but felt that it was worth while
investigating. stopped at little sta.
ton on the railroad in Cape Colony, and
was directed to small switch house 200
Yards up the track from the place where
the train had stopped. The switch ten,
der was sitting outside the door in an arm
chair. and by his side stood, or rather
crouched, an enormous African ape,
which was fully FIVE feet high when
erect.
AS the switch tender arose to answer
my inquiry, l noticed that he was armless.
I asked him whether it was true that his
ape performed the duties of switchman,
and was told to watch for five minutes
aud see for myself. \ few minutes later
tie rumbling noise of all approaching
train was heard. As the noise increased,
the ape jumped from his crouching posi-
ton and accompanied the switchman to
the place where the white arm of the
switch stood thrown to the left.
At signal from the switchman, the
ape jumped forward, seized the key
unlocked the paddock which held tie
switch in position, and, grasping the le-
yer with his muscular arm. threw il to
the right. The train dashed over the
switch to the sidetrack of the station,
and in second the switch was thrown
back into position, and the ape again to
his seat by his master to wait further
orders.
1t was certainly wonderful perform.
ance, and I would not have believed it
unless had seen it. The man Informed
me that he lost his arms in railroad
accident while employed by the company
as a switch tender. During the five
years previous 10 the accident he had
trained the ape more as matter of re-
creation and to employ his leisure time
while stationed at that lonely outpost OF
the Capetown Railway.
The work of amusement turned him in
good stead when he was able to satisfy
the company that without arms he could
as fully pro tect it's interests as when he
was in possession of those limbs. For
more than two years the ape had performed
the duties of switchman and had never
made a mistake. More than this, the
ape was trained to feed his master, as
we'll as to dress and undress him, when
necessary.
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Where Is Heaven :

The singular question was put to Sam
Jones, the evangelist, by one of his
wealthy Church members in Georgia,
whose cotton crop yielded him some
$4,000 the last year. "Where is heav-
en- ?" said The rich planter.
"I'll tell you where heaven is" said
Mr.. Jones. "If you will 60 down to the
village, and buy fifty dollars worth of
groceries, put them in q wagon and take
them to the poor widow on the hillside,
WI, has three OF her children sick. She
is poor and is a member of the Church.
Take with you nurse, and some one to
cook their meals. When you get there,
read the twenty third Psalm, and kneel
by her side and pray then you will find
out where heaven is
Next day as the evangelist was walking
through the village, he met this same
wealthy planter, his face beaming with
Joy. He spoke after this manner:
"Nlr. Jones, I've found out where
heaven is. | went and did as you direct.
ed me. We took up tho wagon load of
groceries and the poor widow was COM
pletely overcome with joy; she could not
express her thank fulncss. AS | read to
her the twenty-third Psalm my heart was
filled with thankfnlness to God, and
when I prayed, the angels came down,
and | thought | was nearer TO heaven
than had ever been in my life | left
the nurse and The cook in her humble
dwelling and promised her she should
never suffer 50 long AS | could help her"
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Who will give us any remedies? Who
,.;ll 49,, o,,. Joht,o ~ land nc p,onav of

Who will give us any remedies? Who
| will pay our debts? or lend us money at
5 per cent, instead of ten? or teach
economy any faster than necessity? We
are all looking for better things when
trade revives; but when will that be?
Our revival will never como until we can
get profit of $40 bale, instead of 25
out of cotton. I have mentioned three
great evils under which we labor They
are incontroverlible. But most certainly
lave not mentioned the greatest of all,
ard that is, we make too much cotton.
So long as we make million bales more
than the world wants at 10 cents, We will
get 10 cents for none. We live by
cotton, it is our life blood The control
of the market is to US of the very great
est value; financially worth everything
else besides But how reduce the crop :?
BY combination of cotton growers? {?
That is impossible. Providence has pro-
tected US in some measure"
Captain Hammond thinks there is but
one remedy for the trouble, and this he
thinks no politician living will dare pro.
pose. and those that are dead would
tremble in their graves at the thought.
1t is concurrent legislation among the
larger cotton States. South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana,
Arkansas and Texas, limiting the plant.
ing of cotton so as to bring the crop
within 100000 bales for three years at
least He admits that legislation of this
character in England has been disastrous,
almost without an exception. but three
years trial here, attended with little or no
risk, would demonstrate its wisdom.
In conclusion, Captain Hammond
shows that if the Mason Cotton Harvester
is a success the great West will flood the
markets of the world with cotton which
cost to make less than one.half cent per
pound or 2.40 bale, and says:
This is no chimera or picture of the
fancy, but its day may be so near that
men now old will live to see it. Then
poor old South Carolina, robbed of the
profits of her rice culture by Louisiana,
and of her Sea Island cotton by Florida
and other States along with her, may
have written over the ruins of their once
brilliant systems Of agriculture, finis.
I have barely touched on the most
important points contained in this re.
markably interesting article of Capt.
Hammond. 1t is without doubt an able
and thoughtful production fitted with orig
inal ideas and entcrtainingly written. 1t
will more than repay..careful perusal by
any one interesting in agriculture or in
the development of our agriculture inter-
ests. 1t gains additional value from the
fact that its author is one of the most
advanced thinkers in the Sauth and
successful planter. RIcHLAND.
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T'E'A6HERs'Go1UMN,
J. G. CLINKSCALES, EDITOR.
HEALTH FIRST.

The very severe weather of last week
caused many schools to suspend opera
tions for while. Better suspend than
risk the health and lives of the children
in some school houses in this county.
We have had spell of regular pneau-
monia weather. Take care of the little
ones. Health is of first Importance; !;
without it culture is worthless. During
the few days of forced vacation, we trust
every teacher has put in the time we'll
enlarging his capital stock. a good
time this for taking stock, arranging,
asserting and estimating your plans.
Give day to the close analysis of the
dispositions and characters of your pu-
pills. You will find it a good investment
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CuriOsities Suicide.

Suicide is not necessarily an evidence
of insanity. In early history self de.
struction was considered an evidence of
courage, and death was preferred TO dis
honor. This principle was inculcated by
The philosophy of the time, and often
self.immolation constituted part of its
religion. Suicides were committed
anciently (l) to avoid pain of body and
mind; (2), to vindicate honor ~, as
an example to others. Two of the most
distinguished men of antiquity, Brutus
and Cassius, sacrificed their own lives
so did Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
After Antony's death, Cleopatra visited
his tomb, over which she poured bitter
lamentations, saying, Glide me, hide me
with thee in the grave; for life, since
thou has left it, has been misery to me-"
She then sat down to magnificent sup
per, after which peasant came to the
gate with basket OF figs covered with
leaves, and concealed under the leaves
the asp which she applied to her bosom.
Samson, Saul and Judas lscariot are
examples of suicide. Suicide was advo-
Gated by the distinguished philosopher
Epictetus, who said: 'If you like not
life, you can leave it; the door is open
get you gone But little smoke should
not frighten away; it should be endured
and will thereby be often surmounted."
Zeno, the founder of the Stoics, as he
was leaving school one day, fell, put a
finger out of joint, and went home and
hanged himself. 1t appears that the
Roman laws respecting suicide were made
in consideration of how suicide would
affect the treasury, and the magistrate
had the power to refuse or permit suicide
and if i, could not be shown that he was
suffering at the time from great grief,
misfortune or madness, it was deemed a
capital offence, and death was the punish
NJ ent. In the island Of Ceos the nagis-
trate had the power of deciding whether
q person had sufficient reason for killing
himself. A poison was kept for that
purpose, which was given to the appli-
cant who made out his case. Thousands
have annually sacrificed their lives by
throwing themselves under the wheels of
the idol Juggernaut. A sort of fascina-
ton sometimes leads 10 suicide, as is seen
i'll those who jump from heights, as tow
ers, precipices, etc. The coolest attempt
at suicide, perhaps, on record is one
related of an Euglishman who advertised
that he would on a certain day put HIM
self to death in Convent Garden, London,
for the benefit of his wife and children.
Tickets of admission one guinea each !
Voltaire that Creech, the translator of
Lucretius, wrote upon the margin of the
manuscript the following words: IRE
member to hang myself after my transla-
.ion is finished" And Voltaire adds
that had he been translaliDg Ovid he
would not have committed suicidc.-Dr.
Sel,cHa 4 RusseW.
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treasury as herein provided when needed

treasury ho ueieiu Pio''Neu "neh Aeeo.o'
SEC. 15 Any surplus arising from the
privilege tax on sale of guano, which is
not necessary for carrying out the Act
creating the South Carolina board Of
agriculture, is hereby appropriated to the
Agricultural and Mechanical College Of
the State of South Carolina, and the
same shall be drawn from the treasury as
herein directed
SEC. lG. That all the moneys received
by the State from the phosphate royalty
over and above the sum of 100000
annually are, aud the same arc hereby,
set apart and reserved and appropriated
for the purpose of enabling the said
board of trustees to establish. organize
and maintain the said College, and the
said board is hereby authorized and
directed to commence the work of estab-
fishing said College as soon as the sum of
$4,000 shall have been accumulated as
aforesaid
SEC. II. The board of trustees herein
appointed, as soon as practicable, shall
procure. by purchase or donation, a site
for the location of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of the State of South
Carolina, together with an experimental
farm thereto attached. In the selection
of the said site the trustees shall look to
the convenience of the people of every
section of the State, the proximity of said
site to other public institutions, supported
in whole or in part by the State, with a
view to giving the preference to localities
least favored heretofore, and also the
facilities for going to and from said
College, the advantages and disadvan.
tages of the different sites proposed, and
shall locate the same where most adyan-
tages are offered: Provided, the location
shall be at place known to be healthy;
and, provided, that the trustees shall give
not less than ninety days notice, in three
newspapers published in the State, that
they will receive proposals from counties,
communities or persons, and examine
said sites before locating said College.
Sec. Is. That the board of trustees be,
and they are hereby, empowered to make
a requisition upon the superintendent OF
the Penitentiary for any number of con-
victs not exceeding 100, to be used on
such labor connected with the erection of
the College as they can economically
employ, and the said superintendent
shall furnish such convcts and guards
for the same.
The above is, of course, only rough
outline of the bill which will be submit
ted to the General Assembly. 1t embra'
ces, however, the general scheme and its
details It will be seen that the demands
are moderate, but are based on the doub'
ling of the phosphate royalty, a bill to
effect which is now pending in both
houses. Farmer Tillman is in the city
himself and is in earnest about his COL
lcge. In conversation with the repre-
sentative of the Neacs and Courier this
morning he said that the farmers were
not willing to increase the taxes, but that
they felt the want Of purely Agricultu.
raj College, and expected the General
Assembly to give it to them if the ways
and means could be devised withcu.
burdenipg the tax Corespon-
dence NeaUs aud Courier, Columbia, Decem'
her
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Progress Of Prohibition,

MONTGOMERY. ALA, December s.
The House of Representatives of the
General Assembly, now in session, has
passed a bill making the retail liquor
license $3.50, which is equivalent to more
than doubling it. A proposition to make
it $500 was voted down by small ma
jority. The Assembly has passed prohi-
bition bills outright for two of the largest
black counties, upon petitions from near.
ly all the white inhabitants. Local pro-:
hibtion bills are passed almost without
objection from any member. The Senate
has passed a general local option law 70.
all the counties.
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THE .HIGHROAD TO SUCCESS
FOR the FARME ER
IL to use Cotton Seed and Grain Cusher for crushing MS
Cotton Seed, and in this way you can make your
own Fertilizer at home and save money.

WE invite YOUR Wlford who Pubic
Ginue and Farmer experience Read what he and then ss on
Cushe Will
it will pay .,or G n sont % 1895
The Barb Barbour III Cotton @ seo
bought last January has given me
every respect than @ ih I M did
easily The Seed when crushed in @ seseh' % bd GonG
that farmers all the
use them as economy Cotton Seed Fzsr Az
aoa
t;9nsI eends to Gin cotton from seed crushed
S. WILLIFORD.
Do not forget that are giving attention especially to
GROCERIES. PROVISIONS and HEAVY GOODS
can supply We three c
id one car load BACON TOBACCO and large
will sell lowest living figures
will he to YOUR before sell Cotton or BUY
your Goods
We have the biggest Tobacco Carolina and can please every
body in price and quality.
mocu1IY. cArHcART & CO.
1886 ~
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. By a new process of tougheninp

= By new process of toughening
wood, it is claimed that 'hc clIsc, pro-
duced upon wl:ilewood is such that a
cold chisel is required to split i;--lhis
result being accomplished by a special
method of steaming the 'imbcr and sub
mittng it to end pressure. BY this
means the cells and Ebrcs ere compressed
into one compact mass, and some of the
timber, commonly considered unfit for
use in such work rs carriage building, ,or
example, can be made valuable BY this
means as substitute for ash, hickory,
&c. This method is applicable, Of course,
only to wood in comparatively small
quantities or sizes.
= An exchange s.. Ks: Viii lhc com.
ing woman work?" That will depend
upou how lazy her husband is.
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l have put in ovcrscc- or foreulan
because such character really exists on
nine places out of ten where rs much
cotton as one hundred bales i; made, and
did not estimate in the cost of cotton,
because he need not be, aid ought hot TO
be, where the proprietor is able to attend
to his business.
Although have made this estimate in
a way very favorable To The plan!cr, it
will he seen HAT iher: is nnfh."g left nnt
of an income of $4,000, and profit of
S25 q bale.
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= Why is the author the queercst of
animals? Because his talc comes out of
his head.
= The -four garden of the world-Tho
western wheat fields
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a profession so long as any one is admit,
ted to compete therein by merely passing
an examination, or as long rs they can
be admitted upon different grades of
attainment upon branches that are
secondary considerations in the actual
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TO CHE NORTH VEST AND SOUTHWEST. /
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