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TRAINING THE MEMORY.
A Number ef Valuable Suggestions ia
Teachers aud Parents.

a Number ~ Valuable Suggestions for
Teachers aud Parents.
Every child should be taught the art
OF mastering any thing. The first step
in the process is TO learn every thing
perfectly, and never To scamp les
son, BIS it short or long, be 1t spelling,
arithmctic. grammar. or geometry,
She lesson should he learned, as the
sehool-hoys say. up the middle aud
down the sides, inside aud out. so
that the recitation shall be perfect
Mt G. G.. Leland. in his work on
practical Education says that this
thoroughncss in acquiring lesson
should he insisted ON at the begin
ming of ohild's educational career.
lie thinks that no regard should at
first be paid TO the acquisition Of Nero
knowledge, The object which the
teacher ought 20 keep in mind is
simply the development of the child's
memory, the latent power Of which
gree, Before the invention of printing.
there were in every country in Europe
thousands OF men who had memories
TINT AT the present day would be CON
sidered miraculous, In ancient India
sbipondous works, such as that three
Observation-Disclosures lyric the
hahabaratd, were Kept In existence by
memory alone.
II have been intimate witha learned
Chinese" writes Mr.. Leland, who
had passed the great examination OF
rekiu, and am confident that, though
quite IA young man. his memory con-
tanned ten times as much ~ any Euro
pean ever met. There are Jews liv-
ing who can repeat by heart from any
| given word the whole OF the Talmud,
which is almost u library in ITSELF
Among the highlands OF Scotland
IA few old people may be found who
cau repeat thousands of verses OF
Gaelic poetry. The early Scandinavian
hards preserved by their memories
alone long epics, thousands of ballads,
the legends and history of the times.
Max Muller tells us that the Brahniins
ol to-day do not employ either the
written or the printed texts In learning
and transmitting their holy lore
They learn it, as their ANCESTOR
learned it thousands of years ago, iron
the mouth of a teacher" So well d.
these Brahmins memorize and transmi
the text that their accuracy is satir
upon 1.-THE art preventative of arts, a
printing has been called. There ar
many various readings" in Shakes
peare's works, and the first folio" WI,
printed only two hundred and sixty
five years ago.
There is hardly" says Max Muller
writing OF Brahminical memory, .
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rarjous readtng in the proper sense o.
the word or even an uncertain accent
in the whole of the Rig-Veda, which
consists of more than a thousand
hymns. averaging ten verses. and con
tains more than one hundred and fifty
thousand words
The Hindu Brahmin has, by nature,
no better memory than the American,
but it has been cultivated from his
childhood He is taught to learn one
thing at time, and to learn that per
fectly.
Dir. Schliemann, the eXcavator OF
Troy. tells us that his memory was
bad originally, but by will and hard
work he so perfected IL that he learned
new language every six months, so
as to write and speak it perfectly, and
shat, too, while engaged in business rs
IA Wholesale grocer.
What man has done man may do,
quotes Mr.. Leland, in urging that the
memory of children should be culu-
yated '1he art of printing should
have been our staff we have made il
a crutch, and used it till we can not
walk without it.
Mr.. Leland would have a cbild's
memory developed by giving it very
easy lessons in pure, simple English,
such rs proverbs and texts of Scrip
tuee. No etfo"t should be made TO eX-
plain the text, but the child should
learn it 'parrot-lilSc."
One-half of every lesson, after the
first one. should consist Of reviewing
the previous lesson. The lesson for
the day should be learned perfectly.
When the child can reeite at will sew
eral series OF texts and proverbs, with
accuracy, the teacher may give. with
ont book, phrases to be learned.
When the pupil can repeat many PROV
CRIBS and sentences, and can grasp
and retain phrases given verbally, a
new power will be manifested, which
win show itself wax TO receive and
marble TO retain. From the first the
pupil must be taught TO use the will;
that Is, to will To look intcntly and
viii to repeat the words. 49, loHth's
Companion.
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CURIOUS OLD CUSTOMS.
Supcrstitious That Seem Comical In III,
Light of Modern knowledge.

The Irish have a strange fancy that
on st. Johns Eve (June 2D, while
people sleep, their souls wander away
from the unconscious bodies to the place
where they are to leave them at last;
and in England it was thought that
whoever sat wakeful to watch, fasting
Ill night in the church porch, would
see souls come up and knock softly at \
he door, in the very order their bodily
JWners were to die. Both these wcs
varieties of the idea that the supernat
ural is at the height of its power during
the short hours of darkness on this {
midsummer night; and many weird
story might, no doubt, be told by those
who, over-wrought by want of food and
excitement, kept their lonely watch in
the church yard. Other customs 50,
pored of the purely comic or curious
and in the light of the present-dW
knowledge, even a child might well
wonder how any one could be found
silly enough TO do things such as The
following, with full belief in their Ell
ticacy: AT midnight on st. Johns I've
Young men would go out armed With
plate to try and catch fern-seed wltho@
touching the plant-no easy task Is
you will see, if you care to try it. ana
it successful, what happened? why
the lucky possessor Of the seed iancl@
he would become invisible to the eyes
of his fellows at pleasure! Whether ne
was ever undeceived the story does not
go on to say. Others went out y
noolight to gather certain herbs anu
flowers, said to have magical properuss
such as the rose, and SIS. johns wOfi
but what the properties were, orwhhi
next happened to the flowers, Lean NV
tell you. In the middle of the last cen
tury the making of a dumb cake ior'lH
festival was in high favor among Wv
men, and the ceremony was soine'lin'
on this wise: In strict silence twogHh
made the cake, two more baked NV
| the oven, and two more broke II !"
pieces when drawn, hot and temp'hs'
from its hiding place. Another coups
distributed the pieces under the pllOss
of the whole party, who, if they 'u, s
ceedcd in holding their tongues iorsp,n
long time together, might cer.0u'
hope to dream of the future huspNlS
1t must be allowed the chances "''S
rather against it. Chambers J0A''~
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Cornell University recently exam
ihod the records Of all men who had en-
rayed Ia intercollegiate contests since
le opening OF the institution to deter
,ino tine influence Of the pursuit of ath-
ties upon scholarship. 1t was con-
Iuded that athletics kept within rea-
.onabla limits was not in conflict with
he educational purpose Of the institu-
ton. Crew men averaged 20 per cent,
bail players 70, and track athletics as
In scholarship for the year; 20 per
cent. was necessary for graduation,
No more beautiful spectacle can be
seen than son proud of his mother and
glad to obey her; not ashamed Of the
.aunts of 'apron strings" because they
unite him TO his most loving friend.
And no more sure prophecy Of evil is
there than child's unkindness to her
whose love never fails. II is not al
ways boys who are mgratefnl. 1t is
sometimes the daughters unkindness
that is sharper than the serpent's tooth.
A pretty miss on the train pettishly
said to her mother: Come on; you're
always behind" A venerable gentle.
man passing stopped and said: "NeveI
behind when you were sick, was she2
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The Russian Statistical Committee
having made minute inquiry as to
the number of blind people in Russia,
1t appears that blindness is very I'M
equally distributed among the differ
en- nationalities inhabiiing the empire.
While there are only s blind people
for each 10000 Poles, 10 for as many
Llthuanians and Jews, and 10 for
Russians and Let's, the figures rise to
y with the Esthonians, 50 with the
Bashkirs, 4 with the Mordovians, 81
with the Tartars and Tcheremisses,
% with the Tchuvashes, and 50 with
the Notyazs. Blindness is thus much
more widely spread among the Ural-
Aitayans, and especially among the
finnish-Mongolian stems. than amonp
the ArJans ana Semites, although the
conditions OF all these races, so far as
poverty is concerned, are much the
same, 1t is worthy of note that one
eight OF all cases of blindness in Rus
sla are due to smallpox. and one-half
only to direct eye Diseases Y
Post
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AMONG THE ATArN,A,.
Gimpses at Modern Life IN !.
Capital of Greece ancle

(. -s'sv IN the A. 81
capital of GREECE. ancient
Life in Athens begins emil.
morning. The milkmel. crv a y miAe
fore sunrise. AT six o'clock y sAa Be-
morning most of the citizens a. NY
their work, although the peon ~ ! a0or
metropolis are later risers than 7 !, he
OF tho country towns. Tho ''oss
costumes have been moderpiyssSS 'pe,
the poorer men often wear shahh , 49, ~
lifting European clothes, insteaa g'ss !, " /
white fustanella (kilts). gav J. .hs
and red fez which had become A., .ast'
tional dress, although it was ora s ~
Albanian. In the country ia a'a'
dress is more picturesque. tn | su'ls
made garments Of coarse cloth a oss Il
skins and sheepskins are attract, ~
the eye. even when ragged Ana 81,
Capuchin cloaks are commonly, s'iea-
the men in cool weather. the HOOD = Y
ing drawn over the head in 4 sto,.
These serve as mantles bv A.
blankets by night. The women !. ala
country are dressed very simply On I I
binary occasions, but are perhans ne
extravagant in dress for special ,.'O's
ions than in any thing else. Hat
bonnets are almost unknown eycoa, ~ !,
towns; ladies ofteu wear a lone r.' !
like wrap, or the fez, of which ~ -
is very becoming as it lies on ~, 81
dark hair; women of the lowers classa.
often bind kerchief about the head I
face-cloth may conceal the lower g.,
of the face from strangers. Women g
stu kept in half-oriental seclps;os
They have a retired gallery in Il,
churches. They may perform hard i
Dor in the fields, but they do moi !,
freely upon the streets. Peasant ois i
shrink from going out to service al
much domestic work is done by how
Greek women Of the lower classe. i,
seldom beautiful; if they ever have bean.
ty as girls, they lose it under the bard.
ships Of their life. They carry heavv
burdens. Near Eleusis | met do,o.
young women carrying kegs Of water
each crouching under the load. Tbe
lads, on the Other hand, are all
straight and dignifed Their dress /
often like that of their sisters, and rno,
than once | exclaimed at the beauty
maiden who proved to be shepber
lad. The Greek ladies of Athens in
cline to a full habit, and most woul
appear to better advantage in the NOR
flowing robes of the country dress tha
in the close-fitting Partisan costume.
Int. rior.
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The fortune-teller is apt to find in
ner old age some of her palmiest DAYS
--D"''H9 Para9rapher.
Mon will work harder for a DAVIS
pleasure than they will for a weeks
wages. 49, PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.
Reflect upon your present BLESSINGS
o' Nhleh every man has MANY, not on
"1r past misfortunes, Of which all men
nave some. Dickens.
Occasion may be the buqle-carl that
summons an army to battle, but the
blast OF bugle can evermake soldiers
Or win Victories. - Carried.
When did child ever lool, ,,,,,,,
70 Its mother9 And larlss. doubtIess
.A'nk their featherless, discolored vel
'F-mantled squads more beautiful m
,s.-grown humming-birds.
One rich man wears poor clothes
% .es''se he is rich and can do anvtbing
yale poor man wears fine clothes he
'ose he is poor and wants TO creata
me impression that he is not.
Let no one suppose that bv actinr
a good part through life he viii escans,
lndal. There will be those even Who
-ste him for the very qualities thai
ought to procure him esteem.
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There are young men that do not
WORK. but the world is not proud OF
them. IL does not even know their
names; it simply speaks of them as old
oo-and- Sos boys. Nobody likes them,
nobody hates them; the great, busy
world doesn't even know that thew mr.,
'here. 80 find out what you want to be
and do take off your coat and make a
dust IN the world. The buster YOU are
the less mischief you will be ant to oct
lnto' the sweeter will be your sleep,
lne brighter and happier your holi-
days, and the better satisfied will the
world be with you.-Hapkeye.
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CHINESE ETIQUETTE.
Rules of behavior Prescribed by Custom
la the Celestial Empire.


ia the Celestial Empire.
Sir james Legge. the professor OF
Chinese at Oxford, has recently pub
lished some curious details concerning
the "J-i-ki, on Rules OF Behavior, a
classic work in country where man is
bound BY traditional ceremony from
his first stops until the day OF his
death As to visits. the manual directs.
among other things, that the master Of
the house must advance outside TO
meet his guest, who will refuse to
enter his door first, The host. after
profound bow, then enters at the side
of the guest. Tho door passed. the
same trouble occurs about going up
stairs; ii is only after long exchange Of
set compliments TINT the two walk up
side by side but even then the visitor
must mount the first step with his
right foot and the host With his left
foot Cinnamon who fuiled TO observe
this ceremonial would be considered
without breeding.
II the visitor is invited to dinner
custom orders that when the invita-
ton is given he shall receive from the
hos, certain advice os 10 conduct s,ch
MS. "Do not eat with noise, do moi
crunch the homes with vou,. teeth O,
drink down the saucos M n gul, n
This Il said sot.iously and serio,,slv ro-
ceived If the masto,. If the bo,,sa is
n person Of importanco and otfrrs To
his ,nie4t f,uit ,citb stones 90. Mis- .,,h
as nen,.hes ~, ehe,,in. tbe o,i,st MN.
mt the pifs in his noclf.ts in ord "a,
no, to nnpoar to refpso onv thing
the host il gnnd ano,,gh M
offer II a melon /. served tho
manner. Of cuttin,y If denends pnor Tho
east TO which tho cuttar balonos sem
fimrnt- arc rrpnlate5 hv rusfo,n o-
we'll as their exnres.ion Tins If in
Tho co,li..e of ~ visit rafrnsb,po,t. mo
Offered 10 tbo onest he p,nst arir, tbn
first c,r, .o-itb an ab. ~ n.oro,,,d
ibonsl,t :, tho second ,.vitb , safistind
eypressjon
The .Id-Ki"ba 1nnnv naoos devoted
10 the ceremonial of noutnino Grief
nnst attain ts batrbt ~ m. ra,,,,,n
- a., e., ~.
~ - o. '''e soy o
! "on i"''V' ""S "iVu' 0''e 80" iiius'
seem 10 be completely over" he'medi
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A PERSIAN ARTIST.

ais stahitioa Gratin 4 by Very Common.
pace aud inexpensive EalaV ments.
Picture humble artists clad In white
On gre IA taraans ana lowing tunics.
seated ON their heels upon a rug in an
open booth by the b istltng wayside, or
under a spreading eas tag ia the mar-
kct-pllen. Around him On their knees
ate seated his ehgft~ts, nr assistants,
whu aid him in his lab RS He makes
his caiors AFT r recipes learned from
his f8thsr or his master. aud devises
varnishcs of his own which add a ,ie-
lirlou.ly mellow effect to the delicate
l.s ms over which he devotns such pa
ten. ami loving toll
Ills customers are his only critics
whrn they approach his booth he
eoagteously invites them 10 examine
his pro luctions with "bislai lah, :"
and the offer of a pipe and cup of
tr.s. or. with bis works carefully
wrapped no aud borne by chagird
be goes forth and exhibits them at the
houses of urcAaSers who send for him
III ambition is gratiiied when he can
stroll a cventide or on Friday with
dgniiied mein To the tea h ause or the
pablio gardens counting his beads. re-
peating verses from the Koran or
slanzaS from Half. and in r stful
mood devisingnew des gus for the NOR
row Whether he sells his paintings
or finds I'll N drag on his hands, Le
is resigned. for il is the wiz of Allah.
ito whom be praise. IS. q. ". Ben.
idHaa, ia Century.
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a Reliable Servant

Here is note | want you 10 h'l4
to Mrs. Lively when you are SURF YAH
body is looking" said a New w.
society man to a colored serV'ii' ~
fashionable Fifth avenue residence u.
Yes, SIR" said Sambo, showing y
worries.
"But, mind you, don't whiSp''
word to living soul" i,
You kin jess rest easy apoo' ~
boss. Yesterday fetched dat az son
woman a letter from anudder genlllHu'
an | amt said a word bout II -
body yit. You kin jess rest easy "ss
my opening my mouf "-1erdS oV''"'
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If there is anything that will bring
a young man down with his nose to The
grindstone Of common sense it is to see
his best girl pinning a ffty-cent bou-
quot. which he had presented her in the
coat OF dude adinirer. -Fal Ricer i'd
UdRcc.
Where there are no men. show thy
self a man, runs the old rubbinical say
ing. II it is a vain, babbling crowd
that encircles you, crowd without
dignity, and grace and culture. and
abiding faith, let them perceive. not
through the conscious exhibition of
goody qualities, which would DISPLAY
your eonceit, not your character. but
through the unconscious beauty. purity
and simplicity of your life, as efTortless
as the shining sun at dawn, that yom
example is worthy OF imitation. -,Jewish
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According to the report of the Med
ical Missionary Society's Hospital in
Canton for 1887, the medical class
numbered twelve Chinese, of whom
four were women, The students are
required to pay "A fee, which is fixed
at twenty dollars year for three
years, over which period the course
extends. They support themselves
and buy their own books. Western
medicine and surgery are slowly but
surely advancing in China. and it is
now time that schools of a high order
We're established, The publication of
many medical books. the establishing
of hospitals, in which millions of pa.
tieuts have been treated, the training
OF hundreds OF students. the skin of
the European physicians practicing in
the open ports-all tend to educate
China and prepare the way for greater
things.
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some remarkable changes he
recently been noted by Nj. Perro'i' ~.
the planet Mars. In a letter " ~,
Academic des Sciences, he reports ~,
the tract of land on both sides VI "a
equator, which has been named ~ ,hs
seems to have been submerged W
sea. 1t was distinctly seen by li"i .so
years ago, when it was bounded ." as
sides by sea, and on the others ny nj
of the streaks to which NJ Schiap' III.
gave the name of canals, but now n
not exist. A drawing made by IN h,,5
1882 shows the same appearance ~, IN.
leads him TO the conclusion that Inc :
undation, if it be such, is perloui''
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There is u tide in the ailais IA
men that leads on to fortune, IA
the poor young man when ne mo-" haa,
the heiress, but before he hau M.
tied to her IA year he found II w.
times led on to misfortune.
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Il have seen many dying beds, but
never have | seen one which seemed to
me to be a proper place in which to
make preparation for eternity. -Atbert
Barnes.
The students at present pursuing
theological courses among the Protest
ants in France exceed two hundred.
Besides these, there are a number
studying in Germany, Switzerland and
Scotland.
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,I'ie VI inc mostunhappy men in the
't'u IS ne Who instead of measuring
..- . z'Fenst IN against his work, is always
,.a7Nring it against the strength of
.-"et en.-Christian Union.
lie who gives good advice builds
%,'h one hand; he who gives good conn.
~ ana example, builds with both. but
10 VINO gives good admonition and had
ample builds with one hand and
'"'l7 down with the other acoa
"A Pr<in duck, if forced by hiph
.egInnS from the time it is hatchel
VII weigh five pounds when ten week :
'id; costing about thirty cents for fool
.nG selling for double that price, whilst
: feathers aud manure also possess a
'aiue - Cincinnati Times.
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ABOUT
Captain \

Nall, ifIain'
but wimmen
Et it once WI |
Non Of they
llde'n the !
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|festoonin' q
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4der hate I'd
yard the IS
b0r trips u
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3ast week, o
one er ,yel
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\ with a BIZ
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&aller'' to
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Ipleasin' to
bible sort
bble. "Al
Keep an e,y'
the day G.
Barty, six Of
| was il
4 | knew su
PAUSE to CO
n seed tn
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4; two OF el
be hySte
Teller look
IN there "
4 ieller's 81
9th or liitl
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to be on
folks cum
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considered
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Jan t wai1
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Rout a hand
m to the
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81 he had
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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-11-03
Death Of John It. Farley.

After a painful illness of several
months John T. Farley passed quietly
away al 10 o'clock last Sunday nipht
al the residencc of w. n. McGill in
oteptoe Valley. All that medical skin
ana the kind care of devoted friends
ceuio DO were unavailing to stay LIES
eooing tide. He was conscious of
MS tate to the end and met the grim
anger of Death more with pleasure
Mr.. Farley was a native of Racine
ann'y, wisconsin, and had just pass
nus dat year. He came TO White
'"t County 1881, and had worked NJ
me .onitor maj most the time nntil
Mr.. Farley WAS a o,no -.
By correct habits, gcs.', d lnan m.i"'
and gentlemanly depot. 'os,'i5h
hosts of friends in this co.., n"'e
on hearing of his demise, WHY, VINO,
tear of sincere sorrow 10 hispop
DRY. m
Though had no relatives here. i
must be a pleasure 20 his poor mother
back in Wisconsin to know that his
last days were among true friends,
who did all they could TO alleviate
his suffering. As he said to friend
a few days before his death "neiiheI
Grant or Sheridan" had better care
than he had"
His funeral took place at Ely Tues
day Afternoon, and the large number OF
people that followed his remains TO
the grave testified the esteem in which
he was held by all our people. Poor
Farley May the destinies that rule
in the Unknown Realm deal as gently
and kindly with you as you always
did with your felow.men. Ard
peace to your ashes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-11-03
s,rlekrn with Paralysis.

Friday evening oi last week. at the
residence Of Mrs. O'Npil in Ely, Mrs.
Clark, the homeopathy physician of
Taylor. was stricken with paral ysis and
fell down helpless. Her right side
WAS altogether powerless and she lost
the use of speech. Her son John F.
Cupid was sent for TO Taylor and he
arrived with his wife about midnight.
The old lady is 70 years old and the
chances of recovery seemed greatly
against her. However, she improved
some and was taken TO her home in
Taylor Monday. The old lady has
been mlnistering angel tn both young
and old in this section for many years,
and her death would be a public loss.
Many of the young people first saw
the light of day under the ministerng
care, and many of the old ones have
been relieved from suffering under her
medical treatment. We are pleased
to learn that at last accounts the old
lady was improving.