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ART OF TEACHING

1. What is meant by a natural educationf
2. What is the teachers part in the process of
Instruction.
3. Distinguish between a method and an art,
and between these and a science.
g. What does the complete equipment and
training OF the teacher for his profession com.
prehendf
8. Discuss the proposition Natures teaching
often appears to be overdone."
8. Illustrate, by example, an act of the three
great faculties of the mind.
z. Illustrate what is meant by inductive and
deductive teaching and state the place Of each
In the course Of instruction.
Z. What is school organization, what is It's aim
md what does 10 do?
Q. Mention five advantages Of a practical pro-
gram.
10. Mention ten of the most important points
In the school Law OF West virginia" concern
ing teachers, and FIVE concerning pupils and
school officers.
The following is the names Of the teachers and
the certificates received by each at this exami-
nation. We are glad TO sec that most Of those
who were re-examiued succeeded in raising their
grades. These we're parties whose general
average was so near a higher grade before. that
by hard study since, they have succeeded in
attaining the desired grade, and we believe they
every one merited what they got and got what
they merited.
YIRsT GRADE.
II. d.. Rose. W. II. Chambers, Joseph r.. Con,
Mintie Martin, G.. Hartmeyer. Kelly Carrico, Jos.
r.. White, I'd c. Evorloy, Alva c. Hartley. l.. j.
Cobun, W. g. Conley, &. n. Friend. Florence
Shafcr, Lizzie shafer, J. VI. strahin. j. Il. Free
man, C.B. COrnwell, A.. a, Piles, Geo. l.. Shaner,
8. +. Sterling, A. b. cornwell, II. S. whotsell and
II. NJ, Martin, John A.. ~Sterling.-2f.
sEcoND GRADE.
g.. p. Bolyard, Anna l.. shaw, K. r.. Martin, o.
G. Crane, j, A.. Hastings, Oscar c. wit, Dora b.
Bishop, Ezra Kelly, Anna smith. ID. 8. Gibson.
W. s. Michael, Charles @. Teets and {. Y. Feath-
er-i3.
TfuHD GRADE.
Sadie Field, Loda Mouser, d. W. Stemple.-3.
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Judicial Sale.
Baker & Baker

Baker & Baker
VS.. tEauffy.
James Wallaceis Hrs.,e 4 al.
Y virtue Of a decree OF the Circuit Court Of
Preston county, W, Va, rendered In the
above. styled cause, the undersigned special
commissioners will offer at public sale to the
highest bidder, at the front door Of the court
house of said county. on
Monday, November IS, 1880,
tho following real estate:
FIFTY ACRES OF LAND. in Lyon district OF
said county, near the town Of Gladesyilie. being
the James Wallace home farm" Also a
House and Lot In Newburg,
being the same that was conveyed by ]. n.
SmOot TO James Wallace ON the 18th OF April,
1877, and situated on Market Street.
TERMS OF SALE Enough cash In hand to nay
the costs OF suit and expenses OF sale, and the
residue upon a credit of q. ~ and rs months, the
purchaser executing interest bearing notes with
approved security for the deferred payments.
P.J, CROGAN, Commissioner
Bond with security has been given by the
above commissioner as required by law.
1924. sSaS
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PENMANsHIP.

~. Name three leading systems OF penmanship
and their authors.
2. Which Is first In Importance, legibilIty.
rapidity. or beauty
3. Which should be taught FIRST, form or
movement
4. In teaching beginners which Of the move.
ments should be taught hrstt
8. To what extent would you teach iourishinRf
o. In what grades would you teach analysis
OF letters!
Z. How much time should be devoted to the
writing classes and at what hourY
8. Discuss the advantages and diadyartages of
written and printed copies.
0. Define the terms base line. head line ton
line, main slant, connective slant angles, turns,
space in height. space in width and whole arm
movement.
10. Describe a model recitation I'm penmansbIp
In an ungraded school and write a stanza as a
specimen of your writing.
ORTHOGRAPHY.
l. Define the terms photography orthoepy,and
phonology.
3. Name the combinations Of the consonantsf
3. What letters are never silentf
4. What letters have no sound OF their own'
.. What Is a digraphf TriphthongS
q. How may words be divided at the end oflinesS
Z. Give the diacritical marking Of the follow.
ing words: abdomen, absolutory, artisan. dis
putable, Quinine, oxide, microscopy, precise BIZ
cycle fatigue, tear strategic, yeast, parquet,
disaster.
Twenty-Five words to spell.
synagogue, synchronal. syncopale, syncretism,
synecdoche, synod, synonym, synonymous,
synopsis, synthesis, Syrian, systematic, system
attic, tabernacle, tablature. tableaux, t%aciturn.
ity' tactician. tahy, tale, talisman, tamarack,
tamarind, tambourine, tandem.
The above list Of words will be found on the
sixty'hrst page Of Raub's Tests in Spelling and
Pronunciation.
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Commissioners Sale.
A. A Re~kbard's Admir-,

n. n Me"NnAfn q Anm'rs
vs.. tfm Chancorv
A. Reckhard's Heirs 81 nj.
pH virtue 81 q decree rendered In the above
" styled chanCory cause on the 9th day Of
August. 1880. by the Circuit Court ~ Preston
County, West Virginia. the undersigned special
commissioner will, on tho
2jTH DAY or NOVEMBER, 1889,
the same being q court day for said county. offer
for sale 90 tho highest responsible bidder. tho
two tracts ~ land iu the BIN and proceedings
mentioned, containing 100 acres and &7 acres
respectively situated 10 Pleasant district. said
county, either aq q whole, or I'M separate tracts.
OF 20 much Of the same az may be necessary ~
pay the Hens upon the same and the costs ~ this
suit and proper charges ~ sale. Those are val
liable tracts ~ land and are in n good section Of
The county.
TERas ~ sAtE Sufficient cash IN hand %
pay costs ~ suit and expenses Of sale. and the
residue upon a credit Of one. two and three
years. The purchaser executing interest bearing
notes, with good personal security for the de-
ferfed payments.
HBNnY CfAv HYbn. Special Com'r.
Bond and security has been given in the above
styled ca use. by said special commissioner az
required BE- the decree entered therein.
j. " WArsON, Clerk
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When Baby was sick, we gave her C~astoria,
when she Wa a Chiid, she cried for CastOria,
Whom she became Miss, she cluag 70 Castorla,
when she had Children, aLs gave them Castoria,
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Judicial Sale.

VI. V. Miller
W..
a. II. Bowman ct al.
and }KoultV.
James L.. Pierce
VS..
Same.
\ virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court OF
= Preston county, West Va, rendered I'm the
above. styled causes, the undersigned speciaI
commissioner will offer at public sale to tho
highest bidder, at the front door OF the court
house of said county, on
Tuesday, November 20, 1880,
a HOUSE AND o IN ROwLFSBURC. OF
said county, formerly owned by Mrs. Hannah 81
wheeler. This is a good two story frame dwell
ing house, well located.
TERMS EOne-fourth of the purchase money
cash, and the balance In @, I2and IL months with
interest,", the purchaser executing notes with
approved security for the deferred payments.
" cfMAxwELL Commissioners
Bond with security has been given as reouIr.
ed by law by the above named commissioners
J.W, WATSON, Clerk.
R-%l9 $500.
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MUN1CH, Oct. 24-The condition
Of Otto, the insane King Of Bavar-
DO, is prccariOus. lie is uncons-
cious, and his physicians are able
10 administer nourishment only at
irregular intervals.
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Pittsburgh Female College.
Conservatory OF Music.

School Of elocution and fine arts. Full course
of study leading to graduation in each. Also
special courses of study. Central, healthful, u
teachers, superior home comforts and care of
young ladies', Rates moderate. Send for cata-
logue ana full Information TO the president.
Winter term opens Nov. IL.
S1t3 REY. A. II. NoRcRosS, AittsbnrRh. Pa.
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HIGH-PRIcED AMUSEMENT.

An assessment of SO, 900 has been
levied on each box-owner of the
Metropolitan Opera House for the
purpose of meeting expenses for the
season. This looks like a pretty
high price to pay for one form of
amusement i'll a single winter, but
it is less that the actual cost, mas
much as the boxes are the personal
property of the occupants, and ORR
ginally cost $15, 600 apiece. There
several boxes for sale now and
they are quoted at $25, 900 each.
The reason for these fancy prices
for amusement is the increasing
demand for opera boxes from num-
bers of rich families who have come
from all parts of the country, have
settled down here in New York, and
who find that accommodations at
the opera are absolutely necessary
as a part of their social life. Some
of the owners rent out their boxes
receiving therefor $GOa performance
or 81 1000 for the season. Firstclass
opera is a little steep but New York
ers must have it.
EDWIN ARLINGTON.
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Judicial Sale.
Thompson 4 jackson

AhCmhrou @eSkrOh
Amos Snider ct al.
BY virtue Of a decree Of the Circuit Court OF
Preston county. ". Va. rendered in the above
styled cause. the undersigned special commits
sioner will Offer at public sale, 10 the highest
bidder. al the front door OF the court house OF
said county, on
Monday the 26th day Of November,
1889. the following described real estate;
The Amos SnideF Farm,
containing 1864 acres situated IN Kingwood dA-
trict OF said county, being the same which was
conveyed To Amos SDfder by his father, the late
Samuel Snider. This T. n good farm lying be
tween Kingwood and Tunnelton, and not far
from the T., X. 4 y. railroad.
AlsO a valuable property IN Row iesburg. con-
ststing of a lot with a LARGE TWO STORY
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE thereon. This
building can he used "a n hotel, h being well
adapted as to room and plan for such purpose.
There Is also on said lot a good store room, and
a large stable.
TERMS OY SALE Enough cash In hand 20 paw
costs Of suit and expenses Of sale. and the resi-
due I'm q. II and - months, the purchaser execu-
ting for the deferred payment interest bearing
notes with approved security.
II. J. CRooAS. Commissioner.
Bond and security have been given as requir-
ed by law In the above came.
J.w. wArsoS, Clerk.
iO-2i4. S7.99.
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Passenger Accommodations.

TIE UNDERSIGNED having secured che con.
tract Tor the carrying Of the man Afhrighfs.
vile 90 Rockville. daily, hois prepared 10 carry
passengers and packages between the places
named. at reasonable rates.
etH D. {. MARTIN.
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D 9-sdI columbus dol Balboa Dssotot
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Attention.

Ny next regular visit 20 Preston county wifi
DE hs fOllws Newburg, Monday October 2fst,
and remain SIX days. ROwlcsburR, Nov. Z, and
remnih SIX days. Tunncltcn, November ~. and
remain Eve days. K~ingw0ud. Nov. p, and re-
main fiN days at the Gordon Hotel.
W. s SIM0NT0N, Dentist.
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NEW YORK LETTER.
Regular correspondence Of the Aneus.

NEW YORK LETTER.
Regular correspondence OF the AHeus.
NEW YORK, Oct. %, 1889.
The topic of the week in financial
and business circles generally is the
gigantic railroad combination which
has just been consummated between
the Union Pacific and the Chicago
and Northwestern. These two
companies control altogether nearly
l 1000 miles of railroad extending
in all directions from Chicago.
Hereafter they will furnish each
other with all the traffic they can
command through their respective
agents, and in fact, the two systems
will be run as one. The agreement
by which this was brought about
takes effect December LIST, and lasts
for ten years. The most significant
part of the deal is the fact that the
Vanderbilts r the prime movers,
and will now be, enabled to carry
out their long-cherished project of
n road extending from the Atlantic
to the Pacific under their own con
troll. They already have all the Eas-
tern connections to make the pro-
posed route n favorite one with
travellers and shippers. This trans
action will undoubtedly hasten
others of a similar character, and it
is freely predicted in Wall street,
that before ten years, all the rail
roads ofthe country will be managed
as one gigantic system.
a NEW PIREBOAT.
The new fire boat for tins city,
which will be ready for use next
spring, will not only be a splendid
addition to our already efficient
Fire Department but will also be
II of the nautical wonders of the
port. She Is to throw four solid
inch streams OF water and the range
of these streams will be from $50 to
$50 feet solid water, not spray. 1t
is asserted that the firemen can bore
through the brick and stone walls
along shore with ease with these
stcams, just as miners in the noun.
tains bore into and wash down the
faces of solid cliffs with steams
carried down the mountain sides.
To fully comprehend the power of
a four-inch stream it should be
remembered that it is from eight to
twelve times as large in cross sec
ton rs the streams from the ordin-
airy fire engines while the nozzle
velocity Of the water is several times
greater. The efficiency of such a
steam is probably twenty-five times
as great as the stream from an or
binary engine. The new boat will
flood out II fire as with a deluge any
where within 1000 feet of the water
front.
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For SALE have for sale . good
mich COW, which will be sold ut a
reasonable price. Mr.. J.. ". ALLEN.
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ROBERT MoMILLEN, N. D.,
PTaCtlCing & Consulting Physician

SOLDIERS Ssa E %Esg Claims y1R sssjI.i' Il, IL
government Tor pensions or Increase, write 60
w. Fitzgerald Washington. ID. G. lie is u
1itizcu 81 West Virginia, and has procured pen-
siOns Tor thousands from this state, o. SIN.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-08

Mr.. +. l.. Bass, secretary of the
Vermont Dairymen's Association, adj
vises young men to buy Vermont
farms, and states that in "the town
of Barnard good farm of 1870 acres
was lately sold for Sll00, and farm
ing tools, including 500 tin sap buck
cts, thrown in. This farm will keep
10 cows. The buildings are in good
repair, horse barn and sugar house
being built within two years and a
house that cost $4,000 20 years ago.
There is an excellent orchard on the
place, and 80 barrels of choice apples
were sold last fall at So per barrel /;
also a large sugar orchard, from which
$3.50 worth of maple sweets were sold
last spring. Beside the sugar orchard
there is lumber enough to pay for the
place when delivered at the mill, only
TWO miles distant; In fact, the farm
was offered for what the lumber
would sell for at the mill, after reserv-
ing 500 sugar trees. The location is
only three miles from church and
store and one-fourth mile from school.
Still this is not an exceptionally rare
offer, for several equally as desirable
farms have been sold in Barnard, and,
| doubt not, in other towns at as low
a figure. This ought to make mighty
interesting reading for good many
people. Perhaps the time may come
when capitalists instead of investing
in Western lands will give young
Eastern men a chance to make
home and develop and build up New
EngTandN-Rutland Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-08
Treatment of Cancer.

There appears to prevail among the
laity a belief that the cure of cancer is
seldom effected by the use of the knife,
and that, when it is used, the disease is
quite certain to reappear. At the recent
congress of German surgeons number
of them told of the after results of ope-
rations for the removal of cancers from
the tongue and throat. In one instance
the whole tongue was removed from a
patient twenty years ago, and the cancer
never returned. Another patient first
had the left side of his tongue removed,
and, as the disease reappeared, he was
again operated upon and the other side
taken out. That was between five and
six years ago, and yet since that time he
has remained perfectly well. Professor
Kuster, of Berlin, presented case of
carcinoma of the tongue upon which he
operated ten years ago, and which has
not returned since. Professor Won Berg
mann exhibited two patients; one was a
case operated upon two years previously,
and the other four years before; the dis
ease had not returned. As for carcinoma
of the throat, several patients were pre-
sented who had had the entire larynx re-
moved, and now, several years after the
operation, there had been no signs of a
recurrence of the disease. Boston Her
old
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-08

In Iceland, that country of gentle,
primitive customs, from time immemo-
rial it has been the fashion to present to
lad or lassie, when the first baby tooth
appeared, lamb to be his or her very
own, cared for and tended as no other
pet could be, and never to be parted
with.
There comes to us in pretty story
concerning the ways and manners of
that sturdy, truth loving and warm
hearted people account of such an offer
ing to the bailiff's son. A winsome, soft
eyed creature was Botna, the queen of
the lamb flock. The pet grew apace, as
did the frolicsome owner, and when he
was 10 years old, hardy shepherd lad,
Botna had become old, toothless and
lame. She could no longer go away to
pasture with the herd, or eat her fill of
grass, even in the pleasant midsummer
weather. Her faithful young master
was, however, mindful of Botna's needs.
He had not forgotten that every year she
had given him little lamb, and in her
old age corner was given to her in the
family living room, where she could see
familiar faces and hear the voices of her
best friends. Many times day she was
fed from bottle, and was never taken
out for fresh air unless the day was mild
and the air balmy Fortunate Botna!-
Harper's Bazaar.
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OUTH LONDONDERRY, VT, THURSDAY EVENING AUG. s. 1885,

And so It goes day after day and weel,
after week. The people cry aloud,
but Whnamaker is at his prayers and
hearetl them not. Once more we
ask th,se Brattleboro fellows, How
do you like the looks of your job, do
you think it will raise you in the es-
timation of the people? Another in
quiry we would like to make of these
fellows: Four or five weeks ago your
organ at Brattleboro said that an in
vestigation had been ordered, how
comes it that you don't get around
with its Haven't you been able yet
to arrange it SO that it can all be done
in one evening? Landlord Barney
.sas very pleasant room that he will
be glad to let you, any evening that
you may desire.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-08
A Mountain Meadow.

Mount Rainier, which rises to height
of 4,444 feet from the shores of Puget
sound, is the most beautiful of the noun
tains Of the United States as it is the
most difficult to ascend. A party of nine
men, including Mr.. John Muir, the well
known student of the Cordilleran glaciers,
gained the summit and were fortunate
in obtaining a large number of photo
graphs of the mountain and of various
aspects Of vegetation encountered during
the journey. One of the party writes:
"This particular meadow on which we
encamped lies between glaciers of the
Nisqually and Cowlitz rivers, on the
south side of the mountain. 1t covers
probably four square miles and ranges
in altitude from 5000 to 1000 feet. The
meadow on the east side of the noun
tain, between the Cowlitz and Natchess
glaciers, is about the same size and diff
fers but little in vegetation. The other
meadows on the main mountain are much
smaller and, with one exception, difficult
of access The meadows on the submits
Of the surrounding lower mountains are
quite extensive, however. The timber
on the meadows is confined mainly to
the crests of the ridges running up the
mountain. Garden and Forest.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-08
Special Notice!

| would respectfully announce to the
public that I have made d trade W h X
S. Wilbur 70" his Watch. Clock Il
Jewelry business and herea ,er ii re-
pal ing viii De done by me or un,ier my
directions.
My prices will be reasonable and work
promptly and tnorou. nly done. | served
three yearsto lea tle trade in Bosom,
and have had 2l yea experience since,
and do not hesitate to say | unders ,and
the business, as my work will prove.
Satisfactory arrangements will be ma.'e
with parties sending me work from ad-
joining towns, as to carriage. Remem
Der | do all kinds OF work pertaining to
the trade, and do it myself, no work sent
away. All watches will be examined in
the presence of the parties bringing them
in and the fault shown, to prevent me
over-charge so often made. Engraving
done with neatness and dispatch. High
est price paid for old gold and silver; the
sanIe made into rings or jcwelry should
partic, desire it. thereby giving them
the chance to make useful old god or
or silver keepsakes.
Hoping by stiict attention to bu iness
aud dealing on the square with every on:
to receive fair share of your airouage,
remain very respe, fully.
j. K. QuIMDY.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-08
For the SITTER.
The Naked Truth Wanted.

TOl Vic OH lER.
The Naked Truth Wanted.
Now, honor bright, MIR SITTER, | want
you to tell me the honest truth about Levi
Fuller. Your SITTER and especially your
Grapevine, very plainly insinuates that
Fuller was not out as soldier in the late
civil war. Now l don't want to accuse
you of lying, but really, you know, this
can't be true. Why he goes to all the
old soldier and Grand Army meetings,
and speaks with unction and gush about
the way and manner in which ,ce put
down the rebellion" and holds himself
out and is treated as one of the genuine
veterans, which could not really be if he
was not in the war; unless, indeed, he
was too young to bear arms. Seeing how
he tried to break down your paper and
destroy your business, can't really blame
you much for hitting him from the shoul-
der whenever you get a fair chance; but
you carry the thing a little too far. and
hit him "below the belt" as the sports
say, when you try to belittle his military
record. Generally, sympathize with the
SITTER in its plucky fight for existence
against The assaults Of its tricky foes, but
l feel that l must protest against your
unfair attempt to smirch the well earned
aurels of an old soldier. These ought
to be sacred. FAIR PLAY.
Our correspondent, Fair Play"
is evidently in earnest and deserves
candid reply. When the war broke
out in 1861, Levi Fuller was 10 years
old, and he was "a years old. when it
closed. He was lusty youth, strong
and we'll matured for his years, and
everyway capable of bearing arms,
and had no membranes in the way
of family to keep him at home. But
he did not enlist, and rendered no
service, whatever, in putting down the
rebellion, unless his flight to North
Hinsdale to escape the L. S. Marsh
al, who was after him for an alleged
appropriation of sewing machine
patent which belonged to somebody
else, was such service. He was
never in the army for single day, of
this "Fair Play" may rest assured.
We have made this explanation in all
soberness, though we didn't suppose
live man in Vermont was ignorant
of these facts. Still Le9i's cheeky
and impudent thrusting of himself
forward into a front seat among the
veterans might well deceive the care
less observer. Now, Mr.. g Fair
Play" are you satisfied the SITTER
has done this humbugging pretender
no wrong? 1t hates sham and hits
it on sight.