The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-06-05

NA0AE SsODC'UUuRs 1UU y Teu TOP SptUS
Catch small 6sh with the aid OF pin
These are few things. not nearly aii;
So, under his knife, marbles. pop.gun and
bal.
In boys pocket the bottom. most thing
j. always piece Of good stout string
5. Hall. in our Little Men and Women.
JACKS MEMORY TRAINING.
stin There Were Many rhInss which,
somehow. lso Seemed to Forg {.
tScENE-The family circle, about three
o'clock in the afternoon. Present, Fa-
tber, Mother, Sister Carrie, Little
Willy, Aunt Susan. Enter Jack, with
slam and rush. He filings books
down on table and himself into q
chair.
Jack-I want to tell you, my honored
relatives, that this memory training is
superb! That was only the third lesson,
and my memory bump (foeling It'll
Aunt Susan [shivcringl-Jack. did you
notice the thermometer as you came IMP
Jack-Oh, forgot to shut the door! l
beg your pardon! [Shuts it. My MEM
DRY bump fairly knocked my hat of, it
IS growing SO fast shall have to wear
. stove-pipe hat to accommodate 1t.
Want to tell you what learned to-day.
! learned to-
Sister Carrie-Jack, excuse the inter-
ruption. but am somewhat acquainted
with you, and / should like to know
whether you mailed that letter / gave
you at noon?
Jack (clapping his hand to his npck-
etl-Wh-e-e-ew! II didn't forget all
about it! Was it of any Importance?
Sister Carrie-Imporfance! Didn't
tell you / wouldn't have 1t miss that
mail for any thing?
Jack taking out the letterl-Oh, you
needn't get angry, Carrie! I'll take it
TO the ONCE after supper [starts to put
it in his pocket but Carrie takes possess
sion ofitl. Well, as Twas saying, moth
er, you can't imagine how much I can
remember. Listen! He rises. strikes
an attitude and recitesl: Hamburg.
Goldfish, soft-soap, Washington, mill
race, needle, camel, coming, bulldog,
Milton, Dickens, Dante, cheese, geogra-
ply, fiddle
Father-Jack, You young rattlebrain.
how much more is there Of that stuff?
Jack-There are one hundred and
seventy-eight words in all. and can
say them all OF, backwards or forwards.
How's that for feat of memory? Geog-
raphy. fiddle, Calcutta, Shakespeare,
turpentine-
Father-It just occurred to me, Jack,
that you pass the jewelers. every day.
and possibly Mr.. Goldsmith sent word
by you about my watch? It's high time
it was done. I need 1t badly.
Jack-Whe-e-e.ew! I'm sorry, father.
but he gave me note for you three
days ago, and put it in the clock, be-
cause he's jeweler. That's the way
to associate ideas, you know. thought,
whenever / looked 1T the clock, ! would
think Of that note. But l forgot to
look at the clock. Takes the note
sheepishly out of the clock and hands 1t
to his father
Father [sarcastically, rs he takes I'll
Been training your memory In any
other direction, Jack?
Jack Frightening up. not noticing
the sarcasml -Oh. yes, sir! can give
the Presidents of the United States for
ward and backward. Hear me! George
Washington, John Adams, Thomas JEFF
ferson, James Madison, James Mon.
roe
Mother-Oh, Jack, while I think OF
1t, you ordered the sugar at the gro
Gerry?
Jack-Dear me, that's too bad! You
see. just before got to the store Bill
Jenkins came along on his new bicycle
Safety. and beauty-and was look
ing at that, and walked right by. I'll
get it tomorrow without fail.
Mother-Well, we'll have to go with
out sugar for tea to night, suppose
[slylyl Tell ,S something more about
your memory training.
Jack-Well, the brightest thing Is
about figures. ] can remember any
date you please. I'm going to become
an encyclopedia. biped encyclopedia.
Observe! The cotton gin was invented
in 1898. California was discovered in
1880. The area of Alabama is SO, 72e
square miles. The public debt of the
United States in 1889 was
Willy Hooking up from his blocksl-
Jack!
Jack-Don't interrupt
Willy-But, Jack! Can Sammy Brown
60 fishing with me Saturday.
Jack-Well. there! l declare, Willy,
I'm sorry, but forgot to ask. Saw his
mother, too. willy begins to whimper.
Come. now, don't cry, and I'll help you
dig fish-worms Ill see Mrs. Brown to.
morrow. willy dries his tears.
Carrie-How your memory il i'm.
proved, Jack.
Jack [proudlyl-It's wonderful! Why,
/ just glanced at store window Is
came along, and think can remember
every thing in that window! Let's see.
There was big dog, and some pocket
knives and some jumping jacks and
some
Father Hooking out of the window
See! see! Cows in the yard! lie filings
down tho paper and rusLss out
Willy-Shoo! shoe! Whoop! Flies
after
Mother-Oh, my geraniums! [Runs
out Of the ROOM.
Carrie-Oh, my tennis ground! Fol
lows.
Aunt Susan-And all the clothes hunf
! out: Drops her work and runs.
Jack following slowly and sheepish
lyl Dear me! must have forgotten II
shut that gate!-Prof. Amos r. Wells
| in Golden Days.