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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02

certain members of the Aberdeen school
board asked, "Why cannot we try the
experiment In Abordceni The children
cat have their dancing lessons In the
daytime. and under the direct super
vision of their day school teachers, and
az an adjunct to the physical training
In gymnasucsE
The motion met with but little oppo-
sition. A competent dancing teacher
was secured Dancing was made op-
tional like nianofOrte and violin play
ing In the same school; and Il fee was
paid IA for instruction on those in
strumeuts. This fee was seven shil-
lings and siNpence per quarter-0bout
Sl.T5-a quarter consisting of ten weeks
with two lessons week.
The children took to It at once. What
child does not take 10 d0nclnEt " IL
natural expression OF childish NE.
And what the children like parents ike,
and the pleasant contAgion spread 70
mn the fee-payinR schools and also to
the great u0n-fec-paying school In King
street This was four years ago, ana
now dancing Is regularly taught in the
an.
A SPECIAL SCHOOL DANCE FOR
THE AUTHOR
Tho dlpcing hour follows the close OF
exercise was kindly arranged for me az
. O'clock at the Ashley road school by Mr.
| Hector
Each school building has its large, well
appointed gymnasium, In this case Mt tht
| Ton, Here the children We're assembled
! thirty-two in all, from Z TO III years old
! | should say Boys and girls danced 70
| prther. though In the class rooms they
arc separate as the school curriculum Of
the two differs, They danced simple
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02
DANCING.
How Il Is Taught In the Public Schools Of
Scotland.
by Frank Pope Humphrey.

Copyright 1893 by Frank Popel
For The Sunday Gazette,
Ballater, Scotland, March 20.-A re-
cent American traveller in the Scotch
Highlands expresses surprise that boy
who rowed his boat could spell,
Had hc himself had a better aQuain-
lance with the condition of education In
Scotland for the last 200 years his sur
prise would have been greater to find a
lad that could not spell,
john Knox elaborated a system of
parish schools which, though never yet
fully carried out has been of such in-
calculable benefit TO Scotland as should
render the memory OF that great re-
former dear even 80 those who detest his
theology.
When The Edinburgh Review was
about 60 be established and A motto was
being sought for H. Sydney Smith, with
a sparkle of that wit for which he was
80 famous wit seasoned with more than
= grain Of salt Of truth, suggested: I'VE
cultivate literature on q little oatmeal.
This motto would be applicable TO Scot
land at large The parish schools OF
Scotland and the plan upon which the
Scotch universities were formed have
opened education 60 the poorest children.
And many boy has gone up to the
university town with his bag of oatmeal
" pc ftpienlNhed nom the poor little
homo as often as necessary.
Very different Is the tale Of education
90 be told Of England. No poor youth
could thus avail himself OF the adyan.
tagcs Of Oxford and Cambridge. In is
only within the last twenty years that
education has become general among ne
lower class, Now the board school 4,
Us equivalent, the national school, h
found II every parish.
This same term. board school, 4
Also applied 20 the schools Of Scotland
though Mr.. lh0mas Hector. clerk Of NV
school board of Aberdeen. called NV M.
tenlion 20 the fact that there Is a mari nj
uiuernce between the two, and chat nm
schools Of Scotland are best deScrlh,d
by the term public" They take HI An
CLASSES. while tAc board schools of Rov
land are filled with the children az sb.
iower class agricultural laborers ana ihs
inferior mechanics. '-'
| Education, as All the world knows ha
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02

reached The derrick, and Pinto was, Of
Jimmy wasted considerable time in an
uayaning search for her. and then con-
cludod to 20 up over the bill aud meet
Snow. He dctOutly hopcN the .eolored
boy was right Ia the afternoons DIS
pute
lie would not own to even O, suspicion
Of fear MS De hurried along but SOME
how bear stories together with the
parting admoniiions of bis mother, be-.
ppp to prey upon his mind. lie wished
he could climb nlonE with less noise
Aud II was growing darker every NH
ute. He scrambled along up tlr hih-
side as fast as possible, but lt was very
steep aud very rough Many % rock
which he stumbled over aud sent rolling
down 10 the bed of the creek below
made his heart beat thick with terror.
Finally reaching the top of the bri'tliug
hog.back, hu stopped to regain breath,
and then DO heard the bushes crlcklp
ominonsly on the other side, not fifty
feet away A brrathlcss moment, aud
they rustlCd and cracked again, az If
some big and heavy object wcre moving
lelsurely through them, and stopping 90
listen. as bears do, before milking their
fatal attack.
The object moved ont OF the bushes
NANNNAANNN WY Nth anu WY hANiAs
Jimmy dropped his gun. aud IL fell
with q crash at his side. How could
one gun have made such noise, The
samc instant the poor boy heard the
bear--a grug, growing voice Bears are
very cross when hungry
Too terrorstrickcn for the least pru.
dence, Jimmy left his gun behind md
made spring for the nearest tree. 10
WAS too LAC when he had gained foot
iug among its branches 10 discover that
IL was JUST the size of tree for bear
10 Clmb He clumbcrcd or, up to the
highest branches. aud thore the poor boy
swung Tor many weary hours In the night
bree2es watching fearfully Tor the ap-
pronch Of Bruiu
I'm the shadows he could see what
seemed to him hundreds OF bears hun.
cry for him u one came up after him.
aud hc should Jump down To escape 20.
he would only bc eaten quickly up by
the multitude below
Aud whore was Snow an this timci
Not giving his undivided attention 10
hunting horers anyone would wager n
sis-peuce. No; Snow was not hunting
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02

proposed and a fiddler summoned. 1t is
even said that, moved by the ale. the
cobbler assembled the pulpit and delivered
himself Of a sermon; that two tailors and
three wenvers took possession of the eld-
ers' seats and that the blacksmith gave
out n ditty from the preeentors desk,
appropriate to the scene If not TO the
place.
The fun wa1ed fast and furious, and
the fiddler, inspired thereby, improyised
then and there the famous music Of the
Reel o Tulich,,
Whoever tells you this legend will add
by way Of moral that every one of
the jewellers died within n twelvemonth.
Should you express Incredibly the very
ruins of the church can be pointed out.
On the card Of dansante, given by
the school children OF Dundee TO which
/ was invited, Is set down the Reel o
Tullich; the Chile Callum, sword dance,
was also danced, and also q "Strathspey
and Reel"
"Strathspeys" are the beautiful dances
which originated IN the district lying
south of the River SSpey. where they are
danced to perfection. This district Is
rorth of Deeside, and forms Ike that a
part Of the East Highlands.
No public exhibitions of dances are
given in the Aberdeen schools. But
now and then private little exhibition
Is held for parents.
PIANO MUSIC FOR GYNINASTIC
DRILLS.
The music was supplied by a piano
which also supplied the music for the
gymnastic exercises which Immediately
followed the dancing. The first exercls,
was n drill with Indian clubs, given will
a military precision easily accounted fol
! when one learned that the teacher wal
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h7rscs TO the entire exclusion nf other
things lie picked rcd rnNiheuics us
lac went along with considerable relish.
remembering, too, that 10 Wus Bruins
layouic fruit and wondering II the fra
grant odor had aa yet attracted them 20
the vicinity This was IN the bright
light ~ tho afternoon, however and there
was nothing 20 lc afraid Of
Snow lote'ed along, looking about
for horses MS he went-Und Shows feet
were net the sWiftvst In the world at
any time
Presently he disc ve'a2 megpic's
ncst In a tall Jdnr Now Snow hal M.
ways wanted one Of those little chatter.
era that he might teach it the English
lapguage Here was his opportunity.
Guess I'd he u fool fur not gittin'
the thing whom It's right here 10 my
hpnd' he said. mis- Price herself
would say that"
SO he climbed the tree with considerable
| difficulty YET far more comfortably than
lac was iatcd To do farther ON. aud Sc
! cured a nest full of young mQgpies The
/ little things wero beginning to feather
out nicely, and Snow was In great glee
as he slowly and carefully descended
About this time, too he discovered
/ that the sun was going down, Tat hg
was far from home aud no horses
Guess them hosses Is gone clean OFT
an ia bcttah be gitilW over the ridge
TO Jim an old Pinto, he said TO him
self
Now, Il ever there was one person
more ridiculously umorous after darl
than any OTHER follow, Snow was that un
fortunate.
"No' see, my father, he died Ia IN,
night he u3ed TO say, Fan that's whS
4 don't seem 60 Ike dark places, an
night an sich'
AS he hurried down tie canon III,
shadows began playing with his feelings
AZ only shadows can. lie thought %
bears, and the rasphcrries 30 plentiful
all along e way 90 bait them to The spo
10 his complete destruction. Shows eve
grew bigger and bigger as Il becam,
darker and he stumbled constantly II
his hnste
That side Of the hoe.back was eoualI,
as preclpitious as limmys side had beer
and he found u difficult enough ascend
ing the ridge aud carrying tho birds m
ne cllmhcd. But up Ee scrambled
breathing like q steam engine nj "A 6rc
herdy daring 10 look 70 right or L
Once at the top Of the hin be stoppe,
Tor q bare instant and heard sometime
lie bounded on q few stVps. then stopne
70 listen This time he saw sonothipe.
something hig and black, ana n sganae
" Pc moving among the bushes on N
mnd legs, precisely as " hunting fo
, raspberrles Snow was perfectly sure
was On los hind legs.
oh lordyv ne said TO himself IN
hoarsc whisper "Oh. iofdy lor6g It's
bar SHOP
lie stood still on the spot az one tron.
! hHei With horror Tho little matnies I
fheir hoipely bed, nestled down uaaor Nj
/, WiN, very glad of u moments rVpOse
The miserable black hoy ncb,ell
7 groaned aloud 10 BIS terrible misorv ,
A ie9r suddenly be heard a crlsh ana
y lnpNenQnt ~ the bushes where the LEA
. was One wild.eyed glance ever N
4 shoulder and 40 really saw ths hae
\ monster coming over tho thick nnle
'Oa, my Oh, The good I.ordl" Win
! RereN poor SNOW, and ne struggle
through the brush. expecting every M
VA however % feel the esael teeth
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made his way to the platform, ana
out preparation delivered q Nj
worthy 10 rank with the highest 4
meuts In orat0ry IN Faneull haM
the men asked: WHO IS this yogs
low who speaks in tones. OF muAi
compels us to listen to things we y
care to he9rV
Mr.. Phillips had two qualities
make the orator, when he made 'n' ,
famous speech of his. One was 4.
comparable in sweetness, poWg h
fascination, only TO the voice q 4
stone, and some have thought 70 W
Gerret Smith, another famous IVY
list. ,i
Then Mr.. Philips had cultiyaIe
Conkling did, the art Of speakas
distinctness and without apparealt D
Therefore he did not tire his NV
since he seemed 10 be addressus L
in no more urgent manner ule
would use in private conyersau9I
was very careful of his vowel sogi'1
though this care was not made e'H
his audience.
Conkmg seemed never 70 ~
carry bis voice, and he spoke '
hours at the Academy Of Muse Y
York without any more appareHt
than would have been requinfd v
with friends. Therefore he u.
weary his great audience by SUD
that he was himself weary. -.
To young men who asked ~,
ling what practice they should
become effective speakers AZ
made this answer: 'Iram your
singers do, so that you can get
tone, but not sing-song one, An'
1t without apparent effort Juh
greatest singers execute their XVI
hcult passages. There is no youa'
who cannot by practice secure
which viii be pleasing. OF coo,a.
are blessed with natural glipa ~
a gift which can be acquired ", Z
Gerrit Smith had the supefp@.
ever given 90 an American. bne "a
when he was making his Dafue'
anr-slavery cause, pracucel
aloud Then cultivate distincm ~
armed, II you have something
you viii become an orator, ana Y t.
patience, intelligence and cue
and sincerity as well, you may pS,
orator whose rewards are as
as any that man can receive
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was full Of decr not horses; happily, the
terorestricken motherly doe was safe
enough beyond the range 81 his not a.
together fatal fowling piece.
Once, pausng 10 breathe himsplf Ia
remembered he had left his captridees
poinnd ia the saddle-bags. This feaec.
pol sQ@eway started train Of Thought
aa ., men Jimmy vent back 10 Old Pinto
denly recollec,ed that shu had 4 habil ~
sVlef airectly home when Left united
my what Y she should "a That nov r,
RS ,.t detained with q scared expression.
WHAT would mother Think
True enough. And hls father sich ana
20 one 70 send ont to relieve her faafs
eopeAow be anddenly lost an relish
va ussg hunting and became absorbed
MIN the ieea II horsee Pinto eslerl,l'
~ Back be went, down The nttle fRs, v,i,,
Stees, as fest az possible. but dihsent a.
rs feet rould be-and thew ,gere tirsS
bow n'sntfall overlook lin before ~
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been made free throughout Great Brit
ain by an act Of the late government,
But I find that In many Of the schools OF
Aberdeen fee Is skill paid.
This Is done IN accordance with inc
wishes Of nnny parents and Win tne
concurrence Of the school board.
The objection on the part Of the rar-
ents Of sending their children into the
noH-feo-paying schools is strictly per
sonal one and has nothing TO DO with
class distinctions They do not OBJ
ject to the rubbing Of shoulders with
poorer class" said Mr.. Hector but
TO personal contact with uncleanliness;
II was IN one Of the fee.paying schools
that the experiment Of teaching dane.
ing was first made-the Ashley road
public school.
DAYTIME DANCING THE ADNAN-
TAGE.
This school Is situated In one Of the
outer districts Of Aberdeen, and par
cnta there who wished their children TO
be taught dancing" said Mr. Hector,
chad TO send them long distance to
the dancing academy In the center OF
the town. and the classes were always
In the evening Both these conditions
were Objectionable especially In the
cnse Of young children
An experiment had already been made
I'm suburb Of Glasgow IN teaching
dancing in the public schools, and
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hal he had no idea " any other career
than that Of a lawyer. Speeches were
made which filled Phillips with indig-
nation, aud be said to hls friend, Some.
one ought 10 answer those speeches.
replied
Vita that suggestion Nh. Philips
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-05-19

became a member Of the municipal
council Of Madrid. but soon resigned
his Office on account 81 d change in the
government and devoted himself to
agriculture and cattle breeding. He
has since held nany public Offices, in
GLIDING that Of the minister 81 the in
terror, vice president Of the senate.
councillor Of the Monte dc Piedal. and
royal commissioner Of agriculture. lie
Is, comparatively speaking d rich man
and Is highly respected throughout
Spain. He now holds THE office on chief
ofthe Spanish world Il faircommission-
ers Since his arrival IN this country
he has received much attention from
society and has been pre- snted with
the freedom 81 the city 81 View York.
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There is wide diversity of opinion
as to the qualities requisite to make
truly great man. In the following a
moralist in the Detroit Free Press
comes very close to the line:
Moral greatness consists not in the
office a man fills, or the elevation he
has reached by the zeal of his friends.
The humblest individual in the neigh
borhood may in reality be the greatest
man in town. He is unknown by the
crowd, but in correct principles. moral
habits, unbending integrity he shows q
grandeur of character which no man in
power can boast. His talents and ex-
ertions are forming and fixing the prin-
ciples OF multitudes who are not sem
sible OF the influence he has upon
them. He works silently, judiciously
and constantly. This is moral great
ness. Where yon find a man leading
you along imperceptibly, as by siIlxen
cords and silent, resistless appeals, you
may be sure he possesses in pre-
eminent degree the elements of real
greatness. Such an individual Is worth
10 God and humanity thousand times
as much as the man who Is elevated in
the glare Of seifishness and popular APP
plause- has been fitted up by the
hands Of others-but who never raised
himself an inch by his courage. his
steadfastness, his moral power or viz
tue"
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much Of this work cannot be done

much of this work cannot be done
until the booths for their re-
ception are ready; the carpenters.
however, seem TO be working
hard toward that end, and each.
day seems to bring its reward in
much being finished. The aisles
in this building are broad and
spacious, and will accommodate
many people without crowding.
The grounds and buildings
when fully Illuminated by cleo
tricity presenta sight never to.
be forgotten. and although the,
electrical !exhibit at the Paris
Exposition was fineA such rapid
strides have been made in this
department of science since that
time, and such wonders have
been achieved, in order to con.
vince one of the truths of this
assertion, a visit is necessary 10
the building devoted to this ex-
hibit.
Your readers from different
states who hope to find the build
ings of your own particular
State all in readiness to receive
you and fully complete, probably
will be- disappointed. There are
many nails to be driven, saying
rothing about placing the ex.
htbits. before your hopes will be
realized.
This is. true of the West Vir-
ginia building, which, by the
way, will be very pretty and com
Portable when completed. 1t will
be headquarters for all West
virgfnians. T. Y. @.
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usr. q the rnnrl o,.tnr shell.

Every part Of the pearl oyster shell,
which furnishes the best product, Is
utilized for distinct purpose. From
along the straight edge OF 1t Is cut o
penholdcr Four slices Of suitable shape
adjoining are forslSnife handles. From
the thick middle part is obtained a. pis-
toll handle. other portions supply one
big poker chip, d couple of cloak butt
tons. three or four coat buttons, pair
Of cuff buttons, half dozen collar but
tons. and as many shirt buttons
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NOW TRY THIS

It will cost vonnothing and will sure.
~ do you good. il you have cough,
cold, or any trouble with throat, chest
or lungs. DR. Kings New Discovery
for consumption. coughs and colds is
gunrnllteed to give relief, or money
will be paid back Sufferers from Ii
grippe found it just the thine and under
its use had speedy and perfect re-
cosery. Try sample bottle at our ax-
pense and learn for yourself Just how
good thing tits Trial bottle free at
Clayton & Dents drug store. Large
size 5Oc and <l,00. 3
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tenant in 1853 His FIRST war service
was in the west gulf blockading SQUAD
ron, and he took part In Farrngut,s
passage Of the forts and the capture of
New Orleans, For the next two years
he was engaged in, all the hot work
upon the Mississippi and adjacent riv-
ers. In 1902 he commanded, as lieuten-
ant commander, tho Baron de Knlb,
took part in the operations against
Vicltsbnrg, in the two attacks on
Haines Bluff, in the engagement at
Arkansas Post, In the expedition MP
the Yazoo, the attack ON Fort Pember-
ton aud the capture Of Yazoo City;
commanded the naval battery at the
siege of Vieltsburg, and was soon after
wards transferred to the North Atlan-
tic squadron. He assisted in the cap
turn Of Wilmington, and until the end
'of the war was as actively and honor
ably engaged ON the Atlantic coast as
he had been on the Mississippi river.
He was advanced certain numbers for
conspicuous service, and was commits
stoned commander In 1865. After
duty ON board the Shawfnut In Brazil,
and with the Sabine on special service,
he was detailed for duty at the naval
academy, as lighthouse inspector and
as secretary Of the Lighthouse board.
BE was made captain in 1877, saw
two years work subsequently, in con-
nection with a western railroad, 70
which he brought his charactistic en-.
ergy and ability, and was then ordered
TO sea in command Of the Powhatan on
the North Atlantic station. In 1881 he
was made chief OF the bureau Of navi-
CATION, held the office for eight years,
and then, with the acting commission
Of a rear admiral, was assigned TO the
command Of the well-isnown squadron
Of evolution. When this was dispersed.
he was given the command of the
North Atlantic station. In his forty
three years service he has been scven-
teen years at sen, twenty years upon
shore duty, and but 1--WE years ON leave
or unempioyed.
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that chlnasnen uaually llehs among

that Cinnamon uauaily tight among
themselves.
These fighting "tongs. as they are
called. have recently been at war
among themselves. and che police have
been kept busy looking after thern
II would seem impossible of belief that
gangsof highbindcrs OF rival tongs
cotld gntheron the corners OF public
streets IN broad daylight and carry on
. 3Sistol fnsillnde ncross the roadway.
Yetthat has been done moro than once
In San Frnncisco's Chinatown, while
Individual contests between members
of opposing organizations have recent
ly been OF almost daily occurrence.
There are nine OF these men confined
in the county jail on the charge of
murder, and any number Of charges OF
assault. battery, theft, gambling. car
rying concealed weapons and such
other crimcsas highbindcrs arc prone
70.
One Of the potent causes Of trouble
among the tongs is the difficulty Of
landing Chinese women. Under the
exclusion law no Chinese women can
be landed except It can be proved that
she Is the wife OF some merchant al
ready here ci, TINT she is native of
the United States. Female slaves are
very valuable In Chinatown, and vari-
GUS are the tricks resorted To- a com
mon trick Is 70 have an affidavit that
she is a wellslSnown merchants wife
drawn up and signed by some one who
if,ersonu tfe the aileped hnahafd And
II the merchant should discover what
Is going ON and protest, as has hap
pened, woe Is his portion. The tong
most interested win pursue him 10 the
death, or u nptong man is personally
interested some one will hire one or
more of them 70 do the dastardly work.
Then perhapssome Of the merchants
friends win hire members Of a rival
tong to avcnge him, and soon the news
papers will laconically announce that
another highlander war has broken out
Ia Chinatown.
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bus, being removed from thc great dis
scoyerer by thirteen generations. His
full name Is nothing less thnn Don
Christobel Colon dc Toledo dc Ia Ger
day Gantc. His titles are duke Of
ycragna, marquis of Jamaica and nd
inirnl and adelantndo, mayor OF the
indies. He was born In Madrid in
1887, was graduated Az tho University
Of Madrid Ms y lawyer. became afiili-
ated with the liberal party. and, In
1871, was elected us the Representatives
Of Arevnllo IN the cortes. In 1874 hc