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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03
The Bear Lake Canal

At Ogden yesterday, in the touTth
district court, the Jarvis Conklli Mort
gage Trust company asked tor Le ap-
pointment OF receiver and be the
forenlosing Of a mortgage Amou ng to
S2,O10,OOOi with interest ~ cent
from OotOoeT, 1891.
This defendants called are; BE Lake
and River Water WOrksand lrbation
company, Salt Lake Land AMI ErrigR-
ton company, VIM. Garland, NJ. W.
Corey, A. b, Corey, Charles h corey,
w. II. Watts, Samuel Nj. Jifis, ~.
o. Watts, Roland II. COnklln.
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pcctcI two or thrOy boys, AMI 81 etched
hum They followed them oIu4tI, 1l
sunday, uuI GA Monday they were
caught The stolen boz wac z uni ,n
@ 1arn hid 90 tue hay. the toys con.
lrased 90 thc crime aui ore bound over
BOO elUUD cfcl tp appear at the district
c.url Ia AiNaa. Oge Of the young
ueu broke iH,1 iho same tl0re before
aud was iu Nal8t jan Tor 10. lhuy all
denied knowing anyihl1g about the
robbery 90 frsi, bus 1T last gave in and
told al nOIut it.
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Burglary

On Saturday night last, william q.
Parliinsou's store at Preston, Idaho,
was broken into and about $1,000 In
cssh aud scrip stolen. They Ind the
money IN two small iron bozu- Balur.
day hat been very busy dp with
them, and at night they Wale IN a
hurry to 20 10 a concert, 10 they left
boxeH ia the office, ven Unusual
thing for Mr.. Parkinson 10 Dc fof th0y
have always been very careful TO put
their money 10 sale place, On Sun.
day morning they found the Daek door
Of the store burst open, aud me boxes
with the money gone. Iney aus.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03
TuE >LSATg.

IA
NNAsmiNGToN, DC, Jan. 3-when
III Senate was called TO or Ter at noon
IErdly score Of members were In
ulrlr seats. There was considerable
utluy telnTe a quorum was secured.
Al ter tue reading Of the Journal u aOh.
~ IRA tKy.) presented the oreitLg al
. SENATOR Err HunIon (Va.) 0ho tool
q 8 osth Of flee.
IFfye presented a resolution dnclar.
II Il that Ia the opinion OF tho Senate
uldng the investigation OF the COM
Ifitlee on foreign relations OF our Tr.
tlons with Hawaii, there should De
I'D interference on the part Of the
Nnilel States by any moral influence
4 physical force, for tho restoration VI
Queen Lilluokaltni, or ths mainiel.
nee Of tue provisional government OF
Q Hawaiian Isiangr. aud that
no naval forces should Le used
the islands only for tho pro.
olion Of the lives and property Of
american citizens. He asked that the
3rsoluu0n lie upon tue table Tor tbs
present anu stated that he would later
hsk IL reference TO the committee o
loteign relations. The resolution 90.
casl0ned manifestation OF interest
and doubtless will SION become
the subj eCl Of discussion.
HIN pToaented u bill limiting the
elect Of the regulations OF commerce
between several states ana with foreign
Countries.
A bill was called up by pugh,
Alabama, Tor the relief OF certain
aliens who had acquired property IN
We district, 0gcasionel much discus.
zion, as II developed the fact that
aliens are Incompetent to hold property
10 the District OF Columbia.
Harris lenn.) Thought the present
law obnoxious and general bin
should be Introduced permitting aliens
y iold property la the District.
inue on THIS point was promptly taken
Wy C1ohtell, Missouri, VINO approved
Tue present law and said he honed the
llme would never cOmu whom aliens
could hold property In the Distrlo,
" Columbia. After some further dis.
vlislun harris Withdrew his objection
eal the bill pRsaet ,it being for relief OF
bAV'u y. Godwell anu lsgelizing hi.
uHhofshlp OF real estate IN tho District.
on motion OF senator German the
oehhle went Into executive session; al
'le conclusion Of which ths ssnnlt
adjourned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03
A PHE,oIIEa's CAREER.
An AdVsnturtr vita aliases AZ Chnreh
nnd la Court.

JACKSON, TENN, Jan, 3-The Jury
~ We famous Howard nase this morn
Ky returned voriic. OF guilty.
ps'fge Frederick Butgoyne Howarl,
"lss iiederIch Hewlett, alias a Rose,
1NAa VIM, Lord Moore, alias Jusuph
KY eI was technically chuigcd with
uhls The u. 3. mails for fiatuleut
sa1,lo'es' According TO evidence be-
M to one OF tbs most gcCOmpii he'd con.
S Sa'l'a men. The story VI his dOings
"utlu MI volumes. According 10 the
MUS MUS OF thu prosecution, Howard,
sa,leI NArllus aliases, drfrauded the
ny, ,ea't'lcAu teople out vi 100000. He,
rs ohcckeTed career in various
INV 9i tho world, came to Jackson In
NJ, identified himself with the flTst
gN'l Church VI which ho WAS coon
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LOWEST ~ nEtORD.


Another Gus 10 thc Price uf
sugar.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. "a cut
Ia grnuuiatsd sugar placing - nUmin-
ally at 4 conis a pUund but really 81
3:7i cents 10 favored rebate dealers,
tue lowest price on record, has BEEN
made by tue sugar trust The Object
oi the reduction Is TO Influence Con.
gtoia. rhuro ate, however several
other causes. The general trade de-
prtssinn which has ltuilgi buying 10
an Iml Orlaut factor. Another element
In tho increase 10 tlr Cuban CTUp,
which iof the presvn. season ia Utti.
matoIat l,00BODD TONS agains, e4O,O
tons lstt yuaE
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03

CLEVELAND, jan. 3.-Jnmes Golvin,
the famous baseball pitcher, was AT
their suils The pin was not found on
tugm.
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rnssengsr A.eal seIsoled.

DESvER, Jan. alt is stated that
q. =. Stohbins has been selected gen.
eral passenger agent on the Denver,
Texas anu Gulf read. StUDbins Is the
old.umO Union Pacific passenger
agent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03

WAsu1NurON, Jan. 3.--AfIer the
tsaiiug Of the journal the rgaignatiour
fellows anu Fitch IN. " VINO hnu
lsrn elected dislfict attorney anu
Comptroller Of currency OF New
|ioik city, were read. Iht
Yeaker presenled tho credentials OF
Adams tPa.) 10 succeed the late
U,Nrill. Then the Hawaiian night
logan, Bsutellc, ON behalf Of tht
IL ipubncans, bringing IL up 10 autag
ouizs the taflll bill. McCfcary, Chair
man Of the iorciyu Hdairs committee
sought 10 avoid this subject by
trying 10 make an Arrangement
by which Friday and Saturday,
thib week, should be set aside fof
Of the resolution report, d
by the foreign Affairs committee In lieu
VI the Hit ana BouIelle resolutions.
Hltt, head OF the miEOfiiy VI the for
eign affairs committee, was on bis feet
aad a. soon m MoCreary made his
proposition he stated that inasmuch al
tina proposition gave the Republicans
A. bsiantialiy what they desired, name.
~ a time fixed for the debate OF
H. Hawaiian matter, he would be GLAD
1hr Democrats failed TO muster q
0u,rum aud until they do the tariff
10 blocked, There is little prospect
. quorum tSday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03
An INuLi-Il vIrW.

4 Iondun unnf's ftmuttiii on our
4tnt. mood Qu,4uuu.
LUNDJN, Jan, 9 The I1tWdth
tayt; Zoe proposal Go uII Uwh, All.
z9na auI Nuw Mckee 10 thc tiaics Ii
the American uuiou VIII probably
invo We the Uniial States in emnar.
easements more dnioult NO. fufmouut
than npy b. uas tuuH !ug uNfcfiuuccj.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03

int d mt -pnnuing The Dog lidsF.. ST.
DmmmouI la very fetcent about
whht ia being d'rr. one nunlfci
nuu uiuriy miir oil turvfy nus ncnH
e mJlet. Tho surveyors have
rt.curu RgE.WIh'4 U.k cnnyo1
about al2 mI,stouth OF Logan, Ulah
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03
DellealIOn Of lleelIng IIunse. Ele.

Dedication Of Meeting House, Etc.
The now assembly hall OF the
Twenty.secOnd war;, salt Lake Guy,
was dedicated Sunday evening, Dec.
3lsi, 1898, thu dedicatory prayer being
Offered by President George q. Can
non. There were present ON the stand.
Presidents George z. Cannon anu
Joseph Il. SMITH VI the birst Pfssi.
dency VI the Church, Elders Angus
NJ. Cannon, Joseph H.. Taylor ana
Charles w. Penr0sr, Of the presidency
OF tue stake, BishOp Alfred Solomon,
Of Tue ward, and other brethren. The
house was iiiled to OVERLOOKING, many
being unable to get In.
Appropriate remarks We're made by
BirnUp Solomon, Elder Angus NJ.
Cannon anu Presidents Joseph i.
smith and George Y. Cannon. The
singing by the Waru anu bunuay
school chOlrH under tue leadership OF
Brother Henry Gardner was very
pleasing feature OF tho services.
Owing 10 the death OF Brother
Alexander Ghrfick, which occurred
some time ago, Brother John Il. Neb-
ekof, formerly second counselor In the
Bisloprc, was sot apart ~ first cOun-
solor TO Bishop Solomon, and Brother
Arthur Winter was ordained a High
Priest anu set apart a. second counselor.
THIS assembly hail is n beautiful
brick Rnd stone structure IOx8O feet,
aud cost $4,000. The building was
tusleiuliy decorated Tor the very i'm.
pOrtanl occasion by the Sisters OF the
ward. TINS Saints Of that ward arp
elated over their new house OF worship,
aud have good reason Tor feeling ~.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03
A nonnERs, 81 rouNp.
rIundor Und,r a woTIds FAiT
building.

CHICAGO, jan. 3.-A rcbherh' roost
rlch with plumber has been found be-
meath the door Of the great agricultural
building al tne Worlu's Fair grouuds.
The thieves escaped, bat much yalu'
able stolen property was recovered.
rne usn was sumptuously furnished
With Turkish rugs, fabrics from foreign
loonls, rich draperlus anu comtorIahis
iivaus. Fine branJies, high priced
wines aud impOflol clgars were scat
tered about Ia greGt pIOiusion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03
NOTIs.


W. l.. Pickari reporla hat in Den.
VIZ tins busintsH men are feeling en-.
Outraged over tho iacl that there
December showed up u BE- the bett
buaintss month Of 1893.
Lphl Banatr. One Of our mining
men informs uu that 40 hoe piacsvefi 4
flno deposit OF oufuudua bs,t our
city. This " Il mineral u extreme
hardness aud IL much used Tor mailing
emery wheolg. This deposit may
prove valuable.
Boi5s SialcsmdGi The smelier tost
applied 10 ldAuO ores NJ the Esp1sltiou
was Of great Importance ~ the state.
10 showed that the otoa Of tlis state
average higher than those uOduCed
elsewhere. such collections represent
oil the mines Of tho state, and each
mine contributes itH most attractive OR
Ito Richest specimens. IL IL not 70 bo Hs-
sumed that the ores OF Idaho or Uf any
other state average Rs nigh a. the
q cltor returns from the Wptlda Far
collections, but II 10 shown TINT the
average value of the ores Ut thu state
II higher than similar averages else.
where.
Malad Euterpriss; Prediction, were
made all over the county that tue
number OF dellnquenls would 10 very
large. Sumo oven said tnat nj least
One.third Of the Taxpayers would be
unable TO pay their assessment such
predictions, however, were wid0 oi the
mark aud illustrated that no one knew
anything about IL, Out OF nearly 900
taxpayers there are about eighly.threc
who failed TO come up and ray their
taxes before the expiration VI the time
allotted them, This is asplendid show.
ing considering that times have been
90 hard aud money 10 scarce. We
doubt very much that another county
In the state can make such q slowing
US hRs the grand old county Of OBsida.
w. Il. Booss was Instantly killed In
the Stevens mine NJ Butte Pniay.
He was cleaning up DRIFT On the
hundred foot level, when rock
weighing about four tons silppei from
the hanging wall and completely
covered him. sam Stevens, w1D was
working close 10 him, mRnaItd 10
escape the big rock 10y IumpiIg, but
was struck by number OF hallor
stones and knocked ssnseltssl The
accident was not discovered until
evening, when the men failed "A show
up for supper, And a search wli insti.
tuted, IL took three hours y got
| BoDse's body out from ubdb the
rocks. Stevens lie suffering nv con.
QUESTION Of the brain ami may ~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03
Tho wyoming ana Utah Hailroad'

special Bispdtoh 10 me NEWS
CHEYENNE, Wyop Jau. 8.-Goyne
Drummond, civil engineer who mas
been employed on the survey OF Ihe
Wyoming and Utah railroad from
CMper to Ogden, the past elk months
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03
BUSINESS And MLNES.
SlTm5ll Of U.al Vol that Refs
Less Than Six C,ais.
gDwlNrrn EXPOSITION ITEMS.
unlug ani business NeWI Gathered
From Various
Sources.

Returns were received today from
b lston on the sale d G,000 pounIs %
uiah wool shipped east last July. Toe
clip was pleced IN the hands OF apron.
incnt Boston commission house, ald
during thu closing unye Of December
ihu uusl talcs wuto made, and the re.
por. theroJu has como 10 neud. John
a. Car0n, VINO slippoI the wool from
kylt5u, Utah, roceiye8 Tor his clip less
than Fix cents per pound. twas good
average wool, too.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03

Ths Unitsd stairs consul at Dundee
Dead.
LONDON, jan. S.--Georgs W. Saw.
age, United states consul Ut Dundee,
Scotland, uied touay.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03

w. 9. Slmpkins, manager Of the Salt
Lake Pressed Brick company, has
written to Secretary Snyder OF tho
Chamber OF Commerce that HE COM
piny Is DESTROYS OF exhibiting at the
MidwiD'er Fair and inqulrlng 70
whom he shall deliver samples FOR dis.
play.
The Fair committee will announce
At a later date where exhibits will be-
resolved.
The ogden members Of tho Fair cx.
Ccu,ive committee are Judge L.. w..
shurtlif, Judgv Patton and Charleo
Melghun.
g. w. Mum intends 10 exhibit his
borse medicines at tho Falr, aud also
his sling Tor horses When lhc animals
are ~ unfortunate As u get broken
legs. Dr. Nunn has uppird iOr y
patent iJr hls uevico tor Y cling.
DON MAGUmE Arr4ErED.
The Milwintcr Fats executive CON.
mittoo met last evening, ahd as stated
in ytstcrdhy'a NEWS Would bo the
case, reiuCiuJ D0u haEtiro 10 rep.
resent Utah az the Midwttcr Fair. Mt.
Mcguire ~ % receive $3.50 lpur month
for two months, anu - POI uAy Tor oA.
pUnscs. Ho will leave f0t. san Fran.
UlscO thia evening.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03

In the case Of the Waterbury,
National Bank vs. the saltsir Beach
%. ct al, tue demurrer was submitted
without argument.
Carrie CAine Va Samuel +. Wood.
mAnsee vi al. Demurrer IN this CAFE
was alno submitted without argument.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-21

Of his labors for the reformation of
English photography. Sir Isaac was
born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, Eng
land, January 4, 1913. He was obliged
to leave school at the age of twelve
years, and entered the counting house
of a clothing manufacturer. After
six years service as a clerk he received
five months training in the normal
college of the British and Foreign
School society, and was in 1881 APP
pointed master of the, British school at
Barton on Humber. He established the
British school at Wotton Under-Edge
in 1870
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-21

tant general of Pennsylvania by Gov.
Beaver, and while holding this Office
he was brought prominently before
the public by his services at Johnstown
during the flood.
On June l, 1889, when Johnstown
was swept away, Gen. Hastings started
for the stricken city, and on his ar
rival there assumed charge and rem
dered invaluable service to the terror
stricken residents. In 1890 Gen. Hast
ings was defeated for the nomination
for governor. Since then he has re-
manned prominent before the republic
an voters of the state, and his choice
to-day to be the standard-bearer of his
party is considered a most popular one.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-21
INJURIOUS MODERN DANCING.
What a Physician Thinks of the Art as
Now PraCticed.


Now PraCticed.
The art of dancing as practiced by
the Greeks and Romans was a useful
form of gymnastics that they held in
great esteem, regarding ii rightly as a
means eminently suited to develop the
organism. We must confess, however,
that in our times this art has degen-
Grated, says writer in the European
edition of the New York Herald, and
can be called unhealthy in the great
majority of cases and not in all, as
dancing in the open air in the daytime
may have decided merits. This is
never true for balls given in rooms
filled with people, overheated by a
quantity of lights, and with the at
mosphere thoroughly poisoned by the
very causes without which ball cam
not be brilliant
1t is scarcely necessary to refer to
the dust of all kinds, to the innumera-
BILE microbes that the dancers send fly
ing into the air, nor need we speak of
the untimely strain imposed on the
organism which, at a time when it
ought to be at rest, is on the contrary
over excited. What greater mistake
than the midnight supper at which the
most unwholes ONE things are eaten
and drunk? The guests bolt in very
short time food that is generally heavy
and washed down with strong wines,
and this is scarcely over before the
dancing is resumed, against the most
elementary rules of common sense and
hygiene Nor is this all; it is not only
the body alone that is concerned, as the
mind has its share in this fatigue by
the vivid emotions produced by the con-
versatiOn, music and flowers.
II is quite usual after ball to find
that the action of the heart shows
traces of fatigue, particularly in deli
cate young women, who complain of
vague sensation of uneasincsS, sadness
and even of pain. and are, in a word, in
peculiar condition that is not yet dis
ease nor is it health-much nearer the
former than the latter.
Diseases caused by dancing are com
mOner in women than in men. The
most frequent are larynigitis, particu
larly in women who talk "A great deal
while dancing; colds. bronchit2 and
sometimes pneumonia and pleurisy.
Dancing should be absolutely forbid
den in all cases Of consumption, which
may assume a very rapid form from
this cause; it is counter indicated, as
well. in all cases of heart trouble.
Physicians are unanimous in con-
dcmning dancing as tits understood at
present, but it might he made a
hygienic exercise if it were executed in
the open air and in the daytime, and if
the amount of exercise were in proper
ton to the strength of the dancers.
Like all other bodily exercises, it
should be used in moderation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-21
WANTED TO SEE A CURIOSITY.

What a NiCtinized Physician Replied to
II Confidence Operators Proposition.
A group of doctors from the Keystone
state were chatting one day, says the
Washington Post, and the conversation
turned on the exploits of a rascal who
victimized large number of physicians
up in Pennsylvania some years ago.
He worked very slick confidence game
on the disciples of Galen, and after
beating them to the tune of fifteen or
twenty thousand dollars fled the state.
The victims were so sore over the mat
ter that they hired detective to hunt
the villain down. After Il lively chase
that lasted for six months the swindler
was located in another state. 1t APP
pears that there was some doubt about
the ability of the injured parties to
bring him back for punishment. He
hired good counsel and declared his in
tention of remaining where he was.
Finally a committee of the nceced med
icinc men went to the scene and waited
on the Swindler. He received them
with the greatest air of compOSure and
easy assurance. appearing in no wise
abaShCd.
What do you gentlemen want with
mc?" he said. Il haven't a cent Of the
money. It's all been spent months ago.
If you want my body, take it. Its all
I've got to give up
Then he smiled complacently upon
the committee, waved them graceful
salute and walked off.
What did the scoundrel say?' re-
marked old DR.. Mcbride, who was quite
deaf, to one of his colleagues.
"He said we could take his body"
"Ths deuce he did. Well, don't
want his body, but I'd really like to
have his gall"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-21

phonetic shorthand he devoted hi
entire attention since 1913, when the
Phonetic society was established. His
system of shorthand was renamed in
1910 and entitled 'PhonograPhy, or
Writing by Sound" and his "Phono-
graphic Reporters Companion" ap-
peared in 1876. MIR. Pitman's "Phonet-
ic Institute" at Bath is really a phOnet-
ic printing house and a publish
ing house, from which books are
sent to all parts of the world. He
edits and prints the Phonetic Journal.
Besides printing his own instruction
books for teaching phonetic shorthand,
Mr.. Pitman has issued a little library
of about eighty volumes, printed en-
tirely in shorthand, ranging from the
Bible to "Rasselas." Mr.. Pitman has
received several medals and testimoni-
ais from various parts of the world
in recognition of his system and
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-21
SIR ISAAC PITMAN.
The Father of Photography Honored by
Queen Victoria.

The Father OF Photography Honored by
CuCen Victoria.
Queen Victoria never conferred an
honor upon a man more worthy of it
than Isaac, now Sir Isaac, Pitman,
whose system of photography with its
many improvements by others, is now
practiced by the majority of shorthand
writer's of the English language. There
were many authors or teachers of diff
ferent systems preceding Pitman's, but
when his system was given to the pub
lie in 1887 it was Immediately recOg-
nized as far superior to every other.
His first treatise on shorthand, ''StenO-
graphic SounGhand," bGcame the orig
inator of the spelling reform, to which
and the propagation of his system of
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-21
DANIEL H. HASTINGS.
Nominated for Governor by the Republic
ans of Pennsylvania.

4NUIIIIIHIVU WI NVNNIIIUT ny IIIt INFUUDIIC-
ans of Pennsylvania.
Daniel Hartman Hastings, of Belle
fonte, republican nominee for governor
of Pennsylvania, was born in Clinton
county, Pa, on February 20, lS49, and
comes of Scotch-Irish stock. In early
life he taught school and studied law,
being admitted to the bar in 1878. He
soon made his mark in the legal arena.
and in 1852 made his entry into state
politics by speaking in the interest of
his friend, Gen. Beaver, for governor.
Gen. Hastings became connected with
the national guard in 1877 and rose to
be colonel of the Fifth regiment in
1886. In 1887 he was appointed adis-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-21
Don't Tell the Dudes.

The largest flower is the raffiesia Of
Sumatra, whose diameter is nine feet.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
Promising Pupil.

The "Life of General Sir Hope
Grant' contains an amusing account
OF the teaching carried on, perhaps
fifty years ago IN the dame school OF
an English village.
A little fellow was brought for
ward as a show pupil when some Ia
dies were visiting the school, and re-
sponded thus to questioning:
Whats the first letter Of the al
phabet?" asked the dame
'Ah don't know"
1--WE must give him a commence.
ment, maam,' said the teacher,
aside. "a is the first letter. What's
the second?"
"Ah don't KNOW"
What is it that buzzes about the
garden?"
'Flies."
Thou art stupid boy. Bees buz-
zes about the garden. BIS the second
letter. what's the third"
"Ah don't know"
"What do l do when l look at
thee?"
Thou squintest
"Oh, thcu stupid boy, Do l not
see thee? q is the third letter Now
what do two aud two make?"
This time the boy answered with
triumphant readiness: "FIve!n
'See, ma'am." said the old dame,
exultingly, "now nigh he is to it,"