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FASHION NOTES.

Brocade, in satin, has a pattern only
in the middle of each bredth, so that it can
he used without being cut. The pattern
is a garland Of roses on white ground.
Never were wings, quilts and all sorts of
feathered ornaments more in vogue. Be
sides being used in the field OF millinery,
they decorate the new muffs to large ex-
tent.
The black laces with Chantilly patterns
on net grounds are among the leading
notions There is great deal of tan and
butter colored Irish crochet in vandykes
and scallops.
Much white guipure fer trimming more
costly dresses has long accentuated points
and scalloped string-colored trimmings of
lawn embroidery, with squares OF lace net
in; and circles and squares OF thick work
mixed with lace have been brought out in
such endless profusion, we are indeed pre-
pared for any emergency.
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How long they walked up and down
that pavement neither knew. They were
ierked back to the reality Of things by a
faint, hoarse voice that seemed to have
sprung out Of the darkness beside them:
''Paul, for Gods sake, save me! 1t is the
last time | shall trouble you
SEQ to my house by the back door,
will join you in ten minutes
And, catching at Hesters hand lie
hurried her along.
"lou are trembling, dearest. That an
has frightened you. He meant no hahn.
1t is my brother"
Your brother" she gasped" Lghtn-
ing Jack your brother"
What do you know OF Lightning Jack?
Who are you?'
Come with me to my lodgings She
said family. can't tell you here
Hester Moore sat with her arms stretched
across the table, her head bowed on them
in spec clless, fearless misery. The contid-
ence which she had withheld so long had
been wrung from her last.
She was no angel of charity, but per
son sent from SCOTLAND Yard 10 track the
burglar Lightning jack
80 this is our Little Gray Lady. A
human bloodhound paid to hunt down
fallen wretches."
Every word dashed her like whip In
the distress of that hour he was blind to
her pain, blind to justice, blind to his very
love for her.
"Well, your victim is ready at your
hand, - he said bitterly to the trembling
representative of Scotland Yard. Ofcouise
you will do your duty.
He walked from the room without a
back ward glance. For an instant she re-
manned thus, spiritless and dazed Then a
gradual Indignation worked its way
through her clouded brain.
What had she done to evoke contempt,
to forfeit happiness? Born of detective
father, she had been carefully trained by
the clever parent in certain intrcacies of
the profession, and since his death the work
had been to her IL means of livelihood
The cheap clock Oh the mantelpit ce
struck |, and she raised her face at last, a
wondious pity looking out of her burning
eyes. Why had she considered only her
self? His seeming cruelty had been but
the outcome Of fear for the safety of his
brother.
When the dawn showed through the
chinks of the blind, she threw open the
window and leaned out her face in the
chilly breeze.
Hester | have been waiting for you,
hoping against hope that you did not 90
last night toto Scotland Yard"
1t was Paul Maryland standing on the
pavement. He bent his face close to hers
and whispered.
"Thank God!' she said, with shaking
lips
Death had spared her terrible task.
Lightning jack had died in delirium in
the arms of her brother.
One of the cleverest lady assistants
attached to Scotland Yard resigned her post
a few weeks ago, on the occasion of her
approaching marriage.
The pew opener of the Southwark Church
was heard to remark that Gin all her ken"
no man had ever looked so proud of his
bride as did the Summing" doctor who
brought the Little Gray Lady to live with
them.-Answers.
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To Ocean City.

A pleasant days outing at li.tle expense
The Baltimore, Chesapeake d Atlantic Rail-
way Co. viii run special low rate excursions
to Ocean City every Thursday during the
season of 1896. Time table appears on the
9Th page.
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Professor-"Y are now gazing, sir, on
what we call the planet Saturn" "And
what is that broad belt running all around
it?' Professor (rising to the OCCASION j.
elem, that, sir is the track of the Saturn
bicycle club
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"You forget" she said, chat l am a
new woman ''On the contrary, replied
the man who had just proposed. "That
knowledge gave hope. imagined you
had passed the age of being particular"
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waiter, l hope this steak isn't piece
of the bull from the bull-light yesterday"
"No, senior; think it is piece of the horse
from the bull-fight yesterday"
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Whig Agents.

For tho convenience of those desiring to
secure copies Of the WING and send adver-
tisements to the paper the following WING
agencies have been established throughout
the county:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-05
N scHUyLKIIL DIVISION.
For New York.

Express. week.days. $50. sos. 45o .i5. $50. 7s1,
SEQ, a5O, 1921, dining carr HOO u. m, 1a00
room, 1873, limited. Leo and AR o. ms dining *
std. tdiuing carr 500, $50, &1S and 1000 y.
IN. aud 1901 night sundays 40. 405, d.50.
Els, $40. SAG, 100, 1921. dining car, Los :
dining carr, $50, $50, dining. car) Gas, $50.
s.la and 1900 p M, ana 400 night =
Express for Boston, without change, ll.0o g. M.
weekdays, and $50 p. m. daily.
For sea Girl AsDary PARK, Ocean Grove,
long Branch. and intermediates stauons,
SO. ll.l4 a M aud $50. 100 p. N. wesk-days.
burg and Scranton, ESQ. aOO a. M. 1900 noon,
s.52, 500 liam bertvillo and ERston only. weak
days, and $50 .. IN. daily. Buffalo, 400 O. N.
weekdays and u. so p. m. daily.
WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH
For baltimore and Washington. $50. S.s), sal,
1920 and 1la3 a m, l209, 1921 dining cara,
liz 3.1S, AL t5.19, Congressional limited. din
lug carr, 6ls, $50 Sdinirg carr, snd I.bs dining
days ESQ 40, ala and u, - p. ll-uo, liz
AL, 6.i5 Congressional liinited, dining car.
ass dining carr, 1853 tdining, ear5 p. m, and
For baltimore and intermediate stations. ale a
m, 2.G2 and 4.Oi p. IN. weekdays 5,QS and His
For Rscnmond. 1909 and 4.ti n m. and iao5
night daily, I'D "A. N. weekdays and rs 10 ..
m. limited. Week-days, al5 p, m. Srndays).
Atlantic Coast Line, 12.09 ,, N, daily sieepers to
Port Tampa ana Macon 1905 night sleeper
Southern Railway. e. 80 p. m. daily, sieepers to
Now Orleans. Memnliis, Tampa, Asneville and
Chesanease i OHIO Railway and C,ncinnasL
shoppers. and dining car. f.55 ?. 70. dsiiy.
For Old Po.nt Comfort ana Norfolk. Cape
Charles route, io.s9a m week days and iLic
Leave L Al; MAI MARKET Strict WHARF as follows.
Expross for Nov yors, 400, g. m, 80 .. m week.
days Asbury PARK, Ocean Grove and Long
Branch. $40 a. M, weekdays. Island Heights
$50 a, m, 400 p M, weekdays. H.
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Philadelphia, Oct. 3l.-The receipts for the
week-Beeves, 2,S31; sheep, 500; hogs, $3.50.
Beof Cattle-Extra, 4Aa4hc.; good, AAa45ac.;
medium, 4a4fc.; common, aa3sc Sheep
Extra, 3Sa4c.; good, Oh a3JSc.; medium, IN a3e.:
common, ahaa4c.; culls, ~ a2c.: lambs Sa0c
Bogs-good Western. IN a5Jac;; other grades. 5a
5kc. Tat cows, IN a3kc. Thin COWS, SSal5.
Veal calves, 4a6hc Mich COWS, S25a4a
East Liberty, Pa, Oct. 3l.-Cattle = Market
steady extra, $4.t0a4.50; prime, s4a4.40 good,
S4.lna42O; tidy, S9.3da4; fair, S3a3.90; common,
g. 6Qa3. 25 common 70 good fat bulls ana cows,
s2a3 TO- heifers, .h0a3.75: fresh cows and spring
ers, si5ai5. lIogs-Market slow: prime me
dunn, $3a39d; heavy Yorkers, s3b5a3,6O; light
WORKERS, tS.50a9,60; pigs, s.. i5a9a5 heavy hoss,
S3.s0a345; good ronghs, So. 10ala0. sheep-Mn lar
kot steady; primo, $a.40as5O; good, 3d. Road; 3O'
fair mixed, s2.40a2.70: common, Si,50a2i culls,
50c.asi; choice lambs, $435a4.5Q; fair to good
lambs. s.. 50ea.75; veal calves, Si.50ad
Chicago, Ill, Oct 81 .---cattle-Receipts. 900
head; common to extra steers, 50. 4Oab, p;
stockers and feeders. s2.50aa65: COWS and bulls,
81. 25a3.25 calves, S2.7la6; Texans, S2.60a8.25:
Western rangers, s. 25aL Hogs - Receipts
s2s0asl5 common to choice mixed. $s.15aa5gxi
choice assorted, S3.4Da34b light, s. a0aS50; rigs
s.. 50aS. 40 Sheep--SeGelpts, ,0OB head; market
steady; inferior 10 choice $l.7Saae5; lambs sac
a4.40.
New York, Oct. 81 Beeyes Receipts, 66t
head. Calyes--Receipts II head; good yeais sold
at $500. q few Rrassers at Ss,5Qa2S0. Sheep and
lam bs--Recespts, a,s5S head; fair to prime sheep
Sc. 1888. rs per 100 poands; good to choice lambs
$4.5uala5; Canada lambs St62ha4.s5: Hogs
keceiits, 25l4 head; market weak at $3. 7Oa4. 10
light pigs qroted at si.i5a4.25. a
Buffalo, N. Y, Oct, 81. = Cattle =. Receipts
LESS head good steers, $aS5 fair TO good, q H.
head: on sale, ., 40 head: market steady. York
ers, S3.5ba3.G9 pigs. $3.50; mediums, 81 50a3 90
STAYS ss;s5s2,i5: sheep and mbs.keceipts
2,6U0 head; good to choice lambs, Si.25as40; com
mon to fair, S8.75a4 Is; mixed sheep, s2.75as50
Canada lambs, Ssa4s2a
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lgaIns.

BAKER--At 'Colora, Nd, on October 27th, 1896,
Matte Riley Baker, wife Of John Baker.
BAUGfiMAM-On October 3ist, 1896, anna W..
wife Of Dir. George w. Baughman.
BELZ-on November sth, 1896, ane, wife OF
Jacob r. Bela aged 70 years.
CHkiSrFlELD--0n October S0th, 1895, Gertrude
r., only child Of John G. and Elizabeth Christ
field, aged years and months.
C0ON-On October goth, 1895, Alfred A., infant
son Of Stephen ). and Hannah NJ. Cook, aged
8 nlonths and days.
COuRTNEY-On November I'd, 1895, Oliver II.
Courtney, aged 40 years.
DAWSON November LIST, 1896. Mabel daughter
Of BENJAMIN and AIRY Davis aged 4 years and
DoUGRERTY-on october ssth, 1896, James
Dougherty, son Of Ann and the late James
Dongherty.
EDWAKDs--on September 2sth, 1896, OF diph-
liberia. Edgar Baylis, eldest son Of Charles w.
and NJ. Jennie Edwards, aged years, months
and ii days.
GAltRETT-oa November Sd, 1895. ogarela,
daughter OF Ellis NJ. and Harriet j, Garrett.
HARLAN-Mrs. Cathartne Harlan died at the
residence OF her son. John p. Harlan, No. 1lat
West Fourth street, October 5lstsle9b.
McNAMARA--on November Sd, 1896, Robert NJ.
Mcnamara, aged 80 years.
MURPuEY.-0n October 2Sth, 1895, Marian "
widow of John 3. Murphey.
SATTERThWAfTE Kenneth Square, at 20
a. M, ON October 29th, 1890, Mary Palmer, wife
of Jacob w. Satterthwaite. aged 56 years.
SMYTH-on October 18TH, 1895, David l.. Smythi
aged II years.
SoUTHARDA-In Lincoln, Del, October 3lsti
1896, Phoebe, wife OF l. u. Southland.
WATHON--On October 29th. 1896, Ada May
daughter Of Wlliism and Lydia c. Watson
aged yours, month.
WlRf-At Gordon Heights, on November Sd
1896 Benjamin Writ.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-05

Nature Plays Some Odd Pranks in the.
Tropical Forests,

. BY
St. Nicholas. s 'a5
We who live In the temperate zone
are accustomed to Nature on her best
behavior. We see her orderly ways in
the woods, where pines and oaks, pop
lars and naples, alders and willows,
and other forest trees have roots that
that grow properly up and out into the
air. at'@ E,ls
But elsewhere Nature has other
moods and methods. In "a tropical
forest there is none of this air OF dig
nifty and good principle. The odd
FRANKS, the wild absurdities, the vege-
table freaks, which she is there, guilty
of, make difference that is astonish-
ing.
Trees apparently grow upside down,
and assume all sorts of eccentric
shapes. Great dragging vines sprawl
over everything, twisting and distorting
the poor tired trees until they are
crippled for life with what looks like
rheumatism. The heavy rains and the
hot sun make the plants grow rapidly,
and there are fierce fights TO see which
shall win little space in all that
tangle. Such pushing, such climbing.
Then there is the orchid, clinging
fringe-like everywhere -fraii and
lovely. swinging back and forth in the
aoft air; but it has no conscience. 1t
will not do stroke of honest work
and is determined to live on some one
else, in which it certainly succeeds.
And there too is the wild pineapple
(called in the West Indies the spine''),
which takes root iu the rich mold lying
on the upper sides of the largest
branches of the mightest and oldest
of the trees. Where it's diverging
leaves start cup is formed, which
catches the rain and stores it up for the
dry season. In this water little tree
frogs and small crabs live, and it is
told that years ago one of the expedi-
tions sent against the fierce maroonerE
in the mountains of Jamaica would
have persisted from thirst had it moi
been for the little "pines'' and theii
tiny reservoirs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-05

Good Minister Ito a man wishing to
be married)-"Do you wish to marry
this Woman? ~ NNf's
Mani do ~
Minister Do you wish to marry
this man2' .feU n4" +
Woman-"I do.''
Minister" Do you like the city as a
place of residence?''
Man No; / prefer the suburbs. -
Minister "Do you like the 6uburbs?"
Woman" No, indeed; i prefer the
city. J"
Minister" Are you vegetarian in
diet?" ,-e ~
Man. No; 1 hate vegetables. / live
on beef. - rl ~.
woman-"I can't bear meat am
a vegetarian. ~
Minister-"D Do you like a sleeping
room we'll ventilated2" uFs wv
Man Yes; want tho window
away down, summer and winter"
Miniater-"D you like so much
fresh air?"
Woman mo; it would kill me. I
want all windows closed. - L.T.
Minister-"Do you like light in
the room' ~ +.
Man-"No; can't sleep with light;
want the room dark "a
Minister-"Are you afraid in the
darx?"
Woman Indeed / am! / always
have bright light in the room. p a
Minister-"D you like many bed.
clothes?"
Man-"All can pile on
Minister Do your" J.
Woman No; they suffocate mo-. -
Minister hereby pronounce you
man and wife and may the Lord have
mercy on your souls New York
Weekly. nx l=
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-05
A oUEr IN POLICE couRT.
a Lawyers Tenor and IA Policeman's Bass
Mmgis to Audiences Amusement.

A Lawyers Tenor and IA Policeman's Bass
Mingie to Audiences Amusement.
!hicago Record. IBID
An assault and battery case which
sas tried at the Desplaines street
nolice court had certain features about
II which strongly reminded the casual
hearer of u male Duet in Wagnerian
opera, ,.-
When the case was called small
lawyer with large whIskers hurried to
the force, accompanied by a large
policeman. The lawyer had high
tenor voice and wanted to explain the
case To the court; the officer had a
deep basso and wanted to help QUIT
lawyer. The attorney would state mat
ters in voice that would do credit to
Jean de Reszke; ths officer would add
his deep tones at the finish and the
effect would have been success on
any stage. ..-..
1.-THE case, your honor" began the
lawyer, lis one of assault and battery
---.'
"Ault and battery" joined in the
basso. - E
1.-THE officer. your HONOR recon.
nenced the tenor, was witness OF
the trouble
"Roub,e, " bassoed the officer.
''He saw the prisoner in the act OF
striking my client"
Tent" added the basso.
"And ut once brought him to the
Station"
"Ation," rolled out the heavy mem,
bar. -
"My client, your honor, says ht
assault was utterly inexcusable---'"
"Cusable, from the basso.
"And the officer says the prisoner u
a well-known bad character. -
"Ad character Numbered thu
basso.
"a peace bond and a fine, you
HONOR"
"Ronner." from the basso.
And here the court interviewed ant
adjusted matters with a peace bon'
and the costs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-05
MarrtagsS.

DDoCK--BAILEY-At the residence Of the
brides father, No. 1901 Adams street, this city.
on Wednesday eyening, October 18th, 1880, by
the Rev. j. Wesley Sullivan, uncle of the
bride, Charles .Braddock and Laura Lavinia
Bailey, both OF this city,
DAVIS EDwARDS-A the residence Of the
brides parents, No. 1928 West Fourth street,
Wednesday evening, October 2Sth, 1896, by the
Rey. Louis 4, Barrett, George NJ. Davis and
Abbie A. Edwards, both Of thi6 city
LANE--GREENE-on October 18th, 1895, by the
lev. William a. Walling, at No. 200 Delaware
avenue, Matthew Lane and Mary E. Greene,
both Of this city.
L1HANE,-- MCLAUGHLIN = At, St. Jeseph's
Church, brandywine, by the Rey. w. j. Ber-
mingham, on October 18th, 1S9G,Ja mes Leblanc
and Elizabeth Mclaughlin, both of Christiana
hundred.
PARIS OLLINS--At the Union NJ. Il. parson-
age, No.505 Washington street. on Wednes-
day afternoon October 2Sth, 1896, by the Rev.
John D. O. Hannn, Benjamin u. Paris and
Nellie w. Collins, both OF this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-05
.AnoUr WooDPEcK ERN.
How They Are Fast Disappearing From {
Hunting Grounds of Dorchester.

How They Are Fast Disappearing From the
Hunting Grounds of Dorchester.
baltimore sun.
The extinction of the pileated wood
peeker has of late become distinctly
noticeable TO the local gunners of Dor
chester county. Several years ago
while hunting woodcock in the swamps
of the lowlands it was not at all un-
usual for the hunters to bag half
dozen of these birds which then
abounded in the unfrequented spots of
woodland and though never hunted for
market purposes, as in Virginia and
elsewhere were always considered very
edible. But now things have changed
sadly. One may hunt for weeks and
months 10 the same swamps without
seeing more than one or two birds
although the woodcock are still abund-
ant. II seems strange that this species
of woodpscker should meet with such
an untimely end. The hunters think
it is surely not on account Of its being
shot to excess as its yearly brood of
young numbers from four to six while
that of the dove which is hunted so
numerically only consists Of two. Nor
can il be from their breeding habits
being disturbed by reptiles or animals
because the nests are built in jnacces-
siple places such as decayed trees the
entrance hole to the nest being some
times 80 feet from the ground. The only
plausible reason then is that civilization
is, driving them but that, too, seems
rather improbable when we read in
Champan's "Birds of Eastern North
America" that ION the Suwanee river
shore called these birds TO me by
simply clapping my slightly closed
palms" This seems to prove that
the birds are not intimidated by the
presence of man to such an extent that
the species should migrate to the con-
fines of Florida. Numerous local names
are applied to the birds among which
those of Indian hen, logcock and wood
god figure prominently.
The ivory bill woodpecizer, which
both in size and plumage claims a
frank far above the former species is
| entirely extinct in Dorchester and even
| the oldest inhabitants do not remem
Der when one was ever seen in the
county, although their range undoubt-
eddy extended to the Eastern Shore in
| the early history of the State. Audi
hon, in his famous work entitled
"IsiFds OF America" makes the state
ment that ''the Atlantic coast Of North
Carolina may be taken as then limit OF
its distribution, although now and
then an individual OF this species may
he seen in Maryland. Even the in his
day the birds were losing ground in
Maryland, and this they have con
tinued to do ever since, yearly migrat-
ing to points farther South, until the,
have finally reached an iusurmounta.
BE barrier-namely the Gulf Of
Mexico. There they are making tina
stand, and protected by the denst
cypross swamps of Florida present {
formidable front to the ornithologis
exploring these wildernesses in search
of feathered treasures.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-05
GATHERS SKULLS FoB 4 IrvIEG.
Howard Clause, . Reciuse, Hobs an Indian
Graveyard Nightly.


Howard Clause, . Reciuse, Hobs an Indian
Graveyard Nightly.
About five and forty miles below
Portland on the Oregon side of the
Columbia, the bread expause Of water
here flows without ripple. and IL is
deep and still as death. just above
this point is ''Cot1in Rock, which was
the starting place to the 1.-THE happy
hunting ground" of the various
Oregon tribes of Indians but the high
water of 1862 swept Coffin Rock of all
of its deposits to the point below, says
the San Francisco Call.
Here the overlooking waters of nearly
half century ago lodged the remains
of many tribes high and dry, literally
dead for no Pacific coast tribe ever
buried their dead below the surface of
the earth. Some hedged them about
with rocks above the ground leaving
the face upward and exposed. Others
put bark covering over them while
others were suspended from limbs or
left in the forks of trees. Time han
robbed every form of its substance and
left only the whitehead bones and
bleached skulls.
Students. dentists and physicians are
eager to secure these trophies for artic-
ulgtion. So great is, the demand that
at least one man has for years followed
the hazardous business of gathering
these skulls for the market. 1t is
risky, for the few remaining Indians
still keep vigil over the remains of their
dead, and to DO caught in the act
would mean prisoner in the recesses
OF the neighboring mountains, followed
by death of slow torture, for no
quarter or mercy would be shown the
victim.
Still, knowing this, Howard Clause.
recluse, nightly risks his life to
gather these grinning whitened skulls,
and every now and then box of large
and small skulls is shipped from Port
land, Ore, TO the various noted seats
of medical and dental learning in the
East.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-05
THE cHsnDnEs,s EYES.
Sight of Large Proportion of Public
School Pupils Defective.


School Pupils Defective.
The growing use OF glasses by people
who are in their prime and should pos
sess good syesight, has been the sub
ject of such discussion. Occulists
claim that with proper care and treat
ment of much troubles, giving nature a
chance to assert itself, imperfections
In vision can be remedied and over
come go that the use of glasses can be
done away with after time, says the
Philadelphia Times.
Acting under authority of the school
board and with the direction of a COM
mittee of eculists, the Baltimore school
teachers have been testing the eyesight
of the children OF the city's public
schools. The eyes of 53,037 pupils
were in this way examined by the
tests ordinarily used by oculists, and
the results are interesting and sug-
gestive.
Nine thousand and fifty-one pupils
were found to have such defective eye
sight as to make school work unsafe.
Forty three per cent Of the children
were found to be in the enjoyment of
perfect vision, but, curiouslys enough,
the percentage of defective eyesight
steadily decreased with the age of
the pupils. The percentage of normal
vision was found to be as follows in
the different grades.
First grade, So; second, Al; third,
AZ; fourth, 49,; fifth, 45 sixth, As;
seventh, 81, and eighth, Sc. No ex-
PLANTATION is offered for this improve
ment in eyesight with age and the use
of eyes under school conditions. Until
such explanation is given it might be
argued that the eyesight of the race is
deteriorating being worst in the chill
dren latest born, or that there are de.
| fects in vision which are remedied
either by nature or art
AT least one definite conelu-
sion was reached. 1t was found
that many blaekboards and maps
in the schools were not placed
in the proper light, and the report Of
| the oculists recommends yearly exami-
nations hereafter of the pupils eye.
sight and that uniform system Of
| adjustable seats and desks be adopted ;
| that these be regulated to the height
of the children.