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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-01

Mrs. ]. w. Bishop, of Mackubin street has
cards out for a reception Tuesday afternoon.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
he PLAIN Ruth Tells!

his advertisement tells the plain truth Fix that into
your mlnd and read on Values quoted here are real This
store IS not in common with concerns that play
e bunco under eqlmae cloak Iou oo Of the
you cannot fool all Of the people all the time Level Headed
Slow to catch on Fakerism
The Great Store offers greater inducements than ever
me pig slump in the manufactures of wooens in the past
Season potent argument against reproductions. Zones
loss IS another gam Water flows to seek its level" The
enormous supplies made in anticipation of big spring
; must BE got ria OF some how "Ha loaf better
man none Manufactures unloading before the lpht=
ng strikes Several prominent eastern houses hitherto known
as Saunch institutions standing the verge of bankruptcy
~ a, ne'F ira like drowning gasps
anvaGng Syndicate whose ready cash put them on their
ee he ult OF these heavy purchases gives the patrons Of
rs stores grand Bargain Benefit The goods were bought
on an undervaue basis and are sold accordingly The Mer-
ase Clean staple first class goods and the stock void
under the most inferior system Of manufacture
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

the measure 1t ia :,ravelJ assumed. for
tc;;dmr,c, ..hai TT. clothing Hpu..s. whici.
yielded. il 1893 under the Mckinley duty
81 $3.50 sreg cent. AZ, vaiorcE,, = revenue
0: &.a.9l $40. viii yield undcl: Il dn:H OF
66.25 per cert. d revenue IT $l2,92S, ne.
a. - monls Df the second class the as
sumption is that the revenue under the
Mckinley hill will he about doubled
under The advanced duty, ana Jas 10
woods o.. the third class the process 0r
transfer and selection which has been
goue through is supposed 10 lave left
the probable revenue very much the
same as that declared IN 1898 AS to all
three classes The caicuIa ton is that a
revenue which reached IN 1898 the maxi
mum figure Of SS.l.T,220 under an aver
age duty Of 'i.27 Der cent. Will bring
Under an average duty OF 81 &c per cent.
g, revenue of Si7,53S.3?3 Calculation
like these are so dcmonStrably absurd
as to render ii quite Impossible to place
any reliance on any par, 81 the whole
apparently elaborate series Of tables
which the Ways and Means Committee
have appended to their bill. asserts the
Jpuliiai. "I!Cli dNllH tiitl VI luttl
east discretiit OH the promises that have
been made nf greatly increased rrotcc
ton to the products OF American indus
try, just III 81 far as they proceed on
the cXDcctatioS Of III Increased revenue
which is quite incompatible with the
promised protection. If the one is at
tanned it Is ncmOnstrnhly sure that the
other will not he. and certainty OF
very bitter disappointment is thus pre-
pared by the very terms of this exhibit.
What. However. is not contemplated by
many participants in the controversy is
very likely TO happen. and that is that
such q tariff would yield neither Il sat
isfactory amount Of protection nor an
adequate amount of revenue.
The fact Is nobody seems to be pleased
with the Dingley tariff bill except those
concerned in its making, and If the Truth
were known there arc those within their
ranks who doubt the practicability of
many Of its features.
In the meanwhile the majority Of the
entire people of the country regard it
more as an imposition than otherwise,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
ISSUEASCaIN rIkISssI:Tl,.

IL refer''.'i;s 70 .!,n proposed .nsctlr..
or business men ~ Southern i'lacS. y.
G.. on the 2Sth sin5tanl.Isc. consider the
question, % !iccpir: Insurance. money in
tn" South. the Macon tC;s:.y telegraph
says tEc:e arc MANI insurance compa-
MICS Hic2aGJ established n tht. South
and .hete il toon FOR many more. It
is to.' the purpose OF csta1llshin" such
companies al! o:e:' the South that the
meeting AT Southern Pines VIII be held
&nG She out.oo: is that it Will be largely
attended.
u s astiEnntc1 shat $2i. 00N, 900 annual
~ ere taken out or the South in profits
on Noril:arn ant. I2autarE companies,
'nd there is 10 question but that the
create" p&r!ion OF tiIis vast sum can be
Kept ~ the South If the proper course
IS Der1Ied. Ii should be done and ii Will
be the business OF the proposed meeting
on ,hc 2Sth 10 see that ii IS done If
possible Why should 800 O00.00 be sent
OFT Of the South annually for insurance
i II can he kept at home. Every dollar
%i?cnt IT home strengthens us just that
much ana $4,000, coo is 4 hig sum to keep
* homo.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
PERSONALS.

Nearly 200, girls are students in Lee
land Stanford University.
I.iiuokalan is said 10 believe tina /
she can be elected president of Hawaii
John Wannam lkcr has declined 10 be-
come a candidate for State treas,i c,'
Of Pennsylvania.
The Governor Of Minnesota, the State
superintendent OF public instruction ana
several Of the State Senators Of ,h2t
State are natives OF New Hampshire
The aldermen Of the city Of Cambridge
are TO have Il por.rlit Of the late GOV
ernor William T.. Russell hun. in tibet.
room N the city hail as an Incentive "a
patriotic deeds.
Thu, Rev AleXande" p. Doyle, tho
pauliSt father OF New York city who
has become so We'll known as 4 tenn
pe!ancc worker, conducted a h.g tom
ncrancc rally in Boston recently
Edward Randall Knowles. 0: Wnsceg-
Ter. Mass.. author OF the tSuDremacy Of
the SPIRITUAL and other philosophical
and scientific works has been elected a
corresponding fellow Of the Royal Geo
graphical society Of Lisbon.
The Rev Or. William Hayes ward
editor OF the independent. who IS also
recognized as an authority on archacu-
ioSy. has been dclivcrin" A course Of
lee urcs in Western Reserve University.
Cleveland, on The Bible lnd Bible
Lands"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
GOING ne, 80 so FITTING.

II is announced that the Hon. Thomas
Bracket Reed, Speaker OF the House Of
Representatives. has grown tired Of the
inactivity OF the House, and has made
up his mind that something must be
done in the line of legislative work or
course. the country should be glad to
hear this. provided it does the right
sort OF work, but Mr.. Reed should not
forget that he and he alone is rcspon-
sble for the mastery inactivity which
has characterized that body. i Will he
remembered that not quite twelve
months ago Speaker Reed undertook to
startle the world by announcing that
the House Of Representative should do
nothing. The Speaker had his weather
eye on the Presidency then and the
fear that his chances might be nut in
jepcody, he thought il better 10 do
nothing at all than to- DO too much. and
as result the partisan House did
nothing. When the House convened in
extra session Mr.. Reed continued his
policy but now he makes a sudden and
signal departure, declaring that the
House must do something in the line of
Legislative work. TO repeat, the country
ought to be glad 10 hear this ana 1t does
with fear and trembling.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
NOTES AND OPINIONS,

The crown worn on state occasions by
the German Emperor Weighs exactly
three pounds
When 4 dentist in China is pulling
4 tooth, for patient All assistant ham
mcrs OH Il gong 10 drown the cries of
the vic. i'm.
Italy. the home Of music. has com
mssioncd its minister OF public !ns;ruc-
ton 10 study iGngland'S great music
schools with the idea OF getting hints
for home use.
Chew for n few moments 4 cracker
containing no sugar and notice low
sweet !: becomes. This Is the sugar into
which your saliva has converted the
starch Of the cracker.
King Leopold recently said that pa
trio;ism constituted the solid basis of
prosperity. He declared that the con
slant prosperity Of Great Britain was
due to the patliot'sm Of It's inhabitants.
An estimate is made thai the inuHtla-
ted territory along the Mississippi river
produces l500, 900 bales OF cotton The
indications now are that a very small
II any. crop will be raised this sea
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
NOaA WINNING: CARD.
The Chicago Tribune. in reviewing the
situation as ii relates to the tariff and
the currency, has this 10 say:

The Chicago Tribune. in reviewing The
situation as it relates to the tariff and
the currency. has this 10 say:
Last year some misguided ana
stold Ohio politicians sci out to
carry that State FOR Mckinlc, by
making The .Irilf the main issue, ana
putin" the money question IN the
back ground. In those sections Of the
state where this policy was adhered
tc--in Cleveland, for instancC--,he Re
publican majorilies We're much less
,han they should have been Eut in
Cincinnati, where the fight was made
on the money question, Mckinley got
nearly 10000 ma jority''
1t says that the tariff was not win
ming card last fall, and it might have
spring
lhc Tribune is Il Republican journal
and The fact of its advising its friends
in INC Senate not 70 smother the cur
rencJ' question for that OF the tariff is
sig !:ic&nt Ii says further that many
Ohio cities which went Republican In
November have gone against the Repub-
licans this spring, in spite OF wool
schedule, which 1t was thought would
appeal to tee biooded ram-raisers.
IN short, the Tribune is not satisfied
Will, the course its friends are persuing
al washington. and it raises this warn
ing with the hope that They may cal! a
halt. II VIII Gn6, however. that its cf-
so:ts II that ti:rsattoa VIII ann moth.
ing, for The powers that he have put
their hands &c The wheel a22 wish them
thcre is no tui7li% back.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

Ayo KNEE: PANTS FOR BOYS or
4IC nGETTT !, p,;A!p PATTERNs.
r,r,,>,r 20! ,'Li1 SEAT AND KNEE
mNrEET BANDS AND BUTTONS;
FADE SEAMS AND EXTRA Hip pOCK.
~ THESE ARE DRESSY AND
KONG AND SHOW MORE I.ItAI
NAl.uE FOR FORTY-SEVE% CE,N,rG
THAN YOU EVER SEEN REEOHj; 0p
WILL. PROBABLY EVER SEE AGAIN =
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

sSSSssl g y ew * o:k Tribune is not pleased
s sslil Inc Democratic victories won ali
nc ne c,o-ulHsry at the recent munic-
ssHiS lions, observes the New Orleans
3$l tt;$3FeSpresses the opinion that
sical pendulum IS now swinging
posise direction, and If It swings
90 Y Il With the same force as in
$500 INC foltaer State will so Demo
1000 g sS fall by not less than $4,000
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
sNHITIIEH SATI&p.s PRO.
TEtTION NuIs <.nE1VATE REIE.
ME-

The New York Journal OF Com:nrrc"
ple:as HI; estimate u?oG tho lDi3r.cy,
:a"icc 5.ii. ana advances TIC opinion,
from which there IS but .i:tic Cisar.,t
that 1t reeds CIly The mos! ca su;.i H.
Sncction OF The estimates OF revenue
from That tariff 20 see how hollow are
the calculations OF athose who framed
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

sR ,ahe Philadelphia Ledger wants to
s ss1lle Il would be asking too much to
Seq Esssa yes the International Postal Con-
Sgress TO devise an international postage
stamp. good alliover the world?
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

Japan again insists that she has no
Sselhsh designs against Hawaii.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

Ssaai;IeSas has counted up her products for
1850 2and finds the total amount, cx-
M Stssusiye ilpf2 politicians, to be worth
ssSSs22aa, as4 900.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
ChiIdren'S Pants,

q n KNEE PANTS FOR BOYS Ar,
Jt THE WAY UP no AGE Ii. MHi5i;
~ JUNIORS VI TO .tGI; 6. WITH
~ Is a.E AT EOTrOM REt;t:IA r
~, kTItS VALUES HERE Ar ANY
tIliER TIME, AND SOME pLACI,S
C!lARCiE NOR LESS THAT FIEvrY
St.NlS FOR KNEE PANTS THAT ARE
Not BETTER '-,H'
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
4 SATURDAY, APRIL II. 1897.
CT FACES.

THE music and the flowers are all
ready for Easter.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

''S S5tas5I.epresentative Adams has introduced
Ill It'll he florida Legislature a memorial
SfoS3tE F0ngress, urging a popular election
Ss1ifS3 United States Senator'S.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

J0C TWEED SUITS IN JuNIoRs !,
ETS, SIZES J TOO in iGSiO tHRis "a { A : Is
~ ! - SriJhS: 70 lf IN REGULAR Doll
IS I ~ EREASTED JACKETS MATCfi-
CENTS. ~ S'i'l
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

@ We al get through talking about
s5 53f s'serNes an exchange, we must ad-
81 sssslFt only the Mississippi could
Ns,.s s;usil 4 long run on It's banks.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

The Supreme Court Of Iowa has de
Hclded that the word swine means
81 - 5Ii5EN3
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

Oh KNEE PANTS FOR EOYs All.
j u SIZES Up TO 1G DOi-iSI, 70
EN,r L!ANDS AND BUTToNs. TAPE
SEAMS AND FNTRA Hip pOC'KETS :
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
Norfolk Iron Works,
GEO. W. DUVAL & CO.,
No. 10 Water Street. Norfolk. Va,

Engines. ROLLERS, sAWMlLI. ana
all KINDS OF machinery of the most nm
provra Patterns Also repairing at tho
shortest nor &c Particular attention 10
BOILER TUBE IERRULES are Inc
Gniy perfect remedy for leaky boiler tubes.
They can be inserted in few minutes by
enX engineer. and are warranted to STOP
leaks. ~ "'op
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

s 49, ia A woman sees story in newspa-
s snIsfa1 4 picture or q woman clasped
ss all$a mans arms She is bound to read it
HI Esstl ne dinner burns says the Atchison
ssiiope THAT Globe man is going to get
ssana. trouble yet
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

ST 97GGHHHtHv2}65TsS;'Tr f EE'Ts rE Is,a
60, TING AND ENTRE;AIJ.
* 81 "a '; =; 81 8. OTHER Elmer GTADE.:.
Ss.,.u, Si.n, S3.ID Si.0D y ND So 90 CONSIS.r
~ nE CHOICE NOVELTIES TlIS1,
;HNh hEH0ND Ql1ESTlON THE Mt}s'i
I -, t.! :EIE ASSORTMENT OE' i"INn
- AENlkE ATTIRE EVER SHOWN IN
NORFOLK - = ~
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

ssssslTihe w shinSton Post. referring to an
s sssslls!ria in the Courier-Journal says
k ma t$.lt is such dreadful gibberish that
a. seems out Of place save in padded
sT Eo2oomf with the usual Accomplishments of
strait Jackets and manacles.''
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

CO. MEMS PANTS. GOOD De
UJU SIGNS. TOUGH AS LEATHER,
MOLD COMMAND 4 DOLl.AT;
AZ ANY OTHER TIME AND AT ANY
GTIIit R SALE -
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

Nine-ten,hs Of the press Of New Eng
Land land is bitterly opposed to the Dingley
sShill.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

asS ~ queer feature of the libel law leg
Sdslation which is now epidemic in sew
ss sitalE states is reported from Illinois,
sJFhere an amendment.to pending bill
spToposes TO punish any newspaper
found guilty of "unduly eulogizing any
4person or persons"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

4 9OCHlLDREN's SUITS. NoRny
PLAID CIEVIOT DCIri.i l.,
~ SEAT AND KNEE "a N. rs.
i ! NJ, p, SEAMS, HOLD FAST BANnSS
IN ~ ~ ~, BUTTONS. EXTRA PANTS T9
Ti re OUTFIT COMPLETE. TWO DOL DOT
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
MEN IS PANTS,

E7n MEMS PANTS or STRONG
aE DURABLE FABRICS, STOUTLS
MADE. BANG Up VALUE.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

or MEMS PANTS SAMPLES IN
8 l. THii CLOTnING WINDOW.
KNOW WHAT THEY GET WIit;E
THEY TRADE HERE
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

sssssS strangely enough the most importu-
ssat Office seekers Gocking 10 Wash
come from States il which the
'' ssssa sbit2or.s got no electoral votes.
siss he MAJ! and Express. These able
Is ore ready TO 90 nearly every.
carry IN election TO: the patty
ssliose favor they seek.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

QQo GMl!4D REN's SUITS or
q OO 6;K0MN DUCK IN REErER
c,,Ire. SUITS TO AGE s, AND PiAfN
S S!TiuS ~ * THE WAY VI, TO 1G. AN
80 M Eit T An, FOR PEOPLE THAT Ap-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

Isl, KNEE r.lNTS rOi; BOYS ~ ~ y
AkI, BY FAR THE BIGGEST
A%!, TEST BARGAIN VALUE EVER
S I,,;ln,; FOR THE TWENTY-TH Rec
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

81 ne ne Dallas News says that there are
Towers ifY and bees enough in Texas. and
aas ss,esPi enough, to overflow a State like
Isas sssa chusetts six feet deep with milk
s tsal1d. honey. This is one of the many
reasons why a citizen OF this Common
wealth can Shout. Grand Old Texas"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

S#s a according to the Alexandria Gazette
sssssssosnilgrressnan Brownlow, Republican.
from Tennessee, has introduced a bill
ssfnEst he United States House OF Repre-
;ssnatiTes to reinstate all those re-
sfslloged from office under the las. admin
lsTation, unless their removal was for
5pausss
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

. 90 MEMS SUITS or PLAIN
Do y , N YAK ELuI1 AND GREYIsH
MADt AND FINISIIED AND ARE
AfKANTiiD FOR GOOD SERVICE.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17

" noicSalc and Retail Druggist, new No.
2?o Main St. Head of Market Square.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
Norfolk 1ITQlliaD.
spugl,sAEp DallyfaNp sMEsxlY.
.:rlE6F5s oE IrRE:5 .VlsllIRiclINlAn.

IL L ~ ~ a ~ S = ~r,s
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-18
Abolish the Fee System.

The Legislature will render a valu.
able service if it enact law that viii
wholly abolish the fee system of com
pensating county officials. There are
number Of measures already under
consideration that are intended to
readjust the system, and Representa-
tive French has introduced a bill that
provides for its entire abolition, offer.
ing as a substitute payment by fixed
salaries. No readjustnent of fees will
correct the evils that have grown out
of the system and the only way to
absolutely correct its defects is to
abolish it altogether.
The prohibition of special legisla
tion necessitates the passage of law
that will embrace the whole State.
This may result in slight change in
the salaries of the officials in those
counties where the fee system is no
longer IN force. But the counties can
readily be divided into classes, with
fair salaries for the officials of each
class, and an equitable division in this
way would provide a salary list that
will dispense even justice everywhere.
In several Of the counties of the
State, with population OF less than
10000, the Office of Prothonotary is
worth from $4,000 to $1,000, that of
Recorder OF Deeds from $4,000 to
$4,000, that of Register of Wills
from $4,000 to $4,000, and that of
District Attorney from $4,000 to
$500. These incomes are far be-
yond just compensation, and, under
a law providing even liberal salaries,
could be cut down one third.
A public official is entitled to no
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-18
DR.. SWALLOWS CHARGES.

DIR. Swallow, editor of the Pennsyk
0ani3 MetAoaisf at Harrisburg, has
stirred up hornets nest by the
charges made by him concerning the
management Of state finances. DR..
Swallow is republican, and every
charge made by him affects a republi.
can official or employee. He says
"That persons have been paid
money out of the state treasury who
have rendered no service to the state
thereafter, and in some cases made
no pretense of service, except as
politicians serving their party.
"That for services rendered the
state persons have been asked to sign
receipts for two, three and even
four times as much money as they
actually teceived.
"That in the purchase of material
and labor for making additions, altera-
tions, repairs and refurnishing the
capitol building, cellars and grounds,
also for the executive mansion, and
now for Grace church, the state has
lost many thousands of dollars as the
result of an unfair system of competi.
tive bidding. In other words, that
the cost to the state has been two,
.l..ee, four and as high as eight times
In some instances as much as it should
have been, and that this money went
to persons furnishing the materials
and labor, and further that at least
some Of the board of public grounds
and buildings custodians have guilty
knowledge of these excessive costs.
"That the act of 1895 in relation
to public buildings and grounds is
corrupting in its tendencies, pernicious
in Its results, and has cost the state at
least 100000 more than the same
Improvements, etc, should have cost
under some other system of manage
ment."
DR.. Swallow has been arrested and
will be tried in the criminal court at
Harrisburg for libel. A committee of
investigation has been appointed by
the legislature, and when summoned
before them DR.. Swallow refused to
name his informant although threat
ened with punishment for contempt.
He still maintains silence, but claims
that he will be able to prove his charges
when the proper time comes.
Should he do so, it will be sad
commentary on the G.. o. P. of Penn
sylvania, the party that processes to
own all the brains, all the honesty,
and all the respectability in the state.
But as the state gave republican
majority last fall of nearly 100000,
and as the investigation is In the
hands of republican legislature, it
is not likely that the developments
will prove anything. Whitewash is
cheap nowadays.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-18

catarrhp ? Test his ears. Does he obey
all commands moment behind the
rest of the class, finding out first what
the rest are doing Test his ears.
Better yet test all your class. II may
be that child, one of whose ears is
defective, is sitting in such part of
the room as to place his good ear at
a disadvantage.
How shall we test ? First blindtold
him SO he will judge from his sense of
hearing alone and then ask him to
listen to the ticking of your watch
with one ear covered. Try him in a
room where you can have absolute
quiet, and find out at what distance
he can hear your watch with each
ear. Test yourself and friend OF
two with it to see how far it should be
heard and judge accordingly as to
the childs ability. The so-called
dull or stupid people especially need
our test and the number of cases al
ready found by this method is we'll uI
in the thousands.
"Bnk" you object, 81 know my
children. l can tell whether they are
deaf or blind" Don't be sure OF that
The experiment has been tired ant
the boast proved an empty one anc
that, too, in our own state. Ever
where serious defects were found ir
sight and hearing, the teacher had no
been aware of them and child-stud,
literature abounds with testimonial
of the surprise of different teacher.
when the secret of a child's backward
ness was found to be in these imper
fections. Let me illustrate by al
actual case. In town not far from
here a child was kept almost fUe year.
in the first two grades. He was regard
ed stupid. The principal knew abou
him, but had never studied him. To
ward the close of the fifth year the
principal saw the little boy in a store
handling toy watch. He immediate
ly pulled out his own watch and ask.
ed the child how he would like one
that would tick. The child could no
hear it, unless placed very near hi,
ear. He took the boy TO physician
who quickly removed the adenoit
growths which had affected his hear
ing and the boy went home charged
to tell no one. In few days the
principals own son who was in tn,
same class came home and told hi
father how Willie was improving, tha
he was the smartest boy in the class
That boy had lost nearly five year,
because he could not hear. The
principal closed the letter describing
the case as follows,-"The dunce-caI
worn so long by little Willie has nov
been transferred to your humble ser
want"
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.