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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-11-16
Like q Bicycle.

Latest Improvement in sewing
machines. The new rotary mcton
ball bearing Wheeler & Wilson. See
the CabiAet and other styles just re-
ce'ved By CaSwin. .& Notevare
agents Tor Carson and vicinit,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-11-16

Carson Exchange
- n"}V nhd- rtl.r11IuIl-
ag"nl"nt OF i. <i,.cr.
ami affords excellent
acI0'lnOdat1on~ tor the
Inc best OF Wines, Liquors
and Cigars at the bar.
The table is seconl to none
in the State.
Meals Is Gers.
Rooms rs and SO Cents
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-27
ARITHME
TBY EMILE NESSEL.l

Arithmetic is the science of num-
bers and the art of computation.
The science of numbers being of
greatest value, that Of computation
being'chiefiy valued as an aid to the
science.
The fundamental idea in arithmetic
is quantity in relation to unity with
the stress laid upon spatial units.
The qualifications requisite to the
skillfull presentation of the subject
matter to the pupils are knowledge
of the relation of the subject dealt
with TO other subjects coordinate
with it, and how the whole. of which
it is part, stands related to other
wholes. Knowing these relations, il
the teacher understands the laws and
processes of mind development, he
should know what subjec is best
adapted for the cultivation of any
particular mental faculty and will be
able to present the phases of mathe-
NAUTICAL truths at the proper time and
in the proper manner.
The idea seems TO exist in the minds
of some that arithmetical operations
are nothing more than mechanical
processes performed with meaningless
symbols.
1t should be borne in mind in any
subject that the things to be studied
are things themselves and not the
symbols; and arithmetic is no excep-
tion to this rule. Teach first the
idea, then the words, then the SYM
bols. Give knowledge Of numbers
not figures.
From business point OF view
arithmetic is the most important
CONTINUED ON LOCAL PAaE.l
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READING.
TBY CAMILLA BENSON

If there is one topic more than an
other that the general teacher feels
she cannot fail in teaching, it is
reading. Yet the every day reading
shows that there has been failure all
along the line.
Recognizing reading as 1.-The key
note of all knowledge" gives it most
important place on every course of
study. But yet, our pupils are not
good readers, and as a result, not
good takers. Hence this leads US
to ask two very important questions,
viz: How shall reading be taught?"
and, what are the aims in teaching
reading?'
If we have a clear understanding of
the aim we need not have any trouble
in the method of teaching, so in order
that we may look for the purpose in
teaching reading let US inquire what
reading is.
read from a book the account of
paul Revere's Ride, and get
thoughts of the stirring events Of the
Revolutionary days read from the
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some and imposing building are monu-
ments to their we'll directed labor.
HIGH SCHOOL
AND
GRAr1llAR LITERATURE
TBY EVELYN TRACEY.l

Literature, especially poetic liter
allure, the sane and beautiful record
Of the best and happiest moments of
the best and happiest minds should
be a character forming influence in
the classroom.
When the pupil enters the high
school he has had several years of
literature if he has passed successive
ly through the grades. The work
here has been with the Reading both
daily and supplementary. Now as
well as later the stories of the best
authors should be studied and those
as whole, not in fragmentary selec-
tiOns. In such there is no connected
whole nor are there any carefully
graded ideas leading up TO a climax
which holds the interest of the pupil.
while if given a complete selection TO
read while he has acquired the art OF
reading he has stored a force as well.
1t is far easier 10 teach the poem
of Eyangeline or Hiawatha than To
attempt the teaching of heterogene-
Gus collection of extracts too often
found in readers, as the interest OF
the pupil can be awakened and held
which is the main point in all teach
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ed groups of thoughts and related
thoughts within the groups, smaller
unities constituting the larger unities
and so on, down to the single thought
as expressed in the sentence. The
thought and expression Of the
students mind is guided by the
thought and expression of the au-
thor's mind from larger to smaller
unities and from whole TO part and
back through the parts to more
perfect whole.
The presetation of the lesson in
literature with a definite knowledge
of both logical and psychological laws
and enthusiasm on the part of the
teacher will create love of literature
in the student which qualities him to
find the beauty and truth in it, and
prepares him for that higher culture
which is the fruit of literary labor
Do not make vocabulary of I'M
familiar words for the use of each
will give fair understanding of its
meaning. This will not aid the main
purpose. i. e. train the memory and
the fundamental activities of the
mind, analysis and synthesis. After
the study of masterpiece as a whole
the pupil is ready to make his individ-
ual character sketches. He cannot
do this well without having learned a
great many Of the most fitting and
beautiful passages of the selection.
aud it has been done without any par
ticular effort.
Much that appears under the name
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ing. If extracts must be reSorted to.
they should be long enough to possess
unity of their own and to serve as a
fair specimen of the authors. style
and method.
At the beginning of the seventh
year in school the reader may be dis
carded entirely and the pupil take
up the study of literature, prose and
narrative poetry. Present these selec-
tions in such way that they are
thoroughly enjoyed for literary worth
as to beauty of thought, rythm and
expression and you will inspire a love
for the work of an author which is
the true way to create literary taste.
A class in the eighth grade can
very profitably take up the study of a
classic such as the Merchant Of
Venice or AS You Like. If it is pre-
sented in the proper way. A large
per cent of our pupils leave school on
finishing eighth grade work and a
taste for good literature is the best
thing that can be given them. The
eighth year should be strong one in
this direction. 1t is forma-
tive period in the matter Of
literary taste and the pupils ought to
be given a foundation on which to
build their future reading. True
many believe minds of this grade to
be too immature to derive enough
benefit from such classic to warrant
its study, but in all its richness and
beauty of thought you will find some
thing that will call forth the best
there is not only in the bright pupil
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but in the dull, listless one. Natures
law of development is that OF the
ever widening circle" If we find
something new in it every time we
read it, why not grammar grade
pupils? Thoroughness is an ideal
term: it means one thing with child
of thirteen and quite another with a
student of eighteen.
Literature in the high school should
begin the first year and continue
throughout the entire course. Rheto-
ric, during the earlier part OF the
high school course, not only gives the
pupil practice in composition and
acQuaints him with principles and
maxims relating effective discourse,
but connects itself directly with the
study of literature by furnishing the
student with apparatus for analysis
and criticism. 1t may in large
measure consist of the study of
masterpieces.
By the study of literature is meant
the study of authors and their works.
| would teach both American and
English, and believe two years little
enough time for a student to gain
anything like a mastery OF the best
authors. The history of literature
should be taught Incidentally in con-
nection with the pupils study of par
ticular authors and works; avoid the
mechanical use of manuals of litera-
ture A multitude of unorganiZed
facts placed before the student can
contribute little or nothing TO the
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development of intellect. The effect
on the other mental powers is equally
unsatisfactory. A memory loaded
with facts of literary biography, and
a mechanical faculty for reproducing
scraps of literary criticism, can
neither create love for the master
pieces, nor form the true critical
faculty. 1t was suggested in the
national report of '92 that in the
fourth year the pupils be given view
of literature as whole accompanied
by achronologieally arranged sequence
of authors in connection with which
a brief primer be used.
In the study of a masterpiece much
attention should be paid to the author
and little To the annotator. Irrelevant
matter and facts distantly related
carefully kept in the background:
grammatical and pathological ideas
admitted only as means of illustra-
tion and thorough mastery of thought,
sentiment and expression. Beyond a
doubt the studens should begin by
reading the whole composition so that
he may have a general idea of it, and
a foundation TO work on. From
whole to part, and from part to whole,
by analysis and synthesis is the
psychological movement of the mind
and this plan should be carried out
whenever possible. If this course is
not practicable then one of the unities
should be taken and treated as a re-
lated whole by following the same
method of procedure. The unities Of
a selection have been defined as relat-
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Ely Miner" statement announcing
that the teachers are to edit its next
edition, and what do / get?-New
thoughts Through my reading l am
thought getting. We READ when we
get the thought expressed in the
printed or written page. But as
nothing is really ours until We have
have shared it our notion of reading
is not complete until we have added
to our thought-getting the thought
giving. The first is silent reading.
the second is oral reading. 1t goes
without saying that the power to
give thought depends upon the power
to GET thought and that child reads
only when he gets. or gets and gives,
the thought expressed in the printed
page. The vocal reading should. and
usually does, indicate how much or
how little thought the mind collects
from the sentence as the eye passes
over it.
The duty of the teacher of reading
is, then, not to dwell so much on
word study, as to aid the children in
forming the habit Of expressing the
thought given in the lesson at sight.
All word-study or hindrance to
thought-getting should be removed in
the preparatory lessons.
As thoughts are expressed in sem
fences the child should always read in
sentences. and read them for the
thought which is in them, since read
ing is thought-getting. As the child
is to read for the thought we should
see that he gets only those worth get
ting, the high, the noble, the beauti-
full. the pure. Wemight better never
read if these fields were not open to
US, and we used our power in learning
of evil.
In all school readers should be found
the best of literature-the best
thoughts of the worlds best men and
women. If the pupil is taught to
think these thoughts as the author
thought them, he will unconsciously
take the spirit of the author and be
lifted up toward what is good and
noble.
During the first three years in read
ing, the first object is to learn and
call new words at sight and not until
the fourth year do we take up in
telligent silent reading as the first
object.
The reading exercise in the last five
years should interest the child in his
tory. travels, nature and most import
ant of all it should make him familiar
with some good books, and give him
taste for the best literature
Then let the teacher of little child
rem aim to make reading always the
getting of good thoughts thoughts
ia themselves beautiful and uplifting.
Choose the best for the child TO read,
and early teach him to recognize this
purpose in his reading, so that he
may turn at once 10 the best when
| left 10 nis own choice.
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of literature is not worth such care
full study, but thoroughness should be
the rule in masterpieces.
If guided Alright in the high school
the student in after life will be able
to discern for himself what shall be
tasted, what swallowed" and
what shall be ''chewed and digested. {"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-07
WATER DEPARTM TENT

The following resolution was adopted by
The Board Of Wafer Commissioners this
date:
Resolved, That hereafter whenever II Is
necessary to renew a service pipe between
the street main and the curb, or the in.
PRODUCTION of water to any new building
this department will put in said service
pipe, including the curb stop and the curb
stop box and do all necessary paving with
out cost to the owner of the property thus
supplied with city water, and the owner
of any property in oil such cases must put
an additional stop or toif inside OF the
cellar or other locality, that may be used
to shut off the water Of said premises in.
dependent of the curb stop, By order Of
tho Board of Water Commissioners. J. A.
BOND, Chief Engineer.
Wilmington, Delaware, March 80, 1897
n32- lmeod
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-07

The ak Is Of SO great antiquity that its
origin is lost, though the Greek legends
attribute 1t to ono of their mythical heroes.
Stone axes have been found in many coun-
tries. Iron axes have been discovered in
the Egyptian catacombs, and axes of
bronze have been found in almost every
land in Europe. Flint axes, for wood
cutting, were in use among tho Mcxicans
and other Central and South American
tribes at tho discovery Of America. Tho
axes of ancient times were badly made,
having most of the weight in front of
tho handle, being thus uncertain of aim
and ineffective in cutting power. Battle
axes are represented on the monuments of
Nineveh and Babylon. Tho battleax of
Robert Bruce was so heavy and used with
such effect that, it is said, at the battle of
Bannockburn he Glove an Englishman in
twain with one blow. The hattleax of
Charles Martel, it is said, weighed 80
pounds.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-07
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
All of the Pennsylvania Troops VIII
Parade In Philadelphia.

Parade In Phtindelphia.
Philadelphia, April 7.-Colonel John
B. Porter, chairman of the committee
arranging for the dedication of the
Washington monument on May 10, yes
terday received letter from Major
General Nelson A. Miles, stating that
he had thus far directed to participate
in the parade two foot batteries of ar
tillery from Fort McHenry Md; two
foot batteries and one light battery of
artillery and band from Washington
barracks, ID. c., and the band and
four troops of cavalry from Fort Myer,
Va. A letter has been sent to Governor
Hastings, including resolutions adop-
ted by the First troop, asking him to
parade the full division of the Penn
sylvania National Guard in this city
on May 10.
Harrisburg, April 7. "A conference of
the general officers of the National
Guard was held here yesterday after
noon in the executive chamber, at
which it was decided the entire divis-
ion should parade in Philadelphia May
Is, at the unwilling of the Washington
monument, and that provisional
brigade be sent to New York to attend
the unwilling of the Grant monument,
April II.
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Bicycle Evolution.

Starley discovered the application of diff
fercntial movement Of the two motive
wheels of the tricycle. and transformed this
machine to such an extent that it seemed
destined to become the most important of
all cycles. Larger and larger grew the
front wheel of the machine, until one be-
gan to wonder what could be the end Of it.
Then change came over the minds of
cyclists, and the machine with wheels Of
equal size made its appearance and was
dubbed bicyclctte by writer in lie Fetit
Journal
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Hayana,s Civil Governor Resigns

Havana, April 7.-Senor Jose Porrue,
who in February last succeeded Cen
eral Suarez Valdez as civil governor
of Havana and western Cuba, has ten
dered his resignation. Captain General
Weyler is said to oppose the resigna-
ton because he considers Senior Por-
rua's presence in the island expedient
for the time. Senior Porrua, however,
is evidently resolved, and it Is not i'm
possible that the affair may bring
about Weyler's own resignation. Senior
Porrua gives UP office cheerfully, he
says, because 1t will bring an end of
Compromises and distrust."
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slavery Abolished in zanzibar,

Zanzibar, April THE sultan of lan-
zibar has issued decree abolishing
slavery. 1t provides that existing rights
over concubines shall remain as before,
unless her freedom Is claimed by q
concubine on account Of cruelty. But
in general terms the concubines will
be regarded as wives The government
viii pay compensation for all slaves
taap1lp bold -..-.---..-- ------,,..
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nFFICE OF LIGHT HOUSE INSPECTOR.
" Fourth district. Philadei pnia. March
aitn. 1887. Proposals wfil be received at
this office until II O'Clock M. on Thursday.
the y5th day Of April. 1897. for furnishing
and delivering fuel for vessvls and static ms
In this district. for tho fiscal year ending
June s0th. 1888, Forms or proposals an
printed speci flea TONS givt ng fuil particulars
as to the kinds of fuel required. the guam
tity and quality. and the forms OF delivery
and pay ment, can be Obtained at this once.
The United states reserves tho right to III.
crease or diminish. during the FISCAL year the
quantities of any iteIl or article named ~
tue specifications and clause to that effcot
will be inserted In the contra act and the
right TO reject any or all bids and to eaiye
defects therein IL also reserved, O. j. TRAIN
Commander, U. s. Navy. Inspector.
a6-3tood
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The Pastor-I don't sec your husband at
church any moro
The Wife--No, he never goes now.
whats the matters'
"Why, you know, he's vegetarian, and
he says there is too much meat in your
sermons to suit him. "--Yonkers States
man.
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NERVOUS DEBILITY.
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Address: VII. Del.
DEGIsTBR's ORDER
II REGIsTER's oFFfoE.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY. pEI- :
March gqtt. 1897. y

pEGlsTBR's ORDER
IN REGI5TER's OFFICE.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY. OIL ga
March. 99th. 1885,. II
Upon the application OF Francis u. slmR,
son Administrator of Ellen CampDeli. ieft
OF Wilmington lid. In said county deceased, v
10 ordered and directed by tho Register
that the Administrators aforesaid fly
notice of granting OF Letters OF Admini4s
tration upon theestate ftde deceased WIN
the date Of granting thereot.by causing e..
yertisemeats to be posted within y days lay IRON
the date OF such Letters Ia sig q the mo5s
requiring all persons having demano4
against the estate to present the Dame 81
ebdo by an act OF Assembly In such cA44
made and provided; and also cause the snune
to be inserted within the same period IN tbs
DAILY REPUBLIOAN, q newspaper puDiibhed
In Wilmington Del. and to be continues
therein three weeks o. o. d.
,~>, Given under the hand ana seal oI
office Of tho Register aforesaid ~
seal wilmington. In New Castle County
Wi aforesaid. tine day and year aDovs
CALVIN ". CRossAJ. Register.
NQTlCE-Notice 10 hereby given that LOT
tiers OF Administration were In due form
OF law granted unto the un5ersigned. on tno
10Th day OF March A. D., 1887, and tbns
all persons having claims against the estate
OF the decreased must present the same, duty
attested, to the said Admnistrator Eon orr
before the 10Th day of March, 1898. %
abide the Act OF Assembly In such case mas
49," FRANCIS c. SIMPSON.
Administrator.
Address--wllnington. Del. ms