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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-27

the age of five or six, has generally
gained \ considerable knowledge of
numbers. He knows a few numbers
and the processes, addition, subtrac-
tion, multiplication and division and
something about fractions.
A systematic course in the work
should not begin before the second
year. AT first he tells his number
stories" and enjoys it. He makes
combinations in all the processes
without symbols. If the work has
not been begun TO early there ought
TO be no difficulty in gradually intro
ducing abstract work, and then the
symbolic
A prominent educator OF our state
says, That in which a normal,
healthy, average child is interested at
any age should be taught in the course
of study at that age" Children are
not interested in abstract truths
they should be left out OF
their work. Children below the age
of twelve should not be taught the
principles of arithmetic.
That should be left TO the more adj
vanced common school and high
school work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-27
LEARNING TO DRAW.
TBY EMMA FULLER

How delightful il is to be able to
express feeling and sentiment either
with the pen or pencil, and how much
pleasure 1t affords in enabling one to
bring away sketchy little souvenirs of
the places visited, perhaps during a
summer ramble or any of the interest
ing places one visits during a life
time. For this reason allow US TO
teach drawing from the kindergarten
to the High School.
Beginning in the kindergarten the
pupils lay pegs or grain on their desks
to represent objects as pictured in
their minds derived from their Ian
guage lesson such as Hiawatha's Bow
and Arrow, Agoonack's hut, etc.
They also draw simple objects placed
below the level of the eye.
Pupils in the third grade should be
able to draw any object in the school
room from a cylinder to corner OF
the room. To be sure uninterested
persons might not be able to recognize
the object from the drawing, but the
instructor should understand readily
what any presidential possibility
has attempted to draw and be ready
to lead him to find his mistakes.
When possible study and draw live
animals, using but few construction
lines, example. Perhaps the language
lesson has been on duck After the
fowl has been examined and discussed
draw it first as a whole, then draw
head. feet, etc. Hold the child to
express truthfully what he sees.
In the autumn when leaves are be-
Jag studied it is well to first press and
mount them, afterward draw and
color. In the winter draw from
objects and in the spring draw buds,
flowers and from nature.
In the second grade pupils are able
to write short stories in connection
with their drawing lesson.
1t is not best TO have pupils below
the sixth grade measure objects.
Before that time drawing is given to
train the eye. Children in the first
grade may be taught TO see their
faults and correct them by holding
their drawings up and comparing
with the object.
After pupils are able to draw
accurately the outline of objects they
begin shading with coarse gray lines
using Dixons operators pencil. In
struct them TO leave a little light
between the lines in shading. Have
them see that the darkest shade on
the inside Of pail is opposite that on
the outside Why? The darkest shade
on a cylindrical object is little way
from the edge. The highest light is
also little distance from the edge
Why?
A child learns much in drawing by
collecting pen and ink drawings found
in our best magazines.
After pupil has been in school a
short time it is well to give few
lessons on the drawing of the face as
Johnny will be sure to draw "a his
instructors face ere long
Have the pupils draw first the back
of the head, then profile of one Of
his classmates, then face Lead the
pupil to see that little droop Of the
mouth or lack of brightness in the
eye will be fatal in its results; and in
order TO secure these essentials care
full study must be given 10 the draw
ing, especially of the mouth and eyes,
where most of the sweetness Of the
face will be found.
art is the gift OF God. and must
be used unto his glory. That in art
is highest which aims at this"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-27
FIRST GRADE.
IBY SOPHIA PETERSON

BE not the first by whom the new is tried
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside"
This is an inventive age and educa-
tors are not behind the rest OF man
kind in their search after what is
new. They are eager TO find royal
road to learning" and to carry a child
lCON-1N-ED ON LAST PAGE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-27
PRIMARY LITERATURE

by EVA E. STEWART
Not many years ago, there was no
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
SHE KNEW HIS FAILING.

When Mr. wiggins reached nome from
his office the other evening he found his
three year-old boy stretched out on the
rug before the fire stIi Sbling on piege Of
paper with lead pencil. Mrs. Virgins
was sitting in chair close by, watching
the little tots actions with a mothers
keen interest.
What are you doing, Willie, writing n
letter To papa said Mr.. Wigsins, smil-
inply, as he drew chair up hy the fire.
mo. thir, I'm writin' 70 santa Claus !"
replied Willie, SOS he'll know what i
waht for Christmas. -
And how are you going to get your
letter TO old Santa CLAUSE" asked Mr..
Virgins.
"I'm Roin' to get you to mail 1t for me
in the mornin said Willie.
At this point Mrs Virgins broke out In
hearty laughter.
"what are you laughing about, asked
Virgins, suspiciousy
"Ob. replied his wife, II was just
laughing about Willie saying he intended
TO give YOU his letter to mail. / was
wondering when santa Claus would re-.
csiye il, "-OhiO State Journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
Water Our True Beverage.

"Water is really our only true bevor-
age, Mrs. :. II. Rorcr writes in her cook
ing lesson in The Ladies' Home journal.
Forming, as it does, threc-quarters of the
weight of the human body, it is Of the
next importance 10 the air we breathe.
Milk is typical food, not a beverage, and
should never be used as such. 1t is true
that it contains n large amount Of water,
but only sufficient for it's digestion.
I'm yery short timo the nonwatcr
drinker becomes sGllow, constipated and
uncomfortable. The poison matter that
should be dissolved by the free use of wa
ter and carried off in the circulation and
through the oxcrctory organs is held in the
system; the body loses weight; the skin be-
comes dry and rough, losing it's life and
brilliancy. Three-quarters of the weight
of the living body should be water. A
large quantity OF this water Is taken in the
form of green vegetables and fruits A
healthy person should drink at least l n
quarts of cool, not iced, water in each "a
hourS glass the first thing In the morn
ing and the last thing at night and tho re-
manning quantity after or between meals.
Infants frequently suffer more from the
lack of cool water thai from the lack of
food "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
DOG CATCHER CAUGHT.

A black French poodle was trottng down
Fifth avenue, New York, on n breezy. bright
afternoon, with fine, straight young woman.
The dog seemed proud of his mistress. and the
girl was proud Of her dog. While all was
peaceful and danger seemed nowhere Nigh "A
covered wagon, having its seat two re-
pusivo men, came around corner one of
the rufans lenped TO the ground and made "a
quick plnnge for the dog, catching IL by the
hind leg, and whiring il above his head in n
circle, running as he did so toward the rear OF
his wagon. Quicker than it takes TO say So,
the -oung. g.women was in front of the tough,
with one hand clutching his coat collar and
the other holding the mu2zle OF silver
mounted smelling bottle 10 his face.
"You drop ny dog or I'm shoot you," said
the girl.
The fellow said Don't yer see were dog
catchorsy Der dog goes along wild US, seef
The girls face took ON more oninous look
The dog, still in the grasp Of the man, was
twisting 20 get away and yelping with pain.
If you do not drop my dog this instant. "
SAID the girl, "I.will FIRE. Do you hear me z"
Tho catcher dropped the dog By this time
people were coming n.y. TO see the disturbance
The young womam put the bogus weapon into
the small chatelaine bag that she wore, nnd
accompanied 5y her dog pursued her morning
walk New York sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

A considerable proportion OF the City
Council appears 10 be strongly imbued
with the irea that the Consolidated rail-
road is very wicked corporation. As
Mark Twain said of the gas company. IL
isn't soullessI by any mesns-it has a
soul, "and a---mean one at that
The general public doesn't know much
about the matter except what is told il.
And IL is told a great many weird things.
one thing the general public does know,
however, and that is that one OF the
finest railroad stations in the country
awaits its convenience the while it is
compelled to put up with a half burned
down and battered-ln structure, the con-
tlnued use OF which suggests that the town
is going the way of decadence and will soon
slump 10 the aspect of ancient Pompeii,
as shown i'm the school book pictures.
A majority of the City Council appears
TO bs anxious TO rush headlong to the
fore and shout 1--WE ain 4 to blame '-aed
maybe they aren't Meanwhile, the depot
doors are locked to the publio-and the
City Council has locked them. Whether
the delay is justified time alone will ue-
termine Sooner or later the public will
be I'm position TO know which side to
the unseemly controversy is to blame.
You did it'll" called from either side
doesn't make it so by any means When
the sky is cleared, however, and the whole
truth of the matter is divuloed that will
be- time of reckoning. The people of
with the mess.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
The POINT OF VIEW.

Isn't il about time for Emperor William TO
give somebody else just four hours 10 slide
down ?? Cleveland Leader.
The average man doesn't know that he has
distinguished ancestors until he marries and
Globe.
Congress viii hardly make any more battle
ship appropriations until IL formulstes n code
providing for their christening. Washington
Post
The man who can pull of 90 between Bill
Hohenzcllern ana Simon sam at Carson City
will have no trouble in getting even. Mem
phis Commercial Appeal.
The amazing courage OF tho Gordon high
landsrs becomes more apparent now we learn
that they had 20 listen to the bagpipes through
all that fearful charge, Detroit Tribune.
It is said that Thomas +. Bayard will 20
candidate for United states Senator from
Delaware to succeed Senator Gray. Has Mr.
Bayard taken out naturalization papers -
Kansas City journal.
just keep your eyes open and see IL they
don't have trouble getting that new battleship
Kentucky on the ways. II will be against all
precedent for anything bearing that name to
take water.-Denver Post
IL appears that the Eaytans were finally
brought TO terms ~ the German war steamer
Stein. Up 10 the present time il was popu
lsrly supposed that the German "stoin" was
Of the schooner family. .--Cleveand Press.
Not the least interesting feature Of Ger.
manY's seizure OF Kiao Chou is that that spot
had been selected by the Chinese government
for its own use fortified port and naval
station. That was the first recommendation
made by LII Hung Chang on his return home,
and ID is 10y no means improbable that IL was
that fact that prompted Germany TO teize the
place.-N New York Tribune
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

The germs of conSump-
lion are everywhere.
There is no way but to
fight them.
If there is history of
weak lungs in the family,
this fight must be constant
and vigorous.
You must strike the dis
ease, or it will strike you.
AT the very first sign of
failing health take SCOTS
Emulsion OF Cod-liver Oil
with Hypophosphites.
1t gives the body power tc
resist the germs of consulpp'
ton.
scs ,nd loo, oil druggists
SCOTT a BOVINE, Chemists, New York
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
WITH IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
81. Vincent de Paul Orphan Asylum D,d-
icated by Bishop Harklns.

The Saint Vincent de Paul Infant
Asylum was dedicated yesterday
morning with impressive services which
were participated in by Rt. Rev. Bishop
Harkins, clergymeu from all parts OF
the diocese as well as from Others.
Among tho visitors from other dioceses
were Rt Rev. Bishop Laroque of Sher
brooke. Very Rev. Father Voucher OF
New York. Rev. Father Mitchell. chan
cellor of the diocese of Brooklyn. Rev.
Father Brennan, 5. d., of Boston, and
others.
Tae services were held I'm the chapel
which was elaborately decorated AT IL 80
Bishop Harkins and Bishop Laroque,
followed by the clerRymen. proceeded
through the various apartments TO the
chapel, where mass was cee brated. with
Bishop Ilnrkins as celebrant assisted by
Rev. Father NoOnan, 5. j., rs deacon,
and Rev. Father hughes as sub-denoon.
Bishop Harkins made brief address, In
the course of which no said
''We do not look upon this house as one
built for business purposes but as one
intended 10 Shelter those whom the Lord
Himself loved. / must also speak of the
earnest and skilled Iabors of the physi
clans In behalf OF the cnildren of the
coIsraRe and self-sacriflce OF the Sisters
and their devotion TO the cause they love.
We rejoice at uhe completion of this build
ing We Dayo given it over in solemn
manner to those for whom il was in
tended, ana they are the little children Of
our Divine Lord -
After the services dinner was served.
following which penediction was I'm
parted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

1he present aim of the dressmnkcrs and
tsilors Is apparently to make up plain
cloth gowns most elahOrately. That H..
the lines ure straight ana severe. while
the trimming j. ss odd as posSihIc. One
Of the most uniluo gowns j, oi cloth.
made with round SKIRT III / x to perfec-
ton over the hips. and while much mar
rover than any OF last year : STYLES. still
taring out about the foot. IL has wide
ami what might lie called a bold trim
mirg o bands of velvet of muoH deeper
shaUt et iltI the c 9th ana finished vita
bands ut cloth o. eitGer side. Iae Tat-
tern goes down into point in front ut
up nearly to the belt ~ toe bark. Ine
Jacket is snort .anu rIv1t fitting. and bas
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
A JOKE THAT FAILED.
Windusts Facetious Suggestions
Acted Upon to His Detriment

Back in the early sixties, and for many
years before and some years afterward
Edward Windust kept most popular res
taurant at l3 Park row. He was pecul-
lar man in many respects, and in none
SO much as sticking for absolute purity
I'm everything he pat upon the tables for
his guests, among whom were most of the
celebrities of the day Windust was al
ways affable and good natured and dearly
loved any kind of an innocent joke
Every morning he took a big basket on
his arm and trotted down to Washington
or Fulton market TO order supplies for the
day, some of the choicest of which he car
ried back in his basket. The dealers in
both markets knew him and were anxious
10 sell To him, because they knew that he
would pay good prices for the best OF stuff.
One old woman i'm Fulton market sup
piled him with horse radish for many years
and for "a short time after he sprung what
he thought was joke on her. He said to
her one morning: "Aunty, IL seems to me
that your horse radish is not as strong as
IL used 10 be. Are you sure you are not
adulterating IL with something
Indeed / am not. What would l use TO
adulternte horse radish I'd like To knowY"
II don't know, but began TO suspect
that Sou were mixing ground turnips
with II, " said Windust.
sure, i never thought OF such a
thing, the woman answered.
Windust said many times afterward that
he devoutly wished that he had never joked
with the woman about the matter, for he
was never able to get pure horse radish
from her again and had to give up trad
ing with her after t20 years of pleasant
business relations New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
DRIVEN TO 1T BY NECESSITY.

"Bein' little short of money, said
the old sport, land the chances OF max
in an honest d ollar without workin' for
1t, way up there in Wisconsin, tein slim,
/ was put to my taps. But you know how
necessity Is the mother of invention. and
my landlady had put time limit of just
one more week on me. They only had
one'regular football team up there, ana
il was peach; big, husky fellows that
would go through IA stone wall. They had
u standin offer at big odds that no team
in that part of the state could score agin
'em.
after doin' a lot of thlnkin' day and
night, l had a talk with a young feller
that was crank on Electricity, and We
got up an eleven. We jest trained 'em
enough 10 take the curse Off and keep up
appearances. But we Kept up an awful
noise through the raptrs, and my crank
friend was bettin' NIL kinds of money
that we would score, HIM and me bein'
partners
"Ali the people in four counties was
there TO see the game. In the first half
and for 20 minutes of the second half they
scored about as fast as they could count
Our boys didn't know iany about
signals, and each one seemed TO think that
all he had to do was to maks a single
handed dash for the goal. They got. there
half dozen times, but didn { happen TO
have the ball with 'em.
Then our two kelf backs took sick
sudden, don't you soc. and they let us
put in Big Dick an Zim Hemp. Both of
'em looked like be had swallowed barrel
and couldn't have kept up with an Ice
wagon to savo him. But they made a
touch down without tryin'. Any one as
| touched 'em went down like he was shot
| 'Twouldn't have made no difference If
they had walked. My partner had put
| 'em in a cork undersuit, wire cage and
| battery. He was the cutest cuss I ever
| hooked to. detroit Free Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
THE OUTLOOK IN CUBA.

The Presidents view as expressed In his
message. that the Spanish government
ought TO have the benefit of faith that it
is sincere in its protestations Of reform in
Cuban affairs until the contrary is dem
onstrated, is already justified by events.
Captain General Blanco, who seems to
be the sort of fellow that Marshal de
Campos is, has just issued an order grant
ing amnesty to all Cuban refugees, other
than criminal offenders, who choose to
return to their country. He guarantees
that no harm shall come to them through
Spa nish authority unless tney disobey the
laws-that is. specifically take up arms
against the mother country. Protection
for their families aud their property is
publicly promised such Cubans, and,
whatever their past political offences,
they may now return and be accepted and
have their rights conserved, IA, are, sup.
posably, all citizens in the island
Naturally, this act creates feeling that
Spain is gradually coming around to n
settlement OF the war by admitting Cuban
Independence. OF course. ii is believed,
Spain would prefer TO grant such indspen-
ence through fight with the United
States, But this is all out of the qusstio
The United States simply won't go to
war on any pretext that will make the
country a cats paw in the Cuban mess.
Meanwhile with n continuation of what
appears to be Blanco's policy of concilla-
tion, backed by the autonomy plan, IL is
not difllcult to believ, that the Cuban
leaders may find trouble in holding their
forces together. The Cupans, as we'll as
the Spanish, must be dreadfully tired of
the fearful war tha, has been waged so
long. 1t is a pity indeed that autonomy
could not have baen offered three years
ago when it would undoubtedly have
been accepted and oil tho blood and treas
ure saved. 1t may DO hoped, still, that
from one source or another may come the
relief for Spain and for Cuha-either in
dependence or autonomy; anything but
further prolongation OF merciless strife.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
An Exciting Career.

This is the inscription on "a marble slnb
over grave at Green Bay, Wis: "Dieu
sur tout. Here lyes the Body Of Lewis
Galdy Esq, who departed this life at Port
Royal the 22d December 1889 aged so.
He was born Mt Montpelier in France but
left that country for his Religion and
came here 20 settle i'm this Island where be
was swallowed up in the Great Earthquake
in the year 1892 and by the Providence OF
God was 10y another shock thrown into the
Sea and miraculously saved by swimming
until Boat took him up. He lived many
years after in great Reputatio Beloved
by all who knew him and much 44amcnted
AZ his death.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

His Honor Judge Wilbur has rather a
fiattering reputation for dispensing n
sufiiciency Of justice and esueoially does
he seem 90 recongize the brute and the
tough when brought into his court as it
anything, In need Of punishment that his
thick hide will be able to feel where trr-
glars, thieves and what may be called the
criminal Of finer human instincts may bo
dealt with more tolerantly. The crime
that the brute johnson committed, I'm
assaulting weak and dsienseless woman.
was about the most contemptibls that
could be imagined and fortunately the
assault feature. which the law would
recognize only lightly. was accompanied
with that Of highway robbery which fur.
nlshed ample opportunity Tor giving the
brute his deserts. Both a. punishment
and warning 30 bis kind the sentence
Of 10 years can but meet with cordial
public approval
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

No need TO suffer with rheumatism,
lumbsgo neuralgia. cramps or cplic. DIR
Thomas Eclectrlc Oii cures all such
troubles and does 10 quickly.
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup is
pleasant o. take. positively harmless tu
the most delicate constitution. and abso-
lutely sure 20 cure the most obstinate
cough or cold A household boon.
Constipation u the cause os all sorts oi
serious disorders II the blood Strong
caihartics are worse than useless Bur
dock Blood Biticrs Us natures own rem
edy for uoubl,- 81 this sort.
Thousands arc suffering eNcruciatlnR
misery from that plague 30 the night.
Itching Piles, hrd saw nothing about it
through "a sense a dolicacv All sucn
will Ind an instant relief IN the uss Of
Dosn's Ointment IL never fails.
di5.w.f.m.St
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

The late Alphonse Daudet wrote bit
terly and scathingly Of Bohemia and
Bohemianism. lie pictured satirically
and nathetically, the looscness and the
misery Of that undenped worid that com.
monty appeals TO the fancy In only rain
bow colors. AS matter OF fact It was
his own early life that be thus pitilessly
pictured and assaulted as meaning nothing
10 art ami literature. rs being only n
farce and a masquerade OF talent and
genius, producing no good thing and re-
sorted to only by the failures and the
iakirs And TO the end, Daudet was n
Bohemian at heart and prosperity never
changed the instinct in his nature, how
ever he pretended to scon at It,. In his
literature, his views aud his life he was
bohemian always, although his ex.
ample after all, must be taken as exoep.
tional in light or the myriad miserable
wrecks Of Bobomlanisin for one success.
either artistic or financial.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17

Russia has resumed specie payments
Efter conservative fashion of steady
development to that end which demon
sure attpinment of an object once settled
upon. Russia has issued currency of
irredeemable paper for more than cen
tury ana to arrive at the present change
she has been accumulating gold reserve
for generation.